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Tough Guy by Rachel Reid
They have nothing in common—so why does Ryan feel most like himself whenever he’s with Fabian?
Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to the Toronto Guardians, he’s determined to make a fresh start in the city’s dynamic LGBTQ Village. The last thing he expects to stumble upon in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in the fabulous form of Fabian Salah.
Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesn’t stop him from being attracted to a certain burly, ginger-bearded defenseman. He hasn’t forgotten the kiss they almost shared back in high school, and it’s clear the chemistry between them has only intensified.
Fabian is more than happy to be Ryan’s guide to the gay scene in Toronto. Between dance clubs and art exhibits—and the most amazing sex—Ryan’s starting to feel something he hasn’t experienced in a long time: joy. But playing the role of the heavy on the ice has taken its toll on his body and mind, and a future with Fabian may mean hanging up his skates for good.
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Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
Ryan Price is a gentle giant. He is 6.7ft and a professional hockey player who sees himself as a guy whose job it is to beat up other guys on the ice. This doesn’t not make him happy. Off the ice he is timid, has low self-esteem, and suffers from crippling social anxiety. Fabian, on the other hand, is out and proud, self-assured, and living the life he wants to live.
Tough Guy is a really lovely romance. It isn’t a perfect or easy and whenever a bump appeared in the road, I was just cheering Fabian and Ryan on, hoping they could work around their problems and be happy together. I love that Ryan isn’t perfect and it is inspiring to see him face his fears. For me, the biggest lesson I got from Tough Guy was that just because you’ve been given what most people think is a great opportunity, doesn’t mean it is the right opportunity for you.
Excellent story and a solid four stars from me.
Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the third book in the series, and is a great addition to the hot hockey player MM romance genre.
Ryan is an enforcer, and a massive figure to be fought whichever team he plays for... but he is pretty fed up with constantly moving, with having to drop his gloves and hurt players all the time. He also has a bad reputation for not getting close to his teammates. His Toronto coach has said this needs to improve, so he is even more stressed than usual. Even though he is on medication due to anxiety and getting counselling, he still hates flying, which is not good for an NHL hockey player. Life is not great really at all.
A chance encounter in a drug store with his first ever crush, Fabian, gives us an absolutely gorgeous story. Fabian is as flamboyant as Ryan is big and burly; Fabian is a fine-boned musician who is about to make it big with his unique solo music style, whereas Ryan is thinking of quitting his career. But somehow together they smooth out the edges, give confidence, and most of all, find love.
Along the way we get to enjoy Ryan actually making a friend on his team, and having the interest of his team as he provides them with baked goods. Fabian's friends, who enjoy supporting him and indulge in bargain brunche,s are also important in supporting these two men as they come to terms with how their futures will work.
I loved this story, the honesty of Ryan and the problems that he had, especially with his stress and anxiety.
Erica – ☆☆☆☆
Spoiler-Free Review
Tough Guy is the third installment in the Game Changers series, and can easily be read as a standalone with little to no confusion, featuring a cameo by past narrators.
Right off the bat, I need to confess that Ryan's anxiety resonated with me deeply, which made me root for him, even if he was standoffish with his teammates and pretty brutal on the ice as an enforcer, even if it went against his natural teddy bear disposition. Ryan was a ticking time-bomb of stress, with the extra pressure of his coach riding his butt on his behavior.
In walks Fabian back into Ryan's life, just as that last thread is about to snap, in a second-chance romantic entanglement with Ryan's first crush, who just so happens to loathe hockey.
The indie musician versus the hockey enforcer, opposites attract yet also seem to balance each other emotionally, creating a quick, heartwarming novel that offered some much-needed escapism this afternoon. Another layer was the friendships shared with Fabian and Ryan, lending the warm and fuzzies.
Why not 5 stars?
The pacing slowed in places, where I felt my mind wandering, struggling to skip a few passages of redundant inner monologues. While I loved the characters, understood how they fit well with one another, I just didn't feel a push-pull spark of attraction that held my attention. There was also a lack of 'hockey' in this hockey romance.
To be honest, of the three novels in this series, this wasn't my favorite. I devoured the first two, where I just couldn't get enough. However, I do believe it was a worthy addition to the series and look forward to more in the future.
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Rachel Reid has always lived in Nova Scotia, Canada, and will likely continue to do so. She has two boring degrees and two interesting sons. She has been a hockey fan since childhood, but sadly never made it to the NHL herself. She enjoys books about hot men doing hot things, and cool ladies being awesome.
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Labels: 4 star, Contemporary Romance, Erica, Game Changers Series, m/m, Rachel Reid, Reviews, Ruthie, Sports Romance, Veronica
The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz
From New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz comes a gripping new romantic suspense trilogy fraught with danger and enigma.
Decades ago in the small town of Fogg Lake, The Incident occurred: an explosion in the cave system that released unknown gases. The residents slept for two days. When they woke up they discovered that things had changed—they had changed. Some started having visions. Others heard ominous voices. And then, scientists from a mysterious government agency arrived. Determined not to become research subjects of strange experiments, the residents of Fogg Lake blamed their “hallucinations” on food poisoning, and the story worked. But now it has become apparent that the eerie effects of The Incident are showing up in the descendants of Fogg Lake…
Catalina Lark and Olivia LeClair, best friends and co-owners of an investigation firm in Seattle, use what they call their “other sight” to help solve cases. When Olivia suddenly vanishes one night, Cat frantically begins the search for her friend. No one takes the disappearance seriously except Slater Arganbright, an agent from a shadowy organization known only as the Foundation, who shows up at her firm with a cryptic warning.
A ruthless killer is hunting the only witnesses to a murder that occurred in the Fogg Lake caves fifteen years ago—Catalina and Olivia. And someone intends to make both women vanish.
Angela – ☆☆☆☆☆
Here goes my woefully ineloquent review… I flipping LOVED this book!!! I read The Vanishing in one day, finishing it four days ago and still can’t quite figure out what to say. I’ll start by saying I went into the book kinda blind. I recall skimming the description several months ago when requesting a review copy, but I didn’t reread it before starting the book this past weekend and I’m glad I didn’t because now that I’ve read the description again, I think the suspense factor was upped significantly since I didn’t know what to expect at all.
To start, I grew up with a grandfather who had a strong belief in the supernatural, especially psychic phenomena. So for me, the residents of Fogg Lake quickly became “real” people. I was invested in their lives, curious as to how The Incident had forced the small town of Fogg Lake to become so insular, and I needed to know whether their paranoia was baseless or well earned. After all, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean no one’s out to get you. And in Olivia and Catalina’s case, they had even more reason to be paranoid than they realized. What they didn’t know was who they could trust. And that’s the crux of the story… who can Catalina turn to when her best friend Olivia is kidnapped? The government? The Foundation? The Vortex? The residents of Fogg Lake? Her own memories and gift? How do you keep your friends close and your enemies closer when you’re not sure who is who? Add to that a love interest who not only understands and accepts her gift but also possesses a few secrets of his own, and Catalina finds herself not only fighting for her life and Olivia’s but also for a future she stopped hoping for years ago.
Oddly enough – and this is going to sound like a complaint – it seemed as though the book just would not end. I don’t mean that the story kept dragging on, but rather that Krentz passed up several potential stopping points that could have been cliffhangers in order to wrap up unresolved threads from the storyline. I’d get to the end of a storyline, assume answers to the remaining questions would be revealed in the next novel, only to turn the page and embark upon a series of events that would tie up another thread. It was a reader’s dream. The only part that didn’t feel organic was the final look at Catalina and Slater’s relationship. That actually felt like an editor insisted that readers deserved to see more development and so Krentz indulged the editor. As much as I enjoyed seeing their next step, I would have happily waited for book two to get a glimpse into their relationship progression. Of course, that assumes future installments will provide continued updates on the couple. Either way, I’ll be over here patiently awaiting book two’s release, hopefully by this time next year.
Veronica – ☆☆☆
It is easy to tell that The Vanishing is the first book because there are times when this is just an information dump. A lot of time is spent giving us parts of the history of Fogg lake, the characters and organisations involved in their lives. As someone who is not a big reader of paranormal stories, I actually appreciated the information dump because it helped me get a grasp on what was going on.
The story mystery-wise was really good. Catalina’s best friend and business partner, Olivia, is kidnapped and with the help of Slater, from the paranormal organisation called the Foundation, they work together to find Olivia which inevitably leads back to Catalina’s hometown of Fogg Lake. The mystery was definitely my favourite part of the story and Fogg Lake is an interesting place.
Catalina and Slater spend an intense few days together and romance develops. I’m happy that there was romance, and I liked it even though it isn’t particularly well developed. The romance is pretty straight forward.
I found The Vanishing entertaining and a good start to a new series. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for future books from the Fogg Lake series.
Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of fifty New York Times bestsellers. She has written contemporary romantic suspense novels under that name, as well as futuristic and historical romance novels under the pseudonyms Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, respectively. She lives in Seattle.
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Labels: 3 star, 5 star, Angela, Fogg Lake Series, Jayne Ann Krentz, Reviews, Romantic Suspense, Supernatural Thriller, Veronica
Behind the Stick by K. Evan Coles & Brigham Vaughn
Love, served behind the stick.
Kyle McKee lives a charmed life. He co-owns Under, an uptown speakeasy, where he is chief mixologist. Friends poke fun at Kyle’s tiny one-bed apartment in Chelsea, but they’re the best support system a man could ask for. Unfortunately, Kyle’s lackluster love life has led him to take a break from dating.
Harlem resident Luka Clarke is a lieutenant with Engine 47, the Pride of Morningside, where he carries on his father’s legacy with the FDNY. Luka, who is mixed race and bisexual, has his eye on Kyle, whom he met at a local burger joint and he just needs to make time to visit Kyle’s bar.
Before work one evening, Kyle is trapped inside the luncheonette when a fire breaks out. Luka’s firehouse answers the call and he connects with Kyle again under the most unexpected of circumstances. When Kyle gratefully invites Luka and the firehouse squad to Under, the flirting between the two men leads to a date.
Kyle and Luka quickly grow close, but Luka’s mother and sister distrust Kyle for being both white and gay. Luka believes his family will come around and accept Kyle in the end, but Kyle is not optimistic and hides his disquiet as attraction blossoms into love.
Kyle and Luka’s near-idyllic bubble is shattered one evening after a hate crime leaves them scarred, inside and out. Shaken, they put on a strong front but struggle inwardly against fear and personal demons. As the emotions seething beneath the surface finally come to a head, both men must decide if they have the strength to find love enough to conquer hate.
Reader advisory: This book contains references to non-nurturing parenting; homophobia; racism and racist slurs. There are references to recreational drug use. This book also contains scenes of mmmm ménage and characters caught in fire.
This is the third book in the series, but I must admit my first. I will be going back and catching up on the other two romances, as even though I know the outcome, I have little doubt the journey was an adventure worth reading! I did not feel a lack of understanding for having read this first.
In a brilliant move, this book combines the New York world of sexy bar owner with a penchant for designing clever cocktails, and a firefighter working nearby. It works so well, giving us the decadent atmosphere of the Speakeasy called Under, and the peril and responsibility of saving lives. It also deals with a white man being attracted to biracial man, one of whom is gay, the other bi; a family who are everything, and one who has just a brother.
But at its heart, this is a romance between two people who find that they are it for each other, if only the issues of the world could let them be... and if they don't, are they strong enough to love more than leave?
I really loved every minute of the book – beautifully written, so that I was nearly halfway through before I even raised my head for air! It is incredibly engaging, moving, and full of questions that we should all ask ourselves about acceptance, perception, and expectations. So don't expect a free ride, you will get involved and soon be fighting in their corner too.
I really recommend this book as a force for good, in a world which needs reminding of how life is still not easy for everyone.
K. Evan Coles
K. Evan Coles is a mother and tech pirate by day and a writer by night. She is a dreamer who, with a little hard work and a lot of good coffee, coaxes words out of her head and onto paper.
K. lives in the northeast United States, where she complains bitterly about the winters, but truly loves the region and its diverse, tenacious and deceptively compassionate people. You’ll usually find K. nerding out over books, movies and television with friends and family. She’s especially proud to be raising her son as part of a new generation of unabashed geeks.
K.’s books explore LGBTQ+ romance in contemporary settings.
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Brigham Vaughn
Brigham Vaughn is on the adventure of a lifetime as a full-time author. She devours books at an alarming rate and hasn’t let her short arms and long torso stop her from doing yoga. She makes a killer key lime pie, hates green peppers, and loves wine tasting tours. A collector of vintage Nancy Drew books and green glassware, she enjoys poking around in antique shops and refinishing thrift store furniture. An avid photographer, she dreams of traveling the world and she can’t wait to discover everything else life has to offer her.
Her books range from short stories to novellas. They explore gay, bisexual, lesbian, and polyamorous romance in contemporary settings.
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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Behind the Stick (The Speakeasy #3) by K. Evan Coles & Brigham Vaughn to read and review.
Labels: 4 star, Bisexual, Brigham Vaughn, Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, K Evan Coles, m/m, Reviews, Ruthie, The Speakeasy Series
Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey
New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation.
Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three words: marriage boot camp.
Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippy. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he’s all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous—yet surprisingly helpful—assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they’re getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.
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This is the second book in the series – I have to admit that I have not yet read book one, but having enjoyed this one, I plan on going back. It is about another couple, who we do meet here, but I did not feel I was missing anything crucial.
As soon as I read the blurb for this book, I was hooked. It takes a completely different tack on the average romance, by looking at a couple who had it all, married, and now are just living separate lives. Yet once a week they come together for an incredible night of passion, before returning to the bland and banal. Their clear chemistry, but controlled once a week only release is confusing to the reader, and even more so to them.
As we watch them fall apart, yet still clearly have elements of love which remain, it is fascinating to understand just how far a misunderstanding of what is important can cause a rift. I enjoyed getting both sides of the story, and the hippy counsellor is hilarious and yet effective.
There are some funny bits, but mostly this is a book of deep ingrained duty and miscommunicated needs. It is rather lovely and moving, and it would be impossible not to wish that Dominic doesn't win back his fair lady.
P.S. – Whilst I am not sure that reading this would cause someone to revive a flagging relationship, it may give some people enough courage to discuss some of the things which trouble them, using the book as a starting point.
New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans, and laptop, and drove cross-country to New York City in under four days. Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend, and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.
She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband and daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.
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Labels: 4 star, Contemporary Romance, Hot & Hammered Series, Reviews, Romantic Comedy, Ruthie, Tessa Bailey
J.T. Ellison’s pulse-pounding new psychological thriller examines the tenuous bonds of friendship, the power of lies and the desperate lengths people will go to in order to protect their secrets.
Goode girls don’t lie…
Perched atop a hill in the tiny town of Marchburg, Virginia, The Goode School is a prestigious prep school known as a Silent Ivy. The boarding school of choice for daughters of the rich and influential, it accepts only the best and the brightest. Its elite status, long-held traditions and honor code are ideal for preparing exceptional young women for brilliant futures at Ivy League universities and beyond.
But a stranger has come to Goode, and this ivy has turned poisonous.
In a world where appearances are everything, as long as students pretend to follow the rules, no one questions the cruelties of the secret societies or the dubious behavior of the privileged young women who expect to get away with murder.
When a popular student is found dead, the truth cannot be ignored. Rumors suggest she was struggling with a secret that drove her to suicide.
But look closely… because there are truths and there are lies, and then there is everything that really happened.
Don’t miss this fast-paced suspense story from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison!
Sarah – ☆☆☆☆☆
This is a fabulously creepy story. It’s a story about the students and staff at a prestigious boarding school for girls. The school has a dark history, but the secrets kept by the students are even darker.
The story is told from multiple perspectives which can be a bit bewildering. Especially when readers are fully aware that some – or possibly all – of the narration is decidedly unreliable. I found it impossible to feel any sort of empathy for any of the characters and even after I’d finished the book, I still wasn’t sure if any of the characters had been telling their truth.
The book is a puzzle and it requires careful reading. I really enjoyed piecing together all of the clues and examining the characters’ relationships. I don’t think the author really nailed the English content, but I’m sure American readers won’t notice. It’s a scary read – the body count starts early and there’s a claustrophobic sense of time running out that made me race through to the end. I loved the psychology and the suspense and I’m too scared of spoilers to write anything else at all about this book!
This is a book which leaves you pondering for a long while after – as well as being confounding whilst reading. There are layers and layers of deceit, intrigue, guile, and guilt. Some bits I worked out fairly quickly, only for a new perspective to make me doubt myself, before finally, I think, finding out that I was correct, albeit for the wrong reason. I enjoyed the weird and wild world of the Goode School and its inhabitants, although we never really got to know anything for sure!
If you enjoy a mystery, then this is one wrapped up in a strange, spooky school for clever young ladies, where a new student sets off a chain of events, the likes have never been seen before... although, maybe that is just what they would have you believe!
J.T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 20 novels, and the EMMY-award winning co-host of A Word on Words, Nashville's premier literary show. With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim, prestigious awards, and has been published in 26 countries. Ellison lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens.
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Labels: 4 star, 5 star, JT Ellison, Psychological Thriller, Reviews, Ruthie, Sarah, Suspense
The Lonely Dad's Guide to Love by Reanna Pryce
Alex has been a single father to his son Dexter since his ex-girlfriend walked out and left him, quite literally, holding the baby. Just twenty-two and struggling to make ends meet, nothing means more to Alex than his son. Not even falling in love with Daniel, the handsome preschool teacher at Dexter’s daycare.
Danny seems to adore Dexter just as much as he adores Alex, but the threats from Alex's past make it impossible for them to be together. Luckily, Danny specializes in impossible situations. He'll do whatever it takes to give the three of them a chance to finally be a family... But will that be enough?
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Shannan – ☆☆☆
Alex is a single dad. His son, Dexter, lives with him most of the time, only seeing his mom every other weekend. Alex has done everything he can to raise his son. He's given up school, works two jobs, and he's barely making ends meet, but he doesn't care, it's what he has to do for Dexter. He's also given up part of who he is. He's bisexual and Dexter's mother is holding that against him, saying she will take Dexter away if he is with a man. He's a good dad and he deserves to be happy too, right?
When he enrolls Dexter in a daycare so he can work during the day, he meets a few other dads and Danny, one of the instructors. Danny isn't anything like he expects him to be but there is an attraction there he can't deny. Is he willing to lose his son to be happy? Can he make it all work, or will it blow up in his face?
I really like the premise of this story. It did at times have me laughing and brought tears to my eyes at others. The reason for my three-star rating is the confusing writing that would completely pull me out of the story to re-read sentences or paragraphs. It did become very distracting at times.
Angie – ☆☆☆
This book was really hard for me to get through. I found myself bored at times and just wanting the story to be done with. Alex should have just been upfront with Danny from day one and half the drama wouldn't have happened that did happen. Alex's ex, Becca, is a huge shrew and she lives up to that too, definitely not a character that will get any love. Dexter is such a great addition to the story, what a little cutie. I am sure some will love this book but for me, I was just frustrated at all the drama and whatnot. Plus, Alex sometimes came off as an idiot and I know he wasn't.
Sarah – ☆☆☆
I have to say that this book really didn’t work for me. It’s way too cute, way too domestic, and the central conflict didn’t make any sense at all to me.
As a disclaimer, I usually avoid romances involving babies, but I liked the idea of Alex as a struggling musician. But we don't get much of musician Alex in this book and quite honestly, I probably shouldn’t have requested this one. Readers who love babies and sexy, child-centred men will probably swoon over the gorgeous daycare worker and the very young single father.
Regardless of my reading preferences, the cute dad and the sexy daycare worker are the highlight of the story. I couldn’t engage with the fantastical storyline around Alex’s ex-girlfriend. I still don’t understand why Danny was babysitting for free. And the baby scenes were pretty tedious. The writing is choppy enough that I found myself distracted a few times. This wasn’t a great fit for me – I hope other readers enjoy it more.
When she’s not reading or writing steamy romantic fiction, you can find Reanna bouncing between swimming, boy scouts and book club. She’s living her very own happily ever after in the north-east of England with her husband, two (mostly) adorable boys and a collection of pets she did not ask for.
A writer of romantic fiction for fifteen years, Reanna writes strong, compelling characters who stay with you long after you turn the last page. From the glamour of the music industry to at-home single dads, no plot goes unexplored once her muse takes hold.
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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of The Lonely Dad's Guide to Love (Sex and the Single Dad #1) by Reanna Pryce to read and review.
Labels: 3 star, Angie, Bisexual, Contemporary Romance, m/m, New Adult, Reanna Pryce, Reviews, Sarah, Sex and the Single Dad Series, Shannan
A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris
#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns with the second of the Gunnie Rose series, in which Lizbeth is hired onto a new crew, transporting a crate into Dixie, the self-exiled southeast territory of the former United States. What the crate contains is something so powerful, that forces from across three territories want to possess it.
In this second thrilling installment of the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth Rose is hired onto a new crew for a seemingly easy protection job, transporting a crate into Dixie, just about the last part of the former United States of America she wants to visit. But what seemed like a straight-forward job turns into a massacre as the crate is stolen. Up against a wall in Dixie, where social norms have stepped back into the last century, Lizbeth has to go undercover with an old friend to retrieve the crate as what’s inside can spark a rebellion, if she can get it back in time.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries and Midnight, Texas trilogy) is at her best here, building the world of this alternate history of the United States, where magic is an acknowledged but despised power.
Erica – ☆☆☆☆☆
5 Intriguing Stars
A Longer Fall is the second installment in the Gunnie Rose series, and cannot be read as a standalone without massive confusion, as it's a true continuation.
I must admit, I struggled with An Easy Death, but the issues I had weren't as present in A Longer Fall. I gave the continuation a chance because I was intrigued by such an original story, crossing my fingers that it was the first book curse. Sometimes if the first book is amazing, it's hard for the second to live up to the expectations. Sometimes when the first book is so-so, the continuation rocks me off my feet. The latter is what happened in this case.
Gunnie Rose has a dystopian feel, in regards to the US falling and being split up and taken over by several nations. Set in the depression era, with civil rights and women's rights issues from the time making a heavy presence in the series. This is set to the backdrop of Russian magic users to add a paranormal twist.
The pacing was rapid this go around, exciting and thrilling, without being slowed by too much inane information – there is still quite a bit of everyday events, but it added more to the story than taking it away, as previously.
Read in two sittings, I didn't want to put A Longer Fall down, when I struggled to stay interested in the previous installment. Lizbeth finds an unexpected ally in Dixie, as she tries to protect, then reclaim a crate she was employed to protect.
Never get too attached to characters, as they might not be long for this world. Expect Lizbeth to be the gunnie she was born to be, shooting and asking questions later. The survivalist. Expect betrayals, assassination attempts, and high-stress situations. If racism and misogyny are hard for you to swallow, the historical accuracy of Dixie was difficult to read but well written.
There is more emotion this time around, as Lizbeth showed rare bursts of insecurity and her strong need for connection with Eli. These moments of humanity were what was missing from the debut in the series, creating a more well-rounded Lizbeth Rose.
By the end of the novel, I sat there for a few minutes, wishing upon wishing I had the third installment, needing to know what happens next.
Highly recommended to Charlaine Harris fans, and those looking for something highly original and intriguing. My advice, An Easy Death was a hard book to enjoy. Stick with it, then grab A Longer Fall – you won't be disappointed in the amazing shift from book to book.
I love Charlaine Harris’ imagination and this series is quite possibly the most original – and most bizarre – of all the weird and wonderful worlds Harris has written. I’m still not quite sure I understand exactly where and when these books are set but the dystopian alternate reality is fabulous. I fell hard for Lizbeth Rose and her altered reality and I really loved this story.
I’m equal parts in love with and completely confused by the setting of this story. The Dixie where Lizbeth’s train crashes is definitely Southern but it exists outside of time. I can’t quite explain it – I’m not sure the actual novel fully manages to explain Dixie – but it’s an oppressive, backwards, and claustrophobic place that Lizbeth finds herself trapped in.
Lizbeth herself will feel more familiar to longstanding Harris fans. Despite her violent profession, Lizbeth is a mannered and moral Southern lady and I love the many conflicting elements of her character.
I love the way fantasy characters are gently mixed into this already dystopian world. This is a world where wizards and Russian Tsars are somehow part of a dis-United States and somehow it all works.
I have to say that I should have started this series at the beginning. Nothing is explained or recapped at the start of this second book, so my head was completely spinning for the first few chapters. I eventually caught up but I’m sure I’m still missing parts of the story. Readers need to start with the first book, which hopefully offers more of an introduction to this weird and wonderful world.
Charlaine Harris is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse and Midnight, Texas, fantasy/mystery series and the Aurora Teagarden, Harper Connelly, and Lily Bard mystery series. Her books have inspired HBO’s True Blood, NBC’s Midnight, Texas, and the Aurora Teagarden movies for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. She has lived in the South her entire life.
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Concordia ER closure delayed
Elmwood MLA believes public pressure plays part in keeping space open
By: Sheldon Birnie
Posted: 03/16/2018 9:48 AM | Comments:
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Elmwood MLA Jim Maloway, pictured here with Coun. Jason Schreyer and other supporters of Concordia Hospital’s ER in April 2016, believes the provincial government is responding to public pressure in delaying the closure of the hospital’s ER. (SHELDON BIRNIE/CANSTAR/THE HERALD)
The provincial government’s decision to delay the closure of Concordia Hospital’s emergency room has sparked some fresh debate in the legislature.
On March 14, Elmwood MLA Jim Maloway took time to admonish the government’s decision to close the Concordia ER.
"This was a pretty hare brained idea in the first place," Maloway told the legislature.
Maloway has been a vocal opponent of the closure of the Concordia ER since it was announced last year. He and city councillor Jason Schreyer (Elmwood-East Kildonan) have been behind a campaign that has seen thousands of yellow signs opposing the closure of the ER distributed across northeast Winnipeg.
According to the province, the closure of the Concordia ER was changed from April 2018 to April 2019 because of delays to the upgrades at St. Boniface Hospital. Once complete, the St. Boniface ER will handle the bulk of the emergencies currently dealt with at Concordia.
However, Maloway believes that public opinion is not behind the government’s decision.
"There’s been a pretty big backlash, a lot of blowback from this issue" Maloway said.
In April 2016, when the province first announced its strategy for streamlining health care across the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, which included closing Concordia’s ER, Maloway told The Herald, "The Filmon conservatives tried to close Concordia about 20 years ago, but there was such an uproar that they just walked away."
Maloway believes, if public pressure continues, that will be the case again.
"They’ve set this up to give themselves out," Maloway said. "When you’re in the government, in the year before the election you don’t want any bad news. If anything, they’re going to be ramping up spending, and not want to take on controversial issues like this one."
In his address to the legislature, Maloway credited the "Keep Concordia ER Open" campaign with influencing the government’s actions thus far.
"Our signs and effort," he said,"have some effect on this result."
Rossmere MLA Andrew Micklefield, however, was not buying Maloway’s argument.
"The restructuring of health care delivery in Winnipeg is being guided by health care experts and being phased in to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time," Micklefield wrote in an email to The Herald. "It is those health care experts that are guiding this restructuring, not Jim Maloway."
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Mary Kay Letourneau's Separation from Vili Fualaau is Final, Says Source: 'Everything is Split Up'
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People August 22, 2019
Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau have finalized their separation, a source close to the former teacher tells PEOPLE.
The controversial couple headed for a split in 2017, after Fualaau filed for legal separation. Despite several reconciliation attempts since then, the case moved to private arbitration in February.
According to a legal filing with the King County Superior Court, Letourneau and Fualaau were required to attend an arbitration hearing “no later than August 1, 2019.” At the hearing, the arbitrator would issue a final decision on “on all issues needed to resolve a legal separation.”
According to the source, that hearing occurred, and the couple managed to unentangle some of their assets and debts.
“Basically, what’s hers is hers, and what’s his is his,” the source tells PEOPLE. “She has her assets and debts; he has his assets and debts. And going forward, any debt that each of them accrue is theirs alone. Everything is split up.”
Now that it’s over, the couple is maintaining an amicable relationship.
“They don’t hate each other,” says the source. “But they’re both looking forward to getting on with their lives and moving forward.”
The couple’s controversial relationship began when Fualaau was just 12 years old and Letourneau was his sixth-grade teacher. They soon began to have sex. Ultimately, she was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for child rape in connection with their relationship. She twice became pregnant with Fualaau’s children before he was 15, despite court orders aimed at keeping them apart.
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By the time she was released from prison, Fualaau was an adult — and he petitioned the court to allow them to see each other. The restraining order was dropped, but Letourneau remains a registered sex offender in Washington state.
Vili Fualaau and Mary Kay Letourneau | Heidi Gutman/ABC/Getty
The couple married in 2005, despite the criminal history of their relationship.
But it didn’t last. Letourneau, 57, and Fualaau, 35, often slept in separate rooms before the split. “The intimacy was gone,” the source previously told PEOPLE. “That’s not to say they didn’t love each other, but it wasn’t what it used to be.”
The source, who has known Letourneau for years, says the marriage began to deteriorate several years ago but that the couple continued to work towards reconciliation.
“For years, there was hope it would work,” says the source, “There was hope up until the time where it was clear that the hope had faded away.”
“I’m not surprised that they got married,” Letourneau’s lawyer and friend David Gehrke told PEOPLE in 2017, after the couple first announced their plans to split before they later attempted to reconcile. “And I’m not surprised, in this day and age, that they are separating.”
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Even after the split, Letourneau and Fualaau still lived together. They were occasionally spotted out in the Seattle area. They both remain active in the lives of their two daughters, Georgia and Audrey.
According to legal documents filed in the King County courthouse, both Letourneau and Fualaau agreed to respect the decision of the private arbitrator. Under Washington state law, arbitration records are not made publicly available.”
“Moving forward, they’re willing to work together if needed,” the Letourneau source says. “It’s the end of the marriage as it has been, but it’s not the end of the relationship. They will both be fine.”
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Small Bike No Handicap For Ararimu Rider
He had the smallest bike in the competition, but South Auckland rider Richard Sutton showed at the weekend that winning trophies is less about horsepower and more about bike reliability and handling and pure riding talent.
The 27-year-old plumber from Ararimu, east of Ramarama, took his Yamaha YZ125 to finish third overall at the third and final round of the popular Dirt Guide Series at Ohakuri, south of Tokoroa, on Sunday and this, coupled with his fourth overall finish at round one in May and his runner-up result at round two last month, enabled him to win the senior Dirt Guide trophy outright. Despite lining up in the senior expert grade to race alongside riders on 250cc, 300cc and 450cc bikes, Sutton and his 125cc bike were quick off the mark when a shotgun blast signalled the start to the two-hour senior race, just after midday.
He was among the leading bunch of riders as the bikes shot off the forestry road and into the undergrowth for the first time and he found himself fifth overall at the end of the first of what would eventually be five 15-kilometre laps. Sutton knew he didn't need to be concerned that Wainuiomata's Jake Whitaker (KTM 300XC) was leading the race, or that Titirangi's Callan May (Yamaha YZ240FX) was in the second position, because neither of these two men had raced the series opener and were therefore well behind in the series points. Sutton's focus instead on Sunday was on staying ahead of Cambridge rider Aston Grey (Yamaha YZ450FX), the young man who had started the weekend just two points behind Sutton. In the end, May snatched the lead from Whitaker and went on to win the race by one minute from Whitaker, with Sutton moving up to claim third overall, seven minutes further back, and Grey was forced to settle for fourth, crossing the finish line just over a minute behind Sutton. This made it a Yamaha 1-2-3 for the series, with Sutton winning from Grey, with May claiming third overall, despite him contesting only two of the three rounds. May had also won the previous round of the Dirt Guide Series in June. Sunday's racing doubled also as the first round of six in the parallel-but-separate Yamaha NZXC Series and Sutton will now be hoping that he can maintain his momentum and push on to further glory in this longer series as well. Riders such as Grey, May, and the Dirt Guide Series' eventual fourth and fifth-ranked riders Blake Wilkins (Whitianga) and Bradley Lauder (Rotorua), among others, will no doubt be keen to continue on and challenge for glory throughout the rest of the NZXC Series. Taupo's Will Yeoman (Yamaha YZ125) won the 90-minute junior races at both the previous rounds of the Dirt Guide Series and he wrapped up the junior trophy with a solid runner-up finish on Sunday. Napier's Bryn Codd (Yamaha YZ125), in his sole Dirt Guide Series showing, won Sunday's junior race. Junior runner-up for the series was Oparau's Hunter Scott, with Morrinsville's Liam Calley claiming third overall.
The Dirt Guide Series was sponsored by Michelin, Bel Ray, Renthal, O’Neal, DRC, Zeta, Kiwi Rider magazine, Oakley, TCX boots, Yoshimura and Forest Trail Events and SatCo Logging Equipment. The Yamaha NZXC Series continues at Taikorea, near Palmerston North, on August 5; the Woodhill Forest on September 2; Matata on October 13; then Woodhill again, on November 10, and it finally wraps up at Waimiha on December 8. Words and photo by Andy McGechan
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York Suburban's undefeated season comes to an end in hard-fought loss
Looking to win its first district game since 1986, the number one seeded Trojans came up just short losing 27-18 in a hard-fought battle.
York Suburban's undefeated season comes to an end in hard-fought loss Looking to win its first district game since 1986, the number one seeded Trojans came up just short losing 27-18 in a hard-fought battle. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2019/11/09/york-suburban-comes-up-short-district-quarterfinals/2521984001/
Kevin Moore, York Daily Record Published 6:00 a.m. ET Nov. 9, 2019
York Suburban came into Friday’s District 3 4A quarterfinal matchup against Lampeter-Strasburg as the only York County team left in districts.
Looking to win its first district game since 1986, the top-seeded Trojans came up short, losing 27-18 in a hard-fought battle.
With the loss from Suburban, there are no York County teams left in district play. It was a tremendous season for the Trojans, going undefeated in regular season play and finishing as YAIAA Division II champions.
The Trojans fell into a hole to start the game. Junior running back Alex Knapp of Lampeter-Strasburg scored on the team’s first possession of the game on a 85-yard touchdown run to set the tone early for the Pioneers.
Knapp would go on and score his second touchdown later in the first to give the Pioneers a 14-0 lead.
The Pioneers have faced adversity the entire season losing its starting quarterback Sean McTaggart early in the season due to a knee injury. The team also was without senior running back Bryan Mckim.
Coach John Manion has been proud of how his team has stepped up this season despite the bumps along the road.
“We have been through a lot this season with losing key players, but these guys have stepped up and learned how to play through adversity,” Manion said.
Going up 21-3 at half, it seemed as though the Pioneers were in a good position to win. But adversity struck once again for the Pioneers as the Trojans made a big third quarter push and found themselves back in the game.
The Trojans scored 15 unanswered points on touchdowns from senior Savion Harrison and junior Nate Banks.
York Suburban's defense turned it up not allowing Lampeter-Strasburg to score a single touchdown in the third.
York Suburban QB Cam Brewer reads the Pioneer defense during the Trojans' 27-18 loss to Lampeter-Strasburg in the District III 4A quarterfinals on Friday, November 8, 2019. (Photo: John Buffone)
The score was 21-18 at the end of three and it was a new game.
Just as the Trojans were starting to gain momentum going into the fourth, the Pioneers made some big plays on defense led by Logan Bradley who had two big interceptions.
“Our defense was able to make the big stops when needed,” Manion said. “Those were momentum shifters.”
Junior quarterback Conner Nolt sealed the deal on a touchdown run for the Pioneers extending the lead to 27-18.
The Trojans late push was not enough and the teams aw an undefeated season come to an end.
York Suburban RB Savion Harrison celebrates a touchdown vs Lampeter-Strasburg. The Trojans lost to L-S, 27-18 in the District III 4A quarterfinals on Friday, November 8, 2019. (Photo: John Buffone)
Though York Suburban suffered the loss, the team had a tremendous season. Savion Harrison was a work horse on offense, capping off his senior year with the YAIAA Division II Offensive Player of the Year.
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Tonight, he showed why he deserved that award. His big runs on offense put the Trojans in great field position to put points on the scoreboard.
Last year, this York Suburban team finished 4-6. The Trojans had a huge turn around this year finishing 10-1.
Lampeter-Strasburg will move on to the semifinals next week and will face Bishop McDevitt.
Coach Manion is glad to have another week with his team.
"I'm just happy I get to spend another week with these guys," Manion said. "They're are a fun group to coach and we expect to have some guys back that were out this week."
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Willetton mural gets the go ahead
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Canning artist Rachelle Dusting said she was excited to undertake the biggest project of her artistic career. Photograph – Aaron Van Rongen.
An enormous, vibrant depiction of native birds and plants is set to go ahead after a Canning council vote last week.
On April 17 the City of Canning council voted unanimously in favour of an application to build a 40-metre by 14-metre mural at the Faith Community Church development at the South Street and Roe Highway intersections in Willetton.
The art, named Closer to Home, is expected to include native Canning wildlife the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, the Flooded Gum and Firewood Banksia.
An artist impression of the finished work.
Given its size it will be visible from South Street and Roe Highway and Canning artist Rachelle Dusting, who was commissioned to take on the work, said she was looking forward to starting work in mid-May.
“It’s fantastic, it’s the biggest project I’ve had to plan for and it’s really nice to have the go ahead,” she said.
“My work is generally pretty uplifting, my hope as an artist is to uplift, encourage and inspire people.
“There’s not a lot of public art in the area and I’m excited to hopefully bring a bit of life to the area.”
The official application to the city said the piece would highlight the local plants and endangered wildlife of the area.
“A fusion of brilliant orange, inspired by the red-tailed cockatoo, and chromes of turquoise blue is designed to symbolise the life brought by native flora and fauna specific to the City of Canning region,” it said.
The work was expected to take up to eight weeks to complete.
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Syrian surprise: How Trump's phone call changed the war
Reuters Ankara, Turkey Dec 28, 2018, 04.31 PM(IST)
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In the phone call two weeks ago, Trump had been expected to deliver a standard warning to the Turkish president over his plan to launch a crossborder attack targeting US-backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, US officials say.
President Donald Trump's declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US troops from Syria has stunned Turkey and left it scrambling to respond to the changing battlefield on its southern border.
Instead, in the course of the conversation Trump reshaped US policy in the Middle East, abandoning a quarter of Syrian territory and handing Ankara the job of finishing off Islamic State in Syria.
"Trump asked: 'If we withdraw our soldiers, can you clean up ISIS?'", a Turkish official told Reuters. He said Erdogan replied that Turkish forces were up to the task.
"Then you do it," Trump told him abruptly. To his national security adviser John Bolton, also on the call, Trump said: "Start work for the withdrawal of US troops from Syria."
"I have to say it was an unexpected decision. The word 'surprise' is too weak to describe the situation," said the official, one of five Turkish sources who spoke to Reuters about the Dec. 14 call between the two leaders.
Trump's decision was also a shock in Washington, where senior administration officials, including Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, tried for days to change the president's mind, US officials said. When Trump made clear he would not back down, Mattis and a senior official coordinating the fight against Islamic State, Brett McGurk, both resigned.
On a visit to a US air base in Iraq this week, Trump said that military commanders had repeatedly requested extensions for the 2,000 US troops in Syria - requests that he finally turned down because he said Islamic State was largely beaten.
"We've knocked them silly. I will tell you I've had some very good talks with President Erdogan who wants to knock them out also, and he'll do it," he told American troops.
Risk for Turkey
For Turkey, Trump's decision offers opportunity and risk.
Ankara has complained bitterly for years that the United States, a NATO ally, had chosen the Kurdish YPG militia as its main partner on the ground in Syria against Islamic State.
Turkey says the YPG is a terrorist group, inseparable from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has waged an insurgency in southeast Turkey in which 40,000 people have been killed.
The US withdrawal potentially frees Turkey's military to push the YPG back from 500 km of border without risking a confrontation with American forces. It also removes a main cause of this year's diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
But it also opens up an area of Syria far larger than anything Turkey had expected to fill, potentially pitting it against not just Kurdish forces but also the Damascus government - which is committed to regaining control of all of Syria - and its Russian and Iranian backers.
The YPG on Friday asked the Syrian government to take over the town of Manbij, which the Kurdish militia currently controls with US support, to protect it from Turkish attack.
And if Turkish forces are to take on Islamic State in its last pocket of Syrian territory near the Iraqi border, they would first have to cross 250 km of territory controlled by the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.
"Erdogan got more than he bargained for," said Soner Cagaptay, Director of the Turkish Program at the Washington Institute. "He had asked the US to drop the YPG, but not withdraw from Syria".
Erdogan has for years backed rebels who once hoped to topple Bashar al-Assad, but the Syrian president's survival has been assured by support from Tehran and Moscow even though the north and east - including Syrian oilfields - remain beyond Assad's control for now.
As it takes stock of the new challenge, Turkey is launching intensive talks with Washington and Moscow. Ankara expects US military officials to visit within days, as well as Bolton and possibly the US special Syria envoy, James Jeffrey.
Turkey's intelligence chief and defence and foreign ministers are also due in Moscow on Saturday, the spokesman for Erdogan's AK Party said.
"Of course it will be difficult. The whole issue needs to be planned again from the start," a Turkish security official said.
A US official said military planners were drafting plans that could see a withdrawal over the course of several months. One of the proposals under consideration is a 120-day withdrawal period, according a person familiar with discussions.
Washington is also grappling with what to do with weapons it provided to the YPG militia and promised to take back after the campaign against Islamic State ended.
Turkey says the weapons must be collected so they are not used against Turkish troops, but US officials say they cannot disarm their own allies when the fight is not yet over.
Erdogan announced last week Turkey is postponing its planned military operation against the YPG in light of Trump's decision.
The Turkish military has already carried out two incursions into north Syria, backed by pro-Turkey Syrian rebels. In 2016 they targeted Islamic State and Kurdish fighters, and earlier this year took control of the YPG-held Afrin region.
But Ankara and its Syrian rebel allies alone do not have the capacity to take over the whole region which the United States is abandoning, Cagaptay said. Turkey's priority therefore may be to secure its southern frontier.
"Distancing the YPG from the border and wiping out these elements is of critical importance," the security official said.
He stressed the need for careful coordination over who should fill other areas which departing US forces will leave, and warned of problems ahead if agreement could not be reached.
"Is it a big victory for Turkey?" another official said. "I'm not sure right now."
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Three dozen rescued after blast in east German potash mine
Reuters Berlin Nov 08, 2019, 04.06 PM(IST)
Firefighters arrive at the scene after an explosion at the Teutschenthal mine near Halle, Germany Photograph:( Reuters )
The mining authority said had said it was possible that the trapped staff could be brought to the surface through a shaft that was intact.
Around three dozen mine staff in eastern Germany were rescued on Friday after being trapped 700 metres below ground following an unexplained blast in a potash mine, police said.
The local broadcaster MDR reported that firefighters had carried out a rescue operation, and shortly afterwards local police tweeted: "All personnel have been rescued".
Before the rescue, the mining authority had said one of the staff was seriously injured, according to the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung news website.
The personnel who were underground had taken refuge in a safe sector of the mine in Teutschenthal, about 150 km southwest of Berlin, and been supplied with oxygen.
The mine, located just outside the city of Halle, was closed in 1982 but is being used to deposit mining waste from elsewhere, the website said. Around 100 people are employed at the site.
Last month, Halle was shocked by an anti-Semitic shooting attack near a synagogue, in which two people were killed.
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Fr. David Keating, Institute Chaplain
Room D 26, Cork Road campus
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About the Chaplain.
The Chaplain provides pastoral care for students and staff in WIT and responds to the personal needs of individual students on a day-to-day basis. Students can discuss in a confidential and supportive environment any concerns and difficulties they may have. Students are most welcome to drop by and chat in a friendly and informal way.
This service is student based and follows through to home and family life particularly with regard to illness, bereavement and loss. The Chaplain’s priority is to treat students with respect and dignity in all situations within and beyond the institute.
Pastoral Care Services Information pdf
What the Chaplain Does
Local Churches and times of services
The Chaplain is available to speak with students in a confidential and safe environment and treats students with respect and dignity in all situations within and beyond the Institute. The Chaplain's Office is in room D26 and students are free to call to the Chaplain's office at any time and the Chaplain is available to students of all denominations and none.
Illness and Bereavement
With the expansion of the Institute it is possible that some things might go unnoticed. Should you be aware of a student illness, accident or bereavement, we would be grateful if you would let us know immediately.
Pastoral Care works closely with other agencies on numerous issues particularly awareness raising and connecting to a wider world. We invite students to assist with fund raising and community projects etc.
Book Aid International
Here in WIT we have an initiative to promote education within the developing world. If you have any second hand books under 10 years old and in good condition, please drop them off at the Circulation Desk in the Library.
Overseas Volunteer Work
The Chaplain's office has some information on volunteer work overseas which students may wish to access.
Fundraisers are held throughout the year for countries and projects in the developing world. The World Development Centre will visit the college, set up a stand and provide information concerning development and justice in developing countries.
SAFE fund
Some students find themselves in financial difficulty at times during the academic year. The SAFE fund committee administers a small fund which takes the form of interest free loans for students in financial crisis. The fund is geared to make a quick and supportive response and is primarily designed for unanticipated emergencies only. All enquiries to the Chaplain's office.
Students who find themselves in more severe financial difficulty for whatever reason should contact the Student Life and Learning office who operate a Student Assistance Fund.
Institute Liturgies
Mass is celebrated every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the ‘Quiet Room’ at 8.55 a.m. and on request for special occasions. While the Chaplain is available to students of all denominations and none, he will be pleased to contact other religious ministers for students at their request.
Pastoral Care supports groups who wish to meet regularly for prayer and reflection. Among those currently meeting are the Christian Union Group and the Meditation Group.
Student Safety and Wellbeing
The Chaplain works with a wide variety of committees and working groups highlighting student safety, health and wellbeing and crime prevention. Should any student have concerns or opinions on these matters please let the Chaplain know.
Roman Catholic Service
The nearest catholic church to the main campus is St. Paul's parish church next to the Waterford shopping centre in Lisduggan. Mass time are SATURDAY at 6.00 pm and SUNDAYS at 8:30 am, 11.30 am.
WIT Quiet Room. C 41 Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 8.55am
St. Saviour's, Ballybeg: SATURDAYS at 7.30 pm, SUNDAYS: 9:00am,11.00am 5:30pm
Sacred Heart, The Folly: SATURDAYS 7.00 pm SUNDAYS: 10:00am, 11:15am, 12:30pm
Cathedral, Barronstrand Street: SATURDAYS 6.15 pm SUNDAYS: 8 am, 12noon, 5.30 pm
http://www.waterford-cathedral.com
Contact Dean Maria Jansson, The Deanery, 41 Grange Park, Waterford. 051-874119
Sunday Services: 8.30 am, 10.00 am
http://www.christchurchwaterford.com
United Methodist/Presbyterian Church
Contact Rev. John Parkin, Carinlea, 13 Maypark Lane, Waterford. Tel: 051-854789
Church: St. Patrick’s United Church, Patrick Street, Waterford.
Religious Society of Friends
Contact Ms Sheila Sexton, 8 Bromley Avenue, Ardkeen Village, Waterford. Tel: 051-871848
Friends Meeting House: Newtown, Waterford
The Russian Orthodox Church
Priest: Fr. George Zavershinsky
Church: St. Patrick’s Church, Patrick Street, Waterford
Contact: Ms Leona Konon Tel 087-9802274
The institute ‘Quiet Room’ is located on the C corridor in room C 41. It is a special place providing space to relax and reflect, to be still and heal the spirit. All staff and students are welcome in the ‘Quiet Room’.The Eucharist is celebrated daily (Mon. - Fri.) in the Sanctuary at 8:55am during term-time.
Among the reference books available for reading are reflections on bereavement and loss, eastern wisdom, world religions and faith development.
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Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce launch of formal impeachment inquiry Tuesday afternoon
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to put a resolution on the House floor to address the Ukraine scandal, amid growing calls to start the impeachment process against President Donald Trump, according to sources.
Updated: Sep 24, 2019 5:00 PM
Posted By: CNN
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce a formal impeachment inquiry later Tuesday, multiple sources on Capitol Hill tell CNN, responding to a wave of Democratic lawmakers who've called to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Pelosi had earlier said she would make an announcement at 5 p.m. ET.
The House speaker, who has long pushed to keep her caucus away from the politically divisive issue, is signaling that she's responding to the seismic shift among Democratic members, following Trump's admission of discussing Vice President Joe Biden and his son in his phone call with the Ukrainian President. Dozens of House Democrats -- many from moderate or Trump-won districts -- have announced their support for an impeachment inquiry over the past 48 hours.
In advance of that statement, Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer also announced plans to vote on a resolution of disapproval on Wednesday for allegations 'that the President of the United States sought to enlist a foreign government to interfere in our democratic process by investigating one of his political rivals -- and may have used the withholding of Congressionally-appropriated foreign assistance days earlier as intimidation.' Their statement did not mention impeachment.
Pelosi is consulting Tuesday afternoon with the six House Democratic leaders to discuss their presentation to the caucus meeting scheduled for later in the day, Democratic sources familiar with the issue say. The speaker has been on the phone with her colleagues over the last several days the temperature of the caucus following news of the whistleblower complaint as she decides whether to embrace impeachment, Democrats say.
House Ways and Ways Committee Chairman Richard Neal, a Massachusetts Democrats, said Tuesday afternoon each of the six chairmen will continue to investigate under the umbrella of an impeachment inquiry.
'The other committees are going to act under the umbrella of formal inquiry,' Neal told CNN after he left Pelosi's office.
At an Atlantic Ideas Festival event in Washington on Tuesday, Pelosi declined to weigh in on specifics when asked about impeachment.
'It's really sad to think that our President would perform an impeachable offense,' Pelosi said at the event. 'It's hard to say you've gotten to that place. But what would be an impeachable offense would be that which is proven in an investigation.'
Behind the scenes, Pelosi is encouraging members of her caucus to state their impeachment position now in order to show there is a groundswell in the caucus. She is also conveying that message to freshmen.
Tide changing for Pelosi allies and vulnerable House freshmen
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Tuesday announced his support for impeachment proceedings, arguing that 'now is the time to act' and any delay 'would betray the foundation of our democracy.'
'We will never find the truth unless we use the power given to the House of Representatives and the House alone to begin an official investigation as dictated by the Constitution,' the Georgia Democrat said in a speech on the House floor. 'The future of our democracy is at stake.'
Some of Pelosi's closest allies, including House Reps. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Debbie Dingell of Michigan, have signaled their support for impeachment proceedings — a significant indicator that the speaker could be moving closer to backing the divisive political procedure.
Another crucial development has been multiple high profile freshmen Democrats in districts Trump won in 2016 either coming out publicly to fully endorse the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry or at least opening the door to proceedings, citing Trump's actions as forcing them to act.
One of those freshman Democrats, Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, stressed on CNN 'New Day' Tuesday that 'none of us ran on impeaching the President.' But she argued that the allegation that Trump might have tried leveraging foreign military aid to advance his reelection efforts was 'just a line that I think was too much for all of us.'
Pelosi has cited the House members in GOP-leaning districts as part of her hesitance to embrace impeachment, and the groundswell of statements over the past 48 hours could signal a tipping point in the political calculus.
'If investigations confirm recent reports, these actions represent impeachable offences that threaten to undermine the integrity of our elections and jeopardize the balance of power within the federal government,' Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan said in a statement Tuesday. Stevens had told CNN last month that she had 'mixed reviews from the people of my district' on the issue of whether to move forward with impeachment proceedings.
So far, as many as 161 House Democrats have publicly stated their support for an impeachment inquiry into Trump, according to a CNN count, and that doesn't include the House Democrats who've said in recent days that the President's behavior is a turning point in Democrats' oversight into the administration.
Pelosi has, for months, resisted pursuing impeachment because she has sought to protect vulnerable Democrats in GOP-leaning districts who could face voter backlash.
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a member of House Judiciary, told CNN on Tuesday morning that he believes articles of impeachment are 'inevitable' and said there's a 'growing clamor throughout the Democratic caucus' to deal with Trump's 'reckless and lawless' behavior.
Some holdouts remain
But some vulnerable Democrats in 2020 are still treading cautiously on the issue.
Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah told CNN on Tuesday that he's 'considering' impeachment, but didn't want to discuss the issue further.
'Before making any judgments, I want to know the facts of what occurred between the President and Ukraine,' McAdams said. 'I share Sen. (Mitt) Romney's view that If the President used his position to pressure a foreign power to dig up dirt on a rival for his own personal gain, it would be deeply troubling. I believe it would be a betrayal of the loyalty owed to our country and the Constitution.'
Rep. Max Rose, another endangered House Democrat, told CNN that he has not moved off his opposition to impeachment, but argued that 'we have to get to the facts' of the allegations.
'It is impossible to not take these allegations seriously. It is a national security matter,' the New York Democrat said Tuesday on Capitol Hill, adding, 'It's incredibly serious ... what I'm not going to do is jump to make another declaration.'
Asked if that meant he is opposed to moving ahead on impeachment, Rose said, 'My current position right now is clear, but that is not a justification to not take these points as seriously as possible.'
CNN previously reported that Trump pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July 25 call to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, according to a person familiar with the situation.
There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe or Hunter Biden.
That call was also part of a whistleblower complaint submitted to the Intelligence Community Inspector General, which hasn't been shared with lawmakers despite calls from Democrats.
Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he discussed the former Vice President Joe Biden in a phone call over the summer with Ukraine's president, but denied doing anything improper.
CNN confirmed that Trump asked his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to put a hold on millions in military aid to Ukraine roughly one week before a call with Zelensky, two senior administration officials said on Monday. The Washington Post first reported this.
This story has been updated with additional developments Tuesday.
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Life Connect Worship & Prayer Missions
And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Mark 16:15 (NLT)
WOL supports the following missionaries:
Terry and Rosie Banman have worked with New Tribes Mission in Papua New Guinea since 1997. They helped plant a church in the Wusuraambya tribe and continue to connect with those church leaders and disciple them as needed. Presently, they are located at the Sobega Support Centre, working on the area leadership team as personnel and member care over 30 missionary families.
As a counsellor with Turning Point Counselling Services (a division of YFC) it is Eunice Wiebe's passion to come alongside those who are hurting with compassion and grace. Also, it is her desire to provide a safe place where people can be heard and known. New awarenesses encourage change and healing. Like a well rooted and nourished tree people can develop new ways to stand and grow in the midst of the storms of life.
Shon McLaren Froese works as the executive director of Inner City Women's Ministries International Inc. Their mission is to provide spiritual and tangible support to women and their families. Their volunteer group provides tangible assistance to women struggling with addiction, incarceration, exploitation, etc. They offer prayer, encouragement, and rehabilitative support.
Dorothy Gerbrandt has been with New Tribes Mission in Thailand since 1979. She is presently teaching and training church leaders with materials like chronological lessons and pictures. She has also led a team of musicians in creating the first CD of the book of Genesis based on the Bible stories with indigenous music.
This family serves with Frontiers, looking for God to continue drawing masses of Muslim peoples to follow Jesus. The husband, who first was called to overseas work at WOL Church, is Mobilization Director for Canada. He sends new workers into the Muslim world, while also engaging with Muslim friends in Canada and Central Asia.
The team at YFC are committed to impacting the youth of Niverville by encouraging them on a journey with Jesus while providing them with a safe environment to meet with friends, enjoy entertainment, and be pointed in the right direction.
Adult & Teen Challenge is a Christian discipleship program aimed at helping people who are struggling with addiction.There are now 1400 programs operating 118 countries. Our mission is to develop and nurture the transformation of restored individuals into useful, productive, law-abiding citizens committed to Christian faith, values and living.
Empower Ministries is a global missions organization that exists to strengthen and equip national churches around the world, and to assist in revitalizing the Church in Canada.
Camp Workers:
Many children come to Manitoba summer camps that have not heard the gospel.
We support our youth whom God has called to work there.
WOL is proud to support the Nation of Israel. We believe in investing in God's chosen people both prayerfully and financially. WOL seeks various means and opportunities to bless the Nation of Israel.
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Home » Governance » Ban Use of Sanctions As a Political Weapon [opinion]
Ban Use of Sanctions As a Political Weapon [opinion]
As a citizen struggling through a space of time constrained by illegal sanctions imposed on my country by the West, the announcement by the United States of a policy shift towards Cuba brought a sense of deja vu. It was expected that the United States would eventually make a diplomatic climbdown on its heinous embargo imposed on Cuba in 1961 as the sanctions policy was apparently not serving any purpose except to stroke the ego of the vindictive superpower.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, US President Barack Obama announced that his country was embarking on efforts to restore normal relations with Cuba.
In clear terms, the US leader said: “In the most significant changes in our policy in more than 50 years, we will end an outdated approach that, for decades, has failed to aance our interests, and instead we will begin to normalise relations between our two countries.
“Through these changes, we intend to create more opportunities for the American and Cuban people, and begin a new chapter among the nations of the Americas.”
Although the Western power has not yet announced the lifting of the over-50-year-old embargo, the mere gesture of thawing relations with the sanctions-burdened Cubans is in itself a tacit capitulation and admission to the futility of the use of the weapon of sanctions by the hard-hearted US.
Obama’s statement not only summarised his government’s damning assessment of the country’s sanctions policy towards Cuba but also inaertently become an indictment of the whole regime of using sanctions against any society, be it Cuba or Zimbabwe.
The uselessness of the sanctions policy could not better be captured than in Obama’s own words: “Neither the American, nor the Cuban people are well served by a rigid policy that is rooted in events that took place before most of us were born.”
He further indicated that: “After all, these 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked.”
He additionally damned the policy saying: “I do not believe we can keep doing the same thing for over five decades and expect a different result.
“Moreover, it does not serve America’s interest, or the Cuban people to try to push Cuba toward collapse.
“In that spirit, we should not allow US sanctions to add to the burden of Cuban citizens that we seek to help.”
Unwittingly, the US leader acceded that sanctions have deleterious effects on Cubans, Zimbabweans and any other global citizens squirming under the pressure of the embargoes as they push them “towards collapse”.
Moreso, Obama actually admitted that the horrible effects of sanctions on citizens and economies of the subjected nations are of no value either to the belligerent superpower or the victim societies.
Zimbabwe has been decrying this all along saying that the Western- imposed sanctions were hurting ordinary citizens.
However, proponents of the evil embargoes have been insisting that they were mere “travel restrictions” only affecting the targeted individuals.
In Zimbabwe, people have been groaning under the weight of sanctions for over a decade now without any acknowledged benefits either to the US or its acolytes.
Contrary to expectations of the proponents of sanctions, no regime change or meaningful strides towards any change of government has been registered in Zimbabwe since the imposition of the embargoes.
Instead, the whole regime change infrastructure is crumbling in the face of renewed nationalism among Zimbabweans who for the umpteenth time have emphatically voted President Robert Mugabe into power in 2013.
More discernibly, the political parties fronting the sanctions drive and its regime change juggernaut have been consistently and outrightly rejected by the electorate and are consequently experiencing the pangs of inevitable implosion.
Such political permutations in Zimbabwe runs counter to the purposes of imposing declared and undeclared sanctions on the country by the US and its allies.
It leaves those who imposed sanctions with egg on their faces and reluctantly rethinking the usefulness of this futile political tool.
Nonetheless, what is puzzling is that despite realising the futility and wickedness of using sanctions, the US and its like-minded sidekicks continue to employ indiscriminate embargoes against countries deemed inimical to their ideological thrust and political hegemony.
As I write, the US and the European bloc are maintaining a harmful sanctions regime against my country and are busy expanding sanctions on Russia and other countries.
This is despite Obama confessing that sanctions results in unnecessary humanitarian devastation on ordinary citizens living in countries under sanctions such as Cuba.
History is replete with cases of ordinary citizens in countries saddled with sanctions who endured death and humiliation as a result of the unjustified embargoes.
Around the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of children and women in Iraqi lost their lives as a result of critical shortages of water treatment chemicals, medical provisions and foods supplies caused by sanctions.
In Zimbabwe, families are suffering injury to their dignity as a result of sanctions.
Not only have they had their life dreams stolen and shattered but they have had their generational potential limited and delayed.
With no jobs available, industries continuing to shut down and the social services deteriorating, families are facing a desolate future with no respite in the foreseeable future as long as the sanctions are in place.
Around 2007, some Zimbabweans unnecessarily lost their lives to diseases such as cholera and HIVAids because the health delivery system was compromised by the sanctions.
When lives and human dignity are needlessly lost as a result of war, terrorism or partisan politics, it is regarded as a crime against humanity, liable for prosecution at the International Criminal Court.
Similarly, the lives lost as a result of sanctions or the indignities suffered thereof should be given the same legal recourse at any international court of justice.
This is a challenge to genuine international human rights lawyers or organisations to ensure that either the Cubans or Zimbabweans, who are losing their destiny and dignity at the hands of US sanctions, should be given legal assistance to reclaim their rights at the ICC or any other international court.
Thanks to the US president, the use of sanctions has been exposed as merely cruel, criminal and inhumane.
This provides a congenial pedestal to start a global campaign to call for a ban against the use of sanctions.
Source : The Herald
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Home » Governance » Grace Mugabe Now Running the Show
Grace Mugabe Now Running the Show
THE just-ended Zanu PF congress all but showed First Lady Grace Mugabe is now running the show in Zanu PF and government behind the scenes, and her demands have all been met after her husband President Robert Mugabe bowed down to her public ultimatum to boot out Vice-President Joice Mujuru.
Mugabe, 90, is showing more and more signs of being erratic suggesting he is no longer up to the task of running the country.
Grace has apparently stepped into that vacuum to assert herself while daring controlling her husband even in public.
Evidence of this was there for all to see during the congress held from December 2-7.
Last Saturday Mugabe got carried away when he took to the stage to dissolve the Zanu PF central committee and started lecturing delegates about the liberation struggle. Grace intervened by writing a note aising him to take his seat, but after reading the note, he announced to delegates that his wife had aised to stop talking, leaving her embarrassed.
“My wife has written a note she says I’m talking too much. That’s how I am treated even at home, so I must listen,” he said.
Besides revealing that Grace was running the show at his house and now in the party, Mugabe also showed that he had no control over Grace when she forced him to call for a rerun of the central committee elections for Mashonaland East province.
This was after Grace vehemently rejected the list of members that was presented to congress by former chairperson Simon Khaya Moyo.
There was a verbal exchange between Mugabe and Grace, who were seated at the high table, with Grace expressing g disapproval of the announced names, eventually forcing Mugabe to call for a rerun on Tuesday.
The clash left delegates stunned while former chairperson Simon Khaya Moyo intervened to calm the two down.
In line with Grace’s demands, Mugabe has now dismissed Mujuru from government along with eight ministers, as the Zanu PF leader reshuffles cabinet.
The ministers sent packing are ICT minister Webster Shamu, Minister of State for Mashonaland East province Simbaneuta Mudarikwa, Indigenisation minister Francis Nhema, Higher and Tertiary Education minister Olivia Muchena, Labour and Public Service minister Nicholas Goche, Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa, Energy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire and his deputy Munacho Mutezo.
At separate rallies countrywide and at her children’s home in Mazowe, Grace repeatedly vowed if Mugabe does not appoint people she and her faction prefer at the party’s congress they would gather — this time to protest against his decision.
Political analysts said the fact that Grace is acting independently confirms fears Mugabe is now a lame duck and losing control.
Grace revealed for the first time during her recent meetings that she does not consult Mugabe on what to say or do at rallies but just speaks her mind out.
University of Zimbabwe lecturer Professor Eldred Masunungure said there is now “a clear vacuum of power as the centre is no longer holding”.
He said Grace’s remarks suggest she is now exercising a lot of power and influence behind the scenes.
“Generally, the First Lady of any nation wields a considerable amount of power behind closed doors. This is normally done covertly, surreptitiously and publicly it is never declared,” he said.
“This is extremely odd that she (Grace) is coming out and declaring that she is in charge by giving the president an ultimatum publicly when she does not hold any formal or constitutional position in the party and government.”
Masunungure added: “The scary part is what will happen when she gets formal power when now, without it, she speaks in a way that suggests she is the de facto president, powerful and influential.
What more when she has formal power?
It is a fact that First Ladies have power to influence the course of events behind the scenes but to come out openly and more or less suggest that I am running the show even if I don’t have formal power is quite historic.”
Masunungure said her aisors or instigators should be defining her limits — what she can and cannot say.
“These are fearful moments. I thought the president was manoeuvring things in the background but if she is not consulting him, it means the country is in trouble,” Masunungure said.
“Now, they take or wait for instructions from her. She is not the only one with informal power but the council of elders of war veterans. It all speaks to anarchy. It is a moment of chaos within the party and the country.”
Source : Zimbabwe Independent
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This next part in our new series, "Your Need to Know", Antonio Huneeus examines Italy's Fascist UFO Files. These files were originally delivered in the mid-nineties to famed Italian ufologist and author Roberto Pinotti, and sent on stationary bearing the seal of the Kingdom's Senate and Agenza Stefani, the regime news agency in charge of disseminating Fascist propaganda. Forensic analysis was done on the documents and they were found to be originals and not photocopies. Andrea Bedetti, a historian and expert on Italy's Fascist era, found that the stationary, aeronautical terminology and vocabulary were all consistent with real documents from the period. These documents contained written testimony describing in detail several sightings along with hand-drawn pictures. It also discloses that Mussolini and Ciano, Italy's number one and number two leaders were informed right away about the phenomenon. These documents also talk of the alleged creation of the top secret "Cabinet RS/33", led by Marconi, and included some of Italy's most prominent astronomers, scientists and aeronautical engineers. As things went sour for Italy during the war, all the files from Cabinet RS/33 were supposedly shipped to Nazi Germany, where they might have influenced the Italian aeronautical engineer Belluzzo.
Your Need to Know Ep. 5 - The RAND Corporation
Published on 28 Mar 2013
This next part of our "Your Need to Know" series, Antonio Huneeus examines RAND Corporation's UFO document, titled UFO's: What to do? The RAND Corp was originally an outgrowth project of World War II, called Project RAND, in May of 1948 it separated from the Douglas Aircraft Company and became it's own independent, nonprofit organization.
George Kocher of the RAND Corporation, published this document in November of 1968, a few months after the University of Colorado completed it's Condon Report. The RAND Corp document is broken into five different essays, Historical Aspects, Astronomical Aspects, The Character of Reports, Phenomenological Aspects, and How to Proceed and Why. These essays explore the types of reports and sightings, how they are categorized, and a list of hypotheses that exist surrounding the phenomenon. The document also provides an example of a detailed UFO report form developed by the University of Colorado's study group.
Your Need to Know Ep. 6 - UFO Documents and the "FBI Vault"
Published on 10 Apr 2013
This next part of our "Your Need to Know" series, Antonio Huneeus examines the FBI Vault UFO Documents. The Vault was created in 2011 as a storehouse for commonly requested FBI documents already released under the Freedom of Information Act. Go to Vault.FBI.gov, and from there you can easily search a multitude of topics ranging from counterterrorism to unexplained phenomenon.
The FBI recently revealed on its website that the most searched document is a simple one page memo, called the "Guy Hottel Memo". Its contents were written on March 22, 1950, by Guy Hottel, a special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office, and allude to the crash and recovery of the Roswell UFO. The memo ends abruptly with a sentence stating that no further evaluations were attempted. Major news organizations reported on this document being newly released, but it was actually released under the Freedom of Information Act, and available since the 1970's. Bruce Maccabee was the first to obtain this document, and he believes it to be part of an elaborate hoax.
Your Need to Know Ep. 7 - Canada's Official UFO Studies
Published on 8 Jul 2013
The next episode in our series is titled Canada's Official UFO Studies. We will explore two of Canada's UFO reporting agencies: Project Magnet and Second Story, both established in the early 1950's. Also we will examine some details of the infamous Shag Harbor UFO incident. This case is one of the very few where a government agency formally acknowledges an unidentified flying object. It was determined that no known aircraft was involved in the incident, so the source remains unknown to this day.
Your Need to Know Ep. 8 - Australia's UFO Files
Published on 30 Aug 2013
The next episode in our series is Australia's UFO Files. The National Archives of Australia holds a number of records relating to UFOs, flying saucers and other unidentified aerial phenomena. The documents became available in August 2012 under Australia's 30-year rule. This rule orders the release of government documents 30 years after they were created. Most of these records date from the 1950's to the 70's, when public interest in UFOs was high and many sightings were reported to Commonwealth authorities.
Your Need to Know Ep. 9 - Chile's UFO Files
Published on 8 Oct 2013
The next episode in our series covers Chile's government organization CEFAA -- [Comite De Estudios De Fenomenos Aeros Anomalos] translated into English, "The Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena."
Chile is one of the few countries around the world that has a government-backed UFO research organization. In Spanish UFOs are referred to as OVNIs. [Objecto Volador No Identificado] In 1997 the country publicly recognized it was experiencing UFO sightings and that the phenomenon was real. Some incidents could not be explained by natural phenomena and could not be identified as any type of man-made object.
Your Need to Know Ep. 10 - Brazil's UFO Files
Published on 29 Nov 2013
The next episode in our series covers Brazil's UFO investigations. The government of Brazil has openly acknowledged the topic since the 1950's and has released a number of UFO files from their investigations. From 1969 up until 1972 Brazil had an official UFO research organization called The System for the Investigation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (SIOANI). It'd investigation were open to the public, and they would often work with civilian UFO researchers. However, when the US closed their UFO investigation program, Project Blue Book, the Brazilians soon followed their lead and closed SOIANI in 1972.
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In this episode we will explore Uruguay's UFO investigations. Uruguay is one of the smallest countries in South America and witnesses have reported phenomenon in Uruguay since 1947. It is one of the countries where the military seems to be more open-minded towards the UFO phenomenon. In 1979 the President of Uruguay established the 'Commission for Receiving and Investigating Complaints of Unidentified Flying Objects' or CRIDOVNI as an official department of the Uruguayan Air Force. The commission receives, researches and investigates UFO sightings as part of their routine activity and they openly explore the possibility of extraterrestrial origins.
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Peru has long been recognized as a UFO hotspot by Ufologists and researchers alike. Some believe that archeological wonders such as the Nazca lines and Machu Picchu are evidence that ancient astronauts visited the area and are possibly still visiting today. On top of its rich archeological connection and a large populace that holds an interest in the phenomenon, Peru stands out as a country that takes UFO sightings very seriously.
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Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016
Cat-Scratch Disease in the United States, 2005–2013
Christina A. Nelson , Shubhayu Saha, and Paul S. Mead
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (C.A. Nelson, P.S. Mead); Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Saha)
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is mostly preventable. More information about the epidemiology and extent of CSD would help direct prevention efforts to those at highest risk. To gain such information, we reviewed the 2005–2013 MarketScan national health insurance claims databases and identified patients <65 years of age with an inpatient admission or outpatient visit that included a CSD code from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. Incidence of CSD was highest among those who lived in the southern United States (6.4 cases/100,000 population) and among children 5–9 years of age (9.4 cases/100,000 population). Inpatients were significantly more likely than outpatients to be male and 50–64 years of age. We estimate that each year, 12,000 outpatients are given a CSD diagnosis and 500 inpatients are hospitalized for CSD. Prevention measures (e.g., flea control for cats) are particularly helpful in southern states and in households with children.
Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a zoonosis caused by Bartonella henselae, a fastidious, hemotropic, gram-negative bacterium. B. henselae is maintained and spread among cats—the principal mammal reservoir species—by the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis); transmission to humans occurs via scratches, and possibly bites, from cats. CSD occurs throughout the United States and worldwide wherever cats and their fleas are found (1). Knowledge of this emerging pathogen continues to expand; additional Bartonella species, such as B. clarridgeiae, and mammal hosts, including dogs, have also been linked to CSD (2–4).
The predominant clinical feature of CSD is lymphadenopathy proximal to the site of a cat scratch or bite; in many patients, a papule develops at the initial wound site before onset of lymphadenopathy. Some patients with B. henselae infection experience more serious manifestations, such as neuroretinitis, Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome, osteomyelitis, encephalitis, or endocarditis (1). B. henselae infection can be particularly severe for patients with immunocompromising conditions, such as AIDS, in whom vascular proliferative lesions (bacillary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis) may develop (5).
In the United States, CSD is not a notifiable condition; therefore, information on the epidemiology of this disease has been limited to clinical case series and analyses of hospital discharge databases. Jackson et al. used records from the Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities (1983–1989) and the National Hospital Discharge Survey (1978–1989) to estimate incidence of CSD hospitalizations to be 0.77–0.86/100,000 population/year. Most hospitalized patients were <18 years of age (55%) and male (60%); highest incidence was in the southern United States. Although the authors also extracted outpatient records from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, only 10 cases of CSD were identified, limiting analysis and extrapolation (6).
Reynolds et al. analyzed the Kids’ Inpatient Database for the yeat 2000 and estimated the incidence of CSD hospitalizations to be 0.60/100,000 children <18 years of age/year. In this study, incidence was also highest in southern states but was slightly higher among girls and women (7).
Although the syndrome of CSD was first defined in 1950, identification of the etiologic agent and development of diagnostic tests did not occur until the mid-1980s and later (8). Therefore, the epidemiology of CSD may have changed in the past few decades because of improved diagnostic tests for CSD and other conditions that mimic CSD (9). Patients with typical signs of CSD and compatible exposure history can be given a presumptive clinical diagnosis; diagnostic tests such as serology, PCR, and culture can be useful for confirming typical CSD or for diagnosing atypical CSD (1).
To better define the current epidemiology and burden of CSD in the United States, we analyzed a large medical claims database to 1) describe national patterns of clinician-diagnosed CSD among inpatients and outpatients, 2) evaluate changes in disease patterns during the study period, and 3) identify demographic groups at higher risk for CSD. Improved understanding of CSD may facilitate recognition by clinicians and identification of risk groups for whom education about cats and flea control is particularly helpful.
We conducted a retrospective analysis of the Truven Health MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database (Truven Health Analytics, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) for 2005–2013. This database contains information on employer-sponsored private health insurance claims from employees, their spouses, and their dependents from all 50 states. The database contains records for persons <65 years of age only.
The MarketScan database includes information about inpatient admissions, outpatient clinic visits, and emergency department visits with associated billing codes from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). A case was defined as illness in any patient with an insurance claims record for inpatient or outpatient care that included the ICD-9-CM code for cat-scratch disease (078.3) as either a principal or secondary diagnosis. Only the first record with the 078.3 code was counted and considered the incident event. Patients who had been admitted as inpatients and had also had outpatient visits were counted as inpatients.
Because some persons in the database were covered by an included health insurance plan for only part of each year, we calculated the denominators for incidence calculations by summing the total number of person-months by year, region, age, and sex. We then divided these sums by 12 to yield the number of person-years for each category. To assess changes in the epidemiology of CSD over time, we divided the dataset into two 3-year periods (2005–2007 and 2011–2013), with a washout period of 3 years in between.
The cost of hospitalization and outpatient visits was calculated by summing total payments for the initial encounter plus any subsequent encounter with the 078.3 code up to 1 year afterward. Total costs included the primary insurance payment, co-insurance, and patient copayment. Costs for procedures such as phlebotomy and laboratory testing were included if they had an associated 078.3 code. Costs of inpatient medications were incorporated into the total payments for hospital stay. Outpatient prescriptions were included in the total cost calculation if they were for an antimicrobial drug recommended for treatment of CSD and prescribed within 30 days before or after the initial outpatient 078.3 encounter (10,11).
To estimate the total annual number of US patients <65 years of age with a CSD diagnosis, we first calculated age-specific and US census region–specific rates of CSD within the MarketScan database. We then performed direct standardization by multiplying these rates by the US population by age and region. Population estimates were obtained from the 2010 US Census Bureau Population Survey (12).
Descriptive statistics and comparisons were performed by using SAS version 9.3 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). To compare categorical data between inpatients and outpatients and between the periods 2005–2007 and 2011–2013, we calculated risk ratios (RRs).
The protocol underwent human subjects review at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and was determined not to be research involving human subjects. As such, institutional review board approval was not required.
During 2005–2013, the MarketScan database contained information on a median of 39,970,145 enrollees for each year (range 16,159,068–53,131,420). A total of 280,522,578 person-years were analyzed during the 9-year study period.
Incidence and Geographic Distribution
During the study period, we identified 13,273 patients with a diagnosis of CSD: 12,735 outpatients and 538 inpatients. Average annual incidence was 4.5 outpatient diagnoses/100,000 population (range 4.0–5.7/100,000) and 0.19 inpatient admissions/100,000 population (range 0.17–0.22/100,000).
Figure 1. Average annual incidence (cases/100,000 population) of cat-scratch disease outpatient diagnoses and inpatient admissions by year, United States, 2005–2013.
Annual incidence of outpatient CSD diagnoses was highest in 2005 (5.7/100,000 population) then steadily declined to a low of 4.0/100,000 population in 2013 (Figure 1). The decrease in incidence over time occurred primarily in southern states. For inpatient admissions, annual incidence remained relatively stable during the study period and peaked slightly in 2008 (0.22/100,000 population).
Figure 2. Geographic distribution of cat-scratch disease by US census division, United States, 2005–2013. Rates are reported as average incidence per 100,000 population per year. During the study period, there were <10 cases...
Incidence was highest in the West South Central, East South Central, and South Atlantic divisions (6.1–6.4 cases/100,000 population) and lowest in the more arid Mountain division, where cat fleas are less common (2.2 cases/100,000 population) (Figure 2). The highest overall proportion of cases occurred in the South Atlantic division (26.3%), followed by the West South Central division (19.7%).
Distribution by Age and Sex
Figure 3. Age- and sex-specific incidence (cases/100,000 population) of cat-scratch disease outpatient diagnoses (A) and inpatient admissions (B), United States, 2005–2013.
Highest average annual CSD incidence for outpatients and inpatients was among children 5–9 years of age (9.0 cases/100,000 patients and 0.4 cases/100,000 patients, respectively) (Figure 3). Children <14 years of age accounted for 32.5% of diagnoses overall. Among adults, highest incidence for outpatients and inpatients was among women 60–64 years of age (6.6 cases/100,000 and 0.3 cases/100,000, respectively) (Figure 3).
Women and girls accounted for 62.0% of outpatient diagnoses and 55.6% of inpatient diagnoses. Although most inpatients were female, inpatients were significantly more likely than outpatients to be male (RR 1.17, 95% CI 1.06–1.29) (Table). Incidence among female patients was higher than that among male patients in all age groups with the notable exceptions of inpatients 0–4, 25–29, and 40–49 years of age. The incidence difference between adult female and male patients widened as age increased.
Figure 4. Seasonal variation of cat scratch disease outpatient diagnoses and inpatient admissions, United States, 2005–2013.
Figure 5. Seasonal variation of cat-scratch disease diagnoses by region, United States, 2005–2013. Northeast region = New England and Middle Atlantic divisions; North Central = East North Central and West North Central; South...
The largest proportion of diagnoses was made during January (10.2%), followed by August–November (9.1%–9.6%/month) (Figure 4). Diagnoses were significantly more likely to be made during August–November for inpatients than for outpatients (Table). Of note, when data were stratified by region, a spike in January was apparent for all regions but most pronounced in the North Central region and least pronounced in the West region (Figure 5).
To account for differences in enrollment by time of year, we also compared incidence by using monthly insurance enrollment figures and incidence among the subset of persons enrolled for the entirety of each year. A similar monthly pattern remained, including the notable spike in January. When stratified by age group, patients 10–49 years of age were most commonly given their diagnosis in January, whereas patients <9 years and >50 years of age were most commonly given their diagnosis during August–November.
Comparisons over Time
During the 3-year period of 2005–2007, a total of 2,881 patients were given a CSD diagnosis (incidence 5.5 cases/100,000 population/year). During 2011–2013, a total of 5,522 patients received a CSD diagnosis (incidence 4.4 cases/100,000 population/year). The MarketScan database included records from substantially more patients during the latter period, hence the lower overall incidence despite a greater number of patients with CSD.
The proportion of patients with CSD who were hospitalized increased from 3.5% in 2005–2007 to 4.2% in 2011–2013. Patient sex or residence in a rural area did not differ significantly between the 2 periods. Patients with CSD in 2011–2013, as opposed to 2005–2007, were significantly less likely to be <14 years of age (RR 0.79, 95% CI 0.74–0.84), to have been given their diagnosis during August–November (RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.87–0.97), and to be from southern states (RR 0.76, 95% CI 0.73–0.79).
Estimated Cost and Extrapolation to the US Population
The mean cost of care for outpatients with CSD was $244/patient (median $100; interquartile range [IQR] $68–$169). The mean cost of an inpatient admission plus follow-up care for CSD was $13,663 (median $8,525; IQR $5,535–$15,273). Median length of stay for inpatient admissions was 3 days (IQR 2–5 days).
After directly standardizing age- and region-specific CSD incidence rates to the US population, we estimated that each year 12,000 outpatient diagnoses are made among patients <65 years of age. In addition, each year ≈500 patients <65 years of age are hospitalized for CSD. Using these estimates, we calculated the total annual cost of CSD among persons <65 years of age to be $2,928,000 for outpatients and $6,832,000 for inpatients. Thus, in the United States, the total direct medical costs for CSD are estimated to be $9,760,000/year.
Using data from a large national health insurance claims database, we estimated that the annual incidence of CSD is 4.7 per 100,000 persons <65 years of age and that a total of 12,500 patients in this age group receive a CSD diagnosis each year in the United States. The highest rates of outpatient diagnoses and inpatient admissions for CSD occur among children 5–9 years of age.
The epidemiology of CSD inpatient admissions described in this study was in some regards similar to that found by previous studies of national hospitalization databases (6,7). For example, we found that cases occurred predominantly in southern states and during the late summer and fall. Furthermore, incidence of outpatient diagnoses and inpatient admissions in the MarketScan database was highest among children <14 years of age. We also found, however, that children <14 years of age accounted for a smaller proportion of inpatient admissions (35.5%) than that found by the Jackson et al. analysis of hospital databases (45%–50%) (6). This difference is surprising given that the MarketScan databases include information on insured persons <65 years of age only, so the proportion of children with CSD in our analysis is artificially inflated.
Although very little data on incidence of CSD in outpatients have been published, our estimate (4.5 cases/100,000 population) is similar to that reported from an outpatient survey conducted in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area (3.3 cases/100,000 population) (13). Although Jackson et al. reported a higher estimated incidence (9.3 cases/100,000 population), this extrapolation was based on only 10 patients identified in an ambulatory care database (6). The incidence of outpatient diagnoses—but not inpatient admissions— in the MarketScan database clearly and steadily decreased during the study period and should be further evaluated by use of other data sources.
The incidence of inpatient admissions reported in this study (0.19/100,000 population) is substantially lower than that reported in 2 studies of national hospitalization databases (0.60–0.86/100,000). Although Jackson et al. and Reynolds et al. used different data sources, these studies relied on the same basic method of using ICD-9-CM code 078.3 to identify cases. The reported incidences in both previous studies, however, had wider variation and were limited by smaller sample sizes (6,7).
The lower incidence of inpatient admissions found by our study is surprising, given that the number of US households with cats has increased in recent decades to an all-time high of 45 million (14). The overall proportion of CSD patients who were hospitalized may be artificially low because our analysis did not include patients >65 years of age, who typically have more comorbidities and thus are more likely to be hospitalized. It is also possible that patients with atypical manifestations of CSD were given ICD-9-CM codes for specific clinical conditions (e.g., encephalitis) but not the underlying etiology and so were not included according to our search criteria.
Greater availability and efficacy of flea control products may have reduced risk for B. hensalae transmission to humans. Furthermore, while laboratory diagnosis of CSD has improved in recent decades—which may bolster the calculated incidence of CSD—diagnostic capability for other causes of lymphadenopathy (e.g., neoplasms) has also advanced and may have prevented overdiagnosis of CSD.
It is unclear why an unusually high number of cases occurred in January. Jackson et al. also observed an increase in hospitalizations during January, although the increase was not as striking (6). A study of Lyme disease, which used the same MarketScan database, did not show an unusual peak in January, suggesting that it is not artifact from changes in insurance coverage at the beginning of each year (15). Kittens are typically born in the spring and adopted during the summer (16), and kittens 0–6 months of age have been shown to be at greatest risk for B. henselae bacteremia. Conversely, C. felis flea abundance peaks during fall and winter, and the highest risk for B. henselae bacteremia among cats is during winter (17,18). These seasonal variations elucidate the reasons for increased incidence of CSD during the fall but do not fully explain the decrease in December and subsequent peak in January.
One hypothesis to explain the January peak is that cats are adopted from shelters more often during the holiday season, for sentimental reasons or as gifts. However, we are unaware of any comprehensive data on cat adoption statistics by month, so assessing this relationship is difficult. Of note, stratified analysis showed that the January peak occurred primarily among patients 10–49 years of age. Another hypothesis is that teenagers and middle-aged adults, who typically spend a great deal of time at school or work, spend more time during the holidays at home in contact with their cats or traveling to other houses with cats. Also, cats spend more time indoors as temperatures decrease during the winter. These and other potential explanations for the unexpected January peak in disease should be explored further.
In contrast to several previous studies that reported an overall predilection of CSD among male patients (6,7,19,20), our analysis indicated that only 44.4% of inpatients and 38.0% of outpatients were male. The reasons for this discrepancy are unclear and should be explored further. Compared with outpatients, inpatients were more likely to be male (although a minority of inpatients were male), be 50–64 years of age, and reside in the South. These differences could results from risk factors for severe disease that should be explored further. Differences could also result from more accurate diagnosis for inpatients, rather than true epidemiologic differences.
Our study has several limitations. First, the case definition relies on diagnosis by clinicians and subsequent coding by clinicians or billing specialists, both of which are subject to error. For example, the 078.3 code could have been inappropriately used for care of a cat scratch wound but not actual CSD. Also, in some cases, the 078.3 code may have been recorded as a rule-out diagnosis when CSD was not actually confirmed. To our knowledge, there are no data on the sensitivity and specificity of the 078.3 code for CSD. Furthermore, the MarketScan database is a convenience sample and does not include insurance claims from persons >65 years of age, military personnel, uninsured persons, or Medicaid/Medicare enrollees, among whom risk for CSD may differ. Last, the calculated medical cost of CSD is probably an underestimate because some CSD-related visits and procedures may have been missing the 078.3 code and we did not account for indirect costs such as time away from work.
CSD causes a substantial burden of disease nationwide and disproportionately affects children. Because CSD is a zoonotic infection that is maintained and spread among cats by fleas, comprehensive flea control for cats can help reduce the risk for human infection. Risk may also be reduced by washing hands after contact with cats, to remove potentially infectious flea feces that could enter breaks in the skin. Furthermore, because cats that hunt outdoors are at substantially greater risk for B. henselae bacteremia (17), limiting hunting activity of cats may reduce risk for human infection. Educational efforts should focus on cat owners, particularly those with children in the household or those with immunocompromising conditions. Additional research is warranted to elucidate the reasons for epidemiologic differences noted in this study and risk factors for severe disease.
Dr. Nelson is a medical epidemiologist at the Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado. Her primary research interests are the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Lyme disease, Bartonella infections, tularemia, and plague.
We thank Truven Health Analytics, Peter Hicks, and the Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for facilitating access to the MarketScan databases. We also thank Anna Perea for assistance with map production; Ben Beard, Kiersten Kugeler, and Manjunath Shankar for input on the project; and Kalanthe Horiuchi and Rebecca Clark for guidance on statistical analysis.
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21 May 2018 2 July 2018
Author of “Howl at the Moon” (Contemporary Fiction)
How long have you been writing? Do you write in genres other than speculative fiction? If so, which ones? If not, why do you prefer spec fic?
I’ve been shopping fiction for publication for a little over two years now, though of course I’ve been writing privately for much longer. I’ve always found it difficult to write outside the SF lines, since the weird and fantastic tends to creep in around the edges even when I’m writing non-fiction.
The world is a very strange place, sometimes, and SF is ones of the easiest genres in which to acknowledge that truth. For the odd story that doesn’t fall easily into the speculative box, they’re usually either horror or straight lit, and they tend to still be on the stranger-than-fiction side.
What are some of your literary influences? How did you encounter them?
I tend to be most mindful of authors like Terry Pratchett, Ursula Vernon, and Warren Ellis when I’m writing. Pratchett and Ellis are almost impossible not to encounter, if you like certain types of fantasy or science fiction, but I first discovered Ursula Vernon’s work almost by accident.
Her webcomic, Digger, was nominated for an Eisner award, which led to the subscription-only archives being made available for free, which led to several high-profile genre blogs promoting it as the gem it is. The comic has since won a Hugo, and Vernon has since published many excellent novels and short stories.
All three of them have a deeply humanist streak to their writing, and it adds a depth to their narratives and characters that I appreciate a great deal. It helps when you’re writing to remember that, in even the most fantastic or absurd of situations, your characters are still people who have to deal with the fall-out of what’s happening and will have an emotional reaction as well as an immediate physical one. The plot is the plot, but the people acting it out on your page should never come across as puppets just acting it out. I think we’ve all read (or tried to read) that book, and it’s usually barely worth the time you took to do it.
Are there themes that you find recurring in your work? If so, what are they, and why do you think they recur?
Probably the biggest is accidental significance, or maybe the straw that broke the camel’s back.
I’ve always been fascinated by how so many preventable disasters or personal tragedies or farcical feuds start with something small. Sometimes it’s the sort of thing that you can easily predict mushrooming, but most times nobody expects picking at one little thread to unravel the whole thing.
The emotional response to that is similar to the way there’s always one last—often ludicrously small—thing that can cause system-wide collapse in the right conditions or with enough underlying neglect, and I have a weakness for both scenarios.
Part of it is that you can mine the situations for comedy, tragedy, and most things in between. It’s such a satisfying thing, but so versatile at the same time.
What writing projects are you working on right now?
I’ve always got a few irons in the fire, but right now I’m working on the rare piece of straight fiction—a novella about a pair of dueling fashionistas, which may yet veer into SF if the vampirism turns literal instead of just emotional—and a short story about Medea’s time in Athens. I’m also hoping to place a short story about a fixer whose magic problems just got exponentially worse thanks to everyone overreacting to an eclipse.
For someone who wants to read more of your work, which of your stories would you recommend, and how can people find them?
I keep a running list of everything I’ve managed to get published on the “About” section of my website, northonthegulf.wordpress.com. Anyone looking for more can find it all there, with links directly to the pieces available for free online and a list of anything to watch out for in upcoming months.
I admit to the writer’s sin of loving every piece I’ve submitted for potential publication, but my personal favorites are “Snow Queen,” which was actually published in Metaphorosis last January, and “Mother’s Day,” which is one of the more upbeat tales I’ve found a home for. For the podcast set, “Toward the Banner of the King” was a lot of fun to write, and PseudoPod’s recurring narrator Justine Eyre did an absolutely dynamite job reading it.
You can read T.R. North’s story in Metaphorosis Magazine, “Snow Queen,” for free online.
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Georgia Bottoms
By Mark Childress
Reviewed by Perle Champion
Little, Brown and Company, 2011
$24.99, Hardcover
$11.99, eBook
In his latest novel, Georgia Bottoms, Mark Childress introduces readers to a southern belle who makes Scarlet O’Hara seem tame by comparison.
Georgia is the sole support of her family, and she tries always to put her best foot forward to maintain the family image of genteel wealth. That’s hard to do with a no-account brother who’s rarely employed in anything legal and an elderly mother who is losing touch with reality and who daily rails against that “evil Rosa Parks” whom she blames for everything wrong with this new South of 2001.
To maintain her image, Georgia sweats it out every Sunday in a sweltering hot church. She sits elegantly dressed and shod in her family’s pew because she must. Church is de rigueur in a small southern town, but showing face doesn’t mean she has to listen. She considers her manicure and contemplates whether a rebellious Jesus was a Tide fan to spite his Father, whom the preacher assures the congregation is an Auburn fan, as are most of the men in the church. She studies those around her and wonders if they, like she, are just there to show face, when suddenly the preacher catches her attention.
He’s about to repent his sins, and she is one of them. Her mind races; he can’t do this to her. What can she do? What would any southern belle do? She makes it to the church aisle and very convincingly faints dead away.
Thus begins Georgia’s personal hero’s journey. The hero’s journey is epic, but it’s not always huge and larger than life. Some are just like you and me and sweet Georgia Bottoms. She’s facing change against her will, trying desperately to hang onto the status quo, making difficult choices at every turn in a comedy of personal and serious world events that conspire against her and turn her world upside down.
Georgia is making it on her own terms. She’s not exactly Louise Wooster, nor the fictional Belle Watley, but she is a woman with a heart of gold making her way the only way she knows how for herself and her own.
This is a delicious Southern novel full of colorful language. No political correctness here. Stories about real people are rarely PC.
This is a story about endings that lead to beginnings, the face we show the world, and the face that’s true. It’s about knowing when the price of saving face is too high. Georgia faces that ultimate choice, and she shines. March 2011
Perle Champion is a freelance writer and artist in Birmingham.
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Brooklyn Heights Redevelopment Project Nets Financing
Hudson Companies, the developer behind a project to build a library and condominium tower, has secured a $280 million construction loan
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June 18, 2017 2:32 pm ET
The developer behind a Brooklyn Heights project to build a new library and condominium tower has secured a $280 million construction loan, allowing the mixed-use redevelopment to move forward.
The Hudson Cos. on Thursday closed on a $280 million loan provided by real-estate finance company Starwood Property Trust Inc. and Related Fund Management, a division of real-estate firm Related Cos., Hudson said.
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NewsI-696 contamination crisis
Live: Trial continues for Gary Sayers in I-696 green ooze contamination in Madison Heights
The court case against Gary Sayers, the owner of a hazardous building in Madison Heights, is underway.
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The court case against Gary Sayers, the owner of a hazardous building in Madison Heights, is underway.
Sayers is being held responsible by the city of Madison Heights for the green chemical that seeped onto I-696.
It will be a bench trial, meaning there will be no jury - it will be up to a judge to decide the fate of the trial.
Last week, Sayers' lawyers asked the judge for an adjournment of the case due to the fact that Sayers is currently in federal prison for storing hazardous waste. Attorneys said his absence would "unfairly prejudice" his opportunity to defend himself.
However, the judge denied the motion.
Madison Heights is suing Sayers in order to have him demolish the old Electro-Plating Services site, now polluted with hazardous material, which spilled onto I-696. The city also wants the right to demolish the building if Sayers does not comply with a court order.
A representative with the Environmental Protection Agency is expected in the courtroom to describe observations made at the old Electro-Plating Services site.
A hearing in Lansing will be held Wednesday to discuss contamination concerns.
Follow along with tweets from 7 Action News' Kim Russell below.
“The only apt description to describe the condition in these buildings is industrial hoarding,” said Jeffrey Sherman, Attorney for Madison Heights as he argues that Electro Plating Service buildings should be torn down so pollution can be cleaned.
— Kim Russell WXYZ (@kimrussell7) January 13, 2020
Madison Heights’ Attorney Jeffrey Sherman is painting a picture of a man sounds like a crazy cat lady, but instead of hoarding cats, he “hoards” hazardous waste. Told again and again, get rid of your waste properly, Gary Sayers collected more.
Kelly Thomas, an Environmental Scientist contracted by the EPA is now testifying at the trial to determine whether Madison Heights can force the demolition of Gary Sayers' Electro Plating Service. pic.twitter.com/Fa2rMogeNw
Thomas testified that he entered the building fro the first time in April 2017. He saw open, corroded containers, holes in the roof, windows and floor, possible from chemical corrosion.
Chemicals in vats spilled it appeared, putting holes in metal catwalks.
There was unstable flooring in multiple places.
There were toxic levels of numerous chemicals. He wrote in his report that people lived about 350 feet away, raising concerns.
He is testifying there were two pits in the basement. One had concrete at the bottom. The other was simply soil. The earthen pit contained green liquid that contained hazardous levels of chromium.
That earthen pit filled with green chromium liquid was emptied of liquid, then filled with concrete gravel. Samples were taken when liquid was in the earthen pit. The soil was not sampled before crushed concrete was put on top of it.
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Grand Rapids company turns vintage hockey gear into craft leather goods
Founders of Second String Leather Company turn vintage hockey gear into craft leather goods.
Author: Rachel Watson (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
Published: 6:51 AM EDT September 9, 2019
Updated: 7:20 AM EDT September 9, 2019
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —
(GRBJ) - Enamored with the nostalgia of old goalie equipment, a pair of local hockey buffs have created a business that keeps the scent of leather close at hand.
Zac Smith and Joe Messina launched Grand Rapids-based Second String Leather Company in May after the pair — who have known each other over a decade through the game of hockey — had the idea to collect and upcycle vintage full-grain, oil-tanned leather goalie gear into new products that fellow hockey fans could enjoy.
Their first line of products launched May 29 at secondstringleather.com and sold out within two weeks. They took the summer to build up stock and launched a second line Aug. 24.
Each piece is one-of-a-kind, made from acquired or donated goalie leg pads, blockers, gloves and more that formerly belonged to high school, college or professional hockey players.
Items made from goalie gear currently in the Second String Leather store include wallets, keychains, watch bands and bathroom bags.
The shop also offers other branded leather items including coasters, pillows, patches, bags, totes and apparel that are not all made from hockey equipment but are similar in aesthetic and branded with the company’s logo.
Smith and Messina met in 2007 at Walker Ice Arena when Smith was a varsity goalie for the Kenowa Hills High School hockey team and Messina was a goalie coach for the company at which he is now vice president, South Lyon-based Bandits Goalie School.
Messina approached Smith and tried to persuade him to attend the goalie school and buy a new helmet from his business, Masked Marvel Goalie Helmets.
“He always pushed me off, but from there, we kept in touch in the hockey world, and he actually ended up going to Davenport University a handful of years ago, where I’m the goalie coach,” Messina said.
Smith played Division II hockey at Davenport while helping Messina run weekend goalie clinics on the side. He withdrew from the team after about a year to raise a family but continues to work as a goalie coach with Bandits.
The pair germinated the seed of a business idea in 2017.
“We actually saw something on Instagram (about a similar business),” Smith said. “We were like, ‘Oh man, that’s cool.’ And then we got thinking, ‘Why don’t we do this with goalie pads? The goalie community is huge, and it would be something crazy unique that nobody has ever done.’ We kicked it around for probably about a year, year and a half.”
It took a while to brainstorm a business name and logo, working virtually with a designer from Boston, and the duo initially struggled with developing a vision for the products.
At first, they worked with a part-time leatherworker, but the demands of his family and full-time teaching job did not allow him to produce goods quickly enough, so he referred Messina and Smith to Jacob Vroon, whom he knew from the local leather-working community.
Vroon is owner of a small-batch leather production shop, Harbinger Leather Design. He produces goods under the Harbinger brand as well as for private labels. The shop runs out of a space in the back of Gemini Handmade, the store he and his wife, Elyse Welcher, co-own at 963 Cherry St. SE in Grand Rapids’ East Hills neighborhood.
“We went there on a Sunday morning and (four) months later, we launched our first collection,” Messina said.
“We looked around, but to find someone in our backyard that’s in Grand Rapids … to drive 10 minutes to your shop to meet with your leather craftsman is a pretty special feeling. … We’ve been really fortunate to find him.
“The biggest piece for us was finding someone who had the right vision of how we wanted to lay out certain things. We don’t even need to tell him anymore. He just knows. He’s like, ‘I got it.’”
Smith said his love for hockey is largely about the gear. Although Vroon doesn’t have a history with the sport, his “artistic mind” knows good leather when he sees it, Messina said.
“He is drawn to the leather. When we brought (the equipment in), his jaw dropped to the floor,” Messina said. “I don’t think he’s a hockey person by any means, so for him to see leather from the ’60s and ’70s and these goalie pads — he didn’t know what to say.”
The first collection that rolled out in May was sourced from vintage equipment that tended to be mostly plain brown or yellow and black.
The new line that just launched includes a Pro Spec Series called Demko after National Hockey League player Thatcher Demko, who is a goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks.
The wallets in the series have a patriotic theme, as they are made from the early 2000s gear Demko wore as a player for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League.
Second String Leather also has wallet lines called Brian’s AltraMax, Brian’s Airlite Glove, Brian’s Airlite Blocker and Brian’s Outlaw blocker — all sourced from goalie equipment made by Canadian manufacturer Brian’s Custom Sports.
Smith and Messina are keeping their stick on the ice.
They intend to keep their day jobs — Messina as the owner of three businesses and VP of another, and Smith as a used car salesman and goalie coach. But they also are expanding Second String Leather, building an office, warehouse and fulfillment “barn” at Messina’s home property in the Grandville/Walker area.
In September, they intend to launch a custom component to Second String Leather, in which people can donate their goalie pads or family heirloom equipment to be converted into made-to-order products.
“We’ve actually been approached by multiple professionals about getting their pads done and giving them to their friends and family and everybody who’s helped them along the way,” Smith said.
Messina added the business gets these requests because there’s no other outfit in the hockey world right now doing what Second String Leather does.
Along with the custom arm, they also are building out a women’s line of products, including totes and accessories.
All of the business Second String Leather has generated so far has been during hockey’s offseason.
To get its name out there even more, Second String Leather has a gig on tap selling products at a kiosk during the Grand Rapids Griffins’ home opener Oct. 11 against the Milwaukee Admirals. Messina said he expects it will be a sellout event in the nearly 11,000-seat Van Andel Arena.
Not long after, they will have a booth at an upcoming hockey expo in Minneapolis that Messina said usually has about 100,000 attendees.
“It’s another whole level of getting our pieces in front of more people,” he said.
“Every day, we have more followers — Facebook now has 700, Instagram has over 3,000, and every day, it keeps spreading.
“We’re very passionate about the game of hockey, and to do this and sell it to someone to put a smile on their face is priceless.”
This story originally appeared in the Grand Rapids Business Journal. To find a similar content, pick up a copy or find more on their website.
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Balance of catalytic activity and conductivity of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 /graphene counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells: using hydrothermal-synthesized kesterite Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 and graphene obtained by product line
J. Solid State Electr. (IF 2.531) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Liguo Wei, Qinhang Wu, Wei Chen, Dong Wang, Bo Jiang, Gonglei Sun, Furong Yu, Jing Feng, Yulin Yang
The catalytic activity and conductivity of Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was balanced using hydrothermal-synthesized kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and graphene obtained by product line. It was found that the electrocatalytic activity of Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene counter electrode was adjustable by balancing its catalytic activity and conductivity using varied weight ratio of graphene in the composited material of Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene. When the weight percent of graphene was 2% to Cu2ZnSnS4, the catalytic activity and conductivity of Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene counter electrode came to the balanced point, resulting in the best electrocatalytic activity. Under the balanced conditions, the dye-sensitized solar cell devices based on Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene counter electrode show a maximum solar-to-electrical power efficiency of 3.71% (with short-circuit photocurrent density Jsc of 13.24 mA cm−2, open-circuit photovoltage Voc of 0.63 V, and fill factor FF of 0.44), which is higher than that of unbalanced counter electrode. Although the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs based on Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene counter electrode was a little lower than that of DSSCs based on platinum (Pt) counter electrode (4.95%), it is believed that Cu2ZnSnS4/graphene counter electrode would outperform Pt counter electrode by further balancing its catalytic activity and conductivity using higher-quality and more matched Cu2ZnSnS4 and graphene. This strategy to improve the electrocatalytic activity of counter electrode will be helpful for exploring facile synthesis, low-cost, and efficient Cu2ZnSnS4-based composited counter electrode materials.
Chemically modified electrode based on dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate and carbonaceous materials: improvement of analytical and electrochemical features applied to uranium determination
Sabrine de Araujo Aquino, Juliana Villela Maciel, Daiane Dias
Abstract This work deals about the evaluation and improvement of analytical and electrochemical features of chemically modified electrode based on dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate (DPH) and carbonaceous materials. The electrochemical features of films obtained were evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Between the modifications evaluated, the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with CB and DPH (DHP-CB/GCE) showed lower resistance to charge transfer and higher electron transfer rate. Additionally, the highest current of U(VI) was obtained with DHP-CB/GCE in a very stable way, the process present quasi-reversible behavior and it is controlled by a mixture of diffusion and absorption. The best instrumental conditions for U(VI) determination were obtained applying frequency of 15 Hz, amplitude of 100 mV, and deposition potential of − 0.1 V (by square wave cathodic stripping voltammetry). Among the electrolyte compositions (acetate and citrate buffers), ionic strength (from 0.10, 0.15, to 0.20 mol L−1), and pH (from 3.6 to 5.6) evaluated, the highest current of U(VI) were obtained in 0.15 mol L−1 of acetate buffer, pH 5.6. The method was accurate, linear, and sensitive (detection limit of 0.088 μg L−1 using 300 s of deposition).
Effective p -type photocurrent sensitization of n -Bi 2 O 3 with p -CuBi 2 O 4 and p -CuO: Z-scheme photoelectrochemical system
Мikalai Malashchonak, Eugene Streltsov, Alexander Mazanik, Olga Korolik, Anatoly Kulak, Darya Puzikova, Margarita Dergacheva, Algirdas Selskis
Abstract Nanostructured n-Bi2O3/p-CuBi2O4/p-CuO photocathodes with incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency IPCEmax = 70% (λ = 400 nm) have been prepared using electrochemical and chemical methods. Platelet-like BiOI nanocrystals electrochemically deposited on FTO substrate were used as precursors. CuI nanoparticles were deposited on the BiOI surface by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction technique. Oxidative heat treatment of BiOI/CuI heterostructure in air leads to the formation of the Bi2O3/CuBi2O4/CuO composite. Binary oxide was formed as a result of solid-state interaction between bismuth and copper oxides at their interface. Spectral sensitization of wide-gap n-Bi2O3 (band gap Eg = 2.80 eV) with narrow-gap p-CuBi2O4 (Eg = 1.80 eV) and p-CuO (Eg = 1.45 eV) extends spectral sensitivity range up to 800 nm by Z-scheme implementation: cathodic photocurrent is associated with the transition of photoelectrons from p-CuBi2O4 and p-CuO to the solution, while photoholes recombine with electrons of n-Bi2O3 conduction band. High quantum efficiency of photocurrent was achieved due to band-edge correlation in a three-component oxide heterostructure, combined with an internal electric field in p-CuBi2O4 and effective photon absorption by two narrow-band-gap p-CuBi2O4 and p-CuO semiconductors.
Study on the performance of MnO 2 -MoO 3 composite as lithium-ion battery anode using spent Zn-Mn batteries as manganese source
Ningsheng Zhang, Guanghui Guo, Bowen He, Jiaxin Zhu, Jie Wu, Jianghua Qiu
The recycling of Zn-Mn batteries was linked with the synthesis of MnO2-MoO3 composite in this paper. An intermediate product of MnSO4 was recycled from spent Zn-Mn batteries by hydrometallurgy recycling technology, and it was selected as manganese source to synthesize MnO2-MoO3 composite via a facile one-step hydrothermal method. The composition, morphology, and valence state of the final product MnO2-MoO3 are characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. As anode for lithium-ion batteries, the obtained composite of MnO2-MoO3 on copper foil presents outstanding electrochemical performance. The composite attains an initial specific capacity of 2333.1 mAh g−1 and stays 908.8 mAh g−1 after 50 cycles at a current rate of 100 mA g−1 in the voltage range of 0.01–3.0 V, much higher than that of pure MnO2. Even at a high current rate of 500 mA g−1, the capacity still remains at 371.1 mAh g−1 after 50 cycles. Moreover, the lithiation and delithiation processes of MnO2-MoO3 anode material were investigated in detail by X-ray diffraction characterization.
Inhibition of the oxygen evolution reaction during titanium passivation in aqueous phosphoric acid solution
Renata Leal Saldanha, Bhetina Cunha Gomes, Gabriel da Rocha Torres, Brenda Raffaela de Lima, José Adilson de Castro, Ladário da Silva, Elivelton Alves Ferreira
Abstract The anodic oxide on titanium can be thickened by anodization, with the consequent corrosion properties of this oxide depending on many variables, including the electrochemical perturbation, the final growth potential, and the nature of the electrolyte. During this anodization, an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is frequently observed, contributing to reduction of the current efficiency of anodic oxide formation. Based on these factors, evaluation was made of the effect of the electrolyte on oxide film formation and inhibition of the OER during Ti anodization in aqueous H3PO4 and H2SO4 solutions with pH 1. The oxide films were grown by voltammetry and were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and the Mott-Schottky method. Interpretation of the electrochemical results indicated that inhibition of the OER was due to the adsorption of PO43− ions and their incorporation during growth of the oxide film. The EIS results showed that the oxide films formed in H3PO4 solution were also the most corrosion resistant.
Ultrathin Cu x O nanoflakes anchored Cu 2 O nanoarray for high-performance non-enzymatic glucose sensor
Zhipeng Yu, Chuncai Kong, Jian Lv, Bo Ma, Xiaojing Zhang, Zhimao Yang
Designing highly active material to fabricate high-performance glucose sensor was great importance for diabetes treatment. In this work, we develop a novel nanocomposite composed of multilevel nanostructure with ultrathin CuxO nanoflakes anchored on Cu2O nanowires, directly on Cu foil and its application as non-enzymatic glucose sensor. Due to more active sites endowed by the ultrathin CuxO nanoflakes, the as-prepared CuxO nanoflakes/Cu2O nanowires@Cu nanoarray exhibit high sensitivity (3.59 mA mM−1 cm−2), low detection limit (0.69 μM), high selectivity, fast amperometric response (~ 2 s) and excellent reliability in human serum. And the sensitivity of ultrathin CuxO nanoflakes/Cu2O nanowires@Cu nanoarray was 1.9-fold than that of Cu2O nanowires@Cu nanoarray. Such novel multilevel nanoarray synthesized by convenient method provides a facile way to design metal oxide nanomaterial for promising non-enzymatic glucose sensor.
Electrochemical and theoretical study of novel functional porous graphene aerogel-supported Sm 2 O 3 nanoparticles for supercapacitor applications
Mohammad Mazloum-Ardakani, Fariba Sabaghian, Hamidreza Naderi, Azra Ebadi, Hamideh Mohammadian-Sarcheshmeh
Abstract A graphene aerogel cross-linked by p-phenylenediamine (PPDA) composite with Sm2O3 nanoparticles (AP.Sm) was synthesized as a novel nanocomposite via a one-step hydrothermal method. PPDA, as a spacer, provided a large surface area by reducing the adhesion of graphene ultrathin sheets. It also functioned as a source of nitrogen. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed for structural characterization. The resulting nanocomposite was then investigated for its supercapacitive behavior using electrochemical techniques. As the results confirmed, the cross-linked structure of the nanocomposite effectively promoted its supercapacitive function at 6 M KOH. The specific capacitance of the nanocomposite electrode reached 591 F/g at 5 mV/s, and decreased by only 7.3% after 4000 cyclic voltammetry (CV) cycles. The AP.Sm electrode increased the energy density to as high as 55 Wh/Kg. Owing to its unique structure, the fabricated aerogel can be recommended for broad use in numerous applications. In addition, theoretical calculations for the graphene oxide (GO) and modified GO structure and frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis was carried out using the Austin Model 1 (AM1) method and density functional of theory (DFT). The calculated HOMO–LUMO energy gap and thermochemical energies indicated good agreement with the experimentally investigated data for compounds.
Theoretical and experimental study on the size- and morphology-dependent electrochemical thermodynamics of nano-silver electrode
Qingshan Fu, Hongxu Gao, Wengang Qu, Fengqi Zhao, Yongqiang Xue, Zixiang Cui, Libai Xiao, Xiaoning Ren, Shiyao Niu
Abstract Nanometer-sized electrodes differ greatly from the corresponding bulk electrodes in electrochemical thermodynamics, which is determined by the size and morphology of nanoparticles that constructing the electrodes. However, the influence of size and morphology on the electrochemical thermodynamics remains vague. Herein, the relations of the electrode potential; the temperature coefficient of electrode potential; and the equilibrium constant, thermodynamic properties, and reversible heat of reaction of nanoelectrodes to size and morphology of nanoparticles were systematically deduced. Experimentally, different sizes of nano-silver with morphologies of sphere, wire, and cube were prepared, characterized, and made into nanoelectrodes. And then, the size and morphology-dependent electrochemical thermodynamics of the nanoelectrodes were obtained. Experimental results agree with the theoretical predictions, indicating that with the decrease of particle size, the electrode potential and the reaction equilibrium constant decrease, but the temperature coefficient, the thermodynamic properties, and reversible heat of reaction increase. Furthermore, linear dependences of these electrochemical properties on inverse particle size were confirmed within the experimental size range. At the same equivalent size, the order of size of the electrode potential is E(wire) > E(sphere) > E(cube), while the temperature coefficient and the thermodynamic properties of reaction are opposite. These findings provide important guidance and basis for the design and preparation of highly sensitive electrochemical sensors and chemical cells with high electromotive force and large capacity, and for the electrochemical catalysis and electrochemical corrosion protection.
Preparation and characterization of Ti/SnO 2 -Sb 2 O 3 /α-PbO 2 /Ce-Nd-β-PbO 2 composite electrode for methyl orange degradation
Yufu Pan, Yanfang Luo, Chengcheng Li, Rongjing Wang, Yihao Yuan, Meng Li, Ping Na
Abstract The present study focused on the preparation, characterization, and application of cerium (Ce) and neodymium (Nd) co-doped lead (PbO2) electrode, i.e., Ti/SnO2-Sb2O3/α-PbO2/Ce-Nd-β-PbO2. The electrochemical activities of the modified electrode were investigated and compared with those of Ce-PbO2, Nd-PbO2, and pure PbO2 electrodes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the surface morphology, crystal structure, and elemental states of the modified electrode. The Ce and Nd co-doped PbO2 electrode had smaller crystal particles, more compact structure, and higher activity of electrocatalysis compared with the single-doped and undoped PbO2 electrodes. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were also utilized to study the electrochemical response of the modified electrodes. The results show that the prepared Ce-Nd-PbO2 electrode has the highest O2 evolution potential (OEP) and lowest charge transfer resistance, suggesting that it has the lower energy consumption than the other three kinds of electrodes. Electrochemical oxidation methyl orange (MO) as a model dye wastewater was studied to evaluate the potential applications of this modified electrode in environmental science. It was found that the Ce-Nd-PbO2 electrode exhibited higher MO and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency than single-doped and pure PbO2 electrodes.
High-performance flexible freestanding polypyrrole-coated CNF film electrodes for all-solid-state supercapacitors
Qingjin Fu, Yanyun Wang, Shuaibo Liang, Qian Liu, Chunli Yao
Abstract Nowadays, supercapacitors based on cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films have attracted extensive interest due to their excellent flexibility, light weight, and unique structure. Herein, we report that highly conductive films are prepared through polypyrrole (PPy) coating on CNF films by a simple and low-cost “soak and polymerization” method. The optimized flexible film features a high electrical conductivity of 23.77 S cm−1, a superior tensile strength of 71.4 MPa, outstanding conductance stability, and a good thermal stability. Additionally, the hybrid film as a freestanding and binder-free supercapacitor electrode can provide a high areal capacitance (2.26 F cm−2 at 2 mA cm−2) and good cyclic stability (a capacitance retention of 70.5% after 5000 cycles). Remarkably, an all-solid-state flexible supercapacitor assembled by two pieces of the optimized PPy-coated CNF (PPy/CNF) film electrodes delivers an excellent areal capacitance of 1.39 F cm−2 at 0.1 mA cm−2, revealing an ultrahigh energy density of 16.95 mWh cm−3 at a power density of 1.2 mW cm−3. Graphical abstract
Electric breath figure: mechanism and application
Qing Shen
Electric breath figures, EBF, is a novel method for producing ordered porous structure. This work reviewed the EBF process from its design, mechanism, to application. In general, the EBF is developed from the conventional BF by using the electrostatic generator to assist the BF process. Comparing to the normal BF process request of controlling a lot of factors, the EBF showed advances in only using the voltage variety to control the process for fabrication of micro- and nanostructured porous materials. With the help of the electricity, the EBF process was performed under low surface tension condition that leads the moist air blown over a solution stabilized and the formed water droplets array on the liquid surface with opposite charges. In this work, the normal EBF process and two furthermore developed surfactant and nanomaterial-assisted EBF processes were reviewed in relation to the mechanisms and application.
Highly [010]-oriented, gradient Co-doped LiMnPO 4 with enhanced cycling stability as cathode for Li-ion batteries
Ruijie Wang, Jinyun Zheng, Xiangming Feng, Ge Yao, Huiting Niu, Qingyi Liu, Weihua Chen
Abstract LiMnPO4 has been attracting attention for high energy density (701 Wh kg−1) and excellent safety. However, LiMnPO4 suffers from the cycling instability coming from the fragile solid electrolyte interface, besides the Jahn-Teller effect of Mn3+, the poor electrical conductivity and the sluggish ionic conductivity. The substitution of cation with less ionic radius for Mn2+ is conducive to stabilize the solid-electrolyte interface and retard the erosion from electrolyte; therefore, the gradient Co-doped LiMn0.98Co0.02PO4 was synthesized with 25.93 (mol) % Co on the surface by the secondary solvothermal method, and the permeated depth reaches more than 20 nm because of the coprecipitation and cation exchange of Co2+ and Mn2+. LiMn0.98Co0.02PO4/Li cell that demonstrates the cycling performance is remarkably enhanced with 87% capacity retention after 380 cycles at room temperature, even 87% after 100 cycles at 60 °C. Meanwhile, the preferential growth along the a–c plane results in the highly [010]-oriented LiMnPO4 by the solvothermal, which afford more channels for Li+ migration by exposing more reaction sites, and the infrared spectrum also reflects the less Mn2+-Li+ antisite defects in the crystal. So the samples show the superior rate performance as well.
Sodium ion conducting nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membrane for sodium ion batteries
Harshlata Verma, Kuldeep Mishra, D. K. Rai
Abstract The paper reports effect of dispersion of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanofiller on the sodium ion conducting nanocomposite polymer electrolyte membranes consisting of TiO2 dispersed membranes of poly(vinylidenedifluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP) soaked in a liquid electrolyte of sodium hexafluorophosphate (NaPF6) in ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC). The TiO2 dispersed membranes have been prepared by phase inversion technique. The structural and morphological properties of the polymer electrolyte membranes have been investigated using x-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The membranes have been found to be highly porous with maximum porosity ~ 72% and liquid electrolyte uptake ~ 270%. Ionic conductivity of the electrolyte membranes containing different concentrations of TiO2 has been measured by complex impedance spectroscopy. The maximum room temperature ionic conductivity has been found to be ~ 1.3 × 10−3 S cm−1. The ionic conductivity measured with temperature has been found to follow VTF behavior. The ion transport numbers of the membranes have been studied using dc polarization, complex impedance, and cyclic voltammetry. The membranes have been found to be predominantly ionically conducting with Na+ transport number ~ 0.31. The electrochemical stability window of the membranes has also been measured using cyclic voltammetry and found to be 3.5 V.
Enhanced energy storage performance of nanocrystalline Sm-doped CoFe 2 O 4 as an effective anode material for Li-ion battery applications
D. Narsimulu, B. Nageswara Rao, Goli Nagaraju, Jae Su Yu, N. Satyanarayana
Abstract A simple modified combustion method was demonstrated in the development of cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) and samarium (Sm)-doped CoFe2O4 nanostructures. The Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 can significantly affect their crystallite size, lattice parameter, and electrical and electrochemical properties. The powder X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the formation of cubic spinel CoFe2O4. The structural coordination of pristine and Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 samples was confirmed by Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses and also peak positions of Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 sample shifted toward lower wavenumber, which may be due to the cell expansion resulting from Sm3+ doping in CoFe2O4 structure. In addition to above, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results clearly demonstrated the doping of Sm3+ into CoFe2O4 crystal lattice. The electrical conductivity of Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 is one order of magnitude higher than that of pristine CoF2O4. The prepared pristine and Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 samples were investigated as an anode material for lithium (Li)-ion batteries. The Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 anode showed a better reversibility and rate performance than the pristine CoFe2O4 anode. Also, the Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 electrode exhibited a stable cycling performance with a discharge capacity of 800 mAh g−1 after 150 cycles at 0.1 C and delivered a discharge capacity of 778 mAh g−1 after 400 cycles at 200 mA g−1. The observed high electrochemical performance of Sm3+-doped CoFe2O4 electrode may be attributed to its improved structural stability and enhanced oxidation reaction which maintain the number of Li ions involved in the charge-discharge process.
Phase pure CuSbS 2 thin films by heat treatment of electrodeposited Sb 2 S 3 /Cu layers
R.G. Avilez García, Andrea Cerdán-Pasarán, E. A. Rueda Perez, Mou Pal, M. Miranda Hernández, N.R. Mathews
Abstract In this work, we report the fabrication of CuSbS2 (CAS) thin films from Sb2S3/Cu multilayer developed by using electrodeposition. Sb2S3 thin films of approximately 250 nm were deposited by pulse electrodeposition from a bath containing SbCl3 and Na2S2O3 precursors onto which Cu was electrodeposited. In order to optimize the formation of pure chalcostibite phase of CuSbS2, the thickness of Cu layer was varied from 55 to 130 nm. The Sb2S3/Cu multilayer was heat treated at 250 °C under N2/S atmosphere for 30 min for its conversion into CuSbS2 and to enhance the crystallinity. XRD spectra showed orthorhombic phase for all CAS samples. Raman analysis confirmed that the sample with 100 nm of Cu thickness has the highest phase purity. SEM image demonstrated a homogeneous thin film with spherical grains. The chemical states of the elements in the phase pure CuSbS2 film were obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy evidencing the oxidation states as Cu+Sb3+S2−. The optical characterization demonstrated a band gap of 1.45 eV. Furthermore, the results showed that the CuSbS2 thin film is photosensitive and p-type. The energy level band diagram reaffirms its potential as a good absorber layer in thin film solar cells with suitable charge transport pathways. Graphical abstract
Effect of crystallinity on capacity and cyclic stability of Na 1.1 V 3 O 7.9 nanoplates as lithium-ion cathode materials
Huifeng Zhuang, Yue Xu, Ping Zhao
High-crystalline Na1.1V3O7.9 nanoplates were synthesized by a facile sol-gel reaction followed by calcination. The microstructure and crystallinity of the nanoplates were primarily determined by calcination temperature. The maximum crystallinity Na1.1V3O7.9 sample was calcined at 500 °C was calculated by XRD, and the DSC demonstrated that the amorphous transformation temperature begins at 550 °C. The XPS spectrum confirmed the presence of Na1.1V3O7.9 and consistent with the XRD test results. The SEM/TEM test illustrated the crystal particle growth of the Na1.1V3O7.9 nanoplates. Electrochemical results showed that the maximum crystallinity Na1.1V3O7.9 sample prepared at 500 °C exhibited the optimum performance when evaluated as a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries: the discharge capacity was maintained at 195 mAh g−1 after 150 cycles at a current of 100 mA g−1.
Preparation of self-nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofibers and their supported PtPd alloy catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
Zhenqin Li, Xiaoting Deng, Haikun Zhou, Wei Xuan, Zhiyong Xie, Feng Liu
There are many types of cathodic oxygen reduction catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Among them, Pt-based catalysts are most likely to be industrialized because of their incomparable high activity. However, most of the Pt-based catalysts have not reached the maximum activity and stability. Herein, porous carbon nanofibers (p-CNF) with self-nitrogen-doped as catalyst supports were successfully prepared by the method of electrospinning. After functionalization, the functionalized porous carbon nanofibers (f-p-CNF) were loaded with PtPd alloy nanoparticles to obtain the catalyst (Pt0.66Pd0.33/f-p-CNF), which has excellent electrochemical performance. Its specific activities (SA) and Pt mass activities (Pt MA) are 1.73 and 1.86 times of the commercial JM 20% Pt/C (JM20), respectively. The results can be attributed to the porous structure of nanofibers, which not only facilitate the transmission of gas-liquid and electron but also increase the exposure of active sites. And the doped nitrogen of fibers may regulate the electronic structure of the metal active substance to increase the activity. This work provides catalyst with novel structure which could enable PEMFCs to be more efficient in operation.
Quantitative detection of anodic oxygen evolution on solid state sintered silicon carbide under near ECM conditions
M. Schneider, L. Šimůnková, N. Junker, A. Michaelis
Abstract The present work examined the gas evolution on a solid-state sintered silicon carbide material (EKasic®D) at high anodic potentials (up to 120 V vs Ag/AgCl). By using the amperometric detection as well as the method of oxygen quenching, the part of anodic evolved oxygen could be determined for 75–95% of the total amount of consumed charge. The minor part of the total charge is consumed by oxide film formation (passive range) or material dissolution (transpassive range).
Facile synthesis of hollow urchin-like Nb 2 O 5 nanostructures and their performance in dye-sensitized solar cells
Neeta Mohite, Manish Shinde, Arun Kumar Gupta, Yogesh Waghadkar, Suresh W. Gosavi, K. C. Mohite, Ratna Chauhan, Sunit Rane
In present study, hollow urchin-like nanostructures of Nb2O5 with elongated nanofilaments as photoanode material for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are successfully synthesized at different reaction times (viz. 12, 24, and 40 h, respectively, named as samples NB-1, NB-2, and NB-3) using facile hydrothermal route. We have studied the significant influence of hydrothermal reaction time on the structural, optical, morphological, and electrical properties. The photovoltaic performance of different samples is understood from response of current-potential (J-V) curve and incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) while charge recombination behavior and resistance of the cells are studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) study shows the orthorhombic crystalline form for the synthesized samples. Electron microscopy studies confirm the formation of porous spherical morphology with hairy filaments protruding outward. Size of urchin-like particle is found to be in the range of about 1 μm diameter, and the filaments emerging out from the surface of hollow spheres are seen to be 30–70 nm long and 5–20 nm in diameter. The DSSCs fabricated from the resultant nanostructures show the better photovoltaic performance with Nb2O5 sample synthesized at 24-h reaction time. The Jsc and efficiency for NB-2 are 8.24 mAcm−2 and 3.58% respectively, which are better than corresponding samples synthesized at the reaction time of 12 h and 40 h, respectively. These photovoltaic results obtained from the DSSCs fabricated using Nb2O5 nanostructures are comparatively exciting with TiO2 spheres. By further optimizing reaction conditions, it is expected that niobium pentoxide can emerge as better semiconductor oxide for photovoltaic and optical devices.
Promoting lithium-ion battery performance by application of crystalline cathodes Li x Mn 1−z Fe z PO 4
Amirmasoud Lanjan, Behnam Ghalami Choobar, Sepideh Amjad-Iranagh
Abstract LiMnPO4 (LMP) is known as a typical cathode for application in lithium-ion-batteries (LIB), since this cathode produces higher voltage. However, the diffusivity of Li+ into LMP crystalline structure is not sufficiently high and its application accompanies a large energy waste due to hysteresis loss in the charge-discharge cycle. Therefore, in this work, it is intended to show that partial substitution of Mn with Fe, as a dopant to obtain a crystal with a general formula of LixMn1−zFezPO4 for application as a cathode in LIB, not only can increase the diffusivity of Li+ but also can improve other electrochemical properties of the resulting crystal, as a cathode, compared with pristine LMP or with similar cathodes such as LiFePO4 (LFP). To study the properties of this cathode, a multiscale procedure consisting of quantum mechanical (QM) approach at picoscale level and by recourse to density functional theory (DFT) calculations along with molecular dynamics(MD) simulation at the nanoscale level as well as pseudo-two-dimensional (P2D) electrochemical model at the macroscale level, the parameters affecting the performance of LIBs due to employing the cathodes LMP, LFP, and LixMn0.75Fe0.25PO4 (LMFP) are investigated and the obtained results, in comparison with the available experimental data are validated, justified, and interpreted. It is found that the cathode LMFP, if used as a cathode in a LIB, would results in higher efficiency and lower voltage drop compared with the commonly used cathode LMP as well as producing higher voltage power in comparison to LFP.
Semiconducting and photoelectrochemical properties of the ilmenite CoTiO 3 prepared by wet method and its application for O 2 evolution under visible light
Loubna Boudjellal, Akila Belhadi, Razika Brahimi, Souhila Boumaza, Mouhamed Trari
The ilmenite CoTiO3 was synthesized by chemical route, and the decomposition of nitrates was followed by thermal analysis (TG/DTA). The intermediate products and single-phase were identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). CoTiO3 was characterized by the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum. The BET measurements indicated a small specific surface area (~ 2 m2 g−1). The microstructure, visualized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), showed medium grains (200–300 nm diameter), and the crystallite size (~ 10 nm) was evaluated from the broadening of XRD peaks. The UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy gave a direct optical transition at 1.88 eV, due to the crystal field splitting of Co3+ octahedrally coordinated. The electrical properties of CoTiO3 are characteristics of a semiconducting behavior with activation energy of 0.02 eV. The electrochemical characterization was undertaken to build the energy diagram of CoTiO3 which predicted the photocatalytic performance for the O2-evolution (~ 205 mmol h−1) upon visible light (27 mW cm−2). Indeed, the valence band (1.67 VREH) is more anodic than the O2 level, yielding spontaneous O2 evolution.
An effective electrochemical destruction of non-ionic surfactants on bismuth-modified lead dioxide anodes for wastewater pretreatment
V. V. Kuznetsov, E. S. Kapustin, A. V. Pirogov, K. A. Kurdin, E. A. Filatova, V. A. Kolesnikov
Non-ionic surfactants are permanent components of wastewater of various origins, and their removal is necessary for sewage treatment. A new method of electrochemical treatment of wastewater for non-ionic surfactant destruction has been proposed. Effective destruction of both alkoxylated and phenoxylated non-ionic surfactants was performed using β-Pb1–xBixO2–0.5x anodes prepared by electrodeposition. The method proposed is based on the generation of active oxygen-containing species (e.g., OH•, HO2•) at the anode followed by chemical interaction between these radicals and organic molecules, which results in the destruction of pollutants. Oxide materials obtained by electrodeposition contained ~ 4.5 % of bismuth and have the β–PbO2 lattice. The insertion of bismuth into the composition of lead dioxide prepared by electrodeposition resulted in an increase in their specific surface area from 0.66 to 2.5 m2 g−1. Modification of β–PbO2 by bismuth led to the shift of oxygen evolution potentials toward more positive values. Effective electrooxidation of non-ionic surfactants was achieved in the solutions exposed to electrochemical treatment. There were no accumulations of metabolites in the solutions during electrolysis. Chemical oxygen demand decreased from 80 to 5 mg O2 dm−3, and total organic carbon (TOC) decreased from 24 to 1.5 ppm during 1 h of the electrochemical treatment. The electrode material was stable under electrolysis conditions. No accumulation of both lead and bismuth species in the solution under electrochemical treatment was found.
Kinetics of methane electrooxidation in pure and composite anodes of La 0.3 Y 0.1 Sr 0.4 TiO 3−δ
Mohamed Shahid, Vijay Ramani, Suddhasatwa Basu
The electrochemical characteristics of electrolyte-supported solid oxide fuel cells containing pure perovskite anode of La0.3Y0.1Sr0.4TiO3−δ, (LYSTA-) and composite anodes with varying fractions (30 and 50 wt%) of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), LYSTA- (30)YSZ and LYSTA- (50)YSZ, were studied in humidified methane. The 8 wt% CeO2 and 4 wt% NiO, denoted as (84), were impregnated into the pure and composite anodes for efficient electrooxidation of methane. The studies were carried out to qualitatively estimate the kinetic parameter, exchange current density (io), for methane electrooxidation. Evaluation in a 3-electrode configuration with an asymmetric reference electrode yielded the following activity trend: (84)LYSTA- > (84)LYSTA- (30)YSZ > (84)LYSTA- (50)YSZ in the high-overpotential region, with io values of 133.2 ± 32.5, 40.8 ± 16.6, and 47.9 ± 16.3 mA cm−2 at 900 °C, respectively. The presence of YSZ in the composite anodes leads to decrease in io and degrading performance. Impedance studies clubbed with equivalent circuit modeling along with physical characterization were used to account for decreased io values in composite anodes. Metal support interactions arising between Ni and CeO2 are studied using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) studies with (84)LYSTA- anode yielded a maximum power density of 591 mW cm−2 in hydrogen and 429 mW cm−2 in methane.
Evaluation of a biosensor based on reduced graphene oxide and glucose oxidase enzyme on the monitoring of second-generation ethanol production
Caruane A. Donini, Martin K. L. Silva, Giovana R. Bronzato, Alcides L. Leão, Ivana Cesarino
An easily prepared biosensor based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and glucose oxidase (GOx) enzyme was developed to monitor the enzymatic hydrolysis process of the second-generation (2G) ethanol process from green coconut biomass. The rGO-GOx biocomposite that modified a glassy carbon (GC) electrode was characterized by morphological, electrochemical and spectrophotometric techniques showing that the GOx enzyme was immobilized on the rGO. The parameters for glucose determination were optimized by square wave voltammetry (SWV). The developed biosensor was applied for the determination of glucose during the enzymatic hydrolysis step, showing that the process can be stopped with 12 h of reaction. Thus, an important achievement of this analysis is the reduced time to get a valuable result for the test, saving time and reducing the cost of the 2G ethanol process.
A simple microwave process for the preparation of cobalt oxide nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes for electrocatalytic applications
Abu Bakr Ahmed Amine Nassr, Tintula Kottakkat, Michael Bron
Cobalt oxide nanoparticles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CoOx/CNTs) were prepared by a facile and rapid solid-state synthesis using microwave irradiation. Thermal decomposition of a cobalt precursor under microwave irradiation leads to the formation of oxides of cobalt in the nanoparticle range (mainly 10–15 nm). X-ray diffraction reveals the existence of crystalline CoO and Co3O4. CoOx/CNTs show superior electrochemical activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media with a near 4-electron transfer. Initial electrochemical stability tests of the CoOx/CNTs for ORR in alkaline solution under potentiostatic conditions show ~ 88% retention in performance after continuous operation for 6 h. The results on activity and stability of CoOx/CNT catalysts demonstrate that this facile and rapid synthesis might pave the way to a quick and cheap preparation of catalysts for applications in electrochemical energy conversion.
Electrochemical detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene on carbon nanotube modified electrode: Effect of acid functionalization
Jéssica S. Stefano, Ana P. Lima, Clésia C. Nascentes, Sindy R. Krzyzaniak, Paola A. Mello, Josué M. Gonçalves, Eduardo M. Richter, Edson Nossol, Rodrigo A. A. Munoz
This work presents new insights on the electrocatalytic reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) on carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-modified electrodes (multi-walled carbon nanotubes and double-walled carbon nanotubes). Cyclic voltammetry showed at least 5-fold current increase in the electrochemical reduction of TNT on GCE modified with pristine (“as received”) CNTs. The improved performance was also verified after 60 s of accumulation and scanning using adsorptive stripping voltammetry, with slope values 20-fold higher. Acid functionalization removed residual metals from CNTs and reduced their surface area. Hence, the improved electrochemical response of TNT on pristine CNTs seems to be not only due to surface roughness (electroactive area) but mainly originating from residual metallic catalysts on CNTs. The modified electrode with pristine CNTs was applied for the determination of TNT residues on different surfaces contaminated with the explosive, showing its applicability for forensic investigations.
Correction to: Electronic transfer mechanism in self-assembled monolayers of silicon
Carolina Garín, Alejandro León, Mónica Pacheco, Gonzalo Riveros
The authors correct the affiliation and address of the following author in this article (p. 3099)
Na 4 Mn 9 O 18 nanowires wrapped by reduced graphene oxide as efficient sulfur host material for lithium/sulfur batteries
Xingbo Wang, Zhenghao Sun, Yan Zhao, Jingde Li, Yuecheng Zhang, Zisheng Zhang
In this work, we fabricated a sulfur-infiltrated three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide wrapped Na4Mn9O18 nanorods microsphere (NMO/RGO/S) as efficient cathode material lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries. The NMO/RGO/S microsphere was developed by spray drying the NMO, GO, and S suspension followed by a hydrazine reduction process. The resulting hierarchical microsphere, constructed by cross-linked NMO nanorods and RGO sheet, shortens the electron/ion diffusion pathway. It also provides adequate void space to accommodate S and mitigate the volume variation during cycling. Additionally, the polar NMO nanorods offer strong chemical adsorption to lithium polysulfides, which was confirmed by adsorption experiment. Owing these features, the NMO/RGO/S electrode exhibited a high specific capacity and good cyclability as well. The initial discharge capacity is 952.8 mAh g−1 at 1 C, and after 500 cycles, a discharge capacity of 520 mAh g−1 is maintained, which corresponds to a capacity fading of 0.09% per cycle. The simple preparation method for the construction of NMO/RGO/S microsphere reported in the study advances the development of efficient cathode materials for Li/S battery.
Photocurrent switching effect on BiVO 4 electrodes and its application in development of photoelectrochemical glucose sensor
Li Chen, Yu Chen, Lili Miao, Yiming Gao, Junwei Di
In this work, we reported the photocurrent switching effect on BiVO4 semiconductor as well as its application for construction of a new cathodic photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensor. Specifically, the photocurrent switching effect of BiVO4 upon fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate was greatly dependent on its treatment temperature and composition of solution in the cell. The photocurrent transition potential from anode to cathode is ~ 0.38 V (vs SCE) in the presence of O2. H2O2 can act as electron acceptor to improve cathodic PEC current at electrode treated under 500 °C. A cathodic PEC biosensor of glucose was designed based on glucose oxidase (GOD). The GOD/BiVO4/FTO photoelectrode exhibited high sensitivity towards the enzyme reaction production of H2O2. This PEC biosensor shows a good response on the concentration of glucose and exhibits a dynamic range of 1~400 μM with a detection limit of 0.73 μM. Interference from oxygen fluctuation was negligible. The present work provides a promising approach to develop other oxidase-based PEC biosensors.
Polymerization of aniline in perfluorinated membranes under conditions of electrodiffusion of monomer and oxidizer
Marina Andreeva, Natalia Loza, Natalia Kutenko, Natalia Kononenko
A series of composites based on the perfluorinated MF-4SK membrane and polyaniline was obtained under electrodiffusion of monomer and oxidizer. Aniline was used as monomer and potassium dichromate as oxidizer. Chronopotentiometry was proposed as the method of monitoring the formation of polyaniline in the near-surface layer of the membrane. The electronic absorption spectra of the composites and optical microphotographs of the surfaces were obtained right after membrane modification. A combined interpretation of results revealed the following stages: the accumulation of monomer in the reaction space accompanied by the onset of polymerization, the polymerization with a subsequent increase in rate, and the formation of modifier layer on the membrane surface. The polarization behavior of composite membranes was studied using voltammetry. It was shown that the presence of two limiting currents (pseudo-limiting and limiting) on the current-voltage curves when the composite was oriented with a polyaniline layer to the counterion flow but only for membranes obtained at synthesis times more than 35 min. Also for these composite membranes, no plateau of the limiting current on the current-voltage curve was observed in the case of reverse membrane orientation. But at the same time, the fluctuations of potential drop on the current-voltage curve indicated the overlimiting state of electromembrane system. A correlation between the shape of the chronopotentiogram recorded during membrane modification and the polarization behavior of the obtained composites was found.
Photoelectrochemical study of La 2 NiO 4 synthesized using citrate sol gel method—application for hydrogen photo-production
S. Boumaza, R. Brahimi, L. Boudjellal, A. Belhadi, M. Trari
The semi conducting properties of La2NiO4 synthesized through sol gel method are studied for the first time using photoelectrochemistry. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows that the phase is formed at 900 °C in agreement with the thermal analysis (TG-TDA/DSC). The SEM micrographs exhibit spherical and uniform grains with agglomerated nature, confirmed through laser granulometry. The direct optical gap (1.31 eV) comes from the crystal field splitting of Ni2+ octahedrally coordinated. La2NiO4 is chemically stable in the pH range (5–14) and anodic potentials at pH ~ 12 give rise to surface oxidation of La2NiO4 in the diffusion plateau (0.35–0.6 V). The electrochemical oxygen insertion, studied using chrono-amperometry, is slow with a diffusion coefficient of ~ 2.5 × 10−18 cm2 s−1 at 500 mV. The Mott–Schottky characteristic plotted in alkaline solution (NaOH 0.1 M) indicates p-type conductivity due to oxygen over-stoichiometry well-known in this class of compound. A flat band potential of 0.1 VSCE and hole concentration of 1019 cm−3 were determined from the capacitance measurement. Therefore, the oxide has been successfully tested for the H2 evolution under visible light irradiation. The best activity occurs at pH ~ 13 in presence of S2O32− as reducing agent with H2 liberation rate of 23.6 μmol mn−1 (g catalyst)−1 under visible light flux of 29 mW cm−2.
A rotating disk electrode study on catalytic activity of iron(II) phthalocyanine-modified electrodes for oxygen reduction in acidic media
Tatsuya Toyama, Shino Sato, Kenta Motobayashi, Kohei Uosaki, Katsuyoshi Ikeda
Catalytic activity of monometric metal macrocycles for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was investigated using rotating disk electrode voltammetry in acidic media. Iron(II) phthalocyanines (FePc) and cobalt(II) tetraphenylporphyrins (CoTPP) were immobilized on Au surfaces through molecular wires with different terminal groups of pyridine and isocyanide. The measured ORR behavior of FePc was largely influenced by the axial ligand while CoTPP promoted only the two-electron reaction regardless of the axial ligand. The FePc immobilized with pyridine was easily detached from the surface under the ORR condition, and was able to promote the four-electron reaction only under the high overpotential application. The FePc with isocyanide was more stable with the activity for the four-electron reaction, due to stronger electron donation to Fe central ions.
Pd-doped perovskite-based SOFC anodes for biogas
Andrea Marcucci, Igor Luisetto, Francesca Zurlo, Silvia Licoccia, Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo
Highly performing perovskite-based anodes for methane mixtures-fueled solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) are proposed. Catalytic activities of La0.6Sr0.4Fe1-xPdxO3-δ (LSFPd) with x = 0.05, 0.1 toward dry reforming of methane (DMR) and partial oxidation of methane (POM) reactions are investigated. The addition of (30 wt%) Ce0.85Gd0.15O2-δ (GDC) and of (30 wt%) Ni(5 wt%)-GDC to the perovskite compounds was evaluated to enhance both electrocatalytic and electrochemical properties. Electrolyte-supported cells based on La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ (LSGM) pellets and LSFPd perovskite oxides at both electrodes are fabricated and tested using CH4, CH4/Ar and CH4/CO2 mixtures in the 750–850 °C temperature range. Fuel cell tests using anodic mixtures such as LSFPd/GDC and LSFPd/Ni-GDC are also performed. A discussion based on the comparison between catalytic and electrochemical results and on the possible reforming and/or oxidation reactions taking place at the anode is detailed.
Unassisted solar water splitting using a Cu 2 O/Ni(OH) 2 -ZnO/Au tandem photoelectrochemical cell
Zhiming Bai, Jia Liu, Yinghua Zhang, Zhian Huang, Yukun Gao, Xiaotong Li, Yan Du
A tandem photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell consisting of a Cu2O/Ni(OH)2 photocathode and a ZnO/Au photoanode was investigated for unassisted solar water splitting. It was found that the two photoelectrodes were optically matched in UV and visible range, according to the absorbed luminous flux. Compared with the bare Cu2O photocathode, the Cu2O/Ni(OH)2 photocathode had larger photocurrent and smaller onset potential, because the Ni(OH)2 electrocatalysts reduced charge recombination and the overpotential for hydrogen evolution. The tandem PEC cell achieved a photoconversion efficiency of about 0.20% under 1 sun illumination. The results indicate that metal oxide semiconductors synthesized via facile and scalable solution methods are promising photoelectrode materials for unassisted solar water splitting.
Correction to: Synergic Effect of catalyst/binder in passivation side-products of Li-Oxygen cells
Paulina Márquez, Julia Amici, María Jesús Aguirre, Francisco Herrera, Carlotta Francia, Silvia Bodoardo
The Authors regret that, in the published version, Figure 2 was substituted by Figure 1.
Polypyrrole modified hierarchical porous CoS 2 @RGO aerogel electrode for ultrafast sodium storage
Xue Liu, Hua Ma, Heng Xu, Ziqi Tan, Qiongzhen Liu, Yuedan Wang, Hongbo Shu, Dong Wang
CoS2 nanooctahedrons homogeneously encapsulated by hierarchical porous-reduced graphene oxide and polypyrrole thin film are constructed via a simple hydrothermal route, followed by vapor polymerization reaction. Owing to the porous conductive network and robust structural integrity characteristics, the optimal CoS2@RGO@PPy aerogel can not only facilitate electron and ion transfer but also shorten diffusion length and alleviate strain stress, ensuring superior sodium storage in terms of high capacity, excellent rate capability, and cycling stability. With a CoS2 content of 54.9%, CoS2@RGO@PPy electrode delivers a discharge capacity of 744 mAh g−1 at the current density of 0.1 A g−1. Moreover, it yields a reversible capacity of 554 mAh g−1 at 2.0 A g−1, higher than that of 495 mAh g−1 for CoS2@RGO electrode. The superior rate capability can be attributed to the favored surface capacitive behavior. And a combined contribution of diffusion-controlled and capacitive-induced process are derived. Furthermore, CoS2@RGO@PPy electrode maintains 348 mAh g−1 over a long period of 700 cycles at a high current density of 3 A g−1 and a capacity retention of 65.8%. The strategy can be extended to tailor the electrode structures for high-performance sodium-ion batteries.
Graphene oxide/copper terephthalate composite as a sensing platform for nitrite quantification and its application to environmental samples
Suma B P, Pandurangappa M
A robust electrochemical sensing platform based on graphene oxide-copper terephthalate (GO/Cu-tpa) composite has been fabricated. The prepared composite was characterized through FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDS techniques. The electrochemical characterization of the composite was studied after immobilizing the composite material as a thin film on the glassy carbon electrode through voltammetry techniques. The fabricated electrode exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity in the oxidation of nitrite. The sensor showed a linear response in the concentration range 5 – 625 μM with a detection limit of 0.3 μM and sensitivity of 0.86 ± 0.06 μA μM−1 cm−2. The electrochemical sensor was validated by measuring the trace level nitrite from water samples, and the results are in good agreement with the standard protocol.
Remarkable facets for selective monitoring of biomolecules by morphologically tailored CuO nanostructures
Mohamed Khairy, Mohamed Ismael
Remarkable selective analysis of biomolecules i.e., glucose and ascorbic acid on copper oxide facets was reported for the first time. The copper oxide nanostructures were synthesized using different Cu-ions sources i.e., CuCl2 and CuSO4 by utilizing the hydrothermal method, which congregates in flower and hollow sphere morphologies, respectively. Interestingly, the results showed a comparable sensitivity and selectivity of CuO nanostructures toward glucose and ascorbic acid. To provide a deep understanding of the key factors that predominate the efficiency and selectivity of nanostructured CuO toward these biomolecules, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were accomplished. Five different crystal facets including (002), (200), (202), (111), and (110) were considered and their binding energies with the biomolecules were investigated. It was found that the facets with rich Cu or O atoms might control the selectivity toward glucose and ascorbic acid. This approach will be helpful for designing sensitive and selective targeted nanomaterial-based sensors.
A study of the electrochemical kinetics of sodium intercalation in P2/O1/O3-NaNi 1/3 Mn 1/3 Co 1/3 O 2
Hoang Van Nguyen, Hanh Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Nguyen Le Thanh Huynh, An Le Bao Phan, Man Van Tran, Phung My Loan Le
Sodium ternary layered oxides, typically NaNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 (NMC), are layered structures analogous to LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2, and have been utilized extensively in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). The cathode material was successfully synthesized by a sol-gel process followed by a calcination step at 900 °C for 12 h. The triple-phase integration denoted as P2, O1 and O3 in the NMC sample was evidently revealed on XRD diagrams. The composite cathode material acted as an O3 purity phase that exhibited relatively good performance that delivered an initial capacity of 140 mAh g−1 and sustained reversible capacities of nearly 110 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles. The kinetics of sodium intercalation of sol-gel NMC upon reversible Na+ insertion/de-insertion was evaluated via galvanostatic intermittence titration technique (GITT) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The diffusion coefficients of Na+ deduced from the GITT curve were found to lie within a wide range, 10−9–10−12 cm2 s−1 for the charge process and 10−13–10−17 cm2 s−1 for the discharge process. This implies that the kinetics of Na+ extraction out of the NaxNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 host could be much more favored than Na+ insertion. Additionally, the evolution of diffusion coefficient and charge transfer resistance are consistent with the complex phase transition generally observed in sodium layered oxides.
Non-enzymatic multispecies sensing of key wine attributes with nickel nanoparticles on N-doped graphene composite
Luba Shabnam, Shaikh N. Faisal, Alessandro Martucci, Vincent G. Gomes
A non-enzymatic sensor was developed for simultaneous detection of glucose, ethanol, and glycerol concentrations in wine using nickel nanoparticles on nitrogen-doped graphene, Ni-NGr. The sensor was fabricated from nickel nitrate, graphene oxide, and uric acid via facile thermal annealing process. The Ni-NGr sensor exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity compared with glassy carbon, NGr, and Ni-Gr electrodes. The anodic outputs from cyclic voltammetry for the target analyte sensing were confirmed with square wave voltammetry measurements. The Ni-NGr composite presented outstanding limit of detection (LOD = 1 μM, S/N = 3) and sensitivity for glucose with comparable performance for ethanol and glycerol. The sensor was tested for simultaneous multispecies analysis of commercial wine samples with excellent results in terms of accuracy, stability, and recovery.
Solid-state supercapacitor with impressive performance characteristics, assembled using redox-mediated gel polymer electrolyte
B. Jinisha, K. M. Anilkumar, M. Manoj, C. Muhamed Ashraf, V. S. Pradeep, S. Jayalekshmi
A solid-state supercapacitor is assembled using redox-mediated gel polymer as the electrolyte and separator and coconut shell–derived, steam-activated carbon as the electrodes. The gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-potassium hydroxide (KOH)-hydroquinone (HQ), and is obtained using solution casting technique. Amorphous nature of the GPE is confirmed from XRD studies and the complex formation in the GPE is confirmed from FTIR spectral analysis. The GPE films are electrochemically characterized using impedance analysis, cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge test. Self-discharge studies of the assembled supercapacitor are also carried out. Higher ionic conductivity around 53 mS cm−1 and superior flexibility serve as the main advantages of this redox-mediated GPE. The electrode-specific capacitance of the supercapacitor is found to be as high as 326.53 F g−1 with a capacity retention of 84.2% after being subjected 1000 charge-discharge cycles at a current density of 0.8 A g−1. The assembled supercapacitors are found to offer quite high energy density and power density around 33.15 Wh kg−1 and 689.58 W kg−1, respectively. These types of redox-mediated, flexible, gel polymer electrolytes are desirable for designing high power solid-state supercapacitors for energy storage applications.
Physical properties of metal-doped ZnO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature
Hayet Mahdhi, Z. Ben Ayadi, K. Djessas
Transparent thin films of pure ZnO, Ca-doped ZnO (CZO), and Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) were deposited on glass by RF magnetron sputtering. The influence of calcium and gallium concentrations in zinc oxide (ZnO) films on structural, morphology, electrical, and optical properties of thin films were studied. XRD results show that the obtained films were with a hexagonal wurtzite structure and preferentially oriented perpendicular to the substrate surface. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) evidenced that the type of doping modifies the microstructure of thin films. The as-deposited films show a high transmittance in the visible range over 85%. The shift of the optical band gap of ZnO films with increasing Ca and Ga content suggests the enhancement of carrier concentration. At Ga-doped ZnO, the film has lowest resistivity of 3.8 × 10−3 cm, while the carrier concentration is highest (2.2 × 1020 cm−3).
Synthesis of polyaniline/graphene composite and its application in zinc-rechargeable batteries
Zhen Wang, Jia-Jun Han, Ning Zhang, Dan-Dan Sun, Tao Han
Polyaniline, polyaniline/graphene composites were synthesized by a novel in situ chemical oxidative polymerization method including two oxidants. The morphology and structure of the material were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The electrochemical performance of polyaniline (PANI)-based composites was tested by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) testing, and constant current charge and discharge (GCD) tests. At 0.2 C of constant current, the discharge specific capacities of PANI/graphene oxide (PANI/GO) and PANI/GO-sodium borohydride (graphene oxide is reduced by sodium borohydride, named PANI/GO-NaBH4) were as high as 183 mAh/g and 192 mAh/g, respectively, which was nearly twice as high as that of PANI (100 mAh/g). After 100 charge and discharge cycles, the capacity retention rates of PANI, PANI/GO, and PANI/GO-NaBH4 were 80.4%, 89.4%, and 95.05%, respectively; the cycle performance was greatly improved before the modification. These results indicate that the composite has exciting potentials for the cathode material of zinc-rechargeable battery.
Hybrid material of polyaniline incorporated industrial waste of fly ash to enhance the electrode performance of polyaniline in supercapacitor application
Sangam Naidu Karri, Sai Prasad Ega, Palaniappan Srinivasan
The existing high market potential for supercapacitors in electric vehicles created enthusiasm for the development of safer and high-performance supercapacitor gadgets. The ongoing examination endeavors on electrochemical power sources are composed toward achieving high-explicit energy, high-explicit power, long-cycle life, and so forth, at a realistic cost. In this work, low-cost hybrid material of polyaniline-sulfate salt and ash from the bituminous coal is synthesized via in situ polymerization of aniline. The formation of hybrid in this polymerization process was confirmed from FTIR, XRD, EDAX, and TGA. Thus, prepared polyaniline-sulfate●ash (PANI-ash) hybrid is taken as electro-active material for the construction of supercapacitor cell in a symmetric configuration in 1 M H2SO4 electrolyte. PANI-ash, wherein ash prepared at 600 oC of bituminous coal, gave higher electrochemical performance compared to its individual components of PANI and ash materials. Initial specific capacitance observed for the samples of PANI, PANI-A400, and PANI-A600 are 155, 328, and 363 F g−1, respectively. PANI-A600 symmetric cell system subjected to a higher current density of 0.75 A g−1 for 10,000 cycles. Remaining in specific capacitance values of polyaniline salts at 10,000 CD cycles is found to be 70 %, and further at 35,000 cycles, it shows 43% retention of specific capacitance.
Remarkable electrochemical performance of 0.5Li 2 MnO 3 ·0.5LiNi 0.5 Mn 0.3 Co 0.2 O 2 synthesized by means of a citric acid–aided route
Anna V. Potapenko, Mengqiang Wu, Sviatoslav A. Kirillov
Lithium-manganese-rich–lithiated nickel-manganese-cobalt oxides are advantageous for using in lithium-ion batteries due to low toxicity and high specific capacity but suffer from low high-rate capability. In this paper, characterization and electrochemical testing of 0.5Li2MnO3·0.5LiNi0.5Mn0.3Co0.2O2 (Li1.2Ni0.2Mn0.52Co0.08O2) obtained by means of a citric acid–aided route is described. It demonstrates excellent electrochemical performance possessing specific capacity equal to the theoretical value (280 mAh g−1), being able to be discharged with currents of 2240 mA g−1 (8 C), having high coulombic efficiency (~ 99%) even after high-rate tests, and manifesting low capacity fade after high current loads and upon further cycling by 0.1 C currents (0.144 mAh g−1 per cycle).
Combined parametric optimization of P3HT: PC 70 BM films for efficient bulk-heterojunction solar cells
Hafsa Siddiqui, Mohammad Ramzan Parra, Padmini Pandey, M. S. Qureshi, Fozia Zia Haque
In this report, the effects of photoactive blend compositions, film thicknesses, and annealing conditions on the P3HT:PC70BM solar cells performance and reproducibility was investigated. The performance of prepared devices was described by examining their absorption spectra, current-voltage characteristics and external quantum efficiency (EQE). The thickness of active layer was achieved as 190 nm, 125 nm, and 90 nm, by maintaining the spin speed. Current density (Jsc) slightly increases from 6.39 to 7.15 mA/cm2 with increase in thickness from 90 to 125 nm; however, with further increase in film thickness (190 nm), the Jsc was reduced to 4.39 mA/cm2. To optimize the device performance, four different compositions of PC70BM (1:0.6, 1:0.8, 1:1, and 1:12) were investigated at the most favorable film thickness ~ 125 nm. The effect of different PC70BM compositions on photovoltaic performance was demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman measurements that illuminated modification in structural properties. Additionally, annealing condition led to achieve the good phase separation for efficient charge separation and transport within P3HT: PCBM film which further leads to increased efficiency (PCE ~ 3.31%). These effects deliver valued facts for the choices of PC70BM amount in P3HT:PC70BM system, and this efficient device optimization might be useful in other efficient photovoltaic systems for better performance through excellent reproducibility.
Photoelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy sensor for cloxacillin based on tetrabutylammonium octamolybdate
D. Najlaoui, M. Echabaane, A. Ben Khélifa, A. Rouis, H. Ben Ouada
In this study, a sensor based on tetrabutylammonium octamolybdate (Bu4N)4 (Mo8O26) (POM) has been immobilized on the indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates using the poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) for a selective determination of cloxacillin. The morphology and the hydrophobicity of the modified electrodes were examined using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle measurements (CAM), respectively. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is used to follow the detection progress of cloxacillin in the darkness and under illumination with the lowest limits of detection (10–11.5 M) and a wide linear range of 10−11 to 10−7 M. The evolution of the equivalent electrical circuit’s parameters was studied to establish the ability of the light excitation to improve the cloxacillin detection.
A sensitive electrochemical aptasensor based on MB-anchored GO for the rapid detection of Cronobacter sakazakii
Haixia Peng, Yuanyuan Hui, Rong Ren, Bini Wang, Shuanghong Song, Yaping He, Fuxin Zhang
Cronobacter sakazakii (C. sakazakii) can cause extremely high mortality diseases especially in infants, so it is necessary to rapidly and specifically detect C. sakazakii in powdered infant formula (PIF). In this work, the amplification strategy of methylene blue (MB)-anchored graphene oxide (GO) was used to develop an electrochemical aptasensor for detecting C. sakazakii easily and quickly. In the absence of C. sakazakii, GO would be bound to the aptamer of C. sakazakii by π-π interaction, and then adsorbed MB through electrostatic adherence; thus, the electrochemical signal of MB amplified. While in the presence of C. sakazakii, the bacteria would be specifically combined with the aptamer, and hindered the electrostatic adsorption of GO and MB to the aptamer, resulting in the decreasing electrochemical signal of MB. The fabricated electrochemical aptasensor showed a wide linear range from 2 × 101 to 2 × 106 CFU mL−1 of the bacteria concentration, and its limit of detection reached 7 CFU mL−1 (S/N = 3). In addition, the applicability of the aptasensor in PIF for the analysis of C. sakazakii was successfully demonstrated. This aptasensor would provide a new method for the detection of C. sakazakii but also a novel sensing platform for the rapid detection of pathogen bacteria.
Preparation oaf polyaniline/diazonium salt/TiO 2 nanotube arrays as supercapacitor electrode by electrochemical grafting and deposition
Qinlei Chen, Zhengbin Xia, Yanhong Zhang, Shumin Wang
Polyaniline/diazonium salt/TiO2 nanotube arrays (PANI/DZ/TiO2 NAs), as a supercapacitor electrode material, are fabricated by two-step anodic oxidation of titanium foils, electrochemical grafting and reduction of diazonium salts, and electrochemical deposition of polyaniline. Surface morphology, crystallization, and chemical compositions of nanocomposites are characterized by SEM, EDX, XRD, and Raman. Electrochemical tests indicate that PANI/DZ/TiO2 NAs have excellent capacitance of 1108.5 F g−1 when the current density is 0.6 A g−1. With the current density increasing 20 times to 12 A g−1, the capacitance remains about 77.5%, demonstrating its good rate performance. Moreover, after 2000 charge–discharge cycles at 12 A g−1, the capacitance retains 83.7% of the initial value, showing its good cycling stability.
Applying the voltammetry of microparticles to assess the metal ion excess following a precipitation reaction: the determination of arsenic
Javier Espinoza-Vergara, Jorge Pavez, Evelyn Gonzalez, Cristián Ramirez, Maritza Páez, Miguel Gulppi
Here we demonstrate that the metal ion excess after precipitating a sparingly soluble metal salt can be conveniently determined by a secondary precipitation of a metal salt on an electrode surface, followed by measuring the solid-state electrochemical response of that salt. As an example, the analysis of the arsenic content of solutions is presented.
Multi-scan cyclic voltammetry of a solution containing mixed valence states
Keith B Oldham, Jan C Myland
When both members of a redox pair are present in a voltammetric cell, the applied signal must start at the null potential if pure cyclic voltammetry is to be conducted. Here the current from a limitless number of repetitive cyclic scans is predicted mathematically for any initial reductant to oxidant ratio. The predictions were prompted by, and are compared with, published experiments. Some simplifying conditions are imposed: the reaction is reversible; the redox pair share the same diffusivity; the reversal potentials are symmetrically disposed with respect to the halfwave potential.
Nickel iron carbonate hydroxide hydrate decorated with CeO x for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction
Jinhua Cai, Jiangen Huang, Shichen Xu, Ling Yuan, Xueren Huang, Zhipeng Huang, Chi Zhang
Highly active, durable, and inexpensive nanostructured catalysts are crucial for achieving efficiently and economically electrochemical water splitting. In recent years, the introduction of cerium (Ce) into electrocatalysts is an effective way to improve the performance of oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we report a cerium oxide deposited nickel iron carbonate hydroxide hydrate (NiFeCH(Ce)) on the carbon fiber paper through two-step hydrothermal/electrodeposition approach. The NiFeCH(Ce) not only exhibits a remarkably improved OER performance with an overpotential of 252 mV at a current density of 100 mA cm−2, but also possesses a small Tafel slope of 59 mV dec−1, the both values superior to the most non-noblemetal-based OER electrocatalysts reported. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis shows that the super OER electrocatalysis performance of the NiFeCH(Ce) was related intensely with the introduction of Ce ions, which not only richer surface defects and higher oxygen adsorption capacity, but also provide more effective charge and mass transfer between intermediates and catalysts, making a great contribution to the OER enhancement.
Synergic effect of catalyst/binder in passivation side-products of Li-oxygen cells
While used in minor proportion respect to other components in cathode formulations, binders play a crucial role in lithium batteries cathode. This is particularly true in Li-O2 batteries which represent a very harsh environment mainly because of the formation, upon cycling, of very aggressive superoxide radicals. In such batteries, the use of catalyst in the cathode formulation is quite usual to help oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (ORR and OER) to proceed rapidly and reversibly. However, the slightest binder degradation upon cycling can hinder the catalyst effects dramatically, modifying them to act on other reactions associated with the generated side-products, thus deteriorating cell performances and preventing researchers from drawing the right conclusions about catalytic properties of new materials. In this work, the influence of different catalysts in the degradation of the PVDF binder, on the performance of Li-O2 batteries, was investigated. The results obtained were compared with the ones of cathodes prepared with the same catalysts but Li-Nafion binder instead (already reported as stable), to further demonstrate that the choice of binder must be strongly linked to the nature of the catalyst. The catalysts employed for this study were α-MnO2, and commercial Co3O4, and Co phthalocyanines (CoPc).
Synthesis of zirconium diboride and its application in the protection of stainless steel surface in harsh environment
Krishna K. Yadav, Sujit Kumar Guchhait, Sunaina, Ankush, C. M. Hussain, Ashok K. Ganguli, Menaka Jha
Surface degradation of steel is one of the key problems of steel end user because of the electrochemical reaction at the steel surface caused by atmospheric weather condition. The major problem with steel is its surface degradation because of the electrochemical reaction at the surface from the atmospheric weather condition. To address this issue, zirconium diboride anticorrosive film has been fabricated on stainless steel by the chemical process. The synthesis of ZrB2 (~ 150 nm) has been carried out at via reaction of ZrO2 nanoparticles (10 nm) with amorphous boron at 1200 °C under argon atmosphere. The scalable doctor blade technique has been employed for the fabrication of ZrB2 film. The electrochemical performance, viz linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) studies of ZrB2 on 304 grade stainless steel (SS), shows highly anticorrosive behaviour with excellent protection efficiency (up to 98% in acidic media) as compared to bare 304SS in neutral, acidic and alkaline media.
An effective interaction in polypyrrole/nickel phosphide (PPy/Ni 2 P) for high-performance supercapacitor
Shuling Liu, Yan Chen, Jing Ren, Yueyan Wang, Wei Wei
Polypyrrole/nickel phosphide (PPy/Ni2P) composites were synthesized through a facile two-step method. The results show that when there is 30% Ni2P in PPy/Ni2P (active material 3 mg), the prepared composites possess uniform morphology, which composed of large quantities of broccoli-like PPy microstructures (average dimension of about 200 nm) and Ni2P spherical particles (average diameters of 250 nm). It achieves a higher specific capacity for 476.5 F g−1 at a current density of 1 A g−1 in a three-electrode system, even after 3000 cycles the capacity maintained 89%. The excellent electrochemical performance of PPy/Ni2P composites may be due to the good dispersion and uniform morphology of Ni2P nanoparticles. In addition, the synergistic effect between PPy and Ni2P nanoparticles also dramatically improves the electrochemical properties of the composites.
A miniaturized solid-contact potentiometric multisensor platform for determination of ionic profiles in human saliva
Marcin Urbanowicz, Dorota G. Pijanowska, Artur Jasiński, Marcin Ekman, Maria K. Bocheńska
This paper describes a miniaturized multisensor platform (MP-ISES) consisting of electrodes: a reference one (RE) and ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) for monitoring Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, and SCN− ions and pH in human saliva. Gold electrode surface was modified by deposition of two layers: electrosynthesized PEDOT:PSS forming an intermediate layer, and ion-selective membrane. The developed ISEs were characterized by a wide linear range and sensitivity consistent with the Nernst model. The entire MP-ISEs are characterized by satisfactory metrological parameters demonstrating their applicability in biomedical research, in particular in measurements concerning determination of ionic profiles of saliva. Saliva samples of 18 volunteers aged from 20 to 26 participating in a month experiment had been daily collected and investigated using the MP-ISEs assigned individually to each person. Personalized profiles of ions (ionograms) in saliva, such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, SCN−, and H+, were obtained.
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Supreme Court Justice Didn’t Know Marriage Can’t Legally Involve Churches or Religion
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The awkward exchange began when Chief Justice Roberts asked famed gay rights lawyer Mary Bonauto why she believed that we should “force churches and religious leaders to preside over a homosexual wedding that, when taken as a whole, would offend their moral conscience.”
With the first day of hearings taking place before the United States Supreme Court, an awkward happening occurred when Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts found out that both religion and religious establishments have nothing to do with the legality of same-sex marriage.
The uncomfortable exchange began when Chief Justice Roberts asked famed gay rights lawyer Mary Bonauto why she believed that we should “force churches and religious leaders to preside over a homosexual wedding that, when taken as a whole, would offend their moral conscience.”
Although she seemed taken aback, Bonauto replied with little to no hesitation.
“Well, I’d cite the U.S. Constitution, previous Supreme Court decisions, and the Treaty of Tripoli.”
Chief Justice Roberts then asked Bonauto to elaborate on her answer.
Bonauto replied, “Thomas Jefferson clearly stated that the intent and function of the 1st Amendment was that the country could never establish any laws based on, or supporting, a specific religious view. He stated that ‘the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.'”
She then continued by stating that, “This court has ruled in this manner time after time, and even the Treaty of Tripoli, which was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate way back in 1797, clearly stated that our government was not established on any specific religious tradition. Not to mention, priests and churches will not be forced to marry anyone.”
Bonauto concluded by accurately saying, “Indeed, it is a fact that all you need to get married would be another person, a trip to a courthouse, a witness, and a signed document. When people get married in a church, it isn’t recognized by the government without the legal documentation.”
It was at this point that those in the court witnessed Chief Justice Roberts begin to whisper to fellow conservative Justices Scalia and Alito. Justice Roberts then became visibly red in the face at this point and some reports even state that you could audibly hear Roberts say, “Really!?”
***Requested Update:
For anyone unfamiliar with the U.S. Treaty of Tripoli, the phrase that Bonauto was referring to reads as such:
“The government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.”
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jlutherbarnhart says:
September at 1:46
It is very interesting that Bonauto said, “Indeed, it is a fact that all you need to get married would be another person, a trip to a courthouse, a witness, and a signed document.” Because it isn’t true. You must have your marriage solemnized. Not just anyone can solemnize it. At least this is true in the states I have resided in. I have also looked up Kentucky’s law on the subject:
(1) Marriage shall be solemnized only by:
(a) Ministers of the gospel or priests of any denomination in regular communion with any religious society;
(b) Justices and judges of the Court of Justice, retired justices and judges of the Court of Justice except those removed for cause or convicted of a felony, county judges/executive, and such justices of the peace and fiscal court commissioners as the Governor or the county judge/executive authorizes; or
(c) A religious society that has no officiating minister or priest and whose usage is to solemnize marriage at the usual place of worship and by consent given in the presence of the society, if either party belongs to the society.
Marriage can and often does legally involve churches and religion. It doesn’t HAVE to, but it can. The state doesn’t solemnize the marriage at all. A justice or judge of the court can, but the court itself does not. The justice or judge could be retired, and not even part of the government anymore.
youreadygrandma says:
Sounds like your state has unconstitutional laws.
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pottergreen says:
What level of government is Bonauto referring to? The state or the federal government? The treaty is a federal construct, but the state administers/defines marriages. How does one branch’s construct of a treaty affect a state power or its administration?
Roxanne Daugherty says:
well guys i am voiving my opipion and noone has the right to judge the othr person but in my eyes i c ant say to much for if i did i would be judging my own family and i cant.its each persons decision what they want to do be and so we shouldnt judge for we have our own beliefs.As for ministers and marrage its there decision in what they want to do marry or not marry.have a good day.
why iss Barbabra anyway> i dont agree with her
abunudnik says:
A wonderful piece of deceit. The treaty had to do with negotiating with Muslims regarding the Barbary Coast pirates. The treaty is in no way enshrined in the constitution and its wording is, in a word, diplomatic. It’s purpose was to reassure the party with whom he was negotiating the long end of the Barbary Coast action which included the bombardment of Tripoli harbor for harboring the pirates.
tonypham says:
I can’t find the word Tripoli in the trinscripts. The case is Obergefell v. Hodges: http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript.aspx
alteregoliz says:
Reblogged this on alteregoliz.
Doneau Probst says:
Until the couple get a license from the County Clerk and present the signed license back to the County Clerk, the actual ceremony is purely symbolic and carries no legal weight whatsoever. A marriage license is a legal contract and the marriage is granted by the State and can only be dissolved by a judge or magistrate. Churches have only the illusion of being able to grant the legal status of marriage when in fact they have no legal standing whatsoever to do so. They can perform the ceremony, but only the State can grant the marriage.
Legal status of a marriage may be more or less important to some, but only a church can perform a marriage before God.
So is a marriage a civil institution or an spiritual institution ? To the degree that it’s a former, the state can call anything it wants a marriage. To the degree that it’s an institution under God, only He can decide what is and is not a marriage.
Hate is ignorance, absence of knowledge of who the person is beyond what you immediately see.. senseless.. and aren’t there more pressing matters on the American agenda than gay marriage, it is not the business of anyone other than the two consenting adults that are entering into the union.. Let us all grow up and mind our own damn business.
Until it comes time to coerce people into vaccinating their kids anyway, right, Tori?
I hope you know this is a HOAX. The case is Obergefell v. Hodges. Try to search for the work Tripoli in the transcript! Stupid is as stupid does!
http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript.aspx
I agree with the basis for the post, but you may want to preface it with this being satire / fictional, as I’ve seen it shared as legitimate on numerous platforms.
cainch says:
Thomas Jefferson had nothing to do with the 1st Treaty of Tripoli, which was the one quoted. That was the Washington and Adams administrations. The second treaty of Tripoli did not contain the “in no sense” clause. This in no way invalidates the argument re: our govt being founded as secular, but if you’re going to snarky at a member of SCOTUS, you should put forth some minimal effort to get your facts straight.
Willis Jennings says:
ah.. it makes so much more sense if it was Scalia. I dislike C.J. Roberts and don’t believe him to be completely honest, but he’s certainly not stupid. Scalia on the other hand…
Michael Miller says:
What happened to the pursuit of happiness? Guess it only applies to a select group of Americans. Also to the tax guy….the roads have potholes, the water has to be filtered, the current police situation is crazy in this country there are power outages etc etc clearly you can get married without a church. I believe in bringing all people closer to God not pushing them away. Besides this is about equality under the law for all Americans
Religion was created as a way to control the masses. Higher powers established that without fear of consequence, people would do as they please and there would be utter chaos. Every part of the world has a religion and different beliefs. Saying one or the other is right, goes against what this country was founded on. The freedom to live as you want and to believe in what you want. I for one believe there is a god. We say he did different things, call him different names, but in the end you don’t know. Having good morals and loving the one you are with regardless of sex, race, or looks should be what we strive for anyway. Religion is as corrupt as wall street and a bigger industry than drugs. Why does a priest need donations for 67 million dollar jet. Come on people
Shoot, I’ve been pointing that out to internet trolls for months now…
Hey…wait…you don’t think?
John Roberts, was that you?
eileengriffin77 says:
May at 1:54
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jimmyboi2 says:
Hello, everyone. This was NEVER about storming the altars. It was about legal equality as Americans. Class dismissed. Sheesh. (The churches made it a religious issue, to their everlasting shame and discredit.)
Jack Marino says:
So what all you liberals that LOVE government and not the individual’s rights. How would you handle a Jewish deli being force to cater an neo-nazi party event. They would have to make all their pastries with little swastika’s and a cake with Hitler’s face on it. Now since the jews are a religious people and keep to themselves, and they use all the public services mention in the above comments. Do you secularists require this jewish business to provide this service to a bunch of nazis for their event?
Nazis are all about hate. Gay people wanting to marry is about love. If you think the two groups are similar, you’re wrong. Nazis want to harm people, gay people just want to get married.
Rome Fiddler says:
Not the point. Love, hate, whatever. Discrimination is discrimination. You can’t pick and choose!
harmonikasavingsbonds says:
What happened to you? What a sad and ugly outlook.
Honestly Now says:
There is a difference. It’s too bad you are so blinded, because it’s just stunningly obvious.
A Jewish deli owner will not make swastika cakes for anyone. Never-mind that Nazis would be the only ones who would want them. If I asked for “hate cakes” (I’ll just call them that), the answer is no. If you, a Nazi, an atheist midget, and (for some unfathomable reason) another Jew asked for them… still no. See? The answer is the same (EQUAL!) no matter who is asking.
Now if I (a straight woman) go into the bakery of a homophobe and ask for a wedding cake for my husband and myself, I’ll get one. If a gay man walks into the same bakery and asks for the EXACT SAME THING (a wedding cake for his husband and himself), he would be denied.
It’s just. so. obvious.
Two people go in and ask for the exact same item – they both receive the same answer (whether that answer is yes, no, or something else). That is NOT discrimination.
Two people go in and ask for the exact same item – they receive different answers BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ARE. That IS discrimination.
This is not about “forcing” business owners… it never was. Good try, though. Way over used… be original.
Cynthia Sharp says:
You missed they entire article; no one is forcing churches to do something they don’t believe in…. no one needs a church to get married. Marriage is a legal term.
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Daleth says:
This article is a flat-out lie, as anyone with access to the internets can confirm. I’ve supported gay marriage all my life and I disagree with 99.9% of what Roberts has to say, but I can’t support LIES in the media.
Here are the transcripts of the Supreme Court hearings in this case–search ’em all you want, you will never see Roberts ask that question (and for that matter, you also won’t see anyone mention the Treaty of Tripoli):
Question 1 arguments (is there a Constitutional right to gay marriage):
http://www.supremecourt.gov/…/argumen…/14-556q1_7l48.pdf
Question 2 arguments (can states refuse to recognize gay marriages performed in other jurisdictions):
http://www.supremecourt.gov/…/argumen…/14-556q2_2dp3.pdf
Are these the only arguments with Bonauto and Roberts?
Dorothy Lundgren says:
separation of church and state is one of the principles this country was founded upon.
Betty Gleason says:
My education taught that when 2 capable adults make a life long commitment each to the other, that is a marriage. The civil marriage is the signing of the legal documents to enforce rights & responsibilities, and the religious ceremony is to ask God’s blessing on the union. Marriage itself is personal & private. All the rest is asking others to share in their joy.
Hello, I was just wondering when (if?) the above exchange occurred as I can’t seem to find it in the oral argument transcripts on the Supreme Court website at http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript.aspx
I am a Canadian. We have been doing this for almost 11 years. the sky did not fall, many church are still bigots,Take a look at the progressive world around you, stop pushing your religious morals on people who just want no part of Any religion, they are all mostly corrupt,Im Roman Catholic , dont get me started.There is no argument that can be debated without religion and the views of Zealots. give up ,listen to your lawyers and judges. The sky will not fall.
Marc Winger says:
Well, dear, there are a lot of people that disappointed in Justice Roberts. Of both main ideologies. So, yes this is a bit shocking; but not totally unexpected.
debielou says:
Another source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/04/28/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-same-sex-marriage-case-obergefell-v-hodges-today/
Curt Zimmerman says:
“The state marries; the church blesses.” Not all countries allow “clergy” to preside at the civil marriage rite. What’s before the SCOTUS is CIVIL marriage. It has nothing to do with any religious values of any type. As a Christian clergy person, I would be much more comfortable if couples took care of the legal/civil stuff by civil authority; then my faith community can decide which relationships to bless.
SawIt says:
If this happened, I’m glad, If it didn’t, it should. I’ve heard a lot of arguments for/against gay marriage, but seldom do people bring up this one. I kept bringing it up and no one seemed to get the point. Maybe now they will. So I shared, real or not. Maybe the lawyers arguing this case will take a clue!
BRA says:
“Professing themselves to be wise, they become fools”
bai_fin_na
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If i had a church i wouldn’t perform homosexual/lesbian marriages…because I’d rather be in trouble with man’s law than God himself…i fear what God would do to me for not keeping his word..than what a man has to say or do to me #realtalk
Sandra Koenig says:
Poor thing. Are you really so afraid of what your god would “do to you”? That’s really sad.
Gary Gibson says:
Please point to any part of the Bible that GOD or JESUS authored PERSONALLY. To my knowledge, MEN wrote the Bible. Self-serving, violent, ever-corruptible men. We have several thousand years of history which illustrates Man’s sins. Do you think that the men who authored the Bible (or the ones who selected the books that were allowed in the Bible) were any less sinful or self-serving?? Since the church more or less ran things back then, the Bible is little more than political propaganda from that time.
free radical says:
And by the same token, I’m sure you’ve never eaten any pork product or shellfish, since that is also forbidden by the bible. And you’ve surely never worn clothes made from more than one kind of fabric, specifically banned. Ever performed any kind of work on the sabbath? If so the bible says you should be put to death.
As long as you are picking and choosing which of gods laws you want to follow, we ask that you choose love instead of hate.
*Drops mic* Walks away.
Dana Westerman says:
I could care less of some “religious institution” doesn’t want to perform a gay marriage. That is totally OK!!! Real “Christians” love and accept everyone and don’t judge others. There are other religions who WILL perform gay marriages. However, as pointed out, not everyone views marriage in the religious context. The thing is, certain religions want to outlaw gay marriage no matter WHO performs it. They don’t want ANYONE to be able to perform a gay wedding at all…..not even a justice in a court. This is where they FAIL. If they don’t want to perform these types of weddings….that’s totally ok. However, their religion is NOT law and they CANNOT stop others from doing it. End of story. It is well known that so called “Christians” like this also used their “beliefs” to justify trying to prevent heterosexual couples of different races from being able to marry years ago. “Religions” like this are the ones going around persecuting ANYONE who does not believe the same crap that they do. Then, when they don’t get their way, they cry and whine and say they are the ones being persecuted against. This is TOTALLY ridiculous. It’s time for religious tyranny like this to end.
dadbearnj says:
Dana instead of using quotation marks for these kinds of Christians, I use small letter c calling them christians (I know auto-correct keeps capitalizing it, so you have to go back and make it a small c again). So these christians are not real Christians because they do not follow the true teachings of love and respect that Jesus espoused.
In Texas it is against the state constitution for the legislature to create a law that makes a parallel “civil union” available to gays. If that’s not against the US constitution I’ll eat my hat.
stormkite says:
The only parts of the US Constitution recognized in Texas are certain specifically limited applications of the First and Second amentments (as they apply to rich white straight Protestants) and the Tenth Amendment so long as the state is governed by the aforementioned Rich white straight Protestant members of the GOP. The rest is simply moot and hasn’t actually been read in over 150 years.
d4m10n says:
Reblogged this on Blue Ball Skeptics and commented:
The following story is almost completely made up, but is being passed around as if it really happened. Skeptics, be warned.
Bucks says:
listen to audio on soundcloud question one, around 22:20 in, Scalia utterly fails to understand clergy’s role in marriages http://www.towleroad.com/2015/04/here-is-audio-from-the-scotus-marriage-equality-hearing-question-1-listen.html
So is the article above correct as written or not?
If someone (justice, lawyer or otherwise) said the words quoted above, who said it and when? Can anyone provide a reference, please?
I’m not taking sides — I just want to read the words for myself.
Lisa Berger says:
I was at the argument and this exchange never occurred. Justice Scalia did ask why ministers wouldn’t be required to perform same-sex marriages if they declare it a constitutional right. Mary Bonauto pointed out that ministers aren’t required to do so now in marriage equality states and Justice Kagan stated that, for example, rabbis (and therefore all clergy) are not required to perform mixed marriages. No one mentioned the Treaty of Tripoli.
Michael Simpson says:
I’ve listened to the entire Bonauto segments of the arguments and I can’t find the quotes above anywhere. Can you provide a more precise cite as to where they are in the transcripts? Page number and line number is the traditional format to cite to a deposition or transcript.
I, too, would like to know from where these other claims are cited. Most of these claims are not in the transcript I read. I remember only what I listed above, that Bonauto did point out that the 1st Amendment protected clergy and that none have been forced to perform a marriage ceremony outside of their beliefs.
OMG! Read the darn constitution man! It’s written in black ink. No matterifthis thread is fake or not. Read it for yourself. Any how what is the big deal? The churches have refused people since its inception because of race and religious beliefs, what’s new?
Jeremy Harden says:
But we must remember, Seperation of Church and State, means ANY religion, yours, mine and the fundies all over! Blessed be the wisdom of Melek-Taus!
K Martin says:
Think of this as the blog equivalent of The Onion. It’s all satire. As much as we may like the idea of Roberts not knowing that people don’t have to be married by religious authority, it’s impossible that he would have said and done the things that are reported in this article. So you can stop looking for documentation of this. It’s satire. But with a point. Why do governments think they need to support religious beliefs with restrictive laws about who can get married.?
VoR says:
The exchange described was the writer’s fantasy. Roberts never asked that question. Besides, the answer supposedly given is utterly non-responsive to the question and hardly praiseworthy even if true.
That said, I did read the transcript, and Scalia (not Roberts) did ask a similar question. (See transcript 23:3-18.) And Bonauto’s response was uninspiring at best. It basically amounted to “of course not.”
Kagan’s response to the question was the best and most persuasive response offered. (See transcript 26:8-16.)
As far as Roberts’s participation on this question, he chimed in at 36:4-8: “We have a concession from your friend that clergy will not be required to perform samesex marriage, but there are going to be harder questions. Would a religious school that has married housing be required to afford such housing to samesex couples?”
You can read the response and the rest of the transcript here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/…/argumen…/14-556q1_7l48.pdf
The Chief Justice did ask about a church being forced to perform a ceremony against their beliefs. Council Bonauto pointed out that that was covered by the 1st Amendment and, as such, was a separate issue.
By taking this to the Supreme Court they are asking that it be applied to the 1st Admendment too. They won’t say that unless they are forced to admit it. They are attempting to mislead people to get their foot in the door. Then they can pry it open further in other cases. Once you open that door it can’t be closed! Government should get out of the marriage business except to record the event. No sanctioning or prohibiting.
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-28/what-justices-are-really-saying-about-gay-marriage
“This time, Scalia focused on whether a minister who condemns same-sex marriage could be obligated to perform one. This approach reflects a concern heard widely among opponents of gay marriage, who have turned to religious liberty as a guarantor of their rights to continue to disagree.”
It was a real question – but SCALIA asked it. See page 23 of the transcript
chakrajade says:
Compelling and legit-seeming argument! After looking over the transcripts for the 28Apr2015 oral arguments (Question 1 http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/14-556q1_11o2.pdf and Question 2 http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/14-556q2_f2ah.pdf ) I can’t find any part of this exchange, which leads me to believe that this exchange is fake. But, Gods Be Good, I wish it were real!
If you are polytheist, why subscribe to Dualism, that has played from the Christians and Muslims from their more parental figure Zoroasterism that it isn’t funny! Making duality is become a trend… I FAIL to see a good man anywhere… Who ever calls himself good needs to take a long look at himself and ask why he is good, and then see how he looks at the world in total…
Therefore I ask, if a God/Goddess or a multitude of deities are good or evil, are they truly ALL good and evil? Or are we just whitewashing the whole situation to make things easier, therefore lazy?
Bart Sutton says:
Why is it that people cannot distinguish between legal marriage which requires secular marriage licenses, etc., and religious belief? It seems like a simple concept to me. If gay marriage becomes law I’m sure some churches will not perform ceremonies and if so, who cares. People can go to the court house or I’m sure other religious organizations would spring up to service gay people.
James Olson says:
Or already exist. This UCC pastor has been performing same-sex marriages for 10 years.
My apologies, Pastor, I misjudged how I felt, you are truly a noble soul, and I truly mean that…
Marriage is NOT a religious institution, it is a civil contract between two consenting adults. A priest (or a judge) can’t marry you without a marriage license — issued by your local jurisdiction, not a church.
David Carefoot says:
Well, marriage IS a religious institution for many. Secular culture separates out the affairs of civil society (the public sphere), regulated by legal institutions (government), from the values of practices of voluntary organizations (church). So… marriage is a legal institution (public) and a religious institution (private) in the US. As a pastor I’ve married older people who don’t want to marry publicly (civilly) because it would be a financial disadvantage but don’t want to live together without a sacred pledge of faith mediated by the church. It seems secularization is poorly understood by the right and the left. The right forgets the secular was invented to keep religious groups from inflicting the violence of their consciences on the “unlike”. They want to force private views into the public sphere. The left forgets that opinions are like as*hol*s–everyone has the right to have one (and to be one)–but privately.
And pastor, which group has the asshole opinion that gay people can’t get married sans religious weigh-in? I’m old. Refresh my mind?
For many, but not for all. We do not live in a theocracy, where religion is imposed on the entire population.
Marriage has been around longer then any Abrahamic who put a turban on his head, or stepped down on a mountain with his sandled feet from having a long conversation with a “burning bush…” Now it’s a institution for control since the Catholism came in, before then it was one of the few ways one would convert to be in Judiasm.
David Harn says:
The concept of “marriage” originated in the idea that a man “owned” his wife. (In the beginning, there was no restriction on a man to be faithful, only women.) The documentation for marriages began as a way to keep breeding records to avoid inbreeding of slaves. (Or to ensure inbreeding in the case of medieval “royal lineage”.) Since women are no longer legally viewed as chattel, there is no longer a need for the “title deed” called a marriage record. And the laws of incest between consenting adults have become so blurred, (in part because of all the birth control methods available today), there is no longer a need for breeding records. Therefore, there is strong argument in favor of the notion that marriage should be abolished as antiquated and obsolete. That said, I confess that these are not my feelings on the matter, but rather logical conclusions based on facts. As long as two people choose to share a life and want all the benefits and responsibilities that come with such a choice, there will always be marriage. I personally believe very deeply in the sanctity of such a union. I do NOT believe that government should have anything to do with it, though. Neither in the support or condemnation of “unconventional” marriage, nor in forcing people to go against their own life choices just because those choices offend someone else.
Marriage was created by religious institutions. The only reason governments got involved was to restrict who was getting married and to be able to tax the process. Every bakery targeted by gay bullies have stated that they sell to every one that walks into their stores and buys something off the shelf. Purchasing a custom cake requires a contract between the baker and the purchaser. The baker is under no legal obligation to accept every contract presented to them, just like every businees does. They may turn it down because they don’t have the skills, the cake is too elaborate and would leave them with very little profit or it is offensive to them. Just like an artist that won’t paint nudes, or a photographer or book publisher that won’t do pornography, or a kosher butcher that won’t do non-kosher cuts of meat or a moslim butcher that won’t touch pork. Marriage also involves contracts between the preacher and the couple wanting to marry. if he won’t perform the seremony because you are already lilving together or have a child out of wedlock or are divorced, you always have the option to be married in a non-religious civil ceremony.
C Randall Brotherton says:
or you can be married by another church. Your church isn’t the only game in town–thank the gods.
bobbybecka says:
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classic. 🙂
Gale Younglove Marfia says:
Hey PJD – its only found by people seeking TRUTH!
PJD says:
How come this is the only place on the internet I can find these quotes? I am not seeing a report of this exact exchange anywhere else. What is the source? Was this an eyewitness transcription?
JRJ says:
You can go to http://www.supremecourt.gov and look for Obergefell v Hodges. The Transcript and actual audio of the oral arguments are posted for everyone to read and listen.
I did a word search in both of the transcripts linked and can find no trace of these quotations. 🙁 I looked for “Tripoli”, “Jefferson” and “moral.”
Bruce Ragsdale Horton says:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli
I’ve listened and read the transcript in its entirety. This exchange never happened, at least not on the record. Maybe this website is satirical?
G F says:
This didn’t happen. It’s not in either of the two transcripts from April 28th. This propaganda is just as despicable as Fox News!
I have also done searches in the Transcripts and cannot find the alleged exchange.
bradleuy bleck says:
Look on page 21 of the First Question’s transcript. While the words are not the same, and it’s Scalia and not Roberts, the question gets asked:
“for example, is it is it conceivable that a minister who is authorized by the State to conduct marriage can decline to marry two men if indeed this Court holds that they have a constitutional right to marry? Is it conceivable that that would be allowed?”
Corey Fields (@coreyf_4) says:
I had the same question. I’m not familiar with the site and don’t know if it’s satire or not. I can’t find it anywhere else either. Let me know if you do.
OK, I was embarrassingly duped. I don’t know why I didn’t go to the site’s homepage but this is clearly a fake/satire site.
Kim Everett says:
Treaty of Tripoli –
As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion,-as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/bar1796t.asp
read the Cnstitution and that should tell you, right? Not sure why you would write this unless you read it and did not see it
http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/14-556q1_7l48.pdf
Because this is not accurate. This exchange did not occur. There was an exchange about whether clergy would be forced to conduct such marriages, primarily between Justice Scalia and Ms. Bonauto, but it was not this specific exchange.
Simon Isbister says:
That’s because yhis article is satire. This is a humour site.
How come you use how come instead of why? “How come “is improper grammar.
August at 1:20
Right, its becoming more difficult to access reliable information. No disrespect but the media, clergy, and politicians and other governing officials are all in the same business as the authir of this article. It is to pursuasively manipulate a point or points and to CONTROL or keep power over the audience or affected people. Someone of POWER can say to their following “piss will now be called water” and it would. The gay marriage ruling was important because it was an legal issue not a one of religion. Its sad, it has taken this long for a group of people to be acknowledged the rights that the CONSTITUTION had long given them. This is important because we’re going to continue to see cases like these where prejudices and abuses of power will deny people the rights of which this nation was formed and of its commandments.
James Dean says:
This entire website is satire with a point. So, hopefully your comment is too in regard to this article…
Churches all over the country deny straight couples religious marriage in their church all the time. If the church doesn’t agree with the coupling of the two in marriage, they decline to perform the ceremony. Those straight couples who are denied marriage in the church, go to secular sources to obtain legal marriage. It would be no different with the LGBTQ community. No church is ever required to perform a marriage ceremony when they disagree due to religious convictions.
Correct and in fact, many liberal churches that support marriage equality, have taken a stand not to marry (sign legal documents) heterosexual couples, until all who love can be married legally. This is the stance of many Unitarian Universalist ministers – who might perform a ceremony, but won’t sign the states legal papers. Some won’t even perform a ceremony in the church. This is made clear to couples, because these ministers can’t legally marry all who come to them for a religious wedding ceremony, so they chose not to legally marry any couple.
julesd says:
UU churches are a joke. They only believe there is a God
Drop the UU part of the comment, only keep the first sentence, and I think you’re in business!
fred haslitt says:
Funny when she used the treaty of tripoli that she didn’t use the rest of the sentence that proves her point wrong !!
Quasihedron says:
My husband and I were married by our chosen Universalist Unitarian minister. We were the first wedding ceremony she ever conducted, as she said that she would not perform any weddings until she could marry a same-sex couple first! That was 5 years ago in Washington, DC, just a few blocks from the White House and the Capitol! We had family and friends in attendance, from all over the USA, including West Coast, East Coast, Mid-West and the South. Three states in the Obergefell v. Hodges were represented in our clans!
“When one of us is a bit free-er, we all are a bit free-er!” — Unknown author.
Ed Waldorph says:
Not entirely sure to what Fred Haslitt was referring but the entire Article 11 is one sentence and nothing in it subsequently negates the first clause quoted here.
Desiree Allen says:
The second sentence basically says the government won’t be opposed to other religions or religious freedom. But the end says “No pretext, arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony…” meaning just what we’ve all been saying. You have the freedom to practice whatever religion you want, the government won’t oppose it. But you’re religious beliefs cannot interfere with law.
My husband and I were lawfully married in the UNMC church just a few blocks from the White House. The minister there at the time, Rev. Lily said that we were her first wedding ceremony, because she would not marry any couple until she could marry all couples lawfully, and a same-sex couple. We were the first to show up on the doorstep. That was 2 months after all the court decisions there were settled in 2010, in the Washington DC, and Congress did not (could not!) object.
We became lawfully married in January here in Florida. Thus we are precedent for the Full Faith and Credit Clause, crossing state lines.
We are now lawfully married in all 57 US states and territories.
Even the Congress cannot divorce us now.
That takes our personal specific approval and permission!
Lynda L B Duke says:
Uh, sorry Kim Everett, but the Unitarian Churches Support and Defend Same Sex Marriage – All LGBTQ&I marriages are welcome at the Unitarian Universalist Churches. And we will gladly perform the ceremony and sign the states’ legal papers. I don’t know where you got the information about UUs but we had a major press release about this, and all ministers there were asked if they would gladly perform and sign the marriages certificate. All said YES! Please, leave out the Unitarian Universalist Churches from your list….you are giving out misleading information.
manfromatlan says:
Note to Fred Haslitt, how does the following sentence in Art. 11 of the treaty “as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.” prove your point?
I believe traditional Christian churches will use the same practice. If a church chooses to NOT sign the legal documents recognized by the state for any marriage and only performs a religious ceremony for heterosexual couples there is no LEGAL discrimination. Same sex couples are only guaranteed a marriage recognized by the state, not a religious ceremony.
Ruprecht says:
Same with wedding cakes, if a bakery doesn’t want to bake a cake for a gay marriage they just say no and the couple goes elsewhere with no fuss, right?
Nope. Churches are exempt because of the 1st amendment separation of Church and States and their unique status in the United States (for example, they are exempt from paying taxes; they are also exempt from following anti discrimination laws). Businesses are regulated by the federal government under the interstate commerce clause. They are for profit organizations created to make money (unlike Churches which are created to serve religious needs). Just like a bakery cannot put up a sign that said they did not serve people of color, they should be able to refuse to serve homosexuals. It is discrimination. And before you counter back with religious beliefs, the KKK grounds their racism on religious beliefs as well – and we have rejected that in a public setting.
Jeromie Williams says:
Except that you’re forgetting one little pesky fact about the wedding cake defence: taxes. When a resident of a town or city pays civic taxes for things like roads, infrastructure, sewers, electrical grids, and water lines, that resident is entitled to enjoy the benefits of having paid for those things to be built and maintained. Any public company that opens its doors for business benefits from the tax dollars that keep the sidewalk out front clean, the roads beyond that paved, safe water running through the faucet, electricity to power the ovens and lights, and a police force to keep it all safe. Unless the person in your bakery is breaking the law, or engaging in an illegal activity in your store, having religious beliefs and ideals does not excuse denying a tax payer the right to use, buy, or access the commercial goods or services you are offering. If the thought of baking a cake for a gay wedding puts your morals and beliefs on the line, then you have the right and the option to not open a store that benefits from the utilities and services afforded by tax dollars. It is as simple as that.
sam rose says:
Of course the bakery owner has a choice – they can make the cake or they can close down their business. See everyone has a choice under capitalism.
whosoeverperiod says:
Only if the bakery does not make wedding cakes for ANYONE. The law is clear that if you have a license to do business with the PUBLIC, you have to serve everyone. BUT you can choose not to bake wedding cakes for ANYONE and then you are fine.
You don’t need a license to buy a cake and once you have it, it goes down the toilet. Oh, I guess it really is the same thing. Wow Ruprect, you really are a smart person…lolol
xyane1 says:
If all thr local banks refuse you a lone because of religioss convictions, you should just move and keep quiet. No fuss, right? Get u our head out of your ass!
If one business can discriminate, then so can all of the rest of them. Where do you draw the line? Bakeries, restaurants, grocery stores, hospitals, doctors?
Albert Hoffman says:
Fred, I think you should work on your reading compression.
a business is not a church. christians seemed to be confused over the simplest of things. a business is open to the public for profit. In this country, if you are open for business to the public, then you are in business to ALL of the public. Those are the rules. If you do not want to be open to all of the public, then make your business a private club open to members only, or by appointment. A church, on the other hand, isn’t supposed to be a business–tho the vast majority of them in the USA are a business–the entertainment business. But churches to not require a fee, just donations. Therefore, they are not bound by the same laws as businesses. It is amazing to me that this has to be explained to an adult.
If a bakery doesn’t want to make a specialized cake that they normally wouldn’t make, then yes, you are correct. A bakery should have the right to NOT make a cake that has “a same sex couple having sex on it. A bakery should have the right to NOT make a cake that has a saying like, “To hell with Christianity” on it. A bakery SHOULD NOT have the right to deny a same sex couple a wedding cake that looks no different than any other wedding cake that they make. That is the difference. If a bakery is asked to do something different than they normally would do, they should be allowed to say no. A wedding cake for a same sex couple that looks exactly the same as the wedding cake for a hetero couple, then NO WAY. They should not be able to discriminate in that way.
Al Lucard says:
Not really. A bakery is a for-profit business, that serves “the public.” As such, they have to obey laws of discrimination. If they deny service based on established “groups,” but offer the same services to others, they are in breach of those laws.
It’s not hard to understand the concept.
Yeah no. If you want to run a business in this country you must give equality to all . If you don’t want to , you can hand in your business license.
previous commenter is spot on. if no different than any other cake…then no problem…add figurines of same sex couple as you see fit after the fact. to force any proprietor to do what they are not in business to do is unconstitutional. look up your business law. each business is required to have its mission, policies, and charter established…and free to do so to their liking. To simplify for all you obvious simpletons:
1) you can’t goto Walmart, look at a Jeep Power Wheels Car for your kid and claim age discrimination because they don’t provide the grown-up version (a real jeep) for you…youre not their target demographic regarding mobilized transportation…so go find a jeep dealership
2) you who complain about a bakery citing religious reasons to not make same-sex wedding cake…ask yourself…would you stand equally as brave/tall behind the poor neo-nazi who was refused service by Jewish bakery for his schwastica cake? or the extremist white supremacist and his demand for rebel flag cake to a minoroty owned bakery.
you’re all pathetically hypocritical and sadly try to claim a position of “higher ground” by being so “open minded” to such ignorance. so congrats…you made it…finally made your mark as one of the smarter idiots!
Robert Wood says:
NO…not right. A bakery is not a religious institution that is tax-exempt. A refusal from a for-profit organization is clearly discrimination and has severe consequences.
kilkee526 says:
No, that’s different. Businesses that hold themselves out to the public as secular, profit-making enterprises are not like churches. Churches can decline to offer their particular brand of ‘endorsement’ to a marriage (which as the article explains is only legal with the State’s approval). A business cannot refuse to supply a hotel room, a seat at a lunch counter, etc., to anyone based on a ‘religious’ objection to them. If they could the entire edifice of civil rights laws would collapse.
This splitting hairs, but that’s what a comment section is all about. To the cake issue. As a baker if I provide a product or variation of a product to one customer, then I must provide the same to any other customer. If I make a plain white cake for a straight couple, then the same for a gay couple. If I choose to not offer orange frosting on any cake, then a customer cannot come in, order a cake with orange frosting and then declare discrimination if I don’t provide it.
So then, what if I declare that I will not put vulgar language on a cake for either a straight or gay couple. Who then decides what is vulgar?
Walter Pendergraft says:
October at 1:58
Your bigot baker can choose to provide a cake to all or provide a cake to none. If your bigot baker chooses to single out a couple or class of people to deny service based on the bigot baker’s personal feelings about them, it is discrimination, plain and simple. You do not get to decide. They pay the same taxes to support the same infrastructure that allows your bigot baker to operate. Offering or declining to offer a product or service to everyone equally is your choice. To offer or decline to offer it to a singled-out class or individual is bigotry and discrimination.
It’s the stupid old “Jewish deli wouldn’t get into trouble for declining to make a ham sandwich, why should a baker get in trouble for not serving a cake?” argument. Let me spell this out for you in case you are too stupid to get it: a Jewish deli would NOT OFFER a ham sandwich. It would NOT be on the menu for you to even request. THAT is religious freedom. However, if the ham sandwich WAS on the menu, and was served to everyone BUT YOU based on the business owner’s personal bias, this is unlawful discrimination and should be prosecuted.
Stephen Bourassa says:
You would think that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court would know the laws and constitution better than the rest of americans
The Treaty of Tripoli was never mentioned in the oral arguments. I’ve listened to and read them twice. This article is misleading and places quotes that did not happen.
Daayiee says:
Stephen, all law students who do become law professionals are like other people in various fields, you have the excellent and those who fall below, but may be brilliant or very well versed in certain areas of the law. After careers they are appointed to positions by politicians. I agree CJ should have known, but alas, people are people and. “we the people” don’t know it all.
Whoah that is so far from the truth, you are clearly a space cadet! Ever heard of UNITARIAN CHURCHES? I live in a town where I attend one, and they held one not too long ago, they will always marry anyone who want to marry because Unitarians are more then a set religion, they are receptive of everyones needs due to the fact we are not going to be the same… Nor we will follow everyones religion, that is why I am the only Satanist there… And they love me to pieces as I do them! Hail Satan!
jberlat says:
and that is their right. I can’ t get married in a Catholic church if I am not Catholic. This is why it should be a civil union and you have the choice to get “married” at a church, or not at a church. You can get married anywhere you want by anyone legally qualified to marry you.
Eric Godsey says:
unfortunately on this one – the term marriage has a governmental definition as well as a religious one. What they would need to do is ban the use of the word “marriage” and make that strictly a religious designation. However, because the word marriage is on almost over governmental form or application, it carries civil implications. Also, governmental benefits arise from the fact you’re married, not because you have children. I’m for gay marriage, but i’m also not for upending the apple cart for the folks who have issues with it. there will be a backlash. People need time to get used to this.
The Catholic Church does not call this a marriage…they call it Holy Matrimony…a Sacrament. They are two different things entirely. Don’t use religion as a basis for your decision when you don’t even understand your own religion.
Tally says:
Marriage ≠ Holy Matrimony.
Marriage is the legal term for the civil union of two consenting adults, in the US. (Religion has no bearing here. You can be legally married without any church or religious ceremony.)
Holy Matrimony is a Sacrament of the Church (which has no legal standing without your filing the Marriage License with your state Capitol, before it expires.)
I would hope the Justices would understand at least the LEGALITY of Marriage, but I have my doubts.
i think what people are missing here — it’s not about the treaty of tripoli – it’s not about a cake bakery…this is about a church. Can the federal government mandate that a church do something? a church will be treated differently, because it’s not a commercial enterpise, and separation of church and state goes both ways – not just one. All you folks responding here who are up in arms about christian churches – would you be just as willing to say the same holds true for a mosque, or a temple?
@Fred Haslitt Per Yale Law The treaty of Tripoli. How does this invalidate her statement….she legitimately used it to prove her point. The US Government in 1796 stated that the US Government was NOT founded on the Christian Religion.
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Happy Birthday Dean Martin
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Happy Birthday Dino
Happy Birthday To A Talent Unparalleled In Today’s Entertainment World
7 June 1917, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
25 December 1995, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (lung cancer and emphysema)
Dino Paul Crocetti
King Leer (given to him by Life magazine)
5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
” Though best known for the 51 films he made, Dean Martin was a prizefighter, steel mill laborer, gas station attendant and card shark before seeing the first glimmer of fame. It came when he teamed up with comedian Jerry Lewis in 1946. Films such as At War with the Army (1950) sent the team toward superstardom. After teaming with Lewis, Martin – born Dino Paul Crocetti – became a dramatic actor and the star of a long-running television variety show. Personality conflicts broke up the comedy duo in 1957. Few thought that Martin would go one to achieve solo success, but he did, winning critical acclaim for his role in The Young Lions (1958) with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift. A succession of films followed for the singer-actor, including Some Came Running (1958) with Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra. All would later be members of the “Rat Pack.” Martin learned well and proved potent at the box office throughout the 1960s, with films such as Bells Are Ringing (1960) and Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964), again with Rat Pack pals Sammy Davis Jr. and Sinatra. During much of the 1960s and 1970s Martin’s movie persona of a boozing playboy prompted a series of films as secret agent Matt Helm and his own television variety show. Airport (1970) followed, featuring Martin as a pilot. He also played a phony priest in The Cannonball Run (1981). His last public role was a return to the stage, for a cross-country concert tour with Davis and Sinatra. He spoke affectionately of his fellow Rat Packers. “The satisfaction that I get out of working with these two bums is that we have more laughs than the audience has”, Martin said. “
Cigarette and a glass of alcohol whenever he was doing his night club acts
” His son, Dean Paul Martin (Dino), was killed in a plane crash in March 1987.
Member of the “Rat Pack” with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. All appeared in Ocean’s Eleven (1960).
Father of Gail Martin, Craig Martin, Claudia Martin, Deana Martin Gina Martin, Ricci Martin and Dean Paul Martin.
Grandfather of Alexander Martin.”
” Much of the “booze” that he drank on stage during his famous “Rat Pack” performances was really apple juice. (Son Dean Paul Martin spilled this secret, after the variety show ended production, stating that his father couldn’t have performed if he’d really drunk that much liquor.)”
” From 1973 to 1984, he was the host of the “Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts.” In one of the most classic television series of all time, Dean and his panel of actors and comics would shower the guest of honor with insults. This series contained the most famous names in the history of entertainment, such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, George Burns, James Stewart, Orson Welles, Jack Benny, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, Don Rickles, Rich Little, John Wayne, and Foster Brooks.”
” He and Frank Sinatra were best friends, a fact he held very dear to his heart. The two didn’t speak much, in the years after Dean quit the “Rat Pack Reunion” tour, but they did reconcile a few months before his death, over dinner – and a breadroll fight.”
” Dean is one of few actors who have received not just one, but three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for Motion Pictures at 6519 Hollywood Blvd., one for Television at 6651 Hollywood Blvd, and a third for his recording career.”
” Dean’s TV career began in 1950 with The Martin & Lewis Show on The Colgate Comedy Hour, which ran through 1955. He hosted various other shows before reluctantly taking the 1965 gig which turned into a 19-year success under various names.”
RIP … Cheers Dino
AlbumsCompilationsSingles & EPsDVDs & VideosAll
1953 Dean Martin Sings Collectors’ Choice Music
1955 Swingin’ Down Yonder Collectors’ Choice Music
1955 Dean Martin [1955] Capitol
1957 Pretty Baby Collectors’ Choice Music
1959 Sleep Warm Capitol/EMI Records / Capitol
1959 A Winter Romance Capitol/EMI Records
1960 This Time I’m Swingin’! Collectors’ Choice Music
1960 Bells Are Ringing [Original Soundtrack Album] DRG
1962 Dino! Italian Love Songs Collectors’ Choice Music
1962 Cha Cha de Amor Capitol
1962 French Style Capitol
1963 Country Style Capitol
1963 Dean “Tex” Martin Rides Again
1963 Dino Latino
1964 Live at the Sands Hotel Bianco
1964 Dream with Dean Hip-O Select / Hip-O
1964 Everybody Loves Somebody Hip-O
1964 The Door Is Still Open to My Heart Hip-O
1965 Holiday Cheer Capitol
1965 Dean Martin Hits Again Hip-O Select / Hip-O
1965 (Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You
1965 Houston Capitol
1966 Somewhere There’s a Someone Capitol
1966 The Hit Sound of Dean Martin Hip-O / Universal
1966 The Dean Martin TV Show
1966 My Christmas Album MCP
1966 Songs From The Silencers Reprise
1967 Happiness Is Dean Martin Hip-O
1967 Welcome to My World Hip-O
1968 Gentle on My Mind Hip-O
1969 I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am Capitol
1970 My Woman, My Woman, My Wife Capitol
1971 For the Good Times Hip-O / Universal
1972 Dino Hip-O
1973 Sittin’ on Top of the World Capitol
1973 You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Hip-O
1978 Once in a While Capitol
1983 The Nashville Sessions Warner Bros.
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1985 Half Nelson (TV Movie) Mr. Martin
1984 Cannonball Run II Jamie Blake
1981 The Cannonball Run Jamie Blake
1978 Charlie’s Angels (TV Series) Frank Howell
Angels in Vegas (1978) … Frank Howell
1975 Mr. Ricco Joe Ricco
1973 Showdown Billy Massey
1971 Something Big Joe Baker
1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land (TV Movie) Eli Whitney
1970 Airport Vernon Demerest
1968 The Wrecking Crew Matt Helm
1968 The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) Goodfellow’s Baby
Episode dated 25 September 1968 (1968) … Goodfellow’s Baby (uncredited)
1968 5 Card Stud Van Morgan
1968 Bandolero! Dee Bishop
1968 How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life David Sloane
1967 The Ambushers Matt Helm
1967 Rough Night in Jericho Alex Flood
1966 Murderers’ Row Matt Helm
1966 Texas Across the River Sam Hollis
1966 Birds Do It Dean Martin
1966 The Silencers Matt Helm
1965 Marriage on the Rocks Ernie Brewer
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder Tom Elder
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid Dino
1964 Rawhide (TV Series) Gurd Canliss
Canliss (1964) … Gurd Canliss
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods John
1964 What a Way to Go! Leonard ‘Lennie’ Crawley
1963 Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed? Jason Steel
1963 4 for Texas Joe Jarrett
1963 Toys in the Attic Julian Berniers
1963 Come Blow Your Horn The Bum (uncredited)
1962 Something’s Got to Give (Short) Nicholas ‘Nick’ Arden
1962 Who’s Got the Action? Steve Flood
1962 The Road to Hong Kong The ‘Grape’ on Plutomium (uncredited)
1962 Sergeants 3 Sgt. Chip Deal
1961 Ada Bo Gillis
1961 All in a Night’s Work Tony Ryder
1960 Ocean’s Eleven Sam Harmon
1960 Bells Are Ringing Jeffrey Moss
1960 Who Was That Lady? Michael Haney
1959 Career Maurice ‘Maury’ Novak
1959 Rio Bravo Dude (‘Borachón’)
1958 Some Came Running Bama Dillert
1958 The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) Unnamed Las Vegas Gambler
Bilko’s Secret Mission (1958) … Unnamed Las Vegas Gambler (uncredited)
1958 The Young Lions Michael Whiteacre
1958 Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) Dean Martin
Terry’s Crush (1958) … Dean Martin
1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms Ray Hunter
1956 Hollywood or Bust Steve Wiley
1956 Pardners Slim Mosely Jr. / Slim Mosely Sr.
1955 Artists and Models Rick Todd
1955 You’re Never Too Young Bob Miles
1954 3 Ring Circus Peter ‘Pete’ Nelson
1954 Living It Up Dr. Steve Harris
1953 Money from Home Herman ‘Honey Talk’ Nelson
1953 The Caddy Joe Anthony
1953 Scared Stiff Larry Todd
1952 The Stooge Bill Miller
1952 Road to Bali Man in Lala’s Dream (uncredited)
1952 Jumping Jacks Cpl. Chick Allen
1952 Sailor Beware Al Crowthers
1951 That’s My Boy Bill Baker
1950 At War with the Army 1st Sgt. Vic Puccinelli
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West Steve Laird
1949 My Friend Irma Steve
1946 Film Vodvil: Art Mooney and Orchestra (Short)
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Happy Birthday To One Of The Greatest Talents To Ever Live … Dean Martin
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Happy Birthday Gary Moore
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Happy Birthday Gary
Early Life And Career
” Moore started performing at a young age, having picked up a battered acoustic guitar at the age of eight. He got his first quality guitar at the age of 14, learning to play the right-handed instrument in the standard way despite being left-handed. He moved to Dublin in 1968 at the age of 16. His early musical influences were artists such as Albert King, Elvis Presley, The Shadows and The Beatles. Later, having seen Jimi Hendrix and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers in his home town of Belfast, his own style was developing into a blues-rock sound that would be the dominant form of his career in music.
Moore’s greatest influence in the early days was guitarist Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac who was a mentor to Moore when performing in Dublin. Green’s continued influence on Moore was later repaid as a tribute to Green on his 1995 album Blues for Greeny, an album consisting entirely of Green compositions. On this tribute album, Moore played Green’s 1959 Les Paul Standard guitar which Green had lent to Moore after leaving Fleetwood Mac. Moore ultimately purchased the guitar, at Green’s request, so that “it would have a good home”.
While less popular in the US, Moore’s work “brought substantial acclaim and commercial success in most other parts of the world – especially in Europe”. Throughout his career, Moore was recognised as an influence by many notable guitarists including Vivian Campbell, Patrick Rondat, John Norum, Paul Gilbert, Gus G, Slash, Orianthi, Joe Bonamassa, Adrian Smith, Doug Aldrich, Zakk Wylde, Randy Rhoads, John Sykes and Kirk Hammett.
He collaborated with a broad range of artists including Phil Lynott, George Harrison,Trilok Gurtu, Dr. Strangely Strange, Colosseum II, Travelling Wilburys, Albert Collins,Jimmy Nail, Mo Foster, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Jim Capaldi, B.B. King, Bob Dylan,Vicki Brown, Cozy Powell, Rod Argent, the Beach Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Rodgers, Keith Emerson, Roger Daltrey, Albert King and together with Colosseum II with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the composer’sVariations album in 1978. He experimented with many musical genres, including rock, jazz, blues, country, electric blues, hard rock and heavy metal.
In 1968, aged 16, Moore moved to Dublin to join the group Skid Row with Noel Bridgeman and Brendan “Brush” Shiels. It was with this group that he earned a reputation in the music industry, and his association with Phil Lynott began.“
Allmusic:
” Skid Row would go on to issue several singles and albums (including 1970’s Skid and 1971’s 34 Hours), and although the group mounted a few tours of Europe and the U.S., it failed to obtain breakthrough commercial success, leading to Moore‘s exit from the group in 1972.Moore then formed his own outfit, the Gary Moore Band (along with members drummer Pearse Kelly and bassist John Curtis), for which the guitarist also served as vocalist. But after the trio’s debut album, 1973’s Grinding Stone, sunk without a trace, Moore hooked up once more with ex-bandmate Lynott in Thin Lizzy. Moore‘s initial tenure in Lizzy proved to be short-lived, however, as his fiery playing was featured on only a handful of tracks. Moore then set his sights on studio work (appearing on Eddie Howell‘s 1975 release, Gramaphone Record), before joining up with a prog rock/fusion outfit, Colosseum II.
” But once more, Moore‘s tenure in his latest outfit was fleeting; he appeared on only three recordings (1976’s Strange New Flesh, plus a pair in 1977, Electric Savage and War Dance), as Moore accepted an invitation by his old buddy Lynott to fill in for a Thin Lizzy U.S. tour, playing arenas opening for Queen.”
About Gary Moore
” Moore proved to be quite busy in 1978, as the guitarist appeared on three other artists’ recordings — Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Variations, Rod Argent’s Moving Home, and Gary Boyle’s Electric Glide. The same year, Moore issued his second solo release (almost five years after his solo debut), Back on the Streets, which spawned a surprise Top Ten U.K. hit in May of 1979, the bluesy ballad “Parisienne Walkways,” and featured vocal contributions by Lynott. Moore joined forces with his Lizzy mates once more in 1979, appearing on arguably the finest studio album of their career, Black Rose, which proved to be a huge hit in the U.K. (for a fine example of Moore’s exceptional guitar skills, check out the album’s epic title track). But predictably, Moore ultimately exited the group once more (this time right in the middle of a U.S. tour), as a rift had developed between Moore and Lynott. Undeterred, Moore lent some guitar work to drummer Cozy Powell’s solo release, Over the Top, in addition to forming a new outfit, G Force, which would only remain together for a lone self-titled release in 1980.”
Irish Rockers
” In the 1980s Gary established his reputation as one of the top guitarists on the heavy metal scene with a series of rock albums that showcased his skill. Kirk Hammett of Metallica, who cites Gary as one of his top 5 influences, sums up Gary’s style of playing very well: “Gary’s technique was very modern, but his guitar style was very blues-based. His phrasing was very, very blues-based. He played long, sustained notes coupled with really super fast-picked notes and he had a great legato style“.
” In 1990, Moore returned to his blues roots with ‘Still Got the Blues’, with contributions from Albert King, Albert Collins and George Harrison. The album was well received by fans and was his biggest seller. He stayed with the blues format until 1997, when he decided to experiment with modern dance beats on Dark Days in Paradise; this left many fans, as well as the music press, confused. With Back to the Blues, Moore return to his tried and tested blues format in 2001. In 2002 he got back to more of a hard rocking style with the album Scars. He also returned to playing some of his metal-period material in the 2003 Monsters of Rock Tour. Then he continued on with the blues rock style on Power of the Blues (2004), Old New Ballads Blues (2006), Close As You Get (2007) and Bad For You Baby (2008).”
Gary Moore Official Website
” The, Back To The Blues’ (2001) album saw him revisit The Blues with renewed vigour and determination, after the more experimental ‘Dark Days In Paradise’ (1997) and ‘A Different Beat’ (1999) albums. A ten-track collection that mixed excellent Moore originals, with gritty and intense covers of standards. But, in the tradition of keeping his fans and critics guessing, 2002 saw Gary Moore crashing back onto the music scene with what had to be his heaviest collection of songs since the late 1980’s, once again forcing people to reassess any opinions and preconceptions they might have had of him.”
” That time round though, Moore had decided to share the limelight, joining forces with ex-Skunk Anansie bassist Cass Lewis and Primal Scream drummer Darrin Mooney to form ‘Scars’, a true power trio in every respect. The ‘Scars’ album was completed in early 2002 and that line-up, then went on to record the ‘Live at the Monsters of Rock’ (2003) live CD and DVD, which featured the band’s set as performed on two separate nights on the UK Tour in May 2003. That live set encompassed a diverse range of material, from across Gary’s playing career.”
” 2004 saw possibly the rawest album yet, with ‘Power of the Blues’. The 10-track set, recorded mostly live in the studio, ranged from the hard rock/blues of the title track, via the upbeat swing of “Can’t find my baby”, to the haunting “Torn Inside”.
” Taking time out in August 2005, for a brief reunion with former Thin Lizzy band members, for a one off concert in Dublin, to mark the occasion of Phil Lynott’s birth. The evening was filmed for the 2006 DVD release, ‘Gary Moore and Friends, One Night in Dublin, A Tribute to Phil Lynott’.
” With his 2007 studio album ‘Close As You Get’, Gary continued in a direction not too dissimilar from ‘Old, New, Ballads, Blues’, released in 2006. Mixing original tunes with some interesting Blues covers that Gary had rediscovered, whilst researching for his award winning radio series, “Blues Power”, on Planet Rock (UK based digital/internet “radio” station). September 2008 saw the release of what would turn out to be Gary’s last studio album, “Bad for you Baby”. Again, a powerful collection of tracks, of original material and selected blues covers. After being on the road for most of 2008 and into 2010 with the “Blues” line up of the touring band. Gary returned from a tour of Russia and the Far East, and decided to reunite with his old sparring partner from the rock line up’s of the 1980’s, Neil Carter. The plan was to put together a “Rock” line up and dust off a selection of tracks from the mid to late 1980’s.”
“Adding Jon Noyce, (ex Jethro Tull/Sessions) on bass, some one who was also part of the, “One Night in Dublin” Tribute DVD in 2005, and Darrin Mooney (Primal Scream/Sessions) on drums, who was no stranger to the touring and recording line during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. This line up, hit the road in May of 2010, performing a live set based around a selection of tracks from the “Rock Years” of the 1980’s. This proved to be a real treat for fans, old & new, as many would have not heard Gary play these songs live, either for a very long time, or in many cases, at all. In addition to the older tunes, a number of new “Celtic Rock” style tracks were included in the show, which went down very well with the live audiences. Tracks, which Gary was planning to record and embellish, on his next studio project. A project that was ready to start when Gary returned from a short holiday break.”
” Unfortunately, that was not to be, as Gary passed away in his sleep in the early hours of February 6th, 2011, in Estepona, Spain. After being such a “force of nature” in the guitar-playing firmament, for many years, as part of a professional career that began when he was only 16. He leaves behind a huge hole for many, not just his close family and friends, but guitar fans around the world.”
” Of all the many tributes paid since Gary’s passing, maybe this one, from Gary’s friend and musical collaborator, Don Airey, might sum up the best of most people’s thoughts of Gary: “At the 1984 Donington Festival during the long solo in “Empty Rooms” the previously restive crowd went so quiet, you could hear a pin drop – everyone back and behind stage stopped whatever they were doing and just stood to listen open-mouthed. His artistry touched thousands of people over the years, not least those of us lucky enough to have shared a stage or a recording studio with him. Sleep tight old mate, you’ll be sorely missed.” “
Grinding Stone
◄ (4 versions) P.I. Records 1973
Gary Boyle Featuring: Gary Moore, Robert Awhai*, Kenny Shaw* – Electric Glide ◄ (5 versions)
Gull 1978
Back On The Streets
◄ (14 versions) MCA Records, MCA Records, MCA Records 1978
◄ (18 versions) Virgin 1982
Rockin’ Every Night – Live In Japan
Victims Of The Future
◄ (2 versions) Jet Records 1983
We Want Moore!
◄ (9 versions) 10 Records 1984
Dirty Fingers
◄ (13 versions) Castle Classics 1984
(LP, Album + 12″) 10 Records 1984
◄ (12 versions) 10 Records 1985
G-Force (19) & Gary Moore – G-Force ◄ (7 versions)
Victoria, Jet Records 1987
Live At The Marquee
◄ (10 versions) Raw Power 1987
Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Rod Argent – Wild Connections ◄ (5 versions)
Tring International PLC 1987
Don Airey Featuring: Gary Moore, Cozy Powell, Chris Thompson & Colin Blunstone – K2 (Tales Of Triumph & Tragedy) ◄ (4 versions)
MCA Records 1988
◄ (16 versions) Virgin, Virgin 1989
Still Got The Blues
Skid Row (2) Feat. Gary Moore – 34 Hours (CD, Album, RE)
Repertoire Records 1990
Blues Alive
◄ (9 versions) Virgin, Virgin 1993
Blues For Greeny
◄ (5 versions) Virgin 1995
Greg Lake Feat. Gary Moore – King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake In Concert (CD)
King Biscuit Flower Hour Records 1995
Dark Days In Paradise
A Different Beat
◄ (2 versions) Raw Power 1999
Corridors Of Power / Run For Cover – The Back To Back Collection
(2xCD, Album, RM, RE, Dig) Axe Killer Records 2000
Back To The Blues
(CD, Album) Sanctuary Records 2001
◄ (4 versions) Sanctuary Records 2002
Live At Monsters Of Rock
Power Of The Blues
Old New Ballads Blues
◄ (3 versions) Eagle Records 2006
Close As You Get
◄ (3 versions) Eagle Records, Eagle Records 2007
Bad For You Baby
Essential Montreux
(5xCD, Box) Eagle Records, Eagle Records 2009
(CD, Album) Eagle Records, Eagle Records 2011
Blues For Jimi
Gary Boyle Featuring: Gary Moore, Robert Awhai*, Kenny Shaw* – Electric Glide (CD, Album, RE, RM)
Esoteric Recordings 2012
Gary Moore – Live Blues (1993) Special guest B. B. King FULL CONCERT
Gary Moore – Avo Session
Gary Moore – Blues for greeny. complete
BBM (Bruce, Baker, Moore) – Live At Germany (1993)
[Complete] Gary Moore – Live At Monsters Of Rock (Sheffield Arena 2003)
GBD- Gary Moore Wild Frontier Tour 1987 (Isstadion Stockholm)
Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band – Live at Montreux 1990
Gary Moore playing for the last time – Guitarist Magazine
Gary Moore – Interview 2004
Gary Moore interview by Tomi Lindblom (2004) / Finland
Gary Moore Interview – Re-released
Gary Moore VH 1 Interview 1994
Links, Fan Pages , Etc…
Gary Moore | Facebook
The Lord Of The Strings – World Wide Gary Moore Fanclub
Gary Moore – Profile & Discography for Blues-Rock Guitarist Gary Moore
Gary Moore | Vintage Guitar® magazine
Gary Moore – Listen to Free Music by Gary Moore on Pandora …
iTunes – Music – Gary Moore – Apple
Gary Moore music – Listen Free on Jango || Pictures, Videos …
Gary Moore – Artist Details – Eagle Rock
GARY MOORE music discography with reviews and MP3
nolifetilmetal.com
gary-moore.net
Gary Moore – Telegraph – Telegraph.co.uk
Gary Moore Obituary – London, England – Tributes.com
Gary Moore, former Thin Lizzy guitarist, dies aged 58 | Music …
Thin Lizzy Guitarist Gary Moore Dead at 58
2002 ZZ TOP & GARY MOORE LIVE
Robert William Gary Moore
April 4th, 1952 – February 6th, 2011
Remembered today and everyday……
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Happy Birthday Muddy Waters
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Happy Birthday Muddy
” Although in his later years Muddy usually said that he was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi in 1915, he was actually born at Jug’s Corner in neighboring Issaquena County in 1913. Recent research has uncovered documentation showing that in the 1930s and 1940s he reported his birth year as 1913 on both his marriage license and musicians’ union card. A 1955 interview in the Chicago Defender is the earliest claim of 1915 as his year of birth, which he continued to use in interviews from that point onward. The 1920 census lists him as five years old as of March 6, 1920, suggesting that his birth year may have been 1914. The Social Security Death Index, relying on the Social Security card application submitted after his move to Chicago in the mid-1940s, lists him as being born April 4, 1913. Muddy’s gravestone gives his birth year as 1915.”
” Muddy’s grandmother, Della Grant, raised him after his mother died shortly following his birth. Della gave the boy the nickname “Muddy” at an early age because he loved to play in the muddy water of nearby Deer Creek. Muddy later changed it to “Muddy Water” and finally “Muddy Waters”.
The shack where Muddy Waters lived in his youth on Stovall Plantation is now located at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He started out on harmonica, but by age seventeen he was playing the guitar at parties, emulating two blues artists who were extremely popular in the south, Son House and Robert Johnson.”
” On November 20, 1932, Muddy married Mabel Berry; Robert Nighthawk played guitar at the wedding, and the party reportedly got so wild the floor fell in. Mabel left Muddy three years later when Muddy’s first child was born; the child’s mother was Leola Spain, sixteen years old (Leola later used her maiden name Brown), “married to a man named Steven” and “going with a guy named Tucker”. Leola was the only one of his girlfriends with whom Muddy would stay in touch throughout his life; they never married. By the time he finally cut out for Chicago in 1943, there was another Mrs. Morganfield left behind, a girl called Sallie Ann.“
Muddy Waters Official Website
“Growing to manhood there, in the very heart of the region that had spawned this magnificent music, Waters was drawn early to its stark, telling, expressive power. He had been working as a farm laborer for several years when at thirteen he took up the harmonica, the instrument on which many blues performers first master the music’s rudiments. Four years later he made the switch to guitar. “You see, I was digging Son House and Robert Johnson.”
” The two were the undisputed masters of the region’s characteristic “bottleneck” style of guitar accompaniment. With this technique the Delta bluesman could utilize the guitar as a perfect extension of his voice, the sliding bottleneck matching the dips, slurs, sliding notes and all the tonal ambiguity of the voice as it is used in singing the blues.Within a year, Waters recalled, he had mastered the bottleneck style and the jagged, pulsating rhythms of Delta guitar. He had learned to sing powerfully and expressively in the tightly constricted, pain-filled manner that characterized the best Delta singers.”
” By the time a team of Library of Congress field collectors headed by Alan Lomax visited and recorded Waters for the Library’s folksong archives in 1941 (they were looking for Robert Johnson at the time, unaware of his death three years earlier), returning to record him further the following year, he had had several years’ local performing experience behind him.Providing the musical impetus for dancers at rough-and-tumble back country dances, in juke joints, and at picnics, houseparties and other rural entertainments had sharpened the young bluesman’s vocal and instrumental abilities to a keen edge. The recordings show the strikingly distinctive power of the young Waters, both as singer and master of Delta bottleneck guitar.”
Britannica
” In 1943 Waters—like millions of other African Americans in the South who moved to cities in the North and West during the Great Migration from 1916 to 1970—relocated to Chicago. There he began playing clubs and bars on the city’s South and West sides while earning a living working in a paper mill and later driving a truck. In 1944 he bought his first electric guitar, which cut more easily through the noise of crowded bars. He soon broke with country blues by playing electric guitar in a shimmering slide style. In 1946 pianist Sunnyland Slim, another Delta native, helped Waters land a contract with Aristocrat Records, for which he made several unremarkable recordings. By 1948 Aristocrat had become Chess Records (taking its name from Leonard and Phil Chess, the Polish immigrant brothers who owned and operated it), and Waters was recording a string of hits for it that began with “ I Feel Like Going Home ” and “ I Can’t Be Satisfied. ” His early, aggressive, electrically amplified band—including pianist Otis Spann, guitarist Jimmie Rodgers, and harmonica virtuoso Little Walter—created closely integrated support for his passionate singing, which featured dramatic shouts, swoops, and falsetto moans. His repertoire, much of which he composed, included lyrics that were mournful (“ Blow Wind Blow, ” “ Trouble No More ”), boastful (“ Got My Mojo Working, ” “ I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man ”), and frankly sensual (the unusual 15-bar blues “ Rock Me ”). In the process Waters became the foremost exponent of modern Chicago blues.”
” Tours of clubs in the South and Midwest in the 1940s and ’50s gave way after 1958 to concert tours of the United States and Europe, including frequent dates at jazz, folk, and blues festivals. Over the years, some of Chicago’s premier blues musicians did stints in Waters’s band, including harmonica players James Cotton and Junior Wells, as well as guitarist Buddy Guy. Toward the end of his career, Waters concentrated on singing and played guitar only occasionally. A major influence on a variety of rock musicians—most notably the Rolling Stones (who took their name from his song “ Rollin’ Stone ” and made a pilgrimage to Chess to record)—Waters was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.”
” By the end of the ’50s, while Waters was still making fine music, his career was going into a slump. The rise of rock & roll had taken the spotlight away from more traditional blues acts in favor of younger and rowdier acts (ironically, Waters had headlined some of Alan Freed‘s early “Moondog” package shows), and Waters‘ first tour of England in 1958 was poorly received by many U.K. blues fans, who were expecting an acoustic set and were startled by the ferocity of Waters‘ electric guitar. Waters began playing more acoustic music informed by his Mississippi Delta heritage in the years that followed, even issuing an album titled Muddy Waters: Folk Singer in 1964. However, the jolly irony was that British blues fans would soon rekindle interest in Waters and electric Chicago blues; as the rise of the British Invasion made the world aware of the U.K. rock scene, the nascent British blues scene soon followed, and a number of Waters‘ U.K. acolytes became international stars, such as Eric Clapton,John Mayall, Alexis Korner, and a modestly successful London act who named themselves after Muddy‘s 1950 hit “Rollin’ Stone.”
” While Waters was still leading a fine band that delivered live (and included the likes of Pinetop Perkins on piano and James Cotton on harmonica), Chess Records was moving more toward the rock, soul, and R&B marketplace, and seemed eager to market him to white rock fans, a notion that reached its nadir in 1968 with Electric Mud, in which Waters was paired up with a psychedelic rock band (featuring guitarists Pete Cosey and Phil Upchurch) for rambling and aimless jams on Waters‘ blues classics. 1969’s Fathers and Sons was a more inspired variation on this theme, with Waters playing alongside reverential white blues rockers such as Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield; 1971’s The London Muddy Waters Sessions was less impressive, featuring fine guitar work from Rory Gallagher but uninspired contributions from Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, and Georgie Fame.”
” Curiously, while Chess Records helped Waters make some of the finest blues records of the ’50s and ‘60s, it was the label’s demise that led to his creative rebirth. In 1969, the Chess Brothers sold the label to General Recorded Tape, and the label went through a long, slow commercial decline, finally folding in 1975. (Waters would become one of several Chess artists who sued the label for unpaid royalties in its later years.) Johnny Winter, a longtime Waters fan, heard the blues legend was without a record deal, and was instrumental in getting Waters signed to Blue Sky Records, a CBS-distributed label that had become his recording home.”
” Winter produced the sessions for Waters‘ first Blue Sky release, and sat in with a band comprised of members of Waters‘ road band (including Bob Margolin and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith) along with James Cotton on harp and Pinetop Perkins on piano. 1977’s Hard Again was a triumph, sounding as raw and forceful as Waters‘ classic Chess sides, with a couple extra decades of experience informing his performances, and it was rightly hailed as one of the finest albums Waters ever made while sparking new interest in his music. (It also earned him a Grammy award for Best Traditional or Ethnic Folk Recording.) “
” Waters also capitalized on the folk-music craze of the late Fifties and early Sixties with a series of albums that found him assaying acoustic blues on such albums as Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill (a tribute to rural bluesman Big Bill Broonzy, released in 1960), Muddy Waters, Folk Singer (1964) and The Real Folk Blues (1966). Less successful were attempts to contemporize his sound with such ill-advised efforts as “Muddy Waters Twist” (a 1962 single) and Electric Mud (an album of psychedelic blues from 1968). More satisfying by far were a couple of albums – Fathers and Sons (1969) and The London Muddy Waters Sessions (1972) – that found Waters accompanied by such vanguard rock musicians as Mike Bloomfield and Eric Clapton. His thirty-year tenure with Chess Records ended in 1975 with the release of The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album. From here, he moved to the Blue Sky label (a Columbia subsidiary). “
” Waters’ audience grew exponentially following his electrifying performance in The Last Waltz, a film documentary (produced by Martin Scorsese) of The Band’s farewell concert. Staged at San Francisco’s Winterland ballroom, the Thanksgiving 1976 event was a star-studded affair. Water’s scalding rendition of “Mannish Boy” – on which he was accompanied by The Band and Paul Butterfield on harmonica – was an unforgettable highlight. Subsequent to that, he kept the momentum going with a series of uncompromising albums for Blue Sky that were produced by longtime fan Johnny Winter. These included Hard Again (1977), I’m Ready (1978), Muddy Mississippi Waters Live (1979) and King Bee (1981). All were critical and popular successes. “
” In addition to his musical legacy, Waters helped cultivate a great respect for the blues as one of its most commanding and articulate figureheads. Drummer Levon Helm of The Band, who worked with him on The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album and at The Last Waltz, had this to say about him in a Goldmine magazine interview: “Muddy taught us to take things in context, to be respectful, and to be serious about our music, as he was. He showed us music is a sacred thing.”
” Waters, who remained active till the end, died of a heart attack in 1983. He was 68 years old. In the years since his death, the one-room cedar shack in which he lived on the Stovall Plantation has been preserved as a memorial to Waters’ humble origins”
Muddy Waters At Newport 1960
◄ (16 versions) Chess 1960
Muddy Waters Sings “Big Bill”
◄ (7 versions) Chess 1960
Folk Singer
◄ (16 versions) Pye International 1964
Down On Stovall’s Plantation
◄ (4 versions) Testament Records 1966
Muddy, Brass & The Blues
More Real Folk Blues
Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters – Super Blues ◄ (10 versions)
Checker 1967
Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley – The Super Super Blues Band ◄ (8 versions)
Checker, Chess 1967
◄ (16 versions) Cadet Concept Records 1968
◄ (6 versions) Cadet Concept Records 1969
Muddy Waters / Otis Spann / Michael Bloomfield* / Paul Butterfield / Donald “Duck” Dunn / Sam Lay – Fathers And Sons ◄ (18 versions)
Bo Diddley, Little Walter, Muddy Waters – Super Blues (LP, Album)
Bellaphon 1969
“Live” (At Mr. Kelly’s)
(LP) Chess 1971
Back In The Early Days Volumes 1 And 2
(2xLP) Syndicate Chapter 1971
Rare Live Recordings Vol. 2
(LP) Python 1972
The London Muddy Waters Sessions
Mud In Your Ear
◄ (2 versions) Muse Records 1973
Can’t Get No Grindin’
Muddy Waters & Howlin’ Wolf – London Revisited ◄ (2 versions)
“Unk” In Funk
The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album
Hard Again
◄ (16 versions) Blue Sky 1977
Muddy “Mississippi” Waters Live
(LP, Album) Cleo 1980
Hoochie Coochie Man
◄ (2 versions) Blue Sky 1983
B.B. King & Big Mama Thornton & Muddy Waters – Live At Newport ◄ (4 versions)
I Can’t Be Satisfied
◄ (2 versions) Showcase 1985
Live In Paris, 1968
(LP) France’s Concert 1988
Live In Antibes, 1974
(LP, Album) France’s Concert 1988
(CD) Roots (6) 1990
(LP) Roots (6) 1990
Goin’ Home (Live In Paris 1970)
◄ (2 versions) Last Call Records 1992
◄ (4 versions) Orbis 1994
Otis Spann With Muddy Waters & His Band* – Live The Life (CD, Album)
Testament Records 1997
Live In Chicago, 1979
(CD, Album) Altaya 1997
Champion Jack Dupree / Muddy Waters – Me And My Mule (CD, Album)
TKO Collectors 1999
(LP) Past Perfect Silver Line 2000
The Lost Tapes
(LP, 180) Blind Pig Records 2008
Live / Fillmore Auditorium – San Francisco 11/04-06/1966
(CD, Mud + 2xCD, Rol + 3xCD, I’m + 4xCD, The + 5xDV) Proper Records Ltd. 2009
Blow Blues Blow
(CD, Album, Dig) Music Avenue 2010
The Rough Guide To Blues Legends: Muddy Waters: Country Blues
(LP, Ltd, RM, 180) World Music Network 2011
Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, The – Checkerboard Lounge, Live Chicago 1981 ◄ (5 versions)
Eagle Vision 2012
(LP) Doxy 2013
(LP, Album) Epic Unknown
I Hear The Blues-Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Lonnie Johnson-Granada TV
Blues and Gospel Train – 1964 – Muddy Waters, Rosetta Tharpe, Sonny & Brownie, Cousin Joe Pleasants
Muddy Waters – Live At The Chicago Fest 1981
Messin’ With The Blues [live ’74]
Johnny Winter & Muddy Waters Soundstage 1974
Muddy Waters Blues Summit in Chicago
Muddy.Waters.Live.68.-.78
Muddy Waters Interview
Links , Fan Pages Etc…
Muddy Waters – Listen to Free Music by Muddy Waters on …
Muddy Waters Biography – Facts, Birthday, Life Story – …
iTunes – Music – Muddy Waters – Apple
Muddy Waters | Bio, Pictures, Videos | Rolling Stone
Muddy Waters – Profile of Chicago Blues Legend Muddy Waters
Free Music Online – Internet Radio – Jango
Muddy Waters – New World Encyclopedia
Trail of the Hellhound: Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters – wolfgangsvault.com
Muddy Waters, a Mississippi musician – Mississippi writers …
Muddy Waters | Facebook
Muddy Waters Historical Exhibit & Blues Tribute Website
Muddy Waters – NNDB: Tracking the entire world
Muddy Waters : NPR
Muddy Waters – Always Victorian
Muddy Waters – All About Jazz
LivinBlues- Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters Biography | Bluescentric – Blues t-shirts | delta …
Muddy Waters | Legacy Recordings
Muddy Waters, Blues Performer, Dies – The New York Times …
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Rest In Peace Muddy Waters
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Happy Birthday Eric Clapton
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Happy Birthday Eric
” Eric Patrick Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, the son of 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton (b. 7 January 1929 d. March 1999) and Edward Walter Fryer (21 March1920 – 15 May 1985), a 25-year-old soldier from Montreal, Quebec. Fryer shipped off to war prior to Clapton’s birth and then returned to Canada. Clapton grew up with his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband, Jack Clapp, who was stepfather to Patricia Clapton and her brother Adrian, believing they were his parents and that his mother was actually his older sister. The similarity in surnames gave rise to the erroneous belief that Clapton’s real surname is Clapp (Reginald Cecil Clapton was the name of Rose’s first husband, Eric Clapton’s maternal grandfather). Years later, his mother married another Canadian soldier and moved to Germany, leaving young Eric with his grandparents in Surrey.
Clapton received an acoustic Hoyer guitar, made in Germany, for his thirteenth birthday, but the inexpensive steel-stringed instrument was difficult to play and he briefly lost interest. Two years later Clapton picked it up again and started playing consistently. Clapton was influenced by the blues from an early age, and practised long hours to learn the chords of blues music by playing along to the records.He preserved his practice sessions using his portable Grundig reel-to-reel tape recorder, listening to them over and over until he felt he’d got it right.
After leaving Hollyfield School, in Surbiton, in 1961, Clapton studied at the Kingston College of Art but was dismissed at the end of the academic year because his focus remained on music rather than art. His guitar playing was so advanced that by the age of 16 he was getting noticed. Around this time Clapton began busking around Kingston, Richmond, and the West End.In 1962, Clapton started performing as a duo with fellow blues enthusiast David Brock in pubs around Surrey. When he was seventeen years old Clapton joined his first band, an early British R&B group, “The Roosters”, whose other guitarist was Tom McGuinness. He stayed with this band from January through August 1963.In October of that year, Clapton did a seven-gig stint with Casey Jones & The Engineers. “
Further On Up The Road
” By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world’s major rock stars due to his group affiliations — the Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith — which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his generation. That it took Clapton so long to go out on his own, however, was evidence of a degree of reticence unusual for one of his stature. And his debut album, though it spawned the Top 40 hit “After Midnight,” was typical of his self-effacing approach: it was, in effect, an album by the group he had lately been featured in, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends.
Not surprisingly, before his solo debut had even been released, Clapton had retreated from his solo stance, assembling from the D&B&F ranks the personnel for a group, Derek & the Dominos, with whom he played for most of 1970 and recorded the landmark album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Clapton was largely inactive in 1971 and 1972, due to heroin addiction, but he performed a comeback concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London on January 13, 1973, resulting in the album Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert (September 1973). But Clapton did not launch a sustained solo career until July 1974, when he released 461 Ocean Boulevard, which topped the charts and spawned the number one single “I Shot the Sheriff.” “
Rock Hall Of Fame Bio
” A January 1973 comeback concert at London’s Rainbow Theatre re-introduced him to public performing, but his solo career really commenced in earnest a year later with 461 Ocean Boulevard. Recorded in Miami, it was influenced by the mellower likes of J.J. Cale and Bob Marley. Striking a chord with the public, 461 Ocean Boulevard topped the album charts in 1974. Meanwhile, Clapton’s cover of “I Shot the Sheriff,” originally by Bob Marley and the Wailers, helped introduced reggae to a mass audience. Working with a steady band that included guitarist George Terry, Clapton pursued a mellow, song-oriented course that accentuated his husky, laid-back vocals. His Seventies output, including such albums as There’s One in Every Crowd (1975) and No Reason to Cry (1976) has been largely underrated and is ripe for rediscovery. Clapton again struck commercial paydirt in 1977 with Slowhand, a strong set that included Clapton’s definitive version of J.J. Cale’s “Cocaine” and the #3 hit “Lay Down Sally.”
Clapton remained a prolific artist throughout the Eighties, releasing a live double album that reached #2 (Just One Night), cutting two albums (Behind the Sun and August) with Phil Collins as producer, and launching his own label, Duck Records, in 1983, with one of his stronger studio efforts, Money and Cigarettes. In January 1987, he undertook the first of what would become an annual series of multi-night stands at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In 1992, his career received a major boost from his appearance on MTV’s Unplugged series. Returning to his roots on the heels of that acoustic folk-blues set, Clapton next cut a long-promised blues album, From the Cradle (1994). Throughout the Nineties, he continued to amass hits–no mean feat, given the shifting musical climate–including “Tears in Heaven,” a memorable elegy for his late son Conor; “Change the World,” a beatbox-driven collaboration with R&B artist/producer Babyface that won a Grammy for Record of the Year; and “My Father’s Eyes,” a ballad from his 1998 album Pilgrim.”
“ Tears in Heaven” was written after his son’s tragic death. It was co-written with Russ Titelman and acknowledged with a Grammy in 1993.
Most recently, Eric Clapton has organized a benefit concert in honor of Hubert Sumlin, the great bluesman, to take place at the Apollo Theater in New York on February 24, 2012. He will be joined by Jeff Beck, Keb Mo, Levon Helm, and Derek Trucks among others. Clapton is known to sponsor an array of charitable events and concerts. He has also established a rehabilitation clinic in Monserrat to help those with substance abuse problems.
‘ Clapton’ was released on September 27, 2010 by Reprise.
A live album titled Play The Blues Live At Lincoln Center performed with Wynton Marsalis was released on September 13, 2011 by Reprise.
Early 2013 saw the release of ‘Old Sock’, an album of 10 cover songs and two new originals, which was met with mixed reviews, some saying that it was lazy and unnecessary (“little commitment to the music here and even less enthusiasm”) whilst others appreciated the mastery he still exhibits over his craft (“winding down a legendary career with his typical class, reverence to the past and master’s touch”).
Eric Clapton is highly regarded as a premier musician, and continues to remain a force in music today.”
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Freak Electrocution Claims At Least 15 At Haiti Carnival (Raw Video)
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At Least 15 Electrocuted In Haiti Carnival Accident
” At least 15 people were dead after being electrocuted by a high-voltage cable as they were riding a Carnival parade float in Haiti Tuesday, emergency officials said.
Dozens were also injured in the overnight accident in Port-au-Prince, Communications Minister Rotchild Francois said in a statement.
The float was carrying a popular Haitian rap group called Barikad Crew, Haiti’s Radio Metropole reported.
It struck a cable as it passed underneath it in a parade watched by tens of thousands of people.
The rap group’s star singer, who goes by the name “Fantom”, was struck directly by the fallen cable and is in critical condition, the website Haiti Press Network said.”
Some reports are listing the death toll as high as 20
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Dozens Killed , Scores Hurt In Shanghai New Year’s Stampede
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At Least 35 People Reportedly Killed In New Year’s Eve Stampede In Shanghai
” At least 35 New Year’s Eve revellers have been killed in a stampede in Shanghai. Chinese state media has reported a further 42 people have been injured in the crush.
The carnage began in crowded conditions shortly before midnight on December 31, as people packed the waterfront Bund district to welcome the New Year, according to a local government statement.
Unconfirmed reports on social media site Weibo suggested partygoers had thrown fake US dollar bills or coupons into the air at a nearby nightclub immediately prior to the crush, prompting a scramble.”
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Monroeville Teens Show Chicago Ridge Teens How A Mall Brawl Is Done … Multiple Videos
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Mall Brawl: 1000 Teens In Shopping Fights In Monroeville Pennsylvania
” A massive brawl in a Pennsylvania shopping mall has been caught on film.”
” Hundreds of teens were involved in the fight in Monroeville, Pennsylvania which forced the mall to close early according to philly.com The fights broke out on Friday. Monroeville Police Chief Douglas Cole said at least two people were hospitalized.”
” The group of teens started turning up at the mall around 5pm local time with approximately 1000 turning up.”
News.co.au
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Wisconsin Man Hasn’t Taken Down Christmas Tree In 40 Years
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Wausau Man’s Christmas Tree Still Up After Four Decades
” A slim spruce covered in tinsel and dusty Christmas decorations has stayed parked in Neil Olson’s living room for 40 years now, and it somehow has retained its needles over those four decades.
” Most of ’em don’t last,” Olson, 89, said. “The needles are kept on for a reason. It’s supernatural, I say.”
Olson put up the tree in 1974 when two of his six sons went off to serve in the Vietnam War. He planned to take it down when he had all six boys home again for Christmas at the same time.
He’s still waiting for that day.
Five of the kids live in Wausau. But the eldest, who is disabled, lives in Washington state and has been unable to make the journey back to Wisconsin at Christmas.”
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Chicago Ridge Mall Closed After Food Court Brawl , Shots May Or May Not Have Been Fired
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Chicago Ridge Mall Closes After Fight, Unconfirmed Report Of Shooting
” A report of shots fired and a fight that erupted in the food court at “jam-packed” Chicago Ridge mall caused its evacuation and early closure Saturday night in the southwest suburb.
No one was injured and no arrests were made, Chicago Ridge Mayor Chuck Tokar said. He said there were no shots fired. Police were investigating.
At about 6 p.m. officers responded to a fight in progress in the food court and while on the way, received a report of shots fired, prompting a “multi-jurisdictional response,” according to a statement released by police.
” Several groups previously within the food court area had begun to go into the mall area,” the statement said. Stores began to close their gates and they made the decision to close the mall and evacuate.
“ Somehow a fight broke out in the food court,’’ said Tokar. The fight “escalated,’’ said the mayor, who said no gunshots were fired. “
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Christmas Day DDoS Attacks Still Affecting Online Game Bigs Xbox & Playstation
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PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Offline Due To Attacks
” If all you want for Christmas is some online video gaming, you may feel like you got coal in your stocking.
Online game networks Xbox Live and PlayStation Network were knocked offline much of Christmas Day in an apparent DDos (distributed denial of service) attack.
Taking credit for the takedown: a group called Lizard Squad, which previously claimed credit for August attacks on the PlayStation Network and online games World of Warcraft and League of Legends. “
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Follow Santa On His Journey With NORAD’s “Santa Tracker” Live Feed
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Live – NORAD Santa Tracker 2014: Follow Father Christmas’s Trip Around The Globe
Click pic to go live where you can follow Santa around the world
” Each festive season the air forces tasked with defending US airspace instead devote themselves to tracking Father Christmas.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command – or NORAD – started tracking him when a 1955 advert encouraged children to phone Santa – but gave the wrong number.
When he realised what had happened, Colonel Harry Shoup – who came to be known as the “Santa Colonel” – quickly told his staff to answer the calls with an update on Father Christmas’s current position.”
” And the practice has continued ever since, developing into a tradition where volunteers staff call centres on Christmas Eve and field around 70,000 phone calls each year from 200 countries.
But the tracker has adapted with the times, becoming more advanced through the years as it took to the internet.
It now has its own Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts, and not only counts down the days until Father Christmas will begin delivering presents but lets you visit the digital North Pole and play various games.”
Read more at Mirror.co.uk
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Kentucky Police Officers Replace Family’s Stolen Christmas Presents
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After Family’s Presents Were Stolen, Lexington Police Officers Took Kids Shopping
” After a family’s Christmas presents were stolen, Lexington police officers who responded to the call found a way to make sure the family would still have a good Christmas.
Jason Rothermund, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Bluegrass Lodge, said the officers, Tim Ball, James Dellacamera and Benjamin Blank, contacted the organization and asked if there was money left over from their annual event, Shop with A Cop, in which officers take children in Lexington out shopping for presents.
Rothermund said they did have leftover funds, which were then used to buy gifts for the family.
” These officers took the initiative to go above and beyond what they normally do,” he said.
The original Christmas gifts were recovered later the same day they were stolen, but the officers took the kids shopping for more presents because they didn’t have a lot originally, said police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts.
Christina Edwards, 28, has custody of her nieces, Jaylin Beeman, 6, and Destiny Edwards, 4 months, and her nephew, Brayden Edwards, 3. She is raising them by herself.
When the officers came back later saying they wanted to take the kids shopping, Edwards was thrilled.
” I felt very blessed that somebody would want to help,” she said.
Edwards said the officers had $300 to spend on the kids, and the kids had a great time shopping for their gifts at Meijer. Brayden and Jaylin each got pajamas, clothes and shoes. Brayden got a SWAT team badge, helmet and gun, as well as a soccer ball and other toys. Jaylin picked out Barbie dolls and a Barbie jeep.
Rothermund said the most important thing about what the officers did is that they didn’t have to do it, they wanted to.
” This is the type of story that makes me proud to be a police officer,” he said. “It’s why people become police officers.” “
Thanks to Kentucky.com
Tags: Benjamin Blank, Christina Edwards, Fraternal Order of Police Bluegrass Lodge, James Dellacamera, Lexington Police, Stolen Christmas Gifts, Take Kids Shopping, Tim Ball
Women Trap Your Man For Christmas With Positive Pregnancy Tests From Craig’s List
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Positive Pregnancy Tests Being Sold Online In Green County
” Positive pregnancy tests are for sale online by a Green County woman who is marketing them specifically for the holidays.
An online ad called the positive tests “a way to keep your man.” The tests are being offered for $20.
Many people who spoke to FOX23 seemed appalled that someone would attempt to buy one of the tests.
“ Why would you want to do that to somebody?” one person asked.
Those buying the tests could also run into legal problems ranging from libel to emotional stress to misrepresentation.
“ If a woman were to ask for money for medical treatment, that would be considered a crime or fraudulent criminal act,” said attorney Timothy Houchin of Brune Law Firm.”
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“Home Alone” As A Horror Flick … The South Bend Shovel Slayer … LOL
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If Home Alone Was A Horror Film
From the fertile mind of master parodist Bobby Burns comes this version of “Home Alone” that focusses on the subplot with Bud telling tales to Kevin of their creepy neighbor , who just might be the “South Bend shovel slayer” … Clever stuff
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The Wilson Family’s Christmas Tradition … 60 Years Of Pictures With Santa
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Family Has Taken Santa Photo Every Year Since 1955
” For 60 years, the Wilson family of Seattle has followed the unique Christmas tradition of posing on Santa’s lap for a photograph.
Today, by adding in all the spouses and children, there’s no way Santa has enough lap room for them all!
The tradition began in 1955 with just one Wilson, when young Steve Wilson first climbed on Santa’s knee, and was joined by brother Scott in 1957.
Today, in their most recent photo taken in the same place, Nordstrom, 10 members of the growing Wilson family crowd into the photo.
” It’s the history of our family,” Steve told King5. “It just happens to be with Santa Claus.”
Every one of the photos is displayed on the family’s Facebook account. The complete family only missed one year, 1978, when Scott couldn’t make it. “
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From “Paint” Comes A Dose Of “Progressive Christmas Carols” … Enjoy
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Progressive Christmas Carols
This video hits the PC nail on the head .
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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
We wish you happy holidays, whoever you may be
So merry Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, or heck all three
We’ve modernized these jingles for the massive bourgeoisie
Love, The Updated Christmas Carol Team
You better not judge, you better not hate
Better not bully or discriminate
Progressive Santa’s coming to town
He’s making a list of gluten free foods
He won’t take a peek at J-Law’s nudes
He’s 50 different races
And all for tax reform
He’ll protect all your children
Well, as long as they’ve been born
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (reindeer)
Had an advantageous nose (he outlived his friends)
He passed his bright red traits on (traits on)
Darwin said that’s how it goes (evolution’s not a theory)
Mary did you know that your baby boy supports the NRA
Mary did you know that your baby boy is white
Deck the halls with kujichagulia
Kwa wa wa wa wa wa wa wanza
Give zawadi, hang benderas
Throw your hands up in the air-uh
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
You’re a green one, Mr. Grinch
You’re lacking in finesse
That greenish epidermis determines your success
Mr. Grinch
Racist Whos constrain you to the issues they continue to suppress
You’re an outlier, Mr. Grinch
You give the Whos a fright
They say your heart is 3/5ths normal,
You’re either wrong or white
Don’t walk the streets of Whoville you might fight a cop the Whos will not indict
I’m dreaming of a racially ambiguous holiday
Away in a manger with Jesus and crew
His schmeckle got cut cause hey Christ was a Jew
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night Jesus did something holy
Joseph watched golf, his leather chair reclining
As Mary birthed a child, I think a donkey was involved
Three wise men came, with GPS they found him
Christ lied in a barn, as his omniscient baby-daddy looked down
Jesus crawled on his knees
His mom shared it on snapchat
O bright device!
O night, when Christ celebrated Christmas “
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It’s A Doggy Christmas Feast , With That One Screwy Relative … The Cat
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Freshpet Holiday Feast – 13 Dogs And 1 Cat Eating Christmas Dinner
We all love our dogs , some more than others , and this video shows that love taken to a Christmas extreme … bon appetit
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Everyone! We would LOVE to see your pets and will be giving out some special prizes! If your pet has what it takes, feel free to post a photo or video of them eating with hands and use the hashtag #FreshpetFeast
Watch the Behind the Scenes video here to see how we did it!
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We are on a mission – to bring the power of fresh, real food to dogs and cats. And we’re committed to doing so in ways that are good for our pets, for people and for the planet.
At Freshpet, our dogs and cats aren’t just our pets. They’re part of the family. And as our families choose to eat fresh, less-processed foods, we thought it made sense that our pets should too. That’s why we made Freshpet. Freshpet isn’t found on the shelf like every other pet food. You’ll only find it in the Freshpet fridge. Just fresh meats and fresh veggies, and no preservatives.
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Special thanks to the Humane Society of Utah for their participation in this video. Many of the dogs in the video are available for adoption!
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511 Tactical Along With Funker Tactical Present The “Ballistic Nutcracker”
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The Ultimate Christmas Gun Video | 511 Tactical Contest
” You’re gonna see a lot of Christmas Gun videos this year but this is the best! Presenting: Ballistic Nutcracker! A must see!
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Marist College’s Leo Hall , Floor G Boys Perform THE BEST “All I Want For Christmas” EVER
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All I Want For Christmas Is You – Marist Remake
” Happy Holidays from the Leo Hall Ground Floor!
I do not own the rights to this song
All credit goes to Mariah Carey
Watch the original here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQVi… “
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Ultimate Holiday Hack: Fear Not The Gift Wrap … Done In 20 Seconds
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Gift Wrapping Hack
” Cool gift wrapping hack from Takashimaya Department Store in Japan.”
For those viewers who would prefer to see the method from a more relaxed perspective , BuzzFeed offers screenshot gifs of the wrapping process , step by step .
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Holiday Fishing Gift Guide 2014
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Our Guide To This Year’s Holiday Season Filled With Fishing Apparel, Tackle, Electronics And More
This ROV from Deep Trekker would make a great gift to the mariner on your list but beware of the $4000 price tag … and this is the starter model . The flagship model , DTG2 Turbo Worker , lists for $10,000 .
DTG2 from Deep Trekker
” The DTG2 from Deep Trekker comes complete with a standard 50 meters of tether that connects you to the Superbright LCD Screen Controller and offers the first completely portable, remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Built to last, the DTG2 is constructed of a cast-aluminum body that encases a 360-degree window and allows the user to have an unprecedented field of view, whether checking out the bottom of the boat or exploring the ocean floor. Typical battery life ranges from six to eight hours. “
Watch this video of the DTG2 and see just how cool it is …
As cool as an underwater ROV might be we personally can see ourselves having much more fun from a gift of the V2 , state of the art , waterproof , floating drone from SeaHex which is a steal at $8,000 … (sarc off)
SeaHex V2
” The SeaHex V2 changes the stakes for the ever-growing market of quadcopter drones. The big brother of the V1, which allows for safe water recovery, the V2 provides the impressive ability for both water landings and takeoffs. When coupled with the offshore fishing package, the SeaHex V2 lets you create a program to search a half-mile grid in front of you while sending a live feed back to an iPad or a smartphone onboard. That’s a huge advantage when looking for baitballs or a feeding frenzy.”
And here is a video of the SeaHex V2 in action …
While we have highlighted a couple of the most expensive items on the list , do not be deterred . There is something for all budgets among the great gift ideas for the fisherman/boater you love at Marlin Magazine
Tags: Apparel, Boating, Christmas Gift Guide, Deep Trekker, Drones, DTG2, Fishing, Floating Drone, Gift Ideas, Marlin Magazine, Remotely Operated Vehicle, ROV, SeaHex V2, Tackle, Waterproof Drone
Awesome Holiday Recipe Of The Day: Chocolate Yule Log Tree Stump
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Duff’s Sweet Spot: Chocolate Yule Log Tree Stump
” Duff Goldman creates the yule log chocolate tree stump, a visually stunning dessert inspired by the Holiday Baking Championship.
Get the recipe: http://www.FoodNetwork.com/ChocolateY…
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For more Holiday Baking ideas from Food Network, check out http://www.FoodNetwork.com/HolidayBaking “
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Macy’s Unleashes “Creepy Santa” In World Famous Christmas Window Display
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This Creepy Santa Decoration Is Your Worst Nightmare
” While Christmas time usually means stores and homes filled with rosy-cheek, joyful Santa Claus decorations, some shoppers were rather scared by this Santa spotted in the Macy’s Department Store in New York. The pale-faced St. Nick sounds like he may be having a spot of bother on the toilet as he tries out his signature, “ho, ho, ho!” Credit: YouTube/Mr. Crumples “
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Dem’s Reach New Low With “I Hate Tea Parties” Christmas Gift Tumbler
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In This Season Of Love And Fellowship The Democrats Feel The Need To Preach Hate And Make Money At The Same Time
Here is the latest Tweet from @TheDemocrats , hawking their Christmas wares …
The responding tweets are wonderfully instructive of the public’s feeling towards an official political party’s embrace of hatred as a “party value” and must be read . It would appear that there are much more right thinking people visiting the page than hate-filled dems , and rightly so .
The “hate is not a family value” crowd has once again demonstrated their hypocrisy for all the world to see . The “Christmas gift” in question is pictured below :
And it can be yours for the low , low price of just $30 plus shipping , handling and sales tax , where applicable . Only the Kool-Aid gulping Dems would be foolish enough to spend 30+ dollars on a $6 made in China plastic travel tumbler .
HT/Daily Caller
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Ruedas surprised by announcement
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At the grans marshall announcement at Starbucks, from left, are Orange Heart's Orquidea Ocampo, Co-Grand Marshalls Petra and Danny Rueda, and Wasco Festival Chair Kayla Castillo.
Small towns are known for having tight communities in which everyone knows everyone's name. That is definitely the case with this year's Wasco Festival Grand Marshalls, Danny and Petra Rueda.
Both Petra and Danny were surprised to learn they had been selected, since the honor was help a secret until they were told at a Starbucks gathering earlier this month. They will be highlighted on Friday evening, Sept. 6, at the Wine and Roses event and will lead the Saturday, Oct. 12, parade through Wasco.
Danny was born in Wasco and Petra was born in Bakersfield, but both were raised in Wasco and both went through the Wasco school system. They didn't go to school together, since Danny is a few years older than Petra.
"We were originally called by Orquidea Ocampo to talk about the festival. I thought we were going to discuss the car show that the VFW puts on during the event; however, when we got to Starbucks, we were shocked when a group of people shouted 'SURPRISE!' and the chair of the Festival Committee, Kayla Castillo, announced why we were really meeting.
"I was nervous," Petra said. "My heart was racing so fast, and I was sweating."
Danny has been retired since 2005 and previously drove a bus for the Wasco Union Elementary School District. He served in the U.S. Army, 1983-1986. More recently, he was the 2018-2019 commander of VFW Post 6742.
The Ruedas hosted two of the Wasco Reserves' baseball team players this summer. He also arrange housing in the VFW hall to any player who didn't have a host family. Because of that, both became close to their young houseguests.
"One of our boys, player Alex Hernandez, gave me his signed bat when he left to return to Arizona," Petra said. "I was so moved; I still get a lump in my throat when I talk about it."
Petra worked part-time for the WUESD for a couple of years and is currently employed with the Kern County Human Services Department as an eligibility worker. She began working full time when Danny retired in 2005.
The Ruedas have two children, 29-year-old Jose Rueda, who lives in Florida and has their first grandson, 1-year-old Jaxson Rueda, and 24-year-old daughter Victoria Rueda, who is currently attending California State University, Bakersfield and studying criminal justice and communications.
"I'm proud to be a grandparent," Danny said, sharing a picture of Jaxson.
The Ruedas are obsessed with National Football League) teams – in particular, the San Francisco 49ers. They attend as many games as they can and bring Victoria along when she is available. Once in a great while, he will post on Facebook that he has tickets available, but that doesn't happen too often.
Both are involved in volunteering within the community. Danny volunteers at the VFW, Knights of Columbus, Elks, WUESD and on the advisory committee of the Wasco State Prison board.
Beside working full-time, Petra volunteers on the Wasco Planning Commission.
In addition, she loves hosting their annual Super Bowl party.
Both like traveling and plan on visiting New Orleans in December. "I've been before," Danny said. "This will be Petra's first time." They enjoy traveling together and try to do some traveling every year.
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In the body of Brooklyn David Lazar, an acclaimed essayist and prose stylist, offers a vividly detailed, hilarious, and touching recollection of his Brooklyn upbringing in the 1960s and 70s. His immigrant Jewish heritage and his bodily history--from the travails of childhood obesity to the sexual triumphs of post-adolescent leanness--form the core of this series of essays, all of which will win the interest and admiration of readers. Moreover, this film-flavored confection is so infused with Lazar's fascinating turn of mind and memory, forever digressing and reflecting upon his digressions, without ever losing the thread of his story, that his essays will give the reader the distinctive pleasure of witnessing an extraordinary mental performance. Lazar's essays vary in their focus as much as each meanders within itself: he recalls, for example, the ''melon man'' of his childhood, grottoes in Brooklyn, his extensive wardrobe, and his father's ''pragmatically crafty alter ego.'' Constantly expanding the boundaries of his writing style, Lazar also includes a unique photo-essay that provides a series of brilliant verbal riffs on old family photographs. The voice found within The Body of Brooklyn--unrepentantly literary, funny, digressive, and centered on Brooklyn--is quite unlike any other in contemporary literature. It will fascinate and intrigue all who listen.
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When Anurudh Ganesan, 17, learned that his grandparents walked 10 miles carrying him when he was an infant in India to get a vaccination — only to find the vaccine was spoiled by hot temperatures — he was determined to come up with an inexpensive device to refrigerate vaccines and other medication.
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On how they started their projects
Anurudh Ganesan: "I was originally born in India, and when I was an infant, my grandparents had to carry me 10 miles to a remote clinic in southern India to get me vaccinated. But when we got there, the vaccines were useless because they were just sitting on the counter and not being refrigerated. And so my parents told this story to me over dinner one day, and I was curious to see if this is still a problem or if other people were affected by something I was also affected by. And so I just took it to the internet, and I did some research and I found out that according to UNICEF, 1.5 million children die annually due to vaccine-preventable diseases."
Hannah Herbst: "I invented an ocean energy probe designed to bring electricity access to my pen pal in Ethiopia. So she's living in energy poverty with very unstable access to electricity. And in 7th grade, I recognized this problem through a pamphlet that I received from the organization that put us in contact, and I became very interested in energy poverty. So I created several different iterations of this novel, portable and cost-effective turbine to generate electricity for her and her family.
This prototype is very novel because it's portable. Most of the turbines available on the market are large — they take thousands of man hours to create — and they cost thousands to millions of dollars, whereas mine costs less than $500 to make, the second iteration, and I hope to combine materials from the third and second to make it ever more cost-effective for developing nations."
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Ganesan: "Especially when I was a kid, I really liked playing with Legos and that really got me into the whole innovative part of engineering. When I was in high school, I realized that science can just do more than hone my own personal skills, but can help others as well, such as cancer research — what I’m actually currently doing — and what I'm working with VAXXWAGON, and I realized that using science, you could also promote STEM education, and help people and save lives. And so that's really what motivated me to get into science."
Anurudh Ganesan, inventor of VAXXWAGON. He tweets @ganurudh.
Hannah Herbst, inventor of BEACON (Bringing Electricity Access to Countries through Ocean eNergy). She tweets @hannahherbst07.
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Good takedown of the GAO claim and the main crux of impeachment.
Via NY Post:
The Government Accountability Office this week found that President Trump violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act when he delayed $215 million in foreign aid to Ukraine. “Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” the GAO bureaucrats said.
Cue the ritual hue and cry from the left. The same folks who publicly flirted with impeachment justifications like “quid pro quo” and bribery before settling on amorphous “abuse of power” and nonsensical “obstruction of Congress” charges have now glommed on to the GAO’s finding with alacrity. There’s even been some talk of drafting a new article of impeachment based on it.
They should curb their enthusiasm. First, Trump likely did not violate the ICA. Second, even if he did breach it, that law itself comes with its own remedy baked in — and it is a far less draconian remedy than impeachment.
Congress passed the ICA to counter its belief that Richard Nixon abused his executive-branch powers by impounding duly appropriated funds — a presidential custom stretching back to the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The ICA allows for a president to formally request that Congress rescind appropriated funds; Congress then has 45 days to approve the president’s request. The GAO alleges that Trump flouted this process, and, in turn, his Article II constitutional duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
Nickarama | January 19, 2020 10:49 am | Comments
It’s always been about how much they can undermine.
Via Fox 5:
WASHINGTON – Dueling statements from President Donald Trump’s legal team and House Democrats offer a preview of the arguments in his impeachment trial. Trump’s team has issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments while House Democrats laid out their case in forceful fashion, saying the president had “abandoned his oath” and betrayed the public trust.
Trump’s impeachment trial begins in earnest on Tuesday. Democrats and lawyers for the president are seeking to make their case for an American public bracing for a presidential election in 10 months.
President Donald Trump’s legal team issued a fiery response Saturday ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial, while House Democrats laid out their case in forceful fashion, saying the president betrayed public trust with behavior that was the “worst nightmare” of the founding fathers.
The dueling filings previewed arguments both sides intend to make once Trump’s impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate. Their challenge will be to make a case that appeals to the 100 senators who will render the verdict and for an American public bracing for a presidential election in 10 months.
“President Donald J. Trump used his official powers to pressure a foreign government to interfere in a United States election for his personal political gain,” the House prosecutors wrote, “and then attempted to cover up his scheme by obstructing Congress’s investigation into his misconduct.”
Trump’s legal team, responding to the Senate’s official summons for the trial, said the president “categorically and unequivocally” denies the charges of abuse and obstruction against him.
“This is a brazen and unlawful attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election and interfere with the 2020 election, now just months away,” the president’s filing states.
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Chuck Schumer’s 1999 Letter About Impeachment Comes Back To Bite Him
He ran for his Senate seat, specifically promising to help acquit Clinton if he won. Impartial, not.
Mr. President, this is a day of solemnity and awe. I rise humbled that we are participating in a process that was mapped out more than 200 years ago by the Founding Fathers and that the words we say today will be looked upon by historians and future Congresses for guidance. That is quite a responsibility.
I began this process in the House where it degenerated quickly into bitter acrimony. I would like to say to Majority Leader [Trent] Lott and Minority Leader [Tom] Daschle, and to my new colleagues who have wrestled with this case, that I deeply appreciate your fairness and patience and the way this has been handled with such dignity in the Senate.
Growing up, our country and its government seemed like a mighty oak — strong, rooted, permanent, and grand.
It has shaken me that we stand at the brink of removing a President — not because of a popular groundswell to remove him and not because of the magnitude of the wrongs he’s committed — but because conditions in late 20th century America has made it possible for a small group of people who hate Bill Clinton and hate his policies to very cleverly and very doggedly exploit the institutions of freedom that we hold dear and almost succeed in undoing him.
Most troubling to me are the conditions that allowed this to happen, than the small group who precipitated them.
Nickarama | January 18, 2020 8:46 pm | Comments
Via Daily Caller:
The Justice Department released its fourth batch of documents from the special counsel’s probe Friday, including notes of FBI interviews with former Trump campaign advisers Carter Page and George Papadopoulos.
The documents include the FBI’s interviews conducted in 2017 with Papadopoulos and with Page, as well as interviews with Russian associates of Page.
The records were provided to BuzzFeed News and CNN in response to Freedom of Information Act lawsuits for FBI notes, known as 302s, that were used in the Trump-Russia probe.
Papadopoulos and Page were two of the four original targets of Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign.
Political figures have long used their families to route power and benefits for their own self-enrichment. In my new book, “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite,” one particular politician — Joe Biden — emerges as the king of the sweetheart deal, with no less than five family members benefiting from his largesse, favorable access and powerful position for commercial gain. In Biden’s case, these deals include foreign partners and, in some cases, even U.S. taxpayer dollars.
The Biden family’s apparent self-enrichment involves no less than five family members: Joe’s son Hunter, son-in-law Howard, brothers James and Frank, and sister Valerie.
When this subject came up in 2019, Biden declared, “I never talked with my son or my brother or anyone else — even distant family — about their business interests. Period.”
As we will see, this is far from the case…
Pelosi Fist Bumps Over Impeachment With Bill Maher
Update to this story
Nancy Pelosi fist bumps impeachment with Bill Maher.
Spare us the lecture about being serious and somber, Nancy. pic.twitter.com/E0t2ZNWX91
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 18, 2020
NBC Posits: Voting For Trump May Be Unconstitutional
From NBC News, a commentary piece arguing that voting for Trump is unconstitutional. Discusses legal remedies. 'Censuring' individual voters would be 'difficult.' Nullifying election even harder. Still, other possibilities… https://t.co/Wtss6b2FZO pic.twitter.com/Voc3Lnbd5l
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 18, 2020
How do they come up with things like this?
Via Twitchy:
The day is still young, but we’ve already got the hot take to end all hot takes, as spotted by Byron York.
There are too many levels of “wrong” in that to even be counted.
Supreme Court To Hear ‘Faithless Elector’ Case Ahead Of 2020 Presidential Election
This could impact/invalidate the National Popular Vote effort as well.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a case over whether presidential electors have to vote in accordance with their states’ popular vote in the Electoral College.
The court said it would take up the case of Chiafalo v. State of Washington, where three so-called “faithless electors” who were fined after voting in 2016 for Colin Powell are challenging whether a state can bind an elector to select the state’s popular vote winner.
In the faithless elector case, advocates for the court’s intervention say the issue needs urgent resolution in an era of intense political polarization and the prospect of a razor-thin margin in a presidential election, although so-called faithless electors have been a footnote so far in American history.
The justices will hear arguments in April and should issue a decision by late June.
Elizabeth Warren Takes Credit for Sponsoring Bills She Voted Against
Does she ever tell the truth?
Via Free Beacon:
Underperforming presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) has portrayed herself as a bipartisan dealmaker by taking credit for sponsoring bills she ultimately voted against.
“I do work with the other side,” Warren said in October during a radio interview in New Hampshire. “I’ve gotten more than a dozen bills passed into law, and they’ve been bipartisan. And that’s just been since Donald Trump has been elected president.” A post on the “Fact Squad” section of Warren’s campaign website similarly boasts that “Donald Trump has signed more than a dozen of Elizabeth’s proposals into law” and lists 15 pieces of legislation Warren sponsored.
Three of the items included in that tally, however, are bills that Warren ultimately voted against. The Gambling Addiction Prevention Act, the Sexual Trauma Response And Treatment Act, and the National Guard Promotion Accountability Act all passed the Senate in August 2018 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019. Warren was one of only 10 senators who voted against the 2019 NDAA, along with fellow 2020 contenders Kamala Harris (RIP), Kirsten Gillibrand (RIP), and Bernie Sanders.
Pelosi Gleefully Reminds Trump He’s ‘Impeached Forever’ During Appearance On Bill Maher Show
"It wasn't a question of his being worth it. The Constitution was worth it. He had to be impeached."
Watch @SpeakerPelosi's message for @realDonaldTrump on #RealTime: pic.twitter.com/rkfSwmWzuE
— Real Time (@RealTimers) January 18, 2020
Her “solemn and sober” tour. Not so much.
Not much seemed solemn or prayerful about Nancy Pelosi’s appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday night.
In Maher’s return from a holiday hiatus, the House speaker spoke gleefully about her colleagues impeaching President Trump and doubled down on her Russian-charged attacks against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
After Maher pointed out that Pelosi was initially “rather reluctant” to move forward with impeachment and waited until “it was inevitable,” the California Democrat responded that Trump simply gave his critics in the House “no choice” in the matter.
“The president was self-impeaching almost every single day,” Pelosi said.
“There are some people who have actually said that he wanted to be impeached,” Maher then observed. “Just for the record, being impeached is a bad thing, right?”
The Comey Coverup Unravels
Update to this story. Whole lot of questions.
In a curious report on Thursday evening, the New York Times carefully averts its eyes from everything that’s interesting. Even Adam Schiff has acknowledged that James Comey’s actions in 2016 may represent the most important and significant Russian influence on the election. (Hoist your shot glass. This will be the umpteenth time I’ve quoted Mr. Schiff on this matter in this column.)
Surely one of the most consequential pieces of intelligence ever received by U.S. agencies was, as we now learn, received in early 2016 from a Dutch counterpart. This is the dubious Russian intelligence that set off Mr. Comey’s multiple interventions in the last presidential race, culminating in an improper act that may have inadvertently elected Donald Trump. Even at the time Mr. Comey’s FBI colleagues considered the intelligence, which indicated questionable actions by the Justice Department to fix the Hillary email investigation, to be false, possibly a Russian plant.
The Times adds the unsurprising revelation that Mr. Comey himself is suspected in the illegal leak that, in early 2017, alerted the media to this untold aspect of his 2016 actions, before the matter disappeared again behind a veil of official secrecy. Yet bizarrely, the paper plays down its scoop, suggesting that any inquiry into a “years-old” leak now can only be a political hit job by an “ambitious” Justice Department attorney seeking to please President Trump.
Senate Judiciary Pauses Nominations For Impeachment Trial
Why they should have just dismissed this.
Via Bloomberg:
The Senate Judiciary Committee won’t meet until after the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has concluded, Chairman Lindsey Graham said amid calls by Democrats to halt judicial nominations during the period.
“We’ll see you after impeachment,” Graham said Thursday before adjourning a committee meeting for several judicial nominees who included Trump’s pick for a Atlanta-based appeals court, Andrew Brasher.
It is still unclear, however, if nominees on the floor will move forward during periods when senators aren’t engaged in the trial, which is set to start on Jan. 21.
The committee has aggressively vetted and cleared Trump circuit and appeals court nominees, sending them to the floor for final consideration. Virtually all have been confirmed.
Watch: North Korean Female Soldiers Perform For Kim Jong Un
RT propaganda calls it “brilliant.” Not quite the word I would have for it. Performing as though their lives depended on it, because they do.
North Korean female soldiers give brilliant performance for Kim Jong-un pic.twitter.com/kI2JKu8dBx
— RT (@RT_com) January 18, 2020
Overnight Open Thread: Trump Has Fun With LSU Champions
Supremes To Decide If Electoral College Voters Must Vote For Winner Of State Popular Vote
Dems just can’t win unless they try to turn over everything.
Via Townhall:
On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that would decide whether electoral college delegates must vote for the winner of their state’s popular vote. Half the states currently have laws requiring their electors to follow the voters’ decision in their state.
Electors who do not vote in accordance to the winner of their state’s popular vote are known as “faithless electors.” According to NBC News, the so-called problem of faithless electors has never really been an actual problem before. In fact, most states simply throw out the ballot of an elector who doesn’t follow the state’s popular vote.
But in 2016, the Democrats ran such a rotten candidate that several electors in states carried by Hillary Clinton cast their ballots for someone else. One elector in Colorado voted for John Kasich, one in Hawaii voted for Bernie Sanders, and four in Washington state voted for someone else — three for Colin Powell and one for Faith Spotted Eagle, the name of a Native American activist, not Elizabeth Warren. Other Democratic electors contemplated voting differently but were reportedly pressured into voting for Clinton. Colorado simply replaced its errant elector with one that would vote for Hillary, while Washington state fined their independent-thinking electors for violating state law.
Flashback: Feinstein On Clinton Impeachment, ‘Tears At The Fabric Of The Presidency’
But now, it’s just hunky dory.
FLASHBACK: In 1998, Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein said impeachment hurt the U.S. internationally and that the Senate should finish the trial "as quickly as possible"
Feinstein added that impeachment tore “at the fabric of the presidency.”pic.twitter.com/heJDLuiODf
Trump Admin Wishes Michelle Obama Happy Birthday In The Best Way Possible
They completely ignore how disgusting Michelle Obama lunches were for the kids who basically revolted on social media because the meal were revolting.
Happy birthday, Michelle Obama!
And as a special gift to help her celebrate, the Trump administration picked today to roll back her awful-tasting school nutrition standards:
Brutal: Voters Mock Elise Stefanik’s Challenger for Struggling to Call Soleimani a Terrorist
How can you not immediately acknowledge he’s a terrorist? They’ve completely lost their minds.
It’s not hard to call former Iranian terror leader Qasem Soleimani a terrorist. But Democrats are making it look like neurosurgery. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) nearly had a conniption before finally admitting that Soleimani, the guy who helped orchestrate deadly attacks on U.S. troops and was planning more, was a terrorist. She was followed by Tedra Cobb, the progressive New Yorker who is running against conservative incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik.
At a recent campaign event, a group of voters asked Cobb why she had refused to call Soleimani a terrorist. Watch below as Cobb heavily leans on her campaign aide for the assist. It was embarrassing and brutal. And it was not an answer.
‘Jabba The Jihadi,’ 560-Pound Terrorist, Arrested In Iraq. Donald Trump Jr. Weighs In.
I'm glad @realdonaldtrump's actions in the region supporting our great military have gotten most of the the others so this is whats left?
ISIS leader dubbed 'Jabba the Jihadi' captured in Iraq https://t.co/LKlnOiJfAL via @nypost
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 17, 2020
Now that’s a big capture.
Via Daily Wire:
Abu Abdul Bari, a heavyweight terrorist responsible for ordering the executions of religious figures who didn’t bow down to ISIS, was captured this week after an Iraqi military group surrounded him in his bed in Mosul, Iraq.
According to Stars and Stripes:
The arrest of ISIS mufti Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, was announced by the Iraqi government’s security media cell in a statement Thursday.
Bari, a preacher known for “provocative speeches against the security forces” is considered one of the top leaders of “ISIS gangs,” the statement said.
Considered by ISIS to be an authority in Quranic law, Bari issued religious rulings, or fatwas, ordering the execution of scholars and clerics who refused to pledge allegiance to the terrorist group when it occupied Mosul, the statement said. He also ordered the July 2014 destruction of a mosque built at the site believed to be the burial place of the biblical prophet Jonah, who once had a notable encounter with a whale.
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A singing competition guessing game based on Korean format King of Mask Singer. 12 celebrity performers wear costumes to conceal identities. One singer is eliminated each week and unmasked. Small hints are given for the viewer guess along.
Season 1 - The Masked Singer
1 "Season Premiere: Mask On Face Off"
"Six undercover celebrity singers don animal masks to conceal their identity as they perform before host Nick Cannon and panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke, who try to guess the identity of the singer."
2 "New Masks on the Block"
"The 12 competing mystery celebrities have a collection of noteworthy accomplishments between them, such as earning over 60 Grammy nominations, 16 Emmy nominations, four Hollywood Walk of Fame stars, four Super Bowl titles and nine Broadway shows."
3 "Five Masks No More"
"The undercover celebrity singers from the series premiere episode take the stage for their second performances. Joel McHale joins as a guest panelist."
4 "Another Mask Bites the Dust"
"Guest panelist Joel McHale returns to help figure out who is behind the mask."
5 "Mix and Masks"
"The first group of celebrity singers return to the stage to perform individually and as a group to keep themselves in the competition."
6 "Touchy Feely Clues"
"The remaining celebrity singers hit the stage to perform and keep themselves masked."
7 "All Together Now"
"Actor-comic J.B. Smoove joins as a guest panelist before the remaining six celebrity singers come together for the first time to form one large group."
8 "Semi Finals: Double Unmasking"
"Only the top three singers are left after a double unmasking; actor Kenan Thompson serves as a guest panelist."
9 "Road to the Finals"
"Guest panelist Kenan Thompson helps judge the remaining three competitors, who are determined to win the coveted golden mask as their identities are revealed."
5 "Mask Us Anything"
"Six celebrities take the stage for their next performance of the season."
6 "Mask-ish"
"Actor, comedian, writer and game show host Anthony Anderson joins Nick Cannon and the panelists."
10 "Episode 10"
11 "Two Masks Take It Off: Holiday Semi-Finals"
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12 "Road to the Finals"
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Companhia Urbana de Dança:
The Brazilian dance group Companhia Urbana de Dança performs in Los Angeles at the REDCAT on Wednesday, March 23 and Thursday, March 24, 2016.
Here is what the media has been writing about the ensemble:
“So wonderful that it seems miraculous...promised a blend of hip-hop, urban and contemporary dance and knocked the ball out of the park.” — The New York Times
"Forget the pedigree. For raw, edge-of-your-seat tension, this is the one to beat." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Tour de force of hip-hop dance-theatre." —Financial Times
The REDCAT website highlights the show by saying: "The audacious, vigorous, and highly inventive Brazilian dance ensemble Companhia Urbana de Dança is renowned for burning up the stage in an irresistible explosion of breakneck bravado, exuberant, high-speed energy, and powerhouse athleticism. Choreographer Sonia Destri Lie and the performers deconstruct the thrilling kinetics of Rio de Janeiro street dance, seamlessly fusing together hip-hop, samba, capoeira, and contemporary forms. Their signature work ID: Entidades, inspired by the life stories of the company dancers, pulses with raw adrenaline to a high-voltage score by Brazilian composer Rodrigo Marçal. They also explore the joyful influence of pop culture and sizzling social dance in the critically-praised Na Pista, which prompted The New York Times to write that the company 'is so wonderful that it seems miraculous.'"
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Revealed: huge leap in alcohol casualties
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Denis Campbell and Jamie Doward
The shocking extent of England's binge-drinking culture is laid bare today with new official figures showing an alarming increase in emergency hospital admissions owing to alcohol abuse.
Previously unpublished NHS data obtained by The Observer reveals that the number of people who had to be taken to hospital over the past five years has risen sharply in every region of the country.
The figures, obtained from patient entry records kept by every hospital, come two years after the government relaxed the licensing laws to permit 24-hour drinking and have led critics to demand strong measures to reduce high levels of alcohol-related harm.
Serotonergic anti-depressants and ethanol withdrawal syndrome: a review
Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on October 12, 2007
Alcoholism and depression are known to have common neurochemical substrates. The serotonergic system has great importance in both depression and alcoholism-related central mechanisms.
The aim of this review is assessing the reports from our laboratory which is involved in the effects of some anti-depressant agents that interact with the serotonergic system's signs of ethanol withdrawal syndrome in rats. Thus, both effectiveness of antidepressants in ethanol withdrawal and the relationship between the drug's effects and the signs have been investigated here on the same animal model.
Some beneficial effects of fluoxetine, tianeptine, HPE, escitalopram and venlafaxine on ethanol withdrawal signs were observed. Effectiveness ranking of the used anti-depressants was as follows: fluoxetine = tianeptine > HPE > escitalopram > venlafaxine.
Our results suggest that tianeptine and fluoxetine seem to be potent and pharmacologically active agents on ethanol withdrawal syndrome in rats. Thus, these anti-depressants may be useful in treatment of ethanol withdrawal syndrome in patients with alcoholism.
In addition to serotonergic effects, interactions with nitrergic, glutamatergic, and adenosinergic systems may also provide a significant contribution to the beneficial effects of these drugs on ethanol withdrawal syndrome.
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An evaluation of National alcohol screening day
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The purpose of this study was to assess changes in alcohol use three months following NASD participation using a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design.
Significant decreases in the typical number of drinks consumed per occasion were observed among at-risk drinkers in the intervention group relative to controls in the 3 months following NASD. At-risk NASD participants averaged approximately 5.6 fewer drinks per week than at-risk controls.
Findings suggest that exposure to a brief screening program with provision of feedback can result in significant reductions in alcohol consumption among risky drinkers.
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Typologies of alcohol consumption in adolescence: predictors and adult outcomes
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Four adolescent drinking typologies were defined by frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption at age 16.
Positive alcohol expectancies predicted all types of adolescent alcohol use in young men and women. Norms affected frequency of alcohol use over quantity, while openness of communication with parents affected quantity of alcohol use. All men who drank alcohol in adolescence were at risk of alcohol misuse (defined by the CAGE questionnaire) in adulthood, whereas the risk for women was limited to frequent drinkers.
Drinking typologies were useful for understanding the mechanisms of adolescent alcohol use. Early prevention may be required to reduce alcohol related problems in later life.
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ASSOCIATION OF THE GASTRIC ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE GEN ADH7 WITH VARIATION IN ALCOHOL METABOLISM
Human Molecular Genetics Advance Access published online on October 6, 2007
Seven alcohol metabolising enzymes are encoded by the human alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) gene cluster on chromosome 4q22-23. One of these genes, ADH7, is uniquely expressed in the stomach mucosa and can influence metabolism of alcohol before its absorption into the blood. However, the contribution of ADH7to the overall genetic variation in alcohol oxidation in vivo is unknown.
Data on in vivo alcohol metabolism were obtained for 206 Australian twin pairs of Caucasian ancestry, following ingestion of a standard dose (0.75g. kg–1body weight) of alcohol. Twenty-five single nucleotide polymorphisms that cover the ADH7 encoding region were genotyped.
The patterns of linkage disequilibrium among these SNPs identified a recombinational hotspot within intron 7 of the ADH7 gene. A model for the absorption and elimination of alcohol from the body led to the identification of haplotypes associated with inter-individual variation in the early stages of alcohol metabolism. These are within a 35kb DNA tract contained in the region 5' of intron 7 in the ADH7 gene.
The region accounts for 18% of the linkage for alcohol concentration associated with the ADH region, or approximately 11% of the genetic variance.
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Smoking and alcoholism target genes associated with plasticity and glutamate transmission in the human ventral tegmental area
Human Molecular Genetics Advance Access published online on October 10, 2007
Drugs of abuse including nicotine and alcohol elicit their effect by stimulating the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system. There is a high incidence of nicotine dependence in alcoholics. To date only limited data is available on the molecular mechanism underlying the action of alcohol and nicotine in the human brain.
This study utilised gene expression screening to identify genes sensitive to chronic alcohol abuse within the ventral tegmental area of the human brain. Alcohol-responsive genes encoded proteins primarily involved in structural plasticity, neurotransmitter transport and release. In particular, genes involved with brain-derived neurotrophic factor signalling and glutamatergic transmission were found to be affected.
The possibility that glutamate transport was a target of chronic alcohol and/or tobacco abuse was further investigated in an extended case set by measurement of mRNA and protein expression. Expression levels of vesicular glutamate transporters SLC17A6 and SLC17A7 were robustly induced by smoking, an effect that was reduced by alcohol co-exposure. Glutamatergic transmission is vital for the control of the ventral tegmental area and may also be critical to the weighting of novelty and importance of a stimulus, an essential output of this brain region.
We conclude that enduring plasticity within the ventral tegmental area may be a major molecular mechanism for the maintenance of smoking addiction and that alcohol, nicotine and co-abuse have distinct impacts on glutamatergic transmission with important implications for the control of this core mesolimbic structure.
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Genetics of Lesch's typology of alcoholism.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 September 2007,
It is widely accepted that dopamine and serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmission can be critically involved in the development of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. Lesch's typology of alcoholism has been gaining increasing popularity as it qualitatively differentiates patients into different treatment response subgroups.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate a possible genetic background of Lesch's typology with special emphasis placed on dopamine- and serotonin-related genes. 122 alcoholics (the mean age: 35+/-9 years) were investigated. According to Lesch's typology, 58 patients were of type I, 36 patients of type II, 11 patients of type III, and 17 patients of type IV. Alcohol drinking and family history was assessed by means of a structured interview, based on the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism. 150 control subjects without psychiatric disorders were also recruited. The control group was ethnically-, age- and gender-matched to the patients.
The DRD2 TaqIA, exon 8, and promoter -141C ins/del polymorphisms as well as COMT Val158Met, 5HTT 44 bp del in promoter, and DAT 40 bp VNTR polymorphisms were detected by means of PCR.
No significant differences were observed when the whole group of alcoholics and the controls were compared. Similarly, there were no differences between either the Lesch type I or type II alcoholics and the control subjects. No significant differences were observed between type I and type II alcoholics. Alleles frequencies were not calculated for the Lesch type III and type IV alcoholics since the number of patients was too small.
The present results argue against any major role of the investigated polymorphisms in either Lesch type I or type II alcoholism. More comprehensive studies are needed to define the role of the investigated polymorphisms in Lesch type III and type IV alcoholism.
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Comparing alcohol consumption in central and eastern Europe to other European countries
Alcohol and Alcoholism 2007 42(5):465-473
To give an overview of the volume of alcohol consumption, beverage preference, and patterns of drinking among adults (people 15 years and older) in central and eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) and to compare it to southern and western Europe, Russia and Ukraine.
Average consumption in central and eastern Europe is high with a relatively large proportion of unrecorded consumption ranging from one litre in Czech Republic and Estonia to 10.5 l in Ukraine. The proportion of heavy alcohol consumption (more than 40 g of pure alcohol per day) among men was the lowest in Bulgaria (25.8%) and the highest in Czech Republic (59.4%). Among women, the lowest proportion of heavy alcohol consumption was registered in Estonia (4.0%) and the highest in Hungary (16.0%).
Patterns of drinking are detrimental with a high proportion of binge drinking, especially in the group of countries traditionally drinking vodka. In most countries, beer is now the most prevalent alcoholic beverage.
Other studies suggest that the population drinking levels found in central and eastern Europe are linked with higher levels of detrimental health outcomes. Known effective and cost-effective programs to reduce levels of risky drinking should, therefore, be implemented, which may, in turn, lead to a reduction of alcohol-attributable burden of disease.
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No changes in neocortical cell volumes or glial cell numbers in chronic alcoholic subjects compared to control subjects
To study if the total glial cell population in the neocortex is intact in subjects with a history of severe alcohol abuse compared to control subjects. Further, to investigate whether the cortical nerve cell nuclei and nerve cell perikarya volumes are the same in chronic alcoholic subjects as in the control subjects.
We found the mean neuronal cell volumes to be unaffected by severe alcohol abuse (p = 0.84) and a normal total number of glial cells (p = 0.39) in chronic alcoholic subjects compared to control subjects.
Only glial cells and dendritic/synaptic changes have so far been reported in stereological studies of the brains of alcoholic subjects. We thus have increasing evidence that it may be possible for some individuals to return to their previous cognitive abilities after cessation of alcohol which may give hope and encouragement for chronic alcoholic subjects to stop the abuse.
Compliance with Aftercare Treatment, Including Disulfiram, and Effect on Outcome in Alcohol-Dependent Patients
Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on September 18, 2007
To delineate the features of treatment compliance with which predicted outcome during aftercare treatment in a series of patients that completed an inpatient program at the Lisbon Regional Alcohology Centre (CRAS).
Survival analysis revealed that, after 6 months of follow-up, 39.2% of the patients had attained total abstinence of alcohol ingestion; 71% of the relapses on alcohol consumption occurred within the first 3 months.
The median number of days taking disulfiram was significantly related to the number of days of abstinence. Demographic variables, pre-treatment variables, attendance at AA meetings, AGs and outpatient appointments were not significant predictors of outcome.
Consistently taking disulfiram is associated with good outcome, but this may reflect committment to abstinence as well as a treatment effect.
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How do public health policies tackle alcohol-related harm: a review of 12 developed countries
To identify how current public health policies of 12 developed countries assess alcohol-related problems, the goals and targets that are set and the strategic directives proposed.
All the countries studied state that alcohol causes substantial harm to individual health and family well-being, increases crime and social disruption, and results in economic loss through lost productivity. All are concerned about consumption of alcohol by young adults and by heavy and problem drinkers. Few aim to reduce total consumption. Only five of the countries set specific targets for changes in drinking behaviour. Countries vary in their commitment to intervene, particularly on taxation, drink-driving, the drinking environment and for high-risk groups. Australia and New Zealand stand out as having coordinated intervention programmes in most areas.
Policies differ markedly in their organization, the goals and targets that are set, the strategic approaches proposed and areas identified for intervention. Most countries could improve their policies by following the recommendations in the World Heath Organization's European Alcohol Action Plan.
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Self-reported never-drinkers in England 1994–2003: Characteristics and trends in adults aged 18–54 years
This paper describes prevalences, time-trends and characteristics of self-reported never-drinkers, during the period 1994–2003, focussing particularly on white adults aged 18–54.
The overall proportion of white, female never-drinkers was 5.5%, rising monotonically with age. Proportions among men were much lower, with the lowest proportion (1.1%) in the 30–54 age group. Odds of never-drinking increased by 3% per year in those aged 30–54, a trend not explained by any covariates. Smaller increases were seen among those aged 18–29. Never-drinking was strongly associated with living with another adult and with lower qualification. The association with qualification increased over time among young women, and the association with living with another adult increased among men aged 30–54.
Never-drinkers are a significant minority in England, whose prevalence rose, between 1994 and 2003, among adults aged under 55 years. The prevalence varies considerably by age, sex, and social characteristics, and the social discrepancies in never-drinking appear to be widening.
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The Readiness to Change and Insight in Alcohol dependent Patient
J Korean Med Sci. 2007 Jun;22(3):453-458.
This study was performed to investigate the effect of insight on the readiness to change in alcoholism.
The patients' readiness to change was classified into precontemplation, contemplation, and action stage through the readiness to change questionnaire. The state of the patients' insight was measured through the Hanil alcohol insight scale.
Fourteen patients (10.7%) were in the stage of precontemplation, 65 (49.6%) in contemplation and 52 (39.7%) in action stage. The insight score of the patients in precontemplation stage was significantly lower (p<0.001) than that of others.
On the basis of the precontemplation stage, multinomial logistic regression analysis for the control of the differences in the patients' characteristics among each stage of the readiness to change showed that the possibility of contemplation and action stage went up 1.231 (p<0.01)>
FYI BEER CONSUMPTION
Still the king of alcohol in Japan
By SETSUKO KAMIYA
The unbearably hot and humid summer is peak beer season in Japan. Here are some facts about the nation's beer market and its taxes, as well as regulations related to the alcoholic beverage:
How many beer products does Japan produce, and how much is consumed? How does Japan compare with other countries?
Young Australians and alcohol: the acceptabllity of ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic beverages among 12-30-year-olds
Addiction 102 (11), 1740–1746.
Concern has been expressed regarding the influence of the newer premixed alcohols, known as ready-to-drinks (RTDs), on adolescent alcohol use as a result of their sweet and milky flavours. Use of these flavours may reduce the natural barrier of the often strong and unpleasant flavour of alcohol to early experimentation and regular and heavy use.
To determine the acceptability and alcohol detectability of a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to young adolescents and young adults.
The acceptability of alcohol increased with age; however, chocolate ‘Mudshake’, and to a lesser extent watermelon ‘Breezer’, had acceptability scores more like their soft drink base than their alcohol component. There were no significant differences in the ability to detect the presence of alcohol in the RTDs across age or beverage types.
Public policy makers and others concerned with preventing early initiation to alcohol use and binge drinking among adolescents should be aware that when using milk as a base for an RTD, particularly with an alcoholic base such as vodka, the drink may have high acceptance with young adolescents and equal palatability to milk, even though the presence of alcohol is not completely masked. Further research with a wider range of RTDs is required.
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Arrest-Related Deaths in the United States, 2003-2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics (October 2007, NCJ 219534)
Presents the first findings from the law enforcement collection of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP), which is the largest resource of information ever collected on arrest-related deaths.
The report provides counts of all arrest-related deaths reported by State authorities in over 40 States, over a three-year period (2003-2005), by cause of death and characteristics of the deceased. It also includes all manners of death during an arrest, including homicides (both those by officers and other persons), suicides, alcohol or drug intoxication deaths, accidental injuries, and fatal medical problems.
The report presents counts of deaths by cause for each State. Appendix tables provide details on the circumstances surrounding arrest-related deaths including the criminal offenses for which the arrest attempt was made; the use of weapons or other behavior by the arrest subject; and use of weapons and restraint devices by officers involved in the arrest.
The report also presents comparative counts of law enforcement homicides from DCRP and counts of justifiable homicides by police, collected by the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports program.
Highlights include the following:
Homicides by law enforcement officers made up 55% (1,095) of all deaths during arrests by State and local agencies. Eleven homicides were committed by other persons present at the scene.
No other cause of death was reported half as often as homicide. Drug and alcohol intoxication accounted for 13% of all deaths, followed by suicides (12%), accidental injuries (7%), and illness or natural causes (6%).
Three-quarters of the law enforcement homicides reported to DCRP involved arrests for a violent crime. Except for suicides (51%), violent offenders were involved in less than 30% of all other causes of death. Public-order offenders accounted for 8% of homicides, followed by property (4%) and drug offenders (2%).
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Long-term behavior in treated alcoholism: Evidence for beneficial carry-over effects of abstinence from smoking on alcohol use and vice versa.
Addictive Behaviors Volume 32, Issue 12, December 2007, Pages 3093-3100
Co-dependence of alcohol and nicotine is quite frequent. Research results on the mutual influence one drug has on the other – i.e., on the further course of the dependence – has been inconclusive.
Our primary aim is to investigate the natural course of smoking behavior in a long term follow-up study with alcohol-dependent patients who completed an inpatient treatment program.
Our results show that being a non-smoker at treatment entry is a predictor for alcohol abstinence 7 years later. The rate of non-smokers among the abstinent patients increased by 32%.
Potential explanations for our findings lie in carry-over effects. Skills and insights gained in treatment of alcohol dependence could be instrumental in coping with smoking behavior as well. Non-smokers may have more functional coping abilities from the beginning.
We conclude that it is warranted and recommendable to explore the willingness of alcohol-dependent patients to quit smoking and to offer them treatment options addressing this point.
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A Brief Scale for Measuring Helping Activities in Recovery: The Brief Helper Therapy Scale
Substance Use & Misuse, Volume 42, Issue 11 September 2007 , pages 1767 - 1781
Helping others is evident in the philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous, and is emphasized in formal treatment. However, helping among recovering alcoholics has not been studied, in part because of a lack of helping measures.
This study developed a Brief Helper Therapy Scale to capture helping among individuals with varying lengths of recovery. The 26-item long version of the Helper Therapy Scale was developed from qualitative interviews (n = 21) and item analysis of responses from 200 recovering alcoholics with differing lengths of recovery. Three subscales assessed Recovery, Life, and Community Helping. This brief version was created using an iterative process of item analysis designed to yield good internal consistency and representation of different types of helping. Helping was assessed as a continuous measure of how much time had been spent on each activity in the past week.
The resulting 9-item Brief Helper Therapy Scale demonstrated strong internal consistency (alpha = 0.83), but did not correlate well with psychological and spirituality measures used to assess construct validity. The Brief Helper Therapy Scale can be completed in about 5 minutes. Those in early recovery reported move involvement in recovery helping, with service in AA a notable exception. Those with the longest recovery focused more on community helping.
Findings suggest that persons more stable in recovery move beyond a singular focus on recovery helping and demonstrate that people in recovery do contribute to society - potentially dispelling some of the stigma associated with alcoholism.
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2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review
Press notice 03: Public Service Agreements
Public Service Agreements
The Government today announces a reformed performance management framework which places increased emphasis on a new relationship with public sector professionals and includes a smaller, streamlined set of 30 new PSAs articulating the Government’s highest priority outcomes for the CSR07 period.
Each PSA is underpinned by a single Delivery Agreement shared across all contributing departments and developed in consultation with delivery partners and frontline workers.
"25) A new PSA to reduce the harm caused by Alcohol and Drugs which will drive further improvement in the level of effective treatment for drug users, for the first time extending this to focus on alcohol misuse, thereby reducing the harm to communities as a result of associated crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour."
October Washington Report
Federal Developments
TTB Proposes Nutrition Labels for Alcoholic Beverages
Federal Alcohol Tax Update
STOP Act Appropriations Fall Short
Campaign for a Family-Friendly Nationals Stadium
Global Strategy Efforts at the WHA
Alcohol Policy 14 Conference
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Statement of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism on Topiramate Clinical Trial by Johnson, et al. JAMA 10/10/07
The promising results of the topiramate treatment study reported by Johnson, et al in the October 10, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association represent another development in ongoing efforts to expand and improve treatment options for individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism). Topiramate significantly reduced drinking among alcohol dependent individuals. And unlike previous studies with other medications, participants were currently drinking when they entered the study.
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Predictors of suicide attempters in substance-dependent patients: a six-year prospective follow-up
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2007, 3
This is a six-year prospective follow-up of a former cross sectional study of suicide attempters in a sample of treatment-seeking substance-dependent patients.
The aims were to explore the frequency of patients with new suicide attempts (SA) during the six-year observation period, and to explore the predictive value of lifetime Axis I and II disorders, measured at index admission, on SA in the observation period, when age, gender and substance-use variables, measured both at admission and at follow-up, were controlled for.
The prevalence of patients with SA between T1 and T2 was 19% (30/160), with no difference between sexes or between patient type (alcohol-dependent versus poly-substance-dependent). Sober patients also attempted suicide. At the index admission, lifetime eating disorders, agoraphobia with and without panic disorder, and major depression were significantly and independently associated with SA.
Prospectively, only lifetime dysthymia increased the risk of SA during the following six years, whereas lifetime generalized anxiety disorder reduced the risk of SA. Individually, neither the numbers of Axis I and Axis II disorders nor the sum of these disorders were independently related to SA in the observation period. Substance use measured at T1 did not predict SA in the follow-up period, nor did harmful use of substances at follow-up or in the preceding year.
A high prevalence of SA was found six years later, both in patients still abusing substances and in sober patients. To prevent SA, treatment of both affective disorders and substance abuse is important.
Withdrawal From Intermittent Ethanol Exposure Increases Probability of Burst Firing in VTA Neurons In Vitro
J Neurophysiol 98: 2297-2310, 2007
Changing the activity of ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons from pacemaker to burst firing is hypothesized to increase the salience of stimuli, such as an unexpected reward, and likely contributes to withdrawal-associated drug-seeking behavior. Accordingly, pharmacological, behavioral, and electrophysiological data suggest an important role of the VTA in mediating alcohol-dependent behaviors. However, the effects of repeated ethanol exposure on VTA dopamine neuron ion channel function are poorly understood.
Consistent with a role for SK in regulation of burst firing, NMDA applied during firing facilitated the transition to bursting in ethanol-treated but not saline-treated animals; NMDA consistently induced bursting only in saline-treated animals when SK was inhibited. Also, enhanced bursting in ethanol-treated animals was not a result of differences in NMDA-induced depolarization.
Further, Ih was also reduced in ethanol-treated animals, which delayed recovery from hyperpolarization, but did not account for the increased NMDA-induced bursting in ethanol-treated animals.
Finally, repeated ethanol exposure and withdrawal also enhanced the acute locomotor-activating effect of cocaine (15 mg/kg, ip).
Thus withdrawal after repeated ethanol exposure produced several alterations in the physiological properties of VTA dopamine neurons, which could ultimately increase the ability of VTA neurons to produce burst firing and thus might contribute to addiction-related behaviors.
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Letter to the FDA urging action against a campaign promoting the unapproved use of Topamax for treating alcoholics (HRG Publication #1825)
Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, Commissioner
Dear Dr. von Eschenbach:
I urge you to immediately stop the illegal and dangerous promotional campaign by Ortho-McNeil Janssen-funded researchers for the unapproved use of Topamax (topiramate) for treating alcoholics (the drug is only approved for treating seizure disorders and migraines).
In a study to be published in tomorrow’s Journal of the American Medical Association, funded entirely by the company, researchers from the company and from the University of Virginia find only a modest improvement in the percentage of days of heavy drinking in people using Topamax compared with people using a placebo. Both groups also got a weekly 15 minute intervention by a trained nurse to promote compliance.
But accompanying the study, in an embargoed press kit distributed by the University of Virginia on behalf of the researchers, is a question and answer sheet asking “Can my doctor prescribe me topiramate for alcohol dependence?” The answer is, essentially, yes: “Since topiramate is currently FDA-approved for seizures and migraines, it is available to your doctor to prescribe it to you off-label.” This clearly violates the prohibition on off-label promotion, as patients are being explicitly urged/promoted to ask their doctor for topiramate to treat their serious alcohol addiction.
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Guidance for First Responders in Violent Situations Involving Alcohol: An Annotated Bibliography.
As part of its program of activities on violence, ICAP has developed an annotated bibliography of sources of guidance for first responders in situations involving alcohol and violence.
These reports aim to enhance the capabilities of first responders, namely police, emergency room staff, public health care providers, shelter staff, and others to prevent, prepare for, and respond to incidents of violence.
The document summarizes relevant resources on violence and highlights instances where alcohol is specifically referenced.
The alcohol industry: taking on the public health critics
BMJ 2007;335:671 (29 September)
The worldwide alcohol industry is flying high. With economic growth, changes in lifestyles, and the erosion of traditional customs and mores in many developing countries, the commercial production and consumption of alcohol has been booming. New competition within the industry has seen unparalleled growth, especially in the Asia Pacific region. And the party has only just begun. Some marketing organisations predict major growth in the cognac, whisky, and other spirits niches as Chinese markets continue to expand. The one cloud on the horizon is the public health sector. The alcohol industry wants to learn and avoid the mistakes that other industries have made; thus it has examined carefully the current state of the tobacco industry, the ever tightening regulation of smoking in public places, and the falling prevalence of smoking in developed countries.
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Confusion over advice on alcohol for pregnant women
· Standards body guideline permits glass of wine a day
· Draft contradicts official policy of abstinence
Sarah Boseley, health editor
Pregnant women face more confusion about the safety of drinking alcohol after draft guidelines published yesterday suggested a glass a day does no harm.
The draft from the government's standards-setting body, the National Institute for Healthcare and Clinical Excellence (Nice), runs directly counter to official government advice. In May, the Department of Health urged women to abstain completely from alcohol during pregnancy.
But Nice's preliminary recommendation on antenatal care - now out to consultation - says that pregnant women should limit their intake to "less than one standard drink (1.5 units or 12g of alcohol) per day and if possible avoid alcohol in the first three months of pregnancy". It says women should be told that binge drinking can be harmful to the foetus.
Appeal for under 21 alcohol ban
Off-licences in areas of Sunderland have been urged not to sell alcohol to those under 21 at weekends.
The move comes after complaints about drink-related disorder in the Plains Farm, Silksworth, Doxford Park and Farringdon area.
So far 10 off-licences in the areas have pledged not to sell booze to people under 21 on Friday and Saturday.
Northumbria Police are urging a further nine off-licences in the area to sign up to the challenge 21 campaign.
It is illegal for those aged under 18 to purchase alcohol.
A daily tipple is safe for pregnant women
By Laura Clout
Pregnant women may drink a small glass of wine every day without harming their unborn child, new guidance suggests.
The advice, from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, recommends that women should consume no more than 1.5 units of alcohol a day — roughly equal to a 125ml glass of wine.
However, this contradicts the recently updated advice from the Department of Health, which urges pregnant women not to drink at all.
IMAGEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE AND SCIENCE POLICY
Substance use disorders are among the leading public health challenges worldwide, with alcohol use alone accounting for approximately 4% of the global disease burden . Neither the investment in biomedical addiction research, nor health service provision in this area adequately reflect the magnitude of the problem. In fact, the view of substance use disorders as medical conditions much similar to other chronic, relapsing disorders is still not widely accepted. Ultimately, this can only change if research elucidates the pathophysiology of drug seeking behavior, and points to effective, mechanism-based treatments.
Linking genetics and brain functions subserving motivation and emotion will be key for changes to occur. In this issue, Prof Schumann provides a good illustration of current developments . Cleverly chosen intermediate phenotypes, and integration between levels of complexity are beginning to provide us with a hope of reaching a mechanistic understanding that goes beyond traditional statistical association studies. The role of genetic variation at the SERT and COMT loci, and their interaction, for processing of negative affective stimuli described by Prof Schumann provides a model for this kind of paradigm. The IMAGEN project Prof Schumann describes offers the promise of applying this type of approach directly to substance use disorders. In some ways, the IMAGEN project follows in the footsteps of the Collaborative on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) in the US. They both show the value of collaborative efforts that standardize assessment methodologies across a number of sites, enabling them to collect populations that simply cannot be recruited by a single institution. A key lesson from COGA is the importance of a sustained, long-term commitment. These ambitious projects simply take time to provide a return on the investment.
TREATMENT OF ADDICTION IN THE ERA OF GENOMIC MEDICINE
Professor Schumann, in his Okey lecture, beautifully outlined recent research findings combining genetics and brain imaging to discover biological aspects of vulnerability to addiction . This is cutting-edge research that will move the field forward to more precise diagnosis and more specific treatment. Of course, understanding vulnerability can lead to the best possible ‘treatment’, which is prevention of the development of addictive disorders.
The exciting findings discussed by Schumann form part of the advancing edge of knowledge about the biological underpinnings of the drug abuse disorders that we treat. He points out carefully that environment also plays an important role, but the role of genes is unfolding and should influence the development of more effective biological treatments .
GENETIC RESEARCH WITH INTERMEDIATE PHENOTYPES: PHENOCOPIES, PERSPECTIVES AND PITFALLS
In his paper, Gunter Schumann provides an excellent review of the progress and perspectives of an approach that tries to link genetic variance with heritable biological phenotypes (‘endophenotypes’) rather than complex disease categories .
In complex disorders such as alcohol dependence, it may be extremely complicated to identify the multitude of genetic interactions that dispose a certain individual to develop addictive behaviour, while Schumann and collaborators successfully discovered a gene that interacts with circumscribed phenotypes such as glutamate transporter expression, excessive alcohol intake and acamprosate response . This discovery may help to elucidate individual differences in medication response and thus help to establish individually tailored treatment algorithms in alcohol-dependent patients.
However, while such studies have helped substantially to shed light on previously unknown genotype–phenotype interactions, studies with other genes have yielded controversial results.
Okey Lecture 2006: identifying the neurobiological mechanisms of addictive behaviour
Addiction 102 (11), 1689–1695
Substance use disorders are extremely costly to the individual and to society, and a substantial proportion of patients do not respond to the therapies offered. To improve existing treatments a better understanding of the neurobiological and genetic basis of addictive behaviour and substance use disorder is warranted. The aim of this lecture is to develop a model of integrated translational addiction research which may result in the establishment of individualized therapeutic approaches for patients with substance use disorders.
The genetic basis of substance use disorders is characterized by a contribution of multiple genes to the clinical phenotype. This genetic complexity is based on poly/oligogenicity and genetic heterogeneity, two parallel mechanisms which are present to varying extents in different substance use disorders. To disentangle the complexity and to identify the genetic and neurobiological basis of addictions an integrated, translational approach involving (functional) genetic analyses, animal behavioural experimentation and neuroimaging studies is proposed.
Examples of this approach are provided by describing a line of work which identified the relevance of circadian rhythm genes in regulating alcohol drinking behaviour in animal models and humans, as well as a complementary approach using endophenotypes in human gene-neuroimaging studies where the effect of single and combined genetic variations on processing of aversive emotional stimuli in the limbic system was demonstrated.
While the combination of genetic, behavioural and neuroimaging analyses are shown to be useful tools to address oligogenicity and genetic heterogeneity in substance use disorders, the clinical relevance of this approach needs to be developed further. Thus, two current major research projects, the European integrated project ‘IMAGEN’ and the NIHR-Biomedical Research Centre ‘Mental Health’ in the United Kingdom, which potentially integrate our proposed research strategy with clinically relevant outcomes, will be discussed.
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International Research Collaboration on Alcohol and Alcoholism (U01)
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-08-004
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invites applications for the purpose of fostering international collaborations between alcohol research investigators within the United States and investigators located at non-United States laboratories and performance sites.
The program is intended to facilitate, through international collaborations, advancements in the understanding of alcohol problems and the clinical and public health approaches to their solutions.
Applications are invited across the full spectrum of alcohol research from basic science to clinical, public health and health services research
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Paternal alcoholism predicts the occurrence but not the remission of alcoholic drinking: a 40-year follow-up
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 116 (5), 386–393.
To test the effects of father's alcoholism on the development and remission from alcoholic drinking by age 40.
High Risk subjects were significantly more likely than Low Risk subjects to develop alcohol dependence (31% vs. 16%), but not alcohol abuse (17% vs. 15%). More subjects with alcohol abuse were in remission at age 40 than subjects with alcohol dependence. Risk did not predict remission from either alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence.
Familial influences may play a stronger role in the development of alcoholism than in the remission or recovery from alcoholism.
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A genomic imprinting test for ordinal traits in pedigree data
Genetic Epidemiology Early View 5 October 2007
Genomic imprinting can lead maternally and paternally derived alleles with identical nucleotide sequences to function differently and has been found to affect the complex inheritance of a variety of human disorders.
Statistical methods that differentiate the parent-of-origin effects on human diseases are available for binary traits and continuous traits. However, numerous common diseases are measured on discrete ordinal scales. Imprinting may also contribute to the complex genetic basis of these traits.
In a previous study, we proposed a latent variable model and developed computationally efficient score statistic to test linkage of ordinal traits for any size pedigree while adjusting for non-genetic covariates.
In this study, we extend the latent variable model to incorporate parent-of-origin information and further develop a score statistic for testing the imprinting effect in linkage analysis. We evaluated the properties of our test statistic using simulations.
We then applied our method to the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism and found a novel locus on chromosome 18 that shows a strong signal for imprinting. In addition, we identified two loci on chromosomes 3 and 4 significantly (p<0.0001) linked with alcoholism.
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Pill Helps Alcoholics Taper Off Drinking
CHICAGO (AP) -- A migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment, researchers report, offering a potential option for a hard-to-treat problem. The drug, Topamax, works in a different way than three other medications already approved for treating alcoholism.
Experts said the drug is likely to appeal to heavy drinkers who would rather seek help from their own doctors, rather than enter a rehab clinic to dry out. The drug costs at least $350 a month, plus the price of doctor's visits.
But side effects are a problem, and it's unclear whether the findings will make a dent in an addiction that affects millions of Americans.
Addiction specialists not involved in the study said the findings are promising, although side effects such as trouble concentrating, tingling and itching caused about one in five people to drop out of the study. Drowsiness and dizziness are also problems.
Topiramate for Treating Alcohol Dependence
A Randomized Controlled Trial
JAMA. 2007;298:1641-1651.
Hypothetically, topiramate can improve drinking outcomes among alcohol-dependent individuals by reducing alcohol's reinforcing effects through facilitation of -aminobutyric acid function and inhibition of glutaminergic pathways in the corticomesolimbic system.
To determine if topiramate is a safe and efficacious treatment for alcohol dependence.
Treating all dropouts as relapse to baseline, topiramate was more efficacious than placebo at reducing the percentage of heavy drinking days from baseline to week 14 .
Prespecified mixed-model analysis also showed that topiramate compared with placebo decreased the percentage of heavy drinking days and all other drinking outcomes .
Adverse events that were more common with topiramate vs placebo, respectively, included paresthesia taste perversion , anorexia , and difficulty with concentration .
Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence.
Support 21 Coalition
“GHSA strongly supports the 21 Minimum Drinking Age Law. Both research and the hands-on experience of state highway safety agencies indicate that this law has saved countless lives. Underage drinking remains a serious problem that needs to be addressed, but lowering the drinking age would be a gigantic step backward for highway safety.”
--Christopher J. Murphy, Chairman, Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety
Activist: Drinking age should be lowered
By Martin B. Cassidy
Published October 5 2007
GREENWICH - A former college president spoke last night about his effort to lower the drinking age to 18, which he said would curb binge drinking and alcohol-related deaths among young adults.
John McCardell Jr., president of Middlebury College from 1990 to 2004, said he believes that when the drinking age was raised to 21 in 1984, it gave rise to young adults abusing alcohol in social settings where they had no supervision.
Families short-changed by alcohol proposals
9 October 2007,
Press Release: Alcohol Healthwatch
Communities and families short-changed by alcohol proposals
It has been reported in the media recently that Justice Minister Mark Burton is seeking feedback from allied parties on a range of proposals to address youth drinking following a review into the sale and supply to minors. Alcohol Healthwatch believes that the proposals, as reported, will have little impact nor will they meet community expectations.
Alcohol Healthwatch Director Rebecca Williams says that community concerns regarding alcohol have been well articulated in recent times, in some instances by families who have experienced tragic losses as a result of our binge friendly environment. She believes there is a growing public understanding and support for more effective measures to reduce the burden of harm associated with alcohol.
Williams says there is strong public support for returning the legal purchase age to 20 years and the community also wants greater influence over local licensing decisions, especially those concerning the number and location of licensed premises and their opening hours.
Alcoholism and alcohol drinking habits predicted from alcohol dehydrogenase genes
The Pharmacogenomics Journal advance online publication 9 October 2007;
Alcohol drinking habits and alcoholism are partly genetically determined.
Alcohol is degraded primarily by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) wherein genetic variation that affects the rate of alcohol degradation is found in ADH1B and ADH1C. It is biologically plausible that these variations may be associated with alcohol drinking habits and alcoholism.
By genotyping 9080 white men and women from the general population, we found that men and women with ADH1B slow vs fast alcohol degradation drank more alcohol and had a higher risk of everyday drinking, heavy drinking, excessive drinking and of alcoholism.
For example, the weekly alcohol intake was 9.8 drinks (95|[percnt]| confidence interval (CI): 9.1|[ndash]|11) among men with the ADH1B|[middot]|1|[sol]|1 genotype compared to 7.5 drinks (95|[percnt]| CI: 6.4|[ndash]|8.7) among men with the ADH1B|[middot]|1|[sol]|2 genotype, and the odds ratio (OR) for heavy drinking was 3.1 (95|[percnt]| CI: 1.7|[ndash]|5.7) among men with the ADH1B|[middot]|1|[sol]|1 genotype compared to men with the ADH1B|[middot]|1|[sol]|2 genotype.
Furthermore, individuals with ADH1C slow vs fast alcohol degradation had a higher risk of heavy and excessive drinking. For example, the OR for heavy drinking was 1.4 (95|[percnt]| CI: 1.1|[ndash]|1.8) among men with the ADH1C|[middot]|1|[sol]|2 genotype and 1.4 (95|[percnt]| CI: 1.0|[ndash]|1.9) among men with the ADH1B|[middot]|2|[sol]|2 genotype, compared with men with the ADH1C|[middot]|1|[sol]|1 genotype.
Results for ADH1B and ADH1C genotypes among men and women were similar.
Finally, because slow ADH1B alcohol degradation is found in more than 90|[percnt]| of the white population compared to less than 10|[percnt]| of East Asians, the population attributable risk of heavy drinking and alcoholism by ADH1B|[middot]|1|[sol]|1 genotype was 67 and 62|[percnt]| among the white population compared with 9 and 24|[percnt]| among the East Asian population.
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Engage Your Most Valuable Fans with a Branded Sports App Christopher Cooper | Nov 14, 2017 11:00:00 AM
The way fans view sports is changing drastically. They have more options for watching and interacting than ever before, and they’re looking for a closer connection with the teams they love. A branded sports app lets you identify your most dedicated fans in order to deliver tailored communication and offers. You can also grow the value of moderate users with this kind of personalized service, resulting in a richer experience for fans and higher engagement and ROI for teams.
Digital Disruption in Sports
Younger fans have grown up with rapidly advancing technology. They expect digital engagement as well as live action. 70% of fans bring their smartphones to the stadium. 87% use their phone to interact with the game by checking player statistics, looking up past games, watching instant replays, and listening to commentary from their favorite channels. Those watching at home tend to have coverage from a different network to provide alternate views of the action.
In order to grow their audience (or even maintain current levels, considering the declining attendance rates among younger fans) teams need to embrace the mobile movement. There are countless opportunities for engaging fans in the mobile sphere if teams are willing to reach out and take them.
Giving Dedicated Fans a Personal Experience
Fan-generated data is like gold. Data gathered through an app lets you know who your fans are and what they want. This information is considerably more valuable than buying third-party reports by virtue of having been created by your fans themselves.
With an app, you own all the data you collect. It can be used to improve your customer segmentation and build intelligent profiles that highlight the important traits of your most valuable fans. Once you have identified these superfans, you offer them innovative in-app features to keep them excited.
Exclusive live stream interviews are a popular feature. Consumers consistently report that live streams are more intimate and genuine, so letting players talk to superfans before or after the game builds rapport on a personal level. For a more interactive experience, set up question and answer sessions through the app.
Exclusive in-app merchandise is a simple yet successful way to bring the digital experience into the real world. It builds a sense of community; users can sport these limited offerings in public to show their pride and recognize other superfans.
On Game Day, step up your engagement with stadium incentives. Allow your team app users to vote on the pre-game music or play big screen trivia at halftime. Host special concessions discounts found only in the app. Some teams have had success running loyalty programs, where fans get points for checking in at games, buying merchandise, and scanning their app at concessions stands.
Engaging Casual Fans
In addition to catering to superfans, apps provide a chance to re-engage lower value fans or those who might be at risk of slipping out of the fan base. Data collected through the app could suggest opportunities to build a more consistent (and valuable) relationship.
Push notifications of upcoming games and scores are great way to reach out to casual fans. 68% of consumers opt in to push notifications; 50% will click through to view suggested content. Seeing repeated updates makes checking on the team part of the user’s daily routine.
WIthin the app itself, a highlights library offers the best moments of the game even on atight schedule. Fans who don’t have time to watch an entire game can still have something to contribute when talking about it with friends. Also, easily accessible player profiles let them feel like experts
Engagement Leads to Profit
Prioritizing engagement puts fans in seats on Game Day. In the past, watching the game at
home was something people did when they couldn’t afford the money or time to travel to games. Now, 57% of fans prefer to watch games at home or in a bar. Engaging those fans withmobile features increases the likelihood that they’ll make the effort to attend games in person.
Are you ready to engage your team’s fans like never before? Contact FanHero to start expanding your digital strategy with a custom sports team app!
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Christopher Cooper Christopher has extensive knowledge in the mobile space, and has been creating mobile applications and strategies for a variety of verticals ranging from Finance to Music. As a partner at MSI Mobile Solutions for the past ten years he was responsible for implementing the strategic vision, focus and effective growth optimization of the client’s mobile venture, both pre and post launch. This included support in marketing, content and social media best practices policies.
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Naming Rosetta – An interview with Eberhard Grün
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Yesterday we launched a competition inviting members of the public to propose a name for Philae’s landing site. While many of you might be busy thinking of a good name to replace “Site J”, we thought to provide you with some inspiration by revisiting the story of Rosetta’s name.
If you are a regular follower of this blog you are no doubt familiar with the reasons why ESA’s comet-chasing mission was named after the Rosetta Stone – a dark stele unearthed in 1799 near the town of Rashid (in English, Rosetta) on the Nile Delta, in Egypt. Carrying the text of the same decree in three different scripts, the Rosetta Stone helped nineteenth century scholars decipher the sacred written system of hieroglyphs, offering a new key into the study of the ancient Egyptian civilisation.
Prof. Eberhard Grün (right) at the Rosetta arrival event held at ESOC, Germany, on 6 August 2014, standing by a 1:4 scale model of Rosetta together with Dr. Jochen Kissel (left) and Prof. Hugo Fechtig (centre). Image courtesy of Dr. Norbert Pailer.
But maybe not all of you know the story of when and how the name Rosetta was chosen for the mission. Continue reading and all will be revealed in this interview with Professor Eberhard Grün, an Interdisciplinary Scientist for the Rosetta mission from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany. A renowned expert on comets and interstellar dust who has been involved with the mission since its early days, Professor Grün has been often called the ‘Father of Rosetta’, since it was he who suggested this evocative name back in 1987.
Was the mission called Rosetta from the very start or did it have a different name at first?
“At the beginning it was simply called ‘Comet Nucleus Sample Return’. As the name implies, the mission concept was quite different back then.”
When was the mission first proposed?
“In 1985, ESA was putting together its long-term science programme, ‘Horizon 2000’. There was still one year to go before Giotto would fly by comet Halley, but the community was already looking ahead and the Solar System Working Group recommended a comet nucleus sample return mission as a cornerstone of the programme. A joint ESA/NASA Science Definition Team was created to identify the scientific goals for such a mission, and I was the European chairman of that team.”
What were the science objectives at the time?
“The core science goals haven’t changed much: to rendezvous with an active and relatively fresh comet, studying its nucleus and what it’s made of to trace back the raw material from which the solar system formed. At the time, there was a large community who analysed meteorites in the lab to understand their chemical composition. Meteorites are debris from (mainly) asteroids that make it to the surface of Earth, and their study helped us piece together the chemical composition of the solar system today. But if we want to study the primordial solar system, comets are the objects to explore. While asteroids formed between Mars and Jupiter, comets formed much farther away from the Sun, so comet material has been much less processed and is much closer to the pristine composition of the solar system.”
Cover from the Science Definition Team report about Rosetta, December 1987. As shown in this artistic view, which resembles the shape of the Rosetta Stone, comets (at the centre, an image of comet Halley) represent the link between the study of meteorites (below, a thin section of the Allende meteorite) and interstellar clouds of gas and dust (above, an image of the Rosette nebula) such as the one from which the solar system formed.
So comets take us one step further back in time?
“In a way, comets hold the key to link meteorites, which we can access and study on Earth, to our ultimate goal – understanding the composition of the interstellar cloud where our star and planets were born. With a space mission to visit a comet and collect samples from its nucleus, we could gather brand new information to decipher the history of our solar system. And it was then that it occurred to me: this is the same story as the Rosetta Stone!”
What do you mean exactly?
“Until the nineteenth century, scholars of Ancient Egypt were in a very similar situation. They had many clues to study the history, culture and art, but couldn’t grasp this thousand-year-long civilisation in its full entirety until they deciphered its language. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone changed the course of this discipline. It was the first document in which the same text appears in two languages – ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian, the latter in two different forms: the more common Demotic script and the mysterious hieroglyphs.”
“The Rosetta Stone provided scholars the link between a language they could read and understand – ancient Greek – and the unknown language of ancient Egypt. The connection was made easier by the presence of the same text in two different Egyptian scripts that are both based on phonetic as well as ideographic symbols.”
So when did you suggest the name Rosetta?
“When this idea first crossed my mind, towards the end of 1986, I went to the library at the University of Heidelberg to learn more about the Rosetta Stone and how it revolutionised the study of Ancient Egypt. There was clearly a parallel with comets and their role to interpret the history of the solar system, and besides, the name ‘Rosetta’ was much more powerful than what we had before. I phoned Gerhard Schwehm, who was the mission study scientist at ESA, and he liked the idea. The entire Science Definition Team thought it was a great name and also Roger Bonnet, ESA’s Science Director at the time, so it stuck pretty quickly. ”
“By the end of 1987, we referred to the mission as ‘Rosetta – Comet Nucleus Sample Return’ in the first study report from the Science Definition Team. The front page of the report also featured a photo of the original Rosetta Stone, with its three different scripts, along with an artistic rendition of a planetary science analogue of the ancient stone tablet, with the three different steps of our inquiry: meteorites, comets and interstellar clouds.”
Prof. Eberhard Grün (centre) together with Dr. Gerhard Schwehm (right) and Dr. Jochen Kissel (left) at the Rosetta arrival event on 6 August 2014. Image courtesy of Dr. Norbert Pailer.
That’s the beginning of the story. What happened to Rosetta next?
“The original plan was to collect a sample of material from the comet’s nucleus and send it back to Earth to analyse it in a lab, and we all had a different idea of how to achieve this. But in the early 1990s NASA withdrew from the project because of financial difficulties, and the mission was redefined so that ESA could perform this alone. Rather than bringing the material back home, Rosetta is now taking the lab to the comet. The focus remained on the analysis of the material in the nucleus (although the comparison with meteorites is no longer explicitly among the goals) and the processes that control the nucleus and its environment.”
“But the name still fits the mission perfectly: every new day with Rosetta at the comet, we are gathering more clues on how a comet works and how to decipher the solar system hieroglyphs and piece together our cosmic origins.”
Claudia is an astronomer and science writer working for ESA.
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Discussion: 9 comments
Gerardo Izquierdo Posted on 17/10/2014 at 21:33
me gustaría que el sitio donde se posará sea llamado GUANANÍ. haciendo referencia al lugar donde desembarcó por primera vez Cristobal Colón, descubriendo con ello al continente Americano, siendo, sin saberlo en ese momento, el aconteimiento más grande de la humanidad.
Janis Posted on 18/10/2014 at 17:42
This is an excellent idea. Another vote for Guanahani!
Lu Posted on 19/10/2014 at 22:13
Let me disagree: if all the space explorations ended up as Colombo expedition, we’d make a mess out there. Ask native americans their opinion about it…
Bob Workman Posted on 18/10/2014 at 03:29
Just sounds neat.
Robert Posted on 18/10/2014 at 10:38
I was looking at various documents prior to the launch of Rosetta and discovered that there was talk about a sample return from the comet. Is this still the case? Will Philae return from the comet with a sample?
Thanks in advance and good luck
OOOPPS,
I should have read the article to its very end where it says “, and the mission was redefined”
Mark McCaughrean Posted on 18/10/2014 at 12:18
Thanks, Robert. As the blog article explains, the plan for a sample return mission fell by the wayside when NASA withdrew from major paricipation in the project.
As Eberhard says, rather than bringing stuff back to Earth, Rosetta and Philae have taken small laboratories to 67P/C-G instead.
Mario buenfild Posted on 19/10/2014 at 01:39
Podría llamarse “deep valley” en alusión a la lejanía y profundidad espacial donde aterrizará la nave.
Debería llamarse deep dark por su recorrido en el espacio profundo
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Review and Giveaway: Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck
What could be more fitting on Pulitzer Prize winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay's 122nd birthday than a book about the poet herself and the young woman who so understood the heart of Millay's poetry that she created the exquisite costumes that Millay wore on her readings around the country.
It's 1928, the middle of Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties and the era of flappers, a seemingly wild and giddy time where licentiousness laughs and thumbs its nose against the strict convention and staid morals of much of the era. Laura Kelley is just nineteen. She works in the dress shop that her parents started in the sleepy little town of Austerlitz, NY. She's generally a good daughter, but she has one secret. She's in love with a man she cannot have. And as the novel opens, she sneaks out of the home she shares with her widower father and her younger sister to meet this man and to see the scandalous Ziegfeld Follies. The evening is magical and Laura is swept up in it. But it has repercussions that last forever.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, who preferred to be called Vincent, is living nearby to Austerlitz at Steepletop House. Neither she nor her husband cares to hide the parties and debauchery that take place there from the judgmental town, bringing friends and lovers to their mountaintop retreat as often as the muse requires. Vincent is in search of a new lover who will inspire her words and enflame her body. She finds such a lover in a young poet named George Dillon but he is neither as compliant nor as accommodating to the famous poet as her previous lovers have been.
A couple of years further on in the midst of the Great Depression, Laura is struggling to support her daughter in the dress shop and is still keeping the baby's father's name secret. She has retreated from the town as much as the town has branded her for her indiscretion. Vincent glimpses Laura on the day that her sister marries. She is standing to the side of the bride and groom with a lonely and melancholy expression on her face and she captures the imagination of the poet, who is still struggling with her lover's intransigence. Eventually introduced to Laura's sister Marie and her husband, Everette, a rising politician, Millay invites them to Steepletop to one of her famous parties where she intentionally entices Everette into her bed, an invitation he does not refuse. And with this action, she forges a bond between herself and Laura, one built on anger and loyalty but also ultimately desperation and creative desire.
Robuck has drawn Millay as a sensuous, extravagant, demanding woman. She lives a bohemian life without care for the mores of society but she feels deeply and is easily wounded. She loves with her whole heart but can be unthinking and capriciously cruel. She is a study in opposites. Laura, on the other hand, is a mostly conventional woman whose only transgression ends up defining her. She dreams of more but is bound first by the opinion of the town and then by her loyalty and love for her family, so she pushes that dream down under the more prosaic need to feed and clothe herself and her daughter. Her capacity for love is boundless but she has been damaged by her secret lover's silent disavowal of her and their daughter, losing the ability to trust openly and learning to fear the withholding of forgiveness.
Robuck has taken two very different, and yet in some ways similar, "fallen beauties" whose lives intersected in interesting ways and contrasted them with each other. Even the structure of the novel reflects that contrast, narrated in the first person first by Laura and then by Vincent in each chapter. This gives the reader insight into what drives each character and how they view not only their own lives but those of the people around them. And it showcases both the cost of convention and the cost of creative freedom. Robuck has done a good job of describing and detailing what it cost women in particular to live in the 1920s and 30s. She's created a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of Millay, who despite her oftentimes selfish and unthinking excesses flouting society's tight rules, was actually a fragile and emotionally insecure genius who craved love and devotion. Although each woman's back story was necessary, especially to show Laura's fierce determination to avoid Millay and then extreme reluctance to do as bidden despite her desperate financial straits, in terms of narrative pace, it took too long for the women to meet. Once they did though, the pacing picked up and although the reader knew that Laura must eventually ignore her scruples and make the luscious creations asked of her, the tension of the interactions between Laura and Vincent and how their relationship would eventually play out was compelling. A tale of creativity, redemption, and convention, readers intrigued by Millay and her scandalous lifestyle as well as those who are fascinated by the cost that society extracts on those who ignore its rules will quite enjoy this historical fiction.
For more information about Erika Robuck and the book, check out her website, her Facebook page, follow her on Twitter, take a look at her historical fiction blog, Muse, or read her contributions to the fiction blog Writer Unboxed. And look at the amazon reviews for others' thoughts and opinions on the book.
Would you like to win your very own copy of this book?
Please be sure to check out the other stops on the blog tour for more reviews and additional chances to enter to win a giveaway copy of Fallen Beauty:
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Thanks to Courtney from Berkley/NAL for sending me a copy of the book for review.
Sheila (Bookjourney) February 22, 2014 at 7:50 AM
I just love Erika's books - this one looks so good!
westmetromommy February 22, 2014 at 9:11 AM
I don't know much about Edna St. Vincent Milay, so I'd be interested in reading this!
traveler February 22, 2014 at 9:19 AM
This book sounds captivating. Thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
Huge fan of Erika's would love to read her new book.
A fascinating time period.
Elizabeth February 24, 2014 at 3:11 PM
Very nice review...thanks for sharing.
I couldn't get interested in the book. Glad to hear it was enjoyable for you.
Anita Yancey February 25, 2014 at 5:19 AM
It sounds like an amazing and wild time, and would be a very interesting read. I would really enjoy reading this book. Thanks for having the giveaway.
ayancey1974(at)gmail(dot)com
Nikki February 26, 2014 at 5:23 AM
Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the review.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. “Once More With…”
Posted by Richard Mantle on December 17, 2014 at 12:29pm in General Comics Discussions
There are some interesting threads on this forum, already, covering issues of Marvel’s early series – ‘re-reading’’ of the Avengers and Journey into Mystery/Thor and so on and there was quite a good issue by issue thread on the Invaders around too, until it caught up with the present.
What is more rarely discussed are the later periods when these series were in full flow and while perhaps less iconic still number among them some classics… The examination of the Avengers from #101 onwards gets a credit here.
I therefore present to you an issue by issue critique/discussion forum for one of these mainstay Marvel titles.
Not beginning at the very debut – as others have that covered well – but (and I hope I don’t step on anyone’s creative toes here!) – I would like to pick up the Amazing Spider-Man title after a watershed/bookend issue provided an opportune point at which to begin …
Issue #50 featured that classic moment in Peter Parker’s life when he first thought he couldn’t go on and yet eventually realised he just couldn’t possibly give up being Spidey.
“Spider-Man No More!” draws breath for the title before it races on into it’s next phase – less discussed than the Ditko issues and the early Romita ‘End of the Green Goblin’ stuff the next issue builds on those early foundations and catapults our hero and the title to the second half of it’s first century of publishing and its next phase of greatness…
So, after “Spider-Man No-More!”
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN . “Once More With…”
…”With feeling…!”
…”With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility…!”
…”With in-depth discussion and critique…..
…”With #51 (08/67)…..
Come back soon……
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on January 4, 2015 at 8:58pm
I know I remember a cover that was ALL yellow and orange. Not sure which title.
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on January 4, 2015 at 10:35pm
My last comment on the color-covers:
Oddly, at least in the Silver Age, the Hulk never had an all-green cover.
Permalink Reply by Ron M. on January 5, 2015 at 2:11am
Was there a particular reason for these covers, or did someone (Stan?) just think they were psychedelic (i.e. groovy?)
Permalink Reply by Richard Mantle on January 11, 2015 at 10:39am
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #54 (11/67)
Writer – Stan Lee – Co-Plot-John Romita – Penciller
Inker – Mike Esposito
Cover Art – John Romita
“The Tentacles and the Trap!”
It is a perfect cover, straight out of the issue. Tragedy in the foreground with collapsed (is she dead?) Aunt May,
Determination centre stage (can Spidey triumph?) and evil escaping in the background (He’s got his prize in his hand!) and of course that wonderful title on the cover (nifty experimental lettering too!).
Needless to say – I love this.
The splash page is just as wonderful, Doc Ock taking up the advertisement as Aunt May’s boarder with the plot synopsis written up in the shadow of Ock – which includes his tentacles which are neatly hidden by his overcoat. It’s masterful! - even down to a ‘welcome’ mat.
Naïve Aunt May glosses over Ock’s previous run ins with the police as Ock assures her “That was just a mistake!”
Once in his new room Ock takes his arms out of his case and demonstrates ‘my mental control over my powerful artificial arms is even greater than ever!”.
Was this the first time Doc’s arms were actually seen as working independently of Ock’s actual body?
I know we see them like this in a (much loved) storyline but I don’t remember it being a common trope.
Ock reminds everyone of his narrow defeat during the ‘Master Planner’ storyline and his network of henchmen still working for him as his new plans begin.
We get a catch up with Peter Parker’s support cast as he further upsets roommate Harry by obviously locking his possessions (his costume!) away – as if Harry might steal from him, Harry thinks!
“It looks like my Spider-Man identity is fouling up the best friendship I ever had!” – Ah, the angst.
Peter officially meets Joe Robertson the new city editor of the Bugle, checks in with Gwen and MJ before he gets to meet Aunt Mays new boarder…”It Can’t Be..!! It’s…Dr Octopus!”
“Don’t stare so, dear! It’s impolite!” – priceless.
Peter is beside himself and Doc Ock is at his slimiest best. This is a wonderful sequence all round.
Later as Spider-Man, Peter takes the offensive goading Doc Ock to come outside and fight.
Instead Ock sets his henchmen after our hero. It takes a while but Spidey defeats the bad guys and noticing that Aunt may has left the house to see the police arrive, he goes inside to confront Ock.
The battle is fierce but May returns inside to find the violence and to collapse in shock “EEEEEEK!”
Doc Ock actually leaves to save May the stress – (is he actually soft on her?) but Spidey stays, changes back to Peter and calls medical help for his aunt.
If the shock wasn’t bad enough – when she wakes up she’ll find a massive hole where her house wall used to be!
Warned in the epilogue that his Aunt can’t take too much more, Peter vows that “nothing will stop me from ridding the world forever of the menace of Dr.Octopus!”
Every frame of this issue is a classic and the issue still holds drama and pathos now.
What more is there to say….except that we are actually warned at the close of the issue that things will get worse! –
“Be Here When: Disaster Strikes Spider-Man!”
Permalink Reply by John Dunbar on January 11, 2015 at 12:25pm
There isn't much more I can add to this, Richard. Great review. This is definitely a high point of post-Ditko Spidey.
One memorable part you didn't mention was Peter, terrified and panic-stricken that his unconscious Aunt May might die, ripping off his mask to try to show her she had nothing to fear from Spider-Man. That has always stuck with me.
Permalink Reply by Richard Mantle on January 11, 2015 at 12:54pm
That is indeed a powerful image worthy of highlighting.
I feel like I am just gushing over these reviews saying how wonderful it all is but I really do try to be fairly critical where it is needed. - anyone picking up this thread around here please checkout the previous mentioned issues - I don't universally praise everything! Lol!
John Dunbar (the mod of maple) said:
Permalink Reply by Ron M. on January 11, 2015 at 1:32pm
That was a powerful image. Then afterwards he realized showing her he was someone she hated in her present condition would probably have made her even worse instead of helping. It also showed Spider-Man wasn't the typical superhero that's totally obsessed with keeping his secret identity no matter what (something Marvel and DC no longer care about but it's still prevalent in manga, magical girls go crazy at the thought that somebody might figure out who they are). His life would have been a lot less complicated at this point if she'd known. Remember the costume she destroyed forcing him to buy one at a costume shop that kept bunching up on him until he gave in and forced himself to sew a new one?
This is why the idea in the 90s that Aunt May always knew didn't make sense. Unless she destroyed his costume and constantly told him Spider-Man was "dreadful" to try to shame him into quitting, and she wasn't that sort of person.
Otto does try to marry May years later, although he had an ulterior motive. But there might have been something there between them. She seemed to like him in the Sinister Six story. and later she referred to him as something like "that nice Doctor." Of course she might have just been trying to get free medical advice from him.
It's also interesting Otto picks May's home of all places to move into. Leaves you wondering why. Did he want to see the woman that was so pleasant when he kidnapped her? Does he suspect Peter is Spider-Man?
Which storyline? The only other story I remember of his tentacles moving on their own was the one that ended with Captain Stacy being killed. And yes I think that's the first time they've done that. #3 said they were permanently welded to him and couldn't be removed.
Permalink Reply by Richard Mantle on January 11, 2015 at 3:06pm
That's the one I was thinking of Ron and I really love those issues...we'll get to that point eventually in this thread I hope.
Ron M. said:
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on January 11, 2015 at 7:39pm
Richard Mantle said:
Once in his new room Ock takes his arms out of his case and demonstrates ‘my mental control over my powerful artificial arms is even greater than ever!”. Was this the first time Doc’s arms were actually seen as working independently of Ock’s actual body?
In the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964) on page 2 of the Sinister Six story it is revealed that prison officials had a special surgical team remove his metal arms, which had been part of him since the accident. Otto is unconcerned as he still has mental control of them. Before page 2 is finished his arms, acting separately, have broken him out of prison.
Doc Ock actually leaves to save May the stress – (is he actually soft on her?)
Come again? Ock shows no concern for her and leaves, surprised that Spidey is staying in the house, he assumes he's afraid to follow.
His life would have been a lot less complicated at this point if she'd known.
Earlier in the run Peter was concerned that Aunt May, in her frail condition, would worry herself literally to death every time he went out to fight bad guys if she knew he was Spider-Man.
Permalink Reply by Randy Jackson on January 11, 2015 at 9:04pm
I don't think you're being overly praising at all, Richard. These comics were really, really good, with some great storylines and new characters.
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"מחנה יהודה" המקורי: האם התגלה השוק של ירושלים מתקופת בית שני?
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Walk in the footsteps of history amidst the personal stories, traditions and burial places of the city's most famous inhabitants.
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Mount of Olives – Cemetery Tour - General
For generations, the Mount of Olives has served as a burial site for the Jews of Jerusalem, who have always been careful to separate the city of the living from the city of the dead. From time immemorial, the deep valley between the city and the mountain (the Kidron Valley in this area, and in the north the Yehoshafat Valley) creates a physical barrier between the city and the cemetery.
The tens of thousands of gravestones that cover the Mount of Olives testify to the deep and ancient connection between the Jewish people and the city of Jerusalem, while serving to strengthen the concept of the end of days inherent in Jewish belief - that the Mount of Olives has a place of honor in the resurrection of the dead and the Day of Judgment. Walking through the paths of the cemetery affords visitors the opportunity to encounter important figures of Jerusalem’s past – people of vision, action, and knowledge, leaders and laypeople alike. These characters, whose stories are an inseparable part of the city’s history, provide insight into the city of Jerusalem from ancient times through the modern day.
This is an opportunity to learn about such exemplary figures such as Henrietta Szold, S.Y. Agnon, Shmulik Kaufman, Pinhas Rutenberg, Rav Kook and others whose gravesites we will visit.
Route Sites: The gravesites of the author S. Y. Agnon, Henrietta Szold, Pinhas Rutenberg, Rav Kook, mass graves, as well as the gravesites of leaders, Halutzim (pioneers), poets, intellectuals and more.
Meeting Point: Rehavam Lookout (opposite the 7 Arches Hotel)
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Mount of Olives - Battle Heritage Tour
The sun was high in the east-The story of the Mount of Olives during the Six-Day War
At the height of the Six-Day War, on the night of the 28th of Iyar, June 7, 1967, an armored company, along with the help of a paratroopers platoon, was sent to capture the Mount of Olives in order to complete the encirclement of the Old City to the east. In the dark of night the tanks and the paratroopers raced from the Rockefeller Museum, but instead of heading east to the Augusta Victoria Compound, they made a fatal mistake and continued southward to the Kidron Bridge.
What happened there, on that bloody night of fighting near the Kidron Valley? Did the fighters succeed in turning back and ascending as planned towards the Mount of Olives?
This tour is a battle heritage tour, tracing the steps of the soldiers during those difficult hours of fighting, heroism and determination. Through an impressive and unknown observation lookout, we will come to understand the navigation mistake, its consequences and the battle that ensued. We will end the tour at Lion’s Gate with the historic moment of the capture of the Temple Mount and the liberation of the Old City.
Route Sites: Lookout near Augusta Victoria, Orson Hyde Park, Kidron Bridge, Wounded Eagle Monument and Lion’s Gate.
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Mount of Olives – “Generations Looking Towards Jerusalem” Tour
In the Footsteps of Pilgrims
A fascinating Midrashic tradition tells of the hardships of the Shekhinah - the Divine Presence of God -with the destruction of the Second Temple: “For three and a half years, the Divine Presence rested on the Mount of Olives, and proclaimed three times each day ‘Return, backsliding children, I will cure your backslidings.’ And since they did not return the Devine Presence began departing into the air” (Midrash Lamentations Rabbah). The lesson of this Midrash brought the Jewish pilgrims to fast and pray specifically towards the Mount of Olives, believing that from there the Divine Presence would return to Jerusalem and Messiah would arrive riding on his white donkey.
Follow the footsteps of the pilgrims during the Temple period, and in the days following the destruction of the Temple. Learn about and experience the journey of travelers in the Middle Ages who were drawn by a deep yearning for Jerusalem.
Route Sites: Rehavam Lookout - opposite the 7 Arches Hotel, the Tombs of the Prophets, Maale HaKohanim, Kidron Valley, Absalom’s Pillar, Tomb of Zechariah.
Meeting Point: Rehavam Lookout / 7 Arches Hotel (Intercontinental)
End point: Mount of Olives Information Center (opposite Gethsemane)
Photography: Tal Glick
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The School of Computer Science and Technology at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT) was established in 1989. The School has been committed to the research and development of information technology, R & D cooperation and exchanges, as well as quality programs, courses and teaching resources, with the mission of cultivating top-notch talents in the field. After 30 years of evolution, it has developed into a computer science school with distinctive academic strength and growing impact both at home and abroad.
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John E. Hopcroft (Turing Award Winner and Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Academy of Arts and Sciences)
Zhang Bo (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Guan Xiaohong (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
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Chen Chun (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Li Deyi (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering)
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GuiWeihua (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering)
Ren Fuji (Academician of the Japanese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the European Academy of Sciences)
Witold Pedrycz (Canadian Academician)
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The Trouble City Forums › Main Street › Movie Miscellany
The Worst of the Decade
Fat Elvis
Reagan is the Prez, but I Voted for Shirley Chisholm
Since I see Bailey is going to run a Best of the Decade draft, I don't want to step on his toes with that discussion- but maybe we can revisit the films we found to be either out and out terrible or most disappointing in execution. Let's debate the merits of the maligned and or point our finger at the movies that made us mad.
It's early in the morning, and I've been up all night, but the first example that comes to mind is the POLTERGEIST remake. The first 15 minutes or so, it seems like it has an interesting idea of how to update to the modern age, and it was very well cast, but soon flounders into another forgettable CGI heavy bore. Raimi's Ghost House knocked it out with the EVIL DEAD reimagining a few years before, so it's sad this ends up so toothless. The original was such a fantastic gateway to the genre, it's a shame this one couldn't carry that torch.
Anyway, have at it. I'm curious which films end up the most pooh-poohed.
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The Predator.
Suicide Squad is my pick. Given the amount of talent involved, the pure incompetence is overwhelming.
I might have been born yesterday sir, but I stayed up all night!
call me roy
Richard Dickson
Damn fool idealist
My karmic debt must be huge.
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11-07-2019, 08:03 AM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 08:05 AM by Fat Elvis.)
(11-07-2019, 07:52 AM)call me roy Wrote: Nightingale
Aw, man ... I just ordered that on VOD for later. That bad?
Another how did they blow this sure thing: COWBOYS & ALIENS
Reasor
Miss Jackson If You're Nasty
11-07-2019, 08:47 AM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 08:50 AM by Reasor.)
Warcraft: The Beginning. Credit where it's due for the ambition on display in the title, though.
Also, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The most biting satire of Batman we're ever likely to see outside of porn.
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11-07-2019, 09:22 AM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 09:23 AM by Mangy.)
The Predator, Poltergeist and Suicide Squad are all atrocious.
Looking at my Letterboxd account, I've watched a lot of poop:
- Holmes & Watson
- Fifty Shades of Black
- Mortdecai (GOOD GOD DO Y'ALL REMEMBER MORTDECAI?!?!)
- Labor Day
- Gotti/The Fanatic (it's a toss-up as to which Travolta flick is the worst)
- The Snowman
- Jonah Hex
Ultimately, the worst thing I've seen is probably The Four, but I hesitate to even call that a movie.
EDIT: Oh wait, MUTE! UGGGGGH fuckin MUTE
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As obvious as it is, DAWN OF JUSTICE takes it for me. The scale, the absolutely wrong-headed decision at every possible turn, and lost of all the palpable conviction that it is just killing it with every frame add up to a really special mess.
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(11-07-2019, 07:11 AM)Evi Wrote: Suicide Squad is my pick. Given the amount of talent involved, the pure incompetence is overwhelming.
I think it's a better movie than BvS (like, barely) but this would probably be in my top ten as well. I don't know if I 100% agree with the talent part (Ayer's a mixed bag and I'd say the casting was more miss than hit), but it definitely seemed to have more potential to be something interesting. I'll also admit that as someone who grew up loving the original Ostrander run on Suicide Squad, seeing it done so, so poorly in light of Marvel nailing niche property after niche property was especially bitter, though in the movie's defense the Suicide Squad comics haven't been good in over a decade either.
(11-07-2019, 08:47 AM)Reasor Wrote: Warcraft: The Beginning. Credit where it's due for the ambition on display in the title, though.
Man, maybe I was just having a good night at the movies but I liked this well enough, and I'd say the technical craft on display alone would push this out of contention for this kind of list. Then again, going back to the personal bias thing, affection for the source material + DRASTICALLY lowered expectations based on early WoM probably also helped. Also, Gul'dan shrugging off his robe and turning out to be absolutely yoked remains one of my favorite random WTF movie moments.
(11-07-2019, 09:22 AM)Mangy Wrote: The Predator, Poltergeist and Suicide Squad are all atrocious.
Man, I got half-way through Mute on a plane and never finished it. It certainly wasn't good, but at that point it was just sort of forgettable. I may have to go back and see where things go, because this seems to be extremely unpopular.
For my own contribution, I'll throw out Shanghai Fortress. It's a bad Independence Day/Transformers mash-up with the added fun of of C-pop "actors" and Chinese propaganda for a perfect maelstrom of eye-ball melting dullness. My favorite part had to be that the big romantic arc of the movie is the main character leaving the love of his life (who he has had, from my recollection, zero dates or physical interactions with) a voice message confessing his feelings, moments before she and Shanghai get exploderized and dropped in the ocean in a glorious sacrifice for the good of the nation but oh wait they rebuilt the entire city about five months later so *shrug*. You know a movie's bad when the country that props up all of our trash-ass action flicks thinks you've made a trash-ass action flick.
At least Dawn of Justice has a train wreck fascination about it where you want to keep watching to see if the train just derails or manages to take a small town along with it.
I'd also add F4nt4st1c F0ur to the list.
Independence Day 2 was awful. Zero redeeming features.
11-07-2019, 10:23 AM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 10:24 AM by Evi.)
Hah I like BvS a lot, particularly the Ultimate Cut. There isn't even a competition between it and Suicide Squad. And I love Warcraft too!
turingmachine75
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
Since Mangy's already mentioned the execrable MUTE, I'm gonna throw Dark Shadows on the pile.
Judas Booth
Keeping the British end up
(11-07-2019, 10:26 AM)turingmachine75 Wrote: Since Mangy's already mentioned the execrable MUTE, I'm gonna throw Dark Shadows on the pile.
Eva Green saves that one for me.
(11-07-2019, 10:20 AM)Richard Dickson Wrote: At least Dawn of Justice has a train wreck fascination about it where you want to keep watching to see if the train just derails or manages to take a small town along with it.
Unlike Suicide Squad, I was able to finish Dawn of Justice. Around the time Margot Robbie said "Now that's what I call a killer app!" I turned it off and never went back.
Another piece of trash: HANDSOME: A NETFLIX MYSTERY MOVIE. Maybe too obscure to count, but hot damn I hated that one.
I think THE SNOWMAN deserves some consideration here. Directed by the guy whose first two films, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN and TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, I consider masterpieces. And yet, not even Thelma Schoonmaker, who's on the shortlist of greatest editors of all time, could give the movie form or coherence. Also, Val Kilmer wears a kerchief over his swollen cancer-y neck and all of his lines are ADR'd in this weird, muttering grumble. It's shockingly incompetent.
The 'hear no evil see no evil' duo of Netflix's Bird Box and The Silence.
huntertarantino
YOU MEDDLING LITTLE SHIT!!!
Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad are atrocious, yeah, but how has this Zack Snyder hater mob not brought up his most evil movie?
Sucker Punch has it all: a neutered PG-13 rating, terrible action sequences, misogyny at the expense of self-indulgence. Rob Zombie's Halloween is the only other movie in recent memory where the ride home from the theater with a friend was stone cold silent on my end.
But it might not be the worst of them all because Kick-Ass 2 exists. Almost walked out midway through because they played rape for comedy... and I own Death Wish II on Blu-ray. I feel like that one isn't hated enough either.
I'll also suggest Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, which somehow made $1 billion. I haven't watched Burton's subsequent movies since. Depp's stupid dance made a sold-out crowd applaud. Bonham Carter gives one of the worst performances I've ever seen in a tentpole movie. And in the "HOW do you FUCK that UP?" category, Burton manages to make Crispin Glover boring.
Other movies I fucking hate from this decade:
Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence
Fant4stic
Luc Besson probably gets his own SECTION out of this, too:
"PREDATOR 2 feels like it was penned by convicts as part of a correctional facility's creative writing program, and that's what I love about it." - Moltisanti
(11-07-2019, 10:59 AM)Judas Booth Wrote: JACK AND JILL
There's a lot of interesting stuff going on in that.
I think that late 00's-early 10's Sandler run has aged well. I always loved ZOHAN, but CHUCK & LARRY, JACK & JILL play funnier now. To me at least.
He's our Jerry Lewis.
Even if you hate that, or disagree, those films are very much of the artist. I'll take that over say soulless "market-researched, audience-tested, vetted, modified, revetted and remodified " big studio tent pole misfires.
I've only seen the Al Pacino Dunkin Donuts commercial, and that made me laugh. Granted, that might be the only thing in the movie that's funny.
You only have 14 hours to save the earth.
The Twilight films and Bayformers movies released in this decade.
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Belloq87
The middle ground between light and shadow...
Of major, studio-backed films, I can't imagine there exists anything worse than THE SNOWMAN. It's one of the most amateurish, baffling, incompetent "big" movies I've ever seen. The fact that it came from the same man who also directed one of the decade's best films is truly bizarre.
If we can dream it, then we can do it.
JMurdoch
Dreaming of Shell Beach
11-07-2019, 12:23 PM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 12:24 PM by JMurdoch.)
In looking over the lists I have to give some credit to mis-fires like Sucker Punch for at least trying to tell an original story. When you take an adaptation of a solid source material and manage to muck it up, that's a special kind of bad.
My vote is for The Snowman. During the adaptation process they should have realized that a main character with the name Harry Hole sounds ridiculous. They should have realized that Val Kilmer is in no shape to perform and recast. They should have realized that chunks of the script were not filmed and that the movie was not ready to be released to the public. So much went wrong.
atomtastic
like a pizza in the rain
My hot take list:
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (remember liking it when it came out, revisited it a year ago and could not stand it)
Baby Driver (Wright's skill as a director vs his skill as a writer have never been more on display)
and then pick whatever Marvel film you want
WilderHackman
I actively try to avoid bad movies, but here are some films I intensely disliked from this decade:
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (my most hated film of all time, actually)
SUICIDE SQUAD was horrible, probably the worst of the big blockbusters that I saw.
BvS isn't great but I don't think it deserves the hate it gets on here and elsewhere.
(11-07-2019, 12:28 PM)atomtastic Wrote: My hot take list:
I never got around to that one, but it seems to have a MACGRUBER-like cult.
The Lonely Island comedic sensibility is definitely an acquired taste.
Curious, did you dig HOT ROD? I'm a huge fan!
11-07-2019, 12:50 PM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 12:51 PM by splatoon.)
(11-07-2019, 11:44 AM)huntertarantino Wrote: Sucker Punch has it all: a neutered PG-13 rating, terrible action sequences, misogyny at the expense of self-indulgence. Rob Zombie's Halloween is the only other movie in recent memory where the ride home from the theater with a friend was stone cold silent on my end.
Couple of great picks here. I don't know where I'd rank Sucker Punch vs. BvS (I never re-watched the former for obvious reasons), but as of now both are definitely on the personal top ten. Kick-Ass 2 absolutely belongs on that list as well, I think I actually said this at the time but the worst thing you can say about it is that it's exactly what you'd expect a Mark Millar adaptation to be. What a waste. A terrible movie is always going to be...well, terrible, but there's something extra painful about a horrendous follow-up to a really good flick. Setting aside obvious cash grabs it really is one of the worst sequels ever.
(11-07-2019, 11:44 AM)huntertarantino Wrote: The Art of Self-Defense
Damn, got this on the backlog. Still curious!
Also, Lockout as one of the worst of the decade? I'd argue that Pearce's performance alone almost makes it decent. Well, watchable. OK, the movie sucks but man did I like that performance a whole lot.
I also think that if this was just a "movies I really don't like" list stuff like STiD/Rogue One/The Last Jedi would definitely make the cut, but I don't think I could genuinely call them the worst of the decade. Well, maybe Star Trek. Again, long ass time, but it didn't produce the near primal "man, fuck that movie" reaction of a Kick-Ass 2.
Marty?
Oh shit, forgot about STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS. That gets my vote as worst blockbuster with SUICIDE SQUAD right behind it.
And yeah, KICK-ASS 2 is up there too.
11-07-2019, 01:04 PM (This post was last modified: 11-07-2019, 01:06 PM by turingmachine75.)
Yeah, seeing The Art Of Self Defense on a 'worst' list bums me out 'cause I really want to check it out too.
I'll throw A Wrinkle In Time in the fire as well.
KICK-ASS 2 reminds me KINGSMEN 2 also sucks.
KINGSMAN 2 is definitely a step down from the first one. I didn't hate it but I can understand why people despise it.
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(11-07-2019, 11:49 AM)Fat Elvis Wrote:
I don't agree with this take - or at least very much did not enjoy Jack and Jill - but I think you can make this argument for Jack and Jill/That's My Boy. Grown Ups 2 is the true offender in my mind, as it never feels like anything more than an excuse for Sandler to hang out with his friends. It isn't aggressively weird in the way that Jack and Jill/That's My Boy are, at the very least.
As for my own list, most of the most obvious contenders have already been mentioned: Suicide Squad, Kick-Ass 2, Bayformers, Alice in Wonderland, Movie 43, The Snowman, Homes and Watson, Independence Day 2, The Predator. Here are some others:
- Aloha
- Yoga Hosers
- The Mummy
- The Emoji Movie
- I, Frankenstein
- After Earth
- The Last Airbender
- Clash of the Titans 2010
- Dark Phoenix
- MiB: International
My "hot take" movies would be Vice and Joker, both of which I found to be entirely vapid, yet completely smug. I found both unrelentingly dull.
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First finals to be played tonight, beginning at 7 p.m. CT
Two defending champions advance to Sunday’s finals
FRISCO, Texas (July 28, 2018) — After several thrilling semifinal games Saturday morning at the Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas, all final matchups are set at the 2018 US Youth Soccer National Championships.
The morning’s excitement will be raised to another level this evening when the champions in the 13U and 19U age groups are decided. Tonight’s championship matches begin at 7 p.m. CT with the 19U Girls final. The 13U Girls finals kick off at 7:15 p.m., followed by the 13U Boys final at 7:30 p.m. and the 19U Boys James P. McGuire Cup final at 7:45 p.m.
Saturday’s finals include the 19U Boys Championship, as FC Golden State White (CA-S) and Baltimore Celtic SC Christos (MD) compete for the James P. McGuire Cup, the oldest and most prestigious trophy in youth sports. The McGuire Cup final kicks off at 7:45 p.m. CT on Field 4 of the Toyota Soccer Center.
Several teams are one step closer to realizing the ultimate youth soccer dream after securing a spot in Sunday’s final matches with semifinal victories on Saturday morning. Two defending champions — Under-17 Boys Tampa Bay United (FL) and Under-18 Boys Baltimore Celtic SC 00 (MD) — are among the finalists in the Under-14 through Under-18 age groups and will have a chance to repeat as the National Champions on Sunday.
Some feature stories from today:
- Baltimore Celtic SC 00 earns chance to defend its title
- Galaxy holds on to 2-1 lead for a 17U National Championship final spot
- FCKC keeps fighting, advances to 17U Girls final
- 16U La Roca pulls away for big semifinal win
Philadelphia SC Coppa Swarm 04 (PA-E) will face Michigan Jaguars 04 Green (MI) in the 14U Girls National Championship final as each team earned wins in tight semifinal matches. Coppa Swarm defeated FC Dallas Blue (TX-N), 1-0, to punch its ticket into the final. After a scoreless first half, Madison Crozier scored her second goal of the tournament to give her team a 1-0 lead early in the second half. Crozier got on the end of a low cross and sent a quick shot inside the right post for the game’s lone goal. The Coppa defense secured its fourth straight clean sheet at the National Championships to punch its ticket into the final. Michigan Jaguars used late heroics to earn a 2-1 (PK) win against CDA Premier 04 (KY). With just three minutes left in overtime, CDA’s Jada Moorman freed herself in the middle of the Jags penalty area and placed her shot just inside the left post to put the Kentucky side in front. However, Brooke Elsey headed in an equalizer for Michigan just a minute later to send the game to kicks from the mark. In the shootout, Michigan converted four attempts to CDA’s two to take the match and earn a spot in the final.
There will be a new team crowned in the 15U Girls age group, as Beach FC DPL (CA-S) defeated defending National Champion LVPSA 03 Red (NV), 2-1, in Saturday’s semifinals. Amelia Abusham gave Beach FC a 19th-minute lead, and Sydney Saypack doubled the advantage immediately after halftime. Jacqueline Hillegass pulled a goal back for LVPSA in the 57th minute to set up a tense final 20 minutes. The Nevada side had to gamble by pushing players forward in the closing minutes, but Beach held off the waves of pressure to earn the 2-1 victory. In the other semifinal, Cleveland FC 03 (OH-N) shut out CSA Impact United 03 Black (OH-N) to take a 2-0 victory in a matchup of Cleveland sides. Peyton Cook netted a breakthrough goal for Cleveland FC in the 32nd minute, and Delaney Matriano added a second late in the match to cap the win — setting up a matchup of the two group winners in the final.
After some early resistance from Fullerton Rangers 02 White (CA-S), La Roca-FD 02 (UT) pulled away for a 5-0 semifinal win. Caroline Stringfellow scored the opening goal of the match in the 49th minute, and she finished with a hat trick and assist to help propel La Roca’s second-half explosion. Brynlee Meyerhoffer and Whitney Lopez also added goals for the Utah side, which advances to the championship game after falling in the semifinals last year. La Roca will meet SJEB Rush 02 Academy Blue (NJ) in the final after the New Jersey side defeated Legends FC 02 Academy (CA-S), 3-1, on Saturday. Mackenzie Clement and Amanda Attanasi each found the back of the net to give SJEB a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes. Jasmine Young quickly pulled back a goal for Legends, and the game remained a one-goal affair until the final minutes. With Legends looking to equalize, Attanasi put the game away with a late goal to seal the 3-1 victory for SJEB.
FCKC Academy Blues Elite (MO) and Rebels 2001 Elite (OH-S) will face off in the 17U Girls National Championship game. This will be a rematch of a group play game between the two teams that FCKC won 3-2. FCKC advances after defeating TFA Elite 01 (OH-S) 5-2 in the semifinals. Lily Farkas scored in the 17th minute off an assist from Taylor Reid and Madilyn Hamline followed with a goal just two minutes later to give FCKC a 2-0 lead. Farkas scored her second goal of the game with two minutes left in the first half to give FCKC the 3-0 halftime lead. Madelyn Pittman scored two early second half goals to cut TFA’s deficit to one. Hamline scored a hat trick with two more goals in the second half to give FCKC the 5-2 win. The Rebels advance after winning 1-0 against Rebels 2001 Elite-Marquez (CA-S). The lone goal of the game came off a header from Rylie Curran in the 33rd minute.
Campton United (IL) will face Sunrise Sting 2000 (FL) as both teams earned clean sheet victories in their semifinal matches. Campton, in its third Nationals appearance, earned a 1-0 victory over Princeton SA (NJ) to send it to its first National Championships final. Neither team could find the back of the net in the first half, but Campton’s Claudia Najera broke the deadlock in the 59th minute. Najera took a shot from the top of the 18-yard box and sent her strike to the upper left net, out of reach of the Princeton goalkeeper. Campton’s defense held to the final whistle and the Illinois side advances to the final and has only allowed just one goal against in the process. Sunrise Sting earned a 3-0 victory over CDA Premier 00 (OH-S) to make the most of its first trip to the National Championships by advancing to the 18U Girls final. After a scoreless first half, Chloe Laureano broke the score open for Sunrise in the 57th minute of play. Sunrise didn’t wait long to increase its advantage as Alexis Diaz Silveira scored just seven minutes later. Southern Regional Championships age group leading goal scorer, Cydni Turner, added the game’s final goal in the 82nd minute to put the final stamp on Sunrise’s ticket to the National final.
Real Jersey FC (NJ) and Nationals Union 04 Black (MI) each earned shut out victories to set up a 14U Boys National Championship final between the two group winners. Real Jersey booked its spot in the final by defeating ECFC Salinas United 04 (CA-N), 3-0. Real Jersey set the tone of the game early as Tyler Davidson found the back of the net in just the 3rd minute of play. Cade McGrath increased the lead to 2-0 midway through the second half and then Real Jersey’s Ryan Kuldanek sealed the game just three minutes later adding to make it 3-0. Nationals Union 04 Black (MI) took the lead over Sporting BV SKC Academy 04 (KS) on a 5th minute Jake Urstitti goal. Nationals’ Zacahary Hoyumpa double the advantage in the 17th minute to increase the Michigan side’s lead to 2-0 heading into halftime. Ursitti added his second goal early in the second half, and then age group leading goal scorer, Devin Hernandez, finished the scoring with a goal in the 56th minute.
In a repeat of the 14U Boys 2017 National Championship final, Beadling Elite came back to defeat defending champions, USA/MP 03 Premier (SC), 2-1, to punch its ticket back to the finals. The lone first half goal came from USA’s Ted Van Thullenar giving the South Carolina side a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime. Beadling leveled the score in the 49th minute as Ethan Sanders found the back of the net. As the second half moved forward, Beadling earned a penalty kick with a chance to take the lead. Sanders stepped up and finished the chance to give Beadling the lead with 13 minutes remaining. USA looked for a response but the Beadling defense held strong to earn its way back to the National Championship final. Beadling will face LVSA 03 Silver (NV) who defeated OK Energy FC Central 03 (OK), 2-0 – earning its third clean sheet of the event. A goal in each half powered LVSA to its victory. Jesus Vega scored just over halfway through the first half to give the Nevada side a 1-0 lead heading into the break and then Gabriel Miranda doubled the advantage in the 54th minute pushing LVSA’s lead to 2-0. OK Energy couldn’t figure out the opposing defense and LVSA earned the 2-0 win. The win sets up a day three rematch between Beadline and LVSA where the two teams played to a 1-1 draw.
02 NCFC Elite (NC) and Arlington SA 2002 Red (VA) match-up in the 16U Boys final after each earning close semifinal wins. NCFC remains the only team remaining in the division with a perfect record after its semifinal victory over National League Black Division winner Washington Premier 2002 Black (WA). The game’s lone first half goal ended up being the game winner as John Alexander added his third goal of the tournament to give NCFC a 1-0 lead. NCFC’s defense held Washington’s attack at bay and the North Carolina side held the 1-0 lead through the final whistle to punch its spot into the finals. NCFC has won each of its game’s by a one goal margin, showing it has the will and ability to win in close games. In the other semifinal, Arlington came back to defeat Solar 02 Stricker (TX-N), 2-1. After a scoreless first half, Solar’s Skyler Stricker gave the North Texas side a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute. Arlington battled back and equalized in the 73rd minute thanks to a Garrett Ross goal. Ross completed the comeback as he scored in the final miute of regulation time to push Arlington passed the defending champs and into the 16U Boys National Championship final.
Tampa Bay United (FL) and Galaxy 2001 Blue (IL) will face each other in the 17U Boys National Championship final match, making it the two teams’ second meeting of the week as Tampa Bay defeated Galaxy, 3-1, in group play. Defending National Champion Tampa Bay made it back to the final after earning a 1-0 win over Oklahoma Energy FC 01 Central (OK) in Saturday’s semifinal. The only goal of the match came in the 30th minute as the ball was brought down the middle of the field and laid off for Joshua Colledge, who netted the ball from a tight left angle. On the other side of the 17U Boys age group, Galaxy had to fight off and defend a technical PPA KSA 01 Pro-Profile (GA) to claim a 2-1 victory. Galaxy struck first when Ty Konrad sent a long free kick from midfield into the mix of players, and Cameron Strang was there to poke the ball in. The lead didn’t last for long as KSA retaliated six minutes later when the goalkeeper blasted a drop kick to catch the Galaxy defense on the counter attack. KSA’s Deedson Vixamar laid the ball off for Carl Henry Desir to strike into the upper net. The game winning goal came for Galaxy 17 minutes into the second half when the team pulled the same play as its first goal. After Konrad launched the ball into the box from midfield, the ball bounced off of a KSA defender, which set Kyle Blasingame up perfectly to volley the ball into the net.
Downtown LVSC 00 Academy (NV) will face defending National Champions, Baltimore Celtic SC 00 (MD) for the second time this tournament, as both teams won their semifinal matchups 2-0. Age group leading goal scorer Justin Gielen scored a goal in each half - off assists from Benjamin Stitz - to help lead Celtic back to the National Championships final. The win is Celtics first clean sheet of the tournament and sets up Celtic with a chance at redemption after losing to Downtown, 3-1, in the last day of group play. Downtown LVSC advances to the final match after defeating Group A runners-up, West Coast FC Armour 2000 (CA-S), 2-0. Downtown and West Coast went into halftime tied 0-0 but the deadlock only lasted partway through the second half. Downtown’s Corrigan Neville scored in the 57th minute off a curling left footed shot to give the Nevada side a 1-0 lead. Niko Dongmann doubled the advantage just over ten minutes later as he finished close range to give Downtown a 2-0 advantage with just over 20 minutes to play. West Coast couldn’t breakdown the Downtown defense and the game ended 2-0. Downtown will now look to repeat its success against Baltimore in the group stages and the Maryland side will fight for a chance to leave as repeat National Champions.
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Amazon’s On-Demand MVPD
December 3, 2015 By Paul SweetingBlog0 Comments
At a congressional oversight hearing last month, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler indicated that his earlier proposal to classify certain over-the-top video services as “multichannel video programming distributors” (MVPDs), a regulatory term of art that applies to cable and satellite providers, was on more or less indefinite hold.
“The purpose of rulemaking is to learn,” Wheeler told the committee. “We learned that [a] vast number of things are developing very rapidly, and we have not moved forward on that notice of proposed rulemaking and don’t see, until situations change, we would.”
Among those “vast number of things,” no doubt, were Amazon’s confidential plans to bundle third-party OTT services in with Amazon Prime, allowing Prime Instant Video users to put together a package of OTT channels through a single subscription. As first reported by BloombergBusiness, Amazon Prime customers “will have the option of adding other online subscriptions to their accounts, including major, well-known movie and TV channels, and Amazon will also sell prepackaged bundles of its own creation…[T]he new feature may go live as soon as next month.”
The offering would “resemble something between a cable-TV subscription, though without live programming, and the online array of video offered through devices from Roku Inc., Apple TV or Amazon’s own Fire TV,” according to Bloomberg. Read More »
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FCC Hitting Pause On Pay-TV Overhaul?
For much of the past year, the Federal Communications Commission has been conducting a pair of proceedings that together, depending on their outcomes, could go a long way toward remaking the pay-TV business as we’ve known it. But at an oversight hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler seemed to turn down the heat under both of them.
Receiving the most attention at the hearing was the recently completed report by the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee (DSTAC), in particular a controversial proposal in it to require pay-TV operators to disaggregate their services into discreet components that would allow third-party set-top box makers to design their own user interfaces that could leverage elements of pay-TV services to create new user experiences (see our previous discussions of the debate here, here and here).
Republican members of the committee were sharply critical of the proposal and accused the FCC of exceeding Congress’s mandate for DSTAC in allowing the committee to consider non-security elements of pay-TV interoperability. Some members all but endorsed a competing proposal, put forth by pay-TV service providers, to adopt an app-based approach to interoperability under which service providers would, in effect, virtualize their existing STBs, complete with proprietary UIs, into apps that could be downloaded and run on third-party devices. Read More »
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The Wrong Debate Over Set-Top Boxes
November 9, 2015 By Paul SweetingBlog0 Comments
Today (Nov. 9th) was the last day for filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the final report of the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee (DSTAC) and folks in the pay-TV industry were clearly getting nervous that the FCC might finally, really do something this time to “tear up the set-top box.”
Last week, eight of the largest pay-TV providers, along with the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the Motion Picture Association of America, and several equipment manufacturers together sent a phalanx of lawyers and lobbyists to FCC headquarters, ex parte, in a desperate bid to head off any movement by the agency toward a rulemaking that would require pay-TV providers to disaggregate their services into rearrangable parts as proposed by the technology company and public interest faction of DSTAC.
The group was particularly exercised by an ex parte filing with the commission in late October by Public Knowledge, Google, Amazon and Hauppauge purporting to fill in the technical details of the “virtual head-end” proposal made by the technology faction of DSTAC for separating out the components of pay-TV services. According to MPAA, NCTA et. al., however, the new version “is so changed that it is barely recognizable from [the technology group’s] earlier proposal in the DSTAC Report,” and required more time for study before they could adequately respond to it. Read More »
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Will The FCC Finally ‘Tear Up The Set-Top Box’?
September 3, 2015 By Paul SweetingBlog2 Comments
The FCC kicked off the second phase of a process this week that could, eventually, change how pay-TV service is delivered to the home and by whom. On Monday, the commission issued a formal notice seeking comments on a set of proposals developed by the Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee (DSTAC) for how to enable third-party retail set-top boxes to better interoperate with pay-TV services. DSTAC submitted its proposals last week and the FCC posted six-page summary of its report on Friday [note: the FCC’s IT system will be inaccessible until Sept. 8 due to an upgrade, so links temporarily may not work].
The first phase of the process began in January, when the FCC convened DSTAC at the direction of Congress. As spelled out in the Satellite Television Extension and Loc alism Act Reauthorization law (STELAR) passed last December, DSTAC’s mandate was to “identify, report, and recommend performance objectives, technical capabilities, and technical standards of a not unduly burdensome, uniform, and technology- and platform-neutral software-based downloadable security system designed to promote the competitive availability of [pay-TV] navigation devices in furtherance of section 629 of the Communications Act of 1934.”
It did not go well. From the beginning there was disagreement within both the committee and the FCC as to the proper scope of the mission and the committee soon devolved into two opposing and roughly equal camps, with pay-TV providers and equipment makers on one side, and CE makers and technology companies, along with consumer advocates, in the other. In broad strokes, the first camp wanted to focus the discussion narrowly on the technical aspects of downloadable security, while the latter camp sought to focus the discussion more broadly on the goal of “promot[ing] the competitive availability of navigation devices” including security and non-security elements of pay-TV service. Read More »
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Cracking The OTT Ice On Live Local Sports
What a difference a spin-off makes. Barely a week after Major League Baseball’s 30 team owners approved the spin-off of BAM Tech, the streaming technology arm of MLB Advanced Media, reports surfaced that the league is drafting deal papers with Fox Sports to extend authenticated in-market streaming rights to Fox’s 15 regional sports networks (RSNs) beginning with the 2016 season.
Like most major sports leagues, MLB controls streaming rights for all of its teams’ games and game-related content. The league sells a high-end package of out-of-market games through MLB.com, but only the Toronto Blue Jays currently offer in-market streaming. The league and U.S. RSNs, led by Fox, have been negotiating over in-market streaming rights for years, but the league’s insistence that all streams be hosted by MLBAM –officially to ensure stream quality — has long been a roadblock to any deal because it would require Fox’s pay-TV affiliates to share subscriber information with the league during the authentication process. Under the deal now being finalized, according to the reports, Fox will handle authentication and fans will be able to access the games through their local RSN’s website, via the FoxSportsGo app, or through their service provider’s TV Everywhere app.
As part of the deal, Fox will still be required to use BAM Tech as its primary streaming technology vendor, and to pay a rights fee to MLB equal to around 4 percent of the team’s overall media deal. Read More »
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Talking Back to the TV
January 5, 2017 By Paul SweetingBlog0 Comments
TV manufacturers, set-top box makers and smart TV software developers have tried for years to get rid of the old D-pad remote control and on-screen programming grid for search and navigation. They’ve tried motion control, Bluetooth qwerty keyboards, touch pads, and casting from mobile devices. With the exception of casting, most have proved pretty kludgey.
At the International CES underway in Las Vegas this week, voice activation has emerged as the TV interface flavor of the month. Amazon announced that it has licensed its Fire TV interface — complete with its Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant — for use in a trio of low-end 4K TV brands based in China.
Display sizes will range from 43 to 65 inches and device will come with 3GB of RAM, 16GB internal memory for apps, and a remote control with integrated microphone for talking to Alexa.
Not to be outdone, Google announced it will bring Google Assistant to all TVs and set-top boxes running Android TV, including Sony’s Bravia models and Sharp’s Aquos line. Read More »
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Search Me, Search Me Not: Apple TV And The Battle For Screen Time
October 5, 2015 By Paul SweetingBlog0 Comments
At $149, it’s hard to say at this point whether the new Apple TV will gain much traction against less expensive competitors that do substantially the same things. But as I and others have noted, Apple TV will have at least one potentially compelling feature the others don’t have: universal content search via Siri, with deep links into individual apps.
Users will be able to search for titles, actors, directors and other criteria by voice command across multiple apps and then choose which service to use to watch the content you were looking for. As confirmed by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a recent interview with BuzzFeed, Apple TV will be able to tell you with a single search that the first three seasons of a five-season series you’re binge-watching are available on Netflix while the fourth season is available for purchase through iTunes and the fifth is available only on HBO, a provide you deep links to each without having to go through any particular service’s native UI.
Initially, universal search will only be available with iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, Showtime and HBO. But in the same BuzzFeed interview, Cook said Apple will open an API for any developer that wants their app included in Universal search.
“[W]e’ll have five major inputs into universal search initially. But we’re also opening an API, so that others can join in,” Cook said. “I think that many, many people will want to be in that search.” Read More »
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Air Products EfW plans getting off the ground
Process Engineering;2011 Supplement, p3
The article reports that planning permissions for the Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facility have been taken by Air Products & Chemicals Inc. from Tees Borough Council in England. The project includes gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) scheme, at the New Energy and Technology Business Park, which will convert pre-processed household and commercial waste into baseload, renewable power. The Teesside project is Air Products' first advanced gasification energy scheme to be developed in Britain.
Air Products EfW plans getting off the ground. // Process Engineering;Sep/Oct2011, Vol. 92 Issue 5, p6
The article reports on the planning permission that was acquired by Air Products from Stockton on Teed Borough Council for the construction of its gasification energy-from-waste (EfM) Tees Valley Renewable Energy Facility in Teesside, England.
Air Products Brings Its Air Separation Facility On-Stream in Tangshan. // China Chemical Reporter;3/26/2009, Vol. 20 Issue 9, p10
The article reports on the acquisition of air separation facility (ASU) by Air Products in Tangshan, Jiangsu Sheng, China. The ASU is designed to supply oxygen, liquid argon and nitrogen to Tangshan Guofeng Steel Co. Ltd as well as to local customers. In connection, the company has been...
Air Products Expands N2O Capacity in Taiwan. // China Chemical Reporter;5/26/2007, Vol. 18 Issue 15, p12
The article reports that Air Products Inc. has expanded nitrous oxide capacity at its Nanke plant in Taiwan province to support the fast growing semiconductor and thin film transistor-liquid crystal display markets in Asia. The expanded capacity will continue to use the exact technology as the...
Air Products to build Swiss site. Gordon, Michael // European Chemical News;9/29/2003, Vol. 79 Issue 2070, p27
Reports on the decision of Petroplus Refining Cressier in 2003 to commission Air Products and Chemicals to build and operate a hydrogen plant in Switzerland. Site from where the plant will be built; Involvement of Technip in the project.
$1 billion energy plant project in Dover could produce 1,000 megawatts of energy. KEEGAN, THERESA // Hudson Valley Business Journal;8/22/2011, Vol. 22 Issue 34, p4
The article reports on the proposed energy plant project worth one billion dollar in Dover, New York which could generate 1, 000 megawatts of energy upon its completion.
MACEDONIA AND ALBANIA WILL COOPERATE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. // Macedonian Business Monthly;2015, Vol. 15 Issue 159, p10
The article discusses the partnership between Macedonia and Albania in the construction of the Bitola-Elbasan interconnection that is expected to be finished in 2017.
Hungary's first greenfield industrial park hopes to keep position in fight for foreign investments. Zegnal, Judit // Budapest Business Journal;12/2/2002, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p26
Focuses on the Gyor Industrial Park in Gyor, Hungary. Opening of the park in 1992; Use of the park as a model by the Hungarian government for the launching of a large-scale industrial park development program; Continuous acceleration in the number of companies buying land in the park.
Eco-industrial park helps city attract business. Metzler, Lance; Lechner, Mary; Hayes, Timothy // American City & County;Jan2002, Vol. 117 Issue 1, p14
Focuses on the construction of the first eco-industrial park in the United States. Reasons for constructing the park; Main Attractions; Size and location.
Sheffield Village indus. park launches. Bullard, Stan // Crain's Cleveland Business;11/13/2000, Vol. 21 Issue 47, p20
Reports on the completion of an industrial park in Lorain County, Ohio. Area of total properties developed on the site; Value of investments made to build the park.
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THE DHARMA FLOWER SUTRA (Lotus Sutra) SEEN THROUGH THE ORAL TRANSMISSION OF NICHIREN DAISHŌNIN
The Twenty-fourth Chapter on the
Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness
(Myo ‘on, Gadgadasvara)
1, 2, 3 (Important points)
The first important point, concerning the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō ’on, Gadgadasvara).
The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) says that the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō ’on, Gadgadasvara) represents the sentient beings of the ten [psychological] realms of dharmas [which are 1) hells, 2) hungry ghosts, 3) animality, 4) shura (ashura), 5) humankind, 6) deva (ten) i.e., heavenly beings, 7) intellectual seekers, 8) partially enlightened, 9) bodhisattvas, 10) Buddhas]. The word “Utterness” has the connotation of being something that can neither be thought out nor put into words (fushigi) [since it includes the whole of existence].
The word “sound” in this name refers to all the sounds and utterances and languages of all sentient beings. These vocal noises are the vocalisations of the Utterness of the Dharma (Myōhō, Saddharma) [as the expression of life in each and every being]. These sounds have and will always exist throughout the past, present, and future. The persons who accordingly use their loving-kindness to take away the suffering of sentient beings and replace it with pleasure or joy can be referred to as bodhisattvas.
Again, The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) states that the sound of Utterness is the recitation by Nichiren and those that follow him of Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō, which means to devote our lives to and found them on (Nam[u]) the Utterness of the Dharma (Myōhō) [entirety of existence, enlightenment and unenlightenment] permeated by the underlying white lotus flower-like mechanism of the interdependence of cause, concomitancy and effect (Renge) in its whereabouts of the ten [psychological] realms of dharmas [which is every possible psychological wavelength] (Kyō). This is why our troublesome worries (bonnō, klesha) are not something apart from our inherent enlightenment [life itself] or why the cycles of living dying are not separate from nirvana [in the sense that they are the entity of the Dharma (hosshin, Dharma-kāya) and are both the sound of Utterness.
Thereupon Shākyamuni, in his giant manifestation, emitted light from the fleshy excrescence on the top of his skull, as well as giving out rays of brightness from the curl of white hair between his eyebrows, [according to Brahmanical teachings at the time of Shākyamuni, these two particular characteristics of the Buddha as having been included in his thirty-two physical features.] . . .
The second important point, concerning the fleshy excrescence on the top of the Buddha’s skull and the curl of white hair between his eyebrows.
The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) says that these two physical characteristics of good omen have come about due to the Buddha’s filial piety and obedience towards his teachers and those people who were above him, as well as reverently holding to the Dharma Flower Sutra (Hokke-kyō), which is the superlative of loving subsistence for sentient beings. The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) also says that the curl of white hair between the Buddha’s eyebrows represents the seminal fluid of his father and the fleshy excrescence on the top of his skull represents the ovarian secretion of his mother. These two secretions, one white and the other red, appear in the Dharma Flower Sutra (Hokke-kyō) as these physical characteristics of good omen being the fleshy excrescence on the top of the Buddha’s skull and the curl of white hair between his eyebrows. Again, The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) says that the fleshy excrescence on the top of the Buddha’s skull represents the wisdom of the real suchness that exists according to karmic circumstances [as it occurs in our lives], whereas the curl of white hair between his eyebrows represents the principle of the real suchness that is eternally unchanging [as it is inscribed on the Fundament Object of Veneration (gohonzon)].
Now Nichiren and those that follow him reverently recite Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō, which means to devote our lives to and found them on (Nam[u]) the Utterness of the Dharma (Myōhō) [entirety of existence, enlightenment and unenlightenment] permeated by the underlying white lotus flower-like mechanism of the interdependence of cause, concomitancy and effect (Renge) in its whereabouts of the ten [psychological] realms of dharmas [which is every possible psychological wavelength] (Kyō), thereby becoming fully endowed with these physical characteristics of good omen.
At the time of our birth, the red colour of the blood stands for the fleshy excrescence on the top of the Buddha’s head [since we are all endowed with the nature of the Buddha in the form of life itself which is Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō], and the whiteness of the bones that remain after our death represents the white curl of hair between the Buddha’s eyebrows. The red colour at the time of our births represents the wisdom of the real suchness that exists according to karmic circumstances [as it comes about in our lives]. But the whiteness of the bones that are left over after our death symbolises the real suchness that is eternally unchanging [as it is represented on the Fundamental Object of Veneration (gohonzon)]. This is an esoteric teaching and should be kept secret.
. . . . completely illuminating the eastern direction, as far as a hundred eighty myriads of myriads of myriads of times the number of grains of sand in the Ganges of existential dimensions of the Buddhas.
Beyond this number of existential realms, there was a dimension that was called Embellished with Pure Light. In that existential dimension, there was a Buddha called the Tathāgata Sovereign Wisdom of Constellations of Flowers (Shuku’ ō’ke, Nakshatrājasamkusumita) with all the titles of a Buddha – Worthy of Offerings, Correctly and Universally Enlightened, whose knowledge and conduct is Perfect, Completely Free from the Cycles of Living and Dying, with A Complete Understanding of the Realms of Existence, Lord Supreme, The Master who Brings the Passions and Delusions of Sentient Beings into Harmonious Control, The Teacher of the Deva (ten) and Humankind, The Buddha, and The World Honoured One.
He was surrounded by a vast assembly of a boundlessly infinite number of respectful and venerating bodhisattvas listening to his explanations of the Dharma. The rays of pure brightness that Shākyamuni emitted from the curl of the white hair between his eyebrows lit up the whole of this Buddha’s existential dimension.
In this dimension Adorned with Pure Light, there was a bodhisattva called Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) who had for a long time previously set down an abundance of foundations of virtue. He had personally and reverently frequented, as well as having made offerings to, hundreds of thousands of myriads of myriads of myriads of Buddhas, which had led to his attainment of extremely profound wisdom.
He had also reached the ability to concentrate on the single object of meditation called the Samādhi of the Distinctive Mark of the Banner of Utterness, the concentration on a single object called the Lotus Flower-like mechanism of the relativity (kū) of the interdependence of cause, concomitancy and effect that pervades the entirety of existence [the Samādhi of the Dharma Flower], the meditation on the single object of Pure Virtue [the samādhi of pure virtue], the Samādhi of the Play of the Sovereign of Constellations, the Samādhi Devoid of Affinities, the Samādhi of the Gesture (in, mudra) of Wisdom, the Samādhi of Understanding the Words and Languages of All Sentient Beings, the Samādhi of Gathering All the Meritorious Virtues Together, the Samādhi of Immaculate Purity, the Samādhi of the Amusing Play of the Reaches of the Mind, the Samādhi of the Torch of Wisdom, the Samādhi of the Sovereign of Perception, the Samādhi of the Brilliance of Pure Light, the Samādhi of the Pure Receptacle, the Samādhi of More than One Formula and the Samādhi of the Rotation of the Sun.
In the same manner, this Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) had accomplished the ability to concentrate on as many samādhis as a hundred thousand myriads of myriads of myriads of times the number of grains of sand in the Ganges.
As soon as the light emitted from Shākyamuni shone onto the body of the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara), he immediately said to the Buddha Sovereign Wisdom of Constellations of Flowers: “World Honoured One, I must cross over to the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu) in order to make my obeisance to the Buddha Shākyamuni, so as to personally approach him as well as making offerings to him. Also, I would like to meet the Bodhisattva Mañjushrī (Monjushiri) Prince of the Dharma, the Bodhisattva Sovereign Medicine, the Bodhisattva Gift of Bravery, the Bodhisattva Intent on Superior Practice (Jōgyō, Vishishtachāritra), the Bodhisattva Sovereign of Ornamentation, and the Bodhisattva Superior Medicine (Yakujō, Bhaishajya-samadgata).”
Thereupon the Buddha Sovereign Wisdom of Constellations of Flowers (Shuku’ ō’ke, Nakshatrājasamkusumita) said to the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara): “You must not go into that dimension with contempt for it. You must not think of it as being inferior. Convinced and believing bodhisattva, the terrain of the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu) is unequal with its heights and depths that are of both earth and rock. All its mountains are filled with evil impurities. The person of the Buddha is rather on the small side. Also the bodhisattvas in his assembly tend to be small in stature. Your body is forty-two thousand yojanas tall, whereas mine is six hundred eighty myriads of yojanas high. Your person is the most impressive, bright, and splendid, due to the hundreds of thousands of merits you have acquired. It is for this reason you should not go into that dimension with ideas of superiority, neither towards its Buddha and bodhisattvas nor its terrain. You must not give way to thinking they are inferior.”
The Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) said to the Buddha Sovereign Wisdom of Constellations of Flowers: “If I were to go and visit that Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu) it is entirely due to the powers of the Tathāgata, the play of the reaches of the mind of the Tathāgata and the adornment of the meritorious virtues of the wisdom of the Tathāgata.”
There and then the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara), without getting up from where he was seated and without moving his body, entered into a perfect meditative absorption into the one object in his mind and, by means of his powers of concentration (sanmai, samādhi), he arrived at Spirit Vulture Peak (Ryōjusen, Gridhrakūta) not far from the seat of the Dharma. He then created a phantasmagoria of eighty-four thousand lotus flowers, shaped out of the rarest of materials. Their stems were of gold from the river Jambu (Enbu), with leaves of white silver, whose stamens were of diamond, and their calyxes were of the finest porcelain.
Then the Bodhisattva Mañjushrī (Monjushiri) Prince of the Dharma saw these lotuses. He said to the Buddha: “World Honoured One, what is the reason for the appearance of such omens as several thousands of myriads of white lotus flowers whose stalks are of gold from the river Jambu (Enbu), whose leaves are of white silver, whose stamens are of diamond and their calyxes are of the finest porcelain?”
The Buddha Shākyamuni addressed the Bodhisattva Mañjushrī (Monjushiri), saying: “The Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) who is from the dimension (kuni) of the Buddha Sovereign Wisdom of Constellations of Flowers (Shuku’ ō’ke, Nakshatrājasamkusumita), who is surrounded by eighty-four thousand bodhisattvas, is coming to this Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu), in order to make offerings, to approach me personally and to render homage, and also to make offerings to the Dharma Flower Sutra (Hokke-kyō), because he wishes to listen to it.”
Mañjushrī (Monjushiri) then asked the Buddha: “What foundations for goodness has this bodhisattva established? What meritorious virtues has he practised to be able to possess such reaches of the mind? What meditative concentrations (sanmai, samādhi) has he exercised? We ask you to tell us the particular name of this samādhi, because we wish to apply these practices ourselves. By practising this samādhi, we will be able to see the shape and special physical characteristics of this bodhisattva – his size, his majestic qualities, and his bearing. My only wish is that through the reaches of the mind of the World Honoured One, I will be able to see him when he arrives.”
Thereupon the Buddha Shākyamuni addressed Mañjushrī (Monjushiri), saying: “The Tathāgata Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna) who long ago has entered into the extinction of nirvana, will indeed make his special characteristics manifest.”
Then the Buddha Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna), said to the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara), “Convinced and believing bodhisattva, Mañjushrī (Monjushiri) Prince of the Dharma would like to see how you look.”
At that instant, the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) vanished from his habitual dimension and reappeared in the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu), in the company of eighty-four thousand bodhisattvas. All the dimensions that they crossed over shook with six kinds of earthquake. Everywhere it rained flowers of the seven precious materials [gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, ruby, and cornelian]. Hundreds of thousands of kinds of music and drum rhythms resounded on their own. The eyes of that bodhisattva were as large as the leaves of blue lotus plants.
Even if one were to put a hundred thousand myriads of moons together, the resplendence of this bodhisattva’s person would have surpassed them. His body was the colour of pure gold, enhanced by innumerable hundreds of thousands of meritorious virtues, effulgent and respect-inspiring, as well as being completely endowed with the characteristic physical marks of a bodhisattva. His body was as substantial as an ordinary human being.
He went up onto one of the terraces made of the seven precious materials [gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, ruby, and cornelian] [in his own dimension] and levitated to a height of seven fan palms, while at the same time being surrounded by the assembly of bodhisattvas who were showing their reverence. He then arrived at Spirit Vulture Peak (Ryōjusen, Gridhrakūta) in this Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu), with a jewelled garland worth a hundred thousand, and approached the place where the Buddha Shākyamuni was seated.
The Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) bowed his head towards the Buddha’s feet, offered the jewelled garland, and said these words: “World Honoured One, the Buddha Sovereign Wisdom of the Constellations of Flowers (Shuku’ ō’ke, Nakshatrājasamkusumita) asked about the World Honoured One’s welfare and hoped that you have little sickness, few troubles, and agility in your movements. Are you practising in serenity? Are the four elements [earth, water, fire, wind] in harmony? Do you have the patience to carry out the affairs of this world?
“Are the sentient beings in your dimension easy to ferry to salvation? Are they exempt from greedy wanting, wrathful anger, doltish stupidity, invidious jealousy, and mean arrogance? Are they filial towards their parents, and have they respect for the people who have taken up the religious way of life? Do they have erroneous views that lead to wrongdoing? Are they misguided due to their five senses [sight, hearing, smell, taste, bodily touch]?
World Honoured One, are the sentient beings in your dimension able to repress and sublimate all the various kinds of demoniacal bad feelings? Did the Tathāgata Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna), who long ago passed into the extinction of nirvana, come in his stupa made of the seven precious materials [gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, ruby, and cornelian] in order to listen to the Dharma? Did Shākyamuni ask about the Tathāgata Abundant Treasure’s (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna) welfare, as to whether he abided in serenity with few troubles and would his patience go on forever? World Honoured One, I would now like to see the Buddha Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna) in the flesh. My only wish is that the World Honoured One will show me and let me see him.”
Thereupon the Buddha Shākyamuni spoke to the Buddha Abundant Treasure, (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna) and said: “This Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) would like to be able to see you in your physical form.” Thereupon the Buddha Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna) said to the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara): “Excellent, excellent, you have come here to make an offering to the Buddha Shākyamuni, to be able to listen to the Dharma Flower Sutra (Hokke-kyō) and to meet bodhisattvas such as Mañjushrī (Monjushiri).”
Then the Bodhisattva White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī) reverently asked the Buddha, saying: “World Honoured One, what are the roots of goodness that this Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) has put down? What are the meritorious virtues he has cultivated, in order to possess such reaches of the mind?
The Buddha then told the Bodhisattva White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī): There was once in the past a Buddha who was called Sovereign of the Peals of Thunder in the Clouds, Tathāgata, one who had attained supreme reward of the individual vehicle (shōjō, hīnayāna) and the unexcelled, correct, and all-embracing enlightenment. The terrain whereupon he depended for an existence was called The Appearance of All the Dimensions Where Existence Takes Place. His kalpa was named Sight of Joy.
Over a period of two thousand years, the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) made offerings of myriads of different kinds of music to the Buddha Sovereign of the Peals of Thunder in the Clouds and, at the same time, presented him with eighty-four thousand alms bowls made out of the seven precious materials [gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, ruby, and cornelian].
The third important point, with regard to the eighty-four thousand alms bowls made out of the seven precious materials.
The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) says that the title of this important point is a quotation from the sutra that refers to the alms bowls that the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) reverently offered to the Buddha Sovereign of Thunder in the Clouds.
Now, Nichiren and those that follow him reverently recite Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō, which means to devote our lives to and found them on (Nam[u]) the Utterness of the Dharma (Myōhō) [entirety of existence, enlightenment and unenlightenment] permeated by the underlying white lotus flower-like mechanism of the interdependence of cause, concomitancy and effect (Renge) in its whereabouts of the ten [psychological] realms of dharmas [which is every possible psychological wavelength] (Kyō) and thereby are making an offering of eighty-four thousand alms bowls with the due reverence to all the Buddhas of the past, present, and future.
The number eighty-four thousand stands for all the troubles that plague us in our existential dimension. But when we reverently recite Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō, we become open to the meaning of life (arawaruru), in the form of eighty-four thousand revelations to understand it. There are eighty-four thousand Chinese ideograms that comprise the whole of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Hokke-kyō), which has to include the two sutras – 1) the introductory text, the Sutra on the Implications Without Bounds (Muryōgi-kyō), and 2) the concluding Sutra on Bodhisattva Universally Worthy (Fugen, Samantabhadra).
Again, The Oral Transmission on the Meaning of the Dharma Flower Sutra (Ongi Kuden) says that the number eight refers to the eight distresses which are 1) birth and growing up, 2) maturity and old age, 3) sickness and decline, 4) the uncertainty about the implications of dying, 5) parting with what or whom we love, 6) meeting with what or whom we hate, 7) disappointment due to unattained aims, and 8) all the damage brought about by the five aggregates (go ‘un, pañcha skandāh) [that cloud over our inherent enlightenment].
The number four stands for 1) being born and growing up, 2) maturity and old age, 3) sickness and decline, and 4) the uncertainty of the meaning of death [which is the only way life can renovate itself].
The seven precious materials [gold, silver, lapis lazuli, crystal, agate, ruby, and cornelian] represent the seven openings in our heads [two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, and one mouth].
You should know that a monk’s alms bowl is a receptacle to hold wisdom. It is a means whereby monks accept and hold to the water of the wisdom of the Utterness of the Dharma (Myōhō, Saddharma).
Due to these causes, concomitancies and fruitions, the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) has been reborn in the dimension of the Buddha Sovereign of the Wisdom of the Constellations of Flowers (Shuku’ ō’ke, Nakshatrājasamkusumita), as well as being endowed with those special reaches of the mind.
Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī), what is your opinion, and what do you say? At the time the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) made offerings to the Buddha Sovereign of the Sound of Thunder in the Clouds, of music and vessels made of precious materials, could this person have been anyone different?
Now, Sound of Utterness, the completely evolved bodhisattva who had refused his own extinction into nirvana for the sake of the Buddha enlightenment of all sentient beings (bosatsu makasatsu, bodhisattva mahāsattva) is the person in front of you, Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī). This Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) had already in the past personally approached and made offerings to innumerable Buddhas. For a long time, he has been planting roots of virtue. He has also encountered a hundred thousand myriads of myriads of myriads of times the number of grains of sand in the Ganges of Buddhas. Virtue of the White Lotus, you only see the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) in his bodily form before you, but this bodhisattva has manifested himself with different sorts of bodies in numerous places, in order to expound this sutra.
Sometimes he has appeared as Brahmā; at other times he has appeared as a Shiva sovereign among the deva (ten). Also, on other occasions he has appeared as the person of Taishaku (Indra), and again as the universal celestial general, or even as the heavenly sovereign Bishamon (Vaishravana). He has also appeared as one of the sage-like sovereign whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without hindrance (tenrinnō, chakravartin).
Again, he has also appeared as an ordinary sovereign, or has manifested himself as an elder, or as a person who is a practising Buddhist householder, and has even made his appearance as a powerful functionary, or as a Brahman, as a monk, nun, or even as a male lay practitioner or a female lay practitioner. Or either he has manifested himself as the wife of a practising Buddhist householder or as the spouse of an elder. He has also manifested himself as the wife of a powerful functionary or even as the wife of a Brahmin. He has even manifested himself as an innocent boy or girl.
He has revealed himself as a deva (ten) [that are celestial shining beings like the angels in the Abrahamic religions, or the gods in either Greek, Roman, or Nordic mythology], a dragon (ryū, naga) [seeming to be elemental forces in control of the climate in general, and their appearance being as they are depicted in Far Eastern art], a yasha (yaksha) ][that are earth spirits comparable to dwarves, gnomes, and “the little people” in our own folklore], a kendabba (gandharva) [that are the musicians in the paradises of the Taishaku (Indra) class of Brahmanic divinities], a shura (ashura) [who are similar to the titans in Greco-Roman mythology that were always vying with the deva (ten) for power and, similar, in northern folklore, to giants and ogres], a karura (garuda) [that are mythical birds in the Brahmanic pantheon and the mortal enemies of dragons, unless they are ostensibly Buddhist or are in possession of a Buddhist charm], a kinnara (kimnara) [that are exotic birds with human torsos], a magoraga (mahorāga) [that are huge serpents that belong to the Brahmanic pantheon and crawl on their chests and which seem to have been a kind of earth spirit like the yasha (yaksha)], along with other non-humans with human intelligence, in order to expound this sutra.
All of those who are in the infernal dimensions, those that are in the dimensions of craving, and those that are prey to their animal instincts and act according to their innate impulsions, along with other sentient beings in difficult circumstances – all can be rescued and relieved of their suffering, even to the extent of those persons who reside in the women’s apartments at the back of royal palaces, who from time to time transform their bodies into women. Bodhisattva Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī), this Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) is capable of rescuing and saving the sentient beings in the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu).
This Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) has appeared physically in various forms in the terrain and abode upon which all sentient beings of this Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu) depend for an existence, in order to explain the meaning of this sutra. There has never been any dimension in his wisdom or the reaches of his mind, so that he can change his usual form.
This bodhisattva, by means of his various kinds of wisdom, is capable of shedding a bright light onto the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu), with the intent that he can bring to all sentient beings a wisdom that arises from knowing. It is also the same with as many dimensions in all the directions as there are ten myriads of times the number of grains of sand in the Ganges.
If somebody needs to be ferried across the sea of living and dying to the shore of nirvana by one of the people who have exerted themselves to attain the highest stage of the teachings of the individual vehicle (shōjō, hīnayāna) through listening to the Buddha (shōmon, shrāvakā), then this bodhisattva appears in the form of one of those people, in order to expound the Dharma for the purpose of conveying that person to the shores of enlightenment.
If need be, the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) will take on the form of a person who is partially enlightened due to efforts to find a real meaning of existence (hyakushibutsu, engaku, pratyekabuddha), in order to explain the Dharma. Again, if need be, he will use the form of a bodhisattva, in order to save a person who needs instruction from a bodhisattva. Also if there is a person who needs to be ferried across the sea of living and dying to the shore of nirvana by a Buddha, then he uses the form of a Buddha in order to explain the Dharma.
In this way, according to the needs of the individuals who need to be ferried over the sea of mortality to the shore of nirvana, he appears in the manifestation that is necessary, even to the point that, for the people who wish to become completely extinct in nirvana, the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) reveals to them the passage to that extinction.
Bodhisattva Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī), such are the reaches of the mind and wisdom of the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) who has refused his own extinction into nirvana for the sake of the Buddha enlightenment of all sentient beings (bosatsu makasatsu, bodhisattva mahāsattva).
Then the Bodhisattva Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī) addressed the Buddha, saying: “World Honoured One, this Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) has certainly put down deep roots of goodness. World Honoured One, in what perfect absorption into the single object of his meditation (samādhi) does this bodhisattva abide, that makes him capable of ferrying sentient beings from the shores of mortality to that of nirvana by means of manifesting himself in different forms?”
The Buddha said to the Bodhisattva Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī), “Believing and convinced bodhisattva, the perfect absorption into the single object of meditation is called ‘the manifestation of all bodily forms’.”
The Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) abides in this perfect absorption into the single object of his meditation (samādhi), and in this way, he is able to bring innumerable benefits to sentient beings. All the eighty-four thousand bodhisattvas who accompanied the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) are also capable of the perfect absorption into the single object of meditation (samādhi) that is referred to as “the manifestation of all bodily forms”. Also, at the same time, innumerable bodhisattvas from the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu) accomplished this perfect absorption into the single object of meditation (samādhi), along with these syllables which maintain the power (dhāranī) of the perfect absorption (samādhi).
Then, when the completely evolved Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara) who had refused his own extinction into nirvana for the sake of the Buddha enlightenment of all sentient beings (bosatsu makasatsu, bodhisattva mahāsattva) had finished making offerings to both Shākyamuni Buddha and to the stupa of the Buddha Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna), he went straight back to his original dimension.
In all the dimensions that he crossed over, the ground shook in the six different ways.
[The east rose and the west sank; the west rose and the east sank; the north rose and the south sank; the south rose and the north sank; the middle rose and the borders sank; the borders rose and the middle sank.]
Also, it rained white lotus flowers of precious substances, to the sound of hundreds of thousands of myriads of myriads of myriads of different kinds of music.
Then the Bodhisattva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara), surrounded by the eighty-four thousand bodhisattvas, went directly to the abode of the Buddha Sovereign Wisdom of the Constellations of Flowers of Purity (Shuku’ ō’ke, Nakshatrājasamkusumita).
Thereupon, he addressed him, saying: “World Honoured One, I have been to the Dimension that has to be Endured (shaba sekai, sahā-lokadhātu) and have conferred upon its sentient beings various benefits. I have made offerings and have made my homage to both Shākyamuni and the stupa of the Buddha Abundant Treasure (Tahō, Prabhūtaratna). Also, I have seen Mañjushrī (Monjushiri), Prince of the Dharma, the Bodhisattva Yaku’ō (Baishajya-rāja), the Bodhisattva who Attained the Strength of Zeal (Tokugonshōjinriki), and the Bodhisattva Donor of Courage (Yūze), as well as others. All have learned to accomplish the perfect absorption (samādhi) into the single object of meditation on the manifestation of all bodily forms.”
After the Buddha had expounded this Chapter on the Going and Coming of the Bodhisatva Sound of Utterness (Myō on, Gadgadasvara), forty-two thousand children of the deva (ten) arrived at a complete understanding that the Dharma nature is the same as nirvana and not subject to either coming into being or extinction (mushōbōnin, anutpatika dharma kshanti). At the same time, the Bodhisattva Virtue of the White Lotus (Katoku, Padmashrī) became fully aware that the interdependence of cause, concomitancy and effect is the way existence works (hokke sanmai).
End of the seventh fascicle [scroll].
THE DHARMA FLOWER SUTRA SEEN THROUGH THE ORAL TRANSMISSION OF NICHIREN DAISHŌNIN by Martin Bradley
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Dan Pollock Dan Pollock says:
No More Lonely Nights is not my genre of choice, but the book came highly recommended I stuck a careful toe in courtesy of s Look Inside and found myself teleported to the teak rail of a departing steamer in Alexandria Harbor, circa 1956, with full sensory input and exotic panorama I was seeing everything through the eyes of an irresistible ing nue, Dominique Avallon, just embarking on the adventure of her life No way I was jumping ship till the voyage was over Let me say it straight out Nicole McGehee is an enchantress of a storyteller She writes in cinematic scenes, each infused with powerful and persuasive emotion, ranging from romantic ecstasy to a depth of heartbreak at times almost unbearable to read Scenes are rendered with a descriptive skill that dissolves words and phrases into immediate sensation and emotion With Dominique, we move through the elegantly observed homes and offices and playgrounds of the rich and powerful in a series of ...
Hannah Fielding Hannah Fielding says:
There are many reasons why I love this book The eras and the settings Nicole writes with such warmth and so vividly that I can picture myself in the times and the places Being from Alexandria myself, the beginning of the book, set in this city, had particular resonance I also loved the American cityscapes The writing style Beautiful, passionate, evocative, intelligent a real pleasure to read I love especially the description which really transports you, as reader, into the action.For example Nothing about the morning presaged trouble The sun was already high in the cloudless blue sky as Dominique waited at the bus stop for the shuttle to the base Vendors with pushcarts passed by chanting their wares ripe, juicy fruit, hashish, and fresh baked bread, warm and aromatic from the oven The romance This is epic romance a realistic story than your average quick grab romance in which the heroine meets Mr Right and then, after little than a minor hiccup, sails off into the sunset with him This is romance spanning a good proportion of womanhood, in which the writer expertly introduces four men into Dominique s life to, en masse, romance, limit, charm and challenge her The journey she goes on is a powerful one that will speak to many readers The incurable romantic in me was a little sad that her fi...
A. Gorman A. Gorman says:
I.LOVE.THIS.BOOK Ms McGehee has a way to pull you into the story, like you are right there as an active character of the story.The setting of this story is the past, but I felt as if it was the present It s so real, it makes you forget the setting well over 60 years ago The romance is just beautiful And the characters I LOVE Dominique She is such a strong character, just empowe...
Amy Friend Amy Friend says:
A tale that showcases the twists and turns of romantic relationships with a strong protagonist and all the nuances of the love and support of family Most importantly, this story differentiates real love demonstrationg that generosity, respect, freedom and joy win the day An...
Betty Bell Betty Bell says:
This was an OK book, not gripping but pleasant The story is a bit forced.
No More Lonely Nights Takes The Reader To The Era Of The Popular Television Series Mad Men Heroine Dominique Avallon Has Been Raised In The Opulent French Expatriate Community Of WWII Egypt But Revolution And A Doomed Love Affair With A British Officer Drive Her Into An Arranged Marriage With An Older Man Who Promises Her A New Life In America Chafing Under The Stern Gaze Of Her Aristocratic Mother, She Is Ready To Escape The Danger And Heartbreak Of Egypt.When Dominique Discovers Her Husband Is A Fraud, She Flees Their Home In San Francisco For New York For The First Time, She Is Alone And Impoverished Desperate, She Puts Her Glamorous Experience To Use, And Triumphs As The Mastermind Behind Sparkling Galas For The City S Most Stylish Department Store.Her Good Luck Seems Confirmed When A Devilishly Handsome New Orleans Shipping Heir Sweeps Her Off Her Feet Into Marriage But When Her Fairy Tale Becomes Tarnished, Her Self Reliance Is Tested Again, Only Now She Has Her Mother And Her Daughter Depending On Her.The Homemakers Of The 1950s And 60s Have Become The Career Women Of The 70s And 80s Facing Hard Times Once , Dominique Must Hurry To Catch Up, Fighting For Her True Identity And Career Yet Even As Her Struggling Career Starts To Succeed, Dominique Is Faced With Her Most Difficult Choice Yet Will She Risk Her Hard Won Independence For The Possibility Of Another Chance At Love No More Lonely Nights Is Inspired By The True Story Of The Author S Mother And Grandmother, And Their Tales Of The Glamour They Once Knew.
About the Author: Nicole McGehee
Nicole McGehee was born in South Carolina, but spent most of her adult life in the Washington, DC, area She began her career in politics as a lobbyist and event planner for several medical non profits Later, she worked as a speech writer and legislative aide in the U.S House of Representatives From there, she went to work in the West Wing of the White House.After leaving the White House, Nicol
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Daft Punk/ Kavinsky / The Rapture / SebastiAn Centre Bell, Montreal QC August 7
By Daniel Sylvester
Headlining shows for the first time since 1997s Daftendirektour, Daft Punk brought their vastly evolved live set to the largest non-festival audience theyve played to in North America. Those arriving early were treated to a lustrous and solid DJ set from Ed Banger records SebastiAn, playing on an ingeniously constructed stage located behind the soundboard. NYC ass-shakers the Rapture followed up on the opposite side of the arena with a set that, aurally, can only be described as immaculate. Free from Ewan Pearsons colonial production, material from Pieces of the People We Love was given a more unrefined and powerful sound. The second of the three Parisian acts, Kavinsky effortlessly slashed into an unreservedly high-energy set transforming the packed Centre Bell into a near communal dance party. "The greatest show youve ever seen (according to the Raptures Luke Jenner) was set in motion when the curtains parted, revealing Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalters magnificent vision. Emerging from a 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque monolith, the sheer mass and sophistication of Daft Punks stage show was greeted with an enormous response from the crowd. Clad in full-on robotic space attire and encircled by massive LCD screens and lights, the duo opened with an untouched and thunderous rendition of "Robot Rock. Accompanied by pre-recorded backing tracks, Daft Punk produced virtual remixes, dropping samples and beats on top of their material. Clearly inspired by their upcoming film, Daft Punks Electroma, the band completed their transformation from robot to mortal with an unmitigated version of "Human After All before waving to the crowd, providing the only audience interaction of the evening. Daft Punk have always presented themselves as the biggest band on the planet, although they have never been close. The Alive 2007 tour allows you to pretend they are for one night.
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WHO’S WHO: Update ’87 Podcast, Volume 4
The Fire and Water Podcast Presents… WHO’S WHO: UPDATE ’87 PODCAST, volume 4!
The fourth episode of our WHO’S WHO UPDATE ’87 podcast is now available — the show that dares to tackle one of DC Comics’ greatest publications! Each episode Rob and I cover a single issue of the legendary 1980s series, Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe. This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: UPDATE ’87, volume 4, discussing characters such as Lois Lane, Marine Marauder, Mon-El, Moonbow, Power Girl, The Question, Parasite, Protector, and more! We wrap up with your Listener Feedback! This episode sponsored in part by InStockTrades.com!
Be sure to check out our Tumblr site for several pages from this Who’s Who issue: FireandWaterPodcast.Tumblr.com!
Have a question or comment? Send us an e-mail at: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net
You can find the fourth episode of WHO’S WHO: UPDATE ’87 on iTunes. Each episode is released as part of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST feed. While you’re on iTunes, please drop us a review. Alternatively, you may play the podcast using the player below or by right-clicking “download”, choosing “Save Target/Link As”, and selecting a location on your computer to save the file (150 MB).
http://www.firestormfan.com/audio/Fire%20and%20Water%20Whos%20Who%2087%20Ep%204.mp3
Thanks to my co-host Rob Kelly, Sea King of THE AQUAMAN SHRINE, for doing all the post-production on this episode! Special thanks to Daniel Adams and Ashton Burge with their band The Bad Mamma Jammas for our fantastic Who’s Who theme song!
One of the coolest aspects of each Who’s Who issue was the amazing wrap-around cover! Check out this wild cover by Todd McFarlane! Click the image to enlarge.
Here are your Firestorm-related Who’s Who entries from this issue…
First up is Moonbow by Steve Bove and Dick Giordano! Firestorm’s very own archer landed a Who’s Who entry this time! Click to enlarge.
Next is Parasite by Joe Brozowski and Steve Mitchell! While Parasite is traditionally a Superman foe, in the Post-Crisis universe, Firestorm is where Parasite first appeared! Click to enlarge.
Finally is Power Girl by Mary Wilshire! A long time ago on a satellite far, far away… Firestorm and Power Girl were very nearly an item! Don’t believe me? Then check out this post! Click the image to enlarge.
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Siskoid says:
Drinking game: When Shagg calls Mentalla “Mentalia”, lose your freaking mind!!! 😉
The cover: It’s dynamic and colorful enough, and there are some fun gags, but all I can see is Mon-El wearing a cape that’s three times as long as he is tall.
Madmen: I’ve had them in my collection since forever because I had the Modern reprints of Charlton’s Blue Beetle. I did a Who’s This on that very issue:
http://siskoid.blogspot.ca/2015/09/who-are-madmen.html
But you bring up an interesting point about how first appearances are referenced in Who’s Who. I mean, no other Blue Beetle character started out in “vol.3″, right?
Xum Yukinori says:
“A sigh is still a sigh…” and a sign of Rob’s impending disproval…
I enjoyed the banter immensely, gentlemen. Some quick “lettercol-esque comments”:
Marine Marauder: Rob, as you may be aware, Alan Davis had this version of the character tangle with Aquaman in his first “Justice League: The Nail” Elseworlds series, in a brief team-up with Ocean Master.
Mentalla: Rob, your story about this entry inspiring you to seek out the comic story reminds me of what I have loved about DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s: where a mention of a past story in the narrative being footnoted with an “editor’s note” would inspire a new back-issue hunt (and the back cover on this issue serves as the helpful “editor’s note” for this entry).
Metallo: Shag, the woman who was grabbed by Metallo in the surprint was indeed “Super 1980’s Lois Lane(TM)”, in a re-depicted scene from Superman v2 #1.
Mr. 104: A character that should have been included in the first volume, and was most likely added to the update because of his upcoming appearance in Suicide Squad-Doom Patrol Special. Of course, now I feel cheated that Animal-Mineral-Vegetable Man did not have a proper “old school 1980s” Who’s Who entry as well…
Mr Bones: …must have watched a lot of “Underdog” as a kid…
Moonbow: Moonbow’s “logo” is from the cover of Fury of Firestorm v1 #48, her first costumed appearance. This handling was similar to the entry for “The Top,” as well as “Tomahawk’s Rangers” and other Who’s Who entries that use the Ira Schnapp lettering in their “logos.”
Paradise Island: While the letters page said there is only one Wonder Woman, Who’s Who still had the Wonder Woman I and II entries in the previous series, so the “See X” notes still have to use that numbering designation to point the reader to the correct entry…
Power Girl: I do not believe this was mentioned – Mary Wilshire illustrated the Power Girl revised origin story in Secret Origins #11.
Protector: “For more on the Protector: look here…”
Shag, you are correct. George Pérez did originally draw Robin in the first New Teen Titans drug issue. Here is an excerpt from an interview with Andy Mangels printed in Comics Interview #50 (pages 47-49):
“…But the only other change was that Robin was drawn and inked as leader of the TEEN TITANS because of an incredibly ridiculous bit of trouble with licensing. Keebler, the cookie company, was sponsoring the first drug book, and through the licensing of super-hero cookies, Robin was licensed to Nabisco. So we couldn’t use Robin on a Keebler-licensed product, even though it was a totally different type of marketing. Dave Manak – who was editing that book – whited out the entire costuming on Robin and drew this costume they quickly designed, and renamed him the Protector. So you have the Protector doing all the Robin-type things, like flying the T-Jet, and giving all the orders – and who is this guy? Every single pose he’s in, that was Robin in the original pose. Anyone who has the original artwork can see all the whiteout on that Protector figure and, if you hold it up to the light, you can see Robin’s costume underneath.”
As to why they decided to keep the character in later books, Mr. Pérez said: “Now you had a character where they’d say, ‘This character was designed *specifically* for these drug books,’ to cover their tracks, so he was utilized over and over again, because now he was the binding tie that made these stories different from the TITANS stories [in DC comic books].”
So yes, it is true.
And on your sidenote about the animated drug advert: I actually had a PAL-VHS of that PSA as part of a TV advertising archive back when I was working in Asia in the 1990s. Unfortunately, it had succumbed to mold damage and became unplayable. I also remember “Teen Titans” being a planned ABC Saturday morning series, and my understanding was that the plans fell through for some reason, and the team behind that pitch were asked to take over the animation for the Super Friends franchise which led to the Super Powers Team season, to which they carried over the Cyborg character and design.
Also, a “Government Issue” episode for the Fire and Water Podcast sounds like a great idea, gentlemen…
Rampage!: So John Byrne employed the “cut and paste” technique. I believe this was during the time John Byrne was starting using the early version of the Machintosh computer to create imagery for his art. I wonder if he created the pattern on his computer first…
I have to pause for now. I will listen to Listener Feedback tonight, and may have more responses then. Thank you again.
Michael Chiaroscuro says:
Um, Mentalia? Huh?
Definitely not one of the better covers from the series. I enjoy certain elements of it (the Magpie and Metalla bit on the lower front is pretty fun), but find the majority of it pretty dull. And yeah, that’s easily one of the most boring renditions of Power Girl of all time.
Magpie! I’ve always thought she was ridiculously hot. Rob’s right, smokin’ body, especially when drawn by Byrne. Obviously the fishnets and the abundant cleavage have a lot to do with that. Her hair always caused me to wince too, though. But I’ve always had a soft spot for this character, beyond reason, really. I think that most characters can be salvaged and I’m sure someone could do a good job with her (start by revamping that hairdo). But I really think a big part of my attraction to her is just how hot Byrne drew her. A common theme with Byrne females for most children of the ’80s, I suppose. She did appear in the recent and short-lived Beware the Batman animated series and I thought they did a good job with her there. Her costume redesign was pretty sweet:
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/7/71/Beware_the_batman_s_magpie_by_iurypadilha-d6d56ee.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140131020459
Much better hair, right?
Marine Marauder’s entry is gorgeous. Ty Templeton is amazing. Every time I see his art I’m impressed. And I’ll have you know, my nonexistent Batman and the Outsiders blog is flourishing…in my mind.
Mr. Bones. Hmmm, not a bad entry. I agree with Shag, I enjoyed McFarlane to a degree back then (mostly during his Spider-Man run and parts of Batman: Year Two) and then quickly realized his style was not really my thing. But I find his Mr. Bones to be pretty cool. Except for the very tiny ankles and feet.
I’ll be back later once I’ve heard the entire show!
Magpie: Not her real hair, it’s a crazy wig. She’s a distillation of what the 80s were like (as much as Youngblood designs were a distillation of what the 90s were like). I did a Who’s This on her too, you’ll see she DID appear again:
http://siskoid.blogspot.ca/2015/10/whos-magpie.html
Marine Marauder: In my fairly recent DCHeroes campaign acting as a 28th century sequel to the DCU (or prequel to the Legion), I used the “Marine Marauder” persona as Atlantis’ protector and an “Aquaman” as a villain “terrorist”.
Mentalla: Wears a costume that looks a lot like Saturn Girl’s original green costume! I caught that late in life. And yes, the Baxter series is really vol.3 because there was a 4-issue series in the 70s that was the actual vol.1
Mr. 104: A cool villain who was sadly killed in the Doom Patrol/Suicide Squad Special. 12 years later, he reintegrated his molecules yay! and appeared in Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant, Joker’s Last Laugh and Superman.
Mon-El: I don’t think there was a hero who was considered “Hot” as strongly as Mon-El in the LSB’s Hot or Not feature.
Muse: The arm coming out of the bandolier is freaking me out.
Outsiders: No gonna bash ’em (this time), but had Dr. Jace betrayed the team yet? This came out before Millennium, didn’t it? Or did she betray the team multiple times, not just as a Manhunter? Warning: I’m not certain I care that much about the answer.
Overthrow: See? He was a Manhunter too, and it doesn’t say that here.
Parasite as Lois sleeping with Superman: The thrust of it? Cough, cough.
Persuader: An Action Heroes blog/podcast? Availability of the original comics is an issue, but could be cool. For someone. I’m not saying that person is me.
The People’s Heroes: Which one loses fingers fighting the Suicide Squad? Check out the early short arc in which the Penguin is a member of the latter.
Phantom of the Fair: Ryan Daly and I talked about this character on the Secret Origins podcast, and his origins as a Centaur Comics character (as the Fantom of the Fair) are very interesting. Who’s This?
http://siskoid.blogspot.ca/2015/10/whos-phantom-of-fair.html
He would later appear in Sandman Mystery Theater, but this version of him never really got anywhere. Roy dropped the storyline when All-Star Squadron became Young All-Stars.
Power Girl: Mary Wilshire worked on the Firestar mini-series and some Red Sonja for Marvel, as I recall. She does Power Girl here because she drew the PG origin in Secret Origins #11.
And I am back. Great episode all around, as always…
Rob, Alan Davis is a comic book writer as well as an artist, he wrote the brilliant aforementioned “Justice League: The Nail” series as well as Clandestine and his later stories on Excalibur, to name a few.
Ah, my Who’s Who debut on “The Line It Is Drawn” is a few weeks away… November 27th to be exact. Mark your calendars.
And you are a tease, Shag, to mention the name “Super Duper” with such enthusiasm and then knock the wind out of the sails less than twenty words later. I suppose there is only room for one composite character in your fandom life…
Protector: Who’s This?
http://siskoid.blogspot.ca/2015/10/whos-protector.html
If you’re going to give an entry to Lords of the Ultra-Realm, you can’t complain about an out-of-continuity character to get an entry. The idea that Protector was drawn over Robin seems ridiculous, because Protector is SPECIFICALLY a soldier in the war on drugs, with a back story to match. So Robin had a junkie cousin Wally West had to keep an eye on?! That’s just weird, so I’m not sure I believe it no matter what that article says, Xum. The link above has a link to the PSA with sound, it’s part of a featurette on the anti-drug campaign.
The Question: Definitely lifted Shiva from her entry. I guess there was some dead space there.
Qurac: I’m fine with comics using fictional countries, but it’s very weird that Qurac contains real cities like Abu Dhabi.
JoeX says:
Who’s Who time! Insert 5 quarters for 156 minutes of 80s DC memories.
If Mr. Bones and Hooded Justice from the Minutemen seem to have similar costumes, it’s because they were both based on the Black Terror from the Golden Age.
The huge amount of white space on the cover doesn’t help. Maybe a light blue?
Oh, I forgot all about Bones being a rapper!
Now he’s Mr 118! Would be a great Metamorpho or Firestorm bad guy.
And the pocket universe leads into the whole 5 years later thing, and no one who isn’t already a Legion fan needs to go down that rabbit hole.
One thing about Jim Aparo is that no one else can really draw those Outsider costumes well.
We’ll be seeing the Parasite on the Supergirl TV show.
Vostok’s agency turned into Checkmate, didn’t it?
I would love to see someone being back all the cheesy 80s Soviet villains.
Roy Thomas intended to have the Phantom battle the Young All-Stars, but got bogged down in character origins and adapting mostly public domain stuff.
Qurac was one of those generic Middle East countries that popped up to breed super-terrorists, These days, it’s been replaced by Umec, which stands for Unnamed Middle Eastern Country.
A Who’s Who podcast drinking game, where you drink every time Shagg and Rob mention a fake blog or podcast, will kill you halfway though one episode.
To be clear, Siskoid, Robin was originally drawn in the first drug issue only, and had to be replaced by the Protector as per Mr. Pérez’s retelling in Comics Interview (which was conducted just a few years after the first book came out). The Protector was intentionally used in place of Robin for the second and third issues, so that is where his “character” and backstory was mostly developed.
Many original art listings for that first drug issue on the ComicArtFans galleries mention whiteout or paste-ups on the Protector panels.
http://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=141136
Well sure, but that first issue is the one with the junky cousin and Protector working with the Feds. How much dialog had to be changed, I wonder.
I thought the “cousin” story was the second Titans drug issue that was not drawn by George Pérez, and not sponsored by Keebler. The second issue also had Kid Flash replace Speedy’s role (Kid Flash was not in the first drug issue).
The only dialogue change I recall in the Pérez issue was when the whole team charges in and Wonder Girl thanks Protector for joining them on the case, to which he replies that he always wanted to work with the Teen Titans.
I will need to relook at these to be sure…
Yes, you’re right. They aren’t properly numbered, the confusion was mine.
Moonbow – my only experience with this character is from this issue. But I loved this entry. Shag, how can you say she’s not hot in this entry? That surprint image of her face is beautiful.
The Outsiders – Agreed, Rob, the team was definitely beyond their selling point at this point. I don’t even remember this part of the run, frankly. I’d lost interest at that point. For my hypothetical blog I’d have to hunt these down again and try to make myself re-read them (See? Even a big BATO fan finds the later years dismal). Looker’s new costume was terrible and such a downgrade from her sleek, simple, yet striking original one.
Overthrow is awful. I can’t say anything else besides the costume design is pathetic.
That is a pretty sweet Power Girl entry. Love the action shots in the surprint, and her hands-on-hip pose in the foreground – which looks stiff and boring when drawn by McFarlane on the cover – looks alive and appropriate here. She seems to have a real authority and presence in that stance. I love it. I’ve seen some images of Mary Wilshire’s Power Girl Secret Origin online before and I’d love to pick up that issue one day, just for her art (plus that issue features Hawkman, so that’s cool too).
Shag says:
Getting some fantastic feedback today via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, & comments here on the blog! Y’all rock! Best podcast listening community in the Multiverse! Keep it coming!
Rob and I really appreciate all your comments!
Shag actually answered on the blog. These are the end days.
I’m alone and afraid.
Hey! I spent over 2 hours rambling about these characters already! It’s your turn!
Earth 2 Chris says:
Man, you guys are on Fire (and Water) with the comments! I really have very few points left to make. But that’s never stopped me from jawin’ before, so here we go.
The cover: Todd McFarlane’s art reminds me of a lot of the things I liked as a teen that I can’t understand now. It’s like my teenage self was a totally different person. His work had a raw dynanism to it I can still see…but other than that…yeah, it’s ugly. You can trace the progression of Spawn through characters he drew along the way, and Mr. Bones was certainly a stepping stone.
Lois Lane: Lois looks happier here than in any comic Byrne wrote or drew. I believe Byrne went too far with the strong assertive Lois, and honestly made her pretty unlikable. I preferred the character once Ordway, Stern and Jurgens fleshed her out.
Magpie: She could have been a contender…but then Max Allan Collins used her. And his touch of death on Batman is well known.
Mentalla: She has a very distinctive face. I’d say Lightle had a model for her, or based her on some celebrity. Her outfit colors are similar to Saturn Girl’s original outfit from the very first Legion tale. Take that Legion of Super-Blogger members!
Minute Men: I LOVE how Mothman is scratching his nose. I bet his eyes are closed in the actual photo…not that you could tell.
The Muse: This character influenced a comic creation of my own, The Mask, years before I knew of the Dark Horse character made famous by Jim Carrey. My character had a mask that was half comedy, half drama. So even morts can inspire.
The Outsiders: I think Dr. Jace betrayed the team in Millennium, so she hasn’t done that yet. She ends up being a Manhunter agent, I believe. Why is Metamorpho so shiny here?
Overthrow: I can honestly say I’ve never heard of that sport you are referring to. Remember your audience guys. How many of us play or watch sports? I know, I’m stereotyping.
Power Girl: Yes, she looks like someones hot mom dressed as Power Girl. Mary Wilshire drew the Secret Origins story you mentioned. I said it over on Ryan’s show, PG’s post-Crisis origin never worked, and Shagg’s solution was the no-brainer one DC should have went for.
The Protector: YES, it’s true. The cookies. The white out. Nancy Regan. All of it. The weird thing is the Titans thank Protector for joining them on the case in that first special, but that doesn’t match the visuals of him flying the T-Jet and flipping switches, standing heroically in front of the group, etc. like Robin would. I remember seeing posters for this first comic in the hallways of my school, hoping my class would get them…but we didn’t. Apparently they were for the older kids. And I was flummoxed by this doofus taking Robin’s place!
Rampage: Shagg may be on to something (God help us) with Byrne using paste-ups for Ravage’s chainmail. Byrne is obviously a fan of photo collage, given his current Star Trek fummeti series. This is maybe one of the first signs of that.
Great show as always guys. You took me beyond lunch break!
Overthrow’s sport of lacrosse is, believe it or not, Canada’s national sport, to the great ire of hockey fans. I have never seen a lacrosse match, never had it taught in school, never met anyone who plays it, and have never come across an arena built for it.
There are many instances of Byrne’s cut and paste and other shortcuts. Anyone remember Alpha Flight’s snow blind issue?
Actually, Overthrow’s sport is Jai alai. It’s right there in the text. Reading… it’s fun-damental! =P
Ahhhh yes. The sport of gangsters. I guess that proves that 1) I didn’t read the entry. And 2) I really DON’T know anything about Canada’s official national sport.
Chris, the “shiny’ Metamorpho in the Outsiders entry is a depiction of his then-current state as a result of Dr. Jace’s first stage of “curing” Rex Mason in Outsiders #25. In the comic, Dr. Jace said she “unified” Metamorpho’s molecular structure, and he was colored in a silvery-sheened flesh tone. Obviously, the colorist for Who’s Who did not receive the memo…
Of course, the “cure” was really an evil plot by Manhunter Dr. Jace to turn Metamorpho into a weapon…
Oh, and I didn’t quite grow a beard, but I did get some peach fuzz going. If Cindy were here, she’d punch you Shagg.
Also, I loved when Rob told Shagg to “Shut the Hell up.” Mommy and Daddy are fighting again!
Jeff R. says:
Omission of the month:the First Honorable mention goes to Pozhar, who didn’t get a very long career before becoming part of the Firestorm matrix. The second goes to the Outcasts, a non-universe DC maxiseries that was a lot better than most of the ones that did get who’s who entries, because if you give two pages to Lord of the Ultra-Realm they need to get one either in this update or the next, but didn’t. But the top spot goes to Maxwell Lord (which might have been an awkward entry given how much of the character’s backstory was being kept deliberately mysterious at the time, but that’s no real excuse, is it?)
The People’s Heroes would go on to fight the Suicide Squad at least once, so they’ll likely show up/have shown up in that podcast.
Interesting to see two complicated retcon origins with extremely short shelf-lives in Power Girl and Mon-El in the same issue.
And if the Protector actually gets his own listing, I’m going to retroactively insert an Egregious Omission of the Month for the Trs-80 Whiz Kids back in the original series.
Again, I’ll mention that at this time Qurac was located, on the map, as an about-Syria-sized country sitting between Iraq and the Persian Gulf, overwriting the location of a couple of real-world countries that would never wind up being politically significant including, um, Kuwait. The DCU gulf war that Hitman and some other characters fought in had to be pretty weird…
I’m going to retroactively insert an Egregious Omission of the Month for the Trs-80 Whiz Kids back in the original series.
Xum, are you reading this? 😉
Yes. Let me just locate my TRS 80 Microcomputer…
Anthony Durso/The Toyroom says:
Are you guys on the letter “Z” already?
‘Cause this issue was a real snooze-fest… (not your fault, DC’s)
Anyway, a few thoughts…
• Lois Lane: I always found Byrne’s Lois to be very unlikeable and, um, bitchy. And that’s saying something considering the portrayals that came before her (like Phyllis Coates or Kurt Schaffenberger’s version).
• Lords of the Ultra-Realm: Doug Moench must have had some incriminating evidence on a DC exec in the 80s to explain how he got all of these lame high-concepts greenlit as mini-series.
• Madmen: Although others may disagree, after several viewings I find that I am content with the fact that Don Draper was responsible for creating one of the greatest commercial jingles ever. Oooohhhhhmmmm…..
• Metallo and Parasite: I prefer the original versions to these Byrne-era reboots. Superman is often criticized for not having the greatest rogues gallery but I don’t see how these modern versions were improvements.
• Minute Men: How fitting that Dollar Bill is featured in this issue…considering the plethora of extra-long capes on the McFarlane cover. Syndrome syndrome, anyone?
• Mr. 104: Sounds like the mascot for a lite radio station…
• The Outsiders: I’ve never been a fan of adding a character (Atomic Knight) from another book to a failing title (The Outsiders) in an attempt to boost sales. Imagine if the Fonz left “Happy Days” in 1984 and moved to Boston to hang out with the gang of “Cheers”…
• Overthrow: Len Wein must have indeed been a fan of jai alai. He not only created Overthrow but
also Scoopshovel of Demolition Team.
• What is it that makes me LOVE Mike W. Barr concepts like The People’s Heroes but HATE Roy
Thomas concepts like Phantom of the Fair?
• The Question: I question why this mort is the cover star and NOT Lois Lane who goes all the way back to Action Comics #1.
Hello boys, as Eva Herzegova would say. Ta for another epic podcast, I don’t understand the idea that this show might be too long, it’s the highlight of my day when it shows up.
I’m no Todd Macfarlane fan but I like this loads more than Rob. It’s a grabby image. I don’t mind that no one dominates, as so often the wrong person is foregrounded.
Shagg, remember you were trying to put your finger on who that Lois Lane surprint reminds you of – I’d say Duela Dent.
Again with the Outsiders characters, it’s amazing to think the popularity of this lot (apparently) rivalled that of the Titans and Legion. As for the teams Mike Barr made up, like him, I like puns. Unlike him, I don’t turn them into stories. And I’m not a big Jim Aparo fan, though I do appreciate him (he used to sometimes give Batman dotty eyeballs, didn’t he?)
Hey, I’ve an idea, Shagg – instead of telling us when a woman is hot, why not save time by mentioning when she ain’t? It finally happened this month, Rob became your mini-Me…
Mohawks are never hot. Not on anyone, ever. And especially not on Magpie, who looks like an elderly male clown. Mind, the design is better than that Beware the Batman redesign Michael shared – oh good grief, talk about pandering to a straight male audience. That’s one for the Who’s Who in the Victoria’s Secret catalogue show.
Good idea about Power Girl and Daxam, Shagg, we all had it 30 years ago (ducks!). ((No, I’m not ducking, we Brits call people ‘ducks, really’))
Why DC and whoever that other company was didn’t use Speedy as lead for those drug stories is beyond me, who better? Been there, done that, kids.
Quraq, Kandaq, Bialya… it’s all Madeupistan to me.
I think the Batman and the Outsiders concept intrigued fans at the time, the idea that Batman would renounce membership in the JLA (I’ve had enough of your two-bit Justice League!”) and start up his own group was incredibly shocking at the time, at least it was to me and other folks at the LCS I grew up shopping at. That famous cover to issue #1 – one of Aparo’s finer moments in a career full of them – really stood out on the stands. That said, did the series live up to all of that hype? I’m not sure it did. I still enjoyed the hell out of it though. But it was just enough of a pastiche of the other hugely popular team books of the time like the Titans and the X-Men that there were enough fans salivating for more team book action and this one satiated some of that spillover. Just my two cents.
Eh, I suppose so, re: the Magpie animated series redesign, but honestly I didn’t see much difference in the elements of either costume: both have tiny underwear, one has fishnets, one has thigh highs, both expose lots of cleavage, etc. I guess what I’m getting at is I don’t think the animated show exactly sexed her up compared to her original design–Byrne did that just fine on his own when he created her, only filtered through an ’80s fashion aesthetic.
Oh, and I agree with my chums above, Byrne’s Lois was a right old bag.
The green Parasite is terrible, like a bad rip-off of Marvel’s Radioactive Man, when we’d all rather be looking at Radiation Roy.
1) I bought the first edition of the DK Encyclopedia, and it’s an exceptional reference. There’s an emphasis on catching characters from the late ’90s on that were missed by Who’s Who and Secret Files, without the distraction and poor sorting of sites like ComicVine that go hyper-obscure with questionable references and low writing standards. That said, no Professor Arnold Hugo, no Mr. V, no Zook, etc.
2) I fall between Rob and Shag on the cover, in that it’s objectively terrible art, but I still kinda like it in an Ed Wood way. The biggest offense is all the crappy wannabe Perez/Byrne rocks that look fake even as a drawing and I don’t buy the dodgy perspective or spacial relation for a second. It’s obvious McFarlane doesn’t want to do the figure work on most of the characters, so he cheats by shoving them a mile in the distance and treating most of the characters like stick figures. That said, McFarlane captures the comics scene of 1987 a hell of a lot better than Joe Brozowski, Ed Barreto or Pablo Marcos, and the characters he does bother to draw are uniquely rendered in his distinct style. Regardless of his quirks and cheats, I’d rather look at McFarlane’s Peacemaker than Todd Smith’s.
A) I gripe a lot about how John Byrne ruined Superman as much if not more than Frank Miller ever did, but I wouldn’t touch a Superman comic in 1985, and I did happily buy both of Byrne’s books for 1/4-1/2 of his run. Byrne certainly reinvigorated the titles, and it isn’t his fault the Superman office slavishly mimicked his approach for twenty years under lesser talents. Also, I never had much use for Lois Lane before Byrne, and then he made her smart, capable, and a fine compliment to the Man of Steel. It’s probably his best legacy on the titles. My favorite Lois creative team was Louise Simonson & Jon Bogdanove. They really nailed her as a reporter/adventurer.
B) I read an issue of Lords of the Ultra-Realm decades ago, and couldn’t make heads or tails of it, other than it seemed surprisingly dark and metal. The view from 2015 is a sea of long expired white boy frank & beans nobody wants to swim through. I look at the Madmen as a crowd of Joker cosplayers. It doesn’t matter who the main one is, I want to punch them all, and none seem especially sturdy in taking said punches.
C) I actually like Magpie as a product of the ’80s, but I’m not exactly sure why she exists. Maybe Byrne wanted a neutral villain for the first pairing of Superman & Batman, or maybe he wanted a Catwoman type for Supes and thought better of it? I do know that the only artist who could draw her as anything but ridiculous was Trevor VonEeden, who was still leaning into the necessary abstractions to work this design. She totes should have been kacked in Suicide Squad.
D) I have no strong opinions about Marine Marauder, and yes, she should have fought Aquaman at some point. Mentalla looks more realistic/referenced than most Lightle characters, and I dig that. Sometimes breasts are set far apart, Shag, but maybe it’s just that her cape has a pointy, non-contouring front flap?
E) Having been introduced to Metallo through an issue of Blue Devil, I never took to this T-800 pretender. He should be The Man With The Kryptonite Heart, and he should have a color scheme besides chrome. Ever since this revamp, and even on to the Superman Animated Series, creators have tried to sell this basic cyborg as a threat, and I could never buy it. On sheer visuals, the Post-Crisis Metallo is simply nothing special.
F) I’ve read much of the O’Neil/Cowan Question run, but not in order or more that a few issues in one sitting. I think I read the one with Mikado, but he didn’t make much of an impression, and did not rate an entry. Mindancer definitely has a cool name and design, but seems vaguely aquatic, and might have suited Aquaman.
G) The Minutemen are likely artifacts of the development of Watchmen from before they were at DC, when Moore earlier on considered the project for a revival of the MLJ/Archie line. Moore wanted to use preexisting characters to give the premise of a murder mystery centering on a super-hero immediate emotional resonance, with The Shield his planned victim. Hooded Justice looks like an amalgam of Black Hood and Hangman. Mothman was likely The Fly. The connections become more tenuous from there, with Captain Metropolis perhaps Steel Sterling and Dollar Bill maybe Blackjack, and the rest are the Golden Age versions of the Charlton Action Heroes already in use as the Watchmen’s template. I figure the worst decision of Dick Giordano’s career was convincing Moore to go with creator owned analogues rather than unambiguously corporate owned properties, but then again, DC would have surely pissed off Moore some other way inevitably.
Boy! Be late by one day in listening and come in to find that 29 comments have already been posted. I guess better late than never. I’ll keep my comments brief.
1) Mentella – as said above, the colors of her costume do mirror the original Saturn Girl costume colors from Adventure 247. Her idea of mind control (she wasn’t a very good telepath) was felt to be a bit too intrusive for the Legion which is why she was rejected as an applicant.
2) Mikado – His face as the Mikado is actually a mask, a mikado mask, hence the while clown circles on the cheek. Spaulding was African-American. The issue where he is introduced is chilling. “The punishment fits the crime.’ So he flays the flesh of an overweight guy who hoards food and doesn’t let his wife and kids eat. The issue opens with him slowly lowering a guy (who is awake) into cauldron of boiling water. He cooks the guy! Brrr …
3) Power Girl – Mary Wilshire drew her in the Secret Origins issue explaining her art here. Shag, great minds think alike as I mentioned the Daxam solution on the Secret Origins podcast as an easy out for hero origin as opposed to the convoluted Arion version.
4) The Question – I loved the new series, reading it monthly when it came out. He does indeed ‘die’ at the end of the first issue, battered by Shiva, shot in the head with a .22 bullet and dumped in the river. But through a bunch of medical coincidences, he survives and is brought to Dragon for training. It is all Zen and liberal ideals, perfect for the adolescent Anj at the time.
Lastly, I read the Avengers 1959 book by Chaykin, which is very Chaykin. But if looking for a pulpy book, might I recommend the Marvel mini-series Mystery Men by David Liss and Patch Zircher. Great stuff.
Mystery Men was very cool. Marvel put out a couple of oddball team mini-series around the same time that I liked, but didn’t lead to more stories. True Believers comes to mind.
As for the 29 comments by day 2, half of them are me being wrong about something. Ignore at your leisure.
Wolfgang Hartz says:
Sorry Rob, but I agree with Shag about Todd Mcfarlane. I love the way he draws capes and his unique panel layout on things like Infinity, Inc.
Oh, and I have a question about Power Girl. I think at some point she had a son, does anyone remember what happened to him?
CanadaClark says:
No love for Moonbow? I really thought Shag would have had a soft spot for her considering she is super-stacked and a natural redhead. Besides, how can you not love a girl with an obvious “Jem and The Holograms” moon over her eye? I literally fell in love with this character for those two issues. It cemented my love for tall gorgeous women, the taller the better. If I remember correctly, she did appear in some later Firestorm issues where she was also a student with Ronnie and the Professor at Vandemeer University, dabbling in investigative journalism.
Phylemon says:
Another great show as always, gentlemen.
I have been in a bit of a funk about the podcast as late, since the update to Who’s Who just didn’t have the gonzo crazy characters that were such a common occurrence in the original series, but I really love large parts of this issue. A couple of specific items:
1. Madmen- These guys are the perfect example of the sort of fun characters that I’m talking about and proof that this run of Blue Beetle was the last great comic that DC put out before everything became dark and gritty. Look at those colors! I made a custom Super Powers action figure of the lead Madman (Fleeter) and, although quite challenging, it was my most rewarding figure to create.
2. Magpie’s fascination for shiny things: Didn’t this get grafted onto Selina Kyle’s personality at some point, basically becoming the reason why she had to be a thief, that she just couldn’t resist stealing the pretty things?
3. The double shot of Marine Marauder and Mentalla is definitely a highlight of this issue. The color schemes and art for these two are quite stunning. On a side note, I’m impressed that neither of you defaulted to Outsider hate when covering MM. Maybe you have matured.
4. I learned something from you today!! This issue’s entry for Metallo is really the only contact I’ve had with this version of John Corbin. Therefore, I had always assumed that the art was a depiction of how he really looked, half human looking and half robot. I’ve never been capable of investing in John Byrne’s run on Superman. If he isn’t helping Jimmy Olson not be a giant turtle man or fighting the menace of sixteen different varieties of Kryptonite alongside half a dozen animals from his home planet, why would you read a Superman story? Seriously, though, I like Byrne and I like Superman, I just have never been able to overcome that this isn’t the Supes I grew up with.
5. Like everything Booster Gold, I love Mindancer. Jurgen’s ability to craft a villian’s appearance always makes me happy. I’m surprised that neither of you brought up the big reveal for this character, though. Despite all of Shag’s comments about this character’s hotness, don’t we discover that under the mask that she is actually skeleton faced, or in some other way horribly disfigured? I remember that being a huge surprise to me when it was revealed.
6. Shag is right (I know, I know, Shag. We can stop right there.) that Mr. 104 does look very much like a Legion villain. Flipping through the book, that was my first thought as well.
7. New Atlantis: I must have blocked this out, but I have no memory of Power Girl showing up in Warlord (even though the back cover proves that to be true). I remember that these were dark days for Kara, almost as bad as the post crisis was to Donna Troy, but I did not know that she ever appeared in the Warlord books. I might have to look into those appearances.
8. Olympian Gods: George Perez makes characters that I couldn’t care less about much more palatable. And, yes, Aphrodite is hot in this picture.
9. The Outsiders: I have the entirety of the run of these characters from the 80’s and filing them is next to impossible because of the number of times the title shifts from “Outsiders” to “Batman and the Outsiders” to “Adventures of the Outsiders”. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was an “Adventures of Batman and the Outsiders” at some point. They seemed to be very fond of trotting Batman out whenever sales dipped.
Side note: I miss the days when DC felt they had to limit Batman’s appearances based off of what a normal human being could realistically do. In order for him to start “Batman and the Outsiders”, he had to quit the JLA. When he rejoined the League, he dropped out of the Outsiders. There was no thought of giving him 15 different titles like he has today.
Side, Side Note: I don’t think Atomic Knight was ever really a member of the team. I remember he appeared in a number of issues (I blocked most of that out because if you are not riding on the back of a Giant Dalmatian drawn by Murphy Anderson [God rest his soul], are you really an Atomic Knight?) but I don’t think he was ever offered or accepted membership on the team.
10. My Wonder Woman will always come from Paradise Island. In my DC Universe, there is no such thing as Themyscira.
11. Wow, we again got through an Outsiders entry without an overabundance of loathing. I also love me some themed villain teams like the People’s Heroes.
12. I have very fond memories of the Protector. I, like every other comic book nerd who was handed one of the anti drug issues in the 80’s, wondered who the heck this kid was and what had happened to Robin, but as I read the issues, with their objectivist morality that spoke to my young soul, I looked past the cognitive dissonance that everyone thought of this newby as the leader of the Titans and began to be won over by the Protector’s single minded determination. As a matter of fact, when I played super heroes in my back yard as a younger kid, the costume I envisioned myself wearing was patterned after Jason Hart’s, and my backstory was similar to his. I led a super hero group called “The Drug Busters” and we fought against the evil pushers that populated my very white, middle class suburban neighborhood. I feel it really important to say at this point that, despite everything I just wrote, I still somehow wound up married to a wonderful woman who lets me occasionally touch her in romantic ways.
Back to the point, however. As much as I loved the Protector, they really should have redrawn Robin to be Jericho and then everyone would have been happy.
And, on that note, I will sign off until next time!
H) I first saw Mr. Bones in the promotional comiczine DC Focus, in a panel from a Millennium issue, smoking a cigarette and saying something like “Push that button, pull that lever, who the hell wants to live forever?” How could I not like him? He’s also proto-Spawn by way of the Black Terror, which is teenage boy cool. I dug him in Chase, where D.C. Johnson still wrote his dialogue in rhyme, but a more subtle form than the doggerel he was known for. I recall the writer being a bit put out that other scripters of Director Bones missed that when they continued his storylines without his input. I wonder how he feels about Supergirl’s use of the D.E.O., and whether he gets a check anything like Gerry Conway’s, given the less generous and more contract savvy times Chase was created in? Also, for the record, Mr. Bones is African-American, just like Spawn.
I) I have very little experience with or interest in Mr. 104, but the drawing is amusing. If you asked if I liked Mon-El, I’d say yes, but I’d struggle to explain if you asked me why. Probably because he was a Daxamite touted as more powerful than Superman at a time that was rare, although he still got his blue trunks handed to him in Eclipso: The Darkness Within. Moonbow has an alright name and look, but I don’t see her as a Green Arrow foe just because they have an m.o. in common. Give her to a different street level vigilante, and not a freakin’ Nuclear Man. I like the boldness of Muse’s costume. I have some of those later Warlord issues with Power Girl and New Atlantis, but I’m not sure I ever stayed awake all the way through reading one. George Perez’s fidelity to the Olympian Gods was a buzzkill, because he was so into the mythology that it got in the way of telling good Wonder Woman stories.
J) This is not a good drawing of the Outsiders, and their expanded line-up halves any reasonable argument for their continued existence. As little as I care about Halo to begin with, giving her an all-contrast/no-color costume manages to make her even less appealing. Don’t make fun of Overthrow… to his face, as SDCP needs the billings since they lost Lucky Strike. I don’t see how Perez did Wonder Woman any favors by forcing everyone to try and pronounce Themyscira when Paradise Island worked fine. “Robin, to the Lemuel Schibi Memorial Underground Cave Network!” K.I.S.S.
K) Speaking of which, it takes a special kind of stupid to turn The Parasite into a near nude large hulking green-skinned menace. The purple guy was one of the first Superman villains I encountered in comics, so I’ll always have a soft spot for him, and it bothers me that other heroes borrowed a lesser version of him away for a number of years there. I’d just assume stick with the Neal Adams look from the ’60s, but if he’s going to be modernized, let’s stay away from the sucky leach/obese Venom take and hew more to Alex Ross’ scaryass screaming-man-in-a-wrinkled-garbage-bag version. Also, this guy never comes up in fan movie talk, but he’s translated to animation better than virtually any other Superman foe, and he has obvious advantages in an Injustice Gang/JLA story as well.
L) So Keith Giffen plotted the Menthor strip in Wally Wood’s T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, in which the psyche of the deceased original bearer resided in the helmet that gave him and his successor their powers. After that book was prematurely canceled due to lawsuits, Keith Giffen worked on the Peacemaker strip from the aborted Blockbuster Weekly, and I think he recycled the premise of a hero’s helmet containing the identity of a dead predecessor, which Paul Kupperberg picked up on when Peacemaker reappeared in Vigilante/Checkmate/solo mini-series.
Kupperberg seemed to share Alan Moore’s reaction to the hard right politics of the original 1960s Gill/Boyette series, as each portrayed the character type as a psycho/sociopathic abomination. Taking a firm political stance while writing mainstream super-hero comics was still novel in the 1980s, but I feel the demonization of right wing ideology by the commonly left wing creatives (at least the working writers) has contributed to the contraction of the industry. “He loved peace so much that he was willing to fight for it” is obviously intended to be a dichotomous statement, and one that would naturally rub hippy peaceniks the wrong way, but super-heroes are an inherently right wing concept that appeals to people of that persuasion. It isn’t fair that a sizeable segment of the comics audience is consistently backhanded by scripters with agendas. In facts, I think DC missed an opportunity to set themselves apart as an alternative to Marvel’s targeting collegiate liberals in the late ’60s by holding fast to their longtime conservative inclinations. Instead of, say, giving Steve Ditko a platform for his objectivism, they had scripter Steve Skeates undermine the artist at every turn until he gave up expressing himself on widely distributed books. By continuously marginalizing right wing readers, they pushed many of them out of comics instead of providing them their own space with characters sympathetic to their philosophies, like Peacemaker.
All this is to say that Peacemaker was unnervingly hardcore in his time, and would have contributed more to DC creatively and economically if his creators’ vision had been upheld rather than ridiculed, making him a nutzo hearing the voice of his Nazi father as he became cannon fodder on Diablo Island in a stunt that failed to save the Eclipso series. Also, brown, white and blue is a surprisingly strong color scheme, and I dig the goofy but practical helmet on a guy who wore a jet pack and was constantly being shot at.
M) I looooove un-American super teams, and to a much lesser degree, regional ones. Comic books are so U.S.-centric that I always perk up for characters in our continuity but from someplace else. The People’s Heroes are flatly colored, one dimensional and painfully obvious Mike W. Barr excretions, but because they’re Russkies and showed up in Suicide Squad, I’m still down with them as recurring villains in the Global Guardians ongoing series I want but will never get. Pravda means “Truth,” by the way. Their new team leader today would be Oligarch, and their costumes would be track suits.
N) The Phantom of the Fair screams “rough trade.” I dig the simplicity and potency of his costume, which would scare me a lot more than a dude dressed like a bat. He didn’t amount to much as a DC character, but when Dark Horse fetishized him even more and rebranded as the even less ambiguously leather fiending X it worked out reasonably well for them. Boy, the Tea Party would go nuts for an X movie. It would make The Dark Knight Rises look Marxist.
O) I liked Mary Wilshire’s art on the Secret Origins story fine, but looking at Power Girl in that static pose, she just isn’t cutting it. Too meek, no personality or passion. Though the actual story was garbage, I never minded Power Girl tying into Arion and ancient Atlantis. Anything is better than her being the Diet Mr. Pibb Xtra on Earth-Only-Stocks-Coke-Products when we all know Supergirl is a true Pepper. I prefer Anj’s ancestor-to-Andromeda Daxamite alternative though, and I have another under my hat.
P) You know those three packs of comics they used to sell at grocery and toy stores? Well, there was a little thrift store in Pasadena when I was growing up that made their own, and that’s how I got two of the three Titans drug comics (I’m not sure I knew of a third until you guys brought it up.) Perhaps not objectively in hindsight, but as a kid I preferred Protector’s look to Robin’s. Today, he looks like an NPC from the Champions RPG, but I like him for the nostalgia and old school aesthetic, if not for the drug drama (what is his stance on medicinal marijuana, is what I’m asking?)
Q) That is one awkward Question profile, and the recycled Shiva does not help. Those high waisted pants and the boxy midsection make Vic Sage look more like The Penguin. I always wondered if O’Neil ever intended to tie Vic to Mr. Szasz? Anyway, though I’ve never sat down and read the full run of this volume, the out-of-sequence and years apart portions I have read were the best material Denny O’Neil and probably Denys Cowan ever produced.
R) Qurac rocks, and got tons of usage in late ’80s DC comics. They’ve killed everybody in Qurac and Bialya at various points, but they keep coming back because you need fake Middle Eastern nations for super-heroes to jack with to address global concerns without ticking anyone specific off.
S) Ugh. Rampage. What was the point of porting the Savage She-Hulk over from Marvel? Has she been killed off yet? Has no one cared enough to bother with killing her off? Just throw her corpse into a pile of massacred z-graders for shock value and we can never speak of her again outside statistics. She can take Peacemaker’s spot.
For those curious, my Who’s Who page is finally online, plus an all-new bonus entry…
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2015/11/27/the-line-it-is-drawn-268-2015-thanksgiving-leftovers/
I also created an additional Who’s Who entry “just because.” Enjoy.
http://xum-yukinori.blogspot.com/2015/11/unapologetic-zaree.html
That makes 12 entries, 15 pages total. Almost halfway to creating one volume…
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Weekly Wrasslin' Wroundup (year To Date)
Mon, 01/18/2016 - 14:03 — Bryan Lambert
I know the Weekly Wrasslin' Wroundup is supposed to be weekly, but with NXT doing year-end wrapup two weeks ago and the main roster being a goddamned mess, I couldn't do it. But now I sort of can.
WWE MAIN ROSTER:
I have no idea what they're doing. Well, that's not true. I know what they're doing. They're panicking and changing shit on the fly because of injuries. Most importantly, John Cena's shoulder injury that will keep him out of Wrestlemania. But that's on top of Cesaro's injury (shoulder), Seth Rollins (knee), Sasha Banks (knee), Paige (concussion), Sin Cara (shoulder), Randy Orton (shoulder), Nikki Bella (something), and depending on who you believe, Barrett and/or Rusev.
So they've got Ambrose feuding with Owens for the Intercontinental title, leading to a Last Man Standing match at the Rumble. That's fine. That makes sense. Roman Reigns will be defending the belt in the Rumble match itself, which is weird and messy and maybe an awful idea if he's gonna win it because him singlehandedly dominating last year's Royal Rumble made everyone hate him.
The US Title was won by Kalisto on Raw and lost back to Del Rio on Smackdown with minor Barrett interference because no really the League of Nations is totally still a thing even though any two of the four guys may be MIA at any time. A Rumble rematch would make sense, and Kalisto winning the belt back would be great, but the booking is nutso.
The tag situation is a nightmare. Who are the Dudleys feuding with? Who are the Wyatt's feuding with? Who are the champs, the glorious New Day, feuding with? Who knows, because it's different every show. New Day has a thing going with Jericho sort of, but that's all about the Rumble match. Don't even ask about the Wyatts. Their booking makes me miss the clean simplicity of them picking a new antagonist out of a hat on the first Raw after a PPV and then losing to that antagonist at the next PPV after a month of spookytalk.
The Diva's title is a bit of a bright spot, as they finally turned Charlotte heel, have her feuding with Becky Lynch, and most importantly, Becky Lynch is finally starting to get the crowd reactions she deserves. Not as much as she deserves, but more than she was getting. Of course, all of this is presumably becaus Sasha is rehabbing her knee, so it's a bit haphazard, but it's starting to come together.
Everyone else is just flailing. Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Adam Rose, and Curtis Axel are now "The Social Outcasts", a modern-day J.O.B. Squad of losers who join forces to beat other losers. Their Smackdown match was an eight-man tag against Goldust, Jack Swagger, Damien Sandow, and Zack Ryder. At least Adam Rose's gossip show died after three installments.
What's Dolph Ziggler doing? Where's Tyler Breeze? Why is Neville poking around in other people's feuds that he has a tangential relationship to from a month or two ago? Flailing and panic behind the scenes is the most likely explanation. Let's hope they get their footing and figure some stuff out once they get through the Rumble.
NXT's back! Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn, and Baron Corbin all want to wrestle for the championship, so they're going to wrestle each other to see who gets to do it!
All the women want to wreslte Bayley for the championship, so they had a sloppy battle royale, and Carmella gets to do it! And Asuka was thrown out due to Eva Marie shenanigans, so maybe Eva Marie will get her head kicked in.
Tommaso Ciampa may be getting a singles push. And Dash and Dawson had their obligatory "beat The Ascension to cement themselves as serious" match, which still works in Full Sail, the only place anyone ever liked The Ascension. They'd better be setting up Jordan and Gable as the next contenders, but I have a feeling Cass and Enzo are going to get another shot and get the belts before Jordan and Gable have their turn.
See? Clean, simple stories about people wanting to wrestle each other. It's not that difficult.
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1s. Ledbury – Over coral seas and sandy deserts (a ‘Walks for Health’ leaflet)
Ledbury ‘Walks For Health’
Exercise your body and your mind on a healthy walk from the centre of Ledbury out into the surrounding countryside. The walk will help towards your daily exercise routine. At the same time think about how the landscape has come to look as it does, because of the rocks on which it is built, or those found in the surrounding area.
To appreciate the geological setting of Ledbury you need to imagine this piece of the Earth’s crust about 425 million years ago. You would have been in a warm, tropical sea about 30 degrees south of the Equator. To the east was continent; to the west was a deep ocean and in a broad zone just east of the Welsh Border was the continental shelf, which supported the growth of reefs not unlike the Great Barrier Reef of Australia today. The reefs and sea floor sediments of the day became consolidated into limestone rock. This limestone rock together with other younger rocks are explored along the trail.
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2s. ‘Uncovered’ Chase End Hill - Geology and Landscape Trail
Chase End Hill ‘Uncovered’
This trail follows a route over Chase End Hill, the southernmost outcrop of the Malvern Hills, into the valley at Whiteleaved Oak and on to towards the village of Bromsberrow. Along the way you will visit an old quarry in the metamorphic rocks of the Malverns Complex and enjoy stunning views all around from the top of Chase End Hill. The Whiteleaved Oak Shale and Bronsil Shale have been baked by igneous intrusions which are seen in a small secluded old quarry, and rocks derived from erosion of the mountains which are now the Malvern Hills are seen beside the road to Bromsberrow. A sunken lane demonstrates desert sandstones, before returning to the start over beautiful parkland.
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3s. ‘Uncovered’ May Hill – – Geology and Landscape Trail
May Hill Geology and Landscape Trail
May Hill is one of the most easily recognised landmarks of Gloucestershire and with its distinctive crown of trees on the summit, can be seen for many miles around. From the summit of the hill, twelve counties can be seen (on a clear day) and the geology and landscape of these surrounding counties is extremely varied.
This guide describes the geology and landscape of May Hill and the views of the surrounding area from the Cotswolds to the Black Mountains, and the Malvern Hills to the Forest of Dean. It also explains the diversity of flora and fauna found on the hill.
4s. ‘Uncovered’ Huntley, Longhope & Hobb’s Ridge — Geology and Landscape Trail
Huntley & Longhope ‘Uncovered’
This trail starts in the Huntley Quarry Geology Reserve, and extends out into the surrounding area to look at other sections in the Silurian sequence. These include an exposure of conglomerates from the May Hill Sandstone, a faulted block of Woolhope Limestone, and a very impressive series of ‘ballstone’ reefs in the Wenlock Limestone at Hobb’s Quarry Site of Special Scientific Interest.
5s. Huntley Quarry Reserve Guide
Huntley Quarry Guide
The Huntley Quarry Geological Reserve and its surrounding woodland is owned and managed by Gloucestershire Geology Trust. The reserve guide explains the unique geology demonstrated in a series of exposures, and how the Blaisdon Fault, which runs through the centre of the reserve, has affected the structure of the rocks. It describes the environments in which these rocks formed, the major earth movements they have been subjected to, the research carried out to determine the age of the rocks, and the ecology and biodiversity of the area.
6s. Hobbs Quarry
7s. Gloucester in Stone
Gloucester in Stone
Gloucester in Stone explores the fascinating range of building stones that that make up the urban fabric of central Gloucester. The guide looks at the variety of local and imported stone used, why some stones are more popular than others, and how the use of building materials has changed over time.
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8s. ‘Uncovered’ Robinswood Hill - Geology and Landscape Trail
Robinswood Hill is an outlier of the Cotswolds, now a country park, owned and managed by Gloucester City Council. The main quarry on the hill provides the best inland section of Early Jurassic clay and siltstones and was once used to supply raw material for Gloucester brickworks. The many springs that emanate from the hill supplied the first running water to the city of Gloucester.
9s. ‘Uncovered’ Wainlode Cliff & Sandhurst Hill – Geology and Landscape Trail
‘Uncovered’ Wainlode Cliff & Sandhurst Hill
Wainlode Cliff is one of the classic sections in the Triassic-Jurassic sequence in Gloucestershire. It displays part of a thick sequence of mudstones, cut through by gypsum veins and capped by Early Jurassic limestones.
Crossing over Sandhurst Hill you will see gravels deposited by water from a melting glacier and can enjoy views of the River Severn below you, and the Malvern Hills in the distance. Returning along the river bank you pass over alluvial floodplains and remnants of earler river courses.
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GDI Awarded New Long Term Contract Valued at QR1.275 Billion for Offshore Jack-up Drilling Rig Services by QP
HomeGDI Awarded New Long Term Contract Valued at QR1.275 Billion for Offshore Jack-up Drilling Rig Services by QP
Gulf Drilling International Ltd. Q.S.C. (GDI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf International Services (GIS), announced that it has been awarded new contracts by Qatar Petroleum for the provision of offshore drilling rig services. This new rig named “Dukhan” will be delivered from Keppel Fels Shipyard in Singapore and should start work for QP in offshore Qatar during the 4th quarter of this year. The contract term is five years and valued at QR 1.275 Billion.
This rig was custom built for GDI with features that enable it to work anywhere in Qatar. It is a high specification hi-tech rig and accommodates 150 people. The features include a 15,000 psi choke system for well control and can drill wells through 30000ft. and a cantilever that can skid out 75 feet from the edge of the hull to drill wells. Off-line stand building and 7,500 psi mud pumps are another feature that is favored by clients.
Ibrahim J. Al Othman, Chief Executive Officer of GDI, said: “GDI recognizes the value of the partnership and support it receives from Qatar Petroleum. Working with QP has granted us the chance to develop our skills, technologies and competencies to be a world-class drilling service company. I would like to take this opportunity, and as always, to express my sincere gratitude and deep appreciation for the support and guidance of H.E. Dr. Mohammad Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and QP Chairman & Managing Director, and I would also like to thank QP’s Operations Directorate for their continued support to GDI”. “We are looking forward to the day when Rig Dukhan is placed into operation as it will greatly enhances GDI’s profitability and long term sustainability” Al-Othman added.
GDI have always maintained highest performance and safety standards through the quality of asset and equipment it provides and high competency of crew and staff that operate in a team work environment. Hence, recruitment and training of crew starts well ahead of contract start date to ensure safe and sound operation start-up.
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Parsekar firm on bypass for Kiranpani bridge
MAPUSA: The bridge linking Kiranpani in Goa to Aronda in Maharashtra is almost complete after 6 long years, however, local MLA and Health Minister, Mr Laxmikant Parsekar, is firm that the bridge should have a suitable bypass to facilitate movement of traffic and till then there are indications that the bridge may not be fully thrown open to the traffic.
When Mr Parsekar was in the opposition he had been consistently raising this issue that a bypass was the need of the hour for the Kiranpani bridge as once thrown open there would be heavy vehicular flow along this bridge but the then PWD minister Mr Churchill Alemao paid no heed to this request and this has led to Mr Parsekar to first go ahead and seek a bypass road rather than throwing the bridge open to the public.
“It is but obvious that the bridge once thrown open to people would result in increased vehicular traffic and our present road is in no position to cope with this traffic and this will result in accidents. Therefore, I feel that a bypass should first come up to divert the traffic and only then we can think of throwing open the bridge,” he said.
Though the bridge has been built entirely by the Maharashtra government, the approach road on the Goa side had to be worked out by the Goa government.
It has taken 6 long years for this 300-metre bridge to be built. But, unfortunately as the Pernem taluka has always remained neglected, even efforts were not made to have a bypass for this bridge which has now resulted in a situation that although the bridge is ready it cannot be thrown open for traffic. On the other hand, people are complaining that the ferry breaks down quite often.
Mr Parsekar not only feels that there should be bypass in Mandrem, but there should even be one passing through Siolim and upto Mapusa as this bridge would be short cut to neigbouring Maharashtra and vehicles would greatly increase. [NT]
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Jedediah Morfit’s Deceptive Bas-Relief Sculptures
by Andy SmithPosted on October 13, 2017
New Jersey-based sculptor Jedediah Morfit uses a bas-relief process that resembles ancient techniques, yet implement modern materials like urethane plastic. These flattened sculptures appear as both two- and three-dimensional. In a statement, the artist explains his influences:
“My work explores, updates, and subverts the history of figurative and decorative sculpture to better reflect contemporary experience,” the artist says. “While the detailed rendering, flat colors, and polished surfaced may reference the aesthetics of architectural plaster, Wedgwood pottery, gutta-percha cameos, or marble busts, the content is decidedly less genteel. In my sculpture, these cultural signifiers of wealth and good taste are infiltrated by images of cartoon violence, frenzied consumption, and clenched anxiety. This contradictory territory; where beautiful images and carefully constructed surfaces conceal desperate realities, is central to in world I inhabit, and (in response) reflected in what I create.”
The artist has had solo exhibitions at Philadelphia’s Paradigm Gallery, Pixilated Gallery in Baltimore, and other spots across the U.S.
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International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship
Criminal Investigative Failures
Author: D. Kim Rossmo;
What causes competent and dedicated investigators to make avoidable mistakes, jeopardizing the successful resolution of their cases? Authored by a 21-year police veteran and university research professor, Criminal Investigative Failures comprehensively defines and discusses the causes and problems most common to failed investigations. More importantly, it outlines realistic strategies for avoiding investigative pitfalls. Illuminated with case studies, this practical resource examines three main reasons for investigative failure: * Cognitive biases, such as tunnel vision, that lead to mistakes in reasoning * Organizational traps, such as groupthink, that investigators fall prey to within their agencies * Probability errors, such as the prosecutor’s fallacy, in forensic science and criminal profiling Authoritative contributors from a variety of disciplines elaborate on the aforementioned core points with commentary and case studies of well-known crimes. Written in a quick-to-grasp style, this useful text provides practical advice for avoiding investigative failures. It is an invaluable reference for investigators looking to prevent future failures of justice and find the truth.
D. Kim Rossmo (Ed.) (2008) Criminal Investigative Failures. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC.
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An Inventory of Bad Decisions in Your Book--And Wh...
How Do You Know When to Stop Expanding and Start R...
Strictly Accurate Memoir? True-Life Novel? How C...
Ten Things I've Learned by Finishing My Novel
An Inventory of Bad Decisions in Your Book--And Why Bad Decisions Make the Best Stories
A student in my classes complained about her writer's block. She'd started her book with a bang, writing four chapters that just flowed out. Then, she hit chapter 5. Stuck. Nothing happened--either on the page or with the pen.
Remembering a friend's motto, "bad decision make the best stories," I suggested this writer inventory the bad decisions in her chapters.
How Do You Know When to Stop Expanding and Start Revising?
The relationship of writer to book-in-progress reminds me of a marriage. As opposed to a date.
Poems, articles, columns, and short stories are all creative commitments, sure. But even if they linger unfinished for a while, they are short relationships compared to 350 pages of manuscript.
With a book, you regularly re-evaluate your progress, your purpose, and your plans. You recommit again and again. Not unlike the work it takes to make a marriage work.
Many of my students weary of this. Is it ever done? they ask. When is enough, enough?
Strictly Accurate Memoir? True-Life Novel? How Close to the Line Do You Ride?
Camilla, a writer in my New York classes many years ago, completed a memoir about her family in Italy during World War II. I remember it as a rich and interesting tale, full of great descriptions and intriguing characters. I also remember the dilemma she faced when she began sending it out into the world.
She wrote me, "I have been struggling with pinning down the genre, as memoirs are rarely taken if the person isn't famous. Although calling it a novel seems untruthful. In truth it is a bit of a hybrid, with scenes and dialogue created around facts, and my part of the story is 99 percent factual. I spoke with a published author who was very lovely and suggested I call it historical fiction. Yet is it remote enough in time, being about World War II?
In August, I took a month away from work, phones, and other people's writing to focus on the final edits for my novel. It's been a long, hard, exciting road.
Looking back, I slightly astonished by how naive I was when I began. It's been five years in the making, and I couldn't have done it in any less time. Enthusiasm and determination carried me through the first two years. I hit bottom then, and I was pulled out by taking writing classes and getting together a feedback group. They lasted a year or so. Then I hit bottom again, almost ditched the project.
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Google Drive Free File Sharing
However, larger companies are moving to the cloud thus, the chances of data breaches, bumpy migrations, and compatibility issues are increasing also. iCloud Drive isn’t quite like Google Drive or Dropbox. You can even have everything in your Mac Desktop and Documents folders automatically available in iCloud Drive. First of all upload an MP4 video to your Google Drive account so that you can play it. Password protect your Google drive document to prevent peeping toms from seeing your sensitive information. Best Online Free File Sharing and Storage Tools: SkyDrive vs Google Drive vs iCloud vs Dropbox If you are looking to use cloud tools to share and store your files and folders online for free, you have options of Microsoft SkyDrive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud and Dropbox. Use file sharing and sending service. Once too much bandwidth or too many views have occurred for a file, Google will stop allowing people to load it temporarily. Once you share a folder, every document or file placed in that folder inherits the same sharing privileges. When prompted to confirm the action, select ‘Export’. #3 HighTail. Showcase, share and collaborate on Google Drive files and folders right on your site. Drive is also available as a standalone offering, with Drive Enterprise. Google Drive for Windows is a program which will allow you to access your Google Drive from the Windows Explorer just like a local folder. Google Drive is a cloud storage and backup platform to access files, docs, photos & more, store them in a safe place, and collaborate with other people. Multiple file transfer. The only real problem with sharing links at Google Drive files in general (whether via gdURL or directly from Drive) is that Google limits the amount of traffic to your files. Click on Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive from the sidebar. all in one place. It'll be replaced by the new, more capable app on March 12th, 2018. Interested in storing and accessing important files over the Internet? We show you services with the best features and ones that offer you the best bang for your buck. Google Drive Evernote and Google Drive Integration: A smarter way to work Adding Google Drive files to notes makes. Select the blue Share button in the top-right of the document. Dropbox is a modern workspace designed to reduce busywork-so you can focus on the things that matter. You can also consider Microsoft’s SkyDrive, which allows 25GB storage and files up to 50MB in size. Fast download. Click Share or Share. Google Drive offers users 15 GB of free storage and upgrade options with charging a monthly fee. On a desktop computer, the Drive app takes on a different form—it's a Dropbox competitor, syncing your files to the cloud from a special folder. I created a bookmarklet to automate the process of finding the public links for files and folders. You can use this free online storage space to backup important files, photos and documents. Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. Google Drive is available for iPhone/iPod/iPad via the Apple App Store. The time zone and choosing to show bold when a file has. In this feature, you will learn how to share files with Google Drive. The Google Backup and Sync tool replaces the Google Drive and Google Photos desktop uploader. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google account. If you click on that arrow, a pop up menu appears, which includes the option to see the file in the folder where it resides. We also offer a money back guarantee on all premium plans. It lets you open music files directly from Google Drive or from its own interface. That can include your desktop, your entire documents folder, or other more specific locations. When you share a folder full of big files with someone on a free plan, you’ll quickly max out their storage limits. Making it easy to backup and access your files from anywhere. By keeping your own documents and media files in the cloud, you can reap the same advantages of anywhere-access and sharing. It's not currently possible to edit PDF files in Google Docs, as Google Docs is exclusively designed for file sharing. you can share those files as links through, e-mail, chat, etc. If you’ve already got a Gmail account, you can’t beat the. Group File Sharing. Right click on the file and choose to open it in Google Sheets. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. ” The above action will open the file sharing window. It is however easy to get Google Drive to play mp3 files directly on the site without downloading them first to your computer. Folders allow you to organize your files in Google Drive. It comes built-in with Windows 10 and offers similar features to Dropbox for file storage and sharing and similar to Google Drive for Microsoft Office file sharing and collaboration. Open Google Drive, then open the file you want to share. Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service created by Google. Turns out, Google Docs is a fairly sophisticated way to organize recipes!. Google Drive: Access and organize your files Use Google Drive to store and access your files, folders, and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides anywhere. File Sharing: With any cloud storage, data sharing is an essential element and let us come to know how it is done with Google Drive and with Dropbox. The biggest thing to ask yourself is if you want to keep local backups of your files. Room to grow. According to Google, the files you add to your Google Drive app or folder are. Free cloud storage [Video]. Google Drive is a safe place for all your files. File upload progressor. That is some pretty powerful collaboration, but now that Google Docs is also Google Drive, it gets complicated. Currently (AFAIK), the only way someone can upload a file to you, is to have a Google Drive (that is to say, a Google account) of his own, and have you share a folder with him, allowing him to edit folder contents. For OneDrive for Business to Google Dirve files: OneDrive for Business to Google Dirve files. 15+ Excellent Free Large File Sharing Tools to Securely Send and Share Large Files Online Most of those large file sharing tools are easy to access and quick as compared to traditional ways also. Initial Setup 1. Sign up for Google Drive. Store photos and docs online. It is a wonderful platform to share almost files of 30 types like powerpoint presentation, spreadsheet, word document. The deal could. Each file that you upload can be up to 10 GB. Step 4 Hold the shift key and click the bottom file in the iCloud Drive folder. Such as creating folder, document, presentation, spreadsheet, form and drawing. Visit http://t. You can store your documents, photos, music, videos, etc. You can share these files from your PC it self or from Google Drive online account or from your mobile. HELPFUL HINT: I have found that Google Chrome is the best web browser to use with Google Drive. Jump to 100GB for $19. Google Drive offers you 15GB storage that is free in charge. Try Audible and Get Two Free Audiobooks. Start by composing a. Can it be done?. Where can I find my photos? If you have photos or videos in a Picasa Web Album, the easiest way to still access, modify and share most of that content is to log in to Google. Your storage includes Drive, Gmail, and original quality images in Google Photos. You can also showcase other file types from your Google Drive including Microsoft Office files and PDFs. Meet Permissions Auditor for Google Drive , a new Google add-on that scans your entire Drive and then generates a comprehensive report revealing who has access to your shared files and what kind of permission they have on the files. Major free cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive allow users to control their file access permissions, and users can easily share our personal files by creating a link. com domains can be seized without any second thought by the evil empire’s minions. I don't have Google drive app and I don't want to install currently. You can share these files from your PC it self or from Google Drive online account or from your mobile. Documents shared publicly can be accessed using their web address (URL) or through a simple search on Google. To gain the features of Google Docs for your Office files, convert them:. If opened locally from the Google Drive folder on a Windows or Mac OS X computer, those files will open in their native applications. It is incredibly easy to use and learn, even for non-tech-savvy folks. HELPFUL HINT: I have found that Google Chrome is the best web browser to use with Google Drive. Finally, click “START” to start Google Backup and Sync service. Can I create a fillable PDF Form, Save that form to Google Drive or Dropbox Then Open it and fill out the form on an tablet WITHOUT any extra Adobe software. This will open the Google Drive sharing dialog. Currently, it works with Google Drive, Dropbox, and Amazon cloud storage. Read on to learn the best way to configure Google Drive for your organization. Files stored in Drive cannot (though you can use the Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides Chrome extension to make basic edits in Chrome to Office files). Perfect for cloud-based word processing. So, by zipping the file a second time, even though Google Drive still shows "all" of the individual files, there is now only one file (myfiles. Google Backup and Sync does not replace the apps, rather the change is the way users. Manage, edit and share your data online with ADrive. Uploading and adding files to Google Drive storage is very simple routine and this can be achieved with straight forward copy-paste or file drag & drop action. This will open the Google Drive sharing dialog. Google Toolbar is only available for Internet Explorer. The latest Tweets from Google Drive (@googledrive). Enable Accessibility Service. One solution for synchronizing files between your Samsung Galaxy tablet and a computer is to use Google Drive. Google offers 25GB for $2. Yes, you can now share large files on Gmail with Google Drive. In this blog post and podcast episode, you will learn 13 Tips to Organize Your Google Drive. Browse, discover, and download 3D objects and scenes. It provide users to store about 15 GB of files in cloud memory for free. Google provides Google Drive and Microsoft provides OneDrive to share and host large files. It’s my (shaky) understanding that “Google Drive File System” is a layer on top of the normal “Google Drive”, so in this respect, the plugin should work fine with your files, but it may not work with team files. Integrations with Google Calendar, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more that directly links with your projects. Thereafter, simply click on ‘File’ menu and choose ‘Download as PDF’ option. Interested in storing and accessing important files over the Internet? We show you services with the best features and ones that offer you the best bang for your buck. If the Google Drive folders just become empty suddenly, you can contact Google Drive Support team to get the missing/deleted files back. Room to grow. File sharing in WhatsApp from Google drive? I have uploaded a pdf file in Google drive from my computer. If performing a Google Drive to OneDrive for Business migration, refer to the Google Drive to OneDrive for Business Migration Guide. At the present, more than 8000 free games are loaded on the website and it has still been in process of building, finishing the contents, so I hope that most of free games could be updated as soon as possible. Our software library provides a free download of Google Drive File Stream 34. You can view & manage these files from your Google™ drive as well. Sustainable marketing is a great way to promote eco-friendly aspects of your company, as long as you get it right It’s natural for a business to use all of its genetic makeup to promote itself and stand out in its market. Upload settings - this allow you to change the way files are uploaded to Drive e. To recover permanently deleted files from Google Drive, you can go to find the items [1] from backups via Backup and Sync, [2] locally existed files via EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, [3] contact Administrator & the official support for help. The Conclusion: Like almost any other cloud storage services, Google Drive also comes with the feature to share files with anyone by generating sharing link (public or private). Get started with Google Drive for free and have all your files within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. Integrations with Google Calendar, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more that directly links with your projects. Finally, this feature removes all entry points for downloading, printing, and copying in not just Google Drive, but also Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides on all platforms. org aims to be the go-to resource for file type- and related software information. Obviously I need to convert all of my Google Docs/Sheets etc files back to Microsoft Office. This service could be for you if you’ve ever needed to share a Google Drive file but are worried about prying eyes looking into its Content, or just want to use your free & bountiful Google Cloud storage as a platform for securely sharing stuff outside Google’s ecosystem. Online File Management Software & Document Repository | Zoho Docs. It is also working as an amazing Google Drive video converter and OneDrive video converter, as it offers a clean way to rip and upload DVD to Google Drive and OneDrive,customizes video parameters such as resolution, frame rate and aspect ratio and accurately estimates the output file size for you to see if it fits your needs. It is a file storage/synchronization service, but it is also an online Microsoft Office competitor. The “Create” button provides the same options. Top cloud storage and file synchronization services Google Drive and Dropbox share several features like some free storage, version history, selective folder syncing, event tracking, and customized sharing permissions. It then asks you to create a folder that you would like to allow your friends to upload files to, and gives you a link to share with them. According to Google, the files you add to your Google Drive app or folder are. When you share from Google Drive, you can control whether people can edit, comment on, or only view the file. At the same time, Google has also included a restrictive function that can prevent specific files from being downloaded. For new Google Sites see these instructions: Insert PDF and Microsoft Word Documents - new Google Sites. We look at 10 online services ranging. Store photos and docs online. How To Uninstall Google Drive Completely From Windows. Learn how to use Google Drive to share Files and Folders. 99 for 100 GB. The best way to find out whether Sync is right for you is to use it - for free! Our starter plan has all of the basic features needed to get started, and never expires (no credit card required). GOOGLE DRIVE (for dummies) DOMINIC CUSHNAN @domcushnan 2. How does the plugin respect Google Drive sharing settings? Google Drive Embedder will show different behavior depending on your document’s type and its sharing settings within Google Drive. 8 hours ago · Describe the image: network drive, QQ mailbox, or Yahoo Docs are free to file distribution tools. Simple solution, use mega. sily share files and folders with others • Set sharing permissions to view, comment, or edit • Quickly access recent files • See file details and activity • Enable viewing of files offline Google accounts get 15GB of storage free, shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. “The File Sharing Act was launched by Chairman Towns in 2009, this act prohibited the use of applications that allowed individuals to share federal information amongst one another. Search for files and folders stored in Google Drive. Google Drive allows users to store any files they want but the cloud hosting service actively prevents users from sharing or distributing copyrighted files. When using Chrome, in Windows 10, if I download something from Google Drive, the downloaded item appears in the bar at the bottom of the browser window, with a downward pointing arrow just to the right of the file name. Whe Docs Editors Help. It allows users to store files in the cloud, share files, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with collaborators. But today I will talk about google drive only. Folders allow you to organize your files in Google Drive. Google Drive allows users to share their drive folders with their friends. We show you the steps and reveal important information concerning the process. If you have (or will have) more than 10 people in your organization, then create Groups in your Google App account that are specifically for file sharing. Google Drive: Access and organize your files Use Google Drive to store and access your files, folders, and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides anywhere. Can I create a fillable PDF Form, Save that form to Google Drive or Dropbox Then Open it and fill out the form on an tablet WITHOUT any extra Adobe software. Making it easy to backup and access your files from anywhere. You can view & manage these files from your Google™ drive as well. OneDrive, integrated tightly with Microsoft Office, offers 5 GB of storage space free of charge. Google Drive offers lots of free and cheap cloud storage to save your files. Step 2: The popup window will show up the list of people who currently have access to your file Step 3: You can now either make the file public on web, or you can share. Right-click inside the Finder window. Online File Management Software & Document Repository | Zoho Docs. Check supported formats. That means, you can store your document file, picture, audio, video or any kinds of file into Google Drive and can read, write or download any file when you want. Each row on spreadsheet represents a file on your Drive. HELPFUL HINT: I have found that Google Chrome is the best web browser to use with Google Drive. 5 ways to share files that are too big to email You can also upload files directly to Google Drive and then share them from there. Find the file on Google Drive that you wish to share, and click it to select it. 5 GB of data. Then click “Google Docs,” which will take you to the editing program. Google Drive offers you the ability to publicly share files or folders stored on your personal cloud space, on the web. File sharing in WhatsApp from Google drive? I have uploaded a pdf file in Google drive from my computer. If you click on that arrow, a pop up menu appears, which includes the option to see the file in the folder where it resides. Click on Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive from the sidebar. It is a wonderful platform to share almost files of 30 types like powerpoint presentation, spreadsheet, word document. 99 per year. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon. We spend countless hours researching various file formats and software that can open, convert, create or otherwise work with those files. With them you can save your files on the web instead of being restricted to a hard disk. The latest Tweets from Google Drive (@googledrive). sily share files and folders with others • Set sharing permissions to view, comment, or edit • Quickly access recent files • See file details and activity • Enable viewing of files offline Google accounts get 15GB of storage free, shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. It currently supports "goo. DropBox is a popular app that provides cloud storage. Again, your security and privacy concerns are well handled here. After that, you need to go to Activity and search the information of the missing file in it. Easy registration. It also connects to Google Photos app which automatically backup all the photos on your mobile devices to your Google account. Google Backup and Sync does not replace the apps, rather the change is the way users. Long tap on the MP4 video and tap ‘Share’. Click any file or folder in your Drive window to select it or select everything by pressing the “Control” or “Command” key at the same time as the “A” key. Google Drive provides 15 GB free online storage where anyone can store or backup any kinds of file. The most you can pay for it is $299. Do you want it to just store them like any other file? Or do. Google Drive. Add More Features With The Google Drive Power-Up. Room to grow. Our guide below will give you some file size examples, plus show you how you can view the sizes of the Audible audiobooks that you own. Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service created by Google. Transfer Files from iCloud Drive to Google Drive via Web. Documents shared publicly can be accessed using their web address (URL) or through a simple search on Google. Cloud Kite is a tool that is filling that void. Obviously I need to convert all of my Google Docs/Sheets etc files back to Microsoft Office. Google Drive allows users to share their drive folders with their friends. The search giant recently released its own cloud storage solution, Google Drive and while the client application is pretty easy to use, only having a shortcut in the desktop to access the offline folder may not be enough. Select Google Drive from the list to upload the. If you're trying to send someone a large file, email messages usually won't cut it. You can also drag and drop a file into the Google Drive window to begin uploading it immediately. Skip navigation Sign in. In the cloud, ZIP files are common as both GMail attachments as well as files stored in Google Drive and other cloud-based storage systems such as Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive. The method is one of the most convenient ways to send large video files for free over the internet. With your Google document open in Google Drive, click File, and choose ‘Email as attachment’. To download all of your files from your Google Drive account to your Mac or PC, start by opening your Google Drive page. The biggest thing to ask yourself is if you want to keep local backups of your files. Obviously I need to convert all of my Google Docs/Sheets etc files back to Microsoft Office. The current maximum free offering (16 gigs) from Dropbox will is on the higher end of the table, and is probably sufficient for most people’s needs. HIPAA compliance is less about technology and more about how technology is used. Syncing files with Google Drive for Windows and Apple Mac users no longer means storing everything from the cloud. It's easy to get started - just upload a file from your desktop. What Is Amazon Photos? What Is Amazon Drive? What Is the Difference between Amazon Photos and Amazon Drive? What Are the Different Amazon Photos Features?. I am sending this to people that don't have Google accounts, so they can't just press the blue Google Drive button I assume. Google Drive is a bit of a weird service. The service was launched on April 24, 2012 and provides 5 GB of free storage. Google Drive offers an embeddable preview of PDF files: these instructions tell you how to embed your Google Drive PDF file in your classic Google Site and a video demonstration below. Finally, this feature removes all entry points for downloading, printing, and copying in not just Google Drive, but also Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides on all platforms. When you work with a file stored on Google Drive, your browser directly interacts with that service. You get 15 GB of storage space for free, which might be more than enough for some individual users. We've rounded up the best cloud storage and file-sharing and file-syncing services to help you decide which are right for you. Beginning with a basic overview of how Google drive works, productivity expert and professional organizer Suzanna Kaye moves on to an exploration of unique features and shares her simple search-based filing system that makes working with Google Drive fast and easy. If you need more file space, Google Drive offers 100GB for $1. Use file sharing and sending service. Batch download PDF files in web app 8. View Photoshop docs, Lightroom photos, Libraries, cloud documents, PDFs, XD prototypes, and mobile creations, even offline. Google Drive is a great way to share your files among different computers and mobile devices. Use BAND to share your favorite memes with friends, or post a restaurant selfie that will make your foodie group jealous. Uploading and adding files to Google Drive storage is very simple routine and this can be achieved with straight forward copy-paste or file drag & drop action. First of all upload an MP4 video to your Google Drive account so that you can play it. Dropbox is a modern workspace designed to reduce busywork-so you can focus on the things that matter. The search giant recently released its own cloud storage solution, Google Drive and while the client application is pretty easy to use, only having a shortcut in the desktop to access the offline folder may not be enough. Method 3: Send large files using. In this way place any folder in Google drive folder, you will see that folder in your online account. Choose also where you would like data to go: Google Drive files can be migrated to SharePoint Online, OneDrive, or a mix of both. Download files from Google Drive and Upload files to Google Drive. If you want to write your resume from scratch or compose any other job search materials on Google Drive, click on “New” in the top left corner of Google Drive. It provide users to store about 15 GB of files in cloud memory for free. While Google doesn't go into the finer. Next topic to Read: How to share files on Google Drive from PC and Mobile. but now offers all of your files in a central place. Both also have desktop and mobile apps with which you can organize files in a folder that syncs with the cloud storage. File sharing and collaboration is a breeze and probably my favorite part about the Drive system. It's easy to get started - just upload a file from your desktop. It comes built-in with Windows 10 and offers similar features to Dropbox for file storage and sharing and similar to Google Drive for Microsoft Office file sharing and collaboration. ADrive provides online cloud storage and backup solutions for personal, business and enterprise-level data. Sharing permissions are handled on Google's end meaning we don't know who you want to share the file with. Google Drive Settings. Poly lets you quickly find 3D objects and scenes for use in your apps, and it was built from the ground up with AR and VR development in mind. ” The above action will open the file sharing window. The files I'm trying to download are here. Whenever you share a file from your Google Drive, you can let others view and even edit that same file. Compared with other cloud storage server, the free storage space of Google Drive is very large. Integrations with Google Calendar, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more that directly links with your projects. You can still access your contents in Google Drive, Google Photos, and Gmail. And also, it offers unlimited storage space to the users who have register an account for work. Create new libraries from your camera roll and Adobe Stock. all in one place. I would prefer Google Drive for online file sharing and data management because of its endless cloud storage and ease of use. Sharing permissions are handled on Google's end meaning we don't know who you want to share the file with. The file is deleted by its owner. Visit http://t. Most email services have a small file size limit, so you'll need to look at other options for sending a large. Just login to odrive using your Google account. Mapping a drive will allow you to directly edit & save Cloud files, attach files to an Outlook email, or save an attachment to the cloud drive. Google Drive Evernote and Google Drive Integration: A smarter way to work Adding Google Drive files to notes makes. Dropbox is a Freemium service: you can start start for free (2GB) and then upgrade for more space and security features. When the upload finishes, go back to Google Drive, find your Excel file, right-click it and choose ‘Open with Google Sheets’. Step 1: Go on to Google Drive and right click the file that you want to share. Users can upload and store other file formats like Microsoft Word *. How to Share Large Files on Google Drive. A consistent user-experience. Get started with Google Drive for free and have all your files within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. And the files you upload can be really large: Google Drive supports the upload of files up to 10 GB. This is the most common migration scenario for Google Drive migrations. Google Drive and OneDrive give you the most storage space for free. Google Drive: Free Cloud Storage for Personal Use. Google Toolbar is only available for Internet Explorer. Google Drive is a safe place for all your files and puts them within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. Then, in the future days, Google Drive auto sync will backup files between certain folder on local PC and Google Drive Computers tab. Sign in - Google Accounts. File sharing in WhatsApp from Google drive? I have uploaded a pdf file in Google drive from my computer. See why I think Google Docs is the Perfect recipe organizer! I hadn't heard of many people using Google Docs for organizing recipes before, but I knew that Google Docs would serve my purpose well -- from a practical standpoint. Do more with OneDrive and Office 365. Your first 15 GB of storage are free with a Google account. It is a wonderful platform to share almost files of 30 types like powerpoint presentation, spreadsheet, word document. How Well Does the Pixel 4’s Voice Recognition Work? I pit Google’s new Recorder app against an artificial intelligence transcribing system. This works the same as if you had chosen "Share with a link" from within the Google Drive. We will share personal information outside of Google if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to: Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request. We use standard Google Drive sharing functionality when you decide to share the file, and standard Google Drive authentication, authorization mechanisms for access control. Free file hosting without waiting and captcha. Google Drive icon) at the bottom besides the “Send” button. File Sharing: With any cloud storage, data sharing is an essential element and let us come to know how it is done with Google Drive and with Dropbox. Files stored in Dropbox can be accessed from any device at anytime (assuming. Batch download PDF files in web app 8. If you’re keeping files safe in Backblaze whilst sharing docs via Dropbox, or collaborating with colleagues in Google Drive while keeping track of work files with Box, you’ll know how it feels to juggle multiple storage accounts; searching through different logins to find a lost file, and never being quite sure which accounts are up to date. It is a file storage/synchronization service, but it is also an online Microsoft Office competitor. Check it out. Find your files on any device or computer using Google Drive, and see your photos in Google Photos. All your files in Drive – like your videos, photos, and documents – are backed up safely so you can’t lose them. You can share folders to sub-users, subgroups, contact groups, standalone DriveHQ members or even non-DriveHQ users. Everything in one place. An important use of Google Drive is, it has a file sharing feature which lets you share any files and folders with anyone. The Google Backup and Sync tool replaces the Google Drive and Google Photos desktop uploader. Whe Docs Editors Help. First of all upload an MP4 video to your Google Drive account so that you can play it. Sign up for Google Drive. Dropbox is a Freemium service: you can start start for free (2GB) and then upgrade for more space and security features. It combines chat, docs, task lists, and spreadsheets in one app — making collaboration fast and easy. Sharing on Dropbox is limited to just the download link for access to the file. Settings - this takes you to another page. While you can share any file stored on your Google Drive, it's important to note that you can only use the collaboration features for files created within your Drive. When you share from Google Drive, you can control whether people can edit, comment on, or only view the file. Can it be done?. G Suite's Business and Enterprise editions provide flexible storage options so you will always have enough space for your files. Select the blue Share button in the top-right of the document. When it finishes uploading, the file will be in Google Docs format instead of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel. You can store your documents, photos, music, videos, etc. Files stored in Drive cannot (though you can use the Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides Chrome extension to make basic edits in Chrome to Office files). It is incredibly easy to use and learn, even for non-tech-savvy folks. Check supported formats. Visit http://t. Google Drive allows users to share their drive folders with their friends. Upload settings - this allow you to change the way files are uploaded to Drive e. Open Finder from your Mac's dock. Find your files on any device or computer using Google Drive, and see your photos in Google Photos.
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Академическое издательство «Гео»
Keywords: underwater marine landscapes, monitoring, IKONOS-2, digital elevation model, interpretation, clustering of pixels.
GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, 2017, № 2, p. 190-198
Use of remotely sensed data in mapping underwater landscapes of Srednyaya Bay (Peter the Great Gulf, Sea of Japan)
V.V. Zharikov*, K.Yu. Bazarov*,**, E.G. Egidarev*
*Pacific Geographical Institute, FEB RAS, ul. Radio, 7, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia,
zhar@tig.dvo.ru, kbazarov@mail.ru, egidarev@yandex.ru
**Far Eastern Federal University, Ajax, 10, Russkii Isl., Vladivostok, 690922, Russia
We examine the selection criteria for satellite images and methods of processing them in the process of mapping underwater landscapes using remotely sensed data, discuss the interpretation principles and algorithms as well as some issues related to the support of observations with field material. It is shown that a detailed landscape mapping of maritime shallow waters by methods of visual and automated interpretation requires multispectral superhigh spatial resolution images. Results of investigations made on underwater profiles by using lightweight diving outfits were employed to describe seven types of underwater landscapes, and echo sounder measurements were used in constructing the digital elevation model for the bottom of Srednyaya Bay. It is established that the regions for which it was possible to carry out a reliable interpretation of data from the IKONOS-2 spacecraft are in the range of depths between 0 and 10 m and make up about three-fourths of the area of the bay bottom. Ten facies were identified and put on the map, for each of which we determined the area, the range of depths and the mean depth of propagation. Remotely sensed data were used to assess the contribution (in the spatial structure of the geosystem) of algal vegetation on the littoral; the eelgrass fields were ranked according to the degree of projective cover. As a result of a clustering according to the similarity of spectral attributes, we identified ten groups of pixels of the image analyzed. An analysis is made of the agreement between the distribution of facies identified by expert interpretation and results of an automated classification of pixels, and the contours of landscape units were updated. The conclusion is drawn regarding integration of the computer-aided and visual approaches to interpretation of remotely sensed data for marine shallow waters leading to a “hybrid” express method of mapping landscapes of marine shallow waters.
DOI: 10.21782/GiPR0206-1619-2017-2(190-198)
Адрес редакции: 664033, Иркутск, ул. Улан-Баторская, 1, (3952)42-64-35, e-mail: geogrjournal@irigs.irk.ru
www.izdatgeo.ru
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Just A Car
It’s becoming more and more common for Jody and I to find ourselves helping clients and family members figure out how to say goodbye to homes they’ve loved: how to downsize, let go of things, and move on. We’ve had to do it too, in many different forms, and I was recently reminded how hard that decision can be. Sometimes a thing is not just a thing.
This time around, it was my car I had to part with. My Honda CR-V that I had owned, maintained, and loved for 13 of its 14 years needed $4,500 of repairs, and we couldn’t justify that expense. The fact that it seemed destined to end up junked as parts is what wrenched my heart.
I bought it in 2005, tired of being stranded by my 9-year-old Saturn sedan, and tired of hauling around my two big dogs on cloth seats that soaked up every molecule of wet dog smell. I bought the Honda SUV for reliability, safety, and space, but the dogs disagreed with my plan for keeping them in the cargo area. They were used to lounging on the seats and hanging their heads out the window, and that’s just how it was going to be. I bought a seat cover.
Ali with a friend’s dog the day the Honda arrived, August 2005 © Jane Hunter
Georgia excited to see the world © Allyson Scott
The first real road test for my new car was a weekend trip to the family cottage with my dogs, my cat, and my mom. Finally, there was plenty of space for everything we had to take…and I didn’t panic about those wet dogs on the way home!
Mom enjoying a lazy cottage weekend with her granddogs © Allyson Scott
Mom with a very damp Georgia and Ebony © Allyson Scott
Less than six weeks later, I was driving down a one-way street with cars parked on the right side, and a guy lurched out of his parking space and right into the side of my CR-V as I drove past. I’ll never forget the sound of the corner of his car crunching into my front quarter panel, and the screech as it dragged all down the side of my car until I could come to a stop. Two seconds, and $6,000 in damage from a driver with a suspended license and no insurance. My insurance covered it, but I had to go to court – thank God I wrote down his license plate before he took off!
The Honda post-accident, October 2005 Allyson Scott
I decided to make lemonade out of lemons, and called my good friend and fellow photographer Kathleen Finlay. I was working as a senior photo editor at a stock agency but was not yet a contributor myself, so I wanted someone to make photographic use of this misfortune. Kathleen and her husband Dave came over, and we set up a little fender bender photo shoot for Masterfile that made a few sales for Kathleen over the years. Lemonade!
The next time my car was featured in some images with Masterfile, they had my own byline. I was actually working three jobs at the time: my full-time day job as a photo editor, my full-time second job as a building superintendent (to earn money for digital camera gear and computer equipment), and my part-time job doing freelance photography and trying to grow my stock portfolio. The first rules of stock photography were to shoot what you know and use what you have, so I hired a friend and did a shoot using my car and my dogs!
An early stock experiment with James and Georgia © Allyson Scott
James with Georgia and Ebony © Allyson Scott
My car also figured prominently in job #2, which I sort of fell into unexpectedly. The position of superintendent of the building I lived in was presented to me as some light cleaning, picking up rent cheques, co-ordinating repair work when needed, showing rental units, and so on.
The reality was handling near-constant crises for sixty tenants at the building 24/7, due to lack of proper maintenance, a reluctance on the owners’ part to use skilled tradespeople (why not save money and hire a bartender to install a new bathtub?), and the owners’ insistence on renting to questionable tenants. It was common for tenants to skip out and leave their units filled with belongings and revolting things I had to remove. Sometimes on the first of the month I’d have multiple units turning over, with just a day, or only hours, to deal with one or more places looking like this:
An abandoned apartment with new tenants waiting to move in © Allyson Scott
The lack of maintenance also resulted in a few serious incidents, such as the night some tenants were woken by their wet bedroom ceiling, filled with mildewed insulation, landing on them as they slept.
Apartment damage after ceiling collapse © Allyson Scott
I had expected the SUV to come in handy for trips to the dump and to Home Depot, but I never anticipated the role it would play in handling yet another shocking apartment discovery:
Full saltwater aquarium abandoned by tenants © Allyson Scott
The tenants did a midnight run to Alberta, leaving behind everything that didn’t fit in their car. In addition to furniture, clothes, food, and belongings, I found a saltwater aquarium filled with live corals, anemone, and fish. I knew precisely nothing about aquariums, but luckily someone at my office did. His girlfriend had always wanted one, and said she would be more than happy to take it off my hands. Meanwhile, the new tenants had to move in with a 200 pound aquarium sitting in their bedroom until I could successfully transport the contents without killing them! I packed the cargo area of my trusty CR-V with multiple coolers full of aquarium water, coral, and fish, and then loaded in the aquarium itself with the water level lowered to about half (which still took two people to hoist).
I drove to Mississauga with my hazard lights on, careful to make no sudden moves, yet some of the water sloshed over the sides of the aquarium and into my trunk. But everything made it alive, and they thrived for years! As for the Honda…despite hosing out the car and scrubbing the trunk mat, you could still detect a faint seawater smell for about two years if the conditions were just right.
The Honda was there when I finally met the woman I would spend my life with, and helped us make the move to our newly-purchased house.
Jody and the Honda the day we moved in © Allyson Scott
We put my car through many travel tests together, taking our two dogs camping all across Eastern Canada to the tip of PEI, and down through New England to the tip of Cape Cod, and many other places in between. It never let us down.
On our way to do the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton © Allyson Scott
Georgia in the Honda on the road © Allyson Scott
Ebony’s happy face © Allyson Scott
Camping in New England © Allyson Scott
Ebony and Georgia tuckered out on a road trip © Allyson Scott
The car was not only useful for dogs, renovations, and travel, its size also made it easy for Jody to do her years of volunteer deliveries for Meals on Wheels in it. And when we needed to throw a real Christmas tree inside the car, it was no biggie!
Jody delivering meals to seniors © Allyson Scott
Jody and our Christmas tree. © Allyson Scott
When we impulsively decided to add a third dog to our family, I trusted that our gentle giant mastiff Grace would not hurt me, and piled into the cargo area of the car with her to lend comfort on her first ride home.
Grace on the ride home from TAS. © Allyson Scott
Sitting in the trunk with Grace © Allyson Scott
Folding down all the seats provided just enough room for our newly-enlarged family to make trips up to the cottage with crates and beds:
Gracie, Ebony, and Georgia en route to Parry Sound. © Allyson Scott
Dogsitting a fourth dog at the cottage – no problem! © Allyson Scott
There were lots of first trips in the Honda, but also several lasts. Both of our grandmothers rode in that car, and both of them are gone now. Our cats Dallas, Taz, Blackjack, and Buttons all took their final rides to the vet in that car, in traumatically short order. So did Ebony, and so did Georgia, who was too ill to stand on the windowsill with the wind in her ears like she used to.
Georgia © Allyson Scott
Georgia coming home from the vet for the last time © Allyson Scott
Thankfully, it became the dogmobile for new family members, as we added puppies Sydney, and then Riley three years later. I’ve never looked in the side mirror of that car and not seen a face that I loved.
Sydney and Ebony on a cottage trip © Allyson Scott
Jody on an early trip © Allyson Scott
Sydney and Riley (before being moved to the back seat), June 2018 © Allyson Scott
As it was sinking in that my days with my much-loved car were numbered, my neighbour told me their daughter knew a woman who might want to buy my CR-V. She apparently always inquired about it when dropping her daughter off next door, but the neighbours thought I had no interest in selling.
I called their friend now, certain that this was an exercise in futility due to the mechanical issues. To my surprise, she was still interested. She needed a car to shuttle around her dog, and she loved the older CR-V design as much as I did. She was not turned off by the wear and tear of our adventures together. She was also thrilled to have the full service record, and to know the mechanic around the corner had looked after it for nearly 9 years. I told her I thought the car was worth about $4,500 in good repair, but since it needed $4,500 of work, I would give it to her for free if she wanted to fix it up and love it the way I had. And she said she would.
Getting all fixed up for her new home © Allyson Scott
She lives just a few streets away from me. When I drive home, I look to the side and check on my old girl as I go by. The new owner and I have agreed that when she is ready to get rid of the CR-V, she will call me first. I doubt I would ever want my dogmobile back, but you never know.
Sometimes a car is not just a car.
car | change | CR-V | Honda | Jody McDonnell | real estate | realtor | Royal LePage | SUV | Toronto
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
MPLX LP
200 E. HARDIN STREET
FINDLAY OH 45840
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/30/2019 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS LP [ ANDX ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)
Limited Partner Interest 1(1)(2) D(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
Marathon Petroleum Corp
MPLX GP LLC
MPC Investment LLC
FINDLAY OH 45840-3229
MPLX Logistics Holdings LLC
ANDEAVOR LLC
Western Refining, Inc.
Giant Industries, Inc.
Western Refining Southwest, Inc.
TESORO REFINING & MARKETING Co LLC
1. On July 30, 2019 (the "Effective Time"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2019, by and among the Issuer, MPLX LP ("MPLX"), Tesoro Logistics GP, LLC ("TLGP"), MPLX GP LLC (the "General Partner") and MPLX MAX LLC ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of MPLX.
2. At the Effective Time, each common unit representing a limited partner interest in the Issuer was converted into the right to receive common units representing limited partner interests in MPLX at exchange ratios as set forth in the Merger Agreement. At the Effective Time, a limited partner interest in the Issuer which constitutes in the aggregate 100% of the aggregate partnership interest (as defined in Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as amended) of all limited partners in the Issuer was issued to MPLX. Marathon Petroleum Corporation ("MPC") and certain of the other Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the limited partner interest of the Issuer owned by MPLX, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such security except to the extent of each Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
3. This Form 3 is filed jointly by MPC, MPC Investment LLC ("MPCI"), the General Partner, MPLX, MPLX Logistics Holdings LLC ("Logistics"), Andeavor LLC, Western Refining, Inc. ("WRI"), Giant Industries, Inc. ("GII"), Western Refining Southwest, Inc. ("WRSI") and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC ("TRMC"). Tesoro Alaska Company LLC ("TAC") and TLGP are also members of the Reporting Group but, as described below, are filing a separate Form 3 related to same event as this Form 3.
4. Following the Merger, MPCI, the General Partner, Logistics Holdings, WRSI and TLGP beneficially own approximately 63% of the common units representing limited partner interests in MPLX, and the General Partner owns the non-economic general partner interest in MPLX. MPCI, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of MPC, owns all of the membership interests in both the General Partner and Logistics Holdings. The General Partner is the general partner of MPLX. Andeavor LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of MPC. WRI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Andeavor LLC. GII is a wholly owned subsidiary of WRI. WRSI is a wholly owned subsidiary of GII. TRMC and TAC are wholly owned subsidiaries of WRSI. WRSI, TAC and TRMC collectively own all of the membership interests in TLGP. Accordingly, MPCI, the General Partner, Logistics Holdings, Andeavor LLC, WRI, GII, WRSI, TRMC, TAC and TLGP are all direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of MPC.
This Form 3 is the first of two Forms 3 being filed relating to the same event. The Form 3 has been split into two filings because there are more than ten Reporting Persons in the Reporting Group and the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits each Form 3 filing to a maximum of ten Reporting Persons. This Form 3 is jointly filed by MPC, MPCI, the General Partner, Logistics Holdings, MPLX, Andeavor LLC, WRI, GII, WRSI and TRMC.
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農業暨自然資源學院
土壤環境科學系
標題: 探討Deinococcus ficus 基因群組 imuB-dnaE2 參與細胞突變之DNA修復機制及羽毛降解菌株之改良
Mechanism on the gene cassette imuB-dnaE2 mediated cell mutation and DNA repair in Deinococcus ficus and creation of superior feather degrading mutant
作者: 曾宥綋
Zeng, You-Hong
關鍵字: Deinococcus ficus
菩提奇異球菌
gene cassette imuB-dnaE2
feather degradation
Deinococcus grandis
基因群組imuB-danE2
羽毛分解
巨大奇異球菌
出版社: 土壤環境科學系所
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摘要: Abstract The function of gene cassette lexA-imuB-dnaE2 was identified as TLS polymerase (participates in DNA repair and cell mutation) in many bacteria. The gene cassette lexA-imuB-dnaE2 was also found in D. ficus wild type strain, CC-FR2-10T and indicated the homologous proteins of TLS polymerase may exist in other species of Deinococcus genus. The conserved imuB gene primers (cimuB primers) of Deinococcus genus were designed by aligning the ImuY protein sequence of D. deserti and ImuB protein sequence of D. ficus. The imuB gene of D. grandis has been amplified by the cimuB primers with PCR. After analyzing the ImuB sequence of D. ficus, D. grandis and ImuY sequence of D. deserti, the conserved protein sequence within Deinococcus genus has been found and showed the ImuB protein was deduced from Deinococcus ancestor. The function of ImuB and DnaE2 in D. ficus has been identified as TLS polymerase under UV stress by insertional inactivation method. The superior feather degrading mutant D. ficus ZG207 (relative keratinolytic activity is two fold compared with stain CC-FR2-10T) and the inferior mutant D. ficus ZG227 (relative keratinolytic activity is half compared with strain CC-FR2-10T) were isolated after UV exposure. The zymogram profile of extracellular proteins in D. ficus ZG227 showed deficient protease activity of four extracellular proteins caused by UV-induced gene mutation. D. ficus ZG207 has high efficiency of feather degradation in initial growth stage, evidence of 64.8% of feather degradation and releasing a lot of various amino acids by incubating D. ficus ZG207 at 37℃ in NBHF medium (pH 9 and 0.75% feather) to the second day. The KerA protein of D. ficus was identified as keratinase by transfer the kerA gene of D. ficus to D. grandis DSM 3963 (transferred strain is D. grandis K76-1), the kerA gene was expressed in D. grandis K76-1, and then the relative keratinolytic activity and feather degradation percentage was increased to 2-3 fold compared with non-transferred wild type strain DSM 3963.
摘要 前人研究指出細菌之lexA-imuB-dnaE2 基因群組的功能為具有TLS (translesion synthesis) polymerase 的活性，即參與DNA 修復並造成細胞突變的發生。本研究發現Deinococcus ficus CC-FR2-10T之基因組中具有基因群組lexA-imuB-dnaE2，顯示Deinococcus 菌屬中之不同菌種可能具有TLS polymerase 的同源蛋白質。本研究經比對D. deserti 之ImuY 及D. ficus 之ImuB 蛋白質序列後，設計出Deinococcus 菌屬之高保留imuB基因引子 (即cimuB 引子)， 並以PCR 放大出D. grandis 之imuB 基因，經由分析D. ficus 及 D. grandis 之ImuB與D. deserti 之ImuY蛋白質序列後，發現Deinococcus 菌屬之ImuB 蛋白質具有高的菌屬序列保留特性，顯示Deinococcus 菌屬之不同菌種的ImuB 蛋白質是經由Deinococcus祖先演化而來。本研究以插入破壞基因法 (insertional inactivation) 論證出D. ficus 的ImuB 及DnaE2 蛋白質在紫外光逆境下具有TLS polymerase 的活性。本研究另以紫外光照射D. ficus 野生菌株 CC-FR2-10T後，產生羽毛分解效能變好之突變菌株D. ficus ZG207，其相對角蛋白酶活性為野生菌株的2倍，及效能變差之突變株D. ficus ZG227，其相對角蛋白酶活性為野生菌株的一半。蛋白質活性染色 (zymogram) 圖譜顯示D. ficus ZG227 失去4個具有蛋白質酶活性的胞外蛋白質，顯示紫外光照射可導致D. ficus 之基因變異。D. ficus ZG207 培養於37℃之NBHF 羽毛培養基 (pH 9，0.75% 羽毛) 至第2天的羽毛分解率為64.8 % 並釋出多種胺基酸，顯示其具有在生長初期快速分解羽毛的能力。本研究經由轉移D. ficus 的kerA 基因至D. grandis DSM 3963 (轉殖菌株D. grandis K76-1) 後，D. grandis K76-1 表現D. ficus 之kerA 基因並提高其相對角蛋白酶活性及羽毛分解率約為非轉移菌株DSM 3963之2-3倍，進而論證出D. ficus 之 KerA 蛋白質具有角蛋白酶之活性。
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Annotations may include information such as the primary holding, factual and procedural histories, whether there are concurring or dissenting opinions, general commentary, and more. I'm looking to get into the smoking world. I looked at the 640 first, then laser focused in the 1500. 2949890 зарегистрированных пользователей. 2018 38875 1/1/2016. ) Prerequisite: A principal course in sociology, POLS 150, or consent of instructor. Rock 'n' Roll Arizona ½ Marathon womens results 2016. “Jack” Young, President Honorable Catherine E. #teamyoder #pelletgrill See more. California Unclaimed Funds lists with tens of thousands of dollars of unclaimed property and some may be yours so search our lists and see if you, a family member, a co-worker or even a neighbor is listed!. Westwood, Claude W. May 30, 2012 · Yoder Smokers has a 70,000 sq. 1503 2002 600 1141179 2472. Argued March 29, 1940. , & Michie, C. The ultimate barbecue store. 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How It Works Don Godke's Downdraft mounts inside the chamber, on new longer Stainless Steel hardware, I provide, that replaces existing Chimney hardware (except Yoder, which mounts differently). download yoder ys640 assembly free and unlimited. ly/32QQog8 loaded the YS640 with chicken with a poultry rub, Baby Back Ribs seasoned with Joey's special recipe rub, homemade loaded mac n' cheese and even a couple beef bones for the puppy. BELL AEROSPACE CO. Eight Sales That Define the Market Volume 8 • Issue 47 • September–October 2019 CAR COLLECTOR The Scoop CORVETTE 1963 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 327/340 CONVERTIBLE $36 / RM Auctions Light money for a mid-year, but cheap for a reason — John L. (Logue) Yoder of Mebane, N. They charge MSRP which means $1099 for the 480 and $1299 for the 640. " The latter is more likely to keep the classic car front and center in the public's mind, thus keeping interest in the classics high. 2018 10142 6/2/1981. 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The Low End String Quartet
by Lawrence Luk
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Rock the Conservatory: The Low End String Quartet
It's written on paper and played on stringed instruments, so is the music of the Low End String Quartet classical?
Sort of, yes, and for all intents and purposes, no.
"In the classical music universe, there's this little ghetto, and that's called 'contemporary music,'" says composer-guitarist Jonathan Matis, who founded the LESQ. "And in that little ghetto, those people are trying to reach the classical music audience. It's not a good fit."
This conundrum - how to bring contemporary classical music to the best potential audience - led Matis away from the Kennedy Center and toward U Street. The LESQ - bassist Tom Clune, cellist Jodi Beder, Andrea Vercoe on violin and Matis on guitar - hauls its instruments into the Velvet Lounge on Saturday night with the specific purpose of setting the place's roof on fire.
"Small clubs are the vibrant place where chamber music is happing these days," says Matis. "A conventional string quartet would have a hard time in that environment because it's noisy."
So he went back to the composition he had been working on and amplified all the instrumentation.
"We're heavier on the lower instruments than a conventional string quartet. The guitar and the cello are actually very, very close in register, then we have the bass and a violin."
The result is chamber music for this century - loud, gorgeous and ready for the club.
-Arion Berger
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Low End String Quartet
Composer Jonathan Matis is very upfront about his aims for the Low End String Quartet: He intends to rock. On his blog and during interviews, he talks about shaking up classical music mores and bending genres. Saturday night, the Hyattsville resident packed up his ambitions and amplifiers and headed for Velvet Lounge.
Word on U Street is that the tiny club, the size of a junior one-bedroom, is where you'd go hear a friend of a friend play post-punk electronic noise. So Matis has accomplished his goal of bringing classically trained musicians to an unusual venue. As a composer, he has work to do. The key to writing minimalist chamber music, as the Low End Quartet is best summed up stylistically, is convincing listeners that the reason you keep repeating the same four chords is not because those are the only four you know. Too often, the Low End failed to pass this basic test. The orchestration -- for Matis on electric guitar, plus amplified upright bass, violin and cello -- is mostly dull and meandering. (It was also way too loud.) And its a shame, because there were moments, in "Rondo" and "Shut Up and Listen," when Matis used looping and layers of sound to create music that was more complex and engaging.
It's worth remembering that minimalism, as a sonic movement, was conceived in California clubs and galleries, not concert halls. The composer John Adams, in his forthcoming memoir, confesses that the first piece he ever wrote for the Kronos Quartet "crashed and burned" 30 years ago in Santa Cruz. He then massively reworked the piece and came up with his classic chamber work, "Shaker Loops." All this to say, the Low End Quartet is charting venerable territory. Matis and his friends just have to remember that it's the music that breaks boundaries, not the musicians.
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She said that they just had regular sex. So maybe she isn't the most tactful woman, but I'd get with her. She said she was only with him for one month at the time so it wasn't like they were in a serious relationship at the time. Howard and Robin heard that Ozzy can't even talk about it since hearing about this. Sharon said this was all back in 1980. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox gmail.
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He said that Randy could have had any woman he wanted back then and he picked her for some reason. They got drunk and had sex. Anyone that believes this is true needs to have their head examined. She said she is kind of sorry that she wrote this in her book and didn't want to ever embarrass Ozzy by doing so. He wondered what she's able to do to get guys like that.
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Howard said he remembers a girl cheating on him with one of his best friends and nothing hurts like that. Howard asked if he banged her from behind. Howard said Ozzy could probably deal with that better than her sleeping with his best friend. By entering this site, you certify that you are 18 years or older and, if required in the locality where you view this site, 21 years or older, that you have voluntarily come to this site in order to view sexually explicit material. Another time Ozzy dared him to pour cocaine in his eyes. She said it herself, she's not Mother Teresa. .
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He told her that Ozzy has given her the best life. It's all because she told him about sleeping with Randy. Parents click here: © 2012-2013 sextubebox. She also said she kept most of her clothes on when that happened. He said she should never have done that. She said she is kind of sorry that she wrote this in her book and didn't want to ever embarrass Ozzy by doing so.
She said her knickers were down to her ankles and the rest of her clothes were on. . Howard said he thinks that's why Ozzy shakes these days. Howard said he knows that the book company probably asked them to reveal some stuff they never revealed before and this is what Sharon came up with. . She didn't sound like she was in the mood to hear that though. Sharon told Ozzy about the incident the day after it happened, and Ozzy whacked her.
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Home Community Church Burglaries
Church Burglaries
WARNING: CHURCH BURGLARIES!
During the past several weeks, 13 churches have been burglarized in LaSalle, Catahoula, and Avoyelles parishes, prompting investigators to form a multi-agency task force to put an end to what some call the highest form of theft.
“It’s just sickening,” LaSalle Parish Sheriff Scott Franklin said. “These are places of reverence and worship that are being burglarized and we are committed to not only finding the culprits, but insuring they see the inside of a jail cell.”
Most of the time, the thieves appear to be searching for cash money, but in some instances, other items were taken.
So far, the list of churches broken into include:
LaSalle Parish:
July 17: Olla Apostolic Pentecostal Church.
July 18-19: Jena First Baptist Church.
July 24-27: Shady Grove Pentecostal Church.
July 26: Sanctuary Family Worship Center in Jena.
Catahoula Parish:
June 25: Parhams Baptist Church.
July 18: Wallace Ridge Pentecostal Church.
July 18: Rosefield Baptist Church.
July 20: New Ouachita Baptist Church.
Avoyelles Parish:
July 3-4: Eola Baptist Church.
July 3-4: New Pilgrim Baptist Church.
July 15: Christian Family Worship Center in Mansura.
July 17-18: Richey Baptist Church near Deville.
July 17-18: Centerpoint Pentecostal Church near Deville.
Catahoula Parish Sheriff Toney Edwards noted that his deputies are doing everything they can to patrol churches in his parish and LaSalle Sheriff Franklin said his are doing the same.
“But the fact is we have so many churches in our parishes that we can’t be everywhere,” Edwards said. “That’s why we need the publics help to keep an eye on our communities and to report any suspicious activity as soon as they see it.”
He also noted that while the eyes of law enforcement are limited, there is one set of eyes that no one can escape.
“Although we don’t know who the thieves are at this time, there is surely one who does know, and they cannot hide from him,” the Catahoula sheriff said.
For those with any information on the church burglaries in any of the three parishes, please contact the following:
In LaSalle, Detective Richard Smith or Detective Leland Guin at (318) 992-2151.
In Catahoula, Chief Detective Bubba Roy at (318) 744-5411.
In Avoyelles, Detective Mike Simmons at (318) 253-4000.
A much more detailed story will be in next week’s Jena Times newspaper.
*Story from The Jena Times.
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[Event "Twin Cities Chess Club Open Play"] [Site "test"] [Date "2013.09.05"] [Round "?"] [White "Boyle, Michael"] [Black "Erickson, Darren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "850"] [BlackElo "901"] [Annotator "Fritz 12 (420m)"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] {C78: Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Möller Defences} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. d3 (8. c3 b5 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qd7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Ne7 17. Qh5 Kg7 18. Re3 Rg8 19. Rg3+ Kf8 20. Qxh6+ Ke8 21. Rxg8+ Nxg8 22. Qg7 Ke7 { Vesely,V (1764)-Sustr,D/Tabor CZE 2012/The Week in Chess 931/1-0}) 8... Be6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bxc6 $146 (10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Re8 12. d4 b5 13. Bb3 Bxb3 14. axb3 Kf8 15. d5 Ne7 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. Qf3 Rec8 18. Rac1 Ra7 19. Rf1 c6 20. Ne2 cxd5 21. Ng3 dxe4 22. Ndxe4 Neg8 23. Nxf6 Nxf6 24. Nf5 Rc5 {Stenmanns,A-Huennekes,S/ Niederrhein 1997/EXT 2001/1-0 (42)}) 10... bxc6 11. d4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Qxd4 {Opposite coloured bishops appeared} c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Qg3 {White plans e5} d5 $2 (15... Kh8 $142 $14 {would keep Black in the game Fritz 12:} 16. b3 (16. Bxh6 gxh6 $19) 16... Nh5 17. Qf3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. e5 Bf5 20. Bf4 dxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxe5 Rd8 23. Na4 c4 24. bxc4 Rd2 25. Bxc7 {0.63/19} Rxc2 $11 {0.14/17}) 16. Bxh6 $18 g6 $2 (16... Nh5 17. Qf3 Qh4 18. exd5 Bxh3 19. gxh3 gxh6 20. Ne4 $18 {But "only" 2.3 instead of 3.6.}) 17. e5 (17. exd5 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Nxd5 18. Red1 $18 {Fritz 12:} c6 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Nd6 Qf6 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. c3 Qh8 23. Bg5 f6 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Be3 c4 26. Rad1 {3.94/20}) 17... Nh5 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. Bxg5 Kg7 $2 (19... Rab8 20. b3 Ng7 $18) 20. Na4 (20. g4 {seems even better} f6 21. Bd2 d4 $18) 20... Rab8 21. Rab1 (21. b3 {might be the shorter path} Kh8 22. Nxc5 Bc8 $18) 21... c4 22. b3 (22. g4 {seems even better} f6 23. Bd2 fxe5 24. gxh5 Bxh3 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 $18) 22... cxb3 23. cxb3 Rb5 (23... Kg8 $18) 24. Rbc1 Rc8 (24... Kg8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 25. Rxc7 d4 26. Nc5 $18) 25. Rc5 (25. g4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} c5 $18) 25... Rxc5 26. Nxc5 a5 (26... Kg8 {does not help much} 27. Rc1 $18) 27. Kh2 (27. g4 $142 $18 {and White wins - dead Knight walking!}) 27... Kh7 28. Bf6 $6 {Ironically, it let off the pressure a bit compared to the Bd2 retreat. 2.03 instead of 3+} (28. Bd2 {and White can already relax} Ng7 $18) 28... Ng7 (28... Nxf6 {I really didn't see that I could initiate the simplification here - thought that would hurt rather than help for some reason.} 29. exf6 g5 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Rxe6 $18) 29. Nxe6 (29. Rc1 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Re8 $18) 29... fxe6 (29... Nxe6 $142 $5 30. Rd1 d4 $18) 30. Bxg7 (30. Rc1 $142 $18 {a pity that White didn't try this Fritz 12:} c5 31. g4 c4 32. Kg3 Ne8 33. Bg5 Rc6 34. Kf3 a4 35. bxc4 dxc4 36. Ke2 Nc7 37. Rb1 Nd5 38. Rb7+ Rc7 39. Rxc7+ Nxc7 40. Ke3 Nd5+ 41. Kd4 c3 42. Kd3 Kg7 {2.24/21 (actually better than 2.24.)}) 30... Kxg7 $16 {.92/24} 1-0
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The Illustrated Guide to Law
How the law works… and how it doesn't.
Removal/Retribution
Mens Rea
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Mistake & Insanity
Guilt Without Fault
Assault & Hate Crime
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There are now 33 comments... what are your thoughts?
Alectric says
Free to go? Shouldn’t he still have to answer for the blood? Isn’t he still a suspect in the murder case?
in reply to Alectric
The investigation into his criminal activities seems to have ended with the seizure of the smack. Not uncommon. In any event, that’s all he was charged with.
But that doesn’t really answer your question. The better answer is, they can’t detain him indefinitely while they go back and figure out whether he had anything to do with the murder. That would count as an arrest, and they can’t arrest him for the murder without probable cause to believe he had something to do with it. And on these facts, they’ve got nothing. For all we know, he was just on his way home from a barbecue joint.
That’s not to say that “arrest first, investigate later” isn’t the way things are done in some counties I could name; but it’s unconstitutional to do so without p/c.
Shirou Zhiwu says
There are probably a hundred reasons to have something that looks like blood on your sleeve that are 100% legal. Granted the location of the event affects the probability of any one of those, but short of a solid connection with a dead or wounded human body, the “blood”, he’s a free man.
Liam says
in reply to Shirou Zhiwu
Heck, I tend to chew my fingernails too much, and if I bite a hangnail, I might bleed on my sleeve. Still, considering the goose chase attempt, his suspicious behavior, and the rest of it, he’s a little more suspect than someone walking down the street with a little dried blood on their sleeve.
mouse says
Thanks for taking the time to make this site! I discovered it a week ago and I’m addicted now. :) Here’s a question: The drugs in this scene were in a plastic bag, an item which, as the comic points out, could hardly be mistaken for a weapon. However, what if the suspect had the drugs in a plastic pill bottle or something else that wasn’t soft and crinkly? Could the prosecutor then assert that the evidence was legally collected because the officer “reasonably thought the solid object she felt was a weapon” or something to that effect?
in reply to mouse
You’d be amazed at the variety of hard objects the police claim to have thought were a weapon. Sometimes legitimately, sometimes not.
MGP says
A plastic bag tucked into his waistband? Seems like it would be reasonable of the police officer to suspect that it was contraband. Seriously, what else would it be?
BoxyBoxyBoxyBoxy says
in reply to MGP
Dice?
But the issue isn’t whether it was reasonable to suspect it was contraband. The issue is whether the officer could actually TELL that it was contraband, without doing anything more than a pat-down.
So if, in order to figure out what the object is, the officer has to manipulate an object through your clothes, or lift your shirt, or reach in and grab it, or do anything else beyond a mere pat-down of your outer clothing — then the officer has gone too far and it’s a bad search.
This is called the “plain feel” exception — but I didn’t feel like using the name yet before we’ve discussed the “plain view” exception on which it is based. We’ll come back to this then.
In a nutshell, though, if the officer is lawfully in a position to notice what the contraband is, whether by sight, smell, touch, or what have you, then she shouldn’t have to ignore it. But if she has to go beyond the lawful scope of her authority to figure out what it is, then her search was unlawful.
in reply to Nathan
So if, instead of reaching in and taking it, she had asked him what it was and made him show it to her, it would have been admissible as evidence?
What if she claimed that she could tell it was an illicit substance based on the texture she could feel through the bag?
Ha! If you can wait a bit, we’ll hopefully be answering your first question soon.
As for your second question, if she really could have told what the item was simply by patting down the outside of his clothing — and not by manipulating it to feel it better — then it would count as a “plain feel,” and it would be admissible.
But on these facts, it simply could not have been obvious what was in his pants from a mere patdown.
inktomi says
I’d think that would depend on how familiar the officer was with the feel of drugs in whatever the common packaging was for the area.
I worked in a military prison for several months, and patted down dozens, sometimes hundreds of detainees a day. After a few weeks of that, I got so I could recognize the feel of a scrap of paper the size you’d find in a fortune cookie through a layer of clothes. It’s true that to start with all we could tell was that something other than cloth was there, but if you do enough searches you can identify things by feel as well as you could seeing them.
WJS says
I believe that if she had asked him what it was and if she could see it, and he was dumb enough to, it would be admissable. If she had made him show it to her with threats, it wouldn’t.
I think I had to look at this set of panels several times before the variety of reactions to the suppression really sunk in. I love discovering new levels to your artwork and your content.
Nathan: I’m curious as to whether or not you’ve ever fist-pumped in court?
As always, keep up the great work!
in reply to Jason
Thanks! I have a lot of fun drawing this, and I’m glad some of that comes through. (And this page is a good example of me doing things purely for my own enjoyment.)
I’m not really a fist-pumping kind of guy. But even if were, I’d still prefer to let the clients do the reaction. (Fist-pumping and high fives are not uncommon, though I’ve had grown men jump on me to hug me like a teenage girl, owmyback. I’d be lying if I said such things aren’t what keep me going, sometimes — it’s addicting, like applause to an actor.)
Extraneous says
What about the forehead-tapping exhibited in the second-to-last panel? Is that a gesture you make before a really good point?
(I’m a physicist, but I catch myself making specific gestures before really good arguments… often a Fonzie-esque finger snap.)
Echoloco says
Can I just say I love everyone’s expression in the last panel?
thecanvashat says
in reply to Echoloco
Brandon is SUPER HAPPY.
How often does that really happen, though? I understand that this is the way it’s supposed to work, but given our current ‘War on Drugs’ and obsession with putting people away for even possession — how likely is it that in real life a man found with heroin would have the charges dropped, even if it’s found through a violation of privacy?
Gregory Bogosian says
in reply to John
I suspect that it depends on the judge who oversees the suppression hearing. Some judges care more about ensuring that criminals are punished. Some judges care more about upholding the 4th amendment. Remember, the judge gets payed whether they suppress the evidence or not, and in most cases no one will ever know whether the evidence was suppressed or not who wasn’t at the suppression hearing. So there is no reward for suppressing illegal evidence, but there is also no reprisal for suppressing illegal evidence.
I would expect that well before he reaches this point, the cops would have coerced a confession out of him. He’s been caught red-handed, so as far as he knows they have an airtight case against him. It’d be easy to convince him things might go easier for him if he owned up.
If he managed to get a lawyer somehow, and was advised that they don’t actually have anything they can use in court and keeps his mouth shut, then the illegality of the search is pretty clear (I don’t know what π was thinking, trying to sell that story), so unless the cops get cute and lie about the circumstances of the search, he should be free to go.
“Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Local druggie caught red-handed, gets off on technicality! Are we losing the War on Drugs™? Support the new bill to give our brave boys in blue the power they need to put villains like this away in future!”
Get the picture?
Sascha says
I have only recently discovered this site, and I am amazed how clearly and easy to understand things are explained. Thank you for this great work!
However, coming from Europe, I notice how different your rights are in different legislations. In most places in Europe, appearing near a murder szene with blood on your clothes is well enough to be not only stopped but also searched and possibly held for up to 24 hours.
There is also usually nothing that keeps the curt from admitting evidence, even if it had been obtained unlawfully (even for the big fish: bank account data that was stolen from Swiss banks brought down even high-profile tax evaders).
The good news for our pot smoking friend here (let’s just assume he had a nose bleed) is that punishments for possession of “soft drugs” are generally softer in Europe as well: What he could expect ranges from a disapproiving look from the police officer (in Holland) over a seizure of the drugs (Germany) to a few hours of communit work (almost everywhere else). That is, if there’s no reason to believe he’s dealing with the stuff (in which case he would probably be hired as an informer…)
in reply to Sascha
He wasn’t in possession of pot. He was in possession of heroin. Heroin is a hard drug by our laws.
Wikipedia|Controlled_Substances_Act|Schedules_of_controlled_substances
What a brilliant, brilliant site – I love the artwork and the narration is gripping.
I have a question – What if, as above, they find contraband on you but it is inadmissible for whatever reason. What is stopping them from clocking the information and simply following you once they let you go, or keep a note of your details to keep tabs on you afterward? After all, they KNOW you have contraband so there’s probably something fishy about you, right? All they have to do is keep an eye on you until a “reasonable cause” just happens to present itself.
Atama says
in reply to Karen
Nothing. I work for a government agency that has investigators, they look for evidence of fraud or other crimes related to regulatory stuff. Most of our investigators are former cops and have told me the kinds of things they do and have done during stops and interrogations.
If a cop notices something wrong, inconsistent, or illegal, they won’t necessarily seize it or even let on that they noticed. They’ll gleefully play dumb until later. If a cop can let you think that everything is fine then you’re more likely to let your guard down and reveal something yourself so that it doesn’t have to be forced or coerced.
ManYunSoo says
He may be free to go now, but surely he’s on a watchlist of some sort at the local PD.
Chris Katko says
Gosh, I never realized how easily having allergies + nose bleeds could get me arrested. There are times where I almost always have a bloody facial tissue (or lacking that, some improvised cloth) on me.
I’m wondering how that could be argued for or against in a court case.
Computant says
in reply to Chris Katko
Meh, it might get you detained/arrested, but once they did dna on your blood they would let you go, so it is just a minor hassle…
Andrew M. Farrell says
in reply to Computant
yes, getting arrested is just a minor hassle. Not stressful at all.
Do you know how long it takes to analyze DNA? Some labs take months to even get to it, they’re so backlogged.
What’s that exception for contraband?
Does that mean if an officer feels something “illegal-feeling” they can take it out? Does the contraband then become the reason for arrest?
Or what if they feel something that is related to the crime?
Say the heroin had been marijuana, and the officer stopped the suspect because she smelled marijuana in the air? Under plain sight, or plain smell, the officer would have reasonable suspicion that something criminal was happening. The officer could then frisk the suspect. Could the officer then take away the baggie of marijuana and use it as evidence, since it was related to the crime? What if it was a smoking device, and the officer took it out thinking it was a weapon? If a “weapon-like-object” turns out to be contraband related to the crime, is it admissable as evidence?
Or would hiding everything in your pockets be enough to keep them safe from seizure as evidence in the eyes of the courts?
Love your comic, by the way!
Ryan Petersen says
If a person just walks away, can this be considered suspicious? Also, does he get his heroin back or does it sit in an evidence locker forever?
Scott McNay says
Looks like Pi’s arm is broken.
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Environmental firm to investigate odors at Northport Middle School
Friday, December 13, 2019 6:06 AM EST
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The Northport school board has hired an environmental firm to investigate odors parents say are making their children sick at Northport Middle School.
Parents voiced their concerns at a school board meeting Thursday night, saying that they keep pulling their children out of school due to the fumes inside the building.
Some say they want the middle school shut down until they find the cause of the odor. During the meeting, the board voted unanimously to hire the firm to find the source of the odor.
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The company will test the soil, air quality and interview children about their symptoms. The decision to hire the firm stems from recommendations from a committee comprised of parents, teachers and administrators.
The school district told News 12 in October it believed a new HVAC system was the source of the odor. It says air quality testing was done and no problems were found, but it would continue to assess the situation.
The environmental firm is expected to be at the school as early as today. News 12 reached out to the school district for comment.
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Best and/or Worst of 2006, Part Two
After an intensive evaluation process, which involved me reading things and writing down the names of the ones I liked, the top ten stories of 2006 have been chosen. In no particular order, they are:
Client in a Box
Quick thinking, or some kind of thinking, anyway, led to this creative strategy by a Pennsylvania criminal defense attorney. Worried that a potential witness might be at the courthouse for a photo lineup at the same time his client was there for a preliminary hearing, the attorney punched two holes in a box, slapped the box on his client’s head, and away they went. That kept the client’s face out of view, but got the rest of him (box included) pictured on the Internet.
Link: Client’s Head Boxed to Protect Identity
Presidential-Bike-Crash Coverup
Documents released in 2006 showed that during the G-8 summit in Scotland the previous year, a presidential outing on Mountain Bike One had ended in tragedy when the President, attempting to ride, wave, and speak at the same time, lost control and crashed headlong into a policeman guarding his route. The policeman was hospitalized for ankle injuries. The President suffered only minor scrapes, and later graciously apologized to the injured policeman. The report speculated that news of the incident had been suppressed in order to spare all parties embarrassment.
Link: New Documents Show Policeman Injured by Falling President Last Summer
The Saga of Judge Floro
Judge Florentino Floro became a worldwide cause celebre, and eventually a personal acquaintance, after he was removed from the bench in Malabon City, outside Manila, for a variety of unique practices including occasional conferences with three "mystic dwarves" or spirit guides, Armand, Luis, and Angel. Judge Floro appealed his removal (or "separation," under local law) all the way to the Supreme Court of the Philippines, but was unsuccessful, despite citing "Lowering the Bar" in support of his Third Supplemental Brief to the Supreme Court. In an email interview, Judge Floro argued that his mystic friends and psychic gifts should not have been allowed to overshadow his honesty, integrity, commitment, and his excellent bar exam score (on a test that he assured me was far more difficult than the one we take here in California). Now that he has more time, Judge Floro has become a prolific blogger himself, and also a frequent self-Googler, so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank him for his repeated contributions this past year.
Link: The Removal
Link: The Aftermath
Link: The Interview
Mark Foley’s Disgusting Emails
In September, Rep. Mark Foley abruptly resigned from Congress after questions were raised about a series of highly questionable emails he sent to a former page. The emails, which were made public by ABC News and on the Internet, displayed shocking inconsistencies in capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure, errors that were all more disturbing because they appeared in messages sent by a 52-year-old man to an impressionable minor. Foley later apologized publicly (in a run-on sentence) and announced that he would be entering a grammar-rehabilitation program.
Link: Congressman Steps Down After Questionable E-Mails
The Face of Taster’s Choice
In 2005, I wrote about Christoff v. Nestle USA, in which a man who discovered his face had been used on jars of "Taster’s Choice" for sixteen years without his permission was awarded $15.6 million in damages by a Los Angeles jury. Nestle appealed, and by an odd twist of fate I was in the Second District Court of Appeal in October 2006 to argue another case on the same day the Christoff case was argued, and so I stayed to take notes. The case still has not been resolved; the court has asked for supplemental briefing and a decision likely will be delayed until summer 2007.
Link: California Court of Appeal Hears Case of the Taster’s Choice Guy’s Face
Developments in Corporate-Mascot Law
It appears that I’m developing a special expertise in the law applying to corporate mascots. There were a number of mascot-law stories in 2006, including: the arrest of "Benny the Bull" for an assault on an off-duty Chicago police officer; the troubles inflicted on the "Arkansas Chicken Man" by the people of Searcy, Arkansas, including attacks involving frozen drinks, Skoal cans, and a salvo of bottle rockets; the infringement of the First Amendment rights of "Lady Liberty" and "Mattress Man" by the city council of McHenry, Illinois; and the Ninth Circuit’s affirmation of such rights in a case brought by "Blazing Bagels" of Redmond, Washington.
I know my partners will be thrilled to learn that I have this expertise in such a lucrative area of the law.
Link: Lowering the Bar’s "Mascot Law" Section
Lawyer Costumed as Bin Laden is Surprised by Arrest
Tip for attorney readers: it may be within your constitutional rights to dress up as Osama bin Laden for Halloween and then go out to the interstate to wave a (fake) AK-47 and sticks of dynamite at passing motorists as a "tax protest," but it’s not likely to win you any big smiles from the ethics committee. Tip for motorists: Osama bin Laden is not believed likely to personally invade Maine in an attempt to disrupt traffic on I-295, and especially if it’s Halloween night you might not need to be so quick to call in an air strike. I’d call for everybody to just stand down a little, but since just this week Boston was completely panicked by mysterious "devices" that turned out to be a publicity stunt using lighted signs featuring the cartoon characters of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, I’m not going to bother.
Link: Lawyer’s Bin Laden Halloween Costume Not Popular
Developments in the Law Affecting Jugglers and Carnival Folk
I’m also tracking developments in circus-related legal areas, of course. I’m having a little trouble finding the story on the human cannonball who was fired because he was afraid to fly, which is one of my favorites but which may have happened in 2005. There were, however, a number of other tales to tell in this area from 2006, such as: a theft of juggling equipment, including a unicycle, from the car of two men attending a juggling festival in Omaha; threats against Happy the Clown and other clowns and clown-like performers by a scary New York law firm seeking to protect its client’s trademark rights; a dramatic ruling in December that playing "Hacky-Sack" did not constitute "juggling" for purposes of a jugglers’-rights ordinance in Boulder, Colorado; and a crackdown on snake charmers in India.
Link: Lowering the Bar’s "Circus and Carnival Litigation Section"
Ninth Circuit Discriminates Against Personal-Jet Owners
Again displaying its bias against the nation’s billionnaires, the Ninth Circuit ruled in July that Ron Tutor did not have a constitutional right to land his personal 737 at tiny Friedman Memorial Airport in order to reach his vacation home in Sun Valley, Idaho. The jet weighs almost twice the limit for the runway there, but Tutor still maintained that his constitutional rights were cruelly violated by forcing him to either fly somewhere else or use a smaller plane. The district court rejected Tutor’s multiple civil-rights claims, as well as an argument under the ever-popular but virtually-never-successful Commerce Clause. (Tip to law students: if you see a friend bubbling in any answer on the MBE that corresponds to the words "Commerce Clause," you may wish to consider an immediate group intervention.) The Ninth Circuit affirmed. Sadly, it did not reach the question whether aircraft weight is a "suspect classification" for purposes of the Equal Protection Clause.
Link: Ninth Circuit Rejects Claim of Right to Land Personal Jet
DA Unconcerned About Credibility of Witness Who Sees Horned Aliens
It was tough to pick between this and Man Injures Self When Assaulting Biker Gang for Number Ten, but I finally decided on this one. It seems to be a little more closely related to the legal world, plus it involves horned aliens.
Link: DA Sticks With Witness Who Sees Horned Aliens
Well, it seems like it’s well past time to get back to 2007, so I’ll stop there. Thanks to all those who voted, those who read but didn’t vote, those who were the subject of stories but didn’t get mad, and those who got mad but kept it to themselves. It was a good year.
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Metal Perspective (8.0 / 10)
Let's get a few things straight. If someone listens to the first demo of Luna Obscura, "Darcanda" (in 2004), like I have done, misses the interim effort "Evilyn", and then takes their new album, he/she will easily witness a development of rapid and striking measures.
Secondly, if you stick one of the major metal label's logo on it, then you will not understand that this is a self-financed release. These are not part of my opinion. These are facts that no one can deny...
Sonic Cathedral (7.5 / 10)
The concept of "Beauty and the Beast" is now a standard in female-fronted metal. Influential bands such as Tristania, After Forever, and Theater of Tragedy have gained popularity for using that enigmatic duality of brutal male grunts and angelic female vocals.
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Western Balkans Public Media on Life Support
17 August 2016 By Davor Marko
Public service broadcasters in the Western Balkans have become increasingly unaccountable to their audiences and tone deaf to their needs. At stake is the very legitimacy of public service broadcasting in the region.
Public service broadcasters in the countries of the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia – are in crisis.
In Bosnia & Herzegovina, the state-level public broadcaster BHRT announced in July 2016 that it would stop broadcasting its programs due to the lack of funding, highlighting the deep structural crisis of the public service broadcasting system in the country. The decision was later revoked; but the crisis remains.
Davor Marko
RTV (Radio Television of Vojvodina)
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How to Neuter Critical Media in Eastern Europe: Buy Them an Ad
17 May 2016 By Marius Dragomir
The integrity and independence of journalism is in dire straits in eastern Europe. The preferential distribution of state advertising has had to do with much of this.
Celebrating 175 years of existence last year, Turkey’s leading telecom provider, Turk Telekom, organized a glamorous reception in Ankara, the nation’s capital city, attended by many of the country’s bigwigs. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan came in person to congratulate the telco’s chairman Mohammed Hariri for the company’s “exceptional service” to Turkey.
But the party was only a sprinkling in the company’s anniversary budget. On top of it, and other things, Turk Telekom splurged in 2014 on a massive advertising campaign ballyhooing its then upcoming anniversary. However, this spending spree turned out to be a rather clever political maneuver instead of a usual corporate stint. Data from Nielsen Company AdEx, which monitors ad spending in Turkey, show that Turk Telekom doled out some US$ 63m to 16 pro-government media outlets. Opposition newspapers such as Zaman, BirGun or Cumhuriyet didn’t receive a dime.
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A Black Drummer in the Seventeenth-Century Austrian Army
In December 1652 Emperor Ferdinand III went to Regensburg to take part in the Diet of Regensburg which was supposed to negotiate the unresolved issues of the Peace of Westphalia, and resulted in the Youngest Recess of 1654. During their stay in Regensburg, the Emperor and his wife Eleonora resided at the so-called "Bischofshof", the residence of the Prince-bishop of Regensburg, Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg. Because the imperial couple's activities as godparents during their stay were recorded in the earliest surviving baptismal register of Vienna's Imperial Chapel in the Hofburg Palace, we know that in Regensburg Ferdinand and Eleonore each served twice as godparents: on 16 June 1653 Empress Eleonora, together with her stepson Ferdinand IV, stood godparent to the baptism of Eleonora, a daughter of Count Ferdinand Karl zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1616-1672), and on 15 November 1653, together with her husband, she served as godparent of Sophia, a daughter of Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein. The Emperor's two godchildren during his stay in Regensburg were the aforesaid Princess Dietrichstein and a young man from Africa who, on 10 August 1653, in the St. Michael's Chapel of the bishop's palace, was christened Ferdinand Christian by the Regensburg prince-bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg. It seems that this African had belonged to the entourage of one of the attendees of the Diet and Ferdinand III decided to take the young man under his protection.
The entry concerning the baptism of Ferdinandus Christianus Morus in the chapel of the prince-bishop's residence in Regensburg (Vienna, Burgpfarre, Tom. 1, 22)
Die 10. Augusti 1653.
Ferdinandus Christianus Morus baptizatus fuit ab Ill[ustrissi]mo / Principe Ratisbonensi Francisco Willelmo. Compatre / S[ua] C[æsaria] M[aiestate] Ferdinandi Tertij in Capella Aulica Ratis- / bonæ.
On 10 August 1653.
The Moor Ferdinand Christian was baptized by the most honorable prince-bishop of Ratisbon Franz Wilhelm. As godfather officiated His Imperial Majesty Ferdinand III at the princely chapel in Ratisbon.
Ferdinand Christian took the family name "Ali" (a name that in seventeenth-century Europe was widely used for African people), he accompanied the Emperor to Vienna, and became a hartschier and tympanist in the I. & R. Army. On 4 September 1661, in Vienna, Ferdinand Christian Ali married Elisabeth Keyblinger, the daughter of a baker from Steyr in Upper Austria. Interracial marriages were extremely rare in seventeenth-century Vienna. The entry in the records of St. Stephen's Cathedral concerning Ali's wedding is highly interesting, because it conveys the extraordinary impression that the groom made on the officiating priest. First, this source documents Ali's place of birth as "Borna in Mohrnlandt", i.e. today's Negele Borana in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, where he was born around 1635-40. And second, right at the end of his entry, the priest describes the groom with the words: "Æthiops sponsus niger" ("the groom is a black man from Ethiopia") and then – obviously being impressed by Ali's handsome physique – experiences a sudden poetic association and ads the words "sed formosus." This of course is an allusion to a verse in the introduction of the Song of Songs: "Nigra sum sed formosa filiæ Hierusalem sicut tabernacula Cedar sicut pelles Salomonis." (I am black, but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.)
The entry concerning the wedding of Ferdinand Christian Ali on 4 September 1661 (A-Wd, Tom. 22, fol. 149v). The note "1.2.3." at the beginning refers to the three publications of the banns. Although the name "Ali" at some later time was underlined as the groom's family name, this marriage is filed under "Christian" in the index and therefore appears only under this name in the databases.
Der Edl und Kunstreich[e] Herr Ferdinandt / Christian Ali. auß Mohrnlandt von der / Statt Borna gebirtig d[er] Ro:[misch] Kay:[serlichen] Maÿ:[estät] / Härtschier und Feldt Hör Paukher. nimbt / die Erntuge[n]tsamb Junkhfrau Elisabeth / Keÿblingerin. Weilent Andreæ Kajblingers / gewesten Burger und Bekhen zu Steÿr / und Christinæ seiner Ehelich[en] Hausfr.[au] Ehe.[liche] Dochter.
Testes. Mathias Graf Kaÿ[serin] Eleonoræ Härtschier.
Ferdina[n]d von Critzendorf.
1.2.3. / copulavi / 4° 7bris. Æthiops sponsus niger sed formosus.
The noble and artful Sir Ferdinand Christian Ali, born in the city of Borna in Ethiopia, His Roman Imperial Majesty's hartschier and field army tympanist, is taking as wedded wife the honorable and virtuous maiden Elisabeth Keyblinger, legitimate daughter of the late Andreas Keyblinger, former citizen and baker in Steyr, and Christina his married wife.
Witnesses. Mathias Graf, hartschier in the service of Empress Eleonora. / Ferdinand von Critzendorf.
1.2.3. [publications of the banns] I united them on 4 September. The groom is an Ethiopian black man but beautiful.
How did a black drummer in the I. & R. military in Vienna make the acquaintance of a girl from Upper Austria? Elisabeth Keyblinger was born on 8 February 1640 in Steyr, daughter of the master baker Andreas Keyblinger and his wife Christina.
The entry concerning the baptism of Elisabeth Keyblinger. In the records of the Steyr Stadtpfarre. Andreas Keyblinger's name also appears as "Ghoblinger" and "Khäblinger" (Steyr, Stadtpfarre, Tom 1, 443).
Around 1650, Elisabeth's family moved to Vienna where Andreas Keyblinger established a bakery in the suburb of Neustift. He might well have supplied the army with baked goods which brought his daughter into contact with her future husband, the tympanist from Africa. The presence of Elisabeth Keyblinger's family in Neustift is well-documented. On 19 June 1667, her brother Andreas Keyblinger (b. 30 November 1641 in Steyr [Stadtpfarre, Tom. 1, 488]) got married at St. Ulrich's Church (St. Ulrich, Tom. 2, fol. 108v, and A-Wd, Tom. 23, fol. 268r). On 11 September 1652, Elisabeth Keyblinger's father died in Neustift and was buried on the following day in the St. Ulrich parish cemetery.
The entry concerning the burial of Andreas Keyblinger ("Neustift Andre Keiblinger ein bekh und nachbar") on 12 September 1652 (St. Ulrich, Tom. 2, 77)
To keep the bakery going, on 18 January 1653, Andreas Keyblinger's widow Christina married the "beckhenjung" (apprentice baker) Christoph Loder from Gleisdorf in Styria.
The entry concerning the wedding Of Christoph and Christina Keyblinger on 18 January 1653 (St. Ulrich, Tom. 1a, fol. 108v)
I have not tried to figure out how the drummer Ferdinand Christian Ali and his family fared after 1661. This might be an interesting topic of research for other historians. I just wanted to show how in the seventeenth century the Austrian military was eager to make use of the skills of an African musician.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Black Drummer and Commander, ca. 1638 (The British Museum, Oo,10.122)
© Dr. Michael Lorenz 2015.
Updated: 23 July 2019
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Concerning Kyselak
When the Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien (The City of Vienna's Department of Culture) decides to sponsor research in the field of Vienna's cultural history, the results are rarely valuable or significant. The main cause for this general deficiency is the fact that an applicant has to meet almost no scholarly prerequisites to receive a grant. To get one's hands on taxpayers' money, one has to meet three essential requirements: 1) know the right people, 2) establish a fundable society (three members will do), and 3) propose a research topic that will attract the interest of the head of the Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien.
The Kyselak Project
In 2006 the Austrian art historian Gabriele Goffriller applied to the Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien for a grant to do research on the life of the legendary Viennese figure Joseph Kyselak. Kyselak was an Austrian mountaineer and travel writer whose enduring fame is based on his habit of writing his name on prominent places during his hikes across the Austrian Monarchy.
Kyselak's name on the left of two obelisks in the Schwarzenbergpark in Neuwaldegg. It is highly unlikely that this engraving (Kyselak always used paint) is genuine. Kyselak never engraved his name, he only used paint. A photograph of this obelisk, taken in 1910 (A-Wn, 80.028B), does not show the inscription.
The project submitted by Goffriller and her collaborator, the film director Chico Klein, consisted of biographical research and – as main part of their enterprise – a reissue of Kyselak's book Skizzen einer Fußreise durch Oesterreich, Steiermark, Kärnthen, Berchtesgaden, Tirol und Baiern nach Wien (Vienna: Anton Pichler 1829).
From the start the project had excellent chances to receive public funding, because it is well known that the (at that time) head of the science department of the Kulturabteilung Hubert Christian Ehalt has always been an avid Kyselak aficionado. To improve the prospects of realization even more, the applicants shifted Kyselak's significance to the field of art history by branding Kyselak as graffiti artist, "the world's first tagger", an early predecessor of later tagging phenomena, such as "Kilroy was here". Of course, Kyselak was nothing of that kind. He was not an artist, but just an enthusiastic hiker and bad writer who had an obsession with writing his name on public surfaces. The so-called "Kyselak-Projekt" was funded by the City of Vienna and not only resulted in a new edition of Kyselak's travel book ("Herausgegeben von Gabriele Goffriller und mit einem Vorwort von Gabriele Goffriller und Chico Klein") and the establishment of a website, but also led to the production of a TV documentary, titled Kyselak war da! Graffiti anno 1825.
In the foreword of this book the authors present research on Joseph Kyselak that is fraught with ridiculous mistakes. That Goffriller and Klein were not qualified to do archival research on the biography of a figure from the Biedermeier era had already become obvious in their project report (Wissenschaftsstipendium - Abschlussbericht) which on 30 April 2007 they submitted to the Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien (A-Wst, B-289705). This report already contains all the nonsense that was to make its way into the foreword of the book. In this report the authors provide a list of "supporting organisations and individuals" (40 people) to whom they give credit, none of whom seems to have been involved in the actual work connected with the project. Goffriller and Klein spoke with many educated people, but they seem to have asked none of them for advice. Their problem was one which is very common among Viennese researchers: they could not read the archival sources. This post is not a detailed review of Goffriller's and Klein's book, because it is not possible to address all the mistakes that are presented in this publicly funded collection of (as the authors called it) "Fakten zur Biographie" (facts concerning the biography). Hence, a list of the book's worst flaws will suffice.
The authors were unable to figure out Joseph Kyselak's date and place of birth. The currently accepted date 22 December 1799 is based on the article by Valerie Hanus and Robert Hösch in the Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon. This date is wrong (see below).
To specify Kyselaks year of birth the authors relied on a catalog of pupils of the Vienna Piarist Gymnasium. They erroneously present it as "the earliest verified source concerning Kyselak's year of birth". In this catalog Joseph is given as twelve and his brother Wilhelm Kyselak as eleven years of age. The fact that both boys appear in the same catalog proves that this document does not cover one single year. As a matter of fact, this catalog was alrady begun in 1810 and covers three consecutive school years which are given on the cover. On the first page the original date "1810" was corrected into "1811" which also points to the fact that the catalog covers more than one year. This source is not proof that Joseph Kyselak was born in 1799, it only documents that he was one year older than his brother Wilhelm.
The cover of the catalog of pupils of the Vienna Piarist Gymnasium between 1810 and 1812 (Archiv des Piaristengymnasiums, Vienna)
The addresses of Kyselak's family, given by the authors as "until 1804 Josefstadt 72, then house 28 (Strozzigasse 8)", are false. The documented addresses of the Kyselak family (according to the 1821 numbering) are the following: St. Ulrich 100 (Lerchenfelder Straße 20), Windmühle 10 (Mariahilfer Straße 17), Neubau 142 (Siebensterngasse 46), Neubau 130 (Burggasse 49), Josephstadt 30 (Josefstädter Straße 9), St. Ulrich 91 (Neudeggergasse 21), St. Ulrich 74 (Lerchenfelder Straße 9), Strozzigrund 5 (Strozzigasse 6), and Spittelberg 144 (Kirchberggasse 37).
Because the authors were unable to decipher even one archival source, they had to base their account of Kyselak's career as civil servant on a letter, written in 1964 by Hanns Leo Mikoletzky to Franz Beranek, which contains a transcription of a statement of the Court Chamber concerning Kyselak's employment. Either Mikoletzky's transcription is already flawed, or the authors had problems reading Mikoletzky's handwriting. Either way, the edition of this document, presented in the book without any documentary context, is rife with absurd mistranscriptions that could have been easily avoided, had the authors consulted at least one expert. The fantasy names of three state officials alone, namely "Kaseburg", "Figl" and "Füljac" (instead of Kesenberg, Gigl and Fuljöd) are worth the price of the book. The hilarious transcription mishaps "Vorwirkungen" and "Tilgungs-Dezutation" are the icing on the cake.
The statement "Danach liest man nichts mehr" ("nothing can be read thereafter") on p. 8 might well be the funniest euphemism for an author's inability to locate and read archival sources.
The application by Kyselak's mother for financial support was not submitted on 23 October 1831, but two days earlier. This request also did not imply "a support of 30 to 40 gulden Conventionsmünze". It was unthinkable for an applicant to propose even a rough amount regarding his financial needs. All shelf marks of archival sources in the Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna, given by Goffriller and Klein, are flawed. So is their transcription of the entry in the death register concerning Kyselak's death.
All sources related to Kyselak's death – most of which remained unknown to the authors – prove that Kyselak died on 17 September 1831, and that the date on his Sperrs-Relation is wrong. He also did not die at the cholera hospital at Strozzigrund 26 (today's Strozzipalais), but was already dead on arrival at this hospital.
The entry in the records of the cholera hospital on the Strozzigrund concerning the arrival of Kyselak's body: "30 J. auch [Brechdurchfall] Todt überbracht." ("30 years old, diarrhea with vomiting, dead on arrival"). The use of the term "Cholera" was not permitted (to forestall plagiarism this source cannot be specified).
The absolute high point of Goffriller's and Klein's jumble of errors appears in a chapter titled "Kyselak's interests and his library" where a library of about 2000 books, listed in a catalog held by the Wienbibliothek (A-Wst, H.I.N. 150.948), is erroneously attributed to Joseph Kyselak [based on my research on 11 July 2018 the catalog entry was corrected]. According to Goffriller and Klein this catalog "was drawn up after Kyselak's death" by a certain "Christian Kantfuhs". This individual is of course the Leipzig-born book seller and book appraiser Christian Gottfried Kaulfuß (1779-1833). A picture on p. 10 of the book shows a page from the library catalog and to anyone who has ever done research in the Municipal and Provincial Archives of Vienna, it is immediately clear that the handwriting in this catalog is that of Joseph's cousin Franz Kysselak (22 September 1792 - 1 May 1879), son of Florian Kyselak from Němčice nad Hanou, and counselor at the Vienna Court of Criminal Justice. Franz Kysselak's handwriting is well known to historians from the eight volumes of Memorabilien that Kysselak wrote between 1814 and 1870 and which contain noteworthy death notices from the Wiener Zeitung. Together with a valuable collection of documents related to court cases, Kysselak bequeathed his Memorabilien to the City of Vienna. They are today held by the City Archive (A-Wsa, Handschriften, 3.4.A.112.1-8) and, until a few years ago, were kept on an open shelf in the archive's reading room. The catalog held by the Wienbibliothek contains the library of Franz Kysselak. Unlike his poor cousin Joseph, Franz Kysselak, who never married and in 1853 retired with an annual pension of 1,600 gulden, had the financial means to establish an impressive collection of books whose catalog at some time was mislabeled by its previous owner Josef Auer. But there is still no excuse for the authors' misattribution of the library to Joseph Kyselak, who, according to his 1831 probate file, left behind "nothing, except a few clothes, which, following his request, were given to his brother". Goffriller and Klein not only were aware of Franz Kysselak's existence, they also quote from a handwritten biography of his cousin that Franz Kysselak gave to Constant von Wurzbach on the occasion of a personal visit to Kysselak's home at Stiftgasse 31/2/8. Wurzbach "left no stone unturned" in trying to find out more about Joseph Kyselak, whom in his lexicon he describes as "Sonderling" (odd customer). The authors should have realized that the handwriting in the library catalog is the same as the one in Franz Kysselak's notes. It occurred to neither of them to ask how a poor "Registraturs-Akzessist" could acquire a library of almost two-thousand books.
Franz Kysselak's entry in vol. 5 of his Memorabilien concerning the death of his friend, the book appraiser Christian Kaulfuß on 24 December 1833 (A-Wsa, Handschriften, 3.4.A.112.5, fol. 127v)
The paragraph concerning Franz Kysselak's library ("legirt der Gemeinde Wien") in his 1879 probate records (A-Wsa, BG Neubau, A4, 494/1879)
The passage in Franz Kysselak's will in which he bequeaths his library, maps and portraits to the City of Vienna: "Zur Vermeidung der mit der dort gewünschten Überführung meiner Bibliothek nach Kremsier verbundenen nahmhaften Kosten vermache ich meine sämmtlichen Bücher, Land- und Geschichtskarten, sowie die Porträts-Sammlung, sammt den vier großen zerlegbaren Bücherkästen mit Glasthüren der Gemeinde Wien aus Dankbarkeit, dass ich bei ihr mein Brod gefunden, und dass sie mich über meine Dienstzeit hinaus erhalten hat, und bestimme, dass diese Sammlung ungetheilt einer von dem wohllöblichen Gemeinderathe zu bestimmenden Anstalt zugewiesen werde." (A-Wsa, BG Neubau, A9, 32/1879)
In June 1829 Joseph Kyselak sent his newly published two-volume travel book to Archduke Charles, together with a letter of dedication which today is held by the Austrian National Library (A-Wn, Autogr. 477/21-1 Han). It ends with an outburst of Kyselak's typical hyperbole (obviously referring to some financial support that he had received from the Archduke): "Millionen Gutthaben keimten aus Euerer Kaiserlichen Hoheit Segenshänden und wuchsen riesengroß auf der Freude athmenden Welt zu mächtigen Früchten des Glücks! Auch dem demüthighst Gefertigten wurde solch ein Gnadenpflänzchen zu Theil, und er gelobet, es bis zum Hinscheiden nur mit ewiger Liebe und Dankbarkeit für seinen höchsten Erzherzog und Gebiether zu pflegen." For fairly obvious reasons the authors did not publish the text of Kyselak's letter. All they present in their book is a photograph of Kyselak's signature. Not surprisingly, Goffriller and Klein were unable to locate any of the other Kyselak autographs held by Viennese archives.
Since the largest part of Goffriller's and Klein's book consists of the republication of Kyselak's Skizzen einer Fußreise – which is available on Google Books anyway – the published result of the Kyselak Project seamlessly fits into a series of other dubious enterprises that were funded by the Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien. Once the funding is granted and the money is released, this splendid institution apparently never vets or evaluates the actual outcome of a project.
Joseph Michael Kyselak's Birth (and his Godfathers)
The pivotal source for the currently accepted date of Joseph Kyselak's birth, which (as of July 2015) also appears on three Wikipedia pages, is the Kyselak article by Valerie Hanus (1915-2004) and Robert Hösch (1906-1998) in vol. 4 of the Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon. This article, published in 1969, begins as follows:
The information "Wien-Spittelberg" is totally mystifying, because neither Joseph nor his brother Wilhelm Kyselak were born in the suburb of Spittelberg. This error may have originated from the fact that Joseph Kyselak died at Spittelberg 144. The information concerning the supposed place of Joseph Kyselak's birth becomes even more curious, as it turns out that the date "22.12.1799" is based on the entry in the records of St. Josef ob der Laimgrube concerning the baptism of Joseph's younger brother Wilhelm Kyselak. This source, which must have been consulted by Dr. Hanus for the ÖBL article, shows that Wilhelm Kyselak was not born in Spittelberg, but in the house Windmühle 10 ("The Green Salt-Bucket", today Mariahilfer Straße 17). Why Wilhelm Kyselak's baptismal entry was used in the ÖBL as source for Joseph's date of birth, is unknown. It appears to have been a kind of workaround, following the motto: "It is the wrong person, but at least it is a Kyselak." Valerie Hanus probably never visited the parish office and relied on the false information she got from the parish secretary. Wilhelm Karl Kyselak's baptismal entry looks as follows:
The entry concerning the baptism of Joseph Kyselak's younger brother Wilhelm Karl on 22 December 1799 (St. Josef ob der Laimgrube, Tom. 7, fol. 49)
From this entry we learn that the maiden name of Kyselak's mother was Seiffert (her father had been Johann Seiffert, an innkeeper in Brno) and that Wilhelm's godfather was the "K.K. Familiengüter Oberbuchhalter" Joseph Michael Kloiber who was substituted by his nine-year-old son Wilhelm (signing as "Wilhelm Kloiber in Nammen meines Vaters Michael K.").
The signature of the boy Wilhelm Kloiber who stood proxy for his father as godfather of Wilhelm Karl Kyselak (St. Josef ob der Laimgrube, Tom. 7, fol. 49)
Joseph Michael Kloiber (1762-1807) was a colleague of the child's father, a deputy bookkeeper at the K.K. Geheimes Kammer-Zahl-Amt, und Departement der K.K. Familie Herrschaften. Wilhelm Kyselak, with the help of his father, was able to secure a post as "Rentamts-Schreiber" (revenue office scribe) at the Imperial estate in Razkewe (today Ráckeve) in Hungary. After the death of his brother, Wilhelm on 4 January 1832 came to Vienna and after a three-week stay probably took his widowed mother with him to Hungary. Josepha Kyselak did not die in Vienna.
Distracted by the false lead in the ÖBL, a misinterpretation of the 1831 death register ("von hier geb." refers to Vienna, not to Spittelberg), and ignorant of the distribution of eighteenth-century Vienna parish districts, Goffriller looked for Joseph Kyselak's baptismal entry in the records of St. Ulrich's, because she assumed that Kyselak was born in Spittelberg ("Die Taufbücher der Pfarre St. Ulrich - wohin Kyselaks Familie ihrem Wohnsitz nach zuständig war - zeigen keinen Eintrag"). But even if the Kyselaks had lived in Spittelberg, that would not have meant that Joseph would have been baptized at St. Ulrich's. The situation is a little more complicated, since the districts of the suburbs were not congruent with those of the parishes. A part of Spittelberg belonged to the parish of Maria Treu and so did the part of St. Ulrich that was located north of the Rofranogasse (today's Lerchenfelder Straße). As of 1798 the Kyselak family lived at St. Ulrich 79 ("Zum [schönen/goldenen] Geiger", last No. 100, today Lerchenfelder Straße 20). In this house Joseph Michael Kyselak was born on 9 March 1798 and baptized at the Piarist Church of Maria Treu. He received his (previously unknown) second forename from his godfather Joseph Michael Kloiber who at the ceremony was substituted by Joseph Anton Fellner (1765-1826), another member of the staff of the K.K. Familien=Güter=Direktion (the Administration of the Estates of the I. & R. Family).
The entry concerning the baptism of Joseph Michael Kyselak on 9 March 1798 at the Vienna Piarist Church (Maria Treu, Tom. 7, fol. 164)
Lit. c
G.[eburts] u. T.[auf] Tag. 9 [März 1798.]
Taufend. [a]uc[h] [Rupert Enk]
Getaufte. Joseph Michael
Eltern. V Joseph Gissalek Diurnist Kyselack / M Josepha geb Seiffert
Taufpathen. Joseph Michael Koiter Kloiber Buchhalter / bei d[er] k.k. Familien Güter Direktion / statt dessen / Joseph Anton Fellner Ingrossist / eben da
Rel.[igion] [a]uc[h] [kath.]
Grund. J.[oseph] St.[adt]
Haus. beim Geiger
N°. 79
Hebamm. Barbara Gruber
Anmerkungen. c
This baptismal entry contains one error: the house "Zum Geiger" was not located in the Josephstadt, but in St. Ulrich. Josephstadt 79 was the house "Zur Weißen Rose". In the records the priests varied the description of the "Geiger" house. They give it as "Schottengasse 79 gold. Geiger" (fol. 163), "Neud. gold. Geiger 79" (fol. 180) and "N.[eudegger] G.[rund] beim Geiger 79" (fol. 249). In some of the death records the house also appears under its correct address "St. Ulrich 79" (Tom. 8, fol. 63). The house was named after its first owner, the gilder Andreas Geiger, who died there on 23 July 1801 at the age of 62.
Joseph Michael Kyselak's place of birth: the house St. Ulrich 100 ("Zum Geiger", Lerchenfelderstraße 20) on a photograph by August Stauda from 1899 (A-Wn, ST 298F). This house was built in 1776 and covered an area of 259 m2. It was torn down in 1900.
The house Lerchenfelder Straße 18-24 today
Joseph Kyselak's godfather Joseph Michael Kloiber was born in 1762, son of Johann Georg Kloiber (1738-1801) and his wife Maria, née Strohmayer. At the time he applied to the Lower Austrian Government for a marriage permit in April 1789, he was working as an accountant for Christoph Baron Stiebar auf Buttenheim. On 4 May 1789, in the church of Jedlersdorf, Kloiber married Magdalena Fridlberg (b. 12 September 1770 in Tulln), daughter of the judge Anton Fridlberg (1731-1784) and his wife Maria Anna, née Weltischhofer. Kloiber and his wife had four children: 1) Wilhelm Joseph (who in 1799 was to stand proxy for his father at Wilhelm Kyselak's baptism), born on 22 October 1790 (A-Wstm, Tom. 18, fol. 82), 2) Karl, born in 1792, 3) Wilhelmine, born on 18 August 1794 (A-Wstm, Tom. 18, fol. 121), and 4) Karoline Wilhelmine, born on 2 May 1797 (Altsimmering, Tom. 5, fol. 100).
The final paragraph of Joseph Michael Kloiber's application for a marriage permit of 22 April 1789 with Kloiber signing as "Buchhalter bei P. T. Herrn Freÿherrn von Stiebar" (A-Wstm, St. Peter, VKA 347/1789)
Joseph Michael Kloiber's signature on the 1798 marriage contract of his brother Mathias Kloiber (A-Wsa, Mag. ZG, A10, 416/1829)
Before Kloiber became an accountant with the K.K. Familien=Güter=Oberdirektion, he had already bought a house in the village of Simmering, south of Vienna. In April 1800, for 10,000 gulden, he purchased the so-called Rosenhof in Simmering, together with more than 30 acres of land, from Eleonore von Pelser, née von Fürnberg (a granddaughter of Haydn's early employer Karl Joseph von Fürnberg). Kloiber was able to enjoy his state as landowner for only seven years: on 28 August 1807 he died in Simmering of "Nervenfieber" at the age of 45.
The entry concerning the death of Joseph Kyselak's godfather Joseph Michael Kloiber ("Kais: Kön: Familien-Hof-Buchhalter; und Hausbesitzer allhier") on 28 August 1807 at Simmering No. 53 (Altsimmering, Tom. 5, fol. 137)
Kloiber's wife Magdalena only survived her husband by three months. At the surprisingly young age of 37 she died of a stroke on 14 November 1807 at Stadt 82 where she had been staying with her sister Franziska Zehe. Of four children only Wilhelm and Karl Kloiber survived their parents.
The "Ingrossist" Joseph Anton Fellner, who stood proxy for his colleague Kloiber at Joseph Kyselak's baptism, was born around 1765 in the Bohemian village of Pašinka. In 1797, in Vienna, he fathered a daughter with a certain Juliana Pascher and on the occasion of the christening of this child, pretended to the Piarist priest Rupert Enk that he was already married to the child's mother (Maria Treu 7, fol. 123). Fellner married Pascher only on 7 January 1798 (Maria Treu 4, fol. 232). By the time his first wife died on 26 March 1808 (St. Ulrich 27, fol. 95), Fellner had already been promoted to the rank of "Rechnungsofficial" (accounting official) at the K.K. Familien=Fonds=Buchhalterey. One of his immediate colleagues at this office was the composer Vinzenz Hauschka. Joseph Fellner married again on 31 July 1808 (Landstraße 3, fol. 136). His second wife was Maria Anna Proll, the daughter of a mailman from Landstraße.
The seals and signatures on Joseph Anton Fellner's 1808 marriage contract. Fellner's best man was the "K.K. Holz Empfänger" (I. & R. wood purchaser) Anton Geyer, a colleague at the Familien=Güter=Oberdirection, the bride's witness was Joseph Jeckl (1766-1824), amateur composer and owner of the pharmacy "Zum goldenen Reichsapfel" (A-Wsa, Patrimonialherrschaften, Schotten 31037).
With his second wife Fellner had two children: Antonia, born 1 August 1810 (Maria Treu 9, fol. 62) and Carolina, born 2 May 1812 (Maria Treu 9, fol. 165). Joseph Anton Fellner, who secured a small bit of posthumous prominence by officiating as proxy godfather at Joseph Kyselaks baptism, died on 20 January 1826 of a stroke. He was survived by his wife and his three daughters whose uncle Johann Fellner (also an accountant with the K.K. Familien=Fonde and a friend of Vinzenz Hauschka) was appointed their guardian.
Epilogue (And Another Document)
In 2011 I spent several weeks doing research on Kyselak and copying all Kyselak documents held by Viennese archives. I consider my collection of primary sources complete and the preceding notes cover only a very small part of my research. The collected Kyselak documents will at some time be published in an article that avoids the usual journalistic triviality and deals with this interesting personality on a scholarly level. There was much more to this man than just the notorious "tagging mania". Kyselak was a highly talented individual whom his superiors described as "geprüfter, rechtschaffener, fleissiger und fähiger Jüngling" (a qualified, righteous, diligent and competent young man). Any serious study of Kyselak's biography must also deal with his musical activities and his friendship with interesting people such as the painter Johann Carl Smirsch and the actor Karl Rereni. However, a paid(!) scholarly publication of all Kyselak documents seems currently almost impossible in Kyselak's hometown. There is no serious medium that would be willing to support this kind of work, while the sparsely running wells of public funding are continuously sucked dry by pompous but shallow projects that their incompetent promotors mistakenly consider "state of the art".
The Baden diplomat Franz Xaver von Andlaw-Birseck, who in his 1857 memoirs quotes several passages from Kyselak's Skizzen einer Fußreise, called the hyperbole of Kyselak's writing style "rührender, gemüthlicher Galimathias" (touching and cozy nonsense). The fact that Kyselak today is an exhibit in Vienna's Literature Museum, is embarrassing proof that in Austria, writing your name on walls, will make you being taken for a poet. In 1825 the "Registraturs-Praktikant" Joseph Kyselak applied to the I. & R. Court Chamber to be awarded a post as "Registraturs-Accessist". Together with his application he submitted seventeen documents concerning his education and ended his autograph letter with a begging statement in the typically florid (basically untranslatable) Kyselak prose that is so characteristic for his travel book.
Joseph Kyselak's exquisite penmanship on his 1825 application to the I. & R. Court Chamber
Möge doch dießmal Eine Hochlöbliche K:K: Hofkammer seine innigste Bitte erhören, und ihm durch Verleihung dieser unterthänigst angesuchten Dienststelle, Glück, Belohnung, und die schon verscheuchte Gemüthsruhe, so schöpferisch zufließen lassen. Fort würde er dann auf der kaum betrettenen Seegensbahn eilen und mit Fleiß, Genauigkeit und rastloser Erfüllung der strengsten Pflicht, jeden seiner Schritte adeln, um dereinst auf den Stuffen der Zufriedenheit aller seiner hohen Vorgesetzten beruhiget zu ersterben!
May but on this occasion a most honorable I. & R. Court Chamber grant his most heartfelt request, and by awarding him this most humbly requested office, creatively accrue to him happiness, gratification, and the peace of mind that had already been scared away. Henceforth he would run the newly entered course of blessings, and honor his every move with diligence, accuracy and the restless performance of the most stringent duties, to calmly die one day on the steps of the satisfaction of all his high superiors!
© Dr. Michael Lorenz 2015. All rights reserved.
Postscript (July 2017)
Shortly after its publication in July 2015, the above blogpost triggered a number of reactions which are too absurd not to be shared with the public. First, Gabriele Goffriller, one of the collaborators of the failed Kyselak Projekt, submitted a written statement to her publisher Jochen Jung in which she tried to save the awkward situation by lying about my published work, denying the proven facts, and escaping into a parallel universe. She claimed that my research had still not produced Kyselak's correct date of birth and denounced my legitimate criticism of the reckless waste of taxpayers' money as "denigration". Goffriller's attempt to desperately deny the facts culminated in the following bizarre statement in her letter: "The only constructive contribution in Lorenz's blog is perhaps that he suggests possible new approaches to determine Joseph Kyselak's birthday and his place of birth." Second, Goffriller added a page titled "Kyselak war Wiener" to her website – with a picture of Kyselak's baptismal entry (that six years earlier she had been unable to find) as background – which contains the following bizarre statement:
It became clear only recently that Kyselak was Viennese! Five years after we had visited the archives of Vienna's Piarist school and the parish, and had published Kyselak's school certificates, a colleague[sic] deciphered the entry in the baptismal register*. Joseph Michael Kyselak was baptized in the Piarist Church on 9 March 1798. He didn't use his second first name - perhaps he didn't like it.
(*... and published it on his own four years later. The article is certainly a contribution to the discussion about Kyselak's – still unknown[sic] – date of birth and further details, but it is fraught with uncollegial insinuations and untenable accusations against the culture department of the City of Vienna and against the project team. Furthermore it is written with a vicious intensity from which a personal drama can be inferred – which is why the name of the colleague is not mentioned here).
This absolutely priceless jumble of excuses is the typical reaction of an author who thinks that nobody is allowed to criticise her work, because she considers it a kind of "private issue". This point of view would be acceptable, except for the simple fact that, as soon as this work is being subsidized with public financial means, every citizen has the right to express his discontent. Goffriller manages to pack several lies into the above paragraph: she knows of course that the date of Kyselak's birth, which I published in 2015, is now an irrefutably documented fact. Her truly astonishing denial of this reality only serves the purpose of fooling her unsuspecting friends. That the project team "had visited the Piarist parish archive" is obviously not true. Had Goffriller & Klein actually consulted the holdings of this archive, they would have found Kyselak's baptismal entry. That my criticism consisted of "untenable accusations" is yet another lie and so is the nonsensical claim concerning a possible "personal drama". The only personal drama that can be diagnosed in this case is Goffriller's, who in 2015 had to realize that the research she had been unable to do, had successfully been conducted by somebody else, which, all of a sudden, predestined her splendid book for history's recycling bin. I have seen many excuses for committing plagiarism, but Goffriller's way of exculpating her shameless theft of intellectual property with "hurt feelings", is a truly inventive and entirely new approach.
Goffriller falls victim to a number of basic misunderstandings: she refers to me as a "colleague", and, based on this misconception, she presumes the right to be treated "collegially". She also seems to think that Kyselak is a main concern of my scholarly activity. This perspective is fundamentally wrong. Since my work is primarily musicological, Kyselak to me was just a marginal side issue which had to be dealt with, because too many archival discoveries had kept piling up. My model for expressing merciless criticism in the face of sloppy and dishonest research is the renowned chess historian Edward Winter. I consider it a personal obligation to call out dishonest publications and the squandering of taxpayers' money. I think that I have all the more right to criticise phoney research, as long as I contribute substantively to the knowledge of a subject. I have delved deeply into Kyselak's life and have spent many weeks of research in several Viennese archives. This serious hard work can yield no other result than to point out all the nonsense that my predecessors put on paper while they were getting paid with my taxes.
12 December 1823: Emperor Franz II transfers Joseph Kyselak from the Familienfonds Casse to the k.k. Hofkammer
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Tempo Run with Einstein
The conversation went something like this:
Nick Simpson points out a flock of birds and says they look cool.
Ben Withbroe explains how the scientific community is at odds about how birds are able to maneuver in unison.
Coach Eric DaSilva calls Withbroe a geek and asks Simpson if he has any goals for this season.
Simpson replies, "Usually you tell me my goals."
Withbroe tells Simpson, "Your goal is to win counties and I'll finish second."
As eccentric as the pair is, it is hard to imagine one without the other. Simpson has the undeniable strength and ability. Withbroe has the passion and competitive instinct. The dynamic duo that captured everyone's attention as freshmen three years ago is now staring senior year straight in the face. Well, Withbroe is, anyway. Simpson is staring at the birds.
It was a Thursday evening practice...boys only. DaSilva split up the boys and girls because it was the first day in the weight room. Splitting the squad allows each individual to become more acquainted with the sparse equipment.
Before hitting the weight room, there was a track workout to be done. The assignment for the top guys was two easy miles, 5k tempo run, and two easy miles.
"The purpose of the tempo is to be even," DaSilva emphasized to the younger runners. "There is no better place to learn how to pace yourself than the track. We are working on pacing today."
Withbroe and Simpson teamed up with former Einstein runners Sebi Devlin-Foltz and Andrew Ceruzzi to run a 5:40 target mile pace.
The quartet clocked 5:40, 5:44, 5:34, 0:41 for an overall time of 17:39.
Rising sophomore Lyle Wilson, who plays tennis in the spring, hammered out 86 second laps with DaSilva to complete the 5k in 17:55, faster than any of his freshman cross country 5k races.
Einstein's other talented sophomore, Rory Lewis, was not at practice, but DaSilva guarantees that the talented swimmer is in great shape.
"We have talented front-runners. Others are not exactly sure what they can do. If they can get over that we can be very good."
He added that he was just as excited for the Einstein girls team. Lead runner Lauren Logan clocked 23:00 in her morning 5k tempo run.
"The girls are very quietly making a lot of progress."
Although today's practice was on the track, almost every Einstein workout consists of hill accelerations.
"All I care about is finishing strong. All I care about is Hereford."
Withbroe and Simpson's 5k tempo lap splits
1:23 Mi 2
keep it up Einstein!
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Title: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Actors: Jay Baruchel Cate Blanchett Gerard Butler Djimon Hounsou America Ferrera Craig Ferguson Kit Harington
Genre(s): Adventure Family
Official Site: Facebook
Though it may have not made me weep like the first movie, this Dragon still knows how to soar.
It is five years after the events of How to Train Your Dragon (a film I loved so much, it topped my Best of 2010 list). Vikings and dragons now live in peace in the cliffside village, due in no small part to the chief's scrawny son Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his black Night Fury dragon named Toothless. But Hiccup has grown up a bit (despite still having Baruchel's almost-about-to-crack voice). He's 20, and though his father, the village chief Stoick (Gerard Butler) wants Hiccup to take his place as the village leader, Hiccup would rather jump on Toothless and ride off looking for new lands.
When Hiccup and Toothless do find a new territory, however, it doesn't bode well for the locals. There is a warlord dragon-collector out there named Drago (Djimon Hounsou) who has been capturing dragons for his own dragon army. Meanwhile, a mysterious lone dragon whisperer Valka (Cate Blanchett) has been collecting dragons as well, protecting them in a refuge. Valka has a surprise connection to Hiccup, and Drago himself has a dark past with Stoick, so things are destined to come to a head (with lots of dragons flying around in the meantime).
For me, the star of the show was once again Toothless, who is the most fabulous animated movie character this side of Gollum, in my opinion. With the actions and expressions of a cat, and the deterity of a giant bat, Toothless is simply delightful. We learn that Toothless is about the same age as Hiccup, so Toothless has some surprises of his own in store.
Valka the dragon lady is an intriguing character, an independent warrior woman that we usually don't get to see in mainstream entertainment. The first moment we see Valka, garbed in a sort of fantastical Miyazaki-type mask rising above the clouds, is gasp-worthy gorgeous. Plus her interaction with the dragons is lovely to watch. As her identity is revealed, her abrupt decisions seem a bit too easy (especially for someone not living around humans for a long, long time), but maybe that is just me.
Again, unlike most studios that want to charge you up the ying-yang for 3D ticket prices, Dreamworks gets full credit for giving you the most bang for your bespectacled buck. The film really looks fantastic, and I just found out that is partly because cinematographer Roger Deakins (who shot Skyfall, Revolutionary Road, and many Coen brothers films) was a consultant on this film and the first (it shows!). Whether the riders and dragons are soaring over cliffs or icy bay, or whether two humans are flirting while a couple of dragons play ("out of focus") in the background, this is as close to a "real" animated experience you can get... and it is really hard not to be swept up in it!
DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
The iTunes digital version of the the film, available a full three weeks before the Blu-ray/DVD release, includes a slew of Bonus Features. Dawn of the Dragon Racers is a half-hour original short featuring Hiccup and his friends competing to become Berk's first dragon racing champion; Berk's Dragon World looks into how the world has changed since the time of the last film, with the town now accomodating dragons; Where No One Goes: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon 2 (an hour-long behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of the film). There is a feature commentary by writer-director Dean DeBlois, animator Simon Otto, producer Bonnie Arnold, and art director Pierre-Olivier Vincent. Finally, other extras include Fishlegs' Dragon Stats (info about your favorite dragons), Drago's War Machines (a look at Drago's creatures and weapons), Hiccup's Inventions in Flight (an interactive tour of how Hiccup and Toothless work so well together when flying), deleted scenes, a gallery, and the theatrical trailer.
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Woody Paige: Broncos' brass still in pursuit of Peyton Manning
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Re: Article Discussion: Woody Paige: Broncos' brass still in pur
by Hydro21 on March 17th, 2012, 10:26 am #2397391
Is the house next door to Elways for sale? If not, why not!
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by Spider on March 17th, 2012, 10:27 am #2397392
Spiders are bad wrote:
ormurray wrote:
ncbroncfan wrote:
IndyDBronco wrote: I feel lied to. Elway said that Tebow was the starter going into training camp. It wasn't news that Manning could be a free agent and he still said that. I hate Manning and can't stand the thought of him wearing our colors!!
go away...
Scream and stomp go away all you want. You just cant face the truth that Elway is a liar and has acted in the most dishonest and dishonorable way. Our brand is forever ruined. No one wants to play for a two faced snake and liar.
Spiders may be bad (sometimes), but you are worse. What lie? Elway is doing his job, and is doing exactly what he said he would do--bring in a QB or 2 to compete. Just because he is actually trying to get a good QB instead of a rummy doesn't make him a liar. It makes him smart.
Spiders are always bad.[quote]
I take that as a personal insult. Say it or anything else like it and I'll be forced to report you to the proper authority. My girlfriend the black widow
This close // to another Lombardi and there are posters who act like we went 3-13 instead if 13-3?
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by CensoredByDP on March 17th, 2012, 10:27 am #2397393
pjbronco wrote:
CensoredByDP wrote:
Monk wrote:
CensoredByDP wrote: Woody said;
"The Broncos have Elway, Fox and Bowlen"
Sooo, having Curly, Schemp and Moe is supposed to be a plus...?
Dude. Don't mess with the boys. Change the names or the picture.
If the people viewing the picture don't know who is who in it, then the humor would probably be lost on them anyhow. But for the "Three Stooges" challenged crowd (no doubt filled with antibows) they guys are from left to right (no, your other left Albert); Moe, Curly and Schemp. I hope that keeps them from getting mentally fatigued dude.
How about Moe, Curly, and Larry? Shemp replaced Curly.
Yer right, my mistake. I will make the change immediately. Thanks for the heads up!
The sheep shall inherit the earth.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Suess
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by Spiders are bad on March 17th, 2012, 10:28 am #2397396
jerae7 wrote:
BroncfanOR wrote: Not sure why anyone should be eating crow.
All they are doing is trying to upgrade the team.
Sometimes you get your guy sometimes you don't.
Just because the Tebow fanatics are all up in arms doesn't mean anything.
If they don't get Manning they will have to go with "lack of options" Tebow and it will be up to him to prove people right or wrong.
Other than that this is nothing more than a typical free agency.
Do the Bills need to apologize to their DE's from last year for bringing in Mario Williams?
Do the Cardinals need to apologize to Kolb for going after Manning?
Nope, only in Denver where the Tebow nut jobs roost does anyone think an apology is owed for trying to upgrade the team.
Do everyone a favor and stop your personal attacks on Tebow fans. Elway, Fox, etc., are public figures and can be attacked. But you have no right to attack other posters with your personal taunts and blather. You may think you are a Bronco fan, but I doubt true fans of the Broncos are behind you because most of them are classy.
I forget, what constitutes a true bronco fan?
• a bronco 1st tebow 2nd
• a tebow 1st tebow 2nd broncos 3rd
• a tebow 1st bronco 2nd
• a bronco 1st anybody but tebow 2nd
• a bronco 1st tebow doesn't belong on the planet earth 2nd
• a tebow first tebow needs to be traded, broncos don't deserve him
• a bronco 1st tebow 2nd elway is a jerk and liar 3rd
• a bronco 1st tebow 2nd elway will save our franchise 3rd
• a tebow 1st broncos 2nd bowlen has alzheimer's 3rd
• a broncos 1st tebow 2nd bowlen has alzheimer's 3rd
i know i missed a few,
if i omitted anyone,i apologize.
my point was to not direct personal insults at the poster being attacked. But Elway, Tebow, Fox, etc. are public figures and can be attacked. When they are, their respective fans can defend them, as long as they dont throw personal attacks at the poster. Most of us try to follow those rules. But many of the same old blow hards violate them daily.
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Spider wrote:
Spiders are always bad.
ok.....there are a couple good Spiders....
DenverDan wrote: Those wanting Manning are either in a drug induced haze.... or just nuts.
Since you're pro Tebow you get a pass and won't be reported for calling folks names
Most of us think your mockery of Tebow and your new picture mocking him are inappropriate.
What you talking about Phil? Timmy posed for that picture. How could it be a mockery
by Bullogne on March 17th, 2012, 10:32 am #2397407
Go Gators!! wrote:
One thing you Tebowites don't understand is there is NO where else Tebow would even have a chance to start. I challenge any of you Tebow supporters to name ONE team that would give Tebow a chance. One thing is for sure, Tebow needs the Broncos more than the Broncos need Tebow. Deep down th Tebowites understand this as well considering all their vile and childish comments towards the EFXe.
You think so??
Cleveland, Miami, Buffalo, Seattle and Tennessee are looking for a starting QB. If Manning comes to Denver (I wish), there are 3 potential starting QB's in the draft/ market.
In no particular order,
1. Matt Flynn
2. Tim Tebow
3. Ryan Tannehill
Who is the most established of these 3 with 5 teams in need of a starting QB? Matt Flynn started 2 games in a system. I see someone going all in with Tebow. I didn't throw in Jax yet.
Tebow has carried Broncos to the playoffs after 5 years. Yes, with the help of a defense that was good enough for regular season. Bronco defense was ranked 11th of the 12 playoff teams and was quite evident by the way Patriots thrashed Broncos in the first half. Even the great Manning would not have helped Broncos win that game. Defense wins championships.
I agree with Broncos going after Manning. If the top brass believes he can bring a Superbowl, go for him.
But, I really wish Timmy is traded for 2 reasons,
1. We all know, the coaching staff and front office has no confidence in Tebow. Atleast the fans liked him and supported him. I have been reading the posts here to see the fans reaction to the situation for the past 1 week. I see only a very few Bronco fans coming out and supporting him. The rest are Tebow fans just like me. Even if you want Manning, Tebow deserves some love for giving his heart and soul to the Broncos and entertaining us. His commitment was 100%. He deserves not to be talked trash after what he did for the Broncos.
2. Waiting for Manning's commitment, Broncos have failed to address the team's immediate needs in the free agency. If Broncos lose Manning, they end up with more than $30 million in cap space. That is 25% of roster money and a failure to build the team around Tebow's strengths. You will again call Tebow a failure if he does not win Superbowl with a depleted roster. Also, DT and Decker are prone to injuries. Who do you replace Lloyd and Royal with? Tebow needs some good WR's to throw to. I doubt your EFX would get any help for Tebow here as they want him out.
Let's review your list of the 5 teams interested in Tebow.
Buffalo: Signed Fitzpatrick to a long term deal last year. Owner was on record saying the Bills were not interested in drafting Tebow and that the Broncos gave up too much to draft him. No chance
Tennessee: They have Hasslebeck and drafted Locker 10th overall last year. No chance (yes I know they are in the Manning sweepstakes, but it is Peyton Manning, not TT)
Miami/Cleveland: Both teams run a west coast offense. Neither team will scrap their offensive philosophy to run a high school option offense led by a QB who has no accuracy. Miami is all in on getting Flynn. Cleveland was interested in RG3. Odds of serious Tebow interest, nil or next to nil at best
Seattle: They are in the Flynn sweepstakes as well and were very interested in Manning. There is no evidence the Seahawks have any interest in Tebow and they still have the draft ahead of them. This is a complete unknown and probably Tebow's best chance which is probably slim to next to nil at best.
So there you have it. It's either Denver this upcoming season for Tebow or washing John Elway's cars at his auto dealership.
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with that face and little weights???? I must have missed that one...
by HaleAndHearty on March 17th, 2012, 10:34 am #2397411
Get over yourself dude.
You chose to pick a screenname that in and of itself is insulting to someone else here, and you did it intentionally with complete knowledge that it would be so.
And everyone here knows it.
You're in absolutely no position whatsoever to tell anyone else about "attacks", or "insults" - you do the exact same thing you accuse others of ... every single post.
You're not following any rule whatsoever - save that of going after another poster with every post you make.
lol thank God there's an ignore button around here.
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by Rthomas54 on March 17th, 2012, 10:38 am #2397417
Mrzuki wrote:
Rthomas54 wrote:
jmbcheeseburger wrote: The Broncos need stability at QB. I support EFX for trying to move this direction. It would be nice to have the stability of a starting QB situation like most top-tier teams have.
Manning, however, has turned his show into a 3-ring circus by allowing surprise teams to jump in at the last minute by holding secret workouts. It is starting to stink.
Chicago is plenty happy with their starting QB-the one McDisaster shipped out of here and left the Denver fans debating on who should be our starting QB or who the team should acquire. Had that foolish trade never happened, the uncertainty at QB for the Broncos would not even be a point of discussion. There is no QB controversy in Bear land. That is fact. Here in Denver, we are still dealing with the nuclear fallout of coach McDisaster (who also failed this year in St.Louis). Really, what does the team have to show for the draft picks we got from Chicago? Ayers? Thomas? Orton?
Cutler is a quitter. He proved that in the NFC championship two years ago when he stubbed his two and said "no mas". That, and the myriad of picks he throws at inopportune times, will be the defining moment(s) of his career.
Oh, and unlike Tebow, he never won a playoff game as a Denver QB.
I understand why people don't like Jay Cutler but as you point out he had the Bears in the NFC Championship game in 2010 and on a 5 game winning streak and headed back to the playoffs this past season. Once he was hurt the Bears went 1-5 to finish the season. Just for comparison sometime go back and look at his second year (2007) stats (3500 yards, 64% completion percentage, 20TD's and 14 INT's).
Hate him all you want, but it is hard to imagine we wouldn't have been better off with him as our QB for the last 3 years.
Fair enough to compare him to Tebow in his second year. And 20 TDs but 14 INT is not good (Cutler's stats). That poor ratio and his lack of fire is one of the main reasons Denver did not make the playoffs in Cutler's second year. Nor did they make it in his first or third year.
In contrast, Tebow had a much better TD to INT ratio in his second year (actually his first full year playing). And his fire and competitiveness led Denver to the playoffs. So, to summarize, Tebow got us into the playoffs. Cutler did not.
Look, I'm not 100% sold on Tebow either. But get serious, the guy has only played really 1 full season. I don't recall too many rookies having good first year performances. Maybe Marino. I can't think of 1 other example, however. Not even Peyton Manning.
The anti-Tebow crowd puzzles me. Since Elway left, we've cycled through Brister, Griese, Orton, Cutler, Plummer, etc.. etc... It has been one weak and lackluster leader after another. Then we get a leader, flawed as he is, with fire, and we win the most thrilling playoff game in 12 years, in basically his rookie season, and people want to dump him.
Shouldn't we just give him one more year and see how this plays out? What's the downside? We don't win the Superbowl next year? Jesus himself isn't going to win a Superbowl with this team next year, so why not give it a shot, open up the offense a little, and enjoy the show?
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HaleAndHearty wrote:
I have not attacked any poster in a personal way like you do. Why dont you direct your blather at the guy with the name SpiderPig???? That is a real nice compliment to the poster you apparently are defending. Is it because he generally agrees with your anti-Tebow hate ?
by jerae7 on March 17th, 2012, 10:42 am #2397424
I see it violated by both sides daily,
most have a thick skin and don't go running to the moderators.
i've seem so many claiming to be the only true bronco fans that i laid out all the ones i could think of.
if anybody can think of others not being recognized as true bronco fans, feel free to add to the
What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a-going on here?
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by tansysmom on March 17th, 2012, 11:07 am #2397450
Spiders are always bad. Regarding your comments, he publically stated Tim was our starter going into the season but knew he had no plans to live up to that when he said it. He publically stated that "I hope tim is the man for a long long time" while never intending or hoping that was true. He is a liar and everyone knows it. He is doing a poor job and most people know it./ Finally, keep your personal attacks on me to a limit. You can make the same point without being personal against me.
Wrong. Elway said Tebow would be the starter going in to training camp ... and he will be! Manning will have to take the job from him. Now I happen to think that Manning will easily take the job, but you Tebow-loving, Elway-hating, gator boys should have enough faith in Timmy to believe he can beat out an old over-the-hill QB with a broken neck, don't you? And, if Timmy can beat out the old broken-neck guy, he will be "the man for a long time," just as Elway hopes. But, if Timmy cannot beat out Manning, that is Timmy's failure, not Elway's.
Nope. Manning would be the starter...period. It would be part of the deal. I'd be willing to bet that Tebow being gone would also be part of the deal.
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greentruth wrote:
LaGenius wrote: The sheer aftermath of a failure to get manning would be huge...
I'm losing respect for Tebow by the day. If he had any nads or confidence in his ability, he'd be talking to John man to man and tell him that circumstances just weren't right for either of them and for the good of all, they should part ways in a dignified manner.
I really don't want a QB who will take a whipping laying down with only a sheepish grin on his face. Man up - and that goes for you too Mr. Elway, have the class and the nads to do the right thing. Quickly trade or cut Tebow, shake hands and move on to your better interests.
I respected Cutler for being strong in his beliefs about loyalty and then having to gumption to tell McDope and Bowlen to stuff it. Even whimpy Orton who was a hinny smoocher from the get-go, had the nerve to ask to be released - because neither Fox nor Elway had the gumption to cut him.
C'mon John, show us you have some class and release or trade Teebs immediately. You owe him that much respect at the very least - for what he helped the Broncos achieve in 2011. Pat, quit hiding! If your boys won't do it, step in for once and do the right thing. Trade or release Tebow now!
CensoredByDP, Tim has more class and wisdom then almost anyone I've ever seen, which is very remarkable for someone his age. He will not hastily act out of petty childishness, even though his predecessors often did. Tim does not care what you or anyone else thinks of his manhood, or whether or not you respect him.
If you don't respect the enormous amount of selfless charity work he has performed, or his selflessness on the field, if you don't respect his unwavering work ethic and the extremes that he pushes his body to get an edge, if you don't respect his incredible will to win, if you don't respect his unwavering courage in face of so much adversity, if you don't respect his 100% commitment to be a great NFL quarterback not matter the obstacles, if you don't respect his maturity to ignore his many shrill critics who can't hold a candle to his own class an dignity, and if you don't respect his strong spiritual values to devote much of his life to those in need, then I seriously question what qualities that you do respect.
Let's see, you respect "nads" and the "ability to be a man", and "gumption to tell McDope and Bowlen to stuff it", and a QB who won't "take a whipping laying down".
Fortunately, these are not Tim's values. Tim is not petty and he does not hold a grudge. He does not judge himself by the childish expectations of others. Once this debacle is over he will again show that he's the wisest and most dignified adult in the room. Watch and learn because you will be witnessing what great character and "manhood" really is.
Of course you are right and I do respect Teebs for all the things you mentioned. If I did not, I wouldn't have fought for him so hard over the past 2 years (and you may check my long list of past posts on that subject). I agree that I am not the man that TT is in many areas as I do not have the patience nor the athletic talents he has shown.
Tim's work with the poor, sick and needy is a shining model for us all. I agree that I can learn from Tim's fine examples and in fact, already have. I do let my emotions get the best of me at times and I do try to work on that shortcoming.
Thumbs up to you and thank you for your well thought out and reasoned post. Putting my emotions aside, I still believe in my overall premise that, IMO, the best course of action for both Tim and the Broncos is for them to part ways (in a dignified manner of course) and for both to move on to a future that best serves their personal interests as well as their future goals.
FEX has made it clear on several occasions that Tim is not what they feel is the answer to the Broncos future. For that reason and the reasoning behind that decision, IMO it would be wise for both parties to move on rather than to continue down a path that is neither conducive nor productive for either. Doing so is not petty or childish by either side, it is just being honest and IMO, honesty is one of Tim's best virtues. I hope he enlists his unquestioned courage to address the address the obvious situation. His solution may not be the same as mine, in any event, I wish him well with the outcome and his future.
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Because it's occupied
by निब्बान on March 17th, 2012, 11:26 am #2397473
You've got to be joking about your Cutler and Tebow comparisons in their second year and trying to blame Jay for the Broncos not making the playoffs. The Broncos offense was objectively better with Jay at QB compared to Tim at QB, and it wasn't really close.
Cutler completed 63.6% of his passes and threw for 3500 yards. The Broncos ranked #11 in the league in total offense, even with Jay losing 35lbs during the season due to undiagnosed diabetes.
In 2011, Tebow completed 46.5% of his passes and threw for only 1729 yards in 11 games. He led the Broncos to the #23 ranked offense in the NFL, their lowest offensive production in total yards in almost 30 years.
20tds and 14ints are not bad stats for a 2nd year QB. Tebow threw only 6 interceptions in 11 games (he did fumble the ball a lot), but his low interception total isn't necessarily indicative of good decisions because he was too conservative and unwilling to throw into tight windows last year which resulted in not enough first downs and too many punts (along with the fact Tim was the last in the NFL in converting 3rd downs when he threw the ball).
The Broncos punted 101 times last year. The Broncos punted only 46 times in 2008 and 58 times in 2007, a combined 104 times in Cutler's 2nd and 3rd years. I repeat, the Broncos punted 101 times in 2011. In Cutler's 2nd and 3rd year combined, they punted 104 times.
The Broncos defense, on the other hand, was terrible in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, the Broncos ranked #29 in points allowed. In 2008, the Broncos ranked #30 in points allowed. It's very difficult to win games when the defense gives up so many points. Cutler was 12-1 as the quarterback of the Broncos when the defense allowed 21 points or less.
In 5 of Tebow's 7 wins last year, the Broncos defense held their opponent to 15, 13, 13, 10 and 10 points. The Broncos didn't score 20 points in any of those games, and the offense averaged less than 15 points per game in those wins. In regulation play, the offense averaged 13 points per game in the 5 wins (3 overtime games). If the Broncos don't recover an onside kick against the Dolphins and Barber doesn't run out of bounds (both unlikely events), the offense would have averaged less than 10 points per game over those 5 games during regulation play.
Cutler was viewed much higher around the league as a future franchise QB with the Broncos than Tebow is currently. His actual market value based on his actual trade to the Bears should be proof enough: the Broncos received 2 1st round draft choices, a starting qB and a 3rd round draft pick in exchange for Jay and a fifth round draft choice.
Adam Schefter recently reported the Broncos might receive a third round draft choice at best via trade (Schefter is represented by the same agency as Tebow and receives some of his inside information directly from them. He also receives information directly from NFL personnel executives). Kyle Orton's trade value was also reportedly somewhere around a 3rd round draft pick last year, although his salary, the extended lockout made, and a fallout in the negotiations between Kyle and the Dolphins prevented a trade being completed.
2 1sts, a starting QB, and a third round draft pick less a fifth for Cutler vs. potentially a third round pick for Tebow. Which QB were NFL decision-makers higher on at the time they were/are Broncos based on actual production and perceived potential?
Jay played at a higher level than Tim his 2nd year in the NFL, despite suffering from undiagnosed diabetes. His third year he broke out as a starting QB: most passing yards in a season in Broncos history, #2 offense in the NFL, pro-bowl selection.
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dunnken wrote:
LaGenius wrote: The sheer aftermath of a failure to get manning would be huge. This is a shot across the te-bow,(pun intended)and sends a very clear message to timmy; Thanks, but no Thanks. "We like you Timmy, no we love you Timmy, but we don't wanna marry you. PPreciate ya! How do you go the the field and give Tebow one of those heart felt bear hugs, slap him on the back and say "Man, that was a great game", When he is looking at you with a "Whatever dude" stare on his face because he knows that your looking to find a way to get rid of him the first chance you get. My Feelings would be hurt and if your honest with yourself, so would yours. Lets see, you bust your but and get your team to the playoffs for the first time since...OMG...Plummmer, and what could be your comming of age year the team you helped to get there critiques your throwing motion or or your footwork. I definately see why they want Peyton. Everybody does. But to go after him with reckless abandoment is kind off a kick in the nads to tebow. IF TEBOW is soooo useless, and you dont think he will be your QB of the future, TRADE HIM NOW reqardless if you get manning or not. Get The QB that you like in the draft and move on dot com. If you get Manning, Great Job! See you Timmy. (uknowimright).
So you respect two QB's that are all about themselves and cry babies but lose respect for one that thinks about his team and is just not making a scene. Who knows if he is or isn't asking his agent to look for other suiters, he dosen't air his dirty laundry like all of the others do, he has more class than they do. The ones I have lost respect for are the three stooges (E, F, B). They should have manned up and told Tim he wasn't right for the team and they would be looking for another QB even before the manning thing happened. Elway has not shown any class and that is very disapointing to me.
Not only has Elway shown no class, he has been dishonest, dishonorable and downright disgusting in his public slurp fest over a broken down horse who is one medium hit away from possible life threatening injuries. EFX are shameful "businessmen" without one shred of ethics. They have permanently stained the Bronco brand and both will rue the day they made this horrible decision. Woody is wrong---they won't be eating crow; but they will be covered in smelly brown stuff when you know what hits the fan and they lose Manning and Tebow. I, for one, cannot wait for the great news that Manning signs elsewhere. Karma will control this------because dishonesty, a lack of ethics and morals, and dishonorable conduct are never rewarded in the long run. Let's start the fan folks because everyone knows what happens when $%^&*#*it hits the fan.
just stirring the pot.
is elway still a liar if he signs peyton but names tebow as the starter going into training camp?
I would say Elway is a liar if he states Tebow is the starter going into camp. Of course it is a matter of semantics, but if you say and do one thing but but do not believe it is true, you may be technically correct but certainly you are not being honest.
Politicians have the ability to act and speak against what they truly believe in but use the technical or literal translations of words to hide their true beliefs and agendas. It may not be technically lying, but it is most certainly being dishonest. Let's hope that John is honest about the whole thing and doesn't attempt to play the politician role.
my point was to not direct personal insults at the poster being attacked. But Elway, Tebow, Fox, etc. are public figures and can be attacked. When they are, their respective fans can defend them, as long as they dont throw personal attacks at the poster. Most of us try to follow those rules. But many of the same old blow hards violate them daily.[/quote]
lol thank God there's an ignore button around here.[/quote]
Phil....with all due respect I have seen you calling out a few people for what you consider personal attacks. Denver Dave can't make a single post where he doesn't call someone either drunk, ignorant or similar insults. Yet I have never seen you admonish Dave. Hence my post to Dave about getting a free pass because he is pro Tebow.
Bullogne wrote:
Technically if Elway names Manning his starter 5 seconds into training camp then he has kept his word!
Correct, and in the process he'll prove himself to be dishonest an untrustworthy. I think the best course for Mr. Elway is to tell the truth and not take the politician's practice of using technicalities and deceitfully crafted wording to hoodwink the fans.
निब्बान wrote:
20tds and 14ints are not bad stats for a 2nd year QB. Tebow did threw only 6 interceptions in 11 games (he did fumble the ball a lot), but his low interception total isn't necessarily indicative of good decisions because he was too conservative and unwilling to throw into tight windows last year which resulted in not enough first downs and too many punts (along with the fact Tim was the last in the NFL in converting 3rd downs when he threw the ball).
In 5 of Tebow's 7 wins last year, the Broncos defense held their opponent to 15, 13, 13, 10 and 10 points. The Broncos didn't score 20 points in any of those games, and the offense averaged less than 15 points per game in those wins.
Adam Schefter recently reported the Broncos might receive a third round draft choice at best via trade (Schefter is represented by the same agency as Tebow and receives some of his inside information directly from them). Kyle Orton's trade value was also reportedly somewhere around a 3rd round draft pick last year.
And yet, Cutler still didn't make the playoffs that year. And Tebow did. Cutler, 6 year pro, 1 playoff win. 1 loss. Yawn.
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Pathways to Career Success
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Al Lawrence of Artisan Electrical Contractors
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“In my model of learning, you come to work for me,” he said. “You don’t really have enough experience to know exactly what you want to do and you don’t have any significant skills yet, but I can teach those.”
He said the apprenticeship model of learning is “sort of like going to college” with one big difference.
“I’ll pay you to learn–not the other way around,” he said. “I am very comfortable with investing in the right type of person, because I believe that once they learn these skills that my investment will pay off.”
He said the current secondary educational system, however, defines higher education and what a professional career looks like In a very particular way. SkillsUSA and Career and Technical Education in general, he noted, are important because they reverse some of the stigmas that have been created regarding the trades.
“We have basically developed an unfair and inaccurate view of these professions,” he said. “We have created this horrible situation and just now are starting to figure out that we have a real problem.”
This problem, he said, has yet to be felt by many in society, although he said this will change in just the next few years.
“We need people with specific skill sets to do this work and the problem is we don’t have that,” he said. “They are all retiring and no one is taking over.”
While acknowledging there are some who may always laugh at the trades, Brunk said the kinds of careers possible today in them–and their pay–is no laughing matter.
“There are young people entering the workforce stepping into $25/hr. jobs and working their way up from there in careers that help build skills that transfer into other industries, too,” he said. “You can live a very comfortable life working in the trades.”
When the trades prosper, added Lawrence, the impact extends far beyond the individual lives of those who work within them.
“We are able to contribute to their local economy and raise families and give back,” he said. When we hire new people, it isn’t just the business that is getting direct benefit of that. Our employees have to go outside and buy lunch so they go to the local sub shop, they need gas, an auto mechanic, etcetera. “We are part of society’s infrastructure–we literally help build it.”
To learn more about SkillsUSA New Hampshire, visit skillsusanh.org.
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Riviera owners explored new waters at this year's Kooringal Experience, hosted by R Marine Jones.
Photography by R Marine Jones
With the intention of helping Riviera and Belize owners make good use of their boats, every year dealership R Marine Jones organises a number of trips to take owners outside their usual cruising grounds.
The 2017 Kooringal Experience featured 32 Riviera and Belize luxury motor yachts and almost 90 people. Randall Jones, owner of R Marine Jones, led the fleet in his 51 Open Flybridge Riv through the delta-like network of inland waterways that connect the Gold Coast with Moreton Bay. The fleet grew as it headed north, with boats joining from Calypso Bay, Lower Moreton Bay and Brisbane.
“Boat owners in this area often prefer to stick to the protected waters of Moreton Bay and Gold Coast waterways. Even though they have these beautiful boats, sometimes they lack the confidence to go further afield than their current level,” says R Marine Jones’ Marketing Manager, James Dumergue.
“So we create guided, social supported trips to build the knowledge and confidence of our owners.” Fun with old friends, making new friends, discovering new anchorages and exploring new destinations is what attracts boat owners to the cruising events.
“Making new passages can be a foreboding experience. The Kooringal, located at the southern end of Moreton Island, is not recommended unless you are an experienced boat-owner,” continued James.
Kooringal Experience 2017.
Good food and heaps of fun were the order of every day.
The waters of Moreton Bay welcomed the Riv and Belize owners.
Owners met new friends in the Riv family and learned new skills.
Each year, R Marine Jones hosts several such events for owners to expand their skills and add to their boating enjoyment.
The shifting sands bars make it impossible to have a permanent channel all the way in. So Riv 1 led the way dropping temporary colour-coded channel markers to guide the fleet of 31 Rivieras and a Belize motor yacht into anchorage at Days Gutter on the banks of the Kooringal.
“It’s probably the best Experience cruising event I’ve ever been on and I’ve been on quite a few,” said third-time Riviera owner Gavin Eales said of the three-day event.
The owner of the 47 Enclosed Flybridge Just Battling, said it was hard to pick a favourite feature of the 76 nautical mile cruise from and returning to Queensland’s Gold Coast but “exploring Crab Island in the tenders was terrific … just seeing all the marine life. Randall Jones and his team had everything so well organised!”
“Not too many people would attempt to navigate some of the channels without local knowledge, even at high tide,” said Cliff Evans, who owns the 43 Open Flybridge Sanctum with his wife, Lisa.
“Ken Smith, who with wife Laureen owns the 38 Open Flybridge Lunchalot, is relatively new to the Riviera Family and said there was nothing quite like learning about boating in the company of like-minded people.
“It’s a very exciting stage of life for us and to be able to enjoy our boating with so much support from people who really do know boats is incredibly reassuring and satisfying.”
R Marine Jones is this year is evolving its Experience cruising event and there is very strong interest in the series of four to five passages to and from Queensland’s Whitsundays over a period of three months between June and September 2017.
“This year we will introduce a range of partnerships and activities, like scuba diving training, scenic flights and golf days, that will enhance the time our owners spend in this beautiful part of the world,” said Randall Jones.
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UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, 10th March 2018
by North Shields Poly March 13, 2018
Mud, mud and more mud!
That’s what greeted the North East Counties cross country team for the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough on Saturday March 10th. The Poly had three athletes selected for the championships (with another five runners narrowly missing out on selection) with every one of them doing themselves, their County, their families and their club proud.
The teams were selected from performances at the North East Championships at Redcar back in December and the Northern Championships at Leeds in January. Eight athletes were selected for every age category, with 4 to score in the Championship races. With the strength in depth that the North East has in every age group, just being selected for these Championships was an achievement in itself but that is exactly what Josh Blevins, Issy Robinson and Lily Robson did.
Lily Robson, Issy Robinson and Josh Blevins, proud to be representing the North East
First off was our very own Northern Cross Country Champion Josh Blevins in the Under 13 boys Championship. Josh has steadily built up a fearsome reputation this winter, culminating in his Northern victory but we must never forget that he is still only 13 years old and there was no expectation placed on his shoulders. It really was a case of ‘go out and give it your all and lets see where you end up’. With 14 out of the first 15 from the National Cross Country Championships toeing the line, family and supporters simply did not know what to expect.
So it was a mixture of sheer astonishment and joy as mam Karen shouted ‘He’s in 2nd!!!!!!’ as the leaders entered the finishing straight. Always in the leading group of 4 (which consisted of Josh and the first 3 from the National Championships), he hung on valiantly as National Champion Will Rabjohns, from Poole Harriers and representing Dorset, made the break with just under half a mile to go. Josh just held off the fast finishing Zena Saez of Bedford on the line to earn the silver medal. Fourth place went to North East Champion and big rival and friend of Josh, Chris Perkins of Birtley. With two in the first four, the North East easily won the team championship.
Josh holds his own against the top 3 at the National Championships. L-R: Chris Perkins, Josh, eventual winner Will Rabjohns, Zena Saez
With Josh having his Grandparents there to support him, as well as the unwavering support and encouragement he gets from parents James and Karen (as well as brother Matt who spent the day carrying numerous bags and kit without one word of complaint), dare I say there was a tear or two as he collected his medals at the presentation…..
Josh with his individual silver medal, team gold and the Championship trophy
Next up was Issy Robinson in the U17 ladies Championships. With the race being the fifth on the timetable, the course really was churning up and by the time the gun went, it was nothing short of a mud bath!
Issy confirmed her place in the team after finishing 4th at the North Easterns and then 5th North East counter at the Northern Championships. She is no stranger to this level of competition, this being the 2nd time she has represented the North East at these Championships and she has also ran in three English Schools Championships.
Issy battles through the mud with around half a mile to go
After a somewhat manic start, the Phil Hayes coached athlete found her rhythm and steadily worked her way through the mud and sludge to finish a creditable 158th, just missing out on being a team counter for the North East but providing solid back up.
It has been a very good season for Issy, a very quiet and assured athlete who’s performances sometimes go under the radar. With Phil at her side I’m sure that her development will continue and everyone better watch out when she reaches the senior ranks (!)
By the time Lily Robson competed in the U13 girls Championship, more than 1500 athletes had raced around the course. It was now 100% mud and only the strongest would survive.
Lily’s development this season has been nothing short of incredible. Before Saturday she had competed at club level at numerous Harrier League events as well as a few junior fell races. Remarkable improvement has now established the 13 year old as one of the top cross country runners in the North East (as well as one of the smallest!) and it was no surprise that she was a bag of nerves before the start. However, anyone that knows Lily will know that despite her small frame she is one of the toughest young athletes around. Full of determination, grit and heart, you always know what you are going to get with Lily – 100%!
Lily (2981) works hard to find a position shortly after the start
With proud parents Garry and Susie, as well as twin brother Harry, around the course cheering her on and big brother Will waiting for the result back home, Lily did exactly what she always does – got stuck in, was not fearful of anyone, never gave an inch and finished like an absolute train. Lily finished in 168th position (out of more than 300 County standard runners), 6th from the North East and less than 30 seconds behind North East bronze medalist Gabby Hall from Darlington. A real amazing effort.
A proud Dad – Garry with Lily after the race
It was great to see the Poly represented at these Championship and certainly a proud day for our club. The club’s ethos for young athletes is very much based around hard work, while making sure the athletes are happy and enjoy training at the same time. It seems to be working and let’s hope we can continue to have Poly athletes competing at this level in the future. At the end of the day, the young athletes are the future of the club and while we develop the talent that we have, we must never forget to celebrate the success they achieve along the way.
Big thanks must also go to the supporters, friends and family who made the long trip to Loughborough, endured the treacherous conditions but provided vital support and encouragement.
Up the Poly.
Author: Lee Morgan
Pictures courtesy of Adrian Royle
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Killer Whale: in Black and White — Julie Trimingham
When I was seven, the age my son is now, my parents took my sisters and me to SeaWorld. I fell in love with Shamu, and came home with a stuffed killer whale. He shared my bed from then on. Ever since, my blissed-out dreams have featured whales.
I now live on an island surrounded by whales. Resident pods swim the strait that is my front yard. A friend once told me that I was looking for a whale in the shape of a man. My husband once thought he’d lose me as I ran along the beach, trailing a pod. He feared I’d dive in and never come back.
When I was pregnant, I had a dream. A dream of sex and a killer whale. Of sex with a killer whale.
My pregnancy was hard won. It had required surgery, daily shots of hormones, medical invasions. There were triplets at first, but two of them died. There was bleeding, there were dire prognoses for the one fetus I had remaining inside me. I was put on bed rest, and spent days in a haze of reading, movies, sleep, and dreams. I was careful about what I watched and heard; everything made me cry. (Hormones). I couldn’t watch the news, and I especially couldn’t follow the US presidential election. This was the fall of 2008, and I had a huge political crush on the junior senator from Illinois. I desperately wanted him to win.
A few weeks before the election, I had a dream in which I had sex with a killer whale, and gave birth to Barack Obama. My sleeping mind was trying to make sense of it, trying trying to link the two events in a visual pun. It clicked: a killer whale is black and white so naturally our son, Barack Obama, would be bi-racial.
I told my husband, thinking the story would be good for light over-coffee conversation. I had sex with a killer whale and now I’m the mother of Barack Obama.
No reaction.
So, I explain. Again. Slowly. Wishing I’d kept the dream to myself.
A beat. Then he asks, very seriously, very quietly. Was there penetration?
Are you jealous? I asked.
Was there penetration? he repeated.
Now usually, when I have dreams about sex there’s no actual sex involved, there’s just a wash of good feeling, but this dream had been different. It was logistical, mechanical, graphic. It was almost entirely about penetration.
The whale of my dreams is variously misnamed: killer whale (a smart carnivore, but not a psychopath); orcinus orca (meaning “from the kingdom of the dead”); blackfish (yes, black; but no, not a fish). Grampus has fallen out of favor. At Seaworld, all the killer whales are called Shamu in public, but their trainers recognize them individually: Tilikum, Kasatka, Makani, Shouka. No doubt they have names for themselves in their own killer whale tongue.
Before I had sex with the whale, I took a good look at him. His erection was made of metal, as long as I am tall. It brought to mind a corkscrew, or drill bit. I said to him, You’re going to kill me if you’re not careful with that. He listened, he thought about the situation, he was great, very accommodating, very understanding. We worked it out. We made love. We made Barack Obama.
I have told this story before. People tend to be impressed by the sexual aspect; one friend informed me that in real life, whale peckers are, in fact, very long. My dream fear was not unfounded.
A unicorn lays his head down in a virgin’s lap. She strokes the beast, calms him.
The cetacean equivalent of a unicorn is the narwhal, who has a single, spiraled, very long tooth protruding from its forehead.
Killer whales eat narwhals for breakfast.
We are apex predators –nobody eats us. The peoples and the resident orcas where I live subsist on salmon. Transients will eat mammals. The beluga and the narwhal are traditional sources of blubber, for man and blackfish alike. Both salmon and blubber are great sources of Vitamin D, as well as other nutrients. One study found that the average 70-year-old Inuit with a traditional uqhuq –blubber– diet was likely to have arteries as elastic as a 20-year-old Dane.
Resident orcas are highly organized: matrilines are a family consisting of a mother and all her offspring; these whales separate only for hours at a time, to mate or hunt. Pods consist of closely related matrilines; pods travel together. Clans consist of related pods; communities comprise related clans.
To avoid inbreeding, males mate with females from other pods. In the wild, the dorsal of a male is always erect. Like that of many captive males, Tilikum’s dorsal drooped.
When SeaWorld orca Tilikum killed his trainer Dawn, her blonde ponytail was blamed. It had been swinging and bouncing, catching the sunlight, and something about it aroused the whale. He lunged from the pool, grabbing her ponytail in his mouth, and swam with her to the bottom of the pool. He kept her down there, molesting her, until she was quite dead. There was an inquest, there were written statements. An autopsy was performed. There was talk of attempted rape, that perhaps Tilikum had attacked Dawn due to raging hormones, and was enacting mating behavior. The killing was ruled a homicide.
After the incident, Tilikum was shut away. Isolated. With nobody to talk to.
Except when they’re resting, blackfish talk all the time. Their language consists of clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls. Pods all speak the same dialect, whereas clans in a community will exhibit dialectical variations. We can’t even guess what they’re saying.
The females go through menopause, and lead their matrilines for decades beyond their child-bearing. Granny, of J pod and J clan of the Salish Sea, is 104 years old.
Killer whales teach their young; knowledge is passed down through generations.
In the absence of an elder, witch, priest, or other designated teacher, I see a psychologist regularly. She is heavily influenced by Jungian thought. What we do together is dredge the depths of my shadow side. Where unhealed wounds reside. Where rage lives. Where the part of us unknown to ourselves is.
The work is a bringing to light of what was in the dark. The work is chiaroscuro. The work is wholeness. We work with memories, with dreams.
There can be resistance to therapy, I’m told, because we fear what we might find. We’re afraid of who we are when we’re naked, and seen.
I went to her when my hands and feet were going numb, when my tongue was swollen, when I couldn’t breathe, when I had stigmata on my palms. My body was a semaphore, a metaphor. My subconscious, speaking in symbols, was desperately trying to get my attention.
I was dreaming of sea monsters. White, repulsive things. Moby Dick on a bad day.
There are perils to to misreading symbols, to taking dreams literally. Conversely: tragedy when metaphor makes itself real.
There is a condition called sirenomelia, also known as Mermaid Syndrome. A romantic name for a deformity in which the legs are fused together. The feet turn out like little flukes, so that the child looks half-human, half-fish. Or half-whale.
A baby like this was born in Peru. Her parents lived at the side of a lake filled with legends. They named the child Milagros. They prayed that her legs might someday be cut apart. That someday she’d be able to walk on land.
I had sex with a killer whale and gave birth to Barack Obama. But that was a dream.
When I was in college studying art, I loved to paint. I wanted to lick those shining, oily colors, the mineral swirl of them around on my palette, the magic of mixing them. Stroking them onto the slick gessoed canvas felt like love. Drawing, on the other hand, was hard for me. It required disciplined seeing. The marks determined form and space, the black on white created architecture, skeletons. If color was flesh, black-on-white was bone.
When all the colors of the light spectrum are mixed, you get white. When all the colors of the physical pigment spectrum are mixed, you get black. Light contains all colors, black absorbs all colors. Like many opposites, in some ways they’re the same: containing, absorbing, holding. And, at once, denying.
When my son was tiny, I hung a mobile of black and white above his crib. Newborns can only see light and shadow, they are trying to discern edges. We start by knowing the world through colorless extremes.
It’s also how we end. White is a mourning color in much of the world, as is black.
Black made from charcoal is one of the oldest know pigments, and shows up in Paleolithic art. Other traditional blacks include bone char, made from burnt bone, and lampblack, made from soot. In the United States, performers used to rub burnt cork, and later greasepaint, on their skin to blacken their faces.
For a long time, white was either temporary (chalk) or a ground (lime white) on which other pigments would be applied. It wasn’t until the Greeks came along and invented lead white pigment that white became a permanent part of the picture. Women in ancient Rome would paint their faces white. With lead. These cosmetics reeked, and so the women masked the smell of their faces with perfume. This make-up and perfume, along with jewelry, were a woman’s cultus, her culture.
Irregular patches of contrasted colours and tones … tend to catch the eye of the observer and to draw his attention away from the shape which bears them.
— Hugh Cott, Adaptive Coloration in Animals
A killer whale’s black and white patterning is a kind of disruptive camouflage. If you focus on only the black or only the white, you can’t see the thing for what it is, in its entirety. You don’t know what’s coming at you.
Individual whales are recognizable to humans by their dorsal fins and saddle patches. By the particularities of coloration. Who knows how the killer whales recognize one another, but to those of us on the outside, with only the crudest of metrics at our disposal, skins have become identities. Soul clothes, passed down through generations.
A killer whale’s black as well as white is largely determined by melanin, the same pigment found in squid ink, which people have long used for writing.
Melanin writes on human skin as well as on the whales’. It writes a letter from the inside of a person to the outside world, it seems to say, This is who I am.
Be careful what you read. Ink is not the same as truth, the word is not the same as god. Everyone knows, all writers are liars.
Some of us were leached of melanin long ago when we migrated to what is now Europe. When we lost our melanin, we lost our protection. Pale skin is more prone to deadly skin cancer, and ages more quickly. It was a necessary concession: the lack of sun and adequate dietary sources of vitamin D would’ve killed us. Our skin paled so that it could soak up the sun more efficiently. Fewer melanocytes results in lighter skin, the color of which is then affected by the bluish-white connective tissue under, and the red blood coursing through, the dermis.
Rarely, a genetic twist will color the skin indigo. As in a family—the Fugates—who lived at Troublesome Creek, and suffered from methemoglobinemia.
The bluest Fugates I ever saw was Luna and her kin. Luna was bluish all over. Her lips were as dark as a bruise. She was as blue a woman as I ever saw.
–Carrie Lee Kilburn, a nurse
Iceberg is a pure white killer whale who has been spotted off the coasts of Alaska and Russia. Scientists want to look into his eyes, to see if he’s albino. There have been other white killers, though not albinos. Chediak-Higashi is a rare disease of the immune and nervous systems that drains the whale of color, and also of life. Most die when they’re very young.
Killer whales, in order to be whole, are black and white, not one or the other.
Queequeg and Ishmael in bed together, Queequeg now and then affectionately throwing his brown tattooed legs over pale Ishmael’s. They are in a cold room, keeping each other warm:
…there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
—from Chapter 11, “Nightgown,” of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.
I have wondered if paper was made to be white because ink was black, and wanted a contrasting field. Did the mark determine the ground?
Killer whales are important clan and totem animals amongst Indigenous Northwest Coast peoples. I’m a permanent, uninvited guest on Coast Salish land. I can’t imagine life without the salmonberries and seagulls, the kelpy beaches, the Nootka roses. Please know I love the killer whales.
The sea is often taken as a symbol for the subconscious mind, the unknown self, the deep soul. A whale navigates these depths with ease.
As a girl in Arizona, I spent hours in the swimming pool. Holding my breath underwater. Swimming swimming swimming. All the way down to the bottom. Don’t touch the drain, I was told. Your fingers could get caught in the grate and you’ll die.
You can’t live your life in dreams. We walk on land. We breathe air.
Jan Topelski transcript
She was lying down … face to face performing a “relationship session” with our whale. I then noticed immediately he bit down on a piece of her hair.
—Jan Topelski, SeaWorld official
Suddenly I saw (the whale) grabbing the trainer … and pulling her down in the water. It was scary. He was very wild, with the trainer still in the whale’s mouth, the whale’s tail was very wild in the water.
—Susanne De Wit, a 33-year-old tourist from the Netherlands
One of the guests at DWS (Dine with Shamu) asked if she was going to be OK cause she witnessed Dawn being pulled under by the hair.
—Phyllis Manning, waitress
The whale would not let us have her.
—Jodie Ann Tintle, whale trainer
Tilly was not giving up Dawn.
—Robin Ann Morland, another SeaWorld worker.
We don’t know what was going through the killer whale’s head.
—Chuck Tompkins, Brancheau’s former supervisor.
As SeaWorld’s chief stud, Tilikum has been masturbated by trainers like Dawn many times. When given the signal, he knows how to swim to a shelf at the side of the pool, lie on his back, and flop his (sizable) penis onto the deck. Then the trainer gives him a handjob.
Moby Dick was a killer whale, but not a killer whale. He was an albino sperm.
Tilikum’s semen, caught in plastic bags poolside, has been used to make seventeen more Shamus, ten of whom are still alive and performing.
Like Tilikum’s children, my son is the product of artificial insemination. He was conceived in a petri dish, and then grew in me. I have a picture of him when he was eight cells old. He is my greatest joy.
Tilikum was some mother whale’s son, but he was taken from her, from the wild, off the coast of Iceland.
The bull whales had tried to lead the whale catchers astray by swimming down a fjord, while the mothers and aunties stayed with the children. But the hunters found the children anyway, and took Tilikum away. As Tilikum was hoisted up out of the water, the whole pod keened.
Dawn’s murder was caught on videotape. When studied, footage revealed that Tilikum had not actually dragged Dawn down to the depths by her pony tail. He’d grabbed her arm. He was angry, not aroused.
The film Blackfish persuasively argues that his aggression and psychosis were a result of abuse in his childhood. Not only was he stolen from his family, but once ensconced in his first human home, in Canada, he was bullied and beaten by his peers. He was kept in a tiny tank where he was lonely and had nothing to do. It was a miserable existence, with nothing natural about it. Along with two other, older whales, young Tilikum was involved in the death of their trainer, Keltie Byrne. After that, they were sold off to America.
My father’s family comes from the West Indies. We’ve been there for hundreds of years, in Barbados and Bermuda, though no longer. The men in my family spent their time on the sea.
Records indicate that my forebears were not whalers, but shippers who plied the route from the Caribbean to Canada, hauling rum north, salt cod south. They did not, as far as I can tell, traffic in people. I don’t know if they held captives, if they forced labor without wages, if they tore families apart, but at very least they were certainly part of the slave economy.
History is never safely in the past until it has been seen, understood, brought to light. Shadow side work.
The history of a self extends beyond her own borders. The outside and the inside of a self are connected. They resonate. To see one clearly, you must also see the other. You must be in two places at once.
We are both particle and wave.
We are whale and water.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.
―Herman Melvill, not the American writer, but the English preacher
The only resident killer whale known to have lived all on his own was named Luna. He’d been separated from his mother early on, under mysterious circumstances, and wound up in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island. Orcas are social creatures. Did he know who he was without his kin? He was killed by a tugboat when he was just six.
Tilikum, after the incident with Dawn, was placed in solitary confinement. He became listless, and now, as I write, is dying.
My Jungian therapist says that, symbolically, a god and I were fucking when I had sex with the killer whale.
When fireworks went off all around me in 2008, I knew Obama had won and I burst out crying. I was happy for our country, but in some deep way, I also believed that there was a resonance between the son I dreamt and the son I carried. Because Obama had won, so would, despite predictions to the contrary, my child. To this day I credit that killer whale for my son’s robustness.
Killer whales drown if they fall completely asleep. They rest, one eye open, half a brain closed. We do not know if they dream.
In my dream, I had sex with killer whale and now I’m the mother of Barack Obama. That’s my story, one of them.
The resident whales where I live sing. The salmon they eat can’t hear their songs, and so the whales sing freely.
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As a child, Dawn Brancheau fell in love with Shamu, and dreamt of working with killer whales when she grew up. She stayed with that dream, and became a lead trainer at SeaWorld. She loved the whales. Her family has objected to the film Blackfish. “Since Dawn’s death nearly four years ago, the media has focused mainly on the whales. A human life was lost that day and it feels as though some believe her death was just a footnote.” The family statement about Blackfish is here: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-01-21/business/os-dawn-brancheau-blackfish-statement-20140121_1_killer-whales-blackfish-orca-tilikum
The Dawn Brancheau Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children and animals in need, inspiring others to follow their dreams, and promoting the importance of community service. http://www.dawnsfoundation.org
Blackfish: http://www.blackfishmovie.com
The Joy of (Killer Whale) Sex: my story as told at the Moth, http://julietrimingham.com/the-joy-of-killer-whale-sex/
Some research links:
SeaWorld Killer Whale Masturbation: http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/07/tommy-lee-sea-world-killer-whale-peta-sperm-masturbation/
Blackfish Orca Killer Whale: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130803-blackfish-orca-killer-whale-keiko-tilikum-sea-world/
Dawn Brancheau murder investigation transcripts: http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/030210_seaworld.pdf , http://www.foxnews.com/story/2010/03/02/florida-police-release-witness-testimonies-from-seaworld-trainer-death.html
Killer Whale Trainer Death Tied to Mating, Isolation: http://news.discovery.com/animals/whales-dolphins/killer-whale-attack-explanation.htm
The Blue People of Troublesome Creek: http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/lessons/Blues/TheBlues.htm
The Verdict on Skin is In: http://www.brynmawr.edu/alumnae/bulletin/jablonsk.htm
Orsoq – Eat Meat and Blubber from Sea Mammals to avoid Cardiovascular disease: https://web.archive.org/web/20120225124015/http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Culture/or-ea-me.htm
The Biology of Skin Color: Black and White: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/07/3/text_pop/l_073_04.html
Vitamin D Levels Determined how Human Skin Color Evolved: https://www.nasw.org/article/vitamin-d-levels-determined-how-human-skin-color-evolved
—Julie Trimingham
Julie Trimingham is a writer and filmmaker. Her fictional travelogue chapbook, Way Elsewhere, was released in May 2016 by The Lettered Streets Press (https://squareup.com/store/lettered-streets-press/). She regularly tells stories at The Moth and writes essays for Numéro Cinq magazine. Gina B. Nahai blurbed Julie’s first book, saying, “A novel of quiet passion and rare beauty, Mockingbird is a testament to the power of pure, uncluttered language—a confluence of feelings and physicality that will draw you back, line after graceful, memorable, line.” Julie is currently drafting her second novel, and is a producer with Longhouse Media (http://longhousemedia.org) on a documentary film about the Salish Sea.
2016, Essays, NC Magazine, Nonfiction, Vol. VII, No. 7, July 2016
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bounding for birds : mathematics | Fiction — Lance Olsen Shipwrecks: Poems — Kinga Fabó translated by Gabor G. Gyukics
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03/29/12 - My defense of El Granada
Gary David is a guy who entered the league about the same time james yap did... a guy who was scoring champion twice but was never a part of the all-star selection... a person who has never had the chance to be a part of an ALL POWERFUL SMC TEAM like BMEG or TNT or BGK, but just kept to himself, kept working, kept improving his game.
When, after 8 years, together with other players who were never stars in their former teams (doug kramer, sean anthony, rudy linganay, rommel addulcul, josh vanlandingham) + and finally getting 2 rookies... they surprise everyone by what they actually achieved.
But when SORE LOOSER fans start booing a specific player (for ex. BGK fans vs Paul Lee) and bullying his family just because they loose? Aba, edi mas mayabang pa kayo kaysa sa mga players ng mga teams nyo... Even JC Intal congratulated Ma'am Jenn Santos David kagabi... and even Baby James took a picture with Montae Lassiter last night
As for the hand gesture... what other player in the PBA today has actually scored as much as he had? If there is ANYONE in the PBA right now who has the RIGHT to use that hand gesture, its him. Its like Mutombo shaking a finger at a player he blocked... his signature on something he EXCELS at doing. Lahat ng PBA players ngayon, from Don Allado, Ren Ren Ritualo, Jimmy Alapag, even Tim Cone and Chot Reyes, saludo sila lahat kay Gary David. To the point of even putting his name on the roster of Gilas 2.0, with Marcio T. Lassiter and possibly Jayvee Casio.
A guy whose whole life changed because he almost single-handedly brought the ALL-POWERFUL TEAM BMEG down last Dec. He was celebrated when he was winning, and now that his team is yet again at the brink of being eliminated, now people turn to haters. So much so that "The haters hav succeeded & made a player deactivate his account.I hope he made all of u happy w/ what he did. Twitter isn't 4hating tho." Mahiya sana kayo. Mga inggit lang kayo, at natatalo ang team nyo. Pero pag trade na ang usapan, gahaman naman ang pag-kuha ng key players ng isang team, para lang palakasin ang already "strong" team nyo. tsk tsk tsk...
But for what its worth, now you see who the real Powerade Fans are. and we stand with the team, manalo o matalo. But then, as long as there's still hope, #WESTILLBELIEVE... kasi we aren't just called the CINDERELLA TEAM for nothing...
01/30/12 - Letter to Mr. Kent
02/08/12 - I still believe
06/06/12 - Looking back at the Lassiter for Baclao & Guevarra Trade
06/18/12 - Final Glance: Powerade-Petron trade - still Unfair?
06/30/12 - Be proud Powerade Tigers. "We may not be the best, but we're used to that"
07/02/12 - Who should be MVP
07/04/12 - He does what He needs to win
07/25/12 - Gary David deserved to be MVP
08/12/12 - Farewell Tigerella
08/31/12 - "Once a Tiger always a Tiger" Reunion/ Farewell
07/14/12 - Jvee & Gary's Redemption (4:14)
07/25/12 - Gary David deserved to be MVP (10:23)
09/04/12 - Gone to soon (5:03)
09/12/12 - Highlights - All Filipino Cup (8:44)
09/13/12 - Highlights - Commissioner's Cup (11:20)
09/14/12 - Highlights - Governor's Cup (24:47)
09/25/12 - The "Tigerella" Story (51:41)
10/01/12 - Powerade vs BMEG - AFC QF G2 (2:02:49)
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An Overview of Church Schisms in Ukraine
This organizational scheme [overview, chart—trans.] of the church schisms in Ukraine which I compiled was put forth to reflect on the situation with the schismatic movements in Ukraine in the style of the “tree of schisms” which is known to us. The essential difference of this experience is that in the image of the true is represented not the Church of Christ, but actually divisive tumors, which like cancer metastases, with a rapid force affecting Ukrainian society, parasitically feeding on the body of the state, corrupting the minds and hearts of the spiritually weak and emotionally unstable adherents.
The first thing which I want to draw your attention to is that every schismatic leader who before possessed communion with the church and was a priest or a bishop, had so-called canonical immunity. The 25th Apostolic canon says:
If a bishop, presbyter, or deacon be found guilty of fornication, perjury, or theft, let him be deposed, but let him not be excommunicated; for the Scripture says, "you shall not punish a man twice for the same offense." In like manner the other clergy shall be subject to the same proceeding.[1]
According to this principle, there is a system of restraints and warnings of a cleric who has gone astray. And you need to have a stubborn and conscious will to oppose the Church and go into a schism. The tragedy of the situation is usually aggravated by the fact that a schismatic priest carries along with him his whole flock or some part of it. The schismatic bishop can carry priests with him, the metropolitan – bishops. But we do not know of a single case where, following a priest, a bishop would also go into schism. This explains the hierarchical principle of the Church, based on the Holy Scriptures: “And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.” (Heb. 7:7)
The scheme is based on the subject-chronological principle, therefore, on the left side, along the entire timeline, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is located, which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church. Therefore, Ukraine is the canonical territory of the Moscow Patriarchate. All Local Orthodox Churches recognize and respect this principle, according to which, there cannot be two archpastors of one city. Recently, some theologians have refuted this principle to call it an ecclesiological heresy.
In this case, the 8th Canon of the First Ecumenical Council says:
“…For it is not right that in the same city there should be two bishops…”[2]
The Bishop of Rome Cornelius (251-253) teaches:
“When in a certain place a Bishop is installed, and his instillation is recognized by all other bishops and the people, then under no circumstances should another bishop be installed on this place.”
The authoritative canonist Bishop Nicodemus (Milash) (+1956) in an interpretation of the 8th Canon of the First Ecumenical Council clarifies:
“It can be quite easy that the case with Novatian in Rome gave the Nicene Fathers a reason to publish the cannon on the Novatianists, remembering in this way, that this law basically stipulates that in one place (and according to our present canonical terminology — in the territory of one diocese) there can only be one bishop with real, proper episcopal jurisdiction and not two.”
Therefore the only legal, canonical, and grace-filled Church in Ukraine can only be considered to be the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, now headed by His Beatitude, the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onufry (Berezovsky), from 2014 to the present; from 1992 to 2014, the Primate of the UOC was His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kiev and All Ukraine (Sabodan).
Every schism, like every crime, has its motives. An ancient Roman aphorism reads: In fecit, qui prodest — for whom the crime advances, he has done it (from Latin). Who else besides the enemy of the race of man benefits from schism?
What are the goals of the schismatic leader? It can be beneficial both directly to the founder of the schism (for example, Filaret (Denisenko), and to the whole schismatic group (for example, to the self-consecrators). Suppose there existed some kind of theological problem or another, on the basis of which a specific historical figure can use as potential or power, knowledge, and personal authority, draws some or all of his followers into the fold of such a schismatic denomination, in which this problem would be resolved.
Thusly many schismatic movements rose and fell, having nothing in common with the Orthodox Church, ignoring soteriology[3] and canon law.
Schismatic denominations separated from the UOC are indicated with the year of the schism, and the name of its founder. Each schism also has both a legal name registered in the Ministry of Justice (for example, the UAOC and the UOC-KP) and a popular name (for example: “self-consecrators”, “Polycarpites” “Filaretists”, “anathemites”)
Brief information on the schisms displayed in this scheme:
The Autocephalist schism of the first generation — the Lipkovsky-Self-Consecrators
Founder: self-consecrated “Metropolitan” Vasily Lipkovsky, former Archpriest; 14–30th of October 1921the schismatic constituent assembly is held under the auspices of the "All-Ukrainian Orthodox Church Council."[4]
Characteristically:AbolishedthecanonsoftheOrthodox Church and issued their own cannons. Proclaimed non-obligatory monasticism for bishops, sought for “nationwide independence”
In 1930, the UAOC self-liquidated as quickly as it had been previously organized.
Autocephalist schism of the second generation — the Polycarpites
Founder: “Archbishop” Polikarp (Sikorskyi) former bishop of Lutsk; 24th of January 1942, In German-occupied Ukraine, the Reichskommissariat registered a new generation of the UAOC.
Characteristically: served and assisted the occupying regime “consecrated to the episcopacy” Mstyslav (Skrypnyk)
In January of 1944, together with the fascists, the schismatics left Ukraine, some of them scattered across different continents, and the other part ended the schism, joining the Patriarchate of Constantinople and ROCOR.
Autocephalist schism of the third generation — Ioann(Bodnarchuk), neo-lipkovsky.
Founder:BishopIoann (Bodnarchuk)unremarkable.
22nd of October 1989Bishop Ioann (Bodnarchuk) violated the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Archbishop of Lviv Irenei (Seredniy), and performed a liturgy and self-proclaimed himself the "First Hierarch" of the UAOC.
Characteristically: Ioann (Bodnarchuk)conceded the leadership to “Metropolitan” Mstyslav (Skrypnyk), and he himself asked the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church for dismissal. Spread its influence abroad,blessed the creation of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church. On June 5-6th of 1990, at the “First All Ukrainian Council of the UAOC” Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) became “patriarch” and Ioann (Bodnarchuk) became “Metropolitan” and Locum Tenens. The UAOC transformed into a so called “Kievan Patriarchate”.
On October 14th of 1993, the part of the UAOC that was not united with Filaret, after the death of Mstislav (Skrypnik), elevated Archpriest who fell in schism Volodymyr [Dymytriy in “monastic tonsure”] Yarema to “patriarch”.
Atthat same time, The UAOC in the diaspora becomes congregational, not recognizing any of the “patriarchs”: neither Vladimir (Romanyuk) (1993–1995) nor Dymytriy (Yarema) (1993–2000).
In 1995, the hierarchs Constantine (Bagan) and Anthony (Scherba) emerged from this split, establishing a UOC in the bosom of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
On June 5th 1995,the registration of the UAOC Charter was restored, which meant the re-legalization of the UAOC as a religious organization (the first time was on October 2, 1990).
In 1996.as a result of the spontaneous “Council of Bishops” of the UAOC, the Synodal UAOC was formed, rejecting the “patriarch” Dymytriy (Yarema) and existed for exactly for exactly 1 year.
14–15 September 2000. The successor of the late Patriarch Dymytriy (Yarema) was Metropolitan Methodius (Kudryakov) (2000–2015), and after the Metropolitan Methodius (Kudryakov) Metropolitan Makariy (Maletich) (2015-2018).
In 2001 The hierarchy of the Metropolitan of Michael (Dutkevich) (+ 2001) is separated from the UAOC († 2001), establishing the “Apostolic Church”. Since 2002, the “primate” of this schism of the UAOC has been the “archbishop” of Luke (Narolsky) (2002–2014); and now the "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine" Stephen (Negrebetsky) (from 2014 to the present).
In 2002from the UAOC-S in the USA, the UAOC-S is established in Ukraine, headed by the “Metropolitan” Moses (Kulik).
On June 18th 2005Moses (Kulik) becomes the "patriarch", and from the UAOC-“Soborno-pravnaya” (Catholic/Council based), is formed in Ukraine the “UAOC-canonical”.
In 2003, a hierarchy headed by the “archbishop” Igor (Isichenko) is separated from the UAOC. Since 2006, this schismatic group with its center in Kharkov is called UAOC (renovated).
The Filaret Schism — the foundation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kievan Patriarchate
Founder:former Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine and primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Filaret Denisenko
On May 27th1992 the Bishops' Council of the UOC on behalf of the Synod of the ROC deprived Metropolitan Filaret (Denisenko) of his position as primate banned him from serving, and elected the new Primate of the UOC Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan). The disobedience of Metropolitan Filaret (Denisenko) to the Bishops' Council of the UOC in Kharkiv is considered to be the beginning of the Filaret schism.
Characteristically: for the first time, a split is created by a figure clothed with such dignity and authority, dragging two full-time bishops into the split: Jacob (Panchuk) and later Andrew (Gorak).
11th of June 1992 The Bishops Council of the Russian Orthodox Church deposes Filaret from his episcopal and priestly dignities, officially lowering him to a simple monk.
25–26th of June 1992, the “unifying council of the two churches” announced the creation of the “Ukrainian Orthodox Church - the Kiev Patriarchate” from the part of the UAOC Mstislav (Skrypnik) and the followers of Philaret (Denisenko). Mstislav (Skrypnik) himself learned about the incident from the evening news. The autocephalist self concecrators "Metropolitan" Filaret and "Bishop" Jacob "ordained bishops."
21st of October 1993 Vladimir (Romanyuk) († 07/14/1995) becomes the "patriarch" of the UOC-KP, with the real power in the hands of the all-powerful hungry Filaret (Denisenko) with the rank of "deputy."
20th of March 1994 “patriarch” Vladimir (Romanyuk) accepted with autonomous rights the schismatic group of the former Catholic priest, and now the “Metropolitan” of Milan Eulogius (Klaus Hessler).
22nd of October, 1995 Filaret became Patriarch of the UOC-KP
18–23rd of February 1997 The Bishops Council of the Russian Orthodox Church deprived of monasticism, excommunicated, and anathematized M.A. Denisenko [Filaret].
In 1996having quarreled with Dymytriy (Yarema), in 1997, not wanting to be behind the staff of Filaret (Denisenko), “Metropolitan” Peter (Petrus)in 1999 founded the “Autonomous Orthodox Community of St. John the Theologian in Lviv”. Does not posses a church nor obeys anyone.
25th of March 2000 The Synod of the UOC-KP establishes a special “tomos” with the Greek Exarchate, headed by Timothy (Kutalyos) († 2004), the “bishop” of Korsun (now called “Metropolitan” Chrysost (Bakomitros)). Filaret (Denisenko) does not recognize the deprivation of his dignity and anathema, continues to this day in the rank of "patriarch" of the greatest schismatic denomination in Ukraine[5].
Formation of the so called Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).
On the 9th of October, 2018 meetings of the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarch began, which lasted three days. Having heard the exarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarch, who visited Ukraine, they decided to agree to the creation of the so-called OCU (Orthodox Church of Ukraine).
15th of December, 2018 The so-called Unification Council was held, at which the UOC-KP, the UAOC, and two former UOC-Metropolitans completely uncanonically, announced the unification of the Ukrainian “churches” into the “United Independent Local Church”. The self-proclaimed “Metropolitan” of Pereyaslavsky and Belaya Tservka Epiphanius (Dumenko) was elected “Primate” of the OCU.
January 6th 2019in Istanbul, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew awarded the so-called. "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine" Epiphanius the "Tomos of the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church", which is still disputed by representatives of almost all canonical Orthodox Churches. In "Tomos", the OCU is called the MHCU (the Most Holy Church of Ukraine).
Having briefly analyzed the main schismatic denominations in Ukraine, we clearly see how the grain of discord, once thrown into the soil, does not cease to bring its disastrous fruits, making the wheat into thorns, and the former clerics - schismatics and impostors. We clearly see how these many schisms are based on the personality of its founder, and with the death of the latter, continues to split further. And only the Church of Christ, strengthened by the grace of the Holy Spirit, always abides in the unity of faith and the union of love. As stated in the Gospel of Luke: And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.(Luke 22:31-32)
Translation by Matfey Shaheen
[1]http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3820.htm
[2]http://www.orthodoxa.org/GB/orthodoxy/canonlaw/canons1erconcileGB.htm
[3]The Christian teaching and theology on Salvation.
[4]See here for more information: http://orthochristian.com/120077.html -- trans.
[5]29 епархий и более 4000 приходов, по данным официального сайта УПЦ-КП www.cerkva.info/uk/statistics.html
This organizational scheme [overview, chart—trans.] of the church schisms in Ukraine which I compiled was put forth to reflect on the situation with the schismatic movements in Ukraine in the style of the “tree of schisms” which is known to us. The essential difference of this experience is that in the image of the true is represented not the Church of Christ, but actually divisive tumors, which like cancer metastases,
Протоієрей Ростислав Ярема, доктор богослов'я, професор. Розкол як гріх роз'єднання.
Церковним розколом або схизмою називається порушення миру і єдності з Церквою з-за відмінностей, не пов'язаних із спотворенням істинного вчення про догмати або таїнства, але в контексті дисциплінарних,
Значення Константинопольської Православної Церкви від її заснування і до наших днів
Константинопольська Православна Церква, яка гордо носить звання Вселенського Патріархату, ні за часом свого походження, ні за історичним або церковно-канонічним значенням не може назвати жодного скільки-небудь розумного для цього аргументу.
«Вінегрет» з розкольником
Як російській, так і українській кухні добре знайома така страва, як вінегрет. Однак у російській мові поняття "вінегрет", крім популярного салату, означає ще суміш різних предметів або понять, всяку всячину.
«Лист гордості» від УПЦ КП
Праведного життя православного християнина не може терпіти диявол, тому він спокусами постійно намагається збити людину зі шляху спасіння. Так і УПЦ КП не може спокійно спостерігати за місіонерською діяльністю Святішого Патріарха Кирила в Україні. Проповідь Патріарха Кирила направлена на навернення душ православних до Царства Божого, а розкольницькі угрупування у відповідь прагнуть інформаційною війною споганити авторитет Архіпастиря в очах мільйонів українців.
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Questions about the Genealogy of Christ (Mat 1:1-17)
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Why is the genealogy in the first chapter of Matthew of Joseph, since he was only the foster father of Christ? Or, as St John Chrysostom puts it:
"But whence is it manifest that He is of David?" one may say. For if He was not sprung of a man, but from a woman only, and the Virgin hath not her genealogy traced, how shall we know that He was of David's race? Thus, there are two things inquired; both why His mother's genealogy is not recited, and wherefore it can be that Joseph is mentioned by them, who hath no part in the birth: since the latter seems to be superfluous, and the former a defect." (Chrysostom - Homilies on Matthew, Homily 2. Section 7)
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"Of which then is it necessary to speak first? How the Virgin is of David. How then shall we know that she is of David? Hearken unto God, telling Gabriel to go unto "a virgin betrothed to a man (whose name was Joseph), of the house and lineage of David." What now wouldest thou have plainer than this, when thou hast heard that the Virgin was of the house and lineage of David?"
"Now that the Virgin was of the race of David is indeed from these things evident; but wherefore he gave not her genealogy, but Joseph's, requires explanation. For what cause was it then? It was not the law among the Jews that the genealogy of women should be traced. In order then that he might keep the custom, and not seem to be making alterations from the beginning, and yet might make the Virgin known to us, for this cause he hath passed over her ancestors in silence, and traced the genealogy of Joseph. For if he had done this with respect to the Virgin, he would have seemed to be introducing novelties; and if he had passed over Joseph in silence, we should not have known the Virgin's forefathers. In order therefore that we might learn, touching Mary, who she was, and of what origin, and that the laws might remain undisturbed, he hath traced the genealogy of her espoused husband, and shown him to be of the house of David. For when this hath been clearly proved, that other fact is demonstrated with it, namely, that the Virgin likewise is sprung from thence, by reason that this righteous man, even as I have already said, would not have endured to take a wife from another race."(Chrysostom - Homilies on Matthew, Homily 2)
"Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren" (Matthew 1:2)
Who was the mother of Isaac? Why was Isaac so named?
Sarah was the mother of Isaac. He is so named because Abraham and Sarah both initially disbelieved when they heard that she would bear a child, and laughed. Isaac means laughter. Sarah was great in years, and had been barren, and according to all worldly wisdom, having a child was impossible. This is why they laughed.
"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." (Gen. 17:1-2)
"And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. {16} And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. {17} Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? And shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? " (Gen. 17:15-17)
Later, when the three angels appeared to Abraham, it was Sarah's turn to laugh.
"And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. {10} And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. {11} Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. {12} Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? {13} And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? {14} Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. {15} Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. " (Gen. 18:9-15)
If God has raised a great nation out of barrenness, is this not a sign to us, that he will raise our barren souls up to the knowledge of Himself? This story is not merely a quaint tale, but a spiritual reality. We can indeed be raised up, and all that is barren in us can become fruitful, if only we truly believe, and struggle with ourselves.
What is Isaac a "type" of?
A "type" is a foreshadowing of something to come. For example, when Moses stuck his staff three times in the bitter waters of Marah, and they became sweet, this was a foreshadowing, or "type": of baptism. The burning bush, which burnt, but was not consumed, was a "type" of the Theotokos, who, being a mortal, bore divinity in her womb, and was not consumed. There are hundreds of "types" in the Old Testament.
Isaac is a type of Christ. Remember when Abraham was told to sacrifice Isaac? Since Abraham was to be the father of many nations, so too was Isaac, as his progeny. So too is Christ the "Author and finisher of our faith" (Heb 12:2), and He sacrificed Himself for our sake. Our tradition tells us that Isaac did not resist his father, and would have gone willingly to his death, if the angel had not intervened.
"And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? {8} And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. {9} And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. {10} And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. {11} And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. {12} And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. {13} And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son." (Gen. 22:7-13)
Who is the mother of Jacob? Who were Jacob's wives? How did he obtain them?
The Great canon of St Andrew of Crete attaches an important symbolic meaning to Jacobs's two wives. What do they represent?
The mother of Jacob was Rebecca.
Jacob had two wives. They were both daughters of Laban, under whom Jacob whom Jacob worked for seven years, in order to marry the youngest, Rachel, whom he loved. The eldest was Leah. After Jacob did his service, on the wedding day, Laban tricked Jacob by substituting Leah for Rachel. This was possible because of veils! Jacob was allowed to marry Rachel also, after contracting for another seven years of service.
"And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. {17} Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. {18} And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. {19} And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. {20} And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. {21} And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. {22} And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. {23} And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. {24} And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. {25} And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? {26} And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. {27} Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. {28} And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also." (Gen. 29:16-28)
There is a mystical meaning to the two wives of Jacob. Leah had many children, and Rachel was barren for a long while. One must read the full story to see the mystical meaning. St Andrew of Crete, in his Great Canon (read during Great Lent), hymns:
Because of his crying need the Patriarch endured the scorching heat of the day, and he bore the frost of the night, daily making gains, shepherding, struggling, slaving, in order to make 2 wives.
By the two wives understand action and direct knowledge in contemplation; Leah as action, for she had many children, and Rachel as knowledge, which is obtained by much labor. For without labors, my soul, neither action nor contemplation will achieve success.
(The Great Canon of St Andrew for Monday, Ode 4)
Who was the mother of Judas (or Judah)(who is on the line of Christ?)
Who was the second to the youngest of Judah's brethren? He is also an important "type".
Leah bore the first many sons of Jacob, including Judah. Altogether, she bore six of the twelve patriarchs.
"And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. {32} And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. {33} And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. {34} And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. {35} And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing." (Gen. 29:31-35)
The penultimate son of Jacob, and the second youngest brother of Judas, was Joseph.
"And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. {23} And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: {24} And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son." (Gen. 30:22-24)
"And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar;" (Matthew 1:3)
What was Judas and Thamar's relationship? Tell the circumstances of the conception. The even more important and marvelous circumstances of the birth of Phares and Zara are discussed in the next question.
Judas was the father in law of Thamar. He had a son, Er, who was Thamar's first husband: "And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar." (Gen. 38:6)
There were no children out of this union, as: "...Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him." (Gen. 38:7)
Thamar was then married to Onan, whose sin of selfish self-gratification has much to teach us:
"And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. {38:9} And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. {38:10} And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also." (Gen. 38:8-10)
Poor Thamar was now twice a widow, and had not "raised up seed for Israel". Judah told her to wait until his younger son Shelah was grown, and in the meantime, live in his house as a chaste widow:
"Then said Judah to Thamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Thamar went and dwelt in her father's house." (Gen. "38:11)
In time, Judah's wife Shuah died. Judah, perhaps not thinking clearly, went away with his shepherds, and did not mate Thamar with his son Selah, even though he was grown. This arrangement sets the stage for Thamar's deception, and sin with Judah. The scripture tells the tale very clearly:
"And it was told Thamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. {14} And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. {15} When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. {16} And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? {17} And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? {18} And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him." (Gen. 38:13-18)
Later, Judah became aware that Thamar was pregnant, not knowing that he had lain with her. He hypocritically wanted to punish her, but her craftiness (when she asked for a pledge before her harlotry) saved her, and was very instructive to Judah.
"And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Thamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. {25} When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. {26} And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more." (Gen. 38:24-26)
Marvelous are the works of God. Out of a sinful, incestual union is raised up the Son of God. The blood of harlots and fornicators beats in his heart. He has truly taken on all of our sins, and made everything clean, as even his genealogy shows.
"And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar;" (Matt 1:3)
Tell the story of Phares and Zara. How were they conceived? What is the theological significance of the way they were born?
Phares and Zara were born of harlotry, described in the question above. Their names are very significant, and are descriptive of the birth process, and the economy of God, and the salvation of man.
Zara, who was the first born, means "East", or "brightness". Phares, who was the second born, although he preceded his brother completely out of the womb, means "division" or "rupture" or "interruption", as Blessed Theofylact has it. Here is the story of the birth:
"And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. {28} And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. {29} And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? This breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Phares. {30} And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zara." (Gen. 38:27-30)
This story has great theological significance. If we were to read the scriptures in isolation, and try to glean meaning with little understanding, we would miss much of the significant meaning in passages such as this. Fortunately, we, who are not holy, have the holy Fathers, who have expressed wondrously the mind of the church, and helped illuminate the sometimes dark sayings of holy writ.
Phares was aptly named, as he interfered with the natural order. The babe who put his hand out of the womb first should have been born first. Zara first showed his hand and then withdrew it, and so to did the life of Christ appear in the holy ones who lived before the circumcision (such men as Adam, and Seth, and Enoch, and Noah, Job, Melchisedec, and the rest). When the law came, this way of life receded. Later, with the coming of Christ, it blossomed forth again, through the blood of Christ, which was prophesied by the scarlet thread.
"And Salmon begat Boaz of Rachab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;" (Matthew 1:5)
What sort of woman was Rachab? Tell the important story associated with her.
Rachab was a harlot, who dwelt in the pagan land of Canaan, in the city of Jericho. When Joshua, the son of Nun wished to conquer Jericho, he sent spies into the city to gather military intelligence. These spies stayed with Rachab.
"And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rachab, and lodged there." (Josh 2:1)
The king of the city became aware of their incursion, and Rachab put herself at great risk by protecting the men:
"And the king of Jericho sent unto Rachab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. {4} And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: {5} And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. {6} But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof." (Josh 2:3-6)
Rachab was a wise woman, who knew of the exploits of the Jews; this knowledge found a fertile place in her heart, and she, a pagan, believed in the true God.
"And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. {10} For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. {11} And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath." (Josh 2:9-11)
She therefore begged mercy of the two men, and they covenanted with her to save she and her household:
"Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: {13} And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. {14} And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee." (Josh 2:12-14)
They arranged a signal, using a scarlet thread:
"Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. {19} And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. {20} And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. {21} And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window." (Josh 2:18-21)
When the city was taken, only Rachab and her family were saved:
"And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. {17} And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rachab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent." (Josh 6:16-17)
The scarlet thread points to the blood of Christ, which saves us from all sin, and protects all households that cleave unto Him. Rachab was a harlot who was made clean. Boaz took her to wife, indicating in a mystical way how Christ makes all things clean, and renews human nature. Of course, the holy Chrysostom says it best:
"Seest thou that it was not for few nor small causes that he brought to our remembrance the whole history concerning Judah? For this end he hath mentioned Ruth also and Rachab, the one an alien, the other an harlot, that thou mayest learn that He came to do away with all our ills. For He hath come as a Physician, not as a Judge. Therefore in like manner as those of old took harlots for wives, even so God too espoused unto Himself the nature which had played the harlot..." (Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew, Homily 5, section 5)
Who was Ruth? Tell of her life previous to meeting Boaz. What might we glean from her marriage to Boaz?
Ruth was a foreigner, from land of Moab, a pagan land. She was the daughter in law of Naomi, whose son she had married, and was left a widow at a young age. Naomi and her two daughters in law, Ruth and Oprah, journeyed from Moab into the land of Judah. Naomi, who was an Israelite, asked her daughters in law to return back to their land:
"And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. {9} The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept." (Ruth 1:8-9)
They with one voice demurred, but Naomi persisted, and broke the resolve of Oprah, who went to return to her own people in Moab:
"And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. {11} And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? Are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? {12} Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; {13} Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? Would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. {14} And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her." (Ruth 1:10-14)
Ruth was steadfast in her resolve, amazing Naomi. Ruth passionately declared her belief in the true God, and her fidelity to him. Do not her words stir the blood, even now?
"And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. {16} And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: {17} Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me." (Ruth 1:15-17)
Ruth and Naomi went to Jerusalem, where they were so poor they needed to glean the leftover wheat from the fields. God rewarded her steadfast faith, expressed not only in words, but also deeds, and found the stranger and pilgrim Ruth a husband.
"And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter." (Ruth 2:2)
Boaz saw her, and was kind to her.
"Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? {6} And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: {7} And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. {8} Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens: {9} Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. {10} Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? {11} And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. {12} The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust." (Ruth 2:5-12)
To make a long and compellingly beautiful story a little shorter, Boaz took Ruth to wife, and out of this union, born of fidelity and honor, and kindness, came forth Obed, who was the father of Jesse, who was the father of David the king:
"So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. {14} And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. {15} And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. {16} And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. {17} And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David." (Ruth 4:13-17)
Although the answer is again become long, we cannot leave off the inspired words of the Holy Chrysostom, who aids us in marveling at the economy of God:
"See, for instance, what befell Ruth, how like it is to the things which belong to us. For she was both of a strange race, and reduced to the utmost poverty, yet Boaz when he saw her neither despised her poverty nor abhorred her mean birth, as Christ having received the Church, being both an alien and in much poverty, took her to be partaker of the great blessings. But even as Ruth, if she had not before left her father, and renounced household and race, country and kindred, would not have attained unto this alliance; so the Church too, having forsaken the customs which men had received from their fathers, then, and not before, became lovely to the Bridegroom. Of this therefore the prophet discourses unto her, and saith, "Forget thy people, and thy father's house, so shall the king have pleasure in thy beauty." This Ruth did too, and because of this she became a mother of kings, even as the Church did likewise. For of her David himself sprung. So then to shame them by all these things, and to prevail on them not to be high-minded, he hath both composed the genealogy, and brought forward these women." (Homilies on Matthew, Homily 3, Section 5)
"And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;" (Matthew 1:6)
Who was the former wife of Urias? Why did she conceive a son by David?
The former wife of Urias was Bathsheba. She was a beautiful women, whom David saw bathing, while he was reclining in idleness. He lusted for her, and committed adultery, and was so taken with her that he arranged for her husband Urias, who was in battle, to be put at the front, so that he was killed. Thus was David guilty of both adultery and murder. Eventually, out of their union came Solomon, who continued the line of Christ.
How inscrutable are God's ways! How great is his condescension! The God-man counts as his ancestors harlots and strangers, and adulterers and murderers. Can there be any doubt that there is no sin too great for His mercy to cover?
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Scandal Prone Gummi Fridriksson Back in Court
15 May 20199 min read
Having your cake and eating it too
CCS Anvil and the Finance Dept Commission of Inquiry
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Persecution of Joe Moses Hits Snag
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The Iceland-Australian businessmen Gudmundur “Gummi” Fridriksson is synonymous with controversy dating back to 1996.
Back then he was eviscerated by Sean Dorney over an inflated public contract to produce the book Destination PNG. Dorney claims the deal was secured illegally and the book was riddled with errors.
Since then Fridriksson has the unenviable distinction of running businesses censured in four Public Accounts Committee reports, two Auditor General reports, and a Commission of Inquiry.
Seven in total.
Far from facing the sharp end of the stick, Fridriksson has been the one wielding the legal sword in PNG, with notable success.
It has been directed against those attempting to challenge the very business deals which have earnt so much scorn from national oversight agencies.
Screenshot: Lands Minister and NCDC Mayor pose with ‘Gummi’ Fridriksson (far right) in a promo shot posted on pagahill.com
Now Fridriksson and his business partners are on the cusp of receiving a major payout after suing the East Sepik Provincial Government over the cancellation of a contract with their consultancy firm, CCS Anvil, back in 2005.
The East Sepik Provincial Government claims the contract was secured through misrepresentation and fraud. A Public Accounts Committee inquiry in 2006 labelled the dealings illegal and referred CCS Anvil to the RPNGC for investigation.
This it appears wont stop CCS Anvil receiving a multi-million payout.
Alongside this civil litigation, another company led by Fridriksson – Paga Hill Development Company – has made a recent court appearance.
This time in an attempt to have the anthropologist Joe Moses prosecuted for contempt of Court. The contempt charges centres on Moses’ role speaking out against the company’s acquisition of the former Paga Hill national park in the documentary film, The Opposition.
PHDC’s acquisition of a state lease over the former national park, is another deal slammed by the Public Accounts Committee. It claims the state lease was acquired through ‘corrupt dealings’.
This litigation offers a window into the serious challenges which the Courts face in delivering justice, when the government fails to enforce the law, or submit timely defences, and everyday citizens are priced out of defending the public interest owing to the prohibitive costs of litigation.
CCS Anvil (PNG) Ltd claims on 19 March 2003 it entered into a Project Management Agreement with the East Sepik Provincial Government.
Graph: CCS Anvil’s ownership structure overlaps with PHDC’s management structure
The contract was terminated by the East Sepik administration on 18 March 2005. Now Gudmundur Fridriksson and his colleagues claim general and special damages.
The Provincial Administration argues that the contract was cancelled due to “non-performance of work, misrepresentation, fraud and failure to comply with the Public Finance Management Act”.
In response the presiding Judge, Derek Hartshorn, has rejected the East Sepik government’s submission, owing to the “inordinate delay” in making it and questions over the defence’s veracity.
The East Sepik Provincial Government it appears, has not only been late in filing a defence, it has failed to collate the evidence that would allow it to substantiate its claim.
What makes this all the more galling, is that the deal was scrutinised and slammed by the Public Accounts Committee back in 2006.
The Public Accounts Committee observes: “On the 4th February 2003 a Special Provincial Supply & Tenders Board Meeting awarded a contract to CCS Anvil Limited Consultants on a Certificate of Inexpediency”.
The Committee concludes:
The value of the Consultancy was K300,000. The Auditor General was not provided with any documentation regarding the basis for the issue of the Certificate of Inexpediency or any material showing the extent of the project to be carried out. A Certificate of Inexpediency can only be issued for reasons of emergency. What emergency could possibly justify this Certificate of Inexpediency is unknown. This Committee concludes that the Certificate was issued to evade the requirement of law for competitive tenders and therefore, that the State could not be satisfied that it obtained value for money.
The Committee claims there is little evidence of any deliverables being received for this allegedly illegal contract: “A corporate plan was produced to the Auditor General but no other outcomes were able to be ascertained by the Auditor”.
As a result the Committee recommended that “the Office of the Solicitor General, the Investment Promotion Authority and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary investigate” CCS Anvil.
Is this the same contract being litigated over in the current National Court struggle, which could deliver a major financial windfall to Fridriksson and his business partners?
It is impossible to say with 100% clarity, but the agreement at the heart of the current litigation was signed on 19 March 2003. This is just a month after the Provincial Supply and Tender Board issued – illegally according to the Public Accounts Committee – a certificate of inexpediency.
One thing certainly appears clear, there is a very strong prospect that far from facing sanctions for its business deals with the East Sepik Provincial Government, CCS Anvil may be rewarded to the tune of many millions.
According to testimony given during the Commission of Inquiry into the Department of Finance this is not the first time CCS Anvil has profited from questionable litigation.
The relevant Commission of Inquiry findings centre on civil action led by Lynette Malu. During 1997 she claimed K1,094,762.99 in damages following a police raid on her village.
The state was warned by David Keta Lawyers that this cause of action had already been litigated back in 1995.
Mrs Malu’s husband, Benny Malu had evidently been awarded K35,008 in the original litigation.
In other words she and her husband were potentially double dipping.
Far from fighting this claim for damages, the state settled. The Commission of Inquiry observes, “on 27 November 2002 a Deed of Release was allegedly signed in which a consideration of K4.5 million was offered for settlement [to Lynette Malu], which is purportedly inclusive of interest and costs”.
This is four times the original amount demanded in the duplicate claim during 1997. It is over one hundred times the amount paid out to Benny Malu in 1995.
In the end K3.88 million in taxpayers money was paid to Lynette Malu and her legal team.
This significantly increased amount was allegedly demanded by Ms Malu based on advice from Gamoga Jack Nouairi of Nouairi Lawyers & Associates.
The Commission of Inquiry concluded Ms Malu’s action was a duplicate claim, and “the matter appears to be a fraud”.
However, hearing transcripts add an extra twist.
Benny Malu claims CCS Anvil managed the claim on behalf of his family, in partnership with Nouairi Lawyers.
According to Malu it was CCS Anvil who came up with the figure of K4.5 million.
Furthermore, it is alleged by Malu that the K3.8 million payout was channelled through CCS Anvil and Gamoga Jack Nouairi.
Mr Malu explained: “Previous payments were collected by CCS Anvil and Nouairi lawyers themselves”.
According to Malu CCS Anvil kept K1.4 million of the payout. The litigants got K1.5 million.
This is not the first time though that Jack Nouairi and Gudmundur Fridriksson have been accused of conspiring in illegal activity.
According to the Auditor General, Mr Gudmundur Fridriksson, set up a company Anvil (PNG) Project Services Limited shortly after he left employment at Ram Business Consultants in 2000 – a firm led by Rex Paki.
Anvil Project Services was then contracted “to audit the work undertake by previous consultants [including Ram Business Consultants], review the current situation of the Public Curator’s Office, develop a project plan for the future and implement the plan”.
The Auditor General observes “the Public Curator applied to the Central Supply and Tender Board for a certificate of inexpediency but was rejected on the ground that the engagement had not been advertised”.
Despite the rejection, “the Public curator entered into” a contract with Anvil “to undertake the work”.
Payments to Anvil totalled K4,872,375.
A subsequent Public Accounts Committee inquiry concludes this payment was not made from the Public Curator’s allocated budget.
It was allegedly taken from funds belonging to private estates held on trust by the Public Curator’s Office for third party beneficiaries.
The Auditor General observed “the Public Curator had entered into a relationship with Anvil and its officers that did not provide for effective management and scrutiny of their activity”.
While the Public Accounts Committee concluded “the retainer of Anvil by the Public Curator was riddled by illegalities and unlawful waste of Estate monies”.
Who was the Public Curator responsible for protecting private estates when this scandal kicked off?
Gamoga Jack Nouairi!
Who owned a 30% stake in Anvil (PNG) Project Services Limited, with Gudmundur Fridriksson and his wife?
Gamoga Jack Nouairi.
Once the Auditor General and Public Accounts Committee findings are cross-referenced with the Investment Promotion Authority corporate registry, it appears the then Public Curator, Gamoga Jack Nouairi, illegally awarded a contract to a firm he co-owned with Gudmundur Fridriksson, which was allegedly paid for out of private estates.
According to evidence submitted during the Commission of Inquiry into the Finance Department – the same pair then conspired in another deal. In this instance they are accused of potentially defrauding the state through litigation both men are said to have managed on behalf of their clients, Benny and Lynette Malu.
The company implicated in the latter scandal, CCS Anvil, is the one now looking for a major pay out over a cancelled contract with the East Sepik Provincial Government. Public Accounts Committee findings strongly suggest this contract was also illegally procured, through a certificate of inexpediency.
One of the strongest critics of ‘Gummi’ Fridriksson is anthropologist and UPNG graduate, Joe Moses.
His family once resided on reclaimed land lying next to the former Paga Hill national park.
The former national park at Paga Hill is now the subject of a 99 year state lease awarded to the Paga Hill Development Company (PHDC).
PHDC’s CEO is Gudmundur Fridriksson.
Image: PHDC Management
Moses is a keen historian of Paga Hill, having traced the history of its customary owners who lost title to the British back in the 1880s. He is also an advocate for preserving Paga Hill as a national park, and a cultural centre for the enjoyment of all Port Moresby residents.
This stance put him into confrontration with PHDC, and its CEO ‘Gummi’ Fridriksson. For over two decades Fridriksson has pursued plans to turn Paga Hill into a luxury playground.
Since initiating a grassroots campaign against the proposed development, Moses has faced systematic persecution. This has occurred at the hands of PHDC, the O’Neill government and police.
His home was demolished in May 2012 in a demolition exercised organised by PHDC. This demolition was potentially unlawful. Moses home lay outside PHDC’s lease.
Moses then faced systematic persecution at the hands of police.
At the same time, the RPNGC command have issued numerous press releases praising PHDC for making significant donations to the police force and policy legacy.
Moses has also endured death threats, delivered anonymously to his place of work.
When a filmmaker made a documentary about the struggle to save Paga Hill, centring on the grass roots campaign led by Moses, she was subjected to litigation in the Australian courts. The litigation was bankrolled by PHDC.
It failed. The damning Supreme Court judgement is well worth reading.
Facing constant police surveillance, death threats, and day to day harassment, Moses is now claiming asylum abroad.
This has not stopped the harassment.
PHDC have attempted to prosecute Moses for contempt of Court.
On this occasion their legal suit has been unsuccessful.
The National Court observes: “The plaintiff [PHDC] claims that the defendant [Joe Moses] made statements within a film entitled, ‘Opposition’ which impugn or breach one National Court order and two Supreme Court order”.
However, the Court concluded “there is no evidence of personal service upon the defendant of the subject orders”. As a result, “the proceeding of the plaintiff should be dismissed”.
This attempt to silence Moses has failed.
On the upside for Fridriksson and his colleages, the state lease that was illegally awarded back in 1997 – through “corrupt dealings” the Public Accounts Committee claims – remains in the hands of the firm he leads, PHDC. This has allowed the company to acquire eviction orders against those resident on the land portion.
Investors stand to make a fortune.
Historically, PHDC’s shares have been owned by a range of high profile actors, including Fridriksson himself, his business partner, George Hallit, and Michael Nali the current Works Minister. Recently they have all been funnelled to one person, PHDC’s lawyer, Stanley Liria.
Because there is no requirement for companies in PNG to disclose their beneficial owners, it is impossible to know who, if anyone, Liria may be holding these shares for.
However, at the very least PHDC acknowledges that William Duma has an interest in the venture, after he contributed adjacent land to the property development which he acquired in 2009 under irregular circumstances.
The East Sepik case is a reminder of the lamentable position the Courts have been put in by national and provincial governments.
On the one hand, the latter stand accused of illegally awarding contracts and valuable assets, to companies overseen by foreign businessmen with a chequered track record. On the other, they have failed to heed the advise of oversight agencies, and investigate these illicit dealings.
On those occasions when action is taken against illicit deals documented by the nation’s oversight bodies, the affected parties can sue. The government serially fails to file a defence, or what it does file is tissue paper thin.
As a result, the National Court is placed in a position where it potentially has to enforce legal rights secured through illegal mechanisms or indeed “corrupt transactions”.
And even when grass-roots activists attempt to make up for governmental shortcomings, the cost of successful public interest litigation is out of their reach.
The courts have reluctantly become places where bad deals are enforced, often at a heavy cost to everyday citizens.
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Russia’s Top Movies: June 2013
Like most places in the world, Russia’s silver screens are dominated by Hollywood’s global blockbusters. Russia’s film industry has struggled with the financial crisis, but is also capable of producing films that can occasionally compete locally with the American machine. Once a month, SRAS provides a lineup of the top five movies in Russia by box office take—with the official Russian-language trailers from YouTube and, for those Russian films on the list, links to our Russian film site.
Below are films listed with their English and Russian titles (note that they differ sometimes), as well as how much the film has earned over the calendar month.
1. Иллюзия обмана—Now You See Me—$18m
This film about magicians who rob banks has reached number one in Russia without much trace of its original title. “Иллюзия обмана” would translate to “The Illusion of a Trick,” which would be, given the film’s subject matter, ultimately appropriate to the film.
2. Мальчишник. Часть 3—The Hangover. Part III—$17.5m
This trilogy of films have all been popular in Russia. They have all been marketed under the title “The Bachelor Party” rather than a direct translation of the English. “Hangover” in Russian is “похмелье.”
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3. После нашей эры—After Earth—$17m
Rather than directly translate the title of this film, which would be “После земли” in Russian, the distributors for the film in Russia have chosen a longer, though perhaps clearer, title, “After Our Era.”
4. Форсаж 6—Fast and Furious 6—$16.3m (in June; total $34.2)
The Russian title translates to “afterburn”—a method of suddenly boosting the power of a motor and thus pushing up the speed of the vehicle. It is a more technical phrase, but does capture the meaning of the original title (and in a manner that is perhaps more elegant than the original).
5. Университет Монстров—Monsters University—$15.4m
This prequel to Monsters, Inc., a film that also did quite well in Russia, is being marked under a direct translation of the English title.
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The OHOS office will be closed from Wed 25 Dec to Thur 2 January. Normal service will be resumed on Fri 3 Jan. (ie Wednesdays and Fridays from 11am - 2pm)
Very best wishes to all OHOS's friends for a happy and restful Christmas, and a successful 2020. A big thank you to our many supporters and volunteers.
Autumn Drawing
Wednesday evenings 13, 20, 27 November and 4 December 2019, 7.30 - 9.30pm.
Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1HL. Ground Floor (blue door).
£15 per two hour session, or £55 for all four dates.
Enjoy a range of drawing activities, gain new skills, expand the way you think about drawing, and have fun. Relaxed mixed-ability class with tutor Ingrid Jensen. Basic art materials provided, but feel free to bring your own favourites. Free parking behind the Keep. Brock Gardens stop on Bus routes 15, 16 and 17.
Booking essential: select dates on the Doodle poll at https://doodle.com/poll/9fe4irb2pyfiszmk or email info@imjensen.co.uk
Lisa-Marie Gibbs and Philip Newcombe
18 - 20 October 2019, 11am - 5pm
Preview 17 October 6pm - 9pm
www.lisamariegibbs.com
www.philipnewcombe.com
Exhibition by Virginia Tozzi
5th and 6th of October
Open 10am - 5pm
What if the shape of a rock, the flexibility of grass, a mosquito fly, a breath, every single meaningless moment you experience, were “random”. Consequently, everything would be “random”. “The Nature of Randomness” aims to explore and discredit the idea of “randomness”. In order to do so, the canvas directly and intermittently interacts with nature itself and colours. During this nature-canvas interaction, all parts and colours added to the composition appear as a result of randomness, but in reality they are not accidental. This exhibition also intends to explore the concept of constant alteration of reality as we know it. Similar to “randomness”, the constant transformation of reality is due to natural laws. Everything changes overtime, including the components incorporated on the canvas. Therefore, all the canvas will change colours, shape and consistency overtime. This process depicts our powerlessness against natural laws. The artist is charmed and obsessed by the topic of constant alteration of reality.
Heritage Open Days: Brock Keep
Guided tours of three floors of Brock Keep, former armoury and gatehouse to Brock Barracks, now studios and art gallery.
Colourful ground floor exhibition of the role of materials in military clothing.
Meet current artists in working studios.
Join in family activities.
Friday 20 September: 11am - 5pm
Saturday 21 September: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 22 September: 11am - 5pm
Tours of Brock Keep: Max 8 people per tour/session. 30 minutes, no booking required.
No lift to upper floors. Access for wheelchairs and pushchairs to ground floor only
Brock Keep, completed in 1877, is a beautiful example of the Victorian keeps built to aid recruitment and to increase pride in local regiments. They provided a ceremonial gatehouse, guardroom, fire engine house, and secure storage for arms, ammunition and all the kit needed by soldiers. They were designed at the War Office by distinguished architect Major H C Seddon of the Royal Engineers.
Reading’s Keep is one of the surviving few that have not been demolished or converted. It is grade II listed and is particularly special because of its setting next door to the Lutyens War Memorial and its original Army Depot that is still occupied by 7th Battalion the Rifles. Its original features are well preserved. The Keep is now owned by Reading Borough Council and since 1980 has provided artists' studios for OpenHand OpenSpace and Reading Space Studios, and exhibition space for many artists. In the early 1980s it was used as a shelter for homeless people.
To Set The Darkness Echoing
Solo exhibition by Heather McAteer
Tuesday 24 - Sunday 29 September 2019
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-2pm Thursday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
Meet the artist Saturday 29 September 3-5pm
Reflecting on the artist’s formative years growing up in Northern Ireland, the exhibition features a collection of work which draws directly from personal experience. It focuses on themes of history, memory and identity to consider how the narratives of the past are constructed and presented.
The title of the exhibition is taken from the poem ‘Personal Helicon’ by Seamus Heaney.
Image: ‘Louder than bombs’ (detail) by Heather McAteer
Works from the Drawing Classes - exhibition
An exhibition of artworks created by those that attended the drawing classes at OpenHand OpenSpace this year.
Saturday 31st August - Sunday 1st September 2019
OHOS Gallery: Open 11am - 5pm
Family friendly / Children's activities / Refreshments
Play Original Board and Card Games
Original games created by artists
Elisabetta Balasso and Cally Trench
from Venezuela and England
Saturday 7 September / 3pm - 6pm
Come and play original board and card games by Venezuelan artist Elisabetta Balasso and by English artist Cally Trench, including Elisabetta's Hyperinflation Soup and
Dinner is Served, and Cally's Trees versus Axemen and Gravestones and Dry Bones.
At Openhand Openspace Gallery
Free entry, no need to book.
Accessible rules. Suitable for all ages. Tea and cake!
New Summer Drawing Classes
Wednesdays 7 August - 4 September
Tutor Ingrid Jensen
No previous experience needed, basic materials provided.
Enjoy drawing while building skills and confidence and exploring a
range of techniques and materials. These will include line, tone,
spatial relationships, pencil, ink and charcoal. Drawing big and small.
Observation and imagination will both be valued, as will realistic and
abstract drawing. Specific activities will help develop drawing capability.
A curious range of natural and human-made objects will be available for study.
£15 per person or £70 for all five sessions.
Advanced booking essential.
info@ohos.org.uk
Takes place in OpenHand OpenSpace ground floor gallery.
Guided tours of three floors of Brock Keep, former armoury and gatehouse to Brock Barracks, now studios and art gallery. Colourful ground floor exhibition of the role of materials in military clothing. Meet current artists in working studios. Join in family activities.
Post Degree Art Show Show and Sale
University of Reading’s 2019 painting finalists present the
Post Degree-Show Show and Sale!
This show represents the culmination of our university careers and the start of our careers as professional artists.
Please come along to see a diverse range of paintings from figurative to abstract, and perhaps take something special home with you.
Friday 19th July 19:00 - 21:00
Saturday 20th July 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 21st July 10:00 - 18:00 Openhand Openspace, Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HL
Process exhibition
An exhibition by a loose collective of artists including:
Sam Stead, Tim Wilson, Tyka Epik, George Field, Aileen Creegan, Robert Fitzmaurice, Lisa Barnard, Chris Mercier and Steve Perfect.
With some work being made in situ and even during the exhibition itself, this exhibition attempts to explore the ways which art is made, how it is shown and how it is seen.
Open: Tuesday 2nd July - Sunday 7th July 2019
Tuesday to Friday 10am-2pm
Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm
Not-So-Private-View on Thursday 4th July 4-7pm Openhand Openspace, Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HL
Part of Open for Art 2019
OHOS is a Finalist in the Reading Cultural Awards 2019
Very exciting news! OHOS is a finalist in the Reading Cultural Awards 2019, in two categories: Cultural Organisation of the Year and Cultural Space of the Year. A big thank you to all OHOS's friends, volunteers and supporters. http://readingplaceofculture.org/awards/
Last chance to see latest exhibitions at OHOS
Undecided Exhibition - OHOS Open Studios
Undecided An exhibition of contemporary art by OpenHand OpenSpace artists reflecting the dilemmas facing artists as they persevere in their own practices. Guided tours of the studios and the Keep.
Meet the artists Tuesday 21 May 7pm - 9pm
Exhibition open:
Monday 20 - Sunday 26 May
An Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire event.
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The Nature of Randomness Exhibition by Virginia ...
Heritage Open Days: Brock Keep Guided tours of t...
To Set The Darkness Echoing Solo exhibition by ...
Works from the Drawing Classes - exhibition An e...
Play Original Board and Card Games Original games...
New Summer Drawing Classes Wednesdays 7 August ...
Post Degree Art Show Show and Sale University of...
Process exhibitionAn exhibition by a loose collect...
OHOS is a Finalist in the Reading Cultural Awards ...
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Issue 44 15th January 2016
Welcome to Issue 44 of Rerun, your weekly digest of digital storytelling, interactive media and the future of TV curated by Axonista.
This week's Top Pick is a great read about the effects that Netflix's globalisation will have on both the original and licensed content that appears on Netflix. They're in a quite a unique position now as a truly global TV and film service.
In two separate pieces, icons of filmmaking- Kevin Spacey and Werner Herzog- offer two very different views of VR. Where Herzog seems unsure of what to make of VR, Spacey, as always, champions any technology that expands storytelling possibilities.
We also look at YouTube superstar PewDiePie's new network, Vessel's struggles, cord-cobbling, a Snapchat 101 and a new SpongeBob Squarepants football highlights show for kids.
Netflix isn’t made for the U.S. anymore—it’s for the whole world
As Netflix continues to broaden its reach, it will provide an experience that’s more Singapore than South Carolina.
With their recent announcement of expansion into 130 new countries, Netflix has become a truly global platform. This year onwards you'll start to see the effects of that in the original content they produce and the third party content that they licence. Last year saw a lot of Japanese animation, Korean film, and Bollywood film added, and of course the smash hit Narcos that was mostly in Spanish. Another Netflix Original, Sense8, was set in practically every corner of the world.
Netflix has to cater to their new markets, their entire business model is based on growing their subscriber base after all. But more importantly, they can now afford to produce and licence content that's outside the appeal of a local market like the U.S. For the content creators and for the viewers that is only a good thing, and for Netflix it's a key differentiator between them and their competition.
Al-Jazeera America to shut down after less than three years on air
News that Al-Jazeera is to close its US cable channel might not have surprised many. The launch of a 'serious' news channel in an environment increasingly turned towards infotainment is listed as one among many of its shortcomings. As this article suggests, in the world of cable, it couldn't quite compete with CNN's lifestyle and entertainment-oriented fare. Now Al-Jazeera is set to focus on its online news operations. While some say that this is a better route to the US market, it would put it in competition with other, more lifestyle and pop culture focused, digital news sources like BuzzFeed.
Disney is giving PewDiePie his own network
PewDiePie is kind of a big deal on YouTube, in fact he's the biggest deal. He's the most popular personality, his "Let's Play" series and video blogging have amassed over 41.5 million subscribers and almost 11 billion lifetime views. Over the past year he's been growing his brand outside of YouTube, and now he's starting his own network Revelmode, backed by Disney's Maker Studios.
Alongside PewDiePie, Revelmode will start off with eight other YouTube stars, who have 35.3 million subscribers and almost 10 billion views between them. They'll collaborate on content for YouTube, as well as focus on game development, commercial partnerships, merchandise and philanthropic programs. They've already announced Save the Children and Charity:Water as two of their charity collaborators.
In a year that will see increased competition from the likes of Facebook, this is a great coup for YouTube, as some of their most popular creators get together to create even more exclusive content for the platform.
10 months after launch, hyped video platform Vessel finds choppy seas
This article from Digiday shows that much hyped video platform Vessel is finding it tough so far to attract viewers in volume. This is hot on the heels of last week's news about Yahoo Screen shutting down and Time Inc's The Daily Cut struggling to gain viewers.
Content creators are less than impressed with the numbers. Their unique U.S. web traffic is down from 168,000 in March 2015 to 48,000 in November 2015. On the U.S. Android Play Store their download range is between 50,000 to 100,000. On the U.S. iOS App Store they're not even in the top 200 entertainment apps.
Five creators, all speaking on the condition of anonymity, said their Vessel viewership and resulting revenue is negligible and the platform is merely a blip on their radars. One top creator with several million subscribers on YouTube is only seeing “thousands” of views per week on Vessel.
Of course, if there's any team with the pedigree to figure it out, it's Vessel's, so don't write them off just yet. YouTubes aren't made overnight.
ABC Freeform launches mobile app to entice 'becomers'
Gen-Z, The Founders, Post-Millennials: there are numerous names for those in the teen bracket so coveted by media-makers. A generation thought to be more selective and discerning in their route to content, TV channels and networks are working hard to win them over.
ABC had labelled this youth market 'becomers' and it is now working on attracting 'becomers' to its rebranded channel ABC Freeform (previously ABC Family). Freeform was launched this week with an accompanying mobile app and the premiere of Shadowhunters. President of Freeform, Tom Ascheim, notes that the relaunch aims at refocusing ABC on its digital operations in response, it seems, to the patterns of media consumption by youth audiences.
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Cord-cobbling and customised viewing: new terms for new ways of viewing
We hear a lot of new television terminology, especially phrases and concepts aimed at defining new patterns of viewing and consuming television. Showtime Network's president, David Nevins, has proposed one that, in many ways, accounts for the ways that people organise their content packages around a number of rather than a single overall subscription: this is cord cobbling.
Like other networks and channels, Showtime has responded to the cord-cobbling trend by launching a streaming service and stand alone app. Unlike most networks and channels, it will also fundamentally change its series' premieres to one per month to cater to- rather than control- audience viewing habits.
Snapchat 101: learn to love the world’s most confusing social network
The Rerun team is split into two groups. Those who have effortlessly understood Snapchat from day 1, and those who signed up, panicked at the initial camera screen, and swiped feverishly in all directions to 'get out'. These two groups are distinctly Millennials vs Gen X.
In 2016, Snapchat is poised to jump this generation gap, so everyone needs to know how to use it.
Luckily enough, The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern has prepared a sort of Snapchat for Dummies, and it's a great read.
'House of Cards' star Kevin Spacey: VR will be a 'quantum leap forward for storytellers'
The always eloquent Kevin Spacey spoke a lot of sense about VR at the recent AT&T 2016 Developer Summit, as reported by Geekwire's editor John Cook. Mr Spacey highlights the power of VR to break down barriers between the storyteller and the audience.
"I have always believed that the acting profession, and many other disciplines in the arts, are deeply humanizing professions, because it is that much harder to be without empathy if you are forced to step into someone else’s shoes, to wander around in someone else’s ideas, to tell someone else’s story."
Werner Herzog talks VR
Following on from last week's reference to The Martian VR in Rerun, here's more on the interest of filmmakers in VR, with many thanks to Shane McHugh for pointing us towards the always fun, poetic ramblings of Werner Herzog.
Herzog's musings on VR filmmaking suggest equal amounts of naivety, anxiety and fascination. Where mainstream filmmakers are generally enthusiastic about the storytelling possibilities afforded by VR, Herzog approaches cautiously.
While never shy of new technologies (having made one film in 3-D and a recent one about the Internet), he tends towards scepticism of the role of VR in filmmaking. Nonetheless, it will be, as always, intriguing to see what he makes with it.
newyorker.com
Alton Towers to launch VR rollercoaster
Alton Towers has released a trailer for its newest Rollercoaster, Galactica. The VR rollercoaster will combine virtual reality headsets with the traditional physical ride experience to simulate deep space travel. The VR rollercoaster is not the first of its kind. A full VR theme park- The Void- will open this year.
The investment by Alton Towers is, perhaps, interesting because it suggests that- following the decline in attendance due to a serious accident last year- it sees the VR ride as the best commercial solution to declining theme park attendance.
pocket-lint.com
Now LIVE: Periscope on Twitter for iOS
Activision hires longtime Tarantino producer Stacey Sher to co-lead TV and film division
Netflix looks for a Sundance hit, buys ‘Tallulah’ with Ellen Page, Allison Janney
Google opens VR division, apps move to enterprise unit
Goldman Sachs predicts VR will be bigger than TV in 10 years
Apple could buy Time Warner to boost TV offering
SpongeBob SquarePants to feature in football highlights show for children
What do you get when you mix Nickelodeon characters with Channel 5's Football League highlights?
A Saturday morning football highlights show for kids called Nick Kicks starring SpongeBob SquarePants! Team Rerun gives this mashup between original kids programming and sports two thumbs up. We can't wait to see SpongeBob take on club mascots in weekly challenges. This is the Snapchat of television and a genius move by Viacom to breathe longevity into football highlights.
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+ What is a System?
+ by Bill Shireman
+ There are two ways to approach a problem: by attacking it with a program, or end-running it with a system.
+ A program is a single action or set of actions intended to influence something outside itself. Typical programs might include: a crime enforcement program, a jobs program, an environmental program.
+ A system is a set of interrelating parts that performs functions inside itself. It is a set of ideas or objects that must work together to perform a particular function. Typical systems: ecosystems, economies, and within them subsystems such as biosystems, communities, businesses, transportation networks, watersheds, health care, communications, animals, automobiles, human bodies, and so on.
+ Programs are simple and direct. They confront a problem head-on: a program is instituted which is intended to resolve a narrowly-targeted problem. Politicians like them because they appear to be serious, tough, decisive, and sound-bitable.
+ Systems are complex and indirect. They are vast fabrics sewn of individual causes-and-effects, which when taken together perform a function which overcomes their individual limitations. Systems deal with problems indirectly; the problem tends to be solved automatically, as a natural consequence of the existence of the system.
+ For example, under a crime prevention program, crime might be stopped by enforcement agents that intervene directly, at a cost to taxpayers. Under a crime prevention system, crime might be reduced automatically, as a byproduct of another action � a system of potential penalties, or perhaps a public education system that provides better opportunities � reducing crime because people have less desire to commit it.
+ Similarly, under a forest protection program, deforestation might be stopped by hiring police to arrest violators, or land might be purchased to take it out of the marketplace. Under a forest protecting system, the costs or penalties to the deforester would be generally sufficient to prevent the action, and the land might be of such little value as a source of poorly-harvested timber that no successful business could engage in deforesting practices for long.
+ Both programs and systems are processors of resources. They process three types of resources: energy, matter, and information. But systems are distinct from programs in that they also create, or internally generate, at least one kind of resource: information.
+ Programs are intended to accomplish one thing. Systems accomplish many things. A forest protection program is intended to do that only (although it always produces expected and unexpected consequences as well). A system does many other things; forest protection is an indirect but necessary byproduct.
+ Programs require that money be diverted from something else. They are entropic � they require constant inputs of resources from the outside. Systems can be self-supporting, though perhaps over politically and culturally inconvenient timetables. They are synergetic � they are more than the sum of their parts. A forest program requires that someone spend money on something from which they don't get a return � it requires involuntary sacrifice by someone. A forest protecting system requires no sacrifice � only tradeoffs.
+ Programs are reactive � they happen after the fact. Systems are preventive.
+ Programs are usually divisible. Systems are not. A program divided in half is about half as useful as it otherwise would have been. A system divided in half is fundamentally different, and far less useful than as a distinct whole. A log divided in half is half as useful; a tree divided in half is at least half-dead; a human body divided in half loses its life.
+ Programs operate within systems. Systems are catalysts and enablers to programs. Many policies are a mix of program and system. A program of road-building is initiated to institute a system of transportation. A program of school construction and management is instituted to provide a system of education.
+ A system is less efficient at doing just one thing than a program. But it is more efficient at doing many things. Example: a forest system is less efficient at growing board feet of marketable timber than a plantation program. But it is much more efficient at providing for a variety of needs � timber, habitat, genetic diversity. A plantation program is profitable because it harnesses a biological system that grows fiber. A school system is less efficient at crime prevention than a jail, but it is more efficient at growing well-rounded citizens with a variety of positive attributes.
+ Programs exert influence because of their physical dimensions: money spent, power exerted. The more money spent, the bigger their impact. Systems exert influence because of the intelligence of their design. The better their design, the less money needs to be spent.
+ When systems are optimized, their programs are individually suboptimized. When programs are optimized, the systems of which they are a part are suboptimized. From a programmatic perspective, reducing crime by improving schools is considered inefficient � far less direct and more expensive than punishing criminals. But from a systemic perspective, reducing crime by improving education is most efficient, because it happens automatically as a consequence of a system that accomplishes many other things as well. While the route is long and indirect, the destination is generally reached more surely and at lower cost with a system than a program.
+ Programs within healthy systems are always constrained from explosive growth by competition from other programs. Example: If an economy optimizes for one program, like weapons production, then the system as a whole is less productive. If a forest is changed to optimize output of a single species of plant or wood, then the forest as a whole is generally less diverse, resilient, and productive over the long term.
+ Systems are non-physical; they are ideas or designs. Programs are physical. Because of this, systems can be sustainable. Programs cannot be. They are constrained by the laws of thermodynamics. Systems, by contrast, operate by laws of ecodynamics or system dynamics:
+ Systems provide the resources that fund programs. Systems are the only source of resources. They are the only source of profit and wealth. Programs are merely channels for the expenditure of resources generated by systems. Systems can be self-regulating. For example, consider cybernetic systems like the human body � such systems rely upon a limited number of inputs and adjust their operations to optimize the use of these inputs. Programs always require external regulation, and there are no inherent mechanisms to regulate programmatic operations.
+ Systems sustain themselves by following three principles: individual elements of systems become more specialized. As they do, the system as a whole naturally becomes more internally diversified. And the diverse elements of the system become more complex and interdependent.
+ These three are the operating principles of all sustainable systems. They are the means by which sustainable systems overcome the chase of entropy. For example, as the organisms within ecosystems reach physical limits or experience competition, those with a comparative advantage � a specialty � naturally survive and excel. They fill narrow functional niches to which they are particularly well-suited, thus outlasting or avoiding direct competitors and helping the overall system to operate more efficiently. As the individual components so specialize, the overall system naturally comes to be comprised of a more diverse array of organisms or components, each performing a niche function with particular adeptness. This increases system energy efficiency, which counteracts entropy. And as the system becomes more internally diverse, it becomes more complex and its elements more interdependent � more reliant on one another for mutual gain. Simple economies or ecosystems, for example, are dominated by a few highly competitive organizations or organisms; like monocultures, they are highly vulnerable to change. More complex, sustainable ones are comprised of a richer mix of components; because of their diversity, complex systems adapt more readily to change.
+ Systems gain attributes qualitatively. Programs gain attributes quantitatively. A healthy program grows by getting physically bigger. A healthy system evolves by becoming more complex and "smarter." It passes certain thresholds, after which it is qualitatively different. In a simple physical system, matter is inert. As the system evolves, matter reshapes into more and more complex forms which at first become replicating, then alive.
+ Systems learn and change. Programs don't, except when compelled systemically. Living systems tend to be self-correcting through a variety of teaching instruments, like:
+ Feedback loops, a method of receiving back information about the results of a process. Servo-mechanisms, a method for using information from a feedback loop to automatically change a process to keep it within predetermined limits. Typically consists of a sensor, an amplifier, and a motor, which allows for automatic control. Circular processes, for which the "final" step triggers the recurrence of the "initial" step.
+ Systems evolve by using ever-increasing increments of information. Programs evolve by using ever-increasing amounts of physical resources.
+ Systems range from the least open to the most open, and from the least complex to the most complex. Open systems receive inputs (energy, matter, information) from outside; closed systems do not. Simple systems consist of few elements in interaction; complex systems consist of many.
+ Simple, closed systems are spent quickly. Because they are closed, the laws of thermodynamics dictate that their energy content will pass from the more dense to the less dense or, in terms of heat content, from the hotter to the colder. Their relative simplicity means that they will not have the creative means to withstand challenge or counteract entropy for long.
+ Complex, open systems like Earth are spent slowly, if they are spent at all. Because they are open, they are part of larger systems which create or distribute new resources to them, in the form of energy, matter or design and information. More important, because they are complex, they have a higher capacity to be creative, taking full advantage of the attributes of a more diverse array of components, and therefore are more fleet in escaping the approach of entropy.
+ Programs are simple open systems in physical form: highly entropic, vulnerable, and non-sustainable.
+ The most sustainable systems are those which are most complex and open. The least sustainable are those which are most simple and closed. Simple, closed systems are subject quickly to the limits imposed by entropy, and do not have the internal complexity to escape through negative entropy or synergy.
+ Open systems may lose system integrity if they are overwhelmed with resources from the outside. By losing integrity, they lose their individual distinctiveness. Simple open systems are most easily subject to a loss of integrity, and assimilation into an outside system. Complex open systems are relatively more immune to loss of integrity, because the resources which enter from outside are processed through and changed as a function of their complex design. System integrity is maintained, but in a new, more complex form. The system, in fact, couples with the system which provided the windfall of new resources, yet it maintains its distinctiveness; it is a new system evolved from its prior form, but modified by influence from the outside. For example, the emergence of industrialization led to a massive infusion of resources into virtually every global culture. Simple open cultures were often overwhelmed by the money, resources, or ideas of industrialism, and many of those cultures seem to have essentially disappeared, having been assimilated into the mass. Complex open cultures managed to maintain their traditional practices and beliefs within a new context, and often coupled with the industrial system to evolve their own cultures into even more complex forms. Now, many of those complex traditional cultures are injecting their own resources, in the form of perennial belief systems and views of nature, back into the industrial culture, leading to its further complexification.
+ System coupling is a function of how closely two systems operate in time and space, how similar or complementary they are, and how open they are. Traditional cultures within the United States and Europe were virtually decimated by the wealth and power of industrialization. Traditional cultures which were more closed and operated further from centers of commerce were more protected from external challenge. Those traditional cultures, whose attributes include elements lacking in industrial culture, are now often seen as complementary to industrial culture, and are beginning to influence it as the latter enters a period of challenge, self-doubt and change.
+ No system, except perhaps the system of all (the "universe" or whatever encompasses it), is completely closed, since maximum entropy would lead to its dissolution.
+ Global Futures Foundation, 3090 Fite Circle, Suite 203, Sacramento, California USA 95827 Voice (916) 368-5200 Fax (916) 368-5250 Email globalff@quiknet.com http://www.globalff.org
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GETTING IT WRONG AND CLOSER TO RIGHT
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WHEN AN "X" IS AS GOOD AS A "PG"
Writer-director-cinematographer-musician Quentin Dupieux (did he also make lunch for the crew?) began his last film, Rubber, the uber-self-conscious tale of a suddenly animate car tire that goes on a psychokinetic killing spree throughout the desert of the American Southwest, with what amounted to his movie’s entire raison d’être, his cinematic mission statement. The lead character directly addresses the audience with a declaration that many of the events and circumstances in some of the most popular narrative movies of all time—E.T.- the Extra-terrestrial and Love Story are name-checked, among others—occur for no reason whatsoever. (The italics are mine, but, hoo, boy, are they ever the director’s as well.)
The movie is a none-too-deep-dish rumination on narrative logic and the role of the audience in accepting, rejecting, and sometimes even abetting the most illogical of narrative leaps, a jokey, nihilistically self-satisfied lark, albeit one with a healthy dollop of visual flair, whose rib-nudging is insistent and incessant enough to cause bruising for those who resist, as well as bouts of self-congratulation among the cognoscenti who dig nothing more than a good flaunting of cinematic convention, who get what Dupieux is up to. I got it, all right, and I came away wishing Roger Corman had directed it instead. If you haven’t guessed by now, I pretty much hated Rubber for its smug attitude toward not only its own shallow purpose, but also for its sour contempt for its own audience.
So I had slim hope that Dupieux’s new movie, Wrong, would be anything more palatable to my obviously hemmed-in, bourgeois sensibility. Dolph Springer (Jack Plotnick), a nonplussed suburbanite whose life, to Dupieux’s delight, is apparently composed of one off-kilter, dreamlike non sequitur after another, dutifully rousts himself from sleep each morning-- to an alarm clock that reads 7:60 rather than 8:00-- and plods off to a job at a nondescript travel agency-- where it is constantly raining inside the office-- from which he has already been fired three months before the movie begins. On the morning that begins Wrong, he discovers that his beloved dog, Paul, has gone missing, an event that sends Dolph into an existential tizzy and sparks the movie’s spin cycle of deadpan surrealist comedy. (It’s one of Dupieux’s better minor key jokes that his protagonist has a name which sounds much more like a dog’s than the one belonging to the missing mutt.)
But before he can get to that monsoon-besieged workplace, he runs into his neighbor (and best friend?), who panics at the prospect of having to admit that he was seen jogging, and who is leaving the neighborhood on some sort of vision quest. Then Dolph becomes so transfixed by a menu flyer for the Jesus Organic Pizza delivery service he finds in the mail that he calls the number not to order a pie, but instead to engage the sweet-sounding waitress on the other end of the line about his confusion over the meaning of the company’s logo, a rabbit riding a chopper. This is an encounter that will cause the movie’s wacky narrative to further splinter off into even wackier, unanticipated avenues of absurdity.
It’s also essentially the same mission statement that launches Rubber, but restated succinctly in terms of an event within the movie, rather than a pretentious, deliberately jarring assault on the Fourth Wall. When Dolph repeatedly questions the logic of that cycle-riding bunny logo, the waitress doesn’t blow him off—like she would in real life, wink, wink—but instead takes his concerns seriously, unruffled by the unusual urgency of her customer. With this one scene Dupieux demonstrates an understanding of how irrational imagery and happenstance can coexist with and even enhance the basic structure of a narrative instead of simply, and precociously, aiming to blow it up for the sake of the explosion.
This apparent dawning marks a significant advance from the smart-ass disregard of Rubber and put me in a much more receptive frame of mind for the rest of Dupieux’s antics, which includes some chronological misbehavior on his part and much more deadpan acceptance of the very, very strange—a guy who walks around repainting people’s cars without their permission, to cite just one example-- as well repeated encounters with a mysterious guru of canine behavior, Mr. Chang (William Fichtner, brilliantly wielding a vaguely Indian but ultimately indefinable accent), who benignly orchestrated Paul’s disappearance before losing, and perhaps killing the dog himself. There's also a lumpy private dick hired by Mr. Chang to find Paul who operates out of the back of a discount pharmacy and has lots of technology devoted to documenting the emotional journey of dog feces. (If, at this point, you even have to ask, Wrong may not be your cup of Bunuel-infused, Lynch-laden joe.)
But it’s not just Dupieux’s anchoring of his mind-altering silliness to something of a narrative spine that makes Wrong so much more right than his previous picture. His own sense of visual wit seems much more firmly established here—he’s clearly got a sense of how images and sequences should be put together, the mastery of which is of primary importance before one goes about exploding one’s own mise-en-scène, to say nothing of a hundred or so years of narrative tradition. Wrong is gorgeously assembled, and even if it doesn’t ultimately add up to much it’s enlivening to see the director not only playing with form but actually showing some as well.
He’s on much more solid ground with the performances here too. The actors in Rubber were treated with almost as much disregard as the audience (and the audience’s on-screen stand-ins, who were mocked for wanting to see a killer tire movie and then killed for it), little more than pawns in their director’s puny vision. And yes, the monotonal deadpan that marks the peripheral reaction of Wrong’s incidental players wears thin quickly, as this sort of stylish approach usually does for me. (In the mainstream, see the films of John Landis.) However, Wrong is buoyed precisely the degree of humanity, of interest in warmth and personality and cockeyed rejection of the dutifully bleak that is displayed by his actors-- Fichtner, to be sure, who delights in his character’s enlightened mania—he openly rejects Volume 1 of his seminal self-help book My Life, My Dog, My Strength in favor of the more fully realized Volume 2-- but also Alexis Dziena as Emma, the starry-eyed pizza waitress who falls in love with Dolph on the phone and can’t tell the difference when he is replaced by a gardener who resembles Dolph not a whit.
But most especially good is Jack Plotnick, whose off-kilter visage carries the movie, and the audience, giving us something to grab hold of, a mixture of acceptance and perpetual confusion over the dizzying circumstances of his daily life in search of Paul which plays deeply well and sympathetically off of the blinkered, unruffled deadness of the rest of the world. Plotnick, a familiar face from TV commercials and movies, as well as a stint on Reno 9-1-1, registers an amazing level of empathy for someone who initially seems so sociopathically detached from reality— he somehow manages to leaven both Dolph’s needs and his obvious depression with genuine concern for the character, never encouraging the audience to respond to his situation with cruel or callous laughter. And it helps that Plotnick has a natural handsomeness that seems slightly exaggerated for artistic effect, as if his features had been randomly stretched and rearranged by a prankish portrait painter—he seems of this world, yet also clearly and primarily of Dupieux’s, and he sports a spectacularly receding hairline, highlighted by a perpetually disheveled pompadour that makes him look as though he’s always just crawled out from beneath the covers, where he’d seen something really bad. It’s a do that would have made Jack Nance squirm with envy.
In a recent interview, Dupieux, riffing on that same mission statement that seemed so blunt and tired in Rubber and then refined to better effect in Wrong, made a case for his particular brand of purposeful nonsense:
Almost every movie makes too much sense. That’s why we call them movies — they’re very different from life. And usually in a movie, at the end, you feel satisfied because everything is in order, and everything makes sense… But from my point of view real life doesn’t make sense. Every day you experience stuff that is not necessarily perfectly scripted… When you dream your unconscious makes connections with things that are not supposed to be connected. I really do think it’s the same in real life, I think life would be super-boring if everything was scripted.
In Rubber Quentin Dupieux displayed a punk provocateur’s delight in reveling in how little sense anything makes, especially when it comes to the tastes and expectations of audiences, and it left a lingering odor not unlike burnt rubber from tires pointlessly spinning, a bird flipped in the general direction of Hollywood. The final image of that movie indicates that Dupieux, like his fellow, significantly less talented comrade-in-arms Harmony Korine, would ultimately like to assault the system from within. Wrong finds him having gained a bit of perspective as to how his penchant for surreal imagery can be married with narrative intent without having to introduce the bitter tang of deliberate alienation, but it remains to be seen if he can make good on the promise resurrected here from the ashes of Rubber’s burning trash heap. Life would indeed be super-boring if everything was scripted, but a world where nothing makes sense creates its own brand of tedium. In such a scenario, if everything, including the director’s own M.O., is absurd, then eventually nothing is—the smart-aleck snake begins to eat its own tail. If Rubber suggested that the snake would soon consume itself, then Wrong at least offers some amusement and good will in the moment, along with the encouraging possibility that perhaps there will be other items on the obviously voracious Dupieux’s menu soon.
(Wrong plays in Los Angeles at the Cinefamily through April 4, and tickets for all performances are available here, including for tonight 6:00 performance, which will be introduced by director Quentin Dupieux.)
MISS BRODIE'S FAVORITE ANSWERS PT. FOUR: PERFECTION, LOCATION, ELOCUTION, POTENTIAL AND EXTRA CREDIT!
And finally, part four of our investigation into the very special teacher's guide to Miss Jean Brodie's very own Best Of-- these are, of course, the answers she received for her Modestly Magnificient, Matriarchally Manipulative Springtime-for-Mussolini Movie Quiz. The staff here at SLIFR University thank her very much for her participation, but most of all we thank all of you who contributed answers to this class session. They were, as always, extremely amusing and enlightening to read, and also loads of fun to excerpt-- the unexpurgated submissions have been and will always be available to peruse in the comments section under the original quiz post. (And the SLIFR administration wishes to apologize to Peter Nellhaus, who chose to sit this quiz out, thereby missing the opportunity to have his typically erudite and entertaining answers highlighted here. We hadn't anticipated a full-on answer recap, Peter, but Miss Brodie insisted, having a full head of steam and ambition, not to mention an unexpected window of free time on her hands. In your honor we will strive to impose the same standard on our next scholarly host, but only if you take part!)
So here we go, one last look at what you had to say in response to Miss Brodie's stimulating, squirm-inducing inqury. We shall begin with a consideration of the cinematic ideal.
25) Is there such a thing as a perfect movie?
I do hope not. (estienne64)
Intellectually, no. Emotionally, sure there is. (Self-Styled Siren)
Sure, but definitions vary. It usually implies that the director (or whoever) got exactly what he/she wanted onscreen, and what resulted is good in every regard. But cinema is much more volatile than that. Unintended happenstances are part of the charm, and what may look like an imperfection could enhance the movie, making it more perfect. The first example that comes to mind is the story (which might not actually be true, but the spirit speaks to my point) of the last shot in The Last Temptation of Christ, in which some camera problem causes causes a white-out at exactly the moment Jesus dies. Anyway, as long as Casablanca exists, it’d be hard for me to say otherwise. (Scott Nye)
My head says ‘of course not,’ but my other head says, ‘please point out the flaws in Rules of the Game, Tokyo Story, or Seven Samurai.’ Or The Maltese Falcon. Or etc. (Jeff Gee)
I find that the best films are made better because of their flaws. Extreme example: Can anyone follow what the fuck is going on in The Big Sleep (1946)? And yet... (Tony Dayoub)
There must be. There's no other explanation for Sunrise. (Sean Axmaker)
I think so. I don’t know what I’d change in Grand Illusion, Ride the High Country and probably half a dozen others. (Tom Block)
As Geoffrey Tenant said in the great Slings and Arrows: “Nothing is more boring than perfection.” So, to answer the question: Perhaps – but it wouldn’t be a fun thing to witness. (wwolfe)
Not often, but yes. I do grow weary of critics proclaiming every movie they see from their favorite director as a masterpiece. After a while the word starts losing its meaning. (Craig)
There are movies that couldn't have been any better than they were. (Robert Fiore)
Perfection is for math and science, not art. The flaws are often what makes a work of art special. (Robert T. Daniel)
Well, people aren’t perfect, and most movies are about people. It would probably have to be about something entirely different. Robots, maybe. Like Wall-E. Except that had humans in it in the second half, and it kind of spoiled a great beginning. Animals are pretty perfect, though. Maybe Winged Migration -- birds being birds. Except they got humans to write the music, and to narrate it. Drop the score and the narration track and there you have a perfect movie! (Weigard)
If there is, I haven't found it yet. The closest I think I've come to is the recently departed Del Tenney's The Horror of Party Beach (1964).No. Seriously. (W.B. Kelso)
26) Favorite movie location you’ve most recently had the occasion to actually visit
I drive through half the location shots of The Avengers and Alex Cross on my way to work every damn day, and I cursed every cast and crew member of both for six damn months because of it. (xterminal)
In NYC last couple of weeks, and conscious of passing through shots from Dressed to Kill, Death Wish, Panic in Needle Park, Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and of course King Kong! (Jeff Gee)
In an hour we could walk from my house to the subway station where the gunfight happens in 48 Hrs., the cemetery where Madeleine visits Carlotta’s grave, and the dentist’s office in Greed. My favorite location is also probably Vertigo-related: the mission at San Juan Batista, which looks amazingly like it does in the movie. A buggy and papier-mâché horse are still sitting in the barn. (Tom Block)
Dexter Lake Club, Animal House. (Katherine Wilson)
Almost every day, I walk or drive past the restaurant/bar where the interior for most of the first half of Death Proof was shot. (Josh K.)
Last summer. Ridgeway, Colo. Saw some of the sets and props for the original True Grit filmed there. (Larry Aydlette)
I drank Aqua Velvas in the bar where Robert Downey drank them in ZODIAC. Sadly the place later burned to the ground. (Matthew David Wilder)
I often find myself walking past the northwest corner of Vermont and Franklin, as referenced in Double Indemnity, but they didn’t actually shoot that scene there. (Mr. Peel)
The multiplane camera at the Walt Disney Studios. (Robert Fiore)
While in DC last year on business, I made a side trip to the infamous townhome and steps used in The Exorcist. I walked the steps from bottom to top, which gave me quite a workout! (Robert T. Daniel)
A couple of years ago, I visited the Old Tucson Studio, now transformed into a kind of old west / western movies & TV theme park. And there walked the dry gulch where John Wayne made the prisoner exchange for Dean Martin in Rio Bravo. (Sean Axmaker)
27) Second favorite Delmer Daves film
Nothing can compare to Dark Passage, one of those great noirs that really deserves more attention. But Daves' gift for a tight frame and slow-building terror was well-deployed in Destination Toyko, where he also gets a tough, stripped-down performance out of Cary Grant. (Brian Doan)
3.10 to Yuma. (Favourite: Dark Passage. Not that brilliant a film, but I'm sucker for all that subjective camera stuff at the start.) (estienne64)
He wrote An Affair to Remember, so Bogey/Bacall vehicle Dark Passage. (Anne Thompson)
Cowboy, with 3:10 to Yuma being number one, although the clips I’ve seen from The Red
House suggest a possible new fave on the horizon. (Jeff Gee)
Probably 3:10 to Yuma. (The Red House is #1). I’ll watch Jubal when the Criterion comes along. (Tom Block)
A Summer Place. (3:10 to Yuma is his best, although The Last Wagon is a sentimental favorite because my cousin Stephanie Griffin has a supporting role in it.) (wwolfe)
Rome Adventure (Katherine Wilson)
So this is Hollywood hack month? Dark Passage after Dames, but no one on earth ever called Dames a Delmer Daves film, did they? (Robert Fiore)
I should know his films better. Never did see The Hanging Tree or The Badlanders. I may have to go with Dark Passage on this one, though my 25-year-old memory wants me to put Cowboy in this spot. (Sean Axmaker)
Hey, I’ve actually seen two! Hollywood Canteen would come out second to An Affair to Remember. (Weigard)
The Petrified Forest (Jamie Lewis)
28) Name the one DVD commentary you wish you could hear that, for whatever reason, doesn't actually exist
Harpo Marx on Duck Soup (just honking). (David Cairns)
Orson Welles on Citizen Kane would be cool. I imagine he would need to do at least 3 separate audio tracks in order to get in everything he might want to say. It would probably create three new films, all very Citizen Kane-like. (Weigard)
I think about this shit stupidly a lot: there exist no Spielberg or Lynch commentaries, and I think that is a crime for posterity. (Matthew David Wilder)
Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, and Willis H. O’Brien talking about making King Kong, constantly interrupted by asides from Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong. (Roderick Heath)
Yasujiro Ozu on his final film, An Autumn Afternoon. (Sean Gilman)
Jean Renoir on The Rules of the Game (estienne64)
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis for Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. (wwolfe)
Chester Novell Turner on Back Devil Doll from Hell. Because that dude is DEAD. (Simon Abrams)
David Lynch on Dune, not only to hear of all the production troubles he was up against, but also to hear of the different potential sequels De Laurentiis was hoping for. (Tony Dayoub)
It may exist–the movie has never been released on DVD outside Japan–but I would love to hear a commentary track for Gaichu from Akihiko Shiota, Eihi Shiina, and Aoi Miyazaki. (xterminal)
Hawks, Grant, Hecht and Russell on His Girl Friday. (Larry Aydlette)
Given James Ellroy’s commentary track on Andre de Toth’s Crime Wave, in which he speculates that Timothy Carey just might be the man who murdered his mother, I’m going with James Ellroy on The World’s Greatest Sinner. (Jeff Gee)
Director Phil Tucker on Robot Monster. I really, really want to know what he thought he was making. (Sean Axmaker)
I’d love a full blown commentary on Alan J. Pakula’s The Parallax View. Still one of the best conspiracy films of the 1970s. (Jack Deth)
Orson Welles, regaling us with anecdotes about Joseph Cotten on the commentary track for Criterion's double-disc, full restoration of The Magnificent Ambersons. If he also wants to throw in a chorus of "The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo," I will not complain. (Brian Doan)
Preston Sturges on anything. (Robert Fiore)
Jack Nance, Eraserhead. (Thom McGregor)
I’d like to assemble a panel of the most hilarious grandparents (intentionally AND unintentionally hilarious) of my high school friends and see what they’d make of any Harmony Korine film. (Josh K.)
29) Gloria Grahame or Marie Windsor
G. L. O. R. I. A. Gloooooooria! (Larry Aydlette)
Windsor. ‘Salem’s Lot cred FTW. (xterminal)
Very, very hard choice. Very slight edge to Marie Windsor because she made every low-budget film she was in so much better. (Marilyn Ferdinand)
Crazy doesn't get any better than Gloria Grahame. (Sean Gilman)
Grahame. This is McGraw/Ryan redux. Also, much as I like Windsor, Grahame’s particular brands of sexuality, weirdness and wildness are right up my alley. (Tom Block)
Grahame. (This and Q20 make me feel I'm putting the boot into that excellent film The Narrow Margin.) (estienne64)
Grahame, isn’t it? She is something. (weepingsam)
Gloria Grahame. Because duh, GLORIA GRAHAME! (Sean Axmaker)
Marie Windsor. Gloria Grahame always looked like she was in the first stages of anaphylaxis. (Jamie Lewis)
Gloria Grahame was in better movies. Marie Windsor is just far enough off being a true glamour girl that you can imagine you'd actually have a chance at her. The kind of girl Elisha Cook, Jr. thinks he can have. (Robert Fiore)
Tough call. But I always get a special thrill from spotting MW in a bit part. (David Cairns)
Once again, have a faint idea of what Grahame looks like, so she wins. (Thom McGregor)
Marie! Get outta here with that Gloria Grahame nonsense! (Matthew David Wilder)
30) Name a filmmaker who never really lived up to the potential suggested by their early acclaim or success
The easy answer's Kevin Smith, but I'm going with Witchfinder General director Michael Reeves, who quite literally didn't live up to his potential due to his dying at age 25. (Patrick)
I really thought that Clark Johnson had a major career in front of him. Only a couple of features to his name, and of those the TV movie Boycott (2001) is terrific and the theatrical feature S.W.A.T. is awfully well directed for such an insubstantial film (the best stuff is unscripted byplay between Sam Jackson and Colin Farrell). But he directed the pilots and early episodes of both The Shield and The Wire and was integral to setting the style and sensibility of those shows. Since then, I haven't seen him really extend himself. He's got a solid career directing television, and he does it well, but he should be directing features or developing shows himself. He just seems to be marking time on other people's projects. (Sean Axmaker)
John Frankenheimer (estienne64)
Franc Roddam. I loved Quadrophenia at the time. (Thom McGregor)
Woody Allen (Robert Fiore)
Definitely Shamaylan. Runner up would be De Palma. (Jack Deth)
Cheating a bit, but--Charles Laughton. (Mike Schlesinger)
George Lucas. Makes me weep. (Mr. Peel)
I’ve been disappointed by every post-BODY HEAT Lawrence Kasdan film. (Josh K.)
John Landis (Katherine Wilson)
Richard Kelly (Jamie Lewis)
I’m starting to worry about Paul Thomas Anderson. The guy’s a fucking master but I’m not sure what all that technique is in service of. (Tom Block)
I know he’s a favorite “whipping boy” for questions like this, but Michael Cimino. The Deer Hunter is a brilliant, explosively acted film-and his infamous follow up, Heaven’s Gate, truly is a pretentious mess that derailed his career (and it’s still a mess, no matter what revisionist history has occurred recently). (Robert T. Daniel)
What about John Singleton? It feels remarkably dated now, but Boyz N The Hood was a huge deal back in 1991-- it came out the summer before my freshman year of college, and the impact on people my age, especially, was immense: it was the crest of the so-called "Black Pack" renaissance that Spike Lee had kicked into gear with She's Gotta Have It, and the future seemed like an endless horizon of potentially great films. Singleton followed it up with the flawed but interesting romantic drama Poetic Justice, and the heavy-handed but skillful Higher Learning. And then...
And then what? He's continued working on projects both personal (Rosewood, Baby Boy) and product-driven (Shaft, 2 Fast 2 Furious), but none of them show the flash of personality that his debut film did. He's only 44, so he has a lot of time to explore, but it's hard to imagine him ever capturing that kind of excitement and insight again. (Brian Doan)
Stanley Kubrick (wwolfe)
David Gordon Green is an obvious example; there might be better, but he is the obvious one. (weepingsam)
There are so many, it hurts to think about. Read Pauline Kael's late, post-retirement reminiscence of Peckinpah. It is one of my favorite essays, if you want to call it that, about filmmaking. A superfan, Kael is remarkably clear-eyed--terrifyingly so--about the man Peckinpah was. She described him as "the most unfulfilled of all great directors," and though that label might belong with Welles, she may be right. What's worse, a cult has grown around his garbled, poorly thought out and/or mutilated films. (Matthew David Wilder)
Catherine Hardwicke. I liked Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown an awful lot, but boy, ever since then... (Scott Nye)
What if Welles had finished more movies, been more disciplined, worked within the system? (Anne Thompson)
Isn't it a shame that Howard Hawks never managed to top Scarface? KIDDING. The Siren points to her sidebar to reiterate that one good movie, for her, is enough. But because she re-watched Force of Evil recently, the Siren will name Abraham Polonsky as a filmmaker thwarted by the tenor of his times. (Self-Styled Siren)
31) Is there a movie-based disagreement serious enough that it might cause you to reevaluate the basis of a romantic relationship or a friendship?
Gosh, no. I’ll take imperfect people over perfect movies any day. (Weigard)
If someone seriously defended the idea that Bio-Dome was a funny movie. (Subjectivity is one thing, but there ARE limits.) (Edward Copeland)
Sure. I used to have a girlfriend/eventual roommate who called almost everything I liked “pretentious shit”, and that was only the seventh or eighth most serious relationship problem we had. I’ve had other friends who, given the choice between a good American film and a good foreign film, would reflexively pick the American one every single time, and that drove me nuts. (Tom Block)
Yes, if they don't like Hayao Miyazaki, we're through. (leo86)
Nah. Unless The Sound of Music is your favorite movie. Then we're gonna tussle like Milton Berle and Terry-Thomas! (W.B. Kelso)
Not necessarily... but I have stopped reading certain film critics when a pattern of contrarian-ism develops which they can't adequately defend. At least Farber and Kael can back up their iconoclasm with some serious and well-expressed thoughts. But simply trying to get attention is cause for me to move on. (Tony Dayoub)
I lived with a girl with whom I suspected I had some really grave differences. I took out a CD and said, "If I die first, I want you to play this music at my funeral." I played it: "Cockeye's Theme" from Once Upon a Time in America. It's a long piece. She was lying on the couch. When it was over, she looked up at me and said, "Kinda....cheesy, isn't it?" In that moment I knew the relationship was over. (Matthew David Wilder)
In my twenties, maybe, but not anymore. (Sean Axmaker)
None of the usual arguments, like Pauline Kael dismissing anyone who does not loveMcCabe and Mrs. Miller. I would have to rethink relationships with people who enjoyed or cheered on rape scenes in movies. (Marilyn Ferdinand)
A total disregard of Monty Python. (Jamie Lewis)
I have a friend who likes both Gangster Squad and Les Miserables. Every day is a struggle to forgive. (Roderick Heath)
Anyone who sincerely believes that Peter's Friends has any redeeming features is unlikely to feature on my Christmas card list. (estienne64)
No, that would mean you are an extremely shallow or self-absorbed person, probably both. (Larry Aydlette)
In college I called my boyfriend Peter a "movie moron" for not having seen 2001: A Space Odyssey. He never let me forget it. (Anne Thompson)
If someone wants to say to me that they hate Lubitsch/Wilder/Hawks/You get the idea and they’re coming at it from a serious, thoughtful place I’d like to think that I’d be open to what they have to say. Maybe they would make me think about whatever the film is in a way I’d never considered before. I’ve certainly heard intelligent people say bad things about movies I love and they had a good reason. But if it’s someone who thinks that these movies are boring or dumb or old-fashioned or only good for watching on Mystery Science Theater 3000 then, well, what would even be the point of continuing a single conversation? Also, if someone told me they preferred digital projection to 35mm, that might be a rough start. (Mr. Peel)
Whenever she's asked this question, the Siren likes to point out that she married a man who dislikes John Ford. Her dissent-tolerance is pretty well established. (Self-Styled Siren)
I think if someone said, “I just don’t like black-and-white movies” – meaning, really, any older movies – that would put a serious crimp in the relationship. (wwolfe)
I was going to say no, but I remembered a former coworker who said her and her boyfriend only liked 3D movies. I wouldn’t have lasted an hour with that woman. (Josh K.)
I am not sure I can think of anything. I’m pretty forgiving. (weepingsam)
No, or it would have already happened. (Thom McGregor)
Extra credit to Bill Ryan for submitting 100% correct answers on his quiz:
The classic movie moment everyone loves except me is:
The Passion of Joan of Arc. It’s dumb as fuck.
2) Favorite line of dialogue from a film noir
“So that’s why ya killed her, is it?? Why you!” from Deadly Street Nights
3) Second favorite Hal Ashby film
4) Describe the moment when you first realized movies were directed as opposed to simply pieced together anonymously.
The part in Touch of Evil with that big long shot at the beginning, when the camera pans by Orson Welles sitting in his director’s chair, winking and giving the “A-OK!” sign.
5) Favorite film book
Films In the Dark: American Cinema from September 1982 – April 1983: What Movies Say About You, Specifically by Rodney Smitch
6) Diana Sands or Vonetta McGee?
If Holden Caulfield married Vonetta McGee, his name would be Holden McGee. Wait, that doesn’t mean anything.
7) Most egregious gap in your viewing of films made in the past 10 years
Fart Movie
8) Favorite line of dialogue from a comedy
“If that’s your poop, then what did my doctor just eat!?” from Poop Movie
9) Second favorite Lloyd Bacon film
Whence Flew the Albatross?
10) Richard Burton or Roger Livesey?
Have you guys heard my Richard Burton impersonation? Check it out: “Humph humph humph! I’m gonna punch your face, buddy! Humph humph humph!”
11) Is there a movie you staunchly refuse to consider seeing? If so, why?
Make Way for Tomorrow, because I was in the video store years ago, and I was talking to the guy who ran the place, and I said “So have you seen anything good lately?” and he said “Make Way for Tomorrow is really good,” and I said “Oh yeah? What is that, sci-fi? Bunch of lasers and such?” He said “No, actually, it’s a pretty heartbreaking story about this elderly couple who, because of various financial and familial influences…” But I cut him off right there, because I thought I could guess, and I said “And they travel into the future? And before the old guy hits the button that goes BEEP BOOP BEEP and sends them into the time-hole, he goes ‘Okay Gladys, here we go…make way for tomorrow!” But the guy goes, “No, it’s not…” and I went “Do you see the old lady’s tits at all?” He’s like “What? No. Who are – “ “Save me the chin music, Frances,” I go, “If there’s no tits and no time explosions then fuck all y’all!” Then I stormed out. I was soooo mad, you guys.
12) Favorite filmmaker collaboration
The classic grindhouse duo Hanch Furnbee and Dornis O’Horke. Best movie they made together: Don’t Answer My Question!
13) Most recently viewed movie on DVD/Blu-ray/theatrical?
Poop Movie on DVD, then again on Blu-ray, where it really pops. In theaters: Amour
14) Favorite line of dialogue from a horror movie
“I’m afraid you guessed correctly, my poor little mouse. You see, I am a mummy! GRRRRRRRRRR!” – from The Mummy’s Thigh
15) Second favorite Oliver Stone film
I Will Cart My Dick Around in a Wheelbarrow Without Even Being Asked To
16) Eva Mendes or Raquel Welch?
Ha ha ha aw yeah dude
17) Favorite religious satire
18) Best Internet movie argument? (question contributed by Tom Block)
“I think There Will Be Blood is real good.” “Did you see it in Cannes?” “No.” “I did. It’s not the same movie if you don’t know that Gilles Jacob is within at least a couple hundred yards of the theater. It’s as if a certain magic has been lost.” “Why are you such a fucking piece of shit?” And so on. I’m not going to type out the whole thing.
19) Most pointless Internet movie argument? (question contributed by Tom Block)
“here is some start wars opinon” “ur opin ion about start wars yoda is a dum one” “why dont u dumb ur face up ur ass hole” “that is something like wat jart jart bankes would say” “u wish” “u wish u were hant solor but u ar not as cool but i am hant solor pew pew pew” “that is no how phaser blast soun like they r like this proo proo proo i jus kild jart jart bankes” “u son of a bich” etc.
20) Charles McGraw or Robert Ryan?
My last name is Ryan too.
21) Favorite line of dialogue from a western
“Are those cows? Cows are everywhere out here in the West. God bless this land. This shall be our home.” from No Longer the East
22) Second favorite Roy Del Ruth film
Twice a Woman, Once a Cop
23) Relatively unknown film or filmmaker you’d most eagerly proselytize for
You’ve probably never heard of it.
24) Ewan McGregor or Gerard Butler?
Neither one. The sooner Scotland crumbles into Hell, the better. Who’s with me?
A perfect movie needs the eleven Bs: blood, boobs, barking (I like dogs, but mainly in the distance, not up close), Bakersfield (California, I’ve heard it’s nice), barns, Baal (a lesser demon), boos (scares!), blares (trumpets!), bleats (sheep!), bosses (entrepreneurs!) and BONES, if you know what I mean (skeletons).
The planet Earth. That’s where they filmed most of Poop Movie.
Hawmps!
I’d like one for Playtime where Jacques Tati says things like “And this was the first day of filming,” and Jean Badal says “No, this was day three.” But Tati is insistent this was the first day of filming! Those two in a room together, just magic.
29) Gloria Grahame or Marie Windsor?
Ha ha I get what you are going for with this one! Up top!
Srdjan Spasojevic
Don’t like Summer Rental? I will no-fooling murder you with a shovel, dickface.
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