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Review: Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich from Burger King
Posted January 20th, 2014 | 2:07pm by Ryan
Last year around this time Burger King decided to release two new versions of their Original Chicken Sandwich. The results were expectedly quite average, but when combined with a promotional price, the decision to sample the Club style and the Italian style was a lot easier to rationalize. The chicken patty has now received “a spicy new twist on the Original” with the Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich.
Burger King describes their Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich like this:
Our new Spicy Chicken Sandwich is made with white-meat chicken and a light breading mixed with cayenne and black pepper. Topped with a simple combination of fresh lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and served on a toasted sesame seed bun, this delicious option is a spicy new twist on our Original Chicken Sandwich.
The bottom-line here is that this is the exact same product as the Original Chicken Sandwich, except for the breading of the chicken patty. Everything you loved or hated from the Original is going to likely make you feel similarly towards the Spicy version. I found a glimmer of a silver lining that made me like the Spicy patty over the Original. It’s faint, and bordering on a lateral move, yet the Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich prevailed with a slight edge.
Starting off with the familiar song and dance, yes the lettuce at Burger King needs a facelift. The toasted sesame seed sub-style roll is actually pretty good and there’s nothing that stands out as hurting the overall sandwich. The mayo is spread on thick, but nothing too crazy or distracting. There’s a decent amount of space to cover and the mayo coats it well and gives the sandwich a creamy balance with the spicy chicken patty. When it comes to the chicken patty, the size and shape and thickness is exactly like the Original. The spicy breading helps out in one critical area. It actually masks the flavor issues I had with the Original.
The flavor issues I had with the Original Chicken Sandwich patty revolve around the salty, processed hub for oil known as the chicken patty. It was described as premium and came off as just the opposite. While the Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich patty is a far cry from premium, at least the breading is flavored with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper kicks things into another gear and is coated well enough within the breading to make the flavor of the Original not come through. So while the chicken patty is still a pressed sponge of oil and salt, at least it doesn’t taste like that’s all there is to it. The spicy chicken patty really helps hide the flavor issues found in the Original so it gets a slight bonus for that.
The Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich made it on the 2 for $5 list at Burger King and without that I would have shelled out $4.69 for the sandwich alone. Priced at $4.69 this sandwich is something I cannot recommend whatsoever. When priced at 2 for $5 along with the Original Chicken Sandwich, the Big King, and the Premium Alaskan Fish Sandwich, it’s an easier pill to swallow. In the end, you’re still getting a pretty average chicken sandwich and doubling up on value menu items is going to be the smarter choice.
Pros: The spicy version of the Original Chicken Sandwich helps mask the flavor issues of the chicken patty.
Cons: Promo priced at 2 for $5, but get the sandwich alone and you'll pay close to 5 bucks.
Taste: 6.50/10
Value: 4.00/10
Grubbing on-the-go: 6.25/10
Price: 2 for $5, or $4.69 for the sandwich alone
Overall GrubGrade: 6.50/10
More Info: http://www.bk.com
Calories - 640
Total Fat- 38 grams
Saturated Fat - 6 grams
Carbs - 57 grams
Cholesterol - 55 milligrams
Sodium - 1310 milligrams
Sugar - 7 grams
Protein - 23 grams
Categories: Chicken, Reviews, Sandwiches
Tags: BK Spicy Chicken Sandwich Review, Burger King New Spicy Chicken Sandwich Review, Burger King Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich Review, Spicy Chicken Sandwich Burger King Review
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28 comments on “Review: Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich from Burger King”
I’ve been a huge fan of the Original Chicken sandwich for a long time now. I cannot wait to try the new one!! As for the specific taste of the chicken patty, this tastes like nostalgia to me and I LOVE IT!! Thanks for the review!!
Sherm says:
I’m with Morgan here. The BK Chicken Sandwich is what a fast food chicken sandwich tastes like to me. I know it’s not an actual piece of chicken but, rather, an amalgamation of ground up chicken (much like the McChicken or Wendy’s value chicken sandwich). I don’t care, though. It’s juicy, it has a deep chicken-y flavor and, when combined with cool, crisp lettuce and creamy mayonnaise, it truly is a thing of beauty (add pickles to make it really sing). That said, when it’s bad, it’s really bad. Luke-warm or even cold, dry patties, limp, lifeless lettuce, and sheisty mayo application can all be the downfall of this regal ‘wich. When it’s good, though, it can’t be beaten (at least in my humble opinion).
The difference these days is that McDonalds and Wendy’s are selling their versions of this type of “chicken” in value sandwiches, and have upgraded their regular chicken sandwiches. Burger King, too, has upgraded their regular chicken sandwiches, in fact the Tendercrisp beats what McDonald’s can offer by a lot, but are still selling this thing for damn near $5 a pop, and that’s simply ridiculous.
If BK sold these Originals at a price of around $2, they’d be sellers and a lot more popular.
True. I don’t think these should be going for a dollar a pop, but I think they fit perfectly within the parameters of BK’s “2 for $5” sandwich promotion. McD’s and Wendy’s’ version of this type of sandwich is quite a bit smaller and fits well at the one dollar price point.
I wonder if they still make the original chicken club… I bet this would make it a little more interesting.
I’m sure if you asked they could do it… just added tomato/bacon.
Alex K. says:
$4.69 for just a single sandwich? I. What. This. That. What?
Yeah, take advantage of the 2 for $5 deal if you’re going to get anywhere near this.
Jonathan Wayne says:
Worst, most disgusting sandwich ever, making it spicy could only make it more disgusting.
thehottoddy23 says:
Never been a fan of the Original Chicken, so doubtful that I’d try this one. In the old days, spice was used to mask the fact food had gone rancid. I’m guessing BK might be doing the same here 🙂
In all seriousness, the “three chicken sandwich” review done last year was one of my favorites so it was fun to go back and read it again. The shoe insole reference is definitely a good one (fitting, too!) BK’s quality is certainly a mystery these days!
Wendy’s spicy Chicken sandwich is the one to eat. PASS over this one for sure.
A 6.5 rating is too generous for this one.
Mike N. says:
The 2 for $5 is mix-and-match, right?
I like the original one too, this one looks even better. I order the Whopper with cheese or the chicken sandwich at BK.
I bet if you ordered onion rings and inserted them into the sandwich it would be awesome.
Ed H says:
I loved their chicken sandwich in the ’80s, but when I tried it again years later I was disappointed. I have be disappointed over and over again on many menu items. I feel that BK has nothing to offer anymore, it is time for them to go.
rondoman says:
Huge fan of the original chicken sandwich from BK so this should be worth a try. When you get one fresh and made the right way, they are great.
Ill get one spicy chicken and one Whopper off their 2 for $5 menu they have going.
Does anyone remember the French Chicken Sandwich from BK? I used to love those!!! I wish BK would bring that back…
JF says:
I am sorry, and not meaning to offend, but i really can’t see how anyone could be a fan of their original chicken sandwich. I had it a few times, then went years without, but I had it about 4 times in the last 10 years and the result was always the same. Tasted horrible, really bad after taste, and totally upset my stomach.
Yes, it just doesn’t seem to agree with me. If everyone felt that way there is no way they could continue selling it. But it never was any good, and every time I got it, it was when it was real cheap or one of those buy one get one.
It’s like the McChicken. Pretty bad tasting, when you think about what chicken should taste like. A good deal when you can get a good deal, but it just isn’t that good at all.
Spicing it up, when they did the parm version, or whatever other variants they did, I really can’t understand how anyone could think this tastes well enough to have again. My issues aside, it never was tasty, and in my opinion never will be. It’s just a sad excuse for a chicken sandwich and nothing more.
Matt Barker says:
Awhile back, I got one of the Original Chicken Sandwiches along with a Whooper for the 2 for $5 deal, and it was one of the worst chicken sandwiches I ever had. Should of got their Premium Alaskan Fish Sandwich instead, though it’s nothing like their old fish sandwich, The Whaler, which was really good.
If I want to chicken sandwich, spicy or otherwise, I’m heading to Wendy’s.
Also, in my last trip to BK, the Big King replaced the Whopper on their 2 for $5 deal. And the Big King isn’t worth $2.50.
AlexG says:
I used to like these back as a child in the 80’s when I didn’t know any better. Maybe it was better back then? About a decade ago they had the Spicy Tendercrisp Chicken Sandwich. That was a sandwich and would love to have one of those again. The Tendercrisp line beats these Originals by a Country Mile IMO..
Mysterion says:
Seeing the ad version and then the real version always reminds me of girls with and without makeup.
Tara Jenkins says:
This sandwich was Not Spicy. At all. I tasted a little pepper but there was no heat whatsoever. Compared to Wendy’s Spicy Chicken where there is that kick, that bite.
So disappointed as BK is close to work and I hate it, was hoping to like at least one item on their menu.
GrubGrade | Burger King Makes the Big King Bigger with a Quarter Pound of Beef says:
[…] same. The Big King will also remain a part of the two for $5 offer, which includes the new Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich, Original Chicken Sandwich and the Alaskan Fish […]
This should be called the Salty Chicken Sandwich. I was almost unable to eat it from salt overload. And I don’t consider it to be that spicy either.
jrj90620 says:
Just used a BOGO coupon for the original chicken sandwich.Was surprised when the bill was $4.85 with tax.Sandwich was nothing to rave about.I had to add my own onions and tomatoes to make it edible.Will be avoiding BK,in the future.Love El Pollo Loco and will be trying Wendy’s next.
GrubGrade | 2 for $5 Mix & Match Deal at Burger King Now Including Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich says:
[…] a few changes from time to time… the latest update has the Spicy Original Chicken Sandwich (review) joining the Big King (review), Big Fish (review), and Original Chicken Sandwich […]
They switched their spicy original chicken sandwich over from a seasoning to a sauce well before this review, and to be frank the new sauce is nasty. Some Burger Kings, during this time, were phasing it out, however, it is now obsolete in favor of the nastier spicy sauce.
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UZBEKISTAN: Roadblocks around trial, more Nursi readers arrested
Uzbekistan has begun the trial of Hairulla Hamidov, a journalist arrested for Muslim religious activity, and 18 others, human rights defender Surat Ikramov has told Forum 18 News Service. The trial is being conducted in a building 30 km [19 miles] from the capital Tashkent, which is surrounded by roadblocks to bar access to close relatives, journalists and human rights defenders. Only a few of the defendants have lawyers appointed by their families. The rest have state-appointed lawyers, who will "do nothing to defend them" Ikramov insisted. The defendants face criminal charges with penalties ranging from a fine of 50 times the monthly minimum salary to 15 years in jail. Elsewhere, arrests of readers of the works of the late Turkish Muslim theologian Said Nursi continue, and some previously arrested Nursi readers are still awaiting trial. As part of its harsh punishments for those who conduct peaceful religious activity the government does not control, Uzbekistan routinely imposes prison terms. Known prisoners of conscience jailed for religious activity are Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestant Christians.
Tashkent Regional Criminal Court on 29 April began hearing the case against Hairulla Hamidov, a journalist arrested for his Muslim religious activity, and 18 others, Surat Ikramov, an independent human rights defender told Forum 18 News Service from the Uzbek capital Tashkent on 5 May. Meanwhile, the latest arrests of readers of the works of the late Turkish Muslim theologian Said Nursi came in early April in the eastern Fergana [Farghona] Region, sources have told Forum 18.
As part of its harsh punishments for those who conduct peaceful religious activity the government does not control, Uzbekistan routinely imposes prison terms on religious believers. At least 47 Nursi readers were given prison sentences totalling around 380 years in 2009 (see F18News 31 August 2009 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1344). Short-term jailings of up to 15-days on religious minorities have recently re-started with the jailing of two Protestant Christians and a Jehovah's Witness (see F18News 29 April 2010 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1438).
Similarly, Mehrinisso Hamdamova and two other Muslim women in Karshi [Qarshi] were given prison sentences of up to seven years in April (see F18News 26 April 2010 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1436).
As well as many Muslim prisoners of conscience, Protestant Christian pastor Dmitry Shestakov from Andijan [Andijon] is in the final year of a four year term handed down in 2007. Three Jehovah's Witness prisoners of conscience are serving sentences of between three and a half and four years for "illegal" religious activity. The three are: Abdubannob Ahmedov, Sergei Ivanov, and Olim Turaev (see F18News 6 April 2009 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1280).
More recently, Baptist prisoner of conscience Tohar Haydarov was given a ten-year jail term on drugs charges in Guliston in March. Church members insisted to Forum 18 that the charges were fabricated to punish him for his faith. His appeal was rejected in April (see F18News 26 April 2010 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1436).
Closed trial with roadblocks
The trial of Hamidov and 18 others is being conducted in the building of Yangiyul District Criminal Court, 30 km [19 miles] from Tashkent. Roadblocks have been set up by the authorities two km [just over one mile] away from the court building. "Close relatives of the defendants, journalists and human rights defenders are not being allowed to attend the hearing," Ikramov told Forum 18. He added that only a few of the defendants have lawyers appointed by their families. The rest are having to rely on state-appointed lawyers. "They'll do nothing to defend them," he insisted.
Hamidov was initially charged with breaking Criminal Code Article 216 ("Illegal establishment or reactivation of illegal public associations or religious organisations as well as active participation in their activities") (see F18News 17 February 2010 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1410). The other 18 defendants are charged with breaking a variety of Criminal Code articles.
In the indictment signed on 2 April by Lieutenant Colonel N. Ayupov, Chief Investigator of Tashkent Regional National Security Service (NSS) secret police, and approved on 12 April by Tashkent Region's Deputy Prosecutor Muzaffar Egamberdiyev, which Forum 18 has seen:
- Hamidov's charges have been made more severe, as he is now charged with breaking Criminal Code's Articles 244-2 Part 1 ("creation, leadership or participation in religious extremist, separatist or fundamentalist or other banned organisations"), and 244-1 Part 3 a ("preparation or distribution of materials containing ideas of religious extremism, separatism, and fundamentalism, calls for pogroms or violent eviction of individuals, or aimed at creating a panic among the population, as well as the use of religion for purposes of breach of civil concord, dissemination of calumnious and destabilizing fabrications, and committing other acts aimed against the established rules of conduct in society and public order – a) with previous planning or by a group of individuals");
- Zoir Jurayev, Gulom Ziyoyev, Abdurahim Bayboyev, Ulugbek Payziyev, Doniyor Ibrahimov, Abrar Turakulov, Anvarjon Kayumov, Mukhamadniyoz Kayumov (Anvarjon's son), Umid Inamutdinov, Abdukarim Inamutdinov (Umid's father), Orol Togoymuratov, Bahodyr Batyrov (a journalist who contributed to Hamidov's religious broadcasts), and Davlatjon Ibrahimov are charged with breaking Criminal Code Article 244-2 Part 1;
- Tohirjon Ismoilov is charged with breaking Criminal Code Articles 244-1 Part 3 a, and 216;
- Aziz Saidov, Saidhuja Erhujayev, Jahongir Hikmatov, and Izzatulla Saydullayev are charged with breaking Criminal Code Article 216.
Penalties for these offences range, depending on the precise Article, between a fine of 50 times the monthly minimum salary to 15 years in jail.
The Assistant of Tashkent Regional Criminal Court Chair, who did not give his name, said that only the Court's Chair could speak about the case. He asked Forum 18 on 7 May to call back in one hour. No-one answered the phone when Forum 18 called back.
An official of Tashkent Regional Prosecutor's Office, who also did not give his name, asked Forum 18 on 7 May to call back in 30 minutes. However, Deputy Prosecutor Egamberdiyev was then said to be busy and not available to talk.
It remains unclear why Hamidov and his co-defendants, as well as around 10 others were arrested. Human rights defender Ikramov, however, thinks that one factor may have been there presence at a celebration at a private party of the birth of a child, at which various Islamic movements were discussed (see F18News 17 February 2010 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1410). A private video of the party was subsequently seized by the NSS secret police.
More Nursi readers arrested
Elsewhere, more readers of the works of the late Turkish Muslim theologian Said Nursi have been arrested. Islomjon Manopov and a group of people who studied in Turkish-run colleges in Uzbekistan were arrested in Fergana Region at the beginning of April, a human rights defender who wished to remain anonymous for fear of state reprisals told Forum 18 on 6 May. "The exact number is unknown, but investigation of the case has finished and it will probably be heard in the regional criminal court."
Manopov studied in Turkey in the early 1990s, under a government programme, and on his return worked at Fergana State University as well as in the Fergana Turkish lyceum. He is also known in the region as a theatrical actor.
Fergana Regional Criminal Court refused to talk to Forum 18 on 6 May. The Assistant, who did not give his name, of Court Chair Radohan Mahmudova asked Forum to call back in one hour. When Forum 18 called back several times, the Assistant claimed that he could not hear Forum 18, although Forum 18 could clearly hear him.
Shukhrat Turdikulov, the religious affairs official in Fergana Regional Administration, refused to discuss the case on 7 May. As soon as he heard Forum 18's question about the case, he put the phone down.
Other Nursi readers await trial
Still awaiting trial are around 40 Nursi readers arrested in Bukhara [Bukhoro] in January (see F18News 26 April 2010 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1436).
Among them are a brother of Muzaffar Allayorov and a brother of Alisher Jumaev, sources who asked not to be identified for fear of state reprisals told Forum 18. Muzaffar Allayorov received a six-year prison term and Alisher Jumaev a five and a half year prison term at a trial of nine Nursi readers in Bukhara in April 2009. Their appeals were rejected in June 2009 (see F18News 4 June 2009 http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1306). (END)
For a personal commentary by a Muslim scholar, advocating religious freedom for all as the best antidote to Islamic religious extremism in Uzbekistan, see http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=338.
For more background, see Forum 18's Uzbekistan religious freedom survey at http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1170.
Full reports on freedom of thought, conscience and belief in Uzbekistan can be found at http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?query=&religion=all&country=33.
A printer-friendly map of Uzbekistan is available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=uzbeki.
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Essex Calendar
What's happening in Essex?
Summer Update!
Summer! Indian Brook is open, Maple Street Pool is full, and there are plenty of events to keep busy with! We're putting the spotlight on happenings around the community that are in line with our six key values. This month, we have a video featuring Hop on the Bandwagon Summer Series. Check out the video below, then keep reading to learn about all of the great things happening in Essex right now.
Thoughtful Growth
McGillicuddy's Comes to Five Corners
The new four story building at Five Corners finally has a restaurant name attached to it. McGillicuddy's will be bringing burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads to the Junction. To accompany the restaurant, developers plan to add street trees, awnings, benches and outdoor seating for up to 50 people. McGillicuddy's fills the majority of the space on the first floor, but there is still 10,000 sq. ft. available for more businesses to join the building. Make sure to stop by and say "hi" when the space opens in September!
Read the Essex Reporter Article
CCSU Names New CFO
Katherine Decarreau has been named the new Chief Financial Officer for the Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (CCSU). Decarreau will begin at CCSU starting on August 1, 2016. She joins CCSU after spending the last seven years as the City Manager for the City of Winooski.
“Katherine is exactly the kind of leader we were hoping to attract to this position. She listens deeply and values relationships and various perspectives. We look forward to her guidance and expertise as we continue moving forward with unifying our current systems.” said CCSU Superintendent Judith DeNova.
Decarreau brings a wealth of planning experience and will be able to provide valuable leadership during the transition period, as CCSU unifies with the Essex Town School District.
Read more: ccsuvt.org/26689/katherine-decarreau-named-new-ccsu-cfo
Junction Bike Path Begins Construction
We're seeing the first signs of development on a Bike Path that runs along the railroad tracks from Essex High School to the Junction Amtrak station. The Village Trustees have had this project in development for a long time, but are finally able to begin construction. This path will hopefully provide High Schoolers and other residents a safer alternative to walking on the railroad tracks.
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Fresh Tracks Road Pitch
Fresh Tracks Road Pitch is a multi-day motorcycle trip around Vermont where a pack of motorcycle riders with investing, entrepreneurial/business and business advisory experience ride together and stop in small towns where “Local Hosts” have organized a pitch session for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to the group.
On August 1st, the bikers will be in Essex Junction's own Green Mountain Harley Davidson dealership, hearing short pitches from 9am-11:30am. This event is open to the public, so come out, hear some new ideas, and get involved with our local economy!
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Rec Gov Study Committee Recommends Union Municipal District
The Rec Governance Study Committee recently unanimously voted to form a union municipal district - a recreation district for the Village and Town together. They are in the process of drafting that Agreement that will outline all of the details about the district. Voters will get to weigh in onDecember 13 as to whether or not to enter into this district. If both the Village and Town vote yes, the district will start on July 1, 2017.
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The Barns at Lang Farm have put together a brand new food & music series for thisSummer. Every Wednesday in July, there will be an event at Lang Farm that brings food trucks, an art market, a beautiful picnic area, and live music to Essex. The Hop on the Bandwagon Summer Series is a great way to connect with friends, neighbors, food vendors, and have a ton of fun while doing it. Check out our video feature above, visit them on Facebook, and make sure to get to one!
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Prof. Bruce Turner, Usa.
Born 19 September, 1945, at Brooklyn, New York.
2058 Eggleston Rd
Eggleston, VA 24086-3008
Bachelor of Science; Brooklyn College, City University of New York; June, 1966.
Master of Arts; University of California at Los Angeles; June 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy; University of California at Los Angeles; March 1972. [Dissertation: “Genetic Divergence and Variation of Death Valley Pupfish Populations,” major professors: B. W. Walker (dec.) and V.Walters (dec.).]
Scientific publications (PDF) concerning "New World" Killies only:
CV Prof_Bruce Turner 2015
Turner et al. 2006 Evolution of ‘maleness’ and outcrossing in
a population of the self-fertilizing killifish,
Kryptolebias marmoratus
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October 26, 2009 • Issue 09:10:02
Visa prefers data-field encryption
When Visa Inc. speaks, the payments industry listens. The world's largest card brand issued a global best practices paper that advises all merchants that accept electronic payments to consider data-field encryption technology be installed on their private networks as a necessary compliment to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).
In the paper, available at http://corporate.visa.com/_media/best-practices.pdf, Visa makes five main recommendations:
Limit unencrypted (clear text) data "to point of encryption and point of decryption."
Use robust key management that is consistent with international or regional security standards, given merchants' geographic footprints.
Use key lengths and cryptographic algorithms consistent with the same above standards.
Protect cryptographic devices against physical and logical (software or firmware) compromises.
Use an alternate account or transaction identifier - such as a token in lieu of the original card number - for business processes.
According to Eduardo Perez, Senior Business Leader, Payment System Risk, Visa, the card brand's announcement comes at a time when merchants are looking for guidance on what technologies should be utilized to protect data.
"Really, the intent of these best practices is to provide a foundation, or a primer, for merchants considering these solutions on how to implement them and then how to evaluate them after the fact once they've been implemented," Perez said. "So the goal here is to support merchants and ultimately [enable them] to effectively deploy the use of encryption solutions within their payment card environment."
Visa's 'end-to-end'
Data-field encryption is also known as end-to-end encryption. The technology is seen by many in the industry as a necessary safeguard against data theft since encrypted data is useless to fraudsters if they don't have the key to decrypt it.
End-to-end encryption is defined as starting at the point of swipe, when cardholder data is encrypted. That data remains encrypted as it is routed from the merchant's private network, then over the public network through to the acquirer's back-end system, where the data is decrypted for processing. But Visa said data-field encryption gives a more specific definition of what needs to be encrypted. It defines the exact cardholder information (data fields) that should be encrypted at the point of swipe. For example, the paper states that the first six digits of the primary account number need not be encrypted for routing purposes, while the middle section of numbers should be encrypted.
Visa's guidelines do not recommend merchants employ any specific end-to-end encryption technology providers or even mandate merchants to implement the technology. "What we believe is that it's one complimentary way to protect cardholder data," Perez said. "It really emphasizes the need, in fact, for proper data security, because even with encryption, entities will still be required to protect the keys and properly manage those keys, and to ultimately protect cardholder data when it is decrypted or it is in the clear."
While the PCI DSS strives for comprehensive data security - including "data at rest," meaning how it is stored, as well as "data in motion" (data being transmitted) - Visa's data-field encryption recommendation is focused primarily on protecting data in motion, according to Perez.
"Merchants are already using encryption today to meet some portions of the [PCI DSS], specifically to protect cardholder data at rest," he said. "And so this document, while it covers encryption for stored data, it also covers and emphasizes encryption of data in transit.
"That's data that we know that hackers and criminals covet, and so we felt that this was another solution that merchants should consider in combination with their PCI DSS compliance and other security efforts."
A data in motion attack is perpetrated via malware (also known as a "sniffer") - malicious software slipped inside a merchant's or processor's network that sniffs out cardholder data traveling through the network and transmits it back to fraudsters.
Public versus private
According to Tim Cranny, Chief Executive Officer of Panoptic Security Inc., the current version of the PCI DSS is focused on securing stored data or data transmitted over public networks, not on the security practices for data transmitted within merchants' private networks - from one server to another, for example.
Bob Russo, General Manager of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), believes a layered approach to security is the best defense against data breaches.
"Which specific technologies an organization chooses to implement to meet the requirements of the DSS is discretionary," he said.
"Organizations seeking to deploy security technologies must recognize that secure implementation is as important as the decision to implement itself."
Russo reported that the PCI SSC is currently in the feedback process. The council is soliciting opinions from its members to determine how the PCI DSS will evolve. As part of that process, the PCI SSC commissioned market research firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the impact of emerging technologies on the scope of the PCI DSS.
The next step in the process will be a review of the research findings at the council's next community meeting, which will take place in late October 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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***Agreed, I figured it was just a generic cheat code thing, not a reference to a specific game. The Zelda reference might make sense, but I think the Kirby one is really stretching it (it's not even the same code!). As for the Metroid thing, I'm probably going to make myself sound really stupid here, but didn't Metroid use ''passwords'', not save files? At least the US version did. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 01:23, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
****Metroid did use passwords, Mr. Saturn. However, if you paused and hit Up+A on Controller 2, you would get brought to the password screen, and you can restart the game from there. I've seen this trick in the various tool-assisted speedruns of the game. -- [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 04:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
*****I'd have to agree with the Generic Game Code people. We could make a poll though {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 12:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
== Long Pants? ==
Is it me, or is Homestar wearing his 'long pants' in the 'ool? (~InvaderJem)
:According the Strongbad, he doesn't have [[long pants]]. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 12:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
== Pooling ==
1 DS?
2 Baseball reference
3 Sticklyman's Return!
4 no clicky on the lappy
5 Up, A, and Start
6 Long Pants?
7 Pooling
8 Mr. Chek(h)ov
9 Progressive progress
10 The school aways had an elevator!
11 Einstein and Muffled?
12 Inflated The Cheat
13 Funny and true
14 Ool, not Pool
15 Goofs - The parenthesis
17 Marzi's green hair
DS?
What do you suppose Homestar's marking as "ds" means? I can think of one that's not family friendly, but other options? - Qermaq - (T/C) 19:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
My guess is on Dumb Star, or something like that. He previously called Homestar that in an email, I think, but I am not sure. Rogue Leader / (my talk) 19:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm guessing it's a reference to the Nintendo DS. It has been shown again and again that TBC are Nintendo fans. At least, the DS was what I first thought of when I saw that. My two cents. Alcnolien Has Spoken! 20:45, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
It's almost certainly "duckshirt." That's pretty much a synonym for Homestar, and in flashback, SB uses "Duckshirt" as Homestar's name. LitigationMattson 20:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Maybe it's just the "sb" on the Strong Bad cutout mirrored. The Spainish Inquisition
If that's the case then the "s" would be backwards.
Strongsad's Easteregg mentioning Baseball could be a reference to the MLB Trade Deadline (which ends in 20 minutes)
Doubtful - TGS11 had a baseball ref too. I think TBC just like baseball. - Qermaq - (T/C) 19:45, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Sticklyman's Return!
No running, no diving, and no swimming; All represented by the pudding-shoveler himself! --207.69.139.8 19:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Ah, but are you sure it's Sticlyman? Does he have a shovel? Is he into light fighting? Or maybe he's just the typical guy-on-a-sign stick man. - Qermaq - (T/C) 20:14, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I hate you. My hopes and dreams rise up and you cruelly shoot them down with your harsh words. I will have my revenge, jerk! --207.69.139.8 20:22, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
That was kind'a rude, Qermac, but I suspect a block-in-progress, Mr. IP Stongbah Preeow! 21:01, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
There was nothing rude about what Qermaq said. He was just making the facts obvious. Loafing 21:44, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
In a somewhat funny way too. I don't think it's sticklyman. Although I'd like to see him return for another challeeeeenge one day!-- »Bleed0range« 06:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
no clicky on the lappy
when you click the lappy's screen, the pressure waves don't show up.
Sure they do. I just did it. - Qermaq - (T/C) 20:14, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
They don't show up after Strong Bad falls through the roof. --Ragey 22:41, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Up, A, and Start
Does this reference any particular video game? If it were just Up+A, I'd be sure it was a reference to Metroid or both Legend of Zelda games on the NES (using that code on a second controller would save your progress and restart) but I can't think of any games that used Up+A and Start. -- Frickinsellout 20:29, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
You are almost certainly right. In fact, the Up+A on the second controller trick only works when you have paused (pressed start) on the first controller. I'm going to add it to the real-world references section. Trey56 20:58, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I don't think it refers to any video game, he's just making up a cheat code. Swimma Dan 22:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree with Swimma Dan. The Metroid and Zelda references don't make sense because you have to press Start before hand. That's not Up, A, Start, that's Start, A, Up. And if we're going to accept Kirby's Dream Land, where it's Up, A, Select, then are we going to accept codes that go Up, B, Start, or Down, A, Start, or A, Up, Start? Unless someone can find a game code that goes exactly "Up, A, Start", I think this should be changed to a more general reference about video game codes. 70.224.249.166 00:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Agreed, I figured it was just a generic cheat code thing, not a reference to a specific game. The Zelda reference might make sense, but I think the Kirby one is really stretching it (it's not even the same code!). As for the Metroid thing, I'm probably going to make myself sound really stupid here, but didn't Metroid use passwords, not save files? At least the US version did. - Saturn 01:23, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Metroid did use passwords, Mr. Saturn. However, if you paused and hit Up+A on Controller 2, you would get brought to the password screen, and you can restart the game from there. I've seen this trick in the various tool-assisted speedruns of the game. -- Frickinsellout 04:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I'd have to agree with the Generic Game Code people. We could make a poll though » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 12:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Long Pants?
According the Strongbad, he doesn't have long pants. » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 12:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
How about the fact that the "pool" had been previously mentioned here [1]
I think that might pass off as a fun fact. Nice find, there! (~InvaderJem)
See Swimming Pool. Loafing 21:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
It seems more likely to be the pool from A Jumping Jack Contest.
Was there not also a pool mentioned in other days, when Strong Bad had swim practice? Apparently he's finished them as well as lifeguard training since then. So makey outy 23:45, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
other days doesn't directly mention a pool, but where else would Strong Bad and Strong Sad have swim practice?The Spainish Inquisition
They had a pool back in A Jumping Jack Contest and Theme Song Video. 75.22.195.241 02:45, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Mr. Chek(h)ov
I'm pretty sure this is a double reference to both the writer and the Star Trek character. Yeah, they're spelled differently, but who ever calls Anton Chekhov "Mr. Chekhov"? However, Kirk did call his Chekov "Mr." all the time...
It's not going to be TTATOT. If they were referencing Star Trek, they'd have spelled it Chekov. They didn't, so I doubt it's a ST reference at all, especially as Chekhov is even more famous. - Qermaq - (T/C) 02:03, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Not only that, but Anoton Chekhov is someone Strong Sad would be reading. It's Strong Sad. I mean, come on.— Bassbone (TALK CONT) 07:38, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes. Obviously, Strong Sad would read Chekhov. So it's a reference to the author. But nobody calls Anton Chekhov "Mr.". That is obviously (I think) a reference to the Star Trek character. It's a joke. And I think that it's worth putting in the explanation because many people won't know what it's about. Loafing 09:27, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I removed the Chekov reference based on points above. It's this, that and the other thing if it's a reference to both. And it's spelled like the author, not the navigator, so it's clear which was being referenced. Now, IF "Mr. Chekov" is included, I can live with it, but not without. Otherwise it's like saying that Monkey D is a reference to Sunny D, Tenacious D and Sandra Dee. - Qermaq - (T/C) 09:23, 1 August 2006 (UTC) (Add: And by "living with it" I am saying I still don't agree, but can let it go. But we're a bit too generous in claiming what's a reference around here. Without an explanation of why "Mr. Chechov" might be referring to a guy with a differently-spelled name, it seems out of place and random, and reduces the knowledge-base-ness of the page.)
Nice, we were working on it at the same time... I reckon "Mr. Checkov" is simply such an iconic name that "Mr. Chekhov" is an obvious reference for someone who knows Star Trek. And there have been made enough ST references by TBC that I believe they do know ST. Loafing 09:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Progressive progress
Is anyone still currently working on the transcript? When I stopped, I took the "inprogress" template off... If whoever's working on it now is going really slowly, that's one thing, but it's kinda rude to leave the template there and just stop. --Jay v.2020 (Talk) 21:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
The school aways had an elevator!
Is anyone else thinking that this particular line might be a reference to Saved by the Bell? Specifically, that time the school suddenly had an elevator for Zack to deliver Mr. Belding's son in? - 81.157.53.124 21:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
--I think it is a refrence to that, and many other TV shows where the charecters go to a second floor, basement, pool, etc.
Or, maybe it was like my school, where there was no elevator, and there was no swimming pool, but all the freshman were sold swimming pool passes and elevator passes by the upperclassmen.
It makes more sense that it was the Saved by the Bell episode, because it's referring to how their cartoon and the TV show suddenly and conveniently had something that was never obviously there before for sake of the plot.-- »Bleed0range« 06:24, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
However: they have always had this pool. Since one of the very first animated toons. So the analogy doesn't really apply, does it? - Qermaq - (T/C) 09:07, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Einstein and Muffled?
STRONG BAD: So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and [muffled]"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?
It seems to me that Strong Bad says "Einstein and Kreskin," likely a refrence to The Amazing Kreskin. I'll refrain from changing the article untile there's a consensus. 216.229.35.170 23:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, someone just made the edit. Nevermind.216.229.35.170 23:33, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Second reference to pregnant teenagers, with the Cheat Commando's setting precedence?
Inflated The Cheat
In regards to the Inside Reference of the Helium email, I'm not certain the cheat is actually inflated, from what I can tell he just seems to be leaning back (or tilting his head up)
---He is neither inflated nor lying on his back. I present you with this image.
cessna man!
I find myself to be skeptical as well. —BazookaJoe 05:04, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Well, he sure looks inflated to me... Perhaps not quite in the same way, but much rounder in some way. --DorianGray
The cheat is a pudge like thing. He has no feet, it kind of just has skin folds near the bottom of him. In order to swim forward, a normal person would need to kick their feet... apparently the cheat leans his bottom half backward and it causes a bend in him, making him look puffed up. He uses his arms to paddle. This also makes him look kind of like a boat. Regardless, I don't think he is inflated at all.-- »Bleed0range« 06:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Claiming he's inflated is pure speculation. He could easily be arching his body to propel himself across the water's surface. We really don't know anything about his physiology to assume he can or cannot inflate. - Qermaq - (T/C) 09:15, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
He looks like a duck. -- Super Martyo boing! 10:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Funny and true
It has been hot in Sunnyvale, Ca. I know this because I live there. Unfortunately, I didn't write this one, but I'm glad Strong Bad knows about it. -JesseLangham
Ool, not Pool
After Homestar crashes through Strong Bad's roof. He says "Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your ool." That's "Ool" not "Pool" as the transcript currently reads. This is in reference to the "There is no P in our pool, please keep it that way" Sign referenced in the toon. -JesseLangham
You could have just updated the transcript yourself and explained your reasoning in the summary... --Jay v.2020 (Talk) 00:13, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
....oh yeah...duh... Thanks!
Goofs - The parenthesis
Are you guys sure this is a goof? When i first watched it I took it as an apostrophe. Ie: for the marking of a missing letter --ME!
I'm confused, so I'll elaborate on what we're talking about: it's the ( right before "Notice." There is an apostrophe on the sign for comparison, i.e. in 'ool. —BazookaJoe 04:07, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Ahhh dont mind me then, your right i was wrong. I thought it meant the apostrophe in 'ool :D
no doubt about th heat wav. I mean, even in Seattle it's boiling hot! -- Super Martyo boing! 06:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
In Michigan, my city had a low temperature of 81 degrees F (27 degrees C) this morning. That's a record high minimum temperature. At eleven o'clock last night, it still felt like (heat index) 100 F (38 C). And that's not the worst of it. Ask the people from St. Louis and central Illinois how hot it is. —BazookaJoe 12:27, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Marzi's green hair
Any chance that her green hair is a reference to Diff'rent Strokes? There was an ep where Kimberly washed her hair using acid rain water (which contained lots of chemicals, like the 'ool) and the result was her hair turned green. Mike 06:25, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Was I the only one reminded of that Falling Sand java game? The "plant" sand is green and burns away like Marzi's hair.
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The Road from Newington towards Ryegate, 1790
A map showing the Northern part of the road from Newington to Ryegate, from Newington Butts south to Mitcham Green. This map runs from south to north.
The road, formerly Stane Street, followed the route of the old Roman road which ran from Southwark to Chichester.
Kennington Common and the tollgate are seen at the bottom of the picture.
The map, a response to the increased coach travel to and from London, lists some of the prominent inns and sites and the names of residents en route and around Clapham Common.
Ryegate is now called Reigate.
Map from 'Cary's Survey of the High Roads from London' printed for J. Cary, Engraver & Map seller, July 1st 1790.
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Canada sets up accessibility council; lowers wholesale broadband rates
The organisations responsible for enforcing the Accessible Canada Act have announced the establishment of the Council of Federal Accessibility Agencies. The Accessible Canada Act, which became law in June 2019, requires member organisations of the council to work collaboratively to refer federal accessibility complaints to the right organisation and to foster complementary policies and practices.
Greece gets broadband help from Europe
The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, €300 million of public support for Greece's ultrafast broadband infrastructure scheme, which aims to provide broadband services to customers in areas with insufficient connectivity.
US states embark on competition investigations of Google and Facebook
Attorneys generals for 50 US states and territories have announced an antitrust investigation of Google, embarking on a wide-ranging review of a tech giant that Democrats and Republicans said may threaten competition, consumers and the continued growth of the web, reports the Washington Post.
A single broadband provider can be competitive – US ruling
A US appeals court has upheld a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling that broadband markets can be competitive even when there is only one internet provider. The FCC can “rationally choose which evidence to believe among conflicting evidence”, the court ruling said.
ACCC Chairman speaks at IIC telecoms forum
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published the final report of its communications sector market study, which includes 28 recommendations and actions on competition and consumer issues.
Are Australian consumers paying for Google’s data collection?
Google is under investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the country’s Privacy Commissioner following claims that it collects data from millions of Android smartphone users, who unwittingly pay their telecoms service providers for gigabytes consumed by the activity, reports Reuters.
Australia acts on mobile number fraud
Australia has announced telco regulations that prevent fraudsters from hijacking mobile numbers to access personal and financial information, and reduce phone scams, reports ZDNet. “Under the new industry wide measures, telcos will be required to introduce two-factor authentication, such as inputting a code on a website or responding to a text message, before mobile numbers can be transferred from one provider to another.
Australia announces ASEAN initiative to promote digital trade
The Australian Government has announced a joint initiative with the ten countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote digital trade and support inclusive economic growth in our region.
Australia kicks off inquiry into wholesale data services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started a public inquiry to determine whether declaration of the domestic transmission capacity service (DTCS) remains appropriate in light of changes to the market, including the growth of commercial alternatives available to service providers, new National Broadband Network (NBN) products for business customers, and industry consolidation.
Australia seeks to modernise copyright laws
The Australian Government has announced a review of the Australian Copyright Act 1968 following on from the Productivity Commission’s review and report on Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements.
Mauritania is facing telecoms challenges
Mauritania's small population and low economic output has limited the country’s ability to develop sustained growth, notes Developing Telecoms, citing a report by Research & Markets. “There are also practical challenges relating to transparency and tax burdens which have hindered foreign investment. Read
More InterMedia articles on Competition Policy
Zero-Rating Behaviour
Does zero-rating harm competition? It’s a key question in the net neutrality debate. TIM HOGG takes a behavioural economics approach to finding the answer
April 2018, Volume 46 Issue 1
Fibre: Taking the Right Steps
To get the broadband infrastructure and consumer benefit that are needed, regulators have to abandon the short-term thinking that can stifle new entrants and investment, argue RICHARD CADMAN, JONATHAN KINGAN and GITA SORENSEN
The End of Politics?
Are digital technologies making politics impossible? It’s a question addressed by political scientist STEVEN MICHELS - who is not optimistic.
July 2017, Volume 45 Issue 2
How much does politics shape competition and regulation in the mobile industry? Quite a lot, as MARC BEISHON finds in a paper that takes a deep dive into the issue.
Principles for Policymakers
Today’s media and communications world needs a fundamental set of principles to help policymakers determine public value. ROBERT PICARD and VICTOR PICKARD have just such a global set to hand.
Digital Doha
The IIC’s first TMF of 2017 was held in Doha, with OTT and IoT issues to the fore, as CRISTINA MURRONI reports.
Shedding Light on 5G Policy
In part two of his discussion of the ‘myth of 5G’, WILLIAM WEBB examines regulatory factors, spectrum issues and whether fixed-wireless access will be more than a promise - plus scenarios for the next few years
Setting out a framework for coherent policy and regulation for the digital economy is our major challenge, especially for countries outside of the EU and US, writes RAINER SCHNEPFLEITNER.
Solving the Online Platform Puzzle
How can policymakers make sense of the impact of online platforms? CHRISTIAN HILDEBRANDT and RENÉ ARNOLD put forward a model that covers the complex dimensions.
The Agenda for Europe
GEORG SERENTSCHY sets out the agenda for Europe in 2017, which looks likely to be critical in developing aspirations for the digital single market.
January 2017, Volume 44 Issue 4
Openings for Zero Rating
Zero rating is a highly controversial aspect of the internet. AUGUSTO PRETA and PENG PENG provide a cost-benefit analysis amid the context of net neutrality.
July 2016, Volume 44 Issue 02
Europe in the Round (Part 2)
Peter Alexiadis concludes his tour of the trade-offs inherent in communications regulation.
Competition and Big Data
The legal highlights of a joint report by the French and German competition authorities on the use of data are discussed by Tim Cowen.
Friendly foes
How can network operators and service providers settle value for their wares in a converged world, where services are network agnostic? sumit sharma presents a bargaining framework that could unite all players in a ‘game’
April 2016, Volume 44 Issue 01
Should policymakers 'do what is right' and promote all-fibre broadband networks? Catherine Middleton weighs up the arguments
Jean-Pierre Blais reports from Canada on 'discoverability' and the paradox of finding good television content in an age of seeming abundance
Searching For The Creative Economy
Ian Hargreaves pieces together projects and evidence that are defining a crucial, technology driven sector of the economy.
January 2016, Volume 43 Issue 04
The meaning of net neutrality
The dust has finally begun to settle on the new US and European net neutrality laws. Richard Feasey compares and contrasts
Platforms of Power
The rise of content and media intermediaries such as Google and Facebook as digital gatekeepers raises major policy and regulation concerns, writes Robin Mansell.
March 2015, Volume 43 Issue 01
Taming the oligopolists
Sumit Sharma extends the argument for using competition policy rather than regulation for convergent networks by looking at oligopoly models.
June 2015, Volume 43 Issue 02
Q&A With Adriana Labardini
Commissioner, Mexico’s IFT
Spectrum Clash
The pressure on terrestrial broadcasters to give spectrum to the mobile sector shows no sign of letting up. Roland Beutler, at Germany's Südwestrundfunk, a regional public broadcaster, puts his side of the debate.
September 2015, Volume 43 Issue 03
A Tipping Point For Regulation
With the rise of OTT there's no doubt we are in the midst of transition in telecoms markets - but how best to respond, asks Brian Williamson.
Regulatory Directions
Countries are concentrating regulatory and competition law functions in a smaller number of agencies, including combining telecoms with other utility sectors. PETER ALEXIADIS examines the approaches in the first of a two part analysis.
Auctions: Success of Failure?
CHARLEY LEWIS presents part 2 of his discussion of spectrum allocation and auctions, including what lies ahead for South Africa.
December/January 2019, Volume 46 Issue 4
Fold the Front Page?
That newspapers and independent journalism are taking a major hit from digital platforms is apparent, but what is the extent of the impact? ROD SIMS of Australia’s competition authority describes an inquiry that is setting a global agenda.
October 2019, Volume 47 Issue 3
Paving the Digital Way
Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa has hit a brick wall, write RUSSELL SOUTHWOOD and STEVE SONG. What changes are needed for a data-centric future?
Julyl 2019, Volume 47 Issue 2
Stick with Auctions While a number of problems have surfaced with using auctions to allocate spectrum, they remain the best competitive option, writes MARTIN CAVE.
Taking Aim at Big Tech
The technology giants have concentrated power in too few hands, writes SÉBASTIEN SORIANO, chairman of France’s regulator, Arcep. He proposes ‘Robin Hood’ style regulation to redistribute internet wealth to the many.
Taking Stock of App Stores
App stores are raising concerns about competition and even net neutrality. HENK DON, MICHIEL VAN DIJK and FEMKE NAGELHOUD–DE JONG explain why – and put forward a wider view about introducing an ex ante approach.
Tests for Regulation
The UK has been a world leader in sector regulation but the current model is facing scrutiny. BT’s CATHRYN ROSS charts the challenges and finds reasons for optimism.
Winner Takes All
There are multiple reasons why technology markets are ‘winner takes all’ and why, once a tech company becomes dominant, it is almost impossible to displace, says PATRICK BARWISE
Regulatory Watch articles on Competition Policy
Regulator recommends daily free data for South African mobile customers
The South African Competition Commission released its final report and recommendations of its Data Services Market Inquiry on 2 December. The Commission launched the Inquiry in 2017 as the result of public concerns over high data prices.
More regulation to come; most originates in Europe
A study by the law firm Hogan Lovells predicts that digital and technology companies can expect to face tougher regulations in the coming years.
South African operators cooperate with government on fibre connectivity
Seven telecoms companies in South Africa have signed a cooperation agreement with the government outlining guiding principles for conduct within the fibre-based connectivity sector, notes Business Report.
Brazil telecoms modernisation law signed by president
Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has signed a law modernising Brazil’s telecoms regulations in a move long expected by the industry to allow new investment opportunities and help salvage bankrupt carrier Oi, reports Reuters.
Benelux competition authorities issue joint memo on digital challenges
A joint memorandum of the Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg (Benelux) competition authorities has highlighted challenges faced by competition authorities in a digital world. They say they cannot address all the challenges faced by competition authorities and focus on merger control, the need for guidance in fast moving digital markets, and the debate on an ex ante instrument providing for binding commitments without the establishment of an infringement.
BEREC updates net neutrality guidelines; consults on this and other issues
BEREC, the European regulators body, has issued a draft update to its net neutrality guidelines, adopted in 2016, that have been now been renamed as the BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation.
US court upholds US net neutrality repeal, but stops short of blanket ban
A US appeals court has largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality protections, but struck down a provision barring states from implementing their own open internet rules, notes Mobile World News.
Facebook highlights data portability issues
Facebook has called on regulators and other experts to answer key questions to help it forge its strategy around protecting user privacy while meeting demand for increased data portability, notes Mobile World Live.
Germany considers competition framework for the digital economy
A commission of experts on “competition law 4.0”, set up by Germany’s Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and chaired by Martin Schallbruch, Heike Schweitzer and Achim Wambach, has presented its recommendations for a new competition framework for the digital economy to the minister.
France’s regulators draw up data-driven memo; Arcep reports on future networks
Several French regulators – the competition authority, AMF, Arafer, Arcep, CNIL, CRE and CSA – have held a meeting to draw up a memorandum on data-driven regulation, which they say “creates the ability to make stakeholders more accountable, increases the regulator’s capacity for analysis and makes more information available to users and civil society”.
Mission to Georgia helped build its regulatory framework
A 19 month project with over 190 expert missions to Georgia comprising Lithuanian, German and Polish experts has helped define secondary legislation and guidelines on communications in line with EU standards for the country.
Germany clears 700 MHz band for operators
Germany has completed the clearance of the 700 MHz band, which had previously been used by broadcasters, with operators now free to use the bandwidth to improve coverage, reports Mobile World Live.
Mauritania's small population and low economic output has limited the country’s ability to develop sustained growth, notes Developing Telecoms, citing a report by Research & Markets. “There are also practical challenges relating to transparency and tax burdens which have hindered foreign investment.
FCC examines broadband access in multi-tenant residential buildings
The FCC in the US is taking steps to improve broadband deployment and competition in the nation’s apartment buildings, condominium complexes and office buildings (known as multiple tenant environments, or MTEs).
Ethiopia adopts telecoms proclamation
The Communications Service Proclamation has been adopted by the Ethiopian Parliament and introduces a number of major changes into the Ethiopian telecoms sector. Commentary from DLA Piper's telecoms team notes that the most important aspect of the proclamation is that it has liberalised the sector, which has been monopolised by the government for many decades.
French agencies examine the connected speaker market
Hadopi, the France’s copyright agency, and Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), France’s media regulator, have conducted a joint study on the connected speaker market, which is an issue for both institutions. These issues are also of interest to other regulatory authorities, including telecoms regulator, ARCEP, the competition authority, and CNIL, the data privacy agency, which contributed to the work.
US committee investigates the dominance of tech giants
The US House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into the market dominance of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, starting with a look at the impact of the tech giants’ platforms on news content, the media and the spread of misinformation online, reports Courthouse News.
Cook Islands issues competition policy consultation
The Cook Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has released a draft telecoms market competition policy for consultation. The Cook Islands has been serviced by a single operator, partly-owned by the government, under a legislated monopoly since 1989, with limited independent oversight.
Europe’s competition commissioner warns on digital monopolies
The EU should be “ready to act” should social values such as “privacy, freedom and fairness” be under threat from expanding digital monopolies, the bloc’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, has said, reports EurActiv.
US mobile operator merger could increase prices
Despite a lengthy process that started way back in the spring of 2018, US mobile operators Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to extend the deadline for their proposed merger another 2 months until 29 June, reports Gizmodo.
European regulation centre publishes platform economy report
The Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has published “Market definition and market power in the platform economy”, which provides guidance on how to define markets and on how to assess market power when dealing with two-sided platforms.
US competition agency reports on technology task force
The US Federal Trade Commission has testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce about its efforts to protect consumers and promote competition.
ITU defines OTT and issues policy and regulatory framework recommendation
The ITU has approved a recommendation addressing the relationship between network operators and providers of over the top (OTT) applications. It says recommendation ITU-T D.262 “provides parameters for the analysis of the new economic dynamics of the ICT ecosystem and how policy and regulatory frameworks could promote competition, consumer protection, consumer benefits, dynamic innovation, sustainable investment and infrastructure development, accessibility and affordability in relation to the global growth of OTTs”.
GSMA issues report on 5G spectrum auction concerns
The GSMA has raised concerns about 5G spectrum auction design “artificially inflating prices, or inefficiently distributing already scarce spectrum resources, which risk harming consumers”. “Auctions can and do fail when poorly designed,” said Brett Tarnutzer, the GSMA’s head of spectrum.
Australian authority opposes merger on both mobile and broadband grounds
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided to oppose the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA). The ACCC has concluded that it is likely to substantially lessen competition in the supply of mobile services because the merger would preclude TPG entering as the fourth mobile network operator in Australia.
Copper switch off report issued by European fibre body
The FTTH Council Europe has released a new study on copper switch-off and transition to fibre. It analyses the different stages of copper switch-off in 10 European Union member states and identifies benefits as well as enablers, incentives, challenges and barriers to switching from copper to fibre networks.
Competition review in UK calls for a new digital markets unit
Tech giants have become increasingly dominant and ministers must open the market up to increase consumer choice and give people greater control over their data, an independent review for the UK government has advised.
Bahrain’s regulator rules on mobile competition
Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has published a final determination in its review of competition in the wholesale mobile termination market, concluding that messaging termination services on mobile operators should no longer be subject to ex-ante regulation, while the wholesale market for call termination services remains under ex-ante regulation by TRA.
UK charity calls for consumer champion for mobile and broadband
Citizens Advice, a UK charity, has called for an independent consumer champion for the mobile and broadband industries to stand up to practices that exploit customers.
EU reaches deal on rules for online trading
The EU says it has reached a political deal on the first-ever rules aimed at creating “a fair, transparent and predictable business environment for businesses and traders when using online platforms”.
“Contentious” South African communications bill withdrawn
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, South Africa’s communications minister, has withdrawn the contentious Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, reports TechCentral. “The draft legislation, which creates the framework for a wholesale open-access network has drawn severe criticism from Vodacom, MTN and others over, among other things, its proposal to force network operators to provide wholesale access to their infrastructure on a cost-orientated and open-access basis...
Switzerland’s regulator reviews prices
Responding to requests from Sunrise and Salt, the Switzerland’s Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has reviewed the prices charged for the regulated telecoms services offered by the incumbent, Swisscom.
Streaming video market puts pressure on traditional broadcasters
There will be more than 777 million global streaming video on demand (SVOD) subscriptions by 2023, more than double from 2017, according to Ooyala’s latest State of the Broadcast Industry 2019 report, which also found that the momentum only stands to increase.
Hearing on US net neutrality repeal to go ahead despite government shutdown
A US federal appeals court has ruled not to delay oral arguments set for 1 February on the Trump administration’s decision to repeal the 2015 net neutrality rules governing internet providers, reports Reuters.
US senators ask operators about net neutrality
US politicians have pressed AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US and Verizon for answers about their network prioritisation policies, after a study found the operators slowed speeds for certain data services but not others, reports Mobile World Live.
UK expert panel convenes on competition in the digital economy
The UK Chancellor has requested an independent review and consultation from an expert panel on the state of competition in the digital economy, to consider what the opportunities and challenges are for policy, both in the UK and internationally.
ITU quantifies impact of digitisation on economies
The ITU has published a study, “The economic contribution of broadband, digitization and ICT regulation” which finds that an increase in both fixed and mobile broadband penetration has a positive impact on the economy.
California sued over reinstatement of net neutrality rules
It was only going to be a matter of time, but the telco industry is taking California to court over the decision to reinstate net neutrality rules, reports Telecoms.com.
Protectionism in the digital world – report
Countries which have historically driven protectionist policies through tariff and other trade barriers are now extending their agenda into the digital world, according to research by law firm Gowling WLG.
Bidders announced for US 5G mmWave auction
It appears that three of the nation’s largest cable companies are not planning to bid on millimetre-wave spectrum licences in the FCC’s 5g spectrum auction, which starts on 14 November, reports Fierce Wireless.
Europe’s telecoms execs call for a new industrial policy
Europe’s telecoms CEOs have issued their latest vision for Europe’s next policy agenda, via the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO), highlighting that with 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) at the doorstep, “the network and services landscape is about to be revolutionised.
Broadband price and speed plan ‘on track’ says Malaysian regulator
A Malaysian government initiative designed to reduce fixed broadband prices while increasing speeds at the same time is on track, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), notes TeleGeography.
Google makes changes to Android licensing to comply with Europe
Google has announced changes to how it licenses the Android operating system to comply with the European Commission’s decision that its current agreements violate competition law, notes Telecompaper.
Data traffic in India cools scope of OTT consultation
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to reduce the scope of consultation for the proposed regulatory framework for over the top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp and Skype, according to a report by Live Mint.
Policy recommendations for platform liability for illegal material
A report from the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), “Liability of online hosting platforms: should exceptionalism end?”, explores whether online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube benefit from a “liability free pass”.
New Zealand published issue paper on mobile market
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has released an issues paper calling for submissions on its initial assessment of the mobile market that is being carried out under Section 9A of the Telecommunications Act 2001.
South Africa plans spectrum liberalisation
The South African government is poised to liberalise radio frequency spectrum by allowing the free trading of spectrum assignments, subject to regulatory conditions, reports TechCentral.
Deutsche Telekom has outlined its demands for Germany’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction, rejecting calls for conditions to encourage a new operator or plans for regional licences, notes Telecompaper.
Lawsuits take aim at FCC and net neutrality; FCC fires back
Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox browser, has filed a legal brief against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accusing the telecoms regulator of abdicating its role, ignoring public comments and failing to understand how the internet actually works, notes the Register.
Germany plans to strengthen competition powers
Germany, seeking to rein in internet giants like Google and Facebook, plans to bolster the powers of its competition watchdog to prevent such companies from becoming monopolies even before they achieve scale, reports Reuters.
Call for OTT TV regulation in Africa
Spooked by Netflix’s growing popularity among African viewers, the continent’s largest television operator wants the disruptor to be regulated, reports Quartz Africa. “This call for regulation is a common call from established monopolies who find their grip on a local market challenged by a tech disruptor, and MultiChoice is no different.
UK ISPs back new rules for internet platforms
Three major internet service providers in the UK have said they would back a regulator to oversee rules for web giants – but warned lawmakers not to forget smaller firms or the bigger picture, reports the Register.
Romania consults on public access tariffs for operators
Romania's telecoms authority, Ancom, has opened a consultation on a draft decision for setting the maximum tariffs to be charged on operators exercising the right of access to state-owned public property, notes Telecompaper.
India combats fraudulent and intrusive calls
India’s regulator, TRAI, has released the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference regulation, which is aimed at cutting down the number of fraudulent and intrusive calls across the country, reports Firstpost.
Germany’s Monopolies Commission makes proposals on algorithms and media
Germany’s Monopolies Commission in its latest biennial report says that digital change requires legal adjustments regarding price algorithms and the media sector.
Germany’s Monopolies Commission makes proposals on algorithms and media (Copy)
Germany’s regulator wants platforms on a level playing field
Germany’s top telecoms regulator has set its sights on US technology groups such as Google and Facebook, insisting that providers of messaging and email services should be regulated just like ordinary telecoms companies, reports the Financial Times.
India goes for strong net neutrality rules
Eight months after India’s telecoms regulator came out swinging heavily in favour of the principle of net neutrality, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finally agreed to adopt the same, reports the Wire.
Competition law ‘not fit for purpose’
A British thinktank has issued proposals for a radical overhaul of regulation of the technology sector, which it argues is “unfit for purpose, incentivises bad behaviour and has failed to address ethical questions about big data and its use”.
US Federal Trade Commission in the net neutrality spotlight
AT&T has given up its years-long quest to hinder the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to regulate broadband providers, reports Ars Technica.
GSMA calls European code a ‘political compromise’
Latest comment on agreement on the European Electronic Communications Code come from mobile industry body, the GSMA, which considers it “is a political compromise that fails to confront long term challenges for the European telecoms sector and could hinder deployment of 5G networks in Europe, weakening the region’s competitiveness and harming European citizens.”
BEREC finds 4-to-3 mobile mergers may push prices up
Mergers reducing the number of mobile operators from four to three may push prices for end-users higher in the short to medium term, even with remedies such as MVNO access, according to a study published by EU regulator BEREC.
Zimbabwe cuts mobile charges ahead of election
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has reduced local mobile data and internet charges after concluding a cost modelling exercise for telecommunication network services in the country covering mobile, fixed and internet access networks, reports AllAfrica.
India and Europe regulators sign up to net neutrality
RS Sharma, chair of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and Johannes Gungl, chair of European regulators body, BEREC, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which they advocate for effective electronic communications regulation.
Critics say Europe’s e-privacy regulation will cut revenues
On the heels of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe is gearing up for its next big privacy push, this time taking aim at data collection within messaging apps. But critics contend the proposed law goes too far, potentially stifling innovation and hurting profits, according to an article in OWI Insight.
Ofcom publishes on wholesale broadband, and universal service
UK regulator, Ofcom, has issued two documents of wider interest. The first is an assessment of competition in wholesale broadband access markets, under which services in these markets are bought by telecoms providers to supply retail broadband services to residential and business consumers.
European parliament vote on copyright alarms internet activists
A European parliament committee has voted for legislation that internet pioneers fear will turn the web into “a tool for surveillance and control”, reports the Guardian.
Chaos of Mother’s Day sale investigated by Taiwan’s regulator
Japan Communications says it has received Japan’s first regulatory certification under both the Radio Law and Telecommunications Business Law for an unlicensed LTE (u-LTE) base station – and JCI chairman Frank Seiji Sanda says, “u-LTE is the first step in the obsolescence of legacy mobile operators.”
South Africa’s regulator responds to call for data price cuts
South Africa’s regulator, ICASA, has published end user and subscriber service charter regulations as the start of a three-pronged process to address concerns about the cost of data services.
South Africa’s regulator responds to call for data price cuts (Copy)
GSMA finds mobile development lagging in Central America
Deployment of 4G is lagging in Central America and the region needs to up its game or risk putting its future economic development at risk, the GSMA has stated in a report.
Kosovo’s regulator approves consumer and net neutrality regulations
Kosovo’s telecoms watchdog, the Regulatory Authority for Post and Electronic Communications (ARKEP), has approved new regulations that look to shore up consumers’ rights and update existing rules to ensure net neutrality, notes TeleGeography.
ECTA joins in with warnings about European Electronic Communications Code
The European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA) has sent an open letter to the EU to share its concern that the EU’s vision for a connected digital single market “risks being stopped dead in its tracks before it can effectively take off”.
New telecoms law in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) National Assembly has adopted a new Telecommunications Act to update the nation’s aging legal framework for the sector, bring the rules in line with the country’s needs and to align with other relevant legislation, notes TeleGeography.
FCC aims to reform educational band spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking to update the framework for licensing educational broadband service (EBS) spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band.
US Senate sends warning shot over net neutrality repeal
The US Senate has voted 52-47 to disapprove the FCC’s recent order replacing 2015’s net neutrality rules, “a pleasant surprise for internet advocates and consumers throughout the country”, reports TechCrunch.
Australia’s ACCC issues final market report
Cross-border data flows examined in Asian study
A paper published by Brookings looks at the importance of cross-border data flows, taking Asia as a model, and why they need regulating to stimulate the digital economy.
States gang up on FCC on net neutrality
California is among the US states that could reintroduce net neutrality following the FCC’s overturning of the Open Internet Order.
Commission goes after Apple’s proposed music buy-up
The European Commission has launched an investigation to assess Apple’s proposed acquisition of music app Shazam, expressing concerns the deal could reduce choice for users of music streaming services, reports Mobile World Live.
UK’s lays out universal service law
The design of the UK's new universal service obligation (USO) for broadband has been specified in law, reports Out-Law.com. The UK government said the new USO would “ensure high speed broadband access for the whole of the UK by 2020”.
Taiwan’s regulator warns on impact of price war
The telecoms regulator in Taiwan has warned that sparking a price war could impair how much operators are willing to invest in new services and networks, including 5G, reports Telecoms Tech.
South Africa consults on ICT ownership
South Africa’s regulator, ICASA is to hold public hearings to discuss “the review and development of the authority position on historically disadvantaged persons and broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE)”, notes ITWeb.
EU antitrust chief turns to academics to help tackle tech challenges
Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, is looking to three academics to help her deal with anti-competitive practices in fast-moving technology markets, reports Reuters.
New NBN migration complaints-handling rules
ACMA has released draft complaints-handling rules designed to improve the experience of consumers moving to the National Broadband Network.
Gambling ad crackdown during primetime sport
Gambling advertisements will be banned during the broadcast of live sports between 5am and 8:30pm on commercial free-to-air TV, radio and pay TV, ACMA has announced.
Finland’s regulator imposes price caps to boost broadband competition
High wholesale prices impede competition in the broadband market, so the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) is imposing price caps on fibre local loops provided by the three market leaders in Finland, and regulation on copper local loops will be scaled down.
European regulators body sets out priorities, including 5G and net neutrality
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has highlighted its focus areas for 2018 – with emphasis on a study on 5G, the latest data on international roaming, and a consultation paper on net neutrality.
Portuguese regulator gets tough on net neutrality
Anacom, the Portuguese telecoms regulator, has accused the country’s main operators of violating European Union rules on net neutrality, reports Reuters.
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Policy Brief No 17: Forums for Reconciliation in Rwanda: Challenges and Opportunities
Policy Brief No 17: Forums for Reconciliation in Rwanda: Challenges and OpportunitiesIJR2017-08-14T12:58:06+02:00
By Penine Uwimbabazi, Patrick Hajayandi and Jean de Dieu Basabose
Dimensions: A4
Date of publication: November 2014
Two decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, there are many things to celebrate at both the political and socio-economic levels of Rwandan society. The country has made many efforts to respond to various challenges related to the post-genocide context. Among other initiatives, the Government of Rwanda established the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC), with a mandate to foster unity, build trust and move Rwandan society towards sustainable reconciliation. The Commission has recorded some great achievements in relation to its mandate. This Policy Brief highlights some of the challenges that persist. The policy recommendations are inspired by, and learned from, a four-day consultative workshop that was conducted in Rulindo district (Rwanda Northern Province) and comprised district-level and sector-level leaders of the Forums for Reconciliation established by the NURC. All policy implications that are recorded here are drawn from the workshop participants’ views.
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Causal Inference for Empirical Time Series Based on the Postulate of Independence of Cause and Mechanism
53rd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, September 2015 (talk)
ei Besserve, M. Causal Inference for Empirical Time Series Based on the Postulate of Independence of Cause and Mechanism 53rd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, September 2015 (talk)
Independence of cause and mechanism in brain networks
DALI workshop on Networks: Processes and Causality, April 2015 (talk)
ei Besserve, M. Independence of cause and mechanism in brain networks DALI workshop on Networks: Processes and Causality, April 2015 (talk)
Information-Theoretic Implications of Classical and Quantum Causal Structures
Chaves, R., Majenz, C., Luft, L., Maciel, T., Janzing, D., Schölkopf, B., Gross, D.
18th Conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP), 2015 (talk)
ei Chaves, R., Majenz, C., Luft, L., Maciel, T., Janzing, D., Schölkopf, B., Gross, D. Information-Theoretic Implications of Classical and Quantum Causal Structures 18th Conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP), 2015 (talk)
The search for single exoplanet transits in the Kepler light curves
Foreman-Mackey, D., Hogg, D. W., Schölkopf, B.
IAU General Assembly, 22, pages: 2258352, 2015 (talk)
ei Foreman-Mackey, D., Hogg, D. W., Schölkopf, B. The search for single exoplanet transits in the Kepler light curves IAU General Assembly, 22, pages: 2258352, 2015 (talk)
Texture and haptic cues in slant discrimination: Measuring the effect of texture type on cue combination
Rosas, P., Wichmann, F., Ernst, M., Wagemans, J.
Journal of Vision, 3(12):26, 2003 Fall Vision Meeting of the Optical Society of America, December 2003 (poster)
In a number of models of depth cue combination the depth percept is constructed via a weighted average combination of independent depth estimations. The influence of each cue in such average depends on the reliability of the source of information. (Young, Landy, & Maloney, 1993; Ernst & Banks, 2002.) In particular, Ernst & Banks (2002) formulate the combination performed by the human brain as that of the minimum variance unbiased estimator that can be constructed from the available cues. Using slant discrimination and slant judgment via probe adjustment as tasks, we have observed systematic differences in performance of human observers when a number of different types of textures were used as cue to slant (Rosas, Wichmann & Wagemans, 2003). If the depth percept behaves as described above, our measurements of the slopes of the psychometric functions provide the predicted weights for the texture cue for the ranked texture types. We have combined these texture types with object motion but the obtained results are difficult to reconcile with the unbiased minimum variance estimator model (Rosas & Wagemans, 2003). This apparent failure of such model might be explained by the existence of a coupling of texture and motion, violating the assumption of independence of cues. Hillis, Ernst, Banks, & Landy (2002) have shown that while for between-modality combination the human visual system has access to the single-cue information, for within-modality combination (visual cues: disparity and texture) the single-cue information is lost, suggesting a coupling between these cues. Then, in the present study we combine the different texture types with haptic information in a slant discrimination task, to test whether in the between-modality condition the texture cue and the haptic cue to slant are combined as predicted by an unbiased, minimum variance estimator model.
ei Rosas, P., Wichmann, F., Ernst, M., Wagemans, J. Texture and haptic cues in slant discrimination: Measuring the effect of texture type on cue combination Journal of Vision, 3(12):26, 2003 Fall Vision Meeting of the Optical Society of America, December 2003 (poster)
Sparse Gaussian Process Tooblox - Demonstration
Csato, L.
16, December 2003 (poster)
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ei Csato, L. Sparse Gaussian Process Tooblox - Demonstration 16, December 2003 (poster)
Bousquet, O.
Machine Learning Summer School, August 2003 (talk)
ei Bousquet, O. Statistical Learning Theory Machine Learning Summer School, August 2003 (talk)
Remarks on Statistical Learning Theory
ei Bousquet, O. Remarks on Statistical Learning Theory Machine Learning Summer School, August 2003 (talk)
Rademacher and Gaussian averages in Learning Theory
Universite de Marne-la-Vallee, March 2003 (talk)
ei Bousquet, O. Rademacher and Gaussian averages in Learning Theory Universite de Marne-la-Vallee, March 2003 (talk)
Bousquet, O., Schölkopf, B.
March 2003 (talk)
ei Bousquet, O., Schölkopf, B. Statistical Learning Theory March 2003 (talk)
Phase Information and the Recognition of Natural Images
Braun, D., Wichmann, F., Gegenfurtner, K.
6, pages: 138, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (poster)
Fourier phase plays an important role in determining image structure. For example, when the phase spectrum of an image showing a ower is swapped with the phase spectrum of an image showing a tank, then we will usually perceive a tank in the resulting image, even though the amplitude spectrum is still that of the ower. Also, when the phases of an image are randomly swapped across frequencies, the resulting image becomes impossible to recognize. Our goal was to evaluate the e ect of phase manipulations in a more quantitative manner. On each trial subjects viewed two images of natural scenes. The subject had to indicate which one of the two images contained an animal. The spectra of the images were manipulated by adding random phase noise at each frequency. The phase noise was uniformly distributed in the interval [ ;+ ], where was varied between 0 degree and 180 degrees. Image pairs were displayed for 100 msec. Subjects were remarkably resistant to the addition of phase noise. Even with [120; 120] degree noise, subjects still were at a level of 75% correct. The introduction of phase noise leads to a reduction of image contrast. Subjects were slightly better than a simple prediction based on this contrast reduction. However, when contrast response functions were measured in the same experimental paradigm, we found that performance in the phase noise experiment was signi cantly lower than that predicted by the corresponding contrast reduction.
ei Braun, D., Wichmann, F., Gegenfurtner, K. Phase Information and the Recognition of Natural Images 6, pages: 138, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (poster)
Concentration Inequalities and Data-Dependent Error Bounds
Uni. Jena, February 2003 (talk)
ei Bousquet, O. Concentration Inequalities and Data-Dependent Error Bounds Uni. Jena, February 2003 (talk)
Introduction: Robots with Cognition?
Franz, MO.
6, pages: 38, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (talk)
Using robots as models of cognitive behaviour has a long tradition in robotics. Parallel to the historical development in cognitive science, one observes two major, subsequent waves in cognitive robotics. The first is based on ideas of classical, cognitivist Artificial Intelligence (AI). According to the AI view of cognition as rule-based symbol manipulation, these robots typically try to extract symbolic descriptions of the environment from their sensors that are used to update a common, global world representation from which, in turn, the next action of the robot is derived. The AI approach has been successful in strongly restricted and controlled environments requiring well-defined tasks, e.g. in industrial assembly lines. AI-based robots mostly failed, however, in the unpredictable and unstructured environments that have to be faced by mobile robots. This has provoked the second wave in cognitive robotics which tries to achieve cognitive behaviour as an emergent property from the interaction of simple, low-level modules. Robots of the second wave are called animats as their architecture is designed to closely model aspects of real animals. Using only simple reactive mechanisms and Hebbian-type or evolutionary learning, the resulting animats often outperformed the highly complex AI-based robots in tasks such as obstacle avoidance, corridor following etc. While successful in generating robust, insect-like behaviour, typical animats are limited to stereotyped, fixed stimulus-response associations. If one adopts the view that cognition requires a flexible, goal-dependent choice of behaviours and planning capabilities (H.A. Mallot, Kognitionswissenschaft, 1999, 40-48) then it appears that cognitive behaviour cannot emerge from a collection of purely reactive modules. It rather requires environmentally decoupled structures that work without directly engaging the actions that it is concerned with. This poses the current challenge to cognitive robotics: How can we build cognitive robots that show the robustness and the learning capabilities of animats without falling back into the representational paradigm of AI? The speakers of the symposium present their approaches to this question in the context of robot navigation and sensorimotor learning. In the first talk, Prof. Helge Ritter introduces a robot system for imitation learning capable of exploring various alternatives in simulation before actually performing a task. The second speaker, Angelo Arleo, develops a model of spatial memory in rat navigation based on his electrophysiological experiments. He validates the model on a mobile robot which, in some navigation tasks, shows a performance comparable to that of the real rat. A similar model of spatial memory is used to investigate the mechanisms of territory formation in a series of robot experiments presented by Prof. Hanspeter Mallot. In the last talk, we return to the domain of sensorimotor learning where Ralf M{\"o}ller introduces his approach to generate anticipatory behaviour by learning forward models of sensorimotor relationships.
ei Franz, MO. Introduction: Robots with Cognition? 6, pages: 38, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (talk)
Constraints measures and reproduction of style in robot imitation learning
Bakir, GH., Ilg, W., Franz, MO., Giese, M.
6, pages: 70, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (poster)
Imitation learning is frequently discussed as a method for generating complex behaviors in robots by imitating human actors. The kinematic and the dynamic properties of humans and robots are typically quite di erent, however. For this reason observed human trajectories cannot be directly transferred to robots, even if their geometry is humanoid. Instead the human trajectory must be approximated by trajectories that can be realized by the robot. During this approximation deviations from the human trajectory may arise that change the style of the executed movement. Alternatively, the style of the movement might be well reproduced, but the imitated trajectory might be suboptimal with respect to di erent constraint measures from robotics control, leading to non-robust behavior. Goal of the presented work is to quantify this trade-o between \imitation quality" and constraint compatibility for the imitation of complex writing movements. In our experiment, we used trajectory data from human writing movements (see the abstract of Ilg et al. in this volume). The human trajectories were mapped onto robot trajectories by minimizing an error measure that integrates constraints that are important for the imitation of movement style and a regularizing constraint that ensures smooth joint trajectories with low velocities. In a rst experiment, both the end-e ector position and the shoulder angle of the robot were optimized in order to achieve good imitation together with accurate control of the end-e ector position. In a second experiment only the end-e ector trajectory was imitated whereas the motion of the elbow joint was determined using the optimal inverse kinematic solution for the robot. For both conditions di erent constraint measures (dexterity and relative jointlimit distances) and a measure for imitation quality were assessed. By controling the weight of the regularization term we can vary continuously between robot behavior optimizing imitation quality, and behavior minimizing joint velocities.
ei Bakir, GH., Ilg, W., Franz, MO., Giese, M. Constraints measures and reproduction of style in robot imitation learning 6, pages: 70, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (poster)
Study of Human Classification using Psychophysics and Machine Learning
Graf, A., Wichmann, F., Bülthoff, H., Schölkopf, B.
6, pages: 149, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), Febuary 2003 (poster)
We attempt to reach a better understanding of classi cation in humans using both psychophysical and machine learning techniques. In our psychophysical paradigm the stimuli presented to the human subjects are modi ed using machine learning algorithms according to their responses. Frontal views of human faces taken from a processed version of the MPI face database are employed for a gender classi cation task. The processing assures that all heads have same mean intensity, same pixel-surface area and are centered. This processing stage is followed by a smoothing of the database in order to eliminate, as much as possible, scanning artifacts. Principal Component Analysis is used to obtain a low-dimensional representation of the faces in the database. A subject is asked to classify the faces and experimental parameters such as class (i.e. female/male), con dence ratings and reaction times are recorded. A mean classi cation error of 14.5% is measured and, on average, 0.5 males are classi ed as females and 21.3females as males. The mean reaction time for the correctly classi ed faces is 1229 +- 252 [ms] whereas the incorrectly classi ed faces have a mean reaction time of 1769 +- 304 [ms] showing that the reaction times increase with the subject's classi- cation error. Reaction times are also shown to decrease with increasing con dence, both for the correct and incorrect classi cations. Classi cation errors, reaction times and con dence ratings are then correlated to concepts of machine learning such as separating hyperplane obtained when considering Support Vector Machines, Relevance Vector Machines, boosted Prototype and K-means Learners. Elements near the separating hyperplane are found to be classi ed with more errors than those away from it. In addition, the subject's con dence increases when moving away from the hyperplane. A preliminary analysis on the available small number of subjects indicates that K-means classi cation seems to re ect the subject's classi cation behavior best. The above learnersare then used to generate \special" elements, or representations, of the low-dimensional database according to the labels given by the subject. A memory experiment follows where the representations are shown together with faces seen or unseen during the classi cation experiment. This experiment aims to assess the representations by investigating whether some representations, or special elements, are classi ed as \seen before" despite that they never appeared in the classi cation experiment, possibly hinting at their use during human classi cation.
ei Graf, A., Wichmann, F., Bülthoff, H., Schölkopf, B. Study of Human Classification using Psychophysics and Machine Learning 6, pages: 149, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), Febuary 2003 (poster)
A Representation of Complex Movement Sequences Based on Hierarchical Spatio-Temporal Correspondence for Imitation Learning in Robotics
Ilg, W., Bakir, GH., Franz, MO., Giese, M.
Imitation learning of complex movements has become a popular topic in neuroscience, as well as in robotics. A number of conceptual as well as practical problems are still unsolved. One example is the determination of the aspects of movements which are relevant for imitation. Problems concerning the movement representation are twofold: (1) The movement characteristics of observed movements have to be transferred from the perceptual level to the level of generated actions. (2) Continuous spaces of movements with variable styles have to be approximated based on a limited number of learned example sequences. Therefore, one has to use representation with a high generalisation capability. We present methods for the representation of complex movement sequences that addresses these questions in the context of the imitation learning of writing movements using a robot arm with human-like geometry. For the transfer of complex movements from perception to action we exploit a learning-based method that represents complex action sequences by linear combination of prototypical examples (Ilg and Giese, BMCV 2002). The method of hierarchical spatio-temporal morphable models (HSTMM) decomposes action sequences automatically into movement primitives. These primitives are modeled by linear combinations of a small number of learned example trajectories. The learned spatio-temporal models are suitable for the analysis and synthesis of long action sequences, which consist of movement primitives with varying style parameters. The proposed method is illustrated by imitation learning of complex writing movements. Human trajectories were recorded using a commercial motion capture system (VICON). In the rst step the recorded writing sequences are decomposed into movement primitives. These movement primitives can be analyzed and changed in style by de ning linear combinations of prototypes with di erent linear weight combinations. Our system can imitate writing movements of di erent actors, synthesize new writing styles and can even exaggerate the writing movements of individual actors. Words and writing movements of the robot look very natural, and closely match the natural styles. These preliminary results makes the proposed method promising for further applications in learning-based robotics. In this poster we focus on the acquisition of the movement representation (identi cation and segmentation of movement primitives, generation of new writing styles by spatio-temporal morphing). The transfer of the generated writing movements to the robot considering the given kinematic and dynamic constraints is discussed in Bakir et al (this volume).
ei Ilg, W., Bakir, GH., Franz, MO., Giese, M. A Representation of Complex Movement Sequences Based on Hierarchical Spatio-Temporal Correspondence for Imitation Learning in Robotics 6, pages: 74, (Editors: H.H. Bülthoff, K.R. Gegenfurtner, H.A. Mallot, R. Ulrich, F.A. Wichmann), 6. T{\"u}binger Wahrnehmungskonferenz (TWK), February 2003 (poster)
The importance of phase information for recognizing natural images
Gegenfurtner, K., Braun, D., Wichmann, F.
ei Gegenfurtner, K., Braun, D., Wichmann, F. The importance of phase information for recognizing natural images 2003 (poster)
Models of contrast transfer as a function of presentation time and spatial frequency.
Wichmann, F.
Understanding contrast transduction is essential for understanding spatial vision. Using standard 2AFC contrast discrimination experiments conducted using a carefully calibrated display we previously showed that the shape of the threshold versus (pedestal) contrast (TvC) curve changes with presentation time and the performance level defined as threshold (Wichmann, 1999; Wichmann & Henning, 1999). Additional experiments looked at the change of the TvC curve with spatial frequency (Bird, Henning & Wichmann, 2002), and at how to constrain the parameters of models of contrast processing (Wichmann, 2002). Here I report modelling results both across spatial frequency and presentation time. An extensive model-selection exploration was performed using Bayesian confidence regions for the fitted parameters as well as cross-validation methods. Bird, C.M., G.B. Henning and F.A. Wichmann (2002). Contrast discrimination with sinusoidal gratings of different spatial frequency. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 19, 1267-1273. Wichmann, F.A. (1999). Some aspects of modelling human spatial vision: contrast discrimination. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Oxford. Wichmann, F.A. & Henning, G.B. (1999). Implications of the Pedestal Effect for Models of Contrast-Processing and Gain-Control. OSA Annual Meeting Program, 62. Wichmann, F.A. (2002). Modelling Contrast Transfer in Spatial Vision [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 2, 7a.
ei Wichmann, F. Models of contrast transfer as a function of presentation time and spatial frequency. 2003 (poster)
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Home Arts & Culture A Guide for X’Mas 2019 Celebration in Bangkok (That Doesn’t Involve Malls)
A Nativity play in progress at a school in Chachoengsao in 2018. Image: Saint Louis Chachoengsao
A Guide for X’Mas 2019 Celebration in Bangkok (That Doesn’t Involve Malls)
Top: A Nativity play in progress at a school in 2018. Image: Saint Louis Chachoengsao / Facebook
It’s hard to find what resembles traditional Christmas in Bangkok, where semblances of holiday cheer come with sales tags attached and Christmas trees are stacks of “modern art” hung with logos of sponsors. But we did give it a try and compile the following guide for X’mas normies who prefer the “old ways.”
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Christmas fair at Santa Cruz Church, Bangkok. Image: วัดซางตาครู้ส โบสถ์ซางตาครู้ส กุฎีจีน / Facebook
Travel back in time to the roaring ’20s at the Santa Cruz Church in a historic Thai-Portuguese community, where outdoor jazz performances and swing dance will take place on Christmas Eve.
Admittance to the “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: Swing Dance at Kadeejeen – Khlongsan” event is free. Bangkok Swing dance group is set to shimmy to music by Mahidol University jazz bands. The event runs from 6:30pm to 10pm. There will also be a Christmas market and lucky draws.
Choose for Me, Old Santa Claus
A lucky winner gets a car at Assumption Christmas Fair in 2018. Image: Assumption College / Facebook.
Try your luck (possibly) win big prizes at soi dao, or lucky draws in Christmas fairs like the one at Assumption College in Bangrak district on Dec. 20. Running all day from 08.30am until 6pm, the carnival resembles a Buddhist temple fun fair, with carnival games, lucky draws, and stalls set up by students. Tickets will be 150 baht.
Not to be outdone, St. Louis Church in Silom also recently announced that up to 20,000 tickets for its Christmas fair soi dao draw will be sold this year. The church also promised more prizes than last year. The party starts 6pm on Dec. 24.
Retrospect performs at Assumption Christmas Fair in 2018. Image: Assumption College / Facebook.
Enjoy a concert at the Assumption Christmas Fair on Dec. 20. This year’s lineup includes hip-hop artist Fukking Hero, Foolstep, Whal & Dolph, Sweet Mullet, and Safeplanet. See the full schedule below:
German punk-slash-medieval chanson band Kopi Kaputa as well as the Mercy Center’s Children Choir will also play German Christmas carols at the Goethe Institute’s German Christmas Market on the weekend of Dec. 7 and Dec. 8.
Across the Chao Phraya River, a children choir performance and a charity market will take place at Chang Chui on Dec. 22. Proceedings from the event will be donated to schoolchildren in need in Chonburi province, organizers say.
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Bonus non-Bangkok content: Thai Christians in northeastern are famed for their nighttime Christmas Star Procession – known by locals as hae dao – where hundreds of glittering floats carry big and small recreations of the Star of Bethlehem, very much like Buddhist Lent parades in the region.
Christmas Star Procession at St Michael’s Cathedral in Sakon Nakhon Christmas will take place nightly from Dec. 23 to Dec. 25. Similar processions will also be held Dec. 24 at Wat Ban Song Khon in Mukdahan, and on Dec. 25 at St Michael’s Church in Yasothon.
A Christmas mass at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok in 2013. Image: Father Ray Foundation
Some churches in Bangkok offer English-language services for their Christmas Eve and Christmas Day religious services.
Holy Redeemer Church (Catholic) will hold its English-language Christmas Eve mass 05.30pm and 11.00pm on Dec. 24. Christmas Day mass for non-Thai speakers will be at 9.45am, 11.00am and 05.30pm.
Meanwhile, Christ Church on Sathorn Road has a host of Anglican events lined up: a Christmas carol service at 6pm on Dec. 15, and a Christingle service on 6pm on Christmas Eve, with the first Christmas communion at 11:15pm. Christmas Day service is at 10am.
To Kids From 1 to 92
Image: Evangelical Church Bangkok
Starry Starry Night family Christmas event will feature real animals in a nativity scene. It 10:30am to 3pm on Saturday Dec. 14 at the Evangelical Church of Bangkok. Pony riding included.
A children’s nativity event will also be held 10am on Dec. 8 at Christ Church.
Later We’ll Have Some Pumpkin Pie…
Image: IKEA
The much beloved IKEA Family Julbord Christmas Buffet Dinner will take place from 5pm to 7pm, and 7:30pm to 9:30pm on Dec. 20 at IKEA Bang Na and IKEA Bang Yai.
IKEA Family Card holders can book a buffet ticket for themselves and a friend at 299 baht per person from now through Dec. 15. After that, the price is 399 baht per person.
Holiday Inn Silom: Christmas Eve dinner at The Brassiere costs 1,165 baht, but book online before Dec. 8 to get a discounted price of around 680 baht. Christmas Day buffets, both lunch and dinner, cost 1,047 baht, and book ahead for a discounted price of 590 baht.
Now I Have a Machine Gun, Ho-Ho-Ho!
Head to BKK Screening Room to relive the heartwarming nostalgia of all-time Christmas classic: Die Hard. The film screens 6.30pm on Dec. 12. Check the mini-theatre’s website for other Christmas movies like Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, Elf, and Ghostbusters.
For a different kind of hardcore, the Russian Embassy is hosting a screening of “Stilyagi” (“Hipsters”), a 2008 Russian musical film about the 1950s Soviet youth subculture that celebrated American dress and dance, rebelling against Communist youth officials, at 6:30pm Dec. 23 at Iconsiam. Admittance is free. Subtitles in English.
To go back further in Russian history, the wintry epic “Doctor Zhivago” (1965) by David Lean is screening with Thai subtitles 1:30pm Dec. 22 at the Bangkok Screening Room.
Sip on mulled wine and munch on stollen at Goethe’s German Christmas Market in the city, to be held from 4pm to 10pm on Dec. 7, and 4pm to 8pm on Dec. 8 at the Goethe-Institut Thailand in Sathorn Soi 1.
Fifty booths, including one run by the German embassy, will be selling German and international food, and there will be workshops for kids and adults alike to bake vanilla crescents and make Christmas decorations out of upcycled trash. There’ll also be a second-hand flea market. Talk about being red and green!
RIS Swiss Section, a German school in Bangkok, will also hold their German Christmas market from 2pm to 10:30pm on Dec. 18. Food, kid workshop, performances, Satna, and a raffle
But for the French in Bangkok, Christmas comes early this year – stock up on French gifts, food, and wine at the Marché de Noël on Dec. 12 to 15 at Siam Paragon. Visitors who spend up to 2,000 baht will have a chance to win a free round trip ticket to France.
Did we miss any amazingly merry events? Let us know in the comments, or drop us an email to spread that cheer!
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Izv. RAN. Ser. Mat., 2017, Volume 81, Issue 6, Pages 23–37 (Mi izv8529)
Approximation by sums of shifts of a single function on the circle
P. A. Borodin
Abstract: We study approximation properties of the sums $\sum_{k=1}^nf(t-a_k)$ of shifts of a single function $f$ in real spaces $L_p(\mathbb{T})$ and $C(\mathbb{T})$ on the circle $\mathbb{T}=[0,2\pi)$, and also in complex spaces of functions analytic in the unit disc. We obtain sufficient conditions in terms of the trigonometric Fourier coefficients of $f$ for these sums to be dense in the corresponding subspaces of functions with zero mean. We investigate the accuracy of these conditions. We also suggest a simple algorithm for the approximation by sums of plus or minus shifts of one particular function in $L_2(\mathbb{T})$ and obtain bounds for the rate of approximation.
Keywords: approximation, sums of shifts, Fourier coefficients, semigroup.
Russian Foundation for Basic Research 14-01-00510
15-01-08335
Dynasty Foundation
This paper was written with the financial support of RFBR (grants nos. 14-01-00510, 15-01-08335) and the Dmitry Zimin Dynasty Foundation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4213/im8529
Izvestiya: Mathematics, 2017, 81:6, 1080–1094
UDC: 517.518.843+517.982.256
MSC: 41A30, 41A25
Citation: P. A. Borodin, “Approximation by sums of shifts of a single function on the circle”, Izv. RAN. Ser. Mat., 81:6 (2017), 23–37; Izv. Math., 81:6 (2017), 1080–1094
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Love Relationships & Its Magical Ingredients
Love is one of the most powerful human emotions and is why the experts are always studying it. They conclude that love has three main qualities:
Attraction being the “chemistry” part of love. It’s about the physical — even sexual — interest that two people have in each other. This Attraction is responsible for the emotion such as desire that we feel to kiss or hold the object of our affection. Attraction is also the reason for the flushed, nervous-but-excited way we feel when that person is near us.
Closeness is the bond that results when we share feelings and thoughts that we wouldn’t share with anyone else. When you develope this feeling of closeness with your boyfriend or girlfriend, you then feel supported, understood, cared for, and accepted for who you are. Trust is a major part of this.
Commitment is the decision or promise to stay and stick by the other person through the ups and downs of the relationship.
Combining these three qualities of love in different ways makes different kinds of relationships. Take this example, closeness without attraction is the kind of love we feel for our best friends. Sharing personal stuff and secrets with them, we give them support, and they stand by us. But there is no romantically interested in them.
Attraction without closeness is an infatuation or crush. You’ve physically attracted to some one but can’t feel closeness to that person as you don’t know them well enough yet to feel the closeness that comes from sharing personal feelings and experiences.
Romantic love comes when attraction and closeness are combined. Most relationships grow out of an initial attraction (a crush or “love at first sight”) and grows into closeness. It’s also possible for a friendship to move from closeness into attraction as two people realize their relationship is more than “just like” and they have become interested in one another in a romantic way.
For first time lovers it can be hard to tell the difference between the intense, new feelings of physical attraction and the deeper closeness that comes with being in love.
True lasting Love or just a fun Fling?
Commitment is the third ingredient in a love relationship, is about wanting and deciding to stay together as a couple in the future — despite all and any challenges or obstacles that life may bring.
Some Couples who fall in love while in high school develop committed relationships that tend to last. Quite a few relationships break up though. And it’s not because teens aren’t capable of deep loving.
Teen relationships tend to be shorter teens because adolescence is a time when teens instinctively seek lots of different experiences and try out different things. It’s all part of discovering who they are, what they value, and what they want out of life.
Another reason why teens have shorter relationships is because the things they want to get out of a romantic relationship change as they get a little older. Teens — especially for the guys — relationships are mainly about physical attraction. But by the time guys reach 23 or so, they rate a person’s inner qualities as most important. The teen girls on the other hand emphasize closeness as most important — although they wouldn’t mind if a potential love interest is cute too!
Teen relationships are mostly about fun and having a good time. To Date some one can seem like a great way to have someone to go places with and do things with. Having a Date can also be a way to fit in. If their friends are all dating someone, they might put pressure on themselves to find a boyfriend or girlfriend too.
For some dating is even a status thing. It can almost seem like another version of cliques: The pressure to go out with the “right” person in the “right” group can make dating a lot less fun than it should be — and not so much about love!
In the early twenties though, relationships are less about going out to have fun and fitting in. Confiding sharing and closeness become more important to both guys and girls. By the time they reach their mid twenties, most girls and guys value closeness support, communication, and a lot of passion. This is the time when people start thinking about how to find someone they can commit to in the long run — find a love that will last forever.
Good relationships how does it work ?
The first experience of falling in love, often starts as an attraction. Sexual feelings are also a part of the attraction. This stage could start with daydreams about a crush for a new boyfriend or girlfriend. Doodling the person’s name or a particular song being played could make them think of that special someone. This sure feels like love. But it’s not love yet. Not enough time to grow into emotional closeness that’s needed for love. Because these feelings of attraction and sexual interest being new, and directed at a person we want the relationship with, it’s not surprising we get confused with attraction and mistake it for love. It’s intense, very exciting, and always hard to figure out.The passion and attraction has a crazy intensity but this phase fades a bit after some time. Like the burst of energy we put into winning a race, this type of passion is both exciting and exhilarating but far too extreme to keep going on forever. Closeness must now enters the picture if this relationship is destined to last . The early intense passion may fade, but then this deep affectionate attachment will take its place.
Here are some ways people grow close together,
They learn to give and receive. A healthy relationship is about two people, not about how much one person can get from or give to the other person. Sharing and revealing feelings. A caring supportive relationship allows people to share and reveal details about themselves — their dreams and fantasies , likes and dislikes , their proud moments, their disappointments and worries ,fears, and weaknesses.
Supporting and Listening . When both persons care for each other they offer support when the other person is feels vulnerable or has some fear or worry. They don’t put insult or put down their partner, even when they do not agree. Revealing, supporting giving and receiving, is a give and take process. First sharing small details which builds up trust and a feeling of safety which leads to total sharing of all details big and small. In this way, the relationship gradually builds into trust,support and a place of openness, where each partner knows and believes that the other will be there not only when the times are good but also when they are bad. Both feel liked and accepted for who they are.
So then the passion and attraction that the couple felt early on in their relationship is not lost. It’s just different. In good healthy, long-term relationships, intense passions comes and goes at different times. But closeness is always present there.If there is a loss of closeness relationships can sometimes turn into what experts call “empty love.” This means that the closeness and attraction they once felt is gone and commitment then is the only reason they stay together.
How can a relationships end?
Love being delicate needs to be cared for and nurtured if it is to last through time. Just like friendships, relationships can fail if they are not given enough time and attention. Relationship needs the 3T’s time touch talk. For the teens it could be busy with school, extra curricular activities or change of colleges for adults work that he or she has less time for a relationship. Or maybe a relationship ends when people take different career paths .For some teens, a couple may grow apart because the things that are important to them change as they mature. Wanting different things out of the relationship could be another reason for separation. Either one or both parties may realize the relationship has reached its end.
Keep Moving On
Loss of love is always painful and when if it is your first real love and the relationship ends before you want it to, feelings of loss will seem overwhelming. Similar to the feelings of passion early in a relationship, the newness and rawness of grief and loss can not only be intense but devastating and hence the reason why it is called a broken heart.
If one is to bear the ending of a relationship then they need support close friends and family members to lean on. Losing their first love isn’t something they were emotionally prepared to cope with. Unfortunately, lots of people — often adults — expect younger people to bounce back and “just get over it.” If your heart is broken find someone you can talk to who really understands the pain you’re going through.
when you’re brokenhearted it seems hard to believe that you can ever feel better. But gradually these feelings grow less intense. Eventually, people move on to other relationships and experiences.
Relationships no matter short term long term or a lifetime — are all opportunities to experience love on its many different levels. We learn how to love and how to be loved in return.
Romance provides us a chance to discover our true selves as we share with someone new. We learn new things we love about ourselves, the things we’d want to change, and the qualities and values we look for in a partner.
Loving relationships teach us not only to self-respect ourselves but also to respect others. Love is one of the most fulfilling things we can have in our lives. If romance hasn’t found you yet, don’t worry — there’s plenty of time. And the right person is worth the wait.
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Soldiers and Sailors. Joseph and Mary. Spotted Dog. Jerusalem Cowslip. Lungwort. When a plant has so many common names (and these are just a few) you know that it has been widely grown and much admired. Pulmonaria is the genus that the names refer to, and it has been grown in British gardens for centuries. Its charm lies partly in its early flowers, most of which start off pink and fade to blue and also in the almost infinite variety of its foliage – plain green, mottled, speckled, splashed and silvered. Pulmonaria are also robust, reliable and easy-to-grow: qualities which endear any plant even more closely to a gardener’s heart.
Pulmonaria are promiscuous plants that vigorously self-pollinate and hybridise, the result of which is that there are far too many named varieties, often with little to tell them apart. This similarity extends to plants in the wild, and botanists disagree about how many species exist, with the number varying between a dozen and eighteen. All of them are found in Europe and parts of Asia where they grow on the edges of deciduous woodland.
All pulmonaria flower in the spring, before their leaves appear. Although there are usually some remnants of the previous year’s foliage evident when the plants begin to flower, the new foliage starts into growth as the flowers die back. The flower stems usually have small leaves attached to them but these are not typical of the main flush of foliage that follows.
The first to flower (in December if the weather is mild) are the Pulmonaria rubra cultivars. These differ from most other species in having plain green, rounded leaves and flowers that do not change colour, remaining coral-red throughout their lives. Pulmonaria rubra ‘David Ward’, a cultivar introduced by Beth Chatto, has white edged leaves. The leaves scorch in the sun and in the wind but if you can appease this temperamental aspect of its disposition, it is a beautiful plant.
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Mrs Moon’
Pulmonaria longifolia has the long, narrow leaves usually associated with the genus. One form, found in southern France, P longifolia subsp cevennensis, has silvered leaves that are about 45cm long. P. longifolia will grow in sunnier situations than other pulmonaria and dozens of selections have been made from this species. For me the most attractive is P. longifolia ‘Ankum’ which in spring has a dome of bright flowers.
The best blue pulmonarias tend to come from the Pulmonaria angustifolia cultivars. Plants in this group all tend to have unmarked, dark green foliage and purple-blue flowers. The hybrid Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ has the darkest blue flowers of any pulmonaria.
The old cottage-garden plant is P. officinalis, with coarse, hairy leaves and the classic pale pink and pale blue flowers. Although it is vigourous and floriferous it is susceptible to mildew and most of its old cultivars have been superseded by healthier hybrids.
Until modern plant breeders started to work on the genus, the pulmonarias with the most captivating foliage were cultivars and hybrids of Pulmonaria saccharata. The leaves tend to be small and rounded with regular silver or pale-green markings. P. saccharata ‘Dora Bielefeld’ has rose-pink flowers and apple-green leaves that are spotted with grey.
Over the years I have planted lots of varieties of pulmonaria amongst hellebores and spring-flowering bulbs under a row of hazels. I’ve left them alone for years, and looking at them now I’ve no idea what any of them are. The labels are long faded and there are seedlings everywhere, even under a walnut tree where conventional wisdom has it that nothing will grow. If you want to keep you plants pure and true you should cut the flowers as soon as they are over, before they set seed. As for me, I’m happy with my hotchpotch carpet of green and grey and silver leaves covered with spots, speckles and splodges and dotted with pink and blue jewels.
Pulmonaria officinalis
For pulmonarias to thrive, they need cool, moist growing conditions, preferably in dappled shade. They will not grow in dry, baked soil. When you first plant them dig as much leaf-mould or compost as you can into the planting hole and water them well for the first few weeks. If you have enough leaf-mould, mulch around the crown of the plant each year.
Mildew can be a problem during the summer, but this is usually a sign that the plant is too dry. If it happens every year it probably means that you are trying to grow your pulmonarias in the wrong place. Try improving the structure of the soil or move them somewhere damper if you can. Cutting off the diseased foliage (use shears and cut down to the ground) will encourage a fresh crop of leaves. Burn the leaves you cut away, don’t put them on the compost heap. Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ always seems to get mildew, no matter how well it is grown. Either live with it or cut the affected leaves back in the summer.
I get rid of the previous year’s foliage in the winter, before the new flower stems start to grow. The leaves tend to have a central vein that is too strong to be cleared away by hand, as you would the dead foliage of other perennials. Once again, cutting the foliage back with shears is the most effective way of tidying the plant.
Pulmonaria breeders
Until recently new pulmonaria hybrids have been the result of keen-eyed gardeners spotting an interesting seedling and propagating it for the rest of us. Vita Sackville-West found Pulmonaria ‘Sissinghurst White’ in her garden and Bob Brown spotted P. ‘Diana Clare’ amongst a clump of plants on his nursery.
A new generation of plant breeders have turned their attention to the genus. In France Didier Willery introduced Pulmonaria ‘Majeste’, whose silver leaves inspired others to produce plants with similar foliage. A decade later Willery came up with a hybrid, Pulmonaria ‘Samourai’, that has silver leaves that are 45cm long.
Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’, bred by Terra Nova Nurseries
The most systematic and extensive breeding of pulmonarias has been done at the Terra Nova in America by plantsman Dan Heims. In the past decade, Heims has introduced a dozen varieties that have then been micropropagated to ensure world-wide distribution. The plants cover the range of pulmonaria forms from the silvered-leaves and white flowers of Pulmonaria ‘Moonshine’ to ones, such as Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountains’, that have speckled foliage and cobalt-blue flowers.
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Born in Orangevale, California on January 30, 1989, Devin Dawson grew up immersed in R&B, NorCal classic rock and Nineties country music. Though he lived close by the Folsom Prison in California made famous by Johnny Cash, Dawson’s musical career post his high school included touring with a metal band called Shadow of the Colossus. However, after years of a grueling tour schedule and feeling less passionate towards the music his band was making, Dawson decided to head to Nashville in 2012 to study songwriting in college.
While in school, Dawson became YouTube famous for his mash-up of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and "Style" with Louisa Wendorff, which got over 30 million YouTube plays and a thumbs-up from the pop star herself.
Dawson began penning songs for other artists and after a few years of honing in his craft, he enlisted the help of famed producer Jay Joyce (who has worked with Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne and Eric Church) to start working on his debut album. The country singer signed with Warner Music Nashville in 2017 and released his debut single, “All on Me,” that same year. The single reached the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs Chart and was featured on his first full-length project Dark Horse. Dawson has toured with famous names such as Brett Eldredge and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and was nominated at the 2018 ACM Awards for New Male Vocalist of the Year.
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Pyxis Launches a Bank-Loan ETF
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Pyxis [profile] has launched a new ETF, one which will be the only fund to track its index.
The Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF will track the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index, according to a company news release. Trading of the new fund started today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "SNLN."
Pyxis used experts from Highland Capital, the credit manager the firm spun off from earlier this year, in creating the new ETF.
Read the entire press release below.
Company Press Release
Pyxis Capital Launches Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF
First ETF offering by leading alternative fund family targets yield-seeking investors with unique bank loan fund.
Dallas, TX � November 7, 2012 � Pyxis Capital, L.P. today announced the launch of the Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF (ticker: SNLN), a low-cost exchange traded fund that provides investors with access to bank loan investments. Trading began today on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF is the only ETF to track the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index, a measure of the broad loan market comprised of 100 of the most liquid, tradable leveraged loans as identified by Markit�s Loans Liquidity service.
"This is an exciting expansion of our family of iBoxx indices," said Armins Rusis, Managing Director and Co-Head of Information at Markit. "The iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index focuses on the most actively-traded segment of the market and is the only benchmark that incorporates up-to-date loan reference and transaction information from Markit Loan Data, and high-quality valuations from Markit Loan Pricing, making it uniquely-suited for ETF construction. "The fund�s floating rate design typically re-prices rates every 90 days, reducing duration risk and protecting against inflation risk.
�In this time of extremely low interest rates, we believe the Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF is well-positioned to serve investors who are looking for income, but don�t want to take on too much risk,� said Pyxis President Brad Ross. �Senior secured bank loans are a defensive asset class with the potential to pay a higher yield.�
The fund also builds on the strengths of Highland Capital, one of the largest and most experienced global alternative credit managers. Pyxis, which spun off from Highland earlier this year, tapped Highland�s expertise in the development of the Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF. �We believe investors will benefit from the institutional expertise and heft that Highland holds in the bank loan and credit universe,� said Mr. Ross.
About Pyxis Capital
Pyxis Capital, L.P., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a SEC-registered investment adviser with approximately $2.4 billion of assets under management across 17 funds. It is one of the most respected and experienced alternative investment managers serving the registered product market. As a manager of managers, Pyxis Capital is dedicated to identifying and retaining best in class asset managers to serve as sub-advisers to its funds. The Pyxis Capital funds complex, which spun off from Highland Capital Management at the beginning of 2012, includes a diverse set of investment strategies---from broad-based equity and fixed income investments to alternative strategies including long/short and trend following as well as alternative credit strategies. For more information, visit www.pyxiscap.com.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Pyxis Funds carefully before investing. Please call 1-877-665-1287 or visit www.pyxiscap.com for more information on the Funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
Securities may be offered through Nexbank Securities, Inc., an affiliate of Pyxis Capital, L.P. NexBank Securities, Inc. is a FINRA member firm.
Leveraged Loans are loans to companies that typically already have a high amount of debt and are often characterized by lower credit ratings or higher interest rates.
The risks associated with Senior Loans are similar to the risks of below investment grade securities, although Senior Loans are typically senior and secured in contrast to other below investment grade securities, which are often subordinated and unsecured.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.
There is no guarantee the fund will meet its investment objectives.
Narrowly focused funds typically exhibit higher volatility. Also, the fund is non-diversified, and an investment in the Fund could fluctuate in value more than an investment in a diversified fund.
The Markit iBoxx Liquid Leveraged Loan Index has been licensed for use by Pyxis Capital, L.P. The Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold, or promoted by the Markit iBoxx Liquid Leveraged Loan Index, nor does this company make any representations regarding the advisability of investing in the Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF.
Pyxis Capital L.P., serves as an advisor to the Pyxis Funds. The Pyxis iBoxx Senior Loan ETF is distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co., which is not affiliated with Pyxis Capital L.P. or any of its affiliates.
Edited by: Ben Geier
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Militant Islam Monitor > Articles > Intifada In France? Shots Fired At Paris Synagouge Miss Rabbi As Daily Terrorist Attacks Continue
Intifada In France? Shots Fired At Paris Synagouge Miss Rabbi As Daily Terrorist Attacks Continue
Shots Fired at Paris Synagogue Miss Rabbi
Series of high-profile terror attacks in France continue with automatic gunfire on synagogue office targeting rabbi. Ari Yashar
Following a string of high-profile Islamic terror attacks that have rocked France, yet another attack occurred on Monday night as automatic gunfire was sprayed at the David Ben Ichay synagogue on Paris's 3 Danjon Street.
According to the French Jewish JSS News, the attack occurred around 9:30 p.m. when the rabbi and his assistant were present. The shots were fired at the glass window of the synagogue's office through which the rabbi or his assistant could be seen - fortunately neither were hit.
Sources cited by the site indicated the shots were fired by an AirSoft gun, which can wound and cripple but is usually not lethal.
The Jewish Bureau National de Vigilance Contre L'Antisémitisme (BNVCA) contacted Parisian police who launched an investigation, and found a bullet in the targeted window.
Security cameras didn't give definitive information as to the identity of the assailants, but two people were seen in the area just minutes before the attack, meaning they could be suspects or witnesses - police are currently searching for the two.
Rabbi Noam Perel, the secretary-general of World Bnei Akiva, responded to the attack saying "the shooting at the synagogue and Bnei Akiva compound...won't deter the World Bnei Akiva movement, its delegates and guides from continuing to act to bring Jews from the exile to Israel."
"Thank G-d none were wounded from the community, the guides and delegates. We continue to keep the continuous contact with our people, most of whom are on vacation outside the city, despite all the obstacles," continued the rabbi.
In a statement released by the BNVCA, the group called on the French authorities to spare no efforts to "identify and question the anti-Jewish criminals." It also called for the Jewish communities in France to exert caution given the recent rising spate of anti-Semitic crime.
Earlier this month there was a shocking robbery and rape attack committed against a young Jewish couple in Paris, which has led French politicians to condemn the steep rise of anti-Semitism.
On Saturday, a knife-wielding Bertrand Nzohabonayo attacked French police in a suburb of Tours while shouting "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is greater), leaving two officers seriously injured before being shot dead.
Then on Sunday, another man also yelled "Allahu Akbar" before ramming his vehicle into dozens of pedestrians in the eastern French city of Dijon. Thirteen people were injured in that incident, but officials brushed it off claiming no link to terrorism.
The story repeated itself on Monday, when a van rammed into shoppers at a Christmas market in the western city of Nantes, injuring at least ten people. There again, the driver shouted "Allahu Akbar."
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/189018
Rabbi: No Injuries in Paris Synagogue Attack a 'Miracle'
'We see now that Torah protects and saves,' Rabbi of Paris synagogue says, two days after terrorist sprays bullets at the building.
Haim Lev
Two days after automatic gunfire was sprayed at the David Ben Ichay synagogue on Paris's 3 Danjon Street, Rabbi Noam Lutzki has spoken about the terrible attack - and called his escape a "real Hannukah miracle."
"It was at 9:30 pm or so," the Rabbi stated, to hareidi newspaper Hamevaser. "I was sitting in my office adjacent to the front door of the synagogue, [when] I suddenly heard a loud explosion at the entrance. I waited a few minutes and went outside, we discovered the hole right at the entrance."
A large concentration of police forces rushed to the scene, he said.
"It is a real miracle of Hannukah, as at the same time there were two Torah classes in the building with dozens of participants," he said. "We have seen that Torah protects and saves."
The rabbi said that this incident "just gives us a greater incentive to strengthen our Torah involvement and Torah classes."
"The synagogue was built about 15 years ago and is a beacon of Jewish life here," he said. "We were blessed to host Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef tz"l in the synagogue to give over words of Torah during past visits to France."
In addition, over the past week, France has seen a number of "car rampages" and massacre-style attacks by jihadists.
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Frankenstein at 200: What Monstrosity Looks Like
One might have been forgiven, in 1966, for thinking, "Welp, that's the end of Frankenstein, right there." It was in that year, you see, that the world got Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter. In this, um, "movie," notorious outlaw Jesse James escapes down to Mexico, where the only doctor in town, and the inhabitant of the ancient castle in the village — you know, one of those great ancient, European-style castles that tiny Mexican villages are always known for — is Doctor Frankenstein's granddaughter. Not daughter, but that's the least of our worries. Jesse's traveling with his only surviving gang member, Hank, who's hurt. When Maria Frankenstein, the "doctor," sends Jesse out into the village to get medicine for Hank, she takes the opportunity to chop out Hank's brain, give him a new one, and turn him into a beefy kill-machine. Even when compared to its awful, awful companion film Billy the Kid Versus Dracula, produced by the same company in the same year, this movie is stunningly incompetent. Words simply fail.
If it were a piece of literature or a cultural icon any less durable than Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it would have seemed like the gas tank was entirely empty at that point. The book was 150 years old, after all, and James Whale's iconic films were both over thirty years old, and had been followed by over a decade's worth of increasingly dubious sequels and spin-offs that saw Frankenstein's monster paired with several members of the Frankenstein family tree, the Wolfman a few times, Dracula, Abbott and Costello, and...at some point, who could even keep track? So when you've got fly-by-night, drive-in movie producers putting Frankenstein's heirs in the Old West, it would sure seem like the creative well was dry, and the world might have had its fill of Frankenstein movies.
You may recall Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe's recent turn in Victor Frankenstein. Or you might recall the stage play Frankenstein with Sherlock Holmes Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller. Or, unfortunate soul, you may recall the film I, Frankenstein in which the creature gets caught up in the, um, ancient war between...*checks notes*...I guess gargoyles and demons? And there were in the 1990s Roger Corman's Frankenstein Unbound, which featured time travel, and Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which featured Branagh and Academy Award-winning screen icon Robert DeNiro wrestling naked in some type of amniotic goo. The point is, if the world should one day tire of reincarnating Mary Shelley's creature, it will be a long, long time hence.
But Shelley's work has invited re-interpretation ever since its original publication 200 years ago — even by Shelley herself. The book first achieved prominence not upon its initial, anonymous publication, but upon its first adaptation to the stage, in 1823. The success of the stage play led to the publication of the second edition of the novel that same year, and the first time Mary Shelley was credited as the author. In 1831, Shelley herself radically altered the text, and published a new version of the book, which takes much of the blame for the events in the novel away from Victor Frankenstein and attributes it rather to fate. There is something primal in Shelley's story, something fundamental that has found continued resonance with the human spirit even through the seismic upheavals in culture, society, and technology that have taken place over the last two centuries.
Shelley's original version of the text carried this epigraph, taken from Milton's Paradise Lost:
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mould me Man, did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me?
Guillermo del Toro has called Frankenstein the ultimate teenage novel, a book forever echoing familiar adolescent feelings like, "I didn't ask to be born," and "How can the people who gave me life not understand me at all?" That is an apt observation, and almost certainly contributes to the book's longevity. And it can't be ignored that Shelley wrote the novel when she was a teenager, herself. But baked into del Toro's observation is a perspective, and it is the Creature's. Del Toro's implicitly suggesting that the reader does and should identify with the Creature, and it is the "monster" who is the point-of-view character. I feel the same way, which is something I discussed in the first installment of this series.
But I also feel that the lessons of the novel, or the cautions and warnings baked into it, extend far beyond one's adolescence and are lessons we must continually re-examine and re-visit on a societal level, specifically because of the cultural and technological upheavals that have led from Shelley's youth to our present. We have accrued greater power over life and death than ever could have been imagined in even the most outlandish speculations of 1818. The casualties of World War I 100 years later could scarcely have been imagined, let alone the notion that organ transplants would one day become routine medical practice. The "horror" of Shelley's imaginings — pillaging corpses for their organs to put into another body — has now saved countless lives. And, unless I am consumed by flame and if I die with my driver's license on me, one day part of me will live on in someone else. Hopefully it's a good part...
As long as humankind is faced with the question of "Though we can do this thing, should we do this thing?" I believe Frankenstein will stay with us, constantly re-invented and re-imagined for our times and our contemporary struggles. And, sure, for crappy movies here and there that are just trying to get mileage from the name. But Mary Shelley seemed to believe that Victor Frankenstein was the guilty party, and his creation Frankenstein's first victim. That's how I read it, anyway, sitting here 200 years later. And that remains instructive. What are the ramifications of our decisions? Our technologies? Our innovations? What might the human cost be? What constitutes "acceptable losses" in the pursuit of knowledge?
But maybe none of this applies to you. I doubt it applies to me. I am neither a creator of technologies nor a wielder of great power. So the thing that I take away from Frankenstein, and the thing that maybe we all need to be reminded of more than anything else, is that those who are different from us are no less human, and we all, in fact, have an obligation to one another. This is not, I think, a lesson we will ever fully learn, and if we need Mary Shelley's Creature to remind us of this from time to time, then long may he live.
Published by Vance K — co-editor and cult film reviewer for nerds of a feather, flock together since 2012, songwriter, and longtime Franken-fan.
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Links for a Day…(vol. 176): Bill Gould video; Maor Applebaum; Metal Hammer cover; Classic Rock on Wiltern show and more
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Bill Gould speaks to For Bass Players Only
An interesting video interview from Bill for For Bass Players Only in which he speaks about starting playing and especially his partnership with Mike Bordin.
(via @fnm4ever)
Metal Hammer cover
What a cover! Faith No More will again grace the cover of Metal Hammer for its new issue which goes on sale on Tuesday.
.@FaithNoMore are the cover stars of the new issue of Metal Hammer! In stores this Tuesday – BE THERE! pic.twitter.com/fvJGy0fMiM
— Metal Hammer (@MetalHammer) May 22, 2015
We’ll have details on the story when it is published.
Maor Applebaum on Sol Invictus
PMC speakers have put out a media release featuring some interesting quotes from Maor Appelbaum, who mastered the album:
Mastering engineer and musician Maor Appelbaum says the clarity delivered by his PMC monitors helped make a complex project much faster and more enjoyable.
“Sol Invictus is a collection of very different songs that work like scene changes within a movie,” he explains. “While each song has to work on its own, it also needs to work as part of the whole project.
“In order to achieve a cohesive effect, I used quite a big mastering set up, which included two analogue compressors, two analogue EQs and various digital compressors, limiters and de-essers. The monitoring was critical and I was very pleased with the clarity and precision of my PMC speakers, especially when I was playing tracks at high volume. They give incredibly detailed sound, which makes the reviewing process much faster – and they are not fatiguing at all so, if I need to, I can spend longer in front of them without feeling tired.”
Classic Rock gives rave review for Faith No More at Wiltern
We’ve been concentrating only on album reviews lately but here’s an excellent live review from Classic Rock/Metal Hammer/Team Rock:
Frontman Mike Patton is wearing some sort of bondage harness that tugs at his nostrils and cheeks, contorting his face. And they open with a new song entitled Motherfucker, slow building and weirder than a furries convention on acid. They follow that with the colossal From Out Of Nowhere. So much for magic and madness.
…If there’s a complaint it’s that the Wiltern always sounds muffled, with excellent views of the backs of peoples’ heads, but even that is solved when the entire crowd sings along to Midlife Crisis. Not known to be easily impressed, Patton gives a nod of approval, acknowledging one of those special nights, and perhaps that we’d forgotten Faith No More could be so good. We won’t forget again in a hurry.
Metal Hammer Hungary feature
This is a great in-depth feature in the Hungarian version of Metal Hammer from Faith No More fan Máté Sándor. Here is Máté’s own summary in English. (Thanks Máté):
“I try to analyse the music, the artwork of the album, and the meaning of some lyrics. How I see this great masterpiece. I write about that its not to easy make a new album after 18 years, but Faith No More give a fantastic answer to the doubters. The title of the article is Sunshine from the Grave. I analyse every song. Mike Patton said in a Chilean interview: when he makes music, its like he’s watching a movie. And if he watches a movie, its like he hearing some music. So that’s why I wrote about my visual vision about Sol Invictus songs. I analyse the marketing strategy, and the potential continuation in the future.”
Diffuser ranks Faith No More’s albums
We’ll come back to this in a separate post but here’s Diffuser’s very readable ranking of Faith No More’s seven albums from worst to first. Not the high placing for Sol Invictus.
Distorted Sound review
UK rock and metal site Distorted Sound has given Sol Invictus a 9/10 review. They conclude:
“Matador, one of the finest tracks to be on Sol Invictus and one of the most ambitious that the band have written to date. Chilling, funky, everything in between, and everything you can expect and want from a FAITH NO MORE track.
A stunning closure to the beginning of FAITH NO MORE’s return, From the Dead sets the perfect feeling for a track that leaves everyone remembering exactly what it was they missed about this band and why Sol Invictus is more than just a comeback record, it is the sort of past that none of us mind digging up.
With excellent experimentation, superb vocals, beautiful music and incredible production, Sol Invictus is the perfect way to walk back into a room and remember that some things, we should not let go of and FAITH NO MORE is one of them.”
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Nathan May 25, 2015 at 10:50 pm
Oooh glad to see IY get some love!! Angel Dust will allways be my number one, but IY is a pretty close second to me. Dont think ill ever grow tired of that album. Such powerfull songwriting and just amazing how every instrument in songs like CA has their own very distinct role to play. I like the genre-hopping of AD and KFAD but IY is wonderfully focused. Also i seem to have noticed that the Chuck-era songs in general is some of the ones that make Patton go the most nuts when played live (back when he did go nuts on stage :/ …) like the outro to CA…
So anyway my list would be:
2 IY
3 KFAD/SI
4 the fairly unknown AOTY mini ep containing only : Pristina, Stripsearch,
5 WCAL/TRT
Eric May 25, 2015 at 5:12 am
@benrun Oh shit! Terrible omission by me.
Nightjar May 24, 2015 at 5:32 pm
Benrun, loved reading your timeline and it’s good to see someone ranking IY as high as I do! I only discovered FNM sometime around 2008 (it could hardly have happened earlier than that, I was born the year AD was released :)) and for a long time I was only listening to the four albums with Patton. I always knew two other albums existed, but for some weird reason never bothered to actually listen to them in full until maybe 3 years ago. It was a pretty stupid thing to do, especially considering how badly I fell in love with IY the first time I listened to it. It’s such a brilliant and solid album, so many things to love about it! Just like SI, indeed.
Benrun May 24, 2015 at 1:20 pm
Thanks Ty, I don’t feel so alone! Last night I laid in the dark and listened to IY and SI again…I feel pretty confident my list will stay the same for awhile. A big part of IY for me is how great the guitar parts are, the little nuances he squeezed in to RNR, Faster Disco, that solo totally takes Anne’s Song to another level…I think the guitars on TRT get a little too much attention as compared to IY. Also, Chuck’s vocals on that album…I really think he gets everything he can out of himself (for that time…he found some new ability in Cement). The growls, the scream/singing, the shrieks, the animal noises, etc…all of it is sung like his life depended upon it, nothing held back. I know the tonality can be off putting but I hear the same from people who don’t like Patton. I work with some kids with congenital craniofacial anomalies sometimes and I met this one girl who was a singer…she’d never be thought of by most as having a good tone, but watching someone sing with everything they have moves me more than listening to a great voice…just an example, I personally think Chuck sounds amazing here. Plus IY and SI really remind me of each other a lot. There was that great Blood/Rise of the Fall mashup that someone on here did, Death March and Cone both close out side A in a similar way…the both point a direction and just take off, Crab Song and Matador both start slow with a great payoff, the gothic sounds but dark and humorous themes…then there are a lot of sun references (SI, SSU, Superhero, FTD…FD, RNR, Spirit).
Ty May 24, 2015 at 7:57 am
IY is almost above KFAD for me! It really doesn’t have too many weaknesses , I mean any album that has Faster Disco, the magnificent Chinese Arithmetic and The Crab Song can’t be anything but brilliant.
Benrun May 24, 2015 at 5:45 am
Eric…good list…they’re all good lists, every album could be the best! But…you’ve left something out! Ahem, ahem…
Todd May 24, 2015 at 5:42 am
I rank the albums in which I discovered the band, so
We Care A Lot
But the best album is really KFAD.
1. KFAD, 2. A.D. 3.SI (might move up to two though), 4.AOTY, 5. WCAL, 6.TRT
Having said that I love TRT…
Ty, those AOTY songs happen to be the Patton songs. I love the surf guitar and the enthusiasm and such, but the Patton songs, just like Gentle Art and others are fairly stripped of melody as we know it and what makes me miss Roddy’s presence on those last 2 albums. Yeah, AOTY is a little frustrating that way…I adore Pristina and Helpless especially. For me really, any 1 of their albums can be argued as their best, which is why I didn’t really go after the article’s choices, it was more their reasoning…I just really didn’t like them thinking it was EASY to rank KFAD so low. If I could step outside myself and my FNM love for a moment and just think about musicianship and vocal performance, then I’d have to pick KFAD as their best album. My personal favorites is a different thing. Here’s how my personal favorite list would look throughout my life:
1987 – 1. IY…although I got it on a blank cassette from someone else who didn’t know what it was…I didn’t figure out who is was until 1989, so then…
1989 – 1. IY 2. TRT
1990 – Holy shit! IY is their 2nd album?? I found a WCAL cassette in a music store! New list – 1. IY 2. TRT 3. WCAL.
1992 – The day AD was released…buy then TRT had grown more on me and AD was not TRT part 2, so…1. TRT 2. IY 3. WCAL 4. AD…you bastards!!!
1992 – about 5 hours later, NEVER MIND THAT EARLIER LIST!! 1. AD 2. TRT 3. IY 4. WCAL
1995 – 1. AD 2. IY (crept back up…more timeless than TRT to my ears) 3. KFAD 4. WCAL (again more timeless and amazing songs on here) 5. TRT …still love and listen to it all the time, but suffers from production and nasality and too much semi-boring guitar
1997 – 1. IY (retakes the top spot…it’s just wonderful start to finish with 5 people giving all they have) 2. KFAD (this album just makes me focus and get shit done…my constant college exam study album) 3. AD 4. AOTY 5. WCAL 6. TRT
Somewhere throughout the post-FNM years AOTY rises and falls again in the ranks, AD and KFAD trade places a few times…then going into 2015… 1. IY 2. AD (AD is mostly missing a solid guitarist but has a lot of Roddy) 3. KFAD (missing Roddy but has a solid guitarist…which means for me Roddy is more important than whatever guitarist they have on the album…FNM needs his touch to be great) 4. AOTY 5. WCAL 6. TRT.
2015, today – it’s too damn hard and just too early! But this minute…1. IY 2. SI 3. AD 4. KFAD 5. AOTY 6. WCAL 7. TRT. Rationale…IY and SI have wall to wall good songs, no filler, and each with all members present and giving their all (well SI has some Roddy-less songs but I still feel the presence of melody and beauty). But IY is just more fun while still being pretty damn dark, and what would life be without a little fun? But like I said, I don’t feel good about knocking down AD and KFAD just b/c they have extra (all excellent also) songs that maybe make the album lose a little focus. A better, more challenging question is if any SI songs crack my top 10.
Petro_Zeeno May 23, 2015 at 9:06 pm
Bill Gould…maybe my favorite human ever 🙂
weirdlittleboy May 23, 2015 at 7:19 pm
My list would be:
1.KFAD
2.Angel Dust
3.The real Thing
4.Sol Invictus
5.AOTY
6.IY
7.WCAL
KFAD will always be the one for me, close to AD. TRT was my first contact with FNM, I will never forget how excited I was.
Those rankings aren’t that far off my list.
1. Angel Dust
2. Sol Invictus
3. The Real Thing
4. KFAD
5. Introduce Yourself
6. Album Of The Year
7. WCAL
The first three are extremely close then a slight gap with the next three also very interchangeable . If AOTY had more ATA and LCOS then it would almost be their best but unfortunately other than Paths of Glory, Helpless and Pristina , it doesn’t quite get there. I am not a fan of Naked.., Got That Feeling or even Home Sick Home. But the new album is just like fungus that grows and grows!
Regarding the Diffuser ranking…it’s probably how most of the world of casual-plus fans would rank the albums. As more of a rabid fan here’s what I take exception to: 1) WCAL completely sounds like FNM to me…according to this reviewer I have incredibly astute ears for thinking that…I think he’s complimenting people like me too much with that one. 2) He makes it sound easy to rank KFAD so low on his list…I know many people may put it that low, but it wouldn’t be an easy choice for most people who check out FNM sites. 3) There is a Patton-centered approach to the whole thing…ranking SI higher than TRT apparently only b/c Patton had more influence on the music thereby making it better (never mentioning Billy who primarily wrote the music). I hate Patton fanboys almost as much as I love Patton. Honorable mention is suggesting that fans were for the most part unimpressed upon the release of AOTY…I don’t quite remember it that way.
where the bloody hell can i buy metal hammer, save a large wh smiths? searched their site desperately, have no idea.
Todd May 23, 2015 at 12:44 am
Great interview with Billy here…. I liked his comments about how he and Puffy developed the rhythm section together back in the day. Also, how he fell into playing the bass just by hanging out with his friends, riding bikes. It seems like the bass picked him to play it. Also great how he only worked at minimum wage jobs and was bad at them. He can’t even imagine doing something else with his life.
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13NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, 201 Forrestal Road, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
14Department of Environmental Sciences and Land Use Planning Faculty of Bioengineering, Agronomy and Environment, Universit�e catholique de Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 2/16, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
15Princeton University and NOAA/GFDL (National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory), 201 Forrestal Road, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
16Princeton University Geosciences Program, 201 Forrestal Road, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
17Laboratoire d'Oc�anographie et du Climat, CNRS-UPMC-IRD (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Universit� Pierre et Marie Curie-Institut de Recherches pour le D�veloppement); and National Oceanography Centre, 43 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France; and Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
18The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Private Bag 1, Aspendale, VIC 3195, Australia
19International CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Project Office; and Princeton University Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) Program, Southamptom, UK; and 300 Forrestal Road, Sayre Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544
20International Arctic Research Center, 930 Koyukuk Drive, P.O. Box 757340, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7340, USA
21Laboratoire de Physique des Oc�ans, UMR (Unit�s Mixtes de Recherche) 6523 CNRS-IFREMER-IRD-UBO (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea/Institut Fran�ais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer-Institut de Recherches pour le D�veloppement-University of Western Brittany), IUEM (European Institute for Marine Studies/Institut Universitaire Europ�en de la Mer), IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea/Institut Fran�ais de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer), BP 70, 29280 Plouzan�, France
22Japan Meteorological Agency/Meteorological Research Institute, Nagamine 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0052, Japan
23ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, 1545 Route 22 East Room LD350, Annandale, NJ 08801 USA
Correspondence should be addressed to E-mail: stephen.griffies@noaa.gov
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Griffies, S. & Co-Authors (2010). "Problems and Prospects in Large-Scale Ocean Circulation Models" in Proceedings of OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison, D.E. & Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306, doi:10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.38
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Associations Between Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease and Alzheimer Disease Pathology as Measured by Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers
After examining the associations of MRI white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lacunes, microbleeds with CSF β-amyloid 42 (Aβ42), total tau, and tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (P-tau181) as well as for a subset of apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 carriers and noncarriers, researchers came to the conclusion that deposition of amyloid appears aggravated in patients with cerebral small-vessel disease, especially in apolipoprotein E ε4 carriers, providing evidence for pathophysiological synergy between these 3 biological factors. – JAMA, July 2014
Research on Psychiatric Disorders Targets Inflammation
Psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders are being thought of more and more as systemic illnesses in which inflammation is involved; immune-inflammatory mechanisms can go awry andcontribute to the development of depression, schizophrenia, and autism, insights that are leading to novel experimental approaches for these disorders. – JAMA, July 2014
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy—Marker of Disease Progression for Multiple Sclerosis
The mI:NAA ratio (myo-inositol:N-acetylaspartate) in normal-appearing white matter has consistent predictive power on brain atrophy and neurological disability evolution in multiple sclerosis, and the combined presence of astrogliosis and axonal damage in white matter has cardinal importance in disease severity. – JAMA, July 2014
Association of Lifetime Intellectual Enrichment with Cognitive Decline in the Older Population
Intellectual lifestyle enrichment throughout life is increasingly viewed as a protective strategy against the impending dementia epidemic in the older population. Higher levels of mid/late-life cognitive activity were also associated with higher levels of cognition, but the slope of this association slightly increased over time. – JAMA, July 2014
Olfactory Test Makes Progress in Identifying in Preclinical Alzheimer’s
An inexpensive test measuring olfactory memory was highly correlated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease as well as neurodegeneration and beta-amyloid deposition in the brain in two separate studies. – Clinical Neurology News, July 2014
Nocturnal Cortisol Levels Predicted Neurocognitive Impairment in Sleep Apnea
Nocturnal cortisol levels explained up to 16% of changes in learning, memory, and working memory in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a study showed. – Clinical Neurology News, July 2014
ADHD Drug Works by Stimulating Brain’s Motivation-Reward System
Activity in the in the caudate and anterior cingulated of the brain associated with motivation and reward correlated with clinical improvements in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adults given lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, and shows that the medication increases sensitivity to reward. – Clinical Psychiatry News, July 2014
Antidepressants in Pregnancy Don’t Lead to Cardiac Defects in Infants
Antidepressant use during the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of congenital cardiac malformations in infants, according to results of a cohort study of women in the Medicaid program. – JAMA, July 2014
Radiosurgery Appears Effective for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Gamma ventral capsulotomy benefitted patients with otherwise intractable OCD and thus appears to be an alternative to deep-brain stimulation in selected cases. – JAMA, July 2014
Big Marijuana—Lessons from Big Tobacco
History and current evidence suggest that simply legalizing marijuana, and giving free rein to the resulting industry, would once again entrust private industry with safeguarding the health of the public. Counterarguments include the possible escalation of use, adverse mental and physical health effects, and potential medical and social costs. – NEJM, July 2014
Dietary ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake Reduces Risk for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Diet-derived long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are incorporated in brain lipids and modulate oxidative and inflammatory processes and could thus affect ALS risk and progression; consumption of foods high in ω-3 PUFAs may help prevent or delay the onset of ALS. – JAMA, July 2014
Creatine Reduces Markers of Aging
Once used only by athletes, creatine has been shown to improve glucose tolerance, inhibit cognitive decline, combat age-related, and extends life span in animals by the equivalent of seven years in human terms. – Life Extension, July 2014
Poor Sleep Linked to Cortical Amyloid Burden
People who report feeling more sleepy and less rested have elevated levels of amyloid in regions of the brain that are commonly involved in Alzheimer’s disease, finds a cohort study reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. – Clinical Psychiatry News, June 2014
Milk May Delay Knee Osteoarthritis in Women
Frequent consumption of fat-free or low- fat milk may slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis in women but not men, new research has found. – JAMA, July 2014
Toward More Comprehensive Food Labeling
With obesity experts increasingly recognizing the value of healthy eating, and consumers eager to make smarter food choices, FDA is revising the Nutrition Facts label, which, combined with a streamlined, comprehensible ingredient list and trustworthy front-of-package labeling, can have a powerful impact not only on consumer behavior, but perhaps more important, on the decisions manufacturers make about the foods they create for the marketplace. – NEJM, July 2014
Insufficient Sleep May Affect Fat Cells, Appetite and Satiety Hormones
Insufficient sleep is tied to increased levels of a hunger hormone called ghrelin and decreased levels of the satiety hormone leptin, which could lead to overeating and weight gain; sleep deprivation also reduces fat cells’ ability to respond properly to insulin, which is crucial for regulating energy storage and use. – SEWA, July 2014
Higher Vitamin D Levels May Increase Survival Rates for Breast, Lymphoma, and Colon Cancer Patients
The strongest link between vitamin D levels and survival was detected in patients with breast, lymphoma, and colorectal cancer; there was less evidence of a link between vitamin D and survival in lung, gastric, prostate, leukemia, melanoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma patients, but available data were positive. – Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, July 2014
Curcumin Safely Targets Depression as Effectively as Antidepressants
A high-absorption form of curcumin works against depression by promoting neurogenesis, increasing serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine levels, and inhibiting inflammation. – Life Extension, July 2014
Green Tea—A Wide range of Health Dividends
Due to 30% beneficial polyphenols (catechins), green tea has a potent neuroprotective effect, improves age-related memory problems, and provides defense against cardiovascular diseases, insulin resistance, obesity, autoimmune diseases, and some cancers like breast, prostate, lung, and melanoma. – Life Extension, August 2014
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I honor Dr. King's birthday with one of his quotes. He probably was referring to struggles for peace and justice in the external world. However, I think this quote is equally applicable to our internal world.
Disappointment is an inherent part of life; things don't always work out the way we imagine or the way we intended or wished they would. Loss, disappointment, betrayal, heartbreak, often feel so devastating that many people wish to bypass or avoid these experiences entirely. But to avoid disappointment is to avoid life, to avoid living. By avoiding the possibility of pain, the possibility of happiness and joy are also eclipsed.
I think the take-away from MLK's quote is to remember that disappointment is finite, "having definite and definable limits," although it may not feel that way! We must accept these setbacks, roadblocks, obstacles or suffering as finite, as we go along our life's path. And throughout all these finite disappointments, to hold onto infinite, "subject to no limitation or external determination," hope for our lives.
Relationships, jobs, family, health,friends, state of mind or being may not turn out how we thought they would, or how we envisioned them. But can we continue to accept and move forward in our lives, making it the best life we can? Can we continue to find more internal resources to draw upon to never give up that "Infinite Hope?"
Peggy Handler, MFT, is a psychotherapist in San Francisco's Noe Valley
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CHANGE is everything - COMMUNICATING change is paramount !
Change of behavior > Change of products > Change of position > Change of market > Change of message
Change is driving the world forward:
He CHANGED our LIFE !
He changed our mindset, our behavior, industries and even lives. He was a living carrier of innovation and guts - and symbol of creativity. He made life easier and made difficulties look and feel simple. He has been one of my inspiring and aspiring visionaries and a source of hope, faith, energy and communication - he was particularly good at communicating and convincing us about his ideas and innovations - he always got the story right - straight into our heart and emotions. He was a true EVANGELIST and a GENUIS ! R.I.P
KOBRA is driving CHANGE !
Roppen Communication has established a strategic partnership with KOBRA (www.kobra.as) to help national and international companies improve and strengthen their Customer Experience Orientation. KOBRA is a boutique consulting company representing Strativity's (www.strativity.com) extensive and highly effective products and services in the Scandinavian markets. Strativity provides organizational recommendations and blueprints for innovative customer centric programs as well as education and communication plans that inspire and empower employees to deliver great experiences at every touch point. At the core of their methodology is the goal to help clients create new value and differentiate their value proposition by providing consistently excellent customer experiences.
Will iPad change the world ?
iPad is here. All over us. Now ! Steve Jobs and his team has a proven track record in feeding the world with innovative technologies changing our thinking, living and behavior. Will he do it again ?
David Pogue said it best:
Like the iPhone, the iPad is really a vessel, a tool, a 1.5-pound sack of potential. It may become many things. It may change an industry or two, or it may not. It may introduce a new category — something between phone and laptop — or it may not. And anyone who claims to know what will happen will wind up looking like a fool.
So at the risk of looking like a fool, my bet is that Apple is creating a new category of device with the iPad that will fundamentally change the way consumers think and behave online. Which eventually will influence and change business structures and models in the information, communication and enterntainment sectors.
iPhone flipped the mobile industry upside down
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone January 2007 he flipped the mobile phone industry upside down - he changed it from a hardware device focused industry to a software driven business. It changed everything about mobile phones forever at a crucial point in their development. And it happened so quickly. Faster than some of the world largest mobile phone companies - NOKIA, Sony Ericsson. Motorola - were able to absorb.
The new iPhone introduced a software driven smartphone with "touchscreen" and apps developed in the public domain - an open source driven development of smart functions and appealing user experiences growing exponentially.
Not only did it come with a touch screen display that means the operations of the mobile phone extremely easy, but also it brought forward the capacitive technology that enabled the phone to recognise multiple touches. This was a feature that was not witnessed previously and the Apple iPhone took the title of being the first phone to introduce this in the industry. It is not only enough to have the capacitive technology, but to also come with an equally powerful processor that will be capable of handling this new technology.
It was taken care of by the 412 MHz processor that was extremely good in terms of running the Apple iOS, which was also introduced into the mobile phone industry.
Leading international mobile manufacturer such as Samsung, HTC, LG are doing their best to copy the innovations continuously released by Apple - Google has entered the mobile market by building on software driven innovations and NOKIA has joined forces with Microsoft to catch up on the software part.
BUT - at the end of the day - Apple changed the mobile industry - just like they did with the music industry.
iPod changed the music industry
In 2001 Apple launched the first iPOD directly integrated with iTunes - the online system for legally purchasing, sharing and recording digital music. iPOD immediately became success and together with iTunes this remarkable little devise has resurrected the music industry by creating a legal, affordable, instantly gratifying purchasing system for music fans.
Prior to iTunes/iPOD the music industry struggled hard to find out how to deal with the digital paradigm. The couldn't find a sustainable business model for how to avoid ilegal private sharing of digital music and they spent most of their time and resources on lawsuits and other defensive activities against innovators who propelled the sharing of digital music in the online environment.
Apple helped out and more or less saved the music industry from collapse by introducing iTunes/iPOD - a software technology company changed the music industry.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to CHANGE ! "
- Charles Darwin
"The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior." - Professor John Kotter, Harvard Business School
View Video - THINK DIFFERENT !
This video is from the famous Apple campaign "Think Different", created by TBWA/Chiat Day. It shows significantly historical people of the past, who have all been pushing the world forward by believing in and contrbuting to CHANGE. Including (in order) Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), R. Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson (with Kermit the Frog), Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso. It ends with an image of a young girl, Shaan Sahota, opening her closed eyes, as if to see the possibilities before her.
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“Aetherlink” – A home automation solution platform that has an enhanced Wi-Fi range. The camera has a compressed system feature and can link to several sensors, which can be positioned inside or outside.
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AHD (Analog High Definition) – Is a resolution that transmits HD digital video in a surveillance system. With AHD, high definition digital video can be transmitted without difficulty over coaxial cables, twisted pairs, or basically over the air.
Aperture-In CCTV perceptions, the aperture is the width of the lens that regulates the volume of light that grasps the image sensor. It is shown by an f- stop number (F/1.4, F/1.8, F/2.8, etc.). Bigger aperture lenses have smaller f-numbers.
AC (Alternating current) Adapter – This is also called a power supply. Each apparatus has its own power specifications (mostly 12 volts with minimum amperage). The adapter converts the AC power to DC power and will modify it to stated amperage.
Alarm Input-An input connection that generates to a security VCR or DVR to start recording if the alarm is triggered.
Analog signal–This can be defined as a sequence of sine waves. The phrase originated as the result of the modulation of the carrier wave is analogous to the transitions of the human voice or other sound that is being carried out.
Analog System–Is a system that symbolizes fluctuating values as constantly adjustable physical quantities.
Angle of View – This indicates the angular range in degrees for security cameras that you can zoom in the camera on without disfiguring the image. You can view a full angle of view when focusing close up. If the focus is obscure, the angle of view is smaller or narrower.
Aspect ratio -Is an image projection quality that defines the corresponding relationship between the width of an image and its height. It is necessary to keep the aspect ratio to avert expanding the graphic excessively when re-allocating graphics. Aspect ratio is also used to define the dimensions of an example resolution.
Audio compression -Compressed audio is a specialized amplifier used to lower the dynamic range — the period between the softest and loudest sounds. The use of compressors can produce pop recordings or live sound mixes sound musically superior by controlling maximum levels and controlling higher average loudness.
Auto Electronic Shutter (AES) – The capacity of the camera to adjust for balanced light modifications in indoor applications without the need of auto iris lenses.
Auto-Iris Control – A lens with Auto-Iris Control has a motorized iris that modifies automatically to allow only a distinct amount of light to pass to the imaging sensor / CCD sensor. If the lighting conditions are very bright, the lens can be afflicted by diffraction and blurring when an iris opening becomes too small.
Auto Gain Control (AGC) – The gain of a signal is accordingly modified by an electronic circuit by which an operation of its input or other itemized parameter.
AWB (Auto White Balance) – A quality on color cameras that regularly tests the light and adjusts its color to maintain white areas.
American Wire Gauge (AWG) –is a typical set of non-ferrous wire conductor sizes. The “gauge” means the diameter. Non-ferrous contains copper and also aluminum and other materials, but is most often applied to copper domestic electrical wiring and telephone wiring.
BNC output – Allows you to use BNC cables to connect to another device and deliver the video signal from that specific camera to the second device.
BLC (Back Light Compensation) –allows the camera to modify the exposure of the full image to accurately to display the subject in the foreground for a high background lighting. Many cameras include a BLC circuit. This circuit is used to help perfect an image with more light behind the subject being watched.
Bullet Camera –This is a bullet like shaped camera that can be used indoors or outdoors. Some come with infrared lighting.
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Cable – The wiring used to connect electronic devices that transmit signals such as video, power, data, and audio signals.
CAT5 – Shortcut for Category 5 cable, transfers data from an IP network camera (sometime analog) to the monitor. Also known as Ethernet cable.
Camera resolution– Is measured in megapixels both image resolution and monitor resolution are arranged in either pixels per inch or pixel dimensions (such as 1024 by 768 pixels).
Camera Sensor – Also known as “camera pickup device”, “image sensor”, or “CCD”. These are all names for the CCD sensor in the camera that actually senses or captures the image.
Cloud server – Cloud Servers carries and displays the same capacity and components to a normal server but are collected remotely from a cloud service provider. This works in the same way as physical servers but the functions they provide can be very different.
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C-Mount Camera – is a type of lens mount usually established on 16mm movie cameras, closed-circuit television cameras, apparatus image cameras and optical microscope phototubes.
Coaxial Cable – A copper core and a woven copper shield cable that is used to relays analog signal from a camera to a monitor or DVR.
Common Intermediate Format (CIF)– A typical video resolution generally used with H.264 compression. The images are 352 × 288 pixels. 4CIF is also used to display bigger images (704 × 576).
Composite Video – A standard of analog video format in which the video feed, line and frame synchronization are joined onto one cable.
Compression – Applies to taking an incoming analog or digital signal or image, and compressing the data so it can be stored or transmitted faster in less space than it would normally fill.
Covert– A covert application refers to a situation where you want to hide the camera to the person so they won’t find out that they’re being watched or recorded. Also known as ‘hidden’ cameras.
CS-Mount Camera–The lens on a CS- Mount camera has a flange focal distance of 12.50 millimeters (0.492 in), but is otherwise like the C-mount. CS-mount lenses are made for the reduced layouts, 1/2 inch and down.
Day / Night Camera – are ordinary cameras with a primarily sensitive CCD chip that yields a good image to be captured in very low ambient lighting (regular lighting – not infrared).
“Decentralized” platform – This separates “monitoring”, “recording”, and “alarm” stations.
DOF (Depth of Field)– The amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that develops in appropriately keen focus in a photograph.
Digital Signal – It is a version of a sequence of specific values (a quantified discrete-time signal), for instance of an arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized (sampled and analog-to-digital converted) analog signal.
Digital Video Recorder (DVR) – A device that processes and compresses the images displaying in from an analog camera and stores them on a Hard Disk Drive. DVR replaces the operation of a multiplexor (or quad or switcher) and a security VCR. See link http://www.powercctvs.com/product-list/dvr/
Dome Camera – A dome like shape camera that commonly used indoors. Some are designed to be infrared lighting and some are to be tamper-proof.
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Digital Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) – Is an operation in some digital camera. With the use of software, it is designed to give crystal clear images even under a fluctuating intensity of illumination. Real WDR lightens dark spots and conceals bright areas to bring a full image into balance.
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Dwell Time – The duration of time when shifting between two cameras.
Dynamic range – The contrast between the smallest amount and the largest amount that a system can produce.
Dynamic noise reduction– This technology provides a crystal clear video with low noise under bad lighting conditions, making it easier to distinguish people or objects. Most of all, it completely lessen the storage capacity for backhand encoding through an enhanced, cleaner signal.
Encoder/Decoder–An apparatus that encodes/decodes video from an analog/IP camera and transports it to a NVR/DVR.
Ethernet -Is a link layer protocol in the TCP/IP stack, specifying how networked devices can form data for transmission to other network devices on the same network segment, and how to put that data out on the network connection.
Fixed focal length lens – are imaging lens assemblies devised with a single angular field of view, also known as constant focal length.
Frames Per Second (FPS)– Is a dimension for how many unique consecutive images a camera can handle each second. Also known, as the ‘frame rate’ or ‘refresh rate’. This dimension is used for the DVR recording speed. Low end digital video cameras usually have a frame rate of 30fps.
Frame transfer (FT) – Refers to one of the three principles of charge transfer in full-frame CCD chips. The other two are interline and frame-interline transfer. These devices have a lateral register that is separated into the Image and Storage arrays.
Frequency modulation (FM)– is a mode of a radio or other wave by variation of its frequency to impress data onto an alternating-current (AC) wave by changing the current frequency of the wave. This program can be used with analog or digital data.
Gamma –Gamma correction regulates and modifies the total accuracy of an image for consistency.
H.264 – This is also known as MPEG-4 AVC.H.264 presents superior video quality, compression adaptability, and tolerance to packet and data loss than that of H.263. It also makes use of bandwidth, producing in the capacity to run more channels over the current systems.
HD-SDI (High Definition Serial Digital Interface) -This type of security camera has the capacity to have megapixel in a standalone DVR. HD-SDI also provides you the capacity to upgrade your system without rerunning coax cables. HD-SDI uses 575 k byte and half the upload broadband speed.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) – A digital interface for audio and video that provides a single-cable solution for a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV).
HEM (Hyper Electronics Mappers) – A software designed to be installed in a PC for use in a surveillance system. This enables monitoring large number of cameras and systems from a custom-made E-map. It also manages alarms and confirms the occurrences on the layouts of your facilities.
Housing for CCTV camera–A specific covering or container to secure a camera from intense temperatures or weather conditions.
IK rating –Are used to form a level of protection from a proper camera/housing against external mechanical impact.
IP(Ingress Protection)rating – As specified in international standard IEC 60529, it identifies the degrees of protection provided against the intrusion of solid objects or foreign bodies (including body parts like hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and moisture.
Image Sensor or imaging sensor – Is a sensor that distinguishes and sends the information that creates an image. It does so by modifying the fluctuating attenuation of waves (as they go through or reflect off objects) into signals, the small surges of current that transmit the information.
IMD (Intelligent Motion Detection) – Is a user-defined graphic motion sensitivity component that reduces false alarms through higher detection efficiency.
Infrared(IR) – The area below the visible spectrum. It comes below the color red, invisible to the naked eye.
Infrared Camera -is a non-contact device that identifies infrared energy (heat) and alters it into an electronic signal, which is then sort out to produce a thermal image on a video monitor and make temperature calculations. See link http://www.powercctvs.com/product-list/
Infrared Cut Filter Removal (ICR) – An IR filter that is arranged in front of the image sensor in a camera lens to eliminate infrared wavelengths that blot the image during daytime.
Ingress Protection (IP) Rating – Placed by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), this is a code which calls for the protection of an object against solid and liquid interference.
Interlaced Video– This is utilized to provide the perception of doubling frame rate with an analog system while also managing bandwidth.
Internet Protocol (IP) Camera – Is a sort of digital video camera that conducts and obtains data over the internet. It contracts videos, and can store the tape straight onto HDDs.
ip66 – An equipment standard that protects your camera from water and dust.
Iris – The iris (on some lenses) controls the amount of light is passing through the camera lens.
Lens – is an optical device that concentrates or radiates the focus of a light beam through the bending light entering the eye to form an image on the retina.
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) – A semiconductor of light that emits infrared or visible light when an electric current passes through it. In CCTV, it decreases the energy consumption, gives a high-caliber quality illumination, it provides longer product life and accuracy, suitable for demanding environments and very much flexible in installation and maintenance.
Line-lock– In CCTV, this device is usually referred to multiple cameras being powered by a common alternative current (AC) source (either 24 V AC, 110 V AC or 240 V AC) and appropriately have field frequencies locked to the same AC source frequency (50 Hz in CCIR systems and 60 Hz in EIA systems).
Loop Through– A feature in CCTV that sends transmission of video from one device to another through cables. This is only applicable on devices that identify Video In and Video Out.
Low Light – Refers to a very dull lighting. Complete darkness is 0 lux. Infrared cameras work great in very low light settings.
Lux – Refers to the amount of light required for a camera to capture a good image. Infrared cameras have very low lux. The measurement of minimum lighting required for a camera to record.
Micro SD (Secure Digital) Card – is a type of detachable flash memory card that is suited for storing information.
MFZ (Motorized Focus and Zoom) – This is a built-in mechanized lens that allows for a clear focus and zoom tuning remotely via the camera’s GUI, so focal point and focal length can be replaced at any point. This function is generally recommended for distant, hard-to-reach areas or difficult locations like construction sites or utility poles.
MOD – Minimum object distance – Feature of a fixed or a zoom lens that indicates the closest distance for which the lens works excellent and especially can be focused. This is expressed in meters.
Motion Detection – is commonly a software-based monitoring algorithm which, when it distinguishes motions it will signal the surveillance camera to start taking the event. Then you don’t have to look through hours of recorded video watching for something to occur. It also keeps a lot of space on the tape or hard drive.
Mounting Bracket – Various different kinds of mounting brackets are used to install cameras to the wall or ceiling. See link http://www.powercctvs.com/product/hd-958-outdoor-bracket/
Multiplexor– Or mux, is a device that can accept a number of camera inputs and almost accordingly display them on a specific monitor and/or record them.
Network Video Recorder (NVR)–is a software program that records video in a digital format to any mass storage device. The video is encrypted and processed at the camera, then channeled to the NVR for storage or remote viewing.
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Outdoor Camera–Are enclosed in special waterproof housings to safeguard the electronics of the camera from rough weather and heat conditions. Bullet and dome cameras are categorized as outdoor CCTV cameras.
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Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Cameras–Is a camera that is capable of maneuvering and zoom control. This is contained in a weatherproof dome that can be used for indoor or outdoor surveillance.
Pentaplex or Pentaplex DVR– This is a DVR that can perform all the DVR functions simultaneously: record, view/playback, network (view remotely), administrate and backup.
Peripherals–Usually defined as accessories such as image scanners, tape drives, microphones, loudspeakers, webcams, and digital cameras that connects to and works with the computer in one way or another.
Pixel– is a single particle in a graphic image. Pixel is a shortcut for Picture element.
Power over Ethernet (PoE) – Is a technology for wired Ethernet LANs (local area networks) that allows the electrical current necessary for the operation of each device to be carried by the data cables. The current enters the cable by means of a component called an injector. For the PowerCCTV cameras to work on its best performance, a Pure Copper Ethernet Network Wire is highly recommended.
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Power Supply – Is an electronic accessory that supplies electric energy to an electrical capacity. Also called an AC adaptor. The power supply shifts the AC power to DC power and will regulate it to a significant amperage. See link:
PoE switch – Increases a network generated by a router. Then, it must be attached straight to a router on the similar network as your NVR.
Progressive scan –is a demonstration and signal type in which the full image is refreshed every cycle. Each scan shows every line in the image raster consecutively from top to bottom.
Quad – An analog device used to display 4 cameras at the same time on a single monitor.
Real-Time Recording– Is simply a DVR that displays and records at30 frames per second per camera. The purpose of recording in real-time is to avoid hassle or an unclear video.
Remote Surveillance – The capacity to view your cameras from a distant location. Data is transmitted via phone line or internet.
Resolution – Is the sum of pixels (specific points of color) contained on a display monitor. The higher the resolution, the more detail that can be captured in an image. The sharpness of the image on a display depends on the resolution and the dimension of the monitor.
Rolling shutter – Is a technique of image capture in which a still photo (in a still camera) or each setting of a video (in a video camera) is captured not by taking a snapshot of the full scene at single instant in time but rather by scanning through the scene quickly, either vertically or horizontally.
Scanning System – is recognized with the letter p for progressive scanning or i for interlaced scanning.
S/N (Signal-to-noise) Ratio–Is often written S/N or SNR, ISA measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a chosen signal to the level of background noise.
Smart Search -A capability from the DVR that allows you to highlight one area of a captured image and view for changes just to that area. For example, if a wallet was stolen off of a desk, you can go to a minute on the video where the wallet is on the desk, and then highlight the area around the item, and search the video recording for the minute when that actual area changes, is exactly when the item is removed.
Switch – A switch will take several camera inputs and will display them on the monitor one at a time. It will also allow you to select a certain camera to view.
Triplex or Triplex DVR – This is a DVR that can record, view/playback, and network (view remotely) all at once.
TV Lines (TVL)– Or lines per picture height, is a description of an analog camera’s or monitor’s horizontal resolution power. The bigger the TVL, the more the resolution, but the lesser the angle of viewing.
Uniterrupted Power Supply– Is an electrical device that supplies backup power in the situation of a power failure, i.e. batteries or generator.
Unshielded Twisted-pair–Are two unshielded wires twisted around each other.UTP is also finding a cumulative use in video applications, mostly in security cameras.
Vandal – proof dome camera – This is a camera that can be used in areas of great threat to tampering and vandalism.
Varifocal Lens– A camera lens with adjustable focal length in which the focus can be manually or automatically modified. It is capable to get the view required rather than the restraints of the fixed Lens.
Vertical Interval Switching-Switches from one camera to another precisely in the vertical interval, thus generating a roll- free switching. Vertical interval switching in sequential switchers reduces data loss, which significantly improves the video tape recorders importance in CCTV security applications.
Video Capture Card – Is plugged into a unused PCI or PCI-E (pci express) aperture in your computer and allow you to view and record CCTV cameras as if you were using Digital Video Recorder.
Video Compression – Are about decreasing and eliminating redundant video records so that a digital video file can be efficiently sent over a network and stored on computer disks. This uses modern coding methods to reduce idleness in video data.
Video distribution amplifier (VDA)– Is a device that receives a single input signal and delivers this same signal to numerous remote outputs.
Video Graphics Array (VGA)– connector is a three-row 15-pin DE-15 connector. This is a lead connector used for transmitting video signals, and it is generally used to connect computers with monitors.
Video Gain – is an electronic amplification of the video signal. This means that the signal is increased automatically, adding extra power to the pixels on your image (CCD or CMOS) producing them to get magnify their amount and therefore enhance the image.
Video Input or Audio/Video (A/V) input– Is a port or jack in a video controller or recording device that you can plug a camera into. This collects a video signal from one device to another or video output source.
VFDS (Video Fire Detection System) – Is a smart video system which is able to identify fire and smoke through investigating video signals and therefore, conducting the alarm.
Waterproofing – Is made of or covered or treated with rubber, plastic or other surface coat resistant to water.
Wavelet compression– is a method of data compression that stores image data in as little space as possible in a file.
Wireless Camera–Is a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera that transfers a video and audio signal to a wireless receiver through a radio band. A wireless camera consists of a built-in transmitter to conduct video over the air to a receiver instead of through a wire.
White Balance -Is a camera setting that regulates for lighting in order to create white objects look white in photos. It outlines what the color white looks like in particular lighting conditions, which also affects the type of other colors.
White Light– The combination of all the lights in the visible light spectrum.
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)– Digitally modifying the coverage in areas of the frame to keep optimum feature in both the shadows and highlights of the image.
Zoom – The capacity of a camera to enlarge a picture.
Zoom Lens– A lens that retains focus when its focal length changes.
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Israeli actors, directors and playwrights: we won’t perform in the settlements
Posted: August 27th, 2010 | Author: noam | Filed under: culture, In the News, The Settlements | Tags: ariel culture hall, Benjamin Netanyahu, boycott, Dror Keren, limor livnat, Renee Yerushalmi, Yehoshua Sobol | 2 Comments »
Leading Israeli theater actors, playwrights and directors signed a letter announcing they refuse to perform or have their work shown in the Ariel Culture Hall in the West Bank.
Earlier this week it was revealed that the Culture Hall in Ariel, which is due to open in November, will host productions from all major Israeli theaters. This would be the first time such productions take place in the West bank.
Arab-Israeli actor Yousef Sweid immediately announced he won’t take part in shows in the occupied territories. He was joined by actor Rami Heuberger and playwright Shmuel Hasfari. Hasfari is one of the leaders of The National Left, a Zionist movement calling for the immediate evacuation of the West Bank and the establishing of a Palestinian state.
In a letter published today on Ynet, notable Israeli theater artist declared that:
We wish to express our disgust from the intention of the Israeli theaters to perform in the new hall in Ariel. The actors among us declare here that they won’t perform in Ariel, or any other settlement. We call the managing boards of the theaters to conduct their activities inside Israel’s sovereign territory.
The article on Ynet names 32 actors, composers and writers that signed the letter. Among them are Renee Yerushalmi, winner of the Israel prize, and Yehoshua Sobol, one of Israel’s most celebrated playwrights, and Prof. Gad Kinar, head of the theater department in Tel Aviv University. “I wouldn’t have signed my contract in the Cameri [theater] if I was told I’m about to perform in the occupied territories,” said TV and theater actor Dror Keren.
“It seems that the theaters will have to make major changes in their casts, if they want their work shown in Ariel,” the article on Ynet concludes. The writers are less of a problem, since the theaters can probably have the plays shown without their consent. Still, this is a major development, especially since under the new boycott bill, which stands a good chance of becoming a law in the one of the next Knesset session, any call to boycott Israel or the settlements could result in a fine of up to 30,000 Shekels (9,000 USD), without proof of damages.
So far, no theater has backed down from the intention to perform in the West Bank.
UPDATE: Culture minister Limor Livnat and PM Benjamin Netanyahu issued statements condemning the boycott letter. The pressure made four Cameri actors, including TV star Dror Keren, to announce they are withdrawing their signature from the letter, and that they will perform in Ariel after all.
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1.) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, USA 1953, directed by Charles Lamont, starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig Stevens, Helen Westcott, Reginal Denny, John Dierkes, Jimmy Aubrey, Henry Corden, Carmen De Lavallade, Al Ferguson
2.) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, USA 1948, directed by Charles Barton, starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney jr, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lénore Aubert, Jane Rudolph, Frank Ferguson, Charles Bradstreet, Howard Negley, Clarence Straight, Paul Stader, Vincent Price (voice)
3.) Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, USA 1951, directed by Charles Lamont, starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz, Adele Jergens, Sheldon Leonard, William Frawley, Gavin Muir, Sam Balter, John Daheim, Paul Maxey, Herb Vigran, Ralph Dunn, Milt Bronson, Walter F. Appler, Billy Wayne, Frankie Van
4.) Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, USA 1955, directed by Charles Lamont, starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Richard Deacon, Michael Ansara, Dan Seymour, Kurt Katch, Richard Karlan, Mel Welles, George Khoury, Eddie Parker, Chandra Kaly & his Dancers, Peggy King, Veola Vonn, Carole Costello, Michael Vallon
5.) The Black Cat, USA 1934, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells (= Julie Bishop), Egon Brecher, Harry Cording, Lucille Lund, Henry Armetta, Albert Conti, Luis Alberni, John Carradine, André Cheron, George Davis, Paul Panzer, Michael Mark, Virginia Ainsworth
6.) The Black Cat, USA 1941, directed by Albert S. Rogell, starring Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Bela Lugosi, Anne Gwynne, Gladys Cooper, Gale Sondergaard, Cecilia Loftus, Claire Dodd, John Eldredge, Alan Ladd
7.) Black Friday, USA 1940, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne, Virginia Brissac, Edmund MacDonald, Paul Fix, Murray Alper, Jack Mulhall, Joe King, John Kelly, Raymond Bailey
8.) The Bride of Frankenstein, USA 1935, directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Valerie Hobson, Una O'Connor, O.P. Heggie, Dwight Frye, E.E. Clive, Lucien Prival, John Carradine, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton
9.) Calling Dr.Death, USA 1943, directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring Lon Chaney jr, Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, David Bruce, Ramsay Ames, Fay Helm, Holmes Herbert, Alec Craig, Frederick Giermann, Lisa Golm, Charles Wagenheim, Mary Hale, George Eldredge, John Elliott, Robert F.Hill, Al Ferguson, Paul Phillips, Rex Lease, Frank Marlowe, David Hoffman, Jack Rockwell
10.) Captive Wild Woman, USA 1943, directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Acquanetta, John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Fay Helm, Martha Vickers, Vince Barnett, Paul Fix, Ray Corrigan (= Ray 'Crash' Corrigan) as an ape, Fern Emmett, William Gould, Ray Walker, Anthony Warde
11.) The Climax, USA 1944, directed by George Waggner, starring Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaaard, Thomas Gomez, June Vincent, George Dolenz, Ludwig Stössel, Jane Farrar, Ernö Verebes, Lotte Stein, Scotty Beckett, William Edmunds, Maxwell Hayes, Dorothy Lawrence, Ernie Adams, Gertrude Astor, Grace Cunard, William Desmond, Francis Ford, Stuart Holmes
12.) Dead Man's Eyes, USA 1944, directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring Lon Chaney jr, Jean Parker, Paul Kelly, Thomas Gomez, Acquanetta, Jonathan Hale, Edward Fielding, George Meeker, Pierre Watkin, Eddie Dunn, John Elliott, David Hoffman, Leslie K.O'Pace, Allen Fox, Rex Lease, Beatrice Roberts
13.) Dracula, USA 1931, directed by Tod Browning, starring Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Frances Dade, Charles Gerrard, Herbert Bunston, Moon Carroll, Josephine Velez, Michael Visaroff, Donald Murphy, Daisy Belmore
14.) Dracula, USA 1931, directed by George Melford, starring Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, Pablo Álvarez Rubio, Eduardo Arozamena, José Soriano Viosca, Carmen Guerrero, Amelia Senisterra, Manuel Arbó
15.) Dracula's Daughter, USA 1936, directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Edward Van Sloan, Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Irving Pichel, Gilbert Emery, Halliwell Hobbes, Billy Bevan, Nan Grey, Hedda Hopper, Claud Allister, Edgar Norton, E.E. Clive
16.) Frankenstein, USA 1931, directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Lionel Belmore, Frederick Kerr, Marilynn Harris
17.) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, USA 1943, directed by Roy William Neill, starring Lon Chaney jr, Bela Lugosi, Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Maria Ouspenskaya, Dennis Hoey, Don Barclay, Rex Evans, Dwight Frye
18.) The Frozen Ghost, USA 1945, directed by Harold Young, starring Lon Chaney jr, Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Martin Kosleck, Elena Verdugo, Tala Birell, Arthur Hohl, Pauline Drake, William Haade, Leyland Hodgson, David Hoffman, Dennis Moore
19.) The Ghost of Frankenstein, USA 1942, directed by Erle C. Kenton, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney jr, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Ralph Bellamy, Evelyn Ankers, Janet Ann Gallow, Barton Yarborough, Doris Lloyd, Leyland Hodgson, Olaf Hytten, Holmes Herbert, Lionel Belmore, Dwight Frye
20.) Horror Island, USA 1941, directed by George Waggner, starring Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran, Fuzzy Knight, John Eldredge, Lewis Howard, Hobart Cavanaugh, Walter Catlett, Ralf Harolde, Iris Adrian, Foy Van Dolsen, Emmett Vogan
21.) House of Dracula, USA 1945, directed by Erle C. Kenton, starring Lon Chaney jr, John Carradine, Onslow Stevens, Glenn Strange, Martha O'Driscoll, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Ludwig Stössel, Skelton Knaggs
22.) House of Frankenstein, USA 1944, directed by Erle C. Kenton, starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney jr, John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe, Lionel Atwill, George Zucco, Sig Ruman, Elena Verdugo, Glenn Strange, Charles F.Miller, Philip Van Zandt, Michael Mark, Frank Reicher
23.) Invisible Agent, USA 1942, directed by Edwin L. Marin, starring Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, Cedric Hardwicke, J.Edward Bromberg, Albert Bassermann, John Litel, Holmes Herbert, Keye Luke, Mabel Colcord, Michael Visaroff, Wolfgang Zilzer, Henry Zynda, Sven Hugo Borg, Eddie Dunn, Lee Tung Foo, Lane Chandler, Donald Curtis, Leslie Denison, Martin Faust, Matt Willis, John Holland, Ferdinand Munier, Eddie Parker, Pat West
24.) The Invisible Man, USA 1933, directed by James Whale, starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor, Forrester Harvey, Holmes Herbert, E.E. Clive, Dudley Digges, Harry Stubbs, Donald Stuart, Merle Tottenham, Robert Adair, Bob Reeves, Crauford Kent, John Merivale, John Carradine
25.) The Invisible Man Returns, USA 1940, directed by Joe May, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton, Cecli Kellaway, Alan Napier, Forrester Harvey, Ernie Adams, Jimmy Aubrey, Billy Bevan, Clara Blore, Stanley Blystone, Matthew Boulton, Ed Brady, Harry Cording, Paul England, Rex Evans, Edward Fielding, Mary Field, Mary Gordon, Frank Hagney, Frank Hill, Leyland Hodgson, Hugh Huntley, George Hyde, Ellis Irving, Colin Kenny, George Kirby, Bruce Lester, George Lloyd, Edmund MacDonald, Frank O'Connor, Frances Robinson, Ivan F.Simpson, Harry Stubbs, Denis Tankard, Cyril Thornton, David Thursby, Eric Wilton
26.) The Invisible Man's Revenge, USA 1944, directed by Ford L. Beebe, starring Jon Hall, Leon Errol, John Carradine, Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Gale Sondergaard, Lester Matthews, Halliwell Hobbes, Leyland Hodgson, Doris Lloyd, Ian Wolfe, Billy Bevan, Jimmy Aubrey, Lillian Bronson, Leonard Carey, Cyril Delevanti, Janna DeLoos, Tom Dillon, Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Gould-Porter, Olaf Hytten, Guy Kingsford, Skelton Knaggs, Yorke Sherwood
27.) The Invisible Ray, USA 1936, directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Violet Kemble Cooper, Walter Kingsford, Beulah Bondi, Frank Reicher, Paul Weigel, Georges Renavent
28.) The Invisible Woman, USA 1940, directed by A.Edward Sutherland, starring Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles, Oskar Homolka, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Margaret Hamilton, Shempo Howard, Anne Nagel, Kathryn Adams, Maria Montez, Charles Lande, Mary Gordon, Thurston Hall, Eddie Conrad, Harry C.Bradley, Kitty O'Neil, Sarah Edwards, Kay Linaker
29.) Jungle Woman, USA 1944, directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring Acquanetta, J. Carrol Naish, Lois Collier, Richard David, Eddie Hyany, Nana Bryant, Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Samuel S.Hinds, Douglass Dumbrille, Pierre Watkin, Christian Rub, Alec Craig, Tom Keene (as Richard Powers)
30.) The Mad Doctor of Market Street, USA 1942, directed by Joseph H.Lewis, starring Una Merkel, Lionel Atwill, Nat Pendleton, Claire Dodd, Richard Davies, John Eldredge, Anne Nagel, Hardie Albright, Mala, Noble Johnson, Rosina Galli, Al Kikume, Milton Kibbee, Byron Shores, Tani Marsh, Billy Bunkley, Dave Willock
31.) Man Made Monster, USA 1941, directed by George Waggner, starring Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney jr, Anne Nagel, Frank Albertson, Samuel S. Hinds, William B. Davidson, Ben Taggart, Constance Bergen, Ivan Miller, Chester Gan, George Meader, Frank O'Connor, John Dilson, Byron Foulger, Russell Hicks, Gary Breckner, William Hall, Victor Zimmerman, Francis Sayles, Jessie Arnold, Wright Kramer, Jack Gardner
32.) The Mummy, USA 1932, directed by Karl Freund, starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, Edward Van Sloan, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Bramwell Fletcher, Noble Johnson, Kathryn Byron, Leonard Mudie, James Crane
33.) The Mummy's Curse, USA 1944, directed by Leslie Goodwins, starring Lon Chaney jr, Peter Coe, Virginia Christine, Kay Harding, Dennis Moore, Martin Kosleck, Kurt Katch, Addison Richards, Holmes Herbert, Charles Stevens, William Farnum, Napoleon Simpson, Ann Codee
34.) The Mummy's Ghost, USA 1944, directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring Lon Chaney jr, John Carradine, Robert Lowery, Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLane, George Zucco, Frank Reicher, Harry Shannon, Emmett Vogan, Lester Sharpe, Claire Whitney, Oscar O'Shea
35.) The Mummy's Hand, USA 1940, directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, George Zucco, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Trowbridge, Eduardo Ciannelli, Tom Tyler, Sig Arno, Eddie Foster, Harry Stubbs, Michael Mark, Mara Tartar, Leon Belasco
36.) The Mummy's Tomb, USA 1942, directed by Harold Young, starring Lon Chaney jr, Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, Turhan Bey, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Mary Gordon, Paul E.Burns, Frank Reicher, Emmett Vogan
37.) Murders in the Rue Morgue, USA 1932, directed by Robert Florey, starring Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox, Leon Waycoff (= Leon Ames), Bert Roach, Betty Ross Clarke, Brandon Hurst, D'Arcy Corrigan, Noble Johnson, Arlene Francis, & as gorilla Charles Gemora
38.) Night Monster, USA 1942, directed by Ford L. Beebe, starring Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erickson, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Don Porter, Nils Asther, Fay Helm, Frank Reicher, Doris Lloyd, Francis Pierlot, Robert Homans, Janet Shaw, Eddy Waller, Cyril Delevanti
39.) The Old Dark House, USA 1932, directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart, Elspeth Dudgeon, Brember Wills
40.) Phantom of the Opera, USA 1943, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Leo Carrillo, Jane Farrar, J.Edward Bromberg, Fritz Feld, Frank Puglia, Steven Geray, Barbara Everest, Hume Cronyn, Fritz Leiber, Nicki Andre, Gladys Blake, Elvira Curci, Hans Herbert, Kate Drain Lawson, Miles Mander, Rosina Galli, Walter O.Stahl, Paul Marion, Renee Carson, Belle Mitchell, Marek Windheim, Edward Clark, Cyril Delevanti, Stanley Blystone, Lane Chandler, William Desmond
41.) Pillow of Death, USA 1945, directed by Wallace Fox, starring Lon Chaney jr, Brenda Joyce, J. Edward Bromberg, Rosalind Ivan, Clara Blandick, George Cleveland, Wilton Graff, Bernard Thomas, Victoria Horne, J. Farrell McDonald, Lee Phelps, Harry Strang, David Hoffman
42.) The Raven, USA 1935, directed by Louis Friedlander (= Lew Landers), starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Lester Matthews, Inez Courtney, Samuel S.Hinds, Ian Wolfe, Spencer Charters, Maidel Turner, Arthur Hoyt, Walter Miller
43.) She-Wolf of London, USA 1946, directed by Jean Yarbrough, starring June Lockhart, Sara Haden, Jan Wiley, Don Porter, Eily Malyon, Martin Kosleck, Dennis Hoey, Lloyd Corrigan, Frederick Worlock, James Finlayson, Olaf Hytten
44.) Son of Dracula, USA 1943, directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Lon Chaney jr, Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Craven, J.Edward Bromberg, Pat Moriarity, Etta McDaniel, Samuel S. Hinds, Adeline De Walt Reynolds, George Irving
45.) Son of Frankenstein, USA 1939, directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, Edgar Norton, Perry Ivins, Lawrence Grant, Lionel Belmore, Lorimer Johnson, Gustav von Seyffertitz
46.) The Spider Woman Strikes Back, USA 1946, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Gale Sondergaard, Brenda Joyce, Kirby Grant, Milburn Stone, Rondo Hatton, Hobart Cavanaugh, Norman Leavitt, William Sundholm, Guy Wilkerson, Guy Beach, Hans Herbert, Horace Murphy
47.) Strange Confession, USA 1945, directed by John Hoffman, starring Lon Chaney jr, Brenda Joyce, J. Carrol Naish, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Bridges, Addison Richards, Mary Gordon, George Chandler, Gregory Marshall, Wilton Graff, Francis McDonald, Jack Norton, Christian Rub, Wheaton Chambers, Ian Wolfe, Jody Gilbert, Leyland Hodgson, David Hoffman, Beatrice Roberts
48.) Weird Woman, USA 1944, directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring Lon Chaney jr, Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan, Elisabth Risdon, Lois Collier, Harry Hayden, Elizabth Russell, Phil Brown, Kay Harding, David Hoffman, Hanna Kaapa
49.) Werewolf of London, USA 1935, directed by Stuart Walker, starring Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews, Lawrence Grant, Spring Byington, Clark Williams, J.M.Kerrigan, Charlotte Granville, Ethel Griffies, Zeffie Tilbury, Jeanne Bartlett
review by Mike Haberfelner, second opinion by Dale Pierce
50.) The Wolf Man, USA 1941, directed by George Waggner, starring Lon Chaney jr, Evelyn Ankers, Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi, Ralph Bellamy, Warren Williams, Patric Knowles, Fay Helm, Maria Ouspenskaya, Leyland Hodgson, Forrester Harvey, Tom Stevenson, J.M.Kerrigan
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1891 Home Nations Championship
Title: 1891 Home Nations Championship
Subject: Six Nations Championship, 1891 in sports, Arthur Gould (rugby union), Triple Crown (rugby union), Sammy Woods, Stradey Park, Rodney Parade, Tom Graham (rugby union), Edgar Bonham-Carter, Harry Packer
3 January 1891 - 7 March 1891
Scotland (3rd title)
Scotland (1st title)
Calcutta Cup
Top point scorer(s)
Boswell (7)
McEwan (7)
Top try scorer(s)
Clauss (3)
Lockwood (3)
Wotherspoon (3)
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The 1891 Home Nations Championship was the ninth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 3 January and 7 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The 1891 Championship was won by Scotland, the fourth time the country had topped the table, but the first time Scotland had taken the Triple Crown title.
Rule changes this year, included the introduction of penalty goals, as although penalty kicks were introduced in 1882 no goal attempts could be made from one until this season. The two umpires were renamed as touch-judges and their powers were reduced to mark the spot where the ball left the field of play; a status that remained until additional powers were reinstated in 1982.[1] Players could now pick up a dead ball, and the dead ball line was set at a maximum of 25 yards.[1]
1 Table
2.1 Scoring system
3 The matches
3.1 Wales vs. England
3.2 Ireland vs. England
3.3 Scotland vs. Wales
3.4 Ireland vs. Scotland
3.5 England vs. Scotland
3.6 Wales vs. Ireland
1 Scotland 3 3 0 0 38 3 +35 6
2 England 3 2 0 1 19 12 +7 4
3 Wales 3 1 0 2 9 26 −17 2
4 Ireland 3 0 0 3 4 29 −25 0
The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth one point, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal was worth three points. Penalty goals were now worth three points, as although introduced in 1882, no attempt could be made from a penalty kick at goal until this season.
The matches
Wales vs. England
Try: Pearson,
Con: Bancroft Try: Christopherson (2)
Budworth
Con: Alderson
Rodney Parade, Newport
Referee: RD Rainie (Scotland)
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), Charlie Arthur (Cardiff), David Gwynn (Swansea), Percy Lloyd (Llanelli), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Hugh Ingledew (Cardiff), Percy Bennett (Cardiff Harlequins), David William Evans (Cardiff), Harry Packer (Newport), William Bowen (Swansea) capt., Walter Rice Evans (Swansea), Jim Hannan (Newport), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Edward Pegge (Neath)
England: William Grant Mitchell (Richmond), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), Percy Christopherson (Blackheath), William Leake (Harlequins), J Berry (Tyldesley), Eustace North (Oxford Uni.), Tom Kent (Salford), Sammy Woods (Cambridge U.), JT Toothill (Bradford), D Jowett (Heckmondwike), Richard Budworth (Blackheath), RP Wilson (Liverpool OB), William Bromet (Tadcaster), J Richards (Bradford)
Ireland vs. England
Try: Lockwood (2)
Toothill
Con: Lockwood (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: WM Douglas (Wales)
Ireland Dolway Walkington (NIFC) capt., RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), R Montgomery (NIFC), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), AC McDonnell (Dublin U.), JN Lytle (NIFC), EG Forrest (Wanderers), J Waites (Bective Rangers), JH O'Conner (Bective Rangers), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), J Roche (Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), Victor Le Fanu (Landsdowne), LC Nash (Queen's Co. Cork)
England: William Grant Mitchell (Richmond), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), Piercy Morrison (Cambridge U.), William Leake (Harlequins), J Berry (Tyldesley), Eustace North (Oxford Uni.), Tom Kent (Salford), Sammy Woods (Cambridge U.), JT Toothill (Bradford), D Jowett (Heckmondwike), Launcelot Percival (Oxford Uni.), RP Wilson (Liverpool OB), William Bromet (Tadcaster), J Richards (Bradford)
Scotland vs. Wales
Try: CE Orr
JE Orr
Goodhue
Leggatt
Con: McEwan (2)
Drop: W Nielson
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: HL Ashmore (England)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), Gregor MacGregor (Cambridge Uni), Paul Clauss (Oxford Uni.), W Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Darsie Anderson (London Scottish), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), A Dalglish (Gala), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre (Edinburgh Wanderers), Robert MacMillan (West of Scotland), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr (West of Scotland)
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Dickie Garrett (Penarth), David Gwynn (Swansea), George Thomas (Newport), Ralph Sweet-Escott (Cardiff), Hugh Ingledew (Cardiff), Percy Bennett (Cardiff Harlequins), Sydney Nicholls (Cardiff), Tom Graham (Newport), William Bowen (Swansea), Walter Rice Evans (Swansea), David Daniel (Llanelli), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Willie Thomas (Llanelli) capt.
Ireland vs. Scotland
Try: Wotherspoon (3)
Con: Boswell (3)
Drop: McEwan
Ballynafeigh, Belfast
Referee: G Rowland Hill (England)
Ireland Dolway Walkington (NIFC) capt., RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), HG Wells (Bective Rangers), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), ED Cameron (Bective Rangers), JN Lytle (NIFC), RD Stokes (Queens College), J Moffatt (Belfast Albion), JH O'Conner (Bective Rangers), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), J Roche (Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), EF Frazer (Bective Rangers), LC Nash (Queen's Co. Cork)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), Gregor MacGregor (Cambridge Uni), Paul Clauss (Oxford Uni.), GR Wilson (Royal HSFP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), William Wotherspoon (Cambridge Uni), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), A Dalglish (Gala), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre (Edinburgh Wands), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell West of Scotland, JE Orr (West of Scotland)
England vs. Scotland
Try: Lockwood
Con: Alderson Try: W Neilson
Con: MacGregor (2)
Drop: Clauss
Athletic Ground, Richmond
Referee: J Chambers (Ireland)
England: William Grant Mitchell (Richmond), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), Percy Christopherson (Blackheath), William Leake (Harlequins), J Berry (Tyldesley), Eustace North (Oxford Uni.), Tom Kent (Salford), Sammy Woods (Cambridge U.), Edgar Bonham-Carter (Oxford Uni.), D Jowett (Heckmondwike), Richard Budworth (Blackheath), RP Wilson (Liverpool OB), John Rogers (Moseley), J Richards (Bradford)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), Gregor MacGregor (Cambridge Uni), Paul Robert Clauss (Oxford Uni.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Darsie Anderson (London Scottish, Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre (Edinburgh Wands), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr (West of Scotland)
Wales vs. Ireland
Try: Samuel
Con: Bancroft
Drop: Bancroft Try: Lee
Drop: Walkington
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Referee: A Rowsell (England)
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), Dickie Garrett (Penarth), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Percy Lloyd (Llanelli), Evan James (Swansea), David James (Swansea), John Samuel (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Tom Graham (Newport), Stephen Thomas (Llanelli), Tom Deacon (Swansea), David Samuel (Swansea), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Willie Thomas (Llanelli) capt.
Ireland Dolway Walkington (NIFC), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), HG Wells (Bective Rangers), R Pedlow (Bessbrook), ED Cameron (Bective Rangers), T Fogarty (Garryowen), RD Stokes (Queens College), FO Stoker (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), R Stevenson (Dungannon) capt., J Roche (Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), LC Nash (Queen's Co. Cork)
1890 Home Nations Home Nations Championship
1892 Home Nations
Six Nations Championship
Centenary Quaich
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy
Millennium Trophy
Championship records • Under 20s Championship • Women's Championship
England national rugby union team, Wales national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union team, Ireland national rugby union team, France national rugby union team
1891 In Sports
Scottish Football League, Dumbarton F.C., National League, Association football, Rangers F.C.
Arthur Gould (rugby union)
Wales national rugby union team, Newport RFC, London Welsh RFC, Frank Hill (rugby player), Newport, Wales
Triple Crown (rugby union)
Wales national rugby union team, England national rugby union team, Ireland national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union team, Six Nations Championship
Sammy Woods
Sydney, Association football, Martin Johnson (rugby union), Phil Vickery (rugby union), Somerset County Cricket Club
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Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael)
Title: Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael)
Subject: Deirdre Bolger, John Mannion, Jnr, Timmy Conway, Martin O'Toole, John A. Murphy
Maurice O'Connell (born 20 October 1936 in Penang, Malaysia) is a former Fine Gael politician in Ireland. He was a Senator from 1981 to 1983, elected to the short-lived 15th and 16th Seanads on the Labour Panel.[1] He was defeated in the 1983 election to the 17th Seanad.[1]
His great uncle Sir William Bernard Hickie served as a Senator from 1925 to 1936.
Families in the Oireachtas
His grandfather Henry Hugh Peter Deasy (1866 – February 1947) was an army officer, founder of the Deasy Motor Car Company and a writer. He was born in Dublin. And was one of the first westerners to map uncharted areas of Chinese Turkestan (Tibet) approx 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2) were surveyed over a three-year period commencing 1898.
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Administrative Panel
Luke Belton (FG)
Katharine Bulbulia (FG)
Sean Conway (FF)
Micheál Cranitch (FF)
Tras Honan (FF)
Billy Kenneally (FF)
Flor O'Mahony (Lab)
Agricultural Panel
Bernard Durkan (FG)
Michael Ferris (Lab)
Tom Fitzgerald (FF)
Richard Hourigan (FG)
Thomas Hussey (FF)
Joseph Lennon (FG)
John Mannion, Jnr (FG)
Charles McDonald (FG)
Martin O'Toole (FF)
William Ryan (FF)
Michael Smith (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel
Séamus de Brún (FF)
Joachim Loughrey (FG)
Timothy McAuliffe (Lab)
Mary O'Rourke (FF)
Madeleine Taylor (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel
Deirdre Bolger (FG)
Timmy Conway (Lab)
Jack Daly (FG)
Seán Fallon (FF)
William Farrell (FF)
Michael Howard (FG)
Mick Lanigan (FF)
Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)
Labour Panel
Monica Barnes (FG)
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Donie Cassidy (FF)
Denis Cregan (FG)
Dick Dowling (FG)
Des Hanafin (FF)
Jack Harte (Lab)
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Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF)
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National University of Ireland
James Dooge (FG)
John A. Murphy (Ind)
Brendan Ryan (Ind)
University of Dublin
Mary Robinson (Ind)
Shane Ross (Ind)
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Nominated by the Taoiseach
Paudge Brennan (FF)
Flor Crowley (FF)
Camilla Hannon (FF)
James Larkin (Ind FF)
Seamus Mallon (Ind)
P. J. Mara (FF)
Bernard McGlinchey (FF)
M. J. Nolan (FF)
Ned O'Keeffe (FF)
John Robb (Ind)
G. V. Wright (FF)
Nominated December 1982
Aidan Eames (FF)
Seán O'Connor (FF)
Frank Wall (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil
FG: Fine Gael
Lab: Labour Party
Ind: Independent
Ind FF: Independent Fianna Fáil
Cathaoirleach Charles McDonald (FG)
Leader of the Seanad Gemma Hussey (FG)
Patrick Kennedy (FG)
Jimmy Leonard (FF)
Myles Staunton (FG)
Richard Bruton (FG)
Pierce Butler (FG)
Rory Kiely (FF)
Liam Naughten (FG)
Patsy Lawlor (FG)
Maurice Manning (FG)
Joe Walsh (FF)
Barry Cogan (FF)
Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr (FG)
Ruairi Quinn (Lab)
John Blennerhassett (FG)
Donal Carey (FG)
Séamus Dolan (FF)
Brian Hillery (FF)
Dan Kiely (FF)
Andy O'Brien (FG)
Gemma Hussey (FG)
Liam B. Ryan (Ind)
Catherine McGuinness (Ind)
Ulick Burke (FG)
John F. Carroll (Lab)
Paddy Dunne (Lab)
Robert Fausset (FG)
Jim Higgins (FG)
Miriam Kearney (FG)
Pat Magner (Lab)
Seán A. O'Leary (FG)
T. K. Whitaker (Ind)
Fine Gael politicians
Members of the 15th Seanad
Christian democracy, Seanad Éireann, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, European People's Party
Fianna Fáil
Sinn Féin, Éamon de Valera, Bertie Ahern, Dáil Éireann, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
Fine Gael, Dáil Éireann, Fianna Fáil, Seanad Éireann, Sinn Féin
Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam
Fine Gael, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Labour Party (Ireland), Dáil Éireann
Deirdre Bolger
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour Party (Ireland), Seanad Éireann, Irish people
John Mannion, Jnr
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour Party (Ireland), Agricultural Panel, Eoin Ryan, Snr
Timmy Conway
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour Party (Ireland), Eoin Ryan, Snr, Seanad Éireann
Martin O'Toole
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour Party (Ireland), Tras Honan, Agricultural Panel
John A. Murphy
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour Party (Ireland), Seanad Éireann, Mick Lanigan
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KB Jones :: Finer Things
The one thing KB Jones profiledoesn’t tell me before reviewing his album is how he got there from his real name being Daniel Munoz. Wouldn’t D-Money have been the logical moniker? Or maybe Dan Da Monster? There’s got to be a good story behind the choice. Unfortunately that info doesn’t seem to be on his official website either. What I can tell you for sure though is that KB started out as one member in a band called The Spoken Truth, and that when he went solo he released a free album called “The Honey on the Side.” It’s still available BTW, so if you want to hear a little of his music while you’re reading the review, go ahead and click the link (it will open in a separate window). The first single off “Finer Things” is the provocatively titled “Fuck the Bullshit”:
“Fuck the whack emcees! Fuck the radio top ten
I’m sick of people comparin me to Asher again
Yo fuck the haters! Only mad cause I’m an innovator
Fuck that suit, that don’t hold open the elevator
Fuck goin to work, and havin to take a shit
and if you’re more than 5 minutes, your boss’ll have a fit
Fuck my girl yellin at me, and gettin serious
Then the next day, she blames the outburst on the period
Fuck reality shows, devaluin the flow
for makin all my friends a bunch of fiends that I don’t even know
Fuck the models and they runway shows
Those skinny bitches need to know they need some meat on they bones!”
As hip-hop tirades against mainstream mediocrity go, it’s one of the better I’ve heard in a while, and KB Jones certainly delivers it with enough emotional intensity to have credibility. Even though he clearly resents the comparisons to Asher Roth, I can +almost+ see it. He’s not as into frat boy topics or humorous punchlines as DJ Green Lantern’s favorite rapper, but there’s more than an iota of similarity in terms of their vocal tone. The diction is crisp and clear too, which is something I appreciate a great deal when listening to rap albums is what I do for a living even when I’m +not+ reviewing them. Even if he’s making the same points other emcees have already made, it’s more compelling on songs like “Higher” just because such careful attention was paid to the vocal equalization.
“So at the first sight of Jones, you may think I’m a prick
with an oversized ego, and a hose for a dick
But I’m always fuckin smart remarks to start shit
If I’m not leavin with your chick well then I’m bustin ya lip
And I suppose, the realest of the emcees know
if you don’t spice up reality to show
you a hard motherfucker with your finger in the air
the public will portray you as soft – they really don’t care!”
I can’t lie – I popped a smile for those eight bars. To me that was an even more effective rant than “Fuck the Bullshit” because it was subtle. He portrays the stereotype of a swaggering macho rapper yet simultaneously points out that if you don’t play that role you don’t get critical acclaim and radio spins.
The place where “Finer Things” doesn’t always live up to its title is that the production occasionally falters. Tracks aren’t necessarily bad or unlistenable, just occasionally a little mundane and uninspiring. “The Virgin Mary” is a good example – the story alone about a girl KB is into who just can’t keep her pants zipped up is better lyrically than musically. On the other hand it’s absolutely infuriating that KB throws away one of my all-time favorite beats for the “Grow Up (Interlude)” instead of rapping over it – old heads like me will remember it as the backdrop of the Kurious Jorge song “I’m Kurious.”
Everything else about “Finer Things” falls somewhere in between those two. Some people might not dig the singing or swinging of “Nobody But You,” but it reminds me pleasantly of Gym Class Heroes. “The Love That We Lost” seems a little confused though – like a good idea in the studio that fell apart due to being paired with a complicated drum track. “California Dreaming Again” is fly though – largely slow and mellow but given a rougher edge thanks to some guitar rock heard on the hook. “Boom in the Box” is a boom bap plus, but “Pull Up a Chair” gets a little too Everlast at times for my taste.
Even though I didn’t know KB before this album, I suspect The Spoken Truth’s loss is hip-hop’s gain, because KB strikes me as having more to say than the average rapper and the cleverness to do it differently. The debut album is meaty at 17 tracks, but also a lean cut since it clocks in at under an hour total. It’s enough to make me hunger for more, so after getting a taste of the “Finer Things” in life I’ll be coming back for a second meal later on.
KB Jones
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News Water Polo
December 24, 2019 kotsisko 0 Comment
After ending the medal drought at the 30th Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine men’s water polo team guns for a 2020 Tokyo Olympic berth at the Asia Water Polo Championships this February 2020 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The silver medal finish at the 2019 SEA Games has secured the team a slot at the Asian Olympic Qualifying meet in Kazakhstan, where top Asian teams gather to secure an Olympic slot at this tournament.
“During our team meeting with our coaches after the SEA Games, nabanggit na nila sa amin na nasa calendar of events na namin yang tournament sa Kazakhstan,” said veteran goalie Tani Gomez. “Hopefully matuloy kami kasi magandang tournament yan para sa amin, added experience and exposure yan para sa buong team.”
Only the top team in the Kazakhstan meet will qualify to the Tokyo Olympics.
A total of 12 national teams will earn spots to the Games. Japan, as host, automatically qualifies, while Serbia emerged as the No. 1 team in the FINA World League held in Belgrade. Italy and Spain earned spots after finishing 1-2 in the last World Championship in Gwangju, Korea.
Australia and the United State of America clinched spots after topping their respective OQTs, the Oceania Continental and the Pan American Games.
The remaining six spots will come from Asia’s OQT and the 2020 European Championship in Hungary, while the last berths will come from the top four teams in the World Qualification Tournament in March in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Gomez said that Kazakhstan and China are in the top 20 in the FINA world rankings, and it would be tough for the Filipinos to win the Asian OQT.
Nevertheless, the OQT would be a big boost to the national team as they try to continue to develop in preparation for the Asian Swimming Championship the country will host November 7 to 17, 2020 at the New Clark City in Tarlac.
“Maganda kung mapayagan tayo dun. Yes qualified, but it’s still up to the PSC (Philippine Sports Commission) and the PSI (Philippine Swimming Inc.) kung tuloy kami. Sana ok sa kanila para tuluy tuloy yung improvement ng buong team,” said Gomez.
Photo : Evan Grabador
PH water polo wins silver and bronze; ends SEA Games 10-year medal drought The Philippine Men's and Women's Water Polo teams ended their 30th Southeast Asian Games campaign with podium finishes to end our country's 10-year medal drought at the NCC Aquatic Center […]
PH Men’s water polo team opens SEA Games campaign with a draw The Philippines men’s water polo team took a gallant stand in the endgame to force reigning silver medalist Indonesia to a 6-6 draw late Tuesday at the start of water polo competitions in […]
PH Women’s water polo team succumbs to Singapore Displaying a solid start in the first quarter, the Philippine Women's Water Polo team succumbed to Singapore, 9-18 in its opening match in the 30th Southeast Asian Games women’s water polo […]
Philippines to host 11th Asian Swimming Championships next year After the successful and historic stint at the 30th Southeast Asian Games this year, Philippine Swimming is set to embark on another milestone for Philippine Swimming as we host Asia's […]
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posted Friday, December 9, 2011 - Volume 39 Issue 49
International reaction to Clinton's U.N. speech Compiled from the Council for Global Equality
Reactions from LGBT activists who were on hand to witness the speech included these:
Arvind Narrain from the Lawyers Collective in India
'The Secretary made a passionate case for LGBT rights as Gay rights while being very culturally sensitive. The generosity of mentioning the gains in South Africa, Brazil, India, and Nepal conveyed a wider sense of ownership of these issues.'
Sass Rogando Sasot from Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines
'The sincerity and courage of Secretary Clinton is an invitation for us to make the dignity of our common humanity the center and goal of our politics. Her speech is another step towards a world that's more inclusive, fair, and compassionate.'
Polina Savchenko from the Russian LGBT Network
'Secretary Clinton's point about 'honest discussion' is particularly important for Russia because we suffer from extreme ignorance. Discussion is shut down in our country. Her message about decriminalization was also very important in our country right now.'
Santiago Eder from Colombia Diversa
'It was extremely important that the Secretary of State of the United States of America introduced the concept that 'Gay rights are human rights and human rights are Gay rights.' It was a very symbolic and historic moment for the Gay liberation movement.'
Pauline Kimani of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya
'I really appreciated the speech. I loved the introspective parts and believe that the consultative process with these activists on the ground that was started today will continue for a lifetime!'
Adrian Jjuuko, Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Uganda
'It was a very powerful speech & relevant in the context of Uganda. Coming from the stature of HC, it amplifies our voices for equality much much further. I'm sure its impact will be felt for years to come.'
The Rev. MacDonald Sembereka of the Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV/AIDS
'First and foremost, thank you Hillary Clinton and the U.S. government for starting a global discussion like never was done before. To me this has been a speech that touched all aspects of a discussion that we need to have globally. She covered all the pros and cons - and now the global discussion begins. I hope that the rest of the world takes it up.'
Anastasia Danilova of Gender DOC-Moldova
'It was a very important speech for Moldova because we have no political will or support in our country for the human rights of LGBT people. That is why it is so important to have the high level of Hillary Clinton's support for LGBT rights and freedoms. Personally, it was very empowering for her to talk about the importance of us - the LGBT activists.'
Alice N'kom of ADEFHO, Cameroon
'I am so honored and privileged to be a part of this historical message. As a defender of women's human rights, it felt like it did after the Beijing conference on women - the Secretary had the same impact on LGBT human rights today as she did with women's rights in Beijing. This makes our struggle a success. We will win, as we won in Beijing. And I hope my country and I will be a part of this side of history.'
Sanja Juras of Kontra, Croatia
'It was certainly a very important speech and crucial that such a high official sent the message that LGBT rights are human rights. This makes a difference for people all over the world. For us in Croatia, the mention of freedom of assembly was very important, since these rights are violated, as during Gay pride demonstrations this year.'
Zoryan Kis of Fulcrum, Ukraine
'It was very exciting to really witness the history that Secretary Clinton said we are on the right side of. For the Ukrainian LGBT community the message that 'we are not alone' was so important to hear. The other message about the evolution of opinions and how Clinton's own understanding has developed was really helpful to our work. We cannot persuade people through accusations, but we have to work to help our society understand and accept LGBT rights.' J-FLAG Representative, Jamaica
'I was so honored to be a part of this moment in history. The central thing that stuck out for me is that progress begins with honest conversation. That is key for us at home in Jamaica to begin more rational, honest conversations about the rights of our people, including LGBT.'
Vladimir Simenko of the Lithuanian Gay League
'Personally, as an human rights watchdog for two decades, I sometimes feel frustrated. But when I heard Hillary Clinton say that we have friends and partners abroad, I really felt that we are not alone. I truly feel motivated and inspired. We will use this message for our struggle - and hope that our government does too.'
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Little Syam, Oh&Ah by Sweii, RAW by Lina and Ummi Junid
Material Matters celebrates artisanal craftsmanship of four Malaysian artists, working in a rich variety of materials, including natural dye textiles and upcycled as well as bespoke furnishing. The four creators : Samsiah Jendol (Little Syam), Redzlina Abdul Wahab (RAW), Sweii Chong (Oh&Ah), and Ummi Junid, follow traditional craft techniques reworked to a contemporary context. The works speak to each other, placed within the open interiors of Gallery Residence, as testaments to expertise, function and beauty.
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‘Where many images are possessed, there is always implicit narrative to be elucidated.’
Shalini Ganendra Advisory is delighted to present ‘Trincomalee – My Father’s Stories and the Lost Photographs’, an exhibition of highly acclaimed work by award-winning fine artist and photographer Liz Fernando.
Recently acquired for the private collection of the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C., Liz Fernando’s major work ‘Trincomalee’ comprises lost images reconstructed from Sri Lanka’s collective memory and oral histories relayed to the artist by her father. Fernando engages with historical narratives at a personal level, extending her academic research surrounding the role of photography in South Asia into highly sophisticated and descriptive images.
Tricomalee is a growing installation built around the original piece, a handmade eponymous art book by the artist, that celebrates the image and written word, capturing memory both real and imagined. The exhibition grows, having been first shown in 2011 and then 2016 and now in 2018. New works extend the installation to photographic works and embossed prints by Liz Fernando and demonstrates several approaches to the medium of printing. In this exhibition Fernando creates and deconstructs an unfolding narrative that exposes the fragility of memories, explores the concept of nostalgia and establishes an underlying universal/personal vocabulary that invites the viewer to make narratives of their own memory and identity.
Liz Fernando is a graduate from the prestigious LCC BA Photography programme at the University of Arts, London. Her work has been exhibited at the Tate Modern in London and is showcased by Photoworks, Brighton. She is a nominee for the Sovereign Art Prize 2018, and lives and works in Berlin and Colombo.
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Summer Vignettes 2018 featured a selection of dynamic Malaysian artists and designers, in a celebration of inter-disciplinary skill. Established and emerging Malaysian artists: Haris Abadi, Azliza Ayob, Al-Khuzairie Ali, Shaq Koyok, Zac Lee, Zulkifli Lee, Kim Ng, Zelin Seah, Elias Yamani Bin Ismail, and newcomer, VinSze Yong, (recently returned from UK graduate art study) – presented new works in a mixture of mediums, including works on paper, canvas, wall sculpture, and ceramic. Malaysian designers Super Struxture, SND, and DAPO showcased wool yarn lighting, elegant tableware, and funky furniture design. Combined elements of art and design created a wonderfully symbiotic aesthetic that compliments and enhances the SGA ethos of living with art.
The developing and distinct art practices of three young Malaysian talents, Alena Murang, Shaq Kyok and Afiq Aziz featured in ROOTS. Each artist presented different processes and materiality, including ceramic, batik block, fabric painting, and portraits on handwoven leaf ‘canvases’. The works were united by an exploration of ‘roots’, whether this was through a focus on personal ethnicity, traditional craft (batik) and weaving (pandanus) techniques, or more familiar mediums (ceramic and painting).
“Life is short, the art is long.”So wrote Hippocrates. Life is now longer thanks to the miracles of modern medicine, some of which have been created by Sir Roy Calne. Calne, an award-winning transplant surgeon, has contributed to life as well as art – making both longer and fuller. In addition to numerous international accolades – including two Nobel Prize nominations – Calne is a consummate artist. He is a fearless explorer, invigorated by challenge. When Calne first started to experiment in transplant surgery, he was breaking new ground: surgical kidney transplants had been attempted but very few successful. His successes in such surgeries revolutionised the field.
As a child, Calne was fascinated by drawing and by colour. Whilst going on to excel in the field of medicine, he continued to paint. In 1988, famed Scottish painter, John Bellany became a patient after receiving a successful liver transplant executed by Calne. The artist gave the surgeon art lessons and through this exchange, Calne realized more fully the connection offered through painting. “I thought as a surgeon – painting patients- nobody has done this before, and that’s really what got me. I like to do new things; I have always been stimulated by being told you can’t do it or it’s difficult and you shouldn’t do it, or that other people haven’t done it.” Bellany and Calne became life-long friends.
As an artist, he has challenged himself to work in a variety of mediums, including bronze and digital prints. For his much anticipated 2017 solo, Bloom, he created 10 digital images as signed prints. He studied and painted scenes from the Calnes’ private garden, an exquisitely landscaped space in Cambridge, home to his family for over 50 years. It was appropriate that he revisited this important and natural influence, into which his studios peer, not only in literal meaning but as analogy for his illustrious career and life, filled with Bloom. He has exhibited at SGFA since 1998 and his work has also been featured at the Barbican Gallery, UK.
What If…, 2017
Celebrated and established Malaysian artist Bibi Chew’s first solo exhibition in her career of over thirty years, What if …explored the impact of geography on individual and community.
New works in a variety of mediums explored this phenomenon, including The MAP is upside down, The RIVER is floating, and Landed.
In, The RIVER is floating, Chew used a mastered technique of layered cut-outs to explore the appearance, impact, and more subtle meanings of land and its tributaries. “How do we see land, how do we experience it? Are we entitled to the emotions that we project on it? Can we possibly preserve it?”were all questions that inspired the artist’s creative impulse.
In Landed, she used acrylic washes to highlight images that, with their organic sensibilities, could not only represent Malaysia’s territories, but also the leaves, bark, and soil within them.
The Map, an overhead, mobile, and grounded installation, invited audience participation to discover effects of altered territory placement and the view of land overhead.
Chew’s works have a wonderfully deceptive simplicity, drawing the viewer into a meditation on what they might have come to expect from nature while also considering alternatives: “What if the land or water is above us? What if we could view the map from opposite angle? What if we are able to view the interior/inside of the land or water from above our eye level? What if the land or water is lighter than what we think?” How would these changes in perspective, interaction and experience impact the way we live?
Very Image,curated by Sean C. S. Hu, featured seven of the founding members of renowned artist cooperative, VT Artsalon: Jui-Chung Yao, Wen-Chi Chen, Wei-Cheng Tu, Chun-Hao Chen, Dar-Kuen Wu, Hui-Yu Su and Isa Ho. Hu himself is the eighth founder of the cooperative. Through this two-month exhibition, with accompanying educational components, VT Artsalon introduced the works of these artists and also their views on the development of contemporary art in Taiwan, international markets, art practise generally, and collector development. Included in the itinerary were talks at local universities and the National Visual Gallery, as well as portfolio reviews and exhibition tours.
Following VT Artsalon’s founding philosophy and based on its members’ magnum opuses, Very Image fostered artistic and cultural exchange. The title of this exhibition refers not only to the shown images, but also to the personal, cultural imagery they evoked through the variety of mediums used.
The Designer Glaze project celebrated ceramic as a fine art and design material. SGA commissioned students of the local university, KBU Design School, to create the permanent installation on the facade of SGA’s award winning Gallery Residence. The project explored, through a number of processes, the meanings of art and craft, the execution of design commissions, and the dynamics between client and creator.
SGA regularly develops explorative commissions as part of the organisation’s capacity-building focus.
Brian Robinson has literally carved a distinctive presence within the remarkably talented generation of Indigenous Australian artists who have come to the fore in recent years. His graphic prints and contemporary sculptures read as episodes in an intriguing narrative, revealing the strong tradition of storytelling within his community of Zenadh Kes and his connection to the contemporary world.
Robinson’s experience in the art world extends well beyond his practice as an artist, having worked in a curatorial role spanning fifteen years at Cairns Regional Gallery as well as residing on numerous local, state and national visual arts boards. A prolific artist whose work includes the planar surface and three-dimensional forms, Robinson works to extend the paradigm of contemporary Torres Strait Islander art to embrace artistic classicism from numerous points.
His approach to his printmaking practice is linear and often playful. The exhibition’s collection illustrated Robinson’s depth of connection to his heritage, paired with his aesthetic and intellectual exploration of Western iconography. References that spring from the artist’s childhood fascination with the artistic appurtenances of Catholic Mass and Hero worship, whether it is of biblical, Greek or Torres Strait Islander derivation, are repeated themes and these grand narratives are peppered with more prosaic symbolism and stylistic influences such as comic book characters, everyday objects, and graffiti art.
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Sir Walter Scott the antiquary: conference celebrating the bicentenary of the publication of The Antiquary
7th October 2016 @ 9:00 am - 8th October 2016 @ 5:00 pm
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Venue: Friday 7th October, Auditorium, NMS, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Venue: Saturday 8th October, Abbotsford House, Abbotsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire TD6 9BQ
Join us in this unique event to uncover a different side to Sir Walter Scott, the antiquary and collector and the physical culture surrounding and inspiring him, to be held in collaboration with Abbotsford House. Expert talks and discussion will explore and assess Scott’s interests in Scotland’s past and will celebrate 200 years of The Antiquary.
Published in an edition of 6,000 copies on May 4, 1816 and even more successful than its predecessors, The Antiquary sold out within three weeks. It went through a further nine editions in Scott’s lifetime. Scott was a Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and his interests in the material culture of Scotland and their contemporary research forms a core element of The Antiquary.
This conference will be split into two days, with talks on day 1 in the National Museums Scotland and then day 2 at Abbotsford to further our knowledge and take a closer look with expert guides on the material culture of Sir Walter Scott, including the chance to see material not normally on display.
You can even stay at Abbotsford, a limited number of luxury rooms may be available in Abbotsford’s Hope Scott Wing on a B&B basis at £150 per room per night, including a continental breakfast. These rooms are bookable not more than one month in advance. Please email Abbotsford house at enquiries@scottsabbotsford.co.uk or telephone 01896 752043 to enquire about availability and quote “Antiquary Conference”. This is a unique opportunity to experience for yourself the splendour of the surroundings that proved such an inspiration to Scott throughout his long and illustrious career.
Friday only £50 – Fellows of the Society and Friends and Patrons of Abbotsford
Friday only £60 – Non-Fellow ticket
Friday only £30 – Student concession (valid matriculation card must be shown)
Friday and Saturday £90 – Fellows of the Society and Friends and Patrons of Abbotsford
Friday and Saturday £120 – Non-Fellow ticket
Friday and Saturday £60 – Student concession (valid matriculation card must be shown)
Saturday evening conference meal at the Ochiltrees Abbotsford restaurant: £55 per person
Scroll down to book tickets now – please note that transport is not included
Friday 7th October 2016
Auditorium, NMS, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
0900-0925 Arrive and registration
0925-0930 Opening (Dr David Caldwell, President of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland)
0930-1000 Morning Chair and background – Walter Scott and the Scottish Antiquarian Tradition: Mr Oldbuck in Context (Dr Iain Gordon Brown, Hon. Fellow, National Library of Scotland; Curator of the Royal Society of Edinburgh)
1000-1030 Waverley lines: Scott the archaeologist, Scott the antiquary and his network of contacts (Trevor Cowie and Colin Wallace)
1030-1100 Inspiration: Hospitalfield as Monkbarns, the setting for The Antiquary (Laura Simpson, Hospitalfield)
1100-1130 Tea/Coffee
1130-1200 “I opened the box, thinking it might be the damask …” Walter Scott, Thomas Pringle and Abbotsford (Dr Malcolm Morrison, Abbotsford Guide)
1200-1230 Discussion
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1335 Afternoon Chair (George Dalgleish, The Abbotsford Trust)
1335-1400 Sir Walter Scott and Heraldry at Abbotsford (Charles J Burnett Esq. Former Ross Herald of Arms, retired)
1400-1430 The Abbotsford Museum: Exhibiting Things in the Waverley Novels (Lucy Linforth, University of Edinburgh)
1500-1530 Scott’s Magnum Opus: working with Abbotsford’s collections, indoors and out (Kirsty Archer-Thompson and Pippa Coles, The Abbotsford Trust)
1600-1630 Sum-up (Professor Alison Lumsden, University of Aberdeen)
1630-1645 Close (James Holloway, Chair of The Abbotsford Trust)
1645-1830 Reception (with complimentary Antiquary whisky provided by Tomatin Distillery co. Ltd)
Saturday 8th October 2016
Abbotsford House, Abbotsford, Melrose, Roxburghshire TD6 9BQ
11:00 – Arrival at Visitor Centre and then gathering for coffee and orientation in Marquee
Visitors will then split into three groups with slightly different timings for the following:
11:30-12:30 House Tour
12:30-13:00 “Their leaders fallen, their standards lost”: a Waterloo red herring? (Dr Stuart Allan, Principal Curator of Scottish Late Modern Collections, National Museums Scotland), with viewing of the military colours
13:00-14:15 Lunch in Marquee
14:15-15:00 Garden Heritage Tour
15:15-15:45 Exhibition and introduction to the Scott the Antiquary Display
16:00-17:00 Free time before Drinks Reception, details of requirements tbc.
1700 Reception & Close
Conference Meal in the Abbotsford Ochiltree Restaurant (£55 per person)
7th October 2016 @ 9:00 am
8th October 2016 @ 5:00 pm
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NMS, Edinburgh and Abbotsford House, nr Melrose
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Each Radio and Tv play of those tracks related to Soundreef songwriters and publishers is immediately available in the “Statistics” section of Soundreef users’ accounts. For each play, Soundreef detection system reports: channel, program, day and exact time during which the play in question has been detected.
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Besides guaranteeing an automated and proactive control of the music plays, pursuant to the Law, radio and tv broadcasters must also forward the report of all those tracks played during the different radio and tv programs. Those reports are then cross-checked with our automated audio-monitoring data, with the aim of reaching the highest reliability in relation to those plays actually being broadcasted.
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The amount paid by the broadcasters can be considered as settled only as soon as the broadcasters themselves present their reports. This step is usually processed in April for the previous year. So, during the months of May, June and July the licences’ costs related to the previous year can thus be finalized and the royalty payments will immediately follow the costs settlement.
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Letter From Rep. Wolf to NASA Administrator Bolden Regarding China and the ISS
Status Report From: Rep. Frank Wolf
Posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
300 E St SW Mailstop 9042
Dear Administrator Bolden:
I was concerned to read in the enclosed article [Some space station partners appear ready to welcome China into the group] that during your recent meeting with International Space Station (ISS) partners in Quebec City, there was discussion of including the Peoples Republic of China in the program. Given that the U.S. led the effort -- and made the largest investment -- to construct the ISS, NASA should make clear that the U.S. will not accept Chinese participation in any station-related activities.
Some of our international partners may not be aware that the Chinese "civilian" space program is directly run by the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). According to recent testimony given to the Senate, Defense Intelligence Agency chief Gen. Ron Burgess said, "Beijing rarely acknowledges direct military applications of its space program..."
Our partners may also be unaware that the Chinese have been aggressively stealing space technology for more than two decades. Gen. Burgess reported that, "China has used its intelligence services to gather information via a significant network of agents and contacts using a variety of methods ... In recent years, multiple cases of economic espionage and theft of dual use and military technology have uncovered pervasive Chinese collection efforts."
As chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA - and the author of the statute banning bilateral cooperation with the Chinese - 1 believe that any effort to involve the Chinese in the space program would be misguided, and not in our national interest. The U.S. has no business cooperating with the PLA to help develop its space program. We also should be wary of any agreements that involve the transfer of technology or sensitive information to Chinese institutions or companies, many of which are controlled by the government and the PLA I would appreciate a detailed report on the nature of the discussions from the meeting in Quebec with regard to proposed Chinese involvement with ISS.
[signed]
Member of Congress
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Gary Kubiak's offense gives life to old-school fullbacks
Assistant coach Kubiak's run-heavy style leans on endangered species.
By Ben Goessling Star Tribune
November 15, 2019 — 10:18am
Thursday afternoon, former Vikings fullback Jerome Felton tweeted out a picture of his Pro Bowl jersey — the one he earned after a season blocking for NFL MVP Adrian Peterson in 2012 — and appealed to “everybody that’s a Vikings fan or a fan of old-school winning football” to vote current fullback C.J. Ham into the Pro Bowl.
“Unfortunately they’re trying to kill us off but the @Vikings always keep a beast at FB!!!” Felton tweeted. “It means more than you guys know so go vote!”
If the position, and the anachronistic approach that makes it an important part of an offense, is something of an endangered species in the NFL, the Vikings’ scheme can be considered a refuge. And if that’s the case, Gary Kubiak is one of its caretakers.
The Vikings’ assistant head coach, who this Sunday will face a Broncos team for which he played or coached in six Super Bowls, has helped usher in a resurgence of run-heavy game plans, frequent use of tight ends and fullbacks and under-center dropbacks in Minnesota. The Vikings’ offense is ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in both yards and points, less than a year after an identity crisis that led coach Mike Zimmer to end offensive coordinator John DeFilippo’s tenure after 13 games, and Zimmer this week called Kubiak “probably the best thing that’s happened to me since I’ve been here.”
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Video (03:30): Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski has been pleased with how the offense has responded to losing wide receiver Adam Thielen to an injury since playing Detroit saying, "All of our guys stand at the ready."
“I love the way his offense is, the way the scheme is, the things that he’s seen over the years running the offense,” Zimmer said. “Gary [Kubiak] told me when he came, one of the things that was important for him was, he wants to keep the offense moving that way. For him to be able to come in and mentor a young coordinator was really important. To me, that’s about talking about your particular scheme and making sure that carries on in the future. I think that part was as important to me as anything.”
The approach Kubiak (who turned down interview requests this week) used while calling plays for the Broncos and Texans in the 2000s is alive and well in Minnesota on the eve of the 2020s. The Vikings have fashioned a 7-3 record by keeping quarterback Kirk Cousins under center more than any passer in the NFL (according to Sharp Football), and they’ve found key contributors at positions that have been phased out of many teams.
“C.J. had pointed out earlier — I think he said there’s only like six teams that carry a fullback, or something like that,” running back Alexander Mattison said. “It’s unique. I think that, definitely, the way we’re running it, and we’re being effective in how we’re running this offense. It’s something that’s special and unique to us.”
Mattison, whose work consists of spelling NFL rushing leader Dalvin Cook, ranks 28th in the NFL with 389 rushing yards — a total that would lead the Chiefs, Chargers, Lions, Dolphins, Cardinals, Steelers or Falcons.
Even though Ham has played more than any fullback in the NFL this season, his usage is still modest compared to how much fullbacks played a little more than a decade ago — he’s on pace to play 277 snaps for the season, which would have tied him for seventh in the league in 2009 and placed him 14th in 2006, according to Pro Football Focus.
The former Augustana running back, though, is as much of an avatar for Kubiak’s influence as any player on the Vikings’ roster, and the Vikings have found a niche with a style of play that is rarely copied in a league where offenses have spread themselves out and defenses have responded with players better suited to the open field.
“What we’re trying to do is what’s best for us,” Stefanski said. “I know what’s out there, and I see it, but we just kind of look at our guys and what we’ve developed here. It’s who we are, and it speaks to the players we have.”
Ben Goessling covers the Vikings for the Star Tribune. He has covered the team since 2012, and has previously covered the Twins, Wild, Washington Nationals and prep sports.
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Ride along the same route that carried President Lincoln from Washington, DC to Gettysburg, PA, where he delivered one of the greatest speeches in American History!
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The Glen Rock Mill Inn and Steam Into History come together to bring you a special discounted package for you and your friends to enjoy a delicious Sunday brunch and a scenic train ride through the countryside of southern York County. The package includes your train ticket from New Freedom to Glen Rock and back, an all-inclusive brunch (including tax, gratuity and associated fees).
Our Sunday Brunch Buffet offers a full selection of breakfast and lunch options for your enjoyment. Start with a cup of our soup of the day and selected cold salads, followed by a choice of 3 hot entrees, bacon, country sausage, breakfast potatoes, and fresh vegetables. You can also choose from our chef staffed omelet and carving stations!
The Sunday Brunch Train leaves the station in New Freedom at 1:00pm and arrives at Glen Rock Mill Inn at 1:30pm, brunch and additional time to explore the Mill and downtown Glen Rock is from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. The train departs Glen Rock at 3:00pm and arrives back in New Freedom by 3:30pm.
This package is available at a special discounted price of only
$50 all inclusive for adults
$35 all inclusive for children 12 and under
The coaches are being pushed and pulled by our vintage diesel engine.
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure.
The 2018 Season of Imagination is brought to you in part by Bronze Sponsor, Aero Energy. Thank you for your support.
All inclusive tickets to include the gourmet brunch buffet, soft drinks, coffee, tea, gratuity, tax and your train fare! Mimosas are available for an additional $1 each, and Bloody Marys are also available for an additional $4 each.
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Dev Diaries
Gemini Wars Preview
by Thorondor on 6th Jun 2012
Leaving the Earth and visiting the stars has been a dream Man has harboured for a long time. In the meantime, though, we seem to be perfectly content with just throwing stuff into orbit.
Yet, one day, once spaceship production is massified (remember Ford Model T?), we will have made space travel fairly ordinary and will set out to colonize new worlds. Conditions will be harsh at first, of course, but once a certain plateau is reached that won't be a deterrent factor.
Power struggles will very likely ensue, in what is bound to be a rather lawless and hard to control new frontier. Rich tribute to good ol' Earth and its authority will be tolerated less and less, and, you know what that leads to - rebellion. Tea, anyone?
This is pretty much the state of affairs in Gemini Wars, in the year 2178.
One Small Step For Man...
In this real-time strategy game Earth's United Space Federation and the coalition named Alliance of Free Worlds have been slugging it out for a while, and a few million dead later, things have come to a boring stalemate.
Fortunately, to stir things up, and get on with the killing again already, entering stage left, with the cool trunks... er, gnarly spaceship designs, come your friendly neighbourhood kill-crazed aliens to the rescue - the Gark.
As for yourself, you are Captain Cole of the USF, just returned from chilling out for three years in exile, and now assigned to the relatively peaceful Gemini sector.
Time to bury the hatchet among ourselves, fast, and greet the newcomers with some hot fudge. You see, the aliens aren't feeling particularly chatty - the only good human is a dead human. They sure catch on quick don't they?
The single-player campaign is the meat of the game and it takes you through the story arc in 16 missions where, as you'd expect, things grow continually more challenging.
Though a manual was not at hand for this preview, a pair of tutorials (basic and advanced) were there to give a good enough foundation to take command. Each mission has its own cinematic briefing and when the actual thing starts you can also usually count on some aid in the form of initial banter of some kind to have you on your way, feigning urgency, distress, and all that.
Things are pretty streamlined and well abstracted in terms of both interface and mechanics so you'll get familiar with everything there is to get familiar with rather promptly.
The only variables to watch in lieu of resources are crystals (your currency), research points and the unit cap.
To get crystals you need to send a construction ship to an asteroid field, of which there are usually several on a map, then order a mining station built. Naturally, you can't fight a war without having resources, but you also can't fight it without ships to defend your property either.
To construct ships and other defences you need a military station, that can only be built in orbit of planets or large asteroids, and one per planet alone. Once you have that you'll need a research station in the vicinity because if you fall behind on the technology race you won't likely last very long when facing advanced alien threats.
You now have some funds, research going and access to modest ships like assault frigates and the like. But for more powerful ships to be within your grasp, such as battleships, you'll need to have a shipyard and a planetary base.
Establishing colony bases on planets or gas giants will, in due time and given the necessary technological prerequisites are met, permit you to field big capital ships.
Colony bases grow by themselves over time, forming an expanding ringed structure on the surface.
They house a civilian population as well as a military contingent and will serve to replenish ship crews in case of casualties when ships come back to orbit after battle.
A number of maps have them already built, but to colonise other unoccupied worlds all you have to do is get yourself a colony ship and dispatch it to the desired planet. Upon reaching the destination the ship will then be cannibalized for materials in order to construct the base.
Such bases can be hard nuts to crack if upgraded with planetary defences such as shields, turrets and big guns, as some of those have to be put out of commission before a ground invasion can take place. Heavy bombardments soften things up and kill the garrisoned troops but the greater the damage you inflict the more time it will take to repair infrastructures afterwards.
With bases, stations and ships, it's time to look into getting around some.
There are basically three means of travel: impulse engines, reserved mostly for local and in-orbit transit, the faster hyperdrive that allows quicker movement among so-called hyperspace jump points, but which is limited in range, and lastly, for interstellar voyages, there are the massive stargates which connect two star systems via wormhole, take considerable time to build and need to be protected (or destroyed) due to their strategic importance.
Will travel? Have battle.
You'll spend a significant part of your time in the game with the camera zoomed out in what one would call a strategic view of the map (there's a button for that but it's basically just a custom view with the camera placed in a certain way). It's useful to stay on top of things as ships become represented by small icons and you'll easily see enemy movements whenever they happen to be within range of locations where your forces are stationed.
Mission objectives vary from defensive to offensive, sometimes with timed events, with planetary defence, escort details and invasions included, but things are reasonably linear given you have a starting point, a pre-determined layout and situational constraints to deal with which will inevitably condition your responses somewhat and drive you towards an optimal trajectory and course of action.
They are not without some substance though, and will both challenge you and take increasingly more time to overcome as you move forward.
Research too will serve your advancement, with better techs gradually unlocking, even if each mission will only allow you to go so far up the ladder, no matter how many research points you've accumulated. On the upside it's all handled transparently in a single window with separate tabs for Hulls, Engines, Armour, Shields, Weapons, Structures and Special items.
In the Structures tab, for example, you can research planetary shields to protect colonies or ways to greatly improve your mining or research outputs.
This mostly comes across as an upgrade path though, and you don't get to do any real branching or more elaborate things like putting together your very own modular ship designs from your choices.
Ships, large or small, all have their own relative strengths and weaknesses and have a set of simple, easy to grasp stats that show up when you select them, represented by bars and also numerically.
To name a few: Hull and Shields, Speed, Weapon type, power and range, Crew, XP and HyperDrive.
The larger ships such as battleships also have the possibility of being fitted with a special battle module with upgrade of your choice, and given the selection is irreversible you should pick wisely. Some of the available modules add to your ship's defensive capabilities and others to the offensive, including some ethically questionable ones that exterminate enemy ships' crews by means of lethal radiation. Fortunately these measures can only be used sparingly as there's a considerable time interval to be observed between uses.
As per the usual standards shields take damage until they are depleted and then punishment is dealt directly to the hull until structural integrity is compromised and the ship blows up.
In case you're curious about the XP, it's basically the crew's experience and going past certain thresholds gives appreciable advantages. The XP gain is proportional to the challenge that was faced and so a Destroyer will gain much more XP for taking on a battleship than a few measly assault frigates.
As for the Hyperdrive, it serves in practice as a cool-down mechanism, to keep you from doing two jumps in a row immediately. You go from one jump point to another and then have to wait for the drive to recover. It's still quick enough not to be felt as restrictive but is not irrelevant tactically either.
Like pieces on a board you know that if you want to go to Y position you need to forcefully go through X or, eventually, you can go through Z as well but it will expose you to another point that is dangerously close to an enemy colony. So, where to jump to and when you do it can turn the tide for or against you.
We're not talking about any great complexity here; a little monitoring and overall visual appraisal will suffice.
The enemy is sometimes sneaky, mind, and I've seen them making jumps my ships don't seem to be able to match, so placing enemy units behind my back in a way I didn't know was possible beforehand.
Battling happens when ships meet at the same location, either by your initiative or the enemy's.
It's good to have a mix of forces, but plainly massing heavy hitters will work too for the most part.
You can assign numeric keys to groups of ships but that only worked for me in the tutorial and it's not a life or death requirement as you can lasso ships in real-time more or less satisfactorily.
Ships will engage each other with the appropriate weaponry when they get within range and things working on a horizontal plane you don't have to think about up or down. It's even possible to take direct advantage of ranged attacks by toggling on a dedicated button to that effect.
Also, the only time a theoretical notion of formations is involved is with offensive or defensive stances, and not really much of a factor. If you choose to go on the offensive, formation will not be held, but if you opt for the defensive ships will maintain formation while better shielded in place.
There are little elements you can't entirely control, for instance, with large forces, when you make a hyperspace jump and come out the other side in a big line, either nicely facing the enemy or ending up with part of your units on one flank and the rest uncomfortably on the other and divided in uncertain measure.
Since you're then only able to resort to slow impulse engines, with great ships being really slow, there's not much chance you can manoeuvre or reorganize yourself before being shot to pieces.
Finesse is not abundant in these clashes either and focusing fire is about the most relevant part of your intervention, but you can at times perform interesting boarding actions if you manage to disable a big ship the right way and so take it over.
It's possible to be mischievous too at times, by, for example, baiting enemy forces at a location with a disposable construction ship. You make the ship jump to where the enemy is conglomerated and, then, just as the ship is exiting hyperspace and registers as a target, immediately order the ship to go away to the middle of nowhere (at impulse speed).
Compared to combat vessels a construction ship is light and fast, so let the "sheep" follow it, for they won't likely catch it, and move in for the kill on that lesser fraction of foes left that stayed put.
Cheap trick? Maybe, but it saves lives. Divide and conquer, Captain!
Set Sensors To Wide Sweep
We all know space is not devoid of beauty and there's surely enough of it on show here.
Radiant stars with soft, blooming or piercing glows that create lens flare effects, planets gently rotating on their axis, their surface still or in turmoil, smooth, cratered or cracked, with rings and asteroids about them.
Zooming in does these celestial bodies no disservice at that, the same being applicable to ships and the detail they exhibit close up, with etched surfaces, strange designs, the trails left by thrusters ablaze, etc. And if you really want to indulge, engage the cinematic battle camera, as it will all look even better during combat with cool angles chosen as you sit back and things play out before you.
This is not counting the showers of colour present in the background, environments that you can enjoy in their entirety only by rotating and tilting the camera, so providing unique glimpses depending on the angle and light sources.
The user interface is pretty unobtrusive and doesn't really get in the way of all this sight-seeing, which is also a plus.
If we then add that developer Camel 101 is a rather small indie outfit, the effort in the visuals is indeed not undeserving of praise.
It has to be said, though, that since players are often better off staying largely zoomed out for the bulk of normal gameplay to oversee things, leaving ships obscured in the dark or covered by overlaid icons that represent them, what we have here is a largely wasted opportunity to capitalise on the graphics.
That greater constancy of being 'in there', alongside your ships, that prevailed in the actual gameplay of classics like Homeworld would make, well... a world of difference.
Another aspect that didn't feel comfortable was adjusting the view of the play area. To move the view somewhere you have to place the mouse pointer on the edges of the screen to scroll, which is slow and ineffectual when you're partially zoomed in and acceptable in terms of responsiveness only when you're quite zoomed out.
Contending, however briefly, with basic controls that seem to limit your actions instead of being a tool that assists you is not something you want to have in a real-time game.
Allowing people to alternatively 'grab' the screen wherever the cursor is and so making it fast, fluid and intuitive to scroll about would change this dramatically for the better.
But let's move on to other more sensor-engaging elements.
Music permeates the silence of space with moody pieces that echo the surrounding vastness or, if conflict erupts, so does the score follow in tempo and boldness.
Punctuating the aural spectrum too in such occasions are the explosions of condemned ships and the firing of heavy-duty energy weapons, or the voice of crew members reporting shields down, enemy ship destroyed, etc.
There are voice-overs for characters as well, during scripted sequences, but nothing overly remarkable.
In all, audio is generally serviceable but won't leave much of an impression one way or the other.
Past the campaign, the game will purportedly feature a skirmish system and there are plans to have standard multiplayer as well as co-op. Not being available at the time of this preview, though, no insight can be offered on these elements.
Gemini Wars is easy enough to pick up and play without being outright shallow, which is a good thing, and you can tell it is shooting for a specific sweet spot in the genre by eschewing complexity in favour of retaining only essential ingredients and streamlining the experience.
This means there was also a conscious decision to leave out a part of the audience who wants more - more freedom and more depth.
What remains to be seen is if it has enough arguments to cater to its own chosen audience. That doubt is compounded by the fact that, regrettably, there's nothing here that hasn't been done before, and, perhaps more worryingly, nothing that hasn't been done before better.
10 Jun 2012 - 7:50pm
Thorondor
9 Jun 2012 - 9:15pm
Space Voyager
Free DLC = patch.
FullAuto
Multiplayer and skirmish modes are going to be released as free DLC later on.
9 Jun 2012 - 2:55am
ShadowBlade
Did it come out today? Does anyone know if it shipped with multiplayer and skirmish mode?
silencer_pl
FullAuto, on 07 June 2012 - 11:24 PM, said:
COMPLETELY AWESOME, you mean?
Yes they were awesome in that games
7 Jun 2012 - 11:24pm
Voice overs reminds me of first C&C game
Space Voyager, on 06 June 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:
(I haven't seen much of that in the preview)
Only I see strange icons that fire white and violet beams at other icons that when zoomed in look like black ship shapes and the other shapes don't seem to do anything just some kind of shield?
Voice overs reminds me of first C&C game (or Dune 2 since they don't differ).
Yeah I am picky since I played Homeworld and SW: Empire at War
Don't look at me - if you think this game is good then carry on with what you are doing.
This thread is now officially weird.
On topic: I really like the description of this game, especially planetary assault mechanics seems interesting. After reading game description I got more and more impressed - until I hit the conclusion, he he he!
This is not an advertising attempt but even when a game does nothing best and is a good blend of features, unlike any other, it can come out as a great game. Sadly even when a single feature is utter crap (I haven't seen much of that in the preview) it can ruin the game.
Laugh it up.
Don't be weird.
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Talking Numbers: Anthony Martial And The Skewed Brilliance
November 21, 2017 Nebojša Marković Man United, Players 0
In our third part of the ‘Talking Numbers’, we will discuss Anthony Martial and his numbers this season, but also last term. We will compare him to Marcus Rashford – we talked about him on Monday – and see why a is small sample size important for these statistical overviews.
Anthony Martial And World Class Numbers
Plain and simple: the French winger is having an astonishing season so far. He has been involved in 10 goals already, having played only 606 minutes. Six goals and four assists really the story on their own, but when you take a deeper stare at his numbers you see – world class.
Of course, ‘world class’ on its own does not mean too much. It is just a floccule when a player is playing at the highest level. More importantly, while all of these numbers assume we are talking about a player from the highest echelons of European football, Martial is still not there yet.
Martial has incredibly high numbers in four categories. He is scoring 0.89 non-penalty goals per 90 minutes (everything higher than 0.6 is superb), he makes 0.59 assists per 90 minutes (0.40 is where the world beating playmakers sit). That is not all. To have such high numbers, you have to do great in some other categories as well. For example, it is expected that Martial’s goal conversion percentage is high, as he had played only 606 minutes so far. And it is – 25% – as Martial is scoring from every fourth shot he makes.
And here we see how much he has improved on last year. His non-penalty goals stood at 0.22 per 90, considerably lower than this term. His goal conversion was only 9.61 percent and he was making a decent turnout of 0.27 assists per 90. Martial is more direct, finishes better than last season and his team-mates make more out of what he serves them.
Skewed Stats
Of course, when you play in a team that is scoring much more goals than they did previous season, it is expected that most of your attacking players are having better attacking stats – it is correlated.
However, Martial’s stats are ‘too good’. He has played only 6.73 full 90-minute matches which is not enough at this stage of the season to really have definitive opinion. His numbers will most probably drop with more time he spends on the pitch. And that is expected.
Though Manchester United fans should realise these numbers are skewed by a small sample, we could still draw some conclusions.
Anthony Martial is making better shots than last season. His expected goals per shot (xG/shot) amount to 0.12. Last season it was only 0.06. Since the start of 2016-17 season, Martial has not scored a single goal from outside of the box. And this season he is shooting less from long-range. Nine of his 13 shots in the league have come from central parts of the penalty area, only four of them from distance.
We can also conclude Martial is still prone to losing possession too often (2.67 this season, 2.61 per 90 last season), but he is also making more worthy passes in the final third. His key passes per 90 jumped from 1.44 to 2.52 this season and his expected assists per 90 (xA) grew from 0.21 last season to this term’s 0.39.
Over a whole season, we will have a better look how much has Martial improved. So far, we can with certainty say he is picking better positions when shooting, he is making most of his substitute appearances and he is simply finishing better than he used to.
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After two disastrous days of technical problems and pathetic coordination between the country's prestigious management schools, the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009 finally had a smooth run on Monday, which is the third day of the staggered model that has been adopted. CAT, which determines admission to top business schools, mainly the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) usually sees applications from millions of students.
This is the first time that the exams were being conducted online, but the process was marred with technical glitches and systems crashing, leading to cancellations at 49 labs in 24 centres across thirteen cities. The launch of the computerised CAT involved the delivery of exams by a unit of US-based technology-enabled testing and assessment services provider Prometric Inc into more than 360 testing labs at 104 individual locations.
Prometric Testing Pvt Ltd (Prometric India), a subsidiary of Prometric, was awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract by the IIMs to conduct the CAT for entry into top management schools in India.
According to a PTI report, Ramesh Nava, Prometric’s vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific, Japan and Africa, had said, “Exhaustive plans were developed and put in place well in advance of the start of the testing window. Unfortunately viruses and malware that attacked the test delivery system were not detected by the anti-virus software at the testing centres."
Echoing the same views, IIM Bangalore's director Pankaj Chandra had said, "In each centre there are five-six rooms where the CAT exam is being conducted. In a few rooms of some centres, there was a virus attack on computers. However, students in such centres will be given an alternative for the test—either today or on some other day, and they will be intimated."
However, there is no independent confirmation of a virus either by any student, who took the test or by any media reports. Many experts are questioning the preparedness of Prometric and IIMs to conduct an exam of this scale, the technical infrastructure at the labs as well as the basic technical knowledge of the support staff.
Vijay Mukhi, cyber expert and head of IT for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), says, “Had the CAT exams been conducted using cloud technologies, none of the servers would have crashed and students would not have had to go through such hardships. I cannot understand why the IIMs shy away from using the latest state-of-the-art technologies used by the likes of Facebook, Yahoo, Google and Amazon.”
This time, there are around 2.4 lakh aspirants taking the CAT 2009 exam online, spread over 10 days, for admission into India's top management schools. Many IT experts are also questioning the logic behind conducting the exam over 10 days, when the same can be done in a day. "Any computer professional will say that it is not difficult to build a system taking the load of some question papers for 2.4 lakh people, and the test should have been held on a single day," said an expert.
According to media reports, students in centres across the country, particularly Chennai and Bengaluru and a number of Tier II cities, had reported that they could not log in using the given username. They also reported that computers were ‘crashing’ or ‘shutting down’ during the course of the exam, execution errors were being thrown up on the screen in the middle of the test and some questions were refusing to respond to a click and hence not being answered and so on.
IIMs have put a disclaimer on their site warning that anybody who attempts to leak the question will face three years of jail or a fine of Rs2 lakh. However, given the high stakes on IIM admissions and the long period of 10 days to conduct the CAT, there are chances that a lot of business and tech-savvy players may be making a killing by revealing question papers stealthily, another expert said.
Following the chaos during the first two days, many IIM aspirants—especially those who could not take the test—are feeling depressed. Prometric claimed that all affected students have been notified and the exam would be rescheduled within this year's testing period. However, there was some confusion among students for whom the test had been rescheduled.
“We were not informed immediately. When there is a change in the schedule, we must be informed immediately. The change in the schedule adds to the pressure on us,” one student told PTI.
One IT expert said that he was thinking about filing a class action suit against the IIMs. "Those who spent a lot of money to come to the centre and could not take the test should at least be compensated for the money spent. Not to mention the mental agony. It doesn’t matter a hoot if thousands are able to take the test. What about the uncertainty in the mind of a student who has a test scheduled for tomorrow? He doesn’t know whether it will be held or not," the expert said.
Earlier, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) tried an online entrance exam where the entire online infrastructure collapsed within a few minutes. IGNOU has asked Yahoo, the infrastructure provider for the exams, for a detailed report on the collapse.
Why were the staff at NIIT, a partner of Prometric, not trained properly? Why did Prometric's personnel not reach the faulty testing centres on time? Why were there delays in registration?
And when there were so many problems, why are the IIMs and Prometric blaming it on a virus? Or is it just a gimmick they are using to bluff the nation? Did both of them conduct the process and software testing so as to avoid glitches?
The CAT fiasco has not only put a question mark over the inadequate preparedness by both IIMs and Prometric, but also on the country's IT prowess.
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“Quarterlife” Web Series Worth Logging On
November 11, 2007 at 2:31 am · Filed under General, Quarterlife, Web TV
Isn’t it ironic that while the WGA strike has put a stranglehold on fresh television episodes, a new Web TV series has launched that may be as good or better than anything (except “Pushing Daisies”) that we’ve seen this year on the standard tube?
The strike boils down to writers getting their just earnings from the Web, and some say that the strike might allow for some cosmic shifts in the TV universe. Like viewers moving away from their television sets to watch series produced, and shown, on the Internet.
Like “Quarterlife” by TV veterans Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick (“My So-Called Life,” “thirtysomething” ) about aspiring writer Dylan Krieger (Bitsie Tulloch, known to YouTubers as Alex from lonelygirl15), who vlogs her life, and the life of her twentysomething friends, for the entire world wide web to read.
Bitsie Tulloch as Dylan
Before we get too rah-rah-y over this being the death of television as we know it, we should mention that Variety has already reported that NBC might buy the whole dang thing – which means this may just be a clever way of getting a show backdoored.
And in fact, the eight-minute segments tantalize rather than satisfy. We’d like to see this series play as an hour drama, and apparently so would the producers, who have told anyone who would listen that they would prefer this series be shown on television.
And even for eight minutes, the look of the show is very much high quality network drama standard issue. They’ve even signed on Toyota as a sponsor, and the cast includes the Prius in a substantial co-starring role.
But if it is difficult to determine if a pilot will fly, it’s downright dangerous to watch eight minutes and determine it’s the next cool show. But since it comes from Herskovitz and Zwick, who have a proven track record for quality shows, we think it has more than a good shot at being better than most new fall shows.
The series centers on Dylan, her life at 25 not quite as she expected. As bloggers often do, she reveals a bit too much about herself and her friends, including sexy roommate Lisa (Maite Schwartz).
“When Lisa wlaks into a room, the gravitational field changes,” vlogs Dylan. “Did I mention she drinks more than she should?”
Not only drinks more, but as Dylan’s webcam shows, sleeps with inappropriate people.
Dylan’s own crush is Jed (Scott Michael Foster, “Greek”) who “is in love with his best friend’s girlfriend. What could be more unhappy than that?”
Scott Michael Foster of “Greek”
The problem with showing this on the Web is the quality, at least of the MySpace version. We’ll check out the quarterlife.com version on Monday. If you run it in a half-postcard frame, the picture is crisp and clear. Go for the full screen, and it’s out of focus. They’ll have to do better than this if they want to show high quality series on the Web.
The series was originally shopped in 2005 to ABC, which passed. Herskovitz and Zwick then revamped the series for the Internet. The series comes in 36 eight-minute webisodes airing today on MySpace, then shifting to quarterlife.com on Monday. Two webisodes air each week, on Sunday and Thursday on MySpace and the day after on quarterlife.com.
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On the AC side, these solar inverters supply electricity in sinusoidal form. On the DC side, the power output of a module varies as a function of the voltage in a way that power generation can be optimized by varying the solar system Voltage to find the 'Maximum Power Point'. Sunipod solar inverters therefore incorporate optimized 'Maximum Power Point Tracking' (MPPT). It ensures optimal energy transfer from the solar PV system using MPPT technique which maximizes the amount of current going into the load from the solar array. An under optimized solar MPPT algorithm can seriously affect the amount of solar electricity generated from your solar power solution.
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Solar power inverters can be categorized based on size and type.
Solar inverters can be large array inverters also called as central inverters or they can be smaller string inverters. However, the problem of partial shading or shadowing — technically termed as potential induced degradation (PID) of the solar panel — is prominent with the use of large solar array inverters. Solar string inverters are installed at each string level. It converts the solar generated DC power to AC power using a separate solar inverter for each string. This inverter also uses the solar MPPT (maximum power point tracker) technique for better output. The advantages of such a solar inverter are that it has more reliability and leads to better solar power generation while also reducing the PID effect.
The sizing of inverter depends on site characteristics, the size of the solar power solution and the electrical load connected to that system.
2 common types of solar energy inverters are On-Grid Solar Inverters also known as Grid-Tie Solar Inverters and Off-Grid Solar Inverters. Both serve a different function and are used for a different type of solar energy system, although each inverter still converts DC into AC.
On-Grid/Grid-Tie/Grid Parallel Solar Inverters
On grid parallel solar inverters are for use in most situation where your solar array is “tied” directly and in parallel to your local power grid. These systems, known as grid tie solar systems or grid parallel solar systems, are more common and are much cheaper because of the lack of need for a battery.
In such systems, DC from the solar panels is sent to the grid tie inverter which converts into AC. In this type of system, it is necessary to have your solar unit wired to your incoming line from the grid. Thus ensuring that your load uses solar energy you produce while any excess power required is sourced from the power company.
This type of system is best suited for common commercial and industrial applications but offers no protection in case of power outages because of the lack of a backup battery. But if like most large operations you consume power during the day time, then there is no need to save this electricity when you could be using it directly as and when produced, thus saving you costs on power storage equipment.
All on grid systems are required to have a solar energy inverter with anti-islanding protection which forces them to shut down in case of power outages. Without anti-islanding protection, your solar system would continue to generate electricity and send small amounts back into the electric grid during power outages. This energy would stay in the local power grid and is referred to as an island. These islands can be extremely dangerous for utility workers who are trying to repair the gird during a power outage.
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Off-Grid Solar Inverters are used in systems where the solar panels generate direct current energy which is then stored in rechargeable batteries. When energy is required, the DC is sent from the battery to the off grid solar power inverter and then converted into AC which can then be used to power your electricity needs.
Even if we want to simply charge the solar generated DC power from the solar array to a battery bank we need to “invert” from DC to AC and control the charging using the solar charge controlling capabilities of your solar inverter. This solar charge controlling capability ensures that the solar battery bank is charged using just the optimum amount of current and voltage to enhance battery life and maintain the right output voltage for the solar battery bank input.
Sizing the solar array and the batteries required is complex. Detailed analysis of your requirements will be needed to provide for your minimal critical needs. You'll also need to rewire you main electrical panel to isolate the "critical loads" so that only they are provided power in an outage. This means that some of the equipment is provided power while other non-essential loads are not.
With systems using off-grid solar inverters you will be free to consume electricity whenever you wish, provided your batteries are charged or your solar array is currently producing electricity.
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Race, Social Class, and Educational Reform in an Inner-City School
by Jean Anyon - 1995
Drawing on an assessment of reform efforts in one school in an urban ghetto in a large district in the Northeast, this article describes processes and events that illustrate how social manifestations of racial and social class status can combine to vitiate efforts at school reform. I argue that three factors--sociocultural differences among participants in reform, an abusive school environment, and educator expectations of failed reform--occurring in a minority ghetto where the school population is racially and economically isolated constitute some of the powerful and devastating ways that concomitants of race and social class can intervene to determine what happens in inner-city schools, and in attempts to improve them.
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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 97 Number 1, 1995, p. 69-94
https://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 1395, Date Accessed: 1/19/2020 10:58:51 AM
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Shifting Identities in Private Education: Reconstucting Race at/in the Cultural Center
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Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach
Hope, Anguish, and the Problem of Our Time: An Essay on Publication of The Black-White Test Score Gap
Learning to Read in Cages: A Metaphor for Race and Class Disparities in Opportunities to Learn?
Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring
The Need for More Ethnic Teachers: Addressing the Critical Shortage in American Public Schools
How White Teachers Perceive the Problem of Racism in Their Schools: A Case Study in "Liberal" Lakeview
Ghetto Schooling: A Political Economy of Urban Educational Reform
Teacher Development and Reform in an Inner-City School
City Schools: Lessons from New York
Soulside: Inquiries into Ghetto Culture and Community
Teaching in the Inner City: Six Prerequisites to Success
Celebrating City Teachers: How To Make A Difference in Urban Schools
Re-writing Race and Gender Lessons in the Classroom: Second-Generation Dominicans in New York City
Friendship, Cliques, and Gangs: Young Black Men Coming of Age in Urban America
Our Impoverished View of Educational Reform
Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and a New Social Movement
Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic, and Educational Reform to Close the Achievement Gap
(Mis)reading Social Class in the Journey Towards College: Youth Development In Urban America
Multiethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban Education Reform
Social Class and Social Action: The Middle-Class Bias of Democratic Theory in Education
Farmhands and Factory Workers, Honesty and Humility: The Portrayal of Social Class and Morals in English Language Learner Children�s Books
Who You Claim: Performing Gang Identity in School and on the Streets
Social Class and Education: Global Perspectives
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Jean Anyon is associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Education at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. She is completing a book entitled, Race, Social Class, and Urban School Reform
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Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born May 30, 1975), better known by his stage name CeeLo Green (sometimes rendered as Cee Lo Green), is an American singer-songwriter, as well as a record producer, rapper, actor and businessman.
Green came to initial prominence as a member of the southern hip hop group Goodie Mob, and as part of the soul duo Gnarls Barkley, with record producer Danger Mouse. Subsequently he embarked on a solo career, partially spurred by YouTube popularity.
Internationally, Green is best known for his soul work: his most popular was Gnarls Barkley's 2006 worldwide hit "Crazy", which reached number 1 in various singles charts worldwide, including the UK. In the United States, "Crazy" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album St. Elsewhere (2006), was also a hit, peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 4 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Gnarls Barkley's second album, The Odd Couple (2008), charted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.
In 2010, Green took a hiatus from working with Danger Mouse, and released a solo single titled "Fuck You!", on August 19. The song became a successful single, with the radio-edit version "Forget You", reaching the top spot in the UK and the Netherlands and peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album, The Lady Killer (2010), saw similar success, peaking within the top five of the UK Albums Chart and debuting within the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, receiving a Gold certification from the BPI in the UK. His next two singles, "It's OK" and "Bright Lights Bigger City" were also hits in Europe. From 2011 to 2014, Green was a judge and coach on American reality television singing competition The Voice, appearing on four of its seasons.}} In 2013, Green reunited with the rest of Goodie Mob, to release their fifth studio album Age Against the Machine.
He has ventured into work as a voice actor in the animated feature Hotel Transylvania (2012) and also made appearances in a few television programs and films, including his own show The Good Life on TBS. Green has endorsed 7 Up, Duracell, M&M’s and sake brand TY KU. His work has earned numerous awards and accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a BET Award, a Billboard Award and a Brit Award.
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Saffron Walden PLU/RegD — Current theme: Housing
These simple graphs compare Saffron Walden with national trends:
Houses under Construction as Percentage of All Houses
The first census to report on how well people were housed was that of 1891, but the only statistics gathered were on the number of rooms and the number of people in each household. Note that in 1931 and 1951 the least crowded category reported on by the Scottish census was "Under 2 persons per room", while from 1971 onwards the most crowded category reported on anywhere was "Over 1.5 persons per room, so it is not possible to present exactly the same measure for all years and areas. From 1951 onwards, more questions were asked about 'amenities', meaning specific facilities that households either possessed or had shared access to, and from 1961 data were gathered on tenure: whether households owned or rented their homes.
One interesting measure of progress is the change in the amenities covered by the census. In 1951, these were piped water, a cooking stove, a kitchen sink, a 'water closet' meaning a flush toilet, and a 'fixed bath', as distinct from a tin bath hung on the wall between uses. By 2011, the only "amenity" recorded was central heating, so direct comparisons over the whole period from 1951 to 2011 are impossible, other than looking at what proportion of all households had "all amenities", i.e. all of whatever amenities were listed for each census. Our density data are counts of persons in households, while our amenity data are counts of households.
We hold these detailed statistics for Saffron Walden, which we graph and tabulate here:
Available datasets
Period covered
(number of categories)
House Occupancy 1841 to 1901 Housing Occupancy (3)
House Occupancy 10 years earlier 1881 to 1901 Housing Occupancy (3)
Total Households 1901 to 1911 Total Households (4)
Total Houses 1841 to 1901 Total Houses (1)
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JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL: Episode 3 Review
Watch the lady sawn in half, says Tony Fyler.
Episode Three of BBC’s adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell continues where Episodes One and Two left off – convincing the viewer that the mammoth book is one to read after all.
In the tradition of typical Napoleonic novels, the action in this episode is divided between home and away, the life of London and the life of the soldiers at the front, handily split in this instance with Norrell at home and Strange away at war. Meanwhile, Lady Pole, brought back from the dead by Mr Norrell in Episode One through the auspices of the increasingly creepy Gentleman (played by Marc Warren with the sleepy powerful eyes of a shark) continues to run ‘mad’ – prevented from speaking of her true, enchanted state by the semi-Gothic notion of ‘a rose at her mouth’ and continuing her friendship with Belle Strange.
Much of the episode details Strange’s adventures at the front – at first despised or hardly noticed by the troops, winning friendship and confidences with his easy nature and his ability to read the letters of love, and indeed of betrayal, from the soldiers’ sweethearts. Hearing concerns from the troops of the Portugese roads and how they wear out a man’s boots in no time, Strange builds them a magical road in another impressive ‘Strange-magic’ set piece, but is defeated by The Duke of Wellington’s demands that he move an entire forest to allow the English to take the French unawares. During the ensuing skirmish, his borrowed books are obliterated, and Strange has just his original volume, the history of the Raven King, left to him, but in a telling difference between the two lords of English magic, Strange cares little for the lost books and much for the life of the man who carried them around for him.
In a delicious nod or foreshadowing to parodies like Price and Prejudice and Zombies, he is forced to draw on older, darker magic than that to which he’s accustomed to reanimate some dead soldiers to learn where Wellington’s lost cannons are located – a move that wins him the respect of the troops and the Duke, but which haunts him personally, as having brought the soldiers’ souls out of Hell itself, he cannot then find a way to make them dead again.
Meanwhile in London, Norrell begins to act less and less like a gentleman, sending his mysterious servant Childermas to tell Segundis that his proposed school of magic cannot be allowed to go ahead (‘Sorry, Harry – Hogwarts is cancelled), intercepting post between Mr and Mrs Strange in case there is any correspondence about Lady Pole and her ramblings, and finally turning up in Lady Pole’s bedroom to tell her directly to stop trying to alert people to her condition.
The Gentleman too gets more and more of the action here, attempting to seduce Belle Strange to his cause and showing Stephen the butler more of his past to bend him to his will for his future.
When Jonathan returns home, we’re left with the sense of an impending storm – Norrell will want his destroyed books back, Strange will be the hero of England’s war-magic, and what has Norrell done lately except skulk about and be no help to Lord and Lady Pole?
Episode Three delivers a more subtle idea of the contrast between its two chief protagonists than Episode Two did, but in its own way, it’s more pronounced – we wonder what these men will do when they are crossed, checked, or when the world tells them no. Strange is naturally more kind-hearted, more at ease with himself and the world, but we’ve seen him frustrated, and the raging power that can be unleashed as a result. Here we see Norrell in a subdued state of panic – holding his hand across Lady Pole’s mouth, quietly, calmly telling her that what he did he did for the future of English magic, and that innocent people have to suffer, equivocating her situation with that of the soldiers who’ve gone to war and then, shockingly, telling her she will live in her current state of ‘madness’ for 75 more years before leaving her to rail, and blocking any more contact between her and Mrs Strange. It’s the act of a suburban devil, a mundane horror, and it leads to an explosive conclusion to the episode. What, we wonder, will happen when the two English magicians properly cross swords and their viewpoints are at odds. Which – if either – will survive?
What’s clear from Episode Three is that the massive book has many themes, and that any number of them can be highlighted at any given time – the themes of Episode Two are not quite the same as those of Episode Three, though there is a harmony and a flow between the first three episodes that displays an impressive sense of balance while delivering great geeky TV every Sunday. Bring on Episode Four!
Tony Fyler lives in a cave of wall-to-wall DVDs and Blu-Rays somewhere fairly nondescript in Wales, and never goes out to meet the "Real People". Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Blake, Treks, Star Wars, obscure stuff from the 70s and 80s and comedy from the dawn of time mean he never has to. By day, he runs an editing house, largely as an excuse not to have to work for a living. He's currently writing a Book. With Pages and everything. Follow his progress at FylerWrites.co.uk
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Download Unit 1: Celebrating Culture (pdf)
Foundation-Level 2 Australian Curriculum (Prep, Year 1 and Year 2))
This unit uses stories to explore the different cultures that coexist in the local community and in Australia. Students will be immersed in a variety of cultures and their stories that are significant in the school and local community including Aboriginal culture. They will experience and interpret the ways in which people express their beliefs, values and culture through literature, art, music, dance, drama, and media. They will have the opportunity to create art works that tell cultural stories that are significant to them. Students will begin to develop an understanding that the Australian nation is enriched by the diversity of cultures that contribute to it.
This unit connects strongly to the English and Arts Domains in AusVELS, but also links to History and Geography.
Culture, diversity, story, identity
Songs, art, dance and storytelling were used in the past and are still used today to tell peoples’ stories.
Stories can tell us about the many cultures that make up our community.
For many thousands of years Aboriginal people used song, dance, art and storytelling to pass on their beliefs about life.
Valuing and celebrating cultural stories is a sign of respect for other people.
How do we celebrate our culture?
What cultures are represented in our community?
Why do people tell stories?
What are the different ways we can tell stories?
What can we learn about other cultures through their art, songs, stories and dance?
How can we tell stories that are important to us?
Before commencing this unit please check ‘Yarra Healing’ for important background information regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures. http://www.yarrahealing.catholic.edu.au/TeachingandLearning/Essential Learning and Understandings
Bishop, M, and Evans, A, 1995, Tell Me Why, Muuruun series, Curriculum Corporation, Melbourne:
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IMAGE: Psyche in the Underworld by Curzon Paul Alfred de (1820 - 1895)
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The word ‘Psychedelic’ (which means ‘mind-manifesting’) was created by an English-speaking male using words from my maternal ancestry. I like the word, but it's not OK to reduce Psyche to ‘mind’.
Psyche is a complex FEMALE archetype, more like a combination of spirit + soul + mind + heart + center, or the very core of conscious self.
In the famous myth, Psyche is separated from her true love Eros (Aphrodite's love child with Ares) to express an extraordinary death-and-rebirth medicine story that includes ecstatic love-making, mean girls, an act of disobedience, loss and separation, a journey in and out of the Underworld, and eventually, self-actualization and wholeness.
Language matters. Language is a reflection of culture. The Greek's archetypal Language of The Soul was developed over many centuries as vocabulary to express human condition through myth. It’s a beautiful, sophisticated vocabulary created by a culture deeply involved with psychedelic plants and fungi—as in, “Know Thyself.”
We borrow words from foreign cultures when we don't have a word for something we want to express. It's totally OK to borrow, but gross over-simplification of complex cultural concepts is isn't cool. Psyche is part of a rich, deep pre-Christian wisdom tradition created by devoted people over Centuries. People with talent, courage and curiosity who deserve a more conscientious appreciation.
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New Orleans Day Of The Dead
Today in New Orleans All Saints' is more subdued but still an important day for visiting and decorating cemeteries. A modest but steady stream of people makes its way to family tombs in Lafayette or St. Louis No. 1 or Cypress Grove, and Save Our Cemeteries, an organization devoted to the study and preservation of the Crescent City's historic graveyards, has taken to stationing its members in several of the older cemeteries to pass out information and solicit memberships. This is the traditional day for visiting and beautifying the cemeteries of New Orleans. To true New Orleanians this day is as important as Mardi Gras.
In the aftermath of Katrina, when all the city of New Orleans appears to be dead, who, you might ask, would want to hang around this place now?
It would have to be somebody familiar with desolation, that’s for sure, and not put off by challenges. Someone who brings the party with him, so to speak; who knows just the prescription for these post-Katrina blues.
No it ain’t the Big Boeuf of Fat Tuesday! It's Gede' Of Course!
Too dread to be dead and too much of a good time to be kept down, now’s the time to call on Papa Gede for a healing wild abandon.
Known as the Lwa of the Dead in Vodoun, Papa Gede, or Ghede, is also known as the Baron Samdi, and is married to Manman Brigit, mother of all Gedes. Together the Gedes dress in funeral colors of purple and black and surround themselves with graveyard imagery. The Gedes are very wise, Papa Gede most of all, because they possess the accumulated wisdom of all the dead.
Papa Gede usually appears wearing all black, a top hat, sunglasses with one eye out, to symbolize his power in the world of the seen and the unseen. He is a wise counselor and a shameless trickster; he is especially loving toward children, and is called the patron of children throughout the Vodoun world.
You can count on Gede to keep you from wallowing in your sorrows, and he usually arrives when everyone is tired, exhausted and ready for sleep. That’s when Gede will want to hear another song, have another drink, and eat another meal!
Devotions to Gede, who is syncretized with St. Gerard, are carried out during the entire month of November, but most especially on November 1st (All Saints Day) and 2nd (All Souls Day).
During these devotions, Papa Gede will arrive with the entire retinue of Gedes in tow. They eat and drink with gluttony, for, like Death, the Gedes are never satisfied, and they especially enjoy hot, peppered foods and rum that has had Scotch Bonnet peppers soaking in it.
But Papa Gede is not just gluttony and cool clothes. He is the powerful Lwa often called upon for healing. As the Avatar of Death it is also within his power to effect healing, and if ever there was a need for healing, it is here, now.
Each Year La Source Ancienne Ounfo & The Island of Salvation Botanica & Magical Pharmacy present their Annual New Orleans DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION, Voodoo Mambo Sallie Ann Glassman presiding holds a open to the Public day of the dead ritual. Followers wear white with a purple headscarf, or black and purple for Gede. They bring a dish of food for the people, and an offering for the Dead or Gede.
Gede’s tastes tend towards peppers, flat breads, rum, cigars, goats, crosses, grave-digger’s tools, black cock feathers, skeletons, sunglasses with one lens, hot Creole foods, money, the colors black, mauve, and white. He is syncretized with St. Gerard.
Or you can bring something that your ancestors or loved ones enjoyed in life.
New Orleans Day of Holy Obligations
The beautiful city of New Orleans is broken but not beaten, is bent but not destroyed. Slowly, it is beginning to heal. She is like a grand old dame who is suffering from a serious, life-threatening illness, and she needs every healing effort. Who better to call on now than Papa Gede?
He is able to help with grief, and there are many grieving here and throughout the Diaspora that is post-Katrina New Orleans. Gede will also lead the Beloved Dead across the black waters of the Abyss where they can rest, and their loved ones can heal.
In heavily Catholic New Orleans, All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls' Day (November 2) have been observed for centuries through rituals celebrating life over death.
During the Yellow Fever epidemics in eighteenth century New Orleans, death always loomed close. It's presence left the lasting impression on this city and its inhabitants that life is a gift, perhaps fleeting, and should be enjoyed to its fullest each day. And so, on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, New Orleanians honor the lives of their dead loved ones by painting tombs with brilliant whitewashes, placing yellow chrysanthemums and red coxcombs on graves and ringing statuary with immortelles (wreaths of black glass beads). On these days, cemeteries throughout the city are alive with the flickering glow from fields of candles, as death is forgotten and lives lived are celebrated.
The most deadly diseases to strike Louisiana during the antebellum period were cholera, smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever. In an epidemic year the mortality rate could reach as high as sixty percent of those who contracted a disease. The death rate in New Orleans ranged from a low of 36 per 1,000 in the late 1820s to a high of 1 in 15 during the summer of 1853. Over 12,000 people died of yellow fever in New Orleans that year, with still more deaths in rural areas in south Louisiana, marking the single highest annual death rate of any state during the entire nineteenth century. Because people died faster than graves could be dug, the popular saying was that pretty soon people would have to dig their own graves.
It is one of the many rich New Orleans' traditions we observe annually at International House, for we can imagine no other city which has turned such tragedy into such a joyous celebration of life.
November 1st, All Saints' Day, is the time when folks in New Orleans traditionally come to pay their respects and leave flowers on the family plot.
Of these older cemeteries, St. Roch's, probably the best kept up, most retains the older air of All Saints' hustle and bustle. Once at the heart of the Ninth Ward's life, it is still visited by many former residents of the neighborhood who have moved to Gretna or St. Bernard Parish or other suburbs. Practically every grave and every niche in the wall "ovens" have flowers. People greet each other, chat with each other, or stop to joke with St. Roch's indefatigable sexton, Albert Hattier, about his own recently completed tomb, which sits prominently guarding the gate to St. Roch's No. 2.. Lower Louisiana is famous for its "Cities of the Dead," the cemeteries of above-ground tombs and wall crypts, or "ovens." Because so much of the area is below sea level, coffins did not readily stay in the ground but rather floated to the top. It only took a heavy rain to raise the dead. To address the problem antebellum authorities at times prohibited interment in the ground. Thus, most south Louisianians were, and still are, buried above the earth's surface.
Burial construction varied by class and faith. Wealthy Louisianians commissioned large, elaborate family tombs, while those with lesser means were buried in small units of ovenlike wall crypts. The very poor who could not afford tombs or crypts were buried below ground, often in unmarked or mass graves. During epidemics the dead were often buried one on top of another.
Jews also interred their dead below ground. According to Jewish belief, the body had to return to the soil and thus was usually buried in the ground in a wooden casket without nails.
But it is only in a few of Louisiana's rural communities, like Lacombe on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and Lafitte, on Bayou Barataria, where the sublime night-time vigils, once more common, still take place to give All Saints' an especially distinctive aspect. In both of these places, as well as in many others in South Louisiana where All Saints' is observed without the candlelight vigil, the week before is a time of intense preparation. Undergrowth, weeds, and any cemetery trash are cleaned up, and tombs and graves, most of which have copings or slabs or in some other way conform to the South Louisiana style of raised grave structures, are painted (once with whitewash, today more likely with latex)
Antebellum Louisianians mourned the dead by staging elaborate funerals and processions, decorating graves at the time of death and on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, placing black wreaths on doors and black ribbons on door pulls, and wearing clothes and jewelry that symbolized stages of mourning. Many customs incorporated Latin and African elements, a cultural heritage from Louisiana's colonial era.
New Orleans Mourning jewelry is composed in part of human hair. Hair jewelry could be made by the mourner or by artists who specialized in such work with hair clipped from the deceased at the time of death.
The level of subterranean water is high enough that coffins tend to pop up out of the ground. An exception is Holt cemetery, where the graves are in the ground.
"It's a cemetery for mostly people who don't have the money to build those big magnificent tombs. So there are a lot of handmade, homemade tombs, made with found objects, with materials that are just lying around, very impermanent materials. It's a lot of very improvised memorials. Very personalized as well."
Rob Florence is the author of New Orleans Cemeteries: Life in the Cities of the Dead.
"It's one of the things that's very moving about this cemetery. You can tell that people have put a lot of thought and a lot of time and a lot of devotion into these memorials and within a year or even six months, it's not gonna be there."
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New ... since the franchise had been granted to New Orleans on All Saints' Day. African-American influences on Louisiana mourning traditions included the celebration of funerals with dancing, music, and singing.
The wearing of white at funerals and other celebrations involving the dead had religious symbolism and was most likely an African-American cultural carryover. In 1819 English-born architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe encountered a funeral procession in New Orleans for an old Congo slave woman and wrote:
In going home to my lodgings this evening about sunset, I encountered a crowd of at least 200 negroes, men and women, who were following a corpse to the cemetery. Of the women, one half at least carried candles, & as the evening began to be dark, the effect was very striking, for all the women & many of the men were dressed in pure white. The funerals are so numerous here, or rather occupy so much of every afternoon in consequence of their being, almost all of them, performed by the same set of priests, proceeding from the same parish Church St. Louis Cathedral], that they excite hardly any attention.
In antebellum Louisiana, and even now, celebration of death did not end with the funeral. On or near tombs and crypts friends and relatives placed immortelles, wreaths commonly made of such durable materials as glass and wire.
According to older Latin Catholic tradition, the living also remembered the dead on All Souls' Day (2 November), burial sites, adorned them with flowers and ornaments, and held midnight feasts. Louisianians continue to observe All Saints' and All Souls' Day in much the same way today.
NEW ORLEANS STYLE DAY OF THE DEAD
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Followed by potluck supper & procession to the cemetary to feed the dead. Please wear white with a purple headscarf, or black and purple for Gede. Bring a dish (not a blonde) for the people and an offering for the DEAD or GEDE. Gede's tastes tend towards peppers, flat bread, rum, cigars, goats, crosses, gravedigger's tools, black cock feathers, skeletons, sunglasses with one lens, spicy creole foods, and money! He is syncretized with St. Gerard. Or you can bring something your ancestors or loved ones enjoyed in life.
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Uber to pay for victims of sexual harassment at its workplace
Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-19 17:23:29|Editor: zh
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay 4.4 million U.S. dollars to settle federal investigations into claims of sexual harassment within the company, a federal commission said Wednesday.
Uber will set up a 4.4-million-dollar fund to compensate anyone who "experienced sexual harassment and/or related retaliation after January 1, 2014," the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said.
The settlement was a result of a 2017 commission probe in which "the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that Uber permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment," said the commission.
The San Francisco-based ride-hailing tech company also agreed to establish a system for identifying employees who complain about sexual harassment and managers who fail to respond to concerns of sexual harassment in a timely manner, it added.
A third-party representative will monitor Uber for three years to improve the company's workplace culture.
"This resolution demonstrates the benefits of working cooperatively with EEOC and serves as a model for businesses committed to truly leveling the playing field where opportunity is not circumscribed by one's gender," said EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon.
EEOC San Francisco District Director William Tamayo admitted that the tech industry has often ignored allegations of sexual harassment "when an accused harasser is seen as more valuable to the company than the accuser."
Uber's Chief Legal Officer Tony West promised to ensure that all company employees can thrive at Uber by "putting fairness and accountability at the heart of who we are and what we do."
Uber reports over 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. in 2018
Uber loses licence in London for safety reason
Choir performs to welcome Christmas in Jakarta, Indonesia
Job fair for foreign talents held in Haikou, south China's Hainan
Israel allows export of limited strawberry shipments from Gaza Strip to European markets
British PM holds first cabinet meeting after winning general election
Flood hits Riau, Indonesia
3rd China Trade Week held in Morocco
President Xi meets Macao SAR chief executive
Chinese president proud of Macao's achievements, progress
Xinhua Headlines: 20 yrs back with motherland, Macao model of "one country, two systems" success
Pic story: 71-year-old farmer dedicated to promote bamboo weaving
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View of Hukou Waterfall scenic spot
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A good read if you like being livid
No treatment for gunshot wound sends mom to jail
A Stephens City woman took almost two hours to get medical treatment for her 4-year-old daughter, accidentally shot last September in the backseat of a vehicle parked at Quarles Truck Stop in Opal.
How. . . how does. . . I mean for fuck sake, how do you not go straight to the emergency room?
Well, first of all, how do you let your 4-year-old get shot? How do you have a gun and a four-year-old in the same place?
How does a four-year-old child end up shot?
Traveling with three children from Winchester to Colonial Beach, Ms. Beach and Mr. Davis pulled into the truck stop Sept. 8 to get gas.
Mr. Marshall and Ms. Beach left the children “unsupervised” in the vehicle. But it remains unclear if all of the children had been unrestrained.
Mr. Davis’ 2-year-old son apparently picked up the gun and “accidentally discharged it,” hitting Ms. Beach’s daughter in the shoulder.
And once you've somehow allowed your four-year-old daughter to get shot, how is your next move not to call 911 or drive to the nearest hospital? I guess you knew that, because it was a gunshot wound, the hospital would be required to call the police and you were afraid that the police might take away your precious gun. The gun that has been doing such a terrific job of keeping your family safe.
Oh, according to the prosecuting attorney:
Ms. Beach made no effort to call 9-1-1 because, as a convicted felon, she wanted to avoid possible prosecution associated with the accidental shooting.
O, shit! You're going down. You're doing hard time on this one, Piper!
Let's see -first, you're a felon in possession of a firearm. I don't know how your little girl got shot, but you're the adult in the car so you're definitely responsible for that. And then you made the conscious decision to risk that little girl's life in order to save your own worthless butt. How many charges is that?
After a nearly a 90-minute hearing Wednesday in Fauquier County Circuit Court, Judge Jeffrey W. Parker sentenced Destinie Rochelle Beach to 12 months in prison on one count of “abuse and neglect” of a child, “demonstrating reckless disregard for human life.”
But. . . but. . . that's not enough. One count? Twelve months? With priors? It's not enough.
Judge Parker suspended all but 10 days of the sentence.
Oh for the love of . . .
What do you have to say for yourself, Judge parker?
“I think your behavior was inexplicable,” Judge Parker told Ms. Beach. “Your child was shot. You’re first order of business” should have been to get her medical care.
Well, yeah. We can all agree on that. That girl could have bled out. How does this merit ten lousy days in jail?
Judge Parker expressed doubts whether the 2-year-old could unbuckle a car seat belt, get a hold of a handgun and fire a round.
“That would be a questionable occurrence,” the judge said. “I greatly suspect the 2-year-old didn’t do it.”
So you know she's lying to you, you know she's already a convicted felon, and you know her daughter is lucky to be alive because of her and you STILL suspend all but 10 days?
Ms. Beach and Mr. Davis then drove to they drove to Colonial Beach, where a friend of a family member contacted authorities about the accidental shooting. The girl received treatment at an area trauma center and got released.
Seriously? After all that, it wasn't even her that called 911? It was some friend of the family? Some other person had to go "shit, that kid's been shot. I'd better get her some medical attention." Her own mother didn't do that, some virtual stranger had to step in? And this horrible woman STILL only gets 10 days?
Laura Ingraham Learned The Hard Way She Can’t Do What The Boys Do
No! Bad Huffpo!
No, no no! You do NOT make Laura Ingraham out to be the victim here. Yes, you probably have a point. Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and others male FOX cretins have gotten away with saying equally or more disgusting things on the air, but for Gods sake, can we not help this awful awful woman cast herself as the aggrieved party? Right-wingers generally do not need any help playing the victim.
Like for instance:
Sibling of Parkland victim maintains he was shut out of 'March for Our Lives' rally
Brother of Parkland Shooting Victim: March for Our Lives Excluded Me Because My Speech Didn’t Fit Agenda
Yeah. That's how it works. Rallies are not debates. If you want to go out and advocate for arming teachers, start your own rally. Believe me, you'll have no trouble getting the NRA to sponsor it or FOX to promote it. But complaining that you weren't allowed to give a "more guns everywhere, please" speech at a gun-control rally is like me complaining that they wouldn't let me give my pro-Obamacare presentation at a Tea Party.
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Home » TIMag.com news » Squash » Mosaad Survives Marathon To Win St Louis Title
Mosaad Survives Marathon To Win St Louis Title
Egyptian Omar Mosaad won his second PSA World Tour title of the year - and the longest squash match of his career - when he beat Canadian Shahier Razik in the final of the $15,000 Racquet Club Invitational at The Racquet Club in St Louis, USA
It was the pair’s second meeting in a Tour final in a week - but while the 21-year-old from Cairo clinched the KIG Open crown in Los Angeles in four games, second seed Razik extended the encounter to five games in St Louis.
Top seed Mosaad twice took the lead - and both times 32-year-old Razik fought back to draw level.
But, despite Razik’s reputation as a winner of marathon matches, it was world No23 Mosaad that finally emerged triumphant after 125 minutes, winning 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5 to earn the fifth Tour title of his career.
RESULTS: Racquet Club Squash Invitational, St Louis, USA
[1] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [2] Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5 (125m)
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Nasty Nas - 1991 Demo Tape
Nasir Jones aka Nas aka God's Son aka Nasty Nas is one of the undisputed legends of the genre. Hip Hop albums will forever be classified as pre-Illmatic and post-Illmatic. For all of you hip hop heads out there, I thought you might be interested in this pre-Illmatic demo tape that I just came across. The sound quality isn't the best and some of the rhymes are recycled on his proper 1994 debut, but this is a piece of hip hop history. Even at this point in his career, he's still lyrically deadly (it kinda reminds me of Eminem circa "Infinite"). As a bonus, I've included the first track Nas ever laid a verse on. Coming off Main Source's Breaking Atoms, Nas (before he dropped the "Nasty") absolutely kills "Live At The Barbeque" (you'll probably recognize Nas' verse as the very same one sampled in the background of the intro to Illmatic). Enjoy.
Peace, Love, & Hip Hop,
Nasty Noah
(Bonus) Main Source - "Live At the Barbecue" feat. Nasty Nas
Labels: Illmatic, Nas, Nasty Nas
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Mobb Deep - "Shook Ones Pt. II"
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Big L - "Put It On" x "Flamboyant"
Atmosphere - "Sunshine"
Drekidd - "The Fix"
K. Sparks - "Overtime" (Prod. Hannibal King)
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Project Lionheart - "Light Up The Darkness" x "Hea...
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Joell Ortiz - "50 For The People" (Prod. Frequency...
The Roots - "How I Got Over"
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Bobby Creekwater - "Farewell"
KiD CuDi - Man On The Moon: The End of Day
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Pac Div - "Pac Div"
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Ol' Dirty Bastard - "Shimmy Shimmy Ya"
Willie the Kid - The Fly X "We Must Be Heard" feat...
Kyle Lucas - "ThisLuv" X "Problems"
Grynch - "My Volvo" X "That's Hip Hop" X "Memory L...
Digable Planets - "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat...
Biz Markie - "Just A Friend"
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Royce Da 5'9" - "New Money"
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Skyzoo - Cornerstone Classic (2007)
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Macklemore - "And WE Danced"
Check in With Jus Mic
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Jay-Z Speaks on the Making of BP3
Gerald Walker's Evening Out With Your Girlfriend
What's Beef? Evidently, T-Pain vs. Jay-Z
Mick Boogie - Re-Living Thing (Peter Bjorn and Joh...
Raekwon - "Knuckleheadz" X "Wu-Gambinos"
Jay-Z - "Dear Summer" & "Renegade" feat. Eminem
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KRS-One & Buckshot - "The Way I Live" feat. Mary J...
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Big Punisher - "Still Not A Player" x "Beware"
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
Macklemore - "The Town" (Prod. Scenik; Beats by Vi...
Wale - "Ice & Rain" (Prod. Cool & Dre)
Bobby Creekwater - The Day It All Made $ense EP
Kyle Lucas - "Fuckyoukyle" x "Closure"
Why Hip Hop Needs OB4CLII to Succeed
Mick Boogie/Peter Bjorn & John - "Just the Past (n...
KRS-One & Buckshot - "Survival Skills" Feat. DJ Re...
XV - "Mirror's Edge (Benzie Remix)" feat. Mike Pos...
M.O.P. - "Crazy" feat. Termanology (Bonus)
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A Twist of the Knife (Brigid Quinn #3) - Becky Masterman
It takes a strong woman to be able to watch someone die.
Brigid Quinn is tough, determined, steely and sharper than sharp. As an ex-agent of the FBI she has seen it all, and survived. But nothing can cut her closer to the bone than family...
When Brigid gets a call from her mother saying her father is in hospital with pneumonia, she decides to check on her former colleague Laura Coleman who is living nearby. Having saved Brigid's life, Laura is now working on an 'innocence project', investigating cold cases. And one in particular seems to have caught her attention. Fifteen years before, Marcus Creighton was accused of killing his wife and three children. Now the state governor has signed the warrant for his execution.
Worried that her friend is getting in too deep, Brigid promises to help. But what if her instincts are betraying her? If she can't even trust her memories of her own childhood, how can she make a call on some stranger's story that took place over fifteen years before?
Although A Twist of the Knife is the 3rd book in the Brigid Quinn series, I decided to jump straight in and I'm really pleased that I did. For me, you can tell that this is part of a series as the characters are already very well developed and I think I missed out a little bit by not reading the first 2 books (something I do intend to remedy very soon). Putting that to one side, this is a great book and there is so much going on that your head will be in a spin until the cleverly drawn out conclusion.
A Twist of the Knife has one of the most chilling prologues I have ever read, as Brigid witnesses her first execution. 35 years later Brigid heads to Florida as her Dad is in hospital and whilst there meets up with Laura Coleman. Laura is working on a death row case, that of Marcus Creighton who was convicted of killing his wife and children. The bodies of the children were never found, which has caught the attention of Alison Samuels who works for an organisation specialising in locating missing children. With four days left before Marcus Creighton is executed, can Laura, with help from Brigid, prove that he didn't kill his family and will Alison Samuels find the missing Creighton children?
Brigid Quinn is such a feisty character. She keeps her emotions very close to her chest and I loved her interactions with her very dysfunctional family over her father's hospital bed. The Quinns know just which buttons to press in each other and you can almost feel them fizzing with barely controlled emotions. It was while enjoying such scenes that I realised how much of the building up of Brigid's character that I had missed by not reading the first 2 books. Not that it spoiled my enjoyment of the story at all, I just think it would have been enhanced by knowing more about her in advance.
The story of Marcus Creighton was excellent. Not that I could say whether it was accurate or not, but the police procedural element appeared to have been meticulously researched. I felt like I was in a race against time as the countdown to Marcus's execution began and I truly believed that he was as innocent as Laura claimed him to be. Will Brigid be able to uncover the truth before it is too late? You will just have to read it and see!
This definitely has the potential to be a 5 star book but, through no fault of the author, I have awarded 4 stars purely because I felt that I was missing something. Totally my fault by not reading the books in order, but it is the mark of a good book when I am looking to add the earlier books to my TBR pile in order to catch up with Brigid's story.
Labels: death penalty, family, FBI, murder, police, police investigation
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Board index » PJ Harvey Forums » Your Beautiful Pen
Polly's lyrical references
Moderator: mart
DrDark
Post subject: Polly's lyrical references
Location: ~ +38.4, -122.7
Let's use this thread to capture lyrical references for Polly's songs.
The first one that comes to mind is Polly's Rid Of Me and Beefheart's Dirty Blue Gene (from Doc At The Radar Station):
The shiny beast of thought
If you got ears
You gotta listen
Old woman sweat
Young girls glisten
The extract you thought
is the extract you got
Pop in a thought
Ex-extract
D'you hear me?
Hope these are hard[?] drops
Grooves you away
Drop by drop
Light by bright
Night by light
There ain't no good
'n' there ain't no blame
Not hip
Ain't no aim
You make the fault
You cause the blame
Devil the same
Shiny beast of thought
You hang up
Now you're caught
There's more than what you thought
Stand there bubblin' like an open cola in the sun
Back is achin'
Work is never done
She's swinging a sponge on the end of a string
Right on the brink
She spills the ink down the sink
She's not bad
She's just genetically mean
Don't you wish you never met her? [x3]
Dirty Blue Gene
Dirty [x3]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JelqPcoaAB8"
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Post subject: Re: Polly's lyrical references
Meet Ze Monsta and Beefheart's Tropical Hot Dog Night (from Shiny Beast):
Tropical Hot Dog Night
Like two flamingoes in a fruit fight
Ev’ry colour of day
Whirlin’ around at night
I’m playin’ this music
So the young girls will come out
To meet the monster tonight
I don’t wanna know ‘bout wrong or right
I don’t want to know
- I’m anywhere tonight
Like steppin’ out of a triangle
Into striped light
Striped light, striped light
- Everything’s wrong, at the same time it’s right
The truth has no patterns for me tonight
I’m playing this music so the young girls will come out
Meet the monster tonight
What do all you women do
When the men get Tropical Hot Dog payday?
What do you do on Tropical Hot Dog day day?
Yay; Yay
Step out of a triangle into striped light
Turn around and step back into striped light
I’m playin’ this song
For all the young girls to come out to meet the monster tonight
How would you like to be the lucky girl,
The lucky one?
- To be the monster tonight
Ow, to be the monster tonight
Oh, everything’s wrong, at the same time it’s white!
You get to be - you get to be - with me
And also to be the monster tonight
There's also a musical connection with the opening riff of Tropical Hot Dog Night and Polly's Heaven.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kUQWa3DrDU
Tropical Hot Dog Night is at 3:50. It appears that you can't upload single WMG songs to YT or their music recognition software will take them down.
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To Bring You My Love (I was born in the desert...) and Beefheart's Sure Nuff and Yes I Do (from Safe As Milk):
Well I was born in the desert came on up from New Orleans
Came up on a tornado sunlight in the sky
I went around all day with the moon sticking in my eye
Hey hey hey all you young girls wherever you're at
I got a brand new Cadillac I got a Ferrari too
Sure 'nuff baby sure 'nuff 'n yes I do
Got the time to teach ya' now, bet you'll learn some too
Hey hey hey all you young girls whatever you do
Well come on by and see me I'll make it worth it to you
.....with me and I'll ..with me and you
Sleep with me and I'll sleep with me and you
Stick with me and I'll stick with me and you
Thanks for making this!
Angelene (Is This Desire?) and "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes" by J. D. Salinger (Nine Stories.)
The phone rings. A “gray-haired man” asks the girl he is with if she’d rather he not answer it. She is unsure, and asks him what he thinks. Resolving that it won’t make too much difference, the man picks up. His name is Lee.
“Lee?” comes the voice on the other end. “I wake you?”
“Who’s that?” Lee asks. “Arthur?” The caller answers that it is, and then asks Lee if he noticed when “Joanie” – Arthur’s wife – left. Lee looks at the girl, and certain things become clear. The girl is Joanie, and Lee has taken her to his place after a party. He and Arthur work at the same law firm. Arthur is worried about Joanie, who apparently has a tendency to behave rashly and who he suspects of sleeping around. Lee, for his part, consoles his friend but does not let on to the truth.
“Did you happen to notice if she left with the Ellenbogens, by any chance?” Arthur asks. “No, I didn’t Arthur,” comes the reply. “Didn’t she leave with you?” Lee asks if Arthur has tried calling the Ellenbogens. “In the first place,” he adds, “if I know the Ellenbogens, they probably all hopped in a cab and went down to the Village for a couple of hours.” Arthur has a feeling Joanie “went to work on some bastard in the kitchen.”
Lee advises his friend to calm down and try to take a “nightcap” and get some sleep. Arthur, however, continues to vent his frustration, poring out his paranoia and jealousy, explaining that every night he returns home from work he half-expects to find his place crawling with men. Lee argues back that Arthur goes out of his way to “torture” himself, and that he’s “bloody lucky” Joanie is such “a wonderful kid.” Arthur, incensed, snaps back that Joanie is an “animal.” He then proceeds to mock her, noting that she “thinks she’s a goddamn intellectual.”
After it comes out that Arthur just lost a major case for the firm, he betrays his true feelings for Joanie, noting that he will often get vivid memories lodged in his mind of a poem he wrote her years ago – “Rose my color is and white, Pretty mouth and green my eyes” – or the first time he and she “drove up to New Haven for the Princeton game.” “She bought me a suit once,” he adds. “With her own money. […] I mean she has some goddamn nice traits.”
Arthur then asks if he can come over to Lee’s place. Lee is obliged to say yes, but advises that he does not think it a good idea. “I honestly think you should just sit tight and relax till Joanie waltzes in,” he says. “Yeah,” Arthur responds. “I don’t know. I swear to God, I don’t know.”
Moments later, the conversation ends and the girl asks Lee what Arthur said. “You were wonderful,” she exclaims. “God, I feel like a dog!”
The phone rings again. Lee answers. It’s Arthur. He tells his friend that Joanie just “barged in.” He thanks Arthur for all his help, tells a long story to explain Joanie’s tardiness – “apparently Leona got stinking and then had a goddamn crying jag, and Bob wanted Joanie to go out and grab a drink with them somewhere and iron the thing out” – and says that maybe he and Joanie will “get ourselves a little place in Connecticut.”
Angelene:
My first name Angelene
Prettiest mess you've ever seen
Love for money is my sin
Any man calls I'll let him in
Rose is my colour and white
Pretty mouth, and green my eyes
I see men come and go
But there'll be one who will collect my soul
And come to me
Two thousand miles away
He walks upon the coast
It lays open like a road
Dear God, life ain't kind
People gettin born then dying
But I've heard there's joy untold
Lays open like a road in front of me
Lays open like a road
It seems so far away
Two thousand miles until I reach that open road
My first name's angelene
I'll rub it, until it...
"A Perfect Day Elise" (Is This Desire) JD Salinger's "A Perfect Day For Bananafish" (Nine Stories).
There were ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get her call through. She used the time, though. She read an article in a women's pocket-size magazine, called "Sex is Fun--or Hell." She washed her comb and brush. She took the spot out of the skirt of her beige suit. She moved the button on her Saks blouse. She tweezed out two freshly surfaced hairs in her mole. When the operator finally rang her room, she was sitting on the window seat and had almost finished putting lacquer on the nails of her left hand.
She was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. She looked as if her phone had been ringing continually ever since she had reached puberty.
With her little lacquer brush, while the phone was ringing, she went over the nail of her little finger, accentuating the line of the moon. She then replaced the cap on the bottle of lacquer and, standing up, passed her left--the wet--hand back and forth through the air. With her dry hand, she picked up a congested ashtray from the window seat and carried it with her over to the night table, on which the phone stood. She sat down on one of the made-up twin beds and--it was the fifth or sixth ring--picked up the phone.
"Hello," she said, keeping the fingers of her left hand outstretched and away from her white silk dressing gown, which was all that she was wearing, except mules--her rings were in the bathroom.
"I have your call to New York now, Mrs. Glass," the operator said.
"Thank you," said the girl, and made room on the night table for the ashtray.
A woman's voice came through. "Muriel? Is that you?"
The girl turned the receiver slightly away from her ear. "Yes, Mother, How are you?" she said.
"I've been worried to death about you. Why haven't you phoned? Are you all right?"
"I tried to get you last night and the night before. The phone here's been--"
"Are you all right, Muriel?"
The girl increased the angle between the receiver and her ear. "I'm fine, I'm hot. This is the hottest day they've had in Florida in--"
"Why haven't you called me? I've been worried to--"
"Mother, darling, don't yell at me. I can hear you beautifully," said the girl. "I called you twice last night. Once just after--"
"I told your father you'd probably call last night. But, no, he had to--Are you all right, Muriel? Tell me the truth."
"I'm fine. Stop asking me that, please."
"When did you get there?"
"I don't know. Wednesday morning, early."
"Who drove?"
"He did," said the girl. "And don't get excited. He drove very nicely. I was amazed."
"He drove? Muriel, you gave me your word of--"
"Mother," the girl interrupted, "I just told you. He drove very nicely. Under fifty the whole way, as a matter of fact."
"Did he try any of that funny business with the trees?"
"I said he drove very nicely, Mother. Now, please. I asked him to stay close to the white line, and all, and he knew what I meant, and he did. He was even trying not to look at the trees--you could tell. Did Daddy get the car fixed, incidentally?
"Not yet. They want four hundred dollars, just to--"
"Mother, Seymour told daddy that he'd pay for it. There's no reason for--"
"Well, we'll see. How did he behave--in the car and all?"
"All right," said the girl.
"Did he keep calling you that awful--"
"No. He has something new now."
"Oh, what's the difference, Mother?"
"Muriel, I want to know. Your father--"
"All right, all right. He calls me Miss Spiritual Tramp of 1948," the girl said, and giggled.
"It isn't funny, Muriel. It isn't funny at all. It's horrible. It's sad, actually. When I think how--"
"Mother," the girl interrupted, "listen to me. You remember that book he sent me from Germany? You know--those German poems. What'd I do with it? I've been racking my--"
"You have it."
"Are you sure?" said the girl.
"Certainly. That is, I have it. It's in Freddy's room. You left it here and I didn't have room for it in the--Why? Does he want it?
"No. Only, he asked me about it, when we were driving down. He wanted to know if I'd read it."
"It was in German!"
"Yes, dear. That doesn't make any difference," said the girl, crossing her legs. "He said that the poems happen to be written by the only great poet of the century. He said I should've bought a translation or something. Or learned the language, if you please."
"Awful. Awful. It's sad, actually, is what it is. Your father said last night--"
"Just a second, Mother," the girl said. She went over to the window seat for her cigarettes, lit one, and returned to her seat on the bed. "Mother?" she said, exhaling the smoke.
"Muriel. Now listen to me."
"I'm listening."
"Your father talked to Dr. Sivetski."
"Oh?" said the girl.
"He told him everything. At least, he said he did--you know your father. The trees. That business with the window. Those horrible things he said to Granny about her plans for passing away. What he did with all those lovely pictures from Bermuda--everything.
"Well?" said the girl.
"Well, in the first place, he said it was a perfect crime the Army released him from the hospital--my word of honor. He very definitely told your father there's a chance--a very great chance, he said--that Seymour may completely lose control of himself. My word of honor."
"There's a psychiatrist here at the hotel," said the girl.
"Who? What's his name?"
"I don't know. Rieser or something. He's supposed to be very good."
"Never heard of him."
"Well, he's supposed to be very good, anyway."
"Muriel, don't be fresh, please. We're very worried about you. Your father wanted to wire you last night to come home, as a matter of f--"
"I'm not coming home right now, Mother. So relax."
"Muriel. My word of honor. Dr. Sivetski said Seymour may completely lose contr--"
"I just got here, Mother. This is the first vacation I've had in years, and I'm not going to just pack everything and come home," said the girl. "I couldn't travel now anyway. I'm so sunburned I can hardly move."
"You're badly sunburned? Didn't you use that jar of Bronze I put in your bag? I put it right--"
"I used it. I'm burned anyway."
"That's terrible. Where are you burned?"
"All over, dear, all over."
"That's terrible."
"I'll live."
"Tell me, did you talk to this psychiatrist?"
"Well, sort of," said the girl.
"What'd he say? Where was Seymour when you talked to him?"
"In the Ocean Room, playing the piano. He's played the piano both nights we've been here."
"Well, what'd he say?"
"Oh, nothing much. He spoke to me first. I was sitting next to him at Bingo last night, and he asked me if that wasn't my husband playing the piano in the other room. I said yes, it was, and he asked me if Seymour's been sick or something. So I said--"
"Why'd he ask that?"
"I don't know, Mother. I guess because he's so pale and all," said the girl. "Anyway, after Bingo he and his wife asked me if I wouldn't like to join them for a drink. So I did. His wife was horrible. You remember that awful dinner dress we saw in Bonwit's window? The one you said you'd have to have a tiny, tiny--"
"The green?"
"She had it on. And all hips. She kept asking me if Seymour's related to that Suzanne Glass that has that place on Madison Avenue--the millinery."
"What'd he say, though? The doctor."
"Oh. Well, nothing much, really. I mean we were in the bar and all. It was terribly noisy."
"Yes, but did--did you tell him what he tried to do with Granny's chair?
"No, mother. I didn't go into details very much," said the girl. "I'll probably get a chance to talk to him again. He's in the bar all day long."
"Did he say he thought there was a chance he might get--you know--funny or anything? Do something to you!"
"Not exactly," said the girl. "He had to have more facts, Mother. They have to know about your childhood--all that stuff. I told you, we could hardly talk, it was so noisy in there."
"Well. How's your blue coat?"
"All right. I had some of the padding taken out."
"How are the clothes this year?"
"Terrible. But out of this world. You see sequins--everything," said the girl.
"How'd your room?"
"All right. Just all right, though. We couldn't get the room we had before the war," said the girl. "The people are awful this year. You should see what sits next to us in the dining room. At the next table, they look as if they drove down in a truck."
"Well, it's that way all over. How's your ballerina?"
"It's too long. I told you it was too long."
"Muriel, I'm only going to ask you once more--are you really all right?"
"Yes, Mother," said the girl. "For the ninetieth time."
"And you don't want to come home?"
"No, Mother."
"Your father said last night that he'd be more than willing to pay for it if you'd go away someplace by yourself and think things over. You could take a lovely cruise. We both thought--"
"No, thanks," said the girl and uncrossed her legs. "Mother, this call is costing a for--"
"When I think of how you waited for that boy all through the war--I mean when you think of all those crazy little wives who--"
"Mother," said the girl, "we'd better hang up. Seymour may come in any minute."
"Where is he?"
"On the beach."
"On the beach? By himself? Does he behave himself on the beach?
"Mother," said the girl, "you talk about him as though he were a raving maniac--"
"I said nothing of the kind, Muriel."
"Well, you sound that way. I mean all he does is lie there. He won't take his bathrobe off."
"He won't take his bathrobe off? Why not?"
"I don't know. I guess because he' so pale."
"My goodness, he needs the sun. Can't you make him?"
"You know Seymour," said the girl, and crossed her legs again. "He says he doesn't want a lot of fools looking at his tattoo."
"He doesn't have any tattoo! Did he get one in the Army?"
"No, Mother. No, dear," said the girl, and stood up. "Listen, I'll call you tomorrow, maybe."
"Muriel. Now, listen to me."
"Yes, Mother," said the girl, putting her weight on her right leg.
"Call me the instant he does, or says, anything at all funny--you know what I mean. Do you hear me?"
"Mother, I'm not afraid of Seymour."
"Muriel, I want you to promise me."
"All right, I promise. Goodbye, Mother," said the girl. "My love to Daddy." She hung up.
"See more glass," said Sybil Carpenter, who was staying at the hotel with her mother. "Did you see more glass?"
"Pussycat, stop saying that. It's driving Mommy absolutely crazy. Hold still, please."
"Mrs. Carpenter was putting sun-tan oil on Sybil's shoulders, spreading it down over the delicate, wing-like blades over her back. Sybil was sitting insecurely on a huge, inflated beach ball, facing the ocean. She was wearing a canary-yellow two-piece bathing suit, one piece of which she would not actually be needing for another nine or ten years.
"It was really just an ordinary silk handkerchief--you could see when you got up close," said the woman in the beach chair beside Mrs. Carpenter's. "I wish I knew how she tied it. It was really darling."
"It sounds darling," Mrs. Carpenter agreed. "Sybil, hold still, pussy."
"Did you see more glass?" said Sybil.
Mrs. Carpenter sighed. "All right," she said. She replaced the cap on the sun-tan oil bottle. "Now run and play, pussy. Mommy's going up to the hotel and have a Martini with Mrs. Hubbel. I'll bring you the olive."
Set loose, Sybil immediately ran down to the flat part of the beach and began to walk in the direction of Fisherman's Pavilion. Stopping only to sink a foot in the soggy, collapsed castle, she was soon out of the area reserved for guests of the hotel.
She walked for about a quarter of a mile and then suddenly broke into an oblique run up the soft part of the beach. She stopped short when she reached the place where a young man was lying on his back.
"Are you going in the water, see more glass?" she said.
The young man started, his right hand going to the lapels of his terry-cloth robe. He turned over on his stomach, letting a sausaged towel fall away from his eyes, and squinted up at Sybil.
"Hey. Hello, Sybil."
"Are you going in the water?"
"I was waiting for you," said the young man. "What's new?"
"What?" said Sybil.
"What's new? What's on the program?"
"My daddy's coming tomorrow on a nairplane," Sybil said, kicking sand.
"Not in my face, baby," the young man said, putting his hand on Sybil's ankle. "Well, it's about time he got here, your daddy. I've been expecting him hourly. Hourly."
"Where's the lady?" Sybil said.
"The lady?" the young man brushed some sand out of his thin hair. "That's hard to say, Sybil. She may be in any one of a thousand places. At the hair-dresser's. Having her hair dyed mink. Or making dolls for poor children, in her room." Lying prone now, he made two fists, set one on top of the other, and rested his chin on the top one. "Ask me something else, Sybil," he said. "that's a fine bathing suit you have on. If there's one thing I like, it's a blue bathing suit."
Sybil stared at him, then looked down at her protruding stomach. "This is a yellow," she said. "This is a yellow."
"It is? Come a little closer."
Sybil took a step forward.
"You're absolutely right. What a fool I am."
"Are you going in the water?" Sybil said.
"I'm seriously considering it. I"m giving it plenty of thought, Sybil, you'll be glad to know."
Sybil prodded the rubber float that the young man sometimes used as a head-rest. "It needs air," she said.
"You're right. It needs more air than I'm willing to admit." He took away his fists and let his chin rest on the sand. "Sybil," he said, "you're looking fine. It's good to see you. Tell me about yourself." He reached in front of him and took both of Sybil's ankles in his hands. "I'm Capricorn," he said. "What are you?"
"Sharon Lipschutz said you let her sit on the piano seat with you," Sybil said.
"Sharon Lipschutz said that?"
Sybil nodded vigorously.
He let go of her ankles, drew in his hands, and laid the side of his face on his right forearm. "Well," he said, "You know how those things happen, Sybil. I was sitting there, playing. And you were nowhere in sight. And Sharon Lipschutz came over and sat down next to me. I couldn't push her off, could I?"
"Oh, no. No. I couldn't do that," said the young man. "I'll tell you what I did do, though."
"I pretended she was you."
Sybil immediately stopped and began to dig in the sand. "Let's go in the water," she said.
"All right," said the young man. "I think I can work it in."
"Next time, push her off," Sybil said.
"Push who off?"
"Sharon Lipschutz."
"Ah, Sharon Lipschutz," said the young man. "How that name comes up. Mixing memory and desire." He suddenly got to his feet. He looked at the ocean. "Sybil," he said, "I'll tell you what we'll do. We'll see if we can catch a bananafish."
"A what?"
"A bananafish," he said, and undid the belt of his robe. He took off his robe. His shoulders were white and narrow, and his trunks were royal blue. He folded the robe, first lengthwise, then in thirds. He unrolled the towel he had used over his eyes, spread it out on the sand, and then laid the folded robe on top of it. He bent over, picked up the float, and secured it under his right arm. Then, with his left hand, he took Sybil's hand.
The two started to walk down to the ocean.
"I imagine you've seen quite a few bananafish in your day," the young man said.
Sybil shook her head.
"You haven't? Where do you live, anyway?"
"I don't know," said Sybil.
"Sure you know. You must know. Sharon Lipschutz knows where she lives and she's only three and a half."
Sybil stopped walking and yanked her hand away from him. She picked up an ordinary beach shell and looked at it with elaborate interest. She threw it down. "Whirly Wood, Connecticut," she said, and resumed walking, stomach foremost.
"Whirly Wood, Connecticut," said the young man." Is that anywhere near Whirly Wood, Connecticut, by any chance?"
Sybil looked at him. "That's where I live," she said, impatiently. "I live in Whirly Wood, Connecticut." She ran a few steps ahead of him, caught up her left foot in her left hand, and hopped two or three times.
"You have no idea how clear that makes everything," the young man said.
Sybil released her foot. "Did you read 'Little Black Sambo'?" she said.
"It's very funny you ask me that," he said. "It so happens I just finished reading it last night." He reached down and took back Sybil's hand. "What did you think of it?" he asked her.
"Did the tigers run all around that tree?"
"I thought they'd never stopped. I never saw so many tigers."
"There were only six," Sybil said.
"Only six!" said the young man. Do you call that only?"
"Do you like wax?" Sybil asked.
"Do I like what?" asked the young man.
"Wax."
"Very much. Don't you?"
Sybil nodded. "Do you like olives?" she asked.
"Olives--yes. Olives and wax. I never go anyplace without 'em."
"Do you like Sharon Lipschutz?" Sybil asked.
"Yes. Yes, I do," said the young man. "What I like particularly about her is that she never does anything mean to little dogs in the lobby of the hotel. That little toy bull that belongs to that lady from Canada, some little girls like to poke that little dog with balloon sticks. Sharon doesn't. She's never mean or unkind. That's why I like her so much."
Sybil was silent.
"I like to chew candles," she said finally.
"Who doesn't?" said the young man, getting his feet wet. "Wow! It's cold." He dropped the rubber float on its back. "No, wait just a second, Sybil. Wait'll we get out a little bit."
They waded out till the water was up to Sybil's waist. Then the young man picked her up and laid her down on her stomach on the float.
"Don't you ever wear a bathing cap or anything?" he asked.
"Don't let go," Sybil ordered. "You hold me, now."
"Miss Carpenter. Please. I know my business," the young man said. "You just keep your eyes open for ay bananafish. This is a perfect day for bananfish."
"I don't see any," Sybil said.
"That's understandable. Their habits are very peculiar." He kept pushing the float. The water was not quite up to his chest. "They lead a very tragic life," he said. "You know what they do, Sybil?"
"Well, they swim into a hole where there's a lot of bananas. They're very ordinary-looking fish when they swim in. But once they get in, they behave like pigs. Why, I've known some bananafish to swim into a banana hole and eat as many as seventy-eight bananas." He edged the float and its passenger a foot closer to the horizon. "Naturally, after that they're so fat they can't get out of the hole again. Can't fit through the door."
"Not too far out," Sybil said. "What happens to them?"
"What happens to who?"
"The bananafish."
"Oh, you mean after they eat so many bananas they can't get out of the banana hole?"
"Yes," said Sybil.
"Well, I hate to tell you, Sybil. They die."
"Why?" asked Sybil.
"Well, they get banana fever. It's a terrible disease.
"Here comes a wave," Sybil said nervously.
"We'll ignore it. We'll snub it," said the young man. "Two snobs." He took Sybil's ankles in his hands and pressed down and forward. The float nosed over the top of the wave. The water soaked Sybil's blond hair, but her scream was full of pleasure.
With her hand, when the float was level again, she wiped away a flat, wet band of hair from her eyes, and reported, "I just saw one."
"Saw what, my love?"
"A bananafish."
"My God, no!" said the young man. "Did he have bananas in his mouth?
"Yes," said Sybil. "Six."
The young man suddenly picked up one of Sybil's wet feet, which were drooping over the end of the float, and kissed the arch.
"Hey!" said the owner of the foot, turning around.
"Hey, yourself! We're going in now. You had enough?"
"Sorry," he said, and pushed the float toward shore until Sybil got off it. He carried it the rest of the way.
"Goodbye," said Sybil, and ran without regret in the direction of the hotel.
The young man put on his robe, closed the lapels tight, and jammed his towel into his pocket. He picked up the slimy wet, cumbersome float and put it under his arm. He plodded alone through the soft, hot sand toward the hotel.
On the sub-main floor of the hotel, which the management directed bathers to use, a woman with zinc salve on her nose got into the elevator with the young man.
"I see you're looking at my feet," he said to her when the car was in motion.
"I beg your pardon?" said the woman.
"I said I see you're looking at my feet."
"I beg your pardon. I happened to be looking at the floor," said the woman, and faced the doors of the car.
"If you want to look at my feet, say so," said the young man. "But don't be a God-damned sneak about it."
"Let me out here, please," the woman said quickly to the girl operating the car.
The car doors opened and the woman got out without looking back.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God-damned reason why anybody should stare at them," said the young man. "Five, please." He took his room key out of his robe pocket.
He got off at the fifth floor, walked down the hall, and let himself into 507. The room smelled of new calfskin luggage and nail-lacquer remover.
He glanced at the girl lying asleep on one of the twin beds. Then he went over to one of the pieces of luggage, opened it, and from under a pile of shorts and undershirts he took out an Ortgies calibre 7.65 automatic. He released the magazine, looked at it, then reinserted it. He cocked the piece. Then he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple.
pink_and_chipped
This is fun. Here's some Nick Cave/PJ Harvey...
1. Into My Arms/Bows and Arrows
Into My Arms...
And I don't believe in the existence of angels
But looking at you I wonder if that's true
But if I did I would summon them together
And ask them to watch over you
To each burn a candle for you
To make bright and clear your path
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
And guide you into my arms
Bows and Arrows...
Tipped with poison
Make tenderness please
Stand by my pillow
I see evil
Everytime I dream
I see earth's poison
I hear violence sing
Even your touch
Once so pure
Comes fates cold hand
On my locked door
Won't you send those angels to watch over me?
I can't catch the bow
That this planet has thrown
I can't catch this bow
In come the arrows
Like a needle
You pierce my heart
And I taste poison
You pierce my soul
With bows and arrows
2. Green Eyes/Stone
Kiss me again, rekiss me and kiss me
Slip your frigid hands beneath my shirt
This useless old fucker with his twinkling cunt
Doesn't care if he gets hurt
Stone ...
I don't wanna kiss you
I've already kissed you
And you said 'kiss me again'
And all the hills were rolling
And all the clouds unravelled
Looked down upon our shadows
Looked down upon our history
And then you came towards me
3. I Do, Dear, I Do/Losing Ground
I miss your manic scratches
and your howling at the moon.
Ten steps behind me,
with your dust pan and your broom.
Losing Ground...
Yeah I found my voice
Yeah I got nothing to say
The whole thing started
Cause my mind has gone away
I used to get high
Now I just get lost
I used to bark at the moon
The first one I came across
4. Mercy/The Whore's Hustle
Thrown into a dungeon
Bread and water was my portion
Faith - my only weapon
To rest the devil's legion
The speak-hole would slide open
A viper's voice would plead
Thick with innuendo
Syphilis and Greed
The Whore's Hustle...
Of heroin and speed
Genocide and suicide
Of syphilis and greed
The language of violence
The language of the heart
5. The Sorrowful Wife/Uh Huh Her
I married my wife on the day of the eclipse
Our friends awarded her courage with gifts
Uh Huh Her...
Re-...
Don't marry uh huh her
Don't marry uh huh huh her
The family is crying
Don't ask me
Why he's grieving
I fill the sea
All with my tears
I drown the fields
You will remember, remember me
6. Love Letter/The Letter
I hold this letter in my hand
A plea, a petition, a kind of prayer
I hope it does as I have planned
Losing her again is more than I can bear
I kiss the cold, white envelope
I press my lips against her name
Two hundred words. We live in hope
The sky hangs heavy with rain
The Letter...
Put the pen
To the paper
Press the envelope
With my scent
I cannot explain this, dear, I will not even try ...
PJ and Dylan:
Dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZ_tt1Pca4
Wedding night, blade knife
Shining under orange light
See him running, caught under headlight
Don't care anyway
This scar has seen better days
Get it out of my way
That's where music playing
I'll get dancing
I'm here dancing
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
Talking that the heat put plants in the bed but
Married on Wednesday, written on Thursday
Trial on Friday, hung herself on Saturday
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
Time and time
I know time trickle by
Hung herself on washing line
This girl's drip dry
The bolded line above is lifted straight from Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues:
http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/subterr ... sick-blues
PJ's Down By The Water and Leadbelly's Salty Dog as detailed here:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=578
(should've added it here in this thread instead of making a new thread for it).
The Nick & PJ connections are insane, and a bit sad.
Shadowboxer wrote:
Slightly off-topic, but have you heard the version of West Country Girl where Nick sings "and meows 'he loves you, Polly Jean'" at the end of the song?
If not, and you would like to, just send me PM and I'll upload it somewhere...
Location: ~Oz~
^ yes please! xo
you can't straighten my curls
pink_and_chipped wrote:
:O No. I've actually never really listened to his music. What album should I start with?
The Polly one -- The Boatman's Call. In an interview that you can listen to on YouTube, she said that listening to the Boatman's Call "opens her right up".
Other than that his albums, musically, are very different from one another, so it's hard to recommend one over the other without knowing more about your tastes.
Thanks, I'll definitely check it out!
stuntboy
Location: sweden, high up on the hills
wow these connections between nick cave and pJ are really sad...maybe that´s their way of communicating and letting each other know they still think of what they once felt for each other...very interesting, thanks for this
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The two-wheeled obsessive, aged just eight
29th March 2017 admin 3437 Views 1 Comment
Laura Winter tracks down Ruby Isaac, the pint-sized junior school girl who is a star on Twitter as well as on her 24-inch bikes. She wants to grow up and emulate Laura Trott and, thankfully, no one has poured water on her dreams by telling her girls really don’t do sport
Ruby with journalist Laura Winter
You must have seen the Always advert. Men, women, boys and girls are asked to “run like a girl” and “throw like a girl.” And so they do, their impressions thick with ingrained conditioning and preconceptions. Weak, silly, amateur, half-hearted. All hair-flicking, poor technique and hand waving. A bit useless. How long has “like a girl”, in sporting terms, been an insult?
But then a little girl steps up. She has fire in her eyes. There is not a hint that she is cowed by the gender stereotypes that so often blight young girls and women doing sport. Instead, she runs her heart out. She throws with all her might. And what we are doing to our young girls, through gendered language, subliminal advertising and pictures and a lack of regular coverage of female sporting role models, becomes abundantly clear.
But what is it like to be a young girl doing sport? When I met Twitter sensation Ruby Isaac, I asked her how she felt if she heard men, boys, or even women, telling her girls shouldn’t do sport, or that it wasn’t ladylike. The eight-year-old cyclist had no reply. It had never crossed her mind that her gender was potentially a barrier to the opportunities she has when riding a bike. She had never considered that being a girl would place a limit on what she could achieve. She was blissfully unaware of the deep chasm between men’s and women’s cycling at a professional level.
Ruby has amassed nearly 1,000 followers on Twitter thanks to a cheeky video sent to road-race sensation Peter Sagan, imitating him wolfing down Haribo post-race. She is nothing short of obsessed with cycling. Her gran Doreen, who cycles with friends, taught her to ride on a Saturday afternoon 18 months ago. Just two days later, she was at Bike Club, in her home town of Kettering. The following weekend she was out racing in Milton Keynes.
She rides a 24-inch Worx bike, a frame half the size of the smallest bikes the professional cyclists race and train on. Her feet are a child’s size 10. Her shoe was not much bigger than a pen. The Millbrook Junior School pupil also has a BMX, a cyclo-cross bike and a track bike. She is tiny, but mighty, if the sack of medals and trophies Ruby brought along to our interview is anything to go by. But where does the motivation come from?
“I’ve always been training, I’ve always wanted to race. I wanted to get better and faster, and when I race I encourage others, and try to do my best,” Ruby said.
“I go to Bike Club on Mondays and then during the week I go on the rollers. I’ll normally do one minute hard, two minutes cool down and keep going for 15 or 20 minutes. Then I race at the weekend.
“I don’t really have a coach. My brother Finley, who is 12, and also races sometimes, is helping me out. Cycling gives you strength everywhere, it keeps you really fit.
“My dream is to get to the Olympics on the track. That is what I love and it’s what I’m best at. I want to be just like Laura Kenny. Laura, Katie Archibald and Dani King are my favourite cyclists. But Peter Sagan and my gran are my heroes!”
Ruby will cover around seven kilometres in a race, competing against up to 12 other girls. She she is now the youngest in her age group (under-10), but that did not stop her coming second in a race in Milton Keynes last weekend.
It is that dogged determination and interminable spirit that moves father Nick. “Watching her race, I sometimes get quite emotional,” he says. “It’s amazing watching her doing something she loves. She tries so hard, she never gives up. At the Mallory Park Road Race League, it looked like she was never going to win and she was struggling. But she kept going and flew down the home straight to win it. It’s moments like that, I really respect her for what she does, for getting out there and doing it and giving it a go.
“I get very nervous watching, a lot more nervous than she does! I sort of watch through closed fingers. Last time she had a Garmin computer on the bike at Milton Keynes and she came down a hill at 28mph. I just thought, oh my God that’s fast!” Mum Kate just shouts a lot at races, according to Ruby.
Though bemused by the reaction, Nick and Kate are supportive of their daughter’s Twitter network. It was Rachel James who first persuaded her to go on the social media platform. The sprinter met Ruby at the National Track Championships in Manchester in January and asked how she could follow her cycling career.
From there, she has amassed hundreds of followers, from star riders, to cycling media, cycling brands and other youngsters. It is also where Ruby can be inspired and inspire. She has received messages from the likes of James and Sagan, as well as messages and videos from other juniors racing, inspired by Ruby’s fun films of her training on the rollers, and of course, feasting on Haribo Sagan-style.
But what about her peers? “My school friends don’t really know about Twitter,” Ruby said with a characteristic wide grin on her face. “They think the cycling is really good though and want to come and watch me one day. They think it’s all a bit mad. And the boys think I’m really good, too. Sometimes I feel like the odd one out, because I’m the only one doing cycling like that. But I like being the odd one out.” How refreshing.
Laura Winter is a sports journalist, presenter and event host. She worked in sports communications for the International Rowing Federation for two years, before working and training as a journalist in Gloucestershire, covering a variety of sports including rugby, boxing, football, and triathlon. She then turned freelance at the end of 2014 and is part of the team who founded Voxwomen, a women’s cycling show that seeks to give the female elite peloton the coverage they deserve. Laura’s latest articles.
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Three Songs To The Head vol. 46
Hello and welcome back to Three Songs to the Head where we share three songs that moved us, three songs we love, three songs we can’t get out of our heads! Today, we’re featuring Omar Tellez, Razor Clam and Killer Workout. Enjoy!
You know those shots in movies where a person comes out of the shadows of an alleyway or something, hood on, you just see his mouth and the shadow of the world splashed over his face? That’s how Omar Tellez rhymes. Dude handles himself casual, almost unseen, and then he starts spitting and you see the truths like graffiti writing splayed over the brick walls. Check out his song “Elite” to know what the heck I mean.
What do you get when you combine Cindy Lauper vocals, anal sex and bouncy synths? Razor Clam, that’s what! Their track “ITB,” which at this stage is just a live demo but I wanted to write about it because they have a show at the Substation Saturday (March 25), is all about the dangers of unwanted butt sex. I’ll leave you to listening and forming your own smirky opinion.
Killer Workout (formerly The West) press a lot of energy into their work, which twists and contorts within their voices, instruments and dancing and out comes generous tunes like “Into the Night,” which sounds like a little Smashing Pumpkins mixed with a little sweat-filled, drug-addled 3am party.
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GAINESVILLE (March 11) – Senior Tony Bradley of Bartow High School has been named the 2016 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball following a final round of voting by a statewide panel of high school basketball coaches and media representatives.
Bradley, who has been named both a McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American and has signed with the University of North Carolina, was recently named the Class 7A Player-of-the-Year after averaging 22.8 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. He tallied eight of the 21 first-place votes and finished with 153 points to edge out Class 8A POY Myron Dewar of Coral Springs, who also had eight first-place votes and 144 points overall. Class 1A POY Trent Forrest of Chipley finished third with 110 points.
Class 6A POY Dewan Huell (101) of Miami Norland was fourth with Class 4A POY Kevin Knox (100) of Tampa Catholic finishing fifth followed by Class 5A POY Christian Carlyle (82) of Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), Class 2A POY Mark Gordon (58) of Mt. Dora Christian and Class 3A POY Kyle McWilliams (50) of Maclay (Tallahassee)
The Florida Dairy Farmers High School Sports Awards program exemplifies Florida Dairy Farmers’ commitment to the state’s youth. This is the 24th year of these unique awards as we honor the state’s top athletes and coaches in all 30 FHSAA sanctioned and recognized sports. The program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.
2016 FINAL VOTING RESULTS (Note: Points awarded on a 10-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) – Area winners in bold
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Tony Bradley 8 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 153
Myron Dewar 8 3 1 4 2 3 0 0 144
Trent Forrest 4 1 5 2 2 3 2 2 110
Dewan Huell 0 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 101
Kevin Knox 1 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 100
Christian Carlyle 0 3 1 3 6 2 4 2 82
Mark Gordon 0 0 1 2 3 4 7 4 58
Kyle McWilliams 0 0 1 1 4 2 4 9 50
NOTE: The Mr. Basketball Award was sponsored by Florida Sports News, Inc., from 1983 to 1992
Past Mr. Basketball Winners:
1983 – Frank Ford, Kissimmee Osceola
1984 – Vernon Maxwell, Buchholz (Gainesville)
1985 – Toney Mack, Brandon
1986 – Chris Corchiani, Hialeah Miami Lakes
1988 – Johnny Walker, Quincy Shanks
1989 – Douglas Edwards, Miami Senior
1990 – Clifford Rozier, Bradenton Southeast
1991 – Steve Edwards, Miami Senior
1993 – James Collins, Jackson (Jacksonville)
1994 – LeRon Williams, Bradenton Southeast
1995 – Vince Carter, Mainland (Daytona Beach)
1996 – Luke Barnes, South Miami
1997 – Jason Pryor, Fort Walton Beach
1998 – Teddy Dupay, Cape Coral Mariner
1999 – Casey Sanders, Tampa Prep
2000 – Orien Greene, Gainesville
2001- Adrian McPherson, Bradenton Southeast
2002 – Amare Stoudemire, Orlando Cypress Creek
2003 – Chris Richard, Lakeland Kathleen
2004 – Darius Washington, Orlando Edgewater
2005 – Keith Brumbaugh, Deland
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2008 – Ray Shipman, Miami Monsignor Pace
2009 – Brandon Knight, Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest
2011 – Austin Rivers, Winter Park
2012 – Joel Berry II, Lake Highland Preparatory
2015 – Antonio Blakeney, Orlando Oak Ridge
2016 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball
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[Travel Journal] Haiti | Day 2
[June 10, Tuesday | 6:55 am] Been awake for a while. People, bustle, the road, chickens. Lots of chickens. And one rooster who I'm sure thinks he holds the responsibility of waking up this side of the planet. Well done, good and faithful servant.
[2:35 pm] SWEAT. Siesta after another delicious meal from Laura. We ventured out of the gate and headed to the school where the 5 oldest kids go. Marco would tell me when it was safe to bring out my camera. We passed a couple churches, even if the main practice is voodoo. Charles said they originally started at a different orphanage; already established.
"...things were God-centered until the caretaker planned to heal a sick child by having them drink fresh blood from a dove."
There's a lot of that; blending of voodoo practices and Christianity. That's when they started their own orphanage from the ground up.
We walk past all the street vendors under lean-tos and pitched tarps (many are USAID tarps from the earthquake 4 years ago). Some take shelter from the heat under their display tables. Occasionally, a moped will speed down the road with a patron on the back—or it'll be a tap-tap (public transport; essentially a pick-up with a brightly painted truck-bed cover and benches.) And there's a heartbreaking over-population of skinny, mangy dogs.
We pick our way either to the side, steering clear of the grey water flowing down to wherever. Sometimes a soul pushes a broken broomstick down the street gutter to gather the trash elsewhere.
If they don't see white faces often, they most definitely don't frequent Asian ones. Lots of stares galore from the room window—they obviously have different standards of social propriety.
"No shame in gathering and holding a mass, minute-long gaze.
*Awkward turtle*"
We wait in the cage, on display until our kids get on break. We can't film in the classes; we're too distracting. We can see crowded benches and uniform colors past dilapidated brown wood for chalkboards, but that's about it. Maybe a cloth or tarp here and there to divide "classrooms."
All of a sudden my legs get attacked; the kids were on break. Jasmine had crawled under the table to get to me first, and we were bombarded by the rest just seconds after. I'm a little taken aback by how quickly the kids ran to me. Again, much like the Marshallese, it saddens me to think of them getting used to attaching and detaching to inconsistency quickly. We get the shots we need, and head back.
Interviews were filmed on the back porch—my batteries aren't lasting long. Marco hooks it up to a deep-cell battery and an inverter. Resourceful.
We head out of the compound again, this time to Marco's parents' house. Through some tent dwellings and a labyrinth of concrete and crumbling cinderblock, up a long hill, tripping or sliding into the gutter water (ick), we make it up more stairs to an incredible view of the harbor, contrasted greatly with the residual earthquake damage in the foreground.
Marco's mom, sick with fever, still smiles and sits up to greet us. She sits like a royal matriarch in a light peach-walled outdoor hallway, enclosed with blowing white curtains that show glimpses of the ocean. The breeze is strong enough up here to shrink her space with the windsail-ed curtains, but she doesn't mind, and kisses her greetings to her son.
I'm taken up to the half-finished top floor. Eventually they want to rent it out for more income, but they ran out of money before it could get done. We visit on a lower level and I see further into the daily lives of everyday Haitians. Tarps for a ceiling, held high by a breadfruit and coconut tree. Phone numbers scrawled on cinderblock to remember. Plastic chicken buckets pot all sorts of growing plants.
The earthquake was strong everywhere, so a lot of people lived in tents even if their house was still standing out of fear the aftershocks would finish the job. Marco and his family of 8 were part of that group.
Now it's after lunch; resting during the hottest part of the day. Soooo much sweat! By the way, I'm starting to learn a couple names. Franceline is the newest addition. She's three, a product of rape, and still has yet to make herself at home here. When I aim the camera at her, she cries and picks up her chair to move away to the corner. That's enough to deflate an ego, but forgiveness comes easily when you see the amount of medication she's on. She's still sick; they're trying to figure out a new diet to see if she's got a food allergy. Crezou is the oldest boy at 11. Already can see his responsibility. Schneider is a ball of mischievous trouble and the camera loves him :)
[5:26 pm] Can eyeballs swell from sweat?
Something odd's going on with my eyes and they wake up swollen. And I never thought I could sweat between my fingers just by taking a nap.
[11:38 pm] Set up shots with the kids and got most of the shot list taken care of. Supper was fresh french fries. Apparently they'd made more food for us after supper last night, but we'd already gone to bed. Haha, I hear it's not the first time this has happened. They got the generator going so the wifi worked and I could post a picture telling everyone I was alive. I want to help raise money for a generator. I think it'd be possible.
Marco interview
Franceline showing her distaste of the camera in typical fashion. Wail. Drag chair. Find corner far away.
It's not uncommon to see mothers as young as 8 and 9; victims of rape. (Reenactment)
Crezou and Cedric begging reenactment. It's what they did until they came to the orphanage a year and a half ago.
Working—getting audio at the quietest time: night, in the basement.
All of dear little Franceline's medications.
Crezou, 11.
[Check out my GOFUNDME Campaign to raise money for a solar power setup for the orphanage]
[June 9, Monday | 8:48 pm] I'm writing by iPhone light while I offload footage from today—I'd type, but I'm trying to save my laptop battery purely for dumping files. Electricity is out at the orphanage and is spotty at best. They have a generator that has kicked a fan on in my room and it's glorious, but there's no working lightbulbs in my room, so I make do.
On two hours of sleep, I boarded for Haiti. I'd been warned to have an inconspicuous bag to shove my camera into—what good that did next to my bright blue backpack and tripod, I have no clue, but I conceded out of fear.
"I don't know what I expected...to fly with pirates or ravaged souls staking out passengers for what electronics they have on them..."
But of course, no. Almost entirely youth groups, humanitarian aid workers, and the like.
Konked out on the plane window and woke up somewhere over the beauty of the Bahamas, and yet I still can't get that article out of my head. Blessed are the poor in spirit.
Landed in Port au Prince, passing over corrugated metal shacks and littered brown water, but yet greeted by warmth and the rising notes of a light Caribbean band—stationed right by the gate as travelers deplaned. Charles (American, co-founder of Relief for Kids in Haiti) landed. We got his bags and proceeded past all the intense offers to help with bags or to taxi us somewhere. But Marc (Haitian, orphanage director) greeted us with hugs and smiles, and picked us up.
The driver put me up front so I could take footage; they insisted it was okay to film out the window, but a friend's warning made me much more cautious. I raised it only a few times, encased in my hoodie (The only use at this point is for the refrigerated plane ride back. Seriously Delta, you should remedy that.) Random observation: Traffic laws are mere suggestions.
My room is upstairs—one of the few in the house not shared by kids. Somehow I landed the privileged room, and I feel a little guilty. Flip flops shuffle dirt across the clean tiles. It's bare, save for a mattress, a chair and a fan—oh and a mosquito net that Charles brought today.
Within the compound, I'm safe, though one semi-Jason Bourne-leap would put me at the hands of the rooftop owners next to us. They've built a fire somewhere within their crumbling walls. I can see a few flickers of lightning over the water.
The port horizon is visible through a sigh in the building walls that surround us. There's a constant chatter of random sounds; the road, a horn, a child, a dog, far-off music. The air is warm and heavy, but the evening wears it down and smells of island and deet. The weather reminds me so much of Majuro—
"...the familiar layers of sweat on sweat is oddly comforting."
I go with them tomorrow to film at their school. The kids are adorable—5 boys, 6 girls. Laura cooked an amazing meal of rice, beans, eggplant and fresh watermelon juice. I timidly watch Charles and cautiously proceed with the meal as he does—I've heard the horrors of consuming local (albeit, delicious) fresh food.
While we eat, the older kids continue lessons on the back porch. School only goes for 4 hours usually, because schools can't afford to feed them lunch. So the kids come back here and continue their school day to catch up as some were on the streets only last year. They remind me a lot of the kids from Majuro too—really the kids anywhere.
"They love the camera, latch onto you and indulge their fascination with Asian hair."
Charles had ten of them suction cupped to his arms, legs and lap as soon as he walked in; they all love him and it's so apparent he loves them all too.
The condition of Haiti is frustrating—funds available, but a corrupt government. Meanwhile, rubble is everywhere. The congested city of cinderblock, metal and tarps mingle with random trades and/or small items they've scavenged enough to sell. Street vendors either sit at their shack or carry the spoils on their head.
Underlying all, however, is definitely the sense of pride I read about. They dress and present themselves well and work hard for even a single Haitian gourde (about 2 US cents), adding up to the national average of $2 a day.
Lovely people so far. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
The backyard—through that tree, you're actually able to see the ocean horizon.
P.S. For those who are curious, you flush and shower with a bucket of water.
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What a memorable wedding to kick off the spring season, with a send-off we all won't soon forget ;-) Quite literally on top of a mountain, the Wilderness lodges where this wedding took place was gorgeous; you could see for miles. A perfect setting for these two to start their journey together.
It's always a pleasure to shoot for a fun-loving wedding party — hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
~Divertitevi~
Note to men — learn how to tie a bowtie ;-)
Keepin' it classy, gentlemen...
"Ryan, do you...?" ...*HUDDLE*
And now comes our favorite part of the evening — there are few things that are more magical and romantic than floating lanterns (Thank you Tangled).
"The lanterns would light, the guests would share a final prayer with the couple and then send them on their dreamy way."
However, as the final prayer progressed, suddenly someone shakily encouraged,
"Uuhhhm. Pray faster..."
Come to find out, a lantern had begun to catch fire. What we hoped was one faulty lantern turned into a full-blown flammable batch.
Though there was a lone survivor...
With some encouragement...
...it headed straight for the cabin.
But a cheer went up as the lantern broke free from the eaves...
...and landed on the tin roof! No worries however, it did not burn for long, and there was no danger.
What made it the absolute BEST was the attitude of everyone, especially our awesome bride and groom.
They took it like champs and couldn't stop laughing at the spectacle, exclaiming with pride, "Best wedding fail EVER."
If even their best-laid plans and dreams for perfection get dashed, judging by this, these two will be more than just fine :) God bless and best wishes in the years to come!
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EXCLUSIVE: Drew Goddard Has Left Marvel's 'Daredevil'
Marvel's Netflix Drama 'Daredevil' Taps New Showrunner (Exclusive)
Fellow "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum Steven S. DeKnight will take over the reins of the drama, while Drew Goddard will segue to Sony feature "Sinister Six."
Lesley Goldberg wrote: There's a change at the top of Marvel's upcoming Netflix Daredevil series.
Drew Goddard will hand over showrunning duties to Steven S. DeKnight, who is finalizing a deal to board the series, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Buffy and Lost alum Goddard will segue to writing and directing Sony's Spider-Man spinoff Sinister Six, which will focus on the villains from that universe. He'll remain with Daredevil and serve as a consultant on the drama.
Marvel could not be reached for comment.
For his part, DeKnight served as showrunner on three seasons of Starz's Spartacus, and wrapped the series in 2013. His credits include working with Goddard on Joss Whedon's Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer well as Whedon's Dollhouse and The CW's Smallville. He's repped by CAA.
Netflix picked up Daredevil -- as well as Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage as well as miniseries The Defenders -- in a massive pact with Marvel. Daredevil is first out of the gate with 13 episodes.
For its part, Marvel expanded its relationship with ABC, adding Captain America spinoff Agent Carter as a bridge series between the fall and spring runs of the sophomore season of Agents of SHIELD.
UPDATED: Marvel has now confirmed DeKnight as showrunner.
by TheButcher on Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:50 pm
THR:
Vincent D'Onofrio Boards Netflix's 'Daredevil'
Marvel's latest TV venture adds the "Men In Black" actor as an adversary for the recently cast title character.
Vincent D’Onofrio To Play Villain Wilson Fisk In Netflix’s Marvel Drama Series ‘Daredevil’
by TheButcher on Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:40 pm
What A Difference 14 Years Makes: D’Onofrio Turned Down Doc Ock
A small look at how the word of superhero casting has changed.
by Spandau Belly on Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:17 am
Whether it's Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando appearing in a 1970s Superman movie or Jack Nicholson playing The Joker, prestige actors appearing in superhero movies isn't some new trend.
There's always been talented, respected actors willing to do "genre" movies either because the material appeals to them or because they need the money. And there's actors who won't do these types of projects either because they think they're too good for it or because they just don't relate to the material.
by Ribbons on Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:23 pm
I think the difference here is D'Onofrio's personal turnaround. A similar thing happened with Guy Pearce, who around the time of Batman Begins stated emphatically that he would never be in a superhero movie (in fact I think Daredevil came up during these talks), probably not even for his buddy Chris Nolan. Flash-forward eight years, and he's a smarmy fire-breathing industrialist in Iron Man 3. He claims he personally has mellowed, which is why he was also in Lockout and Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler (in addition to making movies his kids would watch), but still, I think there has been a shift in public consciousness about superhero movies, however minor. I know there's a fair amount of backlash toward them now that they're omnipresent, but people see that there are good ones and bad ones, and that you can assemble a cast of talented actors and get good work out of them (The Dark Knight, Iron Man, The Avengers, etc.).
SQUARE PEG
I'm still scratching my head over D'Onofrio being offered Wolverine. If that was common knowledge, I never knew it.
I think he can/will make one seriously fucking awesome Kingpin. One of the best superhero film/show casting decisions I think I've read in a long time. I just hope the material is quality.
by Spandau Belly on Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:21 am
That thing about D'Onofrio being offered big bucks to play The Rocketeer is also pretty whack. I mean, he wasn't really a big star. Did they really think he'd bring something to that role that would really make the movie? It was really just your standard Disney leading man role. Any guy with good looks and wholesomeness would suffice. The Billy Campbell guy they got did as much with the role as could be done IMO.
by TheButcher on Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:28 pm
Rosario Dawson Cast In Daredevil As, We’d Guess, Elektra
by TheButcher on Sun Jun 22, 2014 3:16 am
Doctor Who, Luther And Hammer Of The Gods Director Farren Blackburn Headed To Daredevil
Grim & Gritty Daredevil Reboot
by TheButcher on Tue Jul 22, 2014 3:07 am
Netflix's Daredevil to Have a "Gritty 1970s New York" Feel
Daredevil's Hell's Kitchen will be "both beautiful and gritty at the same time," according to its showrunner.
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by TheButcher on Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:50 am
Netflix CCO Talks THE DEFENDERS, Jessica Jones Casting, And Gritty/Grounded Tone
Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos talks here about assembling Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist into The Defenders, where they're at with casting, the grounded costumes and making Daredevil darker than the movie, and whether these shows will cross over with the movies...
by TheButcher on Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:14 pm
Steven S. DeKnight Talks In Detail About Violent And Gritty DAREDEVIL; Teases Season Two Plans
Marvel's Daredevil - :15 Teaser
by TheButcher on Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:03 am
DAREDEVIL TEASER TRAILER TO DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY ON IGN TODAY
Yeah, you'll probably want to bookmark this URL...
by Ribbons on Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:33 pm
Here's the full thing:
Ribbons wrote: Here's the full thing:
Can somebody please TURN ON SOME FUCKING LIGHTS????????
Re: DAREDEVIL on Netflix
Daredevil's blind. he doesn't know the difference.
by Peven on Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:44 pm
perversely contrarian since 2005
Peven
Location: Group W bench
by Ribbons on Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:08 am
Still skeptical, but nice poster:
Re: DAREDEVIL & Hell's Kitchen
by TheButcher on Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:08 pm
New Daredevil Teaser Shows Off Cast, Hell's Kitchen
by Peven on Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:21 am
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/news/a34064/daredevil-marvel-netflix-review/
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Daredevil-Review-Marvel-Goes-Dark-Wins-Big-Way-71043.html
http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3338527/tv-review-netflixs-daredevil-fear/
I am very pleased to have my earlier reservations about this proven mistaken, from all accounts this is a very good production and I can't wait to see it
by Ribbons on Wed Apr 08, 2015 3:27 am
Now I wonder if Jennifer Garner wishes she really had done Daredevil 2 (or whatever this is)
by TheBaxter on Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:04 am
well, she did Daredevil 1. in fact, she's still doing him.
by Peven on Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:58 pm
sad to see the zone has fallen so far that when a major Marvel property with such a rich history like DD is getting such rave reviews and there is no reaction here except an attempt at lame jokes about people who aren't even involved in the project. no enthusiasm, no discussion, totally lame. Colin is rolling over in his grave somewhere.....if he is dead by now. back when the zone had real leadership and engaged participation by our members this thread would be buzzing with the conversation about what the reviews are saying and the implications for the MCU. pathetic
by Spandau Belly on Wed Apr 08, 2015 2:40 pm
I'm really not trying to be rude about this, Peven, but do you really come here looking for conversation? To me it just seems like you're looking for a fight. You seem to enter every dialogue exchange with the assumption that the person you're talking to is the biggest idiot on the planet.
But if you think everybody is so stupid and ignorant, why do you bother talking to them? Wouldn't you rather talk to people you can learn from? Or at least people you respect? Nobody is holding you here. Nobody's stopping you from finding whoever you think your intellectual equal is, it's clear that person isn't here.
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by so sorry on Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:13 pm
Peven wrote: sad to see the zone has fallen so far that when a major Marvel property with such a rich history like DD is getting such rave reviews and there is no reaction here except an attempt at lame jokes about people who aren't even involved in the project. no enthusiasm, no discussion, totally lame. Colin is rolling over in his grave somewhere.....if he is dead by now. back when the zone had real leadership and engaged participation by our members this thread would be buzzing with the conversation about what the reviews are saying and the implications for the MCU. pathetic
I'm honestly confused by this post. Should we force the remaining Zoners to discuss topics that you feel are relevant?
by Ribbons on Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:38 pm
Peven, I'm encouraged by the positive reviews that have surfaced, and I plan on watching Daredevil sometime this month, hopefully. Other than that, I don't really know what kind of penetrating conversation you're looking for from a TV show that hasn't even come out yet.
you don't mean to be rude? that would be a first. for one, spandau, I have been a member of this board for almost 10 years, I have had all sorts of great exchanges about movies, books, tv, etc, and am not about to be driven away by some people who act like the resident playground assholes deciding who is "cool enough" and who is not. I put up all sorts of posts that are not combative or argumentative, and I hope each time that maybe one of the zoners who can engage in a decent conversation will chime in. they don't have to agree, that would be boring. when I get irritated it is because people either follow with some lame crack in a weak attempt to make themselves look clever at the expense of the subject I just posted or a derisive post with no intention of actually engaging in conversation. there are various people on here that I have regular exchanges with without incident, because they simply respond to what i post. then I respond in kind and we have a nice civil exchange. no muss, no fuss. the people who have a problem with me are the ones who can't deal with debate without being an asshole, and then can't handle it when they get back what they put out. and the fact is this place used to have a lot more participation that was about genre media, movies/books.comics/etc, and even though debates got intense it was fun, they were engaging, "too silvery" anyone? for those who haven't been zoners long enough to get that, well, you missed out. excuse me if I lament the loss of that sort of environment here and voice my opinion that it would be better if we tried to get back to that.
Ribbons wrote: Peven, I'm encouraged by the positive reviews that have surfaced, and I plan on watching Daredevil sometime this month, hopefully. Other than that, I don't really know what kind of penetrating conversation you're looking for from a TV show that hasn't even come out yet.
really. because people don't discuss movies and tv before they come out, right? seriously, dude, that is ridiculous, this place has been driven by discussion of things we haven't seen yet from the start. do you not remember the 6 month lead up to the release of X-Men 3 and Superman Returns? or Spiderman 3? or any of the big genre movies of the last 10 years? we have always discussed movies/tv before we see them, talking about actors, writers, directors, what we think they might do, what we don't want them to do, etc. go back and check out the threads for the big genre movies and you can see exactly what I am talking about. why would I spend the time to criticize and point out things I miss if I didn't care about it, if I didn't want this place to be as good as if can be?
btw, "positive reviews"? they have been gushingly positive, universally. it is rare that you see a show or movie get this kind of strong praise across the board. real fans of genre movie/tv ought to be genuinely psyched for the series and what is coming after.
I'm not sure that we want a repeat of those X-Men/Superman discussions, but you're right that there's been some marketing stuff to analyze.
The reason that I've been pretty mum on the whole thing is because I honestly can't tell if it looks good or not. It looks dark, but that was also something that the 2003 movie claimed to be, as well as flaunting the same religious overtones. And some of the shots in the trailers, like him wandering down apartment hallways looking for a fight, could have been lifted straight from the film. I haven't seen the film in a long while; I remember liking it okay, especially the director's cut, but I have a feeling it doesn't hold up. It had some good ideas, but could have been executed better. And what I'm seeing from the show so far doesn't look different enough for me to make any judgment calls about how I think it's going to turn out.
by Lord Voldemoo on Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:06 pm
back on topic, sorta, I am excited to check this out. The reviews are very positive, though I've only read 5 or 6 so far (via Metacritic, I will admit).
I was never a Daredevil guy growing up, so I don't have much invested in the character. Hence no gripping anticipation for me beyond what I hope will live up to the developing hype. I will say, on a broader note, that i generally like the way things are shaping up for Marvel TV. Agents of Shield is continuing to improve (in my opinion), Agent Carter was very good, and things sound very positive for Daredevil.
Peven wrote: you don't mean to be rude? that would be a first. for one, spandau
That's totally unfair.
Peven wrote: excuse me if I lament the loss of that sort of environment here and voice my opinion that it would be better if we tried to get back to that.
I missed the X-MEN 3 vs SUPERMAN RETURNS thing. But I wouldn't have cared anyway because I never saw either of those movies. This place did used to get more discussion going. I come here less and less both because there's less activity here, and also because my work situation no longer involves a lot of downtime during which I am waiting around at a computer inbetween meetings with clients.
by Peven on Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:03 pm
Lord Voldemoo wrote: back on topic, sorta, I am excited to check this out. The reviews are very positive, though I've only read 5 or 6 so far (via Metacritic, I will admit).
I confess a bit of a complex as the only big DD fan here,thanks to good timing I was at the prime adolescent age to get lost in a comic when Frank Miller had his run, it was really the ONE comic that I REALLy got into as a kid. i was disappointed in the Affleck movie but thought it was ok and nothing near as bad as people like to portray it. I was even a pessimist at the beginning of this latest project, then they cast Denofrio and I thought it might be worth checking out. but still didn't have much hope. the last full trailer did it for me, I was in, and then the reviews, which really are glowing, rave, etc, have me in full blown anticipation mode. planning on binging this weekend.
by Leckomaniac on Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:57 pm
Ribbons wrote: I'm not sure that we want a repeat of those X-Men/Superman discussions, but you're right that there's been some marketing stuff to analyze.
Did somebody say Superman Returns??
EDIT: But seriously, this has me pretty excited. I enjoy DD and the character has seen several fantastic runs in the comics (Frank Miller, BMB, Ed Brubaker, and the current Mark Waid stuff come to mind). I think a gritty TV show is the appropriate venue to bring some of that to life.
Leckomaniac
by DerLanghaarige on Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:54 pm
So I watched the first episode and I kinda enjoyed it. Which means I didn't hate it, but won't watch rush to watch the next episode this weekend or maybe even month. There is so much other stuff to catch up with and unlike most of these shows, DAREDEVIL isn't in danger of suddenly disappearing from Netflix (or their respective streaming sites).
by Peven on Fri Apr 10, 2015 3:45 pm
holy shit. Kingpin just decapitated a guy that had made a serious faux pas by repeatedly slamming the back door of an Escalade on his head until it become mush, leaving the headless body to drop to the ground
by Ribbons on Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:42 pm
Just in time for the new series, Honest Trailers has released this lovely trip down memory lane:
I want creepy smelling to be one of my superpowers.
by Peven on Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:00 pm
now you're just antagonizing me
by Peven on Sat Apr 11, 2015 1:15 am
6 episodes in......wow
its like superhero noir.....in color, let's face it, DD is the version of Batman that grew up poor, , the way they use those colors is both pleasing to the eye and .......more, and aside from the color palate the camera-work really is excellent as well, imo
don't expect everything to be thrown at you all at once, they build things piece by piece,with some good action scattered throughout, and the 2nd episode does have a pretty strong fight scene it, but by things get really going by the 4th and 5th episodes it is hitting on all cylinders
least favorite actor/character- Foggy. just isn't doing it for me, he irritates me, but maybe he is supposed to
Denofrio is GREAT as KingPin, he owns it
Charlie Cox does does a better job than I think almost anyone expected him to be able to as Matt Murdock/DD, he has a strong screen presence and as the season progresses so does the way he inhabits the role, and things are still a work in progress, like his costume, and his skills, he isn't as good in episode 1 as he will be in episode 13 I am betting
by bastard_robo on Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:29 pm
Watched the first two episodes yesterday. I'm in no rush finish. I take my time with stuff like this. That being said, episode 2 really got the footing for this show. Matt taking on the Russian gangsters in the hallway was damn good stuff. I'm pleased that Marvel is pushing some boundaries with the TV/netflix stuff. DD really shows that Marvel can have it's cake with the movies and eat it too with TV. With the grounded approach, it'll be interesting to see how Jessica Jones plays out with the whole "powers" set.
BTW, good to see Fullton from Mighty Ducks still working.
by Ribbons on Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:12 am
I just watched the first episode. Not bad, not bad at all.
I loved Matt's "confession" scene at the beginning. First of all, it's encouraging that the dialogue/interpersonal scenes are just as interesting as the action/superhero stuff. But it's also just good writing. It sums up everything about the character of Daredevil that's made him one of the most psychologically rich superheroes in Marvel's roster. Sometimes I wonder if Stan Lee even realized what he created or if it was just dumb luck. I do know Frank Miller, as crazy as he may be today, is the one who really mined the character for all it was worth, and this series owes a pretty big debt to him. I kind of like his black ninja suit, honestly. They should just stick with that one.
Charlie Cox's Irish accent slips out a lot, but that's okay. He's a good Matt Murdock. Foggy is annoying. Deborah Ann Woll looks like she has no eyebrows.
by Peven on Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:58 am
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/James-Gunn-Had-Strong-Reaction-He-Watched-Daredevil-71278.html
I finished watching episode #13 yesterday and just wish there were more to watch. just outstanding
still turning it all over in my head to formulate a proper review, there is a lot to talk abot
by Leckomaniac on Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:57 am
Just got through episode 4. Really enjoying the series so far.
Wilson Fisk is a wonderfully realized villain, thus far. Each scene he is in buzzes.
by Peven on Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:12 am
first of all I agree with the reviewers who say that you need to look at this as a 13 hour movie more than 13 individual episodes about a character, everything and everyone is in flux, everyone has an arc, even iconic characters like KingPin, who isn't actually ever referred to as King Pin in the series. when the overall storyline leading to a culmination of eventual showdown between DD and Wilson Fisk after almost 13 hours concludes it feels like THAT is the natural chapter break in the bigger DD story.
one of the things I LOVE about the series is the look, the colors they use are so rich and saturated, red is everywhere, not bright fire engine red but the dark red of real blood, as are deep, sodium yellows pouring in from background window panes in scene after scene, also found in the richly golden locks of Karen Paige, even highlighting that yellow-gold with an Eight O'Clock coffee can in the background of a scene, while the blues are more like deep, dark, ultra rich hues of violet. there are no light brush strokes visually, colors are solid, there is such richness and saturation that even skin tones seem almost hyper-real, as if characters have more substance in close-ups, and it makes the characters "pop" more against the dark and heavily shadowed scenes, of which the vast majority of the series consists.
the camera work is great, I think people will really enjoy the choreography and editing for the action/fight scenes.
all sorts of "easter eggs" in the dialogue, background and storyline, including an Elektra reference, allusions to The Hand, and even a couple nods toward the Affleck movie.
the kid who plays young Matt Murdock is just ok, less than that in scenes that call for him to cry or show extreme emotion. oh well, kid actors.....you know
the scenes with young Matt and Stick are kind of cheesy, a little heavy handed, though I really like Scott Glenn in the role as Stick, and the ones with grown up Matt/DD and Stick are MUCH better, probably because Cox does such an outstanding job with the DD/Matt Murdock role.
Denofrio is a pleasure to watch, and he makes the role his own, adding his own stamp on the role while staying true to the essence of the character as we watch Fisk grow and change from the first time we see him to the last, the man we are more familiar with as King Pin. Denofrio should really be up for an award for the performance, he is really that good.
Charlie Cox should be up for one, too, he exceeds expectations in how well he pulled this off. the character of Matt Murdock is a complex one and Cox plays it with realistic layers and brings the character to life in a believable and sympathetic manner. I think he earned consideration as a true leading man for future projects with this, hopefully with more DD seasons and an appearance on the big screen.
Foggy improved as the season went on but I never really liked him in the comic so I guess not liking him on the show means they are doing a good job being true to the source material
Karen Paige is the prototypical hot blond trainwreck who manipulates and brings woe to men around her as she goes from one drama to the next in the comic and she is no different here. God I hate her
one little thing, and this is a little surprising considering the nature of the character, but I would like them to work on the sound engineering for further DD seasons, for all the eye had to drink in during the series I felt that more could have been done with the audio to create the rich three dimensional world of sound in which DD lives. that is something of a nit pick, I know, but I think it would make a great show even better.
an outstanding start to an onscreen DD presence with room for improvement, DD's stock in the MCU just rose in value
by Peven on Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:35 pm
a sample of the action, really good stuff
by Ribbons on Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:44 pm
Peven wrote: one of the things I LOVE about the series is the look, the colors they use are so rich and saturated, red is everywhere, not bright fire engine red but the dark red of real blood, as are deep, sodium yellows pouring in from background window panes in scene after scene, also found in the richly golden locks of Karen Paige, even highlighting that yellow-gold with an Eight O'Clock coffee can in the background of a scene, while the blues are more like deep, dark, ultra rich hues of violet. there are no light brush strokes visually, colors are solid, there is such richness and saturation that even skin tones seem almost hyper-real, as if characters have more substance in close-ups, and it makes the characters "pop" more against the dark and heavily shadowed scenes, of which the vast majority of the series consists.
I've noticed this about the color scheme as well (now two episodes in). It reminds me a little of the neon-soaked look of Only God Forgives, if you've seen that (and I'm betting the showrunners have).
Ribbons wrote:
good comparison. not exact but similar
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It will be a night to remember at Chesapeake Energy Arena...Russell Westbrook, the most beloved player in Thunder history, is back.
It will be his first and only game this season at The Peake since being traded to Houston. The Thunder will break their tradition of not playing video tributes to former players who return on other teams recognizing Westbrook is different.
Thunder GM Sam Presti released a statement about Westbrook's return and his importance to the Thunder and to Oklahoma City.
"Russell Westbrook gave the Thunder and the Oklahoma community everything he had for over a decade. He arrived when his career and the organization were litterally starting from zero. Russell was a catalyst for a lot of incredible moments and memories and memories for a lot of our fans but it is his relentlessness, longevity and commentment that define his legacy in Oklahoma City. It's goin g to be a unique moment when he steps back on the Chesapeake floor...a chance for people to recognize someone that will always figure prominently in the history of our city."
The ovation from fans following that video tribute could go on for a while and as Russ would say...Why Not?
Remember tonight's game is the back half of TNT's double header so tipoff will be at least 8:40 and will likely be pushed back by the pregame festivities.
If you don't have tickets you can see the game on both TNT and Fox Sports Oklahoma. The FSO telecast will include full coverage of the ceremonies honoring Westbrook.
Also tonight will be the debut of the Thunder's new City Edition uniforms.
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Module 2: Designing and Implementing Tables
In a relational database management system (RDBMS), user and system data is stored in tables. Each table consists of a set of rows that describe entities and a set of columns that hold the attributes of an entity. For example, a Customer table might have columns such as CustomerName and CreditLimit, and a row for each customer. In Microsoft SQL Server data management software tables are contained within schemas that are very similar in concept to folders that contain files in the operating system. Designing tables is one of the most important tasks that a database developer undertakes, because incorrect table design leads to the inability to query the data efficiently. After an appropriate design has been created, it is important to know how to correctly implement the design.
Designing Tables
Working with Schemas
Creating and Altering Tables
Module 3: Advanced Table Designs
The physical design of a database can have a significant impact on the ability of the database to meet the storage and performance requirements set out by the stakeholders. Designing a physical database implementation includes planning the filegroups, how to use partitioning to manage large tables, and using compression to improve storage and performance. Temporal tables are a new feature in SQL Server and offer a straightforward solution to collecting changes to your data.
Partitioning Data
Compressing Data
Temporal Tables
Module 4: Ensuring Data Integrity through Constraints
The quality of data in your database largely determines the usefulness and effectiveness of applications that rely on it—the success or failure of an organization or a business venture could depend on it. Ensuring data integrity is a critical step in maintaining high-quality data. You should enforce data integrity at all levels of an application from first entry or collection through storage. Microsoft SQL Server data management software provides a range of features to simplify the job.
Enforcing Data Integrity
Implementing Data Domain Integrity
Implementing Entity and Referential Integrity
Module 5: Introduction to Indexes
An index is a collection of pages associated with a table. Indexes are used to improve the performance of queries or enforce uniqueness. Before learning to implement indexes, it is helpful to understand how they work, how effective different data types are when used within indexes, and how indexes can be constructed from multiple columns. This module discusses table structures that do not have indexes, and the different index types available in Microsoft SQL Server.
Core Indexing Concepts
Data Types and Indexes
Heaps, Clustered, and Nonclustered Indexes
Single Column and Composite Indexes
Module 6: Designing Optimized Index Strategies
Indexes play an important role in enabling SQL Server to retrieve data from a database quickly and efficiently. This module discusses advanced index topics including covering indexes, the INCLUDE clause, query hints, padding and fill factor, statistics, using DMOs, the Database Tuning Advisor, and Query Store.
Index Strategies
Managing Indexes
Execution Plans
The Database Engine Tuning Advisor
Query Store
Module 7: Columnstore Indexes
Introduced in Microsoft SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes are used in large data warehouse solutions by many organizations. This module highlights the benefits of using these indexes on large datasets; the improvements made to columnstore indexes in SQL Server 2016; and the considerations needed to use columnstore indexes effectively in your solutions.
Introduction to Columnstore Indexes
Creating Columnstore Indexes
Working with Columnstore Indexes
Module 8: Designing and Implementing Views
This module describes the design and implementation of views. A view is a special type of query—one that is stored and can be used in other queries—just like a table. With a view, only the query definition is stored on disk; not the result set. The only exception to this is indexed views, when the result set is also stored on disk, just like a table. Views simplify the design of a database by providing a layer of abstraction, and hiding the complexity of table joins. Views are also a way of securing your data by giving users permissions to use a view, without giving them permissions to the underlying objects. This means data can be kept private, and can only be viewed by appropriate users.
Introduction to Views
Performance Considerations for Views
Module 9: Designing and Implementing Stored Procedures
This module describes the design and implementation of stored procedures.
Introduction to Stored Procedures
Working with Stored Procedures
Implementing Parameterized Stored Procedures
Controlling Execution Context
Module 10: Designing and Implementing User-Defined Functions
Functions are routines that you use to encapsulate frequently performed logic. Rather than having to repeat the function logic in many places, code can call the function. This makes code more maintainable, and easier to debug. In this module, you will learn to design and implement user-defined functions (UDFs) that enforce business rules or data consistency. You will also learn how to modify and maintain existing functions.
Overview of Functions
Designing and Implementing Scalar Functions
Designing and Implementing Table-Valued Functions
Considerations for Implementing Functions
Alternatives to Functions
Module 11: Responding to Data Manipulation via Triggers
Data Manipulation Language (DML) triggers are powerful tools that you can use to enforce domain, entity, referential data integrity and business logic. The enforcement of integrity helps you to build reliable applications. In this module, you will learn what DML triggers are, how they enforce data integrity, the different types of trigger that are available to you, and how to define them in your database.
Designing DML Triggers
Implementing DML Triggers
Advanced Trigger Concepts
Module 12: Using In-Memory Tables
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 data management software introduced in-memory online transaction processing (OLTP) functionality features to improve the performance of OLTP workloads. SQL Server adds several enhancements, such as the ability to alter a memory-optimized table without recreating it. Memory-optimized tables are primarily stored in memory, which provides the improved performance by reducing hard disk access. Natively compiled stored procedures further improve performance over traditional interpreted Transact-SQL.
Memory-Optimized Tables
Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
Module 13: Implementing Managed Code in SQL Server
As a SQL Server professional, you are likely to be asked to create databases that meet business needs. Most requirements can be met using Transact-SQL. However, occasionally you may need additional capabilities that can only be met by using common language runtime (CLR) code. As functionality is added to SQL Server with each new release, the necessity to use managed code decreases. However, there are times when you might need to create aggregates, stored procedures, triggers, user-defined functions, or user-defined types. You can use any .NET Framework language to develop these objects. In this module, you will learn how to use CLR managed code to create user-defined database objects for SQL Server.
Introduction to CLR Integration in SQL Server
Implementing and Publishing CLR Assemblies
Module 14: Storing and Querying XML Data in SQL Server
XML provides rules for encoding documents in a machine-readable form. It has become a widely adopted standard for representing data structures, rather than sending unstructured documents. Servers that are running Microsoft SQL Server data management software often need to use XML to interchange data with other systems; many SQL Server tools provide an XML-based interface. SQL Server offers extensive handling of XML, both for storage and querying. This module introduces XML, shows how to store XML data within SQL Server, and shows how to query the XML data. The ability to query XML data directly avoids the need to extract data into a relational format before executing Structured Query Language (SQL) queries. To effectively process XML, you need to be able to query XML data in several ways: returning existing relational data as XML, and querying data that is already XML.
Introduction to XML and XML Schemas
Storing XML Data and Schemas in SQL Server
Implementing the XML Data Type
Using the Transact-SQL FOR XML Statement
Getting Started with XQuery
Shredding XML
Module 15: Storing and Querying Spatial Data in SQL Server
This module describes spatial data and how this data can be implemented within SQL Server.
Introduction to Spatial Data
Working with SQL Server Spatial Data Types
Using Spatial Data in Applications
Module 16: Storing and Querying BLOBs and Text Documents in SQL Server
Traditionally, databases have been used to store information in the form of simple values—such as integers, dates, and strings—that contrast with more complex data formats, such as documents, spreadsheets, image files, and video files. As the systems that databases support have become more complex, administrators have found it necessary to integrate this more complex file data with the structured data in database tables. For example, in a product database, it can be helpful to associate a product record with the service manual or instructional videos for that product. SQL Server provides several ways to integrate these files—that are often known as Binary Large Objects (BLOBs)—and enable their content to be indexed and included in search results. In this module, you will learn how to design and optimize a database that includes BLOBs.
Considerations for BLOB Data
Working with FILESTREAM
Using Full-Text Search
Module 17: SQL Server Concurrency
This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array. Concurrency control is a critical feature of multiuser database systems; it allows data to remain consistent when many users are modifying data at the same time. This module covers the implementation of concurrency in Microsoft SQL Server. You will learn about how SQL Server implements concurrency controls, and the different ways you can configure and work with concurrency settings.
Concurrency and Transactions
Locking Internals
Module 18: Performance and Monitoring
This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array. This module looks at how to measure and monitor the performance of your SQL Server databases. The first two lessons look at SQL Server Extended Events, a flexible, lightweight event-handling system built into the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine. These lessons focus on the architectural concepts, troubleshooting strategies and usage scenarios.
Extended Events
Working with extended Events
Live Query Statistics
Optimize Database File Configuration
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RICH GUYS RIPPING PEOPLE OFF?
Imagine you earn $10 an hour and your boss earns $3190 dollars an hour.
The Institute for Policy Studies estimates that in 2008 top US executives earned 319 times more than average US workers. (FT.com / To avoid a backlash, executives must cut pay.)
A UK government minister told the Times that Bob Diamond, of Barclay's Bank, had taken £63m in salary, which could not be "justified", and that the 58-year-old American had made the money by "deal-making and shuffling paper around". (Bank documents back business secretary's attack on Bob Diamond)
One could say that certain big companies make their money by ripping off customers.
At Kraft Foods, chief executive Irene Rosenfeld was awarded a 41 per cent pay increase to $26.3m partly on the basis of her performance in acquiring Cadbury. (FT.com /To avoid a backlash, executives must act on pay.)
Millions of visas allowing foreigners to enter Britain are being issued by an American company, Computer Sciences Corporation, run by Michael W. Laphen, a former National Security Adviser to President George W. Bush.
Laphen's total annual 'compensation' package is worth more than £5million. (Revealed: US firm issues British visas... and MPs were not told ...)
What the media is not telling us is that many of the most highly paid bosses in the USA and Europe are Jewish.
Blavatnik
Imagine if your bank, which is led by a man of Jewish origins, gives several billions to several Jewish billionaires and is then told it is not getting all of its money back.
1. Leonid Valentinovich Blavatnik is a Russian-American-Jewish billionaire.
After the fall of communism he was able to buy up companies in Russia very cheaply.
In 2007, the Forbes 400 reckoned he was worth $7.2 billion.
In 1986 he founded Access Industries, a New York-based international industrial group.
Access Industries formed LyondellBasell Industries.
On 6 January 2009, the U.S. operations of LyondellBasell Industries filed for bankruptcy.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is owed $3.47 billion by LyondellBasell Industries.
(RBS to write off £1bn loan to Russian oligarch )
Of the £2.5 billion loaned to Leonid Blavatnik, the bank has suggested that it may write-off as much as £1 billion.
Blavatnik originally borrowed the money from the Dutch bank ABN Amro. The Royal Bank of Scotland led a consortium takeover of ABN Amro, in 2007.
Deripaska is Jewish and linked to the Rothschilds. (The Rothschild Octopus Dejan Lučić -)
2. Another Jew who got money from the Royal Bank of Scotland is the Jewish billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
Where did the banks' money go?
"Among the highest-profile deals was a £2.8 billion loan offered by a group of Western banks - including RBS - to a company owned by Oleg Deripaska, the Russian tycoon, which was used to buy the Russian metals firm Norilsk Nickel.
"Mr Deripaska recently hit the headlines in the so-called 'Yachtgate' controversy over his links with both Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, and George Osborne, the shadow Chancellor." - 80 per cent of bank lending 'went overseas'
3. Fred Goodwin was chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He is a multi-millionaire.
Fred Goodwin's mother was German Jewish. (Fred Goodwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Shares in the Royal bank of Scotland have just collapsed in value.
Back in 1990, while working for Touche Ross, Goodwin was chief operating officer of the worldwide liquidation of Bank of Credit and Commerce International, said to be the bank used by the CIA and its friends for various criminal activities .
According to an article at Wikipedia: "RBS has been involved in an increasing number of environmental and human rights controversies since Sir Fred Goodwin took the helm in 2001.
"RBS is heavily involved in financing large oil, gas and mining projects world-wide that environmental organizations like BankTrack, PLATFORM , Pacific Environment, The Cornerhouse, and Rainforest Action Network call 'dodgy deals' that they say severely damage the environment and local communities, and that contribute significantly to climate change.
"A profile by BankTrack tracks RBS financing of corporations involved in the production of uranium weapons, as well as the controversial Baku-T’blisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline transecting Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, the Sakhalin II oil and gas scheme in eastern Russia, the Freeport McMoRan mine in Indonesia, Sinopec oil and gas in Burma, the Dynegy coal fired power plant and mountaintop removal coal mining in the US." - (Fred Goodwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Montenegro, linked to the Mafia and top people
Photo of Montenegro by Einer flog zu Weit
Montenegro and its Prime Minister Milo Đukanović allegedly have links to various Mafias.
Nat Rothschild, UK government minister Lord Mandelson and Russian billionaire Mr Deripaska reportedly have links to Montenegro.
Montenegro's Dukanovic
1. Wikipedia (Cached) tells us:
According to a 1997 report by the Guardia di Finanza, Montenegro is part of a smuggling group divided among various crime families connected to the Sicilian mafia, Camorra and Sacra corona unita. [5]
Various reports implicate Đukanović in doing business with different Mafia bosses like Neapolitan Camorra's Ciro Mazzarella who was arrested in 1993 in Lugano.[6]
Since then, other mafia figures like Francesco Prudentino, Gerardo Cuomo, Filippo Messina operated out of Montenegro closely tied to Đukanović's government.[7]
In 1996, Italy's Anti-mafia Investigative Agency taped a telephone conversation between Cuomo and Santo Vantaggiato, a fugitive from Italian law hiding in Montenegro. The two men were discussing the election in Montenegro, and Cuomo boasted that he was close to senior Montenegrin politicians. [8]
In July 2003, the prosecutor's office in Naples named Đukanović as a linchpin in the illicit trade which used Montenegro as a transit point for smuggling millions of cigarettes across the Adriatic sea into Italy and into the hands of the Italian mafia for distribution across the EU.[7]
Mandelson - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2007
2. The Daily Mail, 24 October 2008, tells us:
"Lord Mandelson is facing scrutiny of his championing of the tiny Adriatic nation of Montenegro as a world trading partner. Aluminium tycoon Mr Deripaska has invested heavily in the country...
"Financier Nat Rothschild... also has interests there.
"Mr Rothschild, Mr Deripaska and other investors want to turn a bay in Montenegro into a £5billion haven for the super-rich...
"It emerged that Lord Mandelson had been seen with Mr Deripaska at a Moscow restaurant in 2004, after being appointed EU trade commissioner - but before taking up the post...
"In December 2005 Lord Mandelson signed off a decision to remove punitive EU aluminium tariffs that benefited the Russian's business." - Mandelson to face questions over links to Russian tycoon and plans for a £5bn super-rich haven in Montenegro
3. Richard Littlejohn, in the Daily Mail, 24 October 2008, writes:
"You were living in the Rue des Jeunes Garcons...
"Does the name Dr David Kelly mean anything to you?...
"You came to lower import tariffs on aluminium while at the same time enjoying the hospitality most extensive at the expense of our host, who par coincidence just happens to be the biggest aluminium baron in Russia. ...
"Your two bons amis, Monsieur Rothschild here et Monsieur Deripaska - on whose magnificent yacht you are currently staying - are both investing heavily in Montenegro..." - RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The cast list of The Corfu Connection reads like an Agatha Christie novel
Deripaska
1. Oleg Deripaska, who controls the company UC Rusal, is 'one the world's 10 richest people', with assets of $28 billion.
His name has been linked to organised crime and to various top people. (Russia's Deripaska Faces Western Investigations / Oleg Deripaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
2. In 2006, at the World Economic Summit in Davos, Deripaska met John McCain.
3. In the 1990s, there was 'gang warfare' for control of aluminium smelters in Siberia.
Deripaska seems to have won.
4. Deripaska married into the family of Boris Yeltsin, the former Russian president.
Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, was one of Deripaska's partners.
5. Authorities in the U.S. have accused Deripaska of having ties to organized crime. (Russia's Deripaska Faces Western Investigations)
According to The Wall Street Journal, 10 October 2008, US authorities are investigating a wire transfer of funds originating with UC Rusal and passing through Barclays PLC offices in New York and London.
Some of the funds ended up with Deripaska consultants in Washington who are being investigated for possible money laundering or other crimes.
6. According to The Sunday Times, 12 October 2008, UK government minister Peter Mandelson gave trade concessions worth up to £50m a year to Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska while Mandelson was European Union trade commissioner. (Mandelson joins richest Russian on superyacht)
In a 2005 document signed by Mandelson, it was agreed the European commission would scrap measures against Deripaska’s company, Rusal Sayanal, to prevent it 'dumping' cheap aluminium foil in Europe.
The document meant the import duty for Rusal Sayanal was set at zero. All other Russian companies exporting the same product were charged at 14.9%.
One of Deripaska’s top financial advisers is Nat Rothschild, who is co-chairman of a New York hedge fund and a friend of Mandelson’s.
Nat Rothschild’s father, Lord Rothschild, owns a villa in Corfu where Mandelson has stayed as a guest. (Mandelson joins richest Russian on superyacht)
7. Since the troubles over Georgia, Russians have become less popular with certain powerful people in the USA.
8. The Israel News Agency (Israel Police: Oleg Deripaska Wiretapped Chernoy, Lieberman) reported on 20 November 2007 :
"On November 5, Israel police announced that they had arrested two private investigators in Israel, Rafi Pridan and Aviv Mor, on suspicion of illegally wiretapping several people in an effort to gather information about Israel Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman and businessman Michael Chernoy (Mikhail Chernoy, Michael Cherney).
"The police also arrested right-wing extremist Avigdor Eskin on suspicion of serving as a liaison between the private eyes and their employer. Israel Police believe the employer is Oleg Deripaska, the richest oligarch in Russia (his fortune is estimated at $22 billion), a business rival of Michael Chernoy who has been waging a public smear campaign against him."
CHILD ABUSE - THE BIGGER PICTURE
MOSLEMS WORKING FOR THE CIA AND ITS FRIENDS
CHINA'S INFLUENCE WITH IRAN, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
CONNING THE MIDDLE-INCOME PEOPLE
DID HOLBROOKE RIG THE AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS?
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arthur zbygniew said...
see: uk taxpayers finance russian plutocrat
LOT to.kg said...
Before 1940 also Churchil saw Hitler as an ally against communism. Israel is an inheritage of Hitlers genocide and the refusal of the world to arrange a save homeland for jews. So shut up idiot allegations about the jews. Notice the log in own eye. The NATO should collect some trillions for a safe new Israel. Otherwise the price of the current devellopments will be much higher. And Iran is sabotaged most by its own opportunistic managers, including those in parliament. I went to the national oil companies in Tehran to tell them how oil production can be doubled with natural gas. I was not even offered a salary small as two thousand USD. Irans announcement of four large high-flux reactors shows that Iran is aiming at micro-nukes, smaller than three sugar lumps. That also enables hundred megaton hydrogen bombs smaller than a milk package. Its the result of, predominantly Dutch, deliveries to poison gas Sadam. Because of my objections to that in 1983 the Dutch secret service has spoiled my life. The price of the clean-up of Sadam only, that required all NATO, already exceeds four trillion. Exactly for all what happened I warned from 1983.Persistent refusal to spend small as fourty billion for economic cooperation with central Asia means its huge recources and geostrategic position are lost for NATO. Since 1994 I lobbied extensively to the EU to relate with Kaukasus and central Asia, with the huge resources in mind. How easy and cheap it would have been in the Yeltsin era. How incompetent EU politics are. The banking crisis has shown. For that I warned from before 2004.
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The countryside holds a special place at the heart of English life and culture. And although the vast majority of Britons are now urban, the countryside remains for most people in Britain an idyllic place, a place where one can live and relax. At weekends and other moments of free time, Britons love to go to the country. And they do not hesitate to do so, because the English countryside is beautiful, diverse, and often easily accessible from the major cities.
For many people, the countryside is Britain as it should be - an area full of historic sites, memorials, monuments, protected areas, pretty villages, pubs with tables in the garden – a part of Britain where time seems to have stopped in its tracks. But as towns and cities, even villages, keep growing to cater for England's rapidly growing population, and with England already the most densely-populated country in Europe, the English countryside is shrinking and changing.
Fortunately, there are still plenty of wonderful places left to see. Here is a small guide.
For country walks easily accessible by train from London, see Walks near London . For short guides to the main tourist regions, see Tourist regions of Britain
The south of Kent - the "Garden of England"
Very easy to reach from London or - for visitors arriving from the Continent - from Dover, rural Kent and East Sussex are a classic area of traditional English countryside. In the old villages in Kent and Sussex, traditional cottages built of brick and flint border age-old streets where small neighbourhood stores still do good business. In the countryside, traditional shingle board houses, built of wood often painted white, are characteristic of this sunniest region of Britain. This was once a wool area and sheep from the South Downs contributed to the wealth of England in the mediaeval times.
The region has many beautiful villages and castles, country houses and old churches and abbeys dating from the Middle Ages. For the best of these see Southeast England.
The southwest - Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall
Classic villages, with thatched, slate or stone roofed houses
This is the area that is often used to illustrate the "typical" English countryside. Villages of thatched cottages or stone-roofed houses, often beautifully maintained, lie nestled at the bottom of small valleys; the landscape of the low-lying areas is characterised by traditional mixed farming, and on the hills there is an old tradition of sheep rearing. In Devonshire and Somerset, the uplands of Dartmoor and Exemoor offer open spaces that are very popular with hikers, and on the coast, much of which has been preserved for posterity by the National Trust, small bays and coves alternate with popular seaside resorts . Further west, Cornwall is a region with a rugged coastline, very pretty fishing villages and beautiful sandy beaches.
For more details, see Southwest England
The Cotswolds - Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire -
Whole villages and towns built in the local honey-coloured limestone.
Historic Cotswold cottages - Arlington Row, Bibury - in January
Sixty miles west of London, between Oxford, Stratford on Avon, and Bath, the Cotswolds are another area of deep and traditional England. Here, the landscape has changed little over the centuries, the fields and roads are bordered by drystone walls, always carefully maintained, as they have been for centuries. Villages, often nestled in the valleys, are characterised by their traditional cottages and houses, built in the local honey-coloured limestone, and, covered with Cotswold stone roofs. The Cotswolds are another of the parts of England that thrived from the wool trade in the Middle Ages. This glorious past can be seen today in the beautiful churches, typical inns and manor houses in this region.
The uplands of the North of England the Peak District, the Pennines, and the Yorkshire Dales
Open hills and moors much appreciated by hikers and ramblers.
Wuthering Heights is one of the most famous English novels; and it was here, in Yorkshire, that author Emily Brontë described the wild and open uplands that form a backdrop to the story. This is a lond of open tree-less hilltops, buffeted by the elements, old farmhouses and villages built of granite or the local limestone - depending on the area - villages built on the sides of narrow dales, or at the foot of wider valleys.
This region, with its rushing streams and its proximity to major cities, was one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution. Today, it remains a rural area easy to reach from the great cities of the north of England, and attracts hikers and hill-walkers from across the country. It is an area where among the the beautiful scenery can be found a wealth of monuments to Britain's industrial past. It is unjustly neglected by international tourists. Photo below: The Yorkshire Dales. (by D. Whitham)
The Lake District,
In the northwest of England, an area of low mountains and lakes, popular with poets, artists, hikers and mountaineers.
The most famous area of English countryside, the Lake District, is a mountainous area with valleys containing lakes, and small villages. But take care; while these mountains are not very high, they are real mountains! Here in the north of England, the treeline is at an altitude of about 1500 ft or 600 metres, and the climate is windy and rough during the winter months. Of course, on bright days in Spring and Summer things are different, and the area becomes soft and inviting. From May to October, the tops of the mountains, which in winter can only be scaled by serious climbers, are accessible to hikers – although some hikes in this area can be pretty strenuous.
Other attractive areas
England has other areas of attractive countryside. These include the low-lying areas of East Anglia and the Fen district, to the northeast of London (see the East of England) , and the rolling hill country of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, on the western edge of England close to Wales.
Hampshire and east Dorset are an attractive area, including the New Forest, recently designated as England's newest National Park.
And then of course there are the beautiful mountain areas of Scotland and Wales - but that is another story.
Rural Britain has plenty of inns, pubs and b&bs. For a choice of accommodation including traditional rural inns, see Small hotels in Britain on iHi.
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Over the years Doran has shared the stage with some of Canada's best acts such as JELO, Kid Koala, PALADIN 5.1 & 6.0, DJ SOS, DJ Ruckus, Marty McFly, The Incredible Melting Man, Kerrie Nation, Sydney Blu in addition to some of Winnipeg's finest Djs.
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“Russian Climate Policy: Developments & Prospects”
On 5 April 2016, the AEB Safety, Health, Environment & Security and Energy Efficiency Committees held the Round Table “Russian Climate Policy: Developments & Prospects”.
Larisa Korepanova, Deputy Director, Department for State Policy and Regulation of Water Resources and Hydrometeorology, the RF Ministry of Natural Resources & Ecology, and Igor Bashmakov, Executive Director, Centre for Energy Efficiency, were the event speakers and its distinguished guests.
The representatives of the AEB member companies, Max Gutbrod, Baker & McKenzie, Lilia Ponomareva, Schneider Electric, Dominic Fean, PBN Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Mikhail Matyoushin, EDF Fenice Rus, and Anton Galenovich, ECOCOM, showed that the connection between high level decisions taken in the climate changes field and the business should be more evident and more “down-to-earth”. The business was rather split after Kyoto which was a great disappointment. In new situation Russia may make big benefits by overcomplying with the requirements.
The Round Table was chaired by Valery Kucherov, Chairman of the Safety, Health, Environment & Security Committee, and Vincent de Rul, Chairman of the Energy Efficiency Committee.
L–R: Dominic Fean, PBN Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Lilia Ponomareva, Schneider Electric; Max Gutbrod, Baker & McKenzie; Larisa Korepanova, Deputy Director, Department for State Policy and Regulation of Water Resources and Hydrometeorology, the RF Ministry of Natural Resources & Ecology; Vincent de Rul, Chairman of the Energy Efficiency Committee; Valery Kucherov, Chairman of the Safety, Health, Environment & Security Committee.
More photos from the event are avaliable on AEB Facebook page.
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Irish 49ers Warm up for Worlds Test at Oceania Championships in Auckland
49ers racing at the Oceania Championships in Auckland Photo: Mattias Cappizano
Currently sitting in 19th place, Irish skiff duo Ryan Seaton and Seafra Guilfoyle have got off to a good start (two fifths in three races) at this week's warm-up Oceania Championships in Auckland that is a precursor to next week's critical 49er World Championships, an Olympic qualification event for two Irish boats seeking a single Tokyo berth from four on offer.
Howth rivals for Tokyo, Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, former 49er youth world champions, also got off to a good start (a 15 and a 17) yesterday but a black flag in race three meant after three races sailed they are 66th from 81 starters.
Full results are here.
As Afloat previously reported, next week's championships represent the best chance of securing a Tokyo skiff berth for Ireland in the 19-boat Olympic fleet with just a single final place available next season in Genoa.
Glamour conditions greeted the 178 international teams on the opening day of racing at the 2019 49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 Oceania Championships. The three-day warmup regatta before next weeks world championships is hosted by Auckland’s Royal Akarana Yacht Club. With the weeks leading up to the event being filled with strong winds and sunshine, the bar was set high and New Zealand certainly delivered.
The 49er class once again staked its claim of being one of the tightest fleets in Olympic sailing. Just ten points separate the top 13 teams after three races with the young American team of Andrew Mollerus and Ian MacDiarmid taking the top honours. France’s Erwan / Pequin were the only team to record two wins and see themselves just one point behind the Americans, while the red hot Kiwi squad were lead by young guns Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie, finishing the day in third.
America’s Cup heroes Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had a consistent day to see themselves in 7th overall and just five points off the lead.
Day one in the 49erFX class was also lead by a team from the United States with Stephine Roble & Maggie Shea relishing in the conditions, claiming two wins and a third to lead by 7 points from Rio 2016 Gold Medallists Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze of Brazil, with reigning European and World Champions Annemiek Bekkering & Annette Duetz just two points further back.
“We’re excited about how we sailed today,” Roble commented after racing. “It was a really fun day out there in really beautiful conditions on Auckland Harbour. We really just focused on good start execution and trying to sail big lanes upwind to just let it rip and try to get to the pressure; staying on the lifted tack and we were really happy with just keeping it simple out there.”
New Zealand’s Alexandra Maloney & Molly Meech finished the day in 5th place, with two second places marred by a 13th in race three.
It was the Ben & Nikki show in the Nacra 17 mixed multihull fleet. The reigning European Champions from Great Britain, Ben Saxton & Nicola Boniface rattled off three bullets from as many races in the building conditions to lead the fleet by 5 points. This show of dominance sets the scene for a thrilling selection battle with their fellow teammates John Gimson and Anna Burnet, currently 7th. The two teams have been trading wins throughout 2019 and a decisive win at the 2019 worlds could book the winning team a ticket to Tokyo.
USA’s Riley Gibbs & Anna Weis showed blistering speed downwind to finish the day second, ahead of Finland’s Sinem Kurtbay & Akseli Keskinen, with the chasing pack all producing consistent results across the board. The Auckland conditions are proving perfect for the foiling multihulls, with strong winds and flat water producing blistering speeds and tight racing across the fleet.
The full schedule of racing was streamed live to a global audience by broadcast partner SidelineApp. Hosted by New Zealand’s Jesse Tuke and featuring commentary from the likes of three-time Olympian PJ Postma and match racing expert Chris Steele, viewers were treated to previously unforeseen coverage of a continental championship. Live and free coverage will continue over the next two days of racing, (find at 49er.org/live) with viewers tuning in from 10:00 am Auckland time (NZDT / GMT+13).
(Live coverage of the 2019 Hyundai World Championships will be available for 9.95 euro if purchased before November 30, or 14.95 euro thereafter.)
1st Andrew Mollerus & Ian Macdiarmid (USA) 3-6-2; 11pts
2nd Fischer Erwain & Clément Pequin (FRA) 1-10-1; 12pts
3rd Isaac McHardie & William McKenzie (NZL) 1-4-7; 12pts
4th Diego Botin & Iago López Marra (ESP) 9-1-3; 13pts
5th Dominik Buksak & Szymon Wierzbicki (POL) 5-7-2; 14pts
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Olympic Sailing features a variety of craft, from dinghies and keelboats to windsurfing boards. The programme at Tokyo 2020 will include two events for both men and women, three for men only, two for women only and one for mixed crews:
RS:X - Windsurfer (Men/Women)
Laser - One Person Dinghy (Men)
Laser Radial - One Person Dinghy (Women)
Finn - One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) (Men)
470 - Two Person Dinghy (Men/Women)
49er - Skiff (Men)
49er FX - Skiff (Women)
Nacra 17 Foiling - Mixed Multihull
The mixed Nacra 17 Foiling - Mixed Multihull and women-only 49er FX - Skiff, events were first staged at Rio 2016.
Each event consists of a series of races. Points in each race are awarded according to position: the winner gets one point, the second-placed finisher scores two, and so on. The final race is called the medal race, for which points are doubled. Following the medal race, the individual or crew with the fewest total points is declared the winner.
During races, boats navigate a course shaped like an enormous triangle, heading for the finish line after they contend with the wind from all three directions. They must pass marker buoys a certain number of times and in a predetermined order.
Sailing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are scheduled to take place from 27 July to 6 August at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour.
Venues: Enoshima Yacht Harbor
No. of events: 10
Dates: 27 July – 6 August
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Venue: Enoshima Yacht Harbour
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Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Tagging Pilot Programme Extended
Due to the migratory patterns of Bluefin tuna, there has been little activity in the South and South West this year
While there is no sport or commercial fishery for Bluefin tuna in Ireland, a pilot Bluefin Tuna Data Collection Programme has been developed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and the Marine Institute (MI) in partnership with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Department for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) . This programme, comprising 15 authorised charter angling skippers, commenced on the 15th of August in order to catch, tag and release Atlantic bluefin tuna for data collection purposes off the Irish coast and is part of the International Convention on the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) research programme which is supported by the EU Commission.
These authorised skippers with vessels operating out of ports located in Cork, Clare, Galway, Sligo and Donegal are supporting scientific work to increase knowledge of the behaviour and abundance of Bluefin tuna in Irish waters. All authorised skippers have participated in training with guidance provided around fish handling, welfare, tagging and data recording. Participants in the programme catch, tag and release Bluefin tuna while adhering to strict fish safety and handling procedures at all times.
Authorisations were originally granted to the 15 charter skippers from mid-August until mid-October. This pilot project has been very successful with 201 fish tagged and released to date with utmost consideration to their welfare. Due to the migratory patterns of Bluefin tuna, there has been little activity in the South and South West. As a result, the fishing season will now be extended for a further four weeks until the 12th of November to seek data which will help improve our knowledge of the population structure and distribution of Bluefin tuna in these regions. There will be no further extensions as lower water temperatures could hinder post-release survival of these fish after mid-November.
Minister Creed said today: “I am delighted by the excellent cooperation shown between my Department, DCCAE, SFPA, MI and the IFI in the development and management of this pilot project. The extension of the programme will provide an opportunity to gather further data and improve our understanding of the migratory patterns of Bluefin Tuna around our coasts.”
Minister Canney said: “I fully support the continued involvement of my Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland in the collaborative pilot project to collect valuable data on Bluefin tuna in Irish coastal waters. The partnership approach has led to a very successful round of data gathering with some 200 fish tagged and recorded since the pilot programme opened.
“The extension of the programme for a further four weeks will provide an excellent opportunity to encourage the collaborative effort and most importantly provide a research dividend by increasing the data collected. I have approved the issuing of renewed authorisations by my Department for the sea angling vessels participating in the initiative to continue until the 12th of November” he added.
The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and Inland Fisheries Ireland will undertake inspections and patrols around the coast to ensure this remains a strictly controlled fishery. Anglers wishing to engage in this fishery must only do so on a sea angling vessel specifically authorised to participate in the pilot programme. Any person engaging in this fishery on any vessel which is not appropriately authorised will be in breach of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Bluefin Tuna) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 265 of 2019).
A full list of authorised skippers can be found here
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Four universities in Sweden acquire Springer Book Archives; New Research From Deloitte Shows Book Purchasing Has Reached Digital Tipping Point in the UK; The Top Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Hubs, Partners, and Other Usage Statistics; Jisc and ProQuest Enable Access to Essential Digital Content; Thomson Reuters EndNote partners with Science Hack Day to expand global scientific movement; Dade Medical College and University of Southernmost Florida set to launch Southernmost University Press; and University of Pennsylvania Press selects De Gruyter as distribution partner for econtent Press.
Four universities in Sweden acquire Springer Book Archives
According to this press release “four major universities and research institutions in Sweden have adopted Springer Book Archives (SBA) Springer’s retrodigitized eBooks. Chalmers University, the University of Stockholm and KTH The Royal Institute of Technology have purchased the complete English-language selection consisting of more than 56,000 titles in eleven subject collections. The University of Borås has acquired six subject collections…”
New Research From Deloitte Shows Book Purchasing Has Reached Digital Tipping Point in theUK
InfoDOCKET cites a summary of a new report published by Deloitte that “the average UK household spends £900 on media a year, with … purchases such as books, DVDs and newspapers representing 52% of their total media spend. The new report “The Digital Divide” paints a snapshot of a typical media consumer, their newspaper reading habits, attitudes to video gaming, social networking, and television viewing behaviours…
For the first time a majority of respondents (51%) said they buy more digital books than physical copies. The most popular way to find out about new books is Amazon (39%) compared to chain bookshops (22%) and only 7% in an independent bookstore. Friend’s recommendations and word of mouth were the second most influential at 30%.
The Top Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Hubs, Partners, and Other Usage Statistics
InfoDOCKET also notes that “the May 2014 HathiTrust Update includes a link to several interesting lists and charts about DPLA that are found in DPLA Hupdate (04). We know many of you have an interest in this project and wanted to pass it along…”
Jisc and ProQuest Enable Access to Essential Digital Content
Library Technology Guides reports that “A new agreement for a national license between Jisc and ProQuest will enable access for the UK Higher Education community to two major digital archives: Early European Books Collections 1-4 and The Vogue Archive…”
Thomson Reuters EndNote partners with Science Hack Day to expand global scientific movement
Thomson Reuters EndNote …has announced a collaboration with Science Hack Day, a global grassroots movement aimed at empowering scientific innovation, to expand its efforts to enable scientists, engineers, programmers and designers to work together in the same physical space to nurture new scientific concepts… EndNote will help the movement further its goal of making science more accessible by providing funding and marketing support to increase awareness, enhance current events and spread the movement to new cities…”
Dade Medical College and University of Southernmost Florida set to launch Southernmost University Press
According to KnowledgeSpeak “Dade Medical College and its learning affiliate University of Southernmost Florida are poised to launch a new academic venture this summer with the formation of the Southernmost University Press. The launch will encompass a significant investment of long-term capital by the institutions, and represents a continuation of the organisations’ dedication to the educational development of its students, as well as provide a platform for current and future faculty to contribute both literary and academic works.
University of Pennsylvania Press selects De Gruyter as distribution partner for econtent
No Sheldo Required reports that “the University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) has signed a contract granting De Gruyter global distribution rights to its electronic products. This transatlantic partnership will expand the international reach of Penn Press while also strengthening De Gruyter’s portfolio with a range of premier academic publications…”
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He received his MLS from the University of Buffalo, SUNY and a second master’s in public administration from the College of Charleston and the Univ. of South Carolina. His wife Carol and he live in downtown Charleston and she is an artist and a tour guide offering historic walking tours of the city.
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Antioxidant Extends Lifespan
By Phil Micans, MS, PharmB
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announced the final results of testing from three government labs regarding the patented antioxidant nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA). All three labs agreed that NDGA extended lifespan by a resounding 12% in mice (1) – see figure 1.
Figure 1: The survival plots for male mice treated with nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA). Each symbol represents an individual mouse dying at the age indicated. The log-rank test was used to calculate p-values for differences between treated and control mice. (1)
When some read this astounding news, they were skeptical. With a note of cynicism and doubt in their voices, they said this report was probably hyperbole and the Federal government is not to be trusted. Yet these same three government labs had also conducted lifespan studies with much-hyped anti-aging remedies, resveratrol, curcumin, green tea, oxaloacetic acid and triglyceride oil (2) and found that these five supplements did not extend lifespan in mice.
During the 1980s, researchers extensively tested NDGA in humans, mice and dogs. Results indicated that NDGA extended lifespan in a variety of mammals. Even the US Patent and Trademark Office approved these results and granted a patent to Dr. Richard Lippman for NDGA, (no. 4,695,590) as part of his unique formula, a formula he developed to slow aging which was based on his extensive free radical research (3).
Background Study of NDGA
Before Dr. Lippman was awarded a US patent on NDGA, several attorneys voiced skepticism. In firm language, they stated that every law school student knows that two types of patents are never granted: a patent on a perpetual motion machine and a patent on a fountain-of-youth remedy. Apparently, Dr. Lippman convinced patent examiners that his clinical human, mice and dog studies of NDGA were sufficient to warrant a patent with claims to retard human aging. These studies were also sufficient for the drug licensing authorities of Sweden and Italy to grant Dr. Lippman the rights to sell NDGA under the name ‘Aging Control Formula 228’ (ACF228®).
Interestingly, a prominent American businessman, Glenn Braswell, had heard Dr. Lippman’s story, but Mr. Braswell doubted that it was sold at the Vatican pharmacy in Rome, Italy. Consequently, when took his wife on a trip to Rome— much to his surprise he found that ACF228® was indeed sold at the Vatican pharmacy with the pope’s blessings!
ACF228® Is Based on Extensive Free Radical Research
Today, we know free radicals are not antiwar activists out on bail. But when Dr. Richard Lippman was doing research in Sweden many years ago, most people thought the term ‘free radicals’ referred to some kind of hippie politics.
No one then knew about these molecular sharks’ devastating effects on the human body and their role in aging. Indeed, only twenty-five years ago, free radical chemistry and the toxic effects of free radicals on the human body were unknown to most of the general public and even to many doctors and medical researchers.
Dr. Lippman first learned about the free radical theory of aging as an undergraduate student. When he began doing graduate research work in cell biology, he and his colleagues held conferences at Pharmacia-Upjohn and the University of Uppsala to discuss the exciting findings of Professor Denham Harman, whose experimental work at the University of Nebraska in the 1950s showed that the life spans of mice could be extended with special antioxidant supplementation. The press and public responded; “So what?”
However, Sweden is well known in science and engineering for its industrial and technical advances, so Dr. Lippman became the leader of a large medical staff that encouraged this progressive research.
Raising Funds for Research
Dr. Lippman wanted to take Professor Harman’s work one-step further and explore the relationship between free radicals and aging. He turned to Professor Sven Brolin, chair of the University of Uppsala’s Department of Medical Cell Biology and Professor Gunnar Wettermark, chair of the Royal Institute of Technology’s Department of Physical Chemistry, for assistance in raising funds for research.
Dr. Lippman was successful, receiving significant medical and chemical grants from the Swedish Research Council to develop antiaging strategies based on Professor Harman’s groundbreaking discovery of the action of free radicals and the role of radical scavengers (anti-oxidants) in destroying or inhibiting them. The Swedish Research Council financed years of Dr. Lippman’s research at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and at the University of Uppsala, Scandinavia’s oldest university, which has an anatomy lecture hall built in the 15th century.
Dr. Lippman’s research, into the role that free radicals play in the breakdown of the aging body, led him to develop one of the most potent antioxidant combinations yet known, a unique cocktail containing NDGA, it is called ACF228®.
No Typical Scientist
Dr. Lippman’s normal lab attire—jeans, a khaki shirt, and ostrich leather boots—breaks from the conventional notion of a white-coated scientist. Before his work in antiaging research that made him famous, he ate junk food. Now, a typical lunch for him is salmon sashimi and salad or bi-bim-bop with a bowl of miso soup. He even developed his own recipe for sugar-free, gluten-free, walnut cinnamon pumpkin muffins.
Dr. Richard Lippman at home in Hawaii
In speaking, Dr. Lippman presents an easy smile and laugh. He may not look like a typical scientist, but his passion for longevity research is real. His innovative research into free radical pathology helped put antioxidants on the map, in the dictionary and in the supermarket.
Once funding was in place, Dr. Lippman gathered a team of five prominent Swedish scientists to help him develop methods for measuring free radicals and biochemical changes related to aging: Professor Agneta Nilsson, a nutritionist and alternative medical professional with advanced degrees in nursing and teaching; Dr. Ambjörn Ågren, M.D., PhD, who had received numerous awards in the field of emergency medicine; Professor Mathius Uhlén, PhD, a civil engineer, molecular biologist, and later, professor and chair of the Royal Institute of Technology’s Department Molecular Biology; Evald Koitsalu, an engineer and expert in computer hardware and software; and Dr. Kaj Alverstrand, a psychologist and consultant to Volvo.
With these tremendous financial and personnel resources, Dr. Lippman was able to achieve great leaps in the field. Indeed, Paul Glenn of the Paul Glenn Foundation for Antiaging Research said that Dr. Lippman’s work was; “light years ahead of everyone else!”
Dr. Lippman’s research resulted in a patent for NDGA (see figure 2) and a multi-ingredient free radical scavenger product that promotes better health and longevity: ACF228®.
Figure 2: The chemical formula of NDGA
Cellular Model—A Better Choice
The research team’s first task was to find a cellular model rather than an animal model to test for life extension, since Professor Harman’s model of waiting for mice to grow old and die was costly and took years of patience before the results came in.
Dr. Lippman’s team had access to many different types of living cells in culture, such as human cells of the heart, brain, liver and central nervous system. In 1980, Dr. Lippman invented special probes that would penetrate cell interiors without harming them. For the first time in the history of cell biology, scientists were able to measure free radicals in living cells (4). The first probe, carnitinylmaleate luminol (CML), measured superoxide radicals in live human liver cells. Dr. Lippman and his team went on to test many different combinations of nutrients.
Developing the formula combinations was a tedious process. Live cells were harvested from biopsies, then separated and kept metabolically alive in special culture dishes heated to a constant 98°F. The live cells were removed as needed by the research team and tested for their health by means such as measurements of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the power source or ‘gasoline’ of most cell activities.
Then the cell cultures were impregnated with special CML probes and incubated with different mixtures of vitamins and nutrients. Dr. Lippman’s team eventually tested 227 different mixtures to find an optimal mixture with pronounced longevity-promoting characteristics. Mixture number 228 was found to work best and this and several other promising mixtures such as 223 were tested further in mice and human volunteers. Now named ACF228®, the mixture proved successful in extending mice health and life spans, (see figure 3)
Figure 3: Strong radical-scavenger fed mice (below) versus the surviving control mouse (top).
Scientific Community Astounded
The team published its results in more than twenty prominent medical journals. The work astounded the Swedish scientific community and Dr. Lippman was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1996.
Further tests were conducted on hundreds of human volunteers recruited from several Swedish hospitals (3). The volunteers were tested to establish their normal levels of fatty-acid peroxides, which are free-radical downstream products and then were fed varying amounts of ACF228®. Once again, the mixture known as ACF228® caused peroxide levels to decline the fastest. Dr. Lippman and his researchers performed other human tests that indicated ACF228® also had beneficial effects on the skin and sexual function (3).
“We found that the ACF228® formula is truly beneficial,” Dr. Lippman says. “It was especially helpful for middle-aged and older people; their liver function became like that of teenagers. Often people experience reduced liver function as they age, especially if they have abused their bodies with heavy consumption of alcohol and a high sugar diet, causing metabolic syndrome (5). ACF228® offers protection from a multitude of free radicals in the body.”
Ultimately, the ACF228® formula was approved for use by regulatory agencies in both Sweden and Italy and then became patented in the United States.
The unique and complex formula contained in each capsule of ACF228® is shown below.
100 mg N-acetyl cysteine
This helps to destroy the most common radical, the superoxide anion, (a negative Ion) radical through a process known as quenching.
3 mg nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA)
This helps to stop fatty acids, (the essential building blocks of all cells) from becoming radicalized.
5 mg butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
This destroys the most damaging of all radicals, the hydroxyl radical. The hydroxyl radical has only a nano-second half-life and thus, ordinary antioxidant vitamins or cellular enzymes cannot quench it.
100 mcg selenium
This is a second-tier radical scavenger renowned for helping recharge the cells’ antioxidant reserves. It also bonds to the toxic metal mercury and other heavy metals.
0.025 mcg catalase
This essential enzyme is critical to deactivating and converting hydrogen peroxide to ordinary water. Insufficient catalase increases the likelihood of hydroxyl radicals.
83 mg l-carnosine
This is a premier anti-glycator (anti-cross-linker) that helps to counter the hardening of the lens of the eye and improves arterial elasticity.
50 mg dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA)
This is the premier extractor of heavy metals, through a process called ‘chelation.’
Vitamins B6 (17 mg), B12 (10 mcg) and methylfolate (800 mcg).
These are essential methylation vitamins for any serious antiaging program.
Also included are iodine (1.5 mg) and potassium iodide (2.5 mg), these help to improve thyroid function.
Indeed, based on these criteria, Dr. Lippman could rest easy. But he isn’t resting. The energetic, youthful-looking father of three sons and four grandchildren still goes to his lab daily. And what is this Nobel Prize nominee working on today for the betterment of humankind tomorrow? Dr. Lippman continues his medical research, focusing on improved methods of delivering important vitamins and hormones, including transdermal delivery methods.
“The response to ACF228® worldwide has been great and that is indeed gratifying,” says Dr. Lippman. “You know, we should all be able to live to 120 years and perhaps even beyond. We don’t because of the free radical damage and declining repair hormones our cellular systems sustain. Our brains shrink, our arteries become hardened and our liver function declines, mostly because of free radical pathology and damaged endocrine glands. Aging is the ultimate disease. If ACF228®, with its unique blend of natural ingredients can help people to prevent their premature onset, then I will have lived my life knowing that it has been a success.”
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Agogi Academy of Combatives is a part of the Pedro Sauer Association in Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Both owners, Kathy Ortiz and Chris Holmes, met and became training partners in the D.C. area in a Pedro Sauer school. They seek to provide the Citrus County area with the same high quality Gracie Jiu Jitsu and self-defense programs that they encountered in Pedro Sauer schools.
Master Pedro Sauer has been their direct teacher. He was a student under Helio Gracie, the founder of Gracie Jiu Jitsu and the only non-Gracie family member who has been granted the use of the name Gracie Jiu Jitsu for the type of Jiu Jitsu he teaches. Read more about the Pedro Sauer Association here!
Our mission is to provide systems of self defense where our members feel the confidence to walk through society knowing that they have the tools needed to avoid or conclude a confrontation.
Pedro Sauer Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Gracie Jiu Jitsu is a form of Jiu Jitsu that is based on self defense. Since most fights end up on the ground, learning to defend yourself on the ground is essential. Agogi Academy of Combatives is an affiliate of Pedro Sauer.
Women's Combat Alliance Self Defense
WCA Self Defense classes, clinics and seminars provide self defense for women and is taught by women. WCA is a national program, founded by one of the school’s owners, Kathy Ortiz. Its mission is to provide support, training, and networking for women who want to learn to protect themselves.
Filipinon Martial Arts: Kali, Escrima, Arnis
Kali is a weapons based system from the Philippines. One of the training methods that makes it different from other Arts is that you start with a weapon from the beginning. Many other Arts do not teach weaponry till later into the training.
Bruce Lee’s Junfan Gung Fu
Jeet Kune Do Concepts blended with Thai Boxing in a comprehensive program that challenges the mind and body.
Little Frogs wrestling at Agogi Academy of Combatives
Learn wrestling and nogi concepts with Coach Justin Nolan.
Christopher HolmesBlack Belt
Chris Holmes received his black belt from Master Pedro Sauer on May 20, 2018.
Chris was born in the Midwest but has settled into the Central Florida area permanently. He was on his high school wrestling team and continued on to coach and compete in wrestling in the late 1990s.
He discovered Gracie Jiu Jitsu by watching a video of Royce Gracie fighting in the UFC. He immediately sought out a Jiu Jitsu instructor and has continued to train since. Chris is a certified instructor in the Pedro Sauer Association. . When he lived in the Washington, DC area, Chris worked as an instructor and school manager for Pedro Sauer’s main academy.
Chris is dedicated both professionally and personally to the development of Self Defense.
Kathy OrtizBlack Belt
Kathy Ortiz received her black belt under Master Pedro Sauer on November 19, 2018.
Kathy was born in the South but now lives in the Washington, DC area where she works as a school librarian.
She discovered Gracie Jiu Jitsu after attending a fitness kickboxing class. Jiu Jitsu was offered afterwards so she stayed to watch. After observing the class, Kathy knew that the self-defense martial art was something she wanted to learn. Kathy also has achieved the level 5 degree in Krav Maga and is a brown belt in Judo under Master Maurice Allen.
Kathy is a certified instructor in the Pedro Sauer Association. Kathy founded the Women’s Combat Alliance (https://sites.google.com/view/womenscombatalliance/home) to promote and support female martial arts students. Kathy is passionate about teaching Gracie Jiu Jitsu as an effective self-defense system.
Grace CassensPurple Belt
Grace Cassens is a Purple belt under Master Pedro Sauer. She is from the Ocala area. She is one of the founding students at our school. She is passionate about women’s self defense as well as Gracie Jiu Jitsu, and Kali.
Chip KelleyKali/JKD Instructor
Chip was born and raised in Miami, FL. He first started training in college where he took a Judo Class.
He continued his training in Tae Kwon Do under Terry Noel in Kendall, FL. For more info: CLICK HERE
Justin NolenCoach
At Agogi, he is committed to sharing his passion for wrestling and helping a new generation grow in the sport.
Coach Justin Nolen has been involved in wrestling since his childhood. His accomplishments include:
2008 Florida Freestyle State Champion at 125 lbs
2008 Florida National Qualifier
2008 Florida National Team Members
2010 FAWA Folkstyle State Champion at 140 lbs.
2013 55kg Greco-Roman All-Navy Team Member
2014 61kg Freestyle All-Navy Team Member
We as a household really appreciate the open schedule and friendly learning environment. My daughter has learned a bundle of lifelong self-defense tactics and says its like a extended family and I agree. She is more fitness aware since she started about a year ago now.”
Brian Giddings
“My son and I are very pleased with the training we receive at your Agogi Academy of Combatives. The school is a “no pressure” school allowing students time to master all of the techniques without criticism from the instructors.”
Bryon Covell
“The training at Agogi has given me confidence in my day to day life. I have lost weight due to training with Chris and Kathy. The environment there feels like home.”
Mike Shaw
“I’m very satisfied with your class and the way you prepare the children for real life, because it’s not all rainbows and unicorns. Chris is amazing, his temperament, patience, and charisma is infectious.”
Jacob Wing
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Soil fertility status and wheat nutrient content in Vertisol cropping systems of central highlands of Ethiopia
Hillette Hailu1,5,
Tekalign Mamo2,
Riikka Keskinen3,
Erik Karltun4,
Heluf Gebrekidan5 &
Taye Bekele6
Land degradation reduces agricultural productivity and poses a serious threat on food security status of households. In Ethiopia, farmers have been using only urea and di-ammonium phosphate for more than 15 years. Several reports that indicate lack of response to these fertilizers, which could be due to limitation of nutrients other than nitrogen and phosphorus. Therefore, the present study was initiated to evaluate the soil fertility status of ten sites in central highlands Vertisols of Ethiopia and wheat nutrient content.
The physico-chemical properties of soils showed that the soils were clayey in texture, neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 7.2–7.9) and low to medium in their organic matter (1.6–3.2 %) content. Total N content was low in 100 % of the samples while 80 % of the soil samples showed P deficiency (<10 mg kg−1). Exchangeable K, Ca and Mg in all soil samples were high, while available sulfur was low. On the other hand, K to Mg ratio varied from 0.13:1 to 0.44:1, indicating Mg induced K deficiency. All soil samples were adequate when analyzed by ammonium bicarbonate di-ethylene tri-amine penta-acetic acid extractable Cu (>0.5 mg kg−1), Fe (>5 mg kg−1), and Mn (>1 mg kg−1) contents. However, 70 % of the samples were deficient in Zn (<1.5 mg kg−1) content. Mehlich 3 extractable B (<0.5 mg kg−1) and acid ammonium oxalate extractable Mo (<0.1 mg kg−1) were found to be low in all soil samples. The plant analysis data showed that all samples were low in N, P and K, while high in Ca and Mg concentrations. The deficiency of tissue K content was not predicted by the soil exchangeable K test. Plant micronutrient analysis showed that Cu, Fe, Mn and Cl concentrations were within the sufficiency range while Zn was deficient in all of the samples.
Soil and/or tissue test results are indicative of deficiency of N, P, K, S, Zn, B and Mo that could be amended by fertilizer application, although more data are needed to thoroughly support this conclusion. The highest correlation (r > 0.90) between soil and plant nutrient content was observed for P, K, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn, implying that flag leaves at flowering stage can be used to calibrate soil and plant contents for the deficient nutrients.
In Ethiopia, agriculture is the mainstay of the majority of the population and major driver of the national economy. Agricultural production has been highly dependent on natural resources for centuries [1]. However, increased human population and other factors have degraded the natural resources in the country thus seriously threatening sustainable agriculture and food security [2, 3]. Continuous cropping and inadequate replacement of nutrients removed in harvested materials or lose through erosion and leaching has been the major causes of soil fertility decline [4]. This is particularly evident in the intensively cultivated areas, traditionally called high-potential areas that are mainly concentrated in the highlands of Ethiopia. To tackle this problem, the country initiated community-based participatory watershed management [5], and to date, it has rehabilitated millions of hectares of degraded land.
Soil nutrient depletion in smallholder farming systems is recognized as a causal force leading to food insecurity and rural poverty in Africa [6, 7]. The rate of annual soil macronutrient depletion in Africa was estimated at 22 kg N ha−1, 2.5 kg P ha−1 and 15 kg K ha−1 over 30 years of no use or insufficient use of fertilizers [8]. In Ethiopia, the depletion rate of macronutrients, 122 kg N ha−1 year−1, 13 kg P ha−1 year−1 and 82 kg K ha−1 year−1, was estimated to be high [9]. Decline in soil fertility due to long-term cultivation with little or no fertilizer additions is the major form of land degradation in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Declining soil fertility has also been stressed to be the fundamental impediment to agricultural development and the major reason for the slow growth in food production in Ethiopia [10]. The loss of soil nutrients in Ethiopia is related to cultural practices such as low fertilizer use, removal of vegetative cover (such as straw or stubble) and burning plant residues or the annual burning of vegetation on grazing land [11]. An average quantity of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and urea of 57 kg ha−1 was consumed over the period of 1995 to 2008 for wheat production [12].
Soil degradation is common also in Ethiopian Vertisols, which cover about 13 Mha of land. Ethiopia ranks third in Vertisols abundance in Africa after Sudan and Chad [13]. More than half (8.6 Mha) of the Vertisols are found in the central highlands with altitude of more than 1500 meters above sea level (masl) [13, 14]. About 25 % (1.9 Mha) of the Vertisols occurring in the highlands are cultivated [15]. The crops that are commonly grown on Vertisols of Ethiopia are teff, bread wheat, barley, chickpea, lentil and niger seed [16]. Recently, farmers in Ethiopia are using modified plough called broad bed maker (BBM) and harvesting higher yields from multiple crops on the same plot of land per season [17].
Previously, only nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) were considered to be the limiting nutrients in Vertisols of Ethiopia [18]. However, many soils in the highlands of Ethiopia are poor in available plant nutrients and organic matter content [19]. Recently, the results of national soil fertility mapping initiative has also indicated that other nutrients including K, S, Fe, Zn and B are also found to be deficient in these soils [20]. In addition to the high fixing characteristics of Vertisols [21], lack of response to P application on central highland Vertisols of Ethiopia may be due to deficiency of nutrients other than P.
Soil tests are commonly used to assess the sufficiency or deficiency of essential plant nutrients. Although soil tests provide information about a soil’s ability to supply plant available nutrients, it is an indirect measurement. Plant analysis, on the other hand, reveal the nutritional status of the plant directly and when combined with the soil tests can be used to evaluate the nutritional sufficiency of the soil–plant system and further to design corrective treatments [22]. Therefore, this study was initiated with the objectives of identifying nutrient limitations through soil analysis and wheat nutrient status. The results of the study serve in making suggestions on improving fertilization and soil management to achieve sustainable crop production on Vertisols of the central highlands of Ethiopia.
Description of sampling locations
Surface soil (0–15 cm) and wheat leaf samples were taken from ten sites of central highland Vertisols listed in Table 1. Global Positioning System (GPS) was used to identify the geographical locations (Additional file 1: Figure S1).
Table 1 Sampling locations and site characteristics
Traditional farming practices of wheat growers
Information regarding farming practices of farmers at the sampling sites is presented in Table 2. Farmers have been using only two types of fertilizers for more than 15 years, urea (46 % N) and DAP (18 % N, 46 % P2O5). They usually apply one-third and two-thirds of the nitrogen dose at sowing and tillering stage, respectively. They use broad bed maker (BBM), which is an oxen-drawn traditional wooden plough, modified for the construction of raised beds and furrows to facilitate surface drainage through the furrows between the beds so as to grow crops on the beds [23]. The improved bread wheat variety Digalu (HAR-3116) was the most common cultivar cultivated in the study sites.
Table 2 Fertilizer application rates and previous year cropping history of wheat growers in central highlands of Ethiopia
Soil and plant sampling
Twelve composite surface soil (0–15 cm) samples were collected from each wheat fields at the sampling locations. Each composite soil sample comprised of 15 sub samples collected in a zigzag pattern within each block and mixed thoroughly following a standard procedure for soil sampling and sample preparation [24]. Six composite flag leaf samples were collected from each field of the sampling sites. Each composite leaf sample comprised 150 randomly selected flag leaves at flowering stage. A total of 120 surface soil (0–15 cm) and 60 composite leaf samples were taken from the studied sites. The area of each experimental field in all sites was about 1 ha.
Soil and plant analysis
Laboratory analyses were conducted at Debre Ziet Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia and at Natural Resources Institute Finland (former MTT Agri food Research Finland) using the following standard methods. Soil particle size distribution was determined by hydrometer method [25]. Soil pH and electrical conductivity (EC) were measured in soil:water extract (1:2.5) according to Rhoades [26]. CaCO3 content was determined using the calcimeter method according to Black [27]. Soil organic carbon (C) and total nitrogen (N) content were determined by dry combustion methods based on ISO 10694 [28] and ISO 13878 [29] protocols, respectively. Soil organic matter was calculated by multiplying soil organic carbon by 1.724 assuming average C concentration of organic matter of 58 %. Available phosphorus was extracted by 0.5 N sodium bicarbonate solution as described by Olsen et al. [30], and thereafter measured using Perkin Elmer Optima 8300 Inductively Coupled Plasma–Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). Sulfate was determined in the soil extract by the turbidity method using spectrophotometer on transmittance at a wave length of 420 nm according to Williams and Steinbergs [31].
One molar neutral ammonium acetate (pH = 7) was used to extract the exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, K and Na) [32]. Cations were then determined using ICP-OES. Available micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn) were extracted with ammonium bicarbonate di-ethylene tri-amine penta-acetic acid (AB-DTPA) as described by Soltanpour and Schwab [33] and were measured by ICP-OES. Mehlich 3 extraction was accomplished by mixing 2.5 g of soil and 25 ml of Mehlich 3 solution [0.2 M acetic acid (CH3COOH), 0.25 M ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3), 0.015 M ammonium fluoride (NH4F), 0.013 M nitric acid (HNO3), and 0.001 M ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA)], shaking for 5 min, and filtering through a blue ribbon filter paper [34]. The filtrate was analyzed for available boron using ICP-OES. Molybdenum was extracted with acid ammonium oxalate (pH = 3) solution [35] and then analyzed using ICP-OES.
Leaves were first washed with distilled water, oven dried at 60–70 °C to a constant weight, ground, passed through 2-mm sieve and placed in paper bags. Total nitrogen in plants was determined using Kjeldahl digestion procedure as described by Bremner and Mulvaney [36]. Plant digests (using concentrated HNO3 and 30 % H2O2) were prepared and analyzed for Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer while P concentration of the digests was measured with a spectrophotometer and the K concentration with a flame photometer using required standard solutions. Plant chloride was determined by TRAACS 800 Analyzer using deionized water as an extractant [37].
Descriptive statistics was applied for calculation of means and standard errors. Correlation analysis was performed to assess relationships among soil and plant nutrient contents.
Soil characteristics
The results of soil texture, as presented in Table 3 revealed that the particle size distribution of the surface soil (0–15 cm) of all the experimental sites was dominated by clay (above 53 %) except at Sheno (47 %).The relatively high clay contents observed in this study agree with the findings of Kamara et al. [38] and Lemma and Smit [39], who also reported clay level of above 50 % in Ginichi, central highlands Vertisols of Ethiopia. This is further supported by Debele [14] and Tesgaye [40], who reported that Vertisols in Ethiopian generally contain more than 40 % clay in the surface horizon.
Table 3 Particle (sand, silt and clay) size analysis and textural classes of the study sites (n = 12)
Soil pH and EC
As per the ratings for Ethiopian soils by Murphy [41] and Taddese [42], the soil pH was found to range from neutral to slightly alkaline with pH ranging from 7.2 to 7.9 (Table 4). Similar results were obtained by Debele [14] and Kebede and Charles [43].This pH range is favorable for most crops [42, 44]. The electrical conductivity ranged from 0.1 to 0.22 dSm−1 in surface soil samples indicating that these soils have a low content of soluble salts and that there is no danger of salinity (Table 4).
Table 4 Soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), soil organic matter (SOM), total carbon(TC), total nitrogen (TN), carbon to nitrogen ratio(C:N) and sulfate-S content of the study sites (n = 12)
Soil organic matter and C to N ratio
The organic matter contents were in the range of 1.6–3.2 % on the surface soils (Table 4). These values fall under low to moderate range based on the ratings of soil test values established by Taddese [42].The values are similar to most cultivated soils of Ethiopia [38, 45] which is attributed to land use history such as complete removal of biomass from the field and rapid rate of mineralization [46]. The C to N ratio of the surface soil samples varied from 10 to 15 (Table 4), which is within the normal range for arable soil [47].
Total N
Data on total nitrogen of the surface soils are presented in Table 4. Total nitrogen levels between 0.1 and 0.2 % are taken as low while those below 0.1 % are very low for tropical soils [48]. It, therefore, follows that soils of the study areas are low to very low in their total nitrogen status. Total nitrogen closely followed the trend of organic matter. Generally, a site low in organic matter was also low in total nitrogen. This supports earlier studies in the area by Debele [14] and Beyene [49]. One of the characteristic features of tropical environment is its high temperature which leads to rapid loss of soil organic matter due to volatilization. Soil erosion due to steep slopes and heavy rainfall as well as leaching, may have contributed to nitrogen loss. Certainly, it is one of the most deficient elements in the tropics for crop production [11, 50, 51]. Under local conditions, in addition to the above factors, continuous crop removal also contributes the low organic matter content in the study areas.
Available P
Available P (Olsen extractable) in the studied sites varied between 3.8 and 14.6 mg kg−1 (Additional file 2: Figure S2). It was found to be deficient (<10 mg kg−1) and medium (between 10 and 17 mg kg−1) in 80 and 20 % of the samples, respectively, when compared with the values reported by Cottenie [32]. This result is in agreement with the findings of Debele [14]; Mamo et al. [18]; Mamo et al. [20]; Tesgaye [40]; Mamo and Haque [52]; Gebreselassie [53] and Negassa and Gebrekidan [54]. The modest level of annual P application (20–30 kg ha−1) in the form of DAP fertilizer over 15 years was insufficient to raise the soil P levels and satisfy crop requirement.
Available sulfur
Calcium chloride extractable sulfur (sulfate-S) in the study sites ranged from 1.2 to 2.1 mg kg−1 (Table 4). The available S contents of samples from all sites were found to be deficient assuming 5 mg kg −1 S as critical level (Table 5).
Table 5 Critical levels of macro and micronutrients with different soil tests as reported by different authors
Exchangeable bases and cation exchange capacity
In neutral Vertisols, the exchangeable sites are occupied mainly by calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) and to a lesser extent by potassium and sodium [43]. Similarly in the present study, the predominant exchangeable cation, which accounts for more than 80 % of the exchange complex was Ca++ followed by Mg++, K+ and Na+. Exchangeable Ca and Mg content in the studied soils ranged from 27 to 49 cmol(+) kg−1 and 4.7 to 10 cmol(+) kg−1, respectively (Table 6). According to the rating suggested by Hazelton and Murphy [47], both Ca and Mg are in high range at all the sites (Table 5). The exchangeable K ranged between 1.3 and 2.3 cmol(+) kg−1, which is in a very high range (Tables 5, 6). Generally, the fairly high level of exchangeable Ca, Mg and K is consistent with the findings of earlier studies [38, 39, 45].
Table 6 Exchangeable bases, cation exchange capacity (CEC), K saturation percentage, K to Mg ratio, available molybdenum (Mo) and boron (B) content of the study sites (n = 12)
It has been suggested that the proportions of the basic cations of the effective cation exchange capacity are more relevant to plant performance than the actual levels [47]. According to Abbott [60], the potassium saturation percentage (3.2–5.4 %) of the studied soils was found to be desirable proportion for many plants (Table 6). Nevertheless, antagonistic effects could exist when disproportionate quantities of exchangeable cations are present in the soil. Potassium to magnesium ratio of the studied soils varied from 0.17:1 to 0.44:1 (Table 6), which indicated Mg-induced K deficiency using the rating of Loide [61]. This can be corrected by K application to bring the K to Mg ratio closer to 0.7:1. The low K to Mg ratios may result in K adsorption to cation exchange sites, which reduce K activity in the soil [62]. Many soils with vermiculitic or micaceous components of the clay fraction have a preferential adsorption of K+ over Ca2+ or Mg2+ [63, 64]. If there is a high preferential K adsorption on the exchange sites of clay minerals, the amount of K desorbing may then decline, resulting in a reduced K uptake at low soil exchangeable K to Mg ratio. Therefore, attempts should be made to supply the plants with potassium in physiologically correct ratio and in a sustainable manner.
Vertisols usually have a relatively high CEC, which ranges between 20 and 45 cmol(+) kg−1 soil and even more [65]. In Ethiopia, Debele [14] reported that nearly all the Vertisols have high CEC of 35–70 cmol(+) kg−1. According to the rating of Hazelton and Murphy [47], CEC of the studied soils were very high and ranged between 37 and 58 cmol(+) kg−1(Table 6). The very high value of CEC is mainly due to high clay content and predominance of 2:1 layer clay minerals.
The AB-DTPA extractable Cu ranged from 2.9 to 6 mg kg−1 in the surface soils (Additional file 3: Figure S3). Cu was found adequate in all the samples as compared with the values of Soltanpour [56] and Jones [57] (Table 5). The result was similar to that of Abera and Kebede [66], who reported that Cu concentration is at an adequate level in the central highlands of Ethiopia. This was further supported by EthioSIS finding. The AB-DTPA extractable Fe varied from 22 to 77 mg kg−1 (Additional file 3: Figure S3). In this study, considering 5 mg kg−1 AB-DTPA extractable Fe as critical, samples from all sites were found to have sufficient level of available Fe (Table 5). The result was similar to the finding of Itanna [67] who reported adequate content of soil Fe in Ethiopian Vertisols. However, deficiency of Fe was recorded by Abera and Kebede [66] in central highland Vertisols of Ethiopia. The finding of EthioSIS has also indicated that iron deficiency existed in soils of four major regions (Tigray, Amhara, Oromia and Southern), but it was more prevalent (41 %) in Tigray agricultural soils.
The AB-DTPA extractable Mn ranged from 22 to 100 mg kg−1 (Additional file 3: Figure S3). Based on the critical value given by Soltanpour [56] and Jones [57], samples from all sites were found to have sufficient level of available Mn (Table 5). The sufficient levels of Mn in all the sites were consistent with findings of Itanna [67] who reported adequate content of soil Mn in Ethiopian Vertisols. Likewise, EthioSIS reported sufficient Mn levels in different soil types of Ethiopia including Vertisols. Nevertheless, a deficient level of Mn was recorded by Abera and Kebede [66] in central highland Vertisols of Ethiopia.
Zinc has low mobility in soils and tendency of being adsorbed on clay particles [68]. As shown in Additional file 3: Figure S3, AB-DTPA extractable Zn in the surface soils (0–15 cm) ranged from 1.1 to 2.7 mg kg−1. However, the values recorded were lower than the critical level of 1.5 mg kg−1 as established by Soltanpour [56] and Jones [57] except in Ambo, Holeta and Sheno (Table 5). In confirmation with this study, Asegelil et al. [69] reported Zn deficiency in 78.4 % of the soil samples collected from Vertisols of Ethiopia. This was further supported by Abera and Kebede [66] who reported deficiency of Zn in 98 % of the soil samples collected from central highland Vertisols of Ethiopia. A recent finding by Bereket et al. [70] also supported Zn deficiency on Ethiopian Vertisols. Similarly, this was reported by the findings of EthioSIS. The inherently low content of zinc in these soils may have been further depleted by intensive cropping. The poor availability of Zn in 70 % of the sites needs immediate intervention to improve wheat production.
Results reported by different researchers [59, 71–73] indicate that Mehlich 3 extracts comparable amounts of B as the hot water-soluble method. Consequently, we have used the sufficiency range (0.5–1 mg kg−1) of B extracted using hot water-soluble method and applied it to Mehlich 3 extractable B. Samples from all sites in the study were found to be deficient (Tables 5, 6). Comparison of the acid ammonium oxalate extractable Mo with the sufficiency range of 0.1–0.3 mg kg−1 [35, 58] showed that samples from all sites were also found to be deficient (Tables 5, 6).
Wheat nutrient status
Data on wheat flag leaves analysis at flowering stage showed that N content varied from 1.4 to 2 % (Additional file 2: Figure S2). Tissue N concentration of samples from all sites was below the critical value of 3.6 %, suggesting there were insufficient N levels in the plant [74] (Table 7). To increase the pool of N available for crop growing, agricultural activities should focus on proper N management via application of N fertilizers and organic amendments and cultivation of wheat after legumes. As a consequence, the pool of N potentially available for the crop increases, which should improve the N status and yield of crops [75]. Phosphorus concentration in wheat leaves ranged from 0.05 to 0.15 % at flowering stage (Additional file 2: Figure S2). According to Plank and Donohue [76], P was deficient in samples from all sites but the values were close to the lower limit of sufficiency range at three sites (Mojo, Sheno and Tullu Bolo) (Table 7). Similarly, K ranged from 0.8 to 1.4 % and was found to be deficient in samples from all sites (Additional file 2: Figure S2). About 70 % of the tissue K content of the flag leaves was slightly under the lower limit of the sufficiency range suggested by Jones [77]. The deficient tissue K content was not predicted by the soil exchangeable K test. Similarly, response to K has been observed on Ethiopian Vertisols with high amount of ammonium acetate extractable K [78]. This was further supported by the findings of Suba and Srivastava [79], who reported that Vertisols with high exchangeable and non-exchangeable K showed a response to applied K, though the response was different depending on the type of plant. The poor agreement between the soil K status and response to K fertilizer is due to the fact that K response is affected by other soil variables like K saturation to cation exchange capacity, the proportion of K to other basic cations and K fixation capacity of clay minerals. In this regard, the K recommendations which depend on the cation exchange capacity and/or clay content of the soil have been compiled [80, 81]. For example, in India, Suba and Srivastava [79] have quadrupled K critical level for smectite-rich swell and shrink soils. Moreover, EthioSIS has established a critical value of Mehlich 3 extractable K of 190 mg kg−1 based on field crop K response and soil analysis results, suggesting the need to amend the threshold value of K to get a common and realistic recommendation for K across all Vertisols of Ethiopia for sustainable crop production. Calcium and magnesium content of the wheat leaves ranged from 0.3 to 0.5 % and 0.25 to 0.83 %, respectively (Additional file 2: Figure S2). Both Ca and Mg were found to be within the sufficiency range made in Plank and Donohue [58] and Jones et al. [74], respectively (Table 7).
Table 7 Sufficiency ranges for nutrient content in wheat (flag leaves at flowering stage)
Regarding wheat micronutrient tissue concentrations, Cu concentration in wheat leaves ranged from 6.1 to 9.6 mg kg−1, Fe from 71 to 97 mg kg−1, Zn from 7.5 to 18 mg kg−1, Mn from 29 to 100 mg kg−1 and Cl from 0.54 to 1.3 mg kg−1 (Additional file 3: Figure S3). All the plant samples were sufficient in Cu, Fe and Mn as given in Plank and Donohue [76] and Jones et al. [77] (Table 7). Since the contents of Fe and Mn in all the samples were far above the critical levels, their deficiency may not be expected in the foreseeable future as far as wheat crop is concerned. Zinc status of bread wheat flag leaf at flowering stage was deficient according to the sufficiency range in Plank and Donohue [76] which agreed with the low levels of Zn in the soil (Table 7). Tissue Cl concentration of all the samples was above the critical value of 0.4 % [82], suggesting there were sufficient Cl in the soils (Table 8).
Table 8 Chloride content of wheat leaf samples from ten wheat growing areas of central highland Vertisols (n = 6)
Soil and wheat nutrient content relationships
Interpretation of soil test results and plant analysis data is essential for further development of nutrient management. Additional files 2 (Figure S2) and 3 (Figure S3) presented the interrelation between soil and wheat flag leaf nutrient contents at flowering stage, collected from ten Vertisols of central highlands of Ethiopia. Soil and tissue nutrient concentrations were expected to be positively correlated for most nutrients because the concentration of a particular nutrient in the plant is generally greater when the concentration in the soil is greater [51]. Soil total N and C:N ratio had no significant correlation (unrelated) with plant N content at flowering stage. However, soil P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn concentrations exhibited a significant positive correlation with tissue nutrient concentrations. This indicated that soil total N did not proportionally alter internal plant N content, and it was less affected by changes in soil total N concentration than other nutrients. The mobility of N in the soil makes it difficult to get a solid representation of the available N concentration in soils. The highest correlation (r > 0.90) between soil and plant nutrient content was observed for P, K, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn (Additional file 2: Figure S2, Additional file 3: Figure S3), implying that flag leaves at flowering stage can be used to calibrate soil and plant contents for the deficient nutrients.
From the present study, it can be concluded that the soil analysis data of wheat fields in central highland Vertisols of Ethiopia showed deficiency in the levels of N, P, S, Zn, Mo and B. Moreover, the plant analysis data from the same sites indicated that wheat plants were deficient in N, P, Zn and K. The nutrient deficiencies identified in this study could be due to either inherently low availability of these nutrients in the soils or as a consequence of continuous intensive cropping without applying fertilizer or manure containing these nutrients. The results of this study show the need for further studies in the deficient areas for determining wheat response to balanced fertilization. Further research on a wide range of wheat growing Ethiopian highland Vertisols is desirable to obtain holistic view of wheat nutrition. The rallies and training programmes for the farmers should be arranged for increasing awareness regarding the benefits of inorganic fertilizers other than DAP and urea in improving soil fertility, nutrient status and crop production.
NH4OAc:
AB-DTPA:
ammonium bicarbonate di-ethylene tri-amine penta-acetic acid
AAO:
acidic ammonium oxalate
DAP:
di-ammonium phosphate
EDTA:
ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid
EC:
EthioSIS:
Ethiopian soil information system
ICP-OES:
inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer
SOM:
soil organic matter
TC:
total carbon
TN:
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HH and TM conceived the study. All authors participated in the design and coordination. HH collected and analyzed the samples and interpreted the data, which was part of her Doctorial thesis of Soil Science at Haramaya University, Ethiopia. All the authors also helped to draft the manuscript as well as approved the final manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Authors’ information
HH is a doctorial candidate in the department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia. She is a lecturer in college of Natural and Computational sciences at Wollo University, Wollo, Ethiopia. TM is a professor of Soil Science, Minster’s Advisor/State Minster at Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture. TM received his PhD degree in soil chemistry and fertility from Aberdeen University, Scotland. RK is a senior researcher of soil and plant nutrition at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Jokioinen, Finland. RK obtained her PhD degree in Agriculture and Forestry from Helsinki University, Finland. EK is an associate professor in Soil Science and an international consultant in soil fertility mapping and fertilizer recommendations at Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA). EK received his PhD degree in Soil Science from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. HG is a professor of Soil Science at Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia. HG obtained his PhD degree in Soil and Water Science from University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. TB is a senior researcher of soil science at ATA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. TB obtained his PhD degree in Soil Science from Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the International Potash Institute and Ethiopian Ministry of Education for funding the study. Deep appreciation is expressed to the Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia and Natural Resources Institute, Finland for the provision of laboratory facilities. Sincere collaboration of the technical assistants during the laboratory analyses is greatly acknowledged. We would like to thank Samuel Feyissa for the map of the study area. We are also grateful to all farmers and development agents who participated in the study.
College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
Hillette Hailu
Ministry of Agriculture, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tekalign Mamo
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), 31600, Jokioinen, Finland
Riikka Keskinen
Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Erik Karltun
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia
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Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Additional file 1: Figure S1. Geographical map of the sampling sites.
Additional file 2: Figure S2. Literature critical levels and plant vs. soil macro-nutrient contents of the study sites.
Additional file 3: Figure S3. Literature critical levels and plant vs. soil micro-nutrient contents of the study sites.
Hailu, H., Mamo, T., Keskinen, R. et al. Soil fertility status and wheat nutrient content in Vertisol cropping systems of central highlands of Ethiopia. Agric & Food Secur 4, 19 (2015) doi:10.1186/s40066-015-0038-0
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Call for Entries: Aperture Portfolio Prize
Artists are invited to enter the Aperture Portfolio Prize 2013 contest, an international photography competition.
Through the Aperture Portfolio Prize, we aim to identify trends in contemporary photography and highlight artists whose work deserves greater recognition. When choosing the first-prize winner and runners-up, our editorial and curatorial staff look for innovative bodies of work that haven’t been widely seen in major publications or exhibition venues. The first-prize winner receives $3,000 and has his or her work exhibited at Aperture Gallery. The winner and up to five runners-up are featured on Aperture’s website, accompanied by a brief statement written by Aperture’s staff. Previous winners and runners-up include Sarah Palmer, Thibault Brunet, David Favrod, Alexander Gronsky, and Andrew McConnell.
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Pray for Israel, the Jewish People, and the World
Praying the Word of God helps us hit the mark, aligning us with His will. We’ve created a series of one-page, downloadable prayer guides designed to guide you as you pray the Scriptures for:
Israel: targeted requests to help you pray for the nation of God’s people
The Jewish people: specific Biblical ways you can bless and intercede for God’s people around the world
Jewish Voice Ministries International: invest in this ministry by lifting us up to God in prayer
Our Outreaches: though each outreach location is different, there are some vital needs that remain constant regardless of where we go
Pray for Israel
Do you want to know how to pray for Israel in greater detail and depth? Jewish Voice Ministries has put together this Intercessory Prayer Guide for Israel that provides focused, targeted requests to help you pray for the nation of God’s People. We hope this prayer guide can help both Messianic Jews and Christians pray their support for Israel.
Praying for Jewish People
You love Israel and the Jewish People. You want to bless them and pray for them, but sometimes it’s difficult to know just what to pray. Here is handy list of detailed, biblical ways you can pray for Jewish People around the world.
Praying for Jewish Voice
The ministry of Jewish Voice is upheld by the prayers of our partners. We are so grateful for your prayer! We can't do it without you and your prayers! Here are some specific ways you can invest in the ministries of Jewish Voice by lifting us up to God in prayer.
Praying for Outreaches
Your prayers for our outreaches make a big difference! Though each outreach location is different, there are some vital needs that remain constant regardless of where we go. Here are some specific ways you can pray.
Blessing Scripture Statements
These blessing decrees are based on Scripture. Believe and declare them over your life. Personalize them, memorize them, share them, and pray them over others. You are blessed!
Support and Prayer for Israel
Declare Israel’s identity:
"For the sake of His great name the LORD will not reject His people, because the LORD was pleased to make you His own" (1 Samuel 12:22).
For this is what the LORD Almighty says: "After He has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye" (Zechariah 2:8).
For the LORD's portion is His people, Jacob his allotted inheritance (Deuteronomy 32:9).
You shall also be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God (Isaiah 62:3).
You shall be called Hephzibah [which means, "My delight is in her"], and your land Beulah [which means "married"]; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married (Isaiah 62:4).
They shall call them the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted (Isaiah 62:12).
Intercede for Salvation for Israel and Jewish People Everywhere:
For Israel to turn to the Lord so the veil may be taken away (2 Corinthians 3:11-16), and for their spiritual blindness to be removed.
Pray based on the Lord’s promise that all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this My covenant with them, when I take away their sins" (Romans 11:25-27).
Proclaim also God’s promise that “He will cleanse them and give them a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh" (Ezekiel 36).
Pray for Israel and Her People by Calling on the Lord Regarding:
Her leaders
Those who protect her
Her allies—may the United States be one!
Her challenges
protection from the ongoing threat of war and terrorism from her enemies
pray for God to deal swiftly and justly with those who hate Israel and the Jewish People, and who seek to destroy them
pray for God’s solutions and provision for border disputes, housing and water shortages, incoming refugees, and other troubling internal issues
Her resources
pray for the boldness of Christian and Messianic Believers around the world through their advocacy and prayers for Israel
pray for a deep unity in the Spirit among all Believers in Israel that allows for an effective working together regardless of political ideologies
pray for the protection and effectiveness of ministries within and outside Israel such as Jewish Voice who are reaching out to Jewish People with the Good News of Yeshua, discipling new Believers, and establishing congregations
pray for and praise God for His faithfulness to her, and for His ongoing commitment to His many promises on her behalf
Last but not least, pray for the peace of Jerusalem and all Israel—a cry that will find its ultimate fulfillment in the Sar Shalom—The Prince of Peace, Yeshua Himself. — Psalm 122:6
Praying for Jewish Voice Ministries
Proclaim the Lord’s Blessing and Fulfillment of Our Vision:
Jewish Voice Ministries is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Yeshua (Jesus) to the Jew first and also to the Nations throughout the world, according to Romans 1:16.
We are also dedicated to equipping the Church by providing education about the Hebraic roots of Christianity, the Church’s responsibility to Israel and the Jewish People, and how to share Yeshua with the Jewish People.
In addition, JVM partners with several other Messianic ministries to establish and operate Messianic Jewish Bible Institutes around the world to train leaders for Jewish ministry, as well as the establishment of the Messianic Career Institute. — Ephesians 4:12
Key Verses to Pray:
“Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it" (Habakkuk 2:2).
"May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands" (Psalm 90:17).
Pray through and declare all of Psalm 91, which is a conditional covenant between God and His people. Pray that we as a ministry would consistently and consciously dwell in the Presence and provision of the Lord, and that as we abide in Him and declare Him boldly as our God in whom we trust (vs. 1-2), we would continually be blessed by the protection the Lord promises for us in the rest of the Psalm – protection from the enemy’s schemes, from illness, terror, and harm; not only for us but for all that pertains to us and our ministry, including our partners and prayer partners!
Other Prayer Points:
For our leadership:
Pray for godly leadership, wisdom, clarity of vision, and protection for Jonathan Bernis, our Jewish Voice Board, and our other JVM leaders.
Pray especially for the Lord to impart to us a focused understanding and passionate application of the Lord’s call to us as a ministry in these End Times, and the corresponding anointing, strategies, and resources to fulfill it
For our staff and ministry as a whole:
For each of us to experience and sustain a vibrant relationship with the Lord
For every aspect of our ministry to be fruitful and Spirit-led
For effective and productive business practices
For deep unity of vision, mission, and relationships
For blessing, favor, and shalom not only on us, but on all of the wonderful friends and partners of Jewish Voice
Also pray for:
The Lord to continue to use us to bring blessing and unity throughout the Messianic movement, and the Body of Messiah as a whole
Boldness and fruitfulness as we proclaim the Good News through television, print, and online media
Protection, stamina, and courage for our Global Outreach team; and salvations, healings, and encouragement for those we minister to as we bring the Good News in person to international locations through our medical outreaches and Hear O’ Israel! Festivals
Effective follow-up through planting new congregations to nurture and disciple new Believers. Pray also for the building up of existing congregations
Supernatural faith leading to supernatural effectiveness in every area of our ministry
Pray for the Lord to be glorified in every aspect of our lives and ministry! May His will be done and His Kingdom come in and through us
Keep tracking with us through our Prayer Points emails and our prayer blog—and PRAISE the Lord as well, as together we see the answers to our prayers!
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the body of believers and in Messiah Yeshua through all generations, for ever and ever! Amen (Ephesians 3:20-21).
Praying the Scriptures
Outreach Prayer Schedule
Can you regularly pray for us?
Get our JVMI 10 Outreach Prayer Needs Infographic
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Israel frees 2 more Syrians in swap for soldier’s remains
By ARIEL SCHALITJanuary 10, 2020 GMT
Druze men carry Sidqi al-Maqt, left, and Amal Abu Saleh as they wave Syrian flags upon their release from Israeli prison in the village of Majdal Shams on the border with Syria Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israel released two more Syrian prisoners back to the occupied Golan Heights on Friday, a second goodwill gesture to Russia for helping find the remains of an Israeli soldier missing for over 35 years.
The latest release was part of a swap that began last April. That’s when Israel, with help from Russia, recovered the remains of the soldier, Zachary Baumel. In return, Israel released two Syrian prisoners to their home country that same month.
Baumel, a U.S. citizen from New York, went missing in 1982 along with five other Israeli soldiers during a fierce battle with Syrian forces in Lebanon.
Russian special forces discovered Baumel’s remains. Russia is a close ally of the Syrian government in the country’s ongoing civil war, while Israel frequently strikes targets linked to Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which back the government.
The goodwill gesture’s timing game came just a few days after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit to Damascus and met with President Bashar Assad.
The two Syrian men who were released Friday had been arrested separately in 2015 — one on charges of spying for Syria and the other for killing another Syrian citizen in the Golan Heights.
The two arrived at the Druze village of Majdal Shams, located in the part of the Golan Heights that Israel occupied in the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed. Relatives and friends waving Syrian flags greeted the men.
Most of the Golan’s Arab and Druze residents, who make about half of the area’s 50,000 population, declined Israeli citizenship as a show of loyalty to Syria. They hold Israeli residency status, but an identity crisis has simmered for decades.
“This is a very special moment. This is a moment of victory for the Syrian will,” said Sidqi al-Maqt, one of the freed prisoners as he arrived in a symbolic visit to the Quneitra border checkpoint.
Al-Maqt, 53, was serving an 11-year sentence for charges including espionage and treason. The other, Amal Abu Saleh, 26, was sentenced to seven years for attacking an Israeli ambulance and killing a Syrian wounded in the ongoing fighting in neighboring Syria.
It’s unclear if the exchange was related to Israeli efforts to release an Israeli woman detained while transiting through a Moscow airport in possession of a few grams of marijuana. Russia upheld the seven-and-a-half-year imprisonment sentence against the tourist, Naama Issachar.
Fares Akram in Gaza contributed reporting.
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Volleyball To Take On Calvin Tonight In Top-25 Matchup
The 13th-ranked Hope College volleyball team renews The Rivalry with top-ranked Calvin College tonight at 7 in Grand Rapids.
This is the 99th meeting in the series. Hope trails 68-30. Calvin has won the past five meetings dating back to the 2016 season.
The Flying Dutch are off to an 11-1 start, including a 1-0 mark in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play after winning Tuesday's league opener at home vs. Alma College in three sets. Hope has won four matches in a row.
The current Hope win streak started with a five-set victory against the University of Mary Washington (Virginia) at the Wittenberg University (Ohio) Fall Classic on September 14 after the Flying Dutch were swept by then 20th-ranked Ohio Northern in the tournament's first match.
Hope and Calvin are scheduled to play twice this season, but tonight's match is the one that counts toward the MIAA standings after the MIAA went to a single-round format to determine the league champion. The October 26 rematch at DeVos Fieldhouse will be considered a non-league game.
Hope Season Stats
Photo by Jenna VanderLaan by Steven Herppich
Head coach Becky Schmidt is in her 14th season leading the Flying Dutch. She has a 381-98 career coaching record at her alma mater. She led Hope to its first national championship in volleyball in 2014.
The Flying Dutch were unranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III poll to start the season. They have risen since the preseason rankings, appearing 20th and 17th before their current position of 13th.
Senior outside hitter Katie Rietberg ranks fifth in the nation at 4.33 kills per set. Calvin's Anna Kamp is seventh at 4.31. Rietberg and Kamp are 1-2 in the MIAA in kills per set. This is Rietberg's first season as a full-rotation hitter. She played primarily in the front row during her career.
Katie Rietberg tied the Hope College record for kills in matches played with a 25-point set during a four-set win against Alma College on Friday, September 8 during the MIAA Preview Tournament co-hosted by Hope. The 28 kills were the most by the Flying Dutch player in a four-set match played with a 25-point set.
Three Flying Dutch hitters are averaging two kills per set: senior middle Vanessa Reynhout, junior outside Ryann Stutz and freshman middle McKenna Otto.
Vanessa Reynhout ranks third in the MIAA at 0.96 blocks per set. Calvin's Sydney Segard is first at 1.22.
McKenna Otto is tied for 30th in the nation in hitting percentage at .382. She is the sister of former Hope men's basketball player Sam Otto (2013-16).
Calvin coach Amber Warners was Hope's interim coach in the 1994 season and led the Flying Dutch to a 21-11 record. She became the Knights' head volleyball coach and has guided Calvin to a 498-73 record and three national championships during her tenure.
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Cardinals Come From Behind to Down Coast Guard 9-5 in Extra Innings
Final (10)
Wesleyan (Conn.) (13-13) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 9 12 2
Coast Guard (15-16) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 2
Fulkerson solidified the victory with a two-run homer in the 10th (Jonas Powell '18).
2B: Jonny Corning; Andrew Keith; Alex Cappitelli
HR: Tanner Fulkerson
HR: Reed Jenkins
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Wesleyan baseball team (13-13) came from behind to defeat Coast Guard 9-5 in extra innings on Wednesday. Down 4-2 in the ninth inning, the Cardinals knotted the game 4-4 to send it into extra innings, before five runs in the 10th propelled Wesleyan past the Bears (15-16).
The Bears capitalized on a pair of Wesleyan miscues to take a 1-0 edge in the bottom of the first. Trey Rittenhouse reached on an error, before later touching home on a wild pitch.
The Cardinals threatened in the top of the second when Andrew Keith singled, Danny Rose single and Ben Owen walked to load the bases, but Wesleyan was unable to plate a run.
Coast Guard increased its advantage in the bottom of the fourth. Will Stephens and Jeremy Lhotka singled, before Stephens scored on a single by Luke Thompson for the 2-0 lead.
Wesleyan cut the deficit to one in the top of the sixth. Jake Alonzo singled to left before later crossing home on a single by Ryan Earle, making it 2-1.
The Bears extended their advantage to 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh when Reed Jenkins hit a two-run homer.
The Cardinals responded in their next at-bat when Keith doubled to left, advanced to third on an error, and later touched home on a single by Rose to make it 4-2.
Wesleyan's Alex Cappitelli led-off the ninth with a double to left field, before Chase Pratt walked. The duo took advantage of throwing an error to each move up a base, before Cappitelli later touched home. Pratt capitalized on a wild pitch to score, knotting the game 4-4.
Coast Guard looked to close out the game on top during its half of the inning with the bases loaded and only one out, but the Cardinals came up big with a double play to deny the Bears of a run.
In the top of the 10th, Rose walked, Adam Geibel singled and Cappitelli singled to load the bases. Later, Rose took advantage of a passed ball to touch home, before a two-run double by Jonny Corning drove home Cappitelli and Geibel. Tanner Fulkerson closed out the inning with a two-run homer to left field, lifting the Cardinals past the Bears 9-5.
On the mound, Alonzo earned the win, throwing one inning of scoreless relief.
Corning went 1-1 with two RBI's and a double, Cappitelli went 2-3 with a double and Rose went 2-4 with an RBI. Fulkerson recorded three RBI's and a homer for Wesleyan.
Connor Glynn suffered the loss for Coast Guard, allowing five runs on four hits over one inning of work.
Jenkins went 1-3 with a homer and two RBI's, while Alex Cordes went 1-3.
The Cardinals travel to Middlebury for a NESCAC West series this weekend.
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Gutierrez targets F1 return on back of Mercedes role
Jonathan Noble
Co-author: Oleg Karpov
Former grand prix driver Esteban Gutierrez says his focus is now on getting back to Formula 1, having been working with Mercedes for the past six months.
The Mexican has been helping the Brackley-based team out with simulator and development work and feels that there is a chance for him to make an F1 comeback.
This weekend, he will return to an F1 cockpit for the first time since being dropped by Haas at the end of 2016 when he will demonstrate a Mercedes W07 as part of the British Grand Prix weekend.
Speaking to Motorsport.com about his plans, Gutierrez said: “This weekend I’ll be driving the world championship car of [my last] year, the one that I was following all year as the reference car.
“I’ve been working with the team [Mercedes] from the beginning of this year as a development driver, doing a lot of simulator, focusing on my preparation and getting to know the team. It’s great to be back and I want to thank the team for this opportunity.”
Although Gutierrez has made appearances in IndyCar and Formula E since leaving grand prix racing, he says that he does not want to give up on his F1 ambitions.
“Both were great opportunities to try what is out there,” he said. “I really enjoyed the new challenges, but my aim is Formula 1.
“I feel that I have a lot to give as a driver in Formula 1 and giving up is not an option for me. Anything is possible. That’s my goal and I am working hard for it.”
When asked if his Mercedes role could lead to a test in a 2018 car, he said: “I’m hoping for that. My objective is to contribute the team as much as I can.”
Gutierrez says he kept news of his Mercedes work secret because he did not want any distraction from his efforts with the team, but felt that the demo run at Silverstone was a good opportunity to speak about matters.
“I wanted my space to work quietly, with the team and also on myself, physically, mentally, in every aspect. This weekend was a great way to share the news with everyone.”
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EVO hiking centre and Riistakeskus
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EVO is a hiking centre and forestry college in Kanta-Häme. As well as teaching forestry skills from an economic, recreational and conservational point of view, EVO offers opportunities for members of the public to engage with nature. For example, the public can pay to spend time with animals- there are numerous cows that the public can see and tend, while there is also a meat and grain store.
We saw at first hand some of the measures put in place to trap predators. A wire cage in the middle of the forest is baited with a dead bird; when a raccoon dog (or pine marten, or badger) is attracted to the bait, it sets off a hair-trigger and causes the cage to descend, trapping the predator. Wireless technology alerts the centre (see the camouflaged transmitter attached to a tree, below), and staff can come and deal with the predator and reset the trap.
Capercaillie – forest management & conservation
Ilmari Häkkinen, a retired professor from EVO Forestry School showed the group one of their long-standing capercaillie lek sites. Being there outwith the lekking season (March/Aril) no capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) was sighted on the study tour although we had the privilege of hearing a hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) in the early morning, later in the week. Capercaillie and Hazel grouse are two of Finland’s five forest grouse species (Black Grouse, Willow Grouse & Ptarmigan).
Finland banned hunting capercaillie on lek sites in 1950s, but their population density kept plummeting with a decrease of approx. 50% between the 1960s and the end of the 1980s. The most commonly suggested reasons for their decline are forest management, changes in forest structure (habitat loss, habitat degradation and forest fragmentation), increased predator populations, excessive hunting, and adverse changes in the climate. However in the 1990s that declining trend stopped, and this arrest has been in part due to better forest management.
Forest stands and landscape structure have changed considerably in Finland during the 20th Century. The earlier diameter-based selective felling was replaced in the 1950s with a standard practice of clear-cutting and artificial regeneration. During the 1950s and 1960s a high proportion of old forests were clear-cut and regenerated, primarily with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) sowing large land areas. Since then, the size of clear-cuts and their annual proportion has decreased. The importance of old or mature forests for capercaillie has been shown in many studies in Finland but relatively young stands have also been considered to be of adequate quality for capercaillie.
The state-owned forestry commission has recently applied strict criteria with regards to their forest management; no clear-cutting is permitted in the centre of a lek site. That only applies to approx. 30% of forest area as the other 70% is either in private or big company ownership. So far, the advice, advisory rather than compulsory, given to forest owners is to apply selective thinning (continuous cover forestry) for the conservation of capercaillie. This requires future liaison with private landowners so the balance between capercaillie population and thinning stands becomes standard practice. The modified thinning methods – aiming to increase tree layer diversity – could lead to millions of hectares of improved habitats for capercaillie and other forest-dwelling species in the boreal forests.
Finland applies a Wildlife Triangle Scheme, started in the late 1980s, to obtain actual capercaillie numbers, steering their sustainable management and regulating hunting licences. The base unit is a permanent route of 12km length that forms a symmetrical triangle (each side is 4km). These triangle are traced out by local hunting clubs. Tetraonides (capercaillie, black grouse, hazel grouse & willow grouse) are censed in a strip of 60m width by a chain of three people in April before the hunting season. Finland holds 8,000 of those triangles and due to knowledge of long-standing monitoring it is recognised that those numbers are only half of the actual species numbers.
The desired Teraonides density in Finland is:
Hazel grouse – 2.5/km2
Black grouse – 4/km2
Capercaillie – 8/km2
Those counts regulate the hunting permits (within the hunting season) and the following recommendations are given: only 10% is allowed to be hunted when counts are low, when the numbers are high 20% can be hunted. The results will be distributed amongst the hunting clubs, which are largely made up of private land owners and equally participate in the monitoring.
This is unlike Scotland, where capercaillie is regarded as a conservation priority after being re-introduced in 1837 from Sweden. The Scottish population estimate, based on a repeat national survey in 2003/04, is approx. 1,980 compared to a population of approx. 300,000 in Finland. Radio-tagging capercaillie has shown that deer fence collisions account for 24% of first year bird’s mortality and 8% of adults annually. The abundance of natural regeneration and absence of fences in the forest during our study tour was very remarkable. Finnish Forestry considers fencing too expensive and not wholly necessary since browsing pressure is lower due to natural predation as well as hunting. Predation by non-native mammals of capercaillie is partially believed to be a problem in terms of hunting. Ilmari mentioned small predator control (Siberian racoon dog –Nyctereutes procyonoides) by applying life-trapping from beginning of August till start of April. But once again, hardly any trapping is done outwidth state ownership so there is currently little evidence of the difference trapping makes on breeding success of Tetraonides.
Beavers – Invasive & public awareness
Ilmari showed us some beaver habitats, and a beaver dam at the edge of a lake. Some insects and bats benefit from the presence of beaver, and other water birds like the wetlands. Finland hosts two beaver species, the European and American beaver (Castor canadensis) which differ in chromosome numbers so when hybridised, the offspring are unable to reproduce. The original beaver species in Finland was the European Beaver (Castor fiber), whilst the latter is classified as an invasive species in Finland’s National Strategy. Both became extinct in the mid-1800s. In 1930s, European Beavers were transported to Finland from Norway, and unfortunately a few beavers from the North American species were also reintroduced: two very similar species that are probably competitors and cannot, therefore, coexist for any length of time. This sounds very much like Scotland’s’ red/grey squirrel population whereby the grey become the main threat to the survival of the native red. Scotland’s European beaver became extinct in the 16th Century and Norwegian beavers were introduced in 2009. The current Finnish population size is estimated to be 10,000; however, it’s unfortunate from a conservation point of view that about 90% of the Finnish population are North American beavers.
Municipalities in Finland where citizens counted beaver winter lodges. Red is the North American and light blue the European beaver. Grey land area holds no beavers. Darker blue is sea (J. E. Brommer, 2017).
Many landowners consider beavers a nuisance and with landowners legally owning the wildlife on their land, the annual beaver harvest is approx. 20%. This is unlike Scotland although an increase in public awareness of the value of beavers is required in both countries. Beaver represent not only a game species, but are also important ecological engineers. Beavers, as semi-aquatic rodents and true herbivores, can rebuild dams overnight and cause substantial damage to forestry (e.g. washing out tracks and roads, trees in the flooded area die due to a lack of oxygen in the standing water, etc.) but equally they counteract for some of the negative effects of forestry activities on water quality (e.g. types of beaver dams are most effective at hindering or reducing the release of nutrients and hazardous substances to watercourses) and they can enrich the biodiversity. So the general approach in Estate forests is to only remove beavers that damage roads.
Beaver habitat & dam in Estate Forest
Finally Ilmari showed us some other noteworthy aspects of the forest. These tree stumps are from trees caught in a forest fire, and Ilmari pointed out the tar production in the base of the trees. The tar is produced by trees caught up in fires as a stress measure to try and protect themselves. Better forest management has led to fewer forest fires, which is generally a good thing- however it also means less tar is produced, and tar is a commercial product in Finland used as an additive for saunas, for example.
He also showed us some examples of controlled burning (above)- this improves the soil, aids forest management, benefits insects, benefits small mammals, and the new planting of spruce benefits deer and moose.
Suomen riistakeskus
In the afternoon, we visited the Finnish Wildlife Agency, in Kangasala, where we listened to a presentation by Game Manager Jani Körhämö.
Game hunting is ingrained within Finnish culture. It is considered a highly sociable activity enjoyed by many people. Game hunting is made accessible to most people because it is more affordable than most other countries in terms of buying shooting rights and licences. In Scotland, hunting is primarily a sport for those with a higher income who can afford to pay the landowner for shooting rights on their property. For this reason, and the laws and regulations which ensure sustainable quotas and ethical hunting practices, hunting is more accepted in Finland than in other European countries where there can be a big divide between hunters and non-hunters.
Hunters and conservationists are often the same people in Finland, with the idea being that well managed land and conserved species will provide excess individuals for hunting, without causing the species to decline. The hunters are typically resident in the area and hunting on each other’s land, so it is in their interests to keep local populations of quarry strong for the future. The main quarry species are native grouse and elk, plus introduced white tailed deer. Control of other introduced invasive species e.g. American mink, racoon dogs, Canadian beaver, is also carried out
The main reasons for allowing hunting are to provide meat, to provide recreation, to reduce vehicle collisions, to reduce damage to crops and forestry and to reduce the number of carnivores attacking stock and beehives.
There are c.310,000 hunters in Finland which is comparatively higher than other European countries, and c.7000-8000 new hunters register every year. There is some concern the number of hunters will decline as older hunters retire from the activity. The number of women hunters is increasing from year to year and current figures show 18% of hunters are women. Young persons can also enjoy hunting and many young people go hunting with family and friends. Whilst a young person is not able to apply for a firearms licence until they are 18 years of age, many still go on hunts to enjoy the experience and spend time with family and friends – and they are able to use a firearm if with a qualified adult.
Hunting Law and Regulations
Game hunting is governed by the Finnish Wildlife Agency (FWA) which is an independent body regulated by public law. The Game Administration Act sets out roles and responsibilities for the FWA. Funding for the FWA comes from game management fees paid by all hunters. Hunters are required to pay game management fees to the state which is €33 per annum for a hunting permit and this includes hunter’s insurance. Further fees are required for special licences (e.g. €120 for elk).
The FWA are responsible for implementing wildlife and game policy including writing and implementing management plans for game species. They promote sustainable game husbandry and hunting including education, guidance and ensuring cooperation with hunting groups and other organisations. They process hunting licences and special licences (a special licence is required for elk and other large predators protected under the Habitats Directive (1992), and administrate insurance for hunting groups.
Any person wishing to hunt must have a hunting licence and they are required to pass an examination before a licence can be granted. A shooting assessment is also required for some species such as elk and bear. These assessments and courses ensure ethical hunting techniques. Game Management Associations (GMAs) are the body who administer and provide hunting courses, examinations and shooting competence assessments. There are 298 GMAs and their activities are supported by the FWA.
Any non-resident of Finland must obtain a hunting permit to be able to legally hunt in Finland and are required to pass the examination and shooting assessment (shooting assessment competency only applies to permits for elk, deer, wild boar or bear). If they can prove that they already hold a hunting permit in their permanent place of residence then they do not need to pass an exam or shooting assessment.
The FWA enforce regulations and policy in relation to hunting. It is forbidden to use vehicles and lights to hunt (with the exception for lamping for boar and racoon dogs). Hunting is done on foot with dogs to find the animal and hold it at bay for the hunters to locate.
All hunting is regulated by type of firearms that can be used, and bow hunting is only permitted for deer and wild boar requiring much more skill to hunt these animals. Game rangers check compliance with the law and any persons caught illegally taking an animal may be subject to a fine or imprisonment.
The game management fees paid by hunters, not only funds the FWA, but it also provides a compensation fund to any persons experiencing damage to forestry, livestock or agriculture from protected species such as elk and large carnivores. There is sufficient money in this fund to pay compensation and thus the state is not required to top-up this fund. The GMA staff along with a state official will conduct onsite checks for compensation claims to ensure the claim is legitimate.
Annual hunting quotas
Each year hunters and land owners carry out driven counts of game birds and animals in 8000 locations across Finland. The counts are carried out over a fixed triangular plot, known as ‘the wildlife triangle’. Game bird counts in southern Finnish woodland are on average: 2.5 Capercallie/sq/km, 4 black grouse/sq/km and 8 hazel grouse/sq/km, the driven count typically counts 50% of the individuals in the woodland. This data is fed back to the central agency by the club leader to decide on overall numbers (calculate actual numbers from sightings) to assess the numbers of game birds and animals. On a good year 20% of the population of the game bird can be shot, on a bad year 10% can be shot. This is only a recommendation, but compliance with quotas is good, as the hunting clubs exert peer pressure on their members. The state can exert some control on number taken by limiting the length of the hunting season.
Big game quotas are set by the Natural Resources Institute who conduct scientific research on fish, game, forestry and agriculture in Finland. They set game quotas based on population data and research to ensure sustainable management of all species, and maintain the favourable conservation status of strictly protected species.
Once a quota for an area is granted, the hunting club work out their own bag limit among their members. Records of what is shot and the location are verified and collated by the club leader. If you buy a hunting licence to hunt on land outside your club, you will be told what you are allowed to shoot of each species. The state forest limits the number of hunting permits issued depending on populations of quarry species in that year. There is an online GIS system which shows were wildlife sightings have been made, gives club and ownership boundaries. You submit information on your phone, which is checked and then submitted to online system by the group leader.
Hunting groups
Most hunters belong to a local hunting group and there are 4500 hunting groups in Finland. Hunting rights belong to the landowner and most hunting groups will rent the hunting rights from several landowners to be able to hunt within larger areas. Landowners hold the hunting rights, but almost all landowners allow hunting on their land to protect their crops and forestry. Hunting clubs typically rent the rights from several landowners, so that they can hunt over a larger area. Many of the landowners are also hunters, so are happy to let hunting on their land. Hunting clubs typically cover 3-4000ha. The hunters pay for the administration of their own clubs.
Hunters are using modern technology including mobile phone apps to produce and use maps of hunting areas (a group must have a map of your hunting area to obtain a hunting licence), communicate with their hunting groups and to provide return information on number and species they have successfully taken (including species, sex). For example elk kills are reported on https://oma.riista.fi/ which is available on a mobile phone app. Reports include details on weather including snow depth, date, time, if hunting dogs were used, what they saw (e.g. one female with calf). TASSU is a web service which hunters can use to provide information on large carnivores including sightings of the animals, tracks and signs. Data from each hunting group’s area can be viewed by all hunters so the data is very transparent.
For safety reasons, hunters will put up warning signs to make people aware hunting is taking place within an area, but they cannot restrict access to an area. Fortunately, good practice means there are very few hunting accidents in Finland, considering the number of hunters (<1 per year). When elk hunting, a group leader takes responsibility for everyone’s safety.
Preventing elk and deer damage to crops and forestry
Forest owners consider 3-4 elk within 1000ha is high and likely to cause damage to forestry and agriculture. Comparatively, in Scotland deer densities (red, roe and Sitka) can be as high as 20 per km2 and conservation objectives aim for 3-4 deer per km2 to allow tree regeneration and for a more natural and balanced ecosystem.
A spray repellent is available which is 90% effective in preventing elk eating young trees, but it must be sprayed on annually for 5 years. Young Scots pine is particularly attractive food for overwintering elk. Whole stands can be decimated by an over-wintering mother and calf. Elk tend to gather in areas with good food resources and spend the winter in a small area; this is because continually moving on through deep snow reduces their chances of surviving.
Dense planting or sowing of trees reduces damage from deer and elk by producing thicket growth that they find difficult to walk through. Fencing is not used to keep out herbivore in Finland, as it is deemed too expensive. Forest owner can apply for compensation from the hunting licence fund for damaged crops and income forgone. The money from hunting licences is used to pay the compensation.
Preventing wildlife-vehicle collisions
Collisions are reduced on highways using fencing, smaller roads are not fenced. Collisions with elk pose a major risk to motorists, especially in autumn, when young disperse and the elk move around more in response to hunting. An adult male can be up to 700kg and they are tall, so they tend to end up going through the front windscreen. Motorists colliding with an elk typically write off their car and consider themselves lucky if they escape with their lives. The fencing is not high enough to stop deer or elk, but presumably slows them down or puts them off running into the road.
Game Management and Hunting
Capercallie Tetrao urogallus
As mentioned above, habitat management of capercaille is voluntary, but many forest owners co-operate as it is highly prized by hunters and wildlife watchers. There is no clear felling within 5km of the lek site in publically owned forest, some private owners also maintain unfelled areas around leks as well. The conservation agency trail various management measures, then pass advice onto owners. They are trying to find ways to combine productive forestry with Capercallie protection. The birds are very vulnerable to disturbance around March and April.
Elk Alces alces
There are 65000 – 90 000 elk in Finland. Of the 10 million kg of meat produced from hunting each year, 70% is from elk, which can weigh up to 700kg. The hunting quotas are dictated by the need to sustain the species and also the social question of how much elk damage foresters and farmers are prepared to tolerate. Hunting regulation also attempts to even out the gender ratio. Naturally there would be a 1:1 male to female ratio; however males were overhunted in the past and the current ratio is 1:1.5. During and after the war, elk were heavily hunted for food. There numbers were down to 20 000 in 1966, then rose to 160 000+ in 2000. This population was judged too high, based on the level of damage and the number of vehicle collisions. There are now 4-4.5/1000h in southern Finland.
Reindeer herders receive compensation for loss due to eagles which is hoped to reduce illegal killing of eagles. In Sweden and Norway, farmers are rewarded by being paid for having successful nests on their land.
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
White tailed deer were introduced in 1943 from US. They are now a pest of forest and crop land. The population is now estimated to be 83 000, or 50-70/1000ha. Crossbow hunting has just been permitted to encourage hunting of this species.
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe deer were native to Finland but were overhunted and became extant in the 17th Century. They were re-introduced in the 1980s and have spread quickly throughout southern Finland.
Wolf Canis Lupus
The wolf population is currently at 150-200 which is a significant reduction from 300 individuals estimated a few years ago. There are c. 15 large wold packs and 20 pairs and some young individual wolves. Wolves are a strictly protected species and a special licence is required to hunt them. In the north, these licences are more likely to be granted to protect reindeer stock. Again, quotas are based on a national management plan. In 2916 c.15-20 wolves were taken legally.
The opinion on wolves in Finland is very divided, as it is worldwide, and people either love or hate wolves. Many people fear wolves, despite there being no wolf attacks in Finland within the last 100 years and only a handful of attacks worldwide with few fatalities (mostly linked to rabid animals). Feeding this fear and hatred is that wolves kill livestock, domestic pets and hunting dogs. Many Laplanders also hate wolverines because like wolves, they kill reindeer.
Authorities suggest that people avoid hunting in wolf areas to avoid conflict with dogs, but this has not been successful. Legal wolf hunting quotas were introduced to reduce illegal hunting, but this was unsuccessful. A radio-tracking study of Finnish wolves found that a high percentage were being illegally killed. Wolves are killed illegally in Finland, probably more than any other animal due to this fear factor, and because the number of illegally killed wolves cannot be measured it makes it more challenging to set game quotas which ensure the requirements of the Habitats Directive to maintain the wolf at favourable conservation status can be met.
People can apply for a licence to hunt wolves if they are causing problems and killing livestock, but no licences have been issued this year. The government give compensation for stock killed by wolves and bears and also pay for fences to protect stock. They have wildlife crime staff to assess these cases. They are typically ex-police officers with ranger training.
Only hunting dogs are legally allowed off the lead in forests and this needs to be licensed. This law is in place to protect ground nesting birds from predation and disturbance.
Lynx Lynx lynx
The population of lynx is 3000-35000 animals. The lynx population did increase over the last 10 years but has now levelled off and hunting quotas are set to sustain this population. Lynx are a protected species and a special licence is required to hunt them. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry sets an annual quota for licences based on a national management plan. 400 lynx were hunted in 2016.
European Brown Bear Ursus arctos
The population of brown bear is 1900-2000. Brown bear is a very highly valued trophy game species. A special licence is required to hunt this strictly protected species and the quota is set at 200 bears per year to sustain this population. 180 bears were taken in 2016 (10% of total population). Licences can be issued to kill a bear, if a particular bear has been attacking livestock.
Control of non-native mammals
Finnish aim for control, rather than eradication of non-native species, given the large land borders and forest cover, this is a realistic approach.
Racoon dogs Nyctereutes procyonoides
Racoon dogs are indigenous to eastern Asia. The current Finnish population spread form fur farm escapees and overland spread after the species were introduced to Russia. Racoon dogs eat ground nesting birds and have spread as far north as Lapland. Badgers, which are native, are also culled because they eat bird’s eggs. Racoon dogs carry Echinococcus, a tapeworm that can cause life threatening cysts in humans, livestock and other carnivores. This disease is not yet present in Finland, but it is almost certain that it will spread there.
The local hunting club organise hunting of problem predators. When a potential predator control area is identified, duck eggs are placed in front of a camera trap to see what type of predators are present. Then control appropriate to the species is set up. Mink can be controlled by finding their holes with dogs, then aiming a leaf blower into to flush them out for shooting! This has been done on islands where nesting eagles and eider ducks have been affected by non-native American mink. We were shown a trap for small predators, including racoon dogs PHOTO. It has a movement sensitive camera that triggers and then sends a picture to the phone to alert the trapper that there is something in the trap. This reduces the staff time required to manage traps. Trapping is carried out from autumn through to spring. Trapping is not a popular method in Finland and is seen as inhumane compared with shooting. Hunting dogs can also be used to track down racoon dogs, which are then killed by lamping.
Beaver Castor fiber
European beavers were hunted to extinction primarily for castorine from their scent glands, which was used in medicine. The US/Canadian beaver was once thought to be the same species as the EU beaver and was introduced in the 1940s. There are now 6-7000 in southern Finland, compared with 2000 European beavers. The population is estimated by the number of lodges recorded. They are hard to hunt as they are clever, active at night-time and regularly move onto new territories. Wildlife managers are focussing on reducing numbers of these in order to favour the European beaver, but it will not be possible to eradicate them.
Wild Boar Sus scrofa
Wild boar arrived in Finland more recently within the last few years. They have spread from Russia to the eastern and southern parts of Finland. There are concerns about the spread of African Swine Flu which is carried by the boar and is a risk to domestic livestock, so hunting this species is strongly encouraged.
Hunting Ethics
Hunting is a very sociable activity and most people hunt for this reason. Hunters obtain more than 10million kilograms of game meat from their hunts; game meat is highly valued and the pride of Finnish cuisine. Hunters therefore want to conserve the animals they want to hunt.
There are no laws to ensure meat or fur is not wasted (i.e. left in the field or allowed to spoil) but it is instilled within the hunting culture that meat is highly valued and is not wasted. Animal fur and skins are also valued and people ensure it will be used.
It is not just meat that the forest provides for local people, foraging for fungi and berries is also very popular. On this trip, it was common to see many local people visiting the forest to collect are the governing berries and mushrooms, and also market stalls would sell local berries and mushrooms. The Finnish example demonstrates that when people benefit from the land and its wildlife, they are more invested and actively take care of the land and the species within it.
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Introduction and Finnish Forestry Overview Over two-thirds of Finland is forest cover. This expanse of forest cover may be one of the reasons most of the population seems to be well connected to nature, because most people live within reach of nature. Not only do people live near nature, but many are able to own a small piece of it as much of the forested area is owned by private persons. Accessibility is also important because many people are able to use the forest, even if they do not own any forests themselves. Subject to certain rules and regulations, people are able to use the forest and the wildlife within it as a renewable resource for wood products, hunting and foraging. Above all, most Finnish people strongly value the link between being in nature and good health.
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Film: Dehesa – A Spanish Agroforestry Farming System & Implications for Scotland
There are very few contemporary examples of agroforestry in Scotland today, so to help land managers visualise what this system could look like and how it might work on your farm, we have made a short film about a living, working agroforestry farm in the south of Spain. The system is called Dehesa, and although the climate is different, the Dehesa has many parallels with marginal land in the Scottish uplands.
Emily Bryce
A Roof O’er Their Heads: turf buildings through time in Scotland & Iceland
This presentation illustrates turf building in Iceland and Scotland and details plans for a new turf building in Glen Coe
Melanie Nicoll
Field Notes: Integrating livestock with woodland
Overall, though, I was most struck by the interplay and interdependency of the different land uses and incredible attention to detail in the management of the trees, pasture and livestock. Just one example of this was learning of the special calculation done each year into the anticipated acorn crop and limit set accordingly on the number of pigs that can be reared in order to retain organic status for pork production. Such an ethos is surely something that John Muir would have approved of, regardless of whether in sunny, southern Spain or on the side of a somewhat soggier Scottish mountain:- “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.”
Lessons learn from the Spanish “dehesa”: a new model for Scottish agriculture & woodland management?
The holistic approach to land management that is the defining feature of the dehesa system of land management provides an opportunity to consider how the historic, largely sectoral approaches to Scottish agriculture and woodland/forestry could be better integrated for the benefit of people, nature and the wider environment. Such a shift in thinking could be of particular value to agriculture on marginal land. Tree and animal species would necessarily differ from those in Spain but, for example, fruit trees could be expected to have a particular role given their nutritional value for livestock as well as opportunities for a crop and fruit-related products.
Brigitte Postma
Torfljàr – Drawing Turf Building
During our week in Iceland I made use of every opportunity to record visual material by making photos and sketches, and as a result I now have at my disposal a valuable source of material to continue to work on in my art studio. I will make a series of works on the subject that will be exhibited during Perthshire Open Studios in September 2019.
Re-building a turf barn at Tyrfingsstaðir farm
The round inside of the barn required the Klambra to be cut with enough of an angle so that they can be firmly pushed together with no gaps, these gaps would create weak areas in the wall which could lead to collapse or failure of the structure.
Alistair Norris
History of Turf Building
From the late 19th and early 20th century turf building ceased to be the main form of construction in Iceland surpassed first by timber construction and soon after by the widespread use of modern concrete. This form of construction is now only used to maintain historic structures and in demonstration projects to keep the knowledge of these construction techniques alive.
Alexander Maxwell
Turf Building & Potential in Scotland
However easy Helgi make it seem I realise that there is a tremendous level of experience needed behind turf building especially in the choice of areas/conditions to excavate turf from and the design of the structure being built. I will experiment with interested volunteers but greatly look forward to the opportunity of involvement with the turf building restoration planned for Glencoe and appreciate the links made by this course with other potential turf builders in Scotland.
Andrew McAvoy
Turf Ting A Visual Diary & Written Report
The frame was entered with some sense, that new architecture on the Arctic rim, will have to evolve to tackle the greatest contemporary human imperative – Climate Change. To this end matters of thermal transfer and isolation offered by the inherent properties of Turf are reflected on. ( with of course – a pinch of Icelandic pragmatism and dark humour, thrown into the hot tub …for good measure.
Stacie Allan
Turf Building Presentation
Much like in Scotland, turf building is in serious decline, this leads to a skills shortage and a danger that the skills might eventually be lost. The beauty of turf building is that it has evolved over generations in response to factors such as the socioeconomic changes, materials shortage and the effects of the everchanging climate climate. Thankfully, the work that Skagafjörður Heritage Museum is doing, helps to keep the skills and knowledge alive.
Duncan Ainslie
Icelandic Turf Building – Tools and their uses.
What is sometimes forgotten though is that for traditional trades to be carried out in a truly traditional way they rely on the correct tools being available. This is felt in the UK – at present a number of tool making crafts feature on the Heritage Crafts Association ‘Red List of Endangered Crafts’. This is not an issue unique to the UK. It became apparent that sourcing replacement parts for the Icelandic turf building tools, the turf scythe in particular, was a challenge
Report on Turf Building Course in Iceland
Then strips of Torfa a double Strengur are laid to the thin part or tail of the Strengur on the inside of the wall from front to back. These are built overlapping each other which strengthens the wall and bonds it together. Once the stone base course is built to the required height the clamping blocks or Klambra can be built on top.
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"Surge of Colors"
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The painting displays a picture of different colors mixing tall together creating an all like catastrophe like but still alluring and beautiful and captivating sight. Just like the diversing of different race, culture, religion, or all the difference of people clash togther who we may seem as chaotic but when seen from the right angle is actually beautiful.
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R. Yosef Kara's Commentaries on Esther
Open Text of Commentary
This topic is still being developed and updated
R. Yosef Kara, a student/colleague of Rashi, was one of the intellectual giants of Biblical exegesis in Northern France in the 11th-12th centuries,1 and his scholarly efforts spanned also the fields of liturgy and Midrash. He authored commentaries on most of the books of Tanakh, and perhaps on all of them. In recent years, portions of several of his commentaries have been rediscovered and recovered,2 and this has led to a greater appreciation of the centrality of the role he played in the development of the plain sense (peshat) Biblical exegesis in Northern France.
Multiple Commentaries on Esther
On a few books of Tanakh, multiple commentaries of R. Yosef Kara have survived. Megillat Esther is one of these books, and we possess textual witnesses for three different commentaries of R. Yosef Kara on Esther.
The commentary of R. Yosef Kara which survived in whole or in part in the most manuscripts is labeled "1st Commentary" in ALHATORAH.ORG's Mikraot Gedolot. A full text of this commentary is found in MS Prague F6,3 and the beginning of the commentary (Esther 1:1-9 only) is found in MS Erlangen 1263. Virtually all of the numerous citations of R. Yosef found in MS Hamburg 32 match this commentary nearly verbatim, thus providing strong support for the identification of R. Yosef Kara as its author.4
An additional commentary of R. Yosef Kara is found in MS St. Petersburg Evr. I.21, and it is labeled "2nd Commentary" in ALHATORAH.ORG's Mikraot Gedolot.5 The identification of R. Yosef Kara as its author rests upon the extensive content parallels to the first commentary and stylistic similarities to other commentaries of R. Yosef Kara.
Two non-overlapping portions of an additional commentary of R. Yosef Kara, each presented as part of a "3rd Commentary" in ALHATORAH.ORG's Mikraot Gedolot, can be found in MS Corpus Christi College 6 and MS Neuengronau 150-151 (from Esther 8:5 – 10:3).6 The Corpus Christi College manuscript contains Rashi's commentary on most of Nakh. However its commentary on Esther 1:1 – 7:4 is not from Rashi, and it is being published here for the first time and being identified as that of R. Yosef Kara based on the overwhelming number of parallels in much of its material to the other commentaries of R. Yosef Kara and on the fact that the remaining non-parallel material also shares many of the hallmarks of R. Yosef Kara's exegesis.
It should be emphasized that it is unclear that the two parts of the "3rd Commentary" derive from the same commentary (they are presented as one in the Mikraot Gedolot simply for technical reasons), and it is possible that, in sum total, we have texts or portions of texts deriving from four separate commentaries of R. Yosef Kara.
Origin and Relationship Between Commentaries
The existence of multiple commentaries raises the question of the relationship between these texts. Are these merely different recensions or transmissions of a single original commentary,7 or did R. Yosef Kara, in fact, author multiple commentaries? If the former, were these commentaries produced by different students of R. Yosef Kara who were all working off of the same set of oral lectures,8 or do the differences result simply from copyists exhibiting free license to edit, modify, and abridge at will. On the other hand, if the commentaries were all authored by R. Yosef Kara himself, can we determine the order in which the commentaries were produced and what factors may have influenced the distinctions between them?
While arriving at definitive answers to these questions necessitates a more in depth study of not only the Esther commentaries but all of R. Yosef Kara's works,9 an examination of the Esther commentaries does not reveal any blatant signs of major student or scribal input. Each of the commentaries is plagued by standard scribal errors, but there are neither obvious glosses nor citations of R. Yosef Kara in the third person. The commentaries share a very high percentage of interpretations, but they also offer differing and conflicting approaches in a minority of cases. Moreover, while there are many similar phrasings (of the type which one would also expect from an author writing multiple commentaries on the same work), the linguistic differences between the commentaries are very significant and would have required wholesale student or scribal rewriting at a level not often seen in medieval commentaries.10 Given all of this, it would appear more likely than not that R. Yosef Kara himself authored multiple commentaries on Esther, and while he maintained consistency in methodology and regarding the majority of his interpretations, there was also no shortage of cases in which he changed his mind over the course of time.
Unique Interpretations of R. Yosef Kara
Unique interpretations shared by all three commentaries:
The reason for the non-coercion in imbibing wine (1:8)
The impact of wine on Achashverosh's behavior (1:8-12)
The need to record the decree against Vashti to prevent the king from changing his mind and repealing it (1:19, 2:1)
Esther's refusal to divulge her identity due to anti-Semitism (2:10)
The connection between the Esther not disclosing her identity and every woman's option to choose who accompanies her to the king (2:12-15)
Why Achashverosh refused Haman's monetary offer (3:11)
Why Esther invited only Haman to the parties (5:4-8)
Haman's advisors were trying to give him advice which could have saved him, but they were interrupted by the king's messengers (6:14)
Unique interpretations shared by the 1st and 3rd commentaries:
The impact of the cantillations on the understanding of 3:7
Unique interpretations shared by the 2nd and 3rd commentaries:
The nature of the preferential treatment given to Esther (2:8-9)
Mordekhai lived "בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ" (4:2)
Mordekhai's warning that the rest of the Jews will be able to flee, but Esther and her family who live in Shushan will not be able to flee (4:12-14)
Had the king not been on his throne when Esther came, the guards would have killed her (5:1)
Unique interpretations found only in the 2nd commentary:
The meaning of הדסה (2:7)
Unique interpretations found only in the 3rd commentary:
Vashti's refusal to appear was motivated by the status of those sent to fetch her11 (1:12)
The meaning of "וְלַמֶּלֶךְ אֵין שֹׁוֶה לְהַנִּיחָם" (3:8)
Mordekhai removed his sackcloth upon coming to the King's gate in order to enter his home (4:2)
Acknowledgments and Manuscript List
It is a great pleasure to thank Yael Okun and Yisrael Dubitsky of the Department of Manuscripts at the National Library of Israel for bringing the significance of MS CCC 6 to our attention, and we also gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided by Joanna Snelling, Librarian of Corpus Christi College.
The following is a list of manuscripts containing material from R. Yosef Kara's commentaries on Esther (with links to their records):
Erlangen 1263 – Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg
Hamburg Hebr. 32 – Staats und Universitaetsbibliothek Hamburg
Neuengronau 150-151 – with permission of Landeskirchliches Archiv Kassel
Oxford CCC MS 6 – By permission of the President and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Paris 334 – Bibliothèque nationale de France
Parma 2868 – Biblioteca Palatina
Prague NK XVIII F 6 – Prague National Library
St. Petersburg Evr. I 21 – National Library of Russia
1 For more on his life and work, see R. Yosef Kara's Torah Commentary and the literature cited in the notes there.
2 For more, see R. Yosef Kara's Torah Commentary and R. Yosef Kara's Commentary on Neviim Rishonim.
3 The text of the Prague manuscript was first published by A. Hübsch, in Die fünf Megilloth nebst dem syrischen Thargum genannt Peschito (Prague,1866).
4 The single citations of R. Yosef Kara in each of MS Paris 334 and MS Parma 2868 appear to be paraphrases and it is difficult to ascertain from which of the three commentaries they are drawn.
5 The text of the St. Petersburg manuscript was first published in Mikraot Gedolot HaKeter, edited by Prof. Menachem Cohen.
6 The text of the Neuengronau 150-151 was first published by E. Hollender and A. Lehnardt, "Ein unbekannter hebräischer Esther-Kommentar aus einem Einbandfragment", Frankfurter Judaistische Beiträge 33 (2006): 35-67. [Both the transcription and restorations there should be used with caution.]
7 See Hollender and Lehnardt (cited above) who adopt the position that all of the commentaries are based on a common source that was edited differently by the editors of the individual versions.
8 Cf. R. Yosef Kara's commentary on Yechezkel which bears the clear imprint of student involvement in the redaction process.
9 Similar questions need to be addressed regarding the two or perhaps three versions of R. Yosef Kara's commentary on Yeshayahu.
10 Cf. the versions of R. Yosef Kara's commentaries on Yeshayahu which despite their differences still share copious quantities of text.
11 A similar interpretation is found also in Rashbam. This raises the question of the influences R. Yosef Kara and Rashbam had on each other, and may also have impact on the question of when the various commentaries of R. Yosef Kara were composed.
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Trope, Injury Tropes, Military and Warfare Tropes,
Grenade Tropes
In works of fiction, heroes and villains alike will find every advantage to winning a battle, whether it's a personal Duel to the Death or the ultimate Final Battle. One of the simplest and most prevalent is based on a notion that if the enemy can't see you (or anything), they can't hit you: shining a super bright light source directly into the face of your enemies. This will work to varying degrees depending on the work, from completely blinding and incapacitating your foe to causing just a momentary inconvenience.
Depending on the work, the light source could be any number of things. For example, in Fantasy works it's likely some sort of magic had a hand in it, while in Science Fiction it is more likely to find flashbang grenades or devices specifically designed for this sort of thing.
If some characters have been in the dark for a while, this can occur with much weaker lights than normal, while leaving other characters unaffected, since Day Hurts Dark-Adjusted Eyes.
An example of Truth in Television, since the use of flashbang grenades is highly prevalent in modern police forces and armies have been using natural light in various ways to blind and hinder their enemies for centuries[1].
Compare: A Handful for An Eye, Tap on the Head, Inescapable Net, Stun Guns, Instant Sedation. Has nothing to do with the battle theme for Final Fantasy XIII.
Examples of Blinded by the Light include:
At the beginning of Saint Seiya's "Asgard Saga," the God Warrior Syd of Mizar Zeta makes a very effective point to Shun about "attacking in the direction of the Sun" by leaping above him and using the bright midday Sun to blind the Andromeda Saint.
In Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, attacking from above and using the Sun's glare to hide his position from aircraft turrets is Prince Asbel's favored strafing tactic.
Madoka Magica: Homura's extensive arsenal includes flashbangs.
Ling Yao uses a flash grenade while fighting Wrath to blind his one working eye. Too bad about the other one though. This is later Wrath's undoing. While fighting Scar, Wrath is temporarily blinded by the sun emerging from the solar eclipse, long enough for Scar to rip his arms off.
Fu also uses a flash grenade to temporarily stun Pride. He had been helpless in the dark until the villagers turned the lights back on, but with the extra light from the flash grenade he can't use his shadows either.
Parodied during the Skypiea Arc. Zoro found himself in a swords vs. guns battle with a Shandian, who used pistols that were equipped with Flash Dials as to blind the opponent anytime he shot at them. Zoro realized he can combat this with his goggles, but unfortunately, The Goggles Do Nothing since they're not tinted at all.
The Flash Dial comes back during Luffy's fight with Usopp, which he uses after making Luffy hesitate with a cough of fake blood.
Sky Girls:
During the first episode, Ace Pilot Eika got defeated by a new, Sonic Diver-piloting test pilot when her target transformed and attacked from the direction of the sun. Granted, she is using a conventional fighter jet at the time and her opponent is very nimble.
In a true show of piloting ability, Eika used the exact same tactic combined with careful maneuvering against a Teen Genius who very nearly beat her through sheer talent later in the series.
The characters on Dragonball Z sometimes use this, calling it "Solar Flare"[2].
In X-Wing: The Phantom Affair, a gang of pro-Imperial thugs attacks Rogue Squadron pilot Tycho Celchu. He beats most of them down by himself, but the last one gets the drop on him and is preparing to deliver the final (possibly fatal) blow, when he's slashed through the eyes by a phantom Jedi's lightsaber, causing instant blindness and much pained yelling. It turns out later that the "Jedi" is just a hologram, and given that holograms are actually just light (lasers, to be specific), this trope stands.
One issue of The Punisher has him narrate how devastating a single flashbang grenade is to the senses. The next panel shows him dropping three at once through a skylight on some mobsters.
Harley Quinn does this to Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7. Harley kills the lights, knowing tha Deadshot will switch to infra-red. As soon as he does so, she sets off a magnesium flare.
The first panel of the anti-RPG Chick Tract Dark Dungeons depicts an actually believable tabletop game where Debbie "blinds the monster" using her "spell of light". (While widely agreed to be the pretty much last moment it resembles real role-playing games, actual players may still point out that the narrative flow seems backwards; the Dungeon Master names a specific action for her to perform and Debbie says what happens.)
Princess Celestia blinds Nightmare Moon by empowering the sun's glow in the My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic fanfic Whispers.
Lord of the Rings: This happens to the Uruk-hai at the end of the Battle of Helms Deep when the sun rises behind the charging cavalry.
Hook: The Lost Boys have one set of weapons that use mirrors to blind the pirates during the Final Battle.
Frequently shows up in action movies against bad guys with Night Vision Goggles.
Transformers: The Movie: Hot Rod shines his headlights into Galvatron's optics during their battle (in a dark room), and Galvatron's flinch gives Hot Rod a couple free shots at him.
In Kick-Ass, Hit Girl uses a gun with a superbright flasher when she attacks in low light. It blinds the bad guys, but allows her to see everything.
Enemy at the Gates has Vasili pinned down behind a piece of rubble by a German sniper. His Love Interest uses a mirror shard to reflect sunlight right into the German's scope, making him flinch just long enough for Vasili to take a snap-shot at him and get away.
In Game of Death, the enemy played by Kareem Abdul Jabaar has light-sensitive eyes. Bruce Lee gains the advantage by breaking holes in the walls to let the light in.
In A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Calvin opens his CD player and shines the laser into a bad guy's eyes.
In Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian story "A Witch Shall Be Born", Salome uses light to blind Tamaris's rescuers.
In the first book of The Legend of Drizzt, Drizzt floods the room with light to escape from his family (who are now trying to kill him). Being creatures who live their whole lives in the dark underground, the light is not only blinding, but painful as well.
The Black Magician Trilogy: Sonea pulls this off when being harassed by other apprentices at night. She doesn't want to fight back, because she's much more powerful and could hurt or kill them. Instead, she turns off her magical light for a few moments, so their eyes adjust to the darkness, then turns the light Up to Eleven. Her assailants end up temporarily blinded.
Tom Clancy uses this in a number of his Jack Ryan books. In addition to the standard flashbangs, Debt of Honor features a high-intensity blinding light weapon, stated to be a nonlethal weapon. It is indeed nonlethal, if horribly effective, when used on a mook. Then it's used on the pilots of enemy aircraft as they're attempting to land their planes.
Subverted in James Follett's The Tiptoe Boys (later filmed as Who Dares Wins). The SAS soldiers rescuing their comrade's family can't use flashbangs because it will cause permanent neurological damage to the hero's infant daughter. They settle for making a "fucking great hole" in the wall so that each terrorist can be engaged by one commando. In the book, they take bricks out and leave only the wallpaper; in the film, they use detcord to cut their way through. It works.
In Devon Monk's Allie Beckstrom book Magic to the Bone, Allie uses this on a would-be kidnapper: a two-second flash, too simple and chidish to be expected.
In John Gardner's James Bond novels, one of the modifications fitted to Bond's car is a high-intensity halogen flashbulb replacing the bulb that illuminates the number plate. This is used to blind pursuers.
Highlander the Series had a rogue Watcher who killed other immortals in complete darkness with night vision glasses. Duncan got the edge on him by blinding him with light from a match or lighter or something similar.
In Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Crixus reflects sunlight with his helmet into Theokoles' eyes, allowing Spartacus to get close enough to kill him. As Theokoles was an albino, his eyes were especially sensitive to light.
Done at least twice by Team Westen on Burn Notice, the first time with a homemade flashbang, and the second time with a car's hi-beams.
In "Live Fast and Prosper" on Star Trek: Voyager, the Voyager crew comes up against a group of con artists who have been impersonating Janeway, Chakotay and Tuvok. Tuvok eventually comes face-to-face to with the man who is impersonating him and the con remains in-character, commenting that "Logic would indictate that neither of us has the advantage." Tuvok comments "Your logic is flawed," shines a flashlight in his eyes, then stuns him with a phaser.
Dungeons and Dragons: Features a variety of spells that use light to blind and/or incapicitate an enemy.
Mutants and Masterminds sports the Dazzle power which can do this for any sense.
In Magic: The Gathering, this is often used by users of White Magic, specially these two.
Some mechs in Mechwarrior Living Legends mount large spotlights on their shoulders, which can be used to blind players using the nightvision overlay when it's dark.
Alan Wake: The game's combat system is based entirely around using light (from flashlights, flares, flashbang grenades, etc.) to damage or render vulnerable the various enemies. Also, some NPCs react to the player shining a light in their face by shielding their eyes.
Call of Duty: Most iterations of the series features grenades that can blind your enemies (or yourself if carelessly used).
Heroes of Might and Magic: Most iterations of the series have a spell called "Blind" that effectively works this way.
Luigis Mansion: Luigi must use his flashlight to shock ghosts so that he may inhale them into his vaccuum.
Neverwinter Nights: Well, it is based on Dungeons and Dragons after all...
World of Warcraft: PCs and bosses have abilities that can use light to completely incapacitate or at least hinder accuracy. A recurring element with bosses is the need to turn characters so they're facing away from the boss to avoid being blinded by the flash.
God of War:
Aside from using it as a makeshift flashlight, Kratos can put Helios' severed head to great use by blinding enemies with it. In fact, employing this strategy is how you're supposed to defeat Kronos the Titan.
Perseus uses his reflective shield to blind Kratos several times in his boss battle.
In Mass Effect 2, flashbang stun grenades are Kasumi's special power that are unlocked once her loyalty mission is completed. With advanced training, Shepard can use these grenades as well. Donovan Hock's mercenary guards and the Shadow Broker's troops also make regular use of flashbangs.
This is the basis behind the Pokémon move Flash, which can be used in battle to drop the opponent's accuracy one stage. Of course, that doesn't mean it is used very often, what with several other moves being able to do this with more success, and the relatively low benefit reducing accuracy has in the game.
In Final Fantasy VI, Edgar Figaro can wield the Tool "Flash," a camera with a flashbulb as big as he is. It deals unblockable, defense-ignoring non-elemental damage and inflicts the Blind status effect on enemies.
Armored Core 4 and 4 Answer gives you the 09-FLICKER Flash Rockets. These literally are flashbang in rocket form and having it set off anywhere near you means that you lose lock-on capability for some time. Very bad against close-range combatants like Anjou/Ange, and especially Shinkai. Getting hit by an Assault Armor in 4A will also produce this effect.
Happens briefly early in Fallout 3, when your character leaves his underground vault for the first time.
It only happens once in Fallout: New Vegas, when you first properly activate the Helios One facility, you get blinded for just one second.
Wizardry: The Blinding Flash spell in the final trilogy. Simple and very effective throughout the early through middle parts of the games.
Flashbang grenades are, appropriately enough, a common tool in your arsenal in SWAT 4. Just make sure you're out of the doorway when you use one and that your NPC teammates don't, y'know, just drop it at their fee--GAH! YOU FOOL!
Battlefield 3' features the tactical flashlight and laser sight. The latter is a red laser that is primarily used to boost the effectiveness of hip fire, but also causes an annoying red spotlight to cover the targets vision if it is aimed at them. The former, on the other hand, is purely used for blinding foes. By blinding foes, I mean melting the eyes of the person controlling the target to a molten liquid, and setting their hair alight.
Weaponized as a secondary function Spark Manbow in Rock Man 4 Minus Infinity. If you hold up when you press the fire button, Mega Man holds up a lightbulb and causes a bright flash of light to cover the screen, which makes enemies stand still for a few seconds.
Bob and George: Someone tries to use this against Bob. Alas for him, Bob is wearing sunglasses.
The Beast Legion : Brilight uses this particular trick twice in Issue 4 against Dragos [1] , [2]
In Far From Home, pirates use high-intensity flares in missiles so as to take the heroes alive.
Used in Trollz when ogres are sensitive to light. Good thing Sapphire's spell misfired earlier and made her feet glow.
There was a biblical battle that took place and overall the terrain was consistent no matter which direction you would attack from. So the attacker came around dawn from the east so the sun would be at his mens back and in the eyes of the enemy. This is actually a very valid tactic: if you can use it do so.
World War One / World War Two: Attacking out of the sun was a popular tactic for both fighters and dive-bombers.
During the age while armies still utilized campfires at night, it was not uncommon for those to be used as a means of deception. Merely looking at a light source at night temporarily ruins the eye's low light adjustments, meaning that while looking at such a campfire (or for that matter any other light source at night), it was impossible to actually see the people (if any) that existed around it; only the light source would be visible. Armies got pretty creative with this back in the day, from setting up false camps (the enemy won't know theres no one by the fire until its too late), to lighting a minimal number of fires to hide their number (sometimes going as far as just one big fire; good luck guessing how many people are sharing it), to ordering the camp to make several times its number in flames. A cunning general may even combine the various methods, essentially rendering the enemy's attempts to scout his position at night futile or downright counterproductive. Even in warfare, there are uses for fire other than killing.
One of the armored vehicles used in the Normandy landings in World War Two was essentially an outdated tank with the gun replaced with a very high intensity lamp, entirely encased in the turret save for a narrow vertical slit. The turret would pan back and forth, perodically painting the German defenses with blinding light to make it impossible for them to see the troops on the beaches. They also had various filters they could put onto the light while in action, so as to make it harder to determine how far away the vehicle was if you wanted to put its lights out.
In World War II, the British "hid" the Suez Canal with an array of spotlights and shifting reflectors intended to dazzle the eyes of bomber pilots. When they tested it by having two British planes fly into the area, they found the effect disoriented the pilots so much that both planes nearly crashed -- just from flashing lights. Best part? This was just one stunt thought up by Jasper Maskelyne,War Magician.
Eventually, a chain of twenty-one searchlights covered the Suez Canal for its entire length. When illuminated, they created a curtain of swirling light over more than a hundred miles of Egyptian sky. In the following months enemy aircraft made a number of attempts to penetrate the curtain, and failed, and the canal remained open to Allied shipping throughout the war.
The LED Incapacitator, a rather recent non-lethal weapon which works by creating a bright pulsing light with continously changing colours to dazzle and disorient an opponent when violence is not permitted. Again a very valid self defense tactic, very bright hand held torches might be expensive but stun\flash grenades operate on the same principle, making them worth every penny.
A more mundane example: pilots who fly at night have to avoid any bright lights for upwards of 20 or 30 minutes before a flight in order to maintain their night vision. Their cockpit lights are run at the lowest setting that lets them see their instruments, because any bright light will force them to start all over again trying to readjust to the darkness of night. As a result, airports will often actually be much more dimly lit than some folks might expect, as the last thing they want to do is to blind a pilot who is trying to take off or land.
Similar to the above, go out some night to visit a group of stargazers out doing their thing, and you will quickly learn that they do not like it when folks use any bright or white light near where they are stargazing. Stars are bright, but they are not that bright compared to closer light sources on Earth. The use of red-filtered light is common as it does not have the same negative effect on human night vision.[3]
↑ The modern flashbang emits approximately two million candlepower when it goes off. By comparison, a 25 watt light bulb emits 1700. This is exactly as devastating to your eyes as it sounds
↑ In the original Japanese, 'taiyo-ken', meaning 'fist of the sun'.
↑ Red light is not typically used for illumination in airplane cockpits, however, because under a red light, you wouldn't be able to see any of the red warning indicators in the cockpit.
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A Family of Algorithms for Computing Consensus about Node State from Network Data
Eleanor R. Brush, David C. Krakauer & Jessica C. Flack
http://www.mendeley.com/research/family-algorithms-computing-consensus-about-node-state-network-data
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Single Cell Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells: Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Diversity from Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Ashley A. Powell, Amir Ali H. Talasaz, Haiyu Zhang, Marc A. Coram, et al
http://www.mendeley.com/research/single-cell-profiling-circulating-tumor-cells-transcriptional-heterogeneity-diversity-breast-cancer-1
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are rare cells found in the blood of patients with solid tumors and may play a key role in cancer dissemination. Uncovering CTC phenotypes offers a potential avenue to inform treatment. However, CTC transcriptional profiling is limited by leukocyte contamination; an approach to surmount this problem is single cell analysis. Here we demonstrate feasibility of performing high dimensional single CTC profiling, providing early insight into CTC heterogeneity and allowing comparisons to breast cancer cell lines widely used for drug discovery. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We purified CTCs using the MagSweeper, an immunomagnetic enrichment device that isolates live tumor cells from unfractionated blood. CTCs that met stringent criteria for further analysis were obtained from 70% (14/20) of primary and 70% (21/30) of metastatic breast cancer patients; none were captured from patients with non-epithelial cancer (n = 20) or healthy subjects (n = 25). Microfluidic-based single cell transcriptional profiling of 87 cancer-associated and reference genes showed heterogeneity among individual CTCs, separating them into two major subgroups, based on 31 highly expressed genes. In contrast, single cells from seven breast cancer cell lines were tightly clustered together by sample ID and ER status. CTC profiles were distinct from those of cancer cell lines, questioning the suitability of such lines for drug discovery efforts for late stage cancer therapy. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: For the first time, we directly measured high dimensional gene expression in individual CTCs without the common practice of pooling such cells. Elevated transcript levels of genes associated with metastasis NPTN, S100A4, S100A9, and with epithelial mesenchymal transition: VIM, TGFss1, ZEB2, FOXC1, CXCR4, were striking compared to cell lines. 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Co-Operative Additive Effects between HLA Alleles in Control of HIV-1
Philippa C. Matthews, Jennifer Listgarten, Jonathan M. Carlson, Rebecca Payne, et al
http://www.mendeley.com/research/cooperative-additive-effects-between-hla-alleles-control-hiv1
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Posts Tagged ‘Benjamin Armstrong
Review: ‘New 09’ at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA), Melbourne
By Dr Marcus Bunyan 3 Comments
Categories: Australian artist, colour photography, digital photography, exhibition, existence, gallery website, installation art, Melbourne, memory, photography, portrait, psychological, quotation, reality, review, sculpture, space, time and video
Tags: ACCA, ACCA New 09, Aetheric Plexus, alien views of the earth, anamorphic distortion, anamorphic distortion of reality, Australian artists, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Australian multimedia artist, Australian photography, Australian sculpture, Benjamin Armstrong, Benjamin Armstrong Hold Everything Dear I, Brodie Ellis, charlotte day, collective consciousness, collective consciousness of human-beings, dilated concentrations, dissection of reality, divining and divination, exhibition, Hold Everything Dear I, installation art, interior states of being, Justine Khamara, Justine Khamara Dilated Concentrations, last evenings on earth, Marco Fusinato, Marco Fusinato Aetheric Plexus, Melbourne, new 09, Nooshpere, Noosphere, Pat Foster and Jen Berean, Pat Foster and Jen Berean The Doing and Undoing of Things, perspective of the earth, presences, review, Rhabdomancy, robert bolano, Roberto Bolaño, Roberto Bolaño Last Evenings on Earth, sculpture, simon yates, Simon Yates Rhabdomancy, smoke and mirrors, symbolic realism, the art or gift of prophecy, The Doing and Undoing of Things, the fabric of the particular, UV print on laser cut stainless steel, video installation
Exhibition dates: 17th March – 17th May 2009
Curator: Charlotte Day
ACCA’s annual commissions exhibition – this year curated by Charlotte Day with new works from eight contemporary Australian artists including Justine Khamara, Brodie Ellis, Marco Fusinato, Simon Yates, Matthew Griffin, Benjamin Armstrong and Pat Foster and Jen Berean.
Simon Yates
Rhabdomancy
Tissue paper, wood, fishing rods, tape, string, electrical components, helium balloons dimensions variable
“That’s what art is, he said, the story of a life in all its particularity. It’s the only thing that really is particular and personal. It’s the expression and, at the same time, the fabric of the particular. And what do you mean by the fabric of the particular? I asked, supposing he would answer: Art. I was also thinking, indulgently, that we were pretty drunk already and that it was time to go home. But my friend said: What I mean is the secret story … The secret story is the one we’ll never know, although we’re living it from day to day, thinking we’re alive, thinking we’ve got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn’t matter. But every damn thing matters! It’s just that we don’t realise. We tell ourselves that art runs on one track and life, our lives, on another, we don’t even realise that’s a lie.”
From the story “Dentist” from the book ‘Last Evenings on Earth’ by Roberto Bolaño1
“A work of art reminds you of who you are now”
Kepesh from the film ‘Elegy’
The curator Charlotte Day has assembled an interesting selection of artists for New 09 at ACCA, Melbourne. It is an exhibition whose ‘presences’ challenge through dark and light, sound and light, contemplation and silence. The journey is one of here and now moments that transport the viewer to states of being that address the fabric of the particular: doubt, anxiety and enlightenment crowd every corner. The particularities of the experience (material, social, psychological and imaginative) impinge on the viewers interior states of being transcending the very physicality and symbolic realism of the works.2
On entering the gallery you are greeted by Simon Yates self-propelled figures that make up the work Rhabdomancy (2009, above). Suspended, tethered, floating just above the floor the figures move eerily about the entrance to the gallery, startling people who have not seen them move before. They stand silent witness, a simulation of self in tissue paper searching for meaning by using a dowsing rod. The word rhabdomancy has as one of it’s meanings ‘the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretence of prophecy) by supernatural means’. Here the figures are divining and divination rolled into one: grounded they seek release through the balloons but through augury they become an omen or portent from which the future is foretold.
“… cutting and slicing in order to see them better, willing them into three dimensions; an attempt to cheat death, or rather, to ward off forgetting of them as they are/were and as I was when the work was made.” ~ Justine Khamara
In the first gallery, a very minimal installation of two fractured faces stare out at you from the wall, my favourite work of the show. These are unsettling faces, protruding towards you like some topographical map, one eyes screwed shut the other beadily following you as you walk around the gallery space. Here the images of brother and sister presence anterior, already formed subjects not through memory (as photographs normally do) but through the insistence of the their multiple here and now planes of existence. Rather than ‘forgetting’ the images authenticate their identity through their ongoing presence in an ever renewing present.3 Their dissection of reality, the affirmation of their presence (not the photographic absence of a lost subject) embodies their secret story on the viewer told through psychological and imaginative processes: how do they make me feel – about my life, my death and being, here, now.
The pathos of the show is continued with the next work Noosphere (2008) by Brodie Ellis (the noosphere is best described as a sort of collective consciousness of human-beings).4 In this work a video above the clouds is projected onto a circular shape on the ceiling in a darkened room. The emotional and the imaginative impact of the message on the audience is again disorientating and immediate. The images look across the clouds to vistas of setting suns, look down on the clouds and the sea and land below. The images first move one way and then another, disorientating the viewer and changing their perspective of the earth; these are alien views of the earth accompanied by heart beat like ambient music. The perspective of the circle also changes depending on where the viewer stands like some anamorphic distortion of reality. On a stand a beaded yoke for a horse adds to the metaphorical allegory of the installation.
In the next gallery is the literal climax to the exhibition, Marco Fusinato’s Aetheric Plexus (2009). (Aether: medium through which light propagates; Plexus: in vertebrates, a plexus is an area where nerves branch and rejoin and is also a network of blood vessels).
Consisting of scaffolding that forms a cross and supports large numbers of silver spotlights with visible wiring and sound system the installation seems innocuous enough at first. Walking in front of the work produces no effect except to acknowledge the dull glow of red from the banks of dormant lights trained on the viewer. The interaction comes not in random fashion but when the viewer walks to the peripheries of the gallery corners triggering the work – suddenly you are are blasted with white light and the furious sound of white noise for about 15 seconds: I jumped half out of my skin! Totally disorientated as though one has been placed in a blast furnace or a heavenly irradiated crematorium one wonders what has just happened to you and it takes some time to reorientate oneself back in the afterlife of the here and now. Again the immediacy of the work, the particularities of the experience affect your interior states of being.
After a video installation by Matt Griffin you wander into the next gallery where two works by Benjamin Armstrong inhabit the floor of the gallery. And I do mean inhabit. Made of blown glass forms and wax coated tree branches the works have a strange affect on the psyche, to me seemingly emanations from the deep subconscious. Twin glass hemispheres of what look like a brain are surrounded by clasping synaptic nerve endings that support an egg like glass protrusion – a thought bubble? a spirit emanation? These are wonderful contemplative but slightly disturbing objects that have coalesced into shape only in another form to melt and disappear: molten glass and melted wax dissipating the very form of our existence.
Finally we come to the three part installation by Pat Foster and Jen Berean (below). On the right of the photograph you can see three aluminium and glass doors, closed, sealed leading to another gallery. What you can’t see in the photograph is the three pieces of gaffer tape stretched across the glass doors, like they do on the building sites of new homes. No entry here. Above your head is a suspended matrix of aluminium and glass with some of the glass planes smashed. Clean, clinical, safe but smashed, secure but threatening the matrix presses down on the viewer. It reminded me of the vertical standing shards of the World Trade Centre set horizontal suspended overhead. Only the steel cable seemed to ruin the illusion and seemed out of place with the work. It would have been more successful if the matrix was somehow suspended with fewer tethers to increase the sense of downward pressure. Finally you sit on the aluminium benches and contemplate in silence all that has come before and wonder what just hit you in a tidal wave of feelings, immediacies and emotions. The Doing and Undoing of Things.
An interesting journey then, one to provoke thought and emotion.
The fabric of the particular. The pathos of the art-iculate.
My only reservations are about the presence, the immediacy, the surface of it all. How persistent will these stories be? Will the work sustain pertinent inquiry above and beyond the here and now, the shock and awe. Or will it be like a meal one eats and then finds one is full but empty at the same time. A journey of smoke and mirrors.
Many thankx to ACCA for allowing me to publish the photographs in the posting. All Images © Dr Marcus Bunyan and ACCA.
Bolano, Robert. Last Evenings on Earth. New Directions, 2007. Available on Amazon.
Blair, French. The Artist, The Body. [Online] Cited on 12/04/2009 (no longer available online)
Ibid.,
“For Teilhard, the noosphere is best described as a sort of ‘collective consciousness’ of human-beings. It emerges from the interaction of human minds. The noosphere has grown in step with the organisation of the human mass in relation to itself as it populates the earth. As mankind organizes itself in more complex social networks, the higher the noosphere will grow in awareness.” From the concept of Nooshpere on Wikipedia.
Justine Khamara
Dilated Concentrations
UV print on laser cut stainless steel
Hold Everything Dear I
Pat Foster and Jen Berean
Untitled from the series The Doing and Undoing of Things
Aluminium, safety glass, steel cable
Untitled from the series The Doing and Undoing of Things (detail)
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616. Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Novel Therapy, excluding Transplantation: Poster III| December 3, 2015
A Phase II of Combination D aunorubicin and Cytarabine (A ra-c) and Nilotinib (TA signa) (DATA) in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and KIT Expression: Interim Results
Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Raoul Tibes, MD PhD
Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Jeanne Palmer, MD
Jeanne Palmer, MD *
Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
Hassan B Alkhateeb, MD
Hassan B Alkhateeb, MD *
Pamela Atherton
Pamela Atherton *
Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fei Yan
Fei Yan *
Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN
Shujun Liu, PhD
Division of Hematopathology, Special Coagulation Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Shahrukh K. Hashmi, MD
Shahrukh K. Hashmi, MD *
Mark R Litzow, MD
Aref Al-Kali, Raoul Tibes, Jeanne Palmer, Hassan B Alkhateeb, Pamela Atherton, Fei Yan, Shujun Liu, Rong He, Shahrukh K. Hashmi, Mark R Litzow; A Phase II of Combination D aunorubicin and Cytarabine (A ra-c) and Nilotinib (TA signa) (DATA) in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and KIT Expression: Interim Results. Blood 2015; 126 (23): 3808. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.V126.23.3808.3808
Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancers with a wide range of response and relapse rates using standard chemotherapy regimen (commonly known as 7+3). Several genes (FLT3, IDH1, RAS) have been targeted using small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors with encouraging results. The stem cell receptor tyrosine kinase KIT is expressed more than 10% in the blasts in 95% of relapsed AML cases and mediates leukemic proliferation and has anti-apoptotic effects (Domen and Weissman 2000). AML with high KIT expression is associated with poorer outcome (Del Poeta, Venditti et al 2003).
Goals: To study the efficacy and safety of combination 7+3 and nilotinib in patients (pts) with AML and KIT expression. Primary goal is to determine the complete response (CR) rate; while secondary goals include 2-year overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) in addition to safety of DATA regimen.
Methods: A single arm, Phase II study, enrolled pts at Mayo Clinic (MN and AZ). Appropriate IRB was obtained and study was registered (NCT 01806571). Pts were enrolled if they were newly diagnosed with AML with KIT (CD117) expression of 20% or higher on myeloblasts by flow cytometry. KIT mutations were allowed if present. Nilotinib 300 mg twice daily was given on days 4-14 of induction and consolidation; and continuous daily maintenance therapy for up to 2 years. Cytarabine 100 mg/m2/day continuous IV x7 days plus daunorubicin 60 mg/m2 IV daily x3 days were used for induction , while consolidation used standard cytarabine 3 gm/m2 twice daily days 1, 3, 5 for a total of 4 cycles. This is a Simon 1-stage design with a safety analysis after enrolling 12 pts, and an interim analysis after enrolling 18 out of 43 pts. If 11 or fewer pts achieve complete remission, the regimen will be considered ineffective.
Results: Eighteen pts have been enrolled between July 2013 and July 2015, 17 of which have baseline data. Median age was 58 years (range 24-65) with 76.5% being male. Median laboratory findings include hemoglobin of 9.3 gm/dL, platelets of 52 x109, and white blood count of 7.0 (0.5-125). Cytogenetics were normal in 41% of the pts. Favorable cytogenetics were seen in 2 pts (inv 16). FLT3 testing was done on 15 pts and was positive in 27%. KIT gene sequencing (exon 8, 9, 10, 11, 17) revealed no pathogenic mutation. Median number of cycles was 3 (range 1-7). Six pts had treatment delays, with 2/13 (15%) delays being due to non-hematologic toxicities. No delays or missed doses affected cytarabine and daunorubicin administration.
Out of 15 pts evaluable for response, 12 (80%) achieved CR (or CR with incomplete platelet recovery). Six of the 12 pts (50%) who achieved remission needed a second induction on protocol. Two out of 15 did not respond (did not get re-induction on protocol). One pt died before disease assessment due to liver failure (G5, had only one dose of nilotinib and toxicity was attributed to daunorubicin). Of the 14 pts having at least 1 bone marrow biopsy, the overall CR rate was 86%. Five (33%) pts proceeded to allogeneic stem cell transplant, all are alive and none were able to initiate protocol nilotinib maintenance therapy. Only 2 out of 12 (17%) pts relapsed after achieving CR, one was secondary AML from myelodysplastic syndrome with complex karyotype and the other was therapy-related AML with t(9;11). Only 2 (11%) pts died at time of report.
Thirteen pts were evaluated for adverse events (AE). Six pts had G4 non-hematological AEs. Five of 12 G4 AEs were related to infection, 2 were electrolyte imbalances, and 2 were heart failures. Most common G3 non-hematological AEs were febrile neutropenia (53%), hypophosphatemia (23%), hyperglycemia (23%), and hypertension (23%).
In agreement with the favorable outcomes, the molecular target validation revealed that nilotinib treatment down-regulates the expression of KIT, Sp1, DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) 1, DNMT3a and DNMT3b.
Conclusion: Combination daunorubicin and cytarabine with nilotinib (DATA) appears to be safe and effective. Interim results show an acceptable safety profile in the first 12 evaluable pts with most common AE being infection as expected. Thirty day mortality is acceptable (7%). DATA regimen has encouraging CR rates of 80% (intent to treat) and 86% in assessed pts, with half of the pts who achieved remission requiring 2 cycles of induction. Relapse rate seems to be low at 17%. We will continue accrual until all pts accrued for final results.
Al-Kali:Celgene: Research Funding. Off Label Use: This is a Phase II study of combination nilotinib to standard chemotherapy in patients diagnosed with AML.. Tibes:TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding.
cytarabine, leukemia, myelocytic, acute, nilotinib, brachial plexus neuritis, daunorubicin, chemotherapy regimen, complete remission, disease remission, dna modification methylases, infection
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Part of the controversial PNG Post-Courier "porn search" front page.
By Dr Amanda Watson in Port Moresby
In Papua New Guinea, the Post-Courier featured a front-page story with the headline “PNG tops world in ‘porn’ search” on January 17. In previous years, there have also been similar stories asserting that PNG beats all other countries when it comes to internet searches for pornography.
For any nation, this accolade would be unwelcome. As PNG prides itself on being a Christian country with strong traditional cultures and values, coupled with tough laws banning importation of pornographic magazines and movies, the headline has produced consternation.
The PNG Post-Courier front page on January 17.
The ruling political party in PNG has released a statement and the competing newspaper has also published a response. Both reactions argue that the Post-Courier’s front page story is inaccurate.
The front-page article included the assertion that 100 percent of all internet searches in Western Highlands Province are for the term ‘porn’. Clearly, not every internet search in that province includes this term.
So, what is going on? My blog examines the source of the newspaper story and assesses its credibility. It also discusses internet access trends in PNG.
The source of the media reports is Google Trends. This is an interactive website run by Google, probably the world’s most popular internet search engine, which presents information about the searches that are conducted through Google.
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For instance, a user can type in the word “car” and see information about how popular the search term is over time and also where it is popular, comparing regions, countries and cities.
At first glance, the site appears to suggest that 100 percent of all searches conducted using Google in the United Kingdom feature the word “car”. But this is not possible. There’s no way that all of the people in Wales, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom only ever use Google when they want to find out information about different kinds of motor vehicles.
Instead, the way it works is that the figures represent rankings, not percentages. The Post-Courier’s story was misleading in that it included percentage symbols alongside bar graphs. As Google Trends explains: “100 is the location with the most popularity as a fraction of total searches in that location”.
In other words, the United Kingdom had more searches during the time period for the word “car” compared to other countries, as a percentage of the total number of searches, which would also have included many other words, including “weather”, “news”, “school”, “restaurant”, “bank” and more.
Another example is the term “Highlands”. When inserted into Google Trends, bar graphs appear showing 75 for PNG. Again, this does not mean that 75 percent of the Google searches conducted by people in PNG are for this word.
Instead, it means that compared to other countries – where, for example, the term “mountains” might be more commonly used – the term “Highlands” is searched for fairly frequently in PNG.
Now, turning to the term “porn”, when looking at trends over the past five years, PNG is not listed in the top 25 countries. In fact, when the author visited the Google Trends website shortly after the Post-Courier story was published, it proved difficult to replicate the Post-Courier’s results.
I changed the time period to the past 12 months and the results revealed that once again PNG did not feature in the top 25 nations. I generated similar results for other time periods, as is shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Country rankings: Google Trends enquiries on 26 January 2017 using the term ‘porn’
Difficult to check
It’s important to note that the Post-Courier’s findings were not easy to duplicate and that in fact PNG does not feature in the top 25 listing for most time periods. Google Trends results are constantly being updated in real time and therefore it is very difficult to check or verify the Post-Courier’s story.
In addition, the tool only presents the top 25 countries – therefore it is not possible to determine a country’s actual ranking if it does not appear in the top 25.
It’s also helpful to point out that the size of a country’s population does not impact upon the ranking, as the ranking refers to the frequency of use of a word, for instance “porn”, as compared to all other words inserted into Google in that place, including “school”, “highway”, “buai”, “election”, “Highlands”, “Australia”, etc.
In other words, the word “Highlands” is used in PNG more often as a percentage of all searches, compared to the word “mountains”. It’s also worth noting that some users may have blocked their location, meaning that Google cannot tell where they are based, and this would of course make any data regarding locations of searches somewhat inaccurate.
Western Highlanders might also be curious to know how their province rates. While the Post-Courier showed a graph suggesting that the Western Highlands is the province with the most searches for the term “porn” versus other words used, compared to other provinces of PNG, the results are inconsistent.
As is shown in Table 2, Western Highlands Province (WHP) moves around the rankings a great deal, depending on the time period in question. For instance, in the past 7 days, WHP didn’t feature at all in the top ten provinces, whereas it’s in the top position when looking at the last 5 years.
When focusing on other provinces, their positions also move around a great deal. In short, the author feels that the rankings vary so much when comparing provinces in PNG as to be meaningless.
Table 2: Western Highlands Province (WHP): Google Trends enquiries on 26 January 2017 using the term ‘porn’
Note: Google Trends results are only showing for the first four provinces in the “past 30 days” time period, for the first eight provinces in the ‘past 4 hours’ category and for the first five provinces in the “past hour” time period.
Significant improvement
In the last couple of years there has been a significant improvement in the accessibility of the internet in PNG, due to mobile network upgrades and expansions, as well as availability of cheap smartphone handsets.
While most people in PNG still do not have access to electricity, many do now live within mobile network coverage. The majority of this coverage is second generation (2G) which is suitable only for voice calls and text messaging.
But around urban centres, both Digicel and bmobile Vodafone now offer third generation (3G) service, which can be used to surf the internet, correspond through email and use social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.
In Port Moresby and Lae, Digicel offers 4G service. Telikom PNG is in the process of launching a new, digital mobile phone service which will aim to compete with the other players.
All these changes have meant that a growing number of people in PNG are accessing the internet for the first time. In particular, the number of Facebook users based in PNG continues to rise. Interest in and use of Facebook is fuelled by mobile phone companies offering special promotions through which Facebook use is either free or very cheap.
Nonetheless, many people in PNG still use basic handsets and rarely access the internet, if ever.
In short, this context means that many of the internet users in PNG have only had internet access for a year or two. As people in PNG are among the latest in the world to gain access to the internet, they may be unaware of the range of activities or kinds of searches that they could undertake through this medium.
Alarmist reports not helpful
Publication of alarmist, misleading reports suggesting that online porn consumption is sky-high in PNG is not going to help to strengthen understanding about the medium or how to use it.
Having examined the recent Post-Courier article and the Google Trends website, it’s now clear that the Post-Courier article was incorrect and that PNG does not necessarily rank highly for internet porn searches.
The assertion in the newspaper’s sub-heading that “almost all Papua New Guineans look up the word ‘porn’” is not supported by the evidence. It also seems plain that any comparison of provinces within PNG is unhelpful.
Even if patterns could be determined in the Google Trends material, given limited internet access and use by most people across PNG, it would be unwise to draw conclusions regarding how provinces compare to one another.
Further research will be required to unpack whether Google Trends does convey some useful data. Academic research would also be valuable in order to learn about the internet use of groups of people in PNG.
Amanda H A Watson is a lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG), based in Port Moresby under the UPNG-ANU partnership. She is also a visiting fellow with the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program at the Australian National University (ANU). This article was first published on the Development Policy Centre’s blog DevPolicy and is republished here with permission.
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India has no plans to attack Pakistan: Defence Minister
DEFENSIVE TALK? India’s Defence minister A K Antony has demanded sincere action by Pakistan against the terrorists.
India on Dec 16, 2008 said it is not planning any military action against Pakistan but stressed that the neighbouring country will have to take action against terrorists there for the relations to improve.
“We are not planning any military action but at the same time unless Pakistan takes actions against those terrorists who are operating from their soil against India and also against all those who are behind the Mumbai terrorist attack, things will not be normal,” Defence Minister A K Antony said.
He was talking to reporters on occasion of Vijay Diwas marking the 37th anniversary of India’s military victory on Dec 16, 2008 over Pakistan in the Bangladesh liberation war.
On the issue of troop deployment along the Indo-Pak border, Antony said the situation there was “normal” and armed forces were “always ready”.
“Everything is normal because our forces are always ready,” the Minister said.
The Minister denied that India was planning to call off the more than five-year-old ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC).
“Nothing like that,” he stated when asked if India had any plans to call off the ceasefire with Pakistan.
Refusing to divulge India’s course of action in the present scenario, Antony demanded sincere action by Pakistan against the terrorists.
“I cannot say what course of action we will take but unless Pakistan shows sincerity in whatever they are saying through their actions, one thing is very sure that there is no question of things as usual,” he said.
The chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force — Admiral Sureesh Mehta, General Deepak Kapoor and Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major — also attended the Vijay Diwas function.
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