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Posted by Kelly Zhang · July 06, 2018
In the hot summer, everyone wants to stay in a cool environment. Dogs are same too, but some of the owners are very unguarded, whose pet is locked in the hot car and leaving away.
It is obvious that the pet will be exposed to hot sun, dehydration and even death. In the UK, there are five dogs were trapped in the cars and became "hot dogs" in just two days.
According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on June 28, Froom in Somerset, England, on Monday (25th), a potential death of a dog occured. When a 17-year-old girl, Gabriel Dart, passed a McDonald's. She found that a car parked outside the store rang a horn, and when she came close, she was shocked.
It turns out that a puppy has been locked in the car for a long time. It is difficult for human to withstand the heat of direct sunlight, not to mention a puppy, it is already in a dehydrated state. In desperation, the puppy is desperately ringing the horn, hoping to call back to the owner.
Gabriel rushed into McDonald's and asked the restaurant manager to help find the dog owner. They noticed that there was a gap in the car window, and it was obvious that the owner had something to run away. This gap was specially reserved for the dog.Later, the two peoples reported the police, but before the police arrived, the dog owner had returned and drove the car away.
Gabriel sent the video to the Facebook and wrote, "Hello everyone, is there anybody can tell me who the car is, because he left the dog in the car for about 40 minutes, it was unacceptable on a hot day."
On the same day, under the scorching sun at 30℃in Cheshire, the police received a report to rescue a labrador in a trapped car for more than an hour.
Witnesses said that the dog was difficult to breathe when rescued and was rushed to the veterinarian for treatment. Earlier this Tuesday (26th), two Labradors were locked in a car in the York Hospital parking lot for 30 minutes.
As early as this month, a dog in the car parking in Sherborne, Sousse, Dorset was seen in a "cry and cry", when the temperature was high and the heat was rolling, the dog teeth on the window with wide eyes, trying to come out. The dog owner did not return until the witnesses waited for 20 minutes.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued a warning that the weather was hot and the vehicle could quickly turn into an oven and kill pets, so the owner was asked not to leave the pet in the car.
"Our staff participated in the rescue of many dogs and witnessed their irritability, collapse, exhaustion and fear in heartbreaking situations." "Don't take risks, leave your pets at home, so they can be safe and happy."
How do you feel about these events? Angry right? Please forward it to let more people know and focus on this harmful habit! Make the tragedy of trapping dogs in hot car disappear!
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How long will Piller's deli meats stay fresh after opening?
Piller’s deli meats will stay fresh for 4 to 5 days after opening if kept refrigerated and well wrapped.
How are Piller's meats which are Free of Allergens* manufactured?
We completely clean and sanitize all production lines prior to running our Free of Allergens* deli meats. We schedule our Free of Allergens productions for the first run of the day, immediately after the equipment has been sanitized. We micro-swab our food contact surfaces on a weekly basis and also break down our food contact equipment daily to ensure proper cleaning and sanitizing of all food contact surfaces. Our cleaning program is validated after every cleaning cycle to ensure all traces of allergens are removed.
*Free of all major food allergens (gluten, milk, peanuts, tree nuts, mustard, sesame, egg, fish, soy, sulphites)
Are Piller's Turkey Bites® Pork-Free?
Yes, all Piller’s refrigerated meat snacks, including Piller’s Turkey Bites® and Piller’s Chicken Nibblers®, are made using a collagen casing made from beef.
Define "Natural Food".
The use of the term “natural” for food ingredients is defined by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Natural food products are those containing no artificial flavouring agents or additives, with no significant processing of ingredients.
What are the natural ingredients used in your deli meats?
Piller’s deli meats with natural ingredients are made with cane sugar, sea salt and celery juice extract, each of which is defined as a natural ingredient by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
What are nitrites?
Nitrate (NO3) is present in all green leafy vegetables and with the help of healthy bacteria is broken down to Nitrite (NO2), which exists in its chemical form as sodium nitrite or in its natural form in celery juice extract. Nitrite (NO2) in meat is used for curing and preserving and also gives cured meats their pink colour.
What is High Pressure Pasteurization?
High Pressure Pasteurization is an advanced food processing system that utilizes water under extraordinary pressure during the production process to significantly reduce the risk of contamination by illness-causing bacteria (listeria, salmonella and E. coli). This technology provides a fresher taste and longer shelf life than more conventional food preservation techniques, and so Piller’s offers some deli meats that are completely free of nitrite, including Roasted Turkey Breast, Shaved Roast Beef and Bratwurst Sausage.
What are the spices and spice extracts listed in the ingredients?
Spices and spice extracts are proprietary to our recipes and so are not listed on packaging or the website. If you have a sensitivity to a spice or herb that is not a major allergen as specified by CFIA, please contact customer service at 1-800-265-2627 for further information.
Does Piller's Fine Foods have any slaughtering at their facilities?
No, Piller’s sources all raw meat materials from HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certified meat processors and CFIA inspected facilities. Our pork products, for example, are sourced locally from Conestoga Meat Packers in Breslau, Ontario.
Have there been many changes since Premium Brands acquired Piller's in September 2011?
Premium Brands is a holding corporation with a diverse food and beverage portfolio. Piller’s Fine Foods remains an autonomous business unit, but now has a responsibility to shareholders.
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"I just purchased your 'Salami Whips' ... and as much as I like many of your other products, these are fantastic! I can honestly say you have a customer for life. Thank you Pillers!! "
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"I am a German living in Canada and I must tell you, your European sandwich meats are the best on the market. I have been trying others in Canada and they are not even coming close to your products when it comes to taste, price and quality. Keep up the good work!"
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"I recently purchased Piller’s Pepperoni and I was extremely impressed at the newer packaging that states it is gluten free and free from allergens (listing the allergens). We have always supported Piller’s products in our home as we have a child/teen with life threatening food allergies and would like to extend our thanks to your company for taking the seriousness of food allergies into consideration when developing your products for consumers."
"I would like to say that the gluten free Turkey Bites are delicious. I just tried some yesterday, and was amazed at the consistent texture (no gristle), smooth flavor, without ever being boring, and a pleasant spiciness afterwards. I'm not a big fan of sending emails to the folks who prepare my food, but you are doing a fine job. Thanks!"
"I purchased a package of Piller’s Smoked Turkey Breast for the first time about 2 days ago and all I have to say is WOW! It is by far the best sandwich meat I have ever tried in my life. I love the fact that there is no MSG and the first ingredient is turkey breast as opposed to mechanically separated meat. Thank you for making such a great product, I will never go back!"
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"I am writing to express my thanks to Piller’s for producing products that are making my life bearable! My daughter who has Down Syndrome was just diagnosed with Celiac. Your products, being clearly labeled “gluten free”, are a Godsend! Thank you!!"
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"I just want to thank you for providing an option to feed my family. I just recently found your products. My daughter is gluten & dairy free due to allergies and intolerances. Life is tough enough but having easier things to grab on those days I'm in a rush makes life a little less stressful."
- Lindsay
"I just wanted to send a quick message to your company regarding your gluten free products. THANK YOU!!! My daughter has recently been diagnosed with Celiac and was devastated to find that she could no longer have her favourite lunch meats and sausage. It has been a bit of a rough go with her as she is only 12 and you can imagine the drama involved with constantly saying "no" to many of her favourite foods. I do consider myself an excellent cook and can replicate many things but not sausage, salami or other lunch meats. You cannot imagine her joy when we learned that your company is gluten free! She was moved nearly to tears in the grocery store. So we are now enjoying some wonderful sandwiches and sausages with a clear mind. So again I say, Thank you!! Sincerely from one very pleased Mother."
"I would just like to tell you that your Cornmeal Back Bacon is the absolute best there is. Thanks!"
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"Just want to say any product I have bought from Piller's has always been great! I love Piller’s Turkey Bites. We do have a gluten intolerant family member, and your products really make it easy to enjoy good food for the whole family."
- Domenic
"I just want to give the Piller's company a huge Kudos for making their gluten free products. I am celiac and found it difficult to find food in our price range. We live in a small community and most gluten free products are averaging around double cost, whereas Piller’s products are comparable to regular priced products. So again a huge thank you."
- Tanya
"Thank you for your clear allergy information page about your products and for having so many gluten free options. We are newly diagnosed with Celiac disease and cannot eat wheat or gluten. It is great to know we can continue to eat your deli products! Thank you!"
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"WOW! Just had your Piller’s Bratwurst Sausage. Wow, was the first thing that came to mind. Some really get it. Simply. I can read and understand all the ingredients. And they taste good. I have never written a company before praising, good work. I will be purchasing again."
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It all started in 1957, when a young master butcher, Wilhelm Huber, opened a small shop in Waterloo, Ontario. Using family recipes, and traditional meat processing methods passed down through the generations, he crafted great tasting deli meats inspired by his family’s European heritage. Two years later, his brothers Edward and Heinrich joined the company which became Piller’s Sausages and Delicatessens Limited.
From those humble beginnings, Piller’s has become one of North America’s largest producers of European sausages and deli meats, known for quality products such as Black Forest ham, air-dried salamis and meat snacks. To this day, after five generations of master butchers, Piller’s still uses the same natural aging, curing, and hardwood smoking process that had customers lining up outside Wilhelm Huber’s butcher shop over sixty years ago.
The company was acquired by Premium Brands Holdings Corporation in 2011 and is now known as Piller’s Fine Foods, but descendants of the three Huber brothers still work at Piller’s today, and family values remain at the heart of the business.
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Dedicated to artisanal craftsmanship, Piller’s is the only national branded meat processor that still smokes its meat over natural hardwood fires, and never uses MSG. Mixing old world family traditions with the comfort and securities needed in our modern day, Piller’s promises Gluten Free across all of its product line, with almost all products also being free of all other major food allergens like milk, peanuts, tree nuts, mustard, sesame, egg, fish, soy, and sulphites.
Using distinctive family recipes and traditional European meat processing methods, Piller’s offers hundreds of pork, beef, and poultry products to retail and foodservice customers across North America. New products and product improvements are introduced every year that keep pace with changing consumer demands.
Over the years, Piller’s commitment to producing high quality delicatessen meats has earned awards for product quality and superior taste.
In Canada, Piller’s won the BrandSpark Best New Product Award for Ready to Eat Packaged Meat in 2014 and 2015, as voted on by 20,000 consumers. In 2017, Piller’s Salami WhipsTM were voted Best New Meat Snack.
Piller’s Salami WhipsTM was also a finalist for the Retail Council of Canada’s 2016 Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards.
Our facilities are federally inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and are HACCP certified (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
Piller’s believes that we can support continuous sustainability initiatives that touch our industry by playing an active role in it. View our Sustainability Principles.
Piller’s is committed to Safe Quality Food (SQF) and is SQF Level 2 certified and federally inspected.
Piller's is committed to the welfare of animals. View our Animal Welfare Statement.
Piller’s still retains its original location in Waterloo, Ontario, in addition to other processing plants. Piller’s has grown to employ over 500 people in the region and has built strong relationships with many local businesses and suppliers. We believe that it’s important to give back to the community that has been such a big part of our success. We’re proud to support the Kitchener Waterloo region and surrounding area including the Food Bank of Waterloo Region, countless local minor sports associations and charities, as well as our longstanding sponsorship of Kitchener Waterloo Oktoberfest, the largest celebration of this Bavarian festival outside of Germany.
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Events and Victims (e-Book)
Author: Bartolomeo Vanzetti • Editor: Jon Curley
Publisher: PM Press
Subjects: Fiction/Anarchism
This work by Bartolomeo Vanzetti, edited and with a detailed introduction by Jon Curley, features a never-before-published short story by this famous anarchist and victim of legal persecution, xenophobia, and condemnation for his radical politics. That fact that Vanzetti, an Italian immigrant, learned to write in English while jailed for a capital crime is remarkable enough. What is even more astonishing is that he chose to use his new language skills to write creatively, inventing a parable about worker exploitation and environmental disaster that is as relevant today as it was almost one hundred years ago when this prisoner took up his pen.
“Events and Victims” allows Vanzetti a new literary and historical voice, an important document that narrates the very injustice that its author suffered and fought. In a time of assault on immigrants, dissidents, radicals, and the environment, “Events and Victims” is as timely as ever.
“To encounter Vanzetti’s ‘Events and Victims’—written in the 1920s while awaiting his own execution—is to return to that world of man vs. machine, to witness yet another wave of humanity uprooted from its commons and forced to live against the infernal clamor of mechanized death. Lovingly edited and introduced by Jon Curley, this reclamation from the archive is yet another reminder of just how far we have gone in the name of progress, and just how high the cost is.”
—Ammiel Alcalay, author of Memories of Our Future
“A mordant critique of modern industrial life told through the story of a workplace accident, an accident that is in fact the logical outcome of social and economic imperatives. Blind aspirational faith in the New Liberian Dream of individual gain leads laborers in a dye factory to grow ill from chemical exposure, while the young foreman confronts the calamitous solitude of crass ambition. Even the skeptics are unable to escape the demands of the new social order. Awaiting his own execution, Vanzetti takes aim at the burgeoning military industrial complex, environmental degradation, xenophobia fueled by global labor migration, stultifying popular culture, compromised press, and greed of industrial oligarchs in this unexpectedly timely short story.”
—Judith Halasz, author of The Bohemian Ethos: Questioning Work and Making a Scene on the Lower East Side
“After nearly a century of silence, thanks to the life raft thrown by poet Jon Curley, Bartolomeo Vanzetti’s ‘Events and Victims’ has finally surfaced. This short story has intense echoes of Melville’s Moby Dick and Sinclair’s The Jungle.”
—Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, Emmy-nominated, award-winning social justice filmmakers
“Bartolomeo Vanzetti lives in our memory largely as a symbol, martyr to the mob rule that poses as justice in the United States. Until now, the man himself was knowable primarily through his prison letters, but Jon Curley has added to Vanzetti’s legacy by springing ‘Events and Victims,’ his sole known work of fiction, from its archival shackles. Published for the first time, the story contributes to the literary history of anarchism, prison writing, and the canon of resistance and refusal, composed even as the author himself was continuing to master English while facing his cruel and unjust death. This story adds greatly to our historical understanding of Vanzetti—and in its grim vision of a cruel society in which capital relentlessly harnesses war, media, and technology to expropriate value even from crushed human bodies, holds continued relevance even today.”
—Whitney Strub, author of Perversion for Profit: The Politics of Pornography and the Rise of the New Right
About the Author and Editor:
Bartolomeo Vanzetti was born in 1888 in Villafalletto, Italy. As an immigrant anarchist, he was at the center of one of the most notorious legal cases of the twentieth century, along with Nicola Sacco, that highlighted American anti-immigrant and anti-radical sentiment during the Red Scare. He was executed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 23, 1927.
Jon Curley is a poet and teacher. His poetry collections include Hybrid Moments (2015) and Scorch Marks (2017). He also wrote Poets and Partitions: Confronting Communal Identities in Northern Ireland (2011) and coedited The Poetry and Poetics of Michael Heller: A Nomad Memory (2015). He teaches in the Humanities Department of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Curley is originally from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where Vanzetti’s legal persecution began.
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Pizza Review: Founaris Bros. Greek Restaurant - Feta cheese & spinach pizza
October is National Pizza Month and PNJ's Pizza Pros are out to find the best pie in Escambia, Santa Rosa counties
Pizza Review: Founaris Bros. Greek Restaurant - Feta cheese & spinach pizza October is National Pizza Month and PNJ's Pizza Pros are out to find the best pie in Escambia, Santa Rosa counties Check out this story on pnj.com: https://on.pnj.com/1Lk5jTx
PNJ Pizza Pros Published 11:11 a.m. CT Oct. 8, 2015 | Updated 11:33 a.m. CT Oct. 8, 2015
The spinach and feta pizza from Founaris Brothers Greek Restaurant.(Photo: PNJ Pizza Pros)Buy Photo
October is National Pizza month - and throughout the month, a select team of PNJ Pizza Pros will be checking out Pensacola-area pizzerias in search of the area's best pies. At the end of the month, each of our judges will name their Top 3 area favorites.
Here is today's short and sweet review:
Pizza Pro 1: I was surprised at how much I loved this pizza since I normally wouldn’t get fetta and spinach as toppings. As you get closer to the crust there is more marinara sauce, which was delicious. The last couple of bites are the best because of that sauce, so I wish there was more throughout. It’s a deeper dish pizza, which I usually don’t always like, so this was a pleasant discovery all around.
Pizza Pro 2: After my first bite of the spinach and feta cheese topped Founaris Brothers pizza, I thought, this is OK. Nothing special. A couple minutes later, I realized I had just scarfed down my third piece. The feta cheese and crisp crust were the best parts of the pizza. The sauce was good to, but I wish there was more of it.
Pizza Pro 3: Because this pizza was coming from a Greek restaurant, I was hoping it would contain copious amounts of feta. It did, and I was happy. I like spinach on a pizza, if only to provide a nice mix of color and the ability to argue later that I incorporated vegetables into my meal. There was quite a bit of spinach on the pizza and the taste was overwhelmingly leafy. The pizza still had a red sauce, and I think the flavors might have complimented more by a white or a garlic sauce. The crust was really doughy, but crispy around the edges. This is a pizza for those who feel guilty about gorging. Although it was hearty and heaping with toppings, it didn't feel heavy on my stomach and I finished my slices without simultaneously feigning the notion of an exercise plan in the future.
Founaris Bros. Greek Restaurant, 6911 Pensacola Blvd., Pensacola. Hours of operation 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. 969-9099 founarisbros.net/
We want to hear from you. Send us photos of your favorite pizzas along with a Twitter-length review — no more than 120 characters — via email to communitycontent@pnj.com or on Twitter or Instagram using #PNJpizza. We'll share the most popular choices and some of your comments with our hungry readers, as well.
And no, you're not limited to the Pensacola city limits, but please keep your responses to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
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Pensacola man gets life sentence in brutal attack and robbery
A Pensacola man has been sentenced to life in prison for attacking a woman and cutting her throat before then binding her hands and feet with a belt and cord.
Pensacola man gets life sentence in brutal attack and robbery A Pensacola man has been sentenced to life in prison for attacking a woman and cutting her throat before then binding her hands and feet with a belt and cord. Check out this story on pnj.com: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2019/08/09/pensacola-man-gets-life-sentence-tying-up-woman-cutting-her-throat/1965298001/
Colin Warren-Hicks, Pensacola News Journal Published 10:45 a.m. CT Aug. 9, 2019
A Pensacola man has been sentenced to life in prison for attacking a woman and cutting her throat with a knife before then binding her hands and feet with a belt and cords and stealing her car.
Michael Wade Locke, 55, was sentenced Thursday by Circuit Judge Jan Shackelford to life in prison, according to a news release by State Attorney Bill Eddins.
"Locke’s prior criminal record included multiple felony convictions and prison sentences which ultimately led to the enhanced sentence by Judge Shackelford," Eddins said in the release.
Locke qualified for an enhanced sentence as a prison releasee reoffender, habitual violent felony offender and a habitual felony offender, according to Eddins.
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Michael Wade Locke (Photo: Courtesy of the Escambia County Jail)
Locke entered a plea of nolo contendere to the charges of attempted second-degree murder with a weapon, aggravated battery with a weapon, robbery with a deadly weapon, tampering with a victim, false imprisonment and grand theft auto.
On Oct. 10, 2018, Locke pushed a woman into her closet, punched her in the mouth and cut her throat at least two times, according to prosecutors. He then tied her hands and feet behind her back with a belt and cords from a hairdryer and straightener and stole cash, a cellphone and her vehicle.
Law enforcement responded to the residence after a 911 call in which operators heard a woman yelling for help, according to Eddins. The woman was found bound and bleeding from her neck but managed to identify Locke as her attacker before being rushed to the hospital.
Later that same night, law enforcement responded to a burglary in progress and found Locke with the victim’s stolen vehicle, and he was taken into custody.
Later testing found the woman's DNA on a pocket knife investigators took from Locke's pocket, according to prosecutors.
Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.
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How To Be Compassionate
A Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World
The perfect subject for a book by one of the most recognised spiritual figures in the world.
The Dalai Lama's message in this book is as renowned as he is himself: that compassion is essential for individuals and for the world. This is very much his subject for, when we think of His Holiness, we immediately think of the compassion he embodies, and to which he has devoted his entire life.
He suggests we pay close attention to the way we respond to everyone and to everything around us, and explains how caring for others can be a profound source of happiness on an individual level, which can then be extended outward in wider and wider circles.
From here, he goes on to describe basic mistakes (such as hatred towards others) that lead us into personal turmoil and interpersonal disruption. Then he asks us to examine the nature of consciousness so we understand how the transformation of our attitude is possible. Finally, in typically practical fashion, he suggests how we can implement compassion in our daily lives, and go on to live with greater care and concern for all beings.
Pub date: 1 September 2011
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of Tibet. Today, he lives in exile in Northern India and works tirelessly on behalf of the Tibetan people, as well as travelling the world to give spiritual teachings to sell-out audiences. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
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How Toys Are Preparing Kids For A Future With Robotic Friends
Introducing Generation Robot
By Corinne Iozzio
Generation Robot
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For Christmas in 1993, my father gave me a My Magic Diary, a children's version of Casio's digital organizer. From that point on, I always had some iteration of that device—whether a PalmPilot or the iPhone 5 I carry today. Like most others my age, I was raised around mobile devices, so now as an adult, I'm generally unfazed by a new phone or tablet or piece of software. The next generation, Generation Z, will be raised with something entirely different. That thing will be robots.
Just as I had my little digital organizer, children today are growing up in a world where people touch and talk to their gadgets. Whether it's on their mother's iPad or a kid-friendly LeapPad tablet (a touchscreen device that plays interactive educational games), children are learning to interact with devices in new ways. "With touchscreens, there's an intuitive interaction with what they're craving," says Jody Sherman LeVos, a child-development expert at LeapFrog. And that interaction is not limited to touch. Speech- and facial-recognition software lets kids talk to gadgets—and lets the gadgets talk back.
Kids' perception of technology is different. Devices can be friends or teachers, not just tools.Because children are accustomed to this social relationship, their perception of technology and its purpose differs from those of their parents. Devices can be friends or teachers, not just tools or entertainment. Last year, a team at Boston-based research firm Latitude asked children to imagine how robots could fit into their lives. Sixty-four percent imagined a social humanoid, and the bots were more likely to act as tutors, playmates, or companions than exclusively as maids or assistants.
Members of Generation Z will also be the first to have advanced robot companions at home. Last fall, Hasbro released a new generation of Furby that gathers data from sensors—including an accelerometer that measures how gentle or rough a child is with the toy—and changes its personality based on how it's treated.Several more robots launching this year, including Romo and WowWee RoboMe, use a smartphone as a computing brain, so they're able to utilize the camera and facial recognition to react to people. (The toy market has been a proving ground for innovative technologies before; the Speak & Spell, for one, was the first device with a single-chip voice synthesizer when Texas Instruments launched it in 1978.)
A generation of children raised with robots could power a new wave of innovation. Just like software development, which moved from labs to start-ups to anyone with even a passing interest in code, robotics development will become democratized. Current robotic platforms, such as the Robot Operating System developed at Willow Garage in Menlo Park, California, are open. Like a smartphone SDK, the OS turns robots into a canvas for a developer to create applications. In the same way kids as young as 12 are creating mobile apps today, they will create robot apps tomorrow. Need a trainer? A Spanish tutor? A friendly ear? Just download an app, and it's literally there.
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Luxe Pack Monaco: Sustainable packs are ready
The 2019 edition of Luxe Pack Monaco was a turning point in the offer for luxury packagings. Indeed, the sustainable development approach of Luxe Pack Monaco is not new, it was initiated for the first time nine years ago with the creation of the Luxe Pack in green Award. Given the number and importance of green solutions presented by a majority of exhibitors - and regardless of their dedicated business sector (perfume, cosmetics, wine & spirits...) and of their dominant material - this year could well mark the entry of luxury packaging in circular economy.
As underscored Emma Chiu, Innovation & Creation Director at The Innovation Group JWT Intelligence who moderated the conference on trends, “Sustainability is no longer an option, it’s an obligation”. A fact that exhibitors understood. All stands featured a green corner with packagings meeting the four R’s of sustainable development: Reduction, Reuse, Recycling and Recovery.
“Reduce”, like the thickness of the Slim Cap+Thin Wall tube proposed by Albéa. The weight of the material for the skirt made of PE mono-material, was reduced from 500 to 300 microns, i.e., a reduction of 30%. The tube and its capsule weighs 33% less than a standard tube, resulting in a reduction of its environmental impact of nearly 36% compared to a standard tube, boasted the manufacturer. “Reuse”, like the single-layer tube made of 50% PCR (Post Consumer Recycled) developed by CTL Packaging. The recycled material comes from milk bottles which were recycled in the UK. A PCR material supplied by the recycler Biffa, who guarantees its food grade, stipulated company officials. However, this is currently only valid in the UK, as Efsa [1] did not validate the process yet. As for “Recycling”, it is the Eastman Company, winner of the Luxury Pack in Green 2019 Award in the category “Sustainable Initiatives” who came up with the best example: the plastic specialty supplier presented Cristal Revēl, a new range of PCR copolyesters. In fact, the majority plastic packaging suppliers presented packaging solutions based on 30, 50 or even 100% PCR material, or made of recycled plastic from marine litter (Qualiform). Bio-sourced packagings also stole the show, whether based on ethylene derived from sugar cane, oyster shells, dried and ground algae, or wood chips (PRP).
As part exhibitors’ green offer, it is probably the fourth R that best illustrates the ecological shift taken by the event, with “Recovery” or Refill. This can be evidenced for example, with the lipsticks offering a refill solution, like those proposed by Texen, Toly or HCT Beauty. It is also true for airless systems, where the user keeps the outer bottle and only buys the airless inner part (proposes by Berry, formerly RPC Bramlage). We cannot speak of refill solutions without mentioning refillable perfume bottles, big names like Chanel, Vicktor & Rolf, Louis Vitton, amongt others having adopted the eco-responsible gesture initiated fifteen years ago by the forerunner, Parfums Mugler.
But plastic is not the only material to meet demand for more environmentally friendly solutions. Metal suppliers, dedicated to luxury packaging, are working on the issue, in particular the G. Pivaudran Company who uses aluminium for the decoration of premium perfume bottles. Committed to an environmental approach, the company is studying the possibility to use recycled aluminium.
Meanwhile the cardboard sector is not lagging behind: it has long been engaged in a process of continuous improvement to preserve natural resources. BillerudKorsnäs’ new CrownBoard combines strong resiliency and weight optimization. Thanks to a multi-layer structure, the carton board is thinner without compromising performance. Lighter, it reduces the number of pallets used for delivery. On the next stand, Favini was introducing his Refit paper, made up of 45% virgin fibre from FSC certified trees, 40% PCR fibres and 15% textile fibres from Italian wool and cotton by-products. Without forgetting of course, the new cardboard tubes of Albéa and L’Oréal or Stora Enso, which, if they don’t completely eliminate the use of plastic, significantly reduce its use.
Now remains to be checked the quality, the origin of all these materials and their food grade qualification when in direct contact with products. A requirement increasingly demanded by customers.
Brands that demonstrate their commitment to sustainable development and to circular economy are now able to rely on an offer that combines recyclability, eco-design, environmental impact reduction, re-use, compostability...
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TALONs have been used worldwide, from Ground Zero after the 2001 World Trade Center attack, to IRAQ and Afghanistan, searching for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect and assisting with security during major sporting events. Now on its fifth generation, TALON 5 is the first Interoperability Profile (IOP) fielded robotic system that has successfully gone through Army Test and Evaluation Command testing.
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Functioning Up: Self Regulation in Families Under Stress, March 2018
Dan Papero, Grant Shields, Laura Havstad
175 Railroad
6 CE Credits for Psychologists, MFTs & LCSWs
Video recordings are available for this conference. The full conference is available for download or streaming. Each conference session is also available separately for download or streaming. Watch the trailer, below. Then visit Vimeo to rent or purchase the full conference or individual sessions. You will need to log in or set up a Vimeo account. These videos are not professionally filmed or edited and are therefore priced very reasonably. The quality of the recordings is good enough to view and hear the speakers and their presentations but projected slides are often not clear enough to see. Clinical video portions are omitted for confidentiality.
We as humans have a remarkable and ancient stress response that successfully guides our behavior in reaction to clear and present danger. However, to respond effectively to the ongoing temptations and the emotional threats that emerge out of the complexities of modern social life—such as chronic stress in family systems—requires self regulated behavior to override these instinctive and automatic reactions. Emotional and physical health, as well as educational, occupational and relationship success depend on self-regulation in daily life, and when planning for the future.
Family systems, psychology and physiology govern behavior in ways that can lead to failures of self regulation and the undermining of our aspirations. Understanding the interdependent systems that produce our automatic reactions to acute and chronic stress clarifies what it takes to be in charge of oneself. This knowledge guides clinical practice when the stress of events and chronic patterns calls for the individual and the group to “function up.”
Program & Schedule
8:15 Welcome & Introduction
8:30 Dan Papero: Chronic stress & tension in the family—How chronic tension in the family system impacts the functioning of family members.
9:30 break
10:00 Grant Shields: Uncovering the biology behind poor self regulation: A model of self regulatory failure—What’s known and unknown of the biology behind successful and failed self-regulation, and a novel hypothesis.
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:30 Laura Havstad: Weight Loss: Self Regulation or the Family System? A report of current research findings raises the question, is weight loss due to self regulation or the family system?
2:45 Dan Papero: Working on Self in a Chronically Anxious System—Assisting members of an anxious family system to function up in clinical practice.
3:45 Discussion
4:45 End
Speakers
Grant Shields, MA
Grant Shields is a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at U.C. Davis. Grant is an accomplished researcher with a list of publications in psychology’s most highly ranked journals. His interests are in understanding the effects of stress on cognition as well as the biological pathways through which those effects occur. He works with both Andrew Yonelinas in the Human Memory Lab and Brian Trainor in the Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Lab at UC Davis. He also serves as an online project coordinator for George Slavich at the UCLA Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research. A list of his publications may be found on his web site. A list of his publications may be found on his web site.
Daniel Papero PhD, LCSW
Dr. Papero is a faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, is past director of the center’s training program and of its clinic. He is author of Bowen Family Systems Theory, one of the major texts on Bowen theory, and co-editor with Dr. Robert Noone of The Family Emotional System: An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science and Practice. He has contributed his expertise to our program in Sonoma County for many years and has mentored many clinicians and programs in the national and international network around Bowen theory. Dr. Papero is one of the most sought after speakers on Bowen theory. He lectures by invitation in the US and internationally.
Laura Havstad, PhD
Laura Havstad, is a clinical family psychologist with a therapy and consultation practice based on Bowen theory, in Sebastopol, California. She directs Programs in Bowen Theory in Northern California. She is active in the Network for the Advancement of Bowen Theory and is an editorial consultant for the journal Family Systems. Dr. Havstad received her training in Bowen theory from 1976 to 1980 in the Special Postgraduate Program in Family Systems Theory while Murray Bowen was its director at Georgetown University, Department of Psychiatry in Washington DC. Dr. Havstad presents in Northern California and around the country. She has organized over 50 meetings on Bowen family systems theory and its applications.
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Weekly Memo for July 11-17: County Councils in the foreground
Posted by woody woodruff 271.40Pts on July 11, 2016
In Prince George's it's election shenanigans, busting the general plan and more Walmart; in Montgomery it's the Fight for Fifteen, sly union-busting and backsliding on paid sick leave. Money never sleeps.
Welcome to the Progressive Maryland BlogSpace weekly memo for July 11-17. Important hearings in Montgomery County (minimum wage hike and anti-union assaults) and Prince George’s (Council featherbedding and Walmart expansion) are coming up soon.
A nationwide mass canvass of local voters called the National Doorstep Convention is set for the weekend of July 16 and 17…
What do everyday people want from their representatives, from the president on down – and will we see any of that reflected in the political conventions? Progressive Maryland volunteers will hit the streets to find out that weekend.
It’s STILL (Loan) Shark Week – Shark Week may be over on TV but the Loan Sharknado continues as the loan industry mobilizes against the federal Consumer Finance Protection Board’s proposed regulations on profit-hungry payday lenders who wreck the dreams of low-income families and workers.
Progressive Maryland and allied organizations are fighting on behalf of those, and even better, regulations
But the industry – and that’s what it is – still preys systematically on the working poor who live close to the edge. Progressive Maryland and its national affiliate, the People’s Action Institute, are focusing on this exploitative “Wild West” sector of a financial system that still needs to be corralled so it will work for people, not profit.
The Fight for Fifteen continues in Montgomery County – We’ll have a timely report later this week on today’s committee hearing as the Montgomery County Council is mulling a $15 minimum wage. Activists packed the recent public hearing on the measure urging that tipped workers be included in the raise. By organizing our members throughout the county, we helped pass paid sick leave last summer, improved wage enforcement, and now we're going to make sure every Montgomery County worker is paid a fair living wage. The MoCo council’s Health and Human Services committee was to meet today Monday, July 11 at 10 a.m. to consider the bill. Sign the petition to urge the Council to include tipped workers.
Meanwhile, some Montgomery council members are trying to roll back protections for unionized workers. The Metro Washington Labor Council’s alert says it’s “an extremely anti-union bill that would devastate collective bargaining for firefighters, school nurses, county employees, and many more working people in Montgomery County. The bill is modeled right out of the playbook of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),” a Koch Bros.-funded activist think tank that provides model anti-union and pro-business laws for state and local governments. A hearing on this is set tomorrow, July 12 at 7 p.m. in the MoCo council chambers in Rockville and Progressive Maryland staff will be among those testifying against it.
And still in Montgomery, council members who proudly affirmed a county-level sick leave bill last year are mulling an amendment to satisfy boo-hooing from the business “community.” It’s a blatant attempt to roll back progressive legislation while nobody is looking. A hearing on that amendment is coming up July 19. Remind councilmembers that the public is keeping an eye on them.
Happening today in Prince George’s: the Prince George’s County Council meets tonight, Monday, July 11, to hear public comment on a proposed November referendum question that, if passed, would allow five sitting Council members a chance to evade their term limits and run instead for one of two at-large seats that would be created (making a total on the Council of 11 seats). The five members who are in their second terms have kept their fingerprints off the bill, which is sponsored by the four first-termers. But under the terms of the question they could run immediately for one of the two at-large (county-wide) seats created. Critics smell a rush for continued employment in what is at any rate a flex-time, if not part-time, position paying $115,000 per year plus reserved parking and other conveniences and in which constituent service is indistinguishable from campaigning for the next election.
Those critics would note: a bill that would not allow sitting members to compete in the first election after passage would eliminate suspicions of careerism and featherbedding on the part of the five second-term members. Additionally, such a move perhaps ought to be paired with a required redistricting of the county council seats that would reduce the seats again to nine for subsequent councils, with seven enlarged districts having one seat each plus a pair of at-large seats countywide. Larger districts are another way to reduce parochialism and keep the single-district seats more on a par, politically, with the two council members elected countywide. Many critics of the council feel that term limits were a lame idea that perpetuated the government-bashing spirit of the TRIM amendment. Many would like to see a system that selects for high-quality, less parochial choices less wedded to the corrupting influence of slate-based election financing (a wholly different but equally necessary reform).
The meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Hearing Room at the CAB, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Dr. Upper Marlboro. UPDATE: citizen activists at the hearing largely opposed the change due to cost and potential for financializing elections even more. The Council will vote yes or no July 19 on putting the question on the November ballot.
Prince George's Deserves Better! … lead staff organizer for Prince George’s Jennifer Dwyer reports on the upcoming "Prince George's Deserves Better!" Protest
Monday, July 18th at 9 AM, County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Dr. Upper Marlboro 20772
We'll be rallying outside the clock tower. Folks should wear red for NO WALMART! After the rally, we'll proceed to the 1st Floor Hearing room for the District Council hearing on the proposed 24-Hour Super Walmart in Clinton, starting at 10 AM. The stronger the turnout, the stronger our message to Mel Franklin and the County Council that Prince George's County is organizing and coming together to demand BETTER for our communities than FIVE proposed 24-Hour Super Walmarts, fast food restaurants in every cookie-cutter strip mall, and convenience stores on every corner! Prince George’s Deserves Better!
And, speaking of blowing up plans for a well-balanced and equitable Prince George’s, the Sierra Club is blowing the whistle on a proposal to amend the county subdivision law to allow a big multifamily megaproject in Bowie, perilously close to the Patuxent River preserve and way, far away from any Metro or mass transit. The proposal, CB-39-2016, is being fast-tracked through the Council with inadequate public notice and according to the Sierra Club analysis
• It affects properties county-wide. The Planning Department reported that properties in all 26 “centers” county-wide newly designated in this bill are potentially affected. They will all potentially be able to use this loophole to adopt higher residential densities. This enables the chief proposer to allow in advance for sweeteners for his fellow council members, all of whom will be sure to have one or more of these “centers” available for exploitation as a result of this bill. “Member courtesy” (backscratching) is on steroids here.
• It has been rushed through the Council, just before the summer recess, with inadequate public notice and no time to analyze the county-wide impacts.
The county is officially committed in its general plan to reducing sprawl and concentrating this kind of useful residential space at or near Metrorail stations and other transit hubs – not out in the county’s northeastern tier near the river/border, where major new public expenses for services will be an inevitable part of the picture. Plus market forces would keep such housing affordable (or less unaffordable) if it were near a transit hub and other similar multifamily housing, whereas out in Bowie it would be free to create the worst effects of gentrification. The Sierra Club is mobilizing members and those who believe in a county of balanced development, not a developers’ playground, to contact their councilmember.
The council hears this bad bill at a public hearing on Tuesday, July 19th, 10 a.m. in the County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, first floor, Upper Marlboro 20772.
Charles County has its own issues with the Walmart invasion, including a hearing calendar stretched out to exhaustion by tag teams of Walmart lawyers.
Waldorf Super Walmart Public Hearing
Tuesday, July 26th at 7 PM, Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore St. La Plata, MD 20646
After nearly a year and a half of testimony and questioning from expert witnesses and attorneys, the public's day to speak up has finally come!
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FOR EXAMPLE: last week we published these blogs…
Region Cohesion Declines -- It's a "Progrexit"
A progressive high point reached two years ago when Prince George's, Montgomery and the District got together on a minimum wage increase has not been sustained since then, with fearful official behavior and truckling to business interests creeping back in to sabotage a pro-people agenda.
THE WEEKLY MEMO FOR JULY 5-11: Montgomery County tries to roll back some paid sick leave and public sector worker protections; Prince George's (and Charles!) residents fight Walmart intrusions before the District Council and public financing for elections gains traction in Howard. Plus links to the week's blog posts.
And we recently published these:
SLOWLY BUT SURELY PAID SICK LEAVE IS ON THE WAY
Locally and at the state level, activists have pushed sorely needed paid sick leave closer to passage. In one county, it has passed. The public health and household stability benefits of paid sick leave have become well known. Jasmine Snead provides a reminder.
PROPOSED FEDERAL RULES ON PAYDAY LENDING'S EXPLOITATION DESERVE SUPPORT, NEED IMPROVEMENT
Payday lending costs 12 million vulnerable, low-income workers excessive interest payments each year. Federal regulations propose to end the "debt trap" of predatory short-term lending and need both support and improvement.
PAYDAY LOAN SHARKS AND THE FIGHT FOR FIFTEEN: THIS WEEK'S AGENDA IN THE PM WEEKLY MEMO
It's Shark Week -- do you know enough about the loan sharks in the Payday Loans industry, exploiting the working poor who live paycheck to paycheck? Plus keeping up the pressure in Montgomery County to add tipped workers to a progressive new proposal for a $15/hour minimum wage in the county.
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Help to end
identity-based violence
Strengthening UK atrocity prevention
Our parliamentary and policy engagement involves producing and disseminating research-based materials, building constituencies of influence, and carrying out public and discrete advocacy with a wide network of policy stakeholders.
While we work to highlight current and emerging crises we advocate a policy ‘toolkit’ that would place the UK in a stronger, more informed and better prepared position to respond to IBV crises, and therefore better uphold its responsibilities to protect.
We work to secure;
1) Greater dialogue across political, sector, and geographic divisions
2) Increased understanding among those who shape and make decisions
3) Increased transparency in domestic decision making on issues of humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping
4) A narrowing of the gap between the UK’s rhetorical commitments and practical implementation of atrocity prevention and civilian protection
Bridging community divides
A Summer 2018 poll poll found that 82 percent of people in the UK feel that the country is fairly or seriously divided. That means that the UK currently feels itself to be a more divided society than France, the United States, or South Africa. 75 percent feel we are more divided than ten years ago.
Our grassroots community programmes work towards bridging these divides. Our ‘Prejudice and Us’ project, for example, sees our community engagement team work together with artists and photo journalists to support and empower marginalised socioeconomic, ethnic, religious and cultural communities in London to highlight personal experiences of prejudice, discrimination and marginalisation. We create opportunities to bring together all corners of local communities with local decision makers to identify community led approaches to bridging local divides.
1) Create opportunities for cross-community multi-stakeholder dialogue
2) Improve local networks of stakeholders working to address marginalisation
3) Produce evidence of what works in tackling marginalisation
Teaching the next generation
At this time of significant social division we offer expertly designed and facilitated school workshops to equip young people with the understanding and strategies they need to be more active and responsible citizens in recognising and challenging the processes that can lead to identity based violence. These interactive and participatory workshops help students to reject prejudice, build sensitivity to differences, and to consume information critically.
In addition to our workshops, we also offer a range of ways to support schools and students on an ongoing basis; from training for teachers to help achieve a positive and inclusive school culture to free resources and toolkits to support teachers once we have left the classroom.
Our early career journalist programme trains journalists at the beginning of their careers to build understanding of their responsibility when reporting issues around marginalised or minority groups and to improve the way they support those minority groups through their work.
1) Equip the next generation with the understanding and strategies needed to reject divisive narratives
2) Become better allies to those who face marginalisation
3) Promote active global citizenship
Here you can read about our current programmes and plans for the future. For any information relating to our project work, please get in touch. For a more detailed explanation of how we decide what projects to undertake take a look at our theory of change diagram.
Predicting identity-based violence
Incidents of identity-based violence (IBV) occur every day, around the world. From a Roma person being targeted in Europe to a gay person in Uganda, the Yazidis in Iraq or the Rohingya in Burma/Myanmar, IBV is always a crime. Accurately predicting when incidents of IBV are likely to develop into identity-based mass violence (IBMV) is an important tool in preventing escalation encouraging robust protection responses.
Protection Approaches is developing a prediction model that assesses the responses by 5 Actors of Change to identity-based divisions. Using this model, we will issue warnings based on our assessment of whether IBMV is likely to occur, highlight situations where peoples are at grave risk and provide recommendations on how the 5 Actors of Change can avert further violence.
The prediction model will:
1) Use a simple survey to monitor how the 5 actors of change: State, Civil Society, Media, Judiciary and International Community respond to escalations of identity based division
2) Adopt criteria to assess those responses and recommend where improvements can be made
3) Allow us to issue colour coded warnings when peoples are at risk of IBMV
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LBA University Expands Canadian RF Safety Training Options
New online French language course now available for Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 RF Safety Awareness.
Course Familiarizes Canadian Workers With RF Safety In French
“This new French language Safety Code 6 course adds what we feel will be another popular option for our customers,”
GREENVILLE, N.C. (PRWEB) April 11, 2019
French speaking Canadian wireless and tower workers have lacked effective Radio Frequency (RF) Safety Awareness online training. Recognizing this need, LBA University, Inc. (LBAU), the safety training unit of LBA Group, Inc., and the leading provider of online RF Safety training in the U.S. and Canada, has released a new French language Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 (SC6) RF Safety Awareness course. The SC6 online course is now available in French and English 24/7, anywhere at: https://www.lbagroup.com/lbauniversity/course/canada-safety-code-6-rf-safety-awareness/.
Like the English version of the course, the French version teaches Canadian RF exposure standards, including how to identify Canadian signage. It is intended for wireless industry RF exposed workers such as tower and cell techs to educate on the guidelines of the SC6 documents prepared by the Radiation Protection Bureau of Health Canada. It defines the workplace RF environment and what demonstrates compliance with the MPE standards set forth in the regulations.
LBAU has trained thousands of workers across the U.S. and Canada on RF Safety and compliance with multilingual offerings. “This new French language Safety Code 6 course adds what we feel will be another popular option for our customers,” LBAU Training Coordinator, Kiara Walbrook said.
LBA’s convenient, online ordering option and intuitive Learning Management System is available 24/7 for this new French language Health Canada’s Safety Code 6 (SC6) RF Safety Awareness Course and all LBAU corporate training options.
For more information on the new French language SC6 course and the wide range of RF and other corporate safety training options offered by LBAU, visit https://www.lbagroup.com/lbauniversity/course-catalog/ or contact Kiara Walbrook at 252-757-0279, kiara.walbrook(at)lbagroup(dot)com.
About LBA Group, Inc.
LBA Group, Inc. has over 50 years of experience in providing technology and risk management for industrial and telecommunications infrastructure assets in the radio frequency and electromagnetic spaces. LBA is a multiple INC5000 awardee, CVMSDC-certified, and is a North Carolina Top 50 Hispanic minority-owned small business. The group is comprised of LBA Technology, Inc., a leading source and integrator of radio frequency systems, lightning protection, and EMC equipment for broadcast, industrial, and government users worldwide; the professional technical consultancy Lawrence Behr Associates, Inc.; and LBA University, Inc. providing online professional training. Through all of its business units, LBA provides an RF Safety One Stop™ option for comprehensive RF Safety industry training, PPE, audits, and remediation. The companies are based in Greenville, N.C., USA. Keep up with what’s going on at LBA by following the company on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Quantum Xchange Showcases its Groundbreaking Quantum-Safe Key Management System at MIT Future Compute
Phio TX Brings Crypto-Agility and Quantum Safety to Encryption; Enables Organizations to be Quantum Safe Today and Quantum Ready for Tomorrow's Threats
"Organizations are recognizing the emerging security threat of quantum computers but are looking for an incremental approach to quantum security," -- John Prisco, CEO of Quantum Xchange.
BETHESDA, Md. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (PRWEB) December 02, 2019
As a pioneer of unbreakable encryption, Quantum Xchange was asked to address the audience at the MIT Future Compute Conference happening Dec. 2-3, 2019. The two-day event brings together business leaders, industry experts, and academics to examine the technologies that are poised to disrupt business over the next 24 months and decipher the risks and opportunities. Day 2, "Future Quantum" will be entirely devoted to quantum computing and its impact on industry including initial applications of the technology and opportunities for future disruption.
As a leading provider of quantum-safe products and services to secure an organization's communication channels and the high-value data it carries, Quantum Xchange's CEO John Prisco will present the session, "Securing Lines of Communication," on Dec. 3 at 12:10 p.m. ET. The session will discuss Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), the only provably secure and absolute method for sharing a secret key between two entities; its commercial implementations; and why, from a national security perspective, the U.S. must devote resources to build the hack-proof quantum communication networks of the future.
Whether quantum computers capable of breaking today's encryption emerge in three, five or 10 years, businesses and government agencies must start preparing now. Judging from past cryptographic evolutions (such as the shift from RSA 1024 to RSA 2048, or from SHA-1 to SHA-256), these transitions can take years, even decades – putting any organization that is developing systems that rely on cryptography at risk.
At the event, Quantum Xchange will also introduce its revolutionary quantum-safe key management system, Phio™ Trusted Xchange (TX). The patent-pending Phio TX out-of-band symmetric key delivery enables fault-tolerant and load-balanced, point-to-multipoint, quantum-safe key transmissions across any distance, using any network topology (fiber, wireless, copper, free-space, satellite). By separating the data from the key delivery channel, brute-force quantum computer attacks are practically impossible. Combining keys delivered inline by traditional methods, and a second pair of quantum keys out-of-band using Phio TX, improves the security of any key exchange method of choice and is uniquely capable of making traditional crypto keys quantum-safe.
"Organizations are recognizing the emerging security threat of quantum computers but are looking for an incremental approach to quantum security," said John Prisco, CEO of Quantum Xchange. "Fortunately, with Phio TX enterprises don't need to introduce significant changes or rip-and-replace their existing security infrastructure in order to achieve quantum safety capable of scaling with their needs. "
Phio TX overcomes the two critical barriers that have hindered QKD's commercial use – distance and point-to-point only transmissions – while also offering organizations a crypto-agile, key management system that allows organizations to quantum proof their existing encryption environment today. Phio TX is vendor agnostic and can work with any QKD vendor’s keys, as well as the Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) and quantum resistant algorithms.
The independent analyst and consultancy firm Ovum recently authored the research brief, Quantum Xchange's Key Management Play for Quantum Crypto, examining Phio TX's market introduction and how it enables companies to take the necessary steps now in the direction of quantum security.
Learn more by downloading the whitepaper, "Achieving Crypto-Agility and Quantum Readiness with Phio TX"here.
About Quantum Xchange
Quantum Xchange gives commercial enterprises and government agencies the ultimate solution for secure communications and a dynamic, crypto-agile network to meet evolving business requirements. It is the only company in the world to make Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) commercially viable by solving the distance limitations inherent with all other QKD offerings. With Phio, the first quantum-ready network in the U.S. and only to support QKD across any distance, and featuring Phio TX, a revolutionary technology that enables organizations to select the level of protection needed based on their risk tolerance, Quantum Xchange is raising the bar for secure communications. With a dynamic security infrastructure in place, organizations can enhance their existing encryption environment while seamlessly scaling to address quantum readiness with QKD at any time, across any distance, between multiple transmission points. Learn more about the future of security realized today, visit QuantumXC.com or follow us on Twitter @Quantum_Xchange.
April Burghardt
Quantum Xchange
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Home » Browse » Academic journals » General Humanities Journals » Criticism » Article details, "Out of Place: The Travels of Nicholas Said"
Academic journal article Criticism
Out of Place: The Travels of Nicholas Said
By Dabovic, Safet
The story of African Muslims remains an often-neglected aspect of American cultural history of the nineteenth century. One reason has been that scholars have not considered Islamic contributions as sufficient to merit study. For instance, Caesar E. Farah believes that "what Muslim faith they [the African slaves] brought with them was quickly absorbed into their new Christian milieu and disappeared."1 Critical works by Philip Curtin, Allan D. Austin, Sylviane Diouf, and Michael Gomez problematize the contention that Islamic identity simply vanished and show that Muslims produced innovative slave narratives that made fascinating contributions to the formation of black cultural identity in the United States and throughout Latin America. In many ways, these Muslim slaves not only engaged the stratified Western racial discursive terrain but also managed to partially shape the Western representation of West Africa. This essay focuses on an African Muslim named Nicholas Said, who was a former slave and world traveler, and argues that he sought to inscribe the dynamics and struggles of displacement in the United States.
Written after the abolishment of slavery in the United States, The Autobiography of Nicholas Said (1873) complicates the contemporary historical and cultural scholarship on the period.2 His narrative presents an Islamic identity steeped in the traditions and achievements of his native people and then describes the ordeal of slavery in the Orient. After gaining his freedom, Said travels throughout Europe and to various ports of the black Atlantic to work as a servant, an educator, and a reformer. He combines Western themes from exploration literature and various autobiographical genres to intervene strategically into discourses of education, religion, philanthropy, and history. Throughout the narrative, he constructs a shifting and itinerant subjectivity, negotiating relationships to various institutions, persons, and locations. As will be shown, a desire to travel continues to remove Said from the familiar confines of the urn' ma (Islamic community) and situates him in an emotional, physical, and social position within the Western world that makes him feel out of place. Interestingly, these transnational trajectories enable Said to see himself as a citizen of the world who can advocate a message of social activism. Ultimately, this essay suggests that The Autobiography of Nicholas Said requires readers to consider questions of process, mobility, and performance in order to show that African Muslims managed to inscribe interesting and often inventive responses to the historical condition of displacement and alienation.
Muslims, Transnational Flows, and Displacement
During the nineteenth century, African Muslims came to the United States for various reasons.3 Allan D. Austin claims that about 10 percent of West African slaves sent to North America between 1711 and 1808 were Muslims. Following the ban on the importation of slaves in 1808, approximately 29,695 African Muslims were smuggled into the United States.4 Michael Gomez postulates that out of the 481,000 African slaves who came to North America from West Africa, 230,000 slaves came from regions populated by Muslims. However, these figures are based on reasonable conjecture, and Gomez reminds us that "It is therefore reasonable to conclude that Muslims may have come to America by the thousands, if not tens of thousands. A more precise assessment is difficult to achieve."5 Clearly, African Muslims reached these shores and attempted to account for their sense of dislocation and anxiety. Responding to the contingencies of displacement and alienation, these African Muslims, who were already literate in Arabic, produced forms of slave narratives in order to document their dislocation and leave behind a physical marker of their faith. Some African Muslim writers wrote assemblage-like narratives in Arabic that hybridized Qur'anic passages with personal testimonies of struggle; others simply discussed matters of ethnology with their eager and sometimes naive amanuenses. …
Publication: Criticism
Dabovic, Safet
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Texas woman strip-searched and put to jail for overdue ticket
25 Oct, 2013 17:51
Sarah Boaz (Image by North Richland Hills Police Department)
A Richland Hills, TX woman was arrested, forced to strip down for a search, and jailed because she failed to pay a traffic ticket on time.
In August, Sarah Boaz was cited for running a stop sign, only to lose the ticket shortly afterwards. Two months later, the Richland Hills City Marshal was waiting for her at home with handcuffs.
Boaz acknowledged that it was wrong for her to wait so long to pay the ticket, but expressed frustration over what happened next: She was cuffed by the marshal, taken to jail, and told to remove her clothing for a search by a female police officer.
According to the local CBS 11 News station, Boaz recalled the officer saying, “’I’m going to need you to undress. I’m going to need you to stand against the wall. Please don’t step in front of this white box, or I’ll take that’… aggressive toward me.”
As the article points out, a statement by the Richland Hills Police Department to CBS 11 News explained that stripping down individuals brought to jail was standard procedure, and that it does not consider the practice a strip search.
“She was given a dress out,” the statement read. “Before they go into the cell they are taken by a detention officer of the same sex to a private room with no cameras. They have to remove all clothing and they are given a jumpsuit. The officer searches their clothes, at no time does the officer touch them.”
Local court officials also said that Boaz was sent two separate reminders to pay her traffic fine. Boaz claims she never received either notification.
As for being jailed due to an overdue traffic ticket, local Attorney Jason Smith said it’s not necessary in these kinds of situations.
“The constitution doesn’t keep the government or government officials from using common sense. Unfortunately, some police officers, some governments get overly aggressive because they want that ticket revenue.”
Boaz spent two hours in jail before her family bailed her out. It remains to be seen whether she will attempt to take any legal action against law enforcement concerning the situation.
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Lucky seven for the Braves
Tim Ruhnke
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Published on: November 8, 2019 | Last Updated: November 8, 2019 9:55 PM EST
Brockville forward Ryan Gillespie stands in front of Kemptville goaltender William Anderson during their CCHL game at the Memorial Centre on Friday night. Gillespie scored the Braves' second goal in the home win. Tim Ruhnke/The Recorder and Times jpg, BT
The winning streak continues for the Brockville Braves.
Brockville defeated Kemptville 3-1 at the Memorial Centre on Friday night. It was the Braves’ seventh victory in a row.
Clay Korpi gave the home team the early lead when he scored his second goal of the season at 2:21 of the first period. The Braves outshot the 73’s 20-4 in the opening 20 minutes.
Ryan Gillespie made it 2-0 for Brockville 71 seconds into the second period; it was his sixth goal of the year. The Braves’ lead grew to three when Justin McRae scored his 13th of the season on a power play at 8:17 of the middle frame. Kemptville outshot Brockville 19-13 in the period.
Madoka Suzuki’s short-handed goal at 3:44 of the third put the 73’s on the board, but that was it for scoring on the night. The Braves outshot Kemptville 43-33. Jake Begley made 32 saves and picked up the win in net for Brockville. William Anderson stopped 40 shots in a losing effort.
McRae, Begley and Anderson were named first, second and third stars respectively. Memorial Centre attendance was listed at 467.
The home win gave Brockville (14-4-3) sole possession of second place in the CCHL Robinson Division standings. The Braves will travel to Nepean to take on the Raiders on Sunday afternoon.
Brockville edged the Colts 2-1 in Cornwall on Thursday night for the Braves’ sixth straight victory. Sam Allison and Parker Casey scored for Brockville; former Brave Christophe Cote had Cornwall’s lone goal. Simon Harkness picked up the victory in net for Brockville.
A Remembrance Day ceremony held just before the start of the game at the Memorial Centre on Friday night included the reading of In Flanders Fields and a moment of silence. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 96 Brockville past-president Don Corneil dropped the puck.
Prescott offers one-time deal to E/C Corporate Brockville joins high water fight
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Cradleboards were made by many Tribes throughout the United States, and are still used in some locations. Though most Native families now use strollers and the other accessories of U.S. modern culture, some have chosen to continue use of these traditional baby carriers.
The basic design of a cradleboard is a flat, hard back made of wood, with woven or cloth sides that enveloped the baby, and could be fastened or laced to safely secure her or him. Most have a footrest, as well as head protection. The materials used to construct the cradleboard and its pieces vary widely according to the tribe and its geographic location.
Cradleboards had, and sometimes still have, a very important use in Tribal cultures—keep babies safe and to help parents care for them while the parents go about their daily work. Babies were usually carried in cradleboards during their first year, and sometimes longer. Part of the time the mother carried the cradleboard on her back, much like a baby backpack. Since the cradleboards were strong and solid, parents could also lean the baby and cradleboard against a tree, or hang them from a tree limb or saddle, safe above the ground. Sometimes the baby was completely laced up to the chin, and other times the fastening was loosened so that the baby had his or her arms free and could play with little toys that were fastened to the cradleboard.
Like many traditional crafts, individuals decorated these functional pieces in distinctive ways. So in addition to their obvious uses in child care, cradleboards also were used to showcase the maker’s talent, to express tribal and cultural identity, and to show the receivers’ status in the community. Cradleboards range from fairly simple wood planks with ties, to buckskin or other textile decorated with elaborate beading or quilling.
In certain Tribes, cradleboards were designed to ensure not only the physical, but also the spiritual well-being of the baby. Some Tribes took special care to select certain types of wood. For example, the Navajos used the eastern side of a cedar, pinon, or pine tree. The Pueblo culture preferred a piece of wood that had been struck by lightening. Comanches have traditionally performed a special ceremony when the baby is placed for the first time in the finished cradleboard, using prayers and cedar smoke.
Take a trip to the Red Earth Art Center where you can see pieces from the Deupree Cradleboard Collection. Cradles that may be on display are the Cheyenne cradles that use elk teeth and shells as decoration, or buckskin covered Flathead cradles that have beautiful beading depicting flowers and leaves. You’ll also see children’s moccasins and boots (from over 100 years ago up to the present day), a toy cradleboard and dolls, and some clothing.
Think about how other cultures create art from everyday items. For example, are the dishes that you use at home just functional? Some are, but others are decorated with painted flowers, or special colored glazes, just to make them prettier or more appealing. Why do you think people all over the world spend this extra time, making the things around them beautiful? What does it add to our everyday life? Another possibility is to think about ways that your everyday items communicate other messages to those around you. For example, how do some of your everyday items communicate group identity, or social status? (Hint: Do you have things with your school colors on them? Do you have a team t-shirt? Do you have clothing with brand or designer names on it?)
Create your own art from everyday tools. Do you have a school notebook? or a backpack? or even a book mark? With a parent’s or guardian’s permission and supervision, think of ways that you can decorate it with painting, drawing, cut-outs, or other techniques. Think about symbols that mean something important to you (and that respect others’ beliefs and values!). How does your decoration communicate something about who you are?
Think about something you can learn from an older person. Techniques for making cradleboards and the traditional decorations used in them were handed down from generation to generation. That is important, so that we are aware of our cultural identity and history, and learn to respect those of others. Ask a parent or guardian to help you identify an older adult who has a skill you could learn. Then ask the “elder” to teach you that skill.
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Dominion Energy wins approvals for Virginia Offshore Wind project
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has given its “no objection” determination to Dominion Energy’s planned Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
Dominion submitted its Facility Design Report (FDR) and Fabrication and Installation Report (FIR) in partnership with partners Ørsted, the contracted developer for the Coastal Virginia project, and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the company which will manufacture two 6-MW wind turbines to be installed next year 27 miles off the Virginia Beach coast.
“This is a significant milestone as we move forward on building the first-ever fully permitted offshore wind project in federal waters,” said Mark D. Mitchell, Dominion Energy’s vice president of generation construction.” This process will provide key learnings we can apply to our commercial-scale offshore wind project.”
The FDR details the design of all the major components of the estimated $300 million offshore wind project, while the FIR describes the fabrication and installation plans of the equipment. The decision from BOEM is a necessary approval to move forward with offshore construction, which is on track for the summer of 2020.
“We are very proud of this accomplishment which will enable us to maintain momentum in the project and may serve as a blueprint of success for others,” said Steve Dayney, U.S. Head of Offshore, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE).
L.E. Myers Company began onshore construction in June to facilitate interconnection of the two 6-megawatt wind turbines at a company substation near Camp Pendleton. At peak production, CVOW will power 3,000 homes. The turbines will not be visible from shore.
CVOW was first announced two years ago and received approval last November from the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Dominion, however, has had the idea in mind for most of this decade.
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UPDATE: Mastodon singer-guitarist Brent Hinds revealed that the band’s longtime manager, Nick John, is battling pancreatic cancer. Hinds posted a note about John’s diagnosis on Instagram days after the band canceled a tour with Dinosaur Jr. due to a “critical situation.”
On Instagram, Hinds said, “The most kind and beautiful being is in need of very strong amazing vibes more than a ever ..! My friend and manager @nickjzoso who is mainly responsible for Mastodon’s success has been stricken with pancreatic cancer and has been fighting so hard that he is withering away and taking a little bit of me with him.”
In his own post, Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor added, “Help send all the power and love of the universe to our dear friend and manager Nick John. I don’t know where Mastodon would be without him. He is absolutely integral to the success we have achieved as a band not to mention one of the best people you’d ever hope to meet. We all deeply love and care for him. Send your love his way. Thank you.”
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“Mastodon regrets to inform fans that due to a critical situation of a member of the Mastodon family, their upcoming tour with Dinosaur Jr. will be cancelled,” the band said in a statement. “Mastodon would like to extend their sincerest thanks to their loyal fans as well as the fans of Dinosaur Jr. for their support and understanding at this time.”
Mastodon noted that tickets at VIP upgrades would be refunded at the point of purchase. The band said they also hoped to make up the canceled shows in the future, “but as of now, no plans for rescheduling have been set.”
On Twitter, Dinosaur Jr. shared a statement that noted, as a result of the tour cancellation, their own August 31st gig in Missoula, Montana would also be canceled. The rock outfit said they were working to reschedule both the Missoula show and other concerts in some of the cities they were supposed to visit with Mastodon.
Last year, Mastodon released their seventh album, Emperor of Sand, as well as an EP, Cold Dark Place. Dinosaur Jr.’s last LP, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, arrived in 2016.
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TogetherBC is a cross-ministry plan that outlines what government will do to help reduce poverty by 25 per cent. (Mike Davies/Black Press Staff)
Province promises July policy changes to help break cycle of poverty in B.C.
Families providing room and board to kin will no longer be financially penalized
Nick Murray
The B.C. government is changing policy in a bid to help break the cycle of poverty and build a future for vulnerable citizens.
The changes were announced by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and kick in on July 1. They say clients will benefit from the changes, which are designed to further the goals of TogetherBC, the province’s first poverty reduction strategy.
TogetherBC is a cross-ministry plan that outlines what government will do to help reduce the rate of poverty in B.C. by 25 per cent and how they intend to cut child poverty in half over the next half decade.
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The policy changes include ending penalties for families providing room and board to a family member and decreasing the work search from five to three weeks. Access to the identification supplement will be expanded, as will access to the application process for Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers programs. This is also due to be simplified. As part of the raft of changes the “transient” client category will be removed, as will the $10,000 asset limit on a primary vehicle. Asset limits for people on income assistance will be increased and the moving supplement for people to move anywhere in B.C. will be developed.
One of the more popular changes is likely to be ending penalties for families providing room and board to a family member. Clients who pay room and board to a parent or child while on income assistance currently do not receive the same level of benefits as those in a private room and board agreement. From July, families will be allowed to receive up to the full room and board payments when providing room and board to an adult child or parent on assistance. They won’t suffer a financial penalty, similar to those living in a private room and board situation.
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The ministry says that additional changes will be made to improve services and they are focused on helping people access the support they need, when trying to overcome social and economic barriers.
Addressing poverty is a shared goal between the ministry, government and the B.C. Green Party caucus. It is part of the Confidence and Supply Agreement.
Details on the British Columbia Poverty Reduction Strategy can be found at www2.gov.bc.ca.
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Spectacula turpitudinum
Christian Schemata of the Dancing Body
Donatella Tronca
The aim of this paper is to offer an analysis of the Christian intellectual perspective of choreutic gesture, putting forward the hypothesis that by regulating dancing, late antique bishops became spokesmen for an anthropology of gesture which on the one hand demonised all forms of performative dancing and on the other hand encouraged men to become perfect imitators of an angelic choreia in the Platonic framework. This choreia was supposed to guide the behavioural movement and schemata of men’s bodies. However, it was more than just a characteristic of a presumed Ideal City; it also had to be realised in life on earth, the anticipatory mirror image of the heavenly city.
Choreia
1 Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, h. 21 cm, Greek, 3rd–2nd century BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 1972.118.95 (photo: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
[1] While presenting the moral dangers of dancing to Christians at the end of the fourth century, John Chrysostom (344/354–407) provides a vivid account of dance figures—as if describing a sculpture—to show that theatre-goers return home in a state of great impurity. This is the result of having seen dancers with features such as contorted bodies, rolling eyes, rotating hands and circles traced out by their feet.1 Spectaculum turpitudinum is therefore the spectacle of the performing flesh.2 Chrysostom focuses on the performers’ ridiculous agitated voices, along with the tumult and clamour accompanying the recital, which are sometimes even taken into church. He does not advocate a ban on rejoicing, but recommends prohibiting meaningless voices, raised hands, foot-tapping and indecorous effeminate behaviour.3 He often compares female dancers to she-camels, saying that God did not give us feet to move in a disorderly way or dance like demons. Instead, as feet help Christians to walk righteously, they should imitate the movements of angels.4 Additionally, Basil of Caesarea (329–379) asks who would be more blessed on earth than those able to imitate the dancing of angels.5
[2] Over the following pages, I will present an analysis of the Christian intellectual perspective of choreutic gesture, putting forward the hypothesis that by regulating dancing, bishops in particular—who had an extremely active and influential role in late antique society—became spokesmen for an anthropology of gesture which on the one hand demonised all forms of performative dancing and on the other hand encouraged men to become perfect imitators of an angelic choreia in the Platonic framework. This choreia was supposed to guide the behavioural movement and schemata of people's bodies. However, it was more than just a characteristic of a presumed Ideal City; it also had to be realised in life on earth, the anticipatory mirror image of the heavenly city.
[3] Considerations about dancing naturally refer to bodies in movement, but when we deal with non-contemporary history, we have to use still sources (written texts or images). For this reason, the distance between us and the bodies in our sources is not only temporal, but also perceptual and sensorial. It is therefore extremely important to focus on terminology when conducting this type of research by adopting a historical-semantic approach. When referring to choreutic gesture in this context, which we could define as 'angelic', Basil of Caesarea uses the Greek term choreia. So what exactly does it encompass?
[4] Choreia is generally translated in modern languages as 'dance', in particular 'choral dancing'. However, this translation does not really reflect the meaning that the term held in the ancient Greek world, which persisted even after the spread of Christianity. For example, processional movement also belongs to the lexicon of the concept of choreia. This is not only an intrinsic technicality related to the type of movement, but a lexical root which also connects choreutic gesture to the verb choreo, which is used to indicate moving forward, walking and even the flow of the Heraclitian river (panta chorei).6 The concept of choreia in this broad sense formed part of the reworked ancient imaginary acquired and spread by Christian intellectuals, whereby circular movement was easily associated with a reflection of the perfection of cosmic harmony. The presence of the apostolic choros in late antique baptisteries, such as the depiction in the ceiling mosaic in the Baptistery of Neon in Ravenna (Fig. 2), and the spatial and performative relations these figures established both with Christ in the centre and with believers, recently studied by Vladimir Ivanovici, allow baptism to be interpreted as the convert's official entry into the harmonic movement of the Christian choreia.7
2 The ceiling mosaic in the Baptistery of Neon, ca. 458 AD, Ravenna, Italy (photo: Vladimir Ivanovici)
The concept of choreia and this type of imagery therefore need to be seen as the expression of the amalgamation of numerous musically coordinated and harmonised actions.8 Furthermore, in ancient Greece the term mousike expressed more than the current connotation of the word music—it was always a combination of words, melody and choreutic gesture.9
[5] In his Laws, above all in books two and seven, Plato (428/427–348/347 BCE) outlines what Steven Lonsdale has defined as an "ancient anthropology of dance".10 Frederick Naerebout aptly reflects that it is somewhat anachronistic for Antiquity to consider Plato "an anthropologist avant la lettre".11 However, the definition of an anthropology of Platonic dance is extremely fitting, especially in relation to the way that such deliberations were embraced by Christian intellectuals. Although it is important to place Plato’s works in the historical cultural context in which they were produced, and although the philosopher was clearly unaware of how his theories would be received—making it difficult to perceive him as the creator of a systematic anthropological interpretation—, I feel that we can justifiably refer to the development of a Christian anthropology of choreutic gesture with Platonic origins in reference to Late Antiquity, which in turn influenced Christian thought in the Latin West and Greek East in the Middle Ages.
[6] Plato speaks authoritatively—and perhaps with a vaguely nostalgic tone, as an incurable conservative—about the political role of civic choruses and choreutic practices in Attica in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. In order to understand this concept of 'political role', we need to focus on the etymological root of the term, which is directly connected to the polis. Choreutic practices in ancient Greece were fundamental to the management of the polis: they were unifying performative practices of a mostly religious nature that created collective identities.12 It is important to underline that I have only used the expression 'religious nature' for reasons of clarity, as this type of performance generally took place during festivities dedicated to one or more divinities. Here too, however, the civic role was always predominant; in a certain sense, the concepts of 'religious' and 'profane' interacted and overlapped. In order to understand the importance attributed to these practices in Plato—and more generally in Antiquity—, we need to think that the absence of just one of them would call the whole socio-political system into question. This consideration might also help us understand why many of these customs were still doggedly practised after the progressive triumph of Christianity, and why there were attempts to eradicate them by Christian intellectuals, who sometimes labelled them as 'pagan'.
[7] For Plato, dance—choreia—was an instrument of paideia, which refers not only to scholastic and/or physical education, but to the entire way of life. According to his thinking, moral and civic virtues could be acquired by learning to dance in the right way, namely learning to execute the appropriate constitutive schemata for the relevant role in society. The whole civic system would be affected by the absence of this role, as it would also cast doubt on the roles of all the others. The inclusion of legislation about musical activity in the Laws shows the degree of power that Plato thought choral singing and dancing had as an agency of social control for the transmission and maintenance of the right feelings among citizens. The Greek term nomos, law, also indicates 'melody' and 'musical mode'—nomoi were called the first melodic repertories because it was essential to remain within the established confines of intonation.13 In this way, just as nomos in the sense of law is at the basis of social order, it is by following the musical nomos that the collective choreia should guide the social body harmoniously. The term choreia therefore indicates the combined actions of singing and dancing; according to Plato, the link between the two derives from the rhythm and movement of the body. In choral and choreutic performances, just as in social life, voice and body must move in a harmonious way individually, collectively and in relation to their performance space.14 Only those who are trained to follow this harmony can live in the Platonic City. He who cannot dance is described as achoreutos and is excluded from the Ideal City, for he will not be able to socialise with other citizens or move in harmony with the rest of the civic choreia. The choreia therefore plays a fundamental civic role in Plato's work, to the point where failure to move one’s body in harmony with others is seen as immoral and depraved.
[8] As Werner Jaeger’s studies of early Christianity and Greek paideia clearly highlight, figures such as John Chrysostom and Basil of Caesarea had a complete classical education and were particularly steeped in Platonic culture. He stresses that Christian thinking was heavily influenced by the Greek language with its numerous concepts, categories of thought, inherited metaphors and subtle nuances.15 We therefore need to consider the eventuality that Basil attributed the same Platonic concept of choreia to his angels, who move harmoniously in heaven just like Plato's ideal citizens.
[9] However, the real-life city in Late Antiquity where John Chrysostom lived and worked was quite different from Plato’s Ideal City. In the sermons he gave in Antioch and Constantinople, the bishop had to forcefully underline what should be done and what was wrong, especially to those who considered themselves Christians. Whether he did so consciously or not, he might have been conveying the same values that Plato wanted in his Ideal City. Indeed, Plato did not allow all forms of dancing in his State: for example, the Bacchic dances of Nymphs and Satyrs were excluded.16 In practice, there was no place for frenetic dancing that made individuals lose their self-control, thereby interrupting the harmony of the civic choreia. This loss was always associated with the Dionysian realm, also in the figurative arts (Fig. 3), providing a contrast to the idea of maintaining control of the self, which became a vitally important concept throughout Christian culture.
3 Relief with a satyr and a maenad caught in an ecstatic dance, likely as part of a Dionysian ritual, terracotta plaque, h. 45.1 cm, w. 49.4 cm, d. 4.4 cm, Roman, Augustan or Julio-Claudian (27 BCE–68 CE). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 12.232.8b (photo: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
[10] In one of his homilies, Basil of Caesarea denounced certain drunken women who danced near the basilicas of martyrs on the night of Easter, thereby turning holy places into a stage for their indecency.17 The description of the women in question as inebriated is not a minor detail; the fact that they were dancing near a church might have made the offence only slightly more serious, because Christians were supposed to behave in a Christian way, namely with balance and discretion, at all times and in all places. However, it is even more important to note that when Christian authors wanted to attribute a negative definition to dance, they always did so by associating it with an adjective or a characteristic that made it worse, such as drunkenness in this case.
[11] Clement of Alexandria (150–215) had previously associated musical instruments with the development of passions related to drunkenness, lust, sensuality, violent aggression and pagan rites;18 the distinction between 'good music' and 'bad music' and its power to influence states of mind reflects a long philosophical tradition of harmoniai dating back to Damon of Oa (fifth century BCE), bequeathed to us through Plato.19 Clement invited men to live their lives as an eternal liturgy, a holy panegyris celebrating the solemnity that the true Gnostic—therefore the perfect Christian—should honour every day and at every moment of his life in order to be part of the divine choreia and imitate the angels in everything.20 Although good knowledge of mousike and harmony could have a positive effect on men's lives in conducting the eternal liturgy imitating the choros of angels, Clement felt that it was also necessary to provide the right indications so as not to suffer the negative influences of music, which could be extremely harmful. These were directly connected to the context of the symposium and the risk of losing self-awareness.21 It is important to underline that Clement was not providing simple rules of etiquette about how to behave decorously at banquets, but was describing norms of life, whereby he who did not comply was described in Platonic terms as apaideutos, standing outside the choreia with his ignorance of mousike and good schemata.
[12] At this point, with regard to proper behavioural norms, it is important to refer to the Greek concept of schema, analysed in depth by Maria Luisa Catoni in relation to Antiquity.22 The term schema refers to the way of speaking, walking, appearing in public and relating to space. In the life of a Greek citizen, the visual (as well as auditory) dimensions were fundamental, including not only the images that surrounded him but also the rites and performances in which he was involved and thus the very way in which he behaved in public in the city. This gestural lexicon covered various aspects of social life, and communication was guaranteed by knowledge of the relevant terms—the schemata.23 Citizens were aware of the schemata of their gestures and the values that they conveyed. Therefore, schemata had political value in the ancient Greek world and anything that did not follow them potentially undermined the stability of the State. In Plato's political thinking, it was extremely important to maintain the traditional schemata as any innovation potentially led to the subversion of the State. Those who tried to alter and manipulate schemata were one of the most socially dangerous forces because they threatened the stability of the social rules. The term schema indicates clothes, accessories, gestures and manners, embodying the values that one wants to communicate. It also has a bearing on the arts, painting and sculpture, as well as on mousike, namely music and dance. For this reason, it can be seen as a sort of corporeal iconicity in the broadest sense of the concept. The subversion of schemata falls into the category of aschemosyne, a term that indicates turpitude, lack of form, ugliness and deformity, the opposite of euschemosyne, namely decorum and dignity. A disorderly choreutic performance is duly defined as aschemon (indecent, shameful and depraved). We should underline that these terms did not have an abstract meaning but instead indicated concrete bodily attitudes and always referred to physical appearance. This aspect is confirmed by the fact that the term aschemon is also present in medical literature to indicate something deformed.24
[13] This analysis of the concept of schema helps us to understand why, for example, John Chrysostom in one of his homilies invited the people of Antioch to avoid public aschemosyne during festivities.25 As it seems reasonable to assume that the terms used by Christian authors had not lost the concrete nature that characterised them in Antiquity, I think that he was referring to specific bodily gestures to be avoided so as not to interrupt the gestural harmony that he wanted people to comply with. The celestial dancing mentioned by Basil of Caesarea is also concrete and represented the type of harmonic movement that had to be imitated.
[14] The schemata kala—good bodily attitudes—are the schemata of euschemosyne, which all citizens needed to learn in order to maintain self-control. Frenetic gestures were not allowed in Plato's Ideal City or in the civitas christiana as they were a symptom of loss of self-constraint. While Plato suggested identifying judges that could evaluate and approve the right schemata to follow and divulge to young citizens, late antique Christian citizens would, at least in theory, have their own pedagogical judges: bishops.
[15] The schemata that included singing and dancing—mousike—never had a neutral ethical connotation. This point is stressed by Plato, and it is considered by Christian intellectuals when defining the behavioural models that Christians should follow, addressing choreutic gesture and music, and dealing with questions, also at a legislative level through various conciliar norms, such as how to behave during celebrations, which seem far removed from intellectual interest.26 These were not only questions of the danger of lasciviousness or contact with pagan cults: the matter was much more serious in their eyes and far more meaningful to the life of a Christian because their references were the Platonic schemata models.
[16] According to Plato, euschemosyne always had to be pursued in life just as in art because a lack of decorum, harmony and rhythm in the figurative and performative arts would lead to the same defects arising in life.27 Furthermore, the Platonic insight into what should be considered 'good schemata' is also extremely interesting for the subsequent polemic developed by Christian intellectuals against theatrical performances because of the intrinsic ambiguity that they perceived in the professions of actor and dancer and indeed in theatre-goers, an issue well scrutinised by Carla Bino and Leonardo Lugaresi.28 In short, Plato stresses the importance of the content of 'good schemata' as well as the technical aspect (techne); the cultivated citizen should not only be able to sing and dance appropriately but also perform 'good songs and good dances' that imitate virtues rather than vices.29 It is clear that Plato poses this problem because not doing so would legitimise a separation of techne and ethics, meaning that a dancer, who we can now define as a citizen to all intents and purposes because in a certain sense the two figures overlap, might execute a schema that represents evil in an impeccable manner. It is therefore necessary to identify good schemata to civilise citizens who should then imitate them, an undertaking only befitting philosophers as authorities on what is good.
[17] It is impossible to know whether Plato ever thought or hoped that someone would attempt to apply this legislation at a future date or that intellectuals would try to civilise citizens to this end through direct contact.30 Nevertheless, it is plausible to think that it was this model of choreutic nurture that late antique bishops attempted to convey to the Christian citizen/dancer, perhaps unknowingly or not deliberately but nevertheless effectively. In a certain sense, they then became the philosophers who tried to nurture citizens to execute the right schemata by claiming to know good and using the full authority pertaining to their role. This is why Platonic texts were all included in what Gaëlle Jeanmart defines as the "bibliothèque intérieure",31 namely inherited knowledge and awareness that cannot be quantified or measured by manuscripts, fragments and citations, but form an integral part of the historical and cultural heritage of the context in which late antique bishops operated.
[18] In her section on schemata and dancing, Maria Luisa Catoni explains the theory behind her research, namely that dance-related schemata play a crucial role in visually establishing the bodily attitudes to express certain values.32 By following this approach I would like to demonstrate that the same schemata and values were also transmitted after the spread of Christianity and, in a certain sense, also substantiated the new faith, although they were structured differently and featured different means of communication such as preaching. Schemata no longer only concerned the citizens of a polis, but the citizens of a much larger state. A good Christian was also defined through his bodily attitudes: all those that did not adopt the schemata variously recommended by late antique bishops were achoreutoi in the strictly Platonic sense of the term and were excluded from the choreia, which had by now become Christian. It could be said that the bishops were creating a form of iconicity of the Christian living body, where subversive behaviour, defined as aschemon, called into question the very values of societies.
[19] Aside from that, the link with Christian philosophy also derives from the fact that the term schema could also mean disguise and therefore deceit. It was used in ancient sources to express the problematic relationship between appearance and reality that characterises the mimetic arts; as is known, this also became a cornerstone of the Christian intellectual polemic against performances.
[20] While the citizens of the Greek polis were perfectly nurtured to understand the constituent gestures and attitudes of the language of schemata, also through the theatre, which had paedeutic value, Christian intellectuals attempted to transmit to the faithful the schemata that they deemed acceptable and which stemmed directly from their Greek and Platonic equivalents. In this way, all Christians would ideally communicate using the same gestural language cleansed of everything that fell into the realm of aschemosyne and which could contain the much-feared and potentially deceitful ambiguity that typified the thespian language. Each constituent component of an ancient city had a schema, which could not be modified without undermining the order of the city, with the result that appearance was placed above being.33 This is the same danger that Christian bishops systematically warned citizens of the societas christiana about when (in different contexts to those in ancient Greece that were, however, also influenced by Roman thought) they pointed out all of the inherent contradictions and dangers of contamination in theatre-going. For them, the theatre was the ultimate place of appearing and never of being, and was thus, even if only for this reason, to be avoided at all costs.
[21] Carla Bino's studies have shown that Christian philosophical teaching completely redefined the elements of performance, placing man at the very centre of the dramatic action of which God is the only spectator, making him the leading actor on the world stage. This precluded other forms of performance, at least in theoretical terms, as man is himself the spectacle and in this way can no longer ever pretend to be what he is not. He must always perform his role in the world under the judging eyes of God.34
[22] The depth of the Platonic meaning of the concept of schema is clearly highlighted in book four of the Republic, which discusses the individual components of the State, stressing that everyone must have a precise role and wear his social habitus.35 I use the latter term as I feel that the use of the Latin—and then also Christian—concept of habitus is highly appropriate to translate the Greek schema, which is also often rendered in Latin by the term figura. As the meaning in this sense is more technical, referring for example to the figurative arts,36 the term habitus might be preferable to grasp its broad sense, which also includes the way of dressing, directly connected to behaviour and societal role. Furthermore, in this sartorial meaning, schema later came to specifically indicate the monastic habit.37 Indeed, monks were the ideal inhabitants (also deriving from the verb habito)—or the perfect icons—of the Christian cosmos. With regard to habito, Giorgio Agamben notes that the term habitatio seems to indicate a virtue and a spiritual condition in ancient rules rather than a simple fact.38 'Inhabiting the coenobium' does not only mean living together in the same place, but precise communal participation in shared habitus, namely schemata. Monks were able to wear the schema/habit in the sense that, at least in theory, they knew how to behave and adopt bodily attitudes in line with the Platonic dictates acquired and spread by Christian intellectuals.
[23] As far as I can discern, late antique and medieval Christianity’s stance on dancing was shaped by the confluence of the views of the practice held in the Greek and the Roman traditions, especially in the early imperial period.39 As Diego Lanza underlined, there was a somewhat ambiguous idea of the profession of actor and dancer in Rome that differed considerably from the Greek concept.40 Although the Romans were keen theatre-goers, actors and dancers were included in the category of infames in Roman law; infamia entailed the loss of political rights and the restriction of civil rights. Valerio Neri observed that infamia was an ethical and social stigma expressing the disapproval of the dominant part of the civic body.41 For actors, the marginal status of infames in the Roman world was due to the act of prodire in scaenam or performing on stage. We know that this feature remained intact in the reasoning of most Christian authors. For example, Augustine of Hippo (354–430) praises the ancient Roman constitution for having assigned the lowest social ranking to actors and distinguishing them from respectable people.42 His thinking features the same form of contamination that is often found in the Christian polemic against performances and dancing; sometimes he even refers to the pestilentia saltatorum (the pestilence of dancers).43
[24] When Christians accused pagans of idolatry for celebrating feasts in honour of demons, they also accused them of the fact that these celebrations were ridiculous and the figure of the dancer/actor was held up as non-human and ferine because of the ambiguity of the mask worn and his characteristic depraved gesturing, almost as if possessed. (Fig. 4)
4 Pantomime dancer holding masks, ivory, Trier, 5th century CE. Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, inv. no. TC 2497 (© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, photo: Ingrid Geske)
[25] As Alessandro Saggioro highlighted, the circus was condemned by Christian apologists because it was a place where self-awareness could be lost, a place of mania and furor, while the theatre was a place of perdition.44 Leonardo Lugaresi stressed that Christianity introduced the responsibility of the gaze to supplement the shame that any Roman citizen felt when making a spectacle of himself.45 For a Christian, theoretically speaking, he who watches a theatrical performance is no less deplorable—we could even say infamis—than the performer. It was also feared that such places and events would generate a cohesiveness that might somehow limit the forms of control that bishops tried to implement in late antique cities, and that insurrection could even occur in theatres and circuses.46 It is important to stress that this form of control was widespread and aimed to regulate behaviour. From Chrysostom's homilies we know that he assigned a fundamental role to laymen, instructing them and inviting them to inform the bishop of the behaviour of any Christians who had lost their faith, as well as avoiding contact with believers who persisted in attending the theatre and circus.47 The fact that the church hierarchy and councils in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (and beyond) frequently spoke out in this way against dancing and cantica turpia (depraved singing) shows the level of importance attributed to controlling these phenomena.48
[26] According to ancient and medieval Christian intellectual thought, men's bodies had to contribute to the formation of universal harmony with their gestures. This universal harmony in Christian thought was directly linked to the harmony of the Platonic cosmos. In Pythagorean and Platonic philosophy, the universal harmony of the macrocosm is supported by musical proportions that are reflected in the human microcosm, which acts as a mirror of the universe. In the Enneads, Plotinus (203/205-270) mentions the soul using the body as a musical instrument49 and, while recalling Plato, makes a comparison with dancers in a chorus, in the sense that singing together is not enough in itself: individual members also need to sing their parts well.50
[27] This Pythagorean and Platonic concept was adopted by Clement of Alexandria (150–215) in his Paedagogus, presenting the metaphor of the incarnate musical body by comparing the instruments mentioned in Psalm 150 to parts of the body. He invites the faithful to praise God on the lyre, explaining that the lyre means the mouth struck by the Spirit as if it were a plectrum, or praise God on the chords and organ, referring to the human body whose nerves are the strings which bestow harmonious tension.51 In the eternal liturgy that must be celebrated throughout life, men have to modulate their body parts—tongue, mouth, nerves—so that they become instruments that always sing and play praise to God. Christ—the Logos and the New Song—enchants the hearts of men and creates harmony from the dissonance in the universe.52
[28] It is essential to reiterate the concrete nature of these images. When Clement of Alexandria mentioned these human musical instruments, he was referring to actual bodies in movement that acted, interacted and were expected to produce harmony, with all the inherent musicality of this term. My hypothesis is that Christian authors used musical analogies to describe men's bodies in a way that was perfectly in keeping with and functional to the achievement of this harmony. These human bodies as musical instruments and iconic living bodies must dance and play the harmonious music directed by the New Song, namely the Logos incarnate.
[29] The analogy between the human body and musical instruments is present in various forms in the work of both Greek and Latin Christian authors. Besides Clement, it can also be found in Origen (184–253), Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, Eusebius of Caesarea (263–339), Gregory of Nyssa (335–394), Hilary of Poitiers (310–368), Ambrose of Milan (339–397), Augustine of Hippo and Cassiodorus (485–585). These sources have been well scrutinised by Laurence Wuidar, who addresses the issue with a mainly hermeneutic form of exegesis.53 There is, however, the further crucial aspect that Christian intellectuals, above all bishops, played an active role in society. As a result, they also expressed the philosophical principle using a different language for a different audience in contexts where they had direct contact with the faithful.
[30] It seems plausible to suggest that while on the one hand, in practical terms, there is direct intervention through the regulation of dancing, on the other hand, in theoretical terms, there is the philosophical development of the harmony of the Christian cosmos, consisting of a chorus of perfect dancers who use their gestures to achieve this consonance on the world's stage—the only possible form of order, the incarnation and further actualisation of the Pythagorean and Platonic macrocosm in the human musical microcosm. According to Eusebius of Caesarea, the human body was given to the soul as an instrument; when the inner man touches the strings of this instrument, all of his limbs and senses exalt the law of God.54 In his treatise on the Psalms, Gregory of Nyssa revisits the Pythagorean and Platonic theory of universal harmony and man as a microcosm, also focusing on otherworldly dancing and the eschatological value of music. He stresses that when all forms of creation unite to form one dance (chorostasia), the pleasant sound from men's bodily symphony will join what was previously sundered.55 Bodies are to be used as instruments to praise God and all limbs are called on to carry out this function.
[31] Although this cosmology was contemplated by both Eastern and Western Christian intellectuals, I believe that Byzantium offers a privileged standpoint from which to observe the implementation of this philosophical framework of universal harmony, above all in its court ceremonies. In some respects, every limb of the body of the court was also employed and had to follow certain schemata to participate in the glorification of the imperial figure. The tenth-century Liber de caerimoniis aulae byzantinae by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (905–959) provides written codification of these ceremonies (to find something similar in the West, we have to wait until the fifteenth-century Italian courts).56 Constantine saw imperial ceremonies as a reflection of the harmony of the cosmos, because imperial power could achieve the harmonious movement that the demiurge (demiourgos) had donated to the universe if it moved in accordance with the right rhythm and order.57 This harmony was also expressed in buildings, signs, images and music, and, as Antonio Carile underlined, the keywords of consensus were cosmos, taxis and harmonia.58 This hierarchy did not allow for any subjective individuality, as everyone had to dance in unison and harmony like the Platonic choreia, always remembering that God was the spectator. He who danced outside the chorus became like the Platonic achoreutos, incapable of socialising, and always risked falling into heresy in the broadest meaning of the word: not only in a strictly religious sense but also (and above all) in political, ethical and social terms. In the rituals of the Eastern Roman court, fundamental importance was given to compliance with etiquette and what semiotics defines as proxemics, namely ideologically determined space. Order and social control were implemented through the cultural use of space and spatial relations, and as Mary Douglas put it: "the more value people set on social constraints, the more the value they set on symbols of bodily control".59
[32] We have to imagine this concept of harmony as something musically conducted, taking account of the fact that in modern languages the term has lost much of the concrete nature and the gestural component that characterised it in Antiquity.60 If we strive to think in these terms, it will not seem too abstract to compare the bodies of men to musical instruments. This harmony needed to shape life, the eternal liturgy of Christians, who were actors/dancers on the world's stage under the gaze of God, spectator and supreme judge. In this branch of Christian philosophical thinking, an offshoot of Pythagorean and Platonic thought, human bodies were seen as musical microcosms and living icons that had to move harmoniously through space following the musical rhythm conducted by the Logos/New Song.
[33] It is therefore not mere rhetoric to define dance in the broadest possible sense of the term—including the concepts of schema and choreia—as a metaphor of life, social life and political life (life in a polis). Dancing defines the relationship that the body establishes with space and the way in which it interacts with other bodies within the same shared space. The model of harmony that Plato defined for his Ideal State influenced the boundaries that the great Christian preachers attempted to establish as new schemata for religious discipline and social control. Just like the Platonic City, the Christian cosmos did not allow gestures that interrupted this harmony and were categorised as aschemosyne. The importance of schemata in Christian culture, with all the associated bodily concreteness and choreutic gesture of the concept, is clearly explained in a passage of the Paedagogus. In reference to beauty par excellence—which is symmetry of limbs and parts, the state that human bodies return to when they are resurrected—Clement of Alexandria describes true beauty as the schema given by God.61
Donatella Tronca, PhD, is a researcher in the History of Christianity and Latin Palaeography. She is currently affiliated to the Department of Cultures and Civilization at the University of Verona, where she is working on a project concerning the manuscripts of the Cathedral Library. In addition, she coordinates the activities of Eurythmia – International Research Network on the Cultural History of Dance at the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Bologna. Her research interests include late antique and medieval Christian texts, which she approaches from a historical and anthropological perspective, as well as from a material angle involving the history of manuscripts and libraries.
E-mail: donatella.tronca[at]univr.it
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1 John Chrysostom, In sanctum Barlaam martyrem 4 (ed. Patrologia Graeca [PG] 50.682).
2 Augustine of Hippo, De civitate Dei 1.32 (ed. Bernhard Dombart and Alfons Kalb, in Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina [CCSL] 47.32).
3 John Chrysostom, In illud, vidi Dominum, homilia 1.3 (ed. PG 56.102).
4 John Chrysostom, In Matthaeum homilia 48.3 (ed. PG 58.491).
5 Basil of Caesarea, Epistola 2 (ed. PG 32.225-226).
6 Heraclitus, Testimonia, 6, in Plato, Cratylus 402A (ed. Hermann Diels and Walther Kranz, Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker, vol. 1, 6th ed., Berlin 1951). Nicoletta Isar's reflections on the link between gesture and the term chora, related to the verb choreo, are extremely interesting with her consideration of choro-graphy as the description of space (chora) delimited by dance schemata: cf. Nicoletta Isar, ΧΟΡÓΣ. The Dance of Adam. The Making of Byzantine Chorography. The Anthropology of the Choir of Dance in Byzantium, Leiden 2011, 97-100. See also Hjalmar Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2, Heidelberg 1970, 1125-1126.
7 Vladimir Ivanovici, Manipulating Theophany. Light and Ritual in North Adriatic Architecture (ca. 400–ca. 800), Berlin 2016 (= Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, 6), 86-90.
8 For an analysis of the relationship between depictions of circular dances and the concept of harmony in the Middle Ages, see Francesc Massip Bonet, "L’harmonia de l’univers: la dansa en cercle a l’edat mitjana", in: Danses imaginades, danses relatades. Paradigmes iconogràfics del ball des de l’Antiguitat clàssica fins a l’edat mitjana, eds. Licia Buttà, Jesús Carruesco, Francesc Massip and Eva Subías, Tarragona 2014, 65-83.
9 Bruno Gentili, "Metro e ritmo nella dottrina degli antichi e nella prassi della 'performance'", in: La musica in Grecia, eds. Bruno Gentili and Roberto Pretagostini, Rome/Bari 1988, 5-14: 5.
10 Steven H. Lonsdale, Dance and Ritual Play in Greek Religion, Baltimore 1993, 8.
11 Frederick G. Naerebout, Attractive Performances. Ancient Greek Dance: Three Preliminary Studies, Amsterdam 1997, 96.
12 With regard to this issue, see Claude Calame, "Morfologia e funzione della festa nell'antichità", in: Annali dell'Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli – AION (filol.) 4-5 (1982-1983), 3-21; Pauline Schmitt-Pantel, "Collective Activities and the Political in the Greek City", in: The Greek City. From Homer to Alexander, eds. Oswyn Murray and Simon Price, Oxford 1990, 199-213.
13 Roberto Pretagostini, "Mουσική: poesia e performance", in: La 'parola' delle immagini e delle forme di scrittura. Modi e tecniche della comunicazione nel mondo antico, ed. Ermanno A. Arslan, Messina 1998, 41-56: 45.
14 Plato, Laws 2.664E-665A (ed. John Burnet, Platonis opera, vol. 5, Oxford 1907, repr. 1967).
15 Werner Jaeger, Cristianesimo primitivo e paideia greca. Con una bibliografia degli scritti di W. Jaeger, ed. Herbert Bloch, Florence 1966 [original ed. 1961], 5.
16 Plato, Laws 7.815CD (ed. Burnet).
17 Basil of Caesarea, Homilia 14.1 in ebriosos (ed. PG 31.445).
18 Clement of Alexandria, Paedagogus 2.4 (ed. Henri-Irénée Marrou and Claude Mondésert, in: Sources Chrétiennes [SCh] CVIII, 1965). On Clement and music see Charles H. Cosgrove, "Clement of Alexandria and Early Christian Music", in: Journal of Early Christian Studies 14 (2006), no. 3, 255-282.
19 See Warren D. Anderson, Ethos and Education in Greek Music. The Evidence of Poetry and Philosophy, Cambridge, MA, 1966; Robert W. Wallace, "Damone di Oa ed i suoi successori: un'analisi delle fonti", in: Harmonia Mundi. Musica e filosofia nell'antichità, eds. Robert W. Wallace and Bonnie MacLachlan, Urbino 1991, 30-53: 30; Carnes Lord, "On Damon and Music Education", in: Hermes: Zeitschrift für klassische Philologie 106 (1978), 32-43.
20 Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 7.7.49.3-5 (ed. Ludwig Früchtel and Otto Stählin, Clemens Alexandrinus Band 3: Stromata. Buch VII und VIII, Berlin 1970 [= Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte (GCS), vol. 17]).
21 Clement of Alexandria, Paed. 2.4.40.1-2 (ed. Marrou and Mondésert).
22 Maria Luisa Catoni, Schemata. Comunicazione non verbale nella Grecia antica, Pisa 2005; I refer to the second edition: La comunicazione non verbale nella Grecia antica. Gli schemata nella danza, nell'arte, nella vita, Turin 2008.
23 Catoni, La comunicazione, 5.
24 See, for example, the passages of the Corpus Hippocraticum quoted by Catoni, La comunicazione, 112-116.
25 John Chrysostom, Homilia in martyres 1-3 (ed. PG 50.664).
26 E.g. Canons 39 (De Christianis celebrantibus festa gentilium) and 53 (Ut in Christianorum non saltetur nuptiis) of the Council of Laodicea in the fourth century: Concilium Laodicenum sub Silvestro, Canones concilii Laodiceni. Ex interpretatione Dionysii Exigui (ed. Mansi 2.581, 571-574); Canon 23 (Ut in sanctorum natalitiis ballimatiae prohibeantur) of the Council of Toledo in 589: Concilium Toletanum III sub Pelagio II (ed. Mansi 9.999); Canon 35 (Sacerdotes admoneant populum, ut in diebus festis non vacent conviviis malis et iocis turpibus, sed orationibus) of the Council of Rome in 826 (ed. Albert Werminghoff, in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica [MGH], Concilia, II, Hannover 1906, 581-582).
27 Plato, Respublica 3.401BD (ed. Simon Roelof Slings, Platonis Rempublicam, Oxford 2003).
28 Carla Bino, Il dramma e l'immagine. Teorie cristiane della rappresentazione (II-XI sec.), Florence 2015; Leonardo Lugaresi, Il teatro di Dio. Il problema degli spettacoli nel cristianesimo antico (II-IV secolo), Brescia 2008.
29 Plato, Laws 2.654C (ed. Burnet); Catoni, La comunicazione, 272-274.
30 There are some considerations about Plato's political systematisation and its potential implementation in Paul Veyne, "Critique d'une systématisation: les Lois de Platon et la réalité", in: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations 37 (1982), 883-908.
31 In this specific case, she was referring to Boethius (480–524), but I think that the concept can be extended to all intellectuals in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Gaëlle Jeanmart, "Boèce ou les silences de la philosophie", in: Boèce ou la chaîne des savoirs. Actes du Colloque International de la Fondation Singer-Polignac (Paris, 8-12 Juin 1999), ed. Alain Galonnier, Leuven 2003, 113-129: 125.
32 Catoni, La comunicazione, 125.
34 Bino, Il dramma e l'immagine, 2-8; see also the analysis of the Latin concept of turpitudo on pp. 21-23. See also Carla Bino, "'To See and to Be Seen'. Gaze, Desire and Body in the Christian 'Dramatic'", in: Comunicazioni sociali 2 (2016), 203-216.
35 Plato, Resp. 4.420E-421A (ed. Slings). On matters regarding the habitus also in the Roman context, especially in relation to oratory and the danger of contamination from acting, see the reflections by Anthony Corbeill, Nature Embodied. Gesture in Ancient Rome, Princeton/Oxford 2004, 109-115; this study applies the consideration about the social habitus made by Pierre Bourdieu, The Logic of Practice, Cambridge 1990, trans. Ricard Nice [orig. ed. 1980], 52-79.
36 On Latin translations of schema, see Maria Silvana Celentano, Pierre Chiron and Marie-Pierre Noël, eds., Skhèma/Figura. Formes et figures chez les Anciens. Rhétorique, philosophie, littérature, Paris 2004, in particular the contributions by Michel Casevitz, "Du schèma au schématisme", 15-29 and Carlos Lévy, "Les lumières de la rhétorique. Les significations rhétorique, politique et philosophique des figures dans l'Orator", 229-241; see also, especially in relation to late medieval Latin sources, the essay by Danielle Jacquart, "Du contour à la forme: la notion de figure en divers contextes (XIIIe-XIVe s.)", in: Statue. Rituali, scienza e magia dall'Antichità al Rinascimento, ed. Luigi Canetti, Florence 2017, 335-363.
37 See, for example, Evagrius Ponticus, Practicus, prologus (ed. Antoine Guillaumont and Claire Guillaumont, in SCh CLXXI, 1971); Serapion of Thmuis, Epistola ad monachos 8 (ed. PG 40.933B). Cf. Johannes Schneider, σχῆμα, μετασχηματίζω, in: Grande Lessico del Nuovo Testamento, founded by Gerhard Kittel, continued by Gerhard Friedrich, Brescia 1965-1992 [orig. ed. 1933-1979], XIII, 417-430: 419.
38 Giorgio Agamben, Homo sacer, IV.1: Altissima povertà. Regole monastiche e forme di vita, Vicenza 2011, 24.
39 With regard to conceptual differences that seem to emerge from sources in the republican and imperial eras, also in relation to specific types of performance, an extremely useful, if slightly dated work is Tenney Frank, "The Status of Actors at Rome", in: Classical Philology 26 (1931), 11-20.
40 Diego Lanza, "Lo spettacolo" and "L'attore", in: Introduzione alle culture antiche, vol. 1: Oralità, scrittura, spettacolo, ed. Mario Vegetti, Turin 1992, 107-139.
41 Valerio Neri, I marginali nell'Occidente tardoantico. Poveri, 'infames' e criminali nella nascente società cristiana, Bari 1998, 197. See also Christophe Hugoniot, "De l'infamie à la contrainte. Évolution de la condition sociale des comédiens sous l'Empire romain", in: Le statut de l'acteur dans l'Antiquité grecque et romaine, ed. Christophe Hugoniot, Frédéric Hurlet and Sílvia Milanezi, Tours 2004, 213-240.
42 Augustine of Hippo, Sermo 313A (ed. Germain Morin, in: Miscellanea Agostiniana I, Rome 1930, 68).
43 Augustine of Hippo, Ser. 311.5 (ed. PL 38.1415).
44 Alessandro Saggioro, Dalla 'pompa diaboli' allo 'spirituale theatrum'. Cultura classica e cristianesimo nella polemica dei Padri della Chiesa contro gli spettacoli. Il terzo secolo, Palermo 1996 (= ΜΥΘΟΣ. Rivista di storia delle religioni, 8), 115-119. See also Ruth Webb, Demons and Dancers. Performance in Late Antiquity, Cambridge, MA/London 2008.
45 Lugaresi, Il teatro di Dio, 406-411.
46 John Chrysostom, Hom. in Mt. 37.6 (ed. PG 57.426-427). On the socio-cultural aspect of performance space, see Paul Veyne, Il pane e il circo. Sociologia storica e pluralismo politico, Bologna 1984 [orig. ed. 1976], esp. 460-462; 619-623.
47 On this see Ottorino Pasquato, I laici in Giovanni Crisostomo. Tra Chiesa, famiglia e città, Roma 1998, 55-58.
48 On this see for example Mario Resta, "'Saltationes sceleratissimorum'. La musica e la danza nei canoni conciliari e nelle epistole pontificie", in: Synesis 7 (2015), 110-123.
49 Plotinus, Enneades 1.1.3 (ed. Paul Henry and Hans-Rudolf Schwyzer, Plotini opera, 3 vols., Leiden 1951-1973).
50 Plotinus, Enn. 3.6.2 (ed. Henry and Schwyzer); Plato, Resp. 4.441DE (ed. Slings).
52 Clement of Alexandria, Protrepticus 1.5.1 (ed. Claude Mondésert, in SCh II, 2nd ed. 1949). On this see Luca Arcari, "Il 'canto nuovo' di Cristo tra Orfeo e Davide (Clem., prot. 1, 2-5; Eus., l.C. 14, 5)", in: Amicorum munera. Studi in onore di Antonio V. Nazzaro, ed. Gennaro Luongo, Naples 2016, 41-88; Thomas Halton, "Clement's Lyre: A Broken String, a New Song", in: The Second Century: A Journal of Early Christian Studies 3/4 (1983), 177-199; Eleanor Irwin, "The Songs of Orpheus and the New Song of Christ", in: Orpheus. The Metamorphoses of a Myth, ed. John Warden, Toronto/Buffalo/London 1982, 51-62.
53 Laurence Wuidar, L'uomo musicale nell'antico cristianesimo. Storia di una metafora tra Oriente e Occidente, Brussels/Rome 2016.
54 Eusebius of Caesarea, Ps. 2.65.1-2 (ed. PG 23.648-649).
55 Gregory of Nyssa, In inscriptiones Psalmorum, 1.9 (ed. Jacobus McDonough, Gregorii Nysseni opera, vol. 5, Leiden 1962).
56 On the ways in which the Liber de caerimoniis might have been influenced by older texts describing sixth-century court ceremonies, see Michael Featherstone, "De Cerimoniis: The Revival of Antiquity in the Great Palace and the 'Macedonian Renaissance'", in: The Byzantine Court: Source of Power and Culture. Papers from the Second International Sevgi Gönül Byzantine Studies Symposium (Istanbul 21-23.6.2010), eds. Ayla Ödekan, Engin Akyürek, and Nevra Necipoğlu, Istanbul 2013, 139-144.
57 Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, De caerimoniis 1.2 (ed. Albert Vogt, Le livre des cérémonies, vol. I, Paris 1935, 3).
58 Antonio Carile, "La prossemica del potere: spazi e distanze nei cerimoniali di corte", in: Uomo e spazio nell'alto medioevo, 2 vols., Spoleto 2003 (= Settimane di studio del Centro Italiano di Studi sull'Alto Medioevo, 50), vol. 1, 589-653; id., "Le cerimonie musicali alla corte bizantina", in: Da Bisanzio a San Marco. Musica e liturgia, ed. Giulio Cattin, Bologna 1997, 43-60; id., "Εὐταξία: l'ordine divino nel cosmo e nell'impero", in: Spazio e centralizzazione del potere, ed. Maria Pia Baccari, Rome 1998, 131-136.
59 Mary Douglas, Natural Symbols. Explorations in Cosmology. With a New Introduction, London/New York 1996 [first ed. 1970], XXXV.
60 To this end, there are still some fundamental historical-semantic suggestions in Leo Spitzer, L'armonia del mondo. Storia semantica di un'idea, Bologna 1967 [orig. ed. 1963].
61 Clement of Alexandria, Paed. 3.11.64.2 (ed. Marrou and Mondésert).
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Review: Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James
Posted on February 21, 2017 January 7, 2018 by Marlene Harris
Twelve Angry Librarians (Cat in the Stacks, #8) by Miranda James
Source: publisher via NetGalley
Formats available: hardcover, ebook, audiobook
Genres: cozy mystery, mystery
Series: Cat in the Stacks #8
Published by Berkley Books on February 21st 2017
Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Book Depository
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "No Cats Allowed "and "Arsenic and Old Books" is back with more Southern charm and beguiling mystery as Charlie and Diesel must find a killer in a room full of librarians... Light-hearted librarian Charlie Harris is known around his hometown of Athena, Mississippi, for walking his cat, a rescued Maine Coon named Diesel. But he may soon be taken for a walk himself in handcuffs... Charlie is stressed out. The Southern Academic Libraries Association is holding this year s annual meeting at Athena College. Since Charlie is the interim library director, he must deliver the welcome speech to all the visiting librarians. And as if that weren t bad enough, the keynote address will be delivered by Charlie s old nemesis from library school. It s been thirty years since Charlie has seen Gavin Fong, and he s still an insufferable know-it-all capable of getting under everyone s skin. In his keynote, Gavin puts forth a most unpopular opinion: that degreed librarians will be obsolete in the academic libraries of the future. So, when Gavin is found dead, no one seems too upset... But Charlie, who was seen having a heated argument with Gavin after the speech, has jumped to the top of the suspect list. Now Charlie and Diesel must check out every clue to refine their search for the real killer among them before the next book Charlie reads comes from a prison library..."
This series has been on my TBR pile for quite a while, but a couple of relatively recent events got me to finally pick it up. Last year I updated an “Author Read Alike” article for Novelist about the late Lilian Jackson Braun and her Cat Who mysteries. Miranda James’ Cat in the Stacks series came up as a strong read alike. A couple of months ago this particular title came up as I was interviewed for NetGalley’s Reader Spotlight feature. I was asked about book covers I was particularly looking forward to, and this was the book I chose. Why? Not that the handsome cat on the cover isn’t a draw all by himself, but it’s the title that really got me. Twelve Angry Librarians begs a question from most of us. What, ONLY twelve?
But about the book and the series. The series focuses on librarian Charlie Harris and his large and intelligent cat Diesel. Charlie lives in the small town of Athena Mississippi, where he is currently the interim director of the college library at the college he attended way back. Even though he left tiny Athena for library school in Houston and a long career there, he went back to Athena when his aunt left him her rambling house, and he’s made it his home.
Charlie has a penchant for getting involved in murder investigations, strictly on an amateur basis. He seems to have acquired that temporary director job after his predecessor was murdered, and of course Charlie figured out who the culprit was. (I haven’t read the whole series, YET, and it did not in any way spoil my enjoyment of this book. But I did enjoy it a lot, and plan to pick up the rest!)
Whether the job is reward or punishment depends on just how many fires he has to put out that day.
But part of the job is playing genial host to the regional library association when they hold their annual conference in Athena. While Charlie has plenty of friends, the social whirl of the conference isn’t all that appealing. And that’s before he discovers that his library school nemesis is not only the keynote speaker, but has also applied for the permanent job that Charlie is temporarily holding.
Gavin Fong is slime. And saying that is an insult to slime. He has accumulated so many enemies that it’s amazing that he’s lived as long as he has. It is not a surprise that someone murders him at the conference, although spiking his water bottle with cyanide might seem a bit extreme. But no one misses the bastard.
Charlie’s lucky he has an alibi for the crime, after half the conference witnessed him punching the jerk’s lights out the day before, followed by applause from the approving crowd. But with the conference and the murder, Charlie is in the thick of the investigation, whether he wants to be, or not.
When a second dead body turns up, it seems like everyone is a possible suspect. And a possible next victim. But which is which?
Escape Rating A-: This was an excellent cozy mystery, but I have some personal mixed feelings. The description of the crowd of the librarians and the details of the job of librarian were very true to life. To the point where I’m surprised this series is as popular as it is with general readers. The situations described, unfortunately including the nastiness of the victim, were so true-to-life that they almost gave me flashbacks. That the author is a practicing librarian was no surprise to this reader.
Originally I picked this as a read alike for the Cat Who mysteries. But in spite of a few surface details, the series aren’t really alike, although I think that readers of one will like the other. The similarity is that both Charlie Harris and Jim Qwilleran inherited rambling houses in small towns from late aunts and retired from the big city to the small town to live in those lovely homes. And, of course, they have cats. And poke their noses into local crimes.
But Q believes that his Siamese cat Koko helps him solve those mysteries. Diesel, on the other hand, is just a cat. He’s huge, but then, Maine Coon cats are really that big. He walks on a lead, but it is possible to train a cat to do that. Diesel is also very cuddly, and very responsive to the moods of the people around him. Cats that have their own staff, in the dogs have owners, cats have staff sense, can be quite affectionate and responsive. Diesel is a smart cat, but on a scale compared to other cats. He’s not human intelligent or psychic or whatever Q thinks Koko is.
Not that I wouldn’t love to have a Maine Coon. They are absolutely gorgeous cats, and very even tempered. They can afford to be – at 25 pounds (average cats weigh around ten pounds!) they are bigger than most things that might unnerve or threaten them, including small dogs.
More than anything else, the book that Twelve Angry Librarians reminds me of is Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb. The situations are surprisingly similar. Bimbos also takes place at a small convention, in this case a science fiction convention. So it has the same relatively enclosed setting of a bunch of people who know each other casually but see each other regularly and who have something in common. Everyone is away from home, and what happens at the convention, either kind, generally stays at the convention. Both Jay Omega and Charlie Harris are very amateur detectives. And both victims were such disgusting examples of human beings that the reader is almost grateful when they get killed, as are most of the conference attendees. So both are cases where the list of people who did not have a motive is much, much shorter than the list of people who did.
For a cozy series, it is necessary that the protagonist and his family of ‘irregulars’ be both interesting and likable. Charlie and Diesel certainly fit that bill. Charlie is someone I would love to have coffee with and share stories, especially if I could pet Diesel while doing it. The people who populate Charlie’s life and his world all seem to have their own interesting tales to tell. I also like that a part of the story is Charlie’s warm relationship both with his now adult children and with the woman in his life. Long-running mystery series often include a will they/won’t they romance, but having that romance feature 50-somethings is rare and wonderful. (It this factor appeals to you, dig into Marty Wingate’s Potting Shed Mysteries for a similar romantic sub-sub-plot)
I’m glad I finally clawed my way into the Cat in the Stacks series, and I’m looking forward to going back to pick up the beginning in Murder Past Due as soon as I get a copy. From the library, of course.
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4 thoughts on “Review: Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James”
Thanks–I hadn’t heard of this series. I broke my self-imposed Penguin boycott to pick up the first one (as well as the first one in the Southern Ladies series), but I’m a sucker for cats and books.
Marlene Harris says:
Diesel is the sweetest cat! Also the biggest. I was surprised both at how much I liked this and just how true-to-life it is. I swear I’ve been at this conference, or one JUST like it!
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I did read the first book that I just picked up. It was actually a little hard for me to get into at first–with the exception of Diesel, none of the characters engaged me, and I was not sympathetic to Charlie’s reasons for meddling in the case. But I stuck with it and it ended up enjoying it enough to download book #2. (I was surprised to see that I’d also picked up one of the later books at some point, but had never read it. I’ll take that as a sign to continue with the series for a bit.) More than the mystery angle, I found myself increasingly interested in Charlie personally and want to know what’s in store for him down the road. And, of course, the amazing Diesel.
As a side note, I found it interesting that the author is apparently a man who writes under a female name. I assume that’s because people are more likely to buy cozies written by women (especially if cats are involved)? Kinda sad, actually. Like all those women who had to write under male names in sci fi and other male-dominated arenas, or men who secretly wrote romance novels.
Anyway, thanks for tipping me off to another good book/series.
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A Message from President Judd about Hurricane Irma
Cristle Collins Judd
Dear Sarah Lawrence College Community,
As you know, over the past week, the College closely monitored the events associated with Hurricane Irma and we have reached out to SLC students of whom we were aware with families living in affected areas. Thanks to the foresight of the Study Abroad and Exchange Program Office, we were able to evacuate the 16 students in the SLC Havana program last Thursday along with the director and associate director of the program. The students are here now in Yonkers continuing their work together, with support from staff in Operations and Facilities, our faculty, and the Dean of College staff. We are working to determine when they may be able to return to Havana.
It appears, at least initially, that members of the SLC Community and their immediate families are safe. Yet, Irma is still running its course as a tropical storm and in its wake millions are now without power, and in some instances without safe shelter. We know from news reports that dozens of people throughout the Caribbean lost their lives to this immense storm. And as with Hurricane Harvey, we know that friends, family, and members of the larger Sarah Lawrence community will be dealing directly with the devastation wreaked by this storm in the weeks and months to come, as are our colleagues at colleges and universities in the path of the storm.
The start of this academic year has coincided with one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record (Irma); with another (Harvey) that delivered the highest rainfall totals on record for a hurricane reaching US shores; and with the strongest earthquake to strike Mexico in the past century. Financial contributions are one way of providing immediate help. Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter have launched the “One America Appeal” to raise and get funds directly to communities in the US recovering from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Numerous charities have initiated relief operations throughout the Caribbean and in Mexico, site of last week’s massive earthquake. One such agency accepting donations is DirectRelief.
Other initiatives will emerge over the course of the year such as alternative spring break rebuilding projects that will provide tangible relief on the ground. I hope that we will also focus on our strength as an academic institution and the opportunity and responsibility of using our educational resources to address the multiplicity and range of challenges related to events such as these. Doing so may allow us individually and as a community to contribute to solutions.
Cristle
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Chad Hoese
The Proven Benefits of Hydraulic Doors for Farm Equipment Storage
If you were to go just three miles north of Glencoe, Minnesota, you would find Stoney Creek Farms. This 2,500 acre spread of land produces corn, soybeans, and a herd of 60 dairy heifers. The man that tends to this land is Chad Hoese, a 29 year old new-generation farmer.
Hoese grew up learning the art of farming from his father, Terry Hoese. Terry passed away five years ago, and ever since then, Hoese has been running the entire operation himself. Hoese has taken the farm and made it his own, expanding his machinery line and his buildings in an effort to modernize. Hoese said that this expansion has kept him busy seven days a week.
His latest addition? Hoese recently put a Schweiss One-Piece Hydraulic 29.10’ x 14’ clear door onto his wood frame cold storage building. This door helps to protect his two beloved semi trucks, along with some other equipment. Hoese knew the benefits of hydraulic doors for farmers, and he knew the time to make the change was now.
“The sliding doors that were on there were a bear in the winter and these particular ones were a bear in the summer too,” Hoese explained. Whenever Hoese would try to raise or lower the doors, they would either hit the frame at the top or they would drag on the floor. He knew that it was time for an upgrade.
“I asked Mike Schweiss if he took trade-ins,” Hoese joked, “He said he didn’t want them old doors.”
This isn’t Hoese’s first run-in with Hydraulic Doors. Nine years before he installed the hydraulic door, Hoese installed a 44’ x 16’ Schweiss bifold door on a large machine shed. This bifold door gives the machine shed a nice, clean look when it’s closed.
Hoese says that he has had nothing but good experiences with his Schweiss doors. A few years ago, he had Schweiss do the strap conversion in order to use an autolatch rather than having to use cables. The bifold door now has a 16’ height and lifts quickly and trouble-free. It also provides a nice shaded canopy when it’s open.
“We had trouble with springs breaking and cables winding up. The straps are so much superior to the cables,” Hoese said. He knew that the strap conversion was the way to go.
Hoese first encountered Schweiss Doors when his father first got his big shed built back in 2006.
“We had good luck with the bifold door we have, so that’s why I came back to Schweiss for the hydraulic door,” Hoese said, “Schweiss has a good product and gives good service, so why not get another one?”
When asked what he likes most about hydraulic doors, Hoese praised their simplicity. It also doesn’t hurt that the door can be opened in less than 30 seconds.
“There aren’t many moving parts, so hardly anything can go wrong — it’s just up and down. My hydraulic door is smaller, and it goes up a little faster than my big bifold,” Hoese said. “I think if I had the opportunity to put another door on another building endwall, I’d probably go with a bifold, because there is a little bit less stress on the building, and bifolds go up so you don’t have to move the snow.”
Hoese was even able to partially help with the installation of the hydraulic door. He measured the opening, did some welding work, and pre-hung the door. After that, he got the tin off of the old door in order to prepare for new exterior cladding. Finally, the Schweiss Door crew came out to finish the job. All in all, the entire installation took about eight hours.
“On the inside, we ran some braces back to the headers. [Mike] encouraged me to get the new wrap-around hinge. It works really well,” Hoese exclaimed, “I’m not a door expert, but it looks good and works smooth; the grease zerks are really great and the pump works good.”
All in all, Hoese was happy. “I would recommend Schweiss doors to others.”
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From 6 member reviews
Members say: Great acting, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Ambitious
Abrons Arts Center presents this French drama which explores the brilliance and madness of Jackson Pollock through his marriage to Lee Krasner, a talented artist in her own right. More…
In 'Pollock,' the beautifully tragic relationship of infamous artists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner is rendered on stage. 'Pollock' exists in the charged empty space between Pollock and Krasner; between his genius and her spirit; between the inhibitions of the former and the frustrations of the latter; between the inherent difficulty of conceptualizing “abstraction” and the painter’s own instinctive gestures.
Already closed | Abrons Arts Center / Henry Street Settlement (Lower E Side)
Cast & Creatives | Official Site
Great acting, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Ambitious
Jim Jim Jim
Absorbing, Intelligent, Great acting, Intense, Visual
See it if you are interested in the mid-20th century American art scene or dramaturgy that blends the visual & the verbal in a satisfying package
Don't see it if you are looking for a play that is a succession of coherent scenes with dialog & a story that begins, develops & ends.
Also Fabrice Melquiot is an established playwright in France. Here he presents a verbal-visual hybrid, beautifully performed by 2 downtown vets, Jim Fletcher as artist Jackson Pollock & Birgit Huppuch as painter Lee Krasner, Pollock's wife. The evening unfolds like a floor show in the bar that is Jackson Pollock's head. The "numbers" tend to alternate between Pollock & Krasner, playing directly to the audience, but also coming together for more standard riffs of dialog. The visual element is strong. A series of movable plastic canvases are painted on, & so is the whole floor of the playing space in Abrons' Underground Theater. Bebop plays low in the background through much of the piece, so a performer’s speech can take on the feel of a 50s beat poetry reading. For a while the acting style, like the jazz, stays mostly low-key. But a few late, harrowing, psychotic outbursts from Pollock show clearly the toll that fame, “genius” & alcohol have taken on the man, & on the woman he lives with.... Read more Read less
Thought-provoking, Great writing, Abstracted period piece, Edgy
See it if you like the artists & the haunted, gin-soaked postwar melancholy that defines art/lit of that period; support French-US cultural exchange
Don't see it if you want a topical play. This is about specific individuals of the past; less concerned w/ connecting their relationship/work to the present
Also Wish I had a copy of the play to mull over because I felt like I wasn’t fully appreciating it in real time. Dysfunctional celebrity relationships corroded by indifference, alcoholism, hero worship, & casual sexism aren’t my favorite subjects. But Pollock has a hypnotic rhythm, is surprisingly funny at times, and is full of wit plus snarling bitterness. I think the NYT review overstates Krasner’s victory over Pollock a bit. As I see it, Pollock gets the funnier lines & (literally) the last word. Maybe it depends on if you're more effected by humor or the moral high ground. Krasner = best role I’ve seen Birgit Huppuch in so far.
The show does have a French flavor—it works in scholarly digressions, feels aloof & self-contained rather than needy of audience approval, and it has that way of simply coming to a stop rather than resolving. Pollock is part of an ongoing effort by two cultural organizations to import, translate, & produce French plays in the US. Well worth the time & ticket.... Read more Read less
Ellen 26
Absorbing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Ambitious
See it if Well acted and executed biographical production highlighting the trials and tribulations of a visionary artist and his spirited artist wife.
Don't see it if Do not like small-scale productions with minimal staging in an intimate setting.
Great acting, Slow, Overrated, Banal
See it if You want to see an eccentric artist behaving badly. The actors are constrained by the script.
Don't see it if You hope to learn more about their careers and their marriage.
Helene 6331
See it if You'd like to know more about Pollock's grasp of the effects of his fame.
Don't see it if If you expect something truly personal. The actors address the audience rather than each other.
Morgan S 7207
Great acting, Intelligent, Resonant, Absorbing, Refreshing
See it if Even if you don’t know much about the artists being portrayed, see it if complex relationships intrigue you.
Don't see it if You know a lot about the artists being portrayed and are not open to a new way to look at their story and relationship.
Laura Collins-Hughes |
"As embodied by the experimental theater veteran Jim Fletcher, Jackson Pollock can be fascinating to watch...But Lee Krasner is the riveting one, rare and defiant and glowing with life in a beautifully modulated, remarkably understated performance by Birgit Huppuch...As biography, it’s an allurin...
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"A riveting show about the tempestuous relationship between Abstract Expressionists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner...Unfurls like one of Pollock's paintings, nonlinear, experimental, and abstract, forming an intense and entertaining whole...The stage is a metaphor for Pollock's thoughts...Fletch...
Cast & Creatives (5)
Abrons Arts Center
Fabrice Melquiot
Paul Desveaux
Birgit Huppuch
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Sr Software Dev Engineer
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The Expedia Lodging Platform team is the business powerhouse for the Expedia group and contributes the largest share of our company’s revenue. The Lodging Platform teams power two main lines of business, Lodging Shopping and Lodging Supply, and covers ten+ major Product areas. Our Lodging Platform operations are global, with representation in 8 countries and 17 offices. Our platforms are unique, supporting multiple Expedia group. brands - Brand Expedia Group; including Brand Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif and ebookers; and our sister brands Hotels.com, Expedia Affiliate Network, trivago and most recently HomeAway. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to be part of our team.
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Parades Commission Chair leaving himself open to ridicule
Sinn Féin Assembly member for Upper Bann John O'Dowd has branded the defence of Don McKay by the Parades Commission Chief Roger Poole as "a pretty pathetic effort". Mr O'Dowd's remarks come after Rodger Poole this morning tried to defend Orangeman Don McKay after he publicly admitted working within the Commission for the ends set out by the Orange Order.
Mr O'Dowd said:
"The reality which both Roger Poole and Don McKay seem to have failed to grasp is the fact that in the eyes of the nationalist community Mr McKay's position as a Parades Commissioner is untenable.
"The process to appointment him in the first place was abused and the comments of Mr McKay since in addition to previous legal cases he has been involved in demonstrate clearly to nationalists that this individual should have no part in deciding the future of parading.
"Roger Poole's defence of Mr McKay while being pretty pathetic does have the effect of undermining confidence in his ability to chair this Commission in an impartial and fair manner. Mr Poole would be better off seeking Mr McKay's resignation instead of leaving himself open to public ridicule by going onto the media and defending the indefensible." ENDS
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Government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes
by: MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press
Posted: Sep 11, 2019 / 12:18 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 11, 2019 / 11:19 PM CDT
President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar talk to the media in the Oval Office, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping that has alarmed parents, politicians and health authorities nationwide.
The surprise White House announcement could remake the multibillion-dollar vaping industry, which has been driven by sales of flavored nicotine formulas such as “grape slushie” and “strawberry cotton candy.”
The Food and Drug Administration will develop guidelines to remove from the market all e-cigarette flavors except tobacco, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told reporters during an Oval Office appearance with the president, first lady Melania Trump and the acting FDA commissioner, Ned Sharpless.
Trump, whose son Barron is 13 years old, said vaping has become such a problem that he wants parents to be aware of what’s happening. “We can’t allow people to get sick and we can’t have our youth be so affected,” he said.
Melania Trump recently tweeted her concerns over the combination of children and vaping, and at the meeting, the president said, “I mean, she’s got a son — together — that is a beautiful, young man, and she feels very, very strongly about it.”
Trump’s first public comments on vaping come as health authorities investigate hundreds of breathing illnesses reported in people who have used e-cigarettes and other vaping devices.
No single device, ingredient or additive has been identified, though many cases involve marijuana vaping.
The restrictions announced by Trump officials would only apply to nicotine vaping products, which are regulated by the FDA.
The FDA has had the authority to ban vaping flavors since 2016, but has previously resisted calls to take that step. Agency officials instead said they were studying if flavors could help smokers quit traditional cigarettes.
But parents, teachers and health advocates have increasingly called for a crackdown on flavors , arguing that they are overwhelmingly to blame for the explosion in underage vaping by U.S. teens, particularly with small, discrete devices such as Juul’s.
“It has taken far too long to stop Juul and other e-cigarettes companies from targeting our nation’s kids with sweet-flavored, nicotine-loaded products,” said Matthew Myers, of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, in a statement.
Federal law prohibits e-cigarette and all other tobacco sales to those under 18.
But federal health officials said Wednesday that preliminary data shows more than 1 in 4 high school students reported vaping this year, compared with 1 in 5 students in 2018. Federal health officials have called the trend an “epidemic,” and they fear teenagers who vape will eventually start smoking.
More than 80 percent of underage teens who use e-cigarettes say they picked their product because it “comes in flavors that I like,” according to government surveys.
A ban on flavors would be a huge blow to companies like San Francisco-based Juul, which sells mint, fruit and dessert flavored-nicotine pods.
Juul and others have argued that their products are intended to help adult smokers wean themselves off traditional paper-and-tobacco cigarettes.
But a Juul spokesman said in a statement that the company “strongly” agreed with the need for “aggressive action” on flavors.
“We will fully comply with the final FDA policy when effective,” he stated.
The Vapor Technology Association said in a statement the flavor ban would force smokers “to choose between smoking again … or finding what they want and need on the black market.” The group represents vaping manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Some health experts have seen vaping as offering an “off ramp” for smokers, but the proposed ban casts enormous uncertainty over those hopes.
A 2009 law banned all flavors from traditional cigarettes except menthol. But that law did not apply to e-cigarettes, which were then a tiny segment of the tobacco market.
“We simply have to remove these attractive flavored products from the marketplace until they can secure FDA approval, if they can,” Azar said.
Azar said flavored products could apply for FDA permission to reenter the market. But under agency standards, only products that represent a net benefit to the public health can win FDA clearance.
Azar said the administration would allow tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes to remain available as an option for adult smokers until May 2020, before undergoing their own mandatory FDA review. But he said that if children begin using those products, “we will take enforcement action there also.”
It will take several weeks to develop the flavor restrictions. Azar said the policy could be implemented as soon as 30 days after it is finalized.
Significantly, the Trump plan is expected to bar menthol and mint vaping flavors. FDA officials have previously exempted those products from any sales restrictions because they were thought to be useful to adult smokers. Anti-vaping advocates criticized that decision, pointing to survey data showing more than half of teens who vape use mint and menthol.
“Finally, the FDA is doing its job,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who has prodded the agency for months to take action on flavors.
Scott Gottlieb, who stepped down as FDA commissioner in April, said in a tweet that Juul bore particular responsibility for forcing the administration’s hand.
“Unfortunately the entire category of e-cigs was put at risk largely as a result of the youth abuse of mostly one manufacturer’s products,” Gottlieb said.
Wednesday’s announcement came despite months of aggressive lobbying by Juul, which spent $1.9 million in the first half of the year to try and sway the White House, Congress and the FDA.
Several former White House officials, including communications aide Josh Raffel, and Johnny DeStefano, who served as counselor to Trump, have gone on to work for Juul.
A few local governments, including San Francisco, have passed bans on flavored tobacco. And this month Michigan moved to become the first state to ban flavored electronic cigarettes.
E-cigarettes have been on the U.S. market for more than a decade. But FDA officials have repeatedly delayed enforcing regulations on them, referencing industry fears that regulation could wipe out thousands of small companies.
Most experts agree the aerosol from e-cigarettes is less harmful than cigarette smoke since it doesn’t contain most of the cancer-causing byproducts of burning tobacco. E-cigarettes generally heat liquid containing nicotine. But there is virtually no research on the long-term effects of vaping.
Associated Press writers Darlene Superville and Jill Colvin contributed to this report.
Follow Matthew Perrone on Twitter: @AP_FDAwriter
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Elite swim programme aims to develop next generation of talent
L-R Ally Whike, Patrick Miley and Duncan Sinclair
One of Scotland’s top swimming coaches is to head up a new high performance swimming team in Aberdeen, aiming to produce medal-winning swimmers.
Patrick Miley, father and coach of Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Hannah Miley, will train elite swimmers for the newly formed University of Aberdeen Performance Swimming programme (UOAPS). UOAPS is a new partnership between the Aberdeen Sports Village, Aberdeen City Council, Scottish Swimming, the University of Aberdeen and seven of the city’s swimming clubs. The programme has been established to grow on the rich crop of swimming talent to have emerged from the north-east in recent years, including Hannah Miley, David Carry and Robbie Renwick.
Swimmers across the city will try out to join Team Aberdeen, training with Mr Miley and his team at the Aberdeen Sports Village Aquatics Centre, in order to form the elite UOAPS competition squad.
Mr Miley said: “With the financial investment and commitment from our partners we have an incredibly exciting opportunity to develop a strong performance pathway for swimming in the north-east.
“Our aim is to build a world-class performance swimming programme, and I am confident we have the backing, the will and the talent to succeed.”
University of Aberdeen Principal, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, said: “As a University we are committed to helping our student athletes reach their full potential, both academically and in their chosen sport.
“The University of Aberdeen Performance Swimming programme is yet another example of how we are working alongside our partners to bring through the next generation of world-class athletes, right here in Aberdeen.”
Duncan Sinclair, chief executive of Aberdeen Sports Village, said: “In the past, our home grown swimming talent had to move to the central belt or an English University to advance their swimming careers.
“However, the city now has an Olympic standard Aquatics Centre at Aberdeen Sports Village, and with this new performance programme, Aberdeen offers a real alternative and opportunity to our local athletes.
“ASV is now classed as a Performance Centre by Scottish Swimming, in recognition of the excellent level of facilities and training we provide.
“Our aim is for Aberdeen to be seen as a world class destination for performance swimming, which will retain our best swimmers in the north-east, and attract athletes to study, live and compete here.”
Aberdeen City Council’s education and children’s services committee convener, Councillor John Wheeler, said: “By working in partnership, we created the state-of-the-art Aberdeen Sports Village including a world-class aquatics centre, with its 50m pool, to give local people the opportunity to participate in swimming and water sports, to maximise the social, educational and physical opportunities for everyone in the city.
“The launch of the University of Aberdeen Performance Swimming programme and the recruitment of Commonwealth Games coach Patrick Miley, highlight that, by working together, we are creating opportunities for local elite swimmers. Instead of having to travel great distances, or move away entirely to get access to the best facilities and coaching, they will be able to try out for a place on Team Aberdeen. By providing these opportunities we will be able to nurture future swimming sensations who will represent Aberdeen, the north-east, Scotland and the UK.”
Ally Whike, performance director of Scottish Swimming, said: “This programme has been established through the hard work of the University of Aberdeen, local clubs, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Sport and Leisure, highlighting the importance that a strong partnership approach brings to delivering high performing environments.
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Santa Anita Park Cleared Of Any Criminal Wrongdoing In String Of Horse Deaths
Jockey Abel Cedilo rides Mongolian Groom (2/R/) ahead of Joel Rosario riding Mckinzie (R), Jose Ortiz on Elate (2/L) and eventual winner Irad Ortiz Jr. riding Vino Rosso (L) in the Breeders Cup Classic race at the 2019 Breeders Cup at the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California on November 2, 2019.
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The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office cleared Santa Anita Park of any wrongdoing in a string of 30 horse deaths. According to the Los Angeles Times, a 17-page report stated that the nine-month investigation “did not find evidence of criminal animal cruelty or unlawful conduct.”
Toxicology reports from 23 different horses showed no illegal substances beyond legal limits. But the report did offer nearly 30 recommendations for improvements in safety. Most have already been carried out. Stronach Group, which owns Santa Anita Park, has said its thankful for the investigation and that everyone is in the same boat in wanting health and safety for horses and riders. But animal activists, who originally called for the investigation, and argue trainers should be held accountable. Stronach Group has issued a series of safety improvements. L.A. Times contributor John Cherwa has been following the story and sits down with Larry to discuss the latest developments.
John Cherwa, special contributor to the Los Angeles Times who’s been covering the story; he tweets @jcherwa
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Synopsis: Max Renn runs a TV channel, and when looking for new material to show--he discovers "Videodrome." His girlfriend, Nicki Brand, goes to audition for the show, and Max gets drawn into the underlying plot that uses the show as its front for a global conspiracy.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director(s): David Cronenberg
Actors: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky
Production: Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes:
Civic TV...
the one you take to bed with you.
Max, it's that time again:
Time to slowly, painfully
ease yourself back into consciousness.
No, I'm not a dream...
although I've been told
I'm a vision of loveliness.
Who told you that?
I'm nothing less than
your faithful Girl Friday, Bridey James...
here with your wake-up call of today,
which is Wednesday the 23rd.
You got that?
Wednesday the 23rd.
And I have a message.
Remember your meeting this morning at 6:30...
with Shinji Kuraki of Hiroshima Video.
This meeting is to take place...
at the Classic Hotel, suite 17.
And needless to say,
it's your first of the day.
Don't you know anyone
who works 9:
00 to 5:00?
Over and out, Commander.
Civic TV,
- Cindy, open the door, will ya?
- Go away.
Come on. You know I love ya.
- Get outta here!
- Will you open the door?
For f*ck's sake, open the door!
I want you out of this place!
You just gotta open
the fucking door!
Well, I looked over the stills.
I am interested a little bit.
- How many shows you got?
- Thirteen.
With a possibility of another six
if the sales go well.
- You got cassettes?
No, hold it.
Uh, show me the last one.
Number 13.
But you won't understand anything.
Everything is set up in the first two.
My audience ain't gonna see
the first two shows. Show me the last one.
Can we get away with it?
Do we wanna get away with it?
I think Oriental sex is a natural.
I think it'll get us an audience
we've never had before.
It's not tacky enough.
- Not tacky enough for what?
- Tacky enough to turn me on.
Too much class. Bad for sex.
It's soft.
Something too...
soft about it.
I'm lookin' for something that'll
break through, you know? Something...
tough.
Hey, Harlan, uh - Huh?
Now, it'll come through on that.
Now, we only got about 53 seconds,
so keep your eyes open.
They've got an unscrambler scrambler,
if you know what I mean.
It sensed that we were unscrambling...
and, uh, automatically
changed its code on us.
What satellite is it coming from?
- Snooker, I think.
- Country of origin?
Uh, let me see. Uh -
Assuming 53 seconds
represents the period of delay...
I'd say somewhere, uh...
in Malaysia?
Okay, here we go.
What is that wall behind her?
What is that, clay?
Yeah. Wet clay.
I think it's electrified.
That's it?
Grotesque, as promised.
Okay. Can you hang a search on it
next time it -
Already workin' on it.
I was pretty insulted when it just
shrugged us off in less than a minute.
Well, patrn, interested?
Yeah. Harlan, can you do something
about these labels?
I mean, uh, this is supposed to be
a clandestine operation, you know?
S, patrn.
You always find yourself
getting nervous...
even if you've been doing it
all your life, don't you think?
Oh, yeah. Oh, for sure.
- Course, that's part of the excitement of it.
- Mm-hmm.
Want a smoke?
- Max, just relax.
- Okay.
And now here it is: The Rena King Show.
And this afternoon,
Rena's guests are Max Renn...
controversial president of Channel 83,
radio personality Nicki Brand...
and media prophet
Professor Brian O'Blivion.
Take it away, Rena.
Max Renn...
your television station
offers its viewers...
from soft-core pornography...
to hard-core violence.
- Why?
- Well, it's a matter of economics, Rena.
We're, uh, small.
In order to survive, we have to give people
something they can't get anywhere else...
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GDPR for Charities
Later this year the introduction of new General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) will come into force. The proposed changes to the way that all organisations and charities can gather, store and use staff, volunteer, client and donor data will bring the UK into line with a new European standard. Whilst some had hoped that Brexit would give us a ‘get out clause’, the need for a common set of standards across all territories, both within Europe and the USA is required in a world where organisations work across international borders and exchange data. Although some details of GDPR are yet to be clarified, from 25 May 2018 the new regulations will apply, so it is vital that charities are prepared. Paul Goddard Head of Internal Audit and Risk at Scrutton Bland explains how the new rules will require all charities to review their data processing policies.
Under the new proposals, the assumption that individuals are happy to receive marketing in any form, including telephone calls, texts and emails unless they have specifically opted out is turned on its head. From May this year, under the proposed regulation, organisations will no longer be able to distribute marketing unless the express consent of the recipient has been received, or ‘opted-in’.
As a result, charities will need to ensure that anyone in their database is happy for their details to be held and that their marketing preferences have been recorded. It is essential to hold personal and sensitive data correctly and securely. Failure to comply with the new rules will result in hefty fines of up to €20m or 4% of turnover, whichever is higher. According to Paul Goddard: “The changes required by the introduction of GDPR will be significant for all organisations including charities and not for profit organisations.
Where an organisation is dependent on its database of donors and supporters compliance with GDPR is critical and will require a significant change in both process and culture. With the May deadline looming, organisations should be taking action now by undertaking a wholesale review of their data processing systems and procedures, and retrain their staff and volunteers to be familiar with their new data protection responsibilities under the GDPR,” he said.
Achieving GDPR compliance is likely to be a journey for most organisations. The Information Commissioners Office have issued guidance on their website aimed at helping organisations prepare for GDPR. Here are some practical steps you should consider if you hold or access the data of individuals:
1. Awareness – Ensure key people and decision makers are aware of the impact GDPR is likely to have.
2. Document the personal and sensitive information you hold, where it came from, how you use it, why you need it and how long you will keep it.
3. Communicate your privacy notices and update if necessary in readiness for the implementation of GDPR.
4. Check your procedures to cover the rights of individuals’ data, including how you delete records (the ‘right to be forgotten’) and how you receive, retain and transmit data.
5. Plan who has access to data records and who has the ability to amend and update records when required. This ensures a transparent audit trail of who is using the data and for what purpose.
6. Confirm the legal basis you have for using the data you hold and document it.
7. Review the way you obtain data with particular regard to obtaining and recording consent to use it from the individual.
8. Plan how you verify the age of individuals when data gathering to ensure if dealing with minors that parental/guardian consent is obtained and recorded.
9. Ensure you have procedures in place to detect, investigate, and report a personal data breach.
10. Use the guidance of Privacy Impact Assessments to understand how to implement them within your business.
11. Designate a Data Protection Officer, if necessary. This must be a responsible person as the role should sit within your company governance arrangements.
12. If you deal internationally, you will need to determine which data protection supervisory authority you come under.
Scrutton Bland have a specialist charity team who can advise on all areas of risk management and internal audit for organisations operating in the voluntary and charity sector.
For further advice on how to protect your organisation contact Paul Goddard on 01473 267000 or by email.
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Gregory Maksimuk
"I help my clients feel secure in a time of uncertainty and high conflict by attuning myself to their needs, actively guiding them through their cases, and aggressively advocating for their interests."
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Greg has devoted his entire professional career to helping clients involved in complex divorces move their cases efficiently toward resolution and achieve the best possible outcomes. He works on all aspects of family law, but concentrates on complicated high-net-worth financial matters for C-suite executives, business owners, and their spouses. He is equally skilled in resolving complex custody and visitation matters.
Recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer Rising Star and Leading Lawyer, Greg is sensitive to the turmoil and confusion that accompany the divorce process. He puts his clients at ease by assuring they have a clear understanding of what to expect as the process unfolds and by educating them on what the law provides. Aligning expectations with case realities also leads to greater comfort and clarity.
From the beginning to the end of the process, Greg skillfully guides—and stands by—his clients. He helps clarify goals and develops the most appropriate plan and strategy to achieve them. Highly communicative and responsive, Greg keeps clients well-informed, and keeps his promises. He clearly explains the upside and downside of decisions that must be made along the way, as well as the potential outcomes available.
With in-depth knowledge of the law and superb strategic, negotiation, mediation, and trial/litigation skills, Greg tailors his approach to the needs and circumstances of each client, pursuing a cooperative, negotiated settlement when appropriate and viable. When settlement is not viable, he is always prepared and ready for trial. As a trial lawyer, Greg has a reputation for integrity and for being creative, tenacious, and willing to stand up for his clients to protect and secure their futures.
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“The Double Dips of Divorce” – Kane County Bar Association Seminar, 2011
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His prowess in high-stakes financial matters includes division of assets, including stock options; income determinations; interpretation of employment agreements and benefits; and the allocation and division of qualified and non-qualified benefits.
Regardless of whether resolution is obtained through negotiation or litigation, Greg’s broad objective is always the same: to provide exceptional service and value to his clients and assure their satisfaction.
Greg has held a number of leadership roles throughout his career. While he has served in many capacities, some notable examples include serving: as President of the Kane County Bar Association, a board member of DuPage Children's Museum Next Gen Board, director of the Kane County Bar Foundation, and member of the Assembly for the Illinois State Bar Association (which is the Supreme policy-making body of that organization).
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Bradley University, where he majored in business administration and management, with a concentration on legal studies in business, and minored in economics. He earned his Juris Doctor from the John Marshall Law School, where he was a member of the Corporation Law Association.
He also obtained advanced training in matrimonial law litigation at the American Bar Association’s Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute held at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. In addition, he has received mediation training from nationally recognized mediators, authors and educators.
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Good News about Retirement in Cary, NC.
When they talk about the future of retirement communities, they talk about SearStone.
Read about SearStone and see why you just can’t compare it to other retirement communities—it’s a true community in every sense of the word.
Triangle Business Journal - Popular Cary retirement complex embarks on major expansion
Read the full article about The Highview at Searstone in the Triangle Business Journal.
SearStone Breaks Ground on Expansion of Health Care Facility
Cary, N.C., Feb. 13, 2018 – Despite chilly weather conditions, a lively group of around 70 attendees came out to witness the official groundbreaking for the expansion of Brittany Place, the health care facility located at the SearStone continuing care retirement community in Cary. The expansion will add 15 beds – nine skilled nursing beds and six assisted living beds – to bring the eventual total to 39 beds.
Stan Brading, board chairman for Samaritan Housing Foundation, owners of SearStone, welcomed the attendees and recognized VIPs in attendance, including Cary Town Council Members Ken George and Don Frantz, other board members, Cary Chamber of Commerce ambassadors, representatives of SearStone’s Residents Association, and David Ammons and Kyle Dilday from SearStone-RLA, the company managing SearStone.
“Early in 2016, we recognized the need for more healthcare beds to serve our residents,” said Brading. “We knew we wanted to build on our existing land, and we closed on our bond financing in December of 2016.”
After filing for the appropriate permits from the Town of Cary, SearStone selected Steele Group Architects as the architect for the project, and Poythress Commerical Contractors as the builder.
James Souter, Brittany Place administrator, and Jarrod Lowery, southeast regional director for the North Carolina Department of Insurance, also made brief remarks at the event before Brady invited select groups to step forward and ceremonially “turn the dirt” to officially commemorate the groundbreaking. Residents also took turns with the shovels and took photographs of the proceedings before heading into the community’s Winston Clubhouse to enjoy warm beverages.
SearStone welcomed its first residents in 2012, and initial plans are underway for the second phase of the community.
For more information about SearStone, visit www.searstone.com. Visit SearStone’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SearStoneRetirementCommunity.
About SearStone
SearStone is a continuing care retirement community located at the southeast corner of High House Road and Davis Drive in Cary. The community is not-for-profit and offers several different home styles for independent residents 62 years and older. SearStone gives residents exclusive access to long-term-care services such as assisted living and nursing care. SearStone has been mentioned in numerous national publications such as The New York Times, and is currently accepting wait-list deposits. For more information, visit www.searstone.com or call 919-234-0339.
SearStone Donates More than $290K to Local Charities 12 Charities Receive Grants
Cary, N.C., Dec. 18, 2017 – As written in its charter as a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community, SearStone contributes five percent of its gross revenue to local charities that benefit Wake County residents. The Samaritan Housing Foundation/SearStone Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the community distributed $290,500 in grants to 12 different charities over the past year.
During the recent grant cycle, SearStone provided grants to the following nonprofit organizations:
Caring Community Foundation
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County
Meals on Wheels Wake County
Note in the Pocket
Pretty in Pink Foundation
Rebuilding Together of the Triangle
Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen
Temple Baptist Church
Triangle Aphasia Project Unlimited
Triangle Family Services
Women’s Center of Wake County
A joint committee comprised of SearStone resident and advisors from Lutheran Services Carolinas vetted the nonprofit organizations and decided which ones would receive grants. This year’s contributions ranged from $6,000 to $60,000.
“Giving back to the local community is part of the SearStone experience,” said Vinson Bankoski, SearStone’s executive director. “Many of our residents volunteer with local charities, participate in onsite food drives and toy drives, and help us select our grant recipients. It just goes to show you that philanthropy is ageless.”
For more information about SearStone, visit www.searstone.com. Visit SearStone’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SearStoneRetirement.
SearStone is a continuing care retirement community located at the southeast corner of High House Road and Davis Drive in Cary. The community is not-for-profit and offers several different home styles for independent residents 62 years and older. SearStone gives residents exclusive access to long-term-care services such as home health care, assisted living and nursing care. SearStone has been mentioned in numerous national publications such as The New York Times, and is currently accepting wait-list deposits. For more information, visit www.searstone.com or call 919-234-0339.
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On Seattle's high-tech "schmooze" circuit, the dreams and the desperation are both getting bigger.
by Manny Frishberg
Monday, October 9, 2006 12:00am
Make your pitch and make it quick: last month's TechViews schmooze atop Columbia Tower.
THE LOUNGE is dark and the music loud. Bottled beer and single-malt whiskeys help lubricate the socializing as members of a mostly twenty- and thirtysomething crowd squeeze past one another or gather in tight clusters. Eagerly introducing themselves and making small talk before passing on to the next knot of people, they have a hungry look in their eyes as they ply the room, always searching for the score that will make the evening worthwhile. What sets this apart from the typical singles bar scene is that the small talk is mostly about hot concepts for new commercial endeavors and the participants are more likely to be exchanging business cards than bod-ily fluids.
This is Schmoozefest, one of the half-dozen or more regular matchmaking events happening in and around Seattle each month introducing high-tech start-ups to financial angels, venture capitalists, and the Puget Sound’s large pool of dot-com and IT millionaires.
A quiet sense of tension reflects the changing mood of investors, who have been chastened by the recent spate of bankruptcies and closings of start-up ventures. Investors have become more cautious than they were a year or two ago. Still, a tremendous amount of cash is circulating through Puget Sound, money that won’t grow without fertile ground, so the search continues. As a result, the organized schmoozes have become one of the most popular ways to bring a fool and his money together or, at least, get them an introduction
Schmoozing (the word comes from the Yiddish term for glad-handed socializing) has been an integral part of doing business for as long as some people have had good ideas and others money to back them. Handshake deals made over cocktails and canap鳠is a venerable tradition in the film industry, in which the parties one gets invited to have long served as the barometer of a person’s status. What sets the current Internet schmooze scene apart is the admittedly loose structure that has evolved and the forthright intent to put capital and start-ups in the same room together.
“With all the hype and craze of the Internet and everything happening in the ether, people tend to forget that most business gets done in a face-to-face manner,” says Robert Nachbar, director of communications for iStart Ventures, a business incubator.
Schmoozefest is the creation of local venture capitalist John Staenberg, who invites close to 4,000 Internet entrepreneurs and angels to meet at events around town, usually on the first Thursday of every other month. Other schmooze events have their own, quite different personalities.
Dot Tales and Cocktails holds the distinction of being the least formal of any of the organized schmoozes. Entry is determined by RSVPing the group’s Web site (www.dottales.com) and showing up. According to Chief Soir饠Officer Khody Golshan, the only rule at the group’s biweekly get-together is that the schmoozer has to buy the schmoozee a drink. Since they do not screen guests or provide name tags, they warn that “half the fun” is finding out who the fellow schmoozers are.
Mark Long, who heads up Zombie, a game development company, takes the credit for launching the schmooze scene in Seattle. “We started Demo Club almost two years ago to try to raise money for a start-up of our own called CentralHQ.com, which is a vertical portal network for the military and their families,” said Long. “The idea came to us—it doesn’t seem new any longer because here are so many of these events in town—that bringing together the collective power of a bunch of start-ups would attract a lot of investors and be an optimal situation for both sides. You could meet more investors than you could schedule in a year’s worth of appointment in one evening, and an angel investor could see 12 companies in the time that it would take to get one pitch.” Long’s invitation-only event, usually held at the Speakeasy, has recently joined an international 70-city network of schmooze events called First Tuesday, with the first event held this week at EMP’s Sky Church.
Joanna Alexander, president of CentralHQ.com, says the real reason for facilitating the schmoozes is remembering what it’s like to be struggling with a start-up venture. “There’s so many months when you’re juggling everything and your margin is just so narrow, and yet for years, you’ve dreamed about having this business,” she says. “It’s so much more than just your paycheck; it’s your whole dream that you’ve had growing up. We really get what it means to have that dream.”
ON THE FORMAL END of the schmooze scale is TechViews, which takes place on the 75th and 76th floors of the Bank of America Building. In contrast to Schmoozefest, where the dress code is “come as you’d like to be” and polo shirts proliferate, TechViews hews to the dress code of the Columbia Tower Club, an exclusive social club whose technology committee organizes the twice-yearly get-together. “Business casual” attire is the order of the evening, with running shoes and T-shirts specifically prohibited. A dozen or so invited start-ups looking for funding get to rub shoulders with well-established business leaders in the market for investment opportunities over “champagne, crisp martinis, and Chef Kenneth McNamee’s famous hors d’oeuvres.”
If the atmosphere at the Schmoozefests is like a singles mixer, TechViews resembles a dawn-of-the-century version of the cocktail party scene at the beginning of The Graduate. At last month’s event, a jazz cover band played Cannonball Adderly and Miles Davis standards in the lobby, while the upstairs was lit by the glow of laptops and desktop monitors rimming the banquet hall. Companies offering everything from cakes on demand to individualized love and investment advice based on astrological charts run looping PowerPoint presentations as their CEOs and flacks buttonhole passing investors.
Among them is Andy Crick, whose company, eTech-Chips, has invented a new type of computer chip for Internet appliances and other embedded computers. He is now looking for between $500,000 and $5 million in first-round funding. “We’re in a position to start manufacturing the product, except for the lack of money,” he says. “And we also need the money to put together a marketing organization.” The half-million dollars would buy him his marketing group, which could then secure the orders. “Of course, building the product without a market would be pointless, anyway,” Crick says.
The main entertainment at TechViews is “the Elevator Pitch Game.” Five finalists from among the night’s presenters stand in a makeshift elevator set and deliver a sales talk lasting 75 seconds—or the time it takes a ground-floor elevator to reach the top of Columbia Tower—to a panel of three VC judges and a standing-room-only audience of over 200. The two best finalists are then brought back to face a series of pointed questions from the judges, who rate their presentations and give out awards.
The Best in Show winner: Nariman Nasser, a twentysomething former molecular biologist and creator of Lab Galaxy, a San Francisco start-up with a current staff of three. Her company offers a range of services for scientists, from secure online lab notebooks to a plan to help foreign developers navigate the red-tape maze to get their products approved for US distribution.
“The revenue stream on the FDA registration online form portion is based on a consultancy fee basis,” Nasser says. “The meat and potatoes of our revenue will come from the My Lab Galaxy, a desktop application.” In five years, she expects to have one in five foreign drug manufacturers and about one-sixth of the world’s five million biotech researchers as customers—and be raking in an estimated $75 million a year.
But for now, Nasser must be content with a $500 office supply gift certificate and, far more importantly, a few serious inquiries as the room empties out.
Outside the room, experienced investors compare notes on the correlation between a strong minute-plus opening pitch and the eventual success of the company. Enrique Godreau, managing director of Voyager Capital, said the one question he still hasn’t gotten answered about Nasser’s company is where the money will come from in the first few years of her operation. “I’m not sure what happens in year one, year two, year three, what the ramp-up is,” he says, “I’m trying to get a sense of exactly who the buyer is, what the sales cycle is, how you find the customers, in terms of your direct sales activities. Are your price points set at a level where you can support a direct sales force, or is a channel strategy required in order for you to reach your objective?”
Afterward, the club’s cocktail lounge is transformed into the Cigars, Port & Deal Making Room, where the high-stakes game of business-card poker continues for another hour or so.
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An Affair Of The Heart by Frank Sargeson
“An Affair Of The Heart” is one of New Zealand author Frank Sargeson’s best-known short stories.
Was Sargeson essentially misogynist? Frankly, I think not as there are positive women characters in some of his stories – including the wrenchingly sad one in An Affair of the Heart. But women-as-controlling-bitches is one recurrent motif.
— Review by Nicholas Reid, with introduction by Janet Wilson
I’m lucky coming from New Zealand in that there is a pretty good gender balance when it comes to reading ‘The Local Canon’. Along with Sargeson (and Shakespeare) we read a lot of Patricia Grace, Fiona Kidman, Janet Frame, Keri Hulme and Katherine Mansfield. But as Reid points out, students of New Zealand English may well come away feeling a bit icky about Sargeson’s mid-century attitudes towards women. Whatever you conclude about Frank’s corpus, this short story is one of the most positive in its view of femininity. For this reason, I recommend it.
WHAT HAPPENS IN “AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART”
The narrator is a grown man who has ‘not been what people call a success in life’. He looks back on the days when he would go with his mother and brother to the bach (holiday house) at the beach. There was an old woman, Mrs Crawley, who lived there all year round with her daughters and son, Joe, who she favoured. Once, the narrator’s mother sent them some Christmas cake. It was revealed later that the girls hadn’t received any of it. Joe had eaten it all.
‘An Affair of the Heart’ is a story of two linked sections. The first half finishes with ‘It certainly made us a bit sorry to think that we wouldn’t be seeing the Crawleys that summer, but I don’t think we lost much sleep over it. I remember we talked about sending a letter. But it never got beyond talk.’
The second half begins: ‘What I’m going to tell you about happened last Christmas.’
In the first section, the narrator makes references to the fact that it was a long time ago and that circumstances are different now. ‘It was all very interesting and romantic to me and my brother.’
At the end of the first section is a small intermediary piece which bridges the large time gap between childhood and the present. ‘Anyhow, the next thing was our family left off going to the boy. My brother and I were old enough to go away camping somewhere with our cobbers…’
The second section is full of nostalgic references: ‘The bach was much the same…’ The second part is written in much more recent times, when the narrator visits the beach. He calls in on Mrs Crawley. She says she is waiting for Joe. There are much luxurious Christmas items laid out for his arrival. To satisfy the narrator’s curiosity, the narrator asks the bus-driver what sort of person Joe is. The bus-driver reveals that Joe has recently stopped coming altogether and that only one daughter bothers to keep in touch with Mrs Crawley by writing.
There are two levels in most of Sargeson’s work:
1. Social – this has endeared him greatly to leftist reformers
2. Existential – concerned with people more than ideas. His view is sourly compassionate. At times he probes more deeply than he perhaps realises. An Affair of the Heart leaves no room for anger or judgment. Mrs Crawley’s love for her son, though it eventually destroys her sanity, carries its own terrible justification. Truly hers is an affair of the heart.
CHARACTERS IN “AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART”
Sargeson uses male narrators of limited education, simple vocabylary and sentence structure and is often retrospective, with the narrator looking back to events and people of his youth.
are introspective and capable of considerable compassion
His tolerance extends to all lost men, cranks and sexual perverts. It is the self righteous whom Sargeson most condemns. He is on the side of the ‘down and outer’. In subtle ways he criticises society and its hypocrisy and narrowness.
Essentially lonely men; not men without emotions but men who suffer from a sort of impediment of feeling or who cannot establish a relation where their emotions can be adequately expressed. Incapable of being articulate about a feeling unless it is one which has a gregarious discharge; anger for example, or laughter. The softer feelings they must always keep to themselves, or express obliquely through action.
formed in the hostile environment of the industrial working-class or the subsistence farm.
Frank Sargeson is New Zealand’s first NATIONAL writer. In Katherine Mansfield’s work, for instance, we are not conscious of anything New Zealandish.
LANGUAGE IN “AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART”
Sargeson has found the perfect language to express each character’s feelings. Is not British nor American English. It is easy, subtle and free of mannerism.
The special quality of the language lies not only in the bold colloquial tropes or the occasional local usage but informs every intonation and every element of the spoken idiom.
sea-eggs – sea urchins, kina in Maori
kumaras – red-skinned sweet potato, with an English plural suffix
pipis – cockles
tea-tree bush – a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia (Melaleuca lanceolata)
The language spoken by Sargeson’s characters is not the only language spoken in New Zealand, and these are not the only characters.
The sentence structure must be no more elaborate than his characters’ and no more subtle.
The spoken language is Sargeson’s chief instrument; if he were interested in characters of another kind, his method would have to be modified.
The stories are told in first person, from the point of view of semi-articulate characters. This technique illustrates how Sargeson’s method enables him to give us simultaneously:
the development of the story
evocation/description of its setting
information about characters only indirectly portrayed
emotional reactions of the narrating character to the whole
He uses punctuation not to reinforce the logical and syntactical divisions of the thought but to mark the places where in fact the narrating voice could have paused.
DRAMATIC IRONY IN “AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART”
The reader realises more than the narrator does because the reader is given clues. Sargeson is a fan of this technique, which can actually make him seem a bit pompous, but as Reid points out, Sargeson was a gay man in the era of antigayness, so he had no choice but to write with smoke and mirrors:
Much depends on Sargeson, the middle-class writer, knowing and perceiving more than the various working-class or hobo characters he invents to tell his tales. This technique is pushed as far as it can go in the longest story (really a novella), That Summer, where, by story’s end, we really have to believe that the invented narrator has been extraordinarily thick, and has not seen what’s under his nose. Such a relief to meet a story where the irony is more self-referential and, as a result, more self-critical, such as the masterly Gods Live in Woods.
— Nicholas Reid
Frank Sargeson was friend and mentor to Janet Frame.
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The subcontinent is one of the toughest places for away teams to win a Test series. The stark contrast in the nature of pitches in the subcontinent from the ones in countries like England and Australia is one of the major factors behind that. Slow and low pitches offering plenty of spin are what the subcontinent generally provides.
Teams travelling to Asian countries for Test cricket have often been found guilty of focusing too much on the conditions rather than their strengths. They pack their side with too many spinners and more often than not finish on the losing side. And pacers are treated as commodities to be used just in the opening spells or to reduce the workload of the spinners.
However, history suggests that away teams who focused on their strengths and were not intimidated by the conditions gained better results. The West Indies of the 80s, the Australia of the early 2000s and the South Africa of the late 2000s and early 2010s proved that quality pace bowling can win you Test series in the subcontinent too.
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Sir Richard Hadlee excelled in the subcontinent with 68 wickets from 13 games
Sir Richard Hadlee, one of the finest cricketers to have ever emerged from New Zealand, has a phenomenal record with the ball in the subcontinent.
Hadlee played 13 games in the subcontinent in the period 1976-88 and picked 68 wickets, which is the fifth most by a non-subcontinent pacer in the subcontinent. With an average of 21.58, he has five 5-wicket hauls and two 10-wickets hauls to his name.
New Zealand won 3 of the 13 games that Hadlee played and he had 28 wickets to his name in those three wins at an unbelievable average of 8.32. Both of his 10-wicket hauls and three of his 5-wicket hauls came in winning causes.
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Cricket Australia has suspended James Pattinson for the first Test match against Pakistan as he violated the governing body’s Code of Conduct policy while playing for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. The 29-year-old fast bowler committed the offence during his side’s game against Queensland.
Pattinson has struggled a lot with injuries in his career. He had worked hard on his fitness standards before making a return to the Australian Test team during the 2019 Ashes series. The Aussie made it to the playing XI on two occasions against England, where he scalped 5 wickets.
The selectors had named him in the Test squad for the series against Pakistan, pursuant to his promising performances in the United Kingdom. However, his unethical behavior has earned him a one-match suspension.
"I made a mistake in the heat of the moment."
🇦🇺 fast bowler James Pattinson has been found guilty of violating Cricket Australia’s Code of Conduct policy ⬇️ https://t.co/bmHDflwEl6
— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2019
A media release from Cricket Australia specified that the board regarded Pattinson’s offence as a Level Two contravention of the rule. Therefore, they barred him from taking part in the opening Test match of the Australian home season.
Though the exact details of the episode have not been made public, the release points out that the right-arm quick from Victoria has accepted the punishment. Also, he has issued an apology to the board. Talking about his mistake, Pattinson said:
I made a mistake in the heat of the moment. Straight away I realised I was in the wrong, and I apologised immediately, both to the opponent and to the umpires. I have done the wrong thing and accept the penalty. I’m gutted to miss a Test match, but the standards are there for a reason and the fault is mine.
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Municipality Kobilje
The municipality Kobilje spreads along Kobilje brook nestled within mighty forests and carefully cultivated vineyards. On Prekmurje plain, where the municipality is located, there are many old, Pannonian houses.
Source: Municipality of Kobilje (http://www.kobilje.si, 23. 6. 2010), archives of the municipality of Kobilje
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Region Pomurska
Administrative unit Lendava
Municipality Kobilje, which is part of the Pomurska statistical region, measures 20 km2; this ranks it 197th among Slovene municipalities.
Statistical data for 2009 reveal the following:
In the middle of 2009 about 600 people (about 300 men and 300 women) were living in the municipality, which ranks Kobilje 207th among Slovene municipalities. The population density was 31 people per square kilometre, which was lower than the national average of 101 people per square kilometre.
The number of live births was the same as the number of deaths, which means that natural increase per 1,000 population in the muncipality was zero (in Slovenia 1.5). The number of people who moved from the municipality was higher than the number of people who moved into the municipality, so net migration per 1,000 population in the municipality was negative. It was -13.1. The sum of natural increase and net migration per 1,000 population in the municipality was negative. It was -13.1 (in Slovenia 7.2).
The mean age of people in Kobilje was 42.9 years, which was higher than the national average (41.4 years).
As in most Slovene municipalities, in Kobilje the number of old people was higher than the number of young people: there were 138 people, aged 65 or more, per 100 people aged 0–14. This ratio shows that the value of the ageing index was higher than the national average of 118. It also shows that the mean age of people in Kobilje is growing more rapidly than in Slovenia as a whole. Data by sex show that the ageing index for women was in all Slovene municipalities higher than the ageing index for men. In Kobilje – as in most Slovene municipalities – more women were 65+ years old than 14 or less; for men the situation was exactly the opposite.
Kobilje had 1 kindergarten. It was attended by 16 children or 77% of all children aged 1–5, which was more than the national average of 72%. In the school year 2009/10 elementary school in Kobilje was attended by about 40 pupils, while various upper secondary schools were attended by about 30 pupils. There were 40 students and 12 graduates per 1,000 people in the municipality; in Slovenia the averages were 56 per 1,000 and 9 per 1,000, respectively.
Among people aged 15–64 (i.e. working age population) about 52% were persons in employment (i.e. persons in paid employment or self-employed persons), which is less than the national average of 61%.
The registered unemployment rate was 17.0%, which is more than the national average (9.1%). As in most Slovene municipalities, more women than men were unemployed.
In Kobilje, average monthly gross earnings per person employed by legal persons were about 19% lower than the annual average of monthly earnings for Slovenia; and net earnings about 15% lower.
Every 10th person in the municipality was receiving at least one financial social assistance. In Slovenia as a whole every 23rd person received at least one financial social assistance.
The value of gross investment in new fixed assets in the municipality (EUR 103 per capita) was lower than the national average (EUR 2,564 per capita).
In 2009, there were 493 dwellings per 1,000 population. About 51% of dwellings had at least three rooms. Average size of dwellings in the municipality was 84 m2.
Every other person in Kobilje had a car (43 passenger cars per 100 population); cars in this municipality were on average 8 years old.
In 2009, 566 kg of municipal waste per person was collected in Kobilje, which is 162 kg more than on average in Slovenia.
Indicators for year 2009
Density of population (per km2) 31 101
Total increase (per 1,000 population) -13 7
Mean age of population (years) 43 41
Registered unemployment rate (%) 17 9
Average age of passenger cars (years) 8 8
Data for year 2009
Area km2 20 20,273
Population 610 2,042,335
Number of persons in paid employment 52 767,373
Average monthly net earnings per person in paid employment (EUR) 790 930
Turnover of enterprises (1,000 EUR) 1,177 83,060,213
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Site selected for new Travis County courthouse
Gerald Daugherty
Aug 8, 2018 at 12:01 AM Sep 26, 2018 at 9:43 AM
Last December, I reported on the county’s progress toward replacing our cramped and aging civil courthouse, since the voters had narrowly rejected the county’s November 2015 bond proposal to put a new courthouse downtown at 308 Guadalupe St. Building on the work of the 2016 Citizens Advisory Committee, we instituted a competitive process to secure both land and a new courthouse.
As the county announced July 10, I can now tell you that there’s finally a light at the end of that long tunnel. From the three proposals we received, we’ve chosen a landowner-developer team with a site located between 17th and 18th streets, and bounded between Guadalupe and San Antonio streets in Austin’s civic district. While not on high-valued downtown property, the site is still in close proximity to related county offices and legal services. It has good access for those coming by car with parking for both staff and visitors. And for those who need to take public transportation, there are 15 bus routes serving that location.
Using a build-to-suit real estate transaction process, the county has entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement with a private sector group. What’s build-to-suit, you ask? Normally when the county builds a new facility, we first buy the land, then we contract out the design and construction of that facility on the property we bought. In a build-to-suit process, we ask for proposals which would provide both the land and the building construction all in one step. This saves time and potentially money when compared to our normal process.
The group whose proposal we’ve chosen has provided the suitable land and will also construct the new courthouse on that site noted above. The exclusive negotiating agreement we have with that group means that they are contractually obligated to negotiate exclusively with Travis County on the design of the facility, leading to an agreement on a guaranteed maximum purchase price.
The negotiating period is for nine months with monthly extensions possible. Negotiations will result in several agreed-upon items: the guaranteed maximum purchase price (including the land, all fees, and the full cost of the courthouse and parking construction), the timing and amount of periodic payments by the county as project milestones are completed by that group, a purchase and sale agreement, a development agreement and any other agreements needed to complete the real estate transaction. Once all those final agreements are signed work on the project can begin, with excavation on the site scheduled to start by the summer of next year.
The group we’re negotiating with is Travis County Development Partners LLC, consisting of several team members. Led by Hunt Development Group and co-developed with Chameleon Companies, the team will include Hensel Phelps, Gensler and CGL Companies for project design and construction. These team members have worked together on several similar projects, including courthouses in Denver and Honolulu. Individually, these firms have participated in many other court projects all over the U.S., and even abroad. Needless to say, we have very reputable and capable firms to deliver a new courthouse for us.
How will that guaranteed maximum purchase price compare to the total 2015 cost of $313.4 million — land and court facility — for the previous 308 Guadalupe St. site? Based on program refinements and efficiencies we’ve developed (including using the build-to-suit process), initial cost estimates tell us that the total cost will be at or below the total 2015 program cost, even after the constant escalation of construction costs since 2015. Since we’ve begun the cost negotiation period, we really can’t comment on what we think the final cost will be. We’ll know that final total cost by the end of the exclusive negotiating agreement period.
As to the cost to you the taxpayer, our goal is to be at or very near to the $39 per year tax impact on the average homestead that was estimated for that proposed 2015 bond project, even with the steady rise in construction costs since 2015. We’ll be doing this badly needed project several years later than we needed to, but it looks like it we can look forward to the opening of our new civil and family courthouse sometime in early 2023…finally.
Gerald Daugherty represents precinct 3 on the Travis County Commissioners Court.
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Sophomore Abby Hersom placed 20th in 19:48 at the Shacklette Invitational today.
Freshman Mackenzie Cyr leads the way, placing third in 19:05
MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 5, 2015) – The Stonehill College women's cross country team, ranked No. 18 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Preseason Poll, posted a runner-up finish today at the season-opening Shacklette Invitational on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Stonehill, which entered four freshmen and one sophomore among its six runners today, finished with a score of 59, just three points behind the University of New England. Fellow Northeast-10 Conference members American International College (84 points), Assumption College (100) and Merrimack College (125) rounded out the top-five of the eight-team field.
Running in her first collegiate race, freshman Makenzie Cyr (Douglas, Massachusetts/Douglas) had an impressive debut, finishing third overall out of nearly 120 participants with a time of 19:05 on the five-kilometer course. Only Tiana Thomas and Brittney Sorbello, a pair of juniors from the University of New England, finished faster than Cyr.
Classmate Jackie Cutillo (Foxboro, Massachusetts/Bishop Feehan) also made the most of her collegiate debut, placing seventh and clocking in at 19:17. Freshman Jillian Caiazzi (Marlborough, Massachusetts/Marlborough) followed Cutillo in 14th place with a time of 19:38, while junior Alexandra Grimaldo (Marlborough, Massachusetts/Marlborough) turned in a time of 19:40, good for 15th overall.
Rounding out Stonehill's five scoring runners was sophomore Abby Hersom (Rockland, Maine/Oceanside), who placed 20th in 19:48. Freshman Anna Devitto (Pembroke, Massachusetts/Pembroke) was the final Skyhawk to cross the finish line, doing so in 19:57, good for 21st.
Stonehill will be off next weekend before returning to action on September 19th at the Kutztown Division II/Division III Challenge, hosted by Kutztown University in Pennsylvania.
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[CARS] 2019 Mazda RX-9
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[CARS] 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
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Mercedes Benz Reveals Futuristic Car Concept
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2016 Dodge Barracuda
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2015 Bentley SUV
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What It Is: The first super-premium crossover, positioned and priced well above the Porsche Cayenne and the Land Rover Range Rover. Like other Bentleys, the CUV will offer extensive customization options.
Why It Matters: It will probably only matter to the one-percenters who need a CUV to haul the kids to Aspen for a weekend of fun in the white stuff. And skiing.
Platform: The Bentley will ride on a stretched and modified version of the next VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne platform.
Powertrain: Engines will be shared with the Continental GT, so bank on a twin-turbo W-12 and a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8. An eight-speed dual-clutch automatic will connect to an all-wheel-drive system.
Competition: None, unless you count a sedan chair.
What Might Go Wrong: A European financial crisis, a slumping U.S. economy, political unrest in the Middle East, and possible Chinese restrictions on large sport-utilities may keep the Bentley CUV from flying off of showroom floors.
Estimated Arrival and Price: Expect to see it in late 2014 as a 2015 model, at a price of about $200,000
on December 29, 2013 CARS add comment
Okay, we admit it: When we leaked the new 2015 Ford Mustang, we didn’t know everything. Some of the details still needed work. We got the shape of the hood scoops wrong. We weren’t sure what the headlight innards looked like. (Who would have guessed they’d mimic the taillights?) And, no, we didn’t have the trunk badge right, either.
But the rest of our story rings true, as Ford confirmed today with its first official images and specifications of the new Mustang. As expected, the car will shrink just a bit in length and height, although it will have a significantly wider rear track. More important to its long, sleek look is that the A-pillar moves back by more than an inch and the hood and rear deck are lower. Interior volume increases, but the rear seats in the Mustang are still best enjoyed by the headless. Try not to bleed all over the place though, since the materials and finishes are much improved, with lots of soft-touch plastic, metallic trim, and better leather.
Both current Mustang engines will carry over, joined by a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder—first seen in Lincoln’s MKC. This new addition to Ford’s EcoBoost family is direct-injected and uses a twin-scroll turbocharger and air-to-air intercooler to produce at least 305 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque. Ford is being coy about power levels, declining to give exact numbers for any of the three. However, the folks in Dearborn project that the 3.7-liter V-6 actually will lose five horses and 10 lb-ft, dropping to 300 and 270. The 5.0-liter V-8 is expected to make at least 420 horsepower and 396 lb-ft of torque, but don’t be surprised if Ford announces bigger numbers before the car goes on sale.
A choice of manual or automatic transmission will be offered regardless of engine selection. The six-speed Getrag manual has a redesigned linkage, although we’re even more excited that Ford has moved the cup holders out of the way of the stick. The six-speed automatic gets paddle shifters, and Ford says that now operates with reduced friction. Launch control is standard on the Mustang GT.
Ford would be disappointed if we didn’t mention that its venerable pony car finally receives MyFord Touch, along with other new-to-Mustang technologies like adaptive cruise control and blind-spot monitoring. You won’t have to take any of them. Surprising nobody, the standard Mustang finally gets an independent rear suspension, although few might have predicted it would be based on the “integral link” design in the Ford Fusion. An aluminum knuckle attaches to the subframe via an H-shaped lower control arm and two lateral links, with a vertical link connecting the H-arm and knuckle. Ford tells us that the new design is so good that it necessitated a complete redesign of the front, as well. While the struts remain, a new double-ball-joint design with a full subframe has the advantage of allowing larger brakes to be fitted.
The standard front rotors are 12.6 inches, with the V-8 cars getting an upgrade to 13.9 inches and four-piston calipers. Those bigger brakes are optional on the EcoBoost model as part of the Performance package, while the V-8 Performance package includes 15-inch rotors and Brembo six-piston calipers. Performance-package cars also have a shorter final drive, and on V-8 examples, a real Torsen limited-slip differential in place of the standard brake-based torque-vectoring unit. Settings for throttle, steering, transmission, and stability control can be adjusted with console-mounted toggle switches.
2015 Ford Mustang Debuts! This Time It’s Definitely the Real Thing – Official Photos and Info
2015 Ford Mustang Debuts! This Time It’s Definitely the Real Thing
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Turbo four, independent rear, and shrinkage confirmed.
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Ford would be disappointed if we didn’t mention that its venerable pony car finally receives MyFord Touch, along with other new-to-Mustang technologies like adaptive cruise control and blind-spot monitoring. You won’t have to take any of them.
Surprising nobody, the standard Mustang finally gets an independent rear suspension, although few might have predicted it would be based on the “integral link” design in the Ford Fusion. An aluminum knuckle attaches to the subframe via an H-shaped lower control arm and two lateral links, with a vertical link connecting the H-arm and knuckle. Ford tells us that the new design is so good that it necessitated a complete redesign of the front, as well. While the struts remain, a new double-ball-joint design with a full subframe has the advantage of allowing larger brakes to be fitted.
So we now know more, but there’s still plenty we don’t know. Ford has avoided answering a number of Mustang questions, the most important of which concerns curb weights. While we’d still like to believe our initial proclamation that the Mustang will drop about 200 pounds, we no longer have faith that this will come to pass. Ford emphasized that the previous-generation Boss 302 was its performance benchmark, and promises that a stock Mustang GT would be faster on the track, but those are the extent of the performance estimates save for a 155-mph top-speed claim.
Pricing is also a big question mark, one which we can only address by assuming what is nearly always safe to assume–that prices will go up. However, we do have some idea as to when the 2015 Mustang will arrive on showroom floors, and that will be in the fall of 2014
The classic all-American four-seat performance coupe. A convertible is also a certainty. The sixth-generation model will draw inspiration from the Euro-styled second-gen Camaro RS (1970–1981).
Why It Matters: Today’s model has thrived as a roomier, more affordable alternative to the Corvette, and as a source of pride to the haters of Ford, Dodge, and imported rear-drive coupes.
Platform: The Camaro moves to GM’s Alpha component set (Cadillac ATS and other future GM models) to save significant weight and cost.
Powertrain: Expect eight-, six-, and four-cylinder offerings, the last to fulfill rising mpg obligations while fighting a growing list of four-cylinder-equipped foes, including the SRT Barracuda, Subaru BRZ, Scion FR-S, Ford Mustang, and Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
Competition: See above.
What Might Go Wrong: GM designers could misinterpret Camaro’s thin sales lead over Mustang and neglect critically needed interior upgrades.
Estimated Arrival and Price: Late 2015 as a 2016 model, with a base price in the mid-$20,000 range
on September 1, 2013 CARS add comment
What It Is: The BMW M8 is the first supercar from the blue-spinner crew since 1981, when the last of the 453 BMW M1s were sold. The M8 coupe will feature a few retro design cues, but also state-of-the-art gasoline-powertrain technology. The structure and body will use lightweight materials, such as carbon fiber, aluminum, magnesium, and even titanium, in pursuit of a 2760-pound target weight.
Why It Matters: As BMW downsizes its mainstream models and introduces electric cars, it runs the risk of degrading its sporting image. A car like the M8 would burnish the reputation of BMW Motorsports.
Platform: The new M8 will be built on the platform of the i8, a futuristic carbon-fiber plug-in hybrid that uses some 5-series components.
Powertrain: An upgraded version of the M5’s direct-injected 4.4-liter TwinPower Turbo, coupled to an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. BMW engineers are talking 600 to 650 horsepower.
Competition: Audi R8, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Porsche 911 Turbo.
What Might Go Wrong: BMW boss Norbert Reithofer is not a fan of this car, but the head of BMW M GmbH, Friedrich Nitschke, is. The top boss could cancel the project at the last minute. The reason: The M8 doesn’t strictly comply with BMW’s 21st-century technology strategy, which focuses on alternative powertrains and smart connectivity.
Estimated Arrival and Price: Due in BMW’s centennial year of 2016, the M8’s target price is 250,000 euros, or $330,000 at current exchange rates.
on July 17, 2013 CARS add comment
This is Maserati’s answer to the Mercedes CLS and Audi A7, a midsize sports sedan that’s the core part of a ballsy plan to go from producing 6000 cars in 2012 to 50,000 in 2015.
Loosely based on Maserati’s new, much larger Quattroporte luxury sedan, it comes with a two different V6s, a 345 hp version with rear-drive, and as the S Q4 with four-wheel drive and 404 hp. There’s also a diesel for Europe, but it won’t be coming here yet. We’ve driven it and you’re not missing much.
That Ghibli name sound familiar? It’s been used before, first on a pretty front-engined GT in the 1960s, then on another square-edged V6 coupe in the wilderness years of the 1990s.
Do yourself a favor and find the extra $10k for the Q4S. The basic 345 hp Ghibli posts 0-62 mph in 5.6 sec, but only really delivers the goods in the upper half of the rev range. It’s not just the SQ4’s 0.8 sec advantage that’s so appealing either, but its effortless mid-range performance too.
And far from being a killjoy, the S Q4’s rear-biased four-wheel drive system only sends enough torque to the front axle to make you feel like a hero. Both cars have a 50:50 weight distribution and feel sweetly balanced; both have hydraulic steering that’s heavy but only moderately talkative; and both have a ride that can get caught out with sharp ridges.
The Skyhook adaptive dampers are optional with both engines, but the standard passive setup is close to Skyhook with the sport button pressed, so only shell out if you need the extra comfort, not better handling.
You just know Maserati is holding the best stuff back for now, like the 523 hp V8 from the Quattroporte that will eventually make an AMG rival of the Ghibli. The Maserati name might sound exotic, but to succeed in this market, the Ghibli has to get the sensible stuff right, too. So interior room up front is strong, and passengers in the back get a much better deal than those in a Mercedes CLS when it comes to headroom.
Standard equipment includes leather trim, reversing camera and an eight-speed ZF automatic, while extended leather trim, adaptive dampers, 19, 20 and 21in wheels, a 1280w Bowers and Wilkins sound system, and even electrically adjustable pedals are just waiting to be plucked from the options list. One of the best touches in the car is the huge gearshift paddles made from real metal, not some cheap plastic facsimile. Yes, we’re looking at you Jag.
One option not on the list but probably worth lobbying your dealer for is a bulkhead-foam delete checkbox. Both engines make a great noise, just not enough of it. You can’t help but feel that people watching from the sidewalk are getting a better deal.
The Ghibli is an interesting attempt to break the German stranglehold on the premium car market. Is it the best car in its class? No, but it’s a serious contender, and it has soul, that unquantifiable quality that has traditionally helped Italian carmakers part fools from their money. This time though, the rest of the package is strong enough that being a fool is not a prerequisite.
Ghibli: 2979cc 24v twin-turbo V6
Torque: 369 lb-ft
0-60 : 5.6 sec
Ghibli S: 2979cc 24v twin-turbo V6
2014 Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition
on June 15, 2013 CARS add comment
Alfa Romeo is celebrating the launch of its new 4C sports car with the launch of a special 4C Launch Edition. It will be offered exclusively in the European market where it will be priced at €60,000 (about $79,000 at the current exchange rates) and only 400 units will be produced. Orders are officially opened today during the car’s presentation at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
The new 4C Launch Edition will be offered in just two exterior colors: Carrara White or Alfa Red. When compared to a standard 4C, the new Launch Edition will be distinguished by a carbon-fiber aerodynamic kit that includes new spoilers and side-view mirror covers, a new rear aluminum diffuser with dark finishing and bi-LED headlights with dark surround. The model also receives new alloy wheels sized 18 inches up front and 19 inches at the rear. The wheels are combined with brake calipers in a specific color and, for an even sportier feeling, Alfa Romeo also added a new racing exhaust system with a BMC air cleaner.
For the interior, the new 4C Launch Edition adds sports seats in Alcantara, plus red stitching on the steering wheel trim, handbrake, mats, handles and sports seats when customers opt for a red exterior paint.
2014 Audi R8 V-10 Plus
The Audi R8 has always been a starter supercar, a toe into the high-g waters. It doesn’t wear an exotic badge, and it won’t trigger too many adverse assumptions about your manhood. Other supercars are riskier, wilder, more dangerous, less defensible. They test you by draining their batteries while at rest in the garage. They demand that you regularly remove the engines for new spark plugs. Just how invested are you in the whole supercar lifestyle, anyway? Do you even own an Ed Hardy shirt?
2014 Audi R8 Starts at $119,150; Spyder Starts at $132,650
Indeed, most supercar owners are more like zookeepers than drivers. Actually driving one is the rare reward for all the feeding, protecting, and preening. The R8 isn’t like that, though. For all of its lofty performance and aluminum construction, it behaves pretty much like a normal Audi. Lovers of Italian metal often find the R8’s restraint a shortcoming. We don’t.
For 2014, the R8 V-10 gains a new Plus model. Not to be confused with the ladies in a Lane Bryant ad, Plus here refers to the extra 25 horsepower that Audi coaxed from the 5.2-liter V-10. Basically, it’s the Lamborghini-grade unit found in the Gallardo LP560-4. Firmer springs and dampers, inspired by the rarely-seen-outside-captivity R8 GT, are seriously stiff, bordering on annoyingly bouncy. We’d much rather live with the standard R8’s supple magnetic shocks.
But the biggest change is the newly available seven-speed dual-clutch automatic called S tronic. A $7800 option on all R8s, it replaces the clunky automated-manual transmission known as the R tronic. With the S, part-throttle upshifts are free of any twitchiness, giving the auto R8 the manners to live in traffic. For maximum acceleration, the S tronic offers launch control that holds the engine at 4500 rpm before engaging the first-gear clutch. The R8’s owner’s manual suggests finding a clear, empty road before using launch control, as it might cause unwanted attention. Good advice. Accelerating from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds with the quarter-mile passing in 11.4 seconds at 126 mph certainly got our attention. That’s two-tenths quicker to 60 and in the quarter than the
The Plus versions also get standard carbon-ceramic brakes. A bit grabby at first, the brakes felt considerably better after a few 148-foot stops from 70 mph. Audi claims that all the Plus’s neat-looking carbon-fiber trim inside and out isn’t just there for peacocking; it actually saves weight. On the scales, our dual-clutch example weighed in at 3689 pounds, 66 less than that last automated-manual R8 V-10.
Other changes for 2014 include front and rear LED lights, a revised grille design, and round exhaust tips. Our Plus arrived with the $5000 full-cowhide interior and cross-stitched seats. Aside from the harsh ride, the Plus has a thick veneer of luxury that is commensurate with its $174,795 base price. Choosing the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic Plus model will set you back at least $182,595; a regular-issue V-10 starts at $155,450.
As the rational supercar, the R8 provokes rational thoughts. Thoughts such as: Are Plus models really worth the extra $19,345? Extra horsepower is good, and so is reduced mass, but the ride is tiring. Hmm. A 525-hp R8 is still seriously quick. When you nail it, discerning a Plus from a non-Plus will be like trying to tell if you’ve been smacked in the head with a 3-iron or a 4-iron.
While we dearly love this aluminum bolide, the Plus version strikes us as the least logical version of the world’s most logical supercar.
2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country
on May 8, 2013 CARS add comment
High Country is for pickup buyers who want to make a statement other than, “I’m going to work.”
General Motors revealed today an upscale crew-cab package of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado High Country that includes 20-inch chrome wheels, a saddle-brown leather interior and Bose audio system.
The new model is aimed at competitors such as the Ford F-series King Ranch, Ram Laramie Longhorn and Toyota Tundra 1794.
“We see that portion of the market growing, and we want to be there,” Chevrolet trucks marketing manager Maria Rohrer said.
A special High Country badge featuring a mountainous background is emblazoned on both front doors and the front-seat headrests.
“What we wanted to do was get a little bit of a Western theme to it, if you will,” said Lloyd Biermann, Chevy marketing manager.
Full-size pickups generate $8,000-$10,000 in profit for automakers, and the Silverado High Country could exceed that.
GM marketers declined to reveal exact pricing for the vehicle, which goes on sale in the fourth quarter. They said it would cost more than $40,000, but less than the GMC Sierra 1500 Denali, which starts at $47,425. By comparison, the Ford F-Series King Ranch starts at $43,805.
Trucks in this segment can easily top $60,000 when packed with all possible options.
The standard 2014 Silverado crew cab, which will reach some dealerships later this month, starts at $32,710.
Biermann said GM’s research indicates that 30% of pickups sell for more than $40,000. “Obviously, you can make money up there,” he said.
Rohrer said she expects the Silverado High Country to make up 3% to 5% of total Silverado sales. GM sold 418,312 Silverado units in 2012.
She said GM would continue to sell the Silverado LT, which accounts for up to 70% of Silverado sales, as well as the LTZ version and the Z71.
The standard Silverado High Country will come with GM’s redesigned small-block 5.2-liter, 8-cylinder engine with 355 horsepower that averages 23 miles per gallon with two-wheel-drive. Four-wheel-drive is available and likely to be more popular.
GM launched production on the redesigned version of the standard Silverado and GMC Sierra in Silao, Mexico, last week. It will also be produced at GM’s Fort Wayne, Ind., assembly plant. Heavy-duty versions will be made in Flint.
The High Country is expected to sell well in Texas, where pickups are plentiful and often regarded as status symbols. Biermann said the target customers are people who “want to be able to reward themselves just a bit because they’ve made it.”
Although pickup owners are fiercely loyal to their chosen brands, GM said it believes the premium segment is different. Customers seeking an expensive pickup “may be a little less brand loyal,” Biermann said, and “a little more open to switching.”
2014 Jaguar F-Type First Drive
on April 20, 2013 CARS add comment
I tend to think it’s the latter, and the 2014 Jaguar F-Type presents a convincing case in support of that tendency.
Running strictly by the numbers, the F-Type falls a lot closer to the Grand Tourer class than it does to any classical (or even fairly modern) definition of a “sports car.” But behind the wheel, the F-Type’s spirit, the feeling it evokes in the driver, rails against classification with two-ton tourers.
Weighing in at 3,521 to 3,671 pounds, with a footprint that’s 6 percent larger than the 2013 Porsche 911’s, the F-Type is no minimalist enthusiast’s machine. With up to 495 horsepower on tap–and 340 horsepower in its least-powerful form–it’s also not a lesson in momentum maintenance and apex speeds.
But between the balanced street-tuned suspension, throaty exhaust notes, abundant torque, balanced chassis, and massive grip, the F-Type ultimately validates Jaguar’s claims of a return to the sports car game–whatever the numbers say, whatever the time lapse since the last one.
The Entry Point To F-Type
There are three main flavors to the 2014 F-Type: the base model, named simply “F-Type,” the F-Type S, and the F-Type V8 S. Between the three, the primary differences are engine output or type; optional equipment availability; and suspension configuration.
The base F-Type, starting at $69,000 (though it can quickly rise from there) sports a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine rated at 340 horsepower. Good for 5.1-second 0-60 mph runs and a top speed of 161 mph, the base F-Type comes standard with 18-inch wheels and cloth seats. It’s the lightest of the group, weighing 3,521 pounds, but it misses out on the Adaptive Dynamic Suspension system, which improves not only ride quality, but handling, in the V6 S and V8 S, where it’s standard.
The base F-Type also misses out on Jaguar’s very well-tuned performance electronics system, available only on the S and V8 S. With a Configurable Dynamics option offering control over throttle and transmission response, steering weight, and suspension settings (for Adaptive Dynamics-equipped cars), the F-Type lets you tailor the car’s driving feel to fit your uses.
But what’s it like behind the wheel? In base form, the F-Type is quick, but not particularly inspiring. The low-end torque is good, but, given the car’s weight, not great. Once you muscle past the 3,500-rpm mark, however, things liven up greatly.
If you’ve opted for the two-mode exhaust system (our test car was fitted with it) the sound wakes up even more, right around the same transition point. Going from quiet and understated (if a bit pedestrian) the sound comes alive, giving even the base F-Type a pleasant bark, particularly on upshifts and downshifts.
When it’s time to wipe away the perma-grin installed by straight-line pedal mashing and start turning corners, the F-Type is equally happy to oblige.
In base form the F-Type gets Continental ContiSportContact2 “max performance” summer tires. Those tires are good, but, ultimately, not great. Grip is fine, and the tires are communicative in the auditory sense, but there’s little feedback returned through the wheel.
Part of the blame there lies with the Jaguar’s steering, however. As a non-electric power steering setup, you might think there are no good excuses for less-than-awesome feel. You’d be right, but that doesn’t mean that’s what you get with the F-Type.
In fact, you get decidedly non-awesome, rather numb steering feel with the F-Type, particularly in base form. Part of the blame for this shortfall also undoubtedly lies in the F-Type’s not-so-trim weight. Even approaching 50/50 weight distribution–with passengers, again–that means there’s the better part of a ton over the front contact patches. Mid-engine and rear-engine cars (and light front engine cars) are often lauded for their steering feel–feel that is, in part, due to the relatively lightly loaded front axles, and, consequently, tires.
It’s not all bad news when it comes to steering, however; steering weight is good, and the variable ratio is quick and intuitive–the cars reactions are nearly as quick as the driver’s. The inherent balance of the F-Type, from its spring and damper rates to its near 50/50 weight balance (again, with passengers), the F-Type is well-poised. It’s just a bit less communicative about what’s going on with the front end than we’d like to see in a sports car.
The Mid-Point Of F-Type
Stepping up to the middle of the F-Type range, you have the $81,000 F-Type S. Not to be confused with the F-Type V8 S, the F-Type S is powered by essentially the same 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 engine, just in a higher state of tune, the (V-6) S is good for 380 horsepower and 4.8-second 0-60 mph runs.
Best of all, the extra power and torque in V6 S trim relieves the car of its sub-3,500-rpm dead spot and gives it a lively, quick feeling in all conditions. The bark, too, is sharper.
Uncork the F-Type V6 S in Dynamic Mode with the “googly eyes” dual-mode exhaust button switched on, and I challenge you not to smile. Most will break out in giggles.
In F-Type V6 S form, Pirelli PZero tires on larger 19-inch wheels take over grip duty–and the improvement is immediately noticeable. Steering communication is more abundant thanks to less sidewall flex, though, overall, feedback remains muted.
But the chassis itself appreciates the extra grip and readily puts it to use. The communication lacking through the steering wheel is made up for by the input coming back through the seat and pedals; in cornering, the balance of the car is easily discernible. Power out of a corner and you’ll sense the impending tail-out attitude just before it happens; hammer the brakes and the car dives just enough, maintaining stability while slowing with force.
The Adaptive Dynamics suspension system takes much of the credit here, too, offering up to 500 adjustments per second to adapt to the driver’s inputs and the road itself. Modern adaptive damper systems have come a long, long way from their rather recent origins, and the F-Type’s system is among the most seamless.
But the F-Type is, by sports car standards, heavy. In V6 S form, it weighs 3,558 pounds. That’s more than 300 pounds heavier than the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet. And the 911 has 20 more horsepower. And a back seat.
The Pinnacle Of F-Type
There’s more to the F-Type yet, however: the $92,000 V8 S. Powered by the familiar 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 found (in similar form) in other Jaguar products, the F-Type V8 S generates a stout 495 horsepower.
Tipping the scales at 3,671 pounds, it’s also the heaviest F-Type, but 150 pounds heavier than the base model is a relatively small penalty to pay for all of those ponies.
Surprisingly, at least to me, the V8 S doesn’t feel any less nimble or ready to run than the V6 S. The extra weight–83 pounds in this case–is simply too little to notice; there’s no additional penalty in feel.
That leaves the throaty V-8 engine to add a definite element of awesome, roared by its quad-tipped exhaust and then immediately seen on the rapidly rotating speedo needle. Jaguar quotes the 50-75 mph acceleration time of the F-Type V8 S at just 2.5 seconds–a full second quicker than the base F-Type. I believe it.
I also believe the V8 S’s 186 mph top speed–very quick indeed for a sub-$100,000 convertible. It’s surprisingly easy to get a significant fraction of the way there without realizing it, too.
With its abundant power and speed, the F-Type V8 S can almost feel more like a compact grand tourer than a sports car, particularly once the road opens up and straightens out. In this scenario, it has the composure and pace of a dedicated continent-crosser. But as soon as the curves return and the sight lines shorten, it perks its ears, eager for the challenge.
Because of these V-8 factors, we also believe Jaguar’s estimate of about half of U.S. buyers opting for the top-of-the-line F-Type V8 S, the rest split fairly evenly between the base and V6 S models.
Enough Brains–What About Beauty?
The F-Type has been almost universally acclaimed as a beautiful car. Why? It has headlights, a grille, fenders and flares, just like every other car.
Because of the proportion and shape of those elements; because of the organic curves and ratios; because of the attention to detail. But also because of something less easily quantified, some essence, that is uniquely Jaguar.
Jaguar Director of Design, Ian Callum, admits there are few direct cues to Jaguar’s illustrious sports car past–in fact, the idea was to design in an entirely new direction, but with the ethos that inspired those past designs.
That ethos was put in place by Jaguar founder William Lyons; its core tenet: to do something new, original. In that, the F-Type succeeds, even while it relates to Jaguar’s other new cars, particularly the XK.
Inside, the idea was the capture the spirit, if not the detail, of the earlier cars as well. While the cockpit is entirely modern in look and feel, the choice of a shift lever (or joystick) instead of the round dial selector found in other Jags, as well as the shape and location of the knobs and toggles along the center stack, were all chosen to give an impression of mechanical simplicity–despite the advanced electronics they control. The interior, like the rest of the car, is also extensively customizable.
While the design is exquisite, somehow quintessentially Jaguar yet also new and modern, how does the package that design’s wrapped around stack up?
The answer: Fairly well–though there are a few issues.
Trunk space, for one, is minimal. Even apart from the space stolen by design to stow the Z-fold soft top, the floor of the trunk is quite high, and the suspension towers intrude at the sides. The result is a space that’s barely suitable even for smaller bags, and not deep enough to contain much in the way of a real suitcase–a potential issue for those wanting a weekend getaway car.
The cockpit, too, is a bit short on space. In a car with a footprint 6 percent larger than the 911–which offers a backseat and a reasonable front trunk–you’d expect ample leg room. Not so. In fact, the shortage of leg room requires a more vertical seating position (at least for taller drivers) than is truly comfortable, as the seatback runs into the rear bulkhead. For passengers, it’s worse, as the floorboard doesn’t extend as far forward as it does for the driver’s pedals.
Knee room is tight, as well, making for a bit of discomfort for long-legged drivers (like myself) on longer drives. The rest of the cockpit, however, is as spacious as it should be–shoulder, hip, and headroom are good. The seats, in particular the upgraded leather-wrapped sport seats, are fantastic. Adjustable side bolsters and lumbar support make for a highly tunable seating position, from relaxed and cruising to snug and sporty.
But the biggest issue with the F-Type, for some, will be the lack of a manual transmission.
The eight-speed Quickshift transmission in the F-Type is a rather athletic take on the slushbox concept, with quickened shifts and a 100-percent lockup that skips the torque converter once out of first gear. But it’s clearly not a manual–and not a dual-clutch either.
The Quickshift’s actual gear changes are quick, indeed–on the order of dual-clutch quick–but there’s a lag between driver request (via paddle or center console joystick) and transmission action. It’s a noticeable lag, even in Dynamic Mode. In some cases, the transmission simply doesn’t respond, perhaps thinking better of your ill-informed manual shift point. Whatever it is, it’s a touch balky and difficult to use in manual mode.
Fortunately, it’s quite good in fully automatic mode. So good, in fact, in Dynamic Mode, that you’re unlikely to wring any thing more from the car shifting on your own except frustration. When left to its own devices, the Quickshift in the F-Type downshifts intelligently, upshifts quickly, and avoids interfering in corners thanks to its Corner Recognition software.
The F-Type: Sports Car Or Something Else?
The question I started out with–the question that remained with me through much of the day and a half driving the 2014 F-Type–is whether the car can truly be called a sports car.
The answer, raw and subjective as it is: it can. It’s not a minimalist, pure execution of the theme, but it’s a sports car. A luxurious, (mostly) comfortable, beautiful, powerful sports car.
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As Allpar predicted, the 2014 Dodge Durango is getting a late start, but it will be worth it: all buyers will get eight-speed automatic transmissions that boost acceleration and gas mileage, the electronics have been upgraded with new gee-whiz features, and creature comforts have been refined. The Durango will give minivans a run for their money, especially for people who want to tow their classic Challengers or Chrysler boats.
The Dodge Durango is now an eight-speed-only vehicle, using the state-of-the-art ZF HP8 transmission. Instead of using the electronic shifter of the Grand Cherokee, Charger, and 300, though, Durango uses the Ram’s shifter-knob, which makes it easier to change gears by touch. The knob has definite positions for park, reverse, neutral, and drive; shifting up and down is handled by standard paddle controls on the steering wheel
The transmission’s wide gear spread provides stronger gas mileage by allowing high top gear ratios, while enhancing performance with a lower first gear; the large number of gears in between helps to make shifting smoother, and to assure that the engine is always within its optimal range. With the V6 engine, Dodge Durango now has a best-in-class driving range of more than 600 miles — around the distance from New York City to Detroit.
The engine that benefits most from the eight-speed is the award-winning 3.6 liter Pentastar V-6, with 290 horsepower and 260 l-ft of torque; Rallye buyers get an extra five horsepower. Dual cam phasing helps bring an exceptionally flat torque curve, so that over 90% of peak torque is available from 1,900 rpm to 6,400 rpm. This engine is standard for every Durango.
The 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 engine, only available on Limited, R/T, and Citadel, has best-in-class 360 horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of torque, with best-in-class towing capacity of 7,400 pounds (with AWD, 7,200 pounds). Gas mileage has improved by up to 5%.
A new Eco Mode optimizes the throttle, transmission shift schedule, deceleration fuel cutoff, and, in V-8 models, Fuel Saver Technology (which includes shutting off four cylinders when they are not needed). A button on the center stack allows drivers to disengage Eco Mode.
More than 5,500 welds, including 4,100 mm of arc welding, add torsional stiffness to the Dodge Durango’s unibody construction. 52% of the structure is high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel, with more stiffness from closed-section front and rear cross-members.
Durango’s four-wheel independent suspension uses isolated suspension cradles, with optional skid plates. The 2014 Durango has larger sway bars than the 2011-13 models, with 10% stiffer shock and spring rates, and twin-tube shocks supplementing the multi-link rear suspension. The 2014 Durango also has higher cooling capacity than past models, with standard trailer-sway control.
V6-powered Durangos have electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS), with speed-dependent boost levels. The system delivers fuel savings of up to 3.5% over a pure hydraulic system.
The Durango has two all wheel drive (AWD) systems, one for each engine. The V6 has an MP3010 single speed transfer case for full time all wheel drive, set with a 50/50 torque split. The Hemi-powered AWD Durango has a low-range MP3022 transfer case with a neutral position, for light off-road use, or to aid in moving a boat or trailer; the neutral position allows the Durango to be flat-towed easily. The transfer case has a 2.72:1 low-range ratio, and a variable torque split. 20-inch wheels are optional.
The Dodge Durango’s drag coefficient is approximately 0.35. Interior quietness is further improved by extensive use of acoustic materials, including laminated front-door glass, and by a double wall separating the engine compartment from the cabin.
Optional bi-xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps include auto-leveling to adjust the beam area for slight changes in elevation. Four-inch projector fog lamps are standard equipment on all Durango models.
As predicted, the 2014 Dodge Durango brought Chrysler’s class-exclusive customizable 7-inch digital instrument cluster, 8.4-inch Uconnect touchscreen with Uconnect Access services, and other sophisticated new features.
The Dodge Durango marks the debut of Uconnect Access Via Mobile, an extension of Chrysler Group’s suite of Uconnect Access services. Its easy-to-learn interface and easy-to-view 8.4-inch touchscreen allow customers to enjoy their personal Internet radio accounts and stream audio content into the new Dodge Durango using their own mobile device data plans. Uconnect Access Via Mobile seamlessly integrates Internet radio apps Aha by Harman, iHeartRadio, Pandora and Slacker Radio. (More info: Uconnect Access Via Mobile)
Dodge Durango has a built-in wireless connection for emergency services; it connects occupants directly with local emergency-service dispatchers with the push of the 9-1-1 button. The “ASSIST” button summons help from Chrysler Group’s roadside assistance provider, the Vehicle Customer Care Center or Uconnect Customer Care Center.
Optional theft alarm notification uses a smartphone app to alert registered customers via SMS or e-mail whenever their vehicles’ security alarms are activated. Additional Uconnect Access security features include the ability to remotely sound the horn and flash the lights, or remote-start and lock and unlock, via the Uconnect Access smartphone app.
There are two new center-stack touchscreens, in 5 inches or 8.4 inches, both handling audio, climate, and phone operation, from navigation to heated seats, with redundant mechanical controls.
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Live HD Streaming Goes Mobile with Wowza GoCoder App for Android
Native App Powers Simple, Efficient Mobile Encoding on Android devices
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Wowza Media Systems, LLC, provider of Simply Powerful Streaming media server software, today announced the release of Wowza GoCoder app for Android devices bringing live, high definition (HD) mobile encoding to Android users on the go. Created to power simple, efficient streaming over Wifi, 3G and 4G networks on Android devices 4.1 and newer, the live audio and video encoding application directly connects with Wowza Streaming Engine™ software enabling content providers to easily capture, manage and deliver content from anywhere, at any time.
“In our increasingly mobile and fast-moving world, success for organizations and content providers relies on sharing what’s happening in the moment,” said Mike Talvensaari, VP of Product Management at Wowza Media Systems. “The GoCoder app turns smartphones into broadcast tools bringing quick and reliable access to a video source from any location whether it’s an operating room or the epicenter of a natural disaster to then stream to any device.”
Now, Wowza GoCoder app is available on both iOS and Android mobile devices, bringing access to simple, uninterrupted video streaming to the majority of smartphone users. According to recent research from International Data Corporation (IDC), nearly 94 percent of smartphones shipped worldwide in 2013 were running on Android or iOS operating systems and Android commanded the market share with more than 78 percent of smartphones using Android. Using Wowza GoCoder as part of an end-to-end system with Wowza Streaming Engine software, users can broadcast and encode live events from any location to any screen.
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Frank Sinatra / Only The Lonely 60th anniversary deluxe edition
September 12, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1950s, frank sinatra, universal music
2CD or 2LP vinyl • 2018 stereo mix • Two unreleased tracks • Original mono mix
We don’t get too many 60th anniversary editions around these parts, but Universal Music are about to celebrate Frank Sinatra‘s 1958 album, Only The Lonely, with just such an edition.
Only The Lonely was a ‘mood’ album and this collection of torch songs followed in a similar vein to In the Wee Small Hours (1955) and Where Are You? (1957). If features songs like ‘One For My Baby (And One More For The Road’, ‘Angel Eyes’ and ‘Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry’.
The new 60th anniversary edition is reissued across various formats. The two-CD edition features the original 1958 mono mix and a brand new 2018 stereo mix by Larry Walsh. ‘Only The Lonely’ was recorded as both a mono and stereo presentation,” explains Larry Walsh in the sleeve notes for this release. “The mono was the focus as that was the chief format of the day. The stereo was recorded with two microphones suspended high over the studio orchestra. Frank Sinatra’s voice was recorded onto a third track. With the stereo recording being mid-side decoded, the depth of the studio is revealed.”
Four bonus tracks from the mono session recordings are also featured in the double-CD package, including studio takes making their release debuts: ‘Angel Eyes’ (alternate session takes – May 5, 1958) and ‘Lush Life’ (session takes – May 29, 1958).
The 2LP vinyl edition features just the new stereo mix over four sides of vinyl and the same audio is including in a one-CD edition. The new edition’s audio was mastered by Ron McMaster at Capitol Studios.
Only The Lonely 60th anniversary edition will be released on 19 October 2018.
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2CD Deluxe
CD 1: Original 1958 Mono Mix + Bonus Tracks
1. Only The Lonely
2. Angel Eyes
3. What’s New?
4. It’s A Lonesome Old Town
5. Willow Weep For Me
6. Good-Bye
7. Blues In The Night
8. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
9. Ebb Tide
10. Spring Is Here
11. Gone With The Wind
12. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Bonus Tracks (Mono)
13. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (alt take – May 5, 1958)
14. Angel Eyes (alt session takes – May 5, 1958) – previously unreleased
CD 2: New 2018 Stereo Mix + Bonus Tracks
13. Lush Life (session takes – May 29, 1958) – previously unreleased
14. One For My Baby (test track – June 24, 1958)
1CD and 2LP Vinyl editions (Stereo)
New 2018 Stereo Mix
2LP Vinyl
12. One For My Baby
24 responses to Frank Sinatra / Only The Lonely 60th anniversary deluxe edition
I just got the two CD edition as a why not thing in my music store and I have to say it was wonderful to listen to while worn out from the day, lying on my bad. Will read up on this album as the liner notes and some claims on here had me thinking about its importance. It certainly does not scream hit at all, so I’d say a cult classic for movie connoisseurs at least.
Love the packaging and the unusual Capitol label center with 1cm of silver disc showing. Not keen on the glossy pocket insides (prone to scratch!) and that you must touch the discs to get them out.
I also find it very strange to have three tracks per side (4 sides) because it’s like, really? Are they pressed on 45rpm? The latest Mylène Farmer album is a 45 min affair and is also pressed on two discs and they run at that speed.
Patrick Walker says:
Ordered the CD and vinyl. This for me is arguably the greatest album in popular music.
Donald leverett says:
Phenomenal capital record been with me all my life its great it’s released again. Looking forward to hearing the unknown track “lush life”
I’m Frank sinatras greatest fan ever..
AndyB says:
Check out this article regarding “Lush Life.” Pretty interesting.
http://ivebeenreadinglately.blogspot.com/2011/01/sinatra-and-lush-life.html
Really, they couldn’t do the double vinyl album as disc 1 2018 new mix and disc 2 mono. Not even the bonus tracks. Too bad!
This will will be a skip. Thanks for saving me money.
When I saw the double, that’s what I expected too.
Ken Croteau says:
Agreed, I was all set to order but will pass for the CD version which makes much more sense.
The Golden Age Of. _ _ _ _ _ _ '. _ says:
As a man I couldn’t stand him.
As a voice there are few better.
It’s the CD for me, I don’t fancy having to flip the LPs over every 10 minutes.
Wayne Olsen says:
A masterpiece. Just don’t listen to it with a gun in the house.
Mark Phillips says:
Surprised not to see the addition of the demo version of One For My Baby that was featured on the 3cd Capitol Years set. Just Frank and piano. A truly lovely rendition.
Or a gnu.
Ern says:
Anything Sinatra recorded on the Capitol label is worth having. Angel Eyes is an absolute classic.
Why can’t Universal issue the Dean Martin Capitol albums like this? Dino was the best.
Jess R Hernadez says:
I think because Capitol/Universal no longer controls Dean’s catalog. Dean’s estate now owns all the master tapes and session reels, and Sony is the distrubutor of those recordings now.
From Bear Family you get the entire catalogue from Dean Martin. I have all 4 box sets.
Never liked that maudlin album cover, blecch!
Nelson Riddle – the man who made Sinatra swing. You can smell the cigarette smoke and Brylcreem on those old recordings. Hats Off.
Steven Roberts says:
Wow, those bonus tracks seems a bit arbitrary.
Makes you wonder what they’re holidng back for the 70th anniversary!
Thanks Paul. I just love Sinatra’s singing. The voice of the 20th century indeed
Gerbrand says:
Intriguing picture of the 2cd set. Looks like after all the colored vinyl you can now choose black or silver cd’s.
Not exactly my type of music, but this is an album I have. Recommended by Bruce Springsteen who also covered Angel Eyes beautifully on Frank’s 80th birthday.
Must be some kind of slipcase revealing most of the cd (except the silver outer ring), I guess.
Kevin Galliford says:
Love this album! For me, one of his best.
Being a closet Sinatra fan, this is great news. I’m pretty sure that all of this music could fit onto one cd, so hoping the price falls substantially.
Spiral Scar says:
AndyB,
Believe it or not, the twelve track mono LP as it was released in 1958 ran over 54 minutes! It was possible with a mono mix to press it without sacrificing sound quality. Just played my original mono LP and I must say, the whole thing is remarkably well engineered. Capitol studios and engineers were top of the line. Those old recordings have held up brilliantly, for all of his Capitol work. That said, stereo was brand new in 1958. This was FS’ first stereo album. The technology was still fresh and there was a problem cutting the stereo master as stereo grooves were wider for the two channels. Capitol couldn’t fit the entire program on the LP so two songs were (originally) left off the stereo version. The technology would quickly get more sophisticated, so this abridging business with Frank only happened again when the albums got their earliest LP reissues, though I don’t know why Capitol did this. It wasn’t because of time/space limitations by then.
Imagine that. Nearly an hour! In 1958! The Def Leppard of his day! Many FS Capitol albums were generously programmed. By comparison, Beach Boys and (US) Beatles albums often averaged thirty minutes or less. “Wild Honey” – 24 minutes total. That’s less than side one of this album!
I’m terribly excited to know that “Lush Life,” the one remaining studio title (not studio take) from the Capitol era, is finally being unearthed. According to the sessionography, there is no completed master, but it was never attempted again at Capitol and I don’t think he ever cut it for Reprise, either. This is one of my absolute favorite albums, though it is not for everyday listening! Thankfully, I don’t own a gun or a gnu.
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons | Alta Bates Summit earns the prestigious 3 Star rating, the highest award that heart surgery practices participating in Society of Thoracic Surgeons national specialty database can earn.
Bay Area Parent | The Birth Center at the Alta Bates Campus earned Bronze, among all East Bay region birth centers.
HealthGrades | The Summit Campus earned a Clinical Excellence Award in Pulmonary Care and was ranked among America’s 250 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality, America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Cardiac and Critical Care, and America’s 50 Best Hospitals in Cardiac Surgery. The Alta Bates Campus earned a Clinical Excellence Award in Stroke and Critical Care and was ranked among America's 250 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality.
U.S. News & World Report | The Summit Campus was ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, and recognized as one of the best hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area region and #6 in the San Francisco metro area. The Summit Campus earned recognition as High-Performing in Heart Bypass Surgery; Congestive Heart Failure; Colon Cancer Surgery. The Alta Bates Campus earned recognition as High-Performing in Orthopedics.
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Elite Plus Honor Roll awarded to Summit Campus.
Smart Care California | Hospital C-section Honor Roll awarded to the Alta Bates Campus.
HealthGrades | The Summit Campus earned a Clinical Excellence Award in General Surgery and Gastrointestinal Care and was ranked among America’s 250 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality, America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Cardiac and Critical Care, and America’s 50 Best Hospitals in Cardiac Surgery. The Alta Bates Campus earned a Clinical Excellence Award in Stroke Care.
American College of Surgeons | The Surgical program, at the Summit Campus, earned a Meritorious Award for quality surgical care from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers | Carol Ann Read Breast Health program, at the Summit Campus, earned three year accreditation and designation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
The Joint Commission | Orthopedic program, at both Alta Bates and Summit Campuses, earned three year accreditation and designation as a Center of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacement, from the Joint Commission.
American Society of Clinical Oncology | Cancer Center, at the Herrick Campus, certified as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, through the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative, a program administered by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
U.S. News & World Report | The Pacific Campus was ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, one of the best hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area region and #4 in the San Francisco metro area. The Pacific Campus also earned National ranking in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery and earned recognition as High-Performing in Cancer; Geriatrics; Nephrology; Orthopedics; Congestive Heart Failure; Colon Cancer Surgery; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Hip Replacement; Knee Replacement. The Mission Bernal Campus earned recognition as High-Performing in Congestive Heart Failure.
Human Rights Campaign | Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality awarded to the Van Ness, Davies and Mission Bernal Campuses.
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Elite Honor Roll awarded to the Pacific and Davies Campuses.
American Heart Association | Get with the Guidelines for Heart Failure, Silver awarded to the Pacific, Davies and Mission Bernal Campuses.
American College of Emergency Physicians | The Mission Bernal Campus earned Bronze/Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | The Van Ness Campus earned the Hospital Organ Donation Bronze Award
Bay Area Parent | The Birth Centers at the Mission Bernal and California Campuses earned Gold, among all San Francisco and Marin region birth centers. These campuses also earned Gold in the category of best doctor or pediatrics group, Silver in the category of best hospital or medical center, and Bronze in the category of best baby or maternity services, among all San Francisco and Marin region nominees.
Engineering News-Record | The Van Ness Campus received the Excellence in Safety Award of Merit, in the Northern California region, from Engineering News-Record.
HealthGrades | The Pacific and California Campuses earned Clinical Excellence Awards in General Surgery, Pulmonary and Critical Care and were ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care.
U.S. News & World Report | The Pacific Campus was ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, one of the best hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area region and #5 in the San Francisco metro area. The Pacific Campus also earned recognition as High-Performing in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Congestive Heart Failure; Colon Cancer Surgery; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Hip Replacement. The Mission Bernal Campus earned recognition as High-Performing in Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Human Rights Campaign | Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality awarded to the Pacific, California, Davies and Mission Bernal Campuses.
Smart Care California | Hospital C-section Honor Roll awarded to the Mission Bernal Campus.
HealthGrades | The Pacific and California Campuses earned Clinical Excellence Awards in General Surgery and Pulmonary Care and were ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical and Gastrointestinal Care and among America’s 250 Best Hospitals for Clinical Quality. The Pacific Campus also earned a Clinical Excellence Awards in Bariatric Surgery and the Davies Campus earned a Clinical Excellence Awards in Cranial Neurosurgery.
U.S. News & World Report | The Pacific Campus was ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, one of the best hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area region and #5 in the San Francisco metro area. The Pacific Campus also earned recognition as High-Performing in Orthopedics; Congestive Heart Failure; Colon Cancer Surgery; Hip Replacement.
Human Rights Campaign | Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality awarded to the Pacific, California, Davies and St. Lukes Campuses.
HealthGrades | The Pacific and California Campuses earned Clinical Excellence Awards in General Surgery, Gynecologic Surgery, and Pulmonary Care and were ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical and Gastrointestinal Care and among America’s 250 Best Hospitals for Clinical Quality. The Davies Campus was ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery.
Smart Care California | Hospital C-section Honor Roll awarded to the California Campus.
The Joint Commission | The Davies Campus Stroke Program earned three year certification as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
American Academy of Neurology | 2016 Mitchell B. Max Award for Neuropathic Pain awarded to Michael Rowbotham, M.D.
National Cancer Institute | Dr. Mohammed Kashani-Sabet recognized for his study, genes associated with the development of melanoma, as being among the top 50 most cited cancer research.
U.S. News & World Report | High Performing in Congestive Heart Failure and Colon Cancer Surgery
Human Rights Campaign | Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Elite Plus Honor Roll
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Hospital Organ Donation Platinum Award
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Cranial Neurosurgery, Gastrointestinal Care, General Surgery, and Neurosciences. Among America's 50 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality and America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Critical Care and Stroke Care.
U.S. News & World Report | High Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Colon Cancer Surgery and Heart Failure
Smart Care California | Hospital C-section Honor Roll
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Cranial Neurosurgery, Gastrointestinal Care, and Neurosciences. Among America's 50 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality and America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Critical Care and Stroke Care.
American College of Radiology | Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence
U.S. News & World Report | High Performing in Colon Cancer Surgery
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Neurosciences and Critical Care. Among America's 50 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality and America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Stroke Care.
Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons | Earned three-year verification as a Level II trauma center.
Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons | Earned a three-year accreditation as a Community Cancer Program.
Local Emmy | Production of the 2016 Castro Valley High School Every 15 Minutes video
American Diabetes Association | Diabetes Education Recognition Certificate
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Healthcare Association of Hawaii Member
The Joint Commission | Recognized for care for inpatient psychiatric services
The Joint Commission | Care for Inpatient Psychiatric Service
American Heart Association | Get with the Guidelines for Heart Failure, Silver award.
Human Rights Campaign | Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality.
U.S. News & World Report | High-Performing in Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Elite Honor Roll award.
HealthGrades | Ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care and among America’s 250 Best Hospitals for Clinical Quality.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California and one of the best hospitals in the Central Valley region. Earned recognition as High-Performing in Congestive Heart Failure; Colon Cancer Surgery; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Smart Care California | Hospital C-section Honor Roll award.
HealthGrades | Earned Clinical Excellence Award in Stroke Care and was ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care and among America’s 250 Best Hospitals for Clinical Quality.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California and one of the best hospitals in the Central Valley region. Also earned National ranking in Gynecology and earned recognition as High-Performing in Congestive Heart Failure and Colon Cancer Surgery.
American Heart Association | Mission: Lifeline Gold STEMI Award
American Society for Radiation Oncology | Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx®)
Society of Critical Care Medicine | Top Overall Compliance/Performance Award, Western Region
The Modesto Bee | Excellence in Business Award
HealthGrades | Earned Clinical Excellence Award in Orthopedic Surgery, Stroke and Critical Care. Was ranked among America’s 250 Best Hospitals for Clinical Quality.
National Research Corporation | Consumer Choice Award
The Modesto Bee Readers Choice Award | Favorite Hospital
American Stroke Association | Heart-Check Mark for Advanced Certification, Primary Stroke Center
Contentment Health and Lifestyle Magazine | Favorite Hospital
America's 50 Best Hospitals | In the top 1% of hospitals in the nation for providing overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of conditions and procedures consistently for six or more consecutive years.
American Heart Association, American Stroke Association | Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 6th consecutive year. Also received the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll recognition for quickly treating stroke patients with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)
U.S. News & World Report | Names Mills-Peninsula to list of Most Connected Hospitals for 2015-1016
American Heart Association, American Stroke Association | Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
The Joint Commission | Recognized as Top Performer for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and perinatal care
U.S. News & World Report | Among top hospitals in California and metro area
The Joint Commission | Top Performer for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care
U.S. News & World Report | High-Performing ranking in two specialty care areas: gastroenterology/G.I. surgery and gynecology
American Heart Association, American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus
Medical Value Partners | Number one Bay Area hospital for value delivered to patients
Press Ganey Associates | Guardian of Excellence Award in patient experience
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program | Meritorious outcome performances in eight outcome areas in all surgery cases in 2013
Leapfrog Group | "A" grade Hospital Safety Score
Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders | NICHE Program Designation
Cal Noc | Sustained Excellence in Reducing Infections
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program | Exemplary outcomes for surgical care
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California | Meeting or exceeding the Hospital Council's sepsis mortality reduction goal of 30 percent
Aster Awards, hosted by Creative Images Inc. | Gold Award for Peninsula Circle of Care
Health Care Advertising Awards | Merit Special Video Award for Peninsula Circle of Care
American Stroke Association | Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award
Health Care Advertising Awards | Silver Award for Healthpoint magazine
Health Care Advertising Awards | Merit Award for Healthpoint TV
Beacon Collaborative | Best Use of Stories for “Bedside Stories” class
Apex Awards | Healthpoint magazine
Apex Awards | New hospital campaign
Aster Awards | Bronze Award for Healthpoint TV series
Aster Awards | Bronze Award for obstetrics brochure
Leapfrog Group | Top hospitals based on patient safety and quality
Healthgrades | Five-star ratings for care for heart failure, bariatric surgery, stroke, pneumonia, gastrointestinal surgeries and procedures
VHA Inc., national support network organization | VHA Leadership Award in clinical excellence
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Honor Roll.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Overall hospital quality rating: 4 stars.
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Silver Plus and Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll.
U.S. News & World Report | High Performing in Knee Replacement.
Office of Patient Advocate | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group were each top rated (5 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2018. The 2019-2020 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent” and 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group were each Top Performers (top 10th percentile) in clinical quality and patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2018.
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2017. Mills-Peninsula Medical Group also earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4.5 and 4.0 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group were each Top Performers (top 10th percentile) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017.
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group each earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. Mills-Peninsula Medical Group was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent” and 3 stars as “good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2015. Mills-Peninsula Medical Group also earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2015. The 2016-2017 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent” and 4.5 stars as “very good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group were each top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2015. Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group was also top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group was highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2015. The 2016-2017 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent” and 3 stars as “good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2014. The 2015-2016 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4.5 stars as “very good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2014. The 2015-2016 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent.”
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Accepted into the Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model project
San Francisco Business Times | CEO Elizabeth Vilardo, M.D., named of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business”
CAPG | "Elite" status (5 stars) in annual Standards of Excellence Survey
California Association of Physician Groups | Elite rating in 2015 Standards of Excellence Survey
Consumer Reports and the California HealthCare Foundation’s CalQualityCare.org | Ranked a top group in the San Francisco Bay area in the publication's February issue ranking of physician groups
HIMSS | Memorial Medical Center in Modesto and Palo Alto Medical Foundation clinics throughout the Bay Area earned prestigious Stage 7 Award as industry authority in healthcare information technology
Samuel Merritt University | Sharon Clark Diaz, SMU president and CEO, recognized for 40 years of leadership and commitment to health sciences education, including transformation of school from diploma-based nursing program into intercollegiate baccalaureate program to accredited university offering five disciplines and master’s and doctoral degrees
Fulbright Scholar Program | Fulbright award for Rolando Lazaro, associate professor and co-chairman of department of physical therapy
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | Small Business Innovator award for community service
American Assembly for Men in Nursing | Best School for Male Nurses Award
Modern Healthcare | Named a Best Place to Work in Healthcare
American Heart Association | Get with the Guidelines for Heart Failure, Silver
U.S. News & World Report | High Performing in Congestive Heart Failure and COPD
Joint Commission | Recognized Primary Stroke Center
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Pulmonary Care
Healthgrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Stroke and Pulmonary Care
Auburn Journal | Recognized as Best Hospital in the newspaper's "Best of the Best" listing
HealthGrades | Earned an Outstanding Patient Experience Award. Was ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery.
The Davis Enterprise | Named Best Hospital in Yolo County by the readers in the annual Readers Choice survey
Becker's Healthcare | Named one of 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
The Joint Commission | Recognized as Top Performer for pneumonia, surgical care, VTE and perinatal care
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Hospital Organ Donation Gold Award
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Critical Care and Stroke Care. Among America’s 100 Best Hospitals in Coronary Intervention
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Critical Care and Coronary Intervention
U.S. News & World Report | High Performing in Heart Failure and COPD
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Stroke and Critical Care
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce | Best Big Business
American Society of Health Care Engineering | Energy to Care Award
Human Rights Campaign |Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality
American College of Radiology | Earned a three-year accreditation for CT, Ultrasound, MRI and Nuclear Medicine. Also earned a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence award.
The Joint Commission | Top Performer on Key Quality Measures (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal and surgical care)
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter East Bay Medical Group was top rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2019-2020 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Sutter East Bay Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4.5 stars as “very good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter East Bay Medical Group was top rated (5 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent” and 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Sutter East Bay Medical Group was awarded the 2018 Ronald P. Bangasser Most Improved honor for the greatest improvement in clinical quality and patient experience, from 2016 to 2017, among all physician organizations in the Bay Area region.
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Sutter East Bay Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter East Bay Medical Group was highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 3 stars as “good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter East Bay Medical Group was highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in both patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2015. The 2016-2017 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 3 stars as “good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Gould Medical Group was top rated (5 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2019-2020 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent” and 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Sutter Gould Medical Group was awarded the 2019 Ronald P. Bangasser Most Improved honor for the greatest improvement in clinical quality and patient experience, from 2017 to 2018, among all physician organizations in the Central Valley region. Sutter Gould Medical Group was also a Top Performer (top 10th percentile) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2018.
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Sutter Gould Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4.5 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Sutter Gould Medical Group was a Top Performer (top 10th percentile) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017.
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Gould Medical Group was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent” and 3 stars as “good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Sutter Gould Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2014. The 2015-2016 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “very good.”
First 5 Lake County Commission | Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s “Smart Start” program received a 3 year grant to expand services for expectant moms in Lake County.
The Joint Commission | Primary Stroke Center Certification
SRC | Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology
The Joint Commission | Recognized as Top Performer for surgical care and perinatal care
The Joint Commission | Top Performer in Surgery Care
Press Ganey | Guardian of Excellence patient satisfaction
Leapfrog Group | Top Hospitals List
Press Ganey | Guardian of Excellence Physician Engagement
Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality
Press Ganey Associates | Summit Award
World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund | Baby-Friendly Hospital designation
VHA, Inc | Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence
The Joint Commission | Top Performer on Key Quality Measures
California Department of Public Health | Top 2-3% in CA breastfeeding rates
Leapfrog Group | Top Hospital Award
Modern Healthcare Magazine | Best Places to Work in Healthcare
California Children’s Health Initiative | Champion for Children Award
Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce | Organization of the Year
Press Ganey Associates | Best Places to Practice
Sutter Health | President’s Special Recognition Award
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group was highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2019-2020 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Sutter Medical Group earned the Excellence in Healthcare Award for achieving top marks on quality and patient experience measures while effectively managing cost of care for Commercial HMO patients in 2018. Sutter Medical Group was one of just 28 physician organizations statewide to receive a 2019 Excellence in Healthcare Award from Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA). This award recognizes physician organizations that perform in the top 50th percentile across three domains: clinical quality, patient experience and total cost of care. Sutter Medical Group was also a Top Performer (top 10th percentile) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2018.
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Sutter Medical Group earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4.5 stars as “very good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group was top rated (5 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent” and 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Sutter Medical Group was a Top Performer (top 10th percentile) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017.
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent” and 3 stars as “good.”
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission | Adult cardiology in Yuba City granted a three-year term of accreditation in echocardiography in Adult Transthoracic.
Appeal-Democrat newspaper | Sutter Medical Foundation is named Favorite Medical Facility or Clinic by the readers of the Appeal-Democrat; Also, Robert Peppercorn, M.D., is named Best Cosmetic Specialist and Best Physician; Jason Roddick, PA-C, is named Favorite Cosmetic Specialist; Piyush Kumar, M.D., is named Favorite Physician
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, and recognized as one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #2 in the Sacramento metro area. Earned recognition as High-Performing in s earned recognition as High-Performing in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, and Lung Cancer Surgery. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento was one of only 57 hospitals across the nation (out of 4,500 surveyed) to earn high ratings for their handling of nine specific surgical procedures and chronic conditions.
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Elite Honor Roll.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Hospital Organ Donation Silver Award
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Orthopedic Surgery. Among America's 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, and recognized as one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #2 in the Sacramento metro area. Earned recognition as High-Performing in Urology, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, and Lung Cancer Surgery.
American Stroke Association | Get with the Guidelines for Stroke Care, Gold Plus and Target Stroke Honor Roll.
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Joint Replacement Surgery. Among America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, and recognized as one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #2 in the Sacramento metro area. Earned recognition as High-Performing in Orthopedics, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
HealthGrades | Patient Safety Excellence Award.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, and recognized as one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #2 in the Sacramento metro area. Earned recognition as High-Performing in Orthopedics and Cancer.
Commission on Approval of Teams | Cleft and Craniofacial teams received the Commission on Approval of Teams verification as a Cleft Palate Team and Craniofacial Team for five years
American Board of Electroencephalography Laboratory Accreditation | National Accreditation
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, and recognized as one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #2 in the Sacramento metro area. Earned recognition as High-Performing in Heart Bypass Surgery, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Heart Failure, Orthopedics, Cancer, Gynecology, Neurology and Neurosurgery.
American Heart Association | Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award.
American Stroke Association | Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
National Association of Epilepsy Centers | Sutter Comprehensive Epilepsy Center designated as a Level 4 Center.
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods was highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2018. The 2019-2020 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association - Top Quality Honors | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods earned Top Quality Honors for high quality care (4.5 stars out of 5 possible) delivered to Medicare Advantage patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Medicare Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4.5 stars as “very good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods was top rated (5 stars out of 5 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (4 stars out of 5 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017. The 2018-2019 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 5 stars as “excellent” and 4 stars as “very good.”
Integrated Healthcare Association – Excellence in Healthcare | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods was a Top Performer (top 10th percentile) in patient experience for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2017.
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and highly rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2016. The 2017-2018 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent” and 3 stars as “good.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods was top rated (4 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2015. The 2016-2017 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 4 stars as “excellent.”
Office of Patient Advocate | Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods was top rated (3 stars out of 4 possible) in patient experience and clinical quality for care delivered to Commercial HMO patients in 2014. The 2015-2016 Commercial Health Care Quality Report Card refers to 3 stars as “good.”
California Association of Physician Groups | Elite Status Rating in Standards of Excellence Survey
Oncology Nursing Society | Lifetime Achievement award for Cynthia Cantril, director of Cancer Support Services, Patient Navigation
Consumer Reports in partnership with California Healthcare Performance Initiative | In a special report on annual patient satisfaction rankings, SPMF scored the highest out of 27 physician organizations in the SF Bay Area
HealthGrades | Among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #3 in the Sacramento metro area. Earned recognition as High-Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery, COPD, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, and Lung Cancer Surgery.
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Pulmonary and Critical Care. Among America’s 50 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality.
U.S. News & World Report | High-Performing in Colon Cancer Surgery, COPD and Lung Cancer Surgery.
HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Coronary Intervention, Gastrointestinal, Pulmonary and Critical Care. Among America’s 50 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality and among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery.
U.S. News & World Report | High-Performing in Colon Cancer Surgery and COPD.
HealthGrades | Among America’s 50 Best Hospitals in Clinical Quality.
U.S. News & World Report | Ranked among the top 50 hospitals in California, one of the best hospitals in the Northern Sierras region and #4 in the Sacramento metro area
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Gold level of achievement for conducting activities that promoted enrollment in state organ donor registries
The Joint Commission | Recognized as Top Performer for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, stroke and perinatal care
The Joint Commission | Top Performer in heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care
The Joint Commission | Top Performer in heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care
Sutter Health | President’s Award, Medicare affordability
GreenCare Organization | GreenCare Award
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NAPBC | Three-year full accreditation for breast cancer services
National LGBT Healthcare Equality Index | 2015 and 2016 Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality
The Joint Commission | Recognized for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, stroke and perinatal care
The Leapfrog Group | Received a "B" grade in The Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety Scores
The Leapfrog Group | Received "C" grade in Spring Hospital Safety Survey
The Joint Commission | Top Performer in heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care
VHA West Coast Region | Bronze Award
Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons | Three-year accreditation for Cancer Center
Joint Commission | Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care
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Vallejo Emergency Physicians | Certified as “Kid-Qualified” for meeting stringent guidelines
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HealthGrades | Clinical Excellence Award in Gastrointestinal and Stroke Care.
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Looks like Stan Lee finally officially confirmed that Black Panther movie
Tag: the Avengers
Good news, T'Challa fans -- looks like your day has finally come.
Are you tired of all the other Marvel movie rumors coming true and Black Panther perpetually sitting on the sidelines begging ol' coach Marvel to let him play? Well, Stan Lee knows your hurt. He's made no bones about the fact that he wants a Black Panther movie, but now it seems like he might have actually confirmed it.
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At Wizard World in NYC over the weekend was asked about Marvel's Phase Three of movie adaptations. Well, true believers, what Stan Lee had to say gave us hope.
The people at Marvel are spending hours trying to think 'What'll we do next?' And there's a damn good chance that they will think just what you mentioned because it would be a great idea, and little by little, everything you want to see will come along because they're just like you. They're fans of the stories and are trying to think, 'What will the fans like to see next? What would we like to see next?' So they're working on Ant-Man, working on Doctor Strange; they're working on Guardians of the Galaxy; they're working on God knows what. Did I say the Black Panther also? They're the ones I know about.
That sounds an awful lot like a Black Panther movie is definitely happening to us. We'd like to think that's been true for a while, but it probably doesn't hurt that T'Challa's book, New Avengers, in which he acts as team leader, is doing really well at the moment.
(via IGN)
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Milla Jovovich joins James Franco for new apocalyptic sci-fi flick, Future World
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Resident Evil zombie slasher and The Fifth Element MultiPass flasher Milla Jovovich is primed to co-star with James Franco in a new post-apocalyptic indie film, Future World. And no, it has nothing to do with the cheesy 1976 sequel to Westworld that starred Peter Fonda. Co-directed by Franco with partner Bruce Thierry Cheung (The Color Of Time), it centers around a sci-fi survival quest on a scorched, war-torn world.
Franco has been rather busy in the past few years, with his name associated with over a dozen projects as an actor, director and producer, including The Sound and the Fury, Bukowski, The Adderall Diaries, Zeroville, The Masterpiece, In Dubious Battle and the Stephen King-based Hulu series 11.22.63.
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According to Deadine, the story follows a young boy of royal birth who embarks on a perilous journey through the smoldering wasteland of this future world in order to find medicine for his dying mother. Acocmpanied by his faithful bodyguard and with only a slim hope that this medicine actually exists, he must forge courageously on, facing danger and ultimately the Warlord of this ravaged planet, who has nefarious plans of his own as he takes control of a gorgeous, lifelike robot assassin.
Unfortunately, Jovovich won't be playing the alluring android assassin, but a futuristic drug lord instead.
Jovovich just wrapped the latest (and presumably last) edition of the Resident Evil franchise, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, which is due to be released by Sony Screen Gems in January 2017. Franco and Jovovich could make an appealing on-screen pair once camera start rolling, and we'll keep you posted on any important casting announcements as they're selected.
Are you a fan of Franco's lesser-known works, and does this premise for Future World sound promising?
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Wrestling: Cougars Defeat Scotch Plains-Fanwood on PAL Night
By ROBERT RAMIREZ
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CRANFORD - Year after year, Cranford wrestling continues to churn out some of the best wrestlers in Union County, and sometimes, the entire state. How you might ask? A lot of credit has to go to the dedicated volunteers of the Cranford Police Athletic League (PAL).
On Wednesday night, the Cranford High School wrestling program honored the young wrestlers (K through 8th grade) and volunteer coaches of the PAL prior to its matchup with Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Due to injuries and illnesses, a few Cougars got their first opportunity of the season to shine.
"We have a couple of guys either hurt or sick and it's just something every team deals with at this time of the year," said Cranford head coach Pat Gorman. "I had some guys fill in and it just shows that we have depth in the program. All the guys who first-time wrestled tonight have been training in the room since day one. I don't hesitate to put a new guy in, bump a guy up, or bump a guy down. I trust everybody I put out there."
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Luke DiGiovanni at 138 pounds wrestled his first match of the year and wasted no time as he landed two takedowns on the Raiders' Kyle Robinson before scoring the fall just 30 seconds in to kickoff Cranford's eventual 43-27 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood.
"I was a little nervous before the match like always," said DiGiovanni. "Had some first match jitters, but I just wanted to go out there and put on for my boys. I'm always telling them in the room that we have to work hard and we have to do this. I want to be the guy who's able to go out on the mat and show it and show out for my boys and show them that I'm willing to work hard and put it down for them."
Cranford trailed by six midway through but went on to win five of its next six matches. Back-to-back pins by Mason Hooey at 113 and Ronan Waters at 120 put the Cougars up by 15 with just two matches remaining to seal the deal. Hooey, a freshman, pinned his opponent in 35 seconds while Waters, a sophomore, scored the fall in 42 seconds.
"It's an all-around team effort," said DiGiovanni. "Our team in the room works harder than any other team. I can say that because we're in there every day and I'm pushing the guys and I'm being pushed myself to the highest limit."
Next up for Cranford will be the Union County Tournament on Saturday at Union High School.
"We've got to go win that county tournament," said coach Gorman. "Five in a row. We've got to make it six."
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Valve working on custom lenses for next-generation VR
Oct. 12, 2017, 7:03 a.m. By: Pranjal Kumar Edit
Valve software is always looking for new opportunities in the field of VR. It was because of Valve that HTC was able to develop HTC VIVE. But, now the company has decided that its high time to shift to the better headset with much more capabilities. One of the main reason behind this is the sudden increase in the competition in the VR field.
Valve is now offering new core components to VR hardware manufacturers which include custom lenses. According to the company, these lenses are specially designed to support next generation room scale virtual reality. This is not the first big announcement by Valve this year. The company also started freely licensing its innovative Steam VR Tracking technology earlier this year. Steam VR tracking was one of the key components of HTC VIVE as it lets people explore entire room while completely immersed in a virtual world.
LG also deployed this technology in their own prototype of the headset. Also, HTC is working on Tracking technology to bring various accessories. Valve is also preparing to release the second generation of their tracking technology which could help companies cut down the cost of headsets while enabling entire warehouse to be tracked.
Now valve is looking to collaborate with other hardware manufacturers for VR headsets with a widened selection of components. In the press release Valve said that it will support both LCD and OLED display manufacturers. Both Oculus and Rift use OLED screen while some of the Microsoft display is using LCD’s. Valve also developed custom lenses which could work with both LCD and OLED display technologies and is working on making these lenses available to purchase for use in Steam VR compatible headsets. Valve also issued a statement that these lenses are designed to be paired with several off the shelf VR displays to enable best VR experience. These optical solutions currently support 90-120 degrees of field of vision. The next generation VR headset is designed to optimise the user’s perceived tracking experience and image sharpness while reducing stray lights.
We all know that Valve is always enthusiastic when it comes to developing something new in the Virtual Reality field this announcement should not surprise anyone. We will have to wait and see how the other VR headset manufacturers react to this announcement.
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The Red Arrows: aerial acrobats
Wing Commander Jas Hawker is the man who choreographs the world-famous Red Arrows, the aerial display team who travel the globe performing breath-taking stunts.
Ready for take-off: Wing Commander and leader of the Red Arrows Jas Hawker
By Ismene Brown
The noise is deafening, but it’s music – of a kind – and the ballet is about to begin. No need for a curtain to rise to show the performers, their entrance can’t be missed, preceded by an earsplitting roar, nine red shapes slashing across the sky. The Red Arrows ballet has begun.
Is it a dance in the sky, this breathlessly exciting sight, that causes 100,000 onlookers to exhale in fright or gawp in disbelief? Surely it isn’t simply a ruthless utilitarian exercise to show cutting-edge technology, the way Formula 1 is a shop window for Ferrari or Brawn car technology.
Whatever it is, it is beautiful. Nine red jets roll and loop in ribbons of patriotic blue, red and white trails. Several minutes of tight formation flying, when they change shape from diamond to triangle to bird to V, is followed by aerobatic fireworks that look stunningly dangerous, planes seeming to smash into each other then shoot out of the tangle like sparks from rockets.
At some point the pilot who’s the head of the diamond, the beak of the phoenix and – most daring of all – the brush that paints an infinity symbol in red smoke in the sky, while eight other jets roar through the loops, comes down to earth. He’s known as “The Boss”. I prepare to meet the Nureyev of the skies.
“I’ve never been described as a Nureyev of the skies before,” says Wing Commander Jas Hawker. “Though I sometimes describe the sky as my palette, on which I’m painting. What we do has got to be safe, first and foremost, but it can’t be boring, it’s got to be exciting to watch.” With 45 years of history, the Red Arrows displays aren’t short of manoeuvres, any more than a ballet company is short of steps. Some of the stunts even have curiously balletic names – the “Swan to Fred Loop”, for instance, which is as artfully picturesque as a flock of swan girls.
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Hawker, 38, a former Tornado pilot in Iraq and elsewhere, has the rare accolade of having choreographed a new gem, the “Infinity Break”. This entails him weaving an infinity sign between his colleagues as they roar towards the crowd, then whizzing back to the head of the group as all the planes spray outwards in a spectacular burst.
The display is split into two halves: an aerial ballet for the nine in constantly varied formation and then 12 minutes of dynamic manoeuvres for two groups, five jets in the Enid (as in Blyton’s Famous Five), four in the Gypo (rhyming with hippo, and no one knows what that name comes from). The Boss heads the Enid, leading the newer pilots, while the Gypo includes the most experienced aerobatic virtuosos working in synchronised pairs.
Hawker explains that this is one ballet that is above all safety first.
“When I design a manoeuvre in my bath with my toy planes – no, not really – I do have to cover all the what-ifs. What if you hit a bird, what if the engine stops at this point, what if you lose the radio. For every manoeuvre we have a mandatory safety get-out. Or we can’t do it. We would never go and try flying something and then come back and say, oh, that’s not safe.” The serious point about the Arrows is that they push some of the best pilots flying operations over Iraq or Afghanistan to a new level of mastery and confidence, and that nothing draws recruits to the RAF like this jaw-dropping display. But, as Hawker says, not even when he had been accepted in 2000 did he realise what was involved.
“You’re not expecting to get in, because the competition to get in is so fierce. Once the disbelief has drifted away, probably the next emotion is: 'Ohmigod what have I let myself in for?’ There are days when you may be the only one of the nine pilots who can’t crack the finesse of a particular manoeuvre and you can easily get into a downward spiral where you are letting everybody else down.”
I see that combination of grit and honesty displayed after the show, when the nine pilots watch the video of their performance, each man tersely correcting his own flaws: “Short. Long. Wide.” Wherever they go they’re mobbed for autographs and photos by onlookers. From April to September they fly 97 displays – the day I saw them in Bournemouth they were popping over to Denmark to do a morning show and back to Bournemouth in the afternoon.
Hawker acknowledges that the PR is necessary and it is a factor in determining which of the 40 top RAF pilot applicants each year fill the three vacancies. But “there’s zero place in the Red Arrows for an egoist even though we do get associated with pop-star lifestyle. I think if there were big egos around they’d be stamped out by the team.” And when you see the aerial ballet you can’t miss the fact no one would leave the ground to do such a thing if they had the slightest niggle that one of the group had his own agenda. The margins for error are minute.
Screaming by at 400mph, the £5?million planes are only feet apart, pilots’ eyes glued to reference points – angles between nose and wing, or wing and tail, lining up sights in simple trigonometry.
In 1971 and 1978, there were two appalling Red Arrows crashes in the Hawk aircraft’s precursor, the Folland Gnat, killing both crews, but for 30 years since, the biggest risk to a Red Arrow has been not another Red Arrow but a bird getting sucked into the engine and stopping it mid-loop.
“If we had a critical emergency at an air show we can probably glide seven or eight miles away to find a safe place to put down,” Hawker says. “We talk about all these things because we have to. It’s unlikely to happen, but by talking about it, if the worst-case scenario happens you’ve already got the mental database of what to do inside your head.” That the Red Arrows rarely have a malfunction is due to the equally fierce competition for the back seat in each plane, for the pilot’s personal engineer. Currently, two women and seven men occupy “the Circus”, as these elite engineering jobs are called; this winter the Red Arrows finally acquires its first female pilot, Flt Lt Kirsty Moore.
Last year, the Red Arrows displayed over New York, which they reached by hopping 1,000 miles at a time on their two-hour fuel tanks from Scotland to Iceland, Greenland, Baffin Bay and Canada, the old wartime route for plane delivery. The aesthetic, tight-formation appeal of the Red Arrows isn’t matched by any other nations – the United States and Russian military display teams purely demonstrate combat aircraft, Hawker says, though the French and Italians come closer with smaller teams.
Arguments occasionally surface about the purpose of the Red Arrows and whether their artistic finesse is an elite luxury, but Hawker, who leaves this autumn after three years in charge, takes a pragmatic view. “We don’t like the word elite, it makes us sound different from the people on the front line. We’ll be going back there and thanks to the Red Arrows our pure flying of the aeroplane will be better.” I ask Hawker if he doesn’t consider himself and his colleagues as being performers. “Very probably. I think we do know up there if we’ve done well.”
Clearly for the RAF the Red Arrows are an extreme working tool for perfecting their pilots, and yet that doesn’t explain why when one watches their display one’s reaction leaps beyond mere admiration, why one’s emotions have been seized. Those planes seem emblems of such panache, flourishing courage as beautifully as possible in the face of death, trying to control the impossible in three dimensions at screaming speed. If you stand back a little further, it’s nuts. Other nations think it’s enough to run display teams simply to demonstrate combat aircraft. Only the Brits have this batty desire to turn something essentially pragmatic and functional into an art form.
The Red Arrows will display at the Duxford Air show, Cambridgeshire on Sept 5; further display dates www.raf.mod.uk/reds/displayinfo
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Breaux Bridge looks to pull off upset over Karr
The Breaux Bridge Tigers seem to have a knack for pulling upsets, and they'll get a chance to make their mark this Friday against powerhouse Karr.
Breaux Bridge looks to pull off upset over Karr The Breaux Bridge Tigers seem to have a knack for pulling upsets, and they'll get a chance to make their mark this Friday against powerhouse Karr. Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2019/11/27/breaux-bridge-high-school-football-upset-over-edna-karr/4298697002/
Spencer Urquhart, Lafayette Daily Advertiser Published 7:00 a.m. CT Nov. 27, 2019
PHOTOS: Breaux Bridge Football 2019
Breaux Bridge's Kyser Patt makes a catch as the Tigers take on the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
Breaux Bridge quarterback Gavan Courville (10) throws a pass as the Tigers take on the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
Breaux Bridge's Gavan Courville punts the ball as the Tigers take on the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
The Breaux Bridge High Tigers take on the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Kavion Martin runs the ball down the field against the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Jacob Landry runs the ball off the field as the Tigers take on the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's head coach Chad Pourciau watches his players warm up before the game as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High practices plays before the game as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Dartravien Girod practices on the field before the game as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's defense takes down Cecilia High wide receiver Ethan Howard (3) as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Trevonte Sylvester runs down the field during the play as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Caleb Williams makes a catch on the field as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Gavan Courville throws a pass to an open receiver as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High's Kavion Martin runs the ball during the play as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. James Mays/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge High School takes on Teurlings Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser
The Breaux Bridge Tigers take the field before their game against St. Martinville on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge football team captains take the field for the coin toss before the game against St. Martinville on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge's Kavon Martin (19) runs past the St. Martinville defense on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge's Jacob Landry (11) kicks off against St. Martinville on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge's Kavon Martin (19) finds his way to the end zone against St. Martinville on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville face off on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Breaux Bridge's Jacob Landry (11) attempts a field goal against St. Martinville on Friday, September 20, 2019. Docq Gaspard/Special to the Advertiser
Tigers Kavion Martin runs the ball as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
Dontae Darjean runs the ball as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
Bears quarterback Tavioin Faulk throws a sidearm pass for a first down as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
Bears runningback Kendrell Williams runs the ball as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
Traylon Prejean steps out of bounds as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
Tigers Kasyn Alexander and Tylynn Menard block the point after by bears kicker Gavin Royer as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
Tigers head coach Chad Pourciau talks with his team as The Carencro Bears take on The Breaux Bridge Tigers in the 2019 Kiwanis Jamboree at Cajun Field. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. SCOTT CLAUSE/THE ADVERTISER
The Breaux Bridge Tigers have gained a reputation for pulling off upsets, especially after last season's miraculous state title run in basketball.
The No. 6-seeded Tigers will have an opportunity to make their mark in football this Friday against the No. 3-seeded Edna Karr Cougars, which will be their biggest test of the season.
The Cougars are a Class 4A power and three-time defending state champions, but the Tigers have been playing well as of late, especially on defense.
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The Tigers shut out the 11th-seeded Belle Chasse Cardinals last week in what was their best defensive performance of the season, according to head coach Chad Pourciau.
"That wasn't a typical game for us," Pourciau said. "Our defense was outstanding. That was our first shutout of the year. They were exceptional throughout the night. We didn't throw much, but the run was really good. We did a good job of running and playing defense."
Breaux Bridge High School takes on Teurlings Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 (Photo: Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser)
After having multiple starters out with the flu, the Tigers' defense is looking stronger than ever down the stretch.
"We've finally gotten healthy from the flu bug," Pourciau said. "We had almost all of our guys last week. We were missing our starting free safety, but we had a freshman step up. We did a good job of scouting and getting our guys in the right places. I'm proud of our guys and the defensive coaches. That was our best defensive performance of the year."
The Cougars have several talented playmakers, and the Tigers will need to continue to tackle well, prevent big plays and force turnovers.
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"We're going to have to play really well," Pourciau said. "We're going to have to play our best game of the year. They (Karr) are the best team we've faced so far. They're really talented and well-coached. I can't say enough good things about them. It's a good opportunity for our kids to continue to put their stamp. It's not an easy place to play, but it should be fun."
The Tigers' offense controlled the clock well last week by leaning on the run and also took care of the football.
"We're going to have to control the ball on offense," Pourciau said. "We have to avoid penalties and turnovers. We also have to sustain drives. If we can have no three-and-outs, we'll be fine. If we can do these things well, we'll be in the game. It's easier said than done, but hopefully we can make it happen."
Breaux Bridge High's Dartravien Girod practices on the field before the game as the Breaux Bridge Tigers take on the Cecilia Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo: James Mays/Special to the Advertiser)
The Tigers' passing game wasn't as strong with No. 1 receiver Dartravien Girod not being 100 percent healthy last week, but Girod played through the pain and should be available this week against the Cougars.
"He (Girod) played last week, but he wasn't 100 percent," Pourciau said. "He probably won't be 100 percent this week, but he'll be available. He's a gamer; they don't make 'em like him too often. He's a great player, but he's also a great team guy. He just wants to win."
More: Athletic wideout Dartravien Girod sparks Breaux Bridge offense
While facing a power like Karr can seem like a daunting task, Pourciau is confident this group has what it takes to compete and possibly pull off the upset.
"There's no doubt it would be an upset," Pourciau said "There's not many people giving us a chance, and I get it. They (Karr) are the three-time defending state champions. If we're in the right mindset, I think we'll be right in it and give ourselves a chance."
Spencer Urquhart covers high school sports for The Daily Advertiser. Email him at surquhart@theadvertiser.com and follow him on Twitter @surquhart98.
Breaux Bridge High's Jacob Landry runs the ball off the field as the Tigers take on the Livonia High Wildcats Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (Photo: Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser)
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Commissioner of Police faults El Rufai claim on death rate
by EDITOR February 22, 2019 February 22, 2019 0126
Ahmad Abdulrahman, Kaduna State Police Commissioner, has faulted Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, for giving out wrong figures of the death toll in the attack at Kajuru Local Government Area.
At a press briefing on Thursday, Ahmad warned the governor against citing any figure until an investigation has been concluded to ascertain the number of those killed.
The settlements affected include Ruga Bahago, Ruga Daku, Ruga Ori, Ruga Haruna, Ruga Yukka Abubakar, Ruga Duni Kadiri, Ruga Shewuka and Ruga Shuaibu Yau.
The Commissioner of Police, stated that the Police were unaware of the attack “until when the Fulani themselves came out to tell us after we have secured the place in conjunction with the military, that they approached to accompany them to their hamlet in order to bury their dead relations.”
He continued: “I told the governor that figures in a crisis of this magnitude should be left until all investigations have been concluded and all the areas where we are getting information from are covered.
“You cannot come up with a figure otherwise you will quote a particular figure now and quote another later.
“This is what is happening now. As far as the police are concerned, we are investigating and the investigation is still in the embryonic stage, until the time we covered all the areas, we cannot quote any figure.
“The crisis occurred in a terrain that was full of hamlets, which were difficult to assess with our vehicles. We are still uncovering areas where nobody had visited. We are now at the stage of crisis management, which is very delicate.
“That is why nobody should stampede our investigation. If the governor tells you that the casualty figure is 200, he is just quoting figures.
“It could be more than that or less than that. For example, the place where 36 people were said to have been buried, was not at the purview of the security agencies at the commencement of the investigation.
“There was a mix-up in the assertion by the Fulani that the policemen took pictures of the corpses they buried one after another.”
CP Ahmad added that the military had to visit the place the bodies were buried aforehand due to the difficult terrain of the place.
“That very hamlet where they talked about burying 37 corpses was discovered by the military.
“The terrain was very terrible and we could not even identify areas affected by the crisis between February 10 and 11 when it started. So, no policeman went ahead of the military.
“It was the military that went there first to assist the native Fulani that were affected and help them bury their dead relatives.”
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Mr. Bruce, our favorite curmudgeonly bear, shares his home with not only his geese, but rowdy mice besides! Fed up with their shenanigans, Bruce sets off to find a rodent-free household. But as usual, nothing goes quite according to plan. . .
A hilarious sequel for fans of the previous Bruce books, as well as a standalone discovery for new readers, Bruce’s next reluctant adventure is sure to keep kids and adults alike giggling from Ryan’s deftly incorporated, unexpected humor.
In Bruce’s Big Move, family sticks together, sometimes whether they like it or not. As in previous Bruce books, the story celebrates relationships and togetherness without ever dipping into the saccharine.
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Court refuses to cancel ED warrant against Mehul Choksi
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Mumbai , December 08, 2019 01:13 IST
PMLA court will now hear petition seeking to declare him FEO
A court here on Saturday refused to cancel a non-bailable warrant issued by the Enforcement Directorate against fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
Special judge for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases V.C. Barde refused to give relief to Mr. Choksi who had moved the court last year seeking cancellation of the warrant issued by the ED. He had said he could not travel to India because of his ill-health and also because there was a threat to his life. He further pleaded that did not intend to cheat and flee, but left the country for treatment of his medical condition.
The court will now hear the ED’s petition seeking to declare him a Fugitive Economic Offender (FEO) under the newly enacted Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.
The declaration will pave the way for confiscation of his properties.
The special court on Friday declared Mr. Choksi’ nephew and another key accused in the scam, Nirav Modi, as FEO. Mr. Modi was arrested in London in March 2019 and extradition prceedings are on.
As per the investigating agencies, Mr. Modi and Mr. Choksi, in connivance with some bank officials, duped PNB of ₹14,000 crore by obtaining Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) fraudulently.
An LoU is a bank guarantee under which a bank can allow its customer to raise money from another Indian bank’s foreign branch.
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Jervois Green sold for $52.9m
Jervois Green, a four-storey freehold development at 100A, Jervois Road, has been sold for $52.9 million to investors led by Mr Mike Ho, the owner of Spring Court, one of the oldest Chinese restaurants here.
The price works out to a land rate of $1,601 per sq ft per plot ratio, inclusive of an estimated $6.95 million development charge.
Colliers International, which brokered the deal, said the sale price was 10 per cent higher than the asking price of $48 million when the tender was launched on Nov 7.
Jervois Green, which comprises eight apartments, sits on a plot of around 26,700 sq ft.
The District 10 property was held under single-ownership, and the sale is not subject to approval from the Strata Titles Board or High Court.
The tender closed on Dec 5.
Ms Tang Wei Leng, managing director at Colliers International, said there were six bids.
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The tight bids not only reflect the market consensus on the pricing in the area but also signal the positive sentiment among bidders amid a comeback in the residential property market, she added.
Colliers said the 2014 Master Plan has zoned the site for residential use with a plot ratio of 1.4. - THE STRAITS TIMES
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State agency director challenging Indiana attorney general
by: Ryan Witry
FILE – In this Oct. 23, 2019 file photo, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill arrives for a hearing at the state Supreme Court in the Statehouse, in Indianapolis. As AG Hill awaits the outcome of a professional misconduct complaint involving his alleged drunken groping of four women, the embattled Republican is faces scrutiny over a string of financial decisions he’s made since taking office. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy File)
(AP)- The head of the Indiana Department of Revenue has decided to challenge embattled state Attorney General Curtis Hill’s bid seeking the Republican nomination for the office.
Adam Krupp tells The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette he would resign as the revenue department’s commissioner by the end of January to run full-time for attorney general.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed Krupp to the position in 2017 after he previously was an attorney in then-Gov. Mike Pence’s office. Hill is seeking reelection even as he awaits the outcome from professional misconduct allegations of drunkenly groping four women that threaten his law license.
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Sen. James Buck of Kokomo presented his proposal to a Senate committee last week. The committee didn't vote on the bill. A Republican member expressed doubt about taking the decision from primary voters and giving it to fewer than 2,000 delegates at Republican and Democratic conventions.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – Vanderburgh County Councilmember Joe Kiefer is seeking re-election.
He plans to file at noon on Tuesday at the Election Office in the Civic Center.
Kentucky legislators are promoting a bill to ban conversion therapy
(WEHT)-Lawmakers from both houses of the Kentucky legislature are promoting a bill to effectively ban so-called conversion therapy.
Republican state senator Alice Forgy Kerr of Lexington, the lead sponsor of the Senate measure referred to the practice as "conversion torture".
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When the White House becomes concerned about the safety of the President of the U.S., Intelligence Officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) has a plan. She wants to get a team of super villains together and have them fight against possible threats to the country.
In exchange, the villains are promised reduced prison sentences. The group includes master assassin Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), The Joker (Jared Leto), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Enchantress (Cara Delevingne), Katana (Karen Fukuhara), El Diablo (Jay Hernandez) and Slipknot (Adam Beach).
Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) is put in charge, and he soon finds out that the villains are a handful.
Director: David Ayer
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer(s): Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Cast: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara
Writer(s): David Ayer
Inspiration: The Joker
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Official State Holidays in Arizona
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Judy Hedding is a Phoenix resident and has written more than 1,000 articles about Greater Phoenix and Arizona since 2000.
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If you live in Arizona, the annual calendar holds 14 state holidays. Most of these are also national holidays, so if you are from another state or visiting Arizona, they will be familiar to you. All state offices will be closed on these 14 days designated as holidays, with all U.S. government offices, including the U.S. Postal Service, closed on the ones that are also national holidays.
If it's a legal state holiday and you work for the state of Arizona, you must be paid more if you are required to work on the holiday; you'll make 150 percent of your regular pay for that day. If you work for a private employer, however, there is no law that requires that employer to give you the day off or pay you any more than your regular pay if you must work on that day. Many private employers do choose to give their employees the day off on the most important of these holidays and pay them overtime if they are required to work.
Many non-governmental businesses, especially retailers, are open on most of these holidays. The exceptions are New Year's Day, Christmas Day, and Thanksgiving Day when many businesses are closed.
Jan. 1: New Year's Day
Third Monday in January: Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day
Third Monday in February: Lincoln's/Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day
Second Sunday in May: Mothers' Day
Last Monday in May: Memorial Day
Third Sunday in June: Fathers' Day
July 4: Independence Day
First Sunday in August: American Family Day
First Monday in September: Labor Day
Sept. 17: Constitution Commemoration Day
Second Monday in October: Columbus Day
Nov. 11: Veterans' Day
Fourth Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 25: Christmas Day
If a holiday shown in bold above falls on a Saturday, the State of Arizona observes the holiday on the previous Friday. If one of those shown in bold falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the following Monday.
Arizona also celebrates Statehood Day on February 14 even though it is not designated as a state legal holiday. State offices are open to this day, and employees do not get a paid holiday or overtime for working.
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27yr old Hindu lady raped and burned in Muslim dominated town- Hyderabad allegedly by Muhammad Pasha & his gang
27-year-old veterinarian Dr. Potula Priyanka Reddy was allegedly raped and murdered by four people on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday night. The incident took place on Nov 27. All those accused of raping her have been apprehended and police are further investigating the case.
According to the reports, the four accused had already made a plan to abduct her and rape her when they noticed her parking her two-wheeler at the Tondupally toll plaza. The accused thought that the lady would come back to pick it up later in the evening and they then deflated the tyre.
When the victim came out of her office to pick her vehicle, she found a flat tyre. She immediately made a call to her sister, who asked her to leave her scooter at the toll plaza and hire a taxi home. Before she could, two men came and pretended to assist her. They then dragged her into the bushes barely 50 meters from Tondupally toll plaza behind a line of trucks that was parked near the road. She was brutally raped and murdered in a Muslim dominated town (Hyderabad) by perpetrators and her corpse was found under an underpass. As per cops, the accused took her body to an under-construction bridge and set it on fire.
Reportedly, the incident was caught on the CCTV camera in which the victim can be seen walking to her scooter at around 8 pm. When she reached her vehicle, two persons, who are suspected to be truck drivers, told her that her tyre was flat. Priyanka asked her sister Bhavya to continue talking to her as she was feeling scared. As soon as the connection lost, her family went to the Shamshabad police station and lodged a complaint.
Reportedly, milk vendor S Sathyam found a corpse burning underneath an underpass of a flyover on NH-44 on Thursday morning. He immediately called villagers and informed local police.
A driver and cleaner of a lorry have been detained in connection with the case. Hyderabad police have stated that dog squads and special teams have been set to work to nab the culprits. As per a local MLA, the prime accused in the case is Muhammad Pasha and his friends. The police are scanning the CCTV footage of the area.
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These 15% ABV Push-Pops Are What Your Summer Needs
By Nickolaus Hines Published On 06/14/2018
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Summer 2018 is officially the summer of boozy chill. A company called Buzz Pop Cocktails is selling 100-calorie adult push pops that are 15 percent alcohol, and they’re reminiscent of the Flintstones Push-Ups that made summers in the ‘90s so sweet.
The Buzz Pops are made with seasonal fruit, and are vegan, 100 calories and fat free. There are eight flavors in the lineup: Blueberry Mojo (tequila and pomegranate), Lemon Drop Martini, Southern Belle (sweet tea, peaches and bourbon), Pink Paradise (grapefruit, blood orange and tequila), Caribbean Breeze (pineapple, orange and rum), Mango Passion Fruit (mango and rum), Watermelon Patch (watermelon and vodka or rum) and Moscow Mule. The company’s website states that there are more than 75 different flavors that rotate depending on the season though, so there’s always something new to try.
The kicker for Buzz Pops is the 15 percent alcohol. That’s comparable to a liqueur like Baileys, and is nearly double the alcohol as this year’s other favorite frozen treat, the vodka-filled Slim Chillers popsicles. The texture is more sorbet than solid frozen bar, and as they melt it’s all caught in the container so you can take it like a shot after you’re done. It’s hard to beat summertime frozen drinks. With these you don’t have to travel far and wide to find a good bar with a slushie machine.
You can find Buzz Pops in Las Vegas, where the company is based, Florida, South Carolina, New York, Colorado and California. You can also buy eight packs online and have them shipped to your door.
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Mambo #5 Magic | Lou Bega Story Shares How He Created One of the World’s Most Listened to Pop Music Hits of All-Time
Lou Bega shares how he crafted one of the world’s most listened to pop songs of all-time and how to make money as a musician on the planet Earth.
Lou Bega. David Lubega (born 13 April 1975), better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German recording artist. His 1999 song “Mambo No. 5”, a remake of Pérez Prado’s 1949 instrumental piece, reached Number 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Why do you say, gentlemen, on today’s show, we discussed the magic of Mambo number five. Today’s guest Oop Vega shares with us. Holly created one of the world’s most listened to pop songs, which currently has 247 million views on YouTube. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, this is Mambo number fives crater Lou Bega
Ladies and gentlemen on today’s show, we have a blast from the past. Uh, a guy who I have played his music over a thousand [email protected] before I sold it. Ladies and gentlemen, the man who wrote Mambo, number five, Lou Bega. Welcome to the thrive time show. How are you?
Hey ladies and gentlemen, I am so good. I’m feeling so good and uh, thank you for having me. And I am the best man. The wedding man is always there when two people are there to, to, to be bound by a covenant, which we call marriage. Right. I am there with my mumble. Definitely all over the world. That makes me so, yeah, proud is the wrong word. It makes me happy.
Well, let me ask you this, my friend w where do you live these days? Where, where do you, where do you call home?
Oh man. Home is really where my hat is at and I’m traveling a lot, but home these days I would say the countryside, Bavaria, Bavaria, you know. Yeah. Just imagine of Bavarian cows. Oktoberfest. But the country side of it, my wife and me, we ride horses. We’re out there. The barrier. Yeah.
It looks beautiful. The images I’m looking up right now. They look gorgeous.
Yeah. Thank you. I needed a peaceful place. You know, my life was kinda hectic. Yeah. 30 years or more and I needed a peaceful place. So whenever I’d come back from a gig, I, I just enjoy that peaceful habitation and loveliness and peace. And uh, that’s what it gives to me.
Can you see mountains right now? Where you’re at. Can you see mountains from out when you go outside? Can you see mountains all around you?
Definitely. Definitely. You’d be live by the mountain side. Email. Yeah, we live on a mountain. Oh, horses climbed the mountains. Yeah. It’s lovely. I love the mountains. I love to see, but the mountain somehow gives me, I don’t know. Definitely peace.
Well, we have one of our show sponsors with us today, a Josh with living water irrigation. And he’s going to have a couple of questions for you, but I have three big questions for you. Three, three big questions. So Lou, um, where were you when you had the idea for Mambo? Number five, where were you? Walk us through the process of, of when you have this epiphany that became a international sensation and it still, it still is an international sensation.
I was sitting in the English garden. It was garden is a fabulous park in Munich, Germany. Well, summer time, all these students and girls passed by on their bicycles. It was just a beautiful scenery. Right. And, uh, I already had down the melody, you know, that, that edit, edit at that, that at the end already had that. But I have to fill it with words. So I started thinking about my own past and names and faces that I met and then started sending them in. So I would say it started in the English park and was garden underneath a tree. I’m just hanging out watching the girls pass by. Yeah.
So when you, when you wrote this song, um, did you, were you married at the time? Were you a single guy at the time?
I was, I felt single. I think I did have a girlfriend at that time, but my um, understanding of having a girlfriend was kind of loose at that time. So I would say I was a single bachelor kind of guy that turned.
Okay. So you wrote this song, talk to me about how he go from the song that you wrote, the melody you had to the, the verses to the lyrics. How did it go? How does it go from there to being on the radio? What was that process like of getting the song? Cause you basically, you know, you sell air for a living, which can be hard for people to understand. So how do you go from the song you’d, the melody you crafted into a song that’s on the radio?
Well, in our case, my friend, his name is JP and me, we had a basement, a studio, very cheap instruments. And uh, we hung out there day and night at that time. Cause you had that vision. I wanted to become that guy, Lou Bega, right? So we, we started crafting, we started sampling it at, at the beginning we, we bought all these old old classic records from Paris. Bravo subject, forgot these were like a, the icons, the musicians of the forties and 50s that did Southstar mumbo with the great bands. So we started hearing it and we started understanding that this is a sound that the new generation totally misses out on. Right. And I found out that these songs were basically instrumentals all the time. So when I have to the words and the melody, we started recording and, uh, we started putting in a few modern touches so that people would understand that it’s a modern version of a song.
And, uh, we had a manager, of course that manage a Rancho, all the record companies that were available because when people heard the demo, they, they knew it was special, but of course, no one’s figured out how special in the tube to come. So he ran around to all these record companies and pitched the song, basically empty album, because we already have, I got a girl, which was like the second song of the album is two or three other pieces. I’m ready. So we tried to sell the whole package, right? This young guy, 23 years old, half gentleman D style and his music. But you know, 90% of the record companies declined it. They didn’t want anything to do with it. I remember the head of one of the biggest record company said, come on, get out with this old BS B S this is not something that young people want to hear.
And yeah, I kinda got it. But like it is my friend. There’s always like that one person can change your course. That person understood the whole vision behind it. She understood that it’s not only the mumble five it is a little universe of happiness. It’s an alternate universe that you can escape and when you hit the hole out from, and that’s when he understood. So he gave us a contract and the time to fill the album. I have six other sons with the missing and we didn’t have much time. I think it was like two or three weeks. So it was one of the speedy albums. But this is basically the process.
Yeah. Well you know, as a DJ, when I was growing DJ connection, I, you know, I played your song over a thousand times. I did buy multiple copies of your album, you know, for all the different DJs and stuff. But can you explain to us how, how as a musician you get paid, do you make like 10 cents per album, maybe a half a cent per time, it’s played on Spotify. How do you get paid?
Very simply. This changed a lot. This has changed a lot since I am in the music business. It has changed on that. Just to understand the first record, the first record we used to call it record, the first piece of music that I brought out happened in 90 91 Virgin records. I, my name wasn’t Lou Bega and that was the first time I made some money with my music for 15 year old cause I was 15 there was a lot of money. We speak about 5,000 bucks for a song that was not a real hit. It wasn’t a smash, it’s not a classic. It was just a good song. And it made a lot of money in the 90s because in the 90s, at the beginning of it, you could make a lot of money. We had CDs, people still bought directorates, you know, um, you, you would receive like five or seven or 8 cents per record and then that in the millions internationally, that’s a good count of money. Right. But that changed a lot. It did change a lot. I was one of the last guys in 1999 that made a little bit of a fortune with selling music. You know, now we are living in digital world. It’s about streaming. And uh, believe it or not, people do not really earn money through streaming. You can stream millions of times and you get general 0.0001 Stan first screaming. You can really say that way. You can have a hit, a streaming hit in one country and maybe you afford a bicycle. Yeah.
So are you, are you, are you, um, you just did today, do you have to make money performing? Is that kind of where the money’s at? Is merchandise and performing and that kind of thing?
No, I don’t have to, but I love to put, that’s where actually the artist survives and makes money and keeps the family by performing.
How many people have, how many people have listened? How many times has your album been streamed or, or played at this point?
I don’t know about the streaming. I know it is one of those um, albums and songs that are really the top list of streaming. Even the moon one, um, dead is out right now. Many people know about it. It’s called [inaudible] I mean scat and then it happened man, it’s out and it’s already streaming a lot. So I am one of these artists record companies. That’s why they want to buy it. You know the old us again because I’m one of those streaming artists they have told me, cause I’m internationally known, the music is open, wide open. So people from all ages, age groups and you know, listen to, um, they left the streaming. So I am a streaming artist. Do I make any money of it? I don’t know because we have to really race horses.
You like to perform but you have to perform. I get that. I have a question for you Lou Bega. Um, we’re, if you could, if you could imagine right now, just visualize, visualize. Maybe your wife can Google it later, but we are broadcasting right now from the thrive time show studios. Okay. So I’m in a glass box and there’s about a hundred people in the background and I’m going to have to make some noise for you real quick just so you can feel like you’re here. Real admin person. So team, but cheered for loop bang.
Hey. Are they love you and tall. Hello? There we go.
Greg from fast. He got married. Well, I’m thankful
they’ve got a standing ovation going right here for you buddy.
Boring. That’s married little get loud.
Awesome. Well Hey, yeah, no, they love it. They love it. I told the guys you’re going to be on the show. Josh is excited. I’m excited. Josh, you own an irrigation company or an entrepreneur, lose an entrepreneur. He’s out there. He makes his money monetizing music that he loves you. Make your money by installing irrigation systems. I’m sure you have a great question for, for Lou Bega. So Lou Bega, you mentioned a scat man in the hat, man, what you’re working on now, but just curious for our listeners out there, sir. So what you have going, so it’s a two part question. Uh, what have going on now and then, and then what’s coming up next for you, sir?
Oh, right now, you know, I, I only in Germany I brought out a tribute song to scap man John and a tribute song to my own career, which, um, came 20 years of age this year. So we, um, produced their song, which is called scat men and Hackman. It’s out there. Even the music put us out there. We just brought it out as a tribute. There was no fire power behind it, but it reached, um, many, many charts and uh, the European, uh, way. So now the major companies came, university said old new old racehorse, OSI baskets coming to our stable.
Yeah. Oh, see this, the lieu received our new record company, the national league, and now they want me to produce an album until March.
Oh, this is cool.
I am ready to do, yeah. So it’s going to be an album and it’s going to be out in March. And right now the first piece of song which can hear is scamming Hartman on YouTube and in all the other streaming channels.
Lou, when are you, when do you come into Tulsa next? I know Tulsa tells us gotta be on your hit list. I mean, think about there’s Vegas. You think about LA to go Vegas, New York. You’ve got Tulsa. Oklahoma has gotta be the, the number one destination for traveling musicians. What are you coming to Tulsa next?
Oh, I would love to. I would definitely love to come to Tulsa, but I have no plans yet.
Okay, well I’ll give you a sod farm too. I will give you a sod farm tour and I’ll give you a tour of my office. If you come to Tulsa, you’ve, we’ve seriously be ever in the area. If you’re in Dallas or in the area, you should stop on by. These people love you out here man. It’s, it’s a a, you know, we have a lot of casinos near here. We got to get you a gig here in Tulsa. There’s a lot of, you know,
but you know that I, I’d rather earn money than burn money.
That’s true. That’s fair. That’s fair. Rather earned.
Tulsa is definitely should be on my plan. I would love to come back to the States with a new album cause I haven’t been doing this. You know the story of about my second album is this. I was in New York ready to go home to the second album and what happened at that time, 2001 September, the greatest show ever that 11 happens. I believe that the country of the whole world fell into a coma, into a shot. [inaudible] and I’ve been promoted. Anything happened to use it for the time being. And I went back to Europe and nine 11 changed the way of my career, which was good. Some level, but I always loved this in the United States and uh, I just wanted to come back with a good product and that product is coming guaranteed.
Lou, I appreciate your time. Um, more than I can. I really do. I appreciate your time. I know you could be doing anything right now in Bavaria, but I would like it if, if you could, you have the floor, you have the mic, you have about a half a million folks that are going to hear this. But what’s the message you want to share with the listeners or the ask or the action step you’d encourage them all to take? Sorry, one more time. What’s the action step that you’d like all of our listeners to take? Or what’s maybe the one thing you’d like to share with all of our listeners?
Well, Oh our love share with them that um, right. You know, just short. Everybody knows it, but we do not act accordingly. Right? I’m guilty of that as well and we should just live it not to the fullest in a stupid way. We just just wake up every morning, appreciate what we have is we are healthy and we have loved and they have a little bit of money on the side so that we can pull out for ourselves. You shall be happy on some level and just be thankful. You know, like I say to mama number five, first verse when I’m talking about need the boys hanging out. Remember, I love Angela [inaudible] Rita, right? I’m also saying I really bad you my Lord. You know, to, to, to be happy to do the right thing.
Well, Lou Bega, I’m looking at, I’m saying I’m looking at your headshots for the new song here, the scat man and that man, you’re looking good. You must be drinking a lot of Bavarian fish oil. You’re looking great.
Thank you. Thank you. As Photoshop. Maybe.
No, I mean this is good. I this apparently there’s no Photoshop here at all. This right here. I can tell this is natural right here. Lou, you’re looking good.
Thank you sir. Thank you sir. I just seen my buddies here that I can take without me.
Oh well Hey, I’ll let you get back to doing what you do, but thank you so much for your time, my friend.
Thank you. Thank you brother and thank you to so and uh, yeah, have a good time. Thank you for playing a thousand times.
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Celebrating the 2018 Oakland Promise Scholars
UC Newsroom Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Credit: University of California
From left to right: Oakland Promise Scholar Albert Mitchell, UC President Janet Napolitano, Oakland Promise Scholars David Luna, Alondra Casillas, Kimhort Lork and Rosario Diaz.
At a celebration lunch on Wednesday, Aug. 1, President Janet Napolitano awarded college scholarships through the Oakland Promise to five UC-bound Oakland students in recognition of their academic accomplishments and demonstrated commitment to their communities.
In 2016, the UC Office of the President became an active partner of the Oakland Promise, working with the East Bay College Fund (EBCF) to provide need based college scholarships and support to qualifying Oakland students. Oakland Promise Scholars receive scholarships of $4,000 per year, over four years, for their UC studies.
At the event, community leaders such as Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell joined Napolitano in congratulating the awardees, and Napolitano presented each student with a sweatshirt bearing the name of their UC campus.
President Napolitano welcomed the students to the growing family of Oakland Promise scholars. “I hope that with these funds, you will continue to be innovative, think outside the box, and move from commitments to sustainable results. I look forward to hearing about your continued contributions as you advance through your studies at UC.”
This year’s recipients are:
Alondra Casillas – UC Davis
Casillas balanced her studies at Coliseum College Preparatory Academy with family responsibilities and community leadership. Alondra has taken every opportunity to prepare for college and beyond – pursuing both a medical internship and a program for underrepresented girls interested in STEM careers.
Rosario Diaz – UC Irvine
A graduate of Life Academy, Diaz is passionate about becoming a nurse. Rosario worked toward her planned career through an internship with Community Health & Adolescent Mentoring Program for Success and served her community by hosting health fairs at middle schools.
Kimhort Lork – UC Santa Cruz
In addition to Lork’s academic successes in Oakland High School’s Environmental Science Academy, Kimhort planned student elections and community events as a school leader, motivated his cross country team as their captain, and committed to weekly service in his community.
David Luna – UC Berkeley
Luna, a graduate of Life Academy, balanced a rigorous course load with a health internship, violence prevention work, and a spot on the cross country team. David is excited to keep working toward his ultimate goal of helping others and making his community and himself proud.
Albert Mitchell – UC Berkeley
Mitchell has been described by his teachers at McClymonds High School as a “math genius.” As a scholar, a member of his school’s football team and a participant in the African American Male Achievement Initiative, Albert strives to be a role model for other young men in his community.
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Jimmy Fallon, Paul Rudd, James Corden drop by for 'SNL' NATO cafeteria sketch
Karen Butler
Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Jimmy Fallon, Paul Rudd, James Corden and Alec Baldwin guest starred as world leaders in the Saturday Night Live cold open this weekend.
The 8 1/2-minute sketch was set in a cafeteria at the NATO summit in London, and featured Fallon and Rudd as cool-kid, bullying versions of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Corden and SNL cast member Kate McKinnon played the awkward, but eager-to-please British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom Trudeau and Macron invited to eat at their lunch table, purposefully excluding Baldwin as U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trudeau and Macron then mock Trump's appearance, manners and intelligence and Johnson sticks an "Impeach Me" sign on Trump's back.
The European leaders also talk loudly about a party they are planning as Trump dabs tears away from his eyes with a cheeseburger.
The bit closed with Cecily Strong as Trump's wife Melania, saying: "Bullying is a serious problem, especially against President Trump. It's not nice. He would never do it to you, so please, European leaders, be best."
The real Trump sparred with Macron at the NATO summit in London last week. The tension was over tariffs, including on French win, as well as the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and whether France wanted captured Islamic State fighters returned to the country.
It was also reported in recent days that Canada has neglected to raise its defense spending to meet the promised 2 percent NATO benchmark, a topic Trump raised at the summit. In 2018 and 2019, Canada spent about 1.3 percent of its budget on defense.
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Beyond School Walls: Combining Mentorship with On-the-Job Learning
Roger Turner, Fleet Operations, Cox Enterprises
© 2019 Beyond School Walls
Last year, Cox and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) joined forces to launch a new approach to mentoring with a program called Beyond School Walls. Though other BBBS affiliates had tried the program, this was the first of its kind for Atlanta. This program combines traditional mentorship with an immersive educational experience. The one simple, but very important element that makes this program different than traditional mentoring programs is location.
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Engineering Excellence: CofC and STEM Businesses Look to Bridge Regional Skills Gap
Chief Etheridge
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By 2020, one of the city’s higher education institutions, in partnership with some of the city’s major STEM businesses, will look to make a bridge of their own to address a skills gap that is prominent across the country. In the fall of 2020, the College of Charleston (CofC) will officially introduce its Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering degree program after being approved by the state’s Commission on Higher Education this summer.
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This year marks the 22nd anniversary of America Recycles Day (ARD). On this day, Americans celebrate by renewing their pledge to recycle.
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Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University (TTU), which has eight satellite campuses located within the “bigness” of the West Texas region: Abilene, Amarillo, El Paso, Fredericksburg, Highland Lakes, Junction, Midland, and Odessa. While you may not be familiar with these towns, you are probably familiar with the problems that face their workforces.
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From John Legend to Apprenticeship's John Lennon: A Wrap-up of Talent Forward 2019
Jaimie Francis
Each year, as the Chamber Foundation hosts the Talent Forward national workforce conference, we focus on talent—educating and training, talent tech and data, recruiting, hiring, and upskilling. With no shortage of talent challenges, the opportunities for informative discussion are endless. While a day devoted to dissecting talent-related topics could focus solely on the problems, Talent Forward is all about the solutions.
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Andy Hall, San Diego Workforce Partnership
Dr. Josh Shapiro, Assistant Dean of Innovation and Research Affairs, UC San Diego Extension
As the labor market tightens and the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, it’s becoming an increasingly common theme that the traditional “one-and-done” model of education is over. As a result, employers, policymakers, and analysts alike are increasingly calling for new approaches to lifelong learning that will help upskill and re-skill individuals to compete and succeed in a fast-changing economy. In this shifting landscape education and workforce organizations are joining forces to experiment with new models with the potential to create pathways to opportunity and economic mobility.
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Ron Cotterman, PhD
The rapid increase in consumer awareness of plastic pollution has given way to a movement to ban or replace many consumer items that are made from plastic. We are seeing this everywhere—politics, media, and consumer preference trends.
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Kimberly Vegliante, Workforce Development Manager, Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation
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With nearly 8,000 open positions, Arizona faces a growing shortage of cybersecurity professionals. In order to address this growing shortage, businesses must accept a stronger role engaging with education and training providers to build the region’s talent pipeline. Three years ago, the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation launched a Cybersecurity Workforce Collaborative comprised of employers who have cybersecurity as a key function of their business.
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Hyper-efficient buildings, circular clothing and fashion, sustainable manufacturing, eliminating food waste, innovation in energy—the Pittsburgh business community painted a perfect picture of what a system-wide approach to sustainability and a circular economy look like in action.
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Sharon Bonney, Chief Executive Officer, COABE
In the United States, 44 million adults lack basic educational and workforce readiness skills, and 28 million do not have the basic digital skills needed for our ever-growing. digitally-enhanced workforce. For these people, getting on track for a job that comes with a livable wage starts with adult education.
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Week 13 fantasy football tips
Carson Field, Sports Editor
Players to start this week:
QB Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions)
Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford has been a solid fantasy player this year, as he averages 17.2 points per game. He will be more than solid in this week’s game because the Lions face the Saints. The Saints have a terrible pass defense, so I expect Stafford to throw for more than 250 yards and find the end zone at least twice.
RB Melvin Gordon (San Diego Chargers)
Young running back Melvin Gordon is the fourth-ranked fantasy running back this season, and he will once again be great this week against the Buccaneers. There are certainly worse run defenses than Tampa Bay’s, but they are still not great. This will lead to a big week for Gordon and the Chargers’ defense.
RB Jordan Howard (Chicago Bears)
Rookie running back Jordan Howard has been inconsistent this year, but he will be a force for the Bears this week when they play the 49ers. When I previously mentioned that there are worse run defenses than the Buccaneers’, the 49ers’ run defense is one of the units I was referring to. San Francisco allows an average of 171.8 rushing yards per game, which is the league’s worst.
WR Mike Evans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Mike Evans has had a great comeback season, as he is second in the NFL in receiving yards only to Julio Jones. Evans will once again be a best in week 13. The Bucs face the Chargers, who are among the league’s worst pass defenses. The Jameis Winston-Mike Evans combination will be a lot for the Chargers’ defense to deal with, and Evans will accumulate plenty of fantasy points this week.
Ravens’ Defense
The Ravens have a surprisingly strong defense, and they will once again be strong this week against the Dolphins. The Ravens’ defense’s specialty is stopping the run, which sets them up well against the Dolphins. Their strong run defense will help neutralize running back Jay Ajayi, who is the major force of their offense.
Players to sit this week:
QB Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers)
Last year’s MVP, Cam Newton, has struggled in 2016, and I expect his struggles to continue in week 13. The Panthers face the Seahawks, who have an incredible pass defense. The Seattle pass defense is so good that it is nicknamed the Legion of Boom, led by Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas. Expect multiple turnovers from the former MVP.
RB Thomas Rawls (Seattle Seahawks)
Thomas Rawls has been a bust this year, as he has been injured for the majority of the season and inefficient when he has played. Rawls will struggle to have a good game in week 13 against the Panthers. The Panthers have a strong run defense, so it is likely that the Seahawks will try to expose Carolina’s weak secondary by utilizing the passing game. Rawls will accumulate less than eight points this week.
RB Jeremy Hill (Cincinnati Bengals)
Jeremy Hill has been disappointing this year, for he is only the 16th-ranked fantasy running back, averaging 9.7 points per game. Hill will once again struggle this week when the Bengals play against the Eagles. The Eagles have a surprisingly good run defense, and they will have no trouble stopping Hill. If he’s your only option, you may be forced to start Hill, but if you have other options, place Jeremy Hill on your bench.
WR Dez Bryant (Minnesota Vikings)
Dez Bryant has been decent when healthy this year, but this week will be a step back for the Cowboys’ star. Bryant will have trouble getting receptions because they face the Vikings. The Vikings’ defense is surprisingly good, and has stopped many star receivers, including Odell Beckham Jr. The trash talk might come back to haunt Bryant this week.
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Carson Field is a senior, and this is his second year writing for the Vandegrift Voice. He is the sports editor for the publication and enjoys writing stories about all sports, local and national. Outside of school, Carson enjoys playing sports, watching sports, hiking and playing fantasy sports. After graduation, Carson plans to attend a school with one of the top sports journalism programs.
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Cats Review: A Tragical Mess of Mistoffelees
Tom Hooper’s unpleasant film does the 1980s’ strangest musical smash an injustice.
By Richard Lawson
Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
I guess I don’t really know what I wanted Cats (December 20) to be. An adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s thoroughly odd 1981 musical, itself an adaptation of a curious set of children’s poems written by T.S. Eliot, Tom Hooper’s film attempts to do something impossible, something so outlandish that it was the subject of a long joke in John Guare’s play (and subsequent movie) Six Degrees of Separation. Did I want to see someone try to film the unfilmable? And if so, did I want it to be a gamely ridiculous mess, or a surprising triumph?
After seeing Hooper’s film, I’m certainly left with more questions than answers. It’s an existential quandary, this 110-minute journey into a computer graphic phantasmagoria, revolting and briefly alluring, a true grotesque that sings, in fits and starts, a faint siren song. It’s by no means a good movie, and I left the premiere ready to toss an easy critical bomb at it and be done with rotten old 2019. But the more I sat with Cats, or with the, uh, memory of Cats, the more I realized how much I don’t want to outright hate it. It’s an ugly stray who smells bad and should not be invited into your home, certainly. And yet it is its own kind of living creature, worthy of at least some basic compassion.
There are, to be sure, some very talented people involved in the making of the film. An assemblage of actors of varying star profiles try their earnest most (if not best) to breathe life into this misbegotten project, dancing and singing and mugging away as much as physics will allow them. Many of the principals of the film are stage performers, bright-faced young folks like Francesa Hayward, Laurie Davidson, and the two-man dance crew Les Twins (Laurent and Larry Bourgeois). It must have been quite an invitation, to join the cast of this big-budget studio production surrounded by so much chatty speculation. They seize on the opportunity with as much vigor as they’re allowed, giving it their theater-kid all. (Davidson, as the perhaps too magical Mr. Mistoffelees, is a standout.) It’s hard not to root for that kind of glaring energy, devoted though it may be to a doomed endeavor.
The celebrities involved don’t earn as much sympathy. Jennifer Hudson, no stranger to belting her way through a movie role, lands the big notes of “Memory,” even though the film conspires to rob Grizabella of her limelight moment in order to serve the needs of the film’s badly shoehorned-in story. (Cats doesn’t need a narrative, Mr. Hooper.) She looks a fright, too, as do pretty much all of these digitally altered cat-humanoid ghouls. Elsewhere, it’s hard to fault Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen for whisper-singing their way through the film; they’ve earned the right. But this movie tries the dignity of even the most venerable of Actor’s Actors.
Slightly less seasoned, but quite well-known, performers like James Corden (Bustopher Jones), Idris Elba (Macavity), Rebel Wilson (Jennyanydots), Jason Derulo (Rum Tum Tugger), and Taylor Swift (sporting a bumbling British accent as Bombalurina) fare even worse, drowning in the movie’s bowl of curdled cream, weighed down as much by preening Event Movie smarm as they are by the movie’s leaden construction. One almost wants to ask them what movie they thought they were making, what spell they imagined was being cast. The answer would probably be a letdown, though, a limp gesture toward the “we’ll fix it in post” era of green-screen filmmaking rather than some convincing actorly justification.
The real villain here is Hooper, who has conceptualized a movie that claims to honor its performers while smothering them in digital makeup. Why even bother hiring the elastic, fluid dancers if their bodies were going to be rendered so inhuman? Or, rather, so unnatural—they’re not supposed to be humans, after all. In doing so much to make the world of Cats something approaching credible, Hooper completely fails imagination, ignoring the disbelief happily suspended for decades by the millions of fans of the stage musical. Nothing is accomplished by turning Cats into a garish CGI experiment, and just about everything is lost. The wacky texture of Lloyd Webber’s surreal creation is made too literal, and is thus forsaken. As is the charm of Eliot’s weird little odes to neighborhood kitties—I much preferred when Mr. Mistoffelees’s magic was a joke to explain missing household items instead of actual magic.
In truth, I didn’t hate Cats. The last thirty or so minutes—when the movie finally gives in to the loony sweep of its music—do inspire some wonder. (Who but the hardest of hearts doesn’t get some kind of goosebumps listening to a bunch of people sing brightly over lush orchestration?) It’s in these moments when Cats shakes free of its exacting movie-ness and just celebrates the thing to which it’s supposedly paying feverish homage. These segments may be enough for some people to declare the whole movie a success, and I envy that cheerful optimism. I hope many of you reading this can find that same pleasure in Hooper’s godless folly.
Me, I’ll be stuck over here being a real Grumblebone (not a real Cat, but it could be) about the movie’s myriad baffling flaws. What, for example, is the costuming logic? There is no perceivable reason why some cats are clothed—in coats and other garments—and others are naked as the day they and their five brothers and sisters were born. Similarly, it’s very hard to tell what size these cats are, as the large sets dwarf them in a way real furniture does not do to real cats. All the proportions seem off, but not in a wacky fantastical way. It’s more a pebble in the viewer’s shoe, gradually irritating as the movie blunders along.
Those technical complaints aren’t really what’s wrong with Cats, though. The true trouble is a lack of any guiding purpose beyond merely seeing if it can be pulled off. Plenty of good things have been born of that daredevil motivation, but something both as wild and as specific as Cats needs more care than Hooper and, presumably, his studio overseers give it. Not care like thousands of hours of computer tinkering, dollars spent and images retouched, but actually locating and fostering the true essence of Cats. Even if it that essence is silly, even if it turns out that the show’s only raison d’etre is just to have a bunch of people dressed as cats singing songs about being cats, a proper steward of the material would let that be enough, leaving the dancing cockroaches and crotch jokes and creepy techno-beasts out of it. The Cats movie is about cats, yes. But it also should have been about, well, Cats.
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Servicing and value: the key to a good family car
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In a market where potential car buyers are bombarded with vehicles sporting the latest bells and whistles, for two Kiwi car enthusiasts there's no greater attraction when buying a new car than trust, affordability and customer care.
John and Glenys Langdon are waiting for their ninth Volkswagen to arrive, it's John's fourth. Glenys is currently driving her fifth. "I've had three Volkswagen Touareg cars and my fourth one is on its way to me right now," John said.
Speaking to the couple from their Wairarapa family home, it was obvious the passion they had for not only the cars they drive, but the memories that are created while driving them, and the high quality service they always receive.
"We were farmers you see and our local Volkswagen dealership has always treated us how they would like to be treated."
The Langdon's belief in the Volkswagen brand doesn't just stem from its track record on performance. It's the relationship the company's dealers have built up with the couple that has been the real key to their loyalty. "We often see Miles for lunch," John says. Miles is from the local Volkswagen dealership and was the person who sold them their first Volkswagen more than 15 years ago. "He's become a personal friend."
And the Langdons say it's that kind of old fashioned service they continue to get from VW, that keeps them coming back for more. It's a level of service that has become a cornerstone for Volkswagen since they first released the Beetle in New Zealand in 1954.
Volkswagen NZ national service manager Tony Lyford says currently the most popular Volkswagen models in NZ are the Golf, Polo, Tiguan and Amarok.
"The Golf effectively carried on where the Beetle left off. The Golf was first introduced into NZ in 1975 starting with the Mk1 and is now in its seventh generation."
"The Golf since its inception popularised the hatchback as a new class of vehicle. And now the Golf is setting a new milestone for the next generation with additions to the iconic design, intuitive technology and evolutionary safety features," he said.
Tony says they currently offer a five year warranty with roadside assistance for new vehicle purchases. "A service plan package can be purchased up until the vehicles first service. This covers the first three scheduled service items and inspections to be carried out."
"Whether your VW is brand new or has been handed down through generations, you will always receive genuine care and transparent pricing from our network of approved service centres."
The Langdons are not alone in their respect for Volkswagen service. Tony admits it’s hard to measure exactly how many loyal customers but he says "more than 37,000 individual Volkswagens came into our dealer network last year."
John sums up the performance of the Volkswagen with just a few words. "There's nothing complicated about a Volkswagen it’s just a good honest car. You just get them and drive them." His latest Volkswagen is expected to arrive within the coming weeks, then it will be Glenys' turn.
Until then, many kilometres will be covered by the two as they explore the open roads of New Zealand, knowing Miles is just a phone call away should they need anything, and they’ll most likely send him some holiday snaps too.
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Volvo Penta welcomes customers to its stand at the Sydney International Boat Show as it presents its new 8-liter engine for the marine leisure market to the public, for the first time anywhere in the world.
Volvo Penta presents its new 8-liter marine diesel
Volvo Penta presents its new 8-liter marine diesel engine to a global public audience for the first time in Sydney
Visitors to the stand can also learn about Volvo Penta’s cutting edge IPS drives, as well as its latest innovations such as: Joystick Inboard, Battery Management System, e-Key Remote, and the updated Glass Cockpit. And in conjunction with Australia’s premier yacht-builder, the Volvo Penta D8-IPS will be showcased in the new Riviera 4800 Sport Yacht – the first boat in the world to be publicly launched with this latest Volvo Penta IPS drive.
“We are excited to launch our new products and make them available for customers in the Australian and Oceanic region,” says Andrew Nicholson, head of Volvo Penta Oceanic. “The expanded Volvo Penta IPS range is something we are especially proud of and the new Riviera 4800 Sport Yacht is the first in the world to be revealed with the new IPS drive, which is perfectly matched to our new D8 engine. We look forward to the Sydney boat show as it is an ideal setting in which to showcase our new products for the first time.”
The latest products exemplify Volvo Penta’s concept of ‘easy boating’ for the leisure market.
“Our vision of Easy Boating is built on a proven track record of innovation and integration,” says Gavin Rooney, key account manager at Volvo Penta. “We have developed integrated propulsion and control systems for seamless boat management from prop to helm. We will continue to invest in innovation so that Easy Boating becomes the natural choice for life on the water.”
Volvo Penta will be at berth 186 on the marina at the Sydney International Boat Show.
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UD Trucks, a part of Volvo Group, launches “Fujin & Raijin. Vision 2030.”
UD Trucks’ vision to offer fully electric autonomous trucks
UD Trucks, a part of Volvo Group, launches “Fujin & Raijin. Vision 2030.” An Innovation Roadmap which aims to deliver a variety of solutions for smart logistics, including fully electric and autonomous trucks towards 2030.
The roadmap focuses on the key areas of automation and electromobility to address the challenges of a rapidly-changing world. True to UD Trucks’ vision to provide the trucks the world needs today, the innovation roadmap offers commercialized solutions of selected automation and electromobility applications from 2020 with a view toward full fledged commerciazation by 2030 with a step-by-step approach together with customers.
By 2030, demand for parcel delivery is expected to grow 50% compared to 2014. To meet this demand, the logistics industry faces significant challenges, including a responsibility to reduce CO2 emissions, the growing scale of online commerce, and driver shortages. UD Trucks believes that transformative innovations in automation and electromobility are key to overcoming these challenges and providing customers with the trucks that fit their needs.
“When delivering on our promise to provide the trucks and services the world needs today, we have always done things a bit differently from others in our industry. As we now look forward, we are convinced that the world needs Smart Logistics,” said UD Trucks Chairman Joachim Rosenberg during the roadmap’s announcement at the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo.
UD Trucks takes inspiration for their innovation roadmap from the gods of wind and thunder, as depicted in the famous gold-embossed Japanese folding screen, “Fujin and Raijin.” UD Trucks’ progress in automation is inspired by Fujin, the god of wind, who symbolizes the power of movement, while its work in electromobility is inspired by Raijin, the god of thunder, who symbolizes the power of energy. With “Fujin & Raijin. Vision 2030.” UD Trucks is committed developing smarter logistics solutions in these key areas, enabled by advances in connectivity and digitalization.
“Since the launch of the New Quon in 2017, UD Trucks has moved steadily forward on its mission to drive the future of smart logistics. This new innovation roadmap represents a major leap forward for both the company, the logistics industry, and our society,” said Douglas Nakano, Senior Vice President of UD Trucks Technology. “We are committed to ensuring that our customers around the world feel the full benefits of the solutions and products we are developing, which will ultimately make life better for everyone in our society.”
Over the course of 2018, UD Trucks will conduct demonstrations of autonomous driving and electric drive prototypes, targeting field tests and customer trials ahead of Tokyo Motor Show 2019. It aims to have vehicles in actual daily operation by the year 2020. All activities will be conducted with a view toward full-fledged commercialization of fully-electric and autonomous by 2030.
Step by step together with customers, UD Trucks delivers solutions for Smart Logistics.
UD Trucks is now focusing on solutions for safe, low-speed automation in confined areas, including in-plant and harbor logistics. It is also exploring on-road Highway Auto Pilot and CACC (Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control) platooning technologies in the near term, and more highly-automated on-road vehicles in the long term.
UD Trucks is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its products. UD Trucks is now developing technologies necessary to create silent, zero-emission vehicles that maximize energy efficiency, payload capacity and mileage. As battery systems continue to evolve, UD Trucks is testing a variety of solutions, including battery EV, parallel HEV and Series HEV.
Connectivity and Digitalization
Connectivity through digitalization is the enabler of both automation and electromobility. UD Trucks has around 45,000 vehicles connected in Japan through the UD Information Service, which uses data collected from each vehicle to help improve uptime. By analyzing digital data collected from customer driving behavior, UD Trucks also gains insight on how to design even safer and more dependable trucks.
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Classic Cars in 2018: How to Maximize your Vehicle Investment
Classic cars are works of art, reminders of what the automotive scene of yesteryear looked like. It’s important to appreciate these pieces of history, as it is these pioneering vehicles that paved the way for our modern SUVs, sedans, racecars, and every other type of car out there today.
Aged vehicles, however, are prone to defects and damage. Fortunately, you can find antique cars at ardellscars.com in Utah that look and feel pristine. But remember, an antique car is only a good investment if you maximize its potential.
Repairs and Assessments for Resale Value
In today’s automotive landscape, more and more skeptics show their disapproval for antique cars. If you’re looking to invest in antique cars for their resale value, you may be in for a rough time.
But take note, these problems in resale value are inherent in newly bought antique cars, fresh off the auction or dealership. When you make an effort to improve the car’s condition, like hire expert mechanics for routine maintenance and repairs, that’s when it becomes a hot item on the automotive market.
Repairs and assessments are crucial because stalling assets and idling prices can make it difficult for you to resell a newly bought antique car. Classics are not immune to value depreciation, so ensuring that your antique cars are fully functional can help its resale value.
Aesthetic Maintenance for Road Presence
Whether you’re reselling or collecting the classics, you’ll know that the look of the car is just as important as its functionality. The history and aesthetics of a vehicle are what makes antique cars valuable, so working on a vehicle’s aesthetics can work wonders for your investment.
Getting a new paint job, bumping off rust and corroding material, and even overhauling the look of your antique car boosts its visual appeal both on the road and in your garage. This makes it irresistible for other collectors if you’re reselling, or a perfect addition to your collection.
Background Research
The most important way to maximize an antique car investment is knowing what car to buy and where to buy it. Of course, you can get a deal on a classic car at a car barn, but is it worth the money?
Always do just a bit of research before buying a classic car. Look at cost and rarity of its parts, ownership history, and factor in the reputation of the dealership you’re getting the car from.
At the end of the day, antique cars are both a hobby and an investment, but they require your attention. A bit of repair here, exterior and interior tweaks there, and you’ve got a time capsule that you can take for a ride down memory lane.
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Marvel's "Avenger's: Endgame" Put An 11 Year Franchise Beautifully To Rest
Why "Avengers: Endgame" will go down as the finale to one of the greatest achievements in cinema history.
Michael McCarrick
Not only did Marvel create their cinematic empire within a decade, but they also did it without most of their signature characters.
In case you didn't know, the "X-Men," "Fantastic Four," and original "Spider-Man" movie franchises from the early and mid-2000s were created by different movie studios and do not exist in the MCU, because Marvel sold the rights to those characters in order to build one of their own.
Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor were not the most recognizable names, but somehow Marvel made them box-office attractions through great casting and good storytelling. With the subtle teases at an "Avengers" movie, a small comic book following grew by the numbers as casual movie fans became interested. Culminating in the very first "Avengers" movie in May of 2012 which exploded at the box-office and with that, a pop culture sensation was born. But not only did Marvel delivered on their big superhero crossover, they planted more seeds for an even bigger story that led to "Infinity War" and "Endgame."
This 11 year plan all started with a superhero more known as a Black Sabbath song than a comic book hero, starring an actor who was trying to make a comeback in his career after dealing with plenty of personal issues. Robert Downey Jr. wasn't the box-office draw he became in 2008, and Iron Man wasn't the iconic superhero he became before the movie, but it worked, and it worked gloriously.
Fast forward to 2019 with the incredible finale of "Endgame" and you have one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinema and storytelling for that matter.
The closest movie franchise I can compare what Marvel has accomplished was the "Harry Potter" film franchise that spawned 8 movies based off of seven books in the course of a decade.
What was remarkable about "Harry Potter's" accomplishment was telling a seven-year-long story in ten years and having the main cast of that franchise develop from in-experienced child actors into competent and talented young adults.
What makes Marvel's "Avenger's" initiative arguably more impressive was that there was no definitive playbook in telling their story as compared to Potter's. Potter has his seven books that are treated like "The Bible." Marvel had decades of story-lines and reboots of their characters.
It's also remarkable how DC, Marvel's greatest rival, attempted to pull off the same formula as them with their own cinematic universe and failed miserably, with only "Wonder Woman" displaying any kind of positive success. It goes to show just how difficult and patient Marvel was with their formula.
And who would've thought the highest grossing non-Avenger Marvel movie wouldn't be a solo "Iron Man," "Spider-Man," or "Captain America," but a lesser-known African superhero called the Black Panther. Its release in 2018 was not only one of the biggest superhero movies of all-time, but one of the biggest cinematic events of the 21st century. "Black Panther" was so big that it even broke through the Oscar ceiling and won three Academy Awards along with earning a Best Picture nomination. Who would've imagined a superhero only comic book fans had known would become a worldwide pop culture phenomenon?
Without going into the details, "Endgame" definitely was a finale for this era of the Marvel cinematic universe. More Marvel movies and tv shows will continue and be made, but will have a distinct feel to them compared to the pre-"Endgame" material. Like the comics they're based on, characters can always come back, franchises can be rebooted, and stories can go on and on.
Obviously, Disney and Marvel will continue to make material just for money's sake, but they will all be apart of a new Marvel cinematic saga as the first part has been wrapped up perfectly with "Endgame."
I can't wait to tell my kids and grandkids about how I lived through this incredible decade of great comic book movies and how they executed in creating their rich cinematic universe masterfully, because I think this universe is strong enough to continue for them to enjoy it too. We're going to look back on this first decade of greatness akin to the glory days of Camelot.
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Home Old_Posts Zimbos in UK stressed by competition
Zimbos in UK stressed by competition
Dr Masimba Mavaza
IN November alone, 15 Zimbabweans in the UK died from stress-related illnesses.
Life in the UK has been moulded into a competition.
Visiting a Pentecostal church in the UK, one is greeted by top of the range cars parked outside, owned by Africans and Zimbabweans in particular.
In November, a Zimbabwean nurse committed suicide after she failed to cope with her job.
She tried to put her life at par with that of her friends.
As a result, she had to work extra hours thus robbing her of social time and rest.
She called it quits, gulped some substance and died.
It is not necessary to work yourself to death because you want to compete with others.
Zimbabweans have worked so hard that they have lost families, children and themselves, in their work in quest to be seen to be better than others.
Mike Zvenyika from London said: “Nurses are no longer in touch with their children. They work so hard to please those at home and make those around them see they are rich.
“But those who matter the most, their children are raised fatherless, motherless and indeed culture-less.”
This was echoed by George Mpofu from Leeds who said: “At my workplace, I have 10 Zimbabwean children and seven whose parents are nurses.
“All 10 of them are suffering from drug-related and stress-related cases.
“For almost two decades, I have worked in one of the world’s most competitive industries and have seen many talented Zimbabweans fizzle out.”
Indeed, Zimbabweans in the UK only compete as a way of showing off.
“It is sad how many we are burying because of the competition,” said Peter Chihaka from Sheffield.
“Zimbabweans need to realise that life is like a sport, you just win differently.
“It’s not winning to prove that you have money.”
The act of competing has its origins in sport.
The best athletes take on world-class competition with a finely tuned combination of preparation, discipline, focus and performing under pressure.
However, Zimbabwean nurses in the UK have taken the competition a notch higher.
They work to please onlookers.
While in many ways life is like a sport, there is one key difference; life doesn’t have a singular definition of winning. Having Range Rovers, Free Landers and beautiful outfits is not at all winning.
To reach the success and fulfilment we seek, we must first understand the true spirit of competing.
We do not compete to be better than the other. This competition among Zimbabweans rages on with Zimbabwe-bound coffins multiplying.
Zimbabweans die and leave thousands of pounds untouched.
Zimbabweans must learn that: “The only competition worth of a wise man is with himself,” as said by John Dzekas from Corby.
“You must not be in competition with anybody but yourself because your only goal is to beat your last performance.
“If you keep looking over your shoulder, you will not see where you are going.
“When you constantly direct your competitive efforts in response to what your rivals are doing, you lose focus and your goals.
“Be aware of your competition, but beware of the disease of being competitive, simply to prove you are better than others.
“That is self-destructive.”
Being in competition with yourself is the healthiest competition. Nobody needs to lose for you to win.
Set the bar for yourself.
Channel your competitive fire to meet your own standards and expectations.
Be the driver on your journey to success.
We look everyday as children become victims as they do not see their parents anymore.
Parents are now lovers of their jobs.
They have a selfish mind just to be seen as rich by their friends.
With that, one way or the other, stress takes its toll.
The end result in most cases is suicide and it pains many relatives back home when they end up receiving the lifeless body of their relative at the airport.
Zimbabweans in the UK must take heed.
Life is not about competition.
Life is about being happy and may God bless us all!
For views and comments, email: vazet2000@yahoo.co.uk
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Informal Cities Event in Mumbai
by Katia Savchuk
SPARC, the Mumbai-based NGO I used to work for, and the Swedish Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm are organizing "INFORMAL CITIES," an art exhibition and seminars to be held in Mumbai. The exhibition will be on display at the former Prince of Wales Museum from October 31 to November 8, with seminars on opening day and November 7.
One seminar will reflect on the redevelopment of Dharavi, a vast, mostly informal township in central Mumbai that has been the subject of a major government urban renewal project since 2004. SPARC has worked with urban poor federations and women's collectives in the area for almost 25 years and has been a leading advocate for making the plan more responsive to residents' needs. The Royal University College, in partnership with SPARC, sent multidisciplinary teams to Mumbai to complete an open-ended "documentation" of Dharavi. They produced a book called Dharavi: Documenting Informalities; an Indian version will be launched at the event.
The second seminar considers the "ethics, responsibility and communication of professionals working with informal cities." I have not often seen this type of self-reflexivity as a major topic of public discussion - an important and under-emphasized aspect of "participation."
The event is a counterpart to a symposium of the same name, which brought leaders of urban poor federations, civil society representatives and urban professionals from around the world to Stockholm in September 2008.
To register for seminars or for more information, write to informalcitiesmumbai@gmail.com.
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Race, Politics and Hypocrisy in 21st Century America
Tag: neocons
White conservatives called “slime”, “cracker trash”, “snake handlers”, and “trailer park Protestants”
March 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 James Edwards
The kind of folks who run The Weekly Standard and National Review long ago hijacked conservatism and the GOP. But still, white people, especially white Southerners, keep voting for them. The neocons lied us into an illegitimate and unwinnable war that has cost over a trillion dollars. Then they give us McCain who promises America more of the same, and loses handily to an unqualified token. And the only group that votes for them is white people, especially white Southerners. And how do Bill Kristol and the others at The Weekly Standard thank the most consistently reliable GOP voters? They call them “slime”, “cracker trash”, and “trailer park Protestants”, imply that they belong to the KKK, and tell them to go to hell because Republicans don’t need their kind:
In our preaching and our practice we neglected to convey the organic and universal nature of freedom. Thus we ensured our loss before we even began our winning streak. Barry Goldwater was an admirable and principled man. He took an admirably principled stand on states’ rights. But he was dead wrong. Separate isn’t equal. Ask a kid whose parents are divorced.
Since then modern conservatism has been plagued by the wrong friends and the wrong foes. The “Southern Strategy” was bequeathed to the Republican party by Richard Nixon–not a bad friend of conservatism but no friend at all. The Southern Strategy wasn’t needed. Southern whites were on–begging the pardon of the Scopes trial jury–an evolutionary course toward becoming Republican. There’s a joke in Arkansas about a candidate hustling votes in the country. The candidate asks a farmer how many children he has.
“I’ve got six sons,” the farmer says.
“Are they all good little Democrats?” the candidate asks.
“Well,” the farmer says, “five of ’em are. But my oldest boy, he got to readin’…”
There was no need to piss off the entire black population of America to get Dixie’s electoral votes. And despising cracker trash who have a laundry hamper full of bedsheets with eye-holes cut in them does not make a man a liberal.
Reagan managed to reach out to blue collar whites. But there his reach stopped, leaving many people on our side, but barely knowing it. There are enough yarmulkes among the neocons to show that Jews are not immune to conservatism. Few practicing Catholics vote Democratic anymore except in Massachusetts where they put something in the communion wafers. When it comes to a full-on, hemp-wearing, kelp-eating, mandala-tatted, fool-coifed liberal with socks in sandals, I have never met a Muslim like that or a Chinese and very few Hispanics. No U.S. immigrants from the Indian subcontinent fill that bill (the odd charlatan yogi excepted), nor do immigrants from Africa, Eastern Europe, or East Asia. And Japanese tourists may go so far as socks in sandals, but their liberal nonsense stops at the ankles.
We have all of this going for us, worldwide. And yet we chose to deliver our sermons only to the faithful or the already converted. Of course the trailer park Protestants yell “Amen.” If you were handling rattlesnakes and keeping dinosaurs for pets, would you vote for the party that gets money from PETA?
Our attitude toward immigration has been repulsive. Are we not pro-life? Are not immigrants alive? Unfortunately, no, a lot of them aren’t after attempting to cross our borders. Conservative immigration policies are as stupid as conservative attitudes are gross. Fence the border and give a huge boost to the Mexican ladder industry. Put the National Guard on the Rio Grande and know that U.S. troops are standing between you and yard care. George W. Bush, at his most beneficent, said if illegal immigrants wanted citizenship they would have to do three things: Pay taxes, learn English, and work in a meaningful job. Bush doesn’t meet two out of three of those qualifications. And where would you rather eat? At a Vietnamese restaurant? Or in the Ayn Rand Café? Hey, waiter, are the burgers any good? Atlas shrugged. (We would, however, be able to have a smoke at the latter establishment.)
To go from slime to the sublime, there are the lofty issues about which we never bothered to form enough principles to go out and break them.
There you have it, white conservatives. Those who run your party don’t want your votes. They find your attitudes “gross” and your opinions “repulsive”; they regard you as nothing but “snake handling trailer park Protestants”, “slime”, and “cracker trash” who are probably members of the KKK. (I guess this includes Ray Stevens, too.) They want you go to hell and quit bothering them with your votes.
I say we oblige them on the latter request.
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Joe the Plumber Tool learns fast
October 29, 2008 James Edwards
I said the other day that it looked like the neocons had found their latest useful idiot in Joe the Plumber after he went on neocon Laura Ingraham’s talk show and agreed with her and her producer, Brian Feldman, that he should run for Congress. Well, Joe the Plumber may be a useful idiot, but he’s certainly a quick study. He’s now running around the country telling people that a vote for Obama is a “vote for the death of Israel.”
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It’s official – An American Carol REALLY sucks
October 3, 2008 October 3, 2008 James Edwards
First off, the movie should be called A Neocon Carol. As the film’s creator David Zucker explains to the Dallas Morning News, there’s really nothing all that “conservative” about its message. It’s simply pro-war propaganda. And it’s horribly unfunny. The Michael Moore character says stuff like “I love America – that’s why I want to see it destroyed.” One of the “Michael Moore” documentaries is called Die You American Pigs. Really clever, subtle stuff. Zucker says the reason the movie isn’t being screened for critics is because movie critics are liberals and would trash the movie. No, it’s because it’s a piece of crap, and Zucker knows it. And if you believe his line, then explain why the commercials for the movie are so terrifically unfunny. I guess if they put the really funny parts in the ads, the liberal media would refuse to run them, so they’ve got to hide just how hilarious An American Carol is by running ads that make it look like the worst “comedy” since Rabbit Test.
But if you don’t trust my judgment that An American Carol really, really sucks, consider this. The neocons love it. I rest my case.
David Horowitz’s Frontpage site raves about the movie, calling it An American Triumph. And here you can listen to Rush Limbaugh practically beg his listeners to go out and buy a ticket for AAC. Limbaugh gives it five stars, while Horowitz’s FP gives it 4 and a half. They said the movie’s only flaw is that it’s in English – it should’ve been in Hebrew with subtitles.
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Third World Health Breakthroughs
August 14, 2008 August 14, 2008 James Edwards
Grain prices are going through the roof all over the world, making it tough for third world inhabitants to get enough food to eat. But one official in India has come up with a plan to not only feed the starving masses, but also create a new farm industry and revitalize the boring cuisines of India’s top restaurants. Eating rats. That’s right. The Untouchables in India eat rats, so why shouldn’t everybody? He envisions a day when rats are raised on farms all over the country for human consumption, and the top restaurants and hotels in India offer rat meat as a delicacy:
Vijay Prakash, the welfare minister in Bihar state in eastern India, said he wanted to set up rat farms and sell the meat to upmarket hotels, street stalls and restaurants.
The project will start with stalls in rural fairs followed by “rat meat centres” in urban areas.
The 2.3 million members of the Musahar caste, one of the poorest in India, have traditionally eaten rats that they hunted in paddy fields.
Now Mr Prakash says rich people should also sample the meat, which he said was full of protein and tasted better than chicken.
“Some socially deprived people in Bihar have always consumed rat meat,” he said. “If they can eat rats, why can’t the rest of the people?”
He said the plan would tackle food prices on two fronts: by reducing the amount of grain consumed by rodents and producing a cheap form of meat.
But he also said developing rat farms would help the social development of Musahars.
“The government has decided to engage the Musahars in commercialisation of rat meat for their overall development,” he said. “It will help empower them and change their poor living conditions if the venture is properly designed and clicks.”
He said the poor image of rats could change.
“I discovered during a fact-finding mission about rat meat that it is a popular food item,” he told The Times of India. “It is called ‘patal-bageri’ and its demand is high.”
That might be fine for India, but I doubt if eating rats will ever catch on in America. The neocons will never allow it. They’d consider it cannibalism.
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Right-wing parties in Israel unite, rejecting fringe list
Updated 3:01 am EST, Thursday, January 16, 2020
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, visit an Israeli army base in the Golan Heights, on the Israeli-Syrian border. Bennett is ordering plans for new settler housing in the volatile West Bank city of Hebron. In a letter sent by his office to defense officials Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, Israel’s new pro-settler defense minister called for “planning processes to be advanced” for new Jewish settler housing. (Atef Safadi/Pool via AP, File) less
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, visit an Israeli army base in the Golan Heights, on the Israeli-Syrian ... more
Photo: ATEF SAFADI, AP
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious-nationalist parties in Israel joined forces late Wednesday ahead of the country's unprecedented third straight election in one year.
The parties came together after weeks of jockeying and shut out the fringe Jewish Power party which said it would run independently. It did so in the previous elections and did not garner enough votes to make it into the Knesset.
Jewish Power’s top candidates for the Knesset are successors of the late rabbi Meir Kahane, who advocated the forced removal of Palestinians and a Jewish theocracy. Kahane's Kach party was banned from the Israeli parliament in the 1980s, and the U.S. classified his Jewish Defense League as a terrorist group.
The bloc, whose constituents are hard-line religious Israelis, many of them West Bank settlers, has been riven by traditionalists who tend to follow the conservative policy directives of rabbis and a more liberal stream, led by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett who has sought to broaden his party's appeal. Bennett will head the right-wing union going into the March 2 vote.
Bennett broke off from the Jewish Home party because of those disagreements, forming a list called the New Right which failed to reach the electoral threshold in the first round of polls in April. For the second vote in September, the religious-nationalist parties united under one banner, with the popular hard-line former justice minister, Ayelet Shaked leading the list.
Israel will vote for the third time in under a year in March, after the two previous elections ended inconclusively, with no party leader able to form a governing coalition.
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DRUG ALERT
Diazepam warning over batches of fake drugs flooding into UK as more Brits self-medicate online
Gemma Mullin, Digital Health Reporter
EXPERTS are warning over illegal diazepam as more Brits turn to the internet in an attempt to self-medicate.
New figures obtained by the BBC found the number of pills entering the UK from overseas has more than doubled in a year.
Experts are warning over illegal diazepam flooding the UKCredit: Getty - Contributor
Border Force staff intercepted 1.3 million diazepam tablets in the postal system in 2018 - up from 545,000 in 2017.
Doctors warn that the authenticity of these drugs can't be trusted - and possessing them without a prescription is illegal.
The Victoria Derbyshire programme visited a Border Force hub in central England where pills ordered online arrive from across the globe.
Super-strength
Officers said they found some diazepam pills laced with fentanyl - a potent prescription painkiller which is more powerful than morphine and could be potentially fatal.
The show also tested three batches of the drug which they had bought online and found two contained diazepam, but one contained flualprazolam - an unlicensed drug that is more powerful and addictive.
It is not known how many people are buying illegal or fake diazepam online, however it appears to be significant enough for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to have made seizures a priority in the past year.
The drug - also known by its brand name Valium - is a class C drug in the UK, and is commonly used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures.
But experts say people with mental health issues are increasingly self-medicating by buying diazepam illegally online.
It's becoming such a problem that an organisation known as the Addiction to Online Medicine Service (Atom) has been set up by the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
People are experiencing high anxiety or severe depression or sometimes chronic pain and they find that these drugs make them feel better
Dr Owen Bowden-Jonesconsultant psychiatrist
Dr Owen Bowden-Jones, Atom's consultant psychiatrist, told the BBC: "The internet has been a game-changer.
"People are experiencing high anxiety or severe depression or sometimes chronic pain and they find that these drugs make them feel better and their dose just goes up and up and up."
'More dangerous than heroin'
He warned that coming off high doses of diazepam could be more dangerous than heroin withdrawal.
Dr Bowden-Jones added: "If people are addicted to it and they stop suddenly, then they are at risk of having a seizure and of course that could potentially be life-threatening."
The MHRA said selling prescription-only medicines outside of the legal supply chain was a serious criminal offence.
It said: "Diazepam is scheduled under the Misuse of Drugs Act and classified as a prescription-only medicine for a reason.
Prescription medicines are - by their very nature - potent and must be prescribed by a healthcare professional
"Prescription medicines are - by their very nature - potent and must be prescribed by a healthcare professional based on their clinical judgement and access to patient records."
A Home Office spokesman said: "Border Force, the National Crime Agency, police and other law enforcement organisations work together with international partners to protect our borders from a range of threats, including harmful substances, and to disrupt and prosecute organised crime groups."
Tragic death
It comes as the inquest was held into the death of a teenager who stepped out in front of a lorry after taking an illegal extra-strength anxiety drug.
Grace Brockelsby, 19, was killed instantly by the truck after taking Etizolam - a banned extra-strength anxiety pill known as ‘street valium’.
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A post mortem revealed therapeutic levels of prescribed medication but also the presence of Etizolam - ten times more potent than the diazepam Grace was already taking.
Etizolam has been the subject of public health warnings from police in Scotland where it is known as "street valium" and where its use has become widespread.
It is unlicensed in the UK where it is classified as an illegal Class C drug.
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'EVERYONE SLATES HER'
Kris Boyson reveals ‘paranoid’ Katie Price hasn’t got many friends and doesn’t trust anyone
The 29-year-old claims that despite being one of the UK's most famous faces, the glamour model has a tiny social circle
By Gemma Mullin
10 Sep 2018, 4:14
Updated: 10 Sep 2018, 9:24
KRIS Boyson has revealed his "paranoid" ex-girlfriend Katie Price hasn't got many friends and doesn't trust anyone.
The 29-year-old fitness instructor, from Kent, claims that despite being one of the UK's most famous faces, the glamour model has a tiny social circle.
Kris split from Katie earlier this month after a whirlwind relationshipCredit: Instagram
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Speaking to the Mirror, he said: “She has a lot of famous friends but her close friends aren’t famous.
“She likes to keep herself to herself. But then when she goes out she likes to talk to everyone."
He continued: “But she hasn’t got many real friends, her social circle is so small, she can’t trust anyone. She is quite paranoid, and I don’t blame her. Everyone slates her.”
Kris said the 40-year-old counts Kerry Katona as one of her close friends, and the pair speak all the time, but never see each other in person.
Kris claims Katie doesn't have many friends because she 'can't trust anyone'Credit: Splash News
Katie hugs close friend Kerry Katona, who she 'speaks to all the time'Credit: Getty - Contributor
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He also revealed Katie has "still not recovered" from her split with Peter Andre, who were married from 2005 until 2009 after meeting on I'm a Celebrity.
The former couple have two children together and while both stars have moved on to subsequent marriages - in Katie's case two more - Kris believes her first divorce is the one that's really scarred her.
This is despite the fact Katie launched a blistering attack on Pete, 45, and her third husband Kieran Hayler, 31, just a few days ago.
Katie has had a tumultuous year with Pete, with the singer taking their son Junior and daughter Princess to live with them a few months ago.
Kris Boyson has claimed Katie Price has "still not recovered" from her split from Peter AndreCredit: Instagram
Katie and Peter were married from 2005 until 2009 and have two children togetherCredit: Rex Features
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Kris said: "When the kids got taken off her she was gutted because she felt she hadn’t done anything to deserve that.
"I don’t believe she is an unfit mother because she has got Harvey and he is a challenge to look after.
“She just needs to make better choices."
Despite their break up, and the fact Katie has quickly moved on to a new romance with businessman Alex Adderson, Kris still wants his ex to look after herself more.
The personal trainer - who was planning to propose before their split - explained: "She was in a bad way after Kieran and I got her fit and healthy, I got her eating.
“I know she suffers from depression and anxiety. And I used to majorly suffer from that, that’s why I went into training and life coaching.
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“But I put my depression and anxiety aside to help her, to make sure her and her kids were in the safest place.
“I knew she had major insecurities so if I went on a night out or out to dinner, I would text or call her every hour to make sure she felt alright.
“To make sure she felt comfortable and to show her my loyalty, to put her mind at ease. Because she has been hurt so much."
The Sun Online has contacted a representative for Katie for comment.
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Tickets for Blue Man Group shows in Sudbury go on sale Friday
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Published on: January 31, 2019 | Last Updated: January 31, 2019 1:55 PM EST
The Blue Man Group performs.
Tickets for two Blue Man Group shows in Sudbury go on sale Friday.
The world-renowned entertainment sensation known for its trio of bald and blue performers will be visiting Sudbury Community Arena on March 9 and 10 as part of the Canadian leg of its World Tour.
Tickets will be available as of Friday at 10 a.m. at www.blueman.com/tour or www.greatersudbury.ca/tickets.
“We are so excited to announce Sudbury as a stop on Blue Man Group’s World Tour,” Benoit Mathieu, executive managing director, said in a release. “Since the recent acquisition by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, Blue Man Group has expanded its creative power and global distribution opportunities, enabling us to deliver the show to new audiences around the world and we are so honoured to be able to share our show with the people of Canada and beyond.
“With no language barrier to overcome, as the Blue Men don’t speak, fans of all ages, cultures and nationalities can enjoy the experience.”
For more than 25 years, Blue Man Group has earned a reputation for blending art, technology, music and comedy to create unforgettable, interactive experiences.
“At Blue Man Group, audiences will rock, laugh and party as three bald and blue characters explore the world and discover surprises at every turn,” organizers said.
The Blue Man Group World Tour showcases classic Blue Man favourites along with new content featuring new music, fresh stories, custom instruments and sensory stimulating graphics.
The Blue Man Group World Tour will also visit Ottawa, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Oshawa, Windsor and Kingston, starting in February.
About Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is a global entertainment phenomenon, known for its award-winning theatrical productions, iconic characters and multiple creative explorations. Blue Man Group is owned and operated by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group.
Blue Man Group performances “are euphoric celebrations of human connection through art, music, comedy and non-verbal communication.” Since debuting at New York’s Astor Place Theatre in 1991, the live show has expanded to additional domestic residencies in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and Orlando, an international residency in Berlin, and multiple World tours, reaching more than 35 million people worldwide.
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Tickets and information
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By phone (705) 671-3000
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Directors and Officers Insurance
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Shocking statistics regarding Workplace Health & Safety
Risk Advice
According to the Annual Statistics Report for Great Britain, there was a 4.9 per cent increase in fatal injuries in the workplace between 2017-18 compared to the previous year.
Although the figure may appear relatively small, any rise in figures is a concern, especially when it involves injuries and fatalities that could be prevented through simple safety measures.
When it comes to saving and improving the lives of your employees, we want those statistics to read as low as possible.
The following statistics are shocking and reinforce how seriously you must take your health and safety practices, continually striving to make improvements where possible.
Between 2017-2018 there were:
144 employees killed at work
555,000 injuries at work
4 million suffering from a work-related illness
7 million working days lost due to work-related illness and injury
A rise in injuries means a rise in fines
In total, organisations paid £72.6 million in fines resulting from prosecutions (or referrals to COPFS in Scotland) where a conviction took place. The average fine per conviction was also surprisingly high at a cost of £147,292.
Which industries paid out the most in fines?
The industries that experienced the most fines due to work-related illness were:
Manufacturing – £27,008,264
Construction – £18,983,937
Water supply/waste management – £5,676,100
It makes sense that industries who suffered most were those with the highest risk of injury in their working day. Heavy machinery and tool usage highly increases the risk of a workplace injury and shows us that these industries are some of the most important to protect from costly fines and fatalities.
Improving health and safety is key to protecting your employees. If you would like to discuss your health and safety policies and set up measures to protect your company, get in touch with Trust Insurance Group and we’ll be happy to help – 01476 434050.
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Vince Holding Corp. to Present at the Fall Investor Summit on September 16th-17th in New York City
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 9, 2019 / Vince Holding Corp. (NYSE:VNCE), a leading global luxury apparel and accessories brand, will be presenting at this year's Fall Investor Summit on September 16th-17th in New York City. Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Hoffman, and Chief Financial Officer, David Stefko, will host the presentation.
The Fall Investor Summit will take place at the Essex House, featuring 160 companies and over 1,000 institutional and retail investors.
About Vince
Established in 2002, Vince is a leading global luxury apparel and accessories brand best known for creating elevated yet understated pieces for every day. The collections are inspired by the brand's California origins and embody a feeling of warm and effortless style. Vince designs uncomplicated yet refined pieces that approach dressing with a sense of ease. Known for its range of luxury products, Vince offers women's and men's ready-to-wear and footwear as well as capsule collections of handbags, fragrance, and home for a global lifestyle. Vince products are sold in prestige locations worldwide. As of September 9, 2019, the Company operated 46 full-price retail stores, 15 outlet stores, its e-commerce site, vince.com, as well as its subscription business, Vince Unfold. The Company is headquartered in New York and operates a design studio in Los Angeles. Please visit www.vince.com for more information.
The Investor Summit (formerly MicroCap Conference) is an exclusive, independent conference dedicated to connecting smallcap and microcap companies with qualified investors.
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NewsLocal NewsI-Team
McGuffey says 'hours of sleepless nights' led to decision to sue ex-boss, current rival Jim Neil
Posted: 10:00 PM, Jul 10, 2019
By: Craig Cheatham
An election pitting Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil against former employee Maj. Charmaine McGuffey would be dramatic enough if she weren't also suing him. McGuffey declined I-Team reporter Craig Cheatham's first requests for an interview. After we published his initial investigation pointing out contradictions between McGuffey and Neil's public statements and their depositions, she got in touch with us.
CINCINNATI — Hamilton County sheriff hopeful Charmaine McGuffey didn’t know why she was fired from the Hamilton County Justice Center, she told WCPO investigators Wednesday. At least not right away. All she knew June 1, 2017, she said, was that her career had seemed to end in a blink — and the one to end it had been her longtime friend, incumbent Sheriff Jim Neil.
“In 20 minutes, your career is over and you’re done,” she said. “And you don’t even know why.”
The why that emerged later was an internal affairs investigation concluding McGuffey, then the justice center’s first-ever major of court and jail services, created a hostile work environment and was dishonest when questioned about it. Investigators wrote she had demeaned her employees, engaged in favoritism and abused her power.
RELATED: Could lawsuit keep candidates from answering questions in 2020 Hamilton County Sheriff's race?
Neil, who declined to be interviewed for this story, previously said he offered her a civilian job and a pay cut. She refused. So he let her go.
McGuffey confirmed receiving the offer but said she hadn’t gotten the results of the investigation at the time.
“I had no way to defend myself because I had no knowledge of what was in that report,” she said.
And then she was fired.
She later alleged in a federal lawsuit — and in Wednesday’s interview — she had been targeted by Neil and his right-hand deputy based on her gender, sexuality and her criticisms of the way sheriff’s deputies used force against inmates.
The last bit is also an element of her campaign for sheriff, which she said would bring necessary change to Hamilton County’s justice system.
“I’ve watched people labor and languish in incarceration who really don’t need to,” she said. “There are so many ways that we can improve society, improve our community, improve reentry, and lessen the amount of people who have to languish in a hard incarceration model.”
She cited her role in the creation of the heroin recovery pod and men’s veteran pod, two jail communities that attempt to rehabilitate inmates with specific needs, as evidence of her commitment to humane, innovative models of justice.
Still, she knows the lawsuit and the “wildly unusual” circumstances of her rivalry with Neil could dog her throughout the campaign, drowning out attempts to address what she says are the more pressing issues. McGuffey said she didn’t make the decision to sue without careful consideration.
“There were many hours of sleepless nights,” she said. “In the end, I knew that I had to go with my heart, and I had to do what I felt was the right thing.”
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“Funny” video is actually a collection of health and safety nightmares
A video circulating on Twitter recently looks like a harmless workplace prank – but it could have been a disaster.
Workplace pranks are social media gold – which is why a new video circulating this month attracted so much attention. In the clip, a workman is filmed taking a nap during a break on his building site.
The camera then zooms out to reveal a row of cinder blocks that loop around the floor, ending just behind the sleeping man. The first brick is then toppled, creating a “domino rally”-type effect, as each tumbling block knocks over the next in the line.
The last brick then falls on the sleeping man’s head, waking him up. The stunt is quite elaborate and – to the prankster – very funny.
Unfortunately, the video reveals several serious issues that the site operator needs to address – quickly.
Poor workplace habits
It would be wrong to blame the victim of the prank for what happens to them, but their actions certainly have a part to play. Sleeping on site is dangerous, particularly in the areas where construction is taking place.
Taking a nap during breaks is probably good practice. But workers should be encouraged to relax in appropriate break rooms to avoid accidents and injury.
Poor PPE standards
The victim in the video takes a direct hit to the head from a breeze block, which could have resulted in serious injury. The risk of things falling on our heads is the reason we wear helmets on site.
The fact that the man is sleeping is no excuse – hard hats must be worn at all times on construction sites. Unless a worker is in a designated safe area they must wear appropriate PPE.
Less obvious, but just as dangerous, is the attitude of the prankster. Whether the stunt was malicious or not, someone was the butt of a joke that could have resulted in serious injury.
At best, the prankster underestimated the potential risk to their colleague. At worst, this could be evidence of an ongoing campaign or harassment and bullying.
Site operators need to be aware of toxic workplace relationships so they can protect their employees. Research suggests that construction workers are 600% more likely to die as a result of suicide than a fall from height for instance.
Identifying and stopping aggressive/bullying behaviour has a positive effect on a worker’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Time to tighten up
The domino rally video may have done wonders for the worker’s social media following, but it reflects very badly on the site operator. Highly publicised examples of poor workplace practices will undoubtedly attract the attention of the HSE – as well as place workers at risk of harm.
Our advice to main contractors is to conduct an urgent review of site practices and to tighten up wherever shortfalls are found. And as always, Veritas Consulting is more than happy to help with the review if required.
3rd May 2018 at 1:11 pm
Good post David like your points
Unfortunately, those work environment where this behaviour is exhibited all to often this unprofessional attitude starts at the manager level, in my experience. They set the tone and group normative behaviours which encourages this mobbing mentality
This is what needs to be corrected in my opinion
David Cant says:
Good points. Thanks for dropping by.
Chris George says:
I bet that hurt. Not just the block hitting him on the head, actually blocks, that must have hurt his pride as well. he will have felt humiliated. Are there regular site inspections? Where’s his hard hat? Why does he feel the need to take a nap in the first place? Is he overworked? Was he out late the night before? Maybe he can’t sleep at all? There are many reasons why, but ultimately it’s horseplay. And horseplay can kill.
Absolutely. We all like a joke, but often there are underlying issues with situations like this that can easily go undetected by coworkers.. Great points BTW and cheers for commenting.
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How to Determine a Cube and Sphere of Equal Volume
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In this article r1 is used to represent the side of the cube and r2 to represent the radius of the sphere. The formula for the volume V of a cube c is s^3 where s = side (but here r is used for s) so r1^3 = V(c), and the volume of a sphere s is 4/3 πr^3, so in this example 4/3πr2^3 = V(s). The caret symbol, "^", denotes exponentiation for Microsoft Excel and the article will follow that syntax.
Set V(c) = V(s) via r1^3 = 4/3πr2^3
r1^3/r2^3 = 4/3π by dividing both sides by r2^3 and simplifying.
r1/r2 = (4/3π)^(1/3) = 1.61199195401647 by taking the cube root of both sides and evaluating the right side in Excel as "=(4/3*PI())^(1/3)"
Now we can find either r1 or r2 given the other one, for r1 = r2 * 1.61199195401647 and r2 = r1 / 1.61199195401647, where r2 is the radius of the sphere and r1 is the side of the cube.
We now have also learned that (4/3π)^(1/3) MEANS the constant of proportion of the volume of a cube equal in volume to a sphere of different basis length r.
Make use of helper articles when proceeding through this tutorial:
See the article How to Determine a Square and Circle of Equal Perimeter for a list of articles related to Excel, Geometric and/or Trigonometric Art, Charting/Diagramming and Algebraic Formulation.
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While it is true that 2πr = circumference C represents "single point multiplication" whereby the area of 2π is swept out while the radius has one point fixed and one point moving in multiplication, and 4s for 4 times a side = the perimeter of a square is "single point translation", that πr2 = Area of circle C is the "bubbling multiplication" of r^2 into a circular area whereas s^2 = the area of a square = s*s is "2 point multiplication" in that one side s is held steady while the other side s transverses its length in multiplicity, that s^3 for a square's volume means the "propagation multiplication" from an origin of a three-dimensional cube, 4/3πr^3 is the "bubbling propagation multiplication" from a point radius of the volume of a sphere being translated from a cube (r^3) by the proportion 4/3π. In other words, there are different sorts of growth -- different sorts of multiplication -- implied by these formulas. And we could also say that in the case of 2πr = circumference C of a circle, that the circumference equals the propagation via a curved radius, or in Excel "=Radians(1)" measuring 0.0174532925199433, of the full distance of 360 degrees = 2π. (In Excel, "=Radians(360)" = 2π, 360/(2*PI())=57.2957795130823 degrees; "=radians(57.2957795130823)" = 1 where 57.2957795130823 is the number of degrees in 1 radian. and 2π * 57.2957795130823 = 360.)
Determine the Geometric Version of the Golden Mean (Ratio or Proportion)
Determine a Line = to Square Root of 3 Geometrically
Determine the Mean Proportion or Square Root Geometrically
Determine Equal Cube and Sphere Surfaces
Determine a Square and Circle of Equal Perimeter
Determine a Square and Circle of Equal Area
Determine a Triangle and Circle of Equal Area
Find the Area of a Circle Using Its Circumference
Find the Circumference of a Circle Using Its Area
Find the Diagonal of a Square Using Its Area
Find the Area of a Square Using the Length of its Diagonal
Calculate the Volume of a Cylinder
Calculate the Volume of a Rectangular Prism
Calculate Volume of a Box
The source worksheet for this article is "Cube and Sphere wks.xlsx"
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Press Release October 13, 2011
U.S. Department of Commerce Increases Duties on Diamond Sawblades from China
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce determined that certain Chinese producers and exporters of diamond sawblades have been underpaying antidumping duties on their products and formally declared that these producers are subject to a duty rate of 164.09 percent.
Commerce's decision concerns Chinese producers/exporter Hebei Jikai Industrial Group Co. Ltd. and Hebei Husqvarna-Jikai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. In 2006, Commerce issued an antidumping determination regarding diamond sawblades and sawblade parts from China. Pursuant to that determination, most Chinese diamond sawblades/parts are subject to a U.S. tariff of 164.09 percent. However, diamond sawblades manufactured and exported by Hebei Jikai--and only Hebei Jikai--are subject to a tariff of 48.5 percent.
After Commerce made its dumping determination, Hebei Jikai entered into an agreement with Husqvarna Holding HB to create a joint venture, Husqvarna JV. This new company then began to export sawblades to the United States using Hebei Jikai's tariff rate. After being alerted to the situation by the Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers' Coalition (DSMC), a U.S. trade group, Commerce initiated an investigation and has now formally declared that Husqvarna JV is subject to the 164.09 percent rate. This rate applies to sawblades and sawblade parts that the joint venture purchases from Hebei Jikai, as well as its self-produced merchandise.
"We are extremely pleased that Commerce has halted this abuse of the antidumping duty laws," stated Daniel B. Pickard, a partner in the International Trade Practice of Wiley Rein LLP and counsel to the DSMC. "Commerce's decision not only ensures that importers will be required to pay the full amount of duties that they owe, it protects American sawblade companies and their workers from these unfairly priced imports."
Commerce's decision not only confirms that future imports manufactured or exported by Husqvarna JV are subject to duty deposits of 164.09 percent, but has the potential to retroactively result in increased duties on previously entered sawblades manufactured or exported by Husqvarna JV. Commerce is currently considering the final duties for these products in a separate proceeding.
The DSMC first requested that Commerce take action to investigate Husqvarna JV in 2010, after determining that import patterns had changed radically in the wake of the company's creation. "We actively monitor import patterns in order to ensure the effectiveness of the antidumping duty order," commented Mr. Pickard. "Today's results demonstrate how those efforts pay off, ensuring the continued health and viability of the U.S. industry."
Daniel B. Pickard
dpickard@wiley.law
International Arbitration/Dispute Resolution
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties/Import Relief Proceedings
Patricia O'Connell
Senior Communications Manager
poconnell@wiley.law
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Everton FC interested in Nigerian star
By Sarad Bade Shrestha | January 20, 2014
Premier League side Everton are reportedly weighing up a bid to sign Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi this month, according to reports in Italy.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is keen on strengthening his squad this month as he looks to guide the Toffees to an improbable Champions League finish at the end of the campaign. The Spaniard has already brought-in Aiden McGeady to Goodison Park while striker Lacina Traore is also believed to be on his way to Merseyside and Martinez is now said to be keen on further bolstering his ranks by luring Onazi to the club.
The 21-year old midfielder has been gaining a reputation as one of the most promising young players plying their trade in Europe and is slowly attracting the interest from a host of clubs across Europe, especially from the Premier League.
Onazi had also expressed his desire to play in the English top-flight not long ago and a move for the midfielder to Goodison Park may well be on the cards.
Roberto Martinez looking to strengthen his side’s push for a Champions League spot by signing Onazi
The midfielder has been an integral part of the Lazio side this year, having made 17 appearances for the Capital club. However, with appointment of Eddy Reja as manager of the Roman side earlier this month, Onazi has made only one start so far. It is believed that a fee of around £8million will be enough to tempt Lazio to part with the young man.
Onazi is already considered a vital component for his National team, having won 18 caps for Nigeria despite being only 21-years-old and he had played a major part in the Super Eagles’ triumph in the African Cup of Nations last year.
A very quick and powerful midfielder, the young man has been likened to former Bolton Wanderers star and Nigeria legend Jay Jay Okocha and he would certainly be an exciting signing for Everton.
Tegs# Everton FC, Ogenyi Onazi
Sarad Bade Shrestha
Hailing from the beautiful Himalayan nation of Nepal, I am an avid football follower with an enormous passion for the world game. I believe that nothing in the world can match the emotional roller coaster which fans experience while supporting their beloved teams. Founder & Owner of TheEaglesFC.com.
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