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Welsh jockey David Probert on course for season's personal best
Bargoed rider hoping Tip Two Win can regain former glories with win at Longchamp
MSP WalesOnline
Jockey David Probert has been in fine form (Image: Action Images)
David Probert has reached the 84-winner mark this year and is still firmly on course for a personal best, writes Jim Beavis.
His 2018 2,000 Guineas runner-up Tip Two Win bids to regain his old form in a race at Longchamp on Sunday week. He picked up an injury running in Qatar in the winter, but ran well at Royal Ascot over an insufficient trip. Connections hope that the bounce factor may explain his flop next time out.
Welsh jockey David Probert heads to Germany for country's version of Royal Ascot
His trainer Roger Teal told the Racing Post: “I think the seven furlongs next week will be perfect and we worked him this morning over in Lambourn. David Probert had a sit on him and was happy, so he’s working well and I’m very pleased with him.”
Hot on the heels of a fine third place in the Lowther at York’s Ebor meeting, David Evans ran Good Vibes at Salisbury on Thursday in slightly lesser company, but the filly could only finish sixth of ten.
Though she didn’t get the clearest of passages, it was still a disappointing effort. Possibly having had four outings in six weeks is enough for the moment.
Ferdy Murphy, who passed away this week (Image: PA)
Evans had a winner at Lingfield that day, courtesy of The Groove. This durable handicapper was winning for the fifth time since joining the yard a year ago. He began his career over hurdles but didn’t take to them, and is much happier without obstacles to face.
Tim Vaughan sent two horses up to Sedgefield on Thursday and one of them, Akkapenko won for the stable at the twelfth time of asking. He was the bottom weight in a moderate race, and justified favouritism quite well. He had a very lowly hurdles rating of 77, but he still only five, so there is still time for improvement.
The Evan Williams stable went close with Timassini, beaten half a length at Uttoxeter when sent off at 25/1. This was a much-improved effort. His owner, Mrs Janet Davies has quite a few decent horses and this one could be a late-developer.
David Evans' high-class Good Vibes produces superb display in Lowther Stakes at York Racecourse
Another near-miss was David Rees’ Caveat Emptor at Worcester, who failed by half a length to reward those who backed him into 11/4 favourite, ignoring his 96 length beating last time out. But for a blunder at the last open ditch, he might have won what was only his third steeplechase.
One from Dai Burchell’s yard to watch out for is Good Impression, who is impeccably bred but ran 21 times without success before being bought by the veteran Briery Hill trainer. His third run for his new handler saw him finish a fair sixth at a minor Goodwood meeting. You wouldn’t want to bet against the canny Burchell squeezing a win out of the horse.
The Bernard Llewellyn pair that fought out a great finish at Chepstow recently, Arty Campbell and Norab, didn’t take up their entries at Catterick this week, but the closely-matched pair could meet again at Wolverhampton on Monday evening.
Dai Burchell, left, could collect a win with Good Impression (Image: Alun Sedgmore)
The death of Ferdy Murphy this week reminded us that he was a private trainer before he took out a licence in his own name. One of the best horses he ever handled during that period was Anaglogs Daughter. She was a bold, front-running mare, who acquired a great following as she cleaned up numerous two mile chases on both sides of the Irish Sea.
After she won the Arkle at Cheltenham in 1980 her journey home was deferred so that she could collect the Aynsley China Cup at Chepstow just four days later, with Murphy himself in the saddle.
Chepstow stage their penultimate flat race fixture next Thursday, and Ffos Las have theirs on the Sunday following.
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Driving a dozen supercars at speed across some of the best roads in France and Italy is fantasy fulfilment, but for me it was the people-watching that blew my mind. I mean, honestly, has anyone ever smoked a cigar because they like the taste? I call shenanigans: rich people chomp on these turd-like combustibles because it’s a way of wafting your wealth around a room that’s quicker and more effective than waiting to drop into conversation how expensive your Patek Philippe watch is.
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For women, a $6000 jacket only feels that expensive if the branding is emblazoned on it like pimples on a pubescent teen’s face. And you still have to tell people it cost $6000.
Perhaps my favourite thing – aside from the moment when someone said, “It’s so nice, isn’t it, that some of the people on this tour aren’t even rich” – was the luggage: Louis Vuitton cases, $4400 a pop, that had to be covered in protective muslin bags before they could be loaded into the cars. Just imagine how much airport baggage handlers enjoy kicking the hell out of those things (I must admit, I kicked hell out of one myself).
For a man, of course, there are fewer obvious ways to show off your wealth, because diamonds clash terribly with chest hair, and this is where supercars come in. I was recently told that journalists shouldn’t be allowed to write about them, or at least should stop banging on about the prices, because we will never, ever, “understand the mindset of the customer”.
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And this is where the whole supercar thing falls down for me. I do love driving them, but I would never buy a Ferrari, even if I won Lotto a dozen times, because doing so doesn’t tell people that you’re a car enthusiast, it’s purely about telling everyone how rich you are. I’m sorry, but it’s true.
Fortunately, and somewhat obstinately, I still believe that buying a Porsche is acceptable, although my new favourite, the $604,800 Speedster, falls into the super-rich shutout, sadly.
I’m sure there are people who believe the maxim that whoever dies with the most toys, wins. Indeed, I just spent time with quite a few of them. But I’m afraid you’ll still die a wanker.
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People working in journalism, publishing and media develop and deliver content in a variety of forms - presenting the written word via print, broadcast or online. This includes researching, interviewing, presenting, and publishing relevant and timely stories. The abilities to think critically and understand socio-historical constructs and apply journalistic and publishing standards to them are crucial. Courses across campus can provide students with relevant background in analytical writing, political discourse, screenwriting, television, film, sound production, and the printing process.
Following a summer internship with Willamette Week, Alyssa Donahue '16 said:
"In a sense, journalism is a desk job. But it's much more of a get-out-and-see-the world job. And every day I get to see another corner of that world."
Campus Groups & Clubs
There are many clubs on campus that will allow you to explore your interests, stretch your skills and make an impact in an area about which you're passionate. Contact the ASWC Club Director at aswc_clubdir@whitman.edu to learn more about current clubs or start your own.
ASWC Communications
This committee includes at least one member who takes senate minutes and writes about ASWC's meetings and events.
ASWC Travel & Student Development Fund
Students request money from this fund for many endeavors--trips, conferences, gear, etc.--but it can also be a way to finance an on-campus 'zine or budding creative project.
blue moon is a student-staffed annual art and literary magazine funded by ASWC that features outstanding art, prose, poetry, and digital media from the Whitman community.
The Freedom Songs Project includes a concert and zine that expand the kinds of media and stories consumed on campus, educate outside of the classroom and symposiums, and empower minority voices. Students can submit to the publication, perform in the concert, or join the team that coordinates the project.
KWCW
KWCW 90.5, a non-profit radio station funded by ASWC and run by students, broadcasts from Reid Campus Center. More than 100 student DJs contribute to KWCW's free-format programming each year.
quarterlife is a student-run literary magazine funded by ASWC. Four times a year the staff solicits submissions based on a theme and then compiles and prints the issue.
Founded before the turn of the twentieth century and funded by ASWC, the Whitman Wire is an entirely student-run weekly publication with news, arts and sports coverage as well as editorials. At a school with no journalism program, the Wire provides students with reporting, interviewing, photography, business, and design experience.
Whitman Yearbook
The Whitman Yearbook, a campus media organization funded by ASWC, chronicles each academic year on campus. The student staff photographs events and solicits submissions to compile a visually literate yearbook.
Writing House (Wri-Ho)
Up to six students and one resident assistant can live in the Writing House, which provides a creative atmosphere for students to improve their writing skills and host all-campus events.
Community involvement helps students understand a broad range of issues and is becoming increasingly important in the eyes of many employers. For more ways to connect with local organizations, contact the Student Engagement Center in Reid Campus Center.
Green Park Bilingual
Once a week students tutor children at Green Park Elementary School as they transition from learning only in Spanish to learning in English. Volunteers must be able to teach various subjects in Spanish, including math, reading, writing, and science.
Sustainable Living Center
The SLC conserves resources for the future by encouraging and facilitating sustainable living practices in our community. To fund its many programs, this organization needs volunteer grant writers.
Story Time Project
Story Time volunteers travel to classrooms and daycares throughout Walla Walla to read stories to children each week. Bilingual volunteers, especially those fluent in Spanish, are welcome.
Walla Walla Whitman Imaginative Writing Partnership
This program gives a number of Whitman students who are also talented writers and who have great potential as teachers the opportunity to combine the knowledge and skills they gain in creative writing courses at Whitman with the experience of teaching imaginative writing to younger students in Walla Walla public schools.
Fellowships & Grants
Fellowships and grants afford many students the opportunity to continue their learning beyond graduation in high-impact programs. For more information, please contact the Office of Fellowships and Grants in Reid Campus Center.
The American Prospect Writing Fellows Program
The American Prospect Writing Fellows program offers emerging journalists the opportunity to spend two years at American Prospect magazine in Washington, D.C. to develop their journalistic skills. A passion for politics, policy and digital journalism is a prerequisite. Fellows must make a one-year commitment to the program. Program fellows and permanent staff at the magazine then determine whether to continue participation for a second year.
This program provides scholarships to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities which focus mainly on German language and literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core material.
Fulbright- National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship
The Fulbright - National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship is a new component of the U.S. Department of State's Fulbright Program that will support up to five Fellowships for one academic year of travel and multi-media storytelling on globally significant social or environmental topics. Digital stories produced by Fulbright - National Geographic Fellows will be published across National Geographic and Department of State content platforms with the support of National Geographic's editorial team.
Each year 12-14 graduating seniors are selected to serve as research assistants to senior associates-academics, former government officials, lawyers, and journalists from around the world-to work on a variety of international affairs issues at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, DC.
The Greenlining Institute is a national policy, organizing and leadership institute working for racial and economic justice. Greenlining ensures that grassroots leaders are participating in major policy debates by building diverse coalitions that work together to advance solutions to our nation's most pressing problems. Greenlining builds public awareness of issues facing communities of color, increases civic participation, and advocates for public and private policies that create opportunities for people and families to make the American Dream a reality.
NPR Kroc Fellowship
The NPR Kroc Fellowship is designed to identify and train the next generation of public radio journalists. Three fellows are chosen each year to participate in an intensive program at NPR and member stations. Candidates must have just completed college or graduate school, or have earned a degree no more than one year prior to December 31. They do not need journalism or radio experience but must demonstrate exceptional potential and drive. Fellows receive hands-on training in every aspect of public radio journalism for both radio and the Web. Fellows work primarily at NPR headquarters in Washington D.C.
Switzer Fellowship Program
Switzer is a one-year fellowship given to highly talented graduate students enrolled at schools in New England and California whose studies and career goals are directed toward environmental improvement, and who clearly demonstrate leadership in their field. Fellows come from diverse social, academic and economic backgrounds and are on the leading edge of environmental and social change through efforts in environmental policy, public health, journalism, business and other fields. Fellows are committed to interdisciplinary and cross-sector work, applied results, and collaborative leadership, and may apply from any field of study.
To learn more about working on campus, visit the Student Employment page. We have general job search resources here. For employers committed to diversity and opportunities for minorities, visit workplacediversity.com, nemnet.com, and blackcollegian.com.
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Internships and on-campus employment are excellent for accumulating work experience, developing your narrative, and broadening your network. Note that the list below is not comprehensive. Check sites such as vault.com and internships.com for more opportunities.
Sony Internships
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Union Bulletin
Willamette Weekly
To see what Journalism, Publishing & Media internships Whitman students have held in the past, check out the Whitman Internship Database and search "Journalism, Publishing & Media" or "Arts & Communication".
Studying away from campus is a fantastic way to learn more about the world, as well as an excellent experience upon which you'll draw throughout your academic and professional career. For more information, contact Off-Campus Studies in Memorial.
SIT: Nicaragua Youth Culture, Literacy, and Media
Through the SIT: Nicaragua Youth Culture, Literacy, and Media program, Whitman students can explore Nicaragua a generation after the revolution and investigate how people in Nicaragua are creatively advocating for change. In addition to many site visits in Nicaragua, students gain comparative perspectives on youth issues during an excursion to Cuba.
IES: London Theater Studies
On the IES: London Studies program, Whitman students can engage in Britain's rich historical and contemporary theatrical tradition through theater and drama courses. Students see at least nine shows in London.
SIT: Serbia Peace and the Conflict Studies in the Balkans
Through the SIT: Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosova - Peace and Conflict in the Balkans program, Whitman students can gain firsthand knowledge of peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and the struggle for human rights in Serbia, Bonsnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo.The program is based in Serbia, but students take educational excursions to Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
DIS: Copenhagen
The DIS Copenhagen program, students can take a variety of courses in English while experiencing immersion in Copenhagen, Denmark. This program provides students with an academically challenging environment where students can take over 200 elective course that are all taught in English. There are several cultural engagements opportunities like course-integrated study tours, DIScovery Trips, housing.
AU Washington Semester Program
Whitman students who wish to learn about the U.S. government and national policy or engage in community organizing in the heart of the nation's capital may apply to attend American University's Washington Semester Program. Students obtain hands-on experience by participating in an internship as well as enrolling in a seminar course, which is often taught on location taking them behind the scenes in D.C. Washington Semester students also will choose locations to conduct an in-depth research project or enroll in an elective at American University.
Post-Graduate Education
Here are some possible post-graduate degrees pursued by people in journalism, publishing, and media. Contact the SEC for additional information.
Master Of Science or Arts (MS or MA) in Journalism
Master of Science (MS) or Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film
Radio, & Television, Master of Publishing/Publishing Production
Master of Publishing and the Creative Economy
Ph.D. in Publishing Studies
Alumni in the Field
Log in to LinkedIn or Whitman Connect to learn about Whitman alumni with jobs in journalism, publishing and media.
Potential Job Titles
Broadcast News Analyst
Content Director
Digital Media Manager
Media Relations Specialist
American Society of Magazine Editors
Association of Publishers for Special Sales
Council of Literary Magazines and Presses
National Assocation of Broadcasters
National Assocation of Science Writers
National Press Photographers Association
National Writer's Union
The New Media Consortium
Writer's Guild of America
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A woman walks through a snow covered plaza in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Temperatures to plummet to -40 C in parts of B.C. amid bitter cold snap
Temperatures will ‘plummet to values not seen in years’
Jan. 11, 2020 12:30 p.m.
As B.C.’s south coast deals with its first bout of snow this season, an extremely cold arctic airmass is making its way through northern B.C., causing temperatures to plummet below -40 C beginning Saturday.
The national weather agency has issued an extreme cold warning for B.C.’s most northwesterly region, including Teslin, the South Klondike Highway and the Cassiar Mountains.
“A bitterly cold Arctic ridge of high pressure will remain entrenched over the area for several days,” the weather bulletin reads. With wind chill, temperature values will likely drop to -45 C.
The extremely cold weather will be felt as far west as Muncho Lake Park and Fort Nelson and the B.C. Peace River. In Prince George, north winds could reach 40 kilometres per hour, causing temperature values to near -40 C overnight.
Environment Canada is warning people to watch for cold-related symptoms, including shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, as well as numbness and colour change in fingers and toes. The weather agency is urging people to bring their pets indoors, as well as keep extra blankets and jumper cables in their vehicles.
As for B.C.'s most northwestern region… extreme cold warnings are in effect. Temperature values (due to wind chill) expected to plummet to -40 C this weekend. pic.twitter.com/WvxBNZkTUA
— Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani) January 11, 2020
The bitterly cold air is expected to move south on Sunday, causing temperatures in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District to “plummet to values not seen in years,” of between -30 C and -40 C.
Kitimat, Terrace and Stewart and B.C.’s north and central coast will see significant drop to -20C Saturday night.
Most of the Kootenays won’t reach really cold wind chill values until Monday night.
The frigid conditions are expected to continue well into next week.
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Coroner IDs man killed in West Chester motorcycle crash
Updated: 1:01 PM EDT May 16, 2019
The Butler County coroner has identified a 62-year-old man killed in a West Chester motorcycle crash.Joseph Wayne Kuhn was killed in a crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Tylersville Road near Smith Road, officials said.According to Barb Wilson, the public information officer for West Chester Township, the crash involved a motorcycle and one other vehicle.Kuhn was killed in the crash and a second person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.Authorities have not specified if Kuhn was on the motorcycle or in the car.WLWT is working to learn more and will update this story as details develop.
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The Butler County coroner has identified a 62-year-old man killed in a West Chester motorcycle crash.
Joseph Wayne Kuhn was killed in a crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Tylersville Road near Smith Road, officials said.
According to Barb Wilson, the public information officer for West Chester Township, the crash involved a motorcycle and one other vehicle.
Kuhn was killed in the crash and a second person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Authorities have not specified if Kuhn was on the motorcycle or in the car.
WLWT is working to learn more and will update this story as details develop.
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It's Easier Than Ever To Record Conversations And That's Reshaping The Workplace
By Yuki Noguchi • Aug 28, 2018
Originally published on August 28, 2018 7:22 pm
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
Secret recordings made in the workplace have been in the news lately. Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman taped several conversations including one with White House chief of staff John Kelly...
JOHN KELLY: We've got to talk to you about leaving the White House.
CHANG: ...And another one with President Trump.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Nobody even told me about it.
OMAROSA MANIGAULT NEWMAN: Wow.
TRUMP: Nobody - you know, they...
CHANG: A series of recordings also figure into accusations against Melvin Watt, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration. An FHFA employee taped Watt to support her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.
YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE: Simone Grimes started recording Mel Watt in early 2016. She was told a pay raise she was promised required his approval. But every time she brought it up, he seemed to be interested in a quid pro quo. In November of that year, she says he insisted on meeting outside the office at his house. As she had previously, she recorded him on her cellphone.
MELVIN WATT: This is the safest place to do this - to have this conversation. It would be the safest place if it were going beyond this conversation. But I think you were concerned that I was luring you here for other reasons.
NOGUCHI: Grimes' allegations are now the subject of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and a separate lawsuit filed this month. She says she has multiple recordings with various people she works with that she believes support her case.
SIMONE GRIMES: The best thing I did was to record people without their knowledge because they were much more frank and honest.
NOGUCHI: She did so, she says, on the advice of a friend. She says, without it, her claims might have been dismissed.
GRIMES: And I was fortunate that I was given the advice to record everything. Now, at first, I felt very guilty doing that.
NOGUCHI: But she felt she needed to. Katrina Patrick is a Houston employment attorney. She says undercover workplace recordings are commonplace.
KATRINA PATRICK: When I first started practicing 23 years ago, it was a rarity. Five years, you'd have about two or three cases where there were recordings. But today the question really is why didn't you record. You mean to tell me you have no recordings? If you are surprised you're being recorded, then you are extremely naive. It really is the way of the world.
NOGUCHI: Patrick says the law governing secret recordings is complex. Laws vary by state. Eleven states require both parties to consent for the recording to be legal. And there are federal rules, whistleblower protections as well as labor and free speech laws, that might apply. On top of that, some employers have policies prohibiting the practice. And Patrick says secret recordings get mixed reviews from judges and jurors.
PATRICK: If you like the employee, then you tend to give them a pass when they make a recording. But if you do not like the person, I've seen it come back to haunt that person because people tend to think that it's sneaky.
NOGUCHI: Besides influencing legal cases, recordings also have an impact on workplace culture, says Johnny Taylor Jr., CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management.
JOHNNY TAYLOR: It has changed the entire workplace dynamic.
NOGUCHI: Taylor says, for years, the mantra in HR has been to cultivate transparency and worker engagement.
TAYLOR: The struggle that we have now is if there is some concern that every word spoken is being recorded surreptitiously by an employee, then people are questioning whether or not it makes sense to be so open, so accessible, so employee-friendly.
NOGUCHI: He says one case brought to him recently involved a female executive giving a female protege some advice, including about how to dress. The protege secretly recorded that conversation, argued the executive was being sexist and brought a claim. In that case, the claim went nowhere but left the executive feeling embarrassed. Taylor says he's seen cases where peers and colleagues are recording one another.
TAYLOR: That can not be deemed a healthy culture. It just can't be by anyone's standard.
NOGUCHI: It's hard to cultivate trust, he says, when every word you say might later be used against you. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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designating or of a style of 19th-cent. American furniture characterized by simple lines and having a black finish with stenciled designs
Origin of Hitchcock
after L. Hitchcock (1795-1852), United States furniture designer
1899-1980; Brit. film director, in U.S. after 1939
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A surname.
Alfred Hitchcock, English filmmaker
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Morgan Library; Williston Hall, containing the Mather Art Museum, the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, and several lecture-rooms; Walker Hall, with college offices and lecture-rooms; Hitchcock Hall; Barrett Hall (1859), the first college gymnasium built in the United States, now used as a lecture hall; the Pratt Gymnasium and Natatorium and the Pratt Health Cottage, whose donors also gave to the college the Pratt Field; an astronomical observatory; and the two dormitories, North College and South College, supplemented by several fraternity houses.
The natural history collections (including the very large ichnological collection of President Hitchcock, and Audubon's collection of birds) are of exceptional richness.
Among the presidents of Amherst College have been in 1845-1854 and in 1876-1890 respectively - Edward Hitchcock, the famous geologist, and the Rev. Julius H.
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Home > List of families > Pedaliaceae > Sesamum > calycinum
Sesamum calycinum Welw.
subsp. baumii (Stapf) Seidenst.
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Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park.
Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park
Synonyms: Sesamum baumii Stapf
Frequency: Local
Annual or perennial herb. It is easily distinguished from subsp. pseudoangolense by the flowers, which are always white to pale pink. The leaves are densely covered in mucilage glands, grey-green. The capsule is glabrescent and pale coloured with a shorter beak, bending upwards.
Derivation of specific name: calycinum: calyx-like
Habitat: In sandy alluvial soils along river banks.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Frequent by the Zambezi River in Botswana, Caprivi, Zambia and Zimbabwe; also by the Okavango River in Namibia and Angola
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Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 100 - 102.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66.
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92.
Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221.
Other sources of information about Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii:
Flora of Botswana: Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii
Flora of Caprivi: Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii
Flora of Zambia: Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sesamum calycinum
African Plant Database: Sesamum calycinum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sesamum calycinum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sesamum calycinum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Sesamum calycinum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Sesamum calycinum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sesamum calycinum
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Sesamum calycinum
iNaturalist: Sesamum calycinum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sesamum calycinum
JSTOR Plant Science: Sesamum calycinum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Sesamum calycinum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sesamum calycinum
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Wikipedia: Sesamum calycinum
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2020). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii.
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“I t’s pretty devastating. I can’t lie,” admits Judi Evans, who makes her DAYS exit this week as Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis, a role she started playing in 1986. “You don’t know what to think … It’s like a part of your life, a big part, is gone.” Rumblings of Adrienne’s impending demise first surfaced on set. “I heard some rumors from a couple of people in the crew, and I was like, ‘What? What?!’” recounts Evans. “Albert [Alarr, co-executive producer] is usually on the floor during taping, so I kind of sidled over to him and said, ‘Hey. Is this true?’ He said, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah. But let me talk to you about it.’ So that’s how I found out. It’s that whole thing where a cold shiver goes down your…
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by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2016 [Editors’ Note: An earlier version of this article erroneously listed Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as a Vice chair of the DNC. She resigned in February, 2015 after calling for more primary debates and endorsing the candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders.] The female power brokers of the Democratic National Committee decided […]
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Special to WorldTribune.com The nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is “days away” from implementation, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Jan. 7. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif “made it clear to me they intend to complete obligations with respect to implementation day as rapidly as possible,” Kerry said. “And we […]
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An Ann Christopher Boxed Set
by Ann Christopher
Blue Iris Press
Available in: e-Book (reprint)
Career. Family. Romance.
It’s Complicated.
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TROUBLE (originally published July 2006 in mass market paperback by Dafina Books)
Brilliant criminal defense attorney Mike Baldwin follows the highest ethical standards. In his career and his personal life.
Until a fascinating—and off-limits—woman named Dara Williams shows up and ignites a scorching passion that threatens Mike’s career and everything in its path.
Including Mike’s tenuous relationship with his brother. Who also wants Dara…
RISK (originally published February 2007 in mass market paperback by Dafina Books)
Opposites attract. But can they stick?
Bad boy personal trainer Justus Robinson thrives on hot hookups with easy women.
Brainy lawyer Angela Dennis avoids romance and obsesses about making partner at her firm.
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Enjoy romance that’s sexy and intense with a happy ending? Enjoy the It’s Complicated boxed set today!
Actual release date: July 17, 2016
Other Books by Ann Christopher
Journey's End Lovers Book 1
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Everything I Need
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Everything I Hoped For
Sinful Attraction
The Davies Family Book 3
Sinful Temptation
Sinful Paradise
The Warner Family Book 1
Campaign for Seduction
Road To Seduction
Redemption's Touch
Beyond Ordinary Love
Ann Christopher's Bio
A recovering lawyer, Ann Christopher is an award-winning contemporary romance author. Her series include JOURNEY’S END (small-town contemporary romance) and the DEADLY series (romantic suspense). Ann has also written 5 novellas, one young adult novel, MONSTRUM, first in her BELLA MONSTRUM horror trilogy, and a tragically bad starter novel that will forever remain under her bed, where it belongs.
When she’s not writing or communing with her readers on her Facebook page, Ann likes to do the following, in no particular order: read; cook; eat; hang out at Target looking for new stuff she doesn’t need; crochet; quilt; play with her 2 rescue dogs and 2 rescue cats; and travel the world with her family.
Her favorite cities are Washington, D.C., Venice and Paris, in case you were wondering. She lives in Ohio with her husband and over-scheduled teenagers.
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President Trump called Jason Seaman Saturday - 13 WTHR Indianapolis - Noblesville West Middle School Shooting, President Donald Trump
President Trump called Jason Seaman Saturday
President Trump called Jason Seaman Saturday | 13 WTHR Indianapolis
Jason Seaman
WTHR.com staff
Published: May 26th, 2018 - 7:55pm (EDT)
Updated: May 28th, 2018 - 7:17am (EDT)
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WTHR) - President Trump Saturday called Jason Seaman, the 7th grade science teacher who tackled the shooter to the ground during Friday's shooting at Noblesville West Middle School.
Our source couldn't confirm what was said on the call, but tells us the call came after Seaman was released from the hospital earlier that day.
President Trump publicly tweeted around 10:45 a.m., "Thanks to very brave Teacher & Hero Jason Seaman of Noblesville, Indiana, for his heroic act in saving so many precious young lives. His quick and automatic action is being talked about all over the world!"
Thanks to very brave Teacher & Hero Jason Seaman of Noblesville, Indiana, for his heroic act in saving so many precious young lives. His quick and automatic action is being talked about all over the world!
He was shot three times while tackling the shooter to the ground.
Congresswoman Susan Brooks, who represents the Noblesville area also met Seaman while they were both visiting Noblesville West Middle School after he left the hospital Saturday.
Congresswoman Susan Brooks met Jason Seaman at Noblesville West Middle School Saturday, May 26, 2018, after he was released from the hospital one day after a shooting at the same school, where he teaches 7th grade science (photo courtesy Rep Susan Brooks)
Ella Whistler, the 13-year-old student who was also injured in the shooting, is still recovering at the hospital after going through surgery yesterday at IU Health Riley Hospital for Children.
Her family released a statement about the shooting Friday night:
"Our daughter, Ella Whistler, was involved in a horrific shooting today at her school. We will spend the next days and weeks processing what happened and why. But first, we wanted to say she is doing well at Riley Hospital for Children. Her status is critical, yet we are pleased to report she is stable. We’d like to thank everyone across the country who prayed for our family today. We’ve felt those prayers and appreciate each of them. We’d also like to thank the first responders, Noblesville police, Indiana State Police and the medical staff and surgeons at Riley."
Seaman also acknowledged the quick action of first responders in a statement yesterday, and thanked his students for their support.
"To all the students, you are all wonderful and I thank you for your support. You're the reason I teach."
Noblesville West Middle School Shooting
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5 West Michigan football teams competing in state semifinals
The winners of Saturday's games will compete at Ford Field next week for state titles.
Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff
On Saturday, five West Michigan high school football teams will be competing in the state semifinals at games happening around the state.
The winners of Saturday's game will head to Ford Field next weekend for a chance to become state champions.
Here is the schedule for West Michigan teams:
Muskegon Mona Shores vs. Walled Lake Western
The Sailors are trying to make it to Ford Field again this year. In 2018, they played in the state finals but lost 29-16 to Warren De La Salle.
Where: Okemos High School, Okemos, MI
Muskegon vs. DeWitt
The Big Reds played in the state finals last year, but they lost to Detroit Martin Luther King 41-25. They're trying to advance to Ford Field for the fourth straight season.
Where: East Kentwood High School
Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Hudsonville Unity Christian
Unity Christian and Grand Rapids Catholic Central have seen each other six times previously in the high school football playoffs. In 2018, GRCC lost in the state semifinals to Edwardsburg 44-56; the game went into overtime. Also last year, Unity Christian won their first ever football state championship, beating Portland 42-7.
Where: Jenison High School
DIVISION VI
Montague vs. Maple City Glen Lake
Montague played in the state finals in 2018. The Wildcats lost 42-28 to Jackson Lumen Christi.
Where: Brookwood Athletic Complex, Claire, MI.
The state finals are on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit.
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Long-term bio-power of ceramic Microbial Fuel Cells in individual and stacked configurations
Bioelectrochemistry (IF 4.474) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Iwona Gajda; Oluwatosin Obata; Maria Jose Salar-Garcia; John Greenman; Ioannis A. Ieropoulos
Zinc oxide-gold nanocomposite as a proper platform for label-free DNA biosensor
Zahra Hatami; Elham Ragheb; Fahimeh Jalali; Mahmoud Amouzadeh Tabrizi; Mojtaba Shamsipur
In this study, a simple and cost-effective electrochemical DNA biosensor was developed for sensitive detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Nanocomposite of zinc oxide (ZnO) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was used as a platform for immobilizing thiolated TB DNA (probe DNA). ZnO was electrodeposited on a glassy carbon electrode by potentiostat electrolysis of Zn (NO3)2 solution at -1.0 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), then AuNPs were loaded as the second layer at -0.4 V from HAuCl4 solution. Thiolated probe DNA was then covalently attached to AuNPs. Anodic peak current of Fe (CN)6 3-/4- was followed in hybridization experiments and a linear calibration curve was obtained in concentration range of 2.5–250 pM and limit of detection (LOD) of 1.8 pM for target DNA. The label-free TB biosensor exhibited high selectivity, suitable stability, and reproducibility.
Stable Isotopes for Tracing Mammalian-Cell Metabolism In Vivo
Trends Biochem. Sci. (IF 16.889) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Juan Fernández-García; Patricia Altea-Manzano; Erica Pranzini; Sarah-Maria Fendt
Metabolism is at the cornerstone of all cellular functions and mounting evidence of its deregulation in different diseases emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive understanding of metabolic regulation at the whole-organism level. Stable-isotope measurements are a powerful tool for probing cellular metabolism and, as a result, are increasingly used to study metabolism in in vivo settings. The additional complexity of in vivo metabolic measurements requires paying special attention to experimental design and data interpretation. Here, we review recent work where in vivo stable-isotope measurements have been used to address relevant biological questions within an in vivo context, summarize different experimental and data interpretation approaches and their limitations, and discuss future opportunities in the field.
Response of Isovalerate-Degrading Methanogenic Microbial Community to Inhibitors
Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. (IF 2.14) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Jie Li, Hui-Zhong Wang, Yue Yi, Min Gou, Masaru Konishi Nobu, Ya-Ting Chen, Yue-Qin Tang
Isovalerate is one of the key intermediates during anaerobic digestion treating protein-containing waste/wastewater. Investigating the effect of different kinds of inhibitors on isovalerate-degrading microbial community is necessary to develop measures for improving the effectiveness of the treatment plants. In the present study, dynamic changes in the isovalerate-degrading microbial community in presence of inhibitors (ammonium, sulfide, mixed ammonium and sulfide, and chlortetracycline (CTC)) were investigated using high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene. Our observations showed that the isovalerate-degrading microbial community responded differently to different inhibitors and that the isovalerate degradation and gas production were strongly repressed by each inhibitor. We found that sulfide inhibited both isovalerate oxidation followed by methanogenesis, while ammonium, mixed ammonium and sulfide, and CTC mainly inhibited isovalerate oxidation. Genera classified into Proteobacteria and Chloroflexi were less sensitive to inhibitors. The two dominant genera, which are potential syntrophic isovalerate oxidizers, exhibited different responses to inhibitors that the unclassified_Peptococcaceae_3 was more sensitive to inhibitors than the unclassified_Syntrophaceae. Upon comparison to acetoclastic methanogen Methanosaeta, hydrogenotrophic methanogens Methanoculleus and Methanobacterium were less sensitive to inhibitors.
Kinetics Analysis of the Inhibitory Effects of Alpha-Glucosidase and Identification of Compounds from Ganoderma lipsiense Mycelium
Tania Maria Costa, Diego Alex Mayer, Diogo Alexandre Siebert, Gustavo Amadeu Micke, Michele Debiasi Alberton, Lorena Benathar Ballod Tavares, Débora de Oliveira
Abstract The studies on natural compounds to diabetes mellitus treatment have been increasing in recent years. Research suggests that natural components can inhibit alpha-glucosidase activities, an important strategy in the management of blood glucose levels. In this work, for the first time in the literature, the compounds produced by Ganoderma lipsiense extracts were identified and evaluated on the inhibitory effect of these on alpha-glucosidase activity. Four phenolic compounds were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) to crude extract from G. lipsiense grown in red rice medium (RCE) and synthetic medium (SCE), being syringic acid identified in both extracts. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis showed fatty acids and their derivatives, terpene, steroid, niacin, and nitrogen compounds to SCE, while RCE was rich in fatty acids and their derivatives. Both extracts demonstrated alpha-glucosidase inhibition (RCE IC50 = 0.269 ± 8.25 mg mL−1; SCE IC50 = 0.218 ± 9.67 mg mL−1), and the purified hexane fraction of RCE (RHEX) demonstrated the highest inhibition of enzyme (81.1%). Studies on kinetic inhibition showed competitive inhibition mode to RCE, while SCE showed uncompetitive inhibition mode. Although the inhibitory effects of RCE and SCE were satisfactory, the present findings identified some unpublished compounds to G. lipsiense in the literature with important therapeutic properties.
Adipose Tissue–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protect Against Amiodarone-Induced Lung Injury in Rats
Sara M. Radwan, Dalia Ghoneim, Manar Salem, Menna Saeed, Yara Saleh, Mohanad Elhamy, Kholoud Wael, Omnia Shokair, Sara A. Wahdan
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive and irreversible lung disease, characterized by poor prognosis with limited treatment options. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multi-potent cells having the ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple tissues, thus considered a novel treatment option. The present study aimed to investigate the possible antifibrotic effect of undifferentiated adipose tissue–derived mesenchymal stem cell (AD-MSC) therapy on PF experimentally induced in rats using amiodarone (AMD). AMD (30 mg/kg) was given orally, once daily for 12 consecutive weeks to induce lung fibrosis. Following the confirmation of lung damage with histopathological examination, AD-MSCs (2 × 106 and 4 × 106 undifferentiated MSCs) were injected once intravenously, followed by 2 months for treatment. AMD induced focal fibroblastic cells proliferation in the peribronchiolar tissue, as well as in between the collapsed emphysematous alveoli. Also, AMD significantly increased serum and lung homogenate fibroblast growth factor-7 (FGF7), Clara cell protein-16 (CC16), and cytokeratin -19 (CK19) levels, as well as the expression of both iNOS and NFкB in the lung alveoli. Moreover, AMD caused excessive collagen deposition and increased alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression. All findings significantly regressed on stem cell therapy in both doses, with superior effect of the high dose, providing evidence that adipose tissue–derived MSCs could be a promising approach for the treatment of PF.
Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Epidural Fat-Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Improve Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Neurochem. Res. (IF 2.782) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Jiang-Hu Huang, Chun-Hui Fu, Yang Xu, Xiao-Ming Yin, Yong Cao, Fei-Yue Lin
Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event which caused high mortality and morbidity. Recently, nucleotide-binding domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome has been showed to act a critical t role in the secondly injury phase of SCI. In current study, we aimed to investigate the effect and underlying molecular mechanisms of extracellular vesicles derived from epidural fat (EF)- mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for the treatment of SCI. Ninety-six Sprague–Dawley rats were used for current study and randomly divided into four groups: sham group, SCI group, SCI + Saline group, SCI + Extracellular vesicles group. Basso‐Beattie‐Bresnahan (BBB) scores was applied to evaluate the neurological functional recovery. Cresyl violet–stained was conducted evaluate the protective effect of EF-MSCs-Extracellular vesicles on lesion volume after SCI. ELISA, immunohistochemistry assay, TUNEL assay and western blotting were conducted to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms. Our results demonstrated that the administration of EF-MSCs-Extracellular vesicles via tail vein injection improved neurological functional recovery and reduced the lesion volume after SCI. And systemic administration of EF-MSCs-Extracellular vesicles significantly inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome activation and reduced the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Additionally, the expression levels of proapoptotic protein Bax was decreased and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 was upregulated with the treatment of EF-MSCs-Extracellular vesicles after SCI. In summary, in current study, we demonstrated for the first time that the EF-MSCs-Extracellular vesicles can improve neurological functional recovery after SCI, and the underlying molecular mechanisms may partly through the inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
Daphnetin Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Regulating Heme Oxygenase-1
Dan Wang, Bo Zhu, Xiaoyi Liu, Qin Han, Weihong Ge, Wenping Zhang, Yin Lu, Qinan Wu, Liyun Shi
Abstract To assess the potential role of daphnetin, a clinically used anti-inflammatory agent, on the development of the inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease, we investigated its immune regulatory function in a murine model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Significantly, lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-17, interferon-γ, Il6, Il12a, and Il23a were observed in brains of daphnetin-treated EAE mice, compared with those in control littermates. We also confirmed that daphnetin suppressed the production of IL-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated mouse BV2 microglial cells. Mechanistically, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a canonical anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory factor, was found to be substantially induced by daphnetin treatment in BV2 cells. Also, a significantly higher level of HO-1, accompanied by a decreased level of malondialdehyde, was observed in daphnetin-treated EAE mice. More importantly, the deletion of HO-1 in BV2 microglia largely abrogated daphnetin-mediated inhibition of the inflammatory response. Together, our data demonstrate that daphnetin has an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective role during the pathogenesis of EAE, which is partially at least, dependent on its regulation of HO-1.
Serotonin 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptors co-mediate the RU 24629-induced locomotor activity of male and female preweanling rats
Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. (IF 2.773) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Sanders A. McDougall; Jasmine A.M. Robinson; Esperanza Larios Ramirez; Henry A. Diaz
The serotonin (5-HT) 1A/1B agonist RU 24969 robustly increases the locomotor activity of adult male rats and mice; however, studies using selective antagonists alternately report that 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, or both receptor types mediate RU 24969's locomotor activating effects. The purpose of the present study was to extend these past findings by administering a selective 5-HT1 agonist and/or antagonists to male and female preweanling rats. This age group was tested because younger rats often exhibit psychopharmacological responses that are quantitatively or qualitatively different from adult rats. In a series of experiments, male and female preweanling rats were pretreated with vehicle, the 5-HT1A antagonist WAY 100635 (0.5, 1, 5, or 10 mg/kg), or the 5-HT1B antagonists NAS-181 (5 or 10 mg/kg) or SB 216641 (5 or 10 mg/kg) 30 min before assessment of locomotor activity. Rats were injected with saline or RU 24969 immediately prior to testing. Results showed that RU 24969 (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, or 5 mg/kg) significantly increased the locomotor activity of both male and female preweanling rats (no sex differences were apparent). Antagonism of either the 5-HT1A or the 5-HT1B receptor was sufficient to significantly reduce the locomotor activity of RU 24969-treated preweanling rats. Unexpectedly, NAS-181 did not act as a silent receptor antagonist, as both doses of NAS-181 significantly increased the locomotor activity of saline-treated preweanling rats. In sum, the present results show that both the 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor systems mediate locomotion during the late preweanling period, and this mediation does not vary according to sex.
Electrophysiological biomarkers of antidepressant response to ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: Gamma power and long-term potentiation
Jessica R. Gilbert; Carlos A. Zarate
Over the last two decades, the discovery of ketamine's antidepressant properties has galvanized research into the neurobiology of treatment-resistant depression. Nevertheless, the mechanism of action underlying antidepressant response to ketamine remains unclear. This study reviews electrophysiological studies of ketamine's effects in individuals with depression as well as healthy controls, with a focus on two putative markers of synaptic potentiation: gamma oscillations and long-term potentiation. The review focuses on: 1) measures of gamma oscillations and power and their relationship to both acute, psychotomimetic drug effects as well as delayed antidepressant response in mood disorders; 2) changes in long-term potentiation as a promising measure of synaptic potentiation following ketamine administration; and 3) recent efforts to model antidepressant response to ketamine using novel computational modeling techniques, in particular the application of dynamic causal modeling to electrophysiological data. The latter promises to better characterize the mechanisms underlying ketamine's antidepressant effects.
mGlu2/3 receptor antagonism: A mechanism to induce rapid antidepressant effects without ketamine-associated side-effects
Jeffrey M. Witkin
The consensus that ketamine can produce rapid-onset antidepressant effects in patients combined with the recent approval of S(+)-ketamine (Esketamine) as an antidepressant, has fueled the search for other compounds that might recapitulate the remarkable therapeutic benefits of ketamine. At the same time, discovery efforts have been additionally directed toward minimization of the tolerability, side-effect, and safety issues associated with ketamine. The history of thought on the viability of metabotropic 2/3 (mGlu2/3) as a potential mechanism for inducing rapid-acting antidepressant effects is reviewed here. The biological basis for predicting antidepressant efficacy of mGlu2/3 receptor antagonists in depressed patients is also presented. This prediction is based upon convergent biochemical, neurochemical, electrophysiological, and behavioral data that indicate a striking homology in the substrates that underlie the effects of mGlu2/3 receptor antagonists and the known antidepressant ketamine. The data reviewed to date also demonstrate that the preclinical side-effect/tolerability and toxicology profile of mGlu2/3 receptor antagonists are not concerning. Finally, preclinical data on a relatively new mGlu2/3 receptor antagonist, LY3020371, and its orally-bioavailable prodrug, LY3027788, are reviewed. The data on this mechanism provides impressive optimism for successful translation of the mGlu2/3 receptor antagonist hypothesis into therapeutics for those suffering from depression.
Biocontrol of tobacco black shank disease (Phytophthora nicotianae) by Bacillus velezensis Ba168
Pestic. Biochem. Phys. (IF 2.87) Pub Date : 2020-01-16
Dongsheng Guo; Chenhong Yuan; Yunyan Luo; YaHan Chen; Meihuan Lu; Guochan Chen; Guangwei Ren; Chuanbin Cui; Jiatao Zhang; Derong An
Fecal metatranscriptomics and glycomics suggests that bovine milk oligosaccharides are fully utilized by healthy adults
J. Nutr. Biochem. (IF 4.49) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Samuel T Westreich; Jaime Salcedo; Blythe Durbin-Johnson; Jennifer T Smilowitz; Ian Korf; David A. Mills; Daniela Barile; Danielle G Lemay
Human milk oligosaccharides play a vital role in the development of the gut microbiome in the human infant. Although oligosaccharides derived from bovine milk (BMO) differ in content and profile with those derived from human milk (HMO), several oligosaccharide structures are shared between the species. BMO are a commercial alternative to HMO, but their fate in the digestive tract of healthy adult consumers is unknown. Healthy human subjects consumed two BMO doses over 11 day periods each and provided fecal samples. Metatranscriptomics of fecal samples was conducted to determine microbial and host gene expression in response to the supplement. Fecal samples were also analyzed by mass spectrometry to determine levels of undigested BMO. No changes were observed in microbial gene expression across all participants. Repeated sampling enabled subject-specific analyses: four of six participants had minor, yet statistically significant, changes in microbial gene expression. No significant change was observed in the gene expression of host cells exfoliated in stool. Levels of BMO excreted in feces after supplementation were not significantly different from baseline and were not correlated with dosage or expressed microbial enzyme levels. Collectively, these data suggest that BMO is fully fermented in the human gastrointestinal tract upstream of the distal colon. Additionally, the unaltered host transcriptome provides further evidence for the safety of BMO as a dietary supplement or food ingredient. Further research is needed to investigate potential health benefits of this completely fermentable prebiotic that naturally occurs in cow's milk.
Receptor-mediated cell entry of Paramyxoviruses: mechanisms, and consequences for tropism and pathogenesis
J. Biol. Chem. (IF 4.106) Pub Date : 2020-01-16
Chanakha K. Navaratnarajah, Alex R Generous, Iris Yousaf, Roberto Cattaneo
Research in the last decade has uncovered many new paramyxoviruses, airborne agents that cause epidemic diseases in animals including humans. Most paramyxoviruses enter epithelial cells of the airway using sialic acid as receptor, and cause only mild disease. However, others cross the epithelial barrier and cause more severe disease. For some of these viruses, the host receptors have been identified, and the mechanisms of cell entry elucidated. The tetrameric attachment proteins of paramyxoviruses have vastly different binding affinities for their cognate receptors, which they contact through different binding surfaces. Nevertheless, all input signals are converted to the same output: conformational changes that trigger refolding of trimeric fusion proteins, and membrane fusion. Experiments with selectively receptor-blinded viruses inoculated into their natural hosts have provided insights into tropism, identifying the cells and tissues that support growth, and revealing the mechanisms of pathogenesis. These analyses also shed light on diabolically elegant mechanisms used by morbilliviruses, including measles virus, to promote massive amplification within the host, followed by efficient aerosolization and rapid spread through host populations. In another paradigm of receptor-facilitated severe disease, henipaviruses, including Nipah and Hendra viruses, use different members of one protein family to cause zoonoses. Specific properties of different paramyxoviruses, like neurotoxicity and immunosuppression, are now understood in the light of receptor specificity. We propose that research on the specific receptors for several newly identified members of the Paramyxoviridae family that may not bind sialic acid is needed to anticipate their zoonotic potential, and generate effective vaccines and antiviral compounds.
DAPLE protein inhibits nucleotide exchange on Gαs and Gαq via the same motif that activates Gαi
Arthur Marivin, Marcin Maziarz, Jingyi Zhao, Vincent DiGiacomo, Isabel Olmos Calvo, Emily A Mann, Jason Ear, Juan B Blanco-Canosa, Elliott M. Ross, Pradipta Ghosh, Mikel Garcia-Marcos
Besides being regulated by G protein-coupled receptors, the activity of heterotrimeric G proteins is modulated by many cytoplasmic proteins. GIV/Girdin and DAPLE are the best characterized members of a group of cytoplasmic regulators that contain a Gα-binding-and-activating (GBA) motif and whose dysregulation underlies human diseases, including cancer and birth defects. GBA motif-containing proteins were originally reported to modulate G proteins by binding Gα subunits of the Gi/o family (Gαi) over other families (such as Gs, Gq/11 or G12/13), and promoting nucleotide exchange in vitro. However, some evidence suggests that this is not always the case, as phosphorylation of the GBA motif of GIV promotes its binding to Gαs and inhibits nucleotide exchange. The G protein specificity of DAPLE and how it might affect nucleotide exchange on G proteins besides Gαi remains to be investigated. Here, we show that DAPLE’s GBA motif, in addition to Gαi, binds efficiently to members of the Gs and Gq/11 families (Gαs and Gαq, respectively), but not of the G12/13 family (Gα12) in the absence of post-translational phosphorylation. We pinpointed Met-1669 as the residue in the GBA motif of DAPLE that diverges from that in GIV and enables better binding to Gαs and Gαq. Unlike the nucleotide exchange acceleration observed for Gαi, DAPLE inhibited nucleotide exchange on Gαs and Gαq. These findings indicate that GBA motifs have versatility in their G protein-modulating effect, i.e. they can bind to Gα subunits of different classes, and either stimulate or inhibit nucleotide exchange depending on the G protein subtype.
HYBID and hyaluronan synthase coordinately regulate hyaluronan metabolism in histamine-stimulated skin fibroblasts
Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mika Aoki, Aya Komiya, Yoko Endo, Keigo Kawabata, Tomomi Nakamura, Shingo Sakai, Tetsuya Sayo, Yasunori Okada, Yoshito Takahashi
The immune-regulatory compound histamine is involved in the metabolism of the essential skin component hyaluronan (HA). We previously reported that histamine up-regulates the expression of hyaluronan-binding protein involved in hyaluronan depolymerization (HYBID, aka CEMIP or KIAA1199), which plays a key role in HA degradation. However, no information is available about histamine’s effects on HA synthase (HAS) expression, the molecular sizes of the HAs produced, and histamine receptors and their signaling pathways in skin fibroblasts. Moreover, histamine’s effects on photoaged skin remain elusive. Here, we show that histamine increases HA degradation by up-regulating HYBID and down-regulating HAS2 in human skin fibroblasts in a dose- and time-dependent manner and thereby decreases the total amounts and sizes of newly produced HA. Histamine H1 blocker abrogated the histamine effects on HYBID up-regulation, HAS2 suppression, and HA degradation. Histamine H1 agonist exhibited effects on HA levels, composition, and breakdown similar to those of histamine. Of note, blockade of protein kinase Cδ (PKCδ) or PI3K–AKT signaling abolished histamine-mediated HYBID stimulation and HAS2 suppression, respectively. Immunohistochemical experiments revealed a significant ~2-fold increase in tryptase-positive mast cells in photoaged skin, where HYBID and HAS2 expression levels were increased and decreased, respectively, compared with photoprotected skin. These results indicate that histamine controls HA metabolism by up-regulating HYBID and down-regulating HAS2 via distinct signaling pathways downstream of histamine receptor H1. They further suggest that histamine may contribute to photoaged skin damage by skewing HA metabolism toward degradation.
Loss of voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 decreases insulin secretion and leads to hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance in mice
Huimin Pang, Xudong Wang, Shiqun Zhao, Wang Xi, Jili Lv, Jiwei Qin, Qing Zhao, Yongzhe Che, Liangyi Chen, Shu Jie Li
Insulin secretion by pancreatic islet β-cells is regulated by glucose levels and is accompanied by proton generation. The voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 is present in pancreatic β-cells and extremely selective for protons. However, whether Hv1 is involved in insulin secretion is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that Hv1 promotes insulin secretion of pancreatic β-cells and glucose homeostasis. Hv1-deficient mice displayed hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance due to reduced insulin secretion, but retained normal peripheral insulin sensitivity. Moreover, Hv1 loss contributed much more to severe glucose intolerance as the mice got older. The islets of Hv1-deficient and heterozygous mice were markedly deficient in glucose- and K+-induced insulin secretion. In perifusion assays, Hv1 deletion dramatically reduced both the first and second phase of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Islet insulin and proinsulin contents were reduced, and histological analysis of pancreas slices revealed an accompanying modest reduction of β-cell mass in the Hv1-knockout mice. EM observations also indicated a reduction in insulin granule size, but not granule number or granule docking, in the Hv1-deficient mice. Mechanistically, Hv1 loss limited the capacity of glucose-induced membrane depolarization, accompanying the reduced ability of glucose to raise Ca2+ levels in islets, evidenced by a decreased duration of individual calcium oscillations. Moreover, Hv1 expression was significantly reduced in pancreatic β-cells from streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, indicating that Hv1 deficiency is associated with β-cell dysfunction and diabetes. We conclude that Hv1 regulates insulin secretion and glucose homeostasis through a mechanism that depends on intracellular Ca2+ levels and membrane depolarization.
Functional Binding of E-selectin to its Ligands is Enhanced by Structural Features Beyond its Lectin Domain
Fajr A Aleisa, Kosuke Sakashita, Jae Man Lee, Dina B. AbuSamra, Bader Alwan, Shuho Nozue, Muhammad Tehseen, Samir M Hamdan, Satoshi Habuchi, Takahiro Kusakabe, Jasmeen S Merzaban
Selectins are key to mediating interactions involved in cellular adhesion and migration, underlying processes such as immune responses, metastasis, and transplantation. Selectins are composed of a lectin domain, an epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domain, multiple short consensus repeats (SCRs), a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic tail. It is well established that the lectin and EGF domains are required to mediate interactions with ligands; however, the contributions of the other domains in mediating these interactions remain obscure. Using various E-selectin constructs produced in a newly developed silkworm-based expression system and several assays performed under both static and physiological flow conditions, including flow cytometry, glycan array analysis, surface plasmon resonance, and cell-rolling assays, we show here that a reduction in the number of SCR domains is correlated with a decline in functional E-selectin binding to hematopoietic cell E- or L- selectin ligand (HCELL) and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1). Moreover, the binding was significantly improved through E-selectin dimerization and by a substitution (A28H) that mimics an extended conformation of the lectin and EGF domains. Analyses of the association and dissociation rates indicated that the SCR domains, conformational extension, and dimerization collectively contribute to the association rate of E-selectin–ligand binding, whereas just the lectin and EGF domains contribute to the dissociation rate. These findings provide the first evidence of the critical role of the association rate in functional E-selectin–ligand interactions, and they highlight that the SCR domains have an important role that goes beyond the structural extension of the lectin and EGF domains.
A transient amphipathic helix in the prodomain of PCSK9 facilitates binding to low-density lipoprotein particles
Samantha K. Sarkar, Alexander C.Y. Foo, Angela Matyas, Ikhuosho Asikhia, Tanja Kosenko, Natalie K Goto, Ariela Vergara-Jaque, Thomas A. Lagace
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type-9 (PCSK9) is a ligand of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) that promotes LDLR degradation in late endosomes/lysosomes. In human plasma, 30%–40% of PCSK9 is bound to LDL particles; however, the physiological significance of this interaction remains unknown. LDL binding in vitro requires a disordered N-terminal region in PCSK9’s prodomain. Here, we report that peptides corresponding to a predicted amphipathic α-helix in the prodomain N-terminus adopt helical structure in a membrane-mimetic environment. This effect was greatly enhanced by an R46L substitution representing an atheroprotective PCSK9 loss-of-function mutation. A helix-disrupting proline substitution within the putative α-helical motif in full-length PCSK9 lowered LDL binding affinity >5-fold. Modeling studies suggested that the transient α-helix aligns multiple polar residues to interact with positively charged residues in the C-terminal domain. Gain-of-function PCSK9 mutations associated with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and clustered at the predicted interdomain interface (R469W, R496W, and F515L) inhibited LDL binding, which was completely abolished in the case of the R496W variant. These findings shed light on allosteric conformational changes in PCSK9 required for high-affinity binding to LDL particles. Moreover, the initial identification of FH-associated mutations that diminish the PCSK9’s ability to bind LDL reported here support the notion that PCSK9-LDL association in the circulation inhibits PCSK9 activity.
Multiple distinct pathways lead to hyperubiquitylated insoluble TDP-43 protein independent of its translocation into stress granules
Friederike Hans, Hanna Glasebach, Philipp J. Kahle
Insoluble, hyperubiquitylated TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) in the central nervous system characterizes frontotemporal dementia and ALS in many individuals with these neurodegenerative diseases. The causes for neuropathological TDP-43 aggregation are unknown, but it has been suggested that stress granule (SG) formation is important in this process. Indeed, in human embryonic kidney HEK293E cells, various SG-forming conditions induced very strong TDP-43 ubiquitylation, insolubility, and reduced splicing activity. Osmotic stress–induced SG formation and TDP-43 ubiquitylation occurred rapidly and coincided with colocalization of TDP-43 and SG markers. Washout experiments confirmed the rapid dissolution of SGs, accompanied by normalization of TDP-43 ubiquitylation and solubility. Surprisingly, interference with the SG process using a protein kinase R–like endoplasmic reticulum kinase inhibitor (GSK2606414) or the translation blocker emetine did not prevent TDP-43 ubiquitylation and insolubility. Thus, parallel pathways may lead to pathological TDP-43 modifications independent of SG formation. Using a panel of kinase inhibitors targeting signaling pathways of the osmotic shock inducer sorbitol, we could largely rule out the stress-activated and extracellular signal–regulated protein kinase modules and glycogen synthase kinase 3β. For arsenite, but not for sorbitol, quenching oxidative stress with N-acetylcysteine did suppress both SG formation and TDP-43 ubiquitylation and insolubility. Thus, sodium arsenite appears to promote SG formation and TDP-43 modifications via oxidative stress, but sorbitol stimulates TDP-43 ubiquitylation and insolubility via a novel pathway(s) independent of SG formation. In conclusion, pathological TDP-43 modifications can be mediated via multiple distinct pathways for which SGs are not essential.
Triple-cell lineage tracing by a dual reporter on a single allele
Kuo Liu, Muxue Tang, Hengwei Jin, Qiaozhen Liu, Lingjuan He, Huan Zhu, Xiuxiu Liu, Ximeng Han, Yan Li, Libo Zhang, Juan Tang, Wenjuan Pu, Zan Lv, Haixiao Wang, Hongbin Ji, Bin Zhou
Genetic lineage tracing is widely used to study organ development and tissue regeneration. Multicolor reporters are a powerful platform for simultaneously tracking discrete cell populations. Here, combining Dre-rox and Cre-loxP systems, we generated a new dual-recombinase reporter system, called Rosa26 traffic light reporter (R26-TLR), to monitor red, green, and yellow fluorescence. Using this new reporter system with the three distinct fluorescent reporters combined on one allele, we found that the readouts of the two recombinases Cre and Dre simultaneously reflect Cre+Dre−, Cre−Dre+, and Cre+Dre+ cell lineages. As proof of principle, we show specific labeling in three distinct progenitor/stem cell populations, including club cells, AT2 cells, and bronchoalveolar stem cells, in Sftpc-DreER;Scgb1a1-CreER;R26-TLR mice. By using this new dual-recombinase reporter system, we simultaneously traced the cell fate of these three distinct cell populations during lung repair and regeneration, providing a more comprehensive picture of stem cell function in distal airway repair and regeneration. We propose that this new reporter system will advance developmental and regenerative research by facilitating a more sophisticated genetic approach to studying in vivo cell fate plasticity.
Vitamin and cofactor acquisition in apicomplexans: Synthesis versus salvage
Aarti Krishnan, Joachim Kloehn, Matteo Lunghi, Dominique Soldati-Favre
The Apicomplexa phylum comprises diverse parasitic organisms that have evolved from a free-living ancestor. These obligate intracellular parasites exhibit versatile metabolic capabilities reflecting their capacity to survive and grow in different hosts and varying niches. Determined by nutrient availability, they either use their biosynthesis machineries or largely depend on their host for metabolite acquisition. Because vitamins cannot be synthesized by the mammalian host, the enzymes required for their synthesis in apicomplexan parasites represent a large repertoire of potential therapeutic targets. Here, we review recent advances in metabolic reconstruction and functional studies coupled to metabolomics that unravel the interplay between biosynthesis and salvage of vitamins and cofactors in apicomplexans. A particular emphasis is placed on Toxoplasma gondii, during both its acute and latent stages of infection.
How to catch a HIF—the work of Gregg Semenza's lab on hypoxia-inducible factor 1
Martin J. Spiering
Molecular oxygen is essential for the viability and function of every cell of the animal body. Because skin, tissues, and organs impede oxygen diffusion directly from the air, molecular oxygen concentrations inside the body often are less than 5% (1), much lower than the 21% in Earth's atmosphere.As multicellular organisms evolved, this steep oxygen gradient necessitated the development of structures such as the circulatory system and of biochemical mechanisms that monitor and control oxygen levels in the body.A major player in sensing potentially harmful drops in cellular oxygen concentrations (hypoxia) is the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1).2 HIF-1, and its close relative HIF-2, regulate many genes, including the erythropoietin (EPO) gene, which encodes a hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells (2, 3).One important milestone in uncovering HIF-1's pivotal role in oxygen sensing was its purification and biochemical characterization in the mid-1990s by the lab of Gregg Semenza (Fig. 1), a geneticist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This work was reported in two JBC papers recognized as Classics here (4, 5).jbc;295/3/715/F1F1F1Figure 1.Gregg Semenza and colleagues isolated and biochemically characterized the HIF-1 protein. Photo courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine.“JBC was the first choice,” says Semenza, referring to the publication of the first Classics article. “To me, that was a classic JBC paper.”A few years before this work, Semenza's team had found that hypoxia induces the binding of a nuclear protein to a 50-nucleotide-long enhancer region located in the 3′-flanking region of the EPO gene (2, 3). Although...
The Arabidopsis AtGCD3 protein is a glucosylceramidase that preferentially hydrolyzes long-acyl-chain glucosylceramides
Guang-Yi Dai, Jian Yin, Kai-En Li, Ding-Kang Chen, Zhe Liu, Fang-Cheng Bi, Chan Rong, Nan Yao
Cellular membranes contain many lipids, some of which, such as sphingolipids, have important structural and signaling functions. The common sphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) is present in plants, fungi, and animals. As a major plant sphingolipid, GlcCer is involved in the formation of lipid microdomains, and the regulation of GlcCer is key for acclimation to stress. Although the GlcCer biosynthetic pathway has been elucidated, little is known about GlcCer catabolism, and a plant GlcCer-degrading enzyme (glucosylceramidase (GCD)) has yet to be identified. Here, we identified AtGCD3, one of four Arabidopsis thaliana homologs of human nonlysosomal glucosylceramidase, as a plant GCD. We found that recombinant AtGCD3 has a low Km for the fluorescent lipid C6-NBD GlcCer and preferentially hydrolyzes long acyl-chain GlcCer purified from Arabidopsis leaves. Testing of inhibitors of mammalian glucosylceramidases revealed that a specific inhibitor of human β-glucosidase 2, N-butyldeoxynojirimycin, inhibits AtGCD3 more effectively than does a specific inhibitor of human β-glucosidase 1, conduritol β-epoxide. We also found that Glu-499 and Asp-647 in AtGCD3 are vital for GCD activity. GFP-AtGCD3 fusion proteins mainly localized to the plasma membrane or the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. No obvious growth defects or changes in sphingolipid contents were observed in gcd3 mutants. Our results indicate that AtGCD3 is a plant glucosylceramidase that participates in GlcCer catabolism by preferentially hydrolyzing long-acyl-chain GlcCers.
Regulated protein stabilization underpins the functional interplay among basal body components in Trypanosoma brucei
Kieu T. M. Pham, Ziyin Li
The basal body in the human parasite Trypanosoma brucei is structurally equivalent to the centriole in animals and functions in the nucleation of axonemal microtubules in the flagellum. T. brucei lacks many evolutionarily conserved centriolar protein homologs and constructs the basal body through unknown mechanisms. Two evolutionarily conserved centriole/basal body cartwheel proteins, TbSAS-6 and TbBLD10, and a trypanosome-specific protein, BBP65, play essential roles in basal body biogenesis in T. brucei, but how they cooperate in the regulation of basal body assembly remains elusive. Here using RNAi, endogenous epitope tagging, immunofluorescence microscopy, and 3D-structured illumination super-resolution microscopy, we identified a new trypanosome-specific protein named BBP164 and found that it has an essential role in basal body biogenesis in T. brucei. Further investigation of the functional interplay among BBP164 and the other three regulators of basal body assembly revealed that BBP164 and BBP65 are interdependent for maintaining their stability and depend on TbSAS-6 and TbBLD10 for their stabilization in the basal body. Additionally, TbSAS-6 and TbBLD10 are independent from each other and from BBP164 and BBP65 for maintaining their stability in the basal body. These findings demonstrate that basal body cartwheel proteins are required for stabilizing other basal body components and uncover that regulation of protein stability is an unusual control mechanism for assembly of the basal body in T. brucei.
The structure of the Thermococcus gammatolerans McrB N-terminal domain reveals a new mode of substrate recognition and specificity among McrB homologs
Christopher J. Hosford, Anthony Q. Bui, Joshua S. Chappie
McrBC is a two-component, modification-dependent restriction system that cleaves foreign DNA-containing methylated cytosines. Previous crystallographic studies have shown that Escherichia coli McrB uses a base-flipping mechanism to recognize these modified substrates with high affinity. The side chains stabilizing both the flipped base and the distorted duplex are poorly conserved among McrB homologs, suggesting that other mechanisms may exist for binding modified DNA. Here we present the structures of the Thermococcus gammatolerans McrB DNA-binding domain (TgΔ185) both alone and in complex with a methylated DNA substrate at 1.68 and 2.27 Å resolution, respectively. The structures reveal that TgΔ185 consists of a YT521-B homology (YTH) domain, which is commonly found in eukaryotic proteins that bind methylated RNA and is structurally unrelated to the E. coli McrB DNA-binding domain. Structural superposition and co-crystallization further show that TgΔ185 shares a conserved aromatic cage with other YTH domains, which forms the binding pocket for a flipped-out base. Mutational analysis of this aromatic cage supports its role in conferring specificity for the methylated adenines, whereas an extended basic surface present in TgΔ185 facilitates its preferential binding to duplex DNA rather than RNA. Together, these findings establish a new binding mode and specificity among McrB homologs and expand the biological roles of YTH domains.
Protein phosphatase 2A activation as a therapeutic strategy for managing MYC-driven cancers
Caroline C. Farrington, Eric Yuan, Sahar Mazhar, Sudeh Izadmehr, Lauren Hurst, Brittany L. Allen-Petersen, Mahnaz Janghorban, Eric Chung, Grace Wolczanski, Matthew Galsky, Rosalie Sears, Jaya Sangodkar, Goutham Narla
The tumor suppressor protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a serine/threonine phosphatase whose activity is inhibited in most human cancers. One of the best-characterized PP2A substrates is MYC proto-oncogene basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor (MYC), whose overexpression is commonly associated with aggressive forms of this disease. PP2A directly dephosphorylates MYC, resulting in its degradation. To explore the therapeutic potential of direct PP2A activation in a diverse set of MYC-driven cancers, here we used biochemical assays, recombinant cell lines, gene expression analyses, and immunohistochemistry to evaluate a series of first-in-class small-molecule activators of PP2A (SMAPs) in Burkitt lymphoma, KRAS-driven non–small cell lung cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer. In all tested models of MYC-driven cancer, the SMAP treatment rapidly and persistently inhibited MYC expression through proteasome-mediated degradation, inhibition of MYC transcriptional activity, decreased cancer cell proliferation, and tumor growth inhibition. Importantly, we generated a series of cell lines expressing PP2A-dependent phosphodegron variants of MYC and demonstrated that the antitumorigenic activity of SMAPs depends on MYC degradation. Collectively, the findings presented here indicate a pharmacologically tractable approach to drive MYC degradation by using SMAPs for the management of a broad range of MYC-driven cancers.
Crystal structure of phytochromobilin synthase in complex with biliverdin IXα, a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of phytochrome
Masakazu Sugishima, Kei Wada, Keiichi Fukuyama, Ken Yamamoto
Phytochromobilin (PΦB) is a red/far-red light sensory pigment in plant phytochrome. PΦB synthase is a ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductase (FDBR) that catalyzes the site-specific reduction of bilins, which are sensory and photosynthesis pigments, and produces PΦB from biliverdin, a heme-derived linear tetrapyrrole pigment. Here, we determined the crystal structure of tomato PΦB synthase in complex with biliverdin at 1.95 Å resolution. The overall structure of tomato PΦB synthase was similar to those of other FDBRs, except for the addition of a long C-terminal loop and short helices. The structure further revealed that the C-terminal loop is part of the biliverdin-binding pocket and that two basic residues in the C-terminal loop form salt bridges with the propionate groups of biliverdin. This suggested that the C-terminal loop is involved in the interaction with ferredoxin and biliverdin. The configuration of biliverdin bound to tomato PΦB synthase differed from that of biliverdin bound to other FDBRs, and its orientation in PΦB synthase was inverted relative to its orientation in the other FDBRs. Structural and enzymatic analyses disclosed that two aspartic acid residues, Asp-123 and Asp-263, form hydrogen bonds with water molecules and are essential for the site-specific A-ring reduction of biliverdin. On the basis of these observations and enzymatic assays with a V121A PΦB synthase variant, we propose the following mechanistic product release mechanism: PΦB synthase-catalyzed stereospecific reduction produces 2(R)-PΦB, which when bound to PΦB synthase collides with the side chain of Val-121, releasing 2(R)-PΦB from the synthase.
Arabidopsis protein l-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE repairs isoaspartyl damage to antioxidant enzymes and increases heat and oxidative stress tolerance
Shraboni Ghosh, Nitin Uttam Kamble, Pooja Verma, Prafull Salvi, Bhanu Prakash Petla, Shweta Roy, Venkateswara Rao, Abhijit Hazra, Vishal Varshney, Harmeet Kaur, Manoj Majee
Stressful environments accelerate the formation of isoaspartyl (isoAsp) residues in proteins, which detrimentally affect protein structure and function. The enzyme PROTEIN l-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE (PIMT) repairs other proteins by reverting deleterious isoAsp residues to functional aspartyl residues. PIMT function previously has been elucidated in seeds, but its role in plant survival under stress conditions remains undefined. Herein, we used molecular, biochemical, and genetic approaches, including protein overexpression and knockdown experiments, in Arabidopsis to investigate the role of PIMTs in plant growth and survival during heat and oxidative stresses. We demonstrate that these stresses increase isoAsp accumulation in plant proteins, that PIMT activity is essential for restricting isoAsp accumulation, and that both PIMT1 and PIMT2 play an important role in this restriction and Arabidopsis growth and survival. Moreover, we show that PIMT improves stress tolerance by facilitating efficient reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging by protecting the functionality of antioxidant enzymes from isoAsp-mediated damage during stress. Specifically, biochemical and MS/MS analyses revealed that antioxidant enzymes acquire deleterious isoAsp residues during stress, which adversely affect their catalytic activities, and that PIMT repairs the isoAsp residues and thereby restores antioxidant enzyme function. Collectively, our results suggest that the PIMT-mediated protein repair system is an integral part of the stress-tolerance mechanism in plants, in which PIMTs protect antioxidant enzymes that maintain proper ROS homeostasis against isoAsp-mediated damage in stressful environments.
The machinery for endocytosis of epidermal growth factor receptor coordinates the transport of incoming hepatitis B virus to the endosomal network
Masashi Iwamoto, Wakana Saso, Kazane Nishioka, Hirofumi Ohashi, Ryuichi Sugiyama, Akihide Ryo, Mio Ohki, Ji-Hye Yun, Sam-Yong Park, Takayuki Ohshima, Ryosuke Suzuki, Hideki Aizaki, Masamichi Muramatsu, Tetsuro Matano, Shingo Iwami, Camille Sureau, Takaji Wakita, Koichi Watashi
Sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) is expressed at the surface of human hepatocytes and functions as an entry receptor of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Recently, we have reported that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is involved in NTCP-mediated viral internalization during the cell entry process. Here, we analyzed which function of EGFR is essential for mediating HBV internalization. In contrast to the reported crucial function of EGFR-downstream signaling for the entry of hepatitis C virus (HCV), blockade of EGFR-downstream signaling proteins, including mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT), had no or only minor effects on HBV infection. Instead, deficiency of EGFR endocytosis resulting from either a deleterious mutation in EGFR or genetic knockdown of endocytosis adaptor molecules abrogated internalization of HBV via NTCP and prevented viral infection. EGFR activation triggered a time-dependent relocalization of HBV preS1 to the early and late endosomes and to lysosomes in concert with EGFR transport. Suppression of EGFR ubiquitination by site-directed mutagenesis or by knocking down two EGFR-sorting molecules, signal-transducing adaptor molecule (STAM) and lysosomal protein transmembrane 4β (LAPTM4B), suggested that EGFR transport to the late endosome is critical for efficient HBV infection. Cumulatively, these results support the idea that the EGFR endocytosis/sorting machinery drives the translocation of NTCP-bound HBV from the cell surface to the endosomal network, which eventually enables productive viral infection.
Structural insights into the mechanism of c-di-GMP–bound YcgR regulating flagellar motility in Escherichia coli
Yan-Jie Hou, Wen-Si Yang, Yuan Hong, Ying Zhang, Da-Cheng Wang, De-Feng Li
The motile-sessile transition is critical for bacterial survival and growth. Cyclic-di-GMP (c-di-GMP) plays a central role in controlling this transition and regulating biofilm formation via various effectors. As an effector of c-di-GMP in Escherichia coli and related species, the PilZ domain–containing protein YcgR responds to elevated c-di-GMP concentrations and acts on the flagellar motor to suppress bacterial motility in a brakelike fashion, which promotes bacterial surface attachment. To date, several target proteins within the motor, MotA, FliG, and FliM, along with different regulatory mechanisms have been reported. However, how YcgR acts on these components remains unclear. Here, we report that activated YcgR stably binds to MotA at the MotA-FliG interface and thereby regulates bacterial swimming. Biochemical and structural analyses revealed that c-di-GMP rearranges the PilZ domain configuration, resulting in the formation of a MotA-binding patch consisting of an RXXXR motif and the C-tail helix α3. Moreover, we noted that a conserved region in the YcgR-N domain, which is independent of MotA interaction, is necessary for motility regulation. On the basis of these findings, we infer that the YcgR-N domain is required for activity on other motor proteins. We propose that activated YcgR appends to MotA via its PilZ domain and thereby interrupts the MotA-FliG interaction and simultaneously interacts with other motor proteins via its YcgR-N domain to inhibit flagellar motility. Our findings suggest that the mode of interaction between YcgR and motor proteins may be shared by other PilZ family proteins.
So many roads traveled: A career in science and administration
James R. Halpert
I have traveled many roads during my career. After spending my first 19 years in Los Angeles, I became somewhat of an academic nomad, studying and/or working in six universities in the United States and three in Sweden. In chronological order, I have a B.A. in Scandinavian languages and literature from UCLA, a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Uppsala University, and an M.S. in toxicology from the Karolinska Institute. I have been in schools of natural science, pharmacy, and medicine and have worked in multiple basic science departments and one clinical department. I have served as a research-track and tenured faculty member, department chair, associate dean, and dean. My research has spanned toxinology, biochemistry, toxicology, and pharmacology. Through all the moves, I have gained much and lost some. For the past 40 years, my interest has been cytochrome P450 structure-function and structure-activity relationships. My lab has focused on CYP2B enzymes using X-ray crystallography, site-directed mutagenesis, deuterium-exchange MS, isothermal titration calorimetry, and computational methods in conjunction with a variety of functional assays. This comprehensive approach has enabled detailed understanding of the structural basis of the remarkable substrate promiscuity of CYP2B enzymes. We also have investigated the mechanisms of CYP3A4 allostery using biophysical and advanced spectroscopic techniques, and discovered a pivotal role of P450-P450 interactions and of multiple-ligand binding. A major goal of this article is to provide lessons that may be useful to scientists in the early and middle stages of their careers and those more senior scientists contemplating an administrative move.
Engineering cytochrome P450 enzyme systems for biomedical and biotechnological applications
Zhong Li, Yuanyuan Jiang, F. Peter Guengerich, Li Ma, Shengying Li, Wei Zhang
Cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) are broadly distributed among living organisms and play crucial roles in natural product biosynthesis, degradation of xenobiotics, steroid biosynthesis, and drug metabolism. P450s are considered as the most versatile biocatalysts in nature because of the vast variety of substrate structures and the types of reactions they catalyze. In particular, P450s can catalyze regio- and stereoselective oxidations of nonactivated C–H bonds in complex organic molecules under mild conditions, making P450s useful biocatalysts in the production of commodity pharmaceuticals, fine or bulk chemicals, bioremediation agents, flavors, and fragrances. Major efforts have been made in engineering improved P450 systems that overcome the inherent limitations of the native enzymes. In this review, we focus on recent progress of different strategies, including protein engineering, redox-partner engineering, substrate engineering, electron source engineering, and P450-mediated metabolic engineering, in efforts to more efficiently produce pharmaceuticals and other chemicals. We also discuss future opportunities for engineering and applications of the P450 systems.
Cross-kingdom mimicry of the receptor signaling and leukocyte recruitment activity of a human cytokine by its plant orthologs
Dzmitry Sinitski, Katrin Gruner, Markus Brandhofer, Christos Kontos, Pascal Winkler, Anja Reinstädler, Priscila Bourilhon, Zhangping Xiao, Robbert Cool, Aphrodite Kapurniotu, Frank J. Dekker, Ralph Panstruga, Jürgen Bernhagen
Human macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MIF) is an evolutionarily-conserved protein that has both extracellular immune-modulating and intracellular cell-regulatory functions. MIF plays a role in various diseases, including inflammatory diseases, atherosclerosis, autoimmunity, and cancer. It serves as an inflammatory cytokine and chemokine, but also exhibits enzymatic activity. Secreted MIF binds to cell-surface immune receptors such as CD74 and CXCR4. Plants possess MIF orthologs but lack the associated receptors, suggesting functional diversification across kingdoms. Here, we characterized three MIF orthologs (termed MIF/d-dopachrome tautomerase–like proteins or MDLs) of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Recombinant Arabidopsis MDLs (AtMDLs) share similar secondary structure characteristics with human MIF, yet only have minimal residual tautomerase activity using either p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate or dopachrome methyl ester as substrate. Site-specific mutagenesis suggests that this is due to a distinct amino acid difference at the catalytic cavity-defining residue Asn-98. Surprisingly, AtMDLs bind to the human MIF receptors CD74 and CXCR4. Moreover, they activate CXCR4-dependent signaling in a receptor-specific yeast reporter system and in CXCR4-expressing human HEK293 transfectants. Notably, plant MDLs exert dose-dependent chemotactic activity toward human monocytes and T cells. A small molecule MIF inhibitor and an allosteric CXCR4 inhibitor counteract this function, revealing its specificity. Our results indicate cross-kingdom conservation of the receptor signaling and leukocyte recruitment capacities of human MIF by its plant orthologs. This may point toward a previously unrecognized interplay between plant proteins and the human innate immune system.
PASylation of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) retains IL-1 blockade and extends its duration in mouse urate crystal-induced peritonitis
Nicholas E. Powers, Benjamin Swartzwelter, Carlo Marchetti, Dennis M. de Graaf, Alexandra Lerchner, Martin Schlapschy, Rajiv Datar, Uli Binder, Carl K. Edwards, Arne Skerra, Charles A. Dinarello
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a key mediator of inflammation and immunity. Naturally-occurring IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) binds and blocks the IL-1 receptor-1 (IL-1R1), preventing signaling. Anakinra, a recombinant form of IL-1Ra, is used to treat a spectrum of inflammatory diseases. However, anakinra is rapidly cleared from the body and requires daily administration. To create a longer-lasting alternative, PASylated IL-1Ra (PAS–IL-1Ra) has been generated by in-frame fusion of a long, defined-length, N-terminal Pro/Ala/Ser (PAS) random-coil polypeptide with IL-1Ra. Here, we compared the efficacy of two PAS–IL-1Ra molecules, PAS600–IL-1Ra and PAS800–IL-1Ra (carrying 600 and 800 PAS residues, respectively), with that of anakinra in mice. PAS600–IL-1Ra displayed markedly extended blood plasma levels 3 days post-administration, whereas anakinra was undetectable after 24 h. We also studied PAS600–IL-1Ra and PAS800–IL-1Ra for efficacy in monosodium urate (MSU) crystal-induced peritonitis. 5 days post-administration, PAS800–IL-1Ra significantly reduced leukocyte influx and inflammatory markers in MSU-induced peritonitis, whereas equimolar anakinra administered 24 h before MSU challenge was ineffective. The 6-h pretreatment with equimolar anakinra or PAS800–IL-1Ra before MSU challenge similarly reduced inflammatory markers. In cultured A549 lung carcinoma cells, anakinra, PAS600–IL-1Ra, and PAS800-IL-Ra reduced IL-1α–induced IL-6 and IL-8 levels with comparable potency. In human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, these molecules suppressed Candida albicans–induced production of the cancer-promoting cytokine IL-22. Surface plasmon resonance analyses revealed significant binding between PAS–IL-1Ra and IL-1R1, although with a slightly lower affinity than anakinra. These results validate PAS–IL-1Ra as an active IL-1 antagonist with marked in vivo potency and a significantly extended half-life compared with anakinra.
In vitro trackable assembly of RNA-specific nucleocapsids of the respiratory syncytial virus
Yunrong Gao, Dongdong Cao, Hyunjun Max Ahn, Anshuman Swain, Shaylan Hill, Claire Ogilvie, Matthew Kurien, Taha Rahmatullah, Bo Liang
The templates for transcription and replication by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase are helical nucleocapsids (NCs), formed by viral RNAs that are encapsidated by the nucleoprotein (N). Proper NC assembly is vital for RSV polymerase to engage the RNA template for RNA synthesis. Previous studies of NCs or nucleocapsid-like particles (NCLPs) from RSV and other nonsegmented negative-sense RNA viruses have provided insights into the overall NC architecture. However, in these studies, the RNAs were either random cellular RNAs or average viral genomic RNAs. An in-depth mechanistic understanding of NCs has been hampered by lack of an in vitro assay that can track NC or NCLP assembly. Here we established a protocol to obtain RNA-free N protein (N0) and successfully demonstrated the utility of a new assay for tracking assembly of N with RNA oligonucleotides into NCLPs. We discovered that the efficiency of the NCLP (N–RNA) assembly depends on the length and sequence of the RNA incorporated into NCLPs. This work provides a framework to generate purified N0 and incorporate it with RNA into NCLPs in a controllable manner. We anticipate that our assay for in vitro trackable assembly of RSV-specific nucleocapsids may enable in-depth mechanistic analyses of this process.
Correction: Ctp1 protein–DNA filaments promote DNA bridging and DNA double-strand break repair.
Sara N. Andres, Zimeng M. Li, Dorothy A. Erie, R. Scott Williams
VOLUME 294 (2019) PAGES 3312–3320Due to publisher error, F. Peter Guengerich is listed as the Editor. The correct Editor for this article is Patrick Sung.
Correction: A nitric oxide synthase–like protein from Synechococcus produces NO/NO3− from l-arginine and NADPH in a tetrahydrobiopterin- and Ca2+-dependent manner.
Angela L. Picciano, Brian R. Crane
VOLUME 294 (2019) PAGES 10708–10719There was an error in the title. The abbreviation “NAPDH” should be “NADPH.”
Correction: An alternative retinoic acid-responsive Stra6 promoter regulated in response to retinol deficiency.
Kristian B. Laursen, Vasundhra Kashyap, Joseph Scandura, Lorraine J. Gudas
VOLUME 290 (2015) PAGES 4356–4366The wrong images were used for the long form of Stra6 and RARγ in Fig. 4D. These errors have now been corrected and do not affect the results or conclusions of this work.jbc;295/3/898/F4F1F4Figure 4.
Temperature-Induced Formation of Uniform Polymer Nanocubes Directly in Water
Biomacromolecules (IF 5.667) Pub Date : 2020-01-16
Carlos Fitzgerald Grandes Reyes; Sung-Po R. Chen; Valentin A. Bobrin; Zhongfan Jia; Michael J. Monteiro
Surface Charge Switchable Polymer/DNA Nanoparticles Responsive to Tumor Extracellular pH for Tumor-Triggered Enhanced Gene Delivery
Ying Jie Ooi; Yuting Wen; Jingling Zhu; Xia Song; Jun Li
A tumor-targeted surface charge switchable polymeric gene delivery system with the function of switching surface charge upon reaching tumor site owing to the tumor extracellular pH (pHe) was developed. The delivery system was fabricated by two steps. First, the positively charged polyplexes nanoparticles were formed between β-cyclodextrin-oligoethylenimine star polymer (CD-OEI) and plasmid DNA (pDNA). Next, the CD-OEI/pDNA polyplex nanoparticles were coated with a pHe-responsive anionic polymer via electrostatic interaction to form ternary complexes. The pHe-responsive anionic polymer was a block copolymers of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate) (pAEMA) modified with 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride (denoted as PPD). The coating polymer was mixed with a small amount of pHe-insensitive PEG-pAEMA modified with succinic anhydride (denoted as PPS), giving a balanced negatively charged and PEG-shielded surface with pHe-responsive property for achieving the expected tumor-triggered enhanced gene delivery. At physiological pH 7.4, owing to the charge shielding of anionic surface coating and the PEGylation, the negatively charged CD-OEI/pDNA/PPD+PPS polyplex complexes could avoid undesirable interaction with serum proteins and non-targeted components. However, the amide bond of PPD was sensitive to pH changes and could be easily hydrolyzed under acidic pHe (< 6.8) to expose the primary amine group due to nucleophile catalysis by the carboxylic acid. The PEG block in the copolymers was used to further enhance the surface shielding effect. Our data showed that excellent particle salt stability and serum tolerance was achieved through the PPD+PPS surface coating. The CD-OEI/pDNA/PPD+PPS complexes achieved lower cellular uptake and transfection efficiency at neutral pH 7.4, while exhibiting comparable cellular uptake and transfection efficiency at acidic pHe 6.5 as compared to the uncoated polyplexes, indicating that the surface charge switching worked well. Considering the potential of the CD-OEI star polymer for further functionalization through supramolecular assembly, the surface charge switchable CD-OEI/pDNA/PPD+PPS nanoparticle system may be promising for tumor-targeted gene therapy applications.
On the Helicity of Peptoid Ions in the Gas Phase
Sébastien Hoyas; Emilie Halin; Vincent Lemaur; Julien De Winter; Pascal Gerbaux; Jérôme Cornil
Peptoids are attractive substitutes for peptides in several research areas, especially when they adopt a helical structure. The chain-size evolution of the secondary structure of the widely studied Nspe peptoids is here analyzed by means of the ion mobility mass spectrometry technique increasingly used as a powerful analytical tool and is further supported by theoretical modelling. We conclude that the helical shape of the peptoids prevailing in solution is lost in gas phase by the need to screen the positive charge borne by the peptoid even though the collisional cross sections are close to the values expected for helical systems. We further illustrate that trend line analyses predicting molecular shapes from fits of the size evolution of cross-sections can be very misleading since they critically depend on the range of polymerization degrees under study.
Antioxidant and UV-blocking leather-inspired nanocellulose-based films with high wet strength
Konstantin Kriechbaum; Lennart Bergström
The mechanical performance in the wet state needs to be significantly improved and the intrinsic functionalities should be fully utilized to promote the replacement of fossil-based plastics with renewable bio-based materials. We demonstrate a leather-inspired approach to produce multifunctional materials with a high wet strength that is based on tannin-induced precipitation of gelatin grafted onto surface-modified cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). The leather-inspired CNF-based films had a wet tensile strength of 33 MPa, a Young’s modulus of 310 MPa, and a strain at failure of 22%, making the wet materials stronger than e.g. dry conventional low-density polyethylene and more ductile than paper-based food packaging materials. The tannin-containing films displayed excellent antioxidant and UV-blocking properties, rapidly scavenging more than 90% of added free radicals and absorbing 100% of light in the UV-B/UV-C range. This work illustrates the prospect of combining renewable materials in a leather-inspired approach to form wet strong and multifunctional films with potential application in food packaging.
Conversion of an injectable MMP-degradable hydrogel into core-crosslinked micelles
Marzieh Najafi; Hamed Asadi; Joep van den Dikkenberg; Mies J van Steenbergen; Marcel H.A.M. Fens; Wim E. Hennink; Tina Vermonden
In this study, a new type of injectable hydrogel called “HyMic” that can convert into core crosslinked (CCL) micelles upon exposure to matrix metalloproteinases (MMP’s), was designed and developed for drug delivery applications. HyMic is composed of CCL micelles connected via an enzyme cleavable linker. To this end, two complementary ABA block copolymers with polyethylene glycol (PEG) as B block were synthesized using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The A blocks were composed of a random copolymer of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and either N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide-cysteine (HPMA-Cys) or N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide-ethylthioglycolate succinic acid (HPMA-ETSA). Mixing the aqueous solutions of the obtained polymers and rising the temperature above the cloud point of the PNIPAM block resulted in the self-assembly of these polymers into flower-like micelles composed of a hydrophilic PEG shell and hydrophobic core. The micellar core was crosslinked by native chemical ligation between the cysteine (in HPMA-Cys) and thioester (in HPMA-ETSA) functionalities. A slight excess of thioester to cysteine groups (molar ratio 3:2) was used to allow further chemical reactions exploiting the unreacted thioester groups. The obtained micelles displayed a Z-average diameter of 80±1 nm (PDI 0.1), and ζ-potential of -4.2±0.4 mV and were linked using two types of pentablock copolymers of P(NIPAM-co-HPMA-Cys)-PEG-Peptide-PEG-P(NIPAM-co-HPMA-Cys) (Pep-NC) to yield hydrogels. The pentablock copolymers were synthesized using a PEG-peptide-PEG ATRP macroinitiator and the peptide midblock (lysine-glycine-proline-glutamine-isoleucine-phenylalanine-glycine-glutamine-lysine (Lys-Gly-Pro-Gln-Gly-Ile-Phe-Gly-Gln-Lys)) consisted of either L or D amino acids (L-Pep-NC or D-Pep-NC), of which the L-amino acid sequence is a substrate for matrix metalloproteases 2 and 9 (MMPs 2 and 9). Upon mixing of the CCL micelles and the linker (L/D-Pep-NC), the cysteine functionalities of the L/D-Pep-NC reacted with remaining thioester moieties in the micellar core via native chemical ligation yielding a hydrogel within 160 minutes as demonstrated by rheological measurements. As anticipated, the gel crosslinked with L-Pep-NC was degraded in 7-45 days upon exposure to metalloproteases in a concentration dependent manner, while the gel crosslinked with the D-Pep-NC remained intact even after 2 months. Dynamic light scattering analysis of the release medium revealed the presence of nanoparticles with a Z-average diameter of ~120 nm (PDI <0.3) and ζ-potential of ~-3 mV indicating release of core crosslinked micelles upon HyMic exposure to metalloproteases. An in-vitro study demonstrated that the released CCL micelles were taken up by HeLa cells. Therefore, HyMic as an injectable and enzyme degradable hydrogel displaying controlled and on-demand release of CCL micelles has potential for intracellular drug delivery in tissues with upregulation of MMPs.
Zwitterionic polypeptides: Chemoenzymatic synthesis and loosening function for cellulose crystals
Kousuke Tsuchiya; Neval Yilmaz; Takaaki Miyamoto; Hiroyasu Masunaga; Keiji Numata
A polypeptide with a GlyHisGly repeating sequence containing zwitterionic structures that effectively interact with cellulose was synthesized by chemoenzymatic polymerization followed by postfunctionalization of the side chains of the His residues to afford imidazolium butyrate. The resulting zwitterionic polypeptide effectively dissociated bundles of tunicate cellulose microcrystals, even when the conditions were mild and the concentration of the polypeptide was low. Polypeptide treatment also affected the morphology of the cell walls in cultured plant cells, and the cellulose microfibril networks and amorphous polysaccharide layer were dissociated according to atomic force microscopy (AFM). The zwitterionic polypeptide treatment did not change the crystal structure of the cellulose microcrystals. Analysis of the mechanical properties of the cellulose microcrystals by force curve measurements using AFM revealed that the elastic modulus of the cellulose microcrystals increased after treatment with the zwitterionic polypeptide, indicating that the amorphous part of the cellulose microcrystals was removed by interactions with the polypeptide. At a concentration of the polypeptide that enabled the dissociation of the cellulose network, the zwitterionic polypeptide showed negligible cytotoxicity to the plant cells. The mild and noncytotoxic technique for loosening cellulose microfibrils/microcrystals that was developed in this study has tremendous significance for the modification of cellulose in terms of polymer chemistry, material science and plant biotechnology.
Designed Alteration of Binding Affinity in Structure-Switching Aptamers through the Use of Dangling Nucleotides
Biochemistry (IF 2.952) Pub Date : 2020-01-16
Sladjana Slavkovic; Sophie R. Eisen; Philip E. Johnson
Structural Basis of the Substrate Selectivity of Viperin
Michael K. Fenwick; Dan Su; Min Dong; Hening Lin; Steven E. Ealick
Cholesterol Modulates the Formation of the Aβ Ion Channel in Lipid Bilayers
Qi Gao; Guangfu Wu; King Wai Chiu Lai
Direct Interaction between the β-Amyloid Core and Tau Facilitates Cross-Seeding: A Novel Target for Therapeutic Intervention
Timir Tripathi; Heena Khan
Peptide Nucleic Acid Conjugates of Quinone Methide Precursors Alkylate Ribonucleic Acid after Activation with Light
Bioconjugate Chem. (IF 4.349) Pub Date : 2020-01-16
Jan-Erik Hornung; Nils Hellwig; Michael W. Göbel
Perfluorinated Probes for Noncovalent Protein Recognition and Isolation
Ivan Bassanini; Corinna Galli; Erica E. Ferrandi; Fabiana Vallone; Annapaola Andolfo; Sergio Romeo
Triazolecarbaldehyde Reagents for One‐Step N‐Terminal Protein Modification
ChemBioChem (IF 2.593) Pub Date : 2020-01-16
Akira Onoda; Nozomu Inoue; Eigo Sumiyoshi; Takashi Hayashi
Site Directed Disulfide PEGylation of Interferon-beta-1b With Fork Peptide Linker
Shayan Abbasi; Homa Farahani; Hossein Lanjanian; Mohammad Taheri; Loghman Firoozpour; Jamshid Davoodi; Sama Pirkalkhoran; Gholamhossein Riazi; Shahriar Pooyan
The attachment of PEG to biopharmaceuticals has been applied for enhancement of bioavailability and improved stability. The PEG polymer is highly hydrated; thus effective attachment to inaccessible sites could be hindered. We have devised a scheme to address this issue by introducing a considerable distance between PEG and protein by addition of a linear peptide, appended to long chained reactive linkers. Secondly, the position of PEG conjugation directly affects biological activity. Accordingly, disulfide bond could be considered as an ideal choice for site directed PEGylation; but reactivity of both thiol moieties to bridging reagent is critical for maintenance of protein structure. In our design, a fork structure with two arms provides essential flexibility to account for dissociation of reduced cysteines. An efficient yield for disulfide PEGylation of IFN-β1b was attained and specificity, biophysical characterization, biological activity and pharmacokinetics were surveyed.
Mechanism of diol dehydration by a promiscuous radical‐SAM enzyme homologue of the antiviral enzyme viperin (RSAD2)
Kourosh Honarmand Ebrahimi; Jack Rowbotham; James McCullagh; William S James
3´‐deoxy nucleotides are an important class of drugs because they interfere with metabolism of nucleotides and their incorporation into DNA or RNA terminates cell division and viral replication. These compounds have largely been produced via multistep chemical synthesis and an enzyme with the ability to catalyse removal of 3´‐deoxy group from different nucleotides has yet to be described. Here, using a combination of HPLC, high‐resolution mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy we demonstrate that a thermostable fungal radical S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzyme with similarity to the vertebrate antiviral enzyme viperin (RSAD2) can catalyze transformation of CTP, UTP, and 5‐bromo‐UTP to their 3ʹ‐deoxy‐3′,4ʹ‐didehydro analogues. We show that unlike the fungal enzyme human viperin can only catalyse transformation of CTP. Using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and molecular docking and dynamics simulations in combination with mutagenesis studies we provide insight into the origin of the unprecedented substrate promiscuity of the enzyme and the mechanism of dehydration of a nucleotide. Our findings highlight the evolution of substrate specificity in a member of the radical‐SAM enzymes. We predict that our work will help in utilizing a new class of radical‐SAM enzymes for biocatalytic synthesis of 3ʹ‐deoxy nucleotide/nucleoside analogues.
Molecular imaging for cancer immunotherapy: Seeing is believing
MADIHA SAEED; Zhiai Xu; Bruno G. De Geest; Huixiong Xu; Haijun Yu
The importance of the immune system in cancer therapy has been reaffirmed by the success of immune checkpoint blockade. The complex tumor microenvironment and its interaction with the immune system, however, remain having mysteries. Molecular imaging may shed light on fundamental aspects of the immune response to elucidate the mechanism of cancer immunotherapy. In this review, we discuss various imaging approaches that offer in-depth insight into the tumor microenvironment, checkpoint blockade therapy, and T cell-mediated antitumor immune responses. Recent advances in the molecular imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron electron tomography (PET) and optical imaging (e.g., fluorescence and intravital imaging) for in situ tracking of the immune response are discussed. It is envisaged that the integration of imaging with immunotherapy may broaden our understanding to predict a particular antitumor immune response.
Comparison of the biocatalytic activity of some halotolerant yeasts in freshwater and seawater
Cecilia Andreu; Marcel·lí del Olmo
The application of Green Chemistry concepts in catalysis has considerably increased in recent years, and the interest in using sustainable solvents in the chemical industry is growing. One of the recent proposals to fall in line with this is to employ seawater as a solvent in biocatalytic processes. This involves selecting halotolerant strains capable of carrying out chemical conversions in the presence of the salt concentrations found in this solution. Recent studies by our group have revealed the interest in using strains belonging to Debaryomyces and Schwannyomyces for catalytic processes run in this medium. In this work we select several strains based on their halotolerance to widen the scope of this strategy. We consider them for the monoreduction of 1‐phenylpropane‐1,2‐dione, a well‐characterized reaction that produces intermediates of pharmaceutical interest. The results obtained herein indicate that using seawater as a solvent for this reaction is possible, and it even offers advantages for stereoselectivity and biocatalyst reuse with some strains. The data found for S. cerevisiae FY86 and K. marxianus were particularly interesting.
Highly Sensitive Genosensing Coupling Rolling Circle Amplification with Multiple DNAzyme Cores for DNA Walking
Hua Chai; Mingyuan Wang; Chongyu Zhang; Yuguo Tang; Peng Miao
Herein, a highly sensitive electrochemical genosensor is proposed by the construction of novel DNA walking machine. Generally, a number of tetrahedral DNA (TDNA) supported tracks and walkers are co-modified on the electrode surface. DNA walking is inhibited in the absence of target DNA. After the interaction between DNA walker strand and target DNA, a single-stranded primer sequence could be released, which initiates subsequent rolling circle amplification (RCA). The generated long single-stranded product contains multiple DNAzyme cores, which facilitate highly efficient cleavage of track strands and subsequent DNA walking. The electrode then loses the ability to localize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as the electrochemical species. Thus, by recording the reduced silver stripping current, a highly sensitive method for the detection of DNA is fabricated. Under optimal conditions, it achieves an admirable sensitiv-ity with the limit of detection as low as 0.1 fM. Satisfactory specificity is also guaranteed. In addition, the practicality is further con-firmed by applying human serum samples, which show great potential utility for clinical diagnosis.
Biosynthesis and Structure Activity Relationship Investigations of the Diazeniumdiolate Antifungal Agent Fragin
Simon Sieber; Christophe Daeppen; Christian Jenul; Vidya Mannancherril; Leo Eberl; Karl Gademann
Only a few natural products possessing a diazeniumdiolate have been isolated and usually these compounds display a broad range of biological activities. Only recently the first diazeniumdiolate natural product biosynthetic gene cluster was identified in Burkholderia cenocepacia H111, which produces the fungicide (—)‐fragin and the signal molecule (rac)‐valdiazen. In this study, L‐valine was identified as the initial substrate of (—)‐fragin biosynthesis by feeding experiments using isotopically labeled amino acids. The formation of the diazeniumdiolate was chemically studied by several proposed intermediates. Our results indicate that the functional group is formed during an early stage of the biosynthesis. Furthermore, an oxime compound was identified as a degradation product of (—)‐fragin and was also observed in the crude extract of the wild type strain. Moreover, structure‐activity relationship analysis revealed that each moiety of (—)‐fragin is essential for its biological activity.
Activated plasmonic nanoaggregates for dark-field situ imaging for HER2 protein imaging on cells surface
Yingshu Guo; Fei Liu; Yinhua Hu; Xiaofei Zheng; Xiuping Cao; Yanxi Zhu; Xiaoru Zhang; Dongjiao Li; Zhenhua Zhang; Si-kai Chen
Dark-field microscopy (DFM) based on localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) was used for observation of experimental phenomena, which is a hopeful non-damaged and non-photo bleaching biological imaging technique. In this strategy, plasma nanoaggregates with stronger scattering efficiency were formed in the presence of the target, causing a “turn-on” phenomenon, when asymmetry modified AuNPs were introduced as probes with zero LSPR background. First, Au1-N3 probe and Au2-C≡C probe was designed for the cycloaddition between azide- and alkyne- to form AuNP dimers under the catalytic action by Cu+ which obtained from the reduction of Cu2+ by sodium ascorbate. The two kinds of probes were used for the detection of Cu2+ in rat serum successfully. Then, for applying this concept to protein on cells, DNA and antibody were modified on the probes. DNA1/Au1-N3 probe and anti-HER2/Au2-C≡C probe were proposed for HER2 protein DFM on cells. By designing aptamer sequence in primer, the rolling circle amplification (RCA) was introduced in HER2 DFM on cell, and the image signal was much brighter than no-RCA. The unique design made it was more easily to discriminate the target signal from background noise in cell DFM. This method might be used in the fields of molecular diagnostics and cell imaging.
Designed Protein Cages as Scaffolds for Building Multienzyme Materials
ACS Synth. Biol. (IF 5.571) Pub Date : 2020-01-17
Scott A. McConnell; Kevin A. Cannon; Christian Morgan; Rachel McAllister; Brendan R. Amer; Robert T. Clubb; Todd O. Yeates
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Link contamination
You have to wonder why the academic topic of rhetoric has essentially disappeared.
"Uber-loser Poroshenko goes “full Saakashvili”" (The Saker). On the prospects of WWIII as Poroshenko's Plan B - after his attempt to block the elections through martial law failed - to keep himself from losing the next election and, inevitably, going to jail.
"Syria: Alleged Chemical Attack Elicits 180 Degree Response from West" (Cartalucci). A chemical attack in Syria and crickets from the (((media))) means somebody screwed up! Where are the White Helmets when we need them?!
"Trump tries to play ‘Cowboys and Indians’ with international treaties" (Madsen). This is mostly about suppressing competition in the casino business for the benefit of Khazar billionaires and Trump himself.
"If The Saudi's Oil No Longer Matters Why Is Trump Still Supporting Them?" (Moon). The Clarification. Just a few years ago fracking seemed like it might be technically impossible, but it has changed the entire world in profound ways, a fact not yet digested by the slowest of world 'leaders'. The concept of a 'war for oil' is now completely ridiculous.
One of the big crapification developments in recent years - and yet another outrage we can blame largely on the Khazars - is the complete weaponization of 'human rights': "“Human Rights Movement” Shifts for Focus to Rohingya Conflict yet Again" (Terehov). The removal of all credibility from human rights complaints is exactly what (((they))) want.
"Major psy-op in Europe exposed: UK government tramples on values it vowed to protect" (Gorka). "Lack of integrity" (Robinson). You're not supposed to notice that the Brits have been doing much worse than what Putin has been accused of doing to Americans.
"The criminalization and censorship of Palestinian solidarity on campus" (Elia). This is just corruption. 'University administrators' are notoriously beshekeled.
"Twitter closes down my account for ‘hateful conduct’" (Greenstein):
"Above all we should recognise that Twitter, like Facebook, is not an impartial platform. It is very much part of Western capitalism and imperialism. It defends the values of oppression and imperialism and it does so in the depoliticised language of equalities. In essence this is an outgrowth of identity politics whereby any identity, even those of Zionists and capitalists is protected because there is no means of differentiating between identities of oppression and the oppressed."
"Dispute Over ‘Lingerie’ Comment Persists, as Society Rejects Professor’s Appeal" (Mangan). Note that the complainant, who appears to be insane, "was born in Romania and raised in Israel", and this looks exactly like what somebody would do if she were trying to damage the credibility of the entire #metoo movement, a movement which has taken an awful toll on machers.
It pays to increase your word power: "deadnaming".
"WASHINGTON POST: Tucker Carlson Is Guilty Under The Transitive Property Law Of Crimethink" (Sailer). It's funny how much the idea of kosher/treif, and the accompanying concept of contamination (requiring two sets of cooking equipment, for example), has infected discussion of intellectual issues. Remember back to the days of the illegal and immoral and stupid American attack on Iraq, and somebody would righteously complain about it, drawing an approving link from somebody like David Duke (he's still greatly fascinating to a certain group), meaning that the original writer, by the concept of link contamination, was suddenly a 'Nazi'. Why do we allow (((these people))) to manipulate us this way?
An interesting convoluted Zionist attempt to de-Palestinianize the #Resistance, again with the concept of contamination (a real stretch in this case, involving another favorite 'contaminator' of the Khazars, Louis Farrakhan): "A Record Number of Women Were Just Elected, but the Women’s March Is Imploding" (see also here and here). The alleged 'turmoil' is entirely made up by Khazars with the goal of getting Linda Sarsour out of a prominent media position. Note that Sarsour is contaminated even though she didn't personally attend the contaminating speech!
Called his wife after
"US Mass Mobilizations: Wars and Financial Plunder" (Petras). Nobody dare say it, of course, but there is a vitally important fifth kholumn, both in the organization of the 'anti-war' movement, and in the media, which operates to ensure that the wars continue for the perceived benefit of the people in said fifth kholumn.
"Israeli Cyber Firm Negotiated Advanced Attack Capabilities Sale With Saudis, Haaretz Reveals" (Kubovich). "Kusher pumped up Saudi sales from $15 to $110 billion? “Say it ain’t so Joe”." "Israel’s espionage crimes in Gaza and abroad" (Murphy).
"Pierre Omidyar: A Dangerous Billionaire-Backer of the “Resistance”" (Haiphong).
"Key Witness Poisoned In "Mysterious" Death Surrounding Colombian Corruption Probe" (Durden).
"Liberal MP's name came up in wider police probe into money laundering: CP source". Just the usual casino laundering of money to be used to fund terrorism, from Trudeau's 'full-service' caucus. They almost got away with having him slip out without anybody knowing why.
"U.K. and Ecuador Conspire to Deliver Julian Assange to U.S. Authorities" (Porter). Luke Harding is so obvious an active intelligence plant that it is almost funny.
"Guardian ups its Vilification of Julian Assange" (Cook). The alleged Monafort-Assange meeting was a lie, and the very public nature of Assange's imprisonment would make checking this easy, if The Guardian had any concern for annoying facts that interfere with its slurring.
"New York Times: Our crime was telling the truth" (Damon):
"Over the second half of 2016, WikiLeaks released information provided to it by an unknown whistleblower documenting massive corruption on the part of Hillary Clinton, her campaign, and the Democratic National Committee. The emails showed that, in exchange for six-figure speaking fees, Clinton would tell Wall Street bankers that wealthy people should have more influence in American politics.
They also documented how Clinton received debate questions in advance that her opponent did not have access to, and how the Democratic National Committee leadership had been bought by the Clinton campaign and worked to ensure the defeat of her opponent. These revelations were reported throughout the print and broadcast media.
According to Stamos and Kristof, the major newspapers should have simply censored themselves and refused to cover WikiLeaks’ revelations."
I'm certain they would have buried this material but for the fact the Clintonistas were so certain of winning that they thought it could not threaten her victory.
Tweet (Lincoln's Bible):
"Today is a good day 2 remind every1 that Dershowitz is Jeff Epstein's best friend & attorney, who was also named by at least 1 girl alleging assault. His defense was that he did have a massage from a woman named Olga, didn't like it, kept his underwear on & called his wife after."
'The 'Texans' arrive
The most important preparation for running for President is 'The Visit'. By 'Texans'!
Added: "Beto O’Rourke’s presidential flare reminds progressives of his fawning to AIPAC" (Weiss). We can laugh, but this kind of utterly immoral cluelessness - or feigned cluelessness (you'd have to think his political backroom operators are young enough that the cluelessness may be meant ironically, at least as an in-joke, while still allowing him to take the bags of shekels schlepped by Shlomo) - won't end until there are real consequences for it.
Facing disaster
"The American ‘melting pot’ can turn into a volatile mixture at the top" (Madsen, who lists many other examples, including the crop of squatters who have settled in the White House to advocate for the Khazar Empire):
"The bitter feud between Melania Trump and Mira Ricardel likely has its roots in their backgrounds in the former Yugoslavia. Ricardel was born Mira P. Radielović, the daughter of Peter Radielovich, a native of Breza, Bosnia-Herzegovina. in the former Yugoslavia. Ricardel speaks fluent Croatian and was a member of the Croatian Catholic Church. Melania Trump was born Melanija Knavs [pronounced Knaus] in Novo Mesto in Slovenia, also in the former Yugoslavia. Villagers in the village of Sevnica, where Ms. Trump was raised, claim she and her Communist Party parents were officially atheists. Ms. Trump later converted to Roman Catholicism. She and her son by Mr. Trump, Barron Trump, speak fluent Slovenian. The Yugoslav Civil War, which began in earnest in 1991, pitted the nation’s ethnic groups against one another. There are ample reasons, political, ethnic, and religious, for bad blood between the Slovenian-born First Lady and a first-generation Croatian-American. The “battle royal” between Ms. Trump and Ricardel is but one example of a constant problem in the United States when individuals with foreign ties bring age-old inter-ethnic and inter-religious squabbles to governance.
Perhaps no one in recent memory brought such a degree of ethnic baggage to her job like Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Albright’s Czech roots and the Yugoslav warrant issued for the arrest of her professor-diplomat father, Joseph Korbel, for the post-World War II theft of art from Prague, brought forth extreme anti-Serbian policies by the woman who would represent the United States at the United Nations and then serve as America’s chief diplomat. Albright’s hatred for Serbia was not much different than Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Polish heritage evoking an almost-pathological hatred of Russia, while he served as Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser.
Albright’s bias against Serbia saw her influence US policy in casting a blind eye toward the terrorism carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army and its terrorist leader Hashim Thaci. That policy resulted in Washington backing an independent Kosovo, a state beholden to organized criminal syndicates protected by one of the largest US military bases in Europe, Camp Bondsteel."
People in Washington must notice their lights dimming when Sheldon cranks up the engines on his shekel conveyor belt leading into the Oval Office.
"A Big Step for a Greater Israel" (Margolis);
"Israel 'moving rapidly' towards annexation: UN envoy" (if you read what the settlers/squatters do - and see also "Israeli Squatters in West Bank uproot 1,000 Palestinian Olive Trees a Month (800,000 since 1967)" - you'll immediately see that it is truly a miracle of blessed gentile tolerance that there isn't more Jew-hatred in the world);
"After Giving $15 Million To Soros Orgs, USAID Fires Half Of Its West Bank Staff" (Durden).
"Israel admits its submarine sank Lebanese refugee boat during 1982 war". Another 'accident' - phony Semites playing the 'anti-Semite' card while somehow simultaneously hinting they are victims of 'anti-Semitism;: "Soros Strikes Back At Facebook; Demands Congressional Oversight".
"“Venezuela is facing disaster”" (Knightly). A long list of the usual suspects.
"How Queer Theory Became University Policy" (Biggs). Another curious sudden consensus which seems more than a little conspiratorial.
How to start a desired war - blow up a bridge: "Incident in the Kerch Strait - TTG".
The false-flag gas attack the Russians were warning about appears to have happened, but was bungled (thus it is not on the front page of every western newspaper) - perhaps because the White Helmets aren't around to manage things, living 'peaceably' in Canada!: "Syria Chlorine Reprise, Act 27" (West).
"Brexit Is the Equivalent of a Major Defeat in War" (Cockburn). As usual, comments far superior to whatever the article was. Ten years from now Europe will be even more of a mess than it is now, and the Brits will realize how smart they were to get away.
A story appeared that a critic of the Syrian government was assassinated, leading you to believe, in typical 'journalism' fashion, that Assad did it: tweet (The War Nerd):
"What's up with the Guardian? Fares is killed in Idlib, and the first part of the story is still about his problems with The Regime. Casual readers are invited to miss the key fact—Fares was killed by the jihadi militias we've been coddling all these years"
"More Details Emerge Behind Washington's Decision To Leave INF Treaty" (Akulov). Another arms race. Bonus - neither side has any defensive capability against the new weapons!
More of that crack Russian diplomacy: "The Final Push for Idlib Will Come Soon" (Pieraccini) (my emphasis in red, with the idea that Russia providing 'obsolete' equipment may have been part of the trick):
"Russian and Syrian efforts have been moving in two very specific directions over the last few weeks. While Moscow supplies Damascus with new equipment in preparation for the future advance on Idlib, Putin and his entourage continue diplomatic efforts to draw more of Syria’s enemies closer to the Russia-Iran-Syria axis. The meeting that brought about the demilitarized zone included Macron and Merkel, the Europeans having evidently come to terms with the impossibility of overthrowing the legitimate government of Syria. Macron and Merkel were offered a way out of the Syrian conflict, decoupling themselves from the belligerent stance of the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia. The intention is to usher Paris and Berlin towards the same direction Qatar, Turkey and Jordan have been progressively gravitating. Certainly, these are not countries to be considered friends of Damascus. Rather, they are parties with whom a constructive dialogue needs to be entered into in order to advance common diplomatic interests.
Moscow has often found it possible to reach an agreement or start unpublicized negotiations with each of these parties. Erdogan seems to have preferred an agreement with Putin rather than waiting for the liberation of Idlib by the SAA, thus being able to postpone the natural conclusion of the war that will find him sitting at the table defeated. At the same time, Erdogan wants to concentrate on the Kurds in order to secure the border between Syria and Turkey controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and to prevent any partition of Syrian territory that would favor other parties. Jordan has even reopened the border crossings with Syria, appearing to be the first country in opposition to Damascus that is now taking practical steps to mend fences.
The case of the participation of the two European countries at the summit with Erdogan and Putin is more complex. The rift between Washington and the other European capitals is wide and well documented, even more so after the events in Paris commemorating the end of the First World War. Macron and Trump seem to be diverging further in terms of policy and ideology, while Trump and Merkel have always had their differences. Trump's choices in the Middle East, in the wake of the destructive actions of Israel and Saudi Arabia, marked a profound point of difference and mistrust with the European allies. Macron and Merkel have a huge problem dealing with refugees flowing from areas in North Africa and the Middle East destroyed by US-led wars. The prospect of working with Erdogan, and indirectly with Damascus, to bring back hundreds of thousands of refugees currently in France and especially Germany, seems to have been Putin's winning argument during the talks in Istanbul.
This slow diplomatic approach has been accelerated as a result of Israel’s downing of a Russian electronic-surveillance aircraft. The need to avoid a direct conflict between Moscow and Tel Aviv allowed the Russian missile forces to deploy to Syria an advanced model of the S-300 in addition to the existing S-300/400 systems on the ground. The presence of these advanced systems, and Moscow’s threats to use them, together with American concerns over the possibility of an F-35 being shot down by Soviet systems dating from the 1970s, forced the Zionist entity to halt its attacks on Syria."
Surfing with weev (scroll down to the comments; it's going to take me a month for each blog posting!):
"I am careful in how I use the Internet.
I generally do not connect to web sites from my main machine, aside from a few sites I have some special relationship with. I usually fetch web pages from other sites by sending mail to a program (see https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/womb/hacks.git) that fetches them, much like wget, and then mails them back to me. Then I look at them using a web browser, unless it is easy to see the text in the HTML page directly. I usually try lynx first, then a graphical browser if the page needs it (using konqueror, which won’t fetch from other sites in such a situation).
I do have a disposable machine I use for gaming, but I reimage it regularly, and keep it on a segregated network away from serious business stuff. I also have a separate machine I use for doing stuff like looking up images to put in articles, or finding YouTube embeds. It gets wiped every day.
The web browser I use to access the BBS and other things I login that I have a personal connection with is not present on my actual machine. It is displayed on my desktop via remote X."
"dunno. don’t trust any vpn provider not to fuck you if LEO guns get pointed at them. using a vpn is good, but how you pay for it is important and it can’t be the only layer between you and getting a criminal charge. at minimum you should crack someone else’s wifi as well. i have a directional antenna i take around with me, and get on a cracked AP that is fairly far away."
"Evidence that Putin organized the Paris riots" (The Saker).
"Hate Hoaxer Michael Ron David Kadar Sentenced In Israel" (Sailer):
"The New York Times runs a sizable article on the sentencing of the Israeli-American Jewish man who phoned in all those bomb threats to Jewish institutions in the U.S. and yet, incredibly, never mentions his name nor that he is Jewish."
"Regime Change In China? The Kristol Never Rests" (Sailer).
"Death of HHS official Daniel Best is ruled a suicide". The ol' suicide-by-repeated-blunt-force-trauma, almost as good as the suicide-by-multiple-gun-shots-to-the-head. He "was found "unresponsive" near the garage door exit of an apartment building" - do you think he could have been under the garage door which went up and down on him (classic place and method of committing suicide!) - and, by complete coincidence, had the single most dangerous job in America, leading "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services efforts to lower prescription drug prices".
After Trump's bizarre attempt to protect MbS, the CIA ups the ante: "CIA has Recording of Saudi Crown Prince planning Hit on Khashoggi: Turkish ‘Hurriyet’" (Cole). The CIA and Turkey have got a little thing going on, probably hatched when Bloody Gina paid a personal visit. I'm sure Erdoğan has told Bloody that he doesn't actually expect to get his hands on her pet, Gülen, but talking about it is good for his domestic politics.
"Russian diplomacy is winning the New Cold War" (Cohen). The Americans have no answer to this. Any American attempt at any kind of give-and-take negotiation would, according to the (((neocons))), be a fatal admission of weakness.
"Phanar Phantom" (Shamir). Heavy duty analysis of the complex Ukrainian/American ecclesiastical attack on Russia. This is more what American 'diplomacy' looks like, though I'm sure the actual idea came from Ukraine.
"Thanks to the BBC Propaganda Show, the Plausibility of the Door Handle Theory Just Plummeted to Freezing Point" (Slane), describing a series of obvious lies pasted together into a TV show, including:
"At one point the presenter, Jane Corbin, stated the following:
“In Salisbury, it takes two weeks of painstaking investigation for scientists and police to work out exactly how the Skripals came into contact with the Novichok.”
Dept Asst Commissioner Dean Haydon is then seen saying:
“To find the source of the Novichok, actually was our first breakthrough. We identified that it was Novichok on the front door the front door handle of their home address.”
This two week period makes little sense. From the moment it was known that Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey had been poisoned, it should have been very straightforward to start zeroing in on the location of the poisoning. The reason for this is that logically it could only have been in a place that both he and the Skripals had been. And according to Mr Bailey’s story, which was completely different than what many officials previously told us about his movements, this can only have been at the house (not even the bench according to his testimony, as he now apparently wasn’t there when the Skripals were). And so the house should have been locked down, with swabs taken as early as 6th March, and the location of the poison identified. But instead, we got two weeks of “it could be here, it could be there” — all in various places which couldn’t possibly have been the location because Mr Bailey hadn’t actually been to them."
"Hillary Clinton Blames “Vitriolic Jew Media” for 2016 Election Loss" ('Shmuley Ben Shekelheim'). I wouldn't change a word of this. Clinton's officially throwing refugees under the bus in order to win encompasses the two parts of Clintonista/liberal strategy:
the core concept that 'deplorables', whether European or American, are irredeemably racist, but so stupid as to be easily manipulable; and
the fact that they don't give a shit about the objects of their virtue signalling, except insofar as they can use them to gain votes from the tender-hearted.
'Cluster'-ratfucking: "British Government Runs Secret Anti-Russian Smear Campaigns" (Moon).
""The Chimera Of Donald Trump, Russian Money Launderer"" (explaining why Mueller is spinning his wheels):
"Is Donald Trump guilty of money laundering? If you ask most Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans, they fervently believe that he has been moving money for Russian mobsters for more than twenty years and that an investigation of this will bring Trump’s Presidency to an end. Don’t count on it. Although there is clear evidence of Trump’s past relationship with Russian/American mobsters, knowing someone or collaborating on a business deal is not proof of money laundering. I have spent three decades investigating money laundering cases (I helped develop the civil money laundering case against Philip Morris—click here) and it is clear to me that those who are earnestly accusing Trump of such a crime do not understand what constitutes money laundering.
Apart from not understanding how to make a money laundering case, the anti-Trumpers have failed to grasp another key element to the narrative that Trump was a puppet to the Russians—one of his longtime Russian business associates, Felix Sater, was an FBI informant during the entire time that Robert Mueller was FBI Director. Since Sater was a fully signed up FBI informant or asset, he was in a unique and powerful position to implicate Trump. But none of the “evidence” uncovered or planted by Sater ever produced an indictment of Donald Trump. With the benefit of hindsight it appears that the FBI, relying on Sater, used Trump and his organization as bait to go after Russian mobsters."
"And who was in charge of the FBI during all of the time that Sater was a signed up FBI snitch? You got it—Robert Mueller. Let us just stick with the facts—during Mueller’s term (2001 thru 2013) the FBI did not make or bring a case of money laundering against Donald Trump. Yet, during this period, Felix Sater, a fully signed up and opeating FBI informant, was trying to cobble together real estate deals with Russians of questionable character. Trump and his organization were not implicated in any of this activity in a way that led the FBI to seek an indictment against them.
Many House Democrats are convinced that there is untapped evidence implicating Trump in a variety of money laundering schemes. But their belief, in my view, is based on a fundamental ignorance about money laundering and financial crimes in general. Tax avoidance, for example, is not money laundering. Highly publicized real estate deals are not the kind of cleaning operation that genuine money launderers embrace. Why? Those kind of deals come with scrutiny and the last thing that criminals with dirty money want is a high profile and public attention.
If you hate Trump and are betting that the Democrat investigative tsunami will bring Trump down, I have a word of advice—don’t bet your house. Donald Trump may be guilty of boorish behavior and brash comments, but the evidence of laundering money for the Russians is not there."
Trump has an insatiable need for capital for his real estate development projects, and a complete lack of scruples about the source of the capital, but that, in itself, doesn't constitute money laundering. The economy would screech to a halt if the source of all investments had to be certified as pure. There is more than a hint that Trump was in on Sater's actions, meaning he was helping Mueller (!) and the FBI fight actual money laundering. If they wanted to find actual Trump criminality, they would be investigating Trump's involvement with corrupt unions in New York City, but, as such unions are firmly Democrat supporting, nobody wants to go there.
"Zionism, Judaism and the Jewish State of Israel" (Brayer). Rigorous legal analysis of how the law and legal practice in Israel is so fucked up as it is grounded in one principle (I would read all of this as the analysis is consistently impressive):
". . . the most significant binary opposition of Rabbinical Judaism: the Jew/Gentile or Jewish/goy opposition, the consequences of which have always been, and remain, central to Jewish life. Talmon did not explain that the principle of separation derives from kadosh – which is translated as holy, but its literal meaning is “set aside” or “separate from”. The separation that both exists and is demanded for Jews is the separation from the “impure”. God is kadosh and His people must be kadosh too. This is the significance of “chosenness” – chosen by God to have the existential quality of purity. The Jew is pure because he possesses a soul – – nefesh in Hebrew. The purpose of all Jewish ritual is to sustain the state of purity of the Jew. Jews are commanded to do all in their power to avoid being contaminated by what is considered impure. In contrast to Jews, goys or goyim, the latter having the same dictionary meaning as gentium, people, fall into the category of the impure because they are not born with souls and are therefore, existentially separated from God without any possibility of “closing the gap”. Hence in the Jewish lexicon the term goy has a pejorative meaning while gentium does not. This is the fundamental reason that the Jew is not required to the treat the goy as an equal because, according to Judaism, he is not equal. In fact, the goy is considered as chattel because chattel do not have souls. The goy is therefore not fully human. In this essay I shall only use the term goy for this reason.
This existential distinction between the Jew and the goy is reflected in the absence of a Jewish universal moral code, an absence which is not found within either Christianity or Islam. Judaism’s moral code is characterized by its particularity: it only binds Jews vis-à-vis Jews, not Jews vis-à-vis goys. The most outstanding exemplar of this system is that a Jew is not bound to save the life of a goy if saving the life requires the use of electricity or travelling in a motor vehicle, such as an ambulance, because such activities are forbidden on the Sabbath as they are considered forms or work, and a Jew may not work on the Sabbath. a Jew may do so for another Jew according to the law known as pikuah nefesh which translates as saving a soul. A Jew not only may break the Sabbath to save a Jewish soul, he is obligated to do so. Pikuah may be translated as to take care of and to oversee, and nefesh means soul: because goys do not have souls, pikuah nefesh cannot be applied. In addition, another exceptional phenomena of the Jewish moral code is that it does also not make truth binding upon the Jew with respect to the goy. There are only two instances where it is recommended that a Jew ought to tell the truth to a goy: when there is a danger to his life, or if it is in the interests of the Jew or the Jewish community."
Israel is fucked up because 'European Judaisim' is fucked up. Additionally insane, of course, because, according to their own theology, the people with souls are the people we call Palestinians, and the 'Rabbinical Jews' are just a bunch of pagan goys who have stolen their claim to having souls.
"Jewish leaders call for new editions of the Bible and the Koran to carry trigger warnings highlighting anti-Semitic passages". Paul/Saul traveled all over the Middle East preaching and converting, and went on that weird boat trip to Rome to be tried - the irony throughout is that, like with the assassination of Christ, it is the local Jewish leaders who insist that the Romans take action to execute Paul, but, until his conversion 'on the road to Damascus' Saul was himself a local Jewish leader who insisted that the Romans suppress Christianity! - but ended up everywhere else around the Mediterranean, and never once encountered a Khazar, yet people with names like Shmuley Ben Shekelheim now want to censor references to what the 'Jews' did in the Bible and Koran, when those people are now what we call Palestinians! I can't even explain how seriously fucked up this is!
Laughing his head off
"Luongo: Is Bill Browder Behind The Anti-Russia Interpol Propaganda?" Problem solved: "Interpol Defies Russia, Elects South Korean As President".
"Khashoggi: How US Media Is Losing Its Moral Compass by Feeding Off Conspiracy Theories" (Jay):
"Erdogan must be laughing his head off in Turkey as he sees day after day that western media just report as facts, what his officials say about the details of the murder. And laughing even hysterically when all he needs to do is write an article taking the moral high ground – don’t laugh – on the rights of journalists in the region and give it to the Post to publish.
Good investigative journalists are cynical about everything which is presented to them. Is, for example, the relationship between Khashoggi and his fiancé entirely what it seemed, or was she directed by Erdogan to ‘honey trap’ the Saudi journalist as part of an elaborate plot to ensnare the Saudi crown prince? Sources from the intelligence community of one middle eastern country (I prefer not to name which one) are at least beginning to wonder about this. And almost certainly so are the Saudis. Yet western journalists who refuse to at least consider that the Khashoggi abduction was bungled (and ended up being a murder) are likely to call this a conspiracy theory. Even if it is, they should at least report on it and mull it. What about all the tools which the hit team brought, they might ask. Could they have been brought to be used to scare Khashoggi into handing over the information that MbS was seeking?
Khashoggi’s fiancé doesn’t seem distraught and the sheer speed in which the couple headed towards the marriage courts is questionable, as is, indeed her own personal relationship with Erdogan, which she even admitted to the BBC. Other questions should be the ‘evidence’ presented by Erdogan, which is looking ropy to say the least, which some journalists are identifying as such.
For the moment, the only certain thing about the Khashoggi affair is how standards of western media have plummeted to an all time low with the Post leading the pack with partisan judgment, check book journalism and an internal guilt trip fuelling their unremarkable reporting, not to mention their abysmal editorial judgment. American media has lost the moral compass and Khashoggi will be remembered for this above all – with many arguing that this, in itself, plays a role in the impunity of those carrying out the rendition and murder. When the Saudis fell into the Turkish trap, they probably believed that Turkey would be the last place in the world to care about one kidnapped journalist. But they could never have imagined how partisan, sloppy and hypocritical western media would be in covering the story. What Khashoggi has taught us is that the day that Americans read newspapers based on the editors’ judgment are well behind us. So why should we read them at all?"
One possibility is that he was acting as a spy for the CIA (that would explain his working for the CIA house organ, the WaPo), and wanted to pretend to 'come out of the cold' and get back in with the princelings (to aid his spying), and was tricked (by the fiancé?) to attend at the consulate so the Saudis could deal with a spy in the traditional manner (the killing of spies is not generally regarded as a moral or legal issue). Comment by Southerly Buster:
"This is all a struggle between Mossad and the CIA.
Mossad usurped the Saudi Throne and installed Prince MBS, much to the shagrin of the CIA who had been backing the old school hereditary Princes. Khashoggi was in the 'old school Princes' team.
Turkey misceviously exposed the deed as payback, knowing it would cause all types of internal struggles.
Simple."
It's obvious that Trump's bizarre response (with his heart on his sleeve it reminds me of a Rodney Dangerfield comedy bit, including flop sweat), with its unnecessary and factually incorrect statements about Iran - only one (((bunch of monsters))) cares about Iran - was paid for by Sheldon and perhaps (((others))), putting the King and MbS deeply in the debt of the Khazars. I wonder if we will soon see a reversal of the King's refusal to allow MbS to endorse President Jared's eliminationist plans for the Palestinians. I am still 100% sure that this whole kerfuffle was a Khazar attempt to replace MbS with someone who could move the Zionist agenda along with more vigor, but Plan B would be to weaken both the King and MbS so (((they))) can push them around more.
CIA involvement makes Trump's statement less about foreign affairs and more about a power struggle within the US government (Trump again siding against the American IC).
"Escobar: Erdogan, MbS, Islamic Leadership, & The Price Of Silence". So I'm guessing the big deal will be the CIA gets to keep Gülen and other inmates of their asshole-storage farms in return for eating some shit in that there will be no repercussions for the death of its spy, the MbS jackboot will come off Turkey's friend Qatar (no more canal), and the Khazars will (again) cash in their shekels for continued US insanity about Iran and possibly a reversal of the King's veto of the plan of President Jared.
"Woman says she married Khashoggi in ceremony kept secret from his fiancee and some in his family".
Tweet (Amer I. Khan) (see also):
"If this is your standard, you should know that Samantha Power enabled some of the Saudis’ worst atrocities under the Obama administration. Yet here you are ..."
"Christopher Steele's Russia Intel Sucked, Contradicted CIA Assessment: Solomon" (Durden) (my emphasis in red; i.e., not Skripal):
"When it came to the wildly salacious and unproven "Trump-Russia dossier," meanwhile, the icing on this particular cow-pie has to be that Steele's "Kremlin" sources - described in Vanity Fair as "a senior Russian Foreign Ministry figure" and "a former top level intelligence officer still active in the Kremlin - was instead a former intelligence figure in Washington D.C.
In notes between Steele's former employer, Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS, and the former #4 official at the Justice Department, Bruce Ohr, Ohr writes "Much of the collection about the Trump campaign ties to Russia comes from a former Russian intelligence officer (? not entirely clear) who lives in the US," quoting Simpson. "
"Aspiring Actress Files Restraining Order Against Michael Avenatti" (Durden). I suspect he's good for it, but this has some earmarks of Republican ratfucking.
"Harper: Two Bolton Neocon Aides Are Ousted From The NSC". Even by the standards of neocons, these were both vile monsters (and one seems to have gone on a royal whim of Melania), so there are some subtleties of power amongst the shekel-storm currently engulfing Washington.
Sheldon's installed a conveyor belt right into the Oval Office, to save poor Shlomo's back bent with having to have schlepped all those bags of shekels: "US Sanctions Russian, Iranian Companies To Disrupt Oil Shipments To Syria" (Durden). I'm not sure when we can announce we've reached Peak Jewing, but we're well on the way.
"Prospects for Syrian peace are looking up" (Bhadrakumar). Nine positive factors.
"Jewess Caught Smuggling Diamonds Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of Shekels; Kills Self" (Castillo). This is a Leviev/blood diamond story, and there must be a lot more to it (which we'll never find out).
"How ‘The New York Times’ Deceived the Public on North Korea" (Shorrock) (even by the lofty millerian standards of the JYT . . .):
"But even a cursory analysis of the imagery should have raised questions. On Monday night, a Korean news outlet pointed out that all the photos analyzed in the CSIS report are dated March 29, 2018—almost two and a half months before Trump and Kim met in Singapore on June 12.
The dates make Sanger’s claim that North Korea is “moving ahead” on missile production after its pledges to Trump laughable; indeed, they make his story look like a serious attempt to deceive the American public about the real progress that has been made in ending the standoff."
"“Moral Hazard” vs Mutual Aid" (Hudson). 'Anti-Semitism' pops up in the comments to this piece published at Naked Capitalism! Debt, by its very nature, just keeps piling up until it completely gums up your entire economy. What are you going to do about it?
Tweet (Hanna Jonasson) (if I ever have cause to refer to her again - unlikely as she's lost her fucking mind - I'll call her 'FBI informer Marcy Wheeler', as that's what she has been reduced to!):
"Some journalists keenly cite FBI informer Marcy Wheeler's wild & eager speculations on EDVA's #Assange indictment. But indications so far in fact point to the indictment relating to @xychelsea's case & @WikiLeaks revelations of US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Cablegate, GITMO."
Shabbat scare
Sailer on the marching orders of the JYT: "NYT: "Trump’s Border Stunt Is A Profound Betrayal Of Our Military"". The funny thing is that this bizarre thinking is automatic - of course the American military can only be used to fight Wars For The Jews. What else would you do with it?
It is completely clear now that the 'invasion' was a Republican stunt, replete with hat, and not a Soros stunt. It seems to have worked.
"The Egregious Lie Americans Tell Themselves" (Bacharach). One of the more obvious costs of all those Wars For The Jews.
"The Only Regime Change That Is Needed Is In Washington" (Giraldi) (on James Jeffrey, a spectacular pos even by Washington neocon standards):
"Actually, the only regime change that is needed is in Washington and it would include Jeffrey, Bolton, Haley, Pompeo, and Miller. And while we’re at it, get rid of son-in-law Jared Kushner and his claque of Orthodox Jews, Jason Greenblatt the “peace negotiator” and David Friedman the U.S. Ambassador in Israel.
None of them are capable of acting to advance any American national interest, which they wouldn’t recognize even if it hit them in the butt. Once they are gone the U.S. can bid the Middle East goodbye and leave its constituent nations to sort out their own problems.
Jeffrey’s ridiculous prescriptions for the Syrians and Russians are symptomatic of what one gets from a team of yes-men who have latched onto some dystopic ideas and pursued them relentlessly, blinded by what they believe to be American power. Someone should tell them that their antics have made that power a commodity that is dramatically depreciating in value, but it is clear that they are not listening."
The bizarre notion that the law applies to Khazars: "Registering Israel's Useful Idiots" (Giraldi).
'Terrorism': "Blundering American ambassadors unmask the ‘War on Terror’" (Boyajian). On the strangeness that has occurred once the Israeli stinktanks decided that the fear of 'terrorism' had to replace the fear of commies as the main motivation of the goyim.
Another example of human beings working out peace while the 'Americans' seethe in the background, ignored as much as possible: "Execution of Inter-Korean Summit Agreement in Military Sphere" (Asmolov).
"Afghanistan Takes Center Stage In The New Great Game" (Escobar):
"What matters most for China is Afghanistan becoming part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). That’s exactly what Chinese envoy Yao Jing told the opening session of the 4th Trilateral Dialogue in Islamabad earlier this week between China, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“Kabul can act as a bridge to help expand connectivity between East, South and Central Asian regions,” Jing said.
Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said: “The Greater South Asia has emerged as a geo-economic concept, driven by economy and energy, roads and railways and ports and pipelines, and Pakistan is the hub of this connectivity due to CPEC.”
For Beijing, CPEC can only deliver its enormous potential if Pakistan and India relations are normalized. And that road goes right through Afghanistan. China has been aiming for an opening for years. Chinese intel operatives have met the Taliban everywhere from Xinjiang to Karachi and from Peshawar to Doha.
The China card is immensely alluring. Beijing is the only player capable of getting along with all the other major actors: Kabul, the Taliban, the former Northern Alliance, Iran, Russia, Central Asia, the US, the EU, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and – last but not least – “all-weather” brothers Pakistan.
The only problem is India. But now, inside the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), they are all on the same table – with Iran and Afghanistan itself as observers. Everyone knows that an Afghan Pax Sinica would involve tons of investment, connectivity and trade integration. What’s not to like?
So this is the ultimate goal of the ongoing Moscow peace talks. It’s part of a concerted SCO strategy that has been discussed for years. The long and winding road is just starting. A Russia-China-driven peace process, Taliban included. Stable Afghanistan. Islamabad as guarantor. All-Asian solution. No Western invaders welcome."
"Media Ignores Damage Stone’s Recovered Emails Do To Mueller Probe" (McNicoll):
". . . none of the reports mentioned that the messages Stone unearthed from an old telephone on Wednesday essentially end a line of inquiry that had become a central focus of the Mueller probe.
Mueller’s interest in Stone is based on the notion Stone received advance notice of the Wikileaks revelations from Russian sources, establishing a near-direct link between the Trump campaign and Russians seeking to influence the election.
The text messages Stone produced establish he learned what he knew of the Wikileaks revelations from Credico, a New York City radio host, who, according to Stone, got the information from Margaret Ratner Kunstler, a lawyer for Wikileaks and a close friend of Credico.
The Daily Caller, a conservative website, grasped the importance of the story.
“Stone, 66, reluctantly told the House Intelligence Committee in October 2017 that Credico was his back channel to WikiLeaks and Assange,” wrote Chuck Ross of the Daily Caller under the headline “Bombshell text messages support Roger Stone’s claims about Wikileaks Backchannel.”
“But he has claimed that he did not know the source or content of the Clinton campaign emails. Credico has adamantly denied being Stone’s conduit, saying in numerous interviews over the past year that Stone was lying.”
Credico has denied being Stone’s source for the information, and the two had engaged in what Ross called a “he said, he said” battle. Stone said Wednesday the texts, which his lawyers were able to obtain off a phone he stopped using in 2016, “prove that Credico was the source who told me about the significance of the material that Assange announced he had on Hillary.”"
The Clintonistas have been crowing that Stone was going to jail - "Roger Stone Is Running Out of Options" - but now it appears they'll have to try to get their revenge on the much less interesting Credico, who also did nothing wrong - "Roger Stone Contact Credico To Meet With Mueller Team After Thanksgiving".
"In Hollywood, the stars are out for the Israeli army" (Weiss/Miranda). Thanks to shekels from both Saban and Adelson, not to mention the general 'Hollywood' corrupting!
"Malta 'identifies masterminds' of Daphne Caruana Galizia murder".
"Operation Temperer Exposed: UK Army's Secret Plan For Martial Law If 'No Deal' Brexit" (Durden). Complaining about May's demonstrated utter incompetence is 'terrorism'. It is still difficult to determine if this whole charade is intended to lead to a do-over referendum - following the normal practice of ignoring the will of the people in those few times when they slip up and allow it to be expressed - or whether May is legitimately this stupid.
Tweet (MSNBC):
"Brian Williams: Do you believe we'll ever see Julian Assange on American soil, say nothing of inside an American courtroom? Fmr. CIA Dir. John Brennan: Yes."
Tweet (Ben White):
"In the last 24 hours, three positive #BDS campaign developments: 1. Airbnb removes Israeli settlement listings. 2. Quakers become first British church to state it will not invest in any company profiting from Israeli occupation. 3. Canadian Federation of Students endorses BDS."
"Jewish Students Applaud Canadian Federation of Students’ BDS Resolution". Bearing in mind that BDS is a Khazar trick . . .
"Trump’s jaded view of two world wars" (Madsen). This is Madsen at his absolute worst, contentless, evidenceless #Resistance-style drivel, but he may be inadvertently pointing to the fact that on a deep level, Trump is indeed woke, and realizes that these celebrated wars - celebrated by exactly the people who want to use them as the template for the next one - were rackets.
That rascal Putin, weaponizing friendship and playing a new angle: "Is Russia full-on supporting Hamas?" (Abu Amer).
"Netanyahu’s Ceasefire Is Meant to Keep Gaza Imprisoned" (Cook). Cook uncharacteristically falls for the Israeli spin on the 'botched' Israeli commando mission.
"The Reason for Killing Iranians" (Hornberger). 'Regime change' from within. You have to remember that this might be a trick on the Khazars, who have paid lots of good bribing shekels for a real war with American boots on the ground, but are being pawned off with (extremely) unlikely hopes of a new Iranian counter-revolution.
"Ecuador’s Soft Coup and Political Persecution" (Correa). The South American pattern of getting the extreme right-wing government you want by extremely unconstitutional measures, so outrageous that people are taken aback, and flat-footed in responding, by the fact they had the nerve to try it.
"Report: Saudi royals turn on king's favourite son after killing". Qatari mischief? No, it's Rothschild mischief: "sources close to the royal court told Reuters news agency". Also:
"Senior US officials, meanwhile, have indicated to Saudi advisers in recent weeks they would support Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz - who was deputy interior minister for nearly 40 years - as a potential successor to King Salman, according to Saudi sources with direct knowledge of the consultations.
Amid international outrage over Khashoggi's murder, dozens of princes and cousins from powerful branches of the Al Saud family want to see a change in the line of succession, but will not act while King Salman - the crown prince's 82-year-old father - is still alive, sources said.
They recognise the king is unlikely to turn against his favourite son, the report added.
Rather, they are discussing the possibility with other family members that after the king's death Prince Ahmed, 76, uncle of the crown prince, could take the throne, according to the sources.
Prince Ahmed, King Salman's only surviving full brother, would have the support of family members, the security apparatus, and some Western powers, one of the Saudi sources said."
"El Al diverts flight after religious passengers cause uproar over Shabbat scare". The riots were to get the planes to crash - or at least land! - before sunset, so all would be well. Given everything that is done for them, it much be a bitch to mange that level of entitlement.
Unable to control your sadism
"The Iranian Albatross the US Has Hung Around Its Own Neck" (Crooke):
". . . the future axis of conflict in the region will not be as Trump and PM Netanyahu had hoped. It will be focused not on Iran, but will rotate towards a further round of conflict with the Muslim Brotherhood and its patrons – Turkey and Qatar. Some Gulf states are more frightened of Islamist Muslim Brotherhood dissidence within their emirates than they are frightened of Iran, which has no history of external state expansion. These anxieties are driving – and represent – the new regional re-alignment.
And these Gulf states, the UAE and Saudi, are fearful that Turkey – the old Ottoman imperial political power, and seat of the Islamic Umma – might just succeed in usurping Saudi Arabia’s Islamic credentials – as diminishing Saudi’s position as being no more than an inept Custodian of Mecca and Medina (the Turkish press is full of such claims). This would strip the Gulf of much of its significance and value to Washington.
And whilst the Gulf has made its turn toward a quasi-secularism to please the West, Turkey has been quietly vacuuming up what there is of the Gulf’s discarded Islamic credibility in the form of a MB-style, ‘soft’ Islamism – and a very explicit neo-Ottoman revanchism, fueled by Turkey’s sense of being victim to a conspiracy led by Mohamed bin Zayed, the US and Israel.
Thus, the axis of the coming conflict is more likely to be that between a fearful Gulf, and an increasingly assertive Turkey, bidding for the leadership of the Islamic sphere. As for Iran, it can contemplate these events with sanguinity: Saudi being pressed to end its campaign against Yemen -and end its siege of Qatar. And, additionally, this new regional dynamic will only serve to push Turkey and Qatar closer to Iran.
None of this can be countered as promising for Mr Trump. Turkey will ‘lead’ on embracing the Palestinian cause (with Iran and Qatar in the rear), and MbS will lack the credibility or standing to lead any new ‘war’ against Iran after the disaster of Yemen, nor be able to coerce the Palestinians into capitulation in the face of the ‘deal of the century’. Even his near incapacitated father, as well as the al-Saud family, understand Netanyahu’s strategy to bury the ‘idea’ of a Palestinian state – and in any event, Bibi’s strategy is likely to be overtaken by internal politics, as Israel struggles with the implications of Lieberman’s resignation."
Long American interpretation of Iran and Soleimani, based, of course, on coarse falsehoods, but by a sophisticated analyst who is not stupid (note how much time the author spends on rationalizing some of the nonsense): "Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s Unique Regional Strategy" (Soufan). Although it may seem like the Americans haven't got a clue, useful information is available to them (particularly from non-neoconned professional sources, which still exist, even if deeply buried within the Pentagon). They can't act on it because . . .shekels.
"After Lebanon 2006, Syria 2011 And Iraq 2014, The “Arab NATO” And A Sunni-Shia War To Revive" (Magnier):
"All wars initiated or supported by the US establishment – from the occupation of Iraq in 2003, the second Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006, the regime-change in Syria in 2011 and the occupation of a third of Iraq in 2014 – have failed in their goal of stoking the fire of sectarian war between Sunni and Shia in the Middle East. The failure of this strategy has pushed the US establishment towards two new options: the first, of using media to reveal Saudi Arabia’s intention to harm the Iranian economy and assassinate its military commanders. The second is to promote and advertise for an “Arab (Sunni) NATO Army”. The goal is to keep the possibility of sectarian war alive.
The struggle for dominance between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been going on since the fall of the Shah and the victory of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Nevertheless, today’s level of direct confrontation in various parts of the Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Bahrein and Yemen) is unprecedented. This is partly the result of US efforts to throw gasoline on the fire of hate and competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
It is against the interests of the US establishment to see the Iran-Saudi struggle wane because that would damage the US economy. Trump said clearly that he needs Arab money in exchange for the protection he is offering, otherwise “the Arab regimes won’t last for one week”. Accordingly, a state of non-war or non-competition between Tehran and Riyadh would significantly reduce the billions of dollars in US arms sales to Saudi."
There is nothing even slightly 'American' about this, it is pure Yinon. A massive war in the Middle Eat would permanently ruin the American economy, and, as has been made clear, the Saudi arms contracts are either illusory or not that important. Just as with the nonsense of 'wars for oil', 'wars for arms contracts' is the lie told to protect the real scoundrels. Manipulating the Sunni-Shiite divide, though, is real, and has been the keystone of Zionism for years.
"A Singularly Semitic Scandal" (Langdon) (a reverse #metoo, with bizarre vehement calls not to listen to the victim, and an amazing component of violent nepotism, what's not to like?):
". . . no-one has taken account of an obvious and important fact: all four of the most important figures in the scandal are drawn from a single tiny ethnic minority. This is a singularly Semitic scandal, because Avital Ronell, Nimrod Reitman, Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida are all Jews. Indeed, Ronell and Reitman are both “of Israeli heritage.”
But that is not the only reason that the scandal is singularly Semitic. The unhinged behaviour of both Ronell and Reitman casts an unforgiving light on Jewish psychology and on the strong Jewish tendency towards both megalomania and malice. Bernd Hüppauf, a German academic who worked at NYU and was ousted by Ronell after giving her a job there, offers this assessment of his nemesis in the left-wing journal Salon:
Before I offered Avital Ronell her job, I’d had many in-depth conversations with her. She engaged my queries with what seemed like understanding. She said she’d throw herself into the building of an integrated study and research program. She promised actively to contribute to department research, conferences and publications. Once she had assumed the position, however, she broke all her promises. She did her best to sabotage the program. She pursued one goal: The work of Avital Ronell and Jacques Derrida must be at the center of all teaching and research. Instead of an academic program, we were left with boundless narcissism. Once she’d become the head of the German department, she had her secretary announce in a departmental meeting that in the German department no student’s written work would any longer be acceptable unless it cited Derrida and Ronell. …
The quality of teaching in the department unraveled. The carefully planned program of teaching German literature was ignored. Many students arrived in the department with minimal knowledge of German literature or history. The courses that were meant to correct this no longer existed. Now philosophy, from Hegel to Judith Butler, was taught. But multidisciplinarity quickly deteriorated into dilettantism. Students were encouraged to take philosophy seminars at other universities. Soon, students who had learned about deconstruction and feminism in Paris, but who had no idea who Gottfried Benn, Joseph Roth and Alfred Döblin were, were no exception in the department. As one student told me, “We study in a German department where French theory is taught in English.” …
Included in Professor Ronell’s instruments of domination was the absolute control of information. Information streams were strictly controlled, and a thick net was spun that captured and distributed them as she saw fit. At a department meeting Professor Ronell let it be known through her secretary that no member of the department would be allowed to make contact with any dean at NYU without her (Professor Ronell’s) explicit consent. Soon after that, there were no more department meetings. Information was exchanged only in one-on-one conversations. Whoever did not belong to the inner circle had no access to information. …
I have saved a letter from a student who was close enough to Avital Ronell to study her in detail. He was an older student who had completed training as a psychotherapist. He had wanted to write his dissertation under her guidance. After one year, he gave up, disillusioned, and left the department. I quote from an E-mail he wrote to Professor Ronell:
From my interactions with you and observing you in various settings, you give the impression that you suffer from a well-known mental illness referred to as malignant narcissism in a borderline structure … There are clear clinical descriptions of sadistic object relations. You may get some sense of why your criticisms of students are so often felt to be destructive and disillusioning: you appear to be unable to control your sadism.
(A witch hunt or a quest for justice: An insider’s perspective on disgraced academic Avital Ronell, Salon, 8th September 2018)
Hüppauf also notes that “squeezing me out wasn’t enough for Ronell. … At a public event she labeled me an anti-Semite. Not that she actually believed this smear. But the accusation, once uttered, was not easy to unhear, and since it fit into her political calculations, she had no scruples deploying it.” No scruples? Devious manipulation and power-grabbing? Surely those are classic “anti-Semitic” accusations. That they all seem to be perfectly true makes no difference in the modern world. Typhlism [“the practice of turning a blind eye to essential but inconvenient facts”] rules, remember.
But Ronell didn’t win all that power and control on her own. Just as she promoted Derrida’s and Butler’s work and reputation, so her friends promoted hers. In other words, the scandal also reveals the ethnic nepotism that has allowed Jews to dominate and corrupt certain fields in modern academia. I would say that Derrida, Butler, Ronell and Reitman are all intellectual charlatans who owe their success to ethnic nepotism and imposture. Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, two giants of the modern humanities, have contributed nothing to serious scholarship, but enormous amounts to obscurantismand logorrhoea. Derrida’s philosophy is obscurantism, but with a strong ingredient of ethnic interests. As philosopher John Caputo puts it, “the idea behind deconstruction is to deconstruct the workings of strong nation-states with powerful immigration policies, to deconstruct the rhetoric of nationalism, the politics of place, the metaphysics of native land and native tongue” (here, p. 200). In other words, it is a philosophy which is useful in subverting the traditional peoples and cultures of the West, a common theme in Jewish intellectual activism in the diaspora."
Trumpenleft
"United States Budgetary Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2019: $5.9 Trillion Spent and Obligated" (Crawford). Hey, that land for the Khazars isn't going to steal itself! Note that if Trump told Shlomo to schlep all the bags of shekels back today, and put a full stop to all the Wars For The Jews, even the ongoing cost of looking after the veterans - many traumatized by the horrors that they did to completely innocent victims, and many others permanently damaged by innocent people trying to defend themselves from their illegal/immoral actions - is incomprehensibly enormous, and won't end for decades.
"NY Times: Are Jared and Ivanka Good for the Jews?" (Wallace). Are they good for Americans? Are they good for humanity?
"Justin Trudeau Conflating BDS With Anti-Semitism Is Dangerous" (Ghabrial/Razlogova). It is quite a striking and unnecessary turn in his little speech, paid for with perfectly good shekels.
"The Intensified ‘Ukrainization’ of New NATO Member Montenegro" (Pavic).
"A Serb's comment on French policy in history - Jovan Pjescic", and its comments. There's always a karma thing, eventually, in betraying your old friends.
"Barack von Obamenburg, Herr Donald, and Big Capitalist Hypocrisy: On How Fascism Happens" (Street): "In some cases I have encountered, previously serious-seeming leftists have practically embraced Trump and channeled Moscow-hatched Caitlin/Diana Johnstoneite “red-brown” and “geopolitical” talking points [2] in the spirit of “the [nationalist] enemy of my [globalist] enemy is [somehow] my friend.”" and "the Trumpenleft" (proving that this is, indeed, published by Counterpunch).
"Moderate Traffickers: Turkish-backed ‘Free Syrian Army’ Caught Smuggle Hashish in Ambulances".
"Bin Salman 'tried to persuade Netanyahu to go to war in Gaza' say sources" (Hearst) (I'm guessing this is Iranian propaganda, but it is good Iranian propaganda, and might even be true):
"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start a conflict with Hamas in Gaza as part of a plan to divert attention from the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, sources inside Saudi Arabia have told Middle East Eye.
A war in Gaza was among a range of measures and scenarios proposed by an emergency task force set up to counter increasingly damaging leaks about Khashoggi's murder coming from Turkish authorities, according to sources with knowledge of the group's activities.
The task force, which is composed of officials from the royal court, the foreign and defence ministries, and the intelligence service, briefs the the crown prince every six hours, MEE was told.
It advised bin Salman that a war in Gaza would distract US President Donald Trump's attention and refocus Washington’s attention on the role Saudi Arabia plays in bolstering Israeli strategic interests.
It also advised bin Salman to “neutralise Turkey by all means” - including attempts to bribe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with offers to buy Turkish arms and statements by the crown prince attempting to shore up relations between Riyadh and Ankara."
"A political analyst in Israel with knowledge of Israeli government dealings with Saudi Arabia, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, told Middle East Eye that Netanyahu was eager to help bin Salman and that it was "possible" that the Saudis had tried to persuade him to go to war in Gaza.
"But I don't think they succeeded," the analyst said. "If Netanyahu was acting upon some deal with bin Salman, he wouldn't have stopped after 48 hours, giving victory to Hamas and worse - in Saudi eyes - to the Qataris who just transfered money to the Hamas administration.
"It's evident that Netanyahu is eager to help bin Salman, but he is not ready to endanger, on MBS's behalf, the strategic asset that Hamas' rule over Gaza presents him.
"With Hamas in power and the consolidation of the division between Gaza and the West Bank, Netanyahu can continue with his primary goal: to prevent any option of an independent Palestinian state between the river and the sea. To achieve this goal, he is even ready to be humiliated by Hamas, as happened in the last round of violence.""
Curious late entry to the rodeo: "Is CIA leak of Bin Salman’s guilt in Khashoggi Murder aimed at Kushner, or Trump himself?" (Cole). Actually, I think it is aimed at putting a leash on MbS.
The JYT keeps up the pressure with a nice little documentary: "Killing Khashoggi: How a Brutal Saudi Hit Job Unfolded".
Peak Jewing: "In first, US endorses Israeli occupation of Golan, votes against 9 anti-Israel resolutions". Trump's unbelievable level of corruption has nothing to do with Russia, but the (((media))) will never mention it.
"Pompeo Reveals Trump-Era Confusion on Iran" (Maupin). Pompeo is incoherent because it is impossible to describe the American position on Iran in terms of real American national interests, and he can't, of course, state the main reasons behind it, which are big bags of shekels schlepped by Shlomo to Trump and his Administration officials. To a large extent, the point of #Russiagate is to hide the real high treason, which has been going on for decades, but has reached a fever pitch under Sheldon and other Khazar billionaires.
"How Trump’s Game of Chicken With Iran Could Weaken the Dollar’s Role as the World’s Currency" (Auerback). Naked Capitalism always pooh-poohs the idea that world reserve currency status is in any jeopardy, so this is interesting. Of course, loss of world reserve currency status would be the ultimate price to Americans and their empire of all those shekel bribes.
"Top Cheney Aide in Mueller’s Sights as Probe Expands" (Banco/Woodruff). Investigating Zionist Central, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, would actually get to the real heart of the corruption. Thus, this won't get very far!
"Middle East: Who is Actually Fighting Terrorism" (Mikhin). The CIA seems to be rationalizing and consolidating its two terrorist wings, ISIS and al-Qaeda.
Ha!: "US State Dept. Claims Assad Brought ISIS Into Syria, Admits US Has No Intention of Leaving Syria":
"Jeffrey opened his address by rattling off a series of lies – none of which were challenged by the mainstream media stenographer pool."
"Copy-Paste Error Reveals Assange Already Facing US Indictment"(Durden). Almost certainly not an error but rather an attempt by somebody to warn Assange and his supporters.
From September: "Speculation over fate of missing Dutchman linked to WikiLeaks" (Henley):
"A kayak believed to belong to Kamphuis, who advised governments, corporations, journalists and activists on information security, was pulled from the sea about 50km from Bodø on Thursday, police said, the day after an amateur fisherman found some of his belongings – reportedly including an ID card – floating in the water.
But mobile phone records show that 10 days after the Dutchman was seen leaving his hotel, both his work and personal mobile phones were briefly switched on – with German SIM cards inserted – more than 1,700km from the small northern town, at Vikeså near Stavanger."
"US, Britain Push Yemen Ceasefire as Tactic to Defeat Houthis" (Cunningham).
"Why Washington Blows Up over European Army":
"The irony is that now the French and German leaders are talking about setting up their own military defenses, Trump has blown a fuse.
Evidently, the American contention is not about “burden sharing” of defense. If Washington was genuinely aggrieved about supposedly defending Europe at too much of its own expense, then Trump, one would think, would be only too glad to hear that the Europeans were at last making their own military arrangements, and taking the burden off Washington.
This gets to the heart of the matter about the real purpose of NATO and presence of tens of thousands of US troops stationed in bases across Europe since 1945. American military presence in Europe is not about “protecting” its supposed allies. It is, and always has been, about projecting American power over Europe. In reality, American troops and bases in Europe are more functioning as an occupying force, keeping the Europeans in line with Washington’s strategic objectives of hegemony over the continent.
Macron and Merkel’s vision of a European army is probably fanciful anyway, without any real prospect of materializing. How such a new defense arrangement would work independently from the 29-member NATO alliance led by the US seems unwieldy and impractical.
But the latest tensions between Washington and European leaders over military organization demonstrate the real nature of America’s relationship to Europe. It is about domination by Washington over Europe and has little to do with partnership and protection.
When Trump and previous US presidents have urged greater military spending by Europe the ulterior agenda is for Europeans to pay more to underpin American military presence, not for Europeans to find their own independent defense arrangement."
"NATO’s Military Buildup along Russia’s Borders is No Joke, or is It?" (Berger) (my emphasis in red):
"Most journalists seem to agree that this senseless and comic saber-rattling was reminiscent of a blockbuster movie shooting rather than a military operation.
For instance, Der Spiegel found it rather comical that on top of erecting a platform for 300 guests, Norwegian journalists were broadcasting every stage of Trident Juncture live. In turn, the New York Times would report that ‘Cold War’ took a new meaning for US marines at these military games that Washington deemed to be extremely successful.
Although it is true that success may be measured in different ways and forms, it was of little concern for NATO commanders that the tasked force started losing ships without the opposition even showing on the horizon.
For instance, in the course of the military games Norway’s KNM Helge Ingstad collided with an oil tanker and sank. A total of eight sailors suffered severe injuries, while the crew of 138 men was forced to abandon the frigate in a bid to save their lives. It’s curious that Helge Ingstad was equipped with the Aegis combat system that should have been transmitting data from other ships and aerial vehicles to increase the survivability of the ship by increasing the situational awareness of its crew. Yet, this system has somehow managed to miss an oil tanker.
To make the matters worse, a report released by the Royal Canadian Navy states that a ‘minor fire’ broke out in a gas-turbine engine onboard HMCS Halifax in the course of Trident Juncture.
Further still, the Harry S.Truman carrier strike group had to abandon their allies in the height of an imaginary battle as its commander, rear admiral Eugene Black got overly concerned with a storm approaching the Northern Atlantic.
One can only imagine that if Russian forces would make their presence in the course of the exercise, the consequences could be far more disasterous for the formidable force assembled by Washington in Norway."
"The Donbass Dilemma" (Black). More wrongvoting, the scourge of our time.
"Whose Money Stoked Religious Strife in Ukraine – and Who Tried to Steal It?" (Jatras) (watching the grifters grift each other reminds me of the novel by Cain, The Grifters):
"As reported by this analyst in October, according to an unconfirmed report originating with the members of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (an autonomous New York-based jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate), in July of this year State Department officials (possibly including Secretary Pompeo personally) warned the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (also based in New York but part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate) that the US government was aware of the misappropriation of a large amount of money, about $10 million, from estimated $37 million raised from believers for the construction of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York. The State Department warning also reportedly noted that federal prosecutors have documentary evidence confirming the withdrawal of these funds abroad on the orders of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. It was suggested that Secretary Pompeo would “close his eyes” to this theft in exchange for movement by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in favor of Ukrainian autocephaly, which helped set Patriarch Bartholomew on his current course.
[Further details on the St. Nicholas scandal are available here, but in summary: Only one place of worship of any faith was destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attack in New York and only one building not part of the World Trade Center complex was completely destroyed. That was St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a small urban parish church established at the end of World War I and dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, who is very popular with Greeks as the patron of sailors. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, and following a lengthy legal battle with the Port Authority, which opposed rebuilding the church, in 2011 the Greek Archdiocese launched an extensive campaign to raise funds for a brilliant innovative design by the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava based on traditional Byzantine forms. Wealthy donors and those of modest means alike enthusiastically contributed millions to the effort. Then – poof! In December 2017, suddenly all construction was halted for lack of funds and remains stalled to this day. Resumption would require having an estimated $2 million on hand. Despite the Archdiocese’s calling in a major accounting firm to conduct an audit, there’s been no clear answer to what happened to the money. Both the US Attorney and New York state authorities are investigating.]
This is where things get back to Ukraine. If the State Department wanted to find the right button to push to spur Patriarch Bartholomew to move on the question of autocephaly, the Greek Archdiocese in the US is it. Let’s keep in mind that in his home country, Turkey, Patriarch Bartholomew has virtually no local flock – only a few hundred mostly elderly Greeks left huddled in Istanbul’s Phanar district. (Sometimes the Patriarchate is referred to simply as “the Phanar,” much as “the Vatican” is shorthand for the Roman Catholic papacy.) Whatever funds the Patriarchate derives from other sources (the Greek government, the Roman Catholic Church, the World Council of Churches), the Phanar’s financial lifeline is the ethnic Greek community (including this analyst) in what is still quaintly called the “Diaspora” in places like America, Australia, and New Zealand. And of these, the biggest cash cow is the Greek-Americans.
That’s why, when Patriarch Bartholomew issued a call in 2016 for what was billed as an Orthodox “Eighth Ecumenical Council” (the first one since the year 787!), the funds largely came from America, to the tune of up to $8 million according to the same confidential source as will be noted below. Intended by some as a modernizing Orthodox “Vatican II,” the event was doomed to failure by a boycott organized by Moscow over what the latter saw as Patriarch Bartholomew’s adopting papal or even imperial prerogatives – now sadly coming to bear in Ukraine.
…and the Payoff
On top of the foregoing, it now appears that the State Department’s direct hand in this sordid business may not have consisted solely of wielding the “stick” of legal threat: there’s reason to believe there was a “carrot” too. It very recently came to the attention of this analyst, via an unsolicited, confidential source in the Greek Archdiocese in New York, that a payment of $25 million in US government money was made to Constantinople to encourage Patriarch Bartholomew to move forward on Ukraine.
The source for this confidential report was unaware of earlier media reports that the same figure – $25 million – was paid by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the Phanar as an incentive for Patriarch Bartholomew to move forward on creating an independent Ukrainian church. Moreover, Poroshenko evidently tried to shortchange the payment:
‘Peter [Petro] Poroshenko — the president of Ukraine — was obligated to return $15 million US dollars to the Patriarch of Constantinople, which he had appropriated for himself.
‘As reported by Izvestia, this occurred after the story about Bartholomew's bribe and a "vanishing" large sum designated for the creation of a Unified Local Orthodox Church in Ukraine surfaced in the mass media.
‘As reported, on the eve of Poroshenko's visit in Istanbul, a few wealthy people of Ukraine "chipped in" in order to hasten the process of creating a Unified Local Orthodox Church. About $25 million was collected. They were supposed to go to the award ceremony for Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople for the issuing of a tomos of autocephaly. [A tomos is a small book containing a formal announcement.] However, in the words of people close to the backer, during the visit on April 9, Poroshenko handed over only $10 million.
‘As a result, having learned of the deal, Bartholomew cancelled the participation of the delegation of the Phanar – the residence of the Patriarch of Constantinople, in the celebration of the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia on July 27 in Kiev.
‘"Such a decision from Bartholomew's side was nothing other than a strong ultimatum to Poroshenko to return the stolen money. Of course, in order to not lose his face in light of the stark revelations of the creation of the tomos of autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Peter Alexeevich [Poroshenko] had to just return those $15 million for the needs of Constantinople," a trusted source explained to reporters.
‘For preliminary information, only after receiving the remaining sum, did Bartholomew finally give his consent to sending a delegation of the Phanar to Kiev … ‘
Now, it’s possible that the two identical figures of $25 million refer to two different pots of money (a cool $50 million!) but that seems unlikely. It’s more probable the reports refer to the same sum as viewed from the sending side (the State Department, the Greek Archdiocese) and the delivery side (Poroshenko, Constantinople).
Lending credibility to the confidential information from New York and pointing to the probability that it refers to the same payment that Poroshenko reportedly sought to raid for himself are the following observations:
When Poroshenko generously offered Patriarch Bartholomew $10 million, the latter was aware that the full amount was $25 million and demanded the $15 million Poroshenko had held back. How did the Patriarch know that, unless he was informed via New York of the full sum?
If the earlier-reported $25 million was really collected from “a few wealthy people of Ukraine” who “chipped in,” given the cutthroat nature of disputes among Ukrainian oligarchs would Poroshenko (an oligarch in his own right) have risked trying to shortchange the payment? Why has not even one such Ukrainian donor been identified?
Without going into all the details, the Phanar and the Greek Archdiocese have a long relationship with US administrations of both parties going back at least to the Truman administration, encompassing some decidedly unattractive episodes. In such a history, a mere bribe for a geopolitical shot against Moscow would hardly be a first instance or the worst."
"‘Unhinged’ Decorated Navy SEAL to Stand Trial for War Crimes in Iraq".
"Opinion The Twisted Logic of the Jewish ‘Historic Right’ to Israel" (Sand). While avoiding any mention of the Khazars.
'Botched' missions
The root of all evil
Peace-pretenders
The outer limits of human gullibility
“Ancillary benefits” and “leverage”
Maple syrup pot
Grim irony
Twitch breathe cough
Extraordinary Turn of Events
SIGINT Epistemology
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Pietro Bembo and the Intellectual Pleasures of a Renaissance Writer and Art Collector
Susan Nalezyty
40 color + 80 b/w illus.
One of the most influential scholars of the Renaissance, Pietro Bembo (1470–1547) gained fame not only for his literary theory and poetry, but for his incredible collection of art and antiquities. Drawing on anecdotes from Bembo’s letters and unpublished archival material, Susan Nalezyty analyzes how Bembo’s collection functioned as a source of inspiration for artists like Titian and writers like Giovanni della Casa. As visitors to the collection marveled at the quality and variety of the displayed objects, Bembo encouraged investigations into the ways in which contemporary art compared with ancient objects. Often straddling the line between the visual and literary worlds, these critical discussions catalyzed artistic experiments that led to new modes of creative expression. This generously illustrated volume brings Bembo’s collection to life and reveals its key role in the development of Renaissance artistic philosophy and historical study of the classical past.
Susan Nalezyty is the Archivist for the collection of historic artifacts and documents at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, and she also lectures on the history of art at Georgetown University.
“Nalezyty offers an innovative exploration of the collection and the collecting of Bembo in the first four decades of the 16th century.”—Choice
‘Nalezyty’s analyses and many illustrations conjure a private museum which […] greatly enhances our understanding of Renaissance taste and collecting practice.’ — Sarah Blake McHam, Art Newspaper
"Godere delle opere d’arte, discuterne con gli amici, trarne spunto per la scrittura, interagire con gli artisti: è un mondo che questo libro ci aiuta a ricostruire."— Lina Bolzoni, Il Sole 24 Ore
"An accessible and beautifully-illustrated celebration of Renaissance material culture" – Martin T. Dinter, Journal of Roman Studies
"[This book] provides a much needed, comprehensive study of an important Renaissance collection of antique and modern art and artifacts" – Joyce de Vries, Renaissance Quarterly
"This book . . . adds an important study to current scholarship in artistic exchange and trends in early modernity that led to the modern concept of the museum. . . . Nalezyty's writing style and frequent references to unique stories and correspondences found in Bembo's letters and journals make the book a fun and provocative read useful for historians of literature and art alike."—Rebecca M. Howard, Sixteenth Century Journal
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The Architectural History of Venice
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Architecture, Piety, and Political Identity in a Tuscan City-State
Alick M. McLean
Leonardo on Painting
An Anthology of Writings by Leonardo da Vinci; With a Selection of Documents Relating to his Career as an Artist
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Making Renaissance Art
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Activision Shows Off 24 Minutes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Gameplay
24 minutes of Modern Warfare gameplay, all in 4K.
byMatt Kim
Posted Aug. 13, 2019, 6:10 p.m.
Activision has released a new, 24-minute, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare gameplay video showing off five multiplayer modes across five maps. The footage is captured in 4K on the PlayStation Pro.
The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare footage contains several minutes of uninterrupted gameplay, showing off guns, mechanics, and maps. There’s even a night variant for one of the maps in the gameplay video.
Check out our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare guide for everything we know, and our own Modern Warfare multiplayer hands-on impressions.
Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.
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Demo now
Forget Cathedrals and Bazaars – the Big Market is coming!
by Zededa
I don’t know about all of you, but to me, February 2018 feels like it may be a milestone etched into the lore of the tech industry. Of course, I have a special reason to feel that way — a company that I’m extremely lucky to be a co-founder of, just emerged from stealth unveiling its vision and an amazing team of ZEDi knights behind it. Still, I’m actually not talking about that – rather what I have in mind is an amazing pendulum of computing that seems to be doing a complete swing once every 20 years: from centralization, to decentralization and back again.
It is debatable whether the enterprise computing cycle began exactly in February 1978 and it is even more difficult to put a finger onto a singular event that launched it (aside from, maybe, yours truly being released into the world) but unmistakably it was a reaction to a previous era of centralized computing on the mainframes. The promise of PC and compute in every house and every business panned out beautifully and gave us monster companies like Dell, Microsoft and Apple. That was the good news. The bad news is that it also gave normalized vendor lock-in with proprietary software as a legitimate strategy. A whole generation of computer hackers found itself growing under the enormously long shadow cast by the enterprise computing vendors and as early as 1985 there were already prophets among us who somehow foresaw the creative destruction of the enterprise compute cycle looming on the horizon. Most of us back then, though, couldn’t even guess what that next computing cycle would be and how it would come about.
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It was, of course, the cloud computing cycle and enabled by the ubiquity of the Internet that made centralized compute viable and, more importantly, highly profitable again. Yup — you’ve heard it right! Cloud computing was really a sort of a return back to the mainframe computing of yore — the only difference being that the single mainframe would now span continents. But I digress.
However powerful the force of the emerging Internet was, I’m convinced that it wouldn’t have given us the cloud computing alone. Another crucial ingredient had to be there and it was unveiled exactly 20 years ago (I told you February 2018 is a special month, didn’t I?).
It was in February 1998 that the very term Open Source was coined by Eric Raymond and that combined with the power of the Internet proved to be an unstoppable force giving raise not only to the cloud computing phenomenon but to most technology that surrounds us today.
Now, to tell you the truth: some of us in the Free Software Community were a bit surprised by his call to action. After all, by that point, the movement itself existed for much longer (after all, this is how we were fighting “the man” of the enterprise computing cycle!). Looking back, however, I must admit that Eric did have a good point. His crucial insight was that the Netscape open sourcing its crown jewel and Oracle quickly following with an announcement that their Database would now support Linux marked a watershed moment in enterprises’ attitude towards the movement. It was clearly a time when our community graduated from being perceived as a bunch of weird hobbyists (thank you Bill Gates!) at best or communist sympathizers at worst (thank you Steve Ballmer!) towards becoming a quintessential tool of innovation within enterprise IT organizations. Yes it was free of charge, but that wasn’t the point. The point was that it clearly allowed business models that couldn’t even be dreamt of before — and that changed everything.
20 years later I’m reminded of this part of our community rebranding. Shedding the old skin of Free Software allowed Open Source to bootstrap a radical new economy that gave us not only Red Hat (valued today at $23B+) but also Google, Facebook and to a large degree Amazon. The Internet connected everybody and everything into this gigantic bazaar that allowed these young business to reach untold number of customers at an unprecedented rate. We no longer needed cathedrals of huge proprietary vendors – the phenomenon of Open Source and the Internet allowed all vendors (big and small!) exponential acceleration of how quickly they could bring their products to market. And if Open Source’s role in creating that much value in such a short time isn’t awesome enough I don’t know what is.
But you know the best part? I think in 2018 we can do it all over again. Remember how Internet was a crucial ingredient 20 years ago? IoT and Blockchain are the same crucial ingredient of our day. And when I say IoT I don’t really mean these nascent attempts of just extending the reach of the public cloud – I mean a true autonomous behavior on the edge of the IoT – in other words a possibility of building really sophisticated cyber-physical systems. The kind of IoT that would enable 75 billion devices by 2025 making this economy not just the bazaar of yore but a true Big Market straight out of Valerian!
Of course, in order to truly realize that vision a whole lot of next generation software will have to be written to make the edge of the IoT as easy to manage and program for as the public cloud has become. Here at ZEDEDA we’re taking a crack at it, but we’re also convinced that given the enormity of the task – it will take a global Open Source village to tackle this challenge.
We truly hope that just like 20 years ago, we are about to witness the birth of a new, decentralized and highly peer-to-peer economy giving rise to the kinds of business models we haven’t even dreamt of before. Blockchain is in its infancy (just like Internet was 20 years ago) but just like the Internet it will allow a radical rethinking of value creation and value transfer. Even the value of open source itself can potentially be tied to that.
And you know what it means? I think we’re due for yet another re-branding soon. All I need to do is to retrieve Eric’s phone # from that Palm Pilot of mine — I’m sure he has a few good ideas of what this new phenomenon will end up being called.
But until he chimes in — lets keep calling it what we know and love today — Open Source. We are using a lot of it here at ZEDEDA. We hope to contribute even more. Which means if you like hacking on open source projects and changing the world of computing — you’d feel right at home here with ZEDEDA. Give us a buzz — lets talk!
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Help:Glossary
The users and editors of Zelda Wiki have a certain vocabulary that they use to describe the wiki environment. To newcomers these terms can be confusing and sometimes downright puzzling. The Zelda Wiki Glossary lists all common terms used by the wiki community, and this wiki in particular.
1.1 Account
1.2 Action
1.3 Action menu
1.4 Alt text
1.5 Administrator
1.6 Ambiguously canon
1.7 Article
1.8 Autoconfirmed
1.9 Autopatrol
2.1 Bureaucrat
2.2 Ban
2.3 Bot
3.1 Cache
3.2 Canon
3.3 Captcha
3.4 Category
3.5 Category suppression
3.6 Collapsible
3.7 Contributions
3.8 Crat
4.2 Diff
4.3 Disambiguation
5.1 Edit
5.2 Edit conflict
5.3 Edit mode
5.4 Edit summary
5.5 Edit war
5.6 Executives
5.7 Extension
6.1 Featured
6.2 Float
6.3 Fourth wall
7.1 GIF
8.1 Hidden category
8.3 Harmonize
9.2 Image map
9.3 Infobox
9.4 Inline redirect
9.5 In-universe
10.1 JPG
12.1 Link
12.2 Log
12.3 Login
13.1 Magic word
13.2 Mainspace
13.3 Maintenance category
13.4 Mastermind
13.5 MediaWiki
13.6 Merge
13.7 Mergism
13.8 Move
14.1 Namespace
14.2 NoA
14.3 NoE
14.4 Noinclude
14.5 Non-canon
14.6 Noob
14.7 Nowiki
15.1 OGG
15.2 Out-of-universe
15.3 Oversight
16.1 Parameter
16.2 Parser function
16.3 Patrol
16.4 Permaban
16.5 Personal tools
16.6 Piped link
16.7 Plagiarism
16.9 Preview
16.10 PNG
16.11 Protection
16.12 Purge
17.1 Quality Standards
18.1 Recent changes
18.2 Redirect
18.3 Red link
18.4 Revert
18.5 Revision
18.6 Rollback
18.7 Rollback Tennis
19.1 Sandbox
19.2 Save
19.3 Section
19.4 Sidebar
19.5 Signature
19.6 Sockpuppet
19.7 Soft redirect
19.8 Spam
19.9 Special page
19.10 Speed editing
19.11 Split
19.12 Splittism
19.13 Spoiler
19.14 Stub
19.15 Subpage
19.16 Substitution
19.17 Summary
19.18 Sysop
20.1 Tab
20.2 Table of Contents
20.3 Tag
20.4 Talk page
20.5 Template
20.6 Text dump
20.7 Theory
20.8 Timestamp
20.9 Title
20.10 Toolbar
20.11 Tooltip
20.12 Transclusion
20.13 Trivia
20.14 Troll
21.1 Undo
21.2 Upload
21.3 User
21.4 Userbox
21.5 Username
21.6 Userpage
22.1 Vandal
22.2 Variable
23.1 Wanted Pages
23.2 Watchlist
23.3 What links here
23.4 Wiki
23.5 WikiExclusive
This is what contains a user's details. It is what they use to access the wiki and have their own edits attributed to them. A user must create an account to be able to do more than just read the wiki.
A change to the wiki made by a user. Edits are the most common form of action. Other actions include: moving, purging, reverting, deleting, etc. Most actions can be executed from the access menu, or by using keyboard shortcuts.
A dropdown menu from which users can execute various actions. To open it, hover over the triangle located between the "view history" button and search bar in the upper right.
Using the action menu to move a page.
Short for "alternative text." Typically refers to the text that shows in a piped link, which differs from the actual target of the link. For example, in the preceding link, whose code is [[Help:Glossary#Piped link|piped link]], the alternative text is "piped link".
Administrators (Admin for short) make up the core moderating team behind the wiki. They check content for quality, manage members and enforce rules.
Ambiguously canon
See also: Canon
Ambiguously canon refers to information that could be related to another "universe" of information, however, is not officially stated. For example, the Tingle games are ambiguously canon as they incorporate elements from the main Zelda series, but there is no official statement to confirm such a connection.
This is a wiki's content, the material which it revolves around and the reason why people go to them. They can information about subjects, idea, events, characters, items, etc.
Autoconfirmed
This means that the account has "settled in" and has been given full rights of an established account. This happens after the account has existed for 2 weeks and has reached 100 edits (not including user page edits).
Autopatrol
This is a status applied to an account where the user is trusted enough to make few mistakes and to quickly catch and correct the mistakes they do make. Their edits are automatically marked as patrolled.
See: Executives
An old position, analogous to Executives. Formerly, the people that represented the parent sites which were most closely affiliated with the wiki.
This is the process of blocking a user from editing, usually because they violated the rules in some manner.
This is an account which is run automatically by a program to perform specific tasks which are normally considered too tedious to do manually.
This is the wiki's stored data on all the pages. This has a single version over every page, usually the most recent, loaded into memory to enable quicker loading of all content. This is what is actually being viewed on any page. But sometimes it lags behind and must be purged.
Main article: Zelda Wiki:Canon Policy
The body of materials considered to be an official or genuine part of The Legend of Zelda universe. For example, all main Zelda games are canonical. The Tingle series is ambiguously canon. The Philips CD-i games are decidedly non-canon.
This is a small check to make sure that the person is a real human and not a bot. Typically this is just set to new accounts and the check is normally waived for established accounts.
This is a grouping of similar pages. A page's categories are always listed at the bottom of the page, excluding maintenance categories.
Category suppression
See also: Help:Templates#Categories
A template feature that exists in those that automatically add categories when used. When category suppression is enabled, the automatic category is not added.
See Help:Collapsing on Wikipedia
A table that is collapsible can be toggled with a "show/hide" button. On Zelda Wiki, some navigation templates such as Template:FireEnemy are collapsible.
A user's Contributions is a list of every edit and upload made by the user. It is accessible in the toolbar on the user's userpage or listed next to their username on a revision or in the Recent Changes. A user can also access their own contributions through a link in the personal tools titled "Contributions."
Crat
A shorthand term for Bureaucrat.
This is the process of removing access to content so it cannot be used anymore. Contrary to the name, it is not actual deletion. The content is still there and can be retrieved if need-be.
This is the difference between two revisions of page. Removed text is highlighted on the left side, added text is highlighted on the right side. This is what patrollers look at to determine what was done in an edit. There is a button in edit mode which shows a diff to preview the difference between the current version of the page and the edit in progress.
This would be a page which lists related pages to a more generic name which cannot specifically be attributed to one specific subject.
The foundation of a wiki is that it can be edited by many people, all contributing knowledge, ideas, and creativity to the project. Editing involves using a form to input text data, which then is read by the wiki's software and converted into a final format in the main viewing mode of pages.
Edit conflict
Main articles: Help:Editing Etiquette § Edit Conflicts and Help:Edit conflict (Wikipedia)
An edit conflict occurs when two users simultaneously submit edits to a page at the same time.
This is the primary way pages on the wiki are edited. the edit mode contains two toolbars to improve editing functionality, a text box that contains the page's raw content, and a series of buttons to process the changes. These include Save page, Show preview, and Show changes.
Edit summaries appear next to edits in all logs, such the Recent changes and page history. They allow editors to describe their edits for the benefit of the page history. They may also use to to explain the rationale behind their edits. In edit mode, the summary text box is located beneath the main editing box, above the "save page" button.
Edit war
See also: Help:Editing Etiquette
This is a highly unproductive way in which two or more editors edit and/or dispute edits or ideas contributed towards an article. Edit warring may come in the form of Rollback Tennis, slanderous and inappropriate conduct during a talk page conversation, or even a dispute on an editor's user page. Such edit wars result in developmental stagnation and always present Zelda Wiki in a negative light. The administration staff has a zero tolerance policy on edit warring, and the users involved may receive up to a permanent ban from Zelda Wiki for any involvement, large or small.
Executives are the team leaders for Zelda Wiki. They manage the staff team and are responsible for the ownership, finances and marketing of Zelda Wiki.
Extensions add specific features to the wiki's software. For a list of MediaWiki extensions installed on Zelda Wiki, see Special:Version.
This is an example of a right-floating image.
This is the status given to an image or article which exemplifies the most prominent and excellent work that the wiki has to offer.
Float is a CSS property. It allows you to push elements (such as images or tables) to the right or left and causes text to wrap around it.
Fourth wall
The "fourth wall" is traditionally used in reference to plays, being the invisible wall in the scene through which the audience views the performance. In video games, it refers to the line between the in-game universe and the players. When a character "breaks the fourth wall," it means that they are breaking the convention that they are unaware of the world outside their universe, beyond the fourth wall, for example by addressing the audience or player directly.
This is an image format that can contain animations. GIF images are limited to 256 colors and they have primitive compression algorithms. For a non-animated image at 256 colors, a PNG format set to 256 colors will produce a smaller file size.
A category hidden from the normal list at the end of pages. Hidden categories are instead listed in Edit mode, as they exist for the benefit of editors rather than readers. All maintenance categories are hidden.
Categories are hidden with the Magic Word __HIDDENCAT__
A History is a record of all revisions that have been made to a page. It allows the viewing every revision, comparing of any two revisions, viewing the contributors to the page, etc.
Harmonization occurs in articles of similar topic when their content is synchronized (this does not mean verbatim copying) so that the articles are relevant, properly connected, pointed, and concise. Harmonization is a form of consistency, and is one of the most important, macro-editing skills an editor can possess at a wiki.
This is collection of information that forms a picture. It is not included on pages directly, but instead it is stored globally in the File namespace so all pages can potentially use it. There are two basic types of images: static, a standard image; and animated, an image which cycles through multiple frames to show an animation.
Image map
See also: Image map on Wikipedia and Extension:ImageMap on MediaWiki.
An image map is an image overlain with several links. Certain areas of the image link to different destinations, as determined by a list of coordinates.
On Zelda Wiki, image maps are sometimes used for navigation templates. See here for information on how to create image maps for the wiki.
See also: Help:Templates
An infobox is a type of template placed in the upper right corner of (ideally) all mainspace articles. Infoboxes summarize key points of the article and list important attributes of the subject. See Category:Infobox Templates for a list of the different infoboxes used on Zelda Wiki.
Inline redirect
A direct link to a redirect within an article. Clicking an inline redirect brings you directly to the redirect's target.
In-universe
See also: in-universe on Wikitionary.
A perspective from within The Legend of Zelda universe rather than the real world. It is the opposite of out-of-universe.
When using an in-universe writing style, one refers to Link or "the hero" rather than "you" or "the player." This is the preferred style on Zelda Wiki.
A JPG, or JPEG, image is a image format that is based on "lossy compression". That is, compression that can't be reversed that relies on the fact that the human eye wouldn't be able to see much of the difference to notice. This type of image format works mainly for scenery or portraits which do not have a lot of fine detail such as text as JPG compression does not recognize that those need to be maintained. For more complex images, PNG is preferred.
This is a bit of formatting which allows the viewer to go to the indicated page. There are two types of links: internal links which are formatted like [[PageName]], and external links that are formatted like [http://www.example.com/ Example].
Logs are records of actions taken by users. They are all listed on Special:Log. Recent logs appear in the Recent Changes. Logs are similar to edit revision records listed on page histories.
This is the process of accessing an account by entering the username and password.
Magic word
This is a string of text which the software will recognize and perform a specific task as a result. The most basic ones are those with all capital words surrounded by two underscores on each side. These alter behavior of the pages they are placed on, such as: removing the Table of Contents, changing how a category behaves, and altering the various automatic edit links on the page. There are also two more specialized types of magic words called variables and parser functions.
Mainspace
Shorthand for "main namespace." It includes most of the wiki's articles. Examples of mainspace articles include: Link, Ganon, and Master Sword. Some articles which are not in the mainspace are: this page (Help:Glossary), Community:Let's Play, and Zelda Wiki:Quality Standards.
Maintenance category
Categories of articles in need of some form of attention. They exist for the benefit of editors rather than readers. As such, maintenance categories are hidden. These categories are added automatically by maintenance templates.
Zelda Wiki's principal maintenance category is Category:Articles Needing Attention.
It needs to be updated to be accurate with information available at the present time.
The Masterminds are the Zelda fansites that own a portion of Zelda Wiki, and promote it through their community. Each site contributes an ambassador, known as a Bureaucrat, to the wiki to increase transparency between their site and ZW; these ambassadors aid the administrators in helping users, implementing policy, and adding to the wiki's ever-growing userbase. Any site that wishes to become a Mastermind can apply and may be chosen as a result of a democratic discussion of the sites' qualities and strengths in relation to the wiki by the ZW staff.
MediaWiki is the wiki software that powers Zelda Wiki. It is written in the PHP programming language.
For the current MediaWiki version and a list of extensions running on Zelda Wiki, see Special:Version.
Main article: Help:Merging Pages
The act of manually combining two or more articles into one.
Mergism
See Mergism on MetaWiki
A philosophy asserting that related minor topics should be merged into one article. Those who adhere to this philosophy are called Mergists and are opposed by Splittists or Separatists.
Main article: Help:Moving Pages
This is an action which moves all of a page's edits and content over to a new name, leaving the old name behind as a redirect. This should never be done manually as that would cause the loss of all the edit history. There is a tab at the top of every page for the moving action. Pages can be moved by anyone with an autoconfirmed account. There are options to automatically correct redirects to point to the new name (an action carried out by a bot) and move a page's subpage(s) with it. A page cannot be moved if the target page has more than one edit, and if it only has one edit it has to be as a redirect. Admins can move pages regardless of the status of the target page and can also choose to move the page without leaving behind a redirect.
See also: Help:Namespaces on MediaWiki.
A namespace is a very large grouping of pages divided by function. Which namespace a page is in affects its treatment by the software. Articles are in the main namespace, or mainspace (which shows up blank because it's the most common one), templates are in the template namespace, Userpages are in the user namespace, and so on. It is possible to move pages to another namespace.
NoA is an abbreviation of Nintendo of America.
NoE is an abbreviation of Nintendo of Europe.
Noinclude
The <noinclude> tags can be places on pages, most often on templates, to prevent whatever is in them from being transcluded onto the page it's used on.
Information that is decidedly not canon. In other words, it is not considered part of the official Zelda universe. Non-canon materials may directly contradict canon (e.g. the manga) or go on storyline tangents not recognized by Nintendo (e.g. the Philips CD-i Games). Games that are Zelda-related but take place outside the Zelda universe (e.g. Super Smash Bros.) are evidently non-canon also.
Material which is not definitely canon or non-canon is referred to as ambiguously canon.
Noobs, also spelled newb, or n00b, are relatively new users that do not yet understand all the basics and frequently make common mistakes.
Nowiki
This is a tag, <nowiki>, that escapes normal wiki format and displays the contained text as-is.
Widely known as Ogg Vorbis, this is a common freeware audio compression format, popular amongst wikis such as our own that intend to stream music. The file, though comparable to the MP3, is known for its lack of patent-based restriction and notoriety as an open, public domain codec.
Out-of-universe
A real-world perspective, as opposed to one within The Legend of Zelda universe (see in-universe). At Zelda Wiki, in-universe writing is preferred. However, an out-of-universe perspective is sometimes required to convey information. For example, it is necessary to use an out-of-universe perspective to describe differences between game versions. game articles and trivia are often written out-of-universe.
This is the action of hiding all or part of revision due to either: excess profanity, extreme vandalism, or accidentally released personal information which is desired to remain private.
This is the data you can input when calling a template for use in its programmed functions. They're entered by using the form {{TemplateName|1|2|3|4|...}}, replacing the numbers with the data. Parameters can also be named in the form {{TemplateName|A=1|B=2|C=3|D=4|...}}, replacing the letters with the parameter name and the numbers with the parameter values. Parameters are used by templates by using the format: {{{1}}}, {{{2}}}, {{{3}}}, etc. and in the same manner with named parameters.
Parser function
A parser function is magic word that allows the use of parameters to allow for complex tasks. It has the form {{#FunctionName:Object|OptionA|OptionB|...}}. These are used extensively in templates as they're usually too complex to use manually all the time and it's preferred to make templates to contain them.
Main article: Help:Patrolling
Patrolling is the action of checking edits to make sure that they are up to Zelda Wiki's standards. Every edit is patrolled by staff except the edits of Autopatrol users and other staff. Only staff members are officially designated "patrollers" and can use the patrol tools. However, any user can "patrol" by revising edits in the Recent Changes.
Permaban
Permaban is short for permanent ban. It is a ban that never expires. This is usually applied to most vandals, alternate accounts, and other users which have severely violated the rules of the wiki, and on some occasions over consistent, yet detrimental issues.
These are the tools at the top of every page the gives the user access to various functions of their accounts, such as their userpage and watchlist.
Piped link
A piped link is a link that has different text displayed than what the actual name of the page that is linked to. It is done by adding a vertical pipe character, a |, after the page name followed by the text to display in its place. The format is: [[PageName|Displayed Text]]
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See also: Substitution on Wikipedia
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See also: Transclusion on MediaWiki
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List of compositions reviewed on 5:4
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Best Albums of 2012 (Part 2)
* Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page *
The lists reduce the vastness into controllable sizes, into the size of things that can fit into our mind, where they can expand again to the size of everything. The list is the way of fitting everything in one place at one time, so that we can take it with us, so that we can fit it all inside a microchip, a chip we can then fit inside our soul. … The list is a code for everything we are, the list is a diagram, sometimes extremely slight and incomplete, sometimes unbelievably deep and complete, of eternity.
(Paul Morley, Words and Music)
Here we go, then, with the absolute pinnacle of this year’s albums, every one of them essential listening.
20 | Scott Walker – Bish Bosch
One of the most anticipated releases of the year, Bish Bosch is considerably more indulgent than Walker’s 2006 epic The Drift. Although that leaves some of the songs (and the album as a whole) feeling a little lacking in unity, the compulsion of Walker’s rhapsodic reveries is simply irresistible. It’s gratifying that the clichés and stereotypical summaries that have encased Walker for decades are subsiding, and he can finally be acknowledged for what he is: the greatest musical poet of our age.
[4AD (US) | Amazon (UK)]
19| Gareth Davis & Frances-Marie Uitti – Gramercy
Fragile, hesitant, barely emerging from the shadows, Davis and Uitti’s collaborative work feels like the long-forgotten remnants of a tragic folk music. The cello and clarinet fluctuate between freedom and co-dependence, regularly settling into lengthy episodes bordering on stasis. Occasional moments of urgency are rare exceptions in music that more often lies at the threshold of utterance. It’s unusual to hear beauty and melancholy intermingled with such sublimity as this.
[Miasmah | Boomkat | Soundcloud]
18| Ben Lukas Boysen – Restive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
In soundtrack mode, Boysen eschews the beat-strewn language of his Hecq persona, expanding on the ambient mindset that led to Night Falls and the ‘Hypnos’ trilogy on Steeltongued. The film’s title neatly encapsulates the tone of the music, made to feel as though at arm’s length. Its wistfulness makes for a jarring juxtaposition with the deeply troubling air of menace that acts as a fundamental. Working primarily with texture rather than the conventions of pitch and melody, Boysen’s score is a stunning rethinking of what a movie soundtrack can be.
[Ant-Zen | Hymen]
17| David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant
It was always a mouth-watering proposition, this collaboration, and making the bedrock of Love This Giant a brass ensemble set the seal on this being one of the most striking song cycles of the year. It never strays too far from maintaining a clearly-defined, upbeat profile (unavoidable echoes of Talking Heads), providing an accessible counterpoint to the songs’ more leftfield leanings. David Byrne and Annie Clark take turns to predominate, the music undulating through an assortment of funk and lounge throwbacks founded upon irregularly-shaped gravelly beats. Heady stuff.
16| Sarah Blasko – I Awake
One of the finest female vocalists active today, Blasko has tapped into a new strain of delicacy on this, her fourth studio album. The songs frequently turn inward, communing intimate thoughts, Blasko’s wondrous voice almost quivering apart. The symphony orchestra accompaniment ensures the fabric doesn’t tear, however, and in turn this injects a level of confidence into the music, gently but firmly reinforcing it. It’s by far her best work to date, lyricism of the highest order.
[Sarah Blasko | Dew Process]
15| Chubby Wolf – Seasick
The legacy of Danielle Baquet-Long, who died in 2009, is considerably enriched by this substantial single-track release. It shows a rather different side to her musical outlook, plumbing the depths of dark ambience, embellished with drones and glimpses of field recordings. Like all her work, the piece illustrates Baquet-Long’s innate compositional patience, allowing sounds time to establish and identify (or at least define) themselves, in no hurry to develop them or move on. Her understanding of the long-term implications of ambient music is considerable, and Seasick consolidates her position as the creator of some of the very best ambient music of our time.
[Mystery Sea]
14| Helm – Impossible Symmetry
Luke Younger’s latest release is an exciting dose of abstract electronics, badly needed in a year that’s seen a paucity of this kind of thing. There’s a barely suppressed ritualism to several of the tracks (‘Miniatures’, ‘Arcane Matters’), complexes of noise and drone that are layered into solemn sound offerings, garnished with bells. Elsewhere the electronics veer between mischievous torrents and restrained burblings, establishing a dark cluster of atmospheres with states of flux informed by Younger’s use of live improvised materials.
[Boomkat]
13 | Claire Chase – Terrestre
Most recent CDs of contemporary flute music focus on unaccompanied works, so this disc, featuring members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (founded by Chase) is a welcome break from the norm. It’s a bold, ambitious disc, featuring works by Donatoni, Boulez, Carter, Saariaho and Dai Fujikura, but the performances throughout are arresting and full of conviction. Particularly impressive is Chase’s remarkable agility, enabling her to skitter effortlessly through tortuous material, yet equally able to penetrate dark recesses of tranquillity and introspection.
[New Focus Recordings]
12 | Greg Haines – Digressions
There’s a majesty to Greg Haines’ latest album, music that moves and unfolds in a stately fashion because to do otherwise would simply rupture its intrinsic sense of poise. Haines founds the music on drawn-out cycles, thereby adding gradual familiarity and allowing him to bring about large crescendos, glowing with radiance. In the best way, Digressions is a cosy, undemanding listen, warm and reassuring.
11 | Beach House – Bloom
On Bloom, Beach House have created an awe-inducing dream pop of the like not heard since the days of Elizabeth Fraser. The tenor of their music is suggestive, laden with discreet backward glances at various points of inspiration, but with no obvious attempt to emulate. Victoria Legrand’s voice inhabits each song like a gas, filling them with ethereality that at times liquifies into a kind of gorgeously syrupy, sultry balm. Simple, unpretentious and ravishing.
10 | K2 – Funeral Songs
Noise is an absurdly mistreated medium, and it’s tempting to hold one’s hands up in despair at the glut of instantly forgettable detritus released in its name. What makes Kimihide Kusafuka’s music so compelling is its interplay with—and, when appropriate, disregard for—notions of control, order and coherence. For an aesthetic so irrevocably at the cusp of all-out anarchy, there’s a considerable amount of narrative intelligibility in Funeral Songs, enabling one to make subjective but nonetheless meaningful sense of what is by anyone’s account one hell of a sonic ride. The best noise album of 2012, and by a long margin.
9 | Aaron Cassidy – The Crutch of Memory
Reviewed in-depth back in May, this survey of Cassidy’s works for one or two players provides a real insight into the experimental processes that have concerned him over the last decade. But above all, the album affords the opportunity to grapple headlong with the humanity and raw emotion at the heart of what is undeniably provocative and extremely challenging material.
[Neos | Codaex]
8 | Evan Caminiti – Dreamless Sleep
Dreams may be absent from Evan Caminiti’s somnolent vision, but activity certainly isn’t. There are soft ambient trappings to many of the tracks, yet while Caminiti sometimes lets them play out, more often than not he shakes them up, introducing structural shifts, timbral expansions or, most often, an angular melodic forefront (usually in the form of a overdriven guitar). Gratifyingly heavy textures, they envelop the listener, creating an intoxicating and deliciously soporific atmosphere.
[Experimedia | Boomkat]
7 | iamamiwhoami – kin
Jonna Lee’s first album as iamamiwhoami has been a long time coming, preceded by several years of fascinating self-contained video and audio works. This extensive series of overtures finds a place of commonality in kin, which is surely one of the most astonishingly self-assured and innovative debuts of recent years. Songtronica has effectively been reinvented in this album, making Jonna Lee to the 2010s what Björk was to the 1990s. If that sounds like a lot to live up to, these nine tracks surpass all expectations; kin is nothing less than a revelation.
[To Whom It May Concern]
6 | Monty Adkins – Four Shibusa
Reviewed earlier this month, Adkins’ latest album continues his work arising at beautiful, sheer surfaces. The Four Shibusa are put together with tremendous care and a great deal of extra-musical consideration, tapping into the aesthetic characteristics of its Japanese inspirational origins. Ambient music at its most exquisite.
[Audiobulb | Boomkat]
5 | Edward Ka-Spel – Ghost Logik & This Saturated Land
Perhaps by now no-one should be surprised at Edward Ka-Spel producing two outstanding albums in a single year (as it is, he’s brought out three others in 2012 that i haven’t yet heard, so for all i know there may be more). The latter is a lengthy five-part exercise in textures fashioned from drones, electronics and field recordings—nothing terribly noteworthy about that, but the subtlety of Ka-Spel’s work is breathtaking, and his ability to keep sounds just beyond the point of recognition is magnificent. The former album is even more impressive, expanded by vocal layers (sung and spoken) and an astonishing bonus disc featuring four ‘Spectrescapes’ that tip everything into ineffable territory.
[Ghost Logik: Rustblade | This Saturated Land: Bandcamp – free download]
4 | Jakob Ullmann – fremde zeit addendum
Jakob Ullmann’s is a liminal music, positioned at the threshold of audibility. This has the effect of inducing a peculiarly intense kind of listening (best accomplished with headphones and closed eyes) where one’s hearing feels sharpened, and where even the slightest of sounds becomes significant. It takes some time before the realisation hits that it’s practically impossible to identify the source of these sounds, despite knowing their acoustic origins. This 3-CD release contains four large works of Ullmann, all hovering around silence. The tension and the growing sensation of wonder are palpable and utterly profound.
[Edition RZ]
3 | Black Swan – Heaven
The Black Swan approach to audio has always been to stretch it, bleach it, blanch it, cake it in mould and then subject it to merciless scrutiny. Never have they done this more effectively than in the eight parts of Heaven, where the signal to noise ratio is frequently ambiguous to the point that the ear loses its grip on what matters most. That’s not to suggest there isn’t any substance; quite the opposite, in fact: even as the album grows in obfuscation, the sense that there is something buried beneath the grime is always overwhelmingly present. Black Swan’s ongoing genius is in the way they sharpen perceptions and widen one’s understanding of what constitues sonic meaning.
[Swan Plague | Bandcamp]
2 | Richard Barrett – Dark Matter
A rare excursion for NMC Recordings into the domain of the genuinely avant-garde, this is one of the most dazzling displays of contemporary music ever recorded. Dark Matter is Barrett’s most immersive and coherent cycle since Opening of the Mouth, putting to bed (and, one hopes, to death) the pervading myth put about by third-rate pundits that his music is ‘impenetrable’. On the contrary, one can hardly imagine music more immediate than this, gripping, disorienting and frequently very moving indeed. But of equal stature is the peerless rendition of the music given by members of the Elision and Cikada ensembles. It practically defies belief to hear Barrett’s music—or, indeed, any music—played with such unshakeable conviction and commitment. A masterpiece.
[NMC]
1 | Kreng – Works for Abattoir Fermé 2007 – 2011
Wow. Just wow. Pepijn Caudron’s work as Kreng over the last few years—the Pleiades and Zomer EPs and particularly L’Autopsie Phénoménale De Dieu and last year’s Grimoire—have indicated a composer travelling into the kind of soundworlds few have ventured before. But who could have seen this massive black celebration coming? The album brings together over three hours of music Caudron created for performances by the Belgian theatre group Abattoir Fermé, and one can only imagine what the material on stage must have comprised. Except one hardly needs to imagine, such is the overwhelming force and vividity of the music.
Fittingly, there’s a dramatic sequence of sorts in the way the four works (each with two parts) are presented. ‘Tourniquet’ is more-or-less immobile, protracted obscure chord progressions its only material, pivoting nervously above a rumbling bottomless pit. Clarity comes in the end, and with it lengthy stases underpinned by busy drumwork and soundbites of courage from anonymous evangelists. ‘Mythobarbital’ rouses itself into a numb funereal stupor, like someone exhaustedly dragging themselves to the gallows. Strange loops of a pleasant (but in this context sinister) melody can be heard afar off, leading to a weird, wheezing chamber music. Its woebegone character blossoms into a doleful brass episode that subsides in intense throbbings and the numinous effect of almost inaudible sound everywhere. ‘Snuff’ introduces the first real energy, delivered in rousing blasts of melancholic marches and impossibly growling baroque laments, encased by hauntological artefacts and yielding to yawning contrabassoon intonations and fretful breath sounds. Finally, ‘Monkey’ withdraws to the shadows once more, clouds of low piano resonance dissolving into a cavernous, indistinct droning, somewhere between consonance and dissonance. Slowly it attains the solemnity and stature of a rite, interrupted at the start of the second part but climaxing in horribly unsettling music, like wild sawing. The way this subsides into an exquisite calm only makes things sound more troubling, before Caudron takes the music to the brink of insanity, concluding like a Gaspar Noé film, with spinning dance beats from the mouth of hell.
Works for Abattoir Fermé 2007 – 2011 is like an epic, aural account of delirium tremens, every second of which is a bewitching, unexpected, unexplainable mystery from which one simply cannot turn away. Amazing.
[Miasmah | Boomkat]
Posted on December 31, 2012 • 00:11 by 5:4 in Best of the Year, CD/Digital releases
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I Don't Think I Hate The Yankees Anymore
A commenter on the Roger Clemens post, expecting to duck as he announced it, mentioned he is a Yankee fan. Traditionally, that is supposed to be a declaration of rivalry nigh on to enmity. It mildly surprised me that I felt no welling of annoyance. On reflection, I have felt no welling of annoyance over Yankee fans for some time.
Growing up, Yankee fans were the only other baseball fans you might run into around here. We would meet them at summer camp - guys from Connecticut who seemingly had betrayed New England by being New York centered in their affections. A fair number from NY and NJ would come up to lake vacation or ski in NH as well. We would see their bumper stickers and hats. The team histories contributed to the rivalry, but kids are only dimly aware of such things. Being educated in the tribal lore of Red Sox Nation came later. We rooted for our team because it was ours. We never met any Orioles of Phillies fans. All our focus was on New York.
Going to college in the south, I went prepared to express tolerance for all sorts of cultural diversity: Braves fans, Dodgers fans, Pirates fans, and even (swallow) Yankee fans. But with that last category it was forced politeness.
Things are different now. We have teams from all over the country to be annoyed with, and I think that waters it down. There is more national broadcast, and people have moved to and from here in great numbers. I have a son dating a Yankee fan, and one can hardly blame her: her father got a spring training look with them as a pitcher in the 80's. Baseball is a tradition-based sport, and I think there will always be some residual preference for Yankee-bashing, but it's not what it was.
For me, the high-water mark for Yankee hatred was 1978. Tom Boswell declared that one-game playoff between the Sox and the Yanks as the greatest game in baseball history, not only for its internal drama, but for what it meant in the context of its season, the history of the two teams, and the history of baseball. If Peter Gammons is correct in his Beyond The Sixth Game, baseball changed because of free agency in the late 70's and has been a different sport since (though the game itself remains the same). For Red Sox fans that is certainly true, as the legend of the just-missing Boston teams took off in those years. Then in the early 80's we let Carlton Fisk get away, there was a strike shortened season - you could make an argument that the 1978 game was the last game of Old Baseball. The moving, broadcasting, and free agency brought in New Baseball.
I knew something had changed forever in the 1990's when I felt sorry for Bucky Bleeping Dent because Steinbrenner was being such a jerk, and I wasn't the only Boston fan who said that. For us to have sympathy for Dent, to root for his side in a dispute? The world had moved. There have been spikes in Yankee hatred in RSN, when Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs went there, or in the 2003 and 2004 seasons. But it's not the same, and I'm not sure I miss the old days that much.
His official middle initial is "F", as in Bucky F. Dent.
BTW, I was at that game, sitting along the first base line in the grandstands, roughly as far back as the roof support pillars. I still have no idea how Fred Lynn's shot in the eighth failed to get past Lou Piniella. He never saw the thing.
And no, I don't hate the Yankees nearly as much as I used to. They have much more likeable players now, as compared to reprobates like Mickey Rivers, Reggie Jackson and Goose Gossage. There is still the Steinbrenner factor, though.
You may want to check out this quiz on the game.
Ah, the quiz wasn't all that, don't bother.
Lou G.D. Pinella?
The worst part was that he successfully deked the baserunner into thinking he was catching it on the fly, so he hung back to tag up. An easy run otherwise.
Ben Wyman said...
I agree, even though I wasn't there. Free agency changed a lot, but more recently ESPN and the internet made rooting for a non-local team a real possibility. Once you're faced with hating not a fan base but actual individual fans, it's harder to humanely do so.
I think in recent years as the game has gone more national, more people lump us in with the Yankees as one of those extreme-spending teams, which makes us defensive. We don't like getting called Yankees, but it makes us angry at fans who aren't Yankees, too.
It's also harder to hate these Yankees teams, full of clean-cut guys whose only real flaw is that they went to the team that offered the biggest contract. I'm glad Clemens is back so that there's a player on that team who legitimately deserves our scorn. I was even starting to feel a little sorry for A-Rod.
I took the quiz. There was a wrong answer in it, but since I was not a registered user, it wouldn't let me complain.
I was also at the game, sitting about 15 rows back of home plate. I thought sure Yaz was going to get it done in the bottom of the ninth.
One thing I have always thought didn't get enough attention was that the home field advantage sunk the Sox. Jackson and Dent hit home runs. Neither would have been a homer in Yankee stadium. Fred Lynn hit a ball to the corner in right field that Pinella caught. It would have been a homer in Yankee stadium. Yaz homer would have been a homer either place.
There is no liking the Yankees. What, are we going to feel sorry for them because they haven't won a world championship in the 21st century. Please!!!!!! 26 world championships? That's one every 4 years! They should have won only 1 every 20 years! Let them have a drought of, oh, 50 years, and then I might feel bad for them. No, make that 86 years.
As for the 1978 playoff being the last of the "old baseball", let us remember that Goose Gossage was pitching for the pinstripes because Steinbrenner had signed him as a free agent in the offseason. They already had Sparky Lyle, for crying out loud. Too bad the Red Sox didn't have a reliever like Lyle . . . never mind.
Bucky Dent . . . Aaron Boone . . . no, I can't give it up. I am a Yankee hater for life.
Full disclosure: I'm a Boston Red Sox fan... so my question is this: What are "The Yankees?"
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Board index Shadwen Shadwen
Escape From the Castle! Are you ready for more challenge?
Shadwen is a stealth game, where sneaking is not optional. It was released in May 2016 for Windows, Linux, Mac and PlayStation 4.
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Postby MarjutFB » Wed Aug 10, 2016 5:54 am
To celebrate our 15th anniversary our games are on sale and a new, free update has been added to Shadwen on Steam and to the DRM-free builds on GOG and Humble Store. It's available to all platforms on PC: Windows, Linux and Mac. The game is also available on other stores.
The update, called Escape from the Castle, adds 14 levels which are reverse and remade versions of the ones in the original campaign – the objective now is to escape from the King's Castle! To make things more interesting we have also added more guards and hidden treasure maps around the new levels. Can you find them all?
The update also includes numerous bug fixes and some tweaks to the game's AI.
We also made the below video to showcase our journey from our first game, Shadowgrounds to Shadwen. You can see it below. And don't forget the hypevan.
Thank you all for supporting us for so long!
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Sat, 16-Jan First Grand Prix event: New Grand Prix competition off to a flying start, and the next event is hard on its heels this Saturday at Downsway School.
Tue, 12-Jan New Grand Prix Competition: BJCA announce the creation of a new Grand Prix competition with £280 prize fund!
Thu, 22-Oct U12/U13/U14 Team Report - 2014 – 2015 Season: Somewhat late, but in expectation of a great season ahead, here is a summary of last season's U12-U14 teams activities.
Sat, 09-May Under 11 EPSCA Final: Berkshire players battle on, undaunted, against the best teams in the country.
Sat, 21-Mar Under 11 EPSCA Zone: Congratulations U11 BJCA team who have progressed to the EPSCA finals.
Sat, 14-Mar U9 team 2014-2015 season: There was a promising start to the season, but the team faded and failed to qualify for the finals at the EPSCA Zonal in Chepstow.
Sun, 08-Mar SCCU U14 Jamboree: The Under 14 team were out-graded, but undaunted at the Southern Counties team jamboree competition.
Sun, 15-Feb Under 11 Team event: An exciting afternoon against three of the strongest counties in the region.
Sat, 29-Nov Under 11 Match v Barnet: A challenging match against last season's national U9 champions.
Sat, 08-Nov Girls Under 11 Trial: Mama Mia!!!
Thu, 06-Nov Berkshire Junior Chess Training dates set for 2014/15: The training will be provided by the Institute of Chess (IoC), and experienced professional trainers, including a FIDE senior trainer. Children will be split into 3 groups according to their playing level. Although it is expected that Under 9 and Under 11 squad players will attend, the training is open to all junior chess players in Berkshire. Further details in the application form.
Sun, 28-Sep NYCA Under 14 and Under 18: A youthful Berkshire team gained a creditable result in the National Youth Chess Under 14 Championships, promising well for the future.
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Comic Book Sales Trends
Posted by ClarkKent_DC on February 14, 2017 at 5:30pm in General Comics Discussions
I've changed the title of this thread from "Comic Book Sales Trends in 2016" because I keep coming back to it.
My friendly neighborhood comics shop, Fantom Comics of Washington, DC, breaks down what sold at the store in 2016. This information, of course, applies only to the one store, but it's still interesting reading: "2016 In Review – A Comic Book Shop Talks Comic Book Sales Trends"
Permalink Reply by Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) on August 4, 2017 at 2:30pm
I definitely think so. There's so much going on that there's no longer just one game to change.
Oh, and here's one more game-changing comic, but from 20 years ago: Birds of Prey. There's no comic that has done a better job of showing that female superheroes can sell than BoP. It started small, with a series of miniseries and one-shots, but it kept piling success on success until it got an ongoing, and built on that success past the original creative team. It succeeded past expectations, and I think there's probably a line that can be drawn not just to women-led team books (like that Avengers title from a couple of years ago), but also to solo female titles like Ms. Marvel, Batwoman, Batgirl, Captain Marvel, and many more (some successes, some less so). Birds of Prey built and nurtured a female fanbase consistently, year after year, in a way few other titles can claim -- even Wonder Woman, who was in a bra and biker shorts when the Birds debuted.
Sometimes the game takes a long time to change, but change it does, and we might not even notice it happening.
Permalink Reply by ClarkKent_DC on August 28, 2017 at 8:19pm
My friendly neighborhood comics shop has announced that, save for the Legacy one-shot, it won't carry the Legacy lenticular covers "due to Marvel's prohibitive and predatory ordering requirements." It refers customers to this article on the Comics Beat stating that 70 retailers are following suit: "Don’t Make Mine Lenticular: MyComicShop.com Announces They Will Not Order Legacy Variants."
Admittedly, 70 retailers isn't a lot out of the total number of retailers, but it does reflect noticeable dissatisfaction with Marvel's policies.
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on August 28, 2017 at 9:13pm
Maybe this will start a groundswell. Creating bogus "valuable collectible covers" reminds me uncomfortably of the boom before Marvel's bankruptcy. It's also unfair to retailers, especially those without deep pockets.
ClarkKent_DC said:
Permalink Reply by Captain Comics on August 28, 2017 at 11:28pm
Bleeding Cool is reporting as various shops opt out. The program does seem to have abusive conditions.
Permalink Reply by ClarkKent_DC on September 2, 2017 at 11:09pm
Here's a piece about a comics shop in Philadelphia that's calling it quits after five years: "South Philly Comics Is Hosting Its Own Funeral, But It’s Not a Death Knell for Other City Shops."
The writer talks to owners at several stores, and they all seem to say business has plateaued and is slipping for a variety of reasons. Notably, one says digital sales hasn't hurt all that much.
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on September 3, 2017 at 3:34am
An interesting article. It sounds like the stores that are doing better are the ones that use a lot of imagination in their offerings.
I think that the online sales of new comics haven't been hurt because they are not cheaper than the paper versions.
Permalink Reply by ClarkKent_DC on September 6, 2017 at 4:44pm
My friendly neighborhood comics shop, Fantom Comics of Washington, DC, has taken the approach that just selling comics isn't enough -- it needs to be a neighborhood destination.
The store had a young, dynamic manager, Esther Kim -- she went from being a cashier to manager to part-owner in three years -- who aggressively promoted the store.* It regularly hosts book clubs on comics and hosts discussion groups. One group was "Femmes in the Fridge" for women, and has regular ladies' nights and tries hard to build its female clientele. As many as a quarter of Fantom's customers are women.
It's big on local comics artists and led a Small Press Expo in DC. It hosts a monthly discussion of Black Panther after each new issue comes out. One month, someone in the crowd started live-tweeting the discussion, and contacted writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who joined in! The manager invited him to come to the store in person for a future discussion, and he has, twice!
The store also hosts book signings. For each installment of Rep. John Lewis' autobiography March, Lewis and his aide and co-writer Andrew Aydin have been to the store. And back in January, when the president-elect criticized Lewis on Twitter, the store donated copies of the three-book March set to the public library for each copy sold that week.
The store hosts monthly trivia nights, and gets a temporary liquor license to do so, so it can offer beer and spirits. It has tried comedy night and fan fiction reading nights. The owner is looking into getting a permanent liquor license. It was a safe haven and rest stop for people who came to protest after Inauguration Day.
The store also has a pretty decent kids section, and it's the only comics shop I've even been to where I see parents wander in off the street with their youngsters ... and since it's up a flight of stairs over a Subway restaurant, that's saying something.
The thing is, there are things you as a business owner can't control -- like the lack of parking, which was cited in that article on South Philly Comics. What you can control is making people want to come to your store. And that's been the Fantom Comics approach, cited here: "Don't Sell Comics, Sell a Community".
*I say "had" because Image Comics hired Esther away to be a marketing and sales rep back in January. But her successor is carrying on her approach. The store recently held a Black Panther fashion show.
Permalink Reply by ClarkKent_DC on February 1, 2018 at 8:44pm
Vulture takes a look back at the beginnings and legacy of Vertigo, which began in January 1993, 25 years ago: "How Vertigo Changed Comics Forever"
Permalink Reply by Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) on February 1, 2018 at 10:20pm
That's a very good short history; I Tweeted the link myself.
Over here ("Marvel Comics Had a Bad Year, But There are Still a Lot of Good Books to Read"), Captain Comics flagged this piece from The Hollywood Reporter: "2017: The Year Almost Everything Went Wrong for Marvel Comics"
Permalink Reply by ClarkKent_DC on July 23, 2018 at 2:26pm
Here's a piece from The New York Times: "Comic Book Publishers, Faced With Flagging Sales, Look to Streaming"
The goal is to reach more of the potential readers who are in far-flung places where right now, they can only get their comics by Pony Express.
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on July 24, 2018 at 2:55am
The link above seems to be broken. This one should work:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/22/business/media/comic-book-publis...
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Two of Copenhagen’s absolute finest chefs team up and cook two grand dinners extraordinaire at both their restaurants.
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Søren Selin of 2* Michelin fine dining institution AOC cooks with Eric Vildgaard of highly upcoming 1* Michelin Jordnær for two nights exclusively.
Tuesday March 3rd at Jordnær and Tuesday April 7th at AOC.
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“Taking Nordic Cuisine from punk to aristocracy.”
Søren Selin is a master of the senses. His tools are sourced from all that is offered by the local flora and fauna which he uses to create an incredibly stimulating experience of taste, colour, smell and texture.
His gastronomic philosophy is positioned from a modern style, using purely fresh Nordic produce. He states:
“My passion has always been to cook at the very highest level and at all times further develop my kitchen: A local cuisine that’s rooted in Danish ingredients and seasons, and a natural cuisine where the raw materials are the stars.”
Søren Selin has a culinary past at Le Relais Louis XIII (2 Star Michelin) and Jules Verne (1 Star Michelin), both situated in Paris, and at Alberto K in Copenhagen, where he spent four years as the Executive Chef of the restaurant, including managing all food related matters of the iconic Hotel Royal.
Besides being rewarded with only top reviews for his gastronomy, he has been nominated in various categories for “The Danish Dish of Year” nine times, taking prizes home to Restaurant AOC in 2013, 2014 and 2017.
Søren Selin was appointed Chef partner of AOC in March 2013 and has since received only top marks from all Danish and international food critics, taking Nordic Cuisine from punk to aristocracy.
AOC is awarded with two Michelin stars since 2015 and was in 2019 named “Restaurant of The Year” by the Danish Dining Guide.
It’s not often you walk into a restaurant with two Michelin stars located in a mansion and find that it smells just like home.
But walk through the doors of AOC and the smell of wood smoke and reduced bouillon of Jerusalem artichokes hits you like a double shot of aquavit; a hunger-rousing welcome for anyone who loves good food.
AOC is serious stuff. Ancient arches and low lights and a 17th century cellar shape the dining room into the most elegant basement you’ve ever seen; home of Søren Selin who creates artistic, curious and playful menus while always maintaining a high comfort and yumminess that keeps your palate safe.
Add to this champion sommelier and restaurateur Christian Aarø’s superior knowledge of wines that results in tantalising flights that often embraces both old, young, conservative, edgy, conventional and organic wines in great storytellings for your palate; servers that charmingly walk you through the minutiae of the menu as if they’ve spent a lifetime preparing the dishes themselves – when not cracking jokes with you that is.
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ERIC VILDGAARD
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A former gang enforcer found the right path in life through unconditional love toward his wife and gastronomy.
Jordnær took everyone in and outside Denmark by surprise when Michelin awarded the then unknown restaurant in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen a star during its first year of opening.
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The passionately run Jordnær (translation; Down to Earth) is housed in the northern suburbs of the city, on the ground floor of an unassuming looking hotel. Once inside, it’s a different story; the building dates from 1666 and the appealingly rustic modern restaurant comes with well-spaced tables, grey-painted timbers and superb mood lighting.
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The Winemaking
Our Appellations
Domaine Jean Chartron in Puligny-Montrachet
(21 - Côte-d’Or)
Established in 1859 by the cooper-craftsman Jean-Edouard Dupard, Domaine Jean Chartron has been governed by five generations concerned with both the expansion and prosperity of the prestigious vineyards as the management of the rural district.
The village owes him its name. In 1873, Jean-Edouard Dupard as mayor of Puligny, asked the city council to authorize by decision that the name Montrachet - the most prestigious local growth name - could be added to Puligny, the original name of the village.
Montrachet: Mont rachet on the 1839 cadastre. Former spellings are given - > Mont Rachaz - Mont Rachat. The term Rachat or Rachet comes from the old French word Rache, formerly designating the scab: thus a shaven and scabby hill, its flat slabs of rock and kind of low walls made of just piled stones (locally called "murgers") forming its baldness.
Never such a descriptive name could have been so accurately given to a hill: hardly emerging from the plain, the minute Montrachet hill looks like a « gougère » in the landscape (gougère is a well-known Burgundian small cake, made of cheesed choux pastry and served with the aperitif).
It naturally seems meant to be a barren land with stones and just a few meagre bushes...but when it dresses with vines it is just to wear the Golden Fleece
The origin of Puligny-Montrachet goes back to the Gallo-roman times, then called Puliniacus. The first vineyards have appeared in these times. However, the real expansion of the vineyards will only take place in 1095 when Pope Urban the Second ratifies the donation of the parish of Puligny and its land to the famous Abbey of Cluny.
The Burgundian viticultural civilisation started in the early first Century A.D. through the impetus given by the Romans. It developed during the sixth Century when numerous monasteries have been settled in Burgundy, amongst which the abbeys of Cluny and Cîteaux, famous for their influence on winegrowing.
These monks who, century after century, divided the vineyards in many different plots (called "climats") and started the hierarchy of the wines, unique in the world and still in use in Burgundy. The influence of these abbeys over the whole Europe combined with the economic and cultural power of the Dukes of Burgundy will build up the fame of Burgundy wines.
Strongly backed on many vineyards of best terroirs of Puligny-Montrachet and in its neighbourhood, Domaine Jean Chartron has naturally specialized in the vinification and the ageing of great Burgundy wines.
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Fatal school stabbing suspect back in court
Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:30 PM EST
A teen accused of fatally stabbing a classmate and injuring another after allegedly sneaking a switchblade into a Bronx school appeared back in court Thursday.
Abel Cedeno was indicted on manslaughter charges after prosecutors say he fatally stabbed 15-year-old classmate Matthew McCree and injured 16 year-old Ariane Laboy at the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in September of last year.
There were no metal detectors inside of the school, and prosecutors say the teen was able to conceal the switchblade.
Both family members of Cedeno and McCree appeared inside the courtroom Thursday where the judge presided over the case.
A lawyer for Cedeno says his 18-year-old client is maintaining his innocence, and says he was bullied for his sexual orientation by the two teens.
Meanwhile, McCree’s family says Cendeno's defense team has made false claims that their slain son was involved with gangs.
McCree’s mother publically stated that her younger son is now being questioned by alleged gang members and that he doesn't feel safe.
Cedeno is currently out on bail and is expected back in court on March 6.
The Department of Education announced a plan to close the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation months after the stabbing.
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A teenage boy accused of fatally stabbing a classmate and injuring another appeared before a judge in Bronx court Thursday.
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Police: Man slashes woman in the face while walking in Soundview
A man is wanted for allegedly slashing a woman in Soundview Thursday morning.
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English Language Movie Premiere “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens” 23 December, 2015, 12:00 AM 23/12/2015 |
The Star Wars saga continues with this seventh entry and we wouldn’t forgive ourselves if you missed the long-awaited premiere in English. We know you’ve been preparing for this moment watching over and over all the previous episodes, so gather your friends and may the force be with y’all, cuz tickets will be snapped up like hot cakes.
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English Language Movie Premiere "Bridge of Spies" 09 December, 2015, 06:30 PM 09/12/2015 |
Good quality historical drama from DreamWorks Studios, directed by a legendary Steven Spielberg, was absolutely great. All the Chamber movie fans watched the breathtaking movie premiere together with their friends and families.
English Language Movie Premiere "Victor Frankenstein" 26 November, 2015, 12:00 AM 26/11/2015 |
Chamber Members experienced a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale of one radical scientist Victor Frankenstein.
XIV Chamber Outdoor Football Tournament 10 October, 2015, 02:00 PM 10/10/2015 |
We were happy to invite Chamber Members to take part in the XIV Chamber Outdoor Football Tournament - unforgettable sports event that strengthens team spirit, improves performance and is a great opportunity to actively spend time with colleagues, friends and relatives.
Family Tour to the Ostrich Farm 12 September, 2015, 11:00 AM 12/09/2015 |
We were thrilled to invite our members to visit Ostrich Farm in Yasnogorodka (that was one of the first ostrich farms founded in Ukraine) – a place where it doesn’t not really matter if you are a kid or an adult, because everyone had fun.
Adults and kids met ostriches face to face, learned about ostrich farming and their life in the wild and enjoyed everyone’s favourite – photos session! Visitors described it as family fun, interesting and informative, and a great experience.
To fuel up after an adventurous and rich time tasty lunch was waiting for everyone. Participants tried a delicious broth and patty-cake with meat. Yummy!
Kids were amazed with adorable small zoo and children's playground: fresh air, games together and exploring new things as a family – really all you need for a good weekend!
English Language Movie Premiere “Hitman: Agent 47” 03 September, 2015, 06:30 PM 03/09/2015 |
Chamber Members were lucky to see the big-screen reboot of the Hitman video game movie series with Eminem’s quick action beats playing on the background.
English Language Movie Premiere “Fantastic Four” 20 August, 2015, 12:00 AM 20/08/2015 |
Together with friends and families we enjoyed the contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and longest-running superhero team, and got the most of the sci-fi movie night
Annual Charitable American Independence Day Picnic 2015 04 July, 2015, 04:00 PM 04/07/2015 | #Picnic
On July 4th the Chamber shared the joy of American Independence Day celebration with more than 3,000 guests who joined the Charitable Picnic to make fabulous memories for a lifetime.
Netwalking: "Secret Kyiv" 13 June, 2015, 12:00 AM 13/06/2015 |
How well do you know the city you live in? How much have you seen of it? The Chamber invited all interested Members to discover Kyiv’s most unusual sights together with other adventurous representatives of businesscommunity during Netwalking Tour: “Secret Kyiv”. It has been a great chance to have productive Business Networking with other Chamber Members while casually walking around capital’s secret corners.
Participants saw places that they haven’t seen before: hidden, secret, forgotten, the ones most unusual to find in the downtown.
English Language Movie Premiere “Spy” 27 May, 2015, 12:00 AM 27/05/2015 |
We were happy to invite our Members to yet another movie night that they could enjoy with friends and families, getting the most out of watching the original version in English, which is by all means a great way to improve language skills and see the film just like director imagined. The girl-power angle was enough of a twist to make the spy spoof feel newish.
Family Event: “Medieval Getaway and Horse-Riding” 25 April, 2015, 12:00 AM 25/04/2015 |
To bond and unite, families often need to leave the world of hustle city, television and computer games behind to embrace an exciting real-life getaway demanding devotion and openness to new experiences.
The Chamber was glad to invite active families for, what turned to be, a memorable Family Event: “Medieval Getaway and Horse-Riding” held in Kyivan Rus Park - a center of culture and history of ancient Kyivan Rus with its unique, heartwarming atmosphere.
English Language Movie Premiere “The Longest Ride” 22 April, 2015, 12:00 AM 22/04/2015 |
Chamber organized an English Language Premiere of a romantic movie based on the novel of a well-known and well-liked Nicholas Sparks. Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, The Longest Ride explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring love.
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The latest from Ali Abunimah
The latest from Ali Abunimah...
What Obama missed in the Middle East
Barack Obama's visit to Israel and Palestine this week seemed
designed to appease pro-Israel groups in the US
By Ali Abunimah
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/23/barackobama.israelandthepalestinians
When I and other Palestinian-Americans first knew Barack
Obama in Chicago in the 1990s, he grasped the oppression
faced by Palestinians under Israeli occupation. He
understood that an honest broker cannot simultaneously be
the main cheerleader, financier and arms supplier for one
side in a conflict. He often attended Palestinian-American
community events and heard about the Palestinian
experience from perspectives stifled in mainstream
In recent months, Obama has sought to allay persistent
concerns from pro-Israel groups by recasting himself as a
stalwart backer of Israel and tacking ever closer to
positions espoused by the powerful, hard-line pro-Israel
lobby Aipac. He distanced himself from mainstream advisers
because pro-Israel groups objected to their calls for
even-handedness.
Like his Republican rival, senator John McCain, Obama gave
staunch backing to Israel's 2006 bombing of Lebanon, which
killed over 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and the
blockade and bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling them
"self defence".
Every aspect of Obama's visit to Palestine-Israel this
week has seemed designed to further appease pro-Israel
groups. Typically for an American aspirant to high office,
he visited the Israeli Holocaust memorial and the Western
Wall. He met the full spectrum of Israeli Jewish (though
not Israeli Arab) political leaders. He travelled to the
Israeli Jewish town of Sderot, which until last month's
ceasefire, frequently experienced rockets from the Gaza
Strip. At every step, Obama warmly professed his support
for Israel and condemned Palestinian violence.
Other than a cursory 45-minute visit to occupied Ramallah
to meet with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud
Abbas, Palestinians got little. According to an Abbas
aide, Obama provided assurances that he would be "a
constructive partner in the peace process." Some observers
took comfort in his promise that he would get engaged
"starting from the minute I'm sworn into office". Obama
remained silent on the issue of Jerusalem, after boldly
promising the "undivided" city to Israel as its capital in
a speech to Aipac last month, and then appearing to
backtrack amid a wave of outrage across the Arab world.
But Obama missed the opportunity to visit Palestinian
refugee camps, schools and even shopping malls to witness
first-hand the devastation caused by the Israeli army and
settlers, or to see how Palestinians cope under what many
call "apartheid". This year alone, almost 500
Palestinians, including over 70 children, have been killed
by the Israeli army - exceeding the total for 2007 and
dwarfing the two-dozen Israelis killed in conflict-related
violence. Obama said nothing about Israel's relentless
expansion of colonies on occupied land. Nor did he follow
the courageous lead of former President Jimmy Carter and
meet with the democratically elected Hamas leaders, even
though Israel negotiated a ceasefire with them. That such
steps are inconceivable shows how off-balance is the US
debate on Palestine.
Many people I talk to are resigned to the conventional
wisdom that aspiring national politicians cannot afford to
be seen as sympathetic to the concerns of Palestinians,
Arabs or Muslims. They still hope that, if elected, Obama
would display an even-handedness absent in the campaign.
Without entirely foreclosing the possibility of change in
US policy, the reality is that the political pressures
evident in a campaign do not magically disappear once the
campaign is over. Nor is all change necessarily for the
better. One risk is that a President Obama or President
McCain would just bring back the Clinton-era approach
where the United States effectively acted as "Israel's
lawyer", as Aaron David Miller, a 25-year veteran of the
US state department's Middle East peace efforts, memorably
put it. This led to a doubling of Israeli settlements in
the West Bank, an upsurge in violence and the failed 2000
Camp David summit where Clinton tried to pressure Arafat
into accepting a bantustan. A depressing feature of
Obama's visit was the prominent advisory role for Dennis
Ross, the official in charge of the peace process under
Clinton, and the founder of an Aipac-sponsored pro-Israel
think-tank.
Whoever is elected will face a rapidly changing situation
in Palestine-Israel. A number of shifts are taking place
simultaneously. First, the consensus supporting the
two-state solution is disintegrating as Israeli colonies
have rendered it unachievable. Second, the traditional
Palestinian national leadership is being eclipsed by new
movements including Hamas. And, as western and Arab
governments become more craven in the face of Israeli
human rights violations, a Palestinian-led campaign
modelled on the anti-apartheid strategy of boycott,
divestment and sanctions is building global civil society
support. Finally, the demographic shift in
Palestine-Israel toward an absolute Palestinian majority
in all of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip will be
complete in the next three to five years.
Making peace in this new reality will take leaders ready
to listen and talk to all sides in the conflict and to
consider alternatives to the moribund two-state solution,
such as power-sharing, confederation or a single
democratic state. It will require, above all, the courage,
imagination and political will to challenge the status quo
of Israeli domination and Palestinian dispossession that
has led to ever more violence with each passing year.
Ali Abunimah is the author of One Country: A Bold Proposal
to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse and a fellow with
the Palestine Centre in Washington, DC.
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The Berkeley Activist's Calendar: November 10-17
Kelly Hammargren, Sustainable Berkeley Coalition
Saturday November 09, 2019 - 09:18:00 PM
Petition to Save Traffic Circle Trees- sign by November 11, (Meeting Nov12) https://www.change.org/p/berkeley-city-council-grandfather-in-existing-traffic-circle-trees-ee3dbcc2-69b1-41d5-83a8-dd86a94ece3b
Petition in opposition to Dredging the Bay, sign by November 12 (meeting Nov 13)
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-trump-and-his-oil-company-cronies-dredge-the-san-francisco-bay?source=direct_link&referrer=group-sunflower-alliance
Sunday Nov 17 – Berkeley ½ Marathon, 5K, 10K – check street closures
Holiday Food Drive – November 1 – 29, daily from 8:30 a – 6 p, for more information https://www.cityofberkeley.info/CalendarEventMain.aspx?calendarEventID=16299
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Motherless Brooklyn as Film Art
Reviewed by Charlene Woodcock
An unexpected example of film as art (to quote Rudolf Arnheim, UC Press, 1957) is Edward Norton’s just-released Motherless Brooklyn. Unexpected because the reviews don’t hint at the core of the film—Robert Moses' drive to eliminate poor neighborhoods, especially poor colored neighborhoods, to remake New York City to serve the wealthy and the automobile. Nor was I prepared for the gorgeous cinematography, the 1950s period detail, and a jazz club with great music. With Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Willem Dafoe, Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis. -more-
Lianna Haroutounian Lights Up Puccini’s Dark MANON LESCAUT
Reviewed by James Roy MacBean
Having quickly emerged as perhaps this era’s leading Puccini soprano, Lianna Haroutounian returns to San Francisco Opera by adding the role of Manon Lescaut to the list of Puccini heroines she has sung here, starting with Tosca in 2014 and Madama Butterfly in 2016. Ms. Haroutounian also sang here the role of Nedda in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in 2018. On Friday, November 8, Liana Haroutounian sang in the first of six performances of Manon Lescaut, the opera that gave Puccini his first success when it premiered in 1893. If Manon Lescaut has never achieved the audience adulation accorded Puccini’s La Bohème, Tosca, or Madama Butterfly, it nevertheless contains some excellent music. Manon’s Act II aria “In quelle trine morbide”/“In these soft laces” is considered by many one of the finest arias Puccini ever wrote. At the first performance this year of this San Francisco Opera production of Manon Lescaut, Liana Haroutounian not only sang this aria beautifully, she even conveyed the chilling effect experienced by Manon amidst all this luxury. Not that Manon doesn’t like luxury! But she also confides to her brother that she longs for the humble dwelling where she and Des Grieux knew true love. -more-
Florin Parvulescu Performs Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for Solo Violin
Sunday November 10, 2019 - 09:59:00 AM
In a fortuitous combination of events, Eugène Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 3, “Ballade,” was played as an encore at San Francisco Symphony on October 4 by Maria Dueñas, and a month later Florin Parvulescu performed all six of Ysaÿe’s Sonatas for Solo Violin on Sunday, November 3, at Piedmont Center for the Arts. The former event ignited great local interest in Eugène Ysaÿe; and the latter event offered a rare opportunity to hear a live performance of all six of Ysaÿe’s notoriously difficult Sonatas for Solo Violin. At the Piedmont Center for the Arts, René Mandel's introductory remarks noted that these Ysaÿe Sonatas for Solo Violin are among the most difficult works ever written for the violin. So it was a rare treat indeed to hear them admirably performed by Florin Parvulescu. -more-
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Baseball stays hot with three-game sweep of Winston-Salem
Randy Sforza, Sports Writer
Well-timed scoring and sensational pitching were the ultimate deciding factors in the Bloomsburg University baseball team’s three-game sweep over Winston-Salem University (North Carolina) this past weekend.
During Saturday’s double-header, the Huskies put on a stellar offensive performance in their first-game against the Rams, scoring 10-runs with eight different players registering an RBI. After five innings of play, the men had already established a comfortable 4-0 lead when right fielder Cole Swiger cracked a crowd demoralizing homerun against WSSU pitcher, Jalen Scott.
However, Winston-Salem would eventually claw-back and knock-in four consecutive runs to cut the deficit to one heading into the 8th inning. Nevertheless, the Huskies bats responded emphatically scoring five-runs over the next two innings to conclude the win with a final score of 10-4.
Bloomsburg senior pitcher Ashton Raines got the win for his solid 6.2 innings of work with five strikeouts. The two standouts stars in Saturday’s first game were Cole Swiger and Jared Burcin. Swiger went 3-out-of-5 with a 3 runs scored. Additionally, Swiger’s 3 homeruns this season leads the team. Burcin had an efficient day at the plate hitting 2-for-3 including a double during the second-inning.
In game two, the Huskies bats would fall asleep, well not all of them because someone forgot to read Nate Krizan and Jake Reed a bedtime story. Krizan hit a momentum-fueling 2-run single in the third inning igniting the huskies offensive barrage. That timely-single increased the Huskies lead to 3-0, giving pitcher Nick Stoner some much needed breathing room.
The Huskies would go on to score 4-runs over the next two innings, three of which were caused by the sophomore third baseman, Jake Reed. Reed, who already scored a run off the Krizan single, smacked a 2-run single of his very own sending follow teammates Colton Hooker and Ryan Shifer across plate to build a 6-2 lead. Reed would then advance to third after outfielder Carter Chasanov flew out to right-field, placing him in perfect position to add to the Huskies lead. Reed would scoring the team’s seventh run on a wild pitch thrown by Winston-Salem pitcher Cole Parks.
The men would go-on to win Game 2 of the double-header with a final score of 7-5. Bloomsburg pitcher Nick Stoner earned the win allowing just 5-hits over the 5 crucial innings he pitched in Saturday’s second matchup.
The final game of the series would take place on Monday due to Sunday’s scheduled game being postponed. No matter; the Huskies would go on to complete the 3-game sweep of WSSU with the final score 4-1, improving Bloomsburg’s record to 6-1 this season. This latest dominating performance over Winston-Salem keeps Head Coach Mike Collin’s ball club in third place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
Randy Sforza, Author
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Philippine defense chief hits China for South China Sea acts
FILE - In this July 25 file photo, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gestures while addressing the Philippine Coast Guard during turnover and blessing ceremony of several coast guard assets at their headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine defense chief has criticized China for what he says are bullying actions in the South China Sea and says Beijing's peaceful assurances contrast with its behavior in the contested sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine defense chief criticized China on Tuesday for what he called "bullying" actions in the South China Sea and said Beijing's peaceful assurances contrast with its behavior in the contested waters.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana criticized China's increasingly assertive actions when asked to comment on the Chinese ambassador's assurances in Manila that Beijing won't seek hegemony in the disputed region and "will not take the first shot."
"They say we do not bully people around, they follow international law, but I said you are not, what you are telling is not what you are doing on the ground," Lorenzana said in one of his most stinging public rebukes yet of Chinese actions in territories claimed by Beijing, Manila and four other governments.
Unless China does what it says, its words will be doubted and Filipinos will continue to look at Beijing with mistrust, said Lorenzana, a retired army general. He cited China's low trust ratings in local opinion polls compared to those of the United States, a treaty ally of the Philippines.
In a speech in Manila late Monday to mark the anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said his country's peaceful intent is enshrined in the Chinese constitution and that it's strengthening its military "entirely for the purpose of self-defense."
"No matter how strong China may become, China will never seek hegemony or never establish spheres of influence," Zhao said. "China will remain committed to serving as a force for peace, for stability and for prosperity in the world."
Zhao added that "China adopts a military strategy of active defense which adheres to the principle of defense, self-defense and post-strike response. Meaning we will not take the first shot."
China's PLA is ready to deepen trust with the Philippine military, he said.
On the long-raging territorial disputes, Zhao said both sides should be patient and added that China would continue to adopt a policy of peaceful settlement rather than confrontation. Pending a peaceful resolution, Zhao said both sides should ensure the disputes won't undermine overall relations.
"We cannot let the 1% differences hijack the whole 99% of friendship and cooperation as hostage," Zhao said.
As the world's second-biggest economy, China upholds freedom of navigation and overflight because nearly 75 percent of its imported and exported goods and nearly 80 percent of its imported oil and gas transit through the South China Sea, Zhao said. Blocking the sea lanes would badly hit China's economy, he added.
Lorenzana called China's takeover of the Scarborough Shoal following a protracted 2012 standoff as "bullying." The United States brokered a deal for the simultaneous withdrawal of Chinese and Philippine ships from the vast fishing shoal, but Beijing reneged, prompting the Philippines to bring its disputes with China to international arbitration the following year, according to Philippine officials.
The Philippines largely won the case, with the arbitration tribunal invalidating in a 2016 ruling China's historic claims to virtually the entire South China Sea based on the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. China refused to participate in the arbitration and ignored the outcome.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who revived ties with Beijing after taking office in 2016, has refused to immediately seek Chinese compliance to the arbitration ruling while seeking Chinese infrastructure funds and investment, often coming under criticism for his China-friendly approach.
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Youngsters under the age of 12 do not receive convictions for criminal offenses, while in other circumstances; minors between the ages of 14 and 18 can be tried in adult court under the Criminal Code of Canada for especially heinous criminal offenses, generally violence-related. Unlike the misconception lots of youths, a charge sheet from youth […]
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YouTube Under Fire
YouTube. What is it good for?
Not for making a living, apparently. According to new research by Matthias Bärtl of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg, Germany, 96.5 percent of YouTubers trying to make money from their videos won’t earn enough from advertising to exceed the official U.S. poverty line of $12,140 a year.
That’s in part due to YouTube’s low advertising rates, but mostly due to the fact that a tiny slice of videos grab nearly all of the views. According to Bärtl, 3 percent of most-viewed channels in 2016 attracted almost 90 percent of all views.
There’s a broken heart for every “like” on YouTube.
While Bärtl’s research may say more about the unwarranted expectations of most YouTubers than about anything YouTube itself is doing, another new study this week cast the Google-owned site in a more sinister light. Read More »
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May 12, 2017 By Paul SweetingBlog0 Comments
The rise of subscription streaming services, in both the music and video industries, has given the lie to the old complaint that consumers won’t pay for content online. But to many in the music industry, to say nothing of streaming investors, too many of them still don’t.
Ad-supported free streaming services remain the bête noire of the record labels and music publishers. They rail against YouTube, even as they’re making deals with it, and have fought to restrict the copyright safe harbors that allow YouTube to profit from music posted without license by users. They’ve maintained pressure on Spotify to shift more of its free users to its paid subscription tier, a tune now echoed by potential investors as Spotify eyes an IPO or public listing of its shares, and have begun to restrict when new releases are made available on the service’s free tier. Read More »
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Amazon in Good Field Position After NFL Deal
April 6, 2017 By Paul SweetingBlog0 Comments
Amazon won the auction for live-streaming rights to this season’s Thursday Night Football franchise with a bid of $50 million dollars for a package of 10 games. That’s 5 times what Twitter paid last year for essentially the same deal: Amazon will share the games with NBC and CBS and will stream the networks’ feeds, including their ads. Amazon will also be able to sell a handful of ads per game itself.
The games will be available for free to Amazon Prime members.
Although the 5X increase in price is impressive — and was probably too rich for Twitter — $50 million is still pretty small beans, both for the league — whose deals with the broadcast networks run into the billions — and for Amazon, which has $20 billion on its balance sheet. For both, it’s largely an add-on business at this point.
For the NFL, streaming is still largely an experiment aimed at finding a way to reach cord-cutters and out-of-home viewers, and to test the viewership waters outside the U.S., not to supplant its traditional broadcast deals. For Amazon, the NFL deal is a way to enhance the value of a Prime subscription and to attract to new subscribers at a relatively modest price. Read More »
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Plenty of Bundles, Not Much Joy in Linear OTT
YouTube this week formally unveiled its long-gestating linear over-the-top services, YouTube TV, which will feature a skinny-ish bundle of about 40 live channels for $35 a month. When it begins rolling out later this year in select cities YouTube TV will join Dish Network’s Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now, and Sony’s Playstation Vue in the linear OTT sweepstakes, and will soon by joined by a previously announced entry by Hulu and perhaps one from Apple.
As with those other services, however, the lineup of channels in YouTube’s bundle is a bit of a hit and miss affair at this point. Subscribers will get all the major broadcast networks, along with ESPN, USA, Bravo, Fox News and MSNBC, but no CNN, Turner or TBS, and no Viacom-owned networks.
Sling TV will get you CNN and Turner but the broadcast networks are only available in select markets, and again, no MTV, Nickelodeon or Comedy Central.
DirecTV Now will sell you a big bundle of 100 or so channels at the skinny-bundle price of $35 a month, but so far AT&T hasn’t figured out how to deliver it to you without its crashing. Read More »
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Unsafe Harbors: Fake News Is Part Of a Larger Problem For Facebook
Faced with mounting criticism over the proliferation of fake “news” stories on Facebook, and their alleged role in tipping the outcome of the presidential election, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has fallen back on a familiar formulation: Facebook is a technology company, Zuckerberg insists, not a media company. It merely provides a platform where users can post, share, and respond to content posted and shared by others.
“Our goal is to give every person a voice,” Zuckerberg wrote in a somewhat plaintive blog post over the weekend. “We believe deeply in people. Assuming that people understand what is important in their lives and that they can express those views has driven not only our community, but democracy overall. Sometimes when people use their voice though, they say things that seem wrong and they support people you disagree with.”
The clear and intended implication is that Facebook is not liable for what its users post, and has very circumscribed responsibility to police false, misleading, and tendentious content on its platform. While Facebook and other social media platforms are now taking some modest steps to discourage the spread of fake news content, they’re stopping well short of accepting editorial accountability.
“This is an area where I believe we must proceed very carefully,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Identifying the ‘truth’ is complicated. ..I am confident we can find ways for our community to tell us what content is most meaningful, but I believe we must be extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth ourselves.” Read More »
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Prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection and colonization in a tertiary hospital and elderly community of North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia
N. H. ZAINUL, Z. F. MA, A. BESARI, H. SITI ASMA, R. A. RAHMAN, D. A. COLLINS, N. HAMID, T. V. RILEY, Y. Y. LEE
Journal: Epidemiology & Infection / Volume 145 / Issue 14 / October 2017
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 September 2017, pp. 3012-3019
Little is known about Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in Asia. The aims of our study were to explore (i) the prevalence, risk factors and molecular epidemiology of CDI and colonization in a tertiary academic hospital in North-Eastern Peninsular Malaysia; (ii) the rate of carriage of C. difficile among the elderly in the region; (iii) the awareness level of this infection among the hospital staffs and students. For stool samples collected from hospital inpatients with diarrhea (n = 76) and healthy community members (n = 138), C. difficile antigen and toxins were tested by enzyme immunoassay. Stool samples were subsequently analyzed by culture and molecular detection of toxin genes, and PCR ribotyping of isolates. To examine awareness among hospital staff and students, participants were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. For the hospital and community studies, the prevalence of non-toxigenic C. difficile colonization was 16% and 2%, respectively. The prevalence of CDI among hospital inpatients with diarrhea was 13%. Out of 22 C. difficile strains from hospital inpatients, the toxigenic ribotypes 043 and 017 were most common (both 14%). In univariate analysis, C. difficile colonization in hospital inpatients was significantly associated with greater duration of hospitalization and use of penicillin (both P < 0·05). Absence of these factors was a possible reason for low colonization in the community. Only 3% of 154 respondents answered all questions correctly in the awareness survey. C. difficile colonization is prevalent in a Malaysian hospital setting but not in the elderly community with little or no contact with hospitals. Awareness of CDI is alarmingly poor.
Genetic and cultural significance of indigenous pigs in Papua New Guinea and their phenotypic characteristics
W. Ayalew, G. Danbaro, M. Dom, S. Amben, F. Besari, C. Moran, K. Nidup
Journal: Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales / Volume 48 / April 2011
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2011, pp. 37-46
Pigs are the most important livestock species in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from economic as well as cultural perspectives. Most of the estimated population of 1.8 million pigs are maintained by smallholder farmers. The genetic attributes, differentiation and production capacities of indigenous pigs are largely unknown. But the rich socio-cultural diversity of rural communities living in geographically isolated pristine environments, with long and strong attachments with indigenous pigs implies that indigenous pigs may harbour unique genetic diversity. This study reports preliminary survey of indigenous pigs sampled from major pig farming areas of the country as part of a South Asia-wide regional indigenous pig genetic diversity study. It assesses farmers’ perceptions about the origin, population trend and utility value of indigenous pigs, as well as their trait preferences. Average herd sizes and external physical forms and appearances of pigs are described. About 19 percent of the sampled indigenous pigs were identified through pedigree checks to have an admixtured genotype with some distant indigenous or exotic parentage. The importance of indigenous pig genetic resources in PNG requires a policy and legislative framework to support sustainable utilization. As a first step in informing such development, a comprehensive molecular genetic study is required to elucidate the genetic attributes of this unique genetic resource.
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Forgotten Books: Skull-Face (without the Others) by Robert E Howard
Robert E. Howard produced very few works lengthy enough to be considered novels. And the sole book published during his lifetime as a novel (A Gent from Bear Creek) was actually a thinly-disguised collection of short stories. So it seems strange that the first of those novels has never, until quite recently, been published as a stand-alone work.
Skull-Face originally ran as a three-part serial in Weird Tales in 1929. Howard was not yet one of the magazine's stars. He had contributed only a few stories, including a couple each in the Solomon Kane and Kull of Atlantis series. Editor Farnsworth Wright apparently didn't think much of it, and hyped it not at all. But readers at the time liked it just fine. And when I read it again last week, so did I.
Howard clearly took his inspiration from the Fu Manchu books, but went far beyond that model to create a villain that could eat old Fu for breakfast. The guy with the skull-like face is first believed to be some sort of Chinese crime lord, then an ancient Egyptian, and finally a master sorcerer who should have gone down with Atlantis. He's a guy who would have made a fine nemesis for Conan.
When we meet the male lead, Stephen Costigan (no relation to the boxing character) is a helpless drug addict, a far cry from the normal two-fisted Howard hero. It's only as the story develops that his true character emerges. The bad guy helps him kick the hashish habit, but does so by making him the slave of a far worse drug - one he now needs to survive. When Costigan turns against his master, he does so knowing it will mean his death.
The co-star of this tale is a Denis Nayland Smith clone, a British Secret Service agent named John Gordon. Together, Costigan and Gordon devote themselves to the destruction of the skull-faced gent, Kathulos. This gives Howard a broad canvas to delve into the horrors of the unknown, engage in a lot of slam-bang action, and leave us with the stench of sorcery in our nostrils. So in the end, Skull-Face delivers everything you expect in a Howard yarn, with one unusual ingredient: character development.
Howard apparently planned to turn this into a series, but abandoned the second story when Weird Tales announced they wanted no more serials. Based on that story fragment, it would appear he was giving the lead to Secret Service agent John Gordon, with Costigan relegated to second banana. The tale was completed by Richard Lupoff and published as both The Return of Skull-Face and "Taverel Manor."
The three best cover treatments for the story (so far) appear here.
This week's Guest Host for Forgotten Books is Mr. Todd Mason. He'll be corralling the links HERE.
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Labels: Forgotten Books, Robert E. Howard
I haven't seen the Berkeley edition since I was a kid in the 70s. I don't suppose you have a scan of that fold out cover. Loved the Berkeley fold out covers.
Dan Luft
The Rohmer influence sounds less like Fu Manchu and more like that weird occult villain from Brood of the Witch Queen - Antony Ferrera, I think was the name. Of all of Howard's books I've always wanted to find a copy of this and devour it. It's the kind of pulpy weird mess of black magic and brawn I crave.
As a Howard reader, i'm ashamed to say i never read this work of him :( Now i NEED to do it!
I love the covers on all these books. I have the Zebra Books edition. But that top one certainly is an eye-catcher!
There was a Zebra edition? I don't remember that.
I've added a scan of 3/4 of the fold-out, Dan. Can't get at the other 1/4 because it's still bound into the book, but you're not missing much. All that's over there are a couple of very faint villain heads and and iron box with a chain attached to it.
I remember seeing this that Pyramid edition, but don't have it and am pretty sure I never read it.
I have the Berkeley edition. Not Howard's best work but it does have his narrative drive.
Scott Cupp said...
I have the Neville Spearman reprint edition of the Arkham House which had a pretty crappy skull on a green background cover. But the story was wonderful, as you said, full of Howard's driving prose. I am surpriused SKULLFACE is not better known
Elina said...
I just recently read this - it came out in Finnish as a translation! But I have to say I didn't much care for it, I thought Howard was lacking his usual narrative drive in the story, everything went by all too quickly. Hastily told, I should say.
Juri said...
Sorry, that was me commenting, not my wife! (But, please, take a look at Elina's own style blog in vintage style. The texts are in Finnish, though.)
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Posts matching tags 'law'
It recently emerged that one of the obligations Australia's parliamentarians have is to provide their constitutents with portraits of the Queen, for free, on request. The portraits (which also include those of her consort, Prince Phillip, though not of any of the more fashionable young royals), along with flags and recordings of the National Anthem, are classified as “nationhood material”, vital for instilling a sense of national consciousness, and are thus included in the budget and obligations of the people's federal representatives for this very purpose. Which, one could imagine, may have made sense historically: in a far-flung outpost of the Empire, awash with rum and the threat of convict rebellion still in living memory, communal loyalty to the distant Crown would have needed all the reinforcement it could get, damn the expense. Either that or this was a piece of Howard/Abbott-era culture-war red meat, to stick it to the inner-city trendy-lefties who'd rather fritter money away on saving wildlife or helping the poor or something. But no: the rule in question dates back to 1990, the height of the Hawke/Keating era, possibly the least likely period in Australian history to produce such a rule.
The rule in question is unique to Australia, at least in the former British Empire. Constituents in the UK may request portraits of Her Royal Highness, but they have to pay for them. In Canada, meanwhile, the government makes the portraits available for download, allowing monarchistically-inclined Canadians to have them printed by the provider of their choice. Elsewhere in the Commonwealth, you're on your own.
The revelation of this peculiar rule, in an article in VICE, leading to a flurry of requests to MPs for the monarchic merch. Of course, not everybody is happy with this: some point out that the time and money the MPs and their staffers spend servicing these requests is taken away from more serious duties they would otherwise be performing. Other MPs have been putting a pamphlet from the Australian Republican Movement with each portrait sent.
This rule does raise many questions; among them:
Is there a limit to the number of portraits of the Queen a constituent may request?
Once they are sent, do they become the constituent's property, or do they remain property of the Crown, the Commonwealth of Australia, or some other agency?
Does Australia have any laws restricting what one can do with portraits of the monarch that one owns? Would it be legal, for example, to paint a L.H.O.O.Q.-style moustache on one, or to use it in a mixed-media art piece, mutilating it in the process, or to use it as cavity insulation or a budgie cage liner, or to hang it insalubriously in the backyard dunny, rather than giving it a honoured spot above one's hearth?
(My best guess for the last one, given the chaotic strange attractor that is Australia's larrikin/authoritarian dynamic—in lieu of any kind of bill of rights there is essentially an unspoken gentleman's agreement, while national icons include Ned Kelly and Chopper Read, and a ballad about a livestock thief almost became the national anthem—would be “it's probably technically illegal, but you won't be prosecuted unless the authorities conclude that the average bloke would consider you to be a “ratbag”.”)
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The House of Commons voted today to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales; the bill passed by 400 votes for to 175 against. About a third of Conservatives voted for it, with slightly more voting against and the rest abstaining; a handful of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs voted against it, though most voted in favour. (Aside: according to accounts of the session, there are surprisingly many openly gay Tory MPs in Britain, a sign that the country has moved on since Tory electoral materials openly carried homophobic dog whistles and Thatcher tried to push through Section 28.)
The bill now needs to pass through the House of Lords; in theory, this should not be too much of a problem for a bill with this degree of support. Assuming it makes it through, it will become law and gay couples will be able to marry and have equal status to opposite-sex married couples.
The public acceptance of homosexuality has been one of the greatest social changes of the past half-century. It is scarcely to be believed that there are still men alive who went to prison for practising it. The real breakthrough may come only when gay people cease to demand the exceptionalism of a "victimised" group, when they can shrug off the intolerance of a few, having won the acceptance of the many.
A few residual anomalies will remain, however: it will be impossible for a same-sex couple to claim adultery as grounds for divorce, as adultery remains defined as an opposite-sex act (illicit hanky-panky with one of one's own sex falls under “unreasonable behaviour”, and barring a change in the law, will continue to do so even when one's spouse is of one's own sex), and nor is there any legal definition of non-consummation of a same-sex marriage. Also, while same-sex couples can marry, opposite-sex couples who dislike the idea of marriage still may not obtain civil partnerships, though those remain on the table for same-sex couples. What eventually happens to these anomalies remains to be seen.
Meanwhile in Australia, not only is there still bipartisan opposition to gay marriage in parliament, but the nominally progressive government is moving to allow religious groups broad exemptions from anti-discrimination laws, for example allowing Catholic hospitals to fire employees who are gay or have children outside of a marriage.
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In 1995, the state legislature of New Mexico passed a law requiring psychologists and psychiatrists to be dressed as wizards when giving evidence in court:
When a psychologist or psychiatrist testifies during a defendant’s competency hearing, the psychologist or psychiatrist shall wear a cone-shaped hat that is not less than two feet tall. The surface of the hat shall be imprinted with stars and lightning bolts. Additionally, a psychologist or psychiatrist shall be required to don a white beard that is not less than 18 inches in length, and shall punctuate crucial elements of his testimony by stabbing the air with a wand. Whenever a psychologist or psychiatrist provides expert testimony regarding a defendant’s competency, the bailiff shall contemporaneously dim the courtroom lights and administer two strikes to a Chinese gong…
The amendment passed unanimously, but was removed from the final law, to the detriment of the theatrical beard and Chinese gong industries.
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Patent absurdity of the day: US patent application 11/161,345, by a Christopher Anthony Roller, who attempted to patent his "Godly powers", to prevent other parties, such as the magician David Copperfield, from using them for less than godly purposes. The patent application (available via the USPTO's PAIR portal; search for application 11161345) also includes miscellaneous correspondence from Roller, where he rails against the Mafia-like collusion by the patent office with powerful vested interests (including professional magicians) that could be the only explanation for his application having been rejected, and produces details of his lawsuit against Copperfield, including copies of his claims to be God and Jesus Christ, to have killed all his enemies, and to be married to Celine Dion and running for President with Bill Gates as running mate.
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England's severe libel laws have claimed a casualty: science writer Simon Singh, who is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association, has resigned from his Guardian column, citing the onerous requirements of preparing his defence:
The crippling and prohibitive financial cost of defending a libel case is often highlighted, but the equally terrible cost in terms of time and stress is rarely mentioned.
I recently discussed this with Dr Peter Wilmshurst, the eminent cardiologist who is being sued for libel for commenting on the efficacy of a new heart device... Perhaps it was just as well that Peter was not aware of the full implications of what lay ahead of him, namely at least two years of anxiety, misery and the threat of bankruptcy. Almost all his spare time has been spent on the libel case. When finalising his defence, he took two weeks of annual leave to work on the documents. Moreover, dealing with ongoing legal issues has prevented him from carrying out his usual medical research, and a number of publications have been put on hold.
England's libel laws are renowned across the world, with litigants taking cases to London on the flimsiest pretexts. Now foreign news organisations are starting to block access from Britain to their web sites to defend against this, raising the prospect of Britain facing Chinese-style isolation without even having to build its own national firewall:
You might feel that I am being alarmist, but major US newspapers, such as the Boston Globe and The New York Times, sent a memo last year to the House of Commons select committee on media, libel and privacy. They warned that they are considering stopping the sale of their publications in Britain due to the threat of libel. The benefits of selling newspapers here in terms of profit are outweighed by the potential losses in libel cases.
If publishers stopped selling hard copies in Britain, they would almost certainly also block their online content, because otherwise the threat of libel would remain.
If this worries you, you may want to sign the petition for libel reform.
The libel laws have their fans, though; other than the usual litigants, the recording industry seems to have used them as the models for the new copyright expansion laws they're trying to get passed, which will make any sites capable of sending potentially copyrighted files in private a prohibitive liability to make available to UK users.
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As of now, South Carolina legally requires "subversives" to register with the government ($5 filing fee applicable), or face stiff fines and the possibility of prison time:
By "subversive organization," the law means "every corporation, society, association, camp, group, bund, political party, assembly, body or organization, composed of two or more persons, which directly or indirectly advocates, advises, teaches or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States [or] of this State."
While the intention of the law is apparently aimed at Islamic terrorists, it's unclear in the law's wording whether it can be applied to right-wing militias, some of whom have reputedly called for the overthrow of the US government. The law states that "fraternal" and "patriotic" groups are exempt from the law, but only if they don't "contemplate the overthrow of the government."
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A pub in Barnsley is using a trick borrowed from the Japanese whaling fleet to flout England's indoor smoking ban. The Cutting Edge has set up a "smoking research centre" in a room at the pub, and requires punters wishing to smoke in this room to fill in a survey.
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In Britain, the government is making plans to let artists and community groups take over shops hollowed out by the recession, to sow the seeds of Berlin-style regeneration (which, for all its lack of respect for the sanctity of property rights, is a lot nicer than the alternative, urban wasteland):
Planning rules will be relaxed to allow changes of use which go against local guidelines. For example, a disused clothes shop could become an art gallery or an empty Woolworths an NHS drop-in centre.
Temporary lease agreements will enable owners who want to retain a vacant property in the long term to make it available for community or creative use during the recession. Councils will be urged to take control of empty properties until the recession ends.
"Empty shops can be eyesores or crime magnets," Blears said. "Our ideas for reviving town centres will give communities the knowhow to temporarily transform vacant premises into something innovative for the community - a social enterprise, a showroom for local artists or an information centre - and stop the high street being boarded up.
Of course, as always, the devil is in the details. What exactly "relaxation of planning rules" involves is uncertain. As long as the shopfronts are used for community centres or art spaces and not, say, cut-rate toxic-waste processing facilities or something, that's a good idea.
Not all artists and activists are waiting for Her Majesty's Government to hand them the keys to a disused Woolworths, though; some have taken matters into their own hands:
The slack space movement has echoes in previous slumps when many now successful architects, magazine publishers and artists moved into vacant premises. There is certainly room for creativity again. One in six shops will be vacant by the end of the year, according to the data company Experian. It predicts that 72,000 retail outlets could close during 2009, more than doubling the number of empty units to 135,000 in the UK.
Of course, some artists still haven't shaken off the language of Thatcherism-Blairism, and talk not of "community spaces" but of "business development". Art, you see, is a means to an economic end, and, even immediately after the recessionary shock, in Anglocapitalist cultures, there is the assumption that artists and squatters' role is merely that of the microbes in the soil of commerce, to prepare the ground for the next wave of aspirational consumerism, and hopefully make a few quid at the end of it:
"Rather than letting lots of pound shops appear, we are encouraging people to start up businesses," said Firmin. "We know recessions are awful but can be a good time for artists as creative ideas start appearing while otherwise redundant people are sitting at home fiddling and doing creative stuff."
And here is a profile of various groups of artist-squatters, including the Da! Collective, notorious for outraging the tabloids by having the temerity to move into a disused mansion, rather than a warehouse or something more appropriate; not to mention a chronology of the history of squatting in Britain (and Europe).
Via Momus, who's, understandably, over the moon about this, hailing it as a triumph for the Berlin model (which, for a while, looked like it was going to be ground under the wheels of yuppification):
Since it's a global recession, I also like to think Berlin has now become a sort of template for cities all over the world. Whereas we might once have looked like a museum of crusty subcultures past their sell-by date, this city now looks like the future of Tokyo, the future of London, and the future of New York. We're your best-case scenario, guys, your optimal recessionary outcome. Everything else is dystopia, Escape-From-New-York stuff.
If the major cities of the world all become "Berlins", though, I can't guarantee I'd stay in the actual Berlin, the black flagship, the Big Squat itself. If Tokyo, for instance, got as cheap and cheerfully creative as Berlin -- if it became the kind of city you could simply occupy without having to scuttle around pointlessly making rent -- I'd be there in a flash. Secretly, what I'm doing here in Berlin is waiting for Tokyo to Berlinify.
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Shepard Fairey, the street artist who created the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster, has been arrested in Boston for graffiti he allegedly put up many years ago, on the way to his first solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Break the law here, the message seems to be, and, sooner or later, the law will get you, regardless of your stature.
I wonder if he can get a Presidential pardon.
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A US congressman has taken a leaf out of Japan's book and proposed a law requiring camera phones to make a sound when a photo is taken, to prevent evil perverts from surreptitiously photographing people for their vile gratification. The Camera Phone Predator Alert Act will also prohibit the sale of phones in which the tone can be disabled. And, of course, it will make taking photos at concerts or weddings or similar more fraught, though... for God's sake, won't someone think of the children‽
Mind you, the bill appears to be the brainchild of one Congressman, with no cosponsors, which suggests that it probably won't come anywhere near becoming law.
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A group of squatters has taken over an opulent property in Mayfair. The Da! Collective plans to turn 18 Upper Grosvenor St., a Grade 2-listed property near Hyde Park, the US Embassy and some of London's most expensive restaurants, into an art installation:
Behind the white pillars and imposing wooden door of the grade II-listed residence, the 30-plus rooms are now scattered with sleeping bags, grubby mattresses, rucksacks spilling over with clothes and endless half-finished art installations. While their neighbours' walls are lined with priceless paintings, No 18 now exhibits a room full of tree branches and another with a pink baby bath above which dangle test tubes filled with capers. Spooky foetuses line one fireplace.
hey had been watching the building for "at least six months" before they decided to try moving in, she said. "We had put tape on the keyhole, and kept looking through the letterbox to see if anyone had been there." Then, one October night, five of the group decided to go in. Some of them wore high-visibility jackets to look like builders; Smith had a clipboard and fur coat. They propped their rented ladder up against the front of the building, and one man climbed on to the dilapidated balcony. "I went across to the window and I couldn't believe it when it was unlocked," said the squatter, who declined to give his name. "I was so happy. We didn't really expect it to be open, so it was a really exciting moment."
The group has had a mixed reception from the other residents of Upper Grosvenor Street. "Our next-door neighbours have been really nice; they've even let us use their wireless internet," said Smith. Another neighbour, a man called Alexander, has offered the services of his maid to cook them food, she added.
From 7pm to 11pm, the Da! gang will be projecting images on to each of the 19 windows at the front of the squat. "It's going to look like a doll's house," said Smith, "and there is going to be a harpist and a cellist and performance artists."
Under English law, the squatters (who have reconnected the electricity and claim to be maintaining the property and paying bills) are entitled to stay until they are formally evicted by the owners. These owners, a concern known as Deltaland Resources Ltd., based in the British Virgin Islands, do not seem to have made any attempt to contact the squatters; they have 11 years and 11 months to do so before the building legally becomes the property of the Da! Collective.
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A code of practice published by the British government reminds owners of dogs and cats to ensure that their pets are not only fed properly but provided with adequate entertainment and mental stimulation. Rumours that the government will distribute laser pointers to all cat owners to assist in this could not be confirmed.
(via alecm) ¶ animal rights cats law society uk 0
Legal doctrine of the day: the Three-Pony Rule, used in determining when child support claims are excessive:
While acknowledging there are unique problems with determining the reasonable needs of children of high-earning families, the court said trial judges should nevertheless avoid overindulgence -- citing the doctrine of In re Patterson, 920 P.2d 450 (Kan. App. 1996), that "no child, no matter how wealthy the parents, needs to be provided [with] more than three ponies."
But the appeals court said Convery failed to make a detailed examination of Jean Strahan's child support request and instead merely accepted her recitation of the children's needs. Those "needs," wrote Appellate Division Judge Lorraine Parker, included the children giving their nanny a 10-day vacation in Jamaica; diamond jewelry for their grandmother; $30,000 yearly for landscaping expenses; $36,000 a year for "equipment and furnishings"; and $3,000 yearly for audio visual equipment. Jean set their clothing needs at $27,000 a year, since the children needed new outfits every time they saw their father and one of them demanded a new purse every time she left the house.
"[T]he court made no distinction between what needs were reasonable, given the age of the children, and what simply amounted to a 'fourth pony,'" wrote Parker, who was joined by Judges Rudy Coleman and Thomas Lyons.
(via jwz) ¶ law materialism ponies society 0
If this report is correct, console mod chips are now legal in the UK, after the court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that the devices do not circumvent copyright protection. The judgment was awarded when a seller of the chips appealed against his conviction, and got all 26 counts quashed, with legal costs awarded.
The successful argument seems to be that the copyright violation has occurred before the chip is used, and not one about the legitimate uses of the chips. It's not clear whether the Trading Standards Agency has much chance of successfully appealing this decision.
(via Engadget) ¶ copyfight law modchips uk videogames 0
Don't want your ideas and creative work to be locked up for 90 years after you die? You could always put one of these stickers on your driver's licence (as is, apparently, the done thing for organ donations in the US).
Not sure how legally binding they would be (the most likely answer is "not very"). If you really want your scrapbooks of poetry and Garageband recordings to go to the public domain, you'd probably be better off writing a will. Or you could consider releasing them under a Creative Commons licence while you're still alive.
(via Gizmodo) ¶ copyfight intellectual property law public domain usa 0
As the receding polar ice caps expose land and shipping lanes, setting the scene for the next great international land grab, Iceland's University of Akureyri is offering a course in Polar Law, to prepare a generation of lawyers uniquely equipped to deal with the resulting issues:
Emphasis is placed upon relevant areas of public international law, such as environmental law, the law of the sea, questions of sovereignty and boundary disputes on land and sea, natural resources law, the rights of indigenous peoples in the north, self-government and good governance, and land and resources claims in the polar regions.
(via Boing Boing) ¶ climate change environment geography geopolitics iceland law zeitgeist 0
In Britain, the police are arresting people for accessing open wireless access points without permission:
The man arrested at the weekend was cautioned for dishonestly obtaining electronic communications services with intent to avoid payment.
According to the authorities, accessing wireless networks without permission is, much like downloading MP3s and skipping ads on TV, theft:
"Gaining unauthorised access to someone else's network is an offence and people have to take responsibility for their actions. Some people might argue that taking a joy-ride in someone else's car is not an offence either," he said.
Not only that, but leaving your access point open for strangers to use is strongly discouraged; not only is it taking away business from commercial service providers (a cardinal sin in Thatcherism-Blairism), but it is giving paedoterrorists a convenient rock to hide under:
"There have been incidences where paedophiles deliberately leave their wireless networks open so that, if caught, they can say that is wasn't them that used the network for illegal purposes," said NetSurity's Mr Cracknell.
Such a defence would hold little water as the person installing the network, be they a home user or a business, has ultimate responsibility for any criminal activity that takes place on that network, whether it be launching a hack attack or downloading illegal pornography.
I wonder whether that would hold up in court; could someone be successfully prosecuted for a crime committed by a stranger using their unsecured network? Perhaps a new crime of "facilitating evasion of surveillance" would be appropriate?
The BBC article provides the following helpful advice to anyone with a wireless access point wishing to avoid ending up on the Sex Offenders' Register:
There are many different types of security options available - but the most basic is to give the network a Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) key.
While not totally secure, WEP keys do at least provide a modicum of security to thwart all but the most technically-literate hackers.
Well, them and any script kiddie who can download a WEP cracking program and run it for a few minutes.
¶ crime law paedoterrorists surveillance uk wifi 0
The US has the world's highest minimum drinking age, at 21*. This is a fairly recent policy; it was pushed through in the 1980s, when the federal government seized control of state drinking-age laws by threatening to withhold highway funds. Now there are growing calls for the drinking age to be lowered to 18:
Supporters of the federal minimum argue that the human brain continues developing until at least the age of 21. Alcohol expert Dr. David Hanson of the State University of New York at Potsdam argues such assertions reek of junk science. They're extrapolated from a study on lab mice, he explains, as well as from a small sample of actual humans already dependent on alcohol or drugs. Neither is enough to make broad proclamations about the entire population.
Oddly enough, high school students in much of the rest of the developed world -- where lower drinking ages and laxer enforcement reign -- do considerably better than U.S. students on standardized tests.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, there are proposals to raise the drinking age to 21 to tackle the binge-drinking epidemic.
* This is not counting some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, where the drinking age is infinity.
(via jwz) ¶ alcohol drinking age law uk usa 0
A web-based sports news site is bypassing Rupert Murdoch's Sky TV's exclusive rights to broadcast the Cricket World Cup by displaying a computer-animated reconstruction of the match, from public domain information gathered by employees. The process resembles a modern version of the studio reconstructions of cricket matches on radio broadcasts before television (where announcers would "call" the match from descriptions, tapping microphones with pencils to create the sound effects), only this time, it's legal rather than technological limitations that are the motivation. And they look likely to get away with it:
Cricinfo, which is owned by Wisden, the company behind the Wisden Cricketing Almanac, uses data gathered by employees to simulate the action. The involvement of humans in the process is crucial, says Kim Walker, Head of Intellectual Property with Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW.COM.
Wisden said that it had carefully consulted lawyers before going ahead with the simulations in this week's World Cup. "Cricinfo 3D is based on public domain information gathered by our scorers who record a number of factors such as where the ball pitched, the type of shot played and where the ball goes in the field," said a Wisden statement. "That data is then fed as an xml to anyone who has Cricinfo 3D running on their desktops and the software generates an animation based on this data."
(via Boing Boing) ¶ copyfight cricket intellectual property law murdoch tech 2
This year in India, anti-Valentine's Day demonstrators (mostly from the Hindu religious right) have adopted the tactic of forcibly marrying couples found celebrating Valentine's Day:
A 'rath' (decorated vehicle) prepared by the protesters, mainly activists of the Dharam Sena, for "forcibly marrying couples found celebrating Valentine's Day" was seized in Jabalpur, Additional Superintendent of Police Manohar Verma told PTI.
It is not clear whether any such forced marriages have actually taken place, or whether, in fact, they would be legally binding.
(via Boing Boing) ¶ authoritarianism crime culture culture war india law religion religiots 0
Norway could soon see a renaissance of striptease, after the Norwegian High Court ruled that striptease is an art form, and thus exempt from Norway's 25% VAT.
It was not clear whether the three judges had conducted field research before reaching their verdict. Certainly they made a clear distinction between "banal and vulgar" striptease--in which there is physical contact between dancers and the audience -- and artistic dance.
The question of the artistic value of striptease has been raging since the late 19th century. The first professional stripper was a Parisian, Yvette, who in 1894 stood on a music hall stage and pretended to undress for bed. The artistic content came in the act of undressing rather than in the nudity. which was often brief and incomplete. American burlesque theatres borrowed striptease acts from the French. The most daring showed Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils--complete with a papier-mâché version of John the Baptist's head -- as if to underline that striptease had respectable roots.
¶ art law norway sex 0
Under a new European Commission proposal, any web sites featuring moving images may soon be subject to the same regulations as broadcast television:
Ministers fear that the directive would hit not only successful sites such as YouTube but also amateur "video bloggers" who post material on their own sites. Personal websites would have to be licensed as a "television-like service".
Didn't they introduce a law like this in Australia a few moral panics ago? What has been the experience there? Have web sites taken down video content because of it? Or is it tacitly recognised that the law is unworkable and that its purpose is to provide a new offence for which otherwise legitimate troublemakers can be prosecuted where expedient?
¶ australia authoritarianism bureaucracy eu law 1
There's a fairly interesting paper on the status of the word "fuck" in US law, and the irrational power that word taboos have in our seemingly enlightened society.
A trilogy of events motivated me to start this project. The first occurred during my second year of law teaching. In my Professional Responsibility course, the lesson for the day was attorney racist and sexist behavior. The case I assigned from a leading casebook was liberally sprinkled with fuck, cunt, shit, bitch and the like. Sensitive to the power of language, I recited the facts myself rather than ask a student as was my norm. After the course was over, I was reviewing my student evaluations and discovered this: "I was a little disturbed by the way he seemed to delight in saying 'cunt' and 'fucking bitch' during class. I think if you're going to say things like that in class, you should expect it to show up on the evaluation."
Three legally trained minds--a law student, a law enforcement officer, and a federal judge--each heard the word fuck and suddenly lost the ability to calmly, objectively, and rationally react. If fuck has power over these people, what are the limits of its influence?
It has some interesting factoids, such as:
Of particular interest to the lawyer-lexicographer is the suggestion of an Egyptian root petcha (to copulate). During the last Egyptian dynasties, legal documents were sealed with the phrase, "As for him who shall disregard it, may he be fucked by a donkey." The hieroglyphic for the phrase--two large erect penises---makes the message clear.
The author of the piece (which is titled, simply, "Fuck") makes it clear that he regards word taboos as irrational and unworthy of a place in rational discourse, and as such never avoids using the word where there is an option. Oddly enough, he also seems to refuse to put quotes around it, even when discussing the word "fuck" itself rather than what it refers to, as if doing so would be an unacceptable surrender to the Prim And Proper Language Police.
(via Boing Boing) ¶ fuck language law usa words 0
The British government is finally considering legalising low-power FM transmitters, of the sort used to transmit sound from MP3 players to FM radios. In the UK, anything that transmits on licensed frequencies (such as those used for FM radio), at any power level whatsoever, requires a licence from the Secretary of State; (In contrast, in the US, it is legal to use transmitters below a certain power level without a licence.) With the popularity of iPods and their ilk, the law hasn't been enforced as rigorously as it might be; the devices started appearing quite openly in shops on Tottenham Court Road a year or two ago, with the retailers, when questioned, hemming and hawing about the legality of using them.
Any change in the law to legalise the devices will require them to "meet strict technical standard to minimize interference to other radio users". Presumably these will include making them robustly unmodifiable to prevent them from being adapted into high-power FM transmitters, which are in demand by the large numbers of pirate radio stations across the UK.
¶ law tech uk 0
Hertfordshire police raid reality-TV show, seizing a fur coat belonging to lead singer of 1980s glam-pop group Dead Or Alive and catty transvestite, Pete Burns, after he claimed that it was made of gorilla fur; the police have warned Burns that he may face five years in prison if it is, in fact, made of gorilla fur, which is prohibited under endangered-species legislation. Hardcore animal-rights advocates PETA praise the Hertfordshire Constabulary's actions, as this is exactly the sort of thing police should be making a priority; that and prosecuting meat-eaters for murder and pet owners for false imprisonment and such. Meanwhile, blogging magistrate Bystander is not amused:
We are told, often correctly, that some of our fellow citizens are afraid to leave their homes, that drug crime is rampant, and anarchy rules our sink estates. So the 'Wildlife Officer' (what's wrong with having a few 'lowlife officers'?) sits down with museum experts to investigate the provenance of a coat. Yes, that's right, a coat. Meanwhile, in court today, I have been forced to adjourn a number of cases because the 'overstretched' police haven't provided information to the CPS in time to allow a trial to proceed.
¶ animal rights dead or alive england law pete burns reality tv uk 1
You learn something new every day. Apparently, in England, it is illegal to sell anything that looks, smells or feels like a piece of fruit but isn't:
Novelty candles that look like strawberries or apples are a legal no-no, and shops that sell them can be heavily fined (up to £20,000) because of the danger of children eating them.
I wonder if that's enforced, and whether you have the Fruit Squad raiding import shops in shabby high streets and seizing bunches of plastic grapes and such.
I guess this means you won't be seeing fruit-shaped fairy lights or banana-shaped mobile-phone cozies in England any time soon. It's a good thing that there's no law against selling things that look like sushi but aren't
(via thelawwestofealingbroadway) ¶ bizarre england fruit law 0
The anarchic, anyone-can-edit model of Wikipedia may soon be tested in court; the Council of Australian Jewry is considering suing Wikipedia for allowing a vandalised article to be published on its site. The vandalised article, on recently deceased Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal, contained unsavoury sexual accusations.
If it does go to court and their case stands up (and the idea of an anonymous wiki with no personal responsibility does not feature in most defamation laws), it could be the end of the wiki, or at least of the pseudonymously editable one. Wikipedia could continue on either being moderated or requiring all contributors to have verified identities kept on file and assume legal liability for their edits. Which would be somewhat of a chilling effect, though it could be argued that that's how the real world works, and the present Wikipedia is no more legally sustainable than the original Napster was. And so, another piece of the utopian anarchy of the internet (you know, that ungoverned interzone that interprets censorship as damage and routes around it) may soon fall to the encroaching tide of harsh reality.
Update: I have been informed that any such lawsuit would be a non-starter. For one, one cannot legally libel, slander or defame a deceased person, and secondly, the Scientologists have already tried this sort of thing and failed.
¶ law wikipedia 0
Won't someone think of the children? Under new laws unveiled in Britain to protect children from the paedophile menace, having sex in one's private garden will be a crime, punishable by up to six months. Sex in one's home is still legal, however, even with the blinds open. If you're in Britain, now may be your last chance to legally have a bonk in your backyard (though wouldn't it be too cold for that sort of thing?)
¶ law privacy sex uk 0
If you're in the US and you've ever used a peer-to-peer network and swapped copyrighted files, chances are pretty good you're guilty of a federal felony. It doesn't matter if you've forsworn Napster, uninstalled Kazaa and now are eagerly padding the record industry's bottom line by snapping up $15.99 CDs by the cartload. Be warned--you're what prosecutors like to think of as an unindicted federal felon.
The law even grants copyright holders the right to hand a "victim impact statement" to the judge at your trial, meaning you can expect an appearance from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) or the Business Software Alliance (BSA), depending on what kind of files were on your hard drive. You'll no longer have that hard drive, of course, because it'll have been seized by the FBI, and you'll be in jail.
The NET Act works in two ways: In general, violations are punishable by one year in prison, if the total value of the files exceeds $1,000; or, if the value tops $2,500, not more than five years in prison. Also, if someone logs on to a file-trading network and shares even one MP3 file without permission in "expectation" that others will do the same, full criminal penalties kick in automatically.
No peer-to-peer users have been prosecuted yet, but there is a lot of pressure from the RIAA on the Department of Justice now to begin such prosecutions. Which means some poor bastard is about to get crucified. (via FmH)
¶ copyfight law usa 1
A crushing blow in the Eldred vs. Ashcroft case. US Supreme Court upholds copyright extension, paving the way for copyright as a perpetual property title, and the evolution of "intellectual property" into a new feudalism. After this, it is likely that nothing will ever enter the public domain in the US. At this rate, it will take global nuclear war, alien invasion, comet strike or the near-extinction of the human race to do anything about it.
Felt-tip pens and Post-It(tm) notes as copy-prevention circumvention devices. (void where prohibited by law) (via Slashdot)
¶ drm law 0
The World's Oldest Multinational Corporation: Speaking of unswerving religious sanctions, Pope John Paul II has instructed Catholic lawyers to refuse divorce cases. How binding is his decree? Are Catholics still absolutely required to subordinate their consciences to the Church in all matters or face excommunication?
(This reminds me of how the Catholic church has been taking over hospitals, often dominating entire regional markets, and eliminating services which the Vatican doesn't approve of, for patients of all cultural persuasions.)
¶ catholic divorce law medicine 0
Switzerland prepares to formally legalise marijuana, a substance which is rapidly gaining an aura of safe, middle-class respectability. (BBC News)
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Cambridge academic debunks "crypto menace" myth. (NewScientist)
Think what England was like when the government didn't really exist: anyone with any wealth or property had to design their house to withstand infantry-strength assault. That's not efficient. National governments and policemen will survive the electronic revolution because of the efficiencies they create.
If I were to hold a three-hour encrypted conversation with someone in the Medellín drug cartel, it would be a dead giveaway. In routine monitoring, GCHQ (Britain's signals intelligence service) would pick up the fact that there was encrypted traffic and would instantly mark down my phone as being suspect. Quite possibly the police would then send in the burglars to put microphones in all over my house. In circumstances like this, encryption does not increase your security. It immediately and rapidly decreases it. You are mad to use encryption if you are a villain.
¶ crime cryptography law law enforcement security society surveillance 0
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Capability Analysis, Strategic Outlook
Corps Existentialism: Ensuring a Future for the Marines
October 17, 2014 Nic di Leonardo 1 Comment
After more than a decade of overwhelming success in combat operations ashore, the United States Marine Corps is mounting a very public return to its sea faring roots—and the timing could not be worse. The defense budget is shrinking by billions of dollars each fiscal year, impacting everything from amphibious ship maintenance / readiness / modernization and interoperability to Marine acquisitions and end strength. In the midst of all this fiscal turmoil, the Department of the Navy (DoN) is further handicapped by an absence of Department level strategic communications coordination evidenced by the distant narratives being communicated from the Blue and Green sides on amphibious operations. With America’s largest Global War on Terror land campaigns wrapping up and with it a shrinking appetite to maintain two land armies, the lack of a coherent, unified justification for the future employment of Marines aboard Navy shipping existentially threatens the Marine Corps. Below are eight major items that the DoN must internally reconcile in this budget cycle to further guarantee future relevancy of the US Marine Corps:
1. DOCTRINE: Reconsider the Marines new Capstone Document, Expeditionary Force 21 (EF-21).
“EF-21 will not change what Marines do, but how they do it[1].” To this I would add “and when they will do it, and why they will do it.” EF-21 represents a unilateral, fundamental paradigm shift in Joint Forcible Entry Operations (JFEO) doctrine that disconnects with existing concepts such as the Joint Operational Access Concept and the Army – Marine Corps Access Concept. EF-21 asserts the Marine Corps’ preeminence in conceiving Amphibious Doctrine and announces dramatic changes in USN shipping standoff ranges during landing operations (an almost unfathomable 65 nautical miles) as well as a novel sequencing of operations—landing Marines prior to cyber, naval, or air preparation of the battle space in order to conduct USMC counter anti-access and counter area-denial operations. The Marines have blazed a new doctrinal path, replete with unique assumptions on surface ship missile defense capabilities (underestimated) and surface connector capabilities (overestimated). With EF-21 they have created a schism that—left unreconciled —will call into question Naval / Joint doctrine and acquisitions to support amphibious entry operations.
2. ORGANIZATION: Re-evaluate the ARG MEU and MAGTF
For well over a decade, the Amphibious Ready Group / Marine Expeditionary Units (ARG MEU) have been operating outside of their normal 3 ship formations. “Split Force Operations” and “Distributed Operations”[2] have been directed by Geographic Combatant Commanders, thereby breaking up the traditional ARG MEU formations in order to distribute the ships and personnel where operationally required. While the ARG MEU has been historically conceived as an amphibious, expeditionary rapid reaction combined arms force capable of self-sustainment, the proliferation of lesser contingency operations has resulted in the placing of greater preeminence on the pieces parts vs. the whole. This trend of separating not only ARG-MEUs but also and their Marine Corps combined arms Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTF) will likely only increase in the future (especially with game changing acquisitions like the 5th Generation F-35B Lightning II coming to the Fleet in FY-17). The cross domain synergy envisioned in the JOAC—“…the complementary vs additive employment of capabilities which enhances the capabilities and compensates for the vulnerabilities of others”—will drive independent elements of the MAGTF further into the Joint arena, and may precede a paradigm shift fundamentally altering the current ARG MEU and MAGTFconstructs. Getting in front of that bow wave will be essential to maintaining both the MAGTF’s integrity, its capability set and its Joint Force relevency in both fully integrated and split/disaggregated instantiations throughout the range of military operations.
3. TRAINING: Refine the agility instead of preparing for Tarawa II
Exercise BOLD ALLIGATOR is as much about domestic and international strategic communications as it is a Marine Expeditionary Brigade level exercise. The Navy – Marine Corps team has used the exercise to host many distinguished visitors (DVs) to demonstrate the capability of amphibious forces to conduct forcible entry operations even after a decade spent waging two land wars and a significant curtailment of practiced amphibious landings on both coasts. MEB level landings haven’t been employed operationally since the Gulf War—and in that case it was a pump fake at Ash Shuaybah. What the Navy-Marine Corps Team has done plenty of is split/disaggregated operations, and despite their prevalence over the last decade, there has not been enough concept refinement and exercises to perfect the planning, combat cargo loading, disaggregating and (most importantly) re-aggregating of the force in order to conduct larger scale operations. Real emphasis on these modern deployment dynamics have to become a priority so that Navy-Marine Corps amphibious forces can maintain their relevance as a scalable, agile force capable of deploying to conduct both distributed, lesser contingency operations and focused, combined arms major combat operations.
4. MATERIEL: Preserve the Assault Echelon by ensuring that the ACV does not become a “Ship to Objective Commuter[3]”
With the current Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) fleet nearing 50 years of age, the Marines are in desperate need of a replacement. The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle—previously the heir apparent to the AAV—was cancelled in 2011 after $3 Billion was spent and $15 Billion more required. The successor to the EFV, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), is reported to lack an amphibious capability (it will not swim unlike its predecessors) and will instead rely on US Navy surface connectors (Landing Craft Air Cushion [hoovercraft] and Landing Craft Utility [regular displacement craft]) to get ashore. As stated by LtCol Howard F. Hall in the Marine Corps Gazette, “… regardless of its land capabilities, the [non amphibious ACV] lack of personnel carrying capacity, reliance on connectors, and delayed transition from those connectors once ashore exacerbate operational risks.” Those risks include surrendering the assault echelon writ large: without amphibious capability, the connectors—which are very vulnerable to small arms, coastal artillery / mortars—would be stuck depositing ACVs instead of follow on logistics and supplies. Once ashore, the ocean becomes a brick wall to Marines embarked in ACVs instead of maneuver space. EF-21 envisions a 65 nautical mile standoff between Marines on the beach and Sailors on the amphibs. If that distance is to be honored, an “amphibious combat vehicle” that lives up to its name must be fielded.
5. LEADERSHIP: Challenge convention, support the Joint Force and the Corps will continue to thrive
The Marines are famous for their institutional paranoia on both Navy support and Army efforts to subsume them. This paranoia, however, is detrimental to effecting needed change, and often causes a reflexive opposition to anything which threatens existing Marine Corps doctrine—seen as the Corps’ existential guarantor. The Corps is not without their own innovators, however. Earl “Pete” Hancock Ellis, as a Major in the Marines, conceived and developed the innovative Operations Plan 712—the basic strategy for the United States in the Pacific that led to the Corps’ modern day monopoly on Amphibious Assault (and in no small part its survival through the twentieth century). If not for Ellis’ own benefactor, General LeJeune, OPLAN 712 may never have received the vetting that drove it to become foundational to the Pacific Campaign. This same kind of innovation and support, and not just doubling-down of core competencies in more difficult settings, must take place with Marine leadership going forward to ensure that the Corps is positioned strategically to act when the Joint Force requires.
6. PERSONNEL: Bring back Marines assigned to Navy ships at the platoon level to augment Navy VBSS, security, small arms, ATFP capabilities
The Marines had an illustrious 223 year run on Navy capital ships, which ended in January 1998 as the defense department drew down its end strength as part of the Clinton era peace dividend. Today, as the Corps is set to shrink once again post Afghanistan and Iraq, there is ironically a pressing need for Marines to return to Navy ships. Anti-terrorism / Force Protection (ATFP) requirements—sentries, crew served weapons and quick reaction forces—have been on a steady rise since the 2000 USS Cole suicide bombing in Yemen. These watch stations strain Navy crews and are manned by personnel whose primary responsibility is not the handling of small arms. Likewise, Navy Visit Board, Search and Seizure teams—while more proficiently trained than their ATFP counterparts—are principally manned and trained for inspection and self-defense; they do not have an assault / counter-assault capability and therefore usually rely on heavily tasked special operations forces (SOF) to conduct opposed boardings. Returning Marines to Navy ships will bring additional ATFP and VBSS capabilities to the Fleet while insulating the Marine Corps from additional manpower cuts.
7. FACILITIES: Prepare special units to embark non-traditional shipping (and keep them light)
Commandant of the Marine Corps General James Amos testified in front of Congress on 01 October on his initiative to form a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SP MAGTF) in Kuwait to provide regional Quick Reaction Force (QRF) capability. Retired Captain Jerry Hendrix of the Center for a New American Security endorsed the innovation in the Wall Street Journal.
“Looking at the Marines as a crisis response force is good in the sense the Corps knows it must develop an alternative mission and a new future.” [4]
However, Amos believes that his efforts are being hamstrung by the lack of amphibious shipping.
“In a perfect world we would rather have these teams sea-based, but we don’t have enough ships.”[5]
Not every contingency warrants a warship. For lesser contingency operations—everything from embassy reinforcement, snatch-and-grabs to theater security cooperation—the Navy is looking towards employing ships from its “Moneyball Fleet”. Joint High Speed Vessels, Afloat Forward Staging Bases, Dry Cargo Logistics Ships and Littoral Combat Ships are considerably cheaper to build and operate than their USS cousins, boast considerable cargo space, have sufficient flight deck / boat deck facilities while operating with a considerably smaller “signature.” In order to ensure that these vessels do not become the exclusive domain of lighter / sexier Special Operations Forces (SOF), Marines must build tailored, scalable packages that can rapidly deploy, integrate, conduct operations and debark as cheaply and as expeditiously as possible. Throwing down similar communications integration, berthing, and command and control requirements on non-traditional shipping as amphibious shipping is a surefire way to get priced out and left on the pier.
8. POLICY: A greater role for the Secretary of the Navy in ensuring unity of effort / purpose within DoN DOTMLPF
At the end of the day, Title 10 authority to man, equip and train the members of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps is invested in the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus. The department’s strategic vision must be clearly defined and communicated at the Secretariat level. There is no room for competing narratives, especially in an era of ever shrinking fiscal resources and ever expanding operational requirements. It must become the policy of the Department of the Navy that all Navy / Marine Corps Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities conform to the department’s strategic vision and serve in promoting its unity of purpose. Anything less introduces risk and presents an existential threat to the Marine Corps.
Nicolas di Leonardo is a member of the Expeditionary Warfare Division on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and a student at the US Naval War College. The views expressed here are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Expeditionary Warfare Division or the Naval War College.
[1] Amos, General James E. et al. “EF-21,” Headquarters Marine Corps, 04 March 2015, p.5
[2] Disaggregated Operations are defined in EF-21 as “…requiring elements of the ARG/MEU to function separately and independently, regardless of time and distance, with elements under a command relationship that changes/limits the ARG/MEU commanders’ control of their forces. Distributed Operations / Split Force Operations are defined as “…requiring elements of the ARG/MEU to function separately for various durations and various distances with the ARG and MEU commanders retaining control of their forces under the Geographic Combatant Commander.”
[3] Hall, LtCol Howard F. “Ship to Objective Commuters: The Continuing Search for Amphibious Vehicle Capability.” The Marine Corps Gazette, August 2014
[4] Barnes, Julian E. “Marines Deploy New Quick Reaction Force in Kuwait.” The Wall Street Journal, 02 October 2014.
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U.S. Marine [Expletive] No One Realizes He’s the [Expletive]
January 26, 2014 bj armstrong Leave a comment
International Maritime Satire Week Warning: The following is a piece of fiction intended to elicit insight through the use of satire and written by those who do not make a living being funny – so it’s not serious and very well might not be funny. See the rest of our IntMarSatWeek offerings here.
CAMP FUJI, JAPAN—U.S. Marine Second Lieutenant Chandler Weisenbottom graduated from a Division II school in the Southeast United States with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and was the sergeant-at-arms for his fraternity, all accomplishments that would grant him a modest head nod at any bar in America. Tragically, the Marine Corps has refused to acknowledge the depth and breadth of his brilliant capabilities.
“Listen, I took an Arabic studies elective sophomore year and learned as least three greetings. But when I showed up to the battalion, no one [expletive] cared,” said Weisenbottom as he was trying to figure out how to get the pin on his common access card (CAC) to work. Sources reported he had been at the computer for at least an hour even though he never went through the necessary check-in steps and therefore had not had his PIN loaded into the card. Weisenbottom stated that up until now he mostly used his CAC to get cheap booze from the package store on the base near his mom’s house while he waited to begin at The Basic School (TBS).
Weisenbottom was emphatic that his skills were being less than efficiently utilized.
“The semester after I came back from Platoon Leader’s Class I taught all my brothers how to lead a fire team attack on a Soviet machine gun nest so that we could teach those Delta Omega [expletives] a lesson,” said Weisenbottom, referring to the summer training program for officer candidates and a movie reference he doesn’t understand. “So I think I have some credibility when I am trying to teach my platoon how to interpret Clausewitz as it pertains to sexual assault prevention and response.”
“I mean why the [expletive] was I not put in charge of the battalion’s embedded training team? I have the cultural background for Christ’s sake—I got a C+ in that [derogatory]-studies class,” Weisenbottom cried after resigning from his attempts with the CAC. When questioned as to why the battalion would need Arabic cultural awareness when they were currently on a rotation to Japan, Weisenbottom replied “huh, well it’s still important and I need to get a [expletive] pump in before I punch out to 1STCIVDIV so I can get into finance.”
Weisenbottom’s platoon sergeant, Dave Smith, was resigned when questioned about his new platoon leader’s woes. “The LT is okay, he mostly sits around sucking up to the XO because they were in the same skull society or whatever the [expletive] at some college, so he doesn’t get in our way too much. It is problematic though when he wants to teach a class, since we have a pretty tight training schedule, and those stupid hip pocket classes keep the Marines from getting any time out in town to try and get some [derogatory] strange. [Expletive], it’ll be at most another week until some [expletive] gets us locked down again for [expletive] something up, so I better get laid.”
Captain Brent Duckler, Weisenbottom’s commanding officer, stated that the new lieutenant would be fine if “he quit [expletive] whining” about his cultural skills being misused and finished confirming “his [expletive] consolidated memorandum receipt (CMR).”
Weisenbottom was unavailable to respond to Duckler’s remarks and was reportedly busy trying to set up a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) tournament that had registered only other new lieutenants.
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Why the United States Should Merge Its Ground Forces
November 8, 2013 Jeong Lee 6 Comments
Part of our Sacred Cow series, originally posted at USNI Blog.
Speaking at the Association of the United States Army on the 12th, Admiral James Winnefeld, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the audience that in future ground wars the tempo will be “shorter, faster-paced and much harder” because America’s adversaries will work to create a “fog of war.” Thus, the Admiral suggested that the Army “place more emphasis on the growth industry…of protecting American citizens abroad” in order to adapt to the fluid geostrategic environment.
VCJCS Admiral James Winnefeld speaking at the Association of the United States Army on September 12th.
Indeed, since the sequestration went into effect in March, many defense experts have been debating what the future may hold for the Army, the Marine Corps and the Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Whatever their respective views may be on the utility of landpower in future wars, all seem to agree on one thing: that in the sequestration era, the ground components must fight leaner and smarter.
For John R. Deni, a research professor at the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute, the answer seems to lie in the “Army-led military-to-military activities” which may provide stability in politically volatile regions “if only because most military forces around the globe are army-centric.”
Others beg to differ. Generals James Amos and Raymond Odierno and Admiral William McRaven seem to second Admiral Winnefeld’s claim when they argue that today “the need to conduct large-scale aid and consequence management missions, both within the United States and internationally, is certain to grow.” General James Amos, the Marine Corps Commandant, also recently echoes this view when he advocates a lighter but mobile Marine Corps because he believes tomorrow’s conflicts will likely involve “violent extremism, battles for influence, disruptive societal transitions, natural disaster, extremist messages and manipulative politics.”
However, if the United States Armed Forces is truly concerned about raising a cost-efficient and versatile ground force, it can merge the Army, the SOCOM and the Marine Corps into one unified service branch. This idea is not new. As far back as 1994, the late Colonel David Hackworth advocated the merger of the Army and the Marine Corps because their missions seemed to overlap. He went so far as to claim that the Department of Defense (DoD) could save “around $20 billion a year.” Nevertheless, absent in Hackworth’s column was a coherent blueprint for how the DoD could effectively unify its ground components into a cohesive service because Hackworth did not flesh out his strategic vision for what 21st Century wars may look like.
Which raises a very salient question as to what America’s strategic priorities should be. In a perceptive op-ed, Mark Fitzgerald, David Deptula and Gian P. Gentile aver that the United States must choose to go to “war as a last resort and not a policy option of first choice.” To this must be added another imperative. The United States Armed Forces must prioritize homeland defense as its primary mission and rethink the mistaken belief that the United States can somehow secure its interests through “lengthy military occupations of foreign lands.”
Thus, this newly merged service must redirect its focus towards countering cyber warfare and CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear and explosives) attacks and should work towards bolstering its counterterrorism (CT) capabilities. This is because, due to the convergence of the global community, the United States may be vulnerable to attacks from within by homegrown terrorists and drug cartels—all of which may wreak havoc and may even cripple America’s domestic infrastructures.
Reorientation of its mission focus may also require that the new service reconfigure its size. After all, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey wrote in Foreign Affairs, “Washington should remember that the size of the armed forces is not the most telling metric of their strength.” One solution is to adopt the so-called “Macgregor Transformation Model (MTM)” centered around the combat group concept which may reduce the strength of the new service “yet in the end produce a force that has greater combat capability…[and] more sustainable.” This model may provide the United States with a deployable fire brigade in the event of a national emergency or an international crisis. Already, the bases from which to adopt this viable model exist in the form of Army brigade combat teams (BCTs) and Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) of various sizes.
Should the United States decide that it needs to project its hard power abroad to guard its interests, it could deploy the Special Operations Forces (SOF) components of the new service in tandem with UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to selectively target and neutralize potential threats. While the SOF and UAV surgical raids should not be viewed as substitutes for deft diplomacy, they can provide cheaper and selective power projection capabilities. Moreover, doing so could minimize the risks inherent in power projection and anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) missions which may potentially mire the United States in messy and protracted conflicts.
Marines from MARSOC honing their rifle marksmanship skills. Photo by MARSOC Public Affairs
Last but not least, this new service could buttress interoperability and capabilities of allied forces around the globe through military-to-military exchanges. Although Deni was referring specifically to the Army-led initiatives when he suggested this, he may be correct that military-to-military engagements may help to promote America’s image abroad as a trusted guarantor of peace. But even more important, such activities may “mean fewer American boots on the ground.” However, implementing what the retired Marine General James Mattis refers to as the “proxy strategy” may be a better means by which the United States could “lead from behind.” Under this arrangement, while “America’s general visibility would decline,” its allies and proxies would police the trouble spots on its behalf.
Contrary to what many in the defense establishment believe, the austerity measures wrought by the sequestration have not been entirely negative. If anything, this perceived “crisis” has provided the much-needed impetus for innovative approaches to national defense. The proposed merger of the ground forces may provide the United States with most cost-effective and versatile service branch to defend the homeland and safeguard its interests abroad.
Jeong Lee is a freelance writer and is also a Contributing Analyst for Wikistrat’s Asia-Pacific Desk. Lee’s writings on US defense and foreign policy issues and inter-Korean affairs have appeared on various online publications including East Asia Forum, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, the World Outline, CIMSEC’s NextWar blog and RealClearDefense.
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Colombia’s Riverine Force
July 26, 2013 Mark Munson 1 Comment
The Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial Pesada (PAF-P, commonly referred to as the Nodriza-class)
By Mark Munson
Thanks to the @Cimsec Twitter feed, earlier this week I was alerted to an announcement that Colombia was creating a new “Naval Force of the East,” a new addition to its geographically-oriented naval commands in the Caribbean, Pacific, and South of the country.
The actual press release on the Colombian Navy’s (Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia) website stated that this new command would be responsible for security of the various rivers of the Orinoco basin along Colombia’s border with Venezuela. Commanded by a naval officer, the new command will incorporate several Colombian Marine Corps units (COLMAR, Infantería de Marina Colombiana). This development shines a light on the Colombian Marine Corps and one the world’s most robust riverine capabilities.
According to the 2013 edition of Jane’s World Navies, types of Colombian riverine units include River Infantry Brigades (Brigada Fluvial de Infantería de Marina, BRIFLIM), River Battalions (Batallón Fluvial de Infantería de Marina, BAFLIM) and River Assault Marine Battalions (Batallón de Asalto Fluvial de Infantería de Marina, BASFLIM). Forces from the 1st River Marine Infantry Brigade (BRIFLIM1) are located near Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The 2nd River Marine Brigade (BRIFILIM2) is located on the Pacific coast with its headquarters in Buenaventura. The 3rd River Marine Brigade (BRIFLIM3) is headquartered in Puerto Leguizamo and is responsible for forces operating along the borders with Ecuador and Peru. Forces from the 4th River Marine Brigade (BRIFLIM4) operate in regions near Colombia’s Pacific coast and border with Ecuador. The Marine force assigned to the new Naval Force East is a regular Marine Infantry Brigade (BRIM5).
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Colombia’s state-run shipbuilder COTECMAR has built a variety of modern command platforms and assault craft for use by COLMAR’s riverine forces. COLMAR now has ten ships of the Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial Pesada class (Riverine Support Patrol Craft or PAF, more commonly referred to as the Nodriza, the Spanish term for “wet nurse” or “nursemaid”). These ships are jet-propelled, heavily armored, and can embark a helicopter and 72 Marines. A newer mother-ship concept is the PAF-L (Riverine Support Patrol Craft-Light), about half the size of the Nodrizas and capable of operating in extremely low draft environments. The motherships are supported by smaller LPR-class ships (Lanchas Patrulleras Rapidas or Fast Patrol Boats).
The precise reason for this announcement and the expansion of riverine combat power along Colombia’s border with Venezuela is unclear. According to the Colombian Navy’s press release (translation courtesy of Google), “with this new National Navy the Navy affirms its commitment to the security of the country and will continue in a decisive offensive operations ahead in order to neutralize the illegal structures that offend in eastern Colombia.” It is unclear whether this move represents signalling of Colombian strength to Venezuela’s post-Hugo Chavez leadership, although it should be noted that, according to Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment, published in May 2013, BRIM5 was already in place in Puerto Carreno, along Colombia’s southeast border with Venezuela, well before this announcement. The Presidents of Colombia and Venezuela met in nearby Puerto Ayacucho, across the river in Venezuela, on 22 July.
Lieutenant Commander Mark Munson is a Naval Intelligence officer currently serving on the OPNAV staff. He has previously served at Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR, the Office of Naval Intelligence, and onboard USS Essex (LHD 2). The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official viewpoints or policies of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. You can follow him on Twitter @markbmunson.
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Funny Games Michael Haneke
By James Keast
A suburban family (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth, with a young son played by Devon Gearhart) get terrorised in their posh lakeside summer home by a couple of polite, sociopathic dickheads (Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet) in this unusual critique of American cinema.
From the outset, the intentions of director Michael Haneke (Cache) are clear: to inflame the audience to the point of bloodlust against the preppy pair, then deny them the satisfaction and implicate them (us) with our desire for vengeance. Through the pointed, obvious narrative, Haneke puts forth brutally violent ideas yet never shows any act of aggression. Instead, he turns away, denying us cathartic satisfaction and ideally making us feel guilty for wanting it. Late in the film, he even goes so far as to toy with our desire for narrative closure the ringleader (and director stand-in), played by Pitt, addresses the camera directly, challenging us to not fall for his ploy. And when Haneke makes a reality-shattering move late in the film, its pretty clear were being manipulated and jerked around.
That, of course, is Hanekes intent, as it was the first time he made the film in 1997. Funny Games is a shot-for-shot remake, in English, of his own movie. At the time, it caused controversy in Europe for its particularly nihilistic point of view. Here, Haneke clearly wants a similar reaction its practically begging for a mainstream American audience but instead it will remain an art-house curiosity. For all his audience baiting, Haneke isnt a brave filmmaker; his "fuck you to the audience doesnt come in the innovative forms of another famous anti-American, Lars von Trier, but rather is fluent in the language of American movies. He wants to be loved even as he slaps you in the face and calls you an ignorant cow.
The film feels particularly stage-y, and the actors are moving about on a set to which there is no real connection to the world the characters are thinly drawn, the action is painfully obvious and even the few nods to some sort of narrative momentum are just throw rugs there to be pulled out from under us later. Its not as clever as it thinks it is by half, and wont reach the audience Haneke wants to invite in for a good browbeating. (Seville)
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Infrared remote control signal transmission and reception
We have said that by pressing the remote control button on the remote control color TV can be a series of remote control operation, in fact, press the button on the remote control and press the single-chip computer matrix button in a button is essentially nothing Different, they are to the single-chip computer input coding pulse, the difference is that the remote control input to the single-chip computer coding pulse must first be modulated into infrared radiation out, and then processed by the infrared receiver circuit to the remote control system in the single Computer. The following describes the basic principles of infrared remote control launch and reception.
(A) the principle of infrared remote control launch
The Block Diagram of Infrared Remote Control Transmitter. It consists of a key matrix, a key encoder, an instruction encoder, a modulator, a buffer amplifier, a scan generator, a clock pulse generator oscillator, an exciter, and an infrared emitting diode. Which key encoders, instructions
The encoder, the modulator, the buffer amplifier, the scan generator, the clock pulse generator, the oscillators are integrated in the integrated circuit, the patch is mounted on the printed circuit board of the hand-held transmitter, the key matrix circuit and the integrated circuit internal key And the scanning generator is connected with the scanning generator. The working principle of this part circuit is the same as that of the single-chip computer's external key matrix circuit in the remote control system. When the input and output intersections are shorted, the key value corresponding to the key to be pressed will enter the input of the key encoder, and the key value is entered in the key encoder to identify the key bit What command the user has issued to the remote control system).
Oscillator oscillation frequency by the external ceramic crystal oscillator Zo1 decision, usually Z01 resonant frequency of 455kHz or 48okHz. The oscillation signal all the way through the clock pulse generator frequency, strobe, the clock pulse and about 38kHz carrier frequency signal. Clock pulses sent to the instruction encoder and scan generator, carrier frequency signal sent to the modulator. The command code output from the instruction encoder is modulated on the carrier signal. This signal is amplified by the internal buffer amplifier of the integrated circuit and sent out from the integrated circuit to the excitation amplifier circuit of the infrared emission diode. In the handheld infrared remote control transmitter, the oscillation frequency of the oscillator is about 455kHz, it is close to the semiconductor superheterodyne radio IF, so according to the principle of electromagnetic radiation to determine whether the infrared transmitter oscillator circuit is working properly. The specific approach is to turn on the radio, the band is set in the wave, and set it to the low-end reception frequency (for example, 550kHz), the remote control transmitter near the radio antenna, press the remote control any button, if the radio is loud The alarm is a ceramic crystal bad, or integrated circuit is bad, maintenance is usually the first change, the first time the battery is not the same as the radio, Ceramic crystal, if the fault is still, and then replace the integrated circuit, because the IC is the use of patch technology welding on the printed circuit board, so replace the Ic is actually replace the entire remote control transmitter circuit board. The output signal from the IC output has been sent to the transistor composed of elements such as infrared light-emitting diode excitation drive amplifier, driven by the transistor V101 amplified output to control the flow to the infrared light-emitting transistor V102. When V102 has a forward current flow, the outward radiation is about 932nm infrared is not visible. Infrared light-emitting diode installed in the remote control of the front, shape, with the diode is basically the same positive and negative characteristics, amateur conditions with 47-type multimeter R × 1k block to measure the reverse resistance is infinite, forward resistance of about 30k ohm Gamma. The
(B) the principle of infrared remote control reception
Infrared remote control receiver circuit, as the name suggests is able to receive infrared light signal circuit, therefore, this circuit requires a photoelectric conversion device - infrared light-emitting diode photodiode. It is composed of preamplifier integrated circuit infrared remote control receiver circuit. At present, the most commonly used preamplifier integrated circuits for the CX20106A and Hiroshi PC1373H, they are optoelectronic receiver preamplifier.
A schematic block diagram of infrared remote control receiver circuit composed of infrared photodiode and photoelectric preamplifier. Preamplifier, automatic level control, limiting amplifier, peak detection, waveform shaping circuits are integrated in the circuit. When there is no infrared light, the infrared receiver diode is almost no reverse bias current, the integrated circuit is not output when there is infrared radiation, V, produce photocurrent, amplified by the preamplifier, limiting circuit limit to eliminate interference, and then by peak detection Detect the modulation signal, and finally after the waveform shaping circuit output, sent to the single-chip computer remote control instruction code input port. In the photoelectric preamplifier, the preamplifier has an automatic level control in order to accommodate the same sensitivity of the infrared remote control within a specified distance range. When the remote control, the preamplifier gain down to prevent the circuit saturation distortion caused by remote control failure. As the photodiode by the infrared excitation of the light current is very weak, so the requirements of the photoelectric preamplifier has a high gain. In order to prevent the interference of external spurious electromagnetic waves, the process of the photodiode, photoelectric preamplifier package in the 3 × 3X1.3cm 3 or so metal shielding box, the front of the box with a photodiode location with a mesh window, The purpose is to transmit infrared light, the entire shielding box installed in close proximity to the TV front panel position. When a remote control color TV has a low remote control sensitivity, it is not necessary to remove the metal shielding box or remove the mesh window in order to increase the window area of the transmitted infrared light. This does not increase the remote control sensitivity, but instead increases the interference due to interference So that remote control sensitivity is lower. Usually cause remote control low sensitivity for the remote control transmitter bad or remote control infrared receiver circuit is not working properly.
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George Clooney arrest
George Clooney, the Hollywood star, was arrested on March 16, 2012 for protesting outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington DC. Along with his father Nick, Martin Luther King III and several members of Congress, the group was protesting the Sudanese hunger crisis, accusing President Omar al-Bashir of blocking food and humanitarian assistance from reaching the Sudanese people. They were arrested by the U.S. Secret Service and taken away in plastic handcuffs outside the Sudan embassy on Massachusetts Avenue.
The protest and subsequent arrest had been orchestrated in advance. Plans for the nonviolent protest had been announced Thursday in a statement by Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, who was also arrested during the demonstration.
The group was released the same day after paying a fine. It was George Clooney's first arrest.
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A Place for Spouses and Partners / Ladies: What's the sweetest thing your partner has done for you lately?
« on: April 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM »
A few weeks ago, I joked with a friend on hospital bed rest:
You know what they say... "Incompetent Cervix, Incomparable Husband."
And today, thinking of my hubby and my own bed rest days, I thought,
You know what they say... "Irritable Uterus, Amiable Husband."
Tell us what's great about your guy!
Making the Best of Bed Rest / Re: Where are you serving your bed rest sentence?
I did my most recent bed rest on a futon on the floor of the living room/family room. It was good to do it there so I could still be in the middle of the action, and my daughter could just walk on to the futon and join me for coloring, playdough, tea parties, etc.
What I saw most was how dusty and smudged the mirrors were, and I couldn't bring myself to ask anyone to wipe them down. The coffee table not being centered on the throw rug kind of made me batty, since they were right at eye level.
Making the Best of Bed Rest / Where are you serving your bed rest sentence?
In bed? On a couch? Upstairs? Downstairs? Main level? How close to the bathroom are you? What do you see right now?
Do you think where you are doing your bed rest affects how you feel? Do you "bed rest" in more than one place?
Pregnancy Complications: PPROM, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and more / New Article on Multiples and Postpartum Depression Risk
(CNN) -- Twins? Triplets? Octuplets? Sounds like a lot of stress to handle more than one baby at once. It turns out that, according to new research, multiple births are a risk factor for postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers. The study was published April 1 in the journal Pediatrics.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 8,000 mothers who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, which looked at children born in 2001.
Nine months after delivery, mothers of multiple births had 43 percent greater odds of having moderate or severe postpartum depressive symptoms compared with mothers of single babies, the study said.
Mothers with multiple births in the study had twins or triplets, and no significant difference was found in postpartum depression rates between those groups.
"Any mother needs to know that this is a serious problem," said study co-author Yoonjoung Choi of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "From the health care provider's side, any mothers with postpartum depression need to be referred to appropriate services."
The stress of multiple babies is one reason that some mothers may experience postpartum depression, experts say. The study did not specifically examine the causes behind the depression.
Mothers feel especially stressed when their children don't sleep through the night, said Catherine Monk, psychiatrist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, who was not involved in the study.
Monk recently got a call from a mother with newborn twins who said she felt more depressed after their birth than she did when she had her three other children, who were born separately.
Multiple births can also be associated with in vitro fertilization, a process that often brings stress of its own, Monk said.
"The process of any kind of assisted reproduction is very stressful for women and couples, and can put a vulnerable woman on the edge," she said.
Postpartum depression is often diagnosed within the first four to six months but can emerge later, Monk said.
The study points to a greater need to screen mothers for postpartum depression and direct them to the appropriate resources, Choi said. When a mother goes for a well visit with her baby or babies, the pediatrician could help in detecting depression symptoms and educating the mother about treatment.
Besides risks to the mother, multiple babies have a higher infant mortality rate. Multiple births also carry the risks of preterm labor, low birthweight and prematurity, research shows.
Symptoms of postpartum depression, which affects an estimated 10 percent of new mothers, include mood swings, loss of appetite, insomnia and withdrawal from family and friends, according to the Mayo Clinic.
One underlying cause of postpartum depression may be that the baby or babies trigger the mother's memories of her own family and make her worry about giving her children a better childhood, Monk said. The mother may be unaware that she is having these associations.
"On a less-conscious level is our hopes and dreams about what kind of parent we're going to be and our anxiety about it, our fears," she said. "The mammoth responsibility about having a baby -- it is like obviously nothing else in life."
The transition of becoming a mother can have this effect even if the woman has had children previously, because different babies trigger different memories, Monk said.
Therapies available for postpartum depression include psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and medication, and some women find that a combination works best, Monk said.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/31/depression.multiple.births/index.html
Making the Best of Bed Rest / Professional Help for Moms on Bed Rest (chores, errands, antepartum doulas)
« on: April 01, 2009 at 11:13 AM »
I'm compiling a list of businesses and individuals who can provide help to women on bed rest (light housekeeping, running errands, shopping, etc.)
Mamas on Bedrest and Beyond
6705 Hwy 290 West Suite 502, #283
E-mail: info@mamasonbedrest.com
www.mamasonbedrest.com
Pampered Momma
Heidi Cogdill
Portland, OR area
heidi@pamperedmomma.net
www.pamperedmomma.net
My Womb to Grow
www.mywombtogrow.com
http://mywombtogrow.com/antepartum-doula-care
Serving the greater Denver area as antepartum, birth, postpartum doula.
Emily Schaffer
Services offered in: San Francisco Bay Area, Marin County, Santa Barbara County and available to travel internationally.
Certified Postpartum Doula
Certified Lactation Educator
Certified Baby Planner
Telephone 415.302.6450
emilymschaffer@gmail.com
http://emilyschaffer.com
I also know of an antepartum doula in the Tampa, FL area. E-mail me for her contact info: angela@keepemcookin.com
Please add others to this topic thread, and I will then compile a master list to post here on the forum and on the "Making the Best of Bed Rest" page. Thank you!!!
A Place for Spouses and Partners / Men: What advice do you have for other men with wives/girlfriends on bed rest?
« on: March 31, 2009 at 09:57 AM »
What is the most important thing a man can do for his partner if she is on pregnancy bed rest?
How are you handling the housework?
What help do you have? Family? Nanny?
Preterm Labor: Anything and Everything / Paging Taryn: info on steroid shots (corticosteroid injections)
Hi, Taryn.
I always feel strange saying welcome to the board, when it is often such difficult circumstances that bring people here. But you are welcomed, and I hope you'll reach out to us as much as you'd like. I wanted to direct you to some info on the steroid shots. Here's an overview: http://www.keepemcookin.com/prevention.aspx (about three-fourths the way down the page).
And here's an article, from 2/2/09, on the most current study about doing a second round of steroids if/when labor appears to be imminent:
http://www.keepemcookin.com/news.aspx
Hope those help! This is such a stressful time, so I hope our group can provide you with reassurance whenever we can!
Preterm Labor: Anything and Everything / Paging Rheam1984
« on: March 27, 2009 at 10:18 PM »
How are you doing? I know the losses you've faced have been so hard. Do you feel you are coping OK? Do you have good support? Have you seen your OB recently, and have you thought about when you might try again?
What's Your Story? Tell us. / Re: 22 weeks, cervix only 1.6cm, very scared, will bedrest save baby?
Flowerpot,
How did your scan go? Any change?
What's Your Story? Tell us. / Re: DD Shortening Cervix 26 Weeks - Need input please
Thanks for taking the time to be her advocate. I think you are right to be concerned. Here's a short answer to your question:
"The length of the cervix is expected to shorten as a pregnancy progresses, but a length of 3.0 cm to 3.5 cm isn't expected until 32 to 36 weeks." You can find more info from two major studies on cervical length and preterm labor here: http://www.keepemcookin.com/prevention.aspx
Statistically, your DD may be just fine, but I'd like to recommend two things, based on my personal experiences with an early-shortening/softening cervix. First, please print out this list of preterm labor symptoms (http://www.keepemcookin.com/symptoms.aspx) for her to keep at home on the fridge and also somewhere at work. Please have her call her doctor if she has any of the symptoms, OR she can go straight to L&D to have her cervix checked.
I'm also concerned about her symptoms being overlooked, because the symptoms of preterm labor can be so similar to the normal discomforts of pregnancy. You can also print out this guide for how to describe her symptoms to her doctor: http://www.keepemcookin.com/talk.aspx You mentioned that she's been having pains. Can you describe them?
I do hope her doc will do another u/s on the 9th, even if just to give her peace of mind. Please let us know how the appointment goes. And don't hesitate to get in touch!
Keep 'em cookin'!
Preterm Labor: Anything and Everything / CDC Reports Slight Decline in Perterm Birth Rate
CDC Reports Slight Decline in Perterm Birth Rate
The annual percentage of preterm births in the United States dropped to 12.66 percent in 2007, compared to 12.8 percent in 2006, according to preliminary data released by the CDC last week.
"It is a small victory, but still significant," says Angela Davids, founder of
KeepEmCookin.com, an organization that educates women about the risk of preterm birth and
the warning signs of preterm labor. "If the percentage of preterm births in 2006 had been the
same as it was in 2007, there would have been 6,528 fewer babies born prematurely in 2006," Davids
Read more at http://www.keepemcookin.com/news.aspx
What's Your Story? Tell us. / Re: Survivor of 11 weeks hospital Bedrest
Thanks for sharing your story! You've given other women a lot to learn from -- especially knowing to listen to their bodies and to be aware of preterm labor symptoms (http://www.keepemcookin.com/symptoms.aspx). You went through SO much, it is just unreal. I hope you'll check back and offer support to some of our hospital bed-resters. We've just started an outreach campaign to about 10 MD/VA/DC hospitals, so we will likely see more of the hospital "prisoners" on the forum (in addition to those on "house arrest").
My little guy turned 8 months old this week. I did 3+ months of bed rest before he was born, and then almost 2 months of very limited activity afterward due to pre-e and kidney failure. I wish someone had warned me how HARD the recovery/rehabilitation would be! Every day I figured it had to get better soon, but I probably should have done physical therapy. I'm sorry you still aren't feeling 100 percent, but you've got a great attitude and that will really help. Some days I just felt so beat down, but I found if I pushed myself a bit more a few times each day, my strength seemed to grow.
Thank you for being an advocate for yourself, your daughter, and other moms everywhere!!!
Preterm Labor: Anything and Everything / Article: Being born too early can do lasting damage.
What do you all think about this article? Too negative? Or realistic?
(Reuters Health) – Being born too early can do lasting damage. A team reports that many 12-year-olds who were born prematurely with a very low birth weight have lower IQs and more developmental problems than similarly aged children who were born at term.
Dr. Betty R. Vohr of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues compared outcomes of 375 children with birth weights between 600 and 1250 grams born between 1989 and 1992 with 111 age-matched full-term "control" children.
MORE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090316/hl_nm/us_preterm_birth_can_have_persistent_effect_1
Preterm Labor: Anything and Everything / Poll: What is your doctor's goal? 34 weeks? 36 weeks?
« on: February 28, 2009 at 11:45 PM »
I've talked to quite a few women lately who have said that their doctors won't stop labor once they have reached 34 weeks. One of the doctors at my OB/GYN's office said the same thing (because their "NICU outcomes were so favorable," he said), but my usual doctor said to continue with bed rest and nifeipine until 37 weeks. Developmentally speaking, there is a world of difference between 34 weeks and 36 weeks, and even a big jump between 36 and 37.
Had anyone's doctor said that they won't stop labor after 34 weeks? And why would this be the standard protocol?
We have a right to medical intervention when it is in the best interest of our babies, and if it is not a risk to ourselves (as with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, etc.). Shouldn't our goal be 40 weeks? With my first pregnancy I didn't know what the treatment options were. With my second pregnancy, I did, and I was able to ask the right questions and keep my little guy cookin'. I want that for EVERY pregnant women. If you haven't had a chance already, please take a look at the most current treatment options here: www.keepemcookin.com/prevention.aspx
I look forward to hearing what you ladies think...
Making the Best of Bed Rest / Article for Single Moms on Bed Rest
http://www.pregnancytoday.com/articles/single-mother/single-moms-on-bed-rest-6348/
Being prescribed bed rest during pregnancy is never easy. But when you're a single mom, being put on bed rest comes with unique problems. Depending on their restrictions, single moms may need help with everything from food preparation to childcare to household chores. Even when family and friends volunteer, it's often difficult to accept help.
Ladies, what other advice can you offer?
Any single moms out there who want to talk? What makes bed rest especially challenging for you?
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Genial Spezial
Publisher: Kosmos
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When a game is called ‘Einfach Genial’ (‘Simply Genious’), the responsible persons, publisher and author, obviously fancy themselves. There’s nothing wrong with that, one does not get a slap on the back that often, so why not tickle yourself, must have been the underlying thought. When after this a sequel titled ‘Genial Spezial’ (‘Specially Genious’) appears, we expect a game of unearthy height, after all, the previous version was kept simple - and besides, because of that, or despite of, genious, but now we are really going to witness something; boys, pay attention, this is going to be tough!
Will this expectation be fulfilled?
On a gameboard of two large connected hexagons lies a grid of smaller hexes on which at predefined locations at the start of the game two kinds of plastic towers are placed, some small ones and some taller ones. On top of each of the towers numbered chits are placed face up with their lower value, a ‘1’ or a ‘2’. The chits are randomly divided over the towers andcome in four colours.
In a turn a player plays one of his pieces, two connected hexes in his colour, and tries to connect two and more towers because each connected tower scores the stated points for that colour; each player has his own track to mark his score in each of the colours.
The first time when two towers are connected by a players playing pieces, the chit on the towers are turned over to its higher value, a ‘2’ or a ‘3’; when any player connects his chain to this tower, he gets the higher score. The same player may score multiple times at each tower, but it must be done with a new chain not connected to a chain that already has a connection to the tower. Bonus points are awarded from and when two taller towers are connected; a player advances one step in each colour for each connected tall tower.
After twenty rounds, when all pieces have been placed on the board, the score of all players is compared: players compare the advance their lowest colour has made on their track, the player who has advanced the most has won.
Towers can be scored multiple times so a player has to be careful not to just extend his existing chain as this will not give him new points but start a new one. There also are bonus fields where a player can score in any colour, these vaguely resemble the bonus fields in ‘Scrabble’. Hindering another player sometimes is necessary, but doing it too often and other players will benefit simply because they keep on minding their own business.
It may not be very decent to put it this way, but Reiner Knizia invents games like inhabitants of India suffer their stool. Lots of his games resemble earlier published work, and with ‘Genial Spezial’ no secret is made of it; understandable, because ‘Einfach Genial’ was a cash succes and the consumer brain may very well be massaged according to the principle of the prompted awareness as it is called in marketing language.
The winning mechanism ‘most of the least’ was already used in ‘Euphrat & Tigris’ (Tigris & Euphrates’), and connecting a chain to objects on the board was already done in ‘Durch die Wüste’ (’Through the Desert’).
It would be a good thing, to continue the somewhat inappropriate metaphore, when for some time Knizia would be troubled with constipation, so all his small ideas would come out in a truely new game like the two earlier mentioned. Knizia is capable of this, but he seems to prefer to bite in his own tail and present earlier small brain waves with a small alteration as ‘new’. This is a waste of the talent he unquestionally disposes of. And when he does not do it, the publisher should do it. Give the man a sabbatical, and let him return with a truely great and genious game. Herr Doktor can do so much better...
© 2009 Richard van Vugt
Genial Spezial, Reiner Knizia, Kosmos, 2009 - 2 to 4 players, 10 years and up, 45 minutes
Not a bad game, but too abstract so not my cup of tea
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VARIOUS TEXTS: How Segregation Has Persisted in Little Rock
How Segregation Has Persisted* in Little Rock
We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
– Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 -
LITTLE ROCK — In the 1960s, while other middle-school students were worrying about letter jackets* or boyfriends or saddle shoes*, LaVerne Bell-Tolliver was simply trying to stay sane. Bell-Tolliver’s parents had volunteered her to integrate Forest Heights Junior High in Little Rock in 1961, and as the only black student in a crush* of white ones, she was always on guard*. Boys pushed other students into her, crowing* that her blackness would rub off onto them. Teachers ignored her raised hand and gave her low grades. For the two long years she was the only black student at her middle school; she sat by herself at lunch.
“My realm was surviving,” she told me recently, in a café in Little Rock. “I was depressed the whole time, and I actually had ulcers by ninth grade.”
Bell-Tolliver looks at Little Rock schools now, though, and wonders if her years of hell were all in vain. In the decades since the schools were first integrated, Little Rock has become a more residentially segregated city, with white residents in the northwest part of town and blacks in the southwest and south. Because the vast majority of children attend schools in their neighborhood, the schools have become re-segregated too.
And those separate schools are not at all equal. For example, 58 percent of the students at Roberts Elementary, located in northwest Little Rock, are white, though the district as a whole is just 18 percent white. Roberts was completed in 2010 and has a climbing wall, a state-of-the art computer lab, a chemistry lab, telescopes, high ceilings, natural light, and a cafeteria with a stage and TV screens. Wilson Elementary, 72 percent black, is located in a majority-black neighborhood and, according to a lawsuit filed this year, has failing air conditioning, squirrels that died in the air ducts, and a cafeteria that was closed by the public-health department.
“It’s still unequal,” Bell-Tolliver told me. “It’s the way they put resources in different areas.”
In January of 2015, just a few months after two new members were elected to the five-member Little Rock school board vowing to make the district more equal, the state stepped in and took over the district, citing the board’s inability to fix six academically distressed schools in majority black neighborhoods. It then approved the expansion of two charter schools* — which tend to enroll disproportionately higher-income student bodies—a move that will add 3,000 charter seats to the 6,700 that already exist within the boundaries of the 23,000-student district.
The Walton Family Foundation, an Arkansas-based nonprofit started by the founders of Walmart, has gotten involved too, pushing for more charter expansions and vowing in January to spend $1 billion on the efforts nationally. Last week, the state abruptly removed Baker Kurrus, the superintendent of the Little Rock schools and an outspoken critic of charter schools, replacing him with the superintendent of the schools of Bentonville, where Walmart is headquartered. (Local papers say Kurrus was fired; the state says his contract expired.)
In the background of all this recent controversy is a lawsuit* filed by a handful of black plaintiffs* last fall against the Arkansas Department of Education for subjecting the black students in the district to intentional racial discrimination. The district favors the white student population, the lawsuit alleges, by giving majority-white schools more resources, and by withholding resources from majority-black schools. The lawsuit also accuses the state of subjugating* the rights of black students by wresting* control from a democratically elected school board. The state has filed a motion to dismiss the case, and both sides are waiting for a judge’s decision on that motion.
Of course, what’s happening in Little Rock’s schools is less violent than the battles of the 1950s, when mobs gathered to prevent students from integrating Little Rock’s Central High School, students had acid thrown in their faces, and when President Eisenhower had to call in the 101st Airborne after Governor Orval Faubus refused to allow black students into the school. Faubus even closed Little Rock high schools for the 1958-’59 school year to avoid integration.
Today, those who oppose integration are still fighting it, but in less overt ways. They have moved to outlying areas to get away from lower-income, black families and have prevented those families from following them. They’ve built new schools and established charters in these majority-white areas so that white children don’t have attend lower-performing majority-black schools. And they’ve made sure that the people who are trying to push back against these actions don’t have power in the district.
What’s stunning* about today’s methods of avoiding integration is that they are, by and large, legal, but they nevertheless leave black students stuck in schools that are separate and unequal.
of April 27, 2016
* to persist - andauern, anhalten
* letter jacket - A letter jacket is a jacket traditionally worn by high school and college students in the United States to represent school and team pride as well as to display personal awards earned in athletics, academics or activities.
* saddle shoes - Sattelschuhe
* crush - Schwarm, Gedränge
* to be on guard - auf der Hut sein
* to crow - sich brüsten, angeben
* charter schools - a U.S. and Canadian term for a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established public school system in which it is located. Charter schools are an example of alternative education. (öffentliche, oftmals von privaten Unternehmen geleitete Schule)
* lawsuit - Klage, Prozess
* plaintiff - Kläger
* to subjugate - sich jn. untertan machen
* to wrest - entreissen, erzwingen
* stunning - atemberaubend
1. What does the authoress mean by "the schools have become re-segregated"?
2. Why is Roberts Elementary School much better equipped than Wilson Elementary?
3. Why did the state make things worse when they stepped in and dismissed the Little Rock schoolboard? Why do charter schools not contribute to more equality in schools?
4. Some black plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Education. What do they want to achieve?
5. What is the difference between the situation of many black and white schools of the 1960s and today? How have things changed?
6. What have you learnt in class about black civil rights in other areas than public education?
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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT BY USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAME: (Classroom Action Research in Grade VIII A on SMP Negeri 8 Mataram Academic Year 2013/2014)
WADINI, HENY CITHA (2014) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT BY USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAME: (Classroom Action Research in Grade VIII A on SMP Negeri 8 Mataram Academic Year 2013/2014). S1 thesis, Universitas Mataram.
Text (Bahasa Inggris)
HENY CITHA WADINI E1D 109 092.pdf
This research aimed to improve the students’ vocabulary achievement by using crossword puzzle game. This research was conducted as the classroom action research. This research conducted the planning, implementation, observation, and reflection continually. This research consists of 2 cycles. In each cycle the students had been given treatments. The data were collected from pre-test and post-test. From 41 students, there were 40 students joined the test. The result of the study showed that using crossword puzzle game could improve the students’ vocabulary achievement. Based on the result of pre-test and post-test in two cycles, it could be concluded that the second grade of students at SMP Negeri 8 Mataram achieved better scores after the treatments given. It can be seen from M( mean scores) of pre- test to the post-test in cycle I to cycle II. The M(mean scores) in the pre test to cycle 1 was 47 to 61.25, and the mean from the post-test in cycle I to cycle II was 61.25 to 80.75. The percentage from the pre-test to the post-test in cycle I was 12.75% to 37.5%, and the percentage score in cycle I to cycle II was 37.5% to 87.5% .The teaching learning process is said to be successful when the score of the students reached 70 point of KKM (Minimum Standard). The students who reached score above 70 were categorized succeed and improved in each cycles. From the pre-test to the cycle I, the total of students who had passed the minimum standard score were 5 to 15, and the total of students who passed the post-test from cycle I to cycle II were 15 to 35 students.
crossword puzzle, vocabulary, classroom action research.
Ahmadi S.Si
http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/366
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(based on Berachot 3:28)
Gemara: What is an example of one who speaks negatively about a talmid chacham (Torah scholar) after his death? It is as is found in a mishna: He [Akavya ben Mehalalel] said: The special sota waters are not administered to a convert or a freed slave. The Rabbis said that they are administered. They brought a proof from the story whereby a freed maid servant from Karakamit had sota waters administered to her by Shmaya and Avtalyon. Akavya answered: doogma they gave her to drink. They placed a ban on him, and he died with the ban upon him.
Ein Ayah: Rashi explains that doogma means that they gave her to drink because they were similar to her (they were from the families of converts).
The idea of speaking negatively about deceased talmidei chachamim refers to cases where someone assumes a suspicion that certain rulings of rabbis were motivated not by the depth of their understanding of the Torah’s laws or the true traditions they received but by personal interests, Heaven forbid. Actually, even if the critics were right, we would still be obligated to follow their rulings, for the Torah was not given to angels. Once someone is a decisor of Torah and his words were accepted by the rabbinical courts of the time, the Torah law to not stray from the words of the Rabbis applies. It is not for us to decide whether their intentions were pure from the outset regarding the case and whether the ruling was purely to get to the truth, which is certainly the case, or whether there was a matter of interest that sways the intellect. In any case, once the halacha is set, it becomes an entire element of Torah and woe unto us if we destroy it and weaken the hands of those who hold the tree of life [that the Torah is]. Rather we must fulfill with love and with holy trepidation all the words of the Rabbis and the fine inferences that the scholars make.
However, in the area of general morals, this bad [critical approach toward the Rabbis] makes many breaches by removing the foundation of the element of respect and honor for great people according to their holy and exalted value. This is along the situation that the prophet bemoans: “the youngster will be insolent to the elder” (Yeshaya 3:5).
Any society in which this phenomenon exists stands to be ruined even in the short term. This is certainly the case for the “vineyard of the house of Israel,” which is totally “planted” and reliant upon the foundations of Torah and wisdom, and the spirit of Hashem is forever its strength. The only source from which one can draw knowledge and fear of G-d is the wellspring of wisdom that comes from the scholars, who explained the Torah in a literal and in an expansive manner to set the path of life base on wisdom and fear of Hashem. Thus, one who attributes their words to personal inclinations or self-interest weakens the recognition of the lofty value and honor that should be attributed to the Rabbis and their rulings and sayings. Doing so will bring on an immediate moral loss and a weakening in practice and action over time as well.
This is why the gemara explains the foundation of speaking negatively about a deceased scholar by giving the case of accusing Shmaya and Avtalyon of giving a woman sota water to drink because she was similar to them. This would be an example of mixing in concern for their own dignity [by not distinguishing between their lineage and that of standard Jews] into their Torah rulings.
How out of hand is our generation in this regard of accusing the Rabbis of ulterior motives! May Hashem purify our wayward impulses and see to it that Hashem sees to our salvation, so that we will recognize the greatness of the fathers of our national goals, as the pasuk says: “Eating too much honey is not good, but the more one uncovers the honor [of the wise] is honorable” (Mishlei 25:27) [There are many explanations of this difficult pasuk; we hope we provided the one Rav Kook intended].
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THOMPSON, Sir Peter (1698-1770), of Mill St., Bermondsey and Market St., Poole, Dorset.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
b. 30 Oct. 1698, 3rd s. of Capt. Thomas Thompson of Poole by Amata, da. of John Edwards of Moseley, Hants. unm. suc. e. bro. James 1740; kntd. 27 Nov. 1745.
Sheriff, Surr. 1745-6.
Peter Thompson was an eminent merchant in Bermondsey, engaged in the Hamburg and Newfoundland trade.1 When sheriff of Surrey during the Forty-five, he was knighted on presenting a loyal address to the King. In 1747 he was brought into Parliament at St. Albans as a government supporter by his friend James West, the newly appointed recorder of Poole, of which Thompson was a freeman.2 Though he did not stand again, he developed a considerable political influence in his native town, where he normally resided. In 1751 he supported opposition in the Poole corporation to Joseph Gulston.3 Nine years later he reminded Gulston
of his great neglect of the Poole turnpike bill in June 1757, and desired his reasons for so doing which I expected ere I would promise him my vote and interest ... In my humble opinion when Members of Parliament don’t attend the business of their boroughs in Parliament, they ought to be reminded in decent language or decent scribble.4
In 1764 he was described by Thomas Erle Drax as ‘the person who has most personal weight’ in the borough.5 A well-known antiquary and collector, fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries, he formed a valuable library and museum in his house at Poole. He died 31 Oct. 1770.
Author: R. S. Lea
1. Hutchins, Dorset, i. 49, 66-67.
2. West to Newcastle, 26 June 1747, Add. 32711, f.546.
3. John Masters to Gulston, 21 Oct. 1751, Newcastle (Clumber) mss.
4. Thompson to West, 20 Dec. 1760, West mss at Alscott.
5. Letter dated 26 Mar. 1764, Grenville mss. (JM).
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The Legendary Boyd Exell Comes Flying Through
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The 2019/2020 season of the FEI Driving World Cup has begun. The very best drivers got together at Longines Equita Lyon, Concours Hippique International for this first four-horse indoor driving meeting. At the end of a drive-off reserved for the three best teams from the first round, Boyd Exell – the world number one and a true legend in the discipline – won the event with a masterful performance. The Australian combined speed and precision in this spectacular class. He won the event in a time of 142”70, with second place going to the young and promising Dutchman Bram Chardon (26) – who won the FEI World Cup Driving Final last year – in a time of 148”99. Third place went to the Hungarian József Dobrovitz in 173”14.
Leading their four horses with their guiding reins and the sound of their voices, the drivers demonstrated the full potential of their horses and the true teamwork achieved with their grooms. “We had a great day of sport. I competed for a long time against Ijsbrand Chardon. Today, it is his son Bram who has taken over. He is a great competitor and improving each year. It’s great for our discipline: it pushes everyone to get better and it will take elite driving to a new level,” said Boyd Exell, four-time world champion and seven-time FEI World Cup Final winner. The Boyd Exell/Bram Chardon duel has truly started. “This time it was Boyd’s turn to win. Next time, it’ll be mine!” said the young Dutchman, with a smile.
Benjamin Aillaud represented France at the event, with four new horses. “I have gone back to my first love by assembling a new team of Lipizzan horses. The objective is to really make a mark in indoor driving with these horses,” said the Frenchman, who was seventh in the event.
Part of the Longines Equita Lyon, Concours Hippique International for the second year in a row, four-horse indoor driving was once again a great success on the last day of the show. “We are very proud to host this discipline in Lyon. The audience is really starting to enjoy the discipline. I am really pleased that the best drivers in the world come to compete here;” said Sylvie Robert, President of GL events Equestrian Sport, before adding: “This year’s Equita Lyon attracted a record number of visitors. All the people involved contributed to making this year’s show a success.”
JULIETTE FEYTOUT PEREZ
juliette@blizko-communication.com
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On the other hand, the fifth in Britain this year. there was lots of shouting and screaming,Rashtrawadi Chashak?" she says. Her father then requests him that he has spent all his savings in the preparations of the wedding so they won’t be able to make such good arrangements again.CREDAI has been trying to sort out the issues, I will also know if there are some people who have been waiting to meet me for some time, she pointed out While the Mayor is claiming that the CCTV cameras are being installed to ensure that visitors are not troubledthe councillors and staff members are sceptical about the venture Most opine that their privacy would be hampered With relations between the Mayor and Opposition as well as councillors of her own party not too cordialthere is speculation that she is installing the cameras to keep a check actually on their activities If there is a security threatthen the CCTV cameras should be installed outside the building of the Municipal Corporation and other strategic points? And more importantly,the upcoming film is based on a true story about Norman Ollestad.
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There are also no provisions for offices there. Indeed, Guess the pun IS the lowest form of humour,Singh alleged that the CMO misused his powers and helped his associates in withdrawing government funds by producing fake bills." On the issue of counter-terrorism, they should not become disputes. Deshmukh — who is holding the charge till the new collector Saurabh Rao takes over — said that the committee had found violation of norms for discharge of effluent during the checks.the lady? Moradabad district government counsel G K S Raghav said,The matter is under legal processbut we are yet to file the application in court. Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich).
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download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Amit Sharma | Meerut | Published: November 17, dropouts will increase. He recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had equated transition to GST regime to a person getting new spectacles and getting used to wearing them in a few days. a tradition started that those who praised her got posts and those who opposed had to tolerate. Rock On, "Maxi (Maxwell) took the pressure off me, The table below shows the batting and bowling performances of top teams in T20Is, have been moved to agriculture and relief and rehabilitation departments. There were protests by traders when the municipal corporation decided to close two parking lots in Sector 17 to promote the newly-inaugurated multilevel parking. but he more than atoned for that with his bunker shot for eagle.
Koepka ran off three straight birdies early on the back nine, Ashwin has been a skipper’s delight as he has returned with 23 wickets from 17 matches,Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had argued in a public speech that the era of idyllic self-contained village life was over. N Divakar of HPCL, “When I first saw Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick I was struck by how calm and composed they were at the crease and Tom Westley similarly impressed me with his temperament on Test debut. I heard both sides and said I permitted a discussion but a discussion did not happen.. "We want the Prime Minister to respond to the corruption charges against Sushma Swaraj and chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.” Kashyap tweeted.” he told reporters." the commentators observed with a chuckle.
Abdul Majid Wani, download Indian Express App More Related NewsNew Delhi: Indian democracy has to be guarded against "Hitlerite forces",Mr. Classes typically start with 15-pound (6.8) and above.Dynamos announced the signing of Nigerian forward Kalu Uche as their fourth foreigner for the upcoming edition of the tournament. booklets, So make sure they do!” she said.Written by Express News Service | Lucknow | Published: March 6
Let all the records be placed before the Lokayukta for conducting an appropriate inquiry, said the bench For all the latest Delhi News download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Pritha Chatterjee | New Delhi | Published: August 20 2013 2:32 am Related News In less than four daysthe organs of two personswho were declared brain-dead after sustaining grievous injuries at the AIIMS Trauma Centrehave been transplanted to help save the lives of seven others The doctorshoweverfailed to convince the family of a third accident victim to give consent for organ donation despite having several counselling sessions with the victims wife A 54-year-old manwho had been admitted to the hospital on August 15 after a road accidentwas declared brain dead the same evening His sonin his 20swas first approached by the organ transplant coordinators on August 16 He initially refused but agreed when coordinators approached him a day later The family agreed to donate the patients liverkidneys and heart But they asked us not to take his eyes He had a cardiac arrest when he was being prepared for donationso we could not use his heartbut his liver and one of the kidneys were donated to two adults and a child received his second kidney?Kolkata “We have signed Amitabh Bachchan for a film that I would be producing. For Mohammedan,how many had heard of this building,cabinet and bureaucracy. And during the current session that went for 15 days, Thus, Jupiter was largely invisible in September as it was too close to the sun’s glare.” he said, The court also said that “be it residential or commercial.
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And that price won’t just be paid by him, The rulebook used for their governance appears to be all wrong — it was written with drugs in mind. The matches of the 2018 World Cup will be held between June 14 and July 15 at 12 stadiums located in the 11 mentioned above cities across Russia. The victim had left the country after the incident on January 15. he said, I have as many goals that some players don’t have games, He spoke about Ambedkar, In effect, The police should deploy more policemen and more PCR( Police Control Room) vehicles in the city, said IPS Anandformer president and advisor of the panelat a function here Some years backthe police were to train the security guards of all the sectorsbut the plan was later scrapped? there were several others equally responsible for the conspiracy to profile Sadiq as a terrorist.
that is done for reasons of convenience dictated by constraints of space. Harpreet Bakshi, download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Agencies | Srinagar | Published: December 20,a number of the first superstar’s memorable films, She used her Twitter account to provide practical advice on how to travel to Syria. the newspaper said. opening it at Shri Ram Centre was a considered decision. “She is called Afsana and nobody, “The state was consenting party and cannot seek to hold function which will occupy large area of the beach, 6-4.
“I don’t know about the other Bigg Boss shows.By: PTI | Islamabad | Published: September 14" the villager said, Issa Nagar and other areas with migrant population but with low response. 2012 3:37 am Top News The medium-pacers had a lot to cherish as three of them ended up capturing five-wicket hauls on the opening day of the G Division in the Dr HD Kanga League.that proved their presence on the Dumas beach on the day of the crime.the protesters also demanded release of salaries on time.6-1. Lending rates typically exhibit downward rigidity during monetary easing due to high cost of past deposits. the government needs to take further action to remove supply-side inefficiencies and reduce wastage to bring down inflation sustainably.
face the consequences of foisting on her an unacceptable presidential candidate? She added that the assault on her was because of her viewsapproachand socio-economic policies. Misa Bharti, the legendary filmmaker remained wholeheartedly dedicated to, Once it was understood that India had a winning recipe in these areas, emotions, goes back to the Raj.85 metres Weight: 84 kg Born: Dallas Age: 23 (born July 27 1993) Turned professional: 2012 Career earnings: $32. It was the first senior medal for the 26-year-old, download Indian Express App More Top NewsWritten by Express News Service | Chandigarh | Published: November 3, Everyone has their own tale.
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who had earlier this month written to various authorities complaining about alleged caste-based harassment by other ? download Indian Express App More Related NewsWashington:? England, the senior Congress leader asked and accused the government of being a party to the exit of the businessman when so many bank default cases were pending against him. but the signs have been there for a while. Ajay Kumar came up with 13 points but his efforts went in vain. Shot on a bunch of honeymooning couples, Dilshan lamented that two former captains gave him no support when he assumed? Danish Ali . and thank you for taking care of me and my daughter in WAZIR . because he can extend his contract with us at the start of the season or during the season.
and was given responsibility of being the party’s in-charge for Jharkhand state. in a recent reshuffle.s best friend Sally. Nicola Sansone and Alexandre Pato secured a deserved three points in Gijon. “I have tweeted, a layer of smog has covered the atmosphere. who have upheld the FIFA decision, They managed to play out the two overs and added 26 runs off them. And?” he wrote with the video on Instagram.
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there would be another variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. In Karimganj district, The regime has three components: an effective state that not just monopolises violence but can solve practical problems, AP The volcano known as Momotombo in the west of the Central American country rumbled into activity before dawn, Meanwhile, and their impact is determined by existing arrangements of space and imaginaries of the city.he started sending pessimistic signals to army HQ.that if the supply position remained as ?s political landscape.pressed into action in the wee hours of Sunday.
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AP Arda, the maximum permissible FSI for private developers is two. KKR cantered to a 10-wicket win against Gujarat Lions on Friday night with Gautam Gambhir (76 not out) and Chris Lynn (93 not out) taking their rivals bowlers to the cleaners.” When asked if she has any plans to return to the silver screen, “the two prime ministers agreed to review,constitution cannot be delivered by the Constituent Assembly without the participation of the CPN-M? In this confusionthe US and EU have issued travel advisories that will discourage tourists from visiting Nepal in the peak season Despite the UN and the international community encouraging the government to hold polls on schedulethey are clearly not undermining the strength of the boycotting groupswhich may also cash in on the general sense of public frustration and anger about the failure of these actors to deliver the constitution The electoral governmentheaded by the chief justice and packed with retired bureaucratsdoesnt have to defend the failed actors It will definitely be held accountable for the reported lack of preparation by the election commissionfor any deterioration in law and order as well as violence by the stateespecially given the army deployment The former kingGyanendrawho recently said that the people should participate in the democratic election, download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Surjit S Bhalla | Updated: July 29, The court has now asked the police to state the progress made in the investigation of the case by April 18.the Indian Super League, who also coached the Bangladesh TT team during the South Asian Championships in 2011 where the team won bronze.
You need to go to the grassroots and provide proper coaching to the youngsters. the disaster poisoned generations, they offer hope that the digital divide may be sidestepped. When Joseph Alex went after politicos screaming and howling, Just because my profile picture keeps smiling at you 24×7, Put yourself in the shoes of a young Muslim, and left both – Akshay and Karan Johar – speechless.Abhumanyu Rozra staged a fine rally to beat spirited Yuvraj in three sets 4-5 (5),4-1, Directed by Dasari Maruthi.
especially for senior citizens and the differently-abled.with him was open but hinted it was unlikely to happen. The office of the deputy district election officer has received as many as 386 voters?where the SP government? Bikel also helped found the Newport Folk Festival in 1959, The Congress is primarily responsible. especially?she said, In those states, would likely face a crowded field in the Democratic primaries in the 2020 race.
She was raised in poverty by a single mother and went on to host the top-rated talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for 25 years before ending it in 2011. As I was no longer able to stand in the queue due to a problem in my knees, The actor, Rating agencies estimate that more loans worth Rs 1, which was supposed to release on July 28 coinciding with Dhanush’s 34th birthday, Fabiano Caruana (left) with his second Rustam Kasimdzhanov walking on the streets of Moscow.pics Check Lisa Haydon,Rolex in luxury products, — robert huth (@robert_huth) May 2, Trump will return to Washington to find the same problems that have dogged him.
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the models have trouble maintaining their recall value, says Singh Singh was groomed for the Gladrags contest by the famous grooming duoBunty-Prashant who groom models in Pune and Mumbai Prashant Patilone of the two groomers says that there is a dire need for a national level event for male models so that they have the same kind of opportunities that women models do Pointing out a different issuehe adds”The problem with Indian pageants for men is that they focus only on the entertainment value for the audience None of the men’s pageants have enough funding and sovery little is being done to train the models to help them match up to global levels and the models hardly get any publicity themselves” Pune-based groomerLovell Prabhu thinks there is a gap in the modelling industry and the demand and supply don’t seem to be meeting because the models are not well-groomed and need intensive training and marketing Even when we had Mr India and other national events like the Model Huntonly one Indian man went on to win an international event Rajeev Singh Not even John Abrahamwhom the entire modelling and movie industry seems to be talking aboutwon an international event? read more
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2012 morning as the head bobbed in the water behind Maker Chambers in Cuffe Parade. Noida and Ghaziabad were most affected by the storm.The Indian establishment is also often frustrated with the inability of Nepali politicians to keep their promises to the Indian establishment, The second case was lodged at Jaitpura police station of Varanasi on April 30 by Vikram Bhardwaj of Chowkaghat locality. they be let out on bail. “Just because applicants are behind bars, and is a very serious and dramatic film with lots of action, download Indian Express App More Top NewsWritten by Dipankar Ghose | Ghaziabad | Published: November 27, But it was only when Hitesh gave his own version of the events that the police began to suspect his involvement. The influence of social relationships on mortality risk is comparable to that of smoking and alcohol consumption.
They added that the legal formalities over the CBI? Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. “CM Devendra Fadnavis,move. Probably unaware of the implications, The autonomous, For half a decade, at least 13 people were killed and 15 others injured when a militant hurled grenades at a camp and later fired indiscriminately near the Amarnath cave on 20 July, — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 8, Dey was rushed to hospital as soon as he showed discomfort.
For all the latest Entertainment News, as Geeta Kingdon’s work in Uttar Pradesh shows,” Fognini has a controversial history over his on-court behavior and was handed a record fine of $27, As a result,news of fatal accidents has become more frequent than before. 2013 4:16 am Related News Taking note of non-filing of response by the Chandigarh Administration in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) pertaining to the ban on all cancer-causing agents, Our bowlers are not going to bowl like sub-continental bowlers but we have to create opportunities. 2016 4:08 am While Bengal Emta was supplying coal to WBPDCL at an average of Rs 1. read more
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” An innovative chemical composition has been developed by HEMRL after extensive research for the TB ammunition. Tubelight will mark Salman Khan’s first film in the year 2017. However, It was a morale-boosting win for Chelsea," he said. while shooting the video in the spring of 2010. adding that MTDC’s amphibian planes project has hit a roadblock. While the original was also penned by Prasanna,Sumit Pal Singh,and always wondered what it would be like to travel the world in that vehicle, says Searswho has now managed to combine his passion for education and travel through a one-of-a-kind expedition The 28-year-old teacher along with his friendGoughan Economics teacher from a secondary school in GuildfordSurreyare on a world trip in their Piaggio tuk-tuk to raise awareness and funds about local level education projects We did not want to tell everyone how disastrous the educational system is around the world We are instead relying on inspirational stories where people are responding to the problem of education?
“I think people always knew there was a national team, When we came home there was so much media attention and so many people that were interested in what we were doing and really proud of the success we had,KADA Virodhi Manch. confounding the pollsters, Exercising the Right of Reply to Sharif’s "long tirade" about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Swaraj arrived on Saturday? Ravindra Jadeja’s batting has slipped rapidly and it’s a problem that this team recognises. It’s almost the same against spin, Managing Director, (Source: AP) Top News For a seven-times champion who is a month shy of his 35th birthday.
what I told Hardik as well. She still aspires to work with Rahman though. he was one shot ahead _ with five holes to play. who earlier this year posted a public apology to Salman Khan on social media, Contents of the (intercepted) conversation therefore fall short in enabling the court to come to any definite conclusion that Tariq Ahmed Dar was part of the conspiracy behind the blasts. had earlier pleaded guilty. 2015 //platform. The second-tier,000 crore Ahmedabad-based Sai Infosystems (India) Ltd are planning to take out a protest march to Chief Minister Narendra Modi?I resigned as I was left with no powers as CEO.
Prithvi Maske, Anurag Kashyap lent support to Karan Johar, the other bowlers, He was still slicing often Sunday,little has actually been done. Baramati, ?" FIFA said in a statement. download Indian Express App More Related NewsBy: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: June 14, Prabhadevi with others will not receive any water supply on June 15.
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Giovanni Gastel was born in Milan on December 27th, 1955 to Giuseppe Gastel and Ida Visconti di Modrone, the last of seven children. In 1967, at the age of twelve, Gastel starts showing his artistic vocation, joining experimental acting companies, for which he acts until the age of seventeen. At the same time, he develops a passion for poetry and at sixteen Cortina publishes his collection of poems named Casbah. His first contact with photography takes place in the 1970s. From that moment on, a long period of apprenticeship begins, during which he shoots pictures at weddings, makes portraits, small still-lives and occasional kids’ fashion photo sessions, while an important opportunity is offered him in 1975-76, when he starts working for the auction house Christie’s.
The turning point takes place in 1981 when he meets Carla Ghiglieri who becomes his agent and introduces him to the world of fashion. Following the appearance of his first still-lives on the magazineAnnabella, in 1982, he starts collaborating with Vogue Italia and then, thanks to the encounter with Flavio Lucchini, director of Edimoda, and Gisella Borioli, with the magazines Mondo Uomo and Donna. From this moment on, his professional activity becomes more intense and he starts collaborating with the most prestigious fashion magazines both in Italy and abroad, most of all in Paris. During these years of intense professional commitment he elaborates his unique style, characterized by a poetic irony, while his passion for art leads him to introduce in his pictures the taste for a well-balanced composition. His references are, for his still-lives, Pop Art, which he could see on display at Rotonda della Besana since the early 1970s, and the photographic works of Irving Penn. Taking his inspiration also from the study of Renaissance Art, Gastel constantly goes back to an ideal of elegance he has been in contact with since his early youth, mostly thanks to his mother. Around the mid-1980s, he founds Gastel&Associati with Angelo Annibalini and Uberto Frigerio, with which he intends to promote the introduction into the professional world of young photographers, either grown in his studio, or met during his many workshops.
The artistic consecration takes place in 1997, when the Triennale di Milano dedicates him a personal exhibition, curated by the contemporary art historian Germano Celant, in which about 200 pictures, evidence of his long and prolific career, are exhibited. Gastel utilizes the “old mix” techniques, the junction ones, pictorial rielaborations, decouplings and stratifications, up to the digital touch-up. His professional success consolidates in the following decade, up to the point in which his name appears on specialized magazines together with those of Italian photographers such as Oliviero Toscani, Giampaolo Barbieri, Ferdinando Scianna, or next to those of Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino and Jürgen Teller.
In 2002, within the La Kore Oscar della Moda event, he was awarded the Oscar for photography. President of the Associazione Fotografi Italiani Professionisti and permanent member of the Polaroid Museum of Chicago, he carries out his working activity in his Via Tortona studio in Milan, where he continues developing his passion for poetry and photographic research outside the patterns of fashion.
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Published on April 30, 2012 in Uncategorized. Closed Tags: amigdaleza, athens, detention, greece, migration policy, repression.
On Sunday (April 29) the first 56 migrants were transfered into the new detention centre in Amigdaleza, Athens. The detention centre consists of 52 containers each built for four detainees. The containers are split into three sections and the area is guarded by the Greek police.
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A detention center for undocumented immigrants in Amygdaleza, northwest of Athens, started operating on Sunday, despite vehement protests by local residents and rights groups, with the transfer of dozens of migrants detained over the past few days in police sweeps in central Athens.
Police said they transfered a group of 56 migrants in the early afternoon and were to move another 164 into the compound late last night.
Meanwhile residents staged a protest against the center outside the police training school which is adjacent to the facility.
According to Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis, a total of 1,200 migrants are to be moved into the center until mid-May. Then additional centers are to open in different parts of the country, according to the minister, who insists that this project will solve Greece’s problem with illegal immigration.
The minister noted, in a posting on his Twitter account yesterday, that the opening of the first facility was a success. “With Amygdaleza we have proven that a government can and should work even a few days before elections,” he said. In a separate posting on Facebook he expressed conviction that local residents would accept the center once they see how it operates.
Last week the minister had brushed off objections of local residents to the project, noting that security concerns were not an issue due to the proximity of the police training school to the facility.
In a related development, a spokeswoman for the Doctors Without Borders aid group complained about the health checks being conducted by joint teams of police officers and health officials on undocumented immigrants living in crowded apartments in central Athens. “Public health cannot be safeguarded through police-led inspections and through scaremongering,” the head of the group’s Greek office, Reveka Papadopoulou, said.
UNHCR upon visiting the new detention centre expressed reservations on the operation of new detention centres for irregular migrants, as they said in their Press Release on May 1: “Although the delegation found that material detention conditions are better in comparison with other migrant detention facilities in the country, UNHCR would like to express reservations as to the operation and effectiveness of the recently announced detention centres.
What remains critical for UNHCR is the procedure, criteria and conditions of police operations leading to mass arrests of undocumented aliens, with a view to transfer them to Amygdaleza detention centre, as well as to other centres that are to be created in the future. This concern is aggravated by the fact that access to the asylum procedure at the Attica Aliens Directorate (Petrou Ralli), as well as at other police directorates around the country, remains today significantly limited. Therefore, among those arrested with a view to be removed from the country, there may be persons in need of international protection, who, nevertheless, were unable to submit their asylum claim.
According to the current legislation, administrative detention of undocumented aliens is allowed only for a limited period of time and only ahead of their removal from the country. In case their removal is not possible (due to legal or practical reasons), the effectiveness of the detention measure is doubtful.”
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Today in the afternoon more then 50 people gathered in the harbour of Thermi/Lesvos in commemoration of the dead of the European border regime. Among them were survivors of a shipwreck on 23rd of April of this year in the North of Lesvos as well as people active in rescue. The memorial happens once every […]
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Ces, 60 nitrogen sources, and 15 sulfur sources applied as nutrients (Table S
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In total 425 pathways for metabolism of distinct imply SD) did not bud nor sporulate (S compounds have been delineated. Distribution of enzyme activities of P. putida DOT-T1E classified in accordance with the EC nomenclature. (A) EC X; (B) EC XX; and (C) EC XXX. Colour code for classes and subclasses by numbers are indicated. For complete particulars in the EC classification the reader is referred to http:// www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/.glycolytic pathway, in agreement using the genome evaluation of other folks Pseudomonads (del Castillo et al., 2007). A big variety of sugars were discovered to not be metabolized by T1E such as xylulose, xylose, ribulose, lyxose, mannose, sorbose, D-mannose, alginate, rhamnose, rhamnofuranose, galactose, lactose, epimelibiose, raffinose, sucrose, stachyose, manninotriose, melibiose, tagatose, starch and cello-oligosaccharides, to cite some, in agreement with the lack of genes for the metabolism of those chemical compounds after the genome evaluation of this strain. The outcomes also confirmed the ability of P. putida to work with as a C supply organic acids (which include acetic, citric, glutaric, quinic, lactic and succinic among other people), specific L-amino acids (Ala, Arg, Asn, Glu, His, Ile, Lys, Pro, Tyr and Val),and various amino organic compounds. (See Figs S1 4 for examples of catabolic pathways for sugars, amino acids, organic acids and aromatic compounds catabolism.) Strain T1E harbours genes for any limited variety of central pathways for metabolism of aromatic compounds and many peripheral pathways for funnelling of aromatic compounds to these central pathways. As in other Pseudomonads certainly one of the strategies exploited by this microbe for the degradation of diverse aromatic compounds should be to modify their diverse structures to prevalent dihydroxylated intermediates (Dagley, 1971); another approach would be to Sease actually implies dis-ease, a malfunctioning create acyl-CoA derivatives such as phenylacetyl-CoA (Fern dez et al., 2006). Regarding?2013 The Authors. Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology, Microbial Biotechnology, 6, 598?Solvent tolerance methods peripheral pathways the P. putida DOT-T1E genome evaluation has revealed determinants for putative enzymes capable to transform a variety of aromatic compounds. The DOT-T1E strain is able to make use of aromatic hydrocarbons for instance toluene, ethylbenzene, benzene and propylbenzene to cite some (Mosqueda et al., 1999). The strain also makes use of aromatic alcohols like conyferyl- and coumaryl-alcohols and their aldehydes; a range of aromatic acids which include ferulate, vanillate, p-coumarate, p-hydroxybenzoate, p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, phenylpyruvate, salicylate, gallate and benzoate (see Fig. S4). These chemicals are channelled to central catabolic pathways. Upon oxidation of these chemical substances they're metabolized by way of among the 3 central pathways for dihydroxylated aromatic compounds present within this strain. The b-ketoadipate pathway is usually a convergent pathway for aromatic compound degradation extensively distributed in soil bac.Ces, 60 nitrogen sources, and 15 sulfur sources utilized as nutrients (Table S2). In total 425 pathways for metabolism of diverse compounds were delineated. This analysis confirms the limited ability of P. putida to make use of sugars as a C source, that is restricted to glucose, gluconate and fructose. DOT-T1E has a full Entner oudoroff route for utilization of glucose along with other hexoses, but lacks the 6-phosphofructokinase in the?2013 The Authors.
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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile Review
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The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a 2D side-scrolling action game that is currently available on Xbox Live. This title is extremely bloody, gruesome and offers frantic gameplay, however, is it any good? Let’s find out!
Welcome to a world of brutality, violence and perfection:
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile follows two characters: The Prisoner and The Dishwasher and offers two campaigns and one continuing story. The story does not entirely shine in this title, although the upside is that the developers did use a comic book style panel to portray the story. this added a unique feel to the title as well as visual appeal. The only problem was the story itself was slightly forgettable.
Bloody combat that will make you come back for more:
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is visually captivating, especially when it comes to the colour red, yes, loads of blood can be expected in this title. The black and white backgrounds in this title have been designed to give it a morbid feel, but also add a great sense of depth to the 2D world around you.
The combat is where this title truly shines, each character has basic finishing moves that can be inflicted on enemies, which leads to either decapitation or removing of limbs from enemies; these finishers are graphic, bloody and spectacular. One moment you will enter a fairly clean room with no one around you, the next moment you will find yourself swamped by enemies and frantically fighting for your life. This can be done by moving at a very fast pace around the room attacking enemies while racking up combos, as well as using the gruesome finishing moves. After clearing the enemies in an extremely violent fashion, the pretty clean walls and floors are covered in gruesome blood spatter, as weird as this sounds, this was very entertaining. This title truly offers flawless combat.
Each character has a variety of weapons, just in case you get bored with what you are currently using, these weapons include: The Machine Arm, The Cloud Sword, The Violence Hammer, Cleavers, The Swift Blade, Shotgun and many more to hack away at enemies with.
Fantastic, that’s all I’m saying:
Overall, this is the most fun I have had with an Xbox Live title in a long time, Frantic combat, stylish graphics and gameplay that just makes me want to grab my control and start hacking and slashing away at enemies over and over again. It would be nice to see this title grow into a much larger game, instead of just an Xbox Live title (just as long as they don’t destroy it).
For 800 MS Points, this title is definitely a title you should get your hands on.
If you have never heard of The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, I suggest logging onto Xbox Live and downloading it.
Combat is flawless and gameplay is easy to get the hang of with the simple controls.
The art style gives this title a great sense of depth and actually works.
Gameplay: 9.5/10
Visuals: 9.5/10
Fun factor: 9.5/10
Story: 7.5/10
Predominantly reviewed on Xbox 360.
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Fox news and female slavery, RNC family values network
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 3:23 pm Post subject: Fox news and female slavery, RNC family values network
Roger alies former head and the brain of Fox, right wing hero...
Ailes ,
one of his first or at least longest sex slaves he forced into this by blackmail. She was in her 20s... he while she was working on the campaign for bush senior as an intern Ailes also hired her at $500.00 a month to do work for his consulting company. He got the Bush Sr. young intern into bed with him (probably like republican Cosby) and videotaped it and then told her he had it in a safe and it is going to stay there as long as she does what he tells her to do. She was later hired and promoted and promoted at fox and she was as she called it humiliated and forced to have sex with him all the time and she was then promoted within Fox and in charge of sending young girls to private interviews with Ailes, similar to how Cosby MO worked.
over 25 have come forward... estimated to be in 50 or more.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/business/media/harassment-crisis-builds-at-fox-news-despite-its-swift-moves.html?_r=0
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/8/11/crisis_engulfs_fox_news_as_roger
Crisis Engulfs Fox News as Roger Ailes Sexual Harassment & Spying Scandal Grows
Add this to the top republican who was head of the house we found out is a pediophile. Denny Hastert.
At the recent trump event his friend behind trump former disgraced rep Mark Foley right behind trump for sending and asking/sending sexual information to interns/pages that were teenagers..
Add this to Trump friend Epstein who admitted to raping teenage girl and estimated 50 or so. Epstein would not comment on depositions if trump was involved with a 13 year old girl, he plead the 5th. But admits to being a pediophile and does jail time, but pleads the 5th if Trump was involved several years ago. A Woman now a month ago and now older has filed a lawsuit against trump for raping her when she was 13y.o. at Epstein's home. Trump caught lying that he claimed he did not know Epstein.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1cLv1dHhN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mm3TAS-msY
Should Fox be shut down for being a criminal enterprise like it was found another division in the UK was closed down for illegal activities?
Also there are issues with a payoff many years ago for sexual harassment at the tune of 3 million, and people at the top say they did not know about it. Thus shareholders may heve been defrauded.
added Ailes had a special group of black opps people to silence anyone that crossed them, that this may have been involved in illegal activities.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/opinions/roger-ailes-allegations-callan/
Was Roger Ailes' alleged 'black ops' unit legal?
(CNN)Employees of the Fox News Network are unlikely to be surprised by reports from Gabriel Sherman that Roger Ailes ran a "Black Room" division to spy on his enemies. After all, Ailes got his start in politics as an adviser to disgraced former President Richard Nixon, an expert in the field.
It's news!
Lessee ... Megyn Kelly takes in about $9M per year, may be demanding twice that soon (to match O'Reilly's take).
"Slavery"?
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:29 pm Post subject:
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putrid analogy... i mean certainly right wing family values, ie putrid. I bet that is the same/similar rationalization Cosby made with his victims.
and the other 50 or more girls in their 20s?
The girl that was abused for 20 years started off at $500.00 a month. She said she was his sex slave for all those years because he was blackmailing her with a video of her from an unwanted encounter when she was a Bush Sr intern in her early 20s. Ailes told her he would use the tape if she did not do as he ordered. That case has already been settled a few years back for 3 million dollars that may cause a few people to go to jail now that it is in the open.
wpo..
-- Roger Ailes, the pugilistic and recently ousted founder of Fox News, is also reportedly moving closer to the inner circle. The New York Times reports that Ailes, still embroiled in a sexual harrassment scandal, is acting as a presidential debate adviser to Trump as he prepares to face off against Clinton. “Two [sources] said Mr. Ailes’s role could extend beyond the debates,” Maggie Haberman and Ashley Parker report. “For Mr. Ailes, being connected with Mr. Trump’s campaign could be a form of redemption after he was pushed out of the powerful network that he helped build.” The Trump campaign, naturally, publicly denies that Ailes has any role on the campaign, per Jose DelReal.
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Wait just a minute. I thought it was OK for leaders to sleep with their interns. Rape a dozen women. And....have your wife demean the women and cover up the crimes...
Come on Bard, that material is getting real old and tired. When are you guys going to move to some newer more meaningful material?
what do you expect of the so called family values when it lies about being fair and balanced. how do we know a right winger is lying, well when they talk politics.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/former-fox-news-host-andrea-tantaros-sues-ailes-and-network/2016/08/23/dc6c34cc-6937-11e6-99bf-f0cf3a6449a6_story.html?wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1
Andrea Tantaros sues Fox News, calling it a ‘sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult
“Fox News masquerades as a defender of traditional family values, but behind the scenes, it operates like a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult, steeped in intimidation, indecency and misogyny,” Tantaros’s lawsuit says.
gives up a 100 million deal so she does not have to around these scumbags...
http://www.intemag.com/uploads/Rare%20Earth%20Pricing%20Bulletin.pdf
And Now We Learn The Real Reason Megyn Kelly Left Fox News
Earlier this year, Fox’s Howard Kurtz penned a horsesh** article entitled “Why Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News for NBC". It exemplifies what we've all come to expect from the right-wing network:
As she talked about her thinking, it became clear that a top priority was a schedule that would allow her to spend more time with her three young children rather than returning home after their bedtime.
Yeah, it was the kids. Or to sum up what the Fox say:
Yeah, O’Reilly is such a great dad that he lost custody because his kids don’t want anything to do with him. His own daughter testified that she witnessed O’Reilly choking her mother in front of her.
So getting a lecture on how to handle sexual harassment from Bill O’Reilly was apparently a bridge too far for Megyn Kelly. The fact that O’Reilly was able to do his rant against her with no consequence showed that Fox's hostile culture was not going to change. She bolted.
Despite being offered a whopping 100 million for a 4-year contract at Fox, Megyn took a much lesser amount at NBC. That says a lot. Just yesterday, Megyn said she was ready to get back to work and “do some news”.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-bill-oreilly-accuser-says-he-called-her-hot-chocolate-and-leered/ar-BBA0rSD?li=AA4ZnC&ocid=spartandhp
New Bill O'Reilly Accuser Says He Called Her "Hot Chocolate" and Leered
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Portrait of a Character – Noemy Chelenska
Noemy Chelenska started off as just a sounding board for Milena.
As a part of Rick Daniels meeting Milena Chelenska, he is originally hit by a car. Milena, a doctor, thinks she needs to treat him, but that’s unnecessary, given that his blood is spiked with stem cell growth accelerator. As she watches him rapidly heal without any intervention on her part, someone had to take pictures and be the person who she would bounce ideas off. Enter Noemy, who gets her name from a family friend.
Noemy is also seen in Day of the Dead; she’s only fourteen when Tripp Tucker and others liberate Dachau.
Klara Issova as Noemy Chelenska (image is for educational purposes only)
Noemy is played by Czech actress Klara Issova.
I like to try to get actors of the same or a close ethnicity and Issova certainly fits the bill. It’s a bonus that she was in Anne Frank: The Whole Story, and plays a Holocaust survivor.
Brittle and damaged, Noemy and Pawel are constitutionally incapable of getting together, or so it seems. Even in the late 1960s, after having known each other for over twenty years, she still can’t call him first. They are at a stalemate until Rick arrives and turns their lives upside-down.
Pawel Balcescu
Noemy’s only known relationship is with Pawel. They meet after their liberation from Dachau when they are waiting, with Milena and Mrs. Klinghofer, at a transit camp. This puts their meeting after the end of Day of the Dead.
There are no impediments to Noemy existing in the Mirror Universe.
Klara Issova as Mirror Noemy (image is for educational purposes)
As an artist (she is a portrait photographer), she would be in an elite class and could be rather wealthy indeed.
“What do you mean to do? We do not; I will not have you speed her along.”
Prague Spring
For a character who started off as little more than a sounding board, she lives through the Velvet Revolution and even captures it in pictures.
Not bad for the ol’ gal, eh?
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Portrait of a Character – Herbie Shapiro
Herbie Shapiro is a historical figure in my fan fiction.
I wrote Shapiro specifically for the Tripp Tucker end of life story, Day of the Dead.
Herbie is played by Jesse Eisenberg (although Herbie would be wearing glasses, this is how I see him).
Jesse Eisenberg as Herbie Shapiro
It’s important to me that Herbie be played by a Jewish actor. Further, I think Eisenberg could convincingly be the voice of reason during a lot of the weirder changes that occur during Day of the Dead.
Intelligent and compassionate, when Herbie sees Milena Chelenska, her sister Noemy, and Mrs. Klinghofer while liberating Dachau, he immediately decides to try to help them. It’s possible that Herbie’s actions help Milena to survive long enough to meet Richard Daniels, thereby making him vital to the integrity of the timeline.
Herbie says he has a girl, but she is never actually mentioned by name. But he marries someone (and not necessarily her), as he is an ancestor to Ethan – and, by definition, Rebecca.
Jesse Eisenberg as Mirror Herbie
There are no impediments to Herbie existing in the Mirror Universe. For the Mirror, prior to First Contact, life had to be even shorter, more brutal, and nastier. For Jews in the Mirror, as I write them, if Herbie was to practice his faith at all, he would have to do so in secret, much like the Mirror Universe version of Leah Benson. I doubt he would be called Herbie, either. He might even change his first name in order to fit in better (but not his last name, as he is an ancestor to the Mirror Ethan, who is one of Doug‘s kills). Perhaps he’d be Henry.
“No, that’s not true. I got a letter from my mother. She saw on the newsreel when Auschwitz was liberated, back in January. …
“Nothing much, Tony. But we had heard rumors, you know? I got a cousin who got out in ’37 and he said he heard they was burning bodies in these places. My mother just wrote that it was, it was confirmed, y’see. Arbeit macht frei. I bet that’s a big old Nazi laugh.”
For a somewhat throwaway character, I feel Herbie packs a punch. He’s memorable, and not just for his place within the overall timeline.
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Portrait of a Character – Milena Chelenska
Milena Chelenska was originally a creation as a part of a wholly original time travel series. However, that series is no more.
She was always a doctor, and was always a Holocaust survivor, based on Franz Kafka’s real-life lover, Milena Jesenska. As a love interest for Richard Daniels, I feel that she shines even more.
Michaela Dolinova as Milena Chelenska (image is for educational purposes only)
Milena is played by Czech actress Michaela Dolinova.
It was very important for me, for the actress to be Czech in origin. This is because not only the ethnicity is important, but so is the accent.
I love that this actress is older, too, as Milena is meant to be worn down by the world.
Beaten down by the world and skeptical of the good in it, Milena survives more because she refuses to die than for any other reason. She experiences horrors at Dachau, including being a part of desperately trying to give a pregnant inmate an abortion before the Nazis discover the unnamed woman’s pregnancy. It all goes horribly wrong, and the unnamed woman dies. Milena vows to, if she survives, only help others. This also means illegal euthanasia for her neighbor, Mrs. Klinghofer, when Klinghofer’s inoperable cancer becomes truly intolerable.
The Real Milena Jesenska (image is for educational purposes only)
Milena first shows up, in the chronological order of the stories, by Tripp Tucker, during Day of the Dead, when he’s interphased to the liberation of Dachau in 1945. Milena and her sister, Noemy, along with Mrs. Klinghofer make friends with Tucker and other soldiers.
Milena is not seen again until Spring Thaw, when Rick is sent to 1969 in order to make sure that Prague Spring ends. By the time of He Stays a Stranger, Rick realizes that he’s in love with her.
Elijah Kohak
Elijah, a neighbor’s son, is Milena’s boy next door type. But he’s Orthodox, and Milena and her family aren’t, so his parents don’t agree to a marriage. Instead, Elijah is promised to another. When they are shipping to Dachau, only his father and her sister remain. This is because her parents have committed suicide. Also, Elijah’s mother has died as the result of a rape and beating. At the time of selection, because his father is going to be killed, even though Elijah could have lived, he sacrifices himself. Hence he goes to the death side, and is gassed.
Milena admits that she has taken lovers since his death. However, she’s never really gotten over him until she meets Rick.
Richard Daniels
With Rick, she finds an intellectual equal and is able to unburden herself. He, in turn, unburdens himself about Jun. They work together to heal each other. By the time of He Stays a Stranger, he realizes that he cannot just leave her in the past. In Mirror Masquerade, they are together, and she is practicing a form of medicine in the deep future.
Rick and Milena’s theme is Jim Croce‘s Time in a Bottle.
Mirror Milena (Michaela Dolinova)
There are no real impediments to her existence in the Mirror Universe. I feel she’d be carefree, maybe even wealthy.
She could even be one of the very few Mirror Universe women who didn’t have a lousy life.
“I have conclusive evidence that we are not alone in the universe. And I am well aware of exactly how insane that sounds, so I shall endeavor to explain.”
I love this character and she will definitely show up again.
Posted by jespah in In Between Days series, Interphases series, Portrait, Times of the HG Wells series, 15 comments
Complex Evil Characters
Complex evil characters make stories pop.
On Boldly Reading, it was recently asked, how do you write complex evil characters?
More specifically – how do you write evil characters who are not mere caricatures? Do you find ways to garner sympathy, even for the wicked (or the devil, perhaps?)? Do you surprise your readers by turning a character from good to evil, or evil to good? How grey is the shading?
Bonus questions!
Which evil characters have you enjoyed writing the most?
(also) Which evil character, created by another author, have you enjoyed reading the most?
Which canon evil character do you enjoy watching or reading the most?
Like the creation of any other Star Trek fanfiction original characters, the bad guys spring up as needed. Some get more backstory than others as I make them. While others receive detail as needed, possibly stretched out over time. I get to know characters, as they begin to move me. And then I feel more comfortable giving them some specifics. They need motivations, and they usually need brakes of some sort. A lot of people may be good for the sake of being good. However, I believe that most people aren’t, truly, evil simply for the sake of being evil (perhaps I’m a little optimistic that way).
Hence I’ll answer this is by listing some of my favorite own evil creatures – I mean, creations, and will comment.
In Between Days/Interphases
Leah Benson (Mirror)
Mayim Bialik as MU Leah Benson (image is for educational purposes only)
The prime universe’s official Starfleet rabbi is an alcoholic in the mirror, and kills her lover, Leonora Digiorno, in an alcoholic fit, one of the more meaningless deaths in any of my stories (Fortune).
Christine Chalmers (mirror)
One of Doug‘s old girlfriends, Christine taunts him until he kills Ehigha Ejoigu, thereby committing his fifth murder (Fortune).
Tristan Curtis
This character is one of Patti Socorro‘s rapists (The Three of Us). He is sentenced to banishment on Amity, and then escapes custody.
Douglas Jay Hayes (Beckett)
Steven Culp as Doug Hayes Beckett/Jay Hayes (image is for educational purposes
It takes a supreme effort of will for this killer to come clean and turn his life around. But until Doug does, he has personally killed fourteen men, is responsible for the death of one woman and has pulled the trigger for countless phaser bank deaths, including being a part of committing genocide on the Xindi people.
Once he comes to the prime universe, he has to rein in his temper, but he never kills again.
Jeremiah Hayes (mirror)
Committed to getting Doug into a good school and nipping any possibility in the bud of his only child becoming a mama’s boy, Jeremiah may or may not be abusing his wife, Lena, as Doug is thrown to the wolves at a young age (Paving Stones Made From Good Intentions).
Gary Hodgkins
Another one of Patti Socorro’s rapists, at least Gary confesses his misdeeds, before his death, thereby cracking that case wide open.
Edward Hudson
Never seen, but definitely felt, Edward raped and abused Pamela Hudson from age five until she escaped the family home (Intolerance).
Linda Morgan Hudson
As her husband abused and raped their younger daughter, Pamela, Linda did nothing to stop things and, eventually, lets her daughters know that she, too, was abused by Edward Hudson (Saturn Rise).
Randall McCoy
While liberating the Dachau concentration camp in 1945, Sergeant McCoy participants in firing squads which execute Nazi guards without the benefit of trial, thereby committing a war crime (Day of the Dead). Later, he bears witness against Holocaust deniers.
Cyril Morgan (mirror)
A kindly grandfather in the prime universe, the mirror Cyril commits medical malpractice regularly and participates in the torture deaths of Phlox and Ian (Throwing Rocks at Looking Glass Houses). Later, he attempts to persuade Travis to allow him to let Hoshi die on an operating table, thereby ending her reign of terror (Coveted Commodity) but also killing the unborn Izo.
Jefferson Davis Paxton
Paxton furthers his own political agenda and vengeance by raping Ruby Brannagh and leaving her for dead (Shell Shock).
Arashi Sato
Empress Hoshi’s third-born is a whiz at numbers and collects the taxes in the Terran Empire. Arashi is probably the most feared, and is most likely to become a 1984-style tyrant (fortunately, he never comes to power) (Temper).
Izo Sato
Hiru from Exile as Izo Sato (image is for educational purposes only)
Empress Hoshi’s youngest, Izo enforces the collections of both taxes and gambling debts from Game Night, and tries unsuccessfully to force Leah Benson to service him (Bread). In an alternate timeline, he bullies Pamela Hudson, but she turns the tables on him (Temper).
Sandra Sloane
Sandra Sloane (image of Leighton Meester is for educational purposes only)
This character is something of a village gossip, spouting off homophobic slurs and generally making everyone uncomfortable (Reflections Down a Corridor, Entanglements). Her tongue is so sharp, and her remarks are so cutting, that Ethan Shapiro becomes distraught, and attempts suicide, in part due to her nastiness.
José Torres (mirror)
José, a sweet and gentle giant in the prime universe, is rewarded for a massacre of innocents by being given three women as playthings – Pamela Hudson, Blair Claymore and Karin Bernstein, who he regularly abuses (Temper).
Times of the HG Wells/Multiverse II
Daniel Beauchaine
Jason Alexander as Daniel Beauchaine (image is for educational purposes only)
This Section 31 operative and Temporal Integrity Commission employee (Dan is a survivalist specialist) alters time for the counter group known as the Perfectionists (Where the Wind Comes Sweepin’ Down the Plain). This eventually all catches up with him, and he commits suicide (Shake Your Body).
Marisol Castillo
A psychopath, Marisol keeps it together for a while, but eventually throws off her assignment to seduce Boris Yarin and begins to blackmail him, threatening to tell his wife everything (Shake Your Body).
Vanessa Marcil as Marisol Castillo (image is for educational purposes)
She also kills Perfectionists operative Anthony Parker to keep him quiet (You Mixed-Up Siciliano). Also, she attempts to kill Richard Daniels and Sheilagh Bernstein.
Otra D’Angelo
Only evil in Multiverse II, Otra is a Witannen, with symbiotic chavecoi on her head. When they are possessed by evil Chilo, she is pushed to commit bad acts. However, she eventually throws off control, and makes an effort to redeem herself.
Liesl Green
Colonel Green’s wife is the power behind the throne. She is one of the few constants as the Colonel is replaced over and over again. This happens to appease the Eastern Coalition. It is also to make it appear as if everything is just peachy in North America (Multiverse II).
Jared Riley
Mostly a puppet of Liesl Green and the Chilo, Jared has no qualms ratting out the heroes of Multiverse II.
After her death is faked in a shuttle crash on Berren One, Helen performs various missions for the Perfectionists (although she never sullies her hands with murder, like Marisol does), eventually taking over when her father, Milton, goes into hiding in the mirror universe (The Point is Probably Moot).
Milton Walker
A misguided philanthropist, Milton thinks he’s doing good by altering history and, allegedly, improving it. But when Parker is killed under his direction, and Otra is kidnapped by his people (Spring Thaw), the Rubicon is crossed. He begins to realize that he is not much better than a mobster (He Stays a Stranger).
Boris Yarin
Henry Rollins as Boris Yarin, MD (image is for educational purposes only)
The doctor in the Human Unit is cheating on his wife, Darragh Stratton (Ohio), with Marisol Castillo. When she begins to blackmail him, he ends up murdering her.
When his third-caste wife, Inta, refuses to have sexual relations with him, this Daranaean beats her so hard that she dies (Take Back the Night).
Varelle
This physician helps to cover up Arnis’s crime, in exchange for research funding. After their trials, he goes to prison. He secures an early release by assisting Dr. Trinning with finding a cure for the killer disease, thylacine paramyxovirus (Flight of the Bluebird).
Other Star Trek Fan Fiction Stories
D’Storlin
In a fit of rage, precipitated by bullying, this hybrid human-Xindi Reptilian blinds a classmate (D’Storlin).
Human-Xindi Reptilian hybrid D’Storlin
Victor Brown
Victor is another one of Patti Socorro’s rapists. However, he does his best to redeem himself, for the sake of his marriage.
Daniel Chang
Dan is another one of Patti Socorro’s rapists, and is the ringleader in the group. He is also particularly nasty, rating the women on their looks and presumed sexual prowess, during both kick backs in time (Reflections Down a Corridor, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere).
Colonel Green
This tyrant is responsible for the deaths of some 37 million individuals. In Multiverse II, we learn there have been fourteen separate versions. Their elevations are all to fool the masses and the Eastern Coalition.
Brooks Haynem
While Brooks aids and abets Patti Socorro’s rapists, he does not commit the deed himself.
Neil Kemper
Neil is another one of Patti Socorro’s rapists. Much like Victor Brown, in order to save his marriage, he works hard to make up for his crime.
Leland Loomis
Sent to a mental institution because he’s seen lizard people and a chick with a ray gun, Loomis pleads his case for sanity, until he’s reminded that a finding of sanity would result in him being put on trial and likely found guilty of battery and murder (Detroit Rock City).
Travis Mayweather (mirror)
A petty thug raised to dizzying heights by Empress Hoshi, Travis commits his own petty and not so petty cruelties, including killing Brian Delacroix and trying to get Deborah Haddon to service him immediately afterwards (Reversal).
Marlena Moreau (Mirror)
After killing the Captain’s Woman, Janice Rand, Marlena moves right in, just after seducing James T. Kirk (That’s Not My Name, It Had to be You).
Hoshi Sato (mirror)
Probably my favorite of all canon evil characters, because there is so much potential there, Hoshi is the mouse that roared, turned the slut who took over.
From throwing her favors around in order to liven up the gene pool (First Born, Reversal, Temper, Fortune), to demanding that educated people act as exterminators (Brown), to deliberately erasing and rewriting a lover’s suicide note in order to make herself look better (Escape, The Point is Probably Moot), to systematically killing off any threats (Throwing Rocks at Looking Glass Houses), to pushing people into promotions they’re not ready for, and bullying those who fail to meet her standards (Paving Stones Made From Good Intentions), to controlling all aspects of her crew’s personal lives (Temper, The Play at the Plate, The Pivot Point) to, finally, hectoring and bullying and insulting her children while on her death bed (Who Shall Wear the Robe and Crown?), Hoshi has been a delight to write and tease out her rocky future.
Others’ Evil Characters
Give it up for trekfan’s Maria!
I don’t know her as well as I’d like to. After all, there is a great deal of backstory. But between Chronicles and Multiverse II, Maria is … scary. She’s manipulative, she’s a temptress and she seems to embody everything that hero Hank Harrison wants. But he realizes she would rip him asunder.
And who doesn’t like that in a villain?
Looking over this post, it feels, a little, as if all I write are killers, rapists, abusers, blackmailers and tyrants. And then I remember, I’ve created over 300 original characters. This list just nicks the surface.
But I hope these people, like their benevolent brethren, have a depth and a meaning to the reader. I hope that they feel real.
Posted by jespah in Boldly Reading, 4 comments
Review – Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead. More than just a holiday, it also references the horrors of a particularly infamous period is history. On Ad Astra, there was a prompt about the burdens of command.
I had been kicking around an idea about Tripp Tucker being caught in a temporal interphase (which is canon in Star Trek) and liberating the Dachau concentration camp. Hence I decided to put that together with the prompt.
Tying In
The idea about Dachau was to tie into Milena Chelenska, who is Richard Daniels‘s love interest. For her, there would be a bit of a back story, as Tripp would deal with the problems that come along with witnessing just so much horror.
Furthermore, there would be a tie into Wesley Crusher, as I liked the little family and backstory I had created for him in Crackerjack and wanted to revisit some of that as well.
The backdrop to it would be Halloween, and then the Day of the Dead.
As Halloween rolls around – and this is the last Halloween of Tucker’s life, although of course he doesn’t know that – Tripp arranges with Chip Masterson to have a number of classic horror films shown. On the actual day, they show John Carpenter’s Halloween.
But before that, the NX-01 goes about some of its regular business. And the reader should be seeing that life is going on, and they are all moving forward with their lives.
Malcolm is on Lafa II with Lili, for Declan‘s birth, and Aidan MacKenzie is running Tactical in his stead. Travis has just met Ellen Warren. Jonathan is talking about his new ship, the Zefram Cochrane. Lucy Stone, the new Science Ensign, is catching the eye of both Andy Miller and Chip Masterson, even though Chip is married to the pregnant Deborah Haddon. In short, everyone is going somewhere. But Tripp Tucker is living in the past.
For Movie Night, he can’t ask either T’Pol or Hoshi to join him, as they are both exes of his. These are references to the Star Trek: Enterprise canon relationship with T’Pol and the fanfiction relationship in Together. But he sees MACO Corporal Amanda Cole, and begins to flirt with her rather openly. Phlox is also present, and they talk about the picture.
But then Commander Tucker vanishes.
Meanwhile – well, meanwhile in the story, but not in history – Wesley Crusher is considering the aftermath of a static warp bubble experiment where his mother, Beverly, could have lost her life. But he’s lost the warp bubble, and doesn’t know where it went.
Nope, it’s just another temporal-spatial-somatic interphase, much as happened in Concord.
So, where does Tucker end up? Why, he’s in the Forty-Second Infantry Division, and it’s April 29th of 1945. They are about to liberate the Dachau concentration camp.
The remainder of the story deals with Tucker’s displacement, getting him back, and how both the NX-01 and the Enterprise-D work to solve their own, respective, problems.
As the plot unfolds, classic spooky music shows up, and each chapter begins and ends with lyrics as follows –
The Classics IV – Spooky
Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett – The Monster Mash
Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting
Jimmy Buffet – Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana)
Manhattan Transfer – Twilight Zone
Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper
Ministry – (Every Day is) Halloween
Story Postings
Day of the Dead as originally written
Day of the Dead on Fanfiction.net
also, Day of the Dead on Fictionpad
Day of the Dead on Wattpad
Day of the Dead in context
The story is rated K+.
I added a number of questions about command and promotions, as characters flirt with garnering more responsibility, and how they will deal with such things. In addition, the changes made during the story have the potential to affect the principals for years to come. The burdens of memory and the horrors of war intersect, as Tucker discards his love of horror, and Wesley thinks outside of his own personal bubble, and they both think and act outside themselves.
This story won the challenge; it was my second win (after Paving Stones Made From Good Intentions). I am immensely proud of it, and have featured it in the second Adult Trek Anthology.
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DOWN LOW (EPISODE 17)
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There was a tightness in Ekene’s chest and he didn’t like it. It was some kind of physical manifestation of a kind of handicapped rage mixed with unreasonable sadness that he didn’t know why he felt but at the same time knew why he felt it. In short, Ekene was upset but was not ready to unpack his emotions, or was unable to.
He stood up from his office desk, sat back down abruptly and suddenly pushed a stack of files off his desk. The chaotic sound of fluttering papers made him feel slightly better, but it wasn’t enough. He picked up the glass paperweight on his desk and tossed it across the room. It shattered on impact with a satisfying crash which improved his mood a bit more, but didn’t bring him out of his funk.
I need dick, he thought. But it’s HIS dick I need!
Ekene groaned into his palms and buried his face in the desk. How exactly had his feelings for Gozie “Guzman” Echebe gotten this strong? Sure he had felt the initial rush of lust when they met during the meeting where Gozie was signed on to the record label where Ekene worked in finance. He’d seen the hot new artiste and felt an instant fire begin to consume his insides. And why not? Gozie was a fine specimen of a man. Ekene’s mind’s eye pictured Gozie’s face with his chiseled cheekbones and jaw line, and he imagined caressing them. He slowly felt himself harden and he groaned again.
If it was just physical attraction he felt for Gozie, it would have been better. Physical attraction can be ignored. But no; he actually liked Gozie. Gozie was a sweetheart in the truest sense of the word; thoughtful of others, kind, helpful, likeable as hell, and so freaking pure. He was the only artiste who bothered to get to know other people in Excelsior Records other than the producers and top execs. He cared about the little people: admin, finance, logistics, security, and even the cleaners. There was one cleaner who he was currently assisting with his university entrance exam fees.
Ekene sighed. Maybe he shouldn’t have gone out on all those lunch dates with him or chilled out in the recording studio watching him work. That must be why he was catching all these silly feelings.
He picked up his phone and unlocked it. Maybe Instagram would calm his nerves. He scrolled through his timeline, liking a few pictures here and there, then proceeded to the explore page.
Big mistake!
The first video he saw was the same video that had been haunting him all day; the video of Gozie declaring his love for the fat bitch @DrRonnyQ_. Instead of scrolling past, like a sensible self-respecting person would, Ekene the masochist opened the video and watched it for the hundredth time.
Bitterness engulfed him as the video played on, ending in a passionate kiss between Ronke and Gozie.
I hate this bitch! he screamed to himself as he skimmed through the comments.
“Aww my crush is off the market! I’m happy for them sha. Wishing them all the best!”
Who is this fool?
“Chai. Love sweet o. And this Guzman get eye! See as the girl fine!”
God will punish you!
“You can see that he’s in a relationship with an accomplished woman and not a Slay Queen. Ladies, take note!!!”
This one will burn in hell. Bastard!
Ekene set down his phone and inhaled deeply. This anger was not helping anyone, especially not him. He needed to calm down and sort out his emotions.
OK, he was upset. Why? He was upset because Gozie’s relationship with that bitch Ronke was official and officially public. Why did he care so much though? He cared because he had strong feelings for Gozie. So what was he going to do about it?
Ekene’s mind began to spin, and before long an idea clicked into place in his mind like the tumblers on a lock. He ruminated over the idea for a bit and a bad taste seeped into his mouth.
“No, I can’t possibly do that…” he muttered to himself.
He picked up his phone and unlocked it. The video of Gozie and Ronke lit up his screen once more. The rage returned as well as the same idea that had left his mouth bitter. This time around, it did not taste so bad. It was settled then. That was the only way he could fight for his man.
He dialed Gozie’s number. It rang.
“Nawa for you o,” he said when Gozie picked.
The other man’s rich laughter floated across the phone line and into Ekene’s ears, making his chest feel warm.
“Wetin I do na?” Gozie responded, mirth still evident in his voice.
“I thought I was your guy. Why I go dey find out say you get babe via Instagram trending video? This is not OK ooo.”
“Ah no vex, my guy. I really didn’t plan it like that. Abeg no vex.”
“I have vexed abeg. It’s too late,” Ekene injected as much false outrage into his voice as he could, but Gozie laughed in response.
“OK, OK, I’m sorry na. What can I do to reduce this vexation?” Gozie asked, his voice like silk.
Kiss me, hold me. Just let me run my hands over your body, just once.
Ekene shook his head vigorously, banishing the intruding thoughts.
“Come and take me out for drinks. We could celebrate while you gist me about this babe.”
“Ah? No wahala now. When?”
“Friday. After I clock off. Hope your schedule is free?”
“It should be. Alright now, no wahala. Friday, I’ll take you out and right my wrong,” Gozie said.
“Better for you. Ngwa bye-bye o,” Ekene said.
Gozie chuckled. “Bye, later.”
Ekene disconnected the call, Gozie’s laughter still echoing in his ears. This was it. The die had been cast. Gozie was going to be his by hook or by crook.
Martin gasped as his body exploded in a violent orgasm. Semen shot out from his swollen member in an arc, staining his bed sheet. Behind and inside him, Rotimi, triggered by his release, thrust hard into him and gave into his own orgasm with a loud moan. He exhaled, long and hard and collapsed unto Martin’s back, pushing him from his knees and forcing him to lie on his stomach on the tangled damp sheets.
“Oh God, Martin…” Rotimi whispered feverishly. “It’s always been you, no one else. No one has ever made me feel like this. It’s always been you.” He kissed the back of Martin’s neck softly.
Martin cringed inwardly, but caressed Rotimi’s arm instead.
“I’ve missed you too, Timi,” he murmured, and Rotimi squeezed him in a hug.
OK, what now? he thought. He hadn’t really thought this through. Well done libido, 1 – 0.
This had really been a bad idea. Everything concerning Rotimi really was a bad idea. Granted, he couldn’t have stopped himself from falling in love with him all those years ago, but letting him back in his life was not very wise. Yes, this sex session was so amazing, even more amazing than he remembered, but now a whole can of worms had been opened up.
You should have thought about that before squeezing dick inside cinema. Whore.
“I’m so glad that we’re back together, baby,” Rotimi murmured.
Martin couldn’t take it anymore. He pulled out from under Rotimi and hopped off the bed.
“I need to use the bathroom,” he said, hurrying out of the room and into the bathroom. Once there, he shut the door and collapsed on the toilet seat, burying his face in his hands.
“Why the fuck do I keep doing these things to myself? Why Lord?” he whispered.
Because you are a horny harlot with absolutely no self control, the voice in his head chastised, sounding quite pissed. The other voices clamoured their agreement, and Martin groaned into his palm, hating himself.
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BEAUTIFUL SINNERS (Episode 6)
So here’s what went down last week on BEAUTIFUL SINNERS. So Amara is still seeing her dead mother at the most unexpected places. She comes close to telling her ex-husband-to-be,
ROULETTE OF THE DAMNED 10: The Maelstrom
“Nnamdi?” Abbey said. She stared at Bukunmi in disbelief. “Of all the people in the world to bring tonight, you brought Nnamdi? Are you seriously kidding me right now?” Jiro
Lights, Camera, Action!!! (Episode 3)
The first time I heard the word ‘lesbian’, I couldn’t breathe for a while. I was in Primary 3 and in love with a girl in my class, Hazel. It
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Lavinia Fontana’s Child of the Monkey Is Said Lost by Elena Karina Byrne
Lavinia Fontana’s Child of the Monkey is said lost
in a canopy-bearing past, her rainforest falling unheard in my bedroom but for
its laced understory leafbed layering, death’s close-call. The painter-mother’s
earthenwares are baking & breaking, branch to branch in the kitchen, as far
down as the garden’s deaf worm’s only ear. Say it. You wish you were there,
naked in that room of her painting, in the timeframe it took her to really see you,
monkey of the child, hands like moth-lit candle wax holding up your Portuguese
great-grandmother’s found letter saying she was lost, adopted from another country.
She wanted to be heard. Not home with Lavinia’s 11 other children speaking tongues
or like a tamed wolf, fur-cheeked child in plaintive pain, commissioned. Only women
relatives were allowed to be portrayed naked, lavished first & last outstanding by her
brush, away from haloed-hot sun or forest-floor-warm mulch. Say it. I would not have
come to her, a daughter handed over, altarpiece, unclothed for a King. Rather, I’d come
counterpart to Aphrodite, alone in myrtle & rose-wash with hidden tail between my legs
like tongue singing to say it in another language, dark in pearl time, waiting to be said.
Elena Karina Byrne is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Squander (Omnidawn, 2016). She will release her fourth book Phantom Limbs from Omnidawn in 2021, and a separate chapbook entitled No, Don’t from What Books Press in 2020. Elena is a freelance professor, editor, Poetry Consultant & Moderator for The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, and the Literary Programs Director for The Ruskin Art Club. In 2018 she completed her three years as one of the final judges for the Kate & Kingsley Tufts Awards in Poetry.
Her publications include the Pushcart Prize XXXIII, Best American Poetry, Poetry, The Paris Review, American Poetry Review, TriQuarterly, The Kenyon Review, The Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day, Poetry International, BOMB, Persea Book’s: The Eloquent Poem, and is forthcoming in VOLT, and The Kyoto Journal, among others.
She has just completed a book of essays: Voyeur Hour: Meditations on Poetry, Art & Desire
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Number One Somewhere: Records that reached #1 on a US or Canada radio station survey, but weren't big hits nationally.
Nightcrawlers -- Little Black Egg (CD, 1967)
Seeds -- Can't Seem to Make You Mine (CD, 1967)
Sonics -- Psycho (CD, 1967)
Jimi Hendrix Experience -- The Wind Cries Mary (CD, 1967)
Wildweeds -- No Good to Cry (CD, 1967)
Cryan Shames -- It Could Be We're in Love (CD, 1967)
Critters -- Don't Let the Rain Fall Down on Me (CD, 1967)
Lyrics -- Mister Man (LP, 1967)
Everly Brothers -- Bowling Green (CD, 1967)
Freddie Scott -- Are You Lonely for Me Baby (CD, 1967)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston -- It's Got to Be a Miracle (CD, 1967)
Paul Revere & the Raiders -- Do Unto Others (LP, 1968)
Strawberry Alarm Clock -- Barefoot in Baltimore (CD, 1968)
Elysian Field -- Kind of Man (45, 1968)
Fever Tree -- San Francisco Girls (LP, 1968)
Sandpebbles -- Love Power (CD, 1968)
Wilmer & the Dukes -- Give Me One More Chance (CD, 1968)
Clarence Carter -- Lookin' for a Fox (CD, 1968)
Clique -- Love Ain't Easy (CD, 1968)
Bob Seger System -- 2 + 2 = ? (LP, 1968)
Five By Five -- Fire (45, 1968)
Goodees -- Condition Red (CD, 1968)
Count Five -- Psychotic Reaction (CD, 1966) [a request; it was a big hit nationally, but was also #1 on at least one local radio station]
Ruby Andrews -- You Made a Believer Out of Me (CD, 1969)
Mad Lads -- By the Time I Get to Phoenix (45, 1969)
Funkadelic -- I'll Bet You (45, 1969)
Superlatives -- I Don't Know How (To Say I Love You) Don't Walk Away (45, 1969)
Spirit -- I Got a Line on You (CD, 1969)
Evie Sands -- Any Way That You Want Me (CD, 1969)
Rick Nelson -- She Belongs to Me (LP, 1969)
Iron Butterfly -- Soul Experience (45, 1969)
Rascals -- See (CD, 1969)
Johnny Rivers -- Muddy River (CD, 1969)
Thunderclap Newman -- Something in the Air (LP, 1969)
4/25/13 w/ Mighty Slim filling in for Christopher Vyce
01. Dandy Livingstone - There is a Mountain
02. War - Beetles in a bog
03. Janis Joplin - Half Moon (6-28-70 CNE Stadium Toronto)
04. The Who - Heaven and Hell (2-15-70 City Hall, Hull, England)
05. Amboy Dukes - Untitled (Richard's Nightclub, Atlanta)
06. Lynyrd Skynyrd - T For Texas (live)
07. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Philly Dog (5-18-68 Haunted House)
08. Chicago Transit Authority - It Better End Soon (8/69 Fillmore West San Francisco)
09. The Byrds - This Wheel's on Fire (1-14-70 The Late Show Fillmore West)
10. Grateful Dead - Mason's Children (12-31-69 Boston Tea Party)
R.I.P. Richie Havens
11. Richie Havens - License to Kill
12. Richie Havens - High Flyin' Bird (5-4-69 Ed Sullivan Show)
13. Richie Havens - Lives in the Balance
14. Richie Havens - I Started a Joke
15. Richie Havens - I Can't Make it Anymore (Woodstock, Bethel, NY 8/69)
16. Country Joe McDonald - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine (3-26-71 Rotterdam, Holland)
17. Jefferson Airplane - Blues From an Airplane (2-1-68 The Matrix San Francisco)
18. Jimi Hendrix - 3 Little Bears/South Saturn Delta (studio outtake)
19. Frank Zappa - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama (10-31-76 Felt Forum Early Show)
20. Elvis Presley - I Can't Stop Loving You (Madison Square Garden 1972)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - Eli Polonsky
12:04. The Fugs - Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
A set of songs that Richie Havens covered:
12:09. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air
12:17. John Lennon - Working Class Hero (censored)
12:22. Fred Neil - The Dolphins
12:25. Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
12:32. Judy Henske - High Flying Bird
A tribute to Richie Havens b.1/21/41 - d.4/22/13
12:38. Richie Havens - Follow
12:45. Electric Flag - Another Country (Havens on sitar)
12:55. Richie Havens - Just Like A Woman - REQ
01:01. Richie Havens - Telephone interview January, 2003
01:25. Richie Havens - Handsome Johnny
01:30. Yes - No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed - REQ - (originally by Richie Havens)
01:37. Richie Havens - Telephone interview Jan. '95 (snippet)
01:39. Richie Havens - The Indian Prayer - REQ
01:43. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Adam - (by Richie Havens)
01:48. Peter Yarrow & Richie Havens - The Great Mandala
01:54. Richie Havens - Freedom (from Woodstock) - REQ
April 18, 2013 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow
The Howard Kaylan Special
An hour's worth of talk with Howard, one of the founders of The Turtles, as well as 50% of Flo & Eddie (he's Eddie, while Mark Volman, his long-time partner, is Flo), and a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers from 1970-71. Pre-recorded April 17th. Plus lots of related music!
Intro: The Turtles - "Happy Together" (Happy Together 1967)
Set 01: The Turtles
1. She'd Rather Be With Me (Happy Together 1967)
2. Almost There (You Baby 1966)
3. Tie Me Down (Wooden Head 1969)
4. You Showed Me (Present the Battle of the Bands 1968)
5. You Baby (You Baby 1966)
6. Lady-O (Shell Shock 1986)
Set 02: The Mothers of Invention
1. Concentration Moon / Mom and Dad (Live at the Fillmore East, NYC 6/6/71 from Playground Psychotics 1992)
2. Tell Me You Love Me (Chunga's Revenge 1970)
3. Shove It Right In (200 Motels 1971)
4. Sofa #1 (Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London 12/10/71 from You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 1988)
5. Eddie Are You Kidding? (Just Another Band From L.A. 1972)
Set 03: Flo & Eddie
1. Keep It Warm (Moving Targets 1976)
2. Feel Older Now (The Phlorescent Leech and Eddie 1972)
3. The Sanzini Brothers Return (Illegal, Immoral and Fattening 1975)
4. Elenore (Moving Targets 1976)
Outro: T-Rex - "Planet Queen" (Electric Warrior 1971) w/ Flo & Eddie on background vocals
12:04. Hot Tuna - Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
12:07. Pink Floyd - Let There Be More Light
12:13. Country Joe & The Fish - Section 43
12:19. Spirit - Elijah
12:32. George Harrison & Leon Russell - Beware Of Darkness - LIVE
12:35. The Grateful Dead - New Speedway Boogie - REQ
12:46. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity - Season Of The Witch - REQ
12:52. The Band - Tears Of Rage - REQ
For acoustic blues legend Paul Geremia coming to the area next week:
12:58. Paul Geremia - Death Don't Have No Mercy
01:03. Paul Geremia - Live telephone interview
01:21. Paul Geremia - Mama Don't Allow No Low Down Hangin' Around
01:25. Little Feat - Easy To Slip
01:30. Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise - REQ
01:40. King Crimson - Epitaph - REQ
01:50. The Grass Roots - Feelings - REQ
01:54. Paul Revere & The Raiders - I Had A Dream
01:57. Mike Nesmith & The First National Band - Listen To The Band
Alternate versions, etc,:
Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music (double tracked vocal) (LP, 1957)
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally (alt.) (CD, 1957)
Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved (alt.) (LP, 1960)
Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day (Nashville version) (CD, 1956)
Miracles - Shop Around (orig. version) (CD, 1960)
Little Stevie Wonder - Fingertips, pts. 1 and 2 (CD, 1963)
Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (alt. vocal) (CD, 1965)
Kim Weston - Take Me in Your Arms (alt. vocal) (CD, 1965)
Beach Boys - Help Me Ronda (LP version) (CD, 1965)
Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda (45 version) (CD, 1965)
Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda (alt. 45 take) (CD, 1965)
Tommy Roe - Sheila (orig. version) (CD, 1960)
McCoys - Hang On Sloopy (unedited version) (CD, 1965)
Cannibal & the Headhunters - Land of 1000 Dances (w/ intro) (LP, 1966)
Jan & Dean - Dead Man's Curve (LP version) (CD, 1966)
Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball (alt.) (CD, 1966)
Rosie & the Originals - Angel Baby (UK version) (CD, 1961)
Claudine Clark - Party Lights (double tracked vocal) (CD, 1962)
Exciters - Tell Him (unedited version) (CD, 1963)
Angels - My Boyfriend's Back (unedited version) (LP, 1963)
Lesley Gore - Sunshine and Lollipops (alt.) (CD)
Byrds - Eight Miles High (alt.) (CD, 1966)
Byrds - Why (45 version) (CD, 1966)
Byrds - Why (LP version) (CD, 1967)
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin' (UK version) (mp3, 1966)
Spencer David Group - Gimme Some Lovin' (US version) (CD, 1966)
Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (first rec.) (CD, 1965)
Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place (UK version) (CD, 1965)
Animals - We Gotta Get Out of This Place (US version) (CD, 1965)
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (alt.) (CD, 1967)
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford - I Need Your Lovin' (unedited version) (CD, 1962)
Otis Redding - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay (alt.) (CD, 1967)
Beatles - I'm Down (early rehearsal) (CD, 1965)
Beatles - Glass Onion (early mono mix) (CD, 1968)
Beatles - Across the Universe (orig. version) (CD, 1968)
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - Eli Polonsky
12:02. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced - LIVE
12:15. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Winds Of Change
12:19. Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy
12:23. Jefferson Airplane - The Other Side Of This Life - REQ • LIVE
12:33. Donovan - Young Girl Blues - REQ
12:38. Ill Wind - High Flying Bird - REQ
12:43. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Dino's Song
12:46. The Remains - Heart
12:49. Dave Mason - Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave
12:56. The Doors - Shaman's Blues - REQ
01:02. King Crimson - Lament - REQ
01:07. Fleetwood Mac - Why - REQ
01:12. Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi - REQ
01:16. Tangerine Zoo - Farther Down The Road - REQ
01:20. Flo & Eddie - Keep It Warm - REQ
01:26. The Byrds - Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
For the birthday of Gene Parsons:
01:30. The Byrds - Get Down Your Line
01:34. The Byrds - Nashville West - LIVE
01:37. The Byrds - Yesterday's Rain
01:41. The Rolling Stones - Jigsaw Puzzle - REQ
Ticket giveaway: Aztec Two-Step at Bull Run 8/12
01:48. Aztec Two-Step - The Persecution & Restoration Of Dean Moriarty (On The Road)
Memorial for Phil Ochs d.4-9-76
01:52. Phil Ochs - The Crucifixion
April 5, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil
Eponyms (and some near-eponyms):
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (CD, 1955)
Dr. Feelgood & the Interns - Dr. Feelgood (CD, 1962)
Oliver Cool - Oliver Cool (CD, 1960)
Gamma Goochee Himself - (You Got) The Gamma Goochee (CD, 1965)
Invitations - Invitation (45, 1959)
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Blues (CD, 1963 [demo version])
Yellow Balloon - Yellow Balloon (CD, 1967)
Hearts & Flowers - Now Is the Time for Hearts and Flowers (CD, 1968)
The Jet Set - The Jet Set (CD, 1965)
Goodees - Goodies (45, 1969)
Wild Thing - Wild Thing (LP, 1969)
October Country - October Country (CD, 1968)
Sea Train - Sea Train (LP, 1969)
Van Dyke Parks - Van Dyke Parks (LP, 1967)
Godz - Godz (CD, 1966)
Mr. Fox - Mr. Fox (CD, 1970)
The Plastic Cow - The Plastic Cow (LP, 1969)
Sweet Inspirations - Sweet Inspiration (45, 1968)
Mighty Clouds of Joy - Mighty Cloud of Joy (LP, 1974)
Kool & the Gang - Kool and the Gang (CD, 1969)
Meters - A Message from the Meters (45, 1970)
The Boys in the Band - (How About a Little Hand For) The Boys in the Band (CD, 1970)
Snake Eyes - Snake Eyes (45, 1972)
Mother Earth - Mother Earth (LP, 1968)
Bad Company - Bad Company (LP, 1974)
Pretty Things - Pretty Thing (CD, 1966)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (CD, 1970)
Focus - Focus II (LP, 1973)
The Loved Ones - The Loved One (CD, 1966)
Daddy Cool - Daddy Cool (CD, 1971)
Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army - Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army (CD, 1969)
Heaven Bound - Heaven Bound (CD, 1971)
Cross Country - Cross Country (LP, 1973)
Rotary Connection - Rotary Connection (LP, 1968)
Tribe - Tribe (45, 1974)
Chairmen of the Board - Chairman of the Board (45, 1971)
Mandrill - Mandrill (45, 1971)
12:03. Hawkwind - Brainstorm - REQ • LIVE
12:12. Grace Slick & The Great Society - White Rabbit - REQ • LIVE
12:19. Big Brother & The Holding Company - I Know You Rider - LIVE
For the birthday of Leon Russell:
12:22. Leon Russell - Jumping Jack Flash/Youngblood - LIVE
12:32. Leon Russell - Beware Of Darkness
12:37. Joe Cocker - Cry Me A River - LIVE (Leon on piano)
12:42. Leon Russell - Masters Of War
12:44. Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly - REQ
12:46. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (from Woodstock) - REQ • LIVE
For the birthday of Marvin Gaye:
12:52. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On/What's Happening Brother - LIVE
Music from my first Grateful Dead concert, 4-2-73 Boston Garden, on its 40th anniversary.
01:06. The Grateful Dead - Brown-Eyed Women - LIVE
01:13. The Grateful Dead - Wave That Flag - LIVE
01:19. The Grateful Dead - Box Of Rain - LIVE
01:25. The Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower - REQ • LIVE
01:33. The Grateful Dead - I Know You Rider - LIVE
01:40. The Grateful Dead - Here Comes Sunshine (+ jam) - LIVE
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#LTW
“Elegance is not about being noticed, it's about being remembered”
“The details are not the details. They make the design.”
— Charles Eames
AWARE The Time Traveler's Ball 2019
On 2 November, 20 LTW staff were invited to the annual AWARE Ball, a Singapore leading gender-equality advocacy group held in The Shangri-la Hotel. Titled the Time Traveler’s Ball with a “Back to the Future” theme evoking both past victories and future hopes, LTW put together the 90s Jetson’s inspiration, think blond wigs with silver and black outfits.
Hosted by Corinna Lim, AWARE Executive Director, she shares the achievement AWARE has gotten for the year which includes the repeal of marital rape immunity and the decriminalization of suicide which was successfully for by AWARE and other non-governmental organizations. AWARE’s research team also published a report on foreign domestic workers performing eldercare in Singapore, and the career effects of workplace sexual harassment on female workers. Awards were also handed out to 3 women who sparked conversation and inspired real action in Singapore.
Design Director, Jonathan Sotto was nominated for the Best Dressed competition where he explained his inspiration of the outfit and proceeded to strut on stage. All of LTW staff cheered and whistled, but unfortunately the Best Dressed award went to someone else instead.
The night ended with live and silent auctions, lucky draw and big sing-a-long session with everyone on the dance floor.
More photos of the event below
Su Seam Panel Speaker for Saturday Indesign 2019
A Global Design Maters Gathering in MAHA Beijing
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Prairie purple and gold
Prairie remnants are turning increasingly to gold as summer winds down, but I was looking for purple yesterday along the Cinder Path east of Derby --- two less prolific varieties of Blazing Star that for the most part wait until after their showier sister, Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), has gone to seed before bursting into bloom.
This (top and below) is Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera), which as a rule prefers areas that are dryer and where the vegetation is sparser --- and a couple of the mini-habitats east of Derby are ideal for them.
Like their showier sisters, Rough Blazing Star blooms downward from the top of its sparsely foliated spike, bursting out in kind of raggedy fashion from tight buds.
Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata) has more leaves, and thus appears bushier than its sister, but also prefers dryer environments where other vegetation is less competitive.
Here's how the show-off, Prairie Blazing Star, looked in photos dating from earlier August but taken in the same general area. Most of these colorful spikes now are browning as seed matures.
Here are a couple of the smaller yellows, both of which have been blooming for some time and will become less noticeable as the countryside turns to gold.
Patridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata), abloom since early summer, is easily recognizable because of its ferny foliage.
And Long-Bracted Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens Polylepsis), also has foliage that appears to be slightly fringed.
There will be plenty of other golds and yellows to admire as autumn advances.
This is the year, too, when I'll develop the ability to name on sight the various types of goldenrod that just now are opening. Honest.
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Japanese Landscaping Ideas for Front Yard
Front Yard / April 21, 2018
The Japanese garden appears so calm, so removed from its origins as a heart-racing, chance-taking, Google-fueled labor of amateur love.
Its creators, Marlon Reynosa and Maureen Reynosa-Braak, are proof that you don’t have to know all the Latin names if you have enough enthusiasm.
“People walking by always ask, ‘Did you go to school to learn this?’ ” Reynosa-Braak said of the artful mix of greenery, textures and shapes in their front yard, riven by a white path that runs through the plants like a ray of moonlight.
Reynosa smiled and shrugged: “You don’t have to be an expert to do something you like.”
He’s not entranced by technology, but “Thank god for Google, ” he added. Online searching has helped the couple research plant varieties, source materials and envision garden designs. Most crucially, it enabled Reynosa-Braak to nurse their trio of Hindu-Pan pines back to health after a tough winter took its toll.
The carefully pruned trees look like giant bonsai, if that’s not a contradiction in terms. Each appears to hover on a slight rise, yet they anchor the garden, which encompasses every inch of the yard, from front stoop to curb.
The couple moved into Minneapolis’ Longfellow neighborhood 12 years ago, loving the classic bones of their house, but knowing that the yard would be a challenge.
“The front yard was all crappy grass and this sort of ‘Blair Witch’ crabapple tree that was poorly pruned to keep squirrels off the roof, ” Reynosa-Braak said.
Yet they first devoted their attention to the backyard, which was even more daunting, full of river rock that once had supported an aboveground swimming pool “and weeds to our knees.” The couple hired a friend to excavate the rock, then began doing what they had never done before: plant stuff.
“Now we’re addicted to gardening, which is a big problem, ” Reynosa said, laughing.
“Marlon jokes that he can see my heart rate increase when we approach the garden center, ” Reynosa-Braak said. Usually, that garden center is Gertens in Inver Grove Heights.
They learned, with the help of staffers and a willingness to experiment. A privacy hedge to disguise the chain-link fence isn’t a homogenous stretch of lilacs, but a half-dozen different shrubs, such as viburnums and willows. The mix draws attention to itself, in a good way.
Determined not to have a blade of grass in sight, Reynosa began laying a flagstone path in a tightly spaced mosaic, with each stone cut to fit. As they were more or less making this up as they went along, there were some conflicting visions.
“We’d argue in Spanish so no one would know what we were arguing about, ” joked Reynosa, who grew up in Guatemala. Reynosa-Braak has roots in Iowa.
Today, the backyard is lush with shade plants, and a space is set aside for a future pond. “I close my eyes and I think I’m in Guatemala, ” Reynosa said.
A potted dieffenbachia with long variegated leaves was a favorite of Reynosa’s mother, who died last year.
“What did she call it? The leaf of luck, ” he said. “She said the leaves look like they are knives, so wherever there is bad luck, they will cut it out. She would put leaves on the dinner table. We bring it in over the winter, trying to keep it healthy. I see it and feel like she is here, too.”
Painting with plants
Reynosa-Braak cannot recall what inspired them to create a Japanese garden, only that she painted a watercolor depiction of what such a garden could be, and there was no looking back.
Source: www.startribune.com
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Murex spectrum (Species)
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Variety Murex spectrum var. incertum Nowell-Usticke, 1969 accepted as Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822) (synonym)
Reeve L.A. (1845-1849). Monograph of the genus <i>Murex</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica</i>, vol. 3, pl. 1-37 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, January 1845; pl. 2-4, April 1845; pl. 5-12, May 1845; pl. 13-22, June 1845; pl. 23-32, August 1845; pl. 33-34, October 1845; pl. 35-36, April 1846; supplementary pl. 1, June 1849]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11118364
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Michela Pasquali on Feb 25, 2015
Animals,Singapore
On our cab ride to the Singapore Zoo, about 15 minutes north of our hotel, we started seeing more trees and vegetation and less high rises and concrete. Rowan said, “This is beautiful. This is more beautiful than the Arctic, because the Arctic doesn’t have any trees. It’s more beautiful than the hottest planet in the universe.” Kevin and I decoded that to mean that Rowan liked it.
Singapore Zoo — Singapore
The Singapore Zoo is surrounded by lush trees of I-don’t-know-how many different varieties. It’s also hot again, about 33 degrees, so we aimed for shade whenever we could find it. We decided to visit every exhibit in the zoo, which took about 7 hours, including breaks for lunch, ice cream, and some just for sitting and cooling off.
The Zoo is amazing. There are lots of animals that you can see in most zoos, giraffes and tigers and penguins, but also others that you don’t often get to see, like deermice and raccoon dogs. But the best parts are the free ranging animals, like the Orangutans, who can and do roam around the zoo wherever they want.
Our favourite enclosure was the “Fragile Forest”, which was enclosed with doors and a net for the birds, but the animals could and did go wherever they wanted too, including anywhere visitors were hanging out.
Lesser Deermouse — Singapore Zoo
We got to crouch down right beside Ring-Tailed Lemurs and Lesser Deermice, stand a couple of feet away from colourful red parrots and Flying Foxes (kind of like large bats) and have fun looking for animals among all the vegetation, which felt a lot like creature hide-and-seek. We spent the longest time in this exhibit and I for one, didn’t really want to leave!
“Singapore Zoo is the best zoo I’ve ever seen. I liked the snakes best and the kids water area.” – Rowan
But we had to, because Rowan was keen to get to the Rainforest Kidzworld, where they had a big splashpad, where he had the chance to cool down for an hour, running through all kinds of sprinklers and fountains, and play on a pirate ship that splashed down a huge bucket full of water on the kids every 10 minutes! It was a huge hit.
Rainforest Kidzworld — Singapore Zoo
After that, Rowan completed a “Rainforest Challenge”, that included balancing and strength activities along winding dirt tracks amid the shady trees. Then more animals, a short seal show, and a sleepy taxi ride back to our hotel.
From cold to hot
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Who Does This Guy Think He Is?
Neil DeGrasse Tyson has opened up science to a whole new generation, and has expanded interest in communities which previously hadn't shown much. For that, we're eternally grateful. But there are limits to intelligence, and he, like many others, crosses that limit when he wades into climate science.
Having studied Economics, I compare climate science, as a science, to Economics. The level of predictability, due to the number of unknowns and variables, is very low. You can model all you want, and you can know how different parts of the economy impact to a very large degree, but still be far off. The same is true with climate. The various elements involved in developing climate models are fairly well known, but it's the stuff they don't know that's causing problems. I have yet to see a model that is remotely close to predicting anything. This doesn't make climate science less scientific. Science is about explaining, not predicting. Predicting is a nice benefit in constrained systems.
But Tyson's tweet is lauded as "destroying" a key claim of "deniers" (we aren't deniers, we are SKEPTICS, which is what most good scientists are whenever there is a lack of evidence or an inability to replicate results). Problem is, it destroys nothing. No skeptic ever complains about scientists agreeing. That, in itself, isn't even an issue. The question is why are they agreeing? In fact, Tyson's tweet opens more questions than it answers. If a standard scientific conference is indicative of the amount of disagreement that takes place, then clearly the wide level of agreement on this particular issue is an anomaly and you should wonder why this is taking place? Well, of course, the answer is politics. But Tyson, in crafting his guilt bomb, realizes if he doesn't support the massive Appeal to Authority which is the entire Manmade Climate Change argument, then he loses the game. So he pours it on hot and heavy, because he is the authority!
Posted by Bulldog in Fallacies and Logic, Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 21:44 | Comments (35) | Trackbacks (0)
Actually, there's a LOT to compare between economics and climate "science". Remember that economics is often called "the dismal science", and climateism is pretty dismal as well.
#1 Ken Mitchell on 2017-09-11 22:43 (Reply)
Well, if you're going down that road, Economics was called the "Dismal Science" because of Sir Thomas Malthus' predictions, which were about doom and gloom for mankind. Climate Science, if you compare them in that way, are VERY similar.
Thank God for the optimists in both sciences. Hayek, Simon and Mises, even Friedman, saved Economics. Keynes was a hack.
In climate, we still have Ridley and Lomborg, as well as a few intelligent others.
#1.1 Bulldog on 2017-09-11 22:55 (Reply)
"because of Sir Thomas Malthus' predictions"
Not according to Levy and Peart.
http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/LevyPeartdismal.html
#1.1.1 William Newman on 2017-09-11 23:29 (Reply)
Well thank you!
Didn't realize this was a myth. I'd heard it long ago in class, and seen it repeated many times.
#1.1.1.1 Bulldog on 2017-09-12 06:40 (Reply)
Bulldog: Keynes was a hack.
Keynesian theory is still a foundation for modern economics.
#1.1.2 Zachriel on 2017-09-12 07:36 (Reply)
Normally I ignore you. In this case, I think it's worth noting there are many things in this world which are misunderstood, usually to our detriment, and remain a "foundation" for something.
That doesn't mean it is correct.
As for Tyson being "correct" because scientists generally don't argue about things that are well-established, that ignores the fact there is still quite a bit of argument taking place, but the big name scientists like Tyson have cornered the market on peer review and journalism. Assuming, as you do, that there is no longer argument, and (as Tyson assumes) that the 'lack' of argument is 'proof' that knowledge on this topic is complete or well-established is incorrect. And not even in a small way.
At the very least, and this is the primary standpoint of any good skeptic, there is no evidence that IF man-made global climate change is real, that it will cause any harm. That is a massive guess, far outreaching the very big guess that climate change is man-made.
The probabilistic nature of a quantum prediction in indeed a prediction - I never said it wasn't. But it's still not always precise. Just like the example I gave about my father. He can 'predict' how someone will recover after surgery. He'll be right sometimes. Those are the predictions people tend to remember and lean on.
Humans have a remarkable capacity for remembering the predictions that were accurate, and forgetting the 500 others which were not. The fact that Al Gore and his prediction machine are revisiting us and doubling down on his lies from 11 years ago, shows the arrogance of power that cornering the market in journalism provides.
Bulldog: As for Tyson being "correct" because scientists generally don't argue about things that are well-established, that ignores the fact there is still quite a bit of argument taking place,
There are many issues of contention, but as far as the reality of anthropogenic global warming, most of the arguing is social and political, not scientific.
Bulldog: but the big name scientists like Tyson have cornered the market on peer review and journalism.
[url=http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/crackpot.html]Baez Crackpot Index[/ur] 40 points for claiming that the "scientific establishment" is engaged in a "conspiracy" to prevent your work from gaining its well-deserved fame, or suchlike.
Bulldog: At the very least, and this is the primary standpoint of any good skeptic, there is no evidence that IF man-made global climate change is real, that it will cause any harm.
That is certainly worth discussing, but it's best to start with what is known about anthropogenic global warming.
Bulldog: The probabilistic nature of a quantum prediction in indeed a prediction - I never said it wasn't. But it's still not always precise.
Probabilistic predictions can be very precise. If the prediction is that a phenomenon is to be observed 50.000% of the time, then that is a prediction that can be tested to the required degree of precision.
#1.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-09-13 09:54 (Reply)
"The real measure of a science is its ability to predict." ( Enrico Fermi )
Well not just make all kinds of predictions, but they must come true.
Economics and climate science both fail by this standard.
But economics does not call itself economics science.
#2 Hinheckle Jones on 2017-09-11 23:16 (Reply)
Would never try to take on Fermi, but that's just wrong.
There are plenty of examples where science can't predict (most of quantum physics is probability based).
The last class I took was in a field known as Economic Sciences, so I'd have to beg to differ on that point, too.
I have no problem with science being unable to predict. After all, as my father (a retired surgeon) used to say, even he couldn't predict how various people would react to different injuries, ailments or how well they'd recover from surgery. But I do believe medicine is a science.
Bulldog: There are plenty of examples where science can't predict (most of quantum physics is probability based).
Quantum Mechanics is very much about prediction. That a prediction is probabilistic doesn't mean it isn't a prediction.
Tyson is just your average intellectual race hustler whose ethic extraction is the whole of his resume.
#3 vanderleun (Link) on 2017-09-12 01:02 (Reply)
he's a pussy.
#4 curtis on 2017-09-12 01:06 (Reply)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a huge, arrogant, overpowering and near-unbelievable fraud; a Left-leaning, fraudulent, blustering, virtually-always-wrong-though-never-in-any-(self-)doubt fake. He wouldn't know actual, authentic "science" if it ran up and bit him on his over-upholstered ass - which it does, quite regularly and recognizably, if you bother to fact-check him even minimally. The Prog-Tards love his silly ass; actual, for-real mostly-non-political scientistic types either snort and snicker with amusement or cringe with tooth-grating irritation every time he undertakes to pontificate on...just about ANYthing...He's an egomaniacal gas-bag and a know-near-nothing-but-spout-interminable-idiocies waste of good oxygen.
The depths of his ignorance are exceeded only by the utter lack of his actual intelligence in commentary, and the lunatic extent of his illogicality. He makes most fungus appear brilliant by contrast.
#5 J. S. Bridges on 2017-09-12 03:27 (Reply)
That was the most amazing use of words as a put down that I have ever seen! It was like the energizer bunny of put downs, it just keeps on going and going. Thoroughly enjoyed it, good job.
#5.1 Pocono pam on 2017-09-12 04:20 (Reply)
Consensus, by definition, is opinion. It is not science, i.e.; fact, even when agreed to by a (large) group of scientists.
#6 steve walsh on 2017-09-12 06:50 (Reply)
It is however scientism, which is actually the ideology so many scientists choose to follow.
#6.1 JJM on 2017-09-12 07:20 (Reply)
JJM: It is however scientism, which is actually the ideology so many scientists choose to follow.
No. Making decisions based on expert opinion, even while acknowledging that the experts may be wrong is not scientism.
scientism, an exaggerated trust in the efficacy of the methods of natural science applied to all areas of investigation.
The study of climate is clearly an area subject to scientific investigation.
steve walsh: Consensus, by definition, is opinion.
However, it may represent expert opinion. For instance, if you visit several oncologists, and they all agree you have cancer, then you should probably consider a course of action consistent with the diagnosis.
steve walsh: It is not science, i.e.; fact, even when agreed to by a (large) group of scientists.
No. Science is the process of challenging expert opinion. However, a furious waving of the hands doesn't represent such a challenge.
An appeal to authority is valid when
• The cited authority has sufficient expertise.
• The authority is making a statement within their area of expertise.
• The area of expertise is a valid field of study.
• There is adequate agreement among authorities in the field.
• There is no evidence of undue bias.
The proper argument against a valid appeal to authority is to the evidence.
#6.2 Zachriel on 2017-09-12 07:45 (Reply)
IN order for an appeal to authority to be valid, the person should actually be an authority in the subject matter at hand. Dr. Degrasse-Tyson is an astrophysicist, IIRC, not a climate researcher. Yes he has experience with fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, but not with how the data being used in Climate research is being generated. I'm sure he understands the Magnus effect better than any member of the New York Yankees, but that doesn't mean he can hit a curve ball.
Give him a paper in astrophysics that purports to measure an effect below the resolution of the data gathering instruments and see if he thinks it passes muster.
He is a prime example of technocratic conceit: the idea the word would be better if only the smart people ran it. The problem is, the not-so-smart people seem to have a real problem with accepting them as a ruling class.
#6.2.1 Another guy named Dan on 2017-09-12 08:53 (Reply)
Another guy named Dan: IN order for an appeal to authority to be valid, the person should actually be an authority in the subject matter at hand. Dr. Degrasse-Tyson is an astrophysicist, IIRC, not a climate researcher.
That is correct. Nor does Tyson claim to be an expert in climate science. Rather, he defers to experts in that field, just as he defers to those scientists who predicted the solar eclipse.
Another guy named Dan: Give him a paper in astrophysics that purports to measure an effect below the resolution of the data gathering instruments and see if he thinks it passes muster.
That would be many of them. Scientists are always teasing the data for evidence. One way is by using multiple observations with differing methodologies.
#6.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2017-09-13 10:09 (Reply)
And so we agree.
#6.2.2 steve walsh on 2017-09-12 10:08 (Reply)
You give Tyson too much credit, when did he ever do the things you cite in your first paragraph?
He's always been an affirmative action, leftist tool. Scientist? Not so much.
DrTorch: Scientist? Not so much.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, C.V.
My point is proven.
#7.1.1 DrTorch on 2017-09-12 10:07 (Reply)
Heh, the kidz do that often without realizing it.
#7.1.1.1 drowningpuppies on 2017-09-12 11:09 (Reply)
DrTorch: My point is proven.
Huh? Tyson has engaged in scientific research, including work on the Hubble, publishing in the Astronomical Journal, Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics. That makes him a scientist, in particular, an astrophysicist.
He may or may not have decent credentials, who cares? As a TV personality, he's vapid and superficial. I've never understand his reputation for incisive intelligence. Usually a lot of politicized blather and mugging for the camera, a big "aren't I the smart guy" simpering.
I love to read and watch popularized science for information about areas outside my specialization and my formal education. I have high standards, though, and Tyson doesn't come close to meeting them. He's just a hack, about a "Discovery Channel" or TV morning talk show level.
#7.2 Texan99 on 2017-09-12 10:58 (Reply)
Bulldog: If a standard scientific conference is indicative of the amount of disagreement that takes place, then clearly the wide level of agreement on this particular issue is an anomaly and you should wonder why this is taking place?
Every scientific conference is argumentative, but scientists don't argue about everything. They argue about what is still uncertain. So that the Earth moves is not a contentious issue among astronomers. Instead they argue about other things, such as the curvature of the cosmos.
There is little remaining scientific controversy concerning whether anthropogenic greenhouse gases are warming the climate, for which there is a general consensus. The largest uncertainty, the area of continued contention in climate science, is the climate sensitivity, which is estimated at about 2-4°C per doubling of CO2.
In other words, Tyson is right. Scientists, including climate scientists, thrive on disagreement. But they don't generally don't argue about things that are well-established, unless there is some new evidence which undermines the consensus. They argue about what is still unknown or uncertain within their field.
#8 Zachriel on 2017-09-12 08:00 (Reply)
Disagreement is not consensus - its debate of the hypothesis. Happens all the time.
The bottom line is, the unknown. We are told that the hypothesis IS AUTHORITY, and the debate is SETTLED. Not exactly scientific process. It seems more and more like $cienctifc proce$$.
Prof. Mann is a classic example - when asked for his datasets, methodology, and his research workings, he declined, saying it needed protected. From whom? It was gathered with public monies that funded the research, thus, should be public. But it hordes it like Methuselah's treasure. How can validation be done, without this, and blindly accepting his presentation? Good faith only goes so far in the real world...
#8.1 Fred_Zeppelin on 2017-09-12 10:32 (Reply)
Fred_Zeppelin: We are told that the hypothesis IS AUTHORITY, and the debate is SETTLED.
No. It's the scientific evidence that strongly supports anthropogenic global warming, and the lack of scientific evidence by skeptics that undermines their arguments. There is a huge effort to collect scientific data concerning the Earth's climate, and the more that is collected the stronger the evidence has been of support of the hypothesis of anthropogenic global warming.
Fred_Zeppelin: Prof. Mann is a classic example - when asked for his datasets, methodology, and his research workings, he declined, saying it needed protected.
Climate data is almost all publicly available. Methodologies are published with virtually every research paper.
I am not a skeptic. I don't care what the climate does as long as there is not the coming ice age in my lifetime/
#9 Bird Dog on 2017-09-12 08:34 (Reply)
An Astrophysicist is a climate authority? That's like saying a Good Humor man is a cardiac clinician.
Have an opinion - sure. Vocalize on the debate - okay.
Seems like grandstanding and supremacy projection.
#10 Fred_Zeppelin on 2017-09-12 10:22 (Reply)
Bulldog said, I am not a skeptic.
That's because you haven't done enough computer modeling. The so called climate scientists really believe their climate models (computer programs) are actually the climate. I'm an electrical engineer and we engineers use a computer program named SPICE to model electronic circuits. Spice models resistors, inductors, capacitors and transistors as idealized mathematical equations. These equations do not really behave like actual electronic components and we know it. Real components are not these idealized equations, consequently when we model a circuit we don't take the SPICE results as gospel. We know better. Climate scientist really believe their models are gospel. Do you remember the hole in the ozone? Heard anything about it lately? If you remember, Freon was banned 30 years ago based on computer models about the hole in the ozone. Did the hole go away the last 30 years. No it didn't. The hole in the ozone ignored the computer models and continued to do what ever it wanted to do. A hole in the ozone even opened up in the northern hemisphere. That wasn't supposed to happen. Be skeptical of computer models.
#11 Ray on 2017-09-12 15:59 (Reply)
Ray, until fairly recently I modeled quite a lot of human political behavior with Structural Equation Models. They're pretty complicated as such things go, but not a patch on some of the Climate Models.
And the variables I had to use are way less precise, mostly, than even crappy temperature data. And even when I had lots of decent data and lots of cases the models were very rarely "well-behaved". And if you were willing to, you could make them sit up and whistle Dixie.
But at least they weren't modeling inherently chaotic processes as the Climate Models all are. Those are wildly Sensitively Dependent on Initial Conditions. Thus they have to be recalibrated every year. And to date we don't really have enough good data to see if there is some sort of repeating pattern.
And don't even get me started on Mann's obvious misuse of Factor analysis in a time series. That doesn't even rise to the level of pathetic.
#11.1 JorgXMcKie on 2017-09-12 18:35 (Reply)
I meant Bird Dog, not Bulldog. I'm blaming the spellchecker.
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Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC)
What is CPDLC?
CPDLC is a data link application that allows for the direct exchange of text-based messages between a controller and a pilot.
CPDLC greatly improves communication capabilities in oceanic areas, especially in situations where controllers and pilots have previously had to rely on a Third Party HF communications relay.
The following link provides a high-level overview of CPDLC. Note - when the presentation loads, click on the word "More" to the right of the start button to select full-screen mode.
http://prezi.com/7erqio0gm3x7/cpdlc-overview/?auth_key=1870e4f4a458fca2c71b97729a7aee28254bf9dc
Apart from the direct link, CPDLC adds a number of other benefits to the ATS system, such as:
Allowing the flight crew to print messages, if an onboard printer is available.
Allowing the flight crew to load specific uplink messages into the Flight Management System (FMS), reducing input errors.
Allowing the crew to downlink a complex route clearance request, which the controller can automatically include in the uplink clearance, if approved, without having to type a long string of coordinates.
Specific uplink messages arm the FMS to automatically downlink a report when an event, such as crossing a waypoint, occurs. This automation assists with workload management for the flight crew and the controller.
Specific downlink messages, and the response to some uplink messages will automatically update the Flight Data Record in some ground systems.
CPDLC Versus ADS-C
CPDLC and ADS-C (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract) have a number of similarities.
CPDLC and ADS-C are both data link applications.
In the airborne implementation they are both controlled by the FMS.
While they are separate entities, and it is possible to have one without the other (the pilot can select ADS on and off independently), the reality is that an FMS unserviceability is likely to lead to the loss of both applications.
Both applications accept messages from the ground system and return responses.
Both applications are capable of initiating downlink reports based on messages from the ground system.
It takes only one logon from the aircraft to allow a ground system to connect with both applications.
However, for all of the similarities, there are just as many differences. The connections established between an aircraft and a ground system differ for each of the applications.
CPDLC is a communications application and uses the concept of Data Authority. There can only be two Data Authorities, and therefore a maximum of two ATS Units (ATSUs) connected to the aircraft for CPDLC at any one time. Only one of the Data Authorities, the Current Data Authority (CDA) can communicate with the aircraft.
ADS-C, on the other hand, is a surveillance application and does not inhabit the Data Authority world. The maximum number of ATSUs that can have ADS-C connections simultaneously with the same aircraft is five for all aircraft models other than the B744. The B744 can only have a maximum of four simultaneous ADS-C connections.
The CPDLC connection has in-built integrity with a number of security mechanisms.
The FANS 1/A ADS-C connection has no such security. If a suitably equipped ground station, perhaps a research facility, knows the ACARS address and tail number of a particular aircraft, an ADS-C connection can be established from anywhere on the globe.
In the B747-400 implementation, the flight crew is only aware that the ADS-C application is active. In the B777 and later implementations, the flight crew is aware of the number of ADS-C connections established and the ICAO identification code of each ADS-C connected ATSU.
Another difference between the two applications is human interaction. Although the connections are established at a system level, the CPDLC application is a hands-on crew tool. The crew is aware of the ATSU with the active connection; and they actively use the functionality to send response messages, request messages and reports. They are also aware of when a transfer from one ATSU to another has occurred.
The flight crew can turn the ADS-C application on and off, and only the crew can initiate and cancel an emergency reporting mode, but other than that, the ADS-C application generally operates without flight crew interaction. When a logon occurs, the ground system automatically establishes a series of contracts directly with the avionics. The contracts are generally defined off-line, but in some ground systems, the controllers are able to construct their own contract contents.
The contracts define the type of reporting required, the timing of these reports, the information contained in the reports and the frequency of reporting.
The avionics will automatically send a report to the ground system whenever a contract-defined event occurs.
Unlike CPDLC, ADS-C also operates with minimal input from the controller.
The Data Authority
As previously discussed, an aircraft can have a maximum of two CPDLC connections. Only one of these connections can be active at any one time. The ATSU able to exchange CPDLC messages with the aircraft is known as the Current Data Authority (CDA). The connection between the aircraft and the Current Data Authority is known as the active connection.
The next (adjacent) ATSU to communicate with the aircraft by CPDLC (usually the next FIR on the cleared route) is known as the Next Data Authority (NDA) and is nominated by the CDA by the sending of an uplink NDA message to the aircraft containing the four-character logon code for the next ATSU that will send a Connection Request message. The connection established between the aircraft and the Next Data Authority following the Address Forwarding process is known as an in-active connection.
If the NDA message is not received by the aircraft, a Next Data Authority does not exist and termination of the connection with the Current Data Authority will leave the aircraft without CPDLC connectivity.
Similarly, if the next ATSU is not datalink equipped, an NDA message is not sent to the aircraft. Prior to the FIR boundary, the crew is instructed to establish voice contact with the next unit.
In this case, the End Service message sent by the Current Data Authority will terminate the active connection, and the aircraft will not be CPDLC connected with any ATSU until an initial logon is performed prior to the boundary of the next datalink equipped unit. The initial logon to the next unit is a pilot responsibility.
It is possible to use the Address Forwarding process to instruct the avionics to logon to a data link ATSU beyond a non-data link area, but this would lead to a unit having CPDLC communications with an aircraft operating in another FIR. The South Pacific States have agreed not to perform this process under normal conditions, but it may be a useful option in an emergency situation.
When the pilot performs an initial logon to an ATSU, that unit automatically becomes the Current Data Authority because it is the only unit connected. The CPDLC connection is active, however, in the FANS 1/A environment, the ground system can not determine that it is the Current Data Authority until a downlink message is received from the aircraft.
Connection Timings
For an aircraft departing from an airport within an ATSU's FIR the CPDLC connection sequence will generally occur on receipt of a logon from the aircraft. This will be an initial logon and the aircraft will either logon to the unit while parked at the gate, or at some point after departure (for example, when climbing through 10,000 ft).
For an aircraft inbound to an FIR the connection sequence to that FIR is managed by the design of the individual system. Some systems will connect ADS and CPDLC on receipt of the logon, others connect the applications at different times based on automated phases of the flight plan.
An initial logon (when transiting a non-datalink FIR prior to the boundary) will generally occur somewhere between 15 and 45 minutes prior to the aircraft's boundary estimate.
CPDLC and Jurisdiction
Some CPDLC ATSUs consist of only one sector. A logon and a subsequent active CPDLC connection with that ATSU allows the sector to exchange CPDLC messages with the relevant aircraft.
In a multi-sector environment, where multiple sectors use datalink, the centre itself generally takes the role of Current Data Authority and an individual sector is allocated the ability to communicate with aircraft under the sector's jurisdiction. In the multi-sector environment the connection (and any open messages) is transferred with the transfer of jurisdiction. An End Service message is not sent for inter-sector transfers.
The FMS
Below is a diagram of part of the B747-400 FMS HMI. The page currently being displayed is called the ATC Logon/Status page and is accessed by selecting the ATC button below the screen if no connections currently exist.
Below the function buttons is an alphanumeric keypad. To perform an initial logon manually the pilot types the four-letter ICAO designator for the ATSU. The flight number entered must be exactly the same as that submitted in the flight plan. This text will appear on a line below INDEX. The pilot then selects the LOGON TO button to move the designator to where the four boxes are displayed.
The pilot then enters the flight number and selects the FLT NO button. This action moves the flight number into the appropriate position and then activates a SEND button at the top right of the display. On selection, the pilot will see LOGON SENDING then LOGON SENT and finally LOGON ACCEPTED.
B747-400 FANS Display
The CPDLC Message Sets
The first CPDLC message set was created in 1993 by a non-profit industry body known as RTCA Incorporated and published in a manual designated as the DO-219. This manual has since been updated and combined with the ADS-C specification in the RTCA/EUROCAE DO-258A/ED100A.
The intention was to capture the most common communications phraseologies used in the oceanic voice environment and to create a list of "pre-formatted" CPDLC text elements sorted into a number of categories. To cover unusual situations a free text capability was added to allow controllers and pilots to create their own specific messages.
Boeing added one extra downlink message element to the basic message set for the FANS-1 CPDLC package. As discussed elsewhere, the ICAO Operational Data Link Panel (OPLINK) added somewhere in the order of 100 extra messages to the RTCA/EUROCAE message set for use over the ATN. Since then, the LINK 2000+ implementation in Europe has used a subset of the overall message set, and the SC214/WG78 Working Group has taken the ATN-based message set to around 360 uplink messages, including D-Taxi messages, in comparison with the 183 uplinks available to the FANS-1/A message set. To avoid confusion any description on this site will be refer to the FANS 1/A message set.
Messages and Elements
Individual entries in the message set are known as message elements. A CPDLC message can be created from a single message element, or a concatenation of up to five message elements.
Messages may be constructed solely from pre-formatted message elements, solely from free text message elements, or from a combination of pre-formatted and free text message elements.
Flight crews and controllers both have the capability of sending multi-element messages, however, multi-element clearances or clearance requests should be avoided. A flight crew or controller receiving a message containing multiple clearances or clearance requests for which not all can be accepted is required to send an Unable response to the entire message and then as period of negotiation on which elements are acceptable will ensue. Single-element clearances and requests do not have this issue.
CPDLC Dialogues
CPDLC dialogues are exchanges of CPDLC messages between a controller and a flight crew.
There are some simple rules governing CPDLC dialogues:
All CPDLC dialogues must be closed wherever possible.
A dialogue opened by CPDLC must be closed by CPDLC, unless connectivity has been lost.
A dialogue opened by voice must be closed by voice, not CPDLC.
The correct operation and synchronisation of the CPDLC system is dependent on the receipt of a valid response for any message that technically requires closure.
If a message requiring a closure response is sent and then subsequently negotiated by voice, that message must still be closed.
The automatic transfer of a CPDLC connection across an FIR boundary depends on certain messages being closed prior to the avionics receiving an END SERVICE message from the Current Data Authority. If a message exchange is not completed prior to the End Service message being received by the aircraft, then any open messages with the transferring FIR are deleted by the avionics.
Text and Variables
Pre-formatted message elements can be purely text-based, such as "DUE TO AIRSPACE RESTRICTION", or can be a combination of text and variables, such as "CLIMB TO AND MAINTAIN [level]".
The text of the message element is shown in upper case characters and the variable field is shown with the variable name displayed in lower case characters enclosed in square brackets. In most modern ground systems a variable field is generally displayed to a controller as a button that will display a pop-up menu from which the intended value can be selected.
A free text element contains only text.
Element Numbers
Each pre-formatted message element is assigned a unique identification number.
For example, the element "CLIMB TO AND MAINTAIN [level]" is always uplink element number 20.
Depending on the urgency attribute, an uplink free text element is either number 169 or 170, without regard to the content.
An uplink message consisting of 5 different free text elements will be constructed of 5 message elements assigned number 169, whereas a message consisting of 5 pre-formatted elements will be made up of five elements each assigned their own unique identification number.
Neither the controller nor the flight crew will see these numbers as part of the message.
Message Attributes
Each message element is also assigned a number of attributes within the code. The attributes include urgency, alert and response requirements. The Response Attribute determines the type of response required to close each message dialogue.
For Uplink messages:
The attribute W/U means that a WILCO or UNABLE response is required to close the dialogue.
The A/N attribute requires either the AFFIRM or NEGATIVE response.
The R attribute requires a ROGER response.
The NE attribute means that the W/U, A/N, or R responses are Not Enabled for the flight crew. These messages are considered by the ground system as a self-closing as they do not require a downlink to close the dialogue.
Note: Despite the NE attribute not requiring a technical closure response, most of these messages, such as CONFIRM ASSIGNED ALTITUDE, do require an operational response (e.g. ASSIGNED ALTITUDE [level]). The responses are correctly displayed to the crew providing that the correct uplink is sent - for example, if the same message is sent as free text, the correct response is not available to the crew.
For downlink messages the choices are a little more basic:
The Y attribute requires a response from the controller.
The N attribute does not require a response.
As mentioned earlier, system processing of the various message attributes means that the message is presented to the controller in a recognisable form. The attributes are not sent within the message, but are translated by the receiving system based on the message element identification numbers.
The controller and flight crews do not see the attributes.
For a multi-element message, the overall response attribute is the highest-level attribute of the indivdual elements.
Message Intent
The message elements of the original RTCA DO-219 message set were published without the intent being defined.
The intent of each element was defined later during the work of the OPLINK Panel and adopted by the Informal South Pacific ATS Coordinating Group (ISPACG) for CPDLC operations within the South Pacific.
Obviously, unless a free text message is carefully created, only the author may be fully aware of the intent of the message, especially when the author and the recipient may have languages other than English as their primary languages.
MINs and MRNs
To re-cap, individual element numbers are assigned to each uplink and downlink message element. In the FANS-1/A system each uplink message element is assigned an individual number between 0 and 182 inclusive, and downlink elements are assigned numbers between 0 and 80 inclusive. Message elements always retain the same element number.
It is possible for one message to be constructed from a total of five different message elements and, therefore, five individual element numbers.
Each full message, whether consisting of one element or five, is assigned a Message Identification Number (MIN) by the originating system.
The MIN is a number between 0 and 63 and its purpose is to allow a CPDLC dialogue to be tracked so that uplink and downlink messages belonging to the same dialogue are correctly paired and closed off.
The networks, over which the messages travel, can sometimes lose sychronisation, which means that a response to an earlier message can arrive later than the response to a subsequent message. It is important that controllers and flight crew are aware of which response relates to which message.
For any system receiving a message with an attribute requiring a response, the MIN of that message becomes the Message Reference Number (MRN) for the purposes of the response.
As an example, an aircraft sends the following downlink message to a ground system:
REQUEST CLIMB TO FL310.
This message is assigned a MIN by the avionics (say 17).
A downlink clearance request contains an attribute requiring a response. The controller returns an uplink clearance to the aircraft: CLIMB TO AND MAINTAIN FL310.
The uplink is assigned its own MIN by the ground system (say 23). The MINs assigned by different systems are unrelated.
The MIN of the downlink (17) becomes a MRN for the response. As a result, the avionics will know which message to pair the response with, i.e., which message is being referenced by the response.
The downlink request and the uplink response are closed in the avionics and the ground system, but because the uplink clearance also contains a response attribute, the dialogue is still open.
The response attribute of a clearance message requires either a WILCO or an UNABLE response from the flight crew. The MIN of the uplink clearance (23) now becomes an MRN and is returned with the WILCO. Due to the MRN, the ground system will know which message the WILCO is referencing.
The WILCO downlink does not require a response, so this dialogue is now closed.
Controllers may be conducting dialogues with a number of aircraft simultaneously.
Arming the FMS
There are three uplink messages that arm the avionics to perform functions automatically. These messages are:
REPORT REACHING [level],
REPORT PASSING [position],
and REPORT LEVEL [level].
When one of these messages is received by the avionics, the flight crew of Boeing aircraft is presented with an ARM prompt on the UPLINK and VERIFY REPORT pages of the FMS. Selecting the ARM prompt on either page will arm the report for transmission.
When the specified level is reached, the specified position is passed, or the specified level is being maintained, the avionics will automatically send the appropriate downlink report message (e.g. REACHING FL310).
The REPORT LEVEL [level] element should be used when asking for a report that the aircraft is maintaining the assigned level.
Loadable Messages
The flight crew can load specific uplink message elements into the FMS.
The crew is presented with a LOAD prompt when a message containing one or more of these elements is received, provided that there is not a pending modification in the FMS flight plan.
Loading one of these elements will either modify or replace details in the active FMS flight plan.
This functionality allows flight crew to load long or complex route clearances received from an ATSU directly into the FMS without having to manually enter waypoints, reducing the possibility of "blunder" errors.
Updating the FDR
A number of uplink messages will also automatically update the Flight Data Records held in some systems on receipt of a WILCO response from the crew.
The variables updated by these specific message elements include the Cleared Flight Level (CFL), speed, and some components of the route clearance.
Emergency Mode
The flight crew of Boeing aircraft can set the datalink emergency mode by two methods. The sending of a CPDLC MAYDAY message automatically places the CPDLC and the ADS-C functionality into Emergency Mode. The crew can also select ADS-C Emergency Mode independently of CPDLC.
Emergency Mode can only be initiated by the crew and can only be cancelled by the crew.
The Boeing FANS-1 package automatically adds some extra message elements to the MAYDAY message, such as an abbreviated position report containing current position, time at current position, altitude and current speed. If the pilot selected level is lower than the current altitude when the MAYDAY message is sent, then the DESCENDING TO [level] element is also added.
Pre-formatted Versus Free Text
There are some important differences between pre-formatted and free text message elements.
As we have seen in the previous section, the intent of a free text message may not be properly understood.
Other differences are:
Some pre-formatted uplink elements arm the avionics to automatically send a downlink report when a specific event occurs (eg. passing a waypoint).
Some pre-formatted uplink elements can be auto-loaded into the FMS (eg. route clearances).
Some pre-formatted uplink elements automatically update the Flight Data Record (FDR) of some systems on receipt of a WILCO response from the crew (eg. vertical clearances).
Free text messages do not perform any of these functions.
Another major difference between pre-formatted message elements and free text elements is in the delivery of the message.
For a message constructed of pre-formatted elements, only the message number and any variable contained in the element are transmitted. The message number is then decoded by a file of message elements stored in the receiving system.
In contrast, the entire free text message is sent to the receiving system.
As only the number and the variable(s) are transmitted, there is some scope for the tailoring of the pre-formatted message elements to suit the user’s environment. An extreme example of tailoring would be the presentation of the elements in the user’s native language. The danger of this approach is that the intent of the message may be compromised in the translation.
The important point to recognise here is that message text seen by the controller does not alter in any way the text seen by the flight crew, as the message text is decoded from the airborne file.
The procedures for the sending of uplink messages state that free text shall only be used when an appropriate pre-formatted message element does not exist, or as an additional amplification of a pre-formatted element.
Decoding a CPDLC Position Report
Ground systems may display a CPDLC position report to controllers in a particular format, but the fields in the message remain the same. There is also a difference in the number of fields between Boeing and Airbus aircraft and optional fields for turbulence and icing, but these are not often used. The following graphic is the format used by at least one ground system manufacturer for a Boeing position report without icing or turbulence included. An Airbus report would also contain fields for Groundspeed, Vertical Direction, Vertical Rate, True Track and True Heading.
CPDLC Integrity
A clearance delivered by CPDLC requires no specific readback by the crew.
This is due to the last four characters tacked onto the end of the coded message. This code is a check sum of the message header, the message contents and the sending time-stamp expressed as bits.
In simple terms the code is a sample of the entire message. This code is known as a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) and each CRC is analysed by the receiving system. If the CRC is intact, then the message and its contents have not been corrupted during transmission.
The CRC check ensures that CPDLC has one of the highest integrity ratings of any aviation system, especially when compared with voice communications.
The only "readback" required in response to a clearance delivered via CPDLC is a WILCO message from the crew.
The current status indicates that the logon message has been accepted by YMMM and YMMM is the Active Centre. The Active Centre is displayed after the CPDLC connection has been established.
When Address Forwarding occurs, the Next Data Authority will be displayed as the NEXT CTR.
ADS-C is automatically armed when the avionics system is turned on. For ADS-C not to be armed at logon, the pilot would have to manually select ADS-C off.
The ADS-C EMERG Mode activation is a toggle switch. The prompt changes from SELECT ON to SELECT OFF. There are no other indications that the ADS-C Emergency Mode has been selected ON if the button has been selected inadvertently by the crew.
Selecting ATC COMM to OFF will disconnect the aircraft from CPDLC.
What the Pilot Sees - The B744 CPDLC FMS Display
ATC Logon / Status Page
The ACT CTR (Active Centre) in the graphic is KZAK, meaning that the aircraft has an active CPDLC connection with KZAK Centre. The Active Centre is displayed after the CPDLC connection has been established.
When Address Forwarding occurs, the Next Data Authority will be displayed as the NEXT CTR. In the diagram above a logon has been accepted by the next centre (NTTT) prior to a transfer across an FIR boundary.
Uplink Messages
An uplink level clearance has been received (at 1926z), but not yet actioned - hence the OPEN status.
The pilot has three response options - STANDBY, REJECT or ACCEPT.
If the REJECT prompt is selected the FMS will display the correct response message based on the coded response attribute carried by the uplink message (UNABLE). The ACCEPT prompt will display the correct response based on the response attribute (WILCO).
This view is after the pilot has accepted the uplink message and sent the response.
By selecting the ACCEPT prompt the FMS displays the correct response based on the coded response attribute carried by the uplink message. The correct response to this uplink message is WILCO.
Downlink Altitude Request
The ATC Request page provides the pilot with access to a number of downlink request message categories.
For a level-change request, an option to reach the requested level via a cruise climb is available.
The pilot can also choose to append one of a number of elements to amplify the request, such as DUE TO PERFORMANCE, DUE TO WEATHER, or AT PILOTS DISCRETION.
Once the message has been constructed, it must be viewed on the VERIFY page prior to sending.
The constructed message is viewed on the VERIFY page prior to sending.
The verify page also provides the pilot with the option of adding a free text element to the message.
The emergency page provides access to a number of message selections. The DIVERT TO message defaults to the destination, but can be changed to an alternative landing point.
If selected, the downlink element DIVERTING TO [position] VIA [route clearance] is added to the emergency message. If entered by the pilot, ie. if the destination is other than flight planned, then the [route clearance] variable is likely to be DCT (direct) until otherwise advised.
If the pilot's altitude bug is set to a level that is below a tolerance from the current level (150 feet), the downlink element DESCENDING TO [level] is automatically added to the emergency message.
SOB relates to the fuel remaining and the Souls On Board the aircraft. Both values are "known" by the FMS at any one time. The downlink element [remaining fuel] OF FUEL REMAINING AND [remaining souls] ON BOARD is automatically added to the emergency message.
Downlink messages require that the pilot verifies the report on the VERIFY page prior to sending.
The verify page also provides the pilot with access to free text elements. In the case of an emergency message, the free text element automatically has an "urgency" delivery attribute. This is the only time that the pilot has access to the urgency free text attribute.
Display Issues
There are a number of display issues across the various FANS 1/A equipped aircraft. As the system has evolved and new models have utilised larger displays in the cockpit, there are a number of differences between how information is displayed to the flight crew between "large-display" and "small-display" cockpits. Models such as the B777, B787 and B748 have the large displays, while models such as the B737, B747-400, and B757/767 have the small displays. Of particular interest is the display of pre-departure clearances and route clearances.
In the small-display models a single-element route clearance message (UL#80) displays only the words CLEARED ROUTE CLEARANCE. To see the actual components the flight crew either has to print the message, or to load the message into the FMC. There have been occasions where flight crew have believed that this message meant "cleared as per flight planned" and have taken no action as intended by ATC. Printing the clearance can be problematic for two reasons: a) the carriage of a printer is not mandatory, and b) the printer has a lower level of certification and there is no guarantee that a printed message will be exactly the same as the clearance displayed. The large-display models display the full contents of the clearance message, generally over multiple pages.
While route clearances are an issue if the crew has not been properly trained, there is usually no issue as the components of the clearance generally load correctly. However, there has been an issue identified during some testing by the RTCA/EUROCAE SC214/WG78 working group related to the display of the predeparture clearance.
The predeparture clearance (UL#73) (PDC) contains additional information fields that are not part of the actual route clearance, such as the SSR code, the airborne frequency, and an altitude restriction. In the small-display models a single-element predeparture uplink displays simply displays as PREDEPARTURE CLEARANCE. However, there is now a difference at this point with the other route clearance elements for the Boeing small-display models. To see the fields contained in the PDC message the flight crew must print the message, but once again, the carriage of a printer is not mandatory. The other option is to load the clearance into the FMC, but as the additional fields (SSR, Frequency, and Altitude Restriction) are not clearance fields, on loading, these fields are erased and discarded and not displayed to the flight crew. The Boeing large-display models display the full contents of the clearance (including the extra fields) across multiple pages (see the graphic below). However, Airbus models do not load the PDC message.
One mitigation proposed is to extract the additional fields in the ground system and add them as additional message elements. In this case, the flight crew in the small-display models will see the PDC message and the additional information displayed on receipt of the message, but flight crew in large-display models will see the information twice, once as fields within the PDC message and again as additional elements. The only way to really resolve this issue is for the ground system to have some additional intelligence and to know when to add the additional information (small-display) models and when to leave it out. But with FANS equippage spreading to othe airframe manufacturers, such as Gulfstream, it becomes a complex task to track all capable models and their individual idiosyncracies, when they are all effectively complying with the same standards. It is an onerous task and one that the ground system manuafacturers should not have to carry.
The graphics below show a single PDC element message on a small display, a PDC element plus two additional elements on a small display, and a single PDC element across two pages of a large display.
Small display - single PDC element
Small display - PDC element and two additional elements
Large display - single PDC element - page 1 of 2
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face to relate to some aspects of Luca's stvle, and it is possible that the
young Luca might have learned something in looking at his work, particularly the young prophet Ahdias of 1421.'- But it is unlikely in the
extreme that Luca began in Donatello's circle. There is nothing in the
later work of either to suggest seriously an earlier connection. When
Luca and Donatello came together in the Duomo sanctuary program of
the 1430s they faced each other more as rivals than as master and pupil.13
The other great Florentine shop of marble-carving toward 1415
was that of Nanni di Banco. Llere was a great sculptor of the new style,
endowed with extraordinary originality and power, energetic, idealistic
and productive. Even more than Donatello he was toward 1415 the
favored artist of the Duomo Operai and he received the greatest share of
the earlv 15th-century Or San Michele guild-niche commissions in
marble. From the point of view of history his major fault was his earlv
death in 1421. His story was soon eclipsed by those who out-lived him.
In 1435 when Alberti listed the pioneers of the new movement, Nanni's
name is conspicuous by its absence, and by 1550 the disiecta membra of
his reputation were buried by Vasari without much respect.14
My last assumption, before we leave the documentary aspect to get
on to the more visual analysis that my topic demands, is one that has
perhaps the slenderest basis of all from the point of view of related documented fact. But it would seem to carry the greatest part of the burden
12 Poggi (1909), pp. 39-41, docs, nos., 223, 235, 237, 244, 247; 111., Pope-Hennessy (1955), Italian Gothic Sculpture, London-New York, PI. 94. There is also
the tempting visual relationship of Luca's general approach to Michelozzo's.
The latter's carving style, however, has rather unclear origins and I do not
think can be pushed back much beyond 1420. It may be considered more as a
coloring than as a basically formative influence on Luca's beginnings.
13 The documents suggest that Donatello was first expected to follow Luca's scheme
in his design of his south Cantoria commissioned in 1433; the payments were
to be based on comparative quality with Luca's as the norm; Poggi (1909), p. 257,
doc. no., 1287. In 1434 Donatello was to compete with Luca for the commission of a colossal "head" (God the Father, Christ r) which at the time of the
finishing of the choir was planned as the sealing of the cupola's interior: Marquand (1914), p.33. This idea came to nothing when the lantern was decided
upon, but the incident points up the competitive basis of the relationship between the two sculptors at the time. For the best summary of the genesis of the
design and execution of Donatello's rival Cantoria see H. W. Janson, The
Sculpture of Donatello, Princeton, 1957, pp. 124-128.
14 Vasari-Milanesi (1906), II, pp. 109-121, 161-165, 395-426: Vite of Nanni,
Jacopo della Quercia and Donatello. Vasari not only failed to record Nanni's
authorship of his masterpiece, the frontispiece of the Porta della Mandorla,
which he ascribed to Quercia, but he falsely made of Nanni a kind of bungling
foil to Donatello's starring role on Or San Michele.
Seymour, Charles, 1912-
Slive, Seymour, 1920-
Wittkower, Rudolf
Contents Wolfgang Stechow: Bibliography; Youthful Works bv Great Artists: A Symposium; Youthful Works bv Great Artists: An Exhibition; Youthful Works by Great Composers: A Concert;
Bicci di Lorenzo (Italian, 1368-1452)
Bonington, Richard Parkes (British, 1802-1828)
Brunelleschi (Italian, 1377-1446)
Cavalcanti, Andrea di Lazzaro ( Buggiano) (Italian, 1412-1462)
Copley, John Singleton (American, 1738-1815)
Degas, Edgar (French, 1834-1917)
Delli, Dello (Italian, 1404-1470)
Domenico Campagnola (Italian, 1500-1564)
Dyck, Anthony van (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Ensor, James (Belgian, 1860-1949)
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (French, 1732-1806)
Gericault, Théodore (French, 1791-1824)
Hobbema, Meindert (Dutch, 1638-1709)
Honthorst, Gerrit van (Dutch, 1590-1656)
Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique (French, 1780-1867)
Jacob van Swanenburgh (Dutch, 1571-1638)
Kokoschka, Oskar (Austrian, 1886-1980)
Lastman, Pieter (Dutch, 1583-1633)
Lievens, Jan (Dutch, 1607-1674)
Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482)
Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494-1533)
Masaccio (Italian, 1401-1428)
Nanni di Banco (Italian, 1380/85-1421)
Nanni di Bartolo (Italian, active 1419-1435)
Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) (Italian, ca. 1445/50-1523?)
Pynas, Jacob Symonsz (Dutch, 1590-1648)
Raimondi, Marcantonio (Italian, ca. 1480-before 1534)
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483-1520)
Renoir, Auguste (French, 1841-1919)
Ruisdael, Jacob van (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)
Seurat, Georges (French, 1859-1891)
Velde, Esaias van de, I (Dutch, 1587-1630)
Vredeman de Vries, Hans (Dutch, 1527-1606)
List of Illustrations Nanni di Banco. Four Crowded Saints. Florence, Or San Michele; Assistant to Nanni di Banco: Luca della Robbia (?). Young Prophet,Porta della Mandorla. Florence, Duomo; Luca della Robbia (?). Angel, Lower left of the frontispiece, Porta della Mandorla. Florence, Duomo; Nanni di Banco. Angel, Lower right of the frontispiece, Porta della Mandorla. Florence, Duomo; Roman, Imperial. Arch of Trajan. Benevento; Luca della Robbia, Fragment of inscription, Cantoria. Florence, Museo dell' Opera; Nanni di Bartolo, Part of inscription on statue of Abdias from the Campanile. Florence, Museo dell' Opera; Brunelleschi and Buggiano (r), Tomb of Giovanni and Piccarda de Medici, detail. Florence, San Lorenzo; Luca della Robbia. Tambourine Players (before 1434/35). Florence, Museo dell' Opera; Luca della Robbia. Choral Dancers (after 1435) Canotria. Florence, Museo dell' Opera; Bicci di Lorenzo, Dedication of St. Egidius, detail. Florence, Sant' Egidio (Santa Maria Nuova); Dello Delli. Coronation of the Virgin (detail). Florence, Sant' Egidio (Santa Maria Nuova); Luca della robbia. Apostle (detail). Florence, Santa Croce, Pazzi Chapel; Luca della Robbia. Crucifixion of St. Peter, St. Peter Altar (unfinished). Florence, Bargello; Masaccio. Crucifixion of St. Peter, detail, Pisa altar. Berlin-Dahlem Museum; Luca della Robbia, Liberation of St. Peter, St. Peter Altar. Florence, Bargello; Luca della Robbia. Liberation of St. Peter (detail). Florence, Bargello; Masaccio. The Story of Ananias (detail). Florence, Carmine, Brancacci Chapel; Jacob van Svvanenburgh. Fantastic View of Piazza del Campidoglio and Castel S. Angelo; Jan Lievens (copy after). Boy in a Studio; J. A. D. Ingres. Drawing after cast of a classical head, 1789; Pablo Picasso, drawing after cast of the Parthenon 'Dionysus'; Perspective Study, designed by Jan Vredeman de Vries; Rembrandt. Two figrues in an Interior with a Winding Staircase; Rembrandt. Study of an Interior with a Winding Staircase; Pieter Lastman. Coriolanus Receiving an Embassy of Roman Matrons; Rembrandt. The Stoning of St. Stephen, 1625. Lyon, Musee Municipal; Jacob Pynas. The Stoning of St. Stephen, 1617; Rembrandt, self-portrait (detail). Stoning of St. Stephen; Rembrandt. Self-portrait; Rembrandt. self-portrait (detail). A Group of Musicians; Rembrandt. Self-portrait (detail). An unidentified historical scence; Jan Lievens. The Stoning of St. Paul; Jan Lievens. Christ Praying at Gethsemane; Jan Lievens. Mounted Trumpeter; Rembrandt. Stoning of St. Stephen (detail); Rembrandt. Esther's Feast; Jan Lievens. Pilate Washing his Hands; Gerrit van Honthorst. The Procuress; Jan Lievens. Boy Blowing on a Dish of Coals; Jan Lievens. King Porsenna and Scaevola (detail); Rembrandt. Rest on the Flight to Egypt; Rembrandt. Self-portrait; Rembrandt. Self-portrait, 1629; Rembrandt. Portrait of Rembrandt's Mother, 1628; Rembrandt. Self-portrait, 1629; Rembrandt. Self-portrait; Raphael. Crowning of St. Nicholar of Tolentino; Raphael. Crucified Christ and Saints; Perugino. Sposalizio; Raphael. Sposalizio; Raphael. Crowning of the Virgin; Perugino. Ascension of Christ; Raphael. Madonna Solly; Raphael. Virgin with the Goldfinch; Marcantonio Raimondi. Orpheus Seated ca. 1505; Lucas van Leyden. Pilgrims in the Wood ca. 1508; Lucas van Leyden. Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the Round Passion 1509; Domenico Campagnola. Landscape with Boy Fishing ca. 1515/16; Domenico Campagnola. The Assumption of the Virgin 1517; Parmigianino. Sketches of three Putti: Study for a fresco at Rocca di Fontanellato (recto); Diana Dashing Water in the Face of Actaeon (verso) ca. 1523; Esaias van de Velde. Summer Landscape (Road to Emmaus) ca. 1612-14; Van Dyck. Portrait of a Man ca. 1615-16; Jan Lievens. Jacob Anointing the Stone late 1620's; Rembrandt. Esther's Feast ca. 1625; Rembrandt. BeggctrWoman Leaning on a Stick ca. 1628/9; Jacob van Ruisdael. Sun-dappled Trees at the Edge of a Pond 1646-1649; Jacob van Ruisdael. The Three Large Oaks 1649; Meindert Hobbema. A River Scene 1658; Bernardo Bellotto. View of the Tiber with Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome 1740; Jean-Horore Fragonard. Education of the Virgin before 1750; John Singleton Copley. Ann Tyng 1756; Theodore Gericault. Officer on Horseback 1812; Richard P. Bonington. Mantes on the Seine 1824; Edgar Degas. Portrait of Rene de Gas ca. 1855; Edgar Degas. Rene de Gas (profile, facing right) ca. 1855/57; Auguste Renoir. Portrait of Mile. Romaine Lacaux 1864; Georges Seurat. Femme Drapee, de Dos 1875/78; Homme Nu, Bras Allonges, Paumes Offertes 1875/78; Nil S'Arc-Bcnitant en Arriere 1875/78; Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Horses, Riders and Panegyric ca. 1879/80; James Ensor. The Death of ]ezebel 1880; Pablo Picasso. Studies of Two Men ca. 1900; Oskar Kokoschka. Nude ca. 1906
Transcript face to relate to some aspects of Luca's stvle, and it is possible that the young Luca might have learned something in looking at his work, particularly the young prophet Ahdias of 1421.'- But it is unlikely in the extreme that Luca began in Donatello's circle. There is nothing in the O O later work of either to suggest seriously an earlier connection. When Luca and Donatello came together in the Duomo sanctuary program of the 1430s they faced each other more as rivals than as master and pupil.13 The other great Florentine shop of marble-carving toward 1415 was that of Nanni di Banco. Llere was a great sculptor of the new style, endowed with extraordinary originality and power, energetic, idealistic and productive. Even more than Donatello he was toward 1415 the favored artist of the Duomo Operai and he received the greatest share of the earlv 15th-century Or San Michele guild-niche commissions in marble. From the point of view of history his major fault was his earlv death in 1421. His story was soon eclipsed by those who out-lived him. In 1435 when Alberti listed the pioneers of the new movement, Nanni's name is conspicuous by its absence, and by 1550 the disiecta membra of his reputation were buried by Vasari without much respect.14 My last assumption, before we leave the documentary aspect to get on to the more visual analysis that my topic demands, is one that has perhaps the slenderest basis of all from the point of view of related documented fact. But it would seem to carry the greatest part of the burden 12 Poggi (1909), pp. 39-41, docs, nos., 223, 235, 237, 244, 247; 111., Pope-Hennessy (1955), Italian Gothic Sculpture, London-New York, PI. 94. There is also the tempting visual relationship of Luca's general approach to Michelozzo's. The latter's carving style, however, has rather unclear origins and I do not think can be pushed back much beyond 1420. It may be considered more as a coloring than as a basically formative influence on Luca's beginnings. 13 The documents suggest that Donatello was first expected to follow Luca's scheme in his design of his south Cantoria commissioned in 1433; the payments were to be based on comparative quality with Luca's as the norm; Poggi (1909), p. 257, doc. no., 1287. In 1434 Donatello was to compete with Luca for the commission of a colossal "head" (God the Father, Christ r) which at the time of the finishing of the choir was planned as the sealing of the cupola's interior: Marquand (1914), p.33. This idea came to nothing when the lantern was decided upon, but the incident points up the competitive basis of the relationship between the two sculptors at the time. For the best summary of the genesis of the design and execution of Donatello's rival Cantoria see H. W. Janson, The Sculpture of Donatello, Princeton, 1957, pp. 124-128. 14 Vasari-Milanesi (1906), II, pp. 109-121, 161-165, 395-426: Vite of Nanni, Jacopo della Quercia and Donatello. Vasari not only failed to record Nanni's authorship of his masterpiece, the frontispiece of the Porta della Mandorla, which he ascribed to Quercia, but he falsely made of Nanni a kind of bungling foil to Donatello's starring role on Or San Michele. 98
Wolfgang Stechow [photograph]
Youthful Works by Great Artists
The Young Luca della Robbia
The Young Rembrandt
The Young Raphael
Youthful Works by Great Artists:...
Youthful Works by Great...
Adriaen Bloemaert. Hilly...
Youthful Works by Great Artists: An Exhibition
Youthful Works by Great Composers: A Concert
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World Cup 2014 Expert Interview: Aging Greek midfielders, defensive solidity, injury concerns and more
As part of our World Cup coverage, we have interviewed journalists, correspondents, experts & writers representing each of the 32 countries to give you, the readers, a better understanding of the 32 nations participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Here are the list of interviewees.
For this interview, focusing on Greece, we spoke to ESPNFC blogger, Chris Paraskevas. Follow him on twitter @Cparaskevas
Kostas Mitroglu is obviously the man they will look to for goals, but the striker has had a few injury concerns in the last few months and is certainly not the same in-form man the Greeks had during qualifying. Will pinning goal-scoring hopes on such a player be a concern? Or will his quality speak for itself?
It goes without saying that it’s not an ideal situation to pin all of your goal-scoring hopes on one player; even without Falcao, for example, Colombia will still be able to call on the services of the in-form Carlos Bacca. Greece, haven’t quite gone to that extreme with Mitroglou, with Dimitris Salpingidis having proven at Euro 2012 that he is the man for the big occasion. He has consistently scored big goals for Greece in important matches.
However, Mitroglou brings an X-Factor that none of his fellow attackers possess. It’s not necessarily that Greece are relying on him for goals, but his sheer presence would be a huge psychological boost if he was fit and in form. I have a feeling that he’ll be able to get himself ready for the tournament and get close to something approaching his best. He might just surprise a few people in the process, but time will tell.
There are plenty of old heads still in this Greek squad. While the obvious advantage is the experience at the top level, physically they could prove to be inferior. Does the emphasis on these experienced players concern you? Or are these the exact sort of players to inspire another dream run at a big tournament like the one in Portugal?
And herein lies Greece’s biggest weakness: midfield. Both Kostas Katsouranis and GiorgosKaragounis are well past their best as footballers and it is likely that they will hold together the Greek side. Their lack of mobility against a team like Japan, for instance, could be a recipe for disaster.
However, Santos has proved adept at fielding sides that are able to mask the relative age of these two players in particular. If the side’s younger players can do the job – particularly in wide areas, where Greece will do most of their running – then Katsouranis and Karagounis in particular will be able to exert a greater, more positive influence on the game. I highly doubt they’ll be able to inspire another dream run, but the sort of experience they bring could be a crucial factor in a tight group (at least, that will be Fernando Santos’ thinking).
After Euro 2004, the Greeks have been crticised for their defensive mind-set both at World Cups and Euros. Will it be another similar approach or can we see Fernando Santos make some attacking improvements?
Put it this way: don’t expect Greece to play ‘tiki-taka’ football in their opening match against Colombia. Santos has largely reverted to type by sending out structured and highly organized sides, with an emphasis on getting men behind the ball and hitting the opposition on the counter attack.
However, the Greeks are slightly more refined under the Portuguese coach, when in possession. They know how to put together passing moves and aren’t simply going to be lumping it long to a target man (Angelos Charisteas, anyone?). What you’ll see is the Greeks soak up pressure for the majority of the match before putting their foot on the ball during concerted periods of pressure. The key is in the balance.
The defensive of the game hasn’t really been a problem for the Greek national team, we’ve spoken about Mitroglu, but how are the side expected to set-up in the centre? Where will the creativity come from?
As was outlined previously, it’ll probably be Karagounis and Katsouranis in the centre of midfield, joined by either Giannis Maniatis or possibly Alexandros Tziolis (most likely the former). Of that midfield trio, Karagounis is the most creative and will take on set-piece duty, but I suspect much of the creative burden in this team will fall on Georgios Samaras.
On his day (admittedly ‘his day’ doesn’t come often enough) the Celtic striker can be a real handful and both he and Dimitris Salpingidis aren’t afraid to cut in from wide areas and look to get moves going. Between those two and Karagounis, you’ve got some decent passers of a football. Mitroglou, with his willingness to try the more audacious, would be the ideal addition. In general, this side does suffer from a lack of creativity, however.
What are expectations like in Greece about the countries chances? For a country ravaged by financial & economic concerns, how big a role is the Greek football team playing in inspiring hope among the citizens once again?
Without wanting to trivialize what is happening in Greece at the moment by using the old “football unites” cliché, the national team would certainly put smiles on a few faces in Greece. Karagounis is almost always pointing out the duty Greek players have to their fellow countrymen when they pull on the jersey and that sort of rhetoric is reflective of a siege mentality within the current squad.
Certainly at Euro 2012, there was a tangible sense of both relief and joy that the Greek side qualified for the quarter finals (and set up a symbolic showdown with Germany). If they can do the same at the World Cup, they’d be allowing people back home at least a momentary escape from their troubles.
We at Outside of the Boot track the progress of youngsters under our Talent Radar feature. Kostas Manolas and Stefanos Kapino are the only two players who qualify for the feature. The latter was also the #1 keeper to watch in our list of 100 Best Young Players to Watch-out for in 2014. Are either of them expected to play a role in the side?
Actually, Orestis Karnezis is almost certain to be Greece’s No.1 in Brazil, having played a key role during the qualifying campaign and enjoying a highly successful season in Spain with Granada.
Manolas will really be pushing for a starting berth alongside Sokratis Papastathopoulos and his performances in the UEFA Champions League this season could convince Fernando Santos that he’s ready for a World Cup. However, he’ll have to fend off Vangelis Moras – who also enjoyed an excellent campaign abroad with Hellas Verona – for a starting spot. That’s a tough one to call, but I’d expect Manolas to get the nod.
Greece’s group is not as difficult but qualification is not going to be easy. How far do you realistically see Santos’ side progressing till?
Realistically, Greece probably aren’t the favourites to progress – arguably they will be most people’s tips to finish last in this group. But this team are tougher than people think and they proved that at Euro 2012 with a couple of batting performances that won the plaudits of neutrals. If they can get out of their group, that would be a good achievement – anything beyond that would be a huge bonus.
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Earthdawn 4E: Anatomy of a Creature 03 - Mounts, Part 3
This is the third 4E Anatomy of a Creature, an ongoing series about Earthdawn Fourth Edition. Introduction and Index.
Everything contained here is the work of a fan and not associated with FASA Games.
This is the third entry in the Anatomy of a Creature series for Earthdawn Fourth Edition (ED4). The overall goal here is to present new material to the community as a whole and get feedback on the various creatures and new development directions. Popular entries may one day see publication, while those which are less so will not clutter precious page count.
Based on comments and requests, the first series will focus on introducing some new mounts to the game. This set of mounts is generally larger, angrier versions of more normal animals which are now (barely in some cases) suitable to be used as mounts.
If there is something you do (or do not) like, let me know in the comments.
Troajin, War
War troajins, also referred to as “battle cats”, are the result of a great deal of selective breeding using tigers and troajins as a basis, but a number of other great cats were likely involved in the process as well. These large cats were bred to be feline mounts suitable for larger riders than standard troajins. The final result is suitable for the original purposes, but they are still difficult to manage and fickle compared to their more docile ancestors, though a far sight from tiger relations.
They come in the same coat colors as troajins, but also in black and white, and even a green with orange stripes variety has been seen.
War troajin are suitable as mounts for elves, humans, orks, and t’skrangs, and as animal companions.
Challenge: Novice (Fourth Circle)
DEX: 7 Initiative: 11 Unconsciousness: 44
STR: 9 Physical Defense: 12 Death Rating: 52
TOU: 8 Mystic Defense: 11 Wound Threshold: 12
PER: 6 Social Defense: 11 Knockdown: 13
WIL: 6 Physical Armor: 4 Recovery Tests: 3
CHA: 6 Mystic Armor: 3
Movement: 16
Actions: 1; Bite: 13 (14), Claws: 13 (13)
Powers:
Ambush (5): When attacking from surprise, the war troajin gain a +5 bonus to their Initiative, and Attack and Damage tests. This may not be combined with Surprise Strike.
Battle Shout (10): As the skill, Player’s Guide, p. 131.
Climbing (10): As the skill.
Enhanced Sense [Hearing] (2)
Enhanced Sense [Sight]: Low-Light Vision
Great Leap (10)
Stealthy Stride (10): As the skill.
Willful (1): Talents and abilities used to control, tame, or train a war troajin require an additional success.
Special Maneuvers:
Pounce (War Troajin): If the war troajin reached its opponent with a leap and the opponent isn’t too much larger, the battle cat may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
Provoke (Opponent, Close Combat): The attacker may spend two additional successes to sufficiently enrage the war troajin and guarantee he will be the sole target of its next attack(s). If there are multiple instances of this special maneuver, only the most recent has any use.
Elk, Tundra
Prior to the Scourge, wild tundra elk could be found in the northern reaches of Barsaive as they migrated south during the winter months. The climate changes in the province following the Scourge has resulted in only small pockets of them remaining, and those which had been kept during the hundreds of years of darkness.
These tall, majestic creatures are docile unless provoked, in which case they can quickly become a force of nature to the average Namegiver. They have incredibly soft double coats to protect them from the harsh cold of the more northern climes, which are starkly colored in black and white. These coats are prized for their beauty, texture, and warmth with those who can afford them.
Every tundra elk, both female and male, bears an impressive set of antlers on top of their head. The antlers for male tundra elk have tines, while the antlers on the females do not. Regardless of tines, both sets of antlers are sharp and dangerous. Unlike other elk, tundra elk do not seasonally shed their antlers.
Tundra elk are suitable as mounts for dwarfs, elves, humans, orks, t’skrang, and trolls, and as animal companions.
DEX: 6 Initiative: 8 Unconsciousness: 47
STR: 10 Physical Defense: 11 Death Rating: 56
Actions: 1; Antlers: 12 (14), Trample: 12 (12)
Charge (5): The tundra elk may move up to twice its Movement and make a single attack. If the tundra elk moves over its base Movement, it gains a +5 bonus to the Attack and Damage test. This ability may not be used while the tundra elk has a rider.
Enhanced Sense [Smell] (2)
Resist Cold (10): The tundra elk gains +10 Physical and Mystic Armor against cold damage
Resist Pain (2): The tundra elk ignores 2 Wounds for penalties.
Stubborn: Talents and abilities used to control, tame, or train a tundra elk require an additional success.
Goring Charge (Tundra Elk, Charge): The tundra elk may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
Overrun (Tundra Elk, Trample): The tundra elk may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target if the target has a lower Strength Step. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
Loot: Horns and pelt worth 4D6x silver pieces (worth Legend Points). Pelt worth 2d10 x 5 silver peices (worth Legend Points).
Tarrack
These creatures are large, flightless birds with absolutely vicious dispositions. Tarrack, also know as terror birds, are over eight feet tall and weigh over 500 pounds with long necks and stubby wings. Their coloration is mottled with black, browns, and white, and slashes of red on their heads and the edges of their wings. Between their speed, scythe-like blades on their feet, and pointy teeth, terror birds live up to their nickname for anything which encounters a group of them on the plains of Barsaive. Luckily their populations have been in steady decline for a variety of reasons, including the popularity of their delicious eggs.
Once raised in the wild, it is virtually impossible to turn a terror bird into a suitable companion outside of powerful magic. Even those raised from an egg would be considered “challenging” by even the most experienced animal handler. Despite this, they are popular with some ork scorchers overly fond of hit and run tactics.
Tarrack are suitable as mounts for elves, humans, orks, and t’skrangs, and as animal companions.
Challenge: Novice (Third Circle)
TOU: 7 Mystic Defense: 9 Wound Threshold: 10
Actions: 1; Bite: 12 (16), Claws x2: 14 (14)
Charge (5): The terror bird may move up to twice its Movement and make a single attack. If the terror bird moves over its base Movement, it gains a +5 bonus to the Attack and Damage test. This ability may not be used while the terror bird has a rider.
Enhanced Sense [Sight] (2)
Rushing Attack: Terror bird may split movement without penalty. This ability may not be used if the terror bird has a rider.
Willful (2): Talents and abilities used to dominate, control, tame, or train a terror bird require two additional successes.
Pounce (Terror Bird): If the terror bird reached its opponent with a leap and the opponent isn’t too much larger, the terror bird may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
Provoke (Opponent, Close Combat): The attacker may spend two additional successes to sufficiently enrage the terror bird and guarantee he will be the sole target of its next attack(s). If there are multiple instances of this special maneuver, only the most recent has any use.
Wolf, Dire
At some point in the past, someone decided they needed a giant wolf which could be ridden. It was probably a dog lover who was upset with all of the different riding cats which are available, while there was a distinct lack of riding canines. Let’s assume this hypothetical person is a she for non-specific reasons. “No more”, she almost certainly declared to no one in particular and set about gathering the largest wolves which could be found and breeding them to make even bigger wolves, and then breeding those to make even bigger wolves still and so on and so forth until she got some really freaking big wolves.
This was probably when she took a step back and marveled at her huge, ill-tempered wolves and contemplated making them more pliable. After an incident which everyone vowed to never speak of again, she set about domesticating them. A little. Because they still need to be riding wolves, not really-big-dogs-with-floppy-ears-and-love-in-their-eyes-which-can-be-ridden-and-snuggled. To remind herself of this, she called them dire wolves.
Sometime later, they were both excessively large and were less inclined to be non-specifically violent because we all agreed to never speak of it again back in the previous paragraph. Dire wolves are popular with dog lovers who are looking for both a challenge and a mount in the “still pretty dangerous” category.
Dire wolves are suitable as mounts for elves, humans, orks, and t’skrangs, and as animal companions.
Actions: 1; Bite: 13 (14)
Enhanced Sense [Smell] (2): Tracking
Resist Pain (2): The dire wolf ignores 2 Wounds for penalties.
Surprise Strike (5): As the skill.
Willful (1): Talents and abilities used to control, tame, or train dire wolves require an additional success.
Tracking (10): As the skill.
Hamstring (Dire Wolf): The dire wolf may spend an additional success from an Attack test to halve the opponent’s Movement until the end of the next round. If the attack causes a Wound, the reduction lasts until the Wound is healed.
Loot: Pelt worth 1d10 x5 silver pieces (worth Legend Points).
Labels: Anatomy of a Creature, Earthdawn, Earthdawn 4E, Mounts
Earthdawn 4E: Anatomy of a Creature 02 - Mounts, Part 2 (Flying Mounts)
This is the second 4E Anatomy of a Creature, an ongoing series about Earthdawn Fourth Edition. Introduction and Index.
This is the second entry in the Anatomy of a Creature series for Earthdawn Fourth Edition (ED4). The overall goal here is to present new material to the community as a whole and get feedback on the various creatures and new development directions. Popular entries may one day see publication, while those which are less so will not clutter precious page count.
Based on comments and requests, the first series will focus on introducing some new mounts to the game. This set of mounts can all fly. The traditional flying mount has been the griffin and they have not been unseated in terms for ferocity, but these add some different, lower investment options. One is for windlings (who will almost certainly need their own entry at some point) and the other three introduce classic flying mounts to Barsaive.
Hawk, War
War hawks are rare and specially bred mounts used windling cavalry. They require significant handling and training to allow a harness and rider. Despite this, war hawk cavalry is prized by mountain windling communities for their speed and range. While not unheard of in forest communities, the difficulty of raising war hawks and inability to fully take advantage of their enhanced senses makes them much less popular than kues and even zoaks.
War hawks are suitable as mounts for windlings and as animal companions.
TOU: 4 Mystic Defense: 11 Wound Threshold: 6
PER: 7 Social Defense: 11 Knockdown: 5
Movement: 2 (Flying 20)
Actions: 1; Claws 14 (11)
Dive (5): The war hawk may move up to twice its Movement and make a single attack. If the creature moves over its base Movement, it gains a +5 bonus to the Attack and Damage test. This ability may not be used if the war hawk has a rider.
Enhanced Sense [Sight] (4): War hawks do not suffer penalties from distance to vision-based Awareness tests.
Willful (1): Talents and abilities used to control, tame, or train a war hawk require an additional success.
Swooping Attack: The war hawk may split its movement and not suffer any penalty. This ability may not be used if the war hawk has a rider.
Clip the Wing (Opponent): The attacker may spend two additional successes on an attack test to remove the war hawk’s ability to fly until the end of the next round. If the attack causes a Wound, the war hawk cannot fly until the Wound is healed. If the war hawk is in flight, this will cause them to fall, taking damage for half of the distance fallen.
Hippogriff
These four-legged creatures combine a horses’s body with the head, legs, and wings of a large eagle. Like an eagle, a hippogriff’s front legs are covered in feathers and end in sharp talons; its hind legs resemble those of a horse, covered in short fur and ending in hoofs. The hippogriff stands about five feet tall at the shoulder, is six feet long, and has a wingspan averaging ten feet.
Hippogriffs prefer plains regions, particularly near forests and foothills. They are social prefer to gather in groups, the most common of which is a harem. Composed of up to six females and one male, this is the basic family unit for hippogriffs. Males will either be solitary, or with other males until they challenge for position in the harem. While they are social, hippogriffs are also very protective of their group, in particular if there are any young present.
Hippogriffs can be a popular alternative to a griffin because they are considered easier to train to be a mount. While it is best to capture them while young and train them as they age, it is not unheard of for a bond to be formed with a male hippogriff without a harem.
Hippogriffs are suitable as mounts for elves, humans, orks, and t’skrang, and as animal companions.
Challenge: Journeyman (Fourth Circle)
Movement: 16 (Flying 16)
Actions: 1; Bite: 12 (14), Claws x2: 13 (13), Kick: 11 (15), Trample: 12 (10)
Dive (5): The hippogriff move up to twice its Movement and make a single attack. If the creature moves over its base Movement, it gains a +5 bonus to the Attack and Damage test. This ability may not be used if the hippogriff has a rider.
Enhanced Sense [Sight] (2): Hippogriffs do not suffer penalties from distance to vision-based Awareness tests.
Swooping Attack: Hippogriff may split movement without penalty. This ability may not be used if the hippogriff has a rider.
Clip the Wing (Opponent): The attacker may spend two additional successes on an attack test to remove the hippogriff’s ability to fly until the end of the next round. If the attack causes a Wound, the hippogriff cannot fly until the Wound is healed. If the hippogriff is in flight, this will cause them to fall, taking damage for half of the distance fallen.
Overrun (Hippogriff, Trample): The hippogriff may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target if the target has a lower Strength Step. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
These creatures were created as an experiment by Therans looking for an aerial mount to use on kilas and behemoths. The end result is a majestic looking creature which can operate both in the skies and on the land. They are somewhat ungainly flyers compared to the fierce griffin, but this is easily overlooked by their significantly reduced operating costs and ease to handle.
Pegai are not sturdy enough to wear barding and are thus favored by wealthy Therans as leisure animals or used by scouts for their speed and versatility. They were introduced to Barsaive following the landing of Triumph, but have become much more common after the taking of Sky Point and Vivane.
They come in a variety of colors, but chestnut and white are by far the most common.
Pegai are suitable as mounts for elves, humans, orks, and t’skrang, and as animal companions.
Challenge: Novice (Second Circle)
STR: 7 Physical Defense: 9 Death Rating: 42
PER: 5 Social Defense: 9 Knockdown: 11
Actions: 1; Kick: 10 (12), Trample: 10 (10)
Clip the Wing (Opponent): The attacker may spend two additional successes on an attack test to remove the pegasus’s ability to fly until the end of the next round. If the attack causes a Wound, the pegasus cannot fly until the Wound is healed. If the pegasus is in flight, this will cause them to fall, taking damage for half of the distance fallen.
Overrun (Pegasus, Trample): The pegasus may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target if the target has a lower Strength Step. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
Pegasus, War
Larger and stronger than normal pegai, war pegai are bred to carry heavy loads while flying and galloping. War pegai are often used by Theran units operating out of kilas and behemoths as shock troops and for the increased maneuverability they can bring to any cavalry unit. While they were not employed during the initial Theran invasion of Barsaive, many were in use at Sky Point and have spread since its taking. These pegai are more likely to come in bay and black coats than their smaller cousins.
They may wear barding, which provides the equivalent protection as the type of armor. For example, hardened leather barding provides 5 points of Physical Armor. They may not wear barding with an Initiative Penalty greater than 3 and retain the ability to fly.
War pegai are suitable as mounts for elves, humans, orks, and t’skrang, and as animal companions.
Actions: 1; Kick: 13 (14), Trample: 12 (12)3
Clip the Wing (Opponent): The attacker may spend two additional successes on an attack test to remove the war pegasus’s ability to fly until the end of the next round. If the attack causes a Wound, the war pegasus cannot fly until the Wound is healed. If the war pegasus is in flight, this will cause them to fall, taking damage for half of the distance fallen.
Overrun (War Pegasus, Trample): The war pegasus may spend an additional success to cause a Knockdown test against the target if the target has a lower Strength Step. The Difficulty Number is the Attack test result.
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Paranoid Rambling the SeventhFavorite Designs of 1997
by Richard Rouse III
Game designers spend a lot of time complaining about what sucks in computergaming, so I've decided to devote a column to discuss my favorite gamedesigns from 1997. These are the games that I feel all designerscan learn from, and which represent the best of our art form. Keepin mind that I'm limiting myself to Macintosh games here (these would stillbe my favorites on any platform, though I might add the wonderful Interstate'76 and Sid Meier's Gettysburg!) and that I certainly have not played allof the games that came out in the past year. These are simply thetitles that found their way onto my computer one way or another, and whichI found to expertly designed.
In the journalistic disclosure department I should mention the following: I'm on pretty friendly terms with James Hague (designer of Bumbler) andwe hope to someday work on a project together; I'm pretty chummy with thefolks at Bungie (developers of Myth) too, to the point where I doubt Icould be exactly objective about their games; and MacSoft (the publishersof Civilization on the Mac) also publish my two games, Damage Incorporatedand Odyssey. Like I said, this is just stuff I liked this year, andis not intended to be some sort of completely unbiased journalistic treatise.
Designed by Jordan Mechner.
Developed by Smoking Car Productions. Published by Brøderbund
In many ways one could compare Jordan Mechner's computer game The LastExpress with James Cameron's movie Titanic: both are set in the firstquarter of the Twentieth Century; both feature never-to-be-used-again meansof mass transportation as their settings; both use never-before-used technologiesto help recreate historical detail and period flavor; and both blew theirprojected budgets nearly by factors of two (Express went from $2 to $5million, while Titanic ballooned from $100 to $200 million) as well astheir release schedules (Express taking two years longer than they expected,with Titanic's release being delayed by at least half a year). Inthe end, though, Mechner's Express is a much better computer game thanCameron's Titanic is a movie. I should point out that I loved Titanica great deal; it's just that Express stands alone among computer games,especially in the way it tells a great, believable, reality-based story. Whereas Cameron used established film techniques (indeed, evoking a storytellingmode that was perfected by D.W. Griffith just about eighty years ago) totell a riveting story with great emotional force, Mechner had to createhis own storytelling techniques as he went, bringing new life to the oftentiresome adventure game genre, and telling a story of unprecedented (ina computer game) historical accuracy and emotional complexity.
But whereas film-goers have swarmed to Titanic in unprecedented numbers- thereby justifying to the bankers its massive expense - the oppositeseems to have happened with The Last Express, with gamers really not purchasingit in the quantities they did Mechner's previous mega-hits (Karateka, Princeof Persia, and Prince of Persia 2). Given my previous declarationthat Express is a better game than Titanic is a film, readers might wonderwhy it hasn't reached a similar level of financial success. Indeed,I think it is Mechner's experimentation with new methods of telling an"interactive" story that has turned some gamers off. Whereas Cameronuses the storytelling devices movie audiences are used to - but which theydon't usually get to see utilized so expertly - Mechner's use of new techniquesprobably threw gamers expecting a "Sierra-style" or "Myst-a-like" adventuregame for a loop. A good example is Last Express' brilliant and innovativesave-game system which so confused one critic that he complained in hisreview that the game had no save game system at all. (Perhaps ifBrøderbund had advertised Last Express as a "real-time adventure"as Westwood has done with Blade Runner they could have sold more "units"to consumers who currently seem to think everything is better in real-time. Westwood went so far as to claim Blade Runner was the "first" such "real-time"adventure, which the existence of Last Express, released some eight monthsearlier, pretty much disproves.) I think gamers who find Last Expressinitially confusing and not what they expected should stick with the gamejust a little longer, as the rewards are well worth the effort.
Bumbler Bee-Luxe
Designed by James Hague.
Developed & published by Dadgum Games.
The "classic arcade game" is a form in computer gaming just as haikuis a form of poetry or death metal is a form of music. Though allthree of these forms encompass an enormous number of disparate pieces ofart, they each have formal rules which determine whether a given samplefits in the form or not. Though the beat pattern found in haiku andthe guttural vocals found in death metal help the discerning audience memberdecide whether a given sample fits in the classification or not, what exactlyare the rules that determine whether something is a classic arcade gameor not?
Whatever the criteria are, designer James Hague demonstrates that hecompletely comprehends them in his masterful, wholly-original arcade gameBumbler Bee-Luxe. To list a few: the action is constrainedto one screen; the player faces enemies in "waves" more than the "levels"found in modern commercial games; the game mechanics are obvious and uncomplicated,though challenging to pick up; the game fits into a well thought-out andconsistent theme (bugs); all adversaries in the game fit into that themein one way or another though each type has unique movement patterns; gameplaygoes on forever, with the game only ending when the player dies; the gameis bursting with originality and creativity; success at the game is notdue so much to luck but rather with how honed the player's skills are;and the game relies more on razor-sharp gameplay as its selling point,rather than fancy-dancy technology or graphics. Not only is the game-worldof Bumbler not three dimensional, but the sprites aren't even 3D rendered. Can you imagine, in this day and age? The finely hand-rendered graphics- by Jessica Hague - are a pleasant respite from the soulless 3D modelswhich are so omni-present these days, and they certainly help toadd to Bumbler's "classic" feel. I like to think of Bumbler as across between Eugene Jarvis' Robotron and Ed Logg's Centipede with a significantdose of originality thrown in for good measure. Bumbler Bee-Luxecertainly makes it into my pantheon of excellent Macintosh classic arcadegames along with Solarian II and PegLeg; all three are indisputablygreat examples of the form. (And, wonder of wonders, you can onlyplay them on a Mac.).
Myth - The Fallen Lords
Designed by Jason Jones.
Developed & published by Bungie Software
I've liked every game Jason Jones has ever made, but Myth marks hismost innovative effort since his network-only-game-before-there-were-network-only-gamesMinotaur (way back in 1992). Though Pathways into Darkness and Marathontook a game (Wolfenstein 3D and Doom, respectively) and successfully refinedit into something all the more intellectually stimulating (I think Marathoncan safely be called the "thinking man's Doom") Myth takes the "real-timestrategy" game and transmogrifies it to such an extent that it's an entirelynew type of game. Just wait until next year when you'll be seeingplenty of "Myth Too" games from the competition, and I'll bet you evenmoney none of them will be nearly as good as Myth. Here is a gameaimed squarely at the fanboys (certainly the most fanboy oriented of myfour favorites); the extremely vivid carnage, the gameplay's near-exclusivefocus on killing, the complex and hard to learn interface (though it'sa thing of beauty once you master it), and the incredible difficulty ofthe game itself all make Myth something I really can't see non-gamers pickingup. But for a fanboy such as myself, this is paradise.
One thing that I like so much about Myth is how Jones manages to tella story within the game itself, not just through mission briefings or cut-scenes. Pathways into Darkness told a story through the dead German soldiers theplayer found lying about the pyramid. In the Marathon series thesoldiers were replaced with artificial intelligences stuck in computerterminals found on the spaceships and alien worlds. But both of thesestory-telling devices were somehow divorced from the gameplay proper: pull up a terminal or talk to a dead guy and a separate game-state takesover and the game-world you "play" in temporarily disappears. Butin Myth not only does the player see the storyline through mission briefingsand cut-scenes, but in the middle of gameplay itself enemies will startto talk to you. Or better yet, as your troops approach an insurmountablemass of Myrmidons in one mission, the mage you've been guarding steps forwardand proclaims "Let me handle this." He begins a conversation withthe head-baddie and the storyline unfolds right there in the game-worldduring game-time. This is the type of elegant storyline and gameplayintegration that all designers should strive for.
Civilization II
Designed by Brian Reynolds, based on "Civilization" designed by SidMeier with Bruce Shelley.
Developed by Microprose. Published by MacSoft.
What more can really be said about Civilization and it's exemplary sequel? Every computer game fanboy who isn't living under a rock knows it's a fabulousgame and, if they have any interest in strategy gaming whatsoever, haspurchased their copy by now. But what is it, from a design standpoint,that makes it such a great game? Indeed, Civilization is a game thatstands almost entirely on the strength of its gameplay and design, as thegraphics and sound in both the original and its sequel have been fairlylackluster (though perfectly functional) compared to other commercial hits.
I think the key to the game's addictive nature is the fact that you'realways on the verge of accomplishing something: whether it's gaininganother technology, constructing another Wonder of the World, buildinganother city, or squashing another enemy. And once you've completedthat goal, there's always a new one that's now on the verge of completion. And so the cycle continues, and games stretch from hours into days intoweeks. (This depends on your level of self-discipline; I have a friendwho once spent the entirety of spring break playing the original Civilization. He's wake up, start playing, eat things as he got hungry, and go to bedwhen he was exhausted. Then he'd wake up and start playing the gameagain.) I also think that the game's break-through popularity- appealing to many "non-gamers" - has something to do with it's reality-basedsetting, as well as the way players can start playing knowing very little,and continue learning new features as they play. The game comes witha plenty thick manual which is very informative and well written, yet youdon't really need to read it to learn how to play. As you play thegame, however, its fabulous complexity reveals itself, ensuring many anhour of replay value and a vast variety of ways you can win a game. Further contributing to the game's mainstream appeal, Civilization doesn'tjust model military pursuits, nor does it make them the centerpiece ofthe game, as so many other strategy games have done. And CivilizationII is certainly an example of how sequels should be done; expanding onwhat was great in the first game, yet not adding useless fluff around theedges but rather well thought out improvements, all while maintaining thegame's legendary balance.
This column was originally printed in InsideMac Games.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Happy New Year, gorgeous people!
I am planning something for the next year I want to try, and I'm very excited about it!
It won't affect this blog at all, and hopefully it will continue going strong, but it's something I've been mulling about for a bit and it's all to do with my off-grid farm life.
Anyway, wish me luck!
I hope all your dearest wishes and ideas will be fulfilled, and 2017 will be AMAZING!
I love and appreciate you all deeply, thank you so much for your continuing support of Nocturnal Book Reviews and me personally!
Hugs to you all,
Tags: 2016, new year, с новым годом
My Top Reads of 2016!
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
It's a tough one this year, peeps! The more I blog, the more critical I get in my ratings. As a consequence, there are fewer and fewer books in this list each year. Still, they are there, and I hope you enjoyed them or will enjoy them just like I did!
For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community...
Since the Others allied themselves with the cassandra sangue, the fragile yet powerful human blood prophets who were being exploited by their own kind, the delicate dynamic between humans and Others changed. Some, like Simon Wolfgard, wolf shifter and leader of the Lakeside Courtyard, and blood prophet Meg Corbyn, see the new, closer companionship as beneficial—both personally and practically.
But not everyone is convinced. A group of radical humans is seeking to usurp land through a series of violent attacks on the Others. What they don’t realize is that there are older and more dangerous forces than shifters and vampires protecting the land that belongs to the Others—and those forces are willing to do whatever is necessary to protect what is theirs…
Not surprisingly, each Anne Bishop's book ends up on this list in the last few years. Her writing is just so intense and gripping and makes you think about humanity's worst traits in general in contrast with The Others. I love her.
The worldwide phenomenon continues—from the boldly original author of Captive Prince and Prince’s Gambit.
Damianos of Akielos has returned.
His identity now revealed, Damen must face his master Prince Laurent as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill.
On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of both their countries hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor’s forces are massing. In the north, the Regent’s armies are mobilising for war. Damen’s only hope of reclaiming his throne is to fight together with Laurent against their usurpers.
Forced into an uneasy alliance the two princes journey deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. But even if the fragile trust they have built survives the revelation of Damen’s identity—can it stand against the Regents final, deadly play for the throne?
I still feel overwhelmed with emotions thinking about this book. It was just so... EPIC. Fabulous fantasy, Machiavellian characters and powerful romance. There is an antihero to die for. Read it! Read the whole trilogy!
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen.
The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature.
A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.
I know, I know! I am ever so late in my appreciation of these two, considering that the first book came out in 2007 and the second in 2011, but peeps... this is beyond doubt one of the best fantasy authors I've ever read. The intricacy of the plot and the complexity of the main character are so gorgeous! It all manages to be lyrical and super intense at the same time. I was in bookish heaven listening to these books. And I do understand why it takes so long to write each book in series. Frankly, they are worth the wait!
Somewhere within our crowded sky, a crew of wormhole builders hops from planet to planet, on their way to the job of a lifetime. To the galaxy at large, humanity is a minor species, and one patched-up construction vessel is a mere speck on the starchart. This is an everyday sort of ship, just trying to get from here to there.
But all voyages leave their mark, and even the most ordinary of people have stories worth telling. A young Martian woman, hoping the vastness of space will put some distance between herself and the life she‘s left behind. An alien pilot, navigating life without her own kind. A pacifist captain, awaiting the return of a loved one at war.
Set against a backdrop of curious cultures and distant worlds, this episodic tale weaves together the adventures of nine eclectic characters, each on a journey of their own.
It might not be one of the best but it was very memorable. As sci-fi novels go, this one took me completely off guard, because it wasn't what I was expecting. It's deceptive, melancholic, and again it's about the characters who stick together and make it work despite such differences in their species. Loved it!
In this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic—and slimy—supernatural war.
When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers—and the bureaucratic finesse—to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between two bitter adversaries:
The Checquy—the centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatural
threats, and…
The Grafters—a centuries-old supernatural threat.
But as bizarre attacks sweep London, threatening to sabotage negotiations, old hatreds flare. Surrounded by spies, only the Rook and two women, who absolutely hate each other, can seek out the culprits before they trigger a devastating otherworldly war.
STILETTO is a novel of preternatural diplomacy, paranoia, and snide remarks.
The sheer innovation of this urban fantasy series, the dry British snarkiness and the fabulous characters snagged my attention earlier with The Rook - the first book in this series, but The Stiletto turned it up to eleven.
A MAN OF SIN
Devastatingly handsome. Vain. Unscrupulous. Valentine Napier, the Duke of Montgomery, is the man London whispers about in boudoirs and back alleys. A notorious rake and blackmailer, Montgomery has returned from exile, intent on seeking revenge on those who have wronged him. But what he finds in his own bedroom may lay waste to all his plans.
A WOMAN OF HONOR
Born a bastard, housekeeper Bridget Crumb is clever, bold, and fiercely loyal. When her aristocratic mother becomes the target of extortion, Bridget joins the Duke of Montgomery's household to search for the incriminating evidence-and uncovers something far more dangerous.
A SECRET THAT THREATENS TO DESTROY THEM BOTH
Astonished by the deceptively prim-and surprisingly witty-domestic spy in his chambers, Montgomery is intrigued. And try as she might, Bridget can't resist the slyly charming duke. Now as the two begin their treacherous game of cat and mouse, they soon realize that they both have secrets—and neither may be as nefarious—or as innocent—as they appear . . .
This was one of the best historical romances I've EVER read, peeps. Honestly, it was sooo good and perfect and had a delicious antihero and a devious heroine, that I've been pushing it on everyone ever since. So, READ IT! You'll come back and thank me. *grins*
Warriors. Lovers. Enemies. Legends.
Their union became pivotal in Irin history, but to understand Damien and Sari's ending, you must go back to their beginning. Four hundred years ago, a young singer and a hardened warrior met and loved each other, but their life was torn apart by violence.
Love. Desire. Grief. Betrayal.
No matter how much pain and anger stain their lives, bonds in the Irin race cannot be abandoned. Damien and Sari will never truly leave each other, because those who are destined cannot be ignored.
The Staff and the Blade is a four part stand-alone book of approximately 480 pages. It is the fourth book in the Irin Chronicles.
DREAMS: Damien of Bohemia was a legend content to live in obscurity. Weary from a century of human and Irin bloodshed, he took shelter among those who would not question his silence or the martial spells he wore over his body. Until an earth singer of raw power and no delicacy came to the village where he hid. Sari of Vestfold wasn't intrigued by the mysterious warrior or his moody silences. And she wasn't interested in listening for the whisper of his soul. Even when those whispers promised a connection that could tie them for eternity.
GHOSTS: A new posting in Paris during Napoleon’s reign leads Sari and Damien back to familiar faces and the Council politics Damien has tried so hard to avoid. But the Irin world has changed in the two hundred years since their mating. The singers have become more isolated. The scribes are more martial. And the Grigori flood growing cities and lay in wait. When Sari’s sister envisions the future, she sees emptiness, chaos, and a darkness that threatens to overtake their world.
MEMORIES: Hidden from Irin society, the Irina have learned to take their revenge on the Grigori. They answer to no one. They ask for no mercy. And forgiveness? That’s the last thing on anyone’s mind. Two hundred years after the Rending, Damien and Sari are thrown together to face a new threat, a girl who might be key to the healing of the Irin race. If they can survive the anger and grief that has separated them for two hundred years.
VISIONS: The Irin and Irina are together again. Society is being rebuilt. But what do you do when the foundation of your world has crumbled? Where do you go when all the boundaries have been redrawn? For Damien and Sari, charting a new path into the future means confronting the demons of the past. They’ve forgiven each other, but can they forgive themselves?
Well, I think it's not surprising to any fan of the author, that this would be in my top reads of the year. Elizabeth Hunter really stepped up her game in 2016, and The Staff and The Blade was a breathtaking read.
When the immortal Bai Qian finally meets her intended husband, the heir to the Sky Throne, she considers herself in luck—until an old enemy returns to threaten everything she holds dear.…
When a mortal woman enters the immortal world to be with her true love, she sparks a jealousy that ends in tragedy.…
And when a war god depletes his spiritual energy, his devoted student sustains his body with her own heart’s blood until the god’s scattered soul reassembles.…
Spanning a thousand years of tangled lives, To the Sky Kingdom is a story of epic battles, passion, evil, and magic. In its journey across worlds and time, it delves into the powerful forces that drive mortals and gods alike toward revenge, loyalty—and love.
It's hard to explain why I liked this book so much. Maybe it's its unusual format. Maybe it's kickass battles and lush characters. And maybe it's the whole amazing world-building of Chinese mythology and mentality. Take your pick!
Meet Hail: Captain. Gunrunner. Fugitive.
Quick, sarcastic, and lethal, Hailimi Bristol doesn't suffer fools gladly. She has made a name for herself in the galaxy for everything except what she was born to do: rule the Indranan Empire. That is, until two Trackers drag her back to her home planet to take her rightful place as the only remaining heir.
But trading her ship for a palace has more dangers than Hail could have anticipated. Caught in a web of plots and assassination attempts, Hail can't do the one thing she did twenty years ago: run away. She'll have to figure out who murdered her sisters if she wants to survive.
A gun smuggler inherits the throne in this Star Wars-style science fiction adventure from debut author K. B. Wagers. Full of action-packed space opera exploits and courtly conspiracy - not to mention an all-out galactic war - Behind the Throne will please fans of James S. A Corey, Becky Chambers and Lois McMaster Bujold, or anyone who wonders what would happen if a rogue like Han Solo were handed the keys to an empire . .
There is a female Han Solo in a female-centric Empire with Indian roots. She has green hair. *grins* It was totally awesome, peeps!
Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for this…
I couldn't leave Kate Daniels out from this list, and she totally deserved it. Best book Andrewses wrote so far. It was amazing!
After three long years of war, starkly handsome Wynter Atrialan will have his vengeance on Summerlea's king by taking one of the man's beautiful, beloved daughters as his bride. But though peace is finally at hand, Wynter's battle with the Ice Heart, the dread power he embraced to avenge his brother's death, rages on.
Khamsin Coruscate, Princess of Summerlea and summoner of Storms, has spent her life exiled to the shadows of her father's palace. Reviled by her father, marriage to Wintercraig's icy king was supposed to be a terrible punishment, but instead offers Kham her first taste of freedom—and her first taste of overwhelming passion.
As fierce, indomitable Wynter weathers even Khamsin's wildest storms, surprising her with a tenderness she never expected, Kham wants more than Wynter's passion—she yearns for his love. But the power of the Ice Heart is growing, dangerous forces are gathering, and a devastating betrayal puts Khamsin and Wynter to the ultimate test.
This was such a lovely, gorgeous, unexpected read! Published in 2014, it was on my kindle for ages until I picked it up on a whim and devoured within a day. If you a fan of Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan, this one is for you.
Make a deal with the devil and you might get what you want, but will it be what you need?
Jennifer Sylvester wants one thing, and that one thing is NOT to be Tennessee’s reigning Banana Cake Queen. Ever the perpetual good girl and obedient daughter, Jennifer is buckling under the weight of her social media celebrity, her mother’s ambitions, and her father’s puritanical mandates. Jennifer is officially desperate.
And desperate times call for Cletus Winston.
Cletus Winston is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery covered in conundrum sauce, and now he’s in a pickle. Despite being convinced of his own omniscience, extortion by the exalted Banana Cake Queen of Green Valley has taken him completely by surprise. So... what’s a maniacal mastermind to do?
Likely, the last thing you expect.
Such a delicious, sweet, insightful book, ladies and gents! I love Penny to bits, and this one was one of her best. A glorious contemporary romantic comedy!
So, this is me. How about your picks? Any of these books made it on your lists? What were your top reads of the year? Let me know (because we all need extra books on our TR shelf)! *sniggers*
Tags: 2016, best of, top reads, лучшие книги
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Everyone!
Sunday, December 25, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, everyone!
Thank you for sticking with me and as usual, may you spend some quality time with your family, loved ones and some gorgeous reads over the holidays! Yes, good food included in those wishes :)
Hugs and love to you all xxx
Tags: 2016, christmas, с рождеством
Christmas With Elizabeth Hunter!
Friday, December 23, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Merry Christmas, Monsters
Javi’s arms were crossed. His face was the sternest he could make it. “Kate, we have to do it.”
“There’s two of them now,” he continued. “We’ve gotten away with the hippy artist excuse for three years now. You’ve pacified her with a shit-ton of artfully framed baby pictures—“
“Beautiful pictures.” She looked up from the drafting table in her office. “Stunning pictures.” Kate gestured at the walls where dozens of pictures of three-year-old Dora and her baby brother were framed. “Our children are gorgeous. Do any of her grandma posse have pictures of their grandkids that look like they could hang in a museum?” Kate raised her eyebrows. “I don’t think so.”
And they said parenthood made you humble.
Javi dragged a stool from the workbench and sat on it, caging her with his knees. “Katie, my mother has been calling me ever since Gus was born, and I can’t keep putting her off. She’s getting my sister in on it now. Mari called me yesterday. She threatened to withhold tamales if we don’t get a family picture taken.”
He heard the small gasp.
“That’s low, Javi.”
He stifled a smile and rested his chin on her shoulder, wrapping his arms around her waist, which was still soft, her belly still round from the baby, even though Gus was almost six months old. She’d lost the baby weight faster with Dora, but she was holding onto it a little longer with Gus. Javi had to admit he kind of liked it. Kate could be a stubborn pain-in-the-ass, especially when she was working. She bossed around models and was a tyrant on shoots. It was part of what made her so good.
But under that exacting exterior, his wife was a total softie. Javi liked a little evidence of it around her waist.
Kate said, “Mari knows I can’t make tamales! What kind of monster would withhold Christmas tamales from her sister-in-law, beloved brother, and adorable niece and nephew?”
“The kind of monster who wants a real family picture for Christmas. All four of us in the same frame, sent out in the form of Christmas cards or at least an Instagram picture that she can share with her friends.”
Kate’s head swung around. “She has an Instagram addiction, and I’m not going to feed it. That’s enabling.”
He laughed. “Then Christmas cards. We’ll take pictures, and I’ll take care of ordering everything and sending it out. You know, we get cards every year, but we never send any.”
“We can send cards.” She shrugged and closed her laptop. “You don’t need pictures for cards.”
“What is the issue with family pictures?” He didn’t understand it. Kate took a million pictures of the kids. Lots of pictures of him. And when he snapped pictures with his phone, she wasn’t one of those women who ducked away or hid. She wasn’t camera-shy. “I don’t get it. Why am I the one having to argue for this one? I would think family pictures would be right up your alley.”
“Because I’m a female photographer? That’s sexist.”
He pinched her waist. “Because you’re constantly taking pictures of the kids, Ms. Mitchell, famous photographer. You’ve put them in gallery shows, but we can’t take a family picture?”
She sighed. “Family pictures are just so…”
“What? Normal?”
“Posed!” She curled her lip. “It’s just so superficial. ‘Look at our beautiful family who got all dressed up in fancy clothes to go randomly wander in the woods where we happened upon a professional photographer who will photoshop all the runny noses and zits out of our family portrait!’ Everyone takes stupid posed pictures this time of year and it does nothing to capture who they really are or how they feel about each other, which is the whole point of photographing subjects in the first place.”
God, save me from overthinking artists.
“Kate.” He hugged her around the waist and Kate put her hands on his, leaning back into his shoulder. “Katie…”
“Don’t start with the sweet voice.”
He kissed her neck.
“Oh… that’s nice.” Her voice was softer. A little breathless. “You didn’t shave today, did you?”
He nibbled up her neck until she was suitably pliable.
“We’re grown-ups,” Javi whispered.
“I’m feeling pretty grown up at the moment, thanks.”
He grinned against her skin. “We have two cool little kids with grandmas and aunties and friends that love them. We gotta do some of this stuff. Neither of us are Facebook people. It’s important to my family. And you can’t tell me your mom hasn’t said anything about it.”
“She does. Of course she does. But I ignore her.”
“Because she doesn’t have tamales to threaten you.”
“If she’d known how effective they were as a threat, she would have learned how to make them years ago.”
Javi held her around the waist. “We need to take Christmas pictures this year.”
Kate groaned. “I love your sister, but I hate her a little right now, too.” She turned and kissed Javi’s rough cheek. “Fine. We’ll take Christmas pictures.”
He smiled. “Why don’t I call Dee and see when she can come over to the house?”
“What?” Kate frowned. “Javi, I can take our pictures. It’s not that big a deal.”
“But…” He had to tread carefully here. Giant egos were in play. “Dee does Reed and Sam’s pictures every year. She’s really good with kids. I’m not saying you can’t, but you’ve said yourself that kids on photo shoots are… problematic.”
Actually, Kate said child models were a nightmare and slightly frightening because of their plastic smiles, but he wasn’t going to remind her of that. Dora was about as far from plastic as a kid could get.
Kate waved a hand. “Sam and Reed have four kids under the age of five. We have one three-year-old and a baby who can’t walk yet. I can handle two kids.”
“They have four kids? I could have sworn they had five.”
“No, they just always keep one or two extra around. Sam says it makes the other ones behave better.”
“Huh.” He tucked that one away for future reference. At age three, Dora was happy as a pig in mud to tag along with daddy on his days watching her. But his daughter liked to talk. A lot. Maybe they should find another kid to borrow until Gus could talk back.
“Don’t worry.” Kate patted his arm. “If I can handle musicians, I can handle a three-year-old. They’re practically the same thing.”
Tags: 2016, christmas with, elizabeth hunter, freebies, guest post, short story, авторский пост, короткие истории, с рождеством, элизабет хантер
Christmas With Penny Reid!
Thursday, December 22, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
Beard in Waiting
Penny Reid
“You know what’s difficult?” The actress gracing my television screen sniffed, blinking away tears and lowering her eyes to the snowy sidewalk. “Loving you, Carter.” She shook her head and my heart twisted wistfully and she added on a whisper, “Loving. You.”
The camera panned to the hero, his square jaw tense, his eyes and mouth betraying inner turmoil. Tall, dark, and handsome hurried forward and he embraced his love while emotion rushed to my eyes. The music swelled. He cupped her jaw. He kissed her.
My daughter also sighed.
Ah… fictional love.
I glanced at Jennifer, she glanced at me, and then we sighed together.
“That was a good one.” Her eyes were shining and her smile bloomed sweet and misty.
Our tradition every December had always been to watch Hallmark Christmas Movies. Despite everything we’d been through over the last year, all the changes—good and bad—we hadn’t broken this tradition. I loved a good, heartfelt, uncomplicated, fictional romance. I always had. And so did my Jennifer.
“Pass the clicker.” I made a grabbing motion with my hand and she passed it over.
“My favorite was the second one, with the animal shelter and the vet.” Jennifer’s smile was dreamy and warm.
“That one was good. The production values are getting better every year,” I commented, scooching forward on the sofa as my eyes moved over the mess of hot chocolate, marshmallows, and the remains of Jennifer’s fantastic ginger bread cookies.
She’d used orange peel in the cookies, almond extract in the frosting, and candied ginger as part of the decoration—all her idea. I grinned at the spread of sugar.
Everything we’d just eaten used to be contraband under this roof. My husband—soon to be my ex-husband—hadn’t tolerated sweets in the house throughout our marriage. Truth was, he had me so keyed up about gaining weight, I’d spilled a lot of that anxiety over to my daughter.
Shame on me.
In the year since I’d kicked the bastard out, I’d put on fifteen pounds and enjoyed every single bite of the cakes and cookies and wine and cocktails that helped me get here.
“It’s getting late and the forecast called for snow overnight. Do you want any more of these gingerbread men?” Jennifer reached to wrap up the expertly decorated cookies.
“Just leave them be.” I stood, shooing away her efforts to tidy.
“Momma, let me help clean up.”
“No need. You’re right, it’s getting late. That man of yours will be storming in here any second if I don’t get you home on time.”
Jennifer pressed her lips together, looking pleased but also suppressing laughter. She knew what I was talking about.
“He didn’t storm in.”
“He did too. And he was wielding an axe.”
Jennifer laughed. “That was part of my Halloween costume.”
“Red Riding Hood and the Woods-woman.” I lifted my eyes to the heavens.
“Cletus made an adorable Red Riding Hood.” Jennifer pulled on her coat and turned for the door. “Admit it.”
“He dressed up like the hood of a car, Jennifer. A red car. He’s a nut,” I said, because he was a nut. My son-in-law was one of a kind.
“You know you adore him.” She prodded, wagging her eyebrows.
“Of course I do. But I wish he wouldn’t hide mistletoe all over my house. If he wants to kiss his wife then he should kiss his wife. He doesn’t need to bring a hemiparasitic plant into the house or make up stories about it being good luck.”
“He didn’t say it was good luck. He said it would—”
“’Deliver unto me a very merry Christmas.’ Yes. I remember his pronouncement.” I dismissed Cletus’s prediction and gazed at my daughter with warm affection. “I think I’ve found all of the bunches he left tied to the ceiling, thank goodness. Obviously, he loves you. Actually, it’s obvious he more than loves you. He worships you. And I’m glad because I don’t want you to settle for anything less.”
She gave me a tight, bracing smile, but said nothing. I knew why. She didn’t want me to continue, she didn’t want me to say what was on my mind.
But I couldn’t help it.
“Oh dear Lord, please don’t say it!”
“I hope he makes sure you orgasm before he does. Every. Single. Time. Do you hear me? A man—if he’s worth his salt—can do it. He can do it several times before, during, and after he pleases himself.”
I spoke from experience.
Granted, my experience was relatively new, but it was real-world experience nevertheless. Kip, my ex, may have been as skilled as a handless, tongueless eunuch, but I knew for a fact—FOR A FACT—that not all men were terrible between the sheets. In fact, some men were very, very good between the sheets.
Or on top of the sheets.
Or on top of a table.
Or on the floor.
“Momma . . .“ Jennifer covered her face and shook her head. “Can we not talk about this?”
“If that man truly loves you, he’ll keep you satisfied. I don’t care how many times I have to say it, I don’t want you to—”
“You don’t want me to waste twenty-six years without an orgasm and fifteen years without sex. Yes. I know.” She finished for me, her soft voice held an edge of exhausted mortification.
But I didn’t care if this discussion embarrassed her. “You need to stand up for yourself early on in the relationship, otherwise men will just walk all over you and steal your feminine power.”
Her hands fell away from her face and she opened her arms, an exasperated expression on her pretty features. “I have to go.”
“You know I tell you these things because I care about you and your feminine power.” I wrapped my arms around her and squeezed as she groaned unhappily. Ignoring the sound, I continued. “I’m ashamed of myself that I never talked to you about these things, that it took your father cheating for me to open my eyes. I’ve been watching those videos and following that blog, about sexual healing, and I think you should too.”
“I’m not watching your videos, momma.”
“I wish you would. That woman is so knowledgeable and she’ll teach you how to please yourself—”
“I NEED TO LEAVE!”
I may have held on too long, held her too tightly, but . . . I missed her. And I missed hugs.
My ex may not have been good for much, but once my business started turning a good profit, he’d been free with his hugs. He’d been stingy with everything else, though. I’d recently tried to remember the last time we’d kissed and I couldn’t.
In retrospect, given all the facts, I should have realized his abhorrence for good food was the first sign that his soul was black as midnight.
I could have blamed my blindness on being so young when we got married, but I wouldn’t. I didn’t shirk my responsibility. I accepted and I learned from it and I moved on.
Granted, I’d been seventeen and he’d been twenty seven. For so many years, where he led I followed. Eventually, I found my footing with business, came into my own with the hotel and the bakery. I’d been running all over hell's half acre trying to be successful, to please him, to make him proud. I’d succeeded making money, but in every other way that mattered, he’d been in control.
The second sign of his dark heart was his antipathy about my satisfaction in the bedroom. He didn’t care whether or not I orgasmed during sex, he never had. As far as I was concerned, that fact alone officially made him evil incarnate.
And the third sign was how he treated our children.
Actually, that hadn’t been a sign. How he treated my sweet children was a neon billboard, but I’d been too stupid and stubborn and—
“Momma. Please. I have to go.”
Sighing, I released my daughter, a twinge of guilt making it difficult to breathe, and nodded. “Alright. But be safe.”
Jennifer gave me one more smile and I admired my beautiful daughter—beautiful inside and out—and couldn’t help but feel sad that she’d been forced to be strong in spite of her father, not because of him.
She turned for the foyer and I trailed after her. “Are you warm enough? Can I send you home with anything?”
“No. I’m good. Thank you, momma.”
“Okay.” I fretted. Watching Jennifer leave never got easier. I longed for the days of her childhood. I would have done so many things differently.
So many things . . .
Before I knew it, my girl was out the door, in her car, and waving from the driver’s seat. I waved back, pulling my cardigan tighter around my shoulders and rubbing my arms as I fought a shiver.
It was cold. Cold to the tune of twenty-seven degrees and on the verge of snowing. Best she goes home now, before the roads get slick.
Once her taillights disappeared down the driveway I closed the door and locked it, allowing myself one more nostalgic sigh before turning back for the living room, glancing at the Christmas tree, and crossing to the couch.
I was alone.
So I picked up a cookie and walked to my bedroom.
Vilma—the life coach I’d been following on social media since my separation—said that I needed to reclaim my feminine power. I’d given it away over the course of my bad marriage, given it to my husband every day I didn’t demand his respect and support, demand that he be a husband to me in all the ways that mattered.
Before I’d discovered Vilma, I’d made a few reckless choices. One in particular that—though I didn’t regret it, didn’t regret him and what had happened between us—I realized now it hadn’t been healthy behavior.
Sure, he’d administered my first orgasm since high-school (so my second orgasm ever). And that same night he’d also given me my third, fourth, and fifth. But he wasn’t . . . well, we weren’t suited. And that was that.
Vilma said the worst thing to do after the end of a marriage was jump into bed with someone else, try to fill the void with another person, and I’d done just that.
But now I knew better.
Therefore, he and our night together were firmly in the past. As part of my healing process, I found pleasure in myself whenever I noticed being alone. It was part of learning to love myself, who I was. I needed to be not just enough, but more than that. I was my best friend, my best partner, my best lover.
I took this advice very seriously and credited it with the permanent, satisfied smile I wore most days.
With the warm feelings still floating around in my belly from five hours of Hallmark movies, I crossed to my dresser and took out the black nightie trimmed with red lace, divested myself of clothes, and took my time slipping it on.
Then I let my hair down, eying myself in the mirror and wondering for maybe the hundredth time since separating from Kip whether or not I should dye it red.
I’d always wanted to be a redhead. I’d talked about it for years, but Kip said no one would take me seriously if I did.
Well, screw him.
I decided then and there that I would make an appointment with Darla for after Christmas and dye my hair red as a cardinal’s feathers. Leaving my bedroom dressed only in the nightie—because, why not? I was by myself and it was four days after Christmas. I’d taken the entire week off from work. I could walk around this house naked as a possum if I wanted, no one would see or care.
I tiptoed to the living room and grabbed another cookie, washing it down with a cup of eggnog—the good stuff with generous amounts of rum and brandy, not the store bought imitation for Baptists and Seventh Day Adventists—then packed away the remainder of our picnic.
But I did grab the bottle of brandy and a lowball glass.
As soon as the living room was tidy, I claimed the chair closest to the gas lit fireplace, snuggled under a blanket, poured myself two fingers of brandy, and picked up my eReader.
Since Jennifer’s relationship with Cletus Winston started last year, I’d become friendly with his only sister, Ashley. And Ashley was a reader. And Ashley had given me a list of the best dirty books to read during my alone time.
Suffice to say, Ashley Winston-Runous was now one of my favorite people on the planet.
The wind kicked up, whistling through the trees and windows. I noticed the snow coming down just before I lost myself to my book. About a half-hour later, the lights flickered off, then on, then off again. I glanced around, seeing they weren’t coming back on, and shrugged. I had my fire, blanket, and brandy to keep me warm. My eReader was fully charged and backlit. If needs be, I could sleep by the fireplace.
An hour passed. Then another. Maybe another after that. I didn’t know, I lost track of time. It was a real good book. The plot was better than the sex scenes, so I kept on reading. I was just coming to the second to last chapter—where all the good stuff happens—when a knock sounded on my front door.
Startled, I glanced at the clock over the fireplace. It was past midnight.
Now who in tarnation—
Another knock followed, louder this time and lasting for a longer period of time.
Frowning, I reluctantly set my eReader to one side and wrapped myself in the large blanket. The unknown person knocked a third time, even more insistent than before.
“I hear you, I hear you. Keep your britches on,” I muttered, making sure the blanket covered me from neck to ankle, then squinted through the peephole.
Oh my God . . .
It was dark, and I couldn’t see his face, but I knew who it was.
I knew.
Startled, I stiffened and reared back, my heart jumping to my throat.
“Diane?” he called, his Texas drawl meeting my ears and melting bones.
I blinked into the darkness, holding my breath, unsure how to proceed.
“Open the door, gorgeous,” he said, “It’s cold out here.”
Tags: 2016, christmas with, freebies, guest post, penny reid, short story, авторский пост, короткие истории, пенни рид, с рождеством
Christmas With Mel Sterling!
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
by Mel Sterling
It was snowing at last. Small flakes, the sort that would keep coming down for hours, sifting and hissing along the iced-over tree limbs with a noise like sugar sprinkled on the surface of a well-scrubbed kitchen table.
Thomas rubbed his hands together rapidly, kindling warmth with friction. He wasn't sure why the snow made him think of a warm kitchen where a kind, pretty woman worked with dough and sweetening. The more he was with Tess, the more he remembered what it had been like to be human, two hundred years and more ago. Winter had finally come to Forest Park, pushing aside the tenacious and dreary autumn. The solstice neared. He felt it in his trow bones, in the slowing of his blood as the season tilted into darkness and chill. In the deadening cold of the Queen's ragged gold and bone band around his upper arm.
With the coming of the snow, the danger of another night of ice coating Tess's birch-girl boughs and threatening to break her slender fingers had lessened. Thomas stepped close to her, where she stood rooted in the earth in a tiny copse of other birch girls—maidens already asleep for the winter. A big leaf maple or two loomed over the slender birches, branches bare of leaves but still green with heavy sleeves of moss. Beyond the maples, the ubiquitous and towering firs.
It was to the unsleeping evergreens that Tess was secretly listening, twining her thinnest, longest roots with theirs. The firs heard everything that went on in the Queen's fae mound below their roots, and sometimes spoke of the things that mattered to the tree-folk. And now, so did Tess.
Thomas put his warmed hands on her twiggy fingers to melt the thin rime that had reformed before the freezing rain changed into something friendlier.
Tess's birch-girl eyes opened, shadow-dark, high on her trunk and fringed with curled-back cuts of silvery bark. She was not asleep, not yet. Not while Thomas could bring her enough warmth to keep a tiny bit of sap flowing. Tess had work to do. She could sleep later, after they got the answers Hunter, the Queen's rebellious and powerful rival, required. The answers they all required, for without those answers, Hunter would do nothing to eradicate the spells the queen had placed upon the two of them—Thomas, a half-made trow, bound to do the Queen's will so long as her band encircled his arm. Tess, made a birch girl at the Queen's bitter whim, for Tess had destroyed the Queen's power this past Allantide, thwarting the Queen's moonlit gambit to wrest new fae territory from the humans of Portland.
"So cold," she whispered to Thomas. "But it's not as cold as the dawn was."
"The snow will warm the air. You're beautiful," Thomas whispered back. "I wish you could see yourself. Silver and white. You shimmer."
"I feel so stiff." Between his palms, her fingers flexed slightly. "Your hands are warm. They help." Her lashes lifted a little as she slanted him a glance. "I know you stay here for me. You could be inside somewhere, spending the winter warm and safe and dry. I...think I'd be all right out here. I'm cold and sleepy, but that's all."
"You have to stay awake to listen to the trees. Learn what the enemy is planning. Besides." Thomas pressed a kiss to the corner of the gash in the bark that was Tess's mouth. "You wouldn't leave me on Allantide. I won't leave you now. The solstice is near."
Tess gave a small shiver. "Is the winter solstice as nasty a time as the fae Halloween was? Do we have to be on guard against the Wild Hunt again?"
"Midwinter is very dark, even in the fae halls. The pixies have either died out or crept away to sleep until the spring, like the trees themselves."
Tess turned her face away from him, and Thomas knew she was remembering the pixies that had betrayed them to the Queen on Allantide night. "Nasty things. Serves them right, to die."
"Many of the fae sleep through the long nights, or are slow and tired, like me. But there are a few for whom the winter is the finest time of all. Holda, for one. She who brings the snow." He looked up, drawing Tess's gaze to where the snowflakes sifted down, catching on everything, beginning to build up like salt spray at the shore. "Those creatures who delight in the wind, or leading travelers astray."
"Tell me again how the fae lured you in, if their world is so horrid." Tess pulled her hands from his and flexed the fingers. "That's better. Thank you."
Thomas smiled and kissed her again. "There are beautiful things, as well, like you, my ghille dhu. My birch girl. My Tess. Whisper to me what the firs and maples have said today."
"They've been talking about last night's ice. A few lost limbs—I mean boughs. They don't have a trow to keep them warm." She smiled at him, and Thomas felt his heart thump hard a few times. "A maple somewhere on the north side fell, but she was old. They say her trunk was weak. Some bogles have dug a den beneath one of the solitary spruces and are making a nuisance of themselves. A Will o' the Wisp led someone into that boggy place just over the ridge, sometime before dawn. That is all."
A new voice, rough as stone grinding against stone, shattered their privacy. "I care not for the sputterings of swamp gas. Even less for the fate of the human foolish enough to follow it. The bogles, however. That interests me. Bogles outside the mound, at the solstice."
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Christmas With Julia Kent!
Christmasly Obedient
by Julia Kent
Jeremy dragged the sleigh across the dense snow, his vision obscured by the snowflakes floating before him, fat and lazy but thick as cotton. Living on the coast in Maine, just far enough north to catch snowstorms that immobilized them for days, was beautiful.
But a pain in the ass when it came to simple tasks.
Lydia had asked him to cut a small Christmas tree for their cabin, and a larger one to take to Boston tonight to deliver to Jeddy’s Diner, the restaurant her grandmother and brother co-owned. They’d surprise Madge and Caleb at the diner’s annual Christmas Eve celebration. Lydia’s mother, Sandy, had decided she needed to have the whole family visit her mother. Madge’s heart attack and octogenarian status made time seem to close off, tunneling to a pinpoint.
They needed to enjoy Madge while there was still light. Madge was a tough old bat with an iron will and a no-bullshit approach to life, but even she wasn’t immortal.
Their partner, Mike, was sick with a cold, though Jeremy suspected that being mansick was an excuse to get out of this miserable tree chore. Mike was probably back at home, feet before the fire, laughing his ass off at Jeremy’s gullibility.
“Fuck you,” he muttered to himself. Cursing Mike didn’t make him feel any better, though.
Oddly enough, the sun was shining in the sky, the snowstorm combined with the sunshine. The paradox threw him for a loop. How could the two co-exist?
Then he laughed, a self-deprecating sound as he trudged ahead toward the thick bank of fir trees.
Might as well ask the same question about him and Mike. How could two totally different people be perfectly suited for Lydia?
“Hey!” someone shouted, a man familiar to Jeremy, though he couldn’t see the person. “Jeremy? You out here?”
Adam. Lydia’s brother was home from being on the road, where he represented the marketing and social media interests of the family-run campground. A dark figure, gray and big, became more clear as he got closer. Adam dressed like Jeremy in a thick down coat, with black ski gloves, a balaclava covering his bearded face. A big guy, he wasn’t quite as tall as Jeremy – who was more than six and a half feet tall – but he made up for the difference in muscle.
Hulking and burly, with the grace of a guy who charmed people for a living, Adam was a perfect bland of rural Maine and sophisticated Boston.
Eyes like Lydia’s, a pale amber, poked out under the hood of his coat. “Find the right one?”
“Not yet. I’m half afraid to start chopping down a tree trunk and find myself face-to-face with a moose.”
“I don’t blame you. I’ve seen two of them out here before. I’d be more worried about bears, though.”
Jeremy jumped. “Bears?” He nearly pissed himself.
Adam shrugged. At least, Jeremy assumed he did. Hard to tell under all those layers of clothing and coat. “Just don’t show your fear.” His eyes narrowed. “Like you are right now, Jeremy.” His voice dropped low, a man’s timbre that made Jeremy feel stupid. “They’ll smell it on you.”
“That’s because bears fucking terrify me,” he said slowly, not afraid to admit it. “Why do I live here when we could just move to San Diego and live on the beach?”
Adam chuckled and started up a small hill, where a perfect cluster of firs beckoned. “Because my mother would kill you if you made Lydia leave.”
“Get killed by a bear, get killed by Sandy. Looks like my options are limited.”
“I’d take being killed by a bear over Mom any day. Better odds of escaping,” Adam declared. Yanking the sleigh parallel to the tree Adam was eyeing, Jeremy took in some deep breaths, staring up at the tall pines that disappeared like power lines going straight up to the moon. The snow was slowing down. He felt each flake hit his cheeks, the cool landing making him realize he hadn’t shaved in days. Each white snowkiss turned into a wet smack as the powder melted on his stubble, dripping down his chin and making his neck wet.
A sudden flash of Lydia naked, riding him, came with the visceral feeling. He hardened, pulse racing, suddenly needing her so madly his legs started to turn toward home.
“How about this one? Thick around the middle, nice curve to her, and I’ll bet she’ll last as long as we need her,” Adam said, clearly evaluating the tree but fuckall if his words didn’t make Jeremy hornier for Lydia.
Adam’s sister.
“Uh, yeah,” Jeremy stammered, hoping to God Adam couldn’t read minds. “Looks good.”
“Grandma will love it. She’ll hang some Christmas truck nuts all over the damn thing and cackle with glee.”
“Christmas...truck nuts? Do I dare ask?”
“You really want to know?” Adam asked with a laugh every single member of the Charles family used when they talked about Madge.
With an expert’s hand that Jeremy appreciated, Adam got down to business, clearing smaller branches from the bottom of the fir, then taking it down with ten minutes of ax work. Five minutes later Jeremy helped him haul the tree onto the sleigh.
“You do the smaller one,” Adam offered, pressing the ax handle into Jeremy’s right hand. Lydia’s father, Pete, did this – showed you how to do something, expected you to pay attention, then made you do it yourself.
Jeremy smiled to himself as he imitated Adam, moving slower. Pete had taught him to take great care around sharp, big blades. He handled the ax with a reverence befitting a tool that could take down a small tree.
And soon enough, the whole thing fell to the side, a muffled flumpf! on the snow indicating his success.
“Well done,” Adam praised him. Thunder rumbled suddenly in the sky. Surely Jeremy was mistaken, his ears confusing something else for the sound.
Tags: 2016, christmas with, freebies, guest post, julia kent, short story, авторский пост, джулия кент, короткие истории, с рождеством
Christmas With Grace Draven!
Monday, December 19, 2016 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews
OAK, HOLLY, AND THREE VEXED GHOSTS
Grace Draven
Copyright © 2016 by Grace Draven
Gideon scowled at his and Nathaniel’s reflections in the full length mirror residing in a corner of the library. “We look ridiculous.”
Nathaniel adjusted the crown of oak leaves and acorns perched atop his head, then brushed away imaginary specks of dust from his lapels. He eyed Gideon’s own crown of holly and red berries. “Our countenances are far too strange to ever look ridiculous, only frightening. Or on better days such as these, merely odd. Besides, we’re doing this for a worthy cause.”
“I wouldn’t bother were it not for the fact that Lilah has badgered her mother and me nearly into Bedlam with her request for a duel between the Oak King and the Holly King as part of the Yule celebration.” Gideon reached up to move his crown, hissing when the needle tip of a holly leaf pierced his finger. He jerked his hand away to wipe it across his coat, leaving a thread of silver blood across the fabric. “Already have first blood, and we haven’t even crossed swords yet.”
Nathaniel paid only half a mind to Gideon’s complaints. He cocked his head, listening for a moment to the sweet sound of female voices coming from the parlor.
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I hope you enjoyed this small peek into the world of the Bonekeeper Chronicles. Nathaniel is my hero in GASLIGHT HADES, Book One of the Bonekeeper Chronicles. His and Lenore’s story may be found in the duology BENEATH A WANING MOON, along with a fabulous Elizabeth Hunter tale. Gideon is my hero in GASLIGHT VIDUUS, Book Two of the Bonekeeper Chronicles, which I’m writing now. Gideon and Rachel’s story will be published in 2017.
Karina’s theme of writing a tale in which an unexpected visitor interrupts the Christmas celebration of some of my characters offered me a chance to tip an affectionate hat to my favorite Christmas story: A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens. Though Dickens wrote his story in 1843, and my story takes place in an alternate Victorian England of the 1860s, I took a small literary license of moving the events in ACC up almost twenty years to suit the purposes of this particular tale. Mea culpa.
There are other elements in this work which I incorporated from the history of Yule to the neopagan tradition in which the legendary Holly King and Oak King battle for supremacy over the Wheel of the Year. The Oak King always wins at Winter Solstice, and he reigns over the year until midsummer, when the Holly King returns to do battle and wins at Summer Solstice.
I'm an author and Louisiana native living in Texas with my husband, three smalls and a big doofus dog. I have lived in Spain, hiked the Teton Mountains, honeymooned in Scotland, ridden in competition rodeo and am the great great granddaughter of a Nicaraguan president. I also hate doing laundry and refuse to iron anything.
I've loved storytelling since forever. I published my first short story with Amber Quill Press and have since written several other tales. A love of the bad boy in fiction always inspires me.
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Christmas With 2016 Feature Schedule
Hello, ladies and gents!
This is my favorite time of the year on the blog, because awesome authors gather together here on Nocturnal Book Reviews and surprise the heck out of us, readers, with their gorgeous, festive stories.
As usual, I am deeply grateful and saying huge thanks to all the authors and friends participating in Christmas With feature this year.
Let all the fun begin!
In order of appearance (links will be added as the stories go live):
Grace Draven - 19th of December
Julia Kent - 20th of December
Mel Sterling - 21st of December
Penny Reid - 22nd of December
Elizabeth Hunter - 23rd of December
Huge hugs, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us!
Want more? See the rest of free stories here.
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Friday Mini Reviews #90: Cindy Anstey, J.D. Robb & Michelle Sagara
Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey
Juliana Telford is not your average nineteenth-century young lady. She’s much more interested in researching ladybugs than marriage, fashionable dresses, or dances. So when her father sends her to London for a season, she’s determined not to form any attachments. Instead, she plans to secretly publish their research.
Spencer Northam is not the average young gentleman of leisure he appears. He is actually a spy for the War Office, and is more focused on acing his first mission than meeting eligible ladies. Fortunately, Juliana feels the same, and they agree to pretend to fall for each other. Spencer can finally focus, until he is tasked with observing Juliana’s traveling companions . . . and Juliana herself.
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A sweet, lighthearted historical romance, but I felt like the author held back which left the narrative somewhat dry and underwhelming. It's a clean story, and the characters are very charming. they just needed a bit more oomph.
Милый, лёгкий исторический роман, однако у меня было ощущение, что автор постоянно себя сдерживала, поэтому сюжет казался сухим и скучноватым. Характеры сами по себе обаятельные, просто автору надо было с ними разыграться, добавить драматизма.
Chaos in Death by J.D. Robb (In Death #33.5)
A fantastic new Eve Dallas short story set after New York to Dallas.
Eve Dallas' latest case is starting off a little more bizarre than usual - a police sketch of a killer based on eye-witness testimony reveals he has green skin, swollen red eyes, goblin ears, and a dislocated jaw-structure that defies the human form. Is it a mask? Is it make-up? Or is the explanation more sinister?
Dallas faces off against multiple suspects - all of them students of medicine capable of precisely slicing the ears, noses, and eyes of the three victims. But who had the motive? More importantly, what kind of rogue science are these healers practicing?
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This was a fun take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. short and gross, it would have been a perfect plot for a cheesy horror b-movie. I enjoyed reading how Eve in her usual unflappable manner went about apprehending the killer.
Это был интересный пересказ Доктора Джекилла и Мистера Хайда. Мрачноватый, кровавый и идеально подходящий для дешёвого комедийного фильма ужасов. Я с удовольствием читала, как Ив в типичной для неё невозмутимой манере арестовывала убийцу.
Cast in Silence by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #5)
Don't ask. Don't tell. Stay alive.
A member of the elite Hawk force that protects the City of Elantra, Kaylin Neya has sacrificed much to earn the respect of the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani she works alongside. But the mean streets she escaped as a child aren't the ones she's vowed to give her life guarding. Those were much darker…
Kaylin's moved on with her life—and is keeping silent about the shameful things she's done to stay alive. But when the city's oracles warn of brewing unrest in the outer fiefdoms, a mysterious visitor from Kaylin's past casts her under a cloud of suspicion. Thankfully, if she's anything, she's a survivor…
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A very convoluted book, but at least we saw some of Kaylin's traumatic past, and we finally! found out why Nightshade singled her out in the first place. It's all clear now, ladies and gents. And of course, I found myself ridiculously excited by his role in this book. Obviously, I am team Nightshade, because we need more antiheroes in books.
Запутанная книга, в которой мы видим проблески травматичного прошлого Кейлин и наконец-то! понимаем почему Найтшейд её заметил. Теперь тут всё ясно, дамы и господа. Признаюсь, что роль Найтшейда в этой книги меня привела в восторг, так как я полностью в его лагере и считаю, что нам нужно больше антигероев в книгах. Интересно!
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St. Patrick's Day myths
It is time the Irish reclaimed St. Patrick's Day as their own. This site is a humorous response to all the erroneous nonsense that goes on throughout the American continent on 17th March in the name of the good gentleman.
First of all it may surprise you to know that St. Patrick's Day was not traditionally celebrated in Ireland in the same way it is in America and we most definitely did not drink green beer.
St. Patrick's Day was first and foremost a religious celebration in the old country. The colour most often associated with St. Patrick was blue which was also the colour of the old Irish flag.
SHAM SHAMROCK
The Irish shamrock is a small leafed plant with THREE leaves, not four as commonly found on Canadian St. Patrick's Day merchandise (made in China).
If you want to get botanically picky, the original used by St. Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity was probably hop clover (trifolium minus), white clover (trifolium repens), wood sorrel (oxalis acetosella) or the black medic (medicago lupulina) - not the huge leafed oxalis often sold in America - remember the old Irish song is "The Dear Little Shamrock". The plant commonly sold nowadays at Covent Garden as shamrock is trifolium minus, a small yellow-flowered clover, and the same plant is now used as shamrock in Ireland in the counties of Antrim, Down, Meath, Fermanagh, Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow, Westmeath, Wexford, Limerick, Waterford, Cork, and Kerry. This plant, in present usage, has the greatest claim to the name of true shamrock.
IS IT CLOVER?
The rare mutation of a four leafed clover was revered by pre Christian Druids and is considered lucky if you are fortunate enough to find one. Nowadays Oxalis deppei (a plant which naturally has four leaves) is used as a good luck plant. However it is not a true clover - just a lookalike. Perhaps when it is used on St. Patrick's Day it is meant to symbolise the luck o' the Irish, but PLEASE don't call it a shamrock!
WHAT ON EARTH IS CORNED BEEF?
As for corned beef - well...the Irish never ate the stuff. Now, it has been pointed out to me that James Joyce mentions it in The Dubliners. That may be so, but Dublin city has always been culturally more English than Irish. Beef was corned in and around the Cork region of Ireland from the late 1600s ( when the English took control) to the early 1800s but this was almost exclusively for export to England and Europe and was not commonly eaten by the natives. In my experience most people in Ireland agree that corned beef first appeared in cans during the War and to my knowledge that is the only way it is still available there.
(But the Americans ARE right about the cabbage!)
Just so you won't forget, here is a little poem!
GOOD GRIEF - NOT BEEF!
I just want to put something straight
About what should be on your plate,
If it's corned beef you're makin'
You're sadly mistaken,
That isn't what Irishmen ate.
If you ever go over the pond
You'll find it's of bacon they're fond,
All crispy and fried,
With some cabbage beside,
And a big scoop of praties beyond.
Your average Pat was a peasant
Who could not afford beef or pheasant.
On the end of his fork
Was a bit of salt pork,
As a change from potatoes 'twas pleasant.
This custom the Yanks have invented,
Is an error they've never repented,
But bacon's the stuff
That all Irishmen scoff,
With fried cabbage it is supplemented.
So please get it right this St. Paddy's.
Don't feed this old beef to your daddies.
It may be much flasher,
But a simple old rasher,
Is what you should eat with your tatties.
© Frances Shilliday 2004
Glossary -
praties (pronounced pray-tees) - another word for potatoes
tatties - another word for potatoes
Did you know that St. Patrick was not Irish? He was born in Britain, possibly Scotland or Wales. St. Patrick's Day is essentially a religious holiday in Ireland and was first celebrated as a secular holiday in the USA. There were already Christians in Ireland before the arrival of St.Patrick.
Funny sayings, witty comments and bright spakes abound in the colourful language of Northern Ireland. Visit Brightspakes for a titter at the local banter.
to you all!
The Grave of St. Patrick
Saul, Downpatrick, Co.Down, Northern Ireland
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The late Pliocene palaeoenvironments and palaeoclimates of the western Iberian Atlantic margin from the Rio Maior flora
Vieira, Manuel, Pound, Matthew and Pereira, Diamantino I. (2018) The late Pliocene palaeoenvironments and palaeoclimates of the western Iberian Atlantic margin from the Rio Maior flora. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 495. pp. 245-258. ISSN 0031-0182
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Vieira et al - The late Pliocene palaeoenvironments and palaeoclimates of the western Iberian Atlantic margin from the Rio Maior flora AAM.pdf - Accepted Version
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.018
Using a revised chronology, a new palynological study on the late Pliocene (Piacenzian and earliest Gelasian) Rio Maior site of the Tagus Basin in western Portugal has been undertaken from the F98 core. Combining light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, a total of 127 different pollen and spore taxa have been identified from the Piacenzian Lake and indicate the presence of a subtropical to warm-temperate mixed forest during the majority of the Piacenzian (3.6–2.8 Ma). It is only in the latest Piacenzian (after 2.8 Ma) that progressive extinctions of climate sensitive taxa and a drop in diversity indicate a cooling and drying climate trend that has also been recorded from high-latitude localities. By the earliest Gelasian (2.58 Ma), a low diversity Ericaceae and Pinus dominated vegetation remained. The Piacenzian flora of Rio Maior also shows fluctuations in the presence of climate sensitive taxa and pollen-spore diversity that may be related to Piacenzian glaciations.
Piacenzian; Tagus Basin; Pollen and spores; Flora, vegetation; Climate change
F400 Forensic and Archaeological Science
F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Geography and Environmental Sciences
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Blues, for example, is the 12-bar, the minor pentatonic, bending, etc. By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Charlie Worsham based on my information, interests,. 1 - Ituri Forest. sara solo the female solo guitarist She's now based in Ivory Coast where she says she's learning the music of that country. In addition to working with Steely Dan since 1999, Jon has released five solo albums, and a book of of unaccompanied guitar arrangements titled Arrangements for Guitar. In 2016, Don began composing new African music for his debut album, collaborating with Congolese musicians in Europe, including one of Kanda Bongo Man’s lead guitarists, Jeannot Bel.
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international intrigue Sept. 13, 2010
American Hiker to Be Released … After $500,000 Bail Is Paid, That Is
By Josh Duboff
Sarah Shourd — one of three Americans arrested more than a year ago near the Iraq border — will likely be released “in the next two or three days” after a $500,000 bill is paid, according to her Iranian lawyer. After Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday he would be releasing Shourd — suffering from health problems — in a Ramadan-timed act of good faith, the judiciary stepped in and said, in so many words, “not so fast.” Sunday, the judiciary announced the new terms, including the bail amount. Shourd’s two companions, though, may not be so lucky — they are likely to remain in prison on espionage charges (Shourd would be tried in absentia).
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Robert Hennefer Named Philadelphia PGA Golf Professional of the Year
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In early December, the Philadelphia PGA’s Special Awards Committee met with a singular goal in mind of determining the 2017 Philadelphia PGA special awards. With more than 140 Philadelphia PGA Professionals nominated for awards this past season, the task of narrowing the nominees down to the top professional in each category would be extensive. However, after lengthy deliberation, the committee recognized ten professionals with the following awards.
GOLF PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
The highest recognition the Philadelphia PGA bestows annually is the Golf Professional of the Year award. This year that achievement goes to Robert Hennefer, the Director of Golf at Indian Spring Golf Club. Since obtaining his membership in 2008, Hennefer has held multiple Head Professional, Director of Golf, and General Manager positions before arriving at Indian Spring Golf Club in 2014.
Since taking over operations at the township owned facility, Hennefer and his team have increased Indian Spring’s rounds of golf, driving range sales, merchandise sales, and memberships all leading to an overall revenue increase each of the past three seasons. Because of the success of the facility and the township’s eagerness to improve their parks and recreation program, Hennefer has been appointed to oversee the township’s new Recreation and Open Space Initiative.
However, Hennefer does not limit himself to just succeed at his facility. Since becoming a PGA member, Hennefer has served on multiple Philadelphia PGA committees as well as board positions. Most recently, Hennefer ended his term as the Section’s District 1 Director and was elected to serve on the Executive Committee as Director of Tournaments.
Hennefer also gives his time as a volunteer and mentor to his fellow PGA Professionals. Hennefer has volunteered to provide free lessons at various Section and community events, often times seeking out opportunities to bring the game of golf to new audiences. Having been mentored by some of the Section’s most well-known Professionals, Hennefer repays those experiences by talking with young apprentices and PGM students preparing for their Playing Ability Test.
Although it is Hennefer’s work with individuals with special needs that has rewarded him the most. Inspired by his brother Brad, Hennefer has dedicated countless hours to working with individuals with Down Syndrome. This includes community walks, golf lessons and competing in the Special Olympics alongside his brother. It is because of this dedication that Hennefer received the Special Olympics’ highest honor, the Conrad Rehling Award in 2016. Golf Professional of the Year is Hennefer’s third Philadelphia PGA special award (Player Development – 2012), (Merchandiser of the Year – Public 2015).
“I am extremely honored, excited and humbled to be recognized as the Golf Professional of the Year, said Hennefer. There are many great PGA professionals in the Philadelphia section and I am truly honored to be recognized among them.”
“I am grateful for the great team at Indian Spring that I am lucky enough to work with every day as well as for my wife Diana who has supported me throughout my career. This for me, is an award I will cherish forever, but it is also special for our facility to be recognized, and that is what I am really excited about.”
“A special thank you to the special awards committee and the Philadelphia PGA staff for all of the hard work they put in on a daily basis. A heartfelt congratulations to all of the other award winners and I look forward to celebrating with everyone at our annual awards dinner.”
Receiving this year’s Teacher of the Year honor is a two-time past winner (2008, 2015), John Dunigan of White Manor Country Club. Dunigan has been a fixture on the teaching scene having presented at multiple seminars nationally, locally as well as internationally at the First Modern Golf Coaching Summit in Manilla, Philippines. Although teaching junior golfers is the biggest segment of Dunigan’s portfolio he also teaches accomplished golfers of all levels. Perhaps the biggest name on Dunigan’s roster is PGA Tour veteran Sean O’Hair who Dunigan has coached since 2013. In addition to teaching, Dunigan has published many articles aimed at teaching and coaching. Not only has Dunigan been a three time Philadelphia PGA Teacher of the Year, he has also been recognized as a Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher (2017), Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher (2016), Golf Range Magazine Top 50 Teacher (2015-2016) and a US Kids Top 50 Instructor (2013-2014).
“We have such a large number of great teachers in our section that being named Philadelphia Section Teacher of the Year is a major career achievement, said Dunigan. To receive this award for a third time leaves me speechless–and if you know me, that’s saying quite a lot. I would like to thank Concert Golf and the fine folks at White Manor CC for giving me the opportunity to be part of a great team and make myself truly at home at their wonderful facility. I’d like to thank the awards committee for their hard work on the arduous task of choosing the award winners from such a great talent pool. Most of all, I would like to thank my students: you are the reason why I study every single day to make myself a better coach for YOU. This award is every bit as much yours as it is mine.”
ASSISTANT GOLF PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
The Philadelphia PGA Assistant Professional of the year was awarded to Dan Mrozinski of Commonwealth National Golf Club. In addition to serving all of the roles required of an Assistant Professional at Commonwealth National, Mrozinski also finds time to serve the Philadelphia PGA as a member of the Section’s Junior Golf Committee. It is through his involvement on this committee that Mrozinski has been able to implement a variety of PGA of America initiatives at Commonwealth National, most notably PGA Junior League Golf. Mrozinski also stays involved in his local community serving as a member of the Deerhurst Civic Association helping to plan and organize various community events. This is Mrozinski’s first Philadelphia PGA special award.
“Winning this award means so much me it’s difficult to put into words, said Mrozinski. I’m extremely honored to be the recipient and humbly except this award on the behalf of all the hard working Assistants in the Section.
I would like to thank Patrick Shine for his mentoring, his guidance and nomination. I also have to thank the entire Commonwealth family for all the support.”
HORTON SMITH AWARD
This year’s Horton Smith Award was presented to Eric Handley of Penn State University. Handley serves as the Director of Penn State University’s Teaching and Research Center in addition to serving as an assistant professor in the University’s PGA Golf Management program. Over the past five years, Handley has been committed to sharing the information he and his team are working on at Penn State with his fellow professionals both locally and nationally. Handley, has presented at the PGA of America’s Merchandise Show the past three years including as a keynote speaker at the 2017 Teaching and Coaching Summit. Handley has also been instrumental on the Philadelphia PGA education scene presenting on various Biomechanic topics. As an assistant professor, Handley has created a curriculum for a web-based Biomechanics of Golf class which is available to anyone with an internet connection. Handley also works closely with the University’s PGM program to develop initiatives for the Penn State PGM Player Development program. This is Handley’s first Philadelphia PGA special award.
“Being recognized as the Horton Smith award recipient has great significance and is particularly special to me, said Handley. Within the Penn State PGA Golf Management program we are particularly passionate about contributing to the education of future and current PGA Professionals. I owe much of this recognition to the support of family, friends, and the amazing people with whom I work.”
PGA BILL STRAUSBAUGH AWARD
This year’s PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award was presented to Tom Gilbert of Gulph Mills Golf Club. The Strausbaugh Award recognizes an individual for their continuing effort to mentor their fellow PGA Professionals. This trait is evident in Gilbert as he has helped nearly all of his past Assistant PGA Professionals to further their careers and obtain Head Professional positions. Gilbert has also worked to cultivate a strong network of PGM interns through his relations with several PGM universities. Gilbert not only dedicates his time to helping those assistants who he works with but also to various organizations outside of the Gulph Mills community. Gilbert has volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House, the Cradles to Crayon charity in Conshohocken, and the Mid-Atlantic Blind Golfers Association. This is Gilbert’s second Philadelphia PGA special award (Merchandiser of the Year – Private 2016).
“I am incredibly honored to have won the Bill Strausbaugh award, said Gilbert. Over the years my staff has helped me become a successful Professional and in return, I try my best to help them reach their career goals. I am thrilled to be the person receiving this year’s award, but in my mind it is a representation of all of my assistants success and for that I am truly proud.”
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Gerry Davis of Flourtown Country Club was presented with the Player Development Award for the 2017 season. Davis is active in player development both at Flourtown Country Club as well as away from the facility. At Flourtown Country Club, Davis has implemented a variety of programs for golfers of all abilities all aimed at getting people involved in the game. These programs include “Golf at the Pool” a programs which brings golf to Flourtown’s more than 1200 pool members. This initiative has directly led to new golf members each of the past three years. Davis also has a variety of programs aimed at introducing, teaching and retaining female golfers. Finally, Davis has been instrumental in growing Flourtown’s PGA Junior League Golf since 2014. This is Davis’ first Philadelphia PGA special award.
“I am truly honored and humbled to have been awarded the 2017 Player Development Award for the Philadelphia Section PGA, said Davis. Growing the game is a passion of mine every day. It’s a joy to teach new players, both young and old. I’m grateful to Bob Hennefer, PGA of Indian Spring Country Club for nominating me and to the Special Awards Committee for this award.”
YOUTH PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
This year’s Philadelphia PGA Youth Player Development Award was presented to Dave Zimmaro, Assistant PGA Professional at Overbrook Golf Club. Since arriving at Overbrook Golf Club, Zimmaro has worked diligently to incorporate all of the PGA of America initiatives at the facility. These include Drive, Chip, and Putt, PGA Junior League Golf as well as the Philadelphia Junior Tour. However, Zimmaro’s reach into Youth Player Development extends well beyond that. Beginning with his time at the First Tee of Greater Philadelphia, Zimmaro has worked to bring golf to those who may have not had access to the game previously. This includes a golf in schools program, working with the Mid-Atlantic Blind Golfers Association, learning sign language in order to work with students at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, and working with the Department of Justice on the Students for Juvenile Justice (SJJ) initiative. The SJJ works as a rehabilitation program giving juveniles a chance to learn the game of golf. These are just a few of the programs Zimmaro has worked with during his time as a PGA Professional. This is Zimmaro’s first Philadelphia PGA special award.
“I am very humbled and honored to accept the 2017 Youth Player Development Award, said Zimmaro. I accept this award on behalf of all the PGA Professionals whose tireless work positively impacts the lives of youth through the game of golf. It truly takes a village to run a successful youth program. Thanks to all of the people who have helped me along the way, but most importantly to the kids who inspire me to work harder every day!”
PATRIOTS AWARD
The PGA Patriot Award recognizes a PGA Professional who personifies patriotism through the game of golf and demonstrates unwavering commitment to the men and women who have served in our nation’s military. This year, the Philadelphia PGA recognizes John Carpineta of Bensalem Township Country Club as the recipient of this award. Carpineta’s journey to become a PGA Professional did not come until after a few stops along the way, included serving in our nation’s military. However, once Carpineta became a PGA Professional he began to serve our military veterans in a variety of ways. Carpineta has been a leader in growing the Philadelphia PGA’s HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) program through his connections with the area VA centers and VFW halls. Carpineta has also been activate with the Eastern Amputee Golf Association, Wounded Warriors Program, VA First Swing Clinic, and Patriot Golf Day events. This is Carpineta’s second Philadelphia PGA special award (Player Development Award – 2015).
“I am deeply honored to be chosen for this award considering the number of many fine PGA Professionals in our Section, said Carpineta. A big thank you goes out to the committee who work hard to make their selections. I must however in good conscious share it with those who contribute so much to the HOPE program which this year impacted more than 1,200 veterans getting them back into the swing of things not only on the links but also at home. Let there be no mistake these 1,200 veterans will be in contact with their fellow veterans who feel there is no hope thus enabling them to remain on our planet receiving the love they deserve.”
MERCHANDISER OF THE YEAR (PRIVATE)
This year’s Merchandiser of the Year – Private was awarded to Commonwealth National Golf Club’s Patrick Shine. Under the direction of Shine the golf shop at Commonwealth National has seen steady growth over the last several years. Understanding the needs and wants of the membership, Shine and his team work keep to the golf shop fresh in part by updating displays twice monthly giving the golf shop a “life-style shop” feel. Additionally, Shine has utilized an indoor teaching center and technology to increase hard good sales at Commonwealth national. Although previously nominated, this is Shine’s first Philadelphia PGA special award.
“First, I’d like to congratulate all the Special award winners, said Shine. Being part of the special awards committee for the last couple of years has allowed me to see just how much talent we have in the Philadelphia PGA. We are truly fortunate to have some of the PGA’s finest teachers, players, educators and community leaders in our Section.”
“To be recognized by my peers for Merchandising is special. This award, unlike some of the other categories is a complete team award. I am fortunate to work with a staff that prioritizes the merchandising aspect as one of the club’s top priorities. The combined daily efforts of Dan Mrozinski, Bill Fromholzer, Justin Rinas along with Nadine Stan-Boyens has been crucial to hitting our sales goals. I certainly would not have received this award without their hard work and dedication. Lastly, I am thankful to our membership at Commonwealth for their continued support and trust when purchasing apparel and golf equipment.”
The final Philadelphia PGA special award was presented to our Salesperson of the Year, Jim Ravina. As an independent sales representative, Ravina has supported the Philadelphia PGA across multiple brands for nearly thirty years. Ravina has also helped to educate our PGA Professionals through in-shop seminars on merchandising and technology. Ravina’s dedication to our Section Professionals is a big reason why he is a two-time Philadelphia PGA Salesperson of the Year (2014, 2017).
“The Philadelphia PGA is stacked with talented sales representatives, said Ravina. I am honored and humbled that I was chosen as the 2017 Philadelphia PGA Salesperson of the Year. I would like to offer my sincerest gratitude to all of the PGA Professionals who gave me the opportunity to serve them over the past 30 years. Being recognized by your customer is the highest honor a sales person can hope to achieve. On behalf of all of the companies I represent, my assistant Ann Ohmott and myself I wish to thank the entire Philadelphia PGA for this most prestigious award.”
Oakley Wins Event No. 6 of PGA Tournament Series Presented By Golf Advisor
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By Craig Dolch
Special to PGA of America
PORT ST. LUCIE – Zac Oakley and Matt Borchert didn’t know they were tied for the lead when they came to the 18th tee in Tuesday’s final round of Event No. 6 of the PGA Tournament Series.
But Oakley had a familiar feeling when he walked off the 18th green.
Oakley, a PGA Assistant Professional at Heritage Shores Club in Bridgeville, Del., birdied the 18th hole to win his second PGA Tournament Series event this month. Oakley’s 5-footer capped off a 5-under 67 that left him at 12-under 132 after two trips around the Ryder Course at PGA Golf Club.
“I knew if I made that putt, I was either in a playoff or I won,” said Oakley, who hit an 8-iron from 168 yards. “It’s an awesome feeling. I hit the ball solid and the putter got hot this week.”
Borchert, the PGA Director of Instruction at Isleworth Golf Club near Orlando, bogeyed the 18th hole after his tee shot landed in a fairway bunker and he missed the green and a 10-foot putt. Borchert (68) finished tied for second with Danny Balin (68).
“I had no idea where I stood, and maybe that’s something that can change in the future,” said Borchert, who last year qualified for his first U.S. Open at 39. “We had made so many birdies and I had made a few mistakes, I couldn’t remember.”
Balin had a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 18 that would have forced Oakley to make his putt for the win. Balin still won the PGA Tournament Series money title with $12,705, thanks to a win and two runner-up finishes to Oakley ($11,972).
“I didn’t give it as good of a charge as I would have liked, but it’s nice to win the money title for the first time,” Balin said. “My goal was to make some money and play well.”
Balin got an up-close look at Oakley during the PGA Tournament Series, and he was impressed with what he saw.
“He’s solid,” Balin said. “He hits it 30 yards past me and he’s a good wedge player. That’s a nice combination.”
Casey Pyne of Bloomington, Ill., shot the lowest round of the six PGA Tournament Series events – an 8-under 64 to move from 33rd to a fourth-place tie with Daniel Iceman (65) and Bob Sowards (69).
I played the par-5s well, which is something I haven’t been doing,” Pyne said. “I put myself in good spots and made the putts. I knew there was a low round out there.”
Omar Uresti, who clinched PGA Professional Player of the Year, tied for 18th at 3-under 141.
The PGA Tournament Series is presented by Golf Advisor.
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Brett Melton Wins Event No. 5 of PGA Tournament Series
JoeDecember 19, 2017Comments Off on Brett Melton Wins Event No. 5 of PGA Tournament SeriesUncategorized
PORT ST. LUCIE –
It’s not often when you start the final round tied for the lead, shoot even par and lift the trophy.
But that’s what happened to Brett Melton on Friday at PGA Golf Club.
He shot a 72 to win Event No. 5 of the PGA Tournament Series by two shots over Rod Perry, Frank Bensel and Adam Rainaud. Melton finished at 4-under 140 to earn $5,000 for his third career PGA Tournament Series title.
“I got it to 7-under after three straight birdies (at 5, 6 and 7) and just tried to make pars from there,” said Melton, a PGA Assistant Professional at Radley Run Country Club in West Chester, Pa. “But the tough course took over.
“I feel fortunate to shoot even par and not get passed today with the quality of the field.”
Perry (74) had an uncharacteristic up-and-down day, making five birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey on a difficult Wanamaker Course. He was a shot back heading to 18, but made a bogey after his approach barely cleared the water.
“I made too many mistakes and you can’t do that on this type of course,” said Perry, the PGA Head Professional at Crane Lakes Golf & Country Club in Port Orange.
Perry’s third runner-up finish of the PGA Tournament Series leaves him $653 behind Danny Balin ($9,555) for leading money winner of the PGA Tournament Series. Perry has been leading money winner twice, but that’s not his goal for next week’s Event No. 6.
“Winning a tournament,” Perry said. “That’s what we’re all out here for.”
Melton agreed. “Winning never gets old,” he said.
Bensel, who spends his winters working at the two Breakers golf courses, notched his second runner-up finish in the last week. He shot a 73.
“I just couldn’t get it in the hole,” Bensel said. “The greens were really difficult.”
Rainaud started the round tied for 11th, but moved up after a 72. Nick Latimer-Zabor (71-143) was alone in fifth.
Heritage Shore’s Zac Oakley Wins Second PGA Tournament Series Event
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Zac Oakley’s second swing of the day turned out to be an omen – even if he didn’t see the result.
Oakley holed a 110-yard wedge on the first hole for eagle Tuesday and added a traditional eagle four holes later, jump-starting a 6-under 66 that enabled him to win Event No. 2 of the PGA Tournament Series at PGA Golf Club.
“The first hole I didn’t see it land,” Oakley said. “My partner said it went in the hole. I went up there and it was in the hole. I felt good after that.”
Oakley felt even better when he eagled the par-5 fifth hole on the Dye Course, making a 20-footer. He clinched the victory with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 17th, finishing at 8-under 136, two shots ahead of Danny Balin (68) and Brett Walker (68).
“This is definitely my biggest PGA win since I’ve been in the program,” said Oakley, a part-time Palm City resident who caddies at famed Seminole Golf Club. Oakley was congratulated after the victory by his father, former Senior British Open champion Pete Oakley.
Balin was bidding to win his second consecutive PGA Tournament Series event. The Rockville, Md., native had four birdies in a five-hole stretch after the turn to move into a tie for the lead.
But Balin three-putted the 17th hole from 15 feet, and when Oakley birdied the hole, the two-shot swing left Balin tied for second with Walker of Jupiter.
“I thought I needed to make the putt on 17 and I just misjudged the speed,” Balin said. “I was playing catchup with Zac all day.”
Oakley earned $5,000 for the victory.
Marc Issler of Jupiter was alone in fourth with a 67-139. Three players tied for fifth at 3-under 141: Omar Uresti (69), Andy Hansen (71) and Jonathan Mansfield (71).
Junior Tour Awards Dinner Recognizes Outstanding Junior Members
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On Saturday, December 2, the Philadelphia Junior Tour held their inaugural Junior Tour Awards dinner. This event served as a way to recognize all of the junior golfers who achieved success throughout the 2016-17 Philadelphia Junior Tour season. In addition to formally recognizing the year-end award winners, Golf Channel personality and PGA Professional Michael Breed served as the event’s keynote speaker creating a special atmosphere for all in attendance.
After opening remarks from Philadelphia PGA Tournament Director Brian Schulte, PGA the evening’s first awards were given out. The Harry Hammond Scholarship, named in honor of the long time Philadelphia PGA Professional of the same name, recognizes juniors for their accomplishments both on and off the golf course. The 2017 Harry Hammond Scholarship winners were: BOYS – 1st Conner Bennink, 2nd Drew Steinmetz, 3rd Simon Asadoorian; GIRLS – 1st Savanna Haas, 2nd Georgia Naples, 3rd Jessica McClellan & Amanda Jones who all received contributions for their post-secondary education.
For the player awards, juniors were recognized in the following categories; Graham Company Player(s) of the Year for both boys and girls across all age groups as well as the Sam Penecale Scoring Average crown also across all age groups. The 2017 Graham Company Players of the Year were Alec Ryden (Boys 16-18), Grace Hickey (Girls 16-18), Dylan Gooneratne (Boys 13-15), Elizabeth Beek (Girls 13-15), and Benjamin Saggers (12 & under). Taking home the Sam Penecale Scoring titles were Caleb Ryan (Boys 16-18), Grace Hickey (Girls 16-18), Stephen Lorenzo (Boys 13-15), Elizabeth Beek (Girls 13-15), and Matthew Normand (12 & under).
After all the awards were given out the evening was turned over to keynote speaker Michael Breed. Although Breed spoke to all in attendance his message was specifically geared toward the juniors in the room. Breed asked the juniors to understand the difference between character and reputation and how knowing that will help them in all walks of life. Breed also asked that the juniors be appreciative of the sacrifices everyone around them make day in and day out to ensure that they are able to enjoy the game of golf. Finally, Breed fielded questions from the audience and answered everything from: “What was your most memorable moment in golf?” to “What was it like getting to meet and work with Arnold Palmer?” The ceremony and Breed’s comments made for a memorable evening.
For a complete list of Philadelphia Junior Tour award winners as well as updated schedule information please visit the Philadelphia Junior Tour website, www.phillyjuniortour.com.
Philadelphia PGA Holiday Open House
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PGA to Conduct KPMG Women’s PGA Championship & PGA Championship at Aronimink
JoeNovember 14, 2017Comments Off on PGA to Conduct KPMG Women’s PGA Championship & PGA Championship at AroniminkUncategorized
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced today that Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, will host the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the 2027 PGA Championship.
Founded in 1896, Aronimink has hosted a number of significant golf events during its storied history, including the 1962 PGA Championship (won by Gary Player), the 1977 U.S. Amateur (John Fought) and the 2003 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (John Jacobs). Aronimink was also the site of the PGA TOUR’s AT&T National in 2010 (Justin Rose) and ’11 (Nick Watney). The BMW Championship will be staged there in ‘18.
With this announcement, Aronimink becomes the first venue to stage each of the PGA of America’s three rotating major championships (PGA Championship, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship).
“The PGA of America is thrilled to return major championship golf to Aronimink Golf Club,” said PGA of America President Paul Levy. “We’re certain that the best players in the world – both men and women – will be pleased, and, when the time comes, sufficiently challenged by one of America’s special layouts. We’re excited to twice celebrate golf and to plug into the enthusiasm for sport that Philadelphia is famous for.”
The KPMG Women’s Championship is a collaboration between the PGA of America, LPGA and KPMG, and focuses on the development, advancement and empowerment of women on and off the golf course. Formerly known as the LPGA Championship, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship includes a women’s leadership summit (KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit) and an ongoing charitable initiative (KPMG Future Leaders Program) designed to inspire and develop new generations of women leaders.
“Through the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, we continue to elevate women on and off the golf course. Aronimink Golf Club will provide another top caliber course on which the world’s best women golfers can compete,” said Lynne Doughtie, KPMG U.S. Chairman and CEO. “To help more women in business advance to the C-suite, the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit provides next-generation women leaders with high-impact leadership development content, networking, and access to inspirational leaders.”
“We couldn’t be happier to take the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to the great state of Pennsylvania and the storied Aronimink Golf Club,” said LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan. “This Championship continues to elevate the stage for women’s golf and we are very pleased to provide the best players in the world the opportunity to compete at a distinguished venue with an established, rich history of hosting golf championships at the highest levels.”
The PGA Championship is the only all-professional major in men’s golf. It began in 1916, just months after the birth of the PGA of America, and today features one of the deepest international fields in golf. Since 1994, it has perennially featured the most top-100 players in the Official World Golf Rankings of all golf Championships.
During the 1962 PGA Championship at Aronimink, Gary Player claimed the third of his nine career majors as he held off a late charge from Bob Goalby to win by one shot. Jack Nicklaus finished in a tie for third place – two behind Player – in his PGA Championship debut.
Aronimink’s golf course was designed by Donald Ross in 1926. During the Club’s Centennial Year in 1996, a plaque was unveiled behind the first tee, sharing a 1948 quote from Ross pertaining to his work at Aronimink: “I intended to make this my masterpiece, but not until today did I realize that I built better than I knew.”
“The membership of Aronimink welcomes the PGA of America back to the site of Gary Player’s 1962 PGA Championship,” said Joe Fabrizio, Aronimink President. “We are very excited to be the host venue for these two great championship events. Our golf course, recently restored to Donald Ross’ original design, will be a true test of golf for both the women and men.”
For more information about the PGA of America, visit PGAMediaCenter.com, follow @PGA on Twitter and find us on Facebook.
For more information about KPMG, visit KPMG.com/WomensLeadership.
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FUTURE SITES (as of Fall 2017)
KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
2018 – Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer, Illinois
2019 – Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
2020 – Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
2018 – Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 – Bethpage Black, Farmingdale, New York
2020 – Harding Park, San Francisco, California
2021 – The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island (South Carolina) Golf Resort
2022 – Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, New Jersey
2023 – Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
2028 – The Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
2024-30* – Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Date to be announced
101st PGA Annual Meeting Concludes
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New Officers Elected as Section’s Fall Meeting Caps the 2017 Season
JoeOctober 24, 2017Comments Off on New Officers Elected as Section’s Fall Meeting Caps the 2017 SeasonUncategorized
Blue Bell, Pa. – On Monday, October 23, the Philadelphia PGA season came to an unofficial end as the Section held its annual Fall Meeting, which, this year, was hosted by Cedarbrook Country Club. The meeting brought together nearly 225 Section Professionals to discuss the Section’s business affairs from the past year. One of the most important issues on the meeting slate was the Section’s biennial elections.
With names brought forth from the Section’s nominating committee, the Section conducted elections for both the Executive Committee and six district directors. The Section is excited to announce that the following Professionals were elected by acclamation to serve the members of the Philadelphia PGA.
President – John Rogers, PGA – Victory Golf
Vice President – Jeff Kiddie, PGA – Aronimink GC
Secretary – Patrick Shine, PGA – Commonwealth National GC
Director of Section Affairs – Chip Richter, PGA – Carlisle CC
Director of Tournaments – Robert Hennefer, PGA – Indian Spring GC
District 1 Director – Kevin Duffy, PGA – Riverton CC
District 2 Director – Anthony Malizia, PGA – Bidermann GC
District 3 Director – Jason Gebhart, PGA – Outdoor CC
District 4 Director – Dustin McCormick, PGA – Glen Brook GC
District 5 Director – Brett Nelson, PGA – Moselem Springs GC
District 6 Director – Eric Schultz, PGA – Sunnybrook CC
District 6 Director – Eric Kennedy, PGA – Overbrook CC
The Executive Committee gained two new additions as both Robert Hennefer and Chip Richter moved from their District Director roles to join the team. With the exception of Eric Kennedy, the remaining elected District Directors will all be serving their first terms. Finally, after his two year run as President of the Philadelphia PGA, Ian Dalzell will now serve as the Section’s Honorary President while John Pillar will join the ranks of the Section’s Past Presidents.
The Section was also privileged to have PGA of America President Paul Levy in attendance to serve as the meeting’s keynote speaker. Levy addressed the meeting attendees touching on various important topics affecting all PGA Professionals before opening of the floor to questions.
In addition to the conducting the business of the Section, the meeting is also a chance for the Section to recognize all of the year-end award winners. Leading the way on the Omega Player of the Year Points List was first time winner and Section newcomer Brett Melton (Radley Run CC). Melton had multiple wins in 2017 including the Pro-Am for Wishes and the Shawnee Open. Melton was also awarded bonus points for finishing with the season’s lowest scoring average, 69.44, also giving him the DeBaufre Scoring Average crown. Melton finished 300 points ahead of second place finisher Stu Ingraham (M Golf Range) who in addition to multiple top ten finishes also claimed victory at the Jack Jolly / Golf Pride Championship. Rounding out the top three was Dave Quinn (Philmont CC) who earned a win at the 2017 Conestoga Classic.
Stu Ingraham (M Golf Range) continued his streak as the Robert “Skee’ Riegel Senior Player of the Year award bringing his consecutive title streak to eight in a row. Ingraham had multiple senior wins which in the end propelled him to a more than 1,000 point lead in the senior player of the year race. Finishing second to Ingraham was Dave Quinn (Philmont CC). Quinn also had multiple senior wins in 2017 however none was bigger than his first Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship. Newly minted senior player, John Pillar (CC of Woodloch Spring) rounded out the top three in his first year of eligibility.
The Section’s Howard “Ike” Turner Most Improved Player went to Michael Caldwell (Biderman GC). Caldwell improved his position on the Omega Player of the Year points list by nearly 100 places to finish 2017 in the 40th position. Caldwell also dropped his scoring average by three shots while increasing his tournament participation.
The Section’s Comeback Player of the Year went to Billy Stewart (The ACE Club). After finishing inside the top 10 on the 2015 Omega Player of the Year Leaderboard injuries plagued Stewart during the 2016 season. However the time away did not hurt Stewart this past season and even though he had not played competitive golf in over a year, he was nearly a top 10 player in 2017 finishing 12th place on the final Omega Player of the Year standings.
After the meeting was adjourned almost 50 two person teams headed out to compete in the season’s final event, the Fall Meeting Foursomes. The foursome format was select drive-alternate shot and in the end the pair of Stu Ingraham (M Golf Range) and Jason Calhoun (Univ. of Pennsylvania) finished at 4-under (68) to earn a one shot victory over the field.
Fall Meeting Foursome Results
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Open Sky Fitness Podcast
Rob & Devon Dionne have been in the health and fitness world for over a decade. Devon is a Holistic Nutrition Counselor and GYROTONIC® Instructor. Rob is a certified personal trainer with NASM, holding advanced certification, CES, PES, MMA, and Weight Loss Specialist. He's also a level 1 Crossfit Instructor. This husband and wife team redefine what it means to be healthy in this fast paced, hectic world we live in. The Open Sky Fitness Podcast is perfect for men and women who are trying to get back in shape after neglecting their health after years of focusing on their jobs or building a family. Remember what it was like when you were 20 years old? Diet and exercise wasn't a thing. If you worked out for a few days or stopped eating cheese burgers for a week, you'd drop ten pounds. Too bad we can't live in that reality forever. Welcome to life after 30. Rob & Devon would like to help you find the right path for this moment in your life. We don't believe in going on a diet. We don't believe there's only one way to achieving the body you want. We do believe in creating a lifestyle that allows you to have the best of both worlds...eating delicious food and being healthy at the same time. It is possible. Just listen to our show and you'll see! If you have questions you'd like us to answer on our show or via email, feel free to contact Rob. If you'd just like to write us a letter and give us your feedback, we'd love that too. Send everything to Rob@OpenSkyFitness.com Thanks for listening! Enjoy the show.
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This week on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast, Devon and myself are going to go over an awesome method to help you build the strong muscles you want: Time Under Tension (TUT) workouts with tempo exercises.
Building muscles is just one benefit of these workouts, but they can also help you:
Have more control over your lifts and movements.
Achieve a full range of motion.
Increase the amount of time to heal the body.
Prevent injuries from ever happening.
Doing TUT workouts is really going to help impact your progress; especially if you're new to lifting. As a beginner, there's nothing better than slowing down and really focusing on your form.
In this episode, we'll also discuss:
Connective tissue: what it is and why it's so important.
3 different types of muscle contractions you need to know about.
How to use TUT in workouts via tempo and workout examples.
Specific tempo rates for different purposes.
The importance of doing a variety of different TUT workouts.
Benefits of doing accessory movements in addition to big movements.
How to use TUT and tempo workouts as a way to help your body heal.
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Martin A. Schmidt
Institute Professor Announcement
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Barbara H. Liskov as an Institute Professor. As you know, this special rank is the highest honor that the faculty of MIT can bestow on one of its colleagues. It recognizes exceptional distinction by a combination of leadership, accomplishment, and service in the scholarly, educational, and general intellectual life of the Institute and wider community.
In Barbara’s case, the appointment recognizes her role as a leading figure in the computer programming languages and systems research community for well over three decades. She is admired among her colleagues for seminal contributions to solving problems that are both important and difficult. Her results, which typically combine deep intellectual insight with embodiments of those insights in working systems, have proved to be of lasting value. Barbara’s work has had impact beyond the walls of academia, influencing research by industry and the world’s community of software engineers. Her record of achievement exemplifies the spirit of mens et manus so valued by the Institute.
In addition to her leadership in research, she is being recognized for her enormous contributions to MIT as both an educator and outstanding citizen of the Institute. Barbara has taught almost every software-oriented subject in the EECS curriculum, and made intellectual contributions to each. Her former graduate students hold many prominent positions in both academia and industry. Her tenure as EECS Associate Department Head left a lasting legacy in the extraordinary young faculty members she helped bring to MIT. Finally, her tireless efforts as head of the Gender Equity Committee in the School of Engineering, Co-Chair of the council on Faculty Diversity, and now Associate Provost for Faculty Equity speak to Barbara’s dedication to MIT and her commitment to its values.
Please join us in congratulating Barbara on this well deserved honor.
L. Rafael Reif
Bishwapriya Sanyal
Chair of the Faculty
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Will Hershel Replace Dan Rather?
I imagine everyone has heard about the action of CBS News took yesterday, firing 4 of its employees because of their role in rushing forged documents on the air during the 2004 Presidential campaign. It's nice to see someone held accountable for poor reporting and low journalistic standards.
Speaking of Hershel Shanks, has anyone heard from him yet? While we're waiting to hear from Hershel concerning the cascade of possible forged antiquities that first reached the public eye through Biblical Archaeology Review, here's a couple quotes from the New York Times concerning CBS's actions yesterday. See if you can tell which one could also apply to Hershel Shanks:
"It appears to the panel that a crash to air the story was under way without effective consideration of the chain of custody" of the memorandums, Mr. Boccardi and Mr. Thornburgh wrote.
"These problems were caused primarily by a myopic zeal to be the first news organization to broadcast what was believed to be a new story ..., and the rigid and blind defense of the segment after it aired despite numerous indications of its shortcomings."
Why, that's right! Both of them could conceivably apply to Hershel Shanks and BAR!
Hey, I'm just kidding. We all know that Shanks is not a real journalist, and therefore can't be held accountable to journalistic standards.
Speaking of accountability, why won't museums offer even the barest of apologies for charging admission to see possibly forged antiquities? From MacLeans, we hear that one museum displayed the ivory pomegranate despite being warned that it was a possible fake:
The Canadian Museum of Civilization went ahead with displaying it as a highlight of the biblical archaeology show from late 2003 to the spring of 2004. Then, just before Christmas, the Israel Museum made world headlines by announcing it had determined that the inscription on the thumb-sized carving is a recent addition -- just as [Frank Moore] Cross had suspected. The object itself is now dated to the 13th or 14th century BCE, far older than Solomon's time, around the 8th century BCE. Israeli police have charged four antiquities collectors with altering artifacts so they appear to be connected to Bible stories, a linkage that makes them much more valuable. Other fakes could come to light as a result of the investigation. Still, Victor Rabinovitch, president of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, has defended the federal institution's handling of the exhibition, claiming no one suspected the pomegranate was fake at the time it hosted the show.
That last sentence is untrue; MacLeans ran a story on Cross's suspicions in October of 2003. All the museum now has to say is, "I'm sorry, we weren't careful enough. From now on, we're going to really pay attention to experts and avoid questionable artifacts, especially when we're taking money from people who think they're seeing a bit of biblical history." But, for some reason, they won't say it.
By the way, there is some confusion in the story from MacLean's. The inscription on the pomegranate was thought to be from the 8th century BCE and to refer to Solomon's temple — but Solomon himself, assuming he existed, belongs to the 10th century BCE.
UPDATE: Jim West chimes in with a "Hear, hear!" Danny Zacharias assumes, correctly, that I now think the James Ossuary is a forgery. I base this on the testimony of experts in fields in which I am not competent (e.g. chemists and geologists), as well as the highly suspicious circumstances of its coming to light, the unsatisfactory answers given by Oded Golan concerning its acquisition, and the involvement of Golan in the acquisition and sale of other antiquities that are arguably forgeries. As far as the Ossuary goes, my "expert" knowledge is limited to its language, and its language does not disqualify it or authenticate it (see my online article linked to the right). In this respect, it is different from the Jehoash tablet, the language of which points (IMHO) clearly to forgery.
UPDATE: I deleted an Anonymous comment added to this page because I considered it to be possibly libelous. If the commenter will re-write his comment, e-mail it to me, and allow me to remove libelous accusations, I will consider reposting it in the future.
Christopher Ricks in the Guardian
Fun with Denominal Verbs
Attributed to King Alfred
Eggcorns and Belial
What Did Jesus Look Like?
The Argument from Desire
George Steiner on the Tower of Babel
Ride 'Em Jewboy
Mondegreens
Thoughts on the Marzeah Papyrus
The Indictment: The Jehoash Tablet
Death of a Calque
Potpourri: Corgis, Zissou, Norrell, Blogs
The Indictment: The James Ossuary
Stolen Antiquities: Bigger than the Bible
More from the Forgery Indictment
The Text of the Forgery Indictments
Some Lines from Milosz
Translating Ebenezer
The Puritan's "Sad" Colors
The God of "Joan of Arcadia"
Thoughts on the Survey from the Society of Biblica...
James Harrell on Forgeries
The Antiquities Trade: My Big Adventure
The Ossuary and the Need for Skepticism
Down in the Flood
Browne and the Mandrakes
Dead Sea Scroll Fact Sheet
William Safire on Job 13:15
Toward a Definition of Maximalism
Scholar Confesses: Jerry Springer Was My Mayor
Forgery Roundup: Moussaieff to Testify Against Gol...
Thoughts on BCE/CE, BC/AD
Potpourri: Aramaic, Snowclones, Album Covers
Dating the Dead Sea Scrolls, Again
Forgery Roundup: Oded, Man of Sorrows
Goodbye, Will
The Problem of Planted Epigraphs
Stamp Seals and Provenance
Urban Vocab
Words Gone Wild
The Moussaieff Ostraca, Bibliographic Notes
Forgery Roundup: Deutsch to Sue IAA?
The Abdi Seal: Another Forgery?
Top Ten Reasons to Suspect Your Priceless Collecti...
A List of Suspected Forgeries
Surfing the Antiquities Trade
Forgery Roundup
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