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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves 13
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves 13
What could Marjina do to save Alibaba's household?
Throw boiling water on hidden bandits? Burn barrels?
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But much to her own surprise, Marjina found herself turning back and moving to the next barrel.
Trembling, and with unsteady hands, she untied the leather strap roped over the wooden barrel cover and peeked underneath it.
She saw the tiny holes immediately and understood their significance. Sensing more light seeping through the holes in the cover, another male voice whispered from inside this drum, "Is it time?"
"Not just yet," she whispered back once again, in their leader's voice.
One by one, she walked to all the other barrels untying their leather straps and peeking underneath. One by one, their occupants sensed the motion and asked their question.
"Not just yet," she chanted back at them in response, until she came a full circle to the last drum almost at the front of all others in the alcove. It stood beside the first barrel she had bumped into.
No voices whispered from its hidden womb when she untied its leather strap. No holes were visible on its top cover. She softly kicked its heavy bottom to be sure. There were no protests in reply.
With her heart almost in her mouth with fear, and with almost no strength or will, she unwound its wooden cover. Dark wet oil stared back at her from its open belly.
'Alhamdolillah!' she breathed an almost audible sigh of relief. 'Praise be to the almighty Allah!'
Like an automaton, she walked back to the kitchen fire, lost in thought.
'My master took this fellow in,' she reflected, 'believing him to be an oil-merchant. But he has admitted a band of killers. What are these intruders waiting for? What signal, that will make them fall upon us? Kill us? Plunder our home?'
She sat down in front of the fireplace, thinking frantically, seeking answers to tens of questions. The broth was boiling, almost done. She stared at it.
An idea began to form in her mind. She would have to work fast. And silently. There was no time to lose.
"What's she thinking, Pa?" Josh asked excitedly, able to bear the tension no more.
"What do you think she's thinking?" Rosh asked him back, pausing the Arabian Nights tale.
"She's going to throw the boiling broth on them," Josh jabbered.
"There's not enough in a pot to kill 37 of them," Isha responded. "She'll be foolish to try that."
"She could boil more water," Josh pushed on. "In her biggest pot. And then pour it on them all."
"She can't do it in one go," Isha objected. "It's not as if she was filling their cups with tea from a kettle. She'll need at least a pot full for each of them, and have to do it one by one."
"Even if she averages a minute," Rosh explained, "for a round-trip between the fire and the barrels, carrying enough boiling water each time to do the job in one go, and pours it on all of them one by one, without spilling any of it on herself, it will still take her at least half an hour to deal with them all."
"Even assuming that she managed to kill a few of them instantly, at least one of them would howl in agony when this boiling hot water hits them. Then she'll lose her advantage. The element of surprise would be gone. Game over. For Team Alibaba."
"She should surround the wooden barrels with brushwood and logs," proposed Isha, "and set fire to them simultaneously. Burn the lot of them together."
"And burn the house down with them too?" Josh retorted. "They'll not just keep sitting there quietly inside their barrels, after smelling the smoke and feeling the heat. No, there's got to be another way. And it's got to be fast, furious and final - all in one hit."
"Old Iranian houses weren't made of wood," Rosh clarified. "They were made of mud bricks. Kashan's masterpieces, like many older houses made in other parts of Iran, were made of humble, local, earth. So, she won't burn down the house if she did that."
"In many older cities throughout Iran, stucco was the most widespread method of ornamentation in Persian houses. One reason was the relatively cheap price of materials used, like gypsum for example, that didn't require a high temperature to be transformed into plaster."
"This was an important consideration while choosing building materials in places like central Iran, where wood was relatively scarce..."
"If wood was that scarce," Josh interrupted, "that people couldn't use it as a building material for their houses, then there wouldn't have been enough wood stored in their house either, to burn 37 men completely. Even one cremation takes a lot of wood."
"Well, Qasim was a rich man," Isha argued weakly. "If he had an alcove in the kitchen big enough to store 38 oil barrels in neat rows on the ground, then maybe he had enough wood stored in the house too. Also, the barrels were wooden. That should help."
"Even if there was enough wood stored in the house," Josh immediately changed track, "how long would it take her to get all that wood, then go around 38 barrels, place all that wood and then light 38 fires all at the same time to burn them all together? Not less than half an hour!"
"Plus, the smoke and heat would warn them long before the fire actually reached them. She needs to wake up the others. Together, they can quickly boil and pour the boiling water on them all."
"Waking up people takes time too," Isha insisted, "if you've got to do it quietly, and one-by-one. Do you know how long it takes me to wake you up? Then she'll have to explain everything to everyone."
"Which could lead to panic. All it takes is one, to raise the alarm, no matter which side they are from. Once the alarm was raised, even the stupidest of thieves would wonder what was going on and try and break out of their hiding place to check it out or escape."
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Feature September 17, 2019
A young Riverence spring water steelhead trout. Photo courtesy Riverence / Eric Wolfinger
Idaho Raised
How a Hagerman Valley aquaculture company is revolutionizing the farmed-fish industry By Zach Kyle
Idaho trout: local and delicious.
That’s the promise touted in restaurant menus across the Gem State. After all, short of a russet, what dining experience could be more Idahoan than a trout harvested in the Magic Valley?
Tourists at The Sawtooth Club in Ketchum might consider the Idaho ruby red trout, “a boneless filet, apple-wood grilled, brushed with house-smoked roasted red pepper butter, served with wild rice pilaf.”
Diners at Sockeye Brewing in Boise might be tempted by the 8-ounce pan-seared trout from Hagerman, “topped with a sage, lemon and pecan pan sauce, served with chef’s sautéed vegetables and garlic smashed potatoes.”
The trout beautifully arranged on those steaming plates indeed comes via a two-hour truck ride. And, just like Idaho russets, those trout are grown and harvested from fish farms. The Sawtooth Club and Sockeye Brewing’s filets come from Riverence, an aquaculture company operating near Filer. Riverence has become popular for Sysco, which delivers food to most Idaho restaurants. That’s because the quality of Riverence trout is consistent and available at a stable price, year-round, making it a favorite for Idaho chefs, Sysco culinary consultant David Knickrehm explained.
“When tourists come to Idaho and want an Idaho experience, in a state known for the outdoors, what’s better than to serve local, Hagerman Valley trout that is absolutely perfect?” Knickrehm said. “And it is.”
Riverence fish are already distributed across the country, and its trout and salmon eggs grown in Rochester, Wash., are delivered to fish farms around the globe. Its founders hope that, as Americans’ appetite for seafood grows, Riverence can take a bigger bite out of a seafood market mostly supplied by imports. To do so, the company must continue selling consumers on its quality while telling its story—namely, why customers should trust it as a player in an aquaculture industry that has its share of skeptics.
That Riverence story starts with Colorado cows, West Coast salmon and more than a few Emmy Awards.
It goes like this.
Idaho is ideal for trout farming thanks to its abundant spring water. Pictured above is the Snake River and the Riverence facilities in the left background. Photo courtesy Riverence / Gabe Watkins.
Cattle, Hollywood and Trout
Chances are you haven’t heard of David E. Kelley, who came up with the idea for Riverence. But chances are you have heard of the fruits of some of his other ideas: “Ally McBeal,” “The Practice,” and “Big Little Lies.” That’s because Kelley created those famous TV shows, as well as creating or writing for a laundry list of other shows and movies made for TV. You’ve probably also heard of Kelley’s wife of 25 years, Michelle Pfeiffer, who has graced the silver screen in major movies since the early 1980s.
One of Kelley’s favorite non-Hollywood pastimes is sport fishing in coastal Alaska and British Columbia. That passion led to Kelley mulling the future of wild salmon and other fish facing pressure from deteriorating habitats, commercial fishing and potential threats from global warming. So, he got in touch with a longtime business associate, Rob Young, a sixth-generation cattle rancher.
“[Kelley] came to me with the idea that there must be a way to do production aquaculture and reduce pressure on wild stocks,” Young said. “He came at it from a conservationist mindset, and he knew I’m a little bit obsessive about efficiency and sustainability.”
By that, Young means he’d become preoccupied by the exponential growth in the world population, which has roughly tripled since 1951. Farmers responded to the increase in hungry mouths by automating operations and mass-producing food, he explained. But many of those practices aren’t sustainable, and with the population continuing to swell, Young believes something has to give.
“The model we’ve worked under for the past 90 years isn’t sustainable,” he noted. “More people today might live, but are they living well? When is the tipping point?”
Young knew little about aquaculture. However, he knew all about cows, which his family had raised for more than 100 years on its Colorado ranch and in Switzerland before that. During that time, the cattle industry made leaps in nutrition and breeding for larger, healthier animals.
After studying aquaculture, Young said he was impressed that fish farming was more efficient in converting feed into pounds of protein than livestock industries. However, where ranching operations continued to evolve in recent decades, he thought aquaculture stagnated. He told Kelley they had an opportunity to move fish farming forward, and the partners founded Riverence.
“I thought aquaculture had rested on its laurels for a bit,” Young said. “We came with fresh eyes. Typically, in business, you’ll hear, ‘This is the way we’ve always done it.’ I saw a lot of that in aquaculture.”
Aquaculture 101
Fish farming has its critics. Young and his Riverence employees say they embrace opportunities to explain to customers how some assumptions about aquaculture are misguided, and also to talk through how Riverence’s methods address remaining concerns surrounding the environmental impact of its operations and the safety of its farmed trout (and some salmon). But before engaging in that conversation, consumers should know a little bit about the broader aquaculture world.
More than 80 percent of all seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. Aquaculture produces about half of the seafood consumed in the world, and farmed seafood production has increased 8.3 percent annually since 1970, making it the fastest growing method of food production in the world, according to NOAA.
The “raceways,” where fish are raised at Riverence’s Blue Lakes facility in Twin Falls. Photo courtesy Riverence / Gabe Watkins.
However, the United States remains a small player in the industry. Aquaculture here has more or less plateaued in recent decades. The U.S. is the 13th largest aquaculture producer today. Meanwhile, China’s aquaculture industry now produces 62 percent of the world’s farmed fish and shellfish.
Seafood farmed domestically is subject to federal regulation, which could satisfy some consumers. But most aquaculture products come from overseas, making it hard to know if a given product contains more antibiotics than is allowed here, or has adverse effects on the environment, said Roy Hillborn, a professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the University of Washington.
“There’s big concerns about overusing antibiotics, both in livestock and in aquaculture,” he said. “The Norwegians reduced their antibiotics use by a hundred-fold, where the Chileans were using large amounts. It’s really hard for consumers to know what they are buying.”
Domestic fish farms are more environmentally friendly. Some countries allow damaging aquaculture practices, and even if they don’t, those products must be flown to the U.S., creating a large carbon footprint. Trout raised and consumed in Idaho should typically be more sustainable.
Hillborn has studied the environmental impacts of wild and farmed fish in comparison to other livestock. Idaho-farmed trout fares well, he said. It’s tricky analysis. Wild seafood requires fuel to catch, so deep-sea fisheries, such as tuna, tend to have a larger carbon footprint than salmon harvested in coastal fisheries. Though even that has a caveat: fish farms create a carbon footprint where the feed is harvested, which might be across the globe. For example, much of the soy that fuels Norwegian aquaculture is grown and imported from Brazil, Hillborn noted.
Idaho trout fares comparably to some wild-caught fish, according to Hillborn, and is far more environmentally friendly than livestock industries. (There’s no wild-caught trout industry, so Hillborn used salmon as an example.)
“Farmed salmon are more sustainable than chicken, pigs and beef,” Hillborn said. “Should people eat farmed salmon? Wild salmon would be better, but there’s only so much wild salmon in the world.”
Gauging wild-caught seafood is tricky, too. According to Hillborn, U.S. fisheries are generally well managed, ensuring natural stocks won’t be endangered by overfishing. Some Alaska wild stocks are enjoying record returns. However, wild fish and shellfish populations have dwindled in certain fisheries and in certain regions, and healthy natural stock populations rise and fall, causing volatility in supply and prices. But, as is the case with farmed products, most of the wild-caught seafood in the U.S. comes from foreign fisheries where overfishing may threaten wild stocks, as is the case with several species of tuna.
Long story short: Whether it’s wild or farmed, most consumers will have a tough time parsing which seafood products are sustainable for fish stocks as well as for the environment. The simplest homework might be to trust organizations that research and grade fisheries and aquaculture operations, such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, which rates wild and farmed seafood products as a “best choice,” “good alternative” or “avoid.” Riverence uses flowthrough raceway pens, which have moving water, mimicking a stream. Swimming against the current helps the fish create muscle mass. The watchdog organization lists trout raised in outdoor flowthrough raceway pens—the type used in Idaho—as a “best choice.”
Farm manager Tom VanTassel teachin Kai Young about aquaculture. Photo courtesy Riverence / Gabe Watkins.
The Riverence Way
Thankfully, understanding Riverence and its practices is simpler than untangling conditions in the many fisheries and fish farm environments across the world.
Trout farming typically breaks into two separate operations: breeding facilities, which produce eggs, and farms, which buy eggs, hatch the fry and then raise the trout for two to five years before harvest.
In the livestock world, there’s constant communication between the two sides, Young said. Ranchers carefully track cow health. That data informs the selective breeding, which continues to take great strides, he said. The result is larger animals that are more resistant to sickness.
Jason Mann, Riverence director of nutrition, has worked in various corners of the aquaculture world for three decades. In his experience, only half or a third of trout eggs survived. That low number convinced the owners to invest millions in their own breeding facility, where the company crossbred more than 100 trout families, including Idaho species. (Idaho trout provide the genetic spine of most trout farmed in the world, Mann said.) As a result, Mann explained, more than 90-95 percent of Riverence eggs survive from fertilized egg to what’s known as the “swim-up” stage, a critical milepost in the life of fish. Once hatched, Riverence eggs produce fish that grow 30 percent faster than those from eggs purchased. Farms across the world buying those eggs have reported strong results as well, he said.
Young is concerned about the overuse of antibiotics across the globe, in part because he was resistant to antibiotics after contracting E. coli while traveling in Peru. He said Riverence administers antibiotics only when fish are sick, “just like you would for your child or pet,” in order to keep them alive. Riverence does not administer blanket antibiotics, as can be the case overseas. Riverence fish survive at a high rate because of superior breeding, Young said. “We’re trying to give these fish a healthier head start and a healthier life cycle. I’ll be bold and say I think we’ve done that in spades.”
Riverence maintains its fish are not genetically modified. Young says he often explains to customers that selective breeding—choosing parents based on traits—is different from manipulating the genes themselves. The meat you buy in stores is the product of selective breeding.
Hillborn, the marine biologist, noted that fear about genetically modified food is overblown anyway. “There’s an enormous amount of hysteria about gene technology,” he said. “Every major study, even about the ‘Frankenfish’ with genes from two different species, has never shown any evidence it’s harmful to humans.”
Another concern about farmed fish as well as GMO crops is that either could devastate natural populations if they were allowed to crossbreed. Experts feared the worst in 2017 when as many as 263,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from saltwater holding pens into Puget Sound in Washington State. The fish farm operator was deemed negligent for failing to maintain the pens and was fined $332,000 by the state.
It’s safe to say that Riverence, which operates an inland fish farm and gets its water from natural springs, will never have a major escapement.
Chefs can be a picky bunch, Knickrehm said. However, the chefs Sysco sells to give Riverence fish high marks for flavor and consistency, which isn’t always the case for every product.
“We expect certain variances in fish. With Riverence, there’s almost no variance at all,” Knickrehm said. “It’s perfect every single time. It has the tightest quality spec of any company I’ve dealt with.”
Knickrehm acknowledges that farmed fish face a marketing challenge. But the chefs Sysco distributes to swear by Riverence fish, and farmed fish offer the same Omega-3 fatty acids that nutritionists say offer a litany of health benefits, including brain development, mental wellbeing, and heart health. Perception of farmed fish will change when chefs and consumers learn about operations like Riverence, he said.
“Wild-caught definitely has a better image. Chefs are conditioned to say they only use wild-caught,” Knickrehm offered. “But this is a sustainability issue. I think farmed fish is the wave of the future. If the practices at Riverence for feeding, care, and development of healthy fish caught on across the market, I think the entire public perception would change.”
Idaho fish farms have a chance to brand Idaho trout the way the Idaho Potato Commission branded Idaho potatoes, Knickrehm pointed out. Consumers have an easier time feeling good about buying local, he said. “Things like antibiotics are a concern among consumers, but you can put that argument to bed with Riverence because we know where the products are coming from. Chile produces a lot of excellent products, but it doesn’t allay that concern.”
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Islamic School in Xinjiang Offers Anti-Extremism Courses to Imams
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https://sputniknews.com/asia/201808021066877119-china-islamic-school-courses-imams/
The largest Islamic training institute in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is committed to training religious staff with the correct political stance and excellent moral traits to uphold social stability and ethnic unity.
To achieve that goal, the institute attaches great importance to both political and anti-extremist education.
"These include lectures on laws, the report of the 19th National Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era," Elijan Anayit, head of the CPC committee of the Islamic Institute in Xinjiang, told the Global Times.
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Located in Urumqi, the Islamic Institute in Xinjiang started recruiting students from 1987 and has helped train religious staff, including imams for mosques.
The Global Times reporter saw banners with phrases from Xi's speeches, including "Cherish ethnic unity as if it was our eyes" in the institute.
Students need to take courses on religious doctrines and Putonghua in the institute, and after five years of study, they need to pass a final exam before being deployed to mosques in other regions in Xinjiang, Elijan said.
Courses on religious doctrine emphasize peace and solidarity, and reveal that extremism distorts Islam doctrines and is anti-human and anti-society, he said.
The three evil forces — extremism, separatism and terrorism — are trying to influence the students. That's why the institute has strengthened efforts to enhance the students' immunity from evil forces, Elijan said.
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"We repeatedly stress to students that as Chinese citizens, we should love our country first and that the three evil forces want to separate our country and sabotage ethnic unity… When they graduate from the institute and work in mosques, they will impart what they have learned to other religious groups," he said.
Aside from educating religious staff, the institute helps foreigners learn about China's ethnic and religious policies.
Abdurekef Tumunyaz, vice chairman of the 12th Xinjiang Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and president of the Islamic Institute, told the Global Times that the institute frequently receives foreigners.
"A tour to our institute would help foreigners better understand that the central government respects all religions and freedom of religion," he said.
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Tashanov Olimjon, a senior editor from Uzbekistan who visited the institute on Monday, told the Global Times that he had the opportunity to learn about China's religious policies and was touched to see students learning religious doctrine in class.
Zlobin Pavel, vice editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan Komsomolskaya Pravda, said he was impressed with the facilities in the institute. What he saw in the institute shows that people from any ethnic group with any religious belief can live a good life.
This article was originally published in Global Times.
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Obama Keeps Lying About The Economy
“Fish story.” “Such statements hurt his credibility.” Let’s just call it what it is: a pile of lies from a profoundly dishonest man.
Obama’s Economic Fish Stories
On unemployment, the president claims that the stimulus bill was several times more potent than his chief economic adviser estimates. Such statements hurt his credibility.
By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN
A president’s most valuable asset—with voters, Congress, allies and enemies—is credibility. So it is unfortunate when extreme exaggeration emanates from the White House.
All presidents wind up saying some things that make even their own economists cringe (often the brainchild of political advisers unconstrained by economic principles, facts or arithmetic). Usually, economic advisers manage to correct these problematic statements before delivery. Sometimes they get channeled into relatively harmless nonsense, such as President Gerald Ford’s “Whip Inflation Now” buttons. Other times they produce damaging policies, such as President Richard Nixon’s wage and price controls. The most illiterate statement was President Jimmy Carter’s late-1970s plea to the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to combat high inflation, the exact opposite of what it should do. Not surprisingly, the value of the dollar collapsed.
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President Obama says “every economist who’s looked at it says that the Recovery Act has done its job”—i.e., the stimulus bill has turned the economy around. That’s nonsense. Opinions differ widely and many leading economists believe that its impact has been small. Why? The expectation of future spending and future tax hikes to pay for the stimulus and Mr. Obama’s vast expansion of government are offsetting the direct short-run expansionary effect. That is standard in all macroeconomic theories.
So, as I and others warned in 2008, the permanent government expansion and higher tax rate agenda is a classic example of what not to do during bad economic times. Worse yet, all the subsidies, bailouts, regulations and mandates are forcing noncommercial decisions on the economy, which now awaits literally thousands of new diktats as a result of things like ObamaCare and the financial reform bill. The uncertainty is impeding investment and hiring.
The president does not say that economists agree that the high future taxes to finance the stimulus will hurt the economy. (The University of Chicago’s Harald Uhlig estimates $3.40 of lost output for every dollar of government spending.) Either the president is not being told of serious alternative viewpoints, or serious viewpoints are defined as only those that support his position. In either case, he is being ill-served by his staff.
Mr. Obama’s economic statements are increasingly divorced not only from competing viewpoints but from those of his own economic advisers. It is surprising how many numerically challenged pronouncements come from this most scripted and political of White Houses. One slip is eventually forgiven, but when a pattern emerges, no one believes it is an accident.
For example, on the anniversary of the stimulus bill, Mr. Obama declared, “It is largely thanks to the Recovery Act that a second Depression is no longer a possibility.” Yet his Council of Economic Advisers just estimated the stimulus bill’s effect on GDP at its trough was 1%-2%.
The most common definition of a depression is a long period in which GDP or consumption declines at least 10%. The decline in GDP in the recent recession was 3.8%, in consumption 2%. No one disputes the recession was severe, but to reach a 10% GDP decline requires tripling the administration’s estimate (three times their 2% effect) added to the actual 3.8% decline. On the alternative consumption standard, the math is even more absurd. The depression statement isn’t credible. The stimulus bill has assumed certain mystic powers in administration discourse, but revoking the laws of arithmetic shouldn’t be one of them.
The recession would have been worse if not for the Fed’s monetary policy and quantitative easing. Also important were the unmentioned automatic stabilizers—taxes falling more than income, cushioning declines in after-tax incomes and consumption—which were far larger than the spending and tax rebates in the stimulus bill. Arguing that all these policies (including injecting capital into banks, which was necessary but done poorly) may have prevented a depression is perhaps still an exaggeration but at least is within hailing distance of plausibility. On that scale, the effect of the stimulus was puny.
On his recent “Recovery Tour,” Mr. Obama boasted, “The stimulus bill prevented the unemployment rate from “getting up to . . . 15%.” But the president’s own chief economic adviser, Christina Romer, has estimated that the stimulus bill reduced peak unemployment by one percentage point—i.e., since the unemployment rate peaked at 10.1%, it prevented the unemployment rate from rising to just over 11%. So Mr. Obama claims that the stimulus bill was several times more potent than his chief economic adviser estimates.
Perhaps the most serious disconnect concerns the impending expiration of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, which will raise the top two income tax rates and the rates on dividends and capital gains. If these growth inhibiting tax increases occur—about $75 billion in tax increases next year, $1.4 trillion over 10 years—there will be serious economic damage.
In the most recent issue of the American Economic Review, Ms. Romer (and her husband David H. Romer) conclude that “tax increases are highly contractionary . . . tax cuts have very large and persistent positive output effects.” Their estimates imply the tax increases would depress GDP by roughly half the growth rate in this so-far-anemic recovery.
If Mr. Obama is really serious about a second stimulus, by far the best thing he can do is have Congress quickly extend the expiring Bush tax cuts, combined with real spending cuts set to take effect as the economy improves.
The president badly needs to make more realistic pronouncements. No one expects him to say his policies have failed (although most have delivered far less than claimed at large cost). A little candor about the results of experimentation in uncharted waters would go a long way. But at the very least, his staff needs to avoid putting these exaggerations on the teleprompter. It undermines confidence and raises concerns about competence. It’s doing nobody any good—not the economy and certainly not Mr. Obama.
Mr. Boskin is a professor of economics at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under President George H.W. Bush.
Day after day after day, Obama touts slivers of good news as magnificent, while ignoring pile on top of pile of bad news. We keep getting these tortured numbers, cherry-picked out of a a rotten mess. And we’re constantly told the increasingly laughable narrative that Obama’s incredible leadership is what kept everything from being even worse than it is.
The funniest aspect of all is when Obama and his mouthpiece Robert Gibbs keep assuring us that no economist disagrees with their policies when their very own chief economist is on record disagreeing with Obama’s policies.
Obama mouthpiece Gibbs declares:
I’ll let Congressman Boehner unwind his eloquent argument for preserving the tax cuts for those that are quite wealthy. I don’t think the President believes — I don’t think there’s an economist that believes there’s a stimulative effect to — or a good reason in terms of economic growth to extend those tax cuts, particularly given the choice that one has to make about the budget deficit.
Forbes Magazine demonstrates how fallacious and even dishonest Obama’s and Gibbs’ statements have been in pointing out that the:
chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer, herself a Keynesian, has done research that undercuts the Keynesian view of good fiscal policy. Some of this research is in a March 2007 paper, “The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks,” co-authored with her husband, fellow University of California, Berkeley, economist David Romer.
In their article, they find that “tax increases are highly contractionary” and that tax cuts are highly expansionary.
And Forbes goes on to conclude:
“In other words, if she believes her own research, Christina Romer should be a strong critic of her new boss’s policies.”
So maybe you guys should stop making flagrantly false statements that all the economists agree with you, when in point of fact even your own economist doesn’t agree with you. Or, at least only agrees with you by denying her own academic research for the sake of appearances.
That may be why she’s leaving the White House. She can finally tell the truth – something that the Obama White House would never even dream of allowing her to do.
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This week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and from whom.
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JobBliss secures angel investment and OCE SmartStart grant
Toronto-based JobBliss, a platform that enables companies to find and manage freelance talent, has announced that it has raised its first round of funding.
The undisclosed funding was provided by a Toronto-based angel investor, and also includes a SmartStart grant from the Ontario Centres of Excellence. The grant awards up to $30,000 for startups founded by entrepreneurs over 30 years old.
“As an experienced executive in digital innovation, strategy, and creative direction, I’ve worked with a variety of freelancers and contractors throughout my career. What struck me is how much easier and effective freelancer collaboration could be,” said Angie Kramer, founder and CEO of JobBliss. “Freelancers want to build viable careers by finding more work. Companies need to be more agile than ever, and require flexible, specialized talent. JobBliss makes these company-contractor interactions affordable and efficient through a centralized solution.”
In 2014, JobBliss was the lone Canadian company out of ten at the Women 2.0 conference in San Francisco.
Casalova receives $2.5 million investment Aviva Ventures
Toronto-based Casalova, an end-to-end real estate marketplace and licensed brokerage, has received a $2.5 million investment from Aviva Ventures. This investment is a first in the Canadian market for Aviva Ventures outside of the UK.
“A digital first strategy – which is an Aviva mandate globally – means more than a ‘state of the art’ website,” said Ben Isotta-Riches, Chief Information Officer at Aviva Canada. “A true digital focus means looking beyond our industry and partnering with start-ups offering new and creative experiences that add value for our customers and theirs.”
Aviva Ventures kicked off its search for high-potential Canadian digital startups with its first-ever Aviva Pitch Day in Toronto, and heard from a short-listed group of 10 start-ups vying for their share in a potential $10 million investment.
Last month, Casalova partnered with Dream Maker Developments to allow homebuyers to purchase a pre-construction condo completely online.
Anomera raises $1.67 million CAD for first round
Montreal-based Anomera, a company which converts forest industry pulp waste into bio-products, announced that it has raised $1.67 million CAD ($1.25 million USD) for its first round.
Anomera’s first focus is on “natural cellulose” ingredients with enhanced performance for the cosmetic and skin care markets. Funds raised from the round will be used to recruit talent and accelerate product development and sustainable manufacturing scale-up of ingredients.
“With our launch, Anomera is in a unique position to offer the cosmetics industry ingredients that not only compete with, or outperform, conventional ingredients, but ingredients that also break the paradigm of one-size-fits-all,” said Anomera’s founder and CTO Dr. Mark Andrews. “We do this with a focus on certification and compliance to make superbly performing ingredients that are sensitive to the public demand for environmentally-conservative, naturally-sourced materials that bring value to cosmetics and skin care products.”
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Schultz calls Harris's call to get rid of health insurance industry ‘not American’
By Tal Axelrod - 01/29/19 10:00 AM EST
Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO who made waves this weekend after declaring he was “seriously considering” an independent presidential bid, slammed Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisParnas pressure grows on Senate GOP Sanders defends vote against USMCA: 'Not a single damn mention' of climate change The Hill's Morning Report — President Trump on trial MORE’s (D-Calif.) proposal to eliminate private health insurance.
“That’s not correct, that’s not American. What’s next? What industry are we going to abolish next?” he asked Tuesday on “CBS This Morning.”
Harris, who officially launched her presidential campaign Sunday and is one of several candidates angling her appeal to the progressive wing of the party, made the proposal while pitching a “Medicare for all” bill she co-sponsored in the Senate.
“The idea is that everyone gets access to medical care, and you don’t have to go through the process of going through an insurance company, having them give you approval, going through the paperwork, all of the delay that may require,” she said Sunday in a CNN Town Hall. “Let’s eliminate all of that, let’s move on.”
In which Jake asks Kamala Harris whether people would be able to keep their private insurance, if they prefer, under Medicare For All system — and she rejects that. "Let's eliminate all of that. Let's move on." pic.twitter.com/A1AY2TOT4g
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Schultz suggested the plan was evidence that each major political party is drifting to their respective extremes, created a void in the center he wished to fill.
“It’s far two extremes on both sides and the silent majority of America does not have a voice, and that’s the voice I want to give,” he said.
“The country and the American people are longing for and deserve leadership they can trust and a government that is working for them. That clearly has not been the case. And what I have offered the American people is simply an opportunity to hear my story and to provide an opportunity for the American people to say, ‘We don’t have to have two parties, there can be another choice.’”
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MovieMonday: Fighting With My Family
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This movie is about a happy family whose lifeblood is the entertainment/wrestling business. The story is formulaic and a veritable advertisement for the WWE but, for all that, feels fresh and moving and is fun to watch.
Here’s the set-up: Ma and Pa Knight (Lena Headley, Nick Frost) are the tattooed and pierced operators of WAW, World Association of Wrestling, in Norwich, England. For them, WAW has been a way out of dismal early lives. They wrestle, they train wrestlers, they stage wrestling events and they have raised children who are eager to follow in their parents’ footsteps.
Two of their kids — Zodiac Zak (Jack Lowden) and Saraya-Paige (Florence Pugh) — have set their sights on wrestling’s big league in the United States. One wants it more and is disappointed; the other, not so sure, gets a big chance, and, well, you can guess the rest.
There are family tensions, professional tensions and challenges to be faced, but there is no real break in family solidarity and love. Much of the film’s humanity derives from the Knights’ combination of generosity and vulgarity, which contrast with what American audiences have come to expect from hoity-toity British entertainments like “Downton Abbey.”
The movie was inspired by a television documentary about the Knights that was seen by Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, a third-generation wrestler and bankable star. Johnson encouraged this new, more slickly plotted production and plays himself to good effect. The scriptwriter and director is Stephen Merchant, who also is cast as a square whose buttoned-up manner contrasts with that of the Knights. (More family similarities in those two’s backstories, when you think about it.)
If you’re looking for heaviosity in a movie, this is not the one for you. But it’s nicely done, feels genuine and is well stocked with laugh-out-loud humor.
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This 'Hugging Machine' Aims to Help People on the Autism Spectrum With Sensory Issues
A Denmark-based company is bringing to market a deep-pressure device aimed at soothing the sensory issues of those on the autism spectrum.
The so-called “hugging machine,” originally conceived by renowned autism advocate Temple Grandin, has been dubbed OrbisBox by manufacturer Gloria Mundi Care.
The device allows users to lie on their front, side or back while being squeezed by foam-covered panels inside the box. These panels gently close in on the user at adjustable pressure levels. The OrbisBox can also provide light and sound therapy via color-changing panels that make up its walls and wired-in Bose speakers.
OrbisBox’s goal is to help a person who has difficulty processing sensory information. Those on the spectrum are often either hypersensitive to sensory stimuli or experience minimal responses to the same information. When someone on the spectrum is overwhelmed by too many senses, it can sometimes result in a sensory overload meltdown. A device like this may help in these situations.
The OrbisBox is on wheels and about the height and width of a refrigerator, with a depth of about 7 feet to accommodate a person lying down. It retails commercially for about $51,400 USD but can be purchased for personal use.
Mighty contributor , who is on the autism spectrum, said the price of the machine would deter people from using it.
“The cost alone would limit the number of autistic people who may benefit from its use because it will alienate an entire economic class from having access to it,” Hardwick said.
He also expressed concern about the efficacy of the OrbisBox in actually comforting users.
“The ability to control the machine takes away one of the most important aspects of ‘stimming,’” Hardwick said. “In theory, self-stimulation by individuals with autism works because it is self-regulating. With little to no actual control over the function of the machine, I’m concerned that the results will fall short.”
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The singing duo BohemiaViva (Spanish for “living bohemian” or perhaps “bohemia is alive”) is Luis Lujan and Andrea Mottura. He plays acoustic guitar while she occasionally contributes with claves and other small percussion instruments.
Their performance, which appeals to a multicultural audience, includes a broad range of popular songs in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian (from Killing Me Softly with His Song, popularized by Roberta Flack in the 70s to Bésame Mucho, a song written by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez at age 15 without having ever been kissed, to No Llores Por Mi, Argentina (Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina) from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit musical, “Evita.”) in imaginative arrangements of their own giving each song an element of surprise.
The intention and drama with which the two singers deliver every and each song, break any cultural barrier and by harmonizing and blending together their voices, they subtly lead the spectator through the most joyful and the most intimate moments of the show.
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11 Things We Learned From Lifetime’s Unauthorized Melrose Place Story
October 12, 2015 Anthony Farrell
The ladies of the original Melrose Place.
From a pilot that was a massive hit to a slow burning season one to eventually becoming one of the hottest shows on the 90’s, Melrose Place cemented itself in pop culture history. Loved it or hated it, you knew Melrose existed and the bed hopping, black mailing and crazy that went on.
But behind the on screen dramas, we got to learn a little more about our favorite 90’s guilty pleasure, the cast and the crew, thanks to Lifetime’s Unauthorized Melrose Place Story. Check out the 11 things we all learnt from this tell-all…
1: Grant Show was almost Brad Pitt
Having been name checked in 90210’s Unauthorized movie (Pitt at the time, lived with Jason Priestly before Priestly was cast on 90210) it was revealed Grant Show was originally intended to play the role of good looking bad guy J.D in Thelma and Louise but had to turn down the role due to his Melrose Place commitments. The part of course went to Brad Pitt and kick started his big screen career. Wise choice?
2: The Melrose Place cast could have looked VERY different
While Thomas Calabro (Michael Mancini), Josie Bissett (Jane Mancini), Grant Show (Jake Hansen), Doug Savant (Matt Fielding), Vanessa A Williams (Rhonda Blair) and Amy Locane (Sandy Harling) were already cast, it seems the role of good girl Alison Parker almost went to Courteney Cox (who was coming off Family Ties) instead of Courtney Thorne-Smith and before Tori Spelling selected Andrew Shue for the role of Billy Campbell (who knew Tori had a knack for casting?) Matthew Perry, Paul Rudd and Jason Bateman had all read for the role.
3: Thomas Calabro was a major theater snob!
It was pointed out on several occasions that not only was Calabro a theatre actor but that he somewhat despised the shows early scripts, often mocking them and pointing out how much lesser the content was when compared to his previous stage work (ok, so season one and early season 2…he’s not wrong there!). It was until his characters affair with Kimberly Shaw (Marcia Cross), which saw a new shady direction for the Michael, that he started to get into the part.
4: Laura Leighton’s manager got her on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
We all know the cover – it’s now iconic – Laura Leighton, Josie Bissett and Heather Locklear looking all sexy with tousled hair and white tank tops and satin slips on the cover of Rolling Stones 1994 Hot Issue special…but it turns out, Courtney Thorne-Smith was originally in Leighton’s place and it wasn’t until Leighton’s then manager (who was also Heather Locklear and Bissett’s manager) suggested the two swap spots, ensuring Leighton (and her two other clients) made the cover. Thorne-Smith and Daphne Zuniga ended up being folded under the cover of the magazine.
5: FOX and Darren Starr told no one about Matt’s gay kiss being cut from the show
What should have been history in the making (Savant’s Matt Fielding was the first ever gay character on prime-time network television) led to fan outrage as the the first ever on-screen gay kiss between Matt and his date Rob (Ty Miller) was cut from the Season 2 double episode finale – even though it had been filmed. When the episode aired with the edited scene, no one from the cast inlcuding Savant had been told.
Side note – the actual kiss took place in front of Matt’s apartment door while Billy (Shue) watched on in surprise but in the unauthorized movie, the scene was set on a park bench and the two’s kiss was interrupted by a passing cars headlights. Either way, Matt finally got his kiss on screen!
6: Josie Bissett, Daphne Zuniga and Courtney Thorne-Smith all asked for crazier story lines.
When going up against Amanda’s power bitch monologues, Sydney’s hooking-stripping-drug taking and Kimberly’s cray-cray, the other female actresses felt they needed their characters to go a little more into the dark side. In the movie Thorne-Smith suggests Alison robs a bank while sleep walking, Zuniga recommends Jo becomes a serial killer and Bissett wants Jane to go all out crazy – but we can all safely assume none of those suggestions actually happened. In the end, all three saw their characters get some more juicer story lines including stalking ex boyfriends, killing ex-boyfriends, dealing with stolen babies and pretending to be blind to win over an ex love! Gotta love Melrose Place!
7: Heather Locklear and Laura Leighton were originally hired for a handful of episodes
While Leighton was hired for three episodes as Jane’s bratty younger sister and Locklear was brought in for a few more for a guest-star ratings push, both actresses ended up securing themselves multi-season contracts. Leighton came back in season two as a recurring then regular character until the season five finale (where Syd was unceremoniously run over by a car on her wedding day!) and Locklear maintained her guest-star status (and dark roots) until the end of the shows run at season 7.
8: Andrew Shue has someone else to thank besides Tori Spelling for the role of Billy Campbell
Actor Stephen Fanning (or Stephen Dale as oddly named in the movie) actually HAD the role of Billy Campbell when Melrose first began to shoot. Scenes for the pilot were shot and promo photos taken, but according to the movie, the time between being cast and production beginning (which is being quoted as two months) Fanning lost his ‘hot body’ while with family in Canada, gaining a crap load of weight and thus being fired from the show – because Melrose had no room for fatties. Fanning didn’t find out until he arrived on set to find Andrew Shue in his trailer!
9: Vanessa A Williams was convinced she was going to stay on Melrose for more than a season
It’s the case of what-could-have-been or blind want, with season one actors Williams and Amy Locane both being booted by the end of the first season. Convinced her and Savant’s Matt Fielding were the shows two edgiest characters i.e “the black chick and the gay guy” Williams, it seems was completely blind sided by her axing from the show. She did however go onto bigger and better things like…the TV movie Ice Spiders and a recurring role on Chicago Hope.
10: Laura Leighton and Doug Savant got married after Melrose Place
While not news to me, twitter was abuzz about finding out two of the shows stars were in fact married and are still to this day. While the movie made note of the Thorne-Smith/Shue and Leighton/Grant Show’s off-screen romances, Leighton and Savant began dating (after her romance with Show ended and Savant had separated from his wife) and were married in 1998.
11: The entire cast all got on well together off-screen
Unlike that which was shown in the 90210 movie (Jennie and Shannen car park fight!!), the entire cast of Melrose Place was shown to actually get along with each other off set. There were no over-bearing egos or fights over wardrobe and even when Thorne-Smith and Zuniga were lost on the Rolling Stone cover (they barely battered an eye lid), Leighton called her manager demanding to know why. Sadly, this really off-set the whole ‘unauthorized’ feel of the movie as there wasn’t really much drama to be told.
Regardless of how much the truth was stretched or how badly the Melrose time line was presented, we can all agree this Unauthorized movie reignited our love with Melrose Place. I wonder how many are cracking out the DVD’s right now?
Aaron SpellingAndrew ShueCourtney Thorne-SmithDaphne ZunigaDoug SavantGrant ShowHeather LocklearJosie BissettLaura LeightonLifetimeMelrose PlaceMovieThomas CalabroUnauthorized Melrose Place
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By Vince Agard Nov. 3, 2016
The Institute’s relatively rainy autumn continues today, as a low pressure system will develop and pass from west to east over southern New England. This storm will likely bring light to moderate rain showers to the Boston area throughout this afternoon and evening. Depending on its exact track, the frontal system could also bring another spike in temperatures: areas to the south of the center of the low will see temperatures in the upper 60s, while those to the north will remain in the 50s (°F). If the storm does pass to the north, a warmer afternoon with significantly less rain is possible.
This afternoon’s storm system could bring up to a half-inch of rainfall, continuing a relatively rainy trend that began around a month ago. The weather monitoring station atop the Green Building has measured 7.30 inches of rain since September 30th, compared to just 6.56
inches in the four months prior. The fall and winter months generally feature more precipitation than those in the summer, so more rainy weather will be needed to alleviate the current drought in Massachusetts.
After tomorrow’s storm moves out to sea, the sun will return for the weekend. However, temperatures will be kept a few degrees below normal by a brisk northerly wind on Friday, and by the presence of an upper-level trough on Saturday and Sunday.
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You only need to see one film directed by Kathryn Bigelow to know that few, if any, other directors can create such an unrelentingly intense movie going experience the way she can. Bigelow didn’t win the Best Director Oscar for “The Hurt Locker” because she is a woman. She won it because she made a war movie which was unlike many we saw at the time. She gave us yet another intense war movie with “Zero Dark Thirty” which looks at the decade long manhunt for Osama Bin Laden. It won the New York Film Critics’ Awards for Best Film and Best Director, and it maintains a strong level of intensity from start to finish.
But the truth is Bigelow has always been a great director, and her talent behind the camera has never been in doubt. Whether it’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Point Break” or “Detroit,” her films keep us on the edge of our seats throughout and barely give us a moment to breathe. If you enjoyed these movies, here are some of her other efforts which deserve your attention.
“The Loveless”
This 1982 film marked Bigelow’s feature film directorial debut, and she co-directed it with Monty Montgomery, the actor who played the Cowboy in David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive.” “The Loveless” stars Willem Dafoe and tells the story of a motorcycle gang that makes a pit stop in a small southern town while on their way to Daytona. Once they arrive, however, trouble starts brewing when the gang starts fancying the female locals.
Blue Underground, which released a special edition of “The Loveless” on DVD, called it “the thinking man’s biker movie.” Whether you agree with this assessment or not, Bigelow does give us many beautiful images of leather and chrome, and she does show a love for the look of neon lights as well.
Bigelow’s 1989 action thriller next because was the first movie of hers which I watched, and I was absolutely stunned by her unflinching style of direction. The always terrific Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Megan Turner, a rookie New York City police officer who shoots and kills a grocery store robber (played by Tom Sizemore) on her first day. But while staring in shock at what she has done, New York Stock Exchange trader Eugene Hunt (the late Ron Silver) grabs the suspect’s gun and uses it to go on a psychotic killing spree.
What looks like your average police thriller ends up turning out to be a far more violent and unsettling movie than you might expect. Silver gives us one of the craziest and most unhinged psychopaths ever to appear on the silver screen, and Bigelow gives the action sequences a thrill as vicious as it is visceral. Regardless of “Blue Steel” having a plot which has been used over and over, it still stays with me years after having seen it as Bigelow doesn’t shy away from the violent natures of Curtis’ and Silver’s characters.
Forget the “Twilight” films, this is a real vampire movie! Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) gets up close and personal with the beautiful Mae (Jenny Wright) only to be bitten on the neck by her. It soon turns out Mae is a bloodsucking vampire who travels from town to town with her extended vampire family which includes actors Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Bill Paxton and Joshua John Miller. They end up taking Caleb in once he has become one of them, and this forces him to make some tough decisions which he may not be able to live with.
“Near Dark” was a box office disappointment upon its release, but it has since gained a large and deserved cult following. Bigelow, along with cinematographer Adam Greenberg, gives the film such a beautiful look which is aided by one of the many great Tangerine Dream film scores of the 1980s. Its best scene comes when the vampire gang visits a bar in the middle of nowhere, and Bigelow does a literally bloody good job in how she stages it.
Like “Near Dark,” “Strange Days” was a box office failure which has since gained a cult following over the years. Co-written by Bigelow’s ex-husband James Cameron, it stars Ralph Fiennes as a former cop who deals in SQUID equipment, devices which record images taken directly from an individual’s cerebral cortex. When those images are played back, it allows the user to experience a person’s memory as if they are living it themselves.
This concept allows Bigelow to stage some exhilarating point of view action sequences which must have been insanely difficult to choreograph and put together. While it may be tempting to compare “Strange Days” to other futuristic movies which show a major city in peril, this film really has its own unique look. And like your typical Bigelow movie, you don’t watch it as much as you experience it.
Okay, I know many had issues with Harrison Ford’s and Liam Neeson’s accents and of the liberties taken with the movie’s true story, but I still think “K-19: The Widowmaker” is a far better movie than people give it credit for. It’s no “Das Boot,” but Bigelow mines a lot of raw emotion out of the story of Russia’s first nuclear submarine. This comes about when the ship’s reactor malfunctions to where it will explode if the temperature to continues to climb, and members of the crew are dispatched to work on the reactor while wearing chemical suits which do far too little to protect them from severe radiation sickness (“they might as well wear raincoats,” says Neeson’s character).
Watching these young men essentially sacrifice their own lives in order to prevent World War III is devastating to witness, and Bigelow makes you respect their selfless act to where you cannot help but be on the verge of tears while watching them go into a room they will not come out of in one piece.
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Thousands Expected To Send Off Racing Legend Bart Cummings To Glue Factory
By Matthew J. Farthing on 07/09/2015
Thousands of racing fans are expected to attend today’s state funeral for eyebrow aficionado Bart Cummings, held in Sydney’s St Mary’s Glue Factory.
Mr Cummings is considered a legend in the racing community. He has 12 Melbourne Cup victories to his name and 266 Group One victories, despite neither running in a race, nor riding any of the horses.
The racing trainer will have his flesh stripped and sent for rendering and his connective tissue turned into adhesive, common practice for racing greats who pass away due to natural causes or injure their legs in the course of being forced to entertain Australia’s wealthy.
Mr Cummings was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1982 for services to the racing industry, but had to sell it during the early 90s after falling victim to a tax minimisation scheme.
The Cummings family accepted NSW Premier Mike Baird’s offer of a state funeral;
“A tax-payer funded funeral is the only way to honour a man who nearly bankrupted himself attempting to pay as little tax as possible” Mr Baird stated in a government press release.
Mr Cummings is survived by his wife Valmae and his son Anthony.
“My father was a beloved figure in the industry that he loved more than his own child. The racing community will grieve today, wondering why God had to take my father so close to the beginning of the Melbourne Cup, instead of Tom Waterhouse,” Anthony Cummings told The (un)Australian.
Matthew Farthing is the sports reporter for The (un)Australian. He is a passionate defender of the right to bear arms, believing Australians need guns for self-defence, skeet shooting, and putting down horses at the Melbourne Cup.
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Album Review: Wild
Ruwald de Fortier — November 7, 2016
Streets of Laredo
Dine Alone Records (2016)
The New Zealand folk group, based in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighbourhood, have released their awe-inspiring and groove-packed second studio album, Wild.
Founded in 2012 by brothers David and Daniel Gibson, Streets of Laredo has been rising steadily in success after releasing their critically embraced album, Volume I & II.
Wild is an album that showcases a perfect balance between complex melodies and solid grooves.
This balance between the rhythm and melodic sections of the album are especially apparent on songs such as “Wild,” “Hammer And The Nail” and “Tunnel Visions.”
Although the arrangements of these songs are all fairly similar and rudimentary, Streets of Laredo create a more complex sound within these simple arrangements.
The songs that captivate and envelope the listener the most feature upbeat melodies of saxophones, seemingly out-of-place banjos, reverb-drenched guitar licks and sludgy, distorted bass lines.
With that being said, songs on Wild fall victim to a common trope of modern day folk music: the overuse of “oooh” and “la la la.”
Although these common ad-libs are present on a good portion of Wild, they may not be that irritating for those who dislike this type of stereotypical improvisation.
This album has a lot more going for it than what a few “ooohs” can bring down in terms of quality.
Wild also makes use of two different vocalists: the Stevie Nicks and Kim Gordon-esque Sarahjane Gibson, and the very much monotonous voice of Daniel Gibson.
The first five tracks of the album, which feature Sarahjane, are much more interesting and lively, and are sung with much more conviction than the last six songs, which mostly feature Daniel and sparingly include Sarahjane.
Wild has very minor setbacks that only the highly critical would most likely care about, and is ultimately an exciting album that is well worth giving the time of day to by anybody even remotely fond of the sounds of Arcade Fire and Of Monsters And Men.
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The Paravars: Chapter 1 – The Hindu Myths
March 12, 2018 tvaraj 14 Comments
By T. V. Antony Raj Fernando
Previous: The Paravars: A Preamble
In this and the next chapter, I will attempt to present in a condensed form some of the myths that pertain to the origin of the Paravars.
Myth #1: Paravars are offsprings of a Brahmin and a Sūdra woman
The word ‘Tantras’ refer to various scriptures of several esoteric traditions rooted in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy.
Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765 -1837), an English orientalist and a former director of the Royal Asiatic Society, followed some of the Tantras while enumerating Indian classes, and he represented the Paravars as descendants of a Brahmin who consorted a Sūdra woman.
Myth #2: Paravars are offspring of a Kurava male and a Chetty female
Mudaliyar Simon Casie Chitty (1807-1860) of Sri Lanka, a writer of great repute, cites the Jātībēdi Nūl (a work of some celebrity among the Tamils) which describes the Paravars as “the offspring of a Kurava (or basket-maker) begotten clandestinely through a female of the Chetty (or merchant) tribe.”
Myth #3: Paravas descended from Varuna (the god of water)
Some Paravas have among themselves a different tradition about their origin. According to them, their progenitor was Varuna (god of water).
Soorapadman, the leader of the Asuras (evil spirits) after performing a tapas (an act of devotion through deep meditation) received a boon from Shiva that protected him from death except a being manifested from Shiva himself. Having gained immortality, Soorapadman vanquished the Devas (heavenly spirits) and made them his slaves. The Devas appealed to Vishnu, but he refused to help them. Next, they appealed to Shiva.
Shiva decided to take action against Soorapadman‘s increasing arrogance. He opened his third eye – the eye of knowledge – that started releasing flares. There were six flares in total. Shiva gave Agni, the god of fire, the responsibility to take the flares to Saravana Lake. Soon after, a beautiful child manifested on a lotus in the Lake with six faces.
Six sisters known as the Kṛttikā (constellation Pleiades) were given the responsibility of taking care of the child and thus the child came to be known as Kārtikeya.
According to an extension of the myth, the Paravars also manifested along with Kārtikeya and were nursed by the constellation Kṛttikā. Since the Paravars were born out of the water they naturally became the descendants of Varuna, the god of water.
Kārtikeya became the supreme general of the Devas. He led the army of the Devas to victory against the Asuras. On the fifth day of Kandha Sasthi, Soorapadman visited Kārtikeya and saw his Vishwaroopam.
Soorapadman vathai padalam
Soorapadman faced Kārtikeya in battle and was defeated even though he used illusions. As a last stand when all his illusions had failed him, Soorapadman transformed himself into a mango tree hoping to escape death. Kārtikeya with his vel (spear) split the tree in two. One half became the peacock, the vehicle of Kārtikeya and the other half became the cockerel, the emblem on Kārtikeya‘s flag.
Myth #4: The fable in Valaivīcu kāviyam
In Valaivīcu kāviyam: Tiruviḷaiyāṭal kataippāṭal, an epic composed by the Tamil poet Ār̲umukapperumāḷ Cir̲avān̲, Parvati, the consort of Shiva, and her son Kartikēya, having offended the deity by revealing some ineffable mystery, were condemned to quit their celestial mansions, and pass through an infinite number of mortal reincarnations, before they could be re-admitted to the divine presence. However, when Parvati pleaded with Shiva, he reduced the punishment to one incarnation each.
About this time, Triambaka, King of the Paravas, and Varuna Valli his consort were performing tapas (acts of devotion) to obtain an issue. Parvati conceded to their prayer and incarnated as their daughter under the name of Tīrysēr Madentē.
Kartikēya transformed himself into a fish and roamed the North Sea for some time. He then entered the South Sea, where, after growing to an immense size, attacked the vessels of the Paravas and became a threat to their traditional fishing and seafaring trades.
An enraged King Triambaka publicly declared that he would give his daughter in marriage to whoever would catch the fish.
Shiva, assuming the character of a Parava fisherman, caught the fish, and was once again reunited with his divine consort.
Myth 5: Ancestors of the Paravars were fishermen of river Yamuna
Some Paravars believe that they migrated from the ancient city of Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama and that prior to the Mahābhārata war, they inhabited the territory bordering the river Yamuna.
One day, Girika, the wife of King Vasu, bathing and purifying herself after her menstrual course, told him her state. But that very day the Pitris (spirits of the departed) of Vasu came unto him and asked him to slay a deer for their Sraddha (a ritual performed for one’s ancestors, especially dead parents). The king, thinking that the command of the Pitris should not be disobeyed, went a-hunting.
The whole forest was maddened by the sweet notes of the kokila and echoed with the hum of maddened bees. The king became possessed with desire, and could not keep his mind away from the thought of his beautiful wife Girika. Beholding a swift hawk resting close to him, the king, acquainted with the subtle truths of Dharma and Artha, said, “Amiable one, carry thou this seed (semen) for my wife Girika and give it unto her. Her season hath arrived.”
The swift hawk took it from the king and rapidly soared through the air. While thus passing, the hawk was seen by another of his species. Thinking that the first hawk was carrying meat, the second one flew at him. The two fought in the sky with their talons and beaks. While they were fighting, the seed fell into the waters of the Yamuna wherein dwelt an Apsara named Adrika, transformed by a Brahmana’s curse into a fish.
As soon as Vasu’s seed fell into the water from the claws of the hawk, Adrika rapidly approached and swallowed it.
Ten months later, Parava fishermen caught that fish. From the stomach of that fish came out a male and a female child of a human form. The Apsara after having given birth to the twins, and killed by the fishermen was freed from her curse. She left her fish-form and assumed her own celestial shape.
The fishermen approached King Uparichara, their ruler, and said, “O king, these two beings of human shape have been found in the body of a fish!”
King Uparichara took the male child under his wings who later became the virtuous monarch Matsya. The King gave back the fish-smelling daughter of the Apsara to the fishermen, saying, “Let this one be thy daughter.”
That girl, named Satyavati, gifted with great beauty with tapering thighs and had a graceful smile – an object of desire even with an anchorite was also known as Machchakindi).
As was customary with the Parava fisher-women Satyavati ferried passengers over the waters of the Yamuna river. One day, while engaged in this vocation, the great wandering Rishi Parasara saw the celestial beauty and desired to consort with her.
He said, “Accept my embraces, O blessed one!”
Satyavati replied, “O holy one, behold the rishis standing on either bank of the river. Seen by them, how can I grant thy wish?”
The ascetic thereupon created a fog which enveloped the region in darkness. The maiden, beholding the fog became suffused with the blushes of bashfulness and she said:
“O holy one, note that I am a maiden under the control of my father.
O sinless one, by accepting your embraces my virginity will be sullied.
O best of Brahmanas, my virginity being sullied, how shall I,
O Rishi, be able to return home?
Indeed, I shall not then be able to bear life.
Reflecting upon all this,
O illustrious one, do that which should be done.”
That best of Rishis, satisfied with all she said, replied:
“Thou shall remain a virgin even if thou grantest my wish.
And, O timid one, O beauteous woman, ask for the boon that thou desirest.
O thou of fair smiles, my grace hath never before proved fruitless.”
The maiden then asked the rishi for the boon that her body might emit a sweet scent instead of the fish-odour that it had. The illustrious Rishi thereupon granted her wish.
Rishsi Parasara and Satyawati
Having obtained her boon, she became highly pleased, and her season immediately came. She accepted the embraces of that Rishi of wonderful deeds.
She thenceforth became known among men by the name of Gandhavati (the sweet-scented one); and since men could feel her scent even from a distance of a yojana (16 km), she was also known as Yojanagandha (one who scatters her scent for a yojana all around).
After this, the illustrious Parasara went to his own asylum.
Satyavati gratified with having obtained the excellent boon in consequence of which she became sweet-scented and her virginity remained unsullied conceived through Parasara’s embraces. She brought forth the very day, on an island in the Yamuna, the child begot upon her by Parasara and gifted with great energy. The child, with the permission of his mother, set his mind on asceticism. He went away saying, “As soon as thou rememberest me when the occasion comes, I shall appear unto thee.”
Vyasa (Author: Ramanarayanadatta astr)
It was thus that Vyasa (the arranger or compiler), the author of the Mahabharata, as well as a character in it, was born of Satyavati the fisherwoman through Parasara the ascetic.
Next: The Paravars: Chapter 2 – The Jewish Lore
Remarks on the Origin and History of the Parawas by Simon Casie Chitty (jstor.org)
Project Gutenberg’s Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Vol. 6 of 7 by Edgar Thurston (gutenberg.org)
Paravar (en.wikipedia.org)
பரத குல வரலாறு (globalparavar.org)
The Bharathar Community (bharatharcommunity.blogspot.in)
Demala Hatpattu (en.wikipedia.org)
The Mahabharata Book 1: Adi Parva Section LXIII (Adivansavatarana Parva) Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr. [1883-1896] (sacred-texts.com)
The Origin of the Name ‘Fernando’ (tvaraj.com)
The Origin of the Name ‘Perera/Pereira’ (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: A Preamble (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 2 – The Jewish Lore (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 3 – The Pearl Fishery Coasts in the Gulf of Mannar (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 4 – The Paravar Caste (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 5 – The Pre-Muhammadan Period (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 6 – The Muhammadan Invasion of the Pandya Kingdom (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 7 – The Hazardous Occupation of Harvesting Pearl Oysters (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 8 – Arrival of the Portuguese in India (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 9 – Seeking Help from the Portuguese (tvaraj.com)
The Paravars: Chapter 10 – Conversion to Catholicism (tvaraj.com)
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The Paravars: A Preamble
Fishermen (Source: Heritage Vembaru)
The people belonging to the Paravar caste in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India, and in the west coast in Sri Lanka are coastal inhabitants, fishermen, seafarers, maritime traders. The Paravars are also known as Parava, Parathavar, Bharathar, Bharathakula Pandyar, Bharathakula Kshathriyar and so on.
There is a variety as well as a discordance of opinions about the origin of the Paravars. The available materials on the origin of the Parava communities are so full of contradictions that it is almost an impossible task to reduce them to order and coherence.
There are many theories – most of them myths from Hindu Vedas and Puranas and a few slanting towards Jewish. Many of these myths were readily accepted and endorsed by the affluent Paravars, who wish to remove the stigma placed on the occupation of their caste which was considered “low and ritually polluting occupations,” namely, fishing, diving for pearls and chanks, and producing salt.
In his book “The Madura Country: A Manual, Compiled by the Order of The Madras Government” published in 1868, James Henry Nelson of the Madras Civil Service states:
THE FISHERMEN belong to several castes. They are usually called Sembadavans if they fish in tanks and streams, and Savalakaarans if they fish in the sea. Those again who live on the sea-coast, karei, are also called Kareiyaans. Some of them are Mahometans and some of them are Paravans.
These last were the earliest converts made by the Portuguese: and resorted to the first Roman Catholic Church in Madura before the time of Robert de Nobilibus. They are constantly spoken of by the Jesuits. After they lost the protection of the Portuguese they sank into great poverty and wretchedness.
The Paravas of the District appear from the list to have numbered only five and thirty in 1850-51. This seems very strange. Formerly they were very numerous along the whole coast from Cape Comorin to the Paamban Pass, and I know of no reason why they should have died out. I can only account for the fact of their fewness (if indeed it is a fact, which I doubt) by supposing that most of them are now either Roman Catholics or Labbeis, i. e. Mahometan converts, and appear as such in the census returns.
It appears from a letter of Father Martin dated 1st June 1700, that when the Portuguese first came to India, they found the Paravas groaning under the yoke of the Mahometans, and assisted them to shake it off on condition of their becoming Christians.
The Paravas flourished after this and built many substantial villages. But they became poor and wretched after the decline of the Portuguese power: and when this letter was written, were in a very miserable condition.
Though works in the Tamil Sangam literature such as Ettuthokai, Pathupattu, Ahananuru, Maduraikkanci and Pattinappaalai refer to the lives of the Paravars, there are different views regarding events up to the early 16th century among the investigators of the Paravar history.
Simon Casie Chitty mentions in The Ceylon Gazetteer that the ancient name “Taprobane” for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) might have been named after the Paravars:
Among the Greeks and Romans, it was known by the name of “Taprobane,” the etymology of which is disputed by many authors. Some deduce it from the Phoenician words “Tap-parvaim,” or “the shore of the Parvaim;” alleging that the latter (whom they identify with the modern Paravas) were at one time masters of the commerce of the Island; others, from “Tapo-rawan,” or “the Island of RAWANA,” the giant king who was conquered by RAMA; others from the Sanskrit term “Tepo-vana,” or “the wilderness of prayer;” while many, with more probability, suppose it to have originated from the Pali word “Tamaba-pannya,” which signifies a betel leaf, and to which the Island bears some resemblance in its figure.
Little is known about the Paravars from 5th to the 13th century. There are no native literary works with a developed sense of chronology, or places, before the arrival of the Portuguese, and the ‘en masse’ conversion of the Hindu Paravars to Roman Catholicism. Therefore, any historical observations have to be deduced using Arab, European and Chinese accounts.
Every origin myth is a tale of creation and they describe how some new reality came into existence. In some academic circles, the term “myth” properly refers only to the origin and cosmogonic myths. Many folklorists reserve the label “myth” for stories about creation. Traditional stories that do not focus on origins fall into the categories of “legend” and “folktale.”
According to Mircea Eliade (1907-1986), Romanian historian of religion, writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago, nearly every sacred story in many traditional cultures qualifies as an origin myth. By tradition, humans tend to model their behaviour after sacred events, seeing their life as an “eternal return” to the mythical age. Because of this conception, nearly all sacred stories describe events that established new paradigms for human behaviour, and thus nearly every sacred story is a story about a creation.
Mircea Eliade says that an origin myth often functions to offer an aura of sacredness to the current order. Here are some observations:
When the missionary and ethnologist C. Strehlow asked the Australian Arunta why they performed certain ceremonies, the answer was always: “Because the ancestors so commanded it.“
The Kai of New Guinea refused to change their way of living and working, and they explained: “It was thus that the Nemu (the Mythical Ancestors) did, and we do likewise.“
Asked the reason for a particular detail in a ceremony, a Navaho chanter answered: “Because the Holy People did it that way in the first place.“
We find exactly the same justification in the prayer that accompanies a primitive Tibetan ritual: “As it has been handed down from the beginning of the earth’s creation, so must we sacrifice. … As our ancestors in ancient times did—so do we now.”
This reminds us of the doxology, a short hymn of praises to God in various Christian worship services often added to the end of canticles, psalms and hymns. For example, the Catholics while praying The Rosary recite:
“Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was, in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
And so also are the glorified myths borrowed from the Hindu Vedas and Puranas and a few from the Jewish traditions that have been concocted, accepted, and endorsed by the affluent Paravars who wish to hide the stigma placed on their low and ritually polluting occupations namely, fishing, diving for pearls and chanks, and producing salt.
Next: The Paravars: Chapter 1 – The Hindu Myths
The Paravars: Chapter 1 – The Hindu Myths (tvaraj.com)
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You may have heard McCarver/Buck mention the other night–Phillies ace Cliff Lee, jammed in traffic hours before his World Series start Wednesday night, jumped out of his cab in upper Manhattan and hopped a pair of subways to get to Yankee Stadium.
According to the announcers, Lee went unrecognized by his fellow riders on the 6 and then the 4 train.
Reports the Daily News:
Lee was stuck in a taxi at 5:45 p.m. en route from his team’s Manhattan hotel to Yankee Stadium before his Game 1 start, when the driver told him they were hopelessly stuck in traffic and it might take two more hours to get to the ballpark. Lee instructed the driver to find the nearest subway stop. A veteran of the underground system from his visits to New York with the Indians, Lee successfully navigated from the 6 to the 4 train and arrived about 15 minutes later – in more than enough time to toss his complete game opposite CC Sabathia.
“I still had plenty of time,” said Lee, who went unrecognized. “I’ve always taken the subway, but for whatever reason I took a taxi the other day. If I would have known it would have been that long I just would have gotten right on the subway.”
Adds Gothamist:
Lee called his agent, Darek Braunecker, who advised him to leave the cab, find a policeman and ask for help getting to the stadium. The Phillies’ traveling secretary, Frank Coppenbarger, told Lee to do the same thing.
Lee instead told the driver to take him to the nearest subway. He got out at W. 119th St., Coppenbarger said.
Lee got to Yankee Stadium at 6:20, had to prove to the guards he was actually a player, then shut down the fearsome Yanks in a complete game.
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This course will look at the development of Christian theology in the period leading up to the Council of Nicaea. It will focus on the most important figures while treating various themes: Christology, triadology, and anthropology; sin, passion, and death; and Scripture and its exegesis. Fundamental questions will include: what did each figure see as the nature and method of theology itself — what is theology and how does it work? — and what is the canon or criterion, if any, that regulates it (raising questions of uniformity and diversity)? What texts are to count as sacred scripture and how are they to be interpreted? What are the central teachings of Christianity regarding 1) the person of Christ and his relation to God and the Spirit, and 2) what is sometimes called “salvation history” (creation—fall— redemption) and 3) how do the Fathers understand and articulate such teachings? The course will also examine the question of how a Christian should follow Christ by looking closely at the witness of the martyrs.
Texts to be studied:
Melito of Sardis, On Pascha
St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letters
St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies
Origen, Commentary on John; First Principles
St. Athanasius, On the Incarnation
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Very Rev. Dr. John Behr serves as the Director of the Master of Theology Program and is the Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary.
Father John Behr is Professor of Patristics, teaching courses in patristics, dogmatics and scriptural exegesis at the seminary, and also at Fordham University, where he is the Distinguished Lecturer in Patristics.
Fr John is one of the preeminent figures in world of patristics and early Christianity and has published numerous works in the field. He serves as editor of Popular Patristics Series for SVS Press. His early work was on issues of asceticism and anthropology, focusing on St. Irenaeus of Lyons and Clement of Alexandria. After spending almost a decade in the second century, Fr. John began the publication of a series on the Formation of Christian Theology, and has now reached the fifth and sixth centuries. He has completed an edition and translation of, and introduction to, the remaining texts of Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia. He has also published a synthetic presentation of the theology of the early centuries, focused on the mystery of Christ. Additionally Fr John has published “Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity” and has translated and published Origen’s On First Principles as part of the Oxford Early Christian Texts Series.
Fr John is a great friend of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, has travelled to Kerala on visit to the Malankara Church, and has spoken at the Diocesan Family and Youth Conference.
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Blog Technology #TTMTech Series: Making the lives of photojournalists and publishers a little easier, full IPTC data support on the Transterra Media web and mobile platforms.
From film to digital, breaking news to portrait, process has always been a key part of photography.
Because we believe that simplifying process is essential to building a successful media platform, when developing the Transterra Media web platform,
we’ve worked hard to prioritize features that help journalists upload media with the right information in the right places for our editorial staff and media publishers.
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These headers and the information associated can be easily encoded and decoded by most popular photo editing software.
The adoption of IPTC data as an international standard advanced in 1994 when Adobe Systems defined a specification for embedding these metadata headers and values into digital image files. Some of the information captured includes the creator name, captions, location information, keywords, and additional technical characteristics of the image asset. Today, the IPTC format is broadly accepted by photographers, news organizations, and publishers around the world.
Why is IPTC data important?
A story may be worth a thousand words, but a little information about an image goes a long way especially for publishers that need to optimizse workflow and verify image authenticity.
One of the most important qualities of structured information about image resources is that it helps make photo collections searchable. IPTC metadata is essential to properly describing photo content by natural or formal language, and in this way make it possible to easily search for photographs. No photo archive could function without support for photo metadata indexing.
Property rights are another important consideration. By attributing an author and in many cases making the value read-only, photo rights are protected and intellectual property attribution strengthened. Embedded IPTC data even makes it possible to track an image’s usage giving photojournalists yet another way to protect image rights.
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Taking a dip in the porcelain pools
Tours y Excursiones en Hornopiren
Taking a dip in the porcelain pools.
Excursions, tours, activities in Hornopiren
Duration: 7 to 8 hrs.
Difficulty: Medium-High.
Capacity: A minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 participants.
Timetable: Departure 08:00 hrs; Return 18:00 hrs.
Meeting point: Lahuán Cabinor Hornopirén Ramp (Place to be agreed).
What to take: Trekking shoes, water bottle, sunglasses, sunblock, sunhat, suitable clothing, camera. Please stay on the marked trail and follow the guide’s safety instructions.
Includes: Local guide, traditional lunch, snack and transport.
This fantastic circuit begins at Río Negro, Hornopirén at the Lahuán cabins, where the guide and participants will meet, and after a short presentation and safety instructions the “Taking a dip in the Porcelain Pools” program will begin. Our adventurers will be ferried on the “Explorer” for about 40 minutes along the Comao fiord, and while the launch goes further into the sea we’ll see amazing specimens of the flora and fauna that is an essential part of this one-of-a kind natural environment, where sea and land open up to reveal the idyllic landscapes of Chilean Patagonia.
We reach the Porcelain Springs and walk along the beach that takes us to a spectacular spot where we will take a dip in the pool’s warm water, absorbing its healing properties anditsunique tranquility, as we admire the first range of the Andes: where people and Mother Naturecome together. We will also be able stop to admire the views and take photos of the emerald green water, thermal waterfalls and snow along the way, in places still untouched by human beings. To end the program, we’llenjoy a country lunch prepared by settlers and locals, and participate in their activities for about an hour and a half. On our way back we go through Huinay town, drop in at fish farms, and see the sea lion colony.
09:00 hrs:
Departure from Hornopirén to the porcelain springs.
Arrival at the springsand free timeto take photos and have a snack.
Traditional lunch with the local community.
We head back to Hornopirén and drop in at the coastal towns the boat passes.
End of the activity.
Time required: Full day
Type of activity: Recreational
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Dear Famous Scientists: Please STFU About Areas Outside Your Expertise
August 28, 2011 Dana Hunter7 Comments
Erik Klemetti, on Twitter, had steam coming from his ears on Wednesday:
WHY, OH WHY did Bloomsberg talk to @michiokaku instead of a geologist about the VA earthquake? Come on, people! http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/kaku-says-virginia-earthquake-should-be-a-wake-up-call/2011/08/23/gIQAeeTXZJ_video.html
That’s probably because some journalists seem to find it impossible to distinguish between various types of scientist. They also want a big, recognizable name in their headline. So when an event happens and a scientist needs to be consulted, they call the first big name scientist who comes to mind, no matter their discipline. To quote Rocko’s Modern Life: “Those guys are idiots.”
And perhaps, just perhaps, if we smack them for stupidity often enough, they’ll develop an ability to distinguish between different types of scientists, and figure out whom to call for a quote when various events occur.
But I have a beef with the big-name scientists *coughKakucough* who blabber about subjects they have little or no relevant expertise in rather than calmly saying, “Damn it, Jimmy, I’m a physicist, not a geologist. Go phone a geologist. Quote me as saying, ‘I have no idea, as I did not study geology.'”
It’s that simple. And someone who does science for a living should know enough to know when they don’t know, and be intelligent enough and tough enough to be comfortable saying, “I don’t know.” Observe Professor Rowena Lohman, who teaches geophysics at Cornell. After delivering kick-ass accurate answers to a variety of questions within her area of expertise, is perfectly comfortable telling a CNN reporter that she is not omniscient:
CNN: Is the East Coast ready for an earthquake?
Lohman: That’s a question for a different kind of scientist or engineer.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is how it’s done. Alas, that does not seem to be how Kaku does it.
I’d love to try an experiment. Next time there’s big physics news, I’d love to interview a microbiologist, say, or a seismologist, and write up a big newspaper article using only them as experts, and then stuff it under the nose of Michio Kaku. “See what happens? See how infuriating it is when experts pop off on subjects they know nothing about?” Perhaps that would help him overcome the compulsion to spout on subjects far outside his realm. Perhaps that would convince him that he doesn’t need to babble any old response to clueless journalists, but hand out the phone numbers of relevant scientists instead. And perhaps after several instances of that, the clueless journalists will become clued.
Alas, I don’t work for a major paper. Anyone who does willing to try said experiment? It would be a kindness to several geologists whose heads are currently feeling a little prone to explosion.
(Shot glass raised to the poor nameless writer at CNN’s opinion section who was smart enough to head for an expert in geophysics and tectonics rather than a string theorist when the earth went wobbly. Kudos to you, unknown wise journalist!)
Why We Need Science Bloggers
January 3, 2011 Dana Hunter
Two exhibits shall suffice, methinks.
Exhibit A: The Strange Case of the Oldest Homo Sapiens That Weren’t
The world went haywire last week with breathless reports that ZOMG ALL UR HOOMIN EVOLUSHUNS HAZ CHANGED!!1!11!! Back in the bad old days when all I had access to was the MSM, I might have gotten sucked in by the hype. After years of reading science blogs, though, I just sat back and waited.
And, sure enough, on December 28th, there was Brian Switek on Twitter, on the case:
Scientists claim 400,000 year old Homo sapiens teeth found in Israel cave, older than African H. sapiens http://bit.ly/gblFEl BUT… [1/2]
… paper abstract http://bit.ly/fgZQKz draws closer comparison to Neanderthals and indeterminate types like the Skhul/Qafzeh hominins [2/2]
Haven’t read full paper – no access – but I have to wonder if the popular presentation is hyped beyond paper’s conclusions #notthe1sttime
Scicurious took care of the “no access” problem. And, within hours, Brian had taken a gargantuan pin to a very over-inflated balloon:
A handful of fossil teeth found in Israel’s Qesem Cave, described in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology and attributed to 400,000 year old members of our own species in multiple news reports, are said to rewrite the story of human evolution. This discovery doubles the antiquity of Homo sapiens, the articles say, and identify a new point of origin for our species. “Find in Israeli cave may change evolution story” proclaims The Australian, while the Daily Mail asks and answers “Did first humans come out of Middle East and not Africa? Israeli discovery forces scientists to re-examine evolution of modern man.” (The Jerusalem Post, by comparison, went with the tamer “Homo sapiens lived in Eretz Yisrael 400,000 years ago.”) As is often the case, though, the hype surrounding this find far outstrips its actual significance.
Then, for good measure, Carl Zimmer piled on. I’m sure plenty of others leaped into the fray, but those were the first two I read, and suffice to prove my point. We bloody well need science bloggers. Why? Because science journalists, the supposed professionals, are so fucking busy misreading, misleading, and giving science repeated black eyes by taking carefully-hedged papers filled with cautions and bet-hedging and warnings against jumping to conclusions and hyping them out of all proportion. Carl called it “journalistic vaporware,” which rings true. It’s disgusting is what it is.
And it used to be a person had three choices: accept, discount, or pay out the nose to access the original scientific papers and then try to wrangle sense from things not written in layman’s language.
Now we have science bloggers, who know science, love science, speak its lingo, and have the access and the tools to investigate and report back to the rest of us. Because of them, I’ve learned not to believe the hype, and to refrain from hyperventilating until one of them weighs in.
Which brings me to Exhibit B: The “Placebo Effect” Effect
Twitter absolutely blew up with links to various and sundry about some paper claiming the placebo effect worked even when people knew they were taking a placebo. I can’t report on how some of the sources Bora linked were reporting it, because I was busy getting me arse kicked by other links (I’ve been busy, damn it). But I saw other babble floating around that seemed to take it at face value. Meh. It was either a solid study or it wasn’t, I wasn’t too fussed about it, and knew that if it either had merit or sucked leper donkey dick, it would eventually land on one of the medical sites that are part of my regular reading schedule.
I love it when I’m right:
Placebo effects without deception? Well, not exactly…
Dr. Gorski eviscerates both study and breathless hype. Yes, the study showed some interesting things. No, it didn’t prove that placebo works sans deception. Rather a fatal flaw:
No, the reason I say this is because, all their claims otherwise notwithstanding, this study doesn’t really tell us anything new about placebo effects. The reason is that, even though they did tell their subjects that the sugar pills they were being given were inert, the investigators also used suggestion to convince their subjects that these pills could nonetheless induce powerful “mind-body” effects. In other words, the investigators did the very thing they claimed they weren’t doing; they deceived their subjects to induce placebo effects by exaggerating the strength of the evidence for placebo effects and using rather woo-ish terminology (“self-healing,” for instance). Here’s how the investigators describe what they told their patients:
Patients who gave informed consent and fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomized into two groups: 1) placebo pill twice daily or 2) no-treatment. Before randomization and during the screening, the placebo pills were truthfully described as inert or inactive pills, like sugar pills, without any medication in it. Additionally, patients were told that “placebo pills, something like sugar pills, have been shown in rigorous clinical testing to produce significant mind-body self-healing processes.” The patient-provider relationship and contact time was similar in both groups. Study visits occurred at baseline (Day 1), midpoint (Day 11) and completion (Day 21). Assessment questionnaires were completed by patients with the assistance of a blinded assessor at study visits.
This is a description of the script that practitioners were to use when discussing these pills with subjects recruited to the study:
Patients were randomly assigned either to open-label placebo treatment or to the no-treatment control. Prior to randomization, patients from both groups met either a physician (AJL) or nurse-practitioner (EF) and were asked whether they had heard of the “placebo effect.” Assignment was determined by practitioner availability. The provider clearly explained that the placebo pill was an inactive (i.e., “inert”) substance like a sugar pill that contained no medication and then explained in an approximately fifteen minute a priori script the following “four discussion points:” 1) the placebo effect is powerful, 2) the body can automatically respond to taking placebo pills like Pavlov’s dogs who salivated when they heard a bell, 3) a positive attitude helps but is not necessary, and 4) taking the pills faithfully is critical. Patients were told that half would be assigned to an open-label placebo group and the other half to a no-treatment control group. Our rationale had a positive framing with the aim of optimizing placebo response.
How is this any different from what is known about placebo responses? I, for one, couldn’t find anything different. It’s right there in the Methods section: The authors might well have told subjects that they were receiving a sugar pill, but they also told them that this sugar pill would do wonderful things through the power of “mind-body” effects, as though it was entirely scientifically clear-cut that it would.
That, my darlings, is deception. That’s telling folks the sugar pill is magic. And we all know that when you hand people a pill and tell them it’s magic, a subset will believe, and heal themselves. The only real difference was that in this study, the bottles of sugar pills actually said “PLACEBO” on them.
POP goes another overinflated response to a study that didn’t merit the hype. Thing is, without science bloggers, us regular joes wouldn’t know any better. And without science bloggers, us regular joes would be pissed next week or next month or next year when future studies are breathlessly hyped as saying these studies were completely fucking wrong. Science bloggers bring us back down to earth. They help us understand what the science was really saying, analyze the studies for flaws that might cast doubt on sensational conclusions, and show us how good science (and good science reporting!) is actually done.
That, my darlings, is why we so desperately need science bloggers. And to all of you science bloggers in the audience: thank you, thank you, a million times, thank you.
Science and Media, or Why Laypeople Get the Wrong Impression
August 8, 2010 Dana Hunter3 Comments
I’ve wanted to be many things in my life – astronomer, vet, private detective, rock star, figure skater. There was once a brief flirtation with the idea of a journalism degree before I got distracted by other shiny things. I didn’t go for the degree because I decided to focus my energies on my book instead (please don’t ask me how that’s going), but I learned a few things along the way. Things like verify your sources, get your facts straight, don’t believe the first thing you hear.
Since I didn’t actually attend classes, I can’t tell you what’s being taught these days. But it apparently has no relation to the books on journalism I read, because it’s become evident that the bulk of modern “journalism” consists of rumormongering, inane babble, stenography, and getting everything possible wrong. Where’s H.L. Mencken when you need him?
Of course, things have never been all that spiffy when it comes to reporters attempting to report on science. Certainly, there are science journalists who get it right – Carl Zimmer, anyone? But here’s what I remember from the science pages of any number of newspapers and magazines:
ZOMG scientists have discovered chocolate causes cancer! No, wait, it cures cancer! No, wait, it just makes you fat! No, wait, it-
I actually gave up on science for a while because it seemed like scientists couldn’t make up their minds. All of those breathless reports, the controversies and the contradictory studies, the certainty about one thing followed by the certainty about exactly the opposite, drove me crazy. I was like, totally, y’know, get back to me when you actually know something, m’kay?
Well, as it turns out, that ignorance arose only partly because I was an idiot with a piss-poor high school science education. A lot of it had to do with the way science gets reported. Journalists, it turns out, know jack fucking shit about how science works. If they did know, the public would have a good grounding in what preliminary results are, would understand the difference between press releases and peer reviewed papers, and know precisely why a promising line of research doesn’t always lead to the conclusion we thought it would. We’d understand that evidence isn’t always black-or-white, cut-and-dried, nor easy to interpret. We’d appreciate the difference between settled science and cutting-edge frontier stuff.
It’s gotten so bad that Tom Swanson at Swans on Tea came up with a disclaimer for scientists to read, slowly and with careful pronunciation and emphasis, to any journalist they’re unfortunate enough to speak with:
Please understand that the following result is preliminary and should not be taken as the final word. For anyone unfamiliar with the field, an effort must be made on the reader’s part to see where this fits in with the prevailing models of the day. There is a chance that it could be wrong or have only limited applicability to broader problems being investigated by other research teams. Further investigation may confirm our findings, or show that our results were anomalous or contained errors.
Alas, I’m not sure that would help, considering that even slow and careful explanation with plenty of emphasis seems to get lost somewhere in the labyrinth of the journalistic brain:
A few years back, there was a guy working for a small paper in Newport who had, in several stories, really misunderstood coast range geology. I offered to take him on a day trip up Marys Peak, where you can see the best possible transect of the rock sequence, from sea-floor basalts through a couple of sedimentary units, and a gabbroic sill. He got the geo more or less right, but described me as a professor in geology, even though he knew perfectly well I worked for science education, and I had taken pains to explain the difference between a professor and an instructor.
Poor Lockwood. I’m not sure how he resisted the temptation to apply a rock hammer to said reporter’s head in an attempt to beat some sense into him.
Now, mind you, I do understand simple human error (I’d better, considering I changed Silver Fox’s gender on her yesterday – mea culpa, Silver!). Reporters dealing with an unfamiliar subject, under deadline pressure, can fuck up. But is it too much to ask for a few minutes’ proof-reading? Especially when this is their career rather than a hobby? And can the reporters whose regular beat is science, even if they’re just doing it for the local rag, please oh please learn at least a little about how science actually works?
The public depends on them getting it right. I’m not sure reporters realize just how much damage they do by fucking up very nearly everything in science reporting, but it’s high time they did. I just wish the judicious application of a rock hammer to precise parts of the brainpan could get it through their skulls.
Walter Cronkite was So Right
July 20, 2009 Dana Hunter2 Comments
Walter Cronkite was one of the last of a dying breed – a teevee journalist who was a journalist in truth rather than just name:
Americans of all ages and the journalist community are remembering the life and career of Walter Cronkite, famously revered as “the most trusted man in America.”
Salon’s Glenn Greenwald notes that the media is largely glossing over Cronkite’s “most celebrated and significant moment” — “when he stood up and announced that Americans shouldn’t trust the statements being made about the war by the U.S. Government and military, and that the specific claims they were making were almost certainly false.”
Of course they’re glossing it over. They hate admitting their abject failings. And you probably won’t see too many of them highlighting his all-too-true assessment of their pathetic state:
The Nation’s John Nichols reports that as the war in Iraq went horribly awry, he asked Cronkite whether a network anchorman would speak out in the same way that he had. “I think it could happen, yes. I don’t think it’s likely to happen,” he said with an audible sigh. “I think the three networks are still hewing pretty much to that theory. They don’t even do analysis anymore, which I think is a shame. They don’t even do background. They just seem to do headlines, and the less important it seems the more likely they are to get on the air.”
David Gregory, he could’ve been looking at you:
I can only echo what Vernie Gay said about the new Meet The Press:
But he also seems more intent on covering the waterfront than digging for news, or in pushing the talking heads off their talking points. Recent interviews with Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) felt like a waterfront that went on for miles – an endless vista of chatter and spin.
BOTTOM LINE “Meet the Press” is now the de facto safe show on Sunday morning – “safe,” that is, for those being interviewed.
And here we have good ol’ David assuring Mark Sanford that MTP would be very safe indeed:
When the stories about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s love of hiking and the ensuing revelations about line crossing and soul mates were first revealed, I think it’s safe to say that most people never saw it coming. But what hasn’t been a surprise is the resulting confirmation of how many in the media are willing to sell their journalistic souls for political access.
And leading that list has to be David Gregory, who went out of his way to continue the proud tradition of Meet the Press kissing the ass of shamed elected officials.
From his emails to Sanford’s office, where he begs for an interview:
Left you a message. Wanted you to hear directly from me that I want to have the Gov on Sunday on Meet The Press. I think it’s exactly the right forum to answer the questions about his trip as well as giving him a platform to discuss the economy/stimulus and the future of the party. You know he will get a fair shake from me and coming on MTP puts all of this to rest.
… So coming on Meet The Press allows you to frame the conversation how you really want to…and then move on. You can see (sic) you have done your interview and then move on. Consider it.
In the middle of the breaking scandal, Gregory not only offered to let Sanford guide the story, he was willing to give him a platform to change the subject. And then Gregory would “move on.”
Just like everybody else. David Gregory had plenty of company in his Buy My Show Bazaar:
CNN’s John King told Sawyer he had always appreciated Sanford’s “kindness, candor, and hospitality,” and added, in a transparent attempt to bond, “I’m all for anonymous escapes myself.” George Stephanopoulos offered his show, ABC’s This Week, as a “civil forum to address this week’s events.” And producers for CBS’s Face the Nation, ABC’s Good Morning America, several Fox shows, and many others gave Sanford’s office the hard sell too.
And that’s not all!
• Ann Edelberg, a producer at MSNBC, wrote to Sanford press secretary Joel Sawyer to say: “Of course the Gov has an open invite to a friendly place here at MJ, if he would like to speak out.” MJ refers to Morning Joe, the MSNBC show hosted by former GOP congressman Joe Scarborough, and also frequently featuring hardcore right-winger Pat Buchanan.
• Politico‘s Jonathan Martin, after making a few inquiries to Sawyer, wrote sycophantically: “Jakie causing you guys problem?” That’s a reference to state Sen. Jake Knotts, who had first raised questions about the governor’s whereabouts.
• A woman named Jessica Gibadlo — this seems like her — wrote in an email to Sawyer that MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer was suggesting Sanford could come on her network to spin the story favorably. Wrote Gibadlo:
As you know I’m close to Contessa who has been in my ear on this. She said that the tone in the news room is that Mark could spin this fav
orably if he talks it up as the outdoors man in the woods etc. For all we know he’s contemplating the last year of his term and thinking through his priorities before he goes on his family vacation.
As you know, she’s close to Contessa.
• A barely literate Fox News producer and Sanford fan wrote: “Where is he…we LOVE to governor he is okay right?” Hey, who doesn’t love to governor?
• The Wall Street Journal‘s Brendan Miniter — who we already told you had dissed his own paper’s reporting on the saga in an effort to suck up to the governor’s office — doubled down on that effort, writing to Sawyer that that he “wanted verification that the WSJ story was BS.” Now there’s some team spirit!
• Stewart Moore, the anchor for local South Carolina news station WIS-TV, showed great news judgment, writing:
Off the record, I think this whole thing is ridiculous. Sounds like slow news day stuff.
On the record; for the sake of good journalism, is there any way we can get the governor on for a phoner @ 6:30am? I think that will end the crazy situation we both find ourselves, more so you, in.
But wait! There’s more!
The State has written up a few more of the emails, and look what they found:
ABC News White House reporter Jake Tapper e-mailed Sawyer twice on June 23, both to note coverage of competitor NBC.
With a subject line of “NBC spot was slimy,” Tapper e-mailed Sawyer a “Today” show transcript of Sanford coverage, calling it “insulting.” Later, Tapper forwarded Sawyer a Twitter post [this one — TPMmuckraker] by “Meet The Press” host David Gregory.
Jeff Schneider, a vice president at ABC News, said Tapper was “carrying some water for producers who knew he had a relationship with the governor’s office.”
Oh, just carrying some water for producers, you say? Well, never mind then.
One prominent conservative blogger also offered his help. Erick Erickson of Red State emailed to say:
If he wants something more personal for the blog to push back, I’m happy to help.
That turned out well, of course.
And all of that’s disgusting enough, but rather pales in comparison to Chuck Todd’s little Q & A with Glenn Greenwald:
Audio from Salon Radio, where the full transcript is also available.
Glenn Greenwald: So what do you think happens – I think what has destroyed our reputation is announcing to the world that we tolerate torture, and telling the world we don’t —
Chuck Todd: We have elections, we also had an election where this was an issue. A new president, who came in there, and has said, we’re not going to torture, we’re going to do this, and we’re going to do this–
GG: What do you think should happen when presidents–
CT: Is that not enough? Isn’t that enough?
GG: When, generally, if I go out and rob a bank tomorrow, what happens to me is not that I lose an election. What happens is to me is that I go to prison. So, what do you think should happen when presidents get caught committing crimes in office? What do you think ought to happen?
CT: You see, this is where, this is not – you cannot sit here and say this is as legally black and white as a bank robbery because this was an ideological, legal —
GG: A hundred people died in detention. A hundred people. The United States Government admits that there are homicides that took place during interrogations. Waterboarding and these other techniques are things that the United States has always prosecuted as torture.
Until John Yoo wrote that memo, where was the lack of clarity about whether or not these things were illegal? Where did that lack of clarity or debate exist? They found some right-wing ideologues in the Justice Department to say that this was okay, that’s what you’re endorsing. As long the president can do that, he’s above the law. And I don’t see how you can say that you’re doing anything other than endorsing a system of lawlessness where the president is free to break the law?
CT: Well, look, I don’t believe I’m endorsing a system of lawlessness; I’m trying to put in the reality that as much that there is a legal black and white here, there is a political reality that clouds this, and you know it does too.
Hilzoy, in one of her last posts, absolutely destroyed him (well, the bits Glenn left intact, anyway), and then pointed out something absolutely terrifying:
We should expect more of our journalists. They need to get the facts right. They need to figure out the legal issues at stake in a case like this, not just listen to flacks from both sides, throw up their hands, and say “it’s not black and white!” If he did a better job, he wouldn’t have to worry so much about politicizing the justice system, and he might take pride in the fact that he helped shed light on complicated issues, when he might have just gotten lazy.
Of course, it’s not just Chuck Todd, who is, alas, one of the better TV journalists out there. He’s just the one who cited the incompetence of his profession as a reason to abandon the rule of law.
That’s absolutely fucking appalling.
I could go on – after all, we have teevee “journalists” fucking up the facts on health care reform, and the supposedly “liberal” MSNBC giving a platform to a lying white supremacist fucktard like Pat Buchanan, among a thousand other examples of their endless idiocy – but we’d be here for the next century. I just want to close this Smack-o-Matic marathon with what BarbinMD said:
In the hours following the death of Walter Cronkite, the accolades began pouring in; “legendary,” “iconic,” “set the standard,” a “voice of certainty in an uncertain world,” reminders that he was once known as “the most trusted man in America,” and perhaps the most telling, a lament that “we’ll never see his like again.”
And with that in mind, perhaps members of the media could pause and consider why a journalist who instilled trust in his viewers by simply reporting the news is “someone whose like we will never see again.” And maybe they’ll even take a moment to think about what it says about them.
If they were worth anything, they would. But we all know they’re too shallow for such deep thoughts.
I just hope they go to bed tonight knowing that Walter Cronkite was ashamed of them.
Can You Spot the Stupidity?
March 19, 2009 Dana Hunter4 Comments
Remember, magazine articles are supposedly vetted by knowledgeable editors. Yet a magazine with a 100+ year history of science writing manages to fuck up so egregiously that the error practically leaps from the page. Even creationists should be able to figure this one out:
I’ve bitched and complained about the sorry state of popular science writing for years. Here’s another textbook example from, of all places, National Geographic in an article about a rather amazing 90 million year old dinosaur boneyard:
Judging from the animals present at the site and their ages, as determined by carbon dating, the herd was probably made up of one- to seven-year-olds, said David Varricchio, a Montana State University paleontologist.
Of course, there’s more than one bit of dumbfuckery in there, but it’s sort of like puppies: you notice the one that’s jumping up and down barking first. The ones it’s using as a trampoline come to your attention a bit later.
I need to apply as an editor. Apparently, you don’t even need a high school education.
For those of you who had a temporary brain seizure along the lines of what NatGeo’s editors must have suffered and can’t spot the stupid, you can pop over to Ed Brayton’s blog for the punchline. I’ll give you a hint. It’s got something to do with carbon.
I imagine David Varricchio’s either supremely pissed or very amused about now. I wish I had the transcripts of this interview. They probably look something like this:
Artist’s impression of Tasha Eichenseher’s listening skills.
With science writers like Tasha Eichenseher, who needs creationists?
(Be sure to visit that last link, too. Especially if you need to explain to an apologist why quoting the Bible to an atheist is about as effective as lecturing your dog.)
"You Will Like Him When He's Angry" – Jon Stewart Annihilates Jim Cramer
March 14, 2009 Dana Hunter1 Comment
Steve Benen’s absolutely right. You will like Jon Stewart when he’s angry:
In 2004, Jon Stewart appeared on CNN’s “Crossfire,” and explained that the show was “hurting America.” He wasn’t kidding. The brutal appearance exposed the show as something of a farce; CNN’s executives ended up agreeing with Stewart; and three months later, CNN announced that “Crossfire” was finished.
With that history in mind, CNBC should feel awfully nervous right now.
After a week of back and forth, Stewart had Jim Cramer on “The Daily Show” last night and not only destroyed the “Mad Money” host, but more importantly, exposed CNBC as an embarrassment. By the time the brutal interview was over, one thing was clear: the network has no clothes.
I’m surprised they’re left with any skin.
Jon Stewart’s treated as something as a lightweight because he does a fake news program on a comedy channel. It’s a mistake. He’s one of the sharpest satirists out there. He’s more of a journalist than the vast majority who lay claim to that title on “serious” programs. And, in the finest tradition of the old Irish bards, his satire brings the mighty crashing down. Kings used to tremble in fear when a bard got annoyed with them. Kings who didn’t respect their power lost their thrones. It’s a historical lesson some folks should revisit, because Jon Stewart is proving that sort of bard.
If you haven’t already done so, take fifteen minutes to watch the demolition in its entirety.
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A tour-de-force on Jon’s part, and a pathetic performance on Jim Cramer’s. Did you notice the cringing, whipped-dog quality there? He’s spent the past week puffing himself up, starting a battle of wits, and it’s clear when he sits down in that chair that he’s just realized he’s completely unarmed. Watching him attempt to lick Jon’s shoes and wag apologetically was just amazing. There’s a man who realized too late just what deep shit he’d gotten himself in to. And Jon is le bon homme sans merci. I haven’t seen him that righteously angry in a long time.
Comparing him to the Hulk was one of the most apt things Steve Benen’s ever done in a long career of apt comparisons. Combine the anger of a just man with Jon’s intelligence and knowledge, and you have yourself an unbeatable force. No wonder Jim was widdling all over the floor.
And remember what I said about bards laying kings low? It’s already started:
Thomas Clarke, who has been CEO of financial news website The Street has announced his departure “effective immediately.”
Clarke’s abrupt departure comes less than a day after The Daily Show aired tape of The Street’s co-founder, Jim Cramer, explaining in a Street.com webcast how he, as a hedge fund manager, manipulated value to serve some publicly traded companies and investors at the expense of others.
That clip is going to destroy more than just Clarke before this is over, I guarantee it. And in the meantime, MSNBC, which had been hyping the skirmish between Stewart and Cramer while they thought it was all in good fun and some excellent publicity for their sister network’s show, imposed a gag order when it became clear a comedian had inflicted casualties:
A TVNewser tipster tells us MSNBC producers were asked not to incorporate the Jim Cramer/Jon Stewart interview into their shows today. In fact, the only time it came up on MSNBC was during the White House briefing, when a member of the press corps asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs if Pres. Obama watched. Gibbs wasn’t sure if the president had, but Gibbs did. “I enjoyed it thoroughly,” the Press Secretary said.
I’m sure he did.
Jon Stewart’s ripped the mask off the people who spent the last several years lying us into one of the biggest global financial catastrophes since the Great Depression. That will snowball now, because a lot of people who otherwise don’t pay attention have now seen Jim Cramer on The Daily Show, caught in a clip where he advises people to manipulate the stock market, up to and including indulging in criminal activity. Add to that the fact that the banks are attempting to subvert the cramdown bill that just passed the House. And that’s not all:
Oh, they also want all accounting laws changed so they can more easily fudge the numbers, too.
Before financial institutions have collapsed over the past several months, they have come to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, pleading for a change in mark-to-market accounting rules so that they can continue to appear to be solvent on their balance sheets.
Robert Herz, head of the FASB, told a panel of lawmakers Thursday that the loudest critics of fair market accounting practices have been the very same banks that have gone belly up when regulators would not let them adjust their accounting.
“There seems to be a clamoring for changing mark-to-market rules that seems to come largely from institutions that may be insolvent,” Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said to Herz at a meeting of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Grayson said that, from Herz’ testimony, it seemed that “there may be institutions that are insolvent and they haven’t been forced to write down their books to the point [of insolvency] yet, and those are maybe the same institutions that are asking us to modify the mark-to-market rules so that they won’t have to admit that they’re bankrupt. Is that correct?”
Herz said that it was.
As Grayson says, “We have people who break every rule in the book and then they think that the answer to their problems is to break more rules.”
I hope to fuck Jon has a clip of that. Because once people see the true face of this, once they understand how they’ve been lied to and manipulated and robbed by the financial fucktards and their slavering media devotees, this will be the tipping point. This cozy little relationship between Wall Street, Capitol Hill, and the networks will get hit by a blowtorch of public outrage. Thrones are gonna come crashing down.
And in large part, we’ll have Jon Stewart to thank.
We like Jon when he’s angry. I’m pretty damned certain the crooks involved in this won’t.
The Seattle P.I. Will Live On
March 4, 2009 Dana Hunter1 Comment
This is excellent news:
On March 18, Seattle almost certainly will lose an institution nearly as old as the city itself. The illuminated globe atop the Seattle Post-Intelligencer building will go dark. But perhaps all is not lost. If the Hearst folks decide against funding an internet edition of the P-I, a group of seasoned reporters and columnists will form a subscriber-supported cooperative to provide local news and opinion online:
We are a group of P-I journalists. Our goal is to allow P-I reporters to continue serving Seattle as watchdogs and informing the public on such key issues as city politics, helping people navigate the current economic crisis, the environment, and education. Additionally, we intend to continue the work of recognizable writers as Robert Jamieson, Mike Lewis, Art Thiel, and many others.
Should the Seattle Post-Intelligencer close, we intend to begin a news website to fill the void left in our community. We hope that the Hearst Corporation will start a online-only P-I that performs the important role the newspaper has played in this community, but we stand ready to continue our work for the public interest.
Right now, they’re trying to get a feel for how much support they can expect. They can count me in. I’d strongly encourage any other Seattle-area readers to pledge their support – the Seattle P.I. does outstanding work, and we need an experienced alternative to the Times.
Show them some love, even if it’s just a note of encouragement.
Walking the Walk: Palin Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot
October 22, 2008 jacob
Sarah Palin’s talent for fucking herself over every time she opens her mouth is truly mind-boggling:
“Here’s the difference between John McCain and our ticket and Barack Obama and Joe Biden,” she said. “We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. And that’s why in not just that first speech, but in every speech I give, I talk about being an advocate and a friend in the White House for our families who have members who have these special needs.” [emphasis added]
When asked by “gotcha” journalist Shelby Sheehan of KRNV just how she and McCain planned to walk the walk they were talking about, Palin tripped over her own feet:
Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says autism is an issue “near and dear” to her heart and she can’t wait to get to work helping more than 5,000 Nevada families affected by it. However, when pressed, she was unable to provide details on a plan to do that.
“There are a lot of wasteful expenditures in the federal (government),” Palin said. “Let’s get rid of those and put them into strengthening NIH (National Institutes of Health) and these other areas where we can help our kids with autism.”
Palin did not name any specific expenditure she wanted to cut in favor of funding for autism research or services, nor did she name what specific programs she’d like to fund in order to help those families.
Sarah Palin walking the walk: epic fucking fail.
Shelby Sheehan perpetrating journalism upon her: priceless.
(Tip o’ the shot glass to Kula2316 at Daily Kos, who also found the best quote o’ the day: “Widespread antagonism toward Obama in mid August gave way in September to overwhelming horror over McCain picking Palin as his vice presidential nominee.” I’m sure I have no idea why undecided voters in Florida would feel that way. Heh.)
Lara Logan, I Tip My Smack-o-Matic 3000 to You
June 22, 2008 jacob2 Comments
If you watch only one video today, make it this one:
Some select quotes:
“I did a piece with Navy Seals once. It took me six months of begging, screaming, breaking down walls, crawling on my knees to get that embed. And when I came back with that story, I was told, ‘these guys, you know, one guy in uniform looks like any other guy in a uniform.’ and I’m on high-value target raids, taking down some of the most wanted Taliban fighters and al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan, and I’m told, ‘well, you know, one Arabic name sounds – unless it’s Osama bin Laden, who cares about, you know, Mullah bin Shag or whatever…'”
“You know, I was asked once, ‘Do you feel responsible for the American public having a – a bad view, a negative view of the war in Iraq?’ And I looked at the reporter and I said, ‘Tell me the last time you saw the body of a dead American soldier. What does that look like? Who in America knows what that looks like? Because I know what that looks like, and I feel responsible for the fact that no one else does.'”
We’ll discuss this later, after our blood pressures have gone down to safe levels. For now, let me just say that Lara Logan is the absolute epitome of what it means to be a journalist.
Sadly enough, so is Jon Stewart. And he’d be the first to admit that he’s just a comedy show host.
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MediaTek Linkit For Wearables And Internet of Things Gets Major Support
by Chad Updated June 8, 2014
Early this month MediaTek launched Linkit, a platform that is built for the purpose of rapidly developing the wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) markets. Linkit basically integrates the company’s Aster System on Chip (SoC) which is currently the world’s smallest SoC for wearables. This chip allows developers to easily create wearable and IoT products for consumers at competitive process. Now the company has found several partners that are willing to support the platform.
First is Acer, which has announced that it will be making use of the Linkit development platform for its upcoming personal and cloud initiative. The executives of Acer and MediaTek announced their partnership during the Computex 2014 trade show in Taiwan.
Acer was once the top 2 PC manufacturer in the world but since the market has already changed with smartphones and tablets outselling PCs the company is now turning its sights to the cloud. The company is now focusing on its initiative called Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) which allows consumers and businesses to build clouds on their own PCs.
According to Acer founder and outgoing Chairman Stan Shih, “Acer will be working with MediaTek on the development of BYOC. I’m excited about the potential opportunities it brings for our companies in the field of cloud technology and wearable devices, and am looking forward to seeing innovative new applications and technologies that benefit our customers in the BYOC ecosystem.”
MediaTek Chairman and CEO Ming-Kai Tsai added that “We expect wearable devices and the Internet of things market to take off in the coming years and anticipate that MediaTek will be a big part of the growth. This partnership with Acer will enable us to further fuel the impact that all kinds of devices will have in one’s life.”
Another major company that has partnered with MediaTek to take advantage of the Linkit platform is Gameloft. This company which is best known for creating several popular mobile games intends to expand the video game market to smartwatches. The company has recently announced that its latest game called Danger Dash is going to be optimized for MediaTek’s Linkit platform. The game will allow players to interact using smartwatches that uses the Linkit platform.
Gonzague De Vallois, Senior Vice President Publishing Gameloft, says that “It is always exciting to develop games that are played in ways that were never imagined before. Danger Dash will perfectly showcase the capabilities of the smartwatch in terms of gameplay, and we are delighted to bring it to even more players all around the world.”
These are just two of the first companies that have immediately supported the Linkit platform and we are sure more will follow soon.
Here are the key features of MediaTek Astor and the Linkit platform
MediaTek Aster, the smallest SoC in a package size of 5.4×6.2mm specifically designed for wearable devices.
LinkIt integrates the MediaTek’s Aster SoC and is a developer platform supported by reference designs that enable creation of various form factors, functionalities, and internet connected services.
Synergies between microprocessor unit and communication modules, facilitating development and saving time in new device creation.
Modularity in software architecture provides developers with high degree of flexibility.
Supports over-the-air (OTA) updates for apps, algorithms and drivers which enable “push and install” software stack (named MediaTek Capsule) from phones or computers to devices built with MediaTek Aster.
Plug-in software development kit (SDK) for Arduino and VisualStudio. Support for Eclipse is planned for Q4 this year.
Hardware Development Kit (HDK) based on LinkIt board by third party.
via prnewswire, eweek
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Category Archives: Witchcraft
Druidry, OBOD, Sorcery, Witchcraft
Spirits, Spirits, Everywhere
And not a drop to drink? No, sorry, wrong poem.
Sometimes it can be a bit hard for folks to wrap their heads around how a person can have a devotional practice without having a patron, per se, or at least being henotheistic or monist for that matter.
I’m one of those rare, blessed writers in the blog-o-sphere who gets passed around from unseen critter to unseen critter–usually within the same couple of cultures mind you, but I definitely am poly when it comes to my spirits. It’s sad when accusations of “spirit collecting” or “Poké-god” get tossed around. I don’t doubt that there are some people who are always moving onto the next best Being, but that’s not what I see from the majority of my cohort.
The reality (or my operating reality at any rate) is that we are surround by multitudes of spirits. Here are a few semi-arbitrary categories that I’ve noted over the years, developed for ease of interfacing and where possible, mutual understanding with the non-corporeal. It should be said that these categories are based more on the type of interaction that occurs between spirit and practitioner, rather than specific classes of spirit (such as elemental, angelic, etc.). The boundaries between these categories can be fairly mutable, and relationships may shift over time given the needs of the parties involved.
Gods: These guys have been covered ad nauseam by everyone on the Internet. Moving right along…
Ancestors: Also covered more in-depth and better by others. That being said, it’s wonderful to see Druids and pagans developing rich ancestral practices as for a long time it seemed like the dead only got their due when Samhain rolled around. Now people talk about their beloved dead all year long, and that is a wonderful thing to see.
Four subclasses of dead appear on my ancestor altar, i.e., Blood Dead (father, grandparents), Heart-Tribe Dead (friends, teachers), Mighty Dead (saints, Kung-fu ancestors), and Non-Human Dead (pets, extinct species). These dead I acknowledge daily and share with them a cup of tea. I honor the Restless Dead elsewhere. Like over there. Far over there.
Land wight trio.
Land Spirits: These spirits are known by many names across many cultures, and broadly include the genius loci, landvaettir, land wight, nymph, and kami just to name a few. They are the immediate spirits of the land on which we live, as well as spirits of some larger geographical features in the region. They get daily offerings of tea, smoke and light, and it’s these critters with whom I interact the most. There are a couple of large trees, including some girthy white pines and a 200-year-old white oak. There is the spirit of the Assabet, which has never been far from me since I moved to Massachusetts in 2007. There is Mount Wachusett, sacred to the native peoples of this area, and both a comfort to me and a challenger at different points in my life.
Befriend the genius loci and they will tell you their own tales about your land. Offer to them water at the very least, or the retelling of songs and stories that they have passed on to you. Be very aware that your truth regarding these spirits may vary significantly from what they tell another. And that’s ok. Just as not all people get along, some places and the spirits of those places need to be left alone. Just whisper thank you, pour out some water, and keep on moving.
Grandparent Spirits: Most beings people encounter seem to fall into this category. Whether they be animal, plant, or fungus, a grandparent spirit embodies the archetypical qualities of its species and genus. Much has been written about contacting this class of spirit, so there’s no need to repeat it all here. Needless to say, grandparent spirits are very large, and may not have the kind of consideration for you that a more invested ally might. The lessons they teach are invaluable, however, so pay attention.
Ally Spirits: Somewhat similar to grandparent spirits, but smaller in scope, ability, and knowledge. These individuals, these persons, will have a vested interest in your life and wellbeing, but are not tied either to your ancestral practice or a specific geographic feature. They can act as intermediaries with grandparent spirits or the land, but are more approachable. Generally they stick around for quite a while, developing a profound relationship with a practitioner. All sorts of beings can manifest as allies, be they elementals, angels/demons, animals, or other non-corporeal being. Just remember to negotiate your contracts carefully, so that all parties benefit from the relationship.
Turkey ally.
Bone Spirits: These are a very specific subclass of ally spirit. The roadkill gods are often more kind to me than I would like. Death brushes up against us all the time if we’re paying attention. Sometime all that’s needed is to move the body to the side of the road, say a few words, pour out an offering. Sometimes that body wants more.
Bone spirits have they own stories to tell, their own demands. These spirits are individuals, not the “grandparent” manifestation that deal with more frequently. Spirits residing in bones, feathers, or horns may rest quietly for a while, waiting until you’re in a place to hear them. They may come screaming through your dreams, so loud you wake finding yourself already halfway to the workshop to sketch out what they showed you. They may eventually concede to act as a gateway to the grandparent spirit of their kind, but that is not necessarily a given. They must be dealt with on their own terms, and in their own time.
Branding Spirits: These are cases of animals (more rarely plants/fungi) behaving oddly, sometimes even physically marking a person through injury or other intense interaction. It’s the skunk that decides to walk beside your for a block at 1am when you’re an angst-riddled teenager; the badger who punches you in the head repeatedly through a tent wall; the sheep that runs you over when a border collie loses control of the herd; the cat or dog who bites you unprovoked.
The question here is what do you learn from these encounters? It’s not necessarily a message for you personally (as the universe doesn’t tend to care much one way or the other what a single person’s minutiae may be), but that doesn’t mean that you can’t get something out of it, can’t learn from the animal who has affected your physical form. There’s no sense wasting a potentially transformative experience due to a tendency to over-attribute such things to coincidence. A branding spirit will often only appear once or twice in a person’s lifetime; it would be nice to say these are moments before major initiatory experiences, but often they are important solely to the inner world without much influence on specific material events.
Elderberry mask.
Dream Guides: As the name indicates, these are spirits who appear in dreams with a lesson or a message. Usually animals or plants, they are not usually something that one transforms into in Dreamspace, but a clearly external being who acts as a guide or advisor in that world. You may be able to ride upon their back, or in the case of some plants, they may decide to appear in a humanoid form to better deliver their message. Dream guides may or may not be recurring characters, but their appearance and subsequent impact is usually significant.
Skin-Changing Spirits: I hesitated to include these “spirits” in this rundown, as they are not identifiable external beings–which would seem to be a necessary attribute to qualify as a “spirit”. These are personifications of the shapes that someone adopts in the Otherworlds. Shape shifting Over There is a fairly common technique in many traditions, and the practice has, for me at any rate, led me to develop a sense of kinship or affinity with the creatures whose shape I borrow. In traditions that utilize the fetch in addition to shapeshifting, the experience can become partially externalized, but still remains a part of the practitioner. Offerings to the grandparent spirit of these forms can lead to a deeper connection and smoother transitions, but there’s still an important distinction to be made between the two. One is generated by the self, the other is part of the greater spiritual ecosystem in which we all dwell.
Tradition-Centered Spirits: Probably the best known example of this class are grimoire spirits, but tradition-centered spirits are certainly not limited to that category. These are spirits (sometimes including gods) who watch over a particular Order, tradition, or path of study. For instance, the Grade patrons or Guardians of the Quarters in OBOD, or the revealed spirits in the strain of modern Hekate arcana that I’ve studied with Jason Miller. These beings are keyed in, so to speak, to a certain set of rituals and initiations, without which a practitioner would have a very different relationship. Not necessarily a bad relationship, but certainly one that would be alien to people practicing within that particular stream.
And here we are, concluding this little safari through the various types of spirits, at least as one Druid interacts with them. I hope this gets you thinking about the nuances of interaction that you experience when dealing with gods, ancestors, and the like. Whom do you interact with the most? Where physically do you encounter certain beings? Where did you first learn about some spirits–is that tradition open to all or a closed mystery school? How does that affect your interactions?
At the risk of atomizing or overanalyzing such categorizations, I think it can still be useful to gain a degree of greater subtly when describing our interactions in the Otherworlds. In the meantime, may you find allies and wisdom wherever you go.
Upwellings: Peace in a Time of Fascism
Today, there’s a stiff breeze from the west. The sun is out and it’s not yet too hot. A perfect New England summer’s day. The kitties are exploring the back porch as I sit here and write with a cup of Lady Grey and a newly washed fountain pen, joyfully smooth as it dances over the pages.
Looking at the fields and the wood line, you’d never know that that I live in a country slowly creeping towards fascism. The crows and jays call just the same as they harass a shrieking hawk. The daisy fleabane sways gently in the wind. The red winged blackbirds flit in and out of the cattails. This is my center. If not for the internet, this would be my reality. Small struggles, small victories. I could block my ears to the horrors my government is perpetrating, as as my privilege affords me.
And yet, I cannot.
Storms never arise overnight. They are the manifestations of a confluence of factors–of pressure, temperature, humidity. Earthquakes build even more slowly. Dreams and scrying reveal hidden currents, bubbling fears: a monolithic white “45” against a red sky, newspapers printed red-on-white paving the red dirt road at its feet. No blue (or green) to be seen.
Blind Goddess of the Scales, I have always trusted you to see us through. But the very blindfold that lends you impartiality also has kept you from seeing that your scales are no longer balanced. And they are becoming less so with every child torn from their mother’s arms in the name of enforcing “the rules”. Justice cannot afford to be blind when her tools have been tampered with.
I cannot sit and look out over my field to forget these horrors, our slow slouch towards genocide. But most people can’t make the time to care, or can’t afford (literally) to take action because they will lose one of the three jobs that kept their children from starvation and homelessness.
I am blessed with my comfortable home, my privately educated child, my affluent neighbors, my white skin, and my college education. I can afford to give peace to the quarters, for I am in a place of relative peace. Peace is what we most need, but we cannot sacrifice the lives of the brown, the black, the poor, the foreign, to preserve our own peace. And that is what we have done.
I call for peace. And prepare to fight.
Druidry, Sorcery, Witchcraft
In Search of the Holey
People who do magic, who really roll up their sleeves and have altar dust under their nails, know that is not a certain thing. I’ve been searching for a holey stone since I first heard of them over seven years ago. The are primal talismans, formed by wind and water cutting a perfect window into living stone. Lucky is the Druid who can find one. Like any magical geegaw, they can be bought online, but that seemed like cheating. Power comes from rarity and from the effort in acquiring an object.
Push finally came to shove, and I needed some sort of holey stone for a particular piece of magical tech that I have been hankering to craft for nearly a year. That stone was the only thing holding me back from having quite a useful little ally in the ol’ esoteric toolbox. I’d been feeling called to visit Salem, and have found many strange and wonderful items along the beach and quay where the period ship is docked. And indeed I had seared for a holey stone there before, but never had any luck. This time I decided to prime the metaphysical gears thoroughly before I even set out on the journey.
I did a full Hekate supper in preparation that morning, calling upon the Fates, making offerings of eggs, honey, and incense. I asked the Weavers to help me find a holey stone in Salem, whether it be on the beach, in a shop, from a friend, or from a stranger–any (legal!) way they could deliver it into my hands.
What followed was a serendipitous series of events. Salem is always crazy this time of year, with the Halloween season bringing in witches and occultists of all shades of black white and gray. Despite arriving shortly after lunch on a Friday, there was no place to park. I crawled the car all the way to the top of a four-story garage and found nothing. Puffing out a sigh I began to creep my way back down and no sooner had I turned the first corner than I found not one, but two cars pulling out!
I headed for the Friendship of Salem, a replica ship that docks in the old harbor, but it sadly was out of its harbor for repairs. The New England sun cast four o’clock shadows though it was only 1 PM. I began making my way to the gravel and storm debris that lined the sides of the quay. I began on the eastern side, chanting “holey stone, holey stone, holey stone” in my head as my eyes scanned the deposits of rocks from the last summer storm. I had the image in my head of a thumb-sized rock, the hole perfectly centered, just laying there in the afternoon sun, begging for me to snatch it up. The angle of the light made it easy to see possible candidates, as any divots cast shadows across the surface of the pebbles.
Time and again I was disappointed. I did find a chunk of chert, an anomaly in the extreme. The only chert deposits in Massachusetts are far out to the west. Could it have washed up from down in Alabama? Could it have been carried across the Atlantic from the rich deposits in England? An eerie feeling stole over me as flint/chert nodules are one of the symbols I associate with closely with Gwynn ap Nudd. The piece in my hand had a deep groove and I wondered if perhaps I would have to make my own holey stone after all? But I kept going, finding pockmarked pebbles galore, but none with holes that went all the way through.
Reaching the lighthouse at the end of the quay, I paused to feel the water and wind. A busload of teenagers raced by, trying to push each other over the edge, arms wheeling and shirts grabbed. The water was cold, and, I fancied, hungry. I enjoyed the feeling of the sun on my back, the wind rough on my cheeks. Though I still had the beach proper to comb, I was getting anxious. Hekate’s rosary thumped on my hip as I walked; I still stopped occasionally but was no longer under the trance that had propelled me to the lighthouse.
Almost to the beach, a low patch of mugwort, young and green, called. Picking some, I asked her to help me in my search.
Sister Mugwort, open my eyes,
help me find the hidden prize.
I inhaled her chrysanthemummy scent and felt myself slipping back into that walking, seeking trance. There were some long bones, maybe from a pig, and some smaller ones, likely from the chicken. Scattered all over the beach were these little round thin cardboard washers. I feared that perhaps the spirits had mistaken these for true holey stones. Or, perhaps they were just screwing with me.
I made three passes up and down the moon curve of the beach, and it was on the fourth that I spied an acorn resting atop a mat of seaweed.
That, right there, is what you call a sign.
It was the only terrestrial seed I had seen on the entire beach. I felt like I was being hit with the proverbial clue-by-four. Her voice said, “Dig deep, little druid, dig deep for what you seek. An acorn marks the spot.”
I scooped up the acorn and began sifting though the flotsam until I reached a layer of pebbles. I worked methodically, like I had been trained–though without the benefit of a GPS-sighted 10 m x 10 m grid system. Minutes passed. Breathe in the mugwort. Breath in, breathe out, dig deeper, dig wider.
I picked up yet another cratered pebble like the scores I had uncovered before it. This time, light shone all the way through near the very edge. But when I held it up to my eye, I couldn’t see anything. The angle was such that the light could pass through but I still couldn’t see through the hole.
“Not good enough,” I muttered, reburied it.
I shuffled further into the setting sun, shoved aside another patch of seaweed, dug down to the stone layer. More time passed, ankles sore, back hunched. Another dozen pockmarked rejects fly away from my frustrated fingers. Then.
A tiny, black pebble in my palm, a small hole board through and through its side, perfect in its asymmetry. I held it up to my eye, just to make sure. The tiny aperture warped the sun-striped beach, wavering my vision with the wind. A window to the Otherworld. He was not at all what I had imagined, but he was perfectly suited to the task.
Body stiff and cracking, I walked pack towards the low stone seawall. I poured out an offering of water, scattered some nuts for the birds. Ate some chocolate and fruit leather to bring myself back from that place where I dug into the Otherworld and with the spirits’ blessings, pulled a little piece of it back into my own.
Magic isn’t an easy thing. It’s rarely certain. At best it can tip Fortune’s wheel a bit more in our favor. At worst it leads to delusions and insanity. But when it works, when you have that bone-deep certainty that the Others have your back, nothing is more beautiful.
Druidry, Witchcraft
New Year’s 2017 Ogham Divinations
Following the deer trail deep into the woods.
New Year’s ended up being a fabulous women’s retreat at a dear friend’s home in Maine. There was as much laughter, tears, and divine ridiculousness as five women could possibly summon!
We kept with our Grove’s New Year’s tradition of a divination extravaganza after the stroke of midnight, January 1st. W. did wonderful tarot spreads for all us ladies, but I also kept with my yearly drawing of the ogham for a month-by-month forecast of 2017. Being a Druid, I use a tree ogham, but of course there are color, bird, and even word oghams that could be substituted.
Since there weren’t any ogham sets handy, I instead cut 25 slips of paper and used those for the fews. (This is one of the nice things about both runes and ogham as divinatory systems: they can be constructed on the fly with whatever materials are at hand.)
January-ioho/yew
February-beith/birch
March-oir/spindle
April-saille/willow
May-ruis/elder
June-uilleand/gooseberry or honeysuckle
July-ur/heather
August-luis/rowan
September-fearn/alder
October-tinne/holly
November-quert/apple
December-ohn/furze or gorse
The lessons of Ioho are already apparent only a few days into the month of January. One political regime is giving away to another in the U.S. and people are looking to their ancestors for wisdom and guidance in surviving whatever lies ahead. This is the shaman’s tree, the axis mundi, evergreen and sometimes bleeding. Sharing in its strength can only bolster us for what lies ahead.
Review: A Deed Without a Name
This is truly a little gem of a book.
The first thing that strikes me about this book is how well written it is. Morgan creates rich images with his sparse prose. He manages to sharing meaningful personal experiences (both his own and those of other witches) without sacrificing the mystery of this path. Morgan promises a synthesis of practical experience and scholarship, and judging by his footnotes I would say he delivers. It’s rare to find such a satisfying combination of learning and skill in the esoteric genre, so pardon me if I come off as a touch enthusiastic.
There is undeniably a lot of literature to wade through on this topic, and Morgan does an impressive job of summarizing it for a 201 or even 301 student. He seizes on a number of European cultures to illustrate his points, not just the standard witchcraft documents from the British Isles, but accounts from Italy and eastern Europe as well. Most importantly, he makes it relevant for the modern practitioner, detailing how various manifestations manifestations were dealt with historically and how we today as spirit workers can adapt these methods and attain similar experiences.
Oineric woodcut illustrations by Brett Morgan accompany each chapter, inviting the reader to dive more deeply into the many layers of the text. I’m admittedly a sucker for woodcuts, but these alternately fascinate and repulse–just like witchcraft itself.
Now, the following quibbles are really nitpicky things that my own copy-editor brain picked up on and just wouldn’t let go, and would probably not disturb the average reader. There are a few odd editing choices which detract from the overall flow of the book, especially the lack of chapter numbers within the text itself despite these being listed in the table of contents. The book has a gentle flow from historical evidence to modern accounts, but also might have benefited from some broader subject headings. Chapter 21 on, for instance, is really more of a practical grimoire than the previous historical and folkloric comparisons; this is somewhat indicated by the ToC, but is lacking in the text body itself. Still, these points do not really detract from the message and value of the book overall.
A neighbor of mine who is just beginning to explore the Pagan/Occult paths has been asking me for books to read. I started him out with Phillip Carr-Gomm’s What Do Druids Believe? When he returns it next week, A Deed Without a Name will surely be my next recommendation.
Morgan, Lee. 2013. A Deed Without a Name: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional Witchcraft. Alresford, UK: John Hunt Publishing.
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Toss the Aspirin and Light One Up Because Scientists Just Discovered Cannabis’ Pain-Killing Compounds are 30x Stronger
From Queen Victoria’s use for menstrual cramps to cancer patients today, cannabis is known to have pain-killing effects. Now, scientists are uncovering exactly how it is so effective at easing pain; more specifically, 30 times more effective than Aspirin.
Researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada found that cannabis’ anesthetic effects may stem from two important molecules, cannflavin A and cannflavin B.
Back in 1985, researchers found that those two molecules provide anti-inflammatory benefits nearly 30 times stronger than acetylsalicylic acid, aka Aspirin. However, with cannabis research so limited, they could never dig deeper into how exactly cannabis produces those molecules.
Now that the plant is federally legal in Canada, research has started back up, and answers are finally being discovered. Using a combination of biochemistry and genomics, the researchers at the University of Guelph determined which of the plant’s genes are needed to create cannflavins A and B, the first step towards producing larger quantities of them. Their full findings are available in the journal Phytochemistry.
“There’s clearly a need to develop alternatives for relief of acute and chronic pain that go beyond opioids,” said one of the authors of the study, Tariq Akhtar, to IFL Science. “These molecules are non-psychoactive and they target the inflammation at the source, making them ideal painkillers.”
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.” Due to their ability to target pain without mind-altering or addictive effects, cannalavins may be useful in fighting the opioid crisis by providing an alternative to the painkillers currently on the market.
Hopefully, scientists will soon figure out how to develop a system that can produce these molecules in large quantities, as they are only produced in very small amounts in the Cannabis sativa L plant. With researchers already licensed to produce the cannflavins outside of the cannabis plant, the success rate looks high.
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Home » News » Pokémon Sword and Shield are fastest selling Switch games ever
Pokémon Sword and Shield are fastest selling Switch games ever
It seems the boycotts, death threats, and complaints about Dexit didn’t work, as Pokémon Sword and Shield break Nintendo records.
The first mainline Pokémon game on a non-portable-only console has become the Nintendo Switch’s biggest game so far, with Pokémon Sword and Shield selling over 6 million copies worldwide in just a week.
That figure includes both digital and physical sales and is twice what Pokémon: Let’s Go sold at the same time last year.
It’s also 1 million more than previous record holder Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from last Christmas.
The disparity with Pokémon: Let’s Go is interesting though, because while it wasn’t a mainline entry it was a remake of one and apart from the method of catching pokémon, not really all that different from Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Pokémon Sword and Shield is currently number one in the UK, where it’s already become the fastest-selling exclusive of the year and the third fastest of any game – behind only the FIFA and Call Of Duty.
It’s also number one in Japan – where it’s sold 2 million copies, a third of which were digital – and is also almost certainly number one in the US at the moment, but those charts only get released monthly.
It is not, however, the fastest-selling Pokémon game ever, but has had to take second place to Pokémon Sun and Moon on the 3DS, which sold 7.2 million copies in its first week.
But then the 3DS is a cheaper console and Sun and Moon came out right as the initial Pokémon GO craze was at its peak.
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All about Premier League
Jose Mourinho under huge pressure to overcome Newcastle at Old Trafford
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admits it would be unacceptable to lose to Newcastle this weekend.
by Peter Lynch (article) and Jane Flowers (video)
6 October 2018 02:01 6 October 2018 02:01
Manchester United: Jose Mourhino faces pressure to beat Newcastle - Video
Jose Mourinho is once again under pressure to keep his job at Manchester United, with the Portuguese manager explaining that it would be "unacceptable" for his side to miss out on three points this weekend.
The Red Devils welcome Newcastle United to Old Trafford in Saturday's evening kick-off, with Mourinho labelling the match as a must-win encounter.
Midweek misery for Mourinho ahead of important Premier League clash
Tuesday's stalemate with Valencia in the Champions League was not the worst result Manchester United have suffered all season, but a home victory, as opposed to a 0-0 draw, would have vastly improved confidence levels in and around Old Trafford.
Mourinho's side has just four points from their three home league games this season, having beaten Leicester, lost out to Spurs and drawn with Wolves.
More worryingly, that Leicester victory arrived in their first game of the season, creating a hugely negative atmosphere around the red half of Manchester. With their blue neighbours, Manchester City, perched atop the Premier League table, time is slowly running out for Jose Mourinho.
Manchester United's worst start to the league in 29 years
Jose Mourinho's side has just ten points from their seven Premier League games, and sit 10th in the table between Wolves and Everton in 9th and 11th respectively.
Such a miserable start has produced the club's worst start to a league campaign for almost 30 years, with the Red Devils now aiming to avoid five successive matches without a victory for just the second time since 1999.
Mourinho aims to correct this issue in the home tie against Newcastle. The club then travels to Chelsea and host Everton in the league, either side of a Champions League reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo, who joins his Juventus side on their trip to Old Trafford for matchday three of the competition.
On and off-field issues the problem with Mourinho
The BBC noted that the enigmatic Mourinho has not only been forced to deal with on-pitch struggles but has been the centre of a media storm following a reported training ground confrontation with midfielder Paul Pogba. Former players have been ruthless in their criticism of the club's manager in recent weeks, arguing that the once popular Mourinho is yet to find his preferred starting 11 and system this season.
Back on the field, and the current United players have now been accused of letting their manager down. Latest statistics show that the team registered just 58 sprints in their loss at West Ham, the lowest number recorded by an English top-flight club this campaign. Additionally, their average distance covered ranks 19th in the league this season, begging the question as to whether the players are fully committed to the task at hand, or whether there is a tactical decision at hand under the guidance of Jose Mourinho.
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A few months ago, Massimo Piombini talked to FashionNetwork.com about his ambitions for Balmain. The Italian top manager, who was hired by Balmain in 2017 from Valentino and was a member of the French label’s board of directors, explained he was targeting a revenue of half a billion euro by 2022. He will not stay long enough to see his work bear fruit however, as Balmain announced on December 2 his departure “for personal reasons.”
Massimo Piombini - Balmain
Piombini took over as CEO of Balmain from Emmanuel Diemmoz, and during his tenure he tapped the creativity and personality of designer Olivier Rousteing. Under his aegis, Balmain launched a series of major collaborations, such as the recent collection with Cara Delevingne and Puma. It also broadened the accessories product range, and strengthened its international presence by opening stores in Europe, Asia and South America.
Balmain, bought in 2016 by the Mayhoola investment fund belonging to the royal family of Qatar for an estimated €460 million, stated in a press release that, thanks to Piombini, “it has experienced significant growth and an evolution in its organisation, establishing a solid foundation for the label's future growth in the next few years.”
Balmain also said that it is in the process of hiring a new CEO, who will start in their role at the beginning of 2020.
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Joe Bunni
Polar Bear Exercise
Floater frame Basel, profile width: 15 mm, with acrylic glass glossy, Canadian Maple, White, 64,4 x 94,4 cm (External dimensions)
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Background Information about Joe Bunni
Although Joe Bunni’s education lies in dentistry, he feels at home in the oceans of the world, where he encounters wild polar bears, walruses, and tiger sharks. Bunni does not shy away from getting up close and personal with these unpredictable animals.
This brings him to impressive and highly empathetic photographs distinguished by their clear composition. Bunni shows us a polar bear in its natural habitat, its fur a glistening contrast of blue and white. Although Bunni was once attacked by a walrus, he does not have any qualms about this work environment. “Once you’re in the water, you realize it is not as dangerous as the myths would have you believe.”
Bunni has a higher goal, using his breathtaking photography to advocate for environmental protection. Part of the proceeds go directly to his SOS Océans foundation, which uses exhibitions, publications, and talks to call for protecting the oceans. With his work, Bunni wants to reveal the beauty of our planet to spread his message. “Everything must be done to protect the underwater world, for our children, for our grandchildren, for all of humanity.”
Famous wildlife photographer Joe Bunni was born in Egypt and grew up near the sea in Kuwait. In 2007, his first photo book, The Impressionist of the Sea, was published. His second book, +/- Five Meters, was given to the heads of state at the G20 summit in 2011. Bunni was named BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 2011. He lives in Paris and was recently featured in a documentary on the German/French television station ARTE called “5 Meters Above and Below the Ocean’s Surface”.
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World No.1 Momota leaves Malaysia hospital, on way home
FILE PHOTO: Badminton - Danisa Denmark Open 2019 - Men's Singles - Odense, Denmark - October 15, 2019. Kento Momota of Japan in action in his match against Wong Wing Ki Vincent of Hong Kong. Ritzau Scanpix/Claus Fisker/via REUTERS
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Badminton world number one Kento Momota was on his way home to Japan on Wednesday after being released from a hospital in Malaysia that treated him for injuries suffered in a vehicle collision.
A Reuters photographer saw Momota, who won the Malaysia Masters on Sunday, clearing security checks at Kuala Lumpur airport, his face covered in a white mask. His flight was due to leave at about 10 a.m.
The world’s top-ranked men’s singles player was among four passengers in a van travelling to the airport on Monday when it crashed into the back of a 30-tonne truck, injuring them and killing the driver of the van.
Momota suffered multiple lacerations to his face and a nasal bone fracture, the Badminton World Federation said.
Momota is expected to be one of Japan’s biggest hopes for gold at this year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Reporting by Lim Huey Teng and Amir Hadi bin Azmi; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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Malay culture and personality a big five perspective
Khairul A. Mastor, Putai Jin, Martin Cooper
Pusat Citra Universiti
The study aims to determine whether the Big Five model of personality is applicable to the Malay culture. Two studies were conducted among Malaysian students in Australia (N = 174), and a further study (N = 451) conducted in Malaysia used the refined items from the Australian work. Scree and parallel tests indicated that only five factors should be extracted. Exploratory and Procrustes factor analyses indicated that the Big Five factors of Costa and McCrae exist in the Malay personality structure. The Openness to Actions and Values facets, however, were not replicated well. Overall results and congruence coefficients for 28 facets strongly supported the Big Five model as being cross-culturally applicable. Compared to Americans, Malay students appeared to have high scores in Agreeableness and low scores in Extraversion and Openness.
American Behavioral Scientist
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Mastor, K. A., Jin, P., & Cooper, M. (2000). Malay culture and personality a big five perspective. American Behavioral Scientist, (1), 95-111.
Malay culture and personality a big five perspective. / Mastor, Khairul A.; Jin, Putai; Cooper, Martin.
In: American Behavioral Scientist, No. 1, 09.2000, p. 95-111.
Mastor, KA, Jin, P & Cooper, M 2000, 'Malay culture and personality a big five perspective', American Behavioral Scientist, no. 1, pp. 95-111.
Mastor KA, Jin P, Cooper M. Malay culture and personality a big five perspective. American Behavioral Scientist. 2000 Sep;(1):95-111.
Mastor, Khairul A. ; Jin, Putai ; Cooper, Martin. / Malay culture and personality a big five perspective. In: American Behavioral Scientist. 2000 ; No. 1. pp. 95-111.
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Home / Activities / Suspense as Vietnam’s Delta city seeks to transform farming islet into Disneyland for adults
Suspense as Vietnam’s Delta city seeks to transform farming islet into Disneyland for adults
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By Cuu Long  August 2, 2017 | 11:56 am GMT+7
Tourists watch snakehead fish flying on Son Islet, Can Tho City. Photo by VnExpress/Cuu Long
Farmers have already developed community-based tourism, but Can Tho authorities seem to think the bigger the better.
Can Tho City is looking to cash in on a “flying fish” show that has wowed tourists to develop an eco-tourism site on an isolated islet, immediately triggering concerns that too many touristy activities would alter an otherwise serene area.
The move is part of a bigger blueprint that enlists investment in a number of socio-economic development projects in what is considered the capital of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
The tourism project in Can Tho will cost an estimated $50 million and cover the entire 74-hectare (183-acre) islet, providing tourists with modern entertainment and eco-tourism services, according to the blueprint.
Investors will be offered preferential loans and support to clear the site.
Son Islet lies in the middle of the Hau River that runs through Can Tho, and is currently home to 79 households.
Since mid-2015, locals have been developing community-based tourism services to give visitors a chance to experience southern life.
Last year, a farmer launched a show he nicknamed “flying fish” after training captive snakehead fish to jump out of the water in unison. The show has lured even more tourists to Son Islet and has been praised for its “uniqueness” and “creativity”.
Unsurprisingly, the master plan for Son Islet has immediately proved a tough sell to some skeptics who say the city should just leave the islet for the farmers instead of turning it into some kind of Disneyland for adults.
A VnExpress reader named Moon wrote in a comment: “Please just keep the islet in its primitive state”, while Nam Nguyen said: “The islet would be a better place if it is kept natural. The new project will make it lose its true style.”
Others wonder what will happen to the farmers who have already developed their own tourism services.
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A Fire of Devotion: Part 1 of 4: Louder Than Sirens: Chapter Six
07/14/17 Tags: pg-13, Samantha Wildman, Seven of Nine
Category: Voyager By: Brian Webber
Two weeks later…
“So, that made, what, our third encounter with the Hirogen in the past month?” Neelix said as he set down a tray of various snack foods on the mess hall table where Tom Paris, B’Elanna Torres, Joe Carey, Vorik, and Chell were seated.
“That is correct,” Vorik said.
“At least we don’t have to worry too much about being overwhelmed by them,” Chell said, already reaching for the food. “The reports I read said they are very nomadic and spread out. This past month seems like more of an oddity than common occurrence as far as they are concerned. They might be more dangerous overall, but I don’t really feel any more concerned about them than I was over the Kazon or the Vidiians.”
“You know,” Tom said. “With the benefit of hindsight I’m starting to wonder how the Kazon were ever able to hurt us as much as they did. Put bluntly, they were kind of stupid.”
“Seven of Nine once told me that the Borg actually considered them unworthy of assimilation,” Neelix said. That elicited a laugh from everyone at the table, except for Vorik, who raised an eyebrow.
“Ouch,” B’Elanna said. “I wonder if the Kazon they encountered were actually insulted by that.”
“Next time I see her,” Carey said. “I should ask Seven if any other races were ever rejected for assimilation like that. If it turns out the Kazon are the only ones so far that’ll only make that story even funnier.”
The sound of the door to the mess hall opening caught Neelix’s attention, and he turned to look at who was entering.
“This might be your chance to ask, Mr. Carey,” he said.
“Seven! Sam!” Tom yelled. “Care to join us?”
Seven of Nine and Samantha Wildman, who had walked into the mess hall holding hands, looked at each other. Samantha shrugged, and Seven nodded, and the two took seats next to the others at the long table.
“Neelix, do you have any of those Creterakian onion rings left? Those were amazing,” Samantha said. Seven nodded, smiling slightly.
“Indeed,” she said. “Among the many food items I have sampled since my removal from the collective, I’d say those by far have been the most appealing.”
Samantha frowned. “Uh, excuse me? How many times have I cooked for you?”
Seven tilted her head slightly. “Four. However, I would point out that I cannot give a fair assessment as to the taste of those meals, given my biases towards the preparer.” Neelix wasn’t entirely sure, but he thought he saw Seven winking at Samantha when she said that.
“Good save,” Tom muttered. Neelix had to suppress a laugh at that one. Samantha simply sighed, shaking her head slightly.
“I’ll find some way to make you pay for that, Annie.”
“I look forward to it,” Seven said.
“Maybe you should start using those onions in your cooking, Ensign,” B’Elanna said. “If we have any left that is.”
“I’m afraid we’ll have to wait on that,” Neelix said. “The next crop is already planted in aeroponics, but it’ll be months before they’ll be full grown, let alone edible. And the batch I had from before has already been used up. Even I’m amazed at how well the dishes I used them in went over. I am glad I was able to get a decent supply of seeds before Kes threw us to the other side of Borg space.”
“It might be possible to replicate more,” Seven said. “I do not know of any inherent trait to the onions that would prevent the taste from carrying over.”
“Eh, it’s not the same,” Carey said. “I mean, I know most people can’t taste the difference between organically grown and replicated food, but I always could.”
“Most of the time I can’t,” Chell said. “Except for fruits though. For some reason when it’s fruit I can always tell.”
“I can usually tell with Klingon food,” B’Elanna said. “Though maybe it’s purely psychological, who knows. I don’t think anyone’s ever gotten around to really studying that.”
“While on its face,” Vorik said. “That would seem to be a waste of time and resources, history has shown a number of hugely beneficial technologies, medicines, etcetera that were accidentally discovered while in the process of researching something unrelated. Perhaps we should conduct such a study ourselves.”
“Hmm. I don’t think that would work,” Neelix said. “We’d need a large sample size of people who didn’t grow up on replicated food. Right now, you only have me, but after four years I think that if there ever were any differences, my palate has already adapted.”
Vorik’s eyebrow went up. “That is an excellent point. I had not considered that.”
“It’s not a bad idea,” B’Elanna said. “But let’s table it for now. Maybe we can think of another approach to it later on. It’s not high priority though.”
More people began entering the mess hall. Neelix stood up, and straightened his apron.
“Well, it’s been fun chatting with you all, but it looks like it’s back to work for me,” he said.
“So,” Tom Paris said, shortly after Neelix had left the table. “I’ve been meaning to ask. How is Voyager’s newest couple doing?” He motioned towards Samantha and Seven. The two simply looked at each other, both of them smiling. Seven let out a small chuckle, a noise that up until now only Samantha had ever heard. Samantha rested her chin on her hands.
“We are doing fine Tom, thank you,” she said. “And that’s all you’re getting out of me.”
“And me as well,” Seven said. “Suffice it to say, I am quite satisfied with the current situation.”
“Well don’t do too well,” Tom said in a joking tone of voice. “If you two beat me and B’Elanna for cutest Voyager couple we might have to have you killed.”
“You could try, Mr. Paris,” Seven said, completely deadpan. “My senses and strength aren’t what they were when I was a drone, but they are still considerably higher than a normal human’s.”
Samantha sipped from her cup of coffee, then added. “Besides Tom, you say that as though we don’t already have you outclassed.”
B’Elanna laughed so loud that crewmembers at the other tables stopped what they were doing to look towards them. Vorik sighed slightly.
“I doubt I will ever truly understand human humor,” he said. Chell shrugged.
“I rather like it actually,” he said. “Better than Bolian humor even, and we can be pretty damn funny when we want to be.”
“Well, while you four have your little contest going,” Joe Carey said, standing up. “I believe Mr. Vorik and I have work to do in engineering.”
“We would be early,” Vorik said. “But I see no reason not to start now.” He stood up as well, taking one last drink of his tea before following Carey out of the mess hall.
Seven of Nine turned her head to look at Samantha as the two walked down the corridor, hand in hand, towards astrometrics.
“While I am 99% certain it was all in jest,” she said, “we aren’t actually involved in any competition with Lieutenants Paris and Torres are we?”
Samantha snorted out a quick laugh.
“No, no, oh god no,” she said. She looked up briefly. “Though, we probably would win. If we were. Just sayin’.”
“Would that still apply had I not changed into my current outfit as opposed to the one I was given when I first came aboard? That, ‘hideous silver cat suit,’ I believe you called it?”
Samantha gave a clearly exaggerated shudder.
“Never mention that outfit again,” she said. “Seriously, what was the Doctor thinking when he designed that thing?”
“I did not think to ask,” Seven admitted. “At the time it seemed irrelevant. Though now, I wonder what I would look like in a proper Starfleet uniform.”
“I bet you’d look great. Especially in science blues like mine. In fact…” Samantha stopped walking, and began to remove her Starfleet issue jacket.
“Here, let’s see how this looks on you,” she said. Seven stood still while Samantha put it on her.
“It’s a bit tight,” Seven said.
“Well, I am shorter and less, um, endowed than you. But I think it looks good on you. We get one that’s more your size, and I bet you’ll look fantastic.”
“You aren’t that much shorter than me, but I see your point. I shall speak to the Captain at the next opportunity,” Seven said. “For now though, I must attend to my duties in astrometrics. I shall see you tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? Why- oh, right, you need to recharge in your alcove, I forgot it had been that long already.”
Seven smiled as she handed Samantha back her uniform jacket. The two continued walking down the corridor.
“Are you on the bridge today?” Seven said.
“Tomorrow,” Samantha said. “I don’t actually remember who has that station today, but as for me, I’ll be in the lab.”
“Very well,” Seven said.
“Oh, and before I forget,” Samantha said. “Naomi has started a new holonovel that she’s really into, so don’t be surprised if she doesn’t drop by to see either of us today.”
Seven nodded. “One of us should make sure she remembers to eat a proper meal today,” she said.
“Today shouldn’t be too busy. Perhaps we’ll have time to go together.”
“I’ll need to run it by the Captain first, but I see no reason why that can’t happen.”
Once they reached the door to astrometrics, the two shared a quick kiss before parting ways for the day. “I love you,“ Seven whispered into Samantha’s ear.
“Love you too,” Samantha said before turning to walk away. Seven quietly watched Samantha until she’d turned to go down another corridor, then proceeded to enter astrometrics.
What are they doing? Seven of Nine thought. She looked at the results of her recent long range scans. They were weeks away even at high warp, but she’d spotted several Hirogen ships, clustered together. While her knowledge on the race was far from extensive, this behavior seemed atypical.
She was entering a note on her PADD to look into the matter further when Captain Janeway entered astrometrics.
“Captain,” Seven said with a polite nod.
“How are things going down here, Seven?” Janeway said.
“Fine. There are some anomalous readings I’ve found, but we are still too far away for enough data to form a hypothesis. I imagine within a few days we will be close enough to acquire the needed data. I would’ve included that in my daily report. May I ask why you’ve come to astrometrics in person?”
“I’ll be frank with you, Seven. I have some, concerns, regarding your relationship with Ensign Wildman.”
“Seven, I understand that over the past few weeks, you’ve risked burning out on several occasions, waiting until the last moment to recharge in your alcove.”
“That is an exaggeration Captain,” Seven said. “The ‘last moment’ as you put it would already be too late, as by that time I would likely be falling unconscious and therefore unable to enter the alcove under my own power. I admit that of late I will go long enough between recharges that I will be tired and not operating at peak efficiency, and I will even admit that I do this in order to maximize the amount of time I can spend with Sam. But I am not endangering myself, or this ship, with my actions.”
Captain Janeway simply stood there for a moment, looking stern.
“Well,” she finally said. “I appreciate your honesty. I must admit, I was expecting you to deny what you were doing, or even make excuses for it. Honestly, I should’ve known better. And you are right that I exaggerated, but not as much as you think. I’ve spoken to the Doctor, and he shares my concerns.”
“I could request an alteration in my schedule, if that would allay your concerns Captain.”
“That would be the pragmatic thing to do, Seven, but there is another option you’re not considering.” The Captain looked even more stern as she stepped closer.
Seven suddenly felt worried. She’s not going to ask me to end my relationship, she thought. Not after she’s refused to interfere with the relationships of others on the ship.
“What are you suggesting?”
“Seven, did you know that as a member of this crew you’re entitled to a thing called a ‘day off?‘ It would allow you to allocate your time more effectively without risking your own safety. This ship has a crew of almost 150, many of whom have at least some expertise in the field of astrometrics. I know none of them know this exact system as well as you and Harry Kim, but-”
“I see your point Captain,” Seven said. “I will take your suggestion into consideration.”
“Do that,” Janeway said. “As for today, I think that barring any unforeseen circumstances, I can let you take off from your shift an hour early. On the condition you use that time to recharge. I’d rather not get in between you and Samantha, Seven, but if this reckless behavior continues I might not have a choice. And trust me, I’d hate to be put in that position. The two of you seem happy together. Let’s keep it that way.”
“Is that an order, Captain?”
“Understood.” Seven took in a deep breath. “Captain, while you’re here, I’d like to discuss the possibility of obtaining a proper uniform.”
Janeway didn’t respond for several seconds. Seven was about to repeat the question when Janeway finally spoke up.
“Let me guess. A blue one, like Samantha’s?”
“How could you possibly know-”
“I overheard Samantha talk about how she thought you’d look better in a regular uniform a few days ago in the mess hall. I’ll take that into consideration. Honestly, I’m surprised you never asked sooner.”
Seven had to admit to herself that she wasn’t entirely sure why she hadn’t said anything about the jumpsuits she’d been given since coming aboard, but decided that the Captain didn’t need to know about that particular error.
“May I return to my duties, Captain?”
“Carry on, Seven.”
Seven of Nine awoke in sickbay, wearing an unfamiliar outfit, and feeling very sore, as though she had been recently injured. The Doctor was standing over her, leaning in close to whisper to her.
“What-”
“Remain calm, and stay quiet,” the Doctor said. “There’s a Hirogen working in the bio-lab, he might hear us. What do you remember?”
Seven thought about it.
“I remember,” she said, pausing to make sure she was correct in what she was about to say. “Sam, and Lieutenant Paris and I were planetside, testing handheld weapons that Kovin was going to trade with us for. He wanted to show me, something, some modified rifle I think. It overloaded, hurt me. I was concerned that Sam was going to try and injure Kovin. I required the use of a dermal regenerator.”
“That was nearly a month ago,” the Doctor said. “Three weeks ago there was an attack. The Hirogen overwhelmed us. You have no memory of the simulations on the holodeck?”
“What simulations?”
“The neural interface must be interfering with your memory.”
“Neural-?” Seven said, still feeling a bit light-headed.
“The devices the Hirogen had me put in some members of the crew, to alter their memories before putting them in one of the holodecks. It makes you believe you’re a character within the program.”
“Why am I in sickbay?” Seven said, though the sore spot on the back of her skull gave her some idea.
“You were wounded in the World War II simulation. The Hirogen have me patching up the crew when they get hurt and send them right back, or to another simulation. Half the crew are locked up in their quarters, the rest are fighting for their lives in these simulations.” The Doctor grabbed a device off the tray next to him and began working on Seven’s ocular implant. It was a familiar enough process that she didn’t even flinch, though she did wonder why he was doing it at that moment.
“This has been going on for nineteen days,” he continued. “But, I have found a way to disable your interface. I’ll be sending you back into the World War II simulation, but this time you’ll have an advantage.”
“I modified one of your Borg implants. Within seconds of being brought back to the holodeck it will jam the interface’s signal. Your objective is to find a control panel inside the holodeck and engage the bridge access relays. Harry and I will be able to deactivate all the interfaces, and we can get the crew back, which will give us a chance to retake the ship.”
Seven was about to ask how that would work, but she heard the sound of heavy footsteps. Without being prompted, she pretended to still be unconscious.
“This is the last one,” the Hirogen said. “Install it in her, then help me replicate more.” Without waiting for a reply, she heard the Hirogen walk away.
“I have to sedate you now,” the Doctor whispered to her a few seconds later. After that, she felt the familiar press of a hypospray against her neck. before she lost consciousness, she realized something very important that she’d forgotten to ask the Doctor, but the sedative kept her from saying it aloud; Samantha and Naomi, are they alive?
When Seven became aware again, she was wearing different clothing again, and was standing on a stage, an audience in front of her and piano music slowing to a halt behind her. She was disoriented for a second, but then remembered what the Doctor had told her. She made a show of touching her temples and wincing.
“My, my apologies, I, don’t seem to, I need to sit down.”
She went over to the bar, grateful she recognized it as such. She saw Tuvok behind it, cleaning glasses.
“I require a glass of water,” she said.
“Make it a quick one,” she heard Captain Janeway’s voice beside her say. She turned to face her.
“I am ill,” Seven said, hoping she sounded convincing.
“I promised the commandant you’d be singing ‘til midnight. I’m planning to get a lot of information out of him tonight.”
“I understand that is inconvenient timing,” Seven said, managing to stop herself from reflexively calling Janeway ‘Captain.’ “But I-”
“I don’t care if you’re dying, get back out there.”
“I would like to,” Seven said. “But whatever is wrong with me, I am, I have forgotten the words. I do not even know what song I was singing just now. I am hoping it is temporary.”
“Bullshit,” Janeway said in a harsh whisper. “You’ve been a problem these past few days de Neuf, and I’m about ready to execute you myself. You keep this up we’re going to be exposed, and the Nazis will gun us all down. Is that what you want?”
“Not at all, but I am no condition to be of any assistance to you right now.” Seven grabbed at her own stomach, and covered her mouth, attempting to fake illness the way that Naomi had showed her once. “Excuse me,” she said, heading towards what she believed was the establishment’s bathroom, but Janeway grabbed her arm.
“Be here tonight, or else,” she said. Seven nodded.
“If I’m not dead on the floor,” Seven said.
When he heard the door to sickbay open again, he feared the worst. One crewmember had already died during these last nineteen days, and he didn’t want to lose another. He was surprised to see Samantha Wildman walking in, the Hirogen medic that he’d had to put up with since the simulations began right behind her.
“According to the ship’s records this one has training in biology. She will assist you, since you keep complaining about being overwhelmed,” he said, giving Samantha a light shove.
“I tried explaining to him Doctor,” Samantha said, “but he doesn’t seem to get that my training involves working with animals, not with sentients.”
“It will do,” the Hirogen medic said.
“I suppose she’ll have to. How well did you do on your first aid exams at the academy, Ensign?” the Doctor said.
Samantha sighed.
“I didn’t fail,” she said. “Beyond that, I’d rather not think about it.” She looked behind her at the Hirogen medic, who was now in the Doctor’s office, looking at information on the console wall behind the desk.
“Doc, is Annik- is Seven okay?” she said, lowering her voice.
“She’s alive,” he said, not wanting to say anymore in case the Hirogen came back. “As for now, I think I should give a refresher on the basics. Just leave any major injuries to me and my ‘friend’ over there.”
He walked over to her, handing her a PADD with information about how to treat minor cuts, sprains, dislocations and the like.
“How’s Naomi holding up?” he asked.
“She puts on a brave face,” Samantha said. “But I can tell she’s terrified. I’m just glad the Hirogen have been leaving her alone.”
“Children do not make good prey,” the Hirogen medic said, re-entering the room.
“Well,” Samantha said. “There’s that at least.”
Seven stood with her hands behind her back, as ‘Katrine,’ Janeway’s character in the simulation, pointed to the map on the table, speaking to her, as well as the characters being played in this simulation by Tuvok and B’Elanna.
“You’ll maintain position here,” Janeway said. “twenty meters from the front doors. Arm yourself with a submachine gun and watch for any sign of trouble.”
“We’ve observed a twenty-second break in the guard rotation at 4:15 a.m,,” Tuvok said, looking at Seven. “That should give you and Katrine time to enter the building through a storm window on the eastern wall.”
“When I was there yesterday,” B’Elanna said, “I saw guards posted at all three stairways, so you’ll have to get to the second floor through the elevator shaft. The command post’s in the main gallery at the end of the hall.”
“Once inside,” Janeway said, “we plant the charges and load the transmitter. We leave in one hour.”
“I’ll make sure that all evidence of the underground here gets destroyed if anything goes wrong,” B’Elanna said. “But, God willing I won’t have to.”
“From your lips to his ears,” Janeway said.
Seven nodded in agreement with the others, then headed over to the table where the explosives for the mission were set up. She took one of the grenades out of the case and looked it over, lamenting that knowledge about such archaic weapons had not been included in the memories the Borg had given her.
At least I know enough not to accidentally blow myself up, she thought.
“Are you having second thoughts about our mission tonight?” Janeway said.
“No. Why do you ask?”
“You seem distracted. Just now you forgot to connect the detonator to the explosives.”
“I did? That doesn’t seem right,” Seven said. She had managed to use her enhanced hearing to eavesdrop on the others. As such she learned that her character in the simulation was an explosives expert.
“First you forget song lyrics, now this? I’m tempted to just leave you behind,” Janeway said.
“Understandable,” Seven said. “But I need to see this through.”
“Good,” Janeway said, loading a clip into a pistol. “Let’s just hope we don’t get anymore screw ups from you tonight.”
Seven nodded, then turned to follow Janeway as she and Tuvok made their way to the Nazi HQ. Once inside, the two quickly made their way in, quietly sneaking up behind the Nazi soldier who was working at the radio on the second floor. Janeway struck him over the head with a blunt weapon.
“Set the charges here, and there,” Janeway said, pointing to two spots in the room. She looked at a piece of paper on the table next to the radio. “This looks like it’s from one of their recon teams.”
Janeway took the headset off the Nazi slumped in his chair and put it on her own head while Seven looked for a control so she could finish her mission for the Doctor. She found it on a bookshelf, and began quietly removing books while Janeway talked to herself about what she was hearing from the transmitter. Soon she had it exposed, and she began pushing buttons and moving isolinear chips.
“They’re moving armored units into the valley,” Seven heard Janeway say. “They must know the Americans are coming! We need to… What is that?”
Not good, Seven thought. “I believe it is a transmitter. I am attempting to disable it,” she said. As she did so she imagined she could hear Samantha’s voice whisper in her ear about what a terrible liar she was.
“You haven’t set the charges,” Janeway said. “You’re trying to send a message to the Nazis.”
“No,” Seven said. She heard a sound that it took her a few seconds to put together. Janeway had taken her gun out from it’s holster.
“Step away or I’ll kill you,” she said. Seven turned to face her. “I told you, no more mistakes. You just made your last-” Janeway suddenly gasped in pain and grabbed at her neck, right where her neural interface would be.
“I can assume you’re back to normal, Captain?” Seven said.
“Seven, what the hell is going on? Why are we dressed like this, and why are we in a room full of Nazi symbols?”
“I’ll explain as quickly as I can,” Seven said, telling Janeway everything the Doctor had told her about the Hirogen and the takeover of Voyager.
“If the Doctor has my link disabled hopefully he’s gotten to everyone else as well,” Janeway said. “Let’s see if we can get this simulation shut down.” Janeway walked over to the control panel and stood next to Seven, but before they could get to work, they heard gunfire outside the window; energy weapons and gunpowder weapons.
“Hirogen hunters,” Seven said after going to the window and peeking outside.
“Internal scanners show thirteen of them on this holodeck,” Janeway said. Soon, more gunfire could be heard, followed by a loud noise.
“Air raid sirens,” Janeway said.
“It would appear that the Americans have arrived,” Seven said.
“We need to clear out of here before they blow up the building,” Janeway said, heading for the exit. Seven followed close behind her. As they made their way out the front door she heard a loud whistling noise.
“Incoming!” Janeway shouted, running faster and diving for cover. Seven followed right behind her as an explosive shell struck the building, blowing it apart.
Catching her breath, Seven looked over at Janeway.
“Are you uninjured, Captain?” she said.
“I’m fine,” Janeway said. “Oh, and Seven?”
“If we survive this, maybe don’t mention to Samantha that I almost shot you.”
Seven was about to reply that the thought hadn’t even occurred to her, when she noticed that the combat noise had stopped. She looked up, looked back towards the now-former Nazi headquarters, and saw that a large chunk of the holodeck had been blown up as well. From her vantage point she could see into three of Voyager’s decks.
“That’s gonna take more than a patch job to fix,” she heard Janeway say.
“An understatement to put it mildly,” Seven said, noticing off to her side a number of men dressed in American military uniforms, some crew members some not, making their way towards the hole in the holodeck wall.
Samantha was certain she was about to get shot. The Hirogen medic had spotted the Doctor as he was disabling Janeway’s neural interface after the connection had been made and had stopped him before he could free anyone else. He had the hologram at gunpoint, which would be an amusing sight under better circumstances since the Hirogen had already hidden away his mobile emitter. And Karr, the Hirogen leader, was there too, demanding to know who else the Doctor had activated. They didn’t seem to notice her until she tried to slip away, but now they had her standing next to the Doctor, a rifle on her as well.
The sound of an explosion echoed through the hull. Karr ran out, hailing the bridge as he did so. The Hirogen medic kept his rifle trained on Samantha.
“We may not be able to reactivate the two neural interfaces you shut down,” he said. “but at least I can prevent you from deactivating any more. Your Captain, and this Seven of Nine, are not strong enough to defeat us by themselves.”
“I find it best not to underestimate the Captain,” the Doctor said, sounding smug.
Samantha was about to add her own comment about her Borg girlfriend, but the sickbay door opened, and more wounded people, Starfleet and Hirogen, were coming in. The Hirogen medic groaned.
“Let’s get to work,” he said, lowering his rifle. “I’ve already disabled the link to the holodeck, there’s nothing more you can do to harm us.”
Seven followed Janeway into the Jeffries Tubes, the two of them trying to get back into the holodeck to try and recruit help to clear the way to sickbay. Only one Hirogen lifesign was there, as they’d discovered from the astrometrics lab, but the path was heavily guarded. There was a human lifesign in there as well; Samantha Wildman’s according to the internal sensors.
Seven tried to stay focused on the mission, but she couldn’t help but fear the worst; that Samantha had been put through one of the Hirogen simulations and was injured. The scanners showed her lifesigns as stable, but even if the injury was a minor one, the thought of it was enough to have Seven feeling anger. She did not like feeling anger. She did not like the thought of her lover being harmed. The Hirogen were responsible for both feelings, even if Samantha turned out to be unharmed.
I will make them suffer in ways they can’t even imagine, she thought.
“Seven, you still with me?” Janeway said. Seven hadn’t realized she’d slowed down her crawl through the tube.
“My apologies Captain, I was distracted.”
“I’m sure she’s fine, Seven.” Janeway said.
“Captain, have you secretly been telepathic this whole time, or have I become that predictable?”
“I thought the Borg liked routine,” Janeway said.
“But I am not fully Borg. I would’ve thought the fact of my romantic entanglement with Ensign Wildman made that obvious.”
“Well, you got me there, Seven,” Janeway said. “No, it’s not that you’re predictable. It’s that if it were someone I loved being held hostage by Hirogen, I’d want to tear the bastards apart with my bare hands.”
“A crude but accurate description of my sentiments,” Seven said.
“Here we are,” Janeway said, opening the panel, and climbing out into Le Coeur de Lion. Seven stopped briefly when she heard the now familiar sound of guns cocking.
“Hold your fire,” Janeway said as she crawled out, Seven following close behind her.
Harry Kim walked down the corridor, carrying a kit. The sound of gunfire off in the distance was odd to him, but he strangely didn’t feel too bothered by it. He spotted the Nazi soldier before the soldier had a chance to turn around. Harry gripped his kit tighter, and ran at him, slamming it hard into the soldier’s head. He brought it down again, picturing a Hirogen hunter in his mind as he did so.
“Whoa, ease up there!” he heard a voice behind him say.
Harry turned around, ready to hurl the kit at whoever it was, but saw the face of his best friend.
“Tom?”
“Wrong guy,” Paris said, wearing an American soldier’s uniform, and carrying a handgun. Another soldier stood just behind him. Harry couldn’t quite tell through the grime on his face if he was another crewmember with their neural interface still on, or a holographic character, but both men had weapons trained on him. Harry sighed and dropped the kit.
“Let me guess, you think I’m Japanese right?”
“Why shouldn’t I?” Tom said. “Hell, only reason I didn’t shoot you on sight is ‘cause I saw you killing that kraut there.”
“That? Yeah, well, I’ve had a rough month and he happened to be in my way,” Harry said. And it wasn’t far from the truth. Ever since the Hirogen had taken Voyager he’d had several flashbacks to the Year of Hell, and his anger had been building up, and building. But with the chaos of World War II spilling on to the ship he finally had a chance to get away from the Hirogen and do what he needed to do to retake the ship.
“He cheat you at poker or something?” Tom said.
Harry thought about it for a moment. He’d learned a little about Earth’s second world war in history class as a kid, but he’d learned more since the Hirogen had created the simulation on the holodeck.
“He kept calling me Japanese,” Harry said, scowling. “I’m Korean.”
“Korean huh? Okay, I buy that. So where are you going?”
“I’m on a mission for Katrine,” Harry said, glad he’d paid attention to what was going on in the simulations before the bridge lost all connection with the holodeck.
“You’re working with the French resistance?” Tom said.
“Mind if I ask why?”
“Long story. Suffice it to say there’s a girl involved.”
Tom nodded, motioning the other soldier to go on ahead of him. “Ain’t that always the way? Well, whatever it is, good luck. Try not to get killed.”
“Thanks. Oh, and by the way, there are some Nazis running around with some heavy armor on, way tougher than the regular kind. They’re some kind of special ops team. If you run into any of them, aim for the head.”
“Aim for the head. Got it. Thanks, Korean,” Tom said, saluting casually as he started off down the corridor. Harry waited for him to be out of sight before continuing on his own way, stopping to give the dead Nazi on the ground one last kick as he passed.
Seven of Nine had been ordered to modify the weapons that the resistance fighters had using Borg technology, so she was doing so. Having snuck her way to cargo bay 2 to grab some gear from her alcove, she was back in the simulation, and had started to work on modifying the grenades when Tuvok, still in character, came up to her.
“Where have you been?” he said, clearly still suspicious that she was a German spy.
“Obtaining supplies. I stole some German technology from the exposed bunker, and I am using it to upgrade our weaponry.” The shockwave of an explosion shook the bar.
“Speaking of the Germans,” she added, “shouldn’t you be at the window, providing covering fire?”
Tuvok glowered at her.
“Very well,” he said.
Seven sighed as she went back to work.
The Captain had better get the other interfaces turned off soon, she thought. It’s one thing to play a character on the holodeck with Sam, but this…
Samantha had once again been sure she was done for when the Doctor had disappeared, but the Hirogen medic, to his credit, did not attempt to blame her for it as he’d been looking at her when it happened. Instead he simply ordered her to use dermal regenerators on some wounded Hirogen that had been brought it. She did so reluctantly, but her desire to see Naomi and Annika alive again kept her going.
She heard the jeffries tube door open while the medic was informing the bridge that nine Hirogen hunters had been confirmed dead and that the Doctor was missing. She glanced up to see if he showed any sign of hearing it himself. Unfortunately, it seemed he did.
“Hold on a moment,” she heard him say.
The Captain crawled out, holding a type of gun Samantha didn’t quite recognize. Soon Commander Chakotay came out behind her, dressed in some type of military garb. The Hirogen medic spotted them, but they already had their weapons trained on him.
“You,” the Hirogen said.
“There are ten pounds of explosives right under the floor here,” Janeway said. “If you want to live, you’ve got less than three minutes to clear out. Samantha, is there anyone else here?”
“No one alive, ma’am,” Samantha said.
“Good. Captain?” Janeway said to Chakotay, confirming Samantha’s suspicion that Chakotay was still under the influence of the neural interfaces. “Get this man out of here. Sam, go with them.”
“Yes ma’am,” Samantha said. She started to follow Chakotay as he ushered the Hirogen medic out at gunpoint, but stopped.
“Captain,” she said, looking at Janeway. “Is-”
“Seven’s alive,” Janeway said. “She’s with the resistance fighters. Now go.”
Samantha nodded, and headed out. By the time she caught up with Chakotay, she spotted two Hirogen hunters coming around the corner. Chakotay tried to shoot at them, but the Hirogen medic was able to knock him aside. She ran in the opposite direction, feeling a pang of guilt at leaving Chakotay behind, until she heard more gunpowder firearm noises.
“Keep going!” she heard Chakotay yell. She turned briefly to see him running behind her, turning around to fire his weapon behind him. Several seconds later there was yet another explosion.
Seven glanced up when she heard Tom and B’Elanna wincing. Tuvok was also gripping at his neck. Seven actually smiled. She walked over to them, noticing that all three looked confused.
“We’re on the holodeck, and we’re under attack. We must-”
She was interrupted by the sound of the door being kicked in. Soon one of the holographic Nazis entered, followed by a Hirogen in a Nazi uniform, and additional Hirogen hunters, all of them with guns drawn.
“Drop your weapons,” the holographic Nazi said.
Seven did so reluctantly, as did Tom and B’Elanna, Tuvok’s weapon already dropped when his neural interface had shut off.
One of the Hirogen, using a Starfleet communicator, contacted the bridge, while one of the Hirogen lined the four crewmembers against a railing.
“Bridge, this is Holodeck 1. We have seized the building, and found another entryway into the holodeck.”
“Good work Turanj,” the Hirogen’s leader said over the comm. ”Seal that entrance immediately. How many captives have you taken?”
“Four,” Turanj said. “Their neural interfaces have been disabled. I will make the kill.”
“No! They are not prey, they are hostages. I will need them.”
Turanj scowled.
Dissension in the Hirogen ranks, Seven thought. Perhaps this could be used to our advantage.
“Very well,” Turanj said. “You,” he added, pointing to one of the other Hirogen. “Help me seal this hatch.”
“So,” Tom Paris said, “What do you think? Boy or a girl?” Seven turned and saw that Tom was looking at B’Elanna’s ‘pregnant’ body, a creation of the simulation.
“It is a holographic projection,” she said.
“A very realistic one,” B’Elanna said. “I can actually feel the damn thing kicking.”
“I don’t recognize this program,” Tuvok said.
“I do,” Tom said.
“Given your interest in 20th century Earth history that is hardly surprising,” Seven said.
The non-Hirogen Nazi made a loud throat clearing noise to get the attention of the Voyager crewmembers. Straightening his uniform he walked towards them, his eyes focused on B’Elanna.
“What’re you staring at?” B’Elanna said, looking like she wanted to tear the man’s throat out. Given what Seven had learned about the Nazis in both her observations in the simulation and the few things Janeway had been able to tell her while they were calling through the jeffries tubes, she had to admit that she wouldn’t have minded seeing that.
“Stand up,” he said. B’Elanna got to her feet with difficulty.
“You deceived me,” he said.
“Figured that out on your own did you?” B’Elanna said.
“I should’ve known all along. The thought of you carrying my child disgusts me.”
“Yeah well, join the club,” B’Elanna said. The Nazi struck her across the face so hard that Seven found herself wincing in sympathy. Tom immediately leapt up, both to keep B’Elanna from falling over but also to hold her back from striking back at the Nazi, an act that would assuredly get them all killed.
“Pig,” Tom yelled at him.
“I have had the opportunity to interact with pigs on the holodeck,” Seven said, referring to one of Naomi’s favorite programs. “I would not denigrate the animals by comparing them to the Nazis.”
Tom smirked. “Yeah, good point.”
The Nazi who had struck B’Elanna pulled out his gun on Tom, obviously struggling to contain his own rage. Seven tensed to try and tackle him.
“Put the weapon away,” Turanj said. “Now.”
The Nazi looked back at the Hirogen, then back at Tom and B’Elanna, before shoving the weapon back into its holster.
Samantha went back toward sickbay, carefully trying not to be noticed, Chakotay a few steps ahead of her checking to see if the path was clear. The Commander’s neural interface had gone off-line, and Samantha had filled him in on what she knew.
“Any sign that the Captain made it out of sickbay before it blew?” she said.
“I couldn’t tell,” Chakotay said. “I was too busy trying to get clear.”
They reached sickbay, or rather what was left of it. Despite the size of the explosion, and the fact that said explosion took out the sickbay door, there was far less damage than either of them had feared, although many consoles would definitely need to be replaced.
“No signs of bodies,” Chakotay said. “The Captain’s or that Hirogen medic, whatever his name is.”
“Actually, I don’t think he ever said it. I don’t even know if he has one, I’m not up on Hirogen customs,” Samantha said.
Chakotay searched over sickbay one more time.
“Tell me Sam, how did you do on your last hand phaser test?”
“Bare minimum,” she said. “And that was with Mr. Tuvok giving me lessons.”
Chakotay handed her a dropped Hirogen rifle.
“I’ve got it set on stun, so don’t worry about hitting a bulkhead. Come on, this way.”
“I’d really rather go check on Naomi,” Samantha said.
“She’ll be safer once we’ve retaken the ship. Now come on,” Chakotay said. “We’ve still got people in occupied France to rescue. Just stay behind me, and don’t take any shots you aren’t 100% sure of.”
“All right, fine. At least the Hirogen are big targets. If we were having to deal with the macrovirus again I wouldn’t stand a chance of hitting anything.” She looked at the weapon in her hands. “The Hirogen have stun settings?”
Seven watched as Turanj poured himself a glass of wine from behind the bar. She believed that if she kept focusing on him long enough, she’d find the right opportunity to either strike at him, or at the very least chip away at his confidence in his superior on the bridge in order to create an internal conflict for the Hirogen.
“Synthetic,” he uttered as if the word were a curse. “And undrinkable. I grow tired of this simulation.”
He looked over at the captives.
“I should be impressed at how well you have managed to survive so far,” Turanj said. “You have been good prey. But I can’t enjoy it properly because of all this nonsense.”
“Mein Herr, a word?” the Nazi said.
The Hirogen sighed. “Nonsense such as these holograms. What do you want?”
“Sir, I want to know what it is we are waiting for. Why don’t we just execute these prisoners?”
“Orders. From the commandant,” Turanj said, almost spitting out the last word.
“I have a feeling this is gonna get really ugly,” Tom Paris whispered.
“I second that opinion,” Seven said.
“May I speak freely?” the Nazi said. Seven didn’t hear a reply, and could only see the back of Turanj’s head, but the Nazi continued speaking.
“The commandant has been acting strangely these past few days, questioning German superiority. Perhaps we shouldn’t follow his orders so blindly. Simply a suggestion.”
“You will follow his orders, for as long as I tell you to.”
“I don’t know how much longer I can stand-”
“Are you bored?” Turanj said, interrupting. “Perhaps you would like some entertainment while we wait for the commandant’s orders.” Turanj walked over to Seven and pointed at her.
“You. Sing.”
Is he serious? Seven thought. “I will not,” she said. Turanj responded by pulling out a pistol.
“Sing, or die.”
“Then I will die,” Seven said, standing up, and staring the Hirogen directly in the eyes.
“Seven,” Tuvok said. “You are a valuable member of this crew. Logically, -”
“Logic is irrelevant,” Seven said.
“Seven, think about Sam and Naomi,” Tom said. Seven blinked. She stayed silent for a long moment. Turanj raised the pistol so the barrel was pointed directly at her forehead. Seven had a flash of memory; of Samantha’s body pressed against her own in the sonic shower in her quarters. Then another image, just as powerful but less erotic. The site of Naomi laughing and smiling as she played with holographic representations of a number of Earth animals.
“Very well,” Seven said bitterly. “I will require backing music.”
“I think that can be arra-”
“Bridge to Holodeck 1,” the voice of the Hirogen commander, came over the comm. “I’ve come to an agreement with Captain Janeway. Call a cease-fire.”
“What?!” Turanj said, his weapon hand shaking slightly.
“Captain?” Tuvok said.
“It’s true Tuvok,” Janeway’s voice replied. “Our first order of business is to call off the troops. I want you to find Chakotay, and get him to convince his soldiers to pull out of the city.”
Turanj put his weapon away, much to Seven’s surprise. She had expected him to disobey orders right then and there.
“Aye Captain,” Tuvok said.
“Turanj, order our hunters to end the fighting,” the Hirogen commander said.
Diplomacy works better than I ever gave it credit for, Seven thought. Perhaps I should look into taking lessons on the subject.
“This is madness!” the Nazi yelled, but Turanj cut him off with a raised hand.
“Our civilization depends on this agreement,” the Hirogen commander said.
“Acknowledged. Release the prisoners,” Turanj said. He didn’t sound happy about it, but Seven didn’t find that too surprising as she sometimes felt the same way about following some of Janeway’s orders. Soon all four Voyager crew members were heading out into the holographic daylight.
“That could’ve gone a lot worse,” Tom said, putting his arm around B’Elanna once they were outside. Seven looked back at the door as it closed behind them.
“To use one of your colloquialisms Mr. Paris,” she said. “I don’t think we’re out of the woods just yet. I think Turanj may still be a problem.”
The shooting had already stopped by the time Chakotay and Samantha had reached the unfinished barricade, just in time to meet up with Tuvok, Tom, B’Elanna, and much to Samantha’s joy and relief, Seven of Nine.
“Annie!” She ran forward, dropping the Hirogen rifle. Seven jogged forward herself, the two women throwing themselves so hard into an embrace they almost fell over.
“Sam, I am glad you are uninjured. Is Naomi-”
“Safe,” Samantha said.
Samantha felt a tap on her shoulder, and she turned to see Tom Paris, also in military garb.
“I hate to break up the reunion here,” he said. “but a lot of these soldiers are holograms of 20th century humans, and back then relationships like yours weren’t exactly treated with respect.”
Samantha looked around. Most of the soldiers were focused on their duties, but a few were giving her and Seven looks. Some of them looked disgusted, while others looked aroused as though they expected the two of them to strip naked and have sex right there in the street. She sighed.
“All the more reason to end this sooner,” she said.
“Agreed,” Seven said.
Chakotay came up to them, Tuvok and B’Elanna alongside.
“All right, the order’s been given,” he said. “Now we just wait for the Captain.”
“You know,” Tom said. “I’m not going to lie, if this were a simulation I was running on my own time, with the safeties on and no risk to the whole ship, I’d actually be enjoying this.”
“I find that odd,” Seven said. “given that the death toll in this war, despite being limited to one planet, was larger than that of the Tholian War and the Cardassian border skirmishes combined.”
“Well, when you put it that way-” Tom started to say, when the gunfire started.
“Shit!” Tom yelled as he went for cover.
“Language!” Seven yelled as she followed. Soon all the Voyager crew and a number of holographic American soldiers were firing back at the Nazis and Hirogen who had fired on them.
“So much for the cease fire!” Samantha yelled, as she ducked behind an upturned automobile.
“”I know this probably isn’t the best time for this,” B’Elanna said as she tried to work a 20th century era pistol, “but we’re not just going to ignore the fact that Seven of Nine just went ‘langauge’ are we?”
“You’re correct, this is not the best time!” Seven shouted over the sounds of combat, briefly coming up from cover to fire several rounds at the Nazis.
“You understand that if we survive this, making fun of you for that is almost an obligation,” Tom said.
“Stop teasing my girlfriend and shoot the bad guys already!” Samantha yelled.
“She got it from you didn’t she?” B’Elanna said.
Seven was running on adrenaline almost entirely by the time night fell in the simulation. In all that time, the shooting had hardly let up, and her crewmates and the American soldiers were surrounded. Not even Samantha managing to retrieve the Hirogen weapon she’d dropped before they’d been completely routed from their original position had been able to turn the tide of battle in their favor.
Seven couldn’t even remember when she had last been in her alcove, but she had to imagine that for her to have lasted this long the Hirogen had probably put her in it in between simulations. She was trying to stay focused on the task of modifying their grenades.
“How’s it coming along?” Chakotay asked her.
“I’m modifying this explosive device to emit a photonic burst. It’ll be harmless to organic tissue.”
“Clever. I thought you didn’t know how to work with 20th century explosives.”
“I am not an expert, and were this not a desperate situation I’d actually be advising against what I’m doing, but our options are limited. This should disrupt all holographic activity within twenty meters.”
“We’ll buy you some time, keep at it,” Chakotay said before heading back to the barricade to continue firing.
After a few more moments, Seven was certain she got it. She shifted up to the barricade, trying to stay low in order to avoid being shot.
“Good luck, Annie,” Samantha said, firing over the barricade.
Seven nodded, stood to throw the grenade, then felt a biting pain in her shoulder, the impact of which made her fall back and drop the grenade.
“Annie!” she heard Samantha yell.
“Sam, stay down!” B’Elanna yelled. There was a noise, and a green light. Through a haze of pain, Seven saw that her grenade did in fact work, but on the wrong side. American soldiers, her crewmates rifles, and all the other grenades and explosives vanished. Tears welled up in Seven’s eyes, but not from the pain.
So close, she thought.
“I’m sorry,” she tried to say, but it was so weak she doubted anyone heard her. Within seconds the sound of gunfire had stopped, and she heard a thick accented voice say the word “Surrender.” And then, as if to add insult to injury, it began to rain.
Who wrote this simulation? Seven thought as German soldiers hoisted her to her feet. The soldiers lined her, Samantha, Tom, Tuvok, and Chakotay against a wall, while their commanding officer held a tight grip on B’Elanna’s arms.
“Prepare to fire,” he said. “Their deaths will-”
The sounds of clanging metal and screaming came from the other end of the street. Seven tried to turn her head to look but it hurt too much.
“Klingons,” Samantha said. “Okay. Not what I expected, but you certainly could do worse for back-up.”
“I think that there was an ancient Klingon blood feud that was running on the other holodeck,” Chakotay said. “Remind me to thank whoever brought them over here. Sam, stay with Seven. Everyone else let’s finish this fight.”
“Aye sir,” Tom said with obvious excitement.
Seven slid down the wall to sit on the pavement, feeling dizzy from blood loss. Samantha had removed her jacket and was pressing it into Seven;s wound to stem the bleeding.
“C’mon Annie, stay awake,” she said.
“Not difficult. The battle is rather noisy. Annoyingly so I would say,” Seven said, wanting very badly to go to sleep.
“Hey, Annie, can I tell you something?”
“I really liked your hair the way they had it in the simulation.”
“It wasn’t my idea.”
“I know, I know.”
“Sam?”
“I love you too.”
There was a sudden noise, followed by a sudden lack of noise. Seven glanced up to see that all the Nazis, and all the Klingons except for one that looked oddly similar to Neelix were gone as well. She also realized finally that one of the American soldiers she’d assumed was holographic was actually Lieutenant Ayala. How did I not notice before? she thought.
“It’s over,” Chakotay said. “Let’s go.”
When Seven recovered from her gunshot wound, she awoke in a still half destroyed sickbay, both Samantha and Naomi Wildman at her bedside.
“I do hope I didn’t lose almost a month worth of memories this time,” she said.
“No, only several hours,” she heard the Doctor say. “It’s a good thing I got to you when I did, you lost a lot of blood.”
Seven tried to sit up, but found it difficult at first. It took a second try, but she was finally able to survey just how much damage had been done to sickbay while she was back in the simulation.
“It is astonishing that this much damage was caused by centuries-old explosives technology,” she said. She turned to Samantha. “Are the Hirogen gone?”
“Not just yet,” Samantha said. “but we do have a cease-fire. A real one this time. It looks like they’ve accepted a deal. They’ll leave us alone in exchange for holodeck technology. Not sure how I feel about that right now to be honest.”
“I’m just glad they’re going away,” Naomi said. “They were scary, and smelly, and…”
“And they’re gone,” Captain Janeway said as she walked in. “They beamed off and warped away about five minutes ago. How are you doing, Seven?”
“I am not entirely without pain just yet, Captain, but I will recover.”
“Captain,” the Doctor said, “if you don’t mind me asking…”
“Sickbay is a top priority for repairs Doctor, don’t worry, We just need to get some more of our power relays up and running first. We’re going to put down for repairs. We found a small planetoid with the right gravity. We won’t be able to leave the ship since the air lacks enough oxygen, but we’ll be safe.”
“Doctor,” Seven said. “If I’m cleared to leave sickbay, I need to spend some time in my alcove. I’ve not been in for a full recharge for several days at least.”
Samantha sighed. “I was hoping we could spend the next few days together, considering how long the Hirogen had us separated.”
“That time together wouldn’t be very long if I ceased to function properly in the middle of it,” Seven said. “The recharge time is inconvenient but necessary.”
“I would say no normally given your injuries,” the Doctor said. “but I also have fewer biobeds to work with so I’ll go ahead and clear you, but with the caveat that I want Ensign Wildman to check in on you every hour until you’ve recharged and can return to sickbay for a follow up.”
“I can do that,” Samantha said. “Not much use for a xenobiologist when it comes to repairing EPS conduits.”
Seven let both Samantha and Janeway help her out of the bed. She found that she could walk fine so long as she walked slowly, so she kept holding on to Samantha’s arm as she let go of the Captain’s.
“Thank you, Captain,” Seven said.
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The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Balochistan
Province’s welfare more important than ministries: Mengal
BNP-M to support PTI’s prime minister, speaker at Centre in return for resolving issues of Balochistan
By Mohammad Zafar
After consulting the senior party leadership, I will decide whether I am going to sit in Balochistan or Islamabad, BNP-M chief says. PHOTO: ONLINE
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP) chief Mohammad Akhtar Mengal has said that his party supports the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the Centre as it is the “only party that has accepted our six-point demand in 20 years”.
“The country’s rulers have been betraying the people of Balochistan for 70 years. For the BNP-M, these six points are more important than government portfolios and other perks and privileges,” said Mengal while addressing the media on Friday.
Mengal urges APC to take up province’s issues
The BNP-M chief said, “The PTI has assured us of resolving Balochistan’s crisis. Following the give and take precedent, we have decided to support PTI’s prime minister and speaker at the Centre.”
He said that they had been discussing their six-point resolution from the last 20 years, but none of the political parties showed interest towards Balochistan.
“We have informed the PTI leadership that we can, give or take, wait for one year for the implementation of our six points, but further delay can cause rifts among the BNP-M and the PTI at the Centre,” he added.
BNP-M wants its chief minister, not BAP’s
To a query regarding his approach in formation of the Balochistan government, Mengal said, “The BNP-M and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal have formed a political coalition in Balochistan and our decision will emerge in the coming days whether we will join the government or the opposition.
“The BNP-M will not hesitate one bit in sacrificing the chief minister’s slot and all the lavish ministries for the interest of the people of Balochistan.”
On future woes for the next provincial coalition government, Mengal said, “Coalition set-ups ruled the province for many decades, but this time running a coalition government will be a tough job. A small group of independent candidates have joined the Balochistan Awami Party to form the next government, but running the coalition government will not be a piece of cake.”
BNP-M vows end to sale of resources
On his decision about next political station, he said, “With the consensus of senior BNP-M leadership, I will decide whether I am going to sit in Balochistan or Islamabad.”
The six points laid forward by the BNP-M and signed by the PTI leadership include; 1) the issue of missing persons should be resolved expeditiously with firm commitment and future occurrences should be avoided. National Action plan should be implemented in letter and spirit; 2) demographic identity should be protected in consultation with all political parties and necessary legislation should be enacted to safeguard the rights of Balochistan; 3) share of mineral resources will be renegotiated to the benefit of respective province with full transparency. Refinery of copper, gold and other minerals should be built in Balochistan; 4) major dams must be built in Balochistan so that underground water reserves may be replenished to avoid the risk of migration; 5) six per cent quota of Balochistan in federal services should be honoured and Balochistan quota in foreign services should be adopted regularly; and 6) all Afghan refugees must be repatriated honourably to their country.
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Sengakuji, Tōkyō, Japan
Troo / March 27, 2013
The story of the 47 Ronin is to Japan what Arthurian or Robin Hood legends are to England, with one vital difference: we have concrete evidence of the 47 Ronin. Over 300 years after their deaths, their graves are still attended, incense lit for them by strangers every day of the year.
The Graves of the 47 Ronin
If you don’t know it, the tale runs thusly: In January 1701, while in attendance at Edo Castle, Lord Kira Yoshinaka had been provoking the young daimyo Lord Asano Naganori. Asano was a minor noble with a small fiefdom and hadn’t produced an heir – he’d had to adopt his brother as his son after an illness in 1694 left him realising that his lands would be seized by the Shogunate if anything happened to him. Kira, meanwhile, was a high-ranking kōke (civilian official). While kōke enjoyed certain privileges, they were of lower status than daimyo – and, in fact, ineligible for that rank, as their lands were worth less than those of a daimyo.
The details of the disagreement between Kira and Asano are unknown, although it widely believed that Kira deliberately failed in his duties to instruct Asano on proper courtly etiquette so as to make Asano lose face. After sustaining Kira’s insults for as long as he was able, the young Asano eventually buckled and drew his sword on Kira, attacking him. He failed to kill Kira, only injuring him, but as the attack had taken place in the shogun’s grounds, Asano was sentenced to commit seppuku immediately for the transgression.
Sengakuji
It was customary at that time for both parties to receive the death sentence, the idea being that everyone would be on their best behaviour if everyone was punished for these failures. Kira, however, escaped judgement and went free.
Asano committed seppuku that very afternoon and despite him technically having an heir, the Shogunate seized his fief, leaving over 300 samurai masterless.
Although the legend revolves around 47 Ronin, it’s believed that over
fifty initially banded together to plot revenge against Kira. They swore their oaths in secret, as retribution was strictly forbidden, and it took them over a year to formulate their plan. Their leader, Ōishi Yoshio, “fled” to Kyōto to give Kira’s spies the impression he’d given up and was spending the rest of his days whoring, drinking, and letting himself go to ruin. It took a year and a half of boorish behaviour for Kira to finally believe that retribution would not come.
Statue of Ōishi Yoshio
In December 1702, the plan came to fruition. The ronin reconvened and assaulted Kira’s mansion, marching for miles to reach the house from Asano’s grave at Sengakuji, enacting a meticulously-planned assault, then marching all the way back again with Kira’s head to place it at their Lord’s grave.
For disobeying the prohibition against taking revenge, the ronin were sentenced to death. But because they had followed the bushido code and avenged their Lord, they were allowed to die honourably by committing seppuku, rather than the dishonourable execution afforded to criminals.
46 of the ronin died on the 4th of February 1703. The 47th had been sent on a mission and so did not arrive at Asano’s grave with the others: he was pardoned when he did finally return – possibly due to his age, possibly as a concession to public sentiment – and lived to the age of 78. When he died, he too was buried with his comrades at Sengakuji.
Also buried at Sengakuji are Asano’s family, and a Satsuma man who once found Ōishi drunk in the street in Kyōto and abused him for being a lousy example of a samurai. The latter finally discovered the true intention of Ōishi’s ruse after Ōishi’s death, and committed seppuku at Sengakuji after begging forgiveness at Ōishi’s grave.
Asano Family Graves
It’s strange, then, that Sengakuji is off the map as far as most foreign tourists are concerned. The temple isn’t large, the site isn’t ostentatious, and guide books barely remark on the location. Visiting Sengakuji offers a powerful, important insight into Japanese culture, yet the majority of tours and guides won’t even mention it.
Present at Sengakuji is also the wonderful museum which recounts the tale of the 47 ronin with a film which can be shown in English if you ask the nice gentleman at the front kiosk. The museum also contains armour worn by some of the ronin, weapons they carried and used, and – best of all – the receipt for Kira’s head.
Indeed. When two of Kira’s friends came to collect his head from the temple for burial, they issued a receipt in exchange, which was signed by those present. Received: one head.
You have to go.
It’s that simple. If you’re at all interested in Japan, if you seek to understand just a fraction of this fascinating culture, if you’re ready to be moved by the reverence the Japanese have for men who gave their lives for honour, you have to go.
Sawaki Kōdō Roshi, 20th Century Zen Master
Visiting Sengajuki:
Use the Toei Asakusa line to get to Sengakuji Station. Exit the station and cross the road to the temple.
Admission: Entry to the grounds and access to the graves is free and open from 07:00 – 18:00 (17:00 between October and March). Entry to the museum is 500円. Open from 09:00 – 16:00.
March 27, 2013 in Asia, Japan, Tokyo. Tags: 47 Ronin, Asano Naganori, Graves, Japan, Kira Yoshinaga, Ronin, Samurai, Sengakuji, temple, Travel, Tōkyō
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14 thoughts on “Sengakuji, Tōkyō, Japan”
Yuna says:
Mmmm, should be included in my visit list at Tokyo, but to tell you my worries Troo, I’m anxious right now due to my Japan visa application, this is my 3rd time applying it and i’m waiting for the result. Wish me fortune this time. Amennn.
Troo says:
Good luck! ♥
ow, thank you Troo :).
Looks like, i already found a little light to get my visa \^0^/
Eeeee! Excellent!
Fantastic blog. I lurve Japanese culture! I’ve still not been yet. Tut tut meself.
Bah! Get thee to an airport forthwith! 😀
shiotadesu says:
Wow, just reading your blog has given me so many more things I want to do in Japan!! 😀
thebeautysuitcase says:
What a well written article! I can’t wait to visit Japan again. Will be going to Okinawa in may 😀
You’re very kind. I’m so jealous! You’ll have an awesome time! 😀
ruthek says:
Sometime after the event happened, the story was told first with buraku (puppets), then became a kabuki favorite and also became a favorite of the woodblock print artists. My favorite is an entire set by Kuniyoshi.
They’re certainly more dynamic than Yoshitoshi’s 🙂
Buri-chan says:
Thanks for the photos! I haven’t been there yet myself, but I hope to someday. It’s been a while since I read the Chuushingura kabuki script, but even for having threatrical differences and not having seen it staged, the story certainly sticks with you.
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Written by Tris Thomas on 06/12/2018 in News
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AECOM has secured a contract with J Murphy & Sons as lead designer for the North Bristol Relief Sewer, a new 6.5km, 3m diameter tunnel for Wessex Water that will reduce flood risk and increase stormwater storage capacity to accommodate ongoing and future developments in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
The tunnel will link the Frome Valley Relief Sewer to the Bristol Trunk Sewer, directing sewage around north Bristol to Wessex Water’s sewage treatment works in Avonmouth. Passing under the M5 motorway and the Henbury Loop freight railway, most of the tunnel will be built deep underground with some sections reaching as much as 30m below ground level.
Steve Woodrow, Head of Tunnelling – Europe, AECOM, said: “Tunnelling under the M5 and operational rail services, and connecting with the existing sewage system, this complex tunnel is a vital part of Wessex Water’s strategy to future-proof the sewerage network for communities in Bristol. AECOM brings its expertise on a number of major water infrastructure tunnelling schemes to the project, including Tideway and Deephams Sewage Treatment Works.”
AECOM is working with J Murphy & Sons, who were appointed Principal Contractor for the £45M project earlier this year, on the scheme’s outline design. As lead designer, AECOM will deliver the detailed designs for the project, with construction due to start in late 2019.
AECOM is providing civil, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical and structural design services, as well as environmental consultancy for the scheme.
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Wednesday New Releases in SciFi and Fantasy Romance for September 28
I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking a bunch as I prepare these posts LOL) and as always I recommend sampling before you buy!
I put them in the order in which they come to me from authors or I find them myself in the previous week, so it’s a mix of the genres…(usually giving priority to the books brought to my attention by the authors.) Also the term “new” is generally plus or minus a week or two. And I catch up on ones I missed in recent months.
(NOTE: If the author provides me with buy links I insert those; otherwise I default to Amazon.)
Also, I usually include only the beginning of the book blurb…
NOTE: I see a TON of new releases coming up to be listed next week!
THROUGH UNCHARTED SPACE (A PHOENIX ADVENTURES SCIFI ROMANCE) by Anna Hackett
Dare Phoenix runs his convoy with absolute control. In uncharted space, lives depend on it. When one plain, dowdy woman comes aboard, his gut tells him that something is off about her. Soon there are assassins on his ship, sabotage, and people dying, and Dare discovers his drab passenger is definitely not what she seems. Instead, he uncovers a smart-mouthed scam artist who defies him at every turn.
Dakota Jones is a survivor. Life has taught her that if you don’t grab what you want, someone else will snatch it away. Tired of having nothing, she’s stolen a map to the location of an immense lost treasure from Earth and she’s going to find it….
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CLAIMED (PROJECT DESTINY BOOK 1) by Lee-Ann Wallace
After fighting Earth’s government for fifty years, the Coalition has succeeded in its plan of bringing Human females into space, and Tina Graham can finally live her dream. Assigned as a medic on Deranti Station, she has everything she has ever wanted until an unknown alien male rips it all away during a raid. With her dream destroyed and her life forever changed by an alien she’s only met once, Tina must fight to keep her dream alive.
Sorvar, Third Prince of Morgath, wants a mate who is different from the submissive females his people usually steal, and Tina’s just the sort of female he’s been looking for….
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PACK (THE BLADES OF JANUS BOOK 1) by Cassandra Chandler
VS NOTE: Had quite a discussion with Cassandra about the scifi content of the story! The werewolves and other creatures of legend are aliens…
The monsters of legend are not what we think—their origins much more distant. Dwellers are among us. A flitting shadow seen from the corner of your eye. An animal that’s not quite natural. Even a normal-seeming human you pass on the street. But for these alien organisms to make Earth their home, they need a host.
The greatest danger lurks beneath their skin.
Tessa has been as good as dead for seven years—ever since the dweller that killed her family decided to turn her into one of its kind. She’s kept the infection at bay while taking out as many dwellers as possible, but knows her time is almost up. Going out fighting was always her plan, until she meets a man with golden eyes and a touch that makes her want to change her destiny. A touch surely too gentle to belong to a werewolf…
Marcus has dedicated his life to the Blades of Janus, hoping to build peace between humans and dwellers and find a place for himself in the process…..
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SHADOW SILENCE (WHISPER HOLLOW) by Yasmine Galenorn
Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Lake Crescent in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I’m Kerris Fellwater, and I’m a spirit shaman. It’s my responsibility to drive the dead back to their graves, because around Whisper Hollow, people—and secrets—don’t always stay buried.
My best friend Peggin finds herself under a curse after she is almost taken by the Lady of the Lake, and the Unliving are determined to drag her back to the hungry waters. As Bryan—my guardian and mate—and I work to break the hex, we uncover a dark and violent mystery from the past. One the Hounds of Cú Chulainn will do anything to guard—even if they must summon a legion of the dead to destroy Whisper Hollow.
NO GOOD DRAGON GOES UNPUNISHED (HEARTSTRIKERS BOOK 3) by Rachel Aaron
VS NOTE: I have the feeling one might want to go back and read the first two books before tackling Book 3. This is also listed in some YA categories. Not sure about the romance element but seemed worth mentioning this series. Plus dragons! This book released in August.
When Julius overthrew his mother and took control of his clan, he thought he was doing right by everyone. But sharing power isn’t part of any proper dragon’s vocabulary, and with one seat still open on the new ruling Council, all of Heartstriker is ready to do whatever it takes to get their claws on it, including killing the Nice Dragon who got them into this mess in the first place.
To keep his clan together and his skin intact, Julius is going to have to find a way to make his bloodthirsty siblings play fair. But there’s more going on in Heartstriker Mountain than politics. Every family has its secrets, but the skeletons in Bethesda’s closet are dragon sized, and with Algonquin’s war looming over them all, breaking his clan wide open might just be the only hope Julius has of saving it…
SILVER WOLF RISING (WOLVES OF FENRIR bOOK 3) by Sela Carsen
VS NOTE: BTW, Sela was just a guest on Here Be Magic where she shared some of the creative process on how she came up with the characters, plus an excerpt.
Fate couldn’t have picked a worse moment to bring two lonely souls together.
Berserker warrior and drill sergeant Niall is being forced to retire from the Fenrir Army he’s faithfully served for most of his life. Miserable and bitter, he’s on the pack ship, waiting for a transport back to his home planet to be a farmer. Until trouble steps right on his prosthetic foot just as all Hel breaks loose.
Widowed Dagny is on the pack ship waiting for a transport down to Earth, searching for a new purpose in this next phase of her life — one that isn’t centered around her grown children. But her new plans definitely don’t involve following a cranky old soldier into the dark to survive….
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A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING (KINGDOM ON FIRE BOOK 1) by Jessica Cluess
VS NOTE: Listed as YA/Teen, not sure how much romance there may be.
I am Henrietta Howel.
The first female sorcerer in hundreds of years.
The prophesied one.
Henrietta Howel can burst into flames. Forced to reveal her power to save a friend, she’s shocked when instead of being executed, she’s invited to train as one of Her Majesty’s royal sorcerers.
Thrust into the glamour of Victorian London, Henrietta is declared the chosen one, the girl who will defeat the Ancients, bloodthirsty demons terrorizing humanity. She also meets her fellow sorcerer trainees, handsome young men eager to test her power and her heart. One will challenge her. One will fight for her. One will betray her.
But Henrietta Howel is not the chosen one….
WITCHES RULE (DEMON ASSASSINS BOOK 3) by Ann Gimpel
Jenna’s a special witch, sort of, when her magic works, which it often doesn’t. One of three remaining demon assassins, she and her sister witches, Roz and Colleen, are Earth’s only hedge against being overrun by Hell’s minions. On the heels of Roz’s and Colleen’s weddings, Jenna is headed for the U.K. when a demon confronts her. Any other witch could teleport out of the plane, but not her. Frustration about her limited power eats at her. It would be pathetic to get killed for lack of skills a teenager could master.
Tristan is a Sidhe warrior, but his primary gift is attunement to others’ emotions. He fell hard for Jenna, but hasn’t had an opportunity to act on their attraction beyond a few kisses because she returned to Alaska, and he’s been in the field fighting demons….
KIERRA’S THREAD (ARGADIAN HEART TRILOGY BOOK 2) by Adrianna Dane
VS NOTE: Was originally released in 2006 by Amber Quill Press.
Kierra Andromeda and Jarek Bakari discovered an unexpected path to love and sanity when sold into captivity to the masochistic Tribunal Leader Odon to serve at his compound on Argadia. Saved from certain death by Eluria Zydon, they became part of the Freelion Rebellion, fighting to save Argadia from the stranglehold of the power-hungry Tribunal. Yet the scars of the past continue to haunt them.
Although Jarek, a Serionese Mindwanderer, was able to protect Kierra’s mind from complete destruction during their time in captivity, she is unable to physically withstand the touch of another, including Jarek. Jarek carries his own hidden scars. How much of Jarek’s soul did he barter to save Kierra from certain death before they were rescued? (more)…
ONCE UPON A HAUNTED CASTLE: A CELTIC ROMANCE ANTHOLOGY by Various
VS NOTE: Because who can resist haunted castles and romance???
Five Scottish Castles
Five Restless Ghosts
Five Tales of Love….
ALIEN FORMER by Ashley L. Hunt
VS Note: Found for today’s list by wonderful SFR Reader Meredith Gurr
Joanna Angeles is ready for anything. Sent to Chalice, an alien world, with state-of-the-art equipment and a ten-year time limit, she is determined to change the harsh environment of her new world into a welcoming home for the hundred-thousand colonists that are depending on her. How will she survive the most brutal environment she has ever faced? Can her Artificial Intelligence companion, Bardas, truly be the perfect lover? Can she succeed in her mission when her new home seems to be determined to kill her? (more)…
BLACK JADE CELESTIAL BATTLE BOOK 3 by Kylie Chan
The Heavenly defenses struggle to hold against the combined might of the Eastern and Western demon hordes. The God of War Xuan Wu is now at full strength — but is his might enough to safeguard the realm when half the Heavens are already in their hands? John and Emma fight a last-ditch desperate struggle to conserve their kingdom and their protect their families.
But will the kingdom ever be the same again?
BRIGHT SMOKE COLD FIRE by Rosamund Hodge
VS NOTE: Listed in YA/Teen, no idea whether there’s an HEA or HFN but the concept is intriguing to me.
When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched.
The heirs of the city’s most powerful—and warring—families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou, share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on the Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan—and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt. Which means he must die.
Paris Catresou has always wanted to serve his family by guarding the Juliet. But when his ward tries to escape her fate, magic goes terribly wrong—killing her and leaving Paris bound to Romeo. If he wants to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city, ally with his worst enemy . . . and perhaps turn against his own clan.
Mahyanai Runajo only wants to protect her city—but she’s the only one who believes it’s in peril. In her desperate hunt for information, she accidentally pulls Juliet from the mouth of death—and finds herself bound to the bitter, angry girl. Runajo quickly discovers Juliet might be the one person who can help her recover the secret to saving Viyara.
WORLDS AWAY (ALPHA ALIEN ABDUCTION TALE BOOK 1) by J. L. Hendricks
Paris had lost her parents at a young age and instead of going into the foster system, she ended up on the streets. Sure, life was tough for a 17 year old girl with no one to turn to, but she made her way on the streets of Los Angeles for years. That is, until one day when she was no longer on the streets.
Commander Venay of the V’Zenian Empire was a man on a mission. It was his responsibility to ensure a good lot of human slaves made it back to his planet each year. But this time it was different, he saw her across a field and knew he had to have her, at all costs. ….
CHANGE OF TIDES: THE LAST DROP SERIES NO. 2 by Andrea Perno
VS NOTE: Liza O’Connor said on her blog and on FB that Book #1 in the series was a “complex dark story with a cliffhanger.” Some of the plot elements mentioned in her review of Book #1 were pretty grim! No idea about this Book #2.
With nowhere else to go and separated from their friends, Avery and Clesandra head into the dark mist with Commander Smith hot on their trail. Endless are the rumors about the mist, what lies within it, and its shrouded secrets. Avery cannot worry about those rumors. Other problems plague his mind.
Where is Jace? Is he safe? Where are the others? How will they find them without getting lost themselves? Will he and Clesandra live long enough to see their child born?
Hints and whispers about Daniel’s past and his whereabouts have now surfaced and are troubling Avery….
THE GENDER GAME by Bella Forrest
VS NOTE: YA; Cliffhanger apparently, going by reader reviews.
A toxic river divides nineteen-year-old Violet Bates’s world by gender.
Women rule the East. Men rule the West.
Welcome to the lands of Matrus and Patrus.
Ever since the disappearance of her beloved younger brother, Violet’s life has been consumed by an anger she struggles to control. Already a prisoner to her own nation, now she has been sentenced to death for her crimes….
TRAPPED IN THE STARS by Lynn Red
Elizabeth Monroe is the captain of an Alliance starship—the biggest and best one they have—but she’s not entirely at ease. The leader of the Alliance’s military, the ancient and ambitious Admiral Kotma, has it out for her. On top of that, she’s started wondering what the point of all these years of loneliness has been.
All that goes out the window in one split-second.
Amazon Best Seller Lists can change hourly so this is a snapshot of one point in time.
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I’m Here To Get You Out Weekend Writing Warriors
I’m excerpting Hostage To The Stars, which was released in June. Edited from published version. This is the last excerpt (the book is available, the author said with a smile) as next week I need to move on to snippets from Star Cruise: Stowaway, my story in the upcoming Pets In Space anthology, out October 11th.
I thought I should end by giving you the first meeting between Johnny and the woman he’s determined to rescue. (And yes, the much reviled Captain Scortun and the military shuttle are long gone but Johnny has a plan – of course! The challenges of escaping the planet together and in one piece fill the rest of the book LOL.) He’s found Sara at the warlord’s small spaceport, awaiting delivery to the Shemdylann who are alien pirates and slavers. She’s been held captive close to two months.
The interior of the dimly lit building was mostly taken up with a large holding cell, currently caging only one occupant. Staring at him wide eyed, a gaunt woman in ragged clothing was rising from the floor, bracing herself on the wall. Chains at her ankles clinked as she moved.
He held one finger to his lips and moved to the door of the cell, blasting it open with a single low intensity pulse from his blaster, “Sara Bridges?”
Hands to her mouth, eyes wide, she gave him a jerky nod.
“I’m here to get you out, Ms. Bridges, Sectors Special Forces.”
He thought she might collapse but instead she straightened her spine with an effort. Moistening her cracked lips with her tongue, she stared at him, tears in her eyes, but said nothing until he removed the chains with care.
“We’re going out the back, into the hills – can you walk?”
Swallowing hard, closing her eyes, Sara whispered, “Yes.”
He rescued her from space pirates … but can he keep them both safe from the far greater evil stalking a deserted planet?
Space travel without Kidnap & Ransom insurance? Not a good idea. University instructor and researcher Sara Bridges can’t afford it, so when pirates board her cruise liner, she’s taken captive along with the mistress of a wealthy man, and brought to a deserted planet. When a military extraction team sent to rescue the mistress refuses to take Sara too, she’s left to the mercies of a retired Special Forces soldier, along as consultant.
Reluctantly reactivated and coerced into signing up for the rescue operation to the planet Farduccir where he once was deployed, Sgt. Johnny Danver just wants to get the job done. But when the team leader leaves one captured woman behind, he breaks away to rescue her himself.
As Johnny and Sara traverse the barren landscape, heading for an abandoned base where they hope to call Sectors Command for help, they find villages destroyed by battle and stripped of all inhabitants. A lone survivor tells a horrific tale of the Sectors’ alien enemy, the Mawreg, returning after being pushed out …
Searching for evidence to give the military, Johnny is captured. He regains consciousness in a Mawreg cage–with Sara next to him. Death is preferable to what the aliens will do to them… And even if they do escape their captors, can they alert the military in time to prevent another invasion of the Sectors?
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Guest Author Liza O’Connor with DANCE OR DIE Excerpt
Veronica sez: Something a bit different today from my friend author Liza O’Connor – a Mafia story….and she’s going to start off by talking about EMP first!
Liza: Electromagnetic Pulse Devices
EMPs were once just the fodder of Sci-Fi, but upon being conceived, even in fiction, someone figured out a way to create such a device.
In 2013, Diehel BGT Defense submitted a patent for a Microwave generator. From there they created the nonlethal HPEM (High-Power-Electro-Magnetics) systems enabling military and civil forces to eliminate command, information and monitoring systems. The system can also stop sensor IEDs and stop cars approaching a gate.
In 2014, the UK created a device that would ‘confuse’ but not permanently harm a car’s electronic system, causing it to stop. The device works as far away as 50 meters (164 feet).
It’s now 2016 and better devices are starting to flow to police forces in the states.
However, the device that Dan acquires came directly from Secret Service and it is built to destroy the electronics of a vehicle not ‘confuse’ them, because the Secret Service doesn’t play soft ball!
And I let the off terrain vehicles be Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with a MSRP of $27,695. And there are three of them, all soon to be property of the state. That’s gonna hurt.
Tess Campbell, mafia princess, has fallen in love with a British prince, who is protected by a Secret Service agent during his stay in America. Two weeks into their budding romance, Tess’s father, a psycho mafia don, kidnaps and nearly kills the prince and his Secret Service agent, believing she has taken both as her lovers. The brutal assault reveals the true character of each man and Tess must face some hard truths, even as she takes control of her destiny to build the finest state park in the country.
Excerpt from Dance or Die:
Five of the guys were suiting up in black, non-reflective material tucked in dull black boots when Tess and Dan returned to the living room. They had headgear that looked to be out of a sci-fi movie. They also wore guns.
“Are we expecting trouble?” Tess stared up at Dan.
He raised his right eyebrow. “We don’t have a gate yet, so we aren’t going to take any chances. We’ll maintain surveillance through the entire night.”
She hugged him. “Thank you for being such a good protector of my woods.”
Tess noticed Ben loading up on ammunition. “You aren’t going to actually shoot anyone, are you?” she asked Ben.
He smiled. “We’ll clear it through Dan first.”
Dan kissed the back of her head. “I don’t anticipate anyone being shot, but ATV tires are fair game.”
“Absolutely!” she agreed. “Shoot any ATV you see.”
He handed Ben the EMP device. He’d requested night vision goggles with UV capabilities and the electro-magnetic pulse device be sent FedEx Same Day Delivery so he could teach the men how to use the equipment before their trial this weekend at Harpers Ferry. “If you are on level ground, use the EMP. Aim it in between the headlights. It will send out an intense electromagnetic pulse that will fry the electronics in the vehicle. It should bring the vehicle directly to a halt. First action: check on any people in the ATV. They should be fine unless they have a pacemaker. In that case, get the person immediately to a hospital.”
“And if he aims too high?” Tess challenged.
“The ATV will continue to run amuck in your park.”
She stared at Ben. “Do not let ATVs damage my fragile soil.”
Soon the men disappeared into the night. Literally.
Book 1 A Fortune to Die For
Book 2 Unexpected Love
BOOK 3 Dance or Die
Liza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
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Interview with Author Veronica Scott
So much fun answering Patty’s questions about WHY and WHAT LOL.
EverydayFangirl.com
It is a pleasure to welcome author Veronica Scott, author of Trapped on Talonque.
Welcome Veronica to The Adventures of the Everyday Fangirl and thanks so much for taking the time out your busy schedule to help us get to know you and your story better.
Thanks for having me as your guest!
What does the title of this novel, series or set of stories signify?
My most recent science fiction romance novel is called Trapped on Talonque, because when I first started writing my stories, I thought I was going to give all of them a title with a verb and an alien planet name. Then after a few encounters with readers who loved the books (yay!) but who were unsure of the pronunciation (uh oh!), I realized maybe that wasn’t the best strategy. I do have a few novels with this naming convention but in the…
MAGIC BINDS by Ilona Andrews
VS NOTE: I LOVE this series and this was a great addition to the story IMHO. Also check out my interview with the authors on USA Today/HEA!
DISRUPTOR by Sonya Clark
The streets were the safest place for Dani, until the night she was caught by traffickers who sold her to a laboratory. She survived five years of experiments: biotech implants, gene therapy, and other things she could barely comprehend. The pain, though, that she understood. The lab pushed her body past its limits, drove her mind to its darkest corners, but somehow her spirit remained unbroken. She escaped, and sought refuge on the streets once again. But this time she doesn’t run away from cries for help. Now, she runs toward them.
Playboy. Dilettante. Sidekick?
Kevin Moynihan is the youngest son of Point Sable’s most wealthy and storied family….
DECOHERENCE A TIME AND SHADOWS MYSTERY by Liana Brooks
Samantha Rose and Linsey MacKenzie have established an idyllic life of married bliss in Australia, away from the Commonwealth Bureau of Investigation, away from mysterious corpses, and—most of all—away from Dr. Emir’s multiverse machine.
But Sam is a detective at heart, and even on the other side of the world, she can’t help wonder if a series of unsolved killings she reads about are related—not just to each other, but to the only unsolved case of her short career….
SAVAGE ALIEN (TERRAMATES BOOK 12) by Lisa Lace
Michelle’s dating a movie star and from the outside, her life looks glamorous. But she wants something more. At night, Michelle has dreams about an alien. She can’t believe how handsome he is and lets him do unspeakable things to her. After all, it’s just a dream, right?
She’s surprised when the alien appears out of nowhere. When she’s at TerraMates, the intergalactic mail-order bride agency, Caspian Coore walks into the room, looking for some oversized parts to fix his spaceship. Everything’s bigger about these aliens….
THE QUEEN OF BLOOD: BOOK ONE OF THE QUEENS OF RENTHIA by Sarah Beth Durst
Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow . . .
But the spirits that reside within this land want to rid it of all humans. One woman stands between these malevolent spirits and the end of humankind: the queen. She alone has the magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man, woman, and child. But queens are still just human, and no matter how strong or good, the threat of danger always looms.
With the position so precarious, young women are chosen to train as heirs. Daleina, a seemingly quiet academy student, is under no illusions as to her claim to the throne, but simply wants to right the wrongs that have befallen the land. Ven, a disgraced champion, has spent his exile secretly fighting against the growing number of spirit attacks. Joining forces, these daring partners embark on a treacherous quest to find the source of the spirits’ restlessness—a journey that will test their courage and trust, and force them to stand against both enemies and friends to save their land . . . before it’s bathed in blood.
ALL THAT REMAINS by Lauren Dane
NOTE from Ms Danes, on Amazon =>Dear Reader,
Metamorphosis is a brand new series I’ll be self publishing.
The first entry is ALL THAT REMAINS featuring Summer, Charlie and Hatch which appeared in theMarked print anthology.
While the series is an earth set post plague futuristic, it is not a dystopian future. What we knew has metamorphosed into the new normal. Different yes, but still good in its own way. Four hundred years ago the Parkington-Bay virus infected and killed ninety percent of the humans on the face of the earth. The two generations that followed were lost to the chaos of waves more of contagion from all the dead from Park-B and the breakdown and marked change in basic human culture…..(more)
BOOK SYNOPSIS Taken from AMAZON: Summer Killian falls fast and hard when Charlie arrives in Paradise Village. But the heat turns all the way up when she learns Charlie is also with Hatch — the man she loved four years before. While she’s not sure she’s cut out for a triad, neither man is going to give her up.
PORTALS VOLUME 7 by Various
VS NOTE: From the Scifi Romance Brigade, a FREE sampler.
Welcome! You have arrived at a portal to the galaxy.
Enter, and you’ll be introduced by award-winning authors to worlds beyond imagining, with heroes & heroines who dare to take it to the edge and beyond. Count on these adventurers to take their best shot … at their enemies and at romance!
Contains 12 first chapters, with links to purchase any or all of the complete books, should you wish.
UNDERTOW: ROCK BOTTOM (UNBOUND REALMS BOOK 1) by Joss Dey
A world born of merged realities, turbulent and jagged and overrun with monsters…a woman infected with unruly magic, unknowingly using her soul to find love…
Without warning, the magical realms of dreams and nightmares collapsed upon us, shredding our safe existence. A violent civil war erupted between a ruthless queen seeking revenge and a dark prince collecting power, leaving a broken world of stunted magic, fantastical creatures, chaos, and a drug called Undertow.
Dragon was sold by her mother to a shady clinic that altered her, leaving her mostly human and able to fix the flaws in people….
APPRENTICE IN DEATH by J. D. Robb
he shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park’s ice-skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be.
Eve Dallas has seen a lot of killers during her time with the NYPSD but never one like this. A review of the security videos reveals that the victims were killed with a tactical laser rifle fired by a sniper, who could have been miles away when the trigger was pulled. And though the list of locations where the shooter could have set up seems endless, the number of people with that particular skill set is finite: police, military, professional killer.
Eve’s husband, Roarke, has unlimited resources—and genius—at his disposal….
ORACLE: THE PROJECT FILES PART I by Kelly Meding
VS NOTE: From July, Whiskey With My Book blog brought it to my attention
Dr. Dean Frey is a man of science. His lifelong desire to create a better future for mankind has led him to the prestigious, and highly mysterious, Wilderness Institute of Scientific Research & Technology, as the head of their Robotics Engineering department. Building on the research and designs of others before him, Dean’s own genius culminates in the successful creation of Anthony—the first fully-automated, free-thinking android prototype. And now Wilderness wants to sell Anthony to the military.
Unwilling to allow his achievement to become weaponized, Dean reaches out to a former Wilderness employee with the resources to help him steal Anthony and relocate them both to safety. He’s put into contact with the very secretive Nick and Olivia, who ask for one simple thing in return: trust us, no matter what you see or hear….
THE FORSAKEN PEARL (BROKEN WATERS SERIES BOOK 2) by Jennifer W. Smith
Recruited to stabilize the duel realms, Harmony Parker is followed into the human world by her new husband. Kodiak left everything behind to be with his mix-blooded wife. He soon realizes he’s lost a vital part of himself caused by the portal crossing—his ability to remain underwater for an extended period of time. Adjusting to their new life tests their fragile relationship, especially when he is offered work on the Great Lakes expedition, ultimately leaving Harmony alone in the world once again.
In the alternate realm, Finn becomes chieftain….
VS NOTE: A cliffhanger ending apparently, from the reviews I scanned
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.
The last queen standing gets the crown.
AWAKENING KISS (WATCHERS KISS BOOK 4) by Sharon Kay
As part of the Watchers, Rhys is used to all types of combat, pursuit, and interrogation. But hacking and tracking through hidden online channels is where he excels. Shattering codes and sneaking around firewalls comes as easily to him as a swordfight or street brawl with a predatory enemy.
Cooking up sweet new pastry creations is Enza’s dream job. Kitchen appliances never fail her, unlike every computer she’s ever touched….
AMETHYST DRAGON (AWAKENED DRAGONS BOOK 5) by Terry Bolryder
With his dark, ominous powers, Dominic, the Amethyst dragon, has learned to keep his world secret. Bad things happen when he tries to let people in. Now that he’s awakened, he’s determined to help save the world and disappear back into the shadows. Until he rescues Lana, a feisty, damaged human who draws Dom in and tempts him to risk getting close to someone for the first time in so long. Too bad his dream woman has a no-shifter rule.
Lana gets why other women fall head over heels for shifters….
SOLAN’S MATE (THE LAST SHIFTERS OF THRACOS BOOK 1) by Marina Maddix and Aubrey Rose
SIENNA: I hate my life. So do all the other genetically inferior orphans at the Training Center. How much worse could it get than forced diets, grueling exercise and gene therapy designed to tame our curves?
As it turns out, so much worse.
When I discover that I’ve been sold as a sex slave, I’m horrified. When I find out that my two best friends are meant to suffer the same fate, my fear changes to anger. I’d do anything to save my ‘sisters’, even if it means facing down the most terrifying monster on this Godforsaken planet.
SOLAN: I love my tribe. As wolf shifters, we’re at the top of Thracos’ food chain, but if we don’t find a solution to our fertility problem, we’ll die out with a whimper instead of a roar.
As the alpha, it’s all on me to find the answer….
BIONIC OUTLAW’S BABYA SECRET BABY SCIFI ROMANCE by Zara Zenia
Elijah: I thought that I knew it all. Until they turned me into a machine and wanted to use me as a weapon. I found love. But as usual, it was time for me to run. Until she found me and told me the impossible.
That she was carrying my baby.
Dana: He worked for my dad. But then he got fired because I loved him. He’s the only one I’ve ever been with….
WITCH’S PYRE (THE WORLDWALKER TRILOGY) by Josephine Angelini
Lily Proctor has come a long way from the weak, sickly girl she used to be. She has gained power as a witch and a leader, found her way home, chosen to face battle again, and (after losing her first love and being betrayed by her new love) she has learned more about loss and grief than she ever wanted to know.
Thrust once again into a society different from anything they have ever seen, Lily and her coven are determined to find answers―to find a new path to victory, a way to defeat the monstrous Woven without resorting to nuclear weapons or becoming a tyrannical mass murderer like her alternate self, Lillian….
IMMORTAL NIGHTS: AN ARGENEAU NOVEL by Lynsay Sands
VS NOTE: Apparently there’s an overarching series plot that doesn’t get resolved. As always, sample and/or read reviews and decide for yourself!
Abigail Forsythe’s life hasn’t been easy lately. Still, if there’s one thing guaranteed to take her mind off an empty bank account and abandoned dreams, it’s a naked man locked in a plane’s cargo hold. A very big, incredibly gorgeous naked man. And when instinct prompts her to free him, Abigail must rely on this stranger for survival . . . a stranger who leaves her thrumming with need every time they touch.
Tomasso Notte knows he’s found his life mate in Abigail. Now he just has to hold on to her…..
MIRACLE ABOVE ALL BOOK 1 by Linda Mooney
My name is Casi Clarity. I was 26 years old when I died in 1969. Then I woke up in the 21st century—whole, sane, and unblemished. And at the same age I was when I died.
What’s more, when I came back, I brought a friend with me. His name is Coheed. He’s a corporeal spirit, and he is also my protector. Against what, you ask? Well, it seems that ever since my return, I’ve been chased by ghosts. Demons. Ancient evil. Monsters. You name it.
Why are they after me? Because they want to know my secret….
SEDUCING STAG (CYBORG SEDUCTION BOOK 10) by Laurann Dohner
Stag and the crew of the Varnish are on a mission, responding to a distress signal of a freighter that has been attacked by the Markus Models. Instead of finding the enemy, they discover one sole survivor. Nala’s a human, and having suffered at their hands during his time on Earth, there’s no species Stag despises more. But when the petite woman confuses him for an android and tries to order him around, Stag decides she’ll live—and pay for her slights. …
ICE PLANET BARBARIANS AFTERSHOCKS – A SHORT STORY by Ruby Dixon
On the day the world shook, everything changed for the barbarian tribe. This short story goes back to the event and gives additional insight. How do Rukh and Harlow fare through the disaster? How does the chief handle the destruction of everything he’s ever known?
This short story is a slice of life and intended to be read after Barbarian’s Taming. It is NOT a stand alone. It is, however, intended to provide extra character insight for those who want to visit the ice planet for a little bit longer.
VS: SOMETHING A BIT UNUSUAL, FREE STORY FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO CARA BRISTOL’S NEWSLETTER:
MARRIED TO THE CYBORG
I’m including this for the many devoted fans of Cara’s Cyborg series. Here’s the link Cara gave me: http://carabristol.com/2016/09/married-to-the-cyborg-is-here-free-open-your-newsletters-scifirom/
BIG SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE SALE through September 23rd, over 50 books!!! Includes my LADY OF THE STAR WIND, which was an All Romance eBooks Top Pick!
Here’s the sale url: http://www.smschmitz.com/promo
Since Amazon rankings change hourly, this screen shot below is a snapshot in time: And PLEASE NOTE Fluency, although a very good book, which I personally enjoyed and talked about on AMAZING STORIES, is science fiction with romantic elements.
By veronicascott • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged new releases, science fiction romance, scifi romance, SFR
We Don’t Leave People Behind Weekend Writing Warriors
I’m excerpting Hostage To The Stars, which was released in June. Edited from published version. I’ll do one more snippet from it next week, probably Johnny’s first meeting with Sara, and then move on.
Since so many people were concerned what Johnny would do next, once he learned of the existence of the other kidnap victim, he guides the squad of soldiers he’s with, and Ms. Immer safely to the pickup point in the hills, which was his formal assignment. Then he goes to find everyone’s most hated captain. Here’s that snippet.
“Just fyi, I’m goin’ for the other woman,” Johnny said.
“Who the hell do you think you are, sergeant? You don’t get to change mission parameters to suit yourself – I don’t care if you’re in the goddamn Special Forces or not, I gave you a direct order. We’re not going after any other civilians this trip.”
“No, you’re not, I see that,” Johnny couldn’t keep the contempt out of his voice, “In my branch of the service, we don’t leave people behind. In case it’s escaped your notice, I’m not under your command – Special Forces operates independently.”
Holding his pulse rifle where it could conveniently be considered a threat by Captain Scortun if he was feeling paranoid, Johnny backed away.
“We’re not waiting for you,” Scortun yelled, “When our shuttle lands, we’re gone.”
“Good riddance,” Johnny said under his breath, as he faded into the underbrush and slipped away down the steep hillside.
Veronica Takes A Magazine Quiz About Her Night
I always enjoy the quick “My Night At Home” quiz which ‘In Touch‘ magazine gives to various celebrities. While not a luminary, here are my answers:
I watched: the NBC Evenings News, “Road to the Runway” and episode one of “Project Runway Season 15.” Plus a lot of Tim Gunn commercials. I also watched four episodes of Season 9 of “Making the Team” on my kindle. (Because I was impatient for the new episode of Season 11.)
I listened to (don’t judge!)….Gary Lewis and the Playboys “This Diamond Ring” while driving to the grocery store. Hey, I love oldies!
I kissed….The last person I kissed was my grandson, when he was visiting last Saturday.
I reorganized… my kitchen counter where I put all my bills and my mail. The stuff is supposed to go into a big Revere silver bowl that my grandmother gave me as a wedding present a lonnnngggg time ago but it’s kind of overflowed that handy receptacle. Time to file and shred! (Also time to polish the bowl but that’s another story…)
I shopped online for…more vintage, clip runway blingy earrings. Never have enough of those! And eBay is the greatest source. I also bought a one week emergency kit in case of earthquakes as a gift. (Hey, the person asked for that!)
I read…Marjorie Liu’s Dirk and Steele books.I used to love that series and suddenly had the urge to revisit old friends. The earlier ones are my special favorites. I also dipped into Diva, a new scifi romance by Bianca D’Arc, but I’m saving that for a reward to myself when I finish my current work in progress.
I laughed at…Jake the cat chasing his tail. Always hilarious!
I had my flu shot yesterday so I was feeling a bit subdued but I’m doing ok today 🙂 Happy weekend to everyone!
I put them in the order in which they come to me from authors or I find them myself in the previous week, so it’s a mix of the genres…(usually giving priority to the books brought to my attention by the authors.) Also the term “new” is generally plus or minus a week or two. And I catch up on ones I missed in recent months. And special thanks to Reader Elizabeth N for bringing a few to my attention this week!
DIVA (Jit’suku Chronicles) by Bianca D’Arc
Galactic superstar. Brilliant musician. Chanteuse extraordinaire. But she has a number of deep, dark secrets. For a woman who lives her life in the spotlight of a billion lenses, she’s managed to lead a double life, full of intrigue. When her path crosses that of Captain John Starbridge everything changes. Here is a man who sees beneath the mask she wears for the public. Here is a man in love with the woman behind the music into which she pours her soul. Here is a man who could be hers…if they didn’t both have duties that must be fulfilled.
A Special Forces hero who sees the woman beneath the facade…
ELLA & THE BEAST (MORE THAN HUMAN BOOK 1) by S. E. Smith
Ella is the last of a dying breed of humans that live hidden deep in the forests of Washington State. All of her life, she has heard horror stories about the Others, the beasts that live beyond the safety of the mountains. In ancient times, humans and the Others lived together in peace, but a great battle divided them and the shape-shifting species won the war….
CHASING MAYHEM (CYBORG SIZZLE BOOK 6) by Cynthia Sax
Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on….
CALLEY (RIBUS 7) by Shae Mills
Just as the new Empire has begun to settle, Korba discovers a threat directed at Chelan. Nothing would cripple Korba more effectively than the acquisition of his precious mate by enemy factions. If abducted, she would be the perfect bargaining tool, his ultimate weakness.
Forced to relocate Chelan, Korba chooses a remote, heavily fortified Iceanean outpost. But Chelan has another idea. Where better to be securely sequestered for the duration of the threat than on her own home planet? How could the enemy possibly locate one Earth woman hidden among billions?…
SAVEN DEFIANCE (THE SAVEN SERIES BOOK 3) by Siobhan Davis
VS NOTE: This is listed as Teen and YA
With war looming in outer space and the Earthen government forced into hiding, the battle for ultimate world domination is only just beginning.
Having accepted her identity, Sadie sets out on a daring quest with her friends, which takes them deep into alien territory. Fraught with tension and danger, the journey is not an easy one, especially when previous adversaries become new allies and cherished friends become suspicious opponents.
As the heirs unite in a bid to restore peace to the galaxy, powerful enemies, determined to exact retribution, surround them on all sides. When hidden agendas and shocking revelations come to light, the fallout is massive.
Sadie’s love life is a tangled, messy affair. While one relationship is embraced forever, another spirals out of control, threatening to destroy everything. Determined to do the right thing, Sadie will fight hard to protect those she loves. ….
PROJECT HELL (A NEW EARTH SERIES NOVEL) by Felicity Kates
VS NOTE: Contains all 5 parts of the story
1000 years after Earth has been devastated by a viral plague, the few survivors turn to genetic engineering and advanced robotics to ensure the future of the human race. But not everyone is happy with artificial life living amongst humans, least of all Peyton Chase, a doctor with a harrowing past.
When he’s ‘gifted’ a state-of-the-art companion that he can’t send back, Peyton is far from pleased. She’s sentient. She’s sexy. She’s everything he doesn’t want complicating his life. He nicknames her Hell….
DARKSIDE BLUES (DARK PLANET WARRIORS BOOK 4.5) by Anna Carven
VS NOTE: Some reviews indicate it helps to have read the previous books. I love this series!
Be careful in Darkside, because its darkness is seductive. Once you feel its allure, you won’t be able to resist.
Zyara al Sirian has devoted most of her adult life to the art of healing. As the First Division’s medic, she’s seen more than her fair share of war wounds and trauma. And ever since the Kordolians arrived on Earth, she’s had her hands full tending to a motley group of survivors. She hasn’t had a break in longer than she can remember….
ALIEN’S ORPHAN BRIDE (MAIL ORDER HUMAN BOOK 4) by Sue Mercury and Sue Lyndon
All Hailey ever wanted was a place to belong. After growing up in an orphanage and learning firsthand how hopeless survival on Earth has become, she signs up for Mail Order Human. An alien husband on a faraway planet is her best bet at finding the happily ever after she’s dreamed of since she was a little girl. But her heart is broken when her new husband gives her a cold reception and confines her to his property. She tries to uncover the demons haunting the huge Marrlxian so she can better understand his coldness, but he keeps his heart closely guarded and only tightens his leash on her. Will he ever bare his tattered soul to her? Or will he cast her aside after she gives him the heir he so desperately needs?….
DEJA WHO? (AN INSIGHTER NOVEL) by Mary Janice Davidson
You couldn’t arrest for murder someone who had killed in his last life. You couldn’t bring a civil suit against such people, either. They could only be legally penalized for what they did this time around—and what a dark circus the legal system had been before that legislation passed! (It was still a dark circus, but perhaps not as dark.) But you could spot them, and watch them. You could set traps for them.
Leah Nazir is an Insighter. Reincarnation is her business. But while her clients’ pasts are a mess, Leah’s is nothing short of tragedy. She’s been murdered. A lot. If left to that bitch, destiny, it’ll happen again. Leah wants to know who’s been following her through time, and who’s been stalking her in the present…
P.I. Archer Drake has been hired by Leah’s mother to keep an eye on her. But the more time he spends watching, the more he finds himself infatuated….
TAKEN (MANY LIVES BOOK 2) by Laxmi Hariharan
Aria West: If I get out of here alive, I am never to going to let myself feel so powerless ever again
Jai Iyeroy: Everything in my past has lead up to this moment, for I am sworn to protect this city.
Three years ago Jai allowed the only woman he loved to walk out of his life. But Aria’s back now. Except her life is in danger, and this time Jai will do anything, even break his vow to protect his city, to keep her safe. …
PRINCESS OF THE LIGHT by N. N. Light
Mary Miller receives a startling visitation from Gabriel, the Messenger of God. The Archangel reveals an astounding truth–Mary is the Princess of the Light and even more amazing, her destiny is to battle Lucifer’s army of demons and restore the balance of good and evil on Earth. It’s getting harder to fulfill her new role and keep her identity secret while juggling her personal life, and when Than, Lucifer’s second in command, amps up the attacks on her, she knows she needs help.
Joe Deacons is everything she’s ever wanted in a man. And as providence would have it, in a moment of great need, he’s the Warrior of Light–the one who can help her defeat the forces of darkness….
PASSION OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Lexi Post
Recluse Braeden Van Brunt is not happy to be the Headless Horseman…until he meets Katrina Van Tassel, owner of the Sleepy Hollow Inn, whose allure bewitches him from the front desk into the bedroom. When he discovers Kat and the village of Sleepy Hollow are cursed to exist only in the present day for one weekend a year, he realizes the sacrifice he must make if he wants to keep her.
Katrina Van Tassel lives between slivers of time….
GUARDIAN’S MATE (A SHIFTERS UNBOUND NOVEL) by Jennifer Ashley
Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition—for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities.
He wasn’t ready to love…
A polar bear Shifter, Zander wears no Collar and follows no rules but his own. Rae finds him arrogant and demanding, yet compelling and intriguing….
BLACKWING DEFENDER (KANE’S MOUNTAINS BOOK 1) by T. S. Joyce
Panther shifter, Winter Donovan, has her life all planned out: claiming marks, marriage, cubs, and pledging to the Red Havoc Crew. But when the man she cares for chooses another, her life gets caught in a tailspin. A new crew announcement could mean a change in her stars, but there is a catch. It’s the Blackwing Crew, and is run by fire-breathing dragon shifters. Not only that, but when she finds her bravery to travel to the Smoky Mountains and apply, the crew has somehow attracted the most damaged and terrifying shifters in the world. And one of those has his sexy eyes on her….
HER FATHER’S FUGITIVE THRONE (THE BOY AND THE BEAST BOOK 3) by Brandon Barr
VS NOTE: Reader reviews on earlier books speak of cliffhangers. These books are listed as Fantasy=>NA and College, and Scifi=>Metaphysical. Gorgeous covers!
The shadow of the Beast stalks Meluscia’s every move.
The prophetess’s dire warning looms over Meluscia’s head as she fights to seize the throne. All the while, the dark Master of the Star Portal threatens to slay Meluscia and her
band of prophets and bring the world of Hearth into chaos.
Torn from the world he knows, Aven is held captive aboard a ship of ruthless mercenaries. Winter’s vision of the horrible creature becomes a reality for Aven, and he must stand face to face with the monsters of his past and present…for there is nowhere to run.
HER ALIEN COMMANDER by Ashe Barker
After leaving Earth on what she thought would be an adventure, Caria Montgomery quickly ends up in way over her head. Captured by hostile aliens, she faces the prospect of perishing on an isolated planet until she is rescued by Commander Phahlen Verdar and his crew.
Phahlen is delighted to have a human female aboard his ship. In the years since the women of his own world were nearly wiped out by a terrible plague, taking a mate has become all but impossible for most males of his species, and he doesn’t plan to let this opportunity pass him by….
THE SHADOW AND THE SUN (MILITESS AND MAGE SERIES) by Monica Enderle Pierce
VS NOTE: This is a release from April, which is further back than I usually go, but I do like her books and this one was recently highly recommended by someone in my FB timeline so I’ll add it here.
Shadow Mage Gethen is a powerful necromancer, keeper of the border between the living and the dead, and brother to the king of Besera. But with his dark powers failing and a vengeful entity attacking, Gethen should be happy when a formidable lady knight appears at his gates. He’s not. The price for her aid is steep—his allegiance in a war against his brother.
In battle or in bed, she’s never met a man she considered her match.
Militess Halina is undaunted by the threat of war between her country and neighboring Besera. She earned her titles by shedding blood and breaking bones. She uses her body to reward soldiers who serve her loyally, and to punish those who don’t. And Halina’s never met a man she couldn’t command or crush….
DARK WARRIOR (DELROI WARRIOR BOOK 2) by Loribelle Hunt
Angie Crews has secrets. Lots of them. Coming to Delroi and meeting two men who want her to break all her rules is not happening, no matter how tempting they are.
Vidar Stian can’t come to terms with his past, and finding two mates he’s driven to protect, no matter the danger, isn’t helping. Especially when they refuse to be protected.
Somehow Marek Naveen has to convince them to give a relationship a chance because there’s no way he’s letting either one of them go.
ALIEN MINE (ZERCONIAN WARRIORS BOOK 7)by Sadie Carter
She was his mate.
He hadn’t touched her. Had barely spoken to her. But the moment Thor saw her he had known.
She was his.
But there was something in her eyes that warned him to go slow. That old demons still held her in their grasp.
It would take time and patience to convince her that they were meant to be together.
Unfortunately, he had neither on his side….
TOR (WOMEN OF EARTH BOOK 2) by Jacqueline Rhoades
Always feeling overshadowed by her pretty and outgoing sister, quiet and self-effacing Wynne Donazetto’s dreams of college and building a life of her own were lost when Earth was invaded by two warring alien forces. Earth changed, but Wynne didn’t.
Seven years later, Wynne is still living in her sister’s shadow. She’s comfortable there… until her life explodes along with the starliner she’s travelling on and she ends up in the arms of a sexy space-aged smuggler called Tor….
ALIEN PALADIN’S WOMAN by Vi Voxley
Tieran, the Commander of the Palian paladins, has never been allowed to have anything of his own, other than the blade in his hands and the honor he serves with. But a feisty, curvy, and utterly impossible human woman is about to change all that. He never thought that he’d desire something or someone as much as he needs her and nothing will take her from him. Even if he has to slay the most feared enemy ever known for her.
Audrey Price has seen a lot of hard work and cold times as a governor of ice planet mining colonies….
PROJECT ELFHOME by Wen Spencer
Stories exploring the fascinating realm of Elfhome, a world where modern day Pittsburgh has collided with the kingdom of the Elves. A special entry in the the best-selling Romantic Times Sapphire award winning Elfhome series. Contains some of Wen Spencer’s best shorter works including gems “Bare Snow Falling on Fairywood,” “Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden,” “Peace Offering,” and more tales set in the world of best-selling Elfhome series entries Tinker, Wolf Who Rules, Elfhome, and Wood Sprites!
MARAUDER KAIN (MATING WARS) by Aya Morningstar
When Kara’s ship gets stranded on a cold rock on the ass-end of the solar system, she knows that her chances of a knight in shining armor rescuing her are slim to none. But when a light in the sky turns out to be none other than a Marauder with shining teal armor and rippling muscles who lands and saves her, she thinks her luck is too good to be true. And it is. He’s Kain, Son of Grius, and he’s from Darkstar….
SARAZEN’S VENGEANCE: Book 1.1 by Isabel Wroth
Having gone from invisible engineering personnel, to one of the few remaining human survivors, Andi Starsong is struggling to acclimate to her new situation. She’s been identified as a potential mate by one of the hulking Sarazen warriors, and if that wasn’t terrifying enough, he’s come to claim her.
Ohlen’s little mate is terrified of him….
SECOND CHANCE AT THE STARS by Elin Wynn
As a gifted psychokinetic healer, Adena Thornwood’s skills are in constant demand. She’s built a solid reputation for her willingness to make sacrifices at any cost. But when she’s betrayed by members of her own family, she may finally be broken. Regaining control will be near impossible with her heart in shambles.
Suppressing the rebellion on Crucible should have been just another mission for Commander Nic Vistuv and the men of his garrison unit….
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Guest Author N. N. Light With PRINCESS OF THE LIGHT Excerpt
Veronica: My guest today is author N. N. Light, with an excerpt from her new book Princess of Light and details on how she’s using proceeds from the September sales of the book to help support a food bank.
The Tagline:Mary’s the Princess of the Light but her only hope is to make a pact with her enemy.
Not so simple when they confront Lisbeth, a demon hell-bent on usurping Than and Lucifer himself. When Lisbeth wages war and several innocent people die, Mary must form an alliance with her enemy in order to destroy her. But will this be a grave error or the choice that saves their world?
E-book Sale:
During the month of September, Princess of the Light is on sale for the super-low price of $.99 USD. 100% of the proceeds during this time will go directly to our local food bank to help feed children and families in need. This is the first time Princess of the Light has ever been this low and who knows when it will be this low again.
Book Cover Graphic Artist Credit:
Illustration : streamy digital
Model : VictoriaAndrea
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Marie furrowed her brow and softly interrupted, “André is the Walking Man?”
I looked at Marie and asked, “You’ve heard of him?”
Marie nodded. “Of course. He is a staple of the Downtown area. There are a few groups I’m affiliated with that hand out food and clothing to those in need. He never comes to these events so I leave them by the area where he sleeps.” She paused, thoughtfully. “I just can’t believe that it is André.”
Joe cleared his throat and looked at his father. “What happened to André?”
Alfred sighed and after a moment said, “It really was the fault of that witch he was married to. She and her family treated him horribly. She was a gold digger and all she cared about was money and the prestige.”
Marie interrupted Alfred by saying, “I remember her. She was so mean to André and all she cared about was looking rich. Wealth is a gift—she just wanted it for a toy. She treated André so badly… and his mother-in-law was the worst. She would put him down all the time. In front of other people, no less.”
Alfred continued, “André was a good man and worked hard. He was working on a big project for the city. He worked night and day on the project and told me it was going to put Golden Lake on the map.
“He absolutely adored his daughter, too. I remember that clearly. She was his everything.” Alfred paused, apparently lost in his thoughts. With a sigh he said, “There was a scandal with the project, though, and André got fired. Soon after, Dara left him, took Katherine with her and André fell apart. He started drinking heavily and, without his daughter, his life fell apart.”
Joe looked at me and I fought to keep from throwing my hand over my mouth. There was purple fire in his eyes and I felt his anger. I already knew the story of André and I tried to smile at him.
I smelled burning flesh. Joe flashed in full armor fighting demons with a golden sword.
I gasped at the vision and brought my hand to my chest in shock feeling the key necklace, before I could stop the physical reaction. The necklace weighed heavily as did my heart. He would be fighting at my side soon.
Marie asked, “Are you okay, dear?”
Joe turned to look at his mother. He nodded and only said, “I never knew any of this.”
Alfred continued, “I am sorry, son, but you asked for the truth. This is what I know. André was sleeping at the office and drinking all the time. He was supposed to give a presentation to a client and was drunk. He got into a scuffle with his boss and rumor has it, André punched him.”
I feigned shock and said, “Oh my!”
Than is to blame. I don’t know how I know or what happened but I vow to the Lord that I will make Than pay, thought Joe.
I choked and almost spit out my drink. I just heard Joe’s thoughts! I had to set him straight and right away.
I cleared my throat and said awkwardly, “Joe, I think I left something in the car.”
Joe looked at me with eyebrows raised. “Excuse me, we’ll be right back,” I said with a smile.
I walked outside and knew that Joe was right behind me. When I reached the car, I whirled and said in a stern tone, “Are you trying to get yourself killed?”
Joe stopped mid-step and said, “What are you talking about, Mary?”
I ran into his arms and whispered, “You cannot take on Than by yourself! I heard your thoughts in there. Now, I don’t know how you know that it was Than who drove André to punching his boss but please promise me that you will not get revenge.”
I paused to catch my breath and remembered what Gabriel told me. “Joe, in order to defeat the darkness and not become dark ourselves, we need to have a pure heart. We are filled with the Light and our motives must always be to speak the Truth and spread the Light.”
Joe took several deep breaths while he held me. He stroked my hair and whispered, “I’m sorry, my angel. I didn’t mean to frighten you and you are right. It was just a momentary thought.”
I lifted my head and locked eyes with Joe. Tears filled my eyes but I was determined. I bit at my top lip and then whispered, “Promise me you won’t put yourself in harm’s way.” Hot tears spilled down my cheeks.
Joe wiped at them and said in a deep, reassuring tone, “I promise, Mary. I promise I won’t be a hothead and I won’t be rash.” Then, he laid his forehead on mine and whispered, “Please don’t cry, darling. Please.”
I nodded and whispered, “I would die if I lost you. Than will use you to try to get to me. You are my love, my everything.” My voice cracked. “I would die if I lost you,” I repeated.
Joe shook my shoulders a little and looked deep into my eyes. “Listen to me, Mary, you will never lose me! Do you hear me? I am by your side now and forever.”
Overcome with emotion, Joe kissed me.
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Author Bio: N. N. Light is the husband-wife writing team, commonly known as Mr. N and Mrs. N. Mrs. N. has been creating stories ever since she was little. Her grandfather remembers when she was two years old, she would stand at the top of the stairs and tell him a story filled with emotion (and in a language foreign to him) with her hands on her hips. Let’s just say she was a born storyteller.
They’re blissfully happy and love all things chocolate, books, music, movies, art, sports, trains, history, cooking and baking. Their mantra is to spread the Light.
Most of the time you can find them on Twitter or getting new ideas on how to spread the Light on Pinterest. They’re a proud member of ASMSG, Independent Author Network and Marketing for Romance Writers.
In addition to being authors, they’re also book promoters/reviewers, social media marketers/influencers and the owners of N. N. Light Author Promotions. They both love books, have ever since they were young. Matching up books and readers is something that gives them great pleasure.
100% of the proceeds of Princess of the Light go directly to food banks (US and Canada) in order to feed the hungry and help those in need. With only 7,500 books sold, N. N. Light will be able to set up a monthly endowment for the local food bank.
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What About the Other Hostage? Weekend Writing Warriors
I’m excerpting Hostage To The Stars, which released in June. Edited from published version. I’ll do a few more snippets from it and then move on to my NEW book, Trapped on Talonque.
Johnny Danver has volunteered (under duress) to return to active duty in the Sectors Special Forces, to participate with local troops in a rescue mission for the other woman, Tresha Immer, who was taken by the pirates. She’s the mistress of a high ranking government official and the pirates were paid to kidnap her despite her K&R insurance. As the rescue mission is planned and executed, no one knows Sara exists…
“What about Sara Bridges?” Ms. Immer whispered, “Aren’t you going to get her too?”
Captain Scortun leaned closer, “Who?”
“The other woman taken off the Star Swan with me.”
“We’re here for you, ma’am, no intel on anyone else.” Scortun’s answer was crisp and disinterested.
“Do you know where she’s being held?” Johnny asked.
Tresha shook her head, “We were separated the first day, when we got here – nice little thing, no insurance.”
“Forget it, Danver, we’ve got our high value package and we’re out of here,” Scortun’s voice was low and stern. “Check the corridor – we need to move.”
Johnny gave him a considering look but took point and led the team from the palace and safely into the foothills.
But of course Johnny isn’t going to give up on the other hostage so easily….next week I’ll give you a bit more on that.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina is one of the greatest cities in South America. Its long history of immigration makes it a melting pot of food, culture, and art. To help you navigate Argentina's rich culture, here is a list of 11 things not to do in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can also check out my website for a FULL list of travel recommendations! https://golocaltips.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calmckinley/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/golocaltips/ twitter: https://twitter.com/golocalguides Support me on Patreon if ya dig what I'm doing: https://www.patreon.com/calmckinley Music: My Baby - Jordyn Edmonds http://smarturl.it/jordynedmonds Gracita y tu - Konsumprodukt http://tiny.cc/mjyahz Homebound - Ventura http://smarturl.it/venturamusix All That - Bensound http://tiny.cc/7hyahz Additional footage thanks to Giddy, Mansour AHN, Most Exciting Destinations a movie by Cal McKinley
Top 10 Attractions in Buenos Aires Subscribe: http://bit.ly/MojoTravels Thanks to Getty Images for the pictures and videos! Want more incredible content from Getty Images? Be sure to check out their page here: https://www.gettyimages.com/ Don’t cry for us, Argentina, you’re awesome! Welcome to MojoTravels, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Attractions in Buenos Aires. For this list, we’re looking at the must-see sights and destinations for anybody visiting the beautiful capital city of the famed South American country . 10: Café Tortoni 9: Plaza Dorrego 8: Puerto Madero 7: La Bombonera 6: Palermo & Jardín Botánico 5: San Telmo & The National Historical Museum 4: Plaza de Mayo 3,2,1 . . #BUENOSAIRES #ARGENTINA #SOUTHAMERICA
http://www.expedia.com.au/Buenos-Aires.d178242.Destination-Travel-Guides Buenos Aires combines European architecture with a Latin passion for soccer, juicy cuts of meat, and of course, the tango! Buenos Aires was established as a trading port in the 16th century and soon became one of the richest countries in the world. Since then the city's fortunes have faded, but its splendor remains. The melancholy of the city's fading riches resonates in the sweeping lament of the tango. Enjoy lunch in the harbor of La Boca, where this famous dance originates. Explore "El Caminito", the city's most famous walkway, then tour La Bombonera, once the home ground of soccer legend Diego Maradona. Browse the colonial buildings of San Telmo and enjoy the sea breezes at the redeveloped Puerto Madero. Don't miss Casa Rosada (The Pink House), the presidential palace and former residence of Eva Perón. Arts lovers will enjoy the MALBA in Palermo and the Teatro Colón. Afterwards, catch a tango show in nearby Café Tortoni. Visit Plaza San Martín, home of the Falklands War Memorial before touring the National Congress building at Plaza del Congreso. End your day with an evening stroll in Puerto Madero, or dance until dawn in this truly rhythmic city.
Welcome to Buenos Aires, Capital city of Argentina. This is a City Walking Tour in 4K by Wanna Walk. Official name is Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Today we'll walk from Juramento Metro Station Line D, located at the intersection of Cabildo and Juramento avenues to Iglesia La Redonda, Barrio Belgrano. The city can be called Buenos Aires, Capital Federal or just CABA. The name means something like 'Fair Winds' in Spanish. This is one of the largest metropolis in Latin America and it's well known for its cultural offerings including the Tango. Inhabitants of Buenos Aires are called Porteños which means "people from the port". Popular Searches: Virtual Walking Tour Video Walking in Buenos Aires - Video Walk, Video Walk Argentina 4K and Walking tour Buenos Aires. A Camera Floating Among The Crowd. Walking Around Barrio Belgrano, close to Avenida Cabildo y Juramento, Subway Line D, Iglesia La Redonda and more. Walking Tour of Buenos Aires by Wanna Walk. This city is huge and beautiful. It may look like a real concrete jungle from certain angles but if you pay attention, you'll find the magnificent architecture around you including Grand French and Italian style palaces, even low key neighborhoods. This lovely city combines faded European grandeur with Latin passion. Sexy and alive, this beautiful city gets under your skin. Wanna Support? https://www.patreon.com/WannaWalk This is a Virtual Walking Tour of Belgrano, a leafy upper-middle-class neighborhood that can be roughly divided into Belgrano R, Belgrano C, central Belgrano, and Lower Belgrano (Bajo Belgrano). The heart of the barrio pulses with life on its main thoroughfare. Cabildo avenue carries heavy automobile traffic and features some good coffee stores, grocery stores, movie theaters, specialty shops, clothing boutiques, bookstores, and more. Pedestrians are especially numerous on weekend afternoons. Locals from various areas of the city come to shop and walk. Most of the neighborhood's densest housing is located in the vicinity of Cabildo. High-rise luxury apartment buildings are clustered on the leafy streets surrounding the Universidad de Belgrano, a private university. BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA 4K Visiting Argentina, what to see and do? Buenos Aires, Belgrano, Argentina Walking Tour 4K In the edge of the plaza lies the Inmaculada Concepción church, called "La Redonda". Several museums are around this area. Going down to Lower Belgrano we find the Barrancas de Belgrano, older Rio de la Plata River natural terraces. Although neighboring Nuñez is widely known as the home of River Plate, its landmark stadium River Plate Stadium of Buenos Aires, one of the most important soccer teams in Argentina. Virtual Walk Buenos Aires Argentina City Tour Video Walk Argentina Free Walking Tour Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City is geographically contained inside the province of Buenos Aires, but it is politically autonomous where more than three million people live in the City of Buenos Aires. BA or BAIRES is divided into 48 districts. Its metropolitan area, Great Buenos Aires, the 22nd most populated urban center in the world with over 18 million people. Most of the country's activity is highly concentrated in this single city and its surroundings. This is a Belgrano walk, a residential and peaceful neighborhood with silent streets that lead to different shops, restaurants, architectural relics, and large green spaces. Belgrano's one of the most distinguished districts, and it's ideal for day walks along the wooded tile sidewalks. Buenos Aires constantly receives tourists from all over the world and offers a large choice of cultural events, nightlife, restaurants, and pubs. Travelling to Argentina Virtual Walking Tour Buenos Aires Best free walking tours Belgrano CABA 4K videowalk walk The public transport in Buenos Aires is very good, although crowded during rush hour. The metro here is called the Subte, which is short for Subterranean (underground). The network itself is not very large, but reaches most tourist attractions of the city, and there is a large range of bus routes and several suburban railways used by commuters. Although not in the center of the city, Belgrano is a nice neighborhood and much quieter than the main areas of the city. It is basically a residential area. City Walking Tour - Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Free Walks Walking in Buenos Aires ( Argentina) Virtual Walking Tour in 4k Walking tour of BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. An elegant, vibrant and modern South American metropolis. As one of the main commercial hubs of Buenos Aires, Belgrano has something for everyone. The myriad of shop windows in Cabildo Ave. will draw you in, but it is Chinatown which will keep you hooked. Ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina Walking ARGENTINA 4K City virtual travel tour Please like, subscribe and share. That helps to create more content like this! youtube.com/WannaWalk
Welcome to Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is a new Virtual City Walking Tour Around Avenida Santa Fé, Barrio Norte. We begin in the beautiful Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookstore. In 4K by Wanna Walk. This video walk begins in the Librería Grand Splendid, a former theatre, the Grand Splendid is one of the world's most beautiful bookstores and it's 100 years old. Then we walk around Avenida Santa Fé. This area is called Barrio Norte which is the informal name given to a part of Buenos Aires centering on Santa Fe Avenue and the Recoleta district. Official name is Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires City can be called Buenos Aires, Capital Federal or just CABA. The name means something like 'Fair Winds' in Spanish. This is one of the largest metropolis in Latin America and it's well known for its cultural offerings including the Tango. One of this dynamic city's better neighborhoods with places to eat and drink and fairly safe, so take a long walk and see the sites.. Popular Searches: Virtual Walking Tour Video Walking in Buenos Aires 4K Video Walk, Video Walk Argentina 4K and Walking tour Buenos Aires. This is a Virtual Walking Tour of Recoleta, Avenida Santa Fe. We are close to Alto Palermo Shopping, Evita Museum. Buenos Aires it's huge and beautiful. It may look like a real concrete jungle from certain angles but if you pay attention, you'll find the magnificent architecture around you including Grand French and Italian style palaces, even low key neighborhoods. This lovely city combines faded European grandeur with Latin passion. Sexy and alive, this beautiful city gets under your skin. Wanna Support? https://www.patreon.com/WannaWalk Avenida Santa Fe, aka 'Avenue of Fashion' it's also an attraction for its architecture and reminiscent of Paris and it one of the most important Avenues in Buenos Aires and it's perfect to walk from Retiro, Recoleta and Palermo neighborhoods. Considered one of the main shopping and strolling areas of the city. You can also walk Avenida Coronel Díaz and Avenue Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz. BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA 4K Visiting Argentina, what to see and do Barrio Norte Capital Federal Buenos Aires, Argentina Walking Tour 4K Buenos Aires Free Walks: Free Tour Buenos Aires Virtual Walk Buenos Aires Argentina City Tour Video Walk Argentina Free Walking Tour Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City is geographically contained inside the province of Buenos Aires, but it is politically autonomous where more than three million people live in the City of Buenos Aires. BA or BAIRES is divided into 48 districts. Its metropolitan area, Great Buenos Aires, the 22nd most populated urban center in the world with almost 19 million people. Most of the country's activity is highly concentrated in this single city and its surroundings. 4K videowalk walk, Barrio Norte Av Santa Fe and Librería Grand Splendid. Traveling to Argentina Virtual Walking Tour Buenos Aires Best free walking tours Barrio Norte CABA Buenos Aires, Argentina — City Walking Tour The public transport in Buenos Aires is very good, although crowded during rush hour. The metro here is called the Subte, which is short for Subterranean (underground). The network itself is not very large, but reaches most tourist attractions of the city, and there is a large range of bus routes and several suburban railways used by commuters. The area encompasses Recoleta and areas on the other side of Sante Fe up towards Palmero, then extending almost to downtown. City Walking Tour - Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Free Walks Walking in Buenos Aires ( Argentina) Virtual Walking Tour in 4k Walking tour of BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. An elegant, vibrant and modern South American metropolis. As one of the main commercial hubs of Buenos Aires, Avenida Santa Fe has something for everyone. The myriad of shop windows in Cabildo Ave. will draw you in, but it is Chinatown which will keep you hooked. This is a Barrio Norte walk, a vibrant neighborhood with tons of different shops, restaurants, architectural relics. Avenida Santa Fe is one of the most distinguished districts and it's great for a day walk. Buenos Aires constantly receives tourists from all over the world and offers a large choice of cultural events, nightlife, restaurants, and pubs.Buenos Aires Free Walking Tours. Ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina Walking ARGENTINA 4K City virtual travel tour Please like, subscribe and share. That helps to create more content like this! youtube.com/WannaWalk
The nonstop generation of new restaurants and arts spaces is a testament to the endless creativity of Buenos Aires, a city that never loses its charm. Grab the embed code for this video at Times Video: http://nyti.ms/1j8M98j Produced by: FRITZIE ANDRADE, FARHOD FAMILY, DUY LINH TU and SARAH BRADY VOLL Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1Q84wF5 Subscribe to the Times Video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of the best videos from The New York Times every week: http://bit.ly/timesvideonewsletter Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Watch more videos at: http://nytimes.com/video --------------------------------------------------------------- Want more from The New York Times? Twitter: https://twitter.com/nytvideo Instagram: http://instagram.com/nytvideo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nytvideo Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nytimes Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. On YouTube. What to Do in Buenos Aires | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNewYorkTimes
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Guida turistica di Buenos Aires. Argentina Buenos Aires viaggi Luxury Tailor Made. Visita della città di Buenos Aires in italiano con guida argentina parlante italiano. Viaggi di lusso su misura. ArgTour è stato premiato con il Certificato di Eccellenza di TripAdvisor 2019. Il Certificato di Eccellenza premia le aziende di ospitalità che offrono un servizio sempre eccellente in tutto il mondo. Questa designazione è presentata a solo circa il 10% del totale delle aziende. www.argtour.com/index-it https://www.facebook.com/ArgentinaTourGuide Instagram: @diegonunez.ar La música de tango "La Cumparsita" è stata utilizzata in base alla legge uruguaiana 9.739, legge 17.616, e successive modifiche. Almeno 50 anni sono passati dalla morte dell'autore.
Buenos Aires (/ˈbweɪnəs ˈɛəriːz/ or /ˈaɪrɪs/,Spanish: [ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes]) is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the continent's southeastern coast. The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the third-largest conurbation in Latin America, with a population of around fifteen and a half million.
The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; before, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.
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Buenos Aires 8 was an Argentinian vocal ensemble which specialised in recording tango classics such as music by Ástor Piazzolla.
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Allie Lazar hits the streets of Buenos Aires to sample some of the best late night food the city has to offer. Nights in Buenos Aires run long and late, as dinner isn’t usually served until 9pm, and the cuisine is heavily influenced by Italy and Spain. Aperitivo is essential: usually a vermouth- or fernet-based drink and a picada, the Argentine version of tapas or finger food, which is often a big board of various meats and cheeses. Allie starts her night off with a homemade Italian-Porteña meal, followed by a happy hour with various cocktails and a pizza to go. She ends her night with a typical Argentine street food: choripán, a chorizo hot dog. Subscribe to Munchies here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-MUNCHIES All Munchies videos release a full week early on our site: https://video.vice.com/en_us/channel/munchies Hungry? Sign up here for the MUNCHIES Recipes newsletter. https://www.vice.com/en_us/page/sign-up-for-munchies-recipes-newsletter Check out http://munchies.tv for more! Follow Munchies here: Facebook: http://facebook.com/munchies Twitter: http://twitter.com/munchies Tumblr: http://munchies.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/munchies Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/munchies Foursquare: https://foursquare.com/munchies More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo
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Buenos Aires liegt an der Mündung des Rio de la Plata: Mit dreizehn Millionen Einwohnern bildet der Großraum Buenos Aires eine der größten Metropolenregionen Südamerikas. Jeder dritte Argentinier lebt hier; aber auch eine Menge Einwanderer. „Ein Argentinier ist ein Italiener, der Spanisch spricht, Engländer sein will und sich wie ein Franzose benimmt.“ Nirgendwo kann man den Wahrheitsgehalt dieser Aussage der Argentinier über sich selbst besser überprüfen als in ihrer Hauptstadt Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires – an enchanting blend of European architecture and Latin passion. Check out footage of the best attractions in the city in our travel guide! When ready, browse vacation packages to Buenos Aires: https://www.expedia.com/Buenos-Aires.d178242.Destination-Travel-Guides Named for good sailing winds, #BuenosAires is the capital of Argentina, and home to nearly a quarter of the country’s two million residents. Come for the stunning European architecture, and stay for delicious cuts of meat, the city’s zest for soccer, and, of course, the tango. A #vacation in Buenos Aires should include a stop at La Boca Harbor, where you’ll find numerous street vendors, restaurants, and street dancers willing to give you a spin. #Visit Plaza de Mayo. There you can take in the rosy architecture...
Grab some of our gear http://www.woltersworld.store The Best & Worst of Buenos Aires, Argentina If you are heading to Argentina's capital Buenos Aires and want to know the best and worst parts of visiting? Well here we go through our favorite things about Buenos Aires and a few things we do not like about Buenos Aires. From the incredible neighborhoods and steaks to the taxi and service inconsistencies. Filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina Copyright Mark Wolters 2019 #argentina #buenosaires #travel The Don'ts of Travel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHcxDH6KFHpq63zzmb0CDXxST04B8-HC The Shocks of Travel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89aEoIjzupk&list=PLhHcxDH6KFHqaqZ9o8kX_a4TzdKOQ4kE1 Grab Wolters World Merchandise & Travel Gear at http://www.woltersworld.c...
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[Eva:]
What's new Buenos Aires?
I'm new, I wanna say I'm just a little stuck on you
You'll be on me too
I get out here, Buenos Aires
Stand back, you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me
Just a little touch of star quality
Fill me up with your heat, with your noise
With your dirt, overdo me
Let me dance to your beat, make it loud
Let it hurt, run it through me.
Don't hold back, you are certain to impress
Tell the driver this is where I'm staying
Hello, Buenos Aires
Get this, just look at me dressed up, somewhere to go
We'll put on a show
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Give me lights, set me humming
Shoot me up with your blood, wine me up
With your nights, watch me coming
All I want is a whole lot of excess
Tell the singer this is where I'm playing
Stand back, Buenos Aires
Because you oughta know whatcha gonna get in me
And if ever I go too far
It's because of the things you are
Beautiful town, I love you
And if I need a moment's rest
Give your lover the very best
Real eiderdown and silence.
[musical interlude]
You're a tramp, you're a treat
You will shine to the death, you are shoddy
But you're flesh, you are meat
You shall have every breath in my body
Put me down for a lifetime of success
Give me credit, I'll find ways of paying
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It’s Throwback Thursday, a new weekly review series of an old-school wrestling pay-per-view.
It’s January, and that means one of WWE’s most popular pay-per-view events of the year happens at the end of the month. So all month long, we’ll be getting ready for the Royal Rumble by reviewing some Rumble’s from back in the day.
For the debut of this series, I can think of no better Royal Rumble than a personal favorite of mine, the 1995 Royal Rumble!
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL
Commentary Team: Vince McMahon and Jerry “the King” Lawler
“30 Men, 1 Winner, Something’s Gotta Give!”
The show started with Baywatch star Pamela Anderson getting out of a limo while Superstars motioned for her to come get some. At the time of this event, I was eight and thought Pamela Anderson was just the hottest chick around.
Match #1: Intercontinental Championship Match – Razor Ramon (c) vs. “Double J” Jeff Jarrett – I was a big fan of both of these at the time, but preferred Razor over Double J here. This match went almost 20 minutes and was a great match. For a long time it was one of my favorites, and I still highly regard it. This match was pretty unique for WWE in that Razor Ramon actually got counted out due to Double J throwing Razor over the top rope and landing on his knee. While he was trying to walk it off, The Roadie came from behind and clipped the knee. So Razor lost the match but retained the title, only Double J got on the mic and called Razor out for taking the cowards way out. This prompted Razor to come back to the ring and get the referee to restart the match. This wouldn’t be a wise decision from Razor, as Double J would get the pinfall to win the championship.
This match was a showcase for Double J, and he’d go on to have another one later in the year against Shawn Michaels. Jarrett dominated a large chunk of the match and worked as a heel brilliantly. His mic work after the count-out was great and served to make the fans want to see Razor go back to the ring and shut him up. As a kid I loved this match every time I saw it, and it a ton. Watching it now in 2020, it’s still great. It’s got great in-ring action and great storytelling. An underrated gem of a match that wrestlers today could learn a lot from.
Jeff Jarrett defeated Razor Ramon via pinfall in 18:01 to win the Intercontinental Championship. ****
Backstage, Todd Pettengill sat with Pamela Anderson and went over some of the gifts that the Superstars sent to try to win Pamela’s affection. More Pamela, woo-hoo! I was always a Pettengill fan too, I really enjoyed his work during the New Generation. This was followed by Stephanie Wiand interviewing Double J.
Match #2: Irwin R. Schyster vs. The Undertaker – Man I loved the IRS gimmick. Is there a better gimmick for a heel than a tax man? I don’t think so. Mike Rotunda played it so well too. Here, he grabbed the mic and reminded Undertaker and all the “tax cheats” watching that “no one rest in peace until they’ve paid all their taxes.” This was a pretty standard Undertaker match for the time period. A slow, methodical pace with quick bursts here and there where Taker got his stuff in and IRS didn’t get a whole lot of offense save for a little stretch after the Druids were brought out by the Million Dollar Man.
Undertaker got the win, but he was attacked afterwards by the Druids and then another one of Million Dollar Man’s henchman, King Kong Bundy who really worked over Undertaker. While this was going on, IRS attacked Paul Bearer and stole the urn. The match was by no means a wrestling classic, but it was entertaining in the way a lot of those mid-90s Undertaker matches were. The crowd was into it, and as a kid I always loved Undertaker and remember enjoying the match a lot. Watching it now, it’s nothing special, but it’s not a bad match by any means it just went a little longer than it needed to.
Undertaker defeated IRS via pinfall in 12:21. **
Highlights of a Todd Pettengill interview with Diesel and one with Bret Hart from Action Zone earlier that morning were shown.
Match #3: WWE World Championship Match – Diesel (c) vs. Bret Hart – As a kid, I never liked Bret Hart. He was right there with Hulk Hogan as someone I just couldn’t like, unless he was a heel and even then I usually liked the people around him more. I was a big Diesel fan though, and unlike most people seemingly I actually really enjoyed Big Daddy Cool’s almost year long reign as the champ.
I loved this match as a kid, and I still think it was one of the better matches in WWE in 1995. I can say now that I’m a big fan of a championship match ending in a draw, especially when it was the champion’s first big defense. As a kid, it was a good ending and it certainly added some intrigue to their match later in the year at Survivor Series.
Bret worked a little heelish in this match, in an attempt to garner some sympathy for Diesel as the face champion. It didn’t really work as the crowd still was largely behind Bret.
This match is notable for its interference. Diesel seemingly had the match won after a Jackknife, but Shawn Michaels came in and attacked Diesel. Referee Earl Hebner ordered the match to continue. A little bit later, Bret had Diesel in the Sharpshooter, and he was attacked by Owen Hart. Again, the match was ordered to continue. Bret and Diesel continued to brawl and Earl Hebner was knocked out. This led to Michaels, Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie running in and attacking Diesel, while Owen and Bob Backlund worked over Bret. Because of all the interference and inability to regain control, Hebner ruled the match a draw.
Diesel and Bret Hart fought to a draw in 27:19. ****
Backstage, Todd Pettengill was still with Pamela Anderson who was changing her attire. Stephanie interviewed the team of 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly getting ready for their tag team championship match. The King did some royal artwork drawing himself kissing Pamela Anderson and claiming he had a date with her after the show.
Match #4: WWE World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals – 123 Kid and Bob Holly vs. Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow – 123 Kid and Bob Holly were presented as underdogs, the Cinderella team in the tournament to crown new tag team champions. I liked the pairing but they never felt like a team. Bam Bam Bigelow was of course a beast and I was always a big fan of his. As far as the match goes, this was a nice clash of styles. You can’t really say speed and agility, because despite his size Bam Bam was a very quick and very agile big man who could do some very impressive stuff including some top rope high flying.
During this match, Kid went to break up a pinfall and ended up dropping an elbow on Holly. He followed this up by being out of the corner when Holly tried to make a tag. At one point, Bob Holly crawled over and tagged in Tatanka. This resulted in Bam Bam and Tatanka working over Holly in the corner while Kid was being kept out of the ring by the ref. So this match was very much about the underdogs making mistakes and not working well as a team, which was funny because the match ended when Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow made a mistake (actually their second mistake). Bam Bam was on the top rope to do a moonsault when Tatanka bounce off the ropes and knocked Bam Bam off. 123 Kid was able to cover Bam Bam and get the pinfall.
As a kid, this was a great finish and I loved it. Watching it now, it’s bit a stretch to think Bam Bam would be knocked out for such a long period of time just for falling off the top rope. Unfortunately for Kid and Holly, they lost the titles the very next night to the Smoking Gunns.
123 Kid and Bob Holly defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka via pinfall in 15:32 to win the WWE World Tag Team Championship. ***
After the match, an embarrassed Bam Bam Bigelow shoved NFL player Lawerence Taylor, setting up the match between the two at WrestleMania XI.
Highlights from the 1994 Royal Rumble match were shown. This led to a promo by Shawn Michaels talking about how he was going to win tonight and it was going to be an easy night. More highlights were shown, followed by a promo from last year’s co-winner Lex Luger.
Pamela Anderson made her way to ringside looking very fine.
Match #5: The 30-Man Royal Rumble Match
This was the shortest 30-Man Royal Rumble at just over 38 minutes as new people entered every minute, and possibly one of the least star-studded. You had Shawn Michaels, British Bulldog, Lex Luger, and Owen Hart for like three seconds. King Kong Bundy was in it as well. As for the rest of the line-up this was jobber city, and there was only like three believable people to win it.
This Rumble match is notable for one reason, it was the first time someone won the Rumble after entering at #1, and that was Shawn Michaels. Actually, this Rumble began and ended with Shawn Michaels and British Bulldog, and had a false finish as you were supposed to believe Bulldog won. Only one of Shawn’s feet touched the floor, and Michaels got himself back in the ring to eliminate a celebrating Bulldog who was on the middle turnbuckle with his music playing.
As a kid, I predicted Shawn Michaels to win and wanted him to win. I was super invested in the match and was livid when he was “eliminated.” Imagine my surprise then when Bulldog went tumbling over the top and his music stopped playing, and Michaels was announced as the winner. The replay showing Michaels keeping that one foot off the ground was great. It made for a very memorable moment from a very lackluster Royal Rumble match.
Outside of the work of Michaels and Bulldog, this was a meh Royal Rumble match but still one I like and look back fondly on because of the finish and the win by Shawn Michaels who was my favorite in the 1994-1996 period of WWE.
Shawn Michaels won the 1995 Royal Rumble in 38:41. **
Overall, Royal Rumble 1995 was a very good show with a very mediocre Royal Rumble match. All four of the non-Rumble matches were entertaining, with two of them being great. It’s also a very quick watch, clocking in under three hours which is always a plus in my book.
As an event, I loved the 95 Royal Rumble as a kid and watched it a million times when I was young. It’s still an entertaining and good show, and you can’t really fault the lackluster Rumble match given the roster at the time.
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The Curtiss Story Part 2: Curtiss According to Kermit – Kermit Weeks on flying Curtiss Aircraft
Following on from my introduction to Mr. Curtiss himself I wanted to feature a modern day operator of Curtiss types to offer a pilots insight into flying and operating these special machines.
Kermit and his single seat Pusher – Kermit Weeks Facebook
I was lucky enough to be able to catch a few words from Kermit Weeks, who operates a number of Curtiss types at his Polk City airfield, previously home to Fantasy of Flight. Kermit is currently operating a scaled down version of the museum and various times during the year while he works on the next big instalment, referred to as “Act III”.
I wanted to get Kermit’s thoughts as he is fortunate enough to have a wide range of Curtiss aircraft through the company’s development.
The two seat “Headed” Pusher in flight. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
I started by asking Curtiss about the Pusher. Now as covered in my earlier piece, the Pusher was a very simple aircraft design, sharing many features with the basic Wright Flyer of 1903. Kermit owns two versions of the design, a single seat example and a two seat.
The two seat example, a replica of the 1909 Herring-Curtiss Pusher, arrived at Fantasy of Flight in early 2012, having been built by Dean Wilson and Jim Otey from Idaho. This replica is powered by a Continental O-200 A Engine. This model features two separate control wheels, rather than the “throw-over” controls featured in a number training pushers. This example if known as “headed”, meaning it has the front elevators and framework in place.
The Pusher waiting to fly. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
Kermit’s single seat Pusher is a 1911 Model D, originally powered by a 4 Cylinder Roberts engine. Unlike the two seat example, this Model D is headless, meaning there is no forward elevator or framework, making for a very exposed flying position.
Kermit says of the design that it is a similar experience to flying Ultralights – “it’s a similar speed realm of about 45 mph”, going on to comment that “they are not comfortable to fly in anything other than smooth air” from his perspective.
This Curtiss Robin is another Curtiss machine in Mr. Weeks’ collection. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
Kermit has flown the two seater, largely carrying out hops down the runway, thought as can be seen here, he has been able to carry out some local flights involving some turns, even taking light passengers on occasion.
The single seater has done short hops down the runway no higher than 10 feet. This example features the original control system, which uses the control wheel for rudder and the ailerons are controlled by leaning. Kermit says that his team “are building up an original engine (4-Cylinder Roberts)” for the single seat pusher. This will add to the originality of the machine once complete.
The Robin in flight. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
Another early Curtiss in the collection is the Curtiss Robin, I didn’t ask Kermit about this particular example but it is clear from one of his videos that his example has a few power issues, using the 90hp OX-5 used on the iconic Jenny during WW1. Kermit’s example is a great looking example of this Curtiss tourer, finished in a sticking orange and yellow scheme.
A look inside the CW19 – Kermit Weeks Facebook
An interesting design that is unique to the collection in airworthy condition is the CW19, a 1930s fighter with a number of unique qualities. Kermit comments “I have only flown it a few times as we’re still sorting out the prop pitch setting, definitely a sporty little airplane and I’m looking forward to flying it more!”. As can be seen here, this aeroplane really does look a lot of fun and features a semi retractable undercarriage. (While the flaps are up the wheels remain locked up into the undercarriage legs, reducing drag. Once the flaps are lowered the undercarriage drops, leaving big springs offering a smooth landing.) This example is an ex Bolivian Air Force aircraft. This machine looks like a great classic aircraft and in 1935, represented a big step forward and paved the way for the Hawk 75 that would soon follow. Kermit also has a CW22 in storage, this is the retractable version of the ’19, though as of 2014, there were no plans to get this machine flying.
A great shot of the CW19 being put through its paces. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
Another Curtiss, probably the most famous in the collection is the P-40. At the time I spoke to Kermit, his TP-40 had not flown for a number of years, though in the last couple of weeks the aircraft has been test flown again. (Kermit posted a short video which can be seen here.) The aircraft spent four and a half years on the ground after the undercarriage developed problems during a flight and would not fully retract. Kermit was able to get the gear down again and land safely. He elected to ground the aircraft until an emergency gear system had been installed as he already had to belly land a P-40E years earlier due to a similar problem.
The TP-40 shortly before its first flight in over four years. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
This machine is unique as it is a dual control version the classic fighter. Kermit acquired this aircraft in 1985, it is a film star in its own right appearing in “Death Chase” and “Tora! Tora! Tora!”. After years of storage restoration began in 1993, with the aircraft returning to the skies again in the early 2000s.
I asked Kermit the aged old question of how the P-40 compares to the other fighters of the period and he offered this, very balanced answer.
The TP-40 in flight. – Kermit Weeks Facebook
“It’s not really fair to compare airplanes unless you do it within the context of the period. Take a Spitfire as an example. Which one? They developed over about a decade and there’s no comparison between the first and last. That said, the P-40 was the best front-line fighter we had at the beginning of WWII so you’d have to compare it to a Hurricane of the same period. Both had great flatter-bottom airfoils, which were the standard of the time but later got replaced by the less forgiving laminar flow airfoils like that on the Mustang. The P-40 is a really nice flying airplane with the early type multi-paned canopies. The only drawback on most P-40’s is the lag in the Curtiss electric prop when doing aerobatics.”
On the Fantasy of Flight website entry for the TP-40, Kermit also comments on flying the P-40 alongside the P-51D some years ago, he commented that both would cruise at altitude with the same power settings and same speeds, though once a run in for a low pass began the Mustang would just run away, a clear example of the progress in aerodynamics during the Second World War.
Clearly Kermit is a fan of the P-40, which undoubtledy is the most famous design from the Curtiss company.
A younger Kermit with his P-40E, showing that the ties with Curtiss go back a few years! – Kermit Weeks Facebook
Lastly, I asked Kermit if he had any particular memories or thoughts on Curtiss aircraft in general he commented that “It was an amazing time to get in on the advancement of aviation”. Glenn Curtiss certainly had good timing and some really special aircraft as this series will soon explore.
A modern day comparison – A classic Kermit Selfie! – Kermit Weeks Facebook
It has been my pleasure to provide this brief account of Kermit Weeks’ Curtiss collection and I would like to extend a big thank you to Kermit for taking the time to answer my questions and allowing me to use his photographs on this page. Hopefully this has provided and interesting modern day perspective on a modern operator of these unique types.
After covering early Curtiss designs in post number one, post three will take a look at the early Curtiss flying boats and the firm’s entry into the first world war.
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Dr. John Crawford III says:
At 64 I am still learning, and I hope that you keep up the good work. “God Is My Copilot”, and since I read that book when I was about 11 the P40 Warhawk was my favorite warbird for a long time. (Now it is the P51 D Mustang.} Please keep writing and I hope Mr. Weeks will still do his Kermie Cams also ! I only became aware of this site in the last month or two and I hope it stays up. (The younger kids need it too.)
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The political dark arts of blood money, shadowy spooks, torture and murder, is under the spotlight.
September 30, 2014 · by Sky York · in abuse of power, Australia, Espionage & Spies, Human Rights, Mafia, Melbourne, Organised Crime, Politics, Social Justice, Victoria. ·
The political dark arts of corrupt politicians receiving “blood money”, from colorful characters that reside within right-wing extremist cults and property development firms, is under the spotlight. Additionally the chicanery acts of shadowy spooks, that aim to silence their victims, also requires a light house to shine a light on the drowning souls, subjected to mass human rights violations and abuses of power.
The shinning of powerful spotlights into dark places, is required now in Australia, more than ever, due to the pending introduction of Australia’s new anti-terrorism laws. Questionable laws which on prima facie, appear to be designed to silence journalists from exposing the corrupt practices of the establishment.
If these draconian anti-terrorism legislative pieces are enacted, it is conceivable that many thousands of iterative intelligence failures, police abuses of power and political “mistakes”, will conveniently be swept under the carpet and covered up from public scrutiny.
It has been observed across Australia that media entities, journalists, lawyers, civil libertarians and human rights advocates, all share solemn concerns about the Australian governments’ proposed new anti-terror laws.
This Orwellian legislation appears to give free rein to ASIO, the federal Attorney General and Australian and its partner “Five Eye” law enforcement agencies, to commit criminal acts, against innocent Australian; citizens, residents, visitors and refugees. In breach of all international laws and human rights scriptures.
Law enforcement and intelligence agency “mistakes” and their corresponding abuses of power, have led to loss of faith in the Australian government
From a historical perspective Australian government agencies, inclusive of ASIO, Victoria Police, Victoria’s former Office of Police Integrity, (OPI) the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission, have made frightful “mistakes”, in their long standing practice of not validating and corroborating misleading intelligence, from various sources. Inclusive of intelligence originating from; the former Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s office and allegedly corrupt police informers et al.
This acceptance of gross ineptitude, has led to innocent Australian citizens being tortured to death. With what appears to be the full knowledge and approval of some dubious members of various Australian government agencies. Questionable actors that reside within ASIO, the AFP, and Victoria Police (VicPol), are alleged to have been deeply complicit, in these shocking crimes and human rights abuses.
In point of fact, unlawful phone taps captured, during former VicPol police Chief, Simon Overland’s time in power, expose allegedly corrupt public servants, making full admissions, that the government gave them the power to torture and kill innocent Australian citizens. Not one single government official has ever denied this assertion.
VicPol appear united with senior government solicitors, who have stated that they never intended that the public learn their secrets (related to government and police corruption and criminality – emphasis added).
The alleged corruption and cash for fake intelligence abuses would never have come to light, if it were not for the efforts of a few investigative journalists, whistle-blowers, human rights advocates, and bloggers, who acted to shine a powerful spotlight into the dark corridors of power. In the process highlighting the need to remedy the many government and police “mistakes”, and abuses of power in an open and timely fashion.
It has been observed from a global perspective that transparency and accountability in action, by whistle-blowers, journalists, government stakeholders, police chiefs and members of the public, who assist to publicly expose and remedy criminal activity and government wrongdoing, enhances the democratic framework essential to maintain and grow into a healthy and economically prosperous society.
In point of fact it has been noted that Australia is a safer, more harmonious, more economically efficient and productive, better place to live, work and visit, when the democracy threads are alive and vibrant within all levels of society.
The Royal Commission into Union corruption promotes democracy in action
It is through the revelations of intelligence failures, police incompetence and alleged political corruption, that the Royal
Commission into Union Corruption was instigated. To investigate political “slush funds” and the allegedly corrupt practices, involving some dubious practices in operation within the Australian union movement.
It has been observed that ethical union leaders and construction industry bosses, that support the flushing out of the; cancerous procedures, greed, thuggery, intimidation and criminality in action within some unions, assist to promote faith, productivity and integrity, within the Labor dominated union sector.
It effect the Royal Commission investigation into the Union mechanism, showcases public accountability and democracy in action.
The high level infiltration and corruption of Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies is a cause for concern
Additional exposures of political and union “dirt”, from some journalists, and whistle-blowers, over recent years, have also led to revelations that criminal elements, inclusive of the; Italian mafia, the Russian mafia, Asian crime gangs, the Indian mafia and Mexican drug cartels, had indeed previously infiltrated and corrupted components of Vicpol, ASIO and many other government agencies.
To his credit Vicpol Chief, Ken Lay has publicly admitted this fact.
Recently the AFP have investigated claims that Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated Australian organizations. As a result confirming that indeed South American crime networks were actually influencing Australian government operations.
Former Chief spook, David Irvine, has failed to public admit his agency’s intelligence failures. Alarmingly former ASIO Chief spook, David Irvine, previously acted on some criminal informant’s misinformation, which allegedly led to at least three innocent Australian citizens, suspicious deaths.
During the process of Australian government cover ups of “mistakes” and its associated “national security” rhetoric, it has been observed that the Australian public have lost faith in ASIO’s ability to ethically perform its role, with integrity.
Many Australian’s perceive ASIO ineptitude an consistent failure to identify, analyze, or genuine counter intelligence threats, from foreign crime networks or international actors.
It has been noted with disquiet that ASIO rarely, if ever affords legal redress, to the innocent victims, bystanders and their family members, who have been wrongly detained without trial, charged, tortured and in some cases murdered, due to ASIO’s intelligence failures.
Australia’s abysmal treatment of its international refugees, who are given adverse security assessments, based on “secret intelligence”, that they are unable to know about, yet alone legally challenge is a case in point, of ASIO’s failure to comprehend genuine intelligence threats.
Intelligence failures, government and police leaks have resulted in innocent Australian citizens, being tortured and murdered.
One of the unfortunate souls who was allegedly murdered, within the past year, with the alleged assistance of several Australian government departments, was killed as a result of intelligence failures, alleged police leaks and political corruption.
Evidence cited, suggests this man was allegedly killed by an undercover intelligence agent.
This innocent Australian citizen died a painful death, as a result of VicPol privacy breaches and intelligence betrayals. Due to alleged ASIO human sources leaks, of the innocent targets phone transcripts, to organised crime networks.
In the case of the aforementioned innocent Australian (non Muslim) citizen being murdered, the female honey pot believed to be responsible for the mans murder, claimed to be an undercover agent, for a shadowy government organization. For legal reasons, we will never publicly reveal her identity.
Other untimely deaths that VicPol, AFP and ASIO were allegedly complicit in, due to their bumbling incompetence, involved many other innocent young men being tortured to death.
One of these shameful human rights abuses occurred, despite this mans family member begging many politicians, and government agencies, inclusive of Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), to cease the unlawful surveillance and torture activities. And to also release the false intelligence, used to justify his torture, to enable them to amend the intelligence “mistakes”, made by the government the agencies in question.
Curiously in this matter, IBAC’s lawyers stated that Parliament did not intend for its secrets to be made public. The Crimes (Secrets) Act, 1914, is now often the reason given as an excuse, for the torture and murder, of innocent Australian civilians.
It appears a common reason for suspicious deaths, are due to the alleged retribution by members of the extremist right-wing cult, the Exclusive Brethren and the Calabrian mafia. Delusional mafia informants often torture and kill suspected whistleblowers, if they perceive that they have provided authorities with intelligence of their criminal activities.
It is pertinent to note that the mafia killers often suffer mental health problems, inclusive of delusions. a growing number of murderous fueled rages and dissapearances of innocent people are believed to due to mafia retribution.
In modern day Australia, retribution often presents itself in the form of blood money being handed to colorful politicians, who in turn misuse the security apparatus and public servants to silence their targets.
It is the authors opinion that there are at least several hundred more cases of untimely and violent deaths and human rights abuse matters of a similar nature, that have transpired within Australia, in recent years.
For reasons that are yet to be publicly explained, the torture and suspicious death rate of Australian citizens and refugees, increased significantly when former ALP MP, Julia Gillard was Prime Minster.
Moreover the instigation of shocking human rights abuses, began to escalate, to dizzying heights, when the former Labor Party’s, Victorian premier, John Brumby was in office
The state sanctioned torture and murder of innocent civilians, often correlates with documented rises in political donations being channeled from colorful property developers and religious cults, to political parties, of both ends of the spectrum.
Government targets are tortured to death in secret jurisdictions
People may ask why these incidents of torture and murder of Australian citizens, have never been reported to parliament the public or the media?
The answer is that it seems that the Australian government is allegedly using different channels and jurisdictions, to evade public scrutiny of their systematic torture of their Australian targets.
What has not been publicly discussed is the Australian government’s willingness to dispose of innocent; human rights advocates, whistle-blowers, criminal witnesses and child sex abuse victims et al, through the practice of allegedly torturing them to death, in the tax payer funded, mental health system.
One such course of action allegedly involves utilizing anti-terrorist police, to raid innocent targets homes and extract them under threat of execution. These targets are then forcibly detained in jail cells and psychiatric wards. The public and media are never advised of these secret detentions, as the subjects are unlawfully detailed under dubious codes, not reported to Parliament.
This serious human rights abuse practice is known as; the political abuse of psychiatry. It is often utilized in totalitarian regimes such as; Russia, China and other dubious Orwellian command and control systems, where darkness and government terror campaigns rein supreme.
It has been observed over the past eight or so years, that extremists cults and crime networks, such as the Italian mafia often utilize Australia’s cashed up and tax payer funded mental health system, to permanently dispose of witnesses to their many crimes.
It has been noted that innocent Australian government targets, detained by police and ASIO spooks, are initially stripped naked and locked in solitary confinement, for weeks and months on end, without legal representation.
After this period of time, it is suggested that mental health, legal practitioners and consumer advocates, that embed eavesdropping bugs into the walls of some of these psychiatric facilities, to monitor the discussions of their subjects.
It has also been observed that some government targets are given extraordinarily large and toxic doses of pharmaceuticals, many of which have not been given ethical or industry approval for human consumption.
Industry insiders claim that there have been cases within Australia, whereby innocent citizens have been detained and tortured for months and years on end, within psychiatric wards, to the point of organ failure and death.
As a result of these heinous human rights violations, all known targets that we are aware of, have died painful deaths, before their time.
It has been noted with gratitude that some ethical media reports from both Fairfax and New Limited journalists, have in some instances exposed with dignity the suspicious deaths and systematic torture, pertaining to political psychiatric abuse, in the mental health system, with the subjects’ families blessing.
Dubious criminal informants provide tainted intelligence to Australian government, in order to ensure their targets are subjected to state sanctioned torture and murder
Moreover it has been observed that some questionable criminal informants, have made false statements about Australian targets, which government agencies failed to verify. Resulting in the state sanctioned torture and murder of the informants targets.
It appears the motives of such criminal informants, passing on malicious misinformation to the police and ASIO, was always been financial gain and in some cases these dubious individuals appeared to be motivated by malice.
Washed up foreign spooks, and contractors spreading ineptitude and misinformation across Australian government spectrum
It has also been noted with disquiet that foreign intelligence agents and washed up former CIA informants, have allegedly been given significant tax payer funds, to propagate misinformation to various Australian intelligence and police organizations.
It is pertinent to point out that many of these foreign agents have significant mental health problems and substance abuse disorders.
In some cases bygone spooks have been unceremoniously sacked from their former employ, due to corruption issues and in certain cases, their alleged involvement in pedophile rings.
Which begs the question, as to why Australian government agencies are not doing due diligence on foreign agents operating within Australian jurisdictions?
One may ponder why is the Australian government acting on misinformation from known dubious sources?
Actions which have resulted in the spreading of profoundly negative consequences of abuses of power being spread across Australia?
Australian citizens have an inherent right to question why we are funding the malicious propagation, the systematic torture and murder of innocent citizens and refugees, to support the luxurious and carefree lifestyles, of criminal entities and washed up foreign spooks?
Wholesale loss of faith in Australian government sanctioned abuse of power
Government cover ups of systematic torture and deaths of Australian citizens, residents and refugees, result in a wholesale loss of public’s faith in body politic.
These aforementioned dark practices make a mockery of Senator Brandis’s proposed national security legislation, as in point of fact, organized crime, torture and murder will flourish under the dark cloak, designed to cover up criminal wrong doing, by government agents and contractors.
It has previously been observed that Victorian bikies publicly praised former Premier John Brumby and former police Chief Simon Overland, for their alleged roles in silencing victims of crimes and criminal witnesses. With the bikies stating that Hitler and Stalin would be proud of their (Brumby and Overland’s) efforts.
The practice of utilizing tax payer funded political abuse of psychiatry to silence, torture and murder targets, is alleged to be what practices the bikies where referring to.
Furthermore, it has been noted, according to a Churchill Fellowship report, from around the 2006 period, that the State of Victoria maintains the worst human rights record, pertaining to the psychiatric abuse, torture and violent and unnatural deaths,of its citizens. This global kill rate is the highest per capita, of any jurisdiction, in the world. (Note: For unexplained reasons this Churchill Fellowship report, has been removed from the public domain.)
These shocking abuses of power are not facts that current or former Victorian Premier’s and mental health ministers,; Dennis Napthine, Ted Baillieu, John Brumby, Bronwyn Pike or Mary Wooldridge, should be proud of.
As a consequence, of the Australian government and ASIO’s juvenile attitude, to not discuss “national security” matters, the silent state of play in relation to the state sanctioned torture and murder of innocent civilians, has resulted in many members of the Australian public losing complete faith in ASIO and their state and federal governments.
Moreover it has been observed that citizens are losing confidence in both the state and federal governments. Due to many alleged political corruption scandals, government ineptitude, intelligence “mistakes”, the suspicious deaths of innocent targets and the shameful cover ups enacted by many public servants.
All paid for with tax payers money and actioned in the name of “national security” and the “war on terror”.
Democracy for sale in Australia, leaves some politicians with blood on their hands
The growing practice of the provision of “blood money” from colorful property developers, extremist cults, such as the exclusive brethren and their associated financial bankers, inclusive of the National Australian Bank, has tainted the body politic and Australian democracy as an entity.
International laws and human rights doctrines all make provisions for Australian citizens, residents and refugees, their legal counsel, journalists, bloggers and human rights monitors, who all have an inherent legal and moral right to investigate, publicly expose and hold to account political and governmental abuses of power.
Furthermore democratic practices, require powerful spotlights to shine a light on the dark practices of; intelligence failures, government ineptitude, police corruption and political abuses of power. This is necessary for society to maintain harmonious, prosperous and peaceful inter-relations.
The Abbott governments threats of attempting to utilize new anti-terrorism laws, to silence journalists and bloggers, with warnings of jail terms, is reminiscent of archaic and ill-considered actions, practiced in the worst totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, across the globe. Inclusive of the historical failures of the Gestapo and Nani regimes
Senator George Brandis’ role in introducing national security laws, which erode free speech and punish the fourth estate for doing their job, which includes exposing criminal wrongdoing, abuse of power by state agents and dark politicians, as well as ensuring that the Separation of Powers Doctrine is adhered to, will only ever led to; revolutions and the rapid downfall and collapse of government entities and political parties.
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With new, intuitive gestures, getting around is simple.
The new Liquid Retina display goes from edge to edge. True-to-life color and ProMotion technology make everything look gorgeous and feel responsive.
Face ID comes to iPad. It’s engineered for secure unlocking and works seamlessly whether you hold it in portrait or landscape.
Use Face ID to unlock your iPad Pro, log in to apps, and pay with a glance.
A12X Bionic is the smartest, most powerful chip we’ve ever made. It has the Neural Engine, which runs five trillion operations per second and enables advanced machine learning.
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iPad Pro has two great cameras equipped with Smart HDR. A 12MP camera for stunning photos, 4K video, document scanning, and AR experiences. And a TrueDepth camera perfect for Portrait selfies, FaceTime, Animoji, and Memoji.
At just over a pound, it’s more portable than ever. Connect on the go with fast Wi-Fi and Gigabit-class LTE.
11-inch iPad Pro
12.9-inch iPad Pro
Silver, Space Gray
12.9-inch
(178.5 mm)
(5.9 mm)
Wi-Fi models:
1.03 pounds (468 grams)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models:
11.04 inches
1.4 pounds (633 grams)
Buttons and Connectors
Four speaker audioSpeaker
Sleep/Wake
Smart Connector
USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter)
11″ Liquid Retina
Liquid Retina display
11-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
2388-by-1668-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
ProMotion technology
Wide color display (P3)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Antireflective coating
1.8% reflectivity
The 11-inch iPad Pro display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 11 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
12.9″ Liquid Retina
12.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
The 12.9-inch iPad Pro display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 12.9 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
A12X Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
Embedded M12 coprocessor
12-megapixel camera
ƒ/1.8 aperture
Digital zoom up to 5x
Five‑element lens
Quad-LED True Tone flash
Panorama (up to 63 megapixels)
Sapphire crystal lens cover
Backside illumination sensor
Autofocus with Focus Pixels
Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
Live Photos with stabilization
Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
Improved local tone mapping
Smart HDR for photos
Auto image stabilization
Timer mode
Photo geotagging
Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
4K video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
720p HD video recording at 30 fps
Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps
Time‑lapse video with stabilization
Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
Continuous autofocus video
Take 8-megapixel still photos while recording 4K video
Video geotagging
Video formats captured: HEVC and H.264
TrueDepth Camera
7-megapixel photos
Portrait Lighting
Animoji and Memoji
Video Calling
FaceTime video
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
Audio Calling
FaceTime audio
Four speaker audio
Five microphones for calls, video recording, and audio recording
Cellular and Wireless
Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth 5.0 technology
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Gigabit-class LTE (Models A2013 and A2014: bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71)
Data only
Nano‑SIM (supports Apple SIM)
iBeacon microlocation
Assisted GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS
Three-axis gyro
Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
Unlock iPad
Secure personal data within apps
Make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books
Pay with your iPad using Face ID within apps and on the web
Send and receive money in Messages
Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
Get proactive suggestions
Use hands-free
Listen and identify songs
Charging and Expansion
Power and Battery
Built-in 29.37-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB-C to computer system
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
iOS is the world’s most personal and secure mobile operating system, packed with powerful features that help you get the most out of every day.
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPad Pro. With built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can create and do amazing things.
Siri and Dictation
Switch Control
Speak Screen
Free Apps from Apple
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, iTunes U, Clips, and Apple Store app are preinstalled on iPad.
Apple ID (required for some features)
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X 10.11.6 or later
PC: Windows 7 or later
iTunes 12.8 or later on Mac and iTunes 12.9 or later on PC
English (Australia, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
QuickType keyboard support
English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Modern Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Transliteration), Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maori, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil (Script, Transliteration), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
QuickType keyboard support with predictive input
English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Thai, Turkish
Siri languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)
Dictation languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (Mainland China), Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Definition dictionary support
English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
English (UK, U.S.)
Bilingual dictionary support with English
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit
AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 4K through USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Mail Attachment Support
Viewable document types
.jpg, .ti, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics
Operating ambient temperature:
32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature:
−4° to 113° F (−20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity:
Operating altitude:
tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Keith Canisius | Milky Way.
Beyond excited to exclusively premiere a new video from the Danish dream pop artist Keith Canisius. We’ve been fans of his for over a decade, starting with his mid-aughts dream pop project Rumskib. He started recording under his own name a few years later, and our love for his output only intensified. His most recent LP, 2016’s We Are The Dreamers, is an aural joy to behold. “Milky Way” is taken from the aforementioned LP, and his new video for the song merges visual bliss with sonic bliss, resulting in an all-out blissfest that we recommend everyone immerse themselves in immediately.
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INTERVIEW: Lubec.
Photo by Claire Gunville
Portland-based noise pop trio Lubec delivers a sound that is both blissful and chaotic. Their ability to create a visceral pop song through angular guitar lines, showers of fuzz and crashing drums is nothing short of impressive. They ensnared our hearts with their debut LP, The Thrall, in 2014. The equally exciting follow up, Cosmic Debt, was one of our favorite albums of 2016. We couldn’t be happier to share with you the following interview with Eddie Charlton, guitarist and vocalist of the endlessly delightful project Lubec.
Can you tell us what the band has been working on and what you've got forthcoming in the near future (new releases, tour, etc.)?
Eddie: We’re going to be playing up in Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle in April and then the East Coast in July. We’ve toured the East Coast before and it was spectacular and this time I’d really love to work a bit with our label, Disposable America – they’re positive and active in the DIY scene in the Northeast. It will be really fun.
Also, we’re recording a set of songs for a new EP that will hopefully be out in time for that tour. We’re going to be working with our buddy Dylan Wall again. He produced our last album and I’m excited to hear what comes of that.
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New Video: Taffy | Murkiii.
Tokyo quartet Taffy have created a thoroughly buoyant, utterly effervescent album with their latest full-length, Nyctophilia—a name which refers to love of night, a passion we and, we suspect, many of our readers can identify with. Here’s the new video for “Murkiii”, the record’s penultimate track. Plot summary: boy abducts girl in strange environs. Girl kills boy. Girl and boy kiss lots and lots while having big fun in Vegas, with occasional stabs of the erstwhile murder weapon. Extreme cuteness with bondage subtext.
Nyctophilia is available digitally from Amazon US and on vinyl from the UK’s Club AC30 label. Upcoming Japan and UK tour dates below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Wozniak | Courage Reels. By Elizabeth Klisiewicz.
Scottish band Wozniak is not cut from the same cloth as other bands deemed shoegaze. Their music escapes the constraints of traditional gaze and expands upon the form in a good way. Past recordings made me think they were an instrumental group, but that is not strictly true. Thundering walls of feedback and beautiful noise surround their work, but vocals are employed simply, placed where they best make sense. This is the band’s debut album, recorded with Craig Ross at the Depot Studios in Edinburgh throughout 2016. It eclipses their previous work (all of it good) in multiple ways. I hear different elements in their sound, ranging from sweeping post rock to noise pop (think Sonic Youth circa Daydream Nation) to Krautrock. They are not afraid to experiment, and that produces a sonic tapestry that is truly unique. A darkness pervades this recording, but there is enough light to offset the sorrow.
Courage Reels by Wozniak
“Shader” ushers listeners in and holds us in thrall. It is a glistening but deeply dark four minutes of roaring guitar and thrumming bass. It is on this track that I imagine a bit of Sonic Youth creeping in, but that may be explained away by the ferocious instrumental attack. “Ghosting” is watery dream pop, delicate tendrils of sound encasing you as it unwinds. It is slightly tentative and more hopeful, but do not err in thinking it will stay this way. For about 90 seconds, it is all peaceful and laid back, then the energy ramps up and swallows you whole. At times, it retreats and allows in glimmers of light. “Super Panther” has the cadence of majestic post rock, and then it erupts and showers psychedelic bliss on our heads. The bass is mesmerizing, and the guitars shimmer like a mirage. “Perihelion” is the first single, and it is blistering space rock that stretches out its arms to past the seven minute mark. Vocals are supplied by guitarist Sarah Cuthbert-Kerr and float through sweetly.
“Scottish Dancer” is another epic tune, both in scope and in length. It starts off like Flying Saucer Attack has joined in, but it morphs into widescreen psychedelia. Sarah’s ethereal, barely there vocals lend an air of mystery to this excellent tune, with a great, strong main melody anchoring it to terra firma. I love the way the bass meanders along with the singer, taking its time to build to incendiary levels. “Natsuko” sounds instantly familiar and immediately accessible, and clocks in at just under four minutes. Its dreamy layers ripple with beauty and it ends all too soon. “Erebus” has a wicked cool bass line and dark guitar shadings. Some of the instruments I cannot identify, so I am not sure if guitar is being repurposed to sound like something else. In any event, it’s an interesting listen. “Crush” has another welcome vocal turn from Sarah, and she should step up to the mic more often, because it ornaments the music nicely. “Death Suit” is the final tune in this suite, and it’s an eight minute barn burner. It has that otherworldly, exotic feel I used to get whenever I heard Black Sun Ensemble years ago. In summary, I enjoyed listening to this record, which offers up something unique in an already crowded field.
Courage Reels is available as a download and limited edition CD on Morningside Youngteam Records as of April 21st. Go out and feast your ears on this one!
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“If we don’t trust in our own capacity, who should we trust in?” — Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou [NPR]
How Can You Restore Trust In Government?
By: NPR/TED Staff | NPR
Posted on: Friday, March 30, 2018
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Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Trust And Consequences
About George Papandreou’s TED Talk
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says politicians like him have lost the trust of their citizens and it needs to be restored.
About George Papandreou
George Papandreou is the former Prime Minister of Greece. Upon taking office in 2009, his government inherited a deficit that was much larger than had been reported. As prime minister, he implemented major changes and reforms, but was overtaken by events.
Papandreou resigned as Prime Minister in November 2011, but maintains a high profile as an MP, and as President of the Socialist International.
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Pete Dunne Breaks Huge WWE Championship Record
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Pete Dunne has been the reigning United Kingdom Champion ever since NXT Takeover: Chicago back in May 2017 when he defeated Tyler Bate to become just the second Champion to hold the title.
Bate won the first-ever United Kingdom Championship Tournament in January that year before he and Dunne entered a feud that lasted a number of months and The Bruiserweight went on to lift the Championship in Chicago.
In the year that has followed, Dunne has defended the United Kingdom Championship against all comers including Zack Gibson, Ricochet, Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole to become the longest reigning Champion of the modern era.
Dunne recently updated his Instagram to share that he had held the Championship for 500 days, the Champion has now held the Championship for 513 days, which means that he had broken Asuka’s record at 510 days.
Asuka reigned her division for 510 days as the NXT Women’s Champion before she relinquished the title and moved to the main roster. It was an undefeated streak that was headline news but Dunne has been able to keep his reign under the radar since the United Kingdom show is still yet to air on TV.
500 days later ?
A post shared by Pete Dunne (@petedunneyxb) on Oct 3, 2018 at 5:05am PDT
The NXT UK show will make its debut on the WWE Network on Wednesday night ahead of NXT and now the company will be able to promote the fact that the Champion at the helm is the longest reigning of the modern era which could push the brand forward.
WWE has also recently unveiled the NXT United Kingdom Tag Team Championships which will now be added to the show in the coming weeks which shows that WWE has invested a lot of time and money in making this brand a success.
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Sixteen-Year-oldAaronisforcedtocomestotermswithwatchingtheworldaroundhimfallapart,whenbloodismixedwithtragedy,andyourhomebecomesinfestedbythedead,survivingazombieoutbreakisn’teasyonyourown,especiallywhenyou’readeafmute.
Genre: Horror, Short
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Not Going Out
Moonshiners: Shiners on Shine
Genre: Talk-Show
Ismael’s Ghosts
The film tells the tale of a widowed film director who is in the middle of making a film about an atypical diplomat inspired by his brother. While he has started a new life with Sylvia, he still mourns the death of a former lover, Carlotta, who passed away 20 years earlier; then Carlotta returns from the dead, causing Sylvia to run away.
Cradle of Champions
Three extraordinary young people battle to change their lives through the three-month odyssey of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves – the biggest, oldest, most important amateur boxing tournament in the world.
Genre: Documentary, Short
In the nineteenth century, a French adventurer sets off to establish a kingdom in the inhospitable South of Chile, uniting the feared Mapuche under him. The response of the Chilean army is devastating.
Country: Chile, France, Germany, Netherlands, Qatar
Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy
A provocative drama about a young woman who experiences the most significant change in her life.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Ex-Wife Killer
When Josie’s ex-husband Michael walks back into her life to expand their flower business, his estranged wife Laura seems determined to make Josie’s life a living hell. Tensions boil over when Laura breaks into Josie’s house and Michael is forced to kill her out of self-defense. Only after Josie’s eyewitness testimony gets Michael off the hook for murder, does Josie realize that the entire series of events was staged by Michael as an elaborate ploy to murder Laura.
Les hommes du feu
Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action. Unfortunately, while rescuing the victims of a terrible car crash, she does not find one of the injured who was ejected thirty meters away. Now the man is in hospital in a coma and he may die because of her. Completely upset, Bénédicte decides to resign but Philippe dissuades her from doing it.
The Gap Year Paedophile
Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how a teenage gap year student became one of Britain’s worst ever paedophiles.
Country: Ireland, UK
Al Berto
Portugal, 1975. A time of rough changes. A young gay artist trapped in a small seaside town ran by communist winds. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future – but right after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for his love story.
Lerd
Reza, residing in the wilderness with his wife and son, lives a retired life and devotes himself to freshwater fish farming. A private company that has targets on his land is ready to do anything to force him to sell.
A gang of young dirt bikers on a ride across an isolated region of Brazil find themselves being hunted by a machete wielding band of motorcyclists intent on killing them all.
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Genre: Documentary, Family, Music
Manifest: The Chryzinium Era
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Short
Jack an 18-year old hustler and his boyfriend Tom are an item, close and very much in love. Otherwise, Jack is impulsive and explosive with few redeeming qualities. Ken, a married man who hasn’t come out of the closet, takes Jack from NYC to Miami with the intention of helping him.
Stella, a space mechanician, has broken down and ended on a desert planet. While she is in despair, a little girl appears out of nowhere. Following the child into a tunnel, in the depths of the planet, she discovers a big cave full of objects that belonged to her, reminding her the dreams she has left behind.
Genre: Animation, Short
The Coming Convergence
Through newly discovered geological and statistical patterns, many believe it can be proven that the Tribulation is about to begin!
Country: Israel, Turkey, USA
Genre: Documentary, Drama, War
Ten years after his retirement, ‘death-match’ wrestler Nick Mondo is distressed to find a new generation mimicking his former self destructive antics.
Country: Japan, United States of America, USA
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
I Need You to Kill
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Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.
Country: Mexico, Spain, United States of America, USA
Genre: Biography, Documentary, History, Music
Problemos
When a pandemic strikes the world, Victor and his family get stuck within a hippie community.
The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were subsequently thwarted by the British.
Country: India, UK, United Kingdom, United States of America, USA
O gios tis SofÃas
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Country: Bulgaria, France, Greece
The Hunt for Transylvanian Gold
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Genre: Drama, Short
Let the Corpses Tan
Every summer, Luce, an eccentric 50-something painter, spends her time in a small and isolated township, which lies in ruins in southern France, surrounded by guests. This summer, these guests are Max Bernier (an old flame, author and alcoholic), her current squeeze (a lawyer named Bisorgueil), and three friends of his whom she has yet to meet: Rhino, Gros and Alex. After finishing their shopping in town, these three unknowns attack an armored truck and make off with 250 kg of gold. They then return to Luce’s place, counting on her to hide them until the end of the summer… But certain events will throw a spanner in the works, and the hamlet will transform itself into a battlefield over the course of a very long and turbulent day.
Country: Belgium, France
Umibe no sei to shi
Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku (Kento Nagayama) arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe (Hikari Mitsushima) is an elementary school teacher on Kakeromajima and she has feelings for Saku.
Discovering Bigfoot
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May it Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
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Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. When the Malians couldn’t get visas, the team turned their attention to reviving a forgotten generation of legendary son cubano musicians and formed an on-the-fly ensemble: the Buena Vista Social Club. Two decades since that fateful first session, we catch up to these master musicians, as they reflect on the magical unfolding of their lives—from humble origins to the evolution and surprising revival of their careers, all against the backdrop of Cuba’s dramatic history. Brimming with unseen concert, rehearsal, and archival footage, this film is an emotional, shimmering celebration of music’s power to transcend age, ideologies, and class, and to connect us to each other through our souls.
Country: Cuba, United States of America, USA
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24’s Sarah Wynter joins Californication in recurring arc
By 24 Spoilers , May 21st, 2012 · 1 comment
Deadline reports that 24‘s Sarah Wynter, who played Kate Warner in the second season, has been cast in a recurring role for the sixth season of Californication – she will appear in at least six episodes. Congrats, Sarah! EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Wynter (24) has been tapped for a recurring role on the next season of Showtime’s… View Article
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One year ago today, the 24 series finale aired on FOX. Rather than writing a long post praising the show, I assume everyone here is already aware of the awesomeness that is 24. So instead, I’ll post some videos for you to watch including this great documentary that you most likely haven’t seen before: Here’s… View Article
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Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Clarke, Haysbert, more at charity event
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By 24 Spoilers , February 11th, 2003
Fans of 24 may be split when it comes to Jack Bauer’s romantic dilemma, but the show’s newest heroine certainly isn’t. Sarah Wynter, who plays amateur sleuth Kate Warner on Fox’s Emmy-winning drama (airing tonight at 9 pm/ET), believes Kiefer Sutherland’s widower character has mourned his murdered ex long enough. “I’m pushing for us to… View Article
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Sarah Wynter has been tapped as the new female lead on Fox’s real-time drama “24,” which is returning for a second season in the fall. In the series from Imagine TV and 20th Century Fox, Wynter will play a rich young woman who finds herself caught up in Counter Terrorism Unit agent Jack Bauer’s (Kiefer… View Article
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The Trouble with Demons (Raine Benares #3) - Page 59
“It’s packed with weapons.” My lack of enthusiasm was evident.
“Is there another way in?”
Mychael nodded once.
A room with weapons was good for me since I didn’t have any; but it would be bad for all of us if the demons got to them first, which they probably had. Just because they had claws, fangs, and horns didn’t mean they wouldn’t take anything hanging on the walls—like those demon-slaying, green-bladed, hooked spear thingies. I swallowed. Killed by demons with weapons that were made to kill demons. Irony sucked.
A faint clinking came from the darkness, not just inside the doors, but farther into the room—much farther than I wanted to go without knowing exactly what was in there.
“Chains,” Mychael said before I could ask.
I arched a brow.
“Attached to punching bags,” he clarified.
I wondered if the demon queen knew that we’d destroyed her only way home, and now her situation was all or nothing, do or die, kill or be killed. She was cornered and we had no choice but to go in after her and however many Volghuls were sharing the dark with her. The queen had the Saghred and the Scythe; and if she managed to stab the former with the latter, she’d have all the backup she needed, and we’d have Hell on earth—thousands, maybe millions of souls looking for new bodies, and the inhabitants of Mid would be just the beginning. And the four of us would be at the front of the line. It was up to us to stop it all, and my hands were as empty of blades as the day I was born. We didn’t want to rush in, but it only took a second for a demon to stab a rock.
The whole situation had suicide mission written all over it.
I didn’t need to project my thoughts to Mychael and Tam; I was sure they’d arrived at the same gloom-and-doom conclusion.
“Stay here,” said Mychael’s voice in my head.
I didn’t have to say or think “like hell”; my expression said it perfectly.
Mychael gave me a look; you know the one. Then he handed me the best gift I’d ever gotten from any man—a knife. Actually it was more like a short machete. I loved it. It didn’t increase my confidence level in where we were going, but it went a long way toward making me feel better about not dying immediately when we went in.
“Tam, you and Vegard go in through the locker rooms,”
Mychael said.
I felt Tam’s magic power up. “Veils?”
“The best you’ve got. Whoever gets to her first takes her down.”
Tam grinned in a flash of fangs, but there was death in his eyes. “Race you.”
“Raine, you’re with me,” Mychael said.
If Tam didn’t like that arrangement, he didn’t say or think anything. I didn’t care who went with whom; I didn’t like the idea of splitting up, period. Demons with an evil rock of power and the means to open it didn’t seem like the best time to divide forces. But Mychael didn’t get to be paladin by being a crappy tactician, so until something jumped out of the dark and started killing us, I’d go along with his plan.
Mychael gave Vegard and Tam half a minute to get to where they were going. Then looked down at me, his eyes dark and unreadable in the faint light. “Can you veil?”
Damn. I had a feeling he was going to ask that. I’d never done it before, but thanks to the Saghred, I
could do pretty much anything I put my mind to. Problem was, I’d never put my mind to wrapping myself in a veiling spell, and now wasn’t the time for a screw up.
Mychael took my hesitation as an answer. He reached out and took my hand, and once again, his magic ran up my arm and into every part of me. Instantly, it felt as though I were still there but not quite. I looked down at myself and up at Mychael. We were both still there.
“No one can see us,” he assured me. “Including demons.”
“I’ve done it before.”
We slipped silently—and hopefully invisibly—around the corner into the gym. The hand-holding thing worked out well. I was right-handed and Mychael was a lefty, so our respective weapon hands were free. I was holding the knife Mychael had given me; Mychael’s weapon hand was empty. Though considering what he’d done to the demon queen earlier, his empty hand was a lethal hand. But if anything came at me, veils and hand-holding were history.
We weren’t alone. I couldn’t see the proof, but I sure as hell sensed it. The room smelled like a gym was supposed to, with two notable and gut-wrenching exceptions—blood and brimstone. Blood in a gym wasn’t unusual, but this was fresh, and it hadn’t come from a demon. Brimstone meant we were in the right place with the wrong people.
The demon queen didn’t want to kill us. Usually someone wanting to keep you alive was a good thing—unless that someone was the queen of demons. In that situation, given a choice between taken dead or alive, I’d go with dead. And if I died, I was taking as many demons as I could down with me.
We moved into the room, Mychael intent on any shadow, brush of air, or sense of movement. Considering recent bad experiences, I was checking out the ceiling. Just because we didn’t hear clicking or scraping didn’t mean Volghuls weren’t dangling from the rafters like giant bats waiting to drop on us.
We didn’t have to look far to find the demon queen. She was waiting for us in a picture straight out of a nightmare.
Illuminated by a pool of sickly green light, the demon queen held the Scythe of Nen tightly against the throat of a captive Guardian, and a young blond elf lay dead at her feet—an elf in a Guardian uniform who couldn’t have been much older than Piaras. His eyes were open and fixed, and the blood pooling on his chest said how he’d died. The bloody Scythe in the demon queen’s hand said who had done the killing.
And clutched in the captive Guardian’s white-knuckled hands was the Saghred.
I froze and held my breath. He might as well have been holding a bomb with a lit fuse. If one drop of blood fell from the Scythe onto the Saghred, he was worse than dead.
He’d be a Saghred sacrifice.
“Do you desire this, elflings?” Either she could see us, or the bitch just knew we were there.
The Guardian she held captive hadn’t been cut. The blood on the Scythe’s blade was from the dead elf. She’d wet the blade in preparation for plunging it into the Saghred. I knew this as sure as if she’d told me—or as if the Saghred had told me.
I dropped Mychael’s hand. She knew we were here, and I wanted both of my hands free.
“Yes, elflings,” the demon queen purred when we materialized, pulling the Guardian closer. He gasped and shuddered; I didn’t blame him. Some things you just didn’t want touching you. “You all appreciate the helplessness
of your situation. Soon you will experience helplessness as you never have before. The soul of another violating your body, pushing your soul aside, taking you completely. I have heard it said that you will remain aware through all of it—the taking, the possession—for the rest of your lives.” She smiled at us, pleasant, almost human, as if she’d just given us the best news in the world. “And you will be helpless to stop anything your new master or mistress wants your body to do.”
Just when I thought I couldn’t be more scared, someone came along and redefined the word for me. Killed by what you feared the most. Laurian Berel had been killed because of a dagger; he’d been terrified of daggers. I wouldn’t be that lucky. I wouldn’t be killed by what I feared most—I’d get to live with it, and wish I were dead. No control, helpless, completely at the mercy of another. Sarad Nukpana would love to have the job. He’d love to have me. I glanced down at the Saghred held tight in the Guardian’s hands. Colors swirled just beneath the surface, flowing, circling. Souls waiting and eager to get out.
“A sacrifice to use it; a sacrifice to open it.” My voice only shook a little. Good for me. A lot better than I’d expected. Fear, mixed with an urge to run, blended together with a desire to bloody my own blade with royal demonic black.
The queen inclined her head in a single, regal nod. “One must die, so that my lord and king may live again.” She gazed down at the dead elf. “He gave himself for a noble cause. Isn’t that what you teach your young ones, Paladin? Nobility and self-sacrifice?”
“He gave nothing.” Magic spun in the air with Mychael’s words. “You took.” He was a step closer to her; I hadn’t seen him move. “And you will pay.”
The queen laughed, bright and brittle—and nervous. She stepped back, pulling her prisoner with her. “And you will make me? I think not. You will not risk losing another of your own. That is a great weakness in you—you’re unwilling to lose even one, even when you have no chance of preventing it. Defiance in the face of futility. It is a weakness that my husband’s soul inhabiting your body will cure you of.” Her gaze turned lascivious. “You will be cured of many such weaknesses—and inhibitions.”
There were a few Volghuls around her that I could see; I was sure there were more in the dark. When it came to bad guys, there were always more in the dark.
“Kuitak?”
“Your will, my queen?” said a Volghul from the shadows at her right shoulder.
“If the paladin moves or uses that magnificent voice of his again, tear out his Guardian’s throat.”
In the blink of an eye, the Volghul had the man’s throat in his claws, and the demon queen held the Scythe poised above the Saghred.
“I have everything I need.” Her smile spread as she looked at Mychael. “A strong and desirable body for my husband to inhabit, and the elfling to wield the Saghred for us.” She spoke without turning to a pair of Volghuls standing behind her. “Find the goblin. He is here; I have caught his scent.” She inhaled in pure pleasure. “Still delectable,” she breathed. “Bring him to me; do what you will to the human with him.”
One of the Volghuls ran a quick black tongue over purple lips. “We hunger, Your Majesty.”
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Facebook Changes Measurement of Cost per Click
Cost per click will soon be measured differently by Facebook.
By David Cohen
The social network announced in a Facebook for Business post that as part of the release of its new ads application-programming interface, CPC will only register what it referred to as “link clicks”:
Clicks to visit other websites.
Call-to-action clicks that go to other websites, such as “shop now.”
Clicks to install applications.
Clicks to Facebook canvas apps.
Clicks to view videos on other websites.
Facebook said the change will take effect Wednesday for advertisers that buy ads via the Ads API, which has been updated to version 2.4, although the current definition for CPC will be available through Oct. 7.
Ads Manager and Power Editor users will see the new CPC definition “in the coming weeks,” as will Facebook Marketing Partners.
The social network explained the reasoning behind the change in the Facebook for Business post:
This update is intended to help advertisers better understand how their ads perform against their objective.
Currently, CPC takes into account any click taken within an ad unit: a like, a comment, a share, a click to a website, “continue reading,” etc.
Over the past few years, Facebook’s ad offerings have become increasingly tailored to helping advertisers meet specific business objectives. This update is part of that effort: It’s designed to provide measurement that’s more closely aligned with how advertisers are bidding so they can better optimize their campaigns against their stated goals.
Facebook also outlined possible outcomes for advertisers:
Once this change goes into effect, advertisers who care about link clicks are likely to see better return on advertising spend, since they’ll be paying for only the most valuable outcome. Separating link clicks from engagement clicks (including likes and comments) means your budget will be spent more efficiently no matter if you bid for clicks or engagement.
As a result of this change, some campaign reporting metrics related to clicks may look different. By excluding likes, shares and comments, CPC may increase, but it will also become more valuable as it counts only the clicks you want. Similarly, it may look like your click-through rate has decreased; again, this is because the CTR will no longer factor in the additional clicks.
Advertisers: What are your thoughts on this change?
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How to collect multispectral imagery with VTOL drones in the most challenging conditions
Drones have become a key innovation in today’s industry, saving time and greatly reducing risks. Agricultural companies, service providers and researchers use multispectral imagery captured by drones to assess and monitor crops, organise irrigation, and to perform soil and field analysis. However sometimes limitations of fixed wing and multirotor drones do not allow the full potential of drone technology to be realized.
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Wil, Zürich
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Panganiban, Catanduanes
Wil is the capital of the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in 2006. The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013. After the merger the Community Identification Number changed from 3425 to 3427.
In 1984, Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
Since the merger in 2013, Wil now has an area of 20.82 km2 (8.04 sq mi).
Before the merger, Wil had an area, as of 2006, of 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 53.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The former municipality of Bronschhofen had an area, as of 2006, of 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 65.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). It consisted of the villages of Bronschhofen and Rossrüti as well as the hamlets of Maugwil, Trungen and the pilgrimage site of Dreibrunnen.
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Wil is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Wil has an area of 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi). Of this area, 54.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
There are border crossings into Germany at near Wil town (to Bühl in Baden-Wurttemberg) and Buchenloo (to Dettighofen in Baden-Wurttemberg).
Wil has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 1,351.As of 2007, 7.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.5%), with Spanish being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.2%), the SPS (11.5%) and the FDP (11.4%).
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Wil was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Fricktal region, about 3 km from the border to Germany. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil merged into the municipality of Mettauertal.
Current population is 669 inhabitants.
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The municipality of Panganiban (formerly Payo) is a fifth class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, the Philippines. According to the 2010 Census, the municipal has a population of 9,738 people.
Although the original name was Payo, this town has changed name from Panganiban to Payo and back again. During the last term of the late assemblyman Francisco Perfecto, Panganiban became Payo again on April 20, 1957 under Republic Act No. 1654. Congressman Jose M. Alberto (through Republic Act 2122 enacted without executive approval April 15, 1959) changed the name to Panganiban again by which it is officially known at present.
Legend has it that a boatload of seafarers from some village in the south-eastern mainland of Luzon was shipwrecked onto the shore of what is now Panganiban. The village headman, or “Payo” as he was called by the villagers, was among the shipwrecked and no one was able to return to the home village. Migrating villagers, years later, were able to ascertain the fate of their lost kinsmen when they came upon the remains of the wrecked sailboat. They settled in the place and called it “Payo” in memory of their ill-fated headman.
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Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone
The back page of the front section on Saturday, February 16, 1991 was 4/5ths covered with a Radio Shack ad.
There are 15 electronic gizmo type items on this page, being sold from America’s Technology Store. 13 of the 15 you now always have in your pocket.
So here’s the list of what I’ve replaced with my iPhone.
All weather personal stereo, $11.88. I now use my iPhone with an Otter Box
AM/FM clock radio, $13.88. iPhone.
In-Ear Stereo Phones, $7.88. Came with iPhone.
Microthin calculator, $4.88. Swipe up on iPhone.
Tandy 1000 TL/3, $1599. I actually owned a Tandy 1000, and I used it for games and word processing. I now do most of both of those things on my phone.
VHS Camcorder, $799. iPhone.
Mobile Cellular Telephone, $199. Obvs.
Mobile CB, $49.95. Ad says “You’ll never drive ‘alone’ again!” iPhone.
20-Memory Speed-Dial phone, $29.95.
Deluxe Portable CD Player, $159.95. 80 minutes of music, or 80 hours of music? iPhone.
10-Channel Desktop Scanner, $99.55. I still have a scanner, but I have a scanner app, too. iPhone.
Easiest-to-Use Phone Answerer, $49.95. iPhone voicemail.
Handheld Cassette Tape Recorder, $29.95. I use the Voice Memo app almost daily.
BONUS REPLACEMENT: It’s not an item for sale, but at the bottom of the ad, you’re instructed to ‘check your phone book for the Radio Shack Store nearest you.’ Do you even know how to use a phone book?
You’d have spent $3054.82 in 1991 to buy all the stuff in this ad that you can now do with your phone. That amount is roughly equivalent to about $5100 in 2012 dollars.
How much would an iPhone have cost in 1991?
But the fact that so many were so impressed by an assertion that an iPhone possesses the capabilities of $3,000 worth of 1991 electronics products – when the actual figure exceeds $3 million – reveals how fundamentally difficult it is to think in exponential terms.
Innovation blindness, I’ve long argued, is a key obstacle to sound economic and policy thinking. And this is a perfect example. When we make policy based on today’s technology, we don’t just operate mildly sub-optimally. No, we often close off entire pathways to amazing innovation.
The iPhone in Your Pocket Is Worth Millions
My iPhone 7 has 128 gigabytes (GB) of flash memory, which would have cost around $5.76 million back in 1991. Its A10 processor, which includes a CPU and GPU, has 3.3 billion transistors, running at 2.34 gigahertz (GHz) and delivering roughly 120,000 million instructions per second (MIPS). This amount of computing power would have cost something like $3.6 million back in 1991.
The iPhone 7 also delivers astonishing communications speed via 4G LTE mobile networks. Peak and average mobile speeds vary, depending on geography, network load, and other factors, so I just decided to use the speed I normally get on my mobile LTE connection (not Wi-Fi) at my office. With just two of five dots’ worth of signal strength, I enjoy a connection of 33 megabits per second (Mbps). That kind of wireless bandwidth might have cost something like $3.3 million back in 1991.
Adding it up, we get $5.76 + $3.6 + $3.3 = $12.66 million to produce today’s iPhone back in 1991. And that’s just for the three components that are easiest to measure and compare across time. This estimate doesn’t include the camera, display, random access memory (RAM), MEMS gyroscope and accelerometer, or any of the other amazing parts and features packed into an impossibly compact package. Nor does this account for inflation, which means our comparison may understate the effect.
These are fairly rough estimates. Yet it’s interesting that the new $12-million figure is four times the $3-million estimate from three years ago – which just happens to be the pace of Moore’s law, a doubling every 18 months or so. By many accounts, Moore’s law is slowing down or is even “dead.” Yet these types of cost-performance improvements suggest Moore’s law, at least for now, lives on.
Do “They” Really Say “Technological Progress Is Slowing Down?”
Consider the 256 GB memory iPhone X: Implemented in vacuum tubes in 1957, the transistors in an iPhoneX alone would have:
cost 150 trillion of today’s dollars: one and a half times today’s global annual product
taken up a hundred-story square building 300 meters high, and 3 kilometers long and wide
drawn 150 terawatts of power—30 times the world’s current generating capacity
Oh. And clock speed. The AN/FSQ-7 operated at 75khz. The A-11 is a 6-core 24 mhz processor:
2000 100 billion square meter buildings, each a hundred-stories—300 meters high—and 3 kilometers long and wide
3000 times today’s global annual product
300 petawatts of power—60,000 times the world’s current generating capacity
for the late-1950s vacuum tubes to match one iPhoneX…
And we haven’t even gotten started on the hardware architecture, or on the software and maintenance support necessary to emulate an iPhoneX at speed back in the late 1950s…
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Tripas à moda do Porto
by Amass. Cook. on Wednesday March 16th, 2016 in FOOD & WINE, History of Food, PORTO, Portuguese Cuisine
Porto is recognized as a city that loves food. Indeed, this passion persists because the people of Porto have always prized the dishes of their origins, and can see themselves in them. Tripas à moda do Porto are a perfect example of this, where one single dish can baptize an entire population as “tripeiros“, symbolically immortalizing the history and resilience of these people.
THE ORIGIN OF TRIPAS À MODA DO PORTO
As far as the origin of tripas à moda do Porto goes, little is known besides legends, which are disperse and independent among themselves, and where the dish almost always arises as a sudden adaptation to a food crisis.
SUEBI ORIGIN
With the fall of the Roman Empire, the Suebi started to expand through Europe. When they finally conquered the Northern Iberian Peninsula, they made Porto one of their capitals. The Suebi had tripe in their gastronomical traditions, and coincidentally or not, they seem to have left tripe as a gastronomical remnant through the regions they conquered. According to this point of view, the basis for tripas à moda do Porto may have appeared in the 6th century.
CONQUEST OF CEUTA
During the 15th century, whilst sending Portuguese troops to conquer Ceuta, King John I guaranteed part of the provisioning of food for his troops by asking Porto for supplies. With this gift, the city was void of its usual food stock and was left with only tripe and imagination.
SIEGE OF PORTO
The confrontation between the royalists of D. Miguel and the liberals of D. Pedro IV lead the first to organize a siege to the city of Porto, heart of the liberal movement. The siege lasted approximately a year, and lead the city to the limit in food stocks; thus, tripe came as a solution in a time of need.
SIEGE OF LISBON
At arms with a succession crisis in 1384, Lisbon is sieged by Castilian troops. In efforts to aid the capital, captain Rui Pereira commands an armada coming from Porto, that manages to break the blockage at the river and deliver food to the starving people and troops of Lisbon. This heroic act allowed the troops of the Master of Avis to support the infamous siege, which lasted a few more months. Once again, the people of Porto sent out all their meat and were left with tripe.
EPISODES OF THE HISTORY (AND LEGENDS) OF TRIPE
WHAT ARE TRIPAS À MODA DO PORTO?
Considering the ruminant nature of bovine livestock, these animals possess a series of adaptations regarding their digestive system, so that they can efficiently digest grass. Part of the essence of tripas à moda do Porto resides in this complex gastric system, as the stomach of cows is compartmented into four sections: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Unlike what the term “tripe” suggests, the dish is cooked using parts of the stomach, and not intestine.
Those who seek for a recipe for tripas à moda do Porto can often find the terms blanket tripe, honeycomb tripe and book tripe, which refer to the rumen, reticulum and omasum. Not to mention the famed “dobrada“, which is, in essence, the assortment of stomach linings, excluding the abomasum. You can see the different sections of tripe below.
Beyond tripe, the recipes vary, but usually include veal’s feet, pig’s feet, chicken, salpicão, ham, chouriço, butter beans, carrot, lard, bay leaf, garlic, cumin, clove, paprika, onion, olive oil, salt and pepper. It is a complex dish, filled with ingredients that demand the highest quality, but the confection also comes with its tricks and secrets. The final result is surprising, and transcends expectations, and above all, brings comfort and warms the heart.
Antonio Trogu, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
WHERE CAN I EAT THEM?
Porto is the birthplace of this delicacy, and it is in Porto that you will find the most faithful and delicious versions of this dish. For those who have not tried it, this is a warm dish, with a hearty sauce, and such a diversity of meats that fulfill a variety of textures and flavours, all this complemented by the sweetness of the butter beans and carrot. This is what you can expect of tripas à moda do Porto. Choose from recommended spots, and be aware if the dish is on the day’s specials. Here are a few suggestions.
Restaurante Líder
Alameda Eça de Queirós, 120/130, Porto. Tel. 225 020 089
O Pombeiro
Rua Capitão Bombeiro, 218, Porto. Tel. 225 097 446
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Daniela Longo Gargiulo
Wednesday March 16th, 2016 at 07:12 PM
Desta vez não só aprendi imenso, como me deliciei com a poesia de sobremesa! Fantástico refúgio para mim nesses dias agitados! Parabéns pelo post!
Muito obrigada, Daniela!
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Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window
Andrew Hevia, USA, Hong Kong 2019, 68’
“You are here to make a film. You have a camera and nothing else,” says speech synthesizer with a female voice in a documentary made by one of Moonlight producers. Screenplay—barely sketched out, budget—almost non-existing, topic and characters—we’ll find out. Despite these limitations, or perhaps thanks to them, Andrew Hevia made unexpectedly engaging, bittersweet documentary about himself, weird artists and traps lying in wait in supermarkets. The pretext to grab a camera arises on a trip to Honk Kong, where the director has the opportunity to look at the local art scene during the important Art Basel fair. But how do you enter an unknown world? The documentary project quickly turns into a self-portrait of a lost, 30-year-old man, who does not really know where his life and film are heading. Armed with a small camera and a huge amount of irony, Hevia tries to fight confusion in an alien town, heals a broken heart and tries to get accustomed to living in an expensive broom closet. All festivalgoers, who do not always have their fingers on the pulse, will find themselves in this honest glance at millenials.
Filmmakers Q&A
Andrew Hevia
Filmmaker from Miami. Co-founder of Borscht Corp. collective, the organizer of Borscht Film Festival which, according to Indiewire is “the weirdest film festival on the planet.” He graduated from the Film School of the Florida State University. The producer of Amy Seimetz’s Sun Don’t Shine and the Academy Awards-winning Moonlight. Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window was screened on South by Southwest Film Festival and Copenhagen International Documentary Festival.
2012 Rising Tide: A Story of Miami Artists (doc.)
2015 Sawgrass City (short doc.)
2019 Opuść autobus przez wybitą szybę / Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window (doc.)
director Andrew Hevia
screenplay Andrew Hevia
cinematography Andrew Hevia
editing Carlos David Rivera
producer Andrew Hevia, Carlos David Rivera
production One Eight Five Films
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23-Mar-2015: In a rare feat, a team J N Medical College's doctors led by Department of Cardiovascular Surgery's Chairman Professor M H Beg and Dr Mohd Azam Haseen assisted by the Department of Anesthesia performed an open-heart surgery on a 20-day-old infant boy suffering from an unusual congenital heart defect.
The child, who recovered well, was discharged on 13th day of surgery.
Doctors said that besides technical complexities involved in the surgery there was wide communication between blood vessels carrying pure and impure blood to heart.
"Anesthesia was given by Dr Kamran and his team while the post operative care was given by Prof Syed Manazir and Dr Uzma Firdaus," confirmed Prof Beg.
Prof Beg added that PDA surgeries are being done in JNMC for a long time but this case was first of its kind. He also confirmed this was so far the smallest child operated in JNMC.
He also pointed out that the child was born with breathing difficulties and his condition deteriorated further as he developed pneumonia. "The child was kept on a ventilator for several days".
Dr Shaad Abkari later diagnosed the child as having a congenital heart defect, which needed urgent surgery.
Principal and CMS of JNMC, Prof Tariq Mansoor expressed his happiness at the development and hoped that very soon open heart surgery facilities will become available at JNMC.
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Anubhava Program for Enriching Science teaching
Anubhava Science Foundation (ASF) in collaboration with Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), IISc inaugurated Teacher's Enrichment Programme on 15th June 2016 with support from The Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST), IISc.
A year long course for teachers teaching Science began on 15th June till 18th June from morning 9am to 4pm. This will be followed by monthly one day sessions till April 2017 and couple of more sessions in the month of October and April.
Venue : CST Conference room, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru
Inauguration on 15th June 2016
When teachers became enlightened students !
Seeing them place buttons on a cardboard to show electronic/atomic configuration, or simply burn paper to display a chemical change, the involvement and enthusiasm of the participants was an eye opener. Popular notions of government school teachers as a bunch of lazy, dispirited lot hadn’t prepared me for what I saw during four long days.
The class of 45 odd government school teachers ranging from ages 30 to nearing 60 were no different from enthusiastic students in any classroom… they sat in rapt attention, answered all at a time to a question and did the experiments like children given new toys.
Handling the sessions were instructors from Anubhava Science Foundation, whose primary objective is teacher upskilling in science and math education. The engrossed class was proof of the team’s engaging communication skills and subject expertise. The June 2016 workshop was part of a year-long teacher enrichment programme to be conducted in collaboration with the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology.
Puzzled at first on why very simple and basic stuff was being spoken of in class, the picture became clear as sessions went on. Reflecting the general picture, most of the teachers did not have a degree in science. Around half the class had completed schooling and gone on to teach, while the others are graduates in arts. A handful had done their graduation in science.
In classes 4 to 7, teachers in most government schools are expected to teach all subjects! In many schools, there are less than three teachers to take all the classes and subjects. Their understanding of science is mostly from fragments of definition remembered from school days, decades ago. Since then, science has advanced into the world of quarks and gluons and bosons. But for these teachers, it has stood still with a few words and definition.
In the hands-on session, many struggled to place their electrons and nucleons simply because they did not know to read the periodic table. Made one sad to realize what the system is denying to a large fraction of our children.
The eagerness of the teachers to learn however proved that this is not a lost case as much as a shelved case. Given the right training, these teachers can be turned into fully equipped resource persons. If only the need is acknowledged.
The other reason why it looked too simple was that the modules are prepared to induce concept-oriented learning as against text-book based memorising. A lot of discussions peppered with activities was how the four days were planned and executed.
The sessions on matter, atoms, force and motion and density saw instructor Geetha Arvind nudge the class in the right direction using questions and simple experiments designed to encourage thinking and demonstrate concepts.. eg., ‘air has matter and occupies space’ was proved using a bottle, funnel and water! Or the application of density concept demonstrated using naphthalene bobbing up and down in soda.
Now how many from top end schools can state lucidly that the state of matter depends on three aspects – arrangement of particles, their movement and forces of binding to each other? Even if they can, what is often missing, as Geetha notes is, the step by step approach of looking at the three states of matter at the particle level, and then to derive the concept of shape and space and finally assign names to the states. “Here naming is given less preference than understanding the concept .. In traditional approach, naming is given the priority and then follows the definition.”
Handling abstract aspects like what is matter, and particles... to tricky questions like ‘does light occupy/capture space’ evoked mixed replies and arguments, till all agreed (on some prompting) that it does not, because light does not displace earlier occupant.
The states of matter were then examined for what can be compressed/expanded and what cannot be, in order to understand what happens during expansion and why some matter cannot be compressed.
Geetha stressed time and again to the teachers not to bring in new concepts not yet explained when discussing any topic, nor to take on more than one at a time. Just as she led them step by step from ‘objects’ which can be created and destroyed to ‘matter’ which cannot be created or destroyed, to ‘particles’ to atoms, nucleus and the constituent electron, proton and neutron.
A useful step appreciated by teachers was the new concept of a mind map (as against lesson plan) to put all the related ideas around a subject in a kind of flow chart with many branches and offshoots. Noting that there were different ways to put the points, Geetha stressed to her ‘teacher students’ that it was about getting the best flow.
So also when asking participants to share what they learnt with other teachers at school, the young IIT post-grad in math and computer science pointed out how teaching is the best way to learn. “When you discuss, you will come up with more doubts, which you can bring to our next class next month. We do not know all the answers but let’s discuss.”
The difference between physical and chemical process in which the objects retain their original characteristics or do not, a little history on Democritus, Proust, Lavoisier, Dalton and Mendeleev to show how scientific enquiry developed into the modern day understanding of the universe, and then to motion and force.
Prompting thought
Teachers were confused on how to differentiate between force and energy… lot of debate ensued. Geetha watched indulgently and then finally put it simply ‘energy is needed to apply force”.
From there to different kinds of motions using objects like a ball and a paper cup tied to a string and then to explain the difference between speed and velocity using concepts of displacement and direction was the job for the third day.
Why does the coin on a carom board eventually stop? Force is less, board is rough, etc came the replies. The ideal situation was applied where the board is smooth and the force is adequate, and yet the coin stops. That was how friction was smoothly brought into the discussion! Next step was to ask why there was friction at all. A few words on the structure of the surface explained that.
Simple experiments like a weight pulled on a smooth and hard surface showing different weights due to friction took some time to be understood, while a more exciting one with one of the facilitators Bhama Sridharan (a double post-grad in computer science) doing the famous ‘Leaning tower of Pisa experiment’ by dropping two similarly shaped objects of different masses simultaneously (to show acceleration due to gravity is same on all objects) elicited much excitement and saw onlookers keenly watch out!
The last day saw the introduction of another abstract aspect –density. Using the idea of particle arrangement and mass of each particle, the differences between various objects was discussed. Like a stone, sponge, chalk, water and gas. Why do some objects sink in a liquid while others float? Again, the replies varied from ‘it is heavier’, to shapes, etc. The idea of unit volume of a substance was introduced and finally the formula governing density. Naphthalene rising and sinking in a glass of soda puzzles the class till the answer is finally given away – of changing volume of the object due to the bubbles that accumulate on its surface!
Problems like deriving the chemical formula from atomic mass and the proportions of elements in it made for some brain racking sessions.
Pre-tests saw most participants answer meticulously, with a few indulging in discussions (the eternal struggle not to be outsmarted!)
Take- home assignments for the next month – mind maps for the topics covered, doubts encountered in class, etc were also noted down religiously.
Words are important, as Geetha said more than once, whether in illustrating the difference between an element and molecule, often used interchangeably, or in the more common interchange of steam and smoke.
Formula and definition are not as important as showing kids what you mean, she told the teachers. “Don’t talk. Just do the experiment and let them watch and then bring in the concepts.” She also handed out advice like telling them not to stop with a few students giving the right answer, but to work on those with the wrong answers to make them think it out.
There was a sense of camaraderie and humour in class all four days, yet no fooling around. The conversational tone using colloquial language for communication made it easy to connect.
Sometimes the discussions failed to arrive at a conclusion. For instance, when trying to decide if wood was a mixture or compound. But as Geetha told her class, sometimes one may not immediately have the answers and experiments too may flop. “You have to reason out what could be the problem.” She left the class with a few answers hanging, saying “think and find out”.
Simple experiments with inexpensive and easily available items highlighted the workshop. To show density varying with volume, a coin tightly wrapped in a cover was used to show it sinks while the same cover puffed up with air floated. Air expands was simply demonstrated by heating a test tube with balloon fitted to it. The balloon filled up with heating.
The bits of cardboards, stones and used sachets were collected back after the experiments, showing a diligence in re-using the resources.
When doing science, especially the physical sciences, how can one do away with Math? Not possible. That is why the session had a daily dose of an hour of relevant topics in Math like fractions and ratios, proportions, factors and multiples, area and perimeter.
Here again the focus was on understanding the concept or idea behind the word more than the equation or formula. A simple question like ‘is 1:2 same as fraction ½’ can easily floor many of us. Most were inclined to say it was the same till instructor Kshama helped discern the difference using shading to show how in the ratio, the whole is 3 while in the fraction it is 2.
Direct and inverse proportions were introduced using the relation between speed, distance and time. From a game of ‘masala, dosa and masala dosa’ evolved the least common multiple. Arrangement of a given number of squares to form as many different sized rectangles as possible bought home the concept of factors. Since the LCM has no upper end to it, the least one is opted for while with the HCF which ends in the number itself, the highest is picked.
Lot of confusion prevailed with most disagreeing that a square is also a rectangle, till Kshama Chakravarthy, a post-grad in Math from IIT, and MA in Education from Azim Premji University, emphasised that the definition merely says ‘opposite sides are to be equal’ and this was true for a square!
The idea of area was made clear using tiny bits of squares to estimate the shape with bigger area. Using stones and five questions around factors and multiples with direct ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers, the two groups had some good fun. With Math!
Teaching math in Kannada was not without its challenges, as Kshama pointed out later. “Multiples and Factors mean something in English because they are used colloquially and their meaning is more or less the same in Maths. But with words like ‘apavarthya’ and ‘apavarthana’ in Kannada, one doesn’t know what is what and this leads to blindly memorizing them. Language is also crucial in the understanding of a concept! In such a case how can we blame children for not ‘remembering’ the words?”
Drawing graphs was another practical lesson with everyone participating eagerly. “We never knew the concepts behind these words like ratio or hcf,lcm. Nor that math could be so interesting,” observed a group.
KSCST presentations
And finally, there were the practical real-life issues taken up by KSCST scientists who spoke on rainwater harvesting, need to involve community in reviving old water bodies and the urgent actions on energy conservation and renewable energy.
If A R Shivkumar spoke on how city-zens are wasting rainwater which could easily cater to the needs of a city like Bangalore, on the purity of rainwater and the ease of harvesting it, then Vijay U T painted a grim picture of decline of kalyanis in the state and what the institute has been doing to help in building beneficial policy. Vishnu Chinagundi drilled home the message of global warming and energy conservation while touching on how renewables can help. Queries and observations from the engrossed class were many, despite the sessions eating into lunch time.
Some contradicting observations: while few teachers said the text books were too lengthy and the workshop had made the topics shorter and clear, some others said that the workshop mode of explaining concepts in-depth was interesting but would require more time than available, given the onus of syllabus completion!
Some expressed need for more elaborate explanations on tough topics like atoms and density. Others wanted more experiments or experiments to follow each concept. The class was keen to be updated on latest in science with many evincing interest in space science. (No wonder perhaps with Isro adding laurels to its bag with the latest launch of 20 satellites in one launch.)
All were unanimous in their high praise for the training session and some went as far as requesting for the same bunch of trainers in future.
All four days there was not a single participant who was seen to yawn or doze off, even for a few minutes! This, despite the fact that a significant chunk of the participants was on the wrong side of 50 years of age.
Anubhava Science Foundation has eight years of solid experience in making science more fun and thought-provoking by focusing on conceptual understanding of the subjects by teachers, both from government and private schools. This is however the first time the NGO is coming up with a year-long sustainable training for a group of 50 teachers to effectively reinforce the learning. They hope to expand next year to 200 teachers using a combination of physical and virtual classrooms.
The teacher enrichment programme will also include sessions on sustainable technology offered by the Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc.
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Appropriates a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of paying claims under the Australian Government Guarantee to support interim funding to car dealerships.
Introduced and read a first time 14 May 2009
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The Third Class Railway Carriage (1862–4), Honoré Daumier Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence
Earlier this year, on a morning brisk and bright, I stood on the Quai d’Anjou – a tree-lined embankment of the Île St Louis – looking up at the building where Daumier lived for much of his life. A mansion in pale, yellow stone, it exhales the breezy elegance of Parisian wealth. So it is hard to imagine that when Daumier lived there, in an apartment on the top floor, this building – like so many in the area – was carved up into meager lodgings and inhabited by bohemians and the struggling poor.
The Laundress (1861–3), Honoré Daumier Photograph: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence
To stand before the Laundress on the Quai D’Anjou (1861–3) one of the paintings currently on show at the Royal Academy, is to see the Île St Louis as Daumier knew it. The left bank glows in the distance, and the laundress – cast into soft shadow with Daumier’s bold use of contre-jour – ascends the steps from the river, her washing bundled in one arm and a child pulling on the other. You can feel the weight of the laundry, the forward tug of the small child’s eager steps. In the breadth and rapidity of Daumier’s brushwork, individual features are indistinct (whether she is pretty or plain, one cannot tell), but such particulars drift into irrelevance: what Daumier captures, is her fatigue and the simple dignity with which she accomplishes this everyday task.
Walking through this small (yet perfectly formed) exhibition, it is easy to see why Daumier has numerous times been likened to Michelangelo. Like him, Daumier was a sculptor as well as a draughtsman: the delightful clay heads that Daumier made of the figures of his day, their features exaggerated in bold tweaks of clay and the press of thumb, are some of the particular treats on show. Like Michelangelo too, Daumier knew how to express the torsion of bodies, the weight and curve of muscle and bone in athletes and old men alike. And yet, what distinguishes Daumier’s velveteen lithographs and muscular paintings from the work of his Italian predecessor, is the resounding humour and compassion with which he treats the lowliest of his fellow men and the most incidental aspects of their lives.
It is this compassion that brings the Paris of the mid-19th century alive on the walls of the RA’s Sackler Wing. As a staunchly Republican caricaturist and satirist, we might expect his work to be, on occasion, caustic: yet, even when treating the harshest injustices and scrutinising the most unpleasant foibles of the human character, he does so with characteristic wit and sympathy.
For newcomers to Daumier, this exhibition offers a delightful appetiser.
One reviewer has remarked that, for a visitor unfamiliar with his work, this exhibition does not provide enough contextual information. Such comment is undeserved: each image is accompanied by a brief but apt text, providing a valuable insight into an extremely complex socio-political context. Any more information, and the power of the images would be drowned out by the weight of words.
It is also a misguided remark, as it suggests that, without a thorough elucidation of Daumier’s political motivation – which no small exhibition could ever presume to offer – the power of his fine work is lost to us. However, when we see Daumier’s lithograph depicting the events of the April 1834 riot in the Rue Transnonain, and see how he makes the focus the lifeless body of a man in his nightshirt, slumped across a dead child, we do not need details: Daumier’s sense of the cruel injustice, the inhumanity of the episode, strikes the viewer immediately. In his brisk lines, in the firmly contoured chiaroscuro, he offers his own volatile vision of Paris with a voice at once tender, loud and clear.
‘Daumier (1808-1879): Visions of Paris’ is at the Royal Academy of Arts until 26 January 2014.
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Galaga ’88
That's Galactic Dancin'!
The third sequel for Galaxian, featuring significantly improved graphics over the previous games in the series, including detailed backgrounds, larger enemies and greater ship details.
Fans were split for years on whether the title is pronounced "Gah-Lag-Uh" or "Gal-Uh-Guh". A Midway staffer later confirmed that its pronounced the former way.
Galaga '88 introduces a variety of new enemies and behaviours. Most of these special enemies are worth varying amounts of bonus points when destroyed. Some enemies can combine into larger enemies which take multiple hits to destroy, while others arrive in eggs, explode in a shower of fireworks, grow with multiple hits, or sport armour which makes them invincible while in formation. Certain enemies drop small formations of tiny creatures that wiggle their way down the screen, and still others can act as escorts to incoming groups of enemies and then quickly dive at the player before leaving the game. Most stages also include various obstacles which appear when the enemy formation has been assembled.
The objective is to shoot all 40 enemies before they disappear, for a bonus of at least 10,000 points. There are a total of 29 stages. The player can begin with one ship with two in reserve or start right out with a dual ship (but only one in reserve).
Asteroids Deluxe
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Crazy Kong
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Ikari Warriors
"Congraturations! You have rescured Colonel Cook and received 1,000,000 points."
Rambo meets Front Line in this popular classic that spawned several similar games, like Heavy Barrel, Time Soldiers, and Guerrilla War. The game could either be played by a single player or by two players simultaneously.
The serious is notorious for its poorly translated and amusing ending text.
The goal is to reach the village of Ikari. Preventing the player from reaching the village are a slew of enemies like soldiers, tanks, helicopters, super tanks, and the terribly annoying "kamikaze soldiers". Each soldier is equipped with several different weapons including a semi-automatic machine gun, an automatic machine gun, grenades, and super grenades. To assist the players in their struggle are a number of power-ups that extended the players shots, allowed the player to shoot over obstacles, and super grenades.
Joust 2
Do-don-pachi Dai-fukkatsu
Samurai Shodown 64
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Air Force integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities
By Lori A. Bultman, Sixteenth Air Force Public Affairs / Published October 11, 2019
Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh (right) assumes command of Sixteenth Air Force from Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, during the Sixteenth Air Force assumption of command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare numbered air force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing information warfare capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner (right) relinquishes command of Twenty-Fourth Air Force to Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, during the Sixteenth Air Force Assumption of Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare numbered air force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing information warfare capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
Chief Master Sgt. Summer Leifer, Sixteenth Air Force command chief, unfurls the Sixteenth Air Force flag to signify its activation, as Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, and Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, former commander of Twenty-Fifth Air Force, look on during the Sixteenth Air Force assumption of command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. The Twenty-Fourth Air Force was also inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare numbered air force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing information warfare capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
The Twenty-Fifth Air Force flag is furled to signify its inactivation, as Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, and Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Twenty-Fifth Air Force commander, look on during the Sixteenth Air Force assumption of command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. The Twenty-Fourth Air Force was also inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare numbered air force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing information warfare capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein provides opening remarks for the Sixteenth Air Force Assumption of Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 11, 2019. The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare numbered air force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing information warfare capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) --
In March 2019, Air Force leaders decided to create a new information warfare numbered air force with enhanced missions and capabilities.
Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air Force into a single headquarters that will provide global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare and information operations.
The new information warfare NAF remains aligned under Air Combat Command and draws from decades of innovation and operational experience through the ISR, cyber and electronic warfare enterprises. Both the Air Force chief of staff and ACC commander spoke during the ceremony.
“This is an important and historic day for our Air Force and it's an honor to share this event - the stand-up of the 16th Air Force as an information warfare-focused numbered air force - with all of you today,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein. “Today's ceremony isn't just about pulling organizations together, it is creating opportunity for new operational art to compete against transregional, all-domain and multifunctional challenges and conduct operations in the information environment."
Goldfein recently spoke at the 2019 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference about the need for an Air Force that seamlessly combines weapons, sensors, data and people from air, space, sea, cyber and information. Today, he expounded on those needs.
“The time has come to strengthen our Air Force’s information warfare capabilities. And the work of this community will provide the tools our nation's leaders need to succeed in the 21st century. Perhaps our adversaries will watch how we are operating and take pause — and if we are successful at causing our enemies to pause and question whether they can achieve their political objectives, perhaps that is what deterrence looks like in the age of hybrid warfare,” Goldfein said.
Gen. Mike Holmes, ACC commander, reiterated that the activation of Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) was essential to synchronizing the mission areas of ISR, electronic warfare, cyber, and information operations capabilities across the conflict continuum, ensuring the joint force’s ability to compete, deter, fight and win wars across all domains.
“Our intel, cyber and information operations communities bring unparalleled expertise, warfighting capability and deterrence to the table,” Holmes said. “Each community is strong on its own, but we knew that integrating all of these capabilities would make them much stronger.”
The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Force flags were furled as the Sixteenth Air Force flag took center stage, opening a new chapter in the NAF’s history.
Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh received the guidon from Holmes, along with responsibility for leading the nearly 32,000 military and civilian Airmen assigned to the new organization.
Haugh championed Goldfein’s vision for the future in his remarks.
“Sir, your vision for our service has postured us to compete and win in this era of great power competition across the board,” he said. “The Air Force is ready to forge new concepts for cognitive warfare in all domains; we stand prepared to create decisive outcomes against our adversaries.”
“We’re moving out with a mandate to transform the way the Air Force fights in the information environment,” Haugh continued. “Our adversaries should take note: No longer will they be able to effect a strategic double-speak – publicly engaging in the international process while simultaneously taking actions in the cyber and information space to undermine international norms. They will no longer have plausible deniability; we will expose actions that undermine international norms and take the conflict in the information environment to their front lines.”
Haugh sees the NAF stand-up as a natural growth on top of the rock-solid ISR and cyber foundations the Air Force has built.
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity as we expand into this new mission space,” Haugh said. “We are now empowering our Airmen with the authorities required to achieve new outcomes for our nation. And we, the Sixteenth Air Force, stand ready to rise up and deliver.”
Editor’s note: Following the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, the former Twenty-Fourth Air Force commander, moves to U.S. Pacific Command, where he will be the Command, Control Communications and Cyber director.
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Enjeux: bulletin d'analyses géopolitiques pour l'Afrique centrale. #42. p. 8-67.
Tsikata, Dzodzi and Golah, Pamela (eds.) (2010)
Land tenure, gender and globalisation: research and analysis from Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre. 299p.
Alemayehu Geda Fole (2009)
Nairobi: African Economic Research Consortium.
Ardayfio-Schandorf, Elizabeth and Momsen, Janet Henshall (eds.) (2009)
Gender, the State and different environment places: perspectives from developing countries in Africa and Asia
Accra: Ghana Universities Press. 287p.
Ghoble, Vrushal (2009)
Oil business with a human face
Africa Quarterly. Volume 49 #4. p. 40-49.
Jayasuriya, Shihan de S (2009)
African identity in Asia: cultural effects of forced migration
Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers. 164p.
Mengistu, Alemu Aye (2009)
Do physical and human capital matter for export diversification? A comparative analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia
African and Asian Studies. Volume 8 #1-2. p. 1-46.
Ubink, Janine M. and Hoekema, André J. (eds.) (2009)
Legalising land rights: local practices, state responses and tenure security in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Amsterdam: Leiden University Press. Law, governance, and development. 618p.
Booth, Anne (2008)
West Africa in the Southeast Asian mirror: the historical origins of the post-1960 divergence
Itinerario: European Journal of Overseas History. Volume 32 #3. p. 61-90.
Jayasuriya, Shihan de Silva (2008)
Indian Ocean crossings: music of the Afro-Asian diaspora
African Diaspora: a Journal of Transnational Africa in a Global World. Volume 1 #1-2. p. 135-154.
Prasad, Kiran Kamal and Angenot, Jean-Pierre (eds.) (2008)
TADIA, the African diaspora in Asia: explorations on a less known fact
Bangalore: Jana Jagrati Prakashana. 775p.
Shekhawat, Seema and Mahapatra, Debidatta Aurobinda (eds.) (2008)
Afro-Asian conflicts: changing contours, costs and consequences
New Delhi: New Century Publications. 300p.
Beukering, Pieter van and Leeuw, Kim van der and Zwanikken, Gertjan (eds.) (2007)
Nature's wealth
Amsterdam: Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management (PREM).
Henley, David and Bryceson, Deborah (2007)
Uiteenlopende wegen naar welvaart en naar armoede: Zuidoost-Azië en Sub-Sahara Afrika in vergelijkend perspectief
Internationale spectator: tijdschrift voor internationale politiek. Volume 61 #7-8. p. 377-380.
Jayasuriya, Shihan de Silva (ed.) (2007)
Invisible Africans: hidden communities in Asia
African and Asian Studies. Volume 6 #3. p. 219-345.
Chigora, Percyslage (2006)
Zimbabwe's look East policy: a critical appraisal of Zimbabwe's foreign policy in the new millennium
OSSREA Bulletin. Volume 3 #3. October. p. 25-30.
Collins, Robert O. (2006)
The African slave trade to Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands
African and Asian Studies. Volume 5 #3-4. p. 325-346.
Hawkins, Tony (2006)
Design or desperation: trade investment in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
African Analyst Quarterly. #1. p. 60-68.
Silva Jayasuriya, Shihan de and Angenot, Jean Pierre (eds.) (2006)
The African diaspora in Asia: historical gleanings
Wiel, Arie van der (2006)
'Tracking development': Nigeria and Indonesia in comparative perspective
Nigerian Journal of International Affairs. Volume 32 #2. p. 179-188.
Obiyan, A. Sat (2005)
A Critical Examination of the State Versus Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Policy Sphere in the Global South: Will the State Die as the NGOs Thrive in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia?
Boungou Bazika, Jean-Christophe (2004)
L'État et la construction de l'économie nationale: une comparaison Afrique-Asie
Identity, Culture and Politics: an Afro-Asian Dialogue. Volume 5 #1-2. December. p. 19-36.
Hunter, N. and Martin, E. and Milliken, T. (2004)
Determining the number of elephants required to supply current ivory markets in Africa and Asia
Pachyderm. #36. January-June. p. 116-128.
Rantrua, Sylvie (2004)
Dossier caoutchouc
Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens. Volume 59 #3062. p. 1608-1616.
Béné, Christophe (2003)
When Fishery Rhymes with Poverty: A First Step beyond the Old Paradigm on Poverty in Small-Scale Fisheries
World Development. Volume 31 #6. June. p. 949-975.
Ecole nationale de la France d'outre-mer, Paris. Association des anciens élèves (2003)
Dictionnaire biographique des anciens élèves de l'École nationale de la France d'outre-mer: promotions de 1889 à 1958
Paris: Association des anciens élèves de l'E.N.F.O.M..
Kahyana, Danson (2003)
Narrating National Identity: Fiction, Citizenship and the Asian Experience in East Africa
Africa Development: A Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA. Volume 28 #1-2. p. 97-111.
Mills, Greg and Shelton, Garth (eds.) (2003)
Asia-Pacific and Africa: realising economic potential
Johannesburg: South African institute of international affairs (SAIIA), University of the Witwatersrand. 85p.
African and Asian Studies
Leiden: Brill.
Makinda, Samuel M. (2002)
Global terrorism versus norms and institutions in Africa and Asia
Identity, Culture and Politics: an Afro-Asian Dialogue. Volume 3 #1. July. p. 37-58.
Ahmed, I. (2000)
Conceptualizing and prioritizing research on ethnicity and nationalism: the need for AACSEN
Identity, Culture and Politics: an Afro-Asian Dialogue. Volume 1 #1. January. p. 27-34.
Nandy, A. (2000)
Who wants an Afro-Asian dialogue?
Identity, Culture and Politics: an Afro-Asian Dialogue. Volume 1 #1. January. p. 1-4.
Stark, M. and Mercado, A. and Garrity, D. (2000)
Natural vegetative strips: farmers' invention gains popularity
Agroforestry Today. Volume 12 #1. p. 32-35.
Teklehaimanot H. (2000)
The role of education in the challenge of underdevelopment syndrome of Africa: a lesson from the Orient
I.E.R. Flambeau. Volume 8 #1. December. p. 1-13.
Bradlow, D. (1999)
A legal perspective on the Asian crisis and lessons for Africa
Banking and Financial Law Journal of Ghana. Volume 1 #2-3. February-June. p. 110-121.
Constantin, François (1999)
Les filières asiatiques de l'ivoire: l'éléphant au rayon des porcelaines
Politique africaine. #76. p. 30-46.
Coussy, Jean (1999)
Idéologies, diplomaties et intérêts dans les relations économiques afro-asiatiques
Coussy, Jean and Lauseig, Jérôme (1999)
L'Asie en Afrique
Politique africaine. #76. p. 5-17.
Bischoff, Paul-Henri (1998)
Democratic South Africa and the Asian Paragon: Issues of Foreign Policy Orientation
Afrika Spectrum. Volume 33 #2. p. 189-210.
Camdessus, M. (1998)
IMF and the transition economics of central Asia: lessons for Africa
Africa Law Review. #72. June. p. 40-42.
Cheibub, José Antonio (1998)
Political regimes and the extractive capacity of governments: taxation in democracies and dictatorships
World Politics. Volume 50 #3. p. 349-376.
Kroeger, J.M. (1998)
Asia's emerging Catholicity: FABC insights on the local church
AFER. Volume 40 #2. April. p. 85-100.
Tandon, Y. (1998)
Africa and the East Asian crisis
Southern Africa Political & Economic Monthly. Volume 11 #4. February. p. 30-32.
Tomich, T.P. and Thomas, D.E. and Van Noordwijk, M. (1998)
Policy research for sustainable upland systems in southeast Asia
Agroforestry Today. Volume 10 #2. April-June. p. 23-25.
Geschiere, Peter (1997-1998)
Globalization and the Power of Indeterminate Meaning: Witchcraft and Spirit Cult in Africa and East Asia
Afrika Zamani: revue annuelle d'histoire africaine = Annual Journal of African History. #5-6. p. 143-176.
Kharin, N. (1997)
Social aspects of land degradation in Central Asia
Desertification Control Bulletin. #31. p. 55-59.
Horiuchi, S. (1996)
The secret behind the miracle of south east Asia and Japan economic boom
Accountant (Nairobi, Kenya). April-June. p. 11, 13, 15, 19.
Strategy to combat desertification in Central Asia
Kiriama, H.O. (1996)
Pre-colonial contacts between East Africa and Asia upto 1895
Eastern Africa Journal of Historical and Social Sciences Research. Volume 1 #1. p. 6-12.
Thomas, O.A. and Abdelaal, M.A. and Ayoub, D.A. (1996)
Childhood lymphoma in Saudi Arabia: experience at the King Khalid National Guard Hospital
East African Medical Journal. Volume 73 #6. June. p. 343-345.
Explore opportunies Africa can exploit from Asia-Africa co-operation
Focus on African Industry. Volume 7 #1. December. p. 25-30.
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Chilliwack Chiefs
Eagles Senior Girls Basketball
Agassiz Secondary Senior Boys Basketball
Discover Agassiz 2016
2016 Agassiz Fall Fair & Corn Festival
Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson (40) scores past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Lightning rout Canucks 9-2 to end Vancouver’s 7-game win streak
Carter Verhaeghe his first career hat trick for Bolts
Jan. 7, 2020 7:20 p.m.
TAMPA, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe had his first career hat trick and Tampa Bay scored three times in less than a minute to finish a six-goal second period that propelled the Lightning to their season-best eighth straight win, a 9-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
Verhaeghe, Tyler Johnson, Steven Stamkos, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov and Erik Cernak all scored in the second — helping the Lightning match a team record for goals in a period, chase goaltender Jacob Markstrom and end the Canucks’ seven-game winning streak.
Brayden Point had three assists during the stretch in which Tampa Bay built a 6-2 lead on Markstrom, who was pulled with just over two minutes left in the third after yielding six goals on 21 shots. Verhaeghe, Kucherov and Cernak scored within a span of 56 seconds to finish the Vancouver goalie‘s night.
Coach Green gives his take on tonight's game in Tampa Bay, where the #Canucks seven-game win streak comes to an end. pic.twitter.com/inGUsd2BN4
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 8, 2020
Point added his 18th goal of the season, assisted by Stamkos and Cernak, when he beat Markstrom’s replacement, Thatcher Demko, early in the third. Verhaeghe scored twice in the third period, getting his third of the game on a 5-on-3 power play with 1:51 remaining.
Tampa Bay’s eight-game winning streak is its longest since the team won a franchise-record 10 straight last February. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 23 shots, with Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson giving the Canucks a 1-0 first-period lead and Loui Eriksson briefly making it 2-2 in the second.
Tuesday night’s matchup was just the second in NHL history featuring teams riding win streaks of seven or more games. In the other, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild took streaks of 14 and 12 games, respectively, into a matchup Columbus won 4-2 on Dec. 31, 2016.
Vasilevskiy (20-9-2) has won a season-best six straight starts and leads the league with 11 victories since Dec. 1. He improved to 7-0-1 since last losing in regulation to Washington on Dec. 14.
READ MORE: Lucky 7: Red-hot Canucks extend win streak with 2-1 triumph over Rangers
NOTES: Stamkos finished with two assists, along with his 17th goal on a second-period power play. The Lightning captain is tied with Doug Gilmour for 45th on the career power-play goal list with 153, one behind Hall of Famer Bobby Hull and Guy Lafleur. … Brock Boeser assisted on Vancouver’s first goal. He has 16 points (three goals, 13 assists) in his last 16 games. … Lightning D Ryan McDonagh missed his second straight game with an upper body injury. He likely will remain sidelined at least through Thursday’s home game against Arizona.
Fred Goodall, The Associated Press
Toronto Wolfpack to advertise CBD cream on 2020 Super League jersey
Canucks stumble again in Florida, fall 5-2 to Panthers
5 to 10 cm of snow still coming to Fraser Valley: Environment Canada
Hard to say when the freezing rain will turn to regular rainfall, Environment Canada says
EDITORIAL: Honouring Kent’s history
Former editor Grace Kennedy reflects on the special edition for the 125th anniversary
Mount Woodside bike trail planning underway
With this week’s Council approval, planning can begin
FVRD WildSafe wraps up season
Black bears biggest source of calls in district
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‘It’s not just about taking kids hiking, it’s actually about connecting them to the land’
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Tripleplay Support for Samsung SSP
IPTV and Tripleplay announced support for the Samsung Tizen System-on-Chip platform, complete with full Lynk DRM encryption.
“With around 10,000 end points deployed on Samsung SSP, we have seen genuine appetite and interest in system-on-chip technology and see it as a vital development for our clients and partners," said Dr. Peter Martin, Tripleplay’s chief technology officer. “Samsung has invested significantly in its system-on-chip platform, with Tizen providing an impressive step forward, and that investment is justified in the advances we have been able to make in performance on our latest software release.”Support for Samsung SSP Tizen will be included as a standard in the Caveman 1 software release due in early 2018 and the third major client device support announcement in as many weeks, following the announcement of its support for LG webOS system-on-chip and BrightSign Media Players.
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Mission Motors CEO Interview – Electrification is Coming
By John Adamo 05/20/2009 3 Comments
Last month we brought you at Isle of Man. KTUV.com has some video footage of the bike on the track and an interview of Forest North, CEO and founder of Mission Motors where he talks about the Mission One and the future for electric motorcycles. Between video clips of the crew working and a cockpit perspective of the track Forest explains that “electrification is coming” and that electric is the future of motorcycling. He mentions electric motorcycles already have a range that fits how most people ride.
For Forest, the big challenge in engineering an electric motorcycle is the batteries. The size and weight is difficult to build around. The batteries in the Mission One will give the user 150 mile range and 150 mph top speed on a 70 cent (USD) charge . Yes, the “user”. Brammo is not the only electric motorcycle company that talks about motorcycles more like they are consumer electronics. Forest mentions the “user experience” on the Mission is different than a liter bike despite similar weight to the Mission One.
Another user friendly feature is a USB key that will allow tuning of engine braking and power delivery and give you wireless access to the bike. Electric motorcycles have very little engine braking by design. Engine braking will be tuned by increasing or decreasing the amount of regenerative braking, a process that returns energy to the batteries by using the motor as an electric generator.
The Mission One will be available for sale to the public in 2010 with a price of $68,995. Mr. North feels range and speed offered by batteries will improve over the next 10 years as economies of scale help reduce their price.
Source: KTUV.com and Motorcyclist Online
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Henderson set to make Altior decision this weekend
Kempton and Ascot targets under consideration.
Nicky Henderson could decide this weekend whether Altior will make his next appearance at Kempton or Ascot.
The brilliant 10-year-old has not been seen in competitive action since suffering his first defeat in 20 starts over obstacles when runner-up to Cyrname in a much-anticipated clash at Ascot in November.
He missed an intended outing in last week’s Desert Orchid Chase due an abscess, but is set to return later this month – either in the Grade Two Unibet Silviniaco Conti at Kempton on January 11 or in the Clarence House at Ascot the following week.
Speaking in his Unibet blog on Friday, Henderson said: “Altior was given an entry in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot and we also have the option of the Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton a week earlier.
“His abscess has cleared up fine and he’s in rude health, so we’ll make a decision very shortly; probably Sunday once I’ve spoken to the Pughs (owners).”
The Seven Barrows handler endured a disappointing start to 2020 at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, with some disappointing results highlighted by the fall of Champ when seemingly set to win the Dipper Novices’ Chase.
Henderson added: “It wasn’t the beginning to 2020 we hoped for and Champ was obviously the most high-profile ‘loser’ of the day.
“He was travelling really well and I thought his jumping was excellent but he seemed to get distracted approaching the second-last and ultimately paid the price for his lack of concentration.
“He was quite sore in his shoulder afterwards and is still a little bit stiff now, but I’m quite keen to give him another run before Cheltenham as you can’t go into an RSA off the back of a crashing fall like that.
“We’ll have a look at something like the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot.”
Henderson also provided an update on plans for his potential Champion Hurdle squad, headed by Epatante, who leapt to the head of ante-post lists for the two-mile championship with a brilliant display in the Christmas Hurdle on Boxing Day.
“Epatante probably won’t run again until the Unibet Champion Hurdle as she doesn’t really need to, but Call Me Lord could head up to Haydock for the New One Unibet Champion Hurdle Trial on January 18,” said Henderson.
“I also need to get another run into Pentland Hills, although where that will be I haven’t decided yet; maybe the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown.”
Last 5 France races
18:25 - Martinique, 1m - 7 run
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Heart of Ikchani
By: Craig A. Price Jr.
Narrated by: Anne Marie Lewis
Categories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 (2 ratings)
Sky Realms Online: Grayhold: A LitRPG Adventure
Sky Realms Online, Book 1
By: Troy Osgood
Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
Sky Realms Online is the largest and most popular Virtual Reality MMORPG ever made. Set amongst the mystical, floating islands of Hankarth, it's played and enjoyed by millions every hour. Until something goes wrong. Unable to log out, players find themselves reduced to level one, and in the starting zones. They receive a cryptic message from the developers stating that for unknown reasons, they are trapped in the game and may have to live out their lives within the virtual world.
Icehaven
Sum of All Tears, Book 1
By: Kim Cresswell, M. K. Chester
Narrated by: Jennifer Swanepoel
After a climate-change experiment goes terribly wrong, August Madison finds herself resurrected in a frozen wasteland. With most of the world's population and food sources annihilated, depraved nomadic gangs patrol the lawless landscape as outlasters claw for survival. Amid the chaos, Graysen Marx, iron-fisted leader of the domed settlement, Liberty, emerges from the catastrophic event with his own agenda. When August crosses his path, he sees an opportunity he must exploit. She sees an evil she must destroy.
Interesting premises but some plot holes
By Lomeraniel on 02-10-19
By: A. K. Meek
Narrated by: Ray Porter
The neons do as they're told. Chemically bound to their masters by the experimental chemi-chip implant created from alien technology, they are genetically engineered at rapid rates to be servants for the survivors of the war against alien invaders. Without neons, reconstruction would be impossible. Colin Hanston - the unremarkable son of the genius who invented the chemi-chip - leads a simple life as a farmer, helping feed his district as any good citizen should. But when he redeems his voucher for a neon servant of his own named Michael, everything changes.
By Aidy on 15-01-20
Peaks of Power: Beginnings
By: Paul Campbell Jr.
Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland
There’s always somewhere to go, someone to defeat! At least that’s what Ryan believed until he ran out of challenges, adventures, and stories. Bored with his life as a casual player, he slipped easily into the lifestyle of a professional gamer. After reaching the pinnacle of success, an email arrived from the mysterious Beta Academy. With his best friend and self-proclaimed bodyguard, Dimitri, he decides to take a chance and accept the strange offer contained within.
Promising start
By C. Rowlands on 23-12-19
By: Randy Chandler
Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
When virgin warrior Braga learns from a cross-cult sorcerer that Fate has chosen her to steal the sword of a rogue angel, she lights out on a dangerous quest from mystical Hag Mountain to other worlds, and even into the bowels of hell. With her soul in the balance, she and the mist-walking sorcerer encounter all manner of damned souls, demons, the living dead, and noble fighters.
Hmm...good?
By Mary Grace Shelton on 16-07-19
Awakened Within
A Vienna Rossi Paranormal Mystery (A Lost Souls, Book 1)
By: Michelle Ann Hollstein
Narrated by: Karen Bachman
In order to make the nightmare stop, Vienna Rossi realizes she must take matters into her own hands. She’s compelled by an unseen force to hop on a last-minute flight to track down a murderer. Awakened within her is a psychic gift she never knew she had, a handsome spirit guide who drives her nuts, and the ability to help lost souls cross over to the other side. Vienna and her spirit guide, Jack, team up with Vienna’s best friend, Kim, for a dangerous murder-solving, ghost-hunting adventure.
Very good read
By Aggie on 29-11-19
The Black Knight, Book 1
By: Christian J. Gilliland
War. Betrayal. A rare man committed to his oath. The world was destroyed nearly a millennium ago, yet conflicts continue to rage. In the events that lead up to the Second Duraani World War, Crinnan Jamiso, Centurion of Black Knight, fights his way through the overgrown ruins of an Ancient city. The world's mightiest powers pursue him and he needs to choose wisely when deciding who is friend and who is foe.
An ambitious world
By Jonathan on 17-12-19
The Unblessed Dead
The Hidden Necromancer Series, Book 1
By: Rhiannon Frater
Narrated by: Laura Bannister
When I was younger, my mother saved my settlement from the unblessed dead that would have killed us all. It cost her everything to reveal her necromancy and sent shockwaves through our stringent religious settlement. Convicted of heresy against our sacred lost texts, she died soon after. Since then, I have worked hard to maintain my pious standing so that when I turn 18 I will be selected by a suitable husband at the bridal auction. As the large clock in town square ticks down to my 18th birthday, the dead have been appearing in my garden.
By Sara B on 27-11-19
One Man's War
By: Steven Savile
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Guerro runs a kill team. They're good. Better than good. Or they were, until they walked into an ambush that wiped his team out and left Guerro for dead. All the evidence suggests they were betrayed, but by who, and why? Determined to avenge his team and settle old scores, Guerro embarks upon a one-man war, knowing that whoever put the kill order out on his people is still out there, watching for him to show his face so they can end him.
The Narrator did a brilliant job of adding the mai
Dragonia: Rise of the Wyverns
Dragonia Empire, Volume 1
Narrated by: Reuben Corbett
The Resistance struggles to find a way to defeat the Dragonia Empire; all hope seems lost against the dragon riders, until they discover an island full of wyverns. Devarius has lost everything. His parents murdered, his sister kidnapped, and the new village he called home: destroyed. The Dragonia Empire has gotten out of control, destroying everything in its path searching for the Resistance. Devarius is left with little choice but to find the Resistance, join them, and hope he can help them defeat the Dragonia Empire once and for all to bring peace to the land of Kaeldroga.
By mani on 05-02-19
Dreamscape Adventures, Inc.
By: C.A. Gray
Narrated by: Matthew E Berry
Workaholic insurance attorney Luke Darringer has it all: money, looks, ambition. Sure, he hasn’t taken a vacation in over a decade, and his personal life is almost nonexistent - but that’s a small price to pay in order to maintain strict control, and minimize his vulnerabilities. But then Luke’s firm, with the help of his cheeky administrative assistant Charlotte, strong-arms him into becoming the first-ever client of the new Dreamscape Adventures, Inc.
By Ian on 13-12-19
Witch You Well
The Westwick Witches
By: Colleen Cross
Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
Even if the entire town is now accusing Aunt Pearl of murdering her guest. Even if her fiancee is acting weird and talking about seeing ghosts. Even if the town's sexy new sheriff, Tyler Gates, treats her like the most hexing of all the witches.
By JEYCEE on 24-11-17
The Half-Assed Wizard
By: Gary Jonas
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
A couple of jerks wake me up at the crack of noon. Seems my klepto uncle stole an ancient deck of Tarot cards from a high-powered wizard, and too many losers want to ruin my day to get them back. The cards are cool, so I check them out, but my magic-happy cousin, Sabrina, tells me I'm not supposed to touch them. Oops. Too late. Now the damn cards are tuned to me, and if someone else wants to use them, I have to die. Why couldn't she have led with that information?
Fun and interesting start to a new series
Goblin Reign, Book 1
By: Gerhard Gehrke
Narrated by: Gareth Richards
Spicy never wanted anything more than to spend his days in the goblin library as the sage’s apprentice. But his sister Thistle already had the job. Spicy’s dreams are shattered when a human army burns down his village. His sister is abducted and the sage vanishes.
By H. Rogers on 20-07-19
The Sorcerer's Saga: Volume 2
By: Rain Oxford
Narrated by: J. Scott Bennett
As the youngest son in a family of notorious sorcerers, Ayden Dracre has not had an easy time accepting that he is different. To save his friends, however, he will need to be true to himself. With Merlin’s wisdom and guidance, Ayden will learn magic, face old and new enemies, and uncover secrets that will change his world forever. Follow Ayden and his friends on three exciting, magic-filled adventures. If you love dragons, magic, adventure, and humor, check out this three-book bundle! Great for the whole family!
Memoirs of a Supervillain
By: Stuart Grosse
Narrated by: David Quimby
This is the memoir of the Supervillain known to the world as Iceblade. It chronicles his achievements and his failures, his loves and his losses. Learn about the theft of the Mona Lisa, the subjugation of Lady Victory, and the slaughter of the Holy Order of the Word. Hear for the first time about the death of Bytegeist. All from the point of view of the man himself.
Basically how to be a supervillain
By S on 18-01-20
The Sorcerer's Saga: Books 1-3
It’s not easy being the youngest of seven sons in a family of notorious sorcerers, especially for Ayden Dracre. In a world where sorcerers practice only dark magic and wizards practice only light magic, Ayden has a problem: He is very bad at being bad. Try as he might, all of his spells to cause mayhem go awry. When he finds out that his family has had enough of his mistakes, he decides to take destiny into his own hands.
Really enjoyed both the story and narrator
By JuttaS on 20-01-19
The Salvage Title Trilogy, Book 1
By: Kevin Steverson
Narrated by: KC Johnston
Harmon Tomeral wanted nothing more than to go to space. Sent to an orphanage when his parents were killed in a sandstorm, the odds were stacked against him. Despite that, he made it to the academy and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class...only to find out the fleet did what it wanted, regardless of regulations, and he came from the wrong planet. He didn’t give up his dream, though, because where there’s a will, there’s a loophole, and Harmon and his friends found their loophole in the Top Fleet Marine competition - the winner would get 100,000 credits....
By Tracey Allan on 18-09-19
USA Today best-selling author Craig A. Price Jr. presents Heart of Ikchani, an adventure of women versus a male-led government.
Adnieva loses everything she holds dear and decides to leave her small village of Tiermerra in search of better things. At the top of her list is revenge.
Naveen travels from city to city trying to conceal her ability, an ability she learned at a younger age at great cost to her.
Divinity grows tired of the politics in the city of Legain and her father's hold over her. She decides to take things into her own hands and escape.
Nyverra had always been a great servant, but she is forced to flee Legain because she is accused of murdering the duke.
Apart, these women can do little, but with a little heart, they can form the Ikchani and begin plans to overthrow the male government of each city in Calthoria. Together, they are the Ikchani.
©2017 Craig A. Price Jr. (P)2019 Craig A. Price Jr.
Dragonia: Revenge of the Dragons
The Crimson Claymore
No Quarter: Wenches
Hook & Crown
Trinity Row
Deedra
I enjoyed this story!I would love to see where it can go.Women can rule! Anne Marie Lewis was a fine narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.
Fantasy!
Good fantasy story! A story of a girl who wants to be a warrier! Narration was not bad!
Leslie Twitchell
I received this book for free in exchange for a honest review. the story line was well written and held my attention. the narrator also did a fabulous job of keeping me interested. it is a cliff hanger but very well written
KCJ
I mean solid in all forms... The narration was crisp, enjoyable and distinct throughout... Anne Marie Lewis was very easy to listen to. Full disclosure, I'm a big fan of Craig A Price Jr. and if you arent, you're missing out on some really fantastical stories... this 2.5hr listen was jam packed, good character development and story arc... it doesnt need to be longer, but it could have been without feeling bloated. a solid listen you should definitely spend the coin on!
D. Sturgeon
The writing and narration are excellent in this fantasy tale. The only downside is the ending. It could have been more precise and given the listener some closure.
Excellent story of female empowerment.
Very nicely written story of a small group of women who tire of the mistakes made by the men who claim to own and rule the land. They rebel and take back their lives by any means necessary.
The characters were believable and you root solely for the women. The pacing is great and the story is fun. The only downside was that it was too short.
The narration was handled very well.
I received a free promotional code and I am leaving a fair and honest review.
Good fantasy short
This dark fantasy tale of a band of women to plot and enact revenge on those that have wronged or abused them is very enthralling and left me more than interested in more from this universe and author. A good revenge tale always hits a macabre spot inside me, and this one with pretty well-developed characters for a short does a great job of itching that scratch. This could've easily been longer and been just as great, and I hope there is more from this setting. The narration by Anne Marie Lewis is great and thought she did a great job throughout. A solid medieval revenge story that is well paced and solidly narrated throughout.
I received this book free in exchange for an unbiased review.
Aurora Dawn
The "Weaker" Sex
I really enjoyed this story about several women who seek to avenge themselves against the men who have abused them and to change the world they live in. The story has a fairy tale or parable theme to it - exotic, medieval setting, nobles an peasants and strong characters, both the heroes and the villains and a satisfying ending.
Worth the read.
short but very good
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
For a short dark fantasy story, I thought this was pretty good. The narration is done well, and the two female main characters were interesting and well developed. I would have loved it to be a full length book, but this was a good listen.
Good short story
I would have like to have this story expanded in a few areas. Overall it is a good short story.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
Believer50
I liked This
I got this ARC via audiobook boom and this is my voluntary review. I really liked this story. I liked how the women joined forces to help create an environment that was conducive to living a good life. There were distractors who tried to get in their way but they were determined. The final scenes were well written and although did not end on a cliffhanger they led to the next story. The narrator was great.
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Your 8 3/4-year-old: Memory games
Your 8-year-old now
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Having strong memory skills will serve your child well in his school years. He'll be better able to learn and retain key concepts and will feel more confident about his work.
Kids can boost memory skills in simple ways. Teachers often have children this age memorize poetry, for example. Memorizing multiplication tables is also good practice.
Certain games employ memory, such as those that require you to match cards facing down. Word games in which players repeat and add onto a continuing list are good: "I'm going to the store and will buy an apple, a banana, a cat, a diaper…"
Encourage your child to give detail when talking about his day: What did you eat on the field trip? Who sat next to you on the bus? What was the most important thing the guide told the class? What questions did the kids ask?
You can also teach your child tried-and-true memory tricks, like the spelling rule "I before E except after C." Show how you can tell the left hand because when you extend the forefinger and thumb, they form a letter "L."
What can you do when you dislike an item of clothing your child adores? Sometimes kids get gifts from friends or relatives that rub parents the wrong way. Or they covet an item you can't stand in a store or catalog. Maybe it's a top that seems a tad too racy for an almost-9-year-old or a T-shirt with an inappropriate slogan.
If you're feeling torn, remember: You're the adult here. If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it. You may also want to reserve veto power on items bought with allowance or birthday money – even over gifts or hand-me-downs. Your guidelines now help shape your child's taste. Don't make a scene over "off" clothes; calmly explain what you don't like and look for ways to compromise if possible ("You can wear it to bed but not to school").
By BabyCenter Staff
AAP. 2015. Components of good communication. American Academy of Pediatrics. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/communication-discipline/pages/Components-of-Good-Communication.aspx [Accessed August 2017]
American Academy of Pediatrics. 1999. Caring for Your School-Age Child Ages 5 to 12. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
CDC. 2016. Developmental milestones: Middle childhood (6–8 years of age). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/middle.html [Accessed August 2017]
Nemours Foundation. 2013. Communication and your 6- to 12-year-old. http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/comm-6-to-12.html [Accessed August 2017]
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Last night was must-see television for America — Shonda Rhimes's triple threat of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder ruled the small screen. For the week before airing episode four of How to Get Away With Murder, ABC heavily promoted Viola Davis's shocking "last nine words." While those words certainly dropped a bomb on audiences, it's what came immediately after which will secure Davis a place in television — and Black — history.
Here is some back story: since the runaway hit premiered on September 25, there was endless chatter about Viola's look as Annalise Keating. Search the show on Twitter and you'll find tons of people — fans and haters — complaining about Annalise's eyeliner, heavy makeup and, of course, her wig. These critics never stopped to consider that Annalise's look was particular to her character. The creators of the show didn't slap a wig on Viola and throw her on camera. Annalise's style fits who she is, the secrets she is hiding and the layers buried underneath.
Last night, in the final moments of the episode, Annalise pulled back those layers. With "No One’s Here to Sleep" by Naughty Boy, featuring Bastille, as the background music, the law professor sits at the mirror, slips off a ring, takes off her watch and grips the back of her wig. If reactions of other How to Get Away With Murder fans were similar to those at my house last night, there were dropped jaws around America. Annalise slowly removed her wig, taking a slight breathe of release. The eyelashes are next, followed by the makeup. She takes both hands across her natural head, powerfully staring in the mirror.
And social media went wild.
"Loving this scene of @ViolaDavis coming out of her wig, makeup, jewelry, etc! Such an important image to show!" said @DamoneWilliams.
"Watching Viola Davis take off her wig and makeup last night was one of the most beautiful and moving scenes I've ever seen on television," tweeted @BrittniPope.
Pete Nowalk, the writer of How to Get Away With Murder revealed, "In our very first convo @violadavis pitched a scene where we see Annalise take off her wig. #inspiring #breathtaking #gifted #HTGAWM." Of course Davis would pitch a scene this powerful. Her hair, her skin, her look has been dissected time and again, both before and after she became a star in Hollywood. The two-time Tony winner has candidly talked about being bullied for her look — as recently as last month, she was called "not classically beautiful" by the New York Times.
Annalise's actions on How to Get Away With Murder broke a long-standing taboo for Black women on television. For decades, they have been taught to be ashamed of their hair — natural or not: "Never go out with your hair not done! Make sure that 'kitchen' is cleaned up!" From Clair Huxtable in The Cosby Show to Pamela James in Martin to music videos to reality shows, a Black women on television without a weave, wig, or hair-perfection is a rarity.
This is not to shame any women who wear wigs and weaves — women have a choice to rock any hairstyle they desire. No woman should feel pressure to show they "love" themselves via their hair — but in the moment Viola Davis grabs the back of her wig, exposing her "kitchen," and lifts the most talked about hairpiece on the small screen, her raw self is exposed and creates an historic television moment for African-Americans. Annalise is a fully realized and unapologetic character, traveling beyond race, yet her identity isn't invisible or "label-less." For those three minutes alone, we offer these nine words...
"...and this year's Emmy Award goes to Viola Davis."
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Eyjafjallajökull eruption, Iceland | April/May 2010
Dr Sue Loughlin and Dr Brian Baptie visit the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland on 16 May 2010. They make observations of the eruption column and take samples of ash for further analysis. The samples will be used for both chemical and physical analyses to help assess the impact of the eruption plume.
Friday 16 April 1830 GMT — The enormous plume of hot volcanic ash and gas, reaching a height of about 24 000 feet (7.3 km), can be clearly seen erupting from the ice-capped Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Eyjafjallajökull, a volcano on the Eastern Volcanic Zone in southern Iceland, began to erupt on 14 April 2010.
A plume of volcanic ash was at times ejected several kilometres into the atmosphere by this eruption, potentially causing a hazard for aeroplanes. UK airspace was closed from 15–20 April, causing significant disruption, and was reopened following new guidelines about ash densities that could be tolerated by aircraft.
Occasional disruption continued when increased explosive activity at the volcano coincided with northerly to north-westerly winds that brought the ash towards Europe.
The Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption
The first eruption, on 20 March 2010, came from an ice-free area on the north-east side of the volcano, which is 1660 m high (5300 feet), with an ice cap on the upper slopes. This first phase of eruption produced lava, with little explosive activity. A subsequent phase of eruption then began in a 2.5 km-wide caldera beneath the ice cap near the summit of the volcano on 14 April. This eruption caused melting of large amounts of ice, leading to flooding in southern Iceland. Researchers at the University of Iceland estimated that there was around 1 km3 of ice in the summit crater and that about 25 per cent of this was melted in the first two days of the eruption. The interaction of magma with water created a plume of volcanic ash and gas over 10 km (33 000 feet) high, which spread out and was carried by winds south-eastwards towards the Faroe Islands, Norway, and northern Scotland.
On Sunday 18 April researchers from the University of Iceland estimated that about 750 tonnes of magma were ejected from the volcano every second. By 20 April, most of the ice in the crater appeared to have melted, the plume was only reaching heights of up to 4 km (13 100 feet), and the amount of material being ejected into the plume had increased significantly. As the amount of ice available to interact with the magma decreased, the volcano changed from producing ash to mainly producing fire fountains. By the end of April explosive activity had virtually ended, with a weak plume largely made up of steam, but flowing lava had advanced a few kilometres northwards from the crater.
In early May, explosive activity began to increase again, with more ash being ejected into the plume. Plume height was generally around 4–6 km, but reaching at times up to 8–9 km. During the first two weeks of May, the activity became cyclical, and earthquake activity recorded the rise of magma and gas from depth beneath the volcano. The explosive activity was now driven by gas dissolved in the rising magma, rather than by the interaction of magma and water. Explosive activity gradually decreased and by 23 May little or no ash was being ejected from the volcano.
Saturday 17 April — Thick ash poured from Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image on April 17, 2010. The ash in this image is at two different altitudes. A concentrated plume rises over a more diffuse cloud of ash, casting a dark shadow on the ash below. The volcano had been emitting ash in puffs that reached between 16 000 (4.9 km) and 24 000 feet (7.3 km), according to the Icelandic Met Office. The higher plume seen here is likely from a more explosive event. NASA image Monday 19 April (Images & caption courtesy of NASA). The large image provides a wider view of the volcano, plume, and Iceland
For the latest images from NASA see NASA Observes Ash Plume of Icelandic Volcano
So why is the ash a problem for aircraft?
Photomicrograph of fragments of glassy volcanic ash (armoured lapilli) from older eruptive deposits at the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic system. These were formed by steam explosivity (phreatomagmatic activity — when water and magma interact) and are about 2 mm long. The dark coating is volcanic dust which adhered to the lapilli as they settled from the volcanic ash plume
The ash plume contains large amounts of microscopic particles of volcanic rock, which can clog up aeroplane engines, as described in Geoscientist Online and USGS volcanic ash: effects and mitigation strategies.
'Volcanic ash clouds are made up of small abrasive particles that can clog up jet engines and stop them working. Planes are either re-routed or grounded when there's a danger of flying into ash clouds to ensure the safety of passengers and avoid very costly damage.'
Dr David Kerridge, BGS Head of Earth Hazards.
Analysis of collected dust particles
Dust particles believed to be volcanic ash were collected by a BGS scientist, from a previously-clean car windscreen, in Loughborough on 20 April 2010.
Typical glassy fragment from dust recovered from an air fall deposit on a car in Loughborough on 20 April 2010. The accompanying spectra is from an energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis of the particle using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Photomicrograph of a typical glassy fragment.
Research aircraft successfully obtains data from volcanic plume
Friday 16 April — The NERC Dornier aicraft obtained data from several layers of volcanic residue whilst flying over the north-east of London. It located and tracked the edge of the volcanic plume over East Anglia and the North Sea, and towards the Dutch coastline
Friday 16 April — A Natural Environment Research Council research team using its highly-equipped Dornier 228 aircraft flew over the north-east of London where it located and tracked the edge of the plume over East Anglia and the North Sea, and towards the Dutch coastline.
Flying at just below 10 000 feet (3 km), the research instruments identified three distinct layers of volcanic residue. Heavy, gritty particles were sitting at around 8000 feet (2.4 km), whilst lower down in the atmosphere there were sulphurous chemicals and finer dust particles. For further information see the NERC press release 13 May and check for updates on the NERC website.
Dr Sue Loughlin, is part of a NERC scientific delegation travelling to Iceland in mid-May to discuss collaborative work on the impacts of the volcanic eruption.
History of eruptions and current monitoring
Eyjafjallajökull last erupted in 1821, and the eruption continued intermittently for around two years. A major eruption then began at a nearby volcano, Katla, in 1823. Although it is possible that the new eruption of Eyjafjallajökull could be followed by an eruption at Katla, the linkages between the two volcanoes are not well understood. Monitoring of Katla is being carried out by authorities in Iceland.
Previous known eruptions at Eyjafjallajökull occurred in the 17th and 10th centuries AD, and the volcano has been periodically active for the last 800,000 years. Previous eruptive cycles at Eyjafjallajökull have begun with basaltic eruptions on the flanks of the volcano, followed by the eruption of more silica-rich magmas from the volcano's summit. Preliminary ash analyses suggest that this pattern is being followed in the 2010 eruption.
Movement on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Iceland lies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the boundary between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. As these two plates move apart, magma continually wells up along the ridge, creating new sea floor.
In Iceland, this ongoing ridge volcanism interacts with a mantle plume, which brings magma to the surface from deep within the Earth. This interaction of two different types of volcanism has created the island of Iceland, which is made up of many active volcanoes.
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from ESA Website
This is something to keep an eye on. The press has been playing it down which always makes one sit up and pay attention.
Notice we never really get detailed analysis from any of these mega observatory installations. Maybe a Hubble pic here and there but always superficial information, as if we’re not supposed to know about the full realities of what’s going on out there.
That certainly fits their strangulating, elitist, eons old “need to know basis” meme.
That ISON will be its closest to the earth near the winter solstice is significant in itself, never mind the sun being in a magnetic shut down in this general time due to its magnetic pole shift now under way.
Perhaps even more importantly is the fact that we could easily pass through its debris field. That in itself is clearly something that is worth paying attention to.
Researchers have discovered that major pandemics have taken place on the planet during solar magnetic shut downs since ions are not deflected from earth by the sun’s magnetic field, and they’ve proven they arrive with alien microbes from outer space. Our planet’s magnetic field is also at a low ebb, compounding our vulnerability.
Space weather and conditions are important to keep track of, just as we track geopolitical change, consciousness uprisings, and the movements of the heavens in astrological science.
Keep on integrating all this information, it’s ultimately empowering.
And don’t let our current circumstances get you down. We are the force we’ve been waiting for. Be enthused! The god or “spirit in us” awaits activation and realization.
Now TURN - IT - ON!!
Zen Gardner
A Unique Hubble View of Comet ISON
ESA’s space missions are getting ready to observe an icy visitor to the inner Solar System:
Comet ISON (C/2012 S1), which might also be visible in the night sky later this year as a naked eye object.
The comet was discovered in images taken on 21 September 2012 by astronomers Artyom Novichonok and Vitali Nevski using a 40 cm-diameter telescope that is part of the International Scientific Optical Network, ISON.
Originating from the Oort Cloud, a repository of icy bodies billions of kilometers from the Sun, ISON is on a path that will bring it within grazing distance - 1.2 million kilometers - above the Sun’s visible surface on 28 November.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took detailed images earlier this year, such as the main image presented here from 30 April. In this composition, the comet is set against a separately imaged background of stars and galaxies.
For some time the view of the comet from Earth was temporarily blocked by the Sun, but it was spotted again in August, by amateur astronomer Bruce Gary.
Astronomers around the world are now eagerly watching as the comet draws closer, its coma - the tenuous atmosphere that surrounds the comet’s rock–ice nucleus - becoming more pronounced as its surface ices are heated by the Sun and transformed into gas.
Dusty debris is suspended in the coma and swept into a tail, which will also become more prominent as the comet approaches the Sun.
Comet ISON on 15 September
Astronomer Pete Lawrence from the UK imaged Comet ISON (shown above) on 15 September, as it passed through the constellation of Cancer en route to Leo.
Pete used a 10 cm-diameter telescope with a CCD camera attached; the exposures totaled 40 minutes, with individual images stacked together to produce the final result.
ESA and NASA space missions are also preparing to observe the comet. Tonight, ESA’s Mars Express starts its observation campaign, taking photos and analyzing the composition of the comet’s coma over the next two weeks.
The comet will be at its closest to Mars on 1 October - at a distance of 10.5 million kilometers - six times closer than it will approach Earth.
The ESA/NASA SOHO mission will view the comet as it swings around the Sun at the end of November, and astronomers will be waiting to see if the comet survives its fiery encounter.
ESA’s Venus Express and Proba-2 also plan to target the comet during November and December.
The comet will be brightest in our skies just before and in the week after its encounter with the Sun, assuming it survives, but will likely have faded by the time it makes its closest approach to Earth on 26 December. It will pass Earth with no threat of impact.
Since comets are unpredictable by nature, and planet-orbiting spacecraft are not primarily designed to observe distant comets, it is uncertain exactly what results are to be expected.
But while we await the results from spacecraft, there is clearly much to be seen from the ground already.
Today’s Update on Cosmic Ray Readings, ISON’s Approach and More...
Today’s Update on Cosmic Ray Readings, ISON’s Approach and More.. - See more at: http://www.zengardner.com/comet-ison-passing-mars-soon-graze-sun/#sthash.eSHFXNK6.dpuf
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Anaheart is taken from Anahata meaning the Heart Chakra. It is the energy center of open heart and unconditional love, this being the essence of true healing. Anaheart came into being in the late 1980's, it was pure inspiration and insight that came as part of Glenyss Bourne's personal journey (founder of Anaheart).
Reiki and Yoga were the ancient systems of healing and self awakening that initially inspired Glenyss; this led to an awareness of and understanding and knowledge of healing systems that took Glenyss to her study of Flower Essences. Flower Essence healing became Glenyss's passion, she believed she had found her calling and was surprised when an idea came to her one night and she found herself painting an Angel.
Glenyss became at one with the Angels as Angel after Angel appeared to her and miraculously she was able to document this through her Angel Artwork—soon she had a Host of Angels and as if in a dream they spoke to her offering words of wisdom, now documented in her book Sacred Wisdom, and gave Angelic insights into her work with Flower Essences.
Her Angels are now produced digitally and have been her inspiration for her first book Sacred Wisdom.
A unique and complete system of healing, flower essences and angel inspiration, the divine and sacred offering that created Anaheart was made known.
Since the flower of healing and love opened in Glenyss's heart her journey has been profound. A Reiki Master and Yoga Disciple she believed her knowledge would take her on an upward journey, to her own amazement she was taken into levels of illness and suffering where at times she felt there would never be any return to good health.
This period of her life gave her incredible insights into the enduring spirit of a human being, with her belief in the body's ability to heal, her hopes, optimism, and faith, pushed to unbearable limits but somehow she found the strength to persevere, and with the help of Reiki and the Angels, against all odds completely recovered to full health.
Today she has greater energy levels, happiness, and health than she could ever have imagined and it is with her incredible enthusiasm, indisputable inner wisdom, and willingness to fully participate in the healing of the earth and its inhabitants that she offers Anaheart creations.
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Byerly Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places called Birley, in Derbyshire and Herefordshire, or from Bierley in West Yorkshire (see Bierley). Americanized spelling of German Beierle.
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In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the US named Byerly. 15% of Byerly men worked as a Farmer and 12% of Byerly women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Byerly were Clerk and Teacher
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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Byerly life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Byerly in 1943 was 30, and 73 in 2004.
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Digital Copyright vs. Article 13, What is the Difference?
Last updated on March 29, 2019 By Selva Ganesh Leave a Comment
Without this word, you can’t live in Recent Internet Life. Everybody is taking about this. But No one clearly explains what it is. You may have been hearing about Article 13 for some time and be wondering what it means? Well, in this article, we will tell you all you need to know about the EU’s Article 13, as well as explain the differences between this new law and the existing copyright law. This is going to be a resourceful article for many people; so, get relaxed and read through.
Digital Copyright Law
Simply put, Copyright is the legitimate right that allows content creators and artists to have full control over how their materials are shared online. This is a law that controls the sharing of contents online. The law was passed by the European Union and is consists of quite a lot of directives. Anyone who attempts to share protected materials online must ensure he/she has licensed over the content; else, the platform that hosts the content will be penalized. Recently, a new directive is under consideration; it is called the Article 13 directive. This new directive will hold firms fully responsible for any material shared on their platforms or websites.
What’s up with the European Union’s Article 13 Directive?
Article 13 you’ve been hearing about for some time now is a proposal for a decree of the EU Parliament and Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market. It is more like an attempt to restructure the existing copyright law for internet users; it will undoubtedly affect the current liberty most people have to share things online. Websites will now have to be careful of what they share to their readers and ensure it doesn’t breach the Article 13 copyright law. However, this is yet to become a law; it’s still a directive. Not until all general states hallow the rules in legislation in their countries, then, it becomes a law.
Article 13 is a section of the EU Copyright Directive covering how potentially copyrighted contents should be shared on the internet. This year will make it 18 years since the European Union had looked into its copyright policy; many things have changed, and this law needs to improve a bit.
European Union has defined Article 13 as “copyright rules fit for the digital era.” Georgia Shriane, the senior associate solicitor in the commercial & technology team at law firm Boyes Turner, says, “This is only an update to copyright law for the digital age of today, it is designed to prevent pirating of original copyright material online, where posts can go viral very quickly infringing the creator’s rights.”
When this directive passes through various legislations in member states and eventually becomes a law, all internet platforms including YouTube will increase its restriction on copyrighted contents. All contents that will be uploaded on any platform online must be licensed to ensure that all earnings generated by the material go to the original owner.
Still on this directive, for all we know, it will not affect platforms such as encyclopedias (Wikipedia), Github, as well as cloud storage services. The sharing of memes and GIFs will still be feasible under Article 13. Interestingly, musicians and creators will be compensated relatively under this new law.
Whom will this directive affect?
The directive will affect mostly online content sharing service providers and platforms such as SoundCloud and YouTube. However, the legislature clarifies that the target of this directive is to restrict people who exploit copyrighted contents for their profit without having licensed rights. As we have earlier said in this article, the Article 13 directive does not apply to platforms which offer cloud storage services. Also, Wikipedia is exempted in this law because it pointed out an exemption of “not-for-profit online encyclopedias.”
Furthermore, communication services are exempted. However, unlike WhatsApp where the shared media is between you and the receiver, there will be restrictions to the copyrighted media contents you will want to share with your twitter followers. The sharing of memes had been on the debate to see if it should be banned; but, internet users can still share memes as far as they are funny and not portraying any deep meaning. Gifs also survived this directive; people will still enjoy sharing gifs online under the upcoming law.
People have been concerned about the survival of memes and gifs under the new law because they are usually crafted from copyrights movies, series, TV shows, and entirely other patents. It is somewhat interesting that internet users can still share memes and gifs. According to Google, there are still “legal uncertainties” on this newest version of the EU’s copyright directive which is being updated. “The details matter and we look forward to working with policy-makers, publishers, creators, and rights holders, as EU member states move to implement these new rules.” Google.
“The onus will be on, for example, social media platforms will have to filter their contents to ensure that users do not go against the copyright of a content shared on their platform,” says Shriane.
Copyright vs. Article 13
Copyright is already a law that has been passed out for quite a long time ago by the European Union. On the other side, Article 13 is a directive which combines with quite other directives to enforce the copyright law. Thus, article 13 is under copyright and not a law on its own. What is happening now is that the Article 13 directive is being updated to reshape internet usage and how patent files/contents are shared online.
Before now, article 13 has been nicknamed “the MEME ban” because that was seen as the main focus for directive being updated. Well, what else could anyone have thought? These gifs and memes are often crafted from copyrighted media content, and most of the people publishing it are not legally licensed to share them.
Article 13 vote has been accepted by the EU Parliament; however, it doesn’t imply that its effectiveness has been enforced. We may see Full Enforcement in Around 2021. Each country and member states within the European Union will have to approve this law after being deliberated upon by their legislature before it becomes officially implemented.
Selva Ganesh
Selva Ganesh is a Chief Editor of this Blog. He is a Computer Engineer, An experienced Android Developer, Professional Blogger & addicted Web Developer. He runs Android Infotech which offers Problem Solving Articles around the globe.
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Having spent the last ten years of his life studying under a mysterious sorcerer, Shiro Emiya has become a Magi, a sorcerer who has summoned a "Servant," a mystical female warrior of incredible power named Saber, to stand together in the ultimate test of sorcery and magic: the Holy Grail War. But Shiro's own feelings for Saber may conflict with their goal.
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Climax Moonshine, podcast interview with Tim Smith about his new brand
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Tim Smith, will soon release Climax Moonshine
Listen to our podcast above as BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer is the first journalist to speak with moonshiner Tim Smith about his new Climax Moonshine brand and the “Moonshine Revolution.”
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Thus, Tim’s fruit-based or “flavored” moonshines are distilled from real fruit instead of adding it later in the process.
The moonshine is named after where Tim is from in Climax, Virginia.
And while there is no official confirmation, it appears from Tim’s Climax Moonshine website that he is making this batch of moonshine at Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky.
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Tim says he doesn’t want to take anything away from other distillers releasing products labeled “moonshines,” but his brand is all about the attention paid to the craft, the process and being distilled by the hands of a very few individuals in small batches.
Tim’s Climax Moonshine is same recipe he has always used (even when he wasn’t doing it legally).
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After season 2 of Moonshiners, Tim’s dream of going “legal” is now close to reality. We’ll bring you release dates and where to find his moonshine soon on BourbonBlog.com.
One Response to “Climax Moonshine, podcast interview with Tim Smith about his new brand”
Liquor distilled from fruit…isn’t he basically making an eau-de-vie in that case?
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Red Hat CEO Is Ready To Squash Microsoft, VMware, and Oracle
Julie Bort
Photo: Red Hat
Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat has some fighting words for old-school software makers like Microsoft, VMware and Oracle.He wants them gone. Or at least, he wants their closed, proprietary software outta here.
Now that Red Hat has become the first and only pure open-source company with a billion dollars in annual revenues, his goal is the death (more or less) of proprietary software.
“We got to a billion dollars by convincing the world that open source is a viable alternative to traditional proprietary software,” Whitehurst told Business Insider. “The next step is to make open source the default choice in this next generation of computing. That’s what takes us from $1 billion to $5 billion and beyond.”
Open source lets software users make changes and freely share the software with others. Companies that sell old-fashioned software licenses don’t let users do that.
He says his dream of a fully open-source enterprise world is not as crazy as it sounds. It’s already happening for Web startups. Plus, “the Amazons and Googles and Facebooks and Twitters are all running open source” he adds.
And by open source, he doesn’t mean Red Hat. This is “broader than Red Hat,” he says.
With open source, customers help build the software. For instance, Google tweaks the software so it works for their data centres. That means it will certainly be good enough for the average enterprise trying to build its own cloud.
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Emirates’ Aviation X Lab aims to ‘reinvent the next era of air travel’
8 Nov 2019 by Seher Asaf
Emirates unveiled its innovation lab called ‘Aviation X Lab’ at Dubai’s Area 2071 event earlier this week in partnership with five global aviation companies in an effort to explore new ideas in air travel.
Aviation X lab, a collaboration between Emirates and Airbus, Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation, and Thales which was founded in 2017, will bring together start-ups, innovators, academics, NGOs, activists and corporates to develop solutions to challenges that will impact the next generation of global travel.
Teams will be selected and brought to Dubai to co-create, experiment and develop prototypes in Area 2071, a conference which Emirates describes as an “ecosystem to design the future that includes government, creative individuals, innovative companies, and people”. The airline said up to four teams will be shortlisted, and invited to pitch to investors and venture capitalists for additional funding at Area 2071.
“Dubai is looking to mitigate the challenges in the aviation ecosystem, and we have a laser-sharp focus on the evolution of technology and innovations that impact the industry, communities, future generations and our planet,” said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and CEO, Emirates Airline and Group.
The lab is part of the UAE’s efforts to achieve the UAE Centennial Plan 2071 which “seeks to invest primarily in the youth of the UAE and to work for UAE to be the best nation in the world by 2071”, reads a statement from Emirates.
Participants in the innovation lab will have to come up with solutions to two challenges facing the aviation industry. The first challenge is tackling carbon emissions.
“Although the aviation industry is responsible for just 2 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions, the challenge is based on the premise that airlines produces 115gm of CO2 per passenger km, which is 859 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. The challenge is to reduce this by 100gm or 87 per cent to 15gm of CO2 per passenger km by 2030,” reads a press statement from Emirates.
The second challenge concerns airports. The airline says “the current model of airports is a barrier to passenger growth” given that the the travel industry is projected to double in the next 15 years.
“The challenge is to rethink the airports’ model to achieve metrics of 10 passengers per M2 of airport infrastructure with a ten-minute maximum transition time between landside and airside,” said Emirates.
Aviation X Lab will work in cycles of 12 months with five key active phases: launching challenges; sourcing start-ups globally; validating concepts; exploring rapid feasibility, and sourcing funding. The deadline for submission is early 2020.
At the Area 2071 event in Dubai earlier this week, demos of three products were shown, one from Thales and two from Emirates. These included the following:
Bahja – an app created by a team of UAE nationals that uses facial recognition technology to “help measure employee happiness” and provides real-time feedback.
An AI powered product that attempts to reduce food waste. Emirates said the technology provides real-time predictions and recommendations that ensure customers get their first choice inflight, while minimising quantities of unconsumed food.
Solo, which Emirates describes as a virtual assistant powered by artificial intelligence that attempts to support pilots in every decisive moment during a flight. Emirates said in the demo, Solo leveraged available data to permanently provide the crew with the most efficient trajectory to optimise flight efficiency and passenger comfort.
emirates.com
Tags: Dubai, Emirates, Innovation
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Partnership With RSPCA Set to Provide New Career Opportunities in Hospitality
Published Wednesday, February 21 2018 at 1:00 pm
From L-R: Katrina Mackenzie and Maddison Handley
A new partnership between the RSPCA and BUSY At Work is set to provide some exciting work opportunities for job seekers wanting to gain a start in the hospitality industry.
BUSY At Work Project Development Manager, Katrina Mackenzie said BUSY had been working on a project with staff from the RSPCA Brisbane Animal Care Campus at Wacol to provide hospitality traineeships at their Black Cat Café.
“In mid last year I met up with RSPCA Black Cat Café Supervisor, Maddison Handley and RSPCA Operations and Facility Manager, Taylor Whitehead to discuss a project where BUSY could apply for funding for hospitality traineeships, with the trainees to be placed in the Black Cat Café.”
“Both Maddison and Taylor were very enthusiastic about the project and they indicated they could host three trainees for each six months over a one year period.”
Following an application through BUSY At Work, the training for the program was approved with funding provided through the Queensland Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative.
With BUSY At Work providing mentoring support, Katrina said the trainees would transition into work at the Café while completing their Certificate I in Hospitality.
“The training will cover areas such as job search skills, workplace expectations, resume writing, budgeting, goal setting and time management.”
“It’s a very practical program with job seekers able to get those employability skills to help them build their confidence and provide a pathway into a career in hospitality.”
“We will be targeting young people aged 15 to 24 as well as women returning to the workforce. Successful applicants will be able to secure up to 26 hours paid work during each week of the six month program,” Ms Mackenzie said.
Black Cat Café Supervisor, Maddison Handley said the extra staff would allow the Café to increase capacity at the Wacol site as well as ensuring there was adequate staff for pop-up coffee stalls at various RSPCA events such as the Million Paws Walk and adoption days.
“Up until now we have been really limited with being able to service these events due to lack of staffing.”
“We will be training the new job seekers in all areas of cafe life including barista skills, cooking, food preparation, customer service, waitressing and catering.”
“We are excited to be part of the program which will help us increase our engagement with the community as well as potentially raise more funds for our animal welfare services,” Ms Handley said.
With advertising for the new positions to begin this month, Katrina said it was expected the new trainees would commence at the Black Cat Café in early March.
“At the end of the project they will be supported into ongoing employment and will have six months experience, referees and support from the BUSY mentor, and will be really well placed to apply for suitable vacancies once their paid traineeships are completed,” Ms Mackenzie said.
BUSY At Work, Managing Director Paul Miles said BUSY was pleased to partner with the RSPCA and give young people the opportunity to work in a supportive caring environment.
“This is a great partnership between BUSY and the RSPCA, and with funding provided through the Queensland Government’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, it will give six job seekers a great opportunity to enter the workforce.”
“We congratulate the RSPCA in helping job seekers gain employment in the hospitality industry and we look forward to supporting them in all their future recruitment needs,” Mr Miles said.
Leanne Macnamara, Public Relations Coordinator
0438 173 960 leanne.macnamara@busyatwork.com.au
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Asia Pacific is primed for its next 11-digit LBO
800-pound tiger
23 December 2019 By Alec Macfarlane Follow @AlecMac11
Over $250 bln of private equity money is sloshing around the region, as a new KKR fund looks set to exceed its flagship U.S. one. Cheap debt helps put another Toshiba-like deal in the frame. Dentsu and Haier fit the buyout profile. Even whoppers like Woolworths could be targeted.
Source: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A man walks at the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai March 11, 2014. Beijing announced sweeping reforms late last year as it tries to shift the economy away from a reliance on the investment and exports that have fuelled double-digit expansion for three decades in favour of consumption and services, which it hopes will generate more sustainable long-term growth.
Reuters: Exclusive: KKR's new Asia-focused fund targets record $15 billion in 2020 - sources
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Private equity firm KKR is targeting a record $15 billion for a new Asia-focused buyout fund, Reuters reported on Nov. 7, citing three unnamed sources.
KKR’s fundraising will start in the first quarter of 2020, with the aim of achieving first closing by June, the report said.
A fund of the size KKR is targeting would be the biggest by the New York-based firm in any region. Its previous record was a $9.3 billion fund that closed in 2017. It would also be the largest U.S. dollar-denominated private equity fund focused on Asia.
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Student Covers U. of Wisconsin College GOP Office with Accusations of Bigotry
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
Tom Ciccotta
A student from the University of Wisconsin was caught covering the campus College Republicans office with signs that read “Donald Trump is…,” “racist,” “sexist,” and “bigot.”
According to a report by the College Fix, a group of conservative students in Wisconsin returned to their campus office this week to find a student hanging up signs that accused them, and President Trump, of bigotry.
The College Republicans chapter at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, posted a video to their Twitter account this week documenting vandalism committed by one of their peers.
“TODAY: intolerant student in complete hysteria targets UW-Madison College Republican student office,” the tweet read. “Another example of total intolerance from the left in an environment that is supposed to welcome a marketplace of ideas.”
The video shows a single student calmly applying the signs to the College Republicans’ student office. After she is confronted by another student, she continues taping up the signs.
TODAY: intolerant student in complete hysteria targets UW-Madison College Republican student office. Another example of total intolerance from the left in an environment that is supposed to welcome a marketplace of ideas. *disclaimer contains explicit language* pic.twitter.com/qtSDA3SKri
— GOP Badgers (@GOPBadgers) October 9, 2019
A few of the signs, which were seemingly printed on standard printer paper, read “Donald Trump is…” The rest of the signs complete that sentence. The other signs include words such as “racist,” “sexist,” “homophobic,” and “bigot.”
A reporter for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, student newspaper identified the student as senior Jasmine Kiah. That report claims that Kiah played the song “F*ck Donald Trump” by YG and Nipsey Hussle as she procedural taped the signs to the office’s windows.
“Every day I come past and I see this office, it makes me very upset, while we have…children at the border who are taken away from their parents, their parents are taken away from them and who is it because? It is because of Donald Trump,” Kiah told the student reporter.
Kiah claimed that she was motivated to vandalize the offices by her own experiences with racism and bigotry on campus.
“I’ve been here for four years and all four years I’ve experienced racism, I’ve seen homophobia, transphobia, I’ve seen people not treated fairly, class institutional racism all of that stuff,” Kiah added. “Everything that you could imagine, I’ve seen.”
Meredith McGlone, University of Wisconsin Director of News and Media Relations, told the student reporter in a statement that the university does not approve the posting of unapproved signs. However, they defend the rights of students to engage in civil discourse.
“UW-Madison supports the free speech rights of its students along with civil discourse around political issues,” McGlone said. “The university’s policies prohibit the posting of unapproved signs, posters and other material in public spaces.”
Stay tuned to Breitbart News for more campus updates.
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Bridgeport Investor Relations
Kenneth Flatto, Finance Director/CFO
Bond Sales
Learn about the Team at Bridgeport Investor Relations, including our Mayor, Finance Director/CFO, and Director of Office Policy & Mgmt.
Joseph P. Ganim
Kenneth Flatto
Nestor Nkwo
Terri Coward
William Fazioli
mayor@bridgeportct.gov
Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Peter Ganim is now beginning his seventh term as Mayor of Connecticut’s largest city with a population of approximately 147,000 people. After campaigning on a platform of open government, reducing crime, improving public schools, reducing property taxes and growing the economy and job creation, Mayor Ganim was elected by a wide margin on November 3, 2015 to a position he had last held in 2003.
Mayor Ganim had served six previous terms as chief executive of Bridgeport from 1991-2003, and in so doing accomplished several important things for the Park City. Mayor Ganim led the city out of municipal bankruptcy by overcoming a $21 million budget deficit and a 5-year projected deficit of $250 million. Mayor Ganim’s tenure ushered in 10 consecutive years of balanced budgets and a surplus of $58 million. This was accomplished by implementing difficult cost saving measures and innovative revenue raising techniques. These included negotiations with city labor unions to achieve concessions and savings of more than $20 million in labor costs without laying off any employees and negotiating a more than $350 million bond issue with multiple Wall Street investment firms to erase the city’s unfunded pension liability. As a result of these efforts, Bridgeport’s credit rating increased across the board during his tenure and Mayor Ganim was recognized in 1996 by Newsweek magazine as one of America’s most “innovative and dynamic mayors.”
After serving as Mayor, Joe Ganim worked as a successful private sector consultant for five years, representing a number of businesses and non-profit organizations with various needs ranging from internal management of specific projects to overall organizational improvements, using his vast experience in both business operations and corporate law. Consulting ranged from helping small management teams in large organizations including multi-million dollar public and private sector funding, financial planning, money management and complex budgeting.
As a consultant, Mayor Ganim led and advised management teams on energy savings projects, revenue enhancement projects, internal process improvements and the mitigation of sudden and unexpected business challenges. This includes sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex capital projects as well as government relations and the securing of funding through grants and loan programs.
Joe Ganim launched his campaign for Mayor in May of 2015, asking Bridgeport voters for a 2nd chance not just for himself, but also for the city of Bridgeport. Mayor Ganim pledged to improve the quality of life for Bridgeport residents by helping to improve the economy, grow jobs, reduce crime, improve public schools, reduce the city’s tax burden and get Bridgeport’s finances under control.
Finance Director/CFO
kenneth.flatto@bridgeportct.gov
Previously to serving as the Finance Director for Bridgeport, Ken Flatto was the First Selectman of Fairfield, a position to which he has been elected five times. As First Selectman, Flatto was responsible for more than 500 employees and a budget of $260 million. Ranked by CNN/Money Magazine as the 9th best mid-sized community in the country, under Flatto's leadership, Fairfield has achieved and maintained a AAA bond rating. Flatto administered twelve balanced budgets and led efforts to revitalize brownfields and expand Grand List growth. In addition, Flatto led audits and cost savings initiatives, saving over $3 million per year through restructuring, management efficiencies and negotiated collective bargaining givebacks.
Prior to serving as Fairfield's First Selectman, Flatto served as the Chief Financial Officer for Orangetown, NY, and Comptroller and Deputy Commissioner for the City of Yonkers, NY. Flatto is a Licensed Certified Public Accountant (NY), who received his MBA from Cornell University. He is the Former Chair and Vice Chair of the Greater Bridgeport and Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Chair of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Health and Human Services Committee.
Director of Office Policy & Mgmt
nestor.nkwo@bridgeportct.gov
BSC-Economics/Finance, MBA- Concentration in Finance, State of Connecticut Certified Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Employed by the City of Bridgeport for more than 25 years and worked in the following Capacities, Budget Analyst, Sr. Budget Analyst, Project Manager Budget, Deputy Finance Director and Currently, OPM Director (City Budget Director).
terri.coward@bridgeportct.gov
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wfazioli@pfm.com
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New winter routes from Bristol Airport
Created: 1st Nov 2018
Today TUI UK, the UK’s largest holiday operator, launches its winter programme and reveals growth plans for Bristol airport with new weekly routes to Keflavik, Dalaman and Naples and additional flights to Tenerife for the 2019 season.
On sale now, the winter 2019 programme will continue to offer holidaymakers in the South West of England more choice and flexibility than ever before, with an increased capacity of nearly 8,000 additional seats at Bristol Airport. Continuing to recognise that not everyone wants to holiday for 7 or 14 nights, customers will also have the option of 10 and 11 night holidays to Malaga in Spain and Palma in Majorca at the end season of next winter. There will also be an additional day added to the flight programme for flights from Bristol airport to Tenerife.
The move to introduce these routes is part of TUI’s strategy to ensure customers across the UK can fly from their local airport and stay at the best hotels in some of the most exciting destinations around the world, including TUI flagship properties such as the TUI Sensatori Resort Tenerife.
TUI UK’s Director of Aviation Planning Karen Switzer said:
“Adding more choice and flexibility for the winter 2019 season demonstrates our commitment to Bristol Airport and the local area, as we continue to focus on expanding access to our amazing range of holidays through an extended flying programming concentrated on the core destinations that we know our customers want to visit.”
Nigel Scott, Business Development Director, Bristol Airport said:
“We are delighted with the continued expansion of TUI’s services from Bristol Airport which sees holidays and flights on sale into the next decade from the largest airport in the South West and Wales region of the UK. The new services to Memmingham and Toulouse will be particularly welcomed by Winter sports enthusiasts and the extended long-haul service to Cancun will provide the opportunity to enjoy the sun during the Winter season. In addition, TUI will deploy a third based short haul aircraft during the Winter providing additional capacity to destinations such as Tenerife, Naples and Dalaman.”
For the first time ever, TUI will also be selling summer 2020 holidays from early November – the earliest the tour operator has sold a summer programme. This is to provide customers that want to secure their favourite hotels or preferred flight options earlier than ever before. TUI customers will also be offered thousands of free kids places and offers on all of the TUI favourite hotel concepts including Family Life, Sensatori, Splashworld, Holiday Village and Suneo Club.
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Win an amazing holiday to Australia for two - including flights, luxury accommodation and river cruise
We're giving away the trip of a lifetime to celebrate Alibi's new TV series Harrow
Dave Masters
You could be off to Brisbane - the home of hit TV show Harrow, starring Ioan Gruffudd, above, as Dr Daniel Harrow
Fancy jetting off to Brisbane, Australia, the home of the hit TV show Harrow? Well now’s your chance.
Included in this amazing holiday is a stay in an exclusive 4* hotel for 7 nights and a relaxing river cruise to the World’s first and largest Koala Sanctuary. Even better, the trip includes direct return flights and transfers, making your trip that bit easier.
Shown on Alibi, Harrow tells the story of the brilliant forensic pathologist, Dr. Daniel Harrow, who is able to solve mysteries that nobody else can.
But a dark secret from his past begins to arise and Dr. Harrow must use all of his skills to stop it from being exposed.
You can be in the heart of where Harrow is set, from winding down on Brisbane’s man-made beach in the heart of the city, to climbing the Story Bridge and abseiling back down.
So, don’t miss this exciting chance to win a trip of a lifetime, and don’t forget to tune into Alibi on Tuesdays at 9pm on Sky, BT and TalkTalk to watch the continued series of Harrow.
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2019 Triumph Speed Twin
All-new for 2019, the 1200cc Triumph Speed Twin reintroduces a legendary name back into motorcycling, looking to set a new category benchmark for how a custom roadster should ride and feel. Packed with the latest technology, the Speed Twin features a dedicated chassis and suspension setup, with a low seat height for both the rider and pillion.
The original 1938 Triumph Speed Twin was considered by many to have the world’s first successful parallel twin engine slotted into a great chassis. Its performance and handling prowess put it among the top echelon of ‘riders’ motorcycles for its time. Now, 80 years later, Triumph seek to reclaim the position of best ‘riders bike’ with the new model, by extracting 96 hp and 112 Nm from the 1200cc parallel twin shoehorned into the new chassis, alongside new 41mm cartridge forks and twin rear shocks to keep the power in contact with the ground.
The brand new Speed Twin still retains all of the contemporary styling of the smaller Street Twin, but features even more premium details. 10kg lighter than the Triumph Thruxton, at 196kg (dry), the Speed Twin is fitted with LED head and tail lights, switchable traction control, as well as Sport, Road, and Rain riding modes. The Torque-assist clutch is designed to lighten the clutch lever feel, improving ride quality.
The dedicated new tubular frame has been developed from the Triumph Thruxton R to deliver a comfortable riding position, allowing the rider to feel engaged in the bike’s abilities, without sacrificing any of the ergonomics between the controls, seat, and footpegs. High specification Brembo 4-piston brake calipers capture twin 305mm front discs, while at the rear a Nissin 2-piston caliper floats above a 220mm disc. ABS is fitted as standard, as is becoming the norm on new model bikes now.
The stylish new twin clocks incorporate a selection of features, which can be accessed via a handlebar-mounted scroll button. Selecting different rider modes, or traction control settings, the rider can change how the bike will behave quickly and easily, as they see fit for the conditions and various road surfaces. The clocks also display a gear-position indicator and an estimated fuel range, with average and current fuel consumption calculations available for display. When fitted with an accessory Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, or Heated Grips, the clocks can also display their readings for extra rider confidence when moving.
Triumph continues to allow customers to accessorise their bikes, and the Speed Twin has a catalog of over 80 individual accessories to help riders add more style, practicality, and security. From brushed Vance & Hines exhaust silencers, blacked out detailing, stylish and durable luggage options, and quilted seats, to Triumph-engineered security additions such as disc locks, ground anchors, and locking chains, your Speed Twin will undoubtedly be one of a kind.
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by Lisa Kane March 30, 2016
It's become shorthand for anything digital, but when technology truly connects, consumers take notice, writes the director of strategy for Siegel+Gale
"Digital Strategy" has become a catch-all term, thrown around in meetings to describe things that many businesses now believe they need in order to succeed. It is often conflated with social media strategy. And too often it gets boiled down to "we need an app."
But "digital," in and of itself, is not a strategy, and it isn’t limited to social media. Digital tools help engage customers, and digital channels help reach them. When approached this way, digital can become more than a "check the box" exercise in your marketing plan. It should be a meaningful extension of your entire brand experience strategy.
As marketers, our strategic goals should be much the same as they’ve always been: attract new customers, retain the existing ones. If, instead of asking, "What’s our digital strategy?" what happens when we frame the marketing challenge this way: "How can we create a personalized experience for customers … and do it on a mass scale?" Brands should be using digital advances to improve the customer experience by making it more personal, simple and compelling.
Technology makes connections personal. Digital touch points have expanded our expectations for how we connect with consumers. Yet many companies hide behind the technology: go to our website for information, but please don’t call. "Live chat" online with an automated service agent. Or they ask consumers to follow them on social media, but don’t deliver on engagement.
When a company actually connects, customers take notice. Take Geico, for example. The insurance company leveraged a strategy that crosses all channels, using digital to foster a more genuine sense of connection. It has an award-winning app, an easy-to-use website and a strong social media presence. But it also provides customers with tools to connect with their service agents. Geico employees have personal email addresses, so you can begin a dialogue with a customer service agent, and reach them directly. When you call, they sound genuinely happy to help, making customers feel valued and connected to the company.
This is not a revolutionary idea, but it is rare. Companies that excel in connecting with customers recognize that "digital strategy" isn’t just about using the trendiest new apps, or blasting content (even if it’s targeted) out into the world. It’s about examining the tools at our disposal, and using them to create a more personal connection.
Optimized back-end technology improves the front-end experience. Companies often examine the customer experience to identify needs, pain points, and opportunities for engagement. A digitally smart company recognizes that its IT systems play an important role in decreasing frustration and serving customers more efficiently.
Take the customer service call center for industries such as airlines, cable/telecom, and even public utilities. People engage with these companies for different reasons, across a wide variety of touchpoints, many of them digital. But if someone is calling that 800-number to speak to a customer service, it’s usually because they have a problem.
When I call Time Warner Cable, its system can identify my account based on my phone number. This sets an expectation for a seamless transition to a live rep, and a more efficient call overall. However, when back-end systems don’t align, that initial promise of efficiency is quickly undermined. To begin a call, the service rep must still take time reconfirming account information, and this occurs again with each transfer. Instead of immediately helping solve my problem, poor use of technology forces service representatives into repetitive questions that make the experience more frustrating.
In contrast, consider United Airlines. The airline has integrated its Mileage Plus service desk with the United app, so when I call them through the app the system already knows who I am. The representative can skip the slew of identification questions and simply ask, "How may I assist you today?" Right away, we are connecting in conversation, and focused on solving my problem.
Digital tools should work the way people want to use them. Many companies do need an app to round out their experience strategy. But, just because you build it, doesn’t mean they will come. To become a truly engaging tool, it must feel like it was built for your customers’ needs, not in response to trends.
For example, do you remember Facebook’s Poke app? Copying the successful momentum of Snapchat, it allowed users to send messages, images, or videos to their friends that would disappear after a few seconds. But the launch of Poke was a response to a trend, a land grab in a growing space. Similarly, the Slingshot app that followed sought to "improve" Snapchat with a range of features, but instead it was neither intuitive nor seamless—not how consumers wanted to communicate. Neither app’s premise aligned with Facebook’s brand of openness and neither fulfilled customers’ needs or reflected an understanding of their behaviors.
It’s admirable when a company embraces risk to try new things, and also when it knows when to let them go. But whether your digital approach requires rapid iteration or careful planning, it has to start with an understanding of your customers. Valuable, sustainable digital tools should both align with a company’s brand and integrate seamlessly into a user’s routines and expectations.
"Digital" is a critical component of any marketing strategy; it should span internal silos to put the customer experience at the center of every decision. At its most effective, a company’s approach to digital should reflect an understanding that even the most high tech tools are used by people to connect with people.
Lisa Kane is Director of Strategy for Siegel+Gale, a global branding firm.
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