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Taming of the Shrew (Wordsworth Classics)
By: William Shakespeare
Wordsworth Editions Ltd. New. Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English Literature, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.
The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies. The central relationship, in which Petruchio boisterously "tames" a rebellious Kate, has often appeared problematic. In the theatre, it has been treated in a diversity of ways, so that Kate's apparent capitulation varies between the ironic and the sincere. Feminists have been divided in their responses. The provocative vitality of this comedy has been transmitted by numerous adaptations for stage and screen, notably the film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate. . 1999. TRADE PAPERBACK.
Title: Taming of the Shrew (Wordsworth Classics)
Author Name: William Shakespeare
Categories: Classics, Education,
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd: 1999
Binding: TRADE PAPERBACK
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By: Charles and Mary Lamb
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▸ Controversy ▸ Despite inadvertent whistle, Panthers TD is allowed to stand, incorrectly
Despite inadvertent whistle, Panthers TD is allowed to stand, incorrectly
by Ben Austro - November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 6
Week 9: Panthers at Redskins (video)
Another Redskins game where DeAngelo causes an officiating problem. No, DeAngelo Hall, the Redskins cornerback, did not raise another ruckus. Rather DeAngelo Williams, the Panthers running back, was given a touchdown, which should have been the call, while at the same time should not have been.
Williams ran down the sideline, but line judge Tom Symonette, a ninth year veteran, blew the play dead erroneously. It is the bane of refereedom: the inadvertent whistle. It rarely happens, but when it does, it is a huge mistake. It is further compounded by the fact that there is no equitable remedy for the error. According to the rulebook, the offense has the option of taking the ball at the spot of the whistle or to replay the down.
Referee Carl Cheffers gathered the crew, including Symonette, to determine where Williams was when the play was whistled dead. The replay booth cannot be used to assist the spot or confirm it. (The spot of the ball is only reviewable as it relates to the first-down line or the goal line.)
Cheffers told a pool reporter following the game that the consensus was Williams scored. “By the time the whistle blew, he had already crossed the goal line. That was our decision, and that’s why I announced that the ruling on the field is touchdown.”
Of course, the video shows Williams about 20 yards short of the end zone, and the screencap from @BallHogsRadio shows the signal to stop the clock comes with Williams on the 12-yard line. (Symonette is just outside of the telestrator circle; Williams is number 34.)
And here is the real troubling part. In order to atone for the inadvertent whistle, Cheffers crew tried to find the equitable resolution rather than a rules-based resolution. Symonette knew where Williams was on the field, give or take a couple of yards, when he raised his hands over his head. He should have come clean to his fellow crew members that he was certain, no matter how unpopular the decision, that Williams was short of the goal line by rule.
The cardinal sin of officiating in the inadvertent whistle by Symonette is now vastly overshadowed by his attempt to cover it up.
Pool report from Carl Cheffers
Q: Was there an inadvertent whistle on the touchdown play for Carolina?
Carl Cheffers: Yes. The line judge blew his whistle. We had a lot of discussion about it. We just felt when the whistle blew, that the player would have already scored a touchdown. So, we tried to piece together if we had to spot — by rule, we would have to put him down when the whistle blew, and we tried to decide where that spot would be, and we felt that spot would be in the end zone.
Q: That he was already way ahead?
Cheffers: Yep. That by the time the whistle blew, he had already crossed the goal line. That was our decision, and that’s why I announced that the ruling on the field is touchdown.
Q: What’s the normal procedure? Is that the norm, that you try to piece it together like that?
Cheffers: Yes. So, the options are he can either take the result of the play for the offense, or he could either go back and replay [the down]. And so, they’re obviously going to want to take the result of the play as a long gainer. And the spot was going to be important, and that’s why we were trying to piece together where that spot would be.
Q: Who could take the result? You said “he could take the result.”
Cheffers: The offense has the choice during an inadvertent whistle to take the result of the play or replay the down.
Q: And the defense doesn’t have any?
Cheffers: No. No.
Tags DeAngelo Williams inadvertent whistle Panthers Redskins Tom Symonette
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6 thoughts on “Despite inadvertent whistle, Panthers TD is allowed to stand, incorrectly”
Mark Schultz says:
There is absolutely no rules supporting what Cheffers did. I wonder if the NFL has told its officials that if a player “is in the clear” and there’s a whistle, to let the player have the TD. Even that edict, if it exists, is not publicized and would cause confusion among the public and players.
The kicker is that Cheffers applied common sense, completely vacated the proper inadvertent whistle rules and procedure, and got the call right.
Now, we’ll see if the league applauds Cheffers for using common sense or if he and Symonette face consequences.
I’d also say if they did apply common sense, Cheffers should have said so instead of giving answers that could be refuted by video evidence (but to be fair, Cheffers had not seen the video yet, most likely).
This will come across as Cryin over spilled milk, but the calls were one way (against the redskins) all day. The league has it in for us since taking draft choices during the summer of collusion against the players and dare I say payback for deangelo hall’s tirade against one of their own. Counting the replacement ref games, officiating has had a direct impact on 3 of skins 6 losses. That is too high of a percentage against any one team.
That’s a lot of unsubstantiated talk. How do you arrive at 3 of 6 losses? What calls from yesterday?
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Build a Good Energy Efficient Mini ITX 1080p Gaming PC
July 21, 2015 By Brandon Hart
This build combines energy efficiency in a small form factor with components ideal for PC gaming.
If you’re like me, then you like to leave your PC on at all times. I’ve found out over the years that this can be quite expensive. A couple weeks ago I put together a green gaming machine for my living room that would double as a console option for my kids. I plug our Xbox 360 controllers in and have an entire Steam library at my fingertips.
Because of the energy efficient parts I chose, it uses very little energy when gaming and even less when idle or streaming from Plex. Whether you’re looking for a secondary option for your TV or simply want a small form factor gaming PC as your main rig, this one does the job well.
A Value Green Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build for Energy Efficiency
While the average cost of a kWh is just around 12 cents here in the U.S. outside it can be quite crippling. Add that with the fact that many PC gamers like to leave their gaming PCs on at all times, and you’re paying a lot more to run your machine than you might know. Even my green, which cost around $425, costs around $50 a year to run. On a machine built for efficiency that’s steal nearly 1/8 of the total cost each year. With energy costs only going up, energy-efficiency should be a consideration for all savvy gamers.
Energy Efficient Processors From Under $200 to $100
The i3-4130T is the obvious choice for me here. With a TDP of just 35W and an operating frequency of 2.9GHz, you get the right combination of energy savings and performance. Hyper-threading allows it to act as 4 cores when you need it for rendering or multitasking and for a price of around $110 it falls within our budget. For an i5 option consider the i5-4570T. I’ve seen it as low as $165 and it has Intel’s Turbo boost technology which allows it to go from 2.9GHz all the way to 3.6GHz when you really need it.
CPU i3-4130T The i3-4130T has a low TDP of just 35W. For an upgrade, consider the i5-4570T.
Graphics Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti The 750TI has a low TDP of 60W. An upgrade from here would be the R7 370 but at additional cost and energy usage.
Motherboard ASRock H97M-ITX Cheap, reliable, and includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
Power Supply Corsair CX 430M Modular, durable, and 80 Plus Certified
Case Cooler Master Elite 120 This great little case is on rebate this month.
Storage Western Digital Caviar Green The Caviar Green drive offers up to 40% energy efficiency and in doing so prolongs the life of the hard drive as well.
Ram / Memory 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz Ram
The Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti Windforce edition regularly goes on sale for $100 to $110 after rebate.
A Good and Energy-Efficient Graphics Card Under or Around $100
If you look at performance numbers, value, and TDP, the graphics card that will jump out to you at this price point is the 750Ti. It runs at a low 60W TDP. Compare that to its AMD competitors in the R7 360 at 100 watts and the R7 370 at 110 watts and you can see why I chose it for this build. The 750Ti is also considered the console equivalent GPU. For 10 to 25% more performance you can go with the R7 370 for about $40 more; however, keep in mind it has nearly twice the TDP.
Benchmarks for the 750 Ti
Wondering what kind of performance you can expect out of the 750 Ti? Here’s a look at a few benchmarks provided by Anandtech.
Bioshock Infinite 1080p Ultra Quality: 60.8
Battlefield 4 1080p Medium Quality: 74.8
Crysis 3 1080p Medium Quality + FXAA: 49.9
Total War Rome 2 1080p High Quality + Medium Shadows: 87.8
Results: As you can see above the 750 Ti does fine in 1080p if you’re willing to run it in medium or high quality in today’s latest games. For $100 graphics card, it’s not bad. Digital Foundry also tested the 750Ti in 1080p for the Witcher 3 in mostly medium settings with Nvidia Hairworks Off. Had the changed the texture and water quality to medium I’m sure they could have gotten even more frames.
Find a Good 80 Plus Modular Power Supply for Cheap:
As we’re going with a mini-ITX build it makes a lot of sense to go with a modular power supply here. Getting rid of cables from the case will ensure proper airflow and cooling. Going with anything but an 80 Plus certified power supply also seems like a waste and especially with all of our power-savvy components. While I’m personally using a gold certified power supply for my build, this budget only allows us to go with something bronze rated.
That being said, if you find something like the Corsair CS550M on rebate, then you’ll probably be able to get it for around $50. Otherwise, go with something like the CX 430M. It’s still power efficient and semi-modular and should be more than sufficient for the max load of around 149 watts that this build will pull.
A Good H97 Mini-ITX Motherboard for the Money
For this build, I feel like the ASRock H97M-ITX is the ideal budget board this month. After rebate, it’s around $65 on Newegg and it has the ruggedness and quality that you’d want. What’s more is that it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. I recently purchased this board for my build and had no problem with it.
Technical specifications include up to 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz memory, 5 x SATA 6Gb/s, 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode), Realtek ALC892 Audio with 7.1 Channels, 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, 1 x D-Sub, 1 x DVI-D, 1 x HDMI, x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED), 4 x USB 3.0 Ports, 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, an optical port, and your basic audio jacks. Setup is simple and ASRock includes a 3-year parts and labor warranty.
A Cheap Micro or Mini-ITX case
This month I really like the Cooler Master Elite 120 Mini-ITX case. It has a mail-in rebate that makes it as much as half off. At $25 it’s a solid option and keeps the small form factor we’ve aimed for. If it’s not on sale, consider something like the Xion Micro ATX case. It’s cheap and includes a front 120mm blue LED fan. The Fractal Design Core 1100 would also be a solid choice.
Since we’re going for an energy efficient build I’m recommending the Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB drive. It reduces power consumption up to 40% and thus increases its lifespan as well. While it’s not in the budget, you may want to consider an inexpensive solid state drive to store the OS and some of your favorite programs or games. The Kingston SSD 120GB V300 is around $50 and would be ideal for the task.
For this build, we’re going with 8GB of Corsair Vengeance Ram. It’s cheap, durable, 1600MHz, and is on sale this month. If you’re building a similar PC, you’ll want to find something on sale as well.
Overall, this power efficient PC is not only cheap to run but also great at playing games. With Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and its small form factor you’ll find it’s useful to have in a variety of areas of your house.
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Our New Song, Christmas Paradise
“A dreamy Christmas waltz with clear uncomplicated vocals, a lovely melody, and a crescendo of twin fiddles interlaced into a tranquil love song -- like a glittering enchanted snowglobe.”
Minna Biggs - composer, vocals, violin
Casey Friedman - acoustic guitar, bass
Taylor Johnson - audio engineer, electric guitar, keyboard, bells
Buy or hear it on Spotify, CD Baby, Amazon, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, Itunes.
Lunar Manor Recording Studio October 2017
The best kind of Christmas miracle took place seven years ago while wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve; Casey and I realized we loved each other. It’s serendipitous a Christmas song is our first multi-track studio recording of an original composition. The lyrics and emotion were inspired by the heartfelt yuletide scene in the book Maniac McGee by Jerry Spinelli. It is a popular book with elementary school age readers. It tells the story of an orphaned boy in search of a new family. The musical style of the song was influenced by the gorgeous love ballads of the 1940s.
We loved the music we heard produced by the talented local musician and audio engineer, Taylor Johnson at Lunar Manor. We knew we wanted to work with him. Lunar Manor resides in the basement of the imposing Valliance Bank Tower. In the oil boom days of the 1980s it was a posh state-of-the-art multi media facility. These days it’s a bit more scruffy and down to earth. A handful of local musicians and audio engineers occupy the space.
In one of the old photo developement dark rooms with finicky doors, we finished the recording in three sessions, punctuated by turkey club sandwiches at Jesse’s Deli, just down the hall from Lunar Manor. Taylor Johnson was so much fun to work with, and we’re proud of what he helped us create.
When a Gig Goes to Pieces
Sometimes seams open on a violin. Everything could fall apart. This hollow body of wood and glue works hard, but it’s astonishingly fragile. Worry gripped my heart for a beat.
When I picked it up from the luthier, I was relieved. It cost just twenty dollars. The price was so reasonable, I considered my second violin. Uncle Brian had unearthed it at a flea market in rural Texas, a dusty relic with a forgotten past. The patch-work of improvised parts includes a cranked gear replacing one tuning peg, a wooden spoon fashioned into a chin-rest, and an elegant scroll carved with flowers. It’s a mess of cracks and dings, the resulting tone makes me wince. Maybe the people at Oklahoma Strings could work their magic again.
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Michael Hutchinson on drums early 80s Hollywood CA
By Casey Friedman
In 2000 I moved to Los Angeles, California. For exactly one year, June 5th to June 5th, I lived in the heart of San Fernando Valley at John Heron’s recording studio, Rekordio. It was a pink bungalow concealed by an overgrowth of lantanas and orange trees in a vintage neighborhood of crisp lawns and pastel cookie-cutter houses, close to the Van Nuys airport.
Independence Day at Carlton Landing
July Fourth we played music at the dream-town Carlton Landing on Lake Eufaula. Two hours east of OKC following scenic country road 9, we arrived at the hopeful newborn community under construction. GPS led us down a hidden winding road through forests and fields of bright wild flowers. Roaming boars and whimsical signs encouraged us onward.
In the town center, children playing in the street directed us to the Meeting House where we were staying for the night. Once again our rag-tag family band had landed in the lap of luxury! Thank Folk Music!
Soon our host, town founder, and driver Grant Humphries rolled up with a van full of family and friends. A short trek later, the woods opened to a manicured green lawn perched atop a vast overlook. Below the misty lake spread, above magnificent pastel clouds towered. Rows of clean wooden tables awaited, decked in red, white, and blue. A rainbow of people gathered. We tuned and as the sun set, music and laughter drifted up to the stars.
St. Patrick's in St. Louis 2015
Basin Park Hotel, one of the venues we tried out
Back in early February, after playing a Mardi Gras party at a retirement home, we were enjoying some spicy gumbo with the staff when our friend TJ sent us a text. He and his brother Mark invited us to St. Louis to be part of the St. Patrick’s festivities. We were excited! So excited we locked our keys in the truck!
About a month and a half later we were on our way with a stopover in the charming Ozark mountain village, Eureka Springs. It’s a cozy spot, with steep curvy streets and springs seeping out everywhere. Tall Victorian buildings with iron balconies are built right into rock walls. The off-season was quiet, even so a handful of buskers strummed hopefully on their guitars here and there.
Where could we play music? We had seen an enchanting picture of the Blarney Stone online, but that was shut down. We visited the Pied Piper, and were welcomed. It was an option. We wandered around asking locals where to play: street painters, merchants, hotel employees, folks walking dogs, waitresses. They all said Chelsea’s....
Rudderless Sets Sail! Chapter 6
Our names between Anton Yelchin & Laurence Fishburne!
Rudderless was released in theaters around the world in October. The Oklahoma Film and Music Office invited us to play music at the premier in Tulsa’s Circle Cinema. It was packed, and we got to see it a second time!
You can watch it on YouTube, Starz, Amazon, and more. Billy Crudup shines! Musicians and Oklahomans, this movie will resonate for you especially. But Rudderless will pull on everyone's heartstrings; get ready to feel all the emotions, in the best of ways.
Here's our big scene!
Recommended reading: the Whole Rudderless Story!
Grocery Love Story
In April we got our first gig playing at a grocery store. It’s an unusual place for live entertainment, but what a brilliant idea; it totally works. Live music makes a trip to the grocery store so much more fun.
We love it; the customers and staff love it. What a welcome surprise for shoppers. They stand considering an onion, a steak, whatever, beautiful music floats over, and BAM we come strolling into view. There is a double take and then a smile. Little babies riding in carts tune in. Bigger kids do silly dances and clap along, laughing. We cruise through the produce section, down the dairy aisle, through the bakery. The camera phones come out. Relatives in other states get messages saying, “Look! We have live music in our grocery stores!”
Buy for Less has it’s heart in the right place. They're supporting the arts on the ground level. Who would think that bringing local culture to their patrons would be a mission for a grocery chain? Remarkable! This sets them apart from most businesses. Thanks Buy for Less / Uptown!
Watch us in action on YouTube strolling through the grocery aisles!
Happy folk music from Oklahoma City by Casey Friedman and Minna Biggs
We became a couple before we were a band. Love shines through the songs we play. The music is fiddle-centric and simple, takes you back in time, yet it’s vibrant and alive. Lately, we are playing where you’d least expect: grocery stores, street corners, neighborhood picnics, marathons, and weddings. We are strolling musicians who can play unplugged with no stage separating us from an audience. We love our Wednesday night residency at Sean Cummings Irish Pub on N. May. We dream of playing in all conceivable venues, especially Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater or the Temple Bar in Dublin Ireland.
Now let us brag for a moment- we are featured musicians in the new movie Rudderless, a musical drama directed by William H. Macy in theaters fall 2014! It has spurred us to step up with a debut album of original music aimed to coincide with the movie’s release. We are known as a happy duo with a strong rhythmic side, balanced by pretty melodies and a splash of singing. We are focusing more on lyrics and singing for this album. Our vision is to give the world optimistic music about things that matter, music that is uplifting and fun. We are looking for a recording studio that feels like home.
Along with this new album and the public release of Rudderless, we also foresee gathering an ensemble of spirited musicians for stage shows. Who could they be? We are searching the air-waves for the right tune masters.
Rudderless Chapter 5 - The Screening
photo by Jeff Robison
Eight months have passed since our last Rudderless blog. We wondered and hoped, would we make the final cut? Rudderless made its debut on the closing night of the Sundance Film Festival in January. Friend and co-star Chelsey Cope ventured up to the festival in snowy Park City, Utah to see Rudderless for the first time. She brought back good news. We made the cut, and the film had received a standing ovation! We were excited. People really liked the movie, and we were in it.
The Burlap Tuxedo Days
Before HonkyTonk StepChild, there was Burlap Tuxedo. That’s when Casey and I first began playing music together.
The story begins about three years ago with The Rock Bottom Ramblers. Their high-energy bluegrass rocked. Casey was a big fan. He hounded them for a year to participate in Acoustic Oklahoma before singer Tracy Ross finally visited the studio. Tracy’s band was going through a break-up, he wanted to start a new group.
Casey was excited, “I’ll play bass!” So June 7, 2011 during a massive thunderstorm, they rehearsed for the first time in the huge space above the HornTrader. Thunder boomed all around intense and ominous while they got their act together.
Thank You Sean Cummings!
Sean Cummings is the real deal traditional Irish Pub, complete with Celtic music, no exceptions. They have live music seven nights a week. You wouldn’t think there are so many Celtic musicians in OKC, but there are, and here is why: While many music scenes are exclusive clubs resisting musicians from outside their clique, Sean Cummings' Pub takes a different approach. Everyone is welcome, as long as they play Celtic music, simple as that. It’s a cozy place to experience and celebrate the culture.
Over winter break cabin fever set in, and we decided spur-of-the-moment to head over to Sean Cummings. Roger Graham, a friend and supporter from the Acoustic Oklahoma days, had a gig there. We stepped in and chatted with him for a moment. He said, “It’s a shame you didn’t bring your instruments.” Casey replied, “Actually we did.” Roger exclaimed, “What are you waiting for, bring em in here!!” So we played the three Celtic tunes we knew for the pub.
Aunty Em’s Crispy Bisbee Christmas Tour 2013
This Christmas, Casey and I hitched a ride to Bisbee, Arizona. The plan was to visit Aunty Em, a retiree from Las Vegas. Bisbee is a long drive from Oklahoma City. It took three days. Five family members were packed in the car: my parents, son August, and us. On the way we visited Midland TX, Carlsbad Caverns, Las Cruces NM, and Portal AZ, before we reached the old mining town.
Festive Family Dinner with Aunt Carol & Uncle Brian Midland TX
The Biggs Family at the Stupendous Carlsbad Caverns
Personal Barista
One bright morning, back when Casey and I were still playing in Burlap Tuxedo, before there was a HonkyTonk StepChild, we were cruising down May Avenue. We were passing the Dunkin’ Donuts when I misread a sign, “Coffee Jesus!?” I exclaimed. “No,” Casey explained, “that says Coffee Jobs, but I like that. Coffee Jesus has a ring to it.”
St. Louis Fall Break Friendship Tour 2013
Casey and his old high school friend, TJ Minden, had been texting a lot, and fall break was fast approaching. It was the perfect storm for a spontaneous road trip to St. Louis, where TJ lives. In preparation we sent a barrage of emails to St. Louis venues. McGurks, Gramaphone, and Handlebar all said we were welcome to play. We were hoping to make a splash on the music scene.
We took my son, August, to my parents across town. He was looking forward to relaxing in their cozy home, while we set out on our impromptu tour.
A Tear in the Universe of Normal
Sometimes there’s a story, so weird and farfetched, it rings like an urban legend. The Unreal happens though. When there’s a tear in the universe of the normal, take pictures. No one will believe you otherwise.
Maybe you read Eulogy for James, about our neighbor who died in his bed, where his body remained for weeks, rotting during a wet spring. The story did not stop there. After his body was removed, his house, a hoarder’s hellhole, and his car, a brand new Cadillac, were left behind, watched over by his plastic yard statuary, a Buddha and Madonna. As the weather warmed his windows steamed and filled with flies. The smell of death hovered through out the neighborhood. The city posted a yellow violation notice on his door, stating it was an unfit dwelling and a health code violation. Neighbors speculated and hoped it would soon be torn down.
Family Summer Vacation 2013 Estes Park Music and Friends Tour.
Estes Park, CO is a vacation town in northern Colorado that HonkyTonk StepChild was lucky enough to visit last summer. There were taffy shops on every corner, cafés, T-shirt shops, and amusements galore, plus the Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes hibernates in the winter, so all the locals work double shifts during the summer while tourists swarm the mountain village.
Most of the action happens during the daylight, so we enjoyed ourselves jamming and people-watching on the main drag, Elkhorn Ave.
Rudderless Chapter 4 - Eye of the Wind
The Hollywood movie Oklahoma had been buzzing about was just a few steps away, in a hallowed out shell of a hundred year old shopping mall. Bare brick walls, high tin ceilings, and timeworn wooden floors were brimming with camera gear, and people. It was organized chaos stumbling towards magic.
Extras were corralled along the back wall, sitting on folding chairs, finishing their boxed lunches. Everybody wondered who everybody else was.
Studio Recording #2 - Warpaint Basement
Recording at a studio has been on the top of our list for a while. We’d been looking for some sort of direction, a sign. It came one Sunday on the Plaza. We were playing out front of Warpaint Studio when Derek Knowlton, the owner, emerged. He said, “Hey man, you need a foot tambourine.” He soon brought one. Casey put it on his foot and jangled out the beat. Derek listened for a minute.
A couple days later Derek sent a text. He had a new recording studio in the basement of Warpaint, and wanted Casey to check it out. Casey responded, “How about we just record something?”
Rudderless Chapter 3 - Preproduction in Guthrie
In the time between the callback and the shoot, Casey’s beard and hair had reached a larger-than-life fierceness I had never before witnessed. Friends were heckling him on Face Book. It was a conundrum. He was afraid to trim up, since the Rudderless people had loved his look, but was growing more desperate to use the buzz clippers everyday. It was spring turning to summer, the day before we headed to Guthrie, and Casey figured out a compromise. He buzzed the beard, but left his noggin undomesticated.
We also fretted about our clothes. We were supposed to bring three or four choices for the wardrobe people. We were given no direction except that we couldn’t wear red, white, or logos. The morning of the filming we bucked up, picked out some clothes, loaded our instruments, and set out north for Guthrie.
Thirty-five minutes later we were meandering around old town Guthrie, trying to locate the fictitious Trill Tavern. Instead we found a parking lot brimming with sparkling clean motor homes and trailers: the Rudderless camp! It was the first hot day of the year. Gas powered generators clamored and air conditioners hummed.
We checked in and both received a clipboard full of papers to sign. It was surprising to be assigned dressing rooms. On two doors, black stars were emblazoned with the words ‘Violinist’ and ‘Bass Player.’
Wasting no time, a young woman from wardrobe rummaged through our clothes, and settled on what we would wear. She commanded Casey to roll up his sleeves and tuck in his shirt, something I had never seen him do before.
Rock in Paradise JJ Cale
Tulsa musician JJ Cale passed away yesterday. We couldn't let a day go by without learning one of his songs. Here it is. Our tribute to JJ Cale:
Rudderless Chapter 2 - The Song
William Macy at JJ's Saloon
Late one Friday night, Casey and I were taking a break from busking, having a beer downstairs at JJ’s Alley. Jeff Rodgers, owner and fellow musician, had just finished his set and sat down beside us. We discussed many topics in a friendly exchange.
Our thoughts turned to ‘Rudderless.’ Jeff told us Macy and his crew had visited JJ’s Saloon recently. He was a little star-struck, like many in OKC, and hopeful that they would shoot some scenes there.
He was crestfallen to learn that the bar where we were filming a scene was in Guthrie, and that it was built from scratch for the movie. We had heard that many technical aspects made shooting in a genuine working bar problematic, from beer labels and brand signs, to composing a scene spatially. Still, Jeff was hopeful he could somehow be a part of the movie, maybe as a bartender or an extra.
Rudderless Chapter 1 – Getting the Gig
If you live in Oklahoma, you may have heard about the movie recently filmed here called ‘Rudderless.’ This is the story of how Casey and I got to play a part in this movie:
It was early April. I had the day off, and was still in bed, while a few feet away Casey was at his desk logged into FaceBook. Kari Hirst Starkey, who once ran a place called the Yippee Yi Yo Café, had posted a link on Casey’s timeline. It said something like, “Want to make your friend famous? If you know a bass player or tuba player, please share this opportunity with them: Auditions today at Freihofer Casting for the movie
‘Rudderless’ produced by William H. Macy!”
Hunker Down with Honkytonk Stepchild & Friends
Oklahoma's May 31st tornado was determined to be the largest on record. We were all still shell shocked from the May 19th tornado (23 dead) that had leveled much of Moore, OK. This new storm made us nervous. In the end the death toll for the freaky Friday tornado and flood, shown in our video, stands at 22. Oklahoma is listed as #7 on the 'World's Most Dangerous Places to Live' a 2009 article in Popular Mechanics. How did we manage? Just watch...
Eulogy for James
I used to enjoy the cute squirrels scampering in the world around our house. They are like the little monkeys of North America. But now when I look at them, I feel like throwing rocks or getting a pellet gun.
Casey and I were taking a break, leaning back in the plastic lawn chairs, catching up after work on a gorgeous spring afternoon, when this little bit of something fell on me. I looked up to see a squirrel hurrying away on the branches. Casey said, “Oh yeah, I’ve been meaning to tell you, this squirrel has been carrying around a big bone up in the trees for days, gnawing on it, and making these weird sounds. He dropped it over there. Go take a look.” I did, and there was a long thin bone scraped up with teeth marks.
A week later Casey was pruning some trees along the river. He noticed our neighbor James’ lawn was overgrown, and went to ask if he should mow it. Walking up to the door he saw the mailbox overflowing with letters, packages on the porch, and there was no answer at the door. If Casey had any sense of smell, he would have called the police right then, but he returned to his chores along the river bend. The suspicion that James was dead inside became overwhelming, and he called the police to do a well-fair check.
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Esophageal stent
United States Patent Application 20060212052
Disclosed is an esophageal stent placed in a stenosed part of the esophagus having a flexible tube to prevent the reverse flow of gastric contents from the stomach is coupled to the lower end of the esophageal stent. The flexible tube has an inside membrane and an outside membrane adhered to each other, thus having a twofold structure with at least one core longitudinally placed between the adhered inside and outside membranes while the core extends from the upper end toward the lower end of the flexible tube. Thus, the flexible tube is prevented from being inverted, and prevents the reverse flow of the gastric contents, and maximizes the operational reliability of the esophageal stent. The flexible tube does not cause a patient pain or discomfort due to frictional contact of the tube with the inner surface of the stomach when the tube moves in the stomach.
Shin, Kyong-min (Seoul, KR)
Kim, Jin-hong (Kyunggi-do, KR)
Yoshinori, Mizumoto (Fushimi-ku, JP)
Taewoong Medical Co., Ltd. (Koyang-si, KR)
A61B17/08; A61F2/82; A61M29/02
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DORNBUSCH, DIANNE
C. Bruce Hamburg (Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. 875 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10022, US)
1. An esophageal stent comprising: a stent body having a hollow cylindrical mesh structure formed from interweaved superelastic shape-memory alloy wires; and a flexible reverse flow prevention tube coupled to a lower end of the stent body and preventing the reverse flow of gastric contents; the flexible reverse flow prevention tube comprising an inside membrane and an outside membrane adhered to each other for forming a twofold structure, the twofold structure including at least one core longitudinally placed between the adhered inside and outside membranes; and the core extending from an upper end toward a lower end of the flexible tube.
2. The esophageal stent of claim 1, wherein the inside and outside membranes of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube are formed by a single membrane, a lower end of said single membrane being folded for forming said inside and outside membranes.
3. The esophageal stent of claim 1, wherein the core extends from the upper end of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube a distance of at least half of a length of the flexible tube.
4. The esophageal stent of claim 1, wherein the at least one core forms a zigzag pattern and is disposed between the adhered inside and outside membranes of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube.
5. An esophageal stent comprising: an inside stent body and an outside stent body, each having a hollow cylindrical mesh structure formed from interweaved superelastic shape-memory alloy wires; and an artificial membrane placed between the inside and outside stent bodies; the esophageal stent further comprising: a reverse flow prevention tube formed by: extending by a predetermined distance a lower end of the artificial membrane downwardly from lower ends of the inside and outside stent bodies; inwardly and inversely folding the lower end of the artificial membrane for forming a twofold structure; and adhering the folds of the membrane to each other; and a core integrally extending downwardly from a lower end of the inside stent body and being disposed between the adhered folds of the reverse flow prevention tube.
The present invention relates generally to an esophageal stent to be placed in a stenosed part of the esophagus or gullet, which communicates with the stomach, thus enlarging the size of the passage of the stenosed part and making swallowing easier and, more particularly, to an esophageal stent which has a flexible tube coupled to the lower end of the esophageal stent such that the flexible tube is placed in the stomach and prevents reverse flow of gastric contents from the stomach, with an elastic core being set in the flexible tube and preventing inversion of the tube, thus efficiently preventing the gastric contents from reversely flowing from the stomach.
The esophagus, or gullet, may be narrowed and, furthermore, blocked by stenosis caused by cancer, and, in the related art, such stenosed part of the gullet may be treated by surgery. However, surgery to the stenosed gullet causes pain to the patient and, furthermore, surgery is not as effective as desired.
Thus, in recent years, a self-expandable esophageal stent has been proposed and used, which has a hollow cylindrical mesh structure fabricated by weaving shape-memory alloy wires and is inserted into a lesioned part, or stenosed part of the gullet, thus being placed at the lesioned part and enlarging the size of the stenosed passage of the lesioned part. The self-expandable esophageal stent is advantageous in that, once the stent is placed at the lesioned part of the stenosed gullet, the stent can be used semi-permanently.
To place the self-expandable esophageal stent at a lesioned part of the stenosed gullet, an operator primarily shrinks the stent so as to reduce the volume of the stent, installs the shrunken stent in a stent insertion device, and inserts the stent into the stenosed part of the gullet using the insertion device. After the stent reaches the stenosed part of the gullet, the stent is pushed so that the stent, fabricated from shape-memory alloy wires, is separated from the insertion device and elastically expands and restores its original shape, thus pushing the wall of the stenosed part outwards in radial directions and thereby enlarging the size of the passage of the stenosed part, making swallowing easier.
However, when the gullet is stenosed in its lower end, at which the gullet communicates with the stomach where the esophageal sphincter is located to close or open the junction between the gullet and the stomach, the esophageal stent must be placed in the lower end of the gullet so that the stent always opens the esophageal sphincter as well as the stenosed part so that the lower end of the gullet is always opened and communicates with the stomach.
Thus, when the conventional esophageal stent is placed in the stenosed lower end of the gullet, the esophageal sphincter of the stenosed lower end of the gullet is always opened by the stent. Therefore, the conventional esophageal stent placed in the stenosed lower end of the gullet always opens the stomach and causes the gastric contents to flow reversely from the stomach through the gullet.
In an effort to overcome the above-mentioned problem, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,861,036 and 6,302,917 B1, and Japanese Patent No. Hei. 9-32933 each disclose a technique of preventing reverse flow of gastric contents, in which a flexible tube is coupled to the lower end of the stent such that the flexible tube is placed in the stomach when the stent is set in a lesioned part of the gullet, thus causing the flexible tube to act as a check valve.
Described in detail, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, flexible reverse flow prevention tube 5 to prevent the reverse flow of gastric contents from the stomach 7 is coupled to a hollow stent body 3 having a mesh structure fabricated by weaving superelastic shape-memory alloy wires. The stent body 3 having the flexible tube 5 is inserted into and is placed in a stenosed part 9 of the gullet 8 such that the stent body 3 enlarges the size of the stenosed part 9 and makes swallowing easier, with the flexible tube 5 being placed in the stomach 7.
Therefore, food can be smoothly and safely swallowed from the mouth down to the stomach 7 through both the stent body 3 and the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 5, while the flexible tube 5 prevents gastric contents from reversely flowing into the gullet 8.
However, the conventional reverse flow prevention tube 5 provided on the esophageal stent is problematic as follows. Described in detail, the tube 5, made of a flexible material, may move within the stomach 7 while coming into frictional contact with the inner surface of the stomach 7, so that the tube 5 may cause pain and discomfort to a patient.
Furthermore, when the patient clears his/her throat or is nauseous, pressure may act in the tube 5 so that the reverse flow prevention tube 5 may be inverted into the hollow stent body 3. In the above state, gastric contents may flow reversely from the stomach 7 through the inverted tube 5.
Furthermore, the conventional esophageal stent placed in the stenosed gullet may move from a designated part of the gullet due to pressure caused by contact of the stent with food flowing from the mouth down to the stomach through the gullet. Thus, in an effort to overcome the problem of undesired movement of the stent in the designated part of the gullet, an enlarged diameter part may be provided on each end of the stent so that the stent can be caught and reliably maintained in the designated part of the gullet. In addition, the conventional esophageal stent has a mesh structure fabricated by weaving the shape-memory alloy wires, so that the lesioned part of the gullet, enlarged by the stent, come into contact with food flowing from the mouth down to the stomach through the gullet. Thus, the patient feels pain. In an effort to prevent the patient from feeling pain, the stent may be provided with a coating layer or an artificial membrane which isolates the lesioned part of the gullet from flowing food.
Furthermore, in the related art, an esophageal stent, which has reverse flow prevention tube 5, as well as the enlarged diameter parts, the coating layer, or the artificial membrane, has been proposed and used. However, the stent has the same problem experienced with conventional esophageal stents.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an esophageal stent, in which a flexible tube, coupled to the lower end of the esophageal stent and preventing the reverse flow of gastric contents from the stomach, is configured such that the tube is prevented from being inverted in any circumstances, and which thus prevents the reverse flow of the gastric contents and maximizes the operational reliability of the esophageal stent.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an esophageal stent, in which the flexible tube coupled to the lower end of the esophageal stent is configured such that the flexible tube does not cause a patient pain or discomfort due to frictional contact of the tube with the inner surface of the stomach when the tube moves in the stomach.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides an esophageal stent comprising a stent body, having a hollow cylindrical mesh structure fabricated by weaving superelastic shape-memory alloy wires, and a flexible reverse flow prevention tube coupled to the lower end of the stent body and preventing the reverse flow of gastric contents, wherein the flexible reverse flow prevention tube comprises an inside membrane and an outside membrane adhered to each other, thus having a twofold structure with at least one core longitudinally placed between the adhered inside and outside membranes while the core extends from an upper end toward a lower end of the flexible tube. In the esophageal stent, the core extends from the upper end of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube a distance of at least half of the length (1) of the flexible tube.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the construction of a conventional esophageal stent;
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the stent of FIG. 1 which is placed in the lower end of the gullet, which communicates with the stomach;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the construction of an esophageal stent according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating the assembled stent of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the construction of an esophageal stent according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating the construction of an esophageal stent according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating the construction of an esophageal stent according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a sectional view illustrating a part of the esophageal stent of FIG. 7; and
FIG. 9 is a view illustrating the stent of the present invention which is placed in the lower end of the gullet, which communicates with the stomach.
Reference now should be made to the drawings, in which the same reference numerals are used throughout the different drawings to designate the same or similar components.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the esophageal stent according to the present invention comprises a stent body 13, having a hollow cylindrical mesh structure fabricated by weaving superelastic shape-memory alloy wires, and a flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 coupled to the lower end of the stent body 13 and preventing the reverse flow of gastric contents.
In the esophageal stent, the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 comprises an inside membrane 11 and an outside membrane 12 adhered to each other, thus having a twofold structure with at least one core 20 longitudinally placed between the adhered inside and outside membranes 11 and 12 while the core extends from the upper end toward the lower end of the flexible tube 15.
In the present invention, the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 is preferably made of PTFE (Polytetra fluoroethylene) which is benign to the human body. To produce the flexible tube 15, the inside and outside membranes 11 and 12 may be made of a single membrane by inwardly and inversely folding the lower end of the single membrane, thus providing the inside and outside membranes 11 and 12. Alternatively, the flexible tube 15 may be produced by fitting an outside membrane 12 over an inside membrane 11.
Particularly, the flexible tube, which has the inside and outside membranes made of a single membrane by inwardly and inversely folding the lower end of the single membrane, thus providing the inside and outside membranes, is preferred over the flexible tube produced by fitting the outside membrane over the inside membrane, because the folding process is easier than the fitting process and the folded single membrane provides a rounded junction between the lower ends of the inside and outside membranes.
In the present invention, two or three cores 20, each preferably made of an elastic alloy, preferably extend from the upper end of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 a distance of at least half of the length (1) of the flexible tube 15.
To couple the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 to the stent body 13, the upper end of the tube 15 may be stitched to the inside part or the lower end of the stent body 13 using a thread 30, as shown in the drawing. Alternatively, the tube 15 may be adhered to the stent body 13 using a bonding agent.
As shown in FIG. 8, using a stent insertion device (not. shown), the esophageal stent is inserted into and placed at a lesioned part 9 of the lower end of the gullet 8, at which the gullet 8 communicates with the stomach 7 where the esophageal sphincter is located. Therefore, the stent pushes the wall of the stenosed lesioned part outwards in radial directions and enlarges the size of the passage of the stenosed lesioned part, thus making swallowing easier.
To place the esophageal stent at the lesioned part of the stenosed gullet, an operator primarily shrinks the stent body 13 and the reverse flow prevention tube 15 so as to reduce the volume of the stent, installs the shrunken stent in the stent insertion device, and inserts the stent into the stenosed lesioned part 9 of the gullet 8 using the insertion device. After the stent reaches the stenosed part 9 of the gullet 8, the stent is pushed so that the stent body 13, fabricated from shape-memory alloy wires, is separated from the insertion device and elastically expands and restores its original shape, thus pushing the wall of the stenosed part 9 outwards in radial directions, thereby enlarging the size of the passage of the stenosed part 9. Simultaneously, the reverse flow prevention tube 15 is expanded by the elastic core 20, thus restoring its original shape along with the stent body 13 and maintaining a desired tubular shape.
In the above state, the reverse flow prevention tube 15, coupled to the lower end of the stent body 13, is placed in the stomach 7.
The esophageal stent, placed at the stenosed lesioned part 9 of the gullet 8 as described above, enlarges the size of the passage of the stenosed part 9 of the gullet 8, so that food can smoothly and safely flow from the mouth down to the stomach 7 through the stent body 13 and the flexible tube 15.
Furthermore, because the core 20 extends from the upper end of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 a distance of at least half of the length (1) of the flexible tube 15, the tube 15 maintains a cylindrical tubular shape within a part having the core 20 and maintains a flexible state within the other part which does not have the core 20.
Therefore, although the part of the flexible tube 15, which does not have the core 20, moves within the stomach 7 due to movement of food within the stomach 7, the moving part of the tube 15 does not come into contact with or stimulate the inner surface of the stomach 7. Thus, the flexible tube 15 of the stent does not cause a patient pain.
Furthermore, because the upper part of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 is supported by the core 20 and only the lower part of the tube 15 is flexible, even if the patient clears his/her throat or is nauseous, thus causing pressure to act in the reverse flow prevention tube 15 and causing the reverse flow of gastric contents from the stomach 7 due to the pressure, the tube 15 is prevented from being inverted into the hollow stent body 13. Therefore, the esophageal stent of this invention completely prevents the reverse flow of food from the stomach 7.
FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the construction of an esophageal stent according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the esophageal stent according to the second embodiment comprises at least one core 20′ which is bent to form a zigzag pattern and is placed between the adhered inside and outside membranes 11 and 12 of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15.
When the esophageal stent of the second embodiment is compared with the stent of FIGS. 3 and 4, the core 20′ is bent longitudinally to form a zigzag pattern and is placed between the adhered inside and outside membranes 11 and 12 of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15, so that the volume of the core 20′ can be reduced along with the flexible tube 15. Furthermore, the zigzagged core 20′ increases an elastic force that opens the flexible tube 15 outwards in radial directions and enlarges an effective range on the tube 15 on which the elastic force acts. Thus, the zigzagged core 20′ of the second embodiment supports the flexible tube 15 more efficiently when compared with the core 20 of the first embodiment.
The flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 having the core 20 or 20′ according to the present invention may be used with an esophageal stent body 13 having a simple cylindrical shape, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5. However, it should be understood that the flexible tube 15 having the core 20 or 20′ may be used with an esophageal stent body 13 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in which an enlarged diameter part 13a is provided on each end of the stent body 13 so that the stent body 13 can be caught and reliably maintained in a designated part of the gullet, as shown in FIG. 6.
Furthermore, the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15 having the core 20 or 20′ may be used with another type of esophageal stent body having a coating layer or an artificial membrane to prevent food from coming into contact with a lesioned part of the gullet and from causing pain to a patient while the food flows through the gullet, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
The esophageal stent, including a stent body 13 having an artificial membrane 40 and a flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15′ according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, is configured as follows. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the esophageal stent comprises an inside stent body 13′ and an outside stent body 13″, each having a hollow cylindrical mesh structure fabricated by weaving superelastic shape-memory alloy wires, with an artificial membrane 40 placed between the inside and outside stent bodies 13′ and 13″.
The esophageal stent of the fourth embodiment further comprises a reverse flow prevention tube 15′ which is provided by extending the lower end of the artificial membrane 40 downwards from the lower ends of the inside and outside stent bodies 13′ and 13″ a predetermined distance, inwardly and inversely folding the lower end of the artificial membrane 40 so as to form a twofold structure, and adhering the folds of the membrane 40 to each other.
The stent further includes a core 20″ which integrally extends downwards from the lower end of the inside stent body 13′ and is placed between the adhered folds of the reverse flow prevention tube 15′.
In the fourth embodiment, the core 20″ preferably extends from the upper end of the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15′ a distance of at least half of the length (1) of the flexible tube 15′ in the same manner as that described for the first embodiment.
The esophageal stent having the flexible tube 15′ and the core 20″ according to the fourth embodiment may be inserted into and placed at a lesioned stenosed part of the gullet in the same manner as that described for the first embodiment, and provides the same operational effect as described for the first embodiment.
Unlike the first, second and third embodiments of the present invention, the esophageal stent according to the fourth embodiment is configured such that the flexible reverse flow prevention tube 15′ is provided by extending the lower end of the artificial membrane 40, preferably made of PTFE which is benign to the human body, downwards from the lower ends of the inside and outside stent bodies 13′ and 13″ a predetermined distance, inwardly and inversely folding the lower end of the artificial membrane 40 so as to form a twofold structure. Furthermore, the core 20″ integrally extends downwards from the lower end of the inside stent body 13′ and is placed between the adhered folds of the reverse flow prevention tube 15′, without forming a separate core placed in the tube 15′.
In the above description, the stent of the present invention has been described to be used in the gullet, however, it should be understood that the stent may be inserted into and placed in the bile duct as well as the gullet.
As described above, the present invention provides an esophageal stent comprising a stent body and a flexible reverse flow prevention tube coupled to the lower end of the stent body and preventing the reverse flow of gastric contents, wherein the flexible reverse flow prevention tube comprises inside and outside membranes adhered to each other, thus having a twofold structure with at least one elastic core longitudinally inserted into the adhered inside and outside membranes and placed between the membranes while the core extends from the upper end toward the lower end of the flexible tube. Thus, the flexible reverse flow prevention tube can be prevented from being inverted into the hollow stent body, thus preventing gastric contents from undesirably flowing reversely from the stomach through the inverted flexible tube. Furthermore, the flexible tube of the esophageal stent does not cause a patient pain or discomfort due to frictional contact of the tube with the inner surface of the stomach when the tube moves in the stomach. Thus, the esophageal stent of this invention has maximized operational reliability.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
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The wiki ''HAS'' one too far. WHY DO YOU TURLINGDROME WIKI PEOPLES HAVE TO ANALYZE EVERY ZARKING DETAIL OPF THE WHOLE BELGIUM THING??? IT IS NOT WRITE, I MEAN RIGHT!! --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 19:17, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
::Phew! Thanks for agreeing with me! I thought it would just make everybody huffy and they would like.... boot me, or something. But really, thanks. Doesn't it seem like they've analyzed the laughter out of it? I mean, they've worked so hard, but it's not like it's really worth the effort.
::Phew! Thanks for agreeing with me! I thought it would just make everybody huffy and they would like.... boot me, or something. But really, thanks. Doesn't it seem like they've analyzed the humor out of it? I mean, they've worked so hard, but it's i dont really think it's worth the effort. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}}
There's nothing we can do though, I mean, without all the facts that nobody really cares about, this wiki is... nothing. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 20:31, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
1 Avatar help??
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Avatar help??
Is there any way that somebody could make or help me make an avatar of strongbad poking the poopsmith?? (it's from secret identity) no, i don't have flash, but i do have photoshop. Thanks, --» c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 02:44, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Merchandise?
So... I was thinking about getting a H*R DVD, but I'm stuck on which to buy. Is the 3 disc DVD worth it, or should I just buy disc 4? Any inputs? » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 19:32, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Signature Help
Hey, could someone help me with my signature, I'm tired and I don't really feel like reading, can you just walk me through it?
Well, for the basics, just type ~~~~ at the end of your message and it will add a basic sig there... The more fancy sigs take a bit of effort to do, but Help:Signature explains it pretty well. --phlip TC 04:37, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Hmm... I did what the page said, but here's what my signature looks like:
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To sign your posts, in your preferences at the top right, if you click that, next to nick name type {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}}. That will work. --TheThingé 15:29, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Then just type ~~~~. --TheThingé 15:29, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Ok, let's try it out! » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 15:30, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
It worked! Although it's a bit light. But why does it put a little dotted box around the date? » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 15:31, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
I fixed the date problem (it happens sometimes when there's missing close tags in the sig), but that colour has to be changed... I can barely read it, it's much too light. And the name, "jocelyn", is nothing like your username, "Cutepetsrus"... the policies say that they must me at least similar, if not the same... If you want to change your username to Jocelyn you can request for it to be changed, or you can change your sig to say Cutepetsrus (or some variation thereof). --phlip TC 15:38, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
How's this? I'll work on the name in a sec » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 15:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, it's readable now, but I think it would look better without the background, and darker text... the policy says "a background other than white is strongly discouraged"... --phlip TC 15:48, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Ooooh. *sigh* oookay. I'[m going to change it, so just wait a bit. » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 15:50, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
It's done! How do you like it? » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 16:16, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi there, Cutepetsrus. Please use the Show Preview button, which is right next to the Save Page button, when doing lots of experimental edits to your sig. This will keep Recent changes from flooding. Thanks. —BazookaJoe 16:09, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Oops! I'm soo sorry! Sorry to everyone who is ready with their knives (they want to kill me). Well, my sig is done. » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C 16:16, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Heh, no, I only take out my knives when I teach someone something, but they don't learn. You get the prize today. —BazookaJoe 16:21, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Ha ha ha, yay for prizes! » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C
The wiki HAS one too far. WHY DO YOU TURLINGDROME WIKI PEOPLES HAVE TO ANALYZE EVERY ZARKING DETAIL OPF THE WHOLE BELGIUM THING??? IT IS NOT WRITE, I MEAN RIGHT!! --Homfrog 19:17, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Phew! Thanks for agreeing with me! I thought it would just make everybody huffy and they would like.... boot me, or something. But really, thanks. Doesn't it seem like they've analyzed the humor out of it? I mean, they've worked so hard, but it's i dont really think it's worth the effort. » c u t e p e t s r u s « T/C
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Expansion eases in provinces undergoing restructuring
A company in Guangdong province whose main business is selling electrical appliances made from a traditional type of porcelain has decided to increase its market presence through the use of new technology.
A new cooker produced by Guangdong Jians Yili Electrical Appliances that uses internally circulated steam and infrared technology is able to help reduce cholesterol in food, the company said.
It has an interior made of red porcelain, known as zisha in Chinese. The porcelain is rich in minerals that can break down fat in food as it cooks, helping to reduce cholesterol, officials said.
"Making an electrical appliance such as a cooker able to improve health through the introduction of innovative technology is of great importance in boosting our business," said Shi Zehua, chairman of Zhuhai HMH Industry Investment, an investor in the electrical appliance manufacturer.
Guangdong Jians Yili is one of many private enterprises driving the shift in the development focus of the province, a major southern economic hub.
Guangdong has the country's largest local economy. Its GDP exceeded 7 trillion yuan ($1.02 trillion) in the first three quarters of this year and could top 9 trillion yuan for the year - about the same as the GDP of Spain, which ranked 14th globally last year.
But Guangdong's growth rate has eased as it undergoes restructuring.
Other traditional Chinese economic powerhouses, mainly in eastern areas, have had a similar growth trajectory, as seen from third-quarter data released by provincial statistical bureaus, which provide a close look at the performances of different regions.
Western areas continued to lead in terms of economic expansion, with Yunnan province in Southwest China taking first place with year-on-year GDP growth of 9.1 percent, followed by Guizhou province and the Tibet autonomous region, both at 9 percent.
All 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have released their GDP figures.
Sixteen reported growth higher than the national rate, which was 6.7 percent in the first nine months; 13 registered growth lower than 6.7 percent; while the growth rate in Beijing and Jiangsu province was the same as the national figure.
Eastern restructuring
Eastern areas, which have traditionally led economic growth, have seen this ease in recent years as more emphasis has been placed on economic restructuring to strengthen their competitive edge and achieve more-sustainable development. This has seen the arrival of new growth drivers, such as the digital economy.
For example, in Zhejiang province, output in the digital economy rose by 14.8 percent in the first three quarters, much faster than the province's overall GDP growth.
In Beijing, new economy growth, such as that from information technology and the internet, reached 13.6 percent in the first three quarters, accounting for one-third of the municipality's GDP.
The capital's heavy investment in research and development is a major factor behind its prospering economy. Although it ranked 12th in terms of GDP scale among all the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, it was one of the top five in terms of investment in research and development.
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Dog Days (PG rude humor, suggestive content and mild epithets) Ensemble comedy, set in L.A., revolving around a group of strangers whose lives serendipitously intersect with the help of their pet pooches. Cast includes Vanessa Hudgens, Eva Longoria, Nina Dobrev, Finn Wolfhard and Thomas Lennon.
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Slender Man (PG-13 for profanity, terror, disturbing images, crude sexual references and mature themes) Adaptation of the creepy internet legend about a skinny stalker with a featureless face (Javier Botet) responsible for the mysterious disappearance of countless kids. Co-starring Joey King, Jaz Sinclair, Taylor Richardson and Talitha Bateman.
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A colder than average winter may be on the horizon for portions of the Southwest, Southern Plains, Southeast and East Coast, according to a December 2015-February 2016 temperature outlook released by The Weather Channel Professional Division on Friday.
Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected from the West Coast, the Northwest in particular, eastward into the Upper Midwest and interior sections of the Northeast.
The best chance for cold conditions in the East will come later in the winter.
El Niño is expected to play a large role in temperatures this winter, but strong blocking of the upper-level pattern over the north Atlantic Ocean that began this summer may also play an important role this winter.
“The strength and location or ‘flavor’ of the El Niño event suggests that a very warm 1982-83 or 1997-98 winter is quite possible,” said Dr. Todd Crawford, WSI chief meteorologist. “However, there is some risk of big blocking this winter, driven either by a premature weakening and westward shift (towards the dateline) of the El Niño impacts or by just a general tendency for stronger high-latitude blocking. While this blocking potential does add colder risks for the upcoming winter, we are still leaning towards a slightly cooler variation of the very warm 1982 and 1997 strong Niño events.”
The European computer forecast model, which Crawford notes has done well with long-lead forecasts, “shows the focus of the ridging to be from western North America north to the pole, which implies colder risks for at least part of the eastern U.S. this winter, especially late.”
At this early stage, it appears that there is a greater chance of less blocking, which would lead to a warmer winter. However, if there is a change to more western-based El Niño or the blocking tendency that started this summer persists than more blocking is likely, leading to a colder winter in the East.
The current forecast is for a slightly colder winter compared to the 1982-83 and 1997-98 strong El Nino winters.
Tom Niziol, winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, adds that “if the current forecast is driven by the odds of a strong El Nino pattern, then it would suggest that parts of the nation will see a much different winter than they have seen in the past two years, most notably California, where a wetter forecast will be welcome news to most people”.
Next Three Months
In the meantime, the warm pattern across much of the central and northeastern U.S. may continue into October. However, cold air will likely plunge into the central U.S. by late October, while the East and West coasts are expected to remain warm.
The south-central U.S., from Arizona into the southern Plains, will likely see below-average temperatures overall in October. Otherwise, the remainder of the country will see above-average conditions with the East seeing well-above average temperatures.
In November, temperatures are expected to be cooler than average from southern California into parts of the Southwest, as well as into the central and southern Plains and even portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley in November.
Otherwise, mainly warmer than average temperatures are likely with parts of the Northeast and Southeast seeing much warmer conditions than average.
There is also agreement in the climate models in focusing the area of well-above average temperatures along the East Coast in November.
A shift in the warmer-than-average temperatures is expected in December, resembling the classic strong El Niño, with well-above average temperatures stretching from the Pacific Northwest through the northern Plains and into the Great Lakes and western sections of the Northeast.
Cooler than average temperatures will likely be found from Arizona eastward through Texas and into the South, including Florida.
This cooler southern tier may partially be a reflection of generally wetter-than-average conditions in a strong El Niño. In other words, more clouds and rain leads to cooler temperatures as the southern or subtropical branch of the jet stream is typically stronger.
The climate models are in good agreement with establishing the classic El Niño winter signature of above-average temperatures in the northern tier of the U.S. and below-average temperatures in the southern tier of the U.S.
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Rakesh S V, Thappa D M. Quiz. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2003;69:241-2
Rakesh S V, Thappa D M. Quiz. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [serial online] 2003 [cited 2020 Jan 19];69:241-2. Available from: http://www.ijdvl.com/text.asp?2003/69/3/241/1012
A 6-month-old male baby, born at full term pregnancy of non-consanguineous parents, was seen in the dermatology clinic with a 4 months' history of scaly lesions over the scalp and forehead and a purpuric rash over the trunk of three months' duration. The scalp lesions had been unresponsive to various topical antifungals applied by the mother over the past 1 month. His medical history was uneventful except for a recurrent ear discharge and intertriginous oozing dermatitis in the neck flexure over the past 3 months.
His physical examination revealed diffuse erythematous greasy scaly and crusted lesions over the scalp, extending onto the forehead [Figure-1]. On the trunk, multiple hypopigmented as well as minute purpuric macules and papules were seen predominantly involving the anterior abdomen [Figure-2]. Apart from a cleft lip, the oral cavity demonstrated gingival hyperplasia. Systemic examination revealed gross hepatosplenomegaly. The rest of the physical examination was normal.
Baseline hematological and biochemical investigations were within normal limits. Sonogram of the abdomen showed increased liver and spleen span. Histopathological examination of a biopsy taken from the purpuric papular lesion on the abdomen showed papillary dermal edema and an infiltrate of large cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and kidney shaped nuclei. The cells infiltrated the epidermis at a few places. The epidermis was stretched and thinned out [Figure-3]. His skull roentgenogram showed well-defined lytic areas with non-sclerotic borders on the cranial vault.
:: What is your diagnosis?
Diagnosis: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (Letterer-Siwe disease)
:: Discussion
This case illustrates the characteristic clinical, histological and radiological features of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a reactive condition in which cells with the phenotype of Langerhans cells infiltrate in various tissues and cause damage to the tissues. These infiltrating cells are named as 'LCH cells'.[1], [2] Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) has replaced the older term 'histiocytosis-X', originally coined by Lichtenstein in 1953 to link three related clinical entities of unknown origin (Letterer- Siwe disease, Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, and eosinophilic granulomas).[3] The unifying feature of these conditions is the presence of rod shaped cytoplasmic structures inside the 'LCH cell' that are indistinguishable from the Birbeck granules of epidermal Langerhans cells.[4]
The etiology of LCH remains elusive. Viral, immunological and neoplastic pathogenic mechanisms have been considered, but none has been proved. In view of the spontaneous regression in some cases, it is believed that LCH is a non-neoplastic disease.[2]
Letterer-Siwe disease (LSD) is the acute disseminated multisystemic form of LCH.[5] It most commonly presents in the first year of life and cutaneous involvement is an early feature. The characteristic presentation is a seborrheic dermatitis-like rash of the scalp with erythematous greasy scaling. Discrete yellow-brown scaly papules, often purpuric (representing a poor prognostic sign), may occur on the trunk. Vesicles and pustules may occur, simulating eczema, miliaria, scabies and varicella. Gingival and oral mucosal ulcerations are also commonly seen. Painful ulcerated inguinal, retroauricular, and external auditory canal nodules may occur in some patients. Temporal bone involvement may masquerade as chronic otitis media, causing a delay in the diagnosis as in our case. Marked hepatomegaly is a frequent complication and is a bad prognostic sign, particularly when accompanied by jaundice.[6] Splenomegaly is less frequent. Classically, the course of LSD is rapid and fatal.[2]
The characteristic histological appearance of the Letterer-Siwe type of LCH is a patchy lichenoid infiltrate of large histiocytes that have a large kidney shaped, indented or bilobed nucleus and abundant homogeneous pink cytoplasm. The histiocytes frequently infiltrate the epidermis, sometimes causing a pagetoid pattern. Three kinds of histological reactions have been described in LCH, proliferative, granulomatous and xanthomatous, but only the first two are commonly seen.[7] If facilities are available, marker studies for S-100 and CD1a as well as electron microscopy may be done.
The management of LCH depends on the age of the patient, extent of the disease and location of the disease.[2] The best option for children with only skin involvement is observation. Topical nitrogen mustard (20%) may be an effective treatment. The use of systemic glucocorticoids or anti-mitotic drugs should be considered for resistant cases. Systemic chemotherapy with prednisolone and vinca alkaloids is indicated for multi-system disease. Etoposide, cyclosporine and IFN-g have also been reported to be beneficial in systemic disease.
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2. Caputo R. Langerhans cell histiocytosis. In: Freedberg IM, Essen AZ, Wolff K, Austen KF, Goldsmith LA, Katz SI, et al, editors. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in general medicine. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999. p. 1882-92.
3. Caldemeyer KS, Parks ET, Mirowski GW. Langerhans cell histiocytosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;44:509-11. [PUBMED] [FULLTEXT]
4. Jerajani HR, Amladi ST. Skin tumors and lymphoproliferative disorders. In: Valia RG, Valia AR, editors. IADVL Textbook and atlas of dermatology. 2nd ed. Mumbai: Bhalani Publishing House; 2001. p. 1149-244.
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6. Belaich S. Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Dermatology 1994;189(Suppl. 2):2-7.
7. Burgdorf WHC. Histiocytosis. In: Elder D, Elenitsas R, Jaworsky C, Johnson Jr B, editors. Lever's Histopathology of the skin. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1997. p. 591-616.
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Sumerul
Location: Tokyo
what it says on the tin
In books, I just finished reading Ender's Game today, which was good.
I'm also reading Stephen Fry's autobiography and Arthur C Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise, along with a pile of other books that I've acquired...
In films, I watched Burke and Hare yesterday, which was a bit cheesy and not particularly great. Before that it was The Social Network, which was good but not the masterpiece that it's made out to be in the reviews.
Aurora Rossa
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Smeric
Location: The vendée of America
I was reading The Limits of the City by Murray Bookchin and The Great Cat Massacre, whose author I don't recall this week. I have also been working my way through Capital by Marx, though it's a long and tough read. I haven't really watched anything of note other than Family Guy and Bleach. Same goes for listening.
"There was a particular car I soon came to think of as distinctly St. Louis-ish: a gigantic white S.U.V. with a W. bumper sticker on it for George W. Bush."
Trailsend
Lebom
Tuesday night I churned through the archive. With really, really good stories, I tend to buckle down and do the whole thing in one sitting, and...gaaaah. Such a good story.
Extremely good writing needs to come with warning labels or something...I've been in a funk for two days.
I've been seeing a lot of Law and Order lately
I'm reading SPSS output files, mostly... that and other job-stuff
I'm listening to Joan Manuel Serrat.
Avisaru
Location: Beiʒing 拆那
Reading: Unless you count my Real Analysis textbook, nothing. I have far too much to do to have time to read, unfortunately. The last book I finished was "Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea," which I thought was absolutely fascinating, and would definitely recommend. I definitely plan on reading it again at some point.
Films: The most recent films I've seen were Being John Malkovich, The Illusionist, The Hole, and Amreeka, all of which I thought were really good (The Illusionist being my favorite of those 4...the only one I had seen before this past weekend, when I watched them all, was The Hole...the one with Thora Birch and Kiera Knightley that no one I know has heard of). And I cannot wait until Harry Potter comes out next week, though I will have to wait until Thanksgiving Break to actually see it.
Listening: Always something different. I just leave my iTunes on iTunes DJ. My 10 most recently played songs were: OneRepublic - Stop and Stare; Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari; Bushido ft. Karel Gott - Für Immer Jung; Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight; B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You; Bond - Hymn; Christina Stürmer - Nie Genug; Xavier Naidoo - Was Wir Alleine Nicht Schaffen; CoCo Lee ft. Yo-yo Ma - 月光爱人; The Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
makvas
Location: The Southland
Book: "Makers" by Cory Doctorow
Film: Saw "Waiting for Superman". Tho informative, it was quite boring as far as cinematic merit goes.
Music: My waffles.fm account says I recently downloaded the albums Flashmob, Innerspeaker, Totem's Flare, and The Crystal Axis. So that.
Radius Solis
Location: Si'ahl
I don't much read books or "watch" anything. As for listening, I last night ran across the good old by Loituma (it's in Finnish, for the unaquainted) and goddammit it's been repeating itself in my head ever since. Continuously. The song does not stop when you turn it off, or at all.
Jipí
Location: Litareng, Keynami
Monica Ali, Brick Lane (for class)
Big Big Train, The Underfall Yard (album)
Books take longer to read than films take to watch and albums to listen. So am I supposed to list Brick Lane for the next 2 weeks?!
Listening to The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov, reading die Schachnovelle by Stefan Zweig and The Otherland Trilogy by Tad Williams. I'll start reading or listening to The Wheel of Time again soon, given that the second last one just came out (I really can't wait for it to be finished so I can just wrap that series up ).
Music-wise, a lot of Paolo Nutini, and the Nielson Scott Joplin recordings I just got. A bit of Chris de Burg too.
In films, recent ones are Inception, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Social Network and Back to the Future. I liked them all, but Inception was not as mentally inspiring as it was made out to be, merely a very good and exciting action film with a plausible plot, not an astounding plot. I also seem to end up watching Criminal Minds, Fringe and the Mentalist every weekend, which is my two hours of series watching all condensed into a few hours!
Location: Three of them
Well, it's a bit banal, but here you are anyway:
Reading: .
Watching: the text I type grow ever longer.
Listening to: the sounds of the fans in the server cabinet at work and my colleagues conversating.
recursive reference is recursive
HandsomeRob
Now reading by China Miéville (how the hell do you pronounce that anyway.)
Now watching a lot of basketball (college is just starting and the NBA's been going for a few weeks - I'm going to the Bucks/Lakers game on Tuesday)... also, a few movies I've seen recently include The Prestige (which I liked and was creepy, although the sci-fi in it caught me by surprise) and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (which I think was supposed to be an homage to old-fashioned Pulp comic books - it was extremely goofy and the special effects haven't held up so well).
Now listening to Pinkerton a lot, for some reason. Other bands I've heard lately that I like include Sleigh Bells, Janelle Monáe, and Band of Skulls.
communistplot
Location: La Ciudad de Nueva York
Reading? On Religion, Karl Marx & The Manifesto
Watching? The anime Bartender.
&& Finally! Listening? A bit of Nobuo Uematsu, & ROmantic Mode (If not for Mika Nakashima, Saori Saitou would be the love of my life.)
The Artist Formerly Known as Caleone
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Delthayre
I've been reading and . Both are quite good, although the former depresses me some because it reminds me how much of my always tenuous grasp of syntax I have lost, although that it presents its examples within its paragraphs, in rapid succession without glosses probably exacerbates that. The electronic book version The Governments of Europe seems to have some glitches that cause my reader to crash when I turn to particular pages, but it's a very interesting book that has ample, detailed information on European government in the late nineteenth and very early twentiether centuries, including particulars of legislative organization and local government, that I have struggled to find in convenient form elsewhere.
I haven't be watching anything exception, just my usual rotation of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Community, 30 Rock, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and some other things. I can say that on November 21st, I will be sitting down to dutiful drink in what will surely be the very excellent season finale of The Venture Bros.. Tonight I shall likely watch an episode of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
I've been listening to many of my jazz albums in an erratic rotation. This has for the last month always included American Gypsy by Babik and today included A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus. I've also been listening to The Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits, which is the first of his albums that I've found no really extraordinary songs on. It's quite good, but besides the title song, nothing has caught my fancy the way that "Martha", "Downtown Train", "Small Change", "Innocent When You Dream" or any of my other favorites from elsewhere in his corpus have.
"Great men are almost always bad men."
~Lord John Dalberg Acton
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Twpsyn Pentref
Location: that other Cambridge
Reading: Thucydides and Sophocles's Electra (in Greek), Vergil's Georgics (in Latin), and Madame Bovary. Brothers K. and Middlemarch, as well as about twenty other books that I'm in the middle of, are on hold.
Watching: I am catching up on The Wire and Mad Men, in various forms of gradually, and staying abreast of 30 Rock.
Listening to: I haven't actually had time to listen to much music lately. I did listen to a few random piano pieces of Grieg yesterday. But I've been singing (and therefore listening to, over and over again) Cornysh's Ave Maria, Byrd's Mass for Three Voices, John Harbison's Nunc Dimittis, Bruckner's Abendhimmel, Leonard Bernstein's Two Harvard Choruses, Beethoven's Ninth, and John Adams's On the Transmigration of Souls (the last two of which we have just begun rehearsing).
So take this body at sunset to the great stream whose pulses start in the blue hills, and let these ashes drift from the Long Bridge where only a late gull breaks that deep and populous grave.
faiuwle
Location: MA north shore
I've been reading a Dorothy Sayer's book on the train, and when it's finished I will probably go back to rereading Foucault's Pendulum, and/or maybe try and get ahold of the third ASoIaF book one more time.
I haven't watched TV in a long time, and haven't watched a movie in a while, either.
I have been running and analyzing the results of an experiment for the last two weeks, so what I have been listening to is recordings of 80 college students telling a voice recognition prompt that they want to register for "Economics 328: Booming Economies". I hear it in my sleep sometimes, too.
It's (broadly) [faɪ.ˈjuw.lɛ]
#define FEMALE
Quis vult in terra stare,
Cum possit volitare?
Izambri
Location: Catalonia
Reading: Some history books on battles, fighting techniques and Mycenaean warfare.
Watching: True Blood, third season.
Listening: Obi Wan Kenobi saying something about flaps and losing something.
Un llapis mai dibuixa sense una mà.
Shm Jay
Reading: One step behind [English translation of Steget efter] by Henning Mankell.
Risla
Location: The darkest corner of your mind...
Astraios
Sanci
Latest books: The enchantment emporium, by Tanya Huff, and The evolution of the soul, by Richard Swinburne.
Latest CDs: Des Knaben Wunderhorn, by Mahler, and Nothing was sweeter than the Boswell Sisters (my attempt to sing along with Heebie Jeebies should probably be illegal...)
Watching: not my thing.
Tropylium
Location: Halfway to Hyperborea
Reading: most recently, some articles on Nostratics.
Watching: I don't do that (either)
Lis'ning: currently Hidria Spacefolk — s/t
[ˌʔaɪsəˈpʰɻ̊ʷoʊpɪɫ ˈʔæɫkəɦɔɫ]
Nesescosac
Location: ʃɪkagoʊ, ɪlənoj, ju ɛs eɪ, ə˞θ
Reading: The Economy of Cities, by Jane Jacobs.
Watching: Nothing.
Listening to: Sorabji's Djami, Debussy's Preludes, and Ravel's Piano Concerto in D for the left hand (not at the same time).
Listening to by Kate Bush.
bulbaquil
I just watched Unstoppable this evening. Found it rather enjoyable,
MI DRALAS, KHARULE MEVO STANI?!
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Cirilo Echegaray, an inhabitant of the valley of Lacco, led our team up to the inca citadel of Monte Puncu, in the valley of Chunchusmayo. (Photo: Thierry Jamin, July, 2010)
As his name indicates it, the missions of the Instituto Inka of Investigación and Revaloración Indígena - Cusco (Instituto Inkari - Cusco) are to promote, to impulse and to realize programs of scientific research with archaeological and\or anthropological character on the Peruvian national territory. His main axis of search is the study of the permanent presence of civilizations inca and pre inca in Amazonian forest and the search of their main center of occupation and expansion. The hypothesis of the existence of a major Amazonian archaeological center, as that of the legendary lost city of Paititi, constitutes one of the main directions of the searches of Thierry Jamin and his group since 1998. The results of the last campaigns of exploration of the group Inkari go to this direction.
Being made, the Inkari institute also settled as objectives the protection of the prehispanic cultural, historic and archaeological heritage on the whole Peruvian territory by all the means.
From the left to the right: Thierry Jamin and Alain Bonnet bring a television and a DVD reader to the primary school of the community matsiguenga of Palotoa Teparo. (Photo : Thierry Jamin, March, 2007)
The Inkari institute advises, supports, makes sensitive and trains to the techniques of protection of the cultural heritage with the local populations of its zones of searches, the economic resources of which are very often very precarious.
Within the framework of its annual campaigns of investigations, the Inkari institute supports the local populations to improve their living conditions within the framework of projects with character cultural, economic and social : sanitary projects (constructions of health centers), educational (construction of schools), agricultural (organized by networks of distribution and of promotion of local agricultural productions, etc.), projects of economic and tourist development (assistant to the construction of tracks, elaboration, implementation and promotion of organised trips in mind of the united tourism, etc.), projects aiming at the protection and in the improvement of the natural environment, etc.
During a campaign of search in the restricted zone of the National Park of Manú, Goyo Toledo, Leader of the matsiguenga community of Mameria, offer to Thierry Jamin several ceramic and tumis, discovered in his chacra last years. These objects are today visible to the museum of Ministry of Culture to Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios. (Photo : Thierry Jamin, May, 2009)
Within the framework of these projects of searches, the Inkari institute operates exclusively in the statutory legal frames Peruvian, in coordination with institutions and official administrations : Ministry of Culture, Regional offices of Culture, Ministry of the Environment, National Service of the Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP), regional governments, municipalities, peasant communities, etc.
The results of the archaeological investigations of the group Inkari are published after every campaign within the framework of a Final Report, with the Ministry of Culture and are the object of publications regulars in the specialist publications and every public at the level nation and international.
In these zones of exploration, the team of the Institute Inkari wants a dynamic element within the framework of an economic and social development for the benefit of the isolated populations, avid for access to a justifiable improvement of centers them life, in particular in health, educational, in ways of communication, access to the electricity and to the drinking water, etc.
For that purpose, the Inkari institute contributes to the organization and to the planning of economic and social projects by supporting actively the creation and the action of the other associations, the local committees and the small or the micro companies begun of municipal interest, within the framework of a production of economic activity susceptible to help in the development of these populations : implementation of organised trips premises, constructions of inns, constructions of restaurants, development of craft activities, etc.
In the educational sector, the Inkari institute supports the local communities with the provincial, regional and central institutions to help in the construction and in the management of rural schools, in the creation and the management of libraries of countryside, in the access to the computing, to the Internet and in multi-media.
In his base camp to Mameria, Thierry Jamin cleans fragments of ceramic discovered in archeological sites of the National Park of Manú. (Photo : Thierry Jamin, May, 2009)
The Inkari institute also considers as a priority of its action plans the protection of the natural environment of the zones concerned by its investigations. It supports, with the local communities and the regional, central and quite typical institutions of action to protect the ecosystems. It supports and advises the local communities within the framework of projects of reforestation, municipal town and country planning within the framework of basic works of water distribution or disposal of waste water, electrification, transport or development of communications.
In their request, the Inkari institute brings its advice in legal, technical and/or financial material to the local communities within the framework of an intensification of the management public and deprived of their institutions : legal, technical and/or financial advice within the framework of economic and social projects, such as the construction of sanitary, educational, tourist infrastructures, etc.; legal, technical and/or financial advice within the framework of the creation of small or micro companies; legal, technical and/or financial advice within the framework of agricultural or industrial projects of development (mines, fishing, fair tourism, etc.), of technological innovations, etc.; legal, technical and/or financial advice within the framework of the marketing of local products in the regional, national level or in the export.
In their request, the Inkari institute gives its legal service to local communities and to their inhabitants for the defense of their rights : assistant to the access to the registers of properties buildings, access to the justice, to the health, to the information, to the defense of their right citizens, etc.
From the left to the right: the archaeologist supervisor of the Ministry of Culture, Domingo Farfán, and Thierry Jamin, during the visit of the site of Umapata. (Photo : Thierry Jamin, October, 2011)
The Inkari institute defends the rights of the native populations and the first peoples. It subscribes categorically to the measures established by the United Nations protecting the rights and the liberties of the native populations.
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To operate its missions of search and its social and cultural projects, the Inkari institute uses all the legal means considered as necessities. It seeks supports it economic and technical of the Peruvian national institutions, but also that of any international institution avid to support its action. Private companies and Peruvian and international associations, as well as the private individuals, can also contribute actively to the functioning the Inkari institute.
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Published: 0446 GMT September 07, 2019
US working towards 'good deal' with Taliban: Pentagon chief
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said Washington is seeking a “good deal” with the Taliban after a wave of violence overshadowed its talks with the militant group.
“The United States’ view is that the best way forward is a political agreement and that (is what) we’re working diligently on right now, that doesn’t mean we’ll take any deal,” Esper said on Saturday during a press conference in Paris with his French counterpart, Presstv Reported.
“We will make sure we have a good deal, a good enough deal that guarantees at least the security of our countries going forward and a brighter path ahead for the Afghan people,” he stated.
Esper's remarks came after Washington and the militant group reached a draft peace agreement this week, which has been criticized by the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani.
Under the draft accord, thousands of US troops would be withdrawn over the coming months from Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban would guarantee that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for militant attacks on the US and its allies.
This comes as Taliban militants launched fresh assaults in the western province of Farah on Friday.
The militants set the army center ablaze after a coordinated attack launched overnight from several points around Farah city, according to Mohibullah Mohib, a police spokesman in Farah.
"Taliban fighters are pushing to take over the prison but the security forces are resisting," Mohib said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties among either the Afghan forces or the militants.
The US agreement with the Taliban could lead to the gradual draw down of all of the almost 14,000 US troops in the country, fulfilling a campaign pledge of Trump. But Trump said recently that the United States will keep about 8,600 troops in Afghanistan even if Washington reaches an agreement with the Taliban.
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Peer-reviewed publications (selection)
Smedbol, É., M.P. Gomes, S. Paquet, M. Labrecque, L. Lepage, M. Lucotte et P. Juneau. 2018. Effects of low concentrations of glyphosate-based herbicide factor 540® on an agricultural stream freshwater phytoplankton community. Chemosphere, 192: 133-141.
Beauchamp, S., A. Jerbi, C. Frenette-Dussault, F.E. Pitre et M. Labrecque. 2018. Does the origin of cuttings influence yield and phytoextraction potential of willow in a contaminated soil? Ecological Engineering, 111: 125-133.
Gonzalez, E., F.E. Pitre, A.P. Pagé, J. Marleau, W.G. Nissim, M. St-Arnaud, M. Labrecque, S. Joly, E. Yergeau et N.J.B. Brereton. 2018. Trees, fungi and bacteria: tripartite metatranscriptomics of a root microbiome responding to soil contamination. Microbiome, 6 (1): 53.
Kou, S., G. Vincent, E. Gonzalez, F.E. Pitre, M. Labrecque et N.J.B. Brereton, 2018. The response of a 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragment amplified community to lead, zinc, and copper pollution in a Shanghai field trial. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9: 366.
Pray, T.J., W. Guidi-Nissim, M. St-Arnaud et M. Labrecque. 2018. Investigating the effect of a mixed mycorrhizal inoculum on the productivity of biomass plantation willows grown on marginal farm land. Forest, 9 (4): 185.
Yergeau, E., J. Tremblay, S. Joly, M. Labrecque, C. Maynard, F.E. Pitre, M. St-Arnaud et C.W. Greer. 2018. Soil contamination alters the willow root and rhizosphere metatranscriptome and the root–rhizosphere interactome. The ISME Journal, 12: 869-884.
Brereton, N.J.B., N. Berthod, B. Lafleur, K. Pedneault, F.E. Pitre, et M. Labrecque. 2017. Extractable phenolic yield variation in five cultivars of mature short rotation coppice willow from four plantations in Quebec. Industrial Crops and Products, 97: 525-535.
Courchesne, F., M.-C. Turmel, B. Cloutier-Hurteau, G. Tremblay, L. Munro, J. Masse et M. Labrecque. 2017. Soil trace element changes during a phytoremediation trial with willows in southern Québec, Canada. International journal of phytoremediation, 19 (7): 632-642.
Courchesne, F., M.-C.Turmel, B. Cloutier-Hurteau, S. Constantineau, L. Munro et M. Labrecque. 2017. Phytoextraction of soil trace elements by willow during a phytoremediation trial in southern Québec, Canada. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 19 (6): 545-554.
Fontana, M., M. Labrecque, A. Collin, et N. Bélanger. 2017. Stomatal distribution patterns change according to leaf development and leaf water status in Salix miyabeana. Plant Growth Regulation, 81 (1): 63-70.
Gomes, M.P., S.G. Le Manac’h, L. Hénault-Éthier, M. Labrecque, M. Lucotte, et P. Juneau. 2017. Glyphosatedependent inhibition of photosynthesis in willow. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 207.
Hénault-Ethier, L., M. Lucotte, M. Moingt, S. Paquet, S. Maccario, É. Smedbol, M.P. Gomes, L. Lepage, P. Juneau et M. Labrecque. 2017. Herbaceous or Salix miyabeanna « SX64 » narrow buffer strips as a means to minimize glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid leaching from row crop fields. Science of the Total Environment, 598: 1177-1186.
Lupi, C., G.R. Larocque, A. DesRochers, M. Labrecque, A. Mosseler, J. Major, J. Beaulieu, F. Tremblay, A.M. Gordon, B.R. Thomas, A. Vézina, H. Bouafif, D. Cormier, D. Sidders et R. Krygier. 2017. Biomass from young hardwood stands on marginal lands: Allometric equations and sampling methods. Biomass and Bioenergy, 98: 172-181.
Nguyen, T.X.T., M. Amyot et M. Labrecque. 2017. Differential effects of plant root systems on nickel, copper and silver bioavailability in contaminated soil. Chemosphere, 168: 131-138.
Labrecque, M. et S.L. Lajeunesse. 2017. Guide de production de saules en culture intensive sur courtes rotations. Publication du Réseau des Plantes Bio-industrielles du Québec, Montréal: 29 pages.
Desjardins, D., N.J.B. Brereton, L. Marchand, J. Brisson, F.E. Pitre et M. Labrecque. 2017. Complementarity of three distinctive phytoremediation crops for multiple-trace element contaminated soil. The Science of the Total Environment, 610-611: 1428-1438.
Fontana, M., M. Labrecque, C. Messier, F. Courchesne et N. Bélanger. 2017. Quantifying the effects of soil and climate on aboveground biomass production of Salix miyabeana SX67 in Quebec. New Forests, 48 (6): 817-835.
Hénault-Ethier, L., M. Larocque, R. Perron, N. Wiseman et M. Labrecque. 2017. Hydrological heterogeneity in agricultural riparian buffer strips. Journal of Hydrology, 546: 276-288.
Hénault-Ethier, L., M.P. Gomes, M. Lucotte, É. Smedbol, S. Maccario, L. Lepage, P. Juneau et M. Labrecque. 2017. High yields of riparian buffer strips planted with Salix miyabena ‘SX64’ along field crops in Québec, Canada. Biomass and Bioenergy, 105: 219-229.
Yanitch, A., N.J. Brereton, E. Gonzalez, M. Labrecque, S. Joly et F.E. Pitre. 2017. Transcriptomic response of purple willow (Salix purpurea) to arsenic stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1115.
Lafleur, B., O. Lalonde et M. Labrecque. 2016. First-rotation performance of five short-rotation willow cultivars on different soil types and along a large climate gradient. BioEnergy Research, 10: 158-166.
Lafleur, B., S. Sauvé, S.V. Duy et M. Labrecque. 2016. Phytoremediation of groundwater contaminated with pesticides using short-rotation willow crops: a case study of an apple orchard. International journal of phytoremediation, 18 (11): 1128-1135.
Fontana, M., B. Lafleur, M. Labrecque, F. Courchesne, et N. Bélanger. 2016. Maximum annual potential yields of Salix miyabeana SX67 in southern Quebec and effects of coppicing and stool age. BioEnergy Research, 9 (4): 1109-1125.
Desjardins, D., F.E. Pitre, W. Guidi-Nissim et M. Labrecque. 2016. Differential uptake of silver, copper and zinc suggests complementary species-specific phytoextraction potential. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 18 (6): 598-604.
Fabio, E.S., T.A. Volk, R.O. Miller, M.J. Serapiglia, H.G. Gauch, K.C.J. Van Rees, R.D. Hangs, B.Y. Amichev, Y.A. Kuzovkina, M. Labrecque, G.A. Johnson, R.G. Ewy, G.J. Kling et L.B. Smart. 2016. Genotype by environment interactions analysis of North American shrub willow yield trials confirms superior performance of triploid hybrids. GCB Bioenergy, 9: 445-459.
Brereton, N.J., E. Gonzalez, J. Marleau, W. Guidi Nissim, M. Labrecque, S. Joly, et F.E. Pitre. 2016. Comparative transcriptomic approaches exploring contamination stress tolerance in Salix sp. reveal the Importance for a metaorganismal de novo assembly approach for nonmodel plants. Plant physiology, 171 (1) : 3-24.
Gomes, M.P., S.G. Le Manach, M. Moingt, E. Smedbol, S. Paquet, M. Labrecque, M. Lucotte et P. Juneau. 2016. Impact of phosphate on glyphosate uptake and toxicity in willow. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 304 : 269-279.
Guidi Nissim, W. et M. Labrecque. 2016. Planting microcuttings : An innovative method for establishing a willow vegetation cover. Ecological Engineering, 91 : 472-476.
Almeida-Rodríguez, A.M., M.P. Gómes, A. Loubert-Hudon, S. Joly et M. Labrecque. 2015. Symbiotic association between Salix purpurea and Rhizophagus irregularis : modulation of plant responses under copper stress. Tree physiology, tpv119 : 14 pages.
Berthod, N., N.J. Brereton, F.E. Pitre, et M. Labrecque. 2015. Five willow varieties cultivated across diverse field environments reveal stem density variation associated with high tension wood abundance. Frontiers in plant science, 6 : 11 pages (948).
Desjardins, D., F.E. Pitre, W. Guidi Nissim et M. Labrecque. 2015. Differential uptake of silver, copper and zinc suggests complementary species-specific phytoextraction potential. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 18 (6) : 598-604.
Gomes, M.P., S. Maccario, M. Lucotte, M. Labrecque et P. Juneau. 2015. Consequences of phosphate application on glyphosate uptake by roots : Impacts for environmental management practices. Science of The Total Environment, 537 : 115-119.
Gomes, M.P., S.G. Le Manach, S. Maccario, M. Labrecque, M. Lucotte et P. Juneau. 2015. Differential effects of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) on photosynthesis and chlorophyll metabolism in willow plants. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 130 : 65-70.
Gonzalez, E., N.J. Brereton, J. Marleau, W. Guidi Nissim, M. Labrecque, F.E. Pitre et S. Joly. 2015. Meta-transcriptomics indicates biotic cross-tolerance in willow trees cultivated on petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. BMC plant biology, 15 (246) : 18 pages.
Lupi, C., G. Larocque, A. DesRochers, M. Labrecque, A. Mosseler, J. Major, J. Beaulieu, F. Tremblay, A.M. Gordon, B.R. Thomas, A. Vézina, H. Bouafif, D. Cormier, D. Sidders, R. Krygier, N. Thevathasan, M. Riopel et B. Ferland- Raymond. 2015. Evaluating sampling designs and deriving biomass equations for young plantations of poplar and willow clones. Biomass and Bioenergy, 83 : 196-205.
Grenier, V., F.E. Pitre, W. Guidi Nissim et M. Labrecque. 2015. Genotypic differences explain most of the response of willow cultivars to petroleum-contaminated soil. Trees Structures and Function, 29: 871-881.
Lafleur, B., M. Labrecque, A.A. Arnold et N. Bélanger. 2015. Organic carbon accumulation in topsoil following afforestation with willow: emphasis on leaf litter decomposition and soil organic matter quality. Forests, 6 (3): 769-793.
Lauron-Moreau, A., F.E. Pitre, G.W. Argus, M. Labrecque et L. Brouillet. 2015. Phylogenetic relationships of american willows (Salix L., Salicaceae). ). PloS One, 10 (4): e0121965.
Guidi Nissim, W., S. Hasbroucq, H. Kadri, F.E. Pitre et M. Labrecque. 2015. Potential of selected Canadian plant species for phytoextraction of trace elements from selenium-rich soil contaminated by industrial activity. International journal of phytoremediation, 17 (8) : 745-752.
Guidi Nissim, W., A. Jerbi, B, Lafleur, R. Fluet et M. Labrecque. 2015. Willows for the treatment of municipal wastewater: long-term performance under different irrigation rates. Ecological Engineering, 81: 395-404.
Guidi Nissim, W., F.E. Pitre, H. Kadri, D. Desjardins and M. Labrecque. 2014. Early Response of willow to increasing silver concentration exposure. International Journal of Phytoremediation 16 (7-8): 660-670.
Mosseler, A., J.E. Major et M. Labrecque. 2014. Genetic by environment interactions of two North American Salix species assessed for coppice yield and components of growth on three sites of varying quality. Trees, 28 (5): 1401-1411.
Mosseler, A., J.E. Major and M. Labrecque. 2014. Growth and survival of seven native willow species on highly disturbed coal mine sites in eastern Canada. Can. J. For. Res. 44: 340-349.
Desjardins, D., W. Guidi Nissim, F. Pitre, A. Naud and M. Labrecque. 2014. Distribution patterns of spontaneous vegetation and pollution at a former decantation basin in southern Québec, Canada. Ecological Engineering, 64, 385–390.
Mosseler, A., J.E Major, M. Labrecque and G. R. Larocque. 2014. Allometric relationships in coppice biomass production in two North American willows (Salix spp.) across three different sites. Forest Ecology and Management 340: 190-196.
Pedrosa Gomes, M. É. Smedbol, L. Hénault-Ethier, A. Chalifour, M. Labrecque, M. Lucotte and P. Juneau. 2014. Alteration of plant physiology by glyphosate and its by-product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) – A review. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65 (17): 4691-4703.
Larocque, G.R., A. DesRochers, M. Larchevêque, F. Tremblay, J. Beaulieu, A. Mosseler, J. Major, S. Gaussiran, B.R. Thomas, D. Sidders, P. Périnet, J. Kort, M. Labrecque, P. Savoie, S. Masse, O.T. Bouman1, D. Kamelchuk, L. Benomar, T. Mamashita and P. Gagné. 2013. Research on hybrid poplars and willow species for fast-growing tree plantations: its importance for growth and yield, silviculture, policy making and commercial applications. For. Chron. 89 (1): 32-41.
Vincent, G. and M. Labrecque. 2013. Der Botanische Garten Montreal – 78 Jahre lang gestaltet nach den Prinzipien. von Henry Teuscher The Montréal Botanical Garden: 78 years of development according to Henry Teuscher’s principles. Englera 30: 109-118.
Lauron-Moreau, A., F. E. Pitre, L. Brouillet and M. Labrecque. 2013. Microsatellite Markers of Willow Species and Characterization of 11 Polymorphic Microsatellites for Salix eriocephala (Salicaceae), a Potential Native Species for Biomass Production in Canada. Plants 2013 (2): 203-210.
Guidi, W., F. E. Pitre, T.I. Teodorescu and M. Labrecque. 2013. Long term biomass productivity of bioenergy plantations maintained in southern Quebec, Canada. Biomass and Bioenergy 56: 361-369.
Park, Y.-I., M. Labrecque and J.M. Lavoie. 2013. Influence of Elevated CO2 and Municipal Wastewater Feed on the Productivity, Morphology, and Chemical Composition of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 1(11): 1348-1356.
Guidi-Nissim, W., A. Voicu and M. Labrecque. 2013. Willow short-rotation coppice for treatment of polluted groundwater. Ecological Engineering 62 (2014) 102– 114.
Lockwell, J., W. Guidi and Labrecque M. 2012. Soil carbon sequestration potential of willows in short-rotation coppice established on abandoned farm lands. Plant and Soil Volume 360 (1): 299-318.
Guidi Nissim W. et M. Labrecque. 2012 Il salice nel controllo del degrado ambientale: L’esperienza canadese nell’ambito delle fitotecnologie. Sherwood 184: 41-45.
Guidi W., Kadri H., Labrecque M. 2012. Establishment techniques to using willow for phytoremediation on a former oil refinery in southern Quebec: achievements and constraints. Chemistry and Ecology 28 (1): 49-64.
Fillion, M. J. Brisson, W. Guidi, and M. Labrecque. 2011. Increasing phosphorus removal in willow and poplar vegetation filters using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Ecological Eng. 37 : 199-205.
Guidi, W., T.I. Teodorescu and M. Labrecque. 2011. The use of non-dormant rods as planting material: a new approach to establishing willow for environmental applications. Ecological Engineering 37 (9): 1430-1433.
Volk, T.A., L.P. Abrahamson , K.D. Cameron, , P. Castellano, T. Corbin, E. Fabio, G. Johnson, Y. Kuzovskina-Eischen, M. Labrecque, R. Miller, D. Sidders, L.B. Smart, S. Staver, G.R. Tanosz and K. Van Rees. 2011. Yields of willow biomass crops across a range of sites in North America. Aspects of Applied Biology 112: 67.74.
Cavanagh, A., M.O. Gasser and M. Labrecque. 2011. Pig slurry as fertilizer on willow plantation. Biomass and Bioenergy Volume 35 (10): 4165-4173.
Guidi, W. and M. Labrecque. 2010. Effects of high water supply on growth, water use and nutrient allocation in willow and poplar grown in a one- year pot trial. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 207 :85-101.
Bissonnette, L., M. St-Arnaud and M. Labrecque. 2010. Phytoextraction of heavy metals by two Salicaceae clones in symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi during the second year of a field trial. Plant and Soil 332:55–67.
Pitre, F. T.I. Teodorescu and M. Labrecque. 2010. Brownfield phytoremediation of heavy metals using Brassica and Salix supplemented with EDTA: Results of the first growing season Jour. of Environ. Science and Engi. Vol. 4(9) : 51-59.
Fillion, M., J. Brisson, T. I. Teodorescu, S. Sauvé and M. Labrecque. 2009. Performance of Salix viminalis and Populus nigra x P. maximowiczii in short rotation intensive culture under high irrigation. Biomass and Bioenergy 33 (9): 1271-1277.
Barraoui, D., M. Labrecque and J.F. Blais. 2008. Decontamination of sludge by the METIX-AC process Part I: Effects on sludge quality and leaching of chemicals. Bioressource Technology 99: 1433-1449.
Barraoui, D., M. Labrecque and J.F. Blais. 2008. Decontamination of sludge by the METIX-AC process, Part II: Effects on maize growth and bioaccumulation of metals. Bioresource Tech. 99: 1450-1464.
Kuzovkina, Y. A., M. Weih, M. A.s Romero, J. Charles, S. Hurst, I. McIvor,A. Karp, S. Trybush, M. Labrecque, T. I. Teodorescu, N. B. Singh, Y. S. Parmar, L..B. Smart and T. A. Volk. 2008. Salix: Botany and Global Horticulture. Horticultural Reviews 34:447-489.
Vujanovic, V. and M. Labrecque. 2008. Potentially pathogenic and biocontrol Ascomycota associated with green wall structures of basket willow (Salix viminalis L.). Biocontrol. 53 (2): 413-426.
Labrecque, M. and T.I. Teodorescu. 2006. Biomass production and environmental impact of willow intensive plantations in Quebec, Canada. Proceedings of the 14th European Biomass Conference. Ed. L. Sjunnesson, J.E. Carrasco, P.Helm and A. Grassi. Paris, France, 17-21 October, 2005, pp. 190-193.
Sean, S.T., and M. Labrecque. 2006. Use of short-rotation coppice willow clone of Salix viminalis as furnish panel production. Forest products Journal 56 (9): 47-52.
Labrecque, M. and T.I. Teodorescu. 2005. Research Note: Preliminary evaluation of a living willow sound barrier along a Highway in Quebec, Canada. Journal of Arboriculture 31 (2): 95-98.
Labrecque, M. and T.I. Teodorescu. 2005. Field performance and biomass production of 12 willow and poplars in short-rotation coppice in southern Quebec (Canada). Biomass and Bioenergy 29 (1): 1-9.
Roy, S., S. Labelle, P. Mehta, A. Mihoc, C. Masson, R. Leblanc, C. Gallipeau, C. Olsen, S. Delisle, M. Labrecque and C.W. Greer. 2005. Phytoremediation of heavy metal and PAH-contaminated brownfield sites. Plant and Soil 272: 277-290
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HBO Content Now Available In Google Play
by Scott Kenyon on October 7, 2013 , 7:02 pm
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Google has just announced the addition of HBO content on Google Plus and Twitter. In official posts, it has been confirmed some of HBO’s best shows can be purchased and rented right from our favorite mobile devices. This will be a great pairing with a Chromecast so you never miss your favorite episodes!
In the announcement, Google Play named several shows that are available. Game of Thrones was among the named favorites, which is a pretty big deal for many viewers. Also included were the Newsroom and another sensation, True Blood. Also, the always ambiguous “and more….” was added. The Google Play official accounts also stated there will be more content to come in the future.
No more having to use HBO Go will be a great convenience to many people already invested in the Play Store. And let’s face it, who sits down in front of a TV at a certain time on a certain day to watch a show anymore? Pair this with a Chromecast or a HD tablet and you’ve got the making of a great experience!
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Google newsstand official update from play store, slightly newer version!
by Tyler Maciaszek on November 5, 2014 , 1:38 pm
A file was just hosted on apkmirror which seems to be the same update we saw for newsstand but it has a slightly higher version number likely just denoting that it is the official apk update! Version is now 2014102706 from 2014102704 Grab it here! Download
Get Wreck-it-Ralph Free via Disney Movies Anywhere
by John McKenzie on November 4, 2014 , 10:17 pm
I am bad and that is good, I will never be good and that’s not bad, there’s no one I’d rather be than me… The world is changing, long gone are the days of heading to a video store and picking up a Beta Max, VHS or even more up to date, a DVD. We […]
Google Play Music Now Available In Mexico
by Scott Kenyon on October 9, 2013 , 1:46 am
¡Hola amigos! ¿Una cerveza por favor? Sorry, that’s all the Spanish I know. Moments ago, Google Play’s official Twitter account tweeted a huge announcement for our friends in Mexico! Google Play Music is now available south of the border. Mexico will now be able to buy all your favorite tracks and artists straight from the Google […]
Official Nexus 7 Case Now Available
The Nexus 7 case is now available on Google Play. Google pushed out a post on Google Plus announcing the case’s availability. It should be noted that only people in the United States of America will be able to purchase this folio for now. Hey, our government is shut down. We need something, right? The case […]
Google (Sort Of) Open Play Store in Iran
by John McKenzie on August 26, 2013 , 8:41 pm
If you’re an Android developer and have free apps to offer then you now have a new country to show them off in. Google Developers today announced that it would now support free apps in Iran (a country it previously didn’t support). Although Google Play is now available in the country (which seems to have […]
Cast All the Things with Google’s Chromecast!
by Christina Cooper on August 10, 2013 , 7:43 pm
On July 24th, Google announced a new product that turns your TV into a media hub. Titled the Chromecast, this small device allows you to “cast” your media from Netflix, Google Play Movies & TV, and even Google Play Music. Selling for $35 a pop on the Google Play Store, Amazon and Best Buy, the […]
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"Unveiled" Review - How and Why to Wear a Hijab in the West
“Unveiled” is Rohina Malik’s one-woman show about how and why five Muslim women living in the Western world choose to wear a traditional head covering, or hijab
Gilbert’s Eyes and No Eyes, Sullivan’s The Zoo, and Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial by Jury Review - Savoyaires 47th Year of Gilbert and Sullivan
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Taste of LA - Review: Food Glorious Food
The annual Los Angeles Times Taste of LA event kicked off Friday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills
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Kendra Wilkinson - Giving the World A Second Look
Kendra Wilkinson had the book signing of her new book, 'Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, And Getting My Sexy Back', at Barnes and Nobles at The Grove on September 24th
The Tragedy of the Commons Review - A Must See Searing Drama
“The Tragedy of the Commons,” on stage at the Ruskin Group Theatre, is a searing drama that delves into loss – both immediately personal and tangentially external
Tales of Hoffmann Review – Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 57th Opening Night
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State: Nebraska
Region: Trails West Region
County: Scotts Bluff County
City: Gering
Attraction: North Platte Valley Museum
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When you think of the days of the old settlers, a picture of horse-drawn carriages, covered wagons, one-room schoolhouses, general stores, sod houses and a simpler way of life enters your mind. That's exactly what you will find at Western Nebraska's largest historical museum, the North Platte Valley Museum, where the history of our valley comes alive.
Displays throughout the 10,000 square foot exhibit area show a family traveling on the Oregon Trail by covered wagon settled for the night by a campfire, Nebraska's first female doctor treating a patient, and re-enactments of a prairie town's general store, post office and school. Some displays are based on actual Scottsbluff county businesses, including Downey's Photography in Scottsbluff and the Gering Courier newspaper in Gering.
The museum also features collections of Native American and fur traders' artifacts, as well as a restored 1919 Patriot truck, built in Lincoln, Nebraska and used to haul sugar beets in the valley.
A saddle exhibit features a rare plastic saddle built in Scottsbluff in the 1940's, including one which is similar to that used by Roy Rogers.
Also, a replica of a dugout found in nearby Mitchell is displayed in the museum, set up as a pioneer home would have looked in 1886.
Outside of the museum's main building, you will be delighted to have the opportunity to tour an authentic sod house, one of less than a dozen of its kind in the United States. South of the sod house sits an original log cabin. These homes, which were built in the late 1800s, contain authentic items belonging to the families who originally lived in them, as well as other period-specific items set up to give visitors a real look at how settlers lived.
A few steps away sits an old jail used at Fort Sidney, where prisoners were detained in the metal structure with a small opening for food and water.
Also outside the museum, visitors will notice markers indicating where the property intersects with the famed Oregon Trail, as well as the Pony Express.
The Western History Archive is the repository for The Paul & Helen Henderson Oregon Trail Collection. This collection will be of benefit to all who are interested in the Oregon Trail as the most comprehensive collection ever compiled on western America's overland trails.
The North Platte Valley Museum, which is in its 40th year of existence, is constantly changing and growing, and promises its guests a heartening look at the settlement of the North Platte Valley and Scotts Bluff County, including an intimate walk through pioneers' homes and towns.
Admission: $3 per adult (over 12) and .50 for children under 12.
Hours: May through September, Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, and Saturdays/Sundays noon-4:00pm (MST).
Address: 11th & J Streets
Our Email: npvm@actcom.net
Our Website:www.npvm.org/
If you would like to visit September-May, please call or e-mail us and we can probably arrange a visit for you. If you would like to schedule a larger group tour, please call or e-mail us so we can make any necessary arrangements.
Most visitors spend at least an hour touring our facility, so please try to arrive before 4:00pm on weekdays and 3:00pm on weekends.
Come visit us in Gering, Nebraska
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Mitchell Pass
Following the opening or rediscovery of the Platte River route to the west by the fur traders and mountain men of the 1820's and 1830'
Gering, NE Pioneer Life
W.H. Jackson Collection
William Henry Jackson, frontier photographer and artist, was an early photographer of the American West, as well as an accomplished artist. He traveled the Oregon-California Trail in 1866 and 1867
Gering, NE Arts
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Named for fur trapper Hiram Scott, this imposing natural formation was originally called ma-a-pa-te ("hill that is hard to go around") by Indians in the region. Scotts Bluff, rising 800 ft above the surrounding valley floor, and 4649
Gering, NE Landmarks
Wyobraska Natural History Museum - Wildlife World
When you walked into the Wyobraska Natural History Museum, also known as Wildlife World, you could not help but utter an unexpected "Wow!"
Gering, NE Museums
Five Rocks Amphitheater
The Five Rocks Amphitheater and pavilion houses bands and other open-air entertainment in the summer months, as well as Thursday night movies with a "drive-in"-like atmosphere. Tickets for Five Rocks Events are available at the City of Gering offices, 1025 "P" Street.
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2011 Baja Mexico
Baja Off-Road Adventure The Video
March 21, 2011 Last Great Road Trip (LGRT) Leave a comment
You read all the Baja off-road adventure stories… You did read them all right? Now grab a bucket of popcorn and a 96 oz. drink (its only a quarter more), sit back and enjoy the movie. What else were you planning on doing for the next 23 minutes.
Robert Ebert (no relation to Roger) says: “I laughed, I cried, it became part of me as I watched the story of two friends’ off road adventure through Mexico, following the Baja 1000 race course from Ensenada Mexico to Cabo San Lucas unfold.”
Pegg Frost of Movie Reviews from Hell’s Kitchen writes: “It’s Hot! Thankfully, this isn’t just a pop-culture checklist, a la What I Did On My Summer Vacation Movie, but rather Hula Betty takes a cinematography risk that pays off for audiences everywhere. Fans will laugh knowingly.”
Bajallywood raves: “Expect to see Hula Betty on the red carpet in a very fashionable designer grass skirt. Possibly Marc Jacobs.”
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Baja Adventure – The Fat Lady Sings
The route from the Mexican border to the Pacific Northwest took us straight up I5. The drive was filled with trucks, diners, orchards and the occasional swarm of bees impaling themselves on our windshield trying to cross the highway. There was a slight detour through Oakland when left to my own directional choices and I apparently made a wrong choice… That’s what Brad gets for slacking off on the navigation duties.
We were closing in on the end of our adventure but continued to enjoy every minute as if it was the best part of the adventure, even the ones in Oakland. We started the adventure searching for solitude, friendship and answers to some of the questions that haunt a man’s soul.
Friends and family ask me why I do these adventures. Hula Betty would tell you it’s my mid-life crisis. Some say I’m lucky. Others say I’m just crazy.
I’ve spent a lot of time on this Baja adventure trying to answer that question for myself. Why do I go out and explore? Why do I challenge convention? Why do I push the limits and chase these adventures.
I’ve stood in the Arctic Ocean, completed Rubicon, explored the corners of Baja, lived in India, worked in Hong Kong and circled the globe three times. These off-road adventures have filled my life with unbelievable memories. My life has been dragged across blacktop, dirt and boulders. I’ve seen countless sun rises and loved deeply. I’ve driven to places I shouldn’t have and met people who surprised me in so many wonderful ways. My life stories are spread across the Internet and tattooed in flesh. So why is it not enough?
Late at night there’s demons in my head, whispering in my ear. In the light, Hula Betty’s hand is on my shoulder telling me there is nothing to fear. I feel a darkness deep in my my soul serving some purpose that is still unknown. The road shines a light on that darkness, illuminating the empty space that can only be filled by moving past the asphalt, past the ordinary, beyond the usual. God don’t let me lose my nerve to explore. Don’t let me stop. Keep me on the road of exploration wrestling with my demons and making new friends.
This off-road adventure brought me closer to a friend, exposed a side of me I’d forgotten and fed my lust for adventure. Although I’m closer to the answers it seams each adventure brings up new questions. It is this craving for the questions, more than the answers that will continue to drive my adventures and search out the next last great road trip.
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Baja Adventure Part 14 – Butch and Sundance Run for the Border
March 10, 2011 Last Great Road Trip (LGRT) 4 Comments
The sun is still sleeping but under the light of a lavender moon we are packing the rig and leaving the hotel parking lot. Sitting behind the wheel, the stiffness in my body whispers to me that it would rather be under the warm covers we left behind. But that wouldn’t be our way so we begin another day on this amazing adventure.
Cabo San Lucas now feels like a distant memory as San Diego’s siren song plays in my head, 700 miles of beat-up asphalt in between. We are driving the Baja for what is probably our last time.
For an while now we’ve been driving alone on Mexico #1. As the sun begins to wake, it takes back the dark, reveling blues, purples, yellows and orange. It’s as if the Baja is painting our last day with its full color pallet. Baja has surprised us everyday and this is no exception.
It seemed like hours before the first car appeared on the horizon. We came down here looking for solitude and found it on many levels. Even in a crowd, Baja has a way of letting you feel you have the land, the sea and the wide open sky all to yourself without the feeling of loneliness that can accompany the darkness of the closed in cities back home.
Growing up we would always play license plate bingo on long family road trips. On this road trip we came up with our own version to help pass the miles. In our version you select a sign and try to figure out what it means… This works best if you don’t speak the language and as I’ve pointed out before, we don’t. We figured out the signs that meant speed bump, “Topes”, “Reductor De Velocidad” means lots of speed bumps, although after the roads we’d traveled, they hardly garnered much of our attention. Drive with caution, “Maneje Con Precaucion” usually proceeded a dip in the road designed to allow flash flood waters to pass. But for the longest time “No Tire Basura” eluded us. We toyed with stupid answers like don’t leave tires, don’t burn tires. Our little iPhone translator app was no help and the Baja Gazette didn’t include it in the traffic signs it listed. But at one of the military checkpoints, we caught a break. While waiting our turn we noticed a woman walking with a couple of cups and bottles to throw them away in a trash barrel with a painted sign above that read basura.
The winds in Baja have been cool and soft throughout our trip. Even on the pacific coast where they kept the prayer flags at attention, they still possessed a refreshing feel. On the high plains today between the east and western mountains the sun is fueling the winds which are blowing consistently at us head on. You’ve seen the rig and heard me kid about its aerodynamics but with the throttle wide open and the rig in fifth gear the most we can muster was 45 mph against the hot breath of the Baja. The only thing having more trouble with the wind than us was the 18 wheeler we’d been crawling up on for a number of miles. We may be topped out at 45 but he was grinding through the gears to make 40.
In NASCAR the racers draft behind each other to gain speed. As we closed the gap and the 18 wheeler blocked out more of the wind the power began to return and I could feel big rig pulling us forward. Rather than use this new found power band to push past, we tucked in close behind deciding to settle for a gas saving view of the dirty metal barn doors of its trailer. We we’re not going that much slower and now we would be able to make the next Pemex station on the fuel left in the tank. At 40 mph it wasn’t hard to keep our close distant while we chatted and watched the brush along the road vibrate like a tuning fork against the wind.
Apparently the trucker did not see the equitableness in this arrangement. After a while he started to slow, 35 than 25, his left blinker flashed. He wasn’t turning, he wanted us to pass. We backed off a bit but still staying within the calm of his vacuum. When the 18 wheeler came to a dead stop on the high way our bluff was called. We pulled out around him, venture forward against the wind and before long worked our way back up to steady 45 mph with the throttle wide open.
I tell you that story so I can tell you this. We pulled off the highway to take a break and rid our body of excess fluids that were building up in our bladders. It took all my might to push the door open forcing it against the wind only to have it slam shut as I hope out and let the door go. Standing with the our backs to the rig using it as a wind block we stood in a cocoon of calm.
Men don’t spit into the wind, they don’t pull the mask of the old lone ranger and don’t pee on their shoes. But if you’re not careful and the wind whips around the truck destroying the cone of safety…. Tears began to stream we were laughing so hard. We could barely breath through the laughter and still hadn’t zipped our pants. We’d gone from conquering heroes of the Baja to peeing like little boys a the urinal for the first time. It’s good to laugh and not take ourselves too seriously. After all we’re just a couple of friends lucky enough to be on a really sick road trip in Baja.
Finally escaping the wind’s punishing force we found ourselves in the familiar town of El Rosario sitting at Ma Ma’s staring down at a plate of lobster burritos. We were still trying to wipe the smiles off our faces and pee off our shoes as we inhaled those tasty little sea food morsels of tortilla stuffed love.
Remember that small world thing. As we were leaving Ma Ma’s a tourist stopped us and asked about our rig. He said his sister just purchased an Fj Cruiser and wanted to get into off-road adventures. He asked if we had a card and than told us his sister lived in Seattle, about twenty miles from Hula Betty and me. Is it just me or is the universe sending a message to us on this adventure? Of course we no idea what that message is.
The towns and cities are becoming bigger and closer together now as we make our way north. Unlike the villages, these cities are filled with people going through the tasks of their day. The browns of the cactus filled deserts to the south are giving way to green valleys and rolling hills in northern Baja. Fences seem to be everywhere and the wide open spaces are starting to close.
The daylight is beginning to slip away from us as we approach Ensenada. We’ve put 600 miles behind us and still have a ways to go if we are going to reach the border today. We kept pushing north disregarding the 65 km/h signs in favor of 90 km/h. And on the toll road between Ensenada and Tijuana keeping up with traffic raised our speedometer to 120 km/h.
You know that time at dusk when it’s darkish? Too dark to see everything clearly, too light for the headlights to help much. That was the time day we rolled into Tijuana. When we started this adventure and crossed into Mexico we took metal notes thinking that would make finding our way back easier.
The sign said San Diego with an arrow pointed left. But which left? There were three slots separated by rows of jersey barriers and with traffic we had a split second to decide. I can now tell you the middle slot is not the correct way to the border. In fact if you stay on it you will end up back in Ensenada. As we looped up on the overpass we could see the long lines of cars below waiting their turn to enter the USA. There were dozens of lines with cars backed up for blocks.
Finding the first opportunity to exit we positioned ourselves for another approach at the boarder. At the sign marked San Diego we pulled into line… only this line appeared too good to be true. While cars to our left were stacked up frozen in time, we sat only four car lengths from the booth where an official would decide our fate. The little sign reading fast pass indicated we did not belong here but the car behind us wasn’t going anywhere and the gaits on each side funneled us forward like cattle to the slaughter.
Reaching the booth the officer informed us we had two options, pay a fine or receive a warning and go to secondary inspection. After discovering the fine amounted to $5,000 we opted to serve time in secondary inspection. Pulling forward we slowly motored the drive of shame with a large orange tag place on our windshield as border patrol officers barked out directions and pointed us to a parking slot.
A young wet behind the ears officer came over and pulled our glowing neon orange tag. You could see him fighting back a smile as he read the offense which had banished us to his little corner of bureaucracy. Doing is best to look tough, I don’t think he was old enough to shave yet, he asked for our passport, vehicle registration and told us to wait.
While we waited in our timeout, another officer rolled up a flat cart to the pickup parked to our left. Lowering the tail gate, she proceeded to unload dozens of tequila bottles and boxes of cigars. The guy in the pickup was trying to look cool while the two women passengers held a hand over their face to hide their smugglers shame.
Our officer returned, handed us our papers, asked us to sign a promise we wouldn’t cut the line again and said we could go. Looking back it seemed like a fair trade; skip to the front of a three hour line for a 10 minute timeout. We must be living right.
We’d driven 700 miles today and were back in the USA. Even with its LA traffic and crowds there was something comforting and familiar about being on the northern side of the border. Filled with a new found energy we continued north pushing past the LA area finding a hotel for the night.
Our time in Baja may have ended but its spirit remains. We still have plenty of road trip adventure ahead of us to reach the Pacific North West and nothing will ever erase the memories of our time in Baja.
Baja Adventure Part 13 – Starting the Way Back
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Checking out of the resort, we settled up our bill and exchanged a little more currency to ensure we had enough Pesos to keep filling the tank for the 1,017 mile drive back to the boarder. As we started loading up the rig, we became somewhat of a spectacle. I’m guessing they don’t see a lot of guest in the main entrance pulling out a Ready Welder, Maxtrax, half shafts, compressor, fire extinguisher, tools, nuts and bolts… packing it all, along with our clothes, cameras, video equipment and the sovereigns we picked up in town.
First one, than two and before long we were explaining to several guests, who were waiting for taxis, how we had driven the race course down and how the previous week had unfolded for us. They wanted details about the rig, the roads, what we saw and what the adventure was like. As their taxi would arrive, they would tell the next passerby to come over and meet us. While I’m not an attention whore (ok maybe a bit), it was a little surreal to realize these people were genuinely interested in our story. We were also interested in what brought them to Cabo San Lucas and where they called home. We’re at the southern most tip of Baja and I swear everyone we met, like us, were from Washington or Oregon. But it was the couple who’d lived in Drewsey, a dinky little town, in eastern Oregon where Hula Betty’s family hails from that really put the size of the world in perspective. I’m continually amazed to see how we are all connected to each other in one way or an other.
After sharing stories, taking pictures, handing out t-shirts and explaining to some girls that our rig was not their taxi, we headed north out of Cabo.
Mexico #19 connects with Mexico #1 in La Paz. Along the way the coastal town of Todos Santos sits welcoming those who are willing to wander its quiet streets. Todos Santos is one of those sleepy little Baja communities with lots of quaint hotels, including the Hotel California, art galleries, authentic restaurants, shopping and beautiful town square. Away from the bustle of Cabo, we decided to settle into one of Todos Santos’ little cafes for breakfast. Sure we were running two hours late but this place looked inviting and after all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
While enjoying our huevos and coffee we tried to plan how far we would travel today. One of our favorite hotels was the Baja Cactus. It would be the ideal stop. But we are 1,200 km from El Rosario and it is approaching 11:00 am. If we were going to get home in three days, we’d have to go at least 700 km. Well there, we had a plan, shoot for El Rosario, settle for anything over 700 km from here. I didn’t say it was a detailed plan but it was as good as any that got us down here.
Leaving town, we made it a point to go by the Hotel California. No relation to the song, just good marketing shtick that works on old guys like us who can still remember cruising the boulevards of our youth when the song first came out and hell hadn’t yet frozen over.
We made it as far as San Ignacio rolling in around 11:00 pm (night driving has become a bad habit now). Along the way we zigged and zagged in the hills, saw the Sea of Cortez for the last time, visited Loreto after all, followed old farm trucks for hours in the dark and cleared three military checkpoints.
The military checkpoint procedure coming south was simple: come to a stop; smile; get flagged on. Heading north on the other hand the procedure is a little more… formal. As it came to our turn we weren’t sure what to expect. Cars in front of us had each spent about 15 minutes where the soldiers, opened their trunk, pulled a bag or two out and searched it followed by some talking to driver and passengers. Of course this was occurring 50 yards ahead and in Spanish.
Our rig is a smuggler’s delight. We’ve got stuff piled floor to ceiling front to back. Two spare tires, bags of tools and recovery equipment, cardboard wrapped parts, foam filled cases for cameras, and video equipment, all buried by camping gear… If some one wants to search everything, we could be here for hours… Several hours.
We came to a stop and greeted the armed soldier with a simple hola. At this point a lot of spanish came from the young man flying by us at a NASCAR winning pace. Replying “no hablan español”, didn’t change the language but did slow the pace. We had seen everyone before us get out… so we did the same exiting the rig all our papers in hand. Several other soldiers were joining us now, two of whom spoke English. While we waited quietly one climbed into the rig and started poking and pulling at stuff. The soldiers who spoke English, now positioned next to us, began to ask the basic questions about where we came from, where we where going to, and how long had we been in Baja… We stuck to our story, since it was true, that we had driven down from Seattle and were now on our way back. It was pretty clear we were just dos amigos exploring the back roads and not some coked up cowboys sporting guns and alibis. When they did pull out two cases asking what was inside I had to smile… I let them know one was our tire repair kit and the other our box of cigars. My answer matched the contents and seemed to satisfy their curiosity as they told us politely we could go and wished us well.
We would see two more checkpoints and they all went the same with the only exception being one soldier got a kick out of Hula Betty on the dash. He poked her and smiled as she danced her little wiggle. There was nothing intimidating about the checkpoints but we were never sure how long or deep the soldiers would dig into the gear during their inspection. Just one more time consuming activity between us and our final destination. Oh well, this is Baja and you’re not supposed to be in a hurry.
11:00 pm and we only made the minimum 700 km. But after 13 hours on the road, San Ignacio was as far as we were going tonight. And even though the only food available came in snack bags from the town’s market, we still enjoyed good company, a fine cigar and bourbon in the hotel’s quiet little courtyard under the stars.
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U.C. | October 2, 2016 | Education | No Comments
By forging ahead breezily with NYS, the Ministry was fully cognizant of the socially and politically disruptive risks on a question that called for consensus and a non-partisan approach
The recent declaration of Navin Ramgoolam at the Labour Party’s ‘congrès’ in Triolet that the LP would scrap Nine-Year Schooling upon its return to office should give authorities cause to pause and reconsider the pedagogical, social and political aspects of the scheme.
The LP also issued a press communique giving substance to its condemnation of the NYS. It added another important voice to the rising clamour that authorities pay heed to the legitimate concerns concerning NYS. It came in a particularly volatile Education context fuelled by the Ministry’s own unexplainably managed and communicated policies.
a) We need not go over the conundrum of contradictory MES & Ministry circulars about SC & HSC fees, so poorly linked to absenteeism even after 18 months, that it threw angered students and parents on the streets, disrupting preparation for important end-of-year examinations.
b) A fullsome Atelier de Travail was held in early September by some ten trade unions in the Education sector, which was followed, according to a press conference of delegated union representatives, by the submission of a detailed Memo to the PM, the Education Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. It is understood the Memo may be highlighting the various reasons why the NYS Reform was ill-conceived, fraught with considerable implementation difficulties and surrounded by numerous unanswered questions only a few weeks away from primary Std V examinations, whose markings may count towards the new Primary School Achievement Certificate – PSAC (ex-Certificate of Primary Education, CPE) selection exam.
Those unions were of the view that the controversial NYS should be played out on a pilot basis and all the uncertainties and grey areas cleared before wholesale implementation of such an educational upheaval, whose merits over our UK-inspired system remain uncertain.
c) Mauritius Times readers do not need reminding that Mrs Gilberte Cheung, the Director of the Catholic Education Authority, an important player in the field of secondary education, has made public for several weeks now the Authority’s refusal to participate in the NYS Reform through the conversion of any of its full seven-year secondary institutions into Form IV to Form VI-only colleges, the so-called «Academies» whose access would be restricted to those successfully competing in the new highly selective National Form III examinations.
Mrs Cheung, director of the Bureau de l’Éducation Catholique (BEC) recently stated that, as matters stand with the NYS Reform, anguished parents, having realised that the harassment and stress of a double competitive examination would apply ONLY to the public sector, are rushing to find suitable private education providers, adding that the BEC is gearing up for an «explosion of demand» for the limited seats in the Catholic Authority’s thirteen colleges.
d) We cannot overlook either that most if not all previous Ministers of Education and all major Opposition political parties, including the MMM through Steven Obeegadoo and the MP of Alan Ganoo, have also condoned the desirability of reform but made clear their condemnation of the Ministry’s NYS scheme globally or in parts: its insufficiently justified base document, its conceptual flaws, its autocratic imposition or the uncertainties about its still fuzzy implementation modalities. They have also condemned the fact that legislative measures giving force to NYS and the amendments to the PSSA Act have been piggy-backed onto Pravind Jugnauth’s Finance Bill, preventing a full Parliamentary and public debate.
This in itself has raised numerous legitimate questions, namely whether
(i) politicians should at all be involved in guiding or imposing wholesale changes in our complex but well tried and tested educational set-up;
(ii) the Minister and the government as a whole should not have sought the widest social and political consensus before finalising its reform plans, so as to avoid as in 2005, a major reversal;
(iii) enormous time, efforts and resources are being consumed in NYS at all levels (Ministry, MES, MIE,…) that could and should have been put to more profitable use in normal and smooth educational management activities and their continuous improvement;
(iv) the concerns of countless parents, educators, concerned unions and analysts should continue to be summarily brushed aside, and
(v) whether it would not be to the Ministry’s credit, even at this late hour, to grant itself and its affiliate institutions, parents, educators and the country a breathing time as it gets its bearings right, seeking the wisdom of consensus rather than the short-sighted gains of autocratic and hasty imposition of a controversial reform.
Minister Dookhun believes and argues cogently that «tout est à refaire!». Educators, parents and observers may only wish to be convinced that all our traditional education organisation, so UK inspired, so tried and tested, that our best public colleges, that the politico-social struggles for greater opportunities for quality public education while striving for less failures, that the patiently built-up legacy of previous generations, needs to be thrown overboard rather than adjusted and improved upon. If so, let it be on the basis of sound data, trend analysis, forecasts, taking account of pedagogical and technological evolutions, integrated into an articulated Policy document, backed by a solidly worked out Implementation Plan.
The other quid pro quo underlying the Minister’s Reform is that Paul must be disrobed to dress up Peter. In other words, that State Star Colleges must be dismantled in order to reduce competitive pressures or to improve the performances of those struggling, for a variety of reasons, with school constraints and methodologies. Many educators may not agree with the tenet and alternatives are not fathomed out. All the more as natural population dynamics has been reducing competitive pressures for Form I every year. Automatic push-over of under-performing kids at CPE and their distribution onto colleges are not clear either. Such implementation is bound to have an enormous social, economic, and political impact.
There may well be some positive points in such a wide-ranging reform and, no doubt, some features that can satisfy specific personnel categories. Unfortunately they are being overshadowed by the controversial elements and the work improvement features could have been brought in other ways. We have not been treated yet with the comprehensive communication campaign, including detailed brochures and other documents of substance, which the Minister promised.
In view of the controversies, it might be useful here to highlight some of the pedagogical points at issue and the social implications of the Reform. It might help the Ministry provide concrete answers in the much-awaited communication exercise.
a) All main State National Colleges, including the likes of Royal Colleges, the MGI, the QEC, Maurice Cure, the JKC, etc., will stop admitting Form I students from January 2018. That’s a deficit of 1500 best public-sector seats for which no equivalent alternatives will be offered.
b) Strict regionalisation for access to Form I in the remaining Regional Colleges transfers competition at national level to regional levels and, as in 2002, is a troubling factor liable to distort equity. Its implementation is fraught with difficulties and may end up bringing ranking by the back door.
c) The introduction of another highly competitive examination at Form III for public sector children will transform their educational life and experience into a harrowing exam-led «rat race» from Std V up to HSC. It may, in practice, marginalise the proposed « holistic education » activities which would be conducted in school hours.
d) Competition in the public sector for the 1500 coveted Academy seats will be ferocious and imply a rampant private tuition industry thriving at years (Forms I-IV) where it now has no legitimacy, allowing children a respite after the CPE. Once the better Form IV elements have migrated onto Academies we feel sorry for educators and children left to struggle on in depressed second-grade regional colleges.
e) The restricted elite who will have access to the Ministry’s Academies will in all likelihood come from families with the means for such widespread private tuition over several years, a thorough skewing of the Reform towards the better off.
f) The fact that private sector and confessional colleges will retain their Star colleges without the undue stress of private tuition or National Form III exams, will inevitably result in a two-speed system that will be disturbingly biased against public school students, against those less privileged and against those constrained by virtue of their residence.
Many more questions and uncertainties like mixity, grading or continuous assessment have not been detailed here. But perhaps enough has been said to give an indication of the pedagogical difficulties and the social implications of the Ministry’s Reform.
Attention has been repeatedly drawn to these in several contributions in the columns of the Mauritius Times since last year and by authorised voices in the pedagogical arena.
We can’t all agree on everything and no system is perfect, but, by forging ahead breezily with NYS, the Ministry was fully cognizant of the socially and politically disruptive risks on a question that called for consensus and a non-partisan approach. Without a major revision of the NYS Reform, the calls for its scrapping were inevitable and look fully justified.
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Mozambique: Municipal elections end with ruling party dominance
The Mozambican Liberation Front (Frelimo) has won Mozambique’s municipal elections in 44 of the country’s 53 municipalities, according to official figures released on 14 October. Elections took place on 10 October. Only the results from Malema in the north of the country remain unknown, though the deadline for publication of results by local electoral bodies was the 14th.
– Renamo, Mozambique’s main opposition party threatened to break off talks with the government unless action is taken to end what it characterized as “attempts to modify fraudulently the results of 10 October local elections in three municipalities.” Renamo’s Ossufo Momade gave a detailed and highly specific account of the irregularities.
– Five people were killed and 26 arrested during the 13-day local election campaign, which preceded the 10 October vote in Mozambique, according to the police. Most incidents were accidental in nature. However, there have been several cases of violence during the election day proper. In Zambézia, the police used force to dispers MDM protesters. In the same province, the police also used teargas to disperse another Renamo parade in Alto Molocue. In Sofala, two Renamo militants were injured during disturbances in the municipality of Marromeu. In Nampula, eection violence in Nacala Porto resulted in at least seven wounded. In Tete, a violent confrontation between Frelimo and Renamo caravans on 7 October, and a violent police raid on the Renamo headquarters brought the campaign to an end there. Twelve Renamo members were arrested.
– Dozens of people attacked a police station in Macomia, Cabo Delgao on 27 September 2018, demanding that the police hand over a man suspected of being one of the jihadists who are spreading terror in the region.
– Attacks by insurgents in the northern province Cabo Delgado in Mozambique have caused food shortages, according to NGOs operating in the region. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network said that recent attacks in Cabo Delgado potentially increase the displacement of people, who were forced to abandon their land and move to safer areas.
– Mozambique on 3 October put on trial 180 national and foreign citizens accused of involvement in deadly Islamist attacks in Cabo Delgado. The trial has been held in an improvised court in the jail where hundreds of suspected militants are being detained in Pemba, the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado.
– In all, for the period of 1to 15 October 2018, there were 49 critical incidents in Mozambique, resulting in at least night deaths and 49 arrests. The Domestic Politics category accounted for 45% of the total incident count of the fortnight, largely as a result of the municipal election campaign period that ended 10 October, and which resulted in many incidents. Voting day was also tense, so were the aftermath with many results contested by the opposition. The Economy category followed with more than 20% of the period’s incident pool.
The local elections held on 10 October constitute a major test to Mozambique’s political system, and whether stakeholders there are able to deliver on their pledge to restore peace. While the outcome of the 10 October elections remains unclear as of the release of this report (15 October), there is a great deal of tension that could derail efforts by the peace negotiators from the government and Renamo toward the finalization of a peace deal. Many incidents of vote rigging, generally involving accusations against the ruling Frelimo party and the police prompted Renamo leaders to threaten the end of the talks and the resumption of hostilities. It is still unclear on how the government and President Nyusi will respond to the Renamo threats, but it is more likely that the talks with be maintained, amid a tense political environment. It is also likely that the opposition Renamo would use the alleged election fraud to press for more benefits to its advantage.
Social/Human:
With the elections dominating news headlines in Mozambique, there have been limited instances of social and human-related incidents reported during the past two weeks. However, the country’s fundamentals on the the social/human front remain unchanged. The country will remain vulnerable to environmental changes, with environmental-related incidents peaking during the rainy season. Since the wet season, which runs from May to November, is about to end, the country is expected to witness a lull in the number of incidents related to severe weather, and by extension, there will be lower incidences of water-born diseases.
However, social and human issues will be largely affected by the country’s weak infrastructure, a tough drought in many regions, and poor finances, including Mozambique’s international partners withholding substantial budget support, which would have otherwise gone toward critical social programs
Mozambique’s economy remains vulnerable due to a variety of factors, including yet-to-be concluded peace negotiations, the government’s clarifications on its hidden debt, and the stabilization of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which has been rocked by unrest, as the region prepares to extract substantial gas reserves.
Fixing all these issues will likely take a long while, forcing the country to remain vulnerable to any substantial change in those factors. As such, economic growth will remain confined, as it has been readjusted downward for its 2018 forecasted GDP growth.
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Founded in 1956, Il Giorno made an immediate impression with a journalistic formula more than modern: revolutionary. On a graphic level: big and lively headings, active and exciting page layouts, the use of color (the first to do so and, for many years, the only, among Italian newspapers). On a journalistic level: shorter articles, with the essential information in the first lines, a minimalistic style, whose strength lies in the clarity and immediacy of the colloquial Italian it utilizes. The success was apparent from the start.
Created as a newspaper for Milan and Lombardia, it soon became an important national reference point.
Its young editorial office, under the direction of “historic” leaders like Gaetano Baldacci, Italo Pietra, Gaetano Afeltra and Guglielmo Zucconi, just to name a few, will make up the breeding-ground for the great Italian journalists of the future.
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Man has second penis removed
Ang Qiang from Guangzhou in China was born with two penises. The condition is known as diphallia or penile duplication and effects one in 5.5 million men in the United States. Men born with the condition have a higher mortality rate due to the accompanying renal and anorectal deformities. Men who have a diphallus are usually sterile, but can often urinate through both appendages.
23 year old Ang has now decided to have one of his willies surgically removed as it is beginning to freak his girlfriend out, the Metro reports.
“When we first started going out she was amazed but in the end she thought it was a bit creepy” Ang said.
Arranged marriage protest ends in self castration
A 25 year old man in Egypt has emasculated himself after his parents chose a bride for him.
The unnamed man is reported to be in love with another woman, but his parents didn’t agree with his choice and fixed him up with someone else. In a fit of temper the labourer from Sheikh Eissa in southern Egypt took a knife, sliced off his penis and mutilated his genital sack.
The Australian reports that he was rushed to hospital but surgeons were unable to reattach his severely damaged reproductive gland.
“He was in love with a woman but his parents rejected her and told him to marry another woman he didn’t want. He took a knife and cut off his penis in his room” a hospital official told the press.
Woman eaten by maggots
A woman in Melbourne, Australia has been charged with negligence after she allowed her own mother to die in horrendous conditions.
Yesterday Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard how 72 year old Kateryna Pyrczak was discovered by paramedics lying in “litres” of her own excrement on the floor of her kitchen last November 10th. Mrs Pyrczak’s legs and feet were consumed with gangrene and maggots were feeding from her rotting flesh, paramedics reported that the parasites had devoured her right foot.
In addition to the gangrene infection in her feet and legs, Mrs Pyrczak’s body was covered in painful, oozing ulcers. Paramedics told the police that when they entered the house it smelt like a rotting corpse had been dumped there.
Tanzania — albino hunting update
Two men are being held in the Sengerema district of Tanzania after 48 year old Jonas Maduka was brutally murdered by albino hunters, just hours after the country’s Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda warned that stern action would be taken against leaders who fail to protect albinos.
Mr Maduka was approached at his home by a group of men requesting the whereabouts of Mr Maduka’s recently departed father-in-law’s house. The men told Mr Maduka that they wished to pay their respects to the deceased’s family, and he agreed to lead them to the house.
Octopus porn conviction
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Rodney Scott McLagan from Tasmania has pleaded guilty in court to possessing over 30,000 images of bestiality and child pornography, including pictures of sex with children, horses, dogs, tigers and an octopus.
Mr McLagan admitted the offence, but defence lawyers explained that his only interest is in bestiality and the child porn was downloaded by accident in a bulk download of animal sex files. They pushed the notion that Mr McLagan was merely a bestiality aficionado, who due to low self esteem saw himself as an animal and related to sex in that manner. They insisted he is not a peadophile.
Family of cannibals eat boy alive
An eight year old boy was kept prisoner by his own family, tortured, sexually abused and even more shockingly partially skinned and devoured.
Klara Mauerova, along with her sister Katerina, and three other accomplices, chained her two sons Ondrej 8 and Jakub 9 in a closet in the cellar and periodically abused and tortured them. The boys were beaten, whipped with belts, burnt with cigarettes, sexually abused and ordered to cut themselves with knives.
The boys were kept in a cage, or handcuffed to furniture left to stand in their own urine and faeces. But most shocking is the discovery that little Ondrej was partially skinned and the group of sadists imprisoning him were also cannibals who ate his flesh.
Students eat cat
A group of students from the Danish School of Journalism in Aarhus have posted a picture report of themselves cooking and eating a feral cat on Facebook.
The stunt was intended to draw attention to factory farming, and the students insist the cat was killed humanely by a farmer controlling the number of feral cats on his land.
Animal rights groups however have voiced their disgust at the sensationalist protest, and Facebook have deleted the students account after receiving numerous complaints from animal lovers.
Laura Bøge Mortensen who carried out the culinary feat says she is disappointed that Facebook deleted their profile, and genuinely surprised by the reactions they received.
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9.Migration
If the situation gets so unbearable that it is causing our spiritual defeat, Islam permits us to emigrate to friendlier shores or to seek a better environment.
For example, Rasulullah SAW started his da'wah in Makkah. In the first few years, only a handful embraced Islam, and the hostility of the surroundings kept increasing year after year for him and the early believers. They had to face wave after wave of violence, torture, economic boycotts and social rejection. Eventually, the persecution reached such a point that the early Muslims were forced to flee Makkah and migrate to Madinah.
They migrated in order to preserve the message of Islam as well as their ability to spread it. In doing so, they had to leave behind their beloved homes, loved ones, capital, source of income, security and most of their belongings.
With the arrival of the Muslims, Madinah (known until then as Yathrib) then became the first official hub of Islam, and from this town, the message of Islam spread far and wide. The Muslims increased in numbers, influence and economic might. However, this was not an easy journey. The early believers made monumental sacrifices of their personal desires to achieve this status.
The situation for the early believers was extremely difficult, but we can’t we say that they were defeated. If seen through the eyes of Islam, they were victorious, because even through their darkest hours, when the believers were tortured, killed, persecuted and boycotted, they had Allah on their side, together with His promise of victory.
They did not migrate to Madinah for personal gain, but had the higher goal of safeguarding and propagating the message of Islam. Today, the majority of us emigrate for economic opportunities. The primary reason for emigrating is money and not to spread the faith.
For years, there has been mass emigration by Muslims to affluent countries such as the United States and Europe. More recently, there has been an influx of blue and white collar workers to the Gulf countries, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other oil rich Muslim countries. However, many people find themselves losing grip on their faiths once they arrive. We have met people who have worked in these lands for 15-20 years, without making a single salat, due to their tight schedules and other reasons, even when in close proximity to the Ka'bah!
For such persons, the original intention behind the migration was corrupted by economic ambition. Such people accumulate the money, but lose their faith in the process, giving priority to their demanding jobs at the expense of their deen. This shows that living in the right environment is crucial, but it is not the only factor that counts in the journey of iman. It is having the right intention. A famous hadith states:
Reported by 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA): Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration will be for Allah and His Messenger; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration would be for what he emigrated for".". [Bukhari & Muslim]
Ibn Qayyim explains that we cannot emigrate outside until we emigrate inside. This reinforces the principle we are trying to promote, which is to conquer ourselves internally first, by migrating away from our bad habits, material obsessions and diseases of the heart. However, if the intention and sincerity are not firmly rooted, then the migration will occur in a state of defeat. From this state, they will migrate into a deeper state of defeat.
Migration can also be a migration from situations which are contrary to Islam. Migration from a haram job is an example. Another is a situation where the husband is a big sinner, abusive or living in haram. What is the main obstacle preventing the wives from leaving? We have seen live examples: it is the status, emotion, pride, poverty of the heart, fear of the unknown, fear of the future, worry about losing the comforts of life. Countless people are already defeated within because they are selling their dignity and faith for a man, woman and style of life. I know of a woman who is engaged to be married to an extremely wealthy man, and she tolerates him cheating on her because of all the expensive cars and diamonds he gives her as compensation. She may be dripping in jewelry and designer clothes, but she is already defeated because she sacrificed her integrity in relation for a few dollars. Imagine what a nightmare her marriage will be.
Again, the trust in Allah is lacking and the obedience to the circumstances takes precedence.
A mu'min is different. He believes in Allah and relies on Allah to unite the heart, give him qualities and help him gain the manner. The journey of Rasulullah from Makah to Madinah is not a defeat, but it was a difficult one. From this, Allah converted all this hardship and developed beautiful people. When they achieved internal victory, Allah in His own time gave them victory outside, and opened Makah, in the time Allah wanted, and at the time that they deserved it. All outside victory will not be gained unless you deserve it. It all comes from Allah.
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Heedlessness
Heedlessness Part 1
How Islam Lifted Me Up
Islam is cheap
The Wrong Questions?
The Golden Advice
Some Life Changing Advice
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CRISIS IN GAZA
THE POWER OF FAITH: A MAN'S JOURNEY TO ALLAH
THE POWER OF FAITH: A MAN'S JOURNEY TO ALLAH-PART1
Victory versus Defeat
1.The state of our Ummah today
2.Our Meeting With Allah
3.Victory starts with Comprehension
4.Victory Does Not Lie in Others
5.Holding Tight
6.The Loss of Dunia v Freedom Within
7.Examples of Defeat
8.Reliance only on Allah
10.Victory and Patience
11.The Weak will Get the Upper Hand
12.The Three People: A Hadith about Gratitude (Shukr)
13.Solution in the Qur'an
14. A Continuous Trial
15. Iman in Action v Desire
16. Do Not Underestimate Allah's Power
17.The Sunnah of Allah
18. What is the Sunnah of Allah?
19. Trial after Trial
20. THE QUR'AN AS OUR GUIDE
21. The Cycle of Purification
The Ummah needs a Hud Hud
The Deception Years
The Deception Years Part 1
Human Rights and Hypocrisy
The Philosophy of De-cluttering
The Philosophy of De-cluttering - part 1
An Urgent Message
Thawbaan (RA), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) related that the more
AVOID GETTING HURT AGAIN
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San Francisco’s Best Gay Neighborhood is… the Mission?! Nuh Uh, Honey
Breaking news: OutTraveler.com ranks San Francisco's Mission second-best gay neighborhood in America (Chicago being the first)… Say what?! Are we going to take this lying down, Castro District?
The Mission District got the prize because apparently it’s "much friendlier for gay tourists." How so, OutTraveler.com? Sure, the Mission has Esta Noche, Lexington Club, Truck and partial custody of Dolores Park (meaning quarter custody of Gay Beach), but I’ve got to defend the Castro District on this one. The Mission may be an up-and-coming hotspot for all travelers, but for anyone who wants to get the ultimate gay San Francisco experience, the Castro District is your sexy suitor. Not only is the Castro teeming with amazing LGBT history, but… I have yet to find a place where you can get a penis-shaped cookie in the Mission!
Maybe some travelers are afraid of the ükinky sex shops with penises displayed in the window or all of the lovely drag queens (and your occasional naked dude) parading the streets — but to get the gay San Francisco experience, you need to visit the Castro.
Where else will you find some of the oldest gay bars in San Francisco? Where else will you find local shops and restaurants with clever names like: Does Your Mother Know?, Hand Job and Sausage Factory? Where else will you find all the rainbow-themed souvenir crap that you obviously must own?
The Castro District has amazing restaurants, shops and bars, but more importantly, it is one amazing community — it’s a community that’s strong, powerful and fearless. The Castro District has so much pride; you feel it as soon as you walk on the corner of 18thand Castro Streets. Sure the Mission has its greatness, but in my eyes, the Castro District will always be number one!
What do you think about OutTraveler.com’s choice? Do you think the Castro District should have won? Tell us in the comments!
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Overall, I understand the feeling of need to tell our own personalised story about our 'mixed-race' identity, but we need to be thinking a lot harder about how we communicate these issues and how they should be attentive to intersectional specificities as well entangled proximities to whiteness.
Chantelle Lewis, "Please can we stop talking about 'mixed-race' identity (on its own)?" Discover Society, August 23, 2019. https://discoversociety.org/2019/08/23/please-can-we-stop-talking-about-mixed-race-identity-on-its-own/.
Characterizing the Admixed African Ancestry of African Americans
Posted in Africa, Anthropology, Articles, Health/Medicine/Genetics, Media Archive, United States on 2010-12-03 01:08Z by Steven
Volume 10, Issue 12 (2009)
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-12-r141
Fouad Zakharia
Analabha Basu
Institute for Human Genetics
Devin Absher
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama
Themistocles L. Assimes
Alan S. Go
Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California
Mark A. Hlatky
Department of Health, Research and Policy
Carlos Iribarren
Joshua W. Knowles
Jun Li
Department of Human Genetics
Balasubramanian Narasimhan
Steven Sidney
Audrey Southwick
Richard M. Myers
Thomas Quertermous
Neil Risch
Hua Tang
Background: Accurate, high-throughput genotyping allows the fine characterization of genetic ancestry. Here we applied recently developed statistical and computational techniques to the question of African ancestry in African Americans by using data on more than 450,000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyped in 94 Africans of diverse geographic origins included in the HGDP, as well as 136 African Americans and 38 European Americans participating in the Atherosclerotic Disease Vascular Function and Genetic Epidemiology (ADVANCE) study. To focus on African ancestry, we reduced the data to include only those genotypes in each African American determined statistically to be African in origin.
Results: From cluster analysis, we found that all the African Americans are admixed in their African components of ancestry, with the majority contributions being from West and West-Central Africa, and only modest variation in these African-ancestry proportions among individuals. Furthermore, by principal components analysis, we found little evidence of genetic structure within the African component of ancestry in African Americans.
Conclusions: These results are consistent with historic mating patterns among African Americans that are largely uncorrelated to African ancestral origins, and they cast doubt on the general utility of mtDNA or Y-chromosome markers alone to delineate the full African ancestry of African Americans. Our results also indicate that the genetic architecture of African Americans is distinct from that of Africans, and that the greatest source of potential genetic stratification bias in case-control studies of African Americans derives from the proportion of European ancestry.
…Although much attention has been paid in the genetics literature to the continental admixture underlying the genetic makeup of African Americans, less attention has been paid to the within-continental contribution to African Americans, in particular from the continent of Africa. Studies have focused primarily on the matrilineally inherited mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA) and patrilineally inherited Y chromosome. These two DNA sources have gained wide prominence owing, in part, to their use by ancestry-testing companies to identify the regional and ethnic origins of their subscribers. Yet these two sources provide a very narrow perspective in delineating only two of possibly thousands of ancestral lineages in an individual.
The majority of African Americans derive their African ancestry from the approximately 500,000 to 650,000 Africans that were forcibly brought to British North America as slaves during the Middle Passage. These individuals were deported primarily from various geographic regions of Western Africa, ranging from Senegal to Nigeria to Angola. Thus, it has been estimated that the majority of African Americans derive ancestry from these geographic regions, although more central and eastern locations also have contributed. Recent studies of African and African-American mtDNA haplotypes and autosomal microsatellite markers also confirmed a broad range of Western Africa as the likely roots of most African Americans…
Tags: Africa, Alan Go, Alan S. Go, Analabha Basu, Audrey Southwick, Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Carlos Iribarren, Devin Absher, Fouad Zakharia, Genome Biology, Hua Tang, Joshua Knowles, Joshua W. Knowles, Jun Li, Mark A. Hlatky, Mark Hlatky, Neil Risch, Richard M. Myers, Richard Myers, Steven Sidney, Themistocles Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes, Thomas Quertermous
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27 minutes ago, tkarmy said:
they should have never rerecorded the album. I think the beaven (sp?) mixes are way better. The final versions that ended up on CD have just WAY to much going on, so much so its hard to appreciate the songs as they are.
Couldn't agree more. When these leaks initially happened, the common thought was "fuck Bob Ezrin".
That sentiment is absolutely correct. If Bob hadn't been so wrong, the songs would've been mixed right in the first place.
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The solo section of Mustache is cool as shit (Bucket?).
The middle section of Tonto is also cool (palmmuted possibly downtuned guitar?)
Fincks slow solo in Quick Song is very nice
Edited December 2, 2019 by Mendez
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5 hours ago, Blackstar said:
Actually we were discussing this a couple of pages back in this thread with @SoulMonster and some other posters.
A theory is that the main part of HS (the verse-chorus part) without lyrics yet was written by Axl (or co-written by Axl and Huge), then worked on by Duff and Matt and then maybe Slash added guitar on it, a solo etc. Then, after Slash left, it was reworked by Finck etc with new guitar parts and Axl wrote lyrics on it - or maybe it had different lyrics initially, when it was supposed to be for the Jackie Chan movie, and then Axl replaced them with the ones of Hardschool. And maybe the lyrics changed again after that and that's why Axl referred to it with its initial working title, "Jackie Chan" and not as Hardschool.
But, of course, all this is just speculation.
I'm so curious about it that the main reason I wanted/want them to play HS live is that Axl would have to introduce it somehow, and hopefully he would say something about its origins.
Yeah, we know the band (Axl, Duff, Matt), in 1996, worked on a song intended for a Jackie Chan movie. Who actually came up with the riff is unknown (maybe Axl, maybe Slash in the sporadic sessions in 1994, maybe Paul). Obviously, the song never ended up in any Jackie Chan movies. The lyrics were likely either written, or re-written, after Slash's departure since they do seem to be about Axl's disappointment with Slash's decisions. In 2008 Axl referred to Hard School (then known in fan communities as Checkmate) as Jackie Chan, with some fans dismissing this as a joke. It is a weird type of joke to make and I find it much more likely he still remembered the song by its original working title Jackie Chan.
Btw, Axl was a big Jackie Chan fan.
TheSeeker 1,228
Rumble In The Bronx was released 2/23/1996 in the US, which would place it firmly in the "time when Axl hated Slash" period:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_in_the_Bronx
New Line Cinema edit
New Line Cinema acquired the film for international distribution and commissioned a new music score and English dub (with participation from Jackie Chan). A scene of Keung's airplane flying into John F. Kennedy International Airport was added to the opening credits. Three scenes were added exclusively for the international version: a shot of the syndicate's car pulling up to the diamond deal, Keung and Nancy escaping from the nightclub after the bikers spot them together, and White Tiger taking a golf shot before a subordinate approaches him with his phone. None of these scenes were in the original Hong Kong release. In comparison to the Hong Kong version, 17 minutes of cuts were made, and the new English dub changed some of the context of the characters' conversations. Keung being a cop and having a girlfriend in Hong Kong is never mentioned. Keung's father being shot by a robber years ago is also not mentioned. In the New Line Cinema edit, Elaine buys the grocery store upon her first meeting with Uncle Bill, but in the Hong Kong version, she decides to buy the market at Bill's wedding.
The new soundtrack replaced Chan's song over the closing credits with the song "Kung Fu" by the band Ash, the lyrics of which mention Jackie Chan, as well as other Asian figures and characters ubiquitous in the west.
I betcha that closing credit song was supposed to be "Hard School" at one point (or Axl submitted Hard School for consideration and the producers chose "Kung Fu" instead)
Here's the credits:
Blackstar 7,371
11 minutes ago, TheSeeker said:
This doesn't fit the timeline though, because the interview Duff mentioned it was on July 25, 1996 and he referred to it as something they were about to record.
15 minutes ago, Blackstar said:
Had to be Mr. Nice Guy then - it was released 1/31/1997 worldwide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Nice_Guy_(1997_film)
So they probably recorded Hard School for it, but Axl pulled the song after Slash quit in October 1996
EDIT: I just pulled up Mr. Nice Guy on a bootleg site and the end credits are almost EXACTLY 4:12 long, which is the same length as Hard School!
Edited December 2, 2019 by TheSeeker
wrolk 10
Im glad these didnt leak before the album... i would been very disipointed about the album... like the song chinese democracy.,. Much better raw ..and alot more tracks that should been on the album if you ask me....but im glad Now...
Rovim 4,382
7 hours ago, wrolk said:
I think Axl musically lost sight of the initial idea. It's especially noticeable when I listen to Catcher, but it's almost on every Chinese track there are some elements that detract from the core idea of the song. I like the official version, it's not all bad.
Some additions did elevate the songs, especially Bucket's contributions imo, but after listening to this year's leaks, it's clear a lot of the tunes had a certain feel to them which was lost. Tommy got fucked, and the album must have been a real nightmare to mix. Zutaut was right. Josh's drums were brilliant and it's a real shame about Tommy's work cause it's cool as hell on the leaks. Riad was 10 times more powerful.
Chinese Democracy the song was much more powerful as well and to the point. I like both versions equally. Bucket's solo after Robin is great like everything he is playing here, but the verses could have benefited from Tommy's bass just thumping away and then the guitars could come in for the chorus in full blast. Kinda like a Nirvana song with a quiet/loud dynamic.
Edited December 2, 2019 by Rovim
Bucketdude_666 14
9 hours ago, TheSeeker said:
Obsessed in seeing what isnt there, oh my
17 minutes ago, Bucketdude_666 said:
On 12/1/2019 at 12:19 PM, Bucketdude_666 said:
Hardschool and Oklahoma/Berlin are from 1998-1999 wheter you like it or not
Oklahoma City Bombing happened in April 1995, friend
So you're saying Axl waited 3-4 years to write an instrumental song about it?
jackparker123 16
When exactly did we last receive communication from The Chairman?
It's not looking great for further leaks now is it?
If we don't hear anything from him by the time the Christmas period is over and done with it's safe to assume he's done.
jimisbatman 54
On 4/12/2019 at 12:40 AM, jackparker123 said:
I miss the chairman
ThePreacher 24
I guess Cigarette Smoking-man got him :/
Creed 485
is there really a hardschool version with slash circulating?
20 minutes ago, Creed said:
No, of course not. Just more of a desperate and unfunny "joke" elsewhere.
DieselDaisy 16,081
It is probably one of the ''New Line jobs''. New Line were acquiring the rights to Jackie Chan films from the mid '90s onwards, dubbing them (with Jackie himself), re-scoring and re-editing them for American audiences. Jackie himself was filming in a lot in places like Vancouver and Melbourne so it was a real push by him to target western audiences. You have Rumble in the Bronx which is the best of the bunch, First Strike (Police Story 4) and Mr Nice Guy.
Edited December 5, 2019 by DieselDaisy
On 2/12/2019 at 11:27 AM, TheSeeker said:
I hope you’re just playing because you know shit about doing a record i guess. Just bcause the INSTRUMENTAL is called that way, doesnt mean the lyrics are about that as Axl himself said it was renamed to Berlin, as with lyrics.
Also Shacklers was named by Buckethead, Brain and Scaturro in Giant Robot, then used in guns, whose lyrics are about Another shooting else Axl liked years after.
stratus 16
Has anyone compiled a list of leaks by week/date/month when they have leaked?
Underhardy 302
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On 12/2/2019 at 12:27 PM, TheSeeker said:
Axl wrote the lyrics during the lawsuit with Erin/Stephanie. He said the bombing just happened, so many innocent people hurt, and all those woman cared about was making him suffer
47 minutes ago, Underhardy said:
That was never confirmed - in 2000 the track was still an instrumental when Axl played it for a Rolling Stone reporter
Almost finished compiling my 2000 Intentions album after meticulously listening and comparing the multiple versions of songs from most recent leaks.
However, often found myself turning up the volume, (song volume levels differ) and find my ears are ringing.
Did anybody use a programme to conform the song levels/volumes?
Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.
29 minutes ago, jimisbatman said:
I used to use a program called MP3Gain for that. I'm not sure if there are better programs now, but that's what I used. If nothing else, you might Google that program first and see if it's still a good one to use.
Trin9498 123
On 12/5/2019 at 8:39 AM, Underhardy said:
Poor Axl
justynius 1
Location:Severna Park, MD
Did anyone else notice the amplitude range for the KOHD acoustic leak is much lower for the right channel than the left? I balanced them out with an audio editor and it seems to sound much, much better.
Not sure if this was deliberate or a mistake when the file was created. Every other leak I opened in the editor was already balanced between both channels.
3 hours ago, RussTCB said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go
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Opportunity for Olympia for All
A week or so ago I took a look at the geography of the failed income tax in Olympia.
And a while back I looked at the geography of voter drop-off in citywide elections.
Now this week, I put them together!
The exercise I did on drop off was to figure out if there were neighborhoods that were more robust in their support of the original statewide income tax and the local version. Where did the vote for the first tax (which passed in Olympia) drop the least when it came to the second vote (which failed in Olympia)?
The purpose is to find out if there is a correlation between a neighborhood a robust supporter of an income tax and a neighborhood where fewer people would vote in a city council election.
It looks like there is a "slight" correlation (in the words of a smarter person that I asked to take a look at the numbers for me):
This chart is not mine (that smarter person did it), but I did collect the data:
So, if you're a local political group that is interested in progressive politics, changing city hall and increasing participation in local elections (like Olympia for All, amiright?) these precincts that ranked both high in tax support and low in local voter turnout would be your main targets, right?
In the map below, I categorized the neighborhoods, combining their rank in voter turnout with tax support, and came up with four categories. Green is the best, then yellow, orange and red.
Except for downtown, this is a very interesting map to me. Southeast Olympia as a broad swath of orange, that's not surprising at all. That's where you'd expect higher turnout and a lot of side-eying of progressive ideas.
But, the green neighborhoods are fascinating. They're mostly newer, non-walkable and high density neighborhoods on the edge of Olympia. There is a large collection of them along Harrison Avenue west of division and the most of the ones on the east side are east of South Bay Road.
And, a lot of the typical close-in, very walkable neighborhoods rank very poorly. And, this isn't just because they retain participation in local elections. If you go back to the Opportunity for Olympia map, you see less support for the local property tax.
There is opportunity out there, but it's among the newer apartment buildings and neighborhoods on the edges of town.
Labels: Olympia, Olympia City Council
Drive-throughs are worth it if it means doing something in Briggs Village
Something is better than nothing at all and we've been waiting a really long time.
Update (11/22/16 (9:22 a.m.): the planning commission voted in favor of the amendment to allow drive-throughs last night.
Last night the Olympia planning commission held a public hearing on allowing drive throughs inside the commercial portion of the Briggs Urban Village. Long the dream of walkability and livability in the SE Olympia sprawl, Briggs has been an urban village in name only. It has been a moderate mix of mixed density housing. But even there, the real diversity of single family homes and high density apartments are kept well separated. Lots of great townhouses though. That's a plus.
Anyway, lacking a core tenant like a grocery store in the commercial core of the neighborhood/development, the idea to encourage smaller junior anchor tenants was put forward. Ralph's Thriftway was supposed to move in at some point, but apparently that plan has fallen off the table. So, these kind of tenants would be drugs stores or coffee shops. In our case, Bartels or Starbucks.
But these folks need drive throughs. From a letter written (pdf) by the commercial broker currently selling Briggs Village locations:
As part of our efforts to attract junior anchor retail tenants, we have had several conversations with representatives of Starbucks and Bartell Drugs. Starbucks has had an interest in the site for quite some time, but the company will not consider new locations without a drive-through, especially in suburban areas.
While Briggs is an “Urban Village” under City of Olympia regulations, as a practical matter it remains a suburban site for purposes of retail site selection criteria. An anchor tenant with wide brand recognition like Starbucks or Bartell Drugs would draw other brands and businesses such as restaurants and service oriented businesses, as well as professional office tenants. The variety of such a tenant mix will create synergy thus attracting customers.
Essentially, you can put an urban village inside a suburban sprawl, but that doesn't mean the suburban sprawl will suddenly be urban. Southeast Olympia is the least walkable part of town. To get anything done, short of going to school or maybe a park, you need to drive. There is a YMCA down here, but unless you're literally me or my immediate neighbors, you're probably going to drive there too. Also, you're likely to use a vehicle to get to school or the park. Just saying.
Also, this is not a lecture on the value of walkability. You can find that elsewhere.
So, while Briggs without coffee shop or drugstore drive throughs would be nice, in the current reality, we're never going to get a real urban village with houses, townhomes, apartments and commercial development without them.
But, we should still work to infill and rethink the entire landscape of SE Olympia to make it more walkable and more diverse, we should do that too. But, that is a much bigger piece of work. Maybe some day, we'll abandon the drive throughs.
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Four things to think about the 2016 Thurston County commission races (2014 all over again, sort of)
Over the past couple of years, I've been rolling over how an independent candidate with conservative values was elected in a usually safe Democratic county. Bud Blake's win in 2014 over Karen Valenzuela took a lot of folks by surprise, so a double repeat of that victory for the other two commission seats by Gary Edwards and John Hutchings was supposed to be preventable.
I was thinking that a larger electorate in a presidential year and more awareness of the nuances of an independent campaign would help seal a Democratic win. Anyway, that didn't happen. Let's look at how.
1. Just like 2014, it was a matter of beating the typical Republican
In 2014, Blake was able to beat a typical Republican in every precinct, from the most conservative to the most liberal. In most of these districts, even the very most liberal, there was a layer of voters that would not for a Republican in a down ballot race (attorney general, lieutenant governor) but would vote for an independent against a Democrat in the county commission race.
2. Unlike 2014, core Olympia liberals did not abandon the ballot
Something I noticed later was that if you looked at 2014 results in terms of turnout, the closer you got to Budd Inlet, the more likely you were to not fill out your ballot when it came to the county commission race. While these lost voters would not turned the campaign to Valenzuela then, it made it practically certain she would lose. Countywide, dependable liberal neighborhoods in Olympia need to turn out for Democrats to win.
While there was a geographically based drop off in voting, it seemed to have happened not in the home base of the more liberal candidates, but in the in-between area of the two camps. In the map of above, higher turnout for the county commission races are darker. So, in my reading, the lighter placemarks are mostly in either politically stratified neighborhoods around south county (Republicans and conservatives) and Budd Inlet (liberals and Democrats). Both camps did a good job getting their base to vote. And, the suburban tweeners stayed home. Well, we all stayed home. It's vote by mail.
3. BONUS: Kelsey Hulse did not improve her mark from the primary
If you take just the precincts that were involved in the Hulse Edwards primary back in August (commissioner primaries are just in the district they represent), she did just a percentage worse. Which isn't bad. Standing pat in the more conservative east district (Yelm to the eastern portions of Lacey) isn't a bad strategy for a liberal candidate.
And, of course, since I have place information for these precincts, here's a map of where she did better.
The darker the pins, the better Hulse did compared to her primary finish.
Looks like a lot of nothing to me. Not that there wasn't some moving around, there certainly were some places that she did better in (and worse in) November to August. But, I don't think it makes geographic sense to me. I'm mostly sharing it because I want to see if anyone else sees a pattern I don't.
4. SUPER BONUS: Hulse did better than Cooper in Olympia
From the brand spanking new Green Pages (which makes it a super special bonus), Steve Salmi writes:
One could argue that this occurred because Edwards was the tougher opponent — but only outside the liberal Democratic stronghold of Olympia.
By the same token, one might suggest that Hulse’s campaign materials did a better job than Cooper’s of energizing liberals. This, in turn, may have partially been because Hulse raised roughly $74,000, a good $12,000 more than Cooper, according to the Public Disclosure Commission.
One might also wonder whether a robocall that attacked Cooper had an impact. But again the question arises: Why did he outpoll Hulse everywhere else except for Olympia — particularly if the robocalls targeted south county residents?
Perhaps other factors may be at play. For example, did Hulse more aggressively doorbell in Olympia because, unlike Cooper, she needed to introduce herself to a core voter base?
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The Geography of the Opportunity for Olympia loss
From what I heard, there were several reasons for Opportunity for Olympia coming to Olympia. The income tax to pay for the first year of college for Olympia high school graduates was run here because Olympia was particularly fertile ground. We had supported the last statewide attempt at an income-like tax and we have a good track record of supporting school levies.
But, in the wash, Initiative 1 ran far worse in Olympia than either 1098 (47 percent to 56 percent) or local school levies (over 75 percent last time around).
So, first let's take a look at how Initiative 1 ran against our 1098 results precinct by precinct.
The lighter the placemark, the worse Initiative 1 did against 1098. In a few places (farish westside and far Eastside) Initiative 1 actually did better than 1098. But, the losses in the close in neighborhoods and Southeast Olympia were too much to overcome.
Let's take a close look, though, at the precincts where Initiative 1 did better. These aren't usually precincts I play close attention to when I think about Olympia politics. They seem to be areas around the malls and hospitals. A few precincts around the South Sound Center St. Petes and then up Lilly Road supported the local income tax over the statewide one, as well as precincts around the Capital Mall and Capital Medical Center. I have no idea what this means.
Again, the lighter the placemark, the worse Initiative 1 did against the last levy in February 2016.
But, again, there were no precincts where the initiative did better than the levy. We can't see a repeat of the South Sound Mall/St. Pete's precincts, since they're inside the North Thurston school district. But we can see some dark spots in the westside near Capital Mall/Medical center. And, again the South Capitol to SE Olympia axis, Initiative 1 did far worse.
Most interesting is that there are a few well off westside, water view precincts on the westside where the levy (property tax) did worse than generally than the initiative (property tax). My guess, people with lower incomes but better home values (water view westside) like Initiative 1 better than people with lower home values and higher incomes in the deep SE side. Just a wild guess based on neighborhood stereotypes.
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SURVEY OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION REVEALS DESIRE FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION
Survey Of Syrian Opposition
Washington, DC – IRI today released a survey of Syrian opposition (PDF) (Right click and save as to download) and its analysis (PDF) (Right click and save as to download), the second Syria-related survey the Institute has released in the past month
Fieldwork was conducted from June 1 – July 2, 2012, and was undertaken in cooperation with international survey research firm Pechter Polls of Princeton, NJ.
Given security considerations, the survey was conducted electronically using a referral, or “snowball” method, rather than through strictly random selection of respondents, as would be done in a public opinion poll. To achieve broader representation, key individuals (or channels) were used to initiate the referral chain, ultimately reaching a sample of 1,168 opposition members, approximately 315 of whom were inside Syria. Margin of error is not strictly applicable to this survey because of the non-random selection of respondents.
Respondents exhibited support for a range of international armed intervention measures, with the most support going to actions that would not involve an international presence on the ground. Measures that would require only air power and air strike support scored the highest, including the imposition of a no-fly zone (average 6.35 on a scale of one to seven, seven being the strongest agreement), the establishment of humanitarian corridors (6.25 average) and armament training to the Free Syrian Army (6.25 average).
While a slim plurality of respondents (24 percent) gave the Syrian National Council (SNC) the highest possible mark for legitimacy (selecting seven on a one to seven scale), the survey indicated the SNC is struggling to generate broad appeal in the opposition as the responses averaged only 4.95.
When asked what the most important post-Assad aims of the opposition would be, respondents scored establishing a strong judicial system and giving fair trials to suspected war criminals as two of the highest priorities with averages of 6.71 and 6.47, respectively. At the same time, most placed a high premium on swift retribution: the idea of punishing war criminals without being delayed by judicial processes was also highly appealing to the opposition.
Opposition views on transitional timelines for a post-Assad Syria favored transitional government leading to elections (40 percent) or the Tunisian model of electing a constitutional assembly leading to elections (36 percent). A minority favored immediately holding presidential or parliamentary elections and respondents mostly balked at the Egyptian model of electing a parliament and then drafting a constitution.
Respondents indicated a strong desire to live in a post-Assad Syria, with a total of 82 percent of those who are currently outside the country reporting they would return at least temporarily after Assad’s fall.
NOTE: Poll undertaken by Pechter Polls
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New wheelie bins from Lib Dem council will protect weekly bin collections, encourage recycling & make streets cleaner
Posted by Tom Wood | Updated 2018-06-28
Residents across Portsmouth are set to receive new wheelie bins as part of a move by the new Lib Dem run council to protect weekly rubbish collections, encourage recycling and help make streets cleaner.
This follows trials across the city where the use of the new bins saw the amount of rubbish being disposed of reduce in some areas by around 20 per cent.
The new Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Dave Ashmore (Fratton ward) said:
"We listened to residents who made it clear that they do not want to lose their weekly waste collections and we want to find ways to reduce costs to make sure this doesn't happen. As a city we aren't recycling enough, and while we acknowledge that's partly down to the limited amount of things we can put in our green bins at the moment, it does mean we are producing more waste which costs a fortune to dispose of. Our aim is to encourage residents to recycle everything they can, which will save money, help the environment and help keep the weekly rubbish collections."
Unlike its neighbouring councils, Portsmouth City Council still provides weekly waste collections, and along with waste disposal this costs around £9 million a year.
Reductions in government funding mean the council needs to save money and if weekly collections are to continue the only way to reduce costs is to reduce the amount of rubbish being disposed of.
Once the new scheme is in place the council will take rubbish within the wheelie bin only, which has a 140 litre capacity, meaning they could contain a similar amount to three standard bin liners.
Flat-fronted homes will have a choice of wheelie bin or to put out three standard bin bags for collection each week.
Families that feel they need extra capacity can contact the council to be assessed for a larger bin or additional bag allowance, which they will be given if it is found they are making efforts to recycle as much as possible.
Households will be allowed to have extra rubbish collected at Christmas, when waste amounts are likely to be higher.
Portsmouth currently has one of the lowest recycling rates in the country and is currently 340th out of 350 local authorities with a recycling rate of just 24.7% in 2015/16.
Homes in Portsmouth already have wheelie bins for recycling which are collected every two weeks.
In addition to waste and recycling collections, the council provides a network of recycling 'bring banks' for glass and textiles and residents can take household waste to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre at Port Solent.
The schedule for the roll out will be online as soon as it is finalised and all residents will receive an information pack at the time of implementation.
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There are many differences between ethnic groups and religious groups. One of these is that ethnic groups are from the same places and religious groups are people who grouped together because they had similar religious groups. Religious groups come together to worship a certain thing and/or person but ethnic groups are bonded by culture. Also ethnic groups have the same culture, ancestry, and language, but religious groups don’t normally have the same culture, ancestry, and language.
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ParaShoot – Wearable live logging HD Video Camera
Wearable computing is definitely the next big trend in technology. This explains why there are so many different companies trying to open the wearable computing market by creating products in different niches. The health monitors, watch and camera that syncs with your phone seems to be winning at the moment.
So far I am personally rooting for some items myself – Google Glass, Memoto, Apple’s iWatch (??).
ParaShoot is a new Kick-starter Project that caught my attention. ParaShoot lets you record your life’s amazing moments in HD by wearing their tiny (48 x 30 x 11 mm) pendant.
ParaShoot will support all smartphone platforms, but it can also operate standalone device. All images & videos that you will take on the device will be automatically stored on it’s own cloud server. Pricing of storage is unknown but they will most likely have a monthly pricing for “unlimited” storage. (Well, why not just make it free and allow users to link it to their own dropbox or google drive?). It also supports micro-SD cards, so if you don’t have internet connection for a while you can still record and store your data locally. (and i’m guessing it will auto sync once a internet connection is available).
The ParaShoot app (to be released) will accompany the device as a remote control and users can use it to check the view finder, organiser and also share their images/videos via email, youtube or facebook.
The Kick Starter project is currently planning to raise $260,000 in order to cover the cost of its first prototypes of ParaShoots. It has already passed $22,000 mark with 140 backers and has a further 36 days to go.
So how much will the device cost?
The Parashoot team mentioned in the page that the device will ordinarily cost $269, but if you are an early backer, you can get it along with a bundle of other goodies — for only $149 (not inclusive of international shipping charges). Shipment of the first batch will start in late October.
So what do you think? Would you want to wear such a thing? Does it bother you if people starts wearing these recording devices on the street, public trains & even bars? Lets face it, once china & south korea starts mass producing these concepts – there will be so many variation and brands of these sort of recording devices that you wouldn’t have a clue when your nose-picking is being recorded.
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Bowline CC Welsh 1000m race meet (04 - 05 June 2011)
Submitted by masa on Thu, 2011-06-09 13:00
Welsh 1000m Peaks Race was held on 4th June, 2011, where competitors run through all the five 1000-metres peaks in Snowdonia (or Wales). Five Bowliners participated it (and all of them climbed on the following day), and another six stayed in the weekend in our lovely hut. Two of the latter five did a supporting run in the middle of night for their friends' attempt of Paddy Buckley Round (an extremely tough fell-running challenge in North Wales; supporting runners' role is by no means easy, either — running with challengers on hilly and rough terrains for a few hours, carrying water, waterproof etc), then went biking the following morning. And I myself tried on my dream climbing route.
As such our activities were varied, but we had two things in common — one is we really enjoyed ourselves in our outdoor activity in Snowdonia, and the other is we ended up nursing our sore bodies after the tough weekend!
Shane, Zoe, Matt, Paul, Robin, Louise and Dick from the left before a busy day in the Welsh hills. Those in the Bowline vests were running the Welsh 1000m race and Shane and Dick were doing a night leg in support of a Paddy Buckley round. Taken by Ed.
Ice bath on the long walk down (to Llanberis from Snowdon summit after the race). Taken by Louise.
Zoe came to the 2nd lady in Welsh 1000m Peaks Race 2011, and is awarded with a nice plate from a local pottery.
In Welsh 1000m Peaks Race, the best was Zoe Procter, who came to the second among females, after the top effort involving drinking water from streams (to save the weight of water to carry) and even licking her own arms all over to supplement the much craved salt! Louise Richmond did pretty well, too, finishing at the very respectable fifth among females in the short course.
Another notable is Paul Parker. He declared after the race the retirement from hill races after 35 years of career in races across the country, while his joints are paying a toll of years of abuse nowadays. It may be sad, but we should rather congratulate him, a former sub-three, for his years of hard efforts as a runner with the finale of completing this hard race!
I should note that Paul is not retiring from running. He will run regularly, if not for races. And he still is an active climber, too. The following day of this hard race (yes, the immediately following day), he set off earlier than any other to take a beginner Matt to climb classic VSs in Tremadog. Bless Paul!
Zoe Procter © Al Tye / fellrunningpictures.co.uk
Louise Richmond © Al Tye / fellrunningpictures.co.uk
Paul Parker © Al Tye / fellrunningpictures.co.uk
Matt Bower © Al Tye / fellrunningpictures.co.uk
The above four photos were taken by Alastair Tye (fellrunningpictures.co.uk) and are publicly viewable in his Picasa page, which are linked from his website: http://fellrunningpictures.co.uk/1000metre2011.html
Climber — my personal experience
Resurrection in Dinas Gromlech (Cromlech). Welsh classic solid E4 on fantastic rocks, situated between the ultra-famous Cenotaph Corner and Left Wall. Since I onsighted Left Wall with Direct Finish last year, which I felt to be not too bad, it has been at the top of my wish-list as my first E4 onsight attempt.
Now the time is come to give it a go. I have prepared fairly well. Decent mileague on real rocks from grit, granite, limestone to slate has been made in the last 2 months. My finger strength is as good as it has ever been. To prepare and condition, a double session with an emphasis on finger power-endurance was done last Tuesday, another double session for bigger-muscle and cardio on Wednesday, technical onsight drill on a sustained steep route (Zombie in Willersley) on Thursday, cardio work-out to enhance the recovery on Friday — and finally the day (Saturday) is come with a good weather.
After warming up on Cemetery Gates in the crag, I have to say I was nervous and did not quite know how to sort out my head. However there couldn't be a better opportunity. I got on the route.
Ed seconding Cemetery Gates, Dinas y Gromlech (E1 5b). A climber on the right is on Resurrection.
I found initially holds were actually bigger than I had expected. A good sign. Then eventually a smooth part of the wall is encountered. Yes, it is E4. What can I expect? After much thought, I executed a rock over, and it turned out it was much easier than I had anticipated. I should have done it more promptly to save the strength, rather than pointlessly hesitated for some time. I need sort out my head.
After series of more difficult climbing I reached a (fingery) jug some 30 metres above the ground, perhaps not in the most stylish way, but I have managed, and that is what matters. I arranged pros and breathed deeply.
Now ahead is the crux. 6 or so metres of tough sequence with no gear (to the left, the original finish). My fingers are feeling a considerable fatigue by now. But the top is so close. I have climbed well so far, and am beginning to feel the confidence finally I can do this route to glory.
I see a pinch hold on the left. I can possibly reach it with a big span, if I swing the full body to the left with a powerful right-hand sidepull? It is not a good idea to wait too long here — a jug I am holding on to is only a jug in the E4 term — I should not make the same mistake as I did early in the route, that is wasting my energy. So I launched myself.
It got immediately apparent the planned tactics would not work, so I improvised high side-placement for my right foot for balance, used far smaller crimps for both hands, and finally reached the left-hand hold. A doubt crept in if I could complete the move. My body is well stretched and could not see any footholds. But it was too late to reverse, I have committed. Holding the small holds with both hands to death, I swang to the left with both feet cut loose momentarily. Now the next jug is just a foot or so above. So close, yet so distant… And next moment I found myself to be in the air. Gutted, absolutely gutted… (My belayer Ed later said the whole crowd in the crag was looking up at me ranting in the air.)
Then the second attempt. I replanned the sequence carefully, and went for it. It turned out the sequence did not work at all, I having learnt nothing from my first attempt! Stupid of me! But this time I knew the rock features better, and managed to reach the jug a foot above the pinch hold. Unfortunately it was not a jug… It was better than other holds, but was still pretty fingery and no more than 2 joints of fingers could be used. And as I had known, the footholds were not good at all. I expected it would be all over once I took the jug, but it was not. I was very well aware that my fingers are slowy failing. Adjusting their positions did little help, and eventually I was air-borne, again.
I reached the high-gear point again. I do feel my arms/fingers are pretty pumped now. In fact even to reach this high point after falls (6 metres ish) repeatedly was a killer as it was, though easier than the moves I am facing now, sustained 5b to 5c climbing.
However, I won't succumb. At least, before I give everything I have got. This is the route I have dreamt for over a year. How could I?
I carefully read the best move sequences and plan B and Cs with all my concentration this time, while hanging on rope. Use of feet is vital. Success depends how much weight I can take off fingers/arms to my feet, as I don't have much strength left in my arms. I knew this would be my last attempt.
Super Egyptian by Robin on Daddy Cool, Craig Bwlch y Moch, Tremadog on Sunday (the following day of the race).
I finally launched myself with much more decisive footworks this time. I reached the fingery jug and successfully matched both hands on it. The footholds being marginal, the move ahead was still hard. but I managed. The trouble was the finger hold I reached was not as good as I optimistically expected. My fingers were failing, badly. What weak fingers of mine…
The top gear, although held my previous falls, was not so trustable. The cam, which held the falls, moved every time after a fall, to the extent a cam unit was not touching the rock (indeed I later found out the cam this time popped out just by a rope drag…). Though backed up with a sling around spike and a micronut, I was not 100 per cent sure, particularly for a fall at this point, which is a couple of metres higher than the previous ones. I can't fall off.
The survival instinct kicked in. I clambered up to the next hold, while a shout like Adam Ondra came out of my mouth. The hold is better, but still not good. My fingers are failing and failing. Make a micro-adjustment in my finger positions to get the most of them. Adjust foot placements to get the most of them. And launch to the next hold. It was finally a better hold, more like a jug, for a side-pull.
A metre above was a not-so-easy top-out. But for a man with a survival instinct, it was all right.
I topped out, at all last.
I almost could not believe to see myself at the top of the route. I could have fallen off any time in the top crux section. Yet I have somehow managed to summon all or even more than I have got. I knew I had to, and was determined to do, but in fact I did not belive I could, yet I did! It is a very rare moment of pure satisfaction.
I have heard an account about the third ascents of Equilibrium (E10) by James Pearson and of Rhapsody (E11) by Steve McClure — they had to give everything they had got, in order to make it. My climbing on Resurrection of course does not carry, unlike theirs, any national significance whatsoever (and it was even not a clean ascent). However climbing is a very personal thing for me, and my experience on Resurrection, as far as I am personally concerned, rivals those by Pearson and McClure. I am so content. It was, even though technically a failure, one of the best rock climbing experiences I have ever had.
Masa Sakano,
with thanks to Ed for his patient belay and encouragement, and to Robin to have inspired me to such a marvellous route.
Note: All the photos are taken by Masa, unless otherwise stated. The original photos are found in my Flickr page, as well as Bowline CC Photo Pool in Flickr.
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VIEYRA-ALBERTO, Rodolfo et al. Mineral profile and interrelationship in water, forage and blood serum of beef cattle during two seasons in the Huasteca Potosina, México. Agrociencia [online]. 2013, vol.47, n.2, pp.121-133. ISSN 2521-9766.
In the Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, there have been no comprehensive diagnostics on minerals in dual-purpose cattle grazing throughout the year, so the aim of this study was to determine the concentrations and interrelationships of minerals in water, forage and serum of dual-purpose cattle. For this purpose, we collected 84 samples of water, 99 samples of forage and 463 samples of serum from cattle in 17 production units of the Huasteca Potosina, during the wet season (August and September) and dry season (April and May) of 2008. The concentration of Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn were measured in water, forage and serum. We used a completely randomized experimental design, and analyzed data with the general linear model. The effects of production unit (PU), season (S), cattle age (CE) and their interactions were evaluated. A higher (p <0.01) concentration of Ca, Mg, K, Na, Fe and Zn was found in water in the dry season than in the wet season. In forage, the concentrations of Ca, P, Mg, K and Zn were deficient in both seasons. In serum, the content of Ca, Mg, K, Na and Cu was higher (p<0.05) in the dry season than in the wet season; and in young cattle there was more P than in adult cattle. The UP*S interaction affected (p< 0.01) the content of Ca, P, Mg, K, Na and Cu in serum; the interaction UP*CE influenced (p<0.01) the concentration of Ca; and cattle showed deficiencies in Ca, Na, Cu, Fe and Zn during the rainy season. With the exception of P in dry season (R2=0.64; p<0.01), R2 was higher than 0.90 (p< 0.01) to predict serum concentrations of Ca, Mg, K, Na and Cu in the two seasons, and P, Fe and Zn in the wet season. Cattle of the Huasteca Potosina have mineral imbalances, especially during the rainy season; and the grazing areas do not provide adequate levels of minerals to meet their needs.
Palabras llave : minerals; cattle; forages; season; Huasteca Potosina.
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Great Western Upgrade Project
Great Western Upgrade project falls behind schedule and goes 300% over budget under Government supervision
Published: 26th October 2015
To know the past is to know the future…
The electrification of the busier and politically expedient sections of the Paddington to the west and South Wales main line is running into troubles it has just been revealed.
The investment is the first for 40 years on the line since the iconic High Speed Trains (HST) were introduced in 1975. This followed wholesale line closures while the track and signalling was upgraded to 125mph operations. The same principle has been used for the 21st century upgrade, but it has all gone off-plan with costs tripling and timescales possibly doubling in the project.
The whispers have been deafening inside the rail Industry about this but politicians have insisted the project was on time and budget - until just after the election when public doubts began were raised. The final proof was revealed on October 21 when Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne admitted in Westminster that the upgrade project had gone very wrong.
Fifteen years ago, the introduction of new trains to replace the 1960s-built slam door British Rail trains ran into difficulties because Railtrack did not have enough gauging information or engineers. This meant that the safety and commercial teams could not give approval for passenger operations of the new trains. This led to fleets of brand new trains costing over a million pounds a carriage, sitting idle waiting for safety clearance. There was a mass of legal claims and counter claims totaling hundreds of millions of pounds from 2000 onwards as a result.
Long serving railway staff and those with average or above and beyond collective corporate memories have been suggesting that this scenario could be repeated with the Hitachi trains standing idle waiting for the track, signalling and electrical equipment to be completed. Given that the trains and infrastructure upgrade were commendably ordered and sponsored by the DfT, they have to shoulder some of the blame as to why it has gone wrong along with DfT Agency, Network Rail.
The delay makes it look likely that the fleet of electric trains might have to stand by to start revenue earning service which would be very embarrassing for the Government as the 2020 election looms. The Hitachi trains come in two variants, 100% electric powered and those fitted with diesel and electric equipment for operation away from electrified lines.
The trains were ordered three years ago to run on the Great Western and East Coast main lines at a cost of £5.8billion for a 27 year build and maintenance contract. At this time the Great Western infrastructure upgrade was estimated to cost under £900 million and this has now trebled.
Contract variation?
It is understood that former Network Southeast and Virgin boss Chris Green and BR electrification expert Don Heath are assisting the DfT with their enquiries concerning asking Hitachi for a contract variation to fit diesel engines to all the new train fleet. This2 would allow the new trains to operate from day one irrespective of electrification progress.
NR and its paymaster and guiding mind, the DfT, are currently reviewing timescales for the GW project which is well behind schedule while costs have tripled to £2.8 billion. It is reported that Chris Wilson, engineering project manager on the GW upgrade said Network Rail is working with the DfT to agree achievable timescales that tie up with the IEP programme and the subsequent GWR AT300 train project.
Electric trains are scheduled to serve Bristol in 2016, Cardiff in 2017 and Swansea a year later. These targets look increasingly unachievable the public Accounts Committee was told by NR’s Mark Carne.
Chairman’s review
The new chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy is currently reviewing all projects and it is expected that his report will be available in November when any delay to the GWR upgrade will be announced. The DfT has ordered that all resources should be poured into this project which is why other electrification schemes have been ‘paused’ or reshaped.
A completely new timetable will be introduced with the new trains and this takes years to formulate because of the myriads of interfaces that need to be checked, so it is vital that any new date will be met. This will be agreed by the DfT who are funding the track and train schemes as well as the franchise extension.
The difficult decision the Government will have to take is to delay the electrification timetable which will have serious knock-on effects to the rail industry or to plough on regardless and risk a very public failure. If they delay introduction of the Hitachi trains, Hitachi will still want paying as per the contract as they are delivering new trains against are on time.
This is how Virgin made hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation when the West Coast Main Line upgrade was delivered late and to 125mph and not 140mph thus breaching the Upgrade contract with Railtrack.
Factory train issues
Network Rail invested in a £40million electrification train for the GWR electrification but this has not delivered forecast results. The High Output Plant System train has over 20 carriages and is in essence a mobile factory, but after two years of operation, has not delivered the anticipated outputs.
The train was designed to dig holes for the overhead wire equipment for a mile on each shift but the electrification equipment design was not compatible with the factory train’s output capability.
Here is a platform alteration…
Yet again the railway has proved itself to be short of suitably experienced engineers and now there are reports of a ban in recruitment imposed by Network Rail which will not help resolve the issues. The Government’s new rules on lifetime pension allowances have led to many engineers and experienced rail staff retiring at 55 as there is little financial incentive to carry on working facing punitive tax rates.
Another problem is that the DfT ordered trains with long 26 metre carriages, 3 metres longer than currently used. This means that on any medium or tight curve, the gauge needs to be widened to avoid a sideswipe on a platform edge or with another train on an adjacent track. Although the latter is an easier issue to resolve given the GWR was built to a broad gauge and then narrowed to standard gauge. The platforms at Bristol Temple Meads is a classic example of this problem over stepping distances to be resolved.
That despite all this, once the electric trains are running, even a few years late, the travelling public will soon forget about the delays and disruption, as with the West Coast Main Line. The wait will be worth it.
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A collection of horror, mystery, and science fiction tales, with contributions from fellow writers, James Darko and Dexter Lynch. If you wish to contribute, I'd be happy to showcase your writing. Just send me a message. The stories are free to read and always will be. Some are better than others (I'm speaking only for myself), but I can't give all my best ideas away for free, ha ha. Feel free to share any stories, but please be sure to give credit where credit is due.
By Daniel Skye
It emerged from the dark mouth of the tunnel. Its skin was black and rough as shoe leather.
Ten angular appendages–five on each side of its malformed torso–helped it crawl out from the tunnel like a spider.
But this was no spider. This was a monstrosity. A creature not of this world.
Kirsty Shaw stared into its glowing red eyes. As red as the blood that coursed through her veins. Her brain told her to run, but her legs refused to accept the command. Her feet were glued to the winding path that had led her to the ominous tunnel.
She just stared in awe at the creature and its enormity. Its mouth alone was the size of a manhole cover, and its teeth looked like they could chew through one. A forked tongue slithered in and out between two rows of jagged, needle-like teeth.
Run, Kirsty! Her brain was screaming. Run for your life!
But Kirsty was paralyzed with fear. It crawled along the path, picking up speed. It was now mere inches away; its mouth stretched wide, ready to devour. She closed her eyes and screamed.
Then she snapped awake. When she opened her eyes, she was alone in bed.
“Just another nightmare,” Kirsty muttered under his breath. “Get a grip, Kirsty. Get ahold of yourself.”
Kirsty wiped away the beads of cold sweat that had accumulated on her forehead and tried to sit up. Her sheets and pillowcases were drenched in perspiration. And though the familiar sight of his bedroom was enough to remind her it was all a harmless nightmare, it did nothing to alleviate the chills that crawled down her spine.
It wasn’t the first time she’d dreamt of the creature, and it surely wouldn’t be the last. But what did it all mean? Was the dream a sign? A warning? A manifestation of her real life fears and anxieties?
To Kirsty, figuring out these nightmares was like connecting the dots. Sooner or later, she’d put it together. Make sense of it all.
She glanced at the alarm clock on his nightstand. 7:55 AM. Kirsty was scheduled to open at eight that morning.
The holiday season was upon them. Kirsty worked in retail, and contrary to popular belief, the holiday season was not the most wonderful time of the year. Not for her, not for anyone who worked in Cherrywood Mall.
Knowing she was already going to be late, Kirsty sprang from her bed and quickly donned the acquired work attire–beige pants, plain black shoes, and a green T-shirt that promoted Horne’s Department Store.
Kirsty had no time for breakfast, no time to shower, no time to do her makeup, no time to even brush her teeth. She rinsed with mouthwash and combed the knots out of her long, silky, jet-black hair. Then she was out the door, in her car, and racing down the block.
It was unlike Kirsty to speed, but she was already running late as it was. And she was trying to avoid another lecture from her boss.
Mr. Cox–who Kirsty felt was aptly named–was an intolerable man. He always had a complaint or critique to express. Kirsty was convinced he talked so much because he loved hearing the sound of his own voice.
He might’ve loved hearing it, but Kirsty did not. To her, that shrill, nasal voice was like nails on a chalkboard.
Kirsty arrived at a quarter after eight. Mr. Cox was standing behind the perfume counter, tapping the face of his wristwatch.
“Mr. Cox, I can explain,” Kirsty started.
“I’m not interested in your excuses, Shaw. Do you like being employed here? Do you like having a job?”
“Yes, sir,” Kirsty nodded.
“Then start showing up on time. If we have to have this conversation again, it’ll be the last time. Got it?”
“Got it,” she nodded again and bit her lower lip to avoid saying what she really wanted to say.
Kirsty worked the perfume counter, but Robbie Vane worked sporting goods. He was the only employee at Horne’s that was the same age as Kirsty. They had graduated high school together and were currently attending the same college–Hofstra.
She didn’t find Robbie particularly attractive. He was paper thin, his arms about as thick as twigs. His face was scarred with acne and his hair was never combed or styled. It always looked like he just rolled out of bed.
But Robbie didn’t have many other friends, so he wasn’t one to blab or gossip. He could keep a secret. And their mutual hatred for Bill Cox instantly made them friends.
So when they had time a cigarette break later that afternoon, Kirsty confided in him about her nightmares.
“Dreams and nightmares don’t mean anything, dude,” Robbie told her. Even though she was a girl, Robbie still called her dude. He called everyone dude or man or bro. Potheads tend to do that. “I have bad dreams all the time. They don’t mean shit.”
“These are different,” Kirsty said. “They’re so real, so vivid. I know myself. And I’m just not that imaginative. There’s got to be something that’s triggering it.”
“You said this thing lives inside a tunnel?”
“As far as I can tell.”
“What’s the tunnel like?”
“It’s an old tunnel below an abandoned train trestle. Too narrow for any vehicle to squeeze through. But it’s deep. In my dreams, I can’t even tell where it ends. It’s too dark to see. And there’s a long, winding path that leads to it. I remember every detail. I remember the path, the trees, the dry brush, and sound of birds tweeting.”
“You’re reminding me of a place not too far from here…” Robbie said and trailed off.
“You remember that nature preserve near our high school? The one where all the potheads used to go to blaze? If you walk far enough, there’s this long winding path that leads to an old tunnel. It’s exactly as you describe.”
“You’re going to have to show me this tunnel.”
“Why would you want to waste your time?”
“To put this crap behind me. To prove to myself there’s nothing to fear. I’m getting too old to believe in monsters.”
“Not me, dude. I love monster movies. Monsters in real life would be a dream come true. They’re not scary. They’re just misunderstood. Like Frankenstein.”
“Didn’t Frankenstein kill a little girl? Isn’t that why the townspeople were chasing him with torches?”
“Well…maybe he was having a bad day.”
“Tell that to the parents,” Kirsty quipped. She had a dark sense of humor sometimes.
“After work, you’re showing me this tunnel.”
Cox poked his head out the backdoor and yelled, “Vane! Shaw! Get your asses inside! You’re not getting paid to stand around and smoke!”
“See you after work,” Kirsty whispered.
Robbie didn’t want to go, but Kirsty wouldn’t let up. So after work, they drove down to the preserve and started walking.
“He knows when you are smoking. He knows when you are baked. He knows if you’ve done crack or shrooms. So just smoke for goodness sake.” He sang the words before lighting a joint. He took two big hits, held in the smoke before releasing it, and then offered it to Kirsty.
“Pass,” she said.
What Robbie lacked in good looks, he made up for in personality. Kirsty couldn’t deny that he made her laugh. He was a fun guy to be around. And it wasn’t just the pot or his random jokes and one-liners. He had a natural charisma that even he was unaware of. But Kirsty saw it.
And Robbie was the opposite of Kirsty. He always had a smile on his face. He was always in a cheerful mood. Nothing could bring him down.
Kirsty was a girl of pensive sadness, always trapped in her own thoughts to escape the threat of reality. She was always thinking, but never expressing herself. And if she didn’t look sad while she was silently thinking, she looked miserable. She didn’t even realize she was scowling until Robbie pointed it out to her.
“What’s the matter?” he asked. “You’re not feeling the Christmas spirit?”
“Not particularly. How can you enjoy Christmas when we work retail? Christmas means mobs of people, ignorant and impatient shoppers, last minute gift buyers, thousands of returns. It’s enough to make my head spin.”
“I try to look on the bright side of things,” Robbie said and shot her a smile. His smile was infectious, because it broke her scowl and forced her to smile for the first time that day.
“What’s the difference between an elephant and elephant seal?” Robbie asked with the joint dangling from his lips.
“What?” Kirsty asked, waiting for the punchline.
“Fuck if I know,” Robbie shrugged.
The path they walked was long and winding. The scenery was just as it was in her nightmares.
“If I remember correctly, the tunnel should be just up ahead.”
“This is definitely the place,” Kirsty said and shuddered.
“It’s exactly like my dreams. This can’t be a coincidence, right?”
“Sure it can. Maybe you saw this place before when you were younger and something about it scared you. Maybe it’s been drifting around in your subconscious this whole time, and now it’s trying to force its way out.”
“I’ve never been here,” Kirsty said. “I’m certain of that. Only in my dreams.”
“I told you before, dreams don’t mean shit. I had a dream once where I was a pirate. What does that tell you? Nothing.”
“Thanks for sharing,” Kirsty said. “I feel very reassured.”
“Hey, look,” Robbie pointed. “There it is.” Without realizing it, she drew closer to Robbie as they approached the opening.
Nothing was visible beyond the mouth of the tunnel. But the very sight of it chilled her to the core.
“See?” Robbie pointed with the hand that now held his joint. By then it was practically burning down to his fingertips. He flicked the roach aside and added, “Nothing to be afraid of. No monsters. No Frankenstein’s. It’s just an old tunnel.”
A hideous screech echoed through the tunnel and reached their ears. Robbie gave her a look as if to say, no, it can’t be possible.
Kirsty stared at the mouth of the tunnel and watched it emerge. Its glowing red eyes stared right back at her. And then they turned their attention to Robbie Vane.
Its forked tongue wagged back and forth, brushing over its sharp, needle-like teeth. It skittered across the path with its long, angular legs, moving like the biggest spider Robbie had ever seen.
Kirsty was paralyzed with fear, just like in her nightmares.
But this was no nightmare. And the creature that seized Robbie with its ten angular appendages was no spider. This was your worst fears brought to life. Was it alien? Was it spawned from the depths of hell?
Kirsty would never know. Its origins would forever remain a mystery.
Robbie screamed–a brief, weak, muted scream that could barely convey the pain he felt.
And Kirsty shut her eyes, praying when she opened them, she’d wake up in her bed, safe and sound…
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Into the Blue by Alice Wallace is burst of sunshine in your ears Reviewed by Patrick O’Heffernan on January 21, 2019 .
Into the Blue by Alice Wallace is burst of sunshine…
Into the Blue by Alice Wallace is burst of sunshine in your ears
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Tags: album review, Alice Wallace, Amazon, Austin Callendaer, CD Review, Concert Photo Journalism, Google Play, Hollywood Hills, Into the Blue, itunes, LA’s NoName, live review, Matt Lucich, music journalism, Patrick O’Heffernan, Shutter 16, Shutter 16 Magazine, Spotify, Steve Omest, Venue: LA’s NoName
Patrick O’Heffernan
(Los Angeles) Alice Wallace carries her own sunshine with her. Her radiant smile and cascading sun-gold hair on stage, the luminescence of her voice, both live and recorded – she just fills a room with light and headphones and speakers with joy. Her latest album, Into the Blue, previewed at LA’s NoName club before a packed audience of partying industry insiders, is incandescent with light, with joy, and with emotion. Her performance did the impossible – quieted the room. And her song kept people talking long after the performance
In Into the Blue, Wallace sings about my state, California. Her notes and lyrics evoke everything I and everyone at the No Name love about the state – the beauty, the energy, the optimism, the tragedies. And she does it with a voice that is so beautiful, so authentic and so full of the sunshine brands this state, that it is no wonder the hard partying executives quieted down and listened. And why I come close to tears when I listened to some of the songs. Whether she is singing about the Santa Ana Winds, Echo Canyon, or riding a motorcycle along a Redwood lined mountain road, her unique combination of blues, country, jazz and Americana in this album grabs your gut. It revitalizes country and Americana music, and it sets a new standard
The album has ten songs plus a bonus tune– each carefully crafted. There are no fillers, no oldies from the catalog to pad the album out. “In the last few years when I write songs, I spend a lot of time with them so when we sat down and presented these songs they all felt right, and we didn’t need to dig deeper into my catalog – even though I didn’t write them with a certain theme in mind, they ended up being about California and the Southwest and my experiences out here – it felt very cohesive”, she explains.
That it is, both lyrically and sonically, capturing the spirit, the challenges of this place. Although she grew up in Florida after her parents moved her from her birth state of California, she was raised on the music of California – the beach Boys and Joni Mitchell among others, and that infuses her writing with the combination of optimism and realism that Golden State residents live with daily. The lead song “The Blue”, written on a New Year’s eve as she contemplated diving into music full-time, captures the optimism with lyrical poetry:
A blank page waiting for a line/A metronome just marking time/And now you stand right at the edge/Of where you’ll go and where you’ve been.
She turns to the realism of the state in “Santa Ana Winds, which she spins out in deeper, twangier tone, chronicling the fires that sweep through the state in what now seems like an endless parade. Although she has never been through a Santa Ana-driven fire herself, she makes it real in the lines:
The helicopter’s leaving/Turning eddies in the smoke
And it’s hot and dry and black/And it’s hanging in your throat
The flames that lick your neighborhood/Eat you out of house and home
While the Santa Ana winds just blow
I fought fires in Hollywood Hills in high school and I will never forget what it smelled and felt like. If you close your eyes and listen to Wallace sing “Santa Ana Winds” you are there, feeling the smoke in your throat and bits of other people’s memories crunch beneath your feet as you evacuate.
When Wallace performs the two songs on the album that directly address women, their role and predicament in our society, her audience – especially the female audience – listens closely. You’ll never find a love like mine/And you’ll always be safe with me/They found her lying on the floor she sings in the cautionary tale “Desert Rose” about a young Latina abandoned by her lover to give birth on a gas station restroom floor in El Paso. The warning is more explicit when she sings in “Elephants”, Walk with a purpose through the parking lot/Keys ‘tween your knuckles cause you aint got claws/Rememberin’ when your daddy taught you that/Boys will be boys you gotta watch your back.
With the turmoil around the power and sexual dynamics in our society that leave women, sometimes metaphorically and sometimes literally on the bathroom floor, these songs can resonate as her #metoo warning, but “Desert Rose” was actually written by a man. “This is the one song on the album that I actually didn’t write,” she says. “ It was written by Andrew Delaney who I co-wrote “Santa Ana Winds” with. It amazingly personal. The first time I heard him sing this song, I felt like I had written it. He wrote it three years ago before we were talking about the #metoo movement and I am glad we are talking about it now”
“Desert Rose” came from an event she heard about in El Paso during a concert series there. “I heard this story from a firefighter who was called to help a poor woman who had come to El Paseo that night and had her baby on a gas station restroom floor, and to him this was a somewhat normal occurrence. It floored me, but to him it was normal – it just really stuck with me, I had to ask what kind of situation did this woman have to be in that that was a better option than what she had.”
Women’s options are limited, from where they give birth, to their careers. While women in music industry are dealing with R. Kelly’s alleged abuses and music festivals have to be dragged kicking and screaming into booking women as a measly 20% of their acts, these two songs make us remember that Progressive California, the capital of the nation’s music industry, has far to go. “There is something in the atmosphere in the music industry where women seem to disappear, she says. “ I am so happy we are talking about it because it is something that has been there so long and making people hear that it is not OK to keep excluding women…it is a culture we have to start shifting.”
She is one of the women who is shifting that culture, especially with this album. Into the Blue has had over 2 million streams, the Palomino Club was opened especially for her, and she has released the album on the new Rebelle Road Records, a label founded by three women – promoter and producer Karen Rappaport McHugh, singer and songwriter Kirsten “KP” Hawthorn, and artist/businesswoman Adrienne Isom . Rebelle Road’s mission is to redress the gender imbalance in the music industry while supporting and showcasing California Country music and Americana artists, especially women. Into the Blue is Rebelle Road’s debut album.
Into the Blue was co-produced by Steve Berns and Rebelle Road’s KP Hawthorn. In recording Into the Blue, Wallace was backed by a studio band with violinist and string arranger Kaitlin Wolfberg, drummer Jay Bellerose, multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Long, bassist Jennifer Condos, and guitarist Tom Bremer – all stars in their own right. Each song is a masterpiece; the album is a tour de force of brilliance in songwriting, delivery and production from the rocking Americana song “The Lonely Talking” to the soaring, twangy “Echo Canyon”, to the deep country “Top of the World”. Her live band includes Wolfberg – whose violin comes equipped with a pedal box rivaling many guitarists’ and she knows how to use it – the incandescent Steve Omest on guitar, Austin Callendaer on bass, and drummer Matt Lucich. Alice loves performing and has done as many as 200 dates a year.
With Into the Blue, Wallace has raised the bar for roots, country and Americana and raised her own standing in the industry and with fans. She and Rebelle Road Records may see Into the Blue break some glass ceilings in both radio play and festival bookings. The album is so good is has to take the charts by storm and make her phone ring for performance dates. That is what happens when you bring musical sunshine wherever you go.
Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!,
Alice Wallace. https://www.alicewallacemusic.com/
Into the Blue was released Jan 19, 2019 and is available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon and Google Play..
Patrick O’Heffernan, PhD., is a music journalist and radio broadcaster based in Los Angeles, California, with a global following. His two weekly radio programs, MusicFridayLive! and MusicaFusionLA are heard nationwide and in the UK. He focuses on two music specialties: emerging bands in all genres, and the growing LA-based ALM genre (American Latino Music) that combines rock and rap, blues and jazz and pop with music from Latin America like cumbia, banda, jarocho and mariachi. He also likes to watch his friend drag race.
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Wednesday (All the Tostitos) edition: Wha' Happened?
January 12, 2011 — 10:48am
One of our New Year's resolutions (OK, really our only one) is to not be late to things all the time. See, we have a bad habit of being about 10 minutes behind schedule. Our friends call it RST -- short for Rand Standard Time. It's developed not out of negligence, but overconfidence. We believe too much in our ability to fit things in or get places faster than should be possible. That said, the excuse of, "Sorry I'm late. I'm awesome, but I guess not THAT awesome" doesn't really do it for people. So we're trying to work on giving ourselves the necessary cushion of time while still accomplishing everything we intend to do in a day.
Today, that plan involved getting up by 7:15 in order to be ready to sit down for breakfast and a RandBall post by 8 a.m., in order to leave the house NO LATER THAN 8:30 because we had a 9 a.m. meeting at work. It takes us between 10 and 15 minutes to get to work. Cushion.
Instead, we didn't get out of bed until 7:30. Everything took longer than we thought it would. Instead of sitting down to breakfast and blogging at 8, we were rushing out the door at 8:30 after a meager 30-second breakfast of one lonely banana. Plan B was to get in by 8:45 to post something before the meeting. Then we got stuck in our alley (don't ask) and probably would have been late for the meeting if not for a group of young good Samaritans helping to push our car out quickly. Long story short, we didn't arrive at work until 8:55, still in time for the meeting but inevitably delaying the "Wha' Happened" portion of our day.
So in case you are ever wondering why the posting times are sometimes sporadic, it's usually because the time we have built in gets eradicated either by schedule, overconfidence in our time management, or both.
All that said: #allthetostitos is still going strong. We're fascinated, as evidenced by the Page 2 item we wrote for today. Others are apparently fascinated, as it's been pretty well-read.
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Manchester: A City United in ambition
October 20, 2011 sleepy_nik Man United 4
Author: Nik
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As most experts predicted the 2011/12 title race seems to be gearing up as a straight race between three clubs – the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea. With the potentially pivotal Manchester derby fast approaching, we take a general look at how each side is shaping up tactically this season, and discuss the potential areas for improvement of both.
Manchester United ~ 4-4-2 and midfield woes
Sir Alex Ferguson’s men had started the season with aplomb, thanks in part due to a fantastic pre-season outing in the US. Key to this success was the astute and timely transfer dealings right at the beginning of the transfer window; swiftly dispatched were the fantastic servants Brown and O’Shea and coming the other way were David De Gea, Phil Jones and Ashley Young, whilst Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck were recalled from season-long loan spells from Wigan and Sunderland respectively. Ferguson was thus able to try out his new players in a variety of new systems, whilst at the same time understanding the key strengths of his new side.
Though the initial enthusiasm has waned somewhat in recent performances, injuries to key players such as Vidic, Ferdinand, Cleverley, Hernandez and Welbeck have essentially forced Fergie’s hand – the rotation of personnel (as well as asking players to perform different duties at times) has increased beyond the normal amount expected, meaning that United have failed to field a consistent first 11 since the first few outings. Jones for example has played in three different positions, Young likewise; with Smalling, Giggs, Park and Nani other players to have been given a variety of tactical instruction. The fluid front four that was so prosperous at the start of the season (a slight move away from the archetypal 4-4-2) have yet to re-discover their collective mojo, and even in full-flow, Ferguson will be acutely aware of the pitfalls of such an attacking approach: a vulnerability to the counter-attack against the top sides.
It is the centre of midfield then where United seem to have the most concerns (as discussed last season at Stretford End), and is in part the reason for the sheer amount of chances the team are conceding at present (116 in the Premier League to date). Given that Ferguson did not recruit to this area of the team (an area he himself admitted needed strengthening), United have had to rotate players such as Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Park and Jones, in the hope that a suitable strategy is found for the tougher games in the schedule ahead. In the first five games (including the Community Shield), Cleverley and Anderson looked mightily impressive, yet were unlikely to be selected as a partnership (certainly without another midfielder in close attendance) against opposition such as Chelsea, City, Barcelona and Real Madrid – even before Tom’s injury lay-off and Anderson’s reversion to type. Fletcher is yet to get back to his battling best, having faced a peculiar viral setback in the last few months, and Carrick’s protection-possession game, whilst vital in Europe and perhaps even the ‘bigger’ teams in the Premier League (though not selected against Liverpool), is often unsuited to the fast-paced and frenetic domestic game if he is paired in a double pivot with Anderson or Fletcher. Perhaps the returning Cleverley will be the perfect foil for the England international. More importantly, if the team is to rediscover its form prior to the festive period, the midfield unit as a whole must work harder to press together, and also bring the defensive line up with them as they did at the outset of the season, condensing the playing zone just beyond the half-way line.
Part of the problem with the midfield dynamic has been brought about by default: the procurement of Hernandez’s services, and indeed his devastating progression, has meant that Ferguson has had no other option but to select the Mexican striker; and whilst this has freed Rooney somewhat (with Berbatov, he shared creative duties), and allowed him to regain some of his creative flair in between the lines, the corollary of that has been the reduced productivity in central midfield as discussed above. There is greater onus on wide play then, and Young and Nani have been superb, but again United seem to have problems attacking the box in numbers from a deep and central positions. Welbeck’s emergence too has perhaps further propelled the notion that 4-4-2 is the best way forward for the United manager. Both he and Rooney have alternated in a deep lying forward role to great effect, though it has become increasingly obvious that Rooney is not suited to the particular role in a central midfield trio; he seems to lack the discipline to do so, but more pertinently, having finally blossomed into the world class player we were anticipating, the deep position undoubtedly hinders his ability to impact the game, stifling his output.
Is Ferguson working towards a ‘total football’ system whereby the defence merges seamlessly with the midfield (Jones, Rafael, Evans and Smalling are the latest batch of Fergie’s fledglings who are confident in bringing the ball forwards) – and the midfield likewise with the forward positions? Only time will tell, and though the current predicament isn’t a crisis by any stretch, United must find a solution in the shorter term (City at Old Trafford) and as part of the wider season’s ambition as a whole.
Manchester City ~ forward transitions key
For Mancini, the jigsaw puzzle seems to be slowly coming together. He has strengthened in the key positions of defence (Savic and Clichy), attacking midfield (Nasri) and centre forward (Aguero), and a more cohesive 4-2-3-1 seems to be the result. Though doubts still remain about the ability of the Italian to mastermind a title win given his lack of experience managing a large squad (including the many egos that accompany the task) across the course of a fixture-clad season, City seem geared up to challenge the aristocrats of the League.
One apparent flaw to the current system seems to be the balance between the central midfield and forward lines (which seems paradoxical given they are the league’s highest scorers, but bear with me). Last season, whilst Tevez took the plaudits for an outstanding individual contribution, this was largely due to the lack of cohesive attacking approach play, and the fact that as a false 9 Tevez was always likely to be the player around whom most of the attacking play revolved. Toure was given the instruction to play slightly further ahead of both De Jong and Barry in a central trio of midfielders, and whilst he did a tidy job in this position (10 goals and a handful or assists), it was clear that there was still work to do in terms of the finesse of City’s approach in the final third.
Since Tevez’s demotion (largely since the start of the season), Aguero’s impact has been devastating, which has coincided with a more central starting position of David Silva – changing the application of the 4-2-3-1/ 4-3-3 considerably: working horizontally across the pitch, seeing more of the ball, and creating goal-scoring opportunities for others (the most in the league thus far). Mancini has often gone with two forwards this term also – the pairing of Aguero and Dzeko has worked surprisingly well because the latter is able to work the channels and come inside if starting from a wider position, and the Argentine combines jinking wizardry with a deadly eye for goal. We then have Nasri’s introduction to the side, which has given the manager a further dilemma; does he play a very narrow 4-4-2 with Nasri and Silva used as inverted wingers, or does he continue with his favoured system which places such a great emphasis on the control of the ball in the central midfield area?
It is an important question, as the knock-on effect on fan favourite Yaya Toure – last year one of two central creators of the team – has been considerable. This season has seen the Ivorian pulled slightly further back, but not quite as deep as De Jong or Barry, meaning that he is typically playing as a ’90’s box-box midfielder with no real defined role (much in the same way Anderson finds himself at United). It is a role he can play, having done so at Olympiakos and Monaco, but his runs from deep often crowd the attacking zone – at times meaning that creative duties are shared between he, Silva and Nasri. It is a catch-22 for the manager, as Toure’s passing range is vastly underrated, but restricting his capability by deploying him in a similar destroyer role to De Jong is seemingly counter-intuitive. Then there is the fullback situation which is so crucial to a narrow way of playing, and an area in the team which the Italian is still yet to find a winning formula for – Clichy, despite a downturn in form in the last two seasons or so is an astute signing and if he can get the Frenchman to play, he can provide that crucial width and attacking nous in the final third, which Kolarov has henceforth failed to do. Richards and Zabeleta are exchanged according to the opposition, and Johnson is the other wide player who is struggling to offer a sustainable solution.
City are clearly working the system to their advantage at present (as their high standing would confirm), but it is a work in progress as Mancini is keen to reiterate. The imbalances in the system – both tactically and otherwise – are there for United (and other teams, as we have seen in the Champions League) to exploit as the season progresses.
Though placed first and second in the Premier League standings, it remains clear that both Ferguson and Mancini have issues to be resolved tactically. In short, United seem to be struggling with the space just in between defence and midfield and have struggled to control the middle zone post-Scholes; whereas City seem not to have found the ideal solution in the final third.
Ferguson may yet live to regret the failed pursuit of Sneijder in the summer, and even though Cleverley’s progression has been superb, we are yet to see the full fruits of his transition (via a season’s spell at Wigan), and it would be incredibly harsh to expect so in his first ‘full’ season at United. City have progressed in the last 6 months alone and the system is much changed since the move away from a static 4-5-1 system; they have benefited from clever signings, though are perhaps still a striker and a defender short.
Given the fact that it is very much a squad game in the present day, a perfect 11 is no longer the be all and end all and the league’s outcome will surely come down to whichever manager rotates the most astutely. A personal feeling is that City will just fall short given their lack of experience – with the ever-present Chelsea (and wily new coach Villas-Boas quietly going about his work with great endeavour) fighting United all the way to the finish line.
3 Comments on Manchester: A City United in ambition
Isaac October 21, 2011 at 6:05 am
godd tactical analysis. Keep it coming. I hope cleverly comes back.
denton davey October 21, 2011 at 8:32 am
“Part of the problem with the midfield dynamic has been brought about by default: the procurement of Hernandez’s services, and indeed his devastating progression, has meant that Ferguson has had no other option but to select the Mexican striker; and whilst this has freed Rooney somewhat (with Berbatov, he shared creative duties), and allowed him to regain some of his creative flair in between the lines, the corollary of that has been the reduced productivity in central midfield as discussed above. There is greater onus on wide play”
SAF has always placed an onus on wide play; playing Chicharito is indeed a double-edged sword but, as we saw in the key match against the RentBoyz last year, he can cut the heart out of the opposition; AND, why even mention Berbatov in this regard – isn’t he now the fourth or fifth choice up-front ?
Nik October 21, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Hi Davey
The Berbatov reference is a simple one in that it was merely a comparison between the role Rooney adopts when playing with him (main strike partner prior to mid-way last season) and Hernandez. I agree that the Bulgarian is currently out of favour and 4th choice – but Im sure he will play some part this season, Fergie has had no other option but to go with the form players in JH and DW …
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Other Groups Who Benefited from MTV
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on May 31, 2016 (go to class or lectures)
cows, Bop, infectious, 1982, woman, ambivalent, scream, Orzibal, careers, Carlisle, British, Kinky, Dolby, Jackson, male, Lennox, Bangles, Stewart, videos, Unusual, Seagulls, Madonna, Birmingham, Hoffs, attention, synthesizer
artists who had success in the early years of MTV
"Second British Invasion"
because of the shortage of videos at the beginning of MTV, many groups benefited who may not have otherwise gotten much attention
because they came from England and because it was part of their usual marketing to prepare a video, they had one available
combined synthesizer with guitar-heavy New Wave
music driven by infectious dance beats
1982 Hungry Like a Wolf
1984 The Reflex
gender ambivalent
was a guy dressed up like a woman
but obviously so
1982 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
1983 Karma Chameleon
keyboard, synthesizer by Dave Stewart
came out of London
synth-pop sound
dance music that is very much dominated by synthesizer sounds and a drum machine
soulful vocals by Annie Lennox
like 60s and 70s soul
deep, expressive
wide ranging and interesting voice
1983 Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
had a video that juxtaposed a corporate board room with a farmer field with cows
ambitious with the use of images and concepts
1984 Here Comes the Rain Again
name influenced by primal scream therapy
Roland Orzibal
Curt Smith
serious tracks that had serious lyrics, complicated music, longer tracks
1985 Songs from the Big Chair
#1 in the US, #2 in the UK
the American music business was gearing up and finding out that these videos could actually sell records
dance-beat oriented New Wave groups in which the personnel is entirely women
not just singing, playing drums and base
The Go-Gos
1981 Beauty and the Beat
"We Got the Beat"
were on tour opening for the Police
it was awkward to be the opening band with a hit that was higher on the charts than the main band
Susanna Hoffs on guitar and vocals
"Different Light" (1986)
"Manic Monday", #2 hit in UK and the United States
written by "Christopher", a pen name for Prince
"Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986)
out of Queens in New York City
with Janet Jackson, one person who challenged Madonna
1983 She's So Unusual
before the Like a Virgin album that Madonna brought out
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
"Time After Time"
"She Bop"
there had been a controversy around the Rolling Stones "I can't get no satisfaction"
"All Through the Night"
she was on MTV frequently
1986 True Colors
"True Colors"
"Change of Heart"
Broadway Musical that Cyndi Lauper wrote all the music for
was just as popular as Madonna in the early-80s
Janet Jackson doesn't entered a little later
the Go-Go's and the Bangels
compared to past decades, many more all-women bands
argument: when music became visual with MTV, women became more popular since the male audience would rather see a woman sing than a man
but these women were taking control of their own music and careers
aren't just the pawns or front-persons in male-dominated businesses
personel ⇒ personnel
benefitted ⇒ benefited
Ideas and Concepts:
1980's flashback via tonight's History of Rock and Roll: "Because of the shortage of videos at the beginning of MTV in the early 1980s, many British groups benefited who may not have otherwise gotten much attention simply because they came from England and since it was part of their usual British marketing to prepare a video and so they had these videos available while American bands did not. Some British bands that benefited in this way included Bow Wow Wow, Adam and the Ants, A Flock of Seagulls, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, and ABC. Rock and Roll historians refer to this as the Second British Invasion into the American Rock and Roll scene after the first wave which was the number of New Wave bands that had entered the American rock and roll scene as palatable non-punk bands for the American market."
Painful memories of mega-successful 1980s bands in which the drummer looks like a librarian, via tonight's History of Rock and Roll class: "As British bands enjoyed early success on MTV in the early 80s because they generally had music videos ready to play, American bands were experimenting with other variants within the New Wave genre. For instance, girl groups were formed, i.e. dance-beat oriented New Wave groups in which the personnel was entirely women, not just the lead singer, but the drummer, the base player, everybody. The first such band of this kind to make it big were The Go-Gos out of Los Angeles led by Belinda Carlisle. They put out their debut album in 1981, "Beauty and the Beat" which ultimately sold 3 million copies, one of the most successful debut albums of all time. The hit song "We Got the Beat" spent three weeks at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 while they were on tour opening for the Police, Carlisle later noted that it was awkward to be the opening band with a hit that was higher on the charts than any of the songs from the band they were opening for."
1980s memories of beautiful women rocking out on stage, via tonight's History of Rock and Roll class: "The Bangles, 'Walk Like an Egyptian', I don't remember them being this good."
Why Madonna became more popular than Cyndi Lauper via tonight's History of Rock and Roll class:
"Other than Janet Jackson, if there was one female singer in the 1980s who challenged Madonna as sex symbol and shock artist, it was Cyndi Lauper. But the reason Madonna is a household name today whereas Cyndi Lauper is remembered mostly for a few 1980s hits is that Madonna was simply more business savvy and was aware of the need to continually reinvent herself, willing to exploit her sexuality to gain attention in much the same way Miley Cyrus is doing today and looking for markets to get attention on the American market, e.g. by courting religious controversy with her Like A Prayer video.
Cyndi Lauper, on the other hand, was more of a musician and wanted to make the music she wanted to make. Lauper was less controversial than Madonna, perhaps the most controversial part of her career was her song She Bop about masturbation. But in the end, Lauper was an artist. She stubbornly wanted to make the music she loved and fought with her label for creative control. Madonna, on the other hand, was a businesswoman who would follow whatever musical trends would sell.
Cyndi changed over time. She left her crazy, colorful image behind and started making personal music. This kind of music was less appealing to her younger fans and due to her earlier crazy pop girl image, she likely wasn't taken seriously by the kinds of people who would buy more serious music. But in this later stage, it is her voice that comes to the forefront, as in this acoustic performance of Change of Heart which shows a later Cyndi Lauper performing in a context one would hardly find Madonna interested in, and one might find it easy to also conclude that Cyndi outperforms Madonna in range and quality of voice."
1970s: Hippie Aesthetic, Corporate Rock, Disco, and Punk
British Blues-Based Bands and the Roots of Heavy Metal
American Blues Rock and Southern Rock
The Era of Progressive Rock
Jazz Rock in the 70s
Theatrical Rock: KISS, Bowie, and Alice Cooper
American Singer-Songwriters of the 70s
British and Canadian Singer-Songwriters
Country Rock's Influence on 1970s Music
Black Pop in the 1970s
Sly Stone and His Influence on Black Pop, Funk, and Psychedelic Soul
Motown in the 1970s
Philadelphia Sound and Soul Train
Blaxploitation Soundtracks
The Uniqueness of James Brown
Bob Marley and the Rise of Reggae
The Backlash Against Disco
1975-1980: The Rise of the Mega-Αlbum
Continuity Bands in the 1970s
Rock and Roll in the Second Half of the 1970s
U.S. Punk 1967-1975
1974-77: Punk in the UK
American New Wave 1977-80
British New Wave 1977-80
The Hippie Aesthetic: 1966-1980
The Rise of MTV
Michael Jackson: MTV's Unexpected Boon
Madonna as Disruptive Shock Artist
Prince and Janet Jackson
1980s New Traditionalists and New Wave
1980s New Acts, Old Styles and Blue-Eyed Soul
1970s Progressive Rock Adapts to the 80s
1980's Heavy Metal
1980s Heavy Metal and L.A. Hair Bands
1980s Ambitious Heavy Metal
The Beginning of Rap
1980s: Rap Crosses Over to Mainstream
Late 1980s Hard Core Rap
Punk Goes Hardcore
Late 80s Indie Rock Underground
1990s: The Rise of Alternative Rock
1990s Indie Rock and the Question of Selling Out
1990s Metal and Alternative Extensions
Hip-Hop in the 1990s
Classic Rock of the 1990s
1990s Jam Bands and Britpop
Female Singer-Songwriters of the 1990s
The Rise of Teen Idols in the 1990s
1990s Dance Music
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Tanya Anisimova
Cellist, Composer, Artist
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Rachmaninoff Sonata for Piano and Cello (with Daniel Grimwood)
Chopin Sonata - slow movement
Kodaly Sonata for solo cello
Anisimova Sufi Suite
JS Bach Suite in C Minor
Anismova - Two improvisations
Anisimova - September 11 for Solo Cello
Anisimova - Homage to Janos Starker
Anisimova - FaReLa
JS Bach Chaconne
Jessica Krash: Delphi: What the Oracle Said
Marais La Folia
Albinoni - Giazotto - Adagio
Albéniz - Leyenda (arr. Anisimova)
Schubert Arpegionne Sonata
Haydn-Piatigorsky Divertimento in D
Shostakovich Sonata
Locatelli Sonata in D
Pierre and Luce by Masatoshi Mitsumoto
Tanya's Art Gallery
Tanya Through the Eyes of Artists
Tanya's Photo Gallery
Crimea Concert 2016
Barns of Rose Hill, December 2016
Blue House Studio, May 2017
My first trip to UK (part 3)
Arts on the Green Season Premiere
Loyola cello students rehearse with Tanya Anisimova on weekend retreat
Musical Sound as Substance and Transcendence
Benefit concert for Martin Versluys
Artist's angels are symbols of transcendence
A New Cello Concerto
Reflections on The Blue House Studios Concert on May 1st 2016
Cellist and composer Tanya Anisimova to play in Afton
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Shostakovich Cello Concerto 1
Delphi For Solo Cello
Musicians are like monks or preachers
The Art Of Improvisation
Fanfare Magazine. Issue 41:6. July/August 2018
Voix-Des-Arts: Recording of the Month. April 2018
Artsong Update. Virginia Beach, VA, May, 2014
Port Fairy Music Festival 2011
International Music Festival, Mexico 2009
Culture, Issue No. 22 (7583), July 7-13, 2007
Washington Post 2007
Mi Morelia. Cambio de Michoacan. Cultura. February 8, 2005
ARTSONG UPDATE - December, 2002
Washington Post, 1999
Sundays Live at the Studio Discussions
Should we talk about our impressions of music we have heard?
Especially if the point of our discussion is a brand new work that was just performed for us and the performers are still here and willing to take part in the discussion.
The audience members are well respected conductors, play-writes, composers, musical connoisseurs, as well as music critics.
During discussion someone asked about the process of musical creation. The discussion turned to the role of inspiration in a creative process.
Does one always have to work only under inspiration or even without such?
How does one create something out of nothing?
What does music do to our mind and soul?
This discussion had an unusual trajectory. We began with the most evident aspect, I.e. the story of the particular musical creation, Pierre and Luce, and then turned to the personal experience of its musical creator, Masatoshi Mitsumoto. How he got inspired. What compelled him to write this piece. We then continued to the primary topic, the love theme, which in turn led us to,discussing the role of the Universe in everything we do.
To me, this is the way a good artwork, a musical one, or any other, should develop. Beginning from a personal impulse, then delving into the ocean of the universal truth. In my opinion, the balance of the these two aspects holds together any great work of art.
Japanese-French-American Masatoshi Mitsumoto's "Pierre et Luce"
(world premiere).
"I am not exactly sure how the story of "Pierre et Luce" came back to my mind when I was thinking of writing a new piece for cello and piano; perhaps because of today's ever ending conflicts between nations and its innocent victims, particularly the young people. Romain Rolland was a pacifist and a committed anti-war activist. His books were widely read (in translation) in Japan's post WW II era. There was even a Japanese movie adaptation of "Pierre et Luce"- now one of the best Japanese classic films of all time, titled "Until the day we meet again". So, I have known the story since 1950's, my High School years.
With a good libretto I believe it's possible to make it into an opera. Since it is not the case here, the music you hear is my impressions of the story. I did not try to depict or narrate the story but to convey their feelings. However, in some sections you could imagine the cello was the voice of Pierre and Luce is responding on piano. But it's not meant to be the role of either instrument.
The work has five short movements. The first, "Dans le Metro" is when they meet, or rather noticed each other, on the subway train. The second, "The young lovers" is self explanatory. The third, "Tête-à-tête" is more of the dialogue between them, talking about the hope, anxiety, and above all expressing their love to each other. The short forth movement "Pause" is a moment of reflection which leads into the last movement without pause. The fifth movement,"Finale" could be named "The Saint-Gervais Church" because that where they were last together praying when the German long-range siege gun (Paris Gun) shelled the church and the massive pillars fell on them instantaneously.
This incident actually happened on March 29, 1918 killing 91 people and 68 were wounded, which inspired Rolland to write the story.
Just about one hundred years later, war still goes on."
Masatoshi Mitsumoto
Fa-Re-La program notes
Composed during summer of 2015, this cello and piano duet was conceived as a short signature piece for myself and my duo partner Pi-Hsun Shih.
The idea of the three musical pitches ( f-d-a ) holding the work together appealed to me. I thought of creating a minimalistic toccata which we would then be used as an encore during our performances, sort of a group's signature piece.
Not unlike the nosy marionette Pinocchio, this composition seemed to have the mind of its own right from the very start. It began to self-create and had eventually turned into a rather substantial work which combined various musical languages.
I am constantly inspired by the Sufi masters. The rhythmical and harmonic structure in this work are informed by Sufism, whereas the long melodic lines of the middle section bear Russian influence.
I am very grateful to Pi-Hsun Shih for her valuable suggestions during my working on the Fa-Re-La.
Thoughts from an audience member:
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The Nude Party were formed at Appalachian State in 2012. They got a stripped down rock ‘n roll sound. Tickets for the show are $10 in advance. The breathtaking scale of her determination, come what may, to make a reality of her principles was remarkable. It is said of some governments and some leaders that they “make the political weather.” Others simply try and cope with whatever the weather brings. Britain has had two prime ministers and only two since World War II who have made the weather: Clement Attlee (head of the great Labour government immediately after the War), and Margaret Thatcher.
I been witness to now in this league watching Bo Levi (Mitchell) do what he done winning percentage wise and it impressive. So there been so many great quarterbacks in this league, before I even got here: Knowing what Jeff (Garcia) and Doug (Flutie) and Dave (Dickenson) I know I forgetting one guy in particular Damon Allen. But not least.
Join the Association. Introduction Almost everybody these days thinks that it is best to be tall, meaning much taller than the average traditional height of Asian populations, and even taller than the current average height of populations in high income countries. It is also often believed though people might be shy to admit this that tall people are intrinsically superior to short people.
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Turbulence Commission: “WoodEar” by Peter Traub
Turbulence Commission: WoodEar by Peter Traub [Needs download, and Speakers/Headphones]:
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Live Stage: Electronic Music Performance Class [ NYC]
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NYU Electronic Music Performance class :: December 17, 2011; 7:30 pm :: Harvestworks, 596 Broadway, Room 602 between Houston and Prince streets :: directed by Dafna Naphtali :: admission is free ::
Some great new faces and sounds — improvisations and open form scores — live electronics, feedback, live sound processing, sample processing, theremin, homemade electronics. “i-semble” (iPhone / iPad ensemble), plus piano, violin, guitar, voice and even amplified water jug.
Featuring: Tycho Horan, Aimee Norwich, Alejandro Zuleta, Ryan Doubiago, Andrew Lection, Brian Bourque, Carson Grub, Douglas Moss, Eric Bergen, Douglas Roj, Andrew Stein, Patrick Deeney, Paul Wittschen, Rebecca Dole, Sarah Streit and Yuval Ronen. Visuals contributed by Brendan Reilley. & with special guest Slavo Krekovic..
Radius: Episode 12, HMBKR
Radius: Episode 12, HMBKR :: September 2011:
Episode 12 will host HMBKR, an experimental laptop quartet based in Vancouver, Canada, featuring members from Ejaculation Death Rattle (Ross Birdwise), Connect_icut (Samuel Macklin), Scant Intone (Constantine Katsiris) and Coin Gutter (Emma Hendrix). Radius will broadcast Radio Majesty which documents the first meeting of four Vancouver-based audio artists who explore the frequency spectrum through real-time digital signal processing, unconventional tuning systems, and free improvisation.
Radius will transmit Radio Majesty for seven days to mirror the scales found in “The Well-Tuned Piano“ by La Monte Young on: Continue reading
Live Stage: Aquacoustica [ Los Angeles]
Machine Project presents: Aquacoustica :: September 3-4, 2011; 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm :: BELLYFLOP Gallery, Los Angeles, CA :: RSVP is required for attendance, sign up page can be found HERE.
A collaborative project of underwater musical performance and state-of-the-art ‘over-water’ live-electronic signal processing.
Being a passionate and experienced scuba diver for more than 10 years, Ulrich Krieger will dive into a pool in full scuba gear, tank and all, for at least 60 minutes. He will sit on the ground or swim around, producing underwater sounds with metal, stone, plastic, and other ‘waterproof’ objects, including ‘underwater didjeridus’, underwater singing, and plastic instruments, like blue toy saxophones. Continue reading
Turbulence Commission: You Don’t Know Me
Turbulence Commission: You Don’t Know Me by Liangjie Xia [Needs Software Download]:
You are not always who other people think you are; you even hear your own voice in a different way. By recording and manipulating a recording of your voice with You Don’t Know Me, you will be able to restore your real voice and share with people how you hear yourself. This is a unique task that nobody else in the world can do. You Don’t Know Me provides a toolset and an online voice gallery. We are looking forward to hearing your true voice.
You Don’t Know Me is a 2010 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. for its Turbulence web site. It was supported by the Jerome Foundation. Continue reading
Composing with Process 1.1 mp3s
Radio Web MACBA :: Composing with Process: Perspectives on Generative and Systems Music 1.1 ::
Composing with Process: Perspectives on Generative and Systems Music is a new Research series for Radio Web MACBA http://rwm.macba.cat/ curated by Mark Fell and Joe Gilmore, which explores generative approaches (including algorithmic, systems-based, formalised and procedural) to composition and performance primarily in the context of experimental technologies and music practices of the latter part of the 20th Century.
The first episode, entitled ‘Continue’, is already available online:
http://rwm.macba.cat/en/research
An MP3 file is available here: http://bit.ly/aWyOYM
Live Stage: SleepWalks Performance (Sleepover) [ NYC]
SleepWalks Performance (Sleepover, please bring bedding) :: June 5, 9:00 pm – June 6, 9:00 am :: Diapason Gallery, 882 Third Avenue, 10th Fl., New York City :: RSVP: lemurz66 [at] yahoo.com.
An overnight, live electronic music performance by Lee Pembleton and Andrea Williams. Culling sounds from their audio files of field recordings, live samples of the room resonance, and various electronically processed acoustic instruments, they create an extended musical composition for the entirety of a night for an audience that sleeps in the performance space. Pembleton and Williams intend to create soundwalks for dreamers. SleepWalks first premiered as a shorter ‘catnap’ at Issue Project Room in NYC in early 2009 and since then as dream-filled overnight performances in the San Francisco Bay Area, including at Mills College as part of The Deep Listening Institute’s Dream Festival. A listening sample can be found here (link on right side of page). Continue reading
Live Stage: Andrea Parkins [ NYC]
Andrea Parkins :: February 14, 2010; 10:00 – 11:00 pm :: WKCR – 89.9 in NYC or online.
For her performance on WKCR, Parkins will be playing amplified objects, electronic accordion, and laptop electronics/live processing. Andrea Parkins is a New York-based composer, sound/installation artist and interactive electronics performer internationally acclaimed for her uniquely gestural and textural approach to her electronically-processed accordion and inventive use of customized live sound processing. Together, her laptop electronics and Fender-amped accordion create a sonic language of lush harmonics, noisy concretized disruption, and soaring electronic feedback.
Parkins’ work has been presented in New York at the Whitney Museum of American Art (“Bitstreams” exhibition), The Kitchen (“New Sound/New York”), Diapason, Roulette and Experimental Intermedia; and at contemporary music, sound, and intermedia festivals/venues throughout the US and Europe, and in Latin America and Asia. Continue reading
Live Stage: Kaffe Matthews [ London]
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Kaffe Matthews :: July 15, 2009; 8:00 pm :: Cafe Oto, 18 – 22 Ashwin Street, London.
Kaffe Matthews was born in Essex, England, and lives and works in London. Since 1996 she has been making new electro-acoustic music through a system of self designed software matrices through which she pulls and pushes different sounds live. The variety of sounds, things and places she has worked with have ranged from self played violin and theremin, sounds of spaces, kite strings on an uninhabited Scottish Island, flight data from NASA scientists, Scottish and Irish pipers, melting ice in Quebec, Continue reading
Glenn Marshall – Music is Math
Music Is Math from Glenn Marshall on Vimeo. Continue reading
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Seahawks Lose at Home to No. 14 Old Dominion
By Ethan Marsh, Reporter
Wilmington, NC - The UNCW men’s soccer team gave their best effort, but it was not enough as the No. 14 ranked, Old Dominion Monarchs, shut them out at home 1-0 Wednesday Evening. The Seahawks participated in their annual Pink Game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The team showed their support by wearing Pink Ribbon shirts in pre-game warm-ups. Items were being sold from tables outside the field, and proceeds from the event will benefit the Pretty in Pink Foundation. This matchup marks the third straight week where the Seahawks played a nationally ranked opponent. This was the revival of a rivalry between the Seahawks and their former Colonial Athletic Association foe. Old Dominion has dominated the UNCW in the past with their all-time matchup record at 21-7-1. This matchup was hard-fought and included many mishaps, failed scoring attempts. This game also featured physical brutality as two of Old Dominion’s players were given the Yellow card in the second half.
Lady Seahawks Dominate JMU 3-0
By Carson Poe, Reporter
Wilmington, NC - The UNCW women’s soccer team finished in style Friday evening by dominating the second half en route to a 3-0 victory over CAA conference foe James Madison. After a fast and furious beginning, it became evident that this was a conference game both teams desperately needed to win. The Seahawks finally broke the tie in the 61st minute with a beautiful half-volley shot to the far corner from senior midfielder Stephanie Bronson. As a result, the team ramped up the defensive pressure, forcing a James Madison own goal off an attempted cross that extended the lead to 2-0, with 18 minutes remaining.
Seahawks Lose at Home vs. No. 11 Elon
Wilmington, North Carolina - The UNCW Men’s Soccer team was confronted with a nationally ranked opponent in the Elon Phoenix on Wednesday night. The Seahawks fought hard, but fell short losing by a score of 2-1. The game was originally planned to take place at Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington, but was relocated to UNCW Soccer Stadium. The hostile crowd was comprised of UNCW students beating their inflated balloons together to show support for their team. UNCW Athletics helped build anticipation for the game by giving the first 120 UNCW students to arrive a free T-shirt that read “BEAT ELON”.
Seahawks Come Out On Top Against Delaware
UNCW Women’s Volleyball was confronted with a challenge as they took on the Delaware Blue Hens at home on Monday. The Seahawks responded by defeating the Blue Hens in a three set sweep. The crowd at Ralford G. Trask Coliseum had plenty to cheer for, as their team finished each set with scores of 25-21, 25-14, and 25-18 respectively. Encouraged by the crowd’s passionate chants of “Let’s go Hawks!”, the Seahawks came out strong to start the game. The Seahawk’s coaching staff, led by head coach, Amy Bambenek, pushed their team to make effective plays throughout the match. UNCW displayed great teamwork by executing offensively and defensively. Their synergy was showcased as they continually supported each other on the floor after making big plays.
Wins, Ties and Tournaments
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Haftarot Unrolled
About Haftarot
May 6, 2016 · 10:51
Tazria is not read very often; it is either read together with Metzora, or it’s Parshat HaChodesh, but when we do read it, it’s a great story of one of Elisha’s miracles:
Linear Annotated Translation of the Haftarah of Tazria
What we learn from Na’aman’s Tzaraat: Catalyst for Change
Filed under Sefer Vayikra, Tazria
Tagged as elisha, Melachim, tazria
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Tazria – Catalyst for Change
The Parsha of Tazria spends the bulk of its text on the diagnosis of the Biblical disease, Tzaraat, “leprosy.” In his summation of the Laws of the Impurity of Leprosy (16:10), the Rambam points out that the term “Tzaraat” covers so many unrelated symptoms that it cannot possibly refer to a natural malady, but is rather a supernatural phenomenon whose purpose was to cause people to reevaluate their behavior. The particular behavior that the Rambam singles out as the cause of Tzaraat is Lashon Hara, speaking in a derogatory manner about other people. A person who makes a habit of doing so will first see signs of Tzaraat on the walls of his house. If he stops his behavior, the house can be purified; if not, the house will need to be destroyed and it will affect the furniture, then the clothes, and ultimately his own skin, and he will be isolated so that he is unable to speak with anyone about anything. The purpose of all this is to shock a person into changing his behavior and the dismissive attitude that underlies it.
Whereas the Rambam focuses on Lashon Hara as the behavior that Tzaraat is meant to reverse, the Midrash lists several other behaviors and character traits that cause it. One of them is the subject of the Haftorah of Tazria.
מכאן א”ר יהודה הלוי ב”ר שלום על י”א דברים הצרעת באה על קללת השם ועל גילוי עריות ועל שפיכות דמים ועל האומר על חבירו דבר שאינו בו ועל גסות הרוח ועל הנכנס בתחום שאינו שלו ועל לשון שקר ועל הגניבות ועל שבועת שקר ועל המחלל שם שמים ועל עבודת כוכבים … ועל גסות הרוח זה נעמן שנאמר (מלכים ב ה) (ונעמן) [שר צבא מלך ארם] היה איש גדול מהו גדול שהיתה רוחו גסה מפני שהיה גבור חיל ועל ידי כך נצטרע
R’ Yehuda HaLevi bar Shalom said: Tzaraat comes for 11 things: cursing Hashem, sexual immorality, murder, speaking lies against a friend, haughtiness, entering an area that is not for you, lying, stealing, swearing falsely, desecrating the Name of Heaven, and idolatry…. “Haughtiness:” that’s Naaman, as it says: “Naaman was a great man.” What is “great?” He was haughty and full of himself because he was a strong warrior, and for that he got Tzaraat (Midrash Bamidbar Rabbba 7:5)
The Haftorah introduces Na’aman thus:
וְנַעֲמָן שַׂר צְבָא מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הָיָה אִישׁ גָּדוֹל לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנָיו וּנְשֻׂא פָנִים כִּי בוֹ נָתַן ה’ תְּשׁוּעָה לַאֲרָם וְהָאִישׁ הָיָה גִּבּוֹר חַיִל מְצֹרָע:
Na’aman, the general of the king of Aram, was a great man at court, and highly esteemed, for through him, Hashem had given victory to Aram. The man was a great warrior, a leper.
(Melachim II 5:1)
The Haftorah then describes how this great, famous, highly esteemed general of the Aramean court visits the prophet Elisha because he had been told that Elisha can cure him of his leprosy. He appears, as befitting a person of his rank and wealth, with an entourage of carriages and servants, in front of the hovel where Elisha lives in great poverty. Yet Elisha does not show him the slightest deference. Not only does he not fawn upon Na’aman, he does not even bother to come out to greet him. He simply sends a servant with instructions to immerse seven times in the Jordan River. The Haftorah records Naaman’s reaction to this treatment:
וַיִּקְצֹף נַעֲמָן וַיֵּלַךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אָמַרְתִּי אֵלַי יֵצֵא יָצוֹא וְעָמַד וְקָרָא בְּשֵׁם ה’ אֱ-לֹהָיו וְהֵנִיף יָדוֹ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם וְאָסַף הַמְּצֹרָע: הֲלֹא טוֹב אֲמָנָה וּפַרְפַּר נַהֲרוֹת דַּמֶּשֶׂק מִכֹּל מֵימֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲלֹא אֶרְחַץ בָּהֶם וְטָהָרְתִּי וַיִּפֶן וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּחֵמָה:
Na’aman got angry and stormed off. He said, “I had said to myself, he’s going to come out, and stand, and call in the name of Hashem his God, wave his hand over the place and the leprosy would go away. Aren’t Amana and Pharpor, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Yisrael? Can’t I bathe in them and be pure?” He turned and walked off in fury.
(Melachim II 5:11-12)
Na’aman feels that he knows what the treatment for his leprosy should be like, and what will and will not work. As a “great and highly esteemed” personage, he is sure that he knows everything there is to know, and deserves every attention and consideration, and if someone who is so clearly beneath him violates his expectations, he loses his temper and storms off.
Fortunately for Na’aman, his servants convince him that he has nothing to lose in following the prophet’s prescription, and he does immerse in the Jordan River. This concession to the possibility that there is a Greater Power is enough for his Tzaraat to be cured. Na’aman goes back to Elisha to thank him and offers him a generous honorarium. Elisha categorically refuses to accept a penny from Na’aman. One might have thought that Na’aman would be insulted by this refusal and that it would be further provocation to anger, but instead we see a remarkable shift in Na’aman’s attitude:
וַיֹּאמֶר נַעֲמָן וָלֹא יֻתַּן נָא לְעַבְדְּךָ מַשָּׂא צֶמֶד פְּרָדִים אֲדָמָה כִּי לוֹא יַעֲשֶׂה עוֹד עַבְדְּךָ עֹלָה וָזֶבַח לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים כִּי אִם לַה’
Na’aman said, “If not, then let your servant be given some earth that a pair of mules could carry. For your servant will no longer make sacrifices to other gods, except to Hashem. (Melachim II 5:18)
Na’aman, who was introduced as a “great man at court, highly respected,” who sneered at the suggestion that the Jordan River would effect a cure when the rivers of his own country would not, ends up begging for some dirt from Eretz Yisrael.
The Haftorah shows us that Tzaraat is meant to serve as a catalyst for change. If someone as proud and prejudiced as Na’aman had been can learn to see past his ego, then so can we. When we look down at other people, or seek to raise ourselves in the eyes of our friends by taking down those around us, we are guilty of haughtiness as Na’aman had been. We might not even be aware that we are being led astray by our egos. Tzaraat is a supernatural wake-up call to examine ourselves, to alter our behavior and revise our attitude before things get even worse. Tzaraat is reversible, and so are our character flaws.
Copyright © Kira Sirote
In memory of my father, Peter Rozenberg, z”l
לעילוי נשמת אבי מורי פנחס בן נתן נטע ז”ל
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Machar Chodesh – Darkest Hour
When Rosh Chodesh comes out on Sunday, then, on the previous Shabbat, instead of reading the Haftarah that is appropriate to that Parsha, we read a special Haftarah called “Machar Chodesh” – “Tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh.” This is rather puzzling. When Rosh Chodesh falls out on Shabbat itself, it makes sense that we would read a special Haftarah. But what does it matter what the next day is? We don’t have a “Machar” anything else – no “Machar Pesach” or “Machar Shavuot,” only “Machar Chodesh.” It must mean that the day before Rosh Chodesh has intrinsic meaning, one worth marking with its own prophetic message.
The definition of Rosh Chodesh is the night that the sliver of the new moon appears in the sky. The night before, Machar Chodesh, is a night with no moon at all. It is completely dark.
The Haftarah of Machar Chodesh describes the darkest time in the life of David HaMelech. Until this point, he had been the golden boy of the kingdom: he defeated Goliath, was married to the king’s daughter, the king’s son was his best friend, and the entire country was singing songs about him. Now, all of a sudden, for no reason that he can discern, the king has turned against him. He barely escaped arrest and execution – his wife Michal helped him sneak out the window and lied about him to the guards. Yet, as far as he knows, he has done nothing wrong, and none of it makes sense.
Yonatan, Shaul HaMelech’s son, does not understand it, either. He is sure that his father loves David as much as he does, and that he would know if something were wrong. The Haftarah tells us about the plan that David and Yonatan devise to figure out how Shaul really feels about David, a plan that is carried out the next day – on Rosh Chodesh. And indeed, when Shaul hears that Yonatan let David be absent from the Rosh Chodesh celebrations, it is sufficient pretext to ignite his fury, and he lashes out not only at David, but at Yonatan himself.
Now David has no choice but to run and hide from the king. This means that he loses everything – his family, who are also in danger and go into exile in Moav, his position in the king’s army, his role in the court, his wife Michal, and worst of all, his dearest friend, Yonatan. As we read about the two of them standing there crying on each other’s shoulders, we wish that we could tell David that his future will be a bright one, that he will become king over all of Yisrael, and that he will establish a dynasty that will be the aspiration and hope of all of the Jewish People for all generations.
And indeed, when we sanctify the new moon at Kiddush Levana, it is our tradition to say, “David Melech Yisrael Chai Ve’Kayam” – “David, the king of Israel, lives on forever!” The Rema, when citing this tradition in his gloss to the Shulchan Aruch, explains the relevance of David HaMelech to the moon:
ונוהגין לומר: דוד מלך ישראל חי וקיים, שמלכותו נמשל ללבנה ועתיד להתחדש כמותה וכנסת ישראל תחזור להתדבק בבעלה שהוא הקדוש ברוך הוא, דוגמת הלבנה המתחדשת עם החמה שנאמר: שמש ומגן ה’ (תהילים פד, יב) ולכך עושין שמחות ורקודין בקידוש החדש דוגמת שמחת נשואין.
It is customary to say: “David Melech Yisrael, lives on forever!” because his reign is compared to the moon, and is destined to be renewed like the moon, and Knesset Yisrael will return and reconnect with her spouse, which is HaKadosh-Baruch-Hu, just as the moon is renewed with the sun, as it says, “Hashem is the sun and the shield” (Tehillim 84:12); therefore, we dance and rejoice at the Kiddush HaChodesh as one does at a wedding.
(Rema, Shulchan Aruch, Hilchot Rosh Chodesh 426)
The Rema explains that the moon symbolizes David HaMelech. Just as the moon waxes and wanes and disappears but then waxes again, so, too David’s dynasty waxes and wanes. It might look like it has completely disappeared, but it will reappear. When we see the renewed moon, we are filled with the hope that we will also be privileged to see the renewal of David’s kingdom.
The Rema takes this idea one step further: the moon is a metaphor not only for David, but for the Jewish People as a whole. We, too, wax and wane. We, too, sometimes feel like we’re in danger of disappearing entirely, and that G-d’s light no longer shines upon us. The renewal of the moon gives us hope and reminds us that our relationship with G-d is also renewed.
Machar Chodesh, the darkest night of the month, symbolizes the Jewish People at our most vulnerable. The Haftarah of Machar Chodesh presents us David HaMelech at his most vulnerable, as he stands before a future that looks bleak and dark. His life, and the life of his descendants, will not move in a straight line. There will be highs that will reflect light and hope for millennia, and there will also be lows that last for generations on end.
So, too, the Jewish People. Our story also does not follow a straight line. Yet, as the Haftarah of Machar Chodesh reminds us, no matter how bleak and dark a given moment in Jewish History might be, we know that the future we face is full of light.
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The Conventional Full-Wave Rectifier
Introduction to Solid-State Devices and Power Supplies
The Bridge Rectifier
When four diodes are connected as shown in figure 4-8, the circuit is called a BRIDGE RECTIFIER. The input to the circuit is applied to the diagonally opposite corners of the network, and the output is taken from the remaining two corners.
Figure 4-8. - Bridge rectifier.
One complete cycle of operation will be discussed to help you understand how this circuit works. We have discussed transformers in previous modules in the NEETS series and will not go into their characteristics at this time. Let us assume the transformer is working properly and there is a positive potential at point A and a negative potential at point B. The positive potential at point A will forward bias D3 and reverse bias D4. The negative potential at point B will forward bias D1 and reverse bias D2. At this time D3 and D1 are forward biased and will allow current flow to pass through them; D4 and D2 are reverse biased and will block current flow. The path for current flow is from point B through D1, up through RL, through D3, through the secondary of the transformer back to point B. This path is indicated by the solid arrows. Waveforms (1) and (2) can be observed across D1 and D3.
One-half cycle later the polarity across the secondary of the transformer reverses, forward biasing D2 and D4 and reverse biasing D1 and D3. Current flow will now be from point A through D4, up through RL, through D2, through the secondary of T1, and back to point A. This path is indicated by the broken arrows. Waveforms (3) and (4) can be observed across D2 and D4. You should have noted that the current flow through RL is always in the same direction. In flowing through RL this current develops a voltage corresponding to that shown in waveform (5). Since current flows through the load (RL) during both half cycles of the applied voltage, this bridge rectifier is a full-wave rectifier.
One advantage of a bridge rectifier over a conventional full-wave rectifier is that with a given transformer the bridge rectifier produces a voltage output that is nearly twice that of the conventional full-wave circuit. This may be shown by assigning values to some of the components shown in views A and B of figure 4-9. Assume that the same transformer is used in both circuits. The peak voltage developed between points X and Y is 1000 volts in both circuits. In the conventional full-wave circuit shown in view A, the peak voltage from the center tap to either X or Y is 500 volts. Since only one diode can conduct at any instant, the maximum voltage that can be rectified at any instant is 500 volts. Therefore, the maximum voltage that appears across the load resistor is nearly - but never exceeds - 500 volts, as a result of the small voltage drop across the diode. In the bridge rectifier shown in view B, the maximum voltage that can be rectified is the full secondary voltage, which is 1000 volts. Therefore, the peak output voltage across the load resistor is nearly 1000 volts. With both circuits using the same transformer, the bridge rectifier circuit produces a higher output voltage than the conventional full-wave rectifier circuit.
Figure 4-9A. - Comparison of a conventional and bridge full-wave rectifier. CONVENTIONAL FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER
Figure 4-9B. - Comparison of a conventional and bridge full-wave rectifier. FULL-WAVE BRIDGE RECTIFIER
Q.11 What is the main disadvantage of a conventional full-wave rectifier?
Q.12 What main advantage does a bridge rectifier have over a conventional full-wave rectifier?
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Film Stuff 17th Dec, 2015
If you enjoy these musings, you might enjoy my latest book DEADLY MESSENGERS which readers are calling the most terrifying, impossible-to-put-down thriller of 2015.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens has arrived. Word out from the previews in the US is it’s everything fans were hoping for. Yesterday I was at Event Cinemas and their publicist told me they were putting on extra screenings at midnight as the midnight sessions had sold out. Amazing and unprecedented. I’m seeing it this Saturday on my own dime. Disney didn’t preview it. They didn’t need to.
I am pausing my reviews until mid-January. I’ll still be attending previews, but you’ll find most of the films coming out during the rest of December in my previous reviews or here. My pick for the Xmas releases is The Revenant and for a kid’s film The Good Dinosaur. Wishing you and your families a lovely Christmas and a wonderful start to 2016.
Alvin & The Chipmunks ✪✪✪ (opens 26th December 2015 Most cinemas)
The Chipmunks are the chipmunks. This is the fifth film. Yep, fifth! So you know what you’re going to get going in. I don’t love this franchise, but that’s my age showing. I find their squeaky little voices too annoying. However, my kids loved them when they were younger, and my good natured fifteen-year-old came along to this. He was hosting some of the younger ones’ friends who wanted to see the film. Youngest harsh film critic had soccer tickets.
Still I always like to see a film without swearing and with good wholesome values at its heart even if it’s squeaked at me by a bunch of furry rodents. This one was really quite enjoyable and sweet. They are cute, despite the voices and a couple of the singing and dance routines were pretty fun. The five to ten year olds I checked with after really enjoyed it. Several saying it was the best of all the Chipmunk films. I concur. So if you have some chipmunk fans in the family, I think you will have fun with this one.
Film Blurb
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City... and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie ✪✪½
(opens 1st January 2016 Most cinemas)
Charlie Brown is my era, and growing up with him and the gang, this should have been right up my alley. Sadly, it was a miss. It’s pitched very young and drags along. There’s no adult jokes for us to think ‘how clever,’ and it feels overly nostalgic. Very slow. At the end, there is a lovely scene that will have a few wipe away a tear. However, I just found it far too tedious getting to that point.
I’ve given it 3 stars because it may be it wasn’t aimed at me, but at real littlies, although I doubt the little ones know who Charlie Brown or Snoopy are. So I do wonder how it will fare. Only for the die-hard fans and ones with young ones who know the characters.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved "Peanuts" gang make their big-screen debut, like they've never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Charlie Brown, the world's most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron.
Joy ✪✪✪✪½ (opens 26th December 2015)
One thing you know watching this film is Jennifer Lawrence is a superstar actress. She is mesmerizing on screen and just gets better and better with each new role. Without her in this film, of a woman who is battling against all odds to succeed, you would probably have just another feel-good quaint film. With her, you have a very special and moving experience.
You think you’re watching one type of film, the usual Hollywood fare of an idiosyncratic family, and then it morphs into something completely different, almost a caper film with a pit-in-your-stomach and tear-in-your-eye crescendo and conclusion.
I loved Joy. I loved Jennifer Lawrence. Billing it as a girl’s film is doing it an injustice. It’s an inspiring story of a human being whose beaten but never broken. Go see Joy. It’ll sprinkle magic into your heart. We all need a little Joy in our lives to remind us what can be done when we fly at impossible.
This is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces.
Carol ✪✪✪✪ (opens 14th January most cinemas. Also Luna Cinemas)
This is a beautiful period film set in the fifties. The clothes and set are just divine. Director Todd Haynes is known for his complex female character portrayals as in Far From Heaven and the very good TV series Mildred Pierce. He has a way of slipping you inside the character. It’s unsettling but incredible at the same time.
Some may find this film slow and drawn out. Think long, loooong, lingering looks and conversations about character’s desires and wants. However, if you go with it, as though you were a fly on the wall, you will find something substantial and thoughtful in this film. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are simply wonderful in their roles. Cate Blanchett is certainly in the same league as Meryl Streep as an actress who can inhabit any character convincingly.
This is art-house but high production values art-house. Might I say, also, it’s refreshing to see a same-sex love affair treated so beautifully. You might watch this film and be appalled at the way Carol is treated in the fifties because she is gay. Yet, until we legislate for same sex marriage, we haven’t really moved that far from condemning gay love as an aberration, have we? Love is love, and with a few of these good same-sex films coming out, I hope finally Australia will allow all people in this country equal rights. Love is love!
A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband threatens her competence as a mother when Carol's involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby comes to light. As Carol leaves the comfort of home to travel with Therese, an internal journey of self-discovery coincides with her new sense of space.
Sisters ✪✪✪ (opens 7th January most cinemas)
I like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, but this film just didn’t hit the mark for me. Long-time readers of my reviews know I’m not keen on these noughties comedies filled with sex, profanity, and binge drinking. However, for a good film with something to say I’m happy to ignore it, as I did with Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck. That, at least, showed binge drinking and drug-taking for what it is: stupid and a ticket to ruin your life.
While Sisters doesn’t have the smarts of Trainwreck it isn’t a disaster, either. If Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s humor is your cup of tea or ‘shot of tequila’, then you’ll enjoy this so wrong-it’s almost right comedy. I polled quite a few other reviewers and it was a mixed response. Some gave it the not great but not terrible badge, like me. Others said it was the funniest thing they’d seen this year. For this one, I’ll give my usual advice: check the trailer and if it looks like your kind of film, then you will probably enjoy.
Two disconnected sisters are summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house. Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need.
Tale of Tales ✪✪✪✪ (opens 4th January Lottery West Film Festival)
UWA Somerville: Monday 5th January—Sunday 10th January
ECU Joondalup: Tuesday 12n January – 17th January
This film was something refreshingly new. I loved it. I was totally along for the ride. It’s three dark fairytales told in a European/UK collaboration with an Italian director. It’s whimsical, magical, and beautiful onscreen. The ending doesn’t quite stick, which lost it one star from what would have been five. You do expect all the stories to come together, which they half do. However, I was just happy to enjoy the ride. See it at Lotterywest Film Festival in the glorious setting between the pines. I cannot imagine a better film to see in such a majestic setting with a lovely glass of wine.
Three classical Italian fairy tales are told with mad abandon by an all-star cast in luscious Baroque surroundings. These magical, feverish stories, drawn from the original 400-year-old The Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile, weave the surreal into a parable of desire. Full of humour, mythical beasts, bawdiness and dark power, and exuding Neapolitan style, this is an evocative, full-blooded film, born for the big screen.
FILMS OPENING
Suffragette ✪✪✪ 26th December
The Bélier Family (M) ✪✪✪✪ 26th December
Youth (M) ✪26th December
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (not reviewed) 24th December
Daddy’s Home (not reviewed) 7th January
The Revenant ✪✪✪✪✪ 7th January
The Big Short ✪✪✪✪½ 21st January December
GREMLINS Immersive Event
Date: 20th December
Location: Luna Leederville Details and Booking
***Limited Tickets On sale ***
Monkey Collective and Luna Palace Presents: Gremlins Immersive! Screening on December 20th at Luna Leederville. Pre-screening entertainment from 8PM, film screening 9PM. Tickets $22 include a goodie bag. This is no Ordinary Screening … With Mogwai comes great responsibility.
Tonight you are IN the film!! Your goodie bag packed with items and chants to play along with through the screening. From 8pm you can grab pre-show drinks, Use our very strange/gross Photobooth and be attacked in the foyer by…WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS?!
In Cinema Bar with Cocktails and Costume Competition!
Strictly 18+We will be rude, crude and extremely unapologetic! Disclaimer: Shining Lights, Feeding and wetting things is not deemed “smart” behaviour and is at your own risk.
OUTDOOR CINEMAS
Date: Runs to April
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8pm
Location: City of Perth Roe St car park LEVEL 6 NORTHBRIDGE
Details and Booking
Films of note this week:
Bad Santa (Billy Bob Thornton)
Camelot Outdoor Movies
Location: 16 Lochee Street, Mosman Park
Luna Outdoor Movies
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8.15 pm
PRIVILEGE CARDS
For just $25.00 annual joining fee you and a friend can see films for just $13.50 each.
You also receive a free double pass on your birthday. Join up online or at any of our cinemas, including Camelot.
LOTTERY WEST FILM FESTIVAL
Date: 23rd November to 10th April
Location: Sommerville UWA & ECU Joondalup Pines
Films this week:
Tangerines (Estonian, Russian & Georgian)
ECU Joondalup: Tuesday 15th December – 20th December
Oscar-winners Benicio del Toro (The Usual Suspects, Sicario) and Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) shine in this witty Balkans-set comedic drama that has proved a hit with audiences worldwide.
The year is 1995 and a group of humanitarian aid workers, led by world-weary veterans del Toro and Robbins, are nearing the end of their tour in mountainous Bosnia. A village’s water supply has been contaminated and amid the mayhem the workers’ seemingly straightforward quest for a rope soon becomes quite the ordeal.
The Crows Egg (India)
UWA Somerville: Monday 14th December—Sunday 20th December
ECU Joondalup: Tuesday 22n December – 27th December
Cheeky and street-smart, young brothers Big Crow’s Egg (aged 8) and Little Crow’s Egg (aged 6) are the masters of mischief in their hectic Chennai neighbourhood. When a pizza restaurant opens in the smart part of town they become desperate to taste this exotic new dish, trying every trick in the book to raise money to buy a slice. But even if they have the cash, will this snooty pizzeria tolerate kids from the ‘wrong’ part of town? A hit with audiences from Sydney to Mumbai, this colourful, music-laden film has bundles of energy, joy and charm.
Tale of Tales ✪✪✪✪ (ITALY/FRANCE/UK)
See my review above
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The DNA/The FBI/DB Cooper...Whats The deal?
Author Topic: The DNA/The FBI/DB Cooper...Whats The deal? (Read 47686 times)
Re: The DNA/The FBI/DB Cooper...Whats The deal?
So Smith you are the sole source on dna being collected from the tie clasp vs tie itself. You say your source was a phone call from Ckret. This is all very strange since Ckret never shared this with the rest of the world.
It appears that I am just a Super-Dooper Investigative Reporter! Wow. I've been sitting on a SCOOP for seven years and didn't know it!
Thanks, Georger, for helping me realize how smart I truly am...
Of course you are the only source for the FBI sample being taken from the tie clasp. Everywhere else Ckret said the sample comes from the tie - he never mentioned it coming from the clasp. The source being touch dna is also new. If you and Larry are correct, assuming you copied his remarks accurately, then that makes Blevins' 'eipthelial' cells he got from Porteous and the FBI email, wrong.
It probably can't be both touch dna and epithelial cells.
Weren't you one of the three remaining smart-asses in the last year at Dropzone that got owners to close the Dropzone thread down? You, Blevins, and Weber? Everyone else had abandoned Dropzone. Maybe you will accomplish the same thing here?
KIRO vs KING
Yup. Confusion.
Spoke at length with "Linda" at KING. She's been around a while - 1992-something. Knows the case. Knows her archives, too. Doesn't remember any broadcast about Cooper and cigarette butts. Remembers Chris Ingalls's initial broadcast in 2003 about DNA. Source of DNA not disclosed, however.
But a new FBI agent was identified. SA Charles Mindigo. He was quoted at length. He was not a PIO, apparently. Never heard of him before.
I also spoke with Sharon at KING. Sharon was not as golden-an-oldie as Linda, but she was very diligent. Spoke with her colleagues at length. Their archives are not as extensive as KING. KIRO only went to 2004 with extra searching. Normal search only goes to 2008. They found nothing on cigarette butts and DB Cooper. Sharon knows the case fairly well, (for a millennial). Remembers Marla!
I've discussed this broadcast business with Ron and Pat at length over the years. They are adamant about seeing a cigarette butt broadcast in 2001-2002.
I also spoke with these people and Ingalls returned my call - last Friday. Extensive searches were done on Friday. Chris mailed me all relevant transcripts done at KING on Cooper dna after Chris interviewed SA Charles Mindigo. KING-5 can't find any program like you describe the Forman's report seeing, and so far, no program done by Mr. Bounds on that topic.
The issue of course is the sources you cite and the credibility of those sources and the info you present.
Maybe JT or Jo Weber or Blevins saw the program and can confirm?
« Last Edit: December 07, 2015, 11:47:53 PM by georger »
Bruce A. Smith
What has got you so interested in the saliva DNA, Georger? You really seem to have your knickers in a twist, here.
I find that very, um, interesting....
Your interest is now, um, my interest.
« Last Edit: December 08, 2015, 12:12:14 AM by Bruce A. Smith »
DNA on clasp
I just received an email from Chris Ingalls at KING 5 TV. He confirms that he was told by Larry Carr in 2007 that a DNA sample was retrieved from the tie and clasp, as Carr reported to me. This seems to contradict Georger, and more importantly puts G in a harsh light because Georger has just posted saying that he has had recent correspondence with Mr. Ingalls, but fails to mention the clasp.
The following is from Chris Ingalls:
"...The bottom line is that we have not reported that saliva was taken from the cigarette butts.
In 2003, I reported that a weak sample of DNA was retrieved from Cooper and it was now considered somewhat usable for ruling out a suspect.
In 2007, I reported that Agent Carr said that this DNA came from the tie clasp and tie clip recovered on the plane. (emphasis added, BAS.)
I don’t know that I ever reported it – but I have been told by at least a couple of FBI agents that the cigarette butts were lost at some point.
Chris Ingalls
News Reporter"
Chris just confirmed that he spoke with georger, and had also interview Charles Mindigo back in 2003. He described Mindigo as the "case agent." I've never heard the name before.
OOPS. Mindigo was SAC Seattle.
« Last Edit: December 08, 2015, 06:02:31 AM by Shutter »
Nothing I have said puts me in a harsh light. That's absurd, Mr. Drama Queen Smith. Show any public statement Carr made where he says the dna came off the clasp? That is all I have been saying. It's odd Carr would give out one story publicly then turn around and give out another story to you and King-5. Why didn't Carr or you post this information to Dropzone? Shutter says he saw it only on your website at Mountain News.
Likewise, I have the transcripts Chris Ingalls sent me. Neither transcript mentions tie clasp. The 2007 transcript Ingalls did with Carr says only: FOR THE FIRST TIME -- THE F-B-I CONFIRMS THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP A D-N-A SAMPLE FROM EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM THE TIE IN 2001. The 2003 Ingalls transcript says nothing.
So I guess Ingalls has some other story he failed to mention to me and failed to copy to me, he is now citing to you?
Has it occurred to you Carr might be wrong?
For the first time I am now even wondering about the viability of the FBI partial profile if as Smith reports they took the sample from the tie clasp - that is the last place most people I know would sample. Again, Carr never said one word about tie clasp on DZ; he always spoke of the sample taken from the tie. This lead to the discussion one would expect namely, 'did the sample come from the neck area on the tie', which was strengthened by Blevins' revelation that the FBI sample was based on "epithelial" cells. Th neck is a well known source for such cells. Moreover the obvious place to sample is the neck area of the tie where the tie rubbed against the wearer's neck. Cells found on a clasp could be anyone's! Multiple people handled it. Presumably only one person wore the tie during its last adventure in the world and the wearer's cells would be embedded in the underside wove of the fabric where there was contact with the wearer's skin.
I wonder what Tom Kaye knows about this? There is nothing about the FBI dna sample on his website. And Tom is well enough versed in this subject to have an opinion.
How far can one go on so little information? Not very far. The Cooper case has turned into a roadshow and a carnival. Bring in the clowns.
Listen up guys!
You need to have a civil disagreement, or nothing!
Bruce, please don't stoop to using Blevin's tactics by posting people's names who don't wish to have them made public. (regardless to it being in a book). I seen an edit made 14 minutes after the original post was made. I don't know if the full name was there or not. this occurred after I shut down for the evening.
I received a complaint/threat that I don't appreciate what so ever! resolve your differences in a civil manner.
Let's summarise: The claim that the Cooper cigarette butts were processed for dna, remains unproven. The claim that the tie clasp provided a positive result, vs. the tie itself, seems to be corroborated by Chris Ingalls at KING-5 in private conversation he had with Larry Carr? But so far, there is no instance of Carr saying this publicy, for example at Dropzone. It would be interesting to know where Tom Kaye stands in this matter given his conversations with Carr.
It's worth noting that if the FBI were to send some knowledgeable person to this website to answer questions, perhaps none of this speculation-discussion would be necessary.
Why does any of this matter? It matters because we would like to know who Cooper was. Cooper's personal genetic info might go some distance to identifying who Cooper was, and was-not. For example, Flo said Cooper looked Latin to her; the bulk of suspects suggested by the public on forums so far have all been non-Latin. Another witness said he had the impression the FBI was concentrating on suspects from the Eugene Oregon area. And we know almost nothing about how any dna profile the FBI has influenced their search for DB Cooper except that the FBI says their profile can exclude people and people including Christiansen, Weber, Peterson, etal have all been excluded on genetic basis alone.
In addition, we know literally nothing about the FBI's pursuit of genetic data in the Cooper case. We hear terms like 'partial profile', 'multiple tests', 'epithelial cells', 'touch dna off the clip', 'collected dna from ... in 2000/2001', 'can rule people out but not people in', et cetera ... but we have no official history of the FBI's actual pursuit of genetic evidence in the Cooper case, a pursuit which began later in the case because this science was not available in the 1970s when the hijacking happened.
I think these are questions we all would like answers to.
I do not understand what is going on. Please clarify.
As for posting people's names, here is what I have done recently regarding the DNA investigation:
I talked with Chris Ingalls and posted his name in full, along with part of an email he sent to me explaining his involvement with developing stories for KING TV on DB Cooper and DNA. Chris is after all, a public figure and TV broadcaster. At the least, he deserves attribution for his work. Further, he never asked to be off-the-record, nor asked for confidentiality. In my view, whenever a public figure feels a need for an elevated degree of privacy, I feel it is their responsibility to ask for it, not mine.
Because of the confusion over whether a story on cigarettes has been broadcast or not, I contacted the archival departments at both KING TV and KIRO TV. In doing so, I spoke with individuals there and posted their first names to give a measure of clarity to who was saying what about whom.
No one has complained to me about that usage, as far as I know.
To be compared to Bobby Blevs is bizarre. Really?
As for threats, I have not made any to anyone, nor have I received any. As for ridicule, well, it's just been another day in the office so to speak...
Bruce wrote: As for ridicule, well, it's just been another day in the office so to speak...
Worn soles and thick skins. Long live feet on the street investigative reporters.
New Lead for DNA
I'm expanding my search for information on the sources of DNA available to the Norjak investigation. Next up is contacting the FBI Forensic Sciences Research and Training Center in Quantico, VA directly. After reading Ayn's last email, the Seattle FO is clearly no longer an option for us.
Also, I'm in contact with another author who is investigating the FBI's crime lab, John F Kelley. He's co-author of Tainted Evidence: Inside the Scandals at the FBI Crime Lab. What I've read so far ain't a pretty picture. My understanding is that up to 20 percent of the findings at the FBI lab are suspect due to faulty supervision, mishandling of evidence, sloppy documentation, malfeasance and corruption.
So, get ready all you FBI apologists out there! I'm sure I'll have plenty of stuff to put you in a tizzy.
What would the partial CODIS profile the FBI says it has, tell us about Cooper's physical traits?
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My #FoodieChats Experiences
by Maddy OsmanJuly 13, 2015no comment
By a strange turn of events, about a month ago, I found myself taking the Metra from Chicago to Aurora. About a year ago, this wouldn’t have been so weird… I used to commute from Elburn to Chicago and vice-versa when I first started working at Groupon. But now that I’ve secured a residence in a neighborhood bordering the city of Chicago, I find myself making the trek less and less. It takes something special, like my family, or an awesome opportunity, to inspire a train ride back to the suburbs after putting in a full day at Social Media Beast.
A live #Foodiechats experience ranks amongst one of those awesome opportunities that you just can’t say no to. One of my clients at Social Media Beast is Phil Stefani Restaurant Group. When we first started working with them, they had a very talented social media intern named Taylor. We worked with her to take their social media game to the next level. Nowadays, Taylor has graduated and moved on to starting hew own integrated marketing company, Deck Media. I’m excited to see where she takes it!
Anyways, as a member of the Chicago foodie community after being so involved with Stefani Restaurants, Taylor followed many influencers in the industry, including Steve Green, founder of #Foodiechats. For those not in the know, #Foodiechats is a weekly Twitter Chat (soon to be an app!) that happens Mondays at 7pm CST. For those who don’t understand the concept of Twitter Chats, check out the article I wrote for my company blog. Anyways, the topic always centers around food, and usually is sponsored by a company related to the industry or a restaurant. Taylor saw that Steve Green was looking for local foodies to take part in the latest live event, made her interest known and invited me along for the ride.
On this particular occasion, the sponsoring entity was Two Brothers Brewing. Although I love their beer (Sidekick all the way), I’d never been to the Roundhouse – even though it’s practically in my backyard! Once I got off the train, I walked straight in – passing various bars, a coffee shop, and a beautiful courtyard. Apparently it’s the type of venue that a lot of people get married – a choice I completely understand.
Steve Green was a gracious host and made sure everyone was properly introduced and facilitated conversation, while simultaneously capturing photos and tweeting out to his loyal following. See that’s the thing about a #Foodiechats live event… you have to be a master of talking to your fellow foodies and tweeting to contribute to #Foodiechats at the same time. At one point, the owner jokingly said “Get off your phones!” It took me a minute to realize he wasn’t serious.
In this particular #Foodiechats event, Two Brothers was promoting a summer food festival (which unfortunately for you is now over). The food was absolutely incredible – a gourmet take on American comfort food favorites. And the BEER! Can you imagine having unlimited access to all that Two Brothers has to offer? It was a dream. In fact, I had the opportunity to grab a six pack of their new Wobble IPA beer. My boyfriend, a home brewer, is writing up a review that will be on the blog in the near future! Stay tuned 🙂
Unfortunately I had to skip out before the event was completely over to catch the train. But little did I know, this wouldn’t be the last of my #Foodiechats experiences.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago. Steve reached out to me right before the Fourth of July weekend about an event happening after everyone returned to work. This event was at Frontier and was sponsored by the Better Burger Project. The Better Burger Project is a contest from the James Beard Foundation, which tasks chefs from all across the United States to create a gourmet burger. Here’s the catch – the Burger has to be composed of 25% mushrooms! Now I’ll be completely honest with you… I’m not a huge mushroom fan. But, I am a trooper. I tried the burger and it was damn good. The fact that the burger didn’t focus on the mushrooms, but merely incorporated them, was what made it a good situation.
I also ate my first oyster. Probably also my last oyster. But I put myself out there in the name of food adventures!
I was a little more comfortable and familiar with what to expect at this event. I met some pretty incredible people who I hope to see again soon. I’m grateful to have had these experiences as I grow my Chicago blogging empire and continue to explore the food scene!
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Home » Ventoditerra Updates » Palestine » The Children's Land » The EU celebrates the inauguration of Um Al-Nasser Women’s Center in Gaza
The European Union and the representatives of the local community of Um al-Nasser in Gaza strip celebrated the opening of Um-Al Nasser Women’s Center that was constructed in the framework of the EU fended project: “Promoting the Bedouin Centre “Children’s Land” as a participatory lab for community development in Gaza Strip that was implemented by Vento di Terra NGO in partnership with Canaan Institute of New Pedagogy.
“Hope and desire to improve your lives and those of your families are stronger than destruction. It is in this spirit that the work for the construction of the Women’s Centre started nine months ago and the European Union is proud to be part of this initiative,” said the EU Head of Cooperation Alessandra Viezzer at the inauguration ceremony.
From his side Ziyad AbuFraya, the Mayor of Um Al-Nasser village, said: “This center comes as a response to a great need for the elevation of Women’s role in our community and for that we are truly grateful to the generosity of the European Union and the hard work of Vento di Terra NGO.”
Both Ms Alessandra Viezzer, EU Head of Cooperation, and Mr Issa Saba, Director of Canaan Institute of New Pedagogy, pointed out the uniqueness of choosing the 25th of November to open the Um AlNasser Women’s Center, as it coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
The Um Al-Nasser Women’s Center consists of 2 floors and a terrace. The first/ground floor contains 2 income generating laboratories operated entirely by local women. One tailoring and one carpentry that work together to produce environmentally friendly and affordable toys for children following the Montessori approach, also in the same floor we have a showroom to display the laboratories products.
The aim is to sell these toys to local kindergarten and child centers and in the future work on expanding our reach to international markets as well.
The second floor has the administration office and an office for our social worker, in addition to a multipurpose room where trainings and workshops are to be conducted for the local women of Um AlNasser Bedouin village to provide them with the means of their empowerment and consequently the amelioration of their and their families’ lives.
What makes our Women’s Center special is the technique it was built with; Vento di Terra NGO defines its work with environmentally friendly building techniques and our Women’s Center was no exception to that rule. We used the CEB technique: Compressed Earth Blocks for the construction of the center.
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The General Who Became A Slave. The Slave Who Became A Gladiator. The Gladiator Who Defied An Emperor.
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Russell Crowe, as
Joaquin Phoenix, as
Connie Nielsen, as
Oliver Reed, as
Richard Harris, as
Derek Jacobi, as
Djimon Hounsou, as
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Reviewed on: May 5th, 2001
Russell Crowe as Maximus in Gladiator.
Amazing sets, incredible special effects, big names even in the small parts, and beautifully choreographed, over the top fight scenes. What else could it be but the start of the Summer Movie Season! And this is definitely a Summer Movie.
Gladiator is a movie that while watching, you can enjoy; for a while. The action moves fast enough, the visuals are amazing, and Russell Crowe, as the brooding General, does command your attention. As an action movie, it succeeds, sort of.
The problem with this movie though, is that for all of its grandeur, that is all that is; an action movie, and not a very good one. Between the fight scenes it attempts to have a plot, but it's pretty standard -- and considering the subject matter -- very tame stuff.
The plot, what there is of one, merely consists of Russell Crowe seeking revenge for the death of his wife and son. Wow, that's never been done before. The person who he is seeking revenge against is (shock, gasp!) the Emperor of Rome.
Now as a gladiator, imprisoned in chains, you wouldn't think he would have much chance of ever getting his revenge, but wait this is Hollywood. The Emperor, with all of the power of Rome behind him, will enter the Gladiator Ring and face his mortal enemy in combat. An Emperor whose bravest act up until this point in the film is to smother his aged, diseased father.
Of course he does try to rig the fight in his favor, but why get in the ring in the first place? Does he somehow fail to realize that Russell Crowe's only goal is to see him dead? Wasn't he watching the movie?
Two Words: Eye Candy
Russell Crowe in Gladiator.
Gladiator is a spectacularly visual film. The majestic sets are stunning, and the opening battle scene is utterly amazing. The action and the atmosphere work so well.
From the moment early in the movie where the Roman messenger arrives back at camp sans head, you know this is a movie that takes its action seriously. The battle that follows is awesome. The fiery arrows and the burning catapult projectiles look as threatening as any modern day weapon. The many arena fights to the death are extremely brutal, even though the outcome is always foreseeable.
This movie will be forever remembered as the one that made Russell Crowe a star. Personally I felt he was better in LA Confidential, but that was more of an ensemble piece and here he is the star. He continuous his brooding that he did so well in LA Confidential. Granted, he has good reason, considering his wife and son are murdered. What I found interesting is that he plays an action character, but he really is not in that great of shape. However, his lack of a gym enhanced body just adds a more realistic appearance to this movie.
The problem this movie has is predictability. You know when he will win. You know when revenge will happen. You can see where the plot is going long before any of it happens. Another plot point that didn't help was all of the political intrigue. It took the plot away from the gladiator fights, and lets be honest, the fighting is the only reason for watching this movie.
Russell Crowe and Djimon Hounsou in Gladiator.
Scott has pretty much summed up my opinion of this movie. The stunning visuals Eric refers to are good, at least for a computer generated background. I for one, however, miss the old days when they either really went to a place or at the very least rebuilt it.
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Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
No. 22 of 156 in the Target novelisations series
By: Malcolm Hulke
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Note: This is a novelisation of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (obviously enough!) and was later reprinted under its original title. Also available as an audio reading.
Edition: UK (1st paperback)
Publisher: Target
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The Doctor walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant dinosaur turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... the Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round — blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its savage jaws dripping with blood...
The Doctor and Sarah arrive back in the TARDIS to find London completely deserted — except for the dinosaurs. Has the return of these prehistoric creatures been deliberately planned and, if so, who can be behind it all?
Edition: UK (hardback)
Publisher: Allan Wingate
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DOCTOR WHO AND THE PLANET OF THE SPIDERS
The last exciting adventure of DOCTOR WHO'S third incarnation — in which he has to surrender to a force stronger than himself — the ambitious evil Eight-Legs, the SPIDERS!
THE THREE DOCTORS
In which Doctors One, Two and Three cross time and space and come together to fight their most dangerous enemy — OMEGA — an exiled and bitter Time Lord, who is ruthlessly planning the destruction of the whole Universe.
DOCTOR WHO AND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
At last! The encounter of the fourth Doctor with the dreaded monster — will DOCTOR WHO be able to unravel the legend of Loch Ness, and overcome the power of the ruthless ZYGONS?
DOCTOR WHO AND THE TENTH PLANET
Gerry Davis
The CYBERMEN have arrived. The first invasion of Earth by this invincible, fearless race — and the last thrilling adventure of the first DOCTOR WHO.
The inside cover flaps read as follows:
DOCTOR WHO — awarded The Writer's Guild Award for the best British children's original drama script.
Malcolm Hulke has written for the 'Doctor Who' television series since 1965. As well as six 'Doctor Who' books, he has written several adult novels based on the television series 'Crossroads', and has recently completed Cassell's Parliamentary Dictionary, a new analytical guide.
The author lectures frequently at schools and professional gatherings on the subject of writing. He enjoys travelling abroad as a relaxation from writing, when time allows it.
Edition: UK (2nd paperback)
Released: June 1978
Note: Same ISBN as previous paperback edition.
Same as previous paperback edition.
Edition: US (paperback)
Publisher: Pinnacle
Note: Number 3 in the series of 10 US paperback novelisations published by Pinnacle in 1979-1980 — the others were: 1) Day of the Daleks, 2) The Doomsday Weapon, 4) Genesis of the Daleks, 5) Revenge of the Cybermen, 6) The Loch Ness Monster, 7) The Talons of Weng-Chiang, 8) The Masque of Mandragora, 9) The Android Invasion and 10) The Seeds of Doom. Each of these US editions were reprinted several times between 1979 and 1989, with the ISBN changing 3 times (the different ISBNs are listed as separate editions below).
RETURN OF THE PREHISTORIC CREATURES
Three hundred and fifty million years ago, dinosaurs crawled the Earth, devouring everything in sight. But then they disappeared. Certainly, no one ever expected them to return...
When Doctor Who lands in London and finds the entire city deserted — except for dinosaurs — he figures something really weird is going on. It is. A clever group of misguided idealists is at the center of a bizarre plot to reverse Time to a golden era — an era before technology, before pollution, before the hydrogen bomb. The group is going to give the human race a second chance.
But, to implement Operation Golden Age, the past must be eliminated. The present will not exist — and only the chosen will survive.
Doctor Who must turn the clock forward to stop Operation Golden Age, but will he be able to do it before Earth's Time runs out?
Doctor Who is a mysterious, zany, and very mature Time Lord (750 years mature to be exact) who hurtles through space in a stolen Time Machine. Since there's a problem with the steering, he never lands exactly when or where he plans to. This, along with his desperate desire to bring law and order to the galaxies, and his insatiable curiosity, consistently places him in weird and often wild circumstances.
Doctor Who, created for and by the BBC, is one of the longest running and most popular shows in British television history. Now this incredible space fantasy can be seen on television in major cities throughout the United States via Time-Life Television.
Edition: US (2nd paperback)
Released: January 1981
Same as 1st US edition.
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Edition: US (4th paperback)
New: CDN$ 124.39
Edition: UK (3rd paperback)
Title: Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Note: Same ISBN as previous UK paperback editions.
"We're facing the destruction of history itself!"
The Doctor and Sarah return from the past to find London deserted and under martial law after a sudden invasion of prehistoric monsters. Uniting with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, they uncover a plot to alter time: wiping out all Earth's previous history and returning it to a golden age before technological pollution. Fighting traitors within and monsters without, the Doctor and UNIT must try and stop the deadly idealists.
This is an adaptation by Malcolm Hulke of his own original screenplay, which featured Jon Pertwee in the role of the Doctor.
Edition: UK (4th paperback)
Released: April 2016
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'Through the windscreen, the Doctor could see the gigantic shape of a tyrannosaurus rex blocking the road.'
The Doctor and Sarah arrive in London to find it deserted. The city has been evacuated as prehistoric monsters appear in the streets. While the Doctor works to discover who or what is bringing the dinosaurs to London, Sarah finds herself trapped on a spaceship that left Earth months ago travelling to a new world...
Against the odds, the Doctor manages to trace the source of the dinosaurs. But will he and the Brigadier be in time to unmask the villains before Operation Golden Age changes the history of planet Earth and wipes out the whole of human civilisation?
THIS NOVEL IS BASED ON A STORY WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY BROADCAST FROM 12 JANUARY-16 FEBRUARY 1974.
Featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee with his companion Sarah Jane Smith and UNIT
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THEODORA ORINGHER PC is pleased to welcome Timothy Gorry as a Senior Attorney in the firm's Los Angeles office. Tim has specialized over the past 25 years in representing entertainment, sports, private equity, banking, software, financial, telecommunications and manufacturing companies in litigation matters in state and federal courts, federal agencies and arbitration panels.
Prior to joining Theodora Oringher, Tim started and was the Head of the Litigation Department at Eisner Jaffe Gorry Chapman & Ross APC, was the Partner in Charge of the Los Angeles Office of Venable LLP and was the founder and Managing Partner of Gorry Meyer & Rudd LLP (which merged with Venable to create its Los Angeles office.).
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About Witt
Witt A/S was founded in 1993, when the ’man behind’ decided to use his last name as the new company’s name and to use a spare room in his home as sales office.
Imports of white goods started the whole thing, and sales and distribution took place through white goods- and kitchen shops.
Since this humble start Witt A/S has been enlarged through various agencies from all over the world, and in the past nearly 15 years the company has expanded vigorously. Today Witt A/S is selling products coming from 11 different countries. The products are still being sold to the largest white goods- and kitchen shops but nowadays not only in Denmark, but all over Scandinavia. We have got our own service department and workshop, where we test and repair MDA as well as SDA products. We have established a collaboration with a network of service centers,covering all Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Our aim is to be ahead of development and all the time new ideas are coming up. Consequently our programme today also includes a series of furniture, mobile grill units and health care products.
We have got 21,600 sq ft of loghouses at our disposal. The houses comprise administration, demo-kitchens, conference rooms, development department and storage rooms.In 2006 we had a storage building restored which gives us 19,400 sq ft of storage facilities + 7,600 sq ft of workshop.The company employs 93 enthusiastic people who are always doing their ultimate in delivering and servicing at a very high level.
In 2012 Witt opened the gate to two new markets: England and Ireland when we started distribution of iRobot in these markets. It is a great privilege to enter into England and Ireland and we are looking forward to repeating the Scandinavian success story with iRobot.
Witt UK & Ireland Ltd. - c/o Goedstrup Soevej 9 DK - 7400 Herning - Denmark - Phone: 0148 351 6633
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[Coverage] [ALEXANDROS] In KL Live, Kuala Lumpur
WL Jack 20:16 Anime coverage, Anime Event, Concert Coverage, Coverage, Entertainment, Event, General, Music
September 2018, Kuala Lumpur – Japanese Rock Band “ALEXANDROS” have performed in Kuala Lumpur for the first time ever last week! The show has attracted a lot of Jpop fans to rock the night away at KL Live. (check out our previous article here: http://www.wljack.com/2018/08/upcoming-event-alexandros-live-in-kl.html )
[ALEXANDROS] Live in KL 2018
Date : 22 September 2018
Venue : KL Live
[ALEXANDROS], formerly known as Champagne, is a four piece rock band from Japan that plays a mixture of alternative and hard rock with elements of pop punk and emo, lending them a contemporary sound that carries a wide appeal. On top of that, the band performs songs in both Japanese and English, which makes them instantly accessible internationally. The band consists of Yoohei Kawakami on vocals and guitar,Hiroyuki Isobe on bass and backing vocals, Masaki Shirai on guitar and Satoyasu Shomura on drums.
Jazz Style Opening Act!
Prior to the appearance of the band, there was a Jazz performance by an opening act, “Fazz”. Their performance is quite delightful and pleasant as a kick-off for the concert.
[ALEXANDROS] in the house!
Finally, the J-rock band came on stage with the performance of their significant tunes and singles! Their performance was indeed upbeat and powerful throughout! It’s not a wonder why the fans would get hyped up during the show listening to their energetic beats. Some of the singles performed include “Burger Queen”, “Adventure” “starrrrrrr”, “Moon Song”, “Hanauta” and etc!
I especially love the part where they performed “Mosquito Bite” which was the theme song for “Bleach:The Movie”. It was really an enthralling performance!
As a finale, the band has fascinated the fans with their notable single, “Kick & Spin”! It was really a vibrant night and I am sure all of the fans have enjoyed the show thoroughly!
I really appreciate the liveliness of the band as they have shown no exhaustion at all after performing all of their exceptionally intense songs!
Million thanks to Toybox Projects for bringing ALEXANDROS to Malaysia and I am looking forward for more future Japanese Acts events that they are going to bring to our shore!
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» Posts tagged 'glassing'
Bed Bar boss charged over seaside glass attack
Published August 20, 2012, in Headlines
A KNAPHILL man planning to expand a nightclub business to Torquay has been barred from all pubs and clubs in the seaside town after allegedly glassing a clubber.
Bed Bar managing director Paul Fisher, of Northwood Avenue, has been charged with unlawful wounding.
The 32-year-old is accused of glassing Mario Montinaro in the early hours of May 3, at the Cafe Mambo nightclub in the Devon town.
Mr Montinaro was taken to hospital and doctors were required to remove glass from his neck.
The 22-year-old victim also had cuts to the side of his face which needed butterfly stitches.
At a hearing at Torquay magistrates’ court last Thursday (August 9), Mr Fisher pleaded not guilty and requested that the case be directed to trial by jury, which the magistrate agreed to.
A commital date has been set for Friday, October 5 back at Torquay magistrates’ court, with the trial
expected to start next spring at Exeter Crown Court.
As a bail condition Mr Fisher has been excluded from entering licensed premises in Torquay, except for hotels where he has made a reservation. He is still allowed to visit restaurants, supermarkets and the new Bed Bar in Torquay.
It is understood the team behind the Bed Bar nightspots in Church Path, Woking, and Reading have taken over the lease of the former Pure nightclub in Torquay and plan to open for business in late September.
Mr Fisher’s lawyer, Alex Tribick, said: “It was made clear by Paul that his preference was for a trial by jury, as he feels confident that in front of 12 of his peers, justice will prevail in this case, and the magistrate agreed that should be the case.
“It is ironic that he finds himself in this unfortunate position, with this prosecution hanging over him, given his work with Bed Bar, which is dedicated to making people’s nights out as enjoyable as they should be.”
In June Mr Fisher was celebrating the Bed Bar being named the best in Woking at the inaugural Best Bar None awards.
He represented the nightclub at the event held at HG Wells Centre, where Bed Bar also won the prestigious People’s Choice award, voted for by the general public.
After picking up the award Mr Fisher said he had hopes of making the soon-to-open Bed Bar in Torquay just as successful.
He said: “We have now reviewed all our policies and procedures and this award is for all the hard work we have put in.
“There is a Bed Bar in Reading and a new bar in Torquay and both of those will be entering the Best Bar None competition next year.
“We want to win all three.”
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← Perplexing MRA Meme of the Day: “Saying She’s Not a Real Feminist is Like Playing Russian Roulette”
A Voice for Men defends skeezy PUA Roosh V as “much like the Buddha or Dalai Lama.” →
Pickup guru Roosh V thinks he’s beaten those opposing his talk tomorrow in Montreal. In fact, he’s proved their point.
Roosh V: Bro is definitely mad
Tomorrow, pickup artist and rape legalization proponent Roosh Valizadeh’s four-country “world tour” comes to Montreal, Canada and it’s fair to say it has hit a few snags.
The first little snag, as you may already have heard, was a petition asking the Canadian government to bar Roosh’s entry into the country as a literal hatemonger. It drew nearly 14,000 signatures, while a counter-petition, demanding that Roosh be let in, has so far managed to get six.
The snags continue. Though the wily Roosh has apparently been able to make his way over the border, he wasn’t able to keep the Montreal hotel originally scheduled to hold his event from cancelling on him, in the wake of complaints from local activists and some less-than-adoring media coverage of the terrible Mr. V.
Roosh says he’s found a new location, but the cancellation and the campaign against him have clearly been wearing on him.
In an an angry and at times unhinged video that he made before he secured the new venue, Roosh declared that his life’s work was at stake, and that if he was unable to book his event at another location he would show up at whatever protest materialized and, he strongly implied, start fighting everyone there until he got carried off to jail.
Hoping to forestall such an embarrassing spectacle, Roosh rallied his internet army and called on them to dig up dirt on the organizers of the planned protest. Posting on his own forum earlier this week, Roosh announced the start of “Operation Medusa,” the name an apparent reference to his belief that feminists are ugly monsters.
Naturally, Roosh’s five-prong plan was steeped in ethics. Among other things, he urged his followers to
1. Infiltrate main staging area for the enemy on Facebook and gather information. Use a fake Facebook account that is not linked to your real identity to message the organizer pretending to be a sniveling male feminist and asking for access to the private group. …
2. Spread disinformation on the event page. On the public page, contribute updates that distract them and lead them astray. You can also attempt to goad them into making illegal statements that can allow me to pursue legal action (civil or criminal).
3. Counter opposition research on the main perpetrators. With the help of an ROK writer, I am commissioning an investigative journalistic piece that focuses on [the three main organizers].
Given that he announced this super seekrit plan publicly on his forum, and that his opponents found it fairly quickly, it’s safe to say that prongs one and two were not likely very successful.
But Roosh seems to be going forward with prong number three. Posts attacking two of the three names at the top of Roosh’s enemies list have already appeared on Return of Kings, though they are less muckraking than simple poop flinging. The conclusion of David Garrett’s post will perhaps give you a sense of the general tenor of both pieces:
Aurelie Nix and her not so merry band of affronted, free speech-hating witch hunters are currently in the self-immolating throes of their violent opposition to Roosh’s truth.
Both posts quote Roosh without mentioning that he’s the guy “commissioning” and presumably paying for them. Smearing someone for money on Return of Kings, on behalf of the publisher of Return of Kings, is not “investigative journalism” as it is practiced anywhere on planet Earth.
You’d think that ace reporter Matt Forney, the author of the other of these lovely posts, would know better. After all, he was until recently the, ahem, “editor” of Roosh’s Reaxxion website, a #GamerGate-aligned video game site ostensibly big on media ethics. Indeed, it had this as the first plank in its “ethics policy.”
We give full disclosure if writing about a topic that we have personal or business relationships with, including investments. All disclosures will go at the very beginning of an article. Failure to disclose relationships will result in an immediate blacklist from publishing on Reaxxion.
But I digress. Forney’s piece, in addition to its many ethical failings, is also a terrible work of journalism, a blustery assault on what he describes as a “frenzied hate mob” of “authoritarian, Pharisaical” feminists, whose allegedly “violent campaign” against Roosh is “built on lies and intimidation.”
Uh, isn’t that a pretty spot on description of Roosh’s “Operation Medusa?”
You know, the one where he openly and unapologetically urges people to “spread disinformation” and dig up dirt on his opponents in order to scare them into silence?
In response to this nasty little campaign of intimidation and insinuation, many of those publicly associated with the planned protest of Roosh’s event have deleted and taken their social media accounts private. The original proposed protest of Roosh’s event has also morphed into a more broadly focused Demonstration Against Rape Culture, to be held tomorrow at noon, with the organizers of the new event declaring
In the last few weeks various women have mobilized to protest the hate speech disseminated by an American “pick up artist”. These women were victims of intimidation, trolling, harassment, and even some rape & death threats. Cuntamponary Art has decided to lend its voice to these women and to serve as an anonymous platform for them to express themselves freely. Due to said harassment, public facebook events have been canceled. The Cuntamponary Art Collective refuses to play into this petty “internet war” that has been targeting and abusing individuals instead of focusing on the larger issues at hand: preventing the promotion of hate and rape culture.
Roosh and his followers see this a giant victory. Which, looked at narrowly, I suppose it is.
But by responding to charges that Roosh is a disseminator of hate with a hateful, misogynistic campaign of intimidation aimed at feminists, they have succeeded only in making clear to more people just how staggeringly awful Roosh and his ilk really are.
Nest week, Roosh heads to Toronto. I don’t think he’s going to get a very warm welcome.
EDIT: Added some stuff about Roosh’s three-prong plan.
Posted in: #gamergate, a new woman to hate, allegedly false accusations, antifeminism, bullying, creepy, dark enlightenment, doubling down, douchebaggery, drama kings, entitled babies, evil SJWs, harassment, hate, hypocrisy, internet tough guy, irony alert, mantrum, men who should not ever be with women ever, misogyny, PUA, rape culture, reactionary bullshit, red pill, rhymes with roosh, threats
In San Francisco (the cool, gray city of love), MaduSalon is the name of a hair salon that calls itself “a hair salon without borders.” It’s owned by a Haitian woman, and its customers are all races–a rarity in hair salons. And it specializes in curly hair–you know, sort of like Medusa’s “hair.” MaduSalon is expensive, but if we’ve learned anything from the “Peanuts” character Frieda, it’s that “curly hair is such a responsibility.”
Have I wandered off topic?
Aunt Edna says:
It’s about ethics in rape advocacy, y’all.
Fabe says:
And the sad thing about working on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is that it has/had fans that are some of the most entitled, sexist, anti-feminist bags of horse shit I’ve ever seen.
Yeah, and thats the reason why I avoid the ‘bronny’ community even if I could be considered a bronny my self. Too toxic for my tastes . I’ll just stick to enjoying the show and comics on my own.
and the blockqoute monster strikes again. just when I thought I had it slain.
psychichazard says:
So, in order to ‘protect’ the children of the people who think that rape is bad, the MRAs are making spurious child protection alerts. The sick, sick, bastards.
EJ (The Other One) says:
I know other Iranians who’ve also claimed that they’re white. They do have the advantage of being the literal definition of Aryan, as numerobis said.
kylagb says:
His “life’s work”!!! Ha ha!! He needs to get a life and them maybe he might not be so hateful. But ultimately I don’t care about Roosh’s life, I just care that he not be permitted to spout his crap in Canada.
AltoFronto says:
It’s so pathetic and funny that these fools still think they can “infiltrate” Feminist spaces, and successfully disrupt any conversations happening there, as if they aren’t entirely obvious to anyone even remotely familiar with the anti-feminist movement and their recent tactics.
OBVIOUS TROLL IS FUCKING OBVIOUS, EVERY SINGLE TIME!
More often than not, on an otherwise blank profile, they can’t even resist making their intentions plain in the mandatory data fields when they activate their troll account. It’s like watching an elephant try to hide under camouflage netting.
You’d think Roosh would pay enough attention to learn from AVFM’s, Julian Blanc’s and GamerGate’s myriad failures. For someone who thinks men are teh Great Innovators of Civilization, he’s never had an original thought in his shitty little life, and can’t even follow the examples set by his woefully incompetent peers.
AnAndrejaPejicBlog (@A_Pejic_Blog) says:
jj (@clockworkelves)
Wait, did you just try to turn the word ‘Maenad’ into an insult against feminists? I don’t think you know your audience at all.
sunnysombrera says:
I’m pretty sure those 14000 petition-signers are rabid Maenads that most of the silent majority here in Canada secretly can’t stand anyway.
As for the six on the pro-Roosh side, that doesn’t really say that much. When fully pressed most Canadians wouldn’t care either way that Roosh is coming here to speak but most also know that politically-incorrect speech will result in a “Feminazi” backlash. So really, it’s probably fear and some apathy that constitutes that number.
This is so out of touch it’s adorable. People who are against the advocacy of rape are rabid feminazis? What does that say about you that you think disliking this sort of thing makes one an extremist instead of, y’know, a decent human being? Doesn’t look like you think much of Canadians either (Bina! Have at him! :p ).
weirwoodtreehugger says:
Maenads?
lightcastle says:
@history nerd
From my limited understanding of Canadian law, Roosh probably wouldn’t be prosecuted for hate speech or harassment unless he was publicly disturbing the peace. Like, e.g., he was standing on the street and passing out misogynistic literature in a way that draws attention to himself.
I think you are more or less correct in that. (Similar to the US). However, you could make the argument for turning him aside at the border more easily. (The law has been applied to Westboro Baptist Church, for example.) So it is a gray area, but from what I’ve seen the bar to actually ban someone is very high.
A.A. Wils says:
jj (@clockworkelves): So, what you’re saying is, that alpha-as-all-get-out alpha dudebros (don’t they even lift?) are too afraid to sign an anonymous petition online because (dun dun dun) “Feminazis!” Ah, okay. I mean, it’s usually the feminists that run around doxxing, harassing, swatting, and making rape and death threats–so the alpha dudes better just mind themselves. Makes total sense.*
*And by “makes total sense” I mean to say that dude, you are completely grasping at straws and making no sense whatsoever.
Also, by “raving Maenads” are you meaning folks that are opposed to a guy who writes books on how to rape women in different countries and someone who supports the legalization of rape on private property? The same guy who writes blog posts, and allows authors to write blog posts on his site, that advocate racist ideology and violence against women? Wow, chief, I totally can’t understand why those “raving Maenads” would be so upset.
FYI, chief: Maenad is actually, literally translated to “Raving Ones.” So when you say “Raving Maenad,” you are actually saying “Raving-Raving One.” Which is cool, just thought you’d like to know.
Also, if I remember correctly from the classical mythology lessons I’ve had, they had to get rip-roaring drunk in order become a Raving-Raving One. Sounds like a good time.
Oh shoot, just read my post, and should have added the teal deer at the end. Well, here it is–
tl;dr: Wait, wut?
ColeYote says:
Well this doesn’t sound at all like libel.
jaygee says:
If I remember correctly, Roosh wrote about how inhospitable Canada is to men* by using some DEFCON rating. Why is he then surprised by his reception? Shouldn’t he have prepared for this?
*misogynists
Bina says:
Also, what he’s doing there is NOT work. He needs to get a real job…but then again, that would require him to get real hygiene, and we already know how allergic he is to that.
Scented Fucking Hard Chairs says:
@clockworkelves
*makes LOL Wut Pear face*
*clicks Twitter link*
… Uh, dude, it doesn’t make much sense to call us “Feminazis” when you’re a literal Nazi.
lowquacks says:
I wouldn’t necessarily read it as such elsewhere, but given the context, there’s a real chance “Pharisaical” has an anti-semitic sort of thing going on there.
Unfortunately the narrative is more “If you hadn’t looked so sexy Poseidon wouldn’t have been forced to rape you thus defiling my temple” hence the ‘ironic’ punishment of poor old Medusa’s looks being turned into a man killing machine. Ultimately she ends up with her head stuck on Athena’s shield.
Well, that’s Ovid’s version, which is pretty late in the game. From what I remember, Medusa starts as just this symbol of protection we don’t know much about, and is linked to Athena by her shield. Medusa might be Athena’s battle fury. Then she might be the only Gorgon, and maybe a storm deity. Maybe killed by Athena or by Athena’s hero, and put on the shield. Then she has two sisters and they are all horrible monsters. Then she becomes originally beautiful, but says she is more beautiful than Athena, and so Athena turns her into a monster. Then she is a priestess of Athena, pledged to virginity, and she falls in love with Poseidon and breaks her vows, so Athena turns her into a monster. And finally she is raped by Poseidon, thus breaking her vows, so Athena turns her into a Monster.
So there is PLENTY of room to play with when re-telling that tale. 🙂
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Victory for Iowa's Water, Soils, Outdoors
From: Lynn Laws, Iowa Environmental Council
To: Richard Worm
Yesterday's voters can tell tomorrow's grandchildren that they not only understood the long-term need to protect water quality and top soil in Iowa, they acted on behalf of their protection in an era when our country's political leaders often used only one, short-term measure of success--economic growth.
On November 2, in a year with a high turnout at the polls and Iowans divided on many issues, voters sent an overwhelming message of commitment to the protection of Iowa's natural resources. Almost two-thirds of Iowa voters approved an amendment to the Iowa constitution to create a Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.
The trust fund will begin to accrue an estimated $150 million a year the next time Iowa legislators approve a sales tax increase. A regular audit will be conducted to ensure monies are used only for specific conservation and recreation work as outlined in a bill passed earlier this year.
Coalition members of the campaign called Iowa Water and Land legacy are celebrating today. "This is a win for all Iowans," said Marian Riggs Gelb, executive director for the Iowa Environmental Council. "We can attribute this overwhelming victory to the power of coalition--of people working together to accomplish much more than anyone could alone," said Gelb.
One hundred and thirty organizations representing over 300,000 Iowans have worked together since 2005 to first, examine how best to create state funding for natural resources in a way that protected designated funds from being raided for other uses. Later the coalition worked to educate Iowans on how the money would be spent, to protect the intent of the fund by passing legislation that spells out the allocation of the funds, and to get out the vote.
"Much work is still ahead of us, but today is a day for celebrating," said Gelb.
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Talk To Pies: Which Specific Player Made You Fall In Love With Football?
By Chris Wright
The Wolverhampton Wanderers 1992/93 squad, from hell’s heart I stab at thee!
While there were kick-abouts on tap over the road on the park, growing up in the pre-Sky Sports-saturated era meant that actually watching proper football on television was a rare thing – principally because there wasn’t much to go at.
For a child in the Nottinghamshire suburbs in the late 80s/early 90s, your basic choice as far as weekly televised football was concerned was either Central Match Live on ITV on Sunday afternoons (which, if memory serves correctly, was Leicester versus Wolves at a depressing, marsh-like Filbert Street/Molineux every single sodding week) or, as of 1992, Football Italia over on Channel 4.
Being a lad blessed with an impeccable aesthetic constitution (even if I do say so myself), I always opted for the foreign elegance of Serie A – instantly falling head-over-heels for these debonair new teams, their fancy nicknames that always sounded as if they were written in Italics, James Richardson, his pink newspapers and ornate breakfast pastries, the sound of Peter Brackley’s voice and, of course, the beautiful, beautiful players themselves.
Nobody ever seemed to get muddy in Italy.
AC Jimbo back in his halcyon days
Mindful that I might be coming across as some bratty little proto-hipster, I’m almost reluctant to admit that my first ever “proper” football shirt was a cheap knock-off AC Milan shirt with “Boban, 9” on the back.
Pride and, indeed, joy.
I wasn’t consciously trying to be different: I didn’t go about spouting the superiority of disciplined catenaccio over the agricultural English 4-4-2; I was nine years old for Christ’s sake! I just loved Italian football – y’know, back before it all went to hell in a handbasket.
Anyway, these misty, water-coloured memories are about to sound slightly skewiff, seeing as though the player I’m about to wax lyrical about actually left Serie A in 1989, three whole years before Football Italia GOOOOOOOLACCIO-O-O-O‘ed its way onto our television screens.
I first encountered the man that was (unbeknownst to him) about to become the object of my adoration when a short retrospective clip of him in action was featured on an episode of Football Italia.
Flitting about in Juventus’ beautiful bianconeri strip, there was this lithe Danish gentleman manoeuvring the ball like Andy Mutch and Steve Walsh never did over on the other channel.
The seed was planted.
A few years later I happened across a VHS in the bargain basket at Makro. It was called “Michael Laudrup: A Football Player” – an incredibly pithy title, I’m sure you’ll agree!
As well as a copy of the vastly underrated animated yarn The Pagemaster, I pestered my mum to buy it for me for a couple of quid and I wore that thing out, watching it start-to-finish, day after day, for months and months and months – marvelling, wide-eyed, at the sheer artistry on show (it had all his Barcelona and Real Madrid stuff on it too).
All killer, no filler. Back-heels, flicks, dainty chips with the outside of his foot. First touch like a velvet cushion.
Measured, silky and well-lubricated like a titillating football eel.
Sure there were other players I idolised as a young Calcio devotee: Gabriel Batistuta, Enrico Chiesa, Enzo Francescoli, Dejan Savicevic, Alvaro Recoba (briefly), Alessandro Del Piero, even Brian Laudrup wasn’t half bad – but none really came close to usurping Michael in my affections after the magic spun on that tape.
I immediately began attempting to emulate his style and technique on the park, the playground, the pitch – to almost imperceptibly minute success.
But it stuck. I still think Michael Laudrup is the finest footballer I’ve ever seen play the game. It’ll take somebody incredibly special to change that.
Offered as evidence of his talents, here’s 1 hour and 20 minutes video compilation of Laudrup’s sublime passing and interplay.
I challenge you to watch just five minutes of it – any five minutes chosen completely at random – and tell me you don’t feel yourself falling for the man…
That’s my truth, now tell me yours…
Posted in Featured, Newsnow, Opinion, Retro
Paco says:
The original Ronaldo, at the 2002 World Cup when I was nine, what a player. Got a fake Brazil jersey with his name on it when I was on holidays only for the dog to rip it to shreds the day we came home. Aced an English exam nine years later by writing about him retiring from football.
Steve L Biles says:
Extremely articulate. An exceptional read which portrays an intelligent and well educated background. I was therefore very surprised to find an error:
“But it stuck. I still think Michael Laudrup is the finest football I’ve ever seen play the game. It’ll take somebody incredibly special to change that.”
Sorry, but I retain my bad habit of proof reading.
@Steve L Biles: I’m forever erring. It’s a shocker that I missed that one.
Without a shadow of a doubt it has to be Gianfranco Zola.
I too was an advocate of Football Italia (I still believe that it is the first live football I ever watched on TV) and although I don’t remember following Parma too much on the program I do remember having some sort of fascination with the little Italian. He wasn’t particularly great in Euro 96 even but my affection didn’t wain.
Then he arrived at Chelsea and every dream I had came true. He took the Premier League by storm in 96/97 and even destroyed England at Wembley during a World Cup qualifier. He was easily the best player in that Chelsea squad and single handedly won them the Cup Winners Cup in 1998 (a tournament my and my Dad watched in its entirety when shown on Channel 5). He could score all sorts of goals, was lightning quick, could easily run rings around any back four and wasn’t afraid of mucking in when his teams had to defend. And he did all that with a smile on his face.
I would never claim to be a Chelsea fan but for a number of years I was a loyal Gianfranco Zola supporter. I yearn for a player of his enthusiasm, talent and happiness to return to the game soon.
Geraldo says:
George Best. The reason I fell in love with football, the reason I became a Manchester United fan. I would have supported whichever side he had played for when I was a kid.
barf says:
Giggsy-wiggsy, isn’t it? Mmm? I’d just moved from Cardiff to Essex at the age of 6 and never kicked a football in my life, or watched it as everything was rugby at my school. It was 1993 and Giggs was the pinup boy, but just watching him run rings around the defenders or dropping a shoulder and rounding the keepers on what seemed a weekly basis. Plus, at that time, I had a very distinct valley-boy lilt which was not the easiest thing in Essex, but people then made the Wales/Giggs connection and it somehow made things easier.
And of course football Italia, where I became a massive Del Piero fan. Mainly due to the facial hair.
John ledo says:
Iv been a west ham fan since 1964 but it was johan cruyff the captain of holland at the 74 world cup who really made a massive indelible mark on my love for football, alongside, rep, haan, krol, rensenbrink, van hanagem and the rest they blew me away with there glorious total football philosophy, got loads of dvds of that team and the 1978 team, in my opinion the greatest international side ever and cruyff is only bettered by the great maradona as the greatest in history.
guanaco says:
Zinedine Zidane. I was 9 when the 98′ World Cup came about, when I first saw him play & he changed my football life. Growing up in Central America, I saw him as a sensei, his surreal relationship with the ball & his natural ability to manipulate a ball was second to none. Majestic control, elegant technique, supreme vision, graceful accuracy… he made anyone fall in love in the the game. Even at 42 he’s STILL better than a third of current active players. He’s up there with Charles DeGaulle, Louis Pasteur, Victor Hugo, Marie Curie, etc. as greatest French ever.
Zachary says:
Absolute legend and role model
Alanzinho says:
Lothar Matthaus, 1990 World Cup, particularly his one man destruction of a very good Yugoslavian team.
I spent the entire next day’s lunch-time trying to replicate his goals in that game. Helped that I’d bought an Inter Milan strip when we were in Italy on holiday the previous day.
It’s easy to forgot just how damn good a footballer he was at his peak, sensational.
Jimjam says:
I have two and as a Newcastle fan, I am biased but there you have it.
David Ginola.
Magic on the ball. I can still envision Dennis Wise coming in for a two-footed tackle on Ginola only to have the ball dinked between his legs and Ginola skipping off down the touchline. One of my favourite footy moves/clips of all time.
But I was never really Ginola-esque…
Gary Speed.
As a box-to-box midfielder myself in my playing days (I think I was the only one willing to cover box-to-box ground and so got the gig on enthusiasm rather than merit) Speed was my idol with his drive and aerial prowess. What a player, huge desire and heart. Deeply saddened by what was to come for the man and his family, but I now remember the joy he brought to me (and many others I believe) as a kid.
Oh! I forgot to say this was a great article Chris. Thank you and the other commentators as well, nice to read something positive on the interwebs. =)
yankee manc says:
For me growing up in the good old USA, I was not exposed to soccer until my early teens. We had back to back TV programs on a sports channel on saturday mornings at 6 and 7am. One was highlights from the EPL and the other from Serie A. My brothers and I would get up religiously to catch all the highlights and i have been a big fan ever since. I will always love the class of Rui Costa and the thundering goals of Batistuta. Those are great memories. Cantona and young Ryan Giggs are by far my favorite and i am a big UTD fan to this day. Dennis Bergkamp 94′ is also burned into my mind!
Marc Overmars in his pomp. A small australian child was instantly hooked at 5 years old.
Stubb says:
2 words for ya ‘Emule Heskey’
Made me truly believe I can also one day live out my dreams and become a professional footballer. I’ve since given up again because I were born without arms or legs but I know that wouldn’t have stopped Heskey.
Ange says:
1968/69 – When Tony Currie signed for Sheffield United from Watford#youcandomagic
Phillip Meintzer says:
Has to be either Zidane or Ronaldinho for me, both had magical first touches and made the game beautiful to the eye. Two of the best footballers with the ball at their feet and could create moment of brilliance that nobody would have ever expected.
Captain Spinmove says:
can’t believe no one’s mentioned Thierry Henry. Best of the Best for me and what really got me into football. Hell, I even supported Barca while he was there (still don’t know how I managed that).
This is a nice, and thought provoking, piece. As an American growing up in the U.S. in the late 1980s/early 1990s I had absolutely no access to European futbol. (It is currently blowing my mind that any ol’ U.S. household with “basic” cable now has NBCSports and a ton of soccer matches.) If a teammate got their hands on a 4-4-2 or any European/British soccer magazines, it was a coveted, magical thing. Therefore, I didn’t really have a player that made me love the game. I played from a very young age and at 12 had the luck to travel to Italy to play. Wow, that was fun. The stadiums! The soccer culture! The ability of the Italian players to keep the ball in the air, we played mainly on the ground.
On top of having very limited access, putting up with being called a “soccer fag” was pretty great too. You lads thought you had it rough…Plus always having to listen to the reports that “soccer is growing in the U.S.” yeah right. I still have not summoned the ability to watch an MLS game.
Anyway, any/all European football players made me fall in love with the game. I played year-round and we couldn’t watch any pro soccer. It stunk. I remember racing home from lawn mowing jobs to watch the WC ’94. Too bad those U.S. kits were embarrassing.
drags says:
World cup ’94 was my first real moment of falling in love with football as a whole, painting out faces for the final. Watching Baggio miss that penalty, it was absolute drama. I just couldn’t get enough of Rivaldo, he was just so silky smooth. Went on to really enjoy watching Batistuta play as well. But ultimate player for me has always been Ronaldinho. The skills, control, vision and finishing were magical, but he always played the game with a smile on his face, the true spirit of good football. Sadly emulating anything he ever produced is nigh on impossible, but hey a guy can try.
Original Lamester says:
Robbie Fowler. An ugly scouser who had an incredible natural ability to score goals. I mean, when you look at him, you don’t think footballer. He didn’t have the elegance of Henry, the pace of Shearer (at least in Blackburn) or the muscle mass of Rooney. He just knew how to put the ball in the back of the net – not through simple tap-ins, by no means; in fact, if you go through his goals, the amount if times the ball nestled in the side net is quite staggering.
And @Chris:
If not Fowler then it’s Michael Laudrup for me too, seeing as I’m Danish. It’s a little known fact that in 2000 he was voted the best foreign player in Barcelona in the past 25 years, beating people like Romario, Koeman, Stoichkov et al.
yngwie says:
It has to be Andrea Pirlo for me. A beautiful man who played beautiful football.
Haywired says:
Roberto Baggio. Even though I had been alive for the ’86 and ’90 World Cups, I was too young to have really paid much attention, but by the time USA ’94 came around I was 9 years old and ready to be fully absorbed by football. And I was (and England hadn’t even qualified). Baggio (along with Romario) was the star of the tournament and pretty much dragged Italy to the final. The fact that in the end, after all that, it was he that missed the crucial penalty and lost the trophy broke my heart. Though it did made for an amazing story (I guess sometimes a brutal ending is more interesting). Soon after I got my first pair of football boots which were Diadoras with Baggio’s signature on them.
Scottazzurri says:
I totally agree. Roberto Baggio was magical. Him and Paolo Maldini were the two stars of that side. When Channel4 started showing ‘Football Italia’ this coincided with Serie A being THE best league at this time (around 1994-95) and I fell in love with Juventus. Baggio was mesmerizing and I used to wish that Maldini would swap AC Milan for Juve….Alas……..
Lanza says:
Has to be Roberto Baggio for me as well. I’m not sure there’s a player who scored as many beautiful and varied goals as him. Could do it all with such ease. True magician.
yeahyeah says:
Dennis Bergkamp made the game look so easy. Great first touch, never scored regular goals, and single-highhandedly personified his team. The reason I love the Gunners, the reason I love football.
TravisKOP says:
Zinedine Zidane, was a God with the ball at his feet
EdemKorsi says:
I was born in 91 with a Dad who didn’t mind which team his kids supported…as long as it wasn’t Man Utd. But the sight of this King amongst men standing boldly with his collar up and a middle finger to authority…It had to be Eric Cantona. I would trade 100 Ronaldos (either) for that Legend. His ego and poise were magnetising.
Uwe Bein with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1992. The man with the “deadly” passing accuracy.
Steven Gerrard. As a Canadian, I never had the luxury of having European football available on TV. However, for whatever reason a certain 2006 FA cup final was televised mid-day while I was home sick from school. I was hooked from then on.
German Ortiz says:
Faustino Asprilla, he was the first Colombian player to play in Europe and succeed. I remember watching him on weekends as a kid and just being memorized by his dribbling and speed. He was also a maniac so to an impressionable young boy like I was, he was the man!
Also really love Lothar Matthaus, watching him in Italia ’90 just blew my mind. The way he could single handily destroy an opposing team was amazing to see.
Red Dan says:
Kenny Dalglish. I grew up in a city in which played Europe’s best and I had the supreme fortune to watch him play (and could he play!) right in front of me, with me mates, every fortnight.
Even romantic snippets of foreign skills on channel four couldn’t shift my firm belief that the king is still the best.
RobbieC says:
John Barnes in the 1987/88 season. The beautiful art of beating players without sprinting.
Gabe says:
Mine has to be Juan Roman Riquelme. The occasion? 2000 Intercontinental Cup – Boca Juniors vs Real Madrid. I could remember every single time Riquelme touched the ball, dribbled past one, two players with such ease! It was just the way he rolled the ball with his foot and the little pauses he made that struck me. He made it look so pleasing to the eye! And to do that against one of the best midfielders in the world at that time (Makelele) was even better, they couldn’t get anywhere near him. The rest is just history: the nutmegs.. the free kicks, the golazo in the Libertadores final against Corinthians.. I could go on. What I loved most of all, was this piece of art he left for the Boca fans in his last match at La Bombonera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsPWEBb5jRU
Great article, Chris. Very hard to pick just one… I will say I owe a big thank you to my grandmother (rest in peace) for taping Champions league games and mailing VHS’s to me in the late 90s early 2000s. I was not fortunate enough to have the requisite cable channel #847… In a pre-men in blazers world that’s all there was. This kept the spark of the 1998 world cup alive which had just managed to hit the periphery of my consciousness. I am sure I won’t be alone here, but Watching Zidane glide around the France, Juventus, and then Madrid midfield was unlike anything I’d seen before. This inspired me to buy predators despite the fact that Adidas shoes do not fit me well (congratulations marketers). This almost inspired me to dropout of high school and stowaway for Japan/Korea. Fortunately I didnt, and watching france implode from afar did nothing to reduce my adoration. As far as the headbutt goes I still question whether it actually happened or was just a hoax like 9/11. If Zidane still played… even only with his kids…if it were televised I would watch. First love can be irrational.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf9b23BSeos
Dogg says:
Dennis Bergkamp, without a doubt. When I used to go to Highbury I would often just watch him, he made everything look fascinating, brilliant, and crucially, easy. Unbelievable player, my favourite of all-time.
Definitely Brazilian Ronaldo, was 7 when the 2002 world cup was on that launched my absolute obcession with the game. Watching him score in every game apart from against England and smiling and playing so well made the sport look beautiful. Even wanted my haircut like his but thankfully my mum didn’t let me
Flemming says:
It probably would have been Laudrup if I were a couple of years older. He retired the same year I started watching football.
Ronaldo in the world cup of 1998 was the one for me.
Soccer Steve says:
Inzaghi. An argument can be made that he had no business being a footballer and yet there he was; setting scoring records and winning Champions Leagues. The way he celebrated after scoring…goosebumps.
Jarren says:
Kennet Andersson, playing for Sweden at USA ’94.
Awesome goals, and epic celebration.
Oh, and of course the mighty Batigol every time Fiorentina were on Football Italia!
Gerd says:
The only proper football on tv growing up in St. Louis was Football Made in Germany on PBS. It was the late 70s, so for me it was Der Kaiser. He pulled all the strings seemingly without any effort. I guess that’s why I’m a huge Berbatov fan today.
Oliver Kahn. 5 year old me loved the fact that he was allowed to yell and lose his shit at everyone and get away with it. The reason I play goalkeeper.
Vasko says:
Dimitar Berbatov. I fell for football rather late and so had only the most shockingly basic understanding of which teams were good and which weren’t. So before I get labeled for being a glory hunting United fan, when I first started watching Manchester United at the start of the 08/09 season, it was because of our national treasure Berbatov, not because of the shiny silverware. For Christ’s sake I didn’t even know we’d just won the double the previous season. But as I watched every beautiful touch, every exquisite assist, the sheer maverick audacity of everything he did (that spin against West Ham) I fell in love with football and United. Maybe it was the fact that I was a Bulgarian kid growing up in America and Berba provided a connection to Bulgaria, but every goal he scored felt like mine and every criticism about his ‘work rate’ was leveled at me. He was the gateway to my passion for United. Pies did him justice in the best way I have seen to date with their tribute to him after his move away from United. I credit him with showing me United (although I acknowledge I came dangerously close to being a City fan), and all the dismal lows (City v. Qpr 2012, Liverpool at home 2009) and stratospheric highs (4-3 against City 2009, and seeing them live in my hometown of Denver this year. Long after he has languidly strolled into retirement, I will always be thankful of what Mitko has done for me.
Mairbeer says:
Kennet Andersson was amazing in USA 94! That whole tournament made me a football fan.
gamblino says:
Totally agree with the football italia thing and it was Del Piero for me. He played for so long that I’ve thought about it a couple of times and had to check myself to make sure it was really when I was that young! Would have been early teens when he really started making waves. Everything about him was exotic! All finesse!
Irshaad says:
Born in 1991 that makes me 23 at the moment and I started following and watching football when I was around 4 or 5 and that’s when I understood the game properly and knew different positions on the pitch and that’s when I came across a young Ryan Giggs and he is the reason why I became a Manchester United fan (by the way my dad is a Liverpool supporter). I’m from South Africa so coverage of the Premier League was not too great in the early 90’s, but every opportunity I got I use to watch a United game and always stayed in touch with the results, news and transfers. Over the pass 13 years coverage of the Premier League has been amazing with at least 10 premier league fixtures been shown every week. I don’t miss a single game and when it comes to International Football I support Italy so with regards to an Italian player I would say Filippo Inzaghi and Francesco Totti where the two stand outs for me but mainly Francesco Totti.
At Captain Spinmove I’m a United supporter and yes I agree with you Thierry Henry is the best player to grace the Premier League thus far but he is not the reason why I fell in love with Football.
David Beckham is the man for me.
The 1999 treble winning season when I was 7, I sat with my Gramps watching as many matches as we could that year. Partly because Becks is so charismatic but I loved every time he stepped up to a free kick and that sense of anticipation, you just felt a goal was coming. Because of him I spent endless days whipping a football in between 2 trees in my back garden, and to this day the only thing I’m good at with a ball is taking a free kick.
Honorable mentions to Brazilian Ronaldo at the 2002 World Cup, and Becks successor Cristiano Ronaldo they took my love of football to another obsessive level.
Ubietz says:
“There are only two Christs; one plays for Barcelona, the other is in heaven,” so it has to be Hristo Stoichkov.
The first world cup I watched from beginning to end was 1994 and it was magical. The qualifier in 1993 against France was incredible (seeing Platini’s sour face frown was even better) but to get to the WC and beat Argentina and Germany was unreal.
Stoichkov not only had pace, determination, power and a ferocious left foot but he could also dribble, use finesse if needed and lead. You’d follow him into the depths of hell as a teammate.
Thierry Henry scoring goals at Highbury is my earliest memory of top-flight football. It wasn’t easy to watch English football in New Jersey but when I saw his touch, the way he could score from anywhere, his stride, and the overall rhythm he had I fell in love. Watching him score at Highbury was unlike anything I’d ever seen. That ground was incredible and the fans we’re rabid, especially after an Henry goal. I’m not even an Arsenal fan
Kingsland101 says:
Everyone should buy ‘Matt Le Tissier – Unbelievable’ on DVD. I used to watch my original VHS pretty much every weekend for 3 or 4 years before I went to play football back in the 90s.
How it’s possible for one man to score so many incredible goals, all so very different, still amazes me. Who else flicks up a free kick and volleys it into the top corner, scores from 45 yards with the keeper on his line after beating 4 players at 1mph, slaloms probably the best Utd defence ever before chipping Schmeichel from outside the box? No-one!
The man was incredible! If only England had recognised he was possibly our best player ever to play the game then maybe more people would realise it.
up44 says:
Luc Nilis, playing for PSV.
Premier League fans might not know him that well since he only played three matches for Aston Villa before breaking his leg (which ended his career), but I urge them to look up his beautiful league debut goal against Chelsea! The fact that both Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooij have referred to Nilis as one of the best (if not the best) strikers they ever played with, says enough for me.
Ronaldo, the original, had never seen anything like him. My earliest football memories are watching him for Inter and Brazil and then going to school to unsuccessfully copy everything he did. For me I imagine will always be the greatest striker I have ever.
Keano says:
Roy Keane.
EDub says:
Easy – Thierry Henry. He’s the reason why a Yank follows Arsenal and the FFF religiously.
PetrovskyKSC says:
God, i loved slaven bilic, sergej kyriakov and thomas haessler playing for the mighty Karlsruher SC back in the mid 90s. It was huge. I was about six and completely out of my head every weekend. I was friends with them in my dreams and i still am
Kundan says:
Gabriel Batistuta.
Mexico 86: Enzo Francescoli (finesse, class) and Diego Maradona (genius, magic).
After that it was seeing Holland win the Euro 88 with that goal from Marco Van Basten.
LukaModerlyRich says:
More articles like this please. Mine has got to be King Eric, flamboyant, free and looking capable of absolutely anything on the pitch. I just had to see more of this world…and that how I cannot spend one day without knowing whats going on in that world.
King Eric.
Scholes in midfield; i’ve never seen someone strike the ball as true as he used to (Middlsbrgh goal) and his vision and range were stunning. A player’s player.
For defense, since that’s what i played growing up, the cohesion of the French 98 back line was the best i’ve seen collectively. But as an individual player, Maldini was the best defender i’ve ever seen. There may have been better centerbacks and wing/fullbacks but unquestionably, nobody played both as well he did. Poise, athleticism, professionalism, mistake-free, and a leader. A crime he didn’t win World Player of the Year in 94 or 95. Of course FIFA also saw fit to put Dani Alves over Phillip Lahm in it’s ‘Team of the Year’ for a couple years…
Matt Le Tis! Le God. Amen.
John Barnes and Paul Gascoigne. They’re only ones who didn’t get mentioned.
BTW If you get a chance watch the WC90 qualifer at wembley against sweden. John was embarrassingly better than everyone.
Football Italia was a fantastic showcase of the game to me as a 12 year old in Ireland with their weekly round up of highlights on a Saturday morning and a live game on Sunday. Seeing George Weah pick up the ball from inside His own box & run through the Verona team to score was jaw dropping.
The next season Ronaldo joined Inter milan after a sensational year with Barcelona. But Serie A was the proving ground, the toughest league (Bergkamp was constantly getting donkey of the week in the papers when he was with Inter two years earlier)
Ronaldo Il fenomeno thrived, his acceleration, dribbling, balance, ball control, quick feet, power & finishing ability he was just incredible. on another level. Terrible knee injuries took a lot away from him later but he successfully adapted his game at Madrid.
Inter milan became my team, seeing Moratti make huge signings & Inter under achieve hugely endeared them to me in a strange way. They were a crazy, unpredictable & exciting club. Glad you mentioned Álvaro Recoba. El Chino was capable of sheer brilliance at any moment, his ability doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Yehhanyos says:
Roberto Baggio at the 1994 WC (I was nine years old as well)
He scored late and important goals, was just too skillful and influential. He basically lift the team on his shoulders and helped them reach the final.
I was born in 91, being a rangers fan I’d have to say Ally Mccoist and Brian Laudrup but I give a special mention to Luc Nilis, one of those players who make football look simple. Then after that it was Ruud van nistelrooy and of course Ronaldo9. Oh and Francesco Totti!
It’s gotta be Adel Taraabt. Jokes. Starting following football (and Arsenal) at about the same time Fabregas started to break into the first team. Just about the best passer ever. Is always absolutely aware of where his teammates are, and how to find them. I love an intelligent footballer – the kind who makes everyone else in the side play better, and I don’t think there’s any modern footballer who matches Fabregas on that front.
I was pretty cut up when he moved to Barca, but it absolutely destroyed me when Arsenal turned down the chance to re-sign him. For that decision alone, Wenger should be fired.
I feel like narrowing it down to one player is just not fair. It has to be more than one. Different players influenced different aspects of how I came to fall in love with footy.
As a late newcomer to this beautiful sport (organized-wise, aged 9), it was initially Ivan Cordoba or Mario Yepes. The two Colombian centrals (yes, I am from Bogota) were at the peak in their careers and had just come off a Copa America victory – a very controversial win indeed.
As I developed my skills and by age 11, it was possibly Brazilian Ronaldo who influenced in every way how I played on the pitch. The fakes, the cut-backs, the stepovers, everything.
You may argue that because I am going to bring up Cristiano Ronaldo, that I am one of those fanboys who knows nothing about football. That might be true.
Nonetheless, watching him play in Euro 2004 changed entirely the way I looked at football. Street skills could be applied on a real field, watching football which up until this point was boring to me changed entirely, thanks to a young star who would sadly turn into a no one.
The passion kept growing every year and it was the 2008-09 Genoa squad who made me fall in love with the understanding of tactics, build-up play and counter-attacks.
Sorry for the long post. Basically the following made me fall in love with football:
Ivan Cordoba, Ronaldo (Brasil), Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alessandro Nesta, Zinedine Zidane, Andrea Pirlo, 2008/09 Genoa & Barcelona, 2010 Inter, Carlos Valderrama.
Cheers Pies.
lee dong-gook.
Giggsy. Growing up I played as a left-sided midfielder, nowhere near the wispy, winding class of that man. But that’s what dreams are for. Dreamed about being as good-looking as Beckham too but I think I got closer with the Giggs one.
Honorable mention, (no laughs) to Martin Petrov. I remember watching him charging down the flanks and cutting inside onto his right for no good reason, and me trying to imitate that in my own play.
Judging by everyone’s Italian picks, I guess I must have been born in the era where Italian football was awful because those were some of the only feeds we could get regularly in the US and I hated it for so long.
Deano says:
Nice MSP link there.
Maradona for me and the 1986 World Cup in general for getting me into footy in the first place. But it was Maradona that really got me hooked, watching his skills with the ball, his creativity, cheekiness, superb. That second goal against England is one I can’t get enough of seeing even now and it really encapsulates the beautiful game for me.
Jirka rotoped says:
EDGAR DAVIDS – he was the first, truly BEAST.
Inno says:
As a Celtic fan discovering football in the late 80s, early 90s you can imagine my choice is immense; the halcyon days of Anton Rogan, Derek Whyte, Mike Galloway, Pat McGinlay, Tony Cascarino, Stuart Slater, Martin Hayes and Ian Andrews… but the one that stood out was undoubtedly Paul McStay. Simply known to most as The Maestro, he was immense.
People talk about managers and players being ahead of their time, well McStay was light years ahead. His style of getting the ball, driving forward and keeping possession, letting loose an occasional defence splitting through ball or unleashing the odd 20 yard thunderbolt into the net would have seen him hailed as the second coming of Zinedine Zidane today. Or possibly even had him spoken about as a possible £5m signing for Hull, given how the English media sees the Scottish Premier League. Hi, Virgil van dijk…
Romário and Marcelinho Carioca (brazilian)
Andriy Shevchenko, deadliest striker in early 2000´s
Áron says:
It has to be Gazza and Jorge Campos
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The Commonwealth will raise awareness of the valuable role youth work plays in empowering and supporting young people during Youth Work Week in November
Youth Work Week 2013 will run from 4 to 10 November. This marks the 20th anniversary of the event, which raises awareness of the valuable role youth work plays in empowering and supporting young people.
For the second year, The Commonwealth will partner with the UK National Youth Agency (NYA) to ensure the message reaches people across The Commonwealth’s 54 countries in six continents.
The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) has a 40-year history of training youth workers and championing the recognition of youth work as a profession. The NYA started Youth Work Week 20 years ago, with similar aims of acknowledging the great contribution of youth workers.
This year, Youth Work Week will focus on ‘Building Skills for Employability‘. The campaign aims to highlight the role of youth work in supporting young people to unlock their productive potential, acquire decent work, start their own businesses and develop relevant skills and attitudes for ‘the world of work’. Youth workers also advocate for employment policies that create genuine career pathways for young people.
The annual Youth Worker Awards will, for the first time, include a call for nominations from Commonwealth countries for the Commonwealth Youth Worker Award. The awards celebrate the individual impact and contribution of youth workers and the winners are announced during Youth Work Week.
The Commonwealth will also initiate discussions on the importance of a professional code of ethics for youth work during the week. Such a code was highlighted as vital at the first Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work Education and Training, convened in South Africa in March 2013.
Other initiatives will include launching new national Youth Worker Associations in countries where none exist, highlighting the valuable contribution of youth work at all levels and exchanging case studies of effective youth work.
Katherine Ellis, Director of Youth Affairs at The Commonwealth, said: “There is an almost global recognition and acceptance that young people and youth issues impact on national development outcomes. One critical factor that is often overlooked is an appreciation of the important contribution of youth work and youth workers in supporting, engaging and empowering young people to contribute to national development.
“For 40 years the CYP has focused on youth work as an important part of the enabling environment for young people. We believe that societies that invest in the training and education of youth workers – whether they work in youth ministries, NGOs, or are young leaders themselves – will deliver better outcomes for young people. Youth Work Week is a time to highlight and celebrate youth work as a profession in its own right.”
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After James and Shemar Moore celebrate their appearances in this year's People's Sexiest Man Alive edition, Kate Bosworth talks about her pick for sexiest man, despite his awful haircut. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Late Late Show music guest Portugal. The Man performs "Feel It Still" for the Stage 56 audience. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Mystery Pizza Box: 7-Minute Workout
James and pizza delivery driver Tad head out for an evening of deliveries, with each customer having to choose between the pizza they ordered or whatever is in the mystery pizza box. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Sporty Trump Tackles Marshawn Lynch, LaVar Ball
James catches up on the headlines from the weekend, including President Donald Trump diving in to feuds with Marshawn Lynch, who stood for the Mexican national anthem, and LaVar Ball, who wasn't grateful enough for Trump helping to get his son out of Chinese jail. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Young Josh Hutcherson Ripped One on Tom Hanks
When James asks Josh Hutcherson about his experience making "The Polar Express" early in his career, Josh admits that he had a scene with Tom Hanks that ended with him farting on the legend. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Josh Hutcherson Drops Veganism for Thanksgiving
James asks Josh Hutcherson and Krysten Ritter about Thanksgiving plans and learns Josh is a self-described "vegan plus" -- a nifty way to keep the most precious non-vegan items in your diet. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Krysten Ritter Has Weak Tinder Game
James asks Krysten Ritter about online dating and learns going incognito online brought her straight back to high school, long before she had "Breaking Bad" fame. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
James surprises one his staff members by asking her to play a game of Live Tinder, where she must swipe right or left on guys until she chooses a suitor for a date down the hallway, complete with dinner and Heineken. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
We Dare You to Take a Knee This Thanksgiving
On the eve of Thanksgiving, James looks at some holiday themed headlines, including abysmal travel forecasts for this year and a look at the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner that checks in at $76,000. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Camila Mendes Has Twitter Problems
Camila Mendes talks about how fans of Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes mistake her Twitter as a verified fan account for the singers' relationship. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Chris Hardwick & Lydia Hearst Bravely Kiss On Space Mountain
Chris Hardwick confesses that he and his wife, Lydia Heart, are Disney fanatics and explains why it's so dangerous to kiss on Disneyland's Space Mountain. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Late Late Show music guest Rag'n'Bone Man performs "Human" for the Stage 56 audience. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
James welcomes two young women -- and their dads via video chat -- to see how well these father/daughter pairs know each other. And, yes, things get very personal and very weird. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Donald Trump Is Closing His Charity Before Christmas
James catches up on today's headlines, including the President shutting down The Donald J. Trump Foundation, turkey pardons, and MAGA hats for the holidays. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Armie Hammer Broke the Same Toe Twice
As James shows a picture of Armie Hammer's very broken toe, Armie explains how he broke it in front of a group of friends, and how he later broke the same toe in a different place. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Late Late Show music guest Charlie Puth performs "How Long" for the Stage 56 audience. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Armie Hammer Hated the Dancing in 'Call Me By Your Name'
James asks Armie Hammer about his new film 'Call Me By Your Name' and learns Armie wasn't really set up for success when he had to dance on set. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
Juno Temple Unleashed Her Inner 'Titanic' Fan Girl
When James asks Juno Temple, a "Titantic" fan girl in her youth, about working with Kate Winslet in "Wonder Wheel," he learns the fan girl's dreams came true thanks to some classic callback lines from Kate. More Late Late Show: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/CordenYouTube Watch Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/1ENyPw4 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/19PIHLC Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Iv0q6k Instagram: http://bit.ly/latelategram Watch The Late Late Show with James Corden weeknights at 12:35 AM ET/11:35 PM CT. Only on CBS. Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream live TV, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B --- Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show. Since Corden took the reigns as host in March 2015, he has quickly become known for generating buzzworthy viral videos, such as Carpool Karaoke."
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City School by Mohawk Hits the Road
Putting a college education within everyone’s reach is a priority for Mohawk College. Mohawk’s new City School Mobile delivers on that commitment. The custom-built mobile unit is a 1,000 square foot classroom on wheels that will travel to neighbourhoods throughout Hamilton and the region. First stop is East Hamilton where industry-experienced Mohawk faculty will deliver…
Camosun celebrates the Babcock Canada Interaction Lab opening
Camosun College and Babcock Canada joined forces today for an exciting virtual reality ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new Babcock Canada Interaction Lab at the college’s Interurban campus. “Babcock Canada relies on skilled technicians and tradespeople to design, build, and maintain complex technology which plays an important role in Canada and BC’s marine industry…
Centre for Health & Wellness takes interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning
The new building will be designed for 21st century learning, provide a more interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning, and will deliver the most modern classrooms, with hands-on labs, simulation environments, support and collaboration spaces and medical equipment storage. It will bring together the majority of Camosun’s health and human service programming in one location which is…
The Centre for Applied Technology
NAIT
The Centre for Applied Technology is the largest building project in NAIT’s history. Opened in August 2016, the 51,600-square-metre (555,000-square-foot) building includes 77 classrooms, 45 labs and advanced simulation environments, a 135-seat lecture theatre, student lounges and commons areas, and food services. Approximately 5,000 students from NAIT’s JR Shaw School of Business, School of Applied Sciences…
La cohabitation, un succès à Edmundston
Un concept innovateur a vu le jour à Edmundston, au Nouveau-Brunswick, en septembre 2011 et il fait toujours fureur. Le CCNB – Campus d’Edmundston et l’Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston (UMCE), partagent depuis six ans des espaces communs grâce à un projet éducatif de cohabitation. Le succès de cette cohabitation a dépassé toutes les attentes.…
The Queen Street Billboard Project
NBCCD
The new billboards on display in downtown Fredericton are designed to intrigue your sense of thought – they reframe the concept of how a typical billboard is used and showcase colourful eye-catching designs that each have a story to tell. This project flips the marketing norms to use billboards as exhibition space, and to give…
Centennial Residence and Culinary Arts Centre
Centennial College
Centennial College has grown rapidly over the past several years and demand for student housing outpaced the capacity of our 340-bed facility on Progress Avenue. Knowing that a lack of access to a residence is an impediment for students living outside a reasonable commuting distance from campus, Centennial constructed an eight-storey Centennial Residence and Culinary…
Selkirk College Students Visit Remote Calvert Island Research Station
Prior to graduating from the Integrated Environmental Planning Program, students traveled to the west coast for an unforgettable experience where two years of study was applied at the Hakai Institute. A group of ten Selkirk College students in the Integrated Environmental Planning Program (IEP) spent a week off-grid on the west coast studying the impacts of climate…
Nova Scotia Community College
Situated on Halifax’s waterfront on one of the largest harbours in the world, NSCC is transitioning a former Coast Guard site into a vital resource for Nova Scotia’s ocean sector known as COVE or the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship. Once complete in April 2018, the centre will serve as a collaborative facility for…
The Solar Carport
Construction is set to begin this summer at Sheridan’s Davis Campus in Brampton on what will be Canada’s largest solar carport. The project came about after the college won a highly-coveted contract from the FIT (Feed-in Tariff) program run by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which manages Ontario’s power system. The FIT program was…
The Arbour
George Brown College
George Brown is expanding its Waterfront Campus with a carbon-neutral wood building called The Arbour. It will be the first Tall Wood Building used for institutional purposes in Ontario. The planned 12-storey structure will produce the same amount of energy, or more than, it consumes. It will also provide students with research and learning opportunities…
La microcentrale photovoltaïque
À l’initiative d’un enseignant en Technologie de l’électronique industrielle, Alain Marineau, le Cégep Limoilou dispose de la seule station de production d’énergie électrique par panneaux photovoltaïques à vocation pédagogique au Québec. D’ailleurs cette microcentrale a suscité un grand intérêt lors de sa présentation lors d’un midi-innovation TI organisé par l’Institut Technologie de l’information et Société…
The Data Analytics Centre
Algonquin College on Monday (June 12) morning formally announced that it will receive $2.3 million over five years ($460,000 per year) to fund a new Data Analytics Centre which will work with local and national partners to harness the power of big data for the purposes of data mining, machine learning for predictive analytics, and…
Le Centre de production automatisée
Cégep de Jonquière
Le Centre de production automatisée est une équipe de spécialistes, d’ingénieurs et de techniciens qui œuvre, de façon complémentaire, dans des domaines rattachés au processus d’automatisation. En opération depuis 1984, le CPA est un Centre collégial de transfert technologique (CCTT) qui est reconnu par le Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche, de la Science et…
Une borne de recharge électrique
Le Cégep Limoilou a installé cet hiver sa première borne de recharge électrique, mais pas n’importe quel type de borne. Celle-ci a la particularité d’être alimentée par nul autre que les panneaux solaires installés sur le toit vert du cégep depuis 2010! Une exclusivité qui fait du Cégep Limoilou le premier établissement postsecondaire à avoir…
The Multi-Sensory Lab
Anecdotally, Kaela Millar can tell you the transformations she’s seen happen at the multi-sensory lab at Mohawk College. As the college’s only qualified multi-sensory lab technologist, Millar can share stories about the leisurely, companion-building sessions with residents of a local supportive housing program that have happened in the lab. There have been people with cerebral…
The Centre for Mobile Innovation
The Centre for Mobile Innovation (CMI), with the recent announcement of a significant funding injection, will be honing its research efforts around mobile computing solutions to modern healthcare problems. Through the use of leading mobile and related technologies including Internet of Things (IoT), Wearable Computing, Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and Machine Learning, the CMI will undertake…
Sheridan Community Garden
Sheridan’s Community Garden is a grassroots initiative that began during the winter of 2016. Initially built in May 2016, the garden is located at Trafalgar Campus in Oakville, Ontario, between A-Wing and the Athletics Centre. A more permanent garden is being constructed in May 2017. Aimed at providing an applied outdoor learning experience, the Community Garden…
Reduce, reuse and recycle…plus repair! Recycling is not the solution. Repairing is a better option. If you have a broken household item and don’t know what to do with it, instead of throwing it out, consider to bring it to Sheridan’s next Repair Café. Sheridan is the first higher education institution in Canada hosting a…
Lambton College
The Cube is an entrepreneurship hub that offers help and guidance to students and youth in the community during the early stages of business development. It strives to foster and support individuals to become successful entrepreneurs by providing them with sustainable business skills to start up their own business. The Cube connects you with business…
The Equine Barns
The Production Barn The production barn is where all the reproductive courses such as hand breeding and artificial insemination class take place. It is complete with 6 box stalls, breeding stocks, a breeding shed with a mount phantom and a tease wall. Upstairs is the loft where the production and breeding management students spend many…
The Land Sciences Centre
The Land Sciences building is connected to the Greenhouses and Landscape Pavilion, and features (number) of classrooms, typically in use by Horticulture and Land & Environment Classes, as well as offices for faculty in those programs. The highlight of the Land Sciences Building is the atrium, a glass seating area filled with gorgeous vegetation. The atrium occasionally hosts special events, as it…
The Landscape Construction Pavilion
In 1997, Olds College opened the Landscape Construction Pavilion with support from the Bank of Montreal, the Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association and members of the horticulture industry. The Landscape Construction Pavilion was constructed in response to industry requests for Olds College to provide students with greater opportunities to develop hands-on horticultural skills. The facility…
Langara College
Langara’s makerspace expands experiential learning opportunities, encourages interdisciplinary sharing of knowledge, promotes peer learning, and enhances students’ skillsets outside the traditional classroom. A space to nurture the creativity of students, faculty, and staff. A space where people can gather, create, and learn. Discover Makerspace.
Extendicare Centre Simulation Labs
Sault College
from the Northern Ontario Medical Journal: It looks like a typical home. There’s a stylish kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a bathroom with mobility assistance devices, a spacious bedroom and a washer and dryer to do laundry, but in reality it’s one of five simulation labs in the Extendicare Centre for Applied Learning in Health…
The Offshore Safety and Survival Centre
Marine Institute
The Offshore Safety and Survival Centre (OSSC) offers a comprehensive range of safety and emergency response training courses to the offshore petroleum, marine transportation, fishing and land based industries. Training courses developed by the OSSC are subject to rigorous academic scrutiny. The majority of courses delivered at the centre are also accredited or approved by…
The Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources
The Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources (CSAR) promotes the sustainable development of the aquatic resources through collaborative industrial research and development, technology transfer and education services to the global fishing industry. The primary testing facility for CSAR is the Marine Institute’s flume tank. With its sophisticated video recording, computer software, sensor equipment and special features,…
MI’s Flume Tank
The Marine Institute is home to the world’s largest flume tank. This facility is used to carry out performance evaluations, gear tests and other observations on newly developed or existing fishing gears and other related equipment in simulated underwater and near surface conditions. Constructed at a cost of $8.5 million CAD and first opened in…
The Centre for Marine Simulation
In operation since 1994, the Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS) is an industrial arm of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University (MI). Operating under MI’s School of Maritime Studies, CMS combines its unique North Atlantic location, world-class simulation technology, and industry-driven expertise to solve the toughest simulation problems for its clients. The Centre…
The Ballast Control and Cargo Handling Simulator
The ballast control simulator was commissioned in 1994. This simulator is used to replicate operations conducted in the ballast control room of an oil rig. The simulator is mounted on a two degree of freedom motion base and is supplemented by desktop trainers. Float-on/float-off vessels can also be simulated. The cargo handling simulator, also commissioned…
The Centre for Applied Ocean Technology
At the Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) Marine Institute collaborates with industry and others on the development and application of technology for the practical benefit of all sectors of the maritime community. CTec undertakes applied research and development in two key areas: Ocean Mapping Ocean Observing Systems The guiding principles of its applied research and development…
The Entrepreneurship Centre
Northern College
At the Entrepreneur Centre, Northern College is here to help you transform your dreams of being your own boss into the real thing. Think of it as a hub for all things entrepreneurial and grow your big idea. Whether you’re looking for help with starting a new business, accessing funding, creating a business plan, or…
from Timmins Today: Like a real version of The Magic School Bus, Northern College says its implementation of virtual reality is one of the most advanced in the world. Northern College says that, as a college, it has one of the most advanced virtual reality labs in the world – and the equipment is freely…
The ACC Sustainable Greenhouse
Assiniboine Community College
Insect pests are a common concern among growers in greenhouse environments. They wreak havoc, causing damage by feeding directly on plants and indirectly by spreading disease pathogens and viruses. These pests also make food crops less marketable because they cause cosmetic damage that isn’t appealing to consumers. In many cases, growers use pesticides in an…
Le Centre technologique en aérospatiale
À titre de Centre collégial de transfert de technologie (CCTT), le Centre technologique en aérospatiale (CTA) accompagne les entreprises et les organismes dans l’innovation par le soutien technique, le développement technologique, l’information et la formation. Comme les 45 autres CCTT, dont la responsabilité relève des cégeps, le CTA est un organisme reconnu par le ministère de…
Benchmark Restaurant
Benchmark Restaurant presents an exciting dining opportunity — showcasing food, wine and beer created, prepared and presented by students from the programs at the Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College. The rotating menu remains local and seasonal, including college-grown, regional and provincial bounties. All of the menu offerings are based on academic semesters, allowing student’s time…
The Niagara College Teaching Winery
The Niagara College Teaching Winery is the centre for wine education in the Niagara Peninsula and is the only fully licensed teaching winery in Canada. With the focus on quality education, we believe in preparing students for work in the “real” world. Our graduates then enter an exciting career with a wine industry employer in…
The Niagara College Teaching Brewery
The Niagara College Teaching Brewery is a practical learning environment for students in Niagara College’s Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program located at the beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake campus. The open-concept 1,500 sq. ft. micro-brewery facility—allowing students to brew their own craft beer on-campus—includes both a large scale system capable of producing 1,000 litres of beer and a smaller…
The Culinary Arts Centre
The Garbarino Girard Centre for Innovation in Seniors Care
The Garbarino Girard Centre for Innovation in Seniors Care is charting a bold new course for geriatric care, providing a learning lab, applied research facility, and an opportunity to collaborate with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) on an adult day-program for seniors with dementia. “The Garbarino Girard Centre for Innovation in Seniors Care…
The Centre for Food
The Centre for Food (CFF) is Durham Region’s first-ever post-secondary presence focused on the field-to-fork concept, which is based on the harvesting, storage, processing, packaging, sale and consumption of food – in particular the production of local food for local consumers. Durham College has adopted this concept and applied it to a diverse range of…
The Minowaadiziiwin Wellness Centre
Confederation College
Confederation College recently formally recognized the $8.5 million contribution from its Student Union (SUCCI) to its new Wellness Centre. The event highlighted the significant support of students, and together, Confederation College and the Student Union announced that the name for the new facility would be SUCCI Wellness Centre, “Minowaadiziiwin”. Officials noted it was important to honour…
Canadore’s Post-Production Centre
Canadore College
Canadore College’s new post-production facility will be the first college in Canada equipped with Dolby Atmos for re-recording mixing and playback. Dolby Atmos is an award-winning technology that breathes life into storytelling by allowing the creative freedom to easily place and move sounds anywhere in the cinema, including overhead, to make audiences feel as if they…
Skilled Trades Regional Training Centre
St Clair College
St. Clair College announced the transitional “passing of the torch” of the Valiant Training & Development Centre to the College effective January 1st. The St. Clair College Skilled Trades Regional Training Centre will build on the foundation of the important work that was started by the Valiant TMS Group. In 2008, the Valiant Training &…
Vestechpro
Cégep Marie-Victorin
Organisation à but non lucratif, Vestechpro consigne dans son ADN l’esprit d’une collaboration ouverte catalysant des alliances solides avec les centres collégiaux de transfert technologique et les partenaires de la recherche et de l’innovation à travers le Québec. Ses activités s’inscrivent également dans la suite logique de l’expertise en mode développée par le Cégep Marie-Victorin…
The Workforce Innovation Centre
College of the North Atlantic
“The Workforce Innovation Centre will fund a variety of initiatives to help create sustainable employment and serve as an incubator for new ideas and projects that will help our province prosper,” said The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour. “This far-reaching advancement will have a positive impact on post-secondary education, industry,…
The Boreal Research Institute
The Boreal Research Institute is a 9,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research facility located in Peace River, 500 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. It is staffed by a team of research scientists and technicians with professional designations in forestry, biology and agrology. The Institute’s facility includes two laboratories, office space for 15 people, an outdoor growing space and a three-bay greenhouse that…
The Industrial Trades and Technology Centre
The new building, which is directly located behind the existing school of trades and technology, will host a variety of new programs that will bridge the gap between fields such as engineering and trades, according to new dean of trades, Baldev Pooni. The building will also help the school of trades in the expansion of…
The Centre for Collaborative Education
Durham College is embarking on the most ambitious and transformative initiative in its history – the new Centre for Collaborative Education (CFCE). A legacy project tied to the college’s 50th anniversary in 2017, the CFCE will replace the college’s aging Simcoe building, which was originally built as a temporary structure and opened in 1969. The new multi-level,…
Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care
Conestoga College
The Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care focuses on education, workforce development and applied research to develop highly qualified personnel to improve the quality of life and care for Canada’s growing population of seniors. The Schlegel Centre is led by the CIHR/Schlegel Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Seniors Care. This research chair is funded by the Natural…
Centre for Applied Technology
NAIT’s Centre for Applied Technology is the new home of the JR Shaw School of Business. Opened in August 2016, the Centre for Applied Technology is the largest capital project in NAIT’s history. The 51,600 square metre building welcomes some 5,000 full-time students to study in leading-edge classrooms, labs and simulation environments. Students are immersed…
Le Centre National en éléctrochimie et en Technologies Environnementales
Collège Shawinigan
Le CNETE a comme mandat, de réaliser des activités de recherche appliquée, d’aide technique et d’information à l’entreprise afin de contribuer à l’élaboration et à la réalisation de projets d’innovation et de développement de nouvelles applications technologiques, dans les domaines des bioprocédés, des technologies de séparation par membrane et de l’électrochimie. Au CNETE, la recherche…
The Animal Health Clinic
Lakeland College
Lakeland’s current Cattle & Sheep Facility will be renovated and expanded into a modern Animal Health Clinic by early 2018. This will allow Lakeland to double enrolment in the animal health technology and veterinary medical assistant programs. Students will care for a wider variety of animals in a modern surgical suite and increased lab spaces…
The Dairy Learning Centre
Lakeland’s Dairy Learning Centre is about more than just teaching our students. Each element of the state-of-the-art learning facility is designed with education in mind. Hundreds of students throughout Lakeland plus people working in the dairy industry will train in the centre. Students can also learn about robotic and conventional milking systems, calf management, feed…
Véritable carrefour de rencontres et d’échanges où l’innovation et la vitalité de La Cité rayonneront, La Place sera le point d’entrée du Collège grâce à sa technologie avant-gardiste, son espace incontournable axé sur la pensée créatrice et l’utilisation créative des technologies dans le monde des affaires. La Place deviendra un lieu de prédilection pour les…
The Peer Support Centre
Medicine Hat College
Launched in October of 1997, the Peer Support Centre has become a vital part of the Students’ Association at Medicine Hat College. Acting on a drop-in basis, Medicine Hat College students can access support easily and confidentially at the Peer Support Centre. Among the services offered are peer counselling, sexual health information and supplies, food…
The Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment
Fleming College
Fleming College’s CAWT is located in Lindsay, Ontario (Canada) at the Frost Campus of Fleming College and forms a top-notch teaching facility for students in Fleming’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences. CAWT’s mandate extends to student training through the Environmental Technology program at Fleming and to technology transfer with partners and the public. The CAWT…
The Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining
Yukon College
The Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining is Yukon College’s one-stop, state-of-the-art trades training facility located in Whitehorse, Yukon. Founded in close co-operation with the territory’s government and business leaders, CNIM has developed innovative and flexible employment and career training to best suit Yukon labour needs. CNIM can provide services to industry and training for…
Camosun’s Coastal Centre
Camosun College has increased its regional presence with the opening of the Camosun Coastal Centre. Formerly known as IMTARC (Industry Marine Training and Applied Research Centre), the satellite site is located on Songhees Nation Territory near the Esquimalt Graving Dock. The 4,000 square foot training building sits on leased land and was built in 2013.…
VIU’s Aboriginal Outdoor Classroom
At Vancouver Island University (VIU), members of the Outdoor Education Committee are aiming to create an Aboriginal outdoor classroom on campus where students will learn to become responsible stewards of their environment by becoming familiar with nature and developing the attitudes, values, and skills necessary to participate in resource stewardship. The Outdoor Classroom revolves around an interdisciplinary approach infused…
UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence and BioPods
University of the Fraser Valley
The Agriculture Centre of Excellence at the University of the Fraser Valley promotes and champions a network of innovation in agriculture education, technology and research. The Centre facilitates knowledge transfer by acting as a coordinating hub to bring together expertise from established institutions and organizations in areas of plant and animal production, food safety, agribusiness,…
Woven Stories
Woven Stories is a two-storey public art installation on the western façade of Sheridan’s Rob Turner Building at its Davis Campus in Brampton, Ontario. It consists of a series of custom designed and printed vinyl applications and blinds that wrap 112 glass panes found on the building’s exterior. Taken together, the window treatment resembles long…
Selkirk College Backcountry Classrooms
Students in the Selkirk College Ski Operations & Management Program had the opportunity to learn in the outdoor classroom at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing in late-January where they took part in avalanche training and had the chance to experience one of the world’s most renowned outdoor adventure destinations just north of Meadow Creek. “To see the…
The Production Studio
Portage College
Portage College’s Production Studio was created to serve faculty and staff creating e-learning interactive media or engaging videos for their online courses. The studio includes two private training booths with video editing and eLearning software, a white cyclorama wall with various backdrops, lighting, video, audio and photography equipment as well as an Instructional Media developer…
The Institute without Boundaries
The IwB is a Toronto-based academic program and studio that offers unique educational experience and professional services. The Institute focuses on collaborative design practice with the objectives of social, ecological and economic innovation through design research and strategy. Discover the space.
Rocky Mountain Classrooms
College of the Rockies
When your campuses are located in the stunning BC Rocky Mountains, you take every opportunity to make your surroundings your classroom. At least you do if you’re College of the Rockies. The Mountain Adventure Skills Training (MAST) program, located at the College’s Fernie, BC campus, takes advantage of the region’s stunning mountains, lakes, rivers and…
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Posted 3:39AM on Tuesday 23rd April 2019 ( 8 months ago )
Court to hear arguments over citizenship question on census
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, a question that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.
Three federal courts have blocked the Commerce Department from adding the citizenship question. Those courts have ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross violated federal law in the way he went about trying to include the question for the first time since 1950. They found that millions of Hispanics, who tend to vote for Democrats, and immigrants would go uncounted.
The lower court judges dismissed Ross' contention that the question, and the detailed information it would produce on where eligible voters live, is needed to aid in the enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Two of the three judges also ruled that asking if people are citizens would violate the provision of the Constitution that calls for a count of the population, regardless of citizenship status, every 10 years.
Census Bureau experts have concluded that the census would produce a more accurate picture of the U.S. population without a citizenship question because people might be reluctant to say if they or others in their households are not citizens. Federal law requires people to complete the census accurately and fully.
The Supreme Court is hearing the case on a tight timeframe, even though no federal appeals court has yet to weigh in. A decision is expected by late June, in time to print census forms for the April 2020 population count.
The administration argues that the commerce secretary has wide discretion in designing the census questionnaire and that courts should not be second-guessing his action. States, cities and rights groups that sued over the issue don't even have the right to go into federal court, the administration says. It also says the question is plainly constitutional because it has been asked on many past censuses and continues to be used on smaller, annual population surveys.
Opponents of the question obtained documents and testimony that showed Ross had begun pressing for a citizenship question soon after he became secretary in 2017, and that he had consulted Steve Bannon, who had been President Donald Trump's top political adviser, and then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Emails showed that Ross himself had invited the Justice Department request to add the citizenship question.
The Supreme Court has sent somewhat conflicting signals about how it might resolve the case. The justices allowed the first trial, in New York, to take place, over the administration's objection. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas would have halted the trial.
The high court also prevented the challengers from taking sworn testimony from Ross, though it allowed the questioning of other officials.
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Belgium: Two Comrades Arrested
In the night of the 6th of October, Jürgen Goethals didn’t come home. He was picked off the streets by cops, put in front of a prosecutor and locked up in the prison of Ghent.
Earlier that day, a gang of fascists were hosted once more by the tolerant city of Ghent. Something, which, was apparently not appreciated by everyone. In several places, people expressed their discord by causing damage to symbols of this capitalist society. We found out later that Jürgen is alleged of having participated in these protest actions.
The following days, several people are harassed by cops. A week and a half later, a house search takes place at the house of Paolo Melis. He is requested to report two days later at the police station for an interrogation. On this day, the 21st of October, he is arrested in the afternoon on his way home. He as well, disappears behind the bars of the Nieuwe Wandeling.
On the 9th of November, the detention of Jürgen and Paolo was confirmed. The file was sent to the correctional court; they will appear before the judge within two weeks.
We will not rest until we can embrace our comrades, how and when we want to.
Jürgen and Paolo free!
Against every form of imprisonment!
For the destruction of prison and its world.
To write letters of support:
Jürgen Goethals Nieuwe Wandeling 89 9000 Gent Belgium
Gian-Paolo Melis Nieuwe Wandeling 89 9000 Gent Belgium
For financial support: 000-3244460-04 with the mention J+P
Ghent, the night of 6 on 7 October:
Splintered glass, dripping paint. The justice palace is damaged by vandals. Ten thousand euros worth of damage according to the court. What inspired the burst of fury against one of the pillars of democracy? Destructive flames are licking the plastic garbage bins all over the centre of Ghent. Money spitting ATMs, there for the comfort of the permanent consumer, are affected by the fire. Firemen and police are running everywhere at once. Chaos and sirens on all sides.
Regional television also reports that a few rightwing students are treated with a dose of physical demoralising critique (the president of the fascist student organisation NSV receives a few well directed punches). On the St-Pieterssquare, the KVHV [catholic rightwing student organisation] organises a debate on Islam in Europe. A clique of persistent rightwing “democrats”, among others Dewinter, Dedecker etc [rightwing politicians], countered by the Islamists of AEL [Arab-European League]. A few blocks away, in a university in the Voskes avenue, the NSV (the unofficial student club on the Vlaams Belang, fascist party), celebrates the beginning of the academic year. Last year, the NSV organised a debate with Filip Dewinter as speaker. The university building where this debate would have taken place was occupied by antifascists. An attack of the fascists, led by Führer Filip was countered. The obstruction of this alleged right of free speech for fascists was not to be repeated.
So, this year, an impressive police force was deployed to let the promoters of the Vlaamsche democracy do their thing without being bothered. Since a gathering on the place and time set by them would only fall flat against a blue wall, this year, the reaction took different forms. The parties didn’t go unnoticed; Ghent was startled by a spontaneous and wayward eruption of chaos.
The political advance of extreme right in Flanders is not a coincidence. The fact that fascist organisations such as the NSV and the NSA [National Socialist Action] get a free game and are zealously protected by the police forces has deep implications.
The extreme right tosses up all sorts of “problems” that have no factual base. All over the world, the rupture line between a small, superrich elite and the masses that fight daily to survive is becoming deeper every day. Everywhere, the protectors of this elite are more and more elaborated and better equipped. Hence the colourful variants of the cops who dirty our streets (grey, purple, black, …uniforms, each of them with their specialisation). Their working method ranges from a velvet ‘social’ way to hard repression.
The discourse of the extreme right; presenting Islam as a threat for the “lightened” western world, presenting people on the run for a miserable existence as parasites, not-working as scroungers,…is meant to deviate the attention from the daily war that repeats itself between the rich and the poor.
This story is brought to us by the media who act as mouth-piece of the ruling elite and continue to distract us with “tittytainment” on television and the internet, the cult of health and such. Flanders public opinion seems to have appropriated this discourse. At the bar as well, racism is never far away. The “others” are the enemy, not the puppeteers who manipulate this theatre.
The aftermath:
Justice and the government are of course not very pleased with expressions of resistance as were demonstrated that night. For a public opinion dominated by rightwing actors, somebody has to pay. That night, one person was arrested and accused of several arsons. Two weeks later, another person was arrested on similar charges.
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The Princess Bride (film)
Dead Person Impersonation
True-Blue Femininity
This Was His True Form
Vulcan Has No Moon
Rugrats/Tear Jerker
Spanner in the Works
Trope, Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
—Horatio, Hamlet
A common Shout-Out To Shakespeare. Just like in the original context, it's used at the death of a young male.
As this phrase borders on Narm at the best of times, twists and parodies vastly outnumber the dramatic use.
Examples of Goodnight, Sweet Prince include:
From Hell, after Inspector Abberline dies from drug overdose, Sergeant Godlay says it.
It's used straight as an Image Board meme. The anonymice using it tend to be lying, though.
Used in the English Dub of Dragon Ball Z when Freeza was going to kill Vegeta. Of course, Vegeta actually is a prince... and in comparison to Freeza, quite sweet.
Professional Wrestling Example: Jim Ross said this on commentary when Vince McMahon was forced to leave the WWF "forever" at Fully Loaded '99. He's continued to use this line throughout his career, sometimes sardonically (as when a hated heel is about to be defeated).
According to the directors of The Lion King Scar was originally going to whisper this line (instead of "long live the king") in Mufasa's ear just before he murders him. They changed it on account of it being "too self-aware." He also says it to Simba in the High Octane Nightmare Fuel alternate ending on YouTube.
Claudia in Interview with the Vampire says this after (unsuccessfully) murdering Lestat.
What Poet says whenever he dies (he's a robot and can be repaired) in the Infocom text adventure game Suspended.
If you read a lot of biographies of male royalty you'll know this is often the title of the last chapter. Or the second-to-last chapter if the last chapter is about the funeral/finding the bodies/the widow's rapid descent into insanity.
The full page quote was said by Keith Olbermann when announcing the death of Meet the Press host Tim Russert.
Although not intentionally invoked (as she was genuinely falling for him), Jasmine tells Prince Ali "Good Night, Handsome Prince" just minutes before the royal guards ambush him and proceed to throw him off a cliff with a chain ball at Jafar's orders (which had it not been for Genie, he would have drowned).
Parodies and Twists
Iroh to Zuko at the end of this parody of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Futurama: Both What-if episodes feature this line when Bender dies. Delivered by Fry in the first, The Professor in the second.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series when "Tristan's Voice" (don't ask) dies.
It pops up in Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie, when the satellite crashes into the Hubble and Mike has to fix it. It crashes.
And again in the final episode Danger Diabolik, when the title character fakes his own death.
Mike: Goodnight, sweet thin guy.
Crow: A flight of Jaguars sing thee to thy rest.
"Buckaroo Bugs": Bugs Bunny to Red Hot Ryder: "That's right! That's right! You win the $64 question! Ha-ha-ha-ha! Good night, sweet prince."
In Last Action Hero, which starts off with a violent parody of Hamlet. Narrator: "No one is going to tell this sweet prince good night."
RoboCop: Joe Cox, finishing Murphy off with a headshot. "Good night, sweet prince. Hahaha...!"
Interview with the Vampire: "Good night, sweet Prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest...." - Claudia DeLioncourt says this to Lestat, thinking she finished him for good... He gets better.
The Big Lebowski: Walter Sobchak: "And so, Theodore Donald Karabotsos, in accordance with what we think your dying wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal remains to the bosom of the Pacific Ocean, which you loved so well. Good night, sweet prince." And as he spills the ashes out of the coffee-can, the wind blows them all over The Dude.
The Simpsons Game: Sideshow Bob to Homer and Bart when they meet aboard the alien mothership: "Goodnight, sweet Simpsons, may flights of aliens sing thee to thy rest." And then he immediately steps on a rake. That's just laying around on an alien spaceship. ("I told you to pick up your space rake!") This bit is a reference to the "Cape Feare" episode of The Simpsons television show that includes Bob saying the more-straight version of the line, then walking through a veritable field of rakes and getting hit in the face with each in turn.
In One Hundred and One Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventurereferenced this. The dog who's saying this thinks he's playing it straight re:his old boss, who he betrayed... but, really, his boss is playing dead to buy the puppies some time.
Quoted in Wonder Boys, as Grady, Terry and James place Walter Gaskell's dead dog (shot by James the previous night, and stuck in Grady's trunk for the next 24 hours) into James's bed so that they can sneak James out of his parents' house.
Said in Room Service when the play's author "dies".
Said by Katherine Hepburn's character about Spencer Tracy's character in The Desk Set, after the computer Tracy designed has fired everyone in the company, including the CEO and Tracy (who doesn't even work for the company except as a contractor).
Max of Sam and Max Freelance Police uses a variation while pretending to die in the game episode "The Mole, The Mob and the Meatball". "So goodnight, fresh prince! And may Charlie's Angels sing thee to to thy rest."
In the episode of SpongeBob SquarePants titled Frankendoodle, after drawing a crown on Gary with his newfound magic pencil, SpongeBob tells him "good night, sweet prince," before turning off the light and going to sleep.
It's also become a meme for its use by trolls. It's used to announce the fake death of celebrity and trick you into wasting time looking it up.
Deirdre says this to Andrew in I Hate Hamlet. However it just pisses him off because it continues to remind him that he's going to have to tackle the challenging role he's not ready for.
In the El Tigre episode Fool Speed Ahead, their race car ends up exploding after getting spit up by a giant white alligator.
Frida: Good night, sweet prince, and flights of--hey, a quarter!
In Far Cry 2 the trophy gained the first time you choose to euthanise a team-mate is called 'Good-night Sweet Prince'
The Nostalgia Critic twists this during the Downer Ending of The Room.
Goodnight sweet prick, and flights of assholes sing thee to thy rest.
A group of workers at a Shakespeare Dinner Theatre say this after the building is burned down in an episode of Dan Vs..
Said by Brand to Benedict as he tries to kill him.
On Boardwalk Empire, Margaret says this when tucking her son Teddy into bed at night. She just means it in a normal, sweet way, but given his clearly complicated feelings about his 'adoptive' father Nucky, who had his real (and abusive) father Hans killed, this could be some serious Foreshadowing...
Dracula: Dead and Loving It does this only to have the graveyard keeper find Lucy 'awake' having turned into a vampire.
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Month / June 2015
More Majestic Shalt Thou Rise
1972 books, book reviews, K. Tempest Bradford Test, reviews
1972 books, 1972 novels, book reviews, British fiction, Daphne Du Maurier
For reasons that escape me, a number of years ago I bought a boxset of Daphne Du Maurier novels. I must have thought this was good plan, because I then bought a second, and a couple of novels not included in either. I also bought the collection which contains the story that was the basis for ‘Don’t Look Now’. The most Hitchcockian of novelists – with perhaps the thought that Du Maurier was a Cornish Patricia Highsmith. The grand plan, being anal, was to read the novels in chronological order of publication, but that never happened and the boxes sat by my bed, gathering dust. So I picked one at random.
Daphne Du Maurier, Rule Britannia (1972)
Rule Britannia was Du Maurier’s last novel, even though she died two decades later, and a weird mainstream sf effort which the 1970s was to see a few of — John Sutherland calls them As If Nigel’s and that may well do. Imagine a time forty five years ago and the Conservative Party stood in a General Election committing us the join the European Union that hadn’t wanted us as a member a few years earlier. Then imagine an economic crisis in which we are then kicked out, and the U.S. occupy us as protecting force.
That’s the premise of Rule Britannia, told from the perspective of a small town in Cornwall. The town people largely hate the Americans, presumably can’t abide the Europeans and aren’t that enamoured of Londoners.
How things have changed.
I get the sense that an awful lot of British sf up to about 1980 is refighting the Second World War — the plucky islanders, the sense of an ideal fighting for, the blitz spirit and all that. Survivors, Dad’s Army, Secret Army and “Genesis of the the Daleks” are cousins. Du Maurier in Cornwall during the Second World War would have seen the American soldiers stationed around and the local attitudes to them. I suspect the campaign to win hearts and minds — and a quick how’s your father — would have been similar to that in the novel.
The protagonist is Emma, who presumably isn’t interesting enough to narrate but is in every scene even if that takes some jiggery pokery. Her father is a merchant banker of some kind — absent for much of the novel, a vital link to the powers that were — and her grandmother is Mad, a seventy nine year old former actress, inspired by Gertrude Lawrence, Gladys Cooper and, I suspect, du Maurier herself. And then there are various adopted children, under the age of 18, who can be relied on to keep the plot spinning.
Du Maurier had been recruited to the cause of Cornish nationalism and was aware that — as tin mines and fishing declined — the capital’s big economic plan for the West Country was heritage and tourism, until package holidays destroyed even that possibility. This is the occupying U.S.’s vision of Cornwall, with Welsh and Scottish heritage in the mix. A land of surf and Doombar.
There is resistance — although I think the satirical mood here makes the novel step back from the horrors hinted at in the Resistance in The Scapegoat and attempts to pull the wool over the eyes of the authorities. There’s a pompous local MP, a suspicious American colonel (and tougher colleagues), a pliable GP and a mysterious hermit. If this wasn’t a six part BBC drama it should have been — you could easily cast it.
This was a real page turner, not quite the gothic material I’d expect from my limited sense of du Maurier, but certainly worth a read.
Go West, Young Man
2015 films, film, film reviews, films, reviews, westerns
2015 films, Film, film reviews, films, John Maclean, Westerns
Slow West (John Maclean, 2015)
This is the first Kiwi western.
It may be the first explicitly Darwinist western.
Although I suppose the first label doesn’t quite work on the model of spaghetti westerns. But the landscape, having been out of a job since the fifteenth episode of The Hobbit, gets to play Colorado and so forth. It does it well — and if I get the sense that the same mountains keep appearing, that is only appropriate since there is a dream feel to much of this.
I’ve not been a huge fan of the Western — I guess anxieties about the depiction of First Nations people hovered over them as I was becoming more aware of film and I don’t know enough history to unpick it. I probably need to know more about the American Civil War since so many westerns are set then or thenabouts. I’ve seen a pile of John Ford westerns (The Searchers will be key), Leone’s work, various Eastwoods (not, yet, I think, Unforgiven?) and some made since the turn of the century. The gaps are something I occasionally do something to fill. I don’t recall seeing The Missouri Breaks nor The Hired Hand. But the western is clearly part of the U.S. selfmythologising. There’s much written on it from a structuralist point of view — Sixguns and all that, antinomies, the outsider who expels himself from the society he saves…
So here we have Jay (Kodi Smit-McKee, from The Road), a young son of aristocracy, in search of his not really girlfriend, Rose (Carol Pistorius), on the run from Scotland for crimes that are not her fault. He’s a naïf. He barely needs to shave. And yet somehow — money, lots of it — he has gotten across the Atlantic and out into the West. When he runs into a Unionist officer and two men chasing a Native American, he also runs into Silas (Michael Fassbender) who agrees to help him find Rose.
For a fee.
And that suits Silas, because he wants to find Rose and her father. As indeed do a posse of bounty hunters.
We are offered a string of vignettes of the journey, which curiously lengthens its duration beyond its otherwise economical 84 minutes without out staying its welcome. The editing studiously maintains a right to left movement for our protagonists. We find a trading post, an anthropologist wanting to make his name from studying the native tribes, a group of Black musicians who speak French, a priest with a suspicious case and an old friend with a bottle of absinthe. We also see the skeleton of a pioneered killed by the tree he was chopping down.
And there are flashbacks to Scotland and stories told around the campfire and meanwhile in Rose-land.
The hut whe she lives looks suspiciously clean even if new, and imported from Inglourious Basterds. Again, there’s something no quite real, as if Jay has conjured this up out of his romantic imagination. We are breaking the rules of narrated cinema — especially when we see a memory related by someone around a campfire that Silas isn’t at. The rules are broken as it veers between comic and tragic, an odd mix of Jarmusch, Coens and Anderson without being arch.
And we build to the generic imperative of High Noon.
There’s a shot at the end of The Searchers where we see out of the door of the house that the girl has been returned to, with Ethan (John Wayne) on the outside, leaving. There’s also a shot here, before a final montage, which rejects that kind of exclusion. The curious paradox of an ending which embraces a family unit being somehow radical — at least in generic terms. Evolution gives us survival of the fittest and Dawkins versions of this add selfish genes. Is there a place in that scheme for selflessness and charity and love? That would be the romantic ending. I think the truth here is murkier — put a foot wrong and you won’t survive. Survival is not a moral act.
This, a debut film from a Scottish musician, is definitely worth your time.
And in the summer that gave us Mad Max and not so feminist dinosaurs, I’d quite like to see Rose’s film.
The Trail of the Spinning Plates
meta, wip
academia, meta, wip, works in progress
So, let’s look at the to-do list based on 26 January 2015, updated 15 March 2015, 3 April 2015 and 20 May 2015:
a submitted chapter that needs editorial queries answering — answered
a keynote to write for the SF postgrad conference — delivered
chapter to write for another companion — first draft
an article that’s been bounced from a special issue but has been taken up and needs another thousand words adding — apparently doesn’t need those words; edited version submitted
two a conference papers to convert to an articles
a book to read for review
a book proposal to finish — I’ve had some ideas
a book manuscript to rescue — I printed out chapter one… somewhere
several reference book entries that are missing in action — chased and waiting
* new * article on The Arthur C. Clarke Award
Shall we note and celebrate the fact that I’ve completed the first draft of something a goodly way ahead of the deadline? I fear that this is something that happens rarely these days (leaving aside the “Can you write this by tomorrow?” commissions).
I have, admittedly, spotted a problemette in it that I ought to think through and solve, although I can see I need to cut 200 words to fit anything in to deal with that.
And He Painted Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Sharks
British art, exhibition review, exhibitions
art, art reviews, exhibitions, Hastings, Jerwood, L.S. Lowry, painting
Lowry by the Sea (Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, 11 June 2015-1 November 2015)
Whilst my birthday is all too often a series of examples of bad timing, I was lucky enough to have one which coincided with a members’ private view of the L.S. Lowry exhibition at Tate Britain. For a few glorious moments, I had the exhibition to myself. Lowry is one of those artists we’re not meant to like because people like him and because there was a one-hit wonder in the 1970s about him.
What that exhibition made clear was that Lowry was a greater artist than given usually credit for – although I suspect his faux naivitée could be objected to. Whilst Alfred Wallis was self-taught, Lowry attended the Manchester School of Art and was trained by French Impressionist Pierre Adolphe Valette. Lowry made sense in terms of Impressionism, even if you don’t accept his own constructions of working class realities as art in their own right.
I stumbled across the fact that there was a Lowry show at the Jedward Jerwood Gallery, a newish and controversial space at Hastings. It’s a fifteen minute train ride back from Bexhill (where Riley is) or a two-hour walk. The Jerwood is home to the Jerwood Collection, the philanthropic gathering of art by a pearl company which also gives prizes for painting, drawing and sculpture. The collection is mainly early twentieth century British, but I have to say it can come across as a bit muddy and grey in its pallette. I think I’ve been disappointed by the two big exhibition rooms on the right as you enter – I can’t recall a show blowing me away there. At the moment it’s a selection from the Fraser Collection, along with Scottish artists from the Jerwood, and I confess to being underwhelmed. There was some interesting sculptural pieces in the space where there was the Marlow Moss show.
But the hit or miss part of the Jerwood is the two upstairs rooms that tend to have temporary shows. At the moment, it’s Lowry, representing the seaside. Should we be surprised that his choice of holiday destination was Berwick on Tweed, South Shields and Sunderland? The Jerwood does like its sea exhibitions, but this is a good one.
There’s only really one Lowry that is immediately recognisable as a Lowry, July, the Seaside (1943), a series of tiny incidents on the beach – games being played, a punch and judy kiosk, sitting, lying, walking, prams, swings. It is the urban crowd transplanted from factory gates and football matches to the sea – possibly in north Wales. What is striking is that the people are dressed much the same – there is no concession to sea and sun. Still, there’s a war on.
The figures are more impressionist in his Spittal Sands (1960) – perhaps it’s a mistier day, but I reognise the spot which is just south of Berwick. And is that the same harbour arm in Untitled (Beach Scene with Central Monument and Chimney), sketched in felt tipped pen? There’s a chimney or two that makes me think of the (fish?) smoking chimney in Spittal.
There’s also South Shields – Waiting for the Tide (1960) – showing Lowry’s love of solitude and quiteness and isolation. Am I misrecognising A Ship (1965) as Tynemouth?
Is that a version of the aerials next to Tynemouth Priory? But there’s a harbour arm he will have lost (and yet I recall two paintings of the same scene, I think Sunderland, where towers were moved. He’s an artist who will recompose landscapes.)
Then, there’s the Self-Portrait as a Pillar in the Sea (1966), awfully phallic. It’s not a surprise to me – do I recall drawn versions of this at Sunderland? There is another painting like this, also 1966, in Sunderland.
Lowry writes, somewhere, “Look at my seascapes, they don’t really exist you know, they’re just an expression of my own loneliness.” In some paintings the sea and sky merge – the elemental boundaries merge. And then, somewhere again, he writes, apparently about the world of art, “I spent my whole life wondering what it all means, I can’t understand it, don’t understand it at all, can’t see any point in it myself. Still, there it is, you keep on working, and you keep on wondering what it all means, and it goes on and on and on and, there you are.” It reminds me of childhood reading, it reminds me of Eeyore.
And I had to laugh.
There’s a Lowry cartoon called The Shark (1970) where the shark is the art world and the person in the shark’s mouth is Lowry. Better than Damien Hirst’s shark. There are other people in the sea. Waving. Or drowning.
I had a sudden flash, at this point, of someone else that had a reputation for being gloomy, but was also blackly comic. I wondered if they ever could have met – the other one was an insurance clerk, but Lowry was a rent collector. I thought, for a moment, he worked for the Pru. Ah well.
But this is a show to see.
You Know My Methods
2015 films, film, film reviews, films
2015 films, Bill Condon, Film, film reviews, films, Sherlock Holmes
“But you have retired, Holmes. We heard of you as living the life of a hermit among your bees and your books in a small farm upon the South Downs.”
My villa is situated upon the southern slope of the downs, commanding a great view of the Channel. At this point the coast-line is entirely of chalk cliffs, which can only be descended by a single, long, tortuous path, which is steep and slippery. At the bottom of the path lie a hundred yards of pebbles and shingle, even when the tide is at full. Here and there, however, there are curves and hollows which make splendid swimming-pools filled afresh with each flow. This admirable beach extends for some miles in each direction, save only at one point where the little cove and village of Fulworth break the line.
Mr. Holmes (Bill Condon, 2015)
So the conceit is that Sherlock Holmes is real and retired thirty-five years ago (from 1947) to Sussex, after a final, unsatisfactory case, a case that has been published by Watson and even filmed, but which Holmes cannot quite remember.
Holmes has one of those canons that is easily filled – how did he learn his skills? what are those cases we are told he solved but we’re not ready for? what did he do in the gap between “The Final Problem” and “The Empty House”? what happened to him after Watson put down his quill? And then there are the inevitable continuity errors that add further layers – was Watson shot in the leg or shoulder? why is Watson called James in “The Man With the Twisted Lip”? was Watson married twice? And despite an occasionally proprietorial estate – with little connection to Doyle, I believe – we have endeavoured to provide solutions.
So Holmes has been living on the South Downs (or edging into Romney Marsh at times, I suspect), forgetting. Forgetting and remembering is a theme – he remembers the case, he remembers dealing with Mycroft and a visit from Watson, he remembers his trip to Japan. He has forgotten coming out of retirement on the eve of World War One and “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”. Meanwhile, Roger (Milo Parker), the child of Mrs Munro (Laura Linney) his housekeeper, cannot remember his father, killed in the Second World War.
Holmes strives to retain and win back his powers of deduction, so he can resolve that last case, and to train up Roger to take over the bees, as the son he never had.
The word we’re looking for is redemption.
Curiously, redemption through stories and through lying to others.
So, Holmes is either lying or has forgotten that he has written two stories already: “The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier” and “The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane”. The stories themselves tell us he disputed some of Watson’s story-telling.
We’re meant to forget this.
We have McKellen, reunited with director Bill Condon who did the James Whale biopic Gods and Monsters (1998) with him – McKellen, one of those actors who’s always seemed old to me. I remember his coming out on Radio 3 – in 1987? I recall seeing his one man show, Acting Shakespeare. I was lucky enough to catch his Waiting for Godot with Patrick Stewart. I gather he’s done other movies and a sitcom (but Michael Hordern is Gandalf). Laura Linney is divine in a somewhat thankless role. John Sessions and Philip Davies have brief cameos, Roger Allam a bit more screen time. Colin Starkey needs a better agent (or there are bonus scenes). Virtually everyone plays it straight – aside from good old Frances de la Tour who seems to have wandered in from a sitcom (although not, I guess, Vicious) when they couldn’t afford Miriam Margolyes. If the film doesn’t work, it’s at the level of plot, not acting.
And what worried me, pondering at a hidden unhappy ending of the deaths we will not see, was the prickly ash that Holmes has brought home all the way from … Hiroshima. And then ingested. As, indeed, has Roger.
Maybe they end up with super powers?
The Secret Scapegoat
book reviews, British fiction, british novels, K. Tempest Bradford Test, reviews
1957 novels, book reviews, British fiction, Daphne Du Maurier, fiction reviews
Every one of us has his, or her, dark side. Which is to overcome the other?
For reasons that escape me, a number of years ago I bought a boxset of Daphne Du Maurier novels. I must have thought this was good plan, because I then bought a second, and a couple of novels not included in either. I also bought the collection which contains the story that was the basis for ‘Don’t Look Now’. Note “The Birds”, Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. The most Hitchcockian of novelists – with perhaps the thought that Du Maurier was a Cornish Patricia Highsmith. The grand plan, being anal, was to read the novels in chronological order of publication, but that never happened and the boxes sat by my bed, gathering dust. So I picked one at random. Daphne Du Maurier, The Scapegoat (1957) John, a university lecturer, is on holiday in France, fantasising about the past and Joan of Arc, and imagining a secret life. He runs into his exact double, Jean de Gué, and the two go for a drink, in fact a series of drinks, before retiring to de Gué’s hotel room where John passes out. He wakes, in Jean de Gué’s clothes and is mistaken for the other – a Comte who has failed to negotiate favourable terms for the family glass foundry business, who has a morphine addicted mother, who hates (and is hated by) his brother and who is shagging half the female population of the locality. Rather than saying, Oh my good man, you have mistaken me for someone else, to the chaffeur, John decides to take over de Gué’s life and set about saving the family and the business. We are in melodrama territory – the morphine mum, the swooning pregnant wife, the visionary daughter who is on the one hand disappointed by her lying daddy and on the other hand prepared to lie for him. (There is an incident quite late on, a suspicious death that the daughter alibis as accidental.) It feels curiously nineteenth century – but we are in France and we are in the decade after the Second World War and neither detail is irrelevant. The mechanisms of plot are perhaps a little too visible – and one expects the first Mmme de Gué to burn down the chateau at some point… Note that John is given no surname (remember the central character of Rebecca is nameless), and that we can but wonder if he is a doppelganger or the same person, a psychotic twin (or unpsychotic), the result of some trauma. Is John Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde? I was careful to avoid spoilers whilst reading the novel and avoided the introduction. What I did discover was that it has been filmed twice, once in 2012 with Matthew Rhys directed by Charles Sturridge and previously with Alec Guinness directed by Robert Hamer. Now that is a film I do want to track down – Guinness is perfects casting (and it’s a bit Graham Greene territory as a novel) and Hamer is better known for Kind Hearts and Coronets, with several Alec Guinnesses. Betty Davies plays the matriarch, which also seems like genius casting. And so I’m tempted to have another lucky dip, another Du Maurier.
Point and Break
2014 films, British films, film, film reviews, films, reviews
2014 films, British films, film reviews, films, John Boorman
Queen and Country (John Boorman, 2014)
And way back in 1987, John Boorman directed an autobiographical film which was a loving portrayal about living through the Second World War, Hope and Glory. I remember rich reds and oranges and sunsets and barrage ballons and the occasional bombsite. Nearly thirty years on, we see the celebration of the child at his schools having been bombed, before cutting to a decade later and life on an idyllic island on the Thames as a prelude to being conscripted into the British army.
It is 1952 and the British are fighting Korea (as part of the communism vs capitalism war) and the old king, who never wanted to be a king, is dying; Elizabeth is going to be crowned and the new Elizabethan Age is dawning. Alter ego Bill Rohan (Callum Turner) meets new BFF Percy (Caleb Landry Jones, who I think gets top billing) and both get put in charge of the typing school and briefing the new recruits. Life is made unbearable by stickler Bradley (David Thewlis) and bearable by shirker Redmond (Pat Shortt) – and the whole film is made bearable by Major Cross (Richard E. Grant).
Is that damning enough?
And there’s girls, glimpsed at a cinema, nurses, and the One, Orphelia (Tamsin Egerton), whom Rohan falls head over heels with despite the large warning light over her head (and the fact that she does get to talk sense about how men treat women in the period whilst still being damaged goods).
I guess this is all very mythic and there’s that whole generation of writers and directors too young for the (Second World) war who did national service and had Sensibilities Formed; some went to to private school, others failed the eleven plus, they’re all eighty or above now, if they’re still alive. If asked, I think I might have assumed that Boorman had died at some point.
The film’s conflicted; on the one hand grandfather despairs about the shame that Rohan has brought on the family, on the other I seem to recall it’s him who gets to dismiss the first Elizabeth. And Rohan is a cipher – neither communist nor capitalist, neither really betraying or supporting others, not quite seduced by his sister, not quite clear what he believes in (besides what he reads in The Times). He is, I fear, the least interesting character in the film. You wonder how Korea itself is going to be handled – an early sequence is not promising – and you slowly realise that virtually everyone over 25 has some kind of PTSD. But there’s just enough gentle comedy not to despair.
I doubt there will be a quarter century gap before this is turned into a trilogy – but I’m assuming a third film about joining the movie industry is envisaged, Pearl and Dean, say. Fun with the Dave Clarke Five. Dealing with Lee Marvin. Buggery in the woods. And Sean Connery in leather shorts.
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Juneau info needed
Discussion in 'Alaska' started by Kane, Mar 25, 2005.
Kane, Mar 25, 2005
Kane Resident guitar picker
Port Orange, FL, USA
I'm going to Juneau for a week in April, just to bum around as a tourist. I'll be on foot, with a minumum of baggage, and probably money too! I'd like some advice on what the "Don't miss" places/features/museums/restaurants are.
I see there are two hostels in town, I may go that route. Any other suggestions for lodging?
Thanks for the info,
KL5A, Mar 25, 2005
KL5A Bugs are the new black
EN75mk
My sincere condolences..... is your best bet. I spent a month in Juneanu one week. Bring raingear.
legion, Mar 25, 2005
legion Honking the Horn
There's a big glacier at one end of the road and somebody's driveway at the other end of the road. You'll cross the bridge to Douglas for something to do and I'm sure there's something there that made 'em spend enough to put that bridge in but I couldn't find it.
Bring rain gear.
Lone Rider, Mar 26, 2005
Lone Rider Registered User
KL5A said:
.......I spent a month in Juneanu one week..
That nice, huh?
This is sounding pretty grim...
In all seriousness
If you don't have some compelling work related reason to go to Juneau, I wouldn't bother. Like Legion said, there's a glacier, and it's a spectacular one, but that's about it. Some cruise ship touristy stuff, but nothing that can't be done most anywhere else. Too early for fishing. A tram that goes up the mountain. Helicopter glacier tours, bring raingear and a low balance visa card.
One of my co-workers spent a week in Juneau covering for a vacationing person and said, and this is a quote, "I felt like I was on restriction."
Skagway has more interesting history and it's on the road system. Juneau isn't.
You can take pictures of bears at the dump
Fighter, Mar 27, 2005
Fighter Head Gruver
Kane said:
Dude........stop in and slap the livln' shit out of everyone of those clowns in the Legislature. Guv'ner Murky too......
Tell 'em Fighter sent ya. :eek1 :eek1 :eek1 :eek1
Why screw with Juneau????
Couple more days.............. you could be in Alaska.
akjohn, Mar 27, 2005
akjohn AKjohn
is how I remember the 6 1/2 years I lived in Juneau.
Everyone has his or her own opinion. However, I think Juneau is an elitist upper-middle class government town with a really seedy underbelly that most Juneau residents choose to ignore. Residents of the "Forbidden City" hold themselves in high regard because they, and they alone, get the significance of living there. The rest of Alaska residents are not worthy of living or even visiting Juneau for longer than a day, which is why Juneau remains the most isolated state capitol in the U.S.
don't miss the sticky cinnamon bagels at the Silverbow bakery. Also, drive "out the road" to the Shrine of St. Theresa. These activities, along with a trip to the glacier will take you about 3/4 of a day. You may be lucky and visit during one of the 6 sunny days Juneau has each summer. If not, enjoy the rain and gray skies.
See-Double-You, Mar 27, 2005
See-Double-You Long timer
You can always rent a bike and go riding. Takes about fifteen minutes and then you're done.
See-Double-You said:
BTW, that's a bicycle, not a motocikkle......
Hey see-dub long time no hear.....what's happening dude?
They still got the rickshaw bike trip thing there?
And I second the C-dub call. Hope all's good for you, bud.
RDJEff, Mar 28, 2005
RDJEff Lost in Alaska
Los Anchorage, Alaska
Hey you guys, quit bashing Juneau! Alright, it is an elitist government town with a seedy underbelly. But, it is also quite beautiful. You can go "out the road" to Auke Bay and walk around, go to the glacier, visit the Shrine of Saint Therese, climb Mount Roberts, take the Mount Juneau tram, ski at Eaglecrest, or just stroll the boat harbors. I lived there for a couple of years, and even graduated from JDHS, and if there were any real jobs, I'd still live there!
legion said:
Been hibernating of course. Each time I look out the window I say to myself: Great, summer is finally here. Then I actually leave the cave, and DAMN if there isn't a fresh layer of snow on the ground.
redseca2, Mar 28, 2005
redseca2 Long timer
I have stayed at the "Alaskan Hotel", central, cheap, noisy bar downstairs and some semi-permanent residents - perfect.
http://www.ptialaska.net/~akhotel/
Alaskan Hotel, 167 South Franklin Street
907-586-1000/1-800-327-9374
What makes any stay at the Alaskan memorable, is this wonderful establishment just across the street.
http://www.triangleclubbar.com/
When you regain consciousness, take a full day boat trip up the Tracy Arm (about 1/5 the cost of Glacier Bay).
Yeah, 5, I gotta admit, you're way out of line with the whole Juneau bashing thing.
RDJEff said:
Hey you guys, quit bashing Juneau!
Hey, where'd you find the picture of Miss Juneau?
Hey Kids... question for ya.
What's the best thing that ever came out of Juneau???
Any flight on Alaska Airlines.
akrider, Mar 29, 2005
akrider mild adventurer
Have some respect. It's the seat of state government, it's where the legislature sits, it's the home of Frank the Bank, it's ............................
Well it's everything everone said it is.
If you ever need to give the State of Alaska an enema......Juneau would be the hole to start at.
Ya know, there's a lot of Alaskans that feelthat way about "Los Anchorage"!
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Need For Federal Government Involvement In Educati
onThe Need for Federal Government Involvement in Education Reform
by____________
Political Science 2301
Federal and State Government
For centuries, generations of families have congregated in the same community or
in the same general region of the country. Children grew up expecting to earn a
living much like their fathers and mothers or other adults in their community.
Any advanced skills they required beyond the three R’s (Readin’, Ritin’ and
Rithmatik) were determined by the local community and incorporated into the
curriculum of the local schools. These advanced skills were taught to the up-
and-coming generation so they could become a vital part of their community. The
last several decades has greatly expanded the bounds of the community to
almost anywhere in the country or anywhere in the world for that matter.
Advances in transportation and communication has made the world a much smaller
place then the world we knew as children. The skills our children need to
realize parents’ perpetual dream of their children having a better life are no
longer limited to those seen in the local area. It is becoming more and more
apparent that the education system of yesterday cannot adequately prepare
students for life and work in the 21st Century. These concerns have prompted
people across the country to take a hard look at our education system and to
organize their efforts to chance the education system as we know it.
WHAT’S HAPPENING OUT THERE?
There are two major movements in recent years whose focus is to enhance the
education of future generations. The Standards movement focuses on
educational content and raising the standards of traditional teaching and
measurement means and methods. The Outcome Based Education (OBE) movement is
exploring new ways of designing education and changing the way we measure the
effectiveness of education by focusing on results or outcomes.
STANDARDS MOVEMENT
In September 1989, President Bush and the nation’s governors called an
Education Summit in Charlottesville, Virginia. At this summit, President Bush
and the nation s governors, including then-governor Bill Clinton, agreed on six
broad goals for education to be reached by the year 2000. Two of those goals (3
and 4) related specifically to academic achievement:
* Goal 3: By the year 2000, American students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12
having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter including English,
mathematics, science, history, and geography; and every school in America will
ensure that all students learn to use their minds well, so they may be prepared
for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our
modern economy.
* Goal 4: By the year 2000, U.S. students will be first in the world in science
and mathematics achievement.
Soon after the summit, two groups were established to implement the new
educational goals: the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) and the National
Council on Education Standards and Testing (NCEST). Together, these two groups
were charged with addressing unprecedented questions regarding American
education such as: What is the subject matter to be addressed? What types of
assessments should be used? What standards of performance should be set?
The summit and its aftermath engendered a flurry of activity from
national subject matter organizations to establish standards in their respective
areas. Many of these groups looked for guidance from the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics who publishing the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards
for School Mathematics in 1989. The NCTM standards redefined the study of math
so that topics and concepts would be introduced at an earlier age, and students
would view math as a relevant problem-solving discipline rather than as a set of
obscure formulas to be memorized. The National Science Teachers Association
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science quickly launched
independent attempts to identify standards in science. Efforts soon followed in
the fields of civics, dance, theater, music, art, language arts, history, and
social studies, to name a few.
OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION MOVEMENT
The decade of the 80s brought numerous education reforms, but few of
them were a dramatic shift from what has gone on before. Outcome-based
education (OBE) is one of those that is new, even revolutionary, and is now
being promoted as the panacea for America’s educational woes. This reform has
been driven by educators in response to demands for greater accountability by
taxpayers and as a vehicle for breaking with traditional ideas about how we
teach our children. If implemented, this approach to curriculum development
could change our schools more than any other reform proposal in the last thirty
The focus of past and present curriculum has been on content, on the
knowledge to be acquired by each student. Our language, literature, history,
customs, traditions, and morals, often called Western civilization, dominated
the learning process through secondary school. If students learned the
information and performed well on tests and assignments, they received credit
for the course and moved on to the next class. The point here is that the
curriculum centered on the content to be learned; its purpose was to produce
academically competent students. The daily schedule in a school was organized
around the content. Each hour was devoted to a given topic; some students
responded well to the instruction, and some did not.
Outcome-based education will change the focus of schools from the
content to the student. Three facts drive this new approach to creating school
curricula:
* Fact 1: All students can learn and succeed, but not on the same day or in the
* Fact 2: Each success by a student breeds more success.
* Fact 3: Schools control the conditions of success.
In other words, students are seen as totally malleable creatures. If we
create the right environment, any student can be prepared for any academic or
vocational career. The key is to custom fit the schools to each student’s
learning style and abilities.
The resulting schools will be vastly different from the ones recent
generations attended. Yearly and daily schedules will change, teaching
responsibilities will change, classroom activities will change, the evaluation
of student performance will change, and most importantly, our perception of what
it means to be an educated person will change.
Common Arguments in Favor of Outcome-Based Education
* Promotes high expectations and greater learning for all students.
* Prepares students for life and work in the 21st Century.
* Fosters more authentic forms of assessment (i.e., students write to show they
know how to use English well, or complete math problems to demonstrate their
ability to solve problems).
* Encourages decision making regarding curriculum, teaching methods, school
structure and management at each school or district level.
Common Arguments Against Outcome-Based Education
* Conflicts with admission requirements and practices of most colleges and
universities, which rely on credit hours and standardized test scores
* Some outcomes focus too much on feelings, values, attitudes and beliefs, and
not enough on the attainment of factual knowledge
* Relies on subjective evaluation, rather than objective tests and measurements.
* Undermines local control.
Both the Standards movement and OBE movement have particular
strengths and weaknesses. Their means and methods are different however, their
objective is the same — To improve the education of future generations. We
all remember the profound statements our parents repeated to us as we grew up.
One of my favorites was, You can’t get anywhere if you’re not moving. Years
can be spent arguing if OBE is better then Standards and vice versa. They
both are heading toward the same destination so let’s get moving and we’ll argue
It is time for the Federal Government to take the lead and start the
nation down the road. One of the fundamental principles of our nation should be
the paramount concern of this Government body. EQUALITY! In this case equality
is achieved through standards.
General standards in education have existed formally for over a century
but as time went on, local school systems have expanded their curriculum to meet
the needs of the local community. National standards must be established to
alleviate variances from community to community and state to state in order for
all citizens to have an equal chance in the global society.
THE NEED FOR CURRICULUM STANDARDS
From the 1940s until the mid-1970s, the emphasis on serving the
interests of individual children generated a expansion of the number of courses
that constituted the high school curriculum. By the mid 1970s, the U.S. Office
of Education reported that more than 2,100 different courses were being offered
in American high schools. The content covered and the manner in which time is
spent was at one time fairly uniform in American education, today there is
little consistency in how much time students spend on a given subject or the
knowledge and skills covered within that subject area.
THE NEED FOR EVALUATION STANDARDS
Perhaps the most compelling argument for organizing educational reform
around standards is the shift in emphasis from what schools put into the process
of schooling to what we get out of schools that is, a shift from educational
inputs to educational outputs. Chester Finn describes this shift in
perspective in terms of an emerging paradigm for education.
Under the old conception education was thought of as process and system,
effort and intention, investment and hope. To improve education meant to try
harder, to engage in more activity, to magnify one’s plans, to give people more
services, and to become more efficient in delivering them.
Under the new definition, now struggling to be born, education is the
result achieved, the learning that takes root when the process has been
effective. Only if the process succeeds and learning occurs will we say that
education happened. The U.S. Office of Education was commissioned by Congress
to conduct a major study of the quality of educational opportunity. The result
was the celebrated Coleman Report (after chief author and researcher, James
Coleman), which was released in 1966. The report concluded that input variables
might not actually have all that much to do with educational equality when
equality was conceived of in terms of what students actually learned as opposed
to the time, money, and energy that were expended.
In summary, the new, more efficient and accountable view of education is
output-based. Outputs defined in terms of specific student learnings, in terms
of specific standards.
THE NEED FOR GRADING STANDARDS
Most assume that grades are precise indicators of what students know and
can do with a subject area. In addition, most people assume that current
grading practices are the result of a careful study of the most effective ways
of reporting achievement and progress. In fact, current grading practices
developed in a fairly serendipitous way. Mark Durm provides a detailed
description of the history of grading practices in America, beginning in the
1780s when Yale University first started using a four-point scale. By 1897,
Mount Holyoke College began using the letter grade system that is so widely used
in education today.
For the most part, this 100-year-old system is still in place today.
Unfortunately, even though the system has been in place for a century, there is
still not much agreement as to the exact meaning of letter grades. This was
rather dramatically illustrated in a nationwide study by Robinson ; Craver
(1988) that involved over 800 school districts randomly drawn from the 11,305
school districts with 300 or more students. One of their major conclusions was
that districts stress different elements in their grades.
While all districts include academic achievement, they also include
other significant elements such as effort, behavior, and attendance. There is
great discrepancy in the factors teachers consider when they construct grades.
We have a situation in which grades given by one teacher might mean something
entirely different from grades given by another teacher even though the teachers
are presiding over two identical classes with identical students who do
identical work. Where one teacher might count effort and cooperation as 25% of
a grade, another teacher might not count these variables at all.
Nearly all countries we want to emulate rely on policies and structures
that are fundamentally standards based in nature. For example, in their study
of standards-setting efforts in other countries, Resnick and Nolan (1995) note
that Many countries whose schools have achieved academic excellence have a
national curriculum. Many educators maintain that a single curriculum
naturally leads to high performance, but the fact that the United States values
local control of schools precludes such a national curriculum.
Although they caution that a well articulated national curriculum is not
a guarantee of high academic achievement, Resnick and Nolan offer some powerful
illustrations of the effectiveness of identifying academic standards and
aligning curriculum and assessments with those standards. France is a
particularly salient example:
* In texts and exams, the influence of the national curriculum is obvious. For
example, a French math text for 16-year-olds begins by spelling out the national
curriculum for
* the year so that all 16-year-olds know what they are expected to study. The
book’s similar table of contents shows that the text developers referred to the
curriculum.
* Moreover, the text makes frequent references to math exams the regional school
districts have given in the past. Students practice on these exams to help them
prepare for the exam they will face; they know where to concentrate to meet the
standard. (p. 9)
In a similar vein, a report published by NESIC, the National Education
Standards and Improvement Council (1993), details the highly centralized manner
in which standards are established in other countries. For example, in China,
standards are set for the entire country and for all levels of the school system
by the State Education Commission in Beijing. In England, standard setting was
considered the responsibility of local schools until 1988, when the Education
Reform Act mandated and outlined the process for establishing a national
curriculum. The School Examinations and Assessment Council was established to
carry out this process. In Japan, the ministry of education in Tokyo
(Manibushi) sets the standards for schools, but allows each of the 47
prefectures (Ken) some latitude in adapting those standards.
According to the NESIC report, Most countries embody their content
standards in curriculum guides issued by the ministries of education or their
equivalents. (pc-51) Additionally, A national examination system provides a
further mechanism for setting standards through specifications of examinations,
syllabuses and regulations, preparations of tests, grading of answers, and
establishment of cutoff points. (pc-51)
If our children are to survive and excel in the emerging global society,
we must give them the tools they need to compete. Whether future generations
receive these tools via the Standards movement or the OBE movement is
irrelevant. It is how well our children can compete with other countries of the
world that will insure the United States remains a world leader, a nation united
and strong. If this is not a role for the Federal Government, I don’t know what
is?
English has been scrutinized for its shortcomings. It
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Climate-smart agriculture global research agenda: scientific basis for action
Kerri L Steenwerth1,
Amanda K Hodson2,
Arnold J Bloom3,
Michael R Carter4,
Andrea Cattaneo5,
Colin J Chartres6,
Jerry L Hatfield7,
Kevin Henry8,9,
Jan W Hopmans2,
William R Horwath2,
Bryan M Jenkins10,
Ermias Kebreab11,
Rik Leemans12,
Leslie Lipper13,
Mark N Lubell14,
Siwa Msangi15,
Ravi Prabhu16,
Matthew P Reynolds17,
Samuel Sandoval Solis2,
William M Sischo18,
Michael Springborn19,
Pablo Tittonell20,
Stephen M Wheeler21,
Sonja J Vermeulen22,
Eva K Wollenberg23,
Lovell S Jarvis24 &
Louise E Jackson2
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) addresses the challenge of meeting the growing demand for food, fibre and fuel, despite the changing climate and fewer opportunities for agricultural expansion on additional lands. CSA focuses on contributing to economic development, poverty reduction and food security; maintaining and enhancing the productivity and resilience of natural and agricultural ecosystem functions, thus building natural capital; and reducing trade-offs involved in meeting these goals. Current gaps in knowledge, work within CSA, and agendas for interdisciplinary research and science-based actions identified at the 2013 Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (Davis, CA, USA) are described here within three themes: (1) farm and food systems, (2) landscape and regional issues and (3) institutional and policy aspects. The first two themes comprise crop physiology and genetics, mitigation and adaptation for livestock and agriculture, barriers to adoption of CSA practices, climate risk management and energy and biofuels (theme 1); and modelling adaptation and uncertainty, achieving multifunctionality, food and fishery systems, forest biodiversity and ecosystem services, rural migration from climate change and metrics (theme 2). Theme 3 comprises designing research that bridges disciplines, integrating stakeholder input to directly link science, action and governance.
In addition to interdisciplinary research among these themes, imperatives include developing (1) models that include adaptation and transformation at either the farm or landscape level; (2) capacity approaches to examine multifunctional solutions for agronomic, ecological and socioeconomic challenges; (3) scenarios that are validated by direct evidence and metrics to support behaviours that foster resilience and natural capital; (4) reductions in the risk that can present formidable barriers for farmers during adoption of new technology and practices; and (5) an understanding of how climate affects the rural labour force, land tenure and cultural integrity, and thus the stability of food production. Effective work in CSA will involve stakeholders, address governance issues, examine uncertainties, incorporate social benefits with technological change, and establish climate finance within a green development framework. Here, the socioecological approach is intended to reduce development controversies associated with CSA and to identify technologies, policies and approaches leading to sustainable food production and consumption patterns in a changing climate.
Globally, agricultural and forestry systems are expected to change significantly in response to future climate change, manifesting as major transitions in livelihoods and landscapes [1–4]. During the few past decades, crop yields have been reduced because of warming [5], and the results of modelling studies suggest that climate change will reduce food crop yield potential, particularly in many tropical and midlatitude countries [6–9]. Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations will decrease food and forage quality [10]. Price and yield volatility likely will continue to rise as extreme weather continues, further harming livelihoods and putting food security at risk [11]. Global demand for agricultural products, be they food, fibre or fuel, continues to increase because of population growth, changes in diet related to increases in per capita income and the need for alternative energy sources while there is less and less additional land available for agricultural expansion. Agriculture thus needs to produce more on the same amount of land while adapting to a changing climate and must become more resilient to risk derived from extreme weather events such as droughts and floods.
The term climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has developed to represent a set of strategies that can help to meet these challenges by increasing resilience to weather extremes, adapting to climate change and decreasing agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that contribute to global warming (Figures 1 and 2). CSA also aims to support sustainable and equitable transitions for agricultural systems and livelihoods across scales, ranging from smallholders to transnational coalitions. Forming a core part of the broader green development agenda for agriculture [12–14], CSA focuses on meeting the needs of people for food, fuel, timber and fibre through science-based actions; contributing to economic development, poverty reduction and food security; maintaining and enhancing the productivity and resilience of both natural and agricultural ecosystem functions, thus building natural capital; and reducing the trade-offs involved in meeting these goals. It invokes a continuous, iterative process for stakeholders, researchers and policymakers to meet the challenges presented by climate change and collectively transform agricultural and food systems towards sustainability goals [15]. Increased awareness and adaptive management are essential components of the CSA strategy. Yet, CSA is controversial. Such a broad agenda can be appropriated to support conflicting agendas or promote specific ecosystem services [16]. GHG emission mitigation by resource-poor farmers raises equity as an issue in developing countries because it may bring farmers little benefit unless it directly provides them with adaptive capacity. Setting CSA in the context of a safe operating space for humanity with socioecological systems that support adaptive management and governance will require scientific metrics and science–policymaking dialogues [16] that depend on strong engagement of the scientific community.
Diagram illustrating how climate-smart agriculture can be utilised as an agent for developing resilience, mitigation and adaptation within the socioecological system. Although not exclusively within the purview of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), ‘adaptation and mitigation’ in this figure are implied to be derived from an iterative CSA strategy. Adaptation and mitigation affect ‘drivers of change’ to diminish existing ‘vulnerabilities to climate change’ in the socioecological system, leading to the long-term goals of CSA in ‘desired outcomes’. The arrow between CSA and ‘science and policy’ indicates the vital role of novel science–policymaking partnerships and science-based actions in CSA.
Schematic of the historical trajectory of food production, incomes and nutrition within the socioecological system with respect to food security and natural capital over time juxtaposed with potential future outcomes. Placement of ‘environmental awareness’ indicates that this factor gained prominence in the socioecological system as food security and natural capital diminished with respect to the trajectory of food production, income and nutrition. Positive outcomes are shaded in green, and the ‘business as usual’ and ‘doomsday’ outcomes are shaded in orange. Climate-smart agriculture plays a role in building positive outcomes such as the ‘green economy’. Adapted with permission from M van Noordwijk (personal communication, 2014).
At the 2013 Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (Davis, CA, USA), participants examined the state of global science and best practices concerning climate and agriculture worldwide. Participants built on the consensus achieved at the 2011 Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture conference (Wageningen, the Netherlands), agreeing on a broad strategy for science and policymaking to strengthen food security, mitigation and adaptation [17]. Participants further examined current gaps in knowledge, identified existing and promising work within CSA and formulated agendas for interdisciplinary research and science-based actions to support CSA.
The relationship between vulnerability, resilience and adaptation was an overarching theme echoed across the conference and is crucial to CSA. Vulnerability describes exposure, sensitivity and capacity to respond to negative impacts of climate change, and adaptation is the means by which to reduce the vulnerability. Here resilience is regarded as the capacity to tolerate disturbance, undergo change and retain the same essential functions, structure, identity and feedback and is not indicative solely of returning to the same state that existed prior to a perturbation or disturbance [18–20]. Resilience focuses on factors that enable functioning despite adverse conditions [21, 22], provides a means of framing the dynamic relationships between humans and the environment (socioecological systems) and considers society’s capacity to manage change [23]. Thus, the principle of resilience can guide transformative change needed to meet the demands of food security, natural resource protection, and development, as well as to diminish vulnerability and promote adaptation (or adaptive capacity).
The recent increase in extreme weather events (climate shocks) threatens disruptive impacts on agriculture [24, 25]. Projected adaptive actions include improving plant performance (for example, nutrition, yields, food quality) in response to elevated CO2 and rising temperatures [26–28]; avoiding pest damage and food waste [28, 29]; developing forecasting, management and insurance options to decrease the risk due to unexpected rainfall patterns, higher temperatures and shifting length in growth seasons [14, 28, 30]; and managing natural resources at the landscape and regional levels to assure the environmental quality and ecosystem services upon which agriculture depends [31–33]. Solutions involve trade-offs. For instance, planning now for higher temperatures and declining precipitation in arid zones may reduce water deficits for agriculture, but it will require institutional investment to support both the intensified demand for ground and surface waters [34, 35] and the necessary improvements in irrigation efficiencies [36]. Along with these adaptive actions, CSA seeks to contribute to the mitigation and reduction of GHG, mainly nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions, and to balance trade-offs with food security and livelihoods [7, 37, 38]. For example, combining agroforestry, afforestation and conservation efforts with agriculture to meet global food demand will help to mitigate GHG emissions, support biodiversity and concomitantly preserve ecosystem services [39, 40]. Other trade-offs that occur when abrupt environmental changes stress agricultural systems include changes in rural and urban human migration patterns, as well as loss of cultural resources, which reduces the ability to manage land use effectively [41–43].
Without doubt, the development status of a country or region will influence the approach to mitigating and adapting to climate uncertainty and will affect the implementation and focus of the CSA strategy. For example, industrialized nations focus more strongly on mitigation of climate change through reduction of agriculture’s environmental impacts, whereas developing countries’ approaches to climate uncertainty emphasize stabilizing and boosting food production, improving incomes and building adaptive capacity [7, 15, 44]. Gender can also influence decisions and capacity for mitigation and adaptation. Women in some regions in Africa have experienced greater exposure and vulnerability, especially to extreme events, than men, but they also have demonstrated greater collective action in farming decisions linked to social networking [45, 46].
Crucial science questions and challenges for food systems in the face of climate change and uncertainty require comprehensive, collaborative investments and science-based actions. In the past few years, policies and programmes have included landscape-scale research on food security and natural resources, policy and governance to achieve agricultural resilience to climate change and capacity building [47]. Under CSA, transformative changes to achieve food security, poverty relief, mitigation and adaptation target novel types of science–policymaking partnerships and involve stakeholders and decision-makers in the public and private sectors to gain long-term commitment and investment to carry the new actions to fruition. CSA emphasizes the involvement of scientists with farmers, land managers, agroforesters, livestock keepers, fishers, resource managers and policymakers (stakeholders) to empower them in the formation of palatable choices to enact adaptive capacity and resilience ‘on the ground’ and within broader policies [14, 15]. Farmer-led innovative approaches and social learning are crucial parts of this process, where social learning represents a ‘change in understanding that goes beyond the individual to become situated within wide social units or communities of practice through social interactions between actors within social networks’ [48, 49].
In this article, we summarize and synthesize the discussions and ideas presented at the 2013 CSA conference by an international community of scientists, growers, policymakers, research scientists, government officials, nonprofit entities and students who are working to achieve food security, poverty reduction, mitigation and adaptation within the CSA context. The three sections of this article reflect the scientific themes presented at the conference: (1) farm and food systems, (2) landscape and regional issues and (3) institutional and policy-related aspects. Within the first and second themes, parallel sessions at the conference charged participants to identify knowledge gaps, research initiatives and transformative actions required to address these specific issues. We provide a summary of the 12 sessions and highlights of the oral presentations by subject experts, and we conclude with recommendations offered during discussions as well as a consensus agenda for future actions [50]. Finally, broad outcomes and messages are presented, largely adhering to the actual proceedings to reflect the spirit and outcomes of this conference. Thus, the emphasis is on structuring disciplinary and interdisciplinary science in a CSA context rather than mechanisms for implementing science in action. This article is intended to serve as a benchmark and guide for future CSA research activities.
Farm and food system issues: sustainable intensification, agroecosystem management and food systems
Considerable research on climate change and agriculture exists at the farm and food system levels, including topics such as farming practices for mitigation of agricultural GHG emissions, choice and adaptation of crops and livestock to new climate regimes, decision-making by farmers and life-cycle assessments [51–55]. The tendency has been to apply disciplinary science that informs particular problems and solutions for agriculture, as demonstrated by the topics of the six sessions in theme 1. Sustainable intensification, focused initially on increased agricultural production and food security, has now moved to a broader set of goals with multiple social, ethical and environmental dimensions [56, 57]. The integrative challenge for CSA is to better understand the trade-offs and choices farmers must make for greater multifunctionality and resilience to climate change. Because planning for climate change can be highly farm-, commodity- and context-specific, especially in response to extreme events, CSA is committed to new ways of engaging in participatory research and partnerships with producers [14].
Crop physiology and genetics under climate change
Responding to effects of climate change (for example, changes in nutrient availability and plant nutrient acquisition, higher CO2 concentrations and temperatures, water deficits and flooding) that influence the closure of the yield gap between potential and actual production will require continuation of existing ‘best management practices’ coupled with improvements in agronomic management practices and crop-breeding [58, 59]. Uncertain is the degree to which advances in crop physiology and genetics will continue to support higher agricultural production in response to more frequent climate shocks. Whereas successful crop adaptation to new production locations may be a good predictor of future outcomes, much higher CO2 concentrations and temperatures are conditions beyond our current set of experiences [21, 60]. Molecular approaches and genetic engineering will foster better understanding and manipulation of physiological mechanisms responsible for crop growth and development, as well as the breeding of stress-adapted genotypes [61–63], but there are social controversies surrounding the use of some of these technologies. High-throughput phenotyping platforms and comprehensive crop models will lead to more rapid exploration of genetic resources, enabling both gene discovery and better physiological understanding of how crop improvement can increase tolerance to environmental stress [64–68]. Development of new crop genotypes to meet the need to thrive under future management and climate conditions, the expected increases in the frequency of climate shocks and the uncertainty of rates of climate change presents a challenge. The specific examples set forth in the following paragraphs demonstrate how greater understanding of biochemical pathways, plant traits and phenotypes and germplasm evaluation could help overcome bottlenecks in both yield and development of physiological resilience to environmental stresses.
Molecular approaches provide opportunities to establish linkages between biochemical pathways and physiological responses. In cereals such as rice, grain yield is highly dependent on the carbohydrate source (top leaves) and sink (florets) relationship, which is strongly influenced by the plant hormone cytokinin [69]. Cytokinin production also affects drought tolerance and senescence, and isopentenyl transferase (IPT) expression controls upregulation of pathways for cytokinin degradation. Therefore, it follows that tolerance of abiotic stress by delaying stress-induced senescence through manipulation of IPT expression in transgenic lines could maintain optimal levels of cytokinin, resulting in greater fitness and more seed and grain production [62]. When exposed to varying drought intensities pre- and postflowering, transgenic rice with higher IPT expression maintained consistently higher grain yields and concentrations of sucrose and starch compared to the wild-type genotype. The delayed onset of drought-related symptoms in the transgenic lines caused positive source–sink relationships for a relatively longer period with higher photosynthetic rates than the wild type.
Combinations of multiple plant traits to survive stress, however, may produce more resilient crop production in the face of climate change [64]. Survival strategies employed by plants include early flowering to escape drought periods, stomatal control to prevent water loss, enhanced root growth in deeper soil layers to access water [70] and reduced leaf growth to minimize the transpiring surface [71]. These adaptations come at a cost, where reductions in the growth cycle, light interception and carbon (C) assimilation by photosynthesis are often accompanied by a higher C requirement to build additional plant roots, especially under nutrient stress [72]. Thus, the trade-offs of introducing new plant traits must be considered for specific types of environmental stress [65].
By examining the genetic basis of physiological mechanisms and environmentally induced stress responses, crops such as maize, wheat and other cereals can be bred to produce better yields and tolerances through targeted accumulation of alleles that confer robust responses to environmental stressors such as drought [73] (Figure 3). This approach is used by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center for the discovery and accumulation of drought-adaptive traits in wheat and maize germplasm from wild-type crop relatives and cultivars from a wide range of climates and growing conditions [65, 67, 74]. Screening for physiological traits can be highly effective in selecting such lines for a breeding programme. Canopy temperature (CT) is an example of a widely used, high-throughput germplasm screening tool. CT is linked to stomatal conductance, an indirect indicator of water uptake by roots, especially under drought and heat stress [75, 76]. In one study, researchers found that 60% of variation in yield from recombinant inbred lines grown under drought conditions was explained by CT [77]. Screening for physiological traits in candidate genotypes as an initial step may thus accelerate the search for novel genes [75] and genotypes that will be needed to deal with rapid changes in climate, such as the greater intensity and frequency of drought. Trait-based breeding programmes will be most effective when approaches are developed to simultaneously screen a broad array of genotypes for phenotypic responses to environmental stresses quickly (for example see, [78]).
The genetic resource and utilization pipeline reflects the combination of physiological, molecular and traditional breeding approaches. Adapted with permission from M Reynolds (personal communication, 2014).
Complementary approaches are necessary for solving complex physiological plant responses to climate and management. Changes in temperature, precipitation, water delivery, salinity and CO2 concentrations will occur simultaneously. Direct experimentation, high-throughput screening platforms using molecular-based techniques and predictive modelling are a set of tools for achieving multiple goals [79–81], which include exploration of genetic resources for broader use and dissemination, gene pool expansion and yield stability in the face of interannual weather variation. In addition, these tools can help with other crop selection criteria, including quality of food and feed, source–sink relationships, pest and disease resistance, plant–microbe interactions that reduce CH4 and N2O emissions, and postharvest storage [60, 81]. Regional networks that examine environmental and physiological tolerances and yield potentials, as well as their coalescence into global crop improvement networks [82], will provide large-scale screening approaches to assessing both germplasm and phenotypic responses of crop plants. These networks already exist in representative target environments, such as the Network for the Genetic Improvement of Cowpea for Africa, Sorghum and Millet Networks, International Wheat Improvement Network, International Maize Improvement Network; and other regional networks linked to CGIAR that focus on grains and legumes in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. They also include networks for research and extension supported by Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa. Participatory breeding by farmers and other stakeholders will eventually be an essential way to advance this agenda [83, 84].
Livestock management and animal health
Livestock production not only contributes to climate change via GHG emissions (see [85]) but also suffers due to extreme weather events and disease related to climate change. Direct and indirect challenges in both mitigation and adaptation include fluctuating feed prices, habitat changes, expansion of vector-borne diseases in warm climates, impaired reproduction, pasture quality and availability and physiological heat stress [86, 87]. Opportunities for mitigating emissions include dietary manipulation, genetic improvement and mortality reduction to enhance overall production potential; manure management; and reduction of deforestation and pasture burning through payments for ecosystem services [88, 89]. Adaptation strategies include income and livelihood diversification by mixing crop and livestock production; sustainable intensification through pasture regeneration or destocking; diversifying livestock feeds; manipulation of rumen microbial composition; matching animal breeds to local environments and moving animals to other sites; and better risk management and transformative change (for example, exit from or entry into animal agriculture) [88, 90–92]. These strategies rely heavily on sustainable intensification, as in the improvement of productivity and efficiency that exists in conjunction with incentives and investments that allow systems to intensify and in the development of regulations and limits on intensifying systems, among other aspects [93]. Access to credit or savings, land and resource inputs, and livelihood diversification are other potential pathways towards adaptation and food security [94, 95]. Technology, supporting policies and investments will require varied mixtures of strategies, as shown by the examples described in the following paragraphs.
Flexibility in livelihood options for pastoralist, agropastoralist and ranching communities can increase a household’s capacity to manage risk and adapt in the face of burgeoning external stress [96]. Adaptation options depend on household objectives and attitudes; local access to natural resources, inputs and output markets; and sustainable intensification. Nutrient management is fundamental to maintaining a livelihood in livestock production. In Madagascar, external nitrogen (N) inputs are not commonly used to replenish the N losses that occur through erosion, leaching, GHG emissions and harvest. Hence, Alvarez et al. [97] examined N flows through crop-livestock systems to determine management scenarios leading to improvement in their N use efficiency, productivity and economic viability. They evaluated four intensification scenarios for system productivity, food self-sufficiency and gross margins: (1) using supplementary feed (N inputs) to increase dairy production; (2) applying mineral N fertilizer to increase crop production; (3) improving conservation of manure N during storage and soil application; and (4) combining scenarios 1 and 3. They found that gross margin increased in response to improved retention of manure N and that increased N supply through supplementary feeding (scenario 4) across farm types led to increases in whole-farm N use efficiencies from 2% to 50%, in N cycling from 9% to 68% and in food self-sufficiency from 12% to 37%. An example of adaptation to manage risk in East Africa is pastoralists who have shifted from cows to camels, which are better-adapted to survive periods of water scarcity and able to consistently provide more milk [98]. Risk adaptation by farmers may also involve changing from cultivated crops to livestock, as crops may be more environmentally and spatially constrained in the pastoralists’ home regions [99].
Mitigation options at farm to regional scales form a large part of Brazil’s multifaceted approach to managing direct and indirect GHG emissions from livestock. Brazil’s commercial cattle industry is the largest in the world (more than 170 million head in 2006), and emissions from raising cattle are responsible for about half of the country’s total emissions [100]. The principal targets for mitigating GHG emissions associated with cattle production in Brazil are reduction in deforestation and enteric fermentation, regeneration of secondary forest, recuperation of degraded pasture and soils and elimination of fire in pasture management. Maintenance of grazing productivity and high stocking rates through pasture reclamation and adoption of integrated crop-livestock systems, such as rotational grazing and introduction of legumes in pastures, buffers pressure on deforestation. Such pasture regeneration creates a potential for increasing soil C storage, with increases of up to 0.72 Mg of C∙ha−1∙yr−1 reported under improved management [101]. However, other pasture maintenance practices increase emissions. For example, burning accounted for 1.69 CO2eq (Mt from total biome) in the Cerrado ecosystem from 2003 to 2008. Key mitigation efforts include reduction in enteric CH4 emissions by genetic stock improvement and dietary manipulation [91]. This dietary manipulation through grain supplementation increases forage digestibility and reduces enteric fermentation, but it leads to greater emissions of N2O through the use of fertilizers to grow the grain [100]. Several other promising technologies include grass and legume species with lower GHG emission potential, additives (for example, ionophores and secondary plant compounds such as tannins) and use of propionate precursors in feed to reduce methanogenesis [102]. To complement farm-based efforts, uniform and fair economic procurement and incentivized policies must be in place and enforced across the supply chain in order to establish supply and trade chains with low C footprints. Regional and national policies must contain mechanisms that balance market pressure to convert from low-impact land uses (for example, forests) to relatively more intensive uses (for example, ranching). The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and the Brazilian organization Aliança da Terra, which includes farmers, researchers and agribusiness entrepreneurs, are partnering to increase contributions by private landowners throughout the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado to the goals of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme by combining sustainable rangeland economic development with forest and water protection [103].
Effectively managing emerging zoonotic diseases and outbreaks due to climate change is a strong component of maintaining agropastoralist livelihoods. Increased temperatures due to climate change will affect the survival of pests in the winter and thus distribution of pests and diseases (for example, zoonotic, endemic, emerging, foodborne and noninfectious diseases), though some regions may find relief from these existing pressures in a changing climate. The Emerging Pandemic Threats Program (PREDICT) addresses the broad geographic issues in disease emergence from farm to national to global scales related to a shifting climate [104, 105]. The programme, which is run within the US Agency for International Development, leverages existing networks within national and local governments as well as networks of scientists and specialists involved in outbreak reporting, microbial characterization and pathogen discovery [104]. The programme includes 20 developing countries where hotspots of emerging infectious diseases exist and is focused on surveillance of human–animal interfaces where transmission is more likely. PREDICT is focused on the prevention of pandemics by addressing underlying ecological, economic and social drivers of change, such as shifts in land use from forested systems to livestock. It is used to develop and deliver new technologies (such as information management and communication tools) to improve control efforts close to the pathogen’s source. This type of interdisciplinary effort that moves from farm-level to broad spatial scales is considered necessary for creating comprehensive strategies for the control and prevention of emerging zoonotic diseases in a changing climate [104].
In support of agropastoral farming systems, models must integrate mitigation options, alternative intensification pathways, zoonotic disease and vector ecology (for example, genetic shifts, patterns of emergence); mechanisms of effecting behavioural change; and adaptation to future climate change scenarios. Some existing models for predicting regional GHG emissions from livestock production include BEEFGEM (Ireland; [106]), IFSM (USA; [107]) and SIMSDAIRY (UK; [108]). Reisinger et al. [109] recently evaluated different metrics on the integrated assessment model, MESSAGE, and the land-use model, the Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM), to examine the global costs of abatement strategies used to reduce the magnitude of climate change and subsequent effects on regional food production and supply prices for livestock products and other agricultural commodities. Other transformative approaches to livestock production include identifying the value of a blend of market-orientated smallholders vs. large-scale farms, evaluating ecosystem services payments as a means of income diversification, forming institutional and market mechanisms for reaching smallholders to foster technological change, finding the best locations for both livestock production and marginal land rehabilitation, and creating new capacity of the livestock sector for mitigation and adaptation in the face of climate change [90, 110] (Figure 4). The social and economic impacts (for example, income stability, human nutrition, product value chains, transaction and opportunity costs of other alternatives) of land-sparing and reducing livestock consumption, two recently suggested mitigation options, merit further investigation, especially with respect to gender, region and income differentiation [92].
Four aspects of livestock management in climate-smart agriculture. Adapted from [111] with permission from R Bowen (personal communication, 2014). CSA, Climate-smart agriculture.
Nitrogen management: agricultural production, greenhouse gas mitigation, and adaptation
Future food security will continue to rely on N fertilizer inputs, but cropping systems must achieve yield potential (that is, close the yield gap) while minimizing trade-offs in air, water and soil quality [58, 59]. The long-term ramifications of N-related GHG emissions; off-site movement of N on eutrophication, acidification and pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; and human health problems have led to a recommendation that anthropogenic inputs of reactive N to terrestrial ecosystems be reduced by up to one-fourth of present quantities, or about 35 million tonnes of N per year [112]. Even if this reactive, anthropogenic N entering agroecosystems is emitted as N2 rather than N2O, the energy associated with the Haber-Bosch process and transport of fertilizers will still contribute to GHG emissions [113]. Cropping system diversification, careful selection of crop rotations to reduce nutrient loss, and improved soil organic matter content are means by which to promote sustainable intensification. Yet, this often involves a set of complex trade-offs for producers and their livelihoods [114], emphasizing the need for a CSA strategy that involves stakeholders from the beginning to develop viable scenarios that include both mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The examples presented here demonstrate how strategies for N fertilization practices provide both mitigation and adaptation benefits by decreasing GHG emissions, reducing reliance on synthetic mineral fertilizer and enhancing food security.
Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers (EEFs), such as slow-release fertilizers or those containing nitrification inhibitors and urease inhibitors, hold potential to mitigate GHG emissions. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report [114], the mean mitigation potential of N2O by nutrient management using nitrification inhibitors and slow-release fertilizers has been estimated to be 0.07 t CO2-eq∙ha−1∙yr−1 (as a reference, agriculture accounted for an estimated 5.1 to 6.1 GtCO2eq∙yr−1 in 2005, which amounts to 10% to 12% of total global anthropogenic emissions of GHGs). In practice, N2O emissions decreased by 54% from a no-till corn–dry bean rotation receiving urea, urease and nitrification inhibitors in comparison to a urea-only application in Colorado (USA) [115]. According to a recent global meta-analysis of enhanced-efficiency fertilizers, nitrification inhibitors can reduce N2O emissions by 38% and polymer-coated fertilizers by 35%, on average, compared to conventional fertilizer, but urease inhibitors alone are not as effective in reducing N2O emissions [116]. Nitrification inhibitors are compatible with both chemical and organic fertilizers, making them a seemingly attractive mitigation option, but their efficacy varies with edaphic factors. For example, EEF materials were applied to rainfed corn in the central Corn Belt (Midwest region, USA), a more humid region than Colorado [117]. Although all EEF treatments had lower cumulative emissions than the treatment that did not include EEFs, episodic N2O emissions from EEF treatments corresponded to rainfall patterns, and the relative effectiveness among EEF materials was similar. Together, these findings suggest that the impact of EEF materials may be diminished in rainfed agriculture systems compared to irrigated systems with regulated water availability. Although yield responses to EEF materials may also vary with respect to crops and location, consistent yield increases in corn (central Corn Belt) grown with EEF materials were reported to occur as a result of the increased duration of photosynthetic leaf area during grain-filling [118]. In microirrigation systems, the results are less impressive, likely due to the increased efficiency of EEF where fertilization by fertigation matches crop needs more precisely, leaves less residual fertilizer and avoids its loss [119]. With this emerging evidence that use of EEF materials could have a positive impact on crop production and limit N2O emissions, the results of research on understanding the conditions for which these materials are useful could underpin both the development of risk assessment tools and the feasibility of grower adoption of these technologies.
Mitigating GHG emissions through C sequestration depends on the stability of soil C pools. Declining productivity in the rice–wheat cropping systems of India’s Indo-Gangetic plains has been attributed to reductions in soil C [120]. Mandal et al. [121] found that, to combat this, addition of NPK fertilizer during double-rotations of rice led to increases in soil organic C stocks compared to adding just N or NP alone [121]. When compost was applied during rice production, as much as 29% of compost-derived C was stabilized [121]. This was attributed to high lignin and polyphenol content in crop residue and compost and also to the diminished soil C decomposition stemming from anaerobic conditions due to soil submergence under rice cultivation. Crop residue management improves poor soil fertility through soil organic matter accumulation, leading to reductions in soil N loss by leaching and gaseous emissions; in many situations in developing countries, however, crop residues are used to feed animals, to provide fuel for cooking or are turned into biochar [122, 123]. Developers of mitigation strategies for increasing soil C and decreasing N2O emissions have to take into account the dynamics of crop residue, tillage and nutrient management, along with climate, in order to evaluate the efficacy of different practices across locations [124].
Legumes, a form of ecological intensification, offer both mitigation and adaptation options, especially to smallholder farms susceptible to deficits in soil fertility, climatic uncertainty and reduced economic access to agricultural inputs such as mineral fertilizer. The biologically fixed N from legumes is often tightly synchronized with plant N demand and has a much lower C footprint than industrially produced synthetic N fertilizers [125]. For instance, intercropping with N-fixing trees in Sub-Saharan Africa were found not only to reduce reliance on fertilizers but also to enhance soil C sequestration and reduced N2O emissions [126]. In this intercropping system, 10.9 Mg C∙ha−1∙yr−1 were sequestered in the soil. The potential for N2O mitigation was only 0.12 to 1.97 kg N2O∙ha−1∙yr−1[126]. However, the authors of a review of 71 site-years of pasture, cropping and agroforestry systems indicated that providing N additions via legumes can increase accumulation of soil C at rates greater than can be achieved with other crops, such as cereals or grasses, even when they are supplied with N fertilizer [125]. Furthermore, intercropped mixtures of peas and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), compared to the respective sole crops, were found to lead to effective weed suppression in weed communities across sites in Western Europe [127]. Adaptation options that include legumes to reduce dependence on fossil-fuel derived fertilizers include integration of intercropped or rotational legumes into management regimes, development and facilitation of access to new legume cultivars with broader stress tolerance and removal of barriers to legume use and consumption in the food system (for example, competing uses, seed availability, labour).
The design of more efficient N management strategies will only be conducive to climate change solutions if based on knowledge systems and participatory research with stakeholders to ensure viable action and adaptive management. Although decision-making support tools and metrics are being developed to aid producers in tempering N inputs for the desired outcomes of higher crop production (for example, quantity and nutritional quality) and lower environmental impacts [128], adoption is a major obstacle. When extension agents are involved in troubleshooting with and training of participants, the new knowledge systems that are created begin to delineate clear pathways that benefit farmers’ livelihoods. In regions dominated by smallholder farmers who are already experiencing climate impacts such as increased drought, flooding or heat waves, the priority is on adaptive measures for reliable N availability to support food security and minimize vulnerability. Combining low inputs of synthetic N fertilizers with practices that increase soil quality through organic matter management and acquisition of N from biological N fixation allows adaptation measures to contribute to GHG mitigation. However, synthetic N sources are fraught with constraints such as high cost, price fluctuations and availability, whereas biological N sources are affected by constraints of labour, time and physiological tolerance. Future food security also will depend on a substantial rate of yield gains for major cereal crops. Maintaining these yield increases above a 1% annual growth rate will require constant improvement in crop yields, stress avoidance and agronomic management to achieve physiological yield potential [129]. However, maintaining a compounding rate of yield increases is not consistent with historical trends and likely is not achievable without great effort [130]. Therefore, the limits of current crop productivity need to be estimated using potential yield and water-limited yield levels as benchmarks. Determining and closing the yield gap, especially in developing countries, is fundamental to achieving food security because variety improvement through breeding and genetic modification might be insufficient [129, 131, 132].
Farmer decision-making and barriers to the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices
Climate change challenges farmers’ decisions by altering risks and uncertainty and incorporating new information into their traditional knowledge-processing systems. The unfolding of the decision-making process and its translation into action depends on the socioecological context in which farmers are embedded. How well innovation models apply to all climate-related behaviours is a major question, especially given that governance regimes at the national and international levels strongly influence farmers’ actions [133]. The massive literature on innovation systems has established the basic hypothesis that farmers evaluate the costs and benefits of different practices in light of information accessed through social networks and other communication channels. The diffusion of innovation model can provide critical insights into adoption decisions. In this model, adoption of innovations follows a sequence of stages: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation and confirmation [134]. Innovations generated by agricultural research are communicated by extension agents to farmers. This approach may place too much emphasis on traditional socioeconomic variables and ignore how other social factors (for example, networks, gender, social norms, values, climate-change attitudes), and uncertainty may be implicated by practices that are ostensibly consistent with CSA priorities (for example, adoption of new crops and cultivars or changes in N fertilization) [135–137].
Effective outreach strategies will manifest with greater understanding of farmers’ beliefs about climate change and their readiness to respond to climate change through mitigation and adaptation. Little is known about farmers’ and their advisors’ willingness to use outreach tools, their information needs with respect to climate change or their ability to incorporate this knowledge into existing decision-making processes. A survey of almost 5,000 farmers in 22 top corn-producing watersheds across the United States showed that farmers’ climate change beliefs correlated with both their perceptions of climate risk and their willingness to respond and adapt to changing conditions [138]. Farmers who believed that climate change is occurring, and is due in large part to human activity, were significantly more likely to support both mitigation and adaptation actions and also more likely to support government- and farm-level GHG reduction efforts. Most farmers supported adaptive strategies, with two-thirds agreeing that they should take efforts to protect land from increased weather variability. Many (59%) expressed lower levels of support, however, for mitigation through GHG reduction. These farmers obtained much of their information through social networks that included professional advisors. A survey of corn grower advisors, including government, nonprofit, for-profit and agricultural extension personnel, found that advisors are more influenced by current weather conditions and 1- to 7-day forecasts than by longer-term climate outlooks [139]. The advice given to farmers has been based predominately on historical weather trends and focused on short-term operational decisions rather than on long-term strategies. For climatic data to be useful to such populations, designing outreach strategies that target extension agents and other professional advisors will increase the potential to influence beliefs and practices of farmers. Furthermore, though mitigation policies alone might not resonate with farmers, those that combine mitigation with adaptation could be effective. In general, adoption of best management practices can be promoted by focusing on implementation among farmers most likely to adopt them, followed by leveraging social networks to inform other farmers about the benefits of adoption [140].
The constraints that farmers face when making decisions, such as whether to use conservation agricultural techniques, may create barriers to practices that could improve resilience to climate change. Conservation agriculture includes practices such as minimum mechanical soil disturbance, permanent organic soil cover and crop rotation, all of which typically increase soil C storage, especially when applied in concert [141, 142]. Cited benefits of conservation agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa include increased yields, reduced labour, improved soil fertility, reduced erosion and land-saving [141–143]. Reports of conservation agriculture’s widespread adoption may be overrated, though, because many farmers seem to adopt technologies only while incentives are offered and the project is actively supported, and then they quickly return to their former crop management practices once project support ceases [144]. Constraints to adoption include strong competition for mulched crop residues for livestock feeding, increased labour demand for weeding (which often changes cultural gender divisions of agricultural work) and lack of access to and/or use of herbicides and other inputs [143, 144]. Although there are some recognized factors that influence adoption (for example, larger farm size and more education), no universal variables seem to explain adoption [145], leading some to suggest that conservation farming may be successful only under certain agroecological conditions [144, 146].
Recent work in Zambia may help to explain regional variation in farmer adoption and rejection of conservation agriculture practices. Analysis of surveys of rural incomes and livelihoods revealed that rates of rejection in Zambia were high (approximately 95%), and practice dropped from 13% to 5% of farmers between 2004 and 2008 [145]. Rainfall data reveal that, during the past 10 years, the onset of the first rains needed for planting have been progressively delayed. Although adoption decisions are not strongly or explicitly based on labour constraints, farmer age or education level, farmers in districts that experience more rainfall variability are more likely to adopt conservation agriculture practices and to implement those practices with greater intensity [147]. Because conservation agriculture allows planting to occur as soon as the rains begin, it offers an adaptive response to changing rainfall regimes [148].
Fundamentally, an existing lack of food security and farmers’ concerns about poor health will counteract incentives to their adoption of new farming technology [149, 150]. Although many farmers believe climate risk is real, they are less likely to believe it is caused by human behaviour. They have paid the most attention to climate variables that have traditionally constrained their operations and have relied on an existing suite of adaptive behaviours [53]. Thus, knowledge networks are especially critical to their understanding of trade-offs between the short-term costs and longer-term benefits of adopting new farming technology and practices that will help them mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change as well as to increases in climate variability. Adaptation to climate change and the idea of climate change itself define and change human cultures. Indeed, cultural factors (for example, place attachment, value systems, individual and collective identities) shape how people support and respond to adaptation interventions and must be woven into climate change policies and programmes [151]. Key to this effort is linking science, technology and decision-making to the context of socioecological systems to better achieve balance between economic, cultural and social needs [152]. Systems that effectively leverage science and technology in support of sustainability efforts create salience, credibility and legitimacy across boundaries where boundaries exist between science and policy, disciplines, public and private sectors, and/or organizational hierarchies. Actions employed within these systems include convening (bringing all stakeholders in the CSA context together to foster communication and build trust), translation (defining a shared ontology and language), collaboration (actors working together to produce applied knowledge and specific outcomes, with specific mechanisms in place to facilitate interactions across multiple boundaries) and mediation. Specifically, mediation is ‘a process by which different interests are represented and evaluated so that mutual gains can be crafted and value created in a way that leads to perceptions of fairness and procedural justice by multiple parties’ [152], p. 470. These components, as well as broad stakeholder engagement from the initiation of a project, are keys for linking science with action, developing knowledge networks and forming critical capacity to reach desired outcomes also see [135–137, 152]. Other approaches for forming new knowledge networks and adaptive capacity in the socioecological system combine both back-casting and explorative scenarios [137]. Interactions between climate change and culture, as well as ideas regarding the ethics and morality involved with climate change and the role of these constructs in stakeholders’ and the larger society’s adoption of actions related to mitigation and adaptation, are outside the scope of this article, but they are discussed by Hayward [153] and Markowitz and Shariff [154].
Climate risk management: financial mechanisms, insurance and climate services for farmers
An alternative to emergency aid in the face of climate shocks is reliable programmes developed to minimize farmer risk, which could prove to be more effective by preventing the slide into poverty traps [155]. The uncertainty of climate change, especially extreme events, makes it difficult for individual farmers to incorporate risk into their decision-making [156, 157]. Vulnerabilities to climate effects on production, pests, disease and price volatility depend on farmers’ assets and natural resource base [158]. Appropriate risk management tools, such as improved forecasts and extension support, and appropriately designed safety nets or insurance instruments must revolve around the vulnerabilities in specific farming situations. Rural households in developing countries, limited in both resources and access to information, could be disproportionately affected unless appropriate measures are introduced to manage the additional risk and uncertainty related to climate change [159–161]. Innovative management of risk and uncertainty employs financial mechanisms (for example risk transfer or insurance contracts) that use several types of methods to understand investment decisions, technology choices, and risk perceptions. These methods include remote-sensing technology, micro-level household data, analysis of diversification, and farm surveys. Implementation of such insurance instruments requires appropriate technical innovation, building awareness and trust, ensuring viable market demand, and enhancing local capacity building among local financial institutions [162, 163].
Index insurance is one such instrument that effectively reduces farmers’ risk under a changing climate and generally has many advantages. With index insurance, indemnity payments are decoupled from actual crop losses, instead of linking payments to changes in attributes that impact or reflect crop growth or survival over a given spatial extent. This then reduces transaction costs associated with verifying ownership and losses, removes the opportunity for individuals to change their risk behaviours to increase the likelihood of receiving a payout, and allays the problem of adverse selection, in which high risk individuals are disproportionately represented in the insured pool. Most vitally, the rural poor are no longer widely excluded from insurance by the need to demonstrate assets as a prerequisite to purchasing a policy [161]. For example, the Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) programme recently launched by The Index Insurance Innovation Initiative seeks to accurately represent the insured’s loss experience through the use of landscape-level data derived from measures such as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) (Figure 5). NDVI is a satellite-derived indicator of photosynthetic activity or a proxy for plant production to feed livestock, which is available in real time every 10 days [165]. Livestock in Northern Kenya’s arid and semiarid lands account for more than two-thirds of average income, with most livestock mortality associated with severe drought [164]. Herd losses that push a household below a certain threshold tend to result in long-term consequences, including destitution, which can trap the household in poverty. The data derived from the developed index showed that the NDVI performed well when tested against other herd mortality data from the same region, and, when compared to drought experiences over the past 27 years, removed 25% to 40% of total livestock mortality risk in simulations. The IBLI programme has been implemented, with initial payouts issued to households in October 2011 [166]. Actions needed to facilitate establishment of the IBLI include identification of systematic criteria for end users to evaluate whether they need to purchase this insurance product [167] and development of programmes for client recruitment, low-cost marketing, and claim settlements.
Depiction of a 1-year contract for index-based livestock insurance and its implementation. Adapted from Chantarat et al. [164] with permission from John Wiley & Sons.
To provide long-term farm and community security in support of CSA, bundling agronomic breeding programmes for drought tolerance and financial programmes with index-based drought insurance will maximize farms’ resilience to financial shocks due to drought, especially as the drought tolerance of crops diminishes with more severe drought stress. Developing and planting crops with drought tolerance is primarily a more cost-effective risk management tool than index insurance in the face of less extreme climatic events; however, index insurance could complement both private and public crop improvement programmes by providing assistance when even drought-tolerant varieties fail during extreme climatic events. Demand for bundled strategies seems likely to be high [168, 169], thus creating a sustainable market for both drought-tolerant varieties and index insurance. To assess how bundled strategies affect household welfare and operate in practice in a drought-prone region of Ecuador, Carter and Lybbert [170] estimated the underlying probability structure for traditional maize yields from yield data collected annually by the Ecuadorian government from random samples of producers in different regions of the country. The certainty equivalent of the drought-tolerant technology was 6% higher than that of traditional technology. Incomes were most stable under drought pressure when drought-tolerant and insurance index technologies were combined, but interactions of such bundled strategies with other risk management and safety net programmes remain to be determined.
Uncertainty influences individual farmers’ expectations of yield and dramatically impacts their adaptation behaviour. For example, government policies to protect farmers against climate-change risks, such as insurance programmes and direct ex post facto payments after extreme climate shocks, may reduce farmers’ incentives to diversify farm production away from more climate-sensitive crops. Antón et al. [30, 171] examined farmers’ responses to agricultural risk management policies under conditions of climate change using a stochastic microeconomic simulation model calibrated with data derived from farming in Australia, Canada and Spain. They distinguished between farming risk and uncertainty with regard to climate and farmers’ beliefs. They examined the impacts of ex post facto disaster payments and three types of crop insurance (individual yields, area-based yield and weather index) utilizing a combination of climate-change scenarios (no change, marginal change, change with an increase in extreme events) and farmers’ behavioural response options (lack of adaptation due to misalignment of expectations, diversification, structural adaptation). Their model results indicated that farmers in Australia and Spain, in the absence of government policy, would respond by increasing diversification, assuming they correctly anticipated climate change. The introduction of risk management policies in these two countries tended to crowd out diversification, and this effect increased with climate change. The relative cost-effectiveness of policies depended strongly on the extent of extreme events and farmers’ misperceptions of climate (that is, misalignment), which can greatly inflate a policy’s budget. Reducing the uncertainty that farmers face, with regard to how climate change will affect them, by developing information strategies will aid in the design of robust risk management policies and will limit the excessive financial costs brought on by misperceptions [30].
The goal in using the risk management instruments described here is to promote resilience of rural households to weather shocks and climatic variability, a key premise of CSA. Although not addressed here, other index insurance products promote the integration of rural households into market production and often are used in concert with programmes aimed at promoting agricultural value chains and supply chain risk management [162]. These kinds of programmes consolidate and facilitate the participation in the agricultural value chain by specific populations in discrete regions, and they are intended to help increase farmers’ access to credit and to encourage investment in appropriate technology to increase productivity.
Energy and biofuels: development of production methods and technologies to cut emissions without interfering with food production
Bioenergy is the native energy resource embedded within agriculture, but, more fundamentally, agriculture is itself an energy conversion process with the capacity to develop a rich portfolio of products for diverse markets, including markets for food and energy. The role of biofuels in achieving reduction goals (that is, mitigation) for GHG emissions and meeting future energy needs (that is, adaptation), as well as their impact on food commodity prices, remains a principally global issue [172, 173]. Estimates of increases in food and commodity prices suggest that between 3% and 70% of retail food price increases can be attributed to biofuels; however, this wide range stems from differences in time periods, data sets using different price series (export, import, wholesale, retail) and different food products [174–176]. Global models used to predict mid- to long-term effects of biofuel production growth on prospective prices, production of feedstocks (for example, maize, sugar cane, oilseeds), mitigation and adaptation measures, and land-use change are general or partial equilibrium (PE) models. General equilibrium models encompass supply, demand and prices in the entire economy and take into account multiple markets and associated inputs; PE models are focused on equilibrium conditions in an individual market or sector of a national economy, in which prices, quantities under demand and product supply remain constant. Along with models used to assess land-use change in response to bioenergy production [177] are models such as the Asia-Pacific integrated model, which is used for analysis of global and national CO2 emissions, mitigation costs and C taxes [178]; the Modular Applied General Equilibrium Tool which is used to examines links between agricultural markets, the general economy and agricultural policy issues [179]; the Global Change Assessment Model, which is an integrated assessment model of energy, agriculture and climate used extensively by IPCC and others [180, 181]; GLOBIOM, which is used in analysis of mid- to long-term land-use change scenarios in agriculture, forestry and bioenergy [182]; and the Model of Agricultural Production and its Impact on the Environment which is utilized in evaluating spatially explicit patterns of production, land-use change and water use in different global regions and linking economic development with food and energy demand [183, 184]. These models can provide information regarding uncertainties, costs and trade-offs crucial to CSA for (1) climate policymaking, GHG mitigation and sustainable energy futures and (2) projections regarding agriculture, agricultural markets and the future of the world’s food and feed supplies. The case studies described here are used to assess costs and trade-offs of biofuel expansion at the farm and global scales as well as the impacts of enacted policies in the European Union (EU) and the State of California in the United States.
Increased future demands for food, fibre and fuels from biomass can only be met if the available land and water resources on a global scale are used and managed much more efficiently than they are now. Therefore, developers of an integrated bioenergy framework must incorporate not only bioenergy’s mitigation potential but also its costs and trade-offs with food, water security and land use. To assess the cost-effectiveness of bioenergy for climate change mitigation, Popp et al. [184] coupled global models of vegetation and hydrology [185, 186], land-use optimization (MAgPIE) and the energy–economy–climate interface [187]. If all suitable land for agricultural production was made available, bioenergy from specialized grassy and woody bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus (poplar), could produce 100 EJ globally by 2055 and up to 300 EJ by 2095. However, bioenergy cropland would grow from 1.52 billion ha to 1.83 billion ha, thereby increasing CO2 emissions due to deforestation. Meeting bioenergy needs while preserving intact and frontier forests would require higher rates of technological change in agriculture (by 0.9% per year until 2095), thus leading to additional costs. The potential trade-offs of conserving forests and cultivating bioenergy crops on a large scale include conflicts with respect to food supply, food prices (especially in the tropics) and water resource management [188].
In the EU, market demand for biofuels and biomass will likely increase as the region becomes less reliant on fossil fuels and the EU implements targets for renewable energy, such as the Renewable Energy Directive and the ensuing national renewable energy action plans. This demand was first met with imported biomass sources from residue streams, such as palm kernel shells and wood pellets, and industrially produced biomass, such as palm oil and ethanol [189]. In an analysis conducted for the International Energy Agency, Hoefnagels et al. estimated future intra‒ and inter‒European trade of solid bioenergy biomass by combining geographic information system models of transport routes with models of supply and demand for energy crops, forestry products and/or residues and agricultural residues [189]. They estimated that intra‒European biomass trade could increase to 6,560 kilotonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe) by 2020 in the low-import scenario and to 5,640 ktoe in the high-import scenario. Transportation costs could contribute substantially to these totals (for example, up to 75% (9 €/GJ) of the total cost (12 €/GJ) in the case of forestry residues). However, they determined that the lower transportation costs of pelletized biomass would not make up for its high production costs. In both scenarios, the chief future exporting regions for inter‒European biomass trade included Poland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovakia and the major importing regions included Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Within the CSA strategy, these modelled outcomes can help in the identification of the issues and stakeholders that should be involved in the development of future energy use and policy.
Newly enacted low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) policies in California and the EU offer promising approaches to reducing the C footprint of transportation fuels. The LCFS applies to itself a direct life-cycle C intensity analysis that captures all GHGs emitted per unit of fuel energy during extraction, cultivation, land-use conversion, processing, transport and fuel use [190]. Both California’s LCFS and the European Parliament’s revised fuel-quality directive require a 10% reduction in GHG emissions by 2020, and both allow credit-trading. These standards differ from previous policies aimed at reducing petroleum fuels, which comprised volumetric mandates and only indirectly required reductions in GHG emissions. As a case in point, the US renewable fuels standard requires annual sales of 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022, 21 billion gallons of which must derive from advanced biofuels and achieve a 50% reduction from baseline life-cycle GHG emissions. The other 15 billion gallons must come from corn ethanol [190]. With this focus on total GHG emissions rather than on volume, biofuels under LCFS will not be forced into a small number of categories, and transformative innovation, a key part of the CSA strategy, will be promoted. The flexibility and performance-based nature of the LCFS allows industry, rather than government, to pick the likely biofuel winners [190]. If implemented on a global scale, such changes in biofuel policies will heavily influence agricultural markets and environmental outcomes. Tokgoz et al. [191] simulated a reduction in maize ethanol production of the magnitude suggested by the LCFS analysis by utilizing a modified version of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) PE model, or the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT). IMPACT was developed to project future global food supply, demand and security in 115 country regions. Holding biodiesel production levels constant at 2010 levels in this model dramatically decreased rapeseed and soybean oil prices and increased the availability of food calories. Building future international policies upon the LCFS policies implemented in Europe and California will further the demonstrated benefits of reducing fuel C intensity rather than promoting policies that benefit biofuel producers who pursue ongoing profit-driven growth.
Policymakers and financial institutions have been hesitant to invest in bioenergy, owing to negative press and the resultant uncertainty about its long-term sustainability. In response, the scientific community must present a balanced perspective of how bioenergy can (or cannot) be managed as part of CSA (for example, see [172, 173]). Models comprising the global impacts of bioenergy, along with agricultural productivity at local, regional and country scales, can be utilized to effectively assess the realization of environmental and economic objectives via policy and technology [192]. Separate consideration of bioenergy in the agricultural context will lead to suboptimization of the system with the likelihood of realizing lower environmental and economic benefits [193]. The viability of biofuels will be achieved when their cost is competitive with those of fossil fuels when it includes both the cost of the feedstock seed and the value of coproducts derived from the biofuel by-products, which can provide additional revenue. In some cases, large subsidies are required to make biofuels competitive with fossil fuels (for example, Jatropha-based oil in Senegal) and/or feedstock seeds must be imported to satisfy demand, suggesting that alternative feedstocks should be adopted [193]. A stable supply of feedstock, determination whether other industries strongly compete for the same feedstock and access to a well-functioning value chain for the product are all crucial to facilitating vertical integration of production, conversion and processing, as observed in Brazil’s biofuel sector. Msangi and Evans [194] suggested that growing a biofuel feedstock that can serve as a food product with coproducts will create greater stability for the farmer and that solving problems of food security in developing countries will lead to a flourishing biofuel sector. Furthermore, increases in food crop production and efficiency underpin the success of increased reliance on bioenergy and the conservation of forested lands in lieu of expansion of agricultural lands [188]. Lignocellulosic biofuels also can be a strong component of GHG mitigation with small impacts on global food prices, especially if sufficient land for feedstock production exists and does not compete with land devoted to food production, as indicated by modelled outcomes [173]. It is imperative to engage producers and affiliated industries in research to better understand how markets for new development of bioenergy and nontraditional biological products can become an integral part of energy-efficient agriculture.
Landscape and regional issues: land use, ecosystem services and regional resilience
Recently, extensive research on climate impacts on landscape and regional scales has been stimulated in part by policies that require institutional action to mitigate and adapt to climate change [14, 195]. Such research includes use of remote sensing to analyse land-use mosaics, inventory approaches to assessing C stocks and water resources, and models to examine the potential of land-use change in different climate scenarios [196–198]. These techniques are being combined with farm- and field-scale data on crop performance, soil biogeochemistry and irrigation use to analyse if and how mitigation and/or adaptation strategies build food security and ecosystem services [34, 199–201]. Interdisciplinary science underpins an integrated landscape approach, along with involvement of stakeholders who hold key information for developing climate-change scenarios and innovation pathways [202, 203]. Landscape approaches that expand beyond agriculture itself are needed to understand how extreme events trigger rural outmigration and create new types of rural–urban connections. The development of metrics and indicators to track responses of climate change and ecosystem services is accelerating with broader recognition of the need for greater accessibility of data, formation of more types of socioecological assessments [203–205] and charting of the progress of climate-change policies.
Climate change and food security: modelling adaptation and uncertainty
Determining the adaptive capacity of mitigation and adaptation scenarios that will evolve with CSA’s participatory processes rely, in part, on biophysical models. Models that will be used to examine the limits to crop adaptation as well as the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, land use and ecosystem services are now available [2, 206]. They still contain much uncertainty due to (1) the ability of process models to accurately simulate the growth and development of crops when exposed to very high temperatures and elevated CO2 levels, (2) the rate and degree to which agricultural productivity and development can progress in concert with reductions in GHG emissions and (3) the ramifications of successful agricultural adaptation to climate change for land-use change and associated ecosystem services [207–209]. Despite these uncertainties, the use of models and scenario-building has led to the exploration of potential synergies and obstacles to coping strategies in agricultural that would not have been possible with empirical data alone [210, 211]. Here we present modelling approaches to evaluating adaptation scenarios across the EU, the Mediterranean region and the United States.
Modelling can be used to identify climate-change impacts and sensitivities as well as possible adaptation strategies. Rather than being focused solely on climate-change constructs, such vulnerability assessments also include changes in CO2 concentrations, GHG emission management, N deposition, land use, and socioeconomic trends to manage vulnerability. The Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Analysis and Modelling (ATEAM) program produced a new set of climate scenarios for Europe in multiple global change scenarios and ecosystem models [212]. A dialogue among relevant stakeholders from the private sector, governmental and nongovernmental organizations and policymakers was conducted. Unlike global trends, European trends included moderate or no population increase, little urbanization, increased forest area and decreasing demand for agricultural land. The modelled outcomes allowed for changes in land management that could decrease vulnerability, such as C sequestration due to reforestation. Modelled outcomes indicated that the Mediterranean region could face increased risks of forest fires, water shortages, changes in tree species distribution and losses of agricultural potential. Under the different scenarios, which ranged from business as usual to greatly reduced GHG emissions, 20% to 38% of the population in the Mediterranean would live in watersheds under stress and experience water scarcity exacerbated by increased tourism and demand for irrigation. Mountain regions would be especially vulnerable because of less snow cover and subsequent changes in river runoff. These modelled outcomes provide opportunities for back-casting and identification of sensitivities where mitigation and adaptation efforts should be focused, as well as how subsequent research could inform policies around such efforts.
The participants in the EU SmartSOIL project [213] employ a CSA-like strategy that includes stakeholder involvement and is used to examine the implications of findings for economics and policy implementation. As of 2012, consultation with policymakers and advisors had begun in six case study regions [214]. The creators of SmartSOIL developed a framework of C flows and stocks informed by new data and meta-analysis of long-term European experiments that are relevant to short- and long-term CSA management decisions. This framework will be used to improve existing soil and crop simulation models out of which a simplified model will be derived to predict scenarios for future management systems to improve productivity and enhance C sequestration. As an example of modelling for C sequestration, Lugato et al. [197] used the CENTURY model to inform proposed European policies on the mitigation potential of agricultural soils through C sequestration and to assist in the evaluation of the agricultural sector’s deployment of ‘greening’ measures for agriculture that benefit climate and environment as required in the EU’s post-2013 Common Agricultural Policy. Nearly 16 soil–climate–land combinations in the EU and neighbouring countries (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Norway) were used in calculations, including the main arable crops, orchards and pastures as well as management practices (for example, irrigation, mineral and organic fertilization, tillage) (nearly 164,000 scenarios). Testing modelled results against soil inventories collected using comprehensive and standardized approaches (the European Environment and Observation Network and the Land Use/Cover Statistical Area Frame Survey) strengthened the examination of the uncertainty of modelled outcomes. Consideration of a broad spatial extent (pan-EU scale) allowed for better evaluation of C sequestration, in which an estimated current stock of 17.63 Gt C is predicted to increase through 2100. Within the pan-EU region, stocks will diminish in the southern and eastern parts because of higher soil respiration, whereas these losses will be offset by increases in the central and northern regions due to increased CO2 atmospheric concentration and favourable crop-growing conditions. Such survey and monitoring programmes support the need for further spatiotemporal analysis of climate trends and stakeholder dialogue in modelling efforts so that proposed adaptation strategies are relevant to economic and socioecological contexts such as local, national and EU-wide policies and regulations.
Many climate modelling studies are focused on yield variations in response to changes in mean climate conditions [215]; yet, this approach overlooks several key factors, such as the occurrence of extreme events in which variance is changing [216]. Empirical approaches that capture the effects of extreme temperatures can be used to more efficiently assess climate impacts and adaptation. For example, in Mediterranean sunflower and wheat, an increase in both mean temperatures and climate extremes modelled under A2 and B2 scenarios (year 2100 business-as-usual and reduced GHG emissions scenarios, respectively) would cause severe yield reductions by shortening growing seasons and intensifying heat stress [217]. In the United States, yield patterns of rainfed maize have been explained by accounting for extreme events using the process-based Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM). With APSIM, observed negative yield responses to extreme heat shocks (measured as accumulated extreme degree days) were best explained by increased vapour pressure deficit (VPD). VPD contributed to water stress by increasing plant demand for soil water and reducing future water supply as a consequence of higher plant transpiration rates [218]. The ratio of water supply to demand, as modelled with APSIM, was three times more responsive to a 2°C mean warming than to a 20% reduction in rain. The results of these studies direct researchers, policymakers and extension agents to take science-based actions that rely on climate scenarios and predicted outcomes that are not based solely on the change in climatic means but include climate extremes. Despite incongruences between actual biological patterns and model simulations, model outputs provide an evolving information base for planning strategies and new research directions.
Quantitative assessments of adaptation to consider the effects of extreme events on agriculture can inform policymaking by providing a much wider set of outcomes than is possible with perceptions or projected impacts. Modelled outcomes evaluated in a socioecological context allow investigation into the limits of adaptation and related consequences for agricultural productivity, other economic sectors and land use (for example, an indicator-based, spatially explicit and scenario-driven adaptive capacity model [211]). Coordinated cycles of model improvement and projection across multiple spatial scales (global, regional, local) will facilitate model validation and calibration as well as effective use of studies with different geographical domains [219]. Challinor et al. [219] recommended that different model intercomparisons and improvement programmes (MIPs) form separate but linked strategies, that detailed modelling studies of response mechanisms (for example biophysical processes, crop yields) and robust experimental data (for example, see [208]) underpin the models and that systematic comparisons of impact studies and their outcomes be used to address sources of models’ uncertainties. Involvement of stakeholders at the outset of model development also aids in development of relevant scenarios and tools [152]. Modelled outcomes form a key part of the climate policy and governance process necessary to attain the Copenhagen 2°C target, which requires 70% to 90% worldwide emission reduction targets and which has been questioned as being too weak [220]. A wider set of options for targets will be facilitated by examining options for climate governance (that is, institutional mechanisms to guide and direct societal policymaking) and their societal implications, as well as assessing the potential for success in achieving the target within existing political structures (for example, democracy, autocracy) [221, 222]. For example, the ‘mitigate for 2°C but adapt for 4°C’ option implies that society will take steps to adapt to existing in a warmer world, but will maintain the goal of reaching the current 2°C target. This approach will diminish conflicts and trade-offs associated with the water–food–energy nexus. Yet, if it is perceived that the 2°C target is unattainable and investment is strongly supportive of adaptation, then acceptance of even higher target values and a greater need for adaptation-related burden-sharing will be a consequence [221].
Soil carbon and achieving multifunctionality through mitigation and adaptation
Soil resource degradation has led to loss of functions and ecosystem services, such as water availability, water-holding capacity, C storage, mitigation of GHG emissions and sustained agricultural productivity [223, 224]. Soil degradation limits resilience to climate change and extreme events, such as drought, and therefore impacts food security and augments susceptibility to poverty, especially in vulnerable regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa. Better understanding of the biophysical capacity of agricultural landscapes to act as C sinks through capture and storage of atmospheric CO2 in soils and perennial vegetation leads to strategic design and operational management for both mitigation and adaptation actions [122, 225]. Improving biophysical capacity for desired functions such as GHG mitigation, food production and maintenance of soil and ecosystem biodiversity is a form of ecological intensification and is enhanced within a multifunctional landscape. Ecological intensification builds resilience by leveraging ecological processes to increase outputs from agricultural lands to promote (provisioning supporting, and regulatory ecosystem services) and decrease dependence on external inputs [93]. Balancing trade-offs between the different types of services can be facilitated by assessing indicators such as soil organic C (SOC). Trade-off analysis can employ simulation methods and modelling tools (for example, the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project, known as AgMIP; see [9]) to evaluate existing and alternative agricultural systems, changes in market conditions affecting supply and demand, and related policies in relation to climate change. The negative trade-offs can be minimized when landscapes are managed to achieve multifunctionality objectives, such as by a diverse set of land-use types, each providing a different combination of services [31]. The case studies below are focused on tools for accounting for GHG emissions and soil C storage, processes to enhance soil C storage and use of a paired economic-biophysical model to assess impacts of mitigation efforts within multifunctional landscapes.
Climate-change mitigation and adaptation within multifunctional landscapes depends on the multiple roles of SOC, which include a reservoir for plant nutrients (N and P) to support crop production and reduce external inputs, a substrate for soil organisms affecting their activity and diversity, and a promoter of soil physical structure leading to enhanced water quality and reduced erosion [223]. To maximize mitigation efforts, accurate GHG calculation can engage stakeholders and other end users to form a database with which to understand the C budget of their practices, such as SOC sequestration and storage and CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Many models used to calculate GHG emissions and SOC are designed for specific geographical areas to meet distinct needs. Colomb et al. [226] provided information on the features of 18 available calculators and created a framework for choosing the most suitable GHG and C calculators for a given situation. They found that major sources of GHG emissions were usually well-identified, but that the calculators used failed to account for landscape effects due to land-use change. Few calculators accounted well for emissions from the loss of previous biomass, which is especially crucial in cases of deforestation–reforestation or rehabilitating and restoring grazed and ungrazed grasslands. To illustrate this point, Colomb et al. [226] used seven calculators to assess the GHG balance of replacing grassland by wheat, a case where the average emissions due to land-use change were greater than those that occurred during the production of wheat itself. Owing to differences in reporting units, measurement of emissions and scope, the results obtained with different calculators could not be directly compared and uncertainty levels were very high. Minimizing uncertainty in C and GHG accounting methods will provide reliable data to aid global markets and agencies for use in developing GHG- and C-footprinting and life-cycle assessment criteria. Greater standardization of metrics will also help in the enumeration of trade-offs in balancing between crop management and land use.
The design of multifunctional, ecologically intensive landscapes when providing ecosystem services of local and global interest is informed by analysing synergies between agricultural practices and landscape attributes [58]. For example, an analysis of carbon stocks and flows in smallholder farms in Kenya revealed positive synergies between agricultural production, on-farm biodiversity and above-ground C storage [227]. Dominant land-use types considered included home gardens, food-crop plots, cash-crop plots, pasture plots and woodlots. Close to the homestead, home gardens received the most organic nutrients in the form of compost, kitchen waste and manure, and downslope and farthest away maize, vegetables and eucalyptus woodlots were planted. Tree species diversity was highest in home gardens and near crop fields. Although such trees contributed up to 39% of total aboveground C storage, the greatest contribution came from monospecific woodlots dominated by Eucalyptus saligna (which contributed up to 81% of total aboveground farm C). In a landscape survey of 250 farms across 6 regions in Kenya, SOC, available P and exchangeable K+ varied widely but generally varied by management practice and reflected diminished soil fertility with greater distance from the homestead [58]. Thus, a combination of land-use practices contributed to C storage below and above ground as well as to multiple functions on the farm (Figure 6). Including the diverse agricultural landscapes in such studies leads to understanding of how management practices support ecological processes for C storage, and farmer participation supports identification of economically viable options for smallholder farmers [58].
Soil organic C from the upper 0 to 20 cm as a function of clay plus silt. The tropical forests (Forests) and cultivated fields converted from the forests (Farmer’s Fields) represented here were in Zimbabwe (Chikwaka, Mafungautsi, Masvingo, Murewa) and Kenya (Kakemega, Nandi, Teso, Vihiga). The Zimbabwean forests were the Miombo woodlands with unimodal rainfall of 800 mm. The Kenyan forests were rain forests with bimodal rainfall of 1,800 mm. Upper (U) and lower (L) boundary lines were fitted to the 95th and 5th quantiles, respectively. Samples collected at Chikwaka, Mafungautsi and Masvinga (Forests and Farmer’s Fields) were collected along a temporal gradient from 0 to 60 years after conversion from tropical forests, but were not differentiated by land use in this figure. Adapted from Tittonell [228] with permission from the author.
Trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation occur often in agricultural systems, notably in the allocation of scarce resources between competing activities. The Trade-off Analysis model for Multi-Dimensional Impact Assessment is used to evaluate climate-change impacts and the viability of adaptation strategies by combining survey, experimental and modelling data [229]. Its next step is calculation of future land use, output, output price, cost of production and farm and household sizes for different climate-change and socioeconomic scenarios. The authors applied the model to the Vihiga and Machakos districts in Kenya to simulate changes in crop and livestock productivity and the effects of climate change to 2030. Climate change was projected to have a negative economic impact for 62% of farmers in Machakos and 76% in Vihiga, but these modelled effects could be partially offset by specific adaptation strategies. The most viable adaptation strategies included introduction of an improved maize variety or low-yielding, dual-purpose sweet potatoes in Machakos and improved feed quantity and quality combined with livestock breeds adapted to increased drought and high temperatures in Vihiga. In some cases, mitigation activities result in negative trade-offs, such as organic practices that increase SOC offset net GHG emissions, leading to competition for feed for livestock or fuel, or even to decreases in average yields, thereby exacerbating forest conversion to agricultural land [122]. Agroforestry, however, contributes to multifunctional landscapes that support mitigation and adaptation and can lead to improvements in livelihoods, whereby provision of fuel wood, timber, fruits and/or fodder is often associated with the cobenefits of improved soil fertility, water infiltration and below- and above-ground C sequestration [40, 150].
Currently, agricultural decision-makers and policymakers rarely consider SOC to be a major factor in agricultural management or land-use change, and the concept of multifunctional landscapes is an emerging idea in the science-based policymaking realm. Yet, the study of SOC formation, its functions, its physical and chemical protection and identification of those fractions most susceptible to degradation is an area of active research. Through various international conventions, this scientific knowledge is slowly becoming part of the science–policymaking interface relevant to climate-change mitigation and adaptation (for example, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Global Soil Partnership). However, the complex trade-offs in land-use decision-making regarding provision of multiple ecosystem services in a given landscape are usually local, so new interdisciplinary and socioecological research approaches are needed in order to downscale information and options regarding how to best manage soil C in relation to other ecosystem services and farmers’ livelihoods [40, 122, 150, 230–232].
Water management for food and fishery systems
The effects of climate change on hydrology are far more uncertain than temperature change, and yet, global irrigation water demand will likely increase by approximately 10% by midcentury [233]. IFPRI models indicate that calorie availability in developing countries could potentially reach almost 85% of that in developed countries by 2050, but in more pessimistic scenarios, calorie availability will decline in all regions, due in part to lesser water availability [36]. IPCC models for irrigated areas within this same time frame indicate that the gap between potential evapotranspiration and effective rainfall will be about 17% by 2050 under a high-emission scenario, placing extra stress on demand for irrigation water [234]. Taylor et al. [235] asserted that land-use change may have even more noticeable impacts on the hydrological cycle than climate change itself, but that, given the strong focus of mitigation and adaptation planning on land-use change, the two will remain intimately linked. For example, following conversion of forests and grasslands to agriculture in the West African Sahel [236], Southeastern Australia [237], New Zealand [238] and Southwest USA [239], runoff and/or groundwater recharge increased up to two orders of magnitude. Such increases are not always sustained, owing to a range of vegetation cover and hydrological response factors [240]. Forests and woodland cover can also support water quality and, in some cases, can assist in reducing dryland salinization and water-quality decline in semiarid environments [241–243]. Massive abstraction of groundwater and redistribution to agricultural land (nearly 70% of global freshwater withdrawal and 90% of consumptive water use for irrigation) has led to groundwater depletion in regions with primarily groundwater-fed irrigation (for example, regions of China and in the Ogallala Aquifer region in the United States). With projected increases in drought incidence and severity, changes in rainfall patterns and intensification, and decreases in snowpack, agricultural areas that are currently irrigated with surface water will become heavily reliant on groundwater. In Mediterranean-type climate regions in California’s Central Valley and in southern Europe, groundwater recharge will be highly dependent on uncertain changes in precipitation patterns [235]. Aquifer salinization is also predicted to increase, at least in California’s Central Valley [244]. Sea-level rise also threatens groundwater and surface water with saltwater inundation [245]. The case studies here depict adaptation measures that have been employed to meet the challenge of water management in the face of climate change across a range of spatial scales.
In the Central Valley of Chile, multidisciplinary teams have enacted a CSA-like strategy to address climate-related changes in water [245]. In Chile, farmers’ permanent water rights are determined by estimates of minimum stream flow. In a high-emissions scenario, the Central Valley may experience temperature increases of 4°C by the end of this century [4], which would lead to decreases in water supply and thus challenge the existing system of determining water rights and their allocation. In the Maipo basin of Chile, snowmelt from the mountains will be reduced, affecting both river discharge and water demand. In a moderate climate-change scenario (B2), modelled reference evapotranspiration, an indicator metric of irrigation demand, was discovered to potentially increase by 10% to 15%, whereas under the high-emissions scenario (A2), increases ranged from 14% to almost 20% [31]. Permanent water rights vulnerability under the two scenarios, on the basis of data for monthly mean river flow and an agricultural census, indicated that water demands would be inadequately met in 40% to 50% of years under the more severe climate-change scenario. In response, farmers could change crops and/or cultivars, increase irrigation or sell their land and water rights. Even under current climatic conditions, farmers’ existing water rights have been questioned because of increasing demand by urban users [245]. To address this issue of failing water rights and limited availability in future climate scenarios, a ‘science-policy’ strategy has been employed that involves civil society, scientists and policymakers in an iterative dialogue to identify the challenge and its solutions (Figure 7). Since 2008, annual meetings have been conducted with researchers and stakeholders from the national water service, irrigation commission, and environment ministry in Chile). The result has been increased inclusivity and quality of overall participation in topics such as climate-change impact assessment, water-allocation system reliability and water-sector adaptation evaluation, leading to improvements in decision-makers’ support of studies on uncertainty in evaluating irrigation projects and future reservoir operations. The science-policy approach supports dissemination of information and projects to strengthen vulnerability assessment tools and coping strategies for irrigated agriculture.
A comparison of the conventional approach and the policy-dialogue approach. The policy-dialogue approach led to the development of greater adaptive capacity and stakeholder engagement described by Scott et al. [245] and is also being employed in CSA. From Scott et al. [245]. Reproduced with permission from Taylor & Francis.
In the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam, more than 700,000 ha of coastal habitats used for aquaculture are threatened by rising sea levels due to climate change. Kam et al. [246] analysed the farm-level economic costs and benefits of several alternatives: (1) autonomous adaptation, that is, spontaneous adoption or response, to climate change; (2) no climate change; and (3) planned, or policy-driven, adaptive strategies in which costs are distributed more equitably across the supply chain or are borne by government and other entities. Here ‘autonomous adaptation’ includes farmers’ responses to changes in land and water availability, commodity prices, market incentives, and climate variability. Such responses incur incremental capital costs and include using different levels and combinations of inputs, altering species and production systems, adjusting the height of pond dikes, and increasing water volumes pumped into ponds. Shrimp farmers will be better able to bear the cost of autonomous adaptation than catfish farmers because they sustain relatively higher profit margins and require lower capital investments than catfish farmers. However, without government intervention to prevent flooding and salinity intrusion, the shrimp industry in aggregate will likely experience higher adaptation costs, as it covers more area. Planned adaptive strategies include genetic improvement of breeding stock and pathogen control. Although constructing dikes would reduce river and coastal flooding and salinity intrusion in support of fish production (a provisioning service), opportunities for expansion in both brackish-water and mangrove aquaculture systems that are key to coastal preservation (supporting service) will be lost. In general, evaluating adaptive planning with many types of metrics, including those for ecosystem services through restoration of coastal and intertidal vegetation, were found to provide more data to inform the final choices made by stakeholders [247].
Recently, the concept of rainbow water, or terrestrial and oceanic evaporation as a source of atmospheric moisture and subsequent precipitation, has emerged. This conceptualization frames how to harmonize the interests of all users of the hydrologic cycle [248]. Available blue water sources—water used for irrigation, industrial or domestic use—and grey water sources cannot support the rate of agricultural intensification, so interest in green water—rainfall used by forests and other vegetation—has grown. Although controversial, passage of air over vegetation with a specific leaf index of 1 in the 10 days preceding rainfall was observed to lead to increased precipitation in Africa [249]. It follows that assessments of climate must take into consideration whether, where and how landscape changes alter large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns of water far from where the land use and cover changes occur to avoid misalignment of investment in climate mitigation and adaptation [248].
Given that climate change is likely to reduce water availability across many agricultural regions, it is critical that water policy and management practices focus on efficient and equitable water rights and allocation policies; increasing water productivity via more and better irrigation storage, conveyance and delivery systems that reduce evaporative losses; in-field water-use efficiency improvements; and technologies that reduce seawater intrusion in coastal environments. These challenges are equally important in the quest to increase agricultural productivity to feed a growing global population, irrespective of the degree of climate-change impact. Responses to the spatial and temporal shifts in water quantity and quality due to climate change involve many scales and stakeholders, and the need for coordinated planning at regional and national scales will increase with growth in the urban and industrial sectors. Approaches to increasing the efficiency of water used for food supply must employ drought-tolerant crops and irrigation technology (for example, water-conserving irrigation systems, crop coefficients and surface renewal [250, 251]). They also need to address both consumptive behaviour (that is, overconsumption and resource-intensive food selection) and waste incurred during postharvest and along the supply chain (for example, threshing, transport, storage) [252]. Other adaptive strategies include the involvement of communities and government agencies in increasing storage capacity via small-scale reservoir projects, rainwater harvesting, groundwater banking through artificial and/or natural aquifer recharge and flood harvesting (that is, directed capture of floods in floodplains) and restoration of coastal vegetation to promote opportunities for aquaculture [242, 244, 252]. Additional adaptation options include reduction in end-user demand, deengineering and reoperation of water systems to create adequate supply and distribution, improved wastewater treatment plants to facilitate wastewater reuse, desalination plants and targeted water-conservation projects [253].
Managing forest biodiversity to increase ecosystem services and resilience
Forest loss and degradation cause GHG emissions and loss of C stocks, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Trees and forests buffer microclimates, regulate water quality and flows, store C and provide habitat for plants and animals in protected areas and corridors [248, 254, 255]. When landscapes are managed to contain a mosaic of forestry and agroforestry ecosystems, the diversification of food, feed and timber production, income sources, and markets promotes greater resilience to environmental uncertainty [149, 256]. REDD + programmes to pay developing countries for conservation and sustainable use of forests have evolved over the past decade toward greater attention on (1) increased interactions between institutional networks and (2) achieving reduced GHG emissions along with improvement of livelihoods of local communities and biodiversity conservation [257]. A systems approach involving biophysical and social sciences, as well as indigenous knowledge, is fundamental to demonstrating that REDD + projects are performance-based, fair and equitable [33]. Although afforestation and reforestation are often considered in REDD + projects, trees on farms are usually not included, owing to strict ‘forest’ definitions. Yet, agroforestry systems offer many REDD + -related benefits. Intentional integration of trees on farms and in agricultural landscapes increases C sequestration, along with greater food security and resilience [40, 229] (for example, see Figure 8). Assessing such multifaceted trade-offs across an agricultural landscape is relevant to the CSA strategy, but will require greater coordination on local, regional and international levels to be incorporated into REDD +.
Contribution of agroforestry to the REDD + mechanism. (a) Sustainable intensification and diversification pathway. (b) Source of wood and nontimber forest products. Deforestation is avoided through sustainable intensification and diversification. Reproduced from Minang et al. [33] with permission from P Minang (personal communication, 2014).
Examples of agroforestry types in agricultural landscapes include remnant forest or savanna, agroforests, tree crops, home gardens and boundary plantings [258]. Tree species and densities for each type are selected by desired ecological processes, farmers’ criteria and land-use policies. An integrated landscape approach allows valuation of the ecosystem services derived from these management options and can be used to determine potential trajectories of tree-cover transitions [31, 149]. It permits the nesting and spanning of spatial scales of different agroforestry types, the confrontation of biases for C benefits versus livelihood choices, and the optimization of tree-diversity exploration. It also opens opportunities to identify synergies and trade-offs and helps sidestep definitional challenges that result in negotiation platforms for proactive actions that reduce vulnerability and increase benefits (for example, see [259]). The landscape perspective is useful for scenario-building, such as comparing financial incentives that emphasize economic efficiency for agricultural and timber purposes versus socially ‘green’ and ‘rights-based’ approaches that support resilient livelihoods and broader sustainable development goals. The current scientific literature does not adequately detail these socioecological and community-based processes or how they underpin decision-making.
Examining trade-offs in REDD + can provide scientific information to enable science-based policies and decision-making, as well as coordination and standardization of REDD + practices. Many of the trade-offs involve livelihood issues that increase productivity and wealth, thereby encouraging land tenure and sustainable intensification through agroforestry. The results of household surveys and farm inventories have shown that agroforestry can help farmers deal with drought, flood and rain variability by reducing the need to sell land and livestock at low prices and instead sell seedlings, timber and firewood and consume tree fruit during the ‘hunger gap’ [33, 40, 260]. Sequestering C on farms for climate-change mitigation will only be attractive to smallholders when short-term increases in income or welfare occur. Landscape models have shown the impacts of investing and implementing policy in ‘business-as-usual’ versus ‘green’ scenarios, such as allowing land swaps for permits granted within natural forest for oil palm expansion, so that plantations can expand only onto land that is already degraded, as well as tax concessions for plantations that expand only onto degraded land [261]. In a recent report, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature assessed climate-change mitigation activities across many regions of the world where REDD + policies likely would be implemented [262]. Examination of the social, economic and environmental trade-offs and potential synergies revealed that clear tenure and property rights, including rights of access, use and ownership, are essential for effective REDD + implementation To benefit local communities, including the most vulnerable, REDD + policies must enhance the ecosystem services upon which the rural poor are most dependent and leverage new financial resources to reward local communities for management. These opportunities can easily be lost if the vulnerable are explicitly excluded as beneficiaries (for example, because of unclear tenure) or high barriers to entry (for example, forest certification) [263].
Participatory, transparent, accountable governance can help achieve benefits of implementing REDD + policy by creating synergy between parties at multiple scales. A governance approach that facilitates harmonized goals and policies between civil society and engaged stakeholders focuses on the relationships among organizations rather than on new organizational structures and financing mechanisms. Public–private partnerships can improve the effectiveness of the biodiversity governance system and complement regional and multinational efforts [263]. In Cameroon, for example, nongovernmental organizations are implementing REDD + pilot projects and acting as bridges between the public and the state, both to create awareness among local communities and to voice concerns about social safeguards [264]. Such partnerships have helped government institutions organize international biodiversity governance around an ecosystem approach, largely by changing the scale and nature of the dialogue through a community of practice with institutions outside the immediate REDD + network [257].
Although REDD + will benefit from institutional interactions that build trust and reach eventual consensus on forming, coordinating and integrating policies that support livelihoods and resilience while sequestering C in forests, the definition of appropriate ecosystems for payments still is a major issue. As pointed out by Visseren-Hamakers and Verkooijen [257], it remains to be seen whether CSA, with its integrated planning of land, agriculture, forests, fisheries and water, will be included in policymaking steps towards broadening of the REDD + agenda.
Rural migration due to climate change
A worldwide transition toward urbanization is occurring, partly in response to climate change, although rural outmigration due to climate shocks, such as hurricanes, is better documented than gradual changes, such as lower rainfall in arid areas [43]. Migration within countries is complex, having both positive and negative impacts on adaptation and household resilience. Climate shocks and disasters can propel people living under vulnerable conditions into poverty traps that force migration out of rural areas [265], where men most often migrate, leaving the women and children with increased household and farming burdens [45]. Migration can be a beneficial strategy that spreads risks through resource diversification, such as remittances that bring money back to the household [266]. Livelihood and food security, as well as culture, affect who migrates, when, for what reasons and to which destinations [267] (Figure 9). Despite the material benefits that can result from mobility and migration, displacement of people from places that they value reduces culturally based activities, such as preplanning for specific climate-change events [42]. Migration can lead to inhabiting vulnerable urban locations, such as flood-prone areas [268], and increase inequities due to poverty and lack of social networks. Opportunities exist to improve structural and institutional frameworks to reduce migration from rural areas, including greater diversification of rural livelihood systems [149, 269]; opportunities for public health, social equity and environmental welfare [270]; and connection of urban populations with local or regional food sources to support rural incomes [3, 11, 28].
Decision pathway for rural migration in response to external stimuli, often related to climate change. Factors that affect decisions occur at institutional, household and individual levels. Adapted from Warner et al. [267] with permission from K Henry.
Land scarcity and degradation are conducive to outmigration. In Guatemala, people from households affected by flooding or soil degradation were found to be more likely to leave settled rural areas for the forest frontier to engage in clearing of forests for agriculture [271]. Surprisingly, on the basis of employing a remote-sensing approach across Central and South America over a 10-year period, rural–urban migration was not observed to strongly affect the recovery of forest vegetation [272]. The researchers in that study found that a significant increase in woody vegetation occurred in only about half of the municipalities that lost population. Thus, depopulation does not necessarily imply land-use change. In their analysis of annual satellite land cover maps, they found that 180,000 km2 of forest was lost between 2001 and 2010, with the majority of deforestation occurring in South America (92%), particularly in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Much of this land is in soybean production and cattle-grazing to meet the increasing global demand for meat. DeFries et al.[273] recently demonstrated that increases in rates of deforestation are closely linked to increases in urban populations and their demand for agricultural products rather than changes in rural populations. In Central America, temporary international migration of members of smallholder households has been indirectly associated with a lack of reforestation; remittances are spent on owning more land, and less household labour favours a transition to cattle production. This is relatively safe and risk-averse compared to row crop production, but it increases forest loss and land degradation and thus decreases the mitigation and adaptation potential [274].
Rural–rural migration offers a livelihood adaptation strategy for rural people facing stresses and shocks due to climate change, but it can also increase migrants’ vulnerability. In Vietnam, migrants to the fertile Central Highlands aim to increase their economic livelihoods by producing coffee destined for international markets. Instead of settling permanently, many circulate between their new and origin communities because their social networks that remain at home allow them to avoid some of the risks of permanent relocation [275]. For example, family members in the community of origin may look after the migrants’ children, take care of land and assets and provide access to loans. The lack of formal credit institutions at the new destination means that the community of origin may provide continual financial support instead of successful migrants’ sending remittances home. Such social networks expose remaining household members to risk if ventures fail because of economic, social and environmental conditions. Both the migrants and origin households may then require loans to take further livelihood risks. In these cases, migration may drive both households into further poverty. Reforming Vietnam’s household registration system to allow migrants access to banking, lending and other public services at their new locations could reduce the risks of such outcomes [275].
In the project ‘Where the Rain Falls: Climate Change, Food and Livelihood Security, and Migration’, researchers have examined rainfall, food security and human migration in eight countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America [267], mainly in agricultural areas. Four distinct household migration profiles were identified, varying along a spectrum from resilience, where migration is one of a variety of adaptation measures that progressively reduce climate sensitivity, to vulnerability, where migration either is difficult or exacerbates sensitivity to climatic stressors. Although national and regional contexts affect migration, household characteristics were discovered to be most important for migration-related decisions and outcomes. For example, migration was generally erosive for the poor and those with small land holdings. Household size and composition, land ownership, asset base, degree of livelihood diversity and education levels were associated with migration strategies that increased resilience, such as nonagricultural jobs or diversified livelihoods [267]. One of the ‘Where the Rain Falls’ project case studies is the Mantaro Basin of Peru, where pressures to migrate stem from lower precipitation that reduced farmer and herder incomes [276]. Two livelihood and migration profiles in the Mantaro Basin were identified in response to climatic vulnerability. Lowland farmers who often commuted on a daily basis for casual urban employment used their proximity to the city to diversify their livelihoods. In contrast, herders farther from the city were forced to migrate for longer periods or permanently, in the absence of other options, and therefore were generally more vulnerable.
The act of migration has a risk dimension, whether it is a positive form of adaptation or part of erosive coping strategies. Understanding the cultural dimensions of risk-taking under climate uncertainty is crucial for determining migration decisions, especially as the necessity for climate-driven planned resettlement becomes more urgent [42]. Although outmigrants are mainly men, the outcomes of climate-change–induced migration are likely to be highly gendered because women are disproportionately affected. Women tend to be poorer and less educated and to have lower health status and limited direct access to, or ownership of, natural resources [45]. It will become more feasible to identify risk-prone agricultural areas and circumstances if models of biophysical aspects of climate change and land use also take into consideration factors that influence migration decisions, such as landlessness, land tenure and distribution issues, as well as the role of social networks that facilitate resilience and adaptation in rural areas as well as escape from poverty traps [167]. Climate-induced outmigration from rural areas involves mitigation and adaptation issues related to urban and periurban outcomes, such as increased GHG emissions due to urban sprawl on land that once supported food production [11]. Interdisciplinary work is needed to understand effective strategies for developing and preserving smallholder agriculture near cities, expanding urban and periurban agriculture, managing urban growth for farmland preservation, connecting agricultural producers with local urban markets, ensuring availability of agricultural labour and enabling diversified rural livelihood systems. Such strategies will have combined benefits for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Metrics for vulnerability assessment, food security and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
Science-based actions within CSA require integrated data sets and sound metrics for testing hypotheses about feedback regarding climate, weather data products and agricultural productivity, such as the nonlinearity of temperature effects on crop yield [277], and the assessment of trade-offs and synergies that arise from different agricultural intensification strategies. Approaches range from the development of broad indicators for identifying differences in climate vulnerability over large spatial scales down to the use of finely disaggregated spatial metrics [278]. New and innovative research and policy designs, as well as cooperative arrangements among and between government agencies, research institutions and civil society, have the potential to implement monitoring and assessment systems for decision-making. Examples presented here demonstrate how biometeorological, economic and sociological indicators can be used in vulnerability assessments and show nuances that must be addressed with respect to scale.
Novel outcomes, such as nonlinear effects of climate change on agricultural productivity (for example, US maize), are emerging based on the use of large-scale data sets, indicating that environmental change may drive agricultural productivity in unexpected ways [277]. For example, Lobell et al. [5] examined harvest and daily weather data derived from more than 20,000 historical maize trials conducted by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and private seed companies in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1999 to 2007. ‘Optimal management’ and ‘drought stress’ were the two most common scenarios under which maize was grown. Final yield was reduced to the following different extents due to warmer temperatures: by 1% under optimal rain-fed conditions and 1.7% under drought conditions for every degree day spent above 30°C. Lobell et al. [5] suggested that a 1°C warming would lead to negative yield where maize is presently grown under optimal management (roughly 65% of the area) in Sub-Saharan Africa, whereas all areas in this region would show decreased yield of as much as 20% under drought stress. Similarly, in the United States, which generates 40% of global maize production, predicted increases in interannual weather variability (temperature and precipitation) could result in an 18% decrease in maize yields by 2030 to 2050 in comparison to the period from 1980 to 2000, along with increasing volatility in annual yields [279]. Expansion of cropland in other regions and retention of speculative inventories (that is, holding volumes for higher price earnings) may offset the volatility. Here metrics of climate and indicators of crop productivity and other agronomic factors predicted crop response to climate warming and drought over a widespread region, setting the stage for more research on how adaptation measures, such as improving soil moisture and breeding for drought and heat tolerance, could be used to reduce vulnerability in the future [5].
Metrics that incorporate human ecology are integral to enabling the CSA strategy. Vital Signs [280] is a monitoring programme for changes in human well‒being, agriculture and ecosystem services and is designed to provide metrics in rapidly expanding and intensifying agricultural landscapes in Africa, leading to integrated approaches that support food security (Figure 10). A primary goal of Vital Signs is characterizing the uncertainty and quantifying the sampling intensity needed to achieve different levels of accuracy and statistical power to detect change. Information gathered in the initial phase will be further evaluated for its overall utility and delivery cost. Measurements collected by Vital Signs participants are based on hierarchical spatial scales to provide integrated information that can inform structural relationships and counterfactuals involved in decision-making from the global to household scale. The global perspective facilitates comparisons between different regions (250,000 km2∙region−1), whereas regional measurements deliver information at the scale on which agricultural investments are made. Information collected at the landscape scale (10 to 20 units per region) measures the relationships between agricultural intensification, water availability, soil health and other ecosystem services, together with human well-being. Plot-level (1 ha) data reflect agricultural production, including seed selection, fertilizer type and application rate, as well as crop yield response. At the household level, surveys are employed to collect information on health, nutritional status, income and assets. Stakeholder planning meetings and participatory research established both at the onset and throughout the project are integral to garnering active engagement in Vital Signs.
Water security thread from Vital Signs. The pyramid of the water security thread depicts the integration of metrics (1) that build the desired indices (2) with the outcomes of interest (3a and 3b). Adapted with permission from the Vital Signs programme (S Barbour, personal communication, 2014).
Prioritizing allocation of resources and focusing policies on vulnerable regions requires metrics to assess susceptibility to a lack of food security due to climate change [281]. Biophysical climate indicators derived from global climate-change models and food insecurity indicators (that is, availability, access and utilization) can serve as such metrics. As an example of this approach, Ericksen et al. evaluated hotspots of vulnerability using the overlap among indicators of global climate (for example, rainfall variability, number of reliable growing degree days, and change in mean annual temperature) and food security indicators across the global tropics [281]. The latter were composed of availability (for example, crop yield and mean food production indices), access (for example, GDP per capita, transport time to markets, and monthly staple food prices) and utilization (for example, malnutrition prevalence and proportion of the population using unimproved water source). Future vulnerability was depicted by existing resource pressure (for example, annual population growth and agricultural area per capita). The resulting index of vulnerability reflected three central components: exposure of populations to the impacts of climate change, sensitivity of food systems to these impacts and coping capacity of populations to address these impacts. With this vulnerability index, it was possible to rank the most highly exposed regions, leading to the emergence of southern Africa as a highly exposed region, as well as areas within Brazil, Mexico, Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. This approach is limited by the following factors: The data represent only current food security levels; data are gathered only at the national level, which masks variability within regions and among households; and other data are needed on climate-change exposure and on food security variables other than crop yields and utilization, such as food distribution and equity.
Systems delivering real-time indicators and metrics that are tied closely to management decisions and current conditions allow science and policymaking entities to progress from using lagging indicators to finding leading indicators that can be used to identify when and where thresholds of climate-change responses will occur [112]. Indicators and metrics are often used to support public goods and services, so better standards and codified practices that support shared vocabulary and ontology will reduce the costs and streamline efforts for curating and disseminating such information. Research designed to develop metrics that inform global to local social networks for data collection, sharing and integration can also be leveraged for extension efforts. The identification of efficient and location- and situation-specific sets of indicators will complement efforts to construct human capital, social awareness and consensus regarding specific issues, leading to action strategies and policy guidelines across various temporal and spatial scales.
Integrative and transformative institutional and policy issues: bridging across scales
Figures 11 and 12 provide an overview of some of the main points covered in each session of the 2013 Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture. The relative emphasis on mitigation of GHG emissions versus adaptive capacity to climate change (or both) varied depending on the session topic. CSA strives for food security, adaptation, mitigation and resilience, but not all of these are achieved in the same context. The session topics often invoked multiple scientific disciplines to inform further action and problem-solving strategies in support of CSA goals in the context of the session topic, but further integration across these topics and disciplines is necessary. Scientific uncertainties are inherent in climate science, given the difficulty of forecasting climate and its interactions with other aspects of human-induced environmental change. The examples that are mentioned here require intensified scientific activity, formation of knowledge networks, and involvement of many relevant stakeholders to obtain better information to support decision-making (see also [135–137, 152]). Also, there are clear social controversies challenging CSA, often derived from assumptions and questions of equity and legitimacy, such as who will implement a response to climate change and how this will occur. To obtain buy-in from vulnerable populations and countries, such issues must gain the forefront in discussions of CSA science and policy among the diverse set of stakeholders described in the Introduction section above. Many of the stakeholder-driven programmes mentioned in the conference sessions exist at regional and global levels, as climate science is often funded for large-scale initiatives. As stated previously, this article and the conference presentations do not emphasize the local knowledge-to-action processes that are essential for transformations towards climate preparedness. Nonetheless, some of the possible pathways towards such socioecological approaches to fostering greater participation and advancement of CSA objectives are shown for each of the session topics. Clearly, science must play an active and central role in developing the information base that will support food security, adaptation and mitigation in CSA and new types of inclusive, participatory decision-making as well as knowledge exchange processes [135, 152].
Conference session 2.0 content within theme 1. Farm and food system issues: sustainable intensification, agroecosystem management and food systemsa. aGHG, Greenhouse gas; REDD+, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation.
Conference session 3.0 content from theme 2. Landscape and regional issues: land use, ecosystem services and regional resiliencea. aGHG, Greenhouse gas; REDD +, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation.
Inter- and transdisciplinary scientific approaches are principal both to our understanding of how socioecological systems support the adaptive management and governance that are essential to long-term human provisioning of food and to the establishment of science–policymaking dialogues to plan for the future [47, 282–284]. These actions are keys to assessing trade-offs of mitigation in context-specific situations, such that resource-poor farmers are supported rather than undermined by CSA. To realize the CSA objectives of increased food security, resilience, mitigation and adaptation, scientific research supports awareness, analytical capacity and the evidence base to understand the impacts of climate change on agricultural growth strategies and food security, and identify climate smart options suitable to the local context [15]. How does research better inform the institutional, financial and knowledge-sharing arrangements to create a sense of possibility for transformative processes that reduce vulnerability and increases climate preparedness? Truly transformative solutions tap into a sense of possibility for positive action, and, as in business value propositions, there is a promise of goods and services to be delivered and experienced [47]. Yet, a ‘doomsday’ attitude has permeated much of the agricultural science regarding climate change, emphasizing harsh potential impacts under business-as-usual scenarios (Figure 2). Although it is effective in stimulating awareness and action in some sectors, CSA research is potentially more conducive to achieving food security, adaptation, mitigation and resilience. Examples include models that go beyond impacts to include adaptation and transformation at either the farm or landscape scale (for example, see [211]), capacity approaches to examine multifunctional solutions within the socioecological system and direct evidence for situations, options and scenarios which increase human behaviours that build natural capital and resilience. Action-oriented research can also show how public-private partnerships can be used successfully to develop technologies, policies and approaches that may lead to sustainable food production and consumption patterns in a changing climate.Uncertainty is one of the most difficult obstacles to determining priorities for CSA research. Not only is future climate uncertain, but so also is the existence and operation of the institutions that are and will be involved in adaptation, mitigation and resilience. Uncertainty can breed scepticism about the urgency to plan for climate change, especially in agricultural communities and industries that already deal with large annual variability in production and prices. Thus, uncertainty is a barrier to mitigation and adaptation among some of the stakeholders whose investment, engagement and broad agricultural knowledge are critical for designing better research on coping strategies. CSA recognizes that the unfolding of decision-making processes, their translation into action and the formation of adaptive capacity depend on the socioecological contexts in which farmers are embedded (for example, the vital role of social networks in rural communities) (Figure 1). The ways of addressing uncertainty are likely to differ greatly among communities and socio-ecological systems, and research is needed to understand how to approach uncertainty in different contexts.
Although poverty can sometimes drive collective action, such as for improved food security in Kenya and Uganda through risk-sharing and pooling of labour and other limited assets [16], the least food-secure may be less likely to adopt new CSA practices because innovation implies additional costs before benefits can be realized [285]. Research on adoption of new farming technology and practices is needed to understand how upfront costs, lost income, worries about personal health and additional risks assumed during the conversion period can present formidable barriers to farmers [149], even if the new practices leverage ecological processes to improve sustainability and production [14]. For instance, diffusion of new germplasm with specialized traits (for example, drought tolerance) to targeted end users may suffer slow adoption even though new regional and local cultivars will likely be adapted to the range of conditions and management practices employed during climate change. To illustrate this point, modelled diffusion of a drought-tolerant variety among vulnerable (highly risk averse) farmers took four times longer than it did among those less vulnerable (less risk averse), underscoring the need for consideration of how seed prices affect the access of vulnerable farmers to new crop varieties [286]. Synthesis of information on how CSA practices have been facilitated by specific policy interventions, leading to broad community support, also is needed. A better understanding of how social benefits such as access to food and healthcare, rights to land and water, markets, and financing situations facilitate adoption of new farming practices or technologies will inform governance decisions [14].
Collective action for climate preparedness and problem-solving has already been effective in some situations. Safety nets for the poorest and most vulnerable households usually occur in the form of humanitarian relief and food aid, cash payments, agricultural inputs and public works [14], often after a critical event has occurred. Instead, communities can collectively plan safety-net strategies and resource transfers that are predictable and flexible enough to be scaled up and then scaled down when the crisis subsides [13, 14]. CSA research on learning, knowledge-sharing and social network analysis can help build awareness, early-warning indicators and criteria for benefit transfers for disaster responses and also effectively combine local collective action with national and/or international aid. Enhancing human and social capital, such as for childhood nutrition, entrepreneurship by women, and synergies between fuel use and C sequestration in trees, also rehabilitates household and community assets. Proactive planning will be more effective than reactive responses to a disastrous climate event, and research can help increase understanding of how adaptation policies must be designed accordingly [204].
Furthermore, collective action at the institutional scale is essential to avoiding conflicts that result from climate change. For example, institutional transboundary water agreements are associated with lower risk of conflict during water scarcity, but even one weak link in the communication, coordination and cooperation between coriparian nations will reduce their adaptive capacity to respond to new changes in hydrology, thus increasing the potential for risk and disputes [206]. So far, climate change has rarely been incorporated into such agreements. Collective action at the institutional scale could also address changing migration patterns of rural–urban connections that are likely due to extreme climate events and climate change and which will have potentially large ramifications on food production and food security, land tenure and cultural integrity [42] (Figure 10). At this point, research is needed to better understand how climate affects the dynamics of the rural labour force and thus on the stability of local food production for rural communities and nearby cities [267, 287].
To realize CSA, research on targeted financing is essential, especially in support of the most vulnerable. Upfront investment to plan and start implementation strategies is required, as is research to develop monitoring systems designed to track climate-related human responses by utilizing consistent metrics that demonstrate private benefits along with public goods (for example, GHG mitigation). Already existent funds, such as the Adaptation Fund established under the Kyoto Protocol [288], and the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Program [289], can improve smallholders’ access to climate-smart assessments, technologies and institutions related to sustainable management of forests, providing up to 16 million additional jobs globally and increasing household income in rural areas as a result of restoring degraded forest [290]. Larger-scale investments, such as financing infrastructure for water resources and carbon capture, can potentially be provided by the Green Climate Fund [291], and private finance may also play a role. As climate finance develops, research shares a role in prioritizing investments and effective financing solutions and in monitoring outcomes.
Investment in research on food systems that are resilient to climate shocks may be more likely to occur if CSA expands beyond the agricultural sector. As examples, CSA research could more explicitly involve issues related to: (1) local, national and regional food trade, including governance and regulations, food safety, roads and infrastructure, and value chain coordination; (2) flexibility in financial arrangements, insurance and planning to cope with, and be responsive to, variability in climate and markets; and (3) integration of the interdisciplinary research to form a more holistic and service-oriented approach based on science to inform policy. For research to be utilized most effectively in policies related to CSA, pathways for communication of the latest scientific progress and research results must be established within relevant time frames. Communication must span sectors and scales in which policymakers and other stakeholders operate, crossing boundaries between scientists and local, regional and global actors such as nongovernmental organizations, governmental agencies, corporations and broad social and media networks [290].
CSA strategies support the realization of a broader green economy concept that acknowledges ‘the sum total of all ecosystem services and how they collectively provide the complete life support system we need’ [292], p. 9. In practice, market prices, costs, and benefits for the ecosystem services related to carbon sequestration, clean water production, flood protection and grass forage have been quantified. In Cameroon, for instance, the value (in US$∙ha−1∙yr−1) attributed to the forest’s contribution to climate and flood control is 1.3- to 2.6-fold greater than that of the timber, fuel wood and nontimber products. Coordinated action resulting from CSA and green economy research not only realizes the improvement of livelihoods and food security through mitigation and adaptation to climate change but also creates cobenefits for ecosystem services and sustainable use of natural capital and enables evaluation of a broader set of trade-offs associated with a certain course of action.
Disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific approaches play a fundamental and profound role in developing understanding of the processes underlying CSA and serve as partners in enumerating priorities for CSA. They form a crucial element in the knowledge base needed to implement CSA actions and manifest future transformative changes in agriculture in a changing climate. Global science conferences on CSA have already been influential in assembling scientists and other stakeholders to share knowledge [17, 49]. A third conference in Montpellier, France, is planned for 2015 with the following agenda items: discussion key scenarios in agriculture and food systems, identifying priorities for early action and designing a roadmap for moving forward with an action plan. These objectives set the stage for a much stronger emphasis on knowledge-to-action frameworks, capacity-building and the changes in human behaviour and social infrastructure that are necessary for adaptation and resilience [133, 152, 293]. The momentum that has already built among the science community for CSA forms the foundation for critical engagement by more researchers in fundamental and applied studies. To this end, establishing a more formal governance mechanism to embed science in the information base for the CSA Alliance, would be a vital step in developing priorities, scientific engagement and funding to support the knowledge needed for policymaking decisions.
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ajmaguire Writing December 27, 2019 December 23, 2019 11 Minutes
This month, we have been invited to post a snippet of our work in lieu of our round robin discussions. However, I don’t have anything seasonally appropriate just yet. Instead, I am going to be brazen and shove a rough draft up here.
This is from my current work in progress, which is tentatively titled Every Prayer But One.
I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays!
It was a noisome building, filled with the insistent barking of animals in their pens and the occasional meow from those more personable cats in residence. The sign over the door read Almost Home Animal Shelter and as Michael stepped over the threshold, he was accosted by the smells so many animals could produce. He rubbed his nose.
One long counter ran the length of the wall to his left and he was reminded at once of a pub; all nicked wood and history, with a small space open so that the attendant could stand behind it. Except that there were large windows here, both open to fight against the lingering smell, and the room was brightly lit.
And there was no bartender.
The wall behind the counter housed another window, this one looking into the room beyond where a tall figure in overalls and rainboots was scrubbing one of the kennels with a long, yellow-bristled brush. Her dark hair was doing its best to escape the bun at the base of her neck, and she glowed from exertion. Canine faces peered out of their gates, all turned to watch the woman’s progress, and he was able to pinpoint the more vocal creatures now, one in particular with a cone wrapped around his neck.
There were no chain-link fences like he’d been expecting, and he loosened the grip on his keys. Each animal was separated by wooden partitions, allowing some privacy and giving the appearance of a small room rather than a kennel, save for the gated doors that allowed access from in the bay and outside. It was not at all like the dreary, sad place he’d seen featured in cartoons as a child and his estimation of the owner rose exponentially.
He turned. There were three other doors in the building, each leading to kennel bays with paned windows for easy viewing from the front foyer. The freckled blonde standing in the door labeled “Cats” was watching him with a mix of annoyance and curiosity, her eyebrow hiked up as he took his time responding.
They were busy. He should come back another time.
But outside in the parking lot was his dreadfully silent truck and he steeled himself. “My name is Michael York. I called yesterday and was told to stop by…”
The girl’s face underwent a dramatic transformation; one moment annoyed and the next lit with understanding and pity. Michael cleared his throat and glanced away. Eighteen months later and he still wasn’t used to that look; the one that said without speaking that he was a widower, that he was due all consideration and space that polite society had to give.
While he couldn’t say precisely what he would prefer – his wife back from the dead and the last three years erased, possibly – he knew for a fact that he didn’t want either consideration or space.
“The border collie?” the girl asked.
“I’ll go get Sarah.”
Giving a brief thanks, he glanced over his shoulder at the open door to the parking lot. His green truck sat prominent in the nearest space with its windows open to the October air. The border collie in question couldn’t be seen through the windshield, but he knew she was sprawled in the seat, head on her front paws, disinterested in all things.
Fresh grief washed through him and for a heartbeat he struggled to breathe. So many things had changed after Laura died that he hadn’t noticed the pup was in distress. There’d been whining, of course. Days and days of whining and pacing where Delta hunted the house, waiting for Laura to come home.
Heartbreaking, to be sure, and if he was honest with himself there’d been days he almost asked Laura a question, expecting her to be in the next room or something. Her shadow was everywhere in the house, lingering but still somehow gone.
“Mr. York?”
Sarah turned out to be none other than the overall-wearing, brush-wielding woman he’d spied earlier. Her rainboots glistened with soapy water, and she left footprints on the tile as she strode forward, hand outstretched. He took the hand by instinct and shook it, not at all surprised to find her grip firm as she introduced herself.
“I’m Sarah Riley, we spoke on the phone yesterday.”
She had a pleasant face, perhaps too round to be called pretty these days, but her expression was more of concern than pity and Michael felt another knot loosen in his back. At least he would not have to endure condolences from another stranger, no matter how well-meaning.
“Thanks for seeing me on such short notice,” he said as they turned for the door.
“It’s not a problem,” Sarah said. “When was the last time Delta ate?”
He exhaled, pleased to be getting to the heart of his problem so soon. “I got her to take some roast beef by hand last night, but it wasn’t much. I know table scraps aren’t healthy…”
“At least it was something.”
Michael wasn’t certain if he heard censure in her voice or not, and truly he didn’t care. He was at his wits end and had to do something. Laura had rescued the dog at four months old, thinking their active lifestyle was a perfect match for Delta’s high energy. And even after the diagnosis, back when they’d thought Laura could fight her way through the cancer, the dog had been a constant motivator that took them outdoors.
This was her dog; he couldn’t let the creature die.
They stopped at the passenger’s side of his truck and Sarah peered inside. Delta lay just as he’d left her, one blue eye and one brown eye watching the window but otherwise unmoving. She was merle patterned, sable spots peppering white fur, mixing in places to make grey freckles across her muzzle and back. He had an image of her the day Laura brought her home; still young enough that her white legs looked lanky paired with a slender body, and a muzzle shorter than it was now by a good inch, everything in her face clinging to puppy phase. But what caught him then, as it did now, was the way her ears stood only half upright, folding down at the tips so that they danced whenever she walked.
“Well, hello beautiful,” Sarah said, leaning against the door so she could cross her arms on the window frame.
Delta did not seem impressed.
Nonplussed, Sarah continued; “Want to go for a little walk with me?”
Taking that as his cue, Michael opened the door and took Delta’s leash. The dog obliged, albeit slowly, and jumped from the seat. Sarah was already reaching for the leash, cooing at his dog in real admiration, and Michael found himself handing control over to this stranger with a mix of pride and uncertainty. He wanted Delta to get better, but an accusing voice in the back of his head insisted that he should be the one to fix his dog.
Didn’t it say something about his state of mind that he wasn’t capable of working this out on his own?
Still, he watched Sarah take the leash and turn Delta toward the woods. His dog walked sedately next to her, tail drooping in a further display of distress, and he had a pang in his chest at the sight. He couldn’t remember the last time her tail was up, its white tip wagging like a flag as she chased a ball or a frisbee.
“She’ll be all right,” said the freckled woman from before.
She’d managed to walk up while he was distracted, and it was only when she propped a hand on her hip that he noticed the swell of pregnancy under her shirt. Her smile was full of compassion and curiosity, and she nodded out at where Sarah neared the tree line on the other side of the parking lot.
“Sarah’s a bit of an animal whisperer. She’ll find a way to help.”
Michael found some comfort in the girl’s words, even if he didn’t subscribe to the idea of animal whisperer’s in general. Then again, he didn’t have faith in much these days.
He crammed his hands into his pockets and watched as Sarah and Delta disappeared into the autumnal forest. Most of the greenery had bled into burnished shades of orange and red, but here and there was a splash of bright yellow from sugar maples, and there was the occasional pine tree standing defiant against the weather change. Laura would have photographed it.
The thought knifed across his heart and he turned to shut the truck door, perhaps more forcefully than he’d intended. Thankfully, the girl didn’t flinch. Instead, she looked back to the shelter and heaved a sigh. The barking hadn’t ceased, and he could see a few other shapes through the windows, probably more people caring for the animals.
Tall white fences stretched to either side of the building and he realized with a start that there were people out playing fetch with various dogs. None of them were paying him any mind, but he felt somehow exposed, as though everyone were aware of his circumstances and his poor, ailing Delta.
It was ridiculous, of course. These people didn’t know him. They certainly didn’t know Delta, so he put the whole feeling down as a residual effect of the funeral. Too many eyes had followed his every move those first weeks, it was no wonder he was paranoid now.
“Well, those litter pans aren’t going to scoop themselves. I should get back in,” the girl said and took a step to leave. But she paused and gave him another smile. “I’m Lisette, by the way.”
He gave his name again, awkwardly realizing she already knew it from before, and kicked himself. His wits weren’t exactly up to par.
Lisette grinned but thankfully didn’t tease him. Instead, she asked; “When Sarah gets back, could you tell her that the volunteers who were going to fix the food shed cancelled?”
“Food shed?” he asked.
She nodded over at a sad little structure set off to the side of the shelter. Blue tarp was lashed across its roof and he could see one side sagging. That wasn’t going to hold up through winter, make no mistake.
“We’re going to end up fixing it ourselves at this rate,” Lisette said.
Lisette shrugged. “A thunderstorm took down a tree branch, which crashed its way through the roof.”
The last big thunderstorm had been several weeks ago, he knew. Delta hated storms and he’d been forced to wrap her in a special blanket for the night.
He frowned. “How much food did you lose?”
“At least half,” Lisette said, becoming more animated, “But Pastor Annie put the call out that following Sunday and we got a ton of donations. Sarah says we have more now than we did before the shed broke, so that’s good. We put what we could in the attic and the rest is under the tarp.”
“Well, you’re not going to want that tarp through the winter.”
They lapsed into a brief silence before Lisette, remembering she had work to do, flashed a smile and hurried back inside. Michael leaned against his truck and watched the rotation of dogs through the yard. Most of the handlers were proficient, giving each animal time to stretch their legs, do their business, and zoom for a ball. There were a few unpracticed hands that interrupted the rhythm, but no one could say the animals here weren’t loved and cared for.
Not that they should stay, of course. For better or worse, this was a kennel and each pet inside deserved a home of their own, but it seemed that Sarah Riley was doing her utmost to keep them happy while they were here.
Maybe his brother hadn’t been off his rocker to send him here after all.
It was some time before Sarah emerged from the woods again, Delta in tow. Michael squinted at them as they approached, trying to see if there was any improvement in his dog’s demeanor, but her tail was still down.
That was to be expected, he coached himself. It had taken a year and a half to get to this point, one meeting with a stranger wasn’t going to miraculously cure the creature. Still, he held his breath and waited for Sarah’s assessment as she delivered Delta to him.
“Well, Mr. York, she’s grieving,” Sarah said and reached down to smooth back Delta’s ears.
Michael ground his teeth. “Tell me something I don’t know.”
She gave him a sharp look, hazel eyes alight with challenge, but seemed to master herself in the next instant. “You said you already took her to the vet and nothing physical was wrong with her?”
“Yes,” he said, wrestling for patience.
They’d been over this on the phone.
She hummed and continued to stroke Delta’s head, who sat quietly beside her. “Did you know, Mr. York, that there are some breeds of dog who love their masters so much that when the two are parted, the dog simply shuts down? They don’t eat, they don’t drink, they just wait to die.”
He looked down at Delta. Her mismatched eyes stared unblinking at the truck door, still disinterested, still lost, and Michael felt his gut clench. “Is that what she’s doing? Waiting to die?”
“If we let her.”
The words were quiet and heavy, delivered with a matter-of-fact tone that held no malice. Michael was grateful for that much. He knew it was his fault that Delta had fallen so far into her depression, he’d practically watched it happen over the course of several months, but Sarah had the grace not to point this out.
Another consideration, he supposed.
He was a widower, who could truly blame him?
Heaven help him, he hated that word; widower.
Clearing his throat, he met Sarah’s patient gaze. “What can we do?”
If she noticed how hoarse he sounded, she didn’t mention it. Her attention switched to Delta and she heaved a little sigh. “I’m sure I don’t need to explain grief to you, Mr. York. It’s not something we can fix, and it’s not going away. But there are some things we can do.”
“Such as?”
“Remind her that she’s not alone.” Sarah rubbed the back of her neck and looked suddenly uncomfortable. “Look, I know this is going to sound weird, but my dog is particularly good at helping others. She seems to sense anxiety and has a way of putting other animals at ease. If you’re willing, I’d like the two dogs to meet.”
“You’re right, that does sound weird.”
They both chuckled and Sarah shrugged, leaving the decision to him.
“Beyond that,” she said, crouching down to give Delta more attention, “you can try canned cat food. It has a stronger smell and might get her to eat a little more. It’s not recommended for the long run, but some food is better than no food.”
Michael regarded his dog, watching the way she endured Sarah’s affections. It wasn’t clear whether Delta appreciated the attention or not, but neither was she snarling for Sarah to stop. She simply did not care, and that, above anything else, made his decision his decision for him.
“When would you like the dogs to meet?”
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annestenhouse says:
Oh, I liked this, AJ. wish my rough drafts were anything like as polished. anne
Thank you, Anne. It’s still not as polished as it could be, but it will get there, lol
I agree with Anne. And where is the rest of the story? I love it.
Great start. Dogs are so important to humans and vice-versa. I’ve mentioned in another post, I worked in an animal shelter. After eight hours, even though the shelter was much cleaner than when I started, I always smelled of shelter the bad parts of shelters…most people found it off-putting. LOL. I’d always reply to their expression ‘just got off work at the animal shelter,’ and their expressrions always changed to more forgiving for my bad smell. I even earned smiles.
I work at a no-kill shelter in town too. I have given up on what I must smell like at the end of the day, lol
WHERE can I read the rest of this story?
I was thinking the same thing. I want the rest of the story. Quite evil of you, AJ, to leave us hanging like this. LOL
Thank you! I do aspire to evilness from time to time, lol
Aw, making me blush here. It still needs an ending, but I know where and how I am getting there. Then I have a couple of edits and the submission process to go, but thank you for boosting my motivation to keep going!
I wanted to read on! 🙂
I enjoyed your draft excerpt. Much more polished than my drafts. And I want to know what happens when the dogs meet. Beverley
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Green light for ABA’s third project in South Kilburn
Durham & Gloucester Court is a step closer to construction as Brent Council announces a Development and Sale Agreement with Telford Homes.
Alison Brooks Architects have designed 84 of the 236 units in this mixed-tenure residential development which forms part of the South Kilburn Estate Regeneration Masterplan for the London Borough of Brent. Phase 3 of the Masterplan is led by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with Alison Brooks Architects and Gort Scott, with landscape by Grant Associates. The scheme has received detailed planning consent and Telford Homes intend to start on site by September 2017, with completion due in 2021.
Amar Dave, Strategic Director Regeneration and Environment, Brent Council said: “We’re serious about making this borough an amazing place to live and are working hard to build the homes that people need. The partnership with Telford Homes brings us one step closer to delivering our target of 2,400 new homes in South Kilburn.”
Jon Di-Stefano, Chief Executive of Telford Homes, commented: “We are delighted to have been selected as the preferred partner of the London Borough of Brent for the redevelopment of Gloucester House and Durham Court. South Kilburn is undergoing major regeneration and our involvement represents the start of an exciting new relationship with Brent and our first development in the Borough. We look forward to exchanging contracts in the near future and commencing work on site later this year.”
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Impeachments
Analysis: Dems strain for civility, contrasts burst through
By JULIE PACEJanuary 15, 2020 GMT
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greet each other Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, before a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Electability questions persist. Anxieties about gender and sexism are resurgent. And three leading candidates are about to get yanked off the campaign trail for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
Those deep uncertainties shadowed Tuesday’s Democratic debate, the last national stage for candidates running out of time to generate momentum ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. Months of campaigning and millions of dollars in advertising have left Democrats with a crowded top tier, and it’s unclear if the debate helped any of the candidates break out of that pack.
The six Democrats on stage — the smallest debate field yet — strained to keep the two-hour face-off civil and substantive. They drew policy contrasts with each other on national security, health care and trade, but repeatedly shifted the focus back to their common opponent: Trump.
“While differences are usually amplified in the days before an election, with Trump looming over the candidates’ shoulders, this primary campaign seems to be heading in the opposite direction,” said Ben LaBolt, a former White House and campaign official for Barack Obama. “Four candidates entered the debate with a fighting chance to win Iowa tonight, and four candidates left still very much in the hunt.”
Those four candidates — former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg — are locked in a tight race for the top spots in Iowa and New Hampshire, which follows next on the primary calendar. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer also appeared in Tuesday’s contest.
The last four winners of the Iowa Democratic caucus have gone on to secure their party’s nomination. Yet that winner often emerges late, in the phase that Democrats are now entering — one where candidates typically begin drawing sharper contrasts with each other.
That’s happened in fits and starts on the campaign trail, and among their surrogates on television and social media. And at times, some of those divisions did spill over onto the debate stage.
Biden and Sanders, two candidates in their 70s who have surprised many in the party with their durability, were frequently at odds. Sanders sharply criticized Biden’s vote 17 years ago to authorize the Iraq war, saying that while he tried to stop the Bush administration, “Joe saw it differently.”
Later, in an exchange on the candidates’ standards for supporting free trade agreements, Biden questioned whether there was “any trade agreement that the senator would ever think made sense.”
Yet none of the candidates appeared eager to play the role of intra-party aggressor, preferring instead to use their national television time to tout their own readiness for office and make the case for why they are best suited to defeat Trump.
Their goal? To help voters envision them in the Oval Office next year.
“This is the moment where the candidates have to make the pivot to being presidential because the reality of caucusing or voting for a candidate is very real,” said Karen Finney, a Democratic strategist who worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
Democrats have also repeatedly expressed concerns that a contentious primary could weaken their eventual nominee in a general election campaign against the president — a worry born out of the heated 2016 contest between Sanders and Clinton.
– Can a woman win the presidency? Clash exposes deeper issue
– The Latest: Democratic debate ends with talk of hope for '20
– Key takeaways from Democratic presidential debate in Iowa
Even a jarring rift that emerged this week between Sanders and Warren, a pair of progressive allies, passed within minutes. Sanders denied he had told Warren in a private meeting that a woman can’t beat Trump; Warren stood by her assertion and made a vigorous case for nominating a female candidate.
“Look at the men on this stage,” Warren said. “Collectively they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women.”
Yet the dispute between Sanders and Warren seems likely to linger past the debate, reviving questions about whether Democrats believe a woman can defeat Trump, another anxiety stemming from Clinton’s defeat in 2016.
Sanders and Warren, longtime friends and allies, appeared to have a terse exchange at the end of the debate, with the Massachusetts senator declining to shake Sanders’ extended hand.
The debate may have been particularly important for the trio of senators on the stage: Warren, Sanders and Klobuchar. All three will serve as jurors in the Senate impeachment trial, which is expected to begin this week and will require them to spend most of the lead-up to the caucuses not on the campaign trail in Iowa, but in the Senate chamber.
“Some things are more important than politics,” Warren said. “I took an oath. If we have an impeachment trial, I will be there.”
Where voters in Iowa will turn during this next crucial phase is far less certain.
Full Coverage: Election 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE — Julie Pace has covered the White House and politics for the AP since 2007. Follow her at http://twitter.com/jpaceDC
Catch up on the 2020 election campaign with AP experts on our weekly politics podcast, “Ground Game.”
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You Say You Want A Revolution? The Beatles, Live Performance
Copyright 2011-3011 By CK Hunter, All Rights Reserved.
“Revolution” by the Beatles, Lyrics:
Send “Revolution” Ringtone to your Cell
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it’s evolution
But when you talk about destruction
Don’t you know that you can count me out
Don’t you know it’s gonna be all right
all right, all right
You say you got a real solution
We’d all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
We’re doing what we can
But when you want money
for people with minds that hate
All I can tell is brother you have to wait
ah, ah, ah, ah, ah…
You say you’ll change the constitution
We all want to change your head
You tell me it’s the institution
You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain’t going to make it with anyone anyhow
all right, all right, all right
Written by CKH888 Leave a comment Posted in Alternative News Forum, America Christian Nation, American Blogosphere, Bahrain Libya Tunisia Egypt Yemen, Egypt Riots 2011, Egyptian Pro Democracy Movement, India Protests 2011, Internet Commentary Issues, Iran Iraq Israel Syria Mideast, Iran Israel Mideast Flashpoint, Radical Islam, Radical Islam Gone Beserk, Social Commentary Tagged with Live performances The Beatles, Revolution, the beatles, You Say You Want A Revolution?
Egypt Events: Bible Prophecy Update, Video Clip
2.11.2011 Copyright 2011-3011 By Chase Kyla Hunter, All Rights Reserved.
See also: http://alligatorfarm.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/muslim-brotherhood/
This popular Christian minister from Hawaii [ see video clip below ] is reiterating to his congregation the same message I have been writing for readers and subscribers, and that is that the American federal government is not telling their people the truth about what they really know about the real identity and the anti-Semitic racist, violent and Nazi regime fascist roots of the Muslim Brotherhood.
This minister is asking all the right questions about the odd position our government is now taking, and he is taking note of all the events, which are telling in and of themselves. Read Isaiah 19 for more insight.
Joel 3:19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. (20) But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Tags: Egypt revolt 2011, Muslim Brotherhood, Radical Islam, roots of Muslim brotherhood, American christian minister speaks about Egypt revolt 2011, Isaiah 19, bible prophecy
Egypt and prophecy… (livingjourney.wordpress.com)
-‘God and Magog’ a Prophetic Key to Egypt? (answersforthefaith.com)
Egypt Riots Civil Unrest Continuing Coverage (alligatorfarm.wordpress.com)
History Channel Airs Science Program Suggesting Red Dwarf Nibiru is Indeed Real (alligatorfarm.wordpress.com)
The Muslim Brotherhood gets a PR makeover – from the US Director of National Intelligence (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Fear What Comes Next (newser.com)
Egypt’s President Mubarak Plays With Fire (thedailybeast.com)
Roya Wolverson: How Iran Sees Egypt’s Protests (huffingtonpost.com)
Muslim Brotherhood could rethink Israel-Egypt treaty (thejc.com)
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World Net Daily: Egypt Fears Obama Is A Manchurian President
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Copyright 2011-3011 By Chase Kyla Hunter, Re-post Courtesy of World Net Daily 2011
Egypt now fears Obama a ‘Manchurian President‘
‘They are trying to understand why he is acting against U.S. interests’
“Mubarak’s regime feels Obama is pushing the advancement of the Muslim Brotherhood against U.S. interests,” said WND’s Jerusalem bureau chief and senior reporter Aaron Klein. “They are genuinely trying to understand why Obama
is seemingly championing the anti-regime protests.”
Klein said that a top Egyptian diplomat with whom he has developed a rapport over the last few years asked him earlier this week to explain Obama’s motivation to support the opposition to Mubarak. “I told him none of this should be a surprise,” said Klein, “that the Obama administration has developed an extensive relationship over the last few years
with allies of the Muslim Brotherhood.”
8:43 pm Eastern
Top members of the Egyptian government say they feel betrayed by President Obama, charging that he is acting against American interests.
“Mubarak’s regime feels Obama is pushing the advancement of the Muslim Brotherhood against U.S. interests,” said WND’s Jerusalem bureau chief and senior reporter Aaron Klein. “They are genuinely trying to understand why Obama is seemingly championing the anti-regime protests.”
Klein said that a top Egyptian diplomat with whom he has developed a rapport over the last few years asked him earlier this week to explain Obama’s motivation to support the opposition to Mubarak.
“I told him none of this should be a surprise,” said Klein, “that the Obama administration has developed an extensive relationship over the last few years with allies of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Get the comprehensive probe that exposes Obama’s Marxist, anti-American past – and present, in “Manchurian President.”
“That my investigating has proven that Obama has been closely associated throughout his political career with radical-left elements who have long petitioned for policies many believe are aimed at weakening the American enterprise both domestically and internationally.”
“The Egyptian diplomat seemed surprised,” said Klein. “I told him this material was thoroughly documented in my latest book.”
The diplomat requested 20 copies of Klein’s New York Times bestselling book investigating Obama, “The Manchurian President: Barack Obama’s ties to communists, socialists, and other anti-American extremists.”
The diplomat said he would deliver the book, which was co-authored by Brenda J. Elliott, to senior officials in Mubarak’s embattled government.
Obama in recent days urged Mubarak to give up power in Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood forms the main opposition.
Mubarak has been a staunch U.S. ally and a recipient of billions of dollars in military aid. His regime has long been considered a stabilizing force in the Arab world.
The Obama administration’s support for the unrest is strikingly reminiscent of Jimmy Carter’s support of the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, which marked the birth of modern Islamist expansion.
(Story continues below)
Some Muslim clerics are already calling the riots in Egypt simply an extension of 1979’s Islamist conquests.
“Thirty-one years after the victory of the Islamic Republic, we are faced with the obvious fact that these movements are the aftershocks of the Islamic revolution,” said Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, as reported by Iran’s Radio Zamaneh. “The fate of those who challenge [our] religion is destruction.”
Speaking of media and government leaders, Khatami added, “They want to highlight the labor, liberal and democratic issues, but the most important issue, which is the religious streak of these protests, [is] being denied.”
The leader of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood, Hammam Saeed, warned that the unrest in Egypt will spread across the Mideast until Arabs succeed at toppling leaders allied with the United States.
“The Americans and Obama must be losing sleep over the popular revolt in Egypt,” Saeed said at a sympathy protest held outside the Egyptian Embassy in Amman. “Now, Obama must understand that the people have woken up and are ready to unseat the tyrant leaders who remained in power because of U.S. backing.”
And on the Internet, the Middle East Media Research Institute reports, prominent Salafi cleric Abu Mundhir Al-Shinqiti issued a fatwa on the website Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal Jihad encouraging the protests in Egypt, claiming Islamist jihadis are now on the verge of a historic moment, an “earthquake” he likened to the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City.
Obama pushes Egyptian ‘reform’
According to a senior Egyptian diplomat speaking to WND, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Frank Wisner, specifically told Mubarak on Tuesday the U.S. would not continue to support his rule and he must step down.
Hours later, Mubarak announced he would not seek another term in office.
The Obama administration dispatched Wisner to Egypt last weekend to report to the State Department and White House a general sense of the situation in the country.
WND broke the story yesterday that the Egyptian government has information Wisner secretly met earlier this week with a senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Issam El-Erian.
The Muslim Brotherhood seeks to spread Islam around the world, in large part using nonviolent means. Hamas and al-Qaida are violent Brotherhood offshoots.
Muslim Brotherhood declares war on U.S.
Prominent U.S. commentators also have been claiming the Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate organization and denying there is any Islamist plot to seize power.
Last Friday, President George W. Bush’s former press spokeswoman, Dana Perino, told Fox News, “Don’t be afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. This has nothing to do with religion.”
Bruce Reidel, a former CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama, wrote a Daily Beast article in which he claimed, “The Egyptian Brotherhood renounced violence years ago. … Its relative moderation has made it the target of extreme vilification by more radical Islamists.”
Reidel’s assertion the Brotherhood renounced violence, however, is contradicted by its own statements in recent months, including a call to arms against the West.
In November, the Brotherhood’s new supreme guide, Muhammad Badi, delivered a sermon entitled “How Islam Confronts the Oppression and Tyranny.”
“Resistance is the only solution,” stated Badi. “The United States cannot impose an agreement upon the Palestinians, despite all the power at its disposal. [Today] it is withdrawing from Iraq, defeated and wounded, and is also on the verge of withdrawing from Afghanistan because it has been defeated by Islamist warriors.”
Badi went on to declare the U.S. is easy to defeat through violence, since it is “experiencing the beginning of its end and is heading toward its demise.”
Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs Center, noted Badi’s speech showed “the likelihood that more Brotherhood supporters in the West will turn to violence and fund-raising for terrorism.”
Frank Gaffney, president of the American Center for Security Policy, takes it a step further.
“In short, the Muslim Brotherhood – whether it is operating in Egypt, elsewhere in the world or here – is our enemy,” he wrote.
Obama quietly builds ties to Muslim Brotherhood
Klein reported for WND yesterday that Obama and top administration officials have troubling relationships with the Muslim Brotherhood and its worldwide allies.
Muslim Brotherhood members were reportedly invited to attend Obama’s 2009 address to the Muslim world from Cairo. Khaled Hamza, editor of the Muslim Brotherhood website, confirmed at the time that 10 members of the Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc received official invitations to attend Obama’s historic speech.
Also in 2009, the Egyptian daily newspaper Almasry Alyoum ran a report claiming Obama had met with U.S. and European-based representatives of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood that year
According to the report, the Brotherhood members requested that news of the meeting not be publicized. They expressed to Obama their support for democracy and the war on terror.
The newspaper also reported Brotherhood members communicated to Obama their position that they would abide by all agreements Egypt has signed with foreign countries, implying that if they took power in Egypt they would continue that country’s peace treaty with Israel.
Besides contact with the Muslim Brotherhood itself, there have been reports the past two years of behind-the-scenes contact with Hamas, which was founded as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas maintains a close alliance with the Brotherhood; the Brotherhood’s new leader, Muhammad Badi, serves as a de facto lead spiritual guide for Hamas.
Top leaders of Hamas in Gaza claimed to WND several times they passed messages to Obama through dignitaries who visited the Gaza Strip, including Jimmy Carter and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., – both of whom have a close relationship with the White House.
Kerry, for example, reportedly accepted a letter for Obama from Hamas leaders in Gaza during a February 2009 visit to U.N. installations in the coastal territory.
U.N. relief agency chief in Gaza Karen Abu Zayd told the BBC the Hamas letter had been received by his agency and passed on to an unnamed American official.
In November, 2008, WND first quoted Hamas officials stating they would be sending a letter to Obama.
Immediately after that month’s elections, Ahmed Yousef , Hamas’ chief political adviser in Gaza, called Obama’s win a “historic victory” for the world and told WND that Hamas was sending a letter of congratulation to the president-elect.
Obama ties to Brotherhood’s U.S. allies
It is not just Obama’s reported contacts with the Muslim Brotherhood and the group’s allies in the Middle East that are of concern.
The Obama administration also has evidenced a working relationship with several U.S.-based Islamist organizations that are listed by the Brotherhood as “likeminded” organizations.
One such group is the Islamic Society of North America, or ISNA, a radical Muslim group that was an unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme to raise money for Hamas.
ISNA was named in a May 1991 Muslim Brotherhood document – “An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America” – as one of the Brotherhood’s likeminded “organizations of our friends” who shared the common goal of transforming countries into Muslim nations.
The White House relationship with ISNA began even before Obama took office. One week before the presidential inauguration, Sayyid Syeed, national director of the ISNA Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances, was part of a delegation that met with the directors of Obama’s transition team. The delegation discussed a request for an executive order ending “torture.”
ISNA President Ingrid Mattson represented American Muslims at Obama’s inauguration, where she offered a prayer during the televised event.
Mattson also has represented ISNA at Obama’s annual Ramadan dinners, including the last such event in which Obama announced support for the rights of Muslims to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks.
In June 2009, Obama’s top aide, Valerie Jarrett, invited Mattson to work on the White House Council on Women and Girls, which Jarrett leads.
That July, the Justice Department sponsored an information booth at an ISNA bazaar in Washington, D.C.
Also that month, Jarrett addressed ISNA’s 46th annual convention. According to the White House, Jarrett attended as part of Obama’s outreach to Muslims.
ISNA sponsored a February 2010 question-and-answer session in which Obama’s top adviser on counter-terrorism, John Brennan, came under fire for controversial remarks to Muslim law students.
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See also http://www.themoralliberal.com/2011/02/02/egypt-now-fears-obama-a-manchurian-president/
See also “Obama The Beautiful Frankenstein King” CK Hunter Essay from 2008
Egypt now fears Obama a ‘Manchurian President’ (gunnyg.wordpress.com)
Egypt, Obama, & The Muslim Brotherhood: Undermining Mubarak May Hasten Muslim Power & Middle East Catastrophe (frugal-cafe.com)
“Egypt: Western Blindness on the Muslim Brotherhood’s Extremism is Beyond Ridiculous” and related posts (rubinreports.blogspot.com)
Post Mubarak: Muslim Brotherhood Could Play Role (npr.org)
“Shock Revelation: Evil Obama, Not Just ElBaradei And Muslim Brotherhood Behind Refusal To Accept Mubarak’s Terms To Leave” and related posts (patdollard.com)
Egypt: Secular protests or Muslim Brotherhood (rt.com)
Washington’s Secret History with the Muslim Brotherhood (nybooks.com)
Muslim Brotherhood (Hizb al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun) ‘We are against Zionism’ (pumabydesign001.wordpress.com)
Written by CKH888 4 Comments Posted in Al Qaeda Radical Islam, Alternative News Forum, Egypt Riots 2011, Egyptian Pro Democracy Movement, Iran Israel Mideast Flashpoint, Mideast Civil Unrest Riots 2011, Mubarak's Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama Manchurian CIA Presidency, Obama Secret Past, Patriots, Radical Islam, Radical Islam Gone Beserk, The Egypt Riots 2011, The Obama Nation, Top 10 Signs of Fascism, Truth Movement Tagged with Aaron Klein, Barack Obama, Egypt, Islamism, Middle East Media Research Institute, Muslim Brotherhood, Politics of Egypt, The Manchurian President: Barack Obama's Ties to Communists Socialists and Other Anti-American Extremists, WorldNetDaily
Portland Orgeon Downtown Bomb Plot by Radical Muslim Foiled by FEDs
11.27.2010 Re-post by CK Hunter
Oregon bomb plot suspect wanted “spectacular show”
Tags: portland oregon bomb plot, muslim radical bomb plot portland oregon
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Music Artistes, Why You Need A Catchy Lyrics For Your Song To Be A Hit (By Sound Magix Songwriters)
By Jedixraja On Dec 30, 2019
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Another reason why you need a catchy song is that it is very easy to promote, when you have a catchy song, you find out that people on their own will help you in promoting your song because they have fallen in love with it, I’m sure you must have found your self in a situation whereby you are telling friends and family members of a new song you heard and if they have heard it too, you even go as far as sending the particular song to them, that is what a catchy song does.
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HARRY AND WAR CRIME; DAVID KELLY; REDACTIONS REVEALED; PALESTINIANS; CHILD SLAVES
US special forces, working with Prince Harry's squadron, reportedly murdered three innocent shepherds.
Harry was witness to war crime
"Harry's squadron ... were mounting joint patrols in Helmand province with a US Special Forces unit codenamed 'Task Force 32'.
"According to a British eye-witness three shepherds were peacefully minding their own business when they were engaged (shot).
"Given the force of the heavy machine gun rounds it is likely they suffered serious or fatal injuries, though their bodies were never recovered."
A Tony Blair fixer, Lord Falconer, picked the judge for the 'David Kelly Inquiry' just three hours after a body, which turned out to be David Kelly, had been found dead.
At the moment when Lord Falconer picked the judge, 'the body' had not been identified and no cause of death had been established.
Read more: Blair fixer picked the judge for the David Kelly inquiry before the body of Kelly had been identified
Bryn Estyn boy brothel.
In The Telegraph, Eileen Fairweather reveals some of what was removed from the report into child abuse in North Wales:
The truth behind the child abuse cover-ups
"Jillings also describes ''M', a 15-year-old girl.
"Three men ... tied her to a wooden pole, dragged her upstairs and half-drowned her in a cold bath.
"Yet managers claimed the sex was consensual.
"The uncensored version exposes concerns that she was prostituted...
"Other redacted details concern Unit Five, where older boys routinely abused younger ones.
"It was feared that they violently 'broke in' recruits for a paedophile ring...
"The redacted version has also removed the fact that a former Bryn Estyn head, Mat Arnold, was arrested for abuse but the charge dropped...
"Did he fear that Arnold died of Aids...
"The real martyrs are the care children who killed themselves or died violently. Jillings lists 12..."
Nazi Israeli troops stealing land from Palestinian Bedouins
"If implemented, the Plan will constitute 'the largest single act of forced displacement of Arab citizens of Israel since the 1950s,' expelling an estimated forty thousand Palestinian Bedouin from their current dwellings."
All Roads Lead to Jerusalem
Settlers attack Bedouin camp in Huwwara, Nablus district
"The Jewish Radaniya (merchant group) was based out of the Marseille area.
"Their business model involved trafficking in light-haired slaves from the Ukraine area, and selling them around the known world, but especially to the Islamics in North Africa...
"The Persian geographer lbn Khurradadhbih described the prodigious trading network of Jews from Radhan, a neighborhood of Baghdad, who journeyed across North Africa and the whole Eurasian landmass from France and Spain in the west to India and China in the east, crisscrossing the continents from north to south.
Marseille / Arles Slave Traders Cash In
George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder
Jersey Child Abuse - The Sharp Report - The Missing Page 20
"I became involved in the investigation of child abuse in 1989 whilst carrying out a search of a suspect XXXXXX premises.
"We found hard drugs and child pornography in video and photographic form.
"Some of it looked ritualistic.
"The suspect was involved with a company called xxxxxx Technology.
xxxxxxx was engaged in research at a building connected with Bangor University.
The investigation concerned tech transfer of biological weapons data to Iraq.
Whistleblower suffers trashing of reputation for exposing powerful child rapists and murderers
xxxxxx lived close to and was associated with xxxxxxx who ran the xxx a gym in xxxxxxx.
Following further investigation it was discovered that xxxxxx was distributing pornography on a large scale including child porn videos and highly priced snuff videos, where a child would be sexually abused and murdered on film.
xxxxxx a former mercenary was involved with another mercenary xxxxxxx who had been in Angola
xxxxxxxxxx were protected by the Police and certain sections of the intelligence community for which they worked, I understand, on contract ...
Macur Review
Labels: Afghanistan, Bedouin, Bryn Estyn, Children's Crusade, David Kelly, Fairweather, Falconer, Jillings, Prince Harry
http://dlisted.com/2013/07/13/cory-monteith-found-dead-in-a-vancouver-hotel-room/
Sudden and weird death, definitely mind control involved in that. Poor Cory, he was only 31.... Like usual, they will spread the same lie, about "substance" or "drug abuse"....
Police investigating over 50 allegations of sexual and physical abuse at former children's home
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362813/Police-investigating-50-allegations-sexual-physical-abuse-childrens-home.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362866/Corridors-powder-Drug-scandal-Houses-Parliament-traces-cocaine-toilets-Palace-Westminster.html
Corruption scandal could bring down Spain’s government
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/13/spai-j13.html
In other pedophile news
http://the-tap.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/names-of-paedophile-mps-covered-up-by.html
http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/the-paedofile-un-investigates-catholic-church-as-christianity-starts-a-begging-forgiveness-fest/
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Dublin-archbishops-dumped-pedophile-priest-on-unknowing-California-parish-215365951.html
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/14/313701/israelis-protest-austerity-measures/
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/13/313666/protests-erupt-at-istanbul-taksim-sq/
Syria militants, al-Qaeda-linked group clash in Aleppo
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/313619.html
Macur Review connected to child abuse
http://macurreview.blogspot.co.uk/
ANDREA, a heroine? Read the last comment....
http://the-tap.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/andrea-davison-heroine.html
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/pope-francis-targets-child-abuse-leaks-in-vatican-legal-reform/153087/
Who’s at the top of Britain’s Tory party?
Ten years ago Tam Dalyell, the ‘Father of the House’ (the most senior member of the House of Commons in the British Parliament), sparked a huge row by accusing the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, of “being unduly influenced by a cabal of Jewish advisers.”
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Dalyell named Lord Levy (Blair’s personal envoy on the Middle East), Peter Mandelson (whose father was Jewish), and Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary (who has Jewish ancestry), as three of the leading figures who had influenced Blair’s policies on the Middle East.
He told The Telegraph: “If it is a question of launching an assault on Syria or Iran…. then one has to be candid.” Blair, he said, was also indirectly influenced by Jewish people in the Bush administration, including Richard Perle, a Pentagon adviser, Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defence secretary, and Ari Fleischer, the President’s press secretary.
Continues:
http://alethonews.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/whos-at-the-top-of-britains-tory-party/
So Pope Francis decided:
Raping children - 12 years prison
Whistleblowers - 8 years prison
effectively protecting the organised Vatican rapists.
Demystifying 9/11: Israel and the Tactics of Mistake — Alan Sabrosky
I am also absolutely certain as a strategic analyst that 9/11 itself, from which all else flows, was a classic Mossad-orchestrated operation. But Mossad did not do it alone.
http://mycatbirdseat.com/2012/07/demystifying-911-israel-and-the-tactics-of-mistake/
“Outspoken Israel supporter” gets UK minister post
Livingston joins many other top Jewish figures in the Conservative Party, including co-chairs Lord Feldman and Grant Shapps MP, who has defined himself as “quite observant”; senior treasurer Howard Leigh, a member of the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC); and former party treasurers Richard Harrington MP and Lord Fink, another member of the JLC.
In fact, there are so many Jews at the top of Britain’s Conservative Party that Agent Cameron once quipped it should be known as the Torah party rather than the Tory party.
But it’s not just the top of the Conservative Party that’s infested with Israeli pimps and stooges. One reputable British source says that up to 80 per cent of Conservative members of Parliament belong to the Conservative Friends of Israel lobby group.
Read the rest:
http://www.redressonline.com/2013/06/outspoken-supporter-of-israel-gets-uk-ministerial-post/
Child Poverty in America
More than 16 Million American Children Below to Official Poverty Line
http://www.globalresearch.ca/child-poverty-in-america/5342695
The Unspoken Truth: Coup d’etat in America
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-unspoken-truth-coup-detat-in-america/5342691
The Hidden History of the Korean War (1950-1953)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-hidden-history-of-the-korean-war/5342685
Pakistan “Election” Sham, Pakistani Taliban Terrorists supported by Military
http://www.globalresearch.ca/pakistan-election-sham-pakistani-taliban-terrorists-supported-by-military/5342671
I really enjoy your blog. I read here often. In particular, I appreciate all the research you do and evidence you put forth on child sexual abuse and ritual abuse. I was subjected to these two things myself as a child. I am American, by the way. There is only one thing that alarms me - there appears to be a pattern in your writing that blames every evil in the world on Jewish people. I'll stand in the front row and say that the Rothschild clan and other powerful Jewish families are utter scum bags that rape the planet and all life here. However, there are plenty of low life trash who are not Jewish - such as the Bush family and the Rockefellers, unless you can provide a family tree showing that they, too, are Jewish. So, I do not understand what appears to be your "hate-on" for Jewish people. This is the only thing that troubles me about your site. The Luciferian strings in this world are not unique to the Jews.
felix said...
Indeed Lord Hutton was contacted before an alleged body was allegedly identified. Even more curiously,long in the public domain, the alleged body was allegedly formally identified after alleged dissection. A strange carry-on.
10:16 PM, the owners of the FED own the world, and they are 100% Jewish owned banks, right ? They use the scum you mention as chargé d'affaire because they prefer not to be in the limelight with their crimes. Would you do it differently if you were the owners ?
Just pondering on the comments where it says NOT THE JEWS, asa boy in the care home most of the men that paid to come and abuse us were jews,now i look back.
W W 2 was instigated by the jews,
they did 9/11
lok at how they behave in palestine, and they were behing the deaths of JFK Dr David Kelly Rudolph Hess etc etc, is that enugh ?
10.16 anon,
I think you're on the losing side with this one. Aangirfan has copped far more and far worse shit than your tepid effort all on account of insufficient-pointing-of-the-finger at Jewish people. To my mind that makes me think the schoolgirls have got it about right.
If you don't care for Jewish people being discussed in less than flattering terms I suggest you go and hang out at some Jewish site where Jews are only ever heroes or victims and you and your self-admiring chums can sing each other's praises all day long. Have fun.
Rich Jews sacrifice the poor Jews for their own benefit.......same as rich Catholics do to their poor, same as Muslims do to their poor.
I often see the right wing mass media supporters shout down 911 truthers and anti war people. They often shout them down and say crap like " I suggest you go and hang out at some other web site where you you and your chums can sing each others praises all day long"
Yeah that is a fairly typical response from those morons that one sees often.......sometimes in places you might not expect.
No it's not the same.
The reason we all have to miserably hide as anonymous cowards like prey here is because Jews will hunt us down worldwide if they can find us. A Jew is brought up with conspiracy in mind: kill the goy before they kill us. The Jewish thought police is everywhere. Nothing to do with rich or poor. Look what they do to truth seekers like David Cole (now David Stein), Rachel Corrie or JFK.
Jews are not a race, they are followers of the ruling mass suicidal, supremacist cult of murder celebration (Purim), treachery (Kol Nidre) and torture (Bible). To be Jewish is being complicit with the ruling death cult. As Atzmon says, if you want to be human, quit being Jewish: denounce the programmatically murderous religions, including those they spawned.
hateful hearts know no boundaries, and like attracts like.
So I add my voice to the supporters here of Aangirfan, which is actually a work of Love: ie principle, peace, truth.
so why do jews hate us all so much ?
Shouldn't we look upon everyone as individuals? Most rapists and pedophiles are men, but only a minority of men are pedophiles and rapists. Would it be fair to blame all men collectively for the crimes of some?
Shouldn't everyone be judged by his or her own actions rather than by guilt by association to some collective that they have no control over? Even if the Federal Reserve is owned exclusive by men, most men still have nothing to do with it.
The owners of the Federal Reserve is just a handful of persons belonging to a few wealthy families. Should they be allowed to hide themselves behind some larger collective that they couldn't care less about?
Obviously you refuse to see we are under lethal attack
by a Mafia-like group of people choosing to conspire
against the rest of humanity
by robbing them of their money (usury and fraud)
and killing them in endless wars (of terror).
They are united by their willingness
to do anything to protect the ruling cult,
while profiting from the crimes of the leaders.
To understand what we are dealing with:
In Russia under Stalin, any Communist was complicit
in Stalin's crimes until he quit being a Communist.
See Open Complicity - Anatomy of the 911 Coverup.
Yes, yes, there's many wicked people in this world aside from Jews. This is inarguable boilerplate. But given that Jewish people comprise less than one percent of the world's population and yet hold all the key levers of power, including amongst other things: international banking, the media, and not forgetting US foreign policy (along with the UK, Canada, Australia, etc etc ad nauseam), any thinking person would have to wonder at them.
Not forgetting the talmud of course.
And someone mentioned 'love' just now. No problems. Jewish people may redeem themselves, which is to say, become regular humans. All they have to do is renounce their us-and-them mindset. The best way to do this would be to publicly acknowledge the wickedness of the talmud, the mindset from which it sprang, and reject both in their entirety. I would hail that person as a hero and call him brother.
But that never happens. Instead Jews, even those who have no time for the talmud conform to it: A Jew should and must make a false oath when the goyim asks if our books contain anything against them.
As will you, Mr. Us-And-Them.
And knowing what I know of Jewish people you will have to have the last word. Now I present you with a conundrum. Will you prove my stereotyping of you as wrong by not having the last word? Or will you not be able to help yourself and pile in? I'm betting on the latter but I'd be happy to be wrong.
best etc. etc.
Even if it was true that all wicked men were jews, that still doesn't mean all jews are wicked. Even if it was true that all power is in the hand of some jews, that doesn't mean all, or even most, jews have power.
I believe it would be a mistake to blame all catholics collectively for the crimes of the Vatican, just as it would be a mistake to blame all protestants for the crimes of elite people at the top of the Anglican Church.
Personally I don't belong to any of these groups.
If we are under lethal attack collectivist thinking won't help us. We will just be divided and qonquered. It would be wiser to isolate the perpetrators.
And how do you quit being a jew if being born by a jewish mother is what makes you a jew? No matter what you do or don't do; your mother is still your mother, right? How can anyone be judged by things over which he has no control? It is your actions that matters, not from which womb you came into this world.
"If we are under lethal attack collectivist thinking won't help us."
That's exactly the problem, their collectivist thinking.
"And how do you quit being a jew if being born by a jewish mother is what makes you a jew?"
That's just their propaganda trying to bind you.
Truth is they can excommunicate you.
Jews are not a race, it's a Mafia-like religious cult.
Most are born into it, but they can leave and denounce it.
As etc etc wrote:
The best way to do this would be to publicly acknowledge the wickedness of the Talmud, the mindset from which it springs, and reject both in their entirety.
Whinge, Whinge, "I have no control. I can only be what my mother wants."
One may be anything one may wish. One is not 'born' anything. A cobbler's son does not have to be a cobbler. Jewishness is nothing more than a mindset. The fact that one's parents are possessed of a mindset is meaningless. Grow up. Seriously, grow up, be your own person, and reject us-and-them. If your mother is unhappy, like the cobbler's wife, so be it.
Or don't do it. Stay tied up in those apron strings. Just spare us your whinging, mummy's boy.
Good comment 7:20 AM.
The pursuit of truth in this crazy world is not easy. Most truth seekers are pacifists who love and respect their fellow human beings.
The swine who pollute truth oriented sites with ugly racism poison the well for all of us. They drive good people away from the important research being done by sites like this one. Clearly they are playing for the team that they allegedly oppose.
Peace and love, respect and forgiveness are our greatest treasures. The hatred of an entire race or religion is not something to spread or be proud of.
"Good comment 7:20 AM."
Glad you like your own comment.
"The pursuit of truth in this crazy world"
The world is not crazy, but the
Jewish death cult ideology you protect is,
generationally sociopathic, specifically.
"Most truth seekers are pacifists"
Love your oppressor, Icke style, you like that.
"The swine who pollute truth oriented sites with ugly racism poison the well for all of us."
It's quite telling that you call us dissenting goy swine.
Why not Untermenschen.
"They drive good people away from the important research being done by sites like this one."
Any important research will show the deadly effect of Judaism on humanity.
"Clearly they are playing for the team that they allegedly oppose."
Which team ?
"Peace and love, respect and forgiveness are our greatest treasures."
What about survival ?
"The hatred of an entire race or religion is not something to spread or be proud of."
Jews are obsessed with hate.
It's foundational in their "holy" books and education.
Who else would invent a term like "Self-hating Jews" ?
Who else would impose hate-laws on the entire world
to kill free speech and suppress any resistance to their deadly rule ?
Actually I'm glad Foxman's counterproductive Hasbara efforts are still ongoing.
They reveal their stone cold heart behind the murderous liars facade.
The people paid for this (lackeys, shills) follow scripts to initially feign admiration and empathy to deliver their patronising message for critics to shut up about Jews. They are not interested in anything you say. But when encountering resistance, these Sociopaths, unable to feel empathy or real feelings, show what they really think about non-Jews who don't acquiesce to be their obedient slaves:
Their Talmud, the "holy" book of the Jewish law, has never been fully translated to English because it is strictly forbidden for a Jew to reveal its horrendous conspiratorial contents to a non-Jew:
"All Gentile children are Animals." (Yevamot 98a)
"Jehovah created the non-Jew in human form so that the Jew would not have to be served by beasts. The non-Jew is consequently an animal in human form, and condemned to serve the Jew day and night." (Midrash Talpiot)
http://revisionisthistory.org/talmudtruth.html
That's why they call us swine.
"If thy brother, [...(mother, son, daughter, wife or friend)...] entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, [...] thou shalt surely kill him [...] And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you."
"If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities [...] go and serve other gods [...] Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword."
Jews are not a race, it's a Mafia-like, supremacist,
historically mass-suicidal religious death cult,
brainwashing their children to kill or get killed
using fake Holocaust horror tales, annual murder
celebration (Purim) and teaching the need for conspiracy,
treachery and deception (Kol Nidre, Talmud, Bible).
Over generations, through occult childhood torture,
their leaders are raised as Sociopaths,
trapped, unable to have real feelings.
Owning the banks, credit system usury and the media,
they rule through corruption, torture and assassinations,
always leading the apparent opposition to themselves,
and are about to kill us all with GMO, poisoning our
air, water and food with Cancer toxins, and wars.
Tell your friends who are willing to listen now, please.
Warn them before they maim and kill our children, please.
Aangirfan, you should do a poll asking visitors if they are scared to comment because there is a danger of retribution, persecution and assassination.
I have made several attempts to wake people up by turning them onto informative sites that bring truth to people.
Sites that have a lot of ugly hate filled comments about Jews scare people away, and prevent them learning much about the world.
Aangirfan, you should do a poll asking visitors if they are offended by racism to a point where they might visit less.
Dear Mister Hasbara, what sites did you recommend ?
Do they all have beautiful Jew-loving comments ?
And do they not scare people away with ugly truth ?
Good point! Let's have a poll.
But first help me out. Which racism are we talking about? Is it that variety of Frank Cohen/Bill Weiss Jews-pretending-to-be-Nazis led 'white' racism? Or the talmudic The goyim are animals in human form to spare Jews being served by beasts kind of racism? Or perhaps you meant something like the genocidal Ashkenazi radiation poisoning of 10,000 Sephardim kids sort of racism? Or perhaps you meant something closer to home like Jewish Hollywood's perpetual racist depiction of Arabs and Muslims as irrational haters who deserve death?
Gosh, there's so many kinds of racism aren't there? Perhaps a poll is too complicated? Best we just do without one and, mortified that any of this chap's alleged friends institute some guidelines to avert the possible causing of offense to the several people this chap may or may not have sent here (the idea of which Aang is no doubt mortified by). To that end I propose that Jewish people may only be discussed in the following terms:
a) Heroes
b) Victims
c) Both!
Actually I already put this to a poll and 100% of Jews-pretending-not-to-be gave it a big thumbs up!
Now the only question remaining is: Will the fact that this piece is six days old and about to slide off the front page counter the irrepressible Jewish desire to have the last word? Given that they're perpetually predictable automatons I doubt it.
Hullo Aang! and best etc. etc.
Hullo etc
It looks like the cheap shill gave up.
Imagine what it must be like to be married to one of these pathological liars and eternal lackeys ? Or even be one of their children suffering their parents' silk-packaged supremacist sadism ? Welcome to the sick and murderously sickening world of our ruling caste.
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Fanon: The So-Called Dependency Complex of the Colonized »
How White America got rich
Thu Feb 25th 2010 by abagond
How did White America become so rich? Those hard-working, pull-themselves-up-by-their-bootstraps White Americans experienced at least three windfalls in their history:
Land: The largest piece of virgin farm land in the world as of 1500, more farm land than in all of China! White Americans took it from Native Americans at low cost.
Labour: at cut rates from people of colour: slaves, coolies, migrant workers, Mexican nannies and landscapers, etc. Blacks are still markedly underpaid even when you take education into account.
Money: much of the wealth of the British Empire. The British Empire went broke fighting Hitler. Where do you think most of that money went? To America, nearly all of it to White Americans (see #2).
And that is not all. I am sure readers can think of a few more.
So White Americans who think it was all just a matter of hard work and the right values are missing the bigger picture.
And even the narrower picture: As much as White Americans like to narrow history to just their own family (“My family never owned slaves”, “My grandfather came to America with $25 in his pocket”), they are forgetting even that little bit of history: if hard work and the right values were enough, then why on earth did their forefathers leave Europe to live the rest of their lives in a foreign land across the ocean? Because they knew that hard work and the right values were not enough in themselves, not by a long shot.
There are white countries, and even some Asian ones, where people are just as well off as White Americans without enjoying any of these windfalls. What about them? Some of them had empires of their own. Even Belgium once ruled the Congo. As for the others, like Norway or Switzerland, it is hard to believe they would have got so rich without America and all the wealth that poured into Europe from the white empires.
Given that white people ruled most of the world in 1900 and are now so rich it is profoundly dishonest to believe:
It was just a matter of brains, hard work and clean living.
It was because white people are just a cut above people of colour, like it or not.
White Americans like to believe that stuff because:
It appeals to their white pride (which they deny they have);
It fits their racist picture of the world (which they think is just seeing the world as it is);
It covers over their dirty, ugly history of how they got so rich.
If whites are just naturally better than others then they would have been rich and powerful all throughout history, or at least most of it, not just during chance bits of it – like now and in the time of Rome (which also got rich by robbing and ruling other lands).
And if it is just a matter brains, hard work and clean living, then why all the slaves and dead natives?
white pride
The white lens
“It was the times!” – and it is still the times
“My family never owned slaves”
American history books and racism
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 14:54:36 Mira
This is a nice post but, like many others, I don’t think it would reach “white people” who need to know (or think, at least) about these things.
However, even if they start thinking- the next question is: now what? How to really change something? (And when I say “really”, I mean really- not in a way of political correctness and similar stuff).
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 14:59:16 Hathor
What gets me is when some well to do Blacks reinforce white beliefs and imply that only themselves have worked hard and those other Negroes haven’t.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 16:06:56 Patricia Kayden
Good post,
But what about White privilege? Some Whites would argue that their ancestors came over here with pennies in their pockets and just the clothing on their back, but were able to do well and live the American dream.
I believe that White privilege, combined with anti-Black racism, explains why so many dirt poor Europeans were able to come here with next-to-nothing, but do well in a few decades.
White privilege means that for generations Whites got the best jobs, were allowed to live in the best communities, hold political office, etc., while Blacks were prohibited BY LAW from doing the same in much of early American history. This happened even in the so called free North.
To this day, there are some Black families who just now have one member graduating from institutions of higher education, or owning a home, etc.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 16:13:08 BLACKkittenROAR
There are white countries, and even some Asian ones, where people are just as well off as White Americans without enjoying any of these windfalls. What about them? Some of them had empires of their own. Even Belgium once ruled the Congo. As for the others, like Canada or Switzerland, it is hard to believe they would have got so rich without America and all the wealth that poured into Europe from the white empires.
I’m really confused as to why you believe Canada is as well off as America, but somehow has a cleaner past. Like America, Canada robbed the First Nations of their land, committed genocidal acts against the First Nations (50% of Native Children sent to residential schools died…and it was mandatory by law that they be sent) and still to this day does not respect or provide the same basic fundamental human rights to the First Nations people (despite what you may have been led to believe from the bit of propaganda which was the Olympic opening ceremonies):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6637396204037343133&hl=en#
As for the labour aspect, Canada does indeed have slavery in its past, but its very much downplayed in our history:
http://apastdenied.ca/
Many of the first Blacks in Nova Scotia were brought to this country via Jamaica to be slaves. Even when I was in high school, we did learn that there was African slaves in Quebec, but because of the climate many of them died so they enslaved the First Nations to do their labour instead.
Canada is not the Utopian multicultural nation it would like the world to believe it is. Multiculturalism is almost more detrimental and dangerous than blatant racism because it takes the stance that racism is caused by cultural differences, and that if multiculturalism is embraced, then there would be no racism This simply just isn’t true.
As for the third windfall being money made from war, I can’t really speak to, because I don’t really have a clue. But certainly the vast amounts of natural resources Canada has, has made it a very rich country (our water is piped to the US to water your golf courses…)
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 16:27:59 abagond
Black Kitten Roar:
Excellent comment. Thank you. You are right, Canada is a bad example of an “innocent” country. I will replace it with Norway.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 16:29:08 dimples
How white got rich? ….
From centuries of Lying, stealing, robbing, raping and manipulation. They got into the minds of other and the rest is history.
Patricia:
Right, there is white privilege too. The post is not meant to list everything. For example, the advantages the come from American world power were left out. That is why I wrote, “And that is not all. I am sure readers can think of a few more.”
Thank you. So often white Canadians like to forget about its role as a colonial power and pretend that we as a country are perfect. Even our current Prime Minister has been quoted as having this belief that somehow we as a country have no blood on our hands.
The acts of genocide Canada has in its past, and the environmental racism past and present it continues to perpetrate needs to not be ignored.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 17:07:53 J
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
http://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/rodney-walter/how-europe/index.htm
@ Mira and Tulio (who brought up this issue on another thead):
If White Americans read what I write – and clearly some do – that is great. At least they have heard what I have to say even if they utterly disagree. Maybe it will make more sense to them down the road. But in the main I do not write for them:
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/what-this-blog-has-taught-me-about-white-people/
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/langston-hughes-on-wanting-to-be-white/
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 17:31:45 Natasha W
Thanks, BlackKittenRoar for the info! I wasn’t aware of all that. And very informative post, Abagond. The rifle is just the perfect touch.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 17:39:57 no_slappz
abagond, you really really need a course in economics and another course in history.
As for Norway, it is a small country — I think the population is around 9 million, only a little larger than the population of NY City — with a homogeneous population.
Why is Norway a prosperous nation? One word: OIL.
Norway owns the oil beneath much of the North Sea. The people of Norway consume 10% of the annual North Sea oil production. Norway sells the other 90% to anyone who wants it. The US is a big buyer of North Sea oil.
Thus, in recent years Norwegians have enjoyed unprecedented prosperity thanks to high oil prices.
When it comes to managing their oil reserves, Norwegians do a good job. If the US had similar laws regarding the exploitation of our domestic oil reserves, we too would enjoy some of the same benefits — mainly from paying Americans to get American oil from the ground to the consumer.
The example of Norway should cause you to ask yourself why Iraq, Iran and Nigeria are overrun with poverty when there is so much oil money flowing into those countries?
Its far from common knowledge. I’m an Environmental Studies major, and a lot of what we cover includes issues of social justice and equity. I also have friends who live on reservations, and have witnessed the poverty in First Nations communities first hand.
One should not also forget the Danish Colonial Empire
that included Denmark/Norway that were in the Caribbean & Africa
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Danish-colonial-empire
Very true. I think if you are to look closely at any of the wealthier nations, you will find links to a colonial past of some sorts. I believe that this is because a feature of development is that it relies on underdevelopment of a satellite nation.
abagond, you wrote:
“1.Land: The largest piece of virgin farm land in the world as of 1500, more farm land than in all of China! White Americans took it from Native Americans at low cost.”
News flash. The Natives had no claim to the land that Colonists were obliged to honor. That may sound harsh, but that’s reality.
“2.Labour: at cut rates from people of colour: slaves, coolies, migrant workers, Mexican nannies and landscapers, etc.”
Employers are in business to prosper. Not to go broke making others happy. Other than slaves, workers have always had the CHOICE of accepting or rejecting job offers. The chief cause of GM’s bankruptcy was its high wage and benefit structure. The United Autoworkers Union dug its own grave.
“Blacks are still markedly underpaid even when you take education into account.”
Yeah. They get the worst deals imaginable when they sign contracts to play basketball, football, baseball and box. They get raw deals on those recording contracts and they get lousy compensation when they appear in movies and on TV. It’s terrible.
“3.Money: much of the wealth of the British Empire. The British Empire went broke fighting Hitler. Where do you think most of that money went? To America, nearly all of it to White Americans”
Britain’s wealth was handed to white Americans to fight Hitler? WWHHAATT?
Where did you get that whopper?
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 21:43:20 tulio
I think the primary reason any country gets rich, and more importantly stays rich is due to a high level of human capital.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_capital
Human capital refers to the stock of competences, knowledge and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. It is the attributes gained by a worker through education and experience.
High human capital = high productivity = wealth. I think the formula is pretty much the same anywhere. Maybe the exception are countries with vast natural resources to exploit, like the Gulf States where they can have great wealthy by luck of floating on a bed of oil and nothing more. Take away Saudi Arabia’s oil it would be another Afghanistan.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 22:01:53 Uncle Milton
Then it would follow then that Portugal should be the richest country in western Europe since it dominated the slave trade for almost 2 centuries. (and thus per capita derived more money than any other European country from the slave trade and from it’s colonies in Macau, East Timor, Mozambique, Brazil, Angola, Goa, etc…) Instead it is the poorest country in Western Europe deriving much of wealth from German and British tourists.
Also as colonies go, Brazil derived even more of it’s money from slavery and had slaves for 20 years longer than the US… yet it has substantially less money than the US.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 22:06:11 siditty
I love this post because people so often forget that this is how “America” (read white people) typically accrued money in this country.
America was lucky to fight its last wars on other peoples land. WWI and WWII would have cost the US, if its cities and industrial complexes had been in ruins. America was also fortunate to get the better scientist just before and after WWII.
no_slappz,
I wonder if you really think it is a choice of working and not working. I don’t think that you ever had a choice between working and starvation.
There is quite a substantial difference between an auto workers salary and someone who nailed railroad ties in the ground in the 19th century. That is adjusting for cost of living in the different time period. I also have yet to see what the upper level management did to deserve their salaries and bonuses, which was quite a big difference between the auto worker in the same time period. Don’t try to flim flam me, I have observed and I am not stupid or ignorant that I can’t see through to those CEO Clothes.
I always find it very interesting when a professional from the CATO Institute argues that a laborer as an individual can negotiate their wages as a professional. It seems that this is where you have gotten your taking points.
on Fri Feb 26th 2010 at 23:17:10 ColorofLuv
Also, my VP who was Black and female probably made 5 times what I made, yet I reported directly to her. The CEO (on the technological side) of the company I worked for at the time was of Afro-Caribbean origin and from the UK.)
As I stated before, I loved and respected my boss. She was the best damn boss I’ve ever had – and that even includes people I reported to in the Military!!!
Your comments that “white people tell lies and think black people are stupid” is certainly not true in my case!!! Did you realize there are actually some black people that tell lies and think white people are stupid?
(obviously the color of one’s skin does not make anybody liars or stupid)
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 00:32:03 Uncle Milton
To Tulio:
Yep, those are my thoughts also…
Moving away from “White” countries look at resource poor but economically rich Japan versus resource rich (for many decades the largest exporter of rice..) but economically poor Thailand or economically rich and resource poor (almost zero..) Singapore versus much poorer economically Malaysia which is resource rich. The differences in the examples above would seem to be almost entirely explained by the differences in human capital.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 01:30:52 B. R.
I think facing the facts we know ( like if a white person and black person aply for the same job or try to get the same apartment ,the white guy will get it), there is no doubt that white people have huge advantages in certain areas, even with laws on the books.
But some of these huge wealth and power empires that were built off western expansion and profits from slavery, were rober barons, walking over everyone in their path. They did not share the wealth with other whites.
The recent financial crisis is a perfect example of a few huge money people exploiting many people and they tried to take it too far and who gets hurt is every one else but espcialy minorities as unempoyment statistics show. Whites account for more poverty in the USA than blacks. Of course percentage wise is a differant story.
I do beleive there are busineses that were built independent of exploitation of any one that through hard work and fullfiling a need of that product at that time, became succesful enterprises.
Its not like a special club of whites where once you get in, every one is handshakes and winks and help on the way to riches.Ive been ripped off by whites in my business worse than any black person ever did to me.
It is dog eat dog no matter what. The market place is cruel to everyone but of course, racism has sadled blacks with huge handicaps to overcome, and some have, quite handily.And history is replete with plenty of examples of white cruelty and exploitation to walk over the backs of everyone to get their wealth, and it is passed down generation to generation.
To Abagond and no_slappz
no_slappz said:
Abagond is probably thinking of the Lend-Lease program:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease
Although there were some initial transfer of wealth from the Soviets and the British – for the most part the US ended up giving most of the equipment to it’s allies at a substantial loss:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4757181.stm
“”In a nutshell, everything we got from America in World War II was free,” says economic historian Professor Mark Harrison, of Warwick University.”
“The post-war loan was part-driven by the Americans’ termination of the scheme. Under the programme, the US had effectively donated equipment for the war effort, but anything left over in Britain at the end of hostilities and still needed would have to be paid for.”
In addition after the war the Soviets basically said that given their enormous sacrifice (reasonable given their loss of 27 million people..) against the Germans they had no intention of repaying their debt to the US.
Net net.. the expenditures by the US government in WWII were very large…. from fighting the Japanese in the Pacific and fighting the Germans in Europe and the post war occupation of Japan and Germany and the financial aid to much of Western Europe and certainly exceeded any financial remuneration they received from the British empire.
What was gained was a modern industrial infrastructure with basically almost no competition for one and half decades. (In 1953 the US produced 75% of the world’s industrial items…)
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 03:25:02 tulio
Jimmy Walker, yes of Good Times fame who in his later years became an outspoken Republican actually made a great case in favor of affirmative action, which he deemed a necessary evil. Due to the fact that 90% of all jobs are not advertised and only found through word of mouth and social connections, and given that most whites are socially close only to other whites, that it will put blacks at a disadvantage.
He made a good point. The best paying and most rewarding jobs are not advertised in the classified, they are through referrals. Since whites have traditionally had the best jobs and most positions of power, when jobs open up, they are most likely to fill it through word of mouth rather than something democratic like a job ad. If fact when I think about it, whenever the boss needed to bring in more help, they would ask, “do you know anyone that would be good for this position?” They will do that before they advertise the job. So even if companies were 100% non-racist in hiring, this still presents a problem since society is still socially segregated and the best jobs are found through social networking(where race place a factor in who you know).
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 04:02:15 no_slappz
hathor, you wrote:
“America was lucky to fight its last wars on other peoples land. WWI and WWII would have cost the US, if its cities and industrial complexes had been in ruins.”
America — and by extension, the entire world — would have been far more fortunate if Germany and Japan had abandoned their imperial goals and engaged in no wars in the 20th century.
However, the US has benefited from its location on the globe and the bodies of water around us.
“America was also fortunate to get the better scientist just before and after WWII.”
Yes. The US attracts and produces the greatest human capital.
“no_slappz,I wonder if you really think it is a choice of working and not working. I don’t think that you ever had a choice between working and starvation. ”
It has been a long, long time since anyone in the US faced starvation. Today we have an obesity problem. The US is not the Sudan.
“There is quite a substantial difference between an auto workers salary and someone who nailed railroad ties in the ground in the 19th century.”
Thank god for the automobile. The golden age of railroad construction is over. Burlington Northern may add more miles of track, but future increases will never approach the rate seen in the 19th century. But car production will soar. Too bad a lot of the manufacturing will occur outside the US.
“I also have yet to see what the upper level management did to deserve their salaries and bonuses, which was quite a big difference between the auto worker in the same time period. Don’t try to flim flam me, I have observed and I am not stupid or ignorant that I can’t see through to those CEO Clothes.”
The UAW should have bought GM years ago. Then the union would have only itself to blame for the company’s collapse. Actually managing the company would have made it clear to the union that management takes skill. But, in fact, the UAW understood this reality. That’s why the union was never willing to buy all the common stock and run the show, then distribute all the profits to the union members.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 07:11:23 Eurasian Sensation
@ no_slappz
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?
Dude, that is ridiculous, even for you.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 07:16:00 leigh204
@Eurasian Sensation:
We’re talking about no_slappz here. lol!
Ridiculous is his middle name. 😉
@leigh204:
I know, but still… that surprised me. No one can be that ideologically blinded, surely. Or maybe they can.
He reminds me of those types who are too stubborn for their own good no matter what.
Anyway, we have to try to keep it on the down low. We wouldn’t want Mr. Ridiculous, overinflated sense of self to think anything he says is actually worth discussing, now would we? 😉
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 13:05:51 Hathor
It has been a long, long time since anyone in the US faced starvation.
You need to pay attention and get out more in the US.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 13:41:29 Natasha W
^^LOL. Truly amazing. Thanks, Hathor for quoting that or else I wouldn’t have read it. That has to be up there for one of the dumbest statements ever made on this blog.
lol! Consider the source. Haha.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 13:59:12 Mira
If White Americans read what I write – and clearly some do – that is great. At least they have heard what I have to say even if they utterly disagree. Maybe it will make more sense to them down the road. But in the main I do not write for them.
I know you don’t write for them, but I can’t help thinking it would be great to have white Americans read it and hear their responses. I don’t think white Americans (or whites in general) read this blog or offer their comments, which is something that surprises me. There are a few of them, but only a few, and, sadly, comments are often less than constructive.
hathor, I wrote:
“It has been a long, long time since anyone in the US faced starvation. ”
You responded:
You seem to be among the misinformed or the uncomprehending people who think “starvation” is the same as “hungry.”
For various reasons there are some people in the US who do not get enough to eat.
BUT — there is NO starvation.
However, since you believe otherwise, you should give me an example of someone in America who starved to death in the last 100 years.
I suppose you can find an example of some crazy person who chained his child to a radiator and refused to feed him.
But aside from a case like that, in the US there is NO STARVATION.
My SO reads this blog from time to time. He doesm’t feel the need to comment. He is slightly put off by the generalizations made about white people, like “95 percent of white people are racist,” and he thinks if I keep reading this blog I will end up hating white people and leave him (never!). And he is probably one of the more open-minded white people I’ve met, if not the most. So I think sometimes white people may not like the general tone of the blog or they might be hesitant to comment.
eurasian sensation, I wrote:
“WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? Dude, that is ridiculous, even for you.”
You really need to grasp the concept that until relatively recently, control of land went to those with the biggest guns.
You can pretend to be aghast at the ways of the world, but the facts are the facts — for centuries, the face of the world was changed by conquest, starting with the earliest moments in recorded history.
Now that the entire planet is settled and sovereignty has been established, there are no new lands to conquer. These days, only minor border changes occur.
Not long ago Yugoslavia was one country. Now it is three. There was West Germany and East Germany following WWII. Now there is only Germany.
Meanwhile, during WWII Russia seized the Karelia, part of Finland. A region rich in natural resources. Finland is still waiting for the return of this real estate.
Iraq rolled into Kuwait and seized it, but was able to hold it only briefly.
The USSR was one nation comprising many republics. Now all the former soviet republics are independent nations.
The establishment of almost every nation in the middle east was handled by the British in the first half of the 20th century. Before that, the entire region was like Afghanistan — wild and ungoverned.
You really need to understand the history of humanity was, for a few centuries, largely about the projection of force around the globe. Then, in the second half of the 20th century, it became much more about trade.
But with nuclear weapons falling into the hands of the crackpot Iranians, projecting power around the planet will return to its priority role.
If abagond was thinking of the Lend-Lease program — which I doubt — then, as usual, he got the story all wrong.
He seems to have a reflex that causes him to conclude any action involving the white power structures of the US is corrupt, criminal and racist.
NO-slappz,
Since you want to parse the language.
Look up the definition and understand the logical difference of the use of “or.”
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 14:29:40 Thad
OK, so here’s a question.
If slavery is so immensely profitable, why isn’t Brazil a superpower by now? We were undeniably the largest slave-based economy in the Americas.
So….?
abagond, I have two ideas for you.
How about two more Thought Experiments?
Try this one. What would Africa be like today if whites had never colonized the continent?
Here’s another idea. What would the world be like today if black slaves had never been shipped to the West?
As I said, in the US there is NO STARVATION.
Are there hungry people? Yes. But NO ONE in this country is in danger of starving to death.
Like I said, we have an obesity problem, and it is most obvious in the minority population — the poorest segment of America.
Thad is correct, if slavery correlates directly with national wealth, why is Brazil still a third-world nation?
Obviously national wealth is the result of human productivity. But slaves have almost no value in an economy that depends on advanced skills and education.
Moreover, virtually every function slaves once performed can now be handled by machines that are many times more efficient and much less costly than human workers.
The Industrial Revolution and mandatory education of children made the difference. Of course the nature of the education makes a big difference.
I get the feeling that too many blacks believe that by studying enough black history, somehow that activity will produce competent black scientists and engineers.
Unfortunately, until blacks overcome their general aversion to science and math, Africa and other largely black regions will remain economic backwaters dependent on the goodwill of white nations.
@Natasha W
So I think sometimes white people may not like the general tone of the blog or they might be hesitant to comment.
True. Well, all the websites get much more general hits than comments, and yes, I guess white people do visit this blog, but choose not to comment.
However, while there are many generalizations here, Abagond’s blog is very well written and it does seem like a place that offers an opportunity for a discussion and benefit of the doubt.
As for generalizations, I think there are much more generalizations about women than about the white people (though I might be biased here- I identify myself more as being a woman than being white, so maybe I don’t pay that much attention on stereotypes about white people).
I arrived here a little before the end of last year and I liked the blog, so I decided to begin reading it from the beginning. I noticed as time went along, posts about women became less and less frequent, and the posts regarding race relations became more frequent. These posts are also more popular as far as comments, and some of the commenters have strong views on these issues.
I would guess that most white people, having no ecuation about racism at all veyond what the Disney Channel feeds them, don’t comment because they feel insulted.
Actually, there’s a reason the U.S. got rich off of slavery and Brazil did not, but I wonder if anyone else around here knows it.
Starvation does not mean absolute death. It can mean to suffer from hunger.
What on earth do mean that the African has an aversion to science an math? You have absolutely no proof. Or is this a projection?
Perhaps because I am a woman, I haven’t seen any employer care if you are good at science and math unless you can claim the magic Negro title. They will hire you , but it wont advance you. It seems the more you are a critical thinker, the more you are seen as a disruptive negro. Heaven forbid if you can out think their “Wunderkind.” That puts you in the backwater.
There is a lot of innovation taking place in Africa. Just not on the scale that would satisfy your market friends.
@ Mira and Natasha W:
I think Thad is right: some of what I say turns off white people. I could guard my words and maybe get more white commenters but that would go against my philosophy of writing.
@Thad
Thad, I understand you’re an atheist (agnostic?), so I get your comments about God. But Disney??? 😀
Do you truly believe it has THAT much influence on Americans like religion? Or perhaps you mean on something more general?
Also, Abagond’s posts are much less “insulting” than one might expect from this type of blogs, so I really don’t get. If I were a white American wanting to discuss race issues, I’d definitely choose this blog to comment.
Now that you mentioned it, there seems to be less and less posts about women. I wonder why. Not that I miss those posts. (Even though I must admit I didn’t mind them as much as I’d like to mind them- as a thick woman, something in me liked the fact he’s talking very positively about given body shape… And yes, I am ashamed of that, but if we’re honest here (we are, aren’t we?), I must admit it).
abagond, yes, I know. If my SO is offended, I could only imagine what most white peope are thinking when they read this blog. I could imagine many don’t come back after their first visit.
Agreed. The posters I find, who happen to be white people, who totally get what you’re saying are Mira and Macon D. I’m sure there are others, but they don’t come to mind right now. They have a better understanding of where you’re coming from. Others just blow it off.
Brazil used to be richer than America, at least if you go by exports. That was in the 1700s when the big money was in sugar. BUT most of the money made by Brazilian slaves went to Europe, not to Brazil. Brazil was a colony, remember.
What makes America different is that while the South was a colony in the style of Haiti or Brazil – a big money-making operation for the benefit of Europe – the North, particularly New England, was not.
Whites came to New England not to get rich but to start the world over again according to their religion. It was just what it called itself: a NEW England. A new England planted in North America. And so its game was very different: it wanted to take control of the trade between America and England, not merely take part in it. Which it did in time. And so more of the profits from slave labour stayed inside America than was the case with Brazil.
The North made money not just from the trade in tobacco and cotton but earlier from the trade in slaves.
What do you mean “this type of blog?” When I came here I wasn’t under the impression that this was a blog solely for discussing race and racial issues, and many of the initial posts weren’t on these topics.
Lol, he can leave out the posts about women. I had to give my SO the side-eye one time I saw him ogling a photo of Toccara Jones from abagond’s post on her.
Brazil and virgin farm land: it had some too, of course, but America had nearly three times more.
Leigh said:
Mira is not White American or even Anglo, so she has no racist white pride to defend:
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/white-pride/
As for Macon D, for a while I thought he was Adam Mansbach:
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/adam-mansbach/
I find it curious how white commenters seem to have this strange need to see slavery as a money-losing operation.
Wow, worse than I thought.
What do you mean “this type of blog?”
Good question. I guess by “this type of blog” I meant “blog discussing race issues”. You’re right: many posts are not about race (or women for that matter), but the first ones I found were about race issues. (I found the site vie Google search, I think the exact search was “white men and black women”- I wanted to see why that “combination” is considered less common than white woman/black man one).
abagond, it’s because they don’t want to feel like bad people. And this blog makes them feel that way. It makes them feel guilty and uncomfortable to read all these posts and comments about white people. Of those that don’t feel guilty, many probably think you are blowing issues out of proportion. So you just get the white supremacists to comment. 🙂
Although I do recall a white female commenter from days past called “Dedabets.” I wonder where she went.
Mira, I came here via Google too. I searched for “race and dating,” and came upon the Columbia University study post. But, interestingly enough, I wasn’t googling regarding my relationship, but because of a comment that one of our white male friends made, “I’m not attracted to black women. Period. It’s a preference.” I’ve heard such comments before, but never so bluntly, so I decided to see what the general consensus was.
Understood. My point is, Mira and Macon D are not your typical “white” commenters arguing for the sake of arguing.
I could guard my words and maybe get more white commenters but that would go against my philosophy of writing.
Why bother? It ain’t like they’re gonna listen anyhow.
Well, not THAT much more general. You’d be surprised to learn how many edutainment pies Disney has thumbs in.
Two words which will help illustrate this point: Touchstone Pictures.
But in general, I mean a happy “all that’s in the past now” kind of gloss on racism.
The posters I find, who happen to be white people, who totally get what you’re saying are Mira and Macon D.
Sorry. I find Macon D to be a bit of an agony sister. He’s not an educator: it seems to me that he’s ascribed to himself the role of “white man who knows all there is to know about other white peoples’ racism” and chooses to use that role to shake his finger at white people he thinks are acting poorly.
That’s a very comfortable position for him to be in, especially as it’s anonymous. I don’t think he can even conceive of discussing race with someone whose ideas don’t match his, which – in terms of fighting racism – makes him something of a zero to the left of the decimal point.
Also, Macon’s site to me seems to be simply a listing o memes regarding race. Discussion becomes a sort of competition between who can cite said memes quiskest and fastest.
The discussion we’re having about the Irish, for example, is a very crucial piece of the racism puzzle for me, white trash being traditionally considered “degenerate” in racial terms and the Irish being the epitome of this. This discussion would neveroccur over on Macon’s site because someone would simply say “Oh, the Irish as slaves argument! Shut up, you evil racist you!” and that would be that.
I think Macon believes that he knows all there is to know about race and that he’s one hell of a white guy for being that way.
I could never imagine Macon, for example, saying one single thing about race that doesn’t follow a closely scripted line which involves clear-cut good guys and clear-cut bad guys.
Thad, I never got that impression from Macon D. He seemed fairly open-minded. Then again, I was never a regular of his blog and only heard about it via this blog.
Abagond sez:
As was the U.S. in the 1700s, remember. Brazil became effectively independent in 1809, 20 years after the U.S. Length of the colonial period thus wasn’t the problem here.
I hate to say this, but No_Slappz is fundamentally correct, Abagond: outside of a few very special circumstances, slavery pretty much is a money-loser over the medium and long-term. Money loser to the slave owners, that is. There are excellent sociological and economic reasons for this, the main one being that it is far more economically rational to purchase labor power than the laborers themselves.
The people who make money on slavery are the merchants: the folks who sell the slaves and sell the slave owners all their consumable goods. The folks who buy the output of the plantations and transform it into industrial goods.
In the case of the U.S., the North AS WELL as Britain fulfilled this role, so the country itself became rich well the south basically bled itself dry – or would have if slavery had gone on much longer.
In Brazil, everything went to the Brits – and this was long before independence. Many Brazilian economists, in fact, claim that it was Brazilian gold which financed the British industrial revolution. That’s quite plausible, seeing as how the economic movement between Brazil and Britain in the early 19th century was 4 or 5 times larger than the movement between Britain and the entire Indian subcontinent.
This is one of the problems with the “White are _____” thesis, which we’ve argued about back and forth ever since I showed up here.
There are a series of different structural positions within slavery and, later, racism and they all need to be filled in order for the machine to work. Cursing all whites as, essentially, slaveholders edits out the class and intra-ethnic struggles which were going on and which, in fact, made some of the more ugly aspects of racism possible.
By situating poor “free” whites (who were rarely free in any substantial sense of the word) as “superior” to blacks, the folks who really made hay off the slavery system were able to keep the game going by assuring an essentially split laboring class.
Racism only makes useful political and sociological sense when it’s integrated into a world view that sees its intersections with all the other “isms”: sexism and classism in particular. Without that kind of intersectionalist view, anti-racism loses any revolutionary potential in might have and becomes just another form of petite-bourgeosie moaning about “rights” – as if any rights actually existed independent of our political and economic system.
True, true, Disney is everywhere and it does shape many people’s opinions, all over the world. I must admit I like some of their animated movies (I know, I know). Luckily, I think I didn’t understand them when I was a kid- so the potential way they shaped MY opinions might not be so bad.
But I don’t think it’s just about Disney. They are powerful, but not THAT powerful. They’re obviously making and selling something people were ready to buy because that was something they already believed in, or an image they already had about themselves.
Speaking of non-racist whites (those 5% or so, according to Abagond 😉 ), I do think there’s some sort of… competition to prove your anti-racism. Nothing wrong in being anti-racist, we are all trying to be that (aren’t we?), but to push that as some sort of proving how generally good and nice person you are- I think it’s pointless and bad and missing the point.
If you want to have a non-white friend (or boyfriend) to show that “black people like you”- that’s bad and you’re missing the point. If you go to race or “black” blogs to hear black people tell you you’re not a racist- that’s bad and you’re missing the point. In other words, if you discuss these issues not because of the issues, but to get “approval” from non-white people and an “anti-racist” gold medal- that’s bad and you’re missing the point. It’s not really about you. Even if you truly aren’t racist, it doesn’t mean anybody should talk about it- it’s not really that important.
So, as much as I appreciate leigh’s comment about me not being a “typical white commenter”, I don’t think I should be “proud” of it. I mean, I am glad someone said a nice thing about me (at least I see it’s meant to be a nice thing- correct me if I’m wrong), but it doesn’t really make me “proud” in a way “ooooh, non-white people like me and my comments, so that means I am really not a racist, so it means I’m a nice person”. Yes, I am being sarcastic, but sometimes I do think white people are desperate to be called non-racists, as if that is the most important thing when discussing race issues.
Being non-racist doesn’t really mean you’re a good person. Sure, one’s lack of racism is a good thing, but you can still be a bad human being for all we know. I am not sure if the opposite is possible (to be a racist but otherwise decent human)- but I’m trying to say being anti-racist doesn’t automatically make you a good person. (Not to mention that commenting on a “race blog” doesn’t really make you anti-racist in the first place).
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 19:34:16 dimples
They were criminals when they came. Europeans cast those criminals out of Europe. They did not come as hard working people. They came as manipulaters, rapist, murders, and robbers.
mira, you wrote:
“…I do think white people are desperate to be called non-racists, as if that is the most important thing when discussing race issues.”
If you really believe this, you are woefully out of touch. Most white Americans have almost zero contact with blacks, and therefore devote almost zero time to considering racial issues.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 19:48:17 Jamaicafest
“My grandfather came to America with $25 in his pocket”), they are forgetting even that little bit of history: if hard work and the right values were enough, then why on earth did their forefathers leave Europe to live the rest of their lives in a foreign land across the ocean? Because they knew that hard work and the right values were not enough in themselves, not by a long shot.”
Many European countries were very rigidly class bound so people were unable to achieve social mobility even if they were willing to work hard and had the right values. America is not as class bound as Europe was and therefore people were able to find opportunities to progress regardless of their status.
To further illustrate my point, I live in Jamaica which is still a rigidly class bound society where social connections determine one’s ability to achieve success. My grandparents’ ex-gardener (a black Jamaican) went to Florida in the 1980s and started buying old houses, fixing them up and selling at a profit. He owns a house with a swimming pool and a Mercedes Benz. In all likelihood he would not attained this kind of upward mobility had he stayed in Jamaica.
From what I have read of a lot of your comments on abagond’s blog, you seem (to me) that you’re sincere and respectful when responding to others. I also like how you ask genuine questions to increase your understanding regarding people’s experiences/views. Your contributions to this blog are much appreciated.
Keep trying. The US is not the Sudan. In this country there are no swollen bellies sticking out of undernourished kids. I repeat, in the US we have an OBESITY problem.
“What on earth do mean that the African has an aversion to science an math? You have absolutely no proof.”
No proof? Really. Virtually no blacks pursue careers in science or engineering. Almost no blacks get Phds in a long list of technical areas.
The avoidance starts early. Math SAT scores of black students are significantly lower than math scores of whites and asians. Moreover, blacks are less likely than whites and asians to take the SAT and graduate from college. Hence the math/science weakness is understated.
“Perhaps because I am a woman, I haven’t seen any employer care if you are good at science and math unless you can claim the magic Negro title.”
Oh. Your statement makes it clear that even you believe no blacks enter the fields of science or engineering. Otherwise, you would realize that, if a person were an engineer or scientist, his knowledge of science and math would be crucial.
“They will hire you , but it wont advance you. It seems the more you are a critical thinker, the more you are seen as a disruptive negro. Heaven forbid if you can out think their “Wunderkind.” That puts you in the backwater.”
Apparently you believe scientists and engineers merely devote their days to pounding round pegs into round holes.
“There is a lot of innovation taking place in Africa.”
False. Unfortunately, Africans have proven they are unable to re-invent the wheel.
Moreover, the thug leaders are ensuring the continuation of staggering infant mortality rates and the unchecked spread of most water-borne diseases — problems that were long ago overcome in the white world.
“Just not on the scale that would satisfy your market friends.”
“Scale” is not the issue. It is the utter lack of innovation that is the problem. I’m still waiting for news of that first prosperous and educated black nation, where there are scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, professors, world-class colleges, companies manufacturing advanced goods and clean drinking water for everyone in the country.
Tell me why Nigeria cannot emulate Norway.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 20:22:25 J
Just to say, with regard to:
“…the facts are the facts — for centuries, the face of the world was changed by conquest, starting with the earliest moments in recorded history.
Maybe not for Westerners etc, ie ‘no new lands to conquer’ – but for the likes of Muslims as per your blog etc there is also the possibilty of ‘re-conquering’. I am sure even you may have to concede this is a sort of ‘dialectical process’, which will probably go on for ever
And you automatically assumed that I am a secretary.
I am surprised you haven’t quoted Ann Coulter or William Shockley.
I assumed exactly NOTHING about your employment. But like or not, your comment revealed plenty about your thoughts.
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 21:24:47 Herneith
How can he when he’s holed up in a mental institution?
@slappz:
Yes you are right. Last night I went to the local dumpster, dove in and managed to rustle up a meal, the things people throw away! It wasn’t bad! I used a a lighter to cook the meal. But hey, I was starving, er no, I was hungry.
Yes I wonder why? Not enough dumpsters I guess. Go to the rich areas, they throw out a lot of great food. Keep an eye out for the cops though.
Like in a John Wayne movie?
Two wrongs don’t make a right but they sure as hell makes you even! Good advice! I’m going to beat the sh$t out of my neighbour! He keeps throwing garbage onto my side of the property. When I go to court, that will be my defense. “Looky here Judge, that gearbox keeps throwing garbage onto my property, why last week I was almost decapitated by a plexi-glass ‘sun’ window when it dislodged and flew off his roof”! “According to Mr. slappz, I can take actions as vigilantism has been around since forever as had murder, pillaging and rapine! I am only conquering his ability to throw garbage onto my property”! “Of course I’ll appeal my conviction, wish me luck”!
Before that, the entire region was like Afghanistan — wild and ungoverned.
That sounds romantic! I bet they could get many best selling ‘bodice rippers’ out of that! Plenty of talk of his ‘mighty sword’!
No, it is his sphincter reflex when reading your posts! It induces gaseous responses in him as it does others. It is indicative of what you are full of as it elicits these physical responses as well as unremitting laughter. It is no mistake that you take on the moniker slappz, you are a laugh a minute and a half! Thanks.
What would you be like if you were black? I know! You would be arguing the reverse!
Like in the Transformer movies? No thanks!
Only the phantom knows!
Unfortunately, until blacks overcome their general aversion to science and math, Africa and other largely black regions will remain economic backwaters dependent on the goodwill of white nations
Bring in the athletes with slappz as the coach!
Give him time!
on Sat Feb 27th 2010 at 21:27:12 Optimus
I agree with the statement that this blog is talking about the rich people in America (who have largely been white), and not about everyone. And it is true that probably all nations have a sordid history, but the rich ones (like America) are big targets for this sort of discussion (because a lot of people know about America). This blog is about “some” white Americans, and comments have derailed the discussion into a diatribe about black countries/people which has nothing to do with Abagond’s assertion…this topic (rightly or wrongly) is about white Americans. I do think it is naive (at best) for anyone to claim they succeeded *all alone* using their trusty bootstraps when everyone has had assistance from someone (some had to hire that person for a job, someone had to sell them a house, and a lot of times connections come from one’s friends).
Coulter has a sharp wit and is remarkably accurate with many of her commentaries.
It’s interesting that you mention Shockley. When blacks drop his name, they seem to express the view that he was no more than the sum of his views on race. It is unlikely more than a few of his black critics know anything about his life’s work.
Meanwhile, where are the black physicists? The black guys working on the next generation of semiconductors?
By the way, if there were a starvation problem in the US, the National Geographic Magazine would have been all over it decades and decades ago. Along with Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, and every other media venue capable of stirring up a storm about suffering in the land of plenty.
But even in the poorest, most remote and alienated parts of the US, everyone seems to eat.
The dumpsters are full of tasty tidbits if you can’t afford groceries. A lighter to heat up the food costs a dollar. There is also road kill for your protein requirements. I have heard that rat meat tastes like rabbit or chicken. You can cut off the rotted parts of the vegetables you get from the dumpster when making the rat stew! Sometimes a restaurant will give you throwaway food if nothing else but to get you the hell away from there as it is bad for business!
Herneith, LMAO. You always have me in stitches with your comments.
I apologize Abagond if this is off topic. However, I have to say I don’t think that “black guys” have to have a particular profession/job; that’s part of having the freedom to employ oneself at whatever legal work one chooses. ***I know this post was about America so please delete if off topic***
@NatashaW:
This man lends himself to ridicule. In fact I am grateful to him as he allows me to hone and refine my written comedic skills. thanks Slappz!
J, you wrote:
“Maybe not for Westerners etc, ie ‘no new lands to conquer’ – but for the likes of Muslims as per your blog etc there is also the possibilty of ‘re-conquering’.”
Muslims have no chance of re-conquering the world, though it is obvious that is the goal Islam. In short, few members of the modern world are willing to reverse course and turn back the clock to muhammad’s 7th Century.
If Islam were to take the world to a brighter future, that might change things. But the muslim clowns would rather spread misery and backwardness.
Fortunately, in all the ways that matter, muslims are incompetent. Iran may make the fatal mistake of attempting its own brand of nuclear mayhem which will subject it to a punishing Pyrrhic Loss.
I think the question muslims are now debating is whether Obama, as a former muslim, is an apostate. Or will he re-emerge as one of muhammad’s followers?
Hopefully Obama’s softness on muslim lunacy, his socialist agenda, and his bungling of almost every one of his stated goals will bring about his defeat in 2012. Given his weakening support after only one year in office, it will take a lot for him to win re-election.
“I am sure even you may have to concede this is a sort of ‘dialectical process’, which will probably go on for ever”
Yes, we can count on continued conflict. But more democracy and capitalism is the best way to reduce problems.
Even though you are attempting to ridicule me, I would laugh if you were able to deliver a funny crack. But you lack that talent.
Here’s a clue. Humor is best defined as “a sense of the incongruous.”
Yes, we can count on continued conflict. But more democracy and capitalism is the best way to reduce problems.But even in the poorest, most remote and alienated parts of the US, everyone seems to eat.
I think he is referring to your mode of argument, not the topic itself
Why slappz, you have just described yourself to a t, incongruous!
Actually, i almost agree with you.
Obama’s probably the most level-headed preisdent the U.S. has had for years. 8 years of Bush created two wars, isolation of the States from its traditional allies and an economic collapse that’s bordering on a new great depression.
I think 8 more years of Republicans would finally pretty much drive the United States into the ground, which would probably be – overall – a good thing for the rest of the world.
😀 I mean, presuming that one’s an anti-imperialist, voting Republican would seem to be the way to go.
Are you admitting to being incongruous?
Since you know my thoughts, then you must know that they approach the truth differently that yours.
I knew a Black physicist that was treated so badly that he decided to get a law degree. I knew Black students that were good in math and science, but looked to alternative careers, one even became a minister. You look at raw test scores and don’t see the individuals who have the education, test scores, but choose not to be the first or the person that has to overcome the perceptions of being not good enough. There are a lot of Black people who are scientist, but are not celebrities, I have worked with them. The jobs they have are very mundane, doing repetitive analysis day after day. Among them are many white folk in the same bolt. Most scientist are not superstars or make the salaries of most MBA’s. There isn’t a lot of incentive to become a scientist, when a business degree is valued more. Math people are getting IT degrees.
I think that you know this and like being the unique Negro, so you have to be contrary.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 02:06:28 peanut
greed is just something that has kept those in power in power. at the end of the day you can have all the material wealth and still be empty inside…
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 04:13:55 Uncle Milton
To Thad:
Well the US Civil war sort of hit the reset button on the wealth from slaves. I have read that some of cities in the US South before the war were very wealthy. Lincoln offered to pay off the Southern slave holders (as the British did previously with Jamaica..) but the Southerners refused. They enjoyed their vile racket and the wealth it produced.
As for the wealth sent to Britain by the slave trade, as Abagond acknowledged it was basically wiped out by WWII and as I have pointed it was not transferred to the US. Whatever wealth the Germans and Japanese had from their colonies (Germany had a few African colonies before WWI..) was wiped out by the devastating effects of WWI and WWII for Germany and WWII for Japan.
Brazil was a Portuguese colony in the 1700s so I would presume that the bulk of the money went to Portugal. (Thad said some money went to the British but in the 19th century went Brazil was independent…) For all of the wealth that Portugal achieved through near monopolization of the slave trade for two centuries and it’s colonies seems to have dissipated since it is the poorest of Western European countries.
Is that comment directed at me..? If so I never said such a thing. Of course some people made money off slavery and the slave trade. What I do assert is that slavery (and it’s milder European variant serfdom…) was a poor economic enterprise relative to other economic endeavors using paid labor.
Moving away from White countries (ok maybe off-White..?) we can talk about Turkey, the heart of the Ottoman Empire which lasted longer than the British Empire. They had slaves, engaged in slave trading, demanded tribute from their vassals yet it ranks at the same level as Mexico in GDP per capita.
“Who Started the Triangular Trade?
For two hundred years, 1440-1640, Portugal had a monopoly on the export of slaves from Africa. It is notable that they were also the last European country to abolish the institution – although, like France, it still continued to work former slaves as contract laborers, which they called libertos or engagés à temps. It is estimated that during the 4 1/2 centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Portugal was responsible for transporting over 4.5 million Africans (roughly 40% of the total).”
GDP Per capita:
Western European countries never involved in the slave trade:
10 Finland 45,876
11 Austria 45,090
12 Sweden 43,147
Number 1 country (especially per capita) involved in the slave trade Portugal:
Portugal 20,655
Dead last for Western Europe below the Bahamas and Slovenia. (That number is as high as it is because of Portugal’s admission to the EU..)
Robbery (Gold) Pillage, Plunder, and Slavery may make some people in a country very rich but I think screws it up royally in the long run.
I mean, presuming that one’s an anti-imperialist, voting Republican would seem to be the way to go.
The US (in my opinion..) in heading for a protracted financial crisis as is the rest of the OECD. I just think Bush and company made things bubble up faster. A friend of mine who was running for mayor of his home town had a slogan that went “This town is going to hell and I am to see it get there as fast a possible…” He placed third. I haven’t been in touch with him for a while … maybe he went to work for the Bush administration.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 13:08:33 J
The Swedish (including Finland) slave trade occurred in the early history of Sweden, and again during the 17th century, around the time Swedish overseas colonies were established in North America (1638) and in Africa (1650). It remained legal until 1813.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_slave_trade
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 14:09:45 Thad
Uncle Milton sez:
Well the US Civil war sort of hit the reset button on the wealth from slaves. I have read that some of cities in the US South before the war were very wealthy.
And every one of them was an import/export town where merchants were making bucks hand-over-fist.
It’s been very well shown, Milt, that slave-holders generally didn’t do good for themselves. Here in brazil, it was the importers and exporters that made up our first capitalist class. They were concentrated in Rio de Janeiro, another wealthy port town.
Slavery is basically clearcutting in the forest of economic activity. It can make some cash in the short run, but even over the mid term, it falls apart when it comes up against wage-based systems of labor.
Brazil was a Portuguese colony in the 1700s so I would presume that the bulk of the money went to Portugal. (Thad said some money went to the British but in the 19th century went Brazil was independent…)
If you really look into Brazilian colonial economics, you’ll see that what happened is that the wealth went to Portugual, which immediately used it to pay off staggering trade deficits with Britain.
Check out the Metheun Treaty (Wiki’s take on it is predictably pro-English however):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuen_Treaty
Basically correct, though Portugal had other problems, too.
Even today in the U.S., the southern ex-slave-holding states are generally the nation’s poorest.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 14:10:44 no_slappz
thad, you wrote:
Only someone with no knowledge of finance, economics, the last 40 years of US history, mixed with the capacity to believe Bush’s response to 9/11 was wrong can call Obama “level-headed.”
Obama, the former muslim, is beginning to look like the Manchurian Candidate.
As I’ve said, you really really need a course in economics.
Slavery was profitable at times, and it was profitable for various participants in the Africa-to-plantation chain. But that does NOT mean it was profitable for every participant at all times.
Moreover, people make financial mistakes all the time. In recent years people bought homes expecting them to appreciate almost immediately. Instead, over the last couple of years, prices have dropped.
But the real estate brokers and mortgage issuers were paid, nonetheless. Of course the number of realtors and the number of mortgages issued in the last two years have declined. — a lot. Is there any meaningful difference between the roles of realtors and mortgage brokers versus their counterparts in the slave trade?
These days every buyer is thinking he may be purchasing his home at the bottom of real estate market. Eventually, we will pass the bottom and prices will begin to climb. But till then buyers may see the value of their homes slip.
Today, buyers and operators of businesses are in the same boat. That’s the same boat they were in during era of slavery.
How many industries that once formed the basis of major US fortunes are greatly diminished or no longer exist?
All you have to do is look at the changing names in the 30 companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to get the answer. The Dow is about 110 years old and the only company in it today that was in it from the beginning is General Electric.
Microsoft is a Dow stock. The company is less than 30 years old and has been a public stockholder-owned company for less than 25 years. But it appears that Microsoft has passed its prime and the day is coming when another smart guy from Harvard or MIT will create the company that knocks Microsoft out of its place in the Dow.
The forces of economics make this change inevitable, just like the changes that eventually made slavery unprofitable.
Obama IS a former muslim. He was born to a muslim father. According to Islamic tradition, that means he was born a muslim.
He lived in Indonesia — a muslim nation, by law — during his formative years, and while there he attended a muslim school. Since the state religion of Indonesia is Islam, that means he was going to school in an Islamic environment.
No one at ages 8 to 12 escapes the psychological effects of complete immersion in his society. Kids are impressionable. They absorb lunacy without question, as all religions demand.
Anyway, Obama has not drifted too far from his Islamic roots. Nominally he became a Christian. But he picked Reverend Wright for his spiritual leader. Wright is a muslim in Christian robes. Wright made his position clear with his repeated praise for Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam.
As for demonstrations of his sympathies for Islam, it is painfully clear in his approach to Israel and the so-called Palestinians, as well as in his goals for the US role in the middle east. He is going to stand by while Iran obtains nuclear weapons, which Iran fully intends to use against Israel. Ahadenijad has already mocked Obama, which makes it obvious that Iran will ignore Obama’s begging.
“I knew a Black physicist that was treated so badly that he decided to get a law degree.”
I went to engineering school with people — white — who became doctors, lawyers and MBAs. So what? As for the black physicist you claim to have known, perhaps he was a lousy student. I knew white students who were discouraged by professors who suggested their future was probably elsewhere. Some people call painful advice harrassment or mistreatment, when, in fact, the recipients are hearing what they need to hear.
“I knew Black students that were good in math and science, but looked to alternative careers, one even became a minister.”
I knew white high-school students who were good in math and science, even going so far as to major in these fields in college. I can recall one who then became an actor who has had many roles on TV and in movies.
“You look at raw test scores and don’t see the individuals who have the education, test scores, but choose not to be the first or the person that has to overcome the perceptions of being not good enough.”
False. Anyway, with respect to this discussion, I am looking at the Big Picture. Bottom line — blacks score much lower than whites and asians on standardized math and science tests.
“There are a lot of Black people who are scientist, but are not celebrities,”
No, there are not a lot of black scientists. There are virtually none. Scientists have Phds in their fields. Meanwhile, scientists — white, asian or black — are rarely celebrities.
“I have worked with them. The jobs they have are very mundane, doing repetitive analysis day after day. Among them are many white folk in the same bolt.”
You seem to be writing about lab technicians or other people who are part of a scientific team. But not true scientists.
“Most scientist are not superstars or make the salaries of most MBA’s. There isn’t a lot of incentive to become a scientist, when a business degree is valued more. Math people are getting IT degrees.”
The preceding is true. But, as always, you are dodging the issue of why so few blacks are advancing the state of knowledge in technical areas.
If I were, as you say, the unique Negro, I would be truly unique. Why? Because I am not a Negro.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 16:14:16 Hathor
This blog is not our fist encounter, so my impressions of you are not totally about how you present yourself here.
Wow. And here I was under the impression that it was the conservative American ideology that a man be judged by what he does and not by who his fathers were or where he was born.
As for Obama being muslim because he praised Farrakhan at one time or another, hell, that must make Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Billy Graham Jewish, then. After all, they’ve all praised Israel endlessly.
Bullshit.One of the men who discovered the structure of DNA was black. Won a Nobel Prize for it, too. 😀
My impressions of you are based on, and confined to, the comments you post. The totality of your existence is irrelevant.
Meanwhile, I present myself on other sites as I do here.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 16:49:12 leigh204
^ You mean, besides being annoying? lol!
The totality of your existence is irrelevant.
Then why respond to me?
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 18:40:12 Mayhue
Why say something so inherently evil and lacking in empathy. To utter something so demeaning and carelessly speaks to your own virulence and complete contempt for Black people. That is something social darwinists and eugenicists say. That is something that Whites have uttered in some convoluted form or another to Black people ad nauseam.
It always comes down to diminishing the accomplishments and contributions of Black people as irrelevant and of course non existent. Hathor has the wisdom of experience and she has personally seen the breadth of many hotspots in Black culture. She is deserving of existence and is relevant as a human being.
This statement plainly encompasses why White men, White people can never truly see Blacks as even compareably human.
no_slappz= 0 (pwnd)
mayhue = 1
Mayhue, you rock! Woot! Woot!
Level-headed! A physiological impossibility! We would all look like Wile E. Coyote after having an acme anvil dropped on our heads!
Go play Bingo or buy a lottery ticket! Help the economy out!
But that does NOT mean it was profitable for every participant at all times.
Is there anything 100% profitable? If so, be a pal and tell everyone.
Moreover, people make financial mistakes all the time.
Really? I never realized that, but in hindsight you’re right, I should never have purchased those cheap shoes, they are already falling off my feet. Again your advice and insights are invaluable!
In recent years people bought homes expecting them to appreciate almost immediately. Instead, over the last couple of years, prices have dropped.
That’s capitalism for you! You take your chances.
Is there any meaningful difference between the roles of realtors and mortgage brokers versus their counterparts in the slave trade?
Yes, the realtors are selling houses, not human beings. I don’t think you could have purchased slaves with a 20% down payment and a mortgage plan. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Eventually, we will pass the bottom and prices will begin to climb.
For once I agree with you! Now’s the time to buy property for investment purposes. Of course this depends on the market in the particular area. Toronto for example has a booming real estate market, it is a seller’s paradise right now. However if it crashes, watch out! I believe the Chicago real estate market is ‘dead’, purchase there.
Yes the Titanic!
That’s the nature of capitalism. Do you have something against capitalism? I enjoy the fruits of capitalism as it keeps me in shoes, purses, clothes, Belgium chocolate etc!
another smart guy from Harvard or MIT will create the company that knocks Microsoft out of its place in the Dow.
Any suggestions as to who this might be? Another point I agree with you on, a miracle!
The forces of economics make this change inevitable
This is with everything in life. Help a heifer out, provide some tips for investments.
I can recall one who then became an actor who has had many roles on TV and in movies.
Who, Mel Blanc? He did the voice overs for the Bug Bunny cartoons! Fabulous actor! I love Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird and Pepe La Pew! They’re my favourite actors, or should I say animal actors! I cry as I type this, it brings back such pleasant memories! I’m going to pop a Bugs Bunny tape in a watch it now!
No, there are not a lot of black scientists.
What about James Watson? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/revealed-scientist-who-sparked-racism-row-has-black-genes-764104.html
I am not a Negro.
Are you a negress? If so, shame on you!
Are you computer generated? As for the other sites, you have been banned from most of them, Consider yourself lucky you are allowed to do so here! That puts me in mind of the song, “Thanks for the Memories!” My feelings of you are that of an automaton. You have little or no redeeming features based upon what you write. You are the definition of incongruous, as I doubt you would utter these views to a black person’s face. That is if you know any black people in an intimate way. If you do, do you spout what is ultimately tripe to them? You are deserving of any ridicule meted out. Being such an automaton you shouldn’t mind.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 20:15:52 Jalylah
no_slappz, is a very good commentator on this blog. He contributes different and fresh opinions on a blog that mostly consist of anti white and ant-American commentators. I don’t always agree with his opinion but I think its great that he doesn’t have a group think mentality.
^^^^^^^
Are you one of his two or three posters at his blog?
I don’t always agree with his opinion but I think its great that he doesn’t have a group think mentality.
Group think? He espouses nothing but ‘group think’, white supremacist ‘group think’. You agree with most of it, hence your characterization of being anti-American, anti-white is one and the same as anti-American to you. No one agrees with every opinion, it is absurd to think this.
He contributes different and fresh opinions on a blog that mostly consist of anti white and ant-American commentators.
‘Different’, yes, fresh, no. He only reiterate the same views in general as do other white supremacists site, same sh#t, different toilet bowl.
herneith, you wrote:
“I don’t think you could have purchased slaves with a 20% down payment and a mortgage plan. Correct me if I’m wrong.”
Consider yourself corrected. Credit has always been part of every business, including the plantation business of the Old South.
herneith, you asked:
Microsoft has been profitable every year since it became a public company.
The utility industry has a hard-to-beat record for sustained profitability.
But if you want a risk-free investment, then you have to put your money in Treasury Securities.
To be fair to No_Slappz!!
There is a lot more said on White Supremacist sites
such as issues of extermination, repatriation etc
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 21:30:45 Ó Dochartaigh
I posted this question on a different thread and got no response, I’m not trying to “derail” as abagond says, but I don’t know where else to ask this question. This is to all black christian.
As a black person and christian, how do you feel about verses like
Leviticus 25: 45-46
45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
46And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen FOR EVER: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
So basically it is okay to enslave people that are not Jews.
Or when Jesus says in Luke 12:46-47
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be BEATEN with many stripes.
This is an honest question, and one of the reasons I stopped believing in Christianity, how do you reconcile these verses and many many others that condone slavery?
A given. What about Apple and other companies such as Google and Yahoo?
How good are the returns on average?
Yes J, I give you that. He prefers to give a laundry list of what ails blacks. If only we were all athletes or entertainers! Why he cares, I don’t know as he offers no solutions.
“My feelings of you are that of an automaton.”
Based on your statement above, you have defined yourself as an automaton. I agree. You do respond predictably.
“You have little or no redeeming features based upon what you write.”
Based on your writing efforts here, you have always struggled with composition.
“You are the definition of incongruous, as I doubt you would utter these views to a black person’s face.”
Why would I not “utter my views to a black person’s face”?
“That is if you know any black people in an intimate way. If you do, do you spout what is ultimately tripe to them?”
Intimate? No. Casually? Yes.
“You are deserving of any ridicule meted out. Being such an automaton you shouldn’t mind.”
The amusing part of your rant comes from what you do not understand. It is easy to have face-to-face debates with people if at least one person — me — knows enough to control the situation.
You are correct that it does not bother me when people like you try to dominate a debate by lobbing insults. In your case, as it is in almost every case, ridicule and sarcasm expose your total lack of knowledge.
In a room full of people who are equally ignorant, you might get a laugh or two, but, in fact, it rarely works that way for long. Especially for someone with your limited grasp of humor techniques.
Most often, people in the vicinity take a serious interest in what is said — the content — and relate to the moment in a way that reflects the intellectual soundness and civility of the discourse — even if they dislike what they hear.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!
“What about Apple and other companies such as Google and Yahoo?”
Google has been insanely profitable and will remain that way for several more years. But that does NOT mean its stock will rise.
Apple has been extremely profitable the last few years due to the iPod and the iPhone. It’s computer business is a small contributor to profits. Its new products may keep the company in a highly profitable state for a few more years.
But Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant last year. Thus, his days are numbered. Is there anyone in line to replace him and his creative thinking? Not likely.
Regarding Treasury Securities, you asked:
A Treasury Security pays exactly what it says it pays. A 5-year Treasury bond paying 4% pays 4% a year for 5 years. No mystery. Guaranteed.
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Religion is one of the few great hoxes humans have perpetrated upon themselves.
The Bible — Old Testament and New — is fiction. Maybe some of the writing is enjoyable. But most of it is nutty.
My advice: take the good parts and treat them as a philosophy of life. Meanwhile, ignore the nutty parts, which means ignoring the parts you mentioned as well as the parts that claim there is a god who had a son who walked the Earth.
If necessary, repeat this exercise for Islam. The Koran is another book of fiction.
Well I agree, but the majority of black folks in America are Christian and I was wondering how they reconcile Yahweh’s love of slavery. And how there only way to salvation is through a Jew/white savior.
on Sun Feb 28th 2010 at 23:08:13 Eurasian Sensation
@ no_slappz:
Ok, as an INDONESIAN and the NON-MUSLIM son of a MUSLIM, let me clear this up for you. I think I’m qualified to tell you what happens in Indonesia since you clearly don’t know jack about it.
Indonesia is not “a Muslim nation by law”. It is a nation which has a Muslim majority. Islam is NOT enshrined as the state religion; in fact, the constitution officially recognises 5 different religions, since Indonesia has always been a multi-ethnic and multi-faith society.
Obama’s school was not a Muslim school. My (Christian) cousin went there. The Indonesian school system is predominantly secular. Even if did go to a Muslim school, so what? Plenty of non-Catholics go to Catholic schools for various reasons.
Islamic fundamentalism does exist in Indonesia, but it is very much confined to the margins. The average Indonesian is far less defined by his or her religious identity than in most other Muslim-majority countries.
Indonesia is one of the most secular and tolerant Muslim societies in the world. There is no law against changing religion; half of my family are Muslims who have converted to Christianity. Obama’s Indonesian stepfather from all accounts was a Muslim who barely practiced, which is very common in Java.
Most Muslims (apart from the most hardcore) would not begrudge Obama’s conversion to Christianity, particularly because it is well-known that he was never given much instruction in Islamic teachings; neither his father or stepfather were serous about the religion.
I can’t believe I just wasted the last 5 minutes typing that for your benefit, no_slappz, because I know you won’t take heed of anything that doesn’t fit your agenda. But hopefully the other readers here will read this and be better informed to counter the misinformation that gets spread by the likes of you.
I thank you. I always appreciate your informative posts!
But hopefully the other readers here will read this and be better informed to counter the misinformation that gets spread by the likes of you.
What, slappz is wrong?! Hahahaha!!!! Prepare for another diatribe, just time it will be about Muslims!
Wait a minute: you mean No_Slappz misinterpreted another country’s history in support of his loony arguments?
No way! Say it isn’t so! 😀
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 00:10:48 leigh204
no_slappz= 0 (pwnd x 2)
Eurasian Sensation = 1
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 00:18:47 Ó Dochartaigh
So any other opinions on my question about biblical slavery? I know that some minorities in America refuse Christianity because they feel it is another way for white people to suppress minorities.
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 00:23:58 Herneith
@Leigh:
CANADA WON THE GOLD MEDAL IN MEN’S HOCKEY AGAINST THE STATES!!!!!
Canada=3
U.S.=2
In overtime!
On a more serious note, I don’t even watch hockey, LOL!
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 00:36:12 Eurasian Sensation
In Luke 12:46-47, is Jesus talking about servants or slaves? I don’t know the context, but that’s a big distinction.
I guess its about which bits of the Bible you want to take seriously. It’s a big book, with lots of great stuff, and lots of stuff that is frankly ridiculous. I consider myself a Christian in only the loosest sense of the world. Anyone who claims you have to live your life according to absolutely everything in the Bible is deluded. I mean, if you follow it to the letter you are not even allowed to eat shrimps, and have to kill people who dare to work on the Sabbath.
If the Bible is indeed the word of God, it is most certainly the word as filtered through the perspectives of the Hebrew people of the day. So you are going to get some stuff that no longer makes sense given what we now know. Likewise with Islam, it is filtered through the mindset of 6th century Arabia.
So my advice would be not to regard the Bible or any other religious text as the undisputed truth, but look for the basic underlying spirit of it.
@ Thad:
“Wait a minute: you mean No_Slappz misinterpreted another country’s history in support of his loony arguments? No way! Say it isn’t so!”
I know, it was a shock, since he’s never done that before 😉
Glad you’re keeping score. I didn’t realise blog-commenting was a sport!
To Eurasian Sensation
Regardless if Jesus is talking about a servant or slave he is condoning, controlling and beating another human being for disobediants.
Also in Matt 5:18 “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”
Here he is refering to the Old Testement laws that most certainly condone slavery among other strange things, and all being fulfilled meaning his return.
I don’t watch hockey either. lol! 😉 I was so happy when we won…on home turf! Woohoo! I’m getting ready to watch the closing ceremonies now.
It is when it concerns no_slappz, no_scabbz, what have you. 😉
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 02:52:59 no_slappz
It might do you a little good to review the early years of the Suharto regime and the fact that the government itself was a muslim stronghold.
True, Indonesia is not a muslim theocracy. But, as you wrote:
“…the constitution officially recognises 5 different religions, since Indonesia has always been a multi-ethnic and multi-faith society.”
In other words, five religions are officially approved by the state. In the US, there are NO religions with state approval. Therefore, with a population that is 88% muslim — during the years of Obama’s residence — it was a de facto muslim theocracy.
You clearly do not understand the meaning of the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Nor does anyone else in Indonesia.
Moreover, recent increases in violence between muslims and Christians in Indonesia shows that trouble has always been brewing.
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 03:03:10 Thad
Eurasian Sensation asks:
In Luke 12:46-47, is Jesus talking about servants or slaves?
There wasn’t much of a difference under Roman law. Slaves were foreign born servants. Servants were locally born slaves.
[Speaking gently to the obviously overwrought No_Slappz]
Son, you’re really reaching. You obviously don’t have a clue as to what “recognized” means in this context, nor do you understand sweet f%*k all about Suharto, who’s extremely bloody reign had nothing at all to do with theocracy and everything to do with your precious CIA, who put and kept him in power.
Indonesia recognizes five religions and is a secular state. This does not mean Indonesia is a theocracy. The United States does indeed recognize religions – far more than five. Try to declare yourself a Jedi Knight priest on your next tax return and see what happens to you. All states have lists of religions which they consider to be legitimate and others which they don’t, including your precious Yew Ess uv Ay. This does not make them theocracies.
Nor does a country having 88% of any one religion make it a theocracy. Both Brazil and the U.S. are around 80% Christian and we are not theocracies.
No_Slappz, if you’re going to hate on Obama, hate away. But if you really want to convince people and not look like a complete conspiracy-minded putz….
Oh, hell, what am I saying?
Y’know, I think you’re right, No_Slappz. I think you need to tell the whole world about how Obama is a Manchurian Candidate for the eeeeevil Muslims. People will really get into this stuff, I’m sure, and it will make you and your fellow travellers look very intelligent and well-informed in the eyes of the world and the American electorate. I also think you need to inform people about how Obama is really the leader of the Bavarian Illuminati. This sort of conspiratorial logic really makes people like you look good and convinces the masses.
Go for it, son! Before the mind control sattelites get you!
You obviously don’t have a clue as to what “recognized” means in this context, nor do you understand sweet f%*k all about Suharto, who’s extremely bloody reign had nothing at all to do with theocracy and everything to do with your precious CIA, who put and kept him in power.
It was the times!
I think it was Obama’s fault that the U.S. lost to Canada in Olympic hockey.
I think it was Thulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian by Robert E Howard!
You forgot to tell him to stay away from tin foil as it acts as a conductor for mind control!
@ no_slappz,
I know you may have quickly looked up some stuff about Indonesia on Wikipedia, but the Suharto regime was the subject of my thesis. And I’m Indonesian. So the idea of you lecturing me about Indonesian religion and politics is a funny one, but no funnier than you lecturing all the black people here about how backward they are.
“it was a de facto muslim theocracy”
As Thad said, no more than the US, UK or Australia are de facto Christian theocracies. There is no functional sharia court in Indonesia, no ayatollah in charge of determining policy.
Indonesia under Suharto was an authoritarian regime run by people who just happened to be Muslim. Indeed, fundamentalist Islam was actively suppressed in that time, as were many other movements and ideologies. The main form of indoctrination in Indonesia is nationalist, rather than religious.
That’s right! You tell him, Eurasian! 😀
“I think it was Thulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian”
LOLs.
Wow, who knew that Conan the Barbarian was actually a prophetic vision of the future, with Thulsa representing Obama, the evil black sorceror-king?
In which case, who does Conan represent? Glenn Beck?
No, the character grunts rather than speaks in a coherent manner, much more introspective than Glenn Beck! At least Conan is more manly!
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 12:26:49 B. R.
What do you expect from a guy like no slapz who thinks the USA never toppled democratic governments?
He obviously doesnt know anything about USA policies in South America where the cia was involved with various toppling of democratic governments in the cold war. Brazil and Chile for starters.
You know, I get fed up with these kind of people bashing Obama. How quickly they forget that the Bush administration tanked the USA like no one has in a long time. They are the ones responsible for leaving our children with less than our parents gave us.And leaving our children with a hate and disgust of America that will take decades to repair.
You know, I really dont care if Obama is muslim, I like him, I like the direction he is trying to take the country.He was handed one of the worst scenarios that a president could be handed and guess what? The USA hasnt tanked under him.
I hate the republicans and tea baggers, they are just closet racists .They leave a bad taste
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 13:39:58 nicia
For O’ Dochartaigh,
According to Bible standards, Kidnapping was punishable by death. So the Slave traders were blood guilty.
Among Israelites, slavery only occured when the person got into debt or committed a crime. Even then, they were to be released in 7 years or what was known as the Jubilee year.(every 7 years)
So the Bible has instances of slavery,it by no means condones it, especially as Africans were kidnapped illegally.
Otherwise, God would not have sent Moses to free the Israelites who themselves were slaves under the Egyptians.
Your response shows your total lack of comprehension of the meaning of the First Amendment of the US Consititution.
As I said, the US Consitution recognizes NO religion. NONE. Not one.
But Indonesia’s constitution recognizes FIVE. By the way, I noticed Judaism is not among them. By acknowledging a state preference for those five — with 88% of the population following Islam — you have defined a muslim state.
Meanwhile, the fact that you wrote a paper on the Suharto regime means about as much to me as papers written by people who claim 9/11 was a conspiracy orchestrated by Bush and Cheney.
You might have written a brilliant scholarly paper — or total nonsense. Who knows?
However, if you want, you can e-mail me your paper at no_slappz@yahoo.com and I will read it.
Also, these tea baggers complaints about “socialism” and they think Obama is leading us there.
They really dont know what living under socialism, like a Hugo Chaves wants, is like at all.
I would rather have capatalism than any other ideology out there now. Not hyper rabid capatalism , that just tanked the USA, but capitalism with a concience that has social programs.
“The United States does indeed recognize religions – far more than five.”
Wrong. The US Constitution recognizes NONE. NOT ONE. ZERO.
“Try to declare yourself a Jedi Knight priest on your next tax return and see what happens to you.”
Again, you show your ignorance. You can declare yourself a Jedi Knight priest if you want. The IRS only snoops into your tax status if you appear to have under-paid what you owe. If you think people who work for religious insitutions are free of tax obligations, you are wildly mistaken.
“All states have lists of religions which they consider to be legitimate and others which they don’t, including your precious Yew Ess uv Ay. ”
If by “states” you mean “countries”, then yes, many states do acknowledge specific religions. But the US does not.
That’s why anyone in the US who wants to form a faith-based organization is free to do so. That’s why — in the US — Scientology is legally equal to Christianity.
b.r., you wrote:
Toppling democratic governments? Depends on your definition of “democratic government.
Brazil? You have no idea what you’re stating. Democracy is a relatively new idea in Brazil.
Chile? Hmmm. You seem oblivious to the fact that the nations of South America have been ruled mostly by military strongmen who like to claim they believe in democracy, but actually maintain their power through the control of the military. Everything is murky in South America.
Meanwhile, the one goal the US has when it meddles is the goal of improving the economy of the country in which it is meddling. Democracy and capitalism produce prosperity and peace, which benefits not only the country itself, but the world in general.
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 18:14:35 Jamaicafest
@no_ slappz said
In Chile democratically elected leader Salvador Allende was deposed and murdered in a CIA inspired coup and dictator Augusto Pinochet put in his place.
To Nicia
“Among Israelites, slavery only occured when the person got into debt or committed a crime. Even then, they were to be released in 7 years or what was known as the Jubilee year.”
That is a nice thought but that is not what it says in Leviticus. Notice it says you will inherit them for a possession Forever! Not seven years.
46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen FOREVER: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
So basically it is okay to buy slaves that are not Jews.
Regardless if kidnapping is punishable by death, buying a slave for life, and beating him or her was not.
Ó Dochartaigh, I too am wondering how some of our fellow commentators – who are normally so absolutist in their moral beliefs (witness Abagond’s recent posts about “It was the times!” or “My family never owned slaves!” for instance) can harmonize said beliefs with their expressed Christian faith.
The Bible is chock-o-block full of appologies for slavery so what do we say to THAT?
“It was the times”…?
Abagond? Anybody…?
I would particularly like to hear from abagond seeing how he was a Marxist Atheist turned Catholic. He said he read the bible and it changed his mind, I would love to hear the verses that changed his mind and why they did so.
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 22:30:09 J
“…I too am wondering how some of our fellow commentators – who are normally so absolutist in their moral beliefs (witness Abagond’s recent posts about “It was the times!” or “My family never owned slaves!” for instance) can harmonize said beliefs with their expressed Christian faith.
Can I be that anybody please??
Why thank you!!!
It was the times……………………………………………………… the very sad times
he he he he
To Thad
I read your “Whitening Theory On Brazil” and I was just wondering why you feel there is more interracial coupling in Brazil?
I’ll go with it was the times!
To Herneith
So does that mean it was okay?
on Mon Mar 1st 2010 at 23:10:25 ColorofLuv
O Dochartaigh –
I know you directed your comment to Thad, but I’ll add my two cents. Based on my personal experiences it is simply a more diverse country. Due to its segregated history, one drop rules, Jim Crow laws and over simplification of racial prejudice, the U.S. for the longest time listed you as Black or White. In Brazil this was not the case. It is not necessarily a “Black or White” issue. (People are not hung up on it) – just my opinion.
The most probable explanation is a more even population mix to begin with.
If you have a population that’s 10% black and mixed and, say, 70% white and you presume that one in ten people marries oute side of their color, you get 1% mixed couples.
If you have a population that’s 50% mixed and black and 50% white, and the same ratio of intermixing, you get 5% mixed couples.
So that’s a big factor right there.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 01:22:00 no_slappz
I think it was you who referred to the Bible as the word of God.
Anyone who believes anything as silly — preposterous — as that cannot engage in a rational discussion.
The Bible — Old Testament and New — is a book of fiction, that sadly, billions of people think too much of.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 01:50:41 nicia
The Bible in Exodus 21:16 clearly states that anyone kidnapping a man and sells him or still has him with him when caught must be put to death.
There’s no record of Israelites specifically going after a certain race of people for the sole purpose of making them into slaves. (unlike the slave traders who fit the bill PERFECTLY)
The Bible also condemns slavery based on RACE alone. Otherwise God would not have brought the plagues on the Egyptians and would have left the Israelites in slavery.
The Bible also notes that if a slave lost and eye or a tooth, they were to be set free through beating from a master.
As well, it’s true that foreigners were slaves but throughout the Bible, the Israelites had been threatened or attacked by them. Imagine you attack an innocent group of people and they conquer you. It would be too dangerous to let you run loose in their camp,especially as you attacked them first…
People as well also sold themselves into slavery to pay off debt, crime etc and it was the Israelites who were set free every 7 years… The slavery under Isralites was more like being a servant. It was not like the brutal slave trade where a slave lasted on average 7 years before dying.
nicia,
It seems you think the Bible is fact rather than fiction. Wake up.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 02:02:21 Herneith
First of all, I was being facetious. Joking aside, this is a common refrain when so-called religious people are asked about such contradictions contained in the Bible. The ones who have a clue, don’t take the Bible as literal in its’ entirety. There are myriad ways of reading and interpreting the Bible, hence all these Christian denominations. If you look at the history of slavery and Christianity, you will notice the changing views, abolitionism is an example of this. Of course the pro-slavery elements are going to use biblical passages to justify slavery, but so did the abolitionist to argue the contrary. It all boils down to belief. Christianity, as with other things such as laws etc, changed, changes, with the times. If you wish to talk about atheists in history and atrocities, how about Stalin and Mao? You can use many things to justify or argue against an abominable act. Ultimately, religiosity or lack thereof is but one of many. Nitpicking over passages in the Bible is one such means of argument. Depending on the person, they will agree or disagree.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 02:56:15 Ó Dochartaigh
Thank you for stating the contradictions in the bible, and apologizing for any form of slavery. “It was the times” right?
No the bible only condemns slavery for Jews as Leviticus states.
Not only was Yahweh condoning slavery he was also Racist about who he wanted enslaved. But I have a funny feeling it wasn’t a God who made up these laws, it was probably a Jewish person.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 02:56:31 Eurasian Sensation
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran – these are Islamic states.
Indonesia is a state in which most people are Muslims.
There’s a massive difference. Until you have lived in Indonesia and actually talked TO people there (rather than AT them), don’t give me this bull about it being an Islamic state. It’s just a joke.
Your comment about Indonesia not recognising Judaism is true, but has nothing to do with anything, frankly.
Aside from that, I give up. There’s no point. Please realise that when people give up on arguing with you, it is nothing to do with your arguments being so intelligent that you win. It’s that there is no point arguing with someone whose mind is so slanted in a certain way that he refuses to see anything that doesnt fit his world view.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 03:02:02 Natasha W
Eurasian Sensation, I was wondering when you would realize it was futile, lol.
“If you wish to talk about atheists in history and atrocities, how about Stalin and Mao?”
A lack of a belief does not make a person do anything, only a belief can do that. Therefore Stalin and Mao were acting on the beliefs of communism or fascism or whatever crazy ideas they had about controlling people. The Buddha was an atheist as well, but it was not atheism that was the cause of his ideas. Only belief can make a person do good or bad things not the lack of.
How long did it take you to figure that out? You are wrong before you even start. It’s like f$rting in a wind tunnel!
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 03:12:23 leigh204
^ Yes, the noxious fumes blow back in your face.
There’s no point in pointing out to the pointless.
@ Natasha, leigh and Herneith:
I figured it out a while back, but I have a low tolerance for ignorance. I work as a community educator and can’t help but try and educate the ass of that ass. Maybe I have a saviour complex.
But since lots of other people read this blog, it is kind of important to correct lies and codswallop. Don’t want the impressionable to think that he’s right.
A lack of a belief does not make a person do anything, only a belief can do that.
Yes, you are right to a certain extent. I believe if I play with nitroglycerin, I could blow my hands off. Do I play with it? No, so in that respect belief in nitroglycerin’s negative effect prevents me from doing so. I believe that I will win the lottery every time I buy tickets, have I won? No, but I keep purchasing them in the belief that I may. I don’t ‘believe’ in going to work but I do. Otherwise I would be eating out of dumpsters, at a mission or sleeping under a bridge, or over a street vent. I go to work out of necessity, not belief. When I say belief or lack thereof, I am not referring to religion only, but other aspects of life. People believe in many things from the mundane to the profound. They may choose to act on something or not, whether belief is there or not.
Yes, Eurasian Sensation, you are what is referred to as a decent person. You are absolutely right in regards to answering his ignorance. I have a low tolerance for his obtuseness so choose to reply with tomfoolery. You are right that others read this blog and may think he is right when people choose to not respond to him. He is exasperating though! Are you going to email him your thesis? He left his email address for you! On second thoughts don’t! Email him and curse him out! That’s what I’d do, but he’d probably want to debate the usage of me, the Queen of cursers, curse words, LOL!!!!!
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 03:57:44 Thad
Nicia sez:
The Bible also condemns slavery based on RACE alone.
Oh, OK then. So we’re just getting upset at slavery based on RACE here. Slavery based on other things is perfectly acceptable, is it?
Eurasian Sensation, I understand. I think like that too. But I try to limit it to a few go-rounds, otherwise I’d be here all day, debating with trolls.
on Tue Mar 2nd 2010 at 14:50:29 abagond
I started to comment but then wound up writing a post about the whole Bible and slavery thing:
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/does-the-bible-say-that-slavery-is-wrong/
eurasian sensation, you wrote:
Of course it has a lot to do with the whole business of mixing religion and government. But, as someone from a nation that does exactly that, you cannot grasp one of the most fundamental and defining characteristics of the US:
The Separation of Church and State.
Indonesia, by recognizing five religions in its constitution, makes a clear statement that the Church and the State are NOT separated.
That is not mean Indonesia is a theocratic state like Saudi Arabia. But it does mean the status of religion, specifically Islam, is elevated and has a legal standing that gives it power.
And, as recent events in every muslim country are showing, trouble is brewing.
I remain willing to read your thesis.
Send it to no_slappz@yahoo.com.
on Wed Mar 3rd 2010 at 10:19:30 Eurasian Sensation
@ no_slappz: the thesis is over 10 years old, I’ve no idea where it is. So I’m afraid I can’t help you there. I got a B+.
But as I said, I’m done. No point talking calmly into a hurricane.
on Wed Mar 3rd 2010 at 12:13:30 Thad
I think you need to read a few basic works of Indonesian history before trying to tackle EA`s thesis, NS.
Crawl before you walk and all that.
on Wed Mar 3rd 2010 at 19:33:47 no_slappz
Indonesia was ruled by Suharto, a rather brutal despot, during the years Obama lived there. At the time — 1967-1971 — Islam was a dominant force that Suharto sought to control.
Meanwhile, as I stated originally, Obama was born to a muslim father. By that fact alone, Obama was a muslim at birth.
He lived in a muslim country from the age of 6 to 10, highly impressionable years for kids. Like all kids, he absorbed the world around him. Hence Islam had a profound effect on him.
After Obama became a practicing Christian, he joined the church headed by Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Wright is a muslim in Christian clothing, as his support for Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam shows. Thus, Obama has stayed close to his muslim roots.
Now Obama is suggesting he will push for the US to reduce its stockpile of nuclear weapons — just when Iran is building its first atomic bombs. Odd timing.
[Applauds NS’ succesful mastery of Wikipedia]
on Wed Mar 3rd 2010 at 20:52:57 Ó Dochartaigh
To No Slappz
What is your point? Who cares if Obama is a Muslim or not.
Your logic is severely flawed, if he was born to a Muslim father that does not make him Muslim, there is not some genetic trait that makes a person a Muslim. I was born to a Christian family and now I’m an Atheist, but with your logic I would still be a Christian.
There are no Muslim children, Jewish children or Christian children. There are only children, all human beings are born Atheists. The brainwashing comes later.
Oh and I voted 3rd party so don’t think I’m sticking up for Obama, I’m not, I’m just calling out your poor logic.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 01:07:17 no_slappz
Ó Dochartaigh, you wrote:
Who cares? A majority of Americans would care very much IF Obama were STILL a muslim. A small number care that he is a former muslim.
“Your logic is severely flawed, if he was born to a Muslim father that does not make him Muslim…”
Wrong. According to the traditions and practices of Islam, the child of a muslim father is, at birth, a muslim. If you thought about this for a moment you would see that it’s obviously the case.
“…there is not some genetic trait that makes a person a Muslim.”
True. But no one suggested that.
“I was born to a Christian family and now I’m an Atheist, but with your logic I would still be a Christian.”
Undoubtedly you were baptized as a Christian, which means you and your parents participated in a Christian ritual that brings a new-born into the fold. Obviously the day arrives when you can renounce your role as a Christian.
“There are no Muslim children, Jewish children or Christian children.”
There’s plenty of evidence of Jewish genes.
“There are only children, all human beings are born Atheists. The brainwashing comes later.”
For the most part, you have confused religious inter-generational practices with religious indoctrination.
One’s religious status at birth is very much like one’s citizenship at birth. It is the custom, if not the law, of the land for children to be citizens of the nation of which their parents are citizens.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 01:26:53 Ó Dochartaigh
“Obviously the day arrives when you can renounce your role as a Christian.”
That can be said about any Religion including Islam. Obama said he is not a Muslim, so he is not a Muslim.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 02:33:35 Thaddeus Blanchette
You`re nuts and you`re making a sophmoric argument baased on stupid sophisms. Whatever Islamic law might say about Obama, Obama BY AMERICAN LAW is not Islamic unless HE SAYS SO.
Identity isn`t simply what other folks say about you: it`s what you ahve to say about yourself.
Save your “Obama is muslim” conspiracy theories for Bubba down at the tap, NS. You’re dealing with thinking adults here.
Thaddeus Blanchette, you wrote:
“You`re nuts and you`re making a sophmoric argument baased on stupid sophisms.”
Apparently you are truly baffled by religious practices regarding that status of new-borns.
“Whatever Islamic law might say about Obama, Obama BY AMERICAN LAW is not Islamic unless HE SAYS SO.”
AMERICAN LAW is silent on the subject of one’s religion. Meanwhile, children have limited rights when it comes to declaring their acceptance or rejection of religion. Parents are empowered to force and coerce them into following any faith.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 04:13:10 Eurasian Sensation
I’m confused… is Obama a Muslim, or the Antichrist, or a Communist, or a Fascist? Is it possible to be all of those things at once?
Or maybe he is what all the actual evidence shows him to be, a Christian (since he goes to church every week) and a political moderate (he is far left only from a far right perspective).
No slappz
America has freedom of religion, he could worship the flying spaghetti monster for all I care. Bush was a fundamentalist Christian, and look what happened to this country with 8 years of Christianity.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 04:44:32 Uncle Milton
To no_slappz:
True, but you can be born Black, Asian, or a Gentile Caucasian of any religion, be adopted by Jewish parents raised a Jew and be considered a Jew.
Children of Jewish fathers but not raised in the Jewish religion (such as myself..) are generally not considered Jewish.
It would appear that Obama Sr. walked away from Islam even before he got to the US. From everything I have read about Obama and his family, if you absolutely want to pin a creed on him that came from his family it would be some variant of Socialism. As for hm being Muslim.. so far no whippings or beheadings in the Rose garden… which might actually liven things up in the political sphere.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 05:05:10 Herneith
There are also loons who say Obama was actually born in Kenya! That’s right he was flown post haste minutes after his birth to Hawaii! I say he’s from Uranus! Discuss!
He’s whatever slappz can throw at him!
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 08:35:12 abagond
Guy White copied parts of this post and wrote about it:
http://guywhite.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/how-whites-got-rich/
He did not copy the parts that oppose his own argument.
Money quote:
“Look at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These Oriental-majority cities are populated by high IQ people and recovered from nuclear attacks. But Detroit never recovered from getting blacks. Think about it. A city is better of getting bombed with nuclear bombs than getting blacks. Scary, racist thought, but is it factually false?”
Just a word of warning: once No Slappz makes up his mind about something there is no reasoning with him. You will not be able to persuade him that that he is wrong about Obama being Muslim. You are wasting your words and letting him derail the thread.
I posted a comment on Guy White’s blog. It has not come out of moderation, even though others have, like this one:
“Has abagond ever written anything that wasn’t 100% ass-backward incorrect? I pity the man.
Take that argument one step backward. How did whites get land and slaves? Oh yeah, they were rich and technologically advanced.”
Guy White does not print the parts of my argument that opposes his, he does not let me comment on his blog – and so then his commenters think I am some kind of brainless wonder. Wow.
I am so glad now that I did not censor No Slappz.
on Thu Mar 4th 2010 at 14:35:03 ColorofLuv
Abagond – rise above and let those that “make their beds ‘lie’ in them.”
You are right. Thanks.
As usual, you’ve gotten it wrong. Since moving to the White House, Obama has NOT been a regular church-goer.
Nominally he is a Christian. Not that it matters. But in his political heart, he is a Marxist, which is screamingly clear from his plans to redistribute this nation’s wealth.
@ abagond: I also posted a comment at Guy White which strangely is still awaiting moderation.
I probably should have included more points about how white people totally kick ass.
@ no_slappz: didn’t know Obama could be both a Muslim AND a Marxist. As usual, you are a genius.
No_slappz
I agree that Obama leans more towards Marxist ideals, but short of turning this blog into a political forum, what more would you ask of this country?
Do you really think things would be different if McCain were in office? Historically, he voted more “liberally’ than Obama.
As for my “honest” political views: We’re all victims of the Matrix. (If you haven’t seen the trilogy, watch it. It speaks volumes philosophically.)
uncle milton, you wrote:
“True, but you can be born Black, Asian, or a Gentile Caucasian of any religion, be adopted by Jewish parents raised a Jew and be considered a Jew. ”
You are now officially mincing words. In fact, anyone can convert to Judaism. That was not my point.
“Children of Jewish fathers but not raised in the Jewish religion (such as myself..) are generally not considered Jewish. ”
True. But the children of Jewish mothers are identified as Jews until they embrace another faith. Just as the children of muslim fathers are identified as muslims. However, for many muslims, leaving the faith is a trickier business.
“It would appear that Obama Sr. walked away from Islam even before he got to the US.”
Nevertheless, at birth, Obama was a muslim, and from the ages of 6 to 10 he lived in a muslim country. Thus, his earliest religious identity was as a muslim.
“From everything I have read about Obama and his family, if you absolutely want to pin a creed on him that came from his family it would be some variant of Socialism.”
Yes, his life experience has undoubtedly resulted in an embrace of Socialism.
“As for hm being Muslim.. so far no whippings or beheadings in the Rose garden… which might actually liven things up in the political sphere.”
Today, Obama is nominally a Christian.
Meanwhile, my original point boiled down to the fact that from the ages of about 5 to 12, children are highly impressionable and do NOT have the ability to stop themselves from becoming immersed in and deeply influenced by their surroundings.
With respect to whippings and beheadings, well, Obama has neglected to mention his opposition to these barbaric practices that are weekly events in Riyadh and other cities in the muslim world. In his case, his reticence comes across as tacit acceptance.
colorofluv, you wrote:
My original concern following Obama’s election was the seeming power resulting from a Democratic White House and a Democratic majority in Congress. Initially I expected Obama to enjoy near dictatorial powers.
However, I have been pleasantly surprised by the turn of events. More members of Congress than I would have estimated have recognized his ignorance of economics and financial reality.
Unfortunately, he has managed to saddle the US with too much government spending which will require major tax increases sooner rather than later. He will have to jack up taxes before the end of his first term, and that will — hopefully — kill his chances for re-election.
Meanwhile, when I envisioned a McCain presidency, I expected him, as a Republican president, to be in constant war with a Democratic Congress, leading to a series of stalemates inflicting little or no damage on the economy.
Gridlock in Washington is good news for the economy.
Scientology, the Bible and The Matrix — proof that humans are more gullible than lemmings.
Here’s something for you to consider:
Everything You Hear and See is Da’wah …………
from Indonesia…..
Al-Tadarruj wa al-Tawazun (Gradual, Balanced and Proportional) The progressiveness and the expansiveness of the da’wah movement of the party must be done gradually and proportionally, in accordance to the law of Allah (Sunnatullah) that governs the universe.
The system of Islam stands on the principles of gradualism and balance. These principles are natural and will not be subjected to changes. Human beings by nature are created in graduation and balance. Therefore, all human acts, especially political acts, which are aimed at deviation from gradualism and balance, will lead to failure and, hence, they can be categorized as a crime towards humanity and the nature.
Consequently, gradualism and balance have to underlie each and every activity of the Party, both in terms of its individual activists and its collective organization.
11. Al-‘Alamiyah (Part of Global Da’wah) In principle, any Islamic da’wah movement must have a global vision in parallel to the universality of Islam.
This, indeed, has been the very nature of the da’wah. It is an activity that is not limited to certain ethnics, or by state or regional boundaries. This recognition highlights that the existence of our da’wah is part of the da’wah activities around the globe.
It is, therefore, essential that every policy made, program planned and step taken is in harmony with the international da’wah strategy and follows the sunnatudda’wah whilst not setting aside specific issues happening locally.
Da’wah, for the uninitiated, word “Da’wah” in Arabic means to invite. When it is used in conjunction with Islam it is understood to mean “inviting to the Way of submission and surrender to Allah.”
No-Slappz –
Not sure you understood my analogy with the Matrix. It touches on so many issues that philosphers have dealt with through the ages.
You get choice, free will, desitiny, fate, etc… Contradictory, right? How can you have free will and fate at the same time.
How can you be free and imprisoned at the same time?
What is your definition of Freedom? Free to make choices? What choices? Even if you are free to choose, your choices are based on limitations. Limitation that are IMPOSED by Society, the law, the economy, Global Trade, etc….
Is it your choice, or the illusion of choice? Yeah, your free, but to what degree?
The Matrix series is a Hollywood version of some philosophical excursion. In other words, fantasy.
Bottom line — whatever your version of “freedom” happens to be, there is a place in the world where you can realize it. Thus, there’s no point in dreaming about the boundaries of freedom, unless doing the dreaming is your idea of freedom.
As far as limitations go, in the US and a number of other countries, limitations are self-imposed.
on Fri Mar 5th 2010 at 04:25:49 Eurasian Sensation
@ slapper: and your point is?
on Fri Mar 5th 2010 at 04:29:55 leigh204
That’s just it. He has no point, but to blather on and on.
Blah. Blah. Blah.
on Fri Mar 5th 2010 at 05:10:50 peanut
you’re silly lol
on Fri Mar 5th 2010 at 18:19:43 no_slappz
Here’s some news from Indonesia for you:
INDONESIAN STUDENTS PROTEST BARACK OBAMA’S VISIT
Fri Mar 5, 7:53 am ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Scores of Islamic students staged protests outside Jakarta’s parliament and in at least three other major Indonesian cities on Friday against President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to this predominantly Muslim country.
The students carried banners branding Obama as an enemy of Islam and an imperialist in downtown Jakarta as well as in the provincial capitals Padang, Yogyakarta and Surabaya.
They also threw shoes at large pictures of Obama’s head. An Iraqi journalist was sentenced to a year in prison for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a news conference in Baghdad in 2008.
Protest organizer Ahmad Irhamul Fikri, spokesman for the Coordinating Board for Campus Proselytizing Institute, said bigger rallies will be staged next Friday in more Indonesian cities ahead of Obama’s March 20-22 visit.
Such demonstrations of hostility toward Obama are rare in Indonesia, where he enjoys widespread popularity because he spend part of his childhood in Jakarta while his mother was married to his Indonesian stepfather.
Local government officials allowed business people to erect a statue of a 10-year-old Obama in a Jakarta park in December. But it was shifted last month to a nearby elementary school that he attended after more than 50,000 people supported a Facebook campaign against it and court action was threatened.
Obama is expected to sign the statue’s pedestal while in Jakarta.
on Fri Mar 5th 2010 at 18:47:15 Uncle Milton
Re: Sweden, point take about Sweden’s involvement in slave trade. I was not previously aware of it. As for Finland.. I guess that raises the question what responsibility would a conquered people have in regards to the behavior of their masters…? Did the Filipinos profit from the Spaniards slavery because they were controlled by the Spanish empire during the time of the trans Atlantic slave trade…? I would suspect the answer would be no.
on Sat Mar 6th 2010 at 01:13:20 Eurasian Sensation
but gee,don’t they know he’s a muslim just like them? After all, isn’t that what you’ve been telling us?
What “scores” of protesters do in a nation of 200 million is hardly relevant to anything.
If your continual comments sent my way are trying to point out to me that Indonesia has some shitty people and has a lot of problems, I’m sorry but I already know.
on Fri Mar 12th 2010 at 00:23:03 Vindicator
Hey guys I’m back! Did you miss me?
I see the toolish troll no_slappz is still chatting c***!
I also see that Uncle Milton is back. At least when he disagrees with Abagond he uses logical comments and backs it up with some evidence unlike no_slappz!
@Vindicator:
Welcome back! How’re you? And your presence or lack thereof was certainly missed, at least, by yours truly. 😉
I’m cool just had some computer probs (still do but at least it’s working for now!)
Man, I missed talking to the pretty ladies!
As to the question “how white america got rich”
It’s a combination of many things! Ultimately, wealth has always been spread around the world
Now The U.S.A. is the top dog for wealth.
a century or 2 ago it was us Brits.
Persia, China, The Arab world (Including Babylon and Mesopotamia) have all been top dogs for wealth as well etc.
Soon enough China will be top dog for wealth. After that who bloody knows!
I should expect a comment from the trollish tool soon enough!
on Thu Apr 8th 2010 at 23:09:29 Eric
I suggest that you read “White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America” 2008, NYU Press by Don Kirkland and Michael Walsh. This book will lighten your perspective on windfalls while giving a bit more informed explanation as to how a lot of white people ended up in America. I also suggest that you familiarize yourself with the nasty, paycheck to paycheck (i.e. masters giving slaves not wages but slave expenses) labor that whites have done in places like America’s steel mills and coal mines, etc. There’s a little thing known as the white working class that’s been propping up the miniscule American elite class since day one. Do you really see it as a privilege to do that work? Well then, be my guest.
What a shame it is to see another person cop to the divide and conquer tactics of the tiny percentage of ruling elites. Now listen carefully, if we start viewing people based on economic class instead of on race, golly, we might actually be able to come together and topple those motherfuckers right off of their gilded shitters. You know what I mean? But no, it’s cats like you that have to go around stirring up the race hate. Face it asshole. You hate white people more than you claim they hate you, and that hate penetrates so deep that you know the truth but prefer to ignore it because it so conveniently panders to that hate. Come on. Admit it. You know it’s true. Even if the media and academia hadn’t been slanting your perception, brainwashing you since the day you were born, you’d still be jealous of, I mean hate white people.
Why do you think I hate white people?
we might actually be able to come together and topple those motherfuckers right off of their gilded shitters.
Do you eat with that mouth?
Face it asshole.
Since you love invoking anuses, here’s one for you: Blow it out your rectum!
on Sun Apr 18th 2010 at 14:22:56 The Great White Man
Simple, my friends
A Diamond to a WHITE man is a pretty rock to the African…
Many valuable things in colonized lands were just common everyday things to Natives, they would just step right over it without thinking.
The White man’s knowledge of these items and the ability to get them collected, processed and shipped back to europe is pretty much the driving force behind our riches.
and since the GLOBAL ECONOMY was basically built by the WHITE MAN…..Put 2 to 2 together 🙂
Put 2 to 2 together
I am mathematically challenged, please explain.
on Fri May 21st 2010 at 23:20:35 Timothy Brunner
Asian Americans are richer per capita than white Americans.
Jewish Americans are the richest per capita.
Where are the articles about them?
Or maybe you just hate white Americans?
on Fri May 21st 2010 at 23:38:27 Mira
White Man,
It’s clear why whites became so rich, and it wasn’t due to their intelligence.
(I’m not saying whites are stupid, but the intelligence is not what made them more “successful”.)
on Fri May 21st 2010 at 23:56:15 Thaddeus
Be careful, Tim: GWM might just start reciting the old saw that the jews are a parasitic race which takes over Aryan-formed civilizations.
Folks, this “Whites created civilization” viewpoint was first launched by Arthur Gobineau back in the mid-19th century and was further refined by Galton, the father of eugenics. The concept had no scientific basis then and it has none now. It was most family put to political work by A. Hitler in the 1930s and ’40s.
The only thing interesting about GWM’s rhetoric is how it re-warms the old notion of Aryan supremacy. GWM’s marginally smart enough not to spout that sosrt of trash, but it’s essentially the same deal.
Boil it down to its particulars, Aryanism and GWM’s view are the same: all that is good in human civilization was built by one race and one race only and that race is now in danger of losing its “special” proclivities due to being overwhelmed by its inferiors.
Read Madison Grant’s The Passing of the Great Race, the book Hitler declared to be “my Bible”, and you’ll find GWM’s opinions in an unadorned nutshell.
After reading your comments Thad,
I was reminded that GWM said that he liked dark Black women
This board is becoming stranger than the Twilight Zone
Lights, roll, action:
On comes Abagond dressed in a suit with a tie to tell us:
on Sat May 22nd 2010 at 00:12:21 Mira
I might be mistaken, but there seems to be a lot of white racists who “like” (dark) black women. I am not sure if the same can be said for female racists and black men.
Yes is the answer, to female racist and Black men
That’s interesting…
Mira is right, maybe it has to do with sexual aggression,love-hate thing. Ive had the misfortune of running into a lot of them on YouTube. That or they hate black men but not black women… Same goes for white women, and other ethnicities as well…
on Sat May 22nd 2010 at 01:43:50 Ankhesen Mié
I am not sure if the same can be said for female racists and black men.
Sure…why not? This way, they can get the Mandingo fantasy sex and cry rape against one, and/or pin kidnapping charges on an imaginary another…either way, innocent black men get put at risk.
*other, not another
“The” white man didnt have knowledge of shit… They just saw those rocks and attributed value to them… besides flossing what other purpose does solidified carbon have?
Timmy Brunner sez:
Asian American have the highest per capital HOUSEHOLD income, important to note. Why?:
1. Asian Americans tend to have more people living in one house than other ethnicity, more people=more income
2. Most Asian Americans live in cities with high costs of living(San Fran, NYC, Boston, ect)
Another thing: White men get paid more than Asian men.
and Jews are white.
Massive Race Divide: Blacks Will Never Gain Wealth Equality With Whites Under The Current System – The Black Agenda Report
By Glen Ford
http://www.countercurrents.org/ford240510.htm
on Mon Apr 11th 2011 at 20:57:37 randell
im sorry but your incorrect
if a white man and a black man apply for the same job.
the job will go to who ever is better equiped to do the job.
there are laws against not hiring someone because of color or religion.
in many cases blacks will get hired before a white man because the individual doing the hiring doesnt want to be accused of being racist. and that is a fact.
studies also show that black woman have more purchasing power then white woman
on Tue Apr 12th 2011 at 04:30:59 Eurasian Sensation
@ Randell:
Studies have shown that a job applicant is significantly more likely to get called to an interview if he/she has a name that sounds white.
An applicant with a identifiably black name (ie. DeWayne, etc) is less likely to get an interview even if they have the exact same resume. The same goes for people with Muslim names, Asian names, etc etc.
on Fri May 6th 2011 at 02:43:20 Guilty Bystander
I would say this post is about 90 percent accurate, but once again, Abagond, please read MORE history, and you’ll have a better argument.
First off, it’s a common mistake to see “white people” as a monolithic power-wielding group — and also to assume every white immigrant came here of their own volition. Millions of whites were actually indentured servants, or, especially in the case of the Irish, slaves or virtual slaves. One of the reasons Africa was chosen as a source of slave labor was because it was easier to catch blacks who ran away than whites because whites could blend into the general population. Hence, over time, black slavery supplanted white slavery (and Indian slavery) in the “New World.”
Secondly, most property-less whites did not have the right to vote when the country began, and universal white male suffrage only happened in the early 19th century, followed ostensibly by universal black male suffrage after the Civil War which was quickly derailed after Union troops were withdrawn from the South. Of course, most of us know the history of suffrage of women and African-Americans after that.
It is completely true that blacks were economically shut out of the American pie, so to speak, although, ironically, their incomes were rising up until Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society actually set in motion forces that set back black advancement. Yes, affirmative action benefited SOME blacks economically and socially, but the welfare system destroyed black family life by punishing African-American familes which remained intact with fathers and rewarding single motherhood. It’s an unintentional error of the system that is only just beginning to be rectified. Had welfare been designed to reward poor people for moving up the ladder, and not merely throwing them a bone when they are at the bottom, it could have radically altered the course of urban black America in the 1970s and 80s, not to mention rural white America, which is STILL the primary recipient of welfare.
Unlike most whites, I support economic reparations for the black community to make up for segregated housing policies and others that have destroyed black economic well being. However, I also believe that until the African-American community repudiates the criminal element too many pop stars and others celebrate, any economic investment could actually backfire. White non-Protestant immigrant groups like the Irish and Italians only gained a secure foothold in America when they began buying land and valuing literacy. It is sad that our government actually worked AGAINST blacks doing so for decades, but that has changed and the time is now for African-Americans to make a concerted effort to organize and educate themselves in order to avail themselves of the legally protected rights that were secured for them in the Civil Rights era.
on Fri May 6th 2011 at 03:55:45 King
@ Guilty
“Unlike most whites, I support economic reparations for the black community to make up for segregated housing policies and others that have destroyed black economic well being. However, I also believe that until the African-American community repudiates the criminal element too many pop stars and others celebrate, any economic investment could actually backfire. “
I assure you that most Blacks DO repudiate the criminal elements. But just as Whites can’t control the louder voices of Charlie Sheen, Kid Rock, or Eminem, Blacks can’t control the celebrities who love to embrace gangsterism. The average Black person doesn’t have much of an opportunity where his/her views are made known.
on Sat May 21st 2011 at 15:18:25 Awryguy
“There are white countries, and even some Asian ones, where people are just as well off as White Americans without enjoying any of these windfalls.”
It’s interesting that you mention Japan, which at the end of the 20th century stood as the world’s 2nd largest economy without having enjoyed any of the 3 windfalls to which you attribute America’s wealth.
Speaking of those windfalls, the third:
“Money: much of the wealth of the British Empire. The British Empire went broke fighting Hitler. Where do you think most of that money went? To America, nearly all of it to White Americans.”
The infusion of money from Britain went in large part to the American industrial sector, specifically the Northeast. Those were jobs available to black workers, especially when America entered the war and the draft cleared the labour pool. I suspect they usually weren’t paid, promoted or treated as well as white workers, but nonetheless a lot of African-Americans bought their first houses with their salary from the assembly line. Black America got a larger share of that wealth than any previous infusion.
I think a sober step back reveals a lot missing from the picture you’ve painted. America became a rich and powerful nation on the backs of African slaves, but that’s not the story of the 20th century. Nor is it the simple transfer of colonial wealth from the British Empire to the American.
The spectacular wealth generated by America in the last century was created by the greatest minds on the planet working in a surprisingly free country. America is rich because Americans invented the assembly line, the airplane, the computer and the internet, not to mention revenue generating monsters like Hollywood, Wall Street (well, most of the time) and the entire goddamn fast food industry. Oh, and Walmart and Exxon-Mobil. THAT’S how white America got rich.
on Tue Aug 23rd 2011 at 17:09:51 Bobby H
I’m white and not rich. I have a full-time job but live in a studio rental and don’t even own a car. Please tell me where I can get my money.
Is there a white bank account that I don’t know about? And can I get a credit card for that account? Or am I supposed to somehow get my money from non-whites? Again, please tell me because it wasn’t clear in your post.
on Tue Aug 23rd 2011 at 17:14:19 abagond
The post is about White America in general, not about every single White American. Some whites live in poverty, everyone knows that. That fact does not disprove any of my points.
on Tue Aug 23rd 2011 at 17:32:57 King
@ Bobby
Is there a white bank account that I don’t know about?
Yes, actually, there is.
http://www.whitestatebank.com/
^ A case of meeting an argument on it’s own level of intelligence.
Well, obviously my post was a little joke. But the whole post above is a bit of a joke too. There is no big pile of gold that is controlled by and for white people. Fortunes are lost as quick as they come and the notion that rich white people somehow give their money to other white people is questionable. The biggest gift I’m aware off is the one from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who donate their entire fortune to charity, mostly for health causes in Africa and to improve education for poor people in the US.
Anyway, just look at the Forbes list of richest people in the US. There is no old money there. In fact, the oldest fortune in the top 10 is from the Walton empire and that was started in the 50’s. Simply put, the richest people in the US earned it by being smarter, faster and probably more ruthless then the next guy.
Now, there is no denying that the richest people are virtually all white males and I’m 100% sure many white males get a head start in life probably something to do with a culture of education, intellectual competitiveness, emphasis on manners and adapting to the environment. I’m also a 100% sure that if you’re an aspiring black entrepreneur you’ll have more obstacles to overcome and more ignorant people to convince and that is unfair and unfortunate. However, that is not the same as as a conspiracy theory of whites keeping their claws on their “white” gold for the last couple of hundred years.
http://www.forbes.com/wealth/forbes-400/list
PS. As a weird aside, ending the black-on-black slave trade was used a major political reason (or excuse?) by European countries for colonizing Africa in the 1880s.
Bobby, it’s not a case of most Blacks believing that it’s *impossible* to succeed, or that being White alone is a guaranteed ride to Fort Knox. But have a look again at what Abagond’s points from a slightly different perspective.
Labor: Whites have had, and continue to have much better access to great jobs simply because most of the people who have great jobs are already White. Often, people don’t even realize that they’re being exclusive. But when you ask if anyone knows of someone who would make a good receptionist, summer intern, or part-time assistant (to a room full of mostly White employees) this query, is most likely going to get you more White people referred, simply because that’s who other White people mostly know. Multiply that several thousands of times on every level, and you begin to see one small example of how it is much easier as a White person to get a job.
Money: If you and your family are more likely to have the inside line of getting better jobs, then you will also tend to make more money (sometimes dramatically so). Which means that you have a much better shot at being ready for and being able to afford, a good education, which again puts you on top. You are also more likely to be a homeowner, which means that you have greater means of financing large costs against real collateral and that your housing costs have a tendency not to go up nearly as quickly as renters. This too is a great advantage.
Land: And, of course, if your parents owned their home (much more probable with Whites than with Blacks) then at some point they may leave the home to their children. Many times, White middle-agers benefit from six figure inheritances, based on the sale of a house that their parents bought when they were children. Blacks (who own homes at a much lower rate, and often on less valuable properties) inherit large sums less frequently.
And of course, if your parents are accustomed to managing, investing and saving money, then you will have a huge advantage as those skills are passed down to you. However, if your parents financial expertise is in making ends meet on relatively low income then they may know well how to survive when poor, but may have little to pass on about how to become rich and stay rich. but all of these patterns reach back to hundreds of years of injustice that set the pattern. i think that is what Abagond is getting at.
No, that is not what I am getting at. I am saying they got rich from the barrel of a gun – pointed at Native Americans to take their land, pointed at blacks to take their labour and pointed at some others too.
This post is not about race and social mobility and saving pennies. It is about race and violence and history.
Bobby H said:
Right, whatever would Africans do without the “help” of Europeans:
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/an-open-letter-to-king-leopold-ii/
on Wed Sep 28th 2011 at 19:41:58 V-4
Inregards to Disney/TV affecting most christians world view; as much as people can be affected by their religions…..nowadays when people say “thats what religion I am” pretty much what they really mean is “thats the church I don’t go to”.
And considering how much hours of television watch and the attempts at being multicultural/inclusive…..I could see TV having an affect on what people belief, most people base their view point “touched by an Angel” more than on the Bible these days.
For upword mobility of black people; aren’t something like 90% of black immigrants successful, I think they are supposed to be highly educated but still. That does seem to imply that if you desire to achieve it can be done, I mean it may suck to be getting paid 60-70 thousand when whites in similiar positions might be getting paid a 100thousand but its still got to be better than getting paid 15 or 30 thousand.
As for why not as many African-Americans pursue these avenues; could it be cultural…..like one of the things I here is that initially many of the black college applicants when they start out in college are at a lower level of IQ but by the end of it test out as either comparable or superior to others…so is it possible negative influences from family, friends etc….are contributing to an anti-intellectual atmosphere?
As for why Africans don’t have wealth; well alot of its been stolen over the years and transfered to various other countries but one thing I recall hearing about was how there was at least one country that due to various aspects we set up in dealings etc….over the years that we get something like 70% of their yearly income. Don’t know if thats true or even which country that was but its something to think about.
White people and racism, I think most of the time they don’t try to justify things via the various thoughts as posted here inregards to natives etc….honestly most of the time I don’t think they actually think that much about life in general, they just watch tv, go to work, eat at burger king and enjoy themselves. Most people are too self-focused to either no or worry about someone elses pain or suffering.
That said when confronted with these issues; what they’ve been told over the years, plus whatever issues with racism they have plus wanting not to feel bad all do contribute to their argument. That and just mind blowing amounts of ignorance.
One of the things mentioned ealier was race vs class and moving up; I think part of the reason people don’t fight class as much is because they all have hopes of moving up and getting rich, so fingers crossed in the long run doing something that goes against the higher class and rich goes against their own potential interests. Of course considering how often things being directed against the lower class have pretty much a non-beniegn affected on minorities as a whole kind of make that a paradoxical hope to have but there you go.
Can women who date black women be racists? Yes; interestingly enough I believe that studies have been done that indicate overweight women are more likely to be racist than moderate or underweight women. But it seems like the more overweight low class sorts are who alot of the black men go out with. If I had to guestimate I would say its their own low self esteem making them aim for lower in the thought it increases their odds when in reality going for the better looking women probably increases their odds.
As for welfare “ironically” punishing the poor, why do you assume it wasn’t intended to do that? If your rich, the last thing you want is more potential competition challenging you for your hard earning wealth and resources, that and republicans pretty much have a 24/7 hatefest on the poor, they don’t want them to achieve upward mobility, they want them to stay poor and work for them.
Beyond that; sorry for the super-long post.
One more thought about why white people might deny racism or privileges; egotism.
If you are racist; than admitting that white people have privileges means having to entertain the thought that if black people do comparable to you or even remotely close means they have to be at “least” equal and quite possibly superior in those situations.
That and it also means that despite having white male privilege that you haven’t done all that much in your life with all those advantages…..kind of a blow to the ego there.
Its bad enough to do poorly in life, its even worse to do so when you realize you have a leg up on everybody else.
on Fri Oct 7th 2011 at 23:32:54 aeduclos@msn.com
This blogger is a pot-stirrer. She does not desire change.
on Mon Oct 10th 2011 at 07:41:22 Coryb
This is racest all in its self, we just elected a black man as president !! yinz think whitey still racest , y’all can kiss the WHITEST part of my A s s … Word G
on Sun Dec 11th 2011 at 19:38:38 Reparations « Gucci Little Piggy
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on Tue Jul 24th 2012 at 08:37:08 How White America got rich | Abagond | Community Village Daily Activist | Scoop.it
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on Sun Aug 12th 2012 at 13:15:59 szpiritz
You gotta realize fast that nothing is going to change by writing an article, start finding a more practicle way that really is going to change something in reality. You can shout all you want and you can be very angry , but that is not going to matter even a bit. I am not White and I am not Black either….. This world needs a real hard soul breaking punch, not a classroom lesson. The question left is only whether you can make that punch… I love your article thanks…….
on Mon Feb 25th 2013 at 20:32:25 grin and bear it
Well, here it is. The slave holders were paid reparations, while the slaves could only “grin and bear it.”
on Thu Jul 18th 2013 at 00:52:21 wolfkin
why on earth did their forefathers leave Europe to live the rest of their lives in a foreign land across the ocean? Because they knew that hard work and the right values were not enough in themselves, not by a long shot.
Don’t get me wrong I understand your stance and I mostly agree with it but this segment is wrong. The narrative is that white people moved from Europe because (for instance) the Monarchy was inhibiting the righteous path of Hard Work -> Good Wealth. It’s part of the narrative of WHY America is so special because it IS a place where you can work hard and reap rewards.
I just think you should have your lies correct.
Quit your lying. The original immigrants from Europe were thieves, rapists, religious fanatics and other assorted arseholes. Obviously, you have been feed a load of bullocks! Make no mistake, you are still a part of the British Empire but are too dumb to know it. I guess being stupid is part and parcel with being inherently criminal as your ancestors were.
on Sun May 11th 2014 at 18:59:05 jose
Brilliant! Reality is a little more nuanced and complex, but you are after all a computer scientist/engineer. Nevertheless, I am really learning from your writings (I am a predominantly Southern European from Guatemala). Keep the good work, speaking the truth, and helping the world.
on Thu May 15th 2014 at 00:54:39 fiona mcgann
people come on !blacks whites all the same! I know they were bad in the past but are you sure they are still like that? look I have brown south american skin so i might not take this as people with beautiful black skin or delicate white skin.But lets face it that was the past!
on Thu May 15th 2014 at 04:47:46 jefe
@Fiona, White American wealth is still being enjoyed in the present.
on Thu May 15th 2014 at 05:03:05 Uncle Milton
To Jefe:
White American wealth is still being enjoyed in the present…
Yes..but mostly by top 5% of US Whites and some Elite Chinese and Asian Indians, predominantly through the issuance of debt imposed upon future generations.
on Wed Dec 10th 2014 at 18:08:07 Michael Cooper
‘How white America got rich’ is like a game – ‘The American Dream Game’. This unfair game is a privilege to some people and a struggle to others. Who are the “some people” and “others”?
The American Dream Game
on Thu Dec 11th 2014 at 03:23:04 Herneith
on Tue Jan 20th 2015 at 18:28:58 Michael Cooper
Thanks to federal programs, Jim Crow and discriminatory acts, like the Naturalization Act in 1790 and the Wagner Act in 1835, White people have been able to further the wealth gap.
Public policy decisions allowed Whites to be given access to property, title, and wealth. Every White person knows that one of the biggest ways to attain wealth is home ownership.
Here’s some history on how Whites widened the wealth gap:
After the Supreme Court declared racially-based housing ordinances unconstitutional in 1917, some residential neighborhoods enacted covenants requiring White property owners to agree not to sell to Blacks. In 1910, Los Angeles, which is where I live, had the highest percentage of Black home ownership in the nation, with more than 36 percent of the city’s African-American residents owning their own homes (Blacks in L.A. only numbered at 2,100 at the time). However, that changed in the 1920s when restrictive covenants that enforced residential segregation became widespread. Mind you that by 1920 the Black population in L.A. grew to approximately 15,000. Before World War II African-Americans in L.A. were mostly confined along the south central corridor, Watts, and small enclaves in Venice, Santa Monica and Pacoima (in the San Fernando Valley), which received far fewer services than other areas of the city. After the second World War, L.A.’s Black population grew from 63,774 in 1940 to 170,000 a decade later as many continued to migrate from the segregated South for better opportunities. Still, Blacks in L.A. remained in segregated enclaves. The Supreme Court banned the legal enforcement of race-oriented restrictive covenants in the Shelly v. Kraemer case in 1948, which, by the middle 1950s, allowed middle-class Black families to move westward to predominantly White areas, like the Crenshaw District, Baldwin Hills and the Midtown District. Black home ownership in L.A. declined severely during this period.
By the middle of the 20th century African-Americans were renting homes throughout urban America. Why were Blacks renting? Federal policies known as “redlining” prevented Black families from getting real mortgages. Most of the mortgages went to suburbanizing America. Homes in White communities were of high value, which caused the net worth of White families to grow. The housing market that opened in the 1950s and 1960s in urban areas was largely a rental market. By paying rent a person does NOT gain equity. Many White families held their wealth in home equity, which allowed them to finance their children’s education and save up for retirement. Blacks were forced to buy high-interest houses on contracts from real estate speculators simply because they could not get conventional or RFA mortgages. The contracts were a scam. If a Black person missed a payment the real estate speculator could take his home. No lawyer could help him. Black bought homes that doubled or tripled their value price. In Chicago’s North Lawndale, the scam of contracts caused Blacks to create the Contract Buyers League (CBL). They would not make payments by striking against the real estate speculators. After a yearlong struggle, the payment strike came to an end. 106 out of 552 families successfully renegotiated and gained ownership of their homes. Many others lost their homes and left North Lawndale. The CBL hoped to set a nationwide precedent for fair housing. They filed federal lawsuits claiming discrimination. After years in court, they lost both federal lawsuits.
As recently as 2014, 86% of suburban whites live in neighborhoods with a Black population of less than 1%. The well-educated Black middle class does exist, so nobody can’t blame this residential segregation that exists in White suburbia on “ignorant and ratchet” Black folks.
on Fri May 8th 2015 at 05:38:55 Anna
wow!!, I thought I came to America for a better life, didn’t realize I was trading one disaster for another.
on Fri May 8th 2015 at 05:41:16 Michael Cooper
A shocker, huh?
on Thu Jul 2nd 2015 at 09:24:05 J_D
They’re white, so they are racist, is basically what the last half had screamed, ruining what was a good start into a personal, whiney bitch session.
The following quotes of this writing are EXACTLY synonymous with the racism the writer is supposedly apart from.
It fits their racist picture of the world (which they think is just seeing the world as it is)”
Any idea how ridiculously derelict that makes you sound?
These comments are especially indicative of the same thought processes that fuel racial hatred and organizations as the klan and the SS
Way to set back your own argument
Want to change things? Quit bitching about the past, all of which you referenced happening outside your lifetime by the way, and do something to improve the future.
You’re not going to end race hate or preference by contributing more to it.
Instead of patching a hole in this sinking boat of society, you would seem to rather ride around in it on a jackhammer.
on Thu Jul 2nd 2015 at 15:28:46 Herneith
@J_D;
Hahahahahahahah!!!
on Thu Oct 8th 2015 at 20:29:04 Daniel C
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG_XRVUNplI)
on Fri Nov 27th 2015 at 16:17:33 Uriel
Because the previous topic’s comments are too long.
@Abagond, and anyone who wants to answer
“Whites want to benefit from their ugly past – and their less ugly present – but they do not want to face up to it and set things right.”
(rough paraphrase from the comments from an ‘Open Letter To Uriel’) “Maybe when whites undo racism, they might be forgiven.”
This is exactly what I mean when I say “You want to doom whites to be evil.”. Setting things right would mean being punished for matters out of your control.
If it is fee-fees to see me not as a paroled sex offender, and I should pay for my ancestor’s misdeeds by throwing away my life (as in do nothing but basic sustainence/ sj work, accept people have a right to always hate your guts, and use only things from the worst culture[s] currently in existence) and giving it to poc (for instance), then why would anyone wanna own privileged history?
Why is it considered legitimately painful to actually give me humanity, slack, and good faith? If I can’t control a certain misdeed (benefiting from privilege) to the point of removing it, why should I be constantly chastized for being unable to do so?
“The right thing to do would be to give [the money, i.e. your undeserving resources and benefits] back.”
It’s not that easy, as I mentioned above. Yet why must I doomed to only being liked by a fraction of the world to be even seen as benign. Saying I should suffer because others do is like saying if I break my leg, I shouldn’t go to the hospital because others lose all their limbs and are mistreated by the staff.
Most poc who like white people are brainwashed or awful in some other capacity, most whites who can stand me are
If you had 300+ friends beyond your family, and those people were literally all just Manson “Family” members, then you are not liked. You’d be powerful, but nobody is an island, and you die as a monster for associating with them.
@ Uriel
Reparations would not mean putting in place a penitential cult. It would mean putting in place policies that would help to equalize wealth between races.
Most of the present racial wealth gap comes from past and present racist policies, like the Homestead Act, the G.I. Bill and predatory loans.
If you look at how rich the US is and how wealth is distributed, you will find that no one will have to take a vow of poverty to set it right. Hardly. To the contrary, millions will be lifted out of poverty. Done right, most ordinary Whites (the bottom 80%, say) would also benefit. They too have been ripped off (though not as much).
I just said:
“Done right, most ordinary Whites (the bottom 80%, say) would also benefit. They too have been ripped off (though not as much).”
Some of that comes from classism (read Lord of Mirkwood’s rants), but much of it comes from White racism: the Republican’s Southern Strategy. It is running out of demographic steam. Trump may be its last (desperate) hurrah. But in its glory days (1968-2004), it persuaded many working and middle class Whites to vote AGAINST their class interests, like tax cuts for the rich and huge handouts to the oil, agribusiness and defence industries.
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/the-southern-strategy/
on Fri Nov 27th 2015 at 18:17:16 v8driver
Ugh trump is acting like a 4th grader, making fun of a disabled reporter, jeb seems done, ah jesus please dont let it be hillary
on Fri Nov 27th 2015 at 21:13:50 Fan ...
The most honest recent prez the US had was Carter.
The prez the current US is the most deserving of – after Obama – is probably Hillary.
Actually, at this point it’s irrelevant who the prez is. Whomever is (s)elected will dutifully do the bidding of the powers hidden in the shadows.
When the Clintons walked away scot free from their plethora of crimes committed while they occupied the Oval Office (none of which had anything to do with Monica Lewinsky) the First Couple set the tone and raised the bar for a new out in the open, in your face corruption that fat, lazy and stupid Amerikans shrugged their shoulders and benignly accepted. Then came Bush and his pals to usher the US into a period of non-stop wars, but I digress..
The legacy the Clintons firmly established was – the well heeled and connected elitists are well above and beyond the reach of the Law. The only politician or bankster or CEO that goes to prison are those who have thoroughly pissed off someone ABOVE them in the food chain.
“You and I seem to want the same thing and believe the same things, so why do you hate Bernie?”
I don’t hate anyone.
I’m just not that naive to believe that THE MACHINE will allow anyone to reach the White House who isn’t going to play real nice for THEIR team. Period. There may be small or slight differences between the puppets, but the bottom line is, they’re gonna play!
And for the record: The day you and I believe the same things is probably the day I enter my grave! 😉
I want politics (and life in general) to be free of racism.
Then when that’s done, I can concern myself with secondary matters.
“Actually, we have one crucial thing in common.”
You and I both breathe air (I think). We have that in common!
on Mon Nov 30th 2015 at 21:13:15 Uriel
I see. If you mean COLLECTIVE reparations, than sure- I understand.
on Mon Sep 26th 2016 at 17:03:03 The Truth
This is complete reverse racism. If anything you said were true, Rome would still be going and the most wealthy people would be Romans. Rimes empire enslaved more than 20,000,000 humans (regardless of color, religion, creed).
Less than 3% of the south owned multiple slaves. Those huge plantations and the men that made money off of those slaves went broke after the civil war.
You need to do some real UNBIASED research. You have to let go of your hatred for other races, especially (very obvious) your hatred and racism towards white Americans. Many black Americans have WORKED and EARNED a great living in America.
What people are calling “white privileges” are nothing more than humans that worked harder, that brushed off being made fun of, that pushed through belittlement and sarcasm. That put in 18-20 hours a day, 7 days a week, lived in poverty, and walked to work for 10 years to “make it”. I’ve seen blacks do the same and get the same results.
If you sit around getting high, drinking, getting a monthly government handout, you are doing nothing to better yourself. You have too much time on your hands and then get in trouble for your own decisions, then try to blame someone else…..I tried that for 4 years……it didn’t get me anywhere but jail. Then I put in work…..saved money, worked 2 full time jobs, wife worked a full time and part time all while raising 2 kids. We shared a POS car that barely got us place to place. I slept 4 hours a day on a good day. I ate when I could. I SACRIFICED and put up with negativity from all directions. But I kept my nose to the grindstone and kept working. Was I tired? Yes Was I worn out? Hell yes Did I enjoy it? No way. Did I get upset when I saw others with more even though they didn’t put in work? No…I was thankful for what I had and kept telling myself I would one day have that.
It’s about doing it. Not asking for someone else to pay your way. It’s about sacrifice.
You know you are the type to blame others but not get off your ass and put in a good 90 hour work week…..week in and week out. You just want something for nothing. So you blame others for your downfalls.
My life turned around when I got out of jail and told myself…”only I am responsible for what I did. Those so called friends didn’t make me do it, I DID IT”. I took responsibility for my own actions. I told myself, “no one is going to give me anything, if I want something, I HAVE To work hard, honest, and legally to build my own legacy.”
on Mon Sep 26th 2016 at 20:05:50 Afrofem
@The Truth
“I took responsibility for my own actions. I told myself, “no one is going to give me anything, if I want something, I HAVE To work hard, honest, and legally to build my own legacy.”
I commend you for taking responsibility for your actions and life.
Your ignorance about Black Americans, our history and current conditions is appalling. Your definition of White privilege shows that you have absolutely not idea of how Black people also worked hard and sacrificed——and had nothing to show for it at the end of their lives because of a system that worked against them instead of for them.
For example, millions of Black homeowners were swindled out of their homes because of subprime mortgages. Even when they had jobs and good credit, the only loans they could find were full of tricks and traps. White homeowners with similar job histories and credit were offered legitimate loans.
The community group, ACORN worked for years to sound the alarm about predatory lending and its outcomes. They were targeted and silenced with a scandal using doctored video.
Black America lost over half its collective wealth due to criminal behavior on the part of White owned banks and lending institutions. To this day, not one White bank executive has done any jail time for their crimes.
Instead, Black people have to hear countless lectures from know nothing White people like you who think they are qualified to tell Black people to “take responsibility”.
When will White people take responsibility for their crimes against Black people?
When will you take responsibility for educating yourself about the reality of this country?
on Mon Sep 26th 2016 at 22:20:51 Fan ...
^^^^ @Afrofem
Standing Ovation!!!!!!!!
on Thu Feb 2nd 2017 at 03:39:05 humanbe
Map of colonial world. European after they used the knowledge and sciences invented by other civilizations, to invade the world searching for a way out of their poverty. They killed other nations and steal their resources while raising the Cross and claim they invade to spread Jesus words, funny?. That is how they become rich, they used science criminally. That is why some of them defend their bloody history by telling ” we are rich because we are more intelligent”..
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihD3__Nm8qA)
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Live at The Capitol Theatre Out June 28thFeaturing Full Concert-Length Film Directed By Danny Clinch
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Rock titans Gov't Mule have announced the release of Bring On The Music - Live at The Capitol Theatre, a brand new live CD/DVD package out June 28th via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. Filmed at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, on April 27th and 28th, 2018, the 9-camera video shoot was directed by renowned music photographer and director Danny Clinch (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Phish). The release features more than 2 hours of live music, a full-length concert film, interviews with the band, behind-the-scenes footage, photos shot by Danny Clinch over the years, and more. This is the first time that Gov't Mule's updated stage set and production have been filmed, bringing the excitement and spectacle of a Gov't Mule show directly into fans' homes. PRESS HERE to watch the teaser for Bring On The Music - Live at The Capitol Theatre, and check out the first look and the first interview about the release with front man GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, producer and revered guitarist Warren Haynes via Rolling Stone. The release will be available in a variety of configurations: a 2 CD/2 DVD deluxe package (the CD and DVD feature entirely different track lists and includes bonus videos of "Soulshine" and "Traveling Tune"), two separate double-vinyl packages, digital, Blu-ray and a 2-CD package (featuring audio from the film). PRESS HERE to pre-order and for more details on each offering.
The title, Bring On The Music, taken from Gov't Mule's song of the same name that touches upon the passing of time and appreciating life's journey, is a nod to the band's treasured relationship with their fans. The Capitol Theatre has been the backdrop of many unforgettable shows for the band and is one of Gov't Mule's favorite venues to play. Inviting longtime Mule photographer and friend Danny Clinch to direct the film was also something of a destined choice, as Clinch's relationship with Haynes pre-dates the band's formation. A wide-ranging song selection from Gov't Mule's acclaimed catalog is featured on the deluxe release. Highlights include "Life Before Insanity" (the title track from their 2000 studio album), "Mr. Man" (from their 2004 album Déjà Voodoo) and several songs from the band's most recent studio album Revolution Come... Revolution Go.
The news of the live release comes alongside the announcement of Gov't Mule's summer tour kicking off June 21st in Cincinnati, OH. Pre-sale tickets will be available Wednesday May 8th. Public on-sale begins Friday May 10th. Please visit www.mule.net for all ticketing details. Gov't Mule is currently on the road and gearing up for their second show at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans, LA, on May 4th, part of their always-anticipated Jazz Fest tradition, before traveling across the pond for their UK/European run. Gov't Mule will also headline Mountain Jam with a double-header performance on June 14th and 15th at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Warren Haynes will return as co-presenter of the festival for its 15th year.
2 CD/2 DVD DELUXE PACKAGE TRACK LISTING
**For further details on all other configurations please PRESS HERE
CD ONE
1. Hammer & Nails
2. Thorazine Shuffle
3. Larger Than Life
4. Forsaken Savior
5. Broke Down On The Brazos
6. Endless Parade
7. Lola Leave Your Light On
8. Blind Man In The Dark
9. Raven Black Night
CD TWO
1. Traveling Tune (alternate version)
2. Stone Cold Rage
3. Whisper In Your Soul
4. Little Toy Brain
5. Trane > Eternity's Breath > St. Stephen (jam)
6. Pressure Under Fire
7. Fool's Moon
8. Revolution Come, Revolution Go (alternate version)
9. Bring On The Music
DVD ONE
Traveling Tune (part 1)
Railroad Boy
The Man I Want To Be
Funny Little Tragedy > Message In A Bottle > Funny Little Tragedy
Sin's A Good Man's Brother
DVD TWO
Life Before Insanity
Thorns Of Life
Revolution Come, Revolution Go
No Need To Suffer
Dreams & Songs
Time To Confess
World Boss
Bring On The Music
Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Bonus DVD content:
Soulshine video
Traveling Tune video (Warren Haynes solo)
Plus rare photos by Danny Clinch of the band through the years!
GOV'T MULE TOUR DATES
*New dates in bold
May 2 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
May 3 - Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
May 4 - New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater
May 27 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Glasgow
May 28 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom @ Boiler Shop
May 29 - Leeds, United Kingdom @ Stylus
May 31 - Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Birmingham Town Hall
June 1 - London, United Kingdom @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
June 2 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ Manchester Academy 2
June 4 - Paris, France @ La Cigale
June 5 - Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
June 6 - Frankfurt Am Main, Germany @ Batschkapp
June 8 - Raalte, Netherlands @ Ribs & Blues Raalte
June 9 - Alkmaar, Netherlands @ Podium Victorie
June 14-15 - Bethel, NY @ Mountain Jam
June 21 - Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
June 22 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Founders Fest
June 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River
June 24 - Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheatre
June 27 - Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
June 28 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony SummerStage
June 29-30 - Butler, OH @ Smoky Run Music Festival
July 3 - Asheville, NC @ Highland Brewing Company
July 5 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore (10th Anniversary Celebration)
July 6 - Greensboro, NC @ White Oak Amphitheatre
July 7 - Manteo, NC @ Roanoke Island Festival Park
July 10 - Charlottesville, VA @ Sprint Pavilion
July 11 - Baltimore, MD @ MECU
July 12 - Jay, VT @ Stateside Amphitheatre
July 13 - Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC*
July 16 - Toledo, OH @ Hensville Park
July 18 - Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads
July 19 - Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino*
July 20 - Walker, MN @ Moondance Jam*
Aug 9 - Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater*
Aug 10 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena*
Aug 27 - Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
Aug 30 - Medford, OR @ Britt Music & Arts Festival
Sep 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden (On Sale May 6)
Sep 5-8 - Las Vegas, NV @ Big Blues Bender
Sep 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Outlaw Music Festival
Sep 21-22 - Buffalo, NY @ Borderland Festival
*w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd
WARREN HAYNES TOUR DATES
May 9 - New York, NY @ Apollo Theatre^
July 25 - Westhampton Beach, NY @ Westhampton Beach PAC
July 26 - Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
July25-28 - Scranton, PA @ Peach Music Festival+
^Mavis Staples Birthday Celebration
+with Phil Lesh & Friends
ABOUT GOV'T MULE & WARREN HAYNES
Gov't Mule -Warren Haynes [vocals, guitar], Matt Abts [drums], Danny Louis [keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals], and Jorgen Carlsson [bass] - has galvanized a global fan base with their honest, organic and daring music and improvisational virtuosity, leading them to be recognized as one of the most timeless, revered and active bands in the world whose spot amongst rock titans remains unshakable. Led by visionary GRAMMY Award-winning artist and guitar legend Warren Haynes - a cornerstone of the American music landscape - the enduring, globally revered group has showcased its intelligence and breadth over the course of 16 studio and live albums, thousands of memorable performances and millions of album and track sales. Gov't Mule has become a human encyclopedia of great American music while adding to that canon with their signature sound. Their acclaimed 10th studio album Revolution Come... Revolution Go is out now - PRESS HERE to listen. The band's flexible interplay in the studio and on stage makes them a true living, breathing ensemble and Haynes is lauded as one of the most formidable guitarists and vocalists of the modern era and a prolific songwriter and producer. Throughout his prolific career as part of three of the greatest live groups in rock history - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule and the Dead - and an acclaimed solo artist, he has become one of music's most treasured storytellers.
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Hip-Hop Hitmakers
Careless World (Album Version (Explicit))
Nouveautés: Feb 2012
Label: Cash Money Records/Motown Records
It took Tyga nearly four years, a label switch from Pete Wentz's Decaydance to Lil Wayne's Young Money, and an unexpected Top Ten smash in the swag anthem "Rack City" to get Careless World: Rise of the Last King released. Its bloated hour-plus running time may be a result of that delay. Tyga may have backlogged tracks while he waited, but he should have pruned the results down to the strongest cuts like "Faded," "This Is Like" and "Lay You Down"; he impresses on the latter with memories of growing up in Compton, Los Angeles.
Mosi Reeves
Lil Homie featuring Pharrell (Album Version (Explicit))
Muthaf**ka Up featuring Nicki Minaj (Album Version (Explicit))
Echoes Interlude (Album Version (Explicit))
Do It All (Album Version (Explicit))
I'm Gone featuring Big Sean (Album Version (Explicit))
For The Fame featuring Chris Brown, Wynter Gordon (Album Version (Explicit))
Birdman Interlude (Album Version (Explicit))
Potty Mouth featuring Busta Rhymes (Album Version (Explicit))
Faded featuring Lil Wayne (Album Version (Explicit))
Rack City (Album Version (Explicit))
Black Crowns (Album Version (Explicit))
Celebration featuring T-Pain (Album Version (Explicit))
Far Away featuring Chris Richardson (Album Version (Explicit))
Mystic AKA Mado Kara Mieru Interlude (Album Version (Explicit))
This Is Like featuring Robin Thicke (Album Version (Explicit))
King & Queens featuring Wale, Nas (Album Version (Explicit))
Let It Show featuring J Cole (Album Version (Explicit))
Love Game (Album Version (Explicit))
Lay You Down featuring Lil Wayne (Album Version (Explicit))
Light Dreams featuring Marsha Ambrosius (Album Version (Explicit))
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Legendary (Deluxe Edition)
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North Macedonia launches tendering for construction of solar power plants backed by premiums
North Macedonia June 10, 2019 | Comments: 2 CommentsAuthor: Svetlana Jovanović
Photo: Government of North Macedonia
The Government of North Macedonia has launched tendering for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants with a combined capacity of 35 MW on state land, according to a press release from the Government.
Plots of land for the construction of PV power plants with a total capacity of 25 MW are offered in the municipality of Sveti Nikole and for PV power plants with a combined capacity of 10 MW in the municipality of Makedonski Brod, according to the Government’s press release and video file.
The tendering procedure is simple and transparent, said Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs Koco Angjusev, adding that the land will be awarded to investors that seek the lowest feed-in premiums. The ceiling price is set at EUR 15 per MWh, he said.
Locations are available for solar power plants with a capacity of 10 MW, 5 MW, 2 MW, and 1 MW, which means that not only major investors can compete, according to Angjusev. The bidders must prove creditworthiness and have positive balance sheets and no debts to other legal entities, he said.
The state will facilitate administrative procedures, while investors will be required to produce project documentation, including an environmental impact assessment study, and procure the equipment, according to Angjusev. The price of the grid connection will be in the EUR 20,000-EUR 30,000 range, he said.
The deadline to bid expires on August 21 and the offers will be opened in late August, Angjusev said at a presentation of the public call to submit bids.
Tendering to build solar power plants on private land planned within weeks
In the next several weeks, tendering will be launched for the construction of solar power plants with a combined capacity of 27 MW on privately owned land, he said.
Once the 62 MW in solar power capacity covered by the two tendering procedures is built, North Macedonia’s solar power capacity will triple from 18 MW currently, he noted, adding that investments to build the PV facilities covered by the two tendering procedures are estimated at around EUR 50 million.
According to an earlier report, the premiums will be paid over a 15-year period.
Tags: Koco Angjusev, photovoltaic, premiums, solar power plants, tendering
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Oleksandr Marchenko / July 15, 2019
Can you, please, advise a tender platform, where I can find more informartion on this topic
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Svetlana Jovanović / July 15, 2019
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Angela Davis Reoffered Award By Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Kimberley Richards
An embarrassed and shamed Institute reinstates award “in keeping with its commitment to learning from its mistakes.”
“Reversal based on ‘new input from the community.’”
Angela Davis has been reoffered an award from an Alabama civil rights museum after it sparked controversy for rescinding the honor this month.
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute released a statement last week announcing its decision to reaffirm Davis as the recipient of its 2018 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award.
Davis was personally invited to accept the award, the institute said, adding that it “respects her privacy and timing in whatever her response may ultimately be.”
In keeping with its commitment to learning from its mistakes and in order to stay true to the BCRI’s mission, the Board of Directors has voted to reaffirm Dr. Angela Y. Davis as the recipient of the 2018 Shuttlesworth Human Rights.
“Dr. Angela Davis, a daughter of Birmingham, is highly regarded throughout the world as a human rights activist,” BCRI President and CEO Andrea L. Taylor said in the statement, citing Davis’ “significance in the movement for human rights, her involvement in raising issues of feminism, as well as her leadership in the campaign against mass incarceration.”
The institute announced in September that Davis would receive the award, after a board meeting on Sept. 18.
“Her ‘long-term support of justice for Palestine was at issue.’”
In early January the BCRI announced that it was canceling a gala planned for February and rescinding the honor for Davis, saying she “unfortunately does not meet all of the criteria on which the award is based,” The Associated Press reported.
In an interview with Democracy Now this month, Davis, a scholar and civil rights icon born in then-segregated Birmingham, said the reasons behind the decision were not initially made clear to her.
“When I made requests to them to offer me more substantive reasons for the rescission of the award, I was met with very abstract responses,” she said.
Davis released a statement this month indicating that she later learned her “long-term support of justice for Palestine was at issue.”
The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center reportedly sent a letter to the institute on Jan. 2 asking its board to reconsider honoring her, because of her support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, according to AL.com.
BCRI’s statement noted that the board “began receiving messages of concern from various segments in the Birmingham Community” strongly opposing Davis’ “views on a variety of issues.”
The statement did not provide details on the nature or source of the complaints.
“Jewish Voice for Peace, which launched a petition in support of Davis.”
The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center’s letter to the institute, obtained by AL.com, expressed “concern and disappointment” over the decision to honor Davis.
Neither organization immediately responded to requests for comment.
The decision to rescind the award sparked outrage on social media and condemnation from organizers and other groups, including the social justice organization Jewish Voice for Peace, which launched a petition in support of Davis this month.
“The decision seems to stem from a misinformed view that to advocate for Palestinian human rights is somehow offensive to the Jewish community,” the petition read.
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin released a statement saying he was “dismayed” by the institute’s decision to rescind the award.
The BCRI said its board voted 9-2 on Jan. 4 to rescind the award “based on new input from the community.” The board issued an apology on Jan. 14.
“Immediately after that public apology, in keeping with its commitment to learning from its mistakes and in order to stay true to the BCRI’s founding mission, the Board voted to reaffirm Dr. Davis as the recipient,” the BCRI said in a statement.
The annual award pays tribute to the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a civil rights activist who died in 2011 at 89.
This article previously appeared in the Huffington Postand Portside.
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