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Renters’ Home-buying Sentiment Turns Negative
By Pulsenomics | January 15, 2019 | 0
The latest update to the Pulsenomics Transaction Sentiment Index (TSI) shows that home-buying sentiment nationwide is continuing its multi-year downward trend. TSI is the only measure of its kind that scores and tracks home-buying and home-selling mindsets by tenure category and metro market. It shows that among renter households, buying sentiment has fallen further into…
Downside Risk Signals in US Housing
By Pulsenomics | December 5, 2018 | 0
According to the Q4 2018 edition of the Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey released yesterday, U.S. home prices are projected to increase at an average 3.8 percent rate in 2019–down from an expected 4.2 percent a few months ago. (These data are based upon responses from 114 members of an expert panel managed by Pulsenomics). The…
Gap in U.S. Home Transaction Sentiment is Wider than Ever
By Pulsenomics | September 6, 2016 | 0
Financial capacity limitations–along with a dwindling inventory of affordable single-family homes–are weighing-down renters’ confidence in the housing market, and contributing to a widening gap in “home transaction sentiment.” The latest edition of The U.S. Housing Confidence Survey of 10,000 heads of household–3,762 of whom are renters–reveals a growing imbalance that warrants monitoring. As reported by…
Fewer Renters are In The Mood (to Buy a Home)
By Pulsenomics | March 23, 2016 | 0
According to the latest edition of The U.S. Housing Confidence Survey (HCS), renters continue to have positive homeownership aspirations. For example, in January, more than six in ten of the 3,741 renters surveyed across 20 of the largest U.S. cities said that they believe that owning a home provides a person more freedom than renting…
Only Four In Ten Renters Say It’s a Good Time to Buy a Home
By Pulsenomics | March 7, 2016 | 0
Pulsenomics recently completed the latest edition of The U.S. Housing Confidence Survey(HCS). This study entails compilation of 10,000 questionnaires completed by heads of household across the country, and synthesis of more than 300,000 question responses to update the biannual Zillow Housing Confidence Index (ZHCI). One of the dozens of housing-centric questions included in HCS is, “Where…
The Housing High (and Comedown?) in Denver
By Pulsenomics | September 25, 2015 | 0
Data from the July edition of the U.S. Housing Confidence Survey of 10,000 households (HCS) and the Zillow Housing Confidence Index (ZHCI) highlighted the recent smoking-hot conditions in the Denver housing market. For example, at 77.9, the Housing Market Conditions Index (a ZHCI component) for Denver was at the highest level of all cities tracked…
Lower Expectations Dent Housing Confidence
According to the vast majority of 10,000 heads of household who participated in the latest U.S. Housing Confidence Survey conducted by Pulsenomics, prevailing real estate market conditions are healthy, and in most major metropolitan areas, have continued to improve. However, expectations concerning the housing market–while still positive–have reversed course since the start of the year,…
Open House Mayhem: Will it Last?
Perhaps there are glimmers of hope for anxious would-be home buyers frustrated by the dearth of existing inventory in many real estate markets (consider this CNBC report today). The January 2015 U.S. Housing Confidence Survey (HCS)–the same survey cited in the CNBC report, and from which The Zillow Housing Confidence Index is derived–reveals that, in…
In Some Pricey Housing Markets, Selling Sentiment is High
By Pulsenomics | October 3, 2014 | 0
Latest U.S. Housing Confidence Survey: the majority of owner-occupied household heads across 20 large metro areas says that now is a good time to sell a home. However, a geographic analysis reveals significant disparities. Note: most of the cities with a below-average number of homeowners who agree that now is a good time to sell…
Most experts: U.S. recession to start before the end of 2020.
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Junketsu no Maria – 12 (Fin)
Junketsu no Maria closes with a story book ending. Maria and Joseph literally ‘live happily ever after,’ according to the narrator, all of the villains are punished and everyone who was nice along the way escapes without a scratch.
Maybe it was a little long winded and maybe it was a bit silly on the philosophy front but, over all, I found it satisfying and a thorough farewell to the cast.
To sum up: Michael and Maria have their final show down but the action doesn’t last long. Even with the witches, the old gods, and Joseph all supporting her, Michael is untouchable.
However, instead of killing team Maria, Michael psychically interviews all of the show’s side characters and ascertains that Maria is ultimately a good neighbor. Her opposition to conflict is so basic that he could even say she is part of the natural order now, which makes her out of his realm of responsibility.
However, he can’t let Ezekiel’s regular opposition go unpunished and so he banishes her from heaven… to be reborn as Maria’s child. Similarly, Le Comte eventually accepts Joseph’s love for Maria, and accepts Maria herself I guess because he’s not a totally bad bad.
Meanwhile, Bernard loses his mind and tries to start a new religion … but explodes into a pile of sand when he freaks out at Michael during their psychic interview. Gilbert is emotionally scared by all of this but, as he’s not really been a figure for evil during the story, his punishment is limited to witnessing the explosion and having to burn Bernard’s documents after the fact.
Oh and Garfa gets nothing for his greed, other than some coins and to live.
What didn’t work? Well… most of the dialog is gibberish. Not that a show of this complexity should be expected to weave a coherent philosophical explanation for itself but Maria dug its mumbo-jumbo hole pretty deep.
That said, presenting Maria’s narrative out as God accepting her as a ‘good neighbor’ was perfectly fine. It also gave a continued connection between Maria and Ann’s grandmother, and the village by extension.
Maria was a very fun show to follow. Strangely, none of the grounded, historical tech and technique made it into the final episode but that’s besides the point. The finale was all about the characters and for us to see them off — and see them off happy.
And for all the darkness those characters endured along the way, thats the best, most cathartic way to leave them.
Author oigakkosanPosted on Sat, 4 Apr 2015 Mon, 6 Apr 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, Junketsu no Maria, Winter 2015Tags artemis, マリア, comedy, 純潔のマリア, ecchi, fantasy, Hisako Kanemoto, historical, Junketsu no Maria, Junketsu no Maria: Sorcière de gré, magic, Maria the Virgin Witch, Priapos, pucelle de force, seinen
2 thoughts on “Junketsu no Maria – 12 (Fin)”
Sun, 5 Apr 2015 at 01:09
Brother Bernard’s ravings in fact predate some 18th Century Protestant thinkers by about three hundred years. No wonder the Arch Angel Michael turned him to ash :)
flamerounin says:
This is one of the only two finales that really satisfied me this season (the other one being, surprisingly, Cross Ange). I really like how the final scenes implied that Maria is, in fact, already pregnant with Ezekiel by the time she and Joseph returned to the village. And there is actually an interesting debate on this part, whether Maria conceived Ezekiel naturally (ergo, she did “it” with Joseph, or is it a case of immaculate conception?
The only real gripe that I have for the series is that it feels like this should have been a 24-episode series instead. The last 3 episodes feel a bit too abrupt and a lot of plot points never get expounded upon, making them sort of “just happened”. To list a few.
1. Maria and Joseph falling for each other feels a bit sudden. I really want to see more of how their relationship developed.
2. How Bernard got in touch with Edwina’s familiar in the first place was never explained. It was hinted that Gilbert personally knew her, but we never get to see anything beyond that.
3. Why Edwina was very secluded was never explained, as is why she decided to he4lp Maria.
4. The position of the biblical God in this ‘verse was also never clarified: is he the omnipotent one, or is he just one of the many gods that vie for control of this world (seeing that Cernunnos is also considered a god).
5. Guillaume swings a bit too fast from greedy count to caring father figure to Joseph in the last episode.
Also, Bernard’s death kinda feels a bit apologetic. He was hinted to be something of a Martin Luther-esque figure (albeit with a few screws loose), but his demise sort of reaffirms the church’s hold on the people and preserves the status quo.
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Category: Hanamonogatari
Hanamonogatari – 05 (Fin)
A revitalized Suruga returns home from her awesome mini-road trip with Araragi to find she has a package: a mummified monkey head, with a note from Kaiki telling her to do with it what she will. Armed thus with the Pièce de résistance of the devil, she returns to the gymnasium to find Rouka there. Both she and I now see her in a different light, now that we know she’s a ghost.
Even so, Suruga challenges that ghost to another one-on-one match, this time consisting of just one play. If Rouka prevents Suruga from making a basket, she wins, and can have the head. If Suruga makes the basket, Rouka loses, and has to give up being a collector of misfortune and a gatherer of the devil. If Rouka refuses the challenge, Suruga will destroy the head, essentially ending Rouka’s quest anyway.
Admitting it’s not much of a choice, Rouka accepts, warning she won’t hold back this time, though we know at this point Suruga has a plan to defeat her. Rouka doesn’t quite comprehend what Suruga aims to get out of this, but it’s clear to us: she wants to save her friend from becoming the devil. It’s also apparent to Suruga that Rouka doesn’t know she died and became a misfortune-collecting apparition/oddity. This delves into a common but poignant phenomenon in fiction where the dead don’t know they’re dead and keep living their lives as if they weren’t.
I loved how the gym was dark and the court markings were backlit as Suruga brought forth the challenge, lending a very “final boss” atmosphere to the setting. When Rouka goes to the locker room for some shoes, the gym enters “Showtime Mode”, with the grandstands extending, the retractable roof opening to reveal the azure sky (Naoetsu is one swanky high school!), and a few inches of water flooding the court – perhaps a reference to Rouka’s “swampy defense” but also a metaphor for cleansing and renewal.
The thrilling, intricately built-up duel between the two is over almost as soon as it starts. Suruga rushes ahead as usual, but then does something Rouka could never have predicted: she passes the ball to her, quickly stealing it back before she has full possession. In the moment of confusion she created, Suruga elevates and dunks over Rouka’s rushed block attempt. The two end up laughing in a heap on the (now dry) floor, with Suruga now on top of Rouka (the opposite of their last such encounter). Here, Suruga realizes how cute Rouka is, and considers kissing her.
Rouka, in accepting defeat, voices her surprise, and ultimately, is grateful that Suruga passed to her, considering how rarely anyone on her team passed to her due to her choice to focus on defense, a choice not made due to lack of talent or skill, but to appease those less talented, just as she sought misfortune from those as unfortunate (or more) than her. Rouka also tells Suruga to stop drifting and get back on the active roster as soon as she can. With that, she vanishes into the aether while Suruga is crafting a comeback with her back turned, leaving behind the mummified monkey parts she had collected.
Before the duel, Rouka and Suruga agreed on one thing: that it’s better to regret the lack of action than to regret what you’ve done. But Suruga tells her it’s better still to do something and not regret it. If there’s an overarching moral to be had from this story, that’s as good as any. Whatever else Kanbaru Suruga has been, she’s been a doer; on the offense. Sometimes, Suruga’s actions are reckless and/or lead to regrets, like wishing to the monkey paw, for instance. But her most recent actions freed Rouka from her torment. In a dream, she and her mother converse more as equals, as Suruga puts forth her own opinions rather than simply absorb those of others.
Suruga wakes up from that dream to find Araragi in her room. As she sleeps in the nude, she’s taken aback for a moment, but Araragi isn’t there for “that”, but to help her clean her room, something she requested during the road trip. She also has him cut her hair, as she plans to return to basketball. Between the yellow bug, not being turned on by Suruga, and hairdressing, one might wonder if the producers are trying to say something about Araragi, but these are merely cosmetic characteristics that happen to match a certain stereotype, but aren’t meant to be read too much into, so I won’t. One thing’s for sure, though: the dude is good at setting up dominoes!
As he shears off her flowing purple locks, returning her to the way she looked when we first met her in Bakemonogatari (a rare aesthetic rewind) he offers some closing words of solace to Suruga (It’s also worth mentioning that Suruga’s other idol, Senjougahara, also sports a short hairstyle when last we saw her). He tells her not to worry about what she did and whether it was right or wrong…because it was neither: It was just adolescence.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Categories Anime Reviews, Hanamonogatari, Summer 2014Tags apparition, araragi koyomi, basketball, collector, devil arm, devil lord, devil parts, dominoes, duel, ghost, gym, haircut, kanbaru suruga, misfortune, monkey head, monkey paw, nemesis, nude, numachi rouka, old friend, one-on-one, sawashiro miyuki, suicide, suruga devil
Hanamonogatari – 04
Because Suruga insists, Rouka tells her the full story: how she met Kaiki, who told her about apparitions, and how she acquired her first piece of the devil: her left leg. It once belonged to another girl named Rouka; a high-schooler who her older boyfriend had knocked up, and whose family wanted her to abort it. With this devil’s leg, Rouka-2 almost beat her mother to death, mirroring what happened to Suruga with her arm.
The day after hugging Rouka-2 and saying she’d take the problem from her, the devil leg had replaced her crippled old one. Rouka has since replaced almost a third of her body with devil parts, and plans to “collect them all” so she can take control of the devil altogether, even though doing so will mean losing all of her body, head to toe. With that heartrendingly bleak goal announced, Rouka says farewell to Suruga, asking her to go out and “do all the human things” she can no longer do.
That night, Suruga gets a call from Karen who informs her that Rouka committed suicide three years ago, presumably from a combination of her broken leg and her “bad” family situation. Now we’ve reached nadir of Suruga’s arc: she’s been talking with a ghost all this time. Shaken and never more uncertain, Suruga simply goes out and runs. She runs and runs across landscapes until collapsing in an intersection; a crossroads (subtle!). Then a car pulls up and honks at her, and holy shit, it’s Araragi!
Like Kaiki, Araragi’s appearance couldn’t have been timed better, or be any more awesome. He now has long hair, a resplendent yellow VW New Beetle Suruga can’t help but hilariously gripe about (“What’s with this round car?”), a Shinobu keychain, and a little more life experience behind his belt. But Suruga gradually realizes once they talk that it’s the same old Araragi she’s leaned on, looked up to and missed so dearly. If anyone can help give her the guidance she needs at this point in her story, it’s him. A gorgeous, art-filmy all-night “road-trip” segment ensues.
Also like Kaiki, Araragi isn’t interested in steering Suruga in a particular direction or in doing her own legwork for her, but he’s much nicer and more caring about it. He helps her realize she’s fee to obey the opinions of Rouka, Kaiki, of her mother if she wants, but she’s just as able to fight those opinions if she’s not convinced. Rather than go along with what those voices have said or done, she decides to strike out on her own path. Araragi asks if she needs any more help, and she says no, which pleases him. Suruga’s back, and she’s going on offense.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Categories Anime Reviews, Hanamonogatari, Summer 2014Tags araragi koyomi, collector, devil arm, devil lord, devil parts, ghost, gym, kaiki deishu, kanbaru suruga, misfortune, monkey paw, monogatari, monologue, nemesis, numachi rouka, old friend, one-on-one, sawashiro miyuki, suicide, suruga devil, vw beetle1 Comment on Hanamonogatari – 04
So, Rouka isn’t just gathering the misfortune of others, but also gathered Suruga’s devilish left arm, and shows it to her in Suruga’s classroom. Then she invites Suruga to join her for some one-on-one basketball, and whatever the extent of her career-ending leg injury, it certainly doesn’t seem to affect her anymore, as she puts up more than a fight against Suruga (who is herself understandably rusty).
Suruga is still troubled by Rouka’s present existence, and wants to know what she’s been up to these last three years. After she agrees to tell her own story of how she came upon the monkey paw (which is skipped over, since that’s mostly covered in Bakemonogatari), Suruga fights back Rouka’s amorous advances and insists she tell her the story of how she became the Devil Lord. Rouka was always someone who learned to hide the full extent of her talents to avoid being hated by her less talented peers, which is how she became a defensive specialist.
But once she was injured, people only ever looked down on her, even though she was doing the same to them. She remarks that when she was hospitalized for her leg, she wanted to talk to those as unfortunate and pitiable (if not more) than she was, so she could tell them she understood exactly how they felt (the truth) and that she’d solve it all (a lie), sending them on their way. When her first “client” returned, her problems were indeed gone (though ostensibly more as a result of time), and Rouka’s Collection of Misfortune began from there.
The basketball match is brief but adds a welcome touch of action to what is essentially another long monologue with occasional commentary by Suruga, but that doesn’t mean the setting of that conversation is any less visually interesting. I especially dig the very upscale gymnasium with way more markings than it needs, and the court of is made up of the kind of wood you’d find in the Kia K900. Rouka’s appeal to Suruga’s bisexuality is also good continuity. But the fact remains, Rouka has only told half of her story. The other half centers on how she started gathering parts of the devil – a story she warns doesn’t have a happy ending.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Categories Anime Reviews, Hanamonogatari, Summer 2014Tags araragi koyomi, basketball, collector, devil arm, devil lord, gym, kaiki deishu, kanbaru suruga, misfortune, monkey paw, monogatari, monologue, nemesis, numachi rouka, one-on-one, sawashiro miyuki, suruga devil
This act begins with unbridled elation, as Suruga almost revels in the fact her regular human arm is back. She goes for a giddy run on a beautiful day, and the very air she breathes seems to smell better. But the new arm totally throws off the balance she had achieved with the hairy one, which tempers the elation somewhat. She’s initially happy by the fact the arm is gone, but now she’s troubled by how it might’ve happened.
Suruga may not be the most classically bright of the Monogatari cast, but even she’s able to connect the dots between her arm and her encounter with Rouka. But her sources say the Devil Lord has ceased operations and disappeared, so Suruga heads to the train station to search for her out of town. There, she comes afoul of a wan but impeccably dressed and magnificently bearded Kaiki Deishuu. And as I for one am aware, adding Kaiki to the mix always makes things better.
There’s a dark, predatory air to Kaiki early on as he chases Suruga throughout the station and outside into the streets. This reinforces all of the bad things her senpais have said about the man. They told her to run if she ever encountered him, and she does, not having any other information to work with. That changes when Kaiki, grabbing her by the scruff of her shirt like a helpless kitten, cordially offers to treat her to a cup of tea.
That tea turns into an all-out sumptuous korean bbq feast. Who among those who include meat in their diet wouldn’t be elated at being in her shoes here? As Kaiki grills the succulent cuts of meat and organs and serves her, Kanbaru’s opinion on him becomes muddled. Moreso, when he states his business with her, it reveals a humanity she’d heretofore thought impossible for her senpais’ nemesis: Kaiki loved and admired Suruga’s biological mother, and promised to look after her daughter.
To that end he gives her his card and tells her to contact him if she’s ever in a pinch, even though he admits its probably if she doesn’t. He also tells her to expect a “collector” to come and take her mummified monkey paw. That merges this present encounter with Rouka’s, leading Suruga to ask the simple question that wason all our minds form the start: how Kaiki knew Suruga would be at the station. He says the collector told him…a girl named Numachi Rouka.
That’s not an unexpected twist, considering we certainly weren’t done with Rouka in this series, but still nicely staged. The atmosphere of the elaborate yet intimate korean bbq (contrasting with the huge open space where Suruga met Rouka), and the vaguely paternal way in which Kaiki seems to be upholding his promise to Suruga’s mom again shows us his softer side. But he isn’t about to tell Suruga everything. It’s up to her to investigate further.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Categories Anime Reviews, Hanamonogatari, Summer 2014Tags araragi koyomi, collector, con artist, devil arm, devil lord, kaiki deishu, kanbaru suruga, korean bbq, misfortune, monkey paw, monogatari, nemesis, numachi rouka, sawashiro miyuki, suruga devil, train station
Hanamonogatari was released all at once and as such can be enjoyed as a single movie-length feature, but we decided to split our review into its five distinct acts. -Ed.
Of all the interesting characters in Monogatari, one of my favorites has always been Kanbaru Suruga. For one thing, in such a talky series her seiyu Sawashiro Miyuki gets plenty to say. But her character has been underutilized as late, only appearing in cameos in the last few shows since the Bakemonogatari arc. Hanamonogatari corrects that with one fell swoop. This is her show.
Interestingly, she herself seems a bit nervous about this fact. Chronologically, the events of this arc are the latest we’ve seen yet. All those who have been high schoolers knows the sense of loneliness that can come when your upperclassmen—your senpai—graduate and move on to other things. Kanbaru is particularly lonely and drifting, since she’ll later admit she largely defined her character through Araragi and Senjougahara, to senpai she loved dearly.
Having done awful things in a trance before as a result of her “devil arm” affliction, when Suruga hears rumors at school about a mysterious person who “solves problems”, she almost immediately suspects she could be this Devil Lord, especially since she’s been having strange dreams in which her mother lectures her on numerous philosophical points.
Suruga finds this Devil Lord (thanks to Karen), and is surprised to find it’s her old basketball rival, Numachi Rouka (voiced by Asumi Kana in her Monogatari debut). The site of their meetingis pretty damn dreamlike too; a vast, salt flat-like space populated by stairs that go nowhere, various construction vehicles that change position and pattern, and not much else. Rouka had to retire from basketball after a leg injury in junior high, and now she’s…hangin’ around, answering requests for help.
Rouka makes her case to her old nemesis (Rouka played “swamping” defense while Suruga was an offensive ace): she doesn’t actually meddle in the lives of those who request her help. She merely listens, then agrees to take away all their worries and misfortunes. This practice leads to a high “success rate” that increases with time, since in the end, Rouka believes it’s time that solves most of her clients’ problems. Still, she makes it a point to collect the letters and recordings of misfortune, and that collection has become vast.
Suruga can’t really endorse what Rouka is doing, but she can’t really condemn it, either. Rouka gropes her breast for an uncomfortable amount of time, but Suruga ultimately decides to do nothing and goes home, doubtless relieved someone else is the Devil Lord. Then, the next morning, Suruga wakes up as she always does (in the nude in her vast room furnished by a bed and mountains of books), and finally finds her nail clipper, only to realize her devil arm is gone.
It would seem Rouka was being a lot more literal when she said she would “take away other’s misfortune.” Suruga’s arm has definitely been that, as she nearly beat someone to death with it once (not just someone; Araragi) and it keeps her from playing basketball. A suddenly normal-armed Suruga is definitely an intriguing hook to lure us back into the Monogatari universe. It’s as talky and philosophical as ever, but also just as pretty with its whimsical environments an detailed close-ups.
Author sesameacrylicPosted on Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Categories Anime Reviews, Hanamonogatari, Summer 2014Tags araragi koyomi, asumi kana, basketball, devil arm, devil lord, kanbaru suruga, misfortune, monkey paw, monogatari, numachi rouka, sawashiro miyuki, suruga devil1 Comment on Hanamonogatari – 01
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Tag: courtroom drama
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files – 11 – Going Once, Going Twice…
With its insistence on crafting the most intricate Swiss watch of a final mystery for Lord El-Melloi II to step in and steadily unravel, Case Files fell victim to its own self-indulgence this week, delivering what another possible owner of Kairi’s big rig truck would call “all hat and no cattle”.
That is to say, this episode is nothing but setup for a final reveal that seems to implicate Caules after El-Melloi reveals both the elements of the case Adashino had omitted so her deduction would stand up; the beginning of the presentation of El-Melloi’s conclusions, without following through.
In a show that has featured no small amount of pleasing spectacles, the whole damn point of the train, the Mystic Eyes auction, carries with it all the urgency and excitement of a rapidly deflating balloon. The auction room is nothing but an ornate but stodgy courtroom, where the bidding is arbitrarily paused not once but twice: once so El-Melloi can secure funding from Melvin; another so El-Melloi can state his case.
The murders in the past, as well as that of Trisha, were committed so the mastermind could collect the Mystic Eyes of the victims and use them at will. El-Melloi states that only one person could do everything the mastermind did and possess the all-important motive.
The credits roll just as Adashino moves to restrain Caules and the eyes in Trisha’s severed head, but there’s simply no time to revel in that revelation. After all, aside from caring for the injured El-Melloi, Caules hasn’t had much to do, and has been rather innocuously hiding in plain sight.
I’m glad El-Melloi knows who the culprit is, but this episode just confirmed that it wasn’t Karabo; it didn’t explain why it is Caules (if that’s who it ends up being). Thus the episode ends in an unsatisfying ellipsis, as the full measure of Lord El-Melloi’s conclusions will have to wait until next week.
Author braveradePosted on Sun, 15 Sep 2019 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 Categories Anime Reviews, Lord El-Melloi II Case Files, Summer 2019Tags adashino hishiri, auction, caules, courtroom drama, detective, Gray, hephaestion, karabo frampton, kayneth el-melloi archibald, lord el-malloi ii, luviagelita edelfelt, melvin weins, mystery, mystic eyes, olga-marie animusphere, rail zeppelin, shishigou kairi, suspect, table setting, train, trisha2 Comments on Lord El-Melloi II Case Files – 11 – Going Once, Going Twice…
Classroom of the Elite – 05
Ayanokouji is a very well-studied observer of human behavior. He doubtless knows every one of the quotes that provide the titles for each episode; this one being “Hell is other people”, from Sartre’s “No Exit”.
Ayano observes that other people are indeed hell for his potential star witness Sakura Airi: he notices that while Kushida is able to easily invade people’s personal space, Sakura resists her, nullifying whatever power Kushida has over the vast majority of people.
(Naturally, Horitika is also immune to her charms, while Ayano knows her true identity, so throw in Sakura and Kushida is far from invincible.)
Luck is on Ayano’s side, however, as a trip to the electronics store with Sakura and Kushida ends up providing him the opportunity to show Sakura that not all other people are Hell; or at least that she can trust him.
Because Ayano is simply being Ayano (at least the one we know) and nothing else, Sakura’s intuition doesn’t see deception, while her reticence around Kushida suggests it does detect hers.
All of this is to say that Sakura takes Ayano’s advice to “do what she wants” and agrees to testify in the Sudo case; it shows that despite her (quite sensible) hiding of her secret—a sexy modelling side-gig—Sakura has a strong sense of justice, like Ayano, and her gut is telling her to listen to it, even if it means going through Hell (i.e., other people).
COURTROOM of the Elite takes over in short order, and has all the makings of a show trial, with the Class C victims and their partially self-inflicted injuries given all the benefit of the doubt because, well, Sudo doesn’t have a scratch on him, and is a short-tempered asshole to boot.
If a summary “guilty” verdict is to be avoided, someone has to come to Sudo’s defense. But because Horikita’s brother the President (her kryptonite) is attending the trial, she freezes, completely losing all composure and confidence, and Ayano has to pinch her in her side in order to restore her to coherence.
It works, and she immediately begins the work of wearing down the credibility of three guys who weren’t looking for a fight all ending up injured. When they simply rebut with the correct assertion that Sudo often defies common sense, she whips out her Sakura Card.
We’ve only just met Sakura Airi, and yet there I was, so proud of her, and hopeful that I’d be as strong and brave in the situation in which she chose to be, exposing her revealing photos in order to establish why she was using her camera, before providing another photo of the fight itself, proving she was there…but not proving who instigated the fight.
Sakura Airi’s boss witnessing got Team Sudo past Level 1, but it doesn’t look like she’ll play a further role in helping to ease the burden of proof where who started it is concerned. But her good work also gave the defense a way out: Class C’s homeroom teacher offers a compromise, which is really more of a plea-out: only a two-week suspension for Sudo and one-week for his students.
But that plea requires that Sudo plead guilty, and we’re at least operating under the assumption that as awful and destructive as he is, he didn’t start the fight. So the offer is rejected. Instead, Horikita doesn’t hold back in her harsh and completely accurate assessment of Sudo’s attitude problems, and posits that Class C aimed to exploit those problems by setting him up.
Her brother, perhaps more impressed than he’d admit by his sister’s performance thus far (after a shaky start he probably thought was par for the course), will allow another day’s time for each party to prove their innocence or the other party’s guilt. He then raises the stakes, as one does in courtroom dramas: if they fail, expulsion is on the table.
This was a dense, thrilling outing of Elite Classroom that made me an immediate fan of Sakura, and a continued fan of Ayanokouji, Kushida, and Horikita. That Sakura won Sudo’s defense team more time makes me confident that they’ll find a way to clear his name and show up Horikita’s brother.
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Autophagy and apoptosis dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders
Saeid Ghavami, Shahla Shojaei, Behzad Yeganeh, Sudharsana R Ande, Jaganmohan R Jangamreddy, Maryam Mehrpour, Jonas Christoffersson, Wiem Chaabane, Adel Rezaei Moghadam, Hessam H Kashani, Mohammad Hashemi, Ali A Owji, Marek J Łos
Progress in Neurobiology 2014, 112: 24-49
Autophagy and apoptosis are basic physiologic processes contributing to the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Autophagy encompasses pathways that target long-lived cytosolic proteins and damaged organelles. It involves a sequential set of events including double membrane formation, elongation, vesicle maturation and finally delivery of the targeted materials to the lysosome. Apoptotic cell death is best described through its morphology. It is characterized by cell rounding, membrane blebbing, cytoskeletal collapse, cytoplasmic condensation, and fragmentation, nuclear pyknosis, chromatin condensation/fragmentation, and formation of membrane-enveloped apoptotic bodies, that are rapidly phagocytosed by macrophages or neighboring cells. Neurodegenerative disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent, especially in the Western societies, with larger percentage of members living to an older age. They have to be seen not only as a health problem, but since they are care-intensive, they also carry a significant economic burden. Deregulation of autophagy plays a pivotal role in the etiology and/or progress of many of these diseases. Herein, we briefly review the latest findings that indicate the involvement of autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases. We provide a brief introduction to autophagy and apoptosis pathways focusing on the role of mitochondria and lysosomes. We then briefly highlight pathophysiology of common neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's diseases, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Then, we describe functions of autophagy and apoptosis in brain homeostasis, especially in the context of the aforementioned disorders. Finally, we discuss different ways that autophagy and apoptosis modulation may be employed for therapeutic intervention during the maintenance of neurodegenerative disorders.
Impaired autophagy and APP processing in Alzheimer's disease: The potential role of Beclin 1 interactome. Antero Salminen, Kai Kaarniranta, Anu Kauppinen, Johanna Ojala, Annakaisa Haapasalo, Hilkka Soininen, Mikko Hiltunen Progress in Neurobiology 2013, 106-107: 33-54
Roles of long noncoding RNAs in brain development, functional diversification and neurodegenerative diseases. Ping Wu, Xialin Zuo, Houliang Deng, Xiaoxia Liu, Li Liu, Aimin Ji Brain Research Bulletin 2013, 97: 69-80
Cellular metabolic and autophagic pathways: traffic control by redox signaling. Matthew Dodson, Victor Darley-Usmar, Jianhua Zhang Free Radical Biology & Medicine 2013, 63: 207-21
Activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response by the amyloid-beta 1-40 peptide in brain endothelial cells. Ana Catarina R G Fonseca, Elisabete Ferreiro, Catarina R Oliveira, Sandra M Cardoso, Cláudia F Pereira Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 2013, 1832 (12): 2191-203
Mitochondria, metabolic disturbances, oxidative stress and the kynurenine system, with focus on neurodegenerative disorders. Katalin Sas, Hermina Robotka, József Toldi, László Vécsei Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2007 June 15, 257 (1-2): 221-39
Mitochondrial diseases of the brain. Rajnish K Chaturvedi, M Flint Beal Free Radical Biology & Medicine 2013, 63: 1-29
Impairment of autophagy: from hereditary disorder to drug intoxication. Toshihiko Aki, Takeshi Funakoshi, Kana Unuma, Koichi Uemura Toxicology 2013 September 15, 311 (3): 205-15
Crosstalk between apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy. Vassiliki Nikoletopoulou, Maria Markaki, Konstantinos Palikaras, Nektarios Tavernarakis Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 2013, 1833 (12): 3448-3459
Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in brain ischemia: friend or foe? Margarida V Caldeira, Ivan L Salazar, Michele Curcio, Lorella M T Canzoniero, Carlos B Duarte Progress in Neurobiology 2014, 112: 50-69
Reprint of: revisiting oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease-resemblance to the effect of amphetamine drugs of abuse. Rita Perfeito, Teresa Cunha-Oliveira, Ana Cristina Rego Free Radical Biology & Medicine 2013, 62: 186-201
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Pension Reform Handbook: A Starter Guide for Reformers
How policymakers can implement fiscally sustainable pension reforms that are fair to both taxpayers and government workers
By Lance Christensen and Adrian Moore
Depending on what assumptions you use, current state and local government workers will earn between $4 trillion and $8 trillion in retirement benefits by the time they retire. But jurisdictions across the nation-from small special districts to large state governments-face a serious problem: in some cases, pension systems have only a fraction of the assets they need to meet their obligations. The existence of massive unfunded liabilities undermines the soundness of pension plans and threatens the fiscal stability of governments.
In almost every case, dealing with these serious problems is guaranteed to be a complex and politically contentious process. But the good news is that a number of jurisdictions have paved the way for substantive reform, and several state and local governments now stand as models from which others can learn.
This handbook aims to capture the experience of policymakers in those jurisdictions and bring together the best practices that have emerged from their reform efforts, as well as the important lessons learned. By presenting these alongside the general principles and approaches that work to reform public policy, this handbook represents a “what you need to know” starter guide for anyone planning to reform their jurisdiction’s pension system.
The handbook begins by outlining the causes of pension problems, before taking the reader through seven pension reform case studies. It offers guidance to policymakers seeking to research their jurisdiction’s pension problem, lays out the general principles of reform, and then examines in detail what it takes to build a successful reform effort from the ground up.
Whether policymakers are looking to create coalitions, engage officials and labor unions, or build the case for reform and take it to the general public, this handbook contains the tools they need to make their efforts a success.
Reason Foundation’s Pension Reform Handbook forms part of a wider effort to advance pension reform across the United States, and to assist policymakers in implementing necessary changes to state and local public employee pension systems. The goal of this project is to introduce fiscally sustainable retirement plans that are fair to both government employees and taxpayers, and that end the practice of passing unfunded liabilities on to future generations.
Policymakers interested in partnering with Reason Foundation should contact Lance Christensen, Reason Foundation’s director of pension reform, at lance.christensen@reason.org.
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Miralem Pjanic admits Juventus need to improve their Champions League form as he suggested Atletico Madrid have a “similar philosophy” to the Serie A side.
The first leg of the Round of 16 is at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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Consumers increasingly see pickups as overpriced and underbuilt
Published: Tuesday, April 09, 2019
Pickups are overpriced and are sliding on quality, some consumers say. That’s what the 2019 Truck Sentiment Survey found among pickup owner respondents.
And of those who switched out of a pickup, more than a third bought sedans, even as automakers cease production of many traditional cars, according to the survey by CarGurus.
Separately, a different survey found Chevrolet to be the most popular brand among people younger than 36.
Switching to sedans
The pickup sentiment survey results buck recent industry trends that consumers prefer SUVs, crossovers and pickups as sedan sales decline.
“With pickup truck prices on the rise, many owners are reconsidering their current brand, or in some cases whether they will repurchase a pickup at all,” said Madison Gross, director of consumer insights at CarGurus.
With the average transaction price for a new full-size truck near $50,000, the expense of buying and maintaining a pickup are pushing some pickup owners into other vehicles. The survey found that only about 15 percent of current pickup owners say the vehicles are a good value.
CarGurus, an online automotive marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of new and used cars, surveyed 1,067 current and former pickup owners last month, the split being about 50/50. Among the current owners, 195 own a Ford pickup, 154 own a Chevrolet pickup, 106 own a Toyota and 101 own a Ram.
The survey found that 68 percent of pickup owners said their vehicles were overpriced. Forty-eight percent said the trucks aren’t made as well as they used to be and 17 percent said they probably will not buy another pickup.
Among the former pickup owners who switched to another type of vehicle, 37 percent now own a traditional SUV or crossover and 35 percent now own a sedan, the survey said.
“What an interesting finding in that study,” Gross said. “What we see as the top reasons people are switching categories is that trucks have poor fuel efficiency and they’re high cost. Switching into a large SUV might not make as much sense as a sedan.”
Nearly half of current pickup owners, 47 percent, cited “gas mileage” as a reason for considering another brand of pickup, up from 38 percent in the year-ago study. Nearly 42 percent of former pickup owners said fuel efficiency was a top reason for abandoning pickups for a different vehicle.
“It speaks to gas mileage and fuel efficiency being top of mind to car buyers overall right now,” said Gross.
In fact, pickup owners worried about costs are most likely to switch to a sedan, with half of former owners naming price or gas mileage as their reasons for no longer owning a pickup, the survey said.
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Pickup owners are also growing less loyal to brands, the survey said.
About 70 percent of pickup owners said they would switch brands if their preferred brand raised prices by $10,000. In the same survey last year, that figure was 64 percent.
Of the 70 percent who would switch brands with a $10,000 price increase, half would switch with a $5,000 increase.
“Year-over-year, there wasn’t much of a change at the $5,000 threshold, but at $10,000 it got really interesting,” said Gross. “We’ve seen truck makers widen the audience they’re seeking for the truck. In the past it was mostly for a working or commercial buyer. Now people drive it in daily life. So the change in loyalty to a brand also is impacted by that.”
Of the cost considerations likely to drive a person to switch brands, 54 percent cited vehicle price and 47 percent said gas mileage, the survey said.
Toyota pickup owners who intend to buy another pickup are among the most loyal to their brand, with 40 percent saying they would not buy another brand pickup.
By comparison, only 27 percent of Ford pickup owners, a quarter of Chevrolet owners and 27 percent of Ram owners in the market for another pickup said they would stay loyal to their brand.
Gross said Ford and Chevrolet have more full-size and heavy-duty owners and Toyota more midsize pickup owners, but class size doesn't impact brand loyalty. The percent who would not consider any other brands for next pickup truck purchase breaks down to 29 percent of full-size pickup owners and 27 percent of midsize owners.
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In January, IHS Markit said GM earned the highest customer loyalty among all automakers selling in the United States for the fourth year in a row.
Chevrolet pickup owners are also more likely to consider a pickup’s “brand reputation” as a reason to buy another brand, Gross said. And Chevrolet owners are more likely to use their pickup for work purposes, so reputation is the second most important factor for these owners behind price, she said.
But Chevrolet pickup owners are 1.3 times more likely to say trucks are not as well made as they used to be compared with owners of other brands, said Gross.
Yet in the 2019 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, Chevrolet came in fourth among 31 brands for vehicle dependability. The annual J.D. Power study gauges dependability of 3-year-old vehicles over the last 12 months, meaning this year’s survey assessed the 2016 model year. Likewise, the heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado was named the most dependable pickup in the “large heavy-duty pickup” category in the J.D. Power study.
Separately, millennial and Gen Z car shoppers said Chevrolet is the brand they most identify with, according to a study released Monday by Autolist.com.
Autolist polled 1,750 current car shoppers and asked them which brand they believed was most relevant to their age group, which brand they would buy today and which brand they currently owned. Chevrolet was the top answer to all three questions among people younger than 36.
"Chevy is doing a great job of trading on its reputation as a no-nonsense, affordable brand while at the same time adding to its vehicles the stuff younger buyers covet," said Chase Disher, analyst at Autolist.com. "This includes things like WiFi hotspots, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, wireless phone charging and an intuitive infotainment system."
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Ownership Of Land Is Viewed Through The Lens Of Amnesia
This fails to address the continued legacies of the past while re-centring settlerhood as the lens to view the present.
Race, Place and Land Reform
Appearing in headlines across the globe have been calls for the Australian government to rescue downtrodden white South African farmers fleeing an imagined genocide by fast-tracking visa processes. As I have alluded to previously, race continues to reassert itself in shaping our political prioritisation as well as popular discussion.
The perceived dislocation of white comfort from the centre of society is framed by reactionaries in fatalistic terms while little is discussed popularly of systemic violence against communities of colour. Michael Bueckert correctly frames the deployment of white-genocide mythologies by reactionaries elsewhere as reflective not of realities in South Africa but racist anxieties in the face of migration domestically.
The dissemination of this hysteria has only been encouraged following the announcement that attempts will be made to create a constitutional provision enabling expropriation of land without compensation. The aim is to correct historical dispossession. This has fostered a white reaction of feeling placelessor lacking an economic or cultural space to occupy if such restitutions were to be implemented.
Coming to the forefront now are the fault lines of Rainbowism, chiefly that the concept created a situation in which "...the symbolic nation may 'belong' to all, but its land does not." Land reform and other forms of equity-building are necessary to combat extraordinary rates of inequity. Amid continued inequity, racial anxieties and resulting myths take to the forefront while the violence of poverty is sidelined and normalised.
Little attention has been paid to Lumko Mkhethwa, a five-year-old who lost her life after falling into a pit latrine toilet just years after the tragic and entirely preventable death of Michael Komape, who faced the same fate. This is an opportunity for South Africa to reassert itself as a moral leader if a new understanding of inclusion is crafted and the recognition of all life as valuable instilled.
Reactions to the recent calls for appropriation without compensation often invoke selective understandings of land rights, as property rights for the properties are emphasised while the right to property is minimised; those with the least recourse, such as evicted rural women or farm workers, receive little international attention. Accordingly, claims or ownership of land is viewed through the lens of amnesia. Present arrangements are conceived of as just and not to be touched; the past is just that, past, and we ought to move forward.
This fails to address the continued legacies of the past while recentring settlerhood as the lens through which to view the present. Unfortunately, this story is transnational. In my country of birth, Canada, amnesias persist in our treating of stolen land as unceded territory.
Understandably, dispossession and the rendering of it invisible or undeserving of reparation is incredibly painful for those directly confronted by its continued legacies. Niigaan Sinclair highlights the pain and frustration of reconciliation without extensive land reform or reparations as well as the depth of settler apologetics:
"He says sorry for everything. That he regrets things have turned out this way. That he hopes your people and his people can reconcile. That a new relationship is possible.
You ask for your home back. To share at the very least.
'I'm not that sorry,' he says, walking away."
Implementation and Compromise
Steven Friedman correctly argues that the salience and polarisation surrounding the land debate is less about the Constitution and more about defining and realising dignity and equality one generation into democracy. Friedman shares the concern that elites will come together to craft a compromise that alleviates immediate political pressure but ultimately fails to address historic inequity.
In this vein, mechanisms ought to be created to prevent schemes that formally recognise reparative land distribution while ignoring the spirit of equity. For instance, oversight must be applied to ensure the beneficiaries of redistributed land hold it not simply in name and practice, that those who might attempt to coerce or bribe beneficiaries into serving as owner in name only be held accountable.
If the result of current calls for land reform is a compromise negotiated by and for elites, one must ask to what extent the most excluded, such as farmworkers, are able to shape and benefit from whatever procedures emerge.
Another potential issue may be the emergence of speculation and consolidation. In a context of polarisation with the prospect for expedited white flight, the issue of artificially decreased farm prices and consolidation emerges. The present would be an ideal time for elite opportunists to capitalise on instability in the pursuit of further enrichment.
An Opportunity for Redefinition
As land reform (and the fault lines of Rainbowism) continues to dominate national dialogue (while its worst elements filter internationally), now is an ideal time for South Africa to re-emerge as a global leader. Inequity and injustice, though more acute in some places, know no boundaries. Beginning by consulting the most excluded, larger issues of fairness, belonging and dignity may be redefined.
This requires the mobilisation of legitimate grievances against inequity and corruption towards a cultural and social innovation that in recognising the common value of all life places the last, first.
This demands exhaustive creative multitasking, an ability to both recognise the persistence of race in organising present economic, representational and moral inequities while beginning to imagine a world beyond race.
*Please note this piece first appeared in Huffington Post South Africa
Imagined Displacement vs Real Displacement
The logic of white supremacy is in full view in Australia as failures to recognise or take reparative action towards founding genocide persists, the human rights of Manus Island detainees have been denied, while demands are made to resettle those fleeing a mythical white genocide.
The identification with white genocide by settler communities is correctly framed by Michael Bueckert as less about the context in South Africa and more about domestic anxieties. As countries in the Global North struggle to craft genuinely inclusive societies amid continued migration from the Global South, these anxieties mirror sentiments from white South Africa. Privately, an observer chalked up apartheid amnesia, nostalgia and the like as being rooted in a concern around instability, and the recognition that the future of South Africa both will and ought to be black.
Though indefensible, such anxieties and nostalgia reflect a lack of imagination, leadership, and most importantly empathy. Similarly, European, Australian and North American xenophobic reactions reflect a fear of de-centring, of no longer occupying a core or exceptional position. Lacking popular leadership with the capacity to tap into the visceral nature of these fears, we find ourselves with large segments of our societies accepting and acting upon demonstrably false truths; white genocide is mythical (and those who peddle it are reprehensible) though the fear of being shifted to the political, intellectual, moral or representational periphery feels true for its adherents.
Just as indigenous peoples have been conceived of as removableproblems, Australia continues to deny the human rights of the denizens of Manus Island while the European Union persists with its outsourcingof migrants; out of sight, out of mind. In this way, as Bueckert correctly highlighted, the ostensible plight of white farmers in South Africa is less about tangible realities and more about conceiving of black and brown people as swarming their land.
Notions of sharing are absent as any step towards diversity is understood as an existential threat. Accordingly, no longer singularly to occupy the centrality of a society is understood as to disappear, to become extinct. In the reactionary mind of the settler, the presence of Manus Island detainees in Australia would hasten the ostensible loss of Australia; a perceived loss in which the white South African farmers are viewed as fleeing from in their homeland.
Partially to blame for this xenophobia is the tacit or implicit acceptance of its premises by centrist leadership. For instance, there has been a swap negotiated between Australia and the United States wherein a select few from Manus Island have been settled in America and Latin American applications have been taken to Australia. By accommodating rather than rejecting local variants of racism, we have allowed xenophobia to continue to function institutionally. A meaningful anti-racist politics demands we fight this bigotry both at home and abroad. Living together must not be rendered technical.
Alternatives towards these politics of fragility require moral and intellectual recognition of the interwoven nature of our fates as poignantly charged by Henning Melber ... “[d]ecolonisation (especially when including the mindset) requires engagement by the descendants of those involved on all sides”.
In practice this demands policies reflecting an extensive sense of community and responsibility in the realms of taxation, housing, education, health and labour. Silencing this myth relies upon an acceptance by its proponents that the vast majority of them have more to gain and little to lose in joining the community at-large.
Lethal, Silenced Threats
Amid the hysteria surrounding white genocide, strikingly little attention is provided towards a deeper, more immediate threat to social cohesion, that of political violence; turning our attention to South Africa’s second most populous province, KwaZulu-Natal, a province wracked with a legacy of apartheid political violence between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), a Zulu nationalist party.
Through the lens of neoliberal accommodation, this conflict is largely out of sight historically while relegated to the past; there was violence, the transition dealt with this, the problem was solved. Though these structures and their violent underpinnings, particularly that of the IFP, have been ingrained into the New South Africa specifically by legislation such as the Ingonyama Trust Act. Passed days before the historic 1994 election, the Act stipulates that land which previously administrated as the KwaZulu homeland was to be regulated as a Trust led by the Zulu King.
The Act was passed in order to ensure IFP participation in the 1994 elections; it was a result of violent extortion rather than community consultation. Following recent attempts by traditional leadership to encourage residents of Trust land to convert their Permissions to Occupy into long-term leases – effectively transforming land rights into long-term leases – the High Level Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and the Acceleration of Fundamental Change recommended the disbandment of the Trust.
Knowing no shame, the King has asked all Zulus (including those surviving from social grants) to donate R5. Publically, the king contends that this will support a nonviolent legal route to be taken to protect the trust and the power it reflects, though one must ask, what calibre is a promise from a man previously implicated in xenophobic violence?
Garnering additional concern is that this conflict is arising during a period ripe with conditions for uncontained political violence. During the past few years we have witnessed political assassinations of both partisanand non-partisan nature. Within this context, attention both nationally and internationally ought to be paid to the situation developing in KwaZulu-Natal in order to prevent either of these conflicts from spilling into a much larger violent conflict. As one long-time activist reminded me, the violence of the late apartheid period “began with the [communal] taxis.”
Complicity: White Victims, Black Violence
Suffering at Manus Island is muted, founding genocides invisible and political violence normalised while a mythical white genocide persists to take to the forefront of much international dialogue. The anxieties of imagined displacement take precedence over real displacement. White supremacy dictates that we privilege our attention and energy towards a fictitious genocide while the conditions for a rise in armed conflict are ignored.
The disparity in attention paid to these two issues reflects competing valuations of life; the death of a white farmer is a tragedy while violence against black communities is an impersonalised trend. Though reactionaries overtly recognise themselves in the murdered farmer and not in the victims of political violence, we too are culpable. Just as centrists have appeased racist anxieties in order to facilitate settlement arrangements, we have appeased racist elements by failing to elevate genuine risks to black life.
As both consumers and producers of media, we are complicit in continuing to allow whiteness to dominate our discourse and, perhaps, imaginations. If we are to find ways to live together rather than simply tolerate each other, our focus ought to shift towards a deeper analysis of the challenges underpinning our direct communities and those elsewhere. Part of this requires a sidelining and mitigation of the frivolous, with a refined focus in developing policies and societies which foster cohesion and togetherness.
Too often we find solace in the accessibility and ease of the immediately recognisable or the familiar; we lose track of the factual as the ties that fundamentally bind us together are often muddled or weakened.
Indeed, we find ourselves within a crisis of empathy and imagination.
*First appeared in Daily Maverick
Mining in Kyrgyzstan: Unearthing Solidarity
Amongst some scholars a falsehood persists centred on a static, insular and perhaps vacuous, Central Asia; a region mysteriously extricated from global processes and politics.
In this worldview, Central Asia remains categorized simultaneously as intransigently stuck between the Soviet experience and the 21st century. Indeed, Central Asia and its communities are presented as remarkably operating external to globalization, similar to the ways in which indigenous peoples are often framed as existing outside of modernity. We ought to consider this through the lenses of extractive processes.
Other observers note the revival or development of a so-called new Great Game or geopolitical scramble for influence as well as access to the region’s wealth and markets. Kyrgyzstan has experienced a growth of Turkish investment, owes 50%of its national debt to China while previously hosting both American and Russian military installations. A single Canadian-based company, Centerra Gold, operates the Kumtor gold mine which has contributed as much as 6 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product.
The Kumtor mine has an extensive history of accidents as well as flagrant contravention of regulation including operation without appropriate licenses for waste disposal. At present, the mine extracts gold beneath the Davydov and Lysi glaciers. This practice both risks damaging the glacial ice sheets while local communities have reported losses in nearby fish populations.
All of this is occurring within a context wherein access to information related to mining activities and the sector more generally, is limited; a few years ago a tape emerged wherein local activists allegedly attempted to extort the company for a pay-off. The veracity of this tape is unclear, though many Kyrgyz have shared with me that while the details of back-door corruption to ensure stability may not be fully clear, the perception is that such deals exist. If the tape is authentic then it reflects corruption by local leadership similar to co-opted unions, if fake, it may have been designed to delegitimize organic protests. These suspicions are credible as there is a history of deep-seated corruption in the sector.
Unfortunately, the mine’s poor record of environmental stewardship may lead to international ramifications. The waters from Kumtor feed the Naryn River later to become the Syr Darya in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan heavily relies on its agricultural sector (including the use of forced labour in cotton production) and has previously warned that disruptions to its access to water could lead to a violent confrontation. This is not unusual; many observers consider environmental devastation, growing demand and an increasingly unpredictable climate as key elements behind future wars. Globally, we face a cocktail of population growth, increased demands for freshwater, ecological disaster and a natural world thrown out of the patterns we have grown accustomed to. The threat Kumtor poses to Kyrgyzstan’s glaciers may be a precipice in regional conflict amidst these global risk factors.
Local activists face intimidation, a familiar story from Standing Rock to Xolobeni and Chihuahua. Meanwhile, much of the profits from Kumtor flow overseas with little-to-no knowledge outside of the region of the mine’s existence. Amidst this, local communities echo concerns of those elsewhere, how will the site be maintained following the mines closure? To which one Bishkek resident proclaimed “no one will care.”
Globally, the extraction industry operates on sites hidden from scrutiny, disproportionately directly affecting the lives of those considered disposable or of little value, their pain, cultural, environment and material destruction deemed the cost of industrial progress. Unsurprisingly, this process devalues and displaces the lives of the poor, of traditional and indigenous communities, of people of colour; those lamentably but ostensibly, normatively, left behind, pushed out of the frame. Few consumers of Kumtor’s gold may be able to place Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan on a map but all of our fates are tied together. When the resources have been depleted, when further conflict has been sowed, capital will move to the next frontier and it will be closer to home.
If we are to build an empathic and compassionate society, we must recognize the material ties that weave through Central Asia to the rest of the globe and extend these ties into meaningful solidarity; sites of both extraction and accumulation ought to be considered and challenged in practice.
Like the rest of us, Central Asia and Central Asians cannot simply step outside of the yoke of globalized capital, rising securitization and ecological catastrophe, however mutual recognition, identification and resistance efforts may play some role in articulating an alternative, just and common vision.
*This piece was first published by rabble.ca
Settler Amnesia in the Age of Canada 150
Will much-hyped birthday bring consequential action, or more nausea-inducing revisionism?
After almost two months, the premier of South Africa’s Western Cape finally apologized for a set of tweets alluding to positive aspects of colonialism.
These sentiments would ring familiar to many Canadians as the two nations share a common history of pass laws and legalized racial separations. Canadian policy served as a guide for the architects of apartheid. Moreover, the arrogance and narcissism demonstrated by the delayed apology is reflective of a malady that is very much alive in both countries, settler amnesia.
Sanitizing history
Premier Zille’s tweets sanitized the violence of colonial dispossession by employing a progressive or linear understanding of history. Colonialism brought innovative technology thus justifying the horrors of the colonial project. This worldview lacks imagination for the past and present. Such perspectives not only hide the shared horrors of the past but also the contributions of Indigenous and African people.
Zille’s delayed apology demonstrates an intransigence, a refusal to hear out other worldviews or experiences. In Canada, denial persists even after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. One does not have to look very far. In the reaches of high-level government power, we have a Senator who recently felt the need to highlight the “good deeds” of the residential school system, while others feel the need to defend residential schools as providing comparable or better treatment for Indigenous students than for those not in the schools.
Denialism comes in many forms
Similarly, we have all heard calls that the past is the past and so Indigenous folks ought to simply get over it — it* being the horrors of dispossession, residential schools and the ongoing violence of the settler state. All of these narratives simply accept the inevitability and permanence of the Canadian state as well as the dispossession of Indigenous communities.
This inability to accept the immoralities undergirding our nation’s very existence shields us from accepting the emotional and tangible responsibility required to build a truly inclusive society. It also enables settler society to continue to set the national agenda.
Another seemingly innocent form of denialism came to the forefront during the recent so-called appropriation prize scandal. Following criticism of Hal Niedzviecki’s proposal for a prize, and his resignation as editor of the magazine that published it, individuals from leading media outlets pledged to support the prize under the auspices of free speech. While Niedzviecki and his supporters ought to have the right to suggest (and even offer) such a prize, the rhetoric in defense of the prize wreaked of an arrogance and narcissism; complaints of racism and insensitivity were belittled by a community accustomed to being right, to setting common norms.
The lessons from this episode are two-fold. First, settler-hood conditions us to sideline competing opinions as we are used to occupying the center. Second, as Eusebius McKaiserrecently argued, complaints of racism, like sexism, ought to be acknowledged at face value. Outside of the courts, legal standards need not apply to such grievances due to the pervasive nature of racism and misogyny in our society.
This common amnesia and refusal to come to term with our nations’ colonial pasts is actually an implicit admission. Deep down, settler communities know that, to put it mildly, something is not kosher. As settlers we must come to terms with our own historical and contemporary dominance, or privilege we enjoy in society. We have two options: we can follow a path of honest engagement, introspection and consequential action guided by humility or we can further try to sweep the very-much-alive past under the carpet through nausea-inducing revisionism.
The first option is one of expanded community and dialogue, requiring patience, the valuation of the pain and experiences of others, and an understanding that not everything needs to revolve around settler-hood. Fundamentally, this is a path to maturity, to adulthood. The second route is one of stubbornness, an unwillingness to accept alternatives, an inability to pause and listen, and a fundamental aversion and incapacity to adapt to a meaningfully transformative society.
As Canada 150 approaches, it’s high-time settler society pursues a coming-of-age.
****Please note this piece first appeared in Ricochet
Progress and Making the Native Disappear in South Africa
In the name of modernity and capital expansion, indigenous peoples across the globe have been slaughtered, dispossessed and made to be invisible. Through the writing out of history or blotting out of popular culture, indigenous people are often relegated to a state of pre-modernity or tradition; this continues to underpin policy.
We have seen this narrative countless times as manifest destiny, the empty-land myth and the like; gross human rights violations justified as the price of Progress. In this way, Progress is considered through the lens of the inevitability of capital. Some proponents of this notion of Progress may claim to lament the cultural, familial and economic attack on local communities. If taken at face value, such sentiments speak less to personal immorality but rather point to a crisis of imagination. Progress is bestowed with inevitability, simply pitted against Tradition, leaving little room for intellectual alternatives. Lacking options, proponents remedy Progress by painting it as ethical advancement while distancing it from its colonial origins. Extraction industry apologetics demonstrate this trend through buzzwords such as energy independence or exaggerated claims of job creation.
In an act of colonial continuity, the government of South Africa is incessantly trying to put forward the Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Bill. Amongst other issues, the Bill would increase the authority of Traditional Leadership in the nation's former Bantustans including the ability to unilaterally enter their communities into agreements with third parties. This would sanction an existing reality in many communities wherein Traditional Leadership personally benefits from extorting or at least preventing community resistance against the arrival of extraction or tourism industries. As I have covered before,Traditional Leadership has sold land that is not theirs to sell, while others have acquiesced to the intimidation of their community members. In this way, the Bill would further institutionalize Traditional Leadership and rural patronage as a fulcrum for capitalist exploitation.
The proposed legislation is the next descendent in a long line of rural patronage used to manage and exploit the nation's black majority. The Bill would directly affect roughly 18 million people . While it would be unfair to paint every Traditional Leader with the same brush, we must question their histories and relationship to the title. Many contemporary Traditional Leaders do not fit into the great lineage of anti-colonial resistance embodied by Chief Albert Luthuli or King Langalibelele but rather fall into a line of collaboration. For instance, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini legitimized Mangosuthu Buthelezi and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), armed by the regime, the IFP engaged in a ravenous civil war with the African National Congress across today's KwaZulu-Natal and the townships of Gauteng. It should be noted that Zwelithini also faces accusations of stoking the xenophobic violence plaguing the nation.
During the transition process, the IFP harnessed its ability to withhold peace by threatening to boycott the 1994 election. In exchange for their participation, the IFP was awarded a major concession and pre-cursor to the TKLB, the Ingonyama Trust Act. Passed days before the historic election, the Act stipulates that much of the land belonging to the former KwaZulu homeland is to be administered by the Zulu King. As I have argued before, the nature of the relationship between the national state and citizens on this land has remained largely unchanged since the colonial era. The Traditional Khoi-San Leadership Bill would further reify these borders and this relationship.
Considering the magnitude in terms of those directly affected by the Bill, there has been relatively little coverage of it. This falls into a long pattern of externalizing the experiences as well as plight of rural communities. Further, as I have noted before, much of the popular discourse surrounding rural people taking place outside of rural areas often frames these folks and by extension their communities within two stereotypes. The first label is stupid or lazy while the second is rural people as the proverbial gate-keepers of tradition, seemingly left-behind by modernity. A consultation process mired in inadequacies speaks to the first perception as rural people are to be spoken to, never heard, to be led rather than to lead. The relative silence in major English language media speaks to the perceived irrelevance of rural matters.
Much like its colonial forbearers, the Traditional Khoisan Leadership Bill is a tool to overlook the experiences, ambitions, opinions and indeed, dignity, of rural black South Africans. If enacted, this Bill will further empower corrupted Traditional Leadership while capital freely exploits the local soil. Progress is often understood as innovation, the easing of life. For capital this Bill effectively solves the problem or removes the barrier of rural people and their ability to politically participate, resist exploitation and direct their own destiny.
Please note this piece was first published by the Hampton Institute
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AP ECC Upgrades: The New Necessity
by Adolf Allesch
By now, every licensed SAP organization should be aware of the inevitable upgrade from SAP R/3 to SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC). This intricate upgrade can be a challenge for many customers. The complexity is in the planning, and it hinges on factors that you can control and technical elements that you need to address because of SAP’s latest design. So, how should SAP customers deal with the broader degree of planning, investment, and commitment to reach the new platform?
Planning for the Upgrade
The cornerstone of the planning effort is your company’s ability to upgrade legacy ERP (and other SAP components). You have three main choices for an upgrade strategy:
Strategic business-improvement upgrade. With this upgrade you can make use of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) by enabling new and optimized business processes and scenarios based on SAP ECC.
Functional upgrade. Here, you can implement new functionality as part of the upgrade, focusing on reducing system complexity. Its goal is process improvement and operational excellence.
Technical upgrade. The focus of this upgrade is to maintain the standard functionality already in use. However, the approach may also include adapting your business processes to SAP’s and retrofitting custom modifications onto the new standard functionality. This method centers on reducing and sustaining total cost of ownership (TCO).
Today, the majority of the installed base is in the extended maintenance window, so upgrading is important to ensure SAP vendor support. Most upgrades begin with an assessment to determine the current state of your system and to document how well you are positioned for the move. This is where any decisions from the past reappear along with their impact on cost and time. Problematic decisions resurface from the installation and maintenance of the system, such as the amount of custom code, the number of custom programs, the number of interfaces, its compliance to support packs or notes, and the availability of test scripts.
An upgrade to the latest release, SAP ECC 6.0, lands you on SAP’s new software-delivery roadmap. This is the “go-to” release for all customers currently on SAP R/3. Why? From now on, all new functional enhancements to ERP through 2010 (when the next major synchronized release for SAP applications will take place) will be made available as optional enhancement packages for SAP ECC 6.0. Since all enhancements will be enterprise SOA-based, you must be on an enterprise SOA-enabled core (SAP ECC 6.0/SAP NetWeaver 7.0) to use them. The upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0 gets you to an enterprise SOA lifestyle; preparation for it is key. It also begins to highlight your needs for enterprise SOA components (for example, portals, middleware or service bus, development tools, and service repositories).
Must you upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0? Eventually, yes, but some customers are taking it in stages. They’re using SAP ECC 5.0. Some have upgraded to SAP R/3 4.7 as an interim solution:
Upgrading from R/3 4.6 to R/3 4.7 avoids extended maintenance fees for a while. Other reasons to go to R/3 4.7 are the ease of the upgrade (no new technology) and the ability to handle the migration with in-house staff (no new skills but additional time on the maintenance clock needed).
Upgrading to SAP ECC 5.0 instead of SAP ECC 6.0 is more typical. With SAP ECC 5.0, you don’t need to update to the Unicode database. If you upgrade to SAP ECC 6.0, you need to address the Unicode database conversion, so you have two upgrades to consider.
The complexity of the decision-making process stems from balancing your appetite for technical evolution and innovation with your ability to justify the migration. The SAP ECC 6.0 migration is the most challenging yet, but any release lower than SAP ECC 6.0 compromises your ability to use the enhancement packages and the full functionality of SAP NetWeaver.
Both R/3 4.7 and SAP ECC 5.0 are Unicode-compatible (but not Unicode-required), so you could upgrade ERP first and later upgrade the database to Unicode. But SAP skipped SAP ECC 5.0 for some industry solutions, so SAP ECC 6.0 became the de facto standard.
Justifying the Upgrade Investment
SAP has invested a great deal in tools, collateral, and so on to get customers to upgrade, but most of them are still on the fence. They are overwhelmed, because SAP is now a tools and technology company. Business applications are not the focus, where historically they were. The new product is so different from the previous product that upgrading means you have to leave your comfort zone. The “SAP NetWeaver and enterprise SOA” carrot is not enough.
As with any complex upgrade, you need financial justification. SAP’s new enterprise SOA-based business-process platform contains hundreds of new functional and technical features for that justification. SAP has published the SAP ERP Solution Browser to provide a feature-based comparison among releases, as well as the business value of each feature, a new upgrade roadmap, white papers, customer-experience databases, and so on. Given SAP’s level of investment, why have the majority of upgrade customers held back? And why do most perform only technical upgrades when they decide to upgrade?
The answers are many, but I believe that SAP customers are challenged to provide hard financial benefits for the upgrade and lack the business involvement to extend the solution with new features and functions. Some are still studying the suite and others are overwhelmed with all the capabilities of SAP ECC, SAP NetWeaver, and the collection of tools supporting the platform. The ERP product has been reinvented, so the default becomes a technical-only upgrade. This approach is okay, but it postpones the use of SAP as a business-process platform.
Commitment to the Platform
After the investment to upgrade to SAP ECC, a new commitment and discipline are needed to operate the system as one platform vs. the many components that existed in the past. Your upgrade journey may include upgrading ERP, implementing or upgrading satellite solutions (such as SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization, SAP NetWeaver Portal, SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence, SAP Human Capital Maintenance), migrating to Unicode, and deploying new tools.
The new enterprise SOA-based platform is integrated technically and requires using SAP Solution Manager and deploying support pack stacks and new development tools, such as SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (SAP NWDS), for both ABAP and Java. The outcome is a modernized ERP with the ability to extend your SAP ECC investment with Web and enterprise services in ways impossible under the old ERP model. Upgrading ERP is inevitable; plotting your journey is the next step.
Adolf Allesch is the global SAP NetWeaver lead partner at IBM Global Business Services. A pioneer with the Web, he is now the SAP NetWeaver evangelist for IBM. He specializes in technology-enabled business transformation using SAP and is a frequent presenter at SAP events worldwide. You can reach him at adolf.allesch@us.ibm.com.
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"...his patronage of the arts has been constant and judicious; his benefactions, both public and private, have earned him great esteem in this University, in this City, and in the whole of Canada. His generous gift, which made possible the Mendel Art Gallery, has earned for him the deep and enduring gratitude of this community. Eminent Chancellor, on behalf of the Council and the Senate, I ask you to confer on Frederick S. Mendel — eminent industrialist, generous patron and good friend of this community and its people — the degree of Doctor of Laws. ~ University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1965
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Anguilla, B.W.I. – June 23, 2015 – In keeping with the Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB)’s ongoing efforts to promote and strengthen the island’s product in its major market, tourism officials from the Ministry of Tourism and the Anguilla Tourist Board hosted a VIP media dinner on Monday June 15th at Zuma restaurant, the critically-acclaimed premier dining establishment in Downtown Miami which is home to Head Pastry Chef, Shawne Bryan, of Anguilla.
Representatives from 15 of Miami’s leading outlets and publications including The Miami Herald, Huffington Post, Recommend, Caribbean Journal and Local 10 News – sat down to enjoy gourmet cuisine and a stunning signature Anguilla-themed dessert in the company of the Honorable Cardigan Connor, Parliamentary Secretary of Tourism; Permanent Secretary, Merwyn F. Rogers; Director of Tourism, Candis A. Niles; Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications Principal, Cheryl Andrews; the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association’s Executive Director, Gilda Gumbs-Samuel; Anguilla Progressive Association of New York-Miami President, Godwin Carty; and CAMC Senior Account Supervisor, Jennifer Johnson.
“We are excited to see that the interest in Anguilla continues to grow both in Miami and indeed throughout the United States,” said Hon. Cardigan Connor. “Events like this help us to remind the media that we value the important partnership role they play in spreading the word about Anguilla as a unique vacation destination. Whether it is our breathtaking white sand beaches; our delectable cuisine; our cultural heritage and traditions; or the legendary warmth and friendliness of our people – the list of reasons to visit our destination is ever growing, and we have to make sure that the message can be shared across both traditional and social media platforms.”
During their stay in Miami, members of the delegation also showed their support for the Anguilla national culinary team at CHTA’s Taste of the Caribbean, a showcase of Caribbean cuisine, which took place at the Hyatt Regency Miami from June 11 to June 14, 2015. Anguilla’s team took a Silver medal for Caribbean National Team of the Year, with individual team members garnering gold for Pastry Chef of the Year and Most Creative Bartender; silver accolades for the Best Beef/Seafood categories and for Bartender of the Year, and Bronze for Chef of the Year and Junior Chef of the Year. CAMC representatives and Tourism officials were also on hand for the festival’s largest consumer event, Taste of the Islands, to provide the public with a wealth of information about Anguilla and the upcoming annual Anguilla Summer Festival, while the National Culinary team served up popular Anguillian-themed culinary treats and drinks.
Anguilla is a British overseas territory located in the north eastern region of the Caribbean, just five miles north of St. Maarten, and 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. The island is best known for its 33 pristine, powder-white sand beaches, all with crystal-clear turquoise waters matched by few places in the world. With an inviting and welcoming approach to tourism, Anguilla’s beaches are what draw most visitors to the island, while its warm, friendly people keep visitors coming back. The island’s culture is infused with a love of the land and dependence on the sea, which is reflected in its history, and in many of the cultural festivals and events that celebrate Anguillian traditions of fishing, boat racing and cuisine. Anguilla is easily accessible via daily flights that connect directly to Anguilla from San Juan or St. Maarten. For those coming from St. Maarten, Anguilla is just a short seven-minute flight or 20 minute ferry boat ride away. For more information on Anguilla visit www.iVisitAnguilla.com.
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Review: The Pretty Things at Sensataria, Dec 2015
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Digbeth’s Boxxed venue was adorned with the finest psychedelic, Triassic and yuletide decorations for another Sensataria event on Saturday. A diverse crowd combined people reliving past glories of the psychedelic age and a younger demographic trading on borrowed nostalgia.
Through a dense fog of machine-made smoke appeared Table Scraps. A lo-fi duo, their sound is like if The Black Keys had been raised on Midlands metal and garage rock instead of North Mississippi drone and Junior Kimbrough. Theirs is a sonic onslaught much more powerful than their diminutive personnel register would suggest. More metal than psychedelic, the two of them against the intense red lighting on the stage and the demonic reindeer at the back was a dark and horror-movie-cult image to behold. Scott Vincent Abbott takes on wailing duties three times over – multi-octave guitar wailing up at the tight end of the fretboard, wailing into a microphone for the distorted and lo-fi vocals and, somehow, managing to wail with a Theremin all at the same time. It’s impressive and it sounds huge.
There are slight times where the limitations of a two-piece mean that, while Abbott’s bashing away at the strings and Poppy Twist’s drums are holding down the rhythm, the low-end groove is lost. These instances are few and far between, however, and part of Table Scraps charm is their unflinching determination in the face of apparent adversities. They played on through technical problems with both the guitar and drums to deliver a powerful, energetic set that fitted the setting perfectly.
If the rhythm section is the engine of a band, then The Pretty Things are a reliable classic British car with shiny new guts inside. That’s a poorly informed way of saying they have a drummer and bassist noticeably younger than the rest of the group, but the veteran members do well to keep up with their more youthful colleagues.
A lot of musicians from their era have lost their chops – even Eric “God” Clapton has outsourced a lot of his lead work to Doyle Bramhall II for his live shows over the past decade or so – but guitarist Dick Taylor of The Pretty Things plays just as well as he ever did. A no-nonsense lead player, Taylor has his head down, getting the job done, peeking occasionally over the upper rim of his glasses.
Their set was, typical for a band from their scene, a mixture of classic sixties rhythm & blues as well as forays into psychedelic rock. In between songs like ‘Pretty Thing’ (the Willie Dixon song from which they took their name) and Bo Diddley’s ‘Road Runner’, they introduce newer material, which is surprisingly enjoyable. Usually, a band at the same stage as The Pretty Things are recording new stuff to capitalise on having the only audience demographic that still pays for music, but these guys have done something different, yet in keeping with their sound. It really works and doesn’t mark a low point in the set at all.
They couldn’t have paired a better band with the theme of the night, and the band themselves couldn’t have done a better job. Closing their main set with psych classic ‘L.S.D.’, The Pretty Things took the audience through their entire history and showed themselves to be just as tight and professional as ever they were.
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Solution 4 | Multiple Levels
3D Art and Audio Pipeline
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Курс 4 из 4 — Unity Certified Programmer Exam Preparation Специализация
Welcome to 3D Art and Audio Pipeline, the third course in the Unity Certified Programmer Specialization from Unity Technologies. This course will help you prepare for the Unity Certified Programmer exam, the professional certification for entry to mid-level Unity programmers. Unity is used to create real-time 3D applications for many industries, including video games, automotive, film, training, and more. In this course, you will be challenged to solve realistic Unity programming problems that are aligned to topics covered on the exam. In the fourth course, you will build on the Stealth application started in course 3. As a programmer, you work with artists and art assets, and this course will challenge you with some basic art implementation tasks, as well as with modifying art and audio assets at runtime. For example, you’ll implement a “red alert” mode of the game, where the lighting will change and an alarm will sound. Finally, we’ll review the high level considerations you would face to add networked features to this app, or to adapt it to a Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality platform. This is an intermediate course, intended for people who are ready for their first paying roles as Unity programmers, or enthusiasts who would like to verify their skills against a professional standard. To succeed, you should have at least 1-2 years of experience programming interactive applications in Unity. You should be proficient at programming in the C# language and familiar with Unity's scripting APIs. You should have experience in the full product development lifecycle, from concept to launch (and beyond). And you should understand multi-platform development, including deploying applications to XR (AR and VR) platforms.
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Adding Multiple Scenes
With the core of the Stealth game now complete, you'll move on to creating multiple scenes or levels in the game, and implement a GameManager script that will manage the transition between levels. You'll submit your solution to this final challenge for review and grading by your peers.
Challenge 4 | Multiple Levels3:41
Solution 4 | Multiple Levels6:38
Jeremy Gibson Bond
[MUSIC] Hi, everyone. I'm Jeremy Gibson Bond and here we are. Your final solution to your final challenge for the stealth game. So let's take a look at it. The first thing that I want to look at is the game manager script. Now, you can see here that I just have the level names set in the inspector here in a list. And of course, those levels need to be part of the build, so you have to bring them in to build settings along with the persistent scene. And of course, the persistent scene needs to be the zeroth scene. So it's the first one that loads. Jumping into the game manager and code, you can see that I have the two events that I talked about in the problem set. LEVEL_START_EVENT and LEVEL_END_EVENT. Those are going to be really important when we're dealing with the minimap later. The game manager has four states, idle, pre-level, level and post level. Pre-level and post level are when the level advance panel is showing. There are also the times that we additively and subtractively managing our scenes. In start, you can see that the first thing I do is set the state to post level and then I fade into end level and I pass load level in as my callback method. This is the method that's going to get called as soon as the fade in happens for the level advanced final, that starts it in and it pops into things as level one. When this callback happens, load level is called without a parameter. So you can see here that it then calls the overload with a parameter, with a parameter of -1 which causes it to use the level that is the current level now. Otherwise, you can use it to jump ahead in levels if you wanted to create a menu of levels or something like that. We're not using that in this game. At the end of load level, we have a coder team that we call load scene and set active and we pass in the name of the scene that we want to additively load. You can see here that if there are more the one scene currently in the scene manager, the scene count is greater than 1, then we first unload the scene asynchronously which is the active scene and we do this based on the build index. Then we take the interacting player and we move her way outside the scene, so that there are no collisions between that character and anything we're loading into the scene. Next, we load a scene asynchronously with the additive mode set. And again, we wait until it has finished loading until we continue to the next line and that's the strength, of course, of the co-routine. Once we've loaded the scene, we set it to be the active scene through this newly loaded scene temporary variable. And making it the active scene allows us to later, when we load the next scene on line 67 unload it by getting the active scene, getting the build index of that scene and then telling the scene manager to unload it. So that's how we manage which scene is active and which one we want to unload between the persistent scene that we never want to unload, and the level that we do. After everything's loaded, we set the state to pre-level and then we call FadeOutToBeginLevel on the LevelAdvancePanel with a callback of StartLevel. Here's the start level method. The first thing we do is set the alarm to be false, so that we turn off any alarms that are blaring. Then we find the player start and move the player to that position and rotation and we reset the self-player camera to its far position, so that it's set up relative to the player. That does get rid of the sort of panning across the scene thing that we were doing before, but that's totally fine. Then we set the state to be in the level and we call the level start event for anything that is registered for that event. To continue with the game manager, I'll just point out here that reload level loads the same level again and the way it does this is it subtracts one from the current level number and then it ends the level which increase one. So if you're on level two and you failed, it will go back to level one for a split second and then advance to level two and load up level two. And so you can see at the end of reload level, it calls end level which is the standard way that we end a level and advance to the next level and then load it. And then there, of course is the LEVEL_END_EVENT that we call and then at the end of the game manuscript are some static methods and properties that make it easier for other scripts to interact with it. Now, let's take a look at the minimap. Now, you recall a mini map has two scripts on the camera. First, there's the minimap camera script which scales the camera to encompass the entire level. Then there's also the minimap manager which is what adds the minimap blips to the map and has them follow around the player, and the enemies, and such. Because these are two separate scripts, we don't want to entangle them with each other by having one call the other or manage the other or something like that. So what I did instead was setup those events on the game manager, so that each of them is notified by the game manager. And frankly, does not matter which one goes first. There's no race condition between the two. First, we'll take a look at the minimap camera script and you'll see that all I've done to modify this is I've removed the initial FillCameraWithLevel call and I've replaced it with gamemanager.event+=FillCameraWithLevel. Which means anytime level start event is called by the game manager, FillCameraWithLevel will be called and it'll zoom the camera properly. The minimap manager was slightly more complex, but really not much. I just added both the LEVEL_START-EVENT and the LEVEL_END_EVENT. So AssignBlips is called the beginning of the level and it puts a blip on everything like the enemies, and the player. And then DestroyActiveBlips is called at the end of the level and that removes those blips, so that we don't get the instance where the blip is still there. But the objects it's tracking has been unloaded. And so we're going to know what reference exception and the only remaining things are the level goal script which is just trigger enter that tells the game manager that player is gotten to the goal, and then a tiny change to the enemy nav script to allow it to know when it has caught the player, and actually notify the game manager to restart the level. So that's it for the solution to your final challenge for the stealth game. I hope you had fun with this one and I hope you can see how a lot of the elements that you did here can be used in lots of other projects that you make. Up next, we've got some videos for you. These are topics that didn't necessarily fit into the two games that we created, but we're still important for you to know for the exam. So I hope to see you in those videos. Take care. [MUSIC]
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A medieval mirror [electronic resource] : Speculum humanae salvationis, 1324-1500 /
Adrian Wilson & Joyce Lancaster Wilson.
229 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 35 cm.
UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004 (Public)
Block books.
Books--Benelux countries--History--1400-1600.
Books--Benelux countries--History--400-1400.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Benelux countries.
Illustrated books--Benelux countries--History--15th and 16th centuries.
Printing--Benelux countries--History.
Scriptoria--Benelux countries.
Theology, Doctrinal--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Bibliography.
Typology (Theology) in art.
Typology (Theology)--Bibliography.
Speculum humanae salvationis.
Wilson, Adrian.
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The Speculum humanae salvationis was a popular Renaissance biblical concordance reproduced in hundreds of manuscripts, block books, and incunabula from its first appearance in the first quarter of the 14th century to the sudden discontinuance of production after the early 16th century Reformation period. Since it was an important source for artists in Renaissance Europe, it is an important tool for the modern iconographer. The most comprehensive earlier study has been the two volumes of the same title by Jules Lutz and P. Perdrizet (1907), but several monographs of various editions have been printed during the last century. The authors of the present work are book designers and printers who attempt to survey a selection of Speculum manuscripts and block books. The result is inconsistent with indecisive attributions for manuscripts but good technical knowledge of block-book techniques. This book cannot be recommended for all libraries because of its shortcomings but, for the section on block books and their importance in the history of printing alone, it can be recommended to graduate libraries with expansive budgets. Selected bibliography; index.-J. Howett, Emory University
Choice, October 1985
The Speculum Humanae Salvationis or "Mirror of Human Salvation," is the only medieval work that exists in illuminated manuscripts, in blockbook editions of the mid-fifteenth century, and in sixteen later incunabula. The authors have provided lavishly illustrated accounts of the manuscripts and included reproductions of all 116 woodcuts of the blockbooks, accompanied by a description of the typography and production and an interpretation of each scene.
TheSpeculum Humanae Salvationisor "Mirror of Human Salvation," is the only medieval work that exists in illuminated manuscripts, in blockbook editions of the mid-fifteenth century, and in sixteen later incunabula. The authors have provided lavishly illustrated accounts of the manuscripts and included reproductions of all 116 woodcuts of the blockbooks, accompanied by a description of the typography and production and an interpretation of each scene.
The Speculum Humanae Salvationisor "Mirror of Human Salvation," is the only medieval work that exists in illuminated manuscripts, in blockbook editions of the mid-fifteenth century, and in sixteen later incunabula. The authors have provided lavishly illustrated accounts of the manuscripts and included reproductions of all 116 woodcuts of the blockbooks, accompanied by a description of the typography and production and an interpretation of each scene.
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The "Speculum Humanae Salvationis or "Mirror of Human Salvation," is the only medieval work that exists in illuminated manuscripts, in blockbook editions of the mid-fifteenth century, and in sixteen later incunabula. The authors have provided lavishly illustrated accounts of the manuscripts and included reproductions of all 116 woodcuts of the blockbooks, accompanied by a description of the typography and production and an interpretation of each scene.
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SubTopic Primary and secondary storage
Choosing a Fibre Channel array or iSCSI SAN storage for SMBs
Choosing a Fibre Channel array over an iSCSI storage system SAN requires resellers and customers to carefully compare the storage area network technologies. This tip discusses iSCSI and Fibre Channel side by side.
Chris M. Evans, Contributor
The recent maturity of products for the iSCSI market has provided IT channel professionals with the option of offering their customers more than one flavor of storage area network (SAN). So how should you decide if Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI is right for your customers?
Fibre Channel background
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iSCSI SAN or Fibre Channel SAN for SMBs
iSCSI SANs vs Fibre channel SANs in SMBs
Fibre Channel was developed in the late 1980s and ratified as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard in 1994. It is now a mature technology that provides a high-performance, high-speed switched storage network using dedicated host, switch and storage hardware. Fibre Channel SANs were introduced to improve connectivity between storage and hosts, consolidate storage systems and improve performance.
iSCSI background
iSCSI, only ratified in 2003 by the Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF), is a low cost IP-based protocol for connecting storage and hosts using existing or dedicated IP networks. iSCSI was developed to address the need for a more cost-effective alternative to Fibre Channel; IP networking technology is inherently cheaper than Fibre Channel (more later). Both iSCSI and Fibre Channel connect host and storage using the standard SCSI command set and therefore provide block-level access to data.
Determine SAN requirements
Before offering any solution, ask your customer what it is they require.
Availability: What level of availability is required for the SAN? Is it critical that the SAN be available at all times, or is downtime for maintenance or equipment failure tolerable?
Performance: What level of performance is required from the SAN? Is data throughput by the host an important factor? Is total throughput of the SAN an important factor?
Applicability: What type of data is the SAN being used for? Is it mission-critical production data or a development environment?
Match requirements to SAN constraints
Once requirements are understood, these should be matched to the constraints of each technology type.
Cost of equipment
Fibre Channel: FC equipment is considerably more expensive than iSCSI. Host bus adapters (HBAs) can cost approximately $500 to $1,000 each. Fibre Channel switches (or directors for higher availability) cost around $1,000 per port connection.
iSCSI: iSCSI can use standard Ethernet network adaptors and IP switches of much lower cost.
Cost of management
Fibre Channel: FC SANs cost more to administer than iSCSI SANs. There is a higher cost for management software; skilled FC SAN professionals are expensive to recruit and train.
iSCSI: iSCSI uses standard networking technology and can be implemented by IT professionals within an organization who are already familiar with IP protocols.
Fibre Channel: FC has a proven record in reliability. FC switches are engineered for high availability (director-class switches offer 99.999% availability) and vendors perform extensive testing to provide certification of HBA, switch and storage array products. In addition, Fibre Channel drivers and support for additional recovery and reliability features such as multipathing is well established.
iSCSI: iSCSI can be implemented across standard network technology and the vendor certification process is not as rigorous; it is therefore less reliable than Fibre Channel when considered for mission-critical applications.
Fibre Channel: FC is supported across a wide range of operating systems and applications.
iSCSI: iSCSI currently has narrower support by platform. For instance, only Sun Solaris 10 onward supports iSCSI natively.
Choose a SAN solution
It isn't possible to say exactly which SAN type will meet each customer requirements as needs will differ subtly from customer to customer. However, here are a few general guidelines to make the decision easier.
Consider choosing Fibre Channel over iSCSI for SANs where availability, performance and reliability are paramount. For example, a SAN supporting a mission-critical transaction processing system will be more suited to Fibre Channel.
Consider choosing iSCSI where acceptable compromise and tradeoffs can be made or are required to meet the customers needs. For example, an iSCSI SAN may be suited to the customer who may not be willing to invest in acquiring or training staff to support Fibre Channel.
About the author: Chris M. Evans is an independent storage consultant with Brookend Ltd., with nearly 20 years' experience in a wide range of storage platforms covering mainframe, open systems and Windows. Chris specializes in network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) technologies, designing and implementing large-scale infrastructure projects for major financial corporations. Online, Chris maintains www.storagewiki.com; you can catch up with him on his blog at www.storagegurus.com.
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Comedy Central Renews WORKAHOLICS For A Third Season
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by Seat42F
Raise a glass and give a toast to the hardly-working man. Adam, Blake and Ders will return for more adventures! COMEDY CENTRAL has renewed “Workaholics” for a third season, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming and production COMEDY CENTRAL. Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Kyle Newacheck will return to work next year for the new season of all-new episodes.
“It’s such an honor to be able to keep ‘Workaholics’ going,” said Alterman. “We feel like the show is one, big public service announcement, teaching the youth of America how to engage with the workplace.”
“We’re beyond excited to get working on season three,” said Anderson, Devine, Holm and Newacheck. “Unless it’s gonna be hard work – we hate work.”
“Workaholics” has been on a roll since its second season premiere on September 20, averaging 2.1 million total viewers per week. The first five episodes of this season have garnered a 1.5 Adult 18-49 rating (up +35% vs. season one), a 3.5 Men 18-34 rating (up +36%) and a 4.4 Men 18-24 rating (up +39%). Across its second season, “Workaholics” has been #1 in all of television in its timeslot (10:30-11:00 p.m.) with Men 18-34 and Men 18-24 and #2 in all of television with Men 18-24 on Tuesday nights behind “Tosh.0.” (Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live + SD data. 10/19/11.)
From the minds of the hilarious and irreverent Internet sketch group Mail Order Comedy, “Workaholics” is a single camera comedy featuring three friends who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5 and live together from 5 to 9. Dress codes, deadlines and waking up before noon are not things these guys are used to. They do their jobs and sometimes they even do them well, but they show up late, leave drunk and always live for the day… even if they don’t know what day it is. Co-created by Mail Order Comedy’s Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Kyle Newacheck and 5th Year’s Dominic Russo and Connor Pritchard, the series stars Anderson, Devine and Holm and is directed by Newacheck. Kevin Etten serves as the show runner.
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The “Workaholics” Web site features a wealth of video content including, show clips, exclusive video, cast interviews and behind-the-scenes action. The guys are active on Twitter (@UncleBlazer, @ADAMDEVINE, @ders808, @kylenewacheck), live tweeting each week on show nights. The “Workaholics” Facebook page is updated daily throughout the season and fans can follow the show’s tumblr at workaholics.tumblr.com, featuring exclusive photos, videos and updates. In addition, mobile will feature a WAP site loaded with video content and periodic SMS challenges.
“Workaholics” is executive produced by Mail Order Comedy, Etten, 5th Year’s Russo and Pritchard, Avalon Television’s Richard Allen-Turner, David Martin, Jon Thoday and Isaac Horne as well as Gigapix Studios David Pritchard and co-executive produced by Avalon’s Dan Lubetkin. Seth Cohen and Jackie Phillips are the executives in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL
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Networks1st Update: Friday 2nd November 2012
On Wednesday, the Cultural SEN hosted its 2nd annual Conference at the Birnam Institute, near Dunkeld. The event was a great success with a series of excellent presentations. Significantly, the Conference also endorsed the ‘Social Enterprise and Culture Position Paper’. The Position Paper sets out the 7 ‘actions’ that will contribute to the value and worth of cultural social enterprises being more fully recognised and their potential to deliver more fully realised. Here’s the ‘Position Paper’ in full. See, www.se-networks.net/downloads/CCRTPositionPaper.pdf
The SE Conference and Ceilidh at New Lanark is two weeks away. We’ve got a handful of places left for SEN members. To sign up, see www.senscot.net/ceilidhpaymentform.php.
Attendees will be contacted early next week re accommodation; menus; workshops etc. See full programme, www.senscot.net/docs/Programme12.pdf.
Round 3 of the Social Investment Fund was launched yesterday. Once again, Social Investment Scotland (SIS) will oversee delivery. Estimated amount available is £2m. Notes of interest required for Friday 16th Nov. See, senscot.net/?viewid=12907.
As the SE and Sport community in Scotland continues to grow, it was noticeable the number of Sport SEs to the fore during last week`s round of ‘awards’. As you will know, Factory Skatepark won the Scottish SE of the Year. However, further afield, keynote speaker at this year’s SE and Sport Conference, Mark Sesnan (Greenwich Leisure) was named Ernst & Young’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year; Kelly Davies, founder of Vi-ability, was named as SE Leader of the year in Wales; and a swimming pool (no less) Chapeltown Community Baths in Sheffield was named one of the top 10 social enterprises in Yorkshire. The profile of sport and social enterprise is truly beginning to make an impact.
SEN members will be interested in a new initiative from DTA Scotland. They have formed a partnership with Touchstone Energy Management Services in a venture that could see their members and other social enterprises making savings of up to 20% on energy bills. A combination of buying energy in bulk, and partnering a professional energy management service with a proven track record, will enable them to secure very competitive energy rates, accessing a prime open market which is otherwise inaccessible to smaller organisations. For more info, contact Claire@dtascot.org.uk. Also, see flyer, senscot.net/?viewid=12899.
The Social Enterprise Exchange 2013 will be taking place once again at the SECC in Glasgow. Date is 21st March and booking forms are now available. We`ll be exploring a similar deal for 2013 as we did this year for SEN members and will have more on this soon. For now, see www.se-networks.net/shownotice.php?articleid=817.
OFFICE SPACE: Glasgow City Centre office space available for 8 month short term let to end of June 2013. Fully serviced, high quality facility, includes office furniture, central location (Nelson Mandela Place), 4 offices available to let individually for 1-3 people, or together to accommodate upto 20 people including boardroom and meeting/training room. Enquiries to fiona.campbell@ceis.org.uk or 0141 3527400.
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TOUR: Pan Promoters are on tour throughout the Highlands in November. They provide advice, networking and support to individuals and groups who want to bring some of Scotland’s best performances to their communities. See, www.se-networks.net/shownotice.php?articleid=814.
FUNDING: The Scottish Government yesterday launched the third phase of the Scottish Investment Fund, a revolving fund which exists to build financial sustainability in the third sector. Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is the primary delivery partner of the fund and believes a total of around £2 million is available. See, www.se-networks.net/shownotice.php?articleid=815.
AWARDS: The closing date for nominations for the Volunteering Awards is noon on Friday, 9th November 2012. Organisations receiving awards will each receive a donation of £1,000 sponsored by the Voluntary Action Fund, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and Managed IT Experts. See, www.se-networks.net/shownotice.php?articleid=816.
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Dream Career Toolkit: Your Map of Relationships and Hitlist - What They Are and Why You Need Them
Shawn Tolleson
Shawn Tolleson talks about how to make the phrase, "It's who you know" work for you through your map of relationships and hitlist.
You've all heard the phrase “in Hollywood, it’s who you know.” It’s said so much that it’s almost lost meaning, right?
Well, what it means is that the quality of your relationships, as well as the type of relationships you have, has a great deal of influence on your success.
So, how do you put this to work for you?
To start, first you need to know who you know. I like to call this your Map of Relationships. It’s great to make a list, or better yet put something on the wall, showing who you know and what they do. Having categories like producers, directors, casting directors, production managers, actors, etc. can be very instructive.
When you do this you can see who you actually know. If you’re an actor and you know mostly other actors and one or two casting directors, this can be a problem. Directors and producers are the people who will hire you, so you need to know more of them!
Often people say “I don’t know anybody” without having done this work. You might not know very many people, but you do need to know specifically who you do know so that you can build on those relationships. Most of the time, when my clients do this work they are stunned to see how many people they actually know.
Also, it doesn't matter how you know them. Your kids can play together. Your mom can know their mom. You can do yoga together. Now, transforming a personal relationship into a professional relationship takes strategy and skill, but it can be done to great effect. But you have to start with your Map of Relationships before you can do any of that.
Now, if your Map of Relationships is who you know, your Hitlist is who you need to know. People confuse these two things surprisingly often. The key is that you need to identify both. To identify exactly what type of Hitlist you need to make, look at your goal and see who you need to get into relationship with to accomplish this goal!
If you’re a writer with a script that you want to get produced, you’ll need to know producers and directors for a start. If you’re a young editor who wants to work in studio features, you’ll need to know editors and assistant editors who work in studio features. The key is to identify who can hire you, refer you, or partner with you in order to accomplish your goal.
The thing to remember about your Hitlist is that until you know who you need to know, you will have a hard time getting to know them. Just like people are usually surprised by how many relationships make it on to their Map of Relationships, people are often shocked by how closely connected they are to people on their Hitlist. They realize that their neighbor is a showrunner on one of their target shows, or they go to spinning with a producer who makes films like the one they are trying to get produced. But it’s impossible to make these connections until you have made your Hitlist.
Once you've done your Map of Relationships and your Hitlist, start to look for the connections between them. Look at the IMDb for the people on your Map of Relationships and see if they’ve worked with the folks on your Hitlist.
As you do this, you can start to strategize how to approach the people on your Hitlist. Each person will be different and will require thought, attention and strategy. But, you've got the foundation for making “it’s who you know” work for you! Good luck!
Shawn Tolleson is a career coach working with screenwriters and other entertainment industry professionals. She gives you the practical tools you need to accomplish your dream career. Check out blogs, videos, classes and more at www.entertainmentcareerstrategy.com!
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Viewing List for June 2019
Leave a Comment / By Chris Shockowitz / June 11, 2019 June 11, 2019
Placerville, CA Observatory
JUNE 2019 VIEWING LIST
The Placerville Observatory is Celebrating
Our 14th Year of Public Observing
The Placerville Community Observatory is open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night for free.
Stop by between 8:30 and 10:00 pm.
Objects By Scope Size
Object Type Size Distance Coordinates
Large Scopes
NGC3628* Gal 14’ 35,000,000 LY 11h 20’ +13° 35’
NGC4490** Gal 6’ 25,000,000 LY 12h 31’ +41° 38’
M88* Gal 6’ 54,000,000 LY 12h 32’ +14° 25’
NGC4536** Gal 8’ 50,000,000+ LY 12h 34’ +02° 11’
M104* Gal 8’ 65,000,000 LY 12h 40’ -11° 37’
M3 GC 18’ 34,000 LY 13h 42’ +28° 23’
Arp 271** Gal 5’ 90,000,000 LY 14h 01’ -05° 47’
M13 GC 20’ 25,100 LY 16h 41’ +36° 27’
M92* GC 14’ 26,700 LY 17h 17’ +43° 08’
M57* PN 2’ 2,300 LY 18h 54’ +33° 02’
4” Refractor Y
Canum Venaticorum Carbon Star 711 LY 12h 45’ +45° 26’
Abbreviations: MS = Multiple Star, EN = Emission Nebula, RN = Reflection Nebula, Gal = Galaxy, GC = Globular Cluster, LY = Light Year, OC = Open cluster, PN = Planetary Nebula, SR = Supernova Remnant, CS = Carbon Star, * = Video imaging optional, ** = Video imaging required
June Object Descriptions
NGC 3628 is a 9.5 magnitude, type SbP peculiar galaxy in the constellation Leo. Seen only 3° from edge-on, this galaxy displays a prominent, warped dust lane. The nuclear core appears mottled and indistinct. The object has a diameter of 78,000 light years and an estimated mass of 135 billion suns. (How does this compare to the Milky Way?)
NGC4490 is a 9.8 magnitude, type SBdP peculiar barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici (CAH-neez veNAT-ih-si). Also known as the Cocoon Galaxy, it forms an interacting pair with nearby NGC4485. With a diameter of only 35,500 light years, this object is seen tilted 65 from face-on and sports a faint tail directed at its fainter companion galaxy.
M88 is a 9.5 magnitude spiral galaxy in the constallation Virgo (VURR-go) that is tilted about 30° from edge-on. Classified as a Seyfert galaxy (possessing a quasar-like core), it displays a relatively bright nucleus that is known to vary in intensity over time, coupled with a spectrum that suggests it is powered by a very active supermassive black hole.
M90 is a 9.5 magnitude spiral galaxy in the constallation Virgo (VURR-go) with a very bright, star-like nucleus and an arc of stars that extends westward from the nucleus. Try to detect hints of a central bar, and S-shaped outer arms.
M91 is a 10th magnitude Barred Spiral galaxy in the constallation Virgo (VURR-go) that occupies a contentious position on the Messier List. The position of the object listed by Messier as a bright nebula in his original observations does not correspond to any object through the eyepiece. After many years of astro-sleuthing, the current intelligence is that Messier was actually observing nearby NGC4548. On a very dark night this object may display a central bar and hints of a hazy halo of stellar arms.
NGC4536 is an 11th magnitude, type SAB barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo (VURR-go). At low magnification, the companion spiral, NGC 4527 may also be glimpsed.
For a real treat for lingering late-night guests, center NGC 4536 in the field of view and recalibrate the scope, then move to celestial coordinates RA 12h 29.1’, Dec +02° 03’. In the center of the field you will glimpse 3C273, the brightest quasar in the sky. Located next to a dimmer foreground star, this object varies between 11th and 12th magnitude. It is a mindboggling 2 BILLION light years away. As veteran observer Sue French wrote, the light we see tonight left this object “when oxygen was just becoming a significant component of Earth’s atmosphere.” How cool is that?
M104 is an 8th magnitude Spiral Galaxy in the constellation Virgo (VURR-go). Commonly known as the Sombrero Galaxy, it is a sure-thing hit with visitors. M104 is easily seen in scopes as small as 4”, and tolerates moderate magnification well. The very bright core seems to illuminate the spiral arm structure and is bisected by a prominent dust lane. In his book, The Messier Objects, Steve O’Meara claimed that, seen at high magnification, the core glowed with a distinct yellow light. What do you see?
NGC4565 is also known as Caldwell 38, and commonly known as the Needle Galaxy, is a large type Sb spiral galaxy found in the constellation Coma Berenices (KOH-mah bera-NEE-seez), Berenices Hair. At a relatively bright 9.6 magnitude, this is a truly outstanding example of a spiral galaxy seen edge-on. A prominent dark lane of dust bisects the narrow galactic disk and bright central core. This galaxy is about 150,000 light years in diameter and has a total mass of more than 200 billion suns. On a very dark night, try to visually detect the dark lane in the 17” scope.
NGC4656 is a 10th magnitude, type SBm barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici (CAH-neez- vë-NAT-ih-si). Popularly known as the Hockey Stick Galaxy, the key features are the angled tilt of the disk and the apparent offset of the core, which are significantly distorted by the interaction with its large neighbor NGC 4631. If observing at low magnification look in the same field of view for its neighbor, also seen edge-on.
M3 is an impressive 6th magnitude, globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici (CAH-neez vě-NAT-ih-si). Spanning 180 – 200 light years in diameter, this outstanding globular contains nearly 500,000 stars. Globular clusters are home to some of the oldest stars in the universe. Unlike most globular clusters, M3 contains a large population of variable stars. At low magnification through the 17”, look for a hint of color in both the inner core and outer perimeter.
Arp 271 is an interacting pair of spiral galaxies in the constellation Virgo (VUR-go). NGC 5426 is a magnitude 11.4 loose spiral with its outer arms stretching out toward NGC5427. Its oblique angle suggests a short central bar, however computer manipulation shows it as a normal spiral. NGC 5427 is displayed in plan view, showing off its pair of spiral arms. The pair is about 130,000 light years from end to end. While the pair may never merge, they will continue their dance for another 100 million years or so. Hint: Look for faint star-forming regions generated by gravitational effects of the passage.
Note: When the light we see tonight left Arp 271 & NGC 5426, Earth still hosted the big dinosaurs, including Spinosaurus, the largest Theropod known.
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The Continental Book Company AB (Stockholm, London)
The Continental Book Company was a subsidiary of the Bonnier Group media corporation (with its origins in publishing, founded in 1804). The Continental Book Company was organized in 1942 to issue the Clipper Books and Zephyr Books series. The Clipper Books were clothbound and replicated the books and jacket designs of the original titles. The series reached only 19 titles. The more lucrative paperbound Zephyr Books reached 230 volumes (some double volume titles) in 1945. The last Clipper Books title was published in 1946, the last Zephyr Books title was published in 1949.
The Zephyr Books were modeled after Tauchnitz Editions: English language titles aimed at a European market, lately abandoned by Tauchnitz (already in decline in the 1930s, the firm’s facilities were destroyed in a bombing raid in December of 1943). The series had color-coded categories and dust jackets, like Tauchnitz Editions. Books were sold in Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Turkey, Hungary, Italy, occupied Denmark and the non-occupied zone of France. (source)
Zephyr Books continued after the war, but the last books were issued in 1950, the victim of competition from rapidly expanding UK and US paperback series.
An excellent resource on this series is Zephyr Books (compiled by Peter Andrén). The Wikipedia page for the Zephyr Books series also contains a list of titles in the series. I’ve replicated the series title list from the Wikipedia page at the end of this entry.
This copy of Osbert Sitwell’s Open the Door is dated 1947. The jacket front, shown below, is the design used throughout the series lifespan. Two white bars reversed out of a colored background extend across the front, spine, and back of the jacket. The jacket spine includes the author, title, series name and colophon, and series number (#109 in this case). The front jacket flap includes a blurb about the title, then begins a list of Zephyr Books titles.
The rear of the jacket is blank, besides the bars and color. The rear jacket flap continues the list of titles and includes the publisher name. Series books are divided into six categories:
Red Volumes: Modern American Authors
Blue Volumes: Modern English Authors
Green Volumes: Classics
Grey Volumes: Anthologies and Special Volumes
Light Blue Volumes: Poetry and Drama
Yellow Volumes: Detective Fiction and Thrillers
The list of titles on this book continues on the back of the dust jacket, on the two jacket flaps. This list goes up to #160. The series would reach 230 titles in 1949.
The card binding (wraps) are white, and it’s easy to distinguish jacketed from unjacketed copies in a photograph. Red lines replace the white bars, otherwise, the series name and colophon, title and author follow the typography on the jacket. The publisher’s name is added to the bottom of the front cover. As with Tauchnitz Editions and other similar series, a note indicates that the book is “Not to be introduced into the British Empire or the USA.”
The books open directly to the half-title page, which includes the series name, “A Library of British and American Authors,” the series number and title.
The title page:
“Copyright 1947 by The Continental Book Company AB, Stockholm. This edition not to be introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A. Printed by Albert Bonniers Boktryckeri, Stockholm.”
List of Zephyr Books
Book number
Years printed
001 Ernest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947
002 Dorothy Parker After Such Pleasures 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946
003 Clarence Day Life with Father 1942, 1944, 1945
004 Charles Morgan The Voyage 1942, 1944, 1945
005 Christopher Morley Kitty Foyle 1942
006 William Shakespeare Six Plays 1943, 1946
007 John Steinbeck Tortilla Flat 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949
008 Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights 1943, 1945, 1946
009 Freeman Wills Crofts The Pit-Prop Syndicate 1943, 1945
010 Dorothy Sayers Murder Must Advertise 1943, 1944, 1946
011 Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice 1943, 1945, 1947
012 Louis Bromfield Twenty-four Hours 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949
013 Howard Spring Fame is the Spur 1 1943, 1946
015 Aldous Huxley Brave New World 1943, 1944, 1945
016 John Steinbeck The Moon is Down 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947
017 James Hilton Random Harvest 1943, 1945
018 James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 1943, 1945
019 Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon 1943, 1946
020 Edna Ferber Saratoga Trunk 1943, 1944, 1945
021 W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage 1 1943, 1945, 1949
023 Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island 1943
024 Dorothy Sayers Clouds of Witness 1943, 1949
025 Lytton Strachey Queen Victoria 1943, 1945
026 Ernest Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943, 1945, 1946
027 John Buchan The Thirty-Nine Steps 1944, 1946
028 John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath 1943, 1948
029 Cecil Scott Forester The Happy Return 1944, 1945
030 Cecil Scott Forester A Ship of the Line 1944, 1946
031 Cecil Scott Forester Flying Colours 1944, 1946
032 Ngaio Marsh Enter a Murderer 1944, 1945
033 P. G. Wodehouse Money in the Bank 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947
034 Pearl Buck Dragon Seed 1943, 1945, 1947
035 Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn 1944, 1945
036 Ronald Fraser Financial Times 1944, 1946
037 James Hilton And Now Good-Bye 1944, 1946
038 William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair 1 1944, 1946, 1947
040 Freeman Wills Crofts Man Overboard! 1944, 1946
041 John Steinbeck The Long Valley 1944, 1946, 1948
042 Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre 1944, 1947
043 Dorothy Parker Laments for the Living 1944, 1946
044 Charles Nordhoff Mutiny! 1944
045 John Boynton Priestley Daylight on Saturday 1945
046 Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter 1944, 1946
047 Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Views the Body 1944, 1946
048 Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler 1945
049 Ellery Queen The Roman Hat Mystery 1945, 1947
050 Charles Dickens Oliver Twist 1944, 1947
051 Ebba Dalin, Editor The Zephyr Book of American Verse 1945
052 Ebba Dalin, Editor The Zephyr Book of American Prose 1945
053 Graham Greene The Power and the Glory 1945, 1947, 1949
054 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The Yearling 1945
055 William Saroyan The Human Comedy 1944
056 George Meredith The Egoist 1945, 1947
057 Lin Yutang The Importance of Living 1944, 1945, 1948
058 Peter De Polnay Water on the Steps 1944
059 Michael Sadleir Fanny by Gaslight 1945
060 M. and R. Bottrall, Editors The Zephyr Book of English Verse 1945, 1948
061 John Bunyan The Pilgrim’s Progress 1945, 1946, 1947
062 Anthony Berkeley The Silk Stocking Murders 1946
063 George Eliot Silas Marner 1945
064 Anthony Thorne I’m a Stranger Here Myself 1945
065 Joyce Horner The Wind and the Rain 1945, 1946
066 Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford 1945
067 Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass 1946
068 William Faulkner The Wild Palms 1945, 1947
069 Oliver Goldsmith The Vicar of Wakefield 1945, 1946
070 Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels 1945
071 W. Somerset Maugham The Razor’s Edge 1945, 1948
072 Elizabeth Bowen To the North 1946
073 Erskine Caldwell God’s Little Acre 1945
074 C. S. Forester The Captain from Connecticut 1945
075 Charles Nordhoff Botany Bay 1945
076 Stella Gibbons The Rich House 1945
077 Nevil Shute Pastoral 1945, 1946
078 John Steinbeck Cannery Row 1945, 1946
079 G. K. Chesterton The Scandal of Father Brown 1945
080 A. E. W. Mason Musk and Amber 1946
081 Walter Van Tilburg Clark The Ox-Bow Incident 1946
082 Dorothy Sayers Unnatural Death 1946
083 John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men 1945, 1948
084 G. K. Chesterton Charles Dickens 1946
085 T. S. Eliot Murder in the Cathedral 1945, 1948
086 Erskine Caldwell Tobacco Road 1945, 1947
087 Dorothy Sayers The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club 1948, 1950
088 Harold Nicolson Some People 1946
089 Graham Greene A Gun for Sale 1947
090 Margaret Storm Jameson Cousin Honoré 19??
091 Francis Iles Malice Aforethought 1946
092 Dorothy Sayers Strong Poison 1949
093 Ernest Raymond We, the Accused 1946
094 Cecil Scott Forester The Ship 1945, 1946
095 John Buchan The Three Hostages 1947
096 Ernest Raymond For Them that Trespass 1947
097 Oscar Wilde An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest 1946
098 Helen MacInnes Above Suspicion 19??
099 Christine Weston Indigo 1947
100 Artur Lundkvist, Editor Twelve Modern Poets 1946
101 James Aldridge Signed with Their Honour 1945
102 Kate O’Brien The Last of Summer 1948
103 Rachel Field And Now Tomorrow 1945
104 Edith Sitwell The English Eccentrics 1947
105 Pearl Buck The Promise 1945
106 Mark Twain The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1948
107 John Boynton Priestley Black-out in Gretley 1945
108 E. X. Ferrars Neck in a Noose 1947
109 Osbert Sitwell Open the Door 1947
110 Frank Tilsley I’d do it Again 1947
111 Kate O’Brien The Land of Spices 1947
112 Carson McCullers The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1947
113 Mignon G. Eberhart Speak no Evil 1947, 1948
114 Charles R. Jackson The Lost Weekend 1946
115 Osbert Sitwell Before the Bombardment 19??
116 Rose Franken Claudia 1945
117 Eudora Welty A Curtain of Green 1947
118 Carson McCullers Reflections in a Golden Eye 1947
119 Phyllis Bottome The Mortal Storm 1947
120 William Faulkner Sanctuary 1947
121 Mignon G. Eberhart Wings of Fear 1947
122 Charles Dickens David Copperfield 1 1947
125 Gertrude Stein The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 1947
126 Christopher Isherwood Goodbye to Berlin 1947
127 Walter De la Mare Memoirs of a Midget 1948
128 A. E. W. Mason Königsmark 1947
129 Robert Louis Stevenson Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1950
130 Jane Austen Emma 1947
133 Edward Morgan Forster Howards End 1948
137 David Cecil The Young Melbourne 1949
139 Bruce Marshall All Glorious Within 1946
140 Nevil Shute Most Secret 1947
144 Eugene O’Neill Mourning Becomes Electra 1948
146 Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises 1947
147 Daphne Du Maurier Hungry Hill 1946, 1947
148 Raymond Chandler The Big Sleep 1947
149 Edison Marshall Benjamin Blake 1946
151 Christopher Isherwood Prater Violet 1946
152 Nevil Shute Pied Piper 1947
153 Samuel Shellabarger Captain from Castile 1 1947
155 Nigel Balchin Mine Own Executioner 1948
156 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in the Morning 1947
157 Edmund Wilson Memoirs of Hecate County 1947
158 Henry James The Aspern Papers 1947
159 Henry James The Turn of the Screw 1947
161 Erskine Childers The Riddle of the Sands 1948
162 Raymond Chandler The Lady in the Lake 1948
166 John Masefield Sard Harker 19??
167 Irving Stone Lust for Life 1 1949
169 George Hopley Night has a thousand eyes 1948
170 Margaret Storm Jameson The Other Side 1947
179 Dorothy Sayers Have his Carcase 1948
180 William Saroyan The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze 1948
181 Kenneth Fearing The Big Clock 1948
188 H. E. Bates A House of Women 1948
199 John O’Hara Appointment in Samarra 1948
201 Raymond Chandler The High Window 1948
209 William Sansom Fireman Flower and Other Stories 1949
211 Denys Val Baker The White Rock 1948
223 Carter Dickson She Died a Lady 1948
227 James Hilton Contango 1948
228 W. Somerset Maugham The Gentleman in the Parlour 1949
229 Ernest Hemingway To Have and Have Not 1947
230 Betty MacDonald The Egg and I 1949
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LEGAL NOTICE AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE
CHANEL Online Privacy Policy
Unless stated otherwise, the following Legal Notices and Terms of Use govern the way you use and browse the www.chanel.com website including all web pages and other websites accessible at this address, including those versions optimised for browsing on mobiles and tablets, as well as mobile apps published by CHANEL, directed at consumers in the following countries: France, Albania, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland and Turkey (collectively the “Site”).
The Legal Notices and Terms of Use applicable to any other country or region of the world may be different.
The “Perfumes”, “Makeup” and “Skincare” and “Sunglasses” sections of the Website also offer the sale of products online (hereafter “CHANEL Online Boutique”), the terms of which are set out in the Chanel Terms of Sale, forming an overall contract with the Legal Notices and Terms of Use below and the Privacy section
The website is owned and operated by:
Chanel, joint stock company with a capital of €80,200,000.00 euros, headquartered at 135 Avenue Charles de Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, registered number B 542 052 766 on the Nanterre Companies Register, intra-community VAT number FR 64542052766.
Publishing Director:
Mr. Luc Dony, in his capacity as CEO.
Hosting company:
The “chanel.com” website is hosted by Amazon Web Services, 31 place des Corolles, 92400 Courbevoie, FRANCE.
The “careers.chanel.com” is hosted by CLARANET, 68 Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré 75008 Paris - FRANCE.
Phone: 33 (1) 70 13 70 00.
Access to the Website and use of its content and functions are governed by the following Terms of Use. By accessing, browsing and using the Website’s functions, you unconditionally accept the clauses set out below.
Chanel and/or its affiliates around the world own the domain name “www.chanel.com”. The Website is a creation of the mind protected by intellectual property laws. The Website as a whole and the products sold on it, as well as all the associated intellectual property (such as texts, site maps, programmes, databases, animations, photographs, illustrations, sounds, colour codes, diagrams, logos, brands and designs) are the exclusive property of Chanel and/or its affiliates around the world and/or have been regularly licensed to Chanel. Chanel and/or its affiliates around the world are solely authorised to use the associated intellectual property rights.
The use of all or part of the Website, including by downloading, reproduction, transmission, presentation or distribution, for purposes other than for your personal and private use, commercially or otherwise, is strictly prohibited. In the event of failure to comply with these provisions, the penalties provided by law will be applied.
When you use a “Share” function on the Website to share a CHANEL product, event or message, you acknowledge and accept that the content available for sharing must only be used for purely personal purposes, excluding any commercial use on websites or web pages and/or other commercial digital media.
For any content that you submit when you use the Product Reviews service defined in Article 5 of the Terms of Use, you grant Chanel, free of charge and for a duration of thirty (30) years, the right to use, reproduce, copy, modify, delete all or part, adapt, publish, translate, create works derived from the content, as well as the right to license, sub-license, sell, distribute and/or integrate it in any form, using any medium or any technology throughout the world, without compensation being awarded to you.
The creation of hyperlinks to the Website requires Chanel’s prior, written consent which can be revoked at any time.
Not all websites with a hyperlink to the Website are under Chanel’s control and Chanel therefore disclaims any liability (especially editorial) regarding access to such websites and their content.
Chanel is free to change the content of the Website at any time and without notice.
Chanel strives to ensure that the information available via the Website is accurate and up-to-date. However, Chanel gives no warranty that such information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Chanel gives no warranty, express or implied, in respect of all or part of the Site.
Subject to the specific provisions for online sales, Chanel cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damages, irrespective of the cause, origin, nature and consequence, arising from browsing and use of the Website. In particular, Chanel declines any liability in the event of interruption or inaccessibility of the Website, the occurrence of bugs or any damage resulting from fraudulent acts by third parties (such as an intrusion) originating from the Website.
When you use the Product Reviews service defined in Article 5 of the Terms of Use, you agree to indemnify and insure Chanel (including its executives, directors, agents, shareholders, affiliates, joint companies, employees, partners or third party service providers) against any claims, demands and/or damages (both direct and indirect) of any sort and of any nature, known or unknown, including reasonable legal fees, due to a violation of your declarations and guarantees defined in Articles 1 and 5 of the Terms of Use, or the violation by you of any law or the rights of a third party.
Chanel implements measures to ensure the security of the data collected on the Website. Nevertheless, Chanel has no control over the risks associated with the functioning of the internet and draws your attention to the existence of potential risks regarding the confidentiality of data transiting through this network.
If you have any questions regarding the warranty and liability rules applicable to the Chanel Online Boutique, please check the Terms of Sale.
3. PERSONAL DATA AND COOKIES
The provisions relating to personal data and cookies are set out in the Privacy Section.
4. PRICE INFORMATION
Prices displayed on the Website are shown in Euros, except for the countries listed in the table below:
When placing orders on the CHANEL Online Boutique, please check the information regarding prices and any delivery costs applicable in the Terms of Sale.
The price of products not sold on the CHANEL Online Boutique are provided as a guide and have no contractual value. They correspond to the prices applied by Chanel in its stores and are subject to change and adjustment without notice.
For jewellery presented on the Chanel Jewellery website, the prices shown are for a 52 or medium ring size and are therefore also subject to variation for a smaller or larger size.
5. FRAGRANCE & BEAUTY PRODUCT REVIEWS
This article regulates your use of the product reviews service offered by Chanel for the “Fragrance” “Makeup” and “Skincare” sections of the Website (hereinafter the “Product Reviews“).
5.1 Purpose of the Product Reviews
The Product Reviews allows the Website’s customers to leave their opinions, suggestions and recommendations solely on the Frangrance and Beauty products sold on the website (hereinafter the “Products“). These opinions, suggestions or recommendations shall be accompanied by a grade of 1 to 5 starts, 5 stars being the best score attributable to a Product (hereinafter the “Review(s)“).
To be able to leave a Review on one of the Products, the customer must have previously bought the Product in question on the Website within the last year.
If a customer bought the product using a guest account, she should create a customer account first in order to be able to leave her Review.
A Review must contain a minimum of 10 characters.
The content that you send as part of the Product Reviews is used by Chanel for the purpose of analysing the satisfaction of our customers.
5.2 Contents of Product Reviews / Users’ responsibilities
By sending the content, you guarantee:
that you are the sole author and/or owner of all the rights relating to the said content or that you hold a licence for the rights authorising you to send the said content to Chanel;
that you have voluntarily renounced all “moral rights” that you could have on the said content;
that all the content that you send is correct;
that you are at least 18 years old or you have obtained prior permission of a parent or legal representative to leave content, Chanel shall be able to ask any minor user to provide evidence of this permission and, where necessary, refuse to publish the Review of a minor user who is unable to provide evidence of this permission;
that the use by Chanel of the content that you provide does not violate the Terms of Use and will not harm any person or entity.
Furthermore, you agree to send no content:
that you know to be false, incorrect or misleading;
that infringes any copyright, patent right, trademark, business secret, trade secret and/or any other intellectual property rights, property rights, publicity rights of any third party and/or any confidentiality agreements;
that violates any law or order, or indeed any decree or regulation (including, but not limited to, those which regulate consumer protection, unfair competition, discrimination or false advertising) and more generally, any regulation;
that can reasonably be considered to be defamatory, derogatory, inciting hate, biased, offensive or insulting, in particular with regards to race or religion, threatening in an illegal manner or representing unlawful harassment of any individual, person, agreement, partnership or business;
for which you have been paid of have received compensation by a third party not approved by Chanel;
that includes information referencing websites other than the Website, publicity, third party brands or content that is not be relevant to the products sold on the Website, physical addresses, email addresses, contact details or telephone numbers or any other information allowing the identification of a person;
that includes any comment on the medical or pharmaceutical performance of the Products;
that contains viruses, worms or other potentially harmful programmes or computer files.
5.3 Publication of Reviews
The contents of the Reviews must not contradict the Terms of Use and must not damage Chanel’s image or its trade policy.
Chanel undertakes not to modify the customers’ Reviews before their publication, except for the spelling of the names of the Products if they were incorrect. Nevertheless, each Review is manually moderated by Chanel’s customer service before its publication in order to verify that if conforms with the publication criteria, particularly listed in Article 5 of the Terms of Use. The Reviews will be published irrespective of their rating, provided that they respect the publication criteria and the Terms of Use.
You recognise that you, and not Chanel, are solely responsible for the content of your contribution. No part of the content that you send shall be subject to an obligation of confidentiality on the part of Chanel (including its executives, directors, agents, shareholders, affiliates, joint companies, employees, partners or third party service providers, as well as their respective directors, representatives and employees).
Chanel undertakes not to pay any user in order to incite them to leave a possible Review.
The Reviews shall be published between 48 and 72 hours after submission on average. The process may be longer if the Review has to be examined in detail by the dedicated Chanel team.
The Reviews are uploaded on the Website in chronological order.
Once a Review is published on the Website, users have the option, through a link, to say if they have found it useful or not.
Chanel informs you that these Terms of Use can be amended at any time. Such amendments are posted online and are deemed to be accepted unconditionally when you access the Website after they are posted online. Chanel recommends you check this page regularly.
7. SEVERABILITY
If any clause of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid due to a change in legislation or regulations or a court decision, this cannot in any way affect the validity of and compliance with the other clauses of the Terms of Use.
8. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTES
These Terms of Use are governed by French law without depriving you of the level of protection provided by the provisions of the mandatory laws of the country of your usual residence. Failing amicable agreement, the French courts in Paris have territorial jurisdiction to deal with any dispute relating to the Website, notwithstanding your option to bring the dispute before a competent foreign court of your choice
Copyright © CHANEL.
CHANEL highly cares about your privacy and data protection.
We are committed to offering the highest standards of products and services. Thus, we value each of our existing or prospective client and aim at maintaining appropriate protection of your personal data (“Data”).
The CHANEL Online Privacy Policy explains how CHANEL collects and processes your Data when you use our website, app or other digital platforms (“Platforms”), when you purchase CHANEL products via our Platforms, or when you apply for a job at CHANEL online as required by the data protection laws in the countries in which we do business, such as the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. This Policy applies to those Platforms which provide for a link to it.
CHANEL has implemented a robust data protection compliance program, which includes the adoption of the high-standard data protection principles of the applicable data protection laws at a global level and in particular the:
a. conclusion of an Intra Group Data Transfer Agreement (“IGTA”), which are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. They should ensure the same level of protection by all CHANEL entities and allow transfers of Data within CHANEL’s organization globally;
b. creation of a Data Protection Office and a network of local data protection contacts;
c. adoption of internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations;
d. implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures to implement the data protection principles.
Part I. - General provisions
1. Who is responsible for the processing of your Data?
The CHANEL Platforms and related data processing are operated / carried out by or on behalf of the respective CHANEL entity (“CHANEL” or “we”) as set out
. Such CHANEL entity may further share information with its affiliates in accordance with the safeguards foreseen in this policy (see Section 5 below). Any online sales on the e-commerce section of the website are made by the respective CHANEL entity as set out in the applicable Terms of Sales.
If you want to contact CHANEL or its Global Data Protection Office, please see under “10. How to contact CHANEL for privacy queries” below.
2. What Data do we collect and how ?
The specific type and scope of Data we collect about you depend on your activity on, and interaction with, the Platforms (e.g., whether you only browse through our Platforms or purchase a product or subscribe to our marketing communication) as well as the country in which you use the Platforms. The following Data may be collected through our Platforms :
a) Information collected when you use the CHANEL Platforms for informative purposes only
Information relating to your website use (“Log Data”) :
When you use our Platforms for informative purposes only (e.g., you do not register on, purchase via or otherwise submit your Data through the website), your internet browser automatically collects, and transfers to us, certain basic information relating to your website use. Such Log Data may include :
your browser type and version,
your operating system and interface,
used device,
language preference,
the website from which you are visiting us (referrer URL),
webpage(s) you are visiting on our Platforms,
date and time of your visit,
part of your internet protocol (IP) address,
your actions taken on the Platforms, and
the name of your access provider.
Information processed by external social media providers (“Social Media Data”):
Our Platforms contain share buttons that enable you to share CHANEL content with your friends through third party media platforms and /or social networks (such as Facebook and Instagram, “External Platforms”). The mere use of our Platforms does generally not involve data processing activities (including data transfers) in relation to the External Platforms. However, when you use the share button, these External Platforms may collect and otherwise process personal data about you.
For more information about the scope and purposes of the data processed by the External Platform provider, including your rights and setting option to protect your privacy, please see the privacy notice of the respective External Platform provider.
Information processed through cookies (“Cookie Data”) :
We use cookies and similar technologies when operating our Platforms. Cookie-based processing of your Data is subject to Section 9 below.
Information on parties to fight counterfeiting (“Anti-Counterfeit Data”) :
In order to fight against counterfeiting and infringement, CHANEL has set up automated processes to collect information on companies or individuals who commit or are likely to commit acts that violate our rights in the context of the Platforms. This information will be accessible to any company legally authorized to use the CHANEL trademarks that has been a victim of such violations, for the purpose of taking action or any necessary measures to protect their rights. We collect the following Anti-Counterfeit Data :
identification information
information related to any electronic means used for counterfeit activities
judiciary information related to proceedings
Some Data are collected from public sources (such as third parties websites).
b) Information collected when you purchase a CHANEL product (“Purchase Data”)
If you purchase a CHANEL product through our Platforms, we will collect Data through the purchase form to process the purchase order.
If you purchase a CHANEL product through your account (see Section c) below), we additionally process your purchase history.
c) Information collected when you create an account on the Platform (“Account Data”)
If you create an account on the Platform to be able to order faster, track your order, create and keep your wishlist and / or receive exclusive news about CHANEL products (if requested), we will collect Account Data through the account creation form.
d) Information collected when you subscribe to the CHANEL newsletter or other marketing communication (“Marketing Data”)
If you subscribe to our newsletter or other marketing communication via the Platforms in order to receive information on CHANEL collections, products, campaigns, shows and other events, we will collect Marketing Data through the Newsletter subscription form.
e) Information collected when you otherwise interact with us via the Platforms (“Request Data”)
The Platforms enable you or facilitate to get in touch with us, including to exercise your rights under Section 8 (as applicable), or share your opinion on CHANEL products and services in many other ways than described above, e.g., via e-mail, telephone, letter or a data subject access request. The collection of Data depends on how you interact with us and what information you provide us with. If you contact us via the contact us form available on the Platforms, we collect the following Data :
area of interest,
topic/ purpose of the contact,
title / gender,
name (first name and surname),
further Data you share on a voluntary basis (e.g. postal address, phone number, your concern), and
the content of your query or responses to surveys and questionnaires provided to us.
If you contact us to exercise your data subject rights (as applicable), we usually collect the following Data, depending on how you address the data subject rights request :
type of relationship with CHANEL (e.g., customer, employee or other),
type of request (e.g. rectification or deletion request),
contact details,
country of residence,
further request details necessary to process your request (e.g. identification details), and
the content of your request provided to us.
If you make a service request (e.g., repair order, booking or warranty claim), we may collect the following Data :
product purchased,
date of purchase, and
further details relevant to address your request.
The website CHANEL.com offers click-to-chat and click-to-call functionalities.
Click-to-chat enables you to start a live chat with, and enjoy real-time support by our customer service. You can contact our customer service via live chat either as a guest or as a registered customer. In the latter case, the customer service may have access to certain portions of your Account Data in order to process and answer your request, such as:
contact details.
Click-to-call allows you to request a callback through the Platforms. If you request a callback, we collect:
your phone number, and
your preferred time for the callback.
For further information on the click-to-call function, please refer to Section 9 on the use of cookies below.
f) Information collected when you apply for a job at CHANEL or its affiliates (“Applicant Data”)
If you apply for a job at CHANEL or its affiliates via the Platforms, we collect the following Data relating to your application:
country and city of residence,
postal address,
phone number,
educational level,
school/university,
spoken languages,
work experience,
certificates,
further CV information,
your preferred entry date, and
further Data you may submit.
Important General Notice : When we collect personal data through forms, including but not limited to electronic forms, we will indicate the mandatory fields via asterisks. Failure to provide the data marked with an asterisk could prevent you from accessing our products and / or services. While submitting any Data, including multimedia content (photographs, videos etc.), please ensure it is accurate and do not transmit any sensitive Data such as health information, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, information on your sex life or sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origin, nor any content which is not expressly requested through a questionnaire or any other collection method (such as commercial information, advertising, personal creations, ideas, or concepts), unless this is required in exceptional cases (e.g. to report allergies).
Our website does not specifically focus on minors. If we should nevertheless inadvertently collect such information, the minor's legal representative can exercise the minor’s rights on his/her behalf and on his/her name at any time (see below).
3. Why do we collect and process your personal data?
If you are an existing or prospective client of, or if you apply for a job at CHANEL or otherwise interact with CHANEL via the Platforms, we may use your Data for the following purposes (“Processing Purposes”) :
enable you to browse through our Platforms and to use your personal online account (“Platform-related Purposes),
enable you to obtain information on our products and services from our Customer Care Center, in our “Contact us” section for instance (“Request-related Purposes”),
enable you to purchase CHANEL products through our Platforms, in our CHANEL boutiques and other points of sale (“Purchase-related Purposes”),
enable you to access CHANEL services in our CHANEL boutiques and other points of sale, or on our Platforms – for instance, to book an appointment or to create a CHANEL product wish list (“Service-related Purposes”),
enable you to access our extensive after-sales care services on our CHANEL products (“After Sales-related Purposes”)
respect our legal obligations, including inter alia cosmetics regulations, the fight against money laundering, credit card fraud, the fight against counterfeit and processing your data subject rights requests (“Regulatory-related Purposes”),
collect your opinion on our CHANEL products and services, in particular via surveys and questionnaires (“Product Improvement-related Purposes”),
establish statistics, financial and commercial studies (“Studies-related Purposes”),
keep you informed about our latest collections, products, campaigns, shows and other events by sending you our CHANEL communications (by electronic mail, by post or via your phone: calls, chat, SMS and MMS and third-party media platforms; “Marketing-related Purposes”),
improve our understanding of your interests and preferences so that we can deliver personalized offers and other services that would correspond better to your needs and wishes (“Preference-related Purposes”),
process your application, including checking open positions via internal and external experts in the case of job applicants as well as maintain an applicant pool in order to be able to match future positions with potential candidates (“Application-related Purposes”).
4. How do we justify the processing of your Data ?
Each processing of your Data is legally based on your consent, the necessity to carry out a contract with you, a legal obligation and / or our overriding legitimate interest depending on the purpose of the processing.
Details of the legal basis justifying the data processing are set out
5. To whom could we disclose your Data?
Within the CHANEL Organization. To the extent permitted by law and taking into account the protection of your rights and freedoms in respect of the processing of your Data, your Data will only be accessible to a limited and defined number of recipients within the global CHANEL entities (“CHANEL Organization”) as further described below. Such Data access will strictly take place on a “need to know” basis in order for the recipients to fulfill the Processing Purposes in their capacity as data controllers. We may transfer your Data to another legal entity for the purposes of a collaboration, joint venture, corporate reorganization, change of legal form or other similar event. In case of a merger or sale, your Data will be permanently transferred to the successor company. Anti-Counterfeit Data will be accessible to any company legally authorized to use the CHANEL trademarks that has been a victim of such violations, for the purpose of taking action or any necessary measures to protect their rights. You can find a list of the relevant CHANEL entities here.
If you are an existing or prospective client of CHANEL or otherwise interact with CHANEL via the Platforms (except by way of a job application), only the CHANEL employees within the CHANEL Organization that are working within the teams that need to have your information (for example, Customer Relationship Management, Commercial Management, Legal, Compliance and IT) will access your Data.
Third Parties outside of the CHANEL Organization. We may in limited cases transfer your Data to governmental agencies and regulators (e.g. tax authorities), courts, and government authorities, all in accordance with applicable law and to external advisors (e.g., lawyers, accountants, auditors etc.), all acting as controllers. In this context CHANEL may also have to transfer your Data to third parties when it receives a request by an authority empowered by law to do so, pursuant to applicable laws and regulations. If you apply for a job through the Platforms, the CHANEL entity receiving your application (see Section 2) may forward your application to external recruitment firms as necessary.
Service providers (within and outside CHANEL) : Your Data will generally not be disclosed to recipients outside the CHANEL Organization. In some cases, however, CHANEL makes use of external service providers acting on behalf of CHANEL on the basis of contractual arrangements which will include strict data protection obligations. We will in particular provide your Data to service providers or suppliers (this may include other CHANEL group companies) as part of our normal business operations to carry out certain IT-related tasks and who assist us in operating our Platforms, conducting our business, servicing you or protecting the security and integrity of our business (including IT maintenance, security and support service provider, hosting provider, payment provider, marketing and advertising partners, mailing or emailing services or customer care center).
6. International Data Flows
Data disclosure as set out in Section 5 above may involve a transfer of your Data to countries that do not provide the same level of data protection. Applicable legal and regulatory requirements are taken into consideration before any cross border transfer of your Data.
Any Data transfers outside your country that do not provide an adequate level of data protection will be secured through appropriate contractual guarantees which will also be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses;
Data transfers among CHANEL entities will ultimately be covered by the IGTA.
The transfer of Data may also be based on your prior consent. Please note that, if you are an EU or UK citizen, such a transfer may include possible risks if the country where your data is transferred to has not been recognized by EU or UK authorities as granting sufficient data protection level (absence of an adequacy decision) and appropriate safeguards.
You may receive relevant portions of the aforementioned documents upon request as required by applicable law.
7. For how long do we keep your Data ?
Your Data generally (other than Applicant Data) :
Alongside the commitment to offering the highest standards of services and products, we consider that our products should entitle you to personalized client treatment and incomparable after-sales services that may last for a lifetime for some products. For this purpose, and to ensure such services, we may need to keep your personal data for as long as it is needed for the provision of such services. Your Purchase Data will be retained until your last use or purchase of our services or goods as required or permitted by applicable local law or where we have a legitimate and lawful purpose to do so and in any case.
For any product sold on our website, we may keep your data for as long as it is necessary to comply with applicable legislation regarding product guarantee and safety and in order to follow up with you on the results of the product and offer you continuous advice. Your further Data will be retained as long as required by applicable local law or to the extent we have a legitimate and lawful purpose to do so. Please note that the storage period provided by legislation may vary per country.
Applicant Data :
We welcome and value applications from talented candidates. Subject to your consent, we may keep your Data on file for up to 2 years following your last visit to our candidate space and contact you if another appropriate opportunity arises if your previous application on the “Careers” section of our Platforms is not successful. In case you choose not to be contacted for future opportunities, your Data will be kept for up to 6 months after the end of the respective application process, unless shorter or longer retention is permitted or required by applicable local law.
8. What are your rights ?
You may have the following rights to the extent and as provided by the law applicable to you which you can exercise through the contact details provided in Section 10 :
A right of access and information : you have the right to be informed in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form of the way in which your Data is processed. You also have the right to obtain (i) confirmation as to whether or not Data concerning you are being processed, and, where that is the case (ii) to access such Data and obtain a copy thereof.
A right to rectification : you have the right to obtain the rectification of your Data. You also have the right to have incomplete Data completed.
A right to erasure : in some cases, you have the right to obtain the erasure of your Data. However, this is not an absolute right and CHANEL may have legal or legitimate grounds for keeping such Data.
A right to restriction of processing : in some cases, you have the right to obtain restriction of the processing of your Data.
A right to data portability : you have the right to receive your Data which you have provided to CHANEL, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit those Data to another controller without hindrance from CHANEL. This right only applies when the processing of your Data is based on your consent or on a contract and such processing is carried out by automated means.
A right to object to processing : you have the right to object to processing of your Data when such processing is based on the legitimate interest of CHANEL. CHANEL may, however, invoke compelling legitimate grounds for continued processing. You also have the right to object at any time to the processing of your Data for marketing purposesous.
To unsubscribe from our “Newsletter” you may also use the above channels or simply by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each Newsletter.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.
9. What cookies do we use and how can you object to such use ?
Cookies are pieces of information that any website or other Platforms may transfer to your browser that are then stored in your computer system. For example, the deposit of cookies enhances your online experience by allowing us to save your preferences.
When you use the Platforms, we send one or more cookies – small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters – to your device. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits of our Platforms. Your web browser may provide you with some options regarding cookies. Please note that if you delete, or choose not to accept, cookies, you may not be able to utilize the features of the services provided via the Platforms to their fullest potential. We use third party cookies in connection with the services provided via the Platforms as well. For instance, we use Google Analytics to collect and process certain analytics data. We do not process or respond to web browsers' "do not track" signals or other similar transmissions that indicate a request to disable online tracking of users who visit our Platforms or use the services provided via our Platforms.
How we use cookies and similar technologies, in particular, for services adapted to your profile :
We use cookies and automatically collected information to :
personalize our Platforms and the services provided via our Platforms, such as remembering your Data so that you will not have to re-enter it during your use of, or the next time you use, our Platforms and the services provided via our Platforms;
provide customized advertisements, content, and information adapted to your profile;
monitor and analyze the effectiveness of our Platforms and the services provided via our Platforms and third-party marketing activities adapted to your profile;
monitor aggregate site usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed; and
track your entries, submissions, and status in any promotions or other activities offered through our Platforms and the services provided via our Platforms (services adapted to your profile). For example, this may help us to monitor rates of emails opened. Tracking technology also helps us manage and improve the usability of the Platforms, (i) detecting whether there has been any contact between your computer and us in the past and (ii) to identify the most popular sections of the Platforms.
We may also collect your shortened IP address on a non-readable basis, which does not allow us to directly identify you.
Depending on the local version of the Platform you are using, this ce lien,
may provide you additional information about the cookies used by Chanel as well as specific consent settings if you do not wish CHANEL to use all or part of the above-mentioned third party cookies.
You may also disable the installation of “cookies” by configuring your browser appropriately. For more information, please click
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact your user experience and may prevent you from using parts of our Platforms or services.
10. How to Contact CHANEL for Privacy Queries ?
To exercise your rights please send your request to our Customer Service Department as indicate below and communicate the following information: name, surname, e-mail and any other information necessary to confirm your identity in order for us to process the request (such as your postal address).
by mail: Chanel Limited1 Bruton street, London W1J6TL, Attn: head of Data Privacy
by email: privacy@chanel.com;
by addressing it to our CHANEL boutiques or other points of sale.
to access all local contact numbers or exercise your rights.
For any Applicant Data for your application to our “Careers” section, please click
to access all local contact email addresses.
For any questions or comments relating to this Privacy Policy or the manner in which CHANEL collects and uses your Data, you may also contact our Global Data Protection Office at the following address :
Global Data Protection Office
Chanel Limited
1 Bruton street, London W1J6TL
Attn: head of Data Privacy
By email : privacy@chanel.com
You can also refer to the local Customer Care Center if you wish to exercise your data subject rights or if you have any other questions concerning this Privacy Policy.
Part II. - Country-specific Provisions
Depending on the country version of the Platform you are using, the above mentioned General Provisions applicable to your personal information may be subject to local specific rules. To know more about any specific rules applicable to you, please select the related country below :
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Если вы посещаете наш веб-сайт, находясь в России, или если, являясь гражданином России, вы покупаете продукты CHANEL через наш веб-сайт / приложение с дальнейшей доставкой в Россию, или если, являясь гражданином России, вы откликаетесь на вакансию в компании CHANEL в России, на вас распространяется действие следующих положений:
Обработка нами ваших персональных данных основывается на вашем согласии, предоставленном через наш веб-сайт, приложение или другую цифровую платформу или иным образом, за исключением случаев, когда российский закон о защите персональных данных позволяет нам обрабатывать ваши персональные данные исходя из других применимых правовых оснований. Любые случаи передачи ваших персональных данных третьим лицам, находящимся внутри или за пределами России, основываются на вашем согласии и на соответствующих соглашениях или положениях о передаче персональных данных, гарантирующих то, что получающая сторона обеспечит конфиденциальность и безопасность ваших персональных данных и ограничится целями обработки персональных данных, указанными в настоящей Политике, за исключением случаев, когда российский закон о защите персональных данных позволяет нам передавать ваши персональные данные третьим лицам исходя из других применимых правовых оснований. Мы принимаем все необходимые организационные и технические меры для обеспечения безопасности ваших персональных данных. К этим мерам относятся назначение должностного лица, ответственного за организацию процесса обработки персональных данных, внедрение внутренних средств контроля и/или проведение аудитов соответствия процесса обработки персональных данных действующему законодательству, оценка ущерба, который может быть нанесен субъектам данных в случае нарушения требований, выдвигаемых к обработке и обеспечению безопасности персональных данных в соответствии с действующих законодательством, а также сопоставление такого ущерба с принимаемыми нами мерами по обеспечению безопасности.
When the United Kingdom ceases to be a member state of the European Union, the terms used in this Privacy Policy shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Data Protection Act 2018.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on October 2019 . With regard to any changes which may be made to this Privacy Policy, we invite you to check the "Personal Data" section of our website on a regular basis.
LAST UPDATED : DECEMBER 2019
This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 2019 . With regard to any changes which may be made to this Privacy Policy, we invite you to check the "Personal Data" section of our website on a regular basis.
1.1 SCOPE OF APPLICATION
These general terms and conditions of sale (hereafter “GTCs”) as well as the relevant “Online CHANEL Privacy Policy” and “Legal Statement” are applicable to the Internet site www.chanel.com (hereafter “CHANEL Online Boutique”), offering the sale of eyewear and cosmetic products bearing the “CHANEL” trademark (hereafter all together the “Product(s)”). The products are sold through the CHANEL Online Boutique directly by CHANEL SAS, a company duly organised under the laws of France, whose registered office is located 135 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and registered with the Nanterre Register of Companies under number 542 052 766 R.C.S. By ordering and buying Products from the CHANEL Online Boutique, the customer (hereafter “Customer”) fully accepts the present GTCs. These GTCs can be saved and/or printed and are accessible from all the pages of the CHANEL Online Boutique. They can be amended at any time and the terms applicable are those accepted by the Customer when placing an order, which can be accessed from the order confirmation email.
1.2 THE CUSTOMER
Through the CHANEL Online Boutique, CHANEL offers Products for sale to non-trade Customers, in the capacity of consumers, aged over eighteen (18) and with full legal capacity. Products are sold on a retail basis strictly for personal use. Therefore, CHANEL limits orders to:
three (3) items of the same cosmetic Product with a limit of fifteen (15) cosmetic Products per order purchased by the same Customer, with the exception of cosmetic Products identified on the CHANEL Online Boutique by the specific mention “EXCLUSIVE” which are limited to one (1) cosmetic Product per order;
two (2) items of the eyewear Products with a limit of six (6) eyewear Products per order purchased by the same Customer.
In general, Chanel reserves the right to refuse any order of Products of an abnormal nature, in particular in the event of orders in quantity and/or for amounts which would be reasonably deemed abnormal by Chanel.
1.3 CHANEL ONLINE BOUTIQUE CUSTOMER SERVICES
In case of questions concerning any order, Customers may contact CHANEL customer services as indicated below:
- At the following numbers:
CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE - LA BOUTIQUE EN LIGNE
Phone numbers Price Opening hours
(France - Paris time)
Austria 0800 29 8 444 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Saturday: 10h-19h
Belgium 0800 97 447 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Bulgaria +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Croatia +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Danemark 080 10 10 50 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Estonia +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Finland +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
France 01 58 37 68 00 National calling costs Monday to Saturday: 10h-19h
Sunday: 11h-19h
Germany 0800 55 19 555 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Saturday: 10h-19h
Italy 800 411 344 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Saturday: 10h-19h
Latvia +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Lithuania +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Luxembourg 8002 5250 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Poland 0800 889 666 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Romania +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Slovakia +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Slovenia +33 1 58 37 46 23 International calling costs Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Spain 900 10 23 92 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
Sweden 020 53 00 00 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
The Netherlands 0800 333 23 33 Toll-free call from a land-line telephone Monday to Friday: 10h-19h
- Through Live Chat or Web call back via the “Contact an Advisor” section.
Customers may also find information on the CHANEL Online Boutique, via the link “FAQ”
1.4 LANGUAGES
The CHANEL Online Boutique is accessible in French, English, German, Italian, Russian and Polish.
The Customer acknowledges that the translation of the CHANEL Online Boutique into the above languages is a comfort offered to the Customer to browse on the CHANEL Online Boutique and the language chosen by the Customer may differ from the language used by CHANEL regarding order and receipt of the Products by the Customer, which depends on the localisation of the delivery address communicated by the Customer.
1.5 PRODUCTS
The Products offered for sale on the CHANEL Online Boutique are described and presented as accurately as possible (specifications, illustrations, size, composition, etc.). However, the Customer is recommended to refer to the description of each Product, by clicking on each “Product Description”, to find out more about the Product concerned, particularly in relation to the features the Customer is looking for, since the Customer is solely responsible for choosing and buying a Product.
1.6 PRICES
The prices applied are those indicated on the CHANEL Online Boutique at the time of the order.
The Customer is informed that prices are subject to change. Therefore, if the Customer has created a customer account, the prices displayed in the “My Account/My Order History” section on the order summary page correspond to the prices paid by the Customer for previous orders. The “Reorder” function available on this page might therefore offer this same product for sale at a different price compared to the previous order. The Customer should thus be careful to note the price applicable at the time of the order, which is indicated when the Product is placed in the basket.
Prices are indicated in EUR, to the exclusion of countries indicated in article 3 below. and do not include the Delivery Costs of the order (hereafter “Delivery Costs”). These Delivery Costs are indicated to the Customer on the review basket page as well as on the order summary page, prior to confirmation and payment of the order.
2. ORDER
2.1 ORDER PROCESS
The Customer is invited to select the Products and to place them in the purchase basket by clicking on the “Add to Bag” button.
At any time, the Customer is invited to consult the summary of his order by clicking on the icon “Review Bag and Checkout” available on the top right of all CHANEL Online Boutique pages. At this stage, the Customer can verify the details of his order, identify eventual mistakes made in the entry of the data, and correct or remove Product(s).
After validation of the basket by clicking on the icon “Continue to Checkout”, the Customer is asked to choose between three (3) options:
Identifying himself with his user name and password to order by using his existing customer account,
ordering without creating a customer account,
ordering by creating a customer account.
CHANEL cannot be held liable for inaccuracy of the information provided by the Customer. The customer account will give access to a personal space where customers can track orders and access invoices.
To finalise his order, the Customer:
must confirm his delivery and invoicing address, or indicate a new delivery address and/or invoicing address,
must read these GTCs and explicitly accept them by ticking the box “I have read and accepted terms & conditions” before making payment for his order,
is then invited to pay the amount of the order by clicking on the icon “Place order” giving access to secure payment of the order.
Once payment has been confirmed, the Customer receives a confirmation email for the order.
The Customer formally accepts the use of email for the confirmation by CHANEL of the content of the order.
2.2 AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS
Products are offered within the limit of the stock available. Statements about the availability of the Products are provided at the time of the placing of the order on the Product page. If it turns out that despite the vigilance of CHANEL the Products ordered are no longer available, CHANEL informs the Customer by any means (telephone call or email) as soon as possible. No debit corresponding to the unavailable Product or Products shall be made from the bank account of the Customer in the event of unavailability of one or several Products and in case that a payment from the Customer has been already processed, the Customer will be reimbursed for part of the payment corresponding to such unavailable Product(s) applying rules under article 5.3 below.
Every order can be accompanied by free samples chosen by the Customer. However, in the event of unavailability of the samples CHANEL cannot be held liable for such unavailability.
2.3 CANCELLATION OF ORDER
Once the payment has been made, the Customer cannot modify his order. However, if the order is not yet prepared by CHANEL, the Customer can cancel his order by contacting the Customer Care Services at the number indicated in the “Contact an Advisor” section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page. With or without the creation of a customer account, the Customer always has the possibility of making use of his right of withdrawal, the modalities of which are stipulated in Article 5 below.
In these cases, the Customer will be informed by email of the cancellation of the order and will be refunded any sums he might have paid prior to the cancellation of the order by CHANEL.
Products shall be paid in EUR, to the exclusion of countries indicated in the table below.
The Customer shall also bear all compulsory taxes and fees and potential bank charges which shall be born at all times by the Customer.
For all countries, payment of the order shall be made by bank card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted), Paypal or Apple pay. CHANEL may also accept a selection of local payment methods which are detailed in the dedicated FAQ section.
CHANEL has established a secure payment system for any order made in the CHANEL Online Boutique. Payments are made on an external platform through a payment service provider – ADYEN – complying with the PCI DSS security standards.
The Customer has the possibility of downloading his invoice from his personal space under the heading “My Orders”.
In the event where the customer has not created a customer account, his invoice is available as an attachment to the shipping confirmation email that CHANEL sends him.
4. DELIVERY AND RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS
4.1 TERMS OF DELIVERY
The CHANEL Online Boutique delivers to numerous countries, namely Metropolitan France, Corsica, Monaco, Germany (except Büsingen and Helgoland Islands), Spain (except Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta and Melilla), Italy (except Repubblica di San Marino, Città del Vaticano, Livigno, Campione d’Italia), Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Republic of Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia.
CHANEL delivers Products ordered at the delivery address indicated by the Customer (the “Delivery Address”) according to the delivery option selected by the Customer when placing his order. For detailed information regarding delivery options and costs, please consult the dedicated FAQ section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page.
CHANEL shall do its best to dispatch the Products to the Customer as soon as possible after the Customer places his order, in accordance with the delivery option selected by the Customer when placing his order. Notwithstanding the above, in any event, delivery shall not exceed thirty (30) working days from receipt of the order confirmation, subject to their availability as indicated to the Customer at the time of the order. In the event of absence or delay in delivery, the Customer shall as soon as possible contact Customer Services at the number indicated in the "Contact an Advisor" section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page. In such a case, the Customer may either request Chanel a new estimated delivery date or cancel the order and receive a full refund.
4.2 RECEIVING PRODUCTS
On delivery, the Customer must verify the conformity and the state of his order in the presence of the carrier and issue if need be, all the necessary reservations concerning the apparent defects (missing product, damaged parcel).
In case of any apparent defects and any claim, the Customer can contact, as soon as possible and within a reasonable time period, Customer Services at the number indicated in the "Contact an Advisor" section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page.
4.3 PRODUCT RETURN
The Customer benefits from a right of withdrawal allowing Products to be returned to CHANEL, with no reason given, under the conditions set out in article 5 below.
For any other reason for return other than the right of withdrawal (non-compliant or damaged product, mistake in the content of the order, etc.), the Customer is invited to contact customer services of the CHANEL Online Boutique which will provide the necessary information to meet this request as soon as possible and to make another delivery if need be.
5. RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
5.1 RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
The Customer has the possibility, without justification, to withdraw his order within a period of forty (40) calendar days from the day of receipt of the Products ordered, with the date indicated on the receipt of the carrier signed by the Customer providing proof. When this period of forty (40) days expires on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, it is extended to the next working day.
To exercise his right of withdrawal, the Customer can notify his withdrawal decision and return the Products as follows.
For home delivery orders:
Either by directly returning the Product (following the process described hereafter) accompanied by the return form/withdrawal form duly filled in, duly completed and signed. This form is available in the parcel with the Products or by a link in the order confirmation email.
Or by returning to CHANEL by email or by postal letter an unambiguous declaration expressing the intention to retract. You can exercise your right to withdraw from the agreement through any type of unequivocal declaration that indicates your decision to do so, or you can use the withdrawal form available in the Customer’s order email. This declaration must be sent accompanied by the information concerning the Products and quantities returned as well as the name, postal address, order number and, if possible, the telephone number and email address of the Customer at the address indicated by the Customer Services. The Customer can contact the Customer Care Services at the number indicated in the "Contact an Advisor" section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page.
CHANEL provides the Customer with a prepaid shipping label which allows the Products to be returned free of charge by air mail. Such prepaid shipping label is provided by CHANEL either in the parcel depending on your country of delivery or by contacting Customer Services at the number indicated in the "Contact an Advisor" section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page (hereinafter the “Prepaid Label”). The Prepaid Label can be stuck on the return parcel and then the Customer can deposit the return parcel in a post office or collecting point. No return costs shall be reimbursed by CHANEL to the Customer if the latter has made the choice of not using the Prepaid Label provided.
Eyewear Products only, may also be returned within a CHANEL Fashion Boutique.
For Click&Collect orders may exclusively be returned within a CHANEL beauty boutique located in the country of initial collect.
However, for health and hygiene protection, CHANEL cannot accept the return of all cosmetic Products. Cosmetic Products which are under seal cannot be subject to the right of withdrawal if they have been unsealed by the Customer. Eyewear Products must be returned with all labelling in their original packaging with the accessories provided. They also must be returned with their tag.
CHANEL shall not make any reimbursement if the Products returned by the Customer do not correspond to the Product(s) ordered or has an origin other than the CHANEL Online Boutique.
5.2 MODALITIES OF RETURN
The Customer has the possibility, to return one or several Product(s) of his order within a period of forty (40) calendar days from the day of receipt of the Product(s) ordered, with the date indicated on the receipt of the carrier signed by the Customer providing proof.
For home delivery order:
To return a Product or Products, the Customer must send the Product or Products by post to CHANEL, accompanied by the return form duly filled in, duly completed and signed, using a prepaid shipping label provided by CHANEL which allows the Products to be returned free of charge by air mail. Such prepaid shipping label is provided by CHANEL either in the parcel depending of your country of delivery or by contacting Customer Care Services at the number indicated in the "Contact an Advisor" section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page (hereinafter the “Prepaid Label”). The Prepaid Label can be stuck on the return parcel and then the Customer can deposit the return parcel in a post office or collecting point. No return costs shall be reimbursed by CHANEL to the Customer if the latter has made the choice of not using the Prepaid Label provided.
Click&Collect orders may exclusively be returned within a CHANEL beauty boutique located in the country of initial collect.
Every Product must be returned new with all labelling and in their original packaging. Eyewear Products must be returned in their original packaging with the accessories provided. They also must be returned with their tag. In the event of alteration of the Product resulting from handling other than that necessary to establish the nature and/or conformity of the Product, the characteristics or the proper functioning of the Product, CHANEL reserves the right to refuse the reimbursement or replacement of the Product. CHANEL shall not make any reimbursement if the Products returned by the Customer do not correspond to the Product(s) ordered or has an origin other than the CHANEL Online Boutique.
5.3 REIMBURSEMENT OF THE ORDER
CHANEL shall reimburse the Products returned in accordance with the conditions stipulated in points 5.1 and 5.2 as well as the Delivery Costs paid by the Customer by a credit to the bank card or the online mean of payment which has been used to make the payment. In the event of partial return of the Products, the Delivery Costs shall not be reimbursed by CHANEL.
The reimbursement shall be made by CHANEL within a maximum period of fourteen (14) days following (i) the return of the Product(s) or (ii) the date on which the Customer has provided the proof of the sending of the Products (with the date used being that of the first of these events).
6. AFTER-SALES SERVICE
No claim will be taken into account and no replacement of Products ordered in the CHANEL Online Boutique can be made in a boutique of the CHANEL brand or at a point of sale in which the Products bearing the CHANEL brand are sold. Except for eyewear Products, which may be returned in a CHANEL Fashion boutique for after-sale services.
CHANEL cannot be held liable for the breach of one of its obligations if the poor performance of the contract is the result of an event of force majeure, or by the Customer's act or omission or of an unforeseeable and insurmountable act of a third party or an obstacle outside of CHANEL's control that CHANEL could not reasonably foresee at the time when the contract was entered into with the Customer and consequences which CHANEL cannot reasonably avoid or overcome.
8. STATUTORY WARRANTIES
8.1 CONFORMITY AND HIDDEN DEFECTS
CHANEL is bound by the statutory warranties relating to conformity and defects in the item sold (1).
When acting on the ground of the statutory warranty of conformity, the Customer:
has a period of two (2) years from the delivery of the product to act against CHANEL;
when repair is possible, can choose between repair or replacement of the product, subject to the cost conditions set out by article L. 217-9 of the French consumer code;
is exempt from providing proof of the existence of the non-conformity in the product during this timeframe,
The statutory warranty of conformity applies independently of any commercial warranty that might be offered;
The Customer can decide to launch a claim under the warranty for hidden defects in the item sold as per articles 1641 to 1648 and 2232 of the French civil code and, in this case, he can choose between cancelling the sale or a reduction in the sale price in accordance with article 1644 of the French civil code.
The statutory warranty applies independently of any commercial warranty that might be offered.
The Customer shall verify the Products received are as ordered and, in the event of a non-conformity or defect under the relevant statutory warranties, shall contact CHANEL Online Boutique Customer Services which will provide the necessary information relating to the return of Products and replacement or refund.
CHANEL will replace or repair the Product returned after receipt and examination of the Product concerned.
(1) Article L217-4 of the French Consumer Code: The seller shall deliver a product that conforms to the contract and is liable for any non-conformities existing upon delivery. It is also liable for non-conformities resulting from packaging, assembly instructions or installation when responsible for this under the contract or when this has been carried out under its supervision.
Article L217-5 of the French Consumer Code: The product conforms to the contract:
1º If it is fit for the purpose usually expected of a similar product and, where applicable:
if it matches the description provided by the seller and has the properties the seller presented to the buyer in the form of a sample or model;
if it has the properties a buyer can legitimately expect based on the public representations made by the seller, the producer or by its representative, particularly in advertisements or labels;
2º Or if it has the features defined by agreement by the parties or is fit for any special use sought by the buyer, which has been notified to and accepted by the seller.
Article L217-9 of the French Consumer Code: in the event of non-conformity, the buyer chooses between the repair or replacement of the product. However, the seller has the option not to proceed according to the buyer’s choice if this results in a cost that is manifestly disproportionate compared to the other method, based on the value of the product or the extent of the defect. It is then required to apply the option not chosen by the buyer, unless this is impossible.
Article L217-12 of the French Consumer Code: Actions resulting from non-compliances are limited to two (2) years from delivery of the product.
Article 1641 of the French Civil Code: The seller is bound by the warranty for hidden defects in the item sold which make it unfit for the purpose for which it is intended, or restrict this purpose to such an extent that the buyer would not have purchased it or would only have paid a lower price, if he had known this.
Article 1644 of the French Civil Code: In the case of articles 1641 and 1643, the buyer has the choice to return the item and receive a refund or keep the item and receive a partial refund.
Article 1648 para. 1 of the French Civil Code: Actions resulting from hidden defects must be brought to our attention by the buyer within a period of two (2) years from the discovery of the defect.
8.2 EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY
If the Products returned by the Customer do not correspond to the Products ordered or originate from somewhere other than the CHANEL Online Boutique, CHANEL will not be bound by its obligations described in articles 8.1 above.
CHANEL invites the Customer to consult the “Online CHANEL Privacy Policy” section by clicking on the following link for more information on how CHANEL processes personal data and the Customer's rights in relation thereto.
8.4 GOVERNING LAW/DISPUTES
These GTCs and any order made through the CHANEL Online Boutique are governed by French law to the exclusion of its provisions which may refer to the application of a foreign law. However, application of the laws of France cannot result in depriving the Customer of the level of protection provided by provisions of mandatory laws of the country of his habitual residence.
In the event of dispute concerning the CHANEL Online Boutique, these GTCs and/or an order, CHANEL invites the Customer to contact the CHANEL Online Boutique Customer Services at the number indicated in the "Contact an Advisor" section in the footer of the CHANEL Online Boutique home page in order to refer its claim of dispute and try to find an amicable solution with CHANEL.
Failing to come to an amicable agreement with the CHANEL Online Boutique Customer Services, the Customer can refer the dispute to the consumer mediator {CMAP (Centre de médiation et d’arbitrage de Paris) accessible at the URL address : http://www.cmap.fr/ or at the postal address : CMAP (Service Médiation de la Consommation) - 39 avenue Franklin D.Roosevelt – 75008 Paris *} or refer to the European Commission's online dispute resolution platform available at the following address:
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/main/index.cfm?event=main.home.chooseLanguage pursuant to Directive 2013/11 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes. Regardless of the method used to refer to the mediator, the Customer’s request must contain the following information: his postal address, email address and telephone number, a brief summary of the facts and evidence of previous measures taken with CHANEL customer services.
Notwithstanding the above, if an amicable solution is not reached (including through the mediation process described above) or if the Customer wishes to directly bring the claim or dispute before the courts without going through an amicable solution process, the French Courts shall be territorially competent to hear any dispute, without prejudice for the right of the consumer to refer the dispute to another competent foreign Court of his choice
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ALBANIA CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
ARGENTINA CHANEL S.R.L. Leandro Alem Avenue, 928, 7th Floor, Office 728
AUSTRALIA CHANEL Australia Pty. Limited Level 12, 121 Walker Street, North Sydney, NSW, 2060
AUSTRIA CHANEL GmbH Dorothegasse, 12, Vienna 1010
BELGIUM CHANEL S.A. Chaussée de la Hulpe, 181, Brussells B-1170
BOSNIA CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
BRAZIL Europrestígio Distribuição e Comércio de Artigos de Luxo Ltda. Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue, 1663, 6° Andar, Jardim Paulistano; São Palo, 01452-001
BULGARIA CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
CANADA CHANEL Inc. 55 Boulevard Marie-Victorin ; Candiac, Quebec J5R 1B6
MAINLAND CHINA CHANEL (China) Co., Ltd. 185 Tai Gu Road, 4th Floor N&P; China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone; Shanghai 200131
CROATIA CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
CZECH REPUBLIC CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
DENMARK CHANEL Denmark ApS Kristen Bernikows Gade 6, 3rd Floor, 1105 Copenhagen
ESTONIA CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
FINLAND CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine - FRANCE
FRANCE CHANEL S.A.S 135 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine
GERMANY CHANEL GMBH Ericusspitze 2-4, Hamburg 20457
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World News & Views Million plus remain homeless and displaced in Haiti one year after quake
Million plus remain homeless and displaced in Haiti one year after quake
by Bill Quigley and Jeena Shah
One year after the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake, more than a million people remain homeless in Haiti. Homemade shelters and tents are everywhere in Port au Prince. People are living under plastic tarps or sheets in concrete parks, up to the edge of major streets, in the side streets, behind buildings, in between buildings, on the sides of hills, literally everywhere.
UNICEF estimates that more than 1 million people – 380,000 of them children – still live in displacement camps.
“The recovery process” as UNICEF says, “is just beginning.”
One of the critical questions is how many people remain without adequate housing. While there are fewer big camps of homeless and displaced people, there has been extremely little rebuilding. The U.N. reported that 97,000 tents have been provided since the quake.
Tents are an improvement over living under a sheet, but they are not homes. Many families have lived many places in the last year, circulating from rough shelters to tents to camps to other camps to living alongside other families.
It is important to understand that families may leave the huge unsupervised camps and still be homeless someplace else – like a tent in another part of the city or country. Moving from one type of homelessness to another cannot be allowed to be declared progress against homelessness and displacement.
The key human rights goal is housing, not moving out of the displacement camps.
One illustration of the housing challenge facing the Haitian people can be found in a recent report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM December report announced a reduction in the number of persons remaining in displacement camps. The IOM then wrongly concluded that the number of people displaced and homeless was reduced accordingly.
Why is this conclusion wrong? Because the IOM report does not even try to track where displaced persons go after they leave a particular camp. They equate homeless families moving out of displacement camps as families finding housing.
These types of erroneous conclusions are not only misleading but threaten to hinder badly needed relief efforts one year after Haiti’s devastating earthquake.
Careful consideration of the IOM report provides an opportunity to examine some of the many important housing challenges still facing Haitians.
IOM assertion: “We finally start to see light at the end of the tunnel for the earthquake-affected population … these are hopeful signs that many victims of the quake are getting on with their lives.” IOM reported there has been a 31 percent decrease in the number of internally displaced people living on IDP sites in Haiti since July.
Fact: Getting on with their lives? Of an estimated 1,268 displacement camps, at least 29 percent have been forcibly closed – meaning tens of thousands of people have been evicted, often through violent means. Many who are forcibly evicted from one site move on to set up camp for their families in another location, which is often more dangerous. This is not getting on with life; this is searching for less dangerous places for the family tent.
IOM assertion: People with houses labeled red (uninhabitable or extremely dangerous) or yellow (in need of repair) have “chosen to return to the place of origin or nearby to establish a shelter.”
Fact: As of Dec. 16, 2010, only 2,074 of the estimated 180,000 destroyed houses had been repaired and a small percentage of rubble had been cleared. Decisions by desperate homeowners to move back into still destroyed homes is hardly progress.
It is also not even possible for large numbers of people who were renters to return to their destroyed homes. The destruction of more than 180,000 private residences coupled with influx of international aid workers has made Haiti’s rental market soar.
An estimated 80 percent of those rendered homeless by the earthquake were renters or occupiers of homes without any formal land title. Current rents are unreachable by the majority of displaced Haitians, many of whom who lost their means of livelihood during the earthquake.
The IOM admits, “The lack of land tenure and the destruction of many houses in already congested slums left many of those displaced with few options but to remain in shelters.”
IOM assertion: “Some households rendered homeless after the earthquake left congested Port au Prince altogether, going home to the regions. Others sent their children to the countryside for a better life.”
Fact: Rural Haiti before the earthquake was home to 52 percent of the population, 88 percent of which was poor and 67 percent was extremely poor. Rural residents had a per capita income one third of the income of people living in urban areas and extremely limited access to basic services.
Disaster response following the earthquake has not tackled the extreme structural violence that exists in rural areas, and Hurricane Tomas further destroyed livelihoods of rural communities. People moving from displacement camps in the city to living in a tent in the countryside have not really moved out of homelessness; they have just moved.
IOM assertion: “Surviving in poor living conditions during the long hurricane season has persuaded many to seek alternative housing solutions.”
Fact: Homeless people are always seeking “alternative housing solutions.” Camp conditions even before Hurricane Tomas and the cholera outbreak revealed that displaced Haitians were in camps because they had no “alternative housing solutions.”
According to a study conducted by CUNY Professor Mark Schuller before both Hurricane Tomas and the outbreak of cholera, 40 percent of displacement camps did not have access to water, and 30 percent did not have toilets of any kind. Only 10 percent of families even had a tent, many of which were ripped beyond repair during the hurricane season; the rest were sleeping under tarps or even bed sheets.
A study conducted even earlier by the Institute of Justice and Democracy in Haiti found that 78 percent of families lived without enclosed shelter; 44 percent of families primarily drank untreated water; 27 percent of families defecated in a container, a plastic bag or on open ground in the camps; and 75 percent of families had someone go an entire day without eating during one week and over 50 percent had children who did not eat for an entire day.
Human rights promise housing, not just forcing people away from displacement camps. Haiti needs practical and sustainable solutions for re-housing along with services and protections for the people still homeless.
One year later, it is critically important for the international community to assist Haitians to secure real housing. The million homeless Haitians and the hundreds of thousands who have moved out of the large homeless camps into other areas are our sisters and brothers and still need our solidarity and help.
Bill Quigley is legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans and a long-time Haiti advocate. Jeena Shah is a lawyer serving in Port au Prince as a Lawyers’ Earthquake Response Network Fellow with the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. Contact Bill at quigley77@gmail.com and Jeena at Jeena@ijdh.org.
Donate if you can to the organization you can trust. Your donation to the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund will be well used by Haitians at the grassroots. HERF pledges on its new website, http://www.haitiemergencyrelief.org/Haiti_Emergency_Relief_Fund/home.html:
“Our aid goes directly into the hands of Haitians. We give aid, not charity; we respect the people of Haiti and honor their commitment to lead the rebuilding of their society in the wake of this disaster. We have worked to support Haiti for the past six years, not just for the past few weeks. We will continue our work long after Haiti has dropped from the front pages. We hope that you will be there with us. We appreciate every penny, every dime, every dollar. Our hearts are with Haiti.”
Donate here or mail your tax deductible donation by check to Haiti Emergency Relief Fund/EBSC, c/o East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, 2362 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. EBSC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, contact HERF at herf1804@hotmail.com or (510) 595-4650.
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Hey Music Lovers !! Are you looking for the best music status for WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook?
SCROLL DOWN & Check it now! We have made a list of the best music captions and quotations for your social media!
Music is my Life & Lyrics are my stories.
Sometimes music is the only medicine the heart and soul need.
One good thing about music when it hits you, you feel no pain.
The beauty of music is in its simplicity and naturalness.
Music of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but it’s own, and utterly without meaning… except its own.
Music is the language of feelings.
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Music is life. That’s why our hearts have beats.
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
Music Is My Painkiller.
No matter what you’re going through, no matter how you feel, music always helps.
Music can change the world because it can change people.
When you’re happy you enjoy the music… But, when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics.
Music Is The Universal Language Of Mankind.
Music knows more about the kind of mood I’m in than I do.
My room is alive with the sound of music.
Don’t interrupt me when I’m listening to my music.
Music is my best friend.
Can’t hear you! Listening to music!
“Music is the shorthand of emotion.”
“Without music, life would be a blank to me.”
“Music has the power to create a universe or to destroy a civilization.”
“Music gives color to the air of the moment.”
“Music is the strongest form of magic.”
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Music is basically the only thing that understands me.
Make Your Own Kind Of Music.
Music creates feelings that do not exist in life.
“Music does not replace words, it gives tone to the words”
Sometimes I feel like the only one that likes music that I played with actual instruments!
Love for life begins with Music. !
Music is what feelings sound like.
Where words fail… music speaks.
I find pieces of you in every song I listen to..!
The beating of a loving heart is the closest music to heaven.
I’m the type of person who will pretend I can’t hear you when I have my earphones on.
Music is not what I do. It’s who I am.
Music is a piece of art that goes in the ears straight to the heart.
Someone once asked me: Why do you love music so much? I replied: Because it’s the only thing that stays when everything and everyone is gone.
Good music doesn’t have an expiration date.
Your heart is just a beatbox for the song of your life.
Lose yourself in the Music.
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.
Take my pain, turn it into music. Mistakes might break us, but that’s what makes us human.
Listening to something more interesting than you.
Music helps me escape from the reality I live in.
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Once I put on my headphones, my life becomes a music video.
I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and Music, but who would have me?
My music will tell you more about me than I ever will.
I can’t explain but I’ll find a song that can.
At times, I fit into the lyrics more than I fit into life.
I don’t sing in the shower. I perform.
Music only makes me stronger.
I wonder which songs mean something to you, because of me.
Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together.
When you are happy, you enjoy the music. But, when you are sad, you understand the lyrics…
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.
Music is love, Love is music, Music is life and I love my life.
Music gives the inspiring, yet intangible beauty, a path of expression a voice.
Music Is My Religion
I can’t go a day without listening to music.
Music can change lives. Whether you are having a good or bad day, the power of music can change one’s mood.
I’m consuming some loud music.
Music is the one thing that never betrays me.
Cranking the music up and blowing my eardrums out.
Music is the essence of life.
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you and my stereo is on full blast.
I’m tuning you out and turning up my music.
When I ask you to listen to a song, it’s because the lyrics mean everything I’m trying to say to you.
The earth has music for those who listen.
People are like ‘Music’ some say the ‘Truth’ and rest, just noise.
The real trouble with reality is that there’s no background music.
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Music is able to impact the ethical side of the soul. And again the music has such properties that, obviously, it should be included in the education process of youth.
Melody is the thought, the movement and the soul of music.
Pandora has taught me that a lot of the music I love is very similar to music I absolutely hate.
With night Music, you either forget everything or you remember everything.
Without Music, Life would be a Mistake.
In the end, Music is my only friend; in an endless night’s
I want to meet someone who makes me feel the way music does.
Music unites moral, emotional and aesthetic spheres of man.
Here’s to the kids who care more about music than popularity.
Listening to music helps keeps minds active and memories alive.
Music is heard in every work of art.
I wish you’d listen closer to the songs I play. Because the lyrics speak the words I fail to say.
Music is my divinity and the only love that has never left me.
A good song is not based on how many people like it, but on how many memories and feelings you get. That’s the true beauty of music.
Sometimes, it’s not the song that makes you emotional; it’s the people & things that come to your mind when you hear it.
Where Words Fail, Music Speaks!
Sometimes my neighbors love my music so much that they invite the police to listen.
Sometimes I feel like the only one that likes music that I played with actual instruments.
Music is a good place to hide.
I stay home alone, listen to music and think too much.
Behind every favorite song, there is an untold story.
Dear Music, I will never be able to thank you enough for always being there for me.
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A heart perfectly right does not admit more accommodation in a moral right ear admits music.
I have never been less interested in what I was doing in the ’80s I had completely deserted my music.
Must find his instrument. Give me a Stradivarius and I did not shoot an audible sound and ask you Pavarotti to perform a drum solo, the result will be poor.
The music travels to us, it is a grace to be touched by it. I readily believe it softens our hearts and moods.
Music is like the wind. We can`t see it but we`re all touched when we listen.
A Day Without Music Is Like A Year Without Rain.
Restarting the whole song because you missed your favorite line.
Sometimes it feels like music is my only friend.
Sometimes music makes us realize how much we love that person.
Music and sleep are the two most common ways to escape from everything.
All it takes is 1 song to bring back 1000 memories.
When I listen to old songs, the memories hit me.
One good thing about music – when it hits you, you feel no pain.
Music speaks what cannot be expressed soothes the mind and gives it rest heals the heart and makes in whole flows from heaven to the soul.
I like my music’s volume high enough to no hear you.
I can’t go a day without listening to music!
Music is my escape.
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Sometimes hearing music is just the best way to ignore the world.
When you’re happy… You enjoy the music… When you’re sad… You understand the lyrics.
Music unites moral, emotional and aesthetic spheres of man. Music is the language of feelings.
I hate when I have to pause my Music every time someone talks to me.
Behind every girl’s favorite song is an untold story.
Some songs can make you cry when you hear them. But actually it isn’t the songs; it’s the people behind the memories.
Play a song and then realize you were too distracted to appreciate the beauty of the song so you replay it.
No matter how many walls you put around your heart, the music you listen to will tell everyone how you really feel.
Play the moment’s Pause the memories Stop the pain Rewind the happiness.
“If music is the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die.”
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.”
“Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician.”
“Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize.”
“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”
If music is the food of love, play on.
“Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t.”
“Next to music, beer was best.”
“My ambition was to live like music.”
“The first mistake of art is to assume that it’s serious.”
“Music . . . can name the unnamable and communicate the unknowable.”
“Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.”
“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.”
“The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.”
“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.”
“Music is everybody’s business. It’s only the publishers who think people own it”
“Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.”
“You have to, take a deep breath. And allow the music to flow through you. Revel in it, allow you to awe.
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When you play allow the music to break your heart with its beauty.”
“Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.”
“Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.”
“Music is an outburst of the soul.”
“I’m just a musical prostitute, my dear.”
“Music sounds different from the one who plays it. It is the musician’s curse.”
“Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory.”
“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.”
“Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”
Music is My Life!
“Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.”
“Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.”
“The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.”
“Love is friendship set to music.”
“A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good.”
“Music, my rampart and my only one.”
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“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”
“Life is one grand sweet song so start the music”
“A song and a smile from someone I cared about could be enough to distract me from all that darkness, if only for a little while.”
“Don’t be afraid, just play music.”
“Fashion and music are the same because music expresses its period too.”
“Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience.”
“Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before a speech, and it is above and beyond all words.”
“Music is everywhere. It’s in the air between us, waiting to be sung.”
“There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief that does not find relief in music.”
“Music is the soundtrack of our lives.”
“If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.”
“Any good music must be an innovation.”
“Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.”
“Sing you a song and steal your soul.”
“Music is stored in our long-term memory. When we learn something through music, we tend to remember it longer and believe it more deeply.
“A picture is just a picture, but adds music and there’s emotion. There’s a story.”
“Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.”
“The voice sang on, “I am ready, I am ready, I am fine. I am fine, I am fine, and I am fine.” I played it again. I was not fine.”
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“The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can’t lose it.”
“I love music. For me, music is the morning coffee. It’s mood medicine. It’s pure magic.
A good song is like a good meal-I just want to inhale it and then share a bite with someone else.”
“Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.”
“Music links us humans, heart to heart…Across time and space, and life and death.”
“Saying you liked all music meant that you didn’t love any.”
“The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.”
“Anything can become music if listened to long enough”.
“The Universe is making music all the time.”
“Ah, the magic of music, with it, all things are possible.”
“A song nobody likes is a sad thing. But a love song nobody likes is hardly a thing at all.”
“You must always believe that life is as extraordinary as music says it is.”
“Music is feelings in search of words.”
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Film Director GEORGE A. ROMERO Podcast on “THEY CAME FROM THE NORTH,” with Special Guest Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
http://www.dvdverdict.com/mp3s/podcast1203.mp3
Film Podcast “THEY CAME FROM THE NORTH“ features a uniquely Canadian perspective on the career and canon of renowned filmmakers. Released through DVDVerdict.com and available on iTunes, the podcast is hosted by the diabolical Steve Power (Newfoundland), Jon Mercer (Newfoundland), Andrew Forbes (Ontario), and Gabriel Girard (Montreal).
Each week, these Canucks offer up a hearty discussion regarding the “Good,” the “Bad,” and the “Ugly” from each filmmaker’s body of work:
The “Good” selection is often a film held in the highest esteem, for quality and enjoyment.
The “Bad” selection is more middle of the road, though NOT NECESSARILY bad! It can be a good film, but has some flaws that keep it from greatness. It can also be a film that doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the canon.
The “Ugly” selection is the true bad selection. It is considered the lesser or least of the director’s films, and can be skewered Mystery Science Theater 3000 style.
For episode #24 of THEY CAME FROM THE NORTH (Podcast #1203 on DVD Verdict) the crew invited me as a special guest, and we had a grand time looking back on Romero’s oeuvre. You can download the podcast here, but BEWARE!—this 2 hour discussion is for movie geeks only:
Join Jon, Steve, Andrew, and special guest Michael McVey as they celebrate and denigrate the life’s work of director/writer George A. Romero. The Night of the Living Dead series, Monkey Shines, Knightriders, Creepshow, Season of the Witch… what’s not to love? (According to the Canadians, not a whole lot.)
You can play along at home with IMDB and Youtube pages open, looking up the facts and clips as we go. Here is the trailer from the 1982 horror anthology classic “CREEPSHOW”—watch Ted Danson drown while Leslie Nielsen shrugs:
The George A. Romero Playlist at Skiffleboom’s Youtube
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Ritchie, Andrew Carnduff
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The papers of museum director, professor, writer, and post-World War II Monuments Men Andrew Carnduff Ritchie measure 10.3 linear feet and date from 1907 to 1983. Found within the papers are biographical material, including materials and photographs concerning his military service in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section of the U.S. Army; correspondence, including letters from numerous artists; writings; committee and organization files; exhibition and project files, teaching files; printed material; and photographs, including portrait images of Ritchie taken by Hans Namuth.
Nina Howell Starr papers
Starr, Nina Howell
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The papers of photographer and art historian Nina Howell Starr measure 21.2 linear feet and date from circa 1933 to 1996. The papers contain research files about various art historical topics, museums and galleries, photography, and artists. There are extensive files documenting Starr's relationship as researcher, dealer, and friend of folk painter Minnie Evans. Additionally, the papers include biographical materials, writings, speeches, project files, printed material collected or authored by Starr, and hundreds of artistic and documentary photographs and negatives created by Starr depicting her travels, Minnie Evans' paintings, roadside folk art, and other topics.
Gene Davis papers
Davis, Gene, 1920-1985
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The papers of the artist Gene Davis measure 17.7 linear feet and date from 1920-2000, with the bulk of materials dating from 1942-1990. Papers document Davis's personal life and his career as an artist and educator, as well as his career as a journalist in the 1940s and 1950s, through biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, business records, estate records, writings by and about Gene Davis, printed materials concerning Davis's art career, personal and art-related photographs, and artwork by Davis and others.
André Emmerich Gallery records
311.4 Linear feet
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The André Emmerich Gallery records and André Emmerich papers measure 311.4 linear feet and date from 1929 to 2009. The collection documents the business of the André Emmerich Gallery as well as André Emmerich's life and activities related to the business of selling art. Gallery records include correspondence; appointment books; administrative and subject files; exhibition files; artist files and accounts; inventory, sales, purchase, and consignment records; chronological files; financial and legal records; printed materials; original artwork; photographic and audiovisual materials. Also found are personal papers and records relating to André Emmerich. TheA small addition received in 2014 includes general correspondence, administrative files, exhibition files, artists' files, inventory records, consignment records, printed material, photographic materials, and André Emmerich personal papers and records.
Hugo Gellert papers
Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985
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The papers of graphic artist, muralist, and activist Hugo Gellert measure 6.9 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1986. They document his career as an artist and organizer for the radical political left through an interview, legal papers, financial records, family papers, artifacts, correspondence, writings, organizational records, extensive printed materials (many of them illustrated by Gellert), photographs, and artwork.
Cleve Gray papers
Gray, Cleve
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The Cleve Gray papers, 1933-2005, measure 9.2 linear feet. Papers include biographical material, alphabetical files, writings, artwork, audio/visual records, artifacts, printed material, and photographs. Extensive alphabetical files contain personal and professional correspondence as well as subject files relating to projects and interests. Especially well-documented are: Gray's involvement with the Vietnam protest movement; and Threnody, his best-known work composed of fourteen large panels lamenting the dead of both sides sides in Vietnam, commissioned by the Neuberger Museum of Art.
Claire Falkenstein papers
Falkenstein, Claire, 1908-1997
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The papers of sculptor, painter, jewelry designer, and teacher Claire Falkenstein measure 42.8 linear feet and date from 1917 to her death in 1997. There is extensive correspondence with fellow artists, collectors, critics, friends, museums, and galleries. The collection also contains biographical materials, much of it collected and organized by Falkenstein, personal and business records, writings, diaries, exhibition files, commission files, teaching files, photographs, original artwork, scrapbooks, and printed materials. There is a short motion picture film of an interview with Falkenstein featuring the windows she designed for St. Basil's Church in Los Angeles.
Victor L. Ochoa Papers
Ochoa, Elizabeth V.
Ochoa, Victor Leaton
International Airship Co.
0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
The papers document Victor L. Ochoa, Mexican American inventor of the Ochoaplane, orinthopter (an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings), a windmill, magnetic brakes, a wrench and a reversible motor. The papers include correspondence, photographs, patents, both U.S. and foreign, drawings and typescripts for a short story, "The Making of an American," and a novel The Cycle of Life or Professor Mimo Abas: The Wise Man of the Land of Moctezuma.
S. Newman Darby Windsurfing Collection
Darby, S. Newman, 1928-2016 ((inventor))
Darby, Kenneth
Darby, Naomi
2.65 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
The collection documents S. Newman Darby's development of the sailboard, which became known as the windsurfer through sketches, mechanical drawings, plans, patent specifications, legal documents, photographs, correspondence, notebooks, clippings, periodicals, and an 8mm film.
Schaeffer Galleries records
Schaeffer Galleries
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The Schaeffer Galleries records measure 1.6 linear feet and date from circa 1921 to 1982, with the bulk of the material dating from 1935-1950 when the gallery was most active. Owned by Hanns S. and Kate Schaeffer, the gallery first operated in Berlin from 1925 to 1939 and later in New York City from 1936 to circa 2000. Correspondence, subject and exhibition files, purchase records, printed materials, and photographs document the gallery's operations. Primary correspondents include art collector Arthur C. Tate and the gallery's Pacific Coast Director LeRoy Backus.
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#ResponsibleRams vs. Seahwks 2017
Fans who attended the Los Angeles Rams game versus the Seattle Seahawks at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday October 8, 2017 showed amazing support for the Rams in a game that came down to the wire. Rams fans did their best to represent in the Bud Light Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge against their NFC West rivals. 144 fans pledged to be Good Sports – designated drivers for their group. Responsible fans autographed a responsibility wall and received a free souvenir photo.
Each designated driver is worth a “touchdown” (6 points) in the competition. The Bud Light Good Sport Designated Driver Challenge winner will be the team with the most points at the end of the season. Click here to see the Challenge Standings.
Partners in the Rams successful designated driver program include Bud Light, Legends Hospitality and TEAM Coalition.
Anheuser-Busch has led our industry in promoting responsible drinking for more than 30 years and the Bud Light Good Sport designated driver program reminds fans who choose to drink, to do so responsibly and get their friends home safely. We all share the same streets after the game. This partnership with the Rams, TEAM and the fans displays our collective responsibility to help keep our roads safe.Katja Zastrow, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility-Better World, Anheuser-Busch
For more information, see http://www.therams.com/
TEAM Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, distillers, broadcasters, traffic safety experts and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities. TEAM Coalition members and supporters include National Football League, Legends, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Americrown, Aramark, Delaware North Sportservice, Spectra, Beer Institute, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Constellation Brands, HEINEKEN USA, MillerCoors, Brown-Forman, Live Nation, National Association of Broadcasters, Contemporary Services Corporation, International Association of Venue Managers, Stadium Managers Association and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For more information visit www.TEAMCoalition.org or www.FansDontLetFansDriveDrunk.org.
In 2016, 10,497 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related (BAC > 0.08) car crashes, an increase of 1.7% from the 10,265 fatalities in 2015.
Many, if not most of those lives would have been saved if people did not drive when they were impaired by alcohol or if they used sober, designated drivers or if they simply wore their seat belts.
Statistics and research clearly show that 21-34 year old males are the demographic most likely to be involved in an automobile crash
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Quiz & Worksheet - Portia in The Merchant of Venice Quiz
In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Portia's father set up a test for her suitors that included ______.
A joust Choosing between three chests
A duel The best love letters the suitors could write
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1. In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, which suitor chose the winning chest, and thus Portia's hand in marriage?
Bassanio
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The Prince of Arragon
2. In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, Portia gives _______ to Bassanio to repay the loan to Shylock.
Six thousand ducats
Three thousand ducats
Half of her estate
Fifty servants
Portia is the female lead of The Merchant of Venice, and this quiz/worksheet combo will help you test your understanding of the character. You'll also be assessed on your knowledge of several other characters and the story of the play.
In these assessments you'll be tested on your grasp of:
The test set up by Portia's father
Character who wins the right to become her husband
Portia's warning while she's in disguise
Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related literature lesson about Portia
Defining key concepts - ensure that you can accurately identify main characters, such as Shylock and Bassanio
Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding plot points in The Merchant of Venice
To learn more about this character, review the accompanying lesson called Portia in The Merchant of Venice: Character Analysis, Monologue & Quotes. This lesson covers the following objectives:
Understand the character of Portia
Know the full story, themes and other characters from this play
Know what anti-Semite means
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When did the TOUR Championship stop finishing on a par-3?
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The 18th hole of the TOUR championship used to be a par-3, but I found out that is no longer the case since it is now the 9th hole.
When did this change take place and why?
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The 18th hole became the 9th hole since the 2016 TOUR Championship to accommodate a stretch of holes that will be more dramatic, unpredictable, and exciting than its previous setup.
“East Lake Golf Club has served as a fitting venue for the finale of our FedExCup season,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. “Now in its 10th year, the FedExCup structure has given the TOUR a true season-ending finale and has performed to our expectations in every way. We will always strive to find ways to enhance our events for our fans, players and sponsors. By flipping the nines at East Lake, we believe the final stretch of the FedExCup will become even more dramatic and exciting as our season-long competition comes to a close.”
“Many of the world's historic courses go through transitions as the game of golf changes with time. I’m confident this transition will respect and highlight the rich tradition and history of East Lake Golf Club,” said Tom Cousins, Chairman. “We look forward to a fantastic conclusion of the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola as the leaders compete on a new finishing stretch of challenging holes and conclude with the spectacular view of our iconic clubhouse from the new par-5 18th hole.”
"I have been working with the PGA TOUR and East Lake Golf Club in reversing the nines to create more interest and volatility over the finishing stretch,” said course architect Rees Jones. “Players will be challenged by the difficult 14th hole and a demanding tee shot at No. 15. And the final three holes should not be viewed as an easier finish. With some tweaks that we are making, it is a stretch where par is not necessarily the standard and expected score. There will be birdies, bogeys on all three holes and potentially eagles on the final hole, which will ultimately result in more lead changes and excitement for all involved.”
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Wilt Chamberlain made history by scoring 100 points in a single game. Shaquille O’Neal led the NBA in field goal percentage ten times. Obviously, these two men are among the best of the best. But the two Hall of Famers stand out in one other way, too; they are the only NBA players ever to miss more than 5,000 free throws! If only there had been a way for them to improve their accuracy, imagine what they could have done.
And the sad thing is, there was a solution—shoot underhanded. And both men knew it.
Chamberlain did take some good advice and switched to throwing underhand for one season. That’s when he scored those 100 points in just one game, making 28 out of 32 free throws (87.5%). But then, even knowing what the so-called “granny shot” could do for him, he reverted to his old style and his accuracy over distance fell off a cliff again. O’Neal could never bring himself to shoot underhand in competition at all, declaring “I’d rather shoot zero than shoot underhand.”
In his autobiography, Chamberlain wrote, “I felt silly, like a sissy, shooting underhanded. I know I was wrong. I know some of the best foul shooters in history shot that way. Even now, the best one in the NBA, Rick Barry, shoots underhanded. I just couldn’t do it.”
As good as he was, Wilt Chamberlain went to his grave knowing he could have been better.
That’s not a problem Rick Barry has. He’s one of the few NBA players ever to shoot the “sissy” underhand shot consistently and his excellent free-throw record earned him a spot in the NBA Hall of Fame. As Barry is happy to explain, it’s just a better way to make a free throw, more natural to the body and easier to control. So why aren’t the vast majority of players willing to use the better technique?
It all comes down to a person’s threshold. As sociologist, Mark Granovetter explains, “…thresholds are external. They’re about peer pressure. Your threshold is the number of people who have to do something before you join in.” In the case of Chamberlain and O’Neal, they had a high threshold when it came to shooting free throws. Basically, a lot of other NBA players would have had to make “granny” shots before they would follow suit. In contrast, Barry had a low threshold. His drive to be a better shooter outweighed his worries about looking like a “sissy” among his peers.
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Within every industry and business, there are norms and processes that we take for granted and don’t even think of breaking. Now don’t get me wrong, some of these guidelines are important and good, but some of them aren’t. Sometimes we need to lower our threshold, stop caring what others think, and do what we know will lead to greater efficiency, greater opportunities, greater products, greater sales, greater SUCCESS!
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Paris Masters: Isner, Sock reach semifinals
John Isner had been contemplating which NFL matches to watch after playing in Paris, but he may have to put plans on hold.
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John Isner in action at the Paris Masters tournament on Friday. - Getty Images
John Isner and Jack Sock have London in their sights after securing a place in a Paris Masters semifinal line-up which does not include Rafael Nadal, while Julien Benneteau stunned Marin Cilic.
Juan Martin del Potro went into his quarterfinal with Isner on Friday knowing a victory would be enough to seal the final ATP Finals spot, but the towering American pulled off a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 win in Bercy.
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Del Potro's late-season charge was brought to a halt, leaving Isner two wins away from what appeared to be such an unlikely place in the season finale at the O2 Arena.
A tournament victory in the French capital would enable Isner, beaten by Andy Murray in the final 12 months ago, to achieve that feat and the same goes for Sock, who came from a set down to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3.
Isner, who will face qualifier Filip Krajinovic in the last four, said: "Going into this tournament I wasn't thinking about it at all. I was sort of thinking about what football games I'm going to watch back home when this tournament is over
"But now, certainly I'm not going to lie to you guys, it's in my mind now. It would be great to qualify for that."
World number one Nadal pulled out of the tournament ahead of his quarter-final with Krajinovic due to a knee injury and offered no guarantees he will be fit for the ATP Finals.
If neither American lifts the trophy on Sunday, then Pablo Carreno Busta will be bound for London.
The Spaniard will be hoping for a favour from either Krajinovic or wildcard Benneteau, who continued his seed-conquering exploits with a shock straight-sets victory over Cilic.
Benneteau has had a week to remember in his homeland, the world number 83 beating Jo Wilfried Tsonga, David Goffin and now third seed Cilic 7-6 (7-5) 7-5.
Standing between Benneteau and a spot in the decider will be Sock after his gritty win late in the day against veteran Verdasco.
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Sprott Focus Trust Manager Commentary June 30, 2018
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Whitney George
The following commentary is an excerpt from the Sprott Focus Trust 2018 Semi-Annual Report.
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
The first half of 2018 was very productive fundamentally for our portfolio but returns were somewhat mixed. Earnings growth and business expansion within our holdings were offset by multiple contractions, in some cases severe, creating new buying opportunities in some of our longest held and highest conviction ideas. For the six-month period, Sprott Focus Trust’s net asset value declined 1.71%. This compares to a 3.22% gain for the Russell 3000 Index. On a brighter note, continued progress on narrowing the Fund’s trading discount to its NAV (net asset value), produced a positive total market return of 2.0% for the Fund during this period.
The bulk of Sprott Focus Trust’s performance lag in the first half of 2018 can be attributed to a relatively flat start to the year. Many of our holdings achieved peak prices late in 2017 and failed to participate in the final melt-up phase during the first three weeks in January. Passive investors rushed into the largest, most heavily index-weighted stocks following the December passage of Trump’s tax reform (the Tax Cut and Jobs Act) in what appears to have been a final buying capitulation. Since the market sell-off in late January/early February, Sprott Focus Trust’s portfolio has performed more in line with the general market averages. However, leadership among U.S. equities has continued to further narrow to the point where all of this year’s market gains can be attributed to just a handful of mega-cap technology companies. Amazon.com, Inc. alone is responsible for about nearly one-third of the S&P 500 Index’s first-half gain. Microsoft Corporation and Apple Inc. combine for an additional 35%, and just another seven companies make up the rest of the S&P 500’s rise. Meanwhile, nearly half the companies in the S&P 500 are down on a year-to-date basis.
Market Review: H1 2018
Clearly, volatility has made a roaring comeback in 2018. Higher rates, political turmoil and trade wars are now producing daily market swings in the widely followed averages that we had observed in individual stocks last year, but were invisible to those watching and investing in broad indices. We believe the nine-year-old bull market is in a corrective phase that may persist for some time. Interest rates are rising and inflation is returning. While most are focused on the Federal Reserve’s stated goal to raise the Fed’s Fund rate 3 or 4 times this year, it is likely that the Quantitative Tightening (QT) program, which began last October, is having a larger impact on global liquidity. Few are aware that the attempt to shrink the Federal Reserve’s $4.5 trillion balance sheet is escalating every three months. What started as a $10 billion per month program last fall is currently running at up to $40 billion per month and headed for approximately $50 billion come this October. While these numbers may seem relatively small in the context of the Fed’s balance sheet, the U.S. national debt and annual deficits are contributing in a growing way to global liquidity constraints. The negative effects have already been seen within the emerging markets, commodities sectors and some areas of domestic consumer lending. But as has happened in the past, these problems are on the periphery and judged to be “contained”.
What better time to be a value buyer? While the short-term results may not show it, conditions for long-term outperformance have rarely been this promising.
As to inflation, it is already running well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. It is hard to imagine that the escalating trade rhetoric and actual tariffs will not contribute to growing inefficiencies that will add fuel to that fire. Given this backdrop, we are not surprised that forward progress has become more challenging. We would like to believe that the Federal Reserve will back down on its QT program before the effects become more broadly problematic. History suggests that this will not happen. We are hopeful that escalating trade wars are a product of the election cycle, but fear that President Trump is unique in his desire to keep campaign promises and that markets are still too complacent about this risk. What better time to be a value buyer? While the short-term results may not show it, conditions for long-term outperformance have rarely been this promising.
Portfolio Activity: H1 2018
The vast majority of Sprott Focus Trust’s portfolio activity in 2018’s first half was dedicated to increasing exposure to some of our longest held, highest conviction positions. The market’s correction early in the year, and the aftershocks that followed, created opportunities to rebuild holdings in companies that have historically been among the largest winners for the Fund at bargain valuations not seen since the 2009 financial crisis. The Fund’s cash position, which stood at 6.2% yearend, was reduced to 3.8% as of June 30. Additionally, after two years of minimal action, we have started to see a resurgence of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the portfolio. Mergers and acquisitions have always been an important mechanism for value discovery. As we remarked in our 2017 annual letter, we had been surprised by the lack of M&A activity. In fact, many of our favorite portfolio companies had been acquirers during the last five years, most with tremendous outcomes. This tide now seems to have turned in our favor and is consistent with a mature phase of a bull market.
For the first half, our overall turnover has been low. Trailing 12-month churn was 25.52% as of June 30 which is consistent with our historical average and our three- to five-year investment horizon. As a reminder, low turnover helps reduce trading costs, market friction, costly mistakes and short-term capital gains tax, all consistent with our goal of producing strong absolute returns after taxes, fees and inflation.
Top Performance Contributors and Detractors
Top Contributors to Performance
Year-to-date through 6/30/18 (%)1
Syntel Inc. 1.03
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 1.03
FRP Holdings, Inc. 0.77
Pason Systems Inc. 0.67
The Buckle, Inc. 0.57
1 Includes dividends
Top Detractors from Performance
Thor Industries, Inc. -1.12
Federated Investors, Inc. -0.98
Sanderson Farms, Inc. -0.90
Franklin Resources, Inc. -0.80
Cirrus Logic, Inc. -0.79
1 Net of dividends
Sprott Focus Trust’s top-five performers in the first half were Syntel, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, FRP Holdings, Pason Systems and The Buckle. Syntel, a well-run multinational information technology (IT) services company headquartered in Michigan, was added to the portfolio in late 2016 and early 2017 as its shares slumped due to an earnings slowdown. We purchased shares starting at $24 and continued buying as the share price dropped to $16. With a long history of ownership of Syntel, we had a strong sense that the company would stabilize its earnings and recover over time. This year the recovery materialized, Syntel’s stock rebounded and, very recently, management agreed to be acquired for $41 per share. U.S.-based real estate investment companies Kennedy-Wilson and FRP Holdings have both initiated the process of monetizing long-held properties, some acquired during the financial crisis, which has exposed the market to previously unrecognized values. Kennedy-Wilson is now enjoying strong cash flow from rents, real estate asset management fees and mature property disposals. As a result, dividends are increasing and share buybacks are accelerating. FRP Holdings sold a collection of warehouse office holdings to a large REIT (real estate investment trust) for a price that was two-thirds of its then market cap, leaving the company with $200 million in cash, some large ongoing development projects and more than 500 million tons of aggregate reserves that earn a growing royalty stream. Pason Systems, a Canadian energy technology company serving oil and gas drillers, reported recovering results due to increased activity in the U.S., with improvement in the Canadian energy market still to come. Rounding out the top five, The Buckle, like other retail positions in our portfolio, stopped deteriorating. The Buckle, which operates 465 stores across the U.S., had reached a point where it was priced for extinction despite its profitable business, cash-rich balance sheet and robust dividend. In aggregate, these top-five contributors added just over 4% to the portfolio’s returns before dividends.
During the first half, we added one new small position. Smart Sand is a small oil services company that sells specialty sand used in fracking oil and gas wells. We found Smart Sand’s shares to be a compelling value at $5 per share, given that the company had its initial public offering in 2016 at $11 per share with a secondary offering in early 2017 at $17.50. We also eliminated three positions in the first half of 2018: Osisko Mining, CARBO Ceramics and MKS Instruments. Osisko and CARBO were never significant holdings but rather research and development ideas positioned at the bottom of our portfolio. Their removal funded additions to top investments. MKS Instruments was a large and important contributor to our success over the last few years and had reached a full and fair price. We would expect MKS to return to the portfolio at some point.
The top-five detractors to Sprott Focus Trust’s performance in the first half of 2018 were: Thor Industries, Federated Investors, Sanderson Farms, Franklin Resources and Cirrus Logic. Although the combined cost to performance was 4.6% for the six-month period, more importantly, each company became an attractive purchase candidate. We have owned all five companies for many years and have high conviction about each of them. We took advantage of the share price corrections to refresh Sprott Focus Trust’s portfolio with proven winners.
Portfolio Sector Breakdown as of 6/30/18
(% of Net Assets)
Information Technology 18.9
Consumer Discretionary 15.8
Materials 15.1
Energy 13.0
Financial Services 12.6
Real Estate 9.4
Consumer Staples 8.3
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.8
Health Care 1.7
Industrials 1.4
Top 10 Positions as of 6/30/18
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 4.7
Apple Inc. 4.6
Gentex Corporation 4.4
Lam Research Corporation 4.1
Pason Systems Inc. 4.1
Western Digital Corporation 4.0
Thor Industries, Inc. 4.0
Franklin Resources, Inc. 3.8
Cirrus Logic, Inc. 3.7
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 3.6
Sub-Total 41.0
Fund Positioning
As of June 30, Sprott Focus Trust was fully invested with a cash position of 3.8%. While the portfolio’s cash position has increased since midyear, we are still finding great reinvestment opportunities in the current environment. In our judgment, the market continues to over-reward large-cap growth stories and stocks with momentum, while under-appreciating many great businesses. We currently own 42 of these fine businesses and have continued to concentrate our positions during the frequent market sell-offs. Our top sector weighting remains Information Technology (18.9%) which consists of several enabling hardware companies. We are amazed at the market’s excitement over cloud computing, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving vehicles and blockchain technologies, while many of the hardware companies that will make these innovations a reality are trading at single-digit price-earnings multiples. Consumer Discretionary companies have risen to 15.8% of the portfolio. Materials are down slightly to 15.1% due to generally weak commodities prices. Energy (13.0%) and Financial Services (12.6%) round out the top-five sectors. We remain underweight in Health Care (1.7%) and Industrials (1.4%).
For those who have tracked the top-ten holdings of Sprott Focus Trust, you may notice that Cal-Maine Foods and Federated Investors have been replaced by Lam Research and Cirrus Logic. These two new top holdings are great examples of the previously mentioned technology enablers.
The metrics that follow in the portfolio diagnostics table in Figure 3 are all consistent with prior year figures, with dividend yield, return on invested capital, and leverage ratios all improving at the margin. Statistically, we have a very strong portfolio lacking only high momentum stocks.
Portfolio Diagnostics as of 6/30/18
Fund Net Assets $221.2 million
Number of Holdings 47
Trailing Annual Turnover 25.52%
Net Asset Value $8.50
Market Price $7.82
Average Market Capitalization1 $4.6 billion
Weighted Average P/E Ratio2,3 18.2x
Weighted Average P/B Ratio2 2.3x
Weighted Average Yield 2.2%
Weighted Average ROIC 20.86%
Weighted Average Leverage Ratio 1.87x
Holdings ≥75% of Total Investments 26
U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) 68.1%
Non-U.S. Investments (% of Net Assets) 31.9%
While we touched on many of our concerns at the beginning of this letter, there are some compelling offsets to the “wall of worry” that has been created by daily news headlines and tweets. The U.S. economy continues to grow for now. Rising interest rates are beginning to apply some capital discipline to the markets even though it is barely perceptible at this stage. M&A activity has picked up, and based on vast sums raised by private equity in recent years, is likely to continue. Share repurchases have reached staggering levels. My partner, Trey Reik, pointed out in his July letter that share buybacks in the second quarter of this year exceeded their previous quarterly record by 80% totaling $436.6 billion. The equity pie is clearly shrinking. While Trey was pointing out the continuous buildup of leverage in the financial system, our focus has remained on disciplined capital allocators who have been returning excess balance sheet cash and free cash flow at very attractive absolute valuations.
We are certain that the return of volatility is here to stay. We believe that the sustainability of $1 trillion a year deficits in combination with Federal Reserve balance sheet reduction will come into question shortly. We have learned that it is President Trump’s practice to turn every problem into a crisis in order to find a resolution. We continue to maintain, as we have for the past year and a half, that wherever we are headed, President Trump will get us there faster.
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The Emperor has no clothes: The myth of United States military might
15 January, 2019 15 January, 2019 ~ stalinsmoustache
‘The emperor has no clothes’ – this is the assessment of more and more parts of the world concerning the United States.
It is most notable on the Korean Peninsula, where the two parts have been actively working towards reunification and leaving the USA out of the loop. But one can find it throughout eastern, central and western Asia, as they work out their own regional problems. Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, even the Pacific increasingly have the same sense. This leaves a very small number of countries – perhaps 12 or at most 15 – who would count themselves as ‘Western’; they seem to hold onto the myth of the invincibility of the United States.
Until quite recently, the United States has relied heavily on maintaining this myth. The threat of economic largesse or the cold shoulder – most bluntly manifested through sanctions – has cowed one country after another in the past. But no longer: the more the United States arbitrarily imposes sanctions on all and sundry, the more ineffective they become. Global reserves and transactions in US dollars, which are the hard edge of sanctions, continue to decline (only 39 percent in 2018). And once you do not use US dollars, you can sidestep the sanctions (as is the case with the DPRK).
We may add to this the following facts: the United States internally is tearing itself apart, as it rapidly destroys all of the post-Civil War agreements and thereby the unstable truce of the internal Cold War; it is falling further and further behind in technological know-how, so much so that it is technologically backward; it has been largely de-industrialised since 1989 and its infrastructure is crumbling; its political model – a peculiar version of bourgeois democracy – is not merely a shambles, but a laughing stock of the rest of the world.
Here I would like to focus on another dimension. Many who would agree to some extent with this assessment will still say, ‘But the United States has the best military force in the world, which can defeat anyone’. While pondering this, I began to think back, trying to find a war that the United States has actually won.
Syria: it failed in its effort to topple the government.
Islamic State: this was defeated largely by the Russians, who know how to finish a job.
Afghanistan: ongoing failure.
Iraq (Gulf War): clearly a failure, at immense cost.
Libya: disaster, leaving a country in chaos.
Grenada and Panama (invasions in 1983 and 1989): perhaps these may seem like ‘successes’ over tiny countries, much like its earlier efforts in Latin America, but the result was a significant turn to the Left in Latin America and increasing rejection of US interference.
Cambodia: defeated.
Vietnam: a major loss.
Laos: lost again.
Cuba (Bay of Pigs): clear loss.
Korea: all they could manage was an armistice.
Second World War: while the Soviet Red Army clearly defeated Hitler’s Germany (with the western front a sideshow), one may argue that the United States ‘won’ the Pacific War against Japan. But they struggled mightily to do so, and – as historians point out – the Japanese began to sue for peace only when the victorious Red Army began to move east. The nuclear bombing of Japan was a rushed job to make it look like the United States was on top. What the United States did do – since its war losses were relatively minor – was make the most of the situation and impose its economic model on a Western Europe bled dry by the war. The United States did so by relying on the long post-war economic depression in Europe to assert economic control.
First World War: reluctant to enter into what they saw as a European problem, they arrived late and sustained few losses.
United States Civil War: at last, we can find a major conflict, but is this a loss or a win?
American War of Independence: they did indeed win this one, but it is some time ago now.
In fact, we need to go back to the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to find wars that were won – such as the ‘Indian’ wars of extermination, internal rebellions, those with immediate neighbours (for example, Mexico, Canada and Latin America, as part of expansion and local domination), or occasional raids in the Pacific, to find actual examples of ‘victories’. Hardly glorious.
One may suggest that the United States has managed somewhat better when it has used someone else to do the dirty work. A good example here is the funding and arming of the Taliban in Afghanistan in order to resist the Soviet Union’s invasion of the 1980s (an effort to quell a restless border country). This example could be multiplied, but it came at immense cost, manifested above all in the successful attack on the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001. If anything was a symbol of US military weakness, this was it.
The question remains: why has the United States consistently lost wars for more than a century? One answer is the simple fact that United States ground troops are of inferior quality. As Stalin already observed in relation to the Atomic Bomb: weaponry is one thing, but the key is the quality of the ground troops. Thus, the United States loves firing missiles, dropping bombs and (more recently) using drones on all and sundry – Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and so on – but when it sends in ground troops they fail again and again. Of course, the use of weaponry ensures that the military industry keeps humming along (as also the sale of such weaponry), but it is never able to win wars.
To be added here is the avoidance of getting too deeply involved in major conflicts – the two ‘world wars’ of the twentieth century being the best examples. In these cases, it has preferred to let others take the brunt and then step in afterwards to impose its will.
In light of all this, why do some people still play up United States military might? This is partly an old line, which follows a well-worn narrative. It is also relatively comfortable: under United States hegemony, the world is a bad place, but it provides a level of known comfort. And one can always feel a little better by harping on about the emperor’s evils. More significantly, it is a myth upon which the United States has relied for more than 70 years. The propaganda machine has been hard at work advancing this myth: Hollywood movies; museum displays for children of United States military hardware; pure spin dressed up as ‘history’ concerning its ‘pivotal role’ in the Second World War; a compliant ‘Western’ media; and so on.
The reality is somewhat different. As Wallerstein already put it some time ago: imperial hegemony works only when no one challenges it. As soon as someone does, one dare leads to another. A little later (2003), he observed that the United States is ‘a lone superpower that lacks true power, a world leader nobody follows and few respect, and a nation drifting dangerously’. These days, this is even more the case. In fact, it is no longer a ‘super’ power, but merely a power.
Perhaps it is time we realised – as the majority of the world has already realised – that the emperor really has no clothes.
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12 thoughts on “The Emperor has no clothes: The myth of United States military might”
It is worth noting that America has never actually won a major war on its own. Unless you count the short war of 1812 against the British, they have only ever succeeded in ‘colonial’ campaigns against the Spanish and Mexicans, and the pitiful opposition they faced in that shameful invasion of Grenada. Despite their huge resources, they did badly in WW1, and struggled against the Japanese for most of WW2,
Since 1945, they have been on the ‘losing side’ in Korea, Vietnam, and every conflict since. Even marginal success against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq in Kuwait was with a coalition of allies, and they failed to exploit that quick victory. Their threats are based on a claimed nuclear capability, and a large tactical air force. But unless they are prepared to use the nuclear weapons, they are, as the Chinese would say,
Zhilaohu. ( ‘A Paper Tiger’).
stalinsmoustache says:
Could not agree more, Pete, and even with the nuclear weapons, their ground forces are woeful.
Jackson Trout says:
Dear Roland,
I found this bizarre t-shirt and thought that it would be perfect for you.
I prefer Mao’s observation that a revolution is not a dinner party …
barryh says:
Interesting analysis. Wouldn’t you put Bosnia on the ‘win’ side for the US?
You could argue that the world is safer if it thinks there is a superpower, so maybe we are entering turbulent times…
I would not support the euphemism of the pax Americana – ask the Latin Americans, for example
Richard Crary says:
I wonder if the “poor ground troops” is a partly function of all of the wars being overseas.
It has more to do with the fact that most of them come from poor backgrounds – of which there are indeed many in the USA – and see the military as a way to get ahead in life, if they survive
OShay says:
Hi Roland.
I was curious to know if you have heard about the case of the New Zealand anti-China academic, Anne-Marie Brady. She claims that Chinese spies broke in to her Christchurch home. She’s a member of a NATO funded think tank and even the CIA has come out in defense of her claims that she’s being targeted by Chinese spies in New Zealand.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/world/110229850/new-zealand-researcher-continually-harassed-by-china-in-her-own-country
Ah yes, the fashion these days in the colonial cabal (Australia and NZ have also been colonial powers in the Pacific) is to trot our wacky China-haters as ‘mainstream’ opinion. Not only is she wacky, but so also is the rabid Sinophobe, John Garnaut
1 February, 2019 at 01:37
I’m a Kiwi who currently lives in China. I’ve consider myself a Marxist-Leninist since my late teens (around 17, I’m now 30). One of the many incidences that made me reconsider my ‘Anti-Stalinist’ views when I was a teen, was when a Chinese friend told me that the happiest day of his grandma life’ whose when the PLA liberated her village and she as a former concubine (her parents were in debt to the landlord and her parents sold her) got to decide whether her landlord lives or dies (she decided, dies).
What angers me the most about Anne-Marie Bradley is that she wants to discredit people like Rewi Alley who courageously fought against the injustices inflected against the Chinese by western powers and their Chinese lackeys.
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A multimodality test to guide the management of patients with a pancreatic cyst
Simeon Springer1,2,*,
David L. Masica2,3,4,*,
Marco Dal Molin2,5,*,
Christopher Douville1,2,3,4,
Christopher J. Thoburn1,2,
Bahman Afsari2,6,
Lu Li1,2,
Joshua D. Cohen1,2,3,
Elizabeth Thompson2,5,
Peter J. Allen7,
David S. Klimstra8,
Mark A. Schattner9,
C. Max Schmidt10,
Michele Yip-Schneider10,
Rachel E. Simpson10,
Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo11,
Mari Mino-Kenudson12,
William Brugge13,
Randall E. Brand14,
Aatur D. Singhi15,
Aldo Scarpa16,17,
Rita Lawlor16,17,
Roberto Salvia18,
Giuseppe Zamboni19,
Seung-Mo Hong20,
Dae Wook Hwang21,
Jin-Young Jang22,
Wooil Kwon22,
Niall Swan23,
Justin Geoghegan24,
Massimo Falconi25,
Stefano Crippa25,
Claudio Doglioni26,
Jorge Paulino27,
Richard D. Schulick28,
Barish H. Edil28,
Walter Park29,
Shinichi Yachida30,
Susumu Hijioka31,
Jeanin van Hooft32,
Jin He33,
Matthew J. Weiss33,
Richard Burkhart33,
Martin Makary33,
Marcia I. Canto34,
Michael G. Goggins2,5,6,34,
Janine Ptak1,2,
Lisa Dobbyn1,2,
Joy Schaefer1,2,
Natalie Sillman1,2,
Maria Popoli1,2,
Alison P. Klein1,2,6,
Cristian Tomasetti2,35,†,
Rachel Karchin2,3,4,6,†,
Nickolas Papadopoulos1,2,
Kenneth W. Kinzler1,2,
Bert Vogelstein1,2,†,
Christopher L. Wolfgang2,6,33,†,
Ralph H. Hruban1,2,5,6,† and
Anne Marie Lennon1,2,6,33,34,36,†
1Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
2Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
3Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
4Institute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
5Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
6Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
7Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
8Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
9Department of Gastroenterology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
10Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
11Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
12Department of Histopathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
13Department of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
14Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA.
15Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
16ARC-Net Research Centre, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.
17Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.
18General and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.
19Department of Pathology, Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Negrar 37024, Italy,
20Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, South Korea.
21Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, South Korea.
22Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
23Department of Histopathology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin D04 T6F4, Ireland.
24Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin D04 T6F4, Ireland.
25Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan 20132, Italy.
26Department of Pathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan 20132, Italy.
27Department of Surgery, Centro Hepatobiliopancreático e Transplantação, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon 1050-099, Portugal.
28Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
29Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
30Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pathology and Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Center Hospital and National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
31Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.
32Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam 1017 ZX, Netherlands.
33Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
34Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
35Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
36Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
↵†Corresponding author. Email: bertvog{at}gmail.com (B.V.); amlennon{at}jhmi.edu (A.M.L.); cwolfga2{at}jhmi.edu (C.L.W.); rhruban{at}jhmi.edu (R.H.H.); ctomasetti{at}jhu.edu (C.T.); karchin{at}jhu.edu (R.K.)
Science Translational Medicine 17 Jul 2019:
Vol. 11, Issue 501, eaav4772
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav4772
Simeon Springer
Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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David L. Masica
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Institute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Marco Dal Molin
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
ORCID record for Marco Dal Molin
Christopher Douville
Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Institute for Computational Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
ORCID record for Christopher Douville
Christopher J. Thoburn
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Bahman Afsari
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Lu Li
ORCID record for Lu Li
Joshua D. Cohen
Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
ORCID record for Joshua D. Cohen
ORCID record for Elizabeth Thompson
Peter J. Allen
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
David S. Klimstra
Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Mark A. Schattner
Department of Gastroenterology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
C. Max Schmidt
Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Michele Yip-Schneider
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Rachel E. Simpson
Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Mari Mino-Kenudson
Department of Histopathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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William Brugge
Department of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Randall E. Brand
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA.
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Aatur D. Singhi
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Aldo Scarpa
ARC-Net Research Centre, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.
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Rita Lawlor
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Roberto Salvia
General and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.
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Giuseppe Zamboni
Department of Pathology, Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Negrar 37024, Italy,
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Seung-Mo Hong
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, South Korea.
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Dae Wook Hwang
Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, South Korea.
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Jin-Young Jang
Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
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Wooil Kwon
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Niall Swan
Department of Histopathology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin D04 T6F4, Ireland.
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Justin Geoghegan
Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin D04 T6F4, Ireland.
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Massimo Falconi
Division of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan 20132, Italy.
Stefano Crippa
Claudio Doglioni
Department of Pathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan 20132, Italy.
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Jorge Paulino
Department of Surgery, Centro Hepatobiliopancreático e Transplantação, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon 1050-099, Portugal.
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Richard D. Schulick
Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Barish H. Edil
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Walter Park
Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Shinichi Yachida
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pathology and Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Center Hospital and National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Susumu Hijioka
Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.
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Jeanin van Hooft
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam 1017 ZX, Netherlands.
Jin He
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Matthew J. Weiss
Richard Burkhart
Martin Makary
Marcia I. Canto
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Michael G. Goggins
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Janine Ptak
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Lisa Dobbyn
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Joy Schaefer
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Natalie Sillman
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Maria Popoli
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Alison P. Klein
Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Bert Vogelstein
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Christopher L. Wolfgang
Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Ralph H. Hruban
Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Anne Marie Lennon
Ludwig Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aav4772
Received for publication September 21, 2018
Resubmitted January 7, 2019
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By Simeon Springer, David L. Masica, Marco Dal Molin, Christopher Douville, Christopher J. Thoburn, Bahman Afsari, Lu Li, Joshua D. Cohen, Elizabeth Thompson, Peter J. Allen, David S. Klimstra, Mark A. Schattner, C. Max Schmidt, Michele Yip-Schneider, Rachel E. Simpson, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo, Mari Mino-Kenudson, William Brugge, Randall E. Brand, Aatur D. Singhi, Aldo Scarpa, Rita Lawlor, Roberto Salvia, Giuseppe Zamboni, Seung-Mo Hong, Dae Wook Hwang, Jin-Young Jang, Wooil Kwon, Niall Swan, Justin Geoghegan, Massimo Falconi, Stefano Crippa, Claudio Doglioni, Jorge Paulino, Richard D. Schulick, Barish H. Edil, Walter Park, Shinichi Yachida, Susumu Hijioka, Jeanin van Hooft, Jin He, Matthew J. Weiss, Richard Burkhart, Martin Makary, Marcia I. Canto, Michael G. Goggins, Janine Ptak, Lisa Dobbyn, Joy Schaefer, Natalie Sillman, Maria Popoli, Alison P. Klein, Cristian Tomasetti, Rachel Karchin, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Bert Vogelstein, Christopher L. Wolfgang, Ralph H. Hruban, Anne Marie Lennon
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Molecular and clinical markers outperform current clinical and imaging criteria for the diagnosis and management of patients with pancreatic cysts.
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A dream becomes focused work. That's The American Dream.
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Fort Worth, Texas: Bob Simpson and Steve Palko were working for Southland Oil when there was hostile takeover; they were out of a job within 24 hours. They just took what they had learned and started all over again.
At the same time many others were getting out, with a third partner they founded Cross Timbers Oil & Gas in Fort Worth. Visionaries, they teach us all what it means to take calculated risks. Founded in 1986, incorporated in 1990, they floated an IPO in 1993. By their sixth round, this business had become one of the top ten gas producers in the USA. Learn how in the beginning, Robert Rubin, then with Goldman and later US Secretary of Treasury, raised their seed money -- $35 million -- in three hours. Bob and Steve knew that by the time that seed group was ready to harvest (cash-in or get liquid), they would have taken their business into its sixth or seventh round of funding. Learn how their geologists use and develop advanced technologies to determine where to drill for oil (hitting over 95% of the time!).
As they grew, they changed the name to XTO Energy. Though they grew right out of the ranks of a small business, the spirit of small business still permeated their day-to-day activities. They kept dreaming impossible dreams yet had methodologies to turn those dreams into multifaceted realities with deep-seated value.
On December 14, 2009, ExxonMobil bought their company for $41 billion dollars.
It started as Cross Timbers Oil & Gas. It became XTO Energy. Today, it is part of ExxonMobil.
Here is The American Dream come true. When you watch this episode, you'll feel the confidence that only comes from going through a lot of pain and learning deeper lessons about life. You quickly learn that this American Dream started with a nightmare. More on The American Dream.
Go With Your Strengths
3:04 | Play Now | Steve Palko and his partner Bob Simpson made a perfect pair. Like all partners we have studied, each had their set of strengths which the other partner valued.
Tell Your Story With Passion
3:09 | Play Now | This sculpture, "I'll Be Back" is the image the founders wanted to project at the launch.
2:00 | Play Now | In the oil business image is important and where you office can communicate volumes.
Use Technology To Reduce Risk
2:15 | Play Now | Keith Hutton explains how XTO targets the precise location for drilling.
Use Other People's Money To Launch And Grow
5:17 | Play Now | CFO Louis Baldwin said they went to Wall Street to find early-stage capital to get them off the ground, then they went public so those equity partners could harvest.
Turn Employees Into Owners
2:00 | Play Now | Employees at XTO Energy are given stock as part of their compensation.
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A Study Delayed: Helena, MT’s Smoking Ban and the Heart Attack Study
By Jonathan Last updated Dec 3, 2017
Thousands of news stories, expert statements, and legislative testimonies based upon the Helena results had resulted in profound lifestyle and economic impacts upon the lives of tens of millions of people and had now been found to be in grievous error.
Near the end of 2005, we (David W. Kuneman, a retired pharmaceutical chemist, and Michael J. McFadden, author of Dissecting Antismokers’ Brains) and the SmokersClubInc. Newsletter issued a press release and published the outline and results of a study (1) that should have made media headlines around the world while bringing the juggernaut of smoking bans, if not to a crashing halt, at least to a stumble.
Using a database of fully verifiable public data and covering a subject base literally 1,000 times as large as that covered by a previous and heavily publicized study in Helena, Montana (2).
The new study showed clearly that claims — ostensibly bolstered by that Helena study — of drastic and instant reductions in heart attacks upon the implementation of smoking bans simply do not occur in larger populations.
Such a result should have rocked both the media and medical worlds. Thousands of news stories, expert statements, and legislative testimonies based upon the Helena results had resulted in profound lifestyle and economic impacts upon the lives of tens of millions of people and had now been found to be in grievous error.
Instead, the study’s announcement was greeted with virtual media silence.
A Journal Uninterested in Correcting the Record
Then we realized that a “medical study” not critical of smoking, even one carefully done and based upon open and sound data and analysis, would simply not be considered newsworthy unless it was endorsed by prominent medical and antismoking organizations or presented in the pages of an authoritative peer-reviewed medical journal.
It was at that point that Mr. Kuneman and I set out to formalize our findings for proper submission to the British Medical Journal, the home of the “Great Helena Heart Miracle” study.
We were confident that our research would be considered dispassionately and that the journal that had served as a worldwide podium for the earlier limited and misleading study would support the publication of a corrective piece.
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We were sorely disappointed. We submitted our study on April 22nd and received a rejection without the possibility of a rewrite or resubmission almost eleven weeks later on July 6th. An “appeal” of the rejection consisted of a review by a single editor who concurred with the initial rejection.
The primary reason given for the rejection was this: “Our main problem with the paper was that we did not think it added enough, for general readers, to what is already known about smoking and health.”
This statement was made despite the fact that a Google search on Helena smoking study produces over 400,000 hits and despite the fact that our results were clearly and diametrically opposed to the results of that study.
The rejection went on to note that the Helena study had “been pretty roundly criticised already” and then amazingly suggested that we simply post our study as a Rapid Response. If we had been truly naive, we might actually have believed that such a posting would carry as much weight in the medical and political world as a fully published peer-reviewed study.
The Helena Notion Spreads, Largely Unopposed
We politely declined and resubmitted our study to the journal Circulation in December of 2006. We chose Circulation, since it had just published a study similar to Helena’s but based in Pueblo, CO. (3)
Oddly, the Pueblo authors emulated Helena’s in refusing to provide a separate analysis of heart attacks in nonsmokers. As with Helena, this lack left the authors, media, and antismoking organizations free to infer that not only did the smoking ban “cause” a decline in heart attacks among smokers but that it also “caused” a reduction among nonsmokers.
This research decision seemed particularly odd, since the Pueblo authors had conferred with their Helena counterparts and had to be quite aware that this deficiency in Helena had been strongly criticized in the BMJ’s Rapid Responses.
Such neglect seemed deliberately designed to create a “desirable” political impression that would simply not be supported by the scientific data.
In the face of such a seemingly egregious breach of research ethics, Dave and I believed that Circulation might be more concerned about setting the record straight than the BMJ had been.
We were wrong. Although this time our paper was dealt with in a timely manner, it was again rejected without a possibility for improvement or resubmission, and in this instance we were not even offered the full comments made by our lone and unidentified peer-reviewer but merely an edited summary.
Nonetheless we forged forward, once again re-examining our paper in light of that summary, and submitted it to a journal we thought might feel a particular sense of responsibility in this area: Tobacco Control.
Tobacco Control is a journal formally committed to a fully open review process and, as in the case for our previous submissions, we were asked for and offered a list of qualified “recommended reviewers.”
We were again rebuffed without the possibility of resubmission. And while Tobacco Control provided the verbatim reviews of our paper, their “open review process” broke down completely as far as identifying even a single one of the three reviewers: none of the three were willing to sign their name to their work.
Without such identification, there is of course no way of really knowing, but the overall tone of the reviews was such that it is highly unlikely that any of them came from our recommended list. Indeed, they seemed more like reviews written by those we had noted as specifically not suitable, as they contained many points that were quite negative but seemingly groundless or irrelevant.
Bans Based on a Palatable Misconception?
We believe our study is both scientifically sound and quite important to both the medical research community and to the wider public community that such research affects. While we are continuing to submit our work to other medical journals, such a process simply does not address the political need for the information to be made available to the public in a timely manner.
This is a time in which far-reaching political decisions are being made based upon the imperfect — perhaps deliberately imperfect — data and interpretation of the previously published studies.
Even as we were considering our next best step after Tobacco Control’s rejection, a third “copycat” study resembling the original Helena study found publication in Preventive Medicine (4).
This study, based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, blithely repeated the imperfections of the previous two and is also being used to bolster political support for smoking bans, based upon an urgent need to protect nonsmokers from heart attacks caused by secondary tobacco smoke. It was the publication of this study that prompted the current article.
Medical journals have come under criticism in recent years for being influenced by large pharmaceutical corporations, punitively publishing research that favors expensive and profitable drug interventions while selectively suppressing contrary research.
While we have not researched that question, our experience with having valid but “politically undesirable” research rejected by three journals (which should have felt a particular sense of responsibility to publish it) makes accusations of politicized publishing decisions at journals seem more plausible to us than it once did.
How much more research might be out there, unfunded, unpublished, or simply unrecognized, that goes against the body of accepted thought regarding the supposed “deadly threat” of exposure to secondary smoke and benefits of smoking bans?
The answers to these questions may never be known, but for the sake of the integrity of science, as well as to repair the damage that politicized science can do to people’s lives, the questions need to be addressed.
As a start, the Kuneman/McFadden study needs to be given recognition and prominence comparable to smaller and contradictory studies, and the criticisms of the failings of those studies need to be revisited by researchers, journals, and the media. (5-9)
Science should never be distorted to fit political goals. Physicians, the public, and society depend upon the integrity of medical journalism to fairly present scientific facts, regardless of their political desirability, in order to reach the best decisions about our lives and our world. Science bent to the service of politics is no longer science.
Statement of competing interests:
Michael J. McFadden (Cantiloper[at]aol.com; http://pasan.TheTruthIsALie.com) is the author of the book Dissecting Antismokers’ Brains.
David W. Kuneman (sharz28hus[at]aol.com; http://kuneman.smokersclub.com/) is a retired pharmaceutical chemist who worked for several years in the 1980s as an analytical chemist for 7-Up at a time when that company was owned by Philip Morris.
Both authors smoke and both are quite active, completely without compensation of any kind, with various smokers’ rights and free-choice groups.
(1) Kuneman DW, McFadden MJ. “Do smoking bans cause a 27 to 40% drop in admissions for myocardial infarction in hospitals?” http://kuneman.smokersclub.com/hospitaladmissions.html
(2) Sargent, R et al. “Reduced incidence of admissions for myocardial infarction associated with public smoking ban: before and after study.” BMJ 2004;0:bmj.38055.715683.55v1
(3) Bartecchi, C et al. “Reduction in the Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With a Citywide Smoking Ordinance.” Circulation. 2006;114:1490-1496.
(4) Khuder, SA et al. “The impact of a smoking ban on hospital admissions for coronary heart disease.” Preventive Medicine, April 4th, 2007.
(5) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2005/11/new-study-casts-doubt-on-claim-that.html
(6) http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/bmj.38055.715683.55v1
(7) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html
(8) http://www.davehitt.com/facts/helena.html
(9) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2007/05/new-study-concludes-that-bowling-green.html
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Do Smoking Bans cause a 27 to 40% drop in admissions for myocardial infarction in hospitals?
The Kuneman – McFadden Heart Attack Study
Press Release 04/24/06: Helena Debunked Again
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MONTANA SENATE MINUTES 04/07/03
Michael Siegel: New Study Casts Doubt on Claim that Smoking Bans Substantially Reduce Heart Attack Admissions
Trends in Heart Attacks in Lewis and Clark County Show Prematurity of Helena Study Conclusions. Letter to the British Medical Journal from Dr. Brad Rodu and Dr. Philip Cole. The AMI mortality data from Pueblo confirms our position that neither report involves anything more than random variation.
Kuneman’s BMJ Rapid response to the Helena Study… The ban that never was.
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Brendan Rogers accuses referee Lee Mason of bias!
By jayweb123 January 4, 2019
The verbal attack by Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers on referee Lee Mason after recent top-of-the-table clash with Manchester City is not only unfortunate, but also ill advised.
The outburst was prompted by, it has to be said, a very poor offside decision given against a Liverpool player who was clean through on goal. The slow motion action replay shows the players was clearly onside by at least 2 yards.
One can understand the frustration of the Reds boss, but to label the referee “biased” because of the geographical location of his abode is surely unfair.
I watched the game live and, apart from this very contentious offside, I thought the match officials were good.
I would, however, critique their performance, and especially the referee’s, for not picking up the amount of pushing, shoving, and shirt pulling that was going on in the respective penalty areas throughout the entire game.
Both sides were at it with Skrtel of Liverpool and Kompany of City the biggest offenders.
I thought referee Lee Mason gave some excellent advantages to both teams when other referees would have blown for a free kick. The decisions that he DID give were spot on. The ones that SHOULD HAVE been given were questionable at the very least.
It’s very important to remember that a referee has only one chance to see, decide and punish an incident. They don’t have the luxury of action replays. They don’t have the advantage of slow motion. They don’t have the comfort of a dressing room in a relaxed atmosphere to sit in judgement of incidents like the press and managers have.
They also don’t have the right of reply to accusations and allegations, many of them unfair and biased, levelled against them and their decisions by players and managers who sometimes spout out their “venom” in the heat of the moment when they should rather cool down and give the issue a little more perspective.
Mr. Rogers says “we had no help from the officials. They were horrendous. We never got any decisions for us. The linesman for the offside one – they’re not even on the same cut of grass.”
Well Mr. Rogers, according to the photo (see below) the linesman is perfectly in line with the second last defender (the last usually being the goalkeeper) which is where he is supposed to be.
In a recent BBC Match Of The Day (MOTD) survey of refereeing decisions in the English Premier League it was found that referees got 94% of decisions right, that’s 94 out of 100 for the uninitiated or those lacking in the basic Laws of the Game.
That is not a bad record. How many players get 94% of decisions right? How many managers/coaches get 94% of their decisions right? How many of the aforementioned know 94% of the FIFA laws of the Game?
Comment, if you will, on decisions made by match officials. Criticize them when you don’t get a perceived free kick for your team, but don’t accuse a referee of being “biased” because he comes from a particular location in the country of his birth.
Most referees are decent individuals who live by a strict unwritten, personal code of ethics and do a very difficult job with little, and sometimes, no reward.
It’s played and controlled by humans, and humans get it wrong sometimes. That’s the nature of the game.
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Gallery: The rise and fall of the pocket record, music’s attempt at portable vinyl
Anton Spice
As we discovered in our interactive timeline, the evolution of physical music formats has always tended towards the portable.
Yet no-one ever managed to crack the portable vinyl record. Thankfully it was not for want of trying. Let us take you back to a simpler time when cars had record players built into their dashboards and the future of music was dependent on how flexible you could make your vinyl. Introduced in the mid ’50s, Chrysler’s automobile record player (which took special 7″ discs that revolve at 16 2/3 rpm) was struggling to catch on. As you can imagine, it simply wasn’t that practical to have rigid 7″s floating free in the glove compartment. So up stepped Philco, a division of the Ford Motor group, to develop a smaller, bendier alternative. Launched in 1967 – 4″ in diameter, flexible and able to be played at 45rpm – the Hip Pocket Record was born.
With Atlantic, Mercury and Roulette on board, the one-sided Hip Pocket Records contained two Top 40 tracks and cost 69 cent at Woolworth from the likes of Otis Redding, Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin. They were marketed as more durable than regular 45s, but unsurprisingly this was not the case, with a typical Pocket Record deteriorating in quality after a dozen or so plays. This wasn’t the only problem for the Hip Pocket brand, with rival manufacturer the Americom Company’s Pocket Disc series offering a cheaper, more accessible alternative (available at vending machines around the country). They also managed to strike a deal with Apple Records’ to get a number of Beatles hits pressed to Pocket Disc. For Beatles fanatics, these Pocket Discs are now potentially worth upwards of £200.
This was, in part, due to the fleeting nature of their popularity. By 1969, the development of the compact cassette and ultimately the Sony Walkman put pay to the pocket-sized flexi-disc and its short-lived dream of a portable vinyl for the world. Now no more than a footnote in the history of music, these little oddities and their amusing advertising campaigns do have a certain naïve charm, and we’ve compiled the best of them into a bite-size gallery below.
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Pilbara swelters in scorching start to the year
Jasmine BamfordNorth West Telegraph
Tuesday, 14 January 2014 8:04PM
Camera IconStaing cool was the aim of the game as the Pilbara sweltered in above 40 degree temperatures. Credit: North West Telegraph
The Pilbara joined the rest of the State in welcoming a scorching start to 2014, as the Bureau of Meteorology announced 2013 as the hottest year on record.
While cafes in Perth shut for business and racing was canned at Ascot, many residents in the North West seemed unperturbed by reports of searing heat.
In the East Pilbara town of Marble Bar, which has the reputation as Australia's hottest town, locals are experts on all things heat.
And so they should be, the average high temperature for the first 12 days of 2014 was 44.5C.
Last Wednesday the mercury hit 39.3C by 9am.
It's easy to imagine how popular the swimming holes formed by the Coongan River, 5km down a track towards the Comet Gold Mine on the outskirts of town were in the summer of 1923-24, when the town set a world record for the most number of days over 100F (37.8C) - a sweltering 160 days.
But times have changed, with innovations such as air-conditioning and the Playstation ensuring the majority of the town's 400-plus population bunker down at home rather than frequent the jasper-ensconced swimming hole.
On Saturday, two lone larrikins braved the baking conditions to take a dip in the tepid pool as the temperature hit a daily maximum of 44.1C.
Marble Bar's Ian Mackay, 39, gave advice about how to find the cooler patches in the pool.
"It's not very refreshing," he said.
"But if you dip your toe in the deeper part it feels a little colder."
You would be hard pressed to overhear anyone refer to summer as the dog days in these parts, with locals wearing the status of Australia's hottest town as a badge of honour.
Marble Bar long-stayers revel in the recognition that the unrelenting heat has neither deterred nor defeated them.
Maybe this is why pub-goers relish the opportunity to talk temperature.
News of a heat wave in Perth, of 44C in the city, of the State's capital in meltdown, drew deriding snorts from hale and hearty Iron Clad Hotel patrons.
"Perth says if you get five days over 36C it's officially a heatwave," Shire of East Pilbara councillor Dean Hatwell said.
"What do they call this then?"
Sitting beside Cr Hatwell was Daniele Specogna, a resident of 12 years.
He described summer in the East Pilbara as a "beautiful season".
"Nobody's around, you have all the space in the world," he said. "It's hot, but you learn to slow down."
The nonchalant attitude of Marble Bar locals towards the weather was best summed up by an exchange between a tourist and an Iron Clad frequenter on Saturday afternoon.
"How does it feel to live in Australia's hottest town," the visitor said.
"Hot," the man replied, nodding his head matter-of-factly.
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Colwick haulage firm send truck on tour for charity – Gedling Eye
Colwick-based haulage company, Fusion Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), has been helping others share in its commercial success by dispatching one of its new trucks on a fundraising tour for charity. In response to a 20% increase in turnover in just two months, Fusion SCS has invested in a pair of new trucks, a new van and a trio of new drivers, swelling its haulage fleet to 18 vehicles. But having been upgraded by its driver, James Bradford, with bespoke cabinets and customised LED lighting, one of the two new trucks – a DAF XF Super Space articulated lorry – was spotted on Facebook by charity fundraiser, Mr Matthew Kemp of UK Truck Photos and Banter.
He approached Fusion SCS with a view to photographing it for a charity calendar and, despite increasing demand for his company’s services, Fusion’s Commercial Logistics Manager, Craig Cox, was happy to get involved.
PICTURED: An image from the Fusion Supply Chain Solutions charity calendar
He said: “We’re six months into a two-year plan to double our turnover, so we’re obviously pretty busy. In addition to several smaller contracts, we have been developing a great commercial relationship with the International Logistics Centre in Newark. “But as we continue to expand our scale of operations, we’re determined that our company’s success should be closely tied to the wellbeing of the communities that sustain it.
This calendar is the perfect opportunity to make that happen, so we’re delighted to be able to give something back.” While money raised from the calendar will go to the Bradley Lowery Foundation, Help for Heroes and a Special Care Baby Unit at Hastings Conquest Hospital, Fusion’s new truck has also found the time to appear at ‘Convoy in the Park’ – an annual August event at Castle Donington, where visitors can witness 1,000hp truck races, alongside live music, kids’ entertainment and stunt shows. Mr Cox said: “The Castle Donington event was for fun rather than for charity but, given the social media response to the online photos of our new DAF truck, it seemed silly not to let her out for another public appearance before we put her to work!”
Originally set up by the The Wilkins Group, a pioneering Nottinghamshire-based manufacturer of packaging, to increase the efficiency of its distribution network, Fusion has grown enormously since its foundation in 2011, becoming a UK linchpin in the Palletways freight network and employing 45 people at its 78,000 square foot plant in Colwick.
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Beverley Turner opens up about her split from Strictly star James Cracknell
Beverley Turner has opened up about her split from Strictly star James Cracknell, saying she is happy that he has found love again. Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine, Beverley said that the former couple remain “amicable” for the sake of their children Croyde, 16, Kiki, 10, and Trixie, eight. But she added there are “days that you really want to order an assassin and take each other out”.
Former Olympic rower James, 46, and Beverley, 45, announced in March that their 17-year marriage was over. Speaking to Lorraine Kelly, Beverley said: “We’ve got three children. Our eldest is 16, the girls are eight and 10.
That’s very demanding.
Beverley Turner opens up about her split from Strictly star James Cracknell (Image: ITV)
“You have to remain amicable for the sake of the children. Even on the days when you really want to order an assassin and take each other out. “Anyone having a divorce has those days.
But we know in the bigger picture the children are more important.” Addressing Strictly Come Dancing star James’ new relationship with Cambridge University student Jordan Connell, Beverley, from Prestwich, said she was pleased he had found love again.
James Cracknell and Beverley Turner at the Daily Mirror 2014 Pride of Britain Awards (Image: mirrordigital)
“The great thing is he’s met someone who didn’t know him before the accident. If you didn’t know him before you’d think he was normal,” said Beverley.
Speaking of their split, Beverley admitted that James’ cycling accident, where he was hit by a truck travelling at 70mph, played a part in the end of their marriage. James was left with a brain injury and epilepsy from the incident, which happened in 2010. Beverley said: “We don’t know an awful lot about how the brain works.
James Cracknell on Strictly (Image: BBC)
“James’ injuries were to his frontal lobe.
That’s personality. He was very different. “He’s come a long way in that time.
Culminating in him going to university and doing his masters. At that point I’m like I’ve done all I can, my work is done.” Beverley, who is dating eco property developer James Pritchett, said the decision to split was made because they wanted to set a good example to their children about what a loving relationship should be.
She said: “I narrowed down my pool. I only date men called James. It’s very confusing when you’re trying to organise logistics.
“We unfortunately got outed when we were quite happy to keep it behind closed doors.
I feel very lucky. Early days, younger man, what’s not to like?” James was the first contestant to exit the BBC One dancing show – but Beverley was fair with her assessment of her former hubby.
She joked: “A bit scruffy and can’t dance.
But you wouldn’t think that was a guy with a brain injury.”
Lorraine airs weekdays from 8.30am on ITV.
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At the end of 1961, the Ministry of Defence developed requirements for a brand new range of 3-axle 8-tonne AWD trucks. In 1962, a team of ambitious young engineers of KrAZ factory developed the first prototypes of the first generation trucks with a 240 hp diesel engine YaMZ 238 V8 - a 8-ton truck KrAZ-253B with an all-metal flatbed platform and a tractor +active trailer combination 259B.
To speed up the development Kraz engineers borrowed a cabin from MAZ-500 trucks. KrAZ-259B had a system of gears and a special fifth wheel to transfer torque to axles of a 2-axle KrAZ-834B semitrailer. Tires were similar to wheels of KrAZ-255B. Gross weight of Kraz 259B - 17.8 tonnes, maximum lenght - 15,410 mm, maximum speed on offroad - 20 kph. The prototypes of the first generation proved to be too ambitious and difficult for the domestic auto industry, costly and equally unreliable.
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Vanarama National League South fan preview
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League sponsors Vanarama have been getting the fans’ perspective ahead of the new season - which kicks off this Saturday. Slough Town supporter Scott McNeish tackles the season ahead.
Finally the new season is upon us - what have all you Slough fans got to look forward to?
We can look forward to another decent season. The bulk of the squad has stayed together, so there has been no upheaval of players. Another FA Cup run would be good, along with a play-off push.
It was a very comfortable first season in the National League South. Is the aim play-offs now?
I think the play-offs are definitely something to aim for. Since Bakes and Unders took over we’ve had a period of stability in each league before promotion was won. We’ve had a season in the National League South, so time to push on.
It’s not often you find joint managers in football any more - why does it work so well at the Rebels?
It works so well because since they were appointed they have had the backing of the chairman and the fans. Personally, I find them very approachable, happy to speak to the fans, and always open and honest as regards the results.
What’s been the best bit of business done over the past few months?
I think the two signings of Ryan Bird and Max Worsfold from Maidenhead United will be key. Birdy has Football League experience and is a local lad, and both he and Max have played at a higher level.
So what will be different this season from last?
The knowledge that we can do better this year and have nothing to fear. We very nearly snatched a play-off spot on the last day, so we can definitely do it this season.
Who will be your one to watch coming August 3?
Francis Amartey. Joined us in the second half of last season and he scored a few goals. Bags of talent, pace, and power.
Who are the other sides to watch out for and could be in the promotion mix?
Havant & Waterlooville after appointing Paul Doswell, Maidstone United will look to go straight back up and Billericay Town.
But who will be the league’s surprise package?
Two teams I think that could do well are Weymouth and Dorking Wanderers, especially with the momentum of promotion.
Which ground are you most looking forward to visiting?
Looking forward to visiting the Bob Lucas Stadium when Slough visit Weymouth. A terrific ground that I haven’t been to before but we always seem to get good results at!
And which game would you like to win more than any other?
Chippenham Town away. We lost 1-0 there last year, yet we played them off the park! Three points this season would make up for it.
You can pinch one opposition player - who is he?
Jake Robinson of Billericay Town. He’s a proven goalscorer at this level. Slough’s goals were more spread around the team last year, so to have a 20-plus goal scorer up front would be a positive.
Let’s end with a key question - where do you reckon your team will finish next season?
I would say seventh would be brilliant. Anything higher would be a bonus.
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“There is no bottom,” says Adam Schiff of the GOP’s shameless support of Trump
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Rep. Adam Schiff, Stephen Colbert
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While presidential fluffers like Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) are using the ongoing impeachment hearings to show just how disingenuous an individual without any concept of human dignity or honor can be in defense of their authoritarian boss, Democratic Congressman and Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff (D-CA) seems almost too placid in comparison. You know, what with the fate of our democracy hanging in tatters as Donald Trump tramples all over the Constitution, openly cheats to try to win a second term, and orders his minions with relevant knowledge of his shiftiness to defy congressional orders and all. But maybe some quiet competence and dignity is what’s needed in the face of such a hot air-storm of Fox News talking points, brazen lies, and shamelessness from the Republican Party. Let’s fucking hope so, anyway.
Even so, Stephen Colbert, having Schiff in-house for a primer on how the impeachment investigation is going, couldn’t help but appear exasperated at Schiff’s untroubled countenance as the congressman patiently explained the Democrats’ reasoning. Citing the way that Democrats threatened to have U.S. marshals scoop defiant Nixon witnesses off the street to get them to testify during Watergate, Colbert asked why people with direct knowledge of presidential malfeasance aren’t being similarly rounded up and compelled to tell what they know. Schiff had plenty of very reasonable explanations, chief among them the fact that acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and company are counting on subpoenas to allow them to take approximately two years to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court. By that time, Schiff noted, Trump will have already had the time to destroy the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Without breaking stride, Schiff asked if Congress should “wait until after the president cheats again in the next election?” Fair point.
The whole night was like that, with Schiff unruffled by both the huge responsibility resting on his and his Democratic colleagues’ shoulders, and Colbert’s prodding. Even bandleader Jon Batiste singing The Late Show’s impeachment jingle (“Trump said, ‘Do us a favor though.’”) had no effect. Reading off a list of the Trump officials and accomplices not testifying before Congress, Colbert choked down an exasperated sigh before asking his guest once more, “How can you go forward without knowing what the truth is.” With the confidence of a guy who indeed knows what the truth is, Schiff responded that he and his colleagues already know exactly what’s up here. (He also politely dodged Colbert’s yes-or-no question about whether Russian stooge and Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas has handed over incriminating tapes of the whole thing, as is rumored). “This is not just about prior conduct,” Schiff said, but that the administration is openly doing exactly the sorts of things (seeking foreign help in smearing a political opponent) that they’re investigating. “It never stopped—it never will stop—until we put an end to it,” he said.
Not that the congressman was always so even-tempered. Throughout the interview, Schiff—without resorting to Gaetz-ian grandstanding or rage-spittle—laid into Trump, and to his Republican colleagues in Congress. As for Trump, Schiff enumerated how he has proven himself to be the founders’ nightmare scenario with regard to impeachment. (Unethical person abusing the power of the office? Check. Seeking to have a foreign power interfere in our affairs for his own gain? That’s a check. To help undermine an American presidential election on his behalf? Yeah, check.) He also got uncharacteristically blunt in his assessment of Trump as an “unethical,” “terrible man,” that “put children in cages,” and “extort[ed] our allies.” But Schiff saved most of his (still moderated) vitriol for the Republicans remaining in lockstep defense of the formerly indefensible. While in the past, some GOP peers have approached him with private misgivings about that whole egregious corruption and self-serving Constitution-shredding thing, Schiff said, “I’m not interested any more in their private misgivings.” When the book is finally closed on Donald Trump, “for all too many” of the Republican Party, “it will be nothing except shame.” Plus, no matter how even-tempered you are when you say it, there’s no hiding the contempt in pronouncing, “There is no bottom to the degree to which some of my colleagues will prostrate themselves to please the president.” That’s your bottoms Rep. Schiff is talking about, GOP.
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Broad River is a neighborhood on the northwest side of Norwalk, Connecticut. Though most of the neighborhood is residential, it is bisected by New Canaan Avenue, a major thoroughfare lined with restaurants and other businesses. You'll find several local eateries on this stretch between the Merritt Parkway and Route 7.
D&D Pizza and Diamond Deli
Though they operate as two separate restaurants, neighboring D&D Pizza and Diamond Deli (danddpizza.com) are owned by the same family. D&D Pizza serves pizza, calzones, subs, wraps, salads, soups, pasta, Greek specialties and numerous flavors of ice cream. Next door at Diamond Deli, you'll find hot and cold sandwiches, panini, burgers, wraps, salads and a breakfast menu.
Basso Cafe
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Uncle Joe's Pizza
Uncle Joe's Pizza (unclejoesrestaurant.com) is a casual family restaurant with a menu that goes far beyond pizza and breadsticks. A large range of appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, steaks and house specialties are served, along with several traditional Greek dishes. The restaurant's full bar also offers multiple wines by the glass or carafe.
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New Previews For Orci/Kurtzman/Lindelof’s Cowboys & Aliens + Leonard Nimoy on Fringe
| April 15, 2011 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 37 comments so far
Last night if you watched American Idol on FOX you would have caught previews of a couple of things related to the world of Star Trek. First was the new trailer for Cowboys & Aliens, written by Star Trek writer/producers Orci, Kurtzman and Lindelof. In addition there was another preview for tonight’s episode of Fringe that could explain the interesting way Leonard Nimoy will be appearing. Watch both below.
Cowboys & Aliens Trailer 2
Before they started work on the Star Trek sequel screenplay, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman penned the screenplay for Cowboys & Aliens, a sci-fi western directed by Jon Favreau starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. Orci and Kurtzman are all also producers on the movie. Last night the second trailer premiered with on American Idol and at Apple.com. Check it out below.
Cowboys & Aliens is coming this summer.
Nimoy’s Fringe appearance revealed?
On American Idol FOX also aired a new preview for tonight’s episode of Fringe (created by JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman). The episode "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" features the return of Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy as William Bell, but has been teased to be an unusual return. Our friends at FringeTelevision point us to a tweet from producer Jeff Pinker noting how the preview (below) is "Verrrry revealing".
Fringe’s "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" airs Friday April 15th at 9PM.
Now *THAT* is quite a teaser!
FRINGE has just passed into EPIC-land.
Did they hire the same people to do the filming and the teaser as trek 11? Looks like a good film!
Commodore Mike of the Terran Empire
So can’t wait for Cowboys and Aliens. This will be a Major Blockbuster. Harrison Ford at his best. Fringe with Nimoy is always a good thing.
I would love to see Nimoy as a Star of Fringe. A Series Regular.
I can’t wait for Cowboys and Aliens!
trekker 5
COWBOYS&ALIENS will b awesome!! can’t wait 4 nimoy on Fringe!!!!
Basement Blogger
Fringe looks absolutely great. Yes, Olivia running around with Nimoy’s katra is crazy but this show looks like a lot of fun. I’ll keep saying this till my fingers fall off. John Noble (Walter) is a great actor. All actors can learn from him. Just watch his face. You can read every emotion.
somethoughts
Pretty cool, that Fringe scene looked like Inception! I likey
I think they did a little too much LDS for this episode.
Was that a slightly-naked Olivia Wilde I saw there in the C&A trailer?
Not naked enough!
Dee - lvs moon' surface
Actually … I saw this trailer for the movie Cowboys & Aliens at Collider website yesterday … Olivia’s character is an alien? … Olivia Wilde has not impressed me so far … let’s see if she can with this film!
And Fringe looks great! …:-) :-)
pilotfred
wow fringe looks amazing and the same for cowboy and aliens
Tarrax
I was rather impressed with Olivia in Tron Legacy……Oh, you mean her acting.
Actually, Olivia Wilde is pretty great in House. Especially in her return from last Monday’s episode.
I like this trailer better than the past ones, but the alien spaceships still look to me like some of the cheesy types of ships from 80’s sf movies like the The Last Starfighter.
Hey MJ. I love the Movie the Last Star Fighter. I Hear they may be making another one.
Torchwood68
Thank god I missed that trailer. I was awesomely shocked when William Bell showed up the way he did. If I would have seen that trailer I would have been a little mifed.
Keachick
Cowboys and Aliens looks pretty good. I just hope that most of it is not shot at night. Those films tend to annoy me after a while. I really like Daniel Craig so I might have to see it just for him…
Olivia Wilde plays a character called Hanna in Alex Kurtzman’s Welcome to People and Hanna is Sam’s girlfriend. Sam is played by Chris Pine. Now I just can’t wait to see that film. So I guess Olivia Wilde will be someone to watch for.
I just realised that with Cowboys & Aliens Bob Orci would have had the chance to hang with Olivia, at least for a bit. You lucky bugger Bob!
Vultan
Last Starfighter was a fun movie, and it was one of the first to use CG on a large scale. The tech has come a looong way since then. It will be interesting to see how the look is updated for a sequel (as Tron Legacy did).
Oh, and Cowboys and Aliens looks promising.
@ 22 Vulcan
Thanks for the heads up on a possible “Last Starfighter” sequel. I liked that movie. Oh, as we discussed on the record setting post, Disney released the super duper Tron Blu-Ray with both movies. Better to get it online. Because it’s cheaper. It looks wonderful. As I said before I like Tron because they went for everything. Ideas on religion and existentialism, good stuff.
Tonight’s Fringe featured a lengthy animated segment. It was crazy in a good way with plenty of that old time talky-gooey sci-fi that some new Trekkers hated about the old series. Okay, Nimoy sounds pretty good. doint the animation. You know where I’m going. Could we have a twelve episode run on SyFy (or good poplular cable network, TNT) f an CGI Star Trek in the prime universe starrring de-aged Nimoy and Shatner? CBS… what do you say?
I second that emotion! There’s plenty of animation studios out there that would jump at the chance at making a new Trek TV series.
Make it so.
Captain Karl
I wonder why on fringe tonight they used rotoscoping, but yet, only to capture the motion, not to make the cartoon versions of the actors look anything like the actual actor or even a reasonable facsimile? With the possible exception of Walter being almost close to looking like the actor.
Guys, wasn’t trying to slam last Starfighter — it is a classic that I love as well. My comment was the the ships in Cowboys and Aliens should look more realistic than the early generation CGI ships done 27 years ago in The Last Starfighter.
Didn’t know about the sequel — awesome!!!
#20 – keachick
Did you see the rumor about Welcome to People opens this year? … I hope it ‘s true… after all TMW only in February 2012…
And I was talking about the work of Olivia Wilde as an actress… nothing personal…
Anthony Pascale
Made a correction to original article. Lindelof is not a producer on the project, just co-writer.
25. talk-gooey sci fi? I’m an anti technobabble guy (it was often mindless filler) but am a Fringe fan. I don’t see Fringe as talky
An animated, adult Star Trek on TV? Yeah.
#28 – Once again with the anti-CG…
Several of those shots were full size props. Favraeu’s a noted perfectionist. He makes sure the actual and CG items are indistinguishable, matter of fact there were shots in IRON MAN where he critiqued the CG, only to find out they were shots of the suit on set. Sounds like some people here!
@32. Well models or CG, from what I saw in the Cowboys and Aliens trailer, the spaceships look cheesy and cheap — like something I would have seen in an 80’s movie. Just my opinion…maybe when I see onscreen and see the full movie and have all the context, I will change my opinion.
Pensive's Wetness
ok, Now i have a VERY LARGE HARD-ON for CvA…
@34. My, aren’t we just just so funny and clever.
#29 Dee. No, I don’t know of any rumour that Welcome to People is to be released this year 2011. I have read that This Means War has a release date of 17 February 2012, which is strange since they finished filming TMW in December last year and Welcome to People only last month. Perhaps there is a lot more post-production to do on TMW than WTP.
I’m not sure which movie I’d like to see more – you know, they both have a certain Chris Pine in them…:)) what can I say? On balance, possibly WTP. I just hope I don’t have to wait too long before it gets released here in NZ after its US release. If WTP does come out this year, my birthday, 17 December, would be a nice date. This should give Alex Kurtzman director and its producers (one of them Bob Orci) enough time to get it nicely ready. Make it so!
Yet another possible reason for any delay? in the Star Trek sequel script – ie doing post-production stuff for WTP.
The OK, or is it the KO, or will it soon be again the LOK (and load) team? need to really focus on one movie in the not too distant future and we all know what that movie is!
About WTP premiere in 2011 …someone who seems to be informed about it, commented on IMDB … so we’ll see it …
Anyway boborci never would answer about it, right? LOL
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RIP: John Quarmby, Fawlty Towers’ hotel inspector, dies at 89
On: April 8, 2019, By: Bill Young
Fawlty Towers star John Quarmby. Photo: BBC
John Quarmby, who will forever be remembered by Fawlty Towers fans for his portrayal of the emotionless Mr. Carnegie, who was tasked with investigating the hotel’s hygiene procedures, has died at the age of 89.
The Kodak moment of Quarmby’s appearance on the classic British comedy occurs as Manuel (Andrew Sachs) frantically searches the dining room for Basil, his pet “Siberian hamster.” Polly (Connie Booth) offers the unsuspecting Mr. Carnegie a biscuit, only to be confronted by the four-legged Basil hiding in the biscuit tin. This was moments after Mr. Carnegie had informed Basil (John Cleese) and Sybil (Prunella Scales) that the hotel is below standard.
Must have had something to do with finding two dead pigeons in the water tank.
John Quarmby as Mr. Carnegie in Fawlty Towers episodes Basil the Rat. Photo: BBC
The always quick-thinking two-legged Basil then asked, “Would you care for a Rat?”, prompting the classic deadpan expression that will forever be etched on our collective comedy mind palaces:
“I shall never forget the expression on his face when he saw the rat sitting in the biscuit tin,” John Cleese said. The creator/co-writer and star of perhaps the greatest comedy of all time confirmed Quarmby’s passing late last week on Twitter at the age of 89. “Sad to hear of the death of John Quarmby. who played the health inspector in Basil the Rat episode,” he told his 5.6 million Twitter followers.
In addition to the “Basil the Rat” episode, which was the final Fawlty Towers episode from season 2, Quarmby, whose acting career spanned over five decades, also appeared as newspaper editor Henry Tobias in K-9 and Company, the early “80s Doctor Who spin-off that never made it past the pilot episode.
He also appeared in the 1982 television film The Scarlet Pimpernel and as a prison officer in the Ronnie Barker series, Porridge, in an episode entitled “The Hustler” from 1974.
RIP, John Quarmby.
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Drab Majesty "Long Division" - single
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Since the 2015 release of Drab Majesty’s debut “Careless”, and the release of the acclaimed sophomore album “The Demonstration” the following year, artist Deb Demure and collaborator Mona D. have firmly established themselves amongst the pantheon of dark synth-pop greats, establishing a devoted fan base worldwide with their singular hypnotic sound and mysterious, constantly-evolving presence.
Following intense and extensive touring in support of the first two albums, Drab Majesty escaped to the inspirational landscapes of Athens, Greece to channel the songs for their most ambitious album creation yet: Modern Mirror.
Blowing the dust off the antiquarian myth of Ovid’s “Narcissus”, Drab Majesty uses its premise as groundwork for a modern reinterpretation. Each song tells a piece of the story, in which the listener’s own self-identity has become warped and dissociated through rapidly expanding technology, losing touch with the origins of their own personalities. Setting the stage as a romantic saga of antiquity, “A Dialogue” asks the listener if they are truly in love amid a building wash of guitars and reverb. Elements of classic tragedy weigh heavily in the reflection of Modern Mirror in songs like “The Other Side”, possessing a fundamental sound that is energetic, luminous and hopeful. Fusing the sonic aesthetics of predecessors like New Order and The Cure within the cautious instruction of Greek mythology and modern science fiction, Drab Majesty has birthed a hybrid of dreamy malaise, captured for a future moment. The first single, “Ellipsis”, romantically plays up the distorted concept of courting through modern technology in a world that has yet to adapt, while on “Long Division”, Deb’s resounding guitar cascades around the chorus shared with No Joy frontwoman Jasamine White-Gluz, wistfully warning us against our vanity and self-obsession. Even when hope for everlasting love peeks through in “Oxytocin”, a sparkling and stoic track sung by Mona D., we are firmly reminded our fleeting existence.
Modern Mirror is a journey of self-reflection, nostalgia, love, beauty, and heartbreak told across eight addictive and emotional synth pop anthems – a seemingly classic tale delivered unblinkingly through the frame of the modern world.
Produced by Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) and mastered by Dave Cooley, with appearances by Jasamine White-Gluz (No Joy) and Justin Meldal-Johnson (NIN, Beck, M83, Air). Packaging and design by Juan Mendez of Jealous God/Silent Servant.
"Long Division" - single
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In reply to aTmAg • 10:30a, 4/8/19
Was it known info
aggietony2010
Joined: Mar 6, 2006
Pretty much anything from the Age of Heroes isn't "known". What's remembered is fragments retold and retold.
In reply to Zombie Jon Snow • 10:32a, 4/8/19
Zombie Jon Snow said:
I'm sure the walkers had a plan to get past it (no idea what it could be), but the dragon was obviously an easy plot device that requires no explanation
Or.......
the NK knew they would bring the dragon north of the wall (from his seeing ability)....and THAT was the plan all along....zombie a dragon to bring down the wall.
explains why they met them where they did, and waited as long as they did to attack, and explains why they happened to have a weapon to kill a dragon, and explains why they had the chains nearby to drag a dragon up from the water.
The Night King seems to exist in - or to be able to see into - more than one place in time, since he was with Bran in at least one of his visions with the TER. He knew Dany was going to bring her dragons north of the wall.
In reply to SpreadsheetAg • 10:32a, 4/8/19
Episode IV said:
6 DAYS 9 HOURS 33 MINUTES
I'm ready!!!!!!
10:34a, 4/8/19
Three days for Celebration and 6 days for GoT.
aTmAg
In reply to Belton Ag • 10:39a, 4/8/19
Belton Ag said:
If he can see the future, then what else can he see? Can he see that he is going to win? If he see's defeat, why would he bother?
And why can't Bran see the outcome too?
Speaking of the Crypts of Winterfell and the bodies of the Starks, here's some interesting watches. (Haven't seen part 2 yet.)
I personally don't believe the NK can see much, if anything at all. I don't believe he knew a dragon would be there. For one thing, the show creators said the dragon was a fortunate opportunity. Also, he never knew where the original three eyed raven was until he touched Bran in Bran's vision. Furthermore, when Dany and the crew flew away Jon was underwater. The walkers and army were marching away from that spot, which allowed Jon to get out and be rescued by Benjen with little resistance. I think the walkers had to leave and go get the chains, and then come back.
In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 10:53a, 4/8/19
aTmAg said:
Personally, I don't love the idea of a "magic item" like a horn bringing it down, but then again, as cool as it was to see a dragon bring it down, I didn't love that either.
It essentially made it so that our heroes were the reason they were able to attack Winterfell in the first place. The Wall had stood for generations, and there wasn't any huge reason to think the Wall couldn't stop them this time.
Which is ironic to think about, in hindsight. Tyrion tells her "sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing to do", when she has to go rescue everyone.
In this case, doing nothing would have meant the death of everyone who ventured beyond the wall, but it also ensured the Army of the Dead would never cross.
Couldn't they have just gone in through that gate? That seemed like a big weakness. A sort of a flaw in the story, IMO.
I mean, the gate isn't all that wide. All they would've needed is to light that tunnel on fire and none of the wights can come through.
The NK has extinguished fires by walking through them, at least twice. Once at the 3ER's cave, once when he killed Viserion.
In reply to redline248 • 10:56a, 4/8/19
It has been years but I believe in the books they mention that they can collapse the tunnel at Castle Black if needed.
I assume it is the same at Eastwatch.
In reply to KidDoc • 10:58a, 4/8/19
Yes, I remember this as well
It's possible he sees what he thinks is the outcome and that's why he is doing what he is doing. Maybe the outcome can be changed, and that's what Bran is going to do.
12:25p, 4/8/19
What if the Night King, like Littlefinger said in his speech, can see everything that could possibly happen, all at once?
It will have a new title sequence.
In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 12:38p, 4/8/19
worst idea ever.
In reply to C@LAg • 1:18p, 4/8/19
With that song? Or is this sarcasm?
But seriously, the whole map covered in snow and ice would be baller.
In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 1:21p, 4/8/19
Either I didn't pay close enough attention when I watched, or most of this is in the books. Because I have no clue on 80% of what he was talking about.
Entire new sequence, same theme song. Supposedly plan is to update each week as the ice moves south.
Melisandre actress leaked partial clip during premier last week
bearamedic99
1:53p, 4/8/19
Have we ever really discussed the magic of Westeros? Though really, only the WWs, 3ER/old gods, and Children are in Westeros and most of the magic is across the narrow sea.
The dragons were around for a while. They say the Wall has wards built into it but nothing about who put them there, where else that magic might be, or who the magic wielders were.
The more magic the lamer the story gets, IMO. I heard a GRRM say in an interview that he wanted to limit magic for that reason. I hope they stick to what they have now for the most part. For example, it would be really lame if they are all about to die then Bran uses sort of X-men like super power to kill the NK from 100 miles away or something.
smokeythebear
Oh gosh, I forgot about the chains.
I'm still in the middle of Season 6 on my re-watch, can someone remind me why the Excellent Eight went north of the wall again? I vaguely remember that being the point-blank dumbest plan of the entire series. Like, even dumber than Jaime's plan to sneak into Dorne and steal away Myrcella. I forgave them for it because it was a cool cut-scene and had some nice dialogue, but still, really dumb plan.
AgMarauder04
Always loved how the map is current with the show.
In reply to aTmAg • 2:36p, 4/8/19
I'm certain you don't have to worry about that.
rides around in a wheelchair
has psychic powers
has a diametrically opposed bad guy
literally professor X
Phrasing
In reply to smokeythebear • 2:43p, 4/8/19
They went north to capture a wight and bring it back to Cersei so should would believe that there is an army of the dead. The end result would be for everyone to fight the Army of the dead together so they would have a better chance of survival. And yes, it was the dumbest plan ever. I just rewatched them hatching the plan and it still bothers me.
In reply to Phrasing • 2:48p, 4/8/19
clinker03 said:
I don't think it's a bad plan to go get one. The bad part of the plan was sending the King of the North himself to go get one.
it was a bad plan.
smarter plan would have been to fly Jaimie there on dragon, let him see from above, and come back and tell the story.
The idea around the plan was fine but given the context of what they were trying to accomplish I thought it was foolish. I mean it sounds great - "Let's just go grab one of these things and we can show it to Cersei and she will have no choice but to join us - yay!" It's great in theory but in this show's reality its not that easy. And when they were planning it there wasn't even a hint of a counterargument - everyone was like "sure, this sounds great - let's do it". I felt like the show writers needed to get a dragon in the hands of the Night King and this was the easiest way from them to do that. It felt like lazy writing. Or it could be they were hard pressed for time given they only had a limited amount of episodes to work with so they were speeding things up.
Definitely lazy writing. I made a similar post a few days ago.
I rewatched it this weekend and I find myself a little less bothered by it than before, but that's probably cause I went in knowing what I was getting.
Dany flying across half of Westeros in a single day is probably the thing that bothers me the most about it, not to mention the convenience of the frozen lake and the fact that Gendry ran back to Eastwatch in one night. (I guess they could've still been relatively close to the wall though.)
Hell. I can somehow buy a dragon flying halfway across Westeros in a day, because of "magic." And top dragon speed has never been defined on the show.
But a raven making that same flight in the same time... no way.
double aught
It seems that some of the issues with season 7 would've been alleviated with three more episodes. Why did they only make seven?
Icecream_Ag
In reply to double aught • 4:19p, 4/8/19
storyline iirc. If they did 10 episodes like normal they would have had to either cut a bunch out or add a bunch of filler bs. They decided to cut the number of episodes to make 2 half seasons to finish the show
Since Season 6 when they got to $100M budget ($10M pr episode) they have been capped at about that amount. HBO only agreed to that amount for the last 2 seasons.
With it getting more elaborate and more effects it costs more per episode. So that $100M does not go as far. you got 7 longer episodes in S7 (about 8 episodes of average length) and S8 we are getting 6 episodes that are really about 7 average episodes in length.
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You are here: Home / Precious Metals / Matador to grab Newfoundland’s Cape Ray Gold Project by the horns
Matador to grab Newfoundland’s Cape Ray Gold Project by the horns
September 10, 2019 By Staff Writer
Matador Mining Limited (ASX: MZZ) has commenced a development study to assess the potential for gold production at its 100% owned Cape Ray Project in Newfoundland, Canada.
With a substantial Indicated Mineral Resource and significant progress being made with environmental approvals, Matador Executive Director Keith Bowes says Cape Ray represents a development opportunity with a short lead time to potential production as early as 2023.
The Development Study will assess an open-pit operation, with the majority of ore expected to be sourced from the flagship Central Zone deposit which hosts an indicated resource of 660,000oz at 2.7g/t Au. Other nearby deposits such as Window Glass Hill, Isle Aux Mort and Big Pond will be assessed as satellite deposits. Window Glass Hill, the largest of these satellite deposits (134,000oz Au) is located only 2km from Central Zone.
Mr Bowes said the company anticipates completing the Development Study in Q1 2020 with the company looking to add to the Project’s Resource with a current 12,000m drill program.
“The aim of the Development Study is to highlight the potential of the current resource to produce 100,000oz Au per annum, it will also determine if a viable platform can be developed that will form the core of the operation and from which future growth can be based.
“A differentiator for the Project is the higher grades at shallower depths which is fundamentally different to most Australian projects and which we believe will drive lower capital and operating costs.
“With a strong possibility for further discoveries along the Cape Ray Shear, where the company’s tenements now cover 80km of the shear, the potential for expanding the resource further supports the current development opportunity.
“The company has also been working hard behind the scenes to advance the environmental assessment process, with a number of baseline studies already undertaken this year. These studies will be completed next year with the Environmental Impact Statement documentation submitted before the end of 2020 and construction permitting targeted for approval in late 2021.
“With the progress made on the environmental approvals, together with the existing resources, exploration upside and the significant increase in the gold price, the timing is right to commence this Development Study,” Mr Bowes added.
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Carly Pearce Shares New Song And Upcoming Self-Titled Album's Track List
Carly Pearce is gearing up for the release of her self-titled sophomore album, due out February 14.
On Friday (December 6), Pearce shared the upcoming project's full track list along with a heartfelt new song, "It Won't Always Be Like This." The track, co-written by Pearce with Sam Ellis and Natalie Hemby, brings about nostalgic feelings reminding us how quickly time passes by.
The captivating anthem is extremely personal to Pearce as it was inspired by her hometown in Kentucky, missing her grandparents, struggles she faced in Nashville and finding true love.
"I had never cried in a write before," Pearce said in a recent interview about the songwriting session for this track, "But man, did I cry at that one."
In addition to dropping "It Won't Always Be Like This," Pearce also shared further details on her forthcoming album. The country singer announced the full track-list, revealing a total of 13 songs one of which is a duet with her husband, Michael Ray, called "Finish Your Sentences."
Pearce's latest duet with Lee Brice, "I Hope You're Happy Now," along with her 2019 single, "Closer To You" will also both be featured. The album's full track, which can be seen below, has songs written by other popular country artists like Luke Combs, Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett and more.
Carly Pearce Track List:
“Closer To You” — Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Troy Verges
“Call Me” — busbee, Emily Shackelton, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook
“I Hope You’re Happy Now (Carly Pearce and Lee Brice)” — Carly Pearce, Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton
“Dashboard Jesus” — Victoria Banks, Sara Haze, Emily Shackelton
“Halfway Home” — Carly Pearce, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
“Heart’s Going Out Of Its Mind” — Carly Pearce, Joe Ginsberg, Laura Veltz
“Finish Your Sentences (Carly Pearce and Michael Ray)” — Kelsea Ballerini, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Thomas Rhett
“It Won’t Always Be Like This” — Carly Pearce, Sam Ellis, Natalie Hemby
“Lightning In A Bottle” — Hannah Ellis, Anna Vaus
“Love Has No Heart” — Sara Haze, Shane McAnally, Trevor Rosen
“Woman Down” — Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
“You Kissed Me First” — Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
“Greener Grass” — Hillary Lindsey, Jonny Price, Ben West
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Review by Small Press Bookwatch
March 2016: Small Press Bookwatch,
The Biography Shelf.
Synopsis: In “The Broken Places”, author Joseph McBride, an internationally acclaimed American cultural historian, recalls his troubled youth in the Midwest during the 1960s. Searingly immediate and yet reflective, this is the McBride’s memoir of his breakdown as a teenager and triumphant recovery. “The Broken Places” gives an unsparing look at physical and psychological abuse, family dysfunction and addiction, sexual repression, and Catholic guilt. And at its heart, “The Broken Places” is a haunting, often joyous love story. “The Broken Places” offers an unforgettable portrait of Kathy Wolf, a brilliant, vibrant, shattered young Native American woman who taught Joe how to live even though she could not save herself. Kathy’s life exemplifies what Ernest Hemingway wrote, “The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.” “The Broken Places” is an extraordinary love story will move you and disturb you.
Critique: A candid, absorbing, thought-provoking, and compelling read from beginning to end, “The Broken Places” is a deftly crafted and intensely personal memoir that is very highly recommended for both community and academic library American Biography collections. For personal reading lists it should be noted that “The Broken Places” is also available in a Kindle edition ($18.50).
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What to Do On a Rainy Day in Amsterdam
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Due to the city’s oceanic climate, it is rare for sunny spells in Amsterdam to last more than a week without being interrupted by rainfall. Thankfully, though, there are many indoor or covered attractions in the city that aren’t affected by downpours and may even become more appealing during drizzles, showers or storms.
Jump aboard a covered canal cruise
While open-air canal cruises are among the best ways to experience Amsterdam’s historic waterways, this type of tour becomes considerably less appealing during heavy rain. Fortunately, Amsterdam’s tour operators are well-aware of the city’s tempestuous weather patterns and many offer cruises onboard covered boats. For instance, Blue Boat Company owns a number of waterproof vessels that feature wide panoramic windows and set sail throughout the day. Rain-weary travellers can also join one of the city’s many culinary cruises, which include excursions that offer candlelight dinners and a popular weekend expedition, run by G’s Really Nice Place, where passengers are served brunch and Bloody Marys.
Hop aboard a tour boat and set sail through Amsterdam’s historic waterways © kirkandmimi / Pixabay
Catch a movie at an arthouse cinema
Almost every independent cinema in Amsterdam is housed inside either an architecturally stunning or historically significant building. For instance, The Movies on Haarlemmerdijk started screening flicks in the early 20th century and still features its original art deco fittings, whereas the EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam-Noord ranks among the most celebrated examples of post-modern architecture in the city and regularly hosts premieres, special events and film festivals. There are many other popular cinemas in the city, where visitors can take refuge from the rain, drink a beer and enjoy the latest arthouse movies, including places like Kriterion, Studio/K and Ketelhuis (to name a few).
There’s always something happening (indoors) at the EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands © ItzaVU / Shutterstock
Spend some time exploring de Hallen
It is easy enough to spend entire afternoons relaxing inside de Hallen, thanks to the many different hotspots located inside its walls. The complex essentially serves as an all-in-one cultural hub and contains dozens of boutique stores, an arthouse cinema, a public library and an expansive food court where hungry visitors can chow down on street food-style meals ranging from fresh sushi to gourmet hotdogs. As de Hallen originally housed Amsterdam’s principle tram depot, it is steeped in history and features many visible reminders of its industrial past.
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Discover the Rijksmuseum’s collection
Even though it is always worth visiting the Rijksmuseum, regardless of the weather, there is something special about exploring its halls while sheltering from the rain. Its collection is large enough to justify afternoon-long visits and anyone caught in the rain has an excellent excuse to spend some extra time wandering through its galleries. The museum owns many world-famous artworks and has several masterpieces on permanent display including Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid and, of course, Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, which hangs in its full glory inside a custom-built gallery. The Rijksmuseum also hosts fascinating temporary exhibitions throughout the year, which delve into specific aspects of Dutch, European and global cultural history.
Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642 © Public Domain / WikiCommons
Relax with a beer
As there are literally hundreds of cosy pubs, bars and cafes in the city, finding somewhere to relax and wait for the rain to pass is rarely difficult in Amsterdam. Pubs in Amsterdam also tend to stock many different brands of beer and often keep local craft brews on tap. Though there are far too many charming watering holes in the city centre to count, anyone interested in the local craft scene may want to check out Proeflokaal Arendsnest on Herengracht, which exclusively serves beers produced in the Netherlands or de Gollem on de Ramstraat, which keeps over 270 brews behind its bar.
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A Senegalese Air Force Mi-35 helicopter assigned to the UN's Minusca mission in Central African Republic. Image: France MoD
Home/Africa/Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash
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Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash
Staff Writer October 8, 2019
A fourth Senegalese United Nations peacekeeper has died after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash in the Central African Republic two weeks ago, the U.N. said on Monday, October 8.
Three other Senegalese crew died when the Russian-made Mi-35 helicopter went down on September 27 in Bouar, in the western CAR, during a U.N. operation.
The Senegalese captain, badly wounded in the accident, died of his injuries on October 6, Mankeur Ndiaye, chief of the U.N. MINUSCA peacekeeping mission, said on Twitter.
The helicopter crew were part of a military operation against the 3R militia, one of several Central African armed groups, U.N. officials said.
The militia group is one of 14 that signed up to an eighth attempted peace agreement with the Central African government this year, but militias have breached the accord repeatedly.
One of the world’s poorest and most unstable nations, CAR has suffered several violent crises since 2003 when former president Francois Bozize seized power in a coup.
Fighting broke out between the Seleka, a coalition of mainly Muslim rebel groups, and the mainly Christian anti-balaka militia in 2012. A peace deal was signed in January 2013, but Seleka rebels captured the capital Bangui that March and ousted Bozize.
The Seleka was officially disbanded within months, but many fighters refused to disarm, becoming known as ex-Seleka. Many others joined the anti-balaka militia to fight the Seleka, leading to a spiral of violence between groups along religious and ethnic lines.
By the end of 2014, CAR was de facto partitioned – anti-balaka in the southwest and ex-Seleka in the northeast.
Fighting has since forced nearly a quarter of the country’s 4.5 million people to flee their homes and rival militia groups control most of the country.
Elected in 2016, President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s weak government controls around a fifth of the country and relies heavily on the U.N. peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, for support. The rest is controlled by at least 14 different militia groups who often fight each other for revenue from extortion, roadblocks or mineral resources.
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Expansion Plan: Projecting the Anaheim Ducks’ protection list for the 2021 expansion draft
Four no-movement clauses and some bad contracts forced the Ducks to make difficult decisions at the 2017 expansion draft, but Anaheim has more freedom with Seattle expansion on the horizon.
Troy Terry and Ryan Getzlaf|Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
The Ducks weren’t the team most shackled by no movement clauses at the 2017 expansion draft – that was the eight-NMC Chicago Blackhawks – but Anaheim did have to deal with some handcuffing of their own creation. To wit, there were four players with whom the Ducks were stuck: Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa. That limited who Anaheim was able to protect, and when push came to shove, the Ducks decided shipping Shea Theodore to the Golden Knights in order for Vegas to select Clayton Stoner was the best course of action.
Luckily, however, Anaheim won’t need to worry about a similar situation in 2021. In fact, the roster, as currently constituted, doesn’t feature a single player with an NMC. That stands to give the Ducks the kind of flexibility they could have only dreamed of at the Vegas expansion draft. Adding to the freedom Anaheim has, as well, is that Getzlaf’s contract will be up and Kesler’s NMC will transform into an exposable no-trade clause. (Though it’s likely he’ll be exempt from the draft given his injury status.)
There is also one interesting and unintentional come-up for the Ducks. Because Getzlaf’s contract will be expiring and he will be a pending UFA, there’s no need for Anaheim to protect him. In fact, the two sides could come to something of a handshake agreement which would see Getzlaf re-sign post-expansion draft. The Sharks took this tack with Joe Thornton, who re-signed on a one-year deal in July 2017.
Jakob Silfverberg
Rickard Rakell
Ondrej Kase
Troy Terry
Sam Steel
Isac Lundestrom
Hampus Lindholm
Josh Manson
NOTABLE EXPOSURES: C, Adam Henrique; LW, Nick Ritchie
STRATEGY: For the most part, it comes down to youth up front and keeping the blueline intact. The top end of the defense corps is reliable enough and will remain viable by the time the expansion draft rolls around, but offensively, it will be time to pass the torch to the youngsters who are coming up. By ensuring the up-and-comers such as Terry, Steel, Lundestrom and Jones are protected, Anaheim keeps its group of promising prospects together and maintains a certain level of offensive upside. By leaving Henrique and Ritchie exposed, too, the hope is that Seattle stays away from Maxime Comtois, who can be another useful piece moving forward.
As noted, the Ducks can use the free agency rules to their advantage to keep Getzlaf, who will be finishing up his pact, in town. The veteran captain is an important part of the franchise and can shepherd along the young players.
THE NO BRAINER: John Gibson has arguably cemented himself as one of the five-best goaltenders in the NHL and his performance last season would have been Vezina Trophy caliber if he had a better roster around him. In two years’ time, he’ll remain the backbone of the team’s defensive strategy and continue to provide the true last line of defense. And without any top-tier prospects on the way, there isn’t much that will be lost by exposing the other keepers on the roster.
THE TOUGH DECISION: The more things change, the more they stay the same. At the 2017 expansion draft, one of the Ducks’ biggest concerns was exposing a defender. That will again be a concern at the 2021 expansion draft, as Anaheim can protect Fowler, Lindholm and Manson, but that leaves Jacob Larsson and Brendan Guhle wide open.
LESSON LEARNED: Don’t make the choice for Seattle, make Seattle make the choice. Moving Theodore didn’t really pay dividends for Anaheim, even if it meant getting Stoner’s contract off the books.
Up Next: Arizona Coyotes
Tags: expansion, anaheim ducks, seattle, expansion plan
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christiancagigal
Check out Jay Alexander in the May issue of Magic Magazine! I already have my copy reserved with Joe Pon do you?
"Besides the known and the unknown, what else is there?"-Harold Pinter
www.christiancagigal.com
Teacher and Legend
I will be on your coast in the fall, if you'd like to have my lecture anywhere in your area, give me a buzz.
Magic Ian here: Ian Garrison
Any openings at your club?
The 30th anniversary tour will continue until January 1st.
I have been doing the first lecture since 1977, and it has been well received at SEAM, IBM, SAM, PCAM conventions plus countless IBM and SAM clubs. Also one of the only lecturers to have performed the lecture 5 years in a row at the Tannens Jubilee.
The lecture is on rope, canes, candles, rope, balloons, silks, some coins and small objects, cards, and did I mention rope?
The second lecture is one entire lecture devoted to one rope effect called "dances with ropes". I did this new lecture to RAVE reviews and even the DVD on it has been getting high praise.
“Magic Ian is one of the guys that taught me how to be inventive...he can teach you too!
His CREATIVITY and ideas are brilliant; his lecture is worth traveling to from anywhere..don’t miss it!”
-Jeff McBride Las Vegas Headliner
Magic Ian on youtube: coin in Balloon Professor Ians Nightmare username= stagetricks
My personal web site of videos: http://www.magicians.tv
I have a one-man- parade in Linking ring in June, 09
Magic-Ian
Illusionist, Illusionist consulting, product development, stage consultant, seasoned performer for over 35 years. Specializing in original effects. Highly opinionated, usually correct, and not afraid of jealous critics. I've been a puppet, a pirate, a pawn and a King. Free lance gynecologist.
SpellbinderEntertainment
Posted: May 1, 2009 11:42 am
Congrats Jay!
A great read in Magic Magazine.
Magically, Walt
“Tales of Enchantment: The Art of Magic”
by Walt Anthony
www.LeapingLizardsMagic.com
"spinning tales and weaving enchantment"
Great Press!
The San Francisco Examiner just published a wonderful article on our San Francisco Magic Parlor, you’ll find it at:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/44028047.html
'Eccentrics' celebrates San Francisco's mavericks By: Christina Troup
Magically,
That is a great article, congrats again Walt! But are you really going to add Jim Jones-?!!
Agent of Chaos
Bwahahaha!
*due to The Magic Cafe's editorial policies, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.*
Jay Alexander
Thanks Walt! Congrats are your press as well.
kentfgunn
Merritt Island FL
Gaddy, Jay, Christian, Walt et. al.
There's a dichotomy twixt the cool, professional, suave and otherwise working magicians in the city and the slightly (or in some cases greatly) less talented and less mainstream crew centered about the penninsula.
Y'all, (I lived in the depths of southern America for far too long) are cordially invited to the only magic convention that's spitting distance from the greatest city in the world. The Golden Gate Gathering.
I'm guessing some or most of you already know the indomitable Mr. Rhodell. He'll vouch for our little conclave. I realize most of you are way too cool to attend a magic convention. This one is . . . well . . . different.
1. Our dealer room is Bryon Walker. (We don't have a dealer room, really. We just like Byron and he likes to bring books for sale.)
2. We drag in close-up guys to lecture and hang out. Kohler, Dobson and J.C. have worked the real world for a long time. Some of the stuff they're bringin' is worth takin' home.
3. The whole thing is a pretend convention. It's all about the session room. It's all about the session room. Oh, and the best magicians/performers that show up are rarely the lecturers.
4. This isn't an invitation only thing. It has that vibe, in that we don't post huge advertisements anywhere. There is no exclusionary thing going on here. Three Gs beat four Fs any day.
Consider expanding our circle of friends in the Bay Area.
http://www.bamagic.com
I'll be there Kent!
I'll also be at the Oakland Magic Circle tonight giving a lecture on Bar Magic @ 8:00pm if anyone is interested...
Nothing formal, just going over a lot of my repertoire, talking about doing magic successfully in a bar (on either side of the bar) and sharing some stories...
Founder / Manager
Northern California - United States
Maybe one day I'll make the drive and check your meetings out, I'm not that far away.
In regards to the GGG - hands down the best little gettogether in North America. I haven't missed one yet and am looking forward to seeing all my friends and of course always making new ones.
P.S. Look, the GGG is so good - last year I attended the entire LVMI in Las Vegas and then flew directly to San Francisco for the GGG...sleep? Who needs it!
"Always be you because nobody else can" - Steve Brooks
Love ya big guy!
Gaddy !!!! Dude . . . your lecture was excellent. You were prepared and had excellent information to share with the OMC. Your time behind the bar, doing magic for real people shone through, like a real ray of sunshine.
I especially enjoyed seeing you do the cups and balls. I love that trick. You asked me what kind of magic I do. I know that's what the cool lecture-dude has to say to to the fat old farts at magic meetings. You did it with zero condescension btw, huge marks!!!
What kind of magic do I do?
I do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEYmGnK4K9g
I do the cups and balls, like no one else on this planet.
My show reopens the 5th of June and runs on the weekends so I won't be able to make it for the weekend of the 12th. Plus, once the show opens I'll be broke. Aspiring theatre artists don't make a lot.
On 2009-05-06 01:48, kentfgunn wrote:
Kent, it was my honor and privilege to lecture for the OMC. Many thanks to Byron and Scott and the rest of the board for allowing me that opportunity.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and found it informative as well. I was afraid that my old tricks out of "Clever and Pleasant Inventions" wouldn't cut it! I'm really not breaking much new ground here at my bar, but I do love to perform for people and to make 'em happy. I have a great love for magic in all it's infinite variety...
I'm a younger guy in magic -it's true, but I'm pretty old-fashioned in that I have great respect for my elders, and that goes 10X fold when it comes to magic. I learn as much as I can from as many places as I can, but I always find my best answers from those who have already traveled on the long road. PS- your "fun shop cups and balls" is GREAT!
Honestly I walked in there HOPING I had at least a half hour worth of effects and notes, but, going on an hour when I asked how we were doing on time, I realized I could have been up there for another hour! Yes, I'm that much of a blowhard!
Once again, my great thanks to you and the membership of the Oakland Magic Circle for letting me share my small brand of magic with you, and I hope you'll allow me to do so again in the future!
REVIEW: 'Eccentrics of Barbary Coast' takes a magical tour through S.F. history
Saturday, May 9 2009
By Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times
With a part of the restaurant at San Francisco's Chancellor Hotel turned into a Victorian-era parlor, the characters in "Eccentrics of the Barbary Coast" have a cozy place for a homecoming.
The low-key 90-minute show, designed as much for Bay Areans as for tourists, blends tales of legendary local figures, from Emperor Norton and Alma Spreckels to Jim Jones and Anton LaVey, with a parlor magic show. The result is a delightful nightcap following a busy day in the city or a nice theatrical after-dinner mint for those not quite ready to call it a night.
The performers, magicians Walt Anthony, David Miller and Brian Scott, along with storyteller Ruth Fraser, take the stage with an elegant charm, spinning their yarns about the historical figures with magic tricks that are somehow keyed to the characters they are presenting.
Spirits are summoned, for example, when they tell the story of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a wealthy San Francisco woman who was a leading abolitionist and supporter of the Underground Railroad, and later rumored to be one of the leading practitioners of Voodoo in the city.
When Anton LaVey's story is told, an impossibly heavy wooden box said to contain the souls of those lost to LaVey's Satanist church, is lightened following incantations.
For those who grew up and grew gray in the Bay Area, stories of more contemporary figures like Jones and LaVey seem a bit out of place on the same bill as the bull-goose loonies of the 19th century, such as Emperor Norton and Oofty Goofty (who made his living by allowing people to kick him or hit him with a baseball bat for a price). It doesn't help that memories of the Jonestown tragedy at Jones' compound, still feel fresh.
For newcomers and out-of-towners, though, those two are just more cogs in the amazing wheel of eccentricity that has spun San Francisco into a magical town of fog, food and foolishness.
If nothing else, the show gives hosts another destination to take visitors — and, except for those unusually well-versed in San Francisco lore, the "Eccentrics" show will offer surprises and new information to those who live here.
Anthony, Miller, Scott and Fraser are all seasoned performers who put their audiences at ease and gently lead them into the tales, just as they might do with guests in their own homes. The small venue has a charmingly intimate feel that really does seem like a comfortable parlor. The show is still in its early stages and could use some additional visual elements — slides, perhaps, of locations mentioned in the stories — to help flesh out the theatrical nature of the performance.
• WHAT: "Eccentrics of the Barbary Coast"
• WHERE: Chancellor Hotel, 433 Powell St., San Francisco
• WHEN: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, open-ended
• RUNNING TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes
• TICKETS: $30; 1-800-838-3006,
http://www.brownpapertickets.com, http://www.sanfranciscomagicparlor.com/
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER - Entertainment
'Eccentrics' celebrates San Francisco's mavericks
By: Christina Troup
Walt Anthony absolutely adores The City. He jumps at the opportunity to play the role of tour guide when friends and family come to visit.
About six years ago, Anthony, who has more than 25 years of experience in stage magic and acting, began to experiment with the idea of blending theater and magic in a way that would take audiences on an emotional journey as well as highlight the place he’s proud to call home.
With the help of David Miller, Brian Scott and Ruth Fraser, he created “Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast,” a colorful chronicle of San Francisco’s sumptuous past.
Evoking the atmosphere of a Victorian parlor Fridays and Saturdays at the Chancellor Hotel, Anthony and company weave together vignettes about San Francisco’s wide array of eccentrics.
“San Francisco protects and nurtures its eccentrics, rather than rejecting them like other big cities might,” the Chicago transplant says.
Anthony says the aim of the show is to “be truthful without being factual all the time, since sometimes legend outweighs the fact.”
Who are the “eccentrics?” Mary Ellen Pleasant: On one hand, Mammy Pleasant was a civil-rights activist who used her fortune to further the abolitionist movement, but was also rumored to have been a voodoo priestess.
Joshua Norton: The businessman who lost his mind proclaimed himself “Emperor of These United States,” and was embraced by The City rather than shunned.
Alma Spreckels: “The Great Grandmother of San Francisco” coined the term “sugar daddy,” supposedly invented the garage sale and persuaded her first husband to donate the Legion of Honor to San Francisco.
Anthony says additional legends may be added, possibly including contemporary characters such as Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones.
“I find that people who come to San Francisco … come here wanting to know what happened during the Gold Rush, what happened after the earthquake and want to know who these people are that the streets are named after,” Anthony says. “They really love hearing about The City and that’s why they leave their hearts here.”
IF YOU GO:
Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast
Where: Chancellor Hotel, 433 Powell St., San Francisco
When: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through July
Contact: (800) 838-3006; http://www.brownpapertickets.com
THE SAN FRANCISCO TRIBUNE:
Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast un show de magia y alegría
Tres fantástico magos y Buenos cuentistas se reúnen para relatar historias inéditas de las personas más coloridas y excéntricas de nuestra bella ciudad de San Francisco. Aparte de los excéntricos de la historia, también veremos en acción a tres excéntrico comediantes y actores en un show de aproximadamente hora y media de duración.
Los excéntricos de San Francisco es un show para todos, pero especialmente para turistas que llegan nuestra ciudad por una visita corta y gracias a Ruth Fraser, Walt Anthony, David Miller y Brian Scott, quines cumplen con una brillante actuación, aprenden mucho sobre nuestra venerada historia.
El recorrido empieza con caracteres singulares de principios del siglo XIX con relatos inéditos de la época de búsqueda de tesoros y del oro, con [personajes tan típicos como Mark Twain, quien paso el invierno mas frío de su vida en un verano en San Francisco; con famosas prostitutas y mujeres exhibicionistas de la altura de Lola Montez, o filantrópicas de un corazón de oro como la gran Alma Spreckels.
Este bello recorrido histórico es muy divertido y es siempre acompañado por increíbles actos de magia, como la mesa que se eleva sin ser tocada. Por más que nos matamos buscando, no pudimos ver ningún cable, un truco fenomenal; o por ejemplo el truco de las cartas que se terminan clavando en una espada solitas, estas eran las mismas escogidas secretamente por el público respetable.
Eccentrics of San Francisco's Barbary Coast es un show estupendo, merece ser visto por chicos y grandes; es un show de magia, risas y cultura general que se presenta en el Hotel Chancellor, sito en el 433 Powell St, San Francisco. Se presenta hasta el 4 de julio.
Informes: http://www.sanfranciscomagicparlor.com/
Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast -a show of magic and happiness-
Three fantastic magicians and good storytellers gather to relate unpublished histories of the most colorful and eccentric people of our beautiful city of San Francisco. Apart from the eccentrics from history, also we will see in action three eccentric actors and comedians in a show of approximately an hour and a half in duration.
Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast is a show for all, but especially for tourists who come to our city for a short visit, and thanks to Ruth Fraser, Walt Anthony, David Miller and Brian Scott, will enjoy a brilliant performance, and learn a lot about our venerated history.
The journey begins with singular characters of the beginning of the 19th century, with unpublished histories of the search for gold epoch, with personages as typical as Mark Twain, “who spent the coldest winter of his life in a summer in San Francisco”; with famous prostitutes and women exhibitionists of the fame of Lola Montez, or with the philanthropic golden hearted, big Alma Spreckels.
This beautiful historical trip is very entertaining and it is always accompanied by incredible acts of magic, as a table rises without being touched. However much we killed ourselves looking, we could not see any cable, a phenomenal trick; or for example the trick of playing-cards that ended up being stuck on a sword, and were the same cards chosen secretly by the respectable public.
Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast is a marvelous show, it deserves to be seen. It is a show of magic, laughter and culture that that is presented in the Chancellor Hotel, situated at 433 Powell St, San Francisco. It appears until July 4. Info at http://www.sanfranciscomagicparlor.com/
THE BARBARY COAST NEWS
http://www.thebarbarycoastnews.com/
A funny thing happened on my way to Union Square*
*(I was captured by magicians)
With an out-of-town visitor in hand—someone who’s seen most everything there is to see in San Francisco—my guest and I wandered out one recent Friday evening to see something completely different—a night of magic and storytelling at the Chancellor Hotel.
Calling their presentation Eccentrics of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast this group of four magicians and storytellers weave tales of the sometimes weird people and events of the early Barbary Coast into their magic tricks. So you get a little history with your entertainment!
Set in the Victorian Room, an intimate first-floor dining area inside Union Square’s Chancellor Hotel, legends of another time in San Francisco come alive. My guest loved hearing tall tales of vigilantes, Shangai Kelley (whose bar was, I believe, right down Pacific Avenue—a stone’s throw from The Commons), hookers and a voodoo queen—those individuals who peopled The City 150 years ago.
The performers began their magic presentations in April and will continue until July 4, 2009. The 90-minute show, which is available on Friday and Saturday nights only, begins sharply at 8 pm. The room accommodates a maximum of 40 people, so it’s important to reserve your space if you plan to attend.
N E 1 here do sum magic?
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 05:56 pm
Quick reminder that "Now and at the Hour" returns to SF starting this Friday June 5th and runs every Friday and Saturday until August 15th. (NO SHOWS JULY 3RD AND 4TH.)
For, info, tickets and reviews from New York please go here
http://christiancagigal.blogspot.com/200......ml#links
For those of you who saw our Preview performances earlier this year, this is a very different show from what you saw...in a good way =)
Hope to see you all soon,
I'm trying to talk the GGG crew into making a mass migration to Now and at the Hour. What is max seating? How early would we have to purchase tickets to assure we could get six together?
WOW I'M HONORED!
Here's the link to buy tickets.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/52529
It's only a 49 seat theater. The ticket price is a sliding scale of 3 choices, don't be shy to choose the cheapest choice, no really I mean that. But, all seating is general seating. To my own surprise I'm starting to get to the point where the show sells out just from the calender listings and word of mouth. But, one never knows how that will change (economy and such you know) so, I'd say buy tickets ASAP if you want to be able to get a whole group in.
This is awesome! Thank you!
Lemme know when you guys are coming!
Christian!
Congrats on the re-launch of "Now and at the Hour"…
it’s great to have a downtown neighbor in magic.
The preview version was quite good,
so I expect this will be a fantastic show,
can’t wait to bring the Eccentrics crew!
http://www.SanFranciscoMagicParlor.com
Martinez,CA
Posted: Jun 3, 2009 11:13 am
See you this weekend Christian--I'm really looking forward to it!
And, for those of you who haven't seen "Eccentrics of the Barbary Coast" (Friday and Saturday evenings at the Chancellor Hotel off Union Square)...what are you waiting for?
It's a delightful show, one of the best storytelling magic productions I've seen. For us magicians, the effects may not be especially new, but to see their effect on a lay audience is a lot of fun. And the "Eccentrics" cast has done a terrific job of creating an entertaining ensemble of character-performers. The stories are a well written and told, and often amazing.
David Hirata
www.thingsimpossible.com
"Life is a combination of magic and pasta."
--Federico Fellini
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STOP MAKING BEING GAY ONLY ABOUT SEX
It has taken me a long time to reconcile my feelings towards sex within a culture that overemphasises its importance. Let me preface this article by saying that I love sex and I encourage everyone to have a healthy and enjoyable sex life; my argument is that we need to redefine the importance of sex in modern gay culture. On one hand, I’ve learnt from my environment that being a gay man allows you the freedom to have as much sex as you want but on the other hand, I’ve experienced first-hand how over-sexualisation within gay culture creates anxiety, self-esteem issues and complications with holding down a steady relationship.
Our gay culture is a result of our tumultuous past, a past in which gay sex was overwhelmingly associated with shame, hate and fear. Being gay was seen as a sexual perversion, not as a personal identity. The majority of closeted men had no means by which to express their identity other than through seeking sexual relations with other closeted men. As such the act of sex become intrinsically linked to one’s sexual identity. Until recent history it was unacceptable and more often, illegal, to have a relationship with someone of the same sex so the only outlet for gay men to express themselves was in the bedroom (or any other discrete place). Sex was the means by which one could act on their sexual identity and hence it became one and the same.
As laws changed and society’s acceptance of homosexuality spread, sex was brought outside of the bedroom and into the mainstream. It was used as a rebellious articulation of gay life, a big F U to all those who were already disgusted with the gay ‘lifestyle’. Gay sex even became political. The issue that we now face is that the importance of sex hasn’t evolved. Our modern gay society is at a crossroads, a tension point where we need to take a look at how sex plays into our identities and the importance we place on it within our gay culture. This is so timely as at this very moment people are waking up to the fact that the gender of the person you sleep with need not define your identity. Why then is sex still such a focal point of gay culture?
We’re fed messages of sex through gay media, social media, on posters for parties, in nightclubs and on television. We feel pressured to be having regular, hot sex with many men because as a gay man it’s apparently our privilege. Yet so many of us still feel lonely, disconnected and unable to maintain relationships. I believe that this Grindr culture, built on sexual ‘freedom’ is nothing but an outdated expression of our identity.
The purest form of our confusion around sex can be seen on social media. The most popular InstaGays are the ones who show the most skin or post pictures of themselves with their legs open, asses out, in provocative positions. We support this behaviour by showering them with likes and follows and mimic what they do in the hope that it will be reciprocated. Sex sells, and my God us gays are buying it! It becomes an endless cycle which we cannot escape and social media is making it worse. It upsets me when gay guys on Instagram who I admire for using their social influence for good post shirtless pictures with the hashtag ‘thirstythursdays’. Why does everything have to be reduced to sex? Then again, I’m a hypocrite because I do the exact same thing. The most liked picture that I’ve ever posted on Instagram is one of me shirtless in skimpy shorts. I know that these pictures are going to provoke a response and when I’m feeling in need of attention, I post them. My desire to be wanted sexually, mixed with my need for validation contributes to the cycle.
My personal behaviour and our culture’s obsession with sex has a ripple effect that runs deep – it impacts our self-esteem. In order to be having all the sex we should be having we need to look like people who other people want to have sex with. We strive to look like porn stars, muscled, young and hot and if we don’t, we feel unworthy. Personally, this is something that I’ve struggled with since my teenage years. I’ve spent years trying to unpick the stories I used to tell myself that linked my self-worth to my outward appearance and my attractiveness to other gay men. When I was younger I’d put off dating guys until I felt that my body was ‘good enough’ or I’d get drunk before having sex to mask my insecurities around being naked. I would go to big gay parties and nightclubs and feel anxious because I knew everyone there would be shirtless and that I wouldn’t feel confident enough to take my shirt off. Everywhere I looked, all I saw was sex.
I want to reiterate the point that I do love sex and one of the most fun things about being a gay man is being able to sleep with other men (you should try it…). What I do worry about though is that our approach to sex needs redefining because its importance in our culture is causing loneliness, anxiety and inner personal struggle. I for one have experienced all of these things. Emotionally, I feel that I want to settle down and be happily married yet I find myself behaving in quite the opposite way. I say that I want a boyfriend but I’ll just as readily have casual sex. I see this tension on Grindr when a young gay guy writes in his profile that he’s looking for something serious yet three minutes into the conversation he’s already sent or requested dick pics.
While I’m not advocating that we all stop having sex, I question whether or not we’ve unconsciously inherited a culture that places too much emphasis on the act of sex itself. I’m also concerned that earlier definitions of homosexuality as a mental illness and our own personal shame have caused an unnecessary and unhealthy emphasis to be placed on sex.
It’s not just the way we show ourselves that continues over-sexualisation of everything in gay culture; the way we profile gay celebrities and the way that straight people show their support for equality is rooted in sex. They’ll be topless on the cover of a gay magazine or raising money to fight homophobia in a naked calendar or dancing semi-nude with their sports team in the name of pride. We take someone who is a positive role model, strip them down and sexualise them, which only demeans their message and perpetuates the notion that in the end, it’s only about sex.
Gay Pride Parades are another example of how we overplay sex as a core tenant of our identities. Pride is no longer about protesting for equal rights with banners and chants but rather it’s about working out in the gym for 3-months prior to parade day to look sexy wearing nothing but a g-string. I’m all for homovisibility but when it comes to Pride Parades or Mardi Gras, I find it hard to identity with the majority of people who participate; my expression of my homosexuality isn’t linked to my body or to sex alone yet this is the overwhelming image portrayed during these festivities.
Ultimately the outdated belief that to be gay is just to have sex with men is the unsteady platform on which many opponents of marriage equality stand. They use the argument that gay marriage will lead to the legalisation of incest or bestiality. What they’ve not recognised is that both those things are only related to the act of sex and not to personal identity. A man who has sex with a dog is still likely to be a straight man. His sexual perversion is not a reflection of his personal identify, unless of course he identifies as a dog.
So what is the solution? I propose that we stop making being gay about sex alone and try to skew our focus towards other parts of our identities. Most of us reading this post are lucky enough to live in countries where we can express our personal identity in ways beyond sex. We must continue to celebrate our diversity, our richness of character and our multi-layered identities without reducing everything to sex.
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MODERN GAY PERSPECTIVE: LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF (AGAIN)
We are told that in order to be happy we need to “love ourselves”, to discover the joy within and to build our self-esteem but nobody really tells us how. In this personal post, guest writer Joshua Vaughn shares his story about depression, losing his self-love while in a relationship and then the five steps he took to find that love again.
Life as a gay guy can often be a battle, we don’t have it easy. Let’s admit it. I mean, lets really admit it. You can say that us gays have the same opportunity as our straight counterparts – and yes that is true, we do, possibly even more. But do you think many straight guys have ever had to reveal news about themselves that could potentially result in exclusion from social circles, family or their community? Have straight guys ever had to cover up who they really were in fear of punishment, abuse and rejection?
Moving beyond coming out and self-discovery, let’s look at the gay dating world. How many times has your attention been driven to the topless six pack Grindr profiles? Or how many times have you had to describe yourself as ‘masc’ in order to be accepted by another?
Yes, life for everyone is tough, but as gays, it is a little more complex.
For a large chunk of our lives we have had to cover up who we are. Once we come out, we go on to label ourselves to fit in, to impress others and to feel loved, but really all we truly need to do is to love ourselves a little bit more.
Loving yourself is a constant habit, it takes work. I have recently come out of a relationship where by the end, I was a completely different person. Walking into the relationship I was confident, I knew who I was, I was witty, charming and an all-round social butterfly. Towards the end of the relationship, I was diagnosed with severe anxiety and constantly in fear of losing my significant other. I was a hermit who lacked energy and on some afternoons I was completely bed ridden. It is safe to say I was a completely different person. People would automatically assume that it was my significant other’s influence that made me become a total different person, but it wasn’t him at all. It was me.
I accept full responsibility. Why? Because I forgot to love myself. I was so invested in the relationship, I put him before me. My needs and wants fell by the wayside. I became secondary and as a result I suffered immensely. Slowly but surely my mental illness got the best of me. I let the relationship dictate my happiness (relationships are add-on’s, not a core feature in life!) I needed to learn how to love myself again, and I needed to do it fast!
After hundreds of Google searches, kindle downloads, self-help blogs, talks with good friends and professionals, I came up with a plan to become the best version of me. I won’t go into the importance of loving yourself, there are plenty of articles on Google that cater to that, but what many articles don’t address is the actual practice of loving yourself. And that’s what it is. It is a practice that needs to be included into your daily routine so that it becomes a habit.
Now this may not apply to everyone, however I would recommend that you simply try it out for a week or so, you really have nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain.
Firstly, know the person you want to be. Create a wish list. Let’s be realistic here. You don’t want to totally transform yourself into someone else. I’m talking about creating a list of qualities about yourself that you want to shine more, to develop. Think back to a situation where you thought you handled it well. Or even think back to a better time. Mine was to be more positive, charming, energetic and adventurous.
Come up with a motto. Like an affirmation, decide on a piece of text that you can always refer to. It can be a goal of some sort. A reminder of why you are doing this. Mine is ‘ Be the best person I can be, and everything else will fall into place’. I wrote this down along with the qualities I want to shine listed in the previous step, stuck it on my bedroom wall and referred to it daily.
Strengths! Everyone has them. And write them down! Keep a strength journal. Every day I would write down my ‘wins’ for the day. They could be as little as having a good hair day, or as big as doing well in a presentation. Focusing on my positives and telling myself that I am amazing made a heap of difference.
Fake it till you make it. Embody the person you want to become in step 1. Think like that person, walk like them, talk like them. I embodied the version of ‘me’ that was confident with who he is. I walked tall, spoke with certainty and charm, I oozed positivity. And after a while it worked, I slowly became that person.It takes 30 days for something to become a habit. This is going to be hard, but trust me it will pay off. Some people may disagree with this step, but hey, sometimes we get to such a dark place that taking a break from the person we are and focusing on the person we can become is the only option.
Treat yourself like a child. Speak to yourself as you would a 5 year old child. Be kind to yourself. If you screw up or make a bad decision, think about what you would say to a five year old, and say it to yourself. Admit that you were wrong, but be kind and gentle so you can move forward.
At this point, I can say confidently that I am better than my old self, I am now the best version of myself. People have noticed and commented. I am excited about life again. I am excited to explore and roam. Sure I have off days when I feel like I have lost my footing. When this happens, I acknowledge that I feel this way and am mindful of my thoughts but I use the steps above to get back on that path.
Remember, only you can make yourself feel loved and happy, it’s no one else’s job.
Have you had a similar experience? Have you had to learn how to love yourself again? Comment below!
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THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE FOR ONLINE DATING
This article was originally written by The Modern Gay for Match.com
I have been using the internet to communicate with other gay guys my age since I was fourteen-years-old. What started as a means to explore my curiosities in the privacy of my bedroom has matured into a means by which I have met romantic partners. In the early days of internet dating you were warned not to share too much detail about your life for fear of being taken advantage of but as we have become more comfortable with this digital medium we are more open to sharing our phone numbers, private pictures, personal stories and even our home addresses.
When I was eighteen I signed up for one of the few gay dating sites that existed at the time. The internet was the only access I had to the big gay world but because I was still in the closet I was reluctant to use a real profile picture for fear of being outed. Like many other questioning, young gay guys, I established a false profile, using an image that I found online. I created an alluring persona of the ideal “straight-acting”, high school jock and used this disguise to communicate with other guys. Luckily though, I quickly realized the pointlessness in pretending to be someone you are not, both digitally and in real life. Although my fake profile allowed me to comfortably chat to other gay guys (something I could not do while I was still in school) I knew that these relationships would never eventuate into anything more than an internet fling. I deleted my accounts and stopped using the internet for chatting until I was comfortable enough to establish a profile that reflected the real me, with genuine pictures included.
Since then I have met some great guys through dating websites and apps. Along the way I have also learnt some valuable lessons about online dating, the most important of which is honesty. Pretending to be someone that you are not is pointless in the long run. Sure it may allow you to escape the reality of your life in the moment but ultimately it’s a dead end and people inevitably are hurt. I also strongly believe that we should only be in relationships with people who love us for who we are and not for who we think they want us to be. The best way to attract these people into your life is to be honest from day one, and this means being honest in your online profile too. Exaggerating your height, body type or income may increase the views on your profile but what happens when you meet your love interest in person and he realizes that you are not a six-foot-two footballer with a six-figure salary? Such superficial things as body type and salary should not even matter in a loving relationship but they will become an issue if you have lied about them from the start.
While honesty is certainly the most important rule in online dating, here is a list of 7 practical ways to improve your online profile that will hopefully lead to happily ever after.
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Jurassic World Review
2015 12 Jun 2015
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Derek Connolly Colin Trevorrow
Banks on our nostalgia and the 'bigger is better' scheme of modern sci-fi adventures. There's no measuring up to the original, but this reboot comes closest to the thrills and epic-ness of the revered classic.
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.Wikipedia
Starring Cast
Vincent D’Onofrio
DrHenry Wu
Simon Masrani
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Jurassic World Reviews
Rajeev Masand
IBNLive
Culminating in an overlong, bloated climax of mass destruction, not unlike the 'Transformers' movies, 'Jurassic World' frankly delivers enough bang for your buck. Sure, I'd have liked to see more 'implied danger'. Remember that scene from 'Jurassic Park' of a door handle being pushed down, suggesting that the raptors could open doors? But hey, 1993 is a long time gone and perhaps there's little room for subtlety today.It's bigger and louder, and pretty good fun.
Raja Sen
...is a perfectly passable blockbuster with a B-movie heart -- but why on earth would you want to watch something so unremarkable when Mad Max: Fury Road is still in theatres and gets better on each viewing?
Rollingstone India
...this state-of-the-art dino epic is also more than a blast of rumbling, roaring, “did you effing see that!” fun. It’s got a wicked streak of subversive attitude that goes by the name of Colin Trevorrow.
“Jurassic World,” the latest incarnation of the franchise, is lacking the deft sense of wonderment, wit and suspense that guided the original. Director Colin Trevorrow, who ended his first and only other feature, “Safety Not Guaranteed,” with a Spielbergian magical twist, has instead made a more biting thriller hung up on the corporate mandates of post-“JurassicPark” Hollywood.
Jyoti Sharma Bawa
Not as good as Jurassic Park, but still dazzles...
Reagan Gavin Rasquinha
The effects are superb, the action is supersized and ultimately, if there is just one word that can describe this movie, that word would be 'awesome'.
Bryan Durham
Of course, watch the film once at least. Don't miss the big screen experience. But spending on 3D or Imax? Don't really see the point of watching in those formats. Very little actually takes your breath away to merit viewing in those formats. A word of clichéd advice: A little less conversation, lot more action please!
Suhani Singh
...won't make you scream but thankfully it doesn't make you yawn either. It just has enough of creatures to hold your attention.
Sachin Chatte
The Navhind Times
Trevorrow does well to pull it off by keeping it simple. Time and again, the film also pays a tribute to the original, the rear view mirror shot being one of them. In toto, Jurassic Park delivers what it promises.
Rachit Gupta
The big take away, apart from the large prehistoric action portions, from Jurassic World is that Chris Pratt is the new Harrison Ford. Heck he’s even dressed like a cross between Han Solo and Indiana Jones. And he’s motorcycling around the jungles of Jurassic World playing hero as if he were in a Jurassic edition of temple run.
Suprateek Chatterjee
huffingtonpost.in
Trevorrow's hold on the proceedings is firm and it helps that the visual effects are absolutely first-rate. As the movie hurtles towards a massive climax that becomes a chance for at least one raptor to display admirable acting chops, it redeems itself and ends up becoming the best among the sequels in this franchise. However, in its effort to pay tribute, it misses out on the vital human touch that made 'Jurassic Park' one of the most enduring blockbusters in Hollywood history.
Rahul Desai
Certain classics, novel and inventive, because of the eras they occupy, don't need to be remade or franchised with similar strokes. Unless one redefines the grammar of its genre ('Mad Max: Fury Road'), it makes no sense; like building the Titanic again and promising passengers a whiter iceberg. Even Indominus, a fair-complexioned creature who takes forward recent female-centric themes, would much rather stay in test tubes. While the nostalgic child in me is curious, the adult in me is disappointed.
Deepanjana Pal
There's a lot to marvel at in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World -- like Irrfan Khan's strangely-accented English, the way Bryce Dallas Howard sprints through jungles in high heels without ever stumbling, and the countless cliches that litter the path to the film's ginormous climax. Trevorrow's film brings back the dinosaurs and they are better than ever...
Piyush Chopra
NowRunning
...had too many excuses to turn out badly. Instead, Colin Trevorrow manages to put together a film that's equal parts entertaining and nostalgic. It may not be Jurassic Park, but this is as close as you could come to replicating it's epicness in a sequel.
Troy Ribeiro
Director Colin Trevorrow has done a commendable job by delivering this colossal project which is close to the original. The visuals which include CGI images, VFX and 3D effects are astonishing and the background score accentuates the viewing experience.
BookMyShow Team
...will definitely entertain you after the last two extra, extra large and mildly disappointing sequels. This film definitely captures the Spielbergian factor of horror and wonderment, added with Trevorrow’s sense of self-reflecting humour and chaos. And in world of panic and joy, Trevorrow, Pratt and the monstrous Indominus Rex make quite a team.
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Audience Reviews for Jurassic World
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July 24, 17
Shikhar Verma
Senior Reviewer
T(iny)-Wreck: Jurassic World Review
There's less teeth and more roar, and all the roar comes down to form a big sack of cheesy thrills and popcorn fun. I am sorry to report, but Jurassic World is a humongous disappointment. Even though anything I say here will not mean anything as the film will make copious amount of money at the box-office. But someone needs to govern the cause of calling this catastrophic mess what it really is: A big, clumsy, cheese-ball that has all ingredients of greatness but even with 4 writers on board, couldn't cook up a film that can be even called a 'great-monster-film.'
While Jurassic World is far better than the third Jurassic Park film and Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) does his very best in bringing out his A-game, its eventually the stupid writers who are to be blamed. Yes I know the film is meant to be enjoyed, yes I know I have no right to hurt all those people who used to shit their pants back in 1993 and just can't say anything wrong about what the film is; it doesn't cover up the fact that the film has a premise and a screenplay that could have been written by a five-year old playing with his monsters in a kindergarten classroom.
Jurassic World relies far too heavily on the tried and true and decidedly cliched plot points of a monster movie. From its young protagonists Gray and Zach (Simpkins and Robinson), who are vacationing in the allegedly “safe” corporate theme park run by our very own Irrfan Khan with an even stupider Saudi/Iranian (or whatever the fuck it was) fake accent. To the very stupid Beth (Bryce Dallas Howard) who runs things over at the park, and also runs all through the film in her high-heels. Only when things can't get even more unintentionally funny: she has a change of heart almost half way through the film, instantly.
Then there's Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) doing his own funny bit of being an asshole. But primitively its the dinosaurs whom Mr. Spilberg made us love that are the baddies. The film tries hard to get you to love a few of them, but except for a scene or two everything else feels so washed-out of human or animal emotions that you don't give two shits about it, sooner or later.
Talking about the 'Oh Waooh' factor, this monster film does have its moments. Somewhere in the first half I found my jaw-hanging when the Indominus rex; a playful, intelligent and over-all destructive dinosaur gets away from the leash. But these moments come up randomly and the homage that director Colin Trevorrow wishes to give to the age old franchise don't hit the right spot. I still remember cheering up in joy when I was a kid. Jurassic Park films have a huge impact on me and while I was never expecting anything similar here, the film plays with your emotions of getting there, and never getting there almost simultaneously. Which makes this even less appreciable with every passing second.
The comic relief from the mayhem is quite good and Chris Patt tries real hard to make this one work but when you simply don't have intelligent people in the writing room its destined to be a train-wreck.
There's a scene in the film where a small velociraptors runs towards a bigger one trying to help him out. I wouldn't lie but the way this specific scene has been portrayed, takes you back to the old Suraj Barjatiya films where the family dog runs in slow-mo on seeing that the master of the house is back home. There's another one where a dinosaur looks at his human-alpha and almost gestures saying "I got this under-control." Its moments like these which make you love the film for all the wrong reasons and that's not what I expected from the film.
Final Verdict: Jurassic World is an enjoyable fest for the first timers, specially the kids. For others it has moments of joy and moments of utter stupidity. Watch it at your own risk, you might end up enjoying it for all the wrong reasons.
(ALSO PUBLISHED IN JAM MAGAZINE)
June 14, 15
-Mohit Arora-
Jurassic World is better in only a few ways than Jurassic Park
Assets being fed, Assets being controlled, Assets in containment, Assets out of containment. Calling dinosaurs as “assets” is such an understatement. As Dr. Alan Grant in the ‘93 original said, “Can’t just suppress 65 million years of gut instinct.”, the same holds true even today.
John Hammond has passed on the baton of the park to Mr. Masarani, very well portrayed by Irrfan. The park now is bigger and better two decades later. Instead of the tour cars, we have tour gyrospheres; there is dolphin show style dinosaur show (of course sans the dance), there are interactive screens and elephant-like dinosaur rides for kids and the control room is much more technologically advanced. And well, the dinosaur too is meaner and hence the name : Indominous Rex. Because people want something with more teeth and something “bigger, better and louder”.
The makers fully achieve what they wanted to achieve in terms of the visual appeal. The park, the facilities, the array of creatures all look sublime. Some of the moments in the Spielberg version like the one where T-Rex crushes the car with kids trapped inside them have been recreated as per the latest setup which do bring back the nostalgia. There are enough blockbuster moments involving the I-Rex, Raptors and other dinosaurs to keep you at the edge of the seat. Claire’s assistant being thrown around by dinos and the climax sequence are two such which need special mention. And Indominous Rex is one bad ass dino with capabilities of couple of other creatures (including T-Rex) all rolled into one. Yeah, take that T-Rex!
Chris Pratt is a stud. He doesn’t look one bit the researcher he portrays esp when he is riding that bike, but carries off his character with a charm and wit at times. Irrfan as Mr. Masarni is a cool customer. He is an upright park owner and a cool pilot. Though his chopper passengers are afraid when he is the pilot but he has always “got it”.
Since its a reboot, comparisons with the Spielberg version are inevitable. Claire realises it quite early in the movie that “No one’s impressed by a dinosaur anymore”. Jurassic Park had a big first player advantage. And with Speilberg at its helm, it fully played to its advantage thereby creating some scenes which are etched into our memory to date. Jurassic World on the other hand fails to create that big an impact. And it has its fare share of plot holes like missing an effective evacuation plan for a park this big, and the park owner approving certain things without his knowledge. Further, the first half doesn’t really create those wow moments which the '93 version did. And I totally failed to understand why Irrfan’s character has been given that puffy-eyed, unshaven and tired look. Being an owner, he could have been presented in a much better way.
However, its the second one hour and especially the last half an hour which really lifts the whole movie. I watched it in 2D but I think 3D could be better given the scenes involving dinos are not chaotic. Plus one might enjoy the scale of the park better in 3D.
In a nutshell, Jurassic World can be watched for its blockbuster moments despite the fact that it doesn’t leave the same impact as Jurassic Park did.
P.S. : Don’t watch it with your 5 year (or less) old kids , the I-Rex and the Raptors can be very scary to them smile emoticon
T-Rex and the Raptors have their Godzilla moment in the climax which leads to another recreated scene in the end from the '93 saga.
October 02, 15
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After the Client was originally arrested for Robbery charges, while out on bond he got rearrested with new charges. The Client was charged with a total of six Felony counts of Uttering a Forged Instrument (two counts), Grand
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And it just keeps getting worse! More & more families are coming out about alder hey 👀 these poor families & the baby’s 😭 it’s heartbreaking #AlfieEvans #AlfiesArmy #babykyrah pic.twitter.com/r9C268l37U
— ElizabethJean (@MissElizabethhj) April 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/billdossett/status/989458457504952321
Vaccine Troll Lies Alfie Evans Is Being Murdered To Deny Vaccine Payout
http://www.autisminvestigated.com/tag/alfie-evans/
Alfie Evans Timeline
May 2016: Alfie Evans is born apparently perfectly healthy, but misses numerous developmental milestones in his first seven months
December 2016: Alfie catches a chest infection causing seizures, and is taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool where he is put on life support. He has been there ever since
February 1 2018: The case goes to the High Court, where the hospital reveal the parents smuggled a German doctor into hospital in a bid to stop the life support from being switched off
February 20: Mr Justice Hayden rules that doctors can stop providing treatment to Alfie.
March 6: Three Court of Appeal judges back High Court judge’s ruling that that doctors can stop treating Alfie.
March 20: A panel of three justices, headed by Supreme Court president Lady Hale, decide that the case is not worth arguing and has refuse to give the couple ‘permission’ to mount a further appeal.
April 11: High Court judge endorses an end-of-life care plan for the 23-month-old boy.
April 16: Parents mount new legal challenge, asking that he be allowed to travel, but again lose at the Court of Appeal. Alfie’s parents apologise after reports of intimidation and verbal abuse among hospital protesters.
April 20: Supreme Court rejects latest legal bid for the youngster to travel.
April 23: European Court of Human Rights refuses to intervene. The Italian Foreign Ministry grants Alfie citizenship amid protests outside the Liverpool hospital.
April 24: Special session of High Court in Manchester rejects application to overturn decision
April 25: Appeal judges asked to overturn April 24 decision. The parents’ appeal is denied
April 26: Alfie’s parents confirm their legal battle is over and they want to take him home
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Family win 18 year fight over MMR damage to son: £90,000 payout is first since concerns over vaccine surfaced
MMR Vaccine given at 13 months.
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CDC whistleblower Dr Thompson: “We were ordered to cover up vaccine-autism link” (VIDEO)
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Dr Rima Laibow Exposes Genocidal Plot
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Rima E. Laibow: “Vaccines Are A Complete Fraud. Don’t Poison Your Child!”
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JENNER, EDWARD (1749-1823), the discoverer of vaccination.
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British Court Throws Out Conviction of Autism/Vaccine MD: Andrew Wakefield’s Co-Author Completely Exonerated
“In a stunning reversal, world renowned pediatric gastroenterologist Prof. John Walker-Smith won his appeal against the United Kingdom’s General Medical Council regulatory board that had ruled against both him and Andrew Wakefield for their roles in the 1998 Lancet MMR paper, which raised questions about a link to autism. The complete victory means that Walker-Smith has been returned to the status of a fully licensed physician in the UK, although he had already retired in 2001 — six years before the GMC trial even began.”
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PM Abbott Backflipped When Murdoch Media Keeps Pushing “Jab”
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Successful tram test on new track for the Birmingham Westside extension
Trams arrived in Victoria Square for the first time as a gauge test of newly installed track for the Birmingham Westside extension was successfully completed.
Followed by a team of Midland Metro Alliance engineers, the West Midlands Metro Urbos 3 made the after-hours journey from Grand Central, in another clear sign that the project is progressing as planned.
The tests took place to ensure the track and tram were working properly together and it marked the first time in the UK that a tram has used battery power to run along a modern tram line specifically built without overhead wires.
Further trials will be run over the coming weeks before the project’s full testing and commissioning programme commences in October prior to the anticipated launch of services in December. It is a crucially important phase which involves running out of service trams at low speeds along the newly installed track, allowing engineers to complete a series of tests in a working environment.
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street hailed the success of the first tram test. The former John Lewis CEO said: “Although there have been many milestones in this ambitious project to extend the tram network to the westside of Birmingham, this successful tram test marks a significant moment in the first phase of the project. It is fantastic to see that final preparations are now underway to start services from Grand Central to Centenary Square, with all the benefits that will bring to Birmingham city centre and the wider West Midlands economy.”
Councillor Waseem Zaffar, Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, said of the milestone: “It was great to see the first tram successfully run along the track that the Midland Metro Alliance team has worked so hard to install. The overnight tests are another important indicator that the construction work is coming to an end, and that those living, working or visiting the city can now anticipate the extension of fast, clean, reliable and eco-friendly trams throughout more of the city.
Phil Hewitt, Director of West Midlands Metro, added: “The overnight testing of the tram and track together is another demonstration of the progress being made on the project. It means we are even closer to delivering the Metro extension in the city centre, providing new opportunities for residents and businesses. In the next few weeks, the public will see our trams on the new extension as we complete all of the essential testing and training needed to ensure we are ready to carry passengers in December. The fact that these trials are being completed using battery power alone marks a major step forward for light rail across the country. It’s a real first for the West Midlands and opens up new opportunities to deliver tram routes in areas that may otherwise have proven challenging for aesthetic and engineering reasons.”
As well as providing the opportunity for vital testing of tracks, signals and other infrastructure, the extensive testing programme allows people to get used to trams travelling at low speeds through the city centre ahead of services opening to the public later this year.
The Birmingham Westside Metro project follows the extension from St. Chads to Grand Central, which opened for passenger service in May 2016. Once completed, trams will operate between Grand Central and Hagley Road in Edgbaston, improving transport links in the heart of Birmingham, making journeys faster and more accessible, in turn helping businesses and supporting more jobs.
Construction for the new route commenced in June 2017 and, along with four other tram extensions in the West Midlands, is being planned, designed and delivered by the Midland Metro Alliance on behalf of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), which has embarked upon an ambitious plan to regenerate the region and provide new opportunities for residents and businesses.
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After the other 6 min reaction, regeneration of the sensor surface was carried out with 2 mg/mL pepsin (pH 1.9) for 4 min followed by a short pulse (15 s) of acetonitrile, proprionic acid and water (50:1:50) and rinsing with PBS. The regeneration cycle was repeated twice in order to remove all antibodies remained on the surface. The whole immunoreactions�� process was on-time monitored by EWAI.During pre-incubation, antibody binding sites were occupied depending on the concentration of the MC-LR. Only the antibodies left with free binding sites were able to bind to the antigen (MC-LR) immobilized onto the probe. Thus, as the amount of free MC-LR, the number of antibody available for interaction with MC-LR immobilized onto probe surface is decreased and vice versa.
Based on this dependence, free MC-LR in the sample solution can be quantified. Real-time monitoring of the fluorescence signal was also undertaken as binding occurred between antibodies with free binding sites and the immobilized conjugate of the probe. All the assays were performed in triplicate.2.5. Effect of the ionic strengthIn immunoassay, PBS solution is usually used to prepare antibody or antigen standard solutions, and may affect the results of immunoassay. To evaluate the effect of PBS of different concentrations on the detection, 1xPBS, 5xPBS, 10xPBS were used to prepared the MC-LR standard solutions and Cy5.5-MC-LR-antibody solution, respectively.2.6. Effect of the pHWe considered the effect of different pH on the MC-LR flu
In nature and in many industrial processes, soil or material moisture is an important criterion and has great influence on natural and production processes.
Although accurate determination of moisture is required by ISO standards, adequate and Batimastat accurate techniques and methods are rare. The moisture determination of soil, many raw materials, foods, agricultural products and materials will help in many ways. Thus, soil moisture (SM) determination is an important issue when it comes to tillage, irrigation, applying fertilizers and harvesting. Moisture content of agricultural goods is essential concerning harvest, trading, transportation and storage. The water content is also a decisive criterion when it comes to natural hazards such as landslides, avalanches, mud streams and flooding events.
Determination and survey of water content and soil saturation will help to reduce risks for people mainly in mountainous and riverine regions. Moisture controlled manufacturing processes will help to improve the quality and reduce losses during manufacturing and storage. This will help to save energy for example in drying, and will thus reduce pollution of the environment and improve quality of life.Hence, adequate measurement systems are indispensable to properly assess the moisture of materials.
he bin, E Denote this value P Within each bin, we want to mini m
he bin, E Denote this value P. Within each bin, we want to mini mize the variation between the predicted sensitivity for the target combination, P, and the experimental sensitivities, Y. This notion is equivalent to mini mizing the inconsistencies of the experimental sensitivity values with respect to the predicted sensitivity values for all known target combinations for any set of targets, which in turn suggests the selected target set effectively explains the mechanisms by which the effective drugs are able to kill cancerous cells. Numerically, we can calculate the inter bin sensitivity error using the following equation, This analysis has one notable flaw, if we attempt to min T bins j��bin |P ? Y | only separate the various drugs into bins based on inter bin sensitivity error, we can create an over fitted solution by breaking each drug into an individual bin.
We take two steps to avoid this. First, we attempt to minimize the number of GSK-3 targets during construction of T0. Second, we incorporate an inconsistency term to account for target behavior that we consider to be biologically inaccurate. To expand on the above point, we consider there are two complementary rules by which kinase targets behave. Research has shown that the bulk of viable kinase tar gets behave as tumor promoters, proteins whose presence and lack of inhibition is related to the continued survival and growth of a cancerous tumor. These targets essentially have a positive correlation with cancer progression.
This For brevity, we will denote the scoring function of a target set with respect to the binarized EC50 values S and the scaled sensitivity scores Y, As the S and Y sets will be fixed when target set generation begins, we reduce this notation further to. Note that T ? K where K denotes the set of all possible targets. 2|K| is the total number of possibilities for T which is extremely huge and thus prohibits exhaustive search. Thus the inherently nonlinear and computational inten sive target set selection optimization will be approached through suboptimal search methodologies. A number of methods can be applied in this scenario and we have employed Sequential Floating Forward Search to build the target sets. We selected SFFS as it generally has fast convergence rates while simultaneously allowing for a large search space within a short runtime.
Addition ally, it naturally incorporates the desired target set mini mization aim as SFFS will not add features that provide no benefit. We present the SFFS algorithm for construction of the minimizing target set in algorithm 1. Rule 3 follows from the first two rules, rule 1 provides that any superset will have greater sensitivity, and rule 2 provides that any subset will have lower sensitivity. To apply rule 3 in practical situations, we must guaran tee that every combination will have a subset and superset with an experimental value. We will assume that the target combination that inhibits all targets in T will be very effective, a
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upon cerulein administration consistent with published reports. In addition, mRNAs of the genes encoding TCPTP, PTP1B and SHP1, as determined by real time RT PCR, were increased in the pancreas upon cerulein administration. Similarly, pan creatic TCPTP, SHP1 and PTP1B protein e pression was increased in a taurocholate induced AP rat model. Together, these findings demonstrate that AP is associated with increases in TCPTP at the level of both mRNA and protein. Ablation of pancreatic TCPTP mitigates cerulein induced pancreatitis The increased e pression of TCPTP upon cerulein ad ministration prompted us to investigate the role of this phosphatase in AP. To that end, we crossed TCPTPfl fl mice to those e pressing Cre recombinase under the con trol of pancreatic and duodenal homeobo 1 pro moter to generate mice lacking TCPTP in the pancreas.
Pancreatic TCPTP knockout Anacetrapib mice survived to adulthood and did not display gross defects in pancre atic development. Immunoblot analysis of total pancreas lysates demonstrated significant reduction in TCPTP e pression in panc TCPTP KO mice compared with con trols. In addition, TCPTP e pression was unchanged in other tissues such as hypothalamus, liver, muscle and adipose tissue. Similar to wild type mice, panc TCPTP KO mice e hibited increased e pression of SHP1 and PTP1B upon cerulein administration. Thus, this mouse model provides efficient TCPTP deletion in the pancreas enabling the determin ation of TCPTP contribution to pancreatitis. To clarify the significance of TCPTP during AP, we determined the severity of cerulein induced pancreatitis in control and panc TCPTP KO mice.
Mice were fasted overnight and cerulein adminis tered over 12 h and analyses undertaken 2 h later. Histological analysis evaluating pathologic changes including edema, cell vacuolation and necrosis did not reveal any overt differ ences between cerulein treated and untreated mice in this acute timeframe between treatment and euthanasia. However, serum activities of amylase and lipase that are commonly used as markers for pan creatic disease, particularly AP were significantly differ ent between control and panc TCPTP KO mice with and without cerulein administration. Under basal conditions, serum amylase and lipase were comparable between control and panc TCPTP KO mice. Cerulein administration led to significant increase in amylase and lipase.
however pancreatic TCPTP deficiency significantly reduced amylase and lipase after cerulein ad ministration. Comparable findings were observed in two independent cohorts of mice. During AP the activation of NF ��B enhances the release of many pro inflammatory cy tokines such as TNF, IL 1B and IL 6. TNF, IL 1B are considered primary cytokines in AP since they initiate and propagate most of the consequences of the systemic in flammatory response, while IL 6 mediates the acute phase response. Accordingly, pancreatic mRNA levels of TNF, IL 6 and IL 1B were increased in control mice after cerulein administrat
They might be Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags, sensor
They might be Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags, sensor nodes, actuators, or mobile phones, among others. In this context,Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) [2,3] play an important role in providing ubiquitous computing that’s capable of connecting both real and virtual worlds.WSNs/IoT applications have a great impact on the quality of life of people and also lead to economic benefits. Thus, IoT/WSNs are attracting considerable attention from universities, industries and governments in assisting the development of new technologies and applications, such as comfortable homes and offices, healthcare, environmental monitoring and smart cities. For example, the ubiquitous systems and wireless sensor technologies offer suitable solution for improving the efficiency of the food supply chain [4,5].
In the case of applications for healthcare, patients can carry medical sensors to monitor key parameters, such as body temperature, blood pressure, ECG (electrocardiogram) and breathing. Furthermore, medical centers will be able to perform advanced remote monitoring to assess patients condition [6]. Regarding real implementations, the Smart Santana project [7] proposes an experimental research facility in a city to support typical applications and services for smart cities [8]. The facility comprises more than 20,000 IoT devices, divided into topologies that have tens or hundreds of nodes, depending on the applications, such as environmental monitoring and smart parking.
In many IoT applications, the sensed data must be sent to the Base Station (BS) for further operations.
This should be accomplished through efficient routing protocols that are key components to improve the data transmission, energy-efficiency, and scalability in WSNs. However, the characteristics of WSNs/IoT raise Cilengitide many challenges in designing efficient communication protocols, owing to limited resources and the unreliability of low-power wireless links that typically lack in terms of Quality of Service (QoS)requirements. At the same time, there still remains a need to find a multipath-aware routing protocol that assures data transmission with low delay, latency, loss rate and minimum energy consumption for various IoT applications [9].
In the context of routing protocols, one important criterion used in the route discovery process is the quality estimation of the communication links between nodes. This Dacomitinib quality is usually measured as a single value, such as Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) or Link Quality Indicator (LQI) [10]. However, LQI/RSSI only represents a snapshot at a specific point in time for one link between two nodes, and lacks any additional information about remaining energy, hop count and end-to-end.
Because the output voltage at 0 ��C for thermocouples is zero, th
Because the output voltage at 0 ��C for thermocouples is zero, the intercept is excluded in a polynomial equation:T=c1mv+c2mv2+����.+ckmvk(1)where c1, c2 to ck are constants.2.2. Temperature-Voltage Data of ThermocouplesTable data for thermocouples [5] were selected to evaluate the fitting ability of the calibration in this study.2.2.1. Type of Thermocouples: T-Type and J-TypeTwo-types of thermocouples were selected in this study for their popularity in industry. The method developed in this study could be used for other thermocouples. The J-type thermocouple is commonly used for higher temperature ranges. In this study, the type of thermocouple was selected to evaluate the improved performance by piecewise polynomial equation.2.2.2.
Piecewise Range of TemperatureThere were five ranges (a) 0~100 ��C; (b) 0~200 ��C; (c) ?50~50 ��C; (d) ?100~0 ��C; and (e) ?100~100 ��C. They are the ranges for most living systems, included human beings. The distribution of temperature data for temperature versus voltage for two types of thermocouples are presented in Figures 1 and and22.Figure 1.Distribution of temperature and output voltage of two types of thermocouples with temperature (0 to 200 ��C).Figure 2.Distribution of temperature and output voltage of two types of thermocouples with temperature (?100 to 100 ��C).2.3. Data AnalysisMicrosoft Excel 2003 was used to estimate the parameters of the different order polynomial equations. The t value of the highest order parameter was used to evaluate the optimal order of polynomial equations.
If the order of polynomial equation is underestima
Pipeline deterioration is a significant problem for engineers aiming to avoid costly failures or plan rehabilitation of pipeline assets. Typical forms of deterioration in pipeline systems include: internal or external corrosion of pipe walls, loss of lining and development of tubercles. These processes can lead to failure of the system through leak development, blockage formation or pipeline bursts which can lead to costly unexpected shutdowns, fluid contamination or increased running costs. Identification of pipeline deterioration has historically been carried out through external visual inspections, meaning that the identification of internal damage was more difficult.
The development of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras has enabled visual inspection GSK-3 of pipe interiors, however its range is limited and assessments can only be made based on damage that can be visually identified. Other inspection techniques such as eddy current analysis, ground penetrating radar, magnetic flux leakage and pipeline inspection gauges (PIGs) have been developed for pipeline inspection. While these methods enable the gathering of good quality data, they can be very expensive to implement and are intrusive, requiring physical entry to a pipeline system, excavation or system shutdowns [1].
Tactile information therefore offers a number of benefits that ar
Tactile information therefore offers a number of benefits that arise from better environment perception including the provision for safer movements and increased dexterity. Its importance for artificial and robotic systems is clear, and accordingly, there has been a rapid growth of the number of related publications since the 1980s [1,2].However, one of the main open issues in robotics is the development of an effective sensory feedback system for robotic platforms. Such a system is targeted to achieve diverse objectives. For example, humanoid robots, surgical robots and learning robots focus on using tactile sensory feedback to increase the dexterity of the robotic arms/hands, whereas biologically-inspired approaches to humanoid robotics aim to develop an artificial platform able to interact with and understand the real world [1,3,4].
Recent technological advances combined with a deeper understanding of biological systems now make it possible to develop more versatile and sensitive sensors than were previously possible. This should benefit all robotics applications where tactile feedback is useful.Many kinds of tactile sensor designs can be found in literature, ranging from simple [5,6] to the more complex in terms of mechanical and processing burden [7,8]. A wide range of tactile features are employed for exploring the environment, including contact detection, force measurements, force distribution vectors [9,10], strain extraction, surface traction field [11], vibration monitoring, grip force [12,13], and object recognition [7].
In this paper, the performance of an artificial fingertip sensor is investigated. This sensor has inherent safety features due to the softness of its sensing surface and an extremely diverse sensing capability that could address some of the open issues in robotics. The tactile sensor uses efficient algorithms to identify higher level features from its optical sensors. These features allow shape reconstruction by generating an image that could be then processed with image processing algorithms.Previous work with this sensor includes: an initial sensing performance evaluation for force and 2D shape Carfilzomib detection [14]; use in a tactile feedback system for soft object interaction, where it was employed to measure spatially-distributed skin deformation (3D shape) [15] and lateral skin displacement due to shear forces [16]; and investigation into texture discrimination, including the effect of adding a textured outer surface akin to fingerprints [17].This paper focuses on evaluating the fingertip tactile sensor for real-time contour-following tasks in a structured environment. Such tasks have previously been shown as important for evaluating the capabilities of sensors and their processing algorithms [18,19].
These processes produce localized heating in the gas, which in t
These processes produce localized heating in the gas, which in turn results in an increase of the local pressure. If the incident light intensity is modulated, the generation of thermal energy in the sample will also be periodic and a pressure wave, i.e., a sound wave, will be produced having the same frequency of the light modulation. The PAS signal can be amplified by tuning the modulation frequency to one of the acoustic resonances of the gas sample cell. The key advantage of this technique is that no optical detector is required and the resulting sound waves can be detected by a commercial hearing aid microphone.
The photoacoustic signal S can be expressed by the relation:S=C?P?��(1)where C is the instrumental constant, P is the laser power and �� is the absorption coefficient that is equal to:��=Ntot?��?c(2)where �� is the cross section of the optical transition, c is the concentration of the target gas and Ntot is the total number of molecule per unit volume. From Equation (1) it follows that there is linear relationship between the sample concentration and the photoacoustic signal. The minimum optical absorption coefficient ��min detectable with a PAS based sensor is determined by the condition S = N, where N is the noise level, which is assumed to be independent from the optical excitation. Hence, the minimum detectable concentration cmin can be expressed by using Equation (2) as:cmin=��minN?��(3)The instrumental constant C in Equation (1) depends on the cell size and geometry, the modulation frequency of the radiation, the efficiency of the transducer and the quality factor Q of the acoustic resonance defined by:Q=f0��fFWHM(4)where f0 and ��fFWHM are the resonant frequency and the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the resonance profile, respectively.
The quality factor Q can be experimentally measured and typically ranges from 40 to 200 and the resonant frequency from the measured values of Q and f0 typically fall in the ranges 40�C200 and 1,000�C4,000 Hz, respectively. The PAS signal is proportional to the effective integration time t = Q/f0. One of the highest reported values is t
Industrial robotic arms are widely Dacomitinib used in industrial manufacturing [1]. Operations with robotic arms include packaging and arranging [2], paint spraying [3], welding [4], cutting [5], moving [6], and sanding [7]. Currently, the primary human-machine interface (HMI) for operating a robotic arm is a teach pendant [8�C10].
Their hypothesis was supported by measuring the fluid drive spect
Their hypothesis was supported by measuring the fluid drive spectra of three different cantilevers in the same environment and showing that their shapes are very similar. Moreover, they showed experimentally that the mode shapes of the vibrating cantilever are independent of the fluid drive spectrum and depend only on the vibrational characteristics of the cantilever in the fluid. Other researchers, who used different types of AFMs and fluid cells which in some cases were made in-house, also reported the appearance of spurious peaks [15-17]. This indicates that there are some common difficulties in the design of fluid cells.
Although the effects of the various design problems on the cantilever response were previously recognized, the exact relationships were not understood and improvement of the frequency response based on control of these factors has not previously been considered.
Instead efforts were focused on other approaches. Tamayo et al. [18] mixed the standard driving signal with a feedback signal from the cantilever response such that they could increase the quality factor of the cantilever oscillations by up to three orders of magnitude. However their technique is very sensitive to viscosity variations and is limited by small temperature fluctuations. Rogers et al. [19] used another approach. They attached a piezoelectric microactuator over the Anacetrapib axial surface of a microcantilever and insolated it from the conductive liquid medium using a fluoropolymer coating.
In this way they could excite the microcantilever by applying a direct force, resulting in the disappearance of redundant peaks.
However, like the magnetic coated cantilevers, the vibrational properties and bending angle of their cantilevers are changed.Beside these practical investigations, a lot of effort has been focused on the evaluation of cantilever response theoretically. Schaffer et al. [14] proposed a simple model for the behavior of an oscillating cantilever in liquid media based on the assumption that the beam is driven by a uniform harmonic pressure, in phase with the spatial vibration, over its surface. Other researchers have developed theoretical models with more realistic assumptions.
For example, Jai et al. [20] considered the cantilever as a point mass and spring in their modeling. They showed that for cantilevers having low quality factors, the displacement of the cantilever base AV-951 is comparable to the cantilever oscillation amplitude. Therefore, in this case, the free end of the cantilever has a movement equal to the summation of the base displacement and the cantilever oscillation amplitude. Sader [8] proposed a general theoretical model with more rigorous assumptions.
Several works have reported on the development of optical sensors
Several works have reported on the development of optical sensors based on photodiodes as a tool for the detection of the light intensity from the plasma produced during the process. Gaztweiler et al. [4] monitored the keyhole plasma by using an array of photodiodes collecting light at different viewing angles with respect to the beam axis. By this arrangement each detector monitors a different region of the plasma. The overall plasma intensity distribution inside the keyhole was then estimated by combining the signals. Such a sensor was reliable in monitoring the penetration depth on thick samples of steel sheets as well as in obtaining information on the bead shape.Park et al. [5,6] monitored both the bead shape and the full penetration by a photodiode-based acquisition of the UV emission from plasma and the IR from spatters.
A simultaneous measurement of the spectral line intensities and of the IR radiation from the weld pool gave a possible correlation between the plasma characteristics and the size and temperature of the weld pool. In this way the authors show that simultaneous measurements of the spectral line intensities from the plasma emission, together with IR emission from the weld pool, provide a way to relate changes in plasma characteristics to the size and temperature of the weld pool itself. The limit of this approach is the difficulty to separate the IR emission coming from the weld pool from the IR signal coming from the plasma.Peters et al.
[7,8] reported a non-intrusive optical sensing technique for Nd:YAG laser welding based on the simultaneous detection of the light radiated by the plasma plume above the welding surface and of the light back propagating in the cladding of the laser beam delivery fiber (cladding power monitor, CPM). The cladding was coupled to the core of the monitor fiber and then delivered to a UV/VIS photodiode. The system was used to demonstrate the correlation between the optical signals of the plume and laser welding faults. The same group has recently reported [9,10] on a real-time focus control during Nd:YAG laser welding.Bardin et al. [11,12] described the design of a closed-loop system that monitors the focal position to ensure full penetration during Nd:YAG laser welding processes.
The focus position Dacomitinib monitoring system was based on the chromatic aberration of the focusing optics: the results obtained showed that the spectral analysis of the light emitted from the weld pool detected by three different photodiodes gave information on the focal error.To optimize the process parameters, other authors have investigated the stability of photodiode signals by monitoring fluctuations. A closed loop control system has been developed by Bagger and Olsen [13] to control the laser power by observing the light emission from the root-side of the sheet.
Therefore, the plastic optical fiber sensor based on LSPR effect
Therefore, the plastic optical fiber sensor based on LSPR effect in gold nanostars has the benefits of being a compact, low cost and high sensitivity device also allowing remote/online detection. Furthermore, the deposition of a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) film sellckchem on the nanoparticle layer could make the device an extremely selective one. This has been recently demonstrated in the case of a sensor for TNT, based on POF, in which the metal was a uniform gold layer. In that case the resonance wavelength was at around 760 nm [4].In Inhibitors,Modulators,Libraries the present work, a gold nanostars layer instead of a compact gold layer is used and, as a proof of principle, the device was tested against solvents, or solutions with different refractive index, in order to determine its sensitivity to the refractive index changes.
It is important to underline that, even if the sensitivity happens to be lower than the one achievable with a compact gold layer when tested just against solvents, a proper exploitation of the tridimensional structure of these nano-objects Inhibitors,Modulators,Libraries should allow a better interaction with the specific sites present in the tridimensional structure of the molecularly imprinted polymers, leading to the realization of an extremely efficient sensor.2.?Background: LSPR PhenomenonLSPR is characterized by the resonance peaks. To find the functional form of peaks wavelengths dependence on the dielectric function (��1) of the medium, one can use the analytical, frequency-dependent form for ��1 from the Drude model of the electronic structure of metals [1,5]:��1=1?��P2��2+��2(1)where ��p is the plasma frequency and �� is the damping parameter of the bulk metal.
The Drude model is a purely classical model of electronic transport in conductors. It describes the collisions between freely moving electrons and a lattice of heavy, stationary ionic cores; it provides a very good approximation of the conductivity of noble metals. For visible and near-infrared frequencies, the inequality �� �� holds true, so the above equation can be simplified Inhibitors,Modulators,Libraries to:��1?1?��P2��2(2)Using this expression for ��1 and setting ��1= ?2 ��m (the resonance condition), one obtains the following:��max=��P2��m+1(3)where Inhibitors,Modulators,Libraries ��max is the LSPR peak frequency. Converting from frequency to wavelength via �� = 2 ��c/��, and then from dielectric constant to index of refraction via ��m = n2, the above expression becomes:��max=��p2nm2+1(4)where ��max is the LSPR peak wavelength and ��p is the wavelength corresponding to the plasma frequency of the bulk metal.
Thus, we see that the dependence of LSPR peak wavelength on the refractive Carfilzomib index ought to be approximately linear at optical frequencies; this is borne out by experimental results.The sensitivity (S) of a nanoparticle based sensor can be defined by calculating the shift in resonance wavelength per unit change http://www.selleckchem.com/products/Dasatinib.html in refractive index.
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SpaceX set for back-to-back weekend launches: Crew Dragon abort test, 60 more Starlink satellites – Teslarati
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Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets are currently on track to launch back-to-back missions just a handful of days from now, potentially supporting Crew Dragon’s second flight test ever and yet another Starlink satellite launch a little over two days from now.
Known as Crew Dragon’s In-Flight Abort (IFA) test, the first mission is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (KSC LC-39A) no earlier than (NET) 8 am EST (13:00 UTC), January 18th and will almost certainly produce some spectacular fireworks (even more so than usual). During the test, SpaceX’s newest flightworthy Crew Dragon spacecraft will attempt to escape from a supersonic Falcon 9 rocket, exceptionally challenging conditions that will almost certainly result in the immediate (intentional) destruction of Falcon 9’s upper stage and booster.
A few miles to the north, SpaceX is preparing an entirely different Falcon 9 rocket for the third launch of 60 upgraded Starlink v1.0 satellites in barely two months, scheduled to lift off NET 12:20 pm EST (17:20 UTC), January 20th from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Launch Complex 40 (LC-40). While the duo of launches will break no records for SpaceX, they will certainly set the tone the company is aiming to keep throughout the rest of 2020.
If things go according to plan (if!), #SpaceX is actually on the Eastern Range’s schedule for two launches in the coming days: Crew Dragon in-flight abort on 1/18 and another Starlink mission on 1/20. This of course depends on IFA, static test fire, weather, etc.
— Emre Kelly (@EmreKelly) January 14, 2020
On January 11th, SpaceX successfully fired up Falcon 9 B1046 at Pad 39A, performing the booster’s fifth routine static fire test (if not more) in approximately two years. The first Block 5 booster built and flown by SpaceX, B1046 has performed three orbital-class launches since it debuted in May 2018 and even became the first Falcon 9 booster to launch three times in December 2018.
Static fire of Falcon 9 complete – targeting January 18 for an in-flight demonstration of Crew Dragon’s launch escape system, which will verify the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency during ascent
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 11, 2020
Since that milestone, B1046 spent several months at SpaceX’s Hawthorne, CA factory undergoing inspections and refurbishment. At some point, SpaceX assigned the thrice-flown booster to support Crew Dragon’s In-Flight Abort (IFA) test – effectively a death sentence – and shipped the booster to Florida, where it publicly appeared for the first time in months on October 3rd, 2019. Given that four more Falcon 9 boosters have now successfully performed three (or even four) orbital-class launches each, B1046’s now-imminent demise is certainly disappointing but remains extremely pragmatic.
Sure, B1046 could have theoretically flown several more orbital-class launches before it might have otherwise been quietly retired, but it is still the first Falcon 9 Block 5 booster qualified for flight. Although SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk were explicit that Block 5 would be the last major design iteration for the Falcon family of launch vehicles, that definitely doesn’t rule out tweaks – minor to major – that have likely been implemented since the rocket’s flight debut. In the 20 months since that debut, Falcon 9 and Heavy Block 5 boosters have performed more than two dozen launches and landings and checked off several reusability milestones.
Falcon 9 B1048, B1049, and B1046 pictured in various stages of their most recent launches. Together, the three have supported nine successful orbital-class launches. (Tom Cross & Pauline Acalin)
In simple terms, those dozens of flights and reuses all translate to lots and lots (and lots) of high-fidelity data. That data – and often the hardware it’s connected to – can be used to extensively cross-check and improve the Falcon 9 and Heavy engineering models SpaceX created while designing, producing, and ground testing the Block 5 upgrade prior to its flight debut. It can also be used to upgrade to the rocket where needed, especially useful when it comes to reusability.
Wow, 2011 seems like eons ago! With fairing recovery, Falcon is ~80% reusable, but reflight takes several days & requires boats. Starship will be fully reusable with booster reflight possible every few hours & ship reflight every 8 hours. No boats needed.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2019
Although Falcon Block 5 boosters already appear to be exceptionally reliable and reusable, having checked off multiple third-flight and fourth-flight milestones in the last year, there is always room for improvement – especially if Musk is still serious about his long-held goal of launching the same Falcon 9 booster twice in ~24 hours. Along those lines, it’s safe to assume that at least some of the boosters that come off the assembly line after B1046 feature design tweaks meant to optimize for reliability and reusability, among other things.
For the most part, it seems that SpaceX is no longer aggressively pursuing ~24-hour booster turnaround, although they very likely intend to continue cutting the work hours required for (and thus the cost of) each reuse. B1046’s demise may shrink SpaceX’s reusable rocket fleet by one but the company will continue to debut the occasional new booster throughout 2020, ultimately ensuring that the fleet grows over time. Ultimately, if SpaceX only needs to spend a week or two inspecting and refurbishing each Block 5 booster and has a fleet of 10-20 or more, 24-hour turnaround may not even be necessary to achieve the desired results it was meant to represent.
B1051 lifts off for the second time in June 2019, breaking through California’s thick coastal fog layer. (SpaceX)
Finally, SpaceX aims to launch its fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites overall as few as ~52 hours after Falcon 9’s Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort mission and nextspaceflight.com reports that Falcon 9 B1051 will support the Starlink V1 L3 mission – the booster’s third orbital-class launch in ~10 months. Thankfully, B1051 – formerly tasked with supporting Crew Dragon’s Demo-1 orbital launch debut in March 2019 and Canada’s Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) in June 2019 – will almost certainly be attempting its second drone ship landing and third recovery overall.
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JAMES Vincent McMorrow’s third album is the perfect follow up to Post Tropical. As the name suggests, it was written while McMorrow was travelling a lot. Working with big time hip-hop producers from around the world, McMorrow has put together an album that is permeated by that wanderlust, that classic hip-hop rhythm and that characteristic falsetto sound he is known for. It is more synth heavy then he may be known for, but it feels like a form of closure on the journey he started with Early In The Morning back in 2010.
Every song is an earworm. It can be at times slow, methodical and meaningful, then suddenly triumphant and soaring, especially ‘Seek Another’. Every song feels and sounds like a typical McMorrow song, yet new and different. The casual listener, however, may not be blown away by this release, as it is still very quintessentially his style. The full electronic sound, alongside the choirs and the heavy R&B beats all add something new and exciting. It’s a proud sound.
Perfect to sit and listen to, or to play on the go, you will find yourself humming along to the songs later, catching the little hooks and melodies running through your head all day, but never quite intruding. It may seem like a subdued version of his raw and passionate sound that he broke through with, but he’s telling a different story now, and it is beautiful in its own right.
In A Nutshell: A great third album, filled with the swelling power of McMorrow’s vocals and complemented by a new R&B inspired arrangement. It’s well worth a couple of listens.
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Urban Foresight Secures Major Living Lab Contract
Urban Foresight has been commissioned to set-up and run a programme office that will invest over £1.4 million to establish a real-world test and experimentation environment in Dundee.
The Mobility Integration Living Laboratory (The MILL) will invest in projects that enable leading companies to trial innovative technologies and business models in Scotland’s fourth largest city. This will include projects focused on car sharing, smart parking and open data platforms.
“The idea of a living laboratory is to enable companies to test and develop new products and services in the real world” explained Dr. David Beeton, Managing Director of Urban Foresight. “Our role will be to assist Dundee City Council in the procurement and delivery of innovation projects, helping companies to develop, test and commercialise mobility solutions.”
The MILL has received over £1.4 million funding from Dundee City Council and the Scottish Cities Alliance, which is a collaboration of Scotland’s seven cities and the Scottish Government.
The project will be a flagship initiative of the Alliance’s Smart Cities Scotland programme which aims to make services across Scotland’s cities become more efficient and greener while making the cities themselves more attractive to potential investors. This includes investing up to £10million in European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) to be matched with £14 million from the cities.
“Our aim is to demonstrate how innovations in mobility can improve wellbeing and quality of life, such as connecting people with essential services and enhancing economic opportunities” explained Dr Beeton. “This will include running workshops that engage citizens in activities to design and co-create new transport products and services that better meet their needs. We also hope to build a long-term platform for The MILL by developing a future pipeline of projects to realise further positive benefits for the city, country and wider sector.”
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U-M Water Center Helping To Fund Great Lakes Restoration Projects
By Jim Erickson and Jennifer Read The University of Michigan Water Center in the most recent academic year has awarded nine major research grants totaling more than $3 million to support Great Lakes res...
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All about LeBron James All about NBA
LeBron reacts to Lakers reducing his playing time for rest of season, mentally challenging
LeBron is feeling "challenged" by the Lakers' recent decision about his playing time. [Image via NBA/YouTube]
King James is playing less minutes than usual as the Lakers appear just about done for the season.
by Matthew Couden (article and video)
March 16, 2019 at 10:15 PM March 16, 2019 at 10:15 PM
Lakers decide to reduce LeBron's playing time, James reacts - Video
It's no secret by now that the Los Angeles Lakers are closer to being eliminated from playoff contention with each new loss. Despite LeBron James previously saying he activated playoff intensity mode early, the team hasn't been able to gain any ground on teams above them in the chase. With that in mind, and realizing the Lakers probably won't be making the postseason, the team has decided to cut back on LeBron's playing time. King James recently commented on how he feels about that decision.
LeBron comments on playing time
LeBron is always able to talk to the media about most situations involving the team, and especially situations about his own status. Recently, he made comments to reporters about his playing time with the LA Lakers, after being asked what it's like for him. While he appears somewhat frustrated overall by the Lakers' situation, he isn't too upset at the powers that be.
.@KingJames talks about competing against Kawhi and the game plan for the remainder of the season. pic.twitter.com/pqgmPD1ZWj
— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) March 15, 2019
"It’s challenging for me mentally because I’m so accustomed to being out on the floor," LeBron told the media.
He also added that this was a conversation involving himself, his trainer, the Lakers' staff and front office people based on "the team's lack of success this season." Basically, LeBron James seems Ok with it all and said he trusts those who are making the decision right now.
So it appears that LeBron's playoff mode may have been "deactivated," at least until next season rolls around. That said, it doesn't mean he won't play any minutes at all, as he's still a competitor at heart.
LeBron's status for Knicks game
On Friday, the LA Lakers decided to keep LeBron James out of the lineup against the Detroit Pistons. The reason given was for "work overload/groin" or rest purposes. The Lakers ended up dropping that game at Detroit, 111-97. JaVale McGee was amongst the leading scorers for the night. Others gave effort but this is a team lacking much of its talent at the moment due to injuries.
Without their top star on the floor, it's even harder to expect much.
The reduced minutes for LeBron is a situation where the team doesn't want to overdo it with their top star, realizing that next season will be a fresh slate for their efforts. They'll want King James healthy and ready to compete again with whatever new players they've aligned with him on the roster.
Right now it appears that King James will be a part of Sunday's game, but there's no word either way yet.
It's possible he'll take a game off, then play a game, in order to rest and recover. He's got a good history at MSG, as he's won nine-straight games he's played there with different teams. The last loss came when he was a member of the Miami Heat five years ago.
There's not much on the line here, as the Knicks are looking towards the NBA Draft and potentially adding college phenom Zion Williamson to their lineup.
As mentioned, the Lakers' playoff chances are basically non-existent so they're playing for pride. That said, a higher draft pick might improve the Lakers' chances of making a big trade for Anthony Davis or another major star this summer.
The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Here's What's New on (and Leaving) HBO in May 2019
By Rachel E. Greenspan
Updated: April 27, 2019 8:04 AM ET
This May is an intense month for the HBO watchers of the world.
With Veep and Game of Thrones each airing their final episodes ever, there’s a lot to focus on. Barry also premieres its second season finale later this month, but there’s plenty to watch coming to HBO NOW and HBO Go.
HBO is streaming dozens of new shows and movies this month.
With original content like Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, a documentary about the making of the landmark series, and licensed films like Halloween and Amelie, there’s enough variety to keep you busy in the last month before summer.
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The Adventures of the Panda Warrior
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Here’s everything leaving HBO in May 2019
Leaving May 28
George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead
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The Descent (Extended Version)
The Descent: Part 2
The Devil’s Rejects (Director’s Cut)
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Sorority Boys
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CREECA Monthly
Vladimir Kara-Murza on the Soviet Dissident Movement & Russia Today
We sit down with filmmaker, political activist, historian, and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza to discuss his documentary They Chose Freedom. Kara-Murza visited the UW-Madison campus in December 2014. He participated in discussions with students in a First-Year Interest Group (FIG) seminar, with the Russian Flagship program, and with the greater UW-Madison community. Read the full story here.
(Vladimir Kara-Murza discusses Russian civil society with students, staff, and faculty in the Russian Flagship program. Photo credit: Ainsley McNerney/CREECA)
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Brian Pikaard,
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Brian Pikaard is a student in his final semester of the REECAS MA program. In 2014, Brian received a Boren Fellowship to study in Russia for six months. We learn a little more about Brian, his academic interests, his developing master’s thesis, and his thoughts on the value of studying abroad. Full article here.
(Brian Pikaard in St. Petersburg, Russia. Courtesy photo.)
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Registration is open until April 24, 2015. The application form and details about tuition, financial aid, and housing are found here.
This year, intensive courses in beginning and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek will be offered. With sufficient enrollment, other Central Eurasian Turkic languages could be taught. Please contact Nancy Heingartner (cessi@creeca.wisc.edu), CESSI program coordinator, if you are interested in a language not listed above.
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Cecilia Leugers (REECAS MA) spent the fall semester as a student intern at the U.S. Department of State's Office of Russian Affairs. At the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs' year-end awards ceremony, she was honored as a part of the Russia Office's 'Group Superior Honor Award.'
Sex in the Bourgeois Family: Prostitution and the Middle Class Home in Partitioned Poland
4 p.m., 206 Ingraham Hall
Keely Stauter-Halsted is a professor of history and Hejna Family Chair in Polish studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her teaching and research examine issues of identity, ethnicity, gender, and class in modern Poland.
In this presentation, Stauter-Halsted will consider the contradictions of Victorian-era East European society, as philandering husbands and poor country girls contaminated the bourgeois home with deadly venereal diseases, and sexual debauchery co-existed with middle class morality. Meanwhile, Polish charity workers were constrained in their efforts to remedy the prostitution problem by the politics of the foreign powers ruling Polish territory.
This lecture is drawn from the speaker's forthcoming book, "The Devil's Chain" on prostitution and social control in partitioned Poland.
Davids and Goliaths: Military Propaganda in Orthodox Russia, 1700-1856
Andrey Ivanov (a native of Zaporizhzhia and Crimea, Ukraine) is currently an assistant professor of Russian history at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville and is an off-campus program associate of CREECA. His past and present research interests focused on studying theology, politics and culture of the Orthodox Church in Imperial Russia and Soviet Union.
This lecture will examine the use and content of the military sermons in imperial Russia preached during the campaigns of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century— the Northern War, Ottoman War, Napoleonic War, and up to the Crimean War.
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"Slow ahead. I'll slow ahead. Come on down and chum some of this shit!"
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"Expiration Date"
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A short film by Sarah Tejeda.
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"The Abortion Divide" - Preview
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Netflix’s (NFLX) Stock Labeled a ‘Top Pick’ at J.P. Morgan
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The recent Netflix stock (NASDAQ:NFLX) price underperformance represents a good buying opportunity, according to JP Morgan’s Doug Anmuth. The analyst believes Netflix shares have underperformed the S&P 500 Index’s year-to-date rally since mid-January following the company’s strong Q4 results.
Anmuth, who on Tuesday reiterated his NFLX “Overweight” rating, believes the video-streaming giant’s relative weakness is related to concerns around the U.S./Latin America price hike, as well as increased competition from Walt Disney (DIS) and Apple (AAPL).
The analyst sees those concerns as overblown, especially given Netflix’s ability as a company to continue distinguishing itself from current and new competitors. He also considers positive Netflix metrics such as acceleration in U.S. revenues and better operating margins. Furthermore, Anmuth says Netflix is on track for more than 200 million global paid subscribers in 2021, and that “the underlying secular shift toward on-demand entertainment remains strong”
“We believe the recent Netflix share price underperformance represents a good buying opportunity,” the analyst wrote in a a note to clients Tuesday, noting he recently added the streaming video disrupter as one of his top picks along with Facebook (FB), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Twitter (TWTR).
Looking ahead, Anmuth reaffirmed his $435 price target for Netflix shares, which represents 18.3% upside from ticker’s $367.72 Tuesday close.
Netflix’s stock was up 0.80% to $370.62 in Wednesday’s premarket trading. The name is up 27% year-over-year through Tuesday versus the S&P 500’s 8.4% gain.
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Isaiah 52: 13 – 15
13 Behold, my servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14 As many were astonished at him — his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the sons of men — 15 so shall he startle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which has not been told them they shall see, and that which they have not heard they shall understand.
Isaiah 53: 1 – 12
1 Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? 9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the will of the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief; when he makes himself an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand; 11 he shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous; and he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Psalms 31: 2, 6, 12 – 13, 15 – 17, 25
2 Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me! 6 Thou hatest those who pay regard to vain idols; but I trust in the LORD. 12 I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel. 13 Yea, I hear the whispering of many — terror on every side! — as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life. 15 My times are in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors! 16 Let thy face shine on thy servant; save me in thy steadfast love! 17 Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on thee; let the wicked be put to shame, let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.
Hebrews 4: 14 – 16
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 5: 7 – 9
7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear. 8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; 9 and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
John 18: 1 – 40
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples across the Kidron valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, knowing all that was to befall him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” 5 They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. 6 When he said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 Again he asked them, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” 8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he; so, if you seek me, let these men go.” 9 This was to fulfil the word which he had spoken, “Of those whom thou gavest me I lost not one.” 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. 11 Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me?” 12 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him. 13 First they led him to Annas; for he was the father-in-law of Ca’iaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 It was Ca’iaphas who had given counsel to the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. As this disciple was known to the high priest, he entered the court of the high priest along with Jesus, 16 while Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the maid who kept the door, and brought Peter in. 17 The maid who kept the door said to Peter, “Are not you also one of this man’s disciples?” He said, “I am not.” 18 Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves; Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself. 19 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together; I have said nothing secretly. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me, what I said to them; they know what I said.” 22 When he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?” 24 Annas then sent him bound to Ca’iaphas the high priest. 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, “Are not you also one of his disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a kinsman of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter again denied it; and at once the cock crowed. 28 Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca’iaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. 29 So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over.” 31 Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put any man to death.” 32 This was to fulfil the word which Jesus had spoken to show by what death he was to die. 33 Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingship is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world.” 37 Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again, and told them, “I find no crime in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover; will you have me release for you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barab’bas!” Now Barab’bas was a robber.
1 Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe; 3 they came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again, and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you, that you may know that I find no crime in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” 6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no crime in him.” 7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he has made himself the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard these words, he was the more afraid; 9 he entered the praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave no answer. 10 Pilate therefore said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.” 12 Upon this Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend; every one who makes himself a king sets himself against Caesar.” 13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, and in Hebrew, Gab’batha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. 17 So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Gol’gotha. 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. 19 Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross; it read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. 21 The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, “Do not write, `The King of the Jews,’ but, `This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” 23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was without seam, woven from top to bottom; 24 so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfil the scripture, “They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” 25 So the soldiers did this. But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Mag’dalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. 28 After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A bowl full of vinegar stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished”; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 31 Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him; 33 but when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. 35 He who saw it has borne witness — his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth — that you also may believe. 36 For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, “Not a bone of him shall be broken.” 37 And again another scripture says, “They shall look on him whom they have pierced.” 38 After this Joseph of Arimathe’a, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and took away his body. 39 Nicode’mus also, who had at first come to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds’ weight. 40 They took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb where no one had ever been laid. 42 So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, as the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.
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Texas Rangers: Ultimate Guide to the Biggest Team in Baseball
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(Check out our other posts related to the Texas Rangers here and check back here for more of our ultimate team guides.)
As Major League Baseball teams go, the Texas Rangers got a late start in life and came at it from an oblique angle.
When the Washington Senators moved to Minnesota (to become the Twins) before the 1961 season, Major League Baseball acted swiftly to accelerate their expansion plans. In particular, they spun up both the Los Angeles Angels and a new team in the nation’s capital … the new Senators.
When the owner (and general manager) of those Senators, Bob Short, couldn’t extort a new stadium from Washington, DC, by the end of the 1971 season, he agreed to move his franchise to Arlington, Texas. American League owners approved the relocation by a 10-2 vote, and the Senators were no more … again.
So, in the spring of 1972, the Texas Rangers began a trek that has now spanned more than 45 years and gained them entry into some exclusive clubs. Consider …
The Rangers are one of two teams — with the Minnesota Twins — who were once known as the Washington Senators.
The Rangers are one of eight current franchises who have never won the World Series.
The Rangers are one of three expansion teams (Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals) who started life in another city.
The Rangers are the only MLB team in Texas who has never changed leagues.
And the list could go on and on.
In fact, the list of stuff to know about the Texas Rangers is way too big for one post or even one website to spell out in full.
They are the TEXAS Rangers, after all, and everything is bigger there, even if it hasn’t been around as long as others of its ilk.
So, instead of trying to dump every available fact about the Rangers in this space, we’ve instead pulled together all of the best resources about Texas’s second MLB team.
What you’ll find below are the best sites the web has to offer when it comes to learning about and keeping up with the Texas Rangers, all broken down into Lone-Star-bite-sized pieces so you can find what you’re looking for at any given moment.
Enjoy the ride, and check back for updates!
1 Table of Contents
4 Uniforms
5 Logos
6 Baseball Cards and Collectibles
8 Team Websites & News
10 Television and Radio
11 Tickets
Even though the Rangers have only been around as the Rangers since 1972, that’s still more than 45 years worth of baseball to cover.
Luckily, there are plenty of sites to serve up your Rangers in lots of different ways. Here are some of the best we’ve found.
Baseball Reference Rangers Page
If you were forced to pick just one website from which to get your baseball information for the rest of your life, you couldn’t do much better than Baseball Reference. This site give you all the stats and trivia you could ever need, and they even have some narrative pieces to remind you that baseball is a human game. When it comes to the Texas Rangers, you can begin your journey at BR’s team page.
You can also find more of the Rangers story on their BR Bullpen page.
Rangers History at Major League Baseball
Sometimes, you just need to go right to the source when you’re looking for information. And who better to tell you about the history of a Major League Baseball team than MLB themselves? You can check out the MLB Rangers history page here.
Note that MLB also provides a pretty interesting Rangers timeline.
Wikipedia Team History
Not surprisingly, Wikipedia checks in with a solid page full of interesting Rangers history and trivia. While you may not want to knock out research papers using Wikipedia as your only source, they’re hard to beat when it comes to up-to-date information about whatever topic you’re checking into.
The Texas Rangers are no exception.
Texas State Historical Association
As you might expect, the state of Texas is proud of its sports teams. To that end, the Texas State Historical Association has put together an account of Rangers history that is worth your time to check out.
ESPN Rangers History Page
ESPN may be losing its grip on the title of “The Worldwide Leader in Sports,” but they are still an authoritative source, and their Rangers history page is a good starting point for digging out information about the franchise.
Sports Team History
Sports Team History is a site devoted to … well … sports team histories. They do a good job of presenting a brief, general history of each team, as well as a timeline and links out to visual histories around logos and uniforms. Their Texas Rangers page is here.
In decades past, hard-copy encyclopedias were often the best or only source of information about most topics. While physical books continue their slide into oblivion, there are still “encyclopedias” running around on the web, and Britannica maintains a strong presence. Check out their Rangers page for a good general overview and links to related topics like “Nolan Ryan” and “Fergie Jenkins.”
Sports E-Cyclopedia
The Sport E-Cyclopedia may not be a household name and their design is a bit dated, but they sure do jam a lot of information into each page. Check out their Texas Rangers entry for a detailed, narrative history of the club — but be prepared to spend more than couple of minutes on the site!
Reference for Business
Reference for Business is a site that presents narrative case studies and histories for businesses in a variety of industries. On their Rangers page, they run down the franchise story and then present about a dozen other references you can dig into for even more information.
The voluminous Baseball Almanac website takes on the history of the Washington Senators and Texas Rangers on this mostly narrative page. Also included are all-time statistical leaders for both teams, as well as a handful of interesting “Fast Facts.”
City of Arlington Website
“What’s a City without Baseball?” reads the title of Arlington’s page devoted to the Rangers. Yeah, they get it, and their page is worth a (quick) read.
The Baseball Gauge serves up a series of baseball-related dashboards with a strong SABR bent. For instance, their Texas Rangers page shows the top Rangers pitchers and batters, in terms of WAR, since their inception as the new-look Senators in 1961. Other goodies abound on this site, too, and it’s another destination that might suck you in for far longer than you intended.
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Baseball Reference List of Rangers Batters
Baseball is all about the connections we make with teams and players, and you really can’t know a team without having a good handle on who has worn their uniforms over the years. No one does a better job of helping you make those connections than Baseball Reference, and their list of all Rangers batters will keep you busy for as long as you want (and more).
Baseball Reference List of Rangers Pitchers
Baseball Reference has you covered in terms of Rangers pitchers, too, from Rich Hand to Danny Darwin to Nolan Ryan and beyond.
Most Major League teams change up their look from time to time, whether to drive revenue through more jersey sales, to keep up with fashion trends, or just to freshen up outdated uniforms. The Rangers are no exception and have used several different uniforms throughout their existence. You can take a tour down the woolen/polyester/cotton memory lane with any and all of the following sites.
The MLB site provides descriptions of each major “look” sported by the Rangers over the years, as well as in-game photos featuring most of the togs. As a bonus, they also run down Texas’ logo changes (see the next section for more on Rangers logos).
Heritage Sports Art
Heritage Sports Art presents up-close views of most Rangers and Senators jerseys, and they also sell replicas if you’re in the market for some Texas gear.
If you want to be dazzled by the widest array of vintage baseball jerseys — and other artifacts — you can imagine, there is no better place than the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY. Little wonder, then, that the HOF jumps in to provide schematic drawings of all Rangers home and road uniforms over the years. An invaluable resource.
Logos change almost as often as uniforms, sometimes in lock-step, sometimes independently. Over the last five decades, the Rangers have employed at least seven different logos, and you can trace that history at either the MLB page listed above or at …
SportsLogos.net shows standalone images of Rangers logos and jerseys, and they also sell various apparel featuring the Rangers colors and emblems.
Sports Logo History
The Rangers page at Sports Logo History lets you peruse all of the team’s logos and even vote for the one you like best. You can also click through to alternative and concept logos that never made it to the mainstream.
Baseball Cards and Collectibles
It’s almost inevitable that a die-hard fan will at some point want to acquire memorabilia related to their favorite team. Here are a couple of resources that specifically dig into Rangers baseball cards and collectibles.
Collectors Weekly is a wide-ranging site covering all sorts of collectibles, from wristwatches to baseball cards to motorcycles. Rangers collectors will want to check out the team collectibles page.
Wax Pack Gods
Surprise! We cover most aspects of the hobby at various times, and the Texas Rangers are no exception. Check out our Rangers posts … and then check back again because we’re always adding new pieces.
We’re fortunate to live in an age when we can find fresh information about our favorite teams all year long thanks to news sites and, especially, blogs. Here are a few of the best and most active blogs devoted to all things Texas Rangers.
Lone Star Ball
This is the SB Nation Texas Rangers blog and features multiple new posts every day.
Nolan Writin’
Another active Rangers blog, this one is part of the FanSided network.
One Strike Away
This blog is a bit more sporadic in terms of publishing schedule than the others on this list, but each post is in-depth and insightful.
Rangers Rounding 3rd
Billed as a “Texas Rangers Fan Site,” this blog keeps plugging away even when the Rangers’ season is over. A very active reader community (comments) makes this a good choice to add to your list of regular reads.
Team Websites & News
While blogs are meant to be biased, sometimes you just need to know the facts. When you want to find out the latest news — or potential news — about the Texas Rangers, you might consider turning to …
Official MLB Team Site
If something happens “officially” with or around the Texas Rangers, you’ll read about it on their MLB site.
ESPN Rangers Page
ESPN still does a good job of keeping up on developing stories, so their Rangers page is a good place to look for breaking news or even rumors.
If rumors are your bag, then you likely already know all about MLB Trade Rumors. Whether you want to find out about the Rangers’ plans for the off-season, their draft strategy, or their trade targets during the summer, their Rumors page should be ready to load in your browser at all times.
The world is connected like never before thanks to the Internet and, especially, to social media. For baseball fans, that means we have the chance to interact in real-time with the athletes and teams we follow and form an even closer bond than in years past.
Here are the stops to hit if you’re looking to connect with the Texas Rangers on social media …
MLB Social Media Index
This is the team’s official social media listing, which includes various current initiatives.
Rangers Public
This is an aggregate page where the team shows their latest posts from various platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
This is the Rangers’ official Facebook page, where they post about once per day.
Twitter (@Rangers)
This is the Rangers’ official Twitter account, which is moderately active (several tweets per week).
The Rangers’ official Google+ account is a bit less active than their Facebook page.
You will find lots of snazzy red, white, and blue Rangers pins on the team’s Pinterest page.
The Rangers’ Tumblr specializes in animated GIFs. If you like short bursts of action, this site is for you.
All sorts of great Rangers images abound on their Instagram account.
Television and Radio
If the Rangers are your team, then you want to watch them on television or listen to them on
the radio when you can’t be at the Ballpark in person. The team’s MLB site has information on both TV and radio affiliates.
If you want to see the Rangers play in person, you’ll need tickets. While you can take your chances on getting the tix you want at the Ballpark, you could also plan ahead by visiting these ticket sellers online:
Rangers Tickets from MLB Tickets
Rangers Tickets from StubHub
Rangers Tickets from Vivid Seats
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Man on Trial in Louisiana Just Can't Stay Quiet in Court.
posted by anthony moore - Jul 28, 2019
A man had his mouth taped shut on order from 15th Judicial District Court Judge Marilyn Castle after repeated interruptions during a hearing July 18 in Lafayette.
The man, Michael C. Duhon, was in court for sentencing after being found guilty in February of theft over $25,000 and money laundering.
According to court minutes, Duhon objected when the judge asked him to stop submitting motions on his own behalf in the case instead of through his attorney. He objected again when evidence was submitted. He attempted to offer arguments against the inclusion of the evidence and was told to speak through his attorney.
After requesting at least twice for Duhon to remain quiet, Castle ordered the bailiff to tape Duhon’s mouth shut during witness testimony.
“During testimony of Tanya Ortego, the Court ordered the Bailiff to tape the defendant’s mouth due to the defendant’s consistent interruption of this court proceeding and multiple instructions from the Court to remain silent,” the minutes said.
The tape was removed after an objection from Duhon’s public defense attorney, Aaron Adams. He requested the judge remove his client from the courtroom instead of putting duct tape on his client's mouth.
The minutes don’t provide details about what Duhon said, how long his mouth was taped or if Duhon addressed being duct taped after the tape was removed. They also don’t fully explore Adams’ objection.
An audio recording of the proceeding was unavailable.
Adams declined Wednesday to comment on the duct tape incident because it is linked to his client’s ongoing court proceedings.
Castle went on to sentence Duhon to 11 years in prison with credit for time served. The judge also recommended he be transferred to a facility where he could receive mental health treatment.
Public defender Michael Gregory, who does not represent Duhon but was present in court at the time of the incident, is facing potential contempt charges for filming the encounter on his cell phone, according to court minutes.
Gregory met with Castle for a private in-chamber conference with representation after the hearing. He was then ordered to appear in court to determine if he will be held in contempt.
Minutes also show “the Court further ordered that all filming dissemination from this court proceeding must be retrieved/destroyed….”
The court order given to Gregory states he violated district court rules “by broadcasting, televising, recording or taking photographs in the courtroom” when he recorded “a portion of the court proceedings during a sentencing hearing and broadcast those proceedings to others.”
Source: The Acadiana Advocate
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Amazing Screw-On Head & Other Curious Objects HC
(Dark Horse)
Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for his creation of Hellboy. But when Mignola needs a short break from the Hellboy universe, he turns to diversions such as The Amazing Screw-On Head, winner of the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication! When Emperor Zombie threatens the safety of all life on earth, President Lincoln enlists the aid of a mechanical head. With the help of associates Mr. Groin (a faithful manservant) and Mr. Dog (a dog), Screw-On Head must brave ancient tombs, a Victorian flying apparatus, and demons from a dimension inside a turnip. This new collection of oddball Mignola creations also includes "The Magician and the Snake," from Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings, and nearly fifty pages of brand-new material, all as weird and hilarious as the beloved Screw-On Head.
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight SC (new edition)
(DC Comics)
A new edition of the classic starring the Victorian-era! Includes Gotham by Gaslight and Master of the Future, tales that pit The Dark Knight against Jack the Ripper and a death dealer from the skies over Gotham City! [(W) Brian Augustyn (A) Mike Mignola & Various (CA) Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russell]
Bram Stoker's Dracula HC
Mike Mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past 30 years, known for such important works as Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Cosmic Odyssey, and, of course, Hellboy. Considered to be among Mignola's greatest works, Bram Stoker's Dracula was his last project before Hellboy launched and was originally released as a full-color four issue adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 movie released by Columbia Pictures (Sony). Unavailable for nearly 25 years, and collected here for the first time ever in gorgeous black and white, Bram Stoker's Dracula is a book fans have long been clamoring for... and the wait is finally over.
Bram Stoker's Dracula SC
The comics adaptation based on the film from Columbia Pictures (Sony) and Zoetrope Studios returns with all-new colors. Mike Mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past thirty years, known for such important works as Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, Cosmic Odyssey, and, of course, Hellboy. Considered to be among Mignola's greatest works, Bram Stoker's Dracula was his last project before Hellboy launched and was originally released as a full-color four issue adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 movie. Updated with all-new colors! New cover by Mignola!
Dark Horse Presents #8 (Donaldson cover)
John Arcudi (W), Brian Wood (W/Variant cover), Howard Chaykin (W/A), Neal Adams (W/A), Andi Watson (W/A), Al Gordon (W), MJ Butler (W), Beau Smith (W), Duncan Fegredo (A/Cover), Geof Darrow (A), Kristian Donaldson (A/Variant cover), Thomas Yeates (A), Mark Wheatley (A), Eduardo Barreto (A) A brand-new B.P.R.D. story, the beginning of Brian Wood and Kristian Donaldson's The Massive, new Skeleton Key, and the conclusion of Howard Chaykin's Marked Man? Join the legendary anthology as Dark Horse Presents commemorates the 100th Anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan with Thomas Yeates, unravels the mysteries surrounding Neal Adams's Blood, and brings you another heaping collection of great comics!
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Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal HC
(St. Martins Press)
From New York Times-bestselling authors and illustrators Mike Mignola and Tom Sniegoski, come two thrilling anti-heroes: Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal battling against crime. An uneasiness festers upon the city streets, threatening the peace and safety of law abiding citizens. A war is escalating, and it seems as though the good and righteous are being crushed beneath the unholy weight of evil's onslaught. A lone figure, clad in a slouch hat and clothes seemingly stitched from the blackest shadows, masked in the guise of a skull-faced death - a Grim Death - emerges with guns blazing. With him, a wronged ex-con clad in the striped costume of his misfortune - Bill the Electrocuted Criminal. In this beautifully illustrated 1930s Pulp-style novel, two dark new characters take to the street to fight the growing infection of organized crime. Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal are not your average heroes, but they want justice.
Hellboy in Hell #7
(Dark Horse Comics)
The Hounds of Pluto part 1 of 2. A sickness eats away at Hellboy. Though he's dead, he risks losing himself and becoming one of the hollow phantoms that haunt Hell. A team of doctors promise a cure, but they need something from him first . . .
The Hounds of Pluto: Part 2 (of 2)-A mummified cat, a trial in Hell, and a horrible family reunion stand in the way of Hellboy's search for a cure.
Hellboy in Hell #9 [2016]
Hellboy faces demons furious about the fall of Hell and his role in it, and another family member makes an appearance.
Hellboy in Hell #10 [2016]
Hellboy transforms into what he was always meant to be.
Hellboy in Hell Library Edition HC
After sacrificing himself to save the world, this epic conclusion of Hellboy's story follows him on a journey through Hell, where he once again faces off against the Vampire of Prague, pleads his case when accused of murder, and fulfills his destiny by destroying Pandemonium itself. This deluxe, oversized hardcover edition collects Hellboy in Hell: The Descent and The Death Card, plus an expanded sketchbook section.
Hellboy in Hell Vol. 01: The Descent SC
After saving the world in The Storm and the Fury but sacrificing himself and Great Britain, Hellboy is dead, cast into Hell, where he finds many familiar faces and a throne that awaits him. Mike Mignola returns to draw Hellboy's ongoing story for the first time since Conqueror Worm. It's a story only Mignola could tell, as more of Hellboy's secrets are at last revealed, in the most bizarre depiction of Hell you've ever seen. Collects issues #1-#5. [(W/A/CA) Mike Mignola]
Hellboy in Hell Vol. 02: The Death Card SC
The final chapter! After facing off for a second time against the Vampire of Prague, Hellboy, dead and in Hell, comes down with a fatal illness and seeks the help of an incompetent team of doctors. As he explores the geography of Hell, learning little from a confused pair of mapmakers, Hellboy gets a glimpse of the new World Tree that he helped to create, stands accused by his own sister of a terrible murder, and causes the destruction of Pandemonium itself in the climactic chapter of the series that the LA Times calls the best work of [Mike Mignola's] career. Collects issues #6-10.
Hellboy in Mexico SC
In 1956, Hellboy caravans across Mexico-vampire hunting with luchadores, finding the Aztec gods, fighting evil turkeys and Frankenstein's monster, and drinking way too much tequila, in the strangest collection of his adventures yet. Collects Hellboy versus the Aztec Mummy, Hellboy Gets Married, and The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch from Dark Horse Presents, The Coffin Man from Hellboy 20th Anniversary Sampler, Hellboy in Mexico, and Hellboy: House of the Living Dead.
Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 01: Seed of Destruction SC
The Hellboy saga begins-with over 300 pages drawn by Mignola! For the first time, Hellboy's complete story is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience. The story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, fighting alongside Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and drafting Roger Homunculus into his own ill-fated service with the B.P.R.D. This 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures published from 1994 to 1997, reprinting Seed of Destruction, Wake the Devil, and Wolves of St August, The Chained Coffin, and Almost Colossus, from The Chained Coffin and The Right Hand of Doom.
Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 02: Strange Places SC
The four-volume Hellboy Omnibus series along with the two volumes of The Complete Short Stories collect all of Mignola's award-winning Hellboy stories in chronological order for a definitive reading experience. This 416-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures from 1998 to 2005, reprinting Conqueror Worm, Strange Places, Into the Silent Sea, and The Right Hand of Doom, Box Full of Evil, and Being Human from The Right Hand of Doom and B.P.R.D.: Being Human.
Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 04: Hellboy in Hell SC
The Hellboy saga concludes, with the most ambitious chapter, Hellboy in Hell, collected in its entirety-all written and drawn by Mike Mignola. Hellboy is cast into Hell, where familiar faces reveal secrets of his origins, and previously unknown family members come forward. Hellboy forever alters the face of Hell, giving new significance to his role of Beast of the Apocalypse. While featuring big answers and one of the most momentous choices Hellboy's ever made, Hellboy in Hell also offers a return to the simplest and best Hellboy stories, as Hellboy roams a unique world only Mignola could present, filled with strange and magical encounters rich with the power of folklore and myth. The Hellboy Omnibus series collects Hellboy stories in chronological order for a definitive reading experience.
Hellboy Vol. 01: Seed of Destruction SC (new printing)
Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's blockbuster films. Hellboy, the world's greatest paranormal investigator, is the only thing standing between sanity and insanity as he battles the mystical forces of the netherworld and a truly bizarre plague of frogs. And if he fails, we all fail with him! Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar. ' ... Hellboy is a brilliant example of how to elevate the comic of the future to a higher literary level while achieving a higher pitch of excitement.' --Robert Bloch, from his introduction
Hellboy Vol. 02: Wake the Devil SC
HELLBOY VOL. 02: WAKE THE DEVIL SC (6TH PTG) - Creators: (W/A/CA) Mike Mignola Description: Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar. [(W/A/CA) Mike Mignola]
Hellboy Vol. 04: Right Hand of Doom SC
HELLBOY VOL. 04: RIGHT HAND OF DOOM SC - Creators: (W/A/CA) Mike Mignola Description: Writer/Artist: Mike Mignola Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar. "The best horror comic in a generation. This Mignola guy is a wizard" --Frank Miller [(W/A/CA) Mike Mignola]
Hellboy Vol. 05: Conqueror Worm SC
HELLBOY VOL. 05: CONQUEROR WORM SC - Creators: (W/A/CA) Mike Mignola Description: Writer/Artist: Mike Mignola The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense has sent Hellboy out on what will be his final mission. At the end of World War II, American costumed-adventurer Lobster Johnson led an Allied attack on Hitler's space program, but not before the Nazis were able to launch the first man into space. Now, after sixty years, Hellboy and Roger the Homunculus, who's been implanted by Bureau scientists with a bomb, travel to the ruined castle in Norway to intercept the returning capsule, and its single passenger ... the conqueror worm! Multiple Harvey- and Eisner-Award winner Mike Mignola presents his fifth trade paperback, collecting the hit Conqueror Worm series, with brand new story pages and a sketchbook section. "A work of genius." -Guillermo del Toro, from his introduction [(W/A/CA) Mike Mignola]
Hellboy Vol. 06: Strange Places SC
HELLBOY VOL. 06: STRANGE PLACES SC - Creators: (W/A/CA) Mike Mignola Description: Mike Mignola returns with his first new Hellboy collection since 2002's Conqueror Worm. After leaving the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, Hellboy's travels take him briefly to Africa, then for a two-year stint at the bottom of the ocean. An ancient witch doctor, a giant fish woman, and the keeper of the secret history of the universe force Hellboy to either accept his role in the coming apocalypse, or have that role stolen from him. Weird undersea creatures and talking lions populate this turning-point adventure, which reveals secrets buried since Hellboy's very creation. This volume collects Harvey-and-Eisner-award winner Mike Mignola's Hellboy series The Third Wish and The Island with over a dozen unused pages, and a new epilogue. Strange Places is the first Mignola-drawn Hellboy collection in over three years. With the 2004 release of Hellboy, the motion picture, Hellboy has become a media phenomenon! Look for production on the Hellboy sequel to begin in 2006! Collecting isssues #1-#2 of The Third Wish and The Island, plus new material. [(W/A/CA) Mike Mignola]
Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors SC
Sixteen of the biggest names in weird literature pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola's award-winning books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore cowriter Christopher Golden and featuring illustrations by Mignola and Chris Priestley, the anthology boasts original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more! The new writer of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D., iZombie cocreator Chris Roberson, pitches in as well, and Chris Priestley (Tales of Terror) provides a story and an illustration! • Each story illustrated by Mike Mignola!
Michael Moorcock Library - Corum Vol. 01: The Knight of the Swords HC
(Titan Comics)
Featuring the work of Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Batman artist Kelley Jones! Prince Corum Jhaelen embarks on an epic journey of fate and vengeance through all the fifteen planes of Earth, even to the very center of time - the still, blue city of Tanelorn. Acclaimed author Michael Moorcock weaves a stunning bland of magic, heroism and wonder!
Mike Mignola's Amazing Screw on Head & Other Curious Objects Artist's Edition HC
ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR JUNE RELEASE! IDW Publishing is proud to present the second Artist's Edition by Mike Mignola, the Eisner Award-winning creator of Hellboy. Mike Mignola's The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects features the classic Eisner Award-winning story of Screw-on head's epic battles with Emperor Zombie and a host other bizarre and quirky villains, all in the greatest Mignola tradition! This collection will also feature a great selection of other stories as well as an expansive gallery section.
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy Artist's Edition: Hellboy in Hell and Other Stories HC
Mike Mignola is one of the preeminent comics creators of the past 25 years. His career was already firmly established for his outstanding work on characters like Batman, Wolverine, a myriad of beautiful covers and more And then came Hellboy. Mike's iconic creation struck a meteoric chord with fans from the very start and has not abated in the 20 years since his debut. This Artist's Edition features the first five issues of Hellboy in Hell as well as a wealth of historic supplementary material: the first three Hellboy stories-the two initial four-pagers, produced for promotional purposes, and the 10-page story from John Byrne's Next Men #21-plus The Corpse, and two other tales selected by Mignola for inclusion. All but three pages of Mike Mignola's Hellboy Artist's Edition have been shot from the original art and showcases Mignola's gorgeous work as closely as possible to the physical page-this is a book for fans of great storytelling and students of the craft.
SRP: $150.00 Your Price: $127.50
Rocket Raccoon: Tales from Half-World #1
(Marvel Comics)
Relive the early adventures of the furry, feisty breakout star of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! Captain of the starship Rack 'n' Ruin, chief ranger of Halfworld, Rocket protects the Keystone Quadrant! When the Toy War erupts, Rocket and his first mate Wal Russ must team with Blackjack O'Hare! Can they triumph over killer clowns, defeat Lord Dyvyne and Judson Jakes, and cure Halfworld's insane population, the Loonies? Oh, and Rocket's a talking raccoon from outer space. We mentioned that, right? Collecting Rocket Raccoon #1-4. [(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Mike Mignola (CA) Steve McNiven]
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Drexel president John Fry to chair Wolf’s transition team
Laura Benshoff
Drexel University President John Fry, pictured in 2013. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf has tapped Drexel University President John Fry to chair his transition team.
Fry’s track record of transforming institutions and creating global economic partnerships was a big draw, said Wolf spokesman Jeffrey Sheridan.
One example? At Drexel, “he signed agreements in for academic and research partnerships that enhanced Drexel’s global connections in places like Turkey, Israel and Brazil,” said Sheridan.
As chairman, Fry will provide “big picture” guidance for the incoming administration.
“He’ll be overseeing the process that we’re putting into place … understanding the issues that Gov. Wolf and his administration will be facing and the issues the commonwealth will be facing,” said Sheridan.
One of the major issues “is putting the state’s economic house in order,” said Sheridan, noting the $1.85 billion revenue shortfall reported by the Independent Fiscal Office Thursday.
The makeup of the team also sends a message about diversity and representation in the Wolf administration.
“I am looking forward to working with a diverse group of leaders to move Pennsylvania forward,” wrote Wolf in an official statement about the transition team on his blog. The seven team members include Kim Bracey, the first black mayor of York, and Cynthia Shapira, a community activist in Pittsburgh. Wolf also appointed Katie McGinty, former state environmental protection secretary, as his chief of staff.
In 2010, Gov. Tom Corbett drew criticism for the energy industry-laden affiliations of his transition team, who included Christine Toretti, then chairwoman and CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling Co., as well as lobbyists, lawyers and financial institutions with ties to oil and shale gas extraction.
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Ten houses lined the sidewalks at the end of Bennett Street, and the girl counted them from behind the screen door. She liked counting them. Five on the left side and five on the right. She liked the house on the lot across from hers. It had a red door. The red was peeling in chunks, revealing the wood underneath. Sometimes the girl found a chip of paint on the road or the sidewalk when she walked her block. She wished she could sit on the concrete steps of that house and peel off the rest of the paint. Her door was white and plain. But her house was on the side of the road next to the train tracks, and she liked that more.
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The girl opened the back door as the train sped on. A chain-link fence separated the girl’s house from the tracks, stretching on past Bennett Street and the other streets. She went and searched for morning treasure up and down her backyard. When the train went by, trash and leaves got stuck in the fence and in the dead vines curled around the chain-link. The girl cleaned her portion of the fence. She cleaned it of bottle wrappers and plastic bags. She picked up a page of newspaper coupons and tried to read it. Once, a tennis ball, no longer fuzzy, was on the other side of the fence, and she dug under the fence through the dirt to grab it. It was her best find. She played with it until it broke her mother’s vase on the dining room table.
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The girl looked at her father’s hair in the sunlight. It was very brown. She liked how similar her father’s hair was to hers. She liked how dark it was. She liked braiding her hair when the sky was so dark she could not see it. She liked twirling the strands of it and wrapping them around her forehead. Her mother washed it every third day. Then her mother would dry it with the hairdryer; the heat felt good on the girl’s ears.
“Daddy?”
“Can we swing today?” the girl asked.
“Not today,” her father said.
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The girl stood behind her father and watched his back. He breathed in, and she watched the curve of his spine. The wind flipped the pages of his book.
“Daddy, the train’s coming, right?”
“When is it coming?”
“At 12, in five minutes.”
The girl’s father flipped a page in his book. It was very thick.
“Daddy, where’s Mommy?” the girl asked.
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“Why is she in the car?”
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“Like the supermarket?”
“Yes, much like the supermarket.”
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The girl’s father moved the book from his lap. The girl knelt down next to him and touched the concrete with her knees. It was hot, but she pressed down harder. She wanted to know why her mother had left without her. It was Saturday. Her father stood and placed his right hand on her shoulder, pulling her up. His palm enveloped her shoulder bones.
“Come on,” he said.
“Inside, Daddy?”
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“Yes. What do you want?”
“Oranges,” the girl said.
“There aren’t any left,” her father said. He stood in the kitchen and opened the knife drawer. He placed white bread on the counter.
“Mommy will bring some back,” the girl said.
The girl’s father opened the bread and took out peanut butter. His hair was black now without the sunlight.
“No, I don’t think they sell oranges at the store anymore.”
The ding-ding-ding-ding of the cross-block rang faint through the walls of the house. The crossing was only a quarter mile from them. The girl could never see it though, as the other brown houses blocked her view of it. She could imagine the blinking lights and the arms folding down. She had seen it many times when her mother drove past it.
“Here you go,” the girl’s father said.
The girl held the sandwich and began walking to the back door.
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The girl sat and ate the sandwich and stayed still when the train passed. The peanut butter was chalky in her mouth. She felt a hair stuck between her teeth, and she pulled it. She ran her tongue over her teeth and tasted the dirt left from her fingertips.
Emily Varnell is enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin, studying English and Creative Writing. She is in honors programs for both fields; she is currently working on a creative honors thesis. She has also served as a reader and/or editor on several literary journals – she is the managing editor for Analecta Literary and Arts Journal, as well as the production editor for Echo Literary and Arts Journal.
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Reign of Rasa in Sanskrit Criticism
by N.K. Sundareswaran
This book is a significant study on the Dhvanyaloka of Anandavardhana, the celebrated work on Sanskrit literary criticism.
I t was originally published by the Mangalodayam Press of Trichur in the year 1938 under the title 'Studies on Dhvanyaloka or Reign of Rasa in Sanskrit Criticism.' The author of the work is Sri P.S. Subbarama Pattar (1889-1977), a traditional Sanskrit scholar from Kerala.
Sri Pattar was honoured by the President of India for his erudition in Sanskrit in the year 1970.
The work is perhaps the first serious and systematic study in English on Dhvanyaloka.
We are extremely happy to bring out this volume named Reign of Rasa in Sanskrit Criticism as the 48th number in the Calicut University Sanskrit Series. It is a significant study on the Dhvanyaloka of Anandavardhana, the celebrated work on Sanskrit literary criticism. It was originally published by the Mangalodayam Press of Trichur in the year 1938 under the title 'Studies on Dhvanyaloka or Reign of Rasa in Sanskrit Criticism.'
The author of the work is Sri P. S. Subbarama Pattar (1889- 1977), a traditional Sanskrit scholar from Kerala. Sri Pattar was honoured by the President of India for his erudition in Sanskrit in the year 1970.
It is divided into two parts. In the first part, which is subdivided into ten sections - such as (i) opposition to dhvani, (ii) definition of dhvani, (iii) illustration of dhvani, (iv) defence of dhvani, (v) soul of poetry, (vi) classification of dhvani, (vii) dhvani and alankara, (viii) rasa as dhvani and as alankara, (ix) dhvani and slese, and (x) minor topics of dhvani - the author gives a brief but profound critique on the epoch making text Dhvanyaloka. Analyzing all the seminal aspects of the text, he concludes that a critical study of Dhvanyaloka of Ananda in comparison with the works of his predecessors, will comprehend a survey of the whole field of Sanskrit literary criticism in all its aspects.
In the second part, he tries to establish that the sole purpose of Anandavardhana in writing Dhvanyaloka is to enunciate a new theory - the theory that the supreme source of aesthetic delectation as well as the ultimate end of poetry is realization of Rasa-s.
He argues that the nucleus of this theory is contained in the five couplets (karika-s) of the third chapter (udyota) of the Dhvanyaloka (10-14) and is 'illustrated by the whole treatise, particularly by the third chapter.'
He summarises the theory as follows: 'It is by the Rasa and Rasa alone the poetry lives. And it is only the realization of Rasa that the soul of sahrdaya meets the soul of poet. It is the Rasa that sets the heart of the poet to break out in the melodious music which touches the finest chord of the sahrdaya and makes it vibrate in the delightful harmony with that of the poet. This meeting of the soul with soul in disinterested love, this communication of the heart unto heart through spiritual sympathy, is the ultimate end of poetry and it can be accomplished by nothing but a perfect representation and realization of Rasa-s.'
In order to establish that this theory reigns supreme in the field of literary criticism he analyses the views of western critics like Aristotle, Butcher, Ben Johnson, Dryden, Mathew Arnold, Coleridge, Abercrombie, Hudson and William Blake. And for illustrating his views and arguments he cites examples from the classics of both Indian and western origin.
It is sad that this significant work did not get notice and acclamation of the scholarly world, it richly deserves.
The fact that Sri Subbarama Pattar wrote this serious study on Dhvanyaloka when a good edition (not to speak of a critical one) of it was not available enhances the value of the work.
Sri Subbarama Pattar was a master of Sanskrit grammar and poetics who wrote profusely in chaste classical Sanskrit on wide range of topics. His erudition on Vyakarana and Sahitya can be seen in the versified summaries of the theory of sphote and the different interpretations of rasasutra which is appended to this study on Dhvanyaloka.
We have simply reproduced here the Mangalodayam edition of the work as such with two modifications. One is that we have shortened the title as Reign of Rasa in Sanskrit Criticism. And the other one is that we have added diacritical marks for the transliterated Sanskrit terms, for the lack of which the author begs pardon (in his preface to the Mangalodayam edition).
We thank Dr. K.V. Vasudevan, Professor, Sreekrishna College, Guruvayur who provided us a copy of Mangalodayam edition of the work.
We thank Smt. Narayani Ammal, wife of Sri P. S. Subbarama Pattar for having given consent to publish this significant work through Calicut University Sanskrit Series. Sri R. Venkatakrishnan (Mumbai), Smt. Narayani Ammal's nephew also deserves special thanks for extending all necessary support in this regard.
I am sure that the scholarly would receive this volume with great enthusiasm and fervour.
I express our deep sense of gratitude to Sri. Omprakash. V, the Publication Officer and Smt. Laly Francis. K., Lay out Designer for bringing out this volume promptly.
(To the Mangalodayam Edition (1938) given by the author) In the field of Sanskrit critical literature there are two profound works which deserve to be studied on the lines on which the Poetics of Aristotle was studied by Mr. Butcher about forty years ago. One of them is the Natya Sastra and the other is Dhvanyaloka. The one, if studied in comparison with the ancillary sciences of music and dancing, will throw a flood of fresh light on the science of dramaturgy and the art of histrionics. The other will give us a new insight into the various problems connected with literary criticism. This modest attempt is to make a study of the latter though it has no pretensions to the profundity or thoroughness with which the admirable treatise of the Greek philosopher was examined by the English critic.
I have not yet come across such a systematic study of the work and as far as my information goes this is the first attempt in the direction. In the first part of this study I have examined the various topics of Dhvani more from a technical point of view showing here and there some new relation of facts and tracing the history of the different theories in their genesis and growth. But in the second part may be found some originality both in the subject-matter and its presentation. The explication of the theory contained in the five couplets of Anandavardhana (Chapter III, Karikas 10-14). I claim to be my original exposition, whatever be its critical value.
In his Sanskrit Drama Prof. A.B. Keith remarks that there is pedantry in the theory of sentiments (page 326). This observation, in my opinion, betrays a lamentable lack of sympathetic appreciation, on the part of that distinguished orientalist, of the true value of the theory of Rasa and an undue estimation of plot and such other elements of poetry. I have attempted to show, therefore, in the second part of this study that only Rasa-s can be the ultimate source of aesthetic delectation and plot and characterization contribute only to the development of sentiments. If any critical doctrine has ever endeavoured successfully to analyse the emotional effect of poetry it is the theory of Rasa and Anandavardhana is at his best when he expounds and demonstrates the aesthetic significance of that theory.
As the main object of this study is the exposition of some outstanding problems of a work I have refrained from dealing with any chronological question of controversy in it. But I have followed, wherever necessary, the chronological order in which I have been guided by The History of Sanskrit Poetics by Dr. S.K. De and Rasa and Dhvani by Dr. A. Sankaran. I have taken for granted or rather held with some scholars that the authors of the Karikas and the gloss are identical. I have not thought it necessary to enter into a discussion about or make an inquiry into the problem, thinking that it is not within the scope of this study which is entirely expository.
It is highly regrettable that a correct edition of such a valuable work is not yet available for the literary world. The difficulty arising out of such a want is all the more forcibly felt by a student who undertakes a serious inquiry into the work. The available edition of the treatise and its commentary, far from being correct, is replete with misprints and other errors of editing. Besides, the numerous readings of the text as well as the annotation, very often at variance with each other, are indeed a handicap in his endeavour, though these deficiencies in his equipment will eloquently plead for him and procure and excuse of his faults from the erudite reader.
I have not been able to make this study as thorough as I would desire. But I have tried to make the best use of whatever material I could lay my hands on. The grammarian's theory of Sphota, on which the doctrine of Dhvani is based, has been summarized in the Appendix. I have not specified the pages of the original wherever I have made a free translation of the passages of Dhvanyaloka. I must crave the pardon of the reader for merely pointing out the references of authorities in the foot-notes instead of quoting them in full so as to save the trouble of referring to the various works. I have also to add, by way of an apology to the reader, that I have not been able to obtain the facility for using the diacritical marks in print. In conclusion, I must acknowledge my grateful thanks to Rev. J. Palocaren, M.A. (Edin.), Principal St. Thomas College, Thrissur, for kindly allowing me to make use of the college library in my studies.
Foreword 7
Preface 11
Part I - Problems of Dhvani 15
1 Opposition to Dhvani 18
2 Definition of Dhvani 23
3 Illustration of Dhvani 27
4 Defence of Dhvani 34
5 Soul of Poetry 40
6 Classification of Dhvani 44
7 Dhvani and Alankara 50
8 Rasa as Dhvani and as Alankara 54
9 Dhvani and Slesa 60
10 Minor Topics of Dhvani 66
Part II - Problems of Rasa 72
1 A Thesis 72
2 The Place of Action 76
3 The Place of Characterization 88
4 The Place of Plot 98
5 The Place of the Externals 109
6 Reign of Rasa 116
Appendix - A - A Note on Sphota 127
Appendix - B - A Note the realization of Rasa 131
Books Cited and Consulted 133
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Ethan lay in the hotel bed, uncomfortably hot despite the cold Dakota air streaming through the window. He stared at the dark ceiling. I just don’t know how it could have happened, he thought. He walked to the window, stumbling over hunting gear strewn about after returning from the pheasant hunt in darkness. His gun fell to the floor, waking Martin in the other bed. Now the window was opened wide, and he could see other hunters exercising their dogs far below.
“As soon as it gets light,” Martin said. “As soon as it gets light, we’ll go out there again. I don’t see how we could have missed him last night.” His legs ached from walking miles with his heavy gun and shotgun shells through the unharvested corn, the fields filled with twisted, storm-fallen stalks and dense brush. The first day of hunting had been good, but a strong wind had made shooting difficult. They had missed lots of shots, the birds speeding away downwind as the harsh afternoon light softened to a dusty gold before fading to copper.
Whistling for his dogs, the guide, Jake, said to call it a day. But the hollow, rattling leaves of the windblown corn erased all but the loudest shouting and the dogs hadn’t returned. The men drove to the distant end of the cornfield, where Blake, the third hunter, had been blocking the pheasants’ escape. Perhaps the dogs had run ahead through the mile-long field to him. The muddy truck pulled up where Blake had been standing when they left him, but he wasn’t there and neither were the dogs.
The hunters were close friends, partners in a real estate corporation started by Blake’s father, who managed to meet clients in the early years with his left hand concealed in his pocket. His portrait in the real estate office lobby showed his hand under a suit coat, hiding the frostbite loss of most of his fingers during the Battle of the Bulge. With urging, he would sometimes tell long, frightening stories about the war to his son, hoping to bring a measure of determination to Blake.
The old man had won the hunting trip in a raffle at his trap and skeet club but thought he was unfit for the trip and gave the prize to his son and his two business friends, all of whom, he thought, could use some toughening up.
Used to living well, the partners had large homes in Highland Park, their children attended notable schools, and their wives were still beautiful despite the men being past their prime in their forties and grasping at remembered manly adventures. They were very successful and even quite wealthy with the recent steep rise in property values, selling skyscraper condos as soon as they could be built and buying expensive, carved double-barrel shotguns and the best clothing and boots. Perhaps their hunting skills would revive after years of neglect spent at festive dinners and parties for charity.
Martin put down his wine glass and looked out the window of the company jet. The flat land below was a patchwork of browns and greens, first arranged in squares, but farther west, golden Dakota country stretched endlessly. Only a few buildings dotted the sand hills, and open expanses arched to the cerulean horizon.
After landing at Pierre, the three friends and Jake, their guide, drove in a mud-caked Suburban along a narrow, potholed street and parked on the gravel in front of Crazy Al’s, a narrow, crowded tavern on the ground level of their hotel. A ripping, freezing wind tore at their lightweight sports coats as the men hurried into the bar, past a rusty pickup with For Sale, $725 painted on its door. A taped windshield message read: “If you hate Toyotas, this is for you.”
They walked past the cigarette and candy vending machines before sitting at a table across from a dingy wall mirror and a Smoking Allowed sign. Stuffed deer and faded coyote skins hung high on the wall. Most of the bar stools were filled with barrel-shaped, middle-aged and elderly hunters, dressed for the cold with flannel shirts and stiff khaki pants. The heels of their heavy boots hung against brass foot rails, dropping clods of mud to the floor while they bent over foamed beers and loudly told a few raunchy jokes.
Someone shouted: “What do cow pies and cowgirls have in common? The older they get, the easier they are to pick up.”
Someone else: “What’s the fastest animal in the world? An Ethiopian chicken.”
Smokers crowded the room; pillars of smoke pulled up by greasy ceiling fans amid a clatter of dishes by rough-handling busboys. Another drinker, his orange hunter’s cap pushed back, shouted to Dottie, the waitress standing nearby: “What do you call a smart blonde?”
Dottie shouted back, “Oh for God’s sakes, Harry, a golden retriever. Can’t you old farts come up with something new?”
A tight-jeaned, hard-muscled waitress walked to their table. Hair pulled back, beginning wrinkles around her eyes and across her forehead. She smiled at Blake and the other greenhorn hunters.
“How’d you boys do today?” She gripped the order pad with hardened forearm muscles, biceps pushing against her shirt cuffs.
“We start the hunt tomorrow,” Blake answered. He had always been the most aggressive salesman of the three. “I’ve got this trick knee that makes it hard to walk sometimes.” He looked up at her and smiled. “Maybe I should just stay with you at the hotel.”
Her smile faded into a straight-lipped expression until the ordering was completed.
“I’d leave Kelly alone,” Jake said. “She’s one of the star players on the Pierre roller derby team. May even be the captain. Last week she bumped one of her opponents over the guardrail into the crowd. Started a fight that didn’t end until the sheriff and his deputy showed up.”
After dinner, after the others in the group left the bar, Blake signed the bill and left a generous tip. Kelly smiled again.
“Bring me some tail feathers,” she added.
And then what? he thought. It seemed to Blake that this part of the country was a hard place for women. A bad place to be feminine. More friendly to those who were comfortable shooting a passing deer or elk through an opened window while fixing dinner than belonging to a tedious book club or attending regular meetings about gardening.
Blake was on his once-a-year acting-out vacation with the boys and felt relaxed as hell already. This is my kind of place, he thought. Maybe I can meet her after she’s off work. We could soak in the Jacuzzi for a start. She’s probably hot to get the hell out of town.
Driving to the hunt, the highway was empty and ruler-straight. Later they turned onto gravel and then dirt roads. The unlimited view of flat, dusty fields was shocking to Ethan, who was used to looking at skyscrapers and signing contracts. He looked over at Jake. “Jesus, don’t you get tired of this emptiness?”
“You got to look at it closely. There’s a lot that happens most people don’t notice,” Jake replied. “Besides, if you look at anything long enough, it gets interesting.”
The dirt road ended at a deserted farm, the house long gone, perhaps never there, old barns and sheds in disrepair, some collapsed against the ground. Jake went over the safety procedures.
“Keep your guns pointed up all the time,” he said. “And keep that safety on until you shoot. Don’t shoot near the ground. Let the pheasants fly up and get above all of us first, take that extra second for safety. The fields are huge and the birds run ahead of us. We need a blocker or two at the end of the field.”
The dogs were whining and howling; cornstalks and leaves blew rapidly around the desolate farmyard. Dense clouds were forming in the west.
“The birds run to the end of the cornfield and see the blockers standing there. Either they fly then or hunker down. Blockers are free to take any good shots, but keep the guns up and away from the other hunters.”
Because of his painful knee, Blake had chosen to stand at the end of the long cornfield while the guide and his two friends walked toward him through the densely planted crop.
“This is where you can stand,” Jake said, looking at Blake and pointing to a tangle of dark weeds. “The birds will run through the corn toward you. Just wait, be patient and be ready. It takes maybe an hour for us to walk the field to where you are. You may get more shooting than we will. Never know.”
The other three got back into the Suburban to drive to the far end of the cornfield. Jake rolled down his driver’s window as they drove away. He shouted to Blake, who looked uncertain, standing alone in the brush at the cornfield’s edge, his gun pointed skyward.
“Just stay alert, stay alert, Blake. Don’t shoot at the low ones, goddamn it, that’s where we’ll be coming toward you.”
Steering the Suburban through the muddy grassland, Jake thought about the many times he had blocked for walking hunters. Standing and waiting like Blake was the hardest job. It’s almost like the pheasants are watching you. Relax, look around, scratch your balls, and out the birds come, flying right past you.
Blake stood there, concentrating on the corn, looking for any birds running toward him. He looked and stared until his eyes blurred from the strong wind and blowing dust. He blinked, rubbed his gloved hand across his face. He had to take a whizz, so he put his heavy gun down and walked away from the edge of the field before unzipping through all the trouser layers. He turned downwind, let it go, and two cocks flew past, cackling loudly. He jumped for his gun and wet himself.
“Son of a bitch!”
He stared carefully at the cornfield again, this time standing like a soldier at attention, gun at the ready. His fingers felt frozen in his new gloves, which were a size too small. He thought about his dad, Frank, his fingerless hand, how he froze it during the Battle of the Bulge, hiding in a snowed-in foxhole, out of ammunition. How cold it was and nothing to eat, just staring at a few trees and the piles of windblown snow around him until the skies cleared and help came. Blake pulled his hands partway out of the gloves and curled his fingers into his palms.
“There aren’t many things in life you can’t solve with patience and a couple of bullets,” Frank had told him.
But Blake wasn’t really a hunter, didn’t really enjoy it the way his buddies seemed to. A pile of dead pheasants at the end of the day made him sad as much as anything. He thought about home, about relaxing in his favorite chair, comfortable in its soft leather padding, sipping a beer while watching the Bears on his wide-screen TV.
He had fallen into bad habits; comfort and softness habits. He rarely exercised anymore and was gaining weight. It was all because of his bad football knee, he reasoned, not his fault. Besides, the parties and fancy meals were good for his real estate business. He bent over to pull some weeds from his boots. Another cock flew past him. Blake jumped up, raised his gun quickly, and fired three times as the bird flew out of range. Frightened by the gunfire, two more flew away, untouched, toward the distant horizon.
A freezing, gusty wind blew across Dakota. Ripped, low clouds moved in rapidly under the gray overcast. It was cold standing there. He tried pacing back and forth, even jumping jacks to stay warm. A cock pheasant flew up. Blake got the bird with one shot and put some tail feathers in his jacket. He smiled. I’ll get some more, he thought, reloading his gun and walking into the dense cornfield. The stalks extended above his head, the shifting, wind-rattled leaves erasing other sounds except his heavy breathing. More birds flew up; he shot repeatedly and two pheasants fell deeper into the field. He could not see them, so searching, he walked further away from where he had stood at the field’s edge. He had no more shotgun shells. Where the hell are the dogs? he thought. They never seemed to have trouble finding the fallen birds. But Blake, moving slowly through the tangled stalks of corn, had found only one more pheasant when the golden light faded to a smudged darkness. They should have walked the field by now, he thought. They should be here. He shouted for them but could hear nothing but rattling leaves.
Now, unsure of the direction to the edge of the field, he tried walking randomly, searching right and left. Instead of being straight, the rows of corn often intersected each other like a kaleidoscope. It was confusing. He found two of his spent shotgun shells on the ground and realized he had walked in a large circle back to where he had stood an hour earlier. It was darker now. The wind, still strong, whistled through the field from many directions. He reached into his large rear pocket. The feathers were still there. He saw Kelly in the Jacuzzi with him, her nipples pushing through a thin bikini. He would be warm this evening. They would have such fun together.
No need to tell Ethan or Martin that he had gotten lost in a fucking cornfield. Never hear the end of that. No, he was just hunting a little while he waited for them. His cell phone! Why hadn’t he thought of that? He turned it on. The screen indicated he was not in a service area. He began running, changing directions, tripping over broken stalks, shouting for help, sometimes jumping slightly despite his sore knee, trying to see above the corn, not aware of a large badger hole in the muddy ground before falling into it and reinjuring his leg. The fall broke the stock of his gun. He picked up the gun barrel, using it as a cane, a sort of crutch as he limped heavily, slowing finally to a crawl. Now it was dark and started to rain.
Bent over with exhaustion, hands grasping his knees, out of breath and frightened. The cold now invaded even his bones. Why had he come way the hell out to this country, a place that he knew nothing about? He saw his wife, Amy, tearful and dressed in black, opening condolences. They were mostly from his business rivals, who would derive humor at Blake freezing to death in the middle of a Dakota cornfield. How fitting for a scoundrel like him.
He thought again about his father’s war stories. Blake dug a hole in the soft, muddy dirt. He dug it deep with what was left of his gun and lined it with brittle stalks of corn. Blake lay down and covered himself with the yellowed leaves, which soon became covered with icy snow. Nearby, his orange cap, attached to his gun barrel like a flag on a pole, swung in the wind.
That’s how they found him.
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Jumeirah Beach Residence offers every necessity and convenience under one roof. Step outside and there is more than just a beautiful beach. Residents will not only be served by the wonderful facilities of all those five star hotels like the Ritz Carlton Dubai, Hilton Jumeirah, the Sheraton Jumeirah, the Oasis Beach Hotel and Metropolitan Beach Hotels and the four huge beach club resorts being built between these hotels specifically for Jumeirah Beach Residence owners.text by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumeirah_Beach_Residence
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Overview and HistoryDubai is one of the seven Arab Emirates and has the highest population in the UAE. Unfortunately for western historians, the pre-Islamic culture used an oral tradition for recordkeeping of its stories and legends, so there isn't much to go on from library sources.But the area around Dubai has been occupied for thousands of years, with many trading centers between the east and west. The earliest mention of Dubai recorded in writing dates to 1095, and it was known as a source of rich pearls to merchants of Venice.Dubai was dependent of Abu Dhabi during the 19th century; it became a protectorate of the UK as of 1892, and engaged in border disputes with Abu Dhabi after WWII. As of 1971 Dubai became part of the United Arab Emirates.From here onwards let the theme of this essay be,"Dubai goes BIG!"There's booming construction going on in Dubai right now, as in, almost 25% of its economy is based on building!Dubai has the capital and initiative to set up some really exciting projects, like Dubai Internet City. It's a free trade zone in a technology park created to attract large companies by offering special tax breaks within its economic zone. So far players like Microsoft, HP, Nokia, IBM and Oracle have moved in with their regional offices... not bad. DIC is now a strategic hub connecting two billion people across the Middle East, Africa and India.Spin around in the Heritage Village area and check out all the construction cranes on the horizon.Getting ThereThe Dubai International Airport has one of the best duty-free shopping malls in the world, which is an attraction all by itself.The airport offers a wide range of world-class services. Transportation service will be car rental or taxi, with buses to appease the traffic problem.TransportationDubai has an extensive taxi system made up of both private and government-operated cabs. The city was planned to hold 600,000 people and it population is now 1.5 million -- you figure out what that means in terms of traffic...Currently there's a $4 billion construction project underway to build a Metro system, expected to be complete in 2012.If you want to have some real fun, take an abras to find the world's most amazing spice market here, at Spice Souk Abra Station. Abras are little wooden boats you take to cross the Dubai canal. It costs about 27cent USD for the trip, you get them at Abra station and ride them between the gold/spice market on one side and the textile market on the other.This is a great way to see old Dubai too, by traveling the Dubai creek. Also, don't forget that the National Bank building reflects the surface of the water and looks like a giant TV.People and CultureChoosing the right season to visit Dubai is of critical importance. Temperatures range from 10C in winter to 48C in the summer. Tourist season starts in October and gets cranking in November.The local currency is the dirham. Carry small change with you for taxi drivers and things, otherwise you will end up giving a bigger tip than you meant to.They drive on the right in Dubai and there is a car accident, on average, every three minutes. Be advised and keep your eyes peeled.Dubai has a zero tolerance drug policy. ZERO. Don't mess around.Things to do, RecommendationsDubai is as ancient as it is modern. See the Chamber of Commerce and Bastakiya for just two of the myriad examples. Bastakiya is a completely-restored neighborhood from an old merchants' settlement. A really popular historic destination to visit is one of the of three watchtowers guarding the city of Burj-Nahar in Deira.Dubai is the upscale shopping capital of the world, but its charming old markets (souks) are where it all comes from. If you're not from around here, get ready to learn about bargaining...Here's the old market called Souk Bur Dubai, take a look at your shopping schedule and dive in!Al-Sabkha is one of the smaller communities in Dubai but it's got tons of markets to poke through.Clubbing: Dubai has strict liquor laws (and pork laws) so most of the nightclubs are located inside hotels, where they already have some sort of liquor license. Check out Zinc, Planetarium, Kandy Club, and Peppermint to get your dose of bass.Well, you can't exactly climb up this one, but here's the clock tower.Just wait until the Burj Dubai is finished, then you'll REALLY have something to get a view from! The Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest structure when it's done. Office space is set for about $4,000 per square foot, ready to go in September 2009. Cheap! It's part of a development that when finished will host thirty thousand homes, nine hotels, seven acres of parkland, and the Dubai Mall -- slated to be the largest mall in the world.Dubai is going big! Get there and have a look for yourself.Text by Steve Smith.
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Dodgy science: Hundreds of Australian..
Dodgy science: Hundreds of Australian scientific papers revealed to be inaccurate
New data has revealed hundreds of Australian scientific research papers are inaccurate or compromised, prompting calls for the introduction of a national science watchdog.
Scientific writers from Retraction Watch have found 247 compromised Australian research papers.
David Vaux, deputy director at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, said the problem stems from a combination of dishonesty and incompetence.
“Scientists are just like anybody else, there’s going to be a few bad apples,” he told 3AW’s Ross and John.
Mr Vaux said a government watchdog would go a long way towards preventing the publication of unreliable papers.
“The problem is, currently, we operate under a self-regulated model,” he said.
“If there are concerns about someone doing the wrong thing they’re not handled well.”
Australia lags behind in scienctific oversight.
The US, Canada, 23 European countries, Japan, and even China, already have government agencies dedicated to investigating scientists.
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Lower Hudson Valley Father Won’t Take Plea Deal in Twins’ Deaths
The Hudson Valley father who left his young twins in a hot car to die returned to court on Tuesday.
In July, Juan Rodriguez, 39, of Rockland County was charged with two counts each of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
According to prosecutors, the Iraq War veteran told police he thought he dropped off his 1-year-old twins at daycare before heading to work at a hospital in the Bronx. Rodriguez did drop off an older child at another daycare that morning but then discovered his twins in the backseat of his car after working his shift.
After working an 8-hour shift, Rodriguez found Luna and Phoenix Rodriguez unconscious and foaming from the mouth in the back of the car. Rodriguez immediately called 911 but the babies were pronounced dead at the scene.
In August, the Bronx District Attorney decided to not put the case against Rodriguez before a grand jury, pending a further investigation.
The New City man returned to court on Tuesday. Prosecutors announced they still haven't put the case towards a grand jury as prosecutors continue to investigate. Rodriguez is due back in court on Oct. 24.
Speaking outside a Bronx courtroom, Rodriguez's lawyer said his client won't take a plea deal.
“I do not view this as a criminal case,” Joey Jackson said, according to the New York Post. “A plea deal would otherwise suggest that there was some culpability or guilt on Mr. Rodriguez’s part. It’s my view that, while this is a horrific tragedy that has affected my client, his wife, his children deeply, that it is not a crime.”
According to a GoFundme setup for Rodrigues and his family, the tragedy is due to "Forgotten Baby Syndrome," where parents accidentally forget about a child and leave them in their vehicle while performing daily tasks and routines.
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Team boss hits out over Olympic ticket fiasco
By Karen Barlow in London
Updated July 25, 2012 14:45:32
Video: Olympic spectators kept waiting for tickets (ABC News)
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Chef de mission Nick Green has hit out at Australia's official Olympic ticketing agency, CoSport, just three days out from the London Games.
Hundreds of people are reportedly awaiting tickets, with some Games attendees saying they have been queuing for hours and many have not been getting the seating they paid for.
But Green says the issue is being looked into, with Friday's opening ceremony looming large.
"People queuing for tickets is unacceptable," he said on Tuesday (local time).
"We were disappointed when we heard about it first.
"We have talked, the AOC ... it is a matter which the Australian Olympic Committee are looking at."
Green says CoSport has already indicated that Australians, and purchasers from other nations such as the United States, Canada, Norway and Sweden, will get their tickets.
But he warns that the pre-paid passes might not be in punters' hands immediately.
"They have assured us that all Australians will get their tickets," he said.
"They said that to us last night. We would recommend those people who have concerns contact CoSport before going down to the ticket office.
"One of the things we understand is that CoSport have informed us that part of their problem with delivery is also through [Games organising committee] LOCOG.
"We are all affected by this and those families who want the tickets in their hand with three days to go, absolutely.
"You might not get them today, which we would all love, including myself. But we will have to wait."
The London Organising Committee and CoSport are yet to comment on the Olympic ticketing problems.
'Best Games ever'
But amid the ticketing fiasco, Green says he is confident the London Games will be a success.
"I am saying that time moves on and London has learned a lot from Sydney," he said.
"We know they have taken a lot out of Sydney. They have taken some out of Beijing. They have taken some out of Barcelona in '92 and they will put it together and make a great Games.
"I personally view that this will be the best Games ever.
"That is my personal view. The sun is shining. The organising that we have seen around the place is world-class and this is complimenting what will be a great Games."
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Twitter for business (approved by CPD)
Twitter is a social media platform that is used by a wide range of people, from celebrities, who use it to communicate with their fans to companies and brands who can use it to engage their customers and attract new ones. It is also used by people for the social aspect – to chat and share information with friends. In fact, there is no restriction to who or what can have a Twitter account and often a larger company such as Starbucks will also have individual accounts for each product such as Frappuccino’s and even individual store locations.
Using Twitter successfully requires a significant commitment of time – being active is key to your success. It’s all about the image you create, and the best‐viewed companies are the responsive ones.
Twitter is a real‐time information sharing network where users can share messages, news, images, opinions and links via short bursts of information called ‘tweets’ – these tweets have a character limit of 140 including spaces, which may sound very short but you might be surprised at how much
you can get into a little space and how much influence that can have. Even though Twitter is a fairly simple service, it’s still important to understand the mechanics of it thoroughly.
What is the course and what does it include?
The course is a CPD approved online video based training course with4 modules:
✓ An Introduction to Twitter
✓ Getting Started on Twitter
✓ Using Third-Party Applications
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Each module is explained clearly in plain English through video, and has a short test at the end of each module with a 70% pass rate. The course takes on average 55 minutes.
Course key facts
£24 per individual candidate
55 minutes average duration
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✓ Learn whenever you or your employees want 24/7
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✓ Video based with a combination of a presenter, animations, and quiz style questions
✓ Business accounts available, allowing multi-by discounts and dashboards to track users
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What are the Recommended System Requirements?
Operating System: Windows XP/7/8, Mac OSX (10.6)
Browser: Chrome 20+, Firefox 28+, Internet Explorer 9, Safari for Mac 5+
Additional Software: Flash Player 10+
What is the average course duration?
The course takes on average 55 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).
What other type of Digital marketing online training courses are available?
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This course focuses on the anchor point of your digital marketing strategy which is your website or micro-site. Here we’ll explore search engine optimisation ‘SEO’ and how you can use this to drive traffic to your website.
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All about how to get the best out of social media in a business. Looking at business strategy, business development and the practicalities of employing people and agencies to support your social media activity.
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LinkedIn is a very valuable tool to find the key decision makers within certain companies. It’s used for finding the best point of contact, gaining familiarity with their background before a call or sales pitch and a lot more. Find out how it can be used to enhance your business.
This Twitter for business online training course (approved by CPD) costs £90 per individual candidate.
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