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__label__cc	0.73437	0.26563	Student autonomous drone racing team takes 2nd place at IROS On Nov. 5, an interdisciplinary team of undergraduate and graduate students affiliated with the Maryland Robotics Center took second place in the autonomous drone racing event at the prestigious 2019 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Macau. This year’s challenge was all about flying autonomously at speed. The challenge for the six competing teams was to fly the drone autonomously through a set of gates, completing as many runs as possible in five minutes. The “TurboTerps” team completed 14 runs in 4:42, for second place. This is one place higher than in their 2018 debut at IROS in Madrid! The winning team was from the University of Tsukuba, in Tsukuba, Japan, about an hour’s drive north of Tokyo. Its drone completed 15 runs in 4:47. “We missed first place by only two gates!” said team advisor and Assistant Professor Huan “Mumu” Xu (AE/ISR). The team included Swapneel Naphade, an MSSE student specializing in robotics control; Sharon Shallom, an Aerospace Engineering undergraduate student; and Aerospace Engineering MS student Derek Thompson, a two-year competition veteran. Another team member, Micah Moten, a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student, was not in attendance. “We're all really happy with how we did—although we know if we’d had one more run we probably could have taken first,” said Thompson. “We ran into a number of problems the first day, but we managed to work through them and get our system working reliably. It was cool to see teams from all over the world working at the same problem and the different approaches everyone took.” Competitive autonomous drone racing is an engineering and computer science challenge that requires an understanding of computer vision, the ability to develop algorithms that incorporate the gate detection, and programming logic for the drone to understand when it has completed tasks. Team members do not fly the drones themselves; they must program them to navigate the course on their own. Voice of America video highlights kidney transplant drone flight Ph.D. student Usman Fiaz competes in Unix 50 challenge at Nokia Bell Labs Derek Paley named Maryland Robotics Center director Miao Yu named Maryland Robotics Center director 2010 Maryland Robotics Day draws large crowd Robotic Speedway Competition Returns Saturday Aerospace Engineering Students Win at AIAA YPSE Conference Discoveries from NASA's Parker Solar Probe published in Nature Chapin, Bowen win in Bioscience Day poster session Innovative Groups Pitch, Win Share of $5,000 at Inaugural Do Good Robotics Start-up Competition	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365673
__label__wiki	0.53679	0.53679	Honda Accord drops V-6 engine, gains turbocharged 4-cylinders For 2018, Honda Accord will be offered in 3 power configurations: 1.5 Liter turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, 2.0 Liter turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, and the ... The iMac goes Pro Why? The iMac Pro also marks the first time than a desktop Mac will come in Space Gray, including the iMac Pro's Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad 2, and Mag... Security firms warn of new cyber threat to electric grid Dragos founder Robert Lee went as far as contacting USA authorities and power companies to directly address the potential threat. Analysis of the malware, kno... Have the Zelle banks finally found a winning formula? Details of the launch were announced Monday . Zelle , a new payment processing network backed by more than 30 USA banks, aims to make that process instant... 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__label__cc	0.641598	0.358402	Ruangguru wins trust of teachers and tutors in digital education services with GCP About Ruangguru Ruangguru provides education applications and services to tutors, teachers and students across Indonesia, including an online ‘marketplace’ that enables students to select skilled and empathetic tutors for private tuition. Industries: Education Products: Compute Engine, App Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Pub/Sub With GCP, Ruangguru has delivered a range of apps that streamline and enhance the delivery of education services in Indonesia. Google Cloud Platform Results Supported growth to accommodate 2.5 million students and 100,000 teachers and tutors Minimise outages and slowdowns that compromised students’ experience with applications Achieved stability that convinced teachers and tutors to trust a digital education platform for the first time For Indonesian education services provider Ruangguru, convincing students who are already accustomed to digital technologies to use online education services is comparatively easy. However, the challenge lies in convincing teachers, tutors and education officials to transition from traditional manual practices to faster, more efficient online methods of performing their tasks. For example, tutors can sign up to an online marketplace run by Ruangguru that enables students to review their credentials before deciding whether or not to engage them for private tuition. Ruangguru’s first product was a tutoring marketplace that allows students to check information such as educational background and certifications, as well as posting and checking reviews of tutors’ performance. Ruangguru is delivering a range of applications and services at 99 percent plus availability and gaining the confidence of teachers and tutors who may be using a digital platform for the first time. “In Indonesia, we have many competitors that have been around for some time providing offline tuition. They are now leveraging their established brands to move into online, so it’s becoming crowded. Our agility and digital experience is key to our success. Using GCP is key to our value proposition.” —Stephanie Hardjo, Business Development Manager, Ruangguru Since 2014, the business has expanded its product suite to include an online service that enables students to undertake mock school or University tests in preparation for their real exams. Ruangguru has also added a service that enables students to chat with teachers using online text and audio to obtain answers to questions, and uploaded more than 2,000 videos that allow school students to prepare for exams in subjects such as maths, science and social sciences. “Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible education services to people across Indonesia,” says Stephanie Hardjo, Business Development Manager, Ruangguru. “We have to assure stakeholders that moving to a digital environment is an easier and safer option than manual, paper-based alternatives, particularly in terms of access to data and the ability to administer tests,” says Hardjo. “To convince them to do so, we need to run our applications and services on a stable platform.” This requirement for stability encompasses high levels of availability to ensure Ruangguru applications and services are available when students, tutors, and other stakeholders need to access them. The business also needed the scalability to support spikes in usage that can see up to 10,000 users concurrently accessing Ruangguru’s products, without compromising performance. Ruangguru had trialled running its service on public cloud platforms but decided to move to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Agung Firdaus, VP Engineering, Ruangguru, had experience with GCP in previous roles and believed the platform would best meet Ruangguru’s requirements. The business then decided to migrate several of its applications to GCP, and started re-architecting them to optimise their performance on the platform. Ruangguru is now using Google App Engine to run most of these applications in a fully managed environment that takes care of all infrastructure requirements, and to scale to support demand peaks and ongoing growth. Other legacy applications are running primarily in Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances until the re-architecting process is complete. The business is using tools such as Google BigQuery and Google Cloud Dataflow to warehouse and analyse big data in order to provide reports to stakeholders and partners. Google Cloud Pub/Sub sends messages between applications to enhance overall scalability. Serving more users and accommodating more traffic Deploying GCP has enabled Ruangguru to convince stakeholders of the merits and value of its platform in delivering education services. By mid-2017, Ruangguru had registered about 2.5 million students and 100,000 teachers and tutors. “Since we moved to GCP, we gained the ability to serve more users and accommodate more traffic,” says Firdaus. “In addition, we can forge powerful partnerships with businesses to help promote and distribute our content. For example, we have created an official account in partnership with LINE, a messaging app popular with students, that blasts our content to a user base of 3.1 million students in Indonesia. Put simply, we can aim higher and engage existing and prospective customers more easily.” Working with GCP has enabled the education services provider to avoid the capital expenditure needed for on-premises or hosted servers, storage, and associated systems. Instead, Ruangguru can focus on the more efficient, budget-friendly approach of making regular payments for the resources it uses. Furthermore, the business only needs to allocate one engineer to system administration, with the remaining technology team members focusing on product development and delivery. The development team can easily replicate production environments for testing and staging, minimising the risks associated with pushing out updates and enhancements to its online products. These updates can be pushed out in minutes through an automated system, rather than in hours required when employing a manual process. “Since we moved to GCP, we gained the ability to serve more users and accommodate more traffic, as well as forge partnerships with large businesses. Put simply, we can aim higher and engage existing and prospective customers more easily.” —Agung Firdaus, VP Engineering, Ruangguru Direct and indirect cost savings While the business has not fully calculated the financial benefits of using GCP relative to a physical infrastructure, Firdaus believes the direct and opportunity cost savings are considerable. “As a start-up, we are growing and using a cloud platform saves us the administration required for on-premise or co-located physical servers,” he says. Moving to GCP has also enabled Ruangguru to eliminate outages that had compromised users’ experience of mock exams. “We’ve been able to reduce these errors and improve the user experience,” says Firdaus. “It’s easier to convince users to adopt other Ruangguru services now we have more stable products.” For some teachers and tutors, Ruangguru represents their first experience with an online service for tests. “It’s very important that their first encounter with a digital application is error free so we can convince them this is something good and new,” says Hardjo. “That is one thing that GCP has enabled us to achieve because it’s very stable and gives our users a better experience.” Using GCP has also enabled Ruangguru to maintain its leading position as a technology-enabled education provider in a highly competitive environment. “In Indonesia, we have many competitors that have been around for some time providing offline tuition,” says Hardjo. “They are now leveraging their established brands to move into online, so it’s becoming crowded. 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__label__cc	0.505978	0.494022	Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist cover Silver Jews’ “Ballad of Reverend War Character”: Stream An homage to David Berman that will benefit MusiCares & Music Health Alliance. on August 30, 2019, 10:38am Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist share new 25-minute song “Summer Blaze”: Stream Taken from the pair’s upcoming New Psycho Actives Vol. 2 project. Animal Collective unearth ambient version of “My Girls”: Stream Geologist premiered “House (HBDMPP Edit)” during his NTS radio show. on January 10, 2019, 12:06pm Animal Collective premiere new album Tangerine Reef: Stream A collaboration with Coral Morphologic, the album is accompanied by a full-length film. Animal Collective announce new audiovisual album, Tangerine Reef, share “Hair Cutter”: Stream A collaboration with Coral Morphologic to commemorate the 2018 International Year of the Reef. on July 16, 2018, 10:01am Animal Collective crack open the vault to share unreleased cover of “In the Bleak Midwinter”: Stream Unearthed recording dates back nearly 20 years. on February 07, 2018, 10:10am The Five Most Unique Experiences at Moogfest 2017 Beautiful strangeness from the weirdest festival of all-time. by Cap Blackard Animal Collective release Meeting Of The Waters EP: Stream/download Avey Tare and Geologist recorded the four-track effort live in the Amazon rainforest. Animal Collective celebrate Bob Dylan’s birthday with “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” remix — listen A synth-speckled rework of the 1963 classic. by Michelle Geslani on May 24, 2016, 12:58pm Live Review: Animal Collective at The Royale in Boston (2/22) The trio feel their way through the early, heady days of the Painting With tour. by Edward Dunbar on February 23, 2016, 3:02pm Stream: Animal Collective’s new album Painting With The band’s 11th LP was inspired by Cubism, Dadaism, and the human experience. Animal Collective in 10 Songs A crash course in the mystical, mythical world of Avey, Panda, Geologist, and Deakin. by Adam Kivel,Sean Barry and Nina Corcoran	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365679
__label__cc	0.512475	0.487525	Three Challenges FHIR 4 Faces by Rob Brull \| May 28, 2019 \| Blog In January 2019, HL7 published the fourth release of their FHIRAn HL7 standard that is short for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources and pronounced “Fire”. The standard defines a set of “Resources” that represent granular clinical concepts. The resources provide flexibility for a range of healthca... (Fast Healthcare InteroperabilityInteroperability refers to the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged. Resources) standard. While this release was notable due to the standard passing the normative ballot — meaning future changes will be backward compatible — FHIR 4 still faces challenges when it comes to solving interoperability issues in healthcare IT. Three of the obstacles that the FHIR 4 standard faces are: Integrating with legacy approaches Security of both access control and data-in-transit is always paramount — regardless of the data standard used to exchange information. While FHIR is not a proper security standard, it does provide: Security guidance for implementers, and Internal security structure (such as audit resources) Addressing the overreaching goal of security in conjunction with the workflow and business requirements is a must. For example, FHIR recommends OAuth for authentication, but the specific details around the implementation of OAuth must be addressed by the implementers or via a realm-specific agreement. The SMART App Launch was also recently released, and it provides reliable, secure authorization for a variety of app architectures wanting to connect to EHRElectronic Health Record (EHR), as defined in Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms (The National Alliance for Health Information Technology, April 28, 2008): An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that conform... data via a FHIR system. FHIR will mostly enable lower-friction data exchanges, which will then lead to more security discussions and concerns. Because we are early in the implementation cycle and there are deep, pent-up demands to solve a wide range of interoperability concerns urgently, over-hyped expectations for FHIR are pervasive. FHIR’s ability to query source-of-truth systems in real time and its improved data model reducing friction for data exchange makes sugarplums dance in the minds of most stakeholders. The reality will be much more difficult. Even allowing that FHIR is a dramatically and transformationally better approach to interoperability, no single standard will meet the panacea about which everyone dreams. Legacy Interoperability Approaches Established interoperability infrastructure is not going away — or anytime soon at least. From integration engines to data lakes with CDAClinical Document Architecture (CDA) HL7 CDA uses XML for encoding of the documents and breaks down the document in generic, unnamed, and non-templated sections. Documents can include discharge summaries, progress notes, history and physical reports,... documents, the existing approaches to data exchange will continue for decades. FHIR will not replace V2 nor CDA. Rather, it will augment the existing solutions. The key to having FHIR improve interoperability will be effectively integrating the transaction-oriented standards (V2, CDA, X12X12 provides for electronic exchange of business transactions-electronic data interchange (EDI). The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) chartered the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 to develop uniform standards., SCRIPT, etc.) with the interaction-orientated FHIR standard. Despite these challenges, the future is bright. Tags: FHIR, FHIR 4, Health IT, interoperability, legacy, Security	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365684
__label__cc	0.747845	0.252155	August 9, 2017 December 10, 2018 chrissystroop Christian Right, Evangelicalism Of Megachurches and their Mini-Mes, or, What’s the Deal with “Relevant” Christianity? Before really getting into this post, I’d like to thank all of you readers for bearing with me with respect to the paucity of new content delivered over the last month, much of which I spent traveling: In Indiana (where I visited family); in the Pacific Northwest (where I stayed with Tori Glass’s family, hiked Multnomah Falls with an ex-Evangelical I had last seen in person when I was four years old but who found me through my ex-Evangelical work on Twitter, and finally made my pilgrimage to the original Starbucks store at Pike Place Market, where I paid homage to the angel Covfefe); and in Northern California (where I stayed with my friend Elspeth Olson’s family, did a little research into the history of Russian Christian influence on American anti-Communism at the Hoover Institute Archive back at Stanford, saw friends, participated in a panel discussion through DiveIn, and recorded a guest appearance on one of my favorite podcasts, Sunday School Dropouts). I’m getting settled back in ahead of the upcoming academic year here in Tampa, FL now, although my home Wi-Fi connection deciding to break last Friday and only getting restored earlier today has complicated things a bit. Nevertheless, expect more content soon, as I will be back into a routine and have lots of ideas (please also feel free to let me know what you’d like to see covered, in comments, on Twitter, or through the contact form on this site). I didn’t do a lot of Twitter threading over the past month either, but yesterday I took to Twitter to thread my take on the following question posed by @SighlenceDogood in a discussion of what we came to call #PulpitFacepalms (a new hashtag well worth checking out, in my view): “Why do evangelical pastors try so hard to make their sermons, prayers, etc. so pop-culturally relevant? So much that it hurts.” https://twitter.com/SighlenceDogood/status/894960258405113856 From about age 12, I grew up with precisely that kind of Evangelicalism, which is in-your-face with its “coolness.” It is often associated with the word “relevant,” too. See, for example, the godawful (pun quasi-intended) Evangelical magazine of that name if you want to dive head first into contrived Christian hipsterism. Also highly recommended are Emily Joy’s fiery takedowns of Relevant Magazine articles on Twitter. Those threads are solid gold! A little teaser: OKAY SO. First of all I'm glad @RELEVANT is using precious technological airtime to shame people for desiring a good sex life with a spouse — Emily Joy (@emilyjoypoetry) May 19, 2017 Second of all, OBVIOUSLY #purityculture misrepresented sex. Also, everything else about life & relationships. That's what we've been saying. Anyway, my autobiography coincides with a lot of this “relevant” nonsense. And thereby hangs a tail, one that I contextualized yesterday on Twitter within the big picture of the historical and sociological development of American Evangelicalism over the last few decades. This ended up being a pretty large thread, which I recommend reading on Twitter if you can, as that will likely be a smoother reading experience than reading it here. Nevertheless, I’m also going to copy the entire thread below so that those who may not be on Twitter can read it, or those who find Twitter confusing can read it all in one separate place. Somehow there are two tweets labeled “36.” I’m not quite sure how that happened; sorry. I also apologize for the awkwardness of so many embedded tweets, but I thought this would be worth sharing here even if I’m not able to take the time to retype the entire thing in paragraph form right now. If you are on Twitter, check out the responses to this thread too. Some of them are very insightful! 1. From about age 13 I was in this megachurch-inspired "relevant" branch of Evangelicalism. Ultimately about numbers. Theorized as follows. https://t.co/dHjSh44T6F — Christopher Stroop (@C_Stroop) August 8, 2017 1-a. Some caveats. 1. Threading from my phone, so bear with me on slowness. 2. Mainline churches also experiment w/ "contemporary" services. 2. Next, some context. Evangelicals are obsessed with "reaching the unchurched." This is an ideological imperative to "spread the good news" 3. And church leaders of all kinds are wary of declining church attendance. They're afraid of secularization andfor their livelihoods. 4. Conservative Evangelicals have long bragged that unlike mainliners who "water down" their Christianity, they're not declining. But. 5. Anxiety is part and parcel of a fundamentalist mindset, and so is zero sum thinking. There are perennial concerns about the youth. 6. Also, with the "rise of the nones," decline is beginning to catch up to some Evangelical denominations. https://t.co/vmrXhhsx4J 7. So, being anxious that church as most people experienced it would be too boring, some Evangelicals decided essentially to rebrand. 8. The origins lie some decades back. The most famous and influential non-denominational megachurch in the U.S. was founded in 1975. 9. I am, ofc, talking about Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago, founded and still headed by Bill Hybels: https://t.co/seu57Z8bfa 10. Hybels first planned to go into business, brought a corporate mentality to his "calling." Entrepreneurs are lionized in these churches. 11. And that corporate mentality is one reason for the emphasis on growth of particular congregations to massive sizes. pic.twitter.com/2dtcZPlqfx 12. It's a bit of an aside, but since that time the "hottest" parts of Evangelicalism really have been Weber's Protestant ethic run amok. 12-a. Did you know that you can buy Christian breath mints? Distributed exclusively by Oriental Trading Company. https://t.co/snRJ58oGJ2 pic.twitter.com/D5mFhTiC89 12-b. How about Christian board games? Derivative of secular board games, only more didactic and lamer. Score! https://t.co/hvOUijslUU 13. And we're not even talking about the prosperity gospel here, folks. Sure, people in these churches might read The Prayer of Jabez. pic.twitter.com/8lu3b8hIsq 14. But by and large they'd reject the prosperity theology of Paula White, Creflo Dollar, even Benny Hinn and Joel Osteen, if asked. 15. This most recent wave of corporatization of Evangelicalism occurred along with the (re)organization of the Christian Right as we know it 16. So in addition to numbers, that meant coalition building, which naturally requires a deemphasis on technical theological doctrine. 17. That puzzle piece helps explain how we get to a situation of not only "bad ecumenism," but pushing "relevance." https://t.co/sPUbALj0Uf 18. Hybels was a pioneer. It was the early 90s when the whole non-denominational "relevant" thing really took off and my family got into it. 19. I need to take a lunch break. I'll get into these churches' branding strategies and how that intersects with my story in a bit. 20. Okay, so back to megachurches, their Mini-Mes, and the language of "relevance," "seeker sensitivity," and "hipster" Christianity. 21. As @smellin_coffee points out in replies to this thread, the origins of megachurch run deeper than Hybels founding Willow in 1975. 22. And of course the corporatization of the churches has deeper roots in anti-Communist Xtianity as well; you can read @KevinMKruse on that 23. But the period in which the megachurch aesthetic really took over much of Evangelical America was the 1990s. 24. And it was some time in 1992 when my dad, then an Independent Christian Church music minister, got a (phone) call from God. Sort of. 25. So the phone call was technically from Pastor Ron Clarkson, who headed a megachurch-inspired "church plant" in Colorado Springs, CO. 26. We lived in Fishers, Indiana, a north suburb of Indianapolis. Dad is interesting and talented. Wanted more room for creativity in church 27. So he liked the idea of what Pastor Ron Clarkson described. He did not, however, think an interstate move would be best for the family. 28. But then Ron played the ultimate Evangelical trump card. He asked if Dad would just "pray about it." #YouDontKnowEvangelicals? Hold on. 29. When you agree to "pray about" an opportunity, there's a really good chance it will turn out to be "God's will." God's funny that way! 30. After some weeks of deliberation and prayer, it turned out God had called us to move to Colorado Springs! How about that? pic.twitter.com/OEF3YXXwG0 31. Perhaps you think of Colorado Springs as an Evangelical dystopia. It wasn't always that way. The early 1990s are when it transformed. 32. My family got there in 1993. Guess what organization also got established in Colorado Springs in 1993? Focus on the Family! 33. And remember Pastor Ted Haggard, the homophobic sometime head of the National Association of Evangelicals outed by a male sex worker? 34. He'd been in Colorado Springs since the mid-1980s, but he was increasing in influence in the 1990s, and was a part of the city's shift. 35. And remember what I said about coalitions and "bad ecumenism" above? It has something to do with how prominent Pentecostals now are. 36. A bit of an aside, but Pentecostals and other charismatics were looked at askance by more "respectable" Evangelicals when I was a kid. 36. By 2003, a charismatic like Ted Haggard could rise to the top of the NAE, a position that always has the ear of Republican leaders. 37. Anyway, my dad became music pastor at this church plant (under the umbrella of The Missionary Church), Community Church in the Rockies. 38. What's a church plant? Glad you asked. It's a corporate-style approach to the creation of new churches to "reach the unchurched." 39. You "plant" a new church, see, with seed funding from some bigger structure, and you try to make it grow to where it's self-supporting. 40. Been quickly Googling trying to figure out if ol' CCR (not a bad acronym), which met back then at Rampart High School, is still around. 41. I couldn't immediately confirm one way or another; I just found this. Notice the language of "seeker driven": https://t.co/F8vLCnJK2L 42.What was distinctive about CCR and the many Willow Creek-inspired churches like it? To get back to the point of the thread, "relevance." 43. You could wear jeans to church! Even shorts! The "sermon" was called a "message"! It had bullet points! We had dramas! And rock music! 44. This church, attended by people like then Focus on the Family executive Kurt Leander, claimed to be "not your grandma's church." 45. The "messages" were "relevant" to apply to your everyday life, see? Now your homophobia and anti-abortion mania could be "cool." 46. There's a lot about this aesthetic/approach that you could label "phony," or at least "disingenuous." The church was "seeker sensitive?" 47. Ok… If that means coffee, rock music, sophisticated sound and light design, and not having to choose b/w predestination and free will. 48. What it did not mean is that you could actually think it was okay to be gay, vote for Democrats, or be pro-choice, and stay in the club. 49. I ran the light board, sometimes. And drank coffee on the catwalk. Rampart High had a nice catwalk. I'd drink coffee up there. Anyway… 50. This is what it was like on the inside. And this kind of often deceptive stuff and outreach could get people in the door. 51. And what this ultimately amounts to is an effective rebranding, the thought leaders behind which were savvy about marketing. 52. They weren't only savvy about marketing, either. They thought in thoroughly corporate terms, and translated them into Christianity. 53. Church plants are sort of entrepreneurial experiments. Church service execution is slick. And then theres are the "small groups." 54. They effectively keep you "on message,"make sure your closest friends are fellow church members, and "plug you in" to volunteering, etc. 55. Oh and if you rock the boat ideologically? Expect to be "ghosted." https://t.co/oG6KaHxLSK 56. We did not rock the boat at CCR. But Ron Clarkson got on a pastoral power trip and threatened Dad's and the youth pastor's job security. 57. So they went back to Indiana and started a church plant together. That one failed, and ended with some bad blood. 58. But that's another story. I hope this thread has conveyed at least some sense of what the "relevant," "seeker sensitive" thing is about. 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__label__wiki	0.691268	0.691268	davestravelsblog.com Dave Yates explores Canada and beyond Quebec Ski Trails: Rigaud Quebec Ski Trails: Gatineau Park Riverside Ride: Is This Montreal’s Best Cycling Loop? Cycling: Route Verte of Quebec Quebec Heartland Lower St. Lawrence: Crustacean Cruise Lac St. Jean: Blueberry Thrill Mingans: Paddling with Whales For The Birds: Plaisance National Park Ontario Discovery Canada: Minor Miracle Algonquin Park: The First Wilderness Cycling: Niagara’s Lush Splendour Rideau Canal: Cruise Control Alberta: Rocky Mountain Ride Arctic Hike: No Path to Follow Georgian Bay: Rough Around The Edges Cuba: Cycling and Socialism Cuba: Secrets of Old Havana Nepal: Trekking to Everest Nepal: Annapurna beckons Shock in Nepal USA: Appalachian Trail Tour de Lake Champlain Mexico: Uxmal Playa del Carmen is Hot The Chilling Charm of Chichen Itza Mexico: Coba and Cozumel Ek Balam: The Tomb of a Mayan King I was in danger of failing chemistry. Did my mother bribe the teacher? Home › Meanderings › I was in danger of failing chemistry. Did my mother bribe the teacher? The high school that I attended was Lisgar Collegiate Institute in downtown Ottawa, a few blocks from the Parliament Buildings. It was known for high academic standards with a clutch of students achieving averages of over 90 per cent and more gaining 80 per cent or better. They scooped up scholarships to prominent universities and went on to renown in their fields. Others had exceptional leadership skills and talents in a variety of areas and they blossomed in show business and the arts. Many became entrepreneurs. I will cite the example of Adrienne Poy, the head girl who chaired the student council along with the head boy, when I entered Lisgar. She was strong academically, a confident public speaker and, as Adrienne Clarkson, carved out a stellar career in broadcasting before acceding to the position of governor-general of Canada, the numero uno job in the country. I was several atmospheric zones below that nosebleed level of high achievers, more at the level of the Scottie dogs that terrorized my ankles when I delivered newspapers in Rockliffe, the well-off community of successful professionals and deputy ministers, and where I did not live. My academic career is best summed up by an incident in Grade 10 English composition class with Albert Proctor at the helm telling us about syntax, subordinate clauses and the sins of dangling participles. Staring out the window Bored stiff, I was staring out the window lost in some other world when Mr. Proctor directed a question at me. It flew over my head, but my mind snapped to attention when I heard my name at the end. I responded with a blank stare and a few seconds of silence went by. “What do you come to school for, Yates, to keep warm?” asked Mr. Proctor, much to the amusement of my colleagues. I may not have been a pioneer, but I was certainly proficient in education by osmosis. That was the path that chose me. Attendance at school was never a problem, but staying focused on the matter at hand undermined my scholastic achievement. I believe there were many more like me at high school. We had an assembly every morning before classes started and it seemed to be in everybody’s interest to stretch them as long as possible so as to shorten the first class of the day. For example, the orchestra, which put on a brief concert one day a week, received sustained applause for all its numbers. Mr. Mracek, the music teacher, basked in all the attention. Often there was an encore for the music lovers in the assembly. I don’t know whether Mr. Mracek quite recognized what was happening – that he was complicit in reducing the school day. However, the longest and loudest reaction in my five years at the school was strictly spontaneous and came during an assembly one morning in Grade 10 when awards were handed out, likely for some sports accomplishments. A name would be called and the student would walk across the stage to receive his award. When it was the turn of Millicent Farnsworth (not her real name) to be honored all hell broke loose. She strode across the stage in front of 1,000 students wearing a grey skirt (normal for the time) and a neon orange sweater over a very impressive set of breasts. That caught the attention of the boys whose teenaged arteries were coursing with testosterone. The applause started with the older boys in the Grade 13 section of the assembly hall and soon went into overdrive with whistles, hoots and foot stomping. The roar spread like a wave through the assembly right to the Grade 9 section. Burned the sweater Millicent did not miss a beat or show any sign of concern as she picked up her award and walked off the stage, but her brother told me later that she burned the orange sweater. I never saw her wearing it again. However, the incident did not prove to be too traumatic because she became a cheerleader a bit later. I guess she liked the attention after all and her presence became another good reason to attend football games. The school overlooked the Rideau Canal with its landscaped lawns, tall elms and tulip beds. It was (and still is) an idyllic spot and a favorite place to gather at lunchtime in the good weather. After eating lunch, we would roll up our crusts, uneaten sandwiches, greasy waxed paper and apple cores in brown bags and hurl them at the boats full of tourists plying the canal. That prompted complaints to the school and the principal, V.N. Bruce had to ask students to cease and desist. Girls and boys going steady also liked to wander over to the canal where they could find a private spot behind bushes to hold hands, kiss and more. That resulted in reports of untoward behavior and Mr. Bruce told the students in a stern manner during an assembly to stop “petting” by the canal. That was 1950s jargon for groping. Being teenagers, sex was on our minds a lot of the time. I recall one student, whom I will call Benny, took a great deal of delight in recounting how he was interviewing young women for the post of maid at his house. He said he had fired the incumbent when his parents took off to Florida for a winter vacation. It seems the woman had resisted Benny’s suggestion for a tryst and he was hoping to hire someone more accommodating. Whether you want to believe that or not is up to you. Benny did tell the story, but it was totally unverifiable, like those stories in supermarket tabloids. Denizens of the area Students also liked to amuse themselves with some lunchtime gambling. There was a cinder track at a lower level of the canal bank and it was out of site of the school. It was reached by sets of concrete steps at regular intervals. At the bottom of one set of steps was a regular game of craps with guys rolling dice for pennies (sneeringly called wood), dimes, quarters and even dollar bills. Often joining the games were older denizens of the area or what we called rubbies. They got their name because they consumed rubbing alcohol, other alcohol-based liquids and occasionally cheap wine if they were feeling flush. Mr. Neil, the school’s vice-principal and as such the chief law enforcement officer, got wind of the canal casino and decided to put an end to it. He organized a raid, rounded up the miscreants and suspended them for a week or so. In those days, the policy called for the school to send a letter to parents informing them of the suspension. A friend whom we called Buddha because he shaved his head, not for embracing the eastern religion, was suspended (for fighting, I believe) but he managed to short-circuit the process. He intercepted the mailman, took possession of the letter from the school and ripped it up. As a result, his mother did not learn of the suspension and waved Buddha off to school every morning as usual. Or so she thought. He headed directly to the Ottawa public library studying until noon when he popped over to the canal and a spot on our favorite bench. If sex was prominent in the minds of many boys (and possibly a few girls), then beer wasn’t far behind. Both together met just about everybody’s idea of a perfect combination. Three of us got talking about beer one warm evening toward the end of summer after a basketball game at St. Luke’s Park, a favorite pastime at a favorite spot. So we headed off to the tavern of the Bytown Inn on O’Connor Street at the suggestion of Frank. At 18, he was already an experienced beer drinker, although the legal drinking age was 21. We sat down at a table and the waiter came over to take our order. “What’ll it be?” he asked. Frank ordered an O’Keefe ale. No problem there. “I’ll have a small,” I said. It was at that point that the waiter started getting suspicious. I was all of 15 and it was my first time in a tavern. “I’ll have the same,” said Ron, who was 14 and in a tavern for the first time also. “Where’s your short pants, boys?” asked the waiter. He walked away laughing and we slinked out deeply humiliated. We became regulars at the Bytown a little more than a year later when many of us were in Grade 13 and shaving on a regular basis. We met just about every Friday night in the tavern and two dollars bought a lot of drafts. After closing time we walked to the Ho Ho Café as did many others for a plate of chicken fried rice. Keeping a close eye on the well-oiled proceedings was Bob Hum, our classmate, while his brother Lenny manned the cash. Their family owned the restaurant. Bob was an imposing figure and he was there to make sure no one got belligerent or skipped out on the bill. Bob was a key member of the senior basketball team by that time and played a big role in the success of our Grade 10B intramural team three years earlier. Thanks to Peter Legzdins and Bill Crossley, both members of the school bantam team, and other good athletes in the class such as Larry Ballon, Wayne Livingstone and Sandy MacKay-Smith we finished at the top of our class league. We managed to win all our playoff games and ended up in the intramural final against the Grade 13D team, an unheard-of feat up to that time. The final game was scheduled for a lunch hour near the end of winter and the stands were filled. It seemed the whole school had showed up to watch the game. The Grade 13 team was bigger and more experienced, an advantage for them, and had probably smoked many more cigarettes than we had, a disadvantage for them. We managed to win the championship game by four points, if I remember correctly. It was a big upset. By the time I reached Grade 12, it was obvious that I was never going to be considered a brilliant scholar. My average started off in Grade 9 at around 70 per cent and gradually slipped to the low 60s by Grade 12. And I was in serious danger of failing at least one subject – chemistry. Our teacher was an old white-haired geezer named Mr. Felker. He could tell us how many steps he covered in walking to school and how many stairs he climbed to the third-floor classroom, important stuff to him. But I could not generate any interest in the elements, symbols and paraphernalia of chemistry. In those days, he told us about chemical reactions and wrote stuff on the blackboard. But we did not do many, if any, experiments that I remember. On one occasion, he showed us how rapid evaporation caused cold. He poured water on a small board and then placed a beaker containing ether on it. Using a small compressor engine, he evaporated the ether and created a film of ice under the beaker. He held up the board and turned it upside down, the beaker stayed in place. It was stuck to the wood by the ice. He then walked around the classroom showing us the ice. I reached out to feel it with my hand and he pulled the board away. “Don’t touch,” he said. I can’t say my interest in chemistry waned, because it never got off the ground. My mark on the Christmas exam was 20 and at Easter I clocked in with two. That’s two per cent. Former teacher My mother, Edythe, a former school teacher who taught me Grade 4 arithmetic and English at home while I was in Grade 3 at school thereby allowing me to skip a grade, decided on drastic action. She told me to set up tutoring with Mr. Felker. She had done the same thing a couple of years earlier when my math showed some weakness. However, the math teacher was not the one who taught my class. I trudged over to Mr. Felker’s house on Frank Street on nine occasions at $5 a pop for private instruction. I wrote the final exam and had no clue as to whether I had passed or failed. So it was a big surprise when I opened my final Grade 12 report card in early July to find I had succeeded in chemistry with 60 per cent. So that’s what $45 bought you. Thanks to my mother, the tutoring had paid off. We never talked about it so I’ll never know whether my final mark surprised her. Call it whatever you like, but I call it a close call and thank my mother for her pragmatism. However, she would be mortified if you called it a bribe davestravelsblog.com Top 10 Outdoor Adventures in Newfoundland Scariest path Caminito del Rey opens again World’s Scariest Path to Reopen Lost City in Honduras View DyatesD’s profile on Twitter World’s Scarie… on Lost City in Honduras robrockies on On Top of The World Susan Schwartz on Maple Salmon: Tried and T… Dave Yates on The Running of the Bikes nunavik on The Running of the Bikes © 2020 davestravelsblog.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365697
__label__wiki	0.658893	0.658893	Researchers Illuminate How Ice Melts, One Nanosecond at a Time Ice crystals melt into water within glaciers, on icy roads, and in cold drinks, but scientists know little about the fine details of this process. Now, researchers affiliated with the European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS) have developed technology for monitoring thawing ice from one nanosecond after melting begins. The work will enable the researchers to study the formation of natural gas hydrates, ice-methane compounds, which form deposits on the sea floor. DCO Extreme Physics and Chemistry Community members Margherita Citroni, Roberto Bini (both at Università di Firenze, Italy), Samuele Fanetti (LENS, Italy), and colleagues, developed ultrafast laser spectroscopy techniques to superheat an ice crystal under pressure and then detect the melting process at high temporal resolution. The study is the first to monitor melting and crystal formation at a time scale of nanoseconds to milliseconds. The researchers report their findings in a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [1]. Previously, scientists used computer simulations to model the dynamics of melting ice during the picoseconds to nanoseconds after the process begins, but longer timescales become too complex to model. Ultrafast laser techniques account for the first tens of picoseconds, whereas photographic techniques capture the melting that occurs after milliseconds, but these experiments left a gap from nanoseconds to milliseconds that scientists had not yet explored. In the current study, researchers shot a 15-picosecond pulse of infrared light at a crystal of water within a sapphire anvil cell held under high pressure or in a room pressure cell at low temperature. The laser’s energy superheated the crystal, seeding tiny “hotspots” where water molecules began to change from a solid to liquid. A nanosecond later, they turned on a second laser, which was scattered by the melting spots, called nucleation centers. The researchers then estimated the number and size of the droplets based on how much light they scattered and how much passed through the sample. They observed that, as melting proceeded, the nucleation centers grew and coalesced, then shrank and recrystallized as the water crystals cooled. These experiments, which provide a high-resolution understanding of how ice melts, lay the foundation for future work on gas hydrates. “The main target of our study is to understand how gas hydrates form,” said Bini. “Previously we had the idea, but we didn’t have the technique. Now with this approach, we can give an answer.” Gas hydrates form polyhedral structures, shaped much like a soccer ball, with multiple water molecules forming a cage around a molecule of methane. They are a significant carbon reservoir on the planet and a potential source of fuel. Descriptions of seconds one thousandth of a second 4 milliseconds is how long it takes a fruit fly to flap its wing microsecond one millionth of a second 1 microsecond is the speed a strobe light flashes nanosecond one billionth of a second 1 nanosecond is how long it takes light to travel 1 foot in a vacuum one trillionth of a second 6 picoseconds is the average time it takes water molecules to make and break new hydrogen bonds one quadrillionth of a second 10 - 100 femtoseconds is the time it takes for most chemical reactions to occur Next, researchers will use a new ultrafast laser, which they built with DCO support, to examine how water and methane combine to make the polyhedral structure. Bini expects that the compound will form more slowly than the crystallization of ice, due to the complexity of the molecular cage and the fact that water and methane do not easily mix. The ultrafast laser spectroscopy project began soon after the initiation of the DCO, and the researchers look forward to applying these techniques, which they tested on ice, to answer their original questions about gas hydrates. “We had a very challenging idea and we had to build a lot of different small pieces to reach the end,” said Bini. “Now we are almost ready to probe the hydrate’s formation.” From left to right: Researchers Samuele Fanetti, Naomi Falsini, Andrea Lapini, Margherita Citroni, Roberto Bini, and Paolo Foggi. Photo courtesy of Roberto Bini. Citroni M, Fanetti S, Falsini N, Foggi P, Bini R (2017) Melting dynamics of ice in the mesoscopic regime. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.1620039114 DCO Research Under the Right Conditions, Subduction Zone ‘Factories’ May Manufacture Abiotic Hydrocarbons Lab experiments and observations of high-pressure minerals from a subduction zone suggest that when… DCO Research Carbon Dioxide Stays Solid Under Deep Mantle Conditions Researchers showed that under the intense temperatures and pressures that exist close to the core-… DCO Research Microbes Responsible for Massive Methane Deposit in Submarine Mud Volcano An international collaboration of scientists explores the interactions between the deep biosphere… DCO Research Pyroxenites Put the Brakes on Mantle Melting When pyroxenites get mixed into the mantle, their presence decreases the extent of melting,…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365701
__label__cc	0.668719	0.331281	Aus Ashes of Creation Wiki (Weitergeleitet von Guild) Gildenentwicklung occurs through participation in different systems.[1] Quests.[1][2] Knotenpunkte.[1] Soziale Organisationen.[1] Handwerkskunst certain items.[2] Events.[2] Passive skills and augments are unlocked by guild progression.[1][3] Passive abilities increase certain stats relating to a guild member's ability to perform in combat or in other aspects of the guild, such as the economy.[1] Ergänzungen may apply at the upper tiers of guild progression.[1] This applies to guilds that have opted for the non-expansive member route.[1] It benefits guild members with a classification of officer or knight.[1] Guild size can be traded off for guild progression.[1][4] The higher the guild's member cap, the fewer available skill options will be available to that guild.[5] Guild alliances may be a key part in creating a larger "guild".[4] As you're leveling up the guild and you're getting these points to either allocate towards expanding the guilds member count or allocate towards adding certain passive abilities that your guild members can gain by being guild members. You're also going to see as you're leveling up the guild through different type of quest-based, participation-based, node-based, organization-based systems and ways that those quests hook into the world. You're also going to see perhaps some augment abilities at the upper tiers of the guild levels become unlocked for certain members that have a classification of officer or knight, will have access to those different types of augment abilities that might get unlocked should you go down the non expansive member lane; and the idea there is to offer these benefits to smaller groups.[1] – Steven Sharif It's not always going to be combat. You could have an economic focus guild. You could have a trade oriented guild; and there's all sorts of things that you can kind of put together and kind of give your guild its own identity.[1] – Jeffrey Bard 1 Guild size 2 Guild formation 3 Guild membership 4 Patron guilds 5 Guild reputation 6 Guild alliances 6.1 Zugehörigkeiten 7 Guild benefits 8 Guild housing 9 Guild halls 9.1 Vorteile 10 Guild castles 10.1 Vorteile 10.2 Castle sieges 10.2.1 Alpha-1 11 Guild fortresses 12 Guild wars 12.1 Guild war mechanics 13 Zergs 14 Leadership tools 14.1 Guild emblems 15 Crowdfunding guild rewards 16 Aktienmärkte 17 Siehe auch Guild size Guild size of 300 is currently the maximum cap that can be attained by leveling the guild and selecting the path of size as opposed to the path of guild skills.[5] The maximum size for a guild that chooses all available skill options will be between 30 and 50.[6] Q: What’s the minimum guild size to really have a meaningful impact on the realm? A: This is a tough question to answer. Single individuals can have a large impact on the realm without guild support, in the form of mayorships, Artisanship, economic opportunities, etc. We’re also balancing guilds through guild levels, where guilds must choose between size and effectiveness - smaller guilds will have an opportunity to get a leg up through abilities that larger guilds can’t afford to take. At the end of the day, having clear goals and organizational structure will likely matter more than raw numbers.[7] – Sarah Flanagan There are mechanics that are geared towards larger and smaller guilds.[4] Larger guilds can siege fortresses.[4] Larger guilds won’t have access to power boosting guild ability slots.[4] Small groups can do some things better than larger groups.[4] Sieges will have things that smaller groups have an advantage in.[4] It's important to note that the 300 is the maximum cap that is attained by leveling the guild and selecting the path of size as opposed to the path of guild skills. So the larger you choose to allow for members to join your guild, increasing that member cap, the less focused and honed the available skill options will be from a guild level up perspective for guild members. So the way that kind of works is it plays as a balance/counterbalance to larger guilds versus smaller more honed and focused guilds. It kind of gives them an equitable edge of participation.[5] – Steven Sharif If you have more objective based combat that revolves around high mobility and agility strong focus, organization I would expect the smaller guild to outperform the larger guild with regards to that. If you're speaking purely a numbers game and they're meeting on the field then I would expect the larger guild to perform in that. The balance comes in our play scenarios. Do we offer solely a field based combat system where you show up with the numbers you have in which case you lean heavily towards zergs or do you implement designs that feature both components of objective based combat that involves organizational rule as opposed to just having that field presence; and we intend to offer both.[5] – Steven Sharif There are absolutely guilds out there that have a large following and good organizational leadership and can structure their raids well; and I think those will be the most performing in the game obviously; and that's where then guild sizes come to play you know creating the opportunity for division in the game to allow for you know this subterfuge to play a role and politics and stuff like that. But our focus is making a place for smaller guilds to be competitive with larger guilds as well.[8] – Steven Sharif Guild formation There are prerequisites for guild formation.[9] Minimum member count of around five individuals.[9] Material and currency cost.[9] Completing a quest line.[9] Minimum level requirement.[9] Players may be able to form guilds in starting areas if minimum requirements are met.[10] A character may only be a member of a single guild.[11] Twinks on the same account can join different guilds. Intrigue, espionage and intelligence gathering is a legitimate aspect of the game. A guild may only have a single guild leader.[12] Transfer of guild leadership is possible, but mechanics on transferring leadership if a guild leader has abandoned the guild have not been finalized.[13] Guild masters can issue payouts to guild members.[14] Patron guilds Whether an organization is the patron of their node means it contributes the most amount of work to the node from its members.[15] Any number of guilds can be in a node, but the number of patron guilds within a node is limited by node stage.[16] Villages and lower do not have patron guilds.[16] Towns can have up to 1 patron guild.[16] Cities can have up to 2 patron guilds.[16] Metropolises can have up to 3 patron guilds.[16] Guild reputation Guilds may be able to allocate points to increase their reputation with the node that houses their guild hall. This will affect:[17] NPCs.[17] Quests.[17] Merchant services.[17] Another thing we were talking about I remember early on with regards to guilds is not just that but also having a reputation score; and being able to allocate points to increase that reputation perhaps with a specific node that you may have your guild hall in; and that reputation will interact with the way that NPCs interact with you. It might interact with the way that quests are given in that particular node or merchant services that are present.[17] – Steven Sharif Guild alliances Guild leaders can create an alliance at a certain level by completing a quest.[18] Once created, the leader can invite up to three other guilds to this alliance.[18] There is no member cap in an alliance, only a maximum of four guilds.[18] Guild leaders will be able to pool resources into a guild alliance bank.[19] There will be alliance specific quest lines.[19][20] Alliance members will share a common chat channel.[19][20] Alliances will have affiliations and gear that can be attained.[19] Guilds may enter into trade agreements.[20] You can only invite a number of guilds to the alliance before you must form a new alliance; and then those alliance can have a de facto friendship but they won't have any game component of connection. What the alliance system would allow is pooling of resources into by guild leaders into an alliance guild alliance bank. Will allow certain participation in different quest lines. It will allow common area chat for members and it will allow affiliations and gear that can be attained as well.[19] – Steven Sharif We have a specific system that relates to being able to invite another guild into an alliance that sets a flag on those characters with regards to being able to combat them, being able to share a chat system with them, being able to participate in specific types of quests and/or alliance warehouses and guild homes; with regards to the relationship of castle sieges and participating in node warfare and node activities. If you're not in an alliance with someone, you're in a neutral state so to speak. You can have trade agreements between different guilds and then you can also have Guild Wars which shows a state of war between you guys. I think that's the baseline of how we're going to develop interaction between guilds.[20] – Steven Sharif Due to the lack of fast travel, guilds will need to plan to have people in the right place at the right time. Allianzen with other guilds will help enable that.[4] There's going to be some mechanics at play that could have even Alliance Wars so to speak: A war between guilds and a war between alliances maybe. When we delve into the blog about Guild Wars we're going to talk about alliances.[21] – Steven Sharif Ashes of Creation may have specific content that revolves around Allianzen.[22] Entwicklung pathways within alliances.[22] Guilds sharing common services with alliance members.[22] Alliances can toggle relationships with nodes.[22] Content that revolves around alliances specifically and progression within the development of that alliance; and the ability to share some common services between guilds that are part of that alliance. I think that additionally allowing alliances to toggle certain relationships with nodes as an interaction is beneficial. That's going to provide an interesting dynamic for players who are either members of the particular node that has the relationship established or members of the Alliance. So I think that obviously building systems is is about creating the channels by which these players can form bonds and the more layers you have around those you know channels of bonding between the different guilds or players, the more sustainable that relationship.[22] – Steven Sharif Zugehörigkeiten An affiliation tree is under development that determines which entities can participate in attacks against other entities within its hierarchy.[23] Allianzen.[23] Citizenship.[23] Guilds.[23] Parties.[23] Raids.[23] Religion.[23] Society.[23] There is guild affiliation, there's party affiliation, there's a raid affiliation, alliance affiliation, there's a citizenship affiliation, there's society affiliation, there's religious affiliation. All of these things have some hierarchy; and within that hierarchy there's the ability to participate within certain systems. So for example, if you have a node that has fallen under your vassal state and you're a citizen of the parent node, then you could participate in a siege against the vassal node but if you're a citizen of the vassal node you could not participate as an attacker against the parent node; so there's a hierarchy, unless you were to renounce your citizenship.[23] – Steven Sharif Guild benefits Guild benefits that are being considered by the developers:[24] Guild activities.[24] Passives.[24] Questlines.[24] Guild halls.[24] Guild castles.[24] Name of guild displayed next to character name.[25] Guild tabards.[25] Guild mounts.[25] Guild coats.[25] Guild barding.[25] Guild housing The term "guild housing" refers to guild buildings and not guild owned player housing.[26] Guild halls Guild fortresses Guild castles Summer guildhall appearance cosmetic concept art.[27] Guild halls serve as a focal point for a guild, offering a host of benefits and customization options.[28] A guild hall only houses a single guild.[29] Guild halls are objectives in guild wars.[30] Guild halls may be placed on freeholds.[31] Guildhalls are the ultimate expression of a guild's power! In Ashes these structures will serve as focal points for a guild, offering any guilds who construct them a whole host of benefits as well as customization options.[28] Guild halls unlock actions a guild can perform within a node.[32] Allow guilds to participate in the shareholder system. With five Castles in the world, and each having been owned by different civilizations from the far-flung past of Verra, you can expect that each Castle has its own character. Different terrains and different layouts will result in each Castle having its own advantages and disadvantages. Just because you have managed to take one Castle will not mean that your strategies will pan out in the next. Commanders will have to take into consideration the lay of the land, time of day, weather, and even seasons into account when forming their battle plans.[33] These Castles are occupied when players arrive on Verra, and their current inhabitants will have to be removed before any player can claim them. Castles will be dangerous and high-level raid zones until they can be cleared, and the first group of players to do so will gain the Castle as their reward.[33] Five guild castles exist in Ashes of Creation.[33][34] Castles will initially be occupied by an NPC adversary. These are the primary antagonists in the storyline.[35] Guilds have a period of time to level up in order to siege these castles. These castles will be very difficult to take from the NPCs. Castle nodes around NPC run castles will not be present. Guild castle concept art. Guild castles exert influence over nodes within their domain, including:[36] Levying taxes for the purposes of defense (additional to taxes already imposed by node governments). Activating events and abilities that progress node citizens. Unlocking additional types of buildings in nodes. Most benefits and features of a guild castle will be housed solely to the members of the guild that controls it.[37] There are levers and dials that are present to both the owners of Castles as well as the elected officials of Nodes that during their administration they have the ability to impact and influence the region around them.[38] – Steven Sharif Castle sieges Castle Sieges are intended to be massive events with hundreds of people involved in a single Siege. One of the reasons that Ashes of Creation Apocalypse exists is so we can address the challenges in ramping up the number of bodies that we can handle simultaneously. With our latest test hitting over 200 simultaneous players, we’re ready to push that number even further. Our goal is to have the largest organized PVP battles of any MMORPG.[33] https://ashesofcreation.wiki/File:CastleSiege.mp4 Pre-alpha Castle siege playthrough.[39] Guilds participate in Castle sieges in an effort to capture and occupy one of the five guild castles in Ashes of Creation.[34] Sieges occur once a month.[34] The minimum goal is for 250x250 players to be on a single battlefield. It is hoped that this can be increased to 500x500 over time.[40] A guild that captures a castle will own that castle for a month before it is sieged again.[35] In the first three weeks that a guild occupies a castle they will need to level up each of their castle nodes to Village stage through questing.[35] The fourth week is declaration week, where other guilds have the opportunity to lay down their declaration flag or to sign up as a defender of the castle.[35] Depending on how well the guild defends the castle nodes results in better defenses for the castle.[41] Different siege weaponry will grant the attackers the ability to destroy walls, doors and sections of the castle in order to gain access to the inner keep area.[42] When castles change hands (following a siege), some taxes stay with the castle and some stay with the guild.[43] There will be benefits to attracting people... even if they're not in your guild or alliance – kind of a feudal like system, where you can attract other players who are just independent of this whole politic. They will have things to do there - benefits to receive - and there will be a reciprocal relationship between who you can attract, what they do for you; and how that benefits you and them.[35] – Steven Sharif https://ashesofcreation.wiki/File:Castle_Siege_Gameplay,_8_March_2019.mp4 Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege gameplay.[44] Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges tech demonstration.[45] Alpha-1 castle siege combat.[46] Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges are an Ashes of Creation Apocalypse testing mode that aims to test castle siege mechanics.[47] Takes place in and around large destructible castles.[48] Matches are expected to last thirty to thirty-five minutes. This duration can be modified by control points captured during the match.[49] There will be 200 players in a match (100 v 100).[50][47] Invite up to 20 guildmates to a match.[48] Klassen-Kits come into play during the testing of Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle sieges.[51] The ability to host a session and challenge an opponent or guild may be present post-launch of castle siege mode.[52] The Castle Siege mode is another example of a playable slice of the MMORPG that Apocalypse is providing early testing for. While it’s a somewhat smaller scale experience than the one you’ll have in the MMO, the overall flow of taking and defending a castle will remain similar. There’s some additional systems you’ll see in the final product, like the influence of Nodes over the available defensive emplacements, the crafting and deploying of custom siege weapons, and the summoning of siege monsters. These are all things that we’ll be adding on top of this mode upon our release of Ashes of Creation.[49] – Margaret Krohn Guild fortresses are siegable guild halls within Ashes of Creation. These are different from nodes and castles.[53] Guild fortresses are objectives in guild wars.[30] Guild war features are currently still in the design stage, but the overall goal is for guild wars to be objective-based with great risk for each side.[30] Guild war objectives are designed to be more fluid than castle siege objectives.[31] I can't really define exactly what those features are yet because that design stage is still up in the air from a discussion standpoint. There's a lot of different ideas that relates to how those two can come into play, but I will say that in every MMO I've ever played guild wars are very binary. They're very like 'Okay you've declared, you have a number of kills to deaths and the guild war's over, thank you...' My objective to kind of change that dynamic is to include greater risk for the sides to initiate the war and also to make it more objective-based than just a binary kill death ratio; and the fortresses and guild halls come into that type of facilitating that change.[30] – Steven Sharif Objectives spawn in the world based on the level of the guild war and the assets available to the guilds, whether it be a guild hall or guild fortress.[30] There will be default objectives and then there'll be objectives that relate to the activities that a Guild has participated in.[31] For example, if a guild has recently become owners of a guild hall on a freehold, objectives might be related to capturing a quest item in or around the guild hall that is only visible to the warring guild. Capturing this objective may require channeling time.[31] There might be objectives to steal one of the quest items that that the guild may have received from completing a raid.[31] There may be bounty objectives to kill a particular guild member. The target may have increased damage mitigation and/or health against the warring guild and can call for help.[31] If you have a guild hall and a certain type of guild war is declared that is maybe a higher stakes kind of war, some of those objectives will be centralized either at your guild hall, at the opponent's guild hall; could be a progression step towards the guild hall. It might be a specific a period of time that accumulates into into a central battle at the guild hall for an objective.[30] – Steven Sharif Guild war mechanics Gildenkrieg-Mechaniken beinhalten:[54] Einen Kriegserklärungszeitraum.[54] Zielorientierte Bestandteile.[54] Sieg- und Kapitulationsvereinbarungen.[55] Gilden können mehrere andere Gilden/Allianzen zur gleichen Zeit bekriegen.[55] Gildenkriege sind nicht vom PvP Flagging System betroffen.[55] We're taking guild politics to a whole new direction in regards to playing those conflicts out.[56] – Steven Sharif Zergs For every play, there should be a counterplay. We often see Castle Sieges turn into zerg-fests, which really doesn’t capture the epic, back-and-forth battles we wish to see in Ashes of Creation. One of our key pillars is that Choice Matters[57], and that applies to tactics and strategy as well. A well-formulated battle plan should win out over stat sheets and bodies. Zergs will generally be difficult to pull off, and will be eminently counterable through siege weapons, traps, and other battlefield tricks.[33] Zergs are empowered by fast-travel. Meaningful travel times are intended to prevent zerg play from being so much of an influence.[4] Encounters are designed to have meaning in terms of how boss skills and abilities relate to group compositions, tactics and strategies. Zerging is not experiencing content.[58] Raid and dungeon bosses have specific mechanics that players need to learn and react to. Zergs that are not aware of these mechanics or react to them appropriately will be wiped. There is a give-and-take for guilds that want to see a larger number of members as opposed to a more focused group that may be a part of an alliance.[59] We're very cognizant of the fact that we don't want to see zerging be a mechanic that's utilized by guilds to accomplish content or just to steamroll over sieges... There are specific mechanics that we are working on that will be seen through the testing phases that relate to a degree of understanding of certain systems that can't just be overrun with numbers.[59] – Steven Sharif Mechanics that encourage political intrigue will play a role in destabilizing zergs.[60] The best way that I found in games I played previously to take down a zerg is to cause drama from within... It's that conflict inside of the politicking that happens in that big organization. If we provide opportunities for division to occur then it also provides stability to keep a server healthy away from that zerg mentality also... If we approach the castle siege and we've destroyed the walls and we're in the throne room and we're about to cast on the penultimate thing and I at this time am just so excited from what's happening that I'm like "screw it I'm gonna go for it". It's gonna be mine. I'm gonna take the taxes for the next month. I'm gonna take all the gear from the castle. I'm gonna take everything... We kind of want that political intrigue to be present in the game.[60] – Steven Sharif Objective-based game play helps to balance the zerg mentality.[8] I always feel that if you balance based on groups that in your balance focus is to incorporate features that play well from a player versus player perspective as well as a player versus environment perspective: Having support classes, having DPS and tanks that can obstruct movement and/or create you know bottlenecks on the field and stuff like that. I think a well-rounded raid it will perform better against a non well-rounded raid, however then you incorporate the second aspect of numbers; and that's where again mobility, organization, leadership tactics. Having objectives in gameplay that make those important helps to balance the zerg mentality that a lot of guilds can tend to have.[8] – Steven Sharif The developers are considering the following guild tools:[24][61] Recruitment tools. Management tools. Delegation tools. Motivational systems. Communication tools. Guild alerts. Board messages. In game chat. Guild emblems Guild banner concept art.[33] The user interface will allow emblems, logos and symbols to be designed in-game.[62][63][64] Guild emblems.[63] Flags.[62] Mount barding.[65] Sails.[62] Shields.[62] Cloaks.[62] Armor attachments.[65] The developers are now considering including image import functionality.[66] This was previously not under consideration.[62] I know previously we had spoken about not allowing custom user images in the game, however I think we're leaning more now in the direction of allowing for custom user images. Absolutely well what it will be is the fact that we're a subscription game and if you want to jeopardize your account by doing the wrong thing with regards to custom users [images] then by all means you may do so and we'll have stringent practices in place to prevent that from actually being an issue.[66] – Steven Sharif Emblem editor functionality is tentatively planned for Alpha-2.[64] Crowdfunding guild rewards Guild themed character cloaks were cosmetic rewards for backing at the Leader of Men level or higher in the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.[67] Kickstarter/Summer crowdfunding guild rewards[28] are assigned to a guild by the owner of the reward.[68] Once assigned, the reward becomes an asset of that guild. Guild members that leave the guild no longer have access to the unique items of that guild. As nodes develop, player governments may open a Stock exchange (also called Stock markets and Sharemarkets) where players can buy and sell shares in Knotenpunkte, Guilds and Soziale Organisationen.[69][70] The value of stocks is influenced by world events and the performance of nodes, Soziale Organisationen or guilds.[71] Hard metrics, such as quest lines, nearby resources, citizen progression, and purchases of local real estate, will determine the value of purchasable shares.[70] Sieges will halt trading of shares in a node. This opens up potential for economic sabotage.[69] There is no regulatory commission to restrict the purchase and sale of stocks.[71] ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Livestream, 27 September 2018 (55:39). ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Livestream, 19 May 2017 (22:10). ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Livestream, 5 May 2017 (23:26). ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Interview, 8 August 2018 (9:36). ↑ Livestream, 28 June 2019 (1:25:24). ↑ February 8, 2019 - Questions and Answers. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Interview, 8 August 2018 (11:52). ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Interview, 8 August 2018 (15:07). ↑ Livestream, 17 November 2017 (40:56). ↑ Podcast, 5 May 2017 (47:20). ↑ Livestream, 17 May 2017 (58:18). ↑ Podcast, 23 April 2018 (24:47). ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Livestream, 28 June 2019 (1:27:23). ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Livestream, 27 September 2018 (58:17). ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Interview, 8 August 2018 (16:12). ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Interview, 8 August 2018 (17:13). ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Livestream, 11 January 2019 (1:04:32). ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Podcast, 11 May 2018 (21:07). ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 Interview, 11 May 2018 (58:07). ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 Livestream, 5 May 2017 (31:08). ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Livestream, 22 May 2017 (51:00). ↑ Livestream, 28 July 2017 (18:07). ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 Podcast, 4 August 2018 (1:54:15). ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 Podcast, 18 August 20189 (1:12:34). ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 Blog: 10 facts about castle sieges in the MMORPG. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 Podcast, 23 April 2018 (21:55). ↑ Interview, 11 May 2018 (47:27). ↑ Livestream, 4 June 2018 (58:19). ↑ Livestream, 23 August 2017 (23:00). ↑ Video, 8 March 2019 (0:00). ↑ Livestream, 31 October 2019 (11:05). ↑ 47.0 47.1 Livestream, 17 August 2018 (30:29). ↑ 48.0 48.1 Livestream, 1 September 2018 (54:06). ↑ 49.0 49.1 Castle Siege Overview. ↑ Interview, 24 August 2018 (13:17). ↑ Interview, 17 August 2018 (8:16). ↑ Interview, 6 December 2018 (38:10). ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 Livestream, 22. Mai 2017 (52:01). ↑ Livestream, 1. Juni 2017 (35:42). ↑ 59.0 59.1 Livestream, 22 May 2017 (57:37). ↑ 60.0 60.1 Interview, 11 May 2018 (44:20). ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 Livestream, 17 May 2017 (55:40). ↑ 63.0 63.1 ↑ 64.0 64.1 Livestream, 31 October 2018 (47:44). ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 Interview, 20 October 2018 (3:35:54). ↑ 66.0 66.1 Livestream, 26 July 2019 (1:05:28). ↑ Crowdfunding. ↑ 71.0 71.1 Interview, 20 October 2018 (5:51). Abgerufen von „https://ashesofcreation.wiki/index.php?title=Guilds&oldid=34421“ Spielerinteraktionen Rassen, Klassen Knotenpunkte, Wirtschaft Schlachtzüge, Gilden, Kampf Ausrüstung, Behausungen, Reittiere PvP, Belagerungen, Karawanen Aktuelle Kunstwerke Über Ashes of Creation Wiki	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365703
__label__cc	0.689444	0.310556	Posts tagged ‘london’ This One Weird Trick Helps Us Deal With Jetlag When We Vacation in Europe Earlier this month, my wife and I spent a bit of time in Europe. We started in France, which this time of year is 9 time zones ahead of Phoenix. This time change is a problem for my wife, who really gets hit hard by jetlag. To deal with this, we do something all of our friends think is crazy. For the week before we go, we try to shift our lives as much as one time zone per day. In reality, this means we wake up at 6am, then 5am the next day, then 4am to as early as 3am or even 2 on the day of the trip. By the time we leave home, we are waking up as early as 11am in the time of our destination, and as a bonus we are ready to sleep when we get on the plane (Phoenix has a nice 10 hour direct BA flight to London in the evening). The adjustment process to the new wakeup times is not totally effective because we don't have the sunlight signals at 3AM to get our brains thinking it is day time, but it has really been extraordinarily effective making the first 3-4 days of our vacations travelling east more enjoyable. When we explain this to our friends, they treat us like the guy at parties who sings the praises of taking freezing cold showers every morning -- they sort of see the logic but can't imagine punishing themselves like this. But here is our thinking: The value of a day on a vacation, almost anywhere, is way higher than the value of a random day at home. Vacation days are rarer and require a much higher financial investment than days at home. So doing things that make a few days at home less comfortable but that make a few days on vacation more comfortable seems to be a good tradeoff. Tags: BA, Europe, london, Phoenix Category: Travel \| Comments Off on This One Weird Trick Helps Us Deal With Jetlag When We Vacation in Europe The Failure of Technocratic Government Economic and Energy Policy The news came out the other day that Porsche will stop making diesel-engine cars. This is the beginning of the end of significant diesel car production in Europe, and is the ultimate proof that the diesel engine is a dead-end technology choice for Europeans concerned with the environment. The story is a long one and I will leave you with some links in a moment, but the basic story flow is: European governments are concerned about CO2 production, want to "do something" European car-makers have a lead over the rest of the world in diesel technology, urge governments to choose diesel as the technology of the future, since at the time it was more efficient than gasoline engines. European governments, hot to "do something" and also keen to do it in a way that seems to advantage domestic producers in the high profile automobile trade, promote diesel in a number of ways (including lowering taxes on diesel fuel and diesel car purchases). As Europeans adopt diesel, problems emerge as air quality degrades -- diesels may be more efficient, but have a number of harmful emissions that are far worse than with gasoline engines. There are tests and standards for these emissions but it is discovered that most manufacturers are cheating on emissions tests. Too late, it is realized that other technologies (electric hybrids, all electric) are pushing well past diesel in terms of efficiency. Diesel is a dead-end in terms of CO2 reduction, and increases harmful emissions. Emissions tests are tightened, but it is clear manufacturers cheated because they do not have the technology to produce cars people will buy that meet the standards. Companies like Porsche start to exit the business. One of the best articles I have found about this history is actually at Vox, that bastion of free market economics and government non-interventionism. The failure here is entirely predictable and is subsumed in the general criticism of "government picking winners." As with many such failures, they boil down to information and incentives. In terms of information, folks in government have no idea of the range of technology choices now and in the future, and how these technology choices might or might not make sense in a broad range of applications. In terms of incentives, government officials usually have very different true incentives from their publicly stated ones (in this case CO2 reduction). In the US, the Feds continue to support insanely stupid ethanol subsidies and mandates in part because the first Presidential primary is in corn state Iowa. In Europe, it may well have been that officials were more ready to support diesel, which Europeans were good at, over hybrids, which Asian companies were good at, no matter what the relative merits were. If you think that is cynical, even the folks at Vox noticed: At the time, there were lots of different paths Europe's automakers could have taken to green itself. They could've pursued direct injection technology for gasoline vehicles, making those engines more fuel-efficient. They could've ramped up development of hybrid-electric cars, as Toyota was doing in Japan. But European companies like Peugeot and Volkswagen and BMW had already been making big investments in diesel, and they wanted a climate policy that would help those bets to pay off. Europe's policymakers obliged. The EU agreed to a voluntary CO2 target for vehicles that was largely in line with what diesel technology could meet. As researcher Sarah Keay-Bright later noted, these standards were crafted so as not to force Europe's automakers to develop hybrids, electric vehicles, or other advanced powertrains. Although overall pollution in Europe has gone down over time, diesel vehicle emissions remain stubbornly high. Today, Paris sometimes has smoggy days comparable to those in Beijing. London is struggling with unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide. Germany, Austria, and Ireland have NOx pollution well above the legal limits, with vehicles accounting for roughly 40 percent of that output. The health toll is likely considerable. One recent study estimated that diesel pollution from cars, buses, and trucks in Britain caused 9,400 premature deaths in 2010 alone. It's difficult to pinpoint what fraction of those deaths might have been avoided if emission rules on cars had been strictly enforced all along, but that gives a sense of the stakes. Even Vox is willing to call for some technocratic humility: Which brings us to the third takeaway. The future is hard to predict. Diesel cars seemed like a reasonable idea in the 1990s and a disaster today. That suggests that policymakers should have a lot more humility when crafting energy policy. Maybe battery-electric cars will win out, or maybe it'll be hydrogen, or maybe it'll be something else entirely. (Heck, perhaps diesel cars that are genuinely clean could play a role in reducing CO2 emissions.) No one knows for sure. So one approach here might be to pursue technology-neutral policies focused on preferred outcomes — say, tightly enforced standards that require lower emissions — rather than favoring specific industries and technologies just because they happen to seem promising at that moment in time. This conundrum is likely to come up again and again. For years, governments have been laying down big bets on emerging clean energy technologies. France did it with nuclear power in the 1970s and '80s. Germany did it with wind and solar power in the 2000s, through feed-in tariffs. The United States has done it with corn ethanol in the past decade. Done right, this sort of government support can be valuable, helping useful new energy options break into the mainstream against entrenched competition. But there's also a huge risk that governments will end up gambling on badly flawed technologies that then becomethe entrenched competition — and prove impossible to get rid of. The US arguably made that mistake with ethanol, which has had unintended ripple effects on the food supply and deforestation that are proving politically difficult to untangle. The drive for diesel looks like it belongs in that category, too. It's not a story we'd like to keep repeating. Thus we get to my plan, which eliminates all these political interventions in favor of a revenue-neutral carbon tax. Tags: BMW, cars, diesel, ethanol, Europe, Ireland, Japan, london, pollution, US Category: Capitalism & Libertarian Philospohy, Climate, Energy, Environment \| Comments Off on The Failure of Technocratic Government Economic and Energy Policy The US Has The Best Rail System in the World, and Matt Yglesias Actually Pointed Out the Reason Yglesias has a very good article on why passenger rail is not a bigger deal in the US. In it, he says this (emphasis added): Instead the issue is that the dismal failure of US passenger rail is in large part the flip side of the success of US freight rail. America's railroads ship a dramatically larger share of total goods than their European peers. And this is no coincidence. Outside of the Northeast Corridor, the railroad infrastructure is generally owned by freight companies — Amtrak is just piggybacking on the spare capacity. It is a short article, so it does not go into more depth than this, but I have actually gone further than this and argued that the US freight-dominated rail system is actually far greener and more sensible than the European passenger system. As I wrote years ago at Forbes: The US rail system, unlike nearly every other system in the world, was built (mostly) by private individuals with private capital. It is operated privately, and runs without taxpayer subsidies. And, it is by far the greatest rail system in the world. It has by far the cheapest rates in the world (1/2 of China’s, 1/8 of Germany’s). But here is the real key: it is almost all freight. As a percentage, far more freight moves in the US by rail (vs. truck) than almost any other country in the world. Europe and Japan are not even close. Specifically, about 40% of US freight moves by rail, vs. just 10% or so in Europe and less than 5% in Japan. As a result, far more of European and Japanese freight jams up the highways in trucks than in the United States. For example, the percentage of freight that hits the roads in Japan is nearly double that of the US. You see, passenger rail is sexy and pretty and visible. You can build grand stations and entertain visiting dignitaries on your high-speed trains. This is why statist governments have invested so much in passenger rail — not to be more efficient, but to awe their citizens and foreign observers. But there is little efficiency improvement in moving passengers by rail vs. other modes. Most of the energy consumed goes into hauling not the passengers themselves, but the weight of increasingly plush rail cars. Trains have to be really, really full all the time to make for a net energy savings for high-speed rail vs. cars or even planes, and they seldom are full. I had a lovely trip on the high speed rail last summer between London and Paris and back through the Chunnel — especially nice because my son and I had the rail car entirely to ourselves both ways. The real rail efficiency comes from moving freight. As compared to passenger rail, more of the total energy budget is used moving the actual freight rather than the cars themselves. Freight is far more efficient to move by rail than by road, but only the US moves a substantial amount of its freight by rail. One reason for this is that freight and high-speed passenger traffic have a variety of problems sharing the same rails, so systems that are optimized for one tend to struggle serving the other. Freight is boring and un-sexy. Its not a government function in the US. So intellectuals tend to ignore it, even though it is the far more important, from and energy and environmental standpoint, portion of transport to put on the rails. .... I would argue that the US has the world’s largest commitment to rail where it really matters. But that is what private actors do, make investments that actually make sense rather than just gain one prestige (anyone know the most recent company Warren Buffet has bought?) The greens should be demanding that the world emulate us, rather than the other way around. But the lure of shiny bullet trains and grand passenger concourses will always cause some intellectuals to swoon. Which would you rather pounding down the highway, more people on vacation or more big trucks moving freight? Without having made an explicit top-down choice at all, the US has taken the better approach. Tags: cars, china, Europe, germany, Japan, london, Northeast Corridor, Reason, US, Warren Buffet Category: Rail and Mass Transit \| 13 Comments If Blacks on Campus are Mad about Institutional Racism, why aren't Asians exploding in anger? So if Yale and Amherst are institutionally racist despite giving African-Americans (on average) a 100+ point break on SAT requirements for entry, why aren't Asian Americans exploding given they start in a 100+ point hole? And can anyone imagine a college president turning around from her trip to London (as did Biddy Martin of Amherst) to talk to a group of aggrieved Asian students? I would contend that Asian Americans get stereotyped and discriminated against in far more meaningful ways on major college campuses than do Blacks and Hispanics. Bonus: watch Asian student get crushed by "tolerant" and "diversity-minded" protesters at Claremont McKenna. Using "diversity" to justify totalitarianism, and "tolerance" to justify speech restrictions. Tags: asian americans, college, london, SAT Category: Education \| 7 Comments Thoughts from an Amherst College Parent I am on the road and really don't have much time to write, but I feel compelled to give a few thoughts on the whole Amherst College situation that has blown up in social media over the last 24 hours. Yesterday (Thursday) my son called me to tell me about a sit-in he found himself a part of in the library (I must admit to being vaguely happy he was actually in the library). He is not like me, and tends to observe these kinds of thing with an amazing dispassion. He is fascinated by people with extreme views and loves to observe them. For example, he always enjoys stopping and listening to the religious zealots preaching outside of Comicon when we visit. It is almost an anthropological approach. So I will say up front that most of the views here are mine, not his, since he reported most of the events as merely something interesting that happened to him. I also say this because I don't want anyone on campus getting the idea they need to start some sort of totalitarian campaign against him, a fear that you will see is well-justified below. His main observation of the original sit-in was that people seemed to have enormously negative experiences as persons of color on campus and he found that surprising. He reported that people talked about their life at Amherst as, say, a black female, being a living hell, one that my son found hard to jibe with the general intolerance in the classroom for even an ambiguously racist comment. I certainly understand that people of color still face a headwind of at least minor racist Bllshit. I am reminded of one Amherst student telling me about having guests at a southern country club function trying to order drinks from him because he was black. But when I grew up in the 60's in Texas racism meant that kids I knew actually went out gay-bashing in Montrose (the traditionally gay district in Houston) and the new black kid in an all-white school got beaten up every day (I will confess I had mixed fealings about both of these, since I was otherwise the bullying target of choice in the class and sometimes appreciated the split focus). Against this backdrop, it is hard for me to consider a school that gives black applicants a substantial break on SAT scores for entrance and whose President turned around from a trip to London to address concerns of ethnic minorities to be institutionally racist. Besides, it seems like kind of an insult to your parents and grandparents to call an Anglo wearing a sombrero to a party "violence" when those previous generations faced the real thing. It's a bit like telling your granddad who lived through the Bataan death march that the University starved you by letting you out of class 30 minutes late for lunch. One thing my son reported was that there were a lot of threats made against white students who somehow were not present in the library at the sit-in, as if non-presence at an unannounced event was somehow in and of itself racist. The general tone of the discussion was very authoritarian -- everyone should be forced to be here, everyone should be forced to take diversity courses, etc. The other thing that came out of the meeting was substantial vitriol aimed at a sign that appeared in a dorm window. The media has not really been very specific about the sign, but it read "Free Speech 1776-2015". All things being considered, this was a pretty tame commentary, especially since the protesters themselves kept talking about the concepts of free speech being dated. But none-the-less, the student who posted it was being treated like the second coming of Adolf Hitler. So today, some of the students confronted the school President Biddy Martin (who had turned around from a trip to London to meet them) and basically served her with an ultimatum, demanding that on the spot she sign a list of demands listed here. The demands are alternately non-nonsensical and and totalitarian. A few highlights: The document essentially demands that Ms. Martin and the Board of Trustees apologize for all manner of past sins that have nothing to do with their own actions, or those of the College, or even those of the alumni of the College. "President Martin must issue a statement of apology to students, alumni and former students, faculty, administration and staff who have been victims of several injustices including but not limited to our institutional legacy of white supremacy, colonialism, anti-black racism, anti-Latinx racism, anti-Native American racism, anti-Native/ indigenous racism, anti-Asian racism, anti-Middle Eastern racism, heterosexism, cis-sexism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, ableism, mental health stigma, and classism." This is a sort of secular original sin, and is common among these SJW movement. The error of racism is that it puts on people an original sin based on the circumstances of their birth which they cannot erase through any sort of good behavior. This movement shares the same error, putting on whites and straights and rich people and males and the Amherst community and a variety of other groups the same sort of original sin. I will add one irony, that Ms. Martin is probably a lot closer in her beliefs to the protesters than I am. I do not know her politics, but it is impossible to imagine she would be made President of Amherst College without being vetted in advance as reliably Liberal/Progressive. This is not Left vs. Right, but Robespierre turning on his fellow revolutionaries. I find this bit scary: "Amherst College Police Department must issue a statement of protection and defense from any form of violence, threats, or retaliation of any kind resulting from this movement." I will bet you a million dollars that a) you are thinking this means physical violence or disciplinary action but b) the authors mean "retaliation" to include verbal criticism of any sort, such that this very article would be considered "retaliation". "President Martin must issue a statement of apology to faculty, staff and administrators of color as well as their allies, neither of whom were provided a safe space for them to thrive while at Amherst College." I am willing to believe Amherst is not perfect and that there are ssholes that make life difficult at times for people of color there, but it would be hard to find another place on the entire planet that is a safer and more welcoming environment for ethnic minorities that Amherst College. What are they going to do in the real world? This paragraph has gotten a lot of attention, as it should: 5. President Martin must issue a statement to the Amherst College community at large that states we do not tolerate the actions of student(s) who posted the â€œAll Lives Matterâ€ posters, and the â€œFree Speechâ€ posters that stated that â€œin memoriam of the true victim of the Missouri Protests: Free Speech.â€ Also let the student body know that it was racially insensitive to the students of color on our college campus and beyond who are victim to racial harassment and death threats; alert them that Student Affairs may require them to go through the Disciplinary Process if a formal complaint is filed, and that they will be required to attend extensive training for racial and cultural competency. The author of the fee speech poster needs to be punished because, why? Because he or she was obviously dead-on correct in their analysis of the movement's goals? Essentially they are saying, "yes you are right, we want to destroy free speech but you are not allowed to tell people that is what we are doing." I have no problem with ditching "Lord Jeffs" as a mascot. First, it is a terrible mascot name. Second, while ironically Amherst would have been considered a pretty enlightened and tolerant master by the colonists of the time, he did suggest the whole TB blankets to the Native Americans thing and since that is the only story anyone knows any more about him, its really a bad association. I suggest "Redskins" instead (OK, just kidding. I am not a Redskin name supporter.) The "moose" (Meese?) suggestion is awful. I would support a Dartmouth style solution of calling them the "Purple" before I could climb on board with "moose". Or maybe in the spirit of the times they can be the "mauve".As an aside, Amherst College has a nice little art museum (which owes most of its existance to Standard Oil money, which I am sure the faculty and students try to ignore). There is a really interesting portrait of Lindberg there I have never seen before. Anyway, all the pictures have a short descriptor about the work as one would expect. EXCEPT the one for the painting of Lord Amherst himself, which has a descriptor about 20 inches long because about 18 inches have been tacked on up front making sure everyone understands what a horrible idea the TB blankets were. It reminds me of the Enola Gay in the Smithsonian, which I am told is still without any kind of label or plaque because no one could agree on how much vitriol needed to be spilled in the description about how bad dropping atomic bombs on civilians is. Which gives me the idea that every portrait in a public space of FDR needs to begin by talking about the unconscionable internship of Japanese and every portrait of Wilson needs to start with what an awful racist he was. Time to rename the Wilson school at Princeton! Tags: Adolf Hitler, complaint, Liberal Progressive, london, Lord Amherst, Lord Jeffs, President Biddy Martin, President Martin, TB, Yesterday Thursday Category: Education \| 31 Comments The Problem with Elon Musk When first presented with the idea of the Hyperloop (a train running in vaccuum in an underground tube), I was extremely skeptical it made any sense. Sure it might work (after all the London tube started out as a pneumatic system much like those that older ones of us remember sending receipts around department stores). But did it make any economic sense. Was it really likely that, if we can't afford rail lines above ground easily, we could afford to build thousands of miles of air-tight large-diameter tubes? Honestly, it looked to me like any other silly idea on the cover of Popular Mechanics, right next to the titanium zeppelin the size of Connecticut that would someday be doing construction work. So enter Elon Musk, who is very passionate about the idea, claims to be convinced it will work, and appears to be putting some money behind it. With his support, the idea must immediately be treated as more credible, and it does indeed get a lot of press. But here is the problem for me with Musk: With him, the idea must also be treated as very probably another attempt by him to drain money out of the taxpayers' pockets into his. Because that is what he does in so many of his enterprises. Tags: Elon Musk, london, Popular Mechanics, running Category: Science, The Corporate State \| 40 Comments I still find this whole notion of opposing cultural "appropriation" to be bizarre and awful. I am not really an expert, but in the few areas that I know, some of the greatest moments of cultural innovation have come from cross-pollination of cultures. For God sakes, the cultural non-appropriators would never have allowed white British boys in Liverpool and London to play black American blues, but much of modern music owes its roots to this strange synthesis. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger spent years trying to be Howlin' Wolf before anyone heard of the Rolling Stones. I know that black musicians were resentful of the appropriation in part because the white bands made so much more money than they did and killed what market demand there was for their music. But that just forced African Americans, some of the greatest musical innovators the world has known, to innovate again and again to keep ahead (e.g. Motown, funk, rap, etc). In a previous post, I observed that the opposite of cultural appropriation is cultural apartheid. I would add that the opposite of cultural appropriation is cultural stasis and stagnation. Tags: African Americans, Howlin Wolf, Keith Richards, london, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones Category: Music \| 4 Comments The London Taxi War Apparently the London taxi war continues to heat up, with London's mayor apparently siding with the traditional black cabs against Uber and minicabs. I hope Uber can stay legal long enough for me to visit later this year. I have really come to appreciate Uber's service when I travel. The taxi war in London hit me in an odd way the other day. I was trying to pick out a hotel in London that would not require me to mortgage the house to afford, and was reading reviews on TripAdvisor. Sprinkled in 4 and 5 star (circle?) reviews on Tripadvisor for hotels that have very good reputations were a bunch of one star reviews. Many of these said roughly the same thing -- that this was a terrible hotel because a minicab picked them up, or they saw minicabs there, or the hotel called a minicab for someone (minicab meaning "uber" apparently). Given the passion in the traveling public for Uber, and the fact that it is hard to accidentally get an Uber to pick you up, my hypothesis is that traditional black cab drivers are going into the hotel review sites and giving one star ratings to ones that use (or who have customers who use) Uber. This seems like a pretty typical labor-dispute-style tactic, but maybe I am missing something? Tags: london, review, war Category: Travel \| 41 Comments Drone War Legacy In campaigning for the Presidency, Obama made it clear that he thought that much of the violence and hatred directed at Americans was self-inflicted -- ie our often ham-fisted, aggressive interventionism in the affairs of other countries, frequently backed by military force, was aggravating the world against us. If we stopped, the violence against us would stop. I rate this as partially correct and partially naive. As the richest state in the world, one whose culture pours into other countries to the dismay of many of the local elites, we will always earn the ire of many. But we certainly have made it worse with our actions. But this just makes it all the more frustrating to me to see Obama's continued support, even acceleration, of the drone war. I am not sure there is any other practice that emphasizes our arrogant authoritarian militarism than the drone war. Americans are not used to a feeling of helplessness, so it is perhaps hard to fully empathize. But imagine the sense of helplessness to watch American drones circling above your city, drones you can't get rid of or shoot down, drones that lazily circle and then bring death from above almost at random. I can't think of any similar experience in recent western experience, except perhaps the V2 rocket attacks on London in WWII. The Obama Administration claims that these are clean, surgical tools without any collateral damage. They do this by a rhetorical slight of hand, essentially defining anyone who is killed in the attacks ex post facto as being guilty. As is often the case with government activities, it is worse than we thought: Via the British group Reprieve comes a report asserting that U.S. drones in Yemen and Pakistan kill 28 "unknowns" for every intended target. What's more, "41 names of men who seemed to have achieved the impossible: to have ‘died,’ in public reporting, not just once, not just twice, but again and again. Reports indicate that each assassination target ‘died’ on average more than three times before their actual death." So much for the precision of drone strikes, which promise a future of war in which civilians and other forms of collateral damage are spared ruin and destruction. As President Obama said in 2013, by "narrowly targeting our action against those who want to kill us, and not the people they hide among, we are choosing the course of action least likely to result in the loss of innocent life.” Well, sort of. From the Reprieve report: As many as 1,147 people may have been killed during attempts to kill 41 men, accounting for a quarter of all possible drone strike casualties in Pakistan and Yemen. In Yemen, strikes against just 17 targets accounted for almost half of all confirmed civilian casualties. Yet evidence suggests that at least four of these 17 men are still alive. Similarly, in Pakistan, 221 people, including 103 children, have been killed in attempt sto kill four men, three of whom are still alive and a fourth of whom died from natural causes. One individual, Fahd al Quso, was reported killed in both Yemen and Pakistan. In four attempts to kill al Quso, 48 people potentially lost their lives. Tags: accounting, drone strikes, drones, london, military, Obama Administration, Pakistan, President Obama, war, Yemen Category: Military and War \| 16 Comments Computer Modeling as "Evidence" The BBC has decided not to every talk to climate skeptics again, in part based on the "evidence" of computer modelling Climate change skeptics are being banned from BBC News, according to a new report, for fear of misinforming people and to create more of a "balance" when discussing man-made climate change. The latest casualty is Nigel Lawson, former London chancellor and climate change skeptic, who has just recently been barred from appearing on BBC. Lord Lawson, who has written about climate change, said the corporation is silencing the debate on global warming since he discussed the topic on its Radio 4 Today program in February. This skeptic accuses "Stalinist" BBC of succumbing to pressure from those with renewable energy interests, like the Green Party, in an editorial for the Daily Mail. He appeared on February 13 debating with scientist Sir Brian Hoskins, chairman of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College, London, to discuss recent flooding that supposedly was linked to man-made climate change. Despite the fact that the two intellectuals had a "thoroughly civilized discussion," BBC was "overwhelmed by a well-organized deluge of complaints" following the program. Naysayers harped on the fact that Lawson was not a scientist and said he had no business voicing his opinion on the subject. Among the objections, including one from Green Party politician Chit Chong, were that Lawson's views were not supported by evidence from computer modeling. I see this all the time. A lot of things astound me in the climate debate, but perhaps the most astounding has been to be accused of being "anti-science" by people who have such a poor grasp of the scientific process. Computer models and their output are not evidence of anything. Computer models are extremely useful when we have hypotheses about complex, multi-variable systems. It may not be immediately obvious how to test these hypotheses, so computer models can take these hypothesized formulas and generate predicted values of measurable variables that can then be used to compare to actual physical observations. This is no different (except in speed and scale) from a person in the 18th century sitting down with Newton's gravitational equations and grinding out five years of predicted positions for Venus (in fact, the original meaning of the word "computer" was a human being who ground out numbers in just his way). That person and his calculations are the exact equivalent of today's computer models. We wouldn't say that those lists of predictions for Venus were "evidence" that Newton was correct. We would use these predictions and compare them to actual measurements of Venus's position over the next five years. If they matched, we would consider that match to be the real evidence that Newton may be correct. So it is not the existence of the models or their output that are evidence that catastrophic man-made global warming theory is correct. It would be evidence that the output of these predictive models actually match what plays out in reality. Which is why skeptics think the fact that the divergence between climate model temperature forecasts and actual temperatures is important, but we will leave that topic for other days. The other problem with models The other problem with computer models, besides the fact that they are not and cannot constitute evidence in and of themselves, is that their results are often sensitive to small changes in tuning or setting of variables, and that these decisions about tuning are often totally opaque to outsiders. I did computer modelling for years, though of markets and economics rather than climate. But the techniques are substantially the same. And the pitfalls. Confession time. In my very early days as a consultant, I did something I am not proud of. I was responsible for a complex market model based on a lot of market research and customer service data. Less than a day before the big presentation, and with all the charts and conclusions made, I found a mistake that skewed the results. In later years I would have the moral courage and confidence to cry foul and halt the process, but at the time I ended up tweaking a few key variables to make the model continue to spit out results consistent with our conclusion. It is embarrassing enough I have trouble writing this for public consumption 25 years later. But it was so easy. A few tweaks to assumptions and I could get the answer I wanted. And no one would ever know. Someone could stare at the model for an hour and not recognize the tuning. Robert Caprara has similar thoughts in the WSJ (probably behind a paywall) Hat tip to a reader The computer model was huge—it analyzed every river, sewer treatment plant and drinking-water intake (the places in rivers where municipalities draw their water) in the country. I'll spare you the details, but the model showed huge gains from the program as water quality improved dramatically. By the late 1980s, however, any gains from upgrading sewer treatments would be offset by the additional pollution load coming from people who moved from on-site septic tanks to public sewers, which dump the waste into rivers. Basically the model said we had hit the point of diminishing returns. When I presented the results to the EPA official in charge, he said that I should go back and "sharpen my pencil." I did. I reviewed assumptions, tweaked coefficients and recalibrated data. But when I reran everything the numbers didn't change much. At our next meeting he told me to run the numbers again. After three iterations I finally blurted out, "What number are you looking for?" He didn't miss a beat: He told me that he needed to show $2 billion of benefits to get the program renewed. I finally turned enough knobs to get the answer he wanted, and everyone was happy... I realized that my work for the EPA wasn't that of a scientist, at least in the popular imagination of what a scientist does. It was more like that of a lawyer. My job, as a modeler, was to build the best case for my client's position. The opposition will build its best case for the counter argument and ultimately the truth should prevail. If opponents don't like what I did with the coefficients, then they should challenge them. And during my decade as an environmental consultant, I was often hired to do just that to someone else's model. But there is no denying that anyone who makes a living building computer models likely does so for the cause of advocacy, not the search for truth. Tags: BBC, Chit Chong, Climate, climate change, Daily Mail, global warming, Green Party, london, Nigel Lawson, Sir Brian Hoskins Category: Climate, Economics, Science \| 49 Comments Education and Affirmative Action and "Diversity" I don't really have much to say about today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. Given that there were 4 different opinions written, the whole issue seems to still be in much dispute. The continuing Court opinion is, I think, that affirmative action is legal (but as expressed today, not required) in education to address diversity and other goals. My only thought on this is one I have had a long time about colleges and diversity. Universities are, if anything, institutions based on ideas and thought. So it has always been amazing to me that university diversity programs focus not on having a diversity of ideas, but on have a diversity of skin pigment and reproductive plumbing. In fact, if anything, most universities seem to be aspiring towards creating an intellectual monoculture. Diversity of opinion, of politics, and of general outlook among prospective students are not even decision-making variables in any educational institution I know of. And within the faculty, many institutions seem intent on purging from their ranks any single voice that diverges from the majoritarian view. I could have probably found more diversity of political opinion in a 19th century London gentleman's club than I can today in many campus faculties. Tags: Education, london, supreme court, universities Punitive Bombing I grew up in the 1970's, a time when a lot of Americans post-Vietnam were questioning the value, even the sanity, of war. Opinions were certainly split on the subject, but one thing I remember is that the concept of "punitive bombing" was widely mocked and disdained. Which is why I find it amazing to see bipartisan, multi-country support for exactly this tired old idea as applied to Syria. Has bombing ever done anything but radicalize the bombed civilian population against the bombers? The reaction to the London Blitz was not to have the English suddenly decide that they had been wrong in supporting Poland. Nor did Germans or Japanese generally reprimand their leaders for the past policies as as result of our firebombing Tokyo or Dresden. Or look at drone strikes in Afghanistan -- do you get the sense anyone there is saying, "Boy, have we ever been taught a lesson." In the comments, readers are welcome to contribute examples of countries who "learned their lesson" from punitive air strikes and changed their behavior. PS- Apparently the reason we "must" have at least air strikes is that we have established a policy that we will "do something" if countries use chemical weapons. And if we don't have air strikes, the world will think we are weak, right? But the problem is that this logic never ends. If the country then ignores our air strikes and behaves as before, or perhaps performs an FU of their own by using chemical weapons openly, then what? Aren't we obligated to do something more drastic, else the world will think we are weak? Tags: Afghanistan, drone strikes, FU, london, Poland, Syria, Tokyo, Vietnam, war Category: International Affairs \| 75 Comments Corporate State and the Olympics The most carefully policed Brand Exclusion Zone will be around the Olympic Park, and extend up to 1km beyond its perimeter, for up to 35 days. Within this area, officially called anAdvertising and Street Trade Restrictions venue restriction zone, no advertising for brands designated as competing with those of the official Olympic sponsors will be allowed. (Originally, as detailed here, only official sponsors were allowed to advertise, but leftover sites are now available). This will be supported by preventing spectators from wearing clothing prominently displaying competing brands, or from entering the exclusion zone with unofficial snack and beverage choices. Within the Zone, the world's biggest McDonald's will be the only branded food outlet, and Visa will be the only payment card accepted. This brand apartheid is designed to prevent "ambush marketing", the gaining exposure of an brand through unofficial means. One of the best known examples of this was in the World Cup in 2010, where a bevy of 36 Dutch beauties in orange dresses provided by Bavaria beer gained considerable media attention, to the chagrin of the official World Cup beer, Budweiser. At London 2012, branding 'police' will be on hand to ensure that nothing like this happens, with potential criminal prosecutions against those responsible. Organising committee LOCOG will also take steps to ensure that no unofficial business tries to associate itself with the Olympics by using phrases like 'London 2012', even on such innocuous things such as a cafe menu offering an 'Olympic breakfast'....And it's not just London. All the venues for the 2012 Olympics will be on brand lockdown. In Coventry, even the roadsigns will be changed so that there is no reference to the Ricoh Arena, which is hosting matches in the football tournament. Even logos on hand dryers in the toilets are being covered up. The Sports Direct Arena in Newcastle will have to revert back to St. James Park for the duration of the Olympics. Tags: advertising, Brand Exclusion Zone, James Park, LOCOG, london, media, Olympic Park, Ricoh Arena, Street Trade Restrictions, World Cup Category: The Corporate State \| 10 Comments Phil Jones Hoping for Warming I feel the need to reproduce this email in its entirety. Here is Phil Jones actively hoping the world will warm (an outcome he has publicly stated would be catastrophic). The tribalism has gotten so intense that it is more important for his alarmist tribe to count coup on the skeptics than to hope for a good outcome for the Earth. >From: Phil Jones [mailto:p.jones@uea.ac.uk] >Sent: 05 January 2009 16:18 >To: Johns, Tim; Folland, Chris >Cc: Smith, Doug; Johns, Tim >Subject: Re: FW: Temperatures in 2009 > Tim, Chris, > I hope you're not right about the lack of warming lasting > till about 2020. I'd rather hoped to see the earlier Met Office > press release with Doug's paper that said something like - > half the years to 2014 would exceed the warmest year currently on > record, 1998! > Still a way to go before 2014. > I seem to be getting an email a week from skeptics saying > where's the warming gone. I know the warming is on the decadal > scale, but it would be nice to wear their smug grins away. > Chris - I presume the Met Office > continually monitor the weather forecasts. > Maybe because I'm in my 50s, but the language used in the forecasts seems > a bit over the top re the cold. Where I've been for the last 20 > days (in Norfolk) > it doesn't seem to have been as cold as the forecasts. > I've just submitted a paper on the UHI for London - it is 1.6 deg > C for the LWC. > It comes out to 2.6 deg C for night-time minimums. The BBC forecasts has > the countryside 5-6 deg C cooler than city centres on recent nights. > The paper > shows the UHI hasn't got any worse since 1901 (based on St James Park > and Rothamsted). > Cheers > Phil Is this better or worse than rooting for a bad economy to get your favorite politicians elected? Anthony Watt has more in this same tone, showing how climate scientists were working to shift messages and invent new science to protect the warming hypothesis. The last part about the UHI (urban heat island) study is interesting. I don't remember this study. But it is interesting that he accepts a UHI of as high as 1.6C (my son and I found evening UHI in Phoenix around 4-6C, about in line with his London results). It looks like he is trying to say that UHI should not matter to temperature measurement, since it has not changed in London since 1900 (a bias in temperature measurement that does not change does not affect the temperature anomaly, which is what tends to be important). But the point is that many other temperature stations in the Hadley CRUT data base are in cities that are now large today but were much smaller than London in 1900 (Tucson is a great example). In these cases, there is a changing measurement bias that can affect the anomaly, so I am not sure what Jones was trying to get at. Tags: Anthony Watt, Cc Smith, Doug Johns, london, Met Office, Phil Jones, St James Park, temperature, UHI, warming Category: Climate \| 2 Comments Riding the Tiger The London riots, following on frequent Greek, French, and other European riots, would be immediately recognizable to even a Roman emperor. For decades, politicians have ridden a populist wave to office, fueled by promises of more free government stuff to favored constituencies. The mob serves whoever bids higher for its services, but always its expectations are that the each year's bid will be higher than the last. But eventually the money runs out, and the bids can't be increased, or even maintained. And the mob (or the army, or whatever group whose services are required to stay in power) then turns on those who thought they controlled it. And politicians have no one to blame but themselves, for they were the ones who trained the populace in the first place that their power in a democratic government should be used to extract goodies from the minority. Tags: london We get dust storms from time to time here (though not as often as, say, in Eastern Washington, at least from the short experience I had there). Last night we had a big one, and as usual every surface is covered in dirt. While it was going on, it looked like a London fog, but with dirt instead of water. What made this one different for me is that I got to see it roll in from the south. It was an amazing sight. It looked like a scene from Steven King's the Mist, or perhaps from the bottom of a volcano slope watching a pyroclastic flow coming at you. It reminded me of standing in the streets of Manhattan on 9/11 and watching the cloud of debris coming at us after the first tower fell. Here is a picture from the AZ Republic of the storm rolling in from the south like a giant tsunami. Here is a video of it rolling in, which is really cool, if you can ignore the end-is-near typical style of local reporting that has to blow up every odd event into a catastrophe demanding that one tune in at eleven. Tags: AZ, Eastern Washington, london, storms Category: Arizona \| 6 Comments Peak Poop Theory Donna Laframboise discusses 18th century transportation issues, and particularly the horse manure problem: The Superfreakonomics authors draw heavily on the work of Eric Morris, whose urban planning Masters thesis explored the reality of horse-based transportation in 19th-century cities. A user-friendly encapsulation of his research appears in an 8-page article here. (It was published in Access, a U of California transportation publication. The entire issue is available here.) Morris points out that, by the late 1800s, large urban centers were “drowning in horse manure.” Not only were there no solutions in sight, people were making dire predictions: In 1894, the Times of London estimated that by 1950 every street in the city would be buried nine feet deep in horse manure. One New York prognosticator of the 1890s concluded that by 1930 the horse droppings would rise to Manhattan’s third-story windows. The automobile helped solve this growing ecological problem. Back in 2006, I had considered the same thing with a hypothetical blog post from 1870 which is pretty close to the Times of London article quoted above (which I had never seen): As the US Population reaches toward the astronomical total of 40 million persons, we are reaching the limits of the number of people this earth can support. If one were to extrapolate current population growth rates, this country in a hundred years could have over 250 million people in it! Now of course, that figure is impossible – the farmland of this country couldn’t possibly support even half this number. But it is interesting to consider the environmental consequences. Take the issue of transportation. Currently there are over 11 million horses in this country, the feeding and care of which constitute a significant part of our economy. A population of 250 million would imply the need for nearly 70 million horses in this country, and this is even before one considers the fact that "horse intensity", or the average number of horses per family, has been increasing steadily over the last several decades. It is not unreasonable, therefore, to assume that so many people might need 100 million horses to fulfill all their transportation needs. There is just no way this admittedly bountiful nation could support 100 million horses. The disposal of their manure alone would create an environmental problem of unprecedented magnitude. Or, take the case of illuminant. As the population grows, the demand for illuminant should grow at least as quickly. However, whale catches and therefore whale oil supply has leveled off of late, such that many are talking about the "peak whale" phenomena, which refers to the theory that whale oil production may have already passed its peak. 250 million people would use up the entire supply of the world’s whales four or five times over, leaving none for poorer nations of the world To the last point, my article on how John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil saved the whales is here. Tags: Donna Laframboise, economy, Eric Morris, london, new york, oil, One New York, planning, Standard Oil, US Category: Capitalism & Libertarian Philospohy, Energy \| 7 Comments Fiat Garbage Radley Balko has a fascinating discussion about a switch in government policy in Fountain Hills, AZ (a suburb of Phoenix and a town I visit for various reasons all the time). Apparently, residents of the town got to actually select from competing trash vendors (lucky folks!) until recently when the town selected and enforced a monopoly trash provider. Balko has a fascinating discussion of why progressives seem to universally support this decision and oppose the previous choice-based approach. It may be odd at first to see a self-styled progressive mocking someone for criticizing a corporation for exercising too much power. John Cole writes sarcastically: My GAWD. I feel so violated. I'm going through my bills before the Steelers game and I just realized that Allied Waste is contracted to pick up my trash, so my personal liberties have been impinged by the creeping totalitarianism of nanny-statism. To show solidarity with the oppressed Fountain Hills trash protesters, I am going to dress up in my "Don't Tread on Me" t-shirt, stand at the edge of my driveway at dawn during trash pick-up on Thursday, and throw pocket constitutions at the sanitation workers. We shall overcome, patriots! This from a progressive bunch who runs to the government for legislation when their Big Mac has one too few pickles on it. If you can understand why progressives attack any corporation that they voluntarily do business with for having too much power, but defend any corporation backed by government authority, you will start to figure out exactly what progressives are really after. Just remember that progressives have a deep distrust of individual choice related to any activities that don't touch on sex. And they are much more comfortable with lines of accountability that run through government officials (elected or not) rather than accountability enforced by competition and individual choice (more on progressives here). I will just add this to the story -- Fountain Hills is a suburb to which the verbs tony, wealthy, and exclusive could all apply. Given its position in the foothills around Phoenix, it is perhaps one of the most attractive suburbs in the metropolitan area. It is the last place one would point to as having some sort of problem with unkept houses and rotting garbage. This is entirely a power play by the city -- it has nothing to do with the quality of the area. Brad Warbiany has even more on the story here. Mostly unrelated facts about Fountain Hills Fountain Hills was a development of the McCulloch family (of chain saw fame) as was parts of Lake Havasu City. Both developments had a centerpiece attraction. Fountain Hills has a spectacular fountain (one of the five highest in the world) while Lake Havasu City has the transplanted London Bridge. As to the latter, the story goes that McCulloch thought he was buying the much more dramatic Tower Bridge, which American tourists often confuse with London Bridge. As a further aside, I met the guy once who did the gunnite on the bottom of the transplanted London Bridge. He was a pool guy and applying it over his head rather than under his feet was fairly new to him. He said he never allowed his little kids to sing "London Bridge is Falling Down" in his presence, it made him too nervous. Our egregious Sheriff Joe Arpaio lives in Fountain Hills. On a recent crime sweep of his home town, which he claimed had nothing to do with immigration, he arrested (or at least detained) almost all people of Mexican decent, in fact more Mexicans than I thought one could find in Fountain Hills, even on a bet. Tags: Allied Waste, Brad Warbiany, Fountain Hills, GAWD, John Cole, Lake Havasu City, london, London Bridge, Phoenix, Tower Bridge Category: Arizona, The Corporate State \| 6 Comments Copenhagen as Income Redistribution I am slammed here at work, but I will give you a couple of nice articles on this topic. First from IBD: The United Nations' Copenhagen Climate Conference is going fast into meltdown. It may be because it's not about climate anymore, but fitting a noose on the world's productive economies and extracting wealth transfers. Poor countries have gone from defending their right to economic development as a reason for exemptions to emissions cuts to claiming a "legitimate" right to vast wealth transfers from the West to prevent emissions. They call it "climate justice." Monday, the Group of 77, led by African states, shut down the conference for the second time, saying they would pick up their marbles and go home if the West didn't agree to their formula for emissions cutbacks and send them more than the $10 billion promised by the West.... Having manipulated the foreign aid racket for decades, the African officials knew just what buttons to push with Western Europeans. Not surprisingly, they won concessions. No doubt they'll do it again to get more, and the Danes and other one-worlders will give them what they want. The second is from Charles Krauthammer The idea of essentially taxing hardworking citizens of the democracies to fill the treasuries of Third World kleptocracies went nowhere, thanks mainly to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher (and the debt crisis of the early '80s). They put a stake through the enterprise. But such dreams never die. The raid on the Western treasuries is on again, but today with a new rationale to fit current ideological fashion. With socialism dead, the gigantic heist is now proposed as a sacred service of the newest religion: environmentalism. One of the major goals of the Copenhagen climate summit is another NIEO shakedown: the transfer of hundreds of billions from the industrial West to the Third World to save the planet by, for example, planting green industries in the tristes tropiques.... Socialism having failed so spectacularly, the left was adrift until it struck upon a brilliant gambit: metamorphosis from red to green. The cultural elites went straight from the memorial service for socialism to the altar of the environment. The objective is the same: highly centralized power given to the best and the brightest, the new class of experts, managers and technocrats. This time, however, the alleged justification is not abolishing oppression and inequality but saving the planet. Leaders of fifty African nations came to Copenhagen asking $400 billion for the next three years to "offset" carbon credit "damages" which they claim to suffer. Inexplicably, two days ago, that demand was increased to an eye-goggling 5% of GDP (gross domestic product), estimated at $722 billion from the United States alone. There never was a response from the industrialized world. The London Guardian reports today that the disgruntled Africans may boycott the rest of the climate summit. The conference's own web page quotes the Ethiopian prime minister as saying he will "scuttle" talks unless there is discussion of "real money" and "not an illusion." Tags: Charles Krauthammer, IBD, london, London Guardian, NIEO, socialism, Third World, United Nations, United States, Western Europeans What Global Warming Alarmism is All About From a press release from the Environmental News Network that landed in my inbox: It's Time to Re-think Economic Growth for Advanced Nations LONDON - In Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet, published by Earthscan this week, Professor Tim Jackson raises fundamental questions about the economics needed to tackle climate change. Jackson argues that, faced with the limits imposed by carbon sinks and the scale of "˜de-carbonization' of the world's economy required to stay within them, continued economic growth in the already affluent world does not offer the solution; it represents the problem.... there is a strong case for the developed nations to make room for growth in poorer countries. It is in these poorer countries that growth really does make a difference. In richer countries the returns on further growth appear much more limited; for example subjective well-being diminishes rapidly at higher income levels." Assuming that such thinking is not just a crass excuse for totalitarian control, it represents an enormous failure of imagination. The author cannot imagine what benefits increased wealth would provide, so he assumes those benefits to be zero. There is absolutely no reason that this same exact thinking could not have been applied in 1300 or 1750 or 1900. Fortunately it was not. Wonder where the communists went when their philosophy was shown to be bankrupt? Wonder where the anti-globalization folks went after they looted in Seattle. Look no further than the global warming movement. The author suggests, among other things: support for "˜ecological' enterprise "“ resource efficient, community-based activities that offer meaningful employment and deliver low-carbon goods and services clear restraints on unbridled consumerism the protection of public spaces and a renewed vision of social goods investment in the capabilities for people have to participate in society in less materialistic ways Just say no to ecological Marxism. Tags: carbon, climate change, economy, Environmental News Network, global warming, london, Professor Tim Jackson, warming Category: Capitalism & Libertarian Philospohy, Economics \| 16 Comments What An Astounding Waste Via Cato: The private homes that New London, Conn., took away from Suzette Kelo and her neighbors have been torn down. Their former site is a wasteland of fields of weeds, a monument to the power of eminent domain. But now Pfizer, the drug company whose neighboring research facility had been the original cause of the homes' seizure, has just announced that it is closing up shop in New London. To lure those jobs to New London a decade ago, the local government promised to demolish the older residential neighborhood adjacent to the land Pfizer was buying for next-to-nothing. Suzette Kelo fought the taking to the Supreme Court, and lost. Five justices found this redevelopment met the constitutional hurdle of "public use." More Kelo coverage here. Tags: homes, london, New London, supreme court, Suzette Kelo, Via Cato That'll Teach 'Em More evidence the British police forces seem to be losing their minds at least as fast as American police: To teach motorists who leave their cars unlocked a lesson, police in Richmond upon Thames, a borough of London, have begun taking their stuff. The victims beneficiaries of these thefts educational efforts return to their cars and find that expensive items such as cameras, laptops, and leather jackets have been replaced by notes instructing them to retrieve their valuables at the police station. Not to worry, though: "If items are needed urgently," the London Times reports, "police will return the goods immediately." Which suggests that if you can't show an urgent need for, say, your computer, they'll take their own sweet time. The justification offered by Superintendent Jim Davis: "People would be far more upset if their property really was stolen." Woe be to people who actually trust that the police are doing their job reducing crime and fail to secure all of their belongings from petty theft. One hopes that the police of Richmond on Thames never start to percieve a problem with rapes in their fair city. Tags: cars, london, London Times, police, victims Category: Crime \| 23 Comments Putting the "Mass" in Mass Transit Every traveller to London loves the tube. There is no better way to get around this great city than with a multi-day Underground pass. But as a tourist, I have always tended to ride the underground during the day, or late at night after a show. For the first time, for a couple of days in a row, I have had to brave the tube and Victoria Station at around 6PM. As a result of this experience, I have a message for "smart growth" urban density-seeking urban planners: please don't do this to me. Never have I been so uncomfortable, so claustraphobic, and so ready to go Postal than I was in those tremendous moving crowds. It is a system designed to move a maximum amount of people efficiently, but it does so by forcing human beings to conform to the requirements of the system, rather than the other way around. Unfortunately, it is exactly this dehumanizing vision that so enraptures modern planners. It is their mindset that people must adjust to their plans, not the other way around. It is ironic that most of these people, who would claim to be children of the sixties devoted to individualism, are in fact the architects of the ultimate Tayloristic forced conformity. I understand that such transit solutions may be necessary in a city as high of a population density as London, but please don't force that kind of density on the rest of us. If you enjoy it, power to you, you are welcome to live in such an environment. But leave the rest of us alone who want a car and 2.2 acres. In particular, the whole notion of "congestion" really struck me. City planners always talk about fighting congestion, but they always mean traffic on roads (though ironically much of what they do actually increases congestion on roads). But what about pure human to human congestion? I would far rather be stuck on a freeway in my air conditioned car listening to the radio than packed in a moving mass of humanity in Victoria Station, packed into a platform waiting for a train, and then packed for half an hour standing in a train straining not to topple over on the person next to me. Tags: london, smart growth, transit, Victoria Station Greetings From London Despite the fact that there is plenty to blog about right now (I think I have 551 unread articles in my feed reader) I will have to ignore much of it as I spend this week in London. My son is going to summer school at Cambridge and he and I are spending this week together in London. As is typical of flights to London, we arrived at about 8AM. I tried to share with my son the virtues of my long experience travelling (telling him to gut it out and not sleep on arrival day) but you know how teenagers are about listening to parental wisdom. So while he napped, I wandered around some areas of Westminster I had never seen before, including Westminster Cathedral: I found this to be an odd church. Byzantine on the outside, the inside is much more reflective of its Victorian heritage, with monolithic brick vaults. It could have been quite beautiful inside, but the upper reaches of the church, including its domes, are entirely unfinished brick - not even a plaster coating. The sign said that it was left unfinished for future generations to add murals, but given that about 5 generations have passed since its construction, it is probably time for a bit of decoration. Right now the ceiling looks like the interior of a coke oven. I did, however, walk into a mass in progress (which is why I have no interior pictures) and the organ and choir were magnificent. Tags: big ben, london, westminster cathedral Kelo Update The AntiPlanner has an update on the New London, CT development that spawned the notorious Kelo case. In short, they tore Ms. Kelo's house down against her will, and then the whole development deal fell through. The city now has a nice vacant lot. The homes of Susette Kelo and her neighbors have all been torn down or removed. But, except for the remodeling of one government building into another government building, virtually no new development had taken place in the Fort Trumbull district by May, 2008. Having spent at least $78 million on the Fort Trumbull project, the city had awarded development rights to a company named Corcoran Jennison, which planned to build a hotel, an office complex, and more than 100 upscale housing units. The developer had until November, 2007, to obtain financing. When that deadline lapsed, it received an extension to May 29, 2008. In desperation, the developer sought an FHA loan of $11.5 million. When that didn't work and May 29 came and went, New London revoked the agreement. Tags: 2008, Corcoran Jennison, CT, FHA, Fort Trumbull, homes, london, New London, Susette Kelo Category: Regulation \| 1 Comment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365706
__label__wiki	0.625421	0.625421	Worshipping at the wrong altar Blockchain startups are spending too much time trying to convert investors, not users, argues CEO of Coinshares, Meltem Demirors By Adriana Hamacher Oct 8, 2018 Oct 8, 2018 Blockchain startups have got it all wrong, says the charismatic, controversial Meltem Demirors, CEO of Coinshares, at the Crypto Springs conference last week. “This system attracts charlatans. It attracts speculators and it also attracts people who are trying to build things,” she said. “We need to be honest with ourselves, a lot of the stuff that we’re doing isn’t what we set out to do. Demirors was referring to the way in which startups across crypto-land have courted investors first, and largely ignored any attempt at converting the 13-million people who have bought crypto into a customer of a product or service. “A speculator is not a user; there’s a fundamental difference between the types of purchase. They do not have the same incentives, they want fundamentally different things. And what happens when investors have all the tokens? Shitcoin waterfall. They push the stuff onto the exchanges—that they own stakes in—and they say, ‘this thing is amazing, it’s the next Ripple!" Ripple jokes aside, Demirors' tone was decidedly down beat. But, she believes, it's precisely this sort of tough love the industry needs. “People say ‘oh, we’re at the early adopter stage.’ But I say, no, no, no—everyone who would have bought their coin has already bought their coin, and no more people are going to buy this shit until there is a change in the addressable market, and people can actually use this stuff. And that’s why conferences like this—talking to one another and actually building things that humans can use—are really important.” Meltem Demirors, CEO of Coinshares Demirors believes that, rather than improve your protocol, the only thing that investors are interested in is doing what’s best for them: “And as long as we continue to worship money, and worship investors, the shit is never going to be decentralized.” The false idol line seems to have struck a chord with the audience at Crypto Springs, who, for the past week, have listened to the speakers' rallying cry for a more collegiate atmosphere among startups in the space. It's a community that has, in recent months, developed a love of mud-slinging. However, while everyone seemed keenly aware of the damage that's been done by greed run rife--measured by the number of nodding heads in the audience--people seemed less concerned with the irony of preaching a message of financial prudence while sat around a pool in a luxury hotel in a town known for its celebration of excess. Still, you've gotta start somewhere, right? https://decrypt.co/3554/worshipping-at-the-wrong-altar	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365716
__label__wiki	0.911366	0.911366	Home/Sports News/England beat New Zealand in final – ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Final Match England beat New Zealand in final – ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Final Match At the first semi-final India lost the match against New Zealand and today (11 July) at the second match of semi-final Australia lost the match against England. India and Australia both team farewell from the World Cup. After winning the toss, Australia scored 223 runs for all wickets in England’s bowling attack. The English decided to chase this small target before the scheduled 50 overs in 32.1 overs to win by 8 wickets in the big match to ensure the final. Starting the batting, England started opening with two openers Jason Rae and Jonny Bairstow. At the start of the first innings, the team lost three top orders to 14 runs in Australia in the second innings, English openers and 124 runs in the second innings. Jason Bairstow plays slow but Jason Ryan plays aggressively from the start. Roy, however, was caught by fast bowler Pat Cummins. Earlier, when the 65-ball 85 came back to the Royan, then England went very close to victory. After some time, 34 runs from 43 balls trapped LBW after returning to the pavilion Jonny Bairstow. Joe Root (49) and Captain Eoin Morgan (45) were the main batsmen to reach the winning pitch. Earlier, England was bowled after losing the toss. But the start of them is great. Australia took three wickets for 14 runs. Alex Kerry and Steve Smith Then Adil Rashid hit the pair. Maxwell returned after set. Australia got 168 runs in 38 overs losing 7 wickets. Aaron Finch returned to the Golden Post. David Warner was dismissed by 9 runs. Usman Khawaja injured elevens in the eleven hit Peter hand scope 4 runs. Off-spinner Alex Kerry was out for 46 runs. He scored 103 runs with Smith. Staines returned in the same over with a call. Glenn Maxwell made 22 in the team’s confidence. Steve Smith is playing with 67 runs in the team’s disaster. Edgbaston’s field is small. Batting is helpful at the beginning. Later, the wicket was slow. Australia captain won the toss. But they could not take advantage. England captain Eoin Morgan is not even thinking about the toss. Morgan said it is good to play in the World Cup. This match has changed the Australia team. Usman Khwaja has been knocked out due to injury. Instead, Peter Handscomb entered the team. He’s batting in four. Finch said Steve Smith would do three batting in this match. In addition, spinner Nathan Lion has been included in the squad. England is playing five spinners with a spinner. Adil Rashid is on his spin attack. Azira plays with four pacers. Short score: England: 226/2 (32.1 overs) Target: 224 Australia: 223/10 (49 overs) England XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Butler, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Zofra Archer, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid. Australia XI: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Peter Hanscomb, Marcus Staines, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carré, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrenndorf, Nathan Lyon. BPL Live Streaming 2019 – 2020 – Today Match GTV Live Steaming Bangabandhu BPL 2019 (New) – GTV Live Streaming, Schedule, Squad, Match Timings, Venue Details Get all football news at one platform BPL 2019 – Cumilla Warriors vs Rangpur Rangers – GTV Live Streaming Bangladesh VS India, 3rd T20I live Stream, Preview & Squad Bangladesh vs India 2nd T20I Preview & Squad Top 10 Female Bodybuilders around the world (2020) Movierulz 2020 Online: Free Download Telugu, Hindi Dubbed & Tamil Movies From Movie Rulz Check JSC Result 2019 with full marksheet © Copyright 2020, All Rights Reserved \| Daily News Gallery	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365724
__label__wiki	0.73647	0.73647	Stratford Daily Voice serves Stratford, CT Trumbull-Monroe serves Easton, Monroe, Redding & Trumbull Breaking News: How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout The Region Hundreds Of Pages Of Documents Reveal New Details In Missing Mom Case Kathy Reakes Email me Read More Stories Jennifer Farber Dulos Photo Credit: Contributed More Articles News Fairfield County Nursing Home Operator Admits To Embezzlement... Man Who Admitted Killing Family, Dog Faced Fraud Probe In Con... Six New Flu-Related Deaths Reported In Connecticut New details are emerging as officials released more than 400 pages of documents detailing the evidence collected in the homicide case of Fairfield County mother Jennifer Farber Dulos. The documents include 469 pages of search and seizure requests dating back to the beginning of the search on Friday, May 24, following the disappearance of the New Canaan mother of five. The documents include interviews with Farber Dulos' nanny, Lauren Almeida, who told police that her employer had been chased through their home by her estranged husband Fotis Dulos and that he tried to hit his wife with a vehicle, according to the Hartford Courant . “Jennifer did not want to call the police as she was very afraid of her husband and he threatened to take the children permanently to Greece,” Almeida, told police. Fotis Dulos following his second arrest. Connecticut State Police Farber Dulos's estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, 52, has been charged with murder, felony murder, and kidnapping in the case. He is currently on house arrest after posting a $6 million bond. His former lover, Michelle Troconis, 45, and his friend and former attorney, Kent Mawhinney, 54, have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Michelle Troconis after being charged on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Troconis is also on house arrest after post a $1.5 million bond. Mawhinney remains in jail on a $2 million bond. Dulos attorney Norm Pattis said his office is reviewing the search warrants. “We’re beginning our review of the warrants and are relieved to see that the state police were listening to what we had to say," Pattis said. "The state dropped its theory that Mr. Dulos was motivated by animus regarding the divorce because it learned we were right — there was no such motive." Pattis also said he was stunned the police never asked to interview Dulos: " We may well have been able to persuade them to drop the case altogether. We would have sat for an interview." The new documents also reveal a large amount of blood found by officers in the garage of the Farber Dulos’ New Canaan home following her disappearance. Police were able to get into the home after the nanny gave them the code to the garage doors, reported the Hartford Courant. The documents said officers found fresh bloodstains on the garage floor, on the driver’s side of a black Range Rover, and that partial bloody shoe impressions were found on the concrete floor. The warrant said a large amount of blood indicated a "serious assault" and indicated a clean-up had occurred. A further investigation deduced it was likely multiple people were involved in the crime and clean-up, said the warrant. Meanwhile, attorney Pattis said the new documents prove his client is innocent. “A preliminary review of the warrant leaves us relieved and saddened," he said. "We’re relieved that there is nothing we didn’t expect or have heard about; saddened because it’s obvious the state police really have no idea what became of Jennifer. This remains an open case in our view.” Follow Kathy Reakes on Linkedin Stratford Man Admits To Killing Niece Likelihood Increases For First Snowstorm Of New Year Time Frame Changes For First Potential Snowstorm Of New Year Stratford Daily Voice!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365725
__label__wiki	0.935802	0.935802	Nobel Laureates call to end the solitary confinement of Öcalan and all political prisoners in Turkey We, the undersigned Nobel Prize Laureates, from diverse disciplines around the world, call on the government of Turkey and the International Community at large, to take immediate action at this critical moment to end the solitary confinement of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners in Turkey. In so doing we stand in solidarity with the hundreds of hunger strikers who are now pressing this same demand, including the Kurdish parliamentarian Leyla Güven, imprisoned in Diyarbakir, whose life is in imminent danger. We also join our support to the International Appeal for ending the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners in Turkey, first released on January 12, 2019. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentina. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1980 – Betty Williams, Northern Ireland. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1976 - Desmond Tutu, South Africa. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1984 - F. W. De Klerk, South Africa. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1993 - Jody Williams, United States. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1997 - José Ramos-Horta, East Timor. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1996 - Leymah Roberta Gbowee, Liberia. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2011 - Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Northern Ireland. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1976 - Oscar Arias, Costa Rica. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1987 - Shirin Ebadi, Iran. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2003. Dudley R. Herschbach, United States. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1986 - Elias James Corey, United States, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry1990 - Gerhard Ertl, Germany. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry2007 - Joachim Frank, Germany / U.S. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry2017 - John C. Polanyi, Canada. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry1986 - Kary B. Mullis, United States. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry1993 - Richard Henderson, Great Britain. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry2017 - Robert H. Grubbs, United States. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry2005 - Roger D. Kornberg, United States. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry2006 - Thomas R. Cech, United States. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry1989 - Walter Gilbert, United States. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry1980 - Yuan T. Lee, Taiwan. Nobel Laureate in Chemistry1986. Edward C. Prescott,United States. Nobel Laureate in Economics 2004 - Eric S. Maskin, United States. Nobel Laureate in Economics2007 - Finn E. Kydland, Norway. Nobel Laureate in Economics 2004 - Oliver Hart, Great Britain. Nobel Laureate in Economics2016. Alice Munro, Canada. Nobel Laureate in Literature 2013 - Elfriede Jelinek, Austria. Nobel Laureate in Literature 2004 - J. M. Coetzee, South Africa. Nobel Laureate in Literature 2003 - Mario Vargas Llosa, Peru. Nobel Laureate in Literature 2010 – Wole Soyinka, Nigeria. Nobel Laureate in Literature 1986 Carol W. Greider, United States. Nobel Laureate in Medicine 2009 - Edmond H. Fischer, Switzerland / U.S. Nobel Laureate in Medicine1992 - Eric R. Kandel, Austria. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2000 - Erwin Neher, Germany. Nobel Laureate in Medicine1991 - J. Robin Warren, Australia. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2005 - Jack W. Szostak, Great Britain. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2009 - Leland H. Hartwell, United States. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2001 - Louis J. Ignarro, United States. Nobel Laureate in Medicine1998 - Sir Richard J. Roberts, Great Britain. Nobel Laureate in Medicine1993 - Sydney Brenner, South Africa. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2002 - Thomas C. Sudhof, Germany / U.S. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2013 - Tim Hunt, Great Britain. Nobel Laureate in Medicine2001 - Torsten N. Wiesel, Sweden. Nobel Laureate in Medicine1981. Anthony J. Leggett, Great Britain. Nobel Laureate in Physics 2003 - Gérard Morou, France. Nobel Laureate in Physics in 2018 - Kip Stephen Thorne, United States. Nobel Laureate in Physics2017 - Sheldon Glashow, United States. Nobel Laureate in Physics1979 - Steven Weinberg,United States. Nobel Laureate in Physics1979 - William D. Phillips,United States. Nobel Laureate in Physics1997. -January 23, 2019 INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ENDING THE ISOLATION OF ABDULLAH OCALAN AND ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS IN TURKEY (Ver aquí en castellano) We, the undersigned, call for an immediate end to the solitary confinement of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and other political prisoners in Turkey who are being held in gross violation of their human rights and of the norms of the internationally agreed-upon Mandela Rules. Any form of isolation, also known as “solitary confinement”, is strictly prohibited under United Nations Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules) adopted by the UN in May 2015. According to these rules, 22 hours or more a day without human contact for a time period in excess of 15 consecutive days is deemed prolonged solitary confinement. The prolonged isolation of Abdullah Öcalan on İmralı island prison, since his abduction in 1999, has continued for 20 years. The absolute isolation enforced on Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı island prison has entered its third year with no news from him. Meanwhile, since the abandonment of the Kurdish-Turkish peace initiative in 2015, Turkey has intensified its military war and political repression of the Kurds. The suppression of political parties and the jailing of Kurdish political leaders have become the norm as Turkish democracy has descended into authoritarian rule. Leyla Güven, an imprisoned woman who is a Member of Parliament from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, or HDP, started a hunger strike against Öcalan’s isolation more than 65 days ago. Since then, more than 150 prisoners have joined her on hunger strikes in solidarity. Meanwhile, 14 Kurdish politicians continue their hunger strike in the city of Strasbourg, France. The number of people in Turkey’s prisons has now reached 260,000. Human rights organizations are reporting that human rights violations against prisoners are increasing. Isolation (solitary confinement) is one of the most severe of these violations. The hunger strikes currently underway in Turkey by more than 150 people, are causing grave damage to the health of those undertaking the protests. We, the undersigned, are part of a growing mass solidarity movement that is calling for an end to the injustice of isolation. As a matter of human dignity and human rights, we call for an immediate end to the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners incarcerated in Turkey so that these hunger strikes can end. We call on the international community to insist that Turkey abide by the Mandela Rules and take urgent action to enforce them. Initial Signators: Prof. Immanuel Wallerstein – USA; Prof. David Graeber – UK; Raúl Zibechi – Uruguay; Prof. Norman Paech – Germany; Prof. Andrej Grubacic, Chair Anthropology and Social Change Department CIIS, San Francisco; Denis O'Hearn, Dean of Liberal Arts, Professor of Sociology – University of Texas; Prof. Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, Department of Social and Policy Sciences University of Bath; Orsola Casagrande, Journalist; Alessandro Spinazzi, Italy; Salvadore Palidda, Genova University – Italy; Seamas Carraher, Poet and Writer – Ireland; JM Arrugaeta Historian and Journalist – Basque Country; Debra Werblud, Visual Artist, US; Victoria Sandino Senator FARC – Colombia; Alexandra Nariño FARC Party Executive – Colombia; Boris Guevara Film Director – Colombia; Angelo Baracca, University of Florence – Italy; Jesús Maria Aldaiturriaga Egia LAB – Basque Country; Emanuele Leonardi, Researcher – Italy; Giovanni Giacopuzzi, Writer – Italy, Lord Nicolas Rea – UK; Lord Dholakia – UK; Hywel Williams MP – UK; Tommy Sheppard SNP MP; Chris Stephens SNP MP; Jill Evans MEP; Julie Ward MEP; Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley, Lecturer of Political Sociology in the Department of Sociology – Cambridge University; Dr Derek Wall, Goldsmith University of London; Christine Blower, NUE International Secretary; Amber Huff, Researcher Sussex University; Margaret Owen OBE, human rights lawyer; James Kelman, writer; Dr Radha D’Souza, Westminster University; Les Levidow, CAMPACC; Nick Hildyard, policy analyst; Gareth Peirce, solicitor; John Hunt, journalist and writer; Janet Biehl, writer, translator; Rahila Gupta, writer, journalist; Simon Dubbins, International Director UNITE; Clare Baker, International Officer UNITE; Meredith Tax, writer; Prof Kariane Westrheim, University of Bergen; Sarah Parker, translator; Stephen Smellie, Deputy Covenor UNISON Scotland; Doug Nicholls, General Secretary, General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU); John Smith, President of GFTU; Steve Sweeney, International Editor, Morning Star; Alastair Lyons, Solicitor; Dr Patrick Huff, Birkbeck College, University of London; Bert Schouwenbourg, trade union advisor; Trevor Rayne, Editorial Board of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!; David Morgan, journalist; Melanie Gingell, barrister; Jonathan Bloch, writer; Dr Felix Padel, writer; Maggie Bowden, General Secretary, Liberation; Robert Atkins, solicitor; Saleh Mamon, CAMPACC; Liz Saville Roberts MP; Penny Papadopoulou, journalist; Isabel Kaeser, PhD student, SOAS University; Greta Sykes, writer and poet; Gacheke Gachihi, Coordinator Mathare Social Justice Center, Kenya; Veronica Fagan, editor Socialist Resistance; Tony Simpson, Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation; Dr Naif Bezwan, scholar; Maude Casey, writer; Dr Aubrey Nunes, clinical linguist; Jack Hirschman, emeritus Poet Laureate of San Francisco,Agneta Falk, Poet and Painter; Catherine Taylor, musician; Luca Guzzetti, University of Genoa – Italy; Rossella Caruso, art historian – Italy; Roger Connah, writer –Wales; Giuliana Grando, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist – Italy; Joyce Kozloff, artist; Max Kozloff, writer and artist; Gioia Meller Marcovicz, designer; Piero Scarselli, academic; Dr. Dario Azzellini, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA; Sergio Tischler, Benemérita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico; John Gibler, writer; Dr. Dawn Marie Paley, journalist; Andrés Ruggeri, director Programa Facultad Abierta, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Dr. Gilberto López y Rivas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); Peter Ranis, Professor Emeritus of Political Science City University of New York; Camila Piñeiro Harnecker, profesora Centro de Estudios de la Economía Cubana, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba; Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh, India; Christy Petropoulou, As. Profesora Universidad de Egeo, Greece; Dr. Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Switzerland; Marko Ulvila, Tampere, Finland; Sarah Sexton, Nicholas Hildyard, Larry Lohmann, co-directors The Corner House, UK; Emily Andersen, photographer and senior lecturer, Nottingham Trent University; Alice Dalgobbo, academic; Flavio Chedid Henriquez – coordenador Solidariedade Tecnica –SOLTEC/UFRJ, Brazil; Emily Apple, journalist; Maxine Peake, actor; Darnell Stephen Summers, film-maker; Valerie Mainstone; Kurdistan Solidarity Network; Brighton Kurdistan Solidarity; Prof. Nira Yuval-Davis, Centre for Migration, Refugees and Belonging, the University of East London; Alain Hertzmann, UNITE the Union; Dafydd Iwan, Former President Plaid Cymru; Bruce Kent, Peace Campaigner;Aonghas MacNeacail, Scottish Gaelic poet; Engin Sustam, Academics For Peace, Turkey; Muzaffer Kaya, Academic for Peace, Turkey; Nazan Üstündağ, Academics for Peace, Turkey; Achin Vanaik, Retired Professor of 'International Relations and Global Politics', University of Delhi; Pamela Philipose, Senior Journalist, New Delhi, India Bodhisatwa Ray, Social Activist, West Bengal India; Sushovan Dhar, Trade Unionist, West Bengal, India; Avishek Konar, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global University, Haryana, India; Anish Vanaik, Associate Professor, Jindal Global University, Haryana, India; Domenico Gallo, Presidente di Sezione Corte di Cassazione Roma, Italy; Leonardo De Franceschi, BA PhD, Postcolonial Film and Media Studies Università degli studi Roma Tre, Italy; Vittorio Agnoletto, Milan University, Italy; Laura Corradi, Gender Studies and Intersectional Methodology, Università della Calabria, Italy; Nompumelelo Ngomane, Writer - USA; Dialogue 2000-Jubilee South Argentina; Fundación Servicio Paz y Justicia SERPAJ Argentina. www.hungerstrikes.eu International Initiative Postbox 10 05 11 • D-50445 Cologne Tel: +49-221-1 30 15 59 • Fax: +49-221-790 76 10 30 www.freeocalan.org - info@freedom-for-ocalan.com Peace in Kurdistan Campaign for a political solution of the Kurdish Question - Email: estella24@tiscali.co.uk www.peaceinkurdistancampaign.com – Tel: 020 7586 5892 or 020 7272 7890 Acciones Adolfo Pérez Esquivel English Human Rights	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365731
__label__cc	0.621657	0.378343	by Howard Blumenthal TV & New Media Books & Print You are here: Home / Archives for The Daily Show Media Quiz – By the Numbers May 4, 2013 by hb Leave a Comment I’ve been meaning to write this one for some time. Hopefully, it will be as much for you to play as it was for me to write. Some TV, some from other media. The numbers are fascinating because they provide our collective media diet with a sense of scale. You may want to jot down your answers on a pad and pencil… 1. Which cable network is watched by the most people every day? 2. How about the second most-watched? 3. With nearly 10 million viewers for its most popular episode, what was last week’s most popular series on cable? Sponge Bob Square Pants 4. Among adults 18-34, which was the most watched cable network in prime time last week? 5. How many people watched last Thursday night’s airing of Swamp People on History (the most popular episode of a prime time cable series that night)? 6. On that same night, how many people watched The Daily Show’s 11PM airing? 7. Daily circulation of USA Today? Half-million 10 millon 8. Last week’s syndicated programs in order of popularity: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Family Feud, Family Guy Family Guy, Jeopardy!, Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, Family Guy, Jeopardy! Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, Family Guy 9. Number of people who watched CBS’s Sherlock Holmes drama series, Elementary: 10. On the same night, number of people who watched NBC’s The Office: 11. Circulation of Sunday New York Times. 12. You may know that AARP’s magazines top the circulation charts with over 20 million units. What’s next on that chart (with more than 7 million)? 13. The Fifty Shades of Grey book series has sold a total of more than ____ ebooks. 14. So far, this year, how many copies of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar have been sold in the U.S.? 1 thousand More than 100,000 15. In a typical week, roughly how many units of each audiobook on the top 10 best seller list are sold? 16. Last week’s best selling videogame in the U.S. was Injustice: Gods Among Us. If you were to combine the sales of units for X360 and PS3, how many units were sold? 17. Last week’s top grossing film was Oblivion. How many people went to see that movie? 18. Vinyl has enjoyed something of a resurgence. In fact, the re-release of The Beatles’ Abbey Road turned out to be quite popular How many units did the new vinyl version of Abbey Road sell last year? All of the answers come from well-regarded sources of media research and data. Let’s see how you did. The answers follow the WBZ-TV Test Pattern below. (You must consider the sheer number of hours that our children spend in front of TV sets. Far more than just about any sports fan.) Duck solidly beats the competition with over 10 million viewers. (Not as many people as I would have thought, but then, television viewership is now very fragmented, so it’s very difficult to garner audiences of any significant size.) The Daily Show is popular, but night after night, its ratings are fairly modest, especially in comparison with powerhouse series (like Duck Dynasty). Actually, the number is above 1.6 million. Wheel continues to kill in the ratings, night after night. The other series are in the top ten, but nobody beats Sajak. A good solid prime time series in 2013 rarely tops 10 or 12 million viewers. No surprise. The Office is ready for retirement. So, too, is the similarly rated Parks & Recreation. 11. Circulation of Sunday New York Times How many readers? Easily twice that number because the paper often lingers through the week. The surprising answer has increased circulation int he past year by several hundred thousand. Next on the list is Better Homes and Gardens with roughly comparable numbers. 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__label__wiki	0.913569	0.913569	Distribution & Exhibition Production & Post-Production FuseFX Adds VFX Supervisor Ted Rae Thu, 03/12/2015 - 12:11 -- Nick Dager Ted Rae, an Emmy and BAFTA nominated Visual Effects Supervisor whose credits span feature films, episodic television and commercials, has joined Los Angeles-based FuseFX. Rae is currently leading FuseFX visual effects teams for the CBS series Scorpion and the WB series Stalker. He is also assisting with several projects through FuseFX’s new Vancouver facility. Rae arrives at FuseFX with more than 30 years of visual effects and production experience. His credits as Visual Effects Supervisor include the feature films The Tourist, Apocalypto, and The Passion of the Christ as well as the television series You Wish, Stargate SG-1 and Babylon 5. He earned his Primetime Emmy nomination for the Stargate SG-1 pilot and a BAFTA nomination for his work on Beetlejuice. He also has wide experience as an on-set supervisor, cinematographer and 2nd unit director. “Ted brings diverse skills and a history of delivering excellence,” said FuseFX founder and Visual Effects Supervisor David Altenau. “His experiences on the set and behind the camera are great assets that add to the overall depth of our team. We’re excited to have him.” Rae began his career as an animation cameraman at Roger Corman’s New World Pictures. His early experience included work in makeup effects, stop motion, models and miniatures for such classic genre titles as Beetlejuice, The Terminator and Night of the Creeps. In recent years, he has balanced VFX supervision assignments on features and television with high-end television commercials. Rae says that he was attracted to FuseFX by their reputation for quality and having the resources to manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously. “I was very impressed with their work, and intrigued by a level of organization that can so effectively allocate resources toward making great shots,” he observes. He adds that his experience to date on Scorpion and Stalker has exceeded his expectations. “The lead compositors on these shows, Renaud Talon and Andrey Drogobetski, are two of the fastest, most amazingly adept and talented artists I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with,” he says. “Their skills make it possible to quickly push past merely getting shots to work, so we can move on to the goal of making them as good as they can be.” Rae notes that he hopes his background in cinematography can help FuseFX grow its capabilities into being able to shoot their own VFX elements and inserts. FuseFX http://fusefx.com/s FuseFX 4DX Format Broke Box Office Records in 2019 Facing the Challenge of Giant Screen Close-Ups New Jumanji Raised the Stakes in Sound Production Wanda Cinema Installs Christie Projection in its 600th Multiplex in China //VIEW ALL CONTENT Digital Asset Symposium NYC Production & Post News About DCR Contact DCR This site (RSS) LinkedIn © DIGITAL CINEMA REPORT	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365734
__label__cc	0.542048	0.457952	A digital research project that changed Geoscience Australia I’ve recently led the first phase of a really fun research project for Geoscience Australia—a government-funded independent research organisation who employ hundreds of scientists to apply science and technology to describe and understand the earth. Their impact is incredible—but sadly invisible to most of Australia. The project began just as a research phase to understand the issues they were having with their website and digital data tools. But through the research, involving an analytics review, heuristic review, a content audit and competitive content analysis, channels audit, review of previous research, and informal interviews with staff and scientists, I not only learned a lot about earthquakes and solstices—but was also able to unearth five key insights which were both true of their digital presence, and also rang true across the organisation. I presented the findings to Geoscience Australia’s CEO, Chief Scientist, and their wider team in person, sparking discussion and explaining the importance of understanding the needs of the users of their data, in order to build awareness and unlock amazing opportunities across the country for innovative use of their science. I illustrated the findings by constructing a design wall showcasing key hypotheses and insights, and the evidence behind them, so that staff could add their own thoughts and insights to validate or challenge our findings. The project will now go on to a huge user research phase, led by our Service Design Principal Philippa Abbott, who will be travelling across Australia to understand Geoscience Australia’s users—and we’re now scoping work to overhaul their service offering, provide a new brand and comms strategy, and build a new digital platform and design system. Service Design Principal, Philippa Abbott	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365737
__label__cc	0.727623	0.272377	Doug Clow's Imaginatively-Titled Blog Research, data science, analytics, technology development, and people Hire Doug Clow About Doug Clow About Liveblogging Contact Doug Clow Tag: ict Martin Bean: A Journey In Innovation Liveblog notes from watching (the Elluminate-mediated broadcast of) Martin Bean (OU VC Designate) keynote address at ALT-C 2009. Abstract: Innovation in ICT continues to enable new and effective ways to open learning to all who seek it. The challenge for The Open University from the beginning was to deliver mass higher education on an individual basis. That challenge remains the same today. The Open University asks for no entry qualifications and delivers to over 200,000 students and users of their course materials each year. In this presentation Martin will reflect upon The Open University’s pioneering use of technology for large-scale delivery of educational opportunities over the last 40 years and contrast that with where The Open University sees the greatest opportunity for the application of ICT and innovation over the coming years. Welcome. Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor Designate of OU Open University. Had been in the UK for two months; this is his first keynote speech. Shows his commitment to learning technology. He’s bringing together complex perspectives from two worlds: the commercial software platform world, and our world of education. (Martin Bean arrives) This is the place I like to be best, a pleasure to accept. This is the world he’s spent his entire professional life in – the intersection between education and technology, and bringing them together in a meaningful way. International personal background. Spent last 15 years working in commercial software companies, all engaged in education. Last five at Microsoft & Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Then made decision to move from theoretical R&D to practical, last November. This is also the way innovation comes to bear, same journey. Less about pivotal points, but we are custodians of a piece of a journey. Innovative Scepticism – soundbits from a teacher’s conference in 1703 – ‘students today can’t prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depends on their slates which are more expensive. What will they do when slate is dropped?’; then 1815, students depend on paper to omuch. 1907, students depend too much on ink. 1928, students depend upon store-bought ink. 1941, students depend too much on fountain pens. 1950 ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in our country. It’s always been up to us – who see the innovations – to bring education along for the journey. Thomas Friedman, ‘The World Is Flat’ – changing landscape. Turbo-charged environment, Two years ago this talk wouldn’t have been broadcast like this, and wouldn’t have Twitter feedback and critique – which he will read afterwards (!). It’s hard for institutions to accept this, and the role that we play in this.lifetime Employment vs lifetime employability. Education is not a once-in-a-lifetime experience, it’s a lifetime experience. Shifting gears. Changing nature of HE – three categories: Globalisation, Massification, Privatisation. Globalisation – 2.5m students learning outside their home country. Bologna process, e.g. of initiative designed to facilitate this. Unprecedented growth in distance education. In Singapore – 200 possible online MBAs – will do a degree in how to choose! Massification – macroeconomic environment, some massive increases in supply, but generally the world can’t supply enough to meet demand if we stick with the traditional model. So have to move from bricks and mortar to clicks and mortar. We’ve seen 20, 30, 40% increases in supply. But in Sub-Saharan Africa, 5% increase a year is nothing like enough. Privatisation – Tax-funded education is in retreat mode. Private sector the fastest-growing. One in three students studies in a private HE institution. Has very different motivation to other universities. At the OU, wakes up every day thinking about social justice, giving people access. Private organisations, wake up every day thinking about shareholder value. That makes them extremely formidable competitors – fastest-growing, massive uptake of technology, riding the wave of distance education. So what do we see as our colective challenges? UK and US overshadowed by India and China – number 1 and number 3 in the world. China’s R&D investment is massive; the rankings for research instutitions will be dramatically different in 20 years. When PhD students went to the US, they used to stay – now they go home. Need to educate citizens for new types of work. UK for adults of working age, just shy of half are not qualified about level 2. If we’re to underpin UK as world leader, thriving and prospering, have to face up to skills agenda, right skills. STEM is key for a competitive workforce – but is challenged. Why critical? It fuels innovation. Only future for economies like UK, Australia, US, is innovation. Increasing importance of sustainability. Key times in history to make people uncomfortable enough to make a big change. Not about giving courses in green jobs, engineering environment – it’s horizontal, in to all teaching, research, leadership agendas. Transforming information into meaningful knowledge. 21st media skills, sage on stage to guide on side. Rote memorisation and assessment over. School is like on an aeroplane, have to put all your confidence in someone up the front, and you have to turn off all your electronic devices. Classic examination setting: put them in a room, take away all their tools bar a pencil and paper. Somehow we’re measuring 21st century skills? Doesn’t believe that a Powerpoint has a constitutional right to start and finish (!), coming from Microsoft. Many students never known world without web, sms, MP3s, etc. Heavy use, including social networking. Uptake of technology in homes, roughly 70% in 2008, when up by 2m homes in a year. We need to continue conversation about access, but must get real about their expectations. What do they want? Values: autonomy, authenticity, connect and share, creativity, constant stimulation. Priorities: friends, fun, music – real-time interaction and self-presentation. Likes: Devices, cool stuff. Hates: Complexity, bad design, costs, things that get in the way of expression. Really the Internet enables what students wanted before, but faster and at bigger scale. Crisis of relevance in Higher Education. To be more relevant, blend digital lifestyles and digital work styles: don’t unplug them, make best of both. Future jobs will require those skills. Lifelong learning – we can’t depend on young graduates. Continual development, learning in the workplace needs to be integral. Breaking down barriers between informal and formal learning – HE must remove artificial barriers, so people can knit pathways together to weave in and out of HE as they need. Our systems look like they’re designed to stop this. That’s not what everyone needs, not what a quality HE experience should be. Must put learner in the middle; HE is about making sure that learner is at the middle, the support revolves around them. So with those as backdrops – macroeconomics, student expectations … why is technology relevant? What is the opportunity for technology? Firstly, expanding the reach of high quality education to all. (OER as one example.) Microsoft research – number one role for technology is expanding access to those who couldn’t otherwise. Nurturing powerful communities of learning – formally and informally. Enabling relevant, personalised, engaging learning. Classic textbook model, 4-year refresh, those days are done. Giving educators more insight and more time. Nothing new here – the thinking has been around for decades. Instead of lecture like this – all of this could’ve been done in advance, distributed notes. More about assessing where they at, what people got from it. Would allow us to have the most awesome conversation, really get down to where learning takes place. Also about agile, efficient and connected learning systems. Data is a big challenge: locked up in silos, some home-grown, some off-the-shelf. Everybody wants to unlock the data. MIS or whatever, gives us access to the information we need just when we need it. Role of technology, where it’s appropriate – but number one thing he’s learned in 25y in the application of technology is that it’s more about the people and the process than it is about the technology. Why does technology innovation fail in our institutions? Nine times out of ten it’s because we think about the hardware and software and very little about the brainware. Need to give all stakeholders time and energy, take care of them. Segue in to talking about the Open University. Four key themes (Open to People, Places, Methods, Ideas)- will not change, when he’s the VC in two weeks’ time. (Video of OU history.) If you’ve every worked for the OU, or been involved, learned, studied – look around – it’s about half the room (presumably mostly IET!). Awesome quest. Not revolution but evolution. Student support – it’s always been about personal, but now even more. The OU will ride the web wave to personal. 1.25m teelphone calles, 240k registrations, 800k student assignments, 33k qualifications – every year. We’re going to do this high-touch. We will redefine our student journey and think about technology at every stage. Will meet them where they live. If you think they want to hang out in your VLE – ha! – that’s the last place in the world. Take advantage of changing delivery models, content creatin, consumption and manipulation. iPod would never have worked without Napster, which broke business models. Same is happening of textbooks. Being driven by Open Educational Resources – OpenLearn, 4m visitors since launch, very proud of it. Recognise overall initiative to change and lead, the whole sector. The SCORE initiative to help everyone else. Access: big disruptive: it’s FREE. Free to browse, register, use, adapt, share. Very disruptive indeed. Going multi-channel: build once, put in repository once, then go meet them everywhere, Miro, iTunes, YouTube. Visual surfing in iTunes U, if you recognise it’s a place to extend your brand and bee visually attractive. Not a matter of putting lecture notes on to an iPhone, it’s a whole new generation of engaging digital content. 6.12m downloads, 64k visitors, 180k downloads a week. Lots of top-20 hits. Over 50% outside the UK. How much does it cost? Very cost-effective versus putting signs on the side of buses. Imagine if .. more than a podcast, but a learning application – the virtual microscope on an iPhone on a Martian meteorite. Imagine a whole course on that – do it anywhere. That’s the next generation, it’s not just doing podcasts. Education meets social networking – exciting, fast, disruptive, social (Eboy picture!). SocialLearn – leveraging Web 2.0 for education, building bricks for a Personal Learning Envrionment. Learner-centric – not an echo-chamber with comfort zones. Not just a web platform, but architecture of data and services. On Facebook, no breakthrough application for education; what we want is that. Beyond social networking: moving from people like me, to people who challenge me; quick factual info to learning journeys/depth. We can build what they want, meet them where they live, break down barriers between informal and formal learning. Motivated learners are creating their own reuse and sharing models and contects. Are we prepared to BE our own worst competition? Australian, David Kennedy, Hong Kong: Wonderful to hear a VC talk about relationship of learning and technology. What will you do to the institutional structures which tend to reward other things? MB: If we can’t prove the value proposition, sweep people up in what we’re doing, showing them the ‘why’, that we’re willing to invest in enabling the right people and processes, then we won’t break down those structures. Must be aware of two dominant forces: our faculties and academics. Much of this innovation needs to come out of the faculties. They are custodians of quality. Trying to do it skunkworks won’t work. Also the research agenda – OU doesn’t launch anything innovative unless we’ve done a lot of grounded research. Need compelling vision, investment, academics informing the quality, grounded in solid research – and will get it done. Diana Laurillard, IoE, ex-OU: Changing nature of HE, massification. OU has been exploiting technology like this for ages. Personalisation – key, but difficult to achieve. Greater flexibility – not just of access, but in the way and what you learn. MB: Diana’s little Apple logo shining at him distracted him from his Microsoft days. Browser is a beautiful thing for enabling multiplatform. When he puts the OU together, it comes through – the personal stuff that we do is key – the AL-student relationship, the peer groups, the phone call when they’re about to give up. Firmly believes we get rid of high-touch at our peril: technology can make this better, not get rid of it. The platforms allow us to create much more of a personal experience. One AL with 18-24 year-olds (25% of OU students), encouraging them to set up their own Facebook group before the course starts, get to know each other. Across Europe, using Elluminate to create a high-touch personalised experience. There is always going to be a place for physical touch, but the technology enables it in a special way. Open Learn is an example of us seizing on technology when it really works. But totally agree, should’ve just said yes. Shirley Alexander, Sydney Australia: Do students really want us hanging out in their space? MB: Yes and no. They do if it’s meaningful and relevant. 13yo daughter describes her mother as a Facebook stalker. That’s not what he’s talking about, they don’t want us stalking them. But they do want us to take what they’re using and making it more meaningful for them. E.g. socialLearn. They don’t want to leave Facebook and come to your VLE, they want to pull it in and stay in their world. Meeting them where they live is like that. The long tail of learning, what the web provides, can take narrow areas of focus and let people come together. Take that further, giving them scaffolding to make it richer – that’s what he’s talking about. They don’t want us looking at their drunken photos. John McAlister: Boundaries between FE, HE and schools, will the barriers continue to exist? MB: For as long as our policymakers and all of us allow them to. We’re the only things standing in the way between primary, secondary, FE, HE working together. They technology exists, the desire from students exist, the funding models and credit models exist. But our courage to get it done isn’t there. Debbie Cotton from Plymouth: Interested in SocialLearn. Some of our research suggests students switch of Facebook when they’re trying to learn. Do you imagine them flitting between social and learning activities? Students found that distracting. MB: Those who want to turn it off mode; the net generation can live in a multi-stumulus mode. The real value of SocialLearn is that it’s a platform architecture, they can pull in things as and when they want to bring them in. It’s not designed to take them somewhere else, but be a layer that lets them work within an environment structured with informal learning environments. In closed beta, the UI is key at the moment. I’d rather be the one to figure all that out. Author dougclowPosted on 9 September 2009 Categories livebloggingTags altc2009, ict, innovation, liveblog, martin bean, OU, vc6 Comments on Martin Bean: A Journey In Innovation Email: doug.clow@gmail.com Twitter: @dougclow Licence: Creative Commons This work by Doug Clow is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. No further permission needed to reuse/remix (with attribution), but it's nice to be notified if you do use something. Doug Clow's Imaginatively-Titled Blog Blog at WordPress.com.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365748
__label__cc	0.591947	0.408053	Who are we? Rating System Review Requests Reviewed Books Nov 15, 2017 • Sarah After Dark by Haruki Murakami Publisher: Vintage Books (Random House) Plot Summary: A short, sleek novel of encounters set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn. At its center are two sisters—Eri, a fashion model slumbering her way into oblivion, and Mari, a young student soon led from solitary reading at an anonymous Denny’s toward people whose lives are radically alien to her own. These “night people” are haunted by secrets and needs that draw them together more powerfully than their differences. After Dark moves from mesmerizing drama to metaphysical speculation, interweaving time and space as well as memory and perspective into a seamless exploration of human agency—the interplay between self-expression and empathy, between the power of observation and the scope of compassion and love. Adapted from: GoodReads Curious about the Murakami-hype but unwilling to commit to the 600-page The Wind Up Bird Chronicles or the 900-page IQ84 trilogy – well, After Dark is the perfect Murakami starter. This novel feels like a YA version of Murakami; all the style and quirky characters in an accessible and small package. Also, the main character, Mari Asai is actually a teenager! Be warned, the novel does have heavy moments, but it’s really a great introduction to this iconic Japanese author. Book breakdown This entire book takes place over the course of one night, and portrays how the lives of individuals connect in subtle and/or unexpected ways. Mari Asai and Tetsuya Takahashi are the main characters, two quirky, if slightly aimless soul who find a lot to talk about despite having little in common. Through their discussions and interactions, Murakami paints a picture of their pasts, present and even hints at their future. Contrary to what one might suppose about a 1-night novel, there are quite a few surprising plot points. The weaving together of multiple narratives also makes this book hard to put down. Flipping from a Denny’s to a love hotel, from a park to an office, from a bedroom to the world inside a tv recording, After Dark is an embodiment of the feeling of roaming around a city and your own thoughts late at night. This was a truly unique reading experience - Murakami seems to change his narration style depending on the narrative being recounted, even making the narrator feel like a cameraman at one point. I really liked a lot of things about this book. It felt like a perfect blend of slice of life with a touch of magic realism making the reader question the limits of reality and the final meaning of the novel. But that is both fascinating and infuriating. The novel was very accessible, perhaps too much so; when I finished it, I was left with this sinking feeling that I had missed something major. But maybe that was Murakami’s intent, to leave the reader haunted by his novel? Either way, I loved seeing these moments of association between the storylines, and the budding relation between Mari and Takahashi is especially sweet. The reader senses this second first meeting could not be a success had the first not been so unremarkable; in fact the mere concept of a “take 2” with such youthful characters is curious! After Dark is a quick and easy read. Yet it alternated in gripping my interest and lulling my mind. The mix of short, simple sentences and longer, exceedingly wordy sentences was a bit jarring, and I wondered if this was a side effect of translation or an intentional stylistic choice… After Dark mentions a lot of music in the description of scenes, especially those between Mari and Takahashi. I wonder what it would be like to have complimented my reading with the songs mentioned in the book… it might have been a more immersive experience and offset those moments of disengagement that I experienced. Have you ever to that music mentioned in a book while reading the passage is related to? What was it like? Olivia & Sarah Two book-loving, wanderlusting, language learning Canadian girls who form one hell of a team. #DreamTeamReads. We post most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hiatus Time The Dark Intercept © 2016 Olivia & Sarah	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365750
__label__wiki	0.695392	0.695392	1 - 60 of 14,242 Postcards[remove]14,114 Maps349 Periodicals164 Ephemera[remove]126 Manuscripts[remove]2 Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan981 Midtown-Midtown South926 Morningside Heights416 Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flatiron-Union Square380 SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy365 Turtle Bay-East Midtown346 Chinatown158 West Village132 Lincoln Square113 Washington Heights North82 Manhattan10,576 Brooklyn1,626 Queens604 New York[remove]14,242 Mapped Results: 1 - 60 See 14149 Mappable Results for Your Search Showing results for: Format Postcards Remove constraint Format: Postcards Format Ephemera Remove constraint Format: Ephemera Format Manuscripts Remove constraint Format: Manuscripts City New York Remove constraint City: New York 1. 1 Madison Sq. Garden, N. Y. C., 305 Ft. 2 Cathedral, Rouen, France, 490 Ft. 3 St. Peter's, Rome, 400 Ft. 4 the Giralda, Seville, 350 Ft. 5 the Pantheon, Rome, 150 Ft. 6 Park Row Building, N. Y. C., 382 Ft. 7 Philadelphia City Hall, 537 Ft. 8 Washington Format: postcards 2. 104 and 106 E 125th St NYC Halley Land Co. 3. 110th St. Elevated Curve, New York. 4. 110th St. Elevator Station, New York. Published: H. Hagemeister Published: H. Hagemeister, Postmark date: 1910 6. 110th Street Curve of Elevated Road, Highest Part of Road, New York 7. 110th Street Curve, N.Y. Published: Souvenir Postcard Company 8. 110th Street Elevated Curve, New York. Published: Success Postal Card Company 10. 112 to 116 Riverside Drive, New York , N.Y. 11. 116th St. Station, Subway, N.Y. Columbia University Published: Koehler, Postmark date: 1907 13. 116th St. Station, Subway, N.Y. Columbia University. Published: Koehler 15. The 125th Anniversary Melrose Hall Episode: Minuet. Erasmus Pageant, Erasmus Hall High School. Brooklyn, N. Y. Published: E. R. Trott 16. The 125th Anniversary Prologue : Erasmus Monks & Acolytes. Erasmus Pageant, Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, N. Y. 17. 125th Street Looking East from Park Ave., New York 18. 125th Street Looking East from Park Avenue, New York 19. 125th Street from L Station, Looking East, New York Published: Postmark date: 1909 20. 125th Street, New York 21. 125th Street, the Heart of Harlem, New York City 22. The 14-ton Giant Underwood Master Operating Daily at the New York World's Fair 1939 23. 149th Street and Third Avenue, Bronx, New York. 24. 14th Regiment Armory N. G. N. Y. Brooklyn, N. Y. Published: American News Company, Postmark date: 1905 25. 14th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, N.Y. Published: Rotograph Company, Postmark date: 1909 26. 14th Regiment Armory, New York. 27. 14th St. Station, Hudson & Manhattan Subway, New York 28. 14th St., Subway Station, New York. 29. 14th St., West from 3rd Ave., N.Y. City 32. 14th Street East from 6th Ave, N.Y. City 33. 14th Street and Union Square, New York 34. 18th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, N. Y. Published: S. Langsdorf and Company, Postmark date: 1910 35. 1939 New York World's Fair Bridge of Tommorow 36. 1939 New York World's Fair Communications Hall 37. 20 miniature views, New York City 38. 20th Century Limited Leaving New York 39. 21st St Looking Up B'way, New York Published: Union News Company 40. 23rd Regiment Armory Brooklyn Published: Souvenir Postcard Company, Postmark date: 1906 41. 23rd Rgt. Armory, Brooklyn, N. Y. 42. 23rd St., East from 6th Ave., N.Y. City 46. 23rd Street Shopping District, New York Published: Illustrated Postcard Company 48. 23rd Street Shopping District, New York. 49. 23rd Street Station, Central R.R. of New Jersey, New York City, N.Y. Published: Union News Company, Postmark date: 1908 50. 23rd Street Terminal, New York City 51. 23rd Street from Metropolitan Tower, N. Y. City. 52. 23rd Street, Broadway, N. Y. 53. 23rd Street, New York Published: Detroit Photographic, Postmark date: 1911 54. 23rd. St. Y.M.C.A. Building 215 W. 23rd St. N.Y. 55. 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Post Card Collectors Club New York City 1946-1971 56. 2d Avenue and 80th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. Y. Published: Metropolitan Importing Company, Postmark date: 1912 57. 2nd Avenue and 80th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. Y. Published: Valentine, Postmark date: 1911 58. 325 Library, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N. Y. 59. 33rd St. & Broadway, New York 60. 33rd Street & Broadway New York	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365761
__label__wiki	0.939796	0.939796	Frenzel plays the waiting game Cole Frenzel is still patiently waiting. The Dickinson native has told the New York Mets what his contract demands are, and now he has to wait for Major League Baseball to approve the amount of money he is asking for. Frenzel, a first baseman for the University of Arizona, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Mets earlier this month. He said Thursday that the amount of money he was asking for is above the MLBâ€™s level for seventh-round picks. However, Frenzel added this is a common problem for early round draft picks to encounter and that the MLB can approve or disapprove of his demands. But first, he has to wait for all the draft picks ahead of him who are also asking for more money than is allowed at their spot. The deadline for signing a drafted player is Aug. 15. Frenzel said the MLB and Mets could agree to his contract demands in two days or two weeks. He has no way of determining that. Until then, heâ€™ll play the waiting game. If the Mets deal falls apart, he could still head to Hyannis, Mass., and play for a quick stint in the Cape Cod Summer League. He could also return to Tucson, Ariz., and resume training for his junior season. Whatever the case, Frenzel said he has to be in Dickinson the second weekend of July because heâ€™s in the wedding of his former teammate and current Dickinson High assistant baseball coach Andy Tomanek. Author Dustin MonkePosted on June 24, 2011 Categories MonkeTags Arizona Wildcats, cole frenzel, MLB Draft, New York MetsLeave a comment on Frenzel plays the waiting game	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365769
__label__cc	0.640501	0.359499	ECRM International Buyer Profile: Pick n Pay, South Africa 7/9/2019 ECRM's Tarnowski with Pick N Pay's Quirk At ECRM’s Euro Beauty session earlier this year in Prague, retailers and distributors from Europe and select other countries gathered for private, pre-scheduled face-to-face meetings with suppliers from around the world to find the latest product innovations in cosmetics, fragrance, bath, skin care, men’s grooming and more. One of these retailers, South Africa-based 1,500-store chain Pick n Pay, is a regular participant at this session, and ECRM VP of Content Joseph Tarnowski sat with Ryan Quirk, Senior Buyer, Grocery Imports to discuss the retailer’s beauty category, its recommendations for suppliers looking to partner with the retailer, and his ECRM experience. ECRM: Tell us a bit about of your company. Quirk: We're a retailer based in South Africa, but we also service the neighboring countries in Africa. We have over 1,500 stores within our group ranging in formats from convenience stores -- where we have BP as a partner -- all the way up to hypermarkets. We also have supermarkets and franchise stores within our business, pharmacies within our stores, stand-alone liquor stores, and standalone clothing stores. We’re a major retail player within the South African market. We cover full FMCG categories across grocery as well as health and beauty care. ECRM: That’s a lot of formats. And you buy across several categories, correct? Quirk: That's correct. I head up the grocery edible and non-edible imports divisions. So essentially my job is to go out and source products around the world for the business in a variety of categories, everything from detergents to tuna. ECRM: I understand you have recently revamped your health and beauty assortment. Can you give us some details? Quirk: Historically as a food retailer in South Africa, we haven’t been very well known for our health and beauty section. Although we do cater to that customer, under the leadership of our new Retail Managing Director, Pedro Da Silva, we are making the health and beauty category a hero within our stores. So Michelle Deeves, who's the senior buyer and Head of Department for Personal Care & Beauty is running the new concepts in our stores and creating that departmental feel within them. We want our customer to experience beauty the way she should, to explore health the way she should, and feel as if she's being pampered and loved while she's doing that. Plus, we want her to buy her baked beans while she’s there, too. ECRM: At our Euro Beauty sessions, how is this revamp impacting what are you looking for in the category? Quirk: Innovation is a big, and I think it’s lacking within the South African market. Pick n Pay is far separated from the world, but we do have the reach to import products from anywhere around the globe. And coming to sessions like this, we really want to see what's new, what's trending in the international markets. We make sure to visit the stores within the country that we're visiting as well, to see the layouts, planograms, what's new, what's trending, what the shoppers are buying. We’ll talk to customers if possible. So that is a massive draw for us on these types of trips. Coming to an ECRM session specifically, the innovation and the business meetings that we have with the suppliers, it's more concise, more focused, and we're able to achieve a lot more than we would attending some of the bigger shows around the world. ECRM: Any particular segments that you're focusing on here at the session? Quirk: We're still looking at everything. Like I said, we are playing in every field. I'm looking at the overall category. Michelle has seen some amazing innovation she'd love to put into health and beauty. And it's nice to meet with the suppliers here, because they're interested in doing small runs to try the South African markets, a market that they've never, ever played in. They want to learn about it. We understand our markets, we understand what the customer needs. And we bring it in, and hopefully there's success with these brands as well as private label opportunities for Pick N Pay. ECRM: Describe your ECRM experience. Quirk: I'd say ECRM is probably the best-organized show that I do attend. The interaction that I have from ECRM staff, from setting up appointments, setting up flights, making sure that you're comfortable with the amount of appointments we have per day, who we're seeing, making sure it's a focused approach, making sure our flights, hotels are catered for, it's actually a seamless experience. ECRM: What recommendations would you have for participating suppliers who are looking to do business with you, or may want to meet with you? How should they best prepare? Quirk: I think that the biggest advantage you can have is market research. Understanding that South Africa is a very, very different client base from the rest of the world. Yes, we are far removed, we are a developing country, but we have very specific needs within our country. And we've had suppliers over the years across a variety of categories that just believe that, because their product is selling in a particular country it's going to work in South Africa. Full Video Interview with Pick n Pay's Ryan Quirk Craig Chmielowicz SVP of International Craig can be reached at +1 440 528-0445 Beauty and Personal Care Ethnic Cosmetics Ethnic Hair Care Ethnic Skin Care Hair Care Skin Care Pick 'n Pay Stores, Ltd. Ryan Quirk European Cosmetics, Fragrance ... European Men's Beauty & Groomi... European Premium Beauty Care P... European Skin, Personal, Hair ... Europe International retail Success Stories	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365779
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__label__wiki	0.62824	0.62824	EEAS homepage > Nuclear Safety > Search News, Videos Countries Belarus (1) Iran (7) Japan (2) Kazakhstan (1) New Zealand (1) South Korea (1) Syria (1) United States of America (2) Topics Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP) (4) Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation (3) Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Export Control (7) EU information in Russian (1) Sanctions policy (3) The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) (1) (-) Remove Nuclear Safety filter Nuclear Safety Organisations Foreign Affairs Council (2) UN New York (4) Vienna - international organisations (2) Select... Iran (2) JCPOA (3) Mogherini (2) Rouhani (1) visit (1) (-) Remove News stories filter News stories Council Conclusions (1) Apply Council Conclusions filter Statements on behalf of the EU Editorial team... Press and information team of the Delegation to KAZAKHSTAN (1) Press and information team of the Delegation to UN and OSCE in Vienna (1) Strategic Communications (10) Iran: EU committed to full implementation of nuclear deal The European Union remains committed to support the full and effective implementation of the nuclear deal, said High Representative Federica Mogherini following an EU/E3 and Iran meeting today on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) attended by the Foreign Ministers North Korea: EU 28 leaders reiterate call for full and unconditional denuclearisation The European Council comprised of heads of state and government of the 28 EU member states on 19 October reconfirmed in written Conclusions their strong stand for the full and unconditional denuclearisation of North Korea. EU 28 committed to full and effective implementation of Iran deal All 28 EU member states stand united behind the Iran deal, which has been effective in limiting the country's nuclear programme. North Korea: EU adopts further sanctions The EU today adopted new sanctions in response to North Korea's missile programme, aiming to pressure Pyongyang into dialogue aiming at peaceful, verifiable denuclearisation. The sanctions complement and reinforce the UN Security Council sanctions, and take effect immediately. EU stands firm behind Iran deal The EU stands firm behind 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear programme. The deal makes the world safer and the EU expects all parties to stick to it and will continue to guarantee its implementation. /file/iaea-leu-bank_enIAEA LEU Bank Video of IAEA LEU Bank LEU Bank Videos: Regions: Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Topics: Nuclear Safety Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Export Control Editorial Sections: Kazakhstan Vienna- international organisations Nuclear Safety Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Export Control Organisations: Vienna- international Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to KAZAKHSTAN - Publication date: 31/08/2017 Mogherini attends inauguration of Iranian President, holds bilateral talks High Representative Federica Mogherini was in Tehran today to attend the formal inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani. Mogherini in Iran for inauguration ceremony of President Rouhani High Representative Federica Mogherini arrived today in Tehran where she will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Rouhani in her capacity as Chair of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – the international agreement on the nuclear programme of Iran. 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty On the occasion of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty's (CTBT) 20th Anniversary, a Ministerial meeting of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) took place on 13 June 2016 in Vienna. Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to UN and OSCE in Vienna - Publication date: 15/06/2016 Iran nuclear deal: another step towards implementation Today is Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) related to the Iranian nuclear programme.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365783
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__label__cc	0.699048	0.300952	Rape and evolutionary psychology (idea) See all of Rape and evolutionary psychology, there is 1 more in this node. (idea) by No Springs Sun Dec 01 2002 at 23:13:18 The idea that some men could be more predisposed than others towards violent acts like rape is a horrifying thought, but in a philosophical inquiry, we don't shy away from an argument simply because the conclusion is unsavory. When Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer released their A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion (MIT Press, ISBN: 0262201259) in 2000, people across the country went absolutely ape shit over what they thought the book was trying to espouse. The authors sought to explain why rape occurs (and continues to occur, throughout millennia of human evolution), and although information in itself can never be evil, many attributed terrible motives to the duo's research. Similar publications soon surfaced, including the articles "Rape as Adaptation" (Nature #404, March 2000) and "Darwinians Look at Rape, Sex, and War" (American Scientist #88, July-August 2000). All seemed to suggest the same thing. The literature argued, simply enough, that in most cases, men raped for sex, not for power, and a predisposition towards rape could very well have been (and, in fact, probably was) genetically "ingrained" in some men's brains through traditional Darwinian Natural Selection. And boy did those claims open up a powder keg. The crux of most people's concerns was simple: there doesn't appear to be a very large leap to be made between discovering that some individuals are more predisposed to rape than others and using said information as a basis to "explain away" a rapist's guilt. After all, the majority of rapes are acquaintance or "date" rapes, and so we can surmise that many of these rapes occur in the heat of passion: the woman says no, and the man (who is typically stronger than his mate, and is thus in a position to force his will upon her) continues anyway. Surely, said those troubled by Thornhill's discovery, if we find an evolutionary or genetic component that increases a man's proclivity towards rape, then he's not entirely responsible for that rape, and is thus absolved of some (or all) of his guilt. But this is one of those times that Hume's Naturalistic Fallacy comes in handy. Simply because X is true, it does not follow that X is morally right or wrong. Just because a person is more apt to rape than others, it does not logically imply that his act cannot be judged immoral. Consider the kleptomaniac. He or she has a terrible compulsion to steal, something our society deems both immoral and illegal. But do we allow the kleptomaniac to steal anyway, saying simply, "Well, he's sick, he has a compulsion, and so therefore, his actions are somehow less immoral than any other thief?" Certainly not! We seek help for the kleptomaniac, we hope to learn what causes his compulsion so we can prevent it in others, and we never accept his disease as an excuse for him to break the law. Similarly, rape can never (and will never) be justified by any type of "psychological proclivity" or predisposition. First (assuming materialism, which most ethicists do), we must admit that each and every one of us is but a spectacular combination of cells, genes, atoms, and other matter. We make decisions based on our genetics, based on our past experiences, and based on personalities we have developed over our lifetimes. For this reason, we are who we are, and any genetic predisposition is as much a part of us as the way we smile or our favorite flavor of ice cream. Every minute of every day offers a different choice for us to make. Some choose to act unethically, while others do not. Still others (more than we'd like to admit, I'm sure) are tempted to act unethically, to make a mad dash towards the front of the store with a couple dozen Playstation games shoved down our pants, or something like that. But the majority of us quell those immoral temptations because, despite our predisposition to go after what we want, we bow to both the legal and moral consequences of hurting others, of harming society, etc. And regardless of whether I have a genetic predisposition that causes me to intensely enjoy playing Grand Theft Auto, I would fully expect to pay the social and legal consequences should I try to shoplift a copy. In the end, the debate boils down to one major question: Are some people more predisposed than others to use violence to obtain sexual gratification AND if they are, then is it unfair to hold those people responsible for their actions when they succumb to their compulsions? The first part of this query is a question of fact--and the answer appears, at least on some level, to be "yes." Feminists (of which I consider myself one) found this scary because it appeared that if the first half of the statement was true, then it logically entailed the second portion. They worried: "If some people are more likely to rape, then doesn't that excuse them (at least a little bit) when they do so?" The best response from scientists (including the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould) was quite simple, indeed: Do not confuse a "proclivity" or a "predisposition" with "determinism" and "predestination." Whether you have an urge to steal, an urge to rape, or simply an urge to stray from your diet, at some point, you are the one making the decision. If something about your genetic makeup makes you especially tempted to do something, then we should feel pity for you and try to give you all the help we can--but when you act on that temptation, when you chose to hurt another human being, you have exercised your free will, you have made a decision, and for that, you should (and will) be held morally accountable. So, in retrospect, the concept that Thornhill and Palmer posited very much deserved our attention. (Thanks to HerMan for bringing up the topic in he first place.) Their data sparked an unintended debate about whether rape is "okay" (which is silly, because we all know it is not), but, more importantly, it gave us new insight into our genes, our past, and how they all combine to make us who we are today. 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__label__cc	0.696097	0.303903	The Place of Cultural Diversity International University of Japan By Emran Abdullah Feb 10, 2012 - 2 min read Life at IUJ Do you want to experience a peaceful valley of cultural diversity and immense pleasure of life of people living together from different countries around the world? International University of Japan (IUJ) is a rightplace to see the beauty and harmony of culture, religion, tribe and cast from different nationalities. Founded in 1982 as the first English-medium graduate school, IUJ is known as "mini United Nations". The mission of IUJ is to develop future leaders in the globalized world. The uniqueness of IUJ comes from its campus environment. About 300 students from 50 countries and faculty members live together in dormitories, which enables students and faculty members to create close connections and interact with each other day and night. This learning environment is truly a unique and global. IUJ is located in Minami-Uonuma, a small city on the southeastern end of Niigata prefecture, Japan. It is approximately 100 km south of Niigata city, the prefectural capital, and 230 km northwest of Tokyo. The IUJ campus is situated in scenic but rural surroundings, in a region of Japan known as “Snow Country” because of the heavy snowfall in winter (on average about 2–3 meters). The nearest small town Yamato machi of Uonuma region, very famous for delicious rice called Koshihikari, has population of 16,000. IUJ is situated in a vale surrounded by beautiful mountains such as Mt. Hakkai-san and Mt. Makihata with the Uono River flowing gently through and beautiful rice field quilting the landscape. You will find the fresh air and quiet environment to meet the Japanese culture where the world gathers. Apart from paddy fields and mountains, the area has a concentration of onsen (hot springs) and ski resorts, making it a popular destination during the winter season.There are different festivals in the campus such as Open Day (in May) and Around the World (in November) to display different cultural activities and food. The famous Naked Man Festival (in March), Tokamachi Snow Festival (in February), Urasa Summer Festival (in July) around the campus will give you chance to enjoy Japanese culture as well. Photo Credit: Kozo Furuta, Aarong Aung, Mufti Mubarak. Emran Abdullah @emran.abdullah Born in Bangladesh, I came to Japan to study in a master program in International University of Japan which is located in Niigata prefecture. I never thought of staying here for long time. In the beginning of my Japan life, I felt not very comfortable for food, language and culture. After sometimes, I started loving Japan. The food I couldn’t eat, I love it now. I have had chances to visit different places and because of that I came across different local people. Simplicity, kindness, caring for mankind of Japanese people attract me and I decided to stay for longer time. It will be my pleasure if I can contribute to the society in any way.I love traveling, listening to different kinds of music, cooking and meeting different kinds of people. I will be happy to be connected with you. 777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata 949-7277 JAPAN (Directions) info@iuj.ac.jp iuj.ac.jp IUJ Shokudo By Kim B Echigo Winery in Urasa By Rufus Starbuck Echigo Winery Grape Festival Yairo Mori Park Discover Niigata Chureito Pagoda, Fujiyoshida A Day Tour of Mount Fuji Akiba Fukuro - The Owl Cafe Nezu Museum & Garden, Omotesando Michinoku Park Osaka Castle Gardens Hachiko Statue in Shibuya By Ignatius Koh Kiyomizu Temple and Otowa Waterfall.. By Stefanus Husin By Japan Travel Explore Culture around Japan Spellman Opaye 5 years ago Hello Mr.Eran How can International Dance group from Africa-Ghana, especially perform on this platform- as the group is willingly to share multicultural dances,music and art to the audience. my email is spelly1107@gmail.com Please write me if you any information for me. 1 comment in total https://en.japantravel.com/niigata/iuj/980	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365809
__label__cc	0.622094	0.377906	Consecration of a church Revision as of 12:46, February 19, 2012 by Wsk (talk \| contribs) (link) The Consecration of a church (in Greek, thyranoixia; literally "opening of the doors") is the service of sanctification and solemn dedication of a building for use as a church. The consecration of a church is a complex service that is filled with profound symbolisms. Many biblical elements are taken from the Old Testament: the Consecration of the Tabernacle (Exodus 40) and of the Temple of Solomon (1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 5-7). Services of the Orthodox Church Eucharist: Divine Liturgy \| When the Eucharist cannot be served: Typika Daily Cycle (Divine Office) Vespers \| Compline \| Midnight Office \| Matins Little Hours (Prime,Terce,Sext,None) \| Royal Hours \| Mesorion Akathist Hymn \| Paraklesis \| Moleben Great Blessing of Water \| Artoklasia Baptism-Chrismation Service \| Holy Unction Ordination Service \| Marriage Service Funeral Service \| Memorial Service 2 Preparations 3 Consecration 3.1 Processions 3.2 Sealing of the holy relics 3.3 Washing and anointing the altar table 3.4 Vesting the altar table 3.5 Anointing the church and conclusion 4 Source Once a building has been consecrated as a church it may not be used again for a secular purpose. Before construction of a new building as a church, the local diocesan bishop must bless the endeavor. Before construction begins, the bishop lays a foundation stone that may or may not contain relics of a saint. After construction of the new church has been completed the building can be consecrated. The consecration is usually performed by the diocesan bishop, but if he is unable to perform the consecration he may ask another bishop, archimandrite, or possibly a senior priest to perform the service on his behalf. While the consecration encompasses the whole church, the ceremony centers around the holy altar and holy altar table in particular. As salvation for an Orthodox Christian is union with Christ, called Life in Christ, the center of this Life in Christ is the holy altar, the consecration of a church is, in effect, the baptism and chrismation of the church. In preparation for the consecration, the altar table is cleared, leaving it uncovered with nothing on it. The consecration begins with the celebration of an All-Night Vigil on the eve of the consecration service. At this time all the materials needed for the Consecration service are assembled. On the day of the consecration, the service begins with blessing of a quantity of waters by an appointed priest. Matins (Orthros), a morning service, may be held using a covered table before the Royal Doors set with a candle, diskos, asterisk, and a cover for the diskos where, upon his arrival, the bishop places the holy relics. The service begins with reading of Psalm 143, followed by reciting of petitions and prayers. The people and singers, led by the bishop, who carrying the covered diskos on which the holy relics have been placed, and priests, make a procession around the church three times, reminiscent of the three processions around the font at baptism. Each time the procession reaches the front of the church, the bishop places the diskos with the holy relics on a table placed there earlier and reads from the Holy Scriptures. After the third procession is completed, the bishop chants a dialogue from Psalm 24 as he enters the church; this represents Christ the King entering and taking over the building by defeating the power of the devil. After the dialogue is completed the bishop, holding the diskos on which are the holy relics, makes the sign of the cross and enters the church. Sealing of the holy relics In the early days of Christianity when the Church was heavily persecuted, the Christians met in underground burial places where they celebrated the Eucharist on the graves of martyred saints. After the Church was recognized this custom was continued by placing relics in the altar table during the consecration of the church. This is a reminder that the Church was built on the blood of the martyrs and their faith in the Lord. After the bishop has entered the church, he continues into the altar. In the altar he places the diskos on the altar table. There he removes the relics and places them in a small box. The bishop then pours holy chrism over the relics, symbolizing the union between our Lord and his martyrs. With prayers and the reading of Psalm 145, the bishop then places the box with the relics in a cavity in the altar table where it is sealed in with a wax/mastic that contains fragrant spices as were used by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus to anoint our Lord's body before his burial. In this, the holy altar represents Christ's tomb. Washing and anointing the altar table After placing the relics in the altar table (disposition), the bishop proceeds to the washing and anointing of the altar table. For this purpose the bishop is vested in a special white linen garment over his vestments called a sratchitza or savanon. The baptism of the altar table begins with the prayer of consecration by the bishop, followed by petitions by the deacon. The bishop then is given a basin of water and, with a blessing and prayer, pours the water over the table three times and washes it while Psalm 84 is read. Symbolizing baptism, the table is cleaned by washing and made holy by the grace of the Holy Spirit. After the table is dried, the bishop sprinkles rosewater on it and continues reading Psalm 51. The assisting priests then dry the table with the antimins. Having anointed the table with chrism, once in the center and on each side, the bishop proceeds to spread the chrism over all the table while reciting a section of Psalm 133. The excess chrism is wiped off by the priests with the antimins, and icons of the four Evangelists are fastened, one at each corner, to the altar table. Vesting the altar table While Psalm 132 is read, a white linen cloth, representing the Lord's burial shroud, is laid over the altar table. The cloth, called the katasarkion, is tied on the table with a cord that represents the cord with which our Lord's hands were tied when he stood before the high priests. The katasarkion is permanently installed, to remain as long as the church stands. After washing his hands, the bishop now covers the altar table with a more ornate cover, the endyton, that symbolizes the glory of God and places the other holy articles, including the antimins, Gospel Book, the artophorion, and candle sticks, on the altar table, as the reader reads Psalm 93. Anointing the church and conclusion After the altar has been consecrated, sanctified, and adorned, the entire church is censed while Psalm 26 is read. Then, the bishop anoints with holy chrism the four walls of the church and holy icons, making the sign of the cross on each with the chrism. The bishop then offers prayers for the altar, church, and faithful and places a lighted vigil light on the altar table. As the consecration service comes to an end, the bishop removes the sratchitza he is wearing and may offer it to be cut up into small pieces that are given to each person in church. Concluding prayers are then offered and the consecration service is dismissed before the first Divine Liturgy is celebrated in the newly consecrated church. The Rite of Consecration of a Church, St Mark Orthodox Church, Bethesda, Maryland, June 13, 1982. The Service of Consecration (GOARCH) Consecration at Wikipedia Retrieved from "https://en.orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Consecration_of_a_church&oldid=106425" Liturgics Categories > Liturgics Categories > Liturgics > Services Categories > Spirituality > Sacraments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365810
__label__wiki	0.923941	0.923941	Legal Magazine Concerns About Blackmail Prompted Investigative Action On Tip About Gay Porn Photographs of Bill Pryor In '90s Posted on the 02 October 2013 by Rogershuler @RogerShuler Judge Bill Pryor, at badpuppy.com Officials in Alabama law enforcement acted on a tip about gay porn photos of Bill Pryor out of concern about possible blackmail. The tip came in fall 1997, several months after Alabama Governor Fob James had appointed Pryor as attorney general. Someone had seen the photos at badpuppy.com, based in Cocoa, Florida."An informant called and said, 'You aren't going to believe this,'" recalled a retired agent with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). "He said Bill Pryor was being displayed at a gay Web site out of Florida. So I looked it up, and there he was, with his name on it."They obviously were old photographs, but it was gay porn. A coworker and I made some copies of it, and [a lawyer] presented it to a Republican [politician], who went to Pryor with it. That next day, it was killed from the Web site."The former ABI agent said he had no doubt the photo was of the Bill Pryor, who now sits on the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. President George W. Bush made a recess appointment on Pryor in 2003, and the Senate narrowly confirmed him in 2005.How did Pryor react upon seeing the photos? Our source says: "Pryor expressed surprise, of course, and I was told he said, 'That's not me, that's not me.' But Bill Pryor is hard to fake a photo of, and it had his name on it." Why would it be hard to fake a photo of Bill Pryor? We can think of at least one reason: Photos of Pryor, taken over a number of years, indicate the judge has strabismus, which is the medical term for a crossed or misaligned eye. The young man in the porn photo clearly has strabismus. Former Alabama Attorney General Jeff Sessions was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996, and Gov. James began deliberations to appoint his successor late that year. Pryor was appointed in early 1997, and the gay porn photos surfaced a few months later. Even though he had served as AG only a few months, Pryor already had made it known in political circles that he someday wanted to become a federal judge. That is what prompted the ABI to investigate the gay porn photos. "He was lobbying for [a judgeship]," the retired agent said. "Even though being homosexual isn't illegal, it's an issue that conceivably could result in him being blackmailed as a judge. We thought, yes, there is something to it here."How many people in Alabama have seen the photos? The answer to that is not clear, but we've heard from a number of insiders who claim to have seen them. Our sources say the spread at badpuppy.com included eight or nine photos of Pryor. The photo that we have run, and has been picked up at numerous Web sites, definitely is not the only one out there. The retired ABI agent said he showed the photos to a former reporter for The Birmingham News. "I showed them to her to get an opinion, and she was in shock over it."Did she have any doubt about who it was? "She did not, nor did we."Anyone who has followed the Alabama political scene over the past 20 years or so will not be surprised to learn that The Birmingham News never reported the story--even though one of its reporters immediately recognized that the young man in the porn photos was prominent Republican Bill Pryor. Rogershuler 37922 shares View profile Four Partners Exit Balch Bingham Law Firm as Superfund Bribery Scandal and Related $75-million Lawsuit from ex-Drummond Exec Keep Waters Swirling Four Partners Exit Birmingham's Balch Bingham Law Firm as North Birmingham Bribery Scandal and Related $75-million Lawsuit Keep Rough Waters Swirling Russian Hackers and Spies Are Seeking Ukraine-related Dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden in Apparent Effort to Help Donald Trump Get Re-elected in 2020 Presidential Race Missouri Resident Scott J. Wells Withdraws Guilty Plea in Child-pornography Case and Rids Himself of Lawyer Brady Musgrave, Who Pressured Him to Make the Plea COMMUNITY LEGAL gldmeier	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365811
__label__wiki	0.876361	0.876361	Iran interior minister warns conservatives over election tricks 25 February 2016 13:02 (UTC+04:00) Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 25 By Khalid Kazimov - Trend: Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli has warned the conservative groups in Iran regarding use of various tricks to win the parliamentary election. Iranians will cast ballots on Feb. 26 to elect new parliamentarians and theologians for the country's top clerical body that appoints the country's most influential person, the Supreme Leader. The key elections are taking place six weeks after the removal of international sanctions against the Islamic Republic. It is against the law to organize trips to bring voters from villages to Tehran in order to cast ballots in favor political groups or fractions, Rahmani-Fazli said in an interview with state-run TV. According to the law, people can cast votes anywhere for parliament election but it is against the law if they cast ballots not in their own city, intentionally giving support for a specific group, he added. Apparently Rahmani-Fazli made the remarks following an Iranian reformist figure, Rasoul Montajabnia who earlier accused the conservatives of unfair play. Montajabnia previously called on the interior ministry to investigate allegations suggesting the conservatives have decided to bring over one million people from villages to Tehran in order to cast ballot in their favor. While the moderate President Hassan Rouhani wants the majority of the seats in the currently conservative-populated parliament and the Assembly of Experts to be occupied by his supporters, the rival conservatives are making all-out efforts to protect the seats. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli Minister: Iran's Bushehr province may have more active role in imports, exports Iran 29 December 2018 12:04 Iranian interior minister says economic conditions is stable Business 23 October 2018 12:25 Iran’s interior minister pays official visit to Iraq Politics 5 September 2018 10:25 Iran government ready to allow more political freedom (Exclusive) Politics 29 August 2017 15:38 Iran-Pakistan trade to increase to $5B: minister Business 17 April 2017 18:29	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365812
__label__wiki	0.823871	0.823871	Ring Out, Wild Bells Find sources: "Ring Out, Wild Bells" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) by Alfred, Lord Tennyson "Ring Out, Wild Bells" is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Published in 1850, the year he was appointed Poet Laureate, it forms part of In Memoriam, Tennyson's elegy to Arthur Henry Hallam, his sister's fiancé who died at the age of twenty-two. According to a story widely held in Waltham Abbey, and repeated on many websites (see two examples below), the 'wild bells' in question were the bells of the Abbey Church. According to the local story, Tennyson was staying at High Beach in the vicinity and heard the bells being rung on New Year's Eve. It is an accepted English custom to ring English Full circle bells to ring out the old year and ring in the new year over midnight on New Year's Eve. Sometimes the bells are rung half-muffled for the death of the old year, then the muffles are removed to ring without muffling to mark the birth of the new year. In some versions of the story it was a particularly stormy night and the bells were being swung by the wind rather than by ringers, but this is highly unlikely given the method of ringing English full circle bells, which requires a considerable swinging arc before the clappers will strike the bell. 1 The poem 2 Allusions 3 Translations 4 Musical settings The poem[edit] Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the care, the sin, The faithless coldness of the times; Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out false pride in place and blood, The civic slander and the spite; Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good. Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be. Allusions[edit] The Gresham's School chapel bell is inscribed with the last line of the poem, plus an attribution to the donor: "Ring in the Christ that is to be, Donum Dedit J. R. E."[1] Manchester Town Hall's hour bell, called 'Great Abel' after the Town Clerk, Abel Heywood, who oversaw the construction of the building - completed 1850, has the lines, 'Ring out the false, ring in the true' cast upon its surface.[2] Translations[edit] A translation into Swedish by Edvard Fredin called 'Nyårsklockan' - 'The New Year's Bell' - is recited just before the stroke of midnight at the annual New Year's Eve festivities at Skansen in Stockholm, capital of Sweden. This tradition began in 1897 when the young Swedish actor Anders de Wahl was asked to recite the poem. De Wahl then performed the poem annually until his death in 1956. Since 1977 the Swedish national public TV broadcaster, SVT, has aired the event live, and the first to read the poem on television was the actor Georg Rydeberg. The show turned out to be a major success, and watching it on New Year's Eve quickly became a nationwide tradition. Rydeberg recited the poem until his death in 1983. After that many famous Swedish actors and/or singers have recited the poem, for example Jarl Kulle, Jan Malmsjö and Margaretha Krook. The Swedish translation differs significantly from the English original. Inspired by the Swedish tradition, auto manufacturer Volvo used the poem in a 2016 New Year's Eve advertisement.[3] Musical settings[edit] Charles Gounod's setting for voice and piano, published in 1880, uses verses one, two, three, five, seven, and eight.[4] Percy Fletcher's 1914 SATB setting uses all but the fifth stanza of the poem, using the second stanza as a recurring refrain[5] The second, seventh and eighth stanza were set to music by Karl Jenkins in the finale ("Better is Peace") of The Armed Man.[6] The first, second and last stanza were set to music by Crawford Gates, and it is included in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1985 hymnal (hymn number 215).[7] The first, second, third, fifth and seventh stanzas are set to music by Jonathon Dove for the final movement of his "Passing of the Year" song cycle written for Double Choir (SSAATTBB). James Q Mullholland – set the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th stanzas to music in honour of Gary Schwartzhoff in a commissioned piece by members and friends at First Congregational Church, Eau Claire, WI. 2011. First sung by the UW Eau Claire Concert Choir on Sunday, 10 April 2011. Sung again by the Chancel Choir of First Congregational Church on Sunday, 22 May 2011. Excerpts of the poem were also utilised by George Harrison in his song Ding Dong, Ding Dong ("Ring out the old – Ring in the new. Ring out the false – Ring in the true"). Harrison misattributed these passages to Sir Frank Crisp once they were all written and engraved on walls and other parts of Friar Park, the mansion bought by Harrison which once belonged to Sir Frank. The final song of "Ballads for Christmas" by Andrew Downes for high voices and harp. More recently, Jonathan Ward of Magdalen College School composed a setting, while Wiltshire-based composer Stuart Brown has used it as the opening of his song cycle "Idylls", written in 2014 for the London-based soprano Chen Wang.[8] ^ Benson, S. G. G., and Martin Crossley Evans, I Will Plant Me a Tree: an Illustrated History of Gresham's School (James & James, London, 2002, ISBN 0-907383-92-0), p. 58 ^ Manchester Town Hall Clock Tower, www.ManchesterConfidential.co.uk http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Architecture/Manchester-Town-Hall-Tower-does-it-look-wrong ^ Oster, Erik. "Grey New York Rings in a Somber New Year for Volvo". AgencySpy. Adweek Blog Network. Retrieved 18 January 2017. ^ Songs from the Published Writings of Alfred Tennyson. Set to Music by Various Composers. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880 ^ Fletcher, Percy. Ring out, wild bells (Novello, 1914, 5020679505113) ^ Jenkins, Karl. The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace (complete vocal score). 1999. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 2003. ^ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ^ http://stuartbrownmusic.com/discover-11.html Godfrey Birtill's CD – Ring Out Wild Bells : Ring out Wild Bells by Godfrey Birtill was inspired by this poem [1] : three stanzas set to music Free MP3 download [2] : beautifully rendered by The Plain Healers. [3] : Waltham Abbey Town Council with reference to 'wild bells' [4] : Essex County Council (PDF) with reference to 'wild bells' [5] Guide to Waltham Abbey church. Ring Out, Wild Bells public domain audiobook at LibriVox Video[edit] Video of half-muffled English full circle-ringing, first eight bells, then one bell tolling Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson Early poetry "The Deserted House" "The Lady of Shalott" "The Lotos-Eaters" "Mariana" "Oenone" "Break, Break, Break" "The Charge of the Light Brigade" "The Day-Dream" "Godiva" Idylls of the King "In Memoriam A.H.H." "Lady Clara Vere de Vere" "Locksley Hall" "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" "The Palace of Art" "Sir Galahad" "St. Simeon Stylites" "Tears, Idle Tears" "The Two Voices" "Ulysses" Late poetry "Crossing the Bar" "The Eagle" Enoch Arden "Flower in the Crannied Wall" "Ring Out, Wild Bells" "Tithonus" The Foresters (play) The Window (song cycle) Farringford House Tennyson Down Blackdown, West Sussex Emily Tennyson (wife) Hallam Tennyson (son) Lionel Tennyson (grandson) Charles Tennyson (grandson) Emilia Tennyson (sister) Charles Tennyson Turner (brother) Frederick Tennyson (brother) Arthur Hallam (friend) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ring_Out,_Wild_Bells&oldid=936009349" Poetry by Alfred Tennyson Bells (instrument) Articles with LibriVox links	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365813
__label__wiki	0.541109	0.541109	Authorized Agency RVE Wine Routes of Spain Live your experience #ILoveEnoturismo Language EspañolEnglish Menu Links About us Publications Wine Routes of SpainLive your experience#ILoveEnoturismoNewsEvents The Ribera del Duero is a natural region with small hills and fertile meadows following the course of a calm and serene river, the Duero. A landscape of changing colours carpeted with a varying fabric of vineyards and hills. Here in this far corner of the Duero basin is a miraculous combination of perfect environmental conditions for the production of a subtle wine full of aromas. Ribera del Duero is a fairly young Designation of Origin, but in its scant 30 years of life as a D.O. it has grown to become a reference for quality wines in Spain. Praised and recognised by experts, it now occupies a place of honour in the world wine market. Photo gallery Videos Landscapes and Vineyards People with Denomination of Origin Our Establishments knows our route Reúnete en la Ribera del Duero. Guía de Recursos MICE The Ribera del Duero Wine Route runs over the northern plain, where Burgos, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid accompany it on its way along the River Duero, a corridor linking over 100 towns along its 115 km wine-growing fringe. Time and the bounty of nature have given the whole area an exceptional soil for the cultivation of vines. A climate marked by contrasts that alter the normal course of the vineyards, giving them a character and strength that makes them unique. Rosé wines, young reds, Crianzas, Reservas and Gran Reservas. All with a common denominator: the Tempranillo grape, native to the Ribera del Duero, which brings the colour, aroma and body which make our wines unrepeatable. Along with Tempranillo, the Regulatory Council allows other varieties: reds like Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Grenache Rouge, or the only authorised white, Albillo. Six varieties of grape for an exceptional and unmistakable flavour that marks the quality in every bottle. In La Ribera there’s a wine for everyone and every occasion. The more than 900 brands that bear the Ribera del Duero seal are the living image of the 8,000 wine growers and over 270 wineries dedicated in body and soul to growing vines. An effort rewarded when they open a bottle to make you a toast. Age-old underground wineries, forts like Peñafiel Castle, the site of the Provincial Wine Museum, and the Monastery of Saint Mary of Valbuena, the birthplace of our wines. This territory has some impressive monuments, including examples of Romanesque art in Soria, mediaeval villages like Peñaranda de Duero and Gumiel de Izán, and a fine selection of museums and interpretation centres. But it is its underground wineries, buried in the subsoil of its villages, that are of greatest interest. Tunnels dug 12 metres down that offer the right conditions for producing wine. They are now open to tourists all year round and the setting for many local festivals. Also noteworthy are the recently built avant-garde wineries that bring together craft, tradition and modernity in Ribera del Duero. Crossing of ways in a land with a great artistic and ethnographic heritage. Ribera del Duero is not just great in size, it is also great in its historical and artistic heritage. From times immemorial, Castilla y León has been a crossing of ways and place of residence for the most influential governors of the Iberian Peninsula. Strolling through its streets is like walking back through history. Churches like Saint Mary the Royal, monasteries like Our Lady of the Vine and Saint Mary of Valbuena, excollegiate churches like that of the Assumption in Roa and Saint Anne in Peñaranda de Duero, castles, towers and Arab watchtowers, the Romanesque art near Soria and archaeological sites of Celtiberians and Romans are just some examples of the many gems be found in this area. Then there’s the wine, heritage of all Ribereños, which conserves its origins in the traditional presses and wineries and its old network of tunnels that take you on a magical journey through time. A cultural calendar that covers the festivals of 82 municipalities. The 82 municipalities of Ribera del Duero offer a full calendar of festivals for all tastes. There is the Patron Saint’s Day of Our Lady of the Vineyards, the Feasts of Saint Roque and the Assumption in Peñafiel and Roa, the Harvest Festival, mediaeval markets and the Sonorama-Ribera music festival, held in Aranda de Duero, also La Francesada in Hontoria de Valdearados and Easter Week in general, particularly the celebrations of the Descent of the Angel. Home of the suckling pig, morcilla sausage, chuletillas (chops), “sopa castellana” garlic soup and “empiñonados” (pastries) with pine-nuts. Top quality raw materials, fresh produce and the master’s touch of the area’s chefs will be sure to delight any visitor. One of the stars dishes is undoubtedly suckling pig or “lechazo”. Roasted at 180º C in clay ovens heated with holm-oak wood, the dish is based equally on the quality of the product and the skill of the master griller. The result is a delicate pink juicy meat. A product that is 100% natural, low in fat and full of flavour. Top that up with delicious sausages like morcilla or chorizo, cheese, mushrooms, garlic soup or lamb chops, as well as other meats like partridge, hare, rabbit or quail, and you have a culinary repertoire that’s hard to beat. Then pastries like “empiñonados”, “hojaldres” and “yemas” add the sweet note at the end of the meal. A combination of culture, cuisine, heritage, nature and craft. Enjoying wine is only the start. In Ribera del Duero you’ll fine culture, cuisine, heritage, nature, craft and so much more. From a tasting in a winery to the visit to a museum, food tastings, strolls among vineyards and health and beauty treatments using vinotherapy. There’s a Ribera del Duero for everyone. In the heart of the Castilian meseta. Ribera del Duero is right in the centre of the Castilian meseta, with the River Duero acting as your natural guide to the Route and marking its main access ways: the A-1 dual carriageway which runs through the centre of the Designation of Origin, and the N-122, with joins Aragón with Castilla y León and Portugal running through the Valley of the Duero. If you are travelling by public transport there are stations and bus stops in all main towns. Valladolid (100 km) and Burgos (90 km) airports are the nearest. No hay descripción para este apartado Much more than wine Accommodation with Charm Architecture and wine Nature and Interior Tourism Our Gastronomy Routes of Spain Wine, only appreciated in moderation VG Agencia Digital	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365815
__label__cc	0.664123	0.335877	World of Concrete Europe joins INTERMAT Paris 2018 World of Concrete Europe joins INTERMAT Paris 2018 to fulfil the requirements of the Concrete Sector A benchmark event dedicated to the European concrete market, WORLD OF CONCRETE EUROPE (WOC Europe), first launched in 2015 in association with INFORMA EXHIBITIONS, will be held from 23 to 28 April 2018 as part of INTERMAT Paris, combining exhibition space, an educational forum and a demonstration zone. Under the banner of "Connecting the Concrete Sector", this event unites all of the European players and aims to fulfil their expectations whilst also maintaining and enhancing the sector's relations with its stakeholders. With aggregate turnover of 12 billion euros(1) (figure for March 2015) in France and almost 65, 000 direct jobs offering local employment, the Concrete Sector (FIB, SFIC, SNBPE, SYNAD, UNICEM, UNPG)(2) actively contributes to the vitality and development of regions. "Concrete is the most widely used material in the world, with applications in building construction, renovation, public works, and decoration. Trhough a wide-ranging offer in both content and format, WOC Europe will fulfil the needs of the Concrete Sector market in Europe and will offer a global vision of the entire sector with a glimpse of the latest trends in concrete technology. By accommodating World of Concrete Europe for the second time, the exhibition INTERMAT 2018 also demonstrates its desire to put into perspective the purpose of concrete production and laying equipment," says Isabelle Alfano, Exhibition Director of INTERMAT and WOC Europe. An exhaustive spectrum of the latest breakthroughs in the European concrete market As the only European event dedicated to concrete and aimed at industry players working in construction and infrastructure, the show brings together market leaders to give visitors an exhaustive overview and an expert vision of the latest breakthroughs in technology, digital, aesthetics and environment, whether in products, technology, applications or equipment. All of the key players in the European concrete sector will be in attendance to create a unique platform, engage with all of the figures in the profession, display their business activity and vitality, support an attractive and fast-changing sector and be the ambassadors for the image of a universal, innovative, versatile and multi-faceted material. QUADRA, PUTZMEISTER, SKAKO, FRUMECAR, MAPEI, CHRYSO, CIFA, SCHWING STETTER, MECBO, TEKA France, Trimble Solutions, and Wacker Neuson have already confirmed their participation at the forthcoming WOCE Europe. The combination of an exhibition area, and educational forum and a demonstration zone will allow visitors to discover the full range available in the concrete sector, from the earliest stage of production (materials, products and additives) to the end of the cycle (decorative concrete, coating, coverings, engineering, and services). « The concrete sector makes a substantial contribution to cater to the new challenges of the energy and digital transition an set out to conquer cities and regions : it's a proximity industry, with an asserted commitment to the functionalities, etc. 2018 promises to be another year of growth. Our companies will therefore require visibility more than ever to highlight their capacity to respond to the issues of worksite safety, management and efficiency, but also source information on the latest developments in equipment or applications to succeed and make their projects last in the long term, adds Philippe Gruat, Chairman of the French Concrete Industry Federation (FIB). Talks and lectures : specialists mobilised around "the contribution of concrete to new collective challenges" To respond to current challenges in the concrete sector such as innovation, the circular economy, sustainability, etc., sector experts have drawn up a programme of educational talks and workshops on the most topical subjects on the market. This forum thus promotes dialogue and information sharing between industry professionals. Members of the WOCE Sterring Committee : Anouk THEBAULT, Director of Professional Relations,CERIB, Estelle REVEILLARD, Head of Communications and Public Relations, CIMBETON, Frédéric GLUZIKI,Editor in chief, Béton[S] le Magazine, Julien BEIDELER, Secretary General, UMGO, Vincent SIMON, Deputy Secretary General, UMGO, Christophe JEAUNEAU, Chief Executive, MAPEI. A "Concrete Demos" space to hold nonstop features The "Concrete Demos" space will host nonstop features dedicated to applications of concrete products, in particular decorative, polished, bush-hammered and printed. These highlights will also showcase the methods of layers and the demonstrations of tools and equipment of concrete industry experts. About the organisers S.E. INTERMAT brings together the trade organisations of equipment manufacturers and importers : CISMA, the French association of equipment manufacturers for construction, infrastructure, steel and handling equipment industries, SEIMAT, the French association of international civil engineering, mining, construction and hoisting equipment industries, Comexposium, a European leader in event organisation. The COMEXPOSIUM Group, one of the world leaders in event organisation, is involved in more than 170 consumer and trade events, covering 11 different sectors of activity such as food, agriculture, fashion, homeland security, construction, high-tech, optic and transport. COMEXPOSIUM hosts 45,000 exhibitors and more than 3 million visitors in 26 countries around the world. COMEXPOSIUM is developing worldwide through its activities in around thirty countries : Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the Unites Kingdom and the United States. Patricia Desmerger, PR and Communications Consultancy : patricia.desmerger@orange.fr – 01.42.02.45.44 Press Office : Rumeur Publique Claire Ciangura : claire.cia@rumeurpublique.fr – 01.55.74.52.12 Lucie Daudigny : lucie@rumeurpublique.fr – 01.55.74.37.27 Chloé Méhat : chloe@rumeurpublique.fr - 01.55.74.52.35 Educational forum contact Catherine Alcocer, CATICOM, PR and Communications Consultancy : catpin5@hotmail.fr – 06.82.85.59.63 Exhibition Contacts Laura Sanchez, Communication Director, COMEXPOSIUM : laura.sanchez@comexposium.com – 01.76.77.16.30 Isabelle Alfano, Exhibition Director, INTERMAT and WOC Europe : isabelle.alfano@comexposium.com – 01.76.77.11.07 [1] Source : Concrete Sector [2] French Concrete Federation (FIB) French Cement Industry Association (SFIC) National Union of quarrying and construction materials industries (UNICEM) National ready mix concrete association (SNBPE) National Union of aggregate producers (UNPG).	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365816
__label__wiki	0.91161	0.91161	EnergyAsia Energy News From Asia MIDDLE EAST: Focus on reducing energy use and carbon emissions as experts expect region to dominate global petrochemicals industry by 2020 Posted on May 31, 2013 by EnergyAsia (EnergyAsia, May 31 2013, Friday) — With its easy access to low-cost feedstock and proximity to the fast-growing markets of Asia and Africa, the Middle East is set to dominate the global petrochemicals industry by 2020, say experts at a recent industry event in Dubai. Middle Eastern companies are also raising their performance by adopting... This article is for Subscriber members only. This entry was posted in EnergyAsia News and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. SINGAPORE: ExxonMobil producing ethylene and other chemicals from expanded petrochemicals plant (EnergyAsia, May 31 2013, Friday) — ExxonMobil said it has boosted production of ethylene and other downstream chemicals on Singapore’s Jurong Island with the start-up of its long-delayed second world-scale steam cracker. Integrated with the existing petrochemical complex and powered by a 375-megawatt cogeneration plant, the new plant will enable the US major to increase (more…) This entry was posted in Public Stories and tagged featured. Bookmark the permalink. CHINA: Another two coal price indices launched (EnergyAsia, May 31 2013, Friday) — Coal companies have helped launch another two indices to track the price of the commodity produced and traded in China, adding to two already in use since 2006. Producers in coal mining Shanxi province have helped create the China Taiyuan Coal Transaction Price Index, which they claim is the... PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Economy to grow by 6% next year on LNG plant start-up, says ADB (EnergyAsia, May 30 2013, Thursday) — Papua New Guinea’s economy will have a powerful new engine next year when an Exxon Mobil-led consortium starts up a US$19-billion plant near Port Moresby to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia. Starting with two trains with a combined 6.6-million-ton/year capacity, the PNG LNG project will help the... AUSTRALIA: Wood Mackenzie expects resource sector investments to reach record A$85 billion for 2013 (EnergyAsia, May 30 2013, Thursday) — Companies will maintain a high level of investment in Australia’s resource sector through 2015, building on this year’s projected record A$85 billion on natural gas, coal, iron ore and other resource projects, said UK-based consultant Wood Mackenzie. (US$1=A$1.03). Chris Graham, the company’s Head of Australasia Upstream Research, expects natural (more…) MIDDLE EAST: Oil-exporting economies to grow 3.2% in 2013, down from 5.7% last year, says IMF (EnergyAsia, May 30 2013, Thursday) — With oil prices and production under pressure from slowing global demand, the economies of oil producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will grow at a combined rate of 3.2% this year, down from 5.7% in 2013, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF). But with... PHILIPPINES: Petron starts building oil storage depots in anticipation of Pandacan closure (EnergyAsia, May 29 2013, Wednesday) — The Philippines’ main oil refining and retailing company said it has started building storage facilities in three provinces to support growing local fuel demand as it prepares for the eventual closure of the country’s traditional storage and distribution hub in Pandacan in Manila city. Petron Corp expects to complete... COMPANY: Intertek opens regional energy exploration and production centre in Malaysia (EnergyAsia, May 29 2013, Wednesday) — Intertek, a leading global quality solutions provider, said it has invested £900,000 to develop a new centre in Malaysia to provide enhanced services to the oil exploration and production (E&P) sector in Southeast Asia. (US$1=£0.66). Based in Kuala Lumpur, the facility includes two specialised laboratories to support Intertek’s plan to (more…) CHINA: Platts says April oil demand at eight-month low of 9.77 million b/d (EnergyAsia, May 29 2013, Wednesday) — China’s April oil demand rose by 2.1% to 9.66 million b/d, or 39.54 million metric tonnes, its lowest level last August, said US energy media Platts. In an analysis of just-released official government data, Platts said Chinese oil consumption fell compared with March’s average of 9.77 million b/d. For the... SAUDI ARABIA: Lower oil output, rising inflation to weigh on economy, says IMF (EnergyAsia, May 28 2013, Tuesday) — Saudi Arabia’s economy will face headwinds over the next two years on account of lower oil production, rising inflation and reduced fiscal and current account surpluses, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The kingdom’s GDP growth is expected to slide to 4.4% this year and 4.2% in 2014 after... MYANMAR: Natural gas output, reforms to boost GDP by 6.75%, says IMF (EnergyAsia, May 28 2013, Tuesday) — A combination of reforms and rising natural gas production is attracting investors and blowing life into Myanmar’s previously stagnant economy, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF). For the current financial year to March 2014, the agency expects Southeast Asia’s latest emerging economy to grow by 6.75% to follow on (more…) CANADA: Federal Court upholds miner’s use of temporary workers from China (EnergyAsia, May 28 2013, Tuesday) — Canada’s Federal Court has ruled on several points in favour of a government decision to allow a coal mining company to hire 201 temporary foreign workers from China deemed to have special skills not available among Canadians. The decision brought to a close a high-profile bitter battle brought on... INDIA: RIL, BP and Niko make “significant” gas condensate discovery in offshore Deepwater KG D6 block (EnergyAsia, May 27 2013, Monday) — Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and Niko Resources Ltd said they have made a “significant” gas and condensate discovery in the KG D6 block off the eastern coast of India. The KGD6-MJ1 well was drilled in a water depth of 1,024 metres – and to a (more…) OMAN: Takamul Investment Co, Singapore’s Sembcorp to jointly develop utilities facilities for Duqm Special Economic Zone (EnergyAsia, May 27 2013, Monday) — Oman’s Takamul Investment Co and Singapore’s Sembcorp have announced they will jointly develop centralised utilities facilities for the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the Middle Eastern country. Takamul, an Oman Oil Company subsidiary, will be the majority owner with a 65% stake in building the country’s first centralised (more…) SINGAPORE: Sincro Energy Systems starts up office and distribution centre for Asia (EnergyAsia, May 27 2013, Monday) — Sincro Energy Systems has opened an office and a centre in Singapore for distributing a range of rotating electrical machines for Italy’s Soga SpA to Asia. At last week’s launch ceremony attended by Enrico Soga, Soga’s CEO, and 50 business partners, the company announced that Sincro Energy Systems would (more…) PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LNG prospects boosted by Osaka Gas entry, Exxon Mobil’s interest to expand (EnergyAsia, May 27 2013, Monday) — Papua New Guinea’s vision for an export-oriented liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has been further enhanced by Exxon Mobil’s interest to expand its presence following on Osaka Gas’s decision to pay US$204 million for a 40% stake in natural gas assets. Exxon Mobil, which expects to start exporting LNG... CANADA: Petronas subsidiary awards engineering and design contracts for Prince Rupert LNG plant (EnergyAsia, May 23 2013, Thursday) — Malaysian state energy firm Petronas has taken another step forward in developing its proposed C$5 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in western Canada with the award of front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts this week. Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd, a Petronas subsidiary, announced it has awarded the contracts (more…) EGYPT: Mashreq Petroleum to build and operate oil storage hub in Suez Canal (EnergyAsia, May 23 2013, Thursday) — Citadel Capital, an Egypt-based leading investment company in Africa and the Middle East, said its subsidiary, Mashreq Petroleum, has secured a 25-year concession agreement to build and operate an independent oil storage terminal in the Suez Canal, making it the first in the country. Mashreq Petroleum’s agreement with the... CONFERENCE: POWER‐GEN Asia in Bangkok on October 2 to 4 (EnergyAsia, May 23 2013, Thursday) — POWER‐GEN Asia and Renewable Energy World Asia, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the power generation industry, will return to Bangkok, Thailand from October 2 to 4 2013 at the IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre. POWER‐GEN Asia, together with Renewable Energy World Asia, are a leading platform for (more…) MARKETS: EIA reduced forecasts for world oil demand and production in 2013 and 2014 (EnergyAsia, May 23 2013, Thursday) — The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has slashed its forecasts for global oil demand growth over the next two years amid signs of slower economic growth in China, India and emerging Asia and possible further weakening in the Euro-zone. In its latest May forecast, the EIA expects world oil... RUSSIA: Rosneft building on ExxonMobil and Marubeni deals to play global LNG role (EnergyAsia, May 22 2013, Wednesday) — Russian upstream company Rosneft will build on two major agreements with ExxonMobil and Japanese trader Marubeni last month to become a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) company. With the open support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rosneft and ExxonMobil unveiled plans for a US$15 billion plan to develop and... MARKETS: IEA sees global oil demand to grow by annual average 1.22 million b/d from 2013 to 2017 (EnergyAsia, May 22 2013, Wednesday) — The world’s oil demand will grow by a total of 6.1 million b/d between 2013 and 2017 for an annual average gain of 1.22 million b/d, predicts the International Energy Agency (IEA). The size of increase over the five-year period represents a significant mark-up over the agency’s recent forecasts... MALAYSIA: Petronas to pay US$850 million for 40% stake in Brazilian oil blocks (EnergyAsia, May 22 2013, Wednesday) — Continuing its international expansion, Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said it will pay US$850 million for a 40% share in two blocks of Brazil’s offshore Tubarao Martelo oil field. Petronas, which only recently acquired Canada’s Progress Energy for C$5.9 billion, will acquire the blocks from Brazilian producer OGX Petroleo (more…) MARKETS: OPEC expects non-OPEC production to rise by 980,000 b/d in 2013, global oil demand to grow 790,000 b/d (EnergyAsia, May 22 2013, Wednesday) — Boosted largely by North America’s surge, oil production outside of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expected to rise by 980,000 b/d to 53.96 million b/d in 2013, the cartel said. In its latest monthly report for May, OPEC said North America’s oil production would account for... CHINA: IEA predicts addition of 245 million barrels of oil storage capacity (EnergyAsia, May 21 2013, Tuesday) — China is expected to add 245 million barrels of new capacity to its strategic oil stockpile building programme by 2015, lending support to the global markets, said the International Energy Agency (IEA). In an earlier forecast last year, the Paris-based agency had expected the world’s second largest oil consumer... © 2018 EnergyAsia. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365817
__label__wiki	0.681957	0.681957	Archbishop explains comments made to to LBC radio facebook twitter linkedin email printfriendly separator share_compact Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during an April 10 press conference addresses comments he made last week on a British radio program saying that the Church of England's embracing of same-sex marriage could lead to the persecution of Christians in other parts of the world. LGBTQMarriage EqualityArchbishop of CanterburyJustin Welby The American Cathedral in Paris: A place of transformation The American Cathedral in Paris, officially the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, was built in the 1880s to serve an expanding community of ex-pats and English-speakers abroad. It has since grown in its diversity and outwards in its ministry to the local community. Watch Video »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365821
__label__cc	0.713938	0.286062	Exclusive decay of 1- quarkonia and Bc meson into a lepton pair combined with two pions J.P. Ma1 and J.-S. Xu1, 2 1 Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China 2 China Center of Advance Science and Technology (World Laboratory), Beijing 100080, P.R. China (Received: 22 January 2002 / Revised version: 7 March 2002 / Published online: 8 May 2002 - © Springer-Verlag / Società Italiana di Fisica 2002 ) We study the exclusive decay of , and Bc into a lepton pair combined with two pions in two kinematic regions. One is specified by the two pions having large momenta, but a small invariant mass. The other is specified by the two pions having small momenta. In both cases we find that in the heavy quark limit the decay amplitude takes a factorized form, in which the non-perturbative effect related to the heavy meson is represented by a NRQCD matrix element. The non-perturbative effects related to the two pions are represented by some universal functions characterizing the conversion of gluons into pions. Using models for these universal functions and chiral perturbative theory we are able to obtain numerical predictions for the decay widths. Our numerical results show that the decay of is of the order of 10-5 with reasonable cuts and can be observed at BES II and the proposed BES III and CLEO-C. For other decays the branching ratio may be too small to be measured. © Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag 2002 Hadron physics potential of future high-luminosity B-factories at the ϒ(5S) and above Eur. Phys. J. A (2013) 49: 7 Comment on the hadronic decay of excited heavy quarkonia Eur. Phys. J. C 7, 61-63 (1999) Two-pion production in deuteron-deuteron collisions at low energies Physics of the charmonium-like state X(3872) Identification of the glueballs and the scalar meson nonet of lowest mass	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365822
__label__cc	0.689264	0.310736	SPECIAL OFFER FOR OUR CLIENTS! CLICK TO ORDER WITH 5% DISCOUNT: CLICK TO ORDER WITH 5% DISCOUNT: FIRST5 Here's a DISCOUNT for you! Leave us your e-mail address and you will get it in a few seconds Please, enter your name Please, enter a valid e-mail address The discount is in your inbox! But you can use it right now as well Use the Discount Now I Will Use It Later Some of your data is not valid. Home > Essay Examples > 11-09-2019 > Pros and Cons Associated With Self-Driving Cars Disclaimer: This essay is not an example of the work done by the EssayPay© service. Samples of our experts work can be found here. All opinions and conclusions belong to the authors, who sent us this essay. If you want to pay for essay for unique writing Pros and Cons Associated With Self-Driving Cars, just click Order button. We will write a custom essay on Pros and Cons Associated With Self-Driving Cars specifically for you! In comparison to the myriad of poor behaviors a driver may exhibit behind the wheel, a pc is truly an ideal motorist. Because 81 percent of car crashes are the result of human error, computer systems would take a lot of danger out of the equation entirely. Computers use difficult algorithms to establish acceptable stopping distance, distance from yet another vehicle and other data that decreases the possibilities of car accidents drastically. There are no opportunities for a computer to be “distracted”, which is a major cause of accidents in the United States at present. Even though it is not clear to what extent lives would be saved, it is clear that human driven cars come at a very high expense in terms of danger. The U.S. Division of Transportation truly assigns a value to each human life: $9.2 million. Consequently, there would be a substantial expense savings in a lot of various venues like insurance costs and healthcare costs associated with accident recovery alone. As an post from Forbes points out, there is also a cost savings associated with time. When a laptop takes over the driving responsibilities, drivers can use that time to do other factors, like catch up on reading or chat with passengers, all without having having to worry as well significantly about road security. According to Eno Transportation, self-driving automobiles in massive number participate in a behavior known as platooning, which would substantially increase visitors conditions and congestion. This would assist to minimize commute occasions for drivers in higher-traffic places but also to maximize on gasoline usage. In order for the cars to operate most effectively, they’d need to have to communicate with one particular one more, helping to determine visitors issues or road dangers early on. Disabled people, who have to rely on public transportation or help from others to get around, could reap the benefits of self-driving vehicles with new freedom and enhanced mobility, as suggested by the New York Occasions. Bigger cities are plagued with the dilemma of offering adequate public transportation. Several have a lack of acceptable infrastructure to help the needs of their residents, a void that could partially be filled by self-driving automobiles. More than time, higher speed limits may well be deemed as an selection if more men and women are employing self-driving cars. Because the computers calculate operation of the automobile safely, driving time could be decreased by faster speeds allowed on the road. Businesses are often interested in new product improvement and taking the sector forward by a step, as indicated by the seven businesses who requested permits for self-driving car improvement in California alone. Numerous cars are already equipped with attributes in the 1st stage of “automatic” driving, like autonomous braking, self-parking, or sensors that clue a driver in to a nearby obstacle. Drunk driving incidents need to lower, due to the fact there’s no designated driver needed when the auto drives itself. Huge savings could be recouped from becoming spent on older mass transit projects like trains. Police officer focus could be shifted from writing site visitors tickets and handling accidents to managing other, more severe crimes. Sensors in the autonomous automobiles allow vehicles to ride closer collectively, for that reason enabling a lot more cars on the road with truly much less targeted traffic. Less parking structures and parking headaches would be essential, since your car could really drop you off and find a parking space farther away. The line at the DMV would be cut short because individuals wouldn’t want a specialized driving license to operate automobiles. There is a significantly less of a concern about taking the keys away from Grandma when she gets too old to drive very carefully- the car will take care of her! “Car insurance coverage may at some point become extinct, or at least not billed to the customer, because at some point the personal computer will be producing all the decisions. Perhaps the premium will be paid by the car manufacturer as an alternative of the driver”, says vehicle loan comparison web site Auto. Just obtaining the capacity to operate a self-driving car would demand an education on the driver’s portion, according to Teletrac. While the personal computer takes over as soon as the car is operational, the driver would nevertheless be required to maintain some knowledge about how to operate it safely. The price of implementing the new technologies could be way out of reach for most Americans. At present, the engineering, energy and computer requirements, software program, and sensors add up to far more than $one hundred,000. The most savings in terms of cost, time, and lives is going to come from when much more individuals “opt in” to the service. If self-driving cars are not adopted extensively, accidents can and will still occur. The quite security behind self-driving automobiles would be a significant obstacle, specifically since the technologies would be of very high interest to hackers, as pointed out by the Guardian. In order for a laptop to operate a car, a lot of details would have to be stored on the software program. Some people are concerned about the chance for a personal computer built into the self-driving auto to collect private data. Even even though there are concerns about the sufficient nature of public transportation, self-driving cars would eliminate a lot of jobs in the transportation sector, specifically when it comes to freight transportation and taxi drivers. This could have a adverse impact on the unemployment price and the economy. A self-driving automobile doesn’t fully remove the likelihood of a auto accident. In reality, there’s no legal precedent for how a case would be handled. The hard query of who holds responsibility in a auto accident- the driver? The automobile manufacturer? The software program developer? It could be tricky to answer. The vehicles are not in a position to operate at a higher level of safety in all climate situations. In truth, heavy rain can do severe harm to the laser sensor mounted on the car’s roof, calling into question what role the driver might have to play in the occasion the technology fails. If other technology fails, such as visitors signals that the automobiles rely on, there’s no accounting for human targeted traffic signals. In the event of an accident, for example, where a police officer is directing targeted traffic, the vehicles can't interpret human signals. The reliance on technologies could imply that over time, drivers are no longer equipped with the expertise to operate automobiles. In the event of a technologies glitch or recall, drivers may well be helpless to get around, having been “out of practice” in the driving world for some time. Complete improvement of self-driving vehicles nevertheless raises a lot of questions and concerns on behalf of drivers, so it is unclear how complete adoption of the technologies may well be. Several individuals are nervous about handing over all the power to a pc, which could malfunction and put the driver in a far more harmful predicament than if the driver were manning the car himself or herself. It’s unclear how self-driving cars would maneuver by way of hazards like roadblocks or unique neighborhood driving laws. A great example is the distinction in between states relating to turning appropriate on red. The computer systems could have difficulty identifying the diverse neighborhood and state guidelines with regard to the road. The achievement of self-driving automobiles currently relies on accurate mapping systems via GPS. As anyone who has been advised to turn down a 1-way street or been told by their GPS they have been driving on a non-existent street can attest, GPS devices are not constantly correct. There are safety concerns about self-driving vehicles, also. Director of investigation for infotainment and advanced driver assistance systems at the research group recognized as IHS Automotive, Egil Juliussen, says that “Electronics systems in vehicles at present have no or really restricted security measures.” The NHTSA remains skeptical of the technologies behind self-driving cars, even calling for a ban on them at one point until additional testing could be completed. Considering that Google is presently at the helm of development for the automobiles, other auto makers might sell fewer cars in the event that Google’s version requires off. The gasoline market is most likely to endure because, taking the note of “new and improved” it is most likely that the self-driving automobiles would be electric. Personal injury lawyers may possibly see a reduction in their earnings if self-driving automobiles genuinely are safer and decrease the number of accidents on the road. Driver’s ed courses would shed cash and go out of company because there would be significantly less of a need to educate men and women how to drive. Individuals who appreciate driving are unlikely to buy into the technologies that means they no longer need to have to focus behind the wheel, so they are most likely to maintain their personal cars rather than trading in for a self-driving automobile. A driverless automobile (occasionally called a self-driving automobile, an automated automobile or an autonomous car) is a robotic vehicle that is created to travel amongst destinations without a human operator. To qualify as fully autonomous, a automobile should be capable to navigate with no human intervention to a predetermined location over roads that have not been adapted for its use. Firms developing and/or testing driverless automobiles consist of Audi, BMW, Ford, Google, Common Motors, Volkswagen and Volvo. Google’s test involved a fleet of self-driving vehicles — six Toyota Prii and an Audi TT — navigating more than 140,000 miles of California streets and highways. A single accident occurred in the course of one particular of the infrequent occasions when a human was driving. Another test of over 1000 miles was completed successfully with no human intervention. Here’s how Google’s vehicles function: The “driver” sets a destination. The car’s computer software calculates a route and starts the automobile on its way. A rotating, roof-mounted LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging – a technology similar to radar) sensor monitors a 60-meter variety around the car and creates a dynamic 3-D map of the car’s current atmosphere A sensor on the left rear wheel monitors sideways movement to detect the car’s position relative to the 3-D map. Radar systems in the front and rear bumpers calculate distances to obstacles. Artificial intelligence (AI) application in the car is connected to all the sensors and has input from Google Street View and video cameras inside the automobile. The AI simulates human perceptual and decision-creating processes and controls actions in driver-handle systems such as steering and brakes. The car’s application consults Google Maps for advance notice of factors like landmarks and site visitors signs and lights. An override function is obtainable to allow a human to take control of the car. The history of driverless automobiles goes back significantly additional than most folks recognize — Leonardo da Vinci designed the 1st prototype around 1478. Leonardo’s vehicle was designed as a self-propelled robot powered by springs, with programmable steering and the ability to run pre-set courses. Self-driving autos are not but legal on most roads. In June 2011, Nevada, US became the 1st jurisdiction in the globe to let driverless automobiles on public roadways. 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__label__cc	0.701694	0.298306	Federation University Australia > Schools > School of Health and Life Sciences > Student resources > Science honours > Honours projects > Biomedical science projects > Immunology Continuing enrolments Mid-year enrolments Handbook, forms and guidelines Science honours Honours projects Apply for honours Honours information sessions Honours information booklet Human movement and sport sciences resources Call for student nominations - Research Committee (pdf, 56kb) Board student representatives Campus: Mt Helen and Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute (Ballarat). Discipline: Biomedical science Research Area: Immunology Prof Stuart Berzins (email: sberzins@federation.edu.au). I am an experienced Immunology researcher with 47 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals. My laboratory provides students with a pathway to a biomedical career through laboratory-based Honours and PhD projects conducted under my supervision. I have supervised 11 Honours and 8 PhD students and many of my students now work as postdoctoral researchers in biomedical institutes in Australia and overseas. Dr Morgan Wallace email: mwallace@federation.edu.au) I have worked as a postdoctoral research scientist at several leading research institutes including the University of Massachusetts (USA) the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and St Vincent’s Institute in Melbourne. I am current collaborating with researchers at the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute (FECRI) in Ballarat to investigate the role of immune system in fighting cancer, with a particular focus on haematological malignancies. Background: Our research group works in the area of Cancer Immunology. Our research aims to understand how the immune system changes in cancer patients and use this to develop new treatment strategies that will harness the power of the immune system to fight cancer. Our specific focus is on the role of innate-like T cells in cancer. Innate-like T cells include NKT cells, mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and γδ T cells. These cells regulate immune responses of other cells and there is evidence that they may have important roles in anti-cancer immune responses. For example, there is striking evidence that NKT cells are essential for effective anti-tumour immunity. Mouse and human studies have shown that NKT cell deficiencies are common in patients with cancer. Our own recent studies have extended these observations and identified previously unknown abnormalities affecting other innate T cell subsets in several patient groups. Up to three honours projects will be available, however there is no guarantee that all three will run next year. Specific honours project areas: (1) Characterising the response of innate-like T cells This project will involve exposing innate like T cells to different forms of stimulation, to define their potential impact in cancer immunity. Students will stimulate T cells isolated from human blood and tissues and analyse their functional responses to determine how these T cells might influence immune responses and whether they could be harnessed in immune-based therapies for treating cancer. Several characteristics of these cells will be studied, including proliferation and cytokine production. (2) Identifying cancer antigens recognised by innate like T cells. T cells need to interact with antigen presenting cells, such as dendritic cells and macrophages to become activated. This project aims to identify novel cancer antigens that are capable of activating innate like T cells. Understanding what antigens are being recognised in the cancer environment may allow us to develop therapies that better stimulate immune responses against the cancer cells. (3) Characterising immune changes in specific types of cancer. Analysing patient samples from different stages of disease, can reveal immune changes that are associated with disease progression. This type of characterisation provides useful insights into the impact of cancers on normal immune function and may identify novel prognostic markers that can be used to improve diagnosis and assist with the selection of appropriate treatment strategies for patients. Page ID: 420029 \| Last Updated: 15 October 2019 \| Authorised by: Dean, School of Health and Life Sciences \| Content Coordinator: Alan Penhall \| Copyright \| Privacy \| Accessibility	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365829
__label__wiki	0.628365	0.628365	Belmondo Family Sextet: Mediterranean Sound Mediterranean Sound is a beautiful family affair! Father Yvan Belmondo and his two sons Stéphane and Lionel take inspiration from “returning home” – both physically and musically – to celebrate the jazz they love above all. Backed by the trio of Jean-Philippe Sempere (guitar), Sylvain Romano (bass) and Jean-Pierre Arnaud (drums), the Belmondo Family Sextet is an immersive project that proceeds with happiness and fellowship from the very first bars of “Alone Together”. The Belmondo family gathered to record Mediterranean Sound at the School of Music in Solliès-Toucas where the Belmondo brothers studied and since became stars of French jazz. But their father, Yvan (baritone sax), is still the maestro of this album. The themes, all chosen by Yvan and arranged by Lionel (“Lovers of Their Time”, “Lyne for Lyons”, “Skylark “, ” Tangerine “, “Flamingo “, “Groovin ‘Higher ‘, …), are classic gems from Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan, Hoagy Carmichael, and many others. Lionel’s arrangements allow everyone’s soloing to be heard in exceptional conditions, and one can truly feel the pleasure these artists take in playing together. Yvan’s baritone playing has a firmness that does not exclude a refined sense of swing and sometimes surprising sweetness. Sempere’s guitar playing is inventive and tender, the rhythm section is alert, resourceful and efficient, and the Belmondo brothers play to their superb repute. Mediterranean Sound is the mature fruit of lifelong passion. It captures the timeless aesthetic of a jazz atmosphere falsely outdated and relegated to history. Mediterranean Sound is the Belmondo family’s invitation to participate in this great celebration of jazz and I encourage you to join them. Mediterranean Sound marks brothers Lionel and Stéphane Belmondo’s musical reunion as they pay a vibrant tribute to their father Yvan, who passed down to them his deep love and knowledge of jazz. Joining forces on an album for the first time, the three Belmondos are backed by guitarist Jean-Philippe Sempere, double-bass player Sylvain Romano and drummer Jean-Pierre Arnaud. Blending a wide range of influences including modern jazz, hard bop West-Coast styles, the Belmondo brothers swing with panache and delight. Yvan Belmondo (baritone sax), Stephane Belmondo (trumpet), and Lionel Belmondo (tenor sax) Jean-Philippe Sempere, Guitar Sylvian Romano, bass Jean-Pierre Arnaud, drums Previous articleWilliam Wallace: Symphonic Poems / Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish SO Next articleKuhlau (1786-1832): Flute Quintets / Ginevra Petrucci, flute; Kodaly Quartet Three late String Quartets by Johann Baptist Vanhal Recommendation Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) is believed to have written somewhere in the vicinity of 100 string quartets, making him one of the most prolific... Arvo Pärt: ‘Fur Anna Maria’ – The Complete Piano Music / Jeroen Van Veen As it is played here, the complete piano music of Arvo Pärt takes about two hours to perform and fits neatly on these two... Paul Morgan - June 23, 2014 0 David Jennings: Music for Piano / James Willshire, piano This Divine Art CD contains the entirety of young British composer David Jennings' piano music, all written between 1985 and 2010. Born in Sheffield,... Grzegorz Gorczycki: Missa Rorate; Completorium; Illuxit Sol Referred to by some admirers as "the Polish Handel," Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734) was the most important composer of the Polish high baroque. This... Presenting the Israeli Chamber Project – Opus 1 As superb as the performances are on this recording, and as enjoyable as the program of works is (more on those later), the story...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365831
__label__wiki	0.890575	0.890575	Curriculum Vitae of Michael Barr Printable Download: Michael Barr Profile and C V Present Activities Relevant Past Experiences Representative Law Firm Clients Former adjunct professor of computer engineering with degrees in electrical engineering and two decades of hands-on software design and programming experience. Author of three books and more than seventy articles and papers. Recognized internationally as an expert in the field of embedded software process and architecture. Also an MBA founder of three companies. Testifying expert witness in high profile litigation involving a range of issues including: patent infringement and validity; software copyright infringement; software quality, e.g., in relation to product liability; theft of trade secret source code; and computer security and interception of encrypted content. Natural public speaker and educator with more than twenty appearances before judges and juries spanning a decade of experience as a testifying expert. Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, assembly (various) Processor Families: Microchip PIC, Intel 80x86, Motorola 68k, PowerPC, and others Operating Systems: MicroC/OS, VxWorks, OSEK, and RTOSes generally; DOS and Windows; Linux/Unix Communication Protocols: RS-232, I2C, SPI, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ARP/RARP, BOOTP, CEBus, ISDN, CAN Application Domains: cable and satellite TV set-top boxes, including DVR and MPEG/DVB technologies; medical devices, including pacemakers; debug tools and technologies; automotive electronics; telephony, including smartphones; satellite communications; video games; multi-function printers Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). University of Maryland, May 1997 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE). University of Maryland, May 1994 Master of Business Administration (MBA). University of Maryland, Dec 2006 Additional Coursework: Copyright Law (edX online course). Harvard University, May 2013 Barr Group, CTO, Feb 2012 – present Creator of popular professional training curriculum and courses for embedded software developers, including Embedded Software Boot Camp and Embedded Software Training in a Box Performed engineering design, consulting, and training services for clients in industries ranging from consumer electronics to medical products Executive management for an engineering services firm specializing in the design and development of custom embedded computers; clients range from small startups to Fortune 100 firms Netrino, President, Jan 1999 – Feb 2012 Developed software for various products, including safety-critical mechanical systems involving closed-loop PID control systems and high volume consumer electronics for digital television Consulted with and trained engineers and engineering managers and executives at various companies, including makers of FDA-regulated medical devices such as pacemakers and implanted defibrillators, insulin pumps, and glucose meters Conducted new product assessments of software development tools for companies introducing products such as real-time operating systems and debugging tools into the embedded market Embedded Systems Design, Technical Editor/Editor-in-Chief/Contributing Editor, Feb 1999 – May 2012 For three and a half years, served as editor-in-chief of this monthly magazine with over 50,000 subscribers, supervising editorial staff members and working with authors and columnists to refine their technical content to fit subscriber needs Embedded Systems Conference, Advisory Board Member/Track Chair/Conference Chair, Jan 2001 – Jul 2011 Provided industry viewpoint and observations on emerging and ongoing trends in the marketplace and suggest possible new course and panel topics and speakers for future events Johns Hopkins University, Adjunct Faculty, Winter Session 2012 Taught embedded software architecture to undergraduate students in computer science University of Maryland, Adjunct Faculty, Sep 2000 – Dec 2002 Taught operating systems design to graduate and undergraduate students in computer engineering • Designed and supervised independent study projects related to real-time embedded software PropHead Development, Software Architect, Oct 1998 – Jan 1999 Defined the embedded software architecture and detailed design for a satellite TV set-top box joint venture between America Online and Hughes Network Systems TSI TelSys, Principal Software Engineer, Jun 1997 – Sep 1998 Wrote software in Java to convert any valid Java program into synthesizable Verilog hardwar Developed Solaris and Windows NT device drivers for a PCI-based reconfigurable coprocessor card Led the effort to produce a development and prototyping platform for microSPARC-IIep processor Designed and implemented a set of software development and debugging tools for designers of applications based on reconfigurable computing technology; wrote InstallShield application to distribute it to computers running Windows Hughes Network Systems, Software Engineer, Jun 1994 – May 1997 Developed a Windows NT device driver for a high-speed I/O device on a PCI card Successfully led a short-term, three-person project to resolve a software problem that had been plaguing internally developed test equipment for more than six-months Coordinated with engineers at Hitachi in Japan to design the middleware interface between home consumer electronics over a CEBus network and implemented the same for a high-volume satellite TV set-top box • Ported the VRTX and VxWorks board support packages to multiple custom hardware platforms Developed an implementation of the UDP/IP protocol stack that included BOOTP, TFTP, and ARP client software, requiring just 8-kilobytes of memory—a ten-fold decrease over commercial stacks Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Member Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), Member Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Member Perret, Joseph and Michael Barr. Method of Calibrating a Brake System for Stationary Equipment and Apparatus for Doing the Same. U.S. Patent No. 6,976,562 Zeidman, Robert, Daniel Hafeman, and Michael Barr. Method and Apparatus for Synthesizing a Hardware System from a Software Description. U.S. Patent No. 7,210,116 Zeidman, Robert, Michael Barr, and Daniel Hafeman. Method and Apparatus for Selecting a Hardware Representation from a Software Description. U.S. Patent No. 7,945,879 Best Paper Award, DesignCon, Jan 1998 Barr, Michael. Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++. O’Reilly & Associates, 1999. Ganssle, Jack and Michael Barr. Embedded Systems Dictionary. CMP Books, 2003. Barr, Michael and Anthony Massa. Programming Embedded Systems with C and GNU Development Tools. O’Reilly & Associates, 2006. Barr, Michael. Embedded C Coding Standard. 1ed: 2009, 2ed: 2013. Barr, Michael and Brian Frank. “Java: Too Much for Your System?,” Embedded Systems Programming, May 1997. Barr, Michael. “Controlling Run-Time Reconfigurable Hardware Designs with Java,” DesignCon, Jan 1998. Barr, Michael and Jason Steinhorn. “Kaffe, Anyone? Implementing a Java Virtual Machine,” Embedded Systems Programming, Feb 1998. Barr, Michael. “A Reconfigurable Computing Primer,” Multimedia Systems Design, Sep 1998. Barr, Michael. “A Free Java Virtual Machine for Embedded Systems,” Embedded Systems Conference, Nov 1998. Barr, Michael. “Choosing a Compiler: The Little Things,” Embedded Systems Programming, May 1999. Barr, Michael. “Programmable Logic: What’s it to Ya?,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jun 1999. Barr, Michael. “Architecting Embedded Systems for Add-on Software,” Embedded Systems Programming, Sep 1999. Barr, Michael. “IrDA and Bluetooth,” Embedded Systems Programming, Oct 1999. Barr, Michael. “Checksums,” Embedded Systems Programming, Nov 1999. Barr, Michael. “Cyclic Redundancy Codes, Part 1,” Embedded Systems Programming, Dec 1999. Barr, Michael. “Cyclic Redundancy Codes, Part 2,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jan 2000. Barr, Michael. “Virtual Serial Ports,” Embedded Systems Programming, Feb 2000. Barr, Michael. “Language Lessons,” Embedded Systems Programming, Mar 2000. Barr, Michael. “TCP/IP or Not TCP/IP?,” Embedded Systems Programming, Apr 2000. Barr, Michael. “Calibration,” Embedded Systems Programming, May 2000. Barr, Michael. “MAC Daddy,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jun 2000. Barr, Michael. “Address Resolution Protocol,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jul 2000. Barr, Michael. “Software-Based Memory Testing,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jul 2000. Barr, Michael. “Internet Working,” Embedded Systems Programming, Sep 2000. Barr, Michael. “Introduction to Memory Types,” Embedded Systems Programming, May 2001. Barr, Michael. “K Virtual Machine,” Embedded Systems Conference, Jul 2001. Barr, Michael. “Java Technology Overview,” Embedded Systems Conference, Sep 2001. Barr, Michael. “Introduction to Pulse Width Modulation,” Embedded Systems Programming, Sep 2001. Barr, Michael. “Introduction to Watchdog Timers,” Embedded Systems Programming, Oct 2001. Brown, Chris and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Endianness,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jan 2002. Barr, Michael. “Embedded Programming 101,” Embedded Systems Conference, Mar 2002. Barr, Michael. “Java 2 Micro Edition,” Embedded Systems Conference, Mar 2002. Barr, Michael. “Preparing Your System for Java,” Embedded Systems Conference, Mar 2002. Stewart, David and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Rate Monotonic Scheduling,” Embedded Systems Programming, Mar 2002. Kalinsky, David and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Priority Inversion,” Embedded Systems Programming, Apr 2002. Barr, Michael. “Toward a Smaller Java,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jun 2002. Beal, David and Michael Barr. “Embedded Linux and the Law,” Embedded Systems Programming, Aug 2002. Barr, Michael. “Introduction to Closed-Loop Control,” Embedded Systems Programming, Aug 2002. Ball, Stuart and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Counter/Timer Hardware,” Embedded Systems Programming, Sep 2002. Wagner, Brian and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Digital Filters,” Embedded Systems Programming, Dec 2002. Barr, Michael. “Choosing a Real-Time Operating System,” Embedded Systems Programming, Jan 2003. Berger, Arnold and Michael Barr. “Introduction to On-Chip Debug,” Embedded Systems Programming, Mar 2003. Labrosse, Jean and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Preemptive Multitasking,” Embedded Systems Programming, Apr 2003. Ball, Stuart and Michael Barr. “Introduction to Timer-Based Measurement,” Embedded Systems Programming, Aug 2003. Barr, Michael. “Fixed-Width Integers in C, C++, and C99,” Embedded Systems Programming, Feb 2004. Barr, Michael. “Multitasking Alternatives and the Perils of Preemption,” Embedded.com, Sep 2006. Barr, Michael. “Don’t Believe Everything You Hear About RTOSes,” Embedded.com, Oct 2008. Barr, Michael. “Bug-Killing Standards for Firmware Coding,” Embedded Systems Design, Apr 2009. Samek, Miro and Michael Barr. “Event-Driven Programming,” Embedded Systems Conference, Apr 2009. Barr, Michael. “Embedded C Coding Standards,” Embedded Systems Conference, Apr 2009. Barr, Michael. “How to Assign Priorities to RTOS Tasks (and Why It Matters),” Embedded Systems Conference, Apr 2009. Barr, Michael. “More Bug-Killing Standards for Firmware Coding,” Embedded Systems Design, May 2009. Wilk, Michael and Michael Barr. “A Framework for Safe Motion Control Firmware,” RTC Magazine, Jun 2009. Barr, Michael. “Real Men Program in C,” Embedded Systems Design, Jul/Aug 2009. Barr, Michael. “Firmware Architecture in Five Easy Steps,” Embedded Systems Design, Sep 2009. Barr, Michael. “The Lawyers are Coming,” Embedded Systems Design, Dec 2009. Barr, Michael. “Faulty Code Will Lead to an Era of Firmware-Related Litigation,” Electronic Design, Jan 2010. Barr, Michael. “Embedded Systems Programmers Worldwide Earn Failing Grades in C,” Embedded Systems Design, Jan 2010. Barr, Michael. “Five Top Causes of Nasty Embedded Software Bugs,” Embedded Systems Design, Apr 2010. Barr, Michael. “Three Things Every Programmer Should Know About RMA,” Embedded Systems Design, Sep 2010. Barr, Michael. “Five More Top Causes of Nasty Embedded Software Bugs,” Embedded Systems Design, Nov 2010. Barr, Michael. “Catching Copy Cats: Emerging Tools Can Detect Source Code Thievery,“ Law Technology News, Nov 2010. Barr, Michael. “Embedded Software Drives Economic Growth,” Electronic Design, Dec 2010. Barr, Michael. “Social Networking for Engineers,” Embedded Systems Design, Feb 2011. Barr, Michael. “Unintended Acceleration and Other Embedded Software Bugs,” Embedded Systems Design, Apr 2011. Barr, Michael. “What Belongs in a Header File,” Embedded Systems Design, May 2011. Barr, Michael. “How to Enforce Coding Standards Automatically,” Embedded Systems Design, Jul 2011. Barr, Michael. “Five Dangerous Coding Standard Rules,” Embedded Systems Design, Sep 2011. Barr, Michael. “Firmware Forensics: Best Practices in Embedded Software Source Code Discovery,” Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, Volume 8 : 2011. Barr, Michael. “Best Practices in Embedded Software Source Code Discovery,” Embedded Systems Design, Nov 2011. Barr, Michael. “Combining C’s volatile and const Keywords,” Embedded Systems Design, Feb 2012. Barr, Michael. “Building Reliable and Secure Embedded Systems,” Embedded Systems Design, Apr 2012. Barr, Michael. “Trends in Embedded Software Design,” Embedded Systems Design (final issue), May 2012. Barr, Michael. “Dead Code, the Law, and Unintended Consequences,” Embedded.com, May 2013. Barr, Michael. “Intellectual Property Protections for Embedded Software: A Primer,” Embedded.com, Jul 2013. Barr, Michael. “Binary Executable Analysis Techniques for Embedded Systems,” DFI News, Sep 2013. Barr Code. Archive available at http://www.embeddedgurus.com/barr-code/. Mar 2001 – present Testimony at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Patent No. 6,321,331 (ex-parte patent re-exam), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 7 Sep 2011 U.S. Patent No. 5,751,736 (ex-parte patent re-exam), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 15 Feb 2012 Testimony at Jury Trial DirecTV v. Frye, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for South Carolina, 22 Jan 2004 DirecTV v. Crespin (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Colorado, 28 Jun 2004 • DirecTV v. Medina (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for South Carolina, 26 Jul 2004 DirecTV v. Murray, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for South Carolina, 11 Aug 2004 Antonick v. Electronic Arts (software copyright), U.S. District Court for Northern California, 11, 15 Jul 2013 Jean Bookout and Estate of Barbara Schwarz v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et. al. (automotive product liability), District Court of Oklahoma for Oklahoma County, 14-15 Oct 2013 Testimony at Bench Trial DirecTV v. Escalona (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Southern Florida, 2 Feb 2004 DirecTV v. Craft (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Northern Florida, 6 Apr 2004 DirecTV v. Schaffer (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Southern Alabama, 17 Jun 2004 DirecTV v. Walsh (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Middle Pennsylvania, 30 Aug 2004 DirecTV v. Taylor (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Western Tennessee, 29 Sep 2004 DirecTV v. Norris (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia, 25 Jan 2005 DirecTV v. Toler (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia, 25 Jan 2005 DirecTV v. Farley (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia, 15 Feb 2005 DirecTV v. Karpinsky (satellite TV piracy), U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern Michigan, 25 Apr 2005 DirecTV v. D’Andrea (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for New Jersey, 6, 13 Mar 2006 Videotron, et.al. v. Bell ExpressVu (security of satellite TV), Quebec Superior Court, 8-9, 13 Dec 2011 CCP Systems v. Samsung (software copyright), U.S. District Court for New Jersey, 7 Jul 2014 Testimony at Evidentiary Hearing DirecTV v. Andino, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Central Florida, 27 Oct 2003 DirecTV v. Nguyen (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Central Florida, 7 Nov 2003 DirecTV v. Iwan (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Central Florida, 7 Nov 2003 DirecTV v. Emfinger (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Central Florida, 7 Nov 2003 DirecTV v. Cabral (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for New Mexico, 30 Apr 2004 DirecTV v. Koubicek, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana, 22 Jun 2004 DirecTV v. Fayard, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Middle Louisiana, 1 Dec 2004 Testimony at Deposition DirecTV v. Laroe, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Colorado, 13 Feb 2004 DirecTV v. Denton, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Northern Georgia, 26 May 2004 DirecTV v. Stoner, et. al. (satellite TV piracy), U.S. District Court for Eastern North Carolina, 27 May 2004 EchoStar v. NDS Group (security of satellite TV), U.S. District Court for Southern Central California, 13 Sep 2007 EchoStar v. NDS Group (security of satellite TV), U.S. District Court for Southern Central California, 1 May 2008 Baxter Healthcare v. Fresenius (software quality), U.S. District Court for Northern California, 1 Jul 2009 Motorola Mobility v. Microsoft (DVR patent infringement), U.S. District Court for Southern Florida, 18 Jul 2011 van Alfen, et. al. v. Toyota Motor Sales (automotive product liability) and Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration, Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation MDL 2151 (economic loss), U.S. District Court for Southern Central California, 2 Oct 2012 Antonick v. Electronic Arts (videogame software copyright/trade secrets), U.S. District Court for Northern California, 27 Nov 2012 SmartPhone Technologies v. Research in Motion, Apple, LG, and AT&T, et. al. (smartphone patent infringement), U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, 15-18 Jan 2013 Estate of Ida Starr St. John v. Toyota Motor Sales, et. al. (automotive product liability), U.S. District Court for Southern Central California, 3 Jul 2013 Estate of Guadalupe Alberto v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et. al. (automotive product liability), Circuit Court of Michigan for Genesee County, 2 Aug 2013 Jean Bookout and Estate of Barbara Schwarz v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et. al. (automotive product liability), District Court of Oklahoma for Oklahoma County, 2 Aug 2013 SmartPhone Technologies v. Huawei (smartphone patent validity), U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas, 18 Feb 2014 CCP Systems v. Samsung (software copyright), U.S. District Court for New Jersey, 23 May 2014 In Re Swift Transportation (class action), Superior Court of the State of Arizona, 12 Nov 2014 Comcast v. Rovi (IPR 2017-941), U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 11 July 2018 Settled Prior to Testimony Bally Gaming v. IGT (slot machine patent infringement), U.S. District Court for Nevada Canada Customs and Revenue Agency vs. Davin Omeir (satellite TV piracy), Canadian Federal Court in Ottawa DirecTV v. Roggero (DMCA), U.S. District Court for Eastern Michigan DirecTV v. SDLogic, et. al. (DMCA), U.S. District Court for Central California DirecTV v. Various Defendants (satellite TV piracy), various venues EchoStar v. Freetech (security of satellite TV), U.S. District Court for Northern California EchoStar, et. al. v. nFusion, et. al. (security of satellite TV), U.S. District Court for Central California Eutronix vs. Texas Embedded Solutions (contract dispute), et. al., Louisiana State District Court Manard, et.al. v. Knology (class action), U.S. District Court for Middle Georgia Motorola v. Lemko, Huawei, et. al. (cellular software copyright/trade secrets), U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois SmartPhone Technologies v. ZTE (smartphone patent validity), U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas TiVo v. Cisco and Time Warner Cable (DVR patent infringement), U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas Various Plaintiffs v. Toyota (automotive product liability), various venues Law Firm Clients Hagens Berma Hogan & Hartson Lieff Cabraser Nixon Peabody O’Melveny & Myers Quinn Emanuel Sterne Kessler Weil, Gotshal & Manges	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365832
__label__wiki	0.624341	0.624341	Bug’s Eye View Eastern Hercules Beetle, No 1 Eastern Hercules Beetle Dynastes tityus That’s a big insect! Eastern Hercules beetles are the largest insects in the state, with males exceeding 2 inches. We have plenty of insects that are longer or wider, but none that weigh more. These big beetles are not very common, and most people encounter only one or two in a life time, usually around the outsides of buildings where they have crash landed after being attracted to lights. Despite their size, Eastern Hercules beetles are able to fly. Females do not have the distinctive horns of the males, and both sexes vary in color, from the mottled green of the specimen shown here to a uniform dark brown. Eastern Hercules beetles lay their eggs in decaying hardwood logs and stumps. The larvae look like white grubs you might find when digging in the lawn or garden but are much larger. It takes about two years to complete a generation. Eastern Hercules beetles belong to a group of beetles known as rhinoceros beetles, because of those horns. Their South American relative, the Hercules beetle, is one of the largest insects in the world, with males exceeding six inches in length, though the horns account for about half of this length. With a possible exception for motorcyclists who do not wear their helmet while riding at night, these big beetles are harmless to humans, but they do exude a foul-smelling odor that makes them a bit unpleasant to handle. They are also quite strong and can easily pry their way out of grasping fingers. Some people rear these beetles as pets. Blake Layton, Extension Entomology Specialist, Mississippi State University Extension Service. The information given here is for educational purposes only. Always read and follow current label directions. Specific commercial products are mentioned as examples only and reference to specific products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended to other products that may also be suitable and appropriately labeled. Sign up to receive Bug's Eye View Dr. Blake Layton, Jr. Extension Professor Entomology; extension insect identification; fire ants; termites; insect pests in the home, lawn and Roach control has a big economic impact Pest management workshop set for Jan. 24 in Raymond MSU Crosby Arboretum hosts Bugfest Sept. 21-22 Act decisively to stop crape myrtle bark scale problems Always check for ticks after outdoor summer activities Control Cockroaches In and Around Your Home Pesticide Label Databases 4-H Introduction to Entomology Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Identification and Control Control Fleas on Your Pet, in Your House, and in Your Yard Pseudoscorpion, Vol. 5, No. 32 Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Vol. 5, No. 31 Yellow Wood Sorrel Seed, Vol. 5, No. 30 Hibiscus Plant Bug, Vol. 5, No. 29 Black Soldier Fly, Larva, Vol. 5, No. 28 https://extension.msstate.edu/newsletters/bug%E2%80%99s-eye-view/2015/eastern-hercules-beetle-no-1	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365835
__label__cc	0.670888	0.329112	Film India First Blood Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. IMDB: 7,7/10 187.453 votes Tron As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is "digitalized" by a laser and finds himself inside The Grid, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of TRON, a security program, Flynn seeks to free The Grid from the MCP. IMDB: 6.8/10 106.582 votes Poltergeist Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve ... Short 11 TV Movie 0 UHD Bluray 1080p WEB-HD Filmgan © 2020 All rights reserved Download film gratis ganool movie	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365839
__label__cc	0.617846	0.382154	U.S. Sanctions Have Cost Iran $200 Billion RFE/RL staff Oilprice.com January 2, 2020 President Hassan Rohani made the comments while launching a railway project near Tehran on December 31. "Iran would have earned $200 billion surplus income...if the country were not involved in an economic war," he said. The United States imposed new sanctions against Iran after Washington abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal in which Iran agreed to curb its controversial nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief and other incentives. The U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry and exports have significantly cut Iranian oil exports, as the United States ended in May all waivers for all of Iran’s oil buyers and is going after anyone dealing with Iranian oil. Since the United States abandoned the deal in 2018, Iran has lost 90 percent of its oil exports, a key source of revenue. Its currency has plummeted, and inflation has surpassed 40 percent. Rohani also questioned arguments from hardline conservatives who criticize him and who say that the sanctions have not affected Iran. "What should we do? When there is no food and water, you are still in danger no matter how strong you are," he said. Rohani's comments came just weeks after millions of Iranians protested against economic hardships, inequality, financial corruption, and discrimination following a gas price hike in November. By RFE/RL More Top Reads From Oilprice.com: Burn, Pay, Or Shut It Down: Three Evils For Permian Drillers Russia Goes For Global Gas Dominance The Next Oil Boom Is Happening Here Read this article on OilPrice.com Iran’s Leaders Have a Problem They Can’t Fix PA Media: World News Canada: still no firm plans for downloading crashed jet's flight data No normalization in relations yet, UK PM Johnson tells Russia's Putin	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365841
__label__wiki	0.74519	0.74519	Ambassadors financial definition of Ambassadors https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ambassadors (redirected from Ambassadors) The highest ranking foreign diplomat representing a country to another government. For example, the highest ranking British representative in the United States is the ambassador from the United Kingdom. An ambassador speaks for the government he/she represents. <a href="https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ambassadors">Ambassador</a> Charge d'Affaires Host Government Joseph Wilson And having duly disposed of Anna's friend, the Princess Myakaya got up, and together with the ambassador's wife, joined the group at the table, where the conversation was dealing with the king of Prussia. The princess gave us a sketch of Alexey Alexandrovitch," said the ambassador's wife with a smile, as she sat down at the table. "Where do I come from?" he said, in answer to a question from the ambassador's wife. 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__label__wiki	0.622904	0.622904	Financial Hobby Energy & Science Finance and Tech News Kohl’s shares tank on dismal holiday sales results, lowered outlook January 9, 2020 by admin 0 Comments Shoppers enter a Kohl’s store in Peoria, Illinois. Daniel Acker \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images Kohl’s said same-store sales during November and December fell 0.2% due to weakness in its core women’s apparel business, leading it to lower the bar for its full-year outlook. Based on the dismal holiday performance, Kohl’s said in a press release that it is now calling for fiscal 2019 diluted earnings per share to be at the “low end” of a previously announced range of of $4.75 to $4.95. In November, when it last reported quarterly earnings, the company cut its annual profit forecast to $4.75 to $4.95 per share from $5.15 to $5.45. The news sent Kohl’s shares tumbling as much 9% in premarket trading. As of Wednesday’s market close, Kohl’s stock had dropped about 28% over the past 12 months. Kohl’s has a market value of $7.7 billion. “We are managing the business with discipline and we expect to deliver on our earnings guidance for the full year,” CEO Michelle Gass in a statement. During the holidays, Kohl’s was more pleased with its performance in active, beauty and children’s divisions, as well as footwear and men’s, she added. Gass said Kohl’s is “working with speed to address” the issues in its women’s business Kohl’s has been expected by analysts to deliver same-store sales growth during the fourth quarter, which includes the holiday season, of 0.4%. The announcement follows one from rival Macy’s a day earlier, in which Macy’s said its holiday same-store sales dropped 0.6%. The decline wasn’t as bad as many had feared, sending Macy’s shares higher on the news. CEO Jeff Gennette said Macy’s saw “a strong trend improvement from the third quarter,” igniting some optimism for the retailer’s turnaround plans. Still, on the whole, department stores are expected to have underperformed during the 2019 holiday season. The category of retailers that includes J.C. Penney, Macy’s, and Nordstrom, saw overall sales decline 1.8% from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, according to Mastercard Spending Pulse, which tracks retail spending across all payment methods. More shoppers are expected to have turned to retailers like Target and Walmart — which aren’t at traditional malls — for apparel, electronics, and other gifts. Many rung up purchases on Amazon as well. The e-commerce giant has already claimed 2019 was a record holiday. Kohl’s has teamed up with Amazon, however, to accept returns of items purchased on Amazon at all of its stores. To try to reap any benefits, it offers discounts when people use the service. This past holiday season was the first in which the partnership was live at all of Kohl’s stores nationwide. It was expected to be a boon to traffic. 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__label__cc	0.738317	0.261683	My Experiences with the ‘Smart Drug’ Modafinil Browse archives for July 13, 2017 I was diagnosed two weeks ago with Narcolepsy with cataplexy. I have a prescription for 200 mg Modafonil and this… Finch's Tedious Rants, Productivity Boosters Tagged with experiences with modafinil, modafinil any good, modafinil case study, modafinil side effects This is a post about my experiences taking the popular ‘smart drug’ modafinil. I often see friends and marketing acquaintances posting about cognitive enhancers on Facebook. From smart drugs, to nootropics, to vitamin stacks… We’re all over that like pigs in shit. Modafinil is a small pill that is becoming difficult to ignore. I’ve seen opinions all across the board, from those who swear by it, to those who didn’t notice a single change on a high dosage. As you’ll see in this post, I have had both good and bad experiences. What is Modafinil? Disclaimer: For the love of Jezuz, please do consult a qualified medical professional before interpreting any of this post with anything other than a pinch of the saltiest balls. Modafinil is a wakefulness-promoting agent used to treat narcolepsy. It is prescribed to patients who suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness, and those with shift work related sleep disorders. That’s the official use. Off-label, modafinil has become the default ‘Smart Drug’ of choice for those seeking productivity gains in the form of sustained concentration and intense focus. It is the unlikely tonic of both CEOs (“Smart Drugs Are Coming to the Office”) and students (“Smart Drug Taken By One in Four Students“). If you have shit to get done — many piles of it — chances are, you’ve spared a thought to the idea of a shortcut, or seven. How can I get more work done whilst procrastinating less? This is the crowd that modafinil appeals to. Anybody with an inbox that won’t subside, an essay that won’t write itself, several pages of code waiting to be freed from the spinning wheels of mental inertia. The Appeal of Modafinil Ever see Limitless? It’s a decent movie, with a great central hook. Hopeless Writer Bum procrastinates his life away in failed attempt to deliver manuscript. Writer Bum stumbles across new experimental smart drug, NZT. Writer Bum pops the magic brain pill. Writer Bum explodes in to fit of productivity and delivers manuscript in a single sitting. Editor: “You OK, hun?” Writer Bum takes over the world, unleashes his true cognitive potential; ably assisted by NZT. Goes ape shit in the process. (Sorry for the spoilers, chaps.) Limitless was, of course, entirely fictional. Hollywood Science. There is no such drug that is capable of ‘fully utilising the un-used parts of the brain’. But, anybody who saw that movie came away with the same idea. “I’d fuckin’ have some of that, matey. Straight down the hatch. No questions asked.” If your moral fibres beg to differ, then you’re trespassing on the wrong blog. And so… modafinil. Arguably the closest thing we have to an effective brain drug in 2017. As an affiliate, I heard about modafinil via the usual circles. On Facebook, Skype and Reddit. Loads of you swear by it. Some of you even post photos of the little pill pre-popping. An ode to a smart friend. Well, we know affiliates are particularly adept at riding the next hot trend. All the way to the bank. Trends don’t come no bigger than a ‘smart pill’ that decreases your overall BellEnd’atude and slices through the to do list like a knife through jam doughnuts. (Yes, I’m dribble-typing in a bakery.) I can’t remember when I finally decided to experiment with modafinil, but I tracked that package from the factories of Mumbai like a hawk. This is it, Finch. This is is, you pathetic labouring dinosaur. We’re finally gonna get some work done. MO-DA-FI-NILLLLLLLLL It’s impossible to discount the placebo effect when you go to bed excited to wake up and try a smart drug. I’d read so many user accounts and follow alongs that I’d psyched myself up to become a new man. That said, the first weeks using modafinil were startling. My routine would look like this: 7:30am — Wake up, pop a tab. 7:45am — Shower and feed the dogs. 8:00am — Wait 30 minutes for my Modafriend to kick in. 8:30am — Arrive at desk. BLITZKRIEG-MODE 1:00pm — Quick lunch. 1:30pm — Arrive at desk. 6:00pm — Dinner and wind down. 7:30pm — Fuck it, arrive at desk. Midnight — Calmly close laptop and think about what I’ve just done. Placebo, or no placebo, it didn’t really matter. On the 3-4 days per week that I’d use modafinil, I’d bulldoze my way through tasks where previously I’d been stuttering, getting restless, and eventually reversing back to my News Feed. The best way I could describe the effect was rapidly-induced tunnel vision. Without really noticing anything different. The elusive state of Flow — which I reckon I’d be experiencing now if it wasn’t for those jam doughnuts — is where we all want to be. My first few weeks using modafinil marked a sudden dramatic spike in output where those little distractions that occur throughout the day had no effect on me. If somebody messaged me on Facebook, I’d barely twitch an eyeball. If a distracting email landed in my inbox, I wouldn’t see it. My procrastination pro-skill of cycling through news sites, inboxes and social media accounts (Seen them all? Start again…) was overcome through sheer total-minded tunnel vision. As a result, my first experiences with modafinil — besides the occasional intermittent headache — were entirely positive. There seemed very little downside. The Tolerance Builds? Some of you guys are crazy. I’ve read accounts of affiliates going from no modafinil, to taking two pills per day, every day, and then wondering why… Your sleep is shit-hammered The effects of the moda have decreased I’m going to put this bluntly: If you have an addictive personality, or don’t feel like you could control the urge to say no to a smart drug on a normal day at the office, then don’t get started. Period. It’s a no brainer that taking modafinil every day is going to reduce the efficiency of the drug, whilst potentially introducing unwanted side effects (and worse: dependency). I was mindful of only taking modafinil on days where it would be beneficial — specifically, on tasks that required intense concentration rather than lucid creativity (which btw, it can hinder spectacularly). Despite this, after several weeks, I noticed that the performance high had tapered off. I was still getting more work done on modafinil, but without the same intensity or total-mindedness that marked my early experiences. This could be down to a tolerance of the drug, or an erosion of the placebo effect. Whatever the case, I did not feel Limitless. End of the Experiment: Panic Attack My dabbling with modafinil came to an abrupt end in January this year when I suffered a panic attack. This had never happened to me before. It scared the shit out of me. I was sat at lunch with my fiancee, in a food court, feeling overly ‘buzzed’. I had taken modafinil that morning, along with a large highly caffeinated coffee… which I suppose is the equivalent of raising two fingers to the Gods of one’s nervous system. Over the previous weeks I had occasionally felt a sense of unease. Heightened senses. Jittery restlessness. Particularly around meal times. My theory was that pulling myself away from work, out of the tunnel, was causing an avalanche of thoughts, feelings and emotions to rapidly rush back in and fill the vacuum chamber I’d created. I hadn’t yet put my finger on anxiety as a root cause. But this day would mark the first time I’d ever felt the need to read about it. To understand the signs. All of those signs I was feeling over lunch: Fidgeting Sweaty palms Racing thoughts Sense of paranoia Sense of foreboding Racing heart rate Dizziness and nausea A complete disconnect from my surroundings A need to GTFO Over the years, I’ve encountered all of these symptoms — to some extent — but never a situation where they’d all come rushing to the surface over a lunch of fucking fried rice. It was inexplicable. The colour had drained out of my face, my hands were shaking, and the murmur of foreign voices lunching was swirling around me. One big cacophony of mental noise, amplified by the silence of my fiancee eating her lunch with a concerned look. I don’t remember talking, just muttering: “Need water, I need water, where’s the water…” Finally grasping that what I was experiencing was a panic attack, my next thought was: oh shit. The modafinil. It’s not going to leave my system for hours yet. I needed this to be over in seconds, not a whole afternoon. I left the restaurant in a hurry and we sat outside. I felt like I’d run in to a brick wall, mentally. Seems crazy, but that’s when it dawned on me: it had taken me precisely 29 years to establish how anxiety feels when it manifests physically. Even though the small signs had been there all along. I did not like the feeling one bit. After making it home through an extremely shaky taxi ride where I wanted to jump out of the vehicle and run at the sight of every red light, I went to bed and slept for hours. The following weeks were tough. I was shaken badly. Riddled with this new catch-all feeling of anxiety, particularly around meal times. I suffered a few recurring smaller attacks, despite ditching modafinil. The recurring theme had become coffee. Within 25/30 minutes of dousing myself in those sweet velvety beans, I’d grow restless. I’d feel sweaty palms. I’d be reading the Kindle and panic would sweep over me at the turn of a completely harmless sentence. I’d flee the coffee shop and spend the next hour pacing my apartment furiously, or laying down and daring my pups: “Calm me down, calm me down…”. The closest I came to a short-term fix was playing games of Fifa online. That way I felt less anxious, and more disgusted at the pause-spamming antics of the bastard who’d just dispatched a mentally understrength Finch FC 4-1. (And some people call me fickle…) Anxiety in Disguise I’ve suffered from varying degrees of anxiety for as long as I can remember, but the symptoms had never de-railed me, or escalated to such an extent that I felt paralysed by them. They were too small for a busy mind to notice. I’d just stampede over them. A nervous disposition rather than a simmering wreck. My mind goes back five years to a particularly tough time in my business. I didn’t appreciate it then, but I was under extreme stress and running on toaster fumes. My body was breaking down without breaking down. I’d feel sudden pangs of nausea, a sense of complete disrepair. Dizziness on my feet. An overwhelming sense of… faintness. I remember fearing I had a heart condition, or diabetes. Blood sugar problems. Who knows? You don’t want to speculate online since you know all roads lead to Oh shit, It must be CANCER. What I now assume I was experiencing — the palpitations, the breathlessness, the foreboding deep-sat feeling that something is wrong — was anxiety. It just hadn’t been triggered in the way that lead to a panic attack. And for that, I blame over-stimulation of my nervous system. Modafinil + coffee. Maybe It Wasn’t the Modafinil? I can’t be sure the modafinil was to blame. This period in January coincided with several changes: 1. I’d just spent two exhausting weeks in the UK for Christmas. Constant booze + shitty train travel + breaking two toes in the first week = Sheer exhaustion when I got back to Bangkok. 2. Sudden lack of mobility (from the broken toes) had severely restricted my ability to get around Bangkok. Which is pretty integral to my peace of mind. 3. I’d recently gotten engaged — which obviously, I was happy about — but felt overwhelmed with the prospect of organising a wedding in a foreign country. Family and friends gathering 6000 miles away? Organizing the proverbial piss up in a brewery is enough to stress me out, so this was no doubt playing on my mind. 4. I’d recently started taking magnesium supplements, which have been (anecdotally) linked to anxiety attacks when used with modafinil. 5. I’d recently dabbled in float tank and meditation sessions. I know, meditation and floating sounds stupid as a theory for sudden onset anxiety, right? Float tanks are supposed to be a release from tension and stress, since the mind in zero-gravity has nothing to do but listen to its inner thoughts and ‘heal’. Well… I can see how that might reduce stress. I can see how it might unleash it, too. I can’t say for sure what caused such a monumental fuck-up of a start to 2017. As with most post-event reasoning, the answer is probably more of a clusterfuck than I am able to digest. A combination of events, circumstances; one bad afternoon; and a lot of over-thinking. But yes, I suspect that modafinil played a part. The trigger, if you will. Aftermath: Thoughts on the Experiment Six months on, I’m back to ‘normal’. It took several weeks to shake off the heightened sense of anxiety that followed me around after the panic attack. I think much of that was down to a self-reenforcing loop: I started panicking about the panic attack. What if I have another one? What if this is my future? What if I’m slowly losing the plot? Taking any more modafinil was the last thing on my mind. I actually took two whole weeks off work to try and get my shit together. And to deal with the harsh mood swings of quitting caffeine. Were the modafinil productivity gains worth it? MO-DA-FIN-NILLLLL Do I get less done these days without modafinil? Honestly… yes. But that is relative to an extremely high bar. I’m convinced that something close to maximum productivity is possible without modafinil — when I’m in ‘the zone’. Although I can spend less time there. And it is harder to find. There’s no doubt, I get less done on the days where I start badly, or can’t focus, or just can’t get started. Net result, after quitting modafinil: I’m 10% less effective on my good days I’m 50% less effective on my bad days I’m less anxious in general I’m better at creative tasks The typical affiliate might look at that and think: “Jesus, what a bad decision to stop taking it…” Well.. no. If you’ve experienced a panic attack, or sudden onset anxiety, you know that it’s simply not worth chasing that extra 10% — or trying to eradicate the bad days — at the expense of your mental health. Not worth it at all. Besides, I’ve built up enough competence over the years to still get more done on my bad days than most people get done in their good weeks. Having a good team certainly helps with that. Thoughts on Anxiety in General While a panic attack in public will have to go down as one of my shittier experiences of 2017, I still see it as a positive thing. The incident opened my eyes to symptoms of anxiety that I have ignored for my entire life. I never grasped what they were. It’s also made me more empathetic towards others I know who suffer from anxiety. And others, I suspect, who don’t know they suffer from it. Previously, if somebody had told me they were feeling anxious, my gut response would be to insist, “Eh, you’ll be fine, there’s nothing to worry about”, and treat it as a lapse of mental strength. One bad lunch showed me it could be far more insidious than that. I’ve also found a few things that helped: 1. Not spiking my adrenaline system with modafinil. Hey, look, the reason for this post! I see a lot of affiliates experimenting with modafinil, and other smart drugs. I don’t blame them. The pursuit of Total Cognitive Enhancement is catnip to me, too. I’ve got nothing against that experimentation (clearly), but many of us digital types are built from the same stuff. Introverts, socially awkward, tunnel vision tendencies, etc, etc. If any of the above sounds familiar, I would exercise extreme caution in playing with a substance that acts as a central nervous system stimulant. If you’re going to use it, get in sync with your mind and body. 2. Managing caffeine levels After the panic attack, I immediately gave up coffee. My theory being… you’re a jittering mess, any further stimulation is a bad idea. Well, quitting coffee didn’t have much effect initially. I suffered a month of smaller ‘aftershocks’ and a greatly heightened state of anxiety and social unease. Ironically, the symptoms started to subside at the same time as I reintroduced my daily coffee fix. (And I’m pretty sure that first cup was what heaven tastes like.) These days, I max out at two cups of coffee per day. Hell hath no fury like the thunderbolt coming a barista’s way if she should fuck up one of them, or underfill my cup. I legitimately walked out of Dean & Deluca a few weeks ago after they Full-Fat-Milked me by mistake. (There’s a diva in us all.) Seriously though, the links between caffeine and anxiety are well documented. I have noticed an uneasy floating / not-really-there sensation if I over-indulge in coffee beans. The same over-stimulation of the nervous system, I suspect, that can escalate to a panic attack given the correct trigger. 3. Acknowledging Anxiety As Is The third and most important tip I’ve taken onboard was simply the wake-up call from experiencing a panic attack. Acknowledging anxiety. I’m learning to acknowledge when I’m feeling anxious, without any attempt to alter the state. To accept the feeling at source. Sounds like a tiny thing, but acknowledging the feeling is a fundamental step towards controlling it. You know what they say, right? Self Help 101: Best way to reduce anger is to stop and acknowledge: “I can feel the sensation of anger” …as opposed to continuing with “I AM an angry motherfucker” and launching the first plate. I used to think that was a bonkers cop-out. But it contains an element of truth. Controlling that split second freeze-frame between “I am” and “I feel” can make all the difference… between wrestling control of your nerves, and faceplanting your fried rice. Your Thoughts (And More of Mine…) As always, I’d be interested to hear your thoughts and experiences. On modafinil, panic attacks, anxiety and other epic smart drugs of choice… Want to hear more from me? Well, as you can tell, I don’t blog much these days. However I have recently started sending out a monthly ‘newsletter’ discussing various topics and trends that are relevant to marketers, entrepreneurs (and anybody else reading this shit). Subscribe below if you want to receive it. Next newsletter lands next week. See you then. Featured image creative commons via streamishmc	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365844
__label__cc	0.542295	0.457705	Senator Burr: Intelligence Committee Has Found NO EVIDENCE of Trump/Russia Collusion WASHINGTON, D.C. – File this under: Duh! After two years, hundreds of interviews, and granting the benefit of the doubt to every Trump-hater out there, the Senate Intelligence Committee has found no – ZERO – direct evidence of a conspiracy in which the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), who chairs the committee, has given ample opportunity for such evidence to be proffered. So much so that it seemed as if he may have wanted to find evidence of collusion. The reality is, though, there was never anything there beyond a smear campaign contrived by Democrats and some sloppy behavior by Trump associates that extended the narrative. Trending: Black Voices for Trump MLK Celebration Set for Monday in Raleigh “If we write a report based upon the facts that we have, then we don’t have anything that would suggest there was collusion by the Trump campaign and Russia,” Burr said, in an interview with CBS News last week. Has Thom Tillis betrayed conservatives and President Trump? Has Thom Tillis betrayed conservatives and President Trump?* Yes, Thom Tillis is practically a Democrat No, I support RINOs Completing this poll grants you access to First In Freedom Daily updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Further, Burr suggests that the Russian attempts to ‘influence the election’ were not, in his view, so motivated. “This was not,” he stressed, “‘Let’s go screw with the Americans in 2016.'” Burr added that they are nearing an end to the investigation as there are ‘no new questions to ask.’ You can read Burr’s full interview with CBS News here. Previous articleBig Ag on the Hunt to Kill Competition in NC Next articleCooper, Democrats Doubling Down on Medicaid Expansion Push	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365845
__label__cc	0.570283	0.429717	Hannover Airport Arrivals Arrivals Hannover Airport Germany Airport Departures Hannover Airport Address: Flughafenstrasse 4, 30855 Langenhagen, Duitsland IATA-airport code: HAJ ICAO-airport code: EDDV Alias: Hannover Langenhagen Airport Where is Munich Airport? Hanover Airport is located in the German state of Lower Saxony north of Hanover. Across the road, you can reach the airport via the A2 and A7 and then exit Hanover-Flughafen 3 of the A352. The exit ends on Flughafenstrasse, this road will take you to the airport. Of the four terminals A, B and C are used for passenger flights, terminal D is used by the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. What is the distance from Hannover Airport to the center of Hanover? Hanover city center is 12 kilometers from the airport by car, you can cover this distance in just over 20 minutes via the Runde Strasse. Which airline (airlines) flying to and from Hannover Airport? The full list can be found via this link, airlines Hannover Airport. How to get from Hannover Airport in Hanover? Public transport – S-Bahn (Hannover) The S-Bahn S5 (Flughafen Hannover – Paderborn) is the fastest way to travel between Hannover Airport and the town, the journey to Hannover Hauptbahnhof is only 17 minutes. You have every 30 minutes a travel option between 04:00 and 01:30 hours, so almost all day. On the way to the train station made a stop at the stations Langenhagen Pferdemarkt, Langenhagen Mitte, H-Vinnhorst, H Ledeburg and H-Nordenstadt. A ticket for 2 zones can be bought at one of the ticket machines, the price is € 3.40 for adults and € 1.30 for children aged 6 to 14 years. A day ticket for use in two areas costs € 6.60 for a single person and € 12.60 for a group of five people. The drive from the airport (S-Bahn) can be reached via the escalators in Terminal C. More information can be found here timetable S-Bahn S5. How much does a taxi to Hannover? A taxi to the center of Hanover takes about 20 minutes and costs € 25, in the nocturnal hours, you pay more for a taxi. A cheap taxi By prior arrangement via Tender Taxi. Which car rental companies are present at Hannover Airport? In the “Mietwagenzentrum ‘between Terminal A and Terminal B are the counters located Hertz, Avis, Sixt, Europcar and Enterprise. Through EasyTerra Car Rental you can compare the prices of all providers and immediately take advantage of offers. What are the parking rates at Hannover Airport? Hannover Airport has a total of 14,000 parking spaces, an indoor car park in the parking garages P1 (Komfort), P2, P3 (Normal), P4, P6 (Spar) and P7 (Spar-Plus) and outdoor parking in the car park P10 (Spar -Plus). In Parkaus 1 are also called “Exclusiv-Parkplätze ‘, this is the most luxurious parking option you have. P7 and P10 can park the cheapest, but only in the period of April 1 / October 31 and for at least a week. P7 (covered) and P10 (outdoor) every 15 minutes a shuttle bus to Terminal C. Check out the full list of parking fees Hanover Airport. Parking costs P1 Exclusiv P1 Komfort P2 en P3 P4 en P6 P7 P10 60 minutes € 8 € 4 € 4 € 4 / / 1 day € 25 € 20 € 20 € 20 / / 2 days € 50 € 40 € 40 € 40 / / 1 week € 100 € 75 € 65 € 55 € 45 € 35 2 weeks € 125 € 85 € 75 € 65 € 55 € 45	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365851
__label__cc	0.726494	0.273506	Topic: Italian "Non è necessario che tu mett… "Non è necessario che tu metta fuori la mano." Translation:It is not necessary for you to put your hand out. Is this an idiom or just another of the weird Duo sentences? LaMilanese I've never heard such an idiom, so I guess it's just a weird sentence. GScottOliver According to lucertola100's comment below, it is apparently a British English idiom. As such, I say tsk, tsk, ending the sentence with a preposition, Brits? Ketutsf Everything GermanLehrer has said is true, but let me add one cogent point: It is a myth that one should not end a sentence with a preposition. http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/11/grammar-myths-prepositions/ http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/most-of-what-you-think-you-know-about-grammar-is-wrong-4047445/?no-ist Germanlehrerlsu Ketutsf: Thanks for the support - & the website! It's really too bad DL doesn't have emoji. My virtual tongue was firmly in my virtual cheek when I made that comment. I also agree with you both, but especially that it is not wrong to end a sentence with a preposition. GScottOliver: All's virtually forgiven! :-) GScottOliver: tsk,tsk -- "out" here is not a preposition, it's a verbal complement. The prepositional phrase would be "out your hand" which makes no sense-- "out" as I said is a verbal complement and as such it can be placed alongside the verb: "It's not necessary to PUT OUT your hand" or at the end as DL has it: "It's not necessary to PUT your hand OUT." In other words it's not restricted to a pre-position as it would be (or should be) if it were truly functioning as a preposition. Here's another pair of sentences to illustrate what's happening. "I climbed up the ladder" & "I picked up my son". On the surface they look as though they're behaving the same way structurally: 2 prepositional phrases at work. But if that were the case you'd expect the same thing to happen if you re-arranged elements: "I climbed the ladder up" & "I picked my son up." In the first sentence you can't place "up" at the end because it's functioning as a preposition and must remain fixed for the prepositional phrase to make sense. In the second sentence 'up' is not functioning as a preposition, therefore it doesn't have to remain in that pre-position and can be placed at the end without a change in meaning, precisely because it's not functioning as a preposition but rather as a verbal complement. GScottOliver: Here's another pair to illustrate what I said below: "The runners ran up the hill" & "The runners ran up the score." If you were to re-arrange "up" you'd get: "The runners ran the hill up" & "The runners ran the score up." Obviously only the second makes sense and that's because in the first sentence "up" is functioning as a true preposition, indicating direction "up the hill" and is fixed in its position. In the second sentence it's not acting as a preposition at all, but as a verb complement; thought of another way, the verbs in the two sentences are "ran" in the first sentence, where? "up the hill" (prepositional phrase), whereas in the second the verb is "ran up", what? "the score." (verb + complement). Grinne22752 I speak British English, and I've never heard this. No idea what it means. BampaOwl I've never come across this phrase as an idiom. But it makes perfect sense to me literally in relation to bus transport. There used to be in the UK (possibly still is in London) a distinction between compulsory bus stops and request stops. At the former the bus has to stop. At the latter it only stops if someone puts their hand out. So if you put your hand out at a compulsory stop the driver or conductor might well say "There is no need for you to put your hand out." Of course, the same distinction may not apply in Italy! Nonna602151 "Put out your hand" = happiness for all! JOrlando3 If that's true, why on earth would we be learning a British idiom in Italian? It would be nonsensical in Italian, then? As for the English grammar, it's perfectly acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition. It was some monk who tried to prescribe that one shouldn't, but he was importing a rule from Latin that makes no sense for Germanic languages, including English. Gerry-H Please remember at all times--English is not one language. In informal English, you're right that a preposition can end a sentence, but in formal English, it may not. Yes, we do use formal English in business and in school. Generally, if it is written, a preposition may not end a sentence. It matters little where the rule originated. It is still a rule. Note that I did not say "where the rule comes from," as I am writing to you. Normally, there's a non-pedantic way to avoid breaking the rule, but sometimes it requires creativity to comply. I might also note--I am an American, speaking American English, The idiom is not exclusively British. gordon_gregory I'm ashamed to say that I pasted it into Google Translate and it gave the right answer. It does quite good on the subjunctive questions. oktaya Sounds like it might mean begging or asking for favors. But that's probably in English. Second time round and I got it wrong. I put "It is not necessary that you put up your hand" thinking a teacher might say that to older teenagers when they get to a certain stage it school. Next time I'll go back to Google Translate. Putting OUT your hand sounds like the teacher is going to hit it with a ruler... Jeancarlom186953 I put the same answer for the same reason. Especially since "put up" is one of the translations of metta How is using Google Translate in this way going to help you learn Italian? neal_at_sea English idiom would be to "to hold your hand out" which means to ask for charity. DL doesn't accept this as a translation however. The only time I ever got asked "to put my hand out" was to receive a punishment, by being hit with a ruler, by the teacher. Since people don't normally ask for punishment, the sentence sound very unnatural in english. DLs use of subjunctive present english translations, is punishment enough to native english speakers. I hope Italian learners doing the reverse tree don't get the idea that it OK to speak like this in English... kevmur Where I come from you have to put out your hand to stop a bus, but it is not necessary to put out your hand to stop a tram because they stop at every station. This would seem to be a situation where the Italian phrase would be useful. EstelleTweedie Ah, that makes excellent sense, thank you! ArianNiewe Maybe they're cycling and want to indicate the direction JoonieM Googling "mettere fuori la mano" there are lots of examples that indicate putting your hand OUTSIDE of something, such as a window. In that context this makes sense. Yes putting your hand outside something would be fine but putting you hand 'out'? I thought it might mean begging! gpriddy I think duo might be referring to the old days when we used to put our hands out to indicate a right or left turn in a vehicle. YuriMykolayevych I agree. One would not want to put one's hand outside a train window if there is a chance it will strike a tunnel wall. But in that case you wouldn't tell someone that it's not necessary to do it, you would tell them not to do it. SharonBez I suggest that this sentence be removed altogether, as it doesn't make any sense in English, and no one really knows what it means in Italian MeroeOMER "It is not necessary for you to put your hand outside" correct as at March 2017. Politely suggesting that it would be best if the driver not trail his or her hand out of the car window. (A traffic offence in Australia if not actually signalling.) Jae633849Plus I also answered this (because I didn't realize until I read the comments that "mettere fuori" was a set construction meaning "to set out" or "to hold out"), and I'm a little disturbed that it was accepted. Though thank you for making SOME sense of it, anyway! Munjo The closest idiom I could find is "mettere le mani avanti" = "cautelarsi contro ciò che è spiacevole". IainDearg While this might be excellent idiomatic Italian (I wouldn't know) it is actually distracting from the lesson in hand; ie. learning the subjunctive tense. Only in my humble opinion, of course. lucertola100 I am English and have heard the phrase "you don't need to put your hand out" many times. In English it means you don't need to get involved to help with someone else's problem. For example, a conversation might go like this: "My brother is in real trouble!" "Well, you don't need to put your hand out." Whether the same idea works in Italin, I don't know. ScottishEliz That's strange. I am a native English speaker, but Scottish, and it is a phrase I have never ever heard used in Scotland. We would say "You don't need to put yourself out" in the context lucertola100 has suggested. That would mean that you don't need to do extra work in America, but I think that's the same idea. BrucePlumb Congratulations. Of the many comments here I think your explanation of the English meaning is the best. Now would some native Italian please confirm whether the Italian has the same idiomatic meaning of not needing to help? Or is it just a literal translation? I am constantly looking for interesting expressions and their equivalents so does Italian have its own idiomatic way of saying this? IoSonoAmandaM American here–for us that would be "lend a hand." I'd understand if someone said "put your hand out" in this context, but it's not what we'd say. KirstieHamilton This is not a British idiom. It is just a weird sentence. Could I say "hold your hand out" or would that be correct only using "tenere" as the verb? CChat Why isn't "You don't need to put your hand out" accepted? cchat: I think it should be -- but i don't work for DL :-) Seiksirhc I would also say "It is not necessary that your reach out your hand". That seems equally good to me, but I am not British!? cacioepepe I thought this expression might have to do "going out of one's way," because WordRef/Collins shows that "fuori mano" means "out of the way." Why is this subjunctive? Do you use the subjunctive with necessity? johnrush See this link for phrases that call for the subjunctive tense in dependent clauses. One of them is 'È necessario che...' They list 11 others. http://italian.about.com/od/verbs/a/italian-verbs-present-subjunctive-tense.htm mariaelena256 i believe so.and it can also express emotion, desire or suggestions. sdeerwester Would a translation of "It is not necessary to put your hand out of the way" make better sense? It doesn't make any sense in English. gianberto what about; "you don't need to put your hand outside" JamesLesselsPlus You don't need to put the hand outside. I was allowed that, though it sounds gross. Something like the monkey's paw perhaps. The Monkey's Paw ... a short story that gave me nightmares when we read it at school! Haven't come across it for decades! trapocco It means to me that tbe speaker is fed up with who they are speaking with and would rather not shake their hand. SamanthaLantagne why is the sentence "Non e necessario che tu METTA fuori la mano" and not "Non e necessario che tu METTI fuori la mano? Metta is congiuntivo presente, metti is indicativo presente. Indicativo is for stating facts, congiuntivo is used to be polite, to express opinions, to describe things that may-have-or-may-not-have-happened-that's-not-the-point, among other things. So, in this sentence, congiuntivo is used because the speaker is not stating the other person really, in fact, did something (put out a hand). Also see the link I posted above. Some expressions are always followed by verbs in congiuntivo mood, é necessario is one of them. johnrush--Very helpful explanation! andval2 I translated the phrase as "It is not necessary for you to put out your hand." and DL rejected it giving me the correct solution "It is not necessary for you to put your hand out." Any comments, please. andval2: Your wording of it is perfectly fine. accepted now thejoelsder I keep getting it wrong because in Australia we say "to put up your hand" which means I write put out your hand instinctively as it's closer... barbaraGunnell "it's not necessary to put your hand out" wasn't allowed! bit odd? barbara...It definitely should have been, since it means the same thing. Alex518387Plus is it because you wrote it's rather than it is? Duo seems to have a problem with contracting words Alex, Yes, that's it -- I mean that is it -- when you do that, it gives the folks at Duo contractions. I think that might be the first time I have got something right! I always write out everything in full to be on the safe side, a lingot for your support! Alex: Thanks! Appreciated. Is this an idiom that means "You don't have to lend a hand?" 4 years of chat here, but still no answer on that, unless I missed it. wenhama 'For you' not necessary in good english? That's right. "It is not necessary to put your hand out." and "It is not necessary to put out your hand." are both fine sentences. lschwaegle Isn't this the idiom that means "shake hands"? Another way of saying the same idiom in English is "You don't need to put yourself out" meaning you don't have to go to any trouble to help. “It is not necessary to put out your hand" should also be accepted. lucy163354 This translation is very stilted and formal. It would be more natural and mean exactly the same to say You don't need to put your hand out. colbymenning la mano is your hand? Why not tua mano? collbymenning: I believe that when articles of clothing or parts of the body are concerned, AND the reference is clear, then Italian uses the definite article rather than the possessive adjective. German's the same if you're familiar with that. Could it mean "to shake hands"? DaveVelo1 I'm sorry but I disagree with the English translation. A more accurate translation would be "I is not necessary that you put out your hand". Also, why is it "la mano" rather than "la tua mano"? Someone commented on your last question a little lower down. When something is not likely to belong to anyone else they don't bother to specify with a possessive adjective. There's another sentence on DL about a pocket which also causes confusion. EstelleTweedie; Exactly. DaveVelo1: I think DL's translation is fine, as is yours. I think both of them sound natural and are grammatically correct. As for your question, in Italian (as in German e.g.) the possessive adjectives are commonly omitted with parts of the body (and articles of clothing) unless the context is unclear. In this example, think of it as: who else's hand would someone be told it's unnecessary to put out? Yes, but what if I were setting up a mannequin in a department store? DaveVelo1: In that case you'd specify "its hand" -- 'la sua mano' to refer to the mannequin. grumpy700875 The lousy part of the sentence is the use of the word "put". The next level down would be "do". I am pretty sure that there is a better word as "put" for every context. BTW, DL accepts "It's not necessary that you stick out your hand." TolongBerhenti I guess you are just living up to your name, but I'm afraid you are hyper-correcting. In the context of begging, for example, "put out your hand" is actually more natural and idiomatic than "stick out your hand." Hello Tolong! I wont guess why begging comes to your mind when you read ".. stick out your hand", but I am afraid for you it has some kind of negative connotation. It's not about finding better words for "stick" but better words for "put". When I tried "stick" instead of put this was in my mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIAu7KPWco4 - so, hello again ;) . In the context with begging the better phrase might be "put the tin can out" (more idiomatic) or "hold the hand out" (more natural). About hyper-correction: Each of us molds language. That can be actively or passively (just by ignorance). We can leave it to extremists, to companies like Google, to propaganda, to dogmatic religions to shape the language for us in their interests, or we can protect our language and handle it with care for it's the basic tool we have to think, to communicate, to understand others and to express ourselves, to negotiate peace instead of letting money or weapons "talk" (say bribe, fight and kill). Yes, you might be right being afraid that I "hyper-correct", at least that it might happen sometimes while trying to find my way through foreign languages like English, Italian. It's a bit trial and error, "vallen en opstaan" Dutch for "to fall and stay up again" I probably run too fast too often, but I think that's not the worst thing one can do in a learning environment. I don't know if you are pretty new to DL or if you just made a new account, but participating in the forum, is a great way to get to know the quirks and the possibilities of a language. Thank you for your response! Well, you have missed my point, but you've done it with an amusingly condescending mixture of non sequitur and self-congratulation. So thanks for that. Hypercorrection NoonTone Unnatural English. barterelli To use" it is not necessary" is not good English and I doubt anyone would say it. My translation would be "you do not have to" Dahai69790 "It is not necessary to put out your hand." Akudznam_Nafri What does this mean though ?? Akudznam...Context is everything. Standing alone as it does, it's hard to imagine where you'd hear or say this. So some scenarios: Beggars on a street or hitchhikers. Someone says "it's not necessary to put out your hand" ...people will still give you money or a ride. AvrilHardmanPlus WHY do you make so many errors, so frequently without the student being able to report them? italmongo Se supone que es tu mano,ej.: saca la mano antonio, es la mano de ėl. maloewe How can it be that I am punished for translating "la mano" by "the hand"? DL is more of a game with its own rules rather than a program to learn a language! DanielHawk6 don't know if it was ever laid out here, but in most Romance languages, 'the' + 'a body part' always means 'yours', and also whose hand would you be talking about anyway? mcgeejp Arranging a mannequin, perhaps? la primavera è arrivata, - "È necessario che il marito muoia." Italian-English Stories ~ La donnina che contava gli starnuti When to use «tu» and «Lei» "Stavo bene prima che tu aprissi la bocca." "Non sono certo che lei prenda l'autobus". Cos'è (or Che cos'è) vs. Qual è "La tenda" Che viaggio lungo e stranissimo. "La Mano" - Why is Hand feminine but -o? Learn Italian in just 5 minutes a day. For free.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365855
__label__wiki	0.715995	0.715995	Author: Football Chronicle by Football Chronicle January 16, 2020 THE NETHERLANDS AND BRAZIL: A UNIQUE WORLD CUP DISCORD The Netherlands and Brazil have met five times at the World Cup finals, and each time, it has lived up to the billing. This piece takes a dive back into each of their clashes. EYE ON THE PRESENT FEATURES SHAKHTAR DONETSK’S BRAZILIAN CONNECTION: LUCESCU’S VISION, TROPHIES AND MORE Shakhtar Donetsk’s policy of working with Brazilian players has worked wonders for them. From Jádson to Fernandinho, Willian to Fred, they’ve developed a lot of stars and opened a pathway for Brazilians in Europe. by Football Chronicle January 9, 2020 IF WEST HAM REALLY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, CHANGE MUST COME FROM THE TOP A lot has changed had West Ham over the last decade, and yet the biggest problem remains at the top. Despite a new stadium to several managers and players, it feels as though the club is still miles from progress. GOALS, DRAMA AND ANIMOSITY: REMEMBERING THE LAST TIME MANCHESTER UNITED AND MANCHESTER CITY MET IN THE LEAGUE CUP SEMI-FINAL Manchester United meet Manchester City in the League Cup once again. Take a look back to the last time these two sides met at the same stage in 2010, when drama and animosity was at a high. by Football Chronicle December 30, 2019 MICHEL PLATINI: THE JUVENTUS YEARS Before being embroiled in corruption scandals, Michel Platini made a career as one of the greatest footballers ever. It was in Italy that he was at his best and his time at Juventus was a legendary period for player and club. FEATURES PEOPLE OF THE GAME WHAT NEXT FOR MARCO SILVA? After his sacking at Everton, many questions have been raised over what Marco Silva truly brings to the table. Early signs were there in his previous spells, but after his bumpy run on Merseyside, his future in in limbo. QATAR AND THE APPROACH TOWARDS SPORTING DIPLOMACY Football fans got a glimpse of Qatar during the Club World Cup as the country’s drive to cleanse their image through sport continues. They’ve gone to great lengths to clean up their reputation and this is the story of it all. TWO SIDES TO EVERY COIN: FOOTBALL AND THE CASE OF PERSPECTIVE Like most things in life, there are two sides to each story and in football, that statement couldn’t be truer. Fan culture is complex, a flip-flop fest and this piece explores all. JILL ELLIS: A HERO BORN OUT OF SCRUTINY At the end of a stint filled with loads of criticism came two World Cups and a legacy recognising Jill Ellis as arguably the greatest coach in women’s football history. This is her story in US soccer. IVÁN DE LA PEÑA: THE MISUNDERSTOOD GENIUS WITH A REVERED STATUS IN BARCELONA Despite playing for Barcelona and Espanyol, Ivan de la Peña is a man whose talents are well-recognised and for that reason, he is a revered figure in the city with career to be proud of. by Football Chronicle December 9, 2019 FLA-FLU: THE DIVIDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO The rivalry between Flamengo and Fluminense exemplifies the passion Brazilians have for football. With a vast history and contrasting fortunes in the present day, this is the story of the country’s most intense discord.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365860
__label__cc	0.51187	0.48813	Turnkey Sports: MLS Fans on Top Posted on December 12, 2012 by Ben Berger The Sports Business Journal is once again reporting on the fans of Major League Soccer’s remarkable connection to the corporate partners that support the league. In reporting the results of the latest Turnkey sports poll, SBJ states that, “MLS sponsors were correctly identified as such by the league’s fans at a higher rate than the companies’ rival brands across all categories, according to the results of this year’s MLS Sponsor Loyalty survey conducted for SportsBusiness Journal/Daily by Turnkey Sports & Entertainment” MLS fans’ track record of brand loyalty is a recurring theme. Because of MLS’ relative newness to the sports scene, MLS fans have more “ownership” in the league’s success. Unlike fans of the NFL, MLB and other mainstream sports, fans of Major League Soccer have real concern about their league and its place on the sports landscape. Fans work hard to bring friends to games, introduce family to the sport and cheer for MLS teams in international competitions. This personalized relationship to the sport lends itself to these same fans taking an interest in the corporate entities that keep the league solvent. Moreover, because the relationships are promoted through means other than commercials (jerseys, signage, etc…), the names of these companies are always prominently displayed. Some telling numbers from the survey (as reported by SBJ). League sponsors such as VW, Gatorade, Pepsi and Allstate generally earned recognition scores in excess of 30%. One major partner that fell below 30% was VW, at 28.5% . However, among all sports/leagues, that 28.5% was second to only Chevy’s affiliation to NASCAR in the auto category. AT&T”s relationship with the league was the biggest mover among all brands in the survey with almost a 16% year over year increase in fan recognition through its MLS partnership. One final note, Visa’s brand recognition; “more than 44 percent of avid fans recognized the relationship, the highest rate of any of the league’s sponsors among avid fans.” We will have more on this survey over the next few days. Filed under: Uncategorized \| Tagged: ATT, MLS, MLS sponsors, SBJ, Sponsors, VW \| 1 Comment »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365861
__label__wiki	0.586237	0.586237	Rafael Grossi Isn’t America’s—or Iran’s, or North Korea’s—Man The new head of the IAEA was the United States’ preferred candidate. But, as global tensions rise, he quickly needs to prove his independence. Stephanie Liechtenstein New U.S. Missiles in Asia Could Increase the North Korean Nuclear Threat After withdrawing from the INF Treaty, U.S. officials have been worrying about Beijing, but as Washington starts to deploy previously banned missiles in the Pacific, the real risk will come from Pyongyang. To Make Maximum Pressure Work, Washington Should Cancel Iran Nuclear Waivers Iran is flouting and bypassing its nonproliferation promises. If Trump is serious about stopping an Iranian bomb, he should cancel or suspend nuclear waivers for the Fordow and Arak facilities. Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu Forty years ago, a U.S. satellite detected the telltale signs of a nuclear explosion. An analysis of the evidence today points to a clandestine nuclear test, a Carter administration cover-up, and only one country that was willing and able to carry it out: Israel. William Burr, Avner Cohen, Lars-Erik De Geer, Victor Gilinsky, Sasha Polakow-Suransky, Henry Sokolski, Leonard Weiss, Christopher Wright What Does the Demise of the INF Treaty Mean for Nuclear Arms Control? Trump’s exit from the U.S.-Russia treaty, which officially takes effect Friday, raises questions about whether the era of arms control is ending—or being reinvented. Explainer \| Lara Seligman, Robbie Gramer Document of the Week: When Sweden Wanted Nukes A 1963 U.S. intelligence assessment underscores how many countries—even Sweden—were exploring nuclear weapons programs at the height of the Cold War. Trump Accidentally Just Triggered Global Nuclear Proliferation Before the United States killed it, the INF Treaty didn’t just stem the arms race with Russia—it stopped the spread of nuclear weapons around the world. Sarah Bidgood Russia’s Conventional Weapons Are Deadlier Than Its Nukes Withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty would take the United States one step forward and many steps back on international security. Rowan Allport Total Denuclearization Is an Unattainable Goal. Here’s How to Reduce the North Korean Threat. The United States and South Korea must help Pyongyang convert its military nuclear complex for civilian use. Siegfried S. Hecker, Elliot A. Serbin, Robert L. Carlin The North Korean Playbook Won’t Work With Iran Hard-liners in Tehran and Washington are both drawing the wrong lessons from diplomacy with Pyongyang — and that could lead to war. Mahsa Rouhi Bibi’s Infomercial for the Iran Deal Smoke and mirrors aside, the Israeli prime minister’s presentation was an endorsement of existing nuclear diplomacy with Tehran. Voice \| Netanyahu Hands Trump PR Win on Iran In a dramatic presentation on Monday, the Israeli prime minister outlined revelations on Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program that most of the world had already accepted. Yes, Trump and Kim Can Make a Deal That’s Good for Everyone If both sides agree on the answers to these three questions, a successful summit just might be possible. Give North Korea All the Prestige It Wants Donald Trump can afford the humiliation of negotiating with Kim Jong Un. Don’t Give Saudi Arabia An Easy Path to Nukes To prevent proliferation, any U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal needs to be tough. Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski Nobel Peace Prize Win a Boon for Nuclear Nonproliferation Activists Experts say it will drive the conversation about a world without nuclear weapons, but don’t expect a nuclear-free world just yet. The U.S. Can’t Get Rid of North Korea’s Nukes Without Paying a Catastrophic Price But that doesn't mean giving up is the answer. Abraham Denmark How to Reason With a Nuclear Rogue To stop North Korean nukes, the United States should learn from its own history with China. Jon Wolfsthal ‘No Good Options’ on North Korea Is a Myth Japan, South Korea, and the United States are more than capable of deterring a catastrophic attack from Pyongyang. William Tobey The North Korean Nuclear Threat Is Getting Worse By the Day North Korea’s nuclear-weapons capabilities are increasing at an alarming rate. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping need to do something about it now.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365863
__label__cc	0.728924	0.271076	Star Control Story « previous next » Author Topic: Star Control Story (Read 27833 times) Grakelin Star Control Story Stop me if this has been done before. :O As an avid writer (currently taking a break from his novel), I have been tossing about the idea of writing a large fan fic for Star Control detailing Zelnick's entire adventure. Now, I know what you're thinking: "WTF? Get the hell out, n00b!" but let me explain. My idea is to start from the begginning of the game, probably including the events from their departure on Vela in more detail, and continuing until the very end. The storyline IS excellent, and I DON'T want to change ANYTHING that happens in the game. I DO however, want to detail more closely into the life of the crew. Whatever happens to Ensign Rigby (who, I believe, is the fellow who studies that moonbase), how do the people feel about all that's going on around them? In effect, I'd like to detail the universe of Star Control in more ways than just through the eyes of the Captain. My ideas thus far are mostly just some sketchy character ideas, and a few close calls I've had in previous games that might make climactic moments during the course of the story (it's not going to be a run and gun Die Hard-style action story, because those suck. But every so often, people have had enough with delving into people's lives, and want to see them do something). Here are some I've had: -A first officer: I know what you're thinking: CLICHE! CLICHE! CLICHE! But having grown up in a military family, and having a 3 year stint in the Air Cadet program, everybody in charge has a 2nd in Command. So don't go too hard on me just for this guy's position. What I'm thinking is that this fellow is older, one of the higher ranked scientists on the mission to Vela. He resents not being in charge of the vessel, and as such acts arrogantly around the much younger Zelnick, often makes the wrong remark at the wrong moment, and can cause quite a bit of trouble with inter-crew politics (like office politics, but on a spaceship, if you need some way to envision him. ). He is NOT an evil person however, and he wants humanity to be safe more than anything. He just thinks he can do a better job, and secretly hopes that one day Zelnick will piss off the wrong Alien. (Remember these are sketches, not a finalized idea!) -The Shuttle Crew: Who does all that mining? Who nabs those aliens? Why, it's the shuttle crew! My idea was to fill this crew with the people who get mentioned (very briefly!) whenever a shuttle of yours finds something on a planet (for instance, Xenobiologist Rigby!). I'm pretty sure the SCWiki has something listing all these one sentence characters, and these are the kind of characters who deserve some fleshing out! Led by Lt. Robinson (he reports to you after the Spathi hide under the slave shield, leaving behind their moon base), these fellas will be in charge of mining minerals from the planets (I have an idea for a sort of machine attached to the shuttle, which could be used for this, but that's sketchy as well), nabbing those creatures for the Melnorme and Admiral Zex, and (in a rash display of creative liscencing, I know) occassionally meeting with aliens or doing essential repairs on the ship while in deep space. -Fwiffo: Everybody knows who killed Kowalski, Fritz, Chin, O'Donnell, and all three of the Liebermann Triplets. I suspect that there would have been quite a bit of drama going on in the confines of the Vindicator after that little display. I'd like to fully go into the crew's thoughts about this Spathi. -A brief visit to the Zoq-Fot-Pik planet: The crew deserves some shore leave once in a while, right? Unfortunately, in this case, it is right after the Flagship removes the Ur-Quan ship that was previously nuking it. A nice chance to detail the lives of those people forced to rebuild after an Ur-Quan attack. There would be much more, of course, but these are just some rough ideas. Anything action-oriented in this story will be something that took place in the game. How it will work, is that I will play through the game, and write as I go along. There will be long pauses between playing the game and writing, however. I don't want this to turn into some sort of walk-through shenanigan, because that's not what it is. Rather than jumping from important event to important event, the time between these game events will be for enriching the story line, revealing more insight into the characters, and for the relationships between all such characters to be made clear. I'd like to say that rather than these being the intermission between space battles and diplomatic relations, space battles and diplomatic relations are intermissions between the character development. Tell me what you think of this idea, and do speak up if this has been done before. I'm not asking any of you to do all the work for me, but it would be nice for you guys to put forward some character ideas/interesting character development scenarios. Also, don't be afraid to suggest very slight storyline changes as concerned to the actual game. I have some slight altercations in mind, none of which will probably affect the storyline in a serious way. One such idea is certain members of the crew actually meeting Aliens in person, rather than through a viewscreen (though, never with such aliens that are obviously not believable, such as an Ilwrath or an Orz), such as at the Crimson Corporation Orbital Station (I believe that the Druuge planet has one of these, because I don't remember actually ever touching a druuge planet with my ship. I may be mistaken, and if so tell me. ), the trade off to Admiral ZEX (With unhappy results, of course, ending with ZEX trying to keep the Shofixti and promptly being eaten by the monster, while the Captain flees back to his shuttle), and the later conversations with the Commander (it just makes sense that they would be in person at some point or another, doesn't it?). Please, send any ideas/suggestions/reasons this will never work in my direction. P.S.: I'm not a total newcomer to StarControl, or it's forums. I've just lurked a lot until now. Star Control Lives! Re: Star Control Story First of all, welcome to the UQM forums. Did you send an e-mail to Alex Ness? Also, it's truly awesome that you want to novelize Star Control II. You're not the only one who wants to write Star Control fiction; there's a few stories at http://starcontrol.classicgaming.gamespy.com/scwc/fan_fiction.shtml. Writing a fan-made story in the Star Control universe is a great way of showing TFB just how important a new Star Control game is. You have some nice ideas about showing things from the crew's perspective; that would illustrate things that aren't shown directly in the game. I don't want to tell you how to write (I've never written fan stories, or anything like that; just essays for my classes), but it would be cool to novelize the famous Star Control ship melees too; for example, fighting Slylandro probes, dreadnoughts, etc. If you have any doubts about the validity of your storyline, just look at the UQM wiki, google, or ask someone about it. Someone wrote a book called "Star Control: Interbellum", and it is considered a horrible book because it says things about the aliens that are completely wrong (I think there was something in there about polite Ilwrath, or something). I'm 110% sure you'd do a better job than this person. Star Controller (blog) Duke Nukem <3 Star Control Yeah, my novelization WILL include space battles. The only one of which I have in mind at the moment is based off of a previous game (from about 6 or 7 months ago, so not that long) in which I got to the Arilou portal too late and found myself surrounded by Slylandro probes, with 2 weeks before the bloody thing opened up again. But yeah, hopefully I'll be able to do a half-decent job on this. I hope to have a chapter detailing the departure from Vela to the Commander's agreement to aid in fighting the Ur-Quan by the end of January (it will probably be done before this, but don't want to get punted if something goes wrong and I need edits. ). This will have many of the things I listed above, including the mining, the ship battles you mentioned (against the Ilwrath), and many of the characters will be introduced. I hope to stay very rigid to the games story, and will be playing it through as I write to ensure that I miss NOTHING. I HAVE seen some of the other fictions, and I'd have to say that most of them are VERY good, and if any of those authors want to collaborate with me on this project, I'd be more than willing to work with them on it. EDIT: Incidentally, I've got some rather interesting questions. These would stump me for hours if I didn't ask. - I know Zelnick is only a technically correct name for the captain, but is there any first name to go with Zelnick? John Zelnick? Adam Zelnick? Julian Zelnick? Valdez Zelnick? Fievel Zelnick? Unzervaultian Zelnick? -Where do the other ships in the fleet go? Do they just fly beside the Precursor Tug all the time? Since the Precursor ship is so big, could they possibly fit inside/latch themselves to the sides of the ship? « Last Edit: December 23, 2006, 04:39:20 am by Grakelin » Logged Mugz the Sane Many bubbles need coffee... Do it. Please. I'm seriously considering going to Bali to paint nude women. Koowluh Quote from: Grakelin on December 23, 2006, 02:42:29 am I personally consider them flying with the main ship a la a famous scifi series airing now. Installing a hyperdrive into the ships wouldn't be too hard, as they install an emergency escape unit almost instantly on production/retrieving the ships. I believe there is a topic with thoughts about this on the forums somewhere already, lumme just look for it... This one might be useful, though I have not read it entirely: http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3228.0 Ah, here is the other I remembered, though an old topic: « Last Edit: December 23, 2006, 12:52:18 pm by Koowluh » Logged I hate drugs. Air is the worst one. Breathe it once and you're hooked for life. Thanks for all the response guys. Last night I got some work done, writing my way up to the Vindicator's first arrival at the space station. I know it doesn't seem like that much, but I got 5 pages on it. At the rate I'm going, I can churn out one page for each one hour of work. My first chapter, detailing Vindicator's arrival at Sol, the Ur-Quan Probe Transmission, the Space Station, mining the minerals on one of the planets (Mercury, I think, I'll check on that), the battle with the Ilwrath avenger, the confrontation and recruitment with Fwiffo, and finalizing itself with the departure with Sol; will probably be available in, at most, two weeks times. Also, as to the flying along with the ship, what about the Arilou's Portal Builder thingamabobby (the thing that sends you out into green space. )? Are all of the ships equipped with that too? If not, do they somehow attach themselves to the Vindicator (I'm thinking of some sort of cable, looking something like what modern planes use to refuel each other)? The Arilou quasispace portal spawner? Yes, all the Arilou Skiffs are equipped with that. You'll find that very few (if any at all, I'm thinking) of your ships are Arilou Skiffs. You actually get 4 I believe once you contact the Arilou and return to starbase. And it is still a Portal spawner, keyword being portal there. Ah, so you're right. My mistake, I had been thinking of it as being similar to Hyperspace, in that you just ported the whole ship into a different dimension. Simon K One thing I would personally like in a Star Control story is a bit more insight into the alien cultures. My favourite SC aliens, as everyone who knows me can attest to, are the Yehat and the Arilou. However, I suppose that there won't be many (if any) Yehat or Arilou crewmembers on board the Vindicator. Of course, there's the Skiff pilots the Arilou send when Zelnick finds their home, and the rebel Yehat do send all the fully-crewed Terminators they can spare. I imagine that Zelnick and the pilots of his support craft do have some kind of meetings every now and then to coordinate their actions, that'd allow you to introduce some alien characters who aren't in the crew per se. However --- the reason for the sudden price drop for crewmembers when Zelnick drops the cryopods with frozen Shofixti maidens in Tanaka's tender care is, of course, that thousands and thousands of young Shofixti start showing up on the Earth Starbase. Some of the Shofixti crew that ends up on the Vindicator will be only months old. You could get some interesting characters out of that, I suppose. It also makes sense that the New Alliance races send crew members to the Starbase, aside from their pilots --- I mean, it makes very little sense for humans to be of much use as crew on, say, a Spathi ship. You'd pretty much expect a Spathi ship to have equipment designed for pincers, for example. And how do the Arilou Skiff pilots get along with any Orz Nemesis pilots Zelnick recruits, given the.... tense relations between those two races? (I once toyed with the idea of making a Star Control MUD, since I'm good at describing settings and coming up with story ideas, but terrible at all the aspects of writing that deals with describing human emotion, motivation and such. I dropped the idea, though, as I don't have the time to maintain a MUD.) Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. Speaking of races, any thoughs of what the Spathi look like? I once had a thought that they have insect-like legs that resemble their arms, but other theories include having them just slither around like snakes, or with little green legs. As far as I'm aware (from Hayes detailing of the Orz arriving at the starbase) whenever you ally with a new race, they have dudes and dudettes and dudons running around all over the place in the base, with the exception of the more secretive ones (so there'd be a lack of Arilou, but there'd be Zoq-Fot-Piks running around all over. What do you guys think of the blue vent thing hopping around, or the eyeball thing moving on what APPEARS to be stubby legs at the bottom of its body, or the green plant thing hopping/pulling itself along with it's tentacles? Alternatively, they could just use those circles they sit on as vehicles). I'd imagine that the StarRunner would HAVE to have at least SOME humans on it, since it's only Fwiffo all by himself (though, he is skilled enough to kill five dudes by himself). If you have any ideas on where you'd like the races to head, speak your mind on all of them, the story can always use more detail. ^_^ EDIT: And most writers have the problem you've described. I'd say just stick with it, and practice practice practice at it! Detailing psychological emotion is difficult to do, and if after ages of trying you still can't do it, just do what Dan Brown did and write about Jesus. Then everyone will read your work. All kidding aside though, the best way is to imagine the people in your mind as if they were close personal friends of yours. The deaths in my stories are usually very sad (unless it's just some random bloke on the street who gets in a car accident or something) because I put more detail into my characters than I write on paper, and they usually end up like close personal friends to me. Creepy as that sounds. Heegu Just talk with the Spathi high council and you will see how they look like. Or look at this photoshop picture http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?entry=47347 You won't ever see Arilou, Pkunk or rebel Yehat striding the halls of the Earth Starbase --- they're sympathetic to your cause, and they give you ships, but they don't form a formal alliance with you, and don't send you the usual delegations of ship pilots and crew. That's why you have to seek them out for them to give you ships; you can't build or crew them yourself. Hayes also says that the Utwig drop off a few ship commanders and the Jugger blueprints, and then leave. So I guess there won't be many of them around, and I suppose that most of the crewmen aboard their ships will be humans (they do look to be physiologically humanoid, though, so it makes sense that a human can do an Utwig's job). So, races that will be present on the base, and perhaps in the Vindicator crew: Earthling, Syreen, Zoq-Fot-Pik, Orz (shudder), Chmmr, Supox, and lots and lots of Shofixti. Depending on how you complete the game, there may also be Spathi and Thraddash at some points. As for the Spathi: They call themselves "meta-mollusks", and compare themselves to clams. If they're mollusks, I think they probably look like snails, slugs, or some kind of bizarre land cephalopod (land-squid, land-octopus, or such). As for the Zoq-Fot-Pik, I've always assumed the flying discs are their preferred mode of locomotion. As regards Fwiffo's "skill": I think Barely-Armed Puny Planet Lander versus Spathi Eluder might be a bit of an unfair fight. ;-) The races..... Well, I'd like to see more of the Arilou. I like them. I'd like to see more of both their benevolent and their mischievous natures. The fact that even during the war, they maintained friendly relations with the Umgah (of all races), speaks volumes about them. Personally, I'd probably make sure to not actually answer any of the questions the Arilou raise, but do drop some more hints. A good way to show the reader more of Arilou culture would be to let the Vindicator crew get some shore leave on Falayaralfali. I'd like to have a Yehat as one of the main characters, although it probably makes little sense, given their allegiance to their traitorous Queen early in the game. Personally, if I were to write a SC2 story, I'd probably not let it be about the Vindicator crew, though --- I'd either let the protagonist be Hayes, or some alien commander. Of course, alien main characters have some challenges to them, one of which is that the reader is human and might have a hard time identifying with some odd pterodactyl or bug-eyed psychic Martian. ;-) Alternately, some pirate gang, maybe led by humans in an old SC1-era Cruiser. As for me writing: Nah. I'm good at coming up with worlds, but as said, not too good at populating them with "real" humans. But that's OK, I found another way. I gamemaster a good RPG set in a homemade universe, and I code on computer games (that I never finish ) in my, sadly lacking nowadays, free time. That works better for me. You could flesh out the Yehat Civil war a bit... Facts, theories wild speculations among the crew why the queen yielded to the UQ, fed by the fact that one of the Yehat crew might actually board the Vindicator (hey, gameplaywise you can divide crew amongst your ships, taking crew from a Yehat ship and putting them on a Pkunk vessel, or an Arilou on an Orz ship, write about that ) .	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365869
__label__wiki	0.649251	0.649251	Lodge 77 sold for S$29m to KTC Thread: Lodge 77 sold for S$29m to KTC reporter2 The price works out to S$978 psf ppr, assuming buyer KTC builds a new project with 2.5 plot ratio Kalpana Rashiwala LODGE 77, a freehold residential-commercial mixed development at 77 Upper East Coast Road, is being sold for S$29 million. The buyer, homegrown KTC Group, is expected to redevelop the property, which has a land area of 13,123 sq ft. Currently on site is a three-storey mixed development comprising two food and beverage outlets and a clinic on Level 1 and eight apartments on the second and third floors. Under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Master Plan 2014, the site is zoned "residential with commercial at first storey" with a 3.0 plot ratio (ratio of maximum gross floor area or GFA to land area). The price KTC has paid works out to S$902 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr) inclusive of an estimated development charge of S$6.52 million, assuming the developer maximises the 3.0 plot ratio, with a 20:80 commercial:residential split. However, given the four-storey height control stipulated for this site, it may not be possible to tap the maximum plot ratio. Assuming a new project on site is built to a lower plot ratio of 2.5, the S$29 million price works out to S$978 psf ppr (inclusive of S$3.08 million DC). The existing GFA of Lodge 77 reflects about 1.6 plot ratio. Located at the corner of Upper East Coast Road and Hacienda Grove, the property is being sold by Assoland Pte Ltd, which was also one of the shareholders in another company that sold the former Gallery Hotel in the Robertson Quay area in 2013. Knight Frank brokered the sale of Lodge 77 through a private-treaty deal. KTC, whose chairman is Chua Lai Seng, is involved in civil engineering and construction, as well as coal mining and coal trading, according to information on the group's website. Quick Navigation En Bloc Achieved Top « Mayfair Gardens sold en bloc to Oxley Holdings for $311m \| How Sun Park sold for S$81.09m in collective sale »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365871
__label__cc	0.516801	0.483199	What type of viewers does TCM hope to attract with “Querelle” and “Maitresse” type programming... By JeanneCrain, April 10, 2019 in General Discussions cigarjoe LocationNY 33 minutes ago, Sgt_Markoff said: Well. Did you read the whole article? I provided several, in order to show that this new paradigm isn't just 'based on one report'. Meanwhile (back at the ranch) I'm not quite sure how your dictionary-definition diversity pertains, to the earlier point we embarked on: "does diversity marketing equate to more money"? The articles show that it is starting to. What do companies care if they are being equally liked by both sides, they only care whether this new left-leaning strategy is profitable. If it is, they certainly aren't going to care that they haven't kept everyone in the new definition of 'inclusivity'. Just sayin... But, if, for a while, the ruse of desire is calculable for the uses of discipline soon the repetition of guilt, justification, pseudo-scientific theories, superstition, spurious authorities, and classifications can be seen as the desperate effort to “normalize” formally the disturbance of a discourse of splitting that violates the rational, enlightened claims of its enunciatory modality. Det Jim McLeod LocationNew York But can you answer this- Just now, Det Jim McLeod said: Crotchety blankety-blank LocationCatskill Mtns., NY, USA 1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said: That isn't diversity. Diversity would be working with right-leaning groups and left-leaning ones. I read a blogger once who referred to it as LETELU: Looks Exotic, Thinks Exactly Like Us. 1 hour ago, Sgt_Markoff said: What do companies care if they are being equally liked by both sides, they only care whether this new left-leaning strategy is profitable. If it is, they certainly aren't going to care that they haven't kept everyone in the new definition of 'inclusivity' So blacklists are OK if they're profitable, and if the right people are being blacklisted? jamesjazzguitar There is nothing as bad as something not so bad LocationCalifornia 2 hours ago, Sgt_Markoff said: What do companies care if they are being equally liked by both sides, they only care whether this new left-leaning strategy is profitable. If it is, they certainly aren't going to care that they haven't kept everyone in the new definition of 'inclusivity'. I agree with this, but again, what these companies are doing isn't diversity. So IMO your 'headline' should have been 'inclusivity' and exclusivity are profitable. Therefore I still question if 'diversity' is a profitable business strategy. Note that I wasn't really that interested in political-diversity, but more diversity as it relates to the product being offered to consumers by a company\brand. As it relates to TCM this has to be the #1 topic at this forum; E.g. should TCM show more films from recent decades; more foreign films, etc.... My local jazz station is now so diverse I no longer listen to it since what I define as 'jazz music' is only played 50% of the time (e.g. they now play the blues, easy-listening "jazz" (Sinatra,,,), wave-jazz, and pop-jazz). Hey, if they gained more listeners then they lost, it was a wise business decision. (but to me since they are appealing to everyone, they are now appealing to no-one (e.g. if I'm into the blues, do I want to listen to a radio station where blues is only played 10% of the time?). Same goes for TCM; if TCM starts showing 'too many' films that are not films from the American pre-code and Production-code eras (the core of their brand), what will be the net result in viewership? Sgt_Markoff a man like any other man...only more so... LocationNew York, NY I don't see a single coherent reply to my original statement which is worth a good god-damn. Do you think this is an imaginary phenomenon? Really? When Forbes and Fortune are reporting it? Do you really wanna take a 'dictionary definition' stance to hide behind? But why? Is this prospect so daunting that you have to plunge your head-in-the-sand and deny its even happening? Ludicrous. Do you really think mega-conglomerates are not taking into account the contemporary push towards diversity? Listen clowns. Uncle Joe, I'm talking specifically to you. Don't lurk in the shadows like a coward. Taking cheap pot-shots at statements I make. If six news articles aren't good enough for you, come out in the open --if you want to take me on. I'll cut you to ribbons. This topic, or any topic. Fedya, a normally astute poster, blathered: Huh? Eh? You are really reaching here. Blacklists? Name anywhere that strange, incoherent precept is being adopted, (or would be adopted) as an extension of our discussion here (which is purely descriptive). What the eff are you even talking about? Get it together. I'm hardly a business major but you are clearly not one either. Blacklists? How? Marketing strategies ...do not necessarily involve ANY use of 'blacklists'. Blacklists? -whether right or wrong-- have nothing what so ever to effing do with this topic at all. Thanks for muddying the waters. Geez. When I returned home this evening --a night surrounded by morons-- I sat down at this laptop, and saw SIX fresh TCM notifications when I logged in to the site. All towards THIS subject matter. All of the notices telling me that people are refuting my rather uncontroversial point that corporations these days are OBVIOUSLY adopting 'diversity marking'. You're all against the idea. Sheesh! Cripes! Really? Why the hell does this very basic, obvious observation generate SIX vehement rebuttals? Like, what cavern are you all living in? This is why the internet is such utter fecking ****. Do you think the trend towards diversity marking CAN'T be DOCUMENTED? Whether you like it or not, do you think its a mirage? What??? "pseudo-scientific theories, superstition, spurious authorities, and classifications can be seen as the desperate effort to “normalize” formally the disturbance of a discourse of splitting that violates the rational, enlightened claims of its enunciatory modality." --Uncle Joe I get the joke here. Yawn. 'Playing' with verbiage. Seen it 1000x before. Okay. Taking it seriously: gee, since when is it ...'pseudo-scientific' or 'theoretical' ..."jargon" or ..."rhetoric" ...when major financial periodicals like Forbes and Fortune report on a trend? Is that mere "verbiage"? Look. When I casually back-up a statement with some simple www references, does that irk you? Well. Let's turn it around, Shoddy "web expostulating"....yes, I'm sure we're all tired of that! Its a trait of the net! But...err....how else would you describe the utter gibberish of the platform upon which YOU have built YOUR whole persona? 'Cigarjoe', 'noir guru'. BS. What a crock. As I've pointed out many times before, you have this 'posture' of being a 'noir aficionado'. But its a wheeze. The rationale you use to support your stance, falls apart at the first glance. You've built a castle on sand. Noir is not just a visual style --the idea is patently idiotic. Defend it? You can't. So you're done. Conclusion: don't 'lurk' on my posts like a wimp. Face me 'head on'. Anytime, any where. I like you a lot, but don't go into the gutter with me. You're better than that, Joe Man...don't be petty. 3 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: ...if TCM starts showing 'too many' films that are not films from the American pre-code and Production-code eras (the core of their brand), what will be the net result in viewership? My (gut) reaction is that viewers will adapt. They aren't just going to turn off TCM because there are a few more modern films airing. And how much is "too many"...? Too many to one person may be too few to someone else who likes those kinds of films. As we've discussed before in other threads, TCM's original mission statement said it would include newer classic films. what these companies are doing isn't diversity. Major corporations like DELTA Airlines are goofing up on an issue this topical, and oh, they should turn to you for advice? If you want to dwell in a detached, impractical, 'dictionary definition' of the concept on the table, by all means do so ...if you want to insist in your point. Meanwhile, the premise I asserted, still stands. And I supported it with some clearly credible reference which anyone ought to accept. Criminey the fecking internet. Unbelievable. LA ...STEP UP or shut up. A clown responds..... Total presence breaks on the univocal predication of the exterior absolute the absolute existent (of that of which it is not possible to univocally predicate an outside, while the equivocal predication of the outside of the absolute exterior is possible of that of which the reality so predicated is not the reality, viz., of the dark/of the self, the identity of which is not outside the absolute identity of the outside, which is to say that the equivocal predication of identity is possible of the self-identity which is not identity, while identity is univocally predicated of the limit to the darkness, of the limit of the reality of the self). This is the real exteriority of the absolute outside: the reality of the absolutely unconditioned absolute outside univocally predicated of the dark: the light univocally predicated of the darkness: the shining of the light univocally predicated of the limit of the darkness: actuality univocally predicated of the other of self-identity: existence univocally predicated of the absolutely unconditioned other of the self. The precision of the shining of the light breaking the dark is the other-identity of the light. The precision of the absolutely minimum transcendence of the dark is the light itself/the absolutely unconditioned exteriority of existence for the first time/the absolutely facial identity of existence/the proportion of the new creation sans depth/the light itself ex nihilo: the dark itself univocally identified, i.e., not self-identity identity itself equivocally, not the dark itself equivocally, in “self-alienation,” not “self-identity, itself in self-alienation” “released” in and by “otherness,” and “actual other,” “itself,” not the abysmal inversion of the light, the reality of the darkness equivocally, absolute identity equivocally predicated of the self/selfhood equivocally predicated of the dark (the reality of this darkness the other-self-covering of identity which is the identification person-self). Are we starting to say that diversity equals variety? Most fast food joints offer a variety of items to compete against other restaurants. You could say they have a diverse menu. But that's not necessarily cultural diversity. As for TCM, I do think they market to a diverse audience. They provide a diverse (great variety) selection of films meant to appeal to certain demographics and cultural groups. That's part of the channel's business model. However, while it could boost profitability, it could also mean there's a political agenda. At the end of the day, the bulk of their sales comes from products and services related to studio era films. DVDs of NOW VOYAGER most likely outsell copies of QUERELLE. fxreyman I never shot nobody I didn't have to. LocationLibertyville, Illinois Joe, what the heck was this??? 16 minutes ago, TopBilled said: As for TCM, I do think they market to a diverse audience. They provide a diverse (great variety) selection of films meant to appeal to certain demographics and cultural groups. That's part of the channel's business model. However, while it could boost profitability, it could also mean there's a political agenda. At the end of the day, the bulk of their sales comes from products and services related to studio era films. DVDs of NOW VOYAGER most likely outsell copies of QUERELLE. 22 minutes ago, fxreyman said: It's "Intellectual Gibberish," fodder for Sgt_Markoff to digest. Finally. Something that makes sense! Swithin LocationNew York City TCM shows those movies in honor of Jeanne Crain, who was known as Hollywood's #1 party girl. "At the height of her stardom, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Crain was nicknamed "Hollywood's Number One party girl", and she was quoted as saying that she was invited to at least 200 parties a year." This was documented in the following publication: Jeanne Crain Likes Night Life, Says So". Long Beach Independent. March 18, 1955. p. 27. The opening party in Querelle was shot by Fassbinder as an homage to Ms. Crain. 7 minutes ago, fxreyman said: Maybe that'll keep him busy for a couple of weeks, before we get a response. Gershwin fan LocationCity of Mahagonny 11 hours ago, Sgt_Markoff said: The original quote was from Homi K. Bhaba on "cultural hybridity." I was more focused on diversity of a product or brand which is the same as variety. Your fast food example is a good one related to both variety and cultural diversity. E.g. There are few place that market and sell both Mexican and Chinese food. The variety that most fast food joints offer is constrained by culture; a Mexican place has a variety of Latino foods. What you say about TCM is on-target. One think that does make TCM unique is how they would measure how changes to their business model impacts profitability (unlike a station that shows commercials or direct-pay stations like HBO). This got me thinking about Tiffany Vazquez: on commercial stations hosts are 'measured' mostly by ratings. What 'measure' was used by TCM to decide not to renew Vazquez's contract? TCM has new hosts; How will they 'measure' their performance when contract renewal time comes? A fast food joint has sales data to measure the performance of their product. TCM has few data points to measure the performance of their product\brand. You found one with DVD sales. 1 minute ago, jamesjazzguitar said: Despite being non-commercial in the traditional sense, and not being direct-pay-to-access like the premium cable and streaming channels, TCM does in fact still look at ratings to determine viewership, which helps determine how much they are able to charge carriers for offering the channel. I would also assume that they use social media platforms, particularly Facebook/Twitter/Instagram (and, maybe in some tiny fraction, these message boards) to judge how well changes are being accepted by viewers. You would think that given the film library they own they would make DVDrs on demand for the folks that want them, no? That may prove profitable.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365877
__label__wiki	0.900458	0.900458	1.5M Users’ Contacts Uploaded By Facebook Without Their Consent Vanshika Malhotra As part of its habit (which seems to die hard), Facebook has been found uploading contact details of around 1.5 million users without their knowledge while it asked users of his or her email passwords. The new revelation suggests that since 2016, Facebook has been “unintentionally” accumulating users’ contacts, and uploading them onto the platform when users sign up. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the news via a statement to Business Insider after a security researcher noticed the social media platform asking for new users’ email passwords upon signing up. A spokesperson has suggested that contact information has now been deleted. Additionally, users whose information was imported are being notified by the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company. “We’ve fixed the underlying issue and are notifying people whose contacts were imported. People can also review and manage the contacts they share with Facebook in their settings,” said the spokesperson. For those who don’t know, previously, Facebook used to pop up a message asking users to import his or her contacts, but, stopped doing so. Nonetheless, it was still following the function of the message as suggested by the spokesperson. Additionally, it is suggested that while the contacts were uploaded to aptly provide users with friend suggestions and more, Facebook didn’t access the details. To recall, Facebook stopped asking for email passwords after the news went viral. This is another addition to its data leak practices, joining the most recent leakage of around 540 million users to third parties. Despite that, Facebook continues to strive for more features on the app such as the new Feed altogether, and the comeback of Messenger in the FB app. However, I am not sure if the addition of new features can really help it get back the users’ trust. What are your thoughts on the same? Comment below! Also Read: Student Uses “USB Killer” To Fry $58,000 Worth of Computers VIABusiness Insider	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365878
__label__wiki	0.765528	0.765528	Reminder: Today is the last day to grab Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Stadia by: Eric - posted: 12/31/2019 9:59:00 AM More On: Stadia Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Today is the last day to grab Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Google Stadia as part of your Stadia Pro membership. As a reminder, Pro games will continue to be available to play for as long as you maintain your Stadia Pro subscription. If you let your subscription lapse, you lose access to your Pro games, but as soon as you re-subscribe, your Pro games are once again available to you (much the same structure that PlayStation Plus follows). Though Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is leaving, all of the other Pro games will still be available to grab (Destiny 2, Samurai Showdown, and Farm Simulator 2019). On January 1st, Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration and Thumper will be added to the Pro list, bringing the list of free titles to six. It is interesting to observe how Google is rolling out these games, as the program is still so early that a regular cadence has not yet been established. While Stadia Pro Members have received two Pro games per month since Stadia's release, comments in this Twitter tread by the official Stadia account indicate that the cadence may eventually settle into a single new Pro game per month.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365886
__label__wiki	0.659149	0.659149	Yakuza 0 Review By Rishi Alwani \| Updated: 19 January 2017 22:30 IST Yakuza 0 is a prequel to 2005’s Yakuza You don’t need to play previous games to follow Yakuza 0 It is exclusive to the PS4 In Yakuza 0, you’re thrown into 1980s Japan playing, well, a Yakuza — a member of an organised crime syndicate in Japan - or in this case, two of them. Through the game’s 17-odd chapters, you’ll alternate between Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima, across the locales of Kamurocho and Sotenbori — two fictional districts in Tokyo and Osaka respectively. As we discussed in our preview, don’t let the open-world moniker fool you. Yakuza 0 isn’t close to GTA, or Ubisoft’s many attempts at open-world glory. Instead, you’ll find yourself traversing well-worn streets and crammed alleys, peppered with side-quests. Open-world aficionados might be unhappy that Yakuza 0 doesn’t feature waypoints for fast travel. Luckily, because of the small map size, and taxis to get you around the areas quickly, the action doesn't slow down. Throw in an easy to understand map, and there’s little that gets in the way of the plot. Speaking of which,Yakuza 0 is an expertly woven tale. Brimming with intrigue, mystery, and a host of memorable characters, the game’s plot is a treat. It is a prequel to 2005's Yakuza, and you don't need to know what happened in the other games to follow the plot. What begins as a simple loan collection job turns into a murder and spirals into a bloody political intrigue that would make George RR Martin proud. Each chapter ends on a suitable cliff-hanger that will have you starting the next one right away, just to see what happens next. The narrative pay-off is tremendous and that is where the game is strongest. It might be set in the late 80s, but Yakuza 0’s story is as contemporary as it gets. And if you find yourself lost, you can rewatch its many cut-scenes to fill you in. But if you were expecting English voice overs, you won’t be getting them. All of the voices are in Japanese, but there are English subtitles, and there is also a lot of text to read - again in English. Before you know it, you’re immersed in an enthralling story involving themes such as redevelopment, migration, racism, and a whole lot more. Along the way you’ll rack up a high body count of knocked out foes thanks to its modern combat system. Both Kiryu and Majima have their own styles of fighting with different reaction times and special moves. Kiryu’s styles are called Brawler, Rush, and Beast, while Majima’s are Thug, Dancer, and Slugger styles. While they might seem different, they essentially let you combat foes in the same fashion. Using Brawler or Thug styles allow you to take out enemies the same size as you; Rush and Dancer let you stun bigger opponents before going in for a killing blow or simply thinning out swathes of gangsters as a form of crowd control. Switching between these is crucial because you won’t have access to guns till the very end of the game. The game is set in Japan and steeped in reality, so firearms are a non-starter due to the country’s strict gun laws. This means you are left using run of the mill items like pipes and lanterns as weapons, as well as your fists. The lack of ballistic weaponry does little to dampen the action. Pull off a successful string of attacks and you’ll gain Heat. Filling up a full bar of it allows you to trigger special moves with the tap of the triangle button. Take a hit and you lose heat. As you progress, you can unlock abilities that let you use the environment to pummel adversaries such as banging their heads on a brick wall. These require the use of cash which can be earned by beating up one of the random gangsters that you’ll find as you walk around the street simply itching for a fight, or by taking on the game’s many side stories. Be it protecting geeks from thugs as they show you advances in cellular technology, or learning how to invest money in other businesses, these side missions, coupled with an astonishing amount of detail and density, make Yakuza 0 feel more epic than it should be. And that isn’t all. There’s a steady number of mini-games. From dancing and karaoke to collecting rent from tenants, there’s a lot to do outside the main story. Our favourite amongst these has to be managing a cabaret club, which could very well pass off as standalone mobile game on its own, forcing you to pay attention to your clients needs as well as the timer which dictates how much cash you earn. We completed the game in around 30 hours, but it'll take and a whole lot more if you decide to complete everything. Our play through saw us only unlock 14 percent of all the content apart from the main mission. But Yakuza 0 also has a surprising amount of replayability. Finishing the game once unlocks Premium Adventure Mode, which lets you freely roam around side quests without having to worry about the main story - a nice touch. Barring a few graphical inconsistencies in the way of screen tearing, there’s little that gets in the way of the proceedings. Despite the lack of PS4 Pro support, it looks astounding with a steady frame rate even in its busiest sections. Its backed up by a solid soundtrack that’s a mix of moody instrumental and rock sets that’s always on point for what’s happening on screen. Combined with a low price of Rs. 2,499 ($60 in the US), Yakuza 0 is an easy recommendation for PS4 and PS4 Pro owners alike. A strong story, activities aplenty, and solid core combat, it’s the perfect start to gaming in 2017. Essential for PS4 owners and for the rest, a perfect reason to get one. Fantastic production values Gripping story Varied gameplay Minor screen tearing Rating (out of 10) 10 We played a review copy of Yakuza 0 on the PS4 Pro. The game is available for the PS4 and PS4 Pro at Rs. 2,499 in India and $60 in the US product PlayStation 4 exclusive Yakuza 0 has a strong story, activities aplenty, and solid core combat. Further reading: Yakuza 0, Playstation 4 exclusive, PlayStation 4, Game review, Yakuza Game review, Yakuza 0 review, Yakuza prequel Paytm Now Lets You Buy Google Play Recharge Codes Netflix's Shrinking DVD Service Faces Uncertain Future Steam Summer Sale 2019 Kicks Off: The Top Deals and Discounts Sega Has 'No Plans' to Bring Yakuza Games to Xbox One Best Tech of 2018: Gadgets 360 Staff Pick Their Favourite Purchase of the Year Steam Autumn Sale Is Now Live, Lasts Till Tuesday Avengers: Infinity War, Star Trek Beyond, and More – The Weekend Chill	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365893
__label__cc	0.671403	0.328597	GAMING ONLINE:NEW GAMES UPCOMING FOR PLANETWIN365 USERS THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SKS365 AND WORLDMATCH SKS365 organizes a special tournament with a €20,000 prize pool to celebrate the new entry Rome, November 13th, 2019 – The number of partners at SKS365 continues to grow, thanks to the entry of WorldMatch, one of the best providers in the virtual gaming offering, specialized in the supply of last generation onlineslots. The agreement provides, in fact, the arrival of 79 slots in HTML5, available for desktop and mobile, which will complement the Planetwin365 offer. This first launch of 20 new online slot will be followed by the release of numerous other content that will quadruple the schedule of WorldMatch titles by the end of the year. “The arrival of such a talented provider, as evidenced by the recognition at the SEG Awards as the best online slot provider 2019, rewards the work that we constantly bring forward with commitment to be not only synonymous with varied and reliable entertainment in the eyes of our users, but also a credible and attractive partner in the eyes of companies that compete at the highest level in the market for the supply of online gaming content – Troy Cox Chief Commercial Officer SKS365 said – This is why we are proud to have an outstanding player on board as WorldMatch, which we are sure will become one of the milestone for Planetwin365 users.” Among the main contents of the new enriched Planetwin365 menu, users will find some of the products that distinguish the WorldMatch brand such as Banana King HD, BookofPharaonHD, Atlantis and SecretofSphinx. "We are very pleased to announce this partnership with SKS365 - said Andrea Boratto, CEO of WorldMatch - This agreement with an operator so prestigious and that pays attention to the prevention of risks, makes us proud to be involved in common growth objectives. Our games include both original WorldMatch titles and conversions of titles from the land based market and developed in partnership with the leading Italian producers such as Octavian, Baldazzi Styl Art, Magic Dreams, etc. This union makes the WorldMatch offer unique, complete and able to satisfy Planetwin365 customers». To celebrate this new partnership, Planetwin365 has decided to launch a special tournament that doubles the points earned playing WorldMatch products, rewarding 200users, giving away a total prize of €20,000. The tournament will start on Wednesday November 13th and will end on Sunday November 17th. About SKS365 SKS365 Group is an authorized sport betting and gaming operator, one among the leaders in the Italian betting market, where it operates under the Planetwin365 brand. The passion for sports, driven by principals of transparency and security with the goal of creating value for the Entertainment industry are all elements that SKS365 offers its clients to further develop the gaming experience and expand business opportunities for all commercial partners. Through the Planetwin365 brand, SKS365 offers a unique and diversified gaming experience both online - via the Planetwin365.it website - and offline, through a retail network of about 1000 shops all around the Italian territory.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365894
__label__wiki	0.573471	0.573471	Tag: screenplay the potential for Art: where dialogue and emphasis seem to matter The Wrestler: An Unrealized Potential; (at least from where I was sitting) “The Wrestler,” directed by Darren Aronofsky was one film I had always wanted to see. This was mainly due to the much-hyped screen “debut” of a long-lost Mickey Rourke. I was even willing to stomach the idea of watching professional wrestling in order to witness something extraordinary… <><<><><>>><> To begin, it is a given that the story line of this film almost demands sentimentality. This is not a problem. We think of the quintessential sentimental film “Rocky” * and its improbable story line, but somehow it renders our sentimental hearts moved. We are moved by a well-written script (Stallone), its rough-edged camera work and editing, good direction (Stallone) and supporting role performances in Shire and Meredith. It need not court a realistic turning of events, nor contain the acting performance [a] Rourke can give, but rather, in its honest dialogue and warmth in originality – it has no problem at all reeling the viewer in. *In revisiting (viewing on my tiny television screen over a holiday weekend) the original “Rocky”, I came to appreciate the skating-rink scene, and this, far more than I recall the first time viewing it over 30 years ago. Why was this? I remarked upon the dialogue in each scene, how refreshing and original it was (despite its out-dated-ness). For a full five minutes we watch Stallone woo Shire as he stomps around the ice rink mumbling things about what it means to be a southpaw. Was it the cold outside in contrast with the warm couch and wood stove filling my need for a nice holiday weekend escape? Or, was I displacing the disappointment I have in current films that had me slipping into a mythical “new remembering” of this film? Was it desperation at trying to consider anything I see these days as wonderfully written that had me adopting such nostalgia? In “The Wrestler”, Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, played by Mickey Rourke is shown to us from the very start of the film, from the back – not through a subjective camera point of view, (as if seeing things through his eyes) but an objective one – he is our object given — to watch, to look at, to get to know. Aronofsky uses this technique over and over, creating for us a nice figurative motif. It us up to the director, (the painter of the canvas) to have us meet metaphor with motif and realize what is offered here (given the story line) as a possible redemption, real-life resurrection or return. <<><><><<><><><>><><> “Since an ineluctable part of being a human self is suffering, part of what we humans come to art for is an experience of suffering, necessarily a vicarious experience . . . We all suffer alone in the real world; true empathy’s impossible.” DFW It is of no coincidence that Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” is mentioned in this film. Though briefly, and, only once, it is purposeful in that the director of this film hopes to have the suffering of Randy realized by the moviegoer. It is here, with the idea of sympathy from the viewer, [a pathos realized for the story to succeed in its telling] where the dilemma for Aronofsky exists, and where the reference to Gibson’s “Passion” is ironically relevant. Gibson’s film, in giving to us his story of Christ’s suffering, concentrates on the ‘how’ of his protagonist’s suffering. The film spends its time showing us the actual graphic depiction of a crucifixion. For art, this approach becomes flawed, for part of what we humans come to art for is an experience of suffering, necessarily a vicarious experience. If all we are given are images composing [a] crucifixion, what would cause us to feel anything for the specific person suffering if we are not given his story? For Gibson’s approach to work — the story must already be known; the audience already having a knowledge of the ‘story’ before even entering the theatre. With the person of Christ, this is possible. We care despite not being given the story of Christ’s life here, by the director, in this film being shown before us only because we are inclined to “already know the story”. The director knows this, and, is thus afforded this “luxury of neglected story line”—– for we are able to tap into an already-existing (however fraught with controversy) story line template. The director then, can concentrate on giving us the far-easier-to-produce shock-value graphic tale. All of this leads to the showing of suffering, or, its counterpart, the conveyance of an inner suffering with which an audience can identify. The former relies upon the literal; and for the two films involved here, is destined to be graphic, violent, bloody. The latter relies upon storytelling and metaphor, allusion and symbol. The endgame for the director of a film is to make his audience care. It is easy to show blood pour; it is difficult to make an audience care that it’s pouring. The potential of “The Wrestler” resides in this very distinction made between the two methods of depicting suffering (literal graphic vs metaphorical symbolic) and the two types of audiences (collective crowd vs sympathetic moviegoer) involved. Here is where the film succeeds in one respect, and yet, overall, where an otherwise surefire motif loses its potential power in metaphor. <><><><> With the world of professional wrestling, we have the boundary well-secured between detached viewer and spectacle: the viewing is of a collective nature, where the event watched is encouraged by [an] audience kept at a sympathetic distance. The collective viewing of pain and suffering as object, and not as subject, precludes sympathy while preserving spectacle. To watch Randy suffering in the ring is simply abiding by professional wrestling’s intended design, where each blow has no consequence, each spill of blood only serving to further the distancing and preserve the lack of any emotive connection with the person(s) in the ring. The wrestler knows this; the audience knows this. The audience will never understand what it is like up there in the ring if kept at its required distance. This is deliberate on the part of the spectacle itself; the act is understood by both those in the ring, and, those not. And, furthermore, the audience not only need not understand, but cannot know anything about the real-life person in the ring in order to successfully complete its role as spectator. There is this nice boundary maintained – and, one which must be for it all to work. It is the same boundary created for the mob-like crowd who gathers at the foot of the platform upon which Hawthorne places Hester Prynne amidst 17th century Boston Puritanism. With boundary maintained, no sympathy is possible. The collective crowd no more wishes to know Hester Prynne and “follow her to” her story than do the crowds who gather along the road to Calvary. But, as spectator of this film, (a film where I will no doubt be asked to watch some violence, blood, depictions of physical and graphically-portrayed suffering) I must know the story for me to complete my role as satisfied (sympathetic) moviegoer. My role is as subjective viewer, not objective. I cannot survive “outside the ring”. I need to know why this specific person’s blood pours, not see blood pouring in an overall general and distanced way for “an experience of suffering, necessarily a vicarious experience”– to be realized. The essence of art, be it film, literature, visual art, etc. is to “make us see”. If we are prevented from seeing, from identifying with, from knowing, no amount of clever motif will get us there, bring us in the locker room, so to speak, up on the platform with Hester, or knowing the historical figure in Christ. And to find a given motif symbolically powerful, we must appreciate its context – its surrounding story. A way in which this can happen, [and, to Aronofsky’s credit, does] is in the staple-gun wrestling match scene. By employing the use of flashback, (a film tool which disturbs the real-time sequencing of narration) – showing both the blood inside the ring, and then, outside it, afterward, in the locker room – the crucial distinction between the two audiences, objective and subjective is made. Yes, blood flows in both scenes, [and the graphic nature is equal in intensity in each] but the pain in the latter, we now realize, is far greater. Why? Because we’ve been allowed a glimpse into this person’s pain, the pain outside the spectacle with which we, as sympathetic human beings must identify. We never need to have been punctured with staples and razors and glass in order to realize that the pain Randy suffers is not to be found in the ring, but rather, outside of it, fumbling with his hearing aid, begging for more work hours, seeking reparation, reflecting upon his life, enduring his self. …its rough-edged camera work and editing, good direction (Stallone) and supporting role performances in Shire and Meredith. Given the powerful performance of Mickey Rourke, the symbolic ‘motif to metaphor’ potential set up by Aronofsky in direction, and the multi-level story line of resurrection and return, one would think this film to be able to succeed beyond expectation. But, why didn’t it? What was lacking in the film? Why didn’t the showing of Randy from the back throughout the entire film materialize into something more? This motif found itself in Randy’s searching for his own front door, the door to his daughter’s apartment, his boss’s office door begging for more hours, and ultimately, his entering the ring. It was so intentional an attempt by the director to show this hulking tattered outdated down-jacket in front of us throughout the entire film, moving away from us while confronting symbolic thresholds in the form of literal doorways which either open or reject. Rourke’s character is shown continually walking away from the movie-going audience and toward those things he was in search of; a faceless large figure shown from the back in continual pursuit of something, and, for added allusion for Rourke himself, something other than that of the movie-viewing audience. This is the closest thing we get to art in this movie, and yet, it never really makes it to this realm. The outdated down jacket walking away from us is the perfect symbol of the actor himself, — as equal to, or, maybe even more, the character he plays. Rourke the actor snubbed his audience years ago, and his real-life search for reparation and return could not be better portrayed. But, why didn’t it work? One has to again, look at the scenes in which this motif has been placed, and consider the time we spend as “distanced spectator” versus “sympathetic viewer”. The supporting performances (by E. Rachel Wood and Marissa Tomei) seemed to never get past cliché. The father-daughter template is the centerpiece, and yet there was nothing offered to make one want the two to reunite, make reparation. Their story, their narrative, is never tapped into nearly enough, nor, without stereotypical image, so we are left at a distance unable to sympathize. Without the narration, we are stuck with appearances, and can only respond to the character as something to look at, and not someone to know. The dialogue contributes greatly to this in its substance and delivery; neither Wood nor Tomei able to do much with the script given them and the lack of their story. Tomei’s character is given to us primarily as spectacle; a strip-club act her version of the wrestling ring where we cannot see who she really is. Why did the director choose to exhaust so much film time with the audience kept at the collective-crowd level and not that of the sympathetic viewer? One scene in a clothing shop ‘outside the ring,’ and, without much more than this was not enough to make us care about her character. The lengthy pockets of pulp-fiction-viewing give us nothing [except maybe some ratings issues] and – what does this all serve other than to keep the viewer at a distance watching her “act”? Maybe this is the parallel intended by the director – to show us the parallel lives of empty spectacle. But, to do this, one must counter it with the sympathetic. <><><> If anything, this film offers tons of irony. My whole worried-over wariness in having to watch a film about professional wrestling ends up being completely misguided. The wrestling scenes were probably the strongest ones Aronofsky offers, the ones I most enjoyed, (and, yes, from my sympathetic role as moviegoer); the most real and the least spectator-like despite their heavy doses of Passion-ate bleeding. It is ironically the storytelling aspect (the part which should reel me in and make me care about all that blood) which leaves me unnerved and detached. Stomaching the stuff in the wrestling ring was nothing compared to the dialogue, the non-dimensionality of the characters. If a film’s dialogue is weak, the created characters one-dimensional, and the emphasis placed on the “how” rather than the “why” we end up with a well-devised metaphor with no narrative in which to place it. We then have a great performance given by an actor whose own offering of self (Christ figure complete) is there to save the film from its unfortunate mediocre reception. Rourke as ‘Saviour’ – again, is maybe the best metaphor yet – (to be realized here) – though, one devised not by the director, but by the viewing audience. In an ironic way, Aronofsky’s passionate portrayal of his Christ figure in Rourke need not be realized through the Gibson spectacle but rather, through the slowly-before-our-very-eyes painful realization that Rourke has found himself not in a realm of resurrection, (that which brought us to see the film in the first place) but in one having to carry the burden of trying to save yet another film. This film gave me the actor Rourke in his other ring, the real-life ring of professional boxing, unleashing his own barrage of blows to the audience in the form of his acting genius, yet all we can do is wince and suffer with each glove to the face as we recognize [once again], the wasted talent before us. Rourke’s performance as Randy rings true to life, true to form in the furthered echo of his own acting career, where his films (barring “Diner”, “Rumble Fish” and his part opposite William Hurt in “Body Heat”) have been just that; mediocre at best, artlessly awful at worst. This is the real tragedy. The more devastating destruction of Rourke doesn’t come from the receipt of blows he endures in the boxing ring all those years, but rather, from the landed gloves of suffering and loss recognized by the moviegoer. The only thing holding anything together in this film is Rourke himself; his unique talent evident in even the worst of dialogue given him. Loss is the theme here, as it is always in the examination of life; our loss as viewer unable to appreciate a gifted actor, and, Rourke’s, in plying his talent in a constant swill of bad films. Just add “The Wrestler” (despite his outstanding performance) to the already-too-long list. One scene which may be on par with Stallone and his southpaw is the video game scene played in Ram’s trailer. The outdated Nintendo game with images of wrestlers barely discernible, [stiff and obsolete in geometric form] are a perfect symbol for Randy as he sits in front of us now, worn out, out-of-fashion, tired. He wins, but he wins at a game so far in the past that his “opponent” (an eight-year-old kid) has no interest in a re-match. This is metaphor at its best. Rourke’s minimized little victory on the video screen (in its equally sad and outdated state of technology) on par with the minimal and spare existence inside a trailer was perfect. 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__label__cc	0.550724	0.449276	Sanders: ‘Get Rid of the Insurance Companies’ Mikhael Smits - March 27, 2019 10:20 AM Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Tuesday said that only eliminating all health insurance companies would guarantee lower costs for Americans. Speaking with MSNBC's Chris Hayes, Sanders explained that marginal or incremental improvements to the nation's healthcare system, even those widely supported by the Democrats, were unacceptable to him. Dem Senator: I Don't Believe Bernie Thinks a Woman Can't Win Dem Rep: ‘There Was No Joy' at Impeachment Ceremony Hayes asked Sanders about the Democrats' proposal to further subsidize the healthcare system. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) introduced legislation in conjunction with several top Democratic committee chairmen. The piecemeal legislation stops far short of the progressive "Medicare for all." It represents "a more incremental approach toward fulfilling those campaign promises," according to the New York Times. "Building on the Affordable Care Act, they would offer more generous subsidies for the purchase of private health insurance offered through the health law's insurance exchanges while financing new efforts to increase enrollment." "Do you support the legislation the House produced today," Hayes asked Sanders. "No," Sanders replied. "I support the single-payer Medicare for all program." "Wait, wait I just want to be clear," Hayes said. "So you don't support that incremental reform?" "No," Sanders said again. "The incremental reform that I support is phasing in Medicare-for-all." "So if that House bill were to come to the Senate, you would vote against it?" Sanders would not allow it. "Look, right now we are working on what I have fought for my entire life," he said. "Health care is a right. It has to be publicly funded, it has to be comprehensive." He claimed that putting the entire American healthcare system in government hands would lower administrative costs. This would require funding the entire enterprise "through public funding." That proposal is expected to cost some additional $32 trillion. Hayes asked Sanders if he supported giving Americans the "option" of "buying into Medicare rates," or whether he would force all Americans onto the government plan irrespective of their preferences. Sanders replied that the only way to have "cost-effective healthcare" was to manage healthcare like the public school system. The way to do that, Sanders said, is to "get rid of the insurance companies" outright. Sanders, a self-described Democratic socialist, hopes to become president in 2020. This entry was posted in Politics and tagged Bernie Sanders, Chris Hayes, Health Insurance, Medicare, MSNBC. Bookmark the permalink. Mikhael Smits is a Public Interest Fellow and Media Analyst at the Washington Free Beacon. He's interested in law, security policy, and today's outrage. Reach him on Twitter @mikhaelsmits or smits@freebeacon.com.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365901
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Yet another self-styled “prophet”, one Kat Kerr (with pink hair) has stated that Jehovah took her up to heaven, and told her about the next five presidential elections. “Even before Trump ran,” Kerr said, “God had been telling me that, ‘I’m going to make America greater than ever, it’s about to step into its destiny, but I can’t start this until I shift the government and there will be a president in the White House one day that will extend their hand to the believers.’” “He caught me up to heaven, literally, months and months and months before,” Kerr continued, “and He said, ‘I’ve chosen Trump and people won’t like it and they won’t understand it but that doesn’t matter right now because I’m going to change America and I need him. He’s an all-American boy that is all for America, and he is smart, he can’t be bought, he can’t be moved, and he cannot be controlled.’ And He said, ‘He will know me and he will hear my voice.’” Can’t be bought? The Tiny Tyrant? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Right, the dumbfuck asshole with 30 million filthy NRA bucks sticking out of his pocket, among many others, can’t be bought. As for smart, well, I think we all know well enough that the only person who thinks the Tiny Tyrant is smart is himself and his toady sycophants. Can’t be moved or controlled? Oh please. It’s so damn easy to manipulate his dumb arse, it’s ridiculous. Seems that Jehovah is just as stupid as his ‘all American boy’. “You better step back, because this is God’s time,” Kerr warned those who oppose Trump, adding that God told her that not only will Trump win reelection in 2020, but that Vice President Mike Pence will then be elected to two terms as president, as will whomever Pence chooses as his vice president. “The Father is saying this,” she said. “For 24 years, we will have God in that White House.” There’s a dystopian vision if I ever saw one. I’m pretty sure this one won’t happen. I certainly hope it won’t happen. It’s hard to remember sometimes, but all us sensible types who aren’t afraid to think do outnumber the christian assholes and Trumpholes. That means always voting though, even if you don’t well feel like it, and remaining active in all social justice issues. The whole thing and video is at RWW. Speaking of easily bought, there’s Ajit Pai and the NRA, who decided to hail him a hero: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai was scheduled to give a speech at the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) today, but instead he was surprised on stage by top brass of the American Conservative Union and the National Rifle Association with an award for his “courage under fire” in repealing net neutrality rules. Carolyn Meadows, a board member of the ACU and the NRA who presented Pai with the award, said that she couldn’t bring the physical award, a handmade rifle, onto the stage—likely because the event banned firearms. Meadows presented Pai with the NRA’s “Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award,” an honor that Meadows explained is only occasionally bestowed at CPAC to people like Vice President Mike Pence, far-right sheriff David Clarke and the late anti-feminist crusader Phyllis Schlafly. Introducing Pai, the ACU’s Dan Schneider said that Pai had “saved the internet.” Sigh. And so does the NRA worm its way into every pocket. You can read that whole mess here. Asshole Christians, Atheism, Guns, Politics, Theocalypse The Proud Party of Homer Simpson. Ted Cruz pronounced that when it comes to protecting gun rights (and making sure rethuglican pockets are full of filthy NRA dollars), the republican party is proudly the party of Homer Simpson. This is an accidental honesty so full of irony, there won’t be a good irony meter left anywhere in Amerikka. Of all the characters you might wish to never identify with, it would be Homer. The perfect characterisation of a dumbfuck who manages to stumble by, somehow. Conservative commentator Ben Domenech said that the current debate over gun rights was aptly summed up by an episode of “The Simpsons” in which Lisa asserted that the Second Amendment is “just a remnant from revolutionary days [and] has no meaning today,” while Homer insisted that the Constitution guarantees him a right to own a gun because otherwise “the king of England could just walk in here any time he wants and start shoving you around.” There hasn’t been a king in England for quite a long time now, just in case that’s news to you fucking idiots, and I’m pretty sure the queen has no interest in shoving all you fucking idiots around. To continue taking this all too seriously, is whipping out a gun a reasonable response to a verbal ‘shoving around’? No, it isn’t. Guns are not a solution, they are the problem, writ large. “I think the Democrats are the party of Lisa Simpson,” Cruz responded, “and Republicans are happily the party of Homer and Bart and Maggie and Marge.” Uh huh. Did you actually watch the episode, Mr. Cruz? Because Marge and the kids moved out because Homer wouldn’t give up the gun. They were vehemently opposed. Leave it to a rethuglican to get an episode of The Simpsons wrong. There’s video at RWW. Asshole Christians, Bullshit, Fucking Idiots, Guns, Politics Mother’s Nightmare. Kate Kretz, “Cri de Cœur (Heart Cry)” (2018, after a detail of “Scène du Déluge,” 1827, by Joseph-Désiré Court), graphite on paper, 14 x 11 inches (courtesy of the artist). While I understand poetic license, I’ll just add this is a father’s nightmare, too. That said, powerful artwork and poetry from Kate Kretz… the bitter dusty old men of the battle they shoulda won at Gettysburg or finally showing Daddy they could be a man (in the street at High Noon) the young ones (who can’t get laid) Duke Nukem from Bulletstorm Full Clip (in overkill mode, for extra points) Finally scoring. another walking-anger-management-issue finds a people-killing machine (no problem) It fires fast and hard a jolt to finally feel something Make their mark. must forever wade in the nightmares that their children might be the next collateral damage yet another lost man’s of self-actualization Via Hyperallergic. Art, Guns, Poetry, Politics, Violence Says. It. All. Ms. Emma Gonzales has something to say, and everyone should listen, and make sure everyone they know listens too. Via Raw Story. Goverment, Guns, Politics, Violence Sunday Facepalm. Image credit: STILLFX. Today, a host of different flavours in the category of evil conservative christians, who will deny reality and be incredibly offensive to their dying breath. Guns are a major problem in Ustates, and that’s an understatement. It’s beyond time we grew the fuck up and put the lethal toys away. Oh, but what are some dead children (or adults) to conservative christians? Nothing, that’s what. The main focus here will be that smarmy asshole, Wayne Allyn Root, who is indeed incensed, but it’s not about guns, oh no. “Here is my other complaint, and it is a big one,” Root said. “What’s the biggest news story of the day? See, the media thinks it’s this shooting and they will blanket it. Of the 30 minutes on the news tonight, I’ll bet you 20-plus will be the shooting, maybe 25 of them will be the shooting and then maybe they’ll put five minutes at the end in other news today. And none of them will even mention the story I am about to give you, which I think is the biggest news story in America by far.” “This shooting is horrible, horrific, and if you’re the parents, I’m crying for you,” he said, “but it’s a one-time event and tomorrow we’re on to something else, but this is representative of what is going on in America.” A one time event? No, these shootings are not one time events, that would be the fucking problem, Mr. Root. These mass shootings are increasing, and in many cases, there are warnings blaring all over the damn place, but no one can do anything because guns everywhere. Fuming that a jury had awarded graffiti artists more than $6 million after murals they had painted were destroyed by a real estate developer, Root ranted that “this is what is wrong with America.” This, according to Mr. Root, is the BIGGEST story in America. Yep. Don’t get bigger than that, oh no. Why an obscenely rich asshole destroyed a lot of art, and was fined for it. Dead kids? Yes, but did you see this? Much, much worse! “Liberals see a school shooting one time—how many kids are there in America? There is 330 million people, so maybe there is like 40 million kids in school, 25 million kids in school,” he said. “Let’s say there are 25 to 40 million kids in school right now; God forbid anyone’s child is ever killed, any child that is killed is a nightmare and a tragedy beyond belief—I’m not trying to make light of it—but 5 kids killed, 10 kids killed, 20 kids killed, horrific, but that doesn’t affect society forever more. But when you’ve got judges awarding $6.7 million to punk thug graffiti lowlifes because a good man, a developer, covered up their art, that affects the entire country forever.” Are there even adequate words for such a callous dismissal? Oh, those dead kids, they’ll be forgotten, who cares? Unfortunately for Mr. Root, a whole lot of us care. We care that people died for no fucking reason at all, just another person having a temper tantrum with the opportunity to make it lethal. We care that the families and friends of those slain are forever altered, and they are a part of society, Mr. Root, and you do not get to pretend they are no longer part of American society. These lethal incidents have a longstanding effect on the psyche of our society. Other countries recognize the terrible cost of such lethality, and not being mired in stupidity, take measures to see such things cannot happen. All we get from assholes like yourself are the ever ubiquitous thoughts and prayers. As for your big story, I feel awful for the artists, I know how I’d feel if my work was wiped out by an arrogant asshole, but I can’t imagine who would be at all sorry said arrogant asshole had to pay for his behaviour. All that said, none of that, in any way, measures up to the horror, shock and grief of dead children and adults. A favourite argument of conservative christians when it comes to abortion is “but what if it’s your pregnancy which would result in someone who cures cancer?” and so on. “You could be carrying the hope of humanity!” Why doesn’t that argument work when it comes to people with guns mowing down children in schools? What if those kids were holding a future hope of humanity? Ah, but that’s conservative christians for you, they love fetuses and hate children. You can read the whole thing at RWW. Also in the evil conservative christian category: Carl Gallups has gone with the latest shooting being a demonic attempt to undermine America via gun control. Because antichrist. Oh, and demons. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld has the solution: drill and train children in hand to hand combat, because that will work so well against guns. Dave Daubenmire wants to know why not one 17 year old male in the latest shooting was not man enough to tackle the shooter. Erm, maybe they didn’t want to fucking die, Dave. Liz Crokin “thinks” the shooter was innocent and framed by “Deep State”. Asshole Christians, Guns, Violence Courtesy Del. Marcus Simon, D-Fairfax. Virginia drivers can already get a state-issued license plate to show their support for the National Rifle Association, but a push for a “Stop Gun Violence” specialty plate took a contentious turn this week in the House of Delegates. “We’re the snowflakes,” said Del. Marcus Simon, D-Fairfax, the plate’s sponsor. “But these guys see ‘gun violence’ on anything and they go ballistic.” During floor debate Thursday, Gilbert said Simon was trying to make a political point that goes beyond “a little ol’ license plate bill.” “It is him trying to build a narrative that gun violence is somehow different from regular violence,” Gilbert said, asking Simon why the license plate couldn’t raise awareness of violence generally. So…you want a plate which says “stop violence”? Apparently Mr. Gilbert didn’t notice that he himself made a distinction between gun violence and “regular” violence. Perhaps republican assholes could get together and put out a degrees of violence pamphlet, assigning points or something. At least that waste of time would prevent them from doing harm for a while. The fact of the matter is that gun violence is indeed different. You can kill a whole lot of people very quickly with a gun. If nothing else, I’d think being able to kill cops with guns might have given these assholes pause, but no. As an aside, Mr. Simon deserves a smack for his word play. The legislation filed to create the anti-gun violence plate would’ve imposed a standard $10 plate fee. But Republicans argued it should cost $25, the rate for revenue-generating plates that raise money for a social cause. Republicans argued that cause should be mental health, prompting Simon to accuse the GOP of hijacking the plate’s message. “To buy into the myth that this is a mental health problem and that these license plates ought to be used to solve a mental health problem unfairly stigmatizes people living with mental illness,” Simon said. “It unfairly characterizes it.” Oh yes, it perpetuates stigma, and it’s a very unfair, malicious, and lazy conclusion that so many people run to and take refuge in, whenever there’s another major shooting. Othering is terribly convenient for those who refuse to pay attention to the problem staring them in the face. Simon said he filed the bill on behalf of a constituent, 65-year-old retired microbiologist Carol Luten, who gathered the 450 prepaid applications required before the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will consider issuing a specialty plate. That constituent’s concerns go well beyond the mass shootings that draw headlines and focus more on everyday gun violence, such as children dying because an adult left a firearm unattended, Simon said. “The people putting this plate in ought to have a say about what that plate means and where the funds from it go,” Simon said. Simon suggested the money from the plate could go toward domestic violence prevention, but Republicans voted to direct the money to mental health on a 50-48 party-line vote. Of course they did. Nothing like sticking to their narrative that guns are just harmless instruments. The two House Republicans currently running for Congress — Dels. Ben Cline, R-Rockbridge, and Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper — voted against the plate. “Obviously none of us support gun violence,” Freitas said. “The issue that I think a lot of us have is this idea of putting the focus on an instrument as opposed to a focus on the crime.” Right, you want to focus on the crime. The problem there being…the fucking crime. By the time you’re focusing on that, at least one person is dead. Some of us find value in trying to make it a hell of a lot more difficult for someone to commit murder. For every brand of ugly immorality, you can count on republicans. Bet they are all “good” christians, too. The full story is at Richmond.com. Asshole Christians, Assholes, Fucking Idiots, Guns, Politics, Social Justice, Society, Violence Today’s Demon: Rick Wiles, Wait… Andras, Grand Marquis in Hell, Dictionnaire Infernal. Make that Today’s Demon: Andras, who may have found a happy home in Rick Wiles. A quick look at Andras: Andras is a Great Marquis of Hell, having under his command thirty legions of demons. He sows discord among people. According to the Goetia, Andras was a Grand Marquis of Hell, appearing with a winged angel’s body and the head of an owl or raven, riding upon a strong black wolf and wielding a sharp and bright sword. He was also responsible for sowing discord, and commanded 30 infernal legions. He is the 63rd of the 72 spirits of Solomon. Andras was considered to be a highly dangerous demon, who could kill the conjuring magician and his assistants if precautions were not taken. The Dutch demonologist Johannes Wier, in his Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, says of Andras: Andras is a great marquesse, and seemes in an angels shape with a head like a blacke night raven, riding upon a blacke and a verie strong woolfe, flourishing with a sharpe sword in his hand, he can kill the maister, the servant, and all assistants, he is author of discords, and ruleth thirtie legions. Another demonologist, Collin de Plancy, also mentions Andras in his writings: Grand Marquis of Hell. He appears to have the body of an angel and the head of a wood owl, and to be riding a black wolf and carrying in his hand a pointed saber. He teaches those whom he favors to kill their enemies, masters and servants. He stirs up trouble and dissension. He commands thirty legions. Sowing discord. In favour of killing. Stirring up trouble and dissension. A perfect fit for Rick Wiles! Mr. Wiles is attempting to bring back the specter of oooOOOOooo Communism, among other things. “The mass killings of peaceful Christian families in church on Sunday mornings are what America’s political left has given this nation,” Wiles said. “Since 1962, there has been a relentless ongoing war of hatred in the USA against God and Christianity. The religious war has been supported by America’s courts and judges, Hollywood, the entertainment industry, the news media, academia, and the Democratic Party. Fifty-five years later, we have church carpets soaked in blood. Oh, America, how much more of this religious war against God are you going to tolerate? Will you remain silent until your children are bleeding on the church floor too?” Yet somehow, Mr. Wiles, you don’t mention the bombings of predominantly black churches. There’s no mention of Dylan Roof, or the insane level of racism in this country, which keeps elevating, embraced by more and more white men with severe cases of aggrieved entitlement. Lots of angry men out there, who are allowed to get away with being abusive as fuck for years on end, and you’re surprised by a very bad ending? This doesn’t have jack shit to do with christianity, which is what you mean by ‘religion’. If Mr. Kelley had thought his in-laws were at the local gas station, that would have ended up shot to pieces. You don’t mention the sheer insanity of guns in this country, Mr. Wiles. That’s a problem. A big, yuuuuge problem. Trying to get you fucking infernal christians out of public affairs has been a long fight, but angry white men with guns are not the result of not having mandatory, ostentatious public prayer in school or no commandments in court houses. I have no love for religion, and I certainly have no love for loud mouthed shit stirrers like you, Mr. Wiles. Your message is never one of love. It’s never about kindness. It’s never about anything even remotely positive. It’s always a fucktonne of lies and moaning over how you lack the power to oppress the hell out of people these days. That’s a good thing. “A dark, sinister entity controlled by Lucifer is behind these mass shootings,” he warned. “These events are not happening at random by mentally ill people. You may not realize it, but the USA is engulfed in a communist revolution. I’ve been warning about it since 2008, with the election of communist street organizer Barry Soetoro, alias Barack Hussein Obama, and I assure you he is behind all of this Resist Trump movement going on right now.” :Near-fatal eyeroll: There are many reasons the amount of mass shootings are going up, but it has nothing to do with Lucifer, dark and sinister entities, communists, or President Obama. You’re really going to have to lose the communism angle, Mr. Wiles, it’s just too difficult to push that one when we’re Russia Junior. I’ve been resisting the Tiny Idiot King from day one and before. Haven’t had so much as a memo from President Obama. Gosh, you’d think he was bad at that leadership stuff. Wait, that’s Trump. Wiles said that Christians must wake up and realize that this communist revolution is in the process of taking over the nation and will soon set out on a campaign to execute “tens of thousands of Christian leaders within months or years.” Are there that fucking many of you ‘great leaders’ here in uStates? Gad, that’s depressing. Well, y’know, I rather think if no one has gone to the trouble of shutting you all up by decapitation by now, that won’t be happening. I haven’t seen guillotines going up in public squares. Seems absolutely nothing keeps you nasty assholes from endlessly blathering. “If you think I am melodramatic,” Wiles said, “you don’t know history.” I’m no historian, but I’ll wager I know history more than you do, Mr. Wiles. I read. A lot. I’m quite familiar with christian history, and that’s a history of hate, fear, war-mongering, blood lust, the endless lust for power, torture, oppression, genocide, theft, and death, death, death. It’s an extremely ugly history, replete with exempla of evils and immorality. If I were christian, I certainly wouldn’t be proud of it. If I thought all those demons were real, Mr. Wiles, I’d say you have an Andras on your back. Via RWW, there’s video. Asshole Christians, Atheism, Bullshit, Guns, Politics, Religion There’s Always A Loophole. BCD means – Bad Conduct Discharge. Most people are aware of the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting. The man who did the shooting, Devin Kelley, had been discharged from the USAF for domestic violence against his wife and child. After the court martial and a brief amount of prison time (1 year), Kelley was given a bad conduct discharge, which allowed for him to still own and purchase guns. A dishonorable discharge would have barred him from owning or purchasing guns. Domestic violence and guns are deeply intertwined in America. The reason that at least one sensible restriction against gun ownership cannot be enacted, domestic violence conviction – no guns, is because it would strip too many cops of the right to carry a gun. The gun madness in this country is deep, and I don’t know how in the hell we can stop it, let alone change it. Especially when we have the Idiot King saying that more guns are needed, yes, more, more! The fucking idiot also went on to tar all people with mental illness, saying the shooter was deeply mentally ill. He wasn’t, he was angry. The Tiny Tyrant is tweeting this utter crap from Japan, a country with very strict gun control, and guess what? Hardly any gun deaths at all: In 2014 there were just six gun deaths in Japan, while there were 33,599 in the United States. I’ll just let that sit there. Via Raw Story, one, two. In the meantime, a Fox Idiot said church is the ideal place to be shot dead: Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt asserted on Monday that the dozens of people killed at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas had gone to the right place to be shot because they were close to Jesus at the time of their death. Bullshit, Guns, Law, Politics, Violence Vidya Games! Hollywood! The ever frothing Rick Santorum decided, like every other conservatwit, to weigh in on the Las Vegas shooting. Naturally, gun control is completely wrong, because it’s the fault of video games. And Hollywood, of course. The failed GOP presidential candidate, who appeared Sunday as a panelist on CNN’s “State of the Union,” then suggested violent entertainment may have influenced the 64-year-old gunman. “Violence in television and the video games — there is a mountain of evidence out there, psychological evidence, about what we’re doing to our young people with these video games, violent video games, and you never hear the left trying to go after Hollywood or the gaming market,” Santorum said. “It is never involved in this discussion. Where is the solution? Here we are. Where is the solution?” He complained that Democrats had inaccurately blamed firearms for gun violence instead of movies. Oy. Less talking heads, more thinking brains, please. The murderous shooter was 64 years old, Mr. Santorum. Let that sink in a moment. I’ll soon be 60 myself, so I can say that video games weren’t a thing when us old dinosaurs were young. Christ, colour televisions were still fresh way back when. As for Hollywood, nothing has changed, the effects have gotten better. And there’s more swearing. I’m a fan of old movies, in particular, old noir. There’s a whole lot of nastiness in movies, going way back, many of them now considered to be classics. Movies you couldn’t possibly consider to be in any way a moral one to watch, unless you were looking for awful morals, and that certainly includes those old bible movies. You could just paste a ‘a god behaving abominably’ on those. When I was young, and before that even, war movies were incredibly popular. Nothing but violence. Westerns, very popular – people shooting and people dropping dead every 5 seconds. People hanging out in the saloon. Where else? Always had women of negotiable love hanging about, too. Movies have always provided people with a relief valve, a drop into fantasy for a while, where they can escape the cares of everyday life. Same goes for video games. That’s not a bad thing, even though there is always plenty of room for improvement. I think you can easily place the blame for gun violence on those who love them, cuddle them, and fondle them all the way to their dramatic suicide. You can blame gun violence on the gun culture nourished by the government. You can blame gun violence on the NRA, which actively promotes it. You can blame gun violence on the sheer ubiquity of guns allowed in uStates. Let’s not be looking to video games and movies, because the problem doesn’t lie there, but I expect you’re well aware of that, Mr. Santorum. Via Raw Story. Assholes, Bullshit, Guns, Violence Guns Aren’t Weapons! No! NRA TV host Grant Stinchfield is once again attacking the mainstream media — and this time it’s over articles that describe guns and firearms as “weapons.” Via Media Matters, Stinchfield went on a lengthy rant against an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that talked about fears that campus open carry laws would lead to college students getting drunk and firing their weapons. Stinchfield singled out the use of the word “weapon” as a textbook example of “media bias” intended to make the general public afraid of guns. “It’s their use of the word weapon that has me bewildered,” he said of the article. “The reporter uses ‘weapons’ in place of firearms or guns so many times, it just becomes bizarre. Here, ‘Fears of gun owners getting drunk and firing their weapons.’ I firmly believe she uses the phrase weapons over firearms in an effort to scare the uninformed.” Shall we? To the Dictionary! a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver. a long-barreled cannon having a relatively flat trajectory. Oh no, look there, right in the very first, primary definition – weapon! Well, maybe there’s a reasonable explanation for this fuckin’ nonsense. Let’s see: “I don’t like that name at all,” he explained. “To me, the military carries weapons, guns carried for offensive purposes. I carry a firearm, a tool used for self-defense. To me, it is actually a very important distinction. By Georgia, a state rich in firearms history, using the term weapons in an official capacity, it hurts the perception of law-abiding gun ownership.” Nope. Not a lick of sense to be found there. Gun fondlers always prove they are not in the least fit to be running about with weapons, or to have them stockpiled in their dwellings. Now, firearm is defined thusly: small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder. Okay, let them have their rifle, bag of powder, and they can keep it dry. At least people would have a chance to run the fuck away, and maybe with their lives. All the weapons which happen to be guns? Gotta go. No more playing superhero or junior g-man or what the fuckever you think you might be. Just gotta shoot? Fine, keep your weapons under lock and key at the local shooting club. Fucking Idiots, Guns, Violence Terrorism Tourism. A group of tourists take part in a two hour “boot camp” experience, at “Caliber 3 Israeli Counter Terror and Security Academy ” in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc south of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. It is part of a counter-terrorism “boot camp” organised by Caliber 3, a company set up by a colonel in the Israeli army reserves. REUTERS/Nir Elias. A tourist takes part in a two hour “boot camp” experience, at “Caliber 3 Israeli Counter Terror and Security Academy” in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. Entrance to the gated compound in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc – built on land the Palestinians want for their own state – costs $115 for adults and $85 for children. A tourist carries a poster as he takes part in a two hour “boot camp”. The aim of the mock scenario is to teach foreign visitors how to deal with an attack on a market. An Israeli instructor speaks to children from overseas holding wooden cut-out rifles. Yasser Sobih, mayor of the nearby Palestinian town of al-Khader, condemned the Israeli venture. “The participation of tourists in training in these camps built on occupied Palestinian land means that they support the occupation and we ask them to stop it,” he told Reuters. Here’s one stupid fucking idea. Unsurprisingly, the majority of tourists having themselves all kinds of fun at terrorist boot camp are Americans. Reuters has an extensive slideshow, and article about this particular bit of idiocy, catering to morons with superhero fantasies run amok in their heads. Abuse, Assholes, Bullshit, Colonial Mindset, Corruption, Fucking Idiots, Guns, Politics, Religion If You’re Black, Being A Cop Won’t Stop Cops Shooting You. Image from the scene where an off-duty officer was shot by a fellow cop in St. Louis (image via Twitter). Y’know, if this doesn’t drive home the endemic bigotry in this fuckin’ country, and the problem of bigoted cops shooting and murdering people on the basis of skin, I just don’t know what will drive it home. All I have here is sputter and head shaking. This truly should be unbelievable, because something like this should never, ever happen. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and local news outlet Fox2Now, a white St. Louis police officer shot a black off-duty officer from his own force after a car chase ended in a crash outside the off-duty officer’s home. The African American officer, who has not yet been identified, came outside of his home while off-duty after hearing the commotion from a car chase that ended nearby. Despite identifying himself as a cop, the man was ordered to the ground by two officers. He complied, and soon after, they recognized him and told him to get up. That was when a third officer entered the scene, and because he did not recognize the black off-duty cop and claimed to “fear for his safety,” shot the off-duty cop in the arm. The Post-Dispatch reported that police are calling the incident an example of “friendly fire” due to the suspects from the car chase firing at police. The paper also reported that police initially claimed that the 38-year-old African American officer, who has been on the force for 11 years, was “caught in the crossfire.” Obviously, this ‘incident’ is going to come with many different stories, as cops try to spin it this way and that, in an attempt to make it look like anything except what it is. When in the fuckety fuck are people going to wake the fuck up, and stop accepting this bullshit? Cops are out of control, and free to run around murdering people at will, as long as the victims have the right skin colour, then they were just askin’ for killin’, you betcha. Fucking disgusting, and even more disgusting are all the people on juries, freeing murderers. That has to stop. This is a real problem,” Rufus J. Tate Jr., the attorney for the injured off-duty officer, told the local Fox affiliate. “In the police report, you have so far, there is no description of threat he received. So we have a real problem with that. But this has been a national discussion for the past two years. There is this perception that a black man is automatically feared,” the attorney concluded. I do believe that belongs in the understatement of the century category. Assholes, Bigotry, Black Lives Matter, Bullshit, Cops, Fucking Idiots, Guns, Race, Violence “Obama, he’s a piece of shit. I told him to suck on my machine gun. Hey Hillary [Clinton], you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless bitch.” “I have obviously failed to galvanize and prod, if not shame enough Americans to be ever vigilant not to let a Chicago communist-raised, communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman mongrel like the ACORN community organizer gangster Barack Hussein Obama to weasel his way into the top office of authority in the United States of America,” Nugent said. Ted Nugent, doucheweasel extraordinaire, has recently found a way to foist himself into the public eye again, by now claiming he’s oh so over all the hateful rhetoric, like that quoted above. Nothing about actually shaking up the ol’ brain cells and experiencing even fractional enlightenment, no. This is just a tone thing – “we must be civil!” Yeah. Anyone experienced in discussions, on or off line, knows that you can use all the ‘nice’ words, and be a hundred times more poisonous than someone who peppers their discussions with ‘fuck’ or ‘Jesus Christ!’. Claiming that Black people are intellectually inferior, you have [shoddy] evidence, and really, all you want is for someone to listen to you, and no, of course you aren’t a bigot, that’s no different from Nugent’s “subhuman mongrel”. Just a difference in icing on a shit cake. A day or two ago, Nugent noisily claimed to have seen the light, after republicans were shot at (boy, those gun fondlers, they love their guns, but are ever so shocked when they are used against people they happen to like), and that he would stop with hateful rhetoric, because … well, because he doesn’t want anymore republicans shot. When I first saw the headline, a skeptical eyebrow rose, nothing more. Of course, the washed up asshole simply can’t keep his mouth shut, now that he’s found a way to get peoples’ attention once again, no matter how briefly. Ted decided to show up on Fox and Friends, his pal Trump’s favourite show. “Let me make it perfectly clear, I have never projected hate,” Nugent insisted. “When I said that about sucking on my machine gun, that was a direct response to the liberal Democrats — Obama and Clinton, et al — [trying] to ban certain types of firearms, violating their oath to the Constitution and the Second Amendment.” “That was a metaphor and nobody is too stupid not to know that,” he continued. “The left is so dishonest that they misrepresented that, and make it perfectly clear with my Fox & Friends, I have never threatened anybody. I have never hinted at violence.” Right. Never, ever even so much as hinted at violence. Calls to decapitate people in November (If Obama was re-elected), mentions of nooses, lynchings, guns, and more. Not at all hinting at violence. Well, on some planet anyway, not this one. It’s much too late to play saint, Ted. “I am reaching out across the aisle, and I am saying we must unite to bring no violence, no harm to any of our fellow Americans,” he opined. “I have always been civil. Again, during the outrage of a rock and roll performance, machine gun references have been made but nobody could possibly think I want anybody’s lips near my machine gun.” Nugent complained that there had been no signs of civility from “the left.” Interesting notion of civility Ted has, it certainly wouldn’t meet my definition. Anyroad, surface civility is to no point when your head is still full bigoted, poisonous hate. As for his whole “hey, outrage!” defense, I’m rather reminded of the Twinkie defense. “Hey, I was all lost in the music man, I mistook the machine gun for my guitar!” Christ, cheap and contemptible, as always. “They’re still going to burn down buildings if they disagree with your speech, and turn over cars and attack people if they don’t agree with you,” he remarked. “I think that’s all something we needed to hear right now,” Fox News host Abby Huntsman concluded. It is? Pretty sure I didn’t need to hear that, because it’s yet another clod of stupid, lobbed aimlessly into a crowd. I don’t know about anyone else, but I have not been getting so gosh darn worked up I’m out and about committing arson, tipping cars, or attacking people. If you want it, there’s video at Raw Story. Assholes, Bigotry, Bullshit, Fucking Idiots, Guns, Liar, Politics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365902
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Find The Tags! #BlackLivesMatter Activism anger Announcement Astronomy Astronomy Picture of the Week Bigotry Black Lives Matter Cassini Climate Change David Gilmour Doctor Who Donald Trump Emerson Lake and Palmer Government Grand Finale Great Guitar Solos Horror Immigration Jeff Sessions Led Zeppelin Live Misogyny Music Nazis Personal Pink Floyd Politics Racism Rape Rape Culture Recipe Republicans Richard Spencer Russia Saturn Science Self Care Star Wars The Grand Finale Twitter Update Violence White Supremacy Youtube The Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines Have Been Given the Go Ahead… But You’re Mad That a Nazi Got Punched in the Face? So… His Lowness, Keeper of the Doritos, Trumplethinskin signed an executive order green-lighting DAPL and Keystone XL. As he signed the paperwork in an Oval Office photo op, Trump said his administration is “going to renegotiate some of the terms” of the Keystone project, which would carry crude oil from the tar sands of western Canada and connect to an existing pipeline to the Gulf Coast. The pipelines had been stopped during the Obama administration. The State Department rejected a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, and President Obama ordered work halted on the Dakota pipeline after Native American groups and other activists protested its route near culturally sensitive sites in North Dakota. DAPL, if you will recall, was halted because they were going to build it through Native American land, violating treaty rights: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which protested the Dakota Access pipeline, said it will take legal action to fight Trump’s decision, saying the pipeline “risks contaminating tribal and American water supplies while disregarding treaty rights.” More about DAPL: President Obama said in an interview published this week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was considering rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline to accommodate the “sacred lands of Native Americans,” sparking speculation over the fate of the controversial crude oil pipeline. But it also prompted some to point out that the current path of the pipeline is actually a reroute itself, with critics calling this reroute an act of “environmental racism.” A previously proposed route for the 1,172-mile pipeline had it crossing the Missouri River north of Bismarck, North Dakota, according to a document filed as part of the permitting process. The eventual route that was decided on, and is currently in construction, moved the water crossing of the crude oil pipeline south of the North Dakota capital, to just upstream of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s reservation. And here is a PDF of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s call to action. So now these environmental travesties are going to be built, violating land treaties with Native Americans and likely making Climate Change worse… But it’s the Nazi getting punched in the face that’s the big problem, here… Activism, Politics You’re Mad Because a Nazi Got Punched in the Face? Let me just round up where we are in this country right now… Let’s start with the fact that a Texas mosque went up in flames right after Agent Orange signed an executive order restricting migration from Muslim countries. Then you should know that racist and anti-Semite Steve Bannon is now on the National Security Council. As a reminder, the Dakota Access and Keystone XL Pipelines are now going ahead. Also as a reminder, “progressive heroes” Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown voted to approve Ben Carson for HUD secretary. Oh! And another reminder! Our Cheeto-In-Chief has decided to start publishing a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants. And again… he wants to build actual fucking concentration camps. But you’re pissed because a Nazi got punched in the face? Bigotry, Politics When They Go Low, We Go High – Part 2 (You got the sugar… now here’s the medicine…) First, I need to say this: I really like Michelle Obama. And yeah, I loved it when she said “when they go low, we go high”. So she is not the one I’m mad it. She is not the one who made this bullshit. It’s everyone else. People have twisted this statement in the same way white people like to twist MLK to use him against, for example, Black Lives Matter protesters. When Michelle Obama said it, she was talking about being better than Donald Trump. We had the moral high ground. And for an election, it was a great soundbite that probably contributed to Hillary Clinton’s 3-million popular-vote win. But the thing is, His Lowness, the Cheeto Fascist, Agent Orange of Fake-Tan-Landia, won the electoral college. And “going high” is costing us way too much. Activism, Bigotry, Politics From En Tequila Es Verdad: Ban Bannon – Call Your Reps I’m going to quote most of it here, but make no mistake… you WILL click on this link. This is one of MANY calls to action. I’m going to say it outright: Trump is not welcome as my president, and, if you are a decent person, he should not be welcome as yours. And this, my friends, is your first battle: Ban Stephen Bannon. Do not allow him to be elected by Donald Trump. He is the very definition of a White Supremacist. The KKK, Neo-Nazis, and many others fucking love him. He cannot be allowed to be Trump’s Joseph Goebbels. He must be stopped. This Is Trump’s America (Video) Transcript below the fold… Ableism, Bigotry, Homophobia, Misogyny, Politics, Racism, Transphobia Best of the Left: Consent is Sexy (Rape Culture) (Content Warning: Discussion of Rape and Rape Culture) I will go ahead and apologize upfront for the lack of transcripts. This relies a lot on audio. So I’m sorry for that. Unfortunately, Jay does not provide transcripts. If anyone’s up for it, please do! I’ll see if I have time to do one myself, at least for clip I link here below. Also, this won’t be long (in part because I thought I had a day off, but I’ve been called into work, so). I just really want to highlight this. Here’s the episode’s blog post. Included in that link are individual links to the different clips (and music) used. The entire podcast is, of course, about rape culture. It’s a very sobering look at where we are today in terms of how we treat women, and how we treat those who are victims of rape and sexual assault. Ignore the comments (as always), as there’s one asshole in there who, as usual, refuses to get it (reads like an MRA, frankly), but the episode itself is really good, if really angering. Activism, Bigotry, Misogyny, Rape Culture Voting for Donald Trump is Not Progressive; It’s REgressive To start off, I need to say that I am NOT voting for Hillary Clinton. To be honest, I may just skip the primary all together and vote against the Republicans in the general. I was very much excited about Bernie Sanders in the beginning, but I’m simply not anymore. I watched his failure with black people, including what looked a lot like racial profiling at one of his events, read his distinct inability to get specific on any of his promises, and basically just lost any of that excitement I had in him when I finally accepted that, really, he’s just another politician. If you want more details, I recommend you go here and watch Elon James, Imani Gandy, and Aaron Rand Freeman of This Week in Blackness Prime discuss it all. With that, however, is my unshaken belief that while Democrats in general are pretty terrible, they aren’t even close to being as bad as Republicans, and so what should be galvanizing the left is keeping the Republicans as far away from government as is possible. Democrats are bad, sure, but Republicans are actively evil. Apparently, though, not everyone who claims to be “progressive” believes this. Some people, apparently, have decided that if Hillary Clinton is indeed the Democratic nominee (and it looks like she will be), they are going to vote for Donald Trump.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365903
__label__cc	0.529471	0.470529	Adventures in Chow City. Fried Neck Bones…and some home fries Winter Warmth Found at Two Steam Tables Dera, on Lexington Avenue in the neighborhood with the fragrant acronym, Curry Hill claimed the gamut of South Asian cuisines including Bengali, Indian, Pakistani, and Nepali . Was the goat combo different in Nepal than Pakistan? As long is it comes with nan bread, basmati rice, and of course a Coke, that’s a combo that would be hard to beat in any country. Beans Punjab-style For those, and I’m really just talking about Eugene here, who are squeamish about goat or lamb after hearing Agent Starling’s heartfelt confession to Hannibal Lecter, and those slaughtered lambs in Silence of the Lambs, there were plenty of chicken curry options. Kidney and fava beans yes: Goat no. Gerry, on the other hand, welcomed the idea of goat. And the gamier the better. Zio would eat goat, kidney, fava beans and duck’s feet if he could. But at Dera he even stooped low enough to try what looked like a cross between Gefilte fish and a very pale matzoh ball. This particular sweet was soaked in milk and from what I could tell tastes best when served with a plastic spoon. Our next steam table was on Roosevelt Avenue under the number 7 train in the familiar terrain of Jackson Heights. This one offered meats and more; a modified and more than moderately priced churrascaria. Chosen by Gerry, I quipped to him after he emailed our destination as Aroma Brazil that I could smell the barbecued meats all the way in Harlem. No one even chuckled and how could I blame them. It was too cold to smell anything when we convened inside the small restaurant under the tracks. We warmed up quickly by piling meats, hanger steak, short ribs, roast beef, and sirloin onto our plates. I was careful and actually took two plates, one for the salad bar that included varieties of rice, greens, eggplant, plantains, beans and more and had them weighed separately. At Aroma Brazil you pay by the pound. I was carrying a heavy load and I paid for it in more ways than one. Brazilian steam table offerings Gerry as he usually does, despite whatever ails him, eats more than all of us. After plowing through his sizable mound of meats and vegetables, he pondered out loud that he might get more. I offered him a portion of my dinosaur-sized short rib. He took it without hesitation. Rice made with shrimp heads After Gerry made quick work of the rib and all our plates, with the exception of, who else but Mike from Yonkers, who was slowly gnawing meat off his own short rib, were cleaned, we pondered dessert. Gerry didn’t have to ponder for long; he settled on a tres leche cake while Zio ordered a slice of cassava cake that was as memorable as the shrimp head rice. Though we offered him tastes, Eugene just watched us fill up on sweets. He had his annual Punta Cana retreat upcoming and couldn’t risk adding any flab to his normally concave belly. It wasn’t as cold when we exited Aroma Brazil as when we entered. But it was cold enough to want to return to that warm Brazilian steam table well before we would be complaining about the heat. Curry Hill (Manhattan) Aroma Brazil 75-13 Roosevelt Ave Tags: Brazilian food, Cheap Eats, Food, humor, Indian, New York City, Queens, restaurants Categories Adventures in Chow City, Bengali, Brazilian, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eats in New York City, Food, humor, New York City, Pakistani, Restaurants Conquering the Fear of Fusion in Flushing I admit I have a fear of food fusion. I see that word in a restaurant’s sub-name and I immediately throw up my own red flags; the food won’t be authentic; it will be a watered down version of what it should be, the restaurant wants to have it both ways, and on and on. There are exceptions however and when Zio chose Pho Mekong, a restaurant in Flushing that boasted both Thai and Vietnamese food, I really wasn’t concerned. The distinction between the food of Thailand and that of Vietnam to many westerners, myself included, is a small one; most don’t even know the difference. The restaurant was located in the back of strip mall surrounded by a Korean market and a Korean family barbecue restaurant where you ordered your raw meat by the bulk to cook on the table top grills. “Maybe we should just go here,” Zio said as he gazed at the Korean signage of the barbecue restaurant. “It’s much more exciting than Vietnamese or Thai.” Zio was getting cold feet about his choice. Maybe he also had that inner fear of fusion. I told him that it’s always best to trust your initial instincts. He did and as we assembled after our Thai/Vietnamese dinner, again gazing at the Korean Family Barbecue restaurant, Zio’s instincts proved right. Despite the fusion of the two cuisines, the dinner was a success. The soup of the house, of course, was Pho and we noticed many local diners in the restaurant were happily slurping from the gallon-sized bowls of soup layered with brisket or thin slices of round steak, cooked in the hot broth. None of us, however, chose to order what was the specialty, at least in the restaurant’s name, of the house. Gerry who was a little under the weather with a stomach ailment braved the trip to Flushing and, displaying even more bravado, ordered fish ball soup and an appetizer of oysters smothered in a rich, dark oyster sauce. Stomach ailment be damned. Oysters for whatever ails ya Tom kha gai, the traditional Thai chicken soup Eugene ordered presented a dilemma. Eugene often crows about his affection for coconut, milk or anything else about it. And tom kha gai is made with a coconut milk base. But it also includes an abundance of mushrooms and there was the dilemma. Eugene, as far as I know has no fear of fusion, but he does have a mushroom phobia. And there they were littered within the silky coconut milk broth. Undeterred, he fished each mushroom out and then proceeded to slurp down what was left of the soup. Squid with Thai chilies Zio’s dilemma was not quite as serious. He had stated from the get go that he was going to order the beef curry stew, but at the last minute, the waiter poised with pen in hand to take his order, Zio switched to squid with Thai chili sauce. Why, we wondered? “If I ordered the beef curry stew it would put us over our budget,” he said. “The squid is cheaper.” No one was counting pennies and if we were that would have left Mike from Yonkers unfazed considering he ordered a whole salmon that, fried and covered in the same chili sauce that was on Zio’s squid, was enough to feed his own enormous appetite and maybe also that of a very small child. Shrimp lemongrass soup with plenty of mushrooms I also ordered soup; the shrimp lemongrass variety and happily ingested all the mushrooms I found within. To complement the soup, I had a vermicelli salad topped with grilled pork. I wasn’t sure if the salad was Vietnamese or Thai, or some fusion concoction of the two, and, frankly, I didn’t give a damn. Vermicelli salad with grilled pork Pho Mekong 15632 Northern Boulevard Flushing, Queens Tags: Cheap Eats, Food, humor, New York City, Queens, Thai, Vietnamese Categories Adventures in Chow City, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eats in New York City, Food, New York City, Queens, Thai, Vietnamese The Great Chinatown Conflict 2017: Resolved with Rye and Lo Mein Gerry was concerned. We had scheduled our monthly food group well in advance. But now there was a sudden conflict. The Yankee fans among us, Zio, Gerry, and me were in a quandary. The fifth game of the knotted American League Championship Series was to be played at 5. We were to meet in Chinatown at a place chosen by me called Noodle Village at 7:30. “Time to reschedule,” Gerry wrote in an urgent email once the Yankee schedule was confirmed. “We got an important game tomorrow.” He pleaded to reschedule either the next day when there was no game or the following week, but with each suggestion, someone had to drop out. “Why don’t we meet at a bar in Chinatown, watch the game, see where we are by 7:30 and if the game is still in doubt, stay at the bar and go eat after the game,” I suggested. Gerry, Mike from Yonkers and Zio liked the idea. Eugene, however, possibly still stewing from the early exit his Red Sox made was not happy. “I will not be going,” he wrote the next day. “I do not want to deal with the nyc traffic and Yankee traffic…” All of us tried to convince him he could make it to the restaurant in plenty of time or meet us at the bar whether he drove or took the train, but once Eugene makes up his mind about something, there’s not much even the prospect of a village of Chinese noodles can do to change it. The bar, Whiskey Tavern, was a few blocks from Noodle Village, which, on Mott Street, was a few doors from the Chinatown legend of our collective youths: Wo Hop (Obsession Confession). While Gerry and Mike from Yonkers sipped Redemption Rye, I settled on cold beer as my viewing beverage of choice. The Yankees’ play made it a happy time at the happiest of hours and by 7:30 we were confident enough with the Yankee’s comfortably leading to exit the bar and head to Noodle Village. Happiness is fleeting Passing a line of hungry people waiting up the steps of Wo Hop, we arrived at the equally crowded, Noodle Village. There were no free tables for our group of four and for the first time in our 16 years, we had to wait to eat. But the wait was a short one and it gave us time to follow the remainder of the Yankee game on our cell phones. By the time Mike from Yonkers was served his chicken congee, the Yankees had won, 5-0. Chicken congee I cannot lie that the flavor of the steamed crab meat soup dumplings and fried pork and chive dumplings were possibly enhanced by our baseball joy; they were as good as I have ever eaten. But it wasn’t just me, Gerry was raving over the squid and pig skin with curry sauce lo mein. Squid and pig skin lo mein with curry sauce Zio had to repeat his order of pork liver and kidney lo mein to the waitress who had a difficult time comprehending that someone of his chalky hue would actually order such a dish. After a few bites from his chopsticks, a strange sound came from his mouth. “Hmmm it has an earthy flavor,” he said. Whether he was referring to the kidney or the pork liver, we did not know. Kidney and pork liver lo mein I kept it simple with a bowl of shrimp wonton soup and a communal plate of Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce and, like everything else at Noodle Village, enjoyed every slurping spoonful. Chinese broccoli Outside, on Mott Street among the familiar black garbage cans that litter the crowded curbside, Zio gave Noodle Village the ultimate compliment. “I’m coming back here,” he said. “And I think I’ll bring the Colonel.” If Zio contemplates bringing his wife, also known as the Colonel, to one of our eclectic destinations, it can’t get much better than that. Crab meat soup dumplings Noodle Village 13 Mott Street Tags: Bars, Baseball, Cheap Eats, Chinatown, Chinese Food, Food, humor, New York City Categories Adventures in Chow City, Bars, Cheap Eats, Chinatown, Chinese, Food, New York City, Restaurants Peruvian Infusion Confusion Many years ago in the first year of our food group’s existence, we traveled to Corona, Queens for a dinner at a restaurant called La Pollada de Laura (Cooked in Corona). The restaurant was simple yet comfortable and owned and run by a Peruvian family. The ceviches were plentiful and perfectly “cooked” in lime juice and chili peppers. The fried seafood in the jalea was fresh, crispy and accompanied by a salsa criolla while the lomo saltado, beef with onions and fried potatoes was piquant with citrus, the contrast between the beef and the grilled onions along with the French fries, perfection. We ate until we were bursting and the food, including all that fresh fish, dessert and beer was well under our $20 budget. We wondered how such a place with prices like that could exist. Sadly, La Pollada de Laura did not exist much longer; it closed a few years after our experience there, but the restaurant set the bar for all other Peruvian restaurants we have visited since. So when Mike from Yonkers sent out the email announcing his choice of Carta Brava and noted that the food was Peruvian, he included, in parenthesis “again,” I was hopeful but not optimistic that the very high bar set almost 15 years ago could be met. The restaurant, a small, really more of a takeout place located on a side street in ethnically diverse, New Rochelle, noted on its sign that it served “Peruvian Infused cuisine.” Why would good Peruvian food need an infusion of anything, I just didn’t know, but I did try to keep an open mind. When dining at a Peruvian restaurant the ceviche is always a must and both Mike from Yonkers and Eugene ordered the mixed ceviche. It arrived in a small bowl, the fish cooked by the acid though whatever else was infused in it diluted some of its usual bold flavor. The jalea, a fried mix of seafood; fish, squid, shrimp was done well, not greasy and complemented by the spicy house made criolla sauce. But, and I know I was asking too much, it just could not compare to the mountain of seafood that was the jalea of La Pollada de Laura. Gerry’s chicken leg, also known as pollo a la brasa, arrived presently beautifully on a white platter; the rotisserie chicken glowing a deep bronze color and served with green (cilantro) rice. The dish was a very pretty picture but left Gerry wanting more, something that never could have happened back at La Pollada de Laura. Finally, after most of us, Mike from Yonkers excluded of course, were done, Zio’s lomo saltado with beef and shrimp arrived. Also assembled with attention to photographic detail, the saltado was flavorful but again, the authenticity, or was it something else, was just missing. “I think this is suburban Peruvian food,” I said to Gerry who nodded his agreement. “It needs an infusion of something but I just can’t say what,” he said. No one else could either and we were even more speechless when the check arrived and put us well over budget. We’ve overpaid for meals in the past, but this one left us hungry and nostalgic for a real home-cooked Peruvian meal on Northern Boulevard. Carta Brava 6 Division Street Tags: Food, humor, Peruvian, restaurants, Westchester Categories Adventures in Chow City, Food, Peruvian, Restaurants, Westchester Found in Yonkers: Red Sauce and Scungilli When Mike from Yonkers informed our group that he would not be available to choose our next food destination due to a “family emergency,” I sent out a electronic telegram to all our member for a quick substitute. “I got a place,” Gerry responded almost immediately. The place Gerry got for us was located in Yonkers, ironically, minus Mike from Yonkers. On a dilapidated stretch of Broadway prevalent with Dollar stores and Mexican delis, Gerry discovered Silvio’s, an ancient old school red sauce Italian joint that none of the Westchester contingent, meaning Eugene, had ever been to. The dining room, adjacent to the restaurant’s pizzeria, was empty except for our small group and because it was so quiet, the canned Italian red sauce music; Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, and others was even more obtrusive. As soon as we were settled, our waitress, a buoyant Latina, brought us nicely toasted, hard crusted Italian bread with packets of butter that Eugene quickly opened to spread on the warm bread leaving a litter of butter packets surrounding his place setting. Bread and “old school” butter The menu also had that old, 1950’s feel including the prices which seemed to be amended only slightly since Silvio’s first came to Yonkers. It wasn’t until we got our bill at the end of our meal that we discovered that those prices somehow found their way into the 21st Century—so much so that once again Gerry had brought us to a place where we were substantially over our allotted $20 budget. Maybe it was the Tito’s vodka Gerry ordered that tipped our scale—or the large slice of cheesecake (made the Italian way with sweetened ricotta cheese) that did it. Most probably, it was our gluttony that pushed us over the limit. We couldn’t help but order two appetizers, including a large order of clams oreganata with chopped clams and mussels in white wine and garlic. What made the final tally harder to take was that both appetizers were very disappointing; the mussels minuscule and the clams, when you could find them, buried deep under a heavy layer of moist breadcrumbs tough and seemingly fresh out of a can. Clams oreganata The pastas appeared inexpensive on the menu but, of course, we couldn’t stick to the traditional menu, instead we ordered a rigatoni Calabrese from the “special” menu, a heavily sauced pasta with tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, and sausage. There was nothing traditional about the combination of scungilli and calamari with linguini unless you considered canned scungilli traditional. Rigatoni Calabrese You would think two pastas might be enough for us but it wasn’t even close and, honestly, there was much more sauce than pasta on both platters and the sauce just wasn’t curbing our sizable appetites. We rounded out our meal with a beef braciole; one single braciole smothered in red sauce, a platter of veal Francese that included four small, pounded scallopini’s, one for each of us, in a lemony wine butter sauce and sides of broccoli and spinach. The morsels of veal, light and tender, was probably the best of what we had at Silvio’s and easily devoured. Veal Francese and linguini with calamari and scungilli When the waitress returned to ask if we wanted dessert and before we could order what Gerry already knew would be the cheesecake, Eugene asked where Silvio was. “You just missed him,” our waitress said with a smile. I wondered if there really was a Silvio or was he, like the Sinatra music and the old school menu, a fictional creation to fit into the Italian red sauce fantasy we never tired of, yet so often were disappointed by. Searching for Silvio Silvio’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria 352 S. Broadway Tags: Food, humor, Italian food, restaurants, Westchester Categories Adventures in Chow City, Food, Italian, Restaurants, Westchester In the Heights (Hamilton’s) Eating Ecuadorian Food “This is the second Ecuadorian restaurant we’ve been to,” Eugene announced to all of us as we sat together in Ecuatoriana, the restaurant chosen by Eugene for our most recent eating adventure. “What was the first,” I said, testing him. “Braulio’s and Family,” Eugene responded correctly. I had to give Eugene credit; he did his research (Extending Familia). Ecuatoriana was on Amsterdam Avenue located a block from a Jamaican restaurant we dined at back in the early days of our food group, meaning the first years of the new century (Cool Jerk). Back then we were in Harlem but now we were in the “The Heights;” Hamilton Heights to be exact, named as such because of its proximity to the former home of founding father Alexander Hamilton. To be fair, the neighborhood’s moniker was created before Alexander Hamilton achieved excessive notoriety from the monster success of the Broadway show, Hamilton. To make things even more confusing, the creator of Hamilton, Lin Manuel Miranda, also had a Broadway hit called In the Heights, about a neighborhood a little further north named after another founding father, George Washington. None of this has anything to do with Ecuadorian food so ignore it if you wish. We were all examining the menus; reacquainting ourselves with the staples of Ecuadorian food; ceviche, steaks, pork chops, hominy, rice, and plantains when Zio boasted to all that he finally got hearing aids. The problem was, none of us could hear his proclamation because Eugene was bellowing about Houston Rocket, James Harden’s new contract. “$572 thousand per game,” Eugene wailed. “Can you believe that? I’d have to work four years to make that much.” I looked at Eugene. “Hey, you ain’t doing so bad,” I said, hoping to encourage him to glance at the menu instead of continuing to torment us by whining about James Harden’s riches. The presence of a waitress helped spur our ordering and Gerry wasted no time in choosing a mixed seafood ceviche for the group; this one including the exotic “black clams.” “They’re not clams,” Gerry said, as if he were an expert on Ecuadorian shellfish. “They are really mussels.” “Why call them clams then?” Gerry had no answer and I wasn’t sure he was right. But we did both agree on the same dish for our entree; the chaulafan, a fried rice-type of entrée with a mix of meats; sausage and beef, potatoes, plantains, and a scrambled egg all part of the dish. Thankfully the heaviness of the chaulafan was offset by the delicate ceviche, which indeed contained clams, not mussels, in a dark, cool broth. The ceviche was so inviting, Mike from Yonkers was hovering above Gerry hoping to get his spoon in the bowl before those black clams disappeared. There are black clams in there somewhere. A whole red snapper was placed in front of Zio. It was a challenge, but at least he didn’t have to hear anyone or even talk to us as he went to work on it, slowly separating flesh from bone until all that was left was a cleanly picked carcass. A snapper for Zio After the ceviche, Mike from Yonkers still had plenty of room for the fried pork ribs. The addition of white hominy along with mashed potatoes was just to ensure his starch intake was sufficient. Eugene’s pedestrian order of grilled shrimp arrived last, but amazingly he was the first to finish. Fried ribs with hominy On this warm summer night, the streets of Hamilton Heights were brimming with activity and Eugene was impressed not only by his choice of restaurant, but also by the neighborhood. “We should come here more often,” Eugene said. I wasn’t sure if that was invitation, a plea for more human companionship, or just Eugene making inane conversation. With Eugene, did it really matter? Chaulafan Hamilton Heights (Harlem) Tags: Cheap Eats, Food, Harlem, humor, Latin food, New York City, restaurants Categories Adventures in Chow City, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eats in New York City, Ecuadorian, Food, Harlem, New York City, Restaurants A Pilgrimage to Queens to Pay Homage to a Falafel King “There ought to be a rule that you can’t pick a place in your neighborhood,” Eugene proclaimed as we sat down inside King of Falafel and Shawarma on Broadway in Astoria. Eugene always wants to amend the bylaws of our food group. The problem is, we really don’t have any by laws. Still, it was a little convenient or maybe lazy even, for Zio to choose a place just a few blocks from his love nest. And coming on the heels of another Middle Eastern restaurant we just visited a month earlier; the Egyptian Tut’s Hub, made it even more puzzling. But we don’t want to get into Zio’s creative yet sometimes garbled brain here. This is about the food and the self proclaimed King of Falafel—whose humble beginnings as a food cart operator sparked his road to royalty. His falafel became so popular he moved up from a cart to a food truck where the lines in Astoria to sample his falafel circled the block. It’s always good to be the king and it was so good for the King of Falafel that in 2016 he moved into a full-fledged take out restaurant, where we were currently assembled. The King’s falafel with humus and baba “ganooj” in the background Since the falafel is legend here, our group easily decided the best way to sample that and other of the King’s specialties was to order the Mazamez or the King appetizer, a family style sampling of hummus, baba “ganooj,” grape leaves, tabbouleh, spinach pie and, of course, falafel. Instead of the round golf ball-sized falafels I’m familiar with, the King makes his oblong, fried to a dark golden brown and devoid of any grease. I admit to not being a falafel snob, but in my amateurish opinion, the King’s version tasted damn good. Using the provided pita bread, we easily devoured the platter but then Gerry, whose appetite knows no limit, ordered another starter called Foul, pronounced, I believe as Fool. The Foul was a well spiced stew of fava beans in a hearty sauce that, combined with the other appetizers we just downed, was more than sufficient to appease our enormous appetites. But why stop at the appetizers when there was the shawarma to sample? A sample of shawarma is one thing, but the weighty mound of chicken and shawarma coated in a very spicy chili tomato sauce layered on top of a king-sized bed of basmati rice, known as the “Omar,” that I ordered was a sample fit for a very large king, falafel, shawarma or whatever. This was a food challenge I knew I would not win. The “Omar” comin’ Gerry, however, was up for any challenge and, unfazed by the starters, ordered the most expensive and largest item on the menu: the “Teaser.” This teaser was a gargantuan platter of meats; chicken, shawarma, and kebabs over basmati rice, complimented by two more of the King’s famous falafels. Gerry worked through the meats meticulously and before Mike from Yonkers could even get halfway through his falafel platter, Gerry was done. The “Teaser” Keeping his mouth shut from the spanking his Red Sox were getting from the Yankees, Eugene sullenly feasted on what was called the “Big Dady,” described as a “delightful mix of chicken and beef kabob over rice.” Whatever it was, Eugene showed no delight in his meal—but with Eugene that did not mean that he didn’t thoroughly enjoy it. You just had to ask him. The Big “Dady” for the Big Papi fan. After the long two block journey from his love to the King of Falafel, Zio’s appetite was not as it could be. Still, he had no difficulties finishing his beef kebab platter. And we expected no less. Beef kebabs on Basmati rice Trying to hide my embarrassment, I signaled for a takeout container; a first for me in the 15 years our group had been stuffing their faces at various restaurants in New York’s boroughs and suburbs. Piling the Omar into the container and securing the lid tightly, I departed the King of Falafel and Shawarma with enough in my bag for a happy Middle Eastern reprise. But only after I digested the one I just finished, which most likely meant in maybe 48 hours. King of Falafel & Shawarma Tags: Cheap Eats, Food, humor, Middle Eastern, Queens, restaurants Categories Adventures in Chow City, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eats in New York City, Food, humor, Middle Eastern, New York City, Queens, Restaurants The Fateer Feast on Steinway Street “Is pigeon on the menu,” I asked Gerry after he announced his choice; an Egyptian restaurant on Steinway Street in Astoria named Tut’s Hub. “No pigeon,” he answered and all of us in our quirky food group breathed a collective sigh of relief. Pigeon was on the menu of our last foray, several years ago, to Steinway Street and another Egyptian restaurant (A Night on Steinway Street) . That one didn’t end well and maybe it was because of that greasy pigeon that we never returned to Steinway Street, but by now our informal statute of limitations had long expired and Gerry felt it was time we gave Steinway street another chance. There was a sheet of water rushing down the glass façade of Tut’s Hub. The waterfall was part of the theme-park like restaurant where the five of us dined surrounded by statues of Egyptian gods and goddesses as if entombed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s, Temple of Dender. I was hoping for Im Ho Tep to show us to our table but instead we were greeted by a boisterous woman in jeans and a baseball cap. You can’t have everything. No mummies at Tut’s Hub While archaeologists were busy in the back restoring the hieroglyphics on the inner walls of the restaurant, we sat close to the waterfall and perused the menu. Despite the kitschy surroundings, the food offerings looked authentically Egyptian. I didn’t bother to make a suggestion instead leaving the ordering to Gerry, with Mike from Yonkers in consultation. The Gold Chair was off limits. We started off with Kushari, a mix of elbow macaroni, lentils, fried onions, and a tomato-vinegar sauce that prompted Zio to mutter: “What is this? noodle roni?”And as it turned out, the Kushari, though it arrived first, was least of all the dishes we were to sample in Tut’s temple that night. Kushari a.k.a. “noodle roni.” Next came baba ghanoush with a basket of warm pita which we made quick work of along with two bowls of mulukyiah, a pureed soup of greens in a salty chicken broth that also went well with the pita bread. Soon, though, Eugene and I gave up on the pita and used our spoons to slurp the soup. “And now we get deep dish pizza,” Zio remarked when the pastrami fateer, a pie stuffed with Tut’s Hub’s homemade Egyptian pastrami and veggies arrived on our table. Zio wasn’t the only pizza snob at the table; none of us had any use for what might be found in a Pizza Hut in Indianapolis, but the Pastrami fateer was unlike any deep dish pizza we had ever had. It was so good Zio could be heard making strange noises of satisfaction as he feasted on the pie. Pastrami fateer Tut’s mixed grill, chicken, lamb, sausage, and beef kabobs served on rice pilaf, and another fateer, this called Hawawshi containing spiced beef and pickled turnips that gave it an unusual and somewhat bitter taste, rounded out our “family-style” entrees. Spoiled by the magnificent pastrami fateer, the Hawawshi, with the inclusion of those slightly bitter turnips, was an acquired taste—one that we soon acquired with Mike from Yonkers making sure to snag the last slice. Hawawshi fateer Though by now, more than well fed, we decided to let the fateer feast continue ordering a “mixed nuts” variety for dessert. With Mike from Yonkers and his enormous appetite gone, there was more of the sweet pie, dusted with confectioner’s sugar and sprinkled with pistachios, raisins and coconut flakes, for the rest of us—as if we needed it. And, after consuming every last bit of crust and pistachios, apparently we did. And more fateer…the mixed nut variety Tut’s Hub 30-91 Steinway St. Tags: Cheap Eats, Egyptian, Food, humor, Middle Eastern, New York City, Queens, restaurants Categories Adventures in Chow City, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eats in New York City, Egyptian, Food, Middle Eastern, New York City, Queens, Restaurants Guyanese-Style Gizzards Found in the Bronx Like a laser directed drone strike, Gerry’s eyes found their target on the menu of the Coconut Palm Bar & Grill under “chicken gizzards.” There was no talking him down. No dissuading him from taking the risk. It was gizzards he wanted. It was gizzards he was most definitely going to get. “Jerk chicken wings?” I offered. “Sure,” Gerry said. “What about the chicken dumplings?” I asked, hoping another appetizer would deter him from the gizzards. “She said they were one of the most popular items on the menu.” The she, being the illustrated woman of a waitress we had—her arms decorated in multi-colored tattoos. “Sounds good,” Gerry said. “So we’re set?” “Mmmhmmm as long as we get the gizzards.” So the gizzards were ordered…along with chicken dumplings and jerk chicken wings. And while Mike from Yonkers and Gerry sipped 12 year old, Macallan Scotch, certainly a first for our frugal food group, and with soca coming from the sound system and a cricket match on the television, we scoured the menu for our entrees. We were in the Bronx, under the 6 train tracks in the Castle Hill section of the borough at what was advertised as a Guyanese & West Indian restaurant. Near the bar, I noticed that the Coconut Palm offered “Pepper Pot,” a piquant Guyanese stew of meat parts cooked slowly in a syrup made from cassava called “cassareep.” I’ve had the Grenadian version in Grenada but never had a pepper pot in the Bronx. I was excited by the prospect. “I’ll have to ask him when he gets back,” the waitress told me when I asked if there really was pepper pot available. Who she had to ask was the owner of the Coconut Palm and I waited a long time for “him” to come back to learn that, no, there was no pepper pot. But there was “cook up rice,” a mix of rice, beans, chicken pieces; the Guyanese/Caribbean version of fried rice which I promptly ordered. Cook up rice The gizzards arrived on our table, cooked crispy and coated in the light curry spice known as bunjal. Gerry wasted no time getting to them and Zio, also a renowned gizzard man, wasn’t far behind. The jerk chicken wings were tender and, as I expected, not quite as spicy as the authentic Jamaican jerk found on that island. Rounding out the trio of appetizers, the chicken dumplings were more reminiscent of fried wontons than anything Caribbean and were served with a sweet soy sauce. The gizzards Displaying the East Indian influence on Guyanese food, the entrees of salt fish and stewed red snapper, ordered by Gerry and Eugene respectively, came with dhal, a soupy lentil condiment. Zio’s jerk chicken was the extended version of the chicken wings we already experienced, but his came with rice. “Rice a Roni,” Zio muttered as the bright orange rice with peas was placed in front of him. Mike from Yonkers was complaining as well. “There are too many bones,” he kept telling us as he gnawed through the “bunjal duck” he ordered, that was prepared in the same lighter version of a curry that the gizzards were. I had no complaints about my cook up rice; it was what I expected and Mike from Yonkers’ loss was my gain as there were many tiny pieced of duck for me to pick through long after he had given up. Stewed snapper Twelve year old Scotch aside, the Coconut Palm Bar and Grill easily fit into our meager budget and though there were gizzards, orange-colored rice, and numerous tiny duck bones to work around, the food just always seems better when eaten under the elevated subway tracks. Chicken dumplings Coconut Palm Bar & Grll Tags: Bronx, Caribbean, Cheap Eats, Food, Guyanese, humor, New York City, restaurants Categories Adventures in Chow City, Bronx, Caribbean, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eats in New York City, Food, New York City The Case for Polish Vodka Who do those Russians think they are meddling in our affairs? They fixed the election for their comrade Trump and now they are trying to disrupt all of Europe with their hacking and spying. Enough is enough, I say. No more borscht. No more blinis. No more Baltika beer. And most importantly, no more Russian vodka. Sometimes sacrifices have to be made for the sake of patriotism. I plan on doing my part by boycotting one of my favorite beverages. That means no Caucasians(white Russians), no martini’s with Stoli, and worst of all, no shots of lemon infused Russian vodka at the incomparable Russian Samovar. But I can only sacrifice so much, so instead of the Russian stuff, there is always our friends’ from Poland. They wouldn’t dare try to influence our elections. They have no aims to dominate the world. And they love America. In return, we love them. And now I plan to love their vodka. I’m not sure Gerry shared my reasoning. Though he might not have been as passionate about my anti-Russian fervor, the prospect of a meal cooked by Polish grandmothers in the old-school cafeteria called Pyza, located a block from the liquor store on Nassau Avenue in gentrifying Greenpoint Brooklyn, was incentive enough for him to make the trip from Westchester. And he wasn’t complaining when he also agreed to accompany me to the Greenpoint Wine and Liquor store on Nassau Avenue where there was the opportunity to purchase budget priced but underrated Polish vodka. The store had a huge selection of vodkas including many Russians. There was Stoli. There was Imperia. There was Russian Standard and there were other, pricey Russian vodkas. There was no Putinka, however, the vodka named after the man behind the current mess we are in. Before we knew he was influencing our elections, I once bought a bottle of Putinka vodka and wrote about it in these pages where I discussed the bizarre commingling of what was known as the a “vodka pizza” (On Pizza, Pomodoros, Putin, and Putinka). Now, if I ever dare to order a slice of vodka pizza I’ll need to ask the pizza maker if Russian vodka was used in preparation. If so, it’s a no go. Soft vodka named after a hard man At the liquor store I now defiantly bypassed the Russian stuff and grabbed a bottle of Wyobrowa and another of Stravinsky while Gerry nabbed a Lukosowa. The menu at Pyza With our vodka stash in hand, we headed down the block to Pyza. The inexpensive meals were posted on the restaurant’s menu on the wall near the cashier. Both of us decided that the Polish plate, a combination of goodies such as pierogies, kielbasa, sauerkraut, stuffed cabbage, and potato pancakes, would give us a representative sampling of what grandma was cooking back in that kitchen. And we were not disappointed. Could there be a heartier food to line our stomachs while navigating the snow mounds that remained from the previous week’s blizzard? The only negative was that we couldn’t crack open the bottles just purchased and wash down the meal with a shot of the clear Polish stuff. 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__label__wiki	0.859345	0.859345	Women in Blues featuring ILANA KATZ KATZ, RAE GORDON and PAM TAYLOR DATE Friday, October 12, 2018 TICKETS ALL AGES GENERAL ADMISSION $15.00 All Tickets $20.00 @ DOOR Rae Gordon Ilana Katz Katz (photo Deke Rivers) Pam Taylor 10th Anniversary Katz Katz Subway Celebration/Subway Stories Record Release (VizzTone) Celebrating the release of her new CD on VizzTone, Ilana Katz Katz shares the stage with a hot blues band featuring two great friends Rae Gordon and Pam Taylor for a very special evening of music and dancing at the North Shore's most intimate, elegant listening room. VIDEOS OF ILANA KATZ KATZ, RAE GORDON AND PAM TAYLOR ILANA KATZ KATZ Fiddler, Singer, Songwriter, Novelist, and Visual Artist Ilana Katz Katz casts a wide net of creative endeavors. Boston Blues Society Challenge winner Ilana Katz Katz has been hailed as "a rising star with her own blend of Blues and old-time Appalachian fiddling." Ilana began as a busker in 2008, playing the crowded platforms of Boston's subway stations. After a chance meeting with Ronnie Earl at a Billy Boy Arnold concert in 2013, Ronnie invited Ilana to sit in with him at an upcoming show. He subsequently took her under his wing, offering to accompany Ilana on her 2014 debut record, showcasing her as his guest in many shows around Boston and New York. Her distinguished signature Blues violin and singing soon had her guesting with a who's who of Blues musicians. Her second record featured NY Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Radcliff and multi-grammy nominated Cedric Watson. When she isn't touring and performing 'above ground' -- you can still find Ilana in the subway -- playing her fiddle and serenading passersby with her own brand of Blues -- including some jazzy scat singing in sync with her fiddle. She loves 'bringing music to the people.' She is known as a versatile, improvisational musician, equally comfortable performing solo, leading a band, or lending her fiddling prowess to bands in theaters, clubs, and festivals. She plays a lot of blues, but is also known for her Appalachian fiddlin' and some rock 'n roll violin as well. "Gordon had the audience in the palm of her hand." -- Oregon Music News In May 2016, Rae Gordon assembled a new band featuring some of Portland's most notable players. The fresh lineup quickly picked up steam, and by the 4th of July Rae's new outfit had won the Cascade Blues Association's Journey to Memphis competition at the Waterfront Blues Festival. This local win sent them to Memphis in January 2017 for the renowned International Blues Challenge, where they ultimately took third place overall after competing against standout acts from all around the world. The band was recently named Best Portland Blues Act in a Willamette Week reader poll. In November 2017 the Cascade Blues Association honored the Rae Gordon Band with two Muddy Awards: one for Best Contemporary Blues Act and another naming their latest CD Better Than I Was Best Northwest Recording. See fill bio here. Pam is an American modern roots musician born and bred in the South, well versed in the blues. Her debut album Hot Mess hit #1 on the Roots Music Report, #3 on Sirius XM BB Kings Bluesville and #25 on The Living Blues charts, making a name for herself in the blues world. When her band broke up in 2014 she was mentored on guitar by the legendary blues woman, Debbie Davies. Her latest record "Steal Your Heart" was dubbed one of the top 20 albums of 2017 by Blues Rock Review Magazine. Although she has many awards and nominations under her belt she finds the most rewarding aspect of her career to be the impact her music has on people. After earning the right to sing the blues, by overcoming addiction, depression and physical ailments, she serves up a positive message along with her music; Knowing how it healed her, she plans to carry this message to others in hopes it will heal them too. See Pam's many awards here.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365910
__label__wiki	0.897555	0.897555	Steve Flesch takes 1 shot lead at Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary Shaw Charity Classic By Staff The Associated Press Posted September 1, 2019 3:19 pm Steve Flesch, of Union, Ky., tees off during the PGA Tour Champion's Shaw Charity Classic golf event in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh CALGARY — Steve Flesch wasn’t as sharp on the greens, yet still managed to move into first place at the Shaw Charity Classic. Canadian overcomes major injuries to stage golf comeback at Shaw Charity Classic Cami Kepke Shaw Charity Classic helps create fairy tale story for former Calgary addict Deb Matejicka Country singer Chad Brownlee headlines concert at 2019 Shaw Charity Classic Melissa Gilligan After coming within a shot of the course record with an opening 62 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club, Flesch carded a 2-under 68 on Saturday for a one-stroke lead at 10 under in the PGA Tour Champions event. “Today I played just as well as yesterday, but I didn’t hole any putts,” said Flesch, who had a chance at eagle on the par-5, 18th hole, but settled for birdie. “Hopefully, I’ll convert some more birdies, because I expect it will take a pretty good round to win.” Flesch’s birdie on the final hole of the par-70, 7,086-yard layout gave him a one-shot lead over Tom Gillis and Wes Short Jr. heading into Sunday’s final round. “I’m surprised I’m leading,” Flesch said. “I expected if I shot 2 under today, I would have lost some ground.” Tom Gillis, of Lake Orion, Mich., tees off during the PGA Tour Champion’s Shaw Charity Classic golf event in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Gillis made six birdies on his front nine and played his final nine in par for a round of 6-under 64. “The first hole, I hit it right of the green and I was like, here we go again, and then chipped it in, which none of that’s been happening,” said Gillis, who admitted he’s been struggling with his game all season. “So, that’s kind of how it started. It put me in a good frame of mind.” READ MORE: ‘It’s not Cool Runnings, but it’s close!’ Pro golfer trades fairways for bobsleighs Gillis moved from 21st place into a tie for the second spot with Short at 9 under. “I’m going to try to do whatever I did today, that’s it,” Gillis said. “Not overthink it and play free, just go from there. We’ll see what happens. I don’t really have any expectations the way the year’s been so far.” Wes Short Jr., of Austin, Texas, tees off during the PGA Tour Champion’s Shaw Charity Classic golf event in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Short birdied the 18th to get into Sunday’s final grouping with Flesch and Gillis. “I like the course, it suits me well,” said Short, who followed an opening 64 with a 67. “I’ve got a chance to win the tournament. That’s all you want going into the last day.” Tom Byrum had a 69 and was alone in fourth place at 8 under. Michael Bradley, who tied the course record with an opening 61, was in a seven-way tie for fifth at 7 under. Included in the logjam were two-time Shaw Charity Classic champion Scott McCarron (69), Corey Pavin (67). Gibby Gilbert (63), Ken Duke (68), Tim Petrovic (69) and Billy Andrade (69). © 2019 The Canadian Press GolfShaw Charity ClassicCalgary GolfShaw Charity Classic calgaryCalgary golf tournamentCalgary Shaw Charity ClassicSteve FleschTom GillisWes Short Jr. Canucks outshoot Sharks 38-17 in 4-1 win	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365918
__label__wiki	0.765073	0.765073	Evil lair for sale: This old nuclear missile silo is a steal at US$400K By Josh K. Elliott Global News Posted November 18, 2019 2:10 pm Updated November 18, 2019 4:13 pm 0:59 Cold War-era nuclear missile silo can be yours for US$400K WATCH: Cold War-er nuclear missile silo can be yours for US$400K It can be tough to break into the real estate market, especially with the high cost of a home in cities like Toronto and Vancouver. So why not give up on that two-bedroom condo and buy a potential supervillain lair instead? READ MORE: A million cannibal ants have been unleashed from a nuclear bunker in Poland The owner of a decommissioned nuclear silo and bunker in Arizona has put the property up for sale with a listing price of US$395,000. That works out to approximately C$522,000 for a sunshine getaway/fallout shelter of your very own. A Titan II missile complex is shown from above. Grant Hampton/Realty Executives The underground Titan II missile complex is located on a 5.1-hectare patch of desert near Catalina, Az., approximately 20 minutes away from the city of Tucson. It’s a bit of a fixer-upper as far as Cold War-era bunkers go, but it’s absolutely built to last — especially if you’re dreaming of world domination. “This property was once one of the most top-secret of government assets and is now ready to fulfill a new mission,” real estate agent Grant Hampton writes in the listing. “That mission is for you to define.” An illustrated floor plan shows the underground complex consists of three chambers: a launch control centre, a stairwell/junction area and a missile silo with a retractable roof. (Built-in sunroof, anyone?) The underground complex includes about 4,000 square feet of space. The original layout of a Titan II missile complex is shown in the Arizona desert. Grant Hampton/Real Executives Some might describe the interior as “rustic,” though “rusty” would be more accurate. But it’s nothing a coat of paint can’t fix. Oscars vintage gowns: The glitz and glamour of red carpets past The property is being sold as-is, meaning you’ll have to supply the nuclear missiles yourself. The interior of a Titan II missile complex is shown near Catalina, Az. Grant Hampton/Realty Executives You’ll also have to deal with the damp smell, stagnant water and potential snakes living in the underground area of the complex. “This is the coolest listing I’ve had to date,” Hampton told the Arizona Daily Star on Friday. He told the Arizona Republic he’s been getting 30 to 40 calls a day about the property. An old control panel and cushioning springs are shown inside a Titan II missile complex in Arizona. Grant Hampton/Realty Executives Owner Rick Ellis says he’s selling the silo because he’s “bored” and ready to cash out from the facility. He bought it in 2003 to turn it into a data centre, but those plans fell apart. He says he’s already rejected offers from two interesting potential buyers: one who wanted to grow marijuana in the complex and another who wanted to turn it into a porn studio. READ MORE: U.S. military to stop using floppy disks to operate nuclear weapons systems The U.S. military built the complex as one of 18 nuclear silos in the Tucson area in 1963 amid Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union. The facilities were decommissioned and filled with rubble in the 1980s, the Guardian reports. The entrance to a Titan II missile complex is shown. Grant Hampton/Realty Executives Potential buyers have to prove they have the money before they can tour the facility. They must also sign a liability waiver before descending the treacherous 12-metre staircase into the bunker. For those who simply want to look at a nuclear silo, Hampton recommends visiting the restored Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Az. Hampton and Ellis have also put together a virtual tour of the facility, in case you’re still just kicking the tires on supervillainy. If you do buy the silo and take over the world, just remember who told you about it, OK? Follow @JoshKElliott Nuclear weaponsbunker for saleCatalina ArizonaCold War bunkernuclear bunker for salenuclear missile silo for salenuclear silonuclear silo for saletitan ii missiletitan ii missile complexundeground home	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365919
__label__cc	0.591503	0.408497	You are here: Home / Digital Publishing News / eBook Review: Feral Youth by Polly Courtney eBook Review: Feral Youth by Polly Courtney August 11, 2013 By Mercy Pilkington 2 Comments Verdict: 5 Stars Polly Courtney first made news on this site earlier this year for abandoning traditional publishing after her self-published titles gained some well-deserved attention from the industry; at the time, Courtney had some strong words for her feelings about the experience, including her embarrassment over her book titles and the way traditional publishing lumped her into genre categories. Her return to self-publishing was like a weight lifted as she once again had creative control over her process. Undoubtedly, a title like Feral Youth would epitomize the experience for Courtney. Its deft handling of crucial issues facing young people today and its exploration of the racial tensions and poverty-line discrimination that is still prevalent in even the most affluent, forward-thinking societies paints a very genuine picture of life for teenagers, but it might not be a publishing industry marketing team’s dream book. With any book submission for traditional publishing, the same question has to be asked: who would want to read this book? If that audience is too small to risk the investment, the book is rejected. But in the case of Courtney’s work, the question has a very profound answer: ANYONE with a brain, and even the slightest measure of concern for society, especially its young people. In Feral Youth, fifteen-year-old Alesha faces struggles the likes of which most readers have never and will never face. Living with her boyfriend at that young age because her own mother is lost to a world of crack addiction, Alesha is a pinball for every enemy in society, bouncing her around from gang to school to narrow minded and judgmental people. The single most striking thing about Alesha is the way she feels so in charge of her life while still being the person with the least amount of control over her fate. Used and abused, she is despised for even existing, a status she never asked for or wanted. When one person shows an interest in trying to help her, even the help that is offered in the form of a minimum wage job is inadequate and pointless, as Alesha points out her ability to make far more money selling drugs. She falls victim to what clueless do-gooders hold out in the form of salvation, despite their not knowing anything about her condition. The only downside to Feral Youth, if it could even be called one, is that it is written in the vernacular of the South End of London. The slang and the sentence structure might be difficult for some readers, but if they work through it they will come away with a profound understanding of life for these children. Feral Youth is available from Amazon. Filed Under: Digital Publishing News, E-Book News, e-Reader News, eBook Reviews Stacie Vander Pol Penguin realizes the future of self-publishing is bigger than previously thought. I read an interview where they said most authors will buy 100 copies of their book and spend $3000-$4000 on marketing. Can this be real? As a career self-published writer, I’ve had great luck publishing with CreateSpace and Lightning Source, depending on the kind of material. I make a very nice living off my books, and have NEVER spent remotely that kind of money. Years ago, I published a book that examined all the self-publishing companies at the time. CreateSpace was by far the most appealing, but few people knew of it; today I see that it’s now the most popular self-publishing company, and for good reason. Who knows, maybe Penguin will turn things around at Author Solutions to save its own reputation. A $3-4000 price tag for marketing isn’t realistic for people and is probably not a good financial investment in a brand new book. First of all, there are websites with cover design options for less than a hundred dollars; and the most effective ways to market your book are free or nearly so. If you’re willing to put in the work — and it’s a ton of work — you can be successful self-publishing. http://www.coverdesignstudio.com David Daye I’m a self-published writer and found it quite overwhelming at first, but (like this article) there are plenty of places out there where you can get unbiased info on the right way of getting your book out into the world, I found the ‘Writers Room’ at http://www.jdandj.com and also the details of the Creative Penn (also excellent).	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365922
__label__wiki	0.707394	0.707394	FacebookTweet2PinEmailShares2 Home / Ethics & Values / To End Extreme Poverty, Let’s Try Ending Extreme Wealth To End Extreme Poverty, Let’s Try Ending Extreme Wealth The world’s wealthy gathered in the Alps last week to discuss how to ‘solve’ our world’s toughest problems. The biggest? That, suggests one anti-poverty outfit, may be their fortunes. January 11, 2020 by Inequality Leave a Comment by Sam Pizzigati Apologists for inequality have a standard retort to anyone who calls for a more equal distribution of the world’s treasure. If you took all the wealth of the wealthy and divvied it up equally among all the poor, the retort goes, no one would gain nearly enough to accomplish much of anything. Oxfam International, one of the world’s premiere anti-poverty charitable organizations, would beg to differ. The world’s top 100 billionaires now hold so much wealth, says a new Oxfam report, that just the increase in their net worth last year would be “enough to make extreme poverty history four times over.” “Oxfam’s mission is to work with others to end poverty,” Oxfam analyst Emma Seery noted last week. “But in a world with limited resources, this is no longer possible without an end to extreme wealth.” Oxfam timed its new analysis, The cost of inequality: how wealth and income extremes hurt us all, to appear right on the eve of last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This earnest “issues” confab annually brings together a glittering array of global business and political leaders. The world’s corporate and financial elites began this January trek into the Alps back in 1971. But the Davos sessions really didn’t start grabbing big-time global media attention until the go-go 1990s. “Throughout the boom years,” as a UK Guardian profile last week noted, “chief executives would gather every winter high up in the Swiss Alps to discuss in a lordly fashion the world economy and how it could be revised to suit their objectives and views.” But in these days of deep global economic uncertainty, the power suits that frequent Davos have lost their mojo — and even feel pressured to address the global economic inequality they’ve so long tried to sweep under the rug. That pressure last week came from figures like Christine Lagarde, the former French finance minister who now directs the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde blasted outsized executive pay in high finance, attacked bankers for lobbying against new regulation, and called for more “robust social safety nets.” “Oxfam’s mission is to work with others to end poverty. But in a world with limited resources, this is no longer possible without an end to extreme wealth.” Oxfam analyst Emma Seery Oxfam, for its part, is calling for much bolder steps to narrow the stunning gap between the global uber rich and everyone else. The group is urging world leaders to “commit to reducing inequality to at least 1990 levels.” Meeting that goal, the new Oxfam report relates, would require a wide range of measures, everything from far more steeply graduated income tax rates to actual pay caps that limit how much corporate executives can take home to a multiple of what the lowest-paid workers in the firms they run are making. Oxfam is also emphasizing the importance of cracking down on offshore tax havens. As much as a quarter of global wealth now sits shielded offshore. But don’t hold your breath waiting for the Davos crowd to buy into any of this bolder agenda. Even the modest reforms that the IMF’s Lagarde urged last week found no wide support among the corporate and banking movers and shakers who ambled up to the Alps for this year’s Davos gathering One American on hand for the 2013 Davos festivities, JPMorgan Chase chief exec Jamie Dimon, made no move to hide his distaste for reformers. Bank regulators, he charged, were “trying to do too much, too fast” — and spreading “huge misinformation” about the noble work underway at banks like his. “We’re doing the right thing,” Dimon assured his fellow Davos notables. Other global corporate notables at Davos sang a similar tune. Azim Premji, the chairman of the Bangalore-based Indian high-tech giant Wipro, admitted that the new Oxfam data — on how the richest 100 people in the world are earning much more than enough to end the world’s worst poverty — do “sadden” him. But Premji declined in an interview to term the incredible concentration of the world’s wealth in any way “unethical.” We need not waste time, he suggested, worrying about “redistribution.” We need instead to help the rich grasp their “obligation,” their “trusteeship responsibility,” to wield their wealth for good. Trust the rich, in other words, to solve our problems. Not on your life, says Oxfam. “In a world where even basic resources such as land and water are increasingly scarce,” Oxfam’s Jeremy Hobbs sums up, “we cannot afford to concentrate assets in the hands of a few and leave the many to struggle over what’s left.” This post was previously published on inequality.org and is republished here under a Creative Commons 3.0 License. Photo credit: Istockphoto.com Filed Under: Ethics & Values Tagged With: Inequlity.org, poverty, Sam Pizzigati, wealth About Inequality Inequality.org has been tracking inequality-related news and views for nearly two decades. 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__label__cc	0.610463	0.389537	Everything You Need to Know About S’pore Gudetama Café in 60 Sec Valencia Lim All the Gudetama fans in Singapore you’re gonna be excited for this – a Gudetama Café in Singapore! The café is going to officially open its doors just a few days later – on 30 November 2016! Are you fans of this lazy egg character hyped? The queue is probably going to be rather long (think back when Gudetama’s Sanrio family’s Hello Kitty café back when it just opened) so you’re gonna have to wait for a while to get a table in the café. This café is a partnership between locally grown café chains The Soup Spoon and Joe & Dough. The menu features not only the character itself but promising dishes as well. Such as “I’m Cold” Smoked Salmon Benedict ($26.90), Tib-“I” Don’t Care ($28.50) and a Big ‘Nua” Breakfast ($25.90). Desserts include Ta-Ma-Go ($17.90), which are cakes styled to look like sushi and shoyu ramen set ($21.50). And don’t let the name fool you; it is a dessert! It’s ramen-styled dessert made with chocolate and feuilletine cake with toppings. All the names of the dishes have some pun in it which is related to the main start itself. Yeah, it all seems pricey but hey, you’re there not for the food, right? It’s for more Likes in your Instagram! For all the café hoppers you might want to give this café, because Instragram. 01-361 Suntec City, Mondays – Thursdays: 0900 to 2200 Fridays – Sundays: 0800 to 2200 Featured Image: Facebook (Gudetama Café Singapore) Everything you need to know about the ridiculously cute蛋黄哥/Gudetama in 60 sec If You Are a Gudetama Fan, You Must Check Out These Locations in Asia At Least Once in Your Life Part time student, part time annoying sister and full time netizen.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365924
__label__cc	0.589609	0.410391	Sia makes us Smile First, Pharrell made us “Happy,” and now Sia is taking a sunshine turn to make us smile…and, girl, did she! (It almost makes us feel bad for bagging on Bette yesterday. Almost.) But back to Sia. She’s remade “Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile” for the upcoming release – and also remake – of “Annie,” starring some big names (Jamie […] Bette Warbles “Waterfalls” When we heard that Bette Midler was remaking TLC’s Waterfalls, one of our favorite songs from high school preschool, we REALLY wanted to like it. Like, really really. But then we heard it. As always, adore her voice, but this just sounds like our grandma warbling to Top 40 in the kitchen while stirring spaghetti sauce. We just can’t. (In […] That’s What He Said: Gay List Daily is now He Said Magazine Cooper Smith Koch here, Gay List Daily’s founder and publisher. I want to personally tell you about some big changes that are kicking off today and coming soon with our publication – starting at the top, as of this moment, we’re He Said Magazine. What do you think? Personally, we love it and think it better reflects who we are […] Standing O for Jason Brown We’re sooo looking forward to cheering on cutie-pie Olympic ice skater Jason Brown in a few weeks! He just qualified for the team over the weekend with this epic performance that brought down the house and everyone in the audience to their feet. We don’t know if he’s gay or not (aren’t all ice skaters, though, really?!), but he’s captured […] If “Mean Girls” Were Gay We’re dying over this super gay, super funny parody of “Mean Girls,” by cutie pie Todrick Hall (who plays the ultra cunty – their word, not ours! – Reggie George). It’s so fetch. And, OMG, Reggie’s momma…well, you just gotta watch it to know what we’re talking about. 25 Ways To Know You’re Gay Davey Wavey & Tyler Oakley join forces from Australia with the definitive list of 25 ways to know you’re gay. Spencer’s Home Depot Proposal A gay marriage proposal…in a Home Depot…in Salt Lake City, Utah. Adorable. Fred Comes Out Cutie-pie Nick star Fred comes out with his best gal-pal at his side. This Boy Is A Bottom The latest from Willam Belli.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365947
__label__wiki	0.911571	0.911571	Pride of Place: England's LGBTQ Heritage A wedding party at the Streatham Derby and Joan Club, 1960s. © Private Collection Queer heritage is everywhere. What we today call Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ) histories are embedded in the buildings and landscapes all around us. Pride of Place uncovers and celebrates places of LGBTQ heritage across England, ranging from the frontiers of Roman Britain to the gay pubs and clubs that remain important in our lives today. Join us and keep up to date on our Pride of Place Facebook page. Why LGBTQ Places Matter The built environment is where we have lived, loved, socialised and taken shelter. Not only does it meet our needs, it reflects our lives and desires. A key feature of Pride of Place is an interactive crowd-sourced map that identifies places that are relevant to LGBTQ heritage and history. Who's Included? Many historical locations and sources shed light on LGBTQ pasts. Some identities, groups and periods have been better recorded than others. Love and Intimacy How same-sex couples have celebrated their relationships over the centuries. Homes and Domestic Spaces Homes provided security and safety for some LGBTQ people. For others, home was the place of greatest risk. Meeting and Socialising LGBTQ people have used all kinds of places and buildings to meet and find partners for sex, love, socialising and for political activism. Workplaces and Creativity At certain historical moments, LGBTQ people have been associated with some areas of employment more than others. Trans and Gender-Crossing There are rich histories of people crossing gender throughout English history that resonate for trans and genderqueer identities today. Law and Oppression Anglo-Saxon laws made no mention of same-sex desire or sodomy. Sexual activity between men wasn't criminalised until the reign of Henry VIII. Activism and Community Building In response to oppression and social marginalisation, LGBTQ people gradually came together to campaign against unjust laws. LGBTQ Architecture LGBTQ people have designed buildings throughout history but is there such a thing as queer architecture? My Pride of Place Celebrities and campaigners tell us about the places that are important to them. Pride of Place is an initiative led by a team of historians and scholars at Leeds Beckett University's Centre for Culture and the Arts. The contributors and sources that helped to create Pride of Place. A reading list of sources for LGBTQ heritage information. Pride of Place: PSHE Resources Pride of Place: History Resources Pride of Place: Drama Resources LGBTQ History Explore the important place of LGBTQ people in the stories of English Heritage sites.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365951
__label__cc	0.572902	0.427098	HI Mailbag: Northside Chinese Restaurants HI Mailbag: New Augusta HI Mailbag: 1215 Kessler Boulevard East Drive About HI Explore HI By ‘Hood By Publish Date Shop HI Support HI At Your Leisure: Key West Shrimp House Posted by Jeff Kamm \| Jan 9, 2015 \| At Your Leisure \| 14 \| A sampling of the menu in 1955. (Image: Indiana University) The view driving down South Madison Avenue would never be mistaken for being particularly scenic. Acres of post-war housing yielded to many discount stores, payday loan outlets, and used car dealerships, and then, of course, a barnacle-encrusted steam ship that towers over the buildings surrounding it. Both out of place and still surprisingly at home, the building, situated just after Manual High School, was once one of the area’s top destination restaurants where land-locked Hoosiers satisfied cravings for treats from the sea for many years. A postcard showing the cliché nautical theme of the exterior and interior of The Key West Shrimp House. (Image: Evan Finch) The Key West Shrimp House is an iconic name in Indianapolis restaurant lore. Opened in 1950 by Claude Kendall, the restaurant gave residents a chance to enjoy specialty seafood that would otherwise have to drive hundreds of miles to sample. The menu indicates the preferred method of preparation had sea creatures jumping from the deep blue into the deep fryer. As the name suggests, shrimp were in heavy rotation. Guests were treated with complimentary dill pickles, garlic bread and lobster bisque’ served with each meal. Anderson, Bloomington, Madison and Gas City also had locations. A promotional add showing how the restaurant appeared in 1957. It had yet to sprout a second story. (Image: Indiana State Library) The restaurant business is plagued with many failures, however, this clearly was not the case with Key West. A special section reviewing several restaurants in the Indianapolis Star in 1984 proclaimed Key West the tastiest. In 1986, the restaurant, climbed aboard the newly redeveloped Union Station in an ever expanding downtown restaurant scene. The move was successful, as diners flocked to the new location, yet rough seas were imminent. The popularity of the “festival marketplace” version of Union Station grew stale in short order. The Key West Shrimp House kept afloat til 1996 in their new location. Those craving a seafood fix can still sampler these old-time goodies. The location in Madison, Indiana on the banks of the Ohio River is still very much open. The restaurant is run by the family of the former Indianapolis manager and appears to be a very similar dining experience. Have you got any longtime seafood or other favorite restaurants in Indianapolis? Who doesn’t love a dancing shrimp? An add from the 1980s. People would probably question the “healthful” claim of deep-fried seafood by this point. (Image: Indiana State Library) Printed Sources: Indianapolis Monthly, September 2002 Indianapolis Monthly, August 1994 Indianapolis Star, Special Feature, 1984 Indianapolis Yellow Pages, 1987 PreviousSunday Adverts: The Postcard From Nowhere NextIn The Park: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Jeff Kamm An avid runner who enjoys daily jaunts throughout Indy's historic neighborhoods, Jeff deeply appreciates the detail and workmanship of old architecture. So much so, that he lives downtown in a restored historic building. He also works downtown as a manager of a not-for-profit that promotes globalization throughout Central Indiana. In a past life, Jeff worked in the hospitality industry and may one day pen a book about the ridiculous things people do while staying in hotels. Stay tuned. At Your Leisure: We’ve Got Next At Your Leisure: At the Museum At Your Leisure: Snack Time At Your Leisure: It’s Fun to Stay Steve Koepper on January 9, 2015 at 7:49 am The Kendall Inn on E. 38th Street, west of Arlington was also a favorite. Probably the same owner. Dave Brewer on January 11, 2015 at 12:08 pm Your article brings back many happy memories. This was a favorite birthday destination for me and my family for many years. It breaks my heart every time I drive by there now, though. Donna Winsted on January 14, 2015 at 11:01 am For many years, when I was a child, the Key West Shrimp House was not in our family budget. But when I had a family of my own, we would go there as often as possible! My father came to visit inn 1985 and we took him to the shrimp house. He was from Chicago then moved to Milwaukee, WI, and he declared the shrimp house one of the best restaurants he’d ever been to. 😀 Jack Rhodes on January 15, 2015 at 11:58 am Key West and Kendall Inn were ‘related’ in some way. Not sure if they shared an owner or at least shared family. I seem to recall that as Kendall was fading in the 70s or 80s, an attempt was made to renew some patronage by adding the Key West name at the Kendall Inn location. It didn’t last long in that co-branded form. But how I miss the original Shrimp House. I remember the first time I ate there. A hot summer Saturday night. I was maybe 10 years old. You walked out of the summer evening heat into that cool dark lobby and then escorted upstairs to our table. The smell of seafood intermingled with cigar and pipe smoke from the diners. Music, laughter, conversation. It was all very adult to my elementary school aged mind. I was immediately in love. I’d found my favorite restaurant. We’d met my aunt and uncle there that night. The men had beers, the women had 7&7s. I had a Coke. And how we ate. I had shrimp of course, but what I really wanted was what my dad chose…the Seafood Norfolk. They told me it was “too rich” for a ten year old. The women, shrimp. My uncle, lobster. Funny, the way he talked always had a little of the pretense of Thurston Howell, without the money of course. And of course, we all had those famous stuffed twice baked potatoes. Then desert. Key West had a small “cake” type item that as I recall came with every meal. Not sure quite how to describe it. About all I remember was the shock of seeing my aunt wrap up my uncle’s and her piece of “cake” in the restaurant’s cloth napkin and stuff it into her purse for the drive home. Taking that napkin didn’t seem right to my ten year old mind and I’ll always remember the disappointment I felt in seeing her do that. I know my dad especially was shocked by her doing that. It truly was my first “adult” dining experience. Until then, eating out was mostly a trip to Knobby’s or Big Boy. Maybe a trip to the Smorgasbord in Hagerstown. But after that night, I knew where my birthday dinner would be for the next six or eight years. We usually got there only one time each year, but what great times. And how fun it was when a few years later, I finally got to order that Seafood Norfolk. In my mind, I can still taste it today. Nothing else will ever be quite that good. Scott Koerner on February 2, 2015 at 10:10 am My mom started working at the shrimp house in 1958 and got my dad on the same year. Dad managed the restaurant through 60’s into the 70’s. In 1974 he was transferred to the Madison location. In 1981 he bought the restaurant and in 2000 he sold to me. January 1st I sold the shrimper to Cathy Morgan who has working at the shrimper for 22 years. The Madison location was opened in 1968. Carol Thompson on March 21, 2015 at 10:03 pm I remember the Key West Shrimp House and the Kendall Inn well…quite well! They both were my husband and my favorite during a long period of time. Yes, they were owned by the same family. That’s why the Kendall Inn has it’s name “Kendall” as it was the Kendall family who owned them. My husband and I went to the Key West on our first wedding anniversary…1971….then for many anniversaries afterwards. When my parents would come to visit, we’d always make a visit there. I have a copper coffee pot from there that my husband purchased for me on our 10th wedding anniversary. The little cake items someone mentioned was the hush puppy….made from corn meal. The seafood was always fresh and abundant. I loved the bacon-wrapped BBQ shrimp. My husband always got the Captain’s platter. So, did my Dad! My parents lived in Florida and commented that they thought the Key West had as good, if not better than what they got in Florida!!! The Kendall Inn was closer to our home, so we visited there almost every week. My favorite was a beef bourguignon with mushroom sauce. They also had potato dish I liked….don’t recall its name. We got to know the piano player there so well, that when she’d see us enter the door, she’d change whatever she was playing and start with “Send in the Clowns” which was very popular at the time and one of our favorites. We had joked with her about it…and so…when she’d see us coming, she start playing. The reason the Kendall Inn closed was because of the declining neighborhood along 38th street. Their parking lot needed major repairs and vandalism was starting to become a huge issue. They placed a guard house in the parking lot…but that didn’t change the attitudes of their clients. Some were afraid to venture into that neighborhood after things starting to get worse. They had several Rembrandt and Rubens-like oil paintings on their walls….if not original ones. They were beautiful and I remember wondering what would happen with those beautiful pictures… I believe the Kendall Inn has been torn down now…as I’ve driven by there several times and don’t see it. Yes…in the 70’s and early 80’s…those along with the King Cole and Glass Chimney were the restaurants of choice!!! King Cole is gone…I don’t know about the Glass Chimney…probably. That is one of the restaurants, I believe, where Wolfgang Puck made his debut! Donna Winsted on March 22, 2015 at 7:53 pm Thanks so much for all that wonderful information, Carol! I really did love the Key West Shrimp House! <3 William Gocke on April 3, 2015 at 5:46 pm I have a copy of the original recipes used at Kendall’s Key West Shrimp House on Madison Ave. in Indianapolis Brenda Partridge on August 14, 2015 at 7:17 pm I am eating at the Key west Shrimp House in Madison right now and overheard the owner say she us looking for the recipe for the apricot bars that used to be served complimentary with each meal. Do you have it? Jack Rhodes on April 11, 2017 at 9:10 am Apricot bars…that’s the item I referred to as “cake” in my earlier post…the desert item my aunt wrapped in the napkin for later. Not the hush puppies as another had suggested. Julia richards on March 10, 2019 at 2:23 pm Enjoyed the Shrimp House in the 50’s,60’s, and 70’s. The house salad dressing was my favorite….lots of oregano in it! Do you still have the recipe ? Thanks!? Karl S on July 20, 2019 at 5:38 pm Mr Gocke, I grew up in INDY and now live in Raleigh. When I was a child on special occasions we would go to the Key West Shrimp House on south Madison. Anyway I was a very picky eater. The one dish I remember enjoying was the bacon wrapped shrimp. I would greatly appreciate if I could get the recipe I would be very greatful. Simone on December 5, 2016 at 1:38 am My mom worked there for a time in the Nickelodian bar in the basement. It was a neat place! Les Gordon II on April 29, 2018 at 12:36 pm Jeff, My wife and I just savored an excellent dinner yesterday evening, Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Key West Shrimp House located in Madison, Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio. The current owner, in a many times given short talk, told us about the history of the restaurant and the history of the Key West. She could add and clarify many of the questions that some of the readers have asked. The Madison Key West Shrimp House is alive and booming. The place was packed for several hours with a waiting line at the door. Don't miss the special HI extras in our newsletter! Learned something new? Question answered? New connection made? Generally inspired or entertained? Love Indy more? Please consider supporting this community asset. Donate to HI HI Mission HI Founder HI Team HI News & Press HI Resources Explore Articles Work with HI Research Request Community HI Request HI Speaker HistoricIndianapolis.com P.O. 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__label__wiki	0.788307	0.788307	Best games to play while waiting for RDR2? Follow @RedDeadNet! By GTAVAu, December 21, 2016 in Red Dead Redemption 2 GTAVAu 36 This got me thinking, it's been a while since I played RDR and of course that is going to be one game to play to get back into the "Red Dead vibe", but what are some other games you think would be good to play while waiting for RDR 2 to arrive? Im gonna dust off Call of Juarez as well! canyonjack 61 NOTM personally, there's enough new sht coming out to hold me off till RDR2. Not many Western games are particularly good anyway. South Park, Mass Effect, haven't started Last Guardian yet, Halo Wars 2, Persona 5, Crackdown 3, Gran Turismo Sport, etc. tons of great stuff coming otu from now to Fall 17. edit: lol why is "sht" censored on a Grand Theft Auto fan forum Edited December 21, 2016 by canyonjack saintsrow 11,002 No Fun Allowed™ I haven't played Call of Jaurez or Call of Jaurez The Cartel, and I think they got bad reviews, but hey, they're westerns. I do really like The Cartel's music soundtrack, and I just sampled the original Call of Jaurez soundtrack, and it sounds pretty nice, too. These are not minimalistic like the RDR soundtrack. I have grabbed a few of the the songs from youtube. Just listening to the western music, when I'm out and about, gets me in the western mood. EDIT: So just now, I was listening to the Call of Jaurez Bound in Blood soundtrack on youtube, to a nice, particularly droning piece at about 38 minutes in, and the drone sound kept getting louder. I thought, who mixed this thing? They're making the drone too loud. I wondered what was going on, so I stopped the playback, and I still heard the loud drone. WTF? Then I realized that the drone was coming from some gardener across the street, with one of those stupid useless leaf blowers, and it sounded just like in GTAV, when you're up in the Vinewood Hills, and the sound of the gardeners and lawnmowers is a constant background. Full circle - reality to video game to reality. Edited December 22, 2016 by saintsrow infectedG636 588 Play Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare on Expert aim. Femme Fatale 10,203 prettier n nastier Victim of The Pit™ Gun? It's a fun game that's similar to RDR. Red Dead Revolver. LV_Jag 59 I've been playing Overwatch and just started Mafia III. Mafia will definitely hold me over until RDR2 is released. If you're looking for old west styled games, then play RDR again. I don't think there's much else out there. Papacu 21 Yo soy tu Papacu Sunrise Driver 2,070 The Infidel Call of Juarez Bound In Blood Call of Juarez Gunslinger Jabalous 7,381 From The Mountains I wish I could've something interesting to play while waiting for RDR2. Barely anything interests me outside the works of Rockstar and one or two other developers. Two weeks ago, I tried to replay San Andreas on PS4 (nostalgia, eh?) and I couldn't last for half an hour before I abandoned it. It's very technologically backward now and I couldn't handle it. The funny thing is that I was able to make my way to the end of Max Payne 1 while having actual fun 5 years ago, but now I cannot bring myself to play any of these old games because of their backwardness! The Dedito Gae 28,476 The Yardies THIS so much. C'mon gtaf, no love for GUN? Is a pretty good game, look for it if you like gore/gratituous violence and enjoy arcady gameplay. SonOfLiberty 45,227 Call Of Jaurez: Bound In Blood was what I played when I was waiting for RDR, but can't forget the original either. The Cartel? Well it's a bit hit and miss with its technical issues and modern setting, but still a good game IMO. And of course GUN. Unfortunately the Western genre is thinly spread and there isn't a lot of games to choose from. There are probably older games, but nothing that comes to mind. BenMitchell90 650 We're more ghosts than people... Seconding all the recommendations for Call of Juarez. I've only played Bound in Blood and Gunslinger, and they're both gold. I need to do a new playthrough of BiB sometime; it's been years and it had some amazing moments, such as being chased in a canoe down a gorgeous river. As for me? This is a pretty polarizing game for various reasons (story isn't everyone's cup of tea, and gameplay can be pretty slow and linear with a bit of a learning curve, especially if you're an AC newcomer like I was when I got it), but if you haven't played it, Assassin's Creed III really gave me that RDR feel. It's not a true open world (rather, divided into sections), but you get a huge beautiful Frontier to explore and hunt in, and some very authentic towns that really make you feel like you're in Colonial America. And you can get it for super cheap nowadays. Furthermore, although the setting is way different from RDR, AC IV: Black Flag really gives me that feel too. It's basically for the Golden Age of Piracy what RDR was for the Old West. As much of a III fanboy as I am, even I'll admit that AC IV is the superior game, and you can get it for cheap nowadays too. Also, Far Cry 3 and FC4. They're first-person shooters, but also happen to be set in huge open worlds with vast wilderness to explore, animals to hunt (and be hunted by...) and all sorts of fun things to see and do. Far Cry Primal is very different, in that it's set in prehistoric times which severely limits your weaponry, but it's definitely worth playing if you like the other games, or just want a caveman FPS. I just realized that none of my recommendations are westerns Which says a lot about how criminally underexplored the genre is when it comes to video games. Still, I think these games all give that similar feel to RDR. Skarekrow 136 citizen punk Agreed. Along with RDR, Gun is probably one of the best wild west adventure games you can find... Similar gameplay to RDR to boot as well. DGSimo 4,580 GUN was a great game for the time. It was a good effort at trying to do a mature Western coming off the success of Deadwood with terrific voice talent and a big map to play around with. It's a bit hard to go back to though as it hasn't exactly aged well and feels limited obviously compared to RDR. Sadly there's really not too much in the Western game genre to tide anyone over until RDR2. The downside to RDR's success is that it did everything so well that nobody could come close to trying to make something compareable or even tried, which is why we've only since a handful of Western games since 2010. All that said aside, for me personally a lot of games have came out prior to 2016 ending and heading into 2017 there's more on the way. lol To scratch that Western itch though I'm going to replay RDR on the Xbox One and thankfully there's been no shortage of Western movies and television released in the last few years, plus I think I'll finally get to finish reading Blood Meridian...hopefully. lol Osho 7,240 If you're a PC Player then you can take a look at the Wild West Collection GOGmix and choose accordingly, if any game interests you. From the list, I've enjoyed playing Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, and would also personally recommend it. Other interesting games to play: . Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. Not a wild west game but a masterpiece in terms of storytelling. Its set in 1930s and revolves around a mobster's rise in the ranks of organized crime. For more details on the game, you can check out my GTA F profile page. . Vampire - The Masquerade Bloodlines another storytelling masterpiece with an interesting, superbly fleshed out, and highly atmospheric setting to immerse the player's in vampires world. It is based on White Wolf's popular pen and paper RPG. Another one western: Dead Man's Hand - 2004 PC/Xbox FPS from Human Head Studios Edited January 16, 2017 by Street Mix Bleep% 252 The Waiting Game. 😝 GTA3Rockstar 2,821 50 minutes ago, Bleep% said: Hey, cool, bumping a nearly 2year old topic. Nice Lonely-Martin 25,111 Time for a refresh. For me it's GTA:O and RDR last. GTA:O because there's a few bits to wrap up, cars to tweak, and a bit of bank building just in case to do. Still enjoy the game. RDR because well, it's RDR. And with a newer, bigger, better one almost here, it's possible I won't go back for a very long time. 2 Users Currently Viewing 0 members, 0 Anonymous, 2 Guests	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365954
__label__wiki	0.850556	0.850556	Extragalactic Astronomy at Durham 2008-2013 Lead Research Organisation: Durham University Department Name: Physics Over recent years observational astronomers at Durham have been at the forefront of many major advances in the study of galaxies and cosmology. We have a publication and citation record which we believe speaks for itself (see proposal introduction). Durham astronomers currently lead major international projects that exploit many of the the world's foremost ground and space observatories. We will capitalize on our proven track record in AGN studies, precision spectrophotometric analysis of stellar populations in nearby galaxies, multiwavelength studies of galaxy populations at high redshift and panoramic QSO and galaxy surveys, to answer open questions which lie at the core of modern astrophysics. In this proposal we present the case for support of a coherent and comprehensive programme that builds on our strengths and seizes new opportunities. Our programme addresses key questions in the STFC Roadmap, such as ``What are the laws of physics in extreme conditions?'', ``How do galaxies, stars and planets form and evolve?'' and ``What is the Universe made of and how does it evolve?''. This proposal is constructed around the four core themes of our research: Theme A: AGN: outflows from black holes their growth and environment Theme B: Galaxy evolution and archaeology and closely related to this; Theme C: feedback and the formation of galaxies Theme D: Survey cosmology, using galaxies and clusters as probes of large scale structure and evolution There is a well established deep rooted synergy between our work and the research of the ICC group, and the instrumentation group (CfAI). Funded Value: Apr 08 - Mar 11 ST/F002963/1 Martin Ward Research Subject: Astronomy - observation (85%) Research Topic: Data Handling & Storage (15%) Extra-Galactic Astron.&Cosmol. (70%) Durham University, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation) Australian National University (ANU) (Collaboration) Australian Astronomical Observatory (Collaboration) University of Hawaii (Collaboration) Martin Ward (Principal Investigator) John Lucey (Co-Investigator) Ian Smail (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3037-257X Simon Leo Morris (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-110X Alastair Clouston Edge (Co-Investigator) Thomas Shanks (Co-Investigator) Richard Gwyn Bower (Co-Investigator) Ray Martin Sharples (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3449-8583 Jeremy Allington-Smith (Co-Investigator) David Mark Alexander (Co-Investigator) Author Name Title Publication descending (press to sort ascending) \|< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 > >\| Quillen Alice C. (2008) An infrared survey of brightest cluster galaxies. 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Star formation, environment & mass at z~1 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Sobral D (2009) HiZELS: a high-redshift survey of Ha emitters - II. The nature of star-forming galaxies at z = 0.84 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Landt H (2011) The near-infrared broad emission line region of active galactic nuclei - II. The 1-µm continuum Near-IR BELR of AGN - II. The 1-µm continuum in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Gelbord J (2009) AGN with strong forbidden high-ionization lines selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Hau G (2008) Is NGC 3108 transforming itself from an early- to late-type galaxy - an astronomical hermaphrodite? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Balogh M (2010) The stellar and hot gas content of low-mass galaxy clusters Stars and hot gas in low-mass galaxy clusters in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Bower R (2010) The parameter space of galaxy formation The parameter space of galaxy formation in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Croom S (2009) The 2dF???SDSS LRG and QSO survey: the QSO luminosity function at 0.4 < z < 2.6 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Russell H (2010) Chandra observation of two shock fronts in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 2146 The merging cluster Abell 2146 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Hartley W (2010) The evolution of galaxy clustering since z= 3 using the UKIDSS Ultra Deep Survey: the divergence of passive and star-forming galaxies Clustering of passive galaxies in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Wardlow J (2010) An AzTEC 1.1-mm survey for ULIRGs in the field of the Galaxy Cluster MS 0451.6-0305 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Raimundo S (2010) Radiation pressure, absorption and AGN feedback in the Chandra Deep Fields Absorption in the Chandra Deep Fields in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Sanderson A (2009) LoCuSS: the connection between brightest cluster galaxy activity, gas cooling and dynamical disturbance of X-ray cluster cores in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Lane, K.P., Almaini, O., Foucaud, S., Simpson, C., Smail, Ian, McLure, R.J., Conselice, C.J., Cirasuolo, M., Page, M.J., Dunlop, J.S., Hirst, P., Watson, M.G., And Sekiguchi, K. 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The environment, mass and redshift dependence of star formation in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Smith R (2009) Ages and metallicities for quiescent galaxies in the Shapley supercluster: driving parameters of the stellar populations Driving parameters of stellar populations in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Wilman R (2009) Integral field spectroscopy of ionized and molecular gas in cool cluster cores: evidence for cold feedback? in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Ibar E (2008) Exploring the infrared/radio correlation at high redshift in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Alexander D (2010) Searching for evidence of energetic feedback in distant galaxies: a galaxy wide outflow in a z ˜ 2 ultraluminous infrared galaxy in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Balogh M (2008) Testing cold dark matter with the hierarchical build-up of stellar light in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Smith R (2010) Ultraviolet tails and trails in cluster galaxies: a sample of candidate gaseous stripping events in Coma Gaseous stripping candidates in Coma in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Description The programme funded by this grant produce a number of observational insights into fundamental features of galaxies, black holes and large-scale structure. To give just one example, using the newly-completed Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) we undertook the first survey of extreme starburst galaxies in the distant Universe, demonstrating that these galaxies are very likely to be the progenitors of the most massive galaxies seen today in the local Universe, but seen in an early and very active phase of formation. Exploitation Route Further academic research or through the development of new facilities (e.g. ELT and SKA) or observational programmes. Sectors Education URL http://www.astro.dur.ac.uk/Cosmology Description 6dFGS survey Organisation Australian Astronomical Observatory PI Contribution Data analysis and construction of the FP catalogue, i.e. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.443.1231C Collaborator Contribution Many other science contributions, e.g. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.444.3926J http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.445.2677S http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MNRAS.455..386S Impact now focused on mostly exclusively on 6dF++, i.e. TAIPAN http://www.taipan-survey.org/ Map the southern cosmography with ~110 k redshifts. First detailed map of the southern hemisphere peculiar velocities. Organisation Australian National University (ANU) Description Wide field astronomical surveys Organisation University of Hawaii Department Institute for Astronomy PI Contribution Durham an offical partnet in the Pan-STARRS consortium, which operate a telescope in Hawaii. Collaborator Contribution They provide the telscope and operations support. Impact The principle output is research papers published in refereed journals. Description Seminars and invited talks Type Of Presentation Paper Presentation Primary Audience Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) Results and Impact All of the co-applicants on this grants have given numberous seminars and invited talks at universities and international meetings and conferences. These activities help to enhance the wider knowledge of our research, and foster new collaborations. Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365955
__label__cc	0.625805	0.374195	LOCATION: Home » business immigration lawyers advice Sole Representative Visa: The Centre of Operations Test By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister For a parent company to satisfy the requirements of the representative of an overseas business visa category it must be a genuine commercial enterprise with its principal place of business outside the UK. Importantly,... it must also intend to keeps its main centre of operations abroad. In this post we look at the requirement for the business to remain centred abroad. Where is the centre of operations test set out?...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365968
__label__cc	0.743082	0.256918	You are here: Home / Archives for Ann Rutherford MGM’s Hardy Family Series #8 – Judge Hardy and Son (1939) July 27, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment The eighth entry in the Hardy family series, Judge Hardy and Son, sees one family member struck down with illness, three Universal horror actors in supporting roles and Andy’s hunt for a girl whose middle name begins with the letter “V.” Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, carey wilson, Cecilia Parker, egon brecher, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Henry Hull, Judge Hardy, June Preisser, Leona Maricle, Lewis Stone, Louis B. Mayer, margaret early, Maria Ouspenskaya, martha odriscoll, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Warner Archive MGM’s Hardy Family Series #7 – Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) presents a less carefree Andy when he falls in love with his dramatics teacher played by former cellist Helen Gilbert. Starring Mickey Rooney and directed by W.S. “Woody” Van Dyke rather than series regular George B. Seitz. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Addison Richards, Andy Hardy, andy hardy gets spring fever, Ann Rutherford, byron foulger, Cecilia Parker, erville alderson, Fay Holden, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, helen gilbert, John T. Murray, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, stanley andrews, terry kilburn, W.S. Van Dyke, Warner Archive MGM’s Hardy Family Series #6 – The Hardys Ride High (1939) December 18, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment In The Hardys Ride High (1939), the sixth movie of MGM’s Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy and family fly to Detroit to claim a two million dollar inheritance. Andy Hardy sets his sights on a showgirl and Aunt Milly may have found love at last. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1939, Aileen Pringle, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, donald briggs, dusty king, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, george irving, Halliwell Hobbes, Hardy Family, john king, John T. Murray, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Marsha Hunt, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Minor Watson, Sara Haden, the hardys at home, the hardys ride high, Virginia Grey, Warner Archive, william orr MGM’s Hardy Family Series #5 – Out West with the Hardys (1938) The fifth entry of the Hardy Family series, Out West with the Hardys (1938), puts focus on each of the core family members in a Western setting. Virginia Weidler is Mickey Rooney’s sidekick in this one. Sara Haden returns as Aunt Milly. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, gordon jones, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, MGM, Mickey Rooney, nana bryant, out west with the hardys, ralph morgan, Sara Haden, thurston hall, tom neal, Virginia Weidler, Warner Archive MGM’s Hardy Family Series #4 – Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) December 8, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments The fourth entry of the Hardy Family series, Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), introduces Judy Garland as Betsy Booth. Andy dates Lana Turner as a favor to friend Beezy in this Christmastime set entry in series. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, betsy booth, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, Don Castle, Fay Holden, Gene Reynolds, George B Seitz, George P. Breakston, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Lewis Stone, love finds andy hardy, marie blake, mary howard, Mickey Rooney, Raymond Hatton, Warner Archive MGM’s Hardy Family Series #3 – Judge Hardy’s Children (1938) The third entry of the Hardy Family series, Judge Hardy’s Children (1938), finds Judge Hardy called to Washington DC. Andy is interested in a French diplomat’s daughter, while Marian falls in with the wrong crowd. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Cecilia Parker, donald douglas, Fay Holden, George B Seitz, Hardy Family, jacqueline laurent, janet beecher, Jonathan Hale, Judge Hardy, leonard penn, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, robert whitney, Ruth Hussey, Warner Archive, youre only young once MGM’s Hardy Family Series #2 – You’re Only Young Once (1937) November 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment The second entry of the Hardy Family series, You’re Only Young Once (1937), sees the family vacation at Santa Catalina Island and features the first appearances of Lewis Stone, Fay Holden and Ann Rutherford in the parts they will reprise throughout the lifetime of the series. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1937, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, charles judels, eleanor lynn, Fay Holden, frank craven, George B Seitz, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, selmer jackson, Ted Pearson, Warner Archive, youre only young once Ann Rutherford, 1917-2012 Classic film star Ann Rutherford, who appeared in Gone With the Wind and as Polly Benedict in 12 of the Hardy Family movies, has died. Personal memories; links to obituaries; TCM’s special July 3 schedule; collectible images, all on one page. Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: a christmas carol, Ann Rutherford, gone with the wind, Hardy Family, obituary, polly benedict, pride and prejudice A Family Affair (1937) Introduces Judge Hardy’s Family September 10, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments A look at A Family Affair, the first installment of the Hardy Family series of movies released in 1937. While Mickey Rooney is on the scene as Andy Hardy, we have Lionel Barrymore playing Judge Hardy as well as some other casting we’re not used too. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1937, Ah Wilderness, Andy Hardy, Ann Rutherford, Cecilia Parker, Charley Grapewin, Eric Linden, Eugene O'Neill, Fay Holden, Hardy Family, Judge Hardy, Julie Haydon, Lewis Stone, Lionel Barrymore, Margaret Marquis, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Spring Byington, Warner Archive First Impressions: Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941) September 1, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment Brief first impressions of Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941) written shortly after first viewing. Starring Mickey Rooney with the Hardy clan and Kathryn Grayson. Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Andy Hardy, Andy Hardys Private Secretary, Ann Rutherford, Ian Hunter, Kathryn Grayson, Lewis Stone, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Warner Archive	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365970
__label__cc	0.622366	0.377634	Tag Archives: Craig Blais Reading about WBDC’s Craig Blais … … and his shenanigans in Auburn (see Steve’s post below) makes me think … Worcester’s gonna have a hockey rink plunked onto the Worcester Public Library parking lot! Like it or not! Forget Trader Joe’s. Forget diversity. It’s all about taking the easy way out. The colleges are willing to pony up the dough. Let’s take the money and run with the colleges’ vision. Lots of Worcester folks say no to this vision. It’s up to the city council and city manager to respect the will of the people. It’s our municipal parking lot. Not the WBDC’s. Keep your eye on Batman Blais! – Rosalie Tirella Craig Blaishockey rinkWBDC Advertise NOW - Paypal!, Be an ICT subscriber!, InCity Feature, InCity Letters, InCity Voices, Uncategorized Some background on WBDC President and CEO Craig Blais, aka “Batman Blais” The pudgy, mild mannered Craig Blais before he morphs into “BATMAN BLAIS,” WPL parking lot nemesis!!! (Our apologies to Bat Man! We did not mean to use you for evil!!! – R. Tirella) By Steven R. Maher Talk about the arrogance of power. Worcester Business Development Corporation (WBDC) President and Chief Executive Officer Craig Blais (“Batman Blais”) and his faithful Tonto, Worcester State College Board of Directors Chairman John Brissette (the “Boy Wonder”), want city residents to be patient while they have plans drawn up to build a skating rink on the Francis J. McGrath Parking Lot next to the Worcester Library. “We need to fashion a study first and come up with a design and plan,” Brissette said. “At the end of the day, how can someone say they don’t want it when they don’t know what it will look like? It’s putting the cart before the horse. You’ve got to let us finish the process first.” This all has a familiar ring to it. In the 1980s Batman Blais was an Auburn Selectman and the Boy Wonder, an elected Auburn Town Meeting Member, where both advocated selling the existing Auburn High School and Auburn Library to developers and building a new high school on land in a residential neighborhood. The land where it would be built on was farmland acquired by Auburn under a state agricultural law. Blais and his cronies told Auburn voters that some adjacent parcels of the property would be sold off as house lots and the bulk of the remainder would be preserved. Then, of course, after the voters approved the purchase, Blais’ political faction, including Brissette, brought forth the idea of building a new high school on the land, something no one mentioned until after the election. The next move by Batman Blais and the Boy Wonder will to tell us about all the money spent on designing the Worcester skating rink and how that will be totally wasted if Worcester doesn’t follow through and build the rink. I’ll give credit to Brissette for something: He at least has developed some public relations sense. Batman Blais in his customary bull headed way, arrogantly told media: “We are going to address the issues of the library and incorporate their concerns, but at the end of the day we’re going to develop that lot.” I thought the Worcester City Council and Worcester City Manager Mike O’Brien would make the ultimate decisions, not a WBDC President who lives in Sutton. Craig Blais wants the library parking lot developed, and if the City Manager and City Council don’t want that to happen, then Batman Blais thinks they should go screw themselves. Craig Blaiseconomic developmentFrancis J. McGrath Parking LotInCity TimesJohn BrissetteLibrary Parking lotplansWBDCWorcesterWorcester Business Development Corporation	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365972
__label__wiki	0.728258	0.728258	Codiac RCMP officers found not responsible for man's death - New Brunswick - CBC News Soumis par Marc Angles le jeu, 06/05/2014 - 21:13 Published on may 23th 2014: "The original investigation also determined that reasonable force was used by the RCMP officers who acted in accordance with their training to mitigate risk to the public and themselves during their encounter with Mr. Levesque," according to a statement issued by the Fredericton Police. The Codiac RCMP responded to a complaint at about 6 a.m. in July 2013 of someone who was armed breaking into a vehicle near the Moncton Coliseum. RCMP officers arrived at the scene with a canine unit and went looking for the individual. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/codiac-rcmp-officers-found-not-responsible-for-man-s-death-1.2651801 Lire la suite de Codiac RCMP officers found not responsible for man's death - New Brunswick - CBC News Threat to Israel is threat to Canada, MacKay tells Israeli military commander - Winnipeg Free Press Soumis par Marc Angles le sam, 06/23/2012 - 08:54 Newly released documents say Defence Minister Peter MacKay told Israel's top military commander, Maj.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, during a 2011 visit to the Middle East, that "a threat to Israel is a threat to Canada." The statement came a year after cabinet colleague Peter Kent was upbraided as junior foreign affairs minister for telling a Toronto-based publication that "an attack on Israel would be considered an attack on Canada." http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/threat-to-israel-is-threat-to-canada-mackay-tells-israeli-military-commander-159... Lire la suite de Threat to Israel is threat to Canada, MacKay tells Israeli military commander - Winnipeg Free Press Nuclear Base Running 'Containment Exercise' After Radiation Spike Soumis par Marc Angles le ven, 06/08/2012 - 20:03 This, of course, is virtually impossible as the readings were confirmed by two entirely different locations. BlackCat and the Radiation Network both recorded the levels, meaning that the likelihood both of their systems failed at the exact same time and produced the exact same result would be dismal. http://naturalsociety.com/nuclear-base-running-containment-exercise-radiation-spikes/ Lire la suite de Nuclear Base Running 'Containment Exercise' After Radiation Spike How to Use Your Phone - More Than "Star 69" A Big List of Star Codes Also known as Vertical Service Codes Here is the list of "Star Codes". I do not mean for it to be exhaustive. These codes work in the US and I believe Canada. These services are only available to land-line or cellular telephones. Some require additional services be purchased from the telephone company to use them. *40 - Change Forward-To Number :followed by directory number is used to change the forwarded-to number for Call Forwarding when line is busy. http://www.squidoo.com/phoneusertools Lire la suite de How to Use Your Phone - More Than "Star 69" Canada News: A nuclear Iran would be a threat to the entire world: Netanyahu - thestar.com Meeting privé. voilà. Circulez, y a rien à voir. OTTAWA—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a nuclear-armed Iran would form a hinge of history and pose a threat to the whole world. On a visit to Ottawa today, Netanyahu said that even if Iran agrees to resume international talks on its nuclear program, it could just be a ruse to stall for time to complete a bomb program. While Prime Minister Stephen Harper agrees that Iran’s nuclear ambitions pose a danger, he says he wants to see a peaceful solution. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1139999--a-nuclear-iran-would-be-a-threat-to-the-entire-world-netany... Lire la suite de Canada News: A nuclear Iran would be a threat to the entire world: Netanyahu - thestar.com Banque du canada \| Bank of Canada The Bank is made up of a Governor, Deputy Governor and twelve directors. The directors are chosen by the Minister of Finance with the approval of the Governor in Council and the twelve directors are responsible for the appointment of a Governor and Deputy Governor with the approval of the Governor in Council. The Deputy Minister of Finance is a member of the board but he has no vote!! There is no provision in the BoC Act for the appointment of elected representatives to the board of the Bank. http://members.shaw.ca/theultimatescam/The Bank of Canada.htm Lire la suite de Banque du canada \| Bank of Canada CBC Hit Piece - Are freemen terrorists ? Freemen "They Genuinely Believe Cop & Courts & Governments Have No Control Over Them!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dunPoVEfGPc Freemen MoxNews Lire la suite de CBC Hit Piece - Are freemen terrorists ? TheRecord - Gun leading to dad%u2019s arrest was a toy KITCHENER — A plastic toy gun is to blame for the mayhem that saw a man arrested at his daughter’s school this week. It was found in the home of the Kitchener father of four after he was arrested over a drawing his daughter drew at the school on Wednesday. Jessie Sansone was strip-searched but not charged. Sansone’s four-year-old daughter Neaveh had drawn a picture of a man holding a gun and said it was her daddy, triggering fears that the family home contained a weapon that was a threat to the children. http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/676744--gun-leading-to-dad-s-arrest-was-a-toy Lire la suite de TheRecord - Gun leading to dad%u2019s arrest was a toy TheRecord - Man shocked by arrest after daughter draws picture of... %u201CI%u2019m picking up my kids and then, next thing you know, I%u2019m locked up,%u201D Jessie Sansone, 26, said Thursday. %u201CI was in shock. This is completely insane. My daughter drew a gun on a piece of paper at school.%u201D http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/676150--man-shocked-by-arrest-after-daughter-draws-picture-of-gun-at-school Lire la suite de TheRecord - Man shocked by arrest after daughter draws picture of... Canada is Israel's top ally: Baird Soumis par Marc Angles le mar, 02/07/2012 - 15:32 During the interview, Baird was asked what he would be doing if he were not Canada's foreign minister. "Likely working on a kibbutz," he replied, referring to the communal farms common in Israel. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canada Israel ally Baird/6099671/story.html kibbutz Lire la suite de Canada is Israel's top ally: Baird In Canada, asking for a date can bring a harassment claim \| Full Comment \| National Post What terrible deed had Dr. Said done to merit such a reversal of professional fortune? Well, in 2009 Dr. Said asked to dinner %u2013 not once, mind, but twice %u2013 Dr. Melissa Forbes, a family practitioner in anesthesia on a three-month rotation through CHEO. When she declined, he withdrew his attentions, and that was the end of it from his point of view. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/01/05/barbara-kay-in-canada-asking-for-a-date-can-bring-a-harrassment-claim/ Lire la suite de In Canada, asking for a date can bring a harassment claim \| Full Comment \| National Post What are officials hiding about Fukushima? \| Vancouver, Canada \| Straight.com Health Canada%u2019s rainwater data reveals deficiencies in how Ottawa monitors radiation in terms of public safety. Even at the height of the Fukushima crisis, rainwater in Canada was tested for radiation only at the end of each month, after a network of monitoring stations sent samples to Ottawa. http://www.straight.com/article-491941/vancouver/what-are-officials-hiding-about-fukushima Lire la suite de What are officials hiding about Fukushima? \| Vancouver, Canada \| Straight.com TheTorontoHearings on USTREAM: This is the official broadcast site of the International Hearings on the Events of September 11, 2001, at Ryerson University... http://www.ustream.tv/channel/thetorontohearings toroto Lire la suite de TheTorontoHearings on USTREAM: This is the official broadcast site of the International Hearings on the Events of September 11, 2001, at Ryerson University... Star Eyewitness in Aboriginal Children Abduction Trial Dies Suddenly \| The 2012 Scenario William Combes, age 59 and in good health, was scheduled to be a primary witness at the opening session of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS) on September 12 in London, England. I last saw William ten days ago, on the eve of my departure for a European speaking tour, and he looked better than I had seen him in years. According to his partner Mae, William was in stable health and was assigned a new doctor at St. Paul%u2019s Hospital this past week. http://stevebeckow.com/2011/03/star-eyewitness-aboriginal-children-abduction-trial-dies-suddenly/ natifs reine d'angleterre Lire la suite de Star Eyewitness in Aboriginal Children Abduction Trial Dies Suddenly \| The 2012 Scenario ISRAEL REJOICES IN CANADA’S DEMISE Soumis par Marc Angles le mer, 05/04/2011 - 18:21 At a time when the world is slowly awakening to the truth about Israel, it%u2019s policies of Genocide, Occupation and Apartheid, one country chooses to turn a blind eye to this reality, Canada. The Harper Tories, ardent supporters of those policies, won a majority in yesterday%u2019s Federal Election.The Canadian taxpayer will pay dearly for this as do their neighbours to the south. http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/israel-rejoices-in-canadas-demise/ elections.canada.2011 Lire la suite de ISRAEL REJOICES IN CANADA’S DEMISE OpEdNews - Article: 1-2-3 What Are We Fighting For? This? The stated goal of the US-led War in Afghanistan, according to the Obama Administration, is to defeat the Taliban and establish a stable democratic government over the entire country. Critical to that goal is establishing a professional Afghan army and police force that is not corrupt, and that has the respect of the Afghan people. http://www.opednews.com/articles/1-2-3-What-Are-We-Fighting-by-Dave-Lindorff-100305-88.html Lire la suite de OpEdNews - Article: 1-2-3 What Are We Fighting For? This? Report: Canada to approve GM 'enviropigs' - UPI.com The Yorkshire pigs were developed by researchers in Ontario at the University of Guelph, who spliced in genes from mice to decrease the amount of phosphorus produced in the pigs' dung, the report said. The genetic modification means the new strain of pigs produce 30 to 65 percent less phosphorus in their waste, which has been problematic in surface and groundwater around large livestock operations, Canwest said. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/02/19/Report-Canada-to-approve-GM-enviropigs/UPI-60481266598808/ souri Lire la suite de Report: Canada to approve GM 'enviropigs' - UPI.com Michael Geist - The ACTA Internet Chapter: Putting the Pieces Together If accurate (and these provisions are consistent with the U.S. approach for the past few years in bilateral trade negotiations) the combined effect of these provisions would dramatically reshape Canadian copyright law and to eliminate sovereign choice on domestic copyright policy. Having just concluded a national copyright consultation, these issues were at the heart of thousands of submissions. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/ Contrôle de l'information Lire la suite de Michael Geist - The ACTA Internet Chapter: Putting the Pieces Together Amy Goodman arrêtée par la douane Canadienne #FFFFFF" name="bgcolor" /> http://www.prisonplanet.com/canadian-border-officials-political-thought-police.html Lire la suite de Amy Goodman arrêtée par la douane Canadienne ei: Canada becomes Israel Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper's government publicly supported Israel's brutal assault on Gaza and voted alone at the UN Human Rights Committee in defense of Israel's actions three weeks ago. Now Canada has taken over Israeli diplomacy. Literally. http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10291.shtml Lire la suite de ei: Canada becomes Israel Atheo News: New law to give police access to online exchanges OTTAWA %u2014 The Conservative government is preparing sweeping new eavesdropping legislation that will force Internet service providers to let police tap exchanges on their systems - but will likely reignite fear that Big Brother will be monitoring the private conversations of Canadians. http://atheonews.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-law-to-give-police-access-to-online.html vie.privée Lire la suite de Atheo News: New law to give police access to online exchanges YayaCanada - Blog2: WIPED OFF THE MAP Canada Park is built on the ruins of three once-thriving Arab villages that Israeli soldiers bulldozed into the ground during the 1967 Mideast War. Nearly 9,000 Arab residents were driven out of their homes and forced to march for days over rocky hillsides to safety. When the residents were gone, the soldiers pulled down the homes and plowed under the orchards. Israel wiped the villages off the map. http://yayacanada.blogspot.com/2009/01/wiped-off-map.html wipe-off-the-map Lire la suite de YayaCanada - Blog2: WIPED OFF THE MAP Canada votes alone for Israel Canada stood alone before a United Nations human rights council yesterday, the only one among 47 nations to oppose a motion condemning the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. http://www.thestar.com/article/569872 Lire la suite de Canada votes alone for Israel The Canadian National Newspaper: Canadian Professor disputes official representation on 9/11 http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2007/03/23/01417.html Lire la suite de The Canadian National Newspaper: Canadian Professor disputes official representation on 9/11 Bill C-60 \| Digital Copyright Canada http://www.digital-copyright.ca/billc60/blog Lire la suite de Bill C-60 \| Digital Copyright Canada Guardian \| Canada backs terminator seeds http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5122512-103528,00.html ogm.gmo Lire la suite de Guardian \| Canada backs terminator seeds	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365979
__label__cc	0.746157	0.253843	Persuasive essay about anti bullying Lifting of corporate veil in tort Case study hospital management system uml diagrams Home homework help lines The use of mass persuasion in the world of politics throughout american history The use of mass persuasion in the world of politics throughout american history So every time you looked at the candidate being described you would look for confirmation bias. And whenever you looked Jeb, unless he was jumping around, you would automatically look for clues that showed he was low energy. Classical conditioning Conditioning plays a huge part in the concept of persuasion. It is more often about leading someone into taking certain actions of their own, rather than giving direct commands. Great examples of this are professional athletes. They are paid to connect themselves to things that can be directly related to their roles; sport shoes, tennis rackets, golf balls, or completely irrelevant things like soft drinks, popcorn poppers and panty hose. The important thing for the advertiser is to establish a connection to the consumer. Just like you sometimes recall a memory from a certain smell or sound, the objective of some ads is solely to bring back certain emotions when you see their logo in your local store. The hope is that repeating the message several times makes consumers more likely to purchase the product because they already connect it with a good emotion and positive experience. Stefano DellaVigna and Matthew Gentzkow did a comprehensive study on the effects of persuasion in different domains. Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. Just like Scott was the unlikely choice to be one of the world’s most popular cartoonists with Dilbert. How to use mass persuasion techniques to become president of . Propaganda Through the Ages The use of propaganda has been an integral part of human history and or manipulating behavior is as old as recorded history. The concept of persuasion is an integral part of human nature, and the use Throughout history, these three elements have been com-. They discovered that persuasion has little or no effect on advertisement; however, there was a substantial effect of persuasion on voting if there was face-to-face contact. Cognitive dissonance Leon Festinger originally proposed the theory of cognitive dissonance in He theorized that human beings constantly strive for mental consistency. Our cognition thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes can be in agreement, unrelated, or in disagreement with each other. Our cognition can also be in agreement or disagreement with our behaviors. When we detect conflicting cognition, or dissonance, it gives us a sense of incompleteness and discomfort. For example, a person who is addicted to smoking cigarettes but also suspects it could be detrimental to his health suffers from cognitive dissonance. Festinger suggests that we are motivated to reduce this dissonance until our cognition is in harmony with itself. We strive for mental consistency. There are four main ways we go about reducing or eliminating our dissonance: Revisiting the example of the smoker, he can either quit smoking, reduce the importance of his health, convince himself he is not at risk, or that the reward of smoking is worth the cost of his health. Cognitive dissonance is powerful when it relates to competition and self-concept. Elaboration likelihood model Persuasion has traditionally been associated with two routes. Modern marketing and PR got its big start in a broken campaign promise made nearly 100 years ago Whereby an individual evaluates information presented to them based on the pros and cons of it and how well it supports their values Peripheral route: Change is mediated by how attractive the source of communication is and by bypassing the deliberation process. It holds that the probability of effective persuasion depends on how successful the communication is at bringing to mind a relevant mental representation, which is the elaboration likelihood. Thus if the target of the communication is personally relevant, this increases the elaboration likelihood of the intended outcome and would be more persuasive if it were through the central route. Communication which does not require careful thought would be better suited to the peripheral route. A main motivation for individuals is to increase positive external rewards and minimize the costs. Attitudes serve to direct behavior towards the rewards and away from punishment. The process by which an individual protects their ego from being threatened by their own negative impulses or threatening thoughts. When an individual derives pleasure from presenting an image of themselves which is in line with their self-concept and the beliefs that they want to be associated with. Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, to the Present - ABC-CLIO Inoculation theory A vaccine introduces a weak form of a virus that can easily be defeated to prepare the immune system should it need to fight off a stronger form of the same virus. In much the same way, the theory of inoculation suggests that a certain party can introduce a weak form of an argument that is easily thwarted in order to make the audience inclined to disregard a stronger, full-fledged form of that argument from an opposing party. This often occurs in negative advertisements and comparative advertisements—both for products and political causes. Transportation theory psychology Narrative transportation theory proposes that when people lose themselves in a story, their attitudes and intentions change to reflect that story. The mental state of narrative transportation can explain the persuasive effect of stories on people, who may experience narrative transportation when certain contextual and personal preconditions are met, as Green and Brock [19] postulate for the transportation-imagery model. Narrative transportation occurs whenever the story receiver experiences a feeling of entering a world evoked by the narrative because of empathy for the story characters and imagination of the story plot. Social judgment theory[ edit ] Main article: Social judgment theory Social judgment theory suggests that when people are presented with an idea or any kind of persuasive proposal, their natural reaction is to immediately seek a way to sort the information subconsciously and react to it. We evaluate the information and compare it with the attitude we already have, which is called the initial attitude or anchor point. When trying to sort incoming persuasive information, an audience evaluates whether it lands in their latitude of acceptance, latitude of non-commitment or indifference, or the latitude of rejection. The size of these latitudes varies from topic to topic.Persuasion methods are also sometimes referred to as persuasion tactics or persuasion strategies. Usage of force [ edit ] There is the usage of force in persuasion, which does not have any scientific theories, except for its use to make demands. The Linguistics of Mass Persuasion: How Politicians Make “Fetch” Happen (Part I) Inspired by the Gretchen famous line in the film Mean Girls, Chi Luu explores how politicians mobilize language to . Just like Scott was the unlikely choice to be one of the world’s most popular cartoonists with Dilbert. How to use mass persuasion techniques to become president of . Brief history. Persuasion began with the Greeks, Narrative transportation occurs whenever the story receiver experiences a feeling of entering a world evoked by the narrative because of empathy for the story characters and imagination of the story plot. Cialdini notes Chinese brainwashing of American prisoners of war to rewrite their. Persuasion Essay Examples - Download Free or Order Unique Paper \| EliteEssayWriters Role of Mass Media in Politics Essay Words \| 8 Pages. Role Of Mass Media In Politics In this discussion I call upon two movies as examples and evidence to examine the role of mass media in politics. 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__label__wiki	0.642317	0.642317	Council/Committees The Municipality of Hastings Highlands has appointed Mr. Tony Fleming of Cunningham Swan Carty Little and Bonham LLP as the Integrity Commissioner for the municipality and authorize him to conduct inquires upon complaint for rules governing ethical behaviour of members of Council as they pertain to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and Code of Conduct. The Integrity Commissioner’s responsibilities include: Conduct inquiries upon complaint for Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and Code of Conduct matters Provide advice to members of Council and local boards regarding their obligations under the Code of Conduct the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act Provide educational information to the public, the municipality and members of Council and local boards about the Code of Conduct and Municipal Conflict of Interest Act The duties and responsibilities of the Integrity Commissioner are further detailed in Section 223 of the Municipal Act, 2001. It is the responsibility of the Integrity Commissioner to report directly to County Council. Complaint Filing Process Any individual who identifies or witnesses behavior or activity by a Hastings Highlands Council Member or Committee Member that they believe is in contravention of the Code of Conduct for Members of Council and its Local Boards or the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act may file a formal complaint with the following conditions: All complaints shall be in writing and shall be dated and signed by an identifiable individual using the Formal Municipal Integrity Commissioner Complaint Inquiry Form or the Application for Municipal Integrity Commissioner Investigation under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act Form. The complaint must set out reasonable and probable grounds for the allegation that the Member has contravened the Code of Conduct or the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. A supporting sworn affidavit setting out the evidence in support of the allegation must also be included with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act application form. The complaint shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk after paying an administrative prescribed non-refundable fee of $150.00 to the Municipality. The Clerk will then forward the matter to the Integrity Commissioner for initial classification to determine if the matter is, on its face, a complaint with respect to non-compliance. Integrity Commissioner Documents Municipal Act, 2001 Municipal Conflict of Interest Act Council Code of Conduct for Members of Council and its Local Boards REQUEST-FOR-INQUIRY-FORMDownload APPLICATION-FOR-INQUIRY-FORMDownload	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365984
__label__wiki	0.605668	0.605668	Laurie Sullivan Google-Like Ad Search Supports Electronics Site Supplyframe, a Web site offering on-demand price quotes and purchasing information for millions of parts, from semiconductors to capacitors, has tapped into the search advertising model typically found on consumer Web sites. A Google-like click-through advertising model is being built into a Web site that provides buyers information on electronics components built into cellular phones, digital cameras, and other consumer devices. Supplyframe, a Web site offering on-demand services for price quotes and purchasing information for millions of parts on everything from semiconductors to capacitors, has tapped into the search advertising model typically found on consumer Web sites, said Steve Flagg, Supplyframe CEO and founder. "We're looking at what works in the consumer space and moving it into B2B," Flagg said. "Things like instant messaging and ad-supported search could work better in niche markets like electronic components." Search queries will likely tie to specific part numbers or categories. For example, companies, such as Texas Instruments or NEC Electronics, selling electronic components could have an option to specify the type of part, possibly down to the number, that would sponsor an ad appearing in returned search results. If the buyer clicks on the ad through to the vendor's Web site, Supplyframe would get paid. Supplyframe aspires to even bigger heights. It wants to offer information on aggregate inventory, and price trend analysis and data on specific components that could provide insight into historic pricing that can affect future sales. "I've seen this Google- and Yahoo-type advertising model traditionally on consumer Web sites, but I believe this is the first that would tie specific products to searches on a B2B site in the electronics industry," said Robert Damron principal analyst at 21st Century Equity Research. "I think the jury is still out on whether this model will adapt to the electronics industry, and it will depend on if advertisers believe they can get enough eyeballs to their sites," Damron said.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365990
__label__cc	0.624939	0.375061	Category Archives: American Civil War A Confederate statue graveyard could help bury the Old South A damaged Confederate statue lies on a pallet in a warehouse in Durham, N.C. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, after protesters yanked it off its pedestal in front of a government building. AP Photo/Allen Breed Jordan Brasher, University of Tennessee and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee An estimated 114 Confederate symbols have been removed from public view since 2015. In many cases, these cast-iron Robert E. Lees and Jefferson Davises were sent to storage. If the aim of statue removal is to build a more racially just South, then, as many analysts have pointed out, putting these monuments in storage is a lost opportunity. Simply unseating Confederate statues from highly visible public spaces is just the first step in a much longer process of understanding, grieving and mending the wounds of America’s violent past. Merely hiding away the monuments does not necessarily change the structural racism that birthed them. Studies show that the environment in which statues are displayed shapes how people understand their meaning. In that sense, relocating monuments, rather than eliminating them, can help people put this painful history into context. For example, monuments to Confederate war heroes first appeared in cemeteries immediately following the Civil War. That likely evoked in visitors a direct and private honoring and grieving for the dead. By the early 1900s, hundreds of Confederate statues dotted courthouse lawns and town squares across the South. This prominent, centrally located setting on government property sent an intentionally different message: that local officials endorsed the prevailing white social order. So what should we do with rejected Confederate monuments? We have a modest proposal: a Confederate statue graveyard. Lessons from the Soviet past Our research as cultural geographers recognizes that Confederate monument controversies – while typically considered regional or national issues – are in fact part of global struggles to recognize and heal from the wounds of racism, white supremacy and anti-democratic regimes. The idea of a Confederate monument graveyard is modeled after ways that the former communist bloc nations of Hungary, Lithuania and Estonia have dealt with statues of Soviet heroes like Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin. Under communist Soviet rule between 1945 and 1991, Eastern European countries suffered mass starvation, land theft, military rule and rigid censorship. An estimated 15 million people in the Soviet bloc died during this totalitarian reign. Despite these horrors, many countries have opted not to destroy or hide their Soviet-era monuments, but they haven’t left them to rule over city hall or public plazas, either. Rather, governments in Eastern Europe have altered the meaning of these politically charged Soviet statues by relocating them. Dozens of Soviet statues across Hungary, Lithuania and Estonia have been pulled from their pedestals and placed in open-air parks, where interested visitors can reflect on their new significance. The idea behind relocating monuments is to dethrone dominant historical narratives that, in their traditional places of power, are tacitly endorsed. A statue graveyard The Eastern European effort to create a new memorial landscape has been met with mixed public reaction. In Hungary, some see it as a step in the right direction. But, in Lithuania, people have expressed that re-erecting the statues of known dictators is in “poor taste” – an affront to those who suffered under totalitarianism. The relocation of Soviet statues in Estonia has taken an even more interesting turn. For the past decade, the Estonian History Museum has been collecting former Soviet monuments with the intention of making an outdoor exhibition out of them. For years it kept a decapitated Lenin and a noseless Stalin, among other degraded Soviet relics, in a field next to the museum. The statues weathered Eastern European winters and languished in a defunct, toppled state. Weeds grew over them. The elements took their toll. Travel writer Michael Turtle, who visited the museum in 2015, called the field a “statue graveyard.” “Everything here seems to fit into some kind of purgatorial limbo,” he wrote on his blog. “The statues are not respected enough to be displayed as history but are culturally significant enough to not just be destroyed.” To this we would add that these old statues, when repurposed thoughtfully and intentionally, have the potential to mend old wounds. Confederate monument graveyard What if the United States created its own graveyard for the distasteful relics of its own racist past? We envision a cemetery for the American South where removed Confederate statues would be displayed, perhaps, in a felled position – a visual condemnation of the white supremacy they fought to uphold. Already crumpled monuments, like the statue to “The Boys Who Wore Grey” that was forcefully removed from downtown Durham, North Carolina, might be placed in the Confederate statue graveyard in their defunct state. One art critic has even suggested that old monuments be physically buried under tombstones with epitaphs written by the descendants of those they enslaved. We are not the first to suggest relocating Confederate statues. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, for example, has proposed that toppled Confederate statues be housed in a history museum – “where they belong.” That has proven challenging for curators. When The University of Texas moved a statue of the Confederate President Jefferson Davis from its pedestal on campus to a campus museum, some students criticized the ensuing exhibit’s “lack of focus on racism and slavery.” One suggested that the statue’s new setting inadvertently glorified Davis, given the inherent value conferred on objects in museums. And since statues in museums are typically exhibited in their original, upright position, Confederate generals like Robert E. Lee still tower over visitors – maintaining an imposing sense of authority. We believe felled and crumpled monuments, in contrast, would create a somber commemorative atmosphere that encourages visitors to grieve – without revering – their legacy. A carefully-planned and aesthetically sensitive Confederate monument graveyard could openly and purposefully undermine the power these monuments once held, acknowledging, dissecting and ultimately rejecting the Confederacy’s roots in slavery. Planning a Confederate monument graveyard will prompt many questions. Where should it be located? Will there be one central Confederate monument graveyard or many? Who will design and plan the graveyard? Answering these questions would not just be part of a conversation about steel and stone but about the serious pursuit of peace, justice and racial healing in the nation — and about putting the Old South to rest. Jordan Brasher is a member of the American Association of Geographers The association is a funding partner of The Conversation US. Derek H. Alderman is a member of the American Association of Geographers Jordan Brasher, Doctoral Candidate in Geography, University of Tennessee and Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee Leave a comment \| tags: article, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate States of America, south, statues, USA \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, Confederate States of America, USA, war Pickett’s Charge: What modern mathematics teaches us about Civil War battle A Civil War re-enactment at Gettysburg, Pa., on the 150th anniversary of the battle in 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the American Civil War, and Gen. George Pickett’s infantry charge on July 3, 1863, was the battle’s climax. Had the Confederate Army won, it could have continued its invasion of Union territory. Instead, the charge was repelled with heavy losses. This forced the Confederates to retreat south and end their summer campaign. Pickett’s Charge consequently became known as the Confederate “high water mark.” Countless books and movies tell its story. Tourists visit the battlefield, re-enactors refight the battle and Civil War roundtable groups discuss it. It still reverberates in ongoing American controversies over leaders statues, Confederate flags and civil rights. Workers prepare to take down the statue of Robert E. Lee, former general of the Confederacy, in New Orleans in May. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Why did the charge fail? Could it have worked if the commanders had made different decisions? Did the Confederate infantry pull back too soon? Should Gen. Robert E. Lee have put more soldiers into the charge? What if his staff had supplied more ammunition for the preceding artillery barrage? Was Gen. George Meade overly cautious in deploying his Union Army? Politicians and generals began debating those questions as soon as the battle ended. Historians and history buffs continue to do so today. Data from conflict used to build model That debate was the starting point for research I conducted with military historian Steven Sondergren at Norwich University. (A grant from Fulbright Canada funded my stay at Norwich.) We used computer software to build a mathematical model of the charge. The model estimated the casualties and survivors on each side, given their starting strengths. We used data from the actual conflict to calibrate the model’s equations. This ensured they initially recreated the historical results. We then adjusted the equations to represent changes in the charge, to see how those affected the outcome. This allowed us to experiment mathematically with several different alternatives. The first factor we examined was the Confederate retreat. About half the charging infantry had become casualties before the rest pulled back. Should they have kept fighting instead? If they had, our model calculated that they all would have become casualties too. By contrast, the defending Union soldiers would have suffered only slightly higher losses. The charge simply didn’t include enough Confederate soldiers to win. They were wise to retreat when they did. We next evaluated how many soldiers the Confederate charge would have needed to succeed. Lee put nine infantry brigades, more than 10,000 men, in the charge. He kept five more brigades back in reserve. If he had put most of those reserves into the charge, our model estimated it would have captured the Union position. But then Lee would have had insufficient fresh troops left to take advantage of that success. Ammunition ran out We also looked at the Confederate artillery barrage. Contrary to plans, their cannons ran short of ammunition due to a mix-up with their supply wagons. If their generals had better coordinated those supplies, the cannons could have fired twice as much. Our model calculated that this improved barrage would have been like adding one more infantry brigade to the charge. That is, the supply mix-up hurt the Confederate attack, but was not decisive by itself. Finally, we considered the Union Army. After the battle, critics complained that Meade had focused too much on preparing his defences. This made it harder to launch a counter-attack later. However, our model estimated that if he had put even one less infantry brigade in his defensive line, the Confederate charge probably would have succeeded. This suggests Meade was correct to emphasize his defense. The stuffed head of Gen. George Meade’s horse, Old Baldy, hangs in a case at the Civil War and Underground Rail Road Museum in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Justin Maxon) Pickett’s Charge was not the only controversial part of Gettysburg. Two days earlier, Confederate Gen. Richard Ewell decided against attacking Union soldiers on Culp’s Hill. He instead waited for his infantry and artillery reinforcements. By the time they arrived, however, it was too late to attack the hill. Was Ewell’s Gettysburg decision actually wise? Ewell was on the receiving end of a lot of criticism for missing that opportunity. Capturing the hill would have given the Confederates a much stronger position on the battlefield. However, a failed attack could have crippled Ewell’s units. Either result could have altered the rest of the battle. A study at the U.S. Military Academy used a more complex computer simulation to estimate the outcome if Ewell had attacked. The simulation indicated that an assault using only his existing infantry would have failed with heavy casualties. By contrast, an assault that also included his later-arriving artillery would have succeeded. Thus, Ewell made a wise decision for his situation. Both of these Gettysburg studies used mathematics and computers to address historical questions. This blend of science and humanities revealed insights that neither specialty could have uncovered on its own. That interdisciplinary approach is characteristic of “digital humanities” research more broadly. In some of that research, scholars use software to analyze conventional movies and books. Other researchers study digital media, like computer games and web blogs, where the software instead supports the creative process. Michael J. Armstrong, Associate professor of operations research, Brock University Leave a comment \| tags: article, battle, Civil War, George Pickett, Gettysburg, mathematics, modern, teaches, USA \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, George Pickett, Gettysburg, Gettysburg, USA Infographic: US Civil War The link below is to an article containing an infographic that maps the US Civil War. http://gizmodo.com/this-100-year-old-infographic-maps-the-entire-civil-war-1325811874 Leave a comment \| tags: article, Civil War, infographic, maps, USA \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, USA Article: The US Civil War The link below is to a massive resource on the US Civil War – well worth a look. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialreports/the-civil-war/ Leave a comment \| tags: article, Civil War, resource, USA \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, USA, war Leave a comment \| tags: article, Gettysburg, US Civil War, USA, war \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, Gettysburg, Gettysburg, USA, war Article: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913 The link below is to an article that takes a look back to the US Civil War Battle of Gettysburg reunion held in 1913. http://mentalfloss.com/article/28128/gettysburg-great-reunion-1913 Leave a comment \| tags: 1913, article, battle, Civil War, Gettysburg, reunion, USA, war \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, Gettysburg, Gettysburg, USA, war USA: Civil War – Gettysburg Leave a comment \| tags: Civil War, Gettysburg, map, USA, video, war \| posted in American Civil War, Civil War, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Article: Submarines in Early US History The link below is to an article that looks at early submarines from the US War of independence and the Civil War. http://mentalfloss.com/article/48600/short-history-revolutionary-and-civil-war-submarines Leave a comment \| tags: article, Civil War, early USA, history, submarines, War of Independence \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, Submarines, USA, War of independence Article: US Civil War – Medical Advances The link below is to an article reporting on medical advances made during the US Civil War. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/135678 Leave a comment \| tags: advances, article, Civil War, medical, Medicine, surgery, USA \| posted in American Civil War, article, Civil War, Medicine, Surgery Article: WWII – Operation Fortitude The link below is to an article concerning Operation Fortitude in WWII. Operation Fortitude was based on deceiving the German military by the creation of fake armies and operations. Leave a comment \| tags: armies, article, based, creation, deceiving, fake, German, Germany, military, Operation Fortitude, operations, USA, World War II, WWII \| posted in American Civil War, article, Battle of Fort Sumter, Germany, United Kingdom, USA, WWII	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365991
__label__wiki	0.682292	0.682292	Jaguars @ Patriots On 21/01/2018 By @buck_mitchellIn #AFC, #NFL, #Playoffs, sport, Uncategorized Tom Brady against a 4 man pass rush is one of the things dreams are made of (yes, I have strange dreams). Brady is a master of exploiting defences that blitz to put him under pressure, but there’s a very good chance that the Jaguars won’t blitz at all unless they find themselves in a 3rd and very long situations and want to make sure their Defence gets of the field as soon as possible. Jacksonville’s Defensive linemen have combined for 47 sacks, forced 13 fumbles and they’ve even scored 3 touchdowns between them so they are a serious proposition for any Offence. There’s even a meme illustrating that the Jaguars have held Super Bowl winning Quarterbacks to just 8 touchdowns whilst they’ve intercepted them 11 times and held them to a collective passer rating of 44! This would possibly indicate that the Patriots might be better advised to lean on their running game but last week the Steelers only managed to just 70 yards from 20 attempts. Although a lot of that was due to some bizarre play calling from Todd Haley who was subsequently fired and in part due to Le’Veon Bell not feeling the need to turn up to the last practice session before the game. For their part last week the Patriots did rush for 101 yards on 27 carries but they favoured the run to the outside probably the avoid the Titans big defensive front, when the Steelers tried to run stretch plays against the Jaguars speedy Defensive the Jags outside Linebackers blew it up in the backfield more often than not. You can bet your bottom dollar that Josh McDaniels has been watching tape all week though and he won’t be calling slow developing run plays. He may chose to use screen passes instead of toss plays and he’ll use a lot of misdirection to try and catch the Jaguars over pursuing, for the Jaguars setting the edge and maintaining their discipline in gaps and assignments will be vitally important. When it comes to discipline the Jaguars have a not so secret secret weapon, Tom Coughlin. Coughlin wanted the job of head coach but Jaguars owner Shahid Khan talked him into taking a front office job (Executive Vice President of Football Operations) where he has acted as both a sounding board and support structure for Head Coach Doug Marone when it comes the “X’s and O’s” but also when it comes to how to deal with players. Coughlin has famously overcome the Patriots in his previous guise as New York Giants Head Coach in two Super Bowl’s back in 2008 and 2012 so if there’s a coaching staff left in the post-season who could out think Bill Bellichick and company it has to be men from North East Florida. However, here’s the breaks, the Steelers lit up the Jaguars Defensive backs last week with huge pass plays, Antonio Brown notched up 132 receiving yards on just 7 catches (and he had a very injured calf that he battled through). Tight End Vance McDonald had 112 yards of his own (Rob Gronkowski will win the game single handedly if he’s afforded that sort of space) and La’Veon Bell recorded 88 yards on 9 receptions. Ben Roethlisberger threw for an astonishing 469 yards and 5 touchdowns despite throwing an interception, losing a fumble and being sacked twice! The Jaguars have a record of 1-10 against the Patriots and they have never beaten them in Foxborough in their previous 7 meetings. Tom Terrific hasn’t lost a playoff game since 2015 when the Broncos Defence got him in Denver (and there are similarities between that Broncos team and this Jaguars one, Malik Jackson played in that Broncos team before moving to the Jags. But are Yannick Ngakoue and Dante Fowler Jr as good as Vonn Miller and DeMarcus Ware?) Brady’s Patriots haven’t lost a playoff game in Gillette Stadium since Baltimore beat them 28-13 back in 2012 so the Jaguars will have to be almost perfect to upset them this time out. There are 2 injuries that could prove vital to this game with Tom Brady being involved in an accidental collision at practice during the week and cutting his hand but I can’t see that stopping one of the most single minded individuals in the NFL. For the Jaguars however Leonard Fournette took a blow to his troublesome ankle (in November 2016 it was described as a “chronic problem”) and if he is anywhere less than 95% healthy his physical running style will be seriously hindered. Chris Ivory and TJ Yeldon are both serviceable running backs (Yeldon particularly in the passing game) but Fournette brings the sprinkling of star dust the Jags Offence need in the playoffs. Blake Bortles has won two more games in the post-season than anyone was predicting but asking him to carry the Jags Offence on the road in a stadium where they have never won would be unwise and frankly unfair to someone in just their third playoff game. I really do hope the Jaguars Defence can be as explosive and entertaining as they have been at their best this season (10 sacks in Houston, 5 interceptions in Pittsburgh the first time out and 7 Defensive touchdowns all season) but if you told me they are going to beat the Patriots with their iconic Quarterback in their own back yard I’d suggest you were the one who was having a strange dream. #LaVeon#NFLPlayoffs#Patriots#PlayoffsAFC Championship GameJacksonville JaguarsNew England PatriotsTom Brady Jaguars @ Steelers Vikings @ Eagles	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365995
__label__cc	0.667433	0.332567	How Swift and Kotlin Destroyed Dropbox’s Terrible C++ Pipe Dream by Nate Swanner August 27, 2019 4 min read C++KotlinMobileMobile AppsSwift For years, Dropbox used C++ to share features between its various platforms. It now says that dream is dead; instead, it will focus on Swift and Kotlin for mobile platforms. It began using C++ when its team was small, and chasing the ‘write once, deploy everywhere’ pipe dream was still viable. “We needed to find a way to leverage this small team to quickly ship lots of code on both Android and iOS,” Dropbox explained in its blog posting, adding: “We have now completely backed off from this strategy in favor of using each platforms’ native languages.” That is, Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android). The blog post is an interesting look at technical debt and the cross-platform dream that frameworks such as React Native and Flutter haven’t delivered on. Dropbox claims those two frameworks have “limited adoption” and don’t eliminate technical debt. In Dropbox’s case, using C++ meant it had to create or use custom frameworks and libraries. As the posting noted: “None of this code would have been necessary had we stayed with the platform native languages, and our contributions to open source projects would have probably benefited more developers if they were in platform native languages.” “The mobile ecosystem has a lot of tooling available to make development more efficient. Mobile IDEs are very rich and Google and Apple have invested a lot of resources in making them the best development experience for developers on their corresponding platforms. By moving away from the platforms’ defaults we gave away some of these benefits. Most notably, the debugging experience in a platform’s native language is generally superior to debugging in C++ code via the platform’s default IDE.” Perhaps the most underrated pitfall of these types of stacks is hiring and on-boarding. Dropbox said it began with a core group of C++ developers, so using such a customized stack was appropriate; a small team of developers using the same language, rowing in the same direction – it worked. But not forever. “Over time, these developers moved on to other teams and other companies,” Dropbox wrote. “The engineers who remained did not have sufficient experience to fill the technical leadership gap that opened up, and it became increasingly difficult to hire replacement senior engineers with relevant C++ experience who would be interested in mobile development.” In closing, “although writing code once sounds like a great bargain, the associated overhead made the cost of this approach outweigh the benefits.” We won’t dissuade anyone from their favorite framework, language, or technology… but we do suggest making yourself aware of the pitfalls. This is also a good reason to go native for mobile platforms, however minuscule your actual footprint on mobile. Even if your team carves out one or two roles for each mobile platform, it’s far better to allow them to maneuver within native frameworks than to create a custom stack that morphs into something totally unsustainable and cumbersome. Aside from fully native being easier to support long-term (and hire into), incoming technology makes it almost mandatory for a great number of services and applications. For instance, as augmented reality rounds into shape and become useful in just about every scenario, native is the only way to go. In a general sense, Dropbox’s new direction (“We want our engineers to have a delightful experience and to be able to contribute back to the community”) is one every company should follow, and go native. Is Alphabet’s DeepMind in Deep, Deep Trouble? Behold! The Best F^($!%& SwiftUI Cheat Sheet Yet The Subtle Shift: SwiftUI Moves the MVVC Needle for Apple H-1B Visa Program: Top U.S. States for Applications Behold! The Most Hated BS Business-Speak Buzzwords, Ranked 6 Responses to “How Swift and Kotlin Destroyed Dropbox’s Terrible C++ Pipe Dream” Fedrick Kenan August 27, 2019 Very good point. Balance between effort and benefits should always be one of the most important points to consider when building such kind of tools. Pete August 27, 2019 I wonder how Tango feels about this. They were using a very similar C++ library with native UI wrappers approach when I interviewed there years ago, but I have no idea whether they stuck with it. MS August 28, 2019 Their original mentality shows that they really didn’t understand the whole software development lifecycle. It pains me to see developers talk about “development time savings” while failing to understand that the majority of time will be spent in MAINTAINING the product AFTER the initial development is done. You can expect anywhere from 5 to 20 times the effort during the maintenance cycle. So saving a few hours up front at the expense of an additional 20 hours later just doesn’t make much sense. This also applies to everyone’s favorite new languages that promise “increases in productivity” by allowing you to “type less”. In the end, these types of languages do not really save you anything because they invariably result in much higher maintenance costs due to hard to find bugs and just generally being harder to understand for beginning programmers. The goal of any product architecture should be that you can someday hire any Joe Blow programmer off of the street and they will not be able to screw it up too badly because it is easy to understand how it works. The developers at Dropbox clearly didn’t understand this concept and now they have to re-develop the whole thing all over again. These are lessons that most programmers never get experience with because they are never involved in development of large scale systems. Writing a few minor “tools” in your favorite “scripting language” is not “real” programming. It is “scripting”. And there is a big difference… Gary August 28, 2019 Good modern languages reduce development costs AND maintenance costs. My experience migrating apps from objective-C to Swift as well as Java to Kotlin is that the process is 95% automatic and 5% “oh that’s a bug, how has it been missed until now?” (Percentages are in terms of lines of code, measuring by effort would be the reverse). The answer is, of course, that language designers are advancing their field, and programmers benefit from getting more features and more safety for less effort. I agree that throw-away tools are very different than full-lifecycle commercial apps. But vast enterprise systems are built on JavaScript and Python, and I wouldn’t say those developers aren’t programming. Alan August 28, 2019 I would be interested to get opinions on using tools such as React, Electron, and Progressive Web Apps as ways to create cross-platform functioning programs that allow for execution on the desktop and on mobile devices of various kinds. Any thoughts, y’all? Ted Bendixson December 8, 2019 Mobile has a funny problem. I’ll try to break it down as best as I can. If I am a video game developer, and I want to put my game on every possible platform where there are paying customers, it makes sense to create a separation between code that is unique to my game and a small “platform layer” that acts as a conduit between Mac OS, Sony Playstation, Windows, etc. and my game. Since most video games feature 100% original art, user interfaces, interactions, and stylings, the bulk of the game code can be fully cross-platform while only a small portion of it is platform-dependent. That’s not so with mobile. When building mobile apps, we’re usually trying to take advantage of various existing SDKs, and it greatly changes the dynamic. There’s way more platform-dependent code because you’re trying to take advantage of Apple and Google’s scrolling tables and other various widgets that come with their kits. I haven’t really experimented with a cross-platform C architecture that flips the equation and goes with thick platform layers and thin cross-platform libraries. In principle, there’s no reason why it can’t be done, but there may be a good argument in favor of not introducing this sort of complexity to a team that (for the most part) isn’t likely to be familiar with lower level programming concepts and languages. That said, I can imagine an app where all of the layout is done in code (on both platforms) and the values for that layout come from some cross-platform C library, or one where the cross-platform library is responsible for simple common things like input validation, url manipulation and other common behaviors shared between both apps. That said, the thing in short supply is talented developers, and unfortunately most developers aren’t familiar with lower level programming languages like C. Very few programmers, in my professional experience, could build an app like the one I am describing. Most know just one or two languages. Only a handful could make a custom C library interface with Swift on iOS and Java on Android. None of this impossible or perhaps even impractical. It’s just hard to find the sorts of people who can do it. VDeploy Consulting LLC - Ashburn, VA Pyramid Consulting, Inc. - McLean, VA IOS Developer_VA_SG Kotlin Developer Explore the most common moves for a Swift Developer. Nate Swanner Nate has written for publications like SlashGear and The Next Web. When not opining about tech, he’s likely knee-deep in Swift methods and algorithms.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1365997
__label__wiki	0.71925	0.71925	Giz Asks Who Is the Most Powerful Supervillain? Daniel Kolitz Filed to:Feud Week Image: Thanos: Ron Lim, Tom Christopher, Tom Vincent, and Ken Bruzenak (Marvel Comics), Galactus: Aaron Kuder, Mike Hawthorne, Terry Pallot, José Marzan Jr and Jordie Bellaire (Marvel Comics), Darkseid: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair (DC) Giz Asks Giz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything from space to butts and get answers from a variety of experts. The supervillains who torment, thwart and otherwise mess with the universe’s well-meaning superheroes are, on the whole, a pretty foul bunch. But which of these supervillains is best at what they do? Put otherwise: if what supervillains do is try to inflict as much misery as possible on the largest number of people, which supervillain is most capable of pulling that off? Think of Darkseid, from DC Comics: instead of trying to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, he goes around trying to subject every single person in the universe to his screwed up will. To find out, for this week’s Giz Asks we reached out to a number of experts—comics writers, TV writers, and more—to figure out who the most powerful supervillain actually is. The answers we got were varied, and factored in a number of disparate metrics—not just raw capacity for destruction, but also scope of ambition, underlying psychological motivation, and executional flair. Graeme McMillan Host of Wait, What?, a podcast about comics, freelance writer, and io9 alumnus There’s a tradition in superhero comics for truly powerful beings to be beyond human morality—so, you get characters like Marvel’s Galactus, who eats planets but is somehow not evil because, hey, who are we to judge? Similarly, Marvel also has characters like the Beyonder or Michael Korvac, both of whom are omnipotent and definitely antagonists, but could they really be considered supervillains? There’s an argument to be made against, seeing as neither are really trying to do much more than survive and learn, even if that process threatens the free will of everyone around them. Surely intent figures into deciding whether or not someone is a villain, super or otherwise? I really want to say it’s Darkseid, because Darkseid is obviously the best supervillain. He wants to eradicate free will, and he’s got no problem doing whatever it takes to achieve that aim, even though he’s bound by his own weird sense of honor. He’s complex, contradictory and fascinating, and he’s also been able to kill Batman and beat up Superman and screw with the entire Justice League, so he’s clearly pretty powerful. But, really, he’s not the most powerful supervillain. We’ve seen far stronger. (Nekron, for example; he could bring all the dead guys back to life as evil zombies!) Instead, I’ll nominate the Anti-Monitor, the awkwardly-named villain of 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths. While his motivation and, really, personality, were somewhat unclear in that series, it couldn’t be denied that he was powerful: He was literally destroying entire universes to further his agenda of destroying all positive matter—he’s the Anti-Monitor, after all—succeeding, he killed countless versions of DC’s biggest name characters and, thanks to the cosmic laws of DC mythology, his being from the Anti-Matter universe automatically means that he’s evil. Most powerful supervillain? Almost certainly. That costume alone should earn him a place on the list, let’s be real. Emmy-award winning writer, creator of Cartoon Network’s MAD, with work for Robot Chicken, Star Wars: Detours and Marvel’s Spider-Man “Who is the most powerful super villain” is a complicated question. The reason it’s a complicated question is that there are varying degrees of power. It’s like asking, what’s more powerful: a hurricane, or cancer? For me the larger than life villains like Galactus and Darkseid were always impressive, but it’s the villains who are more devious with their plans, the Lex Luthors or the Norman Osborns, that always had me looking over my shoulder. World domination or the destruction of a species is one thing, but having some egomaniac targeting you specifically is a real drag. (No offense to the worlds or civilizations that have fallen to the likes of Thanos.) Also, people tend to band together to fight galaxy-shattering events. If the Earth is going to be destroyed, you can bet that we’re all going to join forces and prevent that from happening. But if you’re say, Peter Parker, and your best friend’s dad is out to get you, it’s tough to rally everyone around you when Norman Osborn is about to reveal your secret identity to the world. (Even if his plan is to get rid of Spider-Man first, before moving on to world domination.) But that’s the other thing about these business man/politician super villain types. They don’t use broad strokes. They have very fine tools that can chip away at your psyche and your spirit before going in for the kill. Unlike someone who simply wants to destroy the universe. So I guess my answer would be Norman Osborn. Because he’s manipulative. He clever. He’s vengeful. And he can also be seen weekly on Marvel’s Spider-Man on Disney XD. And those are traits I try to avoid when taking on a super villain. (Although this is by no means an invitation for Thanos or Apocalypse to prove me wrong.) Creator of Quantum Teens Are Go and Kim & Kim, and writer for DC, Marvel, Oni, IDW, Boom!, Black Mask, Vault and elsewhere I’m a trekkie, so it’s hard not to come out swinging with Q. Right? He’s functionally omnipotent and capricious as hell, like Mxyzptlk with a passive aggressive streak. But then there’s the whole “what makes a supervillain a supervillain angle” there, and to be honest, I don’t know that Q would qualify. So I want to take out any such whimsical or disinterested semi-deities — your Galactuses, your Mxys, your Beyonders, your Anti-Monitors — because I think the core of what makes a villain a villain is pure, unadulterated malice. So, if we’re going to go down that route, I’d probably go with Cyborg Superman or any such evil Kryptonian—Zod, for example. Anyone who has Superman’s power-set without Superman’s morals is a huge threat by themselves, but when you add Henshaw’s driving, unmitigated spite, the hatred for Supes that fuels him, I don’t know how to get away from awarding him the crown. Except that Superman, ya know, keeps beating him. But if that’s the measure, then I guess the answer is Doomsday, and that’s such a fucking cop-out. Event villains are so goddamn overpowered they’re barely even worth considering. Doomsday was a guy invented to kill Superman so of course he can kill Superman. And I’m tempted to say Magneto or anyone with control over a fundamental universal force, but I dunno—I still think Cyborg Superman is the right combination of cruelty, hatred, and power to take the crown. Joey Esposito Comics writer with work at Image Comics, Archie Comics, and Valiant Comics, and part of the 2017 DC Comics Writers Workshop The only super villain in the conversation is Lex Luthor. His superpower is ego. Literally everything he does is an attempt to not feel small; he doesn’t want the world to be saved unless he’s the one to do it. What’s more powerful than a human who has all of the tools to change the world for the better and just chooses not to? Instead, he uses those resources to try and take down his greatest enemy—a man who, were Lex’s ego not a factor, would probably be his greatest ally. So in that way, his ego is directly responsible for much of the world’s despair. Lex isn’t a fictional character, not really; everywhere in the world there are people with money and power who use it not for the betterment of humanity, but for themselves. All Lex cares about is inflating his own sense of self, even if it means unleashing terror on the world at large—all because deep down, he knows there’s someone else out there—someone “other”—who can do things he could never hope to do in his wildest imagination. One man with a bruised ego and the world at his fingertips is the most powerful—and terrifying—thing I can imagine. Eugene Son Television writer whose upcoming work can be seen in Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest (Disney XD), Resistance (Disney Channel and Disney XD) and Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (Netflix) My mind initially goes to villains with overwhelming “power”—the likes of Thanos, Ultron, Darkseid, Marvel Television executive Harrison Wilcox, etc. But my answer has to be the master of magnetism: Magneto. With the creative ways he can manipulate magnetic fields, Magneto’s routinely taken on all the X-Men just by himself. But it’s not his magnetic powers that make him so formidable. It’s his beliefs and convictions: the way his experiences have been interpreted in his mind to justify his actions, the way he’s certain about the superiority of mutants, and the way he convinces other mutants to follow him. When I read the news nowadays and see the state of angry political discourse and how it’s filtered through to how we identify ourselves? Magneto would raise an army of evil mutants after five minutes of posting on Twitter. Magneto could drop a bus on people and just as easily convince you that the people under the bus deserved it. That is one hell of a supervillain. Author of Every Heart a Doorway, winner of the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novella, among many other books So I know this is going to be a somewhat controversial answer, but I’m going to roll with it anyway: the most powerful supervillain in a big two superhero setting—specified because let’s be real here, Sailor Galaxia would clean the floor with most heroes—has got to be Professor Charles Xavier. He has the money. He has the reputation. He has the good press. But most of all, he has the bone-deep conviction that everything he’s doing, he’s doing for “the right reasons.” He thinks of himself as a hero, and most of the time, we’re encouraged to do the same, when examination of his actions gets pretty darn villainous, pretty darn fast. On the rare occasions when he’s been allowed to go “full bad guy,” he’s done an incredible amount of damage. Having an Omega-level telepathy out to do you a mischief in the woods means you suffer, period. So yeah, I’m going Professor X for biggest, baddest supervillain in the mainstream comics world. I’ll happily fight you on that, as long as I’m not fighting him. Adam P. Knave Eisner- and Harvey-award winning writer and editor whose works include comics like The Once and Future Queen, Amelia Cole and Artful Daggers When you’re looking for the most powerful super villain you inevitably—if you’re me—end up at Darkseid. Being a god certainly helps him out here. But, for me, what will always stick in my head is that most classic Darkseid stories (looking at you, Great Darkness Saga) involve not defeating him, but simply holding your own until he decides he has better things to do that week. He took on the entire Legion of Super-heroes at their height, and not only couldn’t be touched, he was only convinced to go away for a while—and his hidden plans reverberated through the team for decades. He also has a habit of showing up in a hero’s living space and sitting on their couch, utterly unconcerned. It’s a show of force that most bad guys could only hope to match. He has style, he has chutzpah, he used to wear a skirt for comfort, and he can lay traps across the centuries. Darkseid doesn’t want to run a government. He already has a planet. He wants nothing more, or less, than complete control over the will of the universe. And he keeps coming close to getting it. Dan Schkade Freelance comic book writer whose credits include Lavender Jack, Will Eisner’s The Spirit, Battlestar Galactica: Gods and Monsters, San Hannibal and The Fowl It’s gotta be my man Shuma-Gorath, created by Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner, and kind-of sort-of Robert E. Howard. He appears in name only in the Howard short story “The Curse of the Golden Skull,” but his first proper appearance was during Englehart and Brunner’s run of Doctor Strange in the early seventies. In fact, it’s facing Shuma-Gorath that finally earns Strange the title of Sorcerer Supreme. But I digress—Shuma-Gorath is an interdimensional ultra-fucker, an immortal enemy of Crom, the Ancient One, Stephen Strange, God himself, and the Marvel Universe at large. Mephisto might be more cunning, Dark Phoenix might be flashier, and Galactus might have more of a rep, but when it comes to sheer scale and power, it’s this guy. And he has the best trait you can have in a comic book mega threat: he can only be fought back, although never outright destroyed, by a cluster of heroes all working together. Shuma-Gorath or bust, baby. Jim Gibbons Award-winning comic book editor, and a comic book writer, who has worked for/with Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Stela Comics, and elsewhere If we’re talking pure power, then a villain like Darkseid or Thanos—or even a Galactus-type antagonist—would be the easy answer. But I think the best type of supervillain goes beyond simple power, and it comes down to a few other characteristics: Power, naturally, but also the villain’s motivation and their commitment to a goal. Galactus is powerful and committed to eating planets, but his motivation is hunger. It’s not evil; it’s nature. A character like Brainiac usually falls into this category. He’s methodical, not evil. It’s his nature. Thanos, the master of supervillain self-sabotage, seems to lack commitment when push comes to shove. Loki falls into a similar camp, I think. He’s motivated by chaos and high-powered, but his commitment comes down to self preservation, which makes him less deadly. On the lower-powered side, you have the Joker, who’s motivation and commitment to being Batman’s ultimate foil is unrivaled, but he’s just a man—a crazy man, sure, but just a man—when all’s said and done. Characters like the Red Skull, Magneto, the Black Flame, and Lex Luthor function pretty well on all the three villainous pillars I look at. They have means or power (or both), they are motivated by some ideal larger than themselves (usually!), and they are fully committed. The CW’s Flash has done a pretty good job with its villains in this regard. Season 4's the Thinker was powerful, motivated to fulfill his plan of enlightenment, and fully committed to that plan’s end goal—and hating the Flash put him over the edge nicely as a good villain. Reverse Flash is another great example of power + motive + commitment. Conceptually, I think Doomsday (the product of hateful evolutionary manipulation) as a match to Superman in power, but as a foil to the ultimate superhero symbol of love and hope is really compelling. And, end of the day, the most powerful supervillain is, I think, the one that becomes the most compelling and dangerous foe to the hero he/she is facing. If we fear for the hero, mission accomplished. And making sure the villain has power, motivation, and commitment is usually a good means by which to measure how to build that fear in readers or viewers. Meg Downey News columnist for DC Comics It’s always really tricky to answer questions like this, the problem being that once you start talking about “power” in superhero characters you start getting into some really (and very deliberately) esoteric stuff. Eventually when you stop talking about the villains who want to rob banks or rampage around cities in their custom built mech suits, you have to start talking about the guys who control things like “death” and “reality” and from there it’s kind of an all-bets-are-off situation. That’s by design, too — a lot of these characters have to be able to fit into literally any narrative they’re plugged into, so their power or power levels can never really solidify because it proves a risk to their adaptability. There’s also the matter of defining exactly what power means, even in terms of controlling the universe or getting their way. The temptation is always to go for the “endgame” bad guys, the final boss types who you run inevitably run into when you’re finishing up a big Marvel or DC epic — guys like Thanos or Darkseid. The thing about both of them is, they’re really reliant on outside factors. Thanos needs the Infinity Stones to be really, outrageously powerful and Darkseid needs either the Anti-Life equation (it’s a whole thing, just don’t worry about it) or his armies to be really dominant. It’s not like you’d really want to face either of them in an unarmed fist fight, to be sure, but their iconic abilities—the things that lock them into Nightmare Mode difficulty—are largely external. Which leaves me with some of the more atypical picks. You’ve got guys like Reverse Flash and Zoom who in are two of the very few people in the DCU who can literally travel through time without outside assistance—meaning if they don’t like the way things are going for them in the present day they can just hop back and change it. There’s Black Adam who is, for all intents and purposes, Magically Empowered Despot Superman without the Kryptonite allergy, who rules over his own country and has a full blown roster of Egyptian gods at his back. Over on the Marvel side of things, there’s Spot who, in addition to looking pretty gross, genuinely contains an alternate dimension within himself. He can teleport himself and anyone or anything wherever he wants, with a completely unlimited distance or range, meaning he can be anywhere at any time and, well, so can any part of your body. What’s more, these are villains with powers you can’t just take away or isolate them from without some serious maneuvering, they’re built in. They’re internal. Sure, these dudes might not sound like the most intimidating or the most well known, and they’re certainly not the most successful, but that doesn’t really matter. In terms of power, it’s usually the villains with names you don’t recognize who wind up being the scariest when you look close enough. Do you have a burning question for Giz Asks? Email us at tipbox@gizmodo.com. Are Superhero Capes Aerodynamic? Can Joker Venom Be Real? Can Black Panther's Vibranium Ever Be Real? Is the VR Universe in Ready Player One Possible?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366000
__label__wiki	0.817836	0.817836	UAMS.EDU Hospital & Clinics U-Temps Manager’s Information Applicant/Employee Information U-TEMPS FAQ U-TEMPS Employee Clocking Exception Form Search/Apply for Jobs Licensed Nursing Careers Applicant Log-In Diversity at UAMS Employee Engagement Resources Insurance Rates Benefit Summaries How & When to Enroll Flex Plans UA Retirement Plan How to get Wellness Reward Benefits FAQs Tuition Discount Archive Benefit Communications U of A Board Policies Administrative Guide and Board Policies – New or Recently Updated More Policy Information How to apply for Workers’ Compensation UAMS My Compass Online Performance Evaluation System Information More Managers Information Legal Name Change My Compass Leaving UAMS Equal Employment Opportunity Notices Communications to Departmental HR Benefit Forms Manager Forms Employee Suggestion Program The Work Number Home > Other > Work Life Balance > Affirmative Action > A Word from the Director A Word from the Director Welcome to the UAMS Affirmative Action Webpage! The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is committed to maintaining a welcoming, diverse and inclusive community of students, faculty members, staff members, non-employees, guests, and visitors dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in an atmosphere of fairness and mutual respect, where differences are not only welcomed, but valued. The Affirmative Action section of the Office of Human Resources is responsible for the development of programs, training, outreach, and compliance efforts to ensure the University’s commitment to a harassment and discrimination-free environment. We believe that complying with related laws and guidelines is only one step in fulfilling our obligations to these principles. Our section oversees the University’s compliance efforts with Affirmative Action, Title IX, disability and veteran laws and regulations (including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act), equal employment laws, and campus initiatives aimed at creating an inclusive, welcoming and equitable campus. We provide advice on policies, programs, and services to achieve affirmative action goals and enhance the campus climate. Our vision is to create a diverse, nondiscriminatory campus community where every individual is valued and where every individual receives fair and equitable treatment and equal opportunities. We promote advocacy and understanding of equal opportunity, affirmative action and inclusiveness for all who work, learn, and receive care here. By respecting and valuing differences in race, color, religion, national origin, creed, service in the uniformed services (as defined by state and federal law), status as a protected veteran, sex, age, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, opportunities become numerous. Approaches to problem solving and decision making are multi-dimensional, leading to success and empowering individuals to strive for excellence. We have structured this webpage as a mechanism to understand the role of our section and Equal Employment and Affirmative Action in general. We have provided links to other sites with related content and a means to ask questions or deliver your comments to us. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions, concerns and ideas. Odette B. Woods, J.D., SPHR Senior Human Resources Director Immigration, Title IX, and Affirmative Action Compliance Affirmative Action FAQ Affirmative Action Policies Affirmative Action Useful Links Welcome to the Women’s Page Individuals with Disabilities Persons of Color	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366003
__label__cc	0.614672	0.385328	FSR and Corporate Crime notes FSR Weekly Updates Bank Accounts and Payment Services Credit and Loans FSCS and Compensation Market Abuse / Insider Trading Misleading Statements Retail Investments and Pensions Property tycoon and former Chief Secretary jailed in Hong Kong’s highest-level corruption trial Thomas Kwok, chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Rafael Hui Si-yan, former Government number two, and two businessmen have been found guilty and sentenced to jail terms in Hong Kong’s HK$34 million (US$4.3 million) graft “trial of the century”. Read more MiFID II: ESMA Technical Advice and Consultation The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the following MiFID II Level 2 materials on Friday, 19 December: ESMA’s final technical advice to the European Commission on delegated acts; and a Consultation Paper on draft technical standards The revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II Directive) and Regulation (MiFIR) (together “MiFID II”) will … Read more EU introduces new asset freezing measures against Yemen On 19 December, the EU published Council Decision 2014/932/CFSP and Regulation 1352/2014 in relation to the situation in Yemen. The measures came into force immediately upon publication. The new measures impose an asset freeze on three individuals: Abdullah Yahya Al Hakim, Abd Al-Khaliq Al-Huthi and Ali Abdullah Saleh. These individuals were designated on the basis … Read more US President signs Ukraine Freedom Support Act into law On 13 December 2014, the US Congress passed legislation entitled the “Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014” (H.R. 5859) seeking to impose new sanctions against Russia and in support of Ukraine. On Thursday, December 18, President Obama signed the Act into law, while stating that at present, the Administration does not intend to impose new … Read more EU sanctions update: Russia Our latest briefing summarises recent developments in the EU’s sanctions imposed against Russia. In particular, we provide an overview of (a) new measures relating to Crimea and Sevastopol and (b) new European Commission guidance on certain of the financial sector restrictions applied to listed Russian entities. For further background on these sanctions, please see our … Read more Market abuse update – December 2014 The FCA has continued to build on the strong track record of civil and criminal enforcement action against abusive conduct and manipulation, notably in relation to insider dealing and benchmark manipulation. The regulator remains committed to strong enforcement action and credible deterrence, and now benefits from enhanced powers and longer limitation periods to enable it … Read more Hong Kong revises and further consults on draft rules for mandatory reporting of OTC derivatives and related record-keeping The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have published consultation conclusions on the draft rules for mandatory reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and related record keeping. The draft rules have been amended, taking into account the comments received and providing greater clarity to the proposed regulatory regime. Read more US: Three Different Approaches to RICO Extraterritoriality It is not uncommon for courts today to adjudicate claims arising outside their territorial jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions, such as the US, stand out more in this regard than others. The extraterritorial application of US law stokes fear that US courts will apply substantive US law whenever acts taking place beyond its shores have some alleged … Read more US Federal Appeals Court vacates insider trading convictions of hedge fund traders The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Newman, 13-1837 (2d Cir. Dec. 10, 2014), vacated the convictions of two former hedge fund managers, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, on insider trading charges. The Second Circuit held that the trial court’s jury instructions were erroneous because the judge did not … Read more Susannah Cogman All Brexit Negotiations Resources Brexit Sector and Legal Perspectives Brexit Timeline EU Brexit Page EU Position Papers FCA Brexit Page Herbert Smith Freehills Brexit Hub Herbert Smith Freehills Brexit Videos Herbert Smith Freehills Brexit Webinars PRA EU Withdrawal Page UK Government Brexit Page UK Position Papers	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366004
__label__cc	0.668115	0.331885	October 18, 2017 October 17, 2017 itshamiltimeAlexander Hamilton, Hamilton, Nathanael Greene On July 4, 1786, Alexander Hamilton gave an oration to the memory of Nathanael Greene in front of an audience of fellow Revolutionary veterans in the Society of the Cincinnati. Greene had died unexpectedly of heatstroke on June 19, 1786 at his home in Georgia. Hamilton noted the strong connection that he felt to Greene because of their shared service to their country. All the motives capable of interesting an ingenuous and feeling mind conspire to prompt me to its execution. To commemorate the talents virtues and exploits of great and good men is at all times a pleasing task to those, who know how to esteem them. But when such men to the title of superior merit join that of having been the defenders and guardians of our country—when they have been connected with us as companions in the same dangers, sufferings, misfortunes and triumphs—when they have been allied to us in the still more endearing character of friends—we recal the ideas of their worth with sensations, that affect us yet more nearly, and feel an involuntary propensity to consider their fame as our own. We seem to appropriate to ourselves the good they have acquired, and to share in the very praise we bestow. Hamilton spoke of the potential of revolution to provide opportunities for people to display their talents and virtues. It is an observation as just as it is common that in those great revolutions which occasionally convulse society human nature never fails to be brought forward in its brighest as well as in its blackest colors: And it has very properly been ranked not among the least of the advantages which compensate for the evils they produce, that they serve to bring to light talents and virtues which might otherwise have languished in obscurity or only shot forth a few scattered and wandering rays. Although he was speaking about Greene, Hamilton could have been talking about his own dreams of glory in revolution. He noted that Greene would have been destined for a more ordinary life if it had not been for the “violated rights of his country” calling “him to act a part on a more splendid and more ample theatre.” Given this opportunity, Green did not hesitate to take action and risk everything. Happily for America he hesitated not to obey the call. The vigor of his genius corresponding with the importance of the prize to be contended for, overcame the natural moderation of his temper; and though not hurried on by enthusiasm, but animated by an enlightened sense of the value of free government, he chearfully resolved to stake his fortune his hopes his life and his honor upon an enterprise of the danger of which he knew the whole magnitude in a cause which was worthy of the toils and of the blood of heroes. Hamilton proceeded to give a long, but riveting (and slightly embellished) account of Greene’s military accomplishments and his instrumental role in battles in South Carolina and Georgia. Hamilton spoke of the eternal gratitude of the citizens after the battles: The evacuation of the two capitals of South Carolina and Georgia intirely restored those states to their own governments and laws. They now hailed the Illustrious Greene as their defender and deliverer. Their gratitude was proportioned to the extent of the benefits resulting from his services nor did it shew itself in words only but was manifested by acts that did honor to their generosity. Hamilton concluded by lamenting that Greene was “only allowed to assist in laying the foundation and not permitted to aid in rearing the superstructure of American greatness[.]” But where alas is now this consumate General, this brave soldier, this discerning statesman, this steady patriot, this virtuous citizen, this amiable man? Why could not so many talents, so many virtues, so many bright and useful qualities shield him from a premature grave? Why was he not longer spared to a country which he so dearly loved, which he was so well able to serve, which still seems so much to stand in need of his services? Why was he only allowed to assist in laying the foundation and not permitted to aid in rearing the superstructure of American greatness? A contemporary description of the event called it an “elegant eulogium” and noted that the President, Vice-President, senate, the speaker, and the house of representatives all attended. (Note that because this was before the Washington Administration, the President and Vice-President at this time were elected under the Articles of Confederation). ← Teamwork Made the Dream Work: Washington and Hamilton Hamilton’s Cats- Catstravaganza Charity Event in LA! → One thought on “Hamilton’s “Elegant Eulogium” of Nathanael Greene” You really make it seem really easy along with your presentation however I find this matter to be really something that I think I might never understand. It kind of feels too complex and very vast for me. I’m taking a look forward for your next submit, I will try to get the grasp of it!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366008
__label__cc	0.672478	0.327522	← Edward Rugemer, “The Problem of Emancipation”: some initial thoughts The Problem of Emancipation and Winthrop Jordan’s ‘Tumult and Silence at Second Creek’ → Are You There Bryan Edwards? It’s Me, Southern Planter. Did Bryan Edwards have the single greatest influence on the South’s decision to secede, and the eruption of the American Civil War? That’s kinda the feeling I was left with after finishing The Problem of Emancipation: The Caribbean Roots of the American Civil War. Rugemer’s argument in every chapter seems to hinge on the widespread acceptance and influence of the “Edwards Thesis.” Responses to, and perceptions of the causes of slave insurrections, and the impact of discussing and enacting abolition all seem to come back to an acceptance or rejection of the Edwards thesis. That said, even despite the centrality of the Edwards thesis, Rugemer’s argument certainly seems to hold water. He gauges public opinion on slavery, insurrection, and abolition primarily through his analysis of newspaper articles. In addressing popular responses to events, Rugemer is engaging with what Edward Ayers has dubbed “deep contingency.” Rugemer quotes Ayers’s explication of deep contingency at length, and I think it would be fruitful, for the sake of emphasis, to reproduce that again here. He states that deep contingency focuses on the “’connection between structure and event, on the relationships between the long-existing problem of slavery and the immediate world of politics.’ One of the central structures in democratic societies is public opinion, particularly as it influences political life, and for the antebellum United States, public opinions about black emancipation were important” (8). Rugemer tracks these public opinions through periodicals published in the United States, including articles from Caribbean papers, and finds that they demonstrate considerable concern with developments in the Caribbean when assessing the slavery question in the US. For southern planters, Caribbean developments demonstrated that discussing emancipation in the legislature led to slave insurrections, while for northern abolitionists, agitating for emancipation ultimately led to official abolition. Opinions were formed based on these interpretations of the developments in the Caribbean, and battle lines were drawn accordingly. I’m not quite sure, however, how far this line of reasoning can be extended. Did developments in the Caribbean around emancipation debates stoke sectional tensions? Did it ultimately lead to the South to secede? Did the conflicting views in regards to the Edwards thesis cause the Civil War? Rugemer seems to bring the reader along this path, but kind of left me hanging in terms of how far he thought this could go. He’s clearly engaging the conversations on what started the Civil War, but given his argument, the answer has to be something more complex than “slavery.” Rugemer’s discussion of the influence of newspaper articles discussing abolition and the slavery question on slave insurrection, and to an extent the Edwards thesis itself, seems to parallel the arguments made by Johnson and Sidbury in their contributions to the Vesey Conspiracy forum. In light of the fact that Rugemer presents rather matter-of-factly to what Johnson and Sidbury draw significant attention, it seems that the idea that literate slaves and free blacks transferred information through slave communication and information networks has been solidified in the historiography. Also, considering the way Rugemer discusses the perceived causes of, and responses to slave insurrections, it’s interesting to juxtapose his argument with those in the Making of a Slave Conspiracy forum, and also Furstenberg’s take on how planters explained the existence of slave uprisings.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366014
__label__cc	0.650027	0.349973	A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study Leena Choi, Brian S Caffo, Utkarsh Kohli, Pratik Pandharipande, Daniel Kurnik, E. Wesley Ely, C. Michael Stein The purpose of this study is to develop a statistical methodology to handle a large proportion of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic (PK) modeling. The motivating PK data were obtained from a population PK study to examine associations between PK parameters such as clearance of dexmedetomidine (DEX) and cytochrome P450 2A6 phenotypes. The blood samples were sparsely sampled from patients in intensive care units (ICUs) while different doses of DEX were continuously infused. Conventional population PK analysis of these data revealed several challenges and intricacies. Especially, there was strong evidence that some plasma drug concentrations were artifactually high and likely contaminated with the infused drug due to blood sampling processes that are sometimes unavoidable in an ICU setting. If not addressed, or if arbitrarily excluded, these outlying values could lead to biased estimates of PK parameters and miss important relationships between PK parameters and covariates due to increased variability. We propose a novel population PK model, a Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model, to accommodate the artifactual outliers using a finite mixture as the residual error model. Our results showed that the proposed model handles the outliers well. We also conducted simulation studies with a varying proportion of the outliers. These simulation results showed that the proposed model can accommodate the outliers well so that the estimated PK parameters are less biased. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Intensive Care Units Finite mixture Nonlinear mixed effect model NONMEM Choi, L., Caffo, B. S., Kohli, U., Pandharipande, P., Kurnik, D., Ely, E. W., & Stein, C. M. (2011). A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 38(5), 613-636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10928-011-9211-7 A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study. / Choi, Leena; Caffo, Brian S; Kohli, Utkarsh; Pandharipande, Pratik; Kurnik, Daniel; Ely, E. Wesley; Stein, C. Michael. In: Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Vol. 38, No. 5, 10.2011, p. 613-636. Choi, L, Caffo, BS, Kohli, U, Pandharipande, P, Kurnik, D, Ely, EW & Stein, CM 2011, 'A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study', Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 613-636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10928-011-9211-7 Choi L, Caffo BS, Kohli U, Pandharipande P, Kurnik D, Ely EW et al. A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. 2011 Oct;38(5):613-636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10928-011-9211-7 Choi, Leena ; Caffo, Brian S ; Kohli, Utkarsh ; Pandharipande, Pratik ; Kurnik, Daniel ; Ely, E. Wesley ; Stein, C. Michael. / A Bayesian hierarchical nonlinear mixture model in the presence of artifactual outliers in a population pharmacokinetic study. 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__label__cc	0.666105	0.333895	IBM’s AI-Based Personalized Pricing and Offers Boosts Malaysia Airlines’ Bookings Malaysia Airlines fliers who received personalized recommendations made over 20 percent more bookings, creating 44 percent more revenue, noted IBM’s Dee Waddell. IBM and Malaysia Airlines have launched a partnership program designed to demonstrate that artificial intelligence is a practical tool for driving higher bookings and revenue through automation and targeted, dynamic pricing. Even the name of IBM’s effort – it’s called “Personalized Pricing and Offers,” or PPO – is meant to evoke a plain-spoken and actionable product. This isn’t about experimentation for a distant future. It’s about now, Dee Waddell, IBM’s Global Managing Director, Travel & Transportation Industries, told Kambr Media. The results, which were unveiled at last month’s World Aviation Festival, were based on IBM’s AI algorithms analyzing “hundreds of data points that could produce billions of possibilities to dynamically deliver” real-time offers in an email-based ad campaign. Malaysia Airlines fliers who received the AI-generated email marketing program’s targeted recommended fares made 34 percent more bookings than customers in a control group who were not presented with the promotions. The real-time booking recommendation effort also drove 54 percent more bookings in business class, Waddell said. Ultimately, the test drove 44 percent greater revenue compared to the control group. In addition to the numbers, the ability of AI to “free up” manual revenue management processes held the most appeal to Malaysia Airlines. “Try to force your traditional marketers to take a step back and let the system start learning, and you’ll see quickly that it’ll outperform [previous methods], said Malaysia Airlines Digital Head Peter Pohlschmidt. “And don’t feel bad that it outperforms what you’ve been doing manually.” In making the wider pitch of PPO’s value to airlines, Waddell said that effort it not limited to channels like email. The capabilities can apply to every point of engagement –whether it’s done through self-service, airline staff, or via a vendor/partner. We caught up with Waddell at the event and asked him to walk us through the role of AI in airline bookings and pricing, its open-source approach, as well as how the development of PPO also reflects IBM’s own wider and continual digital transformation. Malaysia Airlines' Peter Pohlschmidt and IBM's Dee Waddell at the World Aviation Festival Kambr Media: How does the partnership with Malaysia Airlines reflect the way airlines are integrating artificial intelligence into their revenue management and booking systems? Dee Waddell: AI is helping airlines make much better use of data, and airlines can differentiate themselves by applying AI to sift through large amounts of data to improve products, solve problems, personalize customer experiences and, overall, drive better business outcomes. We worked with Malaysia Airlines to help architect a more convenient and personalized experience for travelers shopping for airfares that would leverage IBM’s AI-based Personalized Pricing and Offers solution. Malaysia Airlines did multiple tests with IBM to find out how to fill their seats with higher-level revenue buckets. We helped them put the data in a format, take it through the booking engine. We’ve started out with Malaysia in a production environment and we're taking this to scale. The outcome is more personalized destination recommendations for their customers, and, during the pilot phase, we’ve seen positive change in not only how customers book their airfare but also in the airline’s revenue. During the pilot, customers who received personalized recommendations made over 20 percent more bookings, creating 44 percent more revenue. How has IBM itself evolved to better provide these kinds of solutions? IBM, as part of our own transformation, has shifted its focus into a few key themes. One is, of course, we go to market by industry. We have 12 industries that we support. Travel and transportation is one of them. Of course, the airline is a major segment. I can talk a little bit about my background in the space. We have people that have spent many years in the industry. And that greatly influences how we approach solutions. We know the pain points, the use cases, and can strategically influence business outcomes from the perspective of the client and industry. It’s about business impact and outcomes – we’re not marketing technology for technology’s sake. As for my background, I come from the commercial side of an airline, United Airlines, where I led the business operations of MileagePlus, as well as United.com. In terms of my philosophy, oftentimes technology is not the problem. It's more about envisioning from a business perspective of what opportunities to pursue. My experience as CIO at Amtrak, also gives a deep understanding of the technical challenges, is what I try to bring to our clients. We also know that there's a convergence going on between business ideas and technology ideas. And oftentimes, the transformational discussion is coming from leveraging technology capabilities. It's about new business capabilities being enabled by technology and innovation. It’s our job to help the understanding and also how it can be leveraged for a new purpose or value. To achieve success requires applying technologies, like AI, in a way that drives purposeful innovation. Whether it be customer service, profit, of course, revenue uplift, cost savings, we can adjust the focus to fit the specific need. This is the fundamental piece. How does IBM perceive the opportunities and challenges for airlines seeking to integrate AI with their systems? We understand that organizations are trying to figure out how to leverage AI. Frankly, they also are trying to figure out how to leverage their own internal data, and particularly in the airline sector. The fact is there is a lot of data in the airline industry, and most airlines have a major advantage in their proprietary data and decades of industry expertise to create significant change. But airlines have struggled to cross the data silos. We see this as an opportunity for AI, but the big theme is around AI in helping organizations optimize processes, people, technology, and bring those together to truly rethink the business around those areas, and, ultimately, cultural change. Is cognitive synonymous with machine learning? You can easily get into the technical weeds, but to put it simply, there are multiple levels of AI. Cognitive computing represents the multiple levels. It's basically bringing in a smarter version, or an intelligent version, of existing or new processes. Deep learning has brought learning capabilities into systems and machine learning elevates this by incorporating a level of reasoning, without explicit programming required. The future continues to be very bright for AI and cognitive as we continue to move into broader and more general forms of AI, such as leveraging neuroscience. Organizations that seek to leverage AI and other exponential technologies are best positioned to capture transformational value and redefine competition and markets. It’s also about the cloud. What we're seeing at IBM, with our hybrid multi-cloud strategy, particularly with our acquisition of Red Hat, is an opportunity to be that trusted partner for our clients. For example, we helped American Airlines not just migrate critical applications to the cloud, but also helped transform their application development, organization and skills, all with the goal of responding better and faster to customer needs. We worked with the airline to create and roll out a dynamic rebooking app – a more convenient digital service for its customers – and empower employees with tools to change how they worked. It’s a great example about how a technology, in this case, the cloud, wasn't just about the infrastructure; it was around empowering people, and accelerate features for AA.com, and even delivering enhancements to customers when airlines disruptions occur. One of the technical challenges established carriers have is figuring out how to move from legacy tech systems to newer ones that can incorporate larger data sets and AI protocols. How do you help airlines with that digital transition? One of the things we're really proud about, and this goes again back to cloud, is with the acquisition of Red Hat, we're the honest broker. We ensure companies are not locked into specific paths of cloud technology. While the cloud brings much capability, we've seen a heavy dependence on proprietary technology, and while we've been a long time open source provider and supporter, with Red Hat we’re re-focusing on open technology and helping clients avoid the risks of lock-in. With Red Hat’s OpenShift container platform, we have elevated our conversation with the CIO and with IT organizations. OpenShift is a foundational component to transforming all of your business applications into hybrid and multi-cloud environments. This really accelerates the transformation if you have hundreds of applications, including many of which are based in older legacy technologies. What is a “container platform?” A container platform is all about building and scaling applications faster and more efficiently. Think about how the physical container in the transport industry fundamentally transformed standards and efficiency. It's similar from a technology perspective, that companies can build and modernize their applications into a container, and then be flexible in moving that container into the right cloud infrastructure, whether it be IBM Cloud, or other cloud providers. The value to CIOs, and we're working with CIOs aggressively, is to go fundamentally modernize and build your applications once, and take advantage of the container platform OpenShift to avoid cloud lock-in and deploy to the preferred cloud provider. Another benefit of a container platform is ensuring strong security and consistency of the security approach. This is a critical aspect in any digital transformation, especially as we move into AI and hybrid multi-cloud technologies. We are proud to be a significant partner in the airline industry with specific innovations and solutions unleashing real value for passengers and companies. We have a tremendous history together, including still today we process roughly 80 percent of all reservation transactions using IBM technology. In addition, we are one of the earliest strategic partners at IATA, going back to the early '80s. Perhaps you've heard the story about our partnership with American Airlines now Sabre on their initial reservation system. We've had multiple industry-level innovations, including the reservation system, kiosks for check-in, mobile suite of applications for employees and now our AI engine which we’ve introduced with Malaysia Airlines. We recognize the travel sector has about 10 percent of the world’s jobs, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council. So in our industry, and specifically at airlines, jobs and employees are critical. There are the onboard staff, including pilots and flight attendants, and ground staff, including operations and maintenance amongst others. These are highly skilled employees, but we haven't given them right the tools or access to other technologies like we've done with consumers to maximize their abilities. Technology is driving new ways of working and fostering cultures of collaboration within the enterprise. In 2014, we began partnering with Apple, a collaboration based on an exclusive arrangement with IBM to build business applications for large enterprises. We've since created our airline portfolio of iOS apps that major global airlines across the world have deployed, including Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, KLM, and Air Canada. Through our partnership with Apple, we’re changing how employees work by putting data and insights at their fingertips and enabling them to do their job better. We helped KLM, for example, make aircraft turnaround even more efficient with an app used on the apron that is a major contribution to helping an aircraft depart on time. It's not just optimizing their individual work areas, but it’s about empowerment and the opportunity to collaborate across the silos, because oftentimes, a large organization like an airline does not necessarily have an environment that easily fosters collaboration. Roles tend to be walled off from each other, in a sense. We’ve found by facilitating empowerment and collaboration, employees will naturally provide better customer service at better costs as well as find ways to drive higher revenue. They're very motivated once you kind of give them the right tools. What’s the process for developing these kinds of solutions for airlines? We spend roughly about $6 billion a year in research. IBM Watson AI has been a key part of those efforts. Our research team has developed a very specific AI algorithm for the airline industry that essentially leverages appropriate customer and operational data to identify the propensity of spending and seat booking, and provides highly targeted offers resulting in higher uptake and a better passenger experience. With now 27 patents on this airline AI algorithm, now part of our IBM Travel Platform and called Personalized Pricing and Offers, we have garnered industry recognition, including receiving last year’s World Travel Award for the World’s Leading AI Travel Technology Provider. We are excited to extend our AI capabilities into additional use cases and with other innovative airline partners – especially as we seek to optimize other areas of the passenger journey, including managing disruptions. Greek Airline Aegean Taps IBM’s AI, Cloud Services To Improve Customer Experience by David Kaplan DECEMBER 17, 2019 IBM’s Dee Waddell On Finding The Value Proposition In Emerging Technologies by World Aviation Festival JULY 24, 2019 Kambr Media's Most Read Articles of 2019 by Joseph Vito DeLuca DECEMBER 23, 2019	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366028
__label__wiki	0.793622	0.793622	Venue: Screen 1 Date/Time: Monday 23 Sep 2019, 14:00 - ends at 16:07 Anne Frank: Parallel Stories Berliner Philharmoniker Live: Season Finale CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI (ROH Live) Easter in Art ELEKTRA (ROH Live) Fidelio (ROH Live) In Search of Haydn Jumanji: The Next Level Parent & Baby Show LA BOHEME (Live) NTLive: CYRANO DE BERGERAC NTLive: THE WELKIN RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW SWAN LAKE (2020) THE CELLIST/DANCES AT A GATHERING (ROH Live) THE DANTE PROJECT The Personal History of David Copperfield Parent & Baby Show The Gentlemen (18) 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 Little Women @ 17:15 The Gentlemen @ 20:20 Midway @ 11:00 (All Seats Â£4 with free coffee) Jumanji: The Next Level Parent & Baby Show @ 11:30 1917 @ 14:00 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 Little Women @ 14:15 Little Women @ 17:15 The Gentlemen @ 20:20 The Peanut Butter Falcon @ 11:00 (All Seats Â£4 with free coffee) Jumanji: The Next Level @ 11:30 1917 @ 14:00 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 Little Women @ 14:15 Little Women @ 17:15 The Gentlemen @ 20:20 1917 @ 14:00 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 14:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 17:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 20:10 1917 @ 14:00 1917 @ 14:15 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 17:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 20:10 In Search of Mozart @ 11:00 1917 @ 14:00 1917 @ 17:00 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 14:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 17:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 20:10 Anne Frank: Parallel Stories @ 20:20 After the Wedding @ 11:00 (All Seats Â£4 with free coffee) The Personal History of David Copperfield Parent & Baby Show @ 11:10 1917 @ 13:45 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 14:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 16:45 LA BOHEME (Live) @ 19:45 After the Wedding @ 11:00 (All Seats Â£4 with free coffee) The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 11:30 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 14:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 14:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 17:15 The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 20:10 1917 @ 17:00 1917 @ 20:00 Kinky Boots The Musical @ 14:00 Kinky Boots The Musical @ 17:00 Kinky Boots The Musical @ 20:00 Shows for Wed 5 Feb The Good Liar @ 11:00 (All Seats Â£4 with free coffee) Shows for Thu 6 Feb NTLive: CYRANO DE BERGERAC @ 19:00 (LIVE) THE CELLIST/DANCES AT A GATHERING (ROH Live) @ 19:15 Shows for Tue 3 Mar RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW @ 20:00 Shows for Sun 8 Mar Fidelio (ROH Live) @ 19:15 In Search of Haydn @ 11:00 Shows for Wed 1 Apr SWAN LAKE (2020) @ 19:15 Shows for Thu 9 Apr Easter in Art @ 11:00 (free coffee prior to film) Shows for Tue 21 Apr CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI (ROH Live) @ 19:00 NTLive: THE WELKIN @ 19:00 (LIVE) THE DANTE PROJECT @ 19:15 Shows for Fri 12 Jun Berliner Philharmoniker Live: Season Finale @ 18:30 (Live Concert) ELEKTRA (ROH Live) @ 19:45 Shows for Thu 9 Jul Frida Kahlo @ 11:00 (free coffee prior to the film)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366032
__label__cc	0.725725	0.274275	Sarah Falder / Faulder / Foulder / Foulger / Faldez August 3, 2016 August 2, 2016 LSL The historian Samuel Eliot Morrison described Thomas Hickling’s second wife, Sarah, as coming from an old Portugese family. While her children all went on to marry Portugese people, their actual story is probably something along the lines of what is related below. (Interestingly, the Hickling name appears on far more Portugese genealogy websites than American.) I don’t have much context to offer for the following email, posted on a family genealogy site in the late 1990s. It is from a researcher, Eloise Cadinha, to a Mr. Lothrop. A version of this email, with only small changes, is currently available on the Ivens family blog. From: <XXX> Subject: [PORTUGAL-L] Re: Thomas Hickling’s second wife. Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 02:33:24 EST Dear Mr. Lothrop: I recently found in my files an article about Tomas Hickling, by Dr. Joao H. Anglin, a descendant. It is from “Insulana” which is an organ of the Instituto Cultural of Ponta Delaga. The names in this article are written in Portuguese. Tomas Hickling married twice. He married in 1764 in Boston, Sara Green, of Boston. 2 children were born to this marriage. Catarina, who married in 1793 William Prescott, and she was mother of the famous historian, William Hickling Prescott. Guilherme (William) who died in 1794. Hickling left America in October 1769 and never returned. His first wife never visited the Azores. She died in 1774. In 1778 Thomas Hickling, a widower, married Sara Falder. According to the article, Sara Falder was from Philadelphia, and tradition has it that Sara was the daughter of a ship’s Captain. [Thomas Falder / Faulder / Foulder / Foulger / Faldez, perhaps of Nantucket, perhaps of Philadelphia.] On a voyage to India, the Captain had on board the ship his daughter and his wife. The wife became ill and the mother and daughter were left in Ponta Delgada, and supposedly were to be picked up on the return voyage. The father and the ship were never heard from again and it was supposed that the ship had been lost at sea. Of this marriage, 16 children were born. Five of them died before their tenth birthday. (I copy the children and marriages as listed in the article) Maria Hickling, married John Anglin of Cork Tomas Hickling (junior) died 10 Oct 1875. He was 93 years old and his father’s successor as American Vice Consul. Sara Clarisse Hickling (twin of Isabel Flora) married William Shelton Burnett. Isabel Flora Hickling (twin of Sara Clarisse) married William Ivens. Ana Joaquina Hickling married John Anglin, widower of her sister, Maria Hickling. Carlota Sofia Hickling married Jacinto Soares de Albergaria Francisca Hickling, died less than 10 years old and was the twin of Maria Ana who married dr. Joaquim Antonio de Paula Medeiros. Harriet Federica Hickling married Dr. John White Webster. Amelia Clementine Hickling married two times. 1) Hugo Chambers 2) Tomas Nyes of New Bedford. Maria Ana Hickling married for the second time William Ivens, widower of her sister Isabel Flora Guilherme Anglin Hickling married twice 1) unknown 2) Jessie Green of Scotland Thomas Hickling (senior) died 31 Aug 1834. He was 91 years old. He was buried in the British Cemetery in Ponta Delgada. His son, Thomas, who was his successor was buried in same tomb. He died 10 Oct 1875. he was 94 years old. [Sic] Sara Falder outlived her husband and she also is buried in the British Cemetery. She died 20 Oct 1872 [WRONG.–LSL]. She was 75 years old. According to Insulana, a descendant of T. Hickling is Otmar U. Seeman, a lawyer in Winnipeg, Canada, and Antonio da Camara Melo Cabral, a resident in Ponta Delgada. Possibly you have Nye cousins living nearby, and you certainly do have relatives in the Azores. Just last month there was an article in the Acoriano Oriental: “Hickling: a grande aventura de um americao dos Azores” (“Hickling: a great Amercian adventure in the Azores” [my translation] The article mentions a diary of 80 pages, written by Catherine Hickling in 1808, when she visited her father in the Azores. It is in the hands of Russel Mac Ausland. The article also mentions the traditional story of Sara Falder. Eloise Cadinha Hickling Previous Article Hickling’s Letter to Washington; Jefferson’s Doubts Next Article The Alarm of April 19th: Pepperell and Groton	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366034
__label__cc	0.686263	0.313737	Update: Local Senator’s wife killed in I5 crash near Grants Pass Local Top Stories April 15, 2017 Newsroom Staff accident, closure, crash, fatal crash, Grants Pass, I5, semi truck Update, 4/16/17 at 3:31 p.m.: Oregon State Police say a woman was killed following a crash involving a semi truck on I5 near Grants Pass Saturday night. Troopers say a semi-tractor was driving southbound near milepost 58, when the pedestrian was hit. Police say Leta Baertschiger, 54, was walking in the right lane for unknown reasons. Baertschiger is the wife of Grants Pass based state Senator Herman Baertschiger. His office released a statement today: “The Baertschiger family has suffered a tragic loss. They thank you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time and are requesting privacy.” Authorities say the driver was unable to avoid hitting her, and has been cooperating with the investigation. Both southbound lanes were closed for an hour following the crash, before one lane was opened. Both lanes are now open again. Grants Pass, Ore. — A car crash closed I5 near Grants Pass, forcing southbound traffic into the city. It was first reported round 8:20 p.m. Saturday night, near milepost 58. Details surrounding the crash and those involved are limited. According to tripcheck.com, both lanes were back open by 11 p.m. Saturday night.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366036
__label__cc	0.621629	0.378371	Law, Politics, The Environment Mercury is bad for you: Mercury is one of those unambiguous poisons. It’s a known nerve toxin and a cause of birth defects. Minnesota and 40 other states now have to warn anglers and their families against eating too much fish because of mercury concentrated in their fillets. Especially at risk of harm are women of child-bearing age, among whom one in 12 is estimated to have dangerous levels of mercury in her body. And the Bush administration is removing important Clinton era controls to protect us from Mercury in the environment and in our food. More on this story over at Cursor.org. Because Cursor.org still doesn’t have permalinks, I’m forced to quote their entire post, rather than just sending you over there: The Washington Post reports that an EPA-headed task force that was set to recommend “rules that within three years would force every coal-fired power plant in the country to reduce emissions of mercury,” was “abruptly disbanded” last April. The Post says the policy turnabout was engineered by Jeffrey Holmstead, the EPA’s senior air quality official who previously served as an adjunct scholar for Citizens for the Environment, an organization formed in 1990 as a project of “corporate front group,” Citizens for a Sound Economy. For more on Holmstead, scroll down to ‘The Clean Air Wake.’ Of all the “administration’s retreats on controlling air pollution,” editorialized the Star Tribune, “its proposed new rules on mercury may prove to be the most cynical.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366042
__label__wiki	0.505039	0.505039	oputa panel youtube comfortably Economically important plants of assam plants are found in the wild habitat and they help in the progress of human civilization in different aspects, i. e. Pharmaceutical, economical, commercial, social etc. Aromatic plants also constitute a large group among the plants which belong to about 60 families. These plants are very important for multifarious purposes such as uses inPlants belonging to this category are the most economically important plants of Assam and meet the demand for timber, plywood, pulpwood, furniture, agricultural implements. Leaves of Litsea monopetala, L. cubeba etc. are used for rearing silkworm. The Orchids of Assam: economically important plants of assam We surveyed the plants growing under 207 isolated trees in Assam, India, and categorized them according to their local humanuses. We found that Ficus trees were associated with double the density of important highgrade timber, firewood, human food, livestock fodder, and medicinal plants compared to nonFicus trees. Management practices were The present research work involves the study of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal diversity in the rhizosphere of some economically important plants existing in grassland and woodland ecosystems of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. The The economically important plants of Laokhowa wildlife Sanctuary are grouped as timber yielding plants, medicinal plants, fodder plants, wild edible vegetable plants, plants as source of fibre, dying, tanning and plants used for stupefying fishes.economically important plants of assam Apr 09, 2010 orchids of lakhimpur district and it's adjoining hills of arunachal pradesh Orchid is a member of Orchidaceae family is the largest and diverse family of the flowering plants (Angiospermae). There are at least 25, 000 different species of orchids, with probably thousands more that remains unknown or unclassified. Economically important plants of assam free The important species are Magnolia species, Pachylarnax pleiocarpa, Fissistigma species, Alseodaphne species, Cinnamomum species, Litsea species, Michelia species etc. Plants belonging to this category are the most economically important plants of Assam and meet the demand for timber, plywood, pulpwood, furniture, agricultural implements. economically important plants of assam It also highlights some important medicinal plants and its status in the wild and also discussed on Wild relatives of 132 economically important species, some important and notable include citrus, banana, rice, sugarcane, and pulses, are 286 plant species from Assam Biology of Plants and Microbes ISBN Edited by D Bose& S Roy Published by IA'ant Books, Kolkata, 2012 Important begomoviruses of some economically Aug 09, 2006 Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India. Albert L Sajem 1 and Kuldip Gosai 2 botany knowledge within the region besides contributing to the preservation and enrichment of the gene bank of such economically important species before they are lost forever. Orang National Park is one of the protected areas of Assam and embraces an extremely rich floristic diversity of several plant species of botanical interest and an enormous economic potential. The present paper deals with 96 species of economically important plants of park. Of these, 55 are medicinal, 24 edible, 15 timber yielding, 20 fodder resources, 5 fiber yielding, 6 used for thatching, 3 oputa panel wikipedia all games of spongebob squarepants proiecte case mici parter 2013 youtube comfortably numb the departed appartement a louer costa del sol espagne al diablo con los guapos capitulo 3 parte 1 bijkomende kosten bij aankoop appartement rapunzel parte 1 en castellano appartement a vendre marrakech o ultimo dobrador de ar parte 2 tejido muscular esqueletico y sus partes pitch perfect instrument tuning software videos de la serie crimenes imperfectos your so perfect standing there perfect cell game for android descargar cancion perfecta jesse y joy aquatic plants exporters in sri lanka kirengeshoma palmata companion plants climbing plants with thorns western australian endemic plants	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line1366045
__label__cc	0.676289	0.323711	J. Carson Reviews Reading, Watching, Reviewing Home » Posts tagged 'Eric Raleigh' Tag Archives: Eric Raleigh The Walking Dead Mid-Season Premier: “Rock in the Road” Posted on February 13, 2017 by jcarsonwrites \| Leave a comment 7B is here! The Walking Dead returned tonight in an adrenaline packed episode that reunited old friends and introduced new ones. The episode picked up exactly where 7A left off: with the group at The Hilltop trying to convince Gregory he needed to join them in their fight against Negan. While this didn’t work, hope was still there as Jesus introduced the group to King Ezekiel at The Kingdom. Unfortunately, this also didn’t work. This whole interaction was a long time coming and as a viewer it was incredibly exciting to see these three communities come together (I mean, not really, but they all know the others exist now). We made it almost all the way through the episode thinking that things might actually be starting to look up. Surely The Hilltop and The Kingdom will eventually be convinced to join Rick and the others and they’ll defeat Negan. They finally had one up on the Saviours. Negan and his men don’t know the three groups know about each other. Not only that, but Team Family managed to get their hands on some explosives that were set up and meant to protect The Sanctuary from Walkers, but will now be used against them instead. Then, in true Walking Dead style, in the last ten seconds the group once again seems to be in immediate danger (though it seems Rick disagrees). While out looking for Gabriel the group is surrounded by an even larger group of people. At first I thought they were Saviours, but then realized the weapons were all wrong. Then I thought it was that group Tara had met, but then saw there were men and knew it couldn’t be them either. And, despite Rick smiling and seeming very happy, I was definitely yelling at my screen by the time the credits rolled. The only thing this episode was missing was a reunion between Carol and the others. Though, with Daryl now staying The Kingdom, I suspect that will happen sooner rather than later. Next weeks episode looks amazing and I can’t wait for next Sunday to get here. Let me know what you thought of the episode! Posted in The Walking Dead Season Seven Episode Reviews, Uncategorized \| Tagged Aaron, Aaron and Eric, Alexandria Safe Zone, blog, blogger, blogging, Carl Grimes, Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Eric Raleigh, King Ezekiel, Maggie Greene, Michonne, Mid Season Premier, Rick Grimes, Rock in the Road, Rosita Espoinosa, Sasha Williams, Television, The Hilltop, The Kingdom, The Walking Dead, TV, writing The Walking Dead Mid-Season Premier Review: “No Way Out” **WARNING: This post contains spoilers for last night’s episode of The Walking Dead** Season 6 \| Episode 9 \| Aired: February 14, 2016 The Walking Dead is back! It’s back and boy did it return with a bang! Yes, last night was the mid-season premier of season six and I honestly think this is the best episode of the entire series. I’ve been saying that a lot lately so that’ll tell you just how amazing season six has been so far. We pick up directly where the mid-season finale left off with Daryl, Sasha, and Abraham being confronted by members of Negan’s group. Just when it seems like a member of Team Family is going to get killed in the first thirty seconds of the episode, something unexpected happens. Daryl hits Negan’s gang with a bazooka or rocket launcher or something similar and literally blows them away. Daryl Dixon, ladies and gentlemen, the biggest badass to ever exist. Seriously, what a freaking amazing way to start the show. They kept showing that scene in the previews up until the point the explosion happens and I was not expecting that at all! Then Daryl just walks out from behind the truck all badass with his rocket launcher and it was AMAZING! Back in Alexandria, things are less amazing. Walkers are everywhere and Rick, Michonne, Carl (carry Judith), Ron, Sam, Jessie, and Father Gabriel are attempting to make their way through the herd. However, things very quickly go wrong. Father Gabriel takes Judith to his church where they’ll be safe (why would you trust this man with your baby? After everything he did!), but the others keep moving forward. That is, until Sam sees a young boy walker and freaks out, remembering what Carol had said to him about the monsters coming to get him. Now this whole scene really tripped me out because I wasn’t sure if maybe Sam was imagining it or what was happening. I thought maybe after everything that had happened he had finally cracked, but no, unfortunately that’s not what happened. It was not imagined or a hallucination, the monsters really did get him. The walkers got Sam which, of course, set Jessie off (understandable, she’s seeing her son being torn apart in front of her). She then starts screaming which brings the walkers down on her (nice Walking Dead guys, kill Rick’s sort of love interest on Valentine’s Day!). To make matters worse, Rick is forced to cut off Jessie’s arm to save Carl as Jessie is still holding onto him even as the walkers devour her. Now, before I move onto one of the biggest, if not the biggest, thing to happen in the episode can I just say that I was actually kind of sad to see the rest of the Anderson family (because yes, we also lose Ron). Like, yeah Ron was a lil’ shit and Jessie annoyed me to no end at points (it was getting better though! I was starting to like Jessie more), but I was really sad they killed Sam! I knew the Andersons died in the comics so I figured it was going to happen, but I was hoping maybe if they killed Ron and Jessie they’d let Sam live and give him to Carol or something. Either way, I’m sad to see the actors go. Alexandra Breckenridge (Jessie), Austin Abrams (Ron), and Major Dodson (Sam) all did a fantastic job. Their characters were memorable and they went out with a bang. Congrats to all three of them on their phenomenal job on the show, on any future projects, and on being the first characters we actually cared about to be killed in this half of the season! Alright, now let’s move on to something major that happened last night. Like I said before, Ron was lil’ shit and he lived up to this right to the very end when Michonne stuck her sword through his back. Why did she do this? Ron was going to kill Rick. Obviously, Ron’s rage was aimed at the right person, but at the same time can you really blame him for being pissed at Rick? Rick killed his dad and as far as Ron’s concerned, Rick’s the one who led them out into the herd which just killed his mom and brother in front of him. Thankfully, Michonne steps in before Ron can kill Rick. However, the gun still goes off and instead of Rick being shot, it’s Carl who gets hit. Right in the eye. That’s right, it happened! Carl lost his eye! I’ve been saying for how many reviews now that this was coming and it finally happened and it was gross and gruesome and so amazing! I am really excited to see how this progresses the characters as it’s safe to say this will have a major impact on all of them, but what will that impact be? We’ll just have to wait and see. I do have to say though that Andrew Lincoln and Chandler Riggs did a great job in this scene. They both do phenomenal in all their scenes, but this one in particular, their reactions were spectacular and the whole thing was so well done. Now, the episode ends on kind of a happy note. Sasha, Daryl, and Abraham make it back to Alexandria and they, along with Rick, the rest of Team Family, and the Alexandrians all pull together to take back their home. This resulted in one of the most badass montages I’ve ever seen with everyone taking down walkers left, right, and center. And can I just say, before I move on, I was terrified they were going to kill Aaron or Eric. In the comics Eric dies when the walkers invade Alexandria and I was literally yelling at my TV screen because I was terrified either he or Aaron were going to die. Thankfully they didn’t which means Ross Marquand and Jordan Woods-Robinson will be back on my screens again! Thank you Walking Dead creators for giving us that. Also, please take a look at this photo and tell me that Eric isn’t totally badass. He ran out of the house to kill some walkers and then they show at the end of the episode that he did all that in a freakin’ boot cast for his ankle. Badass level is off the charts. This episode was intense and insane, but oh so amazing and I can’t even imagine how they’re going to top this. So much more happened that just what I talked about here so if you haven’t already seen the episode you need to. We’ve seen so many of the characters do a complete flip in this episode and everything that happened is only going to inspire more evolution for all of them and I can’t wait to see where things go from here. What did you think of the mid-season premier? Did you cry more at the loss of the Andersons or Carl’s eye? Next week’s episode looks beyond amazing! It looks like it’s very Daryl and Rick focused so I can’t wait! None of the pictures are mine. They were found on tumblr Posted in The Walking Dead Season Six Episode Reviews \| Tagged 2016, Aaron, Aaron and Eric, Abraham Ford, Alexandra Breckenridge, Alexandria Safe Zone, amwriting, Andrew Lincoln, Austin Abrams, blog, blogger, blogging, Carl Grimes, Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Denise, Episode, Episode 9, Episode Recap, Episode Review, Eric Raleigh, Eugene Porter, Father Gabriel, February 14, Glenn Rhee, Jessie Anderson, Jordan Woods-Robinson, Judith Grimes, Maggie Greene, Major Dodson, Michonne, Morgan Jones, Recap, Review, Rick Grimes, ron anderson, rosita Espinosa, Ross Marquand, Sam Anderson, Season Six, Spencer Monroe, Tara Chambler, The Walking Dead, The Wolf, valentines day, Walkers, words, write, writer, writing The Walking Dead Episode Review: “JSS” Posted on October 19, 2015 by jcarsonwrites \| Leave a comment Season 6 \| Episode 2 \| Aired: October 18, 2015 So I did a countdown leading up the season premier of my top ten favorite episodes of The Walking Dead. After watching this episode I definitely need to reevaluate that list cause this episode was amazing! Seriously, definitely one of my favorites. Kevin Smith described it on Talking Dead as “receiving oral that won’t stop.” After last week’s episode that I thought was amazing (though apparently a lot of people didn’t?) I thought for sure this episode was going to feature the herd hitting Alexandria. Nope, not at all, we didn’t see the herd, we didn’t even see Rick and the others at all! Instead we saw The Wolves attacking Alexandria and holy geez they were not holding back. I think I said that last week too, but I didn’t know the meaning of not holding back until there were people hacking each other up in the streets of Alexandria. This episode starts off with us getting to see Enid’s journey to Alexandria which I thought was amazing and so mesmerizing. From there we return to the group in Alexandria and this episode follows what they were doing while the others were leading the herd away. They were kicking ass is what they were doing, Carol especially. So many Alexandrians died and so many wolves died. It’s funny because they said it on Talking Dead and I didn’t realize it until they did, but no one that we really cared about died this episode. There was a massive slaughter, but it wasn’t any members of the group and it wasn’t any of the Alexandrians we’ve gotten to know which was strange and yet refreshing. We also see what the horn was at the end of the last episode (it wasn’t Ron and while it was technically The Wolves, they didn’t do it on purpose). The episode ends with The Wolves either dead or run out of Alexandria and it seems like the worst is over, but I think we all know it’s not, right? That herd is going somewhere and somewhere is Alexandria. I loved this episode! It was so well done and all the actors were amazing! Melissa McBride! Oh my gosh where do I even start? I bow down to her! The character progression Carol has gone through in this series is phenomenal and she is absolutely one of, if not the most, badass characters on this show. She was just taking Wolves down left, right, and centre. It needed to be done, she knew that, she got it done. But I think one of the most significant moments was right at the end of the episode where she’s holding the cigarettes and sees Sam’s A stamp on the porch of the house and she starts to breakdown. She does what she needs to in order to survive, but that doesn’t mean she likes it and it doesn’t mean she wants to do it. Melissa McBride has done an amazing job in every episode since the first season, this episode especially I want to give her a standing ovation. Or at the very least all the awards because she seriously deserves them. I also need to give huge applause to Katelyn Nacon (Enid), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Major Dodson (Sam), and Austin Abrams (Ron). There are so many great kid/teen actors out there, but to get four who are this good in the same show, and especially a show like The Walking Dead is truly amazing. They all did a great job in their roles tonight and I can’t wait to see what happens. Where did Enid go? Will Carl just survive somehow? Is Sam still locked in his closet? And what will Ron do now he’s seen his mom kill someone? So many questions and I desperately we hope we get these answers next week! I love Enid’s character! We saw little bits of her last season and she was kind of weird, but she was such a pinnacle this episode. We saw how she got to Alexandria and we saw her bonding a bit with Carl as she helped him protect Judith, and then she basically had one of the best lines on the show and she never even said it out loud once. “Just Survive Somehow”. JSS. This is amazing and something that will definitely stick with the characters and the viewers I think for the rest of the season and maybe even outside the show. One character I’m still really torn on is Morgan. I want to like him, sometimes I do like him, but when he let The Wolves leave asdfghjkl. YOU NEVER LET THEM LEAVE! I know he wasn’t there for Terminus, but we were! We all know this was a bad idea! He let The Wolves live once before and they returned! One of them tried to kill him! Come on Morgan, I’m desperately trying to like you dude. A character who’s actually starting to grow on me (surprisingly) is Jessie. I’m still not a fan of the Jessie/Rick relationship that might happen, but Jessie as her own badass character is definitely something I can get on board with. She went absolutely nuts on the woman who came into her house and it was simultaneously terrifying and amazing. Terrifying because she killed her and was not holding back, but amazing because now we’re seeing what Jessie capable of when she needs to be and this opens up so many more doors for this character. Also, like I mentioned above, Ron saw this all happen. Sam was locked in his closet, but Ron saw the whole thing so I’m really curious to see if this is what will finally make him realize that everything Rick is saying is true and that Rick isn’t the bad guy. We’re also seeing this in Eugene! Eugene spent quite a lot of time helping Tara, Eric, and Alexandria’s new doctor, Denise, try and save one of the women The Wolves attacked. He actually played a pretty key part when he told Denise that she doesn’t want to be a coward. This was significant for him because he was owning that part of himself and I’m interested to see if we’ll see him slowly start to gather more courage like last season with Tara or what’s going to happen. Something I don’t really want to see happen is a Eugene/Denise romance. They talked about it on Talking Dead and Paul Bettany said if they had kids their kids would be the most nervous children ever which is not good growing up in the zombie apocalypse. Yes. Just yes. There were two characters this episode I felt really bad for and that’s Deanna and Aaron. Deanna finally saw what Rick was talking about. She understands now that if people or walkers want to get in they will find a way and unfortunately she realized that after a bunch of her people had been slaughtered. I feel like we’re going to see a lot of Aaron blaming himself next episode, especially if what I think is coming actually does happen. I haven’t read all the comics yet, but I know what happens. I’m not going to say anything because I am firmly against spoilers, but oh my gosh it had better not happen! But yes, Aaron discovers his bag on one of the dead Wolves. The same bag he lost back in the season five finale when he and Daryl got trapped in the van. The same bag that had all his photos of Alexandria in it. Oh no, oh Aaron, I just want to give him a hug. Technically… what happened is his fault because he’s the one who took the pictures and then lost them, but he’s so adorable and he looked so sad and I just can’t be mad at him for it. That is definitely going to have some major repercussions though. This week was insane! Completely, absolutely insane! So much happened and we’re only on episode two! Oh my god I can’t wait for the rest of this season. Next week looks crazy and of course we’ll get to see the rest of the group returning to Alexandria and we’ll get to see what happens with the herd. Will they get them back on track or will the herd hit and the now dilapidated Safe Zone? I think we all know the answer to that. Let me know what you thought about tonight’s episode! What was your favorite part? What did you think of Carol taking on The Wolves? Check out the preview for next week below! Follow me on Twitter \| Like me on Facebook Also, I would like to say thank you to Major Dodson for tweeting me. Apparently he saw my post during my Walking Dead episode countdown and tweeted at me about it. As The Walking Dead is one of my favorite shows and he plays such a great character I was pretty much jumping up and down because I was so excited and it completely made my day. 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