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1986 Burning Bridges – Yayo (Accretions flexi-disc)[expand]
MK involvement: “Affable organ” (it says so on the cover)
Comments (ca.1996): The next time you and your friend Jerry are having a conversation about what the first-ever commercially released Keneally performance on disc was, boy, will Jerry be surprised!
Jerry: Surely it was “Broadway the Hard Way” in 1988?
You: Nope!
Jerry: The little-known “Damn These Pants” from ’82?
You: No, sir!
Jerry: Damn you, you! What is?
And then you whip out your copy of “Yayo” by Burning Bridges. BB are buddies of mine from way back, one of whom, Andy Vereen, was in the band Graphic with my brother and I. Andy also sings on “hat” and is mentioned by name in “Here is Why”. I think I covered this ground somewhere else on the page, but hey. And the recently released “Trummerflora” involves several Bridge denizens as well. So our relationship is long, and standing.
Actually using the term “commercially released” is slightly misleading, as the only way to procure “Yayo” was to purchase BB ‘s first single (which I believe was “World In Motion”, and screw me if I’m wrong) and find within it a brief piece of paper hawking a free copy of “Yayo” on red flexi-material if’n you only would send the brief piece of paper in. And then in the mail you’d get it, and you’d put it on and play it and hear a joyous little shouter with tasty organic fills from yers truly. Then the record would end and you’d do something else.
Probably no longer available but write to Accretions anyway and tell them I said hi (PO Box 81973 San Diego CA 92138).[/expand]
1987 James Morton – Let’s Make Rhythm![expand]
MK involvement: Keys, bass, guitar, vocal
Comments: This is a tape which accompanies a book which teaches tots to bang on percussion devices. ‘Twas recorded on the same machine which brought the home demo Tar Tapes material to life, a four-track reel-to-reel Dokorder for which “Let’s Make Rhythm!” was a last mighty wheeze before entering itself into early retirement. (The noise-to-signal ratio on this cassette is pretty stunning.) The format consists of narration about different percussion instruments alternating with simple ditties designed to show off each instrument’s unique qualities. My fave memory of the recording process would be James’ intro to “Giddy-up”, which found him on his stomach on our kitchen floor banging coconut shells on the tile, then craning his neck upwards to speak into the mic in audibly labored tones. Other tracks include “Cymbal Blues” (which I attempt to sing like Kermit the Frog, but Bryan thought sounded like Bachman-Turner Overdrive), “Shave Haircut Two Bits” (the single), “The Old Soft Shoe” and “Crash Goes The Cymbal” (both of which I sang in a voice which I imagined at the time would be soothing and pleasant for kids, but which frightened Scott when I played it for him a couple of hours ago – he’s probably having nightmares about it as I type). Instrumentally the star of the day is my old deceased Oberheim OB-SX which provides a variety of doingy synth noises. “The Knee Fist Song” (that’s really the title) and “My Triangle Has Three Sides” sound like outtakes from a really misguided They Might Be Giants session. [/expand]
1988 Frank Zappa – Broadway The Hard Way (Rykodisc)[expand]
LP/cassette song list: Side One:
Elvis Has Just Left The Building
Planet Of The Baritone Women
Any Kind of Pain
Jesus Thinks You’re a Jerk
Dickie’s Such An Asshole
When The Lie’s So Big
Rhymin’ Man
The LP and cassette feature a spoken dissertation on the origin of “Confinement Loaf” at the beginning of side two, and the band members are introduced at the end of the album, two items not on the CD version.
CD song list:
Elvis Has Just Left The Building 2:24
Planet Of The Baritone Women 2:48
Any Kind of Pain 5:42
Dickie’s Such An Asshole 5:45
When The Lie’s So Big 3:38
Rhymin’ Man 3:50
Promiscuous 2:02
The Untouchables 2:26
Why Don’t You Like Me? 2:57
Bacon Fat 1:29
Stolen Moments 2:58
Murder By Numbers 5:37 (featuring Sting)
Jezebel Boy 2:27
Outside Now 7:49
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 6:40
What Kind Of Girl 3:16
Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk 9:15
MK involvement: Manual performance of written guitar lines which were, and let there be no question about this, composed by Frank Zappa; keyboards on tracks 2, 3, 5 and briefly on 16; lead vocals on “Elvis” and “Rhymin’ Man”, and the role of the prostitute in “What Kind Of Girl?”; harmony vocals on remainder.
Comments (ca.1996): People still ask me if it’s me doing the Johnny Cash voice; yeah, that’s me, even though I will always contend it sounds more like Mr. Ed. “Promiscuous” and “Jezebel Boy” were each played only once on the tour, which accounts for the rough edges in the performances. We probably rehearsed “Jezebel Boy” 200 times in L.A. before the tour started, so I don’t really understand why we only played it one time. I suppose it’s such an “L.A.” song that it just never felt right to play it anywhere else. “What Kind of Girl” was played twice, and constructed during soundchecks on the road in response to current events. Those are pretty much the highest notes possible for me to sing. It hurt. Sting joined us on stage in Chicago; he was an extremely pleasant gentleman and he actually seemed quite nervous backstage. You know how some people just exude charisma and all attention in a room is drawn to them even if they’re just standing still doing nothing at all? I’m afraid Sting is one of those sorts of people. Frank came up with “Elvis” and “Rhymin’ Man” for me to sing during the European leg of the tour, at a time when band morale was extremely low. Since I was still the enthusiastic puppy of the band, I was more than happy to accept, which is probably a good thing—the rest of the guys weren’t exactly craving more work at that point. [/expand]
Discography: Mike Keneally Discography: Mike with others 1990-1999
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School Campus & University Key Access Control
With the multitude of entrances and restricted areas found on a university or school campus, managing secure facility procedures presents unique challenges. To help facilitate campus safety, KeyWatcher university key access control systems can be installed to manage access to dorms, research labs, and administrative buildings.
Case Study: Design flexibility of KeyWatcher® System enables customized application for University of California San Francisco – read more.
Campus Key Access Control with Accountability
Students and faculty lose their keys, but with campus key access control systems from Morse Watchmans, you can keep a backup for every dorm, lab, or classroom. So, when a student stumbles home at 4:00 am without a key, one can be provided by an authorized individual. With “notes” functionality, it can be required that if any campus key is permanently removed from the electronic key cabinet, the transaction must be documented. Our campus key access control systems also keep server closets and computers safely locked, ensuring that student social security numbers, home addresses, and other sensitive data is protected.
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The loss of one master key can easily cost a university $85,000 in re-keying. Make it easy to find the specific key needed and limit the use of masters to authorized individuals with a key access control system for schools. Keys for specific areas can be grouped on tamper-proof key rings, and an audit trail will ensure that the last person to use a key can be identified. Custom key control locker modules also help keep mobile devices and laptops safe in security departments or other sensitive locations.
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For campus security, administrative, and maintenance departments, Morse Watchmans suggests limiting the use of master keys. This helps protect sensitive information and valuable property, and maintains access for authorized individuals while also ensuring police and campus security can open every locked door during an emergency. With a variety of sizes, you can even provide outside contractors with credentials to access a specific KeyBank. For universities who contract custodial and other services, the cost savings more than cover the expense of the key control systems, while providing additional benefits.
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The loss of one master key can easily cost the university $85,000 in re-keying. Make it easy to find the specific key needed and limit the use of masters to authorized individuals with a key control system. Keys for specific areas can be grouped on color- coded KeyRings, and an audit trail will ensure that the last person to take out any keys can be identified. If a master is taken out and lost by an authorized individual, there is accountability as KeyWatcher’s audit trail will reliably identify that person.
School Bus & University Fleet Management Systems
Ensure that each campus vehicle is correctly utilized with university fleet management systems. Useful scheduling features ensure that older cars continue to get driven by security officers, campus police, and other drivers even when new cars are added to the fleet. Key reservations guarantee that a twelve-seater school bus will be available for the ten-member debate team and won’t already be in use by the five-person swim team.
Morse Watchman systems makes campus key management better. It’s all part of our outside the box thinking – that you’ll find right inside the box.
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NORTH BROTHER MOUNTAIN, MAINE
The North Brother Mountain is located in Baxter State Park, Maine. Although in the shadow of it's more popular sibling Katahdin, the North Brother is worthwhile to to do for a few reasons. Firstly, at 4151ft, the North Brother is on the NorthEast 111 peakbagging list and for anyone interested in completing the 111 (115) peaks over 4000ft in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Secondly, it's a great hike for those not interested in the crowds or steep scrambly elevation gain on Katahdin. This is a great hike for a beginner mountain hiker.
Before the hike, we camped at Katahdin Stream Campground. It is home to 12 lean-to's, 9 tentsites, and 3 group sites, and the nicest smelling and clean outhouses I have ever used. Reservations are strongly recommended. That said, this campground can be busy as it is also home for Appalachian Trail (AT) thru-hikers that will or have completed their 3500km journey at the summit of Katahdin. The first day we arrived we heard lots of cheering and hoots of joy as the finishers rolled in. Meeting the ranger on the first night, she warned us of bear actitivity and encouraged us to put our food in our car. Of course we did, but I woke up to my food being attacked by mice overnight. They had got into the car! Be warned as I lost about half my food.
The drive to the Slide Dam parking lot from Katahdin Stream Campground took about 10 minutes. Elevation at the parking lot is almost 1200ft, so were were looking at a 3000ft ascent. Our plan was to ascend the North Brother via a loop over Mt Coe and the South Brother. Unfortunately it had rained significantly overnight and our group of three wasn't interested in climbing a wet slide and not seeing any views. Our mission was to summit the North Brother as one of our group members was completing her final peak of the NE 111(115) list. We chose to hike the Marston trail.
The trail can be characterized by going up 3 big steps. It starts on a flat dirt path and then gradually ascends about 1000ft before the first junction towards Mt Coe. After turning left, the trail flattens out again and travels alongside an Unnamed Pond with a short lookout. For us, it was the best lookout of the day as low-lying cloud hung over the summits. After hiking around the pond the trail heads up again another 1000ft and then flattens out once again in a wooded saddle. Here, there is a final trail junction to head over to South Brother. Turning left to North Brother, you meet the last part of the ascent. The final up is a mainly above the treeline and over some boulders to the summit itself. In a few areas, you will have to scramble (using hands and feet) to get up and down these sections.
Our summit day was not a pretty one as there were no views above the treeline. Stuck in a cloud and in the rain we carefully placed each footstep on the slippery rocks and finally saw the summit marker itself. As our group member Deb reached the summit, Mike and I blew up balloons and opened up a big sign for Deb's big moment. Standing on your 115th peak must have felt incredible, and I hope to one day feel that same sense of accomplishment.
We returned down the same way we came and finished the hike in 5.5 hours. We ascended a total of 3193 ft and hiked 13.1km. We were back to the campground in time for a late lunch and warm up of soup and tea!
MOUNT KATAHDIN, MAINE
Mount Katahdin is located in Baxter State Park in the State of Maine. It stands at 5267ft and has 2 prominent peaks: Hamlin and Baxter. Both of these tall eastern peaks are on the NorthEast 111(115) peakbagging list and so our hike was to summit both peaks via a loop on September 20th, 2016. Our Plan A was to ascend the Helon Taylor Trail followed by a traverse of the famous Knife Edge Ridge then summit Baxter Peak at 5267ft and then continue on a saddle over to Hamlin Peak at 4756ft and then down the Hamlin Ridge Trail. This route is the classic way to summit Katahdin as a day hike and we are all have a background in rock climbing with exposure and are comfortable in that environment. There are other ways to get to Katahdin's summit and you should pick the route that is right for you.
Our group of three tent camped at Roaring Brook Campground the night before the hike. This campground is home to 9 Lean-To's, 10 tent sites, and 10 bunkhouse beds. Reservations are strongly recommended. The campsite has clean outhouses and a small brook as a water source (better to bring water in). After waiting for a sunny weather window for 3 days, we woke up at 5am to the unexpected weather change of rain. In fact, it had rained hard all night and we woke up with our spirits dampened. Poor weather such as rain, wind, and low-lying clouds were NOT optimal conditions for hiking the famous Knife Edge Ridge. We had to make a Plan B.
We decided to try to loop in the opposite direction as planned, hoping that the weather forecast would hold true and that by the time we got up on the ridges we would be able to do the Knife Edge. Starting just behind the Ranger Cabin, we took the Chimney Pond Trail up to Basin Ponds. The trail is rocky but has been engineered well for drainage of water. I decided to take off my gaiters an hour into this hike.
Heading onto the Hamlin Ridge trail, we started to gain elevation and quickly. Rocky boulders started appearing and the rock was wet from the overnight rains. As soon as we crossed the treeline, we entered into a cloud and began our scramble up some boulders. Reaching the Hamlin Peak summit marker 3 hours and 3600ft later, our bodies were dripping of sweat. The humidity levels were definitely high today.
Donning our shell jackets, the cloud we were in was windy and drizzling water vapour on us. We descended down some slippery rock boulders onto some small ball bearing type rocks. These rocks if stepped on incorrectly will sit you down on your butt before you know it. Crossing the saddle, we lost approximately 400ft of elevation gain hiking through gravel paths and alpine scrub.
We continued on over to Baxter Peak, the highest point on Katahdin at 5267ft by ascending 900ft of rock steps to the summit. In some places red rock stones the size of a nalgene bottle create a path upwards and is easy to walk on. The grade of the ascent is manageable, especially after already ascending 3600ft. The summit sign on Baxter Peak of Mt Katahdin cannot be missed. It's a large sign and great for photos. Unfortunately today there were two compounding problems. One, we had no views being in a cloud, and two, there were about a dozen AT thru-hikers finishing their epic 3500km journeys with beer and wine to boot. AT hikers ascend the Hunt Trail from Katahdin Stream Campground. Luckily we were able to squeeze a quick summit pic in with our group amongst the crowds. At this point, we had hiked 10.5km and ascended over 4500ft. We sat down and had a lunch break beside a large rock cairn.
Looking over to where the Knife Edge is supposed to be, we saw nothing but cloud. One of our group members had done the ridge before and knew that under these less than ideal conditions, our goal of doing the Knife Edge Ridge was not meant to be on this day. Instead, we decided to descend the Cathedral Trail, a trail that descends right off Baxter Peak and connects with the Chimney Pond trail we started on to make a loop.
Not knowing much about the Cathedral trail we began our descent with man-made rock stairs. Still in a cloud, we couldn't really see where the trail was headed, but we followed the painted blue blazes on the rocks and continued downward. The rock stairs gave away quickly to steep rocky boulders. Full focus and full body concentration followed for 1500ft of descent. Using arms and legs, we scrambled down making sure of every foot placement. This trail was very mentally and physically engaging and demanded Class 3 scrambling skills. About half way down this trail we popped out of the cloud and into the sun. We could see! Stunning views of the valleys and lakes below began to emerge. We stopped many times for photos and ran into many groups heading up the trail to the summit.
It was a mental relief to exit the boulder scrambling and return to the rooty and rocky flat trail to Chimney Pond. We took a water and snack break at the lake and looked up at our descent route with amazement. We walked through the Chimney Pond Campground which looked like it had multiple facilities and then re-traced our steps on the Chimney Pond trail back to our car in the day use parking lot. Weather was sunny and warm on our return and as we left Baxter State Park it seems like a localized cloud had parked itself over the mountain, robbing us of a chance to do the Knife Edge. An excellent reason to return to this fantastic hiking area for sure in the future.
Data for this hike: 18km (11.1miles), 9hrs, 5000ft of ascent.
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MAK Permanent Collection Vienna 1900
Design / Arts and Crafts 1890–1938
Cartoon “Fulfillment”
Centerpiece for the Wittgenstein Family
Basket with Handle
Table for the Telegram Office of the “Zeit” in Vienna
Ernst Lichtblau
Mocha Pot
Dagobert Peche
Salon Cabinet for a Reception Salon
Hugo F. Kirsch
Jurriaan Kok Jr. und Samuel Schellink Jr.
Lindsey Butterfield
Decorative Fabric with Vine Scrolls and Floral Motifs
Glass Cabinet
Design / Arts and Crafts 1890-1938
MAK Permanent Collection
Vibrant and manifold: VIENNA 1900 in a new light
The fascinatingly complex cultural epoch denoted by the term “Vienna 1900” has long been the stuff of legend. And the equally multifaceted and momentous output of this period’s artisans and designers is now the focus of a section of the MAK Permanent Collection. At this presentation’s thematic core is the multifarious struggle to arrive at an Austrian, modern, bourgeois, and democratic style. Today, this chapter of design and arts and crafts history—subsumed under the terms of Secessionism and Jugendstil—serves like no other to underpin Austrian identity. But around 1900, the search for a suitable style reflected an identity crisis of the bourgeois class. The entirely contradictory results of this search were tied together by a central characteristic of the modern era: a pioneering desire for expressive individuality.
The MAK invites visitors to engage in a multilayered examination of the “Vienna 1900” phenomenon that covers three rooms. This section of the Permanent Collection, which had gone unchanged since 1993, is the first to have been reconceived. The presentation’s content was developed by Christian Witt-Dörring together with the museums’ collection curators, and the Viennese designer Michael Embacher was responsible for the individual rooms’ design.
VIENNA 1900. Design / Arts and Crafts 1890–1938 adheres to a largely chronological structure: the first room is dedicated to the search for a modern style; the second room features a close look at the Viennese style; and the third room points the way to the International Style. Around 500 collection objects are shown in various thematic combinations that serve to shed light on art-historical and sociopolitical aspects relevant to Viennese modernism.
In several respects, the “Vienna 1900” section of the MAK Permanent Collection deals with Viennese modernism differently than did previous rooms devoted to the topic. Embedded chronologically between the late 19th century’s overcoming of Historicism and the National Socialists’ seizure of power in 1938, this new presentation facilitates a broader historical understanding of the era. It opens up a view on international relationships, illustrating both influences from abroad and developments elsewhere that emerged simultaneously. Furthermore, the presentation highlights formal and/or cultural fallbacks as well as continuities: some objects, for example, hark back to the Biedermeier era or make visible use of patterns from Moravian folk art.
“Traces” of Central European Modernism
In fact, a great number of innovative designers—in addition to the well-known Moravian-born opponents Josef Hoffmann and Adolf Loos—came from the territory of today’s Czech Republic. So the era of Viennese modernism thus saw the longstanding reciprocal relationship between Vienna, Bohemia, and Moravia remain a fruitful one: many architects and designers who had come to Vienna for their professional training went on to play a significant role in the dissemination of modern design in their home regions. The Permanent Collection rooms on the “Vienna 1900” theme document these mutual effects, making an important contribution towards underpinning a broader understanding of Central European modernism’s development.
The MAK will also be conveying this approach outside its own walls: with support from the EU, the museum will be spending the next few years developing a Central European cultural route between Vienna and Brno entitled “Traces.” This route will link the region’s most influential modern-era buildings and also include locations of significance to Viennese intellectual life around 1900. In order to accomplish this, the MAK will be using its cooperative relationship with the Moravian Gallery at the Josef Hoffmann Museum (run jointly since 2006) in order to have the cultural region of Moravia–Lower Austria–Vienna once again be known as an influential source of modernist impulses.
Curator: Christian Witt-Dörring
The MAK/GUIDE published on the occasion of the reinstallation of the MAK Permanent Collection VIENNA 1900 is edited by Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, with contributions by Rainald Franz, Sebastian Hackenschmidt, Barbara Karl, Peter Klinger, Kathrin Pokorny-Nagel, Elisabeth Schmuttermeier, Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Johannes Wieninger and Christian Witt-Dörring. German/English, 224 pages, 100 color illustrations, 24 x 12,5 cm, paperback, MAK Vienna / Prestel Verlag, 2013. Available at the MAK Design Shop
Program (22 Events)
Sun, 19.01.2020 11.00 am
Tour of the MAK (in English)
Sun, 19.01.2020 4.00 pm
Paving the Way for Viennese Modernism: Otto Wagner, Koloman Moser, and Gustav Klimt
for the Mosaic Frieze in the Dining Hall of Stoclet House, Vienna, Kammerl am Attersee, 1910/11
Vienna, 1905 Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte (Josef Wagner)
Vienna, 1906 Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte
Vienna, 1902 Manufacturer: J. & J. Kohn
Vienna, ca. 1924
Presented at the 45th Secession Exhibition, 1913, Vienna, 1913 Manufacturer: Jakob Soulek
Vienna 1928 Manufacturer: Wiener Werkstätte
Vienna, after 1906
The Hague, before 1900 Manufacturer: Plateelbakkerij Rozenburg, The Hague, before 1900
London, 1895 Manufacturer: Liberty Art Fabrics, Regent Street
Presented at the Exhibition “Liberated Handicraft” at the Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, Vienna, 1934 Manufacturer: Franz Konecny, Cabinetmakers
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Writer/director Jason Headley,
Matt Jones and Eleanore Pienta,
"A Bad Idea Gone Wrong"
Written and directed by Jason Headley, the Fort Worth-shot comedy A Bad Idea Gone Wrong stars Mom's Matt Jones and Bridge of Spies' Will Rogers as amateur burglars who encounter nothing but problems when they break into a house in a swanky gated community. Their biggest headache: a house sitter (7 Chinese Brothers' Eleanore Pienta) who refuses to play nice when she's taken hostage. A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, which represents Jason Headley's directorial debut, won the 2017 SXSW Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast. A Bad Idea Gone Wrong will screen 7 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Violet Crown Cinema with Austin-based producer Kelly Williams in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. A Bad Idea Gone Wrong also will be available on iTunes beginning Dec. 1.
Web sites: https://www.abadideagonewrongmovie.com
https://www.facebook.com/abadideagonewrong/
http://austin.violetcrown.com/
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The ruins of Stari Bar
Our final morning in Montenegro (already!?), we packed our bag and were glad to leave the dingy and increasingly humid cave apartment, which had been letting water seeping in through one of the walls after nearly an entire day (and night) of rain. It was barely 8am but the right time to catch a bus to Bar, where we would take another bus at 1.30pm to get to Dubrovnik. It also meant we had a few hours to kill, and Stari Bar seemed like a good option.
Bar derived and shortened its name from the word Antibari(um), given its location just opposing the Italian town of Bari across the Adriatic Sea. There are regular sea crossings between Bari and Bar for anyone wishing to hop between Italy and Montenegro! The port/coastal side of Bar is newer, built and favoured following destructions of an important aqueduct that used to feed into the Stari Bar, or the Old Bar. Unlike most towns where the newer parts are built surrounding the historic centre, Stari Bar and modern Bar sit a good 5-6 kilometres apart, the former at the foot of Mount Rumija and the latter by the seafront.
In order to save some time and money, we teamed up with a fellow traveller at the bus station to share a taxi to Stari Bar. The taxi driver actually tried to treat us as separate parties to charge €5 each but we refused to pay more than a combined sum of that amount. He accepted without much qualm actually. (A bit cheeky there, don’t you think?) After that, there remained a small sum to pay to enter and visit the ruins of Stari Bar, and asking for a map will incur another small supplement. On any other day, I would shrug both ticketing and map fees as normal, but after the taxi incident, psychologically, that map fee felt like a rip-off. “Shouldn’t a brochure with a map be included with the entry ticket?”, I launched at poor F who clearly wouldn’t have an answer.
You would have guessed correctly that I didn’t buy a map from the ticket counter. However, one of the first buildings we came across would be the former custom house of this town, where a historical map, along with notation of significant buildings within the fortified walls, were on display. While walking, there were also signed arrows that marked the paths and directions to fully see Stari Bar. A photo of the historical map and the arrows helped us navigate our visit very well indeed!
For such a small town, we counted at least five to six ruins of churches, as well as a small functioning church – actually called Little Church – where visitors were encouraged to light a candle. Together with the stronghold towers, city gates, gun powder room (where we took shelter from the rain for a good 20 minutes…), Prince’s Palace and Bishop’s Palace, one can imagine the impressive town that it used to be. Streets lined with walls of former dwellings only reinforce the magnitude of importance it was to not just nobility and clerics but to the commoners too.
What highly amused me was the long row of souvenir shops and cafés lining the street immediately adjacent to the exit of Stari Bar, and it went on for a good distance before reaching a large carpark for visitors. There is also a small tourist information centre along this street, with very eager and helpful staff but young and rather inexperienced too that they gave us some wrong information. We also ran into our fellow kayakers from Lake Skadar and stopped to exchange a little news, before we had to leg it back to the main bus station so we wouldn’t miss our scheduled departure back to Croatia.
All in all, we managed to do and to see tons of stuff while we were in Montenegro. Even then, we have a few more places we’d like to visit, such as Cetinje and Tara Canyon, but sadly ran out of time for this trip. Another intriguing and interesting thing to do could be to travel on the Montenegro Express that runs from Bar to Belgrade, touted one of the most scenic rail routes in Europe. I think this won’t be our only trip to the region ;)
Stari Bar: full photoset on Flickr
All posts in this series:
Montengro: Postcards: Herceg Novi | Flickr Photoset
Montengro: The medieval town of Kotor | Flickr Photoset
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Héhé, it’s funny that we got the same general idea of Montenegro on our independant trips: we must go back to see more of it :)
Ooooooh, scenic rail route, I’m in :P
Quite! So much to do, and so little time and moolah. ;)
medca says:
Looks like Europe version of Great Wall ;) niceeeeee
Meh, this is just a small walled town, not like the kilometers and kilometers of walls. I still need to see the GW sometimes, although goodness knows when that’s going to happen…
Hehehehe…oh yes, definitely got to visit the GW one day!
Unfortunately it won’t be during my next (work) trip to China…
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Eynsham’s History of Robbers, Rabbles and Riots
“As regards Eynsham I can only confirm that poor old town is the most Godforsaken hole in England”.
A wandering churchman, Oxford Times 28th October 1876
That does seem a little harsh doesn’t it? He’d obviously never been to Carterton! I suppose he could have just been having a bad day when he visited, but perhaps he was offended by Eynsham’s barmy history of strange crimes and physical violence? It certainly is an interesting past, as you’re about to find out…
Eynsham is full of… WEIRD CRIMES
Every town in this country has seen its share of cunning criminality and dastardly deeds, but Eynsham seems to have experienced a uniquely bracing mixture of weird wrongdoings. For example, in 1872 a man from North Leigh named George Cox was basically murdered by an elephant not far from Eynsham. Kind of.
George worked for an elderly lady, Mrs Lord, who he would drive about in a horse and cart. One Wednesday he dropped her off in Eynsham, and set off for Oxford to buy some bricks. When he was a few miles from the town he passed a troupe of exotic animals who had just been shown at St Giles Fair.
St Giles Fair in 1909, when everybody wore hats.
Upon seeing an elephant, his horse became completely terrified, and as George tried to calm the animal down, he was knocked to the floor, which grievously injured him. He died several days later, and a verdict of ‘Accidental Death’ was returned by the authorities. Personally, I think it’s obvious that it’s all the elephant’s fault.
When elephants weren’t committing murder most foul, Eynsham locals were setting things on fire. In December 1865 a homeless man named William Edmonds in Eynsham was arrested for having “unlawfully, maliciously and feloniously set fire to a stack of straw”. In 1872 a local shoemaker named Joseph Keys was taken to court for setting fire to a shed, “with intent therby to injure Samuel Druce”. The motivations for these crimes have been lost to history. Presumably they had their reasons.
… as did she, by the looks of it
Of course, stealing is an easier crime to explain – who doesn’t want free stuff? Eynsham has seen plenty of theft, including some hilarious petty incidents – in 1874 Mr Frank Day ended up in court for stealing money from his own mother’s house. A slightly more honourable form of robbery is poaching, when you venture into a private forest to find yourself some dinner. A folk song was collected in the town in 1923 chronicling this noble tradition, known as the Eynsham Poaching Song. It begins:
“Three Eynsham chaps went out one day,
To Lord Abingdon’s Manor they made their way;
They took some dogs to catch some game,
And soon to Wytham Woods they came.”
They’re quickly rumbled, although the last verse seems to imply they got away with it:
“Over hedges, ditches, gates and rails,
Our dogs followed after, behind our heels;
If he had catched us, say what you will,
He’d have sent us all to Abingdon Jail.”
Poaching didn’t always work out.
The most infamous Eynsham-based crime took place in December 1927, when two armed men, Frederick Browne and William Kennedy, held up Eynsham Train Station.
They were on the run after killing a policeman in Essex a few months earlier, and as they had previously lived in the town, must have been drawn to its familiarity. Their robbery of the train station wasn’t particularly fruitful, as they only managed to steal some tobacco and a typewriter before they made their escape.
Frederick Browne and William Kennedy looking dastardly
They were eventually arrested after another month of dastardly criminal antics, and were both sentenced to death, which made them famous throughout the country; if you visited Madame Tussauds between 1928 and 1965 you would literally have been able to see their waxworks.
For me though, the strangest Eynsham crime happened in April 2016, when the Eynsham Cellars wine shop was robbed by a man wearing a knitted elephant mask. Was this a deliberate reference to the elephant murderer of 1872? Is there a shadowy elephant-centered crime cabal at the heart of Eynsham’s history? Perhaps we’ll never know.
Eynsham is full of… FIGHTING
As amazingly strange as it seems now, in years past soldiers have tried to kill each other around Eynsham. Perhaps traffic on the A40 has always been as maddeningly bad.
It goes back a long way. In the 6th century, when invading tribes from Germany were warring with the native Britons, an Anglo-Saxon warlord, Cuthwulf, fought a battle that captured the town, then known as ‘Egonesham’.
“Hello. We’re Anglo-Saxons. We live here now.”
After the Norman invasion of 1066, the prosperous abbey in Eynsham seems to have received an angry kicking from the victors. A chronicler records that,
“Eynsham Abbey has been laid waste at the Conquest, and its brethren had fled, frightened of the enemy.”
A fair amount of fisticuffs have been associated with all-out rioting. In 1296 locals rioted during a religious fair, and killed four scholars from Oxford. In 1398 Eynsham men were involved with an uprising in Bampton, led by John Milford, a weaver from Cogges, which plotted to kill King Richard II. In 1615 the owner of Twelve Acre farm, Sir Edward Stanley, tried to take over common land for his private use, which resulted in rioting and “fence breaking”. The issue of public grazing land being enclosed for use by rich landowners was a recurrent problem, and caused unrest again in 1696 and 1780.
Eynshamites have also involved themselves in fighty causes around the globe. Local man, Edward Francis Oakeley fought in the Boer War in South Africa, and was present at the Relief of Ladysmith (1899), when the besieged town was famously rescued by British troops.
Relief of Lady Relief of Ladysmith
Of course, when it comes to violence, it was the First World War which wrought the greatest damage on the lives of Eynshamites. 50 names are recorded on the Eynsham War Memorial, for men killed in battles are infamously vast as the Somme, to scrappy skirmishes with the Turkish army in Iraq. There were visible effects back home beyond the empty chairs at the dinner table, as several families of Belgian refugees found shelter in the town, later joined by two wounded Belgian soldiers.
A flood of dangerous Belgian refugees, threatening everything we hold dear
The Second World War had an even more obvious effect on the town, from small inconveniences to some massive shifts in daily life. It brought several locals into contact with the law, with two individuals fined for ‘displaying a light’ at night (thought to attract enemy bombers) and wasting valuable petrol by driving to the cinema.
The most notable changes related to the establishment of an Air Ammunition Depot south of the town, which resulted in a steady stream of large military vehicles between Cassington Road and Station Road. One child, upon being late to school, claimed that, “I couldn’t cross the road because there was a long convoy going by!” which apparently became the standard excuse for tardy pupils.
An artist’s impression of the scene
The military vehicles weren’t a laughing matter though; in 1942 a little girl was killed by an RAF lorry, and in 1945 a 71 year old man was hit by an American ambulance. Grim.
Amidst the troubles and the heartbreak, there were occasional moments of amusement. Robert E. Willis served in the local Home Guard, and used his poetic skill to recount the night where he thought that Eynsham was under attack from Nazi soldiers.
‘Twas on a silent starlit night
When the Nation was at war,
Old Tom Gritt and I was in the Guards,
And we were on patrol,
Way up to the Witney Road us was,
Beyond the ‘Evenlode’,
Invasion in the minds of all
It were a heavy load.
Then all at once we heard the bells .
From over ‘Sow-Leigh’ Way,
And both our hearts just missed a beat,
And a deadly fear held sway.
They marched through the streets of Eynsham, ready to face the enemy.
“An inspiring sight we must have made
To the Fuhrer’s troops should they invade,
For old Tom Gnu was five feet four,
While I was nigh a full foot more.”
Obviously, they turned out to be somewhat mistaken.
“They told us it were a false alarm,
‘Return to your factory, field or farm’
But Tom and I both knew full well
That night we heard the Sow-Leigh bell,
‘Twas us as turned the Nazi might
On that dark and silent starlit night!”
Truly terrifying
Inspiring stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree. A testament to the warlike spirit that burns in the heart of all Eynshamites – right? Um.
Eynsham has a… MASSIVE CHIP ON ITS SHOULDER
We started with a quote claiming that Eynsham was the “most Godforsaken hole in England”. It’s still unclear quite what the reasoning was, but I think it’s fair to say that Eynsham have been underappreciated for a long while.
Perhaps the utopian presence of Witney has overshadowed our poor undervalued town? Reverend John Lopes certainly thought so, and in 1930 he published a hilariously impassioned defence of the town, written in response to a critical letter in the Witney Gazette. It ended with this earnest declaration,
“We are, however, highly honoured by being singled out as the pioneers in our neighbourhood in that fight for individual freedom, based upon the dignity of human life, and for that ordered civic progress which has ever been the peculiar glory of the little towns of civilised Europe and their special contribution to the world’s history.”
All right Reverend, calm down. We get the picture.
Will Hazell
Author’s Note: The main source for this article has been the Eynsham Record, the annual journal for the Eynsham History Group. If you’re interested in Eynsham’s history beyond the very narrow insight presented here, I sincerely recommend that you explore their past issues.
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Eynsham Record, Issues 1 – 30
Gordon E, Eynsham Abbey 1005-1228, 1990
Graham M, Oxfordshire at War 1939 – 1945, 1994
Oxford Journal, 07/01/1865
Oxford Journal 24/02/1872
Oxford Times, 12/04/2016
Swindon’s History of Bigamy, Battles and Booze
Charlbury’s History of War, Drinking and Homicide
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The definitive introduction for readers of any age! Definitely worth a link … perhaps you could reciprocate?
Sure thing Joan, I’ll place a hyperlink on the mention of the Eynsham Record at the bottom of the article.
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Venue success in Paralympic bid
A planned £11m sporting venue on Wearside has been named as an official Paralympic training base for the London 2012 Olympics.
Construction begins on Olympic Village
Building work has started on the Olympic Village, which will accommodate athletes and officials during the London 2012 Games and provide thousands of new homes after 2012.
Shooter Owen aims for London 2012
Shropshire clay-pigeon shooter Owen Huffer has attracted the attention of the sport's top coaches, just a year after first picking up a gun. The 14-year-old from Ludlow is now in the frame for being groomed for the 2012 London Olympics.
Firms join 2012 Olympics agency
Up to 18,000 companies have signed up to a business "dating agency" designed to match them to contracts for the 2012 Olympics in London.
IOC approves changes to Park venues
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved four design changes to the Olympic Park to enhance usage after 2012. Fencing, which was to be held in a temporary venue on the Olympic Park, will move into ExCeL London - already a Games venue.
Small UK businesses benefitting from the Games
Seventy per cent of companies that have supplied work to the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) are small and medium-sized (SME) businesses.
Inspired by 2012
London 2012 has launched a 'mark' to recognise outstanding non-commercial projects and events inspired by the Games. The Inspire mark is part of the London 2012 brand family.
2012 inspires free swimming plans
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell today announced a Government drive to inspire two million more people to get active, inspired by London 2012. At the heart of the drive is a new £140 million fund to boost sport and fitness through free swimming for the ove
Local children's artwork displayed around Olympic Park
Children from local schools yesterday attended an event where their artwork was unveiled on the hoardings around the Park. Children from 16 schools took part in the community engagement project.
Plan for Olympic screen for city
Norwich could be getting a permanent big screen to show the 2012 Olympics and other live events. The Norwich City Council plan is for the screen to be above the entrance to the Chapelfield shopping centre.
Saudi women vie for Olympic rights
Eight years after the Sydney Olympics Hadi Souan Somayli still finds it hard to talk about the 400 metres hurdles final. He led for 399 metres but at the finishing line US sprinter Angelo Taylor surged forward to take gold.
Children and young people to celebrate Paralympic Handover
A new website has launched with resources to get schools and colleges involved in celebrating Paraympic Handover on 17 September.
London 2012 invites the UK to party
London 2012 has announced a free party 40,000 people on The Mall. It will mark the moment the UK officially becomes host of the Olympic Games, on 24 August.
In pictures: Your Olympic mascots
The Magazine asked readers to devise a mascot for the 2012 Olympics in London. A Gallery.
1500m legends mark 1,500 days to go
Two of Britain's great 1,500m runners joined forces to mark 1,500 days to go to the London 2012 Games.
Foundation work piles on fast on Olympic Stadium site
Over half of the 4,000 reinforced concrete columns that will form part of the foundations for the Olympic Stadium have been installed.
Get Set London roadshow back for the summer
The Get Set London roadshow will be touring the capital again in the summer, following its success earlier this year. The roadshow explains the opportunities created by the 2012 Games - including business, jobs, training and cultural activities.
Coe rejects London Games cynics
Lord Coe says the London Olympic games will leave a positive educational legacy by "changing attitudes" among young people. The chairman of the 2012 organising committee rejected the stereotyping of young people as "hoodies".
Road management contract awarded
The contract to manage and maintain roads within the Olympic Park has been awarded. This will help to reduce congestion and enable construction traffic to move safely and efficiently around the Park.
Devon weightlifter targets Games
Devon weightlifter Sonny Webster has said he has the Olympics in his sights after breaking two national records. He lifted 76 kilos in the snatch and 94 kilos in the clean and jerk to make him the best ever lifter for his age in Britain.
Foundation work underway on Park bridge
Work has begun on the foundations on one of the 30 bridges being built across the Olympic Park. This new permanent bridge will span Carpenters Road, creating an important link for construction traffic between the north and south of the site
First annual citizen week for pupils underway
Pupils from schools across the country are being encouraged to ask what it means to be British and celebrate diversity as part of the first 'Who Do We Think We Are? Week'.
Local children dig into the Olympic Park past
Over 200 children from local schools and community groups are attending a week-long series of archaeology events to find out about the history of the Olympic Park.
UK's favourite Olympic Champions unveiled
The National Lottery has unveiled the UK's favourite Olympic Champions on a new Scratchcard raising funds for London 2012.
London 2012 commits to Greenwich consultation
London 2012 has outlined its commitment to working with local residents to address their concerns about the use of Greenwich Park in the run-up to and during the London 2012 Games.
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Fed Up With Gentrification, Latino Teens In Logan Fight Back With Festival
Mina Bloom
The festival is organized by 10 youth leaders in Logan Square Neighborhood Association.
Courtesy/Kerry Cochrane
LOGAN SQUARE — Fed up with gentrification in Logan Square, a group of youth leaders organized XingonX, a cultural festival designed to showcase the contributions of Latino residents in the neighborhood — stories they say have been "erased" in recent years.
"We're not going to allow developers or Realtors tell [our] stories for us," said Juliet de Jesus Al'ejandre, director of youth organizing for Logan Square Neighborhood Association, which is putting on the festival with help from Logan Square Arts and Craft Bazaar.
According to de Jesus Alejandre, developers and other investors often talk about the neighborhood's Latino history "in such a demeaning way that erases the impact our families have had on the community."
"We're taking back the narrative," she said. We're celebrating Latino history to say, 'We're still here and we're still fighting.'"
The free festival, which kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee Ave., will begin with a craft market, where local vendors and students will sell everything from original photography to recycled handbags.
Beginning at 2 p.m., Mexican dancers will perform. There will be Latin American food for sale, Zumba, as well as face painting and Legos for kids.
Throughout the day, the 10 youth leaders who organized the festival will each take turns leading discussions on their family trees and original artwork, which includes everything from poetry to films.
The festival, which is scheduled to end at 8 p.m., is an extension of last year's trip to Standing Rock, N.D., where the students learned about the fight to save the sacred land and connected with their indigenous roots.
The students have also launched a blog titled, "Brown In Chicago," to "claim their own place in history" through personal stories.
Over the last 15 years, Logan Square has lost more Hispanic residents than of any of the city's 77 community areas, according to U.S. Census data released last year.
Between 2000 and 2014, about 19,200 Hispanic residents moved out of Logan Square, a 35.6 percent decrease, according to the data.
Over that same period, the white population in the neighborhood increased by about 10,340 residents, a 47.6 percent increase.
In 2000, Hispanic residents accounted for 65 percent of the neighborhood’s 82,715 residents. By 2014, Hispanics made up 46.8 percent of the neighborhood.
The festival and other events like it are a way for Logan Square Neighborhood Association to prevent gentrification from displacing as many folks in up-and-coming areas like West Logan Square and Hermosa as it did in East Logan Square, de Jesus Alejandre said.
Xingon loosely translates to "rebel" in Spanish, and the team added an X to make it gender fluid. In the context of the festival, it's meant to convey that the students are both "rebellious" and thoughtful, de Jesus Alejandre said.
Here's a list of some vendors scheduled to attend the market:
• Butterfly cookies
• Plata Mexicana
• Quetzal Artesanias Hand Craft
• Madre de Perla Designs
• Ollin Papalotl
• Sandra Cecilia
• Xica Aguilar
• Eva Gonzalez
• Iris Figueroa
• Olga Aguilar
• Susana Banuelos
• Montserrat Morán Art
• Rosa Hulotlalcoatl Gaytan
• Mosaicos Arte Chicag
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on December 26th
August 26, 2019 Sean Derrick 0 Live Events, Upcoming,
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TRANS‐SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA’S ALL‐NEW SHOW BRINGS BACK THE PHENOMENON THAT STARTED IT ALL ‐ ‘CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES’
WHO: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
WHERE: Enterprise Center
WHEN: December 26 at 3pm and 7:30pm
TICKETS: On sale beginning September 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com and at the Enterprise Center box office
Trans‐Siberian Orchestra (TSO) The multi‐platinum, critically‐ acclaimed progressive rock group will be bringing its highly‐anticipated Winter Tour 2019 back to St. Louis! Returning with all‐new staging and effects is the unforgettable show that started it all, “Christmas Eve and Other Stories.” TSO’s show that started small, performed to 12,000 people in five cities in 1999, which then exploded onto the national scene, eventually playing to 9 million fans over the course of an incredible 12 years (through 2011), the mega‐hit “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” has grossed an incredible $377 million over 1224 performances. Live Nation is proud to welcome TSO when they return to St. Louis for their 2019 North American tour! Enterprise Center will host TWO spectacular shows on December 26th at 3pm & 7:30pm. Tickets for BOTH SHOWS go on sale Friday September 13 at 10am with a portion of the proceeds benefitting The Salvation Army Tree of Lights courtesy of TSO.
Since its historic touring debut, TSO has played nearly 2,000 Winter Tour shows for more than 16 million fans, with tour grosses of more than $725 million, and has sold in excess of 12 million albums and DVDs. Year‐after‐year TSO hits the upper reaches of the domestic and worldwide tour charts. Recently in July 2019, TSO was ranked No. 6 on Pollstar’s North American Tours Mid Year chart and No. 8 on Pollstar’s Worldwide Tours Mid Year chart. In 2018, TSO came in at No. 16 on Pollstar’s 2018 Top 200 Year End North American Tours and at No. 17 on Pollstar’s 2018 Year End Worldwide Ticket Sales Top 100 Tours chart with more than 925K tickets sold. Additionally in July, TSO was featured in Billboard’s Money Makers of 2018. TSO’s Winter Tour 2019 is presented by Hallmark Channel. Reserved Tickets start at $49.50! Tickets go on sale Friday, September 13 at 10am at LiveNation.com and the venue box office.
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A comparative study of the quality of sleep in patients in the ward: Pre and postsurgery in a tertiary care hospital in South India p. 1
SN Prakrithi, Suhas Chandran, M Kishor, TS Pradeep
DOI:10.4103/mjmsr.mjmsr_37_18
Background: Sleep deprivation has a deleterious effect on recovery in postoperative patients as it can lead to potentially dangerous side effects. The stress of poor sleep along with surgical stress can lead to increased sympathetic activity, which causes increase in catabolic processes, wakefulness, postoperative fatigue, hemodynamic instability, and neurological dysfunction, all of which will adversely affect postoperative recovery of patients. Aims and Objectives: (i) To compare the quality of sleep in patients, pre and postsurgery. (ii) To identify factors causing postoperative sleep disturbance. (iii) To discuss management strategies for improving postoperative sleep quality in surgical patients. Materials and Methods: The study included sixty patients admitted in the general surgical ward, with participants selected by convenience sampling. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess pre- and post-operative sleep quality and scores were compared to assess various components of sleep. Comparisons were also drawn with respect to difference in sleep according to age, sex, type of anesthesia administered, history of past use of sleep medications, and room type. Results and Conclusion: Our study showed poor postoperative sleep quality across all subgroups, i.e., age, sex, use of sleep medications, type of anesthesia administered, and room type. During the postoperative period, subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, and sleep disturbance worsened along with reduced duration of sleep, without significant changes in the habitual sleep efficiency and day-time dysfunction. Sleep is an extremely important physiological requirement for recovery after surgical stress. By identifying which component of sleep is being affected more than others, targeted interventions can be designed by the way of pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods to effectively combat sleep disturbance in surgical patients.
Seroprevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies to toxoplasma infection in human immunodeficiency virus-positive antiretroviral therapy-naive individuals p. 8
Saloni Garg, Babita Sharma, Rameshwari Bithu, Nitya Vyas
DOI:10.4103/mjmsr.mjmsr_6_18
Introduction: Toxoplasmosis, a zoonotic disease infecting about one-third of the world's population, is caused by intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is a major health concern in immunocompromised individuals as in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection among HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy-naive individuals attending Integrated Counseling and Testing Center. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional observational study conducted at a tertiary care hospital between April 2015 and March 2016 on 400 HIV-positive patients and 100 HIV-negative healthy adults. Anti-toxoplasma IgM and IgG antibodies were detected using a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Sociodemographic and associated risk factors for T. gondii infection were obtained and the data were analyzed using SPSS version 17.0. Results: Seroprevalence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies among 400 HIV-positive patients and 100 HIV-negative healthy adults was 19.75% and 11%, respectively. Majority of seropositive individuals were in the childbearing age groups. Out of 79 toxoplasma-seropositive cases, 10 were clinically confirmed cases of toxoplasma encephalitis (TE). The mean CD4+ T-lymphocyte count of HIV-positive patients was 255.32 ± 221.19 cells/cmm. Conclusion: The seroprevalence of toxoplasma infection is significantly higher in HIV-positive patients than in HIV-negative healthy individuals. It is important to test all HIV-positive patients for toxoplasma antibodies to prevent life-threatening complication and TE in these patients.
Satisfaction and preferences of the patient visitors toward visiting hour policy in postnatal ward of a selected hospital, Mangalore: A descriptive study p. 13
Sonia Karen Liz Sequera, Savitha Pramilda Cutinho, Renita Fernandes, Prerna Kathi, Nimmiya Tom
Context: Hospital establishes daily visiting hours and rules for the comfort and safety of patients and their loved ones. The need to minimize disruption to the therapeutic environment of the patients while giving patients' and their families' time to be together, is an integral part of patient-centeredness and patient's recovery. Aims: The aim of the study is to determine the level of satisfaction of the patient visitors toward the visiting hour policy, to identify their preferences, and to associate satisfaction toward visiting hour policy with selected demographic variables. Settings and Design: Postnatal ward of selected Medical College Hospital, Mangaluru and a cross-sectional descriptive study design. Materials and Methods: Five-point rating scale to assess the level of satisfaction and a semi-structured questionnaire to identify the preferences of the patient visitors toward visiting hour policy. Statistical Analysis Used: Frequency, mean, standard deviation, mean percentage, and Chi-Square for the association. Results: Majority (74%) were satisfied toward visiting hour policy, and a few (3%) were not satisfied. More than half (59%) visitors prefer the visiting hour policy to be displayed in Kannada language, majority (78%) prefer to have 2-h duration of visiting, and more than half (68%) prefer one visitor at a time. Association was found between satisfaction and experience on previous visits (P = 0.011 < 0.05 level) of the visitors. Conclusions: Pooled results showed that patient visitors were satisfied with visiting hour policy and also had similar preferences for visiting hour policy.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery with microdebrider for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps p. 17
Ju-Song Choe, Kwang-Ho Choe, Nam-Il Ji
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) with microdebrider for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Patients and Methods: We evaluated surgical procedures of patients with CRSwNP who underwent FESS between November 2016 and December 2017 with either a microdebrider or forceps. They were randomly assigned to receive either FESS with microdebrider (n = 38) or conventional endoscopic removal (n = 35). Ours is the retrospective study. Results: Seventy-three patients underwent FESS. In the series of microdebrider group, the intraoperative time and blood loss were significantly reduced compared with the one of conventional endoscopic surgeries with forceps or snares. Resection with microdebrider provided more visible surgical field than conventional endoscopic surgery. Conclusion: We found that the effectiveness and safety of FESS with microdebrider for CRSwNP was more advanced than conventional endoscopic surgery.
Clinical effectiveness of continuous peritoneal lavage in moderately severe to severe acute pancreatitis p. 21
Namhun Jong, Songil Rim, Hyesong Kim
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of continuous peritoneal lavage in moderately severe to severe acute pancreatitis (AP). Materials and Methods: We studied 58 patients with moderately severe to severe AP who were admitted from January 2015 to April 2017. Among these patients, 31 patients were treated only conventional therapy (control group). Twenty-seven patients were received continuous peritoneal lavage with conventional therapy (study group). Laboratory parameters and severity scores were compared before and 7 days after therapy between two groups. Mortality rate, the incidence of local complications and length of hospital stay were also compared between two groups. Results: There were no adverse events (bowel perforation and bleeding) associated with abdominal paracentesis for peritoneal lavage. The level of all parameters (white blood cell [WBC], C reactive protein [CRP], serum amylase, lactate dehydrogenase [LDH], blood glucose, serum creatinine, base excess, and serum calcium) and all the severity scores (systemic inflammatory response syndrome [SIRS], Marshall) were significantly improved 7 days after treatment compared before therapy in two groups (P < 0.05). We also compared the level of all laboratory parameters and severity scores between two groups 7 days after therapy. The level of serum amylase, blood glucose, and serum calcium was similar between two groups 7 days after treatment. In the study group, the level of WBC, CRP, LDH, serum creatinine, base excess, and severity scores (SIRS, Marshall) was significantly improved compared with control group 7 days after therapy (P < 0.05). Mortality rate was significantly decreased in the study group compared with control group (7.4% vs. 16.1%, P < 0.01). The incidence of local complication had also a significant difference between two groups (22.2% vs. 35.5%, P < 0.05). The length of hospital stay was significantly reduced in the study group compared with control group (33.1 ± 28.0 vs. 48.9 ± 36.2 days, P < 0.01). Conclusion: Continuous peritoneal lavage can significantly reduce mortality, complications, and length of hospital stay in moderately severe to severe AP.
The frequency and patterns of psychotropic use among children and adolescents in an outpatient psychiatric facility: An observational study p. 26
Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Arshad Hussain, Wasim Qadir, Shabir Ahmad Dar
Background: Psychiatric disorders are now frequently diagnosed in children and adolescents, and psychotropic medications are being used increasingly for the treatment of these disorders. Aims: The aim is to study the frequency and the pattern of prescription of psychotropic drugs in outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric facility. Settings and Design: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric facility. Materials and Methods: The outpatient department prescription of all patients who were ≤18 years of age, who attended the Outpatient Child and Adolescent Facility of Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, over 1½-year period were studied. The following details were recorded – age, gender, diagnosis with comorbidity, and the psychotropic drugs which were prescribed. Results: A total of 624 patients attended the outpatient service during the study period. The mean age was 7.74 years (standard deviation = 3.76). 67.3% were male. Hyperkinetic disorder (27.1%) and mental retardation (26.3%) were the more frequent diagnosis. Comorbidity was present in 28.8%. 60.6% of the patients were prescribed psychotropic medication with 44.9% being prescribed a single psychotropic, 15.1% were prescribed two psychotropics simultaneously, and 0.6% were prescribed three psychotropics simultaneously. Stimulants (17.5%), risperidone (25.2%), and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (9.9%) were the commonly prescribed psychotropics. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive analysis was carried out with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and results were presented as frequencies and percentages. Conclusion: Simulants, antipsychotics, and antidepressants were commonly prescribed psychotropics with stimulants and antidepressants mostly being prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and depression, while most of the antipsychotics being prescribed for nonpsychotic conditions.
Breast cancer prevention and management: Evidence and possibility in India p. 33
Amit Kumar Jain, Parvati Nandy
In India, cancer has become a new epidemic, with breast cancer topping the list. Prevention and management of this new epidemic is restrained with limited resources and heterogeneously concentrated cancer care in India. Technology can come to help for the above, and in this short communication below, we shall discuss the prevention and management of breast cancer with special reference to the use of technology for the same in the Indian context.
Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E p. 36
Prasanta Purohit, Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, Jogeswar Panigrahi, Siris Patel
Intra parotid cystic lymphangioma masquerading as a neoplasm, a rare entity at unusual site p. 39
Nibedita Sahoo, Debahuti Mohapatra, Pranita Mohanty, Prateek Das, Debasmita Das
Cystic hygroma is an uncommon congenital malformation and usually present as an asymptomatic, painless, soft, fluctuant mass in infancy, and early childhood. The neck is the most common site followed by the face, tongue, and floor of the mouth. The primary site at parotid gland is extremely unusual, though it can secondarily involves parotid gland. Cystic lesion in parotid brings the other differentials of Warthin tumor, low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomas, and lymphoepithelial cyst. Fine-needle aspiration cytology is not always diagnostic, and histopathology is the confirmatory. Primary parotid cystic lymphangioma is rare and even rarer in the adult age group. Herein, we report a case of primary parotid cystic hygroma in a 24-year-old male, which was misdiagnosed in cytology and later confirmed by histopathology.
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The Netflix Club - Page 15 - Nolan Fans
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LelekPL wrote: Is it a fun Halloween movie? Of course it is.
No, it's dumb, vacuous, and grating as hell.
But I guess it makes sense that you like it.
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I have no idea what's your problem. I think it's the fifth post where you're trying to insult me (in this case you skipped subtlety) and I've never been anything else than polite in return. We have similar tastes most of the time. We both enjoy Nolan films, and just from this year, Blade Runner, Apes, Baby Driver, Raw, Logan. It's like you're insulting your own taste based on just one movie
Have I killed your relatives, never called you back after a one night stand? At this point I must think it has to be something personal for you
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Ya I was not expecting The Babysitter to be as enjoyable as it was.
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Big Mouth is hilarious and has a surprisingly stacked voice cast Nick Kroll John Mulaney Jessi Klein Jason Mantzoukas Jenny Slate Fred Armisen Maya Rudolph Jordan Peele fills the void nicely before rick and morty
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The Last Dance is a 10 episode docuseries about Michael Jordan that's coming out in 2019.
As a longtime MJ fan, I'm suuuuper excited for this. I've already seen almost every documentary about MJ but this retrospective might have a fresh take to it and making it a 10 episode series gives me a lot of hope for some new content.
May 17th, 2018, 4:40 am
Just finished 13 Reasons Why season 2.
Personally I liked season 1. Despite being filled with cliches it had a compelling story and I was a huge fan of the music and the visual style they used to jump between present and past.
But season 2 is horseshit. The music is pretty much the only good thing left in this show. It felt like it was written by 10 year olds, doubling down on the cliches, as well as having lazy writing in general with simple answers to big questions and a season that doesn't feel connected to the first one at all. And so many things are being contradicted or straight out ignored throughout the season.
And it had the lamest case of foreshadowing I've ever seen. Ending was garbage.
June 7th, 2018, 8:57 pm
What's the best show currently on Netflix? I'm on a work trip for a week and can't get HBO to work so I need some new things to watch.
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comedians in cars getting coffee is all great but specifically the episode with john mulaney is GOLD
July 9th, 2018, 3:13 pm
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Blended Wines Offer Better Guessing Games
Blended wines have more to offer than varietal wines, in my humble opinion. The fun I experience while trying to pin down the percentages of the different grapes in the blend probably marks me as a wine geek beyond hope, but that's alright with me. It's a fate from which I feel no need to be rescued.
Cornerstone Cellars' Stepping Stone brand offers a white blend called Rocks! It combines Chardonnay, Viognier and Muscat Canelli, but the percentages are withheld - the better to cause wine geeks to wonder what those numbers are.
Cornerstone's managing partner, Craig Camp, made a sample available to me. He always shares more than wine with a sample, citing his own love of blends - particularly field blends, in which the grapes are grown together in the vineyard with only a guess as to what percentages make up the blend.
Camp writes, "My love of interesting blends goes back to the now famous Vintage Tunia by Silvio Jermann in Italy's Fruili." He says he was among the first American importers of this wine in the early 1980's. "During the same period I was introduced to the many blended southern French wines by Christopher Cannan," he continues. "No one debated too much the exact blends of these wines they way people do now. They were just enjoyed for what they were - delicious."
On the Jermann website, there is a quote from a wine writer on the virtues of Vintage Tunia: "No one until now has ever realised it, but it is the most extraordinary meditation wine in existence. Not in the passive sense (wine to drink while meditating), but in the active sense: it is a wine that makes you meditate.” So let's meditate on Stepping Stone Rocks! North Coast White Blend 2013.
One of the numbers Cornerstone does release is the alcohol content of 13.3%, a fairly moderate number. Also moderate is the retail price of $15.
Stepping Stone by Cornerstone Rocks! North Coast White Blend 2013 has a pale yellow tint in the glass, with a brilliant nose featuring a spray of floral notes with melon and a spicy, herbal twist. The palate offers very bright acidity in a wine that is sweet, but not syrupy. There is a cantaloupe note in the middle and a citrus finish. This is a natural with Japanese noodles, Pad Thai or penne pasta with sun-dried tomatoes.
The floral aromas give away the Muscat Canelli, while the fruit I attribute to the Chardonnay and the vibrant acidity to the Viognier. The alcohol moderation points to early harvest and the balance to just plain good winemaking.
Kari Auringer has just replaced Jeff Keene as the Cornerstone winemaker, by the way. According to Camp, "When Kari became winemaker for Cornerstone Cellars she was, in fact, coming home as, for most of the vintages of the 2000s, Kari was assistant winemaker to Celia Welch, who made the wines of Cornerstone Cellars from 2000 through 2007. Kari's fingerprint is already on almost a decade of Cornerstone Cellars wines. Over the last decade she has contributed to the fame of some of the Napa Valley's most luminous names including Scarecrow, Lindstrom, Keever, Kelly Fleming and Corra and has been singled out as a rising star in Napa Valley winemaking."
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Cappelletti Company was founded in Cantu in 1956 and soon became a leader in the production of metal and gold-plated brass furniture and accessories. With many years of assimilation of tradition and culture of the Cantu areas, Cappelletti decided to widen its production; introducing inlaid briarwood, padding sofas and silk fabrics, creating luxury moments. Cappelletti manufactures handmade products that satisfy quality characteristics. Their products are 100% authentic Italian products and have each been created and assembled by Italian artisans and manufacturers of acknowledged skills. In order to prove this provenience, all Cappelletti creations have an appropriate nameplate that certify the origin and grant its authenticity.
Asnaghi Interiors products' exclusivity and excellence go one step further giving its clients the chance to turn their furniture into unique, unrepeatable works of art with a fire marked brand code which brings a home to ‘state-of-the-art’, for life. In a world in which a name means everything, the Asnaghi Interiors brand marries the most intimate requirements a client may have, shaping a unique atmosphere in an unrepeatable time frame. The sensation of tailor made luxury, timeless elegance, a moment of being. The in-house production - in Meda, Italy - includes traditional style furniture, using first class solid wood. The range of products represents the pride of countless generations of craftsmen and demonstrates Asnaghi Interiors' know-how in hand-carving, lacquering and hand painting. Each model has been studied and worked by skillful hands with special taste and care, making it a "unique work of art".
Armchairs and sofas with an extraordinary comfort, luxurious applications, illuminated by finishing in gold leave – under the sign of antique rose – bringing out the softness by the glimmering, precious silk. Sophisticated precious, unique. The wonderful sartorial style of ‘Bouquet’ has the magnificent charm of the great Italian gardens. Like the greenhouse of the palpitate aphrodisiac beauty explodes and multiplies the rarity of the woods and inlays, the perfume of the most rare essences, the mysterious arcane magic of the precious Swarovski crystals united by the erotic sensuality of the skills and velvets.
De Sede has been creating premium-quality leather furniture for an international market since 1965. The high level of comfort afforded by de Sede furniture is achieved in the workshops thanks to sophisticated upholstery techniques. Various combinations of foam, cheesecloth and cotton padding are put together and processed for each individual model. Frequently, seat or back upholstery consists of as many as ten different foam materials providing varying degrees of flexibility and rigidness, which are bonded together. The extensive planning that is performed individually and comprehensively for every item of furniture is what makes each piece from de Sede a one-off product. The skilled craftsmanship that goes into the manufacture of every item of de Sede furniture is one very important reason for the international acclaim that the Swiss company enjoys. Even today, each and every article that de Sede sells has been produced in their factory in Klingnau, Switzerland.
Founded in 1948 as an artisan furniture factory, the Italian brand Malerba has over the years forged a reputation as a leading contemporary furniture manufacturer. The stylistically compatible pieces provide a fully comprehensive and coordinated look for the dining room, lounge and bedroom sets, and are complemented with contemporary lighting and accessories. Malerba has conceived and crafted many luxury lines over the years, including Dress Code, Solitaire, One & Only, Night and Day, 5th Ave. and more. Not only is the Malerba family a top vendor in the modern contemporary lines, but they create furnishings for the likes of Harrod’s as well as a host of other internationally-renowned luxury retailers.
Mariner offers a unique luxury experience; combining craftsmanship, design and tradition, creating a unique style in furniture, lighting and decor works. Mariner’s experience in centuries-old furniture and lighting tradition, combined with traditional and modern manufacturing techniques help create unique works of art which endure over the time and become emblematic pieces and style reference. Public and private buildings, hotels, palaces, temples and theaters of the most remote places in the world, many universal resonance, now house the Spanish Mariner lamps and furniture with pieces created specifically for the State Capitol (Pennsylvania), Imperial Palace (Tokyo), the Armenian Patriarchate (Jerusalem), the Teatro Monumental Rebekah Harkness (New York), the Doral Beach Hotel (Miami).
Meroni produces high quality chairs and sofas in antique style. The distinguishing characteristics of their products are the hand-made work, use of quality wood – cherry, mahogany, beech – and the diligent study of every detail. With the experience in working with wood since the beginning of the last century, the Italian brand Meroni is always capable of answering to the demanding market.
Through precious lessons deriving from the tradition of the family glassworks established in the 40s, the industrial glass, so charming with its linear essentiality, is enriched and warmed by shapes and colors that always refer to the inexhaustible heritage of the Venetian handicraft,. This company, the first one that used the Murano massive glass as a base for tables, has always been privileging the use of high quality materials such as glass, marble, forged iron and wood – applying new contrasts ad technological processes on the cutting edge with craft mastery. The results are furnishings that express the perfect synthesis of technology, design, research and tradition. Reflex collaborates with famous architects, both Italian and foreign, some of them being Pininfarina, Sacha Lakic, Maurice Barilone, Andree Putman, Leila Guerra.
Swarovski Crystal Palace is a revolutionary project that has aimed to creature signature interpretations of light and design using the emotive medium of cut crystal. Whilst celebrating and reinterpreting the rich traditions of the chandelier, Swarovski Crystal Palace has broken barriers, played with the rules and opened a new chapter in the history of lighting, art and design. Now in its eighth year, Swarovski Crystal Palace has worked with some of the world’s foremost and collectable designers including Zaha Hadid, Yves Bhar, Studio Job, Ross Lovegrove, Tom Dixon, and many more.
Every single piece of furniture made by the Italian Turri Company, from the very first chest of drawers in 1925 up to the most current production, has been a summary of three simple, basic concepts: originality, authenticity, and uniqueness. Two indispensable words come to mind when one talks about Turri's production: manual skill. Every piece of furniture, whether upholstered or non-upholstered, is characterized by the uniqueness of its production techniques and by the high quality of the materials that are used. Classic and modern, contemporary, each piece is created and assembled with great care and exquisite artisan skill. This is perhaps the most important factor contributing to the end result. The company dedicates its creative and productive resources to the contract business. Its projects Division has completed major projects all over the world including De Koperen Hotel (Hoogie, Holland), Royal Palace Building (Beijing, China), Cartier (Baku, Azerbaijan) and many more.
An experimental workshop and forge for new ideas, Zanaboni has been working on recreating classical drawing room furnishings since 1967. In recent years, the company has focused its attentions on a difficult, stimulating field of products with a contemporary flavor, applying the same familiar accuracy of processing that make each piece exclusive. As a result, the Zanaboni Collection from Italy is now oriented in two clear directions; the Classical Collection for a home that has a touch of theatricality, and a Contemporary Collection, featuring lounge and bedroom furnishings and accessories, for a home that prefers to seduce with a vision of beauty and unprecedented personality.
Belgian brand JNL decorates homes and outdoor spaces, with the most elite and unique furniture styles. Their luxury furniture collections includes sofas, armchairs, chairs, coffee tables, dinning tables, lightings, beds, desks.
Historical and worldwide appreciated company, Endowed with a modern and rational structure, situated in the heart of Brianza, international center of furniture. Ezio Bellotti manufactures breathtaking classical furniture, all in unique style and elegance.
Products come from a careful research, looking particularly after the handwork and the art of weaving, where the wise work done by the craftsman melt with the use of the loom, where warp and weft create such frameworks that give richness and quality of the fabrics. In this way, Erreerre DeLuxe Italian fabrics create an elegant atmosphere in various environments and places. Fabrics and textiles which are unique, refined, esteemed, unquestionable, hot, full of sensation and shine: jacquards fabrics, lampas, shantung, satin, prints, silk, linen, chenille, taffeta. Plain, embossed and printed velvets, draperies, trimmings and fireproof fabrics for the Contract Division.
The FBAI (Fonderia Bronzi Artistici Italia) chandelier-casting factory was established as an art bronze foundry specializing in the manufacturing of chandeliers and lamps, in 1966. Its harmonic designs reflect the finest Italian handicraft tradition for both pressure die-casting and the more ancient lost wax process. Accurate engraving, rich modeling and fine gilding enhance the details of classic styles, such as the wealth of detail in the Louis XVI style or the elegance of the Empire style. F.B.A.I. lamps and chandeliers are often enriched with crystals and artistic china, exclusively manufactured for its models.
Immerse yourself in a world of relaxation for the ultimate in luxurious furnishing comfort. A unique selection of recliners, furnishing landscapes, sofas, suites and dining groups is just waiting to be discovered. The name "himolla" is combined from the German terms "himmlisch, mollig, angenehm" (heavenly, cosy, pleasent) - denoting the qualities of feel-good comfort, luxury and well being you should aspire to when buying new upholstered furniture.
Isacco Agostoni was founded over a century ago, in 1890. The well-known brand manufactures high-end Italian furniture in the classical style. In recent years, Isacco Agostoni has expanded its horizon and commenced manufacturing special furniture for residences, hotels, Casinos and clubs.
Longhi is an Italian company strictly devoted to the contemporary lifestyle, aware of the evolution of fashions but with solid roots to the production reality. The variety theme of complement fittings glazed sliding partitions, interior doors and equipped wall units for books or HI-FI/TV is the result of a global and coherent project that invests in every aspect of the production course, from the development of prototypes, to applied technologies, customer service and communication. The collection which is constantly updated, the catalogues
reflect the values of a precise project philosophy: attention to the comfort and functionality above all, research
of a design that gives to every element, a coffee table, a door or a complete wall unit, a sober and elegant stamp to a coordinated system.
Through their guidance and direction, Radice has gained recognition as an exceptional resource for custom design furniture. It is rare to find a company that can modify any of their existing items, or create an entirely new piece tailored to the specific needs of their clientele. But the Italian firm Radice claims that if it can be drawn, it can be made.
Pataviumart was established many moons ago, more precisely in 1959, in Milan, at a time of particular significance, when the desire to build and reconstruct was very high. Unique pieces of art of outstanding beauty, unrivalled mastery and great scenic impact spread the fame of Pataviumart far and wide. Murano glass, crystal, alabaster, different kinds of marble, precious stones, glass pearls became part of the firm's designs. Contrasting colors were combined and styles reinvented, with new, innovative and exciting effects. Chandeliers, table lamps, standard lamps, overhead lights and wall lamps were combined with Murano glass or crystal lampshades, providing a beautiful interpretation of light and color. The resulting products were captivating, exciting, and capable of rousing feelings and enthusiasm.
You can definitely rely on Armobil-Rossetto for cozy bedroom design ideas. They design the simplest but truly sophisticated collections; contemporary and streamlined, yet elegantly cozy. Italian furniture brand Rossetto offers versatile, contemporary furniture and design solutions. Within their collections, there are quite a few different furniture group models, which can be easily combined and mixed together, while keeping the style coherent. All their beds come with the option of a large storage compartment under the mattress, and their wardrobes, bedside tables and chest of drawers are designed to optimize storage as well. The collection uses a variety of materials and finishes, such as naturally elegant walnut, glossy lacquers for optimal reflection of light and added sleek-ness or leather for a comfortable, luxurious feel.
For more than 140 years, Schonbek has remained the world's leading manufacturer of premium crystal lighting. Classic, contemporary or custom, every luminaire is an authentic, handcrafted masterpiece, designed and produced in-house at Schonbek's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the U.S. and supported by the best personal service. This ensures that each product is of the highest heirloom quality and will last for generations. Guided by a tradition of forward-thinking ingenuity, Schonbek's designers have developed and are responsible for nearly 200 patented technologies, shaping the crystal lighting industry. They strive to stay ahead of the trends, incorporating the latest technology into each new design.
“Reality, Passion and Tenacity”. These are the three words that encompass Treci’s mentality and best convey their company’s mission. Today they share these values with their customers, as a way of overcoming the current economical challenges, which are ever increasing. The Italian skilled craftsmen at Treci know how to combine the artisan tradition with the requirements of modern industrial production, in order to produce extremely well coordinated furniture elements for bedrooms and dining rooms.
VG Home is a collection of complementary furnishings and decorative items of high design characterized by the seductive fusion between retro styles and the contemporary spirit. In a harmony of style created from the compelling combination of opposites, they find tables and consoles, sofas and seating, vases and other decorative elements designed to give life and atmosphere to a coordinated living ambience, adapted to the most exclusive tastes.
Agostini Mobili Furniture Company is known for its elegance and exclusive style, which does not depend on a capricious fashion. All of Agostini Mobili furniture instills a sense of reliability and long-lasting quality, winning subtle forms of original art and decoration.
Rapidly expanding Italian company ever since 1967, AR Arredamenti first started out by manufacturing simple furnishing elements, such as glass cabinets and pieces of furniture for various uses. They then moved on to the creation of complete ranges, with more than one hundred articles in each collection, each item offered in both lacquered versions and in walnut. Their collections fully meet the furnishing requirements of any house, from living area to office.
Supported by a long craft made tradition, Bacci Stile boasts the most valuable cabinet-making manufacturers. Carvings, inlays, gold and silver leaf decorations are all made by hand, by the master of craftsmen.
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Jargon S
March 26, 2014, 01:13:26
Welcome back to Negative World March Madness, where our favorite Nintendo games go head to head and only one may prevail. The matchups are as follows:
(1) Metroid Prime (GCN) vs. (5) Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
(3) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) vs. (2) Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
(1) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB) vs. (5) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)
(3) Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) vs. (2) Super Mario Bros. (NES)
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(1) Game 1 vs. (8) Game 8
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Are you growing weary of ice worlds, lava levels, water dungeons, etc.
Still haven't played LBW or $enoblade, yet. So this ended up being pretty easy for me.
Prime vs. Returns is pretty rough, but I have to give it to DK because Prime actually made me seasick the first time I played it. Only game that's ever done that. Never forget.
Links Awakening vs. Minish Cap? Eh, tossup.
kriswright
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I like DKCR, but I haven't beaten it yet and the difficulty spikes drastically around "Cave." Metroid Prime however was a pretty good run for a while until it grated on me. And the other games that came after it just got worse. I like Metroid Prime.
Link to the Past has a chance to runt his whole tourney; we'll see what happens.
Two games I've never played, but Link's Awakening (as I understand it) is closest to Link to the Past, and I remember the owl on the cover of my Golden issue 50 of Nintendo Power. I first saw it over at Mike Sipniak's house while playing American Gladiators and Tecmo Super Bowl on SNES.
Xenoblade hasn't grabbed me like everyone else, but Super Mario Bros. has grabbed everyone around the world.
Mr_Mustache
Edit: Hey, I voted the same as Mr_Mustache!
@Mr_Mustache
I know you hate playing on handhelds, but you should get a Super Game Boy or Game Boy Player to play Link's Awakening.
canonj
I'm afraid lack of exposure may doom LBW and Xenoblade. Not that I think either one would necessarily win otherwise, but it would at least be closer.
Between the two I have higher hopes for Xenoblade, which would be nice because non-Zelda/Mario games will make future rounds more interesting, I reckon.
@Jargon
Yeah, I kinda had the same thought. But I still can't bring myself to vote for a game I haven't ever played over a confirmed all-time classic just to keep the game interesting.
And, anyway, I know you're going to vote for Ocarina of Time all the way until the end. So
I'm going with my gut. And my heart.
TheOldManFromZelda
@canonj
*high five*
Link's Awakening: don't I have enough stuff to play?! HAHA, I didn't even open DKC:TF yet! OR Galaxy 2!
(half related: did you get MH3U??)
@kriswright
Before the last few polls (outside of this tourney), I really think Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger really have a shot at sweating Ocarina. However, I think lack of exposure may doom them, too. RPG players are a passionate bunch, but they appear to seem too foreign to people not directly invested. I think they're both better than Ocarina, and have no problem calling Ocarina a great game in the same breath.
All left side!
DrFinkelstein
Yea I wouldn't taint the results by voting that way either. Both games are 10s to me, but Xenoblade wins out.
And there's at least two games I would vote for over OoT. You guys just have to get them into that position!
This one was easy for me. DKCR is good but nothing mind-blowing like Metroid Prime, LBW is no LTTP, I never played Minish Cap, and the original Super Mario Brothers has been far outclassed.
Mop it up
I don't know that Metroid Prime holds up for me anymore. I bought and dabbled with MP Trilogy a few months ago, and man, it was a struggle just to get to Tallon IV. And then when you get there, the game zooms in on those N64-quality plant textures...either my tastes have changed more than I realized, or Metroid Prime is just less fun than I remember it being a decade ago.
2D Zelda will never be the same for me after Link Between Worlds. I tried to go back to Link to the Past. I couldn't. LBW has set the bar to new heights.
Link's Awakening barely squeaks by the also-excellent Minish Cap thanks to its lovable quirks.
Still haven't gotten around to playing Xenoblade. I just dread starting long games anymore.
nate38
DKCR is great, but the original Prime is still one of the best games I've ever played.
It's hard (and weird) to vote ALBW over the original, but everything new that it brings to the table is executed so damn well that I felt too compelled to vote in its favor.
Original SMB is a classic. The first video game I ever played.
TheBigG753
1. Metroid Prime, easy.
2. Man thats tough. But seeing as LBW leeches so much of of LTTP's pedigree...
3. I think technically Minish Cap is the better game, even if LA has a more iconic status. I think I'm an outside voter here though.
4. I'm not sure Super Mario Bros can quite pull it's weight agsinst later gen heavy hitters anymore.
1: I've not played DKCR but MP is perfect in so many ways I find myself hard pressed to believe DKCR could be better.
2: I'm in a minority when I say I dislike ALBW. It felt too much like a remake/reimagining when we were promised a sequel, and those false expectations killed it for me. I can't see it as anything other than ALTTP with a fresh coat of paint. Plus I didn't like the item rental, or the lack of a dungeon order, oh, and said dungeons were all extremely short.
3: Hoo boy, two great games by all standards, but LA stands out as one of the more original Zelda games to me. It's story, characters and pacing, the whole of Koholint island. Plus the ending is a real tear-jerker. And for all of this, I consider it superior to MC. Oh, and lastly, 'Mt. Tamaranch' music anyone? Amazing tune.
4: This one I'm torn on. I've played both, yet of the two not finished XC. I actually felt like I had an overload with that game from how much there was to do, and how big and expansive the areas to explore were. Though what I did play (30-ish hours), blew me away. Due to this, I gotta give it to XC, I feel like I barely scratched the surface with it and I believe so much is waiting for me.
BetaWax
A1. Easy
A2. AAAAAGH! This is the new hardest choice. It's made especially hard because the games are so similar. With something like Minish Cap and Link's Awakening, I can easily tell which one I like more because they're different. But these two games have so much in common. Um... Link Between Worlds. It really depends on which day you ask me.
B1. While I like Link's Awakening a lot, it's just not as fun for me as the three other 2D Zelda games in this bracket.
B2. No strong feelings for either game. I liked the part of Xenoblade that I played more than Mario.
Hero_Of_Hyrule
A1: I'm one of the biggest DKCR fans here, but even I have to know when to back down. Returns is exemplary, but Prime is revolutionary.
A2: This made me stop and think for sure. I think LttP is actually kinda showing its age, especially after LBW. Even so, I ultimately think it was the bigger accomplishment and a landmark installment in the series, even if LBW tweaked a lot of its issues.
B1: LA is one emotional ride, I kinda wish this one was going against ALttP/LBW next time. I'd vote for it.
B2: Gotta go with the first game I played and one that wrote many of the rules that still apply today.
TriforceBun
Xenoblade versus Super Mario Bros.? Gah, hardest pick so far! But, I have to go with Xenoblade. Super Mario Bros. is a work of genius, and one of the most important games out there, both for me personally and for gaming as a whole, but the way Xenoblade swept me off my feet and kept me obsessed for several months is something practically non-existent for me these days.
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Book Review The Figurehead by Bill Kirton.Publisher Pfoxchase Publishing.Genre Crime Romance Aberdeen, Scotland 1840 Return to an age where sail was being challenged by steam, new continents were opening, and the world was full of opportunities for people to be as good or as evil as they chose When the body of a local shipwright is found on the beach, neither the customers and suppliers he cheated nor the women he seduced are surprised But the mystery intrigues wood carver John Grant, who decides to seek out the murderer.His work and his investigations bring him into contact with William Anderson, a rich merchant and his daughter Helen.Commissioned to create a figurehead that combines the features of two women, John eventually uncovers a shocking tale of blackmail and death as he struggles to resist the pangs of unexpected love This book is a marvelous intertwining of crime thriller and tender romance Author Bill Kirton has the artist s gentle touch, weaving a story rich in detail against a background of well researched fact about the sh...
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Profound, detailed, incredibly written, The Figurehead is definitely a kind of book one wants to go back to again and again, despite knowing the ending Bill Kirton s meticulous research and masterful narrative create a setting to completely absorb the reader and place one in the midst of the events,...
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Bill Kirton s gripping novel revolves around a leisurely paced mystery that allows readers to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of dockside life of the Aberdeen of 1840 The complex characters are skillfully drawn, and the city itself is so vividly presented th...
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The Likeness is a sequel to the enormously popular book by this author The Figurehead In that book, the readers were introduced the port city of Aberdeen in the mid 19th century and to three of its citizens the woodcarver John Grant William Anderson, a rich merchant and his headstrong daughter Elizabeth.The story begins with the discovery of the battered body of a young woman in the muck near the wharves where the Aberdeen fishermen bring in their catches The body is painfully thin and is clothed in the rich garb of someone not normally found in that area.Grant is doubtful that the town s constable who is short sighted, lacks intelligence, and has a nasty personality will ever discover what happened to her, and decides to take on the task of finding her killer At the same time, he accepts a commission to create a figurehead to feature onstage in the melodramas of a newly arrived theatre group, a commission paid for by a demanding patron.The love that developed between John Grant and Helen Anderson in the previous book grows stronger and evident in this one Helen wishes to become an integral part of her father s shipping business, an unheard of thing in those times, and eventually her father acquiesces This puts her in direct conflict with a merchant wishing to do business with her father the patron who paid Gr...
Elizabeth Lloyd says:
Poor old Bessie Rennie found herself in great trouble as a result of stealing a watch from the dead body of Jimmie Crombie, the shipwright, on the Aberdeen beach Had she murdered him, or did he drown The local Watch are useless, but John Grant, figurehead maker and ship carver, is determined to find the murderer even if Jimmie deserved his fate.William Anderson, wealthy ship owner and trader had commissioned Crombie to build him a new ship, so he is concerned about completing the build, while his independently minded daughter, Helen, not a typical rich young lady of 1840, wants to help her father in his business as well as solve the murder Inevitably, Helen and John Grant are drawn together as she models for the figurehead for her father s ship and they begin to share their investigations Events slowly reveal which of Jimmie s enemies might have wished him dead, as the author shows the comfortable gentrified life of the Anderson family contrasting with extreme poverty among the fisherman, thieves and prostitutes While John is able to span the lives of both communities, Helen takes dangerous risks in seeking out the company of Jimmie s widow, Jessie The picture of 19th century Aberdeen is vivid and convincing, while John s strong, calm personality is a good foil for the impetuous determination of Helen Anderson.This is a story full of realistic characters, whom we grow to care for ...
N.W. Moors says:
John Grant carves figureheads for the wooden ships being built in Aberdeen When the shipwright on his latest boat is murdered, it s up to John to find the murderer There s a lot of possible suspects as Jimmie Crombie was an extremely unlikeable man Meanwhile, the ship s owner, William Anderson, wants John to carve a figurehead after Elizabeth Anderson, his wife Elizabeth schemes with her daughter Helen for John to model Helen instead Helen is also interested in the murder, an unusual position for a woman in that time period I enjoyed this book very much It is well written and true to the period and setting I learned a lot about wooden shipbuilding and the age of sail All the characters are interesting They come from all walks of life but display the resilience and hard work as well as poverty and crime I especially liked the part about the young apprentice who decides to emigrate to America This book is a true slice of life ...
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This book has received a Discovering Diamonds Review Helen Hollickfounder DDRevs The technical side of things, how to build a watertight wooden ship, how to make rope and the almost sensual way to carve a figurehead, the most important part of a sailing vessel, is spot on
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Effect of UV-B Radiation on Growth, Photosynthetic Activity and Metabolic Activities of Chlorella vulgaris
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The impact of different intensities (1 Wm-2, 3 Wm-2 and 5 Wm-2) of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation on growth, photosynthetic pigments, and metabolic activity has been studied in Chlorella vulgaris isolated from fresh water sample of Kulavoi lake, Chengalpet. The experimental alga Chlorella vulgaris was exposed to different intensities of 1, 3 and 5 W m-2, and different durations of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 mins of UV-B radiation respectively. Among the different intensities and durations tested inhibited growth by 50% Chlorophyll 5 Wm-2 of UV-B after 15 min followed by decrement in cell growth. On the other hand, carotenoids were stimulated at small doses (time of exposure and intensity) at 3 or 5 W m-2 of UV-B radiation. However, total proteins and total carbohydrates were inhibited by UV-B exposure times but the effect of 5 Wm-2 was more than other two intensities. The results suggest that Chlorella vulgaris is resistant to UV-B radiation damage at lower exposure time even at higher intensity and the possible negative effect of additional UV-B radiation on the growth of microalgae may have been effectively balanced by the UV-B radiation stress through increase in UV-absorbing compounds.
Chlorella vulgaris, photosynthetic pigments, survival, Ultraviolet B
The reduction of the stratospheric ozone layer allows more UV-B radiation to reach the Earth’s surface and to a significant depth in the ocean [1]. India is among those countries that are close to the equator, thus faces high fluxes of UV radiation with sunlight. The average latitude of India is 20°C North of the equator and maximum ultraviolet-B (UV-B; 280–320 nm) irradiance near the equator (solar elevation angle <25°C) under clear, sunny skies is approximately 2.5 Wm-2, which may affect the major occupation of the country, i.e., agriculture. A signiïìÃÂcant declining trend in total ozone column (TOC) over numerous stations lying in the Northern part of India is highly alarming [2]. Scenario-based chemistry-climate models show in 21st century, UV-B radiation will be enhanced due to high concentration of greenhouse gases [3]. The microalgae are single cell autotroph, require sunlight for their growth and exposed to elevated levels of UV radiation in their natural habitat, and simultaneously mechanisms were developed to lessen the damage effects of UV-B during long term of acclimation. The harmful effects of UV-B radiation on microalgae are always intervened by reactive oxygen species (ROS) which induce oxidative strain [4].
The most important processes in algal cells are the photosynthesis. It is also suggested that UV-B radiation predominantly attacks Photosystem II and the photosynthetic activity [5]. UV-B radiation affects the pigment concentrations in algal cells by inducing a photo degradation of light-absorbing pigments, resulting in a loss of photosynthetic capacity [6]. Because UV radiation is absorbed by biomolecules including nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates which is essential for biological and physiological activity within cells, it can affect many biological processes [7]. Inspite of adverse effects of solar UV radiation, cyanobacteria are not defenseless and have developed various strategies such as formation of antioxidants or efficient DNA repair mechanisms to counteract the damaging effects of UV-B radiation [8].
The UV screening compounds such as Mycosporine-like Amino Acids (MAAs) are usually accumulated intracellularly in cyanobacteria. Aulosira fertilissima exhibited the induction of three folds of MAAs when exposed to 20 min/day exposure of UV-light as compared to control [9]. It has been reported that UV-B radiation not only impairs the motility and photo orientation of cyanobacteria but also affects a number of physiological and biochemical processes, such as growth, survival, pigmentation and nitrogen metabolism [10]. Studies have stated that exposure to mild doses of UV-B radiation has induced resistance in some microalgae. UV-B radiation induced resistance in microalgae has the potential to serve as a source of biodiesel, antioxidants and nutraceutical substances. The effect of such induced UV-B resistance has impact on the carbon capture and carbon allocation efficiency for the synthesis of the molecules for biodiesel production [11].
The aim of this work was to study the stress response of the green alga Chlorella vulgaris cells isolated from fresh water sample of Kulavoi Lake, Chengalpet, where it was exposed to three different intensities of UV-B radiation for different periods under laboratory conditions. Effects on pigment content, carbohydrates, proteins and lipid content were studied also directly after UV-B irradiation.
C. vulgaris was isolated from fresh water sample of Kulavoi Lake, Chengalpet, and identified using standard manual. Purification of the organism was done by sub culturing, antibiotic treatment and ultraviolet irradiation [12]. The culture was grown and kept under 30 μE m-2 s-1 light intensity, 12/12 light dark cycle and at 24 ± 1°C. UV-B irradiation was done to log phase cultures having optical density from 0.15 - 0.20 at 600 nm.
Mode and Source of UV-B Radiation:
The tested organism grown in liquid culture was transmitted into a sterilised Petri dish and exposed individually to artificial UV-B radiation. The UV-B radiation comprised an array of three ultraviolet long lamps, UV-B lamps- 280/320 nm, Philips TL 20 W/12, Philips Gleolampenfabriken, USA. The suspension was gently agitated during irradiation to facilitate uniform exposure.
Measurement of Growth Rate
This experiment was carried out to evaluate the lethal dose (LD50) which causes death of 50% of algal populations. The algal cells exposed to 1 Wm-2, 3 Wm-2 and 5 Wm-2 UV-B radiations were withdrawn at intervals and then counted using Neubauer chamber for measuring their survival [13].
Determination of Pigment
Five mL of culture sample was taken and centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 10 min and the supernatant was discarded. The algal pellet was then added with 5 mL of 80% acetone and homogenized in a sonicator. Then it was covered with black paper and kept overnight at 4°C. The sample was then centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 15 minutes collect the supernatant and the optical density was measured at 644.8 λ, 661.6 λ and 470 λ in Ultraspec UV-Visible spectrophotometer [14].
Extraction and Estimation of Total Protein
Five mL of algal sample was taken and centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 15 minutes. The pellet was homogenized in 5 mL of 0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 in a sonicator and then centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 15 minutes. The supernatant was taken for the estimation of total protein. To 0.2 mL of sample protein 5 mL of CBB reagent (100 mg of CBBG-250 dissolved in 50 mL of 93% ethanol. To this 100 mL of 85% Phosphoric acid was added and diluted to 1000 mL with glass distilled water) mixed well. The absorbance was read at 595 nm against a reagent blank. The amount of protein was calculated by using a standard graph with BSA ranging from 10 to 100 μg mL-1 [15].
Extraction and Estimation of Total Carbohydrate
Five mL of algal culture was taken and centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 15 minutes. The pellet was homogenized with 5 mL of 0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.8 in a sonicator and then centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 10 minutes. The supernatant was collected for the estimation of carbohydrate. To the 1 mL of sample 1 mL of 5% phenol and 5 mL of H2SO4 was added and mixed thoroughly. The solution was allowed to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. The Optical Density was read at 490 nm. Standard graph was prepared with different concentrations of D-glucose ranging from 10 to 100 μg.mL-1 [16].
Extraction and Estimation of Total Lipid
Five mL of culture was taken and centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 15 min. The pellet was homogenized in a sonicator with 6 mL of chloroform: methanol (2:1). It was then transferred to a separating funnel and added with 2 mL of 0.9% NaCl solution and mixed well. This mixture was left undisturbed for overnight. Then from the lower chloroform phase, 0.5 mL was collected in a clean vial and the pellet was collected. To the pellet 0.5 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid was added and mixed well. The tubes were closed with glass marbles kept in a boiling water bath for 10 min and allowed to cool at room temperature. To 0.2 mL of sample 5 mL of vanillin reagent (0.2 g vanillin in 80 mL of ortho phosphoric acid and 20 mL of distilled water) was added and mixed well. It was allowed to stand for 30 minutes and the colour developed was read at 520 nm. Standard graph was prepared using cholesterol ranging from 5.0 to 50 μg/mL and the values are expressed as μg.mL-1 [17].
Extraction of UV-B Absorbing Compound MAA–Mycosporine like Amino Acid
Thirty grams of UV-B adapted A. platensis biomass was taken and ground with 30% methanol and left at 4°C overnight. The extract was ïìÃÂltrated through ïìÃÂlters paper (Whatman No. 1) and the ïìÃÂltrate was centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 20 min at 4°C. The supernatant was vacuum-ïìÃÂltered using a Membrane filter apparatus. The ïìÃÂltrate was concentrated to 300 mL. The methanol insoluble fraction was removed by centrifugation at 7000 rpm for 10 min at 4°C and the supernatant was concentrated and suspended with 100% methanol. After centrifugation at 21,000 rpm for 10 min for 4°C, the supernatant was obtained as crude MAA.
Results are presented as mean with standard deviation (SD) from three different readings. The statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS 21.0 obtained were analyzed statistically to determine the degree of significance between treatments using two way analysis of variance (ANOVA).
The experimental organism Chlorella vulgaris was isolated from fresh water samples of Kulavoi lake, Chengalpet. The culture was maintained in the Bold Basal medium at less than 25 ± 1°C at 30 μE m-2.s-1 light intensity and 12/12 light/dark photoperiod (Figure 1). In the present investigation, Ultraviolet light – B induced changes in the growth, pigment and protein content of Chlorella vulgaris was studied. The test organism was given exposure to Ultraviolet radiation (UV-B) for different time intervals of 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. Soon after UV-B treatment the change in growth, pigment and protein content were analyzed. It was observed that the growth characteristic of test species Chlorella vulgaris decreased with gradual increase in time of exposure of UV-B radiation as compared to control (untreated cultures). The growth remains static up to 15 minutes in 5 W m-2 UV-B exposure time followed by decline in subsequent 60 minutes time of UV-B exposure (Figure 2).
Figure 1: Microscopic Observation of Chlorella vulgaris.
Figure 2: Effect of UV-B radiation on the growth rate of Chlorella vulgaris.
In order to select a lethal dose (LD50), cultures of C. vulgaris were exposed to 1, 3 and 5 Wm-2 UV-B radiation for different time periods such as 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes (Table 1). There was 50% survival at 5 Wm-2 of UV-B after 15 min treatment and therefore this dose was used in all further experiments.
Time (min) Percent Survival
1 Wm-2 3 Wm-2 5 Wm-2
Table 1: Percent survival based on colony counts after UV-B treatment for different periods.
The effects of UV-B on photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll and carotenoids content showed decreasing trend with increasing duration of UV-B exposure. However, carotenoids were less affected than total chlorophyll. The chlorophyll content decreased in all the UV exposure time intervals as compared to control but there was a notable increase in chlorophyll content up to 30 minutes exposure to 5 W m-2 UV-B radiations followed by decrease after 15 days of growth. It was observed that even at the highest UV - B exposure time (30 minutes) chlorophyll content was much higher than that of control (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Effect of UV-B radiation on the Total chlorophyll content of Chlorella vulgaris.
Carotenoid Content
With regard to carotenoid content after UV-B exposure, it can be observed that, in cells exposed to 3 Wm-2, UV-B enhanced carotenoid production at all exposure time intervals. The increase in carotenoid content was of 6.5%, 13.3%, 30.5%, 26.6% and 21.7%, as compared to the control after 10,15,30,45, and 60 min of exposure. Also in cells exposed to 5 W.m-2 of UV-B radiation initially enhanced carotenoid production. However, a reduction in carotenoid content was observed after 60 min of exposure (15.5%) as compared to control (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Effect of UV-B radiation on Total carotenoids content of Chlorella vulgaris.
Total Proteins
UV-B exposure led to reduction in the total proteins. The reduction was 86.7and 53.9 % below the control after 60 min at 3 and 5 Wm-2, respectively. Exposure to 3 and 5 Wm-2 UV-B revealed highly significant effect on total soluble proteins at all the exposure times except 1 W m-2/30 min which revealed non-significant effect on total proteins (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Effect of UV-B radiation on the protein content of Chlorella vulgaris.
Exposure of C. vulgaris to UV-B radiation showed a decrease in the total carbohydrate content. After 60 min of UV-B irradiation cells exposed to 3 and 5 Wm-2 showed a decrease in carbohydrate content of 29.0 and 64.0% as compared to control, respectively (Figure 6).
Figure 6: Effect of UV-B radiation on Total carbohydrate content of Chlorella vulgaris.
Total Lipid
In Chlorella vulgaris, the total Lipid content in control (without UV radiation exposure) becomes 138 mg/L whereas after 15 minute 5 W m-2 UV B exposure the lipid content followed by decrease in subsequent treatment of UV-B exposure (Figure 7).
Figure 7: Effect of UV-B radiation on Total lipid content of Chlorella vulgaris.
The experimental microalgae exposed UV-B radiation were screened for the compounds like MAA (Mycosporine like aminoacids) which are usually accumulated intracellularly. MAAs is well known UV-absorbing/screening compounds that provide photoprotection against UV-B radiation. Spectrophotometric analysis of the UV-B treated algae revealed the presence of MAA compounds. Further study on this line also in progress was used for qualitative screening of UV-B screening compounds. In this study, the UV absorption band for MAAs was found at 332 nm Mycocporine 2 glycine in Chlorella vulgaris (Figure 8).
Figure 8: UV spectrum showing absorption peak for UV absorbing compounds.
Solar UV-B radiation reaching the Earth surface exerted significant changes in the ecosystem. The adverse effect of UV-B on microalgae are too as they form basis for food chains in aquatic systems [18]. As found with higher plants, the deleterious effects of UV-B radiation stress on microalgae include inhibition of photosynthesis, damage to DNA [19], proteins and lipids [19], generation of oxygen radicals [20] and inhibition on nutrient uptake [21]. UV-B induces structural changes in both algal cells [22]. In the present study, the results showed pronounced inhibitory effects of UV-B on growth and survival of Chlorella vulgaris, where the inhibition increased with increasing of UV-B intensity and exposure time. In agreement with our results, harmful effect of simulated UV-B radiation at irradiances ranging from 3 to 5 Wm-2 has been reported in several algae [23].
It is also clearly demonstrated that, UV-B irradiation at 5 Wm-2 significantly decreased chlorophyll a and b contents of Chlorella vulgaris. However, the effect of 5 Wm-2 was more significant than that of 3 Wm-2 of UV-B radiation. These results agree with those obtained on Ulva [24,25]. UV-B exposure may cause the loss of photosynthetic pigments, and reduce the expression of genes involved in photosynthesis [26]. Among the various physiological processes, photosynthesis is potentially the main target of UV radiation due to multiplicity of possible effects [27]. The damaging effect of UV-B on photosynthetic pigments may be due to the decolorizing caused by UV-B irradiation or may be attributed to the damage of the enzymes involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis [17].
The results revealed that, small doses of UV-B radiation stimulated the synthesis of extracellular carbohydrates in Chlorella vulgaris. However, higher doses inhibited the extracellular carbohydrate production. The previous results were in agreement with the study on the effect of UV-B irradiation on the production of extracellular polysaccharides in Nostoc commune [28].
Results showed also that, UV-B irradiation (1, 3 and 5 W m-2) significantly increased carotenoids at low UV-B doses which is similar to the reports where the synthesis of pigments absorbing wavelength in the UV range is an important protective mechanism against UV-B radiation displayed by algal cells [29-31]. These include mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) which are mostly present at the periphery of the cell thereby preventing penetration of UV- B radiation further into the cell.
MAAs is small, water-soluble molecules of imino-carbonyl derivatives of cyclohexanone with absorption maxima between 280 and 360 nm. Scytonemin, a water-insoluble molecule, occurs in the extracellular mucilaginous sheath surrounding cyanobacterial cells and also considered to be a photoprotective compound [32]. High amounts and diversity of MAAs was also found during red tide of dinoflagellates occurred in the Argentine sea. Similarly, in Gymnodinium cf. aureolum showed in vivo and in vitro absorption in the UV region, with maxima at 334 nm was reported that was similar to this study [33].
It is suggested that microalgae have evolved ways of protecting themselves against UV-B damage–either by producing screening compounds Results indicate that there is cumulative increase in the lipid content of Chlorella vulgaris. Resistance induced to UV-B radiations in microalgae of commercial significance i.e., Chlorella vulgaris that have the potential to serve as source of biodiesel. Considering the soaring oil price in the global market, there is an urgent need to evaluate the potential of algae in the production of energy as bio-diesel. Carbon allocation for the synthesis of molecules for biodiesel production in this algae remains to be explored.
The authors are thankful to the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, for the financial support provided for this study.
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Shiva Tandava is a track composed by Rushi Vakil and performed by the world music fusion group Taan, which he leads. This tracks features the complete version of Tandava performed live. Feel the magnitude of this magnificent and beautiful verse combined with beautiful melody of OM NAMAH SHIVAYA and powerful rhythms.
Vocals : Aniket Khandekar
Tandava Chanting : Rushi Vakil
Drum : Monark Khatri
Bass : Steven Francis
Flute : Milind Sheorey
Percussions/ Key board : Rushi Vakil
MUSIC VIDEOS STAGE PRODUCTION TABLA WORK
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MUSIC VIDEOS TABLA WORK
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AN INTERVIEW WITH ABHIYAAN MAGAZINE ABOUT HIS MOVIE ‘SHUBHAARAMBH’
Rushi talks about his training period and how he was trained under his father who’s a well known Tabla player. Talking about his music compositions in the movie ‘Shubhaarambh’, he says, ‘we have composed songs for the movie that represents every genre. Gujaratis like listening to soothing music and Gujarati music industry has developed a lot in last couple of years. My first and foremost priority has always been serving good music to my audience and it will always be that way.’
GUJARATIS ARE MORE INTERESTED TO LEARN WESTERN INSTRUMENTS LIKE GUITAR WHILE FOREIGNERS ARE INCLINED TOWARDS LEARNING INDIAN INSTRUMENTS LIKE TABLA AND SITAR
Day by day Indians are inclining more towards learning western instruments like Guitar and Keyboard while foreigners are turning up in our country to train themselves in vocals as well as learning Indian instruments like Tabla and Sitar. A South Korean girl Jin Won has come to India to learn Tabla. She says that Indian traditional music has a good balance of pitch and rhythm. Another student has especially come to India to take Vocal training and learn Tabla. He says that he loves Indian traditional music so much that he’s going to train his two children for the same. Rushi says that every year they get students from countries like Korea, USA, and Canada who are more interested in learning Indian instruments to get a better understanding of rhythm and tone.
AT HIS ALBUM LAUNCH ‘CLICK KAR’
To bring a fresh flavor in Gujarati music, I wanted to use World Music Genre to this one. The album ‘Click Kar’ has total 7 compositions, each different from the other. I have not used a single traditional Indian instrument in any of the compositions. In fact, I have tried to present Gujarati music in Sufi, Jazz and Blues, Country music, Retro Trance, Soft Rock, and Rapper genre. It took me two years to direct this music album and a couple of International guitarists such as Russia’s Misha Josephs and New York’s Vincent Smith along with Indian musicians have contributed in some of the compositions.
RUSHI ON HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY SO FAR..
Being a son of music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil, Rushi was actively dedicated towards Indian Traditional music from his childhood. He runs his world music group called ‘Taan’ which presents Indian music in different styles. He presents Indian percussion Tabla in an experimental method and performs it at International Film Festivals and Fusion Nights while making sure that he keeps a diffraction and doesn’t lose his original touch. He believes that local Gujarati Music can also be produced in a style where it doesn’t affect the originality of language and music and still can be played at DJ parties or dance clubs.
FEATURED IN A NEWSPAPER FOR HIS ALBUM ‘CLICK KAR’
Rushi is counted among those musicians who always brings novelty in his music. The album ‘Click Kar’ is his concept in which he has tried to compose each song in a different genre such as Jazz, Sufi, Trance, Rap, Soft Rock etc. RJ Dhvanit, Bollywood playback singer Javed Ali, Canadian based singer who is famously known as ‘Bollywood’s Soprano’ Natalie Di Luccio, and Shweta Subram have given their lovely voices for this album. Apart from his album, Rushi has performed at some of the well known international cultural festivals with his ‘Talavya’ and World music group ‘Taan’. Queens University, NYU State University, Toronto University, and Virginia University are some of the academic institutions where Rushi has delivered lectures.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH RUSHI
Born in a musically dedicated family, Rushi had developed an interest in classical Indian music from an early age. He began his training in learning Tabla under his father and a renowned music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil and then went on to learn to play other instruments as well. At a young age of 13, Rushi launched his first music album ‘Little Fingers’ which comprised instrumental Hindi songs. Rushi tries to mingle regional Gujarati music with a little western and Bollywood touch in a manner where the language and rhythm don’t lose its originality and youngsters can still like it. Rushi’s other acclaimed projects include Dadasaheb Phalke award winning best short film ‘ Bhinti Maange’, Rakesh Roshan’s famous animation movie ‘Kid Krrish’, and National Gujarati film ‘ Shubharambh’.
FEATURED IN ‘AAJKAAL’ FOR HIS FIRST ALBUM LAUNCH ‘LITTLE FINGERS’
Music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil was a connoisseur of art who had recognized the talent his son had inhibited when at the age of 3, he’d seen the magic Rushi’s fingers created while he was playing with Tabla. Trained from a very young age under his father, Rushi went onto learning to play Keyboard and in no time launched his first album called ‘Little Fingers’ which comprised of Hindi instrumental songs. Rushi was in 8th grade when ‘Little Fingers’ came out. The album includes an instrumental version of ‘Khaike Paan Banaras vala’, ‘Piya tu ab to aa jaa’, ‘Main koi esa geet gaaun’ etc songs.
RHYTHM OF TABLA AT IIM-CHAOS
Chaos-2008 is going to kickstart their festival with Ahmedabad’s very own ‘Taal-Naad Tabla Group’ on the first day. One of the group member Rushi Vakil says, “ We’ll be presenting Indian Traditional Music in a style where today’s youth like it and can enjoy it. We’ll be using vocals for the very first time in our performance. It’s going to be a fusion of ‘Purya Dhanashri’ and ‘Bhairavi’ Raag. We’re confident and excited about our performance.”
INDO-PAK UNITY CONCERT
Well-known music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil’s composed band ‘Tabla Ecstasy’ and globally popular Pakistani band ‘Fusion’ had presented some wonderful music based on traditional music tunes at Chaos-2008. Everyone in the audience was enthralled by it. Pandit Divyang Vakil said that it was a great initiative as it is going to welcome an eternal creativeness that the musicians have to offer from both the countries.
GLOBAL GURUPURNIMA
To celebrate Gurupurnima, students of music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil’s students had offered their salutations by playing Tabla in a group. Loren Oppenheimer from New Jersey and Jin Won from South Korea had also visited Guruji for this celebration of Gurupurnima and bowed to him.
FEATURED IN MUMBAI SAMACHAAR FOR HIS FIRST ALBUM LAUNCH ‘LITTLE FINGERS’
Rushi started the training for learning Tabla at the age of 3. He even taught himself how to play Keyboard as he wanted to get the understanding of rhythm along with the tune. Rushi studied at Navrang High school in Ahmedabad. Even though he used to practice Tabla and Keyboard for 5-7 hours daily, Rushi was never behind in studies. He consecutively scored very well in his exams. Apart from his studies and music, Rushi has always been interested in the game of Cricket. His house in Ahmedabad has hosted many renowned musicians such as Ustaad Allahrakha Saheb, Ustaad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Sapan Chaudhary etc.
PERFORMANCE AT SPORTS CLUB (FEATURED IN CITY BHASKAR)
Team ‘Talaya’ and World Fusion Group ‘Taan’ had performed at Sports Club in the city on a Sunday evening. The audience enjoyed themselves thoroughly as ‘Talavya’ performed melodious tunes while ‘Taan’ showcased the comparison and differences between Indian Music and World Music in an innovative manner.
GUJARAT SAMACHAR’S EXCLUSIVE ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE ‘CHITRALOK’
Rushi firmly believes there should be a proper blend of traditional and fusion or experiment when it comes to the field of music. ‘A sensation that’s created by an instrument becomes more lively and enjoyable when it’s blended well with a musician’s hard work and efforts rather than with a keyboard’s key. It reaches to a listener’s heart directly. A producer and a musician should definitely keep experimenting with new styles of music but we must remember where we come from. We should not forget our traditions and roots. We shouldn’t go so far in the name of an experiment where we end up producing a music that instead of being ‘fusion’, ends up being ‘confusing’.
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Foreign students will be eligible to join entrepreneurial startups in Beijing's high-tech hub, the Zhongguancun National Demonstration Zone, and apply for permanent residence, according to a new policy announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Public Security.
The policy is intended to bolster the city's efforts to create a national center for international exchange and technological innovation.
In the morning of June 1st, the First Roundtable for World Youths and Chinese Entrepreneur Elites was held and the assistant president Yuan Hanqiao delivered the opening speech. He said Huazhong University of Science and Technology （HUST） paid high attention to the education for international students and had cultivated over 6000 talents from over 140 countries throughout the world. In 2013, HUST was entitled as The Demonstration Site for Education for International Students in China and in 2015, there were around 3300 international students from 131 countries studying on campus, which witnessed the rapid development of education for international students. He encouraged the international students to immerse into the local culture and life during the stay in Wuhan and wished them to become a new Wuhan citizen after perceiving this city.
Prof.Wang Jian from Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics delivered a speech titled as Light in Optics Valley Light up the Future, in which he displayed the origin and development of Optics Valley, the future industries and some vital research programs.
In the Q&A part, the doctors asked the enterprises a number of questions to their interest and in response, the enterprise representatives answered the questions one by one from perspectives of the favorable polices that the international doctors could enjoy, the development prospects and so on.
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Editorial: Drug courts are proving their value
New study shows superiority of treatment-centered approach.
July 5, 2012 — 6:24pm
Drug courts work. For years, Judge Robert Rancourt of Chisago County, a leader in the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, has come to the State Capitol with that message about the specialized courts that offer willing nonviolent drug offenders an alternative to prison. For years, skeptical legislators have asked him to produce Minnesota-specific numbers to prove his point.
Now he can. The results of a two-and-a-half-year study are in. They confirm what Rancourt and his drug court judicial counterparts have been saying: Intensive, treatment-centered drug court programs are more likely than are traditional correctional measures to improve lives marred by illicit drug use -- and they save taxpayers money to boot.
That's welcome and timely news. It runs counter to skepticism about government's ability to respond effectively to social problems. It speaks to the worth of a judicial branch that has come in for more than its share of politically motivated deprecation of late.
And it arms that branch with the best lobbying weapon -- hard data -- with which to fend off funding cuts when the next state budget squeeze comes. That's likely to be as soon as next year. (The report itself illustrates what tight money has meant for Minnesota's judiciary. It explains that it lacks a thorough cost-benefit analysis because the funding that would have made that possible was cut by the Legislature.)
The report compared the experiences of 535 drug court offenders with 644 offenders with similar profiles who did not opt for the drug court's regimen of treatment, intensive supervision, incentives for good behavior and sanctions for reoffending. Among the findings:
•Two and a half years after entering the program, 26 percent of the drug court cohort had been charged with a new offense, compared with 41 percent in the comparison group.
•Drug court participants spent fewer days incarcerated (jail plus prison) than does the comparison group, saving the state on average $3,200 per participant over two and a half years. But jail time is used as a drug court sanction, and in Hennepin County, that has meant more jail time for drug court participants than for the comparison cohort.
•More than half -- 54 percent -- of drug court participants finished the program, which typically involves about 18 months of frequent court appearances, random drug tests and completion of treatment. Sanctions including incarceration are quickly imposed if a participant is found to be using drugs.
•Drug court participants show gains in employment, educational achievement, home rental or ownership, and payment of child support over the run of the program. That in turn leads to reduced taxpayer costs, as formerly homeless and unemployed people become taxpayers.
Those results are positive. But they also show that even the intensive interaction with the criminal and social-services systems that drug courts provide isn't enough to bend every offender's life in a new direction. Chemical dependency is a formidable foe.
The new report acknowledges as much, and recommends possible program improvements. For example, it suggests that jail time may not be as effective as a sanction as once believed. More focus on program completion is in order, with new research to identify what works best to increase "graduation rates." Increasing the share of offenders willing to participate is another challenge.
"We can't build enough prisons to house everybody with a drug addiction issue," Judge Rancourt said this week. "In drug courts, more people who in the past were written off are being rehabilitated and are no longer a threat to their communities or themselves. That's the job that the courts are supposed to be doing."
Fifteen years after their Minnesota debut, drug courts are both a work in progress and a work producing progress.
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FACTOID # 6: Michigan is ranked 22nd in land area, but since 41.27% of the state is composed of water, it jumps to 11th place in total area.
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The MOS Technology 8502 was MOS's microprocessor used as one of the two� CPUs in the Commodore 128 home/personal computer. The 8502 was compatible with the C64's 6510, which was itself a compatible successor to the venerable 6502 (used in the VIC-20 among many other micros).
The 8502 could run at two clock rates; 1.02 and 2.04 MHz, i.e. the same and twice the speed of the C64's 6510. The double speed was used in the native C128 mode only, and then for applications where the 80-column RGBI-monitor output was needed (due to the cycle-stealing technique of the C128's 40-column VIC-II display chip, which allowed only ~1 MHz operation of the CPU, 40-column output was suspended when running the CPU at double speed). However, for some very quick computations (such as e.g., small "number crunching" tasks), the double speed could be employed with only a 40-column monitor present, since the display-turnoff period could then be made sufficiently short.
( � The other CPU was the Zilog Z80, for use in the C128's CP/M mode )
List of 65xx(x)-based products from MOS Technology and the Western Design Center
Single board computers (kits), and microprocessors: MOS/CBM KIM-1 | 6501 | 6502 | 6507 | 6508 | 6509 | 6510/7501/8510 | 8500 | 8502 | W65C02 | W65816 | W65802
Support chips: 6520 PIA | 6522 VIA | 6526 CIA | 6529 SPIA | 6530 RRIOT | 6532 RIOT | 6551 ACIA | 6560 VIC | 6567 VIC-II | 6581 SID | 6845 | 7360 TED | 8563 VDC
Categories: 65xx microprocessors
MOS Technology (1717 words)
MOS was a small firm with good credentials in the right area (the east coast) so that was that.
MOS had learned the trick of fixing their masks after they were made.
MOS Technology 6501 - CPU pin-compatible with Motorola 6800
MOS Technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1797 words)
MOS Technology, Inc., also known as Commodore Semiconductor Group, was a microprocessor and calculator company famous for its 6502 processor.
MOS also released a series of similar CPUs using external clocks, which added a "1" to the name in the 3rd digit, as the 6512 through 6515.
MOS Technology 6501 – CPU pin-compatible with Motorola 6800
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This yearly page now contains only the main Rarities List. Promotional Items (Albums and Singles) are now here. All Honourable Mentions are now here. Full details of "The 1966 Live Recordings", which together with the studio recordings from "The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Collector's Edition" form the equivalent of the "50th Anniversary Collection 1966" have been added here. Because "The 1966 Live Recordings" is a very limited edition, all tracks except Manchester, 17 May 1966, have been classified as rarities.
Revised: 02 January, 2020.
Titles in red are not available on a currently released Bob Dylan CD (for these see bobdylan.com )
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Audience recordings are indicated by (A).
Eric Clapton - "The Studio Collection 1970-1981" - 9LP boxed sets, Polydor/Universal (catalogue numbers?) (USA/Europe), 29 Jan 2016:
Front picture from www.amazon.co.uk R-0122-6 Sign Language (with Eric Clapton) - Bob duets with Eric on this version of his otherwise unreleased song from Eric's 1976 RSO album No Reason To Cry. Also see 1976 for all other releases of this track.
The lyrics of this song on bobdylan.com are here.
Thanks to Wil Gielen for information.
Inside of boxed set, picture from www.amazon.co.uk
RSO Deluxe 2479 179 (UK) - front scan by Manuel García Jara (1976)
Various Artists - "Root Hog or Die: 100 Year, 100 Songs - An Alan Lomax Centennial Tribute" - 6LP boxed set, Mississippi Records MRP-060 (USA), 12 Feb 2016:
Mississippi Records MRP-060 (USA) - picture from www.lightintheattic.net R-1646 Masters Of War - previously unreleased recording, Alan Lomax's apartment, Manhattan, New York, Jan 1963
As described by Ian Woodward in "Entering the 'Madhouse'" (Isis 175, July-August 2014), when Dylan returned from London in January 1963, Lomax recorded him not only playing Masters Of War but talking about how he had recorded it in Putney (where the "Madhouse" rehearsals took place) and about how it was prompted by the Macmillan-JFK talks regarding Britain getting Polaris. This track is on LP5 "The Day Is Past And Gone".
Thanks to Fred Muller, Ian Woodward and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Mississippi Records MRP-060 (USA) - LP5 Side 1 scan by Jack from Canada (includes R-1646)
Mississippi Records MRP-060 (USA) - LP5 Side 2 scan by Jack from Canada (no Dylan)
Various Artists - "The Collection: An Adventure In Sound" - hybrid SA-CD compilation, Mobile Fidelity AFZ5 240 (USA), Mar 2016:
Mobile Fidelity AFZ5 240 (USA) - front picture from Éamonn Ó Catháin Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information about this hybrid SA-CD sampler from Mobile Fidelity, which contains Lay, Lady, Lay from Nashville Skyline in SA-CD 4.0 (quadraphonic) surround sound, SA-CD stereo, and CD stereo. The 2003 Columbia hybrid SA-CD release of Nashville Skyline contains only a CD version and an SA-CD stereo version, and there was no surround sound version despite the fact the album was also released in quadraphonic sound.
Mobile Fidelity AFZ5 240 (USA) - rear picture from Éamonn Ó Catháin
Columbia CQ 32872 (USA) - front scan by Olav Langum (1974)
Columbia CH 90319 (USA) - front of digipak with sticker, scan by Manuel García Jara (2003 release, SA-CD stereo only)
R-1647-2 Lay, Lady, Lay - mixed differently from stereo version on Quadraphonic release of Nashville Skyline, 1974
This 4.0 surround sound version of Lay, Lady, Lay is the original 1974 mix by Neil Wilburn, remastered by Steve Hoffman, and is reported to precede a 4.0 quadraphonic release of the Nashville Skyline album.
"Dylan Revisited: All Time Best" - 5CD boxed set, Sony Music SICP 4761-65 (Japan), 13 Apr 2016:
SICP 4761-65 (Japan) - front with obi and sticker, scan by Jack from Canada This 5CD limited edition boxed set with 87 tracks is being released in Japan in conjunction with Bob's April 2016 tour there, and also to celebrate his 75th birthday. The set was compiled by Kenta Hagiwara, who also wrote the liner notes, with lyrics translated by Goro Nakagawa (English lyrics for some songs aren't included "by the artist's intention"). The publicity says this is the first Dylan compilation exclusively released by Sony Music Japan, but reading the "Dylan-only Compilations" pages of this web-site will quickly show that this is very much untrue! There have been many exclusive Japanese releases from the 1960s onwards. The price of this set is ¥10,800 ($98)! It is listed here because of of the tracks on CD5 is a rarity. Full details are in Dylan-Only Compilations 2010s.
SICP 4761-65 (Japan) - set photo from Freddy Ordóñez Araque
1. Song to Woody
2. Blowin' in the Wind
3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
4. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
5. The Times They Are A-Changin'
6. One Too Many Mornings
7. All I Really Want to Do
8. It Ain't Me, Babe
9. My Back Pages
10. Subterranean Homesick Blues
11. Maggie's Farm
12. Mr. Tambourine Man
13. Like a Rolling Stone
14. Highway 61 Revisited
15. Queen Jane Approximately
16. Positively 4th Street
17. Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
18. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 CD2
1. I Want You
2. Just Like a Woman
3. All Along the Watchtower
4. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
5. I Threw It All Away
6. Lay Lady Lay
7. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You
8. This Wheel's on Fire
9. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (from The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - The Basement Tapes Raw, The Basement Tapes 1975 version without overdubs)
10. Wigwam
11. If Not for You
12. The Man in Me
13. I Shall Be Released (Happy Traum version from Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II)
14. Watching the River Flow
15. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
16. On a Night Like This
17. Forever Young (slow version)
18. Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine (from Before the Flood)
19. Tangled Up in Blue
20. Simple Twist of Fate
21. Hurricane CD3
1. Mozambique
2. One More Cup of Coffee
3. Changing of the Guards
4. Gotta Serve Somebody
5. Precious Angel
6. Jokerman
7. Sweetheart Like You
8. The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar
9. Every Grain of Sand
10. Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love?)
11. Brownsville Girl
12. Silvio
13. Everything Is Broken
14. Ring Them Bells
15. Most of the Time
1. Under the Red Sky
2. Dignity (the Oh Mercy outtake that first appeared on Touched By An Angel: the Album, 1998, and then on Dylan, 2007)
3. Not Dark Yet
4. Tryin' to Get to Heaven
5. Things Have Changed
6. Make You Feel My Love
7. Summer Days
8. Po' Boy
9. Someday Baby
10. When the Deal Goes Down
11. Workingman's Blues #2
12. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
13. I Feel a Change Comin' On
14. Duquesne Whistle
15. Long and Wasted Years
16. That Lucky Old Sun
CD5 - The Best of The Bootleg Series (including Biograph)
1. Dink's Song
2. Worried Blues
3. Mama, You Been on My Mind
4. Farewell, Angelina
5. I'll Keep It with Mine (Biograph version)
6. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
7. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (from The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 - The Cutting Edge)
8. Tell Me Momma (from The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Live 1966)
9. All You Have to Do Is Dream (Take 2)
10. Pretty Saro (Unreleased) This is actually the version from The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) (CD1, track 3), which was unreleased until 2013.
11. Blind Willie McTell
12. Abandoned Love
13. Series of Dreams (from CD2 of Tell Tale Signs)
14. Born in Time (from Tell Tale Signs)
15. Cold Irons Bound (R-0617, from Masked & Anonymous, see 2003 and VHS & DVD 2000s Part 2)
16. Mississippi (from CD1 of Tell Tale Signs)
17. High Water (For Charley Patton) (from Tell Tale Signs)
R-0617-3 Cold Irons Bound - live from Jack Fate and his band, recorded at Stage 6, Ray-Art Studios, Canoga Park, CA, 18 Jul 2002
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson, Freddy Ordóñez Araque, Les Kokay and Jack from Canada for information and scans.
Gabrielle - "Dreams: The Best Of" - CD compilation, Spectrum SPBC 2222 (UK), 6 May 2016:
Spectrum SPBC 2222 (UK) - front in jewel case (my copy) R-0359-21 Rise (Bob Dylan/Gabrielle/F. Unger-Hamilton/Ollie Dagois) - a looped sample from the start of the version of Knockin' On Heaven's Door from the Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid soundtrack is used throughout this song performed by UK soul singer Gabrielle
For the original single and album by Gabrielle, see 2000. For an earlier compilation called Dreams Can Come True, see 2001.
PolyGram International 589375 (USA, 2001) - picture from www.allmusic.com
Spectrum SPBC 2222 (UK) - rear insert
Spectrum SPBC 2222 (UK) - outside of front insert
Spectrum SPBC 2222 (UK) - inside pages of front insert
Spectrum SPBC 2222 (UK) - CD with R-0359
Allen Ginsberg - "The Last Word On 'First Blues'" - 3CD set, Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA), 20 May 2016:
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - front of sealed copy with sticker (2016, my copy)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - outside of unfolded digipak (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - inside of unfolded digipak with CDs (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - front sticker (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - rear of sealed copy with sticker (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - detail of outside of unfolded digipak (photograph by Ellie Dorfman of Bob with Allen Ginsberg on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour, 1975, also used in the 1983 First Blues artwork, 2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - centre of 28-page booklet (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - picture from www.amazon.co.uk (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - photo from Omnivore Records web-site (2016)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - CD1 (2016, includes Dylan)
Omnivore Records 7 DVCD-175 (USA) - CD2 (2016, no Dylan)
"Sing Out!" Flexi-disc included with magazine - scan by Hans Seegers (1972)
Rhino Word Beat R2 71693 (USA) - box front scan by Hans Seegers (1994)
Giorno Poetry Systems GPS 003 (USA) - front scan by Kenneth Robson (1974)
John Hammond Records W2X 37673 (USA) - front scan by Kenneth Robson (1983)
Ginsberg Recordings sampler front (2013, my copy)
CBS 3665 (Spain) - front scan by Hans Seegers (1975, Jimmy Berman on left)
Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg from www.elsewhere.co.nz
1. Going To San Diego (1971)
2. Vomit Express (1971)
3. Jimmy Berman (Gay Lib Rag) (1971)
4. NY Youth Call Annunciation
5 CIA Dope Calypso
6. Put Down Yr Cigarette Rag
7. Sickness Blues
8. Broken Bone Blues
9. Stay Away From The White House
10. Hardon Blues
11. Guru Blue
1. Everybody Sing
2. Gospel Nobel Truths
3. Bus Ride To Suva
4. Prayer Blues
5. Love Forgiven
6. Father Death Blues
7. Dope Fiend Blues
8. Tyger
9. You Are My Dildo
10. Old Pond
11. No Reason (featuring Paul Simon)
12. My Pretty Rose Tree
13. Capitol Air
Bonus Disc:
More Rags, Ballads, And Blues 1971-1984
All Recordings Previously Unreleased
1. Nurse's Song (1971)
2. Spring (Merrily Welcome) (1971)
3. September On Jessore Road (1971)
4. Lay Down Yr Mountain
5. Slack Key Guitar
6. Reef Mantra
7. NY Blues
8. Come Along Vietnam (Rehearsal)
9. Airplane Blues (Live At Folk City)
10. Feeding Them Raspberries To Grow (Live At Folk City)
11. Do The Meditation Rock (1982)
This new 3CD set in a book-style digipak contains the original 1983 First Blues double LP on CDs 1 and 2 (see 1983), and on CD3 eleven previously unreleased songs from Ginsberg's 1971 and 1982 recording sessions plus demos and live recordings featuring Bob Dylan and Arthur Russell. In addition to the recordings, the set also includes writings and drawings from Ginsberg’s archives, a 28-page booklet of photos and an essay from set producer Pat Thomas featuring interviews with original participants.
The original 1983 First Blues double LP was released on CD in 2013, along with a seven track vinyl sampler, for which see 2013.
R-0157-3 Going To San Diego (Allen Ginsberg) - Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ, recorded New York, 9-17 Nov 1971, from First Blues (John Hammond Records, see 1983)
R-0159-4 Vomit Express (Allen Ginsberg-Bob Dylan) - Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ, recorded New York, 9-17 Nov 1971, from First Blues (see 1983), also on Allen Ginsberg's 1994 CD boxed set Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993 (see 1994)
R-0158-3 Jimmy Berman Rag (Allen Ginsberg/Bob Dylan) - Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ, recorded New York, 9-17 Nov 1971, first released on Disconnected - The Dial-A-Poem Poets Double, Giorno Poetry Systems (USA), 1974 (see 1974), also on First Blues (see 1983)
R-1648 Nurse's Song (Allen Ginsberg/William Blake) - Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ, recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971 (9:17), new to this compilation
Thanks to Bob Stacy for information that Nurse's Song was one of the songs recorded at the Ginsberg sessions in Nov 1971, and that version of Nurse's Song (included here) is timed on bootlegs at 9:08. There are two versions of Nurse's Song on CD3 of Allen Ginsberg's 1994 CD boxed set Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993 (see 1994) - Nurse's Song (Experience) (track 9, 2:07) and Nurse's Song (Innocence) (track 21, 7:12), but Larry Crum says neither include Bob. Allen Ginsberg also performed Nurse's Song at PBS-TV Studios, New York, on 30 Oct 1971 with Bob on guitar, but that performance remains officially unreleased. Another version of Nurse's Song performed by Allen Ginsberg at Gerdes Folk City, NYC, October 23, 1975, was included in the film Renaldo & Clara, see VHS & DVD 1970s.
R-1649 Spring (Merrily Welcome) (Allen Ginsberg) - Bob contributes vocals and plays guitar, piano and organ, recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971, new to this compilation
R-1650 September On Jessore Road (Allen Ginsberg-Bob Dylan) - recorded at The Record Plant, New York, NY, 9-17 Nov 1971, Bob plays piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitars on this track (14:34), new to this compilation
Thanks to Larry Crum for determining that the version of September On Jessore Road (10:34) which first appeared on Allen Ginsberg's 1994 CD boxed set Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993 (R-0235, see 1994), is different from this take, and also different from the 1:17 excerpt of this song which appeared on a Sing Out! magazine flexi-disc (R-0225, see 1972).
R-1651 Do The Meditation Rock (Allen Ginsberg) - recorded Rundown Studios, Santa Monica, CA, 23 Feb 1982, Bob plays bass for Allen Ginsberg, new to this compilation (4:14)
Thanks to Larry Crum for information that the version of this song on Allen Ginsberg's 1994 CD boxed set Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993 (see 1994) was recorded in 1989 without Bob.
In "Tangled Up In Tapes" Glen Dundas records that Bob may also have played on Tyger (the famous William Blake poem set to music by Allen Ginsberg) in New York on 20 Nov 1971 (CD2, track 8). However, he also states that this track may have been recorded at a later date without Bob, as indeed it was, in Feb-Mar 1981, as stated on the back page of the "Gallimaufry" (the insert with First Blues), where the actual musicians are credited.
Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin, Bob Stacy and Larry Crum for information.
Roger McGuinn - "Original Album Classics" - 5CD set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122 (Europe), 2016:
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122 (Europe) - front of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122 (Europe) - rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD1 (Europe) - front of card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada (includes R-0095)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD1 (Europe) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD1 (Europe) - detail of rear of card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD1 (Europe) - CD scan by Jack from Canada (includes R-0095)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD2 (Europe) - front of card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada (no Dylan material)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD3 (Europe) - front of card sleeve, scan by Jack from Canada (includes Dylan cover)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122-CD1 (Europe) - detail of CD, scan by Jack from Canada ("Made in the EU")
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122 (Europe) - detail of rear of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985354122 (Europe) - spine of slipcase, scan by Jack from Canada
This 2016 5CD set in a slipcase contains five original Roger McGuinn releases in card sleeves including the 1973 Roger McGuinn album with R-0095.
CD1 Roger McGuinn (1973) includes I'm So Restless (R-0095)
R-0095 I'm So Restless (Roger McGuinn) - Bob plays harmonica and gets a name check in the lyrics as "Mr. D", see 1973
I'm So Restless is also on the 1974 Japanese promo LP Mr. D's Collection # 1 (see 1974) and on the 1991 McGuinn solo Columbia compilation CD Born To Rock And Roll (see 1991). Because this is a re-release of the original 1973 Roger McGuinn album this is not counted as a new occurrence.
CD2 Peace On You (1974) has no Dylan content
CD3 Roger McGuinn And Band (1975) includes a cover of Knockin' On Heaven's Door from Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid
CD4 Cardiff Rose (1976) includes a cover of Up to Me (the song's first release)
CD5 Thunderbyrd (1977) includes a cover of Golden Loom (the song's first release)
Bob's versions of Up To Me and Golden Loom were released in 1991 on The Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3 [Rare and Unreleased] 1961-1991.
Thanks to Jack from Canada for information and scans.
"Doug Sahm And Band"/The Sir Douglas Band - "Texas Tornado"/Doug Sahm - "Groover's Paradise" - 2CD set, BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK), 4 Nov 2016:
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - front scan by Jack from Canada
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - outside of front insert booklet, scan by Jack from Canada
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - inside pages of front insert booklet, scan by Jack from Canada
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - rear insert scan by Jack from Canada
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - reverse of rear insert, scan by Jack from Canada
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada (includes Doug Sahm & Band)
BGO Records BGOCD 1259 (UK) - CD2 scan by Jack from Canada (includes Texas Tornado)
Atlantic SD 7254 (USA) - front scan by Olav Langum (1973)
Atlantic SD 7287 (USA) - LP front scan by Hans Seegers (1973)
Warner Bros BS 2810 (USA) - picture from www.discogs.com (no Dylan)
This budget 2CD set from BGO (Beat Goes On) Records contains remastered versions of three original albums from Doug Sahm from the 1970s: Doug Sahm And Band (Atlantic, Jan 1973), Texas Tornado by The Sir Douglas Band (Atlantic, Dec 1973) and Groover's Paradise by Doug Sahm with The Tex-Mex Trip (Warner Bros, 1974). The first two albums have Dylan content as listed below! Doug Sahm And Band is on CD1, the other two albums are on CD2.
R-0090-12 (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone (Dave Kirby-Glen Martin) - Bob plays guitar, organ and provides backup vocals
For details of the original release on the Atlantic album Doug Sahm & Band, see 1973
Also released as a 7" stereo single in 1973 and on CD as follows:
The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975, see 1990
Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm (Atlantic Sessions) - see 1992
Promo compilation CD Wex On Wax: A Tribute To Jerry Wexler, see 1999
Jesus' Son - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, see 2000 and VHS & DVD 1990s Part 2
Warner Bros Germany 2CD compilation Are You Ready For The Country?, see 2001
Rhino Handmade 2CD US compilation The Genuine Texas Groover, see 2003
Nascente Records UK 2CD compilation Bar Nashville: Classic & New Country Flavours, see 2008
Rhino US promo 2CD compilation Rhino Presents Atlantic And Atco Remasters Series, also see 2008
R-0637-3 It's Gonna Be Easy (Atwood Allen) - Bob plays organ (uncredited before 2003)
R-0638-4 Poison Love (Elmer Laird) - Bob plays guitar (uncredited before 2003)
For details of the original release on the Atlantic album Doug Sahm & Band, see 1973 Also released on Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm (Atlantic Sessions), see 1992.
R-0088-7 Wallflower - Bob shares lead vocal and plays guitar on Doug Sahm's 1972 cover of his then unreleased song
For details of the original release on the Atlantic album Doug Sahm & Band, see 1973. Also released on Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm (Atlantic Sessions), see 1992, and on the Warner Bros Germany 2CD compilation Are You Ready For The Country?, see 2001.
R-0214-4 Dealer's Blues (Doug Sahm) - Bob plays organ (uncredited) - source: Glen Dundas
For details of the original release on the Atlantic album Doug Sahm & Band, see 1973 Also released on Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm (Atlantic Sessions) - see 1992.
R-0092-3 Faded Love (John Wills/J R "Bob" Wills/Billy Jack Wills) - Bob plays organ
R-0089-3 Blues Stay Away From Me (Alton & Rabon Delmore-Wayne Raney-Henry Glover) - Bob plays guitar and provides backup vocals
R-0091-3 Me And Paul (Willie Nelson) - Bob plays harmonica and organ
R-0105-4 Tennessee Blues (Robert Guidry - "Bobby Charles") - Bob plays harmonica
Recorded Oct 1972 at Doug Sahm & Band sessions, released in 1973 on the Sir Douglas Band Atlantic album Texas Tornado, see 1973. Also released on Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm (Atlantic Sessions) - see 1992.
R-0151-4 Ain't That Loving You (Deadric Malone) - Bob is reputed to play on this track (still uncredited) from the Sir Douglas Band Atlantic album Texas Tornado, see 1973. Also released on Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm (Atlantic Sessions) - see 1992.
R-0152-3 I'll Be There (Dave Burgess) - Bob plays guitar (uncredited before 2003) on this track from the Sir Douglas Band Atlantic album Texas Tornado, see 1973
The Band plus Guests - "The Last Waltz: 40th Anniversary Edition" - 2CD set, Rhino Records (catalogue number?) (USA), 11 Nov 2016; "The Last Waltz: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" - 4CD+DVD set, Rhino Records (catalogue number?) (USA), 11 Nov 2016; "The Last Waltz: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl Edition" - 6LP set, Rhino Records (catalogue number?) (USA), 11 Nov 2016:
Collector's Edition with 2 Blu-ray discs - picture from www.rhino.com Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for news that there will be four 40th Anniversary editions of The Last Waltz by The Band, on CD, vinyl and Blu-ray. The 6LP Deluxe Vinyl set listed above contains the complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl for the first time and presented in an ornate hinged box.
There will also be a regular 2CD remastered set, a Deluxe Edition with the complete audio on CD plus a remastered release of the Martin Scorsese film on Blu-ray, and a Collector's Edition limited to 2,500 with the complete audio on CD, the film on Blu-ray, a second Blu-ray disc with rarely seen interviews and a 5.1 audio mix of the original release, plus a 300 page 11½" x 10" hardback book.
Standard Edition - picture from www.amazon.co.uk
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - front with sticker, scan by Jack from Canada (Deluxe Edition)
Deluxe Vinyl Edition - picture from www.uncut.co.uk
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - inside page of book with Bob, scan by Jack from Canada (Deluxe Edition)
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - CD1 scan by Jack from Canada (no Dylan)
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - CD3 scan by Jack from Canada (includes Dylan's set)
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - Blu-ray scan by Jack from Canada (includes Dylan's set)
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - detail of rear, scan by Jack from Canada ("Made in EU")
Rhino Records 081227943554 (USA/Europe) - spine scan by Jack from Canada
"The 1966 Live Recordings" - 36CD set, Columbia/Legacy 889853581924 (USA), 11 Nov 2016; Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889853581924 (Europe), 11 Nov 2016; Sony Music SICP 5101-5136 (Japan), 23 Nov 2016:
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 889853581924 (Europe) - front of box (my copy) Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin and Fred Muller for news that the "50th Anniversary Collection" this year will be a massive 36CD boxed set to be called The 1966 Live Recordings, released on 11 Nov 2016. Full details will be listed here. The track list of all 36 CDs is available online and more information will be given when available, but many online sources have already sold out. CDs 28-29 have been separately released on CD and vinyl as The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert!, see International Albums (Regular). CDs 1-2 have been separately released on vinyl in Australia only as Live In Sydney 1966, see below.
Columbia/Legacy/ Sony Music 889853581924 (Europe) - rear of box
US advert found by Stephan Pickering
"Live In Sydney 1966" - mono vinyl 2LP set, Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia), 2 Dec 2016:
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - front scan by Stuart Moore Thanks to Allan Johansen for information about a mono vinyl 2LP Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music release of Live In Sydney 1966 from 13 Apr 1966. This release is Australia-only and limited to 1500 copies.
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - outside of gatefold sleeve (my copy)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - inside of gatefold sleeve (my copy)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - rear scan by Stuart Moore
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - Side 1 scan by Stuart Moore (Record 1, Side 1)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - detail of Side 1 ("Made in the EU")
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - detail of rear of gatefold sleeve (my copy)
Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music 88985384101 (Europe for Australia) - spine of gatefold sleeve (my copy)
It comes in a gatefold sleeve and the records are in plain white paper sleeves. Surprisingly, the set was made in the EU, not Australia, probably in Holland. This set is also available on CD as CDs 1 and 2 of the 36CD set The 1966 Live Recordings, see above and here.
R-1656 She Belongs to Me (Incomplete) - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1657 Fourth Time Around - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1658 Visions of Johanna - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1659 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1660 Desolation Row - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1661 Just Like A Woman - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1662 Mr. Tambourine Man - live, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1663 Tell Me, Momma - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1664 I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1665 Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Rev Gary Davies, arr. Eric von Schmidt) - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1666 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1667 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1668 One Too Many Mornings - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1669 Ballad of a Thin Man - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
R-1670 Positively 4th Street - live with The Hawks, Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 13 Apr 1966
Thanks to Stuart Moore for scans and to Éamonn Ó Catháin for the album!
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Living In Another Country: International Stereo Releases
Stereo promo albums and singles for 2016 which don't contain rare material but which are still very collectable are now included with promo releases of regular albums and commercially released singles on the appropriate page in International Stereo Releases.
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Growing With Dogs
From a very early age I was surrounded by dogs. My father bred and raced Greyhounds. Then when I was about 9 or 10 years old he began breeding and showing Miniature Poodles under the affix “JANLAINE“. As time went by with more and more dogs to trim father decided I should go on a course to learn how to trim. My teacher was impressed at the way I applied myself to it, so whilst still a schoolgirl I was working for her at weekends. I then started trimming for myself,after school and at weekends and ran a profitable business until getting married. Then along came children, three of them,so trimming had to be fitted in between the kids. and When they were old enough we decided we would like a dog to complete the family…but what breed?!!!
Whilst on holiday in Cornwall in a secluded cove we met a fisherman mending his nets. He had a large,wonderful dog called “Sebastian” and yes, he was an Airedale. He played all day with the children and his temperament was wonderful so an Airedale Terrier it had to be!
The Seeds Are Sown
On our return home we began the none too easy, task of finding an Airedale to introduce into our family. Eventually we were introduced to Millie Kington of Searchlight Airedales who had a bitch in whelp to her stud dog. We had a look at the litter and ordered a dog puppy. He was to become “Benson” better known later as “Janber Mr Rinjee” At the appropriate time he was taken to a local terrier man to be trimmed He suggested that he might make a show dog.
So we took him to training nights and entered him for his first championship show, which happened to be the Airedale Terrier Centenary Show in 1976. Benson won Junior Dog and lots of trophies and you’ve guessed it … we were hooked!!!
The Shadli Kennel
Benson went on to many more wins and we went on showing a succession of dogs and bitches under the “SHADLI” affix. Making up many champions here in the UK including Shadli Classy Charmer who attained 9CC’s and 11 RCC’s and was top Airedale in 1984. We also exported dogs some as champions, some became champions in their new homelands. Our dogs went to the USA, Canada, Japan, Italy, Denmark and Germany. For many years we ran a successful breeding & showing kennel. Jan trimmed and prepared the dogs. During that time we also bred West Highland White Terriers and Briards including “Shadow” (Shadli Sharbrette) who we made up to champion.Jan is a championship show judge and awards Challenge Certificates in Airedale Terriers and is also involved in Airedale Terrier Rescue.
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Erin Burnett OutFront : CNN : May 30, 2012 2:00am-3:00am EDT
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country. which will be the sixth biggest in africa. getting rid of gadhafi had a lot of unintended consequences which can blow back on america. but there is another country that has the influence to stop the massacre. vladimir putin's russia is bashar al assad's arms dealer. assad bought nearly $5 million of weapons in five years, that's 10% of the arms exports in the past decade. reuters reported a russian ship was expected to arrive this weekend. russia signed a deal to sell fighter jets to syria which already flies 555 russian mig fighter jets. russia has nearly 5,000 tanks including the t-72 which has a 125 millimeter gun, with a range of about 6,000 feet. it's russian. add the 4,000 plus surface to air missiles syria's military is one of the largest in the region thanks to russia. here now jamie rubin, former assistant secretary of state to form affairs. and andrew tabler. let me start with you, jamie. russia has -- there is a means question and a will question. let's talk about the will because sure they have come around to condemning the massacre of children. but they still
country. which will be the sixth biggest in africa. getting rid of gadhafi had a lot of unintended consequences which can blow back on america. but there is another country that has the influence to stop the massacre. vladimir putin's russia is bashar al assad's arms dealer. assad bought nearly $5 million of weapons in five years, that's 10% of the arms exports in the past decade. reuters reported a russian ship was expected to arrive this weekend. russia signed a deal to sell fighter jets to...
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people avoid a massacre. after gadhafi was gone the middle east did change. if asohn goes if we contribute to the overthrow of assad that would be a dramatic plus for the rest because assad and syria and iran's only entry point into the middle east. that would go away instantly with the end of the assad regime. >> if we knew who was coming in afterwards. >> almost anyone afterwards would not have the relationship that assad has developed with the iranians. >> thanks very much to both of you. we appreciate it. andrew and jamie. it's a tough one. a moral and financial and military cunonedrum for the u.s. >>> two americans held in the death of a foreign national. and what in the world is holding up the john edwards verdict? this has been going on and on. we get updades every day. and apparently all kinds of bizarre stuff is going on. the judge made an unusual warning. we have it and then this -- >> i think if you look at the birth certificate and you analyze the birth certificate. there are many people that don't agree with that birth certificate. >> when you say many people don't
people avoid a massacre. after gadhafi was gone the middle east did change. if asohn goes if we contribute to the overthrow of assad that would be a dramatic plus for the rest because assad and syria and iran's only entry point into the middle east. that would go away instantly with the end of the assad regime. >> if we knew who was coming in afterwards. >> almost anyone afterwards would not have the relationship that assad has developed with the iranians. >> thanks very much...
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The After Burn
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Chashme Buddoor - A Mint Fresh Legacy
Earlier this week, I had the privilege to revisit an old classic film, one that could be easily shortlisted as one of the best comic capers to hit the silver screens in India. Yes, the original Chashme Buddoor will be releasing again this weekend alongside its modern-day remake, David Dhawan's Chashme Baddoor. The digitally restored version of director Sai Paranjpye's 1981 film Chashme Buddoor is all set to be released on April 5, 2013 and they had a premiere for it for which I was more than delighted to go. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi and Ravi Baswani in the lead roles. The film is brought back by PVR Director's Rare, an initiative to provide an alternate platform to innovative films, who have worked to digitally restore and re-master the original.
Now, I feel myself inept to fastidiously analyse or review a classic that has been gigglingly accepted and lauded by one and all and can manage to secure a large number of people on a weekday to come and watch or revisit it, even after more than 30 years of its release. It would be to mundanely cliche to complain that a remake should not have been done when remakes do actually find an audience and it would still be insipid to pit them against each other to fellate the masterstroke of either or both. Here, I dont intend to review the classic but reminisce some instances of the original Chashe Buddoor that court the audience till today.
In the wake of an era that is doused with one film on male-bonding every month, there is something about this aged concoction that caves for wonderment. First time in the history of cinema, two films with the same story and the same name will come alive together on screens this Friday. One must thank PVR for this initiative as the original will be releasing only in select screens and the remake will get a wide release, more as an ode to its success than some haughty competition that it is made out to be. Embarrassingly, I was not born when the 1981 film released and I did not see the film till very late in my growing up years. I would parlay that many of my peers who were born in the late 80s and early 90s did not get a chance to see this film. What actually surprises me is that many people who are older than me and were around at the time of its release have also not seen it. But then, since when did we have audiences that supported the right films?
What makes Chashme Buddoor work even today is the relevant comedy and permeating innocence. Colle guys are still broke, they take mini loans everyday, they still chase girls and compete with each other for the same girl, every guy fumbles and flummoxes when he meets the girl he likes, and sadly, crimes related to women have magnified their presence. Lack of lavishness or finesse has got nothing on the original as it coats you with a breezy charm, something that was much rare in the shlocky garish Hindi cinema of the 80s, most cathartically witnessed in the likes of Himmatwala and its last week's brutal remake.
Heaping on simplicity, the film has many ingredients in its enduring aftertaste. Many talk about the scene where Neha (Deepti Naval) meets Siddharth (Farooque Shaikh) for the first time as she unassumingly knocks on his door to sell a detergent powder. Chamko, the washing pwder, that almost became iconic with this delectably charming while Naval got immortalized as the loquacious Miss Chamko. Incidentally, Shaikh and Naval were present at the screening this week and an excited fanboy asked them about this scene which the veterans shrugged off as a well-written scene more than their performances. Undoubtedly, the script had much to rave about than just this scene. The film carried an inherent subtle satire on societal practices and customs shown through the lives real characters who go around objectifying women, fabricating stories, doing ridiculous jobs to finance their dreams, and doing other silly things that brought them close to our hearts with the batof an eye lid. The multiple old songs and external references used to serve as metaphors to the ongoing situation add to the spoof nature of the film itself, a spoof which is done endearingly well and is highly likable too. In one sequence, two lead characters poke fun at actors breaking into songs in Hindi movies and wallow into a similar practice right after.
Chashme Buddoor was one of the most mint fresh films for a year like 1981, something that the predominantly political 60s and action 70s had not witnessed. This was one of the first films in a long time that buttressed on its mood, the ambiance of its music, the lack of background score, the minimalistic use of light and camera and largely on its homely production design. Being genteel was not the order of the day in 1981. The screenplay did not limit itself to ramshackle regressive ideas on most instances whether it came to Neha's broad-minded family or just the opening credits showing all kinds of voyeuristic images. Sai Paranjpye was well ahead of her times with this one and only such films can be watched years ahead with equal delight.
This weekend, I would suggest you to revisit this fascinating classic even if you have decided to watch or not watch the remake. It will surely back you to the days when script and performances mattered more than the packaging of the film.
Originally published for MadAboutMoviez here
Posted by Sudnigga at 11:57 PM
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Agneepath is obnoxiously melodramatic, yet a fitting commendable adaptation
Jism 2 is a cringe-worthy, ham and sleaze fest
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World and Jazz
Culture & Random Beats
OOAH and M!NT collaborate for a moody house track
Written by Parisa Eshrati
OOAH (The Glitch Mob, PAnTyraid) and M!NT came together for an unplanned collaboration and co-created a stellar new house single, which became the perfect addition to this writer's summer night driving soundtrack.
Throughout the summer, I’m always searching for new tracks to supplement the mood of my nighttime drives. The Tucson summer nights are empty, the heat rises from the asphalt, and the monsoons bring a dramatic element that just call for a solo drive. Driving out and getting into the desert groove gives one the opportunity to be alone with their thoughts, Though there are numerous types of music to match this mood, I often pick cerebral, liquidy house tracks to carry me through my drives. The repetitive beats get me into a rhythmic motion and provide a pattern to assist me in delving into my thoughts. In July I came across a single by OOAH and M!NT, and although I’ve never been a fan of The Glitch Mob, I instantly knew that this would be a prime addition to my summer playlist.
"If the Smoke Clears" is a breaks-flavored house track with a darker, sullen overtone. The glitchy and distorted vocal samples, which reveal some hip-hop influence, alongside the swirling piano lines provide some nice depth and make the track a little more cerebral. It's hard to tell exactly who brought what into this collaboration, seeing as how it's exemplary of both of their styles and it just melds into one cohesive groove.
Ooah writes, however, that this was an in-the-moment sort of collaboration and they "didn't over think it or over cook it", so it was less about trying to showcase individual talents and more about just producing a really badass dance song. Overall, the outcome from these two is a really stellar house track with a crisp sound, and it's a perfect supplement to your night driving playlist.
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Fatal Fury Special Image Album Part 1
Catalog No.:
PCCB-00152
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The widespread success of Fatal Fury Special led SNK to produce a two-part arranged album series. Featuring arrangements of all the character themes from the score, these albums preserved the concept of the gameplay and inspiration behind the original music. Nevertheless, they often enhanced them by incorporating richer stylings and live instruments. The first arranged album features the majority of the character themes from Fatal Fury 2.
The opening arrangement of the title theme sets the scene with its showy guitar leads and exuberant voiceovers. While a little brief and dated, it does a great job of capturing the spirit of a fighting tournament. The team keep the energy levels high with a segue into Terry Bogard’s “Kurikinton”. Arranger KONNY massively enhances the repetitious, derivative original with a big band arrangement featuring charismatic trumpet leads and colourful guitar passages. While the tutti are fantastic, the crowning moment is the extended piano solo from the 1:30 mark, above the authentic backing of walking bass and drum kit. The canned audience noise maintains the arena atmosphere, though many will find it distracts from the arrangement. Many will also find the voice effects of “Working Matador” irritating, though the compelling rhythms and stylish Spanish guitar parts largely make up for it.
Some of the most enjoyable arrangements on the album elaborate on SNK’s rock sound using true instruments rather than 90s synth. The themes for boss characters Billy Kane and Axel Hawk particularly stand out with their rock band performance. Electric guitarist Jun Kajiwara really brings these tracks to life with his mean riffs and flashy solos. The former even features some punk vocals, though — probably for the best — they aren’t expanded upon. Cheng Sinzan’s “Pangyago Houho” meanwhile is a fusion of rock stylings and traditional instruments. Though a few parts run flat, the majority of the composition is a vibrant and humorous expansion of the original. Another solid addition is “Brave Raiden” by Yoshihiko Kitamura, which drives the album towards its climax while preserving the arena rock sound.
The image album also features a song from the vocal single released in conjunction with the game. Entitled “The Beauties of Nature”, it is a surprising arrangement of idol Mai Shiranui’s theme. While Power Ranger‘s Reiko Chiba clearly resonated with young audiences in Japan, her youthful, untrained voice won’t appeal to most Westerners. The melody also sounds contrived when presented on vocals. Despite being co-produced by Tenpei Sato, the arrangement isn’t particularly convincing either. The passages featuring traditional Asian instruments are pleasant, but they clash terribly with the dated pop beats and cheesy string parts. In another questionable choice, the release ends with a full recording of Mozart’s “Dies Irae”, the basis of the final boss theme. Though a masterpiece composition, many regard it as a lazy addition to the game and it doesn’t particularly suit the theme of the album.
This image album definitely captures the concept of a fighting tournament and the images of the featured characters. Some of the arrangements, especially those dedicated to Terry, Billy, and Lawrence, are massive improvements on their mediocre originals with their ambitious arrangements and entertaining performances. That said, this album falls short of being a must-have. Additions such as the crowd noise and vocal performance are likely to irritate most listeners, while a few tracks damage the arch of the album. What’s more, it’s frustrating that only a selection of Fatal Fury Special‘s character roster is featured here and that the album was produced with a second part in mind. While not a must-have, its highlights will make it worthwhile for dedicated series’ fans.
Fatal Fury Special Image Album Part 1 Chris Greening
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Posted on August 1, 2012 by Chris Greening. Last modified on August 1, 2012.
Chris Greening I've contributed to websites related to game audio since 2002. In this time, I've reviewed over a thousand albums and interviewed hundreds of musicians across the world. As the founder and webmaster of VGMO -Video Game Music Online-, I hope to create a cutting-edge, journalistic resource for all those soundtrack enthusiasts out there. In the process, I would love to further cultivate my passion for music, writing, and generally building things. Please enjoy the site and don't hesitate to say hello!
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Gibberish: The Language Of Conservatives
Digby is as funny as she is smart. Get this:
Palin and Bush speak in the same tongue. It's a very special language that only national conservative politicians (and toddlers) speak. It's called "gibberish" and there's something about it that certain people in our country find very reassuring to hear in the mouths of those who are running for the most powerful job in the world.
Now go read the post...
By Unknown at 10/04/2008 11:42:00 PM Links to this post
Labels: conservatives, morons, Republicans
Election Prediction
Here is my prediction for the 2008 Presidential race:
Barack Obama will win.
Bigger than you think.
Have You Heard About The Boom On Mizar 5?
Donald Fagan's web page for voters.
Labels: election 08
Sarah Palin Thinks She Can See Russia From Alaska II
She can!
h/t Strange Maps
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Palin Debate Flow Chart
Have you seen this yet?
h/t adennak
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Hertzberg On Palin's Debate Performance
Rick is funny. Really funny in fact. Like this from his latest:
Most of the commentators, again, seemed to get it wrong, mainly because they were grading on a curve. Palin did “better than expected.” On the other hand, she had been expected to do so poorly that she could hardly fail to do better than expected, i.e., she was expected to do better than expected, which means that she did about as well as expected. But according to the insta-polls, the electorate, as opposed to what I once called the expectorate, seems to have concluded fairly clearly that Biden “won,” possibly because what the electorate was expecting was a debate between two candidates for Vice-President, not the raw materials for some arcane calculation of who exceeded whose expectations. Biden succeeded in making a case for the Obama-Biden ticket. Palin succeeded mainly in making a case that she, Palin, is a person of near-normal intelligence and great superior adorability.
Read the whole thing after expansion...
Nudge Nudge Wink Wink
Well, if what we want is a perky President (actuarial probabilities being what they are), the choice is clear: go whalin’ with Palin! No doubt about it, she’s as cute as a Goldwater button. And if by some chance she doesn’t put McCain over the top, her next career move is obvious: co-hosting the perennially last-place CBS morning program. She could ace the cooking and celebrity segments, and by the time this campaign is over she’ll even know enough about legislation and foreign policy and stuff like that to banter with Jeff Greenfield and handle serious interviews with people like Richard Holbrooke and Michael Beschloss. “The Early Show,” with Harry Smith and Sarah Palin.
Did she “win” last night? In a way. She stanched the bleeding. If her activities for the next month can be limited to charming the “base” at rallies, chatting with right-wing talk-radio and Fox News hosts, and granting interviews to dim, carefully vetted “Eyewitness News” local anchors, she probably will do no further damage to the Republican ticket. Given the disasters of the last couple of weeks, that counts as victory. Maybe not Trafalgar-type victory, but Iraq-type. The surge has succeeded.
The choppy format, which discouraged follow-ups, saved her, along with Gwen Ifill’s tendency to ask questions (Does the financial crisis show the best of Washington or the worst of Washington? What’s scarier, a nuclear Iran or an unstable Afghanistan?) that could be answered with the word “both.” Beyond the “Animal Farm” certainties—taxes bad, victory good—and the hockey-mom patter, Palin had nothing to say, but she said it without too much of the usual syntactical chaos. The talking points and the buzzwords (maverick, the people’s side) got her through.
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"Palin's Problem? Conservatives" Says The American Conservative
The American Conservative wrote a letter to Sarah Palin. She's not her fault.
I think Obama will win this thing.
Read it...
An Open Letter to Sarah Palin
By TAC Editors
To: Gov. Sarah Palin
From: TAC Editors
Re: What Your Tutors Aren’t Telling You
Congratulations on being chosen as John McCain’s running mate. It’s an honor, if a dubious one. As you know, conservatives have reservations about McCain. To your credit, they have few such concerns about you.
You’ve given new life to a party whose brand was bankrupt. You’ve energized a campaign that was embarrassing its own partisans. Across America, crowds flock to see you—not that old man who barely wheezed his way through the primaries. If John McCain wins, he will owe you, as the guy in the undisclosed location says, “Big time.”
Wonder why Middle America finds you irresistible? Maybe they’re big Tina Fey fans. More likely, you remind them of the conservative values they feared lost: faith, family, independence. This impression owes more to who you are than what you’ve done. But at least you keep Obama from cornering the market on hope. Conservatives have faith in you. Don’t fail them as George W. Bush has.
You see what happened: the president’s entire domestic agenda collapsed under the weight of his failed foreign policy. Social Security reform stalled. Pro-lifers became political orphans. And whatever gains Bush’s tax cuts secured were wiped out by record spending. Everything was subordinated to the war on terror.
Conservatives grasping for something to commend give the president points for his judicial picks. But he would have much preferred justices like Alberto Gonzales and Harriet Miers—toadies whose top qualification was their willingness to give the executive more power.
The party that championed the things you prize—individual liberty, fiscal restraint, and a strong defense—has trampled civil rights, pushed us to the brink of insolvency, and broken our Armed Forces. After eight years of Bush, even diehard Republicans are glad to see him go. You might have noticed the elephant not in the room in St. Paul.
There’s a better way. In fact, you figured it out in the 1996 presidential primary when you sported the flair of the leading pro-life candidate. (Your minders would prefer that we not mention his name. It triggers their Tourette’s.) As you surely know, even beyond social issues, he represents a strain of conservatism that offers a consistent ethic of life and philosophy of limited government. It was not a coincidence that the most pro-life candidate in ’96 was also passionately noninterventionist.
It’s also no coincidence that those who want you to heed the siren call of global democratization care little for traditionalist causes. Recall that second night of the Republican Convention when you were told to blow off a reception in your honor hosted by Phyllis Schlafly so Joe Lieberman could chaperone your debut before the directors of AIPAC. Neoconservatives pay lip service to life, but, as their enthusiasm for Lieberman shows, they have higher priorities. Now they plan to make them yours.
You’ll find the new friends conducting your foreign-policy crash course pleasant enough, if a little dogmatic and a lot condescending. They call you “Project Sarah.” We saw that one staffer at AEI—that mystery monogram on all your briefing books—said you’re “a blank slate.” He added, “She’s going places, and it’s worth going there with her.” That’s how they operate. They don’t implement their agenda themselves. Rather, they impose it on rising star. If things don’t work out, it’s because the Project wasn’t sufficiently committed. (Just ask President Bush.)
Now you’re the latest object of their attention, and you’re probably finding the program a bit confusing. They tell you that the U.S. is fighting “World War IV,” a struggle against “Islamofascism.” We can win, they say, as long as we’re prepared to bomb Iran and build up the national-security establishment at home, just like Reagan did.
Trouble is, your tutors also believe we’re still engaged in “World War III,” the Cold War with Russia. So maybe the Gipper didn’t win that one after all. In fact, neoconservatives like Norman Podhoretz chided Reagan for appeasing Moscow. And when terrorists struck the Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983, Reagan, instead of “staying the course,” withdrew our troops. Your Beltway suitors prescribe the opposite of Reagan’s strategy.
And as they would have it, we’re not only waging World Wars III and IV, we’re still fighting World War II. At least, that’s the way it sounds when Robert Kagan opens a Washington Post op-ed by likening Russia’s conflict with Georgia to Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia.
But Russia is not Germany, Georgia is no innocent Czechoslovakia, and Vladimir Putin is not Adolf Hitler—no matter what your guru Randy Scheunemann says. (He probably forgot to tell you that he used to lobby for the government of Georgia.)
Here’s a hint: don’t believe everything you read in the papers, especially if the byline is Kristol or Krauthammer. Russia is not an expansionist, ideological empire. It’s a traditional, semi-authoritarian great power intent on preserving its influence in its own backyard and its prestige on the world stage. That’s why Russia intercedes in the domestic disputes of unruly states on its periphery. Putin balks at Poland hosting our antimissile systems for the same reason we would bristle at Cuba or Mexico receiving Chinese antitank missiles.
With more validity, some of the people whispering in your ear tell you that Moscow wants to corner the European markets for oil and natural gas. And what nefarious end does Putin have in mind? Raising prices and reinforcing Moscow’s political clout, not with nuclear blackmail but with good, old-fashioned economic power. We have plenty of that ourselves (or at least we used to). Putin, far from being a totalitarian ideologue, is an economic nationalist, as the leaders of great powers traditionally have been.
Then there’s the Middle East, where only American arms (and lives) can prevent little Israel from being swept into the sea by Muslim hordes. Surely that’s what AIPAC told you that night you left Phyllis cooling her heels. But again, it isn’t true. Israel has nuclear weapons, for one thing, and can outfight her neighbors even without resort to atom bombs. Israel’s problem isn’t external threat so much as internal security and demographics. When the Jewish state was founded, tens of thousands of Palestinians—Christians as well as Muslims—lost their homes. Palestine was no wide-open Alaskan frontier: when the newcomers moved in, Arabs were moved out, often by force. Terrorism didn’t come to the region with Hamas or Hezbollah; decades earlier groups like the Stern Gang and Irgun used violence to clear the way for Israel’s creation. Nor was Palestinian Authority leader Yassar Arafat the first terrorist to lead a state in the Holy Land. Israeli Prime Ministers Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir had unclean hands as well.
While your minders probably don’t put much stock in his work, University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape has shown that suicide terrorism develops almost always among occupied peoples. The task before the Israelis is not to defend themselves against aggressive neighbors but to give justice to the Palestinians already in their midst—to suppress terrorism without suppressing civil liberties and human rights, which only leads to more bloodshed. The most helpful role the United States can play is that of impartial mediator in the conflict. There is injustice and suffering on both sides.
No doubt you’ve been told (again and again) that Iran wants to “wipe Israel off the map.” Here’s something to keep in mind: Iran does not have nuclear weapons and is far from attaining them. Ironically, the Bush Doctrine’s pledge that “America is committed to keeping the world’s most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous regimes” makes rogue states like Iran more likely to seek nuclear devices, as a deterrent against pre-emptive U.S. strikes. This is a vicious circle. Instead of boxing Iran into a corner, we should engage with Ahmadinejad, unsavory fellow though he is. Even with nuclear weapons, Iran would not pose an existential threat to Israel, let alone America.
Since you had some difficulties in your oral exam with Charlie Gibson, your new friends will no doubt ramp up their lessons. (For the record, you can scarcely be blamed for fumbling the answer about the Bush Doctrine. Your tutors were clearly reluctant to bring it up, even though the whole scheme was theirs, not Project George’s.)
They may even start assigning you book reports. It will feel like the third grade, except the subjects won’t be charming orphans. Now it’s rogue states against America the Benevolent. Near the top of the list will be An End to Evil by Richard Perle and David Frum. They’d have you think that Muslims will impose Islamic law on America if we don’t go to war with 18 different countries. But you know that a bunch of Muslims can’t make red-blooded, moose-hunting Americans wear burqas. Think what happens if you try to get a book pulled out of the library.
That’s only the beginning of the curriculum. You’ll be handed titles like Present Dangers and The Return of History. Thankfully, just like third grade, you don’t really have to read them. If they ask, just say, “The enemies of freedom won’t be appeased. We must stand firm, like Churchill.”
Meanwhile, we suggest sneaking a look at The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich. It’s stern stuff, but he gets to the point: America can’t spend money it doesn’t have, beat everyone up, and expect to stay healthy, wealthy, and wise. If you want a good book on how America screwed up in Iraq, there is Fiasco by Thomas Ricks. You said some nice things about Ron Paul during the primary. He gave Giuliani a list of books that might be worth your time.
You’ll have to keep your extracurriculars quiet. We know how these things work. Since he helped you break into the big leagues, you have to toe McCain’s line. But the outgoing administration has shown us how powerful a veep can be. If you go all the way, President McCain will be in your debt. (If he forgets, ask him how many rallies he held while you were home in Alaska. He wisely opted not to deliver speeches in phone booths.) Don’t leave your maverick spirit on the campaign trail.
Despite all the briefing books being thrown at you, you know your own mind—and you realize that the neoconservative agenda doesn’t square with your worldview. You prize localism, their vision is grandiose. You value fiscal discipline, neocons will ruin the country to finance endless war. You honor life, and they think nothing of killing hundreds of thousands in the service of ideology. But they’ll tell you this alien vision—imported from the Left—is coherent and conservative.
It is neither, but your supporters are both. They’ve turned against this war and definitely don’t want another. Yet your running mate does. Perhaps you’ve noticed that his interest in domestic policy pales alongside his foreign-policy ambitions. Or maybe you caught his virtuoso performance of “Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.”
You surely see that the Bush policies have come to a dead end. If the millions poised to vote for you wanted four more years, the president’s approval rating wouldn’t be 25 percent. This isn’t because Republicans dislike Bush personally or disagree with his positions on energy and taxes. It’s because they know that his main legacy—the Iraq War—is a disaster.
Thankfully, they don’t think you’re like him. They see in you someone like themselves—a patriot and a mother. The Middle Americans waiting hours to hear you speak don’t want the United States to be defeated, and they don’t want Iraq to be a haven for al-Qaeda—something it never was before the invasion. They are pleased that the surge has made it more possible to leave because they don’t want to send their boys back for a third or fourth tour. They want America to come home—not because she’s weak but because she’s wise. They hope that you are, too.
Labels: conservatives, election 08, Palin
More Sullivan: Fargo, ND
h/t Sully
Labels: Andrew Sullivan, humor, Palin, video
Sullivan As Grammarian
Thanks Sully. This explains a lot:
Samuel Augustus Maverick (July 23, 1803–September 2, 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. From his name comes the term "maverick", first cited in 1867, which means independent minded. Maverick was considered independent minded by his fellow ranchers because he refused to brand his cattle. In fact, Maverick's failure to brand his cattle had little to do with independent mindedness, but reflected his lack of interest in ranching... Maverick's stated reason for not branding his cattle was that he didn't want to inflict pain on them. Other ranchers however, suspected that his true motivation was that it allowed him to collect any unbranded cattle and claim them as his own.
Labels: Andrew Sullivan, McCain
3 Strings Of Pure Blues
Seasick Steve. He has quite a story. Watch him....
Labels: music, video
Richard Stern Rips PBS A New One!
Richard Stern is a novelist and emeritus professor of English at the University of Chicago.
It's 50 minutes after the vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The losers were David Brooks, Mark Shields, and other commentators supposedly hired by television executives for intelligence, sensitivity, and ability to articulate clear-eyed responses and titillate viewers with their amusing and thoughtful reactions to political events. That these two regulars on PBS's "The NewsHour" failed to see that Sarah Palin's brassy, blind narcissism, chirpy ignorance, evasiveness, broken syntax, self-vaunting folksiness, and robotic falsity disqualified her for important public office should be their end as commentators. That they did not commend the essentially thoughtful, well- and widely-informed performance of Joe Biden should cancel their television contracts. The contrast between his intelligence and her stupidity, yes, stupidity, was too clear to be missed by all but blazing partisans.
Yes, this writer is partisan, but makes some attempt to accurately appraise what he sees and hears. That is more important than most causes. Otherwise, value systems will disintegrate and the boundaries between right and wrong, vice and virtue, truth and falsity will be destroyed. Brooks and Shields abandoned the standard to which they've given more than lip service. If their failure should help lead to the elevation of a foolish, almost willfully ignorant person and the defeat of a thoughtful, humane, and articulate public servant, I hope they marinate for years in what oozed from them tonight.
I've been proud that Brooks had been a student of mine at the University of Chicago. That pride has turned to ashes. As for Shields, it has been a minor pleasure to hear political insights he'd gathered over years of reportorial work.
No more. Working such special streets of punditry as "Who came up to expectations?" "Would Biden gaffe his way into headlines?" or "Would Palin again reveal the ignorance she showed on the Katie Couric interview?" this Tweedledum and Tweedledee of savvy politics failed to distinguish what was basic, namely which of these two candidates could head the American government. May they rot in Commentator Hell.
--Richard Stern
Labels: debate
The Palins Are Rich
I want to assure you that John McCain and I, we're going to fight for America. We're going to fight for the middle-class, average, everyday American family like mine.
Sarah Palin, closing statment in VP debate
The Palins make $250,000 a year. They are rich!
dylanposer On The Debate
Another TNR commenter chimes in. They are smart over there (that's why I have my own blog)!
dylanposer said:
I think Palin was at her best when she stared into the camera earnestly, dropped the snark, and tied key words, objects, subjects, and predicates together as she adressed the public as adults. But this only came out in the glinting of very few moments. The majority of her split narrative smacked of snark, a character that comes off sounding like a waitress at a neo-Wymoing suburban steakhouse. Perhaps Longhorn's. This downhome folksiness, of course, is Bushian, and belies any attempts she made to distinguish McCain/Palin from Bush/Cheney. That Steve Schmidt thinks it is adventageous to have Palin employ such snark when the subject is about something as grave as say, the Iraq War or the illiquidity of "toxic" assets, it is more than cliche and disingenuous; it is macabre. Perhaps addressing the public as a winking trophy-wife curries favor among evangelical types, but it probably pisses off everyone else they were hoping to influence.
This is all fine with me, though. I am losing five bucks in watching her stay in the race, which is a small price to pay (knocks on wood) in exchange for a Democrat landslide.
Labels: Biden, debate, Palin, TNR
Williamyard On The Debate II
williamyard said:
Biden/Palin was a pure sequel of Obama/McCain: one person substantive, calm, polite; the other screeching platitudes while attacking the opponent.
It boggles my mind that the McCain camp is so incompetent that they said, "Hey, that tactic was a total loser in the Presidential debate--let's use it again in the Veep debate!" In both cases independents didn't fall for it and punished the perps, as they should have.
In the next debate it wouldn't surprise me if McCain pulls off his shoe and sock, takes out a nail puller and yanks out one of his toenails. "Whaddaya think of THAT, America?" he'll say, waving the bloody toenail high overhead. Then after a few minutes of stunned silence from everyone else in the room, he says, "Nothing, huh? Okay, you leave me no alternative" and pulls out another one.
Meanwhile they should trot out Palin to every media outlet they can find to make the claim that Obama is the Anti-Christ. "Do you know what happens when a plague of frogs descends on your son's hockey game?" she'll ask, pausing to lick a fresh gleam around her tattooed lip liner.
Desperate times call for desperate actions. Or, to quote Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
Labels: Biden, debate, Palin
Krauthammer Says Obama Should Be President!
Or is that will be president. Whatever, here is the tasty part of what Charles Krauthammer, friend of the right-wing-nuts, said:
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. famously said of Franklin Roosevelt that he had a "second-class intellect, but a first-class temperament." Obama has shown that he is a man of limited experience, questionable convictions, deeply troubling associations (Jeremiah Wright, William Ayers, Tony Rezko) and an alarming lack of self- definition -- do you really know who he is and what he believes? Nonetheless, he's got both a first-class intellect and a first-class temperament. That will likely be enough to make him president.
Labels: Obama, Republicans
Sarah Palin On Education
From last night's debate:
Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again. You preferenced [sic] your whole comment with the Bush administration. Now doggone it, let's look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future. You mentioned education and I’m glad you did. I know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for 30 years, and god bless her. Her reward is in heaven, right? I say, too, with education, America needs to be putting a lot more focus on that and our schools have got to be really ramped up in terms of the funding that they are deserving. Teachers needed to be paid more. I come from a house full of school teachers. My grandma was, my dad who is in the audience today, he’s a schoolteacher, had been for many years. My brother, who I think is the best schoolteacher in the year, and here’s a shout-out to all those third graders at Gladys Wood Elementary School, you get extra credit for watching the debate.
Education credit in American has been in some sense in some of our states just accepted to be a little bit lax and we have got to increase the standards. No Child Left Behind was implemented. It’s not doing the job though. We need flexibility in No Child Left Behind. We need to put more of an emphasis on the profession of teaching. We need to make sure that education in either one of our agendas, I think, absolute top of the line. My kids as public school participants right now, it’s near and dear to my heart. I’m very, very concerned about where we’re going with education and we have got to ramp it up and put more attention in that arena.
My reward is in Heaven. Good to know, though I'd rather have my reward while I'm alive so I can send my kid to college!
And is it too much to ask that a VP candidate speak English?
Update: Added the best part (first sentence)
Reich's Verdict
Here is Bob Reich on the bailout. Like Krugman and Tyson, he says yes, while he holds his nose....
Bailout Redux: The Real Choice Ahead
If the choice is between a lousy bailout bill and economic Armageddon, I'd vote for the lousy bailout bill.
But make no mistake: This is a lousy bill. It doesn't do the most important thing -- help distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure (that role is given to the Treasury Department, which is the equivalent of putting it into the permanent circular file). It doesn't make Wall Street more transparent (there's almost no word in it about improved transparency and capital requirements, or avoiding conflicts of interest and market manipulation). It doesn't control the most egregious aspects of executive salaries (the bill contains a contorted detour for controlling certain golden parachutes when the government has made direct equity purchases of financial companies rather than taken their bad paper through an auction). It does have provisions designed to protect taxpayers should the bad securities continue to be bad, but the responsibility for acting on this is left up to the next President. And the Senate version has lots of additional stuff -- some good (extending deposit insurance), some unnecessary (extending certain tax credits), but most of which should never have been added.
And while the bailout bill may avoid economic Armageddon, it won't avoid a severe deterioration of the American economy in the months ahead. The bailout will help keep credit markets functioning. But ask yourself: what's the point of keeping credit markets functioning if most Americans can't afford to go deeper into debt anyway? And why does anyone suppose that businesses will continue to borrow from credit markets when their customers have stopped buying?
Wall Street and its creditors are not at the core of the American economy. Main Street and consumers are at the core. So even if the bailout bill keeps Wall Street going and prevents the sort of massive defaults that would freeze global credit markets, it does virtually nothing to help the vast majority of American consumers who are already at the end of their ropes -- who right now need extended unemployment insurance, affordable health coverage, and assistance in meeting their mortgage payments and fuel bills. And as long as Americans remain at the end of their ropes, the American economy will continue to decline.
So the real choice isn't between a lousy bailout bill or economic Armageddon. It's between taking prompt action to help average Americans or watching the nation fall into a deeper and deeper recession. Wall Street will be bailed out. The bigger question is whether Congress and the next administration do what's needed to rescue the rest of America, and the overall economy.
Labels: bailout, Reich
More Debate Reaction
My favorite critique of the night is over at The Edge Of The American West. My favorite line is:
I admit: unedited transcripts make everyone sound like an idiot. However, so does sounding like an idiot.
Initial debate impression
October 2, 2008 in history and current events | by SEK
Tonight the Republican Party outed itself as the proud parent of a C- student:
Well, our founding fathers were very wise there in allowing through the Constitution much flexibility there in the office of the vice president. And we will do what is best for the American people in tapping into that position and ushering in an agenda that is supportive and cooperative with the president’s agenda in that position. Yeah, so I do agree with him that we have a lot of flexibility in there, and we’ll do what we have to do to administer very appropriately the plans that are needed for this nation.
I admit: unedited transcripts make everyone sound like an idiot. However, so does sounding like an idiot. I’m with Burke and Bérubé on this one: she sounded like a student bluffing her way through an exam she crammed for three hours earlier. At times she was passable — but only barely. She tacked back to her charted course five seconds into every answer, irrespective of the question, because she could only fit so much on those notecards the cameras didn’t once catch her repeatedly shuffling through — did I just call them notecards?
I meant cheat sheets. Please, America, I beg of you: be as smart as the squiggly lines CNN had representing your core convictions are accurate. Live up to the ideals embodied by those squiggly lines our Founding Fathers.
Who Won The Debate?
Biden won.
Palin sounded uninformed despite changing the rules of the debate by declaring she may not answer the questions as asked because she wants to talk to the American People. Um, hey! American People! She thinks you don't want to hear her answer questions! Be insulted!
Anyway, Biden was boring in the beginning, but wonky and right. Then he got kinda hot, rollin' the McCain fuckups like an auctioneer. He countered all her fabrications and misrepresentations without being impolite; he was respectful and gave his all.
She held up visually, and remained so happy! She said a few things many times, especially when she couldn't respond to the question.
And what about the Achilles Heel thing. Did she ignore it, or is she unaware of it?
Live Debate Blogging
Greed, maverick. Partisan maverick. As mayor, as Governor. Blah, blah. Oh Joe! Nookyaler.
How Did We Get Here? NCLB
NCLB has a dubious history. Here is a great rundown.....
Bailing Out the Foes of Public Eduction
By TODD ALAN PRICE
We live in dubious times when staunch deregulators howl for vigorous and immediate regulation.
Lessons from the past
In 1983, the release by the Reagan administration of the report A Nation at Risk, launched over two decades of attacks on public education by right wing foundations and corporate pundits. Teachers and students were ill equipped to defend against the Heritage Foundation, the Hoover Institution, and the American Enterprise Institute, just a few of the many shock troops aiming their sights on the public schools.
The document stated that we were losing the battle against economic powers such as Japan, "unilaterally disarming ourselves" by miseducating youth.
In a previous Fighting Bob article, Demolition Reauthorization, it was described how
"some of the loudest critics of public education, the Hoover Institution, the Fordham Foundation, the Aspen Institute, Bill Gates, Eli Broad, Milwaukee's Bradley Foundation and Fortune 500 corporations everywhere have partnered with the federal government in an effort to, they claim, save our public schools."
The strategy employed so successfully in this all out blitz of the media by supposedly august foundations and think tanks is to attack the public schools, try and drain them of funds through tax payer vouchers to private schools, then to 'save' the remaining public schools, placing them under increased regulation, and when they fail, restructure them and reopen them as newly reconstituted charter schools.
The collapse of the banking, investment and housing industry draws similar parallels.
Some of the same critics of public education have also roundly criticized government. . . until this last week.
As the feds buy up bad loans and "toxic" securities, the critics have found new hope in big government. Republicans and Democrats band together in a newly minted bi-partisanship. The current proposed buyout of the reckless speculation in the collapsed housing finance bubble dwarfs any previous efforts of big government to rescue finance capitalism from its worst tendencies. Indeed big government is under way, in an unprecedented scale of intervention with the Federal Reserve, not only to rein in the floundering "quasi-governmental" agencies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, but also to throw a life-line to the Mortgage insurance/security agency, (AIG).
Naomi Klein explains this phenomenon when she writes of a pernicious "disaster capitalism" in the prescient document, The Shock Doctrine. Disasters, it seem, breed opportunity. There are only too many financial predators ready to take advantage of others' tragedy, be it war, lack of affordable housing or a decent education. They strike during the shock, quoting Friedman all the way.
In the case of New Orleans, the aftershock is truly tragic; the city, (as well as much of the Gulf Coast, lest we forget) devastated by flood, was truly doubly shocked when thousands of teachers were fired and hundreds of housing units were leveled. Ushered in with new force were "school choice" or vouchers by Bush and Congress, and a latent "Recovery School District" management style, based largely on the philosophy that a newly fashioned and deregulated system of Charter schools would work best.
With the recent demise of several investment banks, insurance companies, and "quasi-governmental" agencies, the nation and the world's financial markets left spinning, the obvious question would be (and following upon The Shock Doctrine's formula): how soon before the wealthy and connected benefit from the current economic meltdown and how much will the taxpayer have to pay to foot the bill?
Fannie Mae, Lehman Brothers, and AIG: Foes of Public Education
The Bush administration saved Fannie Mae, but Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ed Bernanke sat on their hands while the Lehman Brothers' stock went south. Then they became nervous and bought up AIG.
Fannie Mae survives, barely. Fannie Mae is also fond of charter schools. The Fannie Mae Foundation, the World Bank, and the Washington Regional Association of Grant makers have set up a Public Education Partnership Fund to implement 'reform' in DC Public Schools and to "develop charter school capacity."
Lehman is a notorious privatizer. As noted by educational statistician and writer Gerald Bracey (2003), they sponsored a conference in 1996 with the Center for Education Reform where they boasted: "we've taken over the health care system; we've taken over the prison system; our next big target is the education system. We will privatize it and make a lot of money." Lehman worked to set up a front group called Fight for Children which received, as noted by writer Basav Sen, Walton Family Foundation funding, and support from "Anheuser Busch, Bank of America, Citigroup, The Gap's Donald Fisher, Lockheed Martin, the Marriott Foundation, Microsoft, Exxon Mobil, the New York Times, Northwest Airlines, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Verizon, Wachovia, and the Washington Post." Lehman's CEO made $17,000 an hour while the one hundred and fifty year old company tanked. Even the President's brother Jeb, brought in as a last minute advisor couldn't save the company.
AIG has close links to Los Angeles billionaire Eli Broad and his Broad Foundation. Broad is the long-time chairman of AIG Retirement. Eli Broad is the most outspoken advocate of the business model for education-treat school district like corporations, schools like "profit centers", students as "revenue sources". Broad's disciples now control or heavily influence public education in dozens of large urban centers, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Oakland. Broad has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into charter schools-through direct donations to charter school chains like KIPP, Green Dot and Aspire, as well as by funneling money through the Silicon Valley-based New Schools Venture Fund. Eli Broad, and his close collaborator, disgraced former AIG chief executive officer Maurice "Hank" Greenberg (who was forced to resign as AIG CEO when he was caught fraudulently inflating the value of AIG stock a few years ago), are upset with the federal bailout of AIG. They want an even bigger bailout from taxpayers. Public schools that aren't "profitable" should be closed, says Broad-but AIG investors losses must be subsidized! Truly, privatization of profit, socialization of loss!
The deregulation agenda is occurring in the school districts in not only Washington D.C., and New Orleans, Louisiana, but in Chicago and elsewhere in Ohio, and despite tepid results (where those results are even released), Charters continue to gain support.
Charter Schools to the Rescue
In Chicago, where we work with teachers sharpening their knowledge and craft in graduate school and preparing for National Board Certification, teachers are overburdened and discouraged by the relentless before, during and after school preparation for standardized testing. They are told to not worry about social studies, and in many cases, to not even teach science as mathematics and reading consume the bulk of their curriculum. More and more teachers we work with have been handed scripted curriculum written by outside private contractors. When their schools fail to meet Annual Year Progress under NCLB, they face declining enrollment as students are recruited for the burgeoning charter schools growing in Chicago.
Last spring, despite vociferous community resistance, eighteen public schools in Chicago were permanently closed, reorganized with the complete replacement of building principals and teachers or reconstituted as new charter schools. These trends go forward with the substantial political and financial support from the Chicago corporate and banking leaders who typically live in the suburbs or don't send their own children to the schools they have come to control behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, the continuing expansion of charter schools undermines the teacher union movement as charters by law exclude unions. And in the past year the Daley run school system appears to have moved to silence community involvement in school operation by increasing the number of appointed local school leaders and attacking the integrity of school councils across the city. In this brave new world of alternatives to public schools, teachers become lone entrepreneurs in the spirit of the free market advocates who push for the replacement of public education in the United States. And all of this moves forward with Chicago school operations dictated by the mayor's office in alliance with the corporate school agenda of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Renaissance 2010
But finally, and beyond the merit of Charter schools versus Public schools is the question: why can't we find the will to fix public schools? To fund them properly?
As stated by a Chicago group, Teachers for Social Justice, Charters are being used to replace public schools. Cited verbatim from their blog is the following assertion:
Renaissance 2010 is not just a school plan. It is part of a much larger plan for gentrification and for moving out low-income African Americans and some Latinos from prime real estate areas, in fact from the city altogether. These are the areas where the proposed school closings are concentrated. Gentrification is a central source of profit for developers, banks, and investors and a key element in making Chicago a global city of increasing inequality in housing, income, quality of life, and use of urban space.
Unfortunately, both major party candidates seem intent on expanding charter schools with Obama calling for a doubling of federal money for subsidizing charter expansion. And this support comes in the face of the 2006 Department of Education large scale study which showed public schools outperform charters on the limited, but mandated, measures being used to determine student learning and school success.
This is not to say that Charter schools or their advocates are all the same. Nor does this suggest that everyone who supports charters, supports deregulation, or supports in turn the dismantling of the public school system. As Joe Nathan pointed out for the magazine Rethinking Schools when the charter movement kicked into gear in the mid 90's, charter schools can serve as creative responses to needs unmet by the larger school system, and can offer alternatives that may inform and guide the larger public education system "to empower the powerless and to help encourage a bureaucratic system to be more responsive and more effective." Unfortunately, from the beginning of charter schools free market ideologues have sought to privatize and repackage large swaths of public education into another consumer choice option joined at the hip to the pervasive inequalities of market capitalism.
Much of the thrust of the current charter school movement, and certainly of the last twenty years of vouchers is clearly indicative of those educational policy makers who, with their corporate and foundation backers, see no problem in steering public funds to private and for-profit corporations. And it is those same foundations and corporations today, hat in hand, begging for handouts, who are responsible for the proposed and current deregulation and privatization of our commons. With the current track record comes the even more obvious question:
Why do we let them get away with it?
In this so far victorious war of the soon to be rescued finance industry super-powers against the public schools, disaster capitalism has made an impressive debut. The scenario of wrecking institutions in the public sector in order to save them with intervention by private capital has now spread like a wildfire that can only take hold in the rest of the public sector -- health, housing, and Social Security retirement income provision. Too bad for Lehman that they won't be around to share the rewards from this coming Golden Age of privatization and deregulation for which they can claim such a key share of authorship.
Todd Alan Price, author of The Myth and Reality of NCLB: Public Education and High Stakes Assessment & John Duffy, author and contributor to Democracy and Education, are professors of education at the National College of Education in Chicago, Illinois.
Labels: bailout, NCLB
Can I Get Paid For My Students' Great Scores? Yes!
The scores of my students cannot be used in any evaluation of my performance (look at my scores at the top of the sidebar). Well, this my not be the case for long. It's fine for me, but not for oher teachers who are stuck with the lowest performing kids. Read the NYT story after expansion (though linkless)...
Teachers to Be Measured Based on Students’ Standardized Test Scores
By JENNIFER MEDINA
New York City is beginning to measure the performance of thousands of elementary and middle school teachers based on how much their students improve on annual state math and reading tests.
To avoid a contentious fight with the teachers’ union, the New York City Department of Education has agreed not to make public the reports — which described teachers as average, below average or above average with various types of students — nor let them influence formal job evaluations, pay and promotions.
Rather, according to a memo to principals from Chancellor Joel I. Klein and Randi Weingarten, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, sent on Wednesday night, the reports are designed to be guides for the teachers themselves to better understand their achievements and shortcomings.
“They won’t be used in tenure determinations or the annual rating process,” the memo said. “Many of you have told us how useful it would be to better understand how your efforts are influencing student progress.”
Still, even without formal consequences for teachers, the plan is likely to anger teachers and parents who are already critical of the increasing emphasis on standardized test scores as a substitute for judging school quality. It follows the city’s much-debated issuance of report cards labeling individual schools A through F largely on the basis of student improvement on state exams.
The State Legislature this spring prohibited the use of student test scores in teacher tenure decisions. The new measurement system — called “teacher data reports” — is an expansion of a pilot program that the city began in January involving about 2,500 teachers at 140 schools. The pilot program was so controversial that several participating principals did not tell teachers they were being monitored.
Christopher Cerf, the deputy chancellor overseeing the program, said it was important to get teachers “comfortable with the data, in a positive, affirming way.”
“The information in here is a really, really important way to foster change and improvement,” he said. “We don’t want people to be threatened by this.”
In introducing the pilot program, Mr. Cerf said it would be a “powerful step forward” to have the teacher measurements made public, arguing, “If you know as a parent what’s the deal, I think that whole aspect will change behavior.” But this week, he said that for now the reports will be treated as personnel records not subject to public-records laws.
Principals interviewing prospective teachers from other schools would be permitted to ask candidates for their reports, but the candidates would not have to provide them.
Ms. Weingarten said that the assurance that there would not be a public airing of individual teachers’ information made her more comfortable with the idea of the reports, which she said could help teachers identify their strengths and weaknesses.
“This can be used to inform instruction and advance it,” she said in an interview. “If this is something that becomes a ranking facility, opinions will be very, very different. That door has now been closed.”
Still, Ms. Weingarten said the reports answer only “a very narrow question” of how a particular teacher’s students do on tests. She and others have long argued that there are many other criteria on which teachers should be evaluated.
The new reports are part of a broader bid by the city to improve the ways teachers are recruited, trained and measured. Last year, the Education Department began a push to get rid of subpar teachers before they earned tenure, forming a team of lawyers and consultants to help principals amass enough information to oust those who are deemed deficient and do not show signs of improvement.
There have been similar efforts across the country, as politicians and academic experts say that teachers are the most important element in improving student performance and closing the gap in achievement between white and minority students. School systems in Texas and Tennessee, for example, have used student performance and improvement as a tool to evaluate teachers.
New York City plans to generate reports for roughly 18,000 teachers — every math and English teacher in fourth through eighth grades.
Amy McIntosh, the Education Department’s chief talent officer, who helped develop the system, said that her team would continue to explore ways to monitor the effectiveness of the city’s nearly 60,000 other public school teachers, but that for now the state tests were the only data on which to reliably base evaluations of them.
The teacher data report balances the progress students make on state tests and their absences with factors that include whether they receive special-education services or qualify for free lunch, as well as the size, race and gender breakdown of the teacher’s class.
Using a complicated statistical formula, the report computes a “predicted gain” for each teacher’s class, then compares it to the students’ actual improvements on the test. The result is a snapshot analysis of how much the teacher contributed to student growth.
The reports classify each teacher as average, above average or below average in effectiveness with different categories of students, like those who score in the top third or the lowest third on the test, and those still learning English or enrolled in special-education programs. It also contains separate measurements on effectiveness in teaching boys and girls, though it does not distinguish performance by students’ race or income level. Teachers will also be given a percentile ranking indicating how their performance compares to those who teach similar students and to a citywide pool.
“When we have talked to teachers about this, there is real insight about the students,” Ms. McIntosh said. “They will say, ‘I didn’t realize I was teaching to the bottom,’ or, ‘I am really great with boys, and less so with girls.’ ”
Last year’s pilot program also attempted to measure how well a principal’s perception of teachers aligned with the student test score data. According to the Education Department, about 69 percent of the teachers whom principals rated “exceptional” were in the top half on the reports. And 73 percent of those whom principals called “fair, poor or very poor” were in the bottom half.
Frank Cimino, the principal of Public School 193 in Brooklyn, which participated in the pilot program, said he was still uncertain about how useful the reports were.
“I would like to make a comparison to see what it shows this year to what it showed last year,” he said. “I don’t think anything can replace getting into the classroom.”
Labels: merit pay
Quote Of The Day: Palin
I have, one of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years who happens to be gay. And I love her dearly. And she is not my “gay friend.” She is one of my best friends who happens to have made a choice that isn’t a choice that I have made. But I am not gonna judge people. And I love America where we are more tolerant than other countries are. And are more accepting of some of these choices that sometimes people want to believe reflects solely on an individual’s values or not. Homosexuality, I am not gonna judge people.
That's right; homosexuality is a choice!
Labels: Palin, quote of the day
Quote Of The Day: McCain II
SCARBOROUGH: Why did these items have to be in this critical bill?
MCCAIN: Well that’s just the way the system is working in Washington and the reason why it’s got to be fixed, and it’s got to be changed. And no matter what the stakes are, you’ve got to stop this by starting to veto bills that come across the president’s desk. … It’s insanity and it’s obscenity, because it’s a waste of taxpayers’ dollars and it goes on, and until we stop it, until we get frankly a president who will say, I’m gonna veto these bills, I’m gonna make the people famous that put them on there, uh, famous.
Yeah. He voted for it, then suggested Bush veto it. What is up with the Old Man?
Labels: McCain, quote of the day
An Explanation Of Why The Bailout Is Bad
You want a good explanation of why the bailout is bad? Read this
Kill the Bailout
By Robert Tracinski
The House of Representatives deserves praise for taking swift action to avert a growing economic crisis--by not approving the trillion-dollar financial bailout plan.
The bailout bill was blocked Monday by a rebellion among House Republicans, who voted two-to-one against a plan they consider a step down the "slippery slope to socialism," in the words of Texas Representative Jeb Hensarling.
They are absolutely correct, and the 133 Republicans who voted to stop this coup against the financial markets--not to mention some of the 95 Democrats who may have balked for similar reasons--need to find the courage to stand firm. That's especially true since the Senate has voted to approve the bailout.
The Senate is supposed to serve, in James Madison's analogy, as the "cooling saucer" for the hot tea served up by the House--but in this case, it is the House that has remained cool and refused to panic. That's because the hysterical demand for a bailout didn't come up from the people; it came down from the elites in Washington and Manhattan. The House is reflecting the sensible skepticism coming up from the folks on Main Street who don't want to pay the bills for bailing out Hank Paulson's former colleagues on Wall Street.
Some cold, realistic scrutiny of the bailout is desperately needed because this plan is not just an attack on the free market. It is an attack on reality. The financial crisis was caused by more than a decade of using government power to rewrite the facts of reality and override the judgment of the market, and the bailout just offers more of the same fantasy economics.
Congress wanted everyone to be able to get a mortgage to buy a home, regardless of income, credit history, or ability to save for a down payment. The name for this contradiction was "affordable housing," an initiative aimed at providing the benefits of home ownership to those who could not, in fact, afford it. So when the market concluded that low-income borrowers could not meet the credit requirements for mortgages, the Clinton administration invoked trumped-up charges of racism to expand enforcement of the Community Reinvestment Act, bullying banks into dropping as "arbitrary" such old-fashioned credit standards as proof of income. And when the market balked at the increased credit risk created by these loans, Congress backed the expansion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, government-sponsored enterprises that used federally guaranteed money to buy up the increasingly risky mortgages.
At every point, when the market sent the message that reality would not support the higher level of risk being taken on by mortgage lenders, the government used its power to override this message.
The vigorous government-created market for riskier "sub-prime" loans masked the real dangers, creating the illusion that increased profits could be obtained without increased risk--an illusion that encouraged some private lenders to follow Fannie and Freddie's lead. To be sure, some of this private risk-taking was part of the normal process of failure in a capitalist economy. A large part of the current financial upheaval originated with high-risk investment banks and hedge funds that held large amounts of mortgage-backed securities. These securities were carefully balanced against one another according to mathematical formulas that were calculated to cancel out their risks. But the mathematical formulas were new and hadn't been tested in a bear market. When the downturn came, they failed.
This is a normal part of the rough and tumble of capitalism. All of the current talk about the "failure" of the free market ignores the fact that the process of failure is a crucial benefit of the free market. In a capitalist system, high-risk firms are always trying out new and untested ideas, and failure is the messenger that tells the market which strategies work and which strategies don't. It is also an indispensable corrective mechanism that moves capital from enterprises with failing strategies to those with successful strategies.
But the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve have repeatedly short-circuited this mechanism by trying to outlaw failure. When the market sent the message that too many bad loans had been made and that this needed to be corrected by a contraction in the amount of available credit, the government wanted to avoid the unpleasant consequences of such a contraction. So the Federal Reserve papered over the facts--with a flurry of paper money--by artificially reducing interest rates and loosening up credit just when it needed to be tightened.
But that didn't change the underlying facts, and the bad investments still went bad. Yet as the market has sent the message that some firms have become over-extended and are no longer solvent, the government has still tried to avoid letting the market face the facts. The Treasury and the Fed kept trying to rewrite reality by orchestrating a series of government-backed bailouts.
Over at RealClearMarkets, Joseph Calhoun points out a crucial part of this assault on facts:
There has always been a stigma attached to borrowing directly from the Fed and for good reason. If a bank can't get other banks to lend it money, that tells the market something about the condition of the bank in question. Last August, Bernanke convinced three large banks to borrow at the discount window in an effort to remove that stigma. When that didn't work, he concocted a scheme to allow banks to borrow from the Fed in anonymity via a mechanism he called the Term Auction Facility. When Bear Stearns blew up, he added the Term Securities Lending Facility for investment banks. By removing the stigma of borrowing from the Fed and hiding the identity of the borrowers, Bernanke removed important information from the market.
So the Fed's approach to potential bank failures was to try to help failing banks pretend that they weren't failing.
Or consider the SEC's ban on short sales for a list of about 700 stocks--with more companies lobbying to get themselves put on the list. Again, the whole approach of the SEC is not to prevent companies from failing, but to help them pretend that they are not failing, by outlawing trades that would tend to drive their stock prices down.
In fact, all that this sort of policy has achieved is to expand business failures. When Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, for example, it had been in negotiations with several major financial institutions who were considering investing billions in a private buy-out of the firm. But they balked at making the deal because they were waiting for the Fed to offer incentives and guarantees. Thus, the Fed's yelping about how each bankruptcy of a Wall Street firm poses a risk of "systemic failure" turns out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, because the prospect of an open-ended series of bailouts is blocking all of the mechanisms by which a free market actually prevents widespread failure.
The bailout package would have the government buy out up to $700 billion worth of bad loans. But this is merely delaying the re-pricing of those loans to their proper value. Left to themselves, the holders of these loans would eventually find it necessary to sell them at pennies on the dollar; Merrill Lynch sold its bad loans at 22 cents on the dollar. Private companies could then recognize the magnitude of the loss and start to rebuild their businesses with the remaining assets they possess. But now no firm has an incentive to sell off its bad loans. Why dump them for 22 cents on the dollar when the government might buy them, a few weeks later, at 50 or 80 cents?
So instead what is going to happen is that the federal government is going to go into the financial markets and dictate which securities are worth how much. It is still unclear exactly which loans the government will buy or how much it will pay for them, so no private investor can say whether an investment will pay off or not. This is how the prospect of a government bailout blocks the private buyouts that would actually clean all of the bad debt out of the system.
Instead, this plan transforms the US Treasury into a trillion-dollar hedge fund, making investments in securities whose proper market value is unknown and promising its shareholders--us--that unlike the best Wall Street investment banks, Treasury bureaucrats really know how to make a profit on sub-prime mortgage loans. That's why probably the best comment on the bailout is an e-mail making the rounds on Capitol Hill presenting Paulson's pitch for the bailout deal--in the style of a Nigerian banking scam. "I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude," it begins. Time to hit the "delete" button.
The bailout represents more of the same problems that got us here because it is backed by all of the same people who created those problems. And I'm not just talking about Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who organized the series of ad hoc bailouts that spread uncertainty through the financial industry. Much worse is the fact that a chief negotiator for the bailout is House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, the chief sponsor of the "affordable housing" scam. And as for Barack Obama, Stanley Kurtz exposes the role played by ACORN, Obama's former employer as a "community organizer." It turns out that a big part of ACORN's "community organizing" was to use thug tactics and the threat of government regulation to intimidate banks into making high-risk mortgage loans.
Fortunately, the public has the good sense to smell that something is rotten. I just got an e-mail recounting what Virginia Representative Jim Moran told Fox News: that calls from constituents commenting on the bailout were running 50-50--50% "no" and 50% "hell, no."
The House should not simply delay the bailout bill or mitigate its worst features; that will prolong the uncertainty in the financial markets. Instead, they need to make sure that the bailout meets with firm and repeated rejection over the next week, preferably by a growing margin of votes.
It is time for the House to kill the bailout and kill it decisively.
It is time for Congress to stop the government from rewriting reality, so that the market can be free to recognize the facts, pick up the pieces of failing firms, and begin rebuilding.
Robert Tracinski writes daily commentary at TIADaily.com. He is the editor of The Intellectual Activist and TIADaily.com.
Krugman Has Stockholm Syndrome!
Paul Krugman was on Countdown last night, and he admitted he was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. He explains in his blog
On Olbermann a few minutes ago (that basement classroom with the heavy paper over the windows and camera sure has come in handy lately!) a phrase popped out of my mouth: “Stockholm Syndrome”, with regard to the bailout rescue.
Here’s the thing: it’s very hard for Congress to originate complex financial rescues, so it’s normally up to the executive to put things together. Unfortunately, Paulson came up with an awful plan. Ideally, the Dems would have ripped the thing up and started over, but that was never realistic. So instead they made it significantly better, but still building on the original, misconceived structure; it became better than nothing, but not good.
And then it failed in the House, so the Senate has larded it up, with stuff like SEC. 503. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN WOODEN ARROWS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN.
I think that Congressional leaders know that it’s a bad bill, but feel compelled to defend it, because they’re (rightly) scared of the financial consequences of a second rejection. And to some extent economists like myself are in the same position; I think I called it the “hold your nose caucus.”
So am I for the bill? Yuk, phooey, I guess so. And I’m very angry at Paulson for putting us in this position.
Labels: bailout, Krugman
Palin On Roe v. Wade (and Biden Too)
Labels: Biden, Palin, video
School Emergency!!
If you know who I am, or where I work, then you need to know about Everyday Math. It is a bad program that we are being forced to use. I have crazy high math scores when my kids get tested, and I am afraid to use Everyday Math because my scores, and more importantly, the knowledge attained by my students, will no longer exist.
Here are some links for you.
http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/riley.htm
http://www.schoc.org/id56.html
http://www.lit.net/orschools/critique5_too.pdf
http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/everyday.htm
http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_3_7_03mc.html
http://www.npe.ednews.org/Review/Essays/v2n6.htm
http://www.chatham.edu/PTI/2003%20Units/Looking%20at%20Everyday%20Mathematics/abstracts%20math.htm
http://www.nychold.com/em.html
http://www.hoover.org/publications/ednext/3220616.html
Labels: Everyday Math, NCLB
Reich: We Need Obama
As usual, Bob Reich tells it like it is. Can you tell he's a teacher? Here is his latest (and post expando)...
The New Deal, and the Era of Angry Populism
The Senate will vote tonight; the House is scheduled to vote tomorrow morning. Will the deal fly? Probably. Wall Street's gyrations since Monday have scared the hell out of a number of holdouts, notwithstanding all the negative emails and phone calls they continue to receive from constituents.
An important distinction here. While more Americans are coming around to "supporting" the bailout bill, the vast majority still hate the idea of bailing out Wall Street. They're for the bailout bill now only because they fear that a failure to pass it will have worse consequences -- drying up credit at a time when Main Street is struggling. But make no mistake: America is mad as hell. They resent what they perceive as extortion by the Masters of the Universe.
Angry populism has always been a potent force in American politics. And now, with wages dropping, jobs insecure, fuel and food and health-insurance costs soaring, and millions of homes in jeopardy -- and what's perceived to be a massive tax-payer bailout of some of the richest people in the land -- angry populism is about to explode. McCain has already tried to cast himself as an angry populist, even though he still wants to give the very rich a bigger tax cut than George W. gave them, and cut taxes on big corporations (oil companies alone would reap $1.2 billion a year under McCain's plan). Barack Obama, whose plans for middle-class tax relief and afforable health care will genuinely help America's middle and working classes, has been expressing more indignation lately on behalf of them. But anger doesn't come as easily to Obama as it does to McCain -- even though McCain seems quite ready to aim his anger anywhere and everywhere.
Democrats should be angry populists, given their traditional role of protecting and championing the underdogs in American politics, and especially considering the absurdly wide gap that's opened up between the rich and everyone else. But in recent years Democrats have ceded the mantle to Republicans, who now mimic the faux populism of Sean Hannity and other right-wing talk show demagogues. (The recent maneuvering in the House over the bailout bill is really over this. House Democrats are getting the same angry mail that House Republicans are receiving, and don't want to be seen as lending their support to this ugly bill without Republicans signing on.)
In fact, the bailout bill isn't really taxpayer supported. It will be funded by additional federal debt, issued mostly to foreign governments -- especially the Chinese and in the Middle East. And, strictly speaking, it's not even a bailout. The Treasury will buy and hold mortgage-backed securities whose value is now unknown because there's no market for them, until housing prices start rising again, by which time the securities should be worth something -- perhaps even more than the Treasury pays for them. (Note that there continues to be great confusion about the extent to which the Treasury will hold a reverse auction, paying banks the minimum price at which they're willing to sell the securities -- perhaps 20 cents on the dollar -- or whether the Treasury will buy the securities outright for their face values and take warrants or shares of stock in return.)
But whatever it's called and however it's financed, it's still an outrage. America's foreign policy is made no more flexible by going into deeper hock to the Chinese and the Middle East. And the deal still subjects American taxpayers to some risk, especially if the housing market doesn't bounce back for many years. Worse, the bill can't help but prop up the earnings many Wall Street executives whose malfeasance, greed, and stupidity got us into this mess in the first place. And it does nothing for average Americans except avoid economic calamity. (The provision ostensibly helping distressed homeowners is to be used at the discretion of the Treasury Department, so it's mostly a sham.)
The larger economic outlook is not encouraging. All signs point to the economy worsening, bailout or no bailout. Unemployment will continue to rise. Median earnings will continue to drop, adjusted for inflation. More Americans will lose their health insurance.
The Era of Angry Populism has only just begun. Let's hope Obama wins, and is able to mobilize the anger into fierce pressure on Congress to get his agenda enacted, as well as reform Wall Street and Washington.
Bernie Sanders: Let's Vote!
Bernie wants the rich to pay for the shitpile. He has an amendmanet for it. It will be put up for a vote! But, just a voice vote. Why? Because Congress is filled with wimps! Read it.
The U.S. Senate Thinks America Is Stupid
by: David Sirota
Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 13:19
In case you thought this whole debate over the bailout wasn't an insult to your intelligence, I have news from the U.S. Senate: While Bernie Sanders' amendment taxing millionaires to pay for the bailout will be allowed up for a vote tonight, it will ONLY be allowed up for an anonymous voice vote - that is, the unanimous consent agreement allowing the amendment to be voted on requires it to be voted on in a way that allows senators to not take a public position on it. Because of this, the outcome of the "vote" is already decided - it won't pass.
This is a perfect symbol of how this whole thing is a disgusting travesty designed to fool the country. They pretend to allow a simple vote on whether to make the wealthy pay for this - but they will only allow such a vote in a way that no U.S. Senator actually has to take a position, and therefore in a way that the presiding officer can simply say "the nays have it" and that's it. They can PRETEND to have a vote on something responsible, even though the vote is RIGGED FROM THE START.
Whether you support this amendment or not, it is the process that should insult you. This is the behavior of a politburo - pretend to the cameras that the government is acting on behalf of "the people" while the only vote that is about people is one that is already decided - and decided negatively.
The U.S. Senate thinks Americans are idiots.
I Couldn't Resist
The Financial Meltdown: Who Dunnit?
The meme on the right is that poor and minority mortgages are to blame for the credit crunch that is our meltdown. The only issue with the meme is that it is false! Read below, from The Washington Independent...
Low-Income Borrowers Blamed in Bailout Crisis
Conservatives Cited Affordable Housing Goals as Trigger for Meltdown. House GOP Concurred.
Did poor and minority borrowers cause the housing crisis?
That seemed to be the consensus from the fight over the failed $700 billion bailout bill. As Congress and the Treasury Dept. debated how to fix the mortgage mess, the battle over what caused it took hold.
A prime suspect soon emerged: The government forced banks, lenders and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make loans in poor neighborhoods to meet affordable housing goals and regulations. The loans went bad, setting off the market meltdown.
Illustration by: Matt Mahurin
As a measure of how widespread that idea became, House Republicans revolted at an plan to give 20 percent of any government profits from the sale of toxic mortgage securities to affordable housing groups — asserting that ACORN and others like it caused the problem in the first place.
On Sunday, as it reported on the bailout bill negotiations in Congress, Fox News continually explained that ACORN and other community groups pushed for government regulations that caused the foreclosure crisis, citing this Wall Street Journal editorial as a source.
In the end, the proposal for money for housing groups was dropped, confirming that most lawmakers probably agreed with that theory — which has taken hold on the Internet, in conservative circles and in the business press. Last week, Investor’s Business Daily ran a front page story: “How a Clinton-era Rule Rewrite Made Subprime Crisis Inevitable.”
The only problem with all this: it’s completely wrong.
Neither the Community Reinvestment Act — the law most cited as the culprit — nor other affordable housing goals set by the government forced Fannie, Freddie or any other lender to make loans they didn’t want to. The lure of the subprime market was high yields and healthy profit margins — it’s as simple as that.
“The rest is a lie — and it’s industry propaganda,” said William Brennan, director of the Home Defense Program of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, who, in 1991, began raising the alarm over predatory lending in poor neighborhoods. “It’s also racist.”
Popular belief now holds that government regulators ordered Fannie and Freddie to buy more loans made to low-income borrowers, and that housing advocates applauded the agencies’ move to enter the subprime market. In fact, the exact opposite is true, Brennan said.
He was among many advocates, back in 2000, who warned that subprime loans were dangerous and decried Fannie and Freddie’s decisions. By purchasing subprime mortgage-backed securities, the two agencies ended up providing capital to predatory lenders — leading to the foreclosures of borrowers Brennan and others saw in increasing numbers coming to them for help.
It makes no sense that housing advocates would have pressured the agencies. They were stuck with cleaning up Fannie and Freddie’s mess.
“They weren’t forced to do it,” Brennan said of Fannie and Freddie’s entry into subprime. “They wanted to do it. They were looking at raising their profit margins; and they wanted to please their shareholders.”
Everyone’s pointing fingers at Fannie and Freddie now because it’s convenient — they are down and out, seized by the government and they can’t defend themselves, said Guy Cecala, publisher of Inside Mortgage Finance, which follows the subprime industry. It’s all part of larger search for villains in a saga where everyone is guilty, he said.
“Basically, everybody’s rewriting history now,” Cecala said. “One thing that’s difficult is that there is no villain when everyone can be blamed.”
To Gregory Squires, a sociologist at George Washington University who studies banking practices, the motivation in the blame game is more nefarious. “My guess is that there are some observers out there who view any targeted effort to serve under-served communities as problematic,” Squires said, “and are quick to point to such initiatives today to try to explain away our problems. Better to point to low-income blacks than high-income [white] executives, perhaps.”
The main initiative usually cited is the Community Reinvestment Act, a 1977 law that required banks to provide credit to the communities they served. The law was an attempt to offset years of redlining in poor neighborhoods and in minority communities, some of which were middle-to-high income, that had been cut off from conventional credit. In the late 1980s and mid-1990s, the law was strengthened so that banks pursuing mergers or takeovers had to show their compliance with the CRA to get federal approval.
In recent months, the idea that the CRA caused the housing crisis took hold, as proponents of the theory argued that lenders were forced to make bad loans to poor borrowers to meet their CRA requirements. That expanded into blaming the poor and minority borrowers, and the community organizers who helped them:
“I always listen to Mark Levin while making Friday night dinner … Funnily enough, he has explained just what it is community organizers do. Advocating, for instance, for affordable housing for the poor — the poor who traditionally rent, because they are bad loan risks. The day that reasoning by banks was junked as “racist,” was the day this crisis became a possibility.,” - Lisa Schiffren, NRO.
But despite its current portrayal as a burdensome regulation, CRA rules were always viewed as loose guidelines within the industry, said Cecala, of Inside Mortgage Finance. Banks were routinely found in compliance with the CRA, and an insider joke among bankers was that you’d have to mug a disabled, elderly, minority homeowner to lose your outstanding CRA rating, Cecala said.
Beyond that, as the housing boom grew, so did the number of unregulated mortgage lenders, who made the bulk of subprime loans and who didn’t even have to comply with CRA rules, said John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which represents housing and community development groups. Some 75 percent of subprime loans were made by independent mortgage banks and lenders not covered by the CRA, he said.
Taylor’s group met with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week, and he was “aghast” that the CRA was being fingered as a culprit, Taylor said.
“People see an opportunity here, because the economy’s in trouble,” Taylor said. ” The easiest thing to say is, ‘Oh, it was all those poor people.’ It’s easier to try to shift the focus, and to blame the victims and blame the government.”
Banks that were making CRA loans profited from them, and they had few complaints, said Squires of George Washington. If they had tried to sell high-rate subprime loans and count them toward their CRA goals, it wouldn’t have worked.
“The CRA explicitly calls for safe and sound lending,” Squires said. “It does not call for lenders to engage in riskier lending than they would normally practice. A few years ago, both the Fed and Treasury conducted studies which found that CRA-related lending was profitable. If a lender is making bad loans, or a compliance officer is encouraging a lender to do so, neither party understands the CRA. That is not the fault of the legislation — but of those who do not understand it.”
When it comes to Fannie and Freddie, there’s also a lot that’s been misunderstood.
The two agencies were created by Congress but privately run, until their takeover. They’ve always had dual missions — to serve their shareholders and increase homeownership.
Like the CRA rules, requirements for either agency to provide affordable housing were pretty loose, Cecala said. At the end of the year, both agencies usually would meet their goals by purchasing some loans for multi-family dwellings, he said. In 2004, the agency that regulated their housing efforts, the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, informed both entities they needed to increase affordable housing efforts, with the mortgage market so strong.
But HUD never told Fannie and Freddie to jump into the subprime market. Both chose to dive into subprime mortgage securities, and the purpose wasn’t to satisfy regulators — it was to increase market share, Cecala said. Afterward, they asked HUD if some of the securities they purchased could count toward their affordable housing goals. HUD agreed.
Fannie and Freddie were huge players in the subprime market, buying 48 percent of all subprime-mortgage-backed securities offered in 2004 — way above anything they would ever need to meet affordable housing goals. They continued to buy loans made to multi-family dwellings, as in the past, to satisfy regulators.
Despite claims to the contrary, the two did not rely, for the most part, on subprime securities to meet their regulator’s goals. In any case, the majority of subprime loans were refinancings, which wouldn’t have counted anyway.
“Everybody and their dog had refinanced their prime-rate mortgage” by 2003, Cecala said. And there was no way to make money except by aggressively moving into subprime — meaning it was a business decision by Fannie and Freddie, not a government-mandated one.
The arguments over who caused the crisis go beyond politics alone.
In the last two decades, non-profit community development groups across the country have been making strides in helping increase home ownership among under-served populations - but not through subprime lending. Groups like Manna, Inc. in Washington counseled homeowners through Homebuyer’s Clubs, a support group for borrowers that helped them to clean up credit problems, save for a downpayment and prepare for homeownership.
The default rate on Manna’s prime, fixed-rate loans is zero. There are streets in Washington’s tough Anacostia neighborhood, once abandoned and dangerous, that have been rebuilt entirely by Manna, one house at a time. Banks like working with these groups because it’s profitable for them while it increases homeownership.
That all this success could become sullied by partisanship and finger-pointing worries many housing advocates. “The facts don’t support the people who are trying to undermine fair lending,” NCRC’s Taylor said.
But in the bitter politics of bailing out, the search for a scapegoat is only likely to continue.
Quote Of The Day: McCain
I just want to make a comment about the obvious issue and that is the failure of Congress to act yesterday. Its just not acceptable. […] This is just a not acceptable situation. I’m not saying this is the perfect answer. If I were dictator, which I always aspire to be, I would write it a little bit differently.
Krugman: We Need Obama
Here is the latest from Paul Krugman. He is not to happy with the plan,m but he says it's better than nothing, if Obama becomes president!
Bailout narratives
There seem to be two prevailing narratives about the bailout plan(s). Both have elements of truth, but are fundamentally wrong.
One narrative is that of the Wise Men and the Destructive Yahoos. According to this narrative, men who Understand What Needs to be Done put together a plan to save the world, but they did a bad job of communicating, and a mob of ignorant people stands in their way.
The other narrative is that of the Evil Plotters and the Righteous Uprising. According to this narrative, the same people who sold us the Iraq war have tried to bully Congress into adopting a plan that is, in essence, a cynical ripoff — a scheme to transfer vast wealth to the rich and cripple the next administration.
As I said, there’s some truth to both narratives. Many of those opposing the bailout are indeed destructive yahoos — read some of the speeches during the House debate. And yes, there were Iraq echoes in the way Paulson tried to ram his original plan through.
But both narratives are mostly wrong.
There’s a reason Paulson et al had such a hard time communicating the case for their plan — they didn’t have a very good case. To this day they’ve never been able to explain clearly why buying up bad mortgage assets at market prices will solve the credit crunch. The Wise Men, as far as I can tell, have never had a clear idea of what they’re doing.
My view, which I think is now shared by many economists, is that Paulson grabbed hold of the wrong end of the stick — he should have been seeking to expand bank capital, taking an ownership share in compensation, rather than trying to push up the value of toxic paper. In the end, that’s what we’ll probably do.
On the other hand, the way that Paulson et al have been blundering around puts the lie, I think, to the idea that this is a cynical ploy. Ideology certainly played a role — it’s probably a lingering distaste for Evil Socialism that made Treasury go for buying toxic waste rather than injecting capital. And if the Bush years have taught us anything, it is that sometimes conspiracy theories are right. But in this case the performance has been more Keystone Kops than Star Chamber.
So now what? Like Jamie Galbraith, I’d rather see Dodd-Frank-Paulson, which is much better than the original plan, pass than not. The true cost to taxpayers will probably be close to zero, and it would buy some time. But I’m not passionate about this. The real financial rescue still lies in the future, probably under the Obama administration.
The VP Debate
I've been thinking about the Biden/Palin debate coming up. Expectations a pretty low for her, and high for him. I think the Palin pick by McCain was an insult, as does most of the country.
Here's an idea.
Biden should cancel the debate. He should say he refuses to debate her because it is an insult. He should offer to debate McCain instead. He is at least less incoherent than she.
Labels: Biden, debate, election 08, Palin
Obama Strikes Back. Hard!
Obama Runs Constructive Criticism Ad Against McCain
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NCLB Acknowledged As Lame
You've heard it here many times; NCLB is a disaster. Well, here is an article explaining exactly why. Of course this is old news. It's just nice to see that those who used to think NCLB was wonderful, now realize it is a piece of crap!
Salvaging Accountability
By Thomas Toch & Douglas N. Harris
George W. Bush rode to the White House pledging high standards for all students. He’ll leave Washington with the nation’s public education system focused on teaching basic skills to disadvantaged student populations, with the United States lagging in international comparisons of educational attainment, and with his signature education law plagued by so many problems and mired in so much controversy that it has put at serious risk two decades of work to improve public schooling by making educators accountable for their students’ success.
The most important thing Barack Obama or John McCain could do quickly to salvage the accountability movement is change the way that the federal No Child Left Behind Act judges schools. Not by abandoning NCLB’s focus on students’ meeting standards, a move that would be unwise on both policy and political grounds, but by making the law a more legitimate report card of school performance, one that provides a fair and accurate gauge of educators’ contribution to their students’ achievement. Since its inception, NCLB has instead held schools responsible for factors they can’t control and perversely encouraged states to set standards low.
It’s critical in any accountability system that the metrics used to judge performance reflect accurately the contributions of those being judged. In education, that means measuring how much progress a school’s students make during the school year, a “value added” approach that accounts for the disadvantages (or advantages) students may bring to school because of the quality of prior instruction or their family backgrounds. It’s a strategy that pressures schools working with disadvantaged students to work hard in their students’ behalf without penalizing educators for taking on tough assignments. And it’s a strategy that doesn’t reward rich schools merely for having privileged students.
Yet NCLB currently demands a different system of rating schools, one that gauges their contribution to learning much less accurately and far less fairly—a system that has given the law’s many opponents an easy avenue of attack. Rather than measure how much a school’s students learn in a year, NCLB requires that school ratings be based on how many students in several groups (white, Asian, black, and Latino students and English-language learners, for example) pass state tests that are given once a year. Civil rights groups argue that this is the best way to get educators to finally pay attention to traditionally underserved students.
As a measure of school performance, however, this snapshot strategy is flawed. Because student populations vary greatly from school to school, and because family income, parental education, and a host of other non-school-related factors have a major influence on students’ learning, some schools have to improve student achievement a lot more than others to get their students up to state standards. The federal law is unforgiving of such schools. As a result, it gives an unfair advantage to schools with students from privileged backgrounds, and it fails to measure what matters most: how much students learn during the school year.
The consequences have been severe. While the No Child Left Behind law’s accountability system has undeniably cast light into some dark corners of American public education, it has labeled as failures many high-performing schools serving very disadvantaged students, demoralizing their teachers and administrators and turning them against the law, while giving an undeserved seal of approval to thousands of middling schools with more affluent students. In Dallas, one of the few places to rate its schools using both value-added and NCLB metrics, researchers found that schools ranked 94th, 77th, 83rd, and 107th among the city’s 206 schools under NCLB placed second, fifth, eighth, and 16th under the city’s value-added ratings, where achievement gains are most important.
NCLB’s failure to credit schools for improving student achievement has led many states to abandon the law’s pursuit of high standards to avoid the political embarrassment of having large numbers of failing schools. In effect, NCLB has placed a glass ceiling on the public education system and the students it serves: By incentivizing states to lower their sights, the law has created an environment that encourages schools to focus simply on getting enough students over the achievement hurdles. But there are vast numbers of students who clear state standards without difficulty and who could and should be educated to higher levels than they are today. At the same time, there’s evidence that the law has caused schools to pay little attention to very low-achieving students who have scant chance of meeting state standards. Ironically, the low bar in many states has led some NCLB defenders to reframe the law’s purpose. NCLB, they now say, is about ensuring students’ basic proficiency.
The law’s flawed school ratings have contributed to a related but broader problem. National education policy can focus on disadvantaged students or high achievers, some argue, but we can’t do both, and focusing on those who traditionally have been left behind is a defensible educational and social strategy, they say. But it’s a false choice. A number of other industrialized nations have fewer low achievers and more high achievers, and thus our schools should be able to produce stronger results across the achievement spectrum, if we give them the right incentives.
The architects of the No Child Left Behind Act were aware of the shortcomings of the law’s school ratings. The Bush administration’s point person on NCLB, Sandy Kress, had led the development of the Dallas value-added system a decade earlier, and told a writer in 2001 that it was “a whole lot fairer” to schools than the rating system of the legislation Congress was about to approve. But the value-added model was too little known and required testing and data systems available in too few states to impose it nationally under NCLB, Kress and others reasoned. Still other voices in the debate opposed it on philosophical grounds.
Only in 2005 did U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, under pressure to address the weaknesses of NCLB’s accountability system, institute rules that have allowed 11 states to include measures of learning gains in their school ratings. But, as researchers like Michael J. Weiss at mdrc have pointed out, the states’ new “growth models” don’t improve on the law’s rating system very much. (See The ‘Growth Model’ Pilot Isn’t What You Think It Is, June 18, 2008.)
That’s because Spellings requires states using growth models to judge schools on whether they produce enough yearly achievement gains to get their students up to state standards within several years—a so-called growth-to-proficiency requirement. A school with students a year below grade level and a typical three-year window to get them to state standards would get a thumbs-up rating only if it produced one-and-a-third year’s worth of growth in its students annually. But this still requires schools with disadvantaged students to make greater gains than schools with affluent kids, perpetuating the problems that plague states using the NCLB proficiency model. Weiss’ research reveals that most schools fare the same under the growth-to-proficiency models as they do under the NCLB system.
A wiser strategy would be to rate schools using both the NCLB how-many-kids-are-meeting-state-standards model and a value-added, how-big-are-the-school’s-achievement-gains approach. Holding schools accountable for both types of performance would preserve the law’s commitment to getting low performers up to proficiency, while giving schools meaningful incentives to improve the achievement of all students.
There’s more than one way to combine the proficiency and value-added strategies. One would be to reserve the toughest sanctions for those schools that fail on both metrics, and reward schools that earn high marks in each category. Schools in the middle tiers, with either high value-added scores or high proficiency scores, would still be required to address their shortcomings, but would face less-stringent sanctions.
A second strategy, already in use in Florida as part of a state accountability system that predates NCLB, combines proficiency and value-added ratings by awarding schools points for reaching achievement targets and for learning gains, especially among low-achieving students. And, unlike NCLB, it includes rewards as well as sanctions. Studies have shown that the Florida approach has lifted achievement among low performers and encouraged educators, who tend to trust the system much more than NCLB’s, to embrace school improvement. Former Gov. Jeb Bush urged his brother’s administration to incorporate the Florida model into NCLB, without success. New York City launched a combined rating system in 2006.
Value-added calculations have larger margins of error than NCLB’s proficiency ratings, but because they measure what’s most important in judging schools—student learning gains—their statistical shortcomings are more than worth tolerating. And combining value-added and proficiency metrics would both improve error margins and ensure that schools remain committed to helping 100 percent of students achieve state standards (at least in the mostly elementary and middle school grades where the law requires student testing), without encouraging them to focus only on students near the standards, as NCLB does now.
To help promote higher standards, schools would only get passing grades on the value-added portion of this combined annual rating system if they achieved at least a year’s worth of learning. The proficiency portion of the rating system would give schools with very low-achieving students incentives to make even larger gains. And while most states lacked the technology required for value-added ratings when Congress drafted NCLB seven years ago and the law didn’t require them to create the necessary capacity, building both data systems and statistical safeguards today wouldn’t be unduly difficult.
It’s clear in the face of a deepening backlash against the No Child Left Behind Act that its survival—and perhaps the prospects of the accountability movement in public education—hinge on making the law’s measurement of school performance a fairer and more effective enterprise. With so much at stake, the next administration shouldn’t wait for the reauthorization of the law to act. It should begin to introduce value-added measures in NCLB’s school ratings the same way Secretary Spellings introduced her inadequate growth-to-proficiency models—through regulations.
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An Ethics Board Could Be Humanity's Salvation
By bmahfood 3:31 PM artificial intelligence , existential threats , robotics No comments
Huffington Post - 01.30.14 by Bianca Bosker
The robot overlords are almost certainly coming. At least Google can ensure they're merciful.
In 2011, the co-founder of DeepMind, the artificial intelligence company acquired this week by Google, made an ominous prediction more befitting a ranting survivalist than an award-winning computer scientist.
“Eventually, I think human extinction will probably occur, and technology will likely play a part in this,” DeepMind’s Shane Legg said in an interview with Alexander Kruel. Among all forms of technology that could wipe out the human species, he singled out artificial intelligence, or AI, as the “number 1 risk for this century.”
Google’s acquisition of DeepMind came with an estimated $400 million price tag and an unusual stipulation that adds extra gravity -- and a dose of reality -- to Legg’s warning: Google agreed to create an AI safety and ethics review board to ensure this technology is developed safely, as The Information first reported and The Huffington Post confirmed. (A Google spokesman said that DeepMind had been acquired, but declined to comment further.)
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Leaving the laptop behind and staying connected and productive just got easier with the introduction of the Mogul by HTC, the newest Windows Mobile device from Sprint. Operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, the Mogul by HTC is the first CDMA device in the U.S. with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and will also be the first handset from Sprint that will support EV-DO Rev. A data speeds via a free software upgrade that will be made available at a later date.
The Mogul by HTC replicates the familiar Windows PC-based experience and utilizes a suite of software unavailable in the U.S. on any other CDMA device to deliver a variety of key benefits including increased security and added support for HTML E-Mail and Microsoft Office Mobile.
"The Mogul by HTC gives customers the power to be more productive and manage a busy personal and professional life with the most advanced wireless capabilities and features available on any pocket-sized device," said Danny Bowman, vice president of customer equipment for Sprint. "With support for Windows Mobile 6, Bluetooth and integrated Wi-Fi for data, customers have more choices for staying productive on the go today and can look forward to enhanced wireless data speeds in the future with the EV-DO Rev. A upgrade."
Building on the strength of its predecessor, the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device PPC-6700, the Mogul by HTC offers the same innovative design with slide-out QWERTY keyboard, large touch screen and five-way navigation button but also delivers several enhancements:
Longer battery life - approximately 20 percent more than its predecessor, the PPC-6700
More internal memory - increases from 128 MB to 256 MB and can be expanded with a microSD card. A 512 MB card ships with the device with cards up to 2 GB being supported.
Smaller design -Thinner than the PPC-6700; measuring at 4.33" x 2.32" x 0.73" while featuring an internal antenna.
Higher resolution camera: resolution boosts to 2 MP with flash, auto-focus and camcorder capabilities, allowing customers to capture and share important business images or personal moments
Thumbwheel: enables convenient, one-handed operation.
Broad wireless data functionality gives customers more choices for quick and convenient E-Mail, attachments and text messages; view documents; browse the Web; listen to news, music and audio clips; and access corporate applications while on the go.
At launch, the Mogul by HTC supports EV-DO Rev. 0 data speeds on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network - the largest wireless broadband network in the nation, covering more than 207 million people across the country, more than 11,000 cities and 1,000 airports. Customers will be able to take advantage of increased data speeds when Sprint provides support for EV-DO Rev. A technology on the device via a free software upgrade. Integrated Wi-Fi for data also allows users to connect in thousands of Sprint-compatible domestic and international Wi-Fi ZONES and other public, enterprise and residential Wi-Fi locations*. Staying connected on the road is easier with flexible connectivity options like phone-as-modem functionality which allows customers to use the device with a laptop for high speed data access via the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network.
As the first Sprint Smart Device to allow Java applications, the Mogul by HTC also helps customers stay informed and entertained in between meetings or while waiting for a flight. At launch, the Mogul by HTC will support On Demand and the Sprint Music Store provided as an over-the-air upgrade by mid-July. The Sprint Music Store offers more than 1.6 million songs which can be downloaded wirelessly for only 99 cents each with a Power Vision data plan. The songs are transferred over the air in as little as 30 seconds anywhere within the nationwide Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. The On Demand application delivers customized, up-to-date information such as sports, weather, news, money and more information all with the push of a button. Additional personalization and content such as games, ringers, screen savers and applications can be accessed directly via the Sprint PCS Software Store provided by HandangoTM an on-device software catalog enabling wireless downloads on-the-go.
"The Mogul by HTC is another example of the innovation and broad functionality that HTC is bringing to customers," said Todd Achilles, vice president of HTC America. "Sprint customers will find that the broad wireless connectivity and power of Windows Mobile 6 enable a full range of benefits that have a direct impact on their ability to stay connected in today’s world."
The Mogul by HTC will be available this week online at www.sprint.com and in Sprint business sales channels for US$ 399.99 with a two-year service agreement. The Mogul by HTC will be available in Sprint retail stores in July.
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Alum Kerry Knuppe is playing Ruby in the movie, All Those Small Things!
2019
Erin, Stephanie, Tay, Alex and Pablo gave a great recital in December.
Matt Murphy recorded the first three songs of his country-western album.
Alum William Mason II recorded six songs for his initial album release.
Erin Cooper sang at the Musicians Society's 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Erin, Stephanie,Eryn, Tay, and Catherine gave a great recital in May.
Alexa performed a Senior Recital culminating and celebrating her vocal studies in May.
Astrid won First Place for 14-16 year-olds in the ENKOR International Vocal Competition in March. She was also accepted to the Juilliard Summer Music Program in Florida.She was called back twice for the Juilliard Pre-College program to start in the fall, and is awaiting results.
On May 23, my former student Pablo Alberto Romero-Ordenana sang arias and duets from famous operas at the Sanchez Aquilar Theatre in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in a joint recital with soprano Viviana Rodriguez.
2018
Alum Hannah Richter, now a professional singer/actor, performed in My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, through the middle of October. A reviewer said:“Saving best for last is Richter whose extensive work in musicals belies her amazing facility as a nightclub chanteuse born a generation or two too late. From her first solo with a liquid The Way You Look Tonight to her measured phrase-by-phrase delivery of My Funny Valentine, her work is worth the price of admission.”
Alum Heidi Deisch's (now a music teacher in Ireland), exam students all got Distinctions (12) or Honours/Merits (10, depending on their exam board). And one of her students also got the High Achiever Award from The Royal Irish Academy of Music!
Maddy S. is currently studying at CU Boulder to get a BFA in Theatre Design, Technology, and Management, focusing on stage management.
Astrid W. sang at the Dreamland Charity-Gala for UNICEF in the Theater an der Wien in Austria, recently. She did Moon River with the Amadeus choir, and Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume, as a solo with a duet at the end.
Alexa B. sang for the Arizona NATS District Student Auditions, in all three categories, coming away with an Honorable Mention in Classical singing! The 17-18 year old categories are the largest of all of the categories (34 entrants), and extremely difficult to place in! Congratulations, Alexa!
Matt Murphy has been singing and playing guitar duets in Country-Western venues. He is working on creating his own material in addition to recording cover songs!
Catherine sang and her husband Joel accompanied her on guitar for a Korean wedding in Louisville on Oct 29!
e AZ State NATS Student Auditions in Classical, Jazz, and CCM categories.
Astrid, in June, won the 1st Arts Award scholarship to the Amadeus International School in Vienna, Austria, which she will attend starting this fall. In July, she received the Performance Award from the Bel Canto Institute in Florence, Italy. Following her week at in NYC at the Broadway Artist Alliance program, she spent a week coaching with Jane Klaviter from the Metropolitan Opera, before singing in two performances in New York in early August with the other three winners, all college graduates and two in graduate school.
Astrid competed at the MTNA SW Division in Las Vegas as the AZ State Representative in Senior Voice; the Cal-West NATS Regionals in Salt Lake City in January--winning the opportunity to enter the National competition, online; the AZ State NATS Auditions in January--winning 1st place in Classical, with Honorable Mentions in both Musical Theatre and CCM for her jazz singing. She sang in the Winners' Concert following the awards.
Ireland competed in the AZ State NATS Auditions in January--winning 3rd place in Classical, with Honorable Mention in Musical Theatre. In October she was in Seussical at Brophy Prep HS as a “Who”!
Elena was the set designer for her high school play.
Dan, Stephanie, Bernadette,Catherine, Tay, & Erin gave a recital in May
2017
Astrid, Alexa, & Ireland sang in the East Valley NATS MT/CCM Student Auditions in November and gave a recital in December.
Catherine, Elena, Tay, Eryn, & Erin gave a recital in October.
Astrid played Betty Parris in The Crucible in Oct.
Alexa played Grandmother in The Sparrow at AZ School for the Arts in Nov.
Elena played Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Highlands Ranch HS in Nov.
During Astrid's two weeks in NYC at the Broadway music theatre camp, she impressed Broadway coach Celeste Simone, had callbacks and signed contracts with Bohemia Group--in both LA and their NYC branch.
Tay and Eryn's rock band, the Hot Apostles, released a new album.
Alum Kerry K continues to work as a principal movie actress in Hollywood.
Alum Erin graduated with her Masters in Vocal Performance.
Alum Blair gave her Graduate School recital at the end of March, finishing her MM in Vocal Performance shortly afterward from the Un of Michigan.
New student Elena has sung the National Anthem for multiple sports events.
Astrid played Helena in Midsummer Night's Dream at North High School in March.
Ireland sang in the East Valley Music Teachers Association's Spring Recital.
Alexa, Astrid, and Ireland all sang in the Cal-West NATS Regional Student Auditions in January. Astrid won second place in her Classical category and participated then in the National NATS Student Auditions by submitting a video.
2016
Astrid was cast as Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Ernest, performing in November.
Alexa, Astrid, and Ireland all sang in the AZ NATS Musical Theatre Auditions in November.
Astrid was cast as Mother Swan for Honk and Chloe sang in the Honk ensemble for YouTheatre.
Ireland was cast as Taylor McKassie in High School Musical and Mrs. Potts in Beauty & the Beast at St Theresa's.
Alexa was cast as Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors at ASA, and as dance captain in Pippin.
Alum Blair attended the Summer Vocology Institute at NCVS in Salt Lake City. She is completing her Master's degree at Michigan in Vocal Performance.
Astrid and Ireland attended Broadway camps in NYC in July/August.
Alum Katherine sang backup for Sandi Patty and was asked to audition for the Tennessee Opera.
Alum Heidi was awarded her second Masters degree in Ireland in Vocal Performance. She directed Annie(Jr) and Mamma Mia in Spain at a summer singing camp. Following that, she was hired to teach full-time vocal music at an academy in Ireland.
Alum Zelda performed in Les Miserables and Pops at Denver School of the Arts. She was also cast as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz performed in July.
Ireland and Astrid sang in the AZ NATS Classical Auditions in February, with Astrid being awarded third place.
Alum Maddy played the lead inCopacabana at GWHS in Denver.
Tay and Eryn toured with their band, Hot Apostles.
Gigi played the part of the main male lead, Marius, in a student version of Les Miserables with the Rocky Mountain Theater for Kids in June; she also played Grace in Annie in August; and auditioned for DSA.
Ireland &Alexa took part in The Magic of Musical Theatre at Mesa Community College, with some solos along with ensemble work.
Alexa performed in the chorus of The Wiz at the Mesa Arts Center in September.
Tay and Eryn, with their band Hot Apostles, were the lead picture for Westword’s article on their Music Showcase on 6/20; they toured multiple states during the summer.
Astrid spent a week in theatre camp at Gammage Theatre in downtown Phoenix
Julia sang both French and Spanish songs in performance at the British International School in Denver
Former student Pablo Romero has earned his Masters degree in vocal performance at CSU and is performing operatic tenor leads in multiple locations.
Gigi and Ireland were accepted to summer musical theatre camps on Broadway in NYC in July.
Tay, Eryn, Erin, Catherine, and Savannah performed in the May 2015 recital in Denver.
Maddy was an angel called Purity in the dance corps in Anything Goes produced by GWHS in Denver at the end of February. She has also lettered in theatre at GWHS.
Maddy, Tay, and Erin performed in the November in Denver recital on Nov 17, 2015.
Sabrina, Zelda, and Anna received Honors Awards from the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program for the highest marks in their categories in our region.
Steve, Charles, and Catherine sang in the DAMTA Musicale in April 2014
Catherine, Tay, Eryn, William, Lynne, Sabrina, and Steve performed in the Heartfelt Jazz recital on Feb 14, 2014
Anna completed Level 1 of the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program assessments, being awarded certificates of excellence for both top of her region and top of the state of Colorado. She was also selected to sing with Colorado's first annual Middle School All-State Choir.
Alex entered the Hal Leonard Music Theatre Competition 2014.
Alex, Eryn, Emily, Maddy, Sabrina all sang for the CO-WY NATS Auditions Mar 29, 2014.
Emily, Alex, & Sabrina sang in the DAMTA Musicale in February 2014.
Maddy is in the GWHS Jazz Choir (highest group) as a sophomore, and played the jail matron and dance chorus in Hairspray. She appeared in the GWHS fall play, Almost, Maine, as a main character, as well.
The following performed in the Winter Wonderland recital in November 2013: Alex, Maddy, Elijah, Tay, Eryn, LouAnn, Catherine accompanied by her husband Joel, and Nancy
Anna, Alex, and Maddy sang in the DAMTA Musicale in November.
Maddy and Alex sang in the DAMTA Musicale in October.
Eryn was asked to join Opera and Beyond in September, and will perform for Children's Hospital and the Halloween Howl, along with Nancy, William, and Julia of this studio.
Maddy won 4 parts in the GWHS production ofJulius Caesar.
Alex, Emily, Tomomi, Sabrina, and her father performed at the DAMTA Musicale at Schmitt Music in May.
Linda, Hela, and William auditioned for X-Factor, and William made it to the second level.
Hela won a $1500 scholarship for the summer program at the NY Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Catherine, Linda, William, Maddy, Anna, Zelda, Eryn, Tay, Emily, Nyssa, Hela, Julia, and Lorraine performed in Spring Fling in May.
Emily will be attending DU for the Lamont School of Music vocal department.
Nyssa will be attending Northern Illinois for theatre.
Anna sang as a guest performer at the Denver School for the Arts' guitar recital. She played Mrs. TV, plus two other roles in Charley and the Chocolate Factory in July.
Sabrina performed on guitar at DSA's department recital. She also sang and accompanied herself on guitar in the May DAMTA Musicale. She took the Level 2 RCMDP Assessments in August.
Zelda performed in DSA's Broadway Bound concert.
Maddy, Emily, Will, and Nyssa--all participated in the CO-WY NATS Auditions. Will won second place in Music Theatre Category 18.
Anna and Zelda did their first Royal Conservatory Music Development Program performance assessments in June.
Blair, alumna, gave her Senior Voice Recital at Denver University. Alumna Erin gave her Junior Voice Recital at the University of Northern Colorado. Alumna Heidi gave her Junior Recital at the University of Wyoming and studied in Italy.
Tay, LouAnn, Melba, Will, Steve, Jonathan, Annette, Tomomi--all performed in Jazz Under the Palms
Jonathan's band, the Leghounds, won the Battle of the Bands in Greeley and perform regularly.They have songs on I-Tunes.
Tay and Eryn's rock band, the Hot Apostles, performs all over the state. They released a CD in June.
Sabrina performed as acoustic guitarist in DSA's spring production of Avenue Q. She and her dad also performed for the DAMTA Ensemble Musicale in February.
Emily won the part of Marty and Dance Captain in Chatfield's spring musical Grease.
Maddy won a chorus position in GWHS's Fiddler on the Roof.
Sabrina sang for the October DAMTA Musicale, and won the part of acoustic guitarist in DSA's spring production of Avenue Q.
Alum Jonathan returned for lessons after his Afghanistan tour and started college, immediately winning the part of Riley at UNC's Parade.
Zelda sang for the November DAMTA Musicale.
Tay, Eryn, Hela, Sabrina, alum Nick and Lorraine all performed in the DAMTA Musicale on July 29.
Julia, a music teacher with a Master's degree, joined the Opera and Beyond company in July.
Leah, a violin major at DSA, auditioned for the jazz singing group 4 Square, and was accepted for fall!
Emily was not only Lucille in Thoroughly Modern Millie, but also in the school play at the same time. She has been accepted into her school's highest mixed choir, Chantones, and has the part of Carla and Gestapo #2 in Rose of Treason. She also was accepted into her high school's Improv Group. She sang for the CSMTA SPA Artist level competition in June 2012. On a Performance Audition cruise, Em won 2nd place in her category for Monologue and Cold Read.
Maddy performed as Mrs. Mayor in Hamilton's production of Seussical. She sang for the October DAMTA Musicale.
Andra sang the Narrator in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, plus cabaret presentations in Cripple Creek. She continues to run her own voice studio.
Sabrina, Kayleigh, Leah, and Lorraine participated in the CO-WY NATS Auditions in April.
Andra has been performing in a show in the mountains and doing multiple gigs caroling during December, as well as teaching her own voice students.
Hela has become the "Go-To" girl for A Capella (no accompaniment) singing of the National Anthem! She sings it at all of her school's volleyball games, for a televised football game, for an assembly of 2000, and even performed it for the Nuggets!
William auditioned for the television show, The Voice, in Dallas, using his own compositions.
Maddy, Sabrina, Leah, and Anna performed for the DAMTA scholarship fundraiser Spookathon.
Rose made the cut from 75 to 18 people performing in the Overland Talent Show.
Louise performs regularly at Swallow Hill.
Lorraine completed her BM in Vocal Performance at Metro and is continuing her studies
Leah is prepping for a career in opera, while a violin major at DSA
Kris sings jazz at Charlie Brown's regularly
Emily, Kayleigh, Keil, Sabrina, Lorraine--all are prepping for NATS Auditions next April
Emily was selected for Jefferson County's All-County Honor Choir, was awarded a soprano solo in her high school choir, as well as the role of Lucille in Thoroughly Modern Millie!
John is preparing the role of Otello (Verdi) for the Rocky Mountain Opera Company production next fall; is singing with his wife in two concerts in Colorado Springs this fall; sings at all RMOC performances for retirement homes, schools, and hospitals
Katherine has a producer wanting her to write songs for his company
Dixie is studying to become a voice-over actor
Anna is prepping audition for Denver School for the Arts and was selected for the Denver City-Wide Choir
Maddy cast as the Mathematician in Hamilton JR HS play, The Phantom Tollbooth
Nick--accepted to the film school at Chapman University Fall 2011
Tasha-- accepted into Colorado Academy's Chanteurs (top choir group) Fall 2011
Emily-- sang the National Anthem six times for all of the major games of the Opening Day of Ken Caryl's Little League
Sabrina--performed in BMS Students' Recital
Sabrina, Kayleigh, Sadie, Zelda, Maddy, Doug, Louise, Rose, Will, Tasha, Leah--performed in DAMTA Musicales
William--performed on the Main Stage in Pride Festival; has original compositions and performances online; was also selected to audition for the television show "The Voice"!
Mollie, Cara, and Rose--in cast of Aida at Overland HS Spring 2011
Zelda, Sabrina, Leah-- all accepted into the Denver School for the Arts Fall 2011:
Nick, Tasha, Summer--in CO-WY NATS Auditions April 2; Nick (HS Sr) placed 2nd in Level 4 (college freshman) Musical Theatre category
Alum Pablo--released his fist operatic album, Once Upon a Winter, available on Amazon.
Alum Blair--3rd Pl in MT Level 7, Honorable Mention CLassical Level 7 at NATS; cast as Zita in DU's Suor Angelica, prepping for a career in opera
Alum Melissa--Honorable Mention Classical Level 11 at NATS
Alums Claire and Ellie--in Opera Colorado's Rusalka, Cenerentolla
Alum Cynthia--performed her original songs at Herman's Hideaway in March; at Toad in Littleton in August
Alum Jonathan--accepted to the University of Northern Colorado after serving several years in Iraq
Alum Erin--accepted into University of Northern Colorado's Music Theatre Dept
Alum Heidi--performed full solo recital at University of Wyoming
Anthony was accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. He had performed on Broadway in New York as a child in Nine and in The Christmas Carol.
Nick and Erin - participated in the 2010 Colorado/Wyoming NATS Auditions April 10 at DU. Nick won second place in Classical Level 1 for High School Men. He also auditioned West Central Regional NATS Auditions in November.
Claire and Ellie sang in Opera Colorado's chorus for Tosca in April. Claire also sang in OC's La Boheme in Novermber. Alum Pablo sang multiple art song/aria recitals during the summer.
Lydia was accepted to Bryn-Mawr and is singing in the Bi-Co Chorale there.
Annette and Lou Ann presented Chansons d'Amour, an evening of French arias, art songs, and cabaret songs on St. Valentine's Day at Broadway Music School.
Maddy--Ruth in The Stuck Pot at Hamilton Middle School in February; Lisa, the tv producer of a cooking show in "A Nose for the News".
Erin-- Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Overland HS in March. Accepted into Music Department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Mollie-Mathilda in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Overland HS in March. In the fall play, as well.
Rose--in the fall play at Overland HS.
Nick-- the head waiter, Stanley, in Hello, Dolly! at Wheat Ridge HS in March and Brian inAll Shook Up at the Arvada Center in August.
Meghan-- Elaine in Arsenic and Old Lace at the Jewish Community Center in July.
William--performed his own composition to track he created at the December studio recital to great acclaim.
Alum-Cynthia performed at the Buffalo Rose in Golden in February, the Larimer Lounge in March, Gothic's Ladies Night Out in April.
Alum Rick is performing his own popular compositions regularly at multiple venues.
Alum-Mark--pianist with jazz improvisation group at Denver University.
Alum-Blair-singing in Suor Angelica, trip to Italy to sing in summer.
Alums-Heidi and Blair--competing at CO/WY NATS Auditions in April.
Alum Kerry--in the cast of the TV movie The Craigslist Killer
Ellie gave a voice workshop for the Golden Concert Choir in December. She is a regular member of Opera Colorado's ensemble.
Nick is in the top choir and jazz group at Wheat Ridge HS and has the role of Head Cook in Hello, Dolly there.
Lou Ann, Claire, Ellie, and Allison all performed at Confluence Concert in Golden.
Alumni student Hannah R is attending Interlochen for her senior year, and is considering Julliard.
Melissa did a wonderful job as Marianne in Tartuffe for UNC’s Opera Scenes on Oct 16 & 17 in the Hensel-Phelps Theatre at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley!
Cynthia 's first original EP album, {EP}ic had its official release on September 15, 2009, and has been selling well. She's also been featured on more online and terrestrial radio and is preparing for much more live performing this fall and winter.
Lydia and Erin are both in their high school Honors Choirs, and Erin is also in the jazz group.
Mollie is in the Trebelaires at her high school.
Louise is a professional actress working to improve her voice for musicals.
Samantha was invited to join the Denver School for the Arts’ Vocal Department this year.
Hannah R. won First Place at the Metropolitan State College Singers Competition in October. She also won First Place in younger HS Women's Classical Division at the CO/WY NATS Auditions in April.
Blair W. won First Place in older HS Women's Mutsical Theatre and 2nd Place in the Classical Division at the CO/WY NATS Auditions in April.
Pablo R. sang Nemorino in the Loveland Opera Theatre's production of Elixir of Love, and competed in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions.
Mary Claire S. performed in Madama Butterfly and The Pearl Fishers as part of Opera Colorado’s ensemble.
Cynthia D. has been in a dozen auditions and accepted parts in several movies. She was one of only 9 finalists in Los Angeles in the “Wanna Be Wicked” competition for walk-on parts in Wicked…but she was too good! An agent told her afterward that she would have out-shone some of the leads, a no-no for a walk-on! She’s also been in call-backs at Arvada Center, no mean feat when competing against Equity performers. She recently finished a musical, The Night of the Singing Dead. and she is currently in rehearsals for Performance Now's production of Crazy for You, a Gershwin evening, as a Follies Girl. She was in callbacks for Fiddler and is next auditioning for Evita. Cynthia has recorded and released three original songs on I-tunes.
Erin M. had the part of the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet and was cast as Rusty (2nd female principal) in Footloose at Overland HS.She received all scores in the 90's at the CO/WY NATS Auditions in April '09. She has been accepted at Perry Mansfield Music and Theatre Camp for the summer, and was awarded a scholarship and work-study.
Nick L. was in The Crucible at Wheatridge HS.; performed in the NATS Honors Recital in October; competed in the 3rd Annual Metro State Young Colorado Singers Vocal Competition; was cast as the Wizard in Once Upon a Mattress at Wheat Ridge H.S.; Nick won 1st Place in H.S. Men's Musical Theatre and 2nd Place in Classical at the CO/WY NATS Auditions in April '09
Matt M. was hired to sing solos for two weddings this fall.
Richard S. is now paid soloist at two churches and will be putting his cd on I-tunes, soon.
Mollie M was an Ensemble member in Footloose at Overland HS.
LouAnn V. sings regularly as lead for her barbersop quartet.
Lydia I. sings with the Intermediate Girls Choir, Seraphim, at East HS.
Char R. is auditioning for the Greeley Chorale.
Carson ZB was in Denver School of the Arts’ Opera Scenes!
Samantha W. auditioned for Denver School of the Arts in January '09. She was cast as Mrs Mugglewump in her school musical, Under the Willow Tree. She is on the waiting list for DSA.
Lydia I. and Talya Z. were in the Intermediate Girls Choir, Seraphim, at East HS. Talya took AP Music Theory and Lydia had a solo in East H.S. Seraphim’s a cappella project.
Heidi D. and Hannah R. were selected as regional finalists and went to New York City in May for the National Classical Singer Scholarship Finals!
Hannah also played Miss Dorothy in Cherry Creek’s Thoroughly Modern Millie; won Honorable Mention, participated in a Master Class, and sang at the Winners Concert of the Second Annual Competition for Young Colorado Musicians at Metropolitan State College on Oct 27; got Honorable Mentions in both Classical and Musical Theatre Level 2 (HS girls 9-11th grades), in April at the CO/WYO NATS Auditions; was selected to be in Cherry Creek HS’s two top vocal groups, Meistersingers and Union Street Jazz Singers, for her junior year in fall. She spent the summer at Perry Mansfield Performing Arts Camp.
Heidi D. was in the Denver School of the Arts jazz choir and the top singing group, 4 Squared, made All-State Choir which performed in Fort Collins in February; won 5th place in Level 1 High School Girls at the NATS West Central Regional Auditions, and gave a truly impressive performance at the High School Master Class at UNC in Greeley on Nov 2. She gave an hour-plus Senior Recital at DSA in April for which she was responsible for all aspects of the program, recruiting assistants, writing arrangements for groups who participated, etc. After she graduated in May, she left for the University of Wyoming to study voice.
Emeri N., 10, auditioned for DSA. Nine-year-old Samantha W. was selected to sing in her talent show at school in April and did a great job, according to fellow Bill Roberts School student Emeri.
Jonathan R. was cast as the BEAST in Beauty & The Beast at Overland HS; made All State Jazz Choir (got the Highest Tenor marks), performing a solo and with his group at Broadmoor at the end of January; made All State Choir where he had a gospel solo; sang on a Cruise Ship in March in Orlando with the Overland HS Jazz Choir which won a trophy in there in a competition; and won first in All-State Barbershop. Jonathan was in the play "Arsenic and Lace" , was Vice President of Thespians, and was in three choirs. He received a choir award, won a trophy with his Barbershop quartet, and his Jazz choir sang at the Jazz Festival at UNC. For graduation, he was selected to sing a solo, “Go the Distance” from Hercules, for the ceremony at DU. After graduation he won the part of Collins in Rent performed at Rangeview HS this summer. He then joined the US Army.
Erin M. was Madame de la Grande Bouche/Wardrobe in Beauty and the Beast at Overland HS, and won positions for her junior year in the two top choirs at Overland H.S.--Jazz Choir and Cecilians. She also had the part of Roger’s Mom in Rent produced at Rangeview HS this summer.
Claire G. was cast in Boulder Dinner Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. She was the highest pitched singer in the girls’ trio and the understudy for the lead female role Audrey.
Amalia R. & Blair W. did a great job of their solo roles in Parade at DSA. The cast was been honored by being chosen to perform in the Thespian competition. Seniors in the fall, Blair and Amalia were also both selected to be in Denver School for the Arts’ top small vocal jazz group, 4-Squared. Blair was given the role of Margot in DSA’s opera scenes, is also in DSA’s Chorale for next year, and spent the summer at two music camps at DePauw University and Brevard University, while Amalia participated in the DSA acting department’s trip to Scotland for the On the Fringe theatre festival.
Eric V. auditioned in Fresno, CA, for the Univision (Spanish TV) “Objetivo Fama 5” in late October and won 1st Place, and was then interviewed on 3 different tv shows.
Lindsay C. played a huge part in East's fall production. She was in charge of costumes for East Theater Company's production of MacBeth, played a huge part in building the sets, and did some of the makeup during the productions. On a cruise, she sang karaoke AND she and her mother were invited by the pianist in the sing-a-long bar to get up on his platform with him and sing two songs from Wicked--“Popular” and “What Is This Feeling”.
Nick L. was part of the cast of The Importance of Being Ernest, the fall play at Wheat Ridge High School, was in the Chamber Chorale, singing tenor. He was moved to baritone second semester and inducted into the elite jazz group, the Singers, at the end of his freshman year. He received Honorable Mention in the Classical Division in Level 1 of the CO/WYO NATS Auditions in April. He then auditioned at the Arvada Center and was awarded the role of Zach in the summer production of High School Musical.
Max & Ellie S. performed in December in the chorus of the Aurora Fox’s presentation of Dicken’s The Christmas Carol.
Mary Claire S. was selected for the Classical semi-finals in the West Central NATS Auditions (4 states) in Level 14B in Nov 3 at UNC in Greeley. She was asked to join the ensemble for Opera Colorado’s Don Pasquale in February. At the CO/WYO NATS Auditions in April, she placed third in Level 14B (Adult) Musical Theatre.
Pablo R., who moved to Ft Collins, won 1st place in the 14B Classical category at the CO/WYO NATS Auditions. He also won the lead in The Magic Flute produced by Loveland Opera Theatre, and sang in the LOT Annual Gala.
Kalyn T, graduated from the Baccalaureate program at GWHS and received an appointment to the Air Force Academy, where she will be on the soccer team. She also competed in the Miss Asian-American contest in Denver.
John Ostander recorded a cd of “Besame mucho” for a surprise gift to his fiancé at his wedding over LaborDay weekend
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Wait, What? Ep. 254: Very New, Very Old
Tagged as: 2000 A.D., Akira Hiramoto, Alex Maleev, Aminder Dhaliwal, Bastard, Batman, Batman: White Knight, Berlin, Brian Michael Bendis, Brink, Chris Claremont, Coyote Doggirl, Dan Abnett, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Fantastic Four, Graeme, Grant Morrison, Hey Kids Comics, Howard Chaykin, I.N.J. Culbard, Izumi Tsubaki, Jason Lutes, Jeff, John Byrne, Judge Dredd, Lisa Hanawalt, Mark Millar, Mark Russell, Marvel Unlimited, Master of Kung-Fu, Max de radigués, Mike Feehan, Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun, Pearl, Podcast, Prison School, Sean Murphy, TokyoPop, Tom King, Wait What?, Woman World
http://theworkingdraft.com/media/podcasts2/WaitWhat254.mp3
0:01-11:45: Greetings from Graeme “Jury Duty” McMillan and Jeff “Read a Tom King Comic About Jury Duty” Lester, for reasons those impromptu nicknames probably make clear, leap right in to discussing Batman #53 by Tom King, Lee Weeks and Elizabeth Breitweiser. Like most of King’s Batman, the issue continues to hit Graeme in the feels, whereas Jeff is a little…more…uh, reserved in his praise, shall we say? Discussed: emotional pin-ups; Kirby immediacy plus Moore formalism equals…profit? (I’m leaning pretty heavy here on the ellipses I’m noticing.); Batman: Year One; and more.
11:45-23:30: Jeff, who admits to being crabbier than usual, cedes the ground to Graeme, which is a good thing for us all, as Graeme has read some upcoming graphic novels we should be on the lookout for, and talks about them in exciting (but non-spoilery) ways: the amazing sounding Bastard by Max de Radiguès; Coyote Doggirl by Lisa Hanawalt; Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal; and the complete collection of Berlin by Jason Lutes (!!!).
23:30-31:18: Graeme has finally read all of Snagglepuss: Exit Stage Left by Mark Russell, Mike Feehan, and Sean Russell. Remarkably, we manage to keep the discussion spoiler-free, despite Graeme talking about how much th ending really makes the whole work really that much stronger.
31:18-46:21: Speaking of Russell, Graeme mentions Russell’s recent appearance on the 2000AD podcast (in part, although not wholly, because of the work Russell is doing on Dredd for IDW), and that spurs us on to talk about Judge Dredd, the Simpsons, and the changing nature of satire and Mega City One.
46:21-1:05:21: Graeme spins off from all this to talk about something he did not love: the coming collection of Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy. Also discussed: Mark Millar; Mark Millar and Grant Morrison’s Swamp Thing; Batman: The Damned; Batman: Hush; Legends of the Dark Knight; all those god-damned Batman books; and more.
1:05:21-1:22:38: Talking about who we might want to see about Batman leads, oddly, to a new theory Jeff has about the success of Claremont’s Uncanny X-Men and why they work better than the original Lee/Kirby X-Men. And from there, we end up discussing the switch on the book’s focus from gay culture to (maybe?) Israel?
1:22:38-1:41:23: Turns out this is the right week to be talking about old X-Men stories and creators like John Byrne, because this is the week it was announced C.B. Cebulski/Akira Yoshida signed John Byrne to return to Marvel and do an X-Men book. What the hell is going on? We discuss, and that also leads us to talk a bit about sales of Superman under Bendis, Pearl #1 by Bendis and Alex Maleev, and more.
1:41:23-2:00:43: The wonderful Leef Smith of Mission: Comics and Art asked us to read Hey Kids Comics #1 by Howard Chaykin and share our thoughts. Graeme didn’t read it, Jeff did, and…hoo boy.
2:00:43-2:06:36: Jeff also read Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-Kun, Vol. 9 by Izumi Tsubaki. He’s also read Prison School, Vol. 3 by Akira Hiramoto, and believe you me, you won’t mistake one series for the other anytime soon.
2:06:36-2:12:08: Graeme has a recommendation for Jeff: the first two books of Brink by Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard, a 2000 A.D. series that’s kind of a detective story, kind of not: Graeme mentions someone else’s description of it as “True Detective meets Outland.”
2:12:08-2:27:24: In “news,” Jeff wants to know if Graeme knows anything about this weird and more than slightly suspect TokyoPop sale on Comixology. Selling digital versions of books currently available from other publishers? Licensed comics featuring characters they surely can’t still own the licenes for? What is up with this sale? Graeme doesn’t have any answers, but he does point out some strange stuff about the Project Superpowers sale. And we talk about some reading options currently available on Marvel Unlimited, including the entire run of Master of Kung-Fu, which leads Graeme to ask a question—“Jeff, I’ve never read Master of Kung-Fu. Should I?”—Jeff has literally never thought of before.
2:27:24-end: A classic closing comments fakeout!! Look for us on Stitcher! Itunes! Instagram! Twitter together and separately: Graeme and Jeff! Matt! Tumblr, and on Patreon where a wonderful group of people make this all possible, including the kind crew at American Ninth Art Studios and Empress Audrey, Queen of the Galaxy, to whom we are especially grateful for their continuing support of this podcast. (And then! We talk about the sentencing of comics writer Gerard Jones to six years of prison, which is admittedly a very, very weird way to end the episode.) And then we’re out!
NEXT WEEK: Skip week! Rest up and join us in September!
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Baxter Building
Baxter Building Ep. 45: “This Must Be What It’s Like To be A Mutant!”
Tagged as: Baxter Building, Fantastic Four, Paul Ryan, Tom DeFalco
http://theworkingdraft.com/media/podcasts2/BaxterBuildingEp45.mp3 Previously on Baxter Building: When we last left off — in the same recording session! — the Thing has discovered an all-new reason to feel self-pity, Sue Richards has turned so almost-evil that it’s…
Graeme McMillan
Baxter Building Ep. 44: “What’s Wrong With You? Why Are You Overreacting?”
Tagged as: Baxter Building, Ben Grimm, Fantastic Four, Marvel, Only So Much Self Pity, Paul Ryan, Tom DeFalco
http://theworkingdraft.com/media/podcasts2/BaxterBuildingEp44.mp3 Previously on Baxter Building: The super-team that defined the 1960s has reached the 1990s, and it’s not necessarily the best combination; Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan are trying to bring Marvel’s First Family up…
Wait, What? Ep. 253: Stomach Sick Meets Muscle Relaxants
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Climate Change Challenger: Interactive Game
From pbslearningmedia.org, produced by NPR
An interactive map of a year-long expedition around the world to explore how climate changes people and how people change climate.
Found by freealan in Climate
From YouTube, produced by NASAEarthObservatory
The temperature of earth has been relatively constant over time. This is possible because as the planet absorbs solar radiation, it also emits long-wave radiation into space. Despite this radiative equilibrium, some long-wave radiation remains trappe...d beneath the atmosphere of the earth and warms the surface of the earth. This phenomenon is called the "greenhouse effect." (03:29) [more]
Found by teresahopson in Climate
Human Activities and Carbon Dioxide
Shortwave radiation emitted by the sun and long-wave radiation emitted by carbon dioxide and water vapor contribute to the heating of the Earth's surface. Over the past 120 years, scientists have observed that the Earth's average global surface tempe...rature has increased. At the same time, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has also increased. Take a closer look at how these changes may have occurred. (02:22) [more]
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Understanding Natural Climate Cycles
The climate has changed on a schedule for millennia. But have humans broken this climate clock? (05.06)
Found by andrewvanzyl in Climate
Three Extreme Climate Fixes
Hank talks about a few - maybe crazy, maybe reasonable - geo-engineering schemes that some scientists have come up with in order to "fix" climate change, incl...including designer clouds, ocean fertilization, and stratospheric shading with sulfur dio...xide. (04:26) [more]
Cimate Science in a Nutshell #2: What is Climate?
From YouTube, produced by PlanetNutshell
This video explains the difference between climate and weather. (02:32)
NASA | Summer Extremes Getting More Extreme
From YouTube, produced by NASA
People who live north of the equator are experiencing both higher summer temperatures and a greater frequency of extreme bouts of heat, according to a NASA statistical analysis of decades of Northern Hemisphere temperature data. A basic bell curve sh...ows breakdown of these temperatures. Initially, the mean summer temperature for the Northern Hemisphere from 1951-1980 is centered at the top of the curve, with the frequency of cooler summers in blue and the frequency of warmer summers in red. Watch how the frequency of hotter temperatures increases as the visualization moves forward in time, showing how hotter summer temperatures are the new normal. Data source: Goddard Institute for Space Studies Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio (00:16) [more]
Rachel Pike: The Science Behind a Climate Headline
From YouTube, produced by TED-Ed
In four minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a risky flight over the rain forest in pursu...it of data on a key molecule. (04:13) [more]
Found by Rockefellerteacher in Climate
National Geographic - Climate and Weather
In this short National Geographic video, students will be able to witnesses changes in nature. Students will be able to define the differences between climate and weather. Climate refers to the average weather conditions of a place over a long time. ...There are 6 main climate zones from mild and inviting to harsh. Weather refers to the day to day conditions of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular place and time. This is a wonderful companion teaching resource for a lesson/unit on climate weather or in conjunction with Common Core Curriculum Unit- Grade 1, Unit 4. (03:22) [more]
Found by Barb in Climate
Basics of Geography: Climate
From YouTube, produced by GCSE Geography
Discusses what makes up geography; land, water, people and their lives and how land and water affect them. Geography also includes climate. Climate is the weather pattern in a region of the world over a long period of time. One of the major factors a...ffecting our climate is the Sun. The way the Earth moves around the Sun affects the climate. This video discusses rotation, revolution, year, axis, hemisphere, latitude, lines of latitude, and equator. This video discusses what causes the different climates. This video shows the vocabulary using a picture of the Earth. This is a very good video to show students when discussing climate. (09:03) [more]
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« Edmonton airport sees traffic boost over long weekend
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BC man says he needs fentanyl for chronic pain
After years of living with chronic back and hip pain, Ken Jones was finally diagnosed with spina bifida. More than a year ago he found a doctor who prescribed him fentanyl and things improved.
“Finally we found something that was going to work,” Jones said. “It…was fentanyl and it’s come out in a patch.
“I was finally having some quality of life. I could get up, I could move, I could sleep.”
Jones was using a high dose of the opioid but then in June the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. released new guidelines for doctors who prescribe opioids in response to the increasing number of overdose deaths in B.C. involving people who were unknowingly taking drugs laced with fentanyl.
READ MORE: Fentanyl chemicals to be restricted, Health Canada says
With the new rules in place, Jones’ doctor has reduced his dose.
In a statement, the College of Physicians of B.C. said:
“The College hopes that B.C. physicians will prescribe more cautiously and provide appropriate treatment advice to their patients. Note that the document advises that physicians must always prescribe the lowest effective dosage of opioid medication.”
But Jones’ fiancée Julia Hillman said the college’s “sweeping approach” is affecting “people out there that live with chronic pain.”
READ MORE: B.C. Government to tackle crisis of fentanyl drug overdose deaths
Jones said he now has to decide whether he wants to live in pain or use his patches faster than he’s supposed to before eventually running out.
“He has a right to a quality of life and people are missing that right now in this hysteria,” Hillman said.
It’s unclear how many others are in the same situation but Jones wants to see changes so people who are legitimate users of fentanyl can continue getting the treatment they need.
“It’s a black place you go to when your pain gets too bad,” he said.
– With files from Jill Bennett
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Happy centenary to GKN Fokker!
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Krista Kuznecova
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On 21 July, GKN Fokker marks its centenary. Exactly 100 years ago, aviation pioneer Anthony Fokker registered the ‘’Nederlandsche Vliegtuigenfabriek’’ which led to the formation of the world famous Fokker business.
A Dutch industry-wide celebration event took place on 14 March in Amsterdam, to jointly recognise the centenaries of GKN Fokker, Royal NLR and KLM. In September, GKN Fokker will host an employee celebration in the Netherlands.
GKN Fokker’s outstanding people and technologies were fully integrated into GKN Aerospace in 2015. The result is a stronger GKN Aerospace with market leadership positions in aerostructures, engine systems and special technologies, increased exposure to key growth platforms, a comprehensive global manufacturing footprint of 50 sites in 15 countries and strong technological offerings.
Thanks to the pioneering spirit and the efforts of founder Anthony Fokker, many hundreds of millions of people worldwide have been brought together. His innovative heritage still characterises today’s GKN Fokker business. Many advanced aircraft have GKN Fokker innovations on board, and over 400 Fokker aircraft are operational worldwide. By pursuing innovations in technology, GKN Fokker supports a sustainable aerospace future in a smart and economically viable manner.
Over the past 100 years, GKN Fokker has served as an ambassador and figurehead for the Netherlands in the global aerospace community. Together with its 3,300 Dutch employees across seven Dutch sites, the business continues to be an industrial champion and major contributor to the economy of the Netherlands.
John Pritchard, CEO of GKN Aerospace ASEA said: “100 years on, we have achieved the dream of our founder, with our future firmly built on the foundation of a century of innovation. The entrepreneurship of Anthony Fokker has evolved into the world-class GKN Aerospace business. We are proud to be part of the successful Netherlands aviation industry, together with KLM, NLR and many other businesses. We are perfectly positioned to shape a sustainable aerospace future together.”
Anthony Fokker’s first Dutch flight was carried out on 31 August 1911 around the St BAVO church in Haarlem.
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The Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey Brazilian Portuguese version 2.0 (VHNSS 2.0): psychometric properties for patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone radiotherapy
Eliane Marçon Barroso1,5,6,
André Lopes Carvalho1,2,5,6,
Carlos Eduardo Paiva1,3,5,6,
Barbara A. Murphy4 &
Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva1,5,6
Patients who undergo radiotherapy to treat head and neck cancer can present with several symptoms, including oral ones. The symptoms are usually assessed using instruments to evaluate quality of life. However, these instruments do not really assess oral health outcomes and their functional implications. The VHNSS 2.0 instrument was developed to be used with head and neck cancer patients, and has recently been translated and culturally adapted to be used in Brazil. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the VHNSS 2.0 Brazilian Portuguese version.
Three assessment instruments, the Brazilian Portuguese versions of EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC H&N 35 and VHNSS 2.0, were answered by 241 head and neck cancer patients, of whom 47 were submitted to the test retest in 5–16 days. The construct validity was assessed through convergent validation (assuming correlations between VHNSS 2.0 and EORTC), and known group analysis (radiotherapy time, site of tumor, staging and surgery). Reliability was evaluated by means of Cronbach’s alpha and test retest using the intraclass correlation coefficient.
241 head and neck cancer patients, median age 58.8, were included in this study. Hypothesized correlations were confirmed, the comparison among the groups showed differences in most of the domains. Reliability for the domains of swallowing solids, dry mouth, mouth pain, mucus, voice, pain and taste/smell presented Cronbach’s alpha values from 0.858 to 0.735 and for the domains of nutrition, swallowing liquids and teeth, 0.618, 0.620 and 0.670 respectively. The test–retest reliability, for the domains of the VHNSS 2.0, measured using intraclass correlation coefficient, ranged from 0.372 to 0.854.
The VHNSS 2.0 Brazilian Portuguese version presented good results for the convergent validation and known-group analyses. It also showed reliability for the Cronbach´s alpha and test retest for most domains.
Head and neck cancers (HNC) include tumors that affect important anatomical structures, such as the lips, oral cavity, oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, thyroid gland and salivary glands [1]. Patients undergoing treatment in these regions often have sequelae due to the involvement of vital structures, either due to treatment or disease site. In addition, a considerable number of survivors have adverse effects that may be related to early or delayed treatment [2].
After diagnosis, treatment often results in significant changes, which can be simply subjective for example, pain or functional changes [3] such as breathing, chewing, salivary flow, swallowing and speaking [4]. The assessment of symptoms in patients with HNC can be performed using specific instruments, but often, the symptoms are addressed by quality-of-life (QoL) assessment instruments [5]. It is noteworthy that the instruments available and most commonly used for patients with HNC do not include some important and frequent oral changes. Thus far, some changes have been rarely reported and described, including those related to dental health, mucosal sensitivity and trismus, and their functional implications are not addressed very often either [6].
Considering these aspects, the initial development of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0 (VHNSS 2.0), which is a subjective symptom assessment instrument for HNC patients proposed for use in clinical practice to screen for oral health outcomes, was published in 2012 [6]. It was found to be able to detect the prevalence and severity of oral problems in HNC patients who had undergone radiation [6]. The psychometric proprieties were tested in the same population presenting Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.70 to 0.95 [7]. Furthermore, the instrument could detect changes over time in this population [8]. Moreover, in a recent publication, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommended that a group of symptoms, including swallowing, oral pain, skin changes, dry mouth, dental health, trismus, taste, excess mucus/saliva, shoulder movement, voice/hoarseness and some QoL domains (social and functional), should be evaluated in clinical trials because they are relevant for most HNC patients [9].
VHNSS 2.0 was developed in English and has recently been translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese [10]. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of VHNSS 2.0 Brazilian Portuguese version.
Design and study site
This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study with an assessment instrument validation methodology, using the STROBE guidelines for reporting observational studies [11], carried out at the Department of Head and Neck Cancer, Barretos Cancer Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. Patients were included from September 2013 to August 2014.
The population comprised patients older than 18 with a history of HNC (oral cavity, hypopharynx, oropharynx and larynx), whose radiotherapy treatment ended 6 months or more prior to the study, and who could read. Important cognitive changes that would prevent participants from responding to the assessment instruments were considered as exclusion criteria. These cognitive changes were identified by means of medical records and the perception of the researcher.
This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Barretos Cancer Hospital (644/2012) and was developed according to the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and National Health Council (Brazil), Resolution 466/2012. All subjects participated voluntarily and signed an informed consent form.
This step was performed by a single properly trained researcher (EMB) who identified eligible patients and invited them to participate. Socio-demographic characteristics, such as gender, race, civil status and education were self-reported and clinical characteristics (histological type, staging, tumor site, and treatment/s) were collected by means of medical records. The instruments were applied individually in a reserved environment, and each patient was given a choice between self-administering the instrument and having the instrument applied by the researcher. When applied by the interviewer, the questions and answers were read and care was taken not to provide any explanations. If the patients did not respond for any reason, the item was left blank and recorded as a non-response. The time required for completing the instrument was measured using a stopwatch.
Data collection instruments
Three instruments were used: the Brazilian Portuguese versions of the instruments Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0 [6], EORTC QLQ C30 [12] and EORTC H&N 35 [13].
Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0 (VHNSS 2.0)
It is an instrument developed specifically for patients with HNC and is intended to evaluate symptoms and oral changes in patients who have undergone radiotherapy. It was developed in 2012 [6] and comprises 10 domains and three single items: nutrition (four items), swallowing solids (eight items), swallowing liquids (two items), dry mouth (five items), mouth pain (six items), general pain (three items), mucus (four items), voice/communication (three items), hearing (one item), taste/smell (six items), teeth (four items), neck range of motion (one item) and trismus (one item). Response choices range from 0 (none) to 10 (severe) so that, the higher the score is, the greater the intensity of symptoms will be. The mean of each domain is calculated only if there is a response for at least half of the items. Items receiving a “not applicable” response are treated as a non-response in the score calculation. The time reference is in relation to the previous week.
EORTC QLQ C 30
It is a questionnaire evaluating cancer-specific QoL that has been previously validated for use in Brazil [14, 15] and comprises 30 items, including five functional scales, three symptom scales, an overall health scale and some individual items related to symptoms commonly reported by cancer patients, with responses graded on a Likert scale varying from 0 to 4 points. For QoL-related and overall health status items, the responses are graded on a 7-point Likert scale. Scores range from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst health status and 100 represents the best health status; this is in contrast to the way in which the symptom scales work, where higher scores represent a higher level of symptoms and a worse QoL [12]. Cronbach’s alpha in this study was calculated to be 0.895.
EORTC H&N 35
The EORTC H&N 35 [13] was developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). It is specific for patients with HNC and is complementary to QLQ C30. It contains 35 items that evaluate seven domains: pain, swallowing, senses (taste and smell), speech, social eating, social contact, and sexuality, as well as single specific items related to dental problems, trismus, dry mouth, sticky saliva, coughing, feeling ill, use of pain killers, use of nutritional supplements, use of feeding tube and weight gain/loss. Thirty of the responses were graded on a Likert scale ranging from 1 to 4, and five questions required a yes or no response. High scores represent high symptomatology. The questions are related to events in the previous week. Cronbach’s alpha in this study was calculated to be 0.885.
Validation process stages
Psychometric properties
Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach’s α, considering a value between 0.70 and 0.95 as acceptable [16].
The reproducibility of the VHNSS 2.0 instrument was evaluated by the ICC, considering values ≥0.7 as acceptable [16]. This was performed over a period of 1–2 weeks, which could vary up to 2 days, in the same setting as the baseline measures. Once the subjects were follow up patients and did not have to come back to the hospital very often, the ones included were the ones who came, for any reason, within this time interval. As the retest should be performed on clinically stable patients, the performance status (ECOG) was evaluated at both time points to confirm clinical stability.
Construct validity was assessed using hypothesis testing. For convergent validity, correlations were assumed to exist between scores for nutrition, swallowing solids, swallowing liquids, dry mouth, mouth pain, voice, general pain, taste/smell and trismus measured by VHNSS 2.0, and scores for social eating, swallowing, dry mouth, pain, speech problems, pain, sense problems and opening mouth as measured by EORTC H&N 35. Correlations between the general pain and mouth pain domains of VHNSS 2.0 and pain domain of EORTC QLQ C-30 were also assumed. Correlations >0.4 were considered as acceptable [17].
In the known-groups analysis, the groups were compared using the mean (standard deviation) symptoms of each domain as measured by VHNSS 2.0, to assess whether the instrument could discriminate between the patient groups. It was assumed that those who completed radiotherapy between 6 and 12 months versus >12 months; those who underwent surgical treatment versus no surgical treatment, and those diagnosed as stage I/II versus III/IV would all differ regarding the scores of the instrument. An additional exploratory analysis was performed to assess whether the instrument could discriminate among groups of patients with diseases at different sites, comparing those with diseases in the oral cavity/oropharynx to those with disease in the hypopharynx/larynx.
These differences were assumed, since the scores of symptom items measured using VHNSS 2.0 tend to improve over time, considering early, mid and late recovery, post chemo-radiation [18]. Furthermore, patients with advanced stages were expected to present higher symptom scores [13, 19]. It was also expected that patients who had undergone surgery would present problems related to the procedure, such as mouth opening [20]. Moreover, the differences among sites were assumed because oral cancer patients may present problems with teeth, trismus and pain; pharynx cancer patients usually present alterations related to swallowing, social eating and stick saliva, whereas larynx cancer patients report higher scores in the voice and cough scales [13].
Missing information was evaluated considering the number of non-responses per item, with values of up to 4 % being considered acceptable [17].
All the data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistic 21 statistical program and Software R program, adopting a 5 % significance level. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to calculate internal consistency, and the ICC was used for test–retest evaluation. Convergent validity correlations were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. For the known-groups analysis, the groups were compared using the nonparametric Mann–Whitney U-test.
The sample size was calculated using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient expected by the researcher (α = 0.7), under the null hypothesis (α = 0.6), considering a 5 % significance level, and 85 % test power [21, 22], resulting in a sample of 224 patients. For the retest, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) expected by the researcher (ρ = 0.85) was used, under the null hypothesis (ρ = 0.7), with a 5 % significance level, and 85 % test power, resulting in 47 patients.
Two hundred sixty-five patients were invited to participate in the study, of whom 19 refused, and five could not respond to the instrument because they presented with important cognitive changes, leaving 241 participants. The median age of the participants was 58.8 (range 33.49–88.55) years. All the patients preferred the interview to be applied by the researcher, and the median time of application of VHNSS 2.0 and EORTC H&N 35 was 8 (range 4–17) and 6 (range 2–17) minutes, respectively. The median time between the end of radiotherapy and interview was 2 (range 0–23) years. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics are described in Table 1.
Table 1 Description of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
Descriptive analysis of the VHNSS 2.0 items
Table 2 shows the frequency and severity of symptoms measured by the VHNSS 2.0 instrument, graded as no symptoms (0), mild (1–4), moderate (5–6) and severe (>7) [23]. Items from the swallowing solids, dry mouth, mucus, taste/smell, voice and teeth domains had higher percentages of moderate to severe scores. The percentage of missing items was 0.21 % (25/11568).
Table 2 Frequency and severity of scores measured by VHNSS 2.0 and Cronbach’s alpha
In Table 3, it can be observed that the most affected domain was dry mouth, with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) score of 3.38 (2.72), followed by swallowing solids (mean = 2.63, SD = 2.22), voice (mean = 2.59, SD = 2.60) and teeth (mean = 2.37, SD = 2.28. The least affected domains were mouth pain, swallowing liquids and pain, with mean (SD) scores of 0.76 (1.52), 0.86 (1.74) and 1.13 (2.10), respectively.
Table 3 Descriptive analyses of VHNSS 2.0 domains
Convergent validity
As expected, the hypothetical correlations between the VHNSS 2.0 and EORTC QLQ C30, and VHNSS 2.0 and EORTC H&N 35 domains were confirmed, presenting correlations >0.4 (Table 4).
Table 4 Correlation coefficient between VHNSS 2.0 and the EORTC QLQ C30 and EORTC H&N 35 (convergent validity)
Known-groups validity
The Known-groups analysis, considering time of therapy completion, stage of disease, tumor site and surgical or non-surgical treatment, showed that the instrument could discriminate between patient groups, as shown in Table 5.
Table 5 Mean comparison of symptoms measured by VHNSS 2.0 between patients groups (known-groups analysis)
Most domains had Cronbach’s α values ≥0.70, except for nutrition (α = 0.618), swallowing liquids (α = 0.620) and teeth (α = 0.670) (Table 2).
Test–retest reproducibility
This evaluation was performed with 47 patients, and showed values ≥0.7 for the swallowing solids, swallowing liquids, dry mouth, mucus, teeth, speech, general pain and trismus domains and equal to 0.6 for the nutrition, mouth pain and taste/smell domains. The coefficients were low for neck and hearing items, 0.478 and 0.372, respectively (Table 6). Functionality, as measured by ECOG, remained stable across the two-time points (Kappa = 0.827; p < 0.001).
Table 6 Test retest reliability (5–16 days)
This study described stages in the validation process of the Brazilian Portuguese version of VHNSS 2.0, in a sample of patients with HNC being followed up. The results indicated that VHNSS 2.0 is an instrument with the potential to evaluate severity of oral changes associated with treatment, which includes radiotherapy of the head and neck region, for use in clinical practice and/or research in this population.
In general, the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are representative of the study population because studies in the Brazilian population indicate that HNC prevalence is higher in men with low income, advanced-stage disease and squamous cell carcinoma histological type [24].
In this study, 161 (67.1 %) participants had less than 8 years of education, and all the subjects opted for the VHNSS 2.0 to be applied by the interviewer. However, the use of VHNSS 2.0 is feasible because the median time to respond, when applied by an interviewer, was 8 min (range 4–17 min), compared with 6 min (2–17 min) for EORTC H&N 35 and QLQ C30. In Brazil, it is known that there is a preference for assessment instruments to be applied by the interviewer [14]. Data from the validation process of the original version reported a time less than 10 min when self-administered [6]. In this study, the median time between the end of radiotherapy and the interview was 2 (range 0–23) years, whereas the median time of the original study was 1 (range 0–13) year [6]. Besides that, the VHNSS 2.0 has been tested before, during and up to 42 weeks post treatment [8]. Also noteworthy is that the number of items without responses was small and within the expected level.
When the frequency and severity of symptoms measured by VHNSS 2.0 were evaluated, the swallowing solids, dry mouth, mucus, taste/smell, voice and teeth domains had higher percentages of severe scores (score >7). For the dry mouth and difficulty chewing due to teeth/dentures items, 38.6 and 24.8 % of the population had severe levels (scores >7), respectively, compared with 36 and 16.4 % of patients, respectively, in a study published by Kolnick et al. [23]. The data of the validation process study of the original instrument showed significant percentages of moderate to severe scores in the swallowing solids, dry mouth, mucus, taste/smell, voice and general pain domains (>4) [7]. The presence of symptoms at considerable levels and severity reflects the need for monitoring, even in patients whose treatment is completed. The use of assessment instruments can provide useful information to help health professionals in patient care [5].
Regarding construct validity, the instrument was compared with the EORTC QLQ C30 and H&N 35, which, although evaluate QoL, have specific functional and symptom domains and are instruments with adequate psychometric properties for patients with HNC [25]. Thus, one might expect to find correlations higher than 0.4 between the items and assumed domains, and this has been confirmed, with the lowest correlation being 0.418 (VHNSS mouth pain × EORTC H&N 35 social eating) and the highest correlation being 0.756 (VHNSS 2.0 swallowing solids × H&N 35 swallowing), showing common features among these instruments.
It was not possible to discriminate among patient groups regarding any of the situations tested in four domains (swallowing liquid, mucus, hearing and neck). Differences were expected when comparing patients with different treatment completion times, since scores decrease over time but do not completely resolve [18, 26]. The analysis of the mean score of patients who had completed radiotherapy more than 12 months previously revealed that such scores were lower for this group, including in those domains where significant differences were not observed. However, contrary to these results, some studies, using questionnaires specifically developed for HNC (EORTC H&N 35), showed that at the 5-year follow up, a worsening of some symptoms, such as sense problems, less sexuality, dental problems, mouth opening and dry mouth, is revealed [27].
Using staging as a criterion for the discrimination among groups, the hypothesis was that patients with higher staging would have undergone more aggressive treatment, resulting in a greater symptom burden. A study of patients with HNC showed that patients whose disease was in stages III/IV had a higher symptom burden than those with stage I/II evaluated at 3 and 6 months, and this difference was less evident at 12 months [28]. When considering that the patients in our study are disease free, and that some have been followed up over many years, this difference was diluted in most domains, although the mean scores were higher in group III/IV than in group I/II.
Surgical criteria for group discrimination revealed significant differences in just three domains (swallowing solids, trismus and teeth). It was expected that patients undergoing combined therapeutic procedures would have higher mean scores, which was confirmed in most domains, although this was not statistically significant. According to Alicikus et al. [29], tumor site and therapeutic modality are the most important factors affecting QoL domains, including symptoms in treated HNC patients.
In an additional analysis comparing disease sites, the instrument could discriminate between patients whose disease was located in the oral cavity/oropharynx and hypopharynx/larynx in seven domains, with statistically significant differences.
Analyzing domains in terms of reliability, considering values ≥0.7 [16], the values in this study were satisfactory and ranged from 0.618 (nutrition) to 0.858 (swallowing solids). Those values were lower than those in the validation study of the original instrument, which ranged from 0.70 (swallowing liquid) to 0.95 (mucus) [7]. It is known that domains with small numbers of items and asymmetric distribution may have lower internal consistency [17].
The stability of the instrument, as measured by the ICC, proved to be satisfactory for most of the VHNSS 2.0 domains except for the hearing and neck items, where the values were much lower than expected, suggesting that there may be problems in these items that prevent proper understanding. Further studies are necessary to clarify the psychometric properties of the hearing and neck items in different populations and evaluate the need for instrument modifications.
The present study has some limitations. The selected patients were free of disease, which may have limited the retest to be performed in the recommended time interval for all patients, and may also have affected the known-groups analysis, in which the ability to discriminate between groups could not be validated for certain domains. This resulted in a large percentage of patients, in some items, with very low or absent symptomatology. Moreover, since all the subjects were follow up patients, this may hinder the generalization of the findings for patients undergoing treatment. So, further studies should be carried out in this group of patients.
Additionally, due to the choice of participants, the entire instrument was applied by the interviewer who read the items aloud, a procedure that may have facilitated the understanding of the instrument in a population with a mainly low education level. Hence, it would be important to confirm the psychometric properties, of the Brazilian Portuguese version, in self-administered situations. Another important limitation is that the assessment of responsiveness, to determine whether the instrument could detect changes over a time interval, was not done, and this would be important when the instrument is used in a clinical setting as an aid in the decision-making process. VHNSS 2.0 is an instrument available only in the English and Portuguese languages. Thus, there are few studies that have used this instrument to date, hindering any comparison of our findings with the literature.
The validation process of the Brazilian Portuguese version VHNSS 2.0 has revealed that the instrument has adequate construct validity, as measured by convergent validity and known-groups analysis, and has acceptable internal consistency for most domains. Its use will contribute to the identification of symptoms and oral changes in patients with HNC who underwent exclusive or combined radiotherapy, thus allowing the development of strategies to monitor such changes. However, further studies are needed to assure that VHNSS 2.0 Brazilian Portuguese version is, beyond any reasonable doubt, a valid and reliable instrument to assess oral symptoms in HNC.
VHNSS 2.0:
Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0
HNC:
QoL:
quality-of-life
NCI:
ICC:
intraclass correlation coefficient
TNM:
classification of malignant tumors
SSC:
ECOG:
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
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Singer S, Arraras JI, Chie WC, Fisher SE, Galalae R, Hammerlid E, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Schmalz C, Verdonck-de Leeuw I, Gamper E, Keszte J, Hofmeister D. Performance of the EORTC questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life in head and neck cancer patients EORTC QLQ-H&N35: a methodological review. Qual Life Res. 2013;22(8):1927–41. doi:10.1007/s11136-012-0325-1.
Murphy BA, Dietrich MS, Wells N, Dwyer K, Ridner SH, Silver HJ, Gilbert J, Chung CH, Cmelak A, Burkey B, Yarbrough WG, Sinard R, Netterville J. Reliability and validity of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey: a tool to assess symptom burden in patients treated with chemoradiation. Head Neck. 2010;32(1):26–37. doi:10.1002/hed.21143.
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EMB contributed to the study design and data collection and wrote the manuscript. ALC contributed to the study design and wrote the manuscript. CEP contributed to the study design and data analysis and wrote the manuscript. BAM contributed by giving permission to validate the instrument in Brazil and wrote the manuscript. BSRP contributed to the study design and data analysis and wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We thank the São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP, Brazil) for funding the present study (FAPESP—process number 2012/16768-2).
Compliance with ethical guidelines
Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Research Group on Palliative Care and Health-Related Quality of Life (GPQual), Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
Eliane Marçon Barroso
, André Lopes Carvalho
, Carlos Eduardo Paiva
& Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva
Head and Neck Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
André Lopes Carvalho
Department of Clinical Oncology, Breast and Gynecology Division, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
Carlos Eduardo Paiva
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
Barbara A. Murphy
Fundação Pio XII, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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Barroso, E.M., Carvalho, A.L., Paiva, C.E. et al. The Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey Brazilian Portuguese version 2.0 (VHNSS 2.0): psychometric properties for patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone radiotherapy. BMC Res Notes 8, 522 (2015) doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1470-8
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That’s my usual response when organizers ask me to publicize their upcoming or recent event. If I do one, I say, I’ll have to do them all. And — sorry, guys! — your reunion just isn’t that interesting to 99.99% of “06880”‘s daily readers.
But rules are made to be broken. And if any class has experience breaking rules, it’s the rockin’, rollin’ Staples High School class of 1969.
So here goes:
Last weekend, 131 no-longer-teenage-but-still-young-at-heart former Wreckers gathered for their 50th (!) reunion.
There were no cell phones — or selfies — back in 1969. In 2019, these reunion-goers make the most of theirs.
They were rebels, back in the day. But in 2019, they got a ton of help from all corners of the town they grew up in. Former — and still — class president Peter Krieg reports:
Assistant principal Rich Franzis was a tremendous help. He helped prep Krieg for his tour of the “new” school, worked with Geno Heiter to post 1969 visuals on the lobby TV screen, and enlisted head custodian Horace Lewis and one of Lewis’ staff to guide the group around.
Not far from a banner welcoming the Class of 2023 to the “new” Staples, the Class of 1969 gathered for a group photo.
The tour culminated in the library, where librarian Jen Cirino helped screen the “High School That Rocked” movie. The film depicts the amazing (Doors, Yardbirds, Cream, Sly & the Family Stone, Rascals, Animals, Beau Brummels) concerts that so many of those former Stapleites attended.
Producer Fred Cantor — the young (Class of ’71) producer — was there.
So was former social studies teacher and administrator Gordon Hall. Now in his 90s — and living in the same Westport home as then — he spoke to the returning alums.
“He was inspiring, knowledgeable and very funny,” Krieg reports. “His comments about retirement were not just appropriate; they were a teaching moment for us.”
Krieg is giving gifts to everyone who helped. Hall, for example, will receive a framed photo of his talk.
New Staples principal Stafford Thomas gets one too. (“He was keenly interested in ‘The High School That Rocked,'” Krieg says — even though he had not yet been born when those bands were hot.)
The way we were … or at least, the way we think we were, today.
Krieg gives a shout-out to Westport’s Parks & Recreation Department as well. They provided great help for the Saturday night Compo Beach party: tent permits, use of the Ned Dimes Marina, and passes for vehicles.
The marina building was decorated with professionally produced ’69 posters and memorabilia. Organizers raffled off 3 unique pieces of art. They’ll donate (appropriately) $1,969 of the proceeds to Staples Tuition Grants.
Of course, no reunion is complete with a party at the Black Duck. Pete Aitkin hosted a boisterous crew on Friday night.
“The support we got from the school, from one of our teachers, and the town was really special,” says Krieg.
“This was Westport at its best. It felt like the Westport of old. In some ways, Westport hasn’t changed at all.”
Neither have the members of Staples High School’s Class of 1969.
Even if they did graduate half a century ago.
It’s been 50 years. But some friendships never fade.
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Tagged "The High School That Rocked", Fred Cantor, Peter Krieg, Staples High School Class of 1969
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Howard the Duck (1986) (Limited Edition)
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Title number 008 in our Black Label range. This Limited Edition version includes a slipcase and a booklet.
101 Films presents Howard the Duck (1986), title 008 on our Black Label and a UK Blu-ray debut. A box office bomb upon release, the film's notoriety has never faded, and it now stands as one of the essential cult films of the 1980s.
From executive producer George Lucas and the pages of Marvel Comics comes a comedy adventure spectacular about a fast-talking, cigar-chomping, beer-loving duck from a parallel universe who crashes to Earth and somehow winds up in Cleveland. As Howard attempts to return to his own planet, he falls in love with rock singer Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson, Back to the Future) and must battle an evil invader known as the Dark Overlord.
This wacky, elaborately produced spoof of life, love, comic books and horror movies is a misunderstood cult classic, ripe for rediscovery.
Brand New Extras
Howard: A New Cult Hero: Vic Pratt on Howard the Duck
Commentary with Wil Jones and Robert J.E. Simpson
Commentary with Charlie Brigden and Dan Whitehead
Limited edition booklet: includes 'Howard the Duck and Marvel Comics: How ‘The Duck Who Couldn’t Swim’ Survived a Sinking Ship' by Lister Appleton and 'The Madness of King George' by Charlie Brigden
Additional Extras (Blu-ray only)
A Look Back at Howard the Duck
Releasing the Duck News Featurette
The Stunts of Howard the Duck
The Special Effects of Howard the Duck
The Music of Howard the Duck
Runtime (Blu-ray): Feature 110 mins approx, Extras 34 mins approx
Runtime (DVD): Feature 106 mins approx, Extras 21 mins approx
Blu-ray region: B
Sound: Stereo PCM & DTSHD-MA surround (Blu-ray) Stereo & surround AC3 (DVD)
Subtitles: English HOH
Original Trailer:
Class of 1984 (1982) (Limited Edition)
Rabid (1977) (Limited Edition)
Skinner (1993) (Limited Edition)
Prom Night (1980) (Limited Edition)
A.W.O.L. (1990)
Sabotage (1996)
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Third Eye Blind Announce 2020 Tour Dates With Saves The Day
posted by Katrina Nattress - Dec 6, 2019
Third Eye Blind just can't get enough of that touring life. After spending the summer on the road with Jimmy Eat World and November traversing the country with Smallpools, the '90s rockers have announced yet another leg to their Screamer tour (they're at least taking *a little* time off this go around and heading out in March) and are bringing emo veterans Saves The Day on the road with them. The tour kicks off in Seattle on March 11 and wraps up in Washington DC on March 30.
Tickets to the tour are available on December 13, with a fan presale going down from 10am on December 11 until 10am on December 12. Check out the tour announcement and a full list of dates below.
Third Eye Blind / Saves The Day 2020 Tour Dates
Mar 11 Seattle, WA
Mar 12 Portland, OR
Mar 13 Oakland, CA
Mar 14 Los Angeles, CA
Mar 16 San Diego, CA
Mar 17 Phoenix, AZ
Mar 19 Denver, CO
Mar 20 Kansas City, M
Mar 21 Madison, WI
Mar 22 Chicago, IL
Mar 23 Detroit, MI
Mar 25 Boston, MA
Mar 27 Philadelphia, PA
Mar 28 New York, NY
Mar 30 Washington, DC
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Brooks & Dunn Reveal 'Reboot 2020 Tour'
Brooks & Dunn will hit the road again in 2020! The iconic country music announced plans for their first nationwide tour in 10 years. The "Reboot 2020 Tour" is scheduled to launch in mid-May.
The duo's Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will kick off the tour on May 15 in St. Louis, Mo. They'll then have shows in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and more before concluding in September. The full list of scheduled shows can be seen below.
"So much for 'We quit,' huh?" Dunn says. "That horse that we were afraid of riding into the ground apparently didn't share our sentiment...He gotta fire in his belly raring to go another round or two."
Brooks & Dunn have played several shows throughout the years, however they have not been on tour since their "Last Rodeo Tour," which ended in 2010.
"The memories of playing live are what have kept the fire burning for us," Brooks adds. "Performers who have had the kind of nights like we've had with out fans can never really let that go. Live is where we're most at home, and it's gonna feel good to be back in the saddle."
Additional information regarding ticket details are to be announced. See below for all tour dates.
Brooks & Dunn, Reboot 2020 Tour Dates:
May 15 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
May 16 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ Ruoff Music Center
May 22 — Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
May 23 — Bristow, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live
May 29 — Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 30 — Orange Beach, Ala. @ The Wharf Amphitheater
June 5 — Dallas, Texas @ Dos Equis Pavilion
June 6 — Houston, Texas @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
June 26 — Camden, N.J. @ BB&T Pavilion
June 27 — Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center
Aug. 28 — Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 29 — Burgettstown, Pa. @ S&T Bank Music Park
Sept. 4 — Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 5 — Wantagh, N.Y. @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Sept. 10 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 — Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion
Sept. 18 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
Sept. 19 — Chicago, Ill. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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The Roxy Celebrates Anime All Month Long (For AniMay, Get It?)
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I'm a big fan of the way The Roxy programs its schedule to fit a certain theme for every month. February was Black History Month, so films directed by black filmmakers and starring black actors took the spotlight. Ditto Women's History Month in March, and April was a month-long celebration of the films of Stanley Kubrick. And sometimes, when you think of a great pun, there's no going back.
That's why May 1st kicks off AniMay at The Roxy, which means a bunch of anime classics will be screening at the theater all month long. The main feature will be on Wednesday nights.. Here's the list of what'll be showing:
May 1st - Akira
May 8th - Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
May 15th - Paprika
May 22nd - Metropolis
May 29th - Tokyo Godfathers
Interested in checking these out? Head to the Roxy's website for the full schedule.
Filed Under: Anime, The Roxy
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1925Band Releases a New Music Video - Al Te Min Te Veel Gevra
Reno, Jeff and David-Lee Gericke, the brother-trio that makes up 1925Band, needs no further introduction. They have just released their third music video for the single Al Te Min Te Veel Gevra. The band recently held their album launch at the Centurion Theatre on the 27 September, 2017.
The music video follows on the success of their previous singles, Eintlik Nogal Baie – which was also the theme song for the same-titled film – and Gedig Op My Arm, which also received good attention.
Al Te Min Te Veel Gevra is a song with an incredible story.
”We arrived in Plettenberg Bay in December 2016. We had to stay there for a few month. We met some amazing people and had a wonderful time, sometimes whearing the same clothes for more than a day in a row! That is where we got the inspiration to write the words that could convey to people how to take in the Western Cape’s vibe. It was three months without a house, the same food and encounters with people from all walks of life. It was nights out to visits to the beach to watch the stars at night. We as brothers have gone through difficult times. But we had to take it all in because we had a dream that we had to follow.,” says David-Lee Gericke.
The video itself focuses around three core stories and was shot around the Bo-Kaap, Bloubergstrand and Durbanville. The first story is about a young girl who lives on the streets of the Bo-Kaap. who lives in the Upper Cape. Jeff is heading to a show and sees this girl, he gives her money and decides to sit on his cajon and entertain her and make her smile.
The second story is about a sad woman sitting on the beach, wondering about life. David-Lee is walking his dog, when the dog breaks loose and runs to her. He runs after the dog and meets the woman. The dog brings them together, not as lovers, but as new friends. She has new hope and is not alone anymore.
The third story tells the story of a lady buying groceries. Her bag falls, luckily Reno is in the same building and he runs to help her. He also helps her to the car and greets her there.
“The story behind the story is that one should always make time for someone you need. Do not just let it go, it is not too much to ask of you to make that time,” says Reno.
1925Band is signed to Storm Rekordz and they are currently planning an album launch in Cape Town in October.
SONGS ON THE ALBUM:
Servette
Maak Dit Rerig Saak
Gedig op Jou Arm
Johny and the monkey
Eintlik Nogal Baie
Al Te Min Te Veel Gevra
Emosionele Natuur
Ahora Que Lo Pienso
Eintlik Nogal Baie (Koor Weergawe)
Website: https://1925band.co.za/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1925band/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1925band
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1925bandofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/1925Band
Reno Gericke
E-mail: reno@1925band.co.za
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Psychological Strategy Board ~ Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows
By postrockcafe / April 4, 2018 / Experimental / One comment
It’s rare that a debut act is asked to score a feature film, and rarer still that such an act surpasses expectations. This is the case with Psychological Strategy Board, a duo comprised of Paul Snowdon (Time Attendant) and Maybury. The task before them was huge: to create a score that captured beauty and ugliness, triumph and tragedy, creativity and contagion. The album is the score to Richard Kovitch’s Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows, a documentary that traces the circumstances behind the explosion and disappearance of a maverick artist ~ one whose confrontational images of female empowerment continue to split critics. Slinger’s 1977 work, An Exorcism, seems even more haunting today, a lost collage classic waiting to be rediscovered.
While listening to the album, one considers the gothic beauty of the artist, the artistic drive, the instinctive strangeness that engendered such achievements. It’s impossible to watch even the trailer and not to wonder about Slinger’s psychological state ~ a fact that works its way into the name of the duo. The phrase touched by fire seems apt, as the average person would never think of taking such artistic risks; nor would they ever reap the benefits.
Psychological Strategy Board takes risks as well. It takes but a minute for listeners to sit up and take notice, as the static charge of “Stereo Interference” tumbles into the synthetic shock of “Expression in Ruins.” As the synths bubble and burn, one thinks of synapses firing, of wild ideas created in a manic phase, of the frenzy to write them down. At first the tones are rounded like beeps. By the end they are fraying at the edges. Dark, measured breaths appear in the background: the monster is in control. The propulsive momentum of “Rats in the walls of our mind” is offset by its disturbing title. Not even the foghorn can scare the rats away. Then everything slows to a stop, a studio technique popular in the seventies and perfectly placed here.
Dark bells toll; agitated birds sound a warning. Psychological Strategy Board becomes a stand-in for Slinger. The deeper they go, the darker they get, chasing the rabbit until the path is lost. At what point is one permanently transformed? How long can the dark stain stay before it can no longer be removed? In “Phenomena shifts and back to the unfamiliar,” all perspectives change. What at first seems a siren becomes a siren call, and in the subsequent track, an alarm. “Purgatory in control of us” stumbles into hauntology, reminding us that the sound existed long before the genre tag. Sounds rub against each other like disturbing thoughts, ignoring personal space. Fragments of voice dangle in the ether like abraded sanity. The loudest sounds arrive toward the end like the deepest knife. Finally a clock, a music box, a bell, a return to the primordial state.
Kovitch’s fascinating, disturbing film will have its next screening at Bristol’s The Cube this Thursday. Psychological Strategy Board’s score is as much a character as the film’s subject: a dark soulmate to a forgotten life, now resurrected, darkness brought to the light it once shunned. The subject, director and scoring team are now linked in this audio-visual collage. (Richard Allen)
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Valentino's US CEO Sandra Jovicic departs
Gabriella Lacombe
today Sep 17, 2018
Valentino's US CEO Sandra Jovicic, has exited the company, a spokesperson for the label confirmed to FashionNetwork.com on Monday. A successor has yet to be announced.
Valentino - Fall-Winter 2018 - Haute Couture - Paris - © PixelFormula
Jovicic occupied her position as CEO with the Italian brand since July of 2017. Previous to her experience at Valentino, she served as president of Italian lifestyle brand Moncler in New York from 2012 to 2017, as a consultant at Cacci & Co. Advisors, and held executive roles at Tommy Hilfiger and Bottega Veneta, according to her LinkedIn page.
Valentino announced plans to put more that 25 percent of its company up for sale in late 2017. Currently, the brand is owned by Quatari investment vehicle Mayhoola, who bought the luxury brand from private equity firm Permira in 2012. The current CEO of the Valentino Fashion Group is Stefano Sassi, who joined the brand in 2006.
In 2016, Valentino's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri left the label after 17 years of service. Her long-time collaborator Pierpaolo Piccioli serves as the current creative director.
Fashion publicist legend Ed Filipowski dies at 58
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Thu Apr 9th 2015 by abagond
Walter Scott (1965-2015) was a 50-year-old unarmed Black American man and father of four who was shot dead by a White police officer during a traffic stop. That was on April 4th 2015 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The killer cop was Michael T. Slager.
Officer Slager said that on Saturday April 4th he stopped Scott for a broken tail light on the Mercedes Benz he was driving. At some point during the stop, Scott took the officer’s taser gun. Officer Slager, in fear for his life, shot Scott. He then gave Scott CPR to try to save him.
Scott’s brother Anthony arrived at the scene. The police would not tell him why they killed his brother. Anthony Scott:
“This just doesn’t sound right. How do you lose your life at a traffic stop?”
Part of the traffic stop was caught on video by Feidin Santana on his phone. He was walking to work at the time.
The video shows Scott running away and Officer Slager shooting eight times at his back. Scott falls. Instead of giving CPR, Slager handcuffs him.
Officer Slager then goes to get a black object and drops it on the ground next to Scott. He does it like he has done it before. It is presumably the taser gun, dropped next to Scott to create “evidence” to support his lie, his lie to get away with murder.
A still from Santana’s video.
Santana overcame his fears and gave the video to Scott’s family. Their lawyer gave it to the press.
Michael Slager.
And then, amazingly:
Officer Slager was charged with murder – no grand jury necessary!
Officer Slager was arrested – no protests necessary!
Officer Slager was fired – no paid leave!
The state took over the investigation – the police department was not trusted to investigate itself!
The police chief was “sickened” by the video.
In short, the Normal Human Reactions that seem so strangely lacking in White people when an unarmed Black person is killed by the police (and yet they will go nuts over a Paula Deen or a Don Sterling for saying racist stuff).
Scott did have a warrant for his arrest. He was way behind on child support payments. But I doubt that is an offence punishable by death in the state of South Carolina.
North Charleston is about 47% Black and 37% White – yet the police force is about 80% White. No doubt because North Charleston only hires the “best” people.
There were two known complaints against Slager in the past. In September 2013 he tasered someone and slammed them to the ground for no good reason. The police department “exonerated” him of that complaint.
If found guilty of murder, Slager could get 30 years to life in prison. But that is a big if. After all, there was damning video in the cases of Eric Garner and Rodney King, and yet the police walked free. Phantom Caucasian Justice.
Just so you know: Over the past five years in South Carolina, police have shot 209 people. Not a single police officer was convicted of a crime.
– Abagond, 2015, 2017.
Update (April 13th): The Associated Press says there was no warrant for Scott’s arrest. NBC says there was.
Update (December 7th 2016): The trial ended in a hung jury. Ten White jurors and one Black juror voted to find Slager guilty of at least manslaughter, but, after four days, they were not able to persuade the remaining White juror, who said, “I cannot in good conscience consider a guilty verdict,” – despite the video that shows Officer Slager shooting Scott in the back five times while he runs away!
Phantom Caucasian Justice
Racist Uncles
Black Brute stereotype
slave patrols
The extremely incomplete list of unarmed Black people killed by police
Ferguson II
Why do White people hate Black people? – my opinion
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 04:20:23 jefe
What I found so interesting also was how quick the North Charleston Police chief came forward to condemn this. Maybe he doesn’t want to happen to him what eventually happened to Ferguson’s police chief.
But then again, that was only after the video surfaced.
If the State of SC takes over, then maybe they will not need a DOJ probe.
Will they try to thuggify Walter Scott? That may be difficult if the police are not controlling the media.
One thing is sure — if the Police chief decides to pin it on this officer, that might not have the best result. White people like to pin racist behaviour on certain whites that are so obviously far gone. Then they can go back to continuing their own racist behaviour untouched. (that is, racist behaviour among whites can be pinned on a few bad apples; the vast majority are non-racist colour blind upstanding citizens. :P)
It will be interesting to follow this case.
Not to worry. The New York Times is already on it.
In the article they wrote when this first came out, they told us of Slager’s Coast Guard service but did NOT inform us of the complaints against him as a police officer.
Scott also served in the Coast Guard. The New York Times did NOT bring that up. Instead they combed through his police record going all the way back to 1987 when Scott was 22 or so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/us/south-carolina-officer-is-charged-with-murder-in-black-mans-death.html
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 04:55:34 teddy1975
Slager? As in the Dutch for Butcher, just a bit more domestic than Slayer? SANTA-na comes up with the evidence to get the murderer prosecuted? I could understand people might think it was made up, but coincidences exist.
Yeah. Maybe the police chief does not want to see his city in flames.
@ teddy1975
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 05:39:45 shannon
South Carolina has indicted four white policemen for brutality since last year. This is my birth place and is along the narrow strip of land between Savannah, Ga. and Charleston, SC where slaves were “welcomed” to the new world. I live on a little island in between… that the black former slaves took over and made their own after the “civil” war. North Charleston is a hop, skip and a jump for me, should this “runaway slave” killer get off for being a “blue brother/ slave catcher” for the 1%. Me pissed, yeah? Indictments mean nothing. I’ll be in North Charleston for A14, for sure.
Yep, I think the North Charleston Police chief does not want to see his city get burned to the ground and get broadcast to the whole world. Tear gas, batons, looting, tanks, the National Guard in North Charleston? If that happened, it would not bode well for him. Better to pin it on a single offender to play the role of the racist uncle and blow over quickly so that North Charleston can resume its natural normal (and racist) self.
It would lead to more effective reorganization if the State or Federal govt found a pattern in the North Charleston police department and not pinned on this single murderous cop, but on an institutional problem. That would not bode well for the police chief either.
Any more development on Tamir Rice in Cleveland? I have not seen any development on that.
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 06:01:20 leigh204
I’ve been reading comments about this latest killing and it’s sickening. Some idiots are pulling everything from their behinds saying he shouldn’t have run away from that cop. They must’ve seen something else that I didn’t see. My gosh! Mr. Scott was murdered in cold blood! RIP Mr. Scott. 😦
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 07:42:56 Solesearch
I wonder why Scott ran in the first place…maybe he had experienced brutality from cops before. I wouldn’t be surprised what with his numerous run ins with the police. What’s the north charlestons pd reputation?
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 08:59:32 Michael Cooper
The horrific cell phone video sheds a beam of light on Mike Brown’s killing last August. Notice the similarities. Shootist Darren Wilson stopped Mike Brown for walking in the street. Shootist Michael Thomas Slager pulled over Walter Scott for a faulty brake light. Wilson said that Brown tried to take his gun. Slager said that Scott tried to take his stun gun. Wilson said that he feared for his life. Slager said that he feared for his life. Both Brown and Scott ran from the police because they probably feared for their lives as well. Wilson shot Brown six times, mostly in the front of the body, with one bullet entering the top of his head apparently as he fell from the previous shots. The video shows Slager firing eight times at Scott’s back. Scott fell to the ground. The fearful so-called officers, Wilson and Slager, are alive and Brown and Scott are dead. Unfortunately, Wilson was not charged with murder. Officials in South Carolina filed a murder charge against Slager three days after Scott’s shooting, fortunately.
If this horrific video had not been recorded Michael Thomas Slager would still be patrolling the streets of North Charleston. Slager would be called an American hero by White people, and, of course, Slager would have been funded thousands of dollars by his people (White people) for killing another Black man. Enough said.
@ leigh204
I’ve read ill-comments about Walter Scott’s killing and, yes, I agree with you – it is sickening. But for those idiots to rhetorically comment on Scott’s killing says a whole lot about the immorality that exists across America and the world over. Although I don’t make bets but I can surely bet anyone that the same idiots that said he shouldn’t have run away from that cop are the SAME idiots who root for the White guys who run away from the police in the reality TV show called ‘Cops’.
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 09:38:57 Bud Dhuu
Michael Cooper said:
[…] If this horrific video had not been recorded Michael Thomas Slager would still be patrolling the streets of North Charleston. Slager would be called an American hero by White people, and, of course, Slager would have been funded thousands of dollars by his people (White people) for killing another Black man. Enough said.
This. ^
It’s the video that has made the reaction possible. Not just that it showed the murder, but also that it showed the throw-down of the taser. The video and the cautionary example of Ferguson make it expedient to sacrifice this one killer cop for the sake of PR. That is all. No police chiefs were “sickened”, no officials were shocked. Circumstances forced them into a damage limitation exercise.
Without the video it would have been business as usual. I doubt that any proportionate justice will occur.
And let’s not forget the accessories after the fact who tried to help the murderer cover it up.
The North Charleston police department’s reaction looks like damage control to avoid becoming another Ferguson and subject of another DOJ probe. It’s OK to have a sacrificial lamb.
This is certainly not the first time something like that happened there. What happened to the prior cases?
Their swift and condemnation reaction will enable them to keep the power structure and history of institutional racism in check.
The negative comments about Walter Scott, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown etc etc etc have nothing to do with the facts of the cases. Even where some of the victim-blaming may contain details that are factually correct, that is irrelevant. It is a ritual of denial and blame that cares nothing for facts. It is automatic and poisonous.
One cannot argue with those kinds of commentators. Pointing out numerous bullets in the back of a victim who was running will not register beyond triggering a counter claim that the killer cop somehow “felt threatened”. Pure ritual.
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 13:15:05 ckepler
I think your final statement — “Not a single police officer was convicted of a crime” — may not go far enough. I thought I read somewhere that not a single internal investigation resulted in a finding that an officer had acted wrongly.
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 15:04:10 Just Me
“A new report by ThinkProgress.com unearthed disturbing figures when it came to the number of police-related deaths that occurred in America in the month of March alone.
Just last month, in the 31 days of March, police in the United States killed more people than the UK did in the entire 20th century. In fact, it was twice as many; police in the UK only killed 52 people during that 100 year period.
According to the report by ThinkProgess, in March alone, 111 people died during police encounters — 36 more than the previous month.
This high number in March increased the average for police killings from every 8.5 hours, to nearly 1 police killing every 6.5 hours in the US.
China, whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, recorded 12 killings by law enforcement officers in 2014.
On average, US police kill people at a rate 70 times higher than any of the other first world countries as they “protect and serve” the American citizens.”
(It’s ironic how many here, and worldwide, still believe that the USA is THE bastion of Freedom.)
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?466603-U.S.-Police-Kill-More-Civilians-in-March-than-UK-Police-Killed-in-100-Years&p=5596717
re: Abagond
It might be instructive to compare how different news agencies cover this. I just saw that CNN mentioned Scott’s Coast Guard record.
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 16:04:14 nomad
@Michael Cooper
worth saying again
Too bad no cameras were around to film Miriam Carey’s assassination on the Washington mall. Very similar circumstances. Fleeing driver shot several times in the back.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/us/miriam-carey-autopsy/index.html
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 18:33:39 Speak Out
Petitions:
“The online fundraising platform Indiegogo is enabling Officer Michael Slager to profit in the aftermath of killing Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man that Slager shot eight times while he was trying to run away.
Join our campaign demanding that Indiegogo remove ALL Michael Slager fundraising pages from their platform immediately. So far Indiegogo is refusing to do so.”
http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/indiegogo/?sp_ref=114347251.176.12472.o.1.2&referring
“Subject: When the media protects killer cops
The Post and Courier reporter Andrew Knapp’s initial article on the shooting tries and convicts the victim, Walter Scott, by overemphasizing Michael Slager’s version of events, as well as Scott’s irrelevant criminal record.
His piece exemplifies a media landscape that blindly trusts the word of law enforcement, and inadequately examines police brutality cases. In turn, this media culture fuels the violent and racist culture of policing that endangers the lives of Black folks every day.”
Demand the Post and Courier issue a public apology immediately. http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/scott_postcourier/?sp_ref=114360220.176.12470.e.0.2&referring_akid=4270.2267999.nGsG3t&source=em_sp
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 20:18:01 Deb
@jefe…“What I found so interesting also was how quick the North Charleston Police chief came forward to condemn this. Maybe he doesn’t want to happen to him what eventually happened to Ferguson’s police chief.
Pt. 1: I just moved back home last May after 40 years and live about 10-15 minutes from the scene. I left last Friday to visit the husband in FL cuz I just needed to recharge because I’d begun to get frustrated. It seemed my people, despite a very vocal NAACP president, had been either so beaten down they’d given up on standing up or, for those who’d “moved on up,” held pretty much the same attitudes as the white folk, that the problem was us (I remember talking to a family member when I first got back about the case I linked to below and was told, “With these knuckleheads running around, what would happen if we didn’t have the cops?” My reply was, “A lot fewer dead Black folk”). No matter the meetings I’ve attended over the last near-year, I didn’t ever get the feeling there’d be any Ferguson-like protests, ever.
But I’m pretty sure that was one of the reasons why the mayor & police chief moved so quickly to condemn AFTER THE VIDEO SURFACED but, “business as usual” had already begun from the day of the murder (Sat.) until then. As Abagond pointed out, the NYT was already on it, and so were all the local “news” outlets: http://fair.org/blog-entries/media-were-already-running-with-police-fantasy-when-video-exploded-it/
I’ve no doubt had that video not surfaced, things would’ve progressed exactly as Michael Cooper described — because it happened downtown a month after I’d moved back (different PD since N. Charleston incorporated, becoming its own city in ’72, but same MO): http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/gaps-remain-in-the-denzel-curnell-suicide-narrative/Content?oid=4957874
There was surveillance video in that case as well, but conveniently, 3 crucial minutes of video were missing — from the time the off-duty cop working security (a legal George Zimmerman if you will) pulled up to the curb and confronted the young man in a hoodie, to the time the cop is outside of his car pointing his gun at the kid on the ground, dead. As you can see from the link, the cop, fully supported by the mayor & police chief, was fully exonerated and SLED & the Solicitor ruled this kid’s death a suicide, mainly, IMO, bcuz nobody knew what happened during those 3 minutes! This time, the whole world knows what happened. So no, SLED taking over doesn’t necessarily mean no DOJ probe will be needed.
Black folk were angry, there was no marching that I heard of, but the NAACP held a meeting which I did attend. The purpose was to acquire enough information from individuals who’d endured fake traffic stops, excessive force encounters with the cops, etc., to force a DOJ probe. To my knowledge, it went nowhere — until now, thanks to that cell phone video.
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 20:22:24 maxine
Poor black America.
@jefe…Pt. 2
I think the MOST important reason for the quick response though is the age-old, capitalist one — “dollar, dollar bills y’all.”
Charleston has been vying for the #1 tourist destination since they successfully — to use your word on another of Abagond’s post — they “bleached” downtown of its former, Black majority, pushing most of us to the North Area as it used to be called through gentrification and bad property decisions by some Black folk (to include my own). Condé Nast Traveler’s has knighted it so for 4 years in a row which has brought beaucoup tourist dollars there since: http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2014/10/20/cond-nast-names-charleston-no-1-us-city-for-fourth-year-in-a-row
North Charleston, has experienced significant $$$ growth with the courting of large companies like Boeing, in particular, which is set to build yet another engineering plant there soon per a meeting I attended in my community with Mayor Summey. They have plans for a new transportation hub worth $14 million: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150318/PC16/150319311/1177
and they’re in the running for Volvo now, while Daimler’s already committed to expand a van assembly plant: http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article13748288.html
The mayor can’t afford to have these lucrative deals fall through over one idiot cop who got caught on tape committing murder! He’s been mayor for 20 years and his daddy was mayor there as well (Hell, downtown Charleston’s mayor’s been there for 40 years!). There are some Black candidates angling for his job in the next election, it’ll be interesting to see how that goes after all this.
I’ve been trying to write a series about all I’ve seen since coming back, but have been blocked for some time due to sheer frustration. Sadly, it seems Walter Scott’s death has unblocked me. Hope to be done with it soon.
@shannon…“This is my birth place and is along the narrow strip of land between Savannah, Ga. and Charleston, SC where slaves were “welcomed” to the new world. I live on a little island in between… that the black former slaves took over and made their own after the “civil” war.”
Yeah, we were “welcomed” at our own Ellis Island — the Sullivan’s Island Pest Houses where they held hundreds of West African slaves for up to 30 days in cramped 30×10 spaces to hose ’em down and make sure they had no contagious diseases. I’ve been gone so long and I’m old now, my memory fails me these days, but I think I have some family where you live! 😃 James or Johns??
Since I’ve been out of town since last Friday, I’ve only been able to follow what’s happening online. I totally agree with you, “Indictments mean nothing.” I’m going back this weekend and I’d like to get in where I fit in — what’s “A14?”
@nomad…“Too bad no cameras were around to film Miriam Carey’s assassination on the Washington mall.”
Hey, ‘mad!! I totally agree with you! They murdered Miriam Carey and nobody seemed to care.
@Speakout…““The online fundraising platform Indiegogo is enabling Officer Michael Slager to profit in the aftermath of killing Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man that Slager shot eight times while he was trying to run away.”
Seems they went to Indiegogo after GoFundMe rejected them: http://www.live5news.com/story/28753926/gofundme-rejects-campaign-to-support-officer-in-fatal-n-charleston-shooting
From the link:
“We’re campaigning to show our Support for Officer Michael T. Slager! We believe in all of our LEOs and want to publicly support them! Although he may have made mis-steps in judgement he was protecting the community.”
As of 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, $66 of the $5,000 goal had been raised.
Protecting the community from whom, him?? Smdh $66 since Wednesday, seems nobody’s buying that BS after seeing that video.
And, right on cue: http://www.live5news.com/story/28769315/rev-al-sharpton-to-visit-charity-baptist-church-this-weekend
Can’t wait to miss that!
Hi, Deb. The story’s still not clear, but apparently they got the child away from her and shot her in the back every bit as cold blooded as Slager. The only difference is we don’t have pictures to touch us on that visceral level. And the Prez sat back and approved.
should have included “as she ran for her life”
@nomad…“The only difference is we don’t have pictures to touch us on that visceral level. And the Prez sat back and approved.”
We talked about this at my place remember? The child was in the car while they trained their guns on her and then shot her in the back as she tried to run away. I, for one, was touched viscerally by this young sister’s execution, pictures or not. And yes, as usual, particularly when it comes to Black folk, the Changeling didn’t do a damned thing — no investigation ordered, no probe, no nothing. {smdh}
@Deb
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 23:22:15 Mack Lyons (@DDSSBlog)
So, how do we make this stop?
That’s been a question on my mind for the longest. Because things like these can’t continue indefinitely without some form of pushback.
Sadly, I wonder sometimes if we even have the strength to push back anymore. It seems we’re still stuck in our desire to get along with the same people, the same groups and the same institutions that not only think so little of us, but would also want to see us dead in droves.
How do we make this stop?
on Fri Apr 10th 2015 at 23:26:23 #WalterScott | Oppression Monitor Daily
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on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 00:30:56 Just Me
@ Mack Lyons
Critical Mass. When the tipping point is reached.
Unfortunately, a lot more Black people will have died by the time we reach this tipping point…. if we do reach it.
Critical Mass – when the majority of us begin to realize that we’re already marked for death, and therefore have nothing of value to lose.
Then, hopefully, we might fight/push back.
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 01:02:24 Mary Burrell
I knew they would find a way to get support to fund this beast
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 01:41:34 TheHipHopRecords (@TheHipHopRecord)
Why is Sharpton getting so much hate for wanting to come along and lend his support ? He’s dammed if he doesn’t but dammed if does.
As to this case : You know what ? I wish to god the witness would have held onto the video for 10 more days.
I would have loved that just see Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, other slick white racists, right wingers, stormfronters zombies and many others go on their precanned anti-“thug” tirades and smear campaigns, possibly digging up a parking violation the Walter Scott may have committed 20 years ago, and generally siding with the murderer.
And then BOOM !!!!!!
Video drops. O my god – That would have been beautiful.
Although that didn’t happen, I’m sure people are so much more skeptical about word of the police now. And I’m sure it has changed some minds about Ferguson.
With all that being said. Eric Garner’s murder was caught on camera too and the only person who served time was the camera man.
So the brave person who shot this video, you can bet that Easter Egg, you got last Sunday, they’re checking his immigration status right now
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 01:50:25 abagond
Here is the South Carolina Post and Courier article that came out two days after the shooting, which was BEFORE it knew about the video:
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150406/PC16/150409558/1268/north-charleston-police-say-officer-who-fatally-shot-man-pulled-him-over-because-of-brake
The New York Times would have had to have known about this article. If you compare the two, you will see that the Times LEFT out the complaints against Slager – but not his Coast Guard service.
The same NYT link I gave earlier in the thread:
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 02:11:25 sharinalr
“ith all that being said. Eric Garner’s murder was caught on camera too and the only person who served time was the camera man.”—-Exactly! Which is why I am a bit worried about how this will go.
Whites don’t even defend not being racist anymore.
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 02:23:21 lifelearner
Stopped for a broken tail light. And ended up DEAD. I just can’t anymore. I’m in self preservation mode. R.I.P. Walter Scott. This was someone’s brother, nephew, cousin, father…
http://watercoolerconvos.com/2014/08/10/white-fear-the-single-greatest-killer-of-black-people-in-the-us/#disqus_thread
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 04:14:57 jefe
@Deb,
So, you mention that the Charleston Area NAACP has been pushing for a DOJ probe all along. I would surmise that the North Charleston police chief DOES NOT WANT THAT so will do anything to prevent it. Once the video surfaced, he was quick to act – fire the police officer and charge him with murder. In other words, the police chief needed to wipe his hands clean.
We now need to come to another step – require a DOJ probe each and every time an unarmed suspect is killed by the police. Hopefully it will cause the other police depts to shape up fast to avoid this probe.
Or maybe it would force districts with obvious problems to satisfy federal requirements, like the Voting Rights Act used to. Anyone aware of any federal legislation being proposed?
It is interesting how the information changes depending on who is reporting it and how many days after the shooting.
It is interesting how the SC paper can put something like “The police officer felt threatened” in the headline and find it perfectly normal to say things like that. An unarmed man who is not in the process of committing any crime or actually threatening the officer can be called a deadly threat without a single reader (esp. the white ones) flinching.
Each paper is obviously representing a political interest. What is NYT’s? What is the NYT’s vested interest in thuggifying Scott?
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 04:36:39 blakksage
Yup, … my pathetic hometown of Charleston, S.C. has done it again. Thanks for showing the world that racism is alive and well; thanks for revealing that every police shooting is in fact a re-reading of a tired police officer’s script; thanks for letting us all know that all black witnesses truly are liars,. ..that’s unless you have a video; thanks for confirming that black men only morph into either a monster or the black Hulk with super strength only when video cameras are not within the immediate area; thanks for corroborating the contention that most white police officers lack the required amount of empathy to be certified as policemen; thanks for authenticating once again that those within the status quo only respond to an unarmed person being murdered when their own status is threatened; thanks Mayor Summey, Police Chief Driggers and Governor Haley for showing the world that you believe that black lives truly DOESN’T MATTER when you’re considered a lifelong reprobate; absent self redeeming qualities; thanks for revealing the true attitudes of officials when an attempted cover-up is caught on tape; because only at that time will so-called officials respond quickly as REAL OFFICIALS; thanks for allowing us a glimpse into the feeble mindset of some white folks until irrefutable evidence to the contrary surface; … up to that point, white folks in general put on a mask to pretend as if they’re benevolent caring folks. In summary, THANKS FOR NOTHING!
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 04:56:36 Deb
@Mack Lyons…“Sadly, I wonder sometimes if we even have the strength to push back anymore. It seems we’re still stuck in our desire to get along with the same people, the same groups and the same institutions that not only think so little of us, but would also want to see us dead in droves.”
I think it’s a 50/50 thing — part lack of strength for some, part lack of will for others, especially those of us who believe “we’ve arrived & are accepted” like some Black celebs & politicians in particular, who are held up as “role models” not because of any stand they take, or real work they do in & for the community — but because of the money they make (for themselves, or for their capitalist overlords).
I agree with Just Me that the ONLY way to make it stop is, “Critical Mass – when the majority of us begin to realize that we’re already marked for death, and therefore have nothing of value to lose.
The trick is getting there, and believe you me, I’ve seen, in the last near-year I’ve been home, that’s a tough mountain to climb.
@TheHipHopRecords…“Why is Sharpton getting so much hate for wanting to come along and lend his support ? He’s dammed if he doesn’t but dammed if does.”
No hate here, just awareness of who he is. Given all that’s been unveiled about his activities, playing both sides of the fence to fatten his pockets (FBI snitch, milking big corporations for cash NOT to march or protest against their BS, etc.: http://breakingbrown.com/2014/04/yvette-carnell-please-dont-embarrass-yourself-by-defending-rev-al-sharpton/)
I don’t damn him if he doesn’t, actually I’d just prefer he didn’t.
“As to this case : You know what ? I wish to god the witness would have held onto the video for 10 more days…And then BOOM !!!!!!
Yep, it sure would’ve been — but in this instance, Santana saw wrong and wanted to right it, rather than playing those “Games Mother Never Taught You” (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34238.Games_Mother_Never_Taught_You — I read this book back in 1978 after graduating college and going out into the corporate world in DC. It was written for women, but I can still see how it applies to men, not initiated into the “American way” of doing business in this country like Santana, who is Dominican). I’m glad he went ahead and turned it over to the Scott family because it gave them hope for justice, when before that, there wasn’t any.
Do people think that Santana’s act will help mitigate the resentment that some non-Hispanic blacks feel towards Dominicans in the US?
@jefe…“So, you mention that the Charleston Area NAACP has been pushing for a DOJ probe all along. I would surmise that the North Charleston police chief DOES NOT WANT THAT so will do anything to prevent it. Once the video surfaced, he was quick to act – fire the police officer and charge him with murder. In other words, the police chief needed to wipe his hands clean.
No, the NAAP was pushing for a DOJ probe in the case that happened in downtown Charleston. That went nowhere. But I think you’re dead-on regarding the North Charleston police chief. While I think your suggestion of a probe each and every time is a wonderful idea — I wouldn’t hold your breath. Hell, we wouldn’t have even gotten a charge and/or firing in this case had there not been a video. Your, “…like the Voting Rights Act used to” is proof enough of that. Remember when they gutted it, Roberts, writing for the majority said, “Our country has changed”… While any racial discrimination in voting is too much, Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions.” I’m not aware of any proposed legislation.
@blakksage… AMEN — to every word you said!!!
@jefe…“Do people think that Santana’s act will help mitigate the resentment that some non-Hispanic blacks feel towards Dominicans in the US?”
Maybe, but for me, given the apartheid going on in Hispaniola against Haitians: http://www.ezilidanto.com/zili/2015/02/barbaric-lynching-dominican-republic/ — it’s on a case-by-case basis. I have to admit, when Santana came forward and I found out he was Dominican, I was surprised he’d gone that extra mile for a Black man who resembled the Haitians that his countrymen have routinely been persecuting. Just goes to show, you can’t paint everyone with a broad brush, because I am truly grateful that he did what he did. But that’s just me…
@sharinalr…Thanx for the link to that most powerful and truthful piece! I feel exactly like the writer!!
Maybe Santana’s act might be an indication of where he lives — in SC he gets racialized as black. But Dominicans in NYC might see themselves differently.
In any case, I hope we can all learn not to paint everyone with a broad brush.
Re: Police forces around the country.
Indeed, most are administered at the local level – by county, or even down to city or town. There does not seem to be much oversight at the State level, not to mention the Federal level.
Voting registration has always been administered at the local level. It wasn’t decided until 1965 that Federal oversight was needed. Has any congressman or senator or someone from the Executive branch promoted the idea that oversight at the Federal level is needed for local police administration?
At least Holder and Obama condemned the SCOTUS decision to relax Federal voting right oversight. I can’t for the life of me how they could take Shelby’s county’s word for it, being situated right between Birmingham and Selma, and right while the film Selma was being produced and filmed.
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 13:37:42 Bud Dhuu
@Mack Lyons
I don’t think that it can be stopped by a reaction by POC alone. Although racism is a discrete issue in and of itself, it is also symptomatic of a wider unsustainable prevalence of inequality – economic, social, gender, racial…
The whole thing, the whole runaway society of individualist greed, selfishness, disregard of community… It all needs dismantling and replacing with a society based on totally different values and priorities. IMO, POC and working class whites share a great deal in common. There should be natural alliance, but hostility and racism-through-ignorance have been engineered.
i owe approximately $28000 in back child support, i am not allowed to leave the USA or perhaps it is more accurate to say i would not be allowed back in
i been in charleston county lockup SGT AL CANNON or some crap like that
Originally Posted By @deb
OK. Fair enough. I’m in England. So even thiough I know and most people know who Sharpton is. I don’t know how much dirt he’s allegedly done. I like to think the best of people and maybe with Sharpton it’s that’s ol saying “Just because a person does good, that don’t mean they are good”. I just found it interesting that the Scott family dont want him at the funeral. Maybe they don’t Sharpton and the circus of it all.
v8driver said: “i owe approximately $28000 in back child support, i am not allowed to leave the USA or perhaps it is more accurate to say i would not be allowed back in.”
I have a question for you. How much is there a chance of you getting a few hollow point bullets violently inserted into your back as a white man for what you owe in child support?
Scott owed $18,000. His brother said that he ran from the police because he was afraid of getting thrown in prison for it.
@blakksage I would say probably significantly less than a black man, but i think the cops are trained to just blast away lately. I do see your point as this fat white cop just apparently didn’t feel like chasing or tasing the black man so he drew his pistol, or it is just complete racism. I haven’t heard any audio yet on this one. But the placing the taser etc is a complete coverup. It’s a very bad story.
Eric Garner’s murder was witnessed by the whole world yet he was still blamed. I find it interesting that Mr. Scott’s death was on camera as well. And i am glad his killer is in jail and fired. Even those fools on Fox News like Sean Hannity agree that Scott’s murder was wrong. And Ben Carson even called it an execution. Are they just doing this to say “See we are not racist” I find all of this interesting. Smartphone cameras are so vital and i wonder if in the future will police think twice before they gun someone down or handle someone with brute force.
There were quite a few city officials who attended Walter Scott’s funeral. That’s a new twist. Usually they never care about dead black men. They didn’t attend Eric Garner’s funeral or Tamir Rice’s funeral. And I certainly didn’t think they would attend Michael Brown’s funeral. I just said all this because i was surprised to see city officials attending Mr. Scott’s funeral. Is this part of damage control? They don’t want what happened in Ferguson to happen in their city is what i am thinking.
I am curious to know if they will come after the guy who captured the murder of Walter Scott, in the same way they came after the guy who recorded Eric Garner’s murder. Will they try and deport him? The guy who recorded Eric Garner’s murder said he felt it was retaliation that the New York cops came after him.
Al Sharpton is everywhere just so he can have his face on camera. He is kind of self serving to me. There is something disingenuous about him.
Smartphone cameras are so vital and i wonder if in the future will police think twice before they gun someone down or handle someone with brute force. – Mary Burrell
Good question Mary, however, Edomites (white people) are descendants of Esau, brother of Jacob. Biblically speaking, Edomites are hard-wired to be hunters. Obviously, Officer Slager thought of Mr. Scott as simply a prey that was attempting to get away. This is why it is so easy for whites to kill with the greatest of ease, just as Officer Slager did to Walter. By no means was Mr. Scott a world class sprinter either. To prove my point, Officer Slager was able to chase Mr. Scott down after he ran away at first. He could’ve just as easily chased him down again, but instead, he reverted back to his deeply embedded primordial instincts when it wasn’t truly necessary.
Therefore, I do not think that the nonchalant murdering of black people by whites will change. Unfortunately, what’s happening right now in this violent world of ours is already WRITTEN!
I just said all this because i was surprised to see city officials attending Mr. Scott’s funeral. Is this part of damage control? They don’t want what happened in Ferguson to happen in their city is what i am thinking. – Mary Burrell
You nailed it Mary! 🙂
@blakksage: Thanks for reading my post i wanted my post to make sense and flow together as i have so many questions about this tragedy.
Walter Scott was stopped because of a traffic violation “broken tail light” I hate to racialize this but i really don’t see how i can avoid doing that. If Walter Scott had been a white man i believe the officer would not have responded to a white man in this manner to the point of killing him. Even if he was running, a running white man would not be shot like an animal. This week it was Walter Scott i am afraid this is going to continue to be an on going thing in America.
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 19:16:16 Linda
Hey there Deb, long time, nice to see you
Thank you for the “insiders” view on this story.
‘m so sick of reading about these incidents. The media sensationalizes it but still, nothing gets done really.
I just thank GOD that this young man had the sense to record what he saw, or it would have been business as usual.
on Sat Apr 11th 2015 at 19:31:57 TeddyBearSniffer
@blakksage
Describing a diverse group of people with mixed DNA to having come from one origin rather than argument concerning social privileges is not the best approach. What you speak of these “Edomites” only precludes your absolute simple-minded perceptions that defeat the case of this blog.
Mary @ I am curious to know if they will come after the guy who captured the murder of Walter Scott, in the same way they came after the guy who recorded Eric Garner’s murder. Will they try and deport him?
Santana already got himself an attorney, so I think he is ready and waiting for the shenanigans to begin.
but my opinion, as far as his immigration status, it’s probably solid and legally tight or he would have never came forward.
It would take an exceptional strong person to come forward and put themselves in front of Immigration/Homeland Security, if they knew they were illegal or they did not have a valid visa — and deportation would be the last of his worries.
His biggest problem would be getting detained “indefinitely” because if you are not a US citizens, your “civil rights” are not protected
around the south, there are private Immigrant detention centers run by a company called CCA, that make money from the US Gov. just for holding people with or without due process.
http://www.thenation.com/article/173120/how-private-prisons-game-immigration-system
It’s a big Business. I think they make $100 per day, per body.
In Florida, there is Krome detention center, which is government run.
(true story: a Jamaican night club in my town was raided by INS (now called ICE). Everyone was caught up, illegal and legal immigrants who did not have their green card or naturalization papers on hand, and taken to Krome. The legal residents and naturalized US citizens were jailed and once they proved their legal status, they still had to pay up to $500 to get released — the raid went down around 3 am, I was at the club earlier in the night and left early but a few of my friends stayed and got caught up)
@Linda: Thank You for that information helps me understand how the law works in regards to immigration.
None of the outrage/shock/regret shown by establishment/law enforcement/politicians is sincere. At least, not with regard to Mr Scott’s death.
The shock/outrage is at being pit in a position that they cannot just brazen it out in the normal manner. The video was simply too damning. Mr Scott was clearly running away and presented no threat at the time of the shooting. He had not been involved in a crime, there was no reason to think he was a danger to himself or anyone else. The video clearly shows the killer do the throw-down of the taser. The lies told before the video was made public were exposed by the video. There, those adverse circumstances are what the outrage/shock/regret are over – not the conduct of the killer cop.
The words and gestures are ALL damage limitation. Never, ever believe agents of the system.
I worry for the safety of Mr Santana. Cops are vindictive and tend to get even.
Despite crowd-funded bail being raised, the guy who filmed the murder of Eric Garner was held in jail just as long as the cops and the DA could drag out his ordeal. While locked up he feared he would be poisoned as rat poison was found in the jail food.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/man-who-filmed-eric-garners-death-still-in-jail-and-afraid-to-eat-despite-posting-bail/
There is no regret with these people, only a biding of time until they think they can get away with payback for the embarrassment.
Take care, Mr Santana.
But the placing the taser etc is a complete coverup. It’s a very bad story. – v8driver
I just wanted to slightly correct you here. The repositioning of the taser was not merely a “cover-up” as you put it, however, it’s actually BUSINESS AS USUAL that was fortunate enough to be caught on tape. Furthermore, the murdering of Mr. Scott isn’t just a bad story, in reality, it’s actually a glimpse into the system of Amerikkkan apartheid form of government. Let us not beat around the bush with a few carefully selected words, let’s call it like you would if you was good umpire.
In baseball, a strike is a strike, a base-hit is a base-hit. Therefore, the intentional shooting of an unarmed, … supposed suspect (cough, cough), who is fleeing, is in no way possible a threat to the shooter. Point being, someone who kills another individual who is unarmed is a murderer, and not just a “bad decision” as Mayor Summey stated when referring to the actions of former Officer Slager. Hell, … the good folks of N. Charleston should gather enough signatures; conduct a recall and throw his ass out of office on this shallow statement alone for attempting to limit the severity of the death of an individual. This stupid statement is in fact not only a reference to his feeble state of mind, but also his disconnect to humanity. His words were certainly and evidently an indication of an individual that’s unfit to hold public office.
oh man i’m feeling some crime stats coming back… but blakksage i hear what you are saying.
do you think the problem with police violence will dissapate as whites become more of a minority? or noone will care about whites getting killed by cops either? I think it’s door #2 right there
do you think the problem with police violence will dissapate as whites become more of a minority? or noone will care about whites getting killed by cops either? I think it’s door #2 right there, just wondering… v8driver
I’ll give you a real quick answer because I’m about to be out the door. When black people ruled all of Europe (yes, including Russia), prior to the Renaissance period, there was no systematic manner put in place to target the white race for destruction. So, to answer your question, I do believe that police violence will greatly reduced or near non-existence. I say this because blacks in general are much more humane people than whites.
Sorry v8driver, but this is what I feel and this is what I’ve been able to extrapolate from all of my readings of history, the Bible and many other sources.
@Bud Dhuu: That is what i was getting at about the law enforcement and city officials attending Walter Scott’s funeral it is not sincere. You hit the nail on the head in your post Sir. Always good to read you.
@jefe…“Maybe Santana’s act might be an indication of where he lives — in SC he gets radicalized as black…”
I think you’re right about that because there’s a large Latino population in N. Charleston and I promise you, unless they’re heard speaking Spanish, folk, particularly white folk, would see him as a light-skinned, Black guy who works at a barbershop!
I can’t lie, given my people’s history in this country, that’s often easier said than done, my Brother — at least for me. I tend to deal with folk on a case-by-case, based not only on what I know of their people’s history as it relates to mine, but how they treat me.
“Has any congressman or senator or someone from the Executive branch promoted the idea that oversight at the Federal level is needed for local police administration?”
Not to my knowledge. I thought here in SC, it was SOP for cases to be handed over to SLED in an officer involved shooting. However, according to this: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150410/PC16/150419860 — “Though most police departments usually call in SLED, it’s not a requirement…” Additionally, “The pending bill would also require that the attorney general’s office take over the prosecution.” but that’s still at the state level.
Ask anybody who’s ever read me, Man — I got nothin’ for Brother Ass-Coverer or the Changeling. My grandmother always used to tell me, “Ain’t what dey say, Debi — it’s what dey do!” Their condemnation means absolutely nothing to me when I look at their actions over two terms. As for why “the Supremes” took Shelby’s word for it, IMO — in that 5-4 ruling, you got Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy and Alito who, to my mind are racist as hell. Then you got the self-hating Thomas from Pinpoiint, GA, a small, predominantly black community near Savannah founded by Freedmen after the Civil War. As far as I’m concerned, ‘nuf said.
Just like Michael Brown’s body was laying on the concrete for hours dead, Walter Scott’s family and loved one will always have that horrible video footage of their loved on being shot and his dead body laying in the grass. That will be etched in their memories forever and that is so horrible to me, seeing the demise of their loved one.
http://blackagendareport.com/killercops-bodycount
This IMO is a worthwhile read (regarding the War against Black people).
So are the comments that follow.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 00:17:03 Bud Dhuu
@ Mary Burrrell
Thanks, and back at you.
Seriously, it is beyond scary to think that an event as clearly recorded as this one is STILL unlikely to change much beyond the narrow PR steps taken locally.
As we agree, there is no real remorse. Just spin.
By luck that I didn’t earn, I was born white and outside the USA: thus I have dodged more bullets than I can count. That contrast says it all.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 00:18:07 Deb
@Bud Dhuu…“The whole thing, the whole runaway society of individualist greed, selfishness, disregard of community… It all needs dismantling and replacing with a society based on totally different values and priorities. IMO, POC and working class whites share a great deal in common. Their should be natural alliance, but hostility and racism-through-ignorance have been engineered.”
Agreed, but I surely don’t see that happening in my lifetime! And yes, POC and working class whites certainly share a great deal in common but, after the engineered hostility and racism-through-ignorance you so clearly identify — I don’t see any meaningful alliance happening there, ever. If you gave me a dollar for the number of times I heard, “At least I ain’t a nigger!” growing up in Charleston, I’d be rich as hell! I tend to agree with Dr. John Henrik Clarke on this one — “Dammit if you want a friend, look in the mirror!”: https://youtu.be/fvrzoId6n0E Oh-h-h-h, he took folk like me to task in this one, given I’m interracially married, but no matter (my baby turns 31 tomorrow and I wouldn’t trade him for the world!) — I appreciate the lesson, despite the fact I was a day late and a dollar short learning it because it has since helped me pay better attention when folk are disingenuously trying to be my “friend” or “ally.” I took Dr. Clarke’s advice to heart — I look in the mirror.
@TheHipHopRecords…“I like to think the best of people and maybe with Sharpton it’s that’s ol saying “Just because a person does good, that don’t mean they are good”. I just found it interesting that the Scott family dont want him at the funeral. Maybe they don’t Sharpton and the circus of it all.”
I like to think the best of people too, but just because I like to, doesn’t make it so. I choose, particularly now in my old age and after all of the formal miseducation with which I’ve been inculcated over 20 or so years, to critically think about folk and try to determine their true intentions. Sharpton’s not done any good for Black folk, IMHO. He’s parlayed his association with Dr. King to bamboozle plenty Black folk while being used (for big bucks of course) by those who would oppress them. I applaud the Scott family for their decision, and by the way, they’re not the on family of a police shooting vicimm who has done so: http://iloveblackpeople.net/2014/12/family-of-police-shooting-victim-tells-al-sharpton-to-go-away/ (I’m a link hoarder who, over the last near-year has been more blocked than not, what can I say!😊)
^ The Necromancer has come.
@Linda…“Hey there Deb, long time, nice to see you
Thank you for the “insiders” view on this story…I just thank GOD that this young man had the sense to record what he saw, or it would have been business as usual.”
Hey, Linda, nice to see you again too! Yes, it has been a long time. Last time we talked here, I was planning on moving to Africa, remember? Got a post sitting in draft (among plenty others) on why I changed my mind.
You’re quite welcome! I have to tell you it blew my mind when I read about this last Tuesday night (in FL visiting the husband since last Friday) because I live maybe 10-15 minutes from where it happened. Still adjusting, but I’ve been trying to pay attention to what’s happening in the city.
I’m so, so grateful that Santana recorded what he saw but, like Mary Burrell, I’m really worried for Santana. I agree with you he was smart to get an attorney quick, fast and in a hurry, not for deportation concerns but exactly for the reason you gave that — “His biggest problem would be getting detained “indefinitely” because if you are not a US citizens, your “civil rights” are not protected.”
And yeah, that is CCA’s biggest moneymaker (courtesy of the U.S. gubment!). And I totally believe your true story about Krome. I’m familiar with it.
Not sure how old you are but, do you remember back in 2002, when that wooden freighter carrying 200 or so Haitians (& 3 Cubans they’d picked up along the way) ran aground off Miami, and once the Coast Guard got there, most if them jumped overboard into Biscayne Bay (some tossing their children to those already in the water) and swam ashore and ran onto Rickenbacker Causeway? They were all taken to Krome for a very long time, but because of the Cuban Adjustment Act (Wet foot, dry foot policy), the 3 Cubans were not detained and were allowed to simply go free. I was living in the Keys and writing for the newspaper down there then. I wrote a few columns about the inequity in treatment of the decidedly poor, Black Haitians being sent to and held in Krome by the INS until they were shipped back to Haiti vs. the Cubans who, by law, were allowed to be taken in by the politically connected, nowhere-near-poor, Cuban community. It was terrible.
But, back to Santana — my biggest worry for him is that Slager’s “Brothers in Blue” just might be crazy enough to try and take out the only real witness against him. Sounds crazy I know, but unfortunately, not impossible to fathom.
@ Lord of Mirkwood
When will this deprivation of basic constitutional rights end? I don’t believe in the death penalty, so I won’t call for that, but I do think that “strongly fascistic” cops (Wilson, Pantaleo, Slager, et cetera) should get life without parole…how’s that for serving justice…”
We both know that will never happen.
These officers were just playing their scripted role. Do we think that anyone in their police departments is really shocked at what they have done? Or are their monsters particularly useful to them in other circumstances. The uniforms change but the program remains the same.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 08:55:26 Michael Cooper
“The uniforms change but the program remains the same.”
You could not have said it any better.
http://topicnow.info/topic/2-florida-police-officers-found-to-be-kkk-members/
I almost wish I hadn’t used the word “alliance” in the comment to which you replied. The word “ally” has a certain smug, condescending, liberal do-gooder connotation that makes me squirm. But I mean it in its dictionary definition sense of “a union or association formed for mutual benefit“, “a relationship based on similarity of interests, nature, or qualities”.
Repectfully, I don’t entirely agree that no meaningful alliance can happen. Anarchists of all “races” hold absolute equality as a fundamental law. Opposition to racism, sexism, homophobia etc is not something we do out of faddy liberal charity, it is done because that sh!t makes no sense. It prevents us from building the society to which we aspire.
I don’t expect any meaningful alliance between POC and white liberals (liberals will change nothing), but the coincidence of interest between POC seeking justice, peace and equality and Anarchists seeking the same thing already exists regardless of whether it is recognised, acknowledged or accepted. We all fight the power, as Chuck would say.
@blakksage sorry, i’m not with you on that tribes of japheth, shem, ham thing. I see that as a major contributor to racist/xenophobic thought formation
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 12:34:13 Mack Lyons (@DDSSBlog)
@ Just Me
@ Deb
@ Bud Dhuu
“Critical mass,” huh? I’d hate to see what that’d look like. By that time, I’d probably already left the country with little more than a tablet (for eBooks and wifi) and the clothes on my back.
@ blakksage
do you think the problem with police violence will dissapate as whites become more of a minority? or noone will care about whites getting killed by cops either? I think it’s door #2 right there, just wondering…
I’ve thought about this point, too. I was reading an article on Gaza and it was implied that the most powerful weapon they had on their side was demographics, or more importantly, a birth rate that far outstripped that of the Israeli population.
Black Americans currently make up 13.2% of the U.S. population. At the same time, the white American population is declining due to a birth rate that’s in terminal freefall. We’re due to be over 17% of the population by 2060. In my opinion, we should up that percentage to 27%.
Drowning out the white and upcoming Latino population in a sea of black should be a last-ditch goal for a people who’ve been denied opportunity after opportunity to either coexist or thrive separately from their white counterparts. Scattering ourselves into the four winds in an unending diaspora does nothing except satisfy those who’d just want to see the U.S. become just a little whiter.
Demographics is destiny, it seems. It would do black America to get in on the ground floor while there’s still time.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 16:04:15 sondis
I am not going to hold my breathe to see if a white cop, gets convicted of killing an unarmed black man. I’ll believe it if and when it happens.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 16:32:05 blakksage
v8driver said: @blakksage sorry, i’m not with you on that tribes of japheth, shem, ham thing. I see that as a major contributor to racist/xenophobic thought formation.
I perfectly understand v8, this is Amerikkka, people not only have the right to be free of tyranny, they even have the right to be ignorant as well. Goodbye!
The NYT is a White liberal Democratic newspaper. It is in bed with the cops, White flight and racial segregation. The thuggification of Black men helps to underpin all of that.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 18:56:02 Just Me
Who can predict what the tipping point will look like, or that it will recognized as such when it begins?
Civil Disobedience on a massive scale.
It might look like a type of Underground Railroad.
Or something in line with ‘The Spook Who Sat By The Door.’
It could be similar to the old Black Panther Party of Self Defense.
It might be anything previously done, or entirely new, innovative, never seen before.
@blakksage well you say the great flood and noah, i prefer to say… not, call it ignorance if you like
@ Lord of Mirkwoodk
It’s easy to see the B.S. on the Right. You’ve probably been raised to see it. But believe me, the B.S. on the Left is just the flip side of the same coin. There is NO political party that’s standing up for you and that has your best interests at heart.
Nobody… There is no “Oppositional Democracy,” only the appearance of one, and the Democrats at the top would slit your throat just as quickly as the Republicans would, and for the exact same reasons.
” Also studies show that Democrats support victims of police brutality much more than Republicans.”
Maybe because most Blacks are Democrats. I do not notice any groundswell against police brutality among White Democrats.
In the case of Ferguson, for example, both the governor and the county prosecutor were European-skinned Democrats. Both protected killer cop Darren Wilson.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 22:08:07 sharinalr
@Lord of Mirkwood
“This is the embarrassing moment when I admit I’m White”—Why? It is not your fault that you have azzholes that share your skin color. Same as it is not my fault that I have azzholes that share mine.
Thanks. I felt the same way.
This is the embarrassing moment when I admit I’m White…”
I repeat. “There is NO political party that’s standing up for you and that has your best interests at heart.”
Sure, White Supremacy and White privilege, to some extent, will work in your favor, but in the end, your Whiteness will not save you either. Racism is just one arm of the octopus. There are many others. That is the foolishness of many poor Whites. They fail to realize that they will soon swing from the very gallows that they are so happily building for the hated minorities.
This is about power, and control, pure and simple. And the ends will justify the means.
The enemy is not only Wall Street, it is also the Unions. The enemy is both of the major political parties. The enemy is Fox News and also MSNBC. The enemy is Hollywood. If you want to truly control people, you must offer them choices. People don’t respond well to having their choices removed. So you do the next best thing—you simply define and then control what choices they can choose.
Like “Democrat” or “Republican.” Most people will become so invested in one or the other party/philosophy that they will never even realize that they are both the same thing. It’s so easy to believe that you have been right, when really you have been so blind all along.
on Sun Apr 12th 2015 at 23:36:33 A
@ King, something like this?
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS2tRIxDD3A)
Maybe, but I fear that it will likely get a lot worse before it gets better. Maybe not this year or next… but eventually
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 02:24:51 sharinalr
Agree with your statement as my husband was told by an officer that they are trained to shoot to kill and not incapacitate.
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 08:05:41 Kartoffel
Is the police in the US allowed to use shots to apprehend people? Or are they only allowed to shoot in self-defence?
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 13:48:14 Bud Dhuu
King said:
Nothing to add. Simply quoted for truth.
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 15:26:18 resw77
“The repositioning of the taser was not merely a ‘cover-up’ as you put it, however, it’s actually BUSINESS AS USUAL that was fortunate enough to be caught on tape.”
Just how many times this has been done to excuse police slayings and wrongful convictions is anyone’s guess, but I’d think it’s been done tens of thousands of times.
“someone who kills another individual who is unarmed is a murderer, and not just a ‘bad decision'”
It’s just an excuse to cover up police policies that enable the killing of unarmed black men to fool us into thinking Slager was a rogue type. We all know if it weren’t caught on tape, they’d be defending Slager.
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 15:36:47 afro
Hey I just wanted to suggest an edit to the article, even though Walter Scott was behind in his child support payments the question of whether or not he had a warrant is being challenged.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/10/walter-scott-no-warrant-issued-child-support-traffic-stop
@ afro
Thanks! I added an addendum to that effect.
@resw77
They are defending Slager. That is what is outrageous to me. They are literally trying to vilify Scott right now by saying…”He should not have run!” Calling him a criminal. Does not paying child support make you a criminal now?
The attitudes of many white Americans are “They deserve it” and try to justify it in this very manner.
@sharinalr
I was referring to the police chief/local gov’t authorities, but yes, I understand racist civilians are defending him (as if the penalty for running from a cop is death).
The same thing just happened in Tulsa. Did anyone see this video?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/12/oklahoma-deputy-who-killed-unarmed-man-thought-he-was-firing-taser-authorities-say/?tid=pm_national_pop_b
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 18:19:11 Deb
@sharinair…You’re welcome! Just like “crazy knows crazy” as my grandmother used to say, “Sensible knows sensible!”😊
@afro@abagond…“Hey I just wanted to suggest an edit to the article, even though Walter Scott was behind in his child support payments the question of whether or not he had a warrant is being challenged.”
I’ve got a family member in Mr. Scott’s situation and from what I know, once the payments are late, the Family court issues a bench warrant but they don’t necessarily send the cops out looking for you. However, if you get stopped by a cop — for ANY reason, they run your information (tags, driver’s license, state-issued ID, etc.) and if there’s an open warrant, they will arrest you. That’s why I believe his family when they said that was probably why he ran — he didn’t want to get arrested. Here’s what one of the local papers had to say about the child support situation: http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2015/04/13/walter-scott-attended-program-for-dads-who-are-behind-on-child-support-payment&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Daily
I just got back into town last night and I’m going to a community meeting at 4pm this afternoon. I’ll update you guys when I get back.
on Mon Apr 13th 2015 at 19:59:30 Jacque
Post racial my arse.
OK. Now I start telling my 11 y/o son how to respond to police even though he has done nothing.
It’s funny how most “white” folks still believe in Fantasy Island USA which has lead to all the policy BS people of color have been forced to live with.
I was watching a CNN interview on this topic with a black South Carolina activist who stated that ” We have a real racial problem in South Carolina and the nation as a whole-(paraphrased) this weekend and the black journalist had the nerve to ask him “How do we know there was an element of racism involved?” I just shook my head. I was done.
Ah ha. I agree.
“The same thing just happened in Tulsa. Did anyone see this video?”—I have not seen it as of yet, so thanks for the link. After reading it all I can do is smh
on Tue Apr 14th 2015 at 22:08:14 Speak Out
“As Video Captures Officers’ Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Men, Knowing Your Rights to Film the Police”
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/4/14/as_video_captures_officers_fatal_shootings
“Yeah, the courts have been crystal clear on this matter: You have a right, under the First Amendment of the Constitution, to take photographs or video of anything in public when you’re in public. And there have been attempts in some states to pass laws curbing this right. They have been struck down by the courts, and the Supreme Court has refused to review those rulings striking down those kinds of laws. So there’s no ambiguity about the law.
The only problem is, is that a lot of police officers continue to think that they can go up to you and say, you know, “You need to turn that camera off, ma’am.” That is not a lawful order. It’s not a constitutional order. But it’s one that continues to happen all too often. And they certainly don’t have the right to look at your camera or seize your phone without a warrant. And they never, ever, under any circumstances that we can imagine, have the right to destroy or erase your video or photographs.”
“After Police Abuses Caught on Video, a New Guide Teaches How to Best Archive and Distribute Footage”
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/28/after_police_abuses_caught_on_video
on Wed Apr 15th 2015 at 02:19:30 King
The only problem is, is that a lot of police officers continue to think that they can go up to you and say, you know, “You need to turn that camera off, ma’am.” That is not a lawful order. It’s not a constitutional order. But it’s one that continues to happen all too often.”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbrd72MqMno)
Careful with the language, but it shows you what happens.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIbcmt1vCHc)
on Wed Apr 15th 2015 at 06:32:48 jefe
Thank you Speak Out.
This explains why many HK people are alarmed by the repeated attempts to enact national security laws in Hong Kong. One reason why Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, non-Chinese blog hosting sites (like WordPress), Instagram, Linked-In, etc. are all blocked in China is because they include content which the Government views as treasonist, seditionist or otherwise a threat to national sovereignty. They also do not want any protests to spread outside an area where they can otherwise control them, and controlling social media is seen as a vital step in that process.
This would include anything that would question the authority of the police or lawfulness of their actions. Anything like that would be treated as a threat to national security.
Their attempt at control has now expanded outside their borders.
They keep 99% of the population quelled by depicting foreigners (e.g., Japan and the West) and national minorities (Uyghurs, Tibetans) as divisive, evil elements, who seek to undermine China’s sovereignty, and making this part of national education. As there is some element of historical truth to it, it is easy to use this to control the population. But the continued use of this trope looks so disingenuous to me.
If HK passes national security laws as approved by Beijing, what I just typed could be viewed as spreading lies to harm the state.
As much as I am dismayed by America’s dismal racist and belligerent past and present and its attempt to cover it up, at least there are ways to communicate that won’t land you in jail. Anyhow, the advice in the link provided probably is good advice for anywhere.
on Wed Apr 15th 2015 at 19:09:03 resw77
Did anyone see this one? No running…just complying with the officer’s instructions: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3038896/Sir-shot-did-reach-license-innocent-victim-police-shooting-calls-bodycams-traffic-stop-cop-opened-fire.html
on Thu Apr 16th 2015 at 01:36:05 Mary Burrell
They will shoot you even if you are not running and complying with their commands. I don’t trust them. I feel they will shoot you for jay walking.
on Thu Apr 16th 2015 at 03:16:21 King
Mary! How could you say that?
Everyone knows that the police punishment for jaywalking is beating, not shooting!!
http://nypost.com/2014/01/19/cops-beat-elderly-man-after-he-jaywalked/
on Thu Apr 16th 2015 at 03:24:33 sharinalr
^^^*snickering*
on Sat Apr 18th 2015 at 18:46:10 Speak Out
From the ACLU:
“On Tuesday, the Assembly Public Safety Committee begins debate on two important bills to end racial profiling (AB 935) and stop the excessive use of force (AB 619). If approved by the Legislature and signed by Governor Brown into law, California can truly lead by ensuring law enforcement personnel uphold our civil liberties.
The personal stories of real Californians can make a big impact in Tuesday’s hearing. We need legislators to hear about the real-life impacts of racial profiling and excessive use of force, first-hand.
If you or someone you know has experienced racial profiling or excessive use of force, please share your story with us now. We will submit comments to the Assembly Public Safety Committee before Tuesday’s hearing, and show the importance of AB 935 and AB 619!”
“What we do now will determine the future of fair policing and accountable law enforcement in our state.”
https://ssl.capwiz.com/aclu/ca/issues/alert/?alertid=65133626&type=CU
on Sun Apr 19th 2015 at 20:32:25 Speak Out
Be advised: Last night I was harassed by the police in my car and when I pointed my cell phone camera at them they shone flashlights into the camera so that I couldn’t record their faces. All that showed up was a ball of light. They set big flashlights on top of their cop cars so that the cars and the surrounding area could not be seen on video. From what they said it was clear that this is now their strategy for disempowering members of the public who try to hold them accountable by recording them. They also refused to show me their badge numbers as they are required to do, but that’s what they’ve always done.
“Miami Beach Police Spokesman Calls Cop “Immature” for Shining Light in my Camera Lens (Updated II)”
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/05/miami-beach-police-spokesman-calls-cop-immature-for-shining-light-in-my-camera-lens/
“Flex your rights – film the police”
http://chronicle.augusta.com/content/blog-post/damon-cline/2014-07-01/flex-your-rights-film-police
“There’s a burgeoning “citizen-journalist” movement where activists, who sometimes call themselves “copwatchers” or “copblockers,” actively follow on-duty police to document their activities. Many of them have YouTube channels, such as Photography Is Not A Crime (PINAC), HonorYourOath, Flex Your Rights and Police State USA.”
“Finally, self-protection is another reason why some start filming when the red-and-blue lights start flashing. All citizens need factual, objective documentation for any encounter they have with government authorities. And nothing is more factual and objective than an audio or video recording. Without it, the truth is whatever the state says it is.”
“Now, this may come as a shock to all you upright citizens, but police don’t always tell the truth. In fact, they don’t have to – the Supreme Court ruled it was OK for police to lie to citizens almost 50 years ago (Frazier v. Cupp).
That’s not to say cops are pathological liars (though some clearly are), it’s just they are duty-bound to say whatever is necessary to justify their actions and secure convictions. This is why police reports – something judges, juries and journalists consider to be the truth – read pretty much like carbon copies.
Anyone detained will have been acting “suspicious,” or made “furtive movements,” or happened to be “in a known drug area.” Anyone arrested for driving under the influence will have had the “strong odor of alcohol” on their breath, “slurred speech” and “bloodshot” eyes. Anyone police shoot with a taser will have been “aggressive” or “combative.””
“Look at it this way: Say an officer asks to search your vehicle and you refuse (which you should always do to exercise those Fourth Amendment muscles). If he still wants to search but doesn’t want to go through the trouble to get a warrant, all he has to do to is say he “smells the odor of marijuana.” Presto! – instant probable cause for a warrantless search.
It doesn’t matter if the last time you even saw marijuana was during the Clinton administration, if he says he smells it, he smells it. If the officer really wants to put on a good show, he can get a K-9 unit to say the same thing by walking a police dog around the car until it “alerts.””
on Mon Apr 20th 2015 at 13:27:40 v8driver
Im reporting tomorrow i expect to stay, also hv parking tickets
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206312595202325&id=1489932727&set=a.1195315651607.30423.1489932727&source=48&refid=17&ref=bookmark&_ft_
on Mon Apr 27th 2015 at 04:25:58 Mz.Nikita
..I know this post has been uP for awhile but I just wanted to thank Abagond for being one of the first sources that I could (accurately) find about the treacherous videotaped murder of Walter Scott-thanks for continuing to not let important (and increasingly occuring) travesties like go unreported, and in a timely fashion as well. Keep uP the good work, Abagond and R.I.P. Mr. Walter Scott!
on Tue Apr 28th 2015 at 04:06:03 List of unarmed blacks killed by police | People Against Violence
[…] Walter Scott (North Charleston, SC) 2015: Anthony Hill (Chamblee, GA) 2014: Akai Gurley (New York, NY) 2014: […]
on Mon Jun 8th 2015 at 17:24:35 TheHipHopRecords (@TheHipHopRecord)
I see Slager has indicted today but i see two things happening with this case
1) He’ll walk free
2) He’ll get a slap on the wrist, meaning a few years at a minimum security prison and even on the inside he won’t do hard time. This is the type of time Slager will do
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yztx8qfoNu0)
on Thu Jul 23rd 2015 at 05:02:16 Call for Clarity: No More Sweet Chariots Swinging Low or Wading in the Water | prize in joy.
[…] Sandra Bland (Prairie View, Texas) 2015: Freddie Gray (Baltimore, MD) 2015: Walter Scott (North Charleston, SC) 2015: Tony Robinson (Madison, WI) 2015: Anthony Hill (Chamblee, GA) 2014: […]
on Thu Sep 3rd 2015 at 03:03:22 Since I’ve been gone…. | doubleeworld
[…] (Prairie View, TX) 2015: Icarus Randolph (Witchita, KS) 2015: Freddie Gray (Baltimore, MD) 2015: Walter Scott (North Charleston, SC) 2015: Tony Robinson (Madison, WI) 2015: Anthony Hill (Chamblee, GA) 2014: […]
on Sat Oct 3rd 2015 at 13:31:58 EPGAH
@jefe Brad Miller in the Christian Taylor case was a similar Sacrificial Lamb.
But more chilling is the way the WEB media–not the real media this time–tried to play “Gentle Giant” myth. The thug was just WALKING AROUND the car lot PEERING into cars.
Either they misspelled “punching”, or they were intentionally trying to pass off a “Gentle Giant” narrative. You know, like the “Gentle Giant” who was walking AWAY from Officer Wilson with its hands up? But somehow had an EXTRA hand to grab the gun, and the officer fired, the bullets went wild, then turned 180º in midair and impaled it front-to-back. I haven’t seen ballistics like that since Huckleberry Hound!
OR maybe Occam’s Razor indicates that the less-interesting story that thug and cop were fighting over the gun, and the thug got shot the normal way MIGHT be the right one!
Think of it this way: You could be murdered by a Gentle Giant who was just walking around your house!
on Tue Dec 29th 2015 at 10:31:31 Wake up, Americans will tolerate this but for so long! | QUITETRILL WORLDWIDE
[…] 4th 2015: Walter Scott, 50, North Charleston, SC, […]
on Fri Sep 23rd 2016 at 00:11:06 LonelyBlkGirl
Did you hear about this:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/22/trump-ohio-campaign-chair-no-racism-before-obama?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews
Please write blog post about it. Would love to hear your thoughts.
on Sat Sep 24th 2016 at 21:22:16 Mary Burrell
Same city different year new victim Keith Scott. A disabled man with a head injury.
on Sat Sep 24th 2016 at 22:03:17 Deb
@Mary Burrell…Hey Lil Sis! Different city — Keith Scott was killed in “Charlotte, North Carolina,” but his mother DOES live here on James Island, one of the barrier islands right outside of “Charleston, South Carolina” where Walter Scott was killed.
@Deb: I was hoping you would respond as I know this is your neck of the woods so to speak. Yes you are correct the gentlemen having the same last name is what had me confused I am thinking. Charleston and Charlotte two different cities and states. Thank you for the clarification. But I still think they used the same tactic of planting a weapon near the body.
@Mary Burrell…“Thank you for the clarification. But I still think they used the same tactic of planting a weapon near the body.”
No problem, Dear-heart, I got you! And, I second that emotion about the planting of, as Abagond so rightly calls it — a Phantom Negro Weapon!
Saw this today on Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/09/23/dont-shoot-him-wifes-cellphone-video-fatal-police-shooting-released…and the question is — “Gun or no gun?” Her video shows no damned gun by his foot — and she was there! Check out NikkiJaid’s chronology in the comment section of the article — pretty damned convincing!
@Deb: Thanks for the link
on Fri Nov 18th 2016 at 00:37:14 police brutality.
on Wed Dec 7th 2016 at 03:59:07 abagond
Update: The trial ended in a hung jury. Eleven White jurors and one Black juror voted to find Tensing guilty of at least manslaughter, but, after four days, they were not able to persuade the remaining White juror, who said, “I cannot in good conscience consider a guilty verdict,” – despite the video that shows Officer Slager shooting Scott in the back five times while he runs away!
on Wed Dec 7th 2016 at 04:31:31 michaeljonbarker
“The trial ended in a hung jury”. Unbelievable with the evidence. No justice for the Scott family.
on Wed Dec 28th 2016 at 04:14:52 Origin
Wow, I lost track of this and just learned of the verdict. I want to say I’m surprised but that wouldn’t be true. Disappointment that my most cynical expectations were confirmed is more like it.
on Mon Dec 4th 2017 at 15:31:01 jefe
Another update due today:
Ex-cop Michael Slager faces sentencing for videotaped killing of unarmed black man
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/03/ex-cop-michael-slager-faces-sentencing-videotaped-killing-unarmed-black-man/917587001/
on Mon Dec 4th 2017 at 17:22:37 Deb
From the Charleston Post & Courier today:
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/december-sentencing-scheduled-for-ex-north-charleston-officer-who-killed/article_12098474-b5ca-11e7-80fa-ff3f4d47921c.html
From Truthdig on 11/30:
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/jeff-sessions-lies-used-criminal-defense-cop-killed-walter-scott/
@ jefe @ Deb
Thanks! I hope to do a post on Slager soon.
@abagond…Your welcome, I’ll be reading!!!
on Tue Dec 5th 2017 at 01:14:46 v8driver
oh hell yeah im running over child support 25% of my last year i was locked up over it
probably another felony charge for running but he didnt have no gun that a bunch of bs well its easier in the city
actually yeah that’s a tough call,
so i be talking to the wife we need to move and wow i have 4 kids too they need rooms and soon the one will be driving i dont think the ex will get him a car i dont think our curren tblock is very childproof
ok. RIP
its just the county, right?
that’s messed up
on Tue Dec 5th 2017 at 06:00:07 Deb
@jefe…Following Slager’s case as I have to (for my own sanity!), I reread the thread, and these comments of yours (& the last one of my own) resonated with what’sstill going on in Charleston:
“It would lead to more effective reorganization if the State or Federal govt found a pattern in the North Charleston police department and not pinned on this single murderous cop, but on an institutional problem. That would not bode well for the police chief either…
…So, you mention that the Charleston Area NAACP has been pushing for a DOJ probe all along. I would surmise that the North Charleston police chief DOES NOT WANT THAT so will do anything to prevent it.”
I was a more than a little presumptuous as the following links will show (if you’ve got time for the grime — read the comments:
https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/justice-department-north-charleston-police-hold-second-feedback-session-on/article_93e3d66f-c3fd-502d-81b4-bea801ff71dd.html
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/summey-seeks-to-mend-fences/article_a5215977-ad12-529a-a185-f4ed78801c3f.html
https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/charleston-police-body-cam-footage-is-off-limits-to-public-thanks-to-new-state-law/Content?oid=5295208
https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-slow-death-of-the-north-charleston-police-departments-federal-review/Content?oid=12114081
https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2017/10/27/north-charleston-moves-forward-with-new-doj-agreement-as-activist-groups-demand-police-assessment?utm_source=Master+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=d91db6d620-CP_DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d4e2097b95-d91db6d620-117386649
Update on Slager’s ongoing sentencing hearing:
https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2017/12/04/feidin-santana-the-eyewitness-who-filmed-walter-scotts-shooting-takes-the-stand-at-michael-slagers-sentencing-hearing?utm_source=Master+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=2de95fc943-CP_DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d4e2097b95-2de95fc943-117386649
on Thu Dec 7th 2017 at 20:56:59 Deb
Update from the Post & Courier today — Slager got 20 years: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/former-officer-michael-slager-sentenced-to-years-in-jail-for/article_331553da-db5b-11e7-a06e-9fb99ca21ecb.html
on Thu Dec 7th 2017 at 22:21:57 sondis
20 years, eh? Meh…So what….So they threw black men a bone for the hundreds of thousands of black men that have been killed by police for many years.
Its not like this sentence is going to start a trend among police departments across America. what say you all, black people?
on Fri Dec 8th 2017 at 02:41:18 Mary Burrell
Well it’s good Slager got 20 years he cold blooded murdered Walter Scott. I am glad for once there was some justice.
on Fri Dec 8th 2017 at 19:29:21 TheHipHopRecords (@TheHipHopRecord)
The conviction only happened with a guilty plea from Slager.
Also. White supremacist play the long game. In 4 yrs time this will be forgotten and Slager will get out. No way is he doing 20 yrs and as an ex-cop the time he’ll do inside will be like that scene in Goodfellas when they get sent to Shawshank.
on Sat Dec 9th 2017 at 12:48:03 Herneith
He will probably be sent to one of those ‘country club’ prisons.
on Sat Dec 9th 2017 at 15:08:46 sondis
Hence the reason why i am like, “Meh”. I also believe he’ll do a few years until people aren’t pay attention anymore ( which is swift when it comes to a white person, killing a black person ) White people only remember a crime, when a white person is killed and makes it a point to remember for years and years ( the little white girl Bennett Ramsey ) and countless other white people.
If they’re not remembering the criminal that was convicted of a crime, where another white person is killed, they’re making a celebrity out of the person that committed a crime ( Again, only white criminals are made into celebrities )
So yeah, i’m not impressed and if there’s any black people here that are, you’re falling for the okey doke….as usual -_-
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Improve software code when reviewing paper
When reviewing a manuscript describing a new software tool, reviewers are often asked to assess its utility, quality, novelty, ...
I was wondering if, in addition to the classic comments on the manuscript, it was appropriate to make suggestion to improve the software functionality in itself (if the code is provided with the manuscript)?
This would be in the case of a software that is not good enough for publication (basically it does not do enough), and for which small additions will make it better. The comment on the code would therefore not be related to the coding "grammar" but ratter to improve the software tool usability for the final user.
peer-review code
Wiliam
WiliamWiliam
I'd say that of course it's appropriate to offer suggestions if something strikes you about the code. I'd rather ask whether reviewing the code is expected from the reviewer or whether he will only be expected to look at the manuscript. – S. Kolassa - Reinstate Monica Jul 8 '14 at 12:42
@StephanKolassa - Why don't you post that as an answer instead of a comment and get points for it? – eykanal♦ Jul 8 '14 at 13:46
In my opinion, if the authors emphasise the developed code as one of their research outputs, and make it public, the reviewers not only can, but should consider it as a material for review, and comment on it. There is a delicate balance, though, to strike.
It is important to check that the code does what is promised in a paper (sanity check). More importantly, it is essential to check if a typical reader of the journal can do the same, and can benefit from the code made public. This includes basic documentation, compile instructions (if any), well-written run-files for each of the examples from the paper, and clear guidelines how to adjust them for other problems.
On the other side, remember that not all academic researchers are necessarily as brilliant in code-dev, as the guys who read Stack Overflow. It may be not appropriate to request that the code is developed and maintained to the highest standards of the modern IT community.
Dmitry SavostyanovDmitry Savostyanov
I agree that all academics are not computer scientist and that "academic software" should be expected to meet the highest IT standards. However, I also believe it is not a reason to publish poorly designed software. – Wiliam Jul 8 '14 at 13:15
The definition of "poor design" is subjective. Early Blas/Lapack source codes, for example, may be considered ugly and poorly written from the perspective of OOP community. – Dmitry Savostyanov Jul 8 '14 at 13:25
@dmitry_savostyanov Let say a "little added value" for the scientific community then :) – Wiliam Jul 8 '14 at 13:29
I would suggest not to comment on code, unless:
The code is broken in some way, such that it does not perform what it is supposed to do (e.g., a bug in code changes a critical algorithm)
The program itself is unstable due to deep-rooted code smell
Commenting on code in a review seems to me akin to commenting on someone's mastery of a given language in a review. If their usage of the language is so poor as to make the paper unreadable, then you can suggest they use a proofreader or translator. However, in most cases, it doesn't affect the paper, it just makes it harder to understand. With code, it may not get them past a <insert hi-tech company here> interview, but if it works as advertised, it's good enough.
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And what if the proposed code is not good enough for publication (it does not do enough), but some minor improvement make it publishable? (I edited my question to make it clearer) – Wiliam Jul 8 '14 at 12:54
@Wiliam - I would suggest that what you describe is not a code issue, that's functionality (or "utility", to use your term) issue. – eykanal♦ Jul 8 '14 at 13:16
I edited the question. – Wiliam Jul 8 '14 at 13:21
@Wiliam - Now I don't understand the question. Reviewing code is one thing, reviewing the functionality of the software is completely different. It's a back-end vs. front-end review. Which as you asking about? – eykanal♦ Jul 8 '14 at 13:47
Well, I mean proposing modifications in the code to improve the functionality. So, changing the code, but not because it is poorly written, but because it lack functionalities. – Wiliam Jul 8 '14 at 17:11
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Dr Fiona Bannon
Position: Senior Lecturer
Areas of expertise: Ethics, Aesthetics and Education. Dance, collaboration and co-creation.
Email: F.Bannon@leeds.ac.uk
Location: 1.06 Stage@leeds
I work in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries and have experience across a number of roles that have included the design and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study and the supervision of a range of research degrees that focus on the generation of knowledge through engagement with arts.
I began my professional career after completing postgraduate studies in Community Dance at the Laban Centre (London). As a freelance arts practitioner I moved to Sydney, Australia where I worked as the Education and Community Officer for Ausdance (NSW). On returning to the UK, I joined the Scarborough School of Arts (University of Hull) to lecture in dance and performance, and later became the Head of Performance, Theatre and Dance. In 2004 I became Head of the School of Arts in 2004 and subsequently the Head of the School of Arts and New Media, University of Hull.
I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, Leeds, continuing my research into ethics and aesthetics in performance and collaborative practice. I am the Chair of DanceHE and founding member of Architects of the Invisible, a performance collective that explores experimental choreography and social interaction. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and recently joined the Executive of the World Dance Alliance and I also Chair the Working Group for World Dance Alliance-Europe.
My current work includes supervision of PhD research with candidates working in the areas of collaborative arts practice, auto-biographic research through queer theory; lesbian salsa space in Europe, knowing climate change through arts; social art making through improvisation and the place of the body in performance. I write for dance journals including Research in Dance Education and Choreographic Practices, and regularly present research work nationally and internationally.
Most recent publication is Considering Ethics in Dance, Theatre and Performance. Published with Palgrave (2018).
The discussion investigates ethics, aesthetics, creative co-creation and knowledge generation in performance.
Ethics and Collaborative Performance
Arts and Aesthetic Education
Improvisation, dialogue, and co-creative practice
Multisensory performance, land-based arts, and well-being
Somaesthetics, society, and senses making
Social arts practice, participation, and sustainability.
Director Centre for Practice-Led Research in the Arts (CePRA)
Assessment Lead
Year in Industry Tutor
Most recent publication
Considering Ethics in Dance, Theatre and Performance (Palgrave, 2018).
https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319917306
Most recent conference presentations
Keynote: People Dancing: Artistic Citizenship in Practice.
Briding the training contexts:re-assessong techniques and skills for the social and cultural sphere. Centre for Performance Pracrtice and Research, Faculty of Arts, University of Winchester.
Keynote: Dancing in a World that matters.
Our Dance Democracy: Dance, Performance, Culture and Civic Democracy. Merseyside Dance Initiative(MDI) and Liverpool Hope University. 2nd-3rd November 2018.
MEd.
Senior Fellow of HEA
Current roles supporting - Student Education
Aessment Lead and Academic Integrity Officer for PCI.
Year in Industry Tutor.
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Clare Martynski
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Literary fiction, essays, and poetry.
Anca L. Szilágyi
DAUGHTERS OF THE AIR
Tokyo, City of My Dreams
M. and I went to Japan last month to visit his brother J., who’d been living there for six years. We met J. in Tokyo, and traveled with him to Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe before hopping over to NYC for a wedding. I’m back in Seattle and not-too-jet-lagged and will write about the trip over the next few posts.
The first thing that struck me about Tokyo, having grown up in Brooklyn but having lived in Seattle for the last few years, is how large – and dense – it is. For me, this is joy. I love to be on an elevated subway, careening past a cityscape (hence the glee I experience in Chicago), glimpsing life from an angle you can’t get from any other vantage. I love, also, wandering the sidewalks, turning off from the bustle of boulevards to find a narrow alleyway filled with mom & pop restaurants, tiny art galleries, adorable (if, in Tokyo, overpriced) cafes. (M.’s urban planning is really rubbing off on me!) The thing about Tokyo is that wandering its enormity is like wandering the best of my anxiety dreams. Do you have those dreams where you’re lost in a city (for me, always a version of New York or Montreal or some fusion of the two) and the streets and trains never seem to end? I do. But in Tokyo, it felt right. Exhausting, as a tourist, but right. And despite that, one is never far away from a quiet garden or temple or shrine – some place where the noise just falls away and you’re in contact with the natural world.
There is so much to say about Tokyo, I can’t fit it all into a blog post. But, one of my favorite things we did was take a “Haunted Tokyo” walking tour, meandering the back alleys of Kabukicho, an older neighborhood that is now the red light district. Our tour guide, Lilly, has been living in Tokyo nearly 27 years and collecting its ghost stories all along. Our first stop was a Shinto shrine to the “mother of all angry ghosts,” O-iwa. The gruesome story of her death (her husband poisons her slowly, and half her face becomes disfigured, her eyeball drooping off of it) reminded me of how the worst of my migraines feels. To soothe O-iwa’s spirit, and to stay on her good side, local merchants leave her offerings of sake.
We stopped by a Buddha of the Phlegm (which is not haunted, but a good place to cure congestion problems) and learned that workers in the Edo period believed earthquakes (which happened every 50 years or so) were caused by the cat fish god, which, Lilly said, they liked because the cyclical upheaval caused a radical redistribution of wealth and rebuilding the city meant more opportunities for work.
Lilly told many more ghost stories, but perhaps my favorite morsel of her spiel was not ghostly at all. Walking down “Golden Alley,” a nightlife area purported to be favorite haunts of Wim Wenders, Johnny Depp, and Tim Burton, she told us that *her*favorite bar, Cremaster, is hosted by a psychiatrist, who for 1500 yen will give you a drink and a 30 minute chat. Maybe next time I’m in Tokyo I’ll go there and tell him about my endless-city-anxiety-dreams over a shikuwasa sour.
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3 Responses to “Tokyo, City of My Dreams”
buildingmybento April 7, 2012 at 6:19 pm #
Shikuwasa, now you’ll make me wax nostalgic about all those regional delicacies in Japan: Walking around the convenience stores and department store food halls is bliss. I saw many products (for example, onigiri with “Niigata koshihikari” rice, Shizuoka green tea leaves, Kagoshima kurobuta) emphasizing which part of the country they were from, which I thought was a great marketing scheme for schmucks like me. The Japanese people I spoke with said bah, those are just advertising ruses; if you’re a foodie though, everything will stick out to you, like Okinawan shikuwasa, and make you forget that those 500 yen coins in your pocket are worth too much to be in that form.
Anyway, which part of Brooklyn are you from?
Anca Szilagyi April 8, 2012 at 9:35 am #
I must admit I was very charmed by Okinawan cuisine. My brother-in-law took us to an awesome restaurant in Koenji and now Okinawa is on my wish list for our next trip, whenever that may be. Have you had rafta? It’s like chicharron but more melt-in-your-mouth. We also had two kinds of pigs ears, spicy-fried and pickled.
I’m from Kensington – do you know it? It’s south of Prospect Park. Whereabouts NYC are you?
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Anca L. Szilágyi is a Brooklynite living in Chicago. Her fiction appears in Lilith Magazine, Confrontation, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere. Her nonfiction appears in Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of fellowships and awards from Made at Hugo House, Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4Culture, and Artist Trust. The Stranger hailed Anca as “a fantastic magical realist.” She is the author of Daughters of the Air, which Shelf Awareness called “a striking debut from a writer to watch” and The Seattle Review of Books called “a creation of unearthly talents.”
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Bad debtor Angola on brink of US sanctions
LUANDA, (CAJ News) – from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola
CLOSE to three decades after their tense relations normalised, Angola and the United States (US) appear heading on a collision course over the African country’s flagrant disregard of contractual obligations to American companies.
The waning relations are contrary to suggestions this week by a senior US official that interactions were cordial and his country was in support of “bold” reforms Angola was undertaking under President Joao Lourenco.
Behind the scenes, tensions are simmering with the administration of Donald Trump over the unpaid debts.
Donald Trump Junior, a key figure in his father’s election campaign that culminated in the elder Trump assuming office in 2017, this week disclosed indeed a storm was brewing.
The younger Trump, the oldest child in the First Family, made revelations the White House and Treasury were considering “action” to counter “aggression” by Angola, the former Portuguese colony.
Economic sanctions cannot be ruled out in the list of actions to be effected to compel the recalcitrant Angola to comply.
This is part of efforts to protect American business interests in the Southern African country.
This is the first time an American politician has been explicit on the looming diplomatic row as emotions boil over.
Trump Jr’s tone highlights how seriously Angola’s defiant stance towards settling debts owed to some American firms, among them the Las Vegas-headquartered Africa Growth Corporation (AFGC) and Florida-based LS Energia Inc.
The aggrieved companies have sought legal action, with AFGC appealing to the District Court in Columbia last month against the outright seizure and occupation of its properties by the family of Army General António Francisco Andrade, his son, Miguel Kenehele (an army Captain), daughter Natasha Andrade Santos (a state prosecutor) are co-defendants.
The publicly-listed AFCG, through its subsidiaries, builds and manages apartments in Angola’s capital, Luanda.
Uniformed Angolan soldiers allegedly seized some of its assets at gunpoint as Lorenco’s government resisted paying an undisclosed debt.
Angola’s hiring of a Washington-based firm- Squire Patton Boggs- to represent it has exacerbated matters.
In another matter before the courts, LS Ernegia is seeking payment of over US$52 million for a contract it fulfilled to generate electricity to Angolan homes.
The debt is unsettled three years after completion of the project.
Angola, the Ministry of Energy and Water and EmpresaPública de Produçãode Electricidade (or Public Electricity Production Company- PRODEL) are defendants in the matter before the District Court in Florida.
Trump Jnr’s disclosure to corroborate versions by sources close to the developments that the US was considering restrictive measures against the authoritarian regime in Angola.
Sanctions have been mentioned.
The US, which provided Angola with more than $76 million in 2018 and 2019, could withhold foreign aid to Angola.
A White House official has been quoted as saying the government was “troubled” by the situation some US companies found themselves in the African nation.
An analyst in the Angola capital, Luanda, did not rule out targeted sanctions such as travel bans to the US against individuals implicated in the violations against American companies.
“We have seen such punishment slapped on politicians from Zimbabwe and Malawi recently, despite the fact that in these cases, US interests were not under threat,” he told CAJ News Africa.
The analyst was referring to sanctions imposed on individuals that the US viewed as impediments to democracy through corruption and violence in those two Southern African countries.
Earlier this week, US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, met Angolan Foreign Minister, Manuel Augusto, in Washington.
Officials were tight-lipped whether the “aggression” by Angola featured in discussions.
Morgan Ortagus, Pompeo’s spokesman, said his principal, reaffirmed the “strength” of the US-Angola strategic partnership and welcomed reforms Lourenço had implemented since assuming office in 2017.
“The two conferred on ways to increase bilateral trade and investment and strengthen democratic institutions,” Ortagus stated.
Angola and the US have a history of tense diplomatic relations.
These peaked during the 26-year Angolan civil war that started in 1975.
Relations warmed since the Angolan government renounced Communism in 1992.
– CAJ News
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Diário da República III.ª Série n.º 140 de 19 de Agosto de 2019 (Actos Societários)
Diário da República de Angola - III Série
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SACRED SEX
MAGIC AND ALCHEMY
MYSTERY TEACHINGS
SACRED DRUM
ANNIE’S APOTHECARY
What is Shamanism?
What is a shaman and what does a shaman do?
In order to understand how a shaman can help you, you will first need to know what a shaman is and what a shaman does, because we’re really not like anyone else. Shamanism is a technique through which we contact intradimensional beings, known to our ancestors for hundreds of thousands of years as the spirits. Shamanism eventually morphed into the Mystery religions and then was driven completetely underground by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century CE.
Shamanism, or shamanic healing, is making a comeback today and I’ve been a practising shaman for a number of years.
A shaman is someone who crosses into other dimensions where he obtains information, guidance and healing from the benevolent entities that he meets in those dimensions. These entities have been given many names throughout history — devas, spirits and gods to name but a few. The shaman then brings this information, guidance and healing that he gleans from these entities back to his tribe or community.
The shaman crosses into other dimensions while in a trance state. This is what’s known as the shamanic journey. It is not a physical journey. The shaman’s physical body does not go on a journey. If you saw a shaman crossing into another dimension, all you would see is his body prone on the floor looking like someone who’s asleep — except for the occasional twitch as power surges through him.
The trance state is also known to scientists as the theta state. They have found that if a person is exposed to a certain rhythm (between 4 and 7 beats per second), their brain will enter the theta state. This is why shamans use drums, and the beating of the drum is the usual, classical way that a shaman enters a trance — although there are many other ways, including the ingestion of psychotropic herbs (datura and ayuhasca, to name just two).
The shaman lives in two simultaneous realities: the inner dream space in which spiritual encounters transform perception of the external world, and the external world which becomes the stage on which the shaman acts out his divine purpose as healer. Each time the shaman enters trance for the good of patients and community and confronts the agents of affliction, there is psychological integration for the shaman. The shaman brings together heaven and earth, spirit and humankind. Shamanism appears in every culture. Amongst Tibetan people, it predates (and is woven into) Buddhist philosophy and practice, and is a vital and living wisdom tradition practiced from ancient times into present day.
From the Ghe-Wa (Tibetan Death Rite) for Pau Karma Wang Chuk Namgyal, by Larry Peters (for Shaman’s Drum.)
Why am I not called a shawoman?
I am not called a shawoman because the ‘man’ bit of the Siberian word ‘shaman’ does not refer to the male of the species. So it is not a gender specific word and that’s why a bunch of shamans are not called a bunch of shamen. The correct collective noun would be a bunch of shamans. Or a gaggle of shamans … or something like that.
Anyway, as mentioned, the word ‘shaman’ comes from Siberia. But thousands of years ago, there were shamanic practises of one kind or another all over the world, in every populated country. And so the shaman and shamanism was known by many different names, and it might be useful to know a few of them, so if the word comes up in different cultures, we’ll know what they’re talking about.
Andean (Quecha) shaman — P’ago
Arab (pre Moslem) — Baksylvk
Australian shamanism — Wulla-mullung
Australian spirit — Budian
Bedouin form of shamanism — Fugara
Celtic shaman – Druid
Chinese shaman —Tang-ki
Hawaiian form of shamanism — Huna Kane
Indian Vedic shaman — Rishi
Indonesian shaman — Dukun
Inuit shaman — Angakok
Jewish shaman — Baal Shem (in Hebrew, it means “Master of the Name”)
Korean female shaman — Mondang
Korean shamanic initiation — Nae-Rim-Kut
Lakota spirits — Wakan Tanka
Meso American shaman — Nagual
Mongolian shaman – Boo
Nigerian shaman — Babalawo
Norse female shaman —Voelva/Volva/Vala/Seidhkona
Peruvian shaman —Sheripiari
Siberian shaman – Shaman
Tibetan shaman — Pa’wo
Tibetan shamanism — Bonpo
Turkish shaman — Sahir-þairl
Ukrainian female shaman — Znakharka
Voodoo female shaman — Mambo
West African spirits — Kontomblé
So how can I help you?
There are lots of articles on here about the different sorts of healing that shamans do, and to make it easier for you, I’ve listed the main ones below. Basically, shamanic healing would not be the ideal first port of call for mending a broken leg ~ it’s more about restoring the health of your mind-body-spirit continuum and overcoming all the obstacles that no longer serve you in your life’s journey, and it is transformative, rejuvenating and revolutionary. If you’re feeling like you’re in the doldrums, shamanic healing will kick start your life.
If you’re new to shamanism and shamanic healing, please do check out these articles as they will give you a good grounding in the subject and also a better idea of what a shaman or shamanic healer can do for you.
The first article, Fire in the Head, is about what a shaman is, and how being a shaman differentiates you from other spiritual healers.
How To Get A Camel Through the Eye of a Needle is about shamanic counselling, or learning to journey to get advice and healing from your own spirits. This is something I can teach you how to do.
Eating People Is Wrong is about how the shaman can help you reclaim your power after it has been stolen from you.
What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted? is about another role of the shaman, that of soul retrieval, in other words, finding and returning a lost soul fragment to you, after it got lost or was stolen.
The Way of Brigit – An Ancient Route to Self-Transformation is about initiation into the Underworld.
The Weather Shamans of Waterworld is about shamans that control the weather.
The Journey of Coming Forth Into Day describes how part of the role of the shaman is guiding the souls of the dead to their next destination.
The Never-Ending Journey is a personal account of how I became a shaman.
14 replies to What is Shamanism?
Tiffany Fire says:
Hello there, I just found you on twitter. I can’t wait to read all of your blog. I am too experiencing both realms simultaneously but I have zero training. I was told before that I am an “authentic.”. Do you have any information on the “Ram Gods?” Most especially one that may have been “abused?”. You might possible can point me in the right direction. I ran into a shaman on the other side and even there he/she was more concerned about selling their book than answering the question. While there I spoke directly to their spirit guide myself and he/she suggested to me that the “abused Ram God” needed a lawyer. Does this make any sense to you? Thanks..
I can be reached on twitter @tiffanyfire888. Thanks..
Annie Dieu-Le-Veut says:
Yes. Read my book. 😉 https://anniedieuleveut.com/2018/08/16/about-my-book-stories-in-the-stars-out-now-on-amazon/
Elizabeth (@destinycoach) says:
The name most Central Asians used for a spiritual healer was ‘taltos’ -or a derivative thereof. The taltos went into the ‘tengri’: meaning ‘ocean’ to meet up with the ancestors and resolve issues here on Earth. ‘Tenger’ in Hungarian means ocean. Many Native American tribes are also connected to this form of journeying, called in English “tengerism”..
LadyMaverik says:
I now think they were the 7 Deities!
When I was a child 7 figures swarmed around me….all half man half bird, ox, snake, etc. 3 were holding staffs…that week I was trying to catch this white owl only I saw. This relates to the movie the 4th Kind and I could really use some help. Not sure what I am looking for but PLEASE! LadyMaverik@live.com
newborn says:
A sami shaman (Lappland in Norway, Sweden, Finland) is called Noaidi
A sami shaman (Norway, Finland, Sweden) is called Noaidi
milliecrow says:
Agreed about Wakan Tanka. It is difficult to give all the names of Spirit ally healers here. Kam is another name from the Tungus area but I don’t know which clans use it other than Urianchai.
Winyan Staz Wakien says:
You might want to do some research on what you are claiming is the Lakota name for a shaman. The word you used means Great Spirit that Shakes the Ground when he Walks.
Wakan means Sacred/Holy. Tanka means buffalo/Shakes the Ground when he Walks.
tugs says:
And also u forgot that, theres a shamanism boom in mongols originated countries. some say ancestral spirits are coming almost to every family leaving no choice to those who are chosen
and mongolian shaman is called “boo” in mongolia
Mongolian shaman on the 1st photo, Munkh-Erdene zairan (zairan means male shaman), one of the most powerful Khalkha-Shamans, is the one who is responsible for healing “the horse boy”.
ayesha says:
I LOVE YOUR BLOG. my deepest interests lie in it..
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Exit Mr. Seaga Part 2
Edward George Philip Seaga was born in the United States but became Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1980 after the bloodiest election in Jamaica to date. A controversial figure he was beloved by his followers and practitioners of Jamaican folk worship forms such as Revival and Kumina, demonized practices that he validated and brought into the public sphere. While Mr. Seaga’s state funeral will be on June 23, 2019 on the 19th a Revival Table and Kumina were held for him at the Tivoli Community Centre with one of the longest tables ever seen. According to artist Bernard Hoyes who grew up in a revival yard in St. Thomas and part of whose art practice is the recreation of Revival Tables.: “Big Man, needs a long runway to The Pantheon to be received by the Ancestral Spirits.This one is an Ascension Table. 30 feet or more. “
As mentioned in the preface to Part 1 of this interview the occasion was the publication by Macmillan of Mr. Seaga’s two volume autobiography in 2010, a mere 5 months before the now infamous state incursion into his former constituency, Tivoli Gardens. In Part 2 I asked Seaga about casino gambling, the environment, the Spanish hotels and tourism, the IMF and the debt, Walter Rodney, Marcus Garvey, Dudus, garrisons, the Caribbean Court of Justice, female leadership, Ganja and reparations.
Revivalists and others dancing in honor of Mr. Seaga, June 19, 2019. Video by Jonathan Greenland
Interview with Mr. Seaga Part 2, January 11, 2010
AP: Mr. Seaga, I’ve been enjoying reading your book, you actually write very well. Did you ever want to be a writer? Or did this talent sort of appear when you were writing your autobiography?
ES: Well, I wrote a lot while I was in office. I wrote my speeches and I wrote articles and I suppose that gave me a certain amount of practice but I never took any courses…
AP: So you didn’t use a speech writer. You never used a speech writer?
ES: No, no.
AP: You always wrote your own speeches?
ES: Oh, absolutely.
AP: That’s interesting.
ES: Well, if I had a speech writer I would end up pulling up the whole thing and trying to put it back together and as Norman Manley said to me one day– the easiest time God had was when he built the world in 6 days – if you have to put things back together after taking it apart it takes a lot more time.
AP: One of the things I didn’t realize is that a place like Dunn’s River Falls, for instance–well I’ve heard that you were instrumental in preserving Devon House and making it what it is today—but I didn’t know that that’s also true of a facility like Dunn’s River Falls and even the Ocho Rios Bay but particularly Dunn’s River Falls–that account of how you acquired the lands from the Reynolds Bauxite Company is quite interesting.
ES: Yes, that is important in understanding Dunn’s River Falls and understanding Ocho Rios’s development. I have a picture of it in colour … [shows me a copy of a photograph of the bay].
AP: Oh, I see.
ES: Nothing, you have to understand, nothingwas here, there was a little rim this wide [indicating with finger] along the back end along the beach – the road used to run right there ..
AP: That’s Turtle Towers.
ES: That’s right. Well I’m really talking about here, see where these little buildings are ..
AP: Yes, yes.
ES: See where the trees are, that’s where the beach stopped. But it wasn’t white sand beach, it was a brownish sand, fishermen used to use it to pull up their canoes and I dredged and reclaimed 80 acres, this is all 80 acres of white sand.
AP: I see. Now when you say reclaimed, was the white sand brought from somewhere else?
ES: Over the reef.
AP: Oh, from out here.
ES: Outside the reef which is not far away.
AP: Those are the kinds of things I really enjoyed reading in your book. For instance, your description of how pristinely beautiful Negril was and how you discovered the beach there was also very interesting. And that made me wonder whether you’d seen this documentary called ‘Jamaica for sale’.
ES: No, I haven’t seen it. By whom?
AP: You’ve never seen it? Esther Figueroa and Diana McCauley. It’s sort of from the point of view of environmentalists.
ES: I see. Well, I know Diana and I can more or less imagine what her line would be. Mine would not be the same, mine would be development, but development conscious of environmental needs and environmental imperatives and Ocho Rios has gone that way, Negril has gone that way. I did Montego Bay too, those beaches you see – the one they call ‘Dump up’ beach and so on, I did all of that but in the end we couldn’t fit it into the tourism picture so we said ok let the people use ‘Dump up’ beach for their own purposes and the other one up by the hospital, if it is still there.
AP: So this film was made about two years ago and I think the film-makers were particularly concerned about the recent sorts of structures that are going up all along the coast and on the North coast.
ES: So am I, so am I. I never would have agreed to this Spanish invasion the way it has been done. We don’t need 1000 room hotels going way up in the sky, we would have to have it spread out and mind you, that means a lot of movement around but in that case build a 500 here and a 500 there. But Montego Bay, that’s what they called the elegant corridor – it’s no longer elegant any more – it’s just overpowered with the skyscraper type buildings.
AP: This is the hip strip?
ES: No, no, not the hip strip, after you leave the airport where the Spanish hotels are going out of Montego Bay.
AP: Oh, you mean on the way to Falmouth where the Ritz Carlton, the Half Moon and so on are.
ES: That’s right.
AP: And what is your view of the huge cruise ship terminal development that Falmouth is facing?
ES: I haven’t been there since it has started. Falmouth has potential for development but along lines that have been mapped out by the Georgian Society. The restoration of buildings–it’s a town that still has a fair amount of buildings there that can be restored and the square and so on and I thought that’s what they would be doing with it. Now, what is being done at the cruise ship end to bring in the visitors, I don’t know how obtrusive that is.
AP: It sounds to me like it’s going to be quite obtrusive because Falmouth is such a sleepy little place.
ES: Yes, but I gather that they’ve reclaimed a certain amount of land to extend out into the water because the cruise ship couldn’t come alongside so it would have to have some depth to do so. If it is done with taste, it could make a big difference.
AP: You still think tourism is a viable industry for the country?
ES: It’s not only viable, it’s the one that gives us the best returns, not better than remittances but tourism, the returns that we get is about, I think now it’s about 40% of the dollar stays back in Jamaica but it is spread out throughout the rural areas and there’s nothing else that goes out in the rural areas. Bauxite is in little pockets and manufacturing doesn’t go there at all so this provides employment for the rural areas and it provides employment for women which is very important because we have no other source that’s providing employment for women and I am talking about persons who are not necessarily skilled but have received the training that goes with it.
AP: You mean the people who work as waiters or cleaners and domestic workers?
ES: Well, in the old days they were just persons who were picked up anywhere with no background at all, nowadays they come out of the HEART school, and the hotels themselves do have training programmes and this plays a valuable role in terms of the employment that they provide so the tourism dollar goes much deeper, it also penetrates the agricultural areas. While I do think that there’s room for still more penetration there into different agricultural products, nonetheless the tourism dollar goes through into south St. Elizabeth and upper St. Ann and Clarendon – the bread basket areas, so to that extent this is also good.
AP: I just wonder sometimes because if one were to do a cost benefit analysis – what the costs are to the country environmentally and otherwise, even socially because very often there is prostitution involved and other things so …
ES: Certainly not in the mainstream hotels. You’re more likely to find that in the urban hotels where people can just walk in and no one takes notice of you but that’s not an organized thing, it’s women that have some entrepreneurial talent.
AP: What about casino gambling, would you be in favour of it?
ES: Yes but only on certain grounds. It has to be organized on a basis that will ensure that it is not going to be for individual gain but that the benefit of it is going to go to some social need and education is the one that I have always championed for that. I think the present government is thinking a little broader than that to include health as well but I am thinking principally of the basic school system to be the beneficiaries.
AP: Yes, that’s true. We do need heavy investment in education and the funds have to come from somewhere.
ES: Exactly.
AP: Ok. Now what do you think of this move by the government to borrow from the IMF? Have you heard the Lovindeer song about it?
ES: Yes, I’ve heard of it.
AP: It’s to the tune of ‘I am blessed ..’ etc. but it goes ‘IMF, IMF…..’
ES: Yes, I don’t know what tune it was but the person who did it with him told me about it. I haven’t got a copy though. There’s no question about the fact that the IMF is a necessity. We have – the principal problem of the country are the two deficits- – the fiscal deficit which is the domestic budget and the external deficit which is the foreign exchange budget and at the extent to which those have grown exponentially as a result of the virtual collapse of the bauxite industry made it absolutely necessary that we have to find ways of putting those funds back in the system and even before then, before the crisis came there were gaps to be filled there because the fiscal deficit was always above like 6-7% and it ought to have been somewhere in the 0-2% level and in order to fill the gaps what we’ve been doing is borrowing and now in borrowing we’re now borrowing to pay the bills that are due each year so it has reached the stage where the borrowing is not serving any developmental purposes, it’s just paying off last year’s debt service payments so it is absolutely necessary to get out of that trap.
AP: It’s interesting because in your book you described the situation in mid-January 1977 when Manley would have gone to the IMF because the country was facing a 40% devaluation and it seems we’re almost in the same position today, no?
ES: No, we’re in exactly the same position we were in the early 1980s, remember we had a tremendous recession at that time which was said to be the worst recession in 50 years that goes back to the Great Depression at the end of the 1920s and the bauxite industry went out too and I had that as the problem, I had to struggle with because it nose-dived down to 1985 and then it started to climb back again but it never got back to where it was in 1980. So we had a tremendous gap that occurred in our foreign exchange and in our revenues and that was the parallel. Manley’s situation was entirely different, the country had no foreign exchange at all, it was in a negative position and that was largely because of his inappropriate policies because the policies that he was pursuing in a radical type socialism, nothwithstanding him calling it democratic socialism was such that it scared away capital, local investment and it scared away the bilateral agencies that used to assist. The IMF itself took the position that unless you can be more compatible to these sources of funding we’re not going to make it easy for you because we’re not going to be the only source of funds.
AP: So you approve of today’s negotiations with the IMF?
ES: Well I haven’t seen the IMF Agreement yet and I don’t know if it is as rough as it was in my case but I decided that rough or not I’m going through with it.
AP: But it must be rough because don’t you think that all the new taxes that were announced would have been prompted by this impending agreement with the IMF?
ES: Well here I would have to be a fly on the wall to hear the discussion. The fact of the matter is that the IMF doesn’t say to you, you have to levy taxes and what taxes, the IMF tells you this is the deficit and this is where we want the deficit to be. They have pegged it at something about – they started at $65b and then it went up to $78b because a number of divestments were included which the IMF said take them out because we don’t know if they are going to happen – like sugar and Air Jamaica and so on. So it went up to $78b but now it’s reputed to be something like $110b and I made this prediction from the very beginning, that it’s going to reach $120b which is 10% of GDP so instead of being the 6% it’s going to go up to 10%. Now, what the IMF will say to you is that you have to close the gap so the government has to then say well, we can use taxes and these are the taxes we are going to use and so on. They had the Matalon Report on hand–which was a businessman’s report, it was a businessman’s reform – tax everybody by imposing consumer taxes and reduce income tax and company profit tax and that certainly would never ever have worked because there seems to be a large body of misunderstanding as to the level of poverty that exists in the country and to have added on a tax to basic food items and other basic items would have been not only cruel and inhuman but it would have been impossible for people to conform to that. So the IMF would not have been guilty of saying we want this particular package but it says you find the package and if you say this is a tax package, then we’ll look at it and just see how it works but the proposal that I had put forward apparently didn’t strike the IMF either, it hasn’t come up so far in any discussions that we’ve heard of and that would have done it without any taxes at all.
AP: But how could the government be so ignorant about the level of poverty, how is that possible? And how could they misread the public, it seems so obvious…
ES: It’s not a matter of ignorance because politicians do move around and they do see it, it’s a matter of which is worse. Is it worse to have some problems, increasing problems for people who are really poor or is it worse to have an economy that can’t pay its way and therefore finds that its sources of funding are being shut down so you have to give up and it comes to the point where you have to give up even those things that you think are most sacrosanct. Well, what my proposal indicated is that we would not have had to go that far but that’s the route they went, fortunately, they withdrew that proposal.
AP: I don’t know, I feel we’re in for a rough ride and some people think that maybe it’s because Jamaica has been living beyond its means all these years and now is being cut down to size.
ES: Of course, absolutely. For years, well the heavy borrowing started in the 1970s where US$2b were added to the debt and then in my time in the 1980s an additional US$2b were added but the $2b added in the 1970s produced the worst period of negative growth the country has ever had. It was a loss in GDP that averaged out at nearly 20%.
AP: What was it spent on? Was it spent on the free education and …
ES: That’s the problem. A lot of social programmes that added nothing to the production of the country and whatever else ….
AP: Couldn’t they be seen as long term investments, for instance.
ES: Not those social programmes. The ones that were there were purely to put people to work can be seen as a means of finding some way of putting some money in the pockets of the very poor but you can’t do that unless the country can afford to do it. So it’s not the project that is wrong it’s the fact that you don’t have the funds to do so. For instance Manley re-negotiated the Bauxite contract – the Bauxite agreement, at the same time that the price of oil went up and having done so, the entire increase in the bauxite levy and more was spent one year later on what he called free education, against the Ministry of Finance’s advice and against the Ministry of Education’s advice. So he splurged the whole thing so whereas that money could have in appropriate amounts helped to carry some of these social programmes, he didn’t have that opportunity at all. That money was used in one big splurge and of course it’s a continuing thing, educational cost is not something that is a onetime expenditure so he was deprived of the bauxite levy benefits and still had to face up to the dramatic increase in the price of oil so he acted very unwisely in what he did and very impetuously. I had presented a presentation at budget time which was his first budget and, I guess it might have been my first budget as Leader of the Opposition and it was a devastating one. The story goes that he moved from Gordon House right up to Jamaica House and summoned everybody and told them that we had to go the route of free education and David Coore who was Minister of Finance and Eli Matalon who was Minister of Education tried to persuade him but he wouldn’t listen. So he went there and got a lot of plaudits because the poor people didn’t know what was going to be the outcome. So he really bankrupted the country – that’s what he did. There was no money left in the treasury. In foreign exchange we had $10b that came in the day before from Iraq.
AP: From Iraq?
ES: Yes.
AP: What was that for?
ES: Socialist. Socialist International. The Baath Party and the deficit went all the way up to 20%, as high as 20%. Now that would be the highest in the world. That’s a measure of how deep the hole was when we took over.
AP: Ok. Another thing that I found interesting in your book are the occasions when you talk about the race factor. For instance you believe that there was and perhaps still is, great racial inequality in Jamaica…and you’re accredited with having brought back Garvey, his remains, in 1964? This of course speaks to your deep commitment to and awareness of race consciousness in general. But I am wondering why you didn’t follow this up when you were in power with the introduction of Garvey’s teaching in the school curriculum.
ES: You know, it was always spoken of and we never had the kind of approach where we would have sat down and said look these are the publications, this is what we know, let’s reduce it to a curriculum subject. It never was done and even now it hasn’t been done. There’s more consciousness of Garvey today and some of what he said and did. I use the opportunity in my book to sort of take the positives out and indicate what Garvey really did, not in a specific manner but in an overall basic changes and fundamental changes that occurred in the society. Did you see the chapter that I did in which Garvey – I used my presentation when we made Garvey a National Hero – I used the presentation that I made ……
AP: I don’t think I read that part.
ES: Subsequent to that, I was asked to speak on the occasion of the anniversary of the Rodney episode in ‘69 – that’s 40 years.
AP: 2009, yes, there was a conference here.
ES: Yes, Carolyn Cooper organized it and she was quite upset with me because she said that I wasn’t sticking to the intention of the conference. I said well if I was to write about Rodney and put Rodney in perspective, I don’t think I could give you more than a 5-minute presentation because what he stood for was one thing but how he went about it and the ideas he left behind with others who he taught and others who he met and the movement were so unworthy and so lacking in profundity.
AP: You thought they were unworthy?
ES: Yes, yes, not the ideas but how he went around trying to get his ideas across.
AP: Which is what? My understanding is that he would go to communities and give talks and lectures.
ES: And gave talks that stirred up violence. He preached violence against people of a different race and complexion and in doing so you’re employing a destructive means of pulling down rather than pulling up. Now, in my presentation (and I can give you a copy of that)- in my presentation I outlined the two streams of black nationalism, the one that started with Howell and the Rastas – which at least was on a theocratic basis that black supremacy was because of a theocratic framework . Then you went to Claudius Henry and his campaign was very definitely treasonous because he was inviting Castro by letters to come here and take over the country but quite apart from the international aspect of that, his entire doctrine was again, the question of pulling down the racial system. Michael Manley unfortunately, took that line because what Michael Manley did was he equated race with wealth and he said, you are not wealthy and these are the people that are holding you down. And that is how he made that equation to reach into the recesses of the minds of the people whereas people like Garvey and Martin Luther King adopted a different approach. They adopted an approach of upliftment rather than pulling down and the upliftment of the black man by virtue of his own abilities and achievements and building esteem of the individual etc. etc.
AP: Yes, I was going to ask you why it was that Garvey was acceptable while a Rodney isn’t but you’ve already answered that and in that context I also wondered what you thought of leaders like Malcolm X.
ES: Who?
AP: Malcolm X
ES: Well Malcolm X is more of a dual type personality. He had fundamental principles that were no different from other persons pursuing a black nationalist course and he was also a militaristic type of person so that he would also fall into that group of the black nationalists who thought that if you destroyed what was destroying you that you would build yourself rather than that you would end up with nothing; but he wasn’t to my mind, so outrageous as Rodney.
AP: Really?
ES: Rodney was on a different platform altogether because Rodney was a much more insignificant character. When you preach that type of black nationalism in a country like the United States the capacity exists within that society to absorb it, to take what you want from it, to benefit to the extent that you are able to by virtue of the beliefs that you have or the beliefs that you come to have from hearing Malcolm X and the society itself will see some change as indeed change has come about. But the change that would come about is a violent change because the society can absorb it and deal with it through the judicial system and through the social consciousness of the other classes. When you do that in Jamaica, especially in a country which has a great dependence upon tourism and you realize that all you have to do is to kill half a dozen tourists, and the industry becomes blackballed.
AP: So, is that what Rodney was preaching?
ES: Well, not that specifically but it was tantamount to that, that’s what Special Branch, the Intelligence Agency of the Police Force told us–he was preaching hatred, not so much just a matter of intolerance or anything like that. So Malcolm X could be absorbed in his society, if he was here and saying the same things it would cause a different problem.
AP: Well, the other difference also is that the US is a predominantly white society whereas Jamaica is a predominantly afro-origin society so that perhaps one of the worries was that Rodney’s incendiary sort of message might really upset the whole applecart, no?
ES: Not necessarily so because colour is a question of the skin but people who are black in Jamaica are not subscribers to militaristic type of nationalism, they’re just not and that is why all parties that try to get off the ground on a racial basis – the Rasta party of Sam Brown who ran against me in my early election and the other one, whatever his name was, (I’m trying to remember his name) got no seats and lost his deposit and so on.
AP: Astor Black, Ras Astor Black, was that his name?
ES: No, no. He’s a comedian. This was around Independence time. They’ve never been successful because Jamaicans don’t believe that you can solve the problem that way. They’re more oriented to looking at economic gain, economic benefit as the means to improving social conditions and that is the big difference. So it’s not that because they’re black they have the attitude of black people in other countries where there is a conflict in place in which there is a need for militarism to try to resolve it as in Africa and when you think of the US south you almost want to say like the southern United States too but the conflict with the Klu Klux Klan and so on and we never had that.
AP: I agree with you, I think there is a lot of what I think of as racial denial and a refusal to acknowledge the fact that this is a predominantly black country.
ES: We mustn’t look at the problem and consider that it is a problem simply because it has not been solved fully. We must look at the problem and look at the timeline. Now I am a good person to do that because I have a long time line and because I come out of a mixed ethnic stream and to that extent I see what is taking place, the mixed marriages that are taking place today, I can tell you, never existed in the past, never. There are Jamaican Chinese weddings that are taking place and other societies that are beginning to merge into the system so that the change is taking place but it’s going to be a long process but you can see a very definite change.
AP: So in that context you think that the National Motto ‘Out of Many One People’ is …
ES: It’s an objective. It’s a noble objective. It didn’t exist at the time it was framed, it still doesn’t exist now but it is more meaningful now than it was originally at Independence.
AP: One of my beliefs about why Jamaica has not lived up to the promise that it held at the time of Independence and so on is that I feel that the business class here has been very risk-averse, unpatriotic and they haven’t really played their role and I mean I’m contrasting them with Indian elites, Indian business elites who worked with the government and built up, the Tatas and the Birlas….
ES: In India?
AP: Yes, In India.
ES: Indian business people who live in Jamaica are certainly not of that group.
AP: No, no, but in India the government, after independence, worked with the major business families, they worked together for the betterment of the country and I don’t see that kind of thing here.
ES: It’s not quite so. After Independence and before Independence the development strategy that obtained at that time was one of investment by invitation, one of foreign capital creating jobs but you’ll learn from the quotations that I have included in my book from Paul Chen Young’s work that it was in fact a failure. The number of jobs created over a period of time was very small and that was costing us by way of the taxes that we had to forego and it just didn’t work. I came to that conclusion myself somewhere in the late 60s but at that time the thrust that was taking place in the business class was in that direction and they were very much involved in establishing factories and getting involved in manufacturing etc. Because this was giving them the right to produce goods which were protected against imports and therefore protected against competition and you’re quite correct in saying that it was virtually risk-free and in a risk-free environment the production would have a strong market. But then came the time when especially in fashion goods, ladies would go to Miami to buy what they wanted and the local manufacturers here would complain that their business was being reduced and wanted protection, import quotas and so on, which they got from time to time from both of the governments pre- and post-independence until it was determined that even with that the goods still kept coming in. The whole system was not one that could be successful. That was why in the 1980s I moved away from protectionism because it had nowhere going, it never created a number of jobs because the expansion was to a market that was very small and was shrinking because you can’t make the variety of styles that are needed to satisfy consumer taste and you can’t make the variety of sizes that are needed within that. That’s a huge establishment and in countries abroad where that is done, you have different companies that produce a particular type of garment, particular fashion, particular size etc., you have hundreds of companies doing that, here you have two or three doing it so it wouldn’t work.
AP: So economies of scale would have been a problem.
AP: But I’m also wondering why there still is no impulse on the part of business elites to invest in something, for instance, like the music industry which has proved itself to be very successful. You, for instance, were one of the early pioneers but how come one can only think of a Blackwell, you know as a business person who went into it in a big way and was so successful. Why didn’t that become a model for other business people to follow?
ES: Well, firstly they didn’t understand the music. They can’t deal in a product they don’t understand. That music comes from the folk society of the country which is a different Jamaica from the Jamaica from which the business interests originate and on that basis they will not be investing in something that they just didn’t understand.
AP: But they didn’t take the trouble to understand.
ES: It’s not something you can understand, you would have to do what I did, you have to live it, it’s not something you can be taught.
AP: To me it’s a sign of the big schism between the two Jamaicas that you have talked about.
ES: Yes, that’s exactly what I am saying. That’s the type of industry they couldn’t get involved in but where they could get involved, they really put a great effort in it.
AP: Tourism mainly, right?
ES: Tourism and manufacturing. They put a great effort in it and it has paid off in so far as some of the manufacturers are concerned. Some of the big distribution businesses like Grace Kennedy and so on, and it has paid off handsomely in tourism, so they’re not really risk averse just that they want to cherry pick, they want to pick the ones they understand and the ones they can operate. And then of course you have to take into consideration that small persons who have entrepreneurial intentions and ability are not going to use that as their thrust for the development of their own wealth because they can buy government paper at 20% – 30% and 40 – 50 – 60.
AP: Well, that is one of the things I’m thinking of.
ES: So that was what really spoiled the entire – it created a different environment from that of an entrepreneur and that came about as a result of what took place in the 1970s and it spread right throughout.
AP: Now, another thing I found really interesting in your autobiography is where you talk about how you were offered the Presidency of the Caribbean Development Bank after Sir Arthur Lewis moved on.
ES: Well before, he was about to.
AP: He was about to. Did you know him personally?
ES: Up to that time, yes. Let me see, yes ….
AP: What was your relationship with him?
ES: Because I was Minister in the 60s
AP: And he would have been the Vice Chancellor.
ES: And I was a minister responsible for the plan that was developed then and we once asked him – he was Vice Chancellor and we asked him to come and talk with us about the plan and he came and gave us a fair amount of advice but his advice was exactly what wasn’t working although at the time it was vaunted because it was the Puerto Rican model and that was theadvice the World Bank was handing out.
AP: The Industrialism by invitation model, something like that.
AP: Industrialization by Invitation.
AP: So you just had, you didn’t have more of a relationship with him.
ES: No, no further contact at that time.
AP: You were quite close to Lloyd Best though?
AP: Right, Lloyd Best, because I remember him talking about that.
ES: Yes. To the extent of course that I was close to anybody up here because again it’s like two different worlds taking place in one country but I found Lloyd’s more open mind to be attractive and strangely enough M.G. Smith, those were the two people I was very close to, yes.
AP: Well, ok now. Recently there was an article in the Observer, this may have been sometime in early December, I think, it was mainly quoting Tom Tavares Finson you know about the whole Dudus affair and he was saying that Dudus is just an ordinary Jamaican, he was saying …
ES: Who was ordinary?
AP: Dudus
ES: Oh yes.
AP: He was saying that Dudus is just an ordinary Jamaican, he’s like any other citizen because he has no record of crime or, you know wrongdoing. But to me that doesn’t gel with the fact that in ‘94 you had him at the top of a list of wanted criminals. You remember? That you gave the Police Commissioner at the time–so he doesn’t have an unblemished record, does he?
ES: No. As far as I know, he doesn’t. I believe he has some jail time. I don’t quite remember the occasion but I believe he does have some jail time but in my case, my personality would not allow me to see injustice taking place regardless of who is involved without doing something about it. And while there was a certain amount of co-existence between myself and the fellows who were part of his system in the sense that my role is to develop the area, they used it more as a harbor, they used it as an area that they could take refuge in and I had an arm’s length relationship with them. If you go to the point where you’re slaughtering people that I am elected to be responsible for their safety and their future, then I’m going to have to attack you.
AP: And this was happening in the early 90s?
ES: Yes, yes. There were some feuds between themselves and some people in the larger community and they were just shooting them and I had to take that stand.
AP: There seems to be a widespread belief that if and when Dudus is extradited that just pure lawlessness is going to break out downtown, security will become a problem etc. etc.
ES: I can’t comment on anything to do with this problem because I haven’t been there in 5 years, I don’t know what has been developing since then…
AP: You haven’t been there in 5 years?
ES: No. I left active politics since then.
AP: No, I know that but I thought you would still have a relationship …
ES: No, no, I deal with the sports programme and the culture programme and when I was leaving I told Bruce I wanted to continue those and I don’t think it bothered him that I should because he really doesn’t have that background and it operates right on the rim of the community.
AP: I’ve seen it.
ES: Yes, so I don’t really go into the community for reasons of meeting with people who I’ve known for 40 years and so on, on a friendly basis, because it can be seen as if I am trying to continue to maintain the fraternal links that I have had and the political connections and I don’t want anybody to think that I am putting myself in a position to undermine them so ….
AP: Do you miss that though? You had such close ties.
ES: You know when you were involved with people for such a long time, it’s almost like family and they treat me like family and I treat them like family. People call – we can’t sever the link totally. There’re always people coming to me and I’m seeing them one way or the other.
AP: Now, Dudus’ father Jim Brown died in his cell in a fire. What did your intelligence sources at the time tell you happened?
ES: That’s the greatest mystery to me and as far as I know to anybody who tried to make some sense of it. Nobody seems to know of any, or I haven’t seen any publication or heard from anyone as to what chemical could have caused that and how that chemical would have gotten there and how a fire can take place in a concrete chamber which is what a cell is, in which he doesn’t have the ability to conflagrate it with wood or anything to make it into a big fire and was sufficient to kill someone. I don’t understand it, it’s a tremendous mystery. I myself, more believe that he didn’t want to face an extradition and he most likely… remember this was on the day that his son was buried, the mood that he would have been in, I think probably he took his own life.
AP: That’s an interesting point, I haven’t heard that before.
ES: Well I don’t have any record or any basis for saying this, but I just can’t find another alternative.
AP: There’s a lot of talk nowadays about how we have to de-garrisonize, have to take them apart or destroy garrisons and so on, now, do you have the recipe for that? How can that be done?
ES: That’s middle class talk. They don’t know the areas they talking about. Now, garrisons exist above Cross Roads, Cherry Gardens is a garrison, Norbrook is a garrison, these are areas where people live a certain lifestyle and they vote largely to a certain extent in one way. In years gone by the areas that constitute northern St. Andrew from the hills of east St. Andrew right down to Ferry used to vote 90% PNP and we had candidates there that would have gotten less votes than a corresponding situation downtown when you had that sort of grouping. It’s a natural thing around social groups that they want to live together, they don’t want the intrusion of different social values lest it affect their children and have their children deviate from the lifestyle that they want to raise them in. And that is exactly what goes on above Cross Roads. In the area below Cross Roads, it’s the same feeling where the demarcation is done on the basis of a political difference because that demarcation is what separates you from having an adherence to a political party from which you can benefit, who will continue to protect you, who will make sure that you are not harmed and who will make provisions for your life to be one that is a reasonable one etc. So there is a benefit factor in what the garrison is supposed to be but more than that there’s no way that you could ever say to 30% of the people in one community you leave here and switch with 30% of the people in another community with a different political base and let them come into this community – so that there’s a mixed position in both – it doesn’t work. Nobody wants to live where they have to look over their shoulders, they want to be able to live where they can walk their streets freely. Now internal gang rivalries in the communities are a different thing, they create dangerous situations but not all the communities have that condition and when they do it lasts for a time and it disappears. Now what I have found and others along with me, is how to break down that political separation. When Dr. Omar Davies had completed the construction of a new football stadium in his constituency which is in
in Arnett Gardens, he wanted to have a match in which Tivoli would play against Arnett. Now that was something that was unheard of because up until that time they were playing at Camp because the spectators wouldn’t mix and teams wanted to be somewhere where you didn’t have hostile spectators and then Camp said look, we not going to entertain this anymore so we were at a loss for a while as to how we going to handle it. Well about that time the invitation was extended. I myself had not been into the Arnett Gardens area, not that it existed then, but the area on which it is now, since 1972 and the people who were going there, many of them youngsters who were born after 1972, had never been there. They didn’t know what it looked like and vice versa so when we went there, it was a little bit of trepidation; at the same time it turned out to be just another football match and from that spectators started to visit, in the other locations from which they lived in which there used to be hostility and bit by bit the hostility has now entirely disappeared.
AP: Isn’t that great?
ES: Entirely, and not only entirely disappeared, but I have players on the Tivoli Gardens team who came out of the Arnett Gardens football team. Not out of the community, out of the team and they have at least one player who have come out of the Tivoli team playing up there so people want to know how you de-garrisonize, you do that by bringing people together in occasions where they can mix. And culture is the answer to that, sports and music in particular – these same people who won’t mix in ordinary circumstances will go to concerts and they are all there together. So it’s a lot of nonsense that I am very impatient with when I hear these solutions that are being offered that are worse than the problem and I know that the people don’t want to have that type of life. They want to be able to leave it behind them but they’re not going to ‘chance’ their own future by doing anything drastic and radical to just make a quick change, it has to be something that occurs over time.
AP: Gradual. Cultural change is gradual, right?
ES: Exactly, that’s right. And I’m proud to have been a part of that.
I consider it one of the things that I have contributed most to the inner city communities, when I went there it wasn’t there but because I was there it was introduced, because they thought this is the way they could get me out of the place.
AP: And by ‘it’ you mean what?
ES: No, no, the hostility. The hostility among the people was there because you had a tremendous nest in Back-o’-Wall that was hostile to the rest of the community and this was the den of all criminals in the country.
AP: Back-o’-Wall?
ES: Yes, yes and when I went there, they unleashed Back-o’-Wall on me because they figured if they did that they could get me out of there. They have always coveted west Kingston because it’s like a chess game, I guess you have one play to make to have control of the entire area going all the way from Seaview Gardens coming right across the whole waterfront of Kingston would have been PNP. In that case only one party could rule the country. West Kingston was the problem that they had and the one that they could not solve and that was what kept hopes alive that we could have different political views within the city.
AP: Was that why then Back-o’-Wall was razed?
ES: You need to read a little descriptive passage which I have in my book about a visit that Norman Manley made there, it was written by Hartley Neita on the foul nature of the place. There was nothing solid, bits and pieces of cardboard, zinc ….It was a wonderful description of exactly what was there in terms of a structure, in terms of the environment but the people in fact were worse and that’s why they tolerated it.
AP: There’s also quite amazing descriptions of it in ‘Children of Sisyphus’ by Orlando Patterson. Have you ever read that novel?
ES: No.
AP: It was set there and it’s quite horrific the conditions in which people lived as described in that novel.
ES: Well I think he would have had the social setting more than the physical and environmental setting because you don’t go into Back-o’-Wall and do that, I can tell you that. So what I did in building Tivoli Gardens, we overbuilt so that we would be able to accommodate people from the outside in the Denham Town area and other areas in the west Kingston community andto allow for those in Back-o’-Wall who would want to come back in to live …
AP: Oh, so they were given that option.
AP: They weren’t just removed.
ES: No, no, there was a section of Back-o’-Wall which was known as Ackee Walk which was JLP but it was just a handful of people but the person who lived down there had some influence in the area and we spoke with her about getting people to come back in to live but for the same reason people don’t want to live where they don’t feel safe and they felt that if they came back in they would not be in the majority anymore and they would be unsafe.
AP: Now one of the reasons for the existence of these so-called garrison communities is, we spoke about this in our previous interview, the failure of the justice system, right? When did that happen and how did that happen? When did it become so dysfunctional?
ES: It wasn’t so in the 60s. It came about in the 70s when there was a great politicization of the state agencies – justice, crime in particular – but also the civil service especially those areas of the civil service that had anything to do with the hand out of social benefits, in land and in houses and in providing work opportunities and things like that. There was a total politicization of that and to that extent, people realized that there was not going to be any justice that would give them any opportunity to have benefits that they would need for living. That was one of the motivations, the deep motivations that caused the extreme conflicts that took place in the 1970s. One of the motivations was the ideological basis that a lot of people, usually young men liked because it was militaristic, that was the preaching of socialism that was on the road and the formation of the Home Guards and things like that. The other one was that it made available a wider number of opportunities for work and for having social benefits than normally would have been the case and the people who were getting real benefits would defend that, the ones who were not getting it would not defend it and then there was the conflict. Now previously, that was always the case but in a much smaller amount that it really didn’t affect such a wide range of political partisans on each side but once it extended to almost a total exclusion of one party then it obviously would have caused tremendous conflict.
AP: You’re not in favour of the Caribbean Court of Justice?
ES: I’m not in favour of it unless I see it work for some time and prove that it is able to take the kind of decisions that I would expect of a court operating at arm’s length from the community, arm’s length from the environment. And the kind of Court which is going to say, well, I can’t uphold this claim because it would cost the Government too much money, I can’t be in favour of that and I’ve seen that happen right here now.
AP: Really.
ES: Yes, I’ve seen the situation with Ezroy Millwood, head of the National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS). That went to the Privy Council but the amount of money that was said to be involved when it went before the court here would never get past the Court of Appeal here. I think that Justice has to stand on its own, if justice is at fault or its standing on social principles that you don’t like then you must change the law or you must change the social situation or the social conditions but don’t expect justice to act as if it is part legislature. The American Supreme Court does that, the Privy Council doesn’t and the model of the Privy Council is the model that I favour and I do not know which way the Caribbean Court would turn. Now that is why the selection of the judges was so important that it had to be convincing that it would be a credible selection and we’re still not sure that it will be but the only way to determine that is to allow 10 years to go by and see the kind of judgements that come out it, so far it hasn’t violated any of the principles that I would think are important but one doesn’t know what will happen. As it turns out, because the Privy Council is in effect now saying that they can’t handle the case loads that come from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries, we may have to find an alternative. It may be that we will have to go to the Caribbean Court of Justice but in such an event it would have to be established on the same basis that the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in Jamaica have been established, that is by decision of two-thirds majority in each house of Parliament among other things. This one wasn’t although this would be the highest court, it was established by the majority of a single vote and in the same way that you can establish it with a one vote majority, you can remove it with a one vote majority and therefore the judiciary wouldn’t have any feeling of permanence or tenure in such a situation and they would always feel beholden to the people who put them there so we would never accept them and that was what the Privy Council ruling was about, that was what the Privy Council said. It must be established on the same basis as the other courts.
AP: So you wouldn’t agree with Stephen Vasciannie’s view that the Jamaican public’s seeming antipathy to the Caribbean Court of Justice could be attributed, he says, to our lack of self-confidence as a people?
ES: Well, you have to expect that there is some self confidence creeping in there too because we’ve never seen our own court acting in the way we would like to see a court act and the only court we’ve seen that will give real justice is the Privy Council. That doesn’t mean the Jamaican courts don’t give justice but there’s enough of the unjust decisions that makes you wonder if in a final court of appeal you’re going to come across that too.
AP: And speaking of self confidence, one of the things I wanted to ask you about is this extraordinary self confidence that Jamaicans exude; I find it remarkable. It’s not a new thing because I was told by somebody that he was impressed by this when he encountered Jamaicans in England in the 50s, the ones who went there from here. He was marveling at what a sense of themselves they had and how comfortable they were in their own skin. That self confidence–where does it come from?
ES: Well first of all, what the migration did was to give opportunities to people who had that self confidence here and then went away so it wasn’t something they developed there and there’s always been reports of Jamaicans who leave Jamaica and go away whether on schemes like the farm worker scheme or to work in factories or otherwise and who settle in the United States how wonderfully they give an account of themselves and the self confidence they display. If you take a city like Hartford, Connecticut and the Jamaicans who are there, they’re a part of the political system, merged into and incorporated into part of the whole society. That is something I can ascribe to creaming off the best of the country’s people who are capable of operating under extreme weather conditions and the other things that they would be facing in racial discrimination and so on and still putting up with it and being successful.
AP: But there must be something more to it because the other countries like Guyana and Trinidad, they would also be exporting the cream of their population but it was a Guyanese man who said this, you know, so what is it about Jamaica and Jamaican culture that produces that kind of personality type? Have you ever wondered about that?
ES: Yes, not in that context but Jamaicans who migrated to Miami over the years, before the 70s Miami was a distant American city, you always went to New York, that’s what you knew, or Boston. Miami, though so near was always so very far. Very little connection, very few Jamaicans were there and those who went to Miami in the 70s were persons who moved into neighbourhoods where they wanted to live irrespective of whatever it may be considered to be in terms of any racial segregation. There was no outward segregation in Miami but what black people used to say to our people is, they admire how they just came in and just moved into areas that they wouldn’t dare or want to move and live and the result of that sort of brashness was part of the self confidence that Jamaicans had from their education, and from their style of life here where they don’t know what it is not to live in a certain area as long as you can afford it. There was a study done some years ago about the various ethnic groups that are in the Miami area and Jamaicans came out on top as being the most educated, having the highest average income and all the other factors that you would rate a society by and that was of course the best of our middle class that went there. Others went elsewhere but the best of the middle class went there. Now, you can’t cut the cake and say well the middle class have that self confidence but the working class doesn’t because the working class has demonstrated that they have it too.
AP: That’s just it because the Guyanese artist who I mentioned earlier was talking about working class Jamaicans who went to England on the ‘Windrush’.
ES: So there is a continuum on which that characteristic is displayed.
AP: Again this may seem like I’m jumping around but it’s to do with the legal aspect of things – what are your views on ganja – should it not be legalized? I found it very interesting that for some reason I had been given the impression that you were anti-Rastafarian but actually that’s far from the truth, from what I read in both Bryan’s book and in yours.
ES: The only reason I didn’t include the Rastas in my study was that it was just too much to do and they’re not really a cohesive group, you have little groups here and there and they don’t all have a common belief except in Selassie so I didn’t bother to do that but I knew a number of them – Count Ossie was a good friend and I knew Alvaranga and so on.
AP: You were very vocal about the police – the way in which the ganja laws could be abused by the police and were being abused.
AP: And that’s still a problem because it’s still on the books.
ES: Well it’s on the books but it used to be a popular way of incriminating someone, to say they found a ‘spliff’ on a man but nowadays the courts don’t really pay too much attention to that, you have to find something really significant. The fact is I have never really seen the medical authority that tells me how bad ganja is – does it really have the impact on the brain that it is said in popular lore to have? Or is it just another form of high like alcohol? So is it socially acceptable in limited quantities and is the real danger of it those who don’t really participate on the basis of using it in limited quantities but use it excessively and therefore become over aggressive and so on. There are many questions to be answered about it and the study has not been done and I like to think of problems whether there are solutions or not by looking at what studies have been done, I don’t like to make up my own decisions on it. I would think that in the scheme of things because we have no studies, you’re better off not allowing it to be legal than allowing it to be legal as a safety factor until you do studies that will prove otherwise and that it need not be made illegal or need not continue to be illegal because the study shows that the harm that it does is really not that significant. One of the problems that is always put forward is that it is a stepping stone…
AP: A gateway drug.
ES: That’s right, in other words you learn to smoke ganja and then from there you go on to something else.
AP: If that were true Mr. Seaga then 90% of Jamaica would be on coke because I believe that 90% of Jamaicans use it. A friend of mine jokes that it’s the national medication – Ganja.
ES: Well, and you keep reading of things that Ganja does.
AP: And it’s a culture, it’s part of the culture here as well.
ES: That’s right. Just like in India and the Middle east, you have the ‘hashish’ and the ‘opium’ and people sit in bars and smoke ….
AP: In Holland you can do that.
ES: Soit’s a grey area and it’s something that should be cleared up by medical, not just medical alone, but by a proper, thorough study and that has not been done.
AP: It’s probably no more harmful than alcohol and alcohol is legal.
ES: Well, I don’t know, I can’t say it is or it isn’t but there’s an excessive point – a point of excess in alcohol which is dangerous. The social drink is one thing, I suppose the social smoking….
AP: And we legalise alcohol.
ES: Well I wouldn’t want my children to be smoking it either socially or otherwise but at the same time if that is how it is used by some who accept it and it’s not doing them any harm, then it’s a different matter.
AP: One of the things you mentioned, don’t know if it was volume 1 or 2 but you talked about how your government tried to introduce family planning and the cultural resistance to family planning. One of the things you mentioned was slavery and the practice of men being used as studs and so on so do you think that the traumas of slavery still haunt contemporary Jamaicans?
ES: I look at slavery as the end of a period from which a lot of the conditions that existed at that time have continued as hangovers. The one condition that changed dramatically was the fact that in slavery there was always a job, there was nobody who was unemployed. The day after emancipation everybody was unemployed and the country has never recovered from that because we’ve never been able to find enough jobs to be able to take care of the over 300,000 that became unemployed at one time. But the social conditions of slavery were demeaning, they were brutal and these brutalities have left a scar on the psyche of Jamaicans, even more so men than women and slavery has passed on a residual feeling of the superiority of the persons who were your bosses and others that looked like them and others that come from that background who continue to be viewed as bosses even though they’re not bosses any more. So there’s that feeling of inferiority that continues and these are the background factors that do hold you back in life until you can overcome them and this is one of the messages that Garvey preached.
AP: But then, therefore, would you recommend or do you believe in the demand for reparation?
ES: I don’t know how practical that is and if you even got reparation what would you do with it? How you going to distribute that? Certainly won’t be anything to hand to every single family.
AP: No, there isn’t but there are other options for example, investing it in education, not handing it out individually.
ES: That is the only way that you could really deal with it. The thing is that the decision on reparation which the British people were able to get was based upon actual data of hours worked in factories under forced labour and that data, to be uncovered, you would have to go through plantation records to see how many people and for how long etc. because that was forced labour. The parallel is there for us to extract the data and to make the same sort of case. It will not be as tight because so many centuries have passed but nonetheless it would be within the scope of understanding of any judicial system in that what you’re doing is providing some evidence for which there was no evidence before and frankly there is a team at work here which is doing some good work towards that but it hasn’t really moved along with the urgency that is necessary if you’re going to really treat it seriously.
AP: So you think that it would involve collecting all that data and presenting it in order to make your case.
ES: That’s the only way, you can’t go before a court without that. And the fact that principally it was one type of occupation which was agricultural, even if you forget the house slaves and other types of smaller involvements, would make it a lot easier because records do exist of plantations in the old days and how many slaves they had, we have records here too, Professor Verene Shepherd has been collecting a lot of that.
AP: Now, going back to politics for a moment, if you were in power today, what would you do differently from the Golding administration, is there any… is it possible to encapsulate that?
ES: Do you mind if I pass on that question?
AP: No, I don’t mind, it’s ok.
ES: I don’t want to put myself in a position where I’m making statements as if I’m denouncing what is happening. I do enough of it in a tender way in my articles and so on by pointing out what should be done.
AP: You had a recent one stressing the continued importance of agriculture and saying that you think the way out is to take agriculture more seriously.
ES: There’s no other resource base but agriculture and human resources. Tourism has used up just about all the beach land that there is, there are specific areas for specific types of tourism that have not yet been fully exploited, manufacturing is a no-go, it’s a non-starter now, the cost of electricity and the cost of security and all the other factors that make manufactured goods uncompetitive makes it impossible to compete with Trinidad.
AP: It’s the same economies of scale argument.
ES: We have become a supermarket for the CARICOM area, Trinidad’s become the manufacturer.
AP: Would you, if you were in power, have Gays in your cabinet?
ES: Have what?
AP: Gays, Homosexuals. You know the famous question Bruce Golding was asked on BBC’s Hard Talk.
ES: Yes, I know. Quite frankly, I judge people as people, and if people are outrageous in any area then I prefer not to have to sit with them around the same table. If they have a different feeling about the way of life that they lead but we all find enough common ground that we can meet and enjoy our social friendship and at the same time make a contribution to whatever it is that we’re discussing and so on, then one should not differentiate them because they are gay.
AP: That’s exactly how a lot of people think. Now I want to move to visual art, these are my last few questions. The Bob Marley statue, was there anything more to it, was it possibly the family that objected to Christopher Gonzales’s statue in addition to the public? Did Rita Marley object?
ES: I gave Gonzales the commission on recommendation from the art people that he would be a good one to do the statue – every statue can’t be done by Kay… what’s her name
AP: Kay Sullivan.
ES: Yes and the other major …
AP: Edna Manley
ES: Yes. I never saw a preview of it. I saw a preview of Bogle because I visited Edna Manley when she was doing that statue at her home. I saw a preview of the other Marley statue that replaced that one and so on but Gonzales should have had enough sense and should have had enough sensitivity to know that you can’t bring something that is so totally different that you are going to put before people as a replica of what the original was, that is the original person, and expect them to accept that. That is something that over years and years may happen but that’s not what the people are expecting. The people from the background that Bob Marley came from are people who look at art in a realistic manner. They are also the source from which we get indigenous art and indigenous art is not necessarily realistic but it is realistic in an abstract sense, in other words, while the house doesn’t look like a house, you know it is a house and his African roots allow for that. Now this statue by Gonzales – I drove to the location where we were going to have the function and there was a crowd of people there and before I actually reached it I could see that there was some uproar going on. When I got there, they were all gathered around a car and shaking the car vigorously and I pushed my way through and in the car was Gonzales sitting down in total fear so my first job was to get him out of there which I did, then after that I could talk with the people and the people expressed themselves. “It no look like Bob”; “what the man a do– mash up Bob?”
AP: No, because one of the things that is often said about that refusal of that first Bob statue and I disagree with that interpretation, it has been said by some of the art authorities that it showed self-hatred, the people didn’t accept a black version or a black version of Bob, that they rejected the statue because it was too black. Well, I don’t believe that, I think it’s because it didn’t look like him.
ES: No, you must take that very seriously because middle class people from whom you would get that view, love to impose their own feelings and they themselves are the ones who feel he’s too black, it’s not the little man.
AP: I agree with you.
ES: It’s the same thing that happened with Bogle, you know? Edna Maney did Bogle as a replica of ‘the worker’, you know, the sort of worker that you have as a symbolic socialist – a tough looking person – that’s not the Bogle…
AP: With very African features whereas he was more a brown man, right, the one image that’s available…
ES: I don’t know about the colour but he had a long angular neck, thin features and he didn’t look anything like that Bogle at all but she did it in her image. Now people for the most part didn’t see a picture of Bogle and therefore didn’t know any difference but the people who did know remarked.
AP: The other interesting thing was, in the book you talk about Kapo and how he was harassed by the police which I had heard before, but I didn’t know that he had this alabaster statue that he wanted to give as a gift to the Queen. Do you own a lot of works by Kapo?
ES: You know until recently I never owned anything apart from the piece he gave me as a gift. I’m not the kind of collector who really follows the field.
AP: Are you an art collector?
ES: Well I collect art because so many people give me different works of art and the ones that are good I display. I should have owned a good size collection of Kapo but unfortunately I missed the boat on that.
AP: Do you have photographs of Kapo from those days?
ES: There is one in his wrap, the long pointed wrappings but that was from the ‘80s I think and if not it would be the ‘60s, but going right back to that time. It’s another lapse in my studies, I never took pictures when I was in Buxton Town and I never took photos, well I did take photos of the Revival, therefore I must have had Kapo but I lost that entire collection because I had a wonderful collection of photos …
AP: You lost them?
ES: Yes, all the Revival and the functions as they were going on because the leaders at that time became accustomed to the fact that I was taking photos and the whole thing became misplaced.
AP: In relation to Pukkumina and Revival and so on, you write about an incident– I’m not sure whether it was when you took office in the ‘80s or before when you were a minister–that you organized a Revival ceremony at Jamaica house.
ES: No, that was in the ‘80s
AP: In the ‘80s. There was a lot of resistance to it.
ES: Well, that was an attempt to give people uptown a chance to see it. It’s not a good setting, Revival should take place in a rather tight situation because it’s the whole collective response that drives you emotionally. When you’re in a big open field you’re not getting that response but I brought them there just to give people a glimpse of what it was all like because this is a part of Jamaica’s folk culture but the middle class of course don’t really have any respect for folk culture and they were critical, very critical of it.
AP: Is it also because it involves so-called spirit possession which could be seen as being antithetical towards Christianity?
ES: No, you have certain churches that have spirit possession as part of their rituals. These are called Spiritual churches. There are lots of Church of God groups, you have Pentecostal groups and they are recognized spiritual churches. The reason why the Revival group is not as recognized is because they don’t operate in any substantial way that you can call a church. They operate in open yards, if they have any little churches they are shanty-type structures or something that is not very substantial and it’s just degraded because it is a poor man’s belief system. Just in the same way the music was degraded when it was first publicized and it wasn’t until it was accepted in London before we got it accepted above Cross Roads so if everybody above Cross Roads started to say Revival is wonderful, University now is recognizing it and so on, then it will get more recognition.
AP: Mr. Seaga, how would you like to be remembered?
ES: It’s something that occurs to me from time to time. I’m not a person that you can define on a linear basis, that I was good at this particular line of involvement, and someone that has such a broad background, a broad spectrum of interests and involvement.
AP: What you would like to be remembered for?
ES: Yes, I actually conceived a few lines the other day and I’ve forgotten them … but there’s no questioning the fact that I’ve been known as a social engineer.
AP: A social engineer?
ES: yes, but with a deep cultural consciousness. A social engineer but with a consciousness that recognizes that you have to have an economic base to be able to deal with both spheres or to deal with the whole socio-cultural environment, but my areas of interest have spread over all these areas.
AP: You know one of the areas of interest you mentioned which I found very endearing was gardening … that’s not something one would normally associate with you.
ES: I love flowers, I love nature, I love the hills, I love streams, not necessarily the overpowering rivers but little streams. I love flowers, the colourful ones and those that are not colourful but the colourful ones more so. I love creatures, animals; maybe I’ve gone as far as to the extreme where my wife wonders if I’m still in possession of my senses.
AP: Why, what do you mean?
ES: Well, I won’t allow her to take a book and kill a fly. I’ll say don’t do that – I’ll catch it in the cup of my hand and take it to the door and let it go. I tell her, I say, if you take your computer and you drop it, as valuable as it is, you can buy it back, it’s on a shelf, but when you destroy the life of that little fly there, it’s not something you can ever put back.
AP: That’s true. You also said at the beginning that you wanted to talk about the things you would have liked to do but never got a chance to?
ES: Well, there are some projects really. I still hold a deep commitment in my heart to the Port Royal project because I worked on it so long, decades, and the concept that I came up with which should have linked Port Royal across the Harbour mouth into the rest of the Jamaican mainland at Fort Augusta by reclaiming the Fort Augusta peninsula and the development of Port Royal would then be accessible from Fort Augusta instead of going all the way around and would become a tremendous development in offering opportunities both on the Fort Augustus side and Port Royal side and at the same time develop our heritage. This is a booklet here which is a little different from the other one that I’d done as a pictorial presentation, and that’s the Freeport, terrible picture of it, and that’s another one that’s even worse. Well, that’s Port Royal, that’s the Freeport, this is Fort Augusta, I was going to extend this, sort of in this direction and it would become a 250 acre area and this is the mouth, Port Royal – if you develop Port Royal, this would have a tourism component for shopping and the boats could dock here and go over by ferry to Port Royal rather than going like that. And that is something that still has my ability but it is not being pursued by the present government. I had other plans for it, plans for making it a Freeport of the order of Panama Canal, the Dominica Republic, La Roumana assembly of products and the Freeport at the Bahamas which is a tourism shopping complex with a fee and it just hasn’t been done.
There is the reservoir outside of Spanish Town which would capture all of the overflow from the Rio Cobre that is not being used for domestic supplies and that is more than half of the volume and by storing it, it would be able to irrigate 12,000 acres of land in the St. Catherine plains and then I would turn that into a massive agricultural development which would provide another type of employment but also for thousands. All of these were very employment-oriented but also utilizing the resources, the wasted resources that we have.
AP: Well, I think that concludes the questions I had prepared for you.
ES: I appreciate your interview because it touches on a number of areas I hadn’t covered in the book.
AP: Actually, do you realize that last time I was here which was on a Friday and we had that talk about that incident where you said ‘blood for blood and fire for fire’ and that Sunday, John Maxwell’s article touched on that, it was such a coincidence …
ES: He was there; they came there deliberately to provoke me. But you know, there are some things that I really don’t take notice of and John Maxwell is one, because – he writes very well and I enjoy reading his works on the environment and some of his political stuff but he has a fixation about me – other people with whom I’ve disagreed in life and I’ve come to terms with enjoying each other’s company and exchanging thoughts – Trevor Munroe for instance. But this man just has a total fixation on me. He keeps putting out these tales of things that he says happened which have no bearing on truth at all.
AP: No, I was just struck by the coincidence because we’d just talked about it and then two days later in his column he mentioned the same incident.
ES: Well, that’s the kind of thing they hold to be so fantastic a black mark on you that it negates everything else that you are or you have done and that’s a political way of looking at things and I just can’t subscribe to that anymore because if that’s the case I don’t know who I’d really like in the political world because at some point in time you’ve crossed swords with everyone and if you keep bearing animosity in terms of just those particular items then you’re never going to have any peace within yourself or any further relationships. You must at some time put them away and don’t use your imagination to keep them in the forefront of your mind.
Author apPosted on June 21, 2019 June 23, 2019 Categories Caribbean death rituals, death rituals, Jamaican culture, Jamaican death ritual, Jamaican Garrisons, leadershipTags Eddie Seaga, Jamaican politics, Revival, Tivoli Gardens, Walter Rodney1 Comment on Exit Mr. Seaga Part 2
Like a Bolt from the blue…Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica…
What makes Usain Bolt tick? How does Jamaican culture produce such an abundance of athletic superheroes? A selection of images, videos and texts about the unbeatable Bolt and his compatriots…including the up and coming Warren Weir.
Photo by Jamaican photographer Ricardo Makyn, after Bolt aces the 100m
Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, after taking gold and silver in the 100m. Photo source unknown
Not sure when or where this was but Blake and Bolt are bussing a Jamaican dance move. Photo source unknown
Brilliant photoshopped cartoon by Keon Scarlett…
Usain Bolt with the undeclared winner of the 100m, Coach Glen Mills, who is also Yohan Blake’s coach. Photo source: Usain Bolt’s Instagram.
Just thought I’d post some of the interesting photos, articles and videos that I’ve collected off Twitter and Facebook about Usain Bolt and a few other Jamaican athletes. They give a better insight into Jamaica’s extraordinary athletes than you get from mass media. I think my favourite photo is the one of him with his coach, Glen Mills. You can clearly see the affection between them from the way Usain and Mills are talking to one another. Mills truly is a star in his own right; after all he’s responsible for training the two fastest men in the world today, Bolt and Yohan Blake, who won gold and silver in the Olympic 100m a couple of days ago. Would love to interview him but he dislikes media I understand.
Before that fateful race there were enough skeptics including Tim Layden who went on to write one of the best post-100m articles on Usain in Sports Illustrated. The quote below from a Slate article chronicles the widespread uncertainty about Bolt’s ability to prevail:
A couple of hours before today’s men’s 100-meter final, Sports Illustrated’s Tim Layden made a bold prediction on Twitter: “OK. Go big or go home. My 100m pick: 1) Gatlin 2) Bolt 3) Blake.” Layden wasn’t the only one who was betting against Usain Bolt. The Jamaican sprinter hadn’t run against a 100-meter field this stacked since 2009, when he set the world record of 9.58 seconds in Berlin. In 2011, a false start knocked him out of the world championships. At the Jamaican Olympic Trials earlier this year, he lost to Yohan Blake in both the 100 and 200 meters.
Bolt and Blake clowning around during training. Photo source unknown.
After the race Layden sang a different tune:
LONDON — In many ways, this one was better. Four years ago in China, Usain Bolt transformed the 100 meters into performance art, and the Olympics into a soliloquy, winning with such playful arrogance that it seemed less like a competition than a palette on which an emerging and transcendent talent could splash his greatness in great, broad strokes. The other sprinters were like extras in the Bolt Show, useful in the same way that painted planks of background scenery are deployed in a Broadway production. Bolt was bigger than all of them and so much faster. It wasn’t a race, it was an exhibition (and one that Bolt would repeat four days later in the 200 meters and again in the 4×100-meter relay; three gold medals and an unprecedented three world records. He did likewise a year later at the 2009 world championships in Berlin).
The world gathered again to witness Bolt on Sunday night in London’s Olympic Stadium. Many had surely not seen him since Beijing, as track and field lives on the distant margins of mainstream sport and Bolt is its only true star. In a superficial sense, he did not leave them wanting, winning the 100-meter gold medal in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record and the second-fastest time in history (behind only his world record of 9.58 from Berlin) and .06 faster than he ran in Beijing. But this was not a virtuoso encore, this was a race, and it had begun more than two years earlier.
To read more go here:
Bolt celebrating with Swedish handball players. He’s got them making the Gaza sign–in tribute to his favourite DJ Vybz Kartel. The sign is also used by US West Coast hip hop musicians.
Warren Weir and Usain doing the Gaza sign, while Yohan Blake looks on. Photo source: Warren Weir’s Instagram
Meanwhile on Foxsport.com Greg Couch lamented USA Track and Field’s lack of get up and go while ruefully noting Bolt’s casual, cool but deadly sporting style:
Usain Bolt posed again with Bolt Arms pointing to the sky, then put his hands behind his ears to get the crowd to yell for him more, as if they could. And then he sprinted his 200-meter heat Tuesday to an easy victory.
Well, actually, he sprinted about 125 of it, then jogged the other 75 to advance to Wednesday’s semifinals.
“I was taking it as easy as possible,’’ he said. “It’s my first (200) run. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.’’
This was basically a day off for Bolt, with a quick Olympic run mixed in. But there’s no day off in the Bolt buzz.
Let’s see: He tweeted back and forth with a Manchester United player, saying he wants to try out for the team. He snuck past one of the picky Olympic rules he complained about the other night, hiding a jump rope in the bottom of his bag. After saying he wasn’t going to celebrate winning the 100 because he needed sleep, he emerged in a picture with three female Swedish handball players, supposedly partying with him in his room at 3 a.m.
This isn’t to be critical of Bolt for any of that, by the way. As an American, I’m asking this:
Why can’t we have one of those? By “those’’ I mean Bolt. I wonder if the US is ever going to get Bolt, understand him, build from him. Meanwhile, it was just a few months ago that U.S. hurdler Lashinda Demus referred to track as “a dying sport.’’ It was just Sunday night that two million people wanting tickets to Bolt’s 100-meter race were turned away.
A debonair Bolt models a suit. Photo source unknown.
Well Greg, as i said in an earlier post, to ‘get’ Bolt, you have to get Jamaica. Getting Bolt to tour the USA is one way to approach it but understanding something about the ‘never say die’ nature of Jamaican culture would help too. The videos below might help illuminate this a bit. First a beautifully produced Gleaner video of Jamaicans watching, then celebrating Jamaican victory in the men’s 100m in one of Kingston’s busiest streets:
Then a longer video movie of Usain Bolt, his life and style:
And finally there’s the third Jamaican…
Come tomorrow the world might want to know a little more about Warren Weir, the third Jamaican in the 200m at Olympics 2012. Incredibly Weir too is coached by Glenn Mills. As I write all three have cruised into the 200 m finals. The following video is a good introduction not only to Weir but also virtually the entire Jamaican team, Usain and all, getting ready for the Opening Ceremony…didn’t spot Yohan Blake…but a great peek behind the scenes at the Jamaican camp at Olympic Village. Check it out and #TeamUSA, take notes…
PS: If the copyright holders of any of the photos above identify themselves I will immediately credit them where necessary.
Author apPosted on August 8, 2012 August 9, 2012 Categories Jamaica, Jamaican culture, Jamaican dancehall music, Olympic track and field, Usain BoltTags Jamaica, Jamaica 50, Jamaican culture, Olympics2012, Track and Field, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Yohan Blake12 Comments on Like a Bolt from the blue…Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica…
Bleached Skin, White Masks…
One of the articles I was proud to publish recently was this one in Caravan, out of Delhi, a superb magazine if ever there was one. Between Caravan and Chimurenga I think I can truthfully say I’ve published in some of the best magazines in the world. One of these days I’ll post my Chimurenga Chronic piece on Peter Abrahams, in the meantime enjoy the one in Caravan. The article was in Caravan’s January 1, 2012 edition:
VARUN BAKER FOR THE CARAVAN
DJ Vybz Kartel (left), whose decision to lighten his skin in order to better display his tattoos set off a flurry of protest and criticism.
A former British colony of slave plantations, roughly 85 percent of Jamaica’s three million strong population is of African origin. So when Vybz Kartel, born Adidjah Palmer, the most popular DJ in Jamaica, released a song called ‘Cake Soap’ in which he appeared to be promoting a blue soap bar used to bleach white clothes as a skin-lightening agent it didn’t go without notice. Just a few weeks later it was followed by a second song, ‘Coloring Book (Tattoo Time Come)’, in which the DJ bragged about women’s responses to the numerous tattoos decorating his newly bleached skin.
Gal a seh mi pretty like a coloring book
She seh mi skin pretty like a coloring book
Kartel was unabashed about displaying—even flaunting—his own considerably altered face, with an epidermis several shades lighter than his naturally dark skin. A tattoo fanatic, the DJ explained that his bleaching was motivated by a desire to exhibit the designs on his skin, making it “a living, breathing canvas” rather than a sign of low self-esteem or a desire to pass as white. He was a proud black man, he asserted, just as he had always been, and his decision to lighten his skin should be viewed in the same vein as a white person tanning theirs.
In March 2011 Kartel made his way to the University of the West Indies. His lyrics had been a popular choice of students when they were asked to select songs to analyse in a course on Reggae Poetry, and so he was invited to present a guest lecture. The university, however, found itself underprepared for the massive throng that descended onto the campus to catch the popular DJ’s words of wisdom. Taxi drivers, itinerant vendors, hair dressers, touts and walkabouts from all over the city descended upon the appointed spot, straining the university’s facilities to breaking point.
During the lecture, titled ‘Pretty as a Colouring Book: My Life and My Art’, Kartel, armed with a PowerPoint presentation, elaborated his position on the subject of skin bleaching:
For more go here.
Author apPosted on January 30, 2012 January 21, 2014 Categories Jamaican culture, skin-bleaching, Vybz KartelTags bleaching, Vybz Kartel7 Comments on Bleached Skin, White Masks…
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i am a muslim in love with anritdhari silh girl . we love each other can we get married
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i am a muslim boy and love an amritdhari girl ....she loves me too ..... is there a way we can get married ?
GodisLove
nope no chance of getting married religiously like the above comment says in both a mosque and gudwara. The main reason why most people convert to religion when marriage is involved is because so the religion can carry on and there would be no different views or opinions. I suspect it would be difficult because sikhism and islam are both very different religions--different views and opinions.
In terms of conversion honestly unless your heart and mind is set then do it. Don't convert if you have no desire in your heart otherwise you're living a lie. On the flip side many couples with different religions get along and live a happy life. It is all about how you both feel. You both need to sit down and talk it over because whatever happens will be a huge impact in your life.
Bhai Ravinder Ji
tough situation...
1- For a amritdhari sikh, its hard to marry another non amritdhari so u may need to convert.
2- if u love a lot to her then change
3- love has no relation, so time may decide the right thing..
Sardar Sukhmeet Singh
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Not in Andaj Kiraj, if you wish to marry her you must first do Amrit Sanchar yourself, if you don't then you can't marry her, there have been many muslims who converted to Sikhi; I am not trying to convert you into Sikhi but if you really want this marriage to last longer than 2 months you have to do it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vUsy5W4K8 Watch this youtube video, but I want to say that if you don't want to convert you can still have a civil marriage, not in a mosque, not in a Gurdwara; you will be sitting in a desk getting a marriage without much fun though, Ultimately it is both of your decision to do what you want to do, Islam is not a bad religion, but Sikhs have been persecuted by Muslims in the past and betrayed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-2mGz23VU Watch the youtube video above to see what I mean, Your choice I feel like I may be pressuring you to convert or don't get married, and I feel sorry about that, but in life you always have to give something in order to get something. If you plan on converting her to Islam, your no different than the people in the 2nd video, But I hope your relationship is a great one and to answer your question the answer is NO!!!
akalinihungsingh
first of all its not allowed to have love marriages in sikhism as guru sahib told see every men as brother and father ....and same thing in islam..so you both don't obey the the teachings....and if you wish to marry her convert her in muslim or you can convert into sikhism...but brother converting into another religion can never result into die of true feelings of previous religion....
gurjinder singh
Love seems no bars but think of ur parents and mainly ur religion.THE GOD IS ONE. ALLAH,WAHEGURU,RAM,JESU ARE ONE THESE R THE DIFFRENT NAMES IN WHICH WE CALL THEM ACORDING TO OUR RELIGION.
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no, no way, not at all. girl think about your parents.
armanispice
I was in a similar situation....I am muslim and she was amrithdari. We were crazy about each other...didn't think we could live without one another. Her parents found out through a jealous mutual friends boyfriend and she was made to leave college and move away...We kept in touch and still met one another whenever we could but it was difficult.....because I was still studying and could not travel 3 hours each way during semester.
She eventually decided to break off, we met to say a difficult goodbye. 18 months down the road we were back in touch with each other..she declared her love to me once again...We met a few times and it was like nothing had happened. Then one day she called me saying that her parents wanted her to get married and had a prospective groom in mind. Things didn't work out between us...she started planning for her weeding and we broke all contact...
20 years down the road she is now divorced with a child, no longer practising Sikhism as she used to but still believed in the principles of Sikhism. I have seen her on her social media and often look through her details..I don't want to connect with her now incase she gets some false hope as I am happily married now.
Such is life...sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. ..We have to remember that we will all die and need to account for our deeds...treating all humans fairly and equally is important no one person is better than the other if God is not pleased with that person.
harpreet kaur
its ur n tht girl wish wdr u cn marry eachodr o nt bt i wnt to ask if ur sistr fall in love wid an amrit dhari sikh would u allow her to marry hm o would u ask tht questn publicly hw u did dis i dun thnk so bcz ur sistr is ur pride n dis show hw much u love tht girl regrdn whm u din tk a sec to spk publcly..
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I would really be interested in knowing what situation could have been had it be "the other way". Muslims would have called for a jihad and probably the girl could have been killed in what we term as "honour killing".
Ideally speaking there is no problem but practically speaking Islamic practitioners in today's world happen to be the most intolerant people and they widely hold the view that covert as many people to Islam and get a sure shot ticket to heaven, and when it comes to girl getting married to other religion's guy then all hue and cry is made in the name of allah. Thats an apt example of hypocrisy which is disliked by all non-muslims, hence in that context the girl will never get approval of her society and it will make her parent's life hell.
SO IF YOU LOVE HER REALLY FORGET ABOUT MARRIAGE, don't get converted either yourself. Coz Sikhs never believe in forceful or coercive conversion.
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App posing as a calculator features secret emergency functions
Michelle Begue
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Published March 16, 2017 at 9:39 PM
Colombia is struggling to combat its high rate of violence against women, especially in domestic settings. Figures show six women are abused by a spouse or partner, every hour.
In Bogota, officials have launched a new app with a secret code, hoping to empower victims.
CGTN’s Michelle Begue reports.
Colombia is struggling to combat its high rate of violence against women, especially in domestic settings. Figures show six women are abused by a spouse or partner - every hour. In Bogota, officials have launched a new app with a secret code, hoping to empower victims.
This smartphone application called, SofiaAPP, functions like a regular calculator. But by putting in a secret code, the app could save lives.
“Women who suffer from violence are usually tightly controlled by their partner or different people, so it appears like this but you introduce a code so you can enter the app,” Gleidy Jerez from the Bogota Office for Women’s Rights said.
Once activated, SofiaApp quickly connects women to police and emergency phone numbers. With just a tap of a button, an alert can be sent to three of your pre-registered contacts. It also connects you to a 24/7 hotline in Bogota for victims of gender violence.
According to official figures for Bogota, more than 10,600 women were victims of violence by their intimate partners last year. That’s 29 assaults a day. And every three days a woman was killed. Developed by Bogota’s office for women’s rights, officials wanted to give victims a tool that would get them the help and resources they need.
And, officials said, they hope the app will reach even those victims who have previously remained silent.
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Commons category template with no category set, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, 1983 births,
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Date of birth: (1983-09-21) September 21, 1983 (age 36)
Place of birth: Kalamazoo, Michigan
High School: Kalamazoo (MI) Central
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
College: Western Michigan
Debuted in 2006 for the Green Bay Packers
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Gregory Jennings, Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers out of Western Michigan University in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Early years Edit
Jennings was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he was all conference in three sports—football, basketball and track. Jennings played wide receiver, running back, outside linebacker and defensive back as a four-time letterman for the football team. He was listed 11th on the "Fab 50" rankings of the Detroit Free Press as a senior.[1] Jennings finished seventh in voting for Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 2000–01[2] and scored a school record 50 points in a losing effort against Benton Harbor as a senior.[1]
Greg Jennings attended Western Michigan University. He finished his career there with 238 receptions for 3539 yards and 39 touchdowns. When Jennings was a redshirt freshman, he missed 8 games due to a broken ankle bone. In the 8 games he did play, he caught 10 passes for 138 yards. In 2003, he was second on the Broncos with 56 catches for 1,050 yards and 14 touchdowns. He finished the 2003 season with 1,734 all-purpose yards. He was named to the second team All-Mid American team. In 2004, he led the Broncos with 74 catches for 1,092 yards and 11 touchdowns. He tallied 1,415 all-purpose yards. He was named to the All-MAC team. In 2005, he had 98 catches, and led the nation in catches per game, with 8.91. He had 1,259 yards with 14 touchdowns, and earned the 2005 MAC Offensive Player of the Year Award. His 5,093 all-purpose yards is a WMU record, and ranks 8th in MAC history. Jennings became only the 11th player to gain over 1,000 yards in at least three seasons of a college career.[3] Jennings graduated from WMU in 2010 after completing the 16 credits he needed through self-instructional classes.[4]
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The Green Bay Packers drafted Jennings in the 2nd round (52nd pick overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. Jennings signed to a four-year contract on July 25, 2006. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the deal was worth $2.85 million, including a $1.24 million signing bonus.
Jennings was named the starting wide receiver, along with Donald Driver, which put Robert Ferguson in the slot, for his first professional regular season game Green Bay Packers by head coach Mike McCarthy on September 2, 2006. Jennings led the NFL in receiving yardage during the 2006 preseason. He had 1 catch for 5 yards in his first game.
On September 24, 2006, he caught a 75-yard TD pass from Brett Favre against the Detroit Lions. It was Favre's 400th TD pass for his career, a milestone reached only by Favre, Dan Marino, and Peyton Manning. This was also Jennings' first 100-plus yard game, as he finished with 3 catches, 101 yds and 1 touchdown. Jennings was voted NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 24–25, 2006, the only time he received this honor. Jennings was also named to the NFL All Rookie team at the end of the season.
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On September 23, 2007, Jennings caught a game-winning 57-yard TD pass from Favre with less than two minutes to play to help beat the San Diego Chargers 31–24 at Lambeau Field and improve the team's record to 3–0 in 2007. This was Jennings' first touchdown catch in 2007, as well as Favre's 420th career touchdown pass, tying him with Dan Marino for the most TD passes in NFL history.
A week later on September 30, 2007, during a 23–16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Jennings caught a 16-yard pass from Favre that opened the scoring ten minutes into the first quarter, and broke the all-time touchdown pass record Favre had shared with Dan Marino.[5] On October 29, 2007, Jennings caught an 82-yard touchdown pass from Favre to defeat the Denver Broncos 19–13 in overtime, tying him for the second longest overtime touchdown in NFL history. Then the following week, he caught the game-winning touchdown pass that went for 60 yards to beat the Chiefs in Kansas City. Against the Cowboys on November 29, 2007, in a game broadcast on the NFL network, Jennings hauled in the first ever touchdown pass by quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Jennings and running back Ryan Grant each had a touchdown during a 33–14 victory over the St. Louis Rams on December 16, 2007, making it the first time two Packers players have each scored a touchdown in the same four consecutive games.[6] Jennings collected 80 receptions for 1292 yards and 9 touchdowns in the 2008 season.
On June 23, 2009 Jennings received a new three-year extension which paid him $26.35 million and included $16M guaranteed. It also included a $11.25 million signing bonus.[7] Jennings caught a game winning pass on September 13, 2009 on a 3rd and two play, where the Packers ran a play action fake and rolled Aaron Rodgers out to the left, who then threw a long 50 yard pass to Greg Jennings to defeat the Chicago Bears in the season opener.[8] In the Packers 2009 Wild Card game against the Arizona Cardinals, Jennings had 8 receptions for 130 yards, scoring 1 touchdown. In the 2010-2011 season, Jennings helped the Packers go 10-6 in the regular season. In Super Bowl XLV, on February 6, 2011, Jennings caught four passes for 64 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Packers' 31–25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.[9][10] [11]
Jennings played the first 13 games of the 2011 season before going down with a sprained MCL week 13 against the Oakland Raiders during the season he collected 69 receptions for 949 yards. Including a season high 149 yards on 7 receptions, and a TD in a week 7 game at the Minnesota Vikings. He returned for the Packer's divisional round playoff game against the New York Giants and recorded 4 receptions for 40 yards in a Packers' loss.
In 2012, Jennings sat out most of the early season due to a groin injury, and was scheduled to have surgery in Philadelphia, but was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.[12]
Minnesota Vikings Edit
On March 15, 2013, Jennings signed a five-year, $47.5 million ($18 million guaranteed) contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[13]
Career statistics Edit
2006 Green Bay Packers 14 45 632 14.0 75 3
2007 Green Bay Packers 13 53 920 17.4 82 12
2008 Green Bay Packers 16 80 1,292 16.2 63 9
2010 Green Bay Packers 16 76 1,265 16.6 86 12
2012 Green Bay Packers 8 36 366 10.2 45 4
Total 96 425 6,537 15.4 86 53
Playoffs Edit
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
6 71 11.83 2 2 12
1 14 14.0 0 0 0
8 130 16.25 1 1 6
1 8 8.0 0 0 0
4 64 16.0 2 2 12
Greg Jennings Foundation Edit
This is a foundation started by Jennings to attempt to benefit underprivileged children and youth organizations. The entire charity organization raises money through organizational events, donations, and fund raisers. The organization allows people, groups, and organizations from either Michigan or Wisconsin to apply for grant money. The headquarters of the foundation are in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Acting career Edit
On May 5, 2010, Jennings made an appearance on the CBS prime time hit show Criminal Minds. He portrayed a lab technician working at a crime scene.[14] Jennings is also in discussions to appear on BET's The Game.[15] He appeared as himself on the July 6, 2011, episode of Royal Pains. He is also the main actor and star of Old Spice 'Smelf' ad campaign.
Personal Edit
Jennings is married to Nicole Jennings, also of Kalamazoo, and they have three daughters named Amya, Alea and Ayva. On October 5, 2012, they welcomed their son Aice Gregory.[16]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Greg Jennings Profile at Greg Jennings official website (retrieved December 7, 2010).
↑ Hal Schram Mr. Basketball at Michigan High School Basketball Record Book (accessed December 7, 2010).
↑ Green Bay Packers bio for Greg Jennings (accessed December 7, 2010).
↑ Golston, Hilary. "Packers WR Jennings graduates, set to make TV debut on CBS show". WFRV-TV. http://www.wfrv.com/sports/92841499.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06
↑ Pasquarelli, Len. "Favre audibles to a record-setting performance". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=3044037. Retrieved 2007-10-01
↑ Goska, Eric. "Eric Goska column: Grant-Jennings scoring streak sets team record". Packersnews.com. http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071217/PKR07/712170567/1989. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
↑ Sources: Jennings close to extension ESPN, June 23, 2009
↑ Game Review: Clutch In Crunch Time To Beat Bears Packers.com, September 14, 2009
↑ ESPN Super Bowl Box Score
↑ Layden, Tim (February 14, 2011). "Green And Golden: Behind the poise and precision of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the gutsy contributions of a host of role players, the Packers burnished their championship legacy with a memorable 31--25 victory over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc.. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1181765/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
↑ "Greg Jennings sells T-shirts to raise money for his foundation". Fox 11 online. http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/good_day_wi/packers-wide-receiver-greg-jennings-selling-t-shirts-to-benefit-his-foundation. Retrieved Friday October 14, 2011.
↑ "Greg Jennings' hernia surgery postponed by Sandy". National Football League. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000087463/article/hurricane-sandy-postpones-greg-jennings-surgery. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
↑ "Source: Greg Jennings, Vikings agree". ESPN.com. March 15, 2013. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9057818/greg-jennings-agrees-deal-minnesota-vikings-according-source. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
↑ Packers Greg Jennings on Criminal Minds TerezOwens, May 11, 2010
↑ Greg Jennings in prime time Wednesday ESPN, May 5, 2010
↑ Nicole Jennings Endowment Benefits Nursing Students WMU Foundation (retrieved February 7, 2011)
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Name Jennings, Greg
Alternative names Jennings, Gregory, Jr.
Short description American football wide receiver
Place of birth Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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Nesting galleries: East Pilbara Arts Centre
Project | Andrew Lilleyman
A new gallery for the Indigenous art collective Martumili Artists, designed by Officer Woods Architects, is proving to be an important cultural facility for the small community of Newman in Western Australia.
The large shed provides expansive undercover spaces that are protected from the harsh climate, as well as flexibility of use for exhibitions and events.
Image: Robert Frith
The East Pilbara Arts Centre, a gallery for Indigenous art collective Martumili Artists, opened recently in Newman, Western Australia – a small town some 1,200 kilometres north of Perth. In 2011 an architectural competition was organized by Patric de Villiers from the University of Western Australia (UWA), in collaboration with the Shire of East Pilbara, Martumili Artists and BHP Billiton. The brief was to replace the existing gallery, which was a base for the Martu communities to organize painting in and prepare work for exhibitions, both national and international. The success of the venture had created the need for improved facilities, with a purpose-built environment for painting and exhibitions.
The competition was limited to UWA’s architectural staff. Most entries attempted a picturesque approach to landscape and Indigenous themes and wrestled with the relatively small building on a large site.
The recently opened gallery for Indigenous art collective Martumili Artists, East Pilbara Arts Centre, was conceived through an architectural competition.
The winning scheme from Officer Woods Architects presented something different. The architects’ proposal was driven by an altruistic act of creating more: more briefed area for the users, more undercover spaces protected from the harsh climate, more flexibility for exhibitions, more space to grow and more opportunities for bigger events. They achieved this by inflating the brief to three times the total area, resulting in a radical scaling up of the building in the form of a large commercial shed covering most of the given site. This process brought the rest of the functional brief inside, creating a new internalized art gallery “environment,” designed like a campus of landscape and buildings. The main gallery and admin building, artist/caretaker accommodation, storage rooms and artists’ working area are then all housed and climatically controlled by an outer shell.
Now completed and occupied, the new building demonstrates the ingenuity of this design response. Aside from giving the occupants more, Officer Woods’ “conservatory” approach to the design has allowed the architects to challenge traditional ideas about the regional art gallery, while tailoring it to its unique user group and difficult environment.
With a nod to Learning from Las Vegas, a large barcode is painted on the exterior wall of the shed. When scanned, the lines of oranges and pinks say “This is a Big Thing.”
On arrival into the town, the building is prominently located on the gateway site on the entry road into Newman’s town centre. The scale of the shed has an immediate civic presence on the street, clearly suggesting that the cultural building is the most important in town. The shed is deliberately resistant to a cultural look, however, limiting the visual cues to an encrypted coloured barcode, which, when scanned, says, “This is a Big Thing,” clearly acknowledging its Learning from Las Vegas (Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour) origins.
While the outside appears brutally robust, from the inside the shell is more tent-like in its execution. The facade is thin and dynamic, with large sections of the facade incorporating operable doors, making the building climatically adjustable but also dramatic in its revealing of the interior. Everything that was outside is now inside: the landscape simply rolls under the facade, bringing with it all the hardscaping treatments, including the car parking, trees and other vegetation, into the main space.
The services are also threaded through the interior of the shed, where elements like storage water are used as architectural features in themselves, and act as a passive cooling device for the artists’ working area. While the shed’s interior elements challenge expectations of contemporary gallery planning, they are completely consistent with the concept and aesthetics. Officer Woods’ building demonstrates real practical considerations towards the harsh environmental conditions and habits of its users, and in turn appears to respect Gottfried Semper’s origins of architecture: the hearth, the roof, the enclosure and the mound, all finding a place within this design.
Storage water tanks are used both as architectural features and as passive cooling elements in the main artists’ working area.
The choice of the shed demonstrates a creative response to the centre’s cultural identification as a home base for a particular Indigenous group. Rather than turning to abstracted or figurative ideas of landscape or the natural, Officer Woods follows the lineage of the “found object.” Its found object, the shed, is equally considerate of the natural world as it suggests that a home (or nest) is not always constructed from surrounding material or buried under or emerging from the ground; homes can also be found and acquired, without design intervention. The hollow tree trunk, the log pile and the rockery are all homes by virtue of their occupation. The scheme takes this thinking a step further, as within this home there is a precious animal inside, in the form of the main gallery.
The main gallery is deliberately different from its outer shell, made as a modern composition of boxes. The gallery defines the “outdoor” spaces around it – the storage areas, the artist workspace/deck and the utility areas – while providing an impressive backdrop to the shed’s large open space. The large exhibition space inside is a serious commercial gallery. Its double-height volume is divided by an operable wall that slides back and forth to change its proportions or to divide the lower entry gallery. The rest of the rooms hinge off this internal space: the conference rooms and kitchen, the admin areas and storage rooms, all with the same treatment of hardworking, honest and durable finishes.
Composed as boxes, the main gallery is markedly different from the outer shell of the building, featuring a double-height exhibition space and ancillary rooms.
While the gallery clearly benefits climatically from the shed, it is the visual interplay with the outer shell that makes the gallery unique. When you walk into the main shed, or the gallery itself, you are part of the building’s “matryoshka principle” – a world nested in another, nested in another and another and so on. The effect expands your experience of the exhibition, where everything (and everyone) appears to be included in the show, as you are able to look into the main shed from the gallery, and then out to the street and the town beyond.
It’s in the interaction between the two main elements, the shed and its internalized gallery, that Officer Woods has achieved a dramatic conceptual exchange: the shed now with the “duck” inside, the package versus the precious, the hardworking back-of-house versus the welcoming front-of-house, the “cheap” shed versus important cultural facility. While these present a confident handling of the big ideas, the architects’ real agenda is their determination to provide the galleries’ occupants with a whole lot more.
Officer Woods Architects
Fremantle, WA, Australia
Trent Woods, Jennie Officer, Melita Tomic, Jack Choi, Monja Johnstone, Oenone Rooksby
Builder Pindan Contracting
Building surveyor Schwanke Consulting
Civil and structural engineer Wood & Grieve Engineers
Electrical engineer Best Consultants
Energy consultant CADDS Energy
Fire consultant Schwanke Consulting
Geotechnical engineer Cardno Bowler
Hydraulic and mechanical engineers Wood & Grieve Engineers
Land surveyor McMullen Nolan Group
Landscape architect Alfalfa Landscape
Quantity surveyor Ralph Beattie Bosworth Pty Ltd
Category Commercial / public buildings
Type Culture / arts, Public / civic
Status Built
Published online: 26 Apr 2017
Words: Andrew Lilleyman
Images: Robert Frith
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The winning scheme by Officer Woods Architects inflated the brief to three times the total area – a large commercial shed covering most of the given site.
The facade is thin and dynamic, with large operable doors that allow the building to be climatically adjustable.
The landscape “simply rolls under the facade,” into the main space, rendering the exterior shell tent-like in its execution.
Adding to the varied functions of the arts centre, the expansive corrugated-iron facade can be used for projections.
East Pilbara Arts Centre floor plan and section.
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The Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series races in Dorset
CTS Dorset | CTS | The Coastal Trail Series | Endurancelife | Kirsty Reade | Suzanne Fowler
Race report: Run247 columnist Kirsty Reade and Suzanne Fowler took part in the Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series races in Dorset - December 7, 2013
Photos © Julie Shand
Endurancelife (www.endurancelife.com) specialise in offering tough races in incredibly beautiful locations and the Dorset race in the Coastal Trail Series must be up there on both of these counts.
On their 1-5 rating it’s classed as a 5 (extreme) and therefore laughs in the fact of those races which are merely ‘severe’ or ‘strenuous’. In terms of beauty the races start at the picturesque Lulworth Cove and takes in the incredible sight of Durdle Door and the historic village of Tyneham. It kind of has that ‘holiday feel’ and yet, when your quads and calves are screaming at you, it doesn’t.
Suzanne Fowler took on the 10k and kindly wrote about her experience for us. While we runners are generally a self-deprecating breed she deserves a lot more credit than she gives herself in her article. She’s fairly new to running, this 10k had 1,175 feet of ascent and it’s probably one of the toughest 10ks you can do. Suzanne has a fantastic ‘why the hell not’ attitude, nothing fazes her and no race she enters would surprise me.
Suzanne Fowler - CTS Dorset 10km
‘Maybe it’ll be like a long dog walk but with some hills and running...’ I thought after I had clicked confirm on the race entry for Endurancelife 10k Dorset.
Off we set early on Saturday morning for the Dorset coast. Husband, teenage children, and Labrador, dropped me off at the race start in Lulworth cove just over an hour before the start of the 10k. The ultra runners and the marathoners were already well into their respective races.
I spotted my friend and work colleague Julie who was also running along with two of her club mates who were doing the half marathon. I hold Julie wholly responsible for getting me back into running (having dabbled in a couple of 5k’s over 10 years ago), something I will always be grateful to her for.
Having seen the half marathoners set off and a few of the ultra runners fly past as they went onto the next part of their ridiculous mileage, it was time to start feeling slightly nervous. As a few hours had passed since breakfast I decided to eat a muesli/energy bar and get race numbered up. Race registration was very organised which is always good for someone like me who’s only taken part in a handful of 10ks. Number written on hand, race band/chip (to be checked in at halfway and at the end) taped around wrist, race number pinned on, T-shirt picked (included in race entry cost). From the various options of sizes available I plumped for a man’s medium T-shirt as me not being of athletic build there was no way I was going to fit into the ladies sizes unless by way of a miracle I was going to revert to the build I was at the age of 13!
Following the race briefing there were just 10 minutes to go until the start. The organisers asked for the fast runners to come to the front so I stood firm at the point where I thought someone of my speed should position themselves and checked not too many people had gathered behind me or I would shuffle back a bit. This was it, countdown from 10 and we were off!
Oh the enthusiasm of the race start and on an incline as well. Gradually a few of us ground to walking speed on the steep path out of Lulworth Cove, I checked behind me thinking I should at least try to make sure I wasn’t the last person right from the start. I tried to work out if anyone looked like they may be around my sort of ability of running. However I warn you, trying to assess someone’s ability from shape and age has no science and looks are extremely deceiving in this running malarkey, with the exception of those who wouldn’t look out of place at the Olympics.
Ah lovely, the landscape evened out a bit and then some downhill, downhill I can do I thought to myself. I jogged comfortably past Durdle Door, happy that people were taking photos as that meant I could overtake a couple of people, always helps when they’re at a standstill. It wasn’t long before there was an angry looking hill in front of me and a sinking feeling in my heart regarding getting to the top and to still be breathing when I got there. ‘Don’t look up’ I could hear Julie saying when I was attempting to run up some small inclines after work. Ok so once I reached the top it was the prime opportunity to take some photos of the stunning coastline whilst re-inflating my lungs for the next hill. From memory there was one more killer hill, I could do this, I was more than two miles in and suddenly there was someone running alongside me. Err no, there wasn’t actually, crikey I’d only been up two big hills and I was hallucinating!
As far as I could remember there was one more major hill and then I would be happy to see the halfway point/water station. More talking to myself – don’t look up, there are still a few people behind me, get a grip, man up, and further ramblings.
The last major hill was done and now to check in at halfway and the happy knowledge that the up, up, up was behind me so now to enjoy the loop back down to base camp. Yes I felt like I had conquered Everest at this point. I had a quick chat to the team manning the water station, confirmed my enjoyment of the challenge, grabbed some jelly babies and I could almost smell the finish. There was then a moment of elation as I saw two brightly coloured blurry human forms in the distance, these human forms were getting larger therefore I must be gaining on them. Holy cow, I am actually catching somebody up, why was there no one to share this moment of glory with?
Unfortunately the feeling of elation dropped like a stone as the two human forms were close enough for me to realise that they were actually walkers coming towards me. Never mind, they were very cheery and I was happy to exchange “hi, afternoon” with them.
Mile four had come and gone, I could no longer see the runners behind me so I still wasn’t last - bonus! The route took me through Durdle Door Caravan Park with a sign kindly telling me there was one mile to go. Finally I could see what must be the last bump in the landscape with a marshal standing on top shouting immense encouragement.
Running down a very steep hill the feeling of elation returned. I could see base camp and hear the cheers for the long distance runners coming in. As I ran through the car park and across the finish I was met with lots of ‘well dones’ and clapping from complete strangers and then there was Julie saying ‘well done’, taking my photo and very annoyingly looking as fresh as a daisy and not like she had even taken part in a race. Is it only me who takes on the look of possibly being related to a beetroot when running?
To sum up –it was brilliant, I loved the challenge, never give up, anything is possible once you have made the decision to do it, Endurancelife CTS I will be back!
Kirsty Reade - CTS Dorset Half Marathon
Photos: Kirsty and Bill. James Rayner, Mel Rayner and Lucy Sangar (from Liz Yelling's team) © Julie Shand
In any other race when I decide to downsize from marathon to half it feels like wimping out but I’m not sure you could describe a 16 mile ‘half marathon’ on the distinctly lumpy Jurassic Coast as wimpy. I have to say that Endurancelife were incredibly accommodating of runners changing distance, a testament to their fantastic organisation and customer service.
This is one of those races where it feels like a privilege to be running on the course. You constantly look around you and see picture postcard images. The half marathon starts by taking in the 10k course described by Suzanne, with a few very evil climbs. Then, with the cruelty beloved by so many race organisers, you run right past the finish area but do not stop, do not collect a t-shirt, instead you concentrate very hard on pushing all thoughts of dropping out from your mind.
The course carries on through an MOD area, where the ‘danger, firing range’ signs add a little more zip to your step. You’re never very far from the coast on this course and it’s a lovely thing to be able to glimpse the sea to take your mind off your legs. A few more big hills and we arrived at Tyneham Village, where, I discovered just before the race (thanks to Lucy Sangar’s history lesson), the residents were required to leave during the war and it was never populated again. The ruins of the village remain and it has a very spooky quality.
During the last few miles the ups and downs had given me an achy knee but then I just happened to meet a man named Stephan Godfrey who told me he had had a knee replacement 15 weeks ago! All feelings of sorrow for my own knee went out of the window at this point. From talking to his friend it turned out that Stephan is an incredibly supportive running buddy who thinks nothing of doing long runs, pacing, holding drinks, crewing and just generally helping other runners out. He was a very inspirational fellow and I thought he might have bionic properties until he confided that his knee ‘hurt like ****’. He was human after all but what an amazing achievement.
On to the finish to be met by friends and the fantastic Endurancelife crew. A couple of runners from Liz Yelling’s team at the Thunder Run (HERE) did the half (they’ve also done Bournemouth Marathon since then, Liz has clearly stirred something in them) and it was great to see their faces when they came over the line. This is the sort of event which you do to test your limits. You can’t measure it in time or miles. You might feel like you’re dying for much of it but at the end you’ll feel like you’re reborn and ready to take on anything! Endurancelife – we’ll see you at CTS South Devon!
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I’d describe myself as borderline obsessed with running, racing, reading about running, and watching others run so hopefully I’m fairly typical of Run247’s visitors. I tend to do longer races, particularly off-road marathons and ultras, but am pretty much a fan of any distance. I'm passionate about helping runners of all levels to improve through running communities I'm involved in, such as Underground Ultra and Free Range Runners.
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Supplementation and undernutrition affect survival in murine AIDS
Jeongmin Lee, Ronald R Watson
Health Promotion Sciences
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the hallmark of profound immune dysfunction that allows opportunistic infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. HIV infection is estimated to affect 15 million people worldwide and continues to spread at an unabated pace. Since over 90% of new cases of HIV infection occur in developing countries, social behaviors and nutritional status became major issues to consider in issues related to progression of the infection to AIDS. 1.
Nutrition and AIDS, Second Edition
Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Opportunistic Infections
Nutritional Status
Lee, J., & Watson, R. R. (2000). Supplementation and undernutrition affect survival in murine AIDS. In Nutrition and AIDS, Second Edition (pp. 9-14). CRC Press.
Supplementation and undernutrition affect survival in murine AIDS. / Lee, Jeongmin; Watson, Ronald R.
Nutrition and AIDS, Second Edition. CRC Press, 2000. p. 9-14.
Lee, J & Watson, RR 2000, Supplementation and undernutrition affect survival in murine AIDS. in Nutrition and AIDS, Second Edition. CRC Press, pp. 9-14.
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The kinematics of stretching and alignment of material eleme
E. Dresselhaus, Michael Tabor
A rigorous, kinematic description of the stretching and alignment of infinitesimal material elements in general flow fields is presented. An evolution equation is derived, in the Lagrangian frame, for the alignment angles between a material element and the principal axes of strain. The equation identifies the precise roles played by the local angular velocity and the rotation of the strain axes in the alignment process and provides the framework in which to investigate the extent to which the straining field is 'persistent'. This general kinematical picture is specialized to study line and vortex stretching in fluid flows and analytically predicts the numerically observed alignment of the vorticity vector with the intermediate strain axis. The alignment equations are solved exactly for a number of special flow fields and investigated numerically for the ABC and STF flows. The kinematic formalism and numerical phenomenology suggests the use of new criteria to analyse the material element stretching properties of large-scale numerical simulations. (Authors)
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“Holes in Maps” at 601 Artspace...
Latin America, Lower East Side NYC, Mixed media, New York, Reviews, Reviews and Photo Stories, Sculpture, Sound art, South America
“Holes in Maps” at 601 Artspace Curated by Juliana Steiner
02/16/2019 by Jonathan Goodman
Holes in Maps curated by Juliana Steiner at 601Artspace, installation view by 601 Artspace/ Marie Noele Guex.
Curated by Juliana Steiner, “Holes in Maps” looks at global political currents via geography–with a rather jaundiced eye. Seven artists are participating in the show: Aila Farid, Matej Knesevic, Adriane Martinez, Reynier Leyva Novo, Juan Obando, Regina Parra, and Sanne Vaassen. Central to the organization of the exhibition is the conceit of the rhizome–a root-like stem extending horizontally beneath the ground, from which roots push upward. The image presupposes a democratically equal growth pattern, something intimated in this very interesting show’s critique of vertically hierarchical systems. Maps with holes in them serve to contradict our need for determining space and topography in ways that enable us to control the landscape. More important, in this show the references have to do with the power behind the determination of national boundaries and the way in which people are influenced–or damaged–by changes in such boundaries.
Holes in Maps curated by Juliana Steiner at 601Artspace, view by 601 Artspace/ Marie Noele Guex.
The contiguous contours dividing one country from the next in map systems are not only a practical device; they also serve as a theoretical metaphor underscoring our need for containment and clearly divisions of space. As such, they play into our current mindset in which nations are defined as separate entities, whose lines of demarcation evidence the ways in which geography can strengthen a country’s geo-political position. The works, then, in “Holes in Maps” reminds us that art can be used to explicate, advance, or deny the impulse of being confined through borders, despite the fact that so much of the world has seemingly been permanently measured and arranged, primarily for political and economic reasons.
Sanne Vaassen, The National Anthems of the Worlds, 2014.
Vaassen’s piece consists of an anthology of anthems, words and scores, that was fed to snails, who ate their way through the paper. The decimated text and music can be seen as a reading for the way national identities, via cultural heritage, are now distorted, even mutilated. Interestingly, the snails are not a cultural but a natural phenomenon; their destruction of the manuscript is entirely random. So we see how the damaged cultural materials cannot be resurrected into an expression of holistic report, representing the variousness of national expression. Instead, the damage is permanent, as it seems to be culturally throughout the world. Knesivic’s Bittersweet Euro (2015), a large facsimile of the coin created by hanging circular cookies, open in the middle, from nails on the wall, reduces Europe’s basic currency to a commercial bakery good. This work addresses the economic reality people in Europe face, alluding to the difficulties resulting from a supposedly unified currency.
Adriana Martinez, Tutti Frutti Market, 2018.
Colombian artist Martinez’s Tutti Frutti Market (2018), a wooden fruit stand filled with plastic fruits covered with stickers in a plastic crate, question the economy and the produce of globalism. Installed next to the door of the gallery, the fruit stand looks entirely out of place, while the plastic fruits look so artificial as to be absurd. The stickers found in the fruit remind us of visas and strict passport control. Brazilian artist Regina Para’s Metegol (2014) is a hand-painted foosball table, divided by a column in the back of the gallery space. Football, called soccer in the United States, is our world sport, while the game is found in bars all over the world. But here the context is more specific. This work was the property of the impoverished Bolivian community in Sao Paulo, who gather on the weekends to play the game. It is a way of creating community within a group given neither attention nor respect.
Alia Farid, Theater of Operations (The Gulf war seen from Puerto Rico), 2017.
Reynier Leyva Novo, Eternamente te Esperaré, 2015.
The three videos on view in small televisions, address the Iraqi invasion in Kuwait known as the Gulf War. Farid, originally from Kuwait but now in living and working in Puerto Rico, put together close to four hours of newscasters collected by her grandmother. It is a demonstration of the instantaneous world culture that is found in news shown all over the world. The decision of having three monitors alludes to “The Gulf War did not take place”, three short essays by the French sociologist Jean Baudrillaud, which considers the conflict in light of the reception of the general public. Another piece, a telescope, a work by Cuban artist Novo placed on a two-step platform at the back of the gallery, is called Eternamente te Esperaré (2015). The piece is based on the thousands of Cubans who leave their country and sail in real danger, attempting to arrive in Florida, many times dying in this pursuit. The telescope zeroes in on a video of a makeshift boat with the phrase, in Spanish, “I’ll forever wait for you.” Who is waiting for whom? The reference to the uncertainty of the immigrants’ lives gives the work unusual gravitas.
Holes in Maps curated by Juliana Steiner at 601Artspace, installation view provided by the gallery.
Museum Mixtapes (2014), by Colombian artist Obando, is a 22-minute video that combines the performances of different rappers from the southeast of the United States freestyling inside art in museums close to where they lived. Their spontaneous narratives, at once garish (even vulgar) but moving, pose an alternative view to the “high” culture on exhibit at the museum. Generally speaking, the works in “Holes in Maps” attempt a radical transformation of culture that seeks to redress the psychic anonymity of the poor, whose culture is ignored or, worse, deliberately damaged by the ubiquity of art from a higher class.
All in all, the show is a telling, highly accurate presentation of the way a global, capital-oriented economy is slowly but surely shutting down the possibility of economic, cultural, and social freedom. There is no overt violence taking place, but technology has brought about a sameness of experience, when doing so is greatly damaging to art. Much art today is talking about this situation, but it looks more and more like we are being forced to accept a living in which cultural difference is negligible. The sameness is deadening, even if US affluence remains a calling card for those who want to live a more humane life. Artists can do little but comment on this kind of thinking, and much of work we see, as happens in this show, illustrates the marginality of the poor, whose lives are reduced to a silent existence on the edge of metropolises. This show illustrates this very well. Still, it can be suggested that we need to find ways of making art that emphasizes culture, and even something so ethereal as beauty, as well as social mores. Curator Steiner has put together a telling interpretation that exists in support of people whose lives are economically and socially anonymous. Given the ubiquity of our financial restraint, this may all we can do.
HOLES IN MAPS
Curated by Juliana Steiner
Dec 1, 2018 – Feb 17, 2018
Photographs provided by 601 Artspace/ Marie Noele Guex.
Tags: 601Artspace, Adriane Martinez, Aila Farid, curated, Holes in Maps, Juan Obando, Juliana Steiner, Matej Knesevic, Regina Parra, Reynier Leyva Novo, Sanne Vaassen
Jonathan Goodman is an art writer based in New York. For more than thirty years he has written about contemporary art–for such publications as Art in America, the Brooklyn Rail, Whitehot Magazine, Sculpture, and fronterad (an Internet publication based in Madrid). He currently teaches contemporary art writing and thesis essay writing at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
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Posts Tagged ‘Dr Money’
DBS, Dr Money, Lehman
Minibonds Revisited
In Investment banking, Investments on 02/01/2010 at 5:44 am
I nearly bought minibonds in 2007, and since the failure of Lehman Brothers last year, I’ve been trying to understand why I nearly bought them. It is important to me as it could help me avoid a future disaster.
I always knew why I didn’t buy — greed. Dr Money sums this greed up nicely when he wrote, “Your money gets invested in risky bonds and derivatives. It means total returns are much higher, like 13 per cent or more. But all you see is your safe-looking 5 per cent return.
‘The difference of 13 – 5 = 8 per cent goes to the deal-maker while you must take all the risks. If the bonds default, you lose.”
Then there is the issue that if interest rates collapsed, the arranger could recall the note, while if inflation went to 10% (remember the price of oil then), I’d be stuck with 5%.
But I didn’t know why I nearly bought i.e. think it was a safe product, despite being “aware” of the risk premium. This is worrying. I could misanalyse again.
I’ve very recently come to the conclusion that my mind (without me being conscious of it — mindlessness in Zen) divided the risk element into two bits.
I “knew” (I was relying on the ads and a BT newspaper article) that
— I was (with many others) insuring someone against the failure of one of the six entities
— the product was highly leveraged
— derivatives were being used
— the combination of the last two meant that it was likely that if one entity got into trouble I would lose my money.
(Having read the prospectus last yr, the above points were confirmed.)
The probability of a default by Lehman or one of the entities.
My conscious mind came to the conclusion that the probability of default by Lehman or one of the six entities was very, very low (so far none of the six entities are in trouble). Dr Money had a great take on the improbability of an LB failure. I can do no better.
The very low probability of failure must have made me conclude that it was a safe product, and that LB had found investors who had mispriced risk — willing to pay the 13% mentioned by Dr Money. Not surprising as my experience as an arbitrageur (risk and straight) had taught me that risk is usually mispriced (investors are too cautious — Yes if I were still arbitraging, my employer would have lost big time in 2008 )
What has all this to do with forcing a settlement that Tan Kin Lian and others wanted? That the MAS refused to even think about. It told them to bugger off.
Supposing there was no mis-selling: investors in minibonds and DBS HN5 notes were told everything and I mean everything. Would investors still have bought?
I think that most would have. Of course they would deny this today. “They would, wouldn’t they?”
They would have been advised, and rightly so (at the time), that the very low probability of failure, meant that their principal was safe.
The lessons of the story- better to be lucky than smart and going for yield is dangerous.
Good 2010 and decade.
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Romney, Obama Fight Over Which Campaign is Dirtier
Nick Chiles
In a presidential campaign that has increasingly turned to mudslinging on both sides to score points with voters, the Romney campaign is pushing Obama’s team to repudiate a negative commercial that links Mitt Romney to the cancer death of the wife of a steelworker who said he lost his health insurance in a Bain Capital purging.
The ad was done by a third-party Super PAC, Priorities USA Action, so it wasn’t created by the Obama campaign—a position that White House spokesman Jay Carney was leaning on heavily yesterday.
“We do not control third-party ads,” Carney told reporters at yesterday’s daily briefing.
The ad has been hammered by Republicans—even though it never actually aired. The steelworker lost his job—and his wife died—after Romney had already left Bain, meaning any links between the woman’s death and Romney decision-making is quite dubious.
Carney was frustrated that the media questioning focused on the cancer ad and not the commercial produced by the Romney campaign that misleads viewers into thinking Obama had changed the welfare-to-work requirements.
The ad opens with then-President Bill Clinton signing the welfare reform act in 1996, which put time limits on government assistance and was intended to steer people toward employment and independence from public assistance.
“But on July 12,” the ad says, “President Obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. Under Obama’s plan, you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check, and ‘welfare to work’ goes back to being plain old welfare.”
What the ad really refers to is a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that states would be allowed to try different ways of meeting the work requirements of the federal law, which requires states to show they are moving people off welfare and into the workforce.
“There is a substantial difference between a blatantly false ad produced by and paid for by a campaign—in this case, the Romney campaign—and ads produced by third-party groups,” Carney said.
But although the Obama campaign wants to distance itself from the cancer ad, Obama officials actually used the steelworker’s story in a conference call with reporters. And top Obama advisor David Plouffe raised money for Priorities USA.
Senior Romney campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said the president had “squandered” public goodwill after promising to be a politician who would change the nastiness of Washington.
“I don’t think a world champion limbo dancer could get any lower than the Obama campaign right now,” Fehrnstrom said.
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Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect in 2015, portrait via the Royal Society
(1947-06-15) 15 June 1947
Agen, France
Institut d'Optique
École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (E.N.S., 1965)
Bell test experiments
Notable awards
Wolf Prize in Physics (2010)
Albert Einstein Medal (2012)
ForMemRS (2015)[1]
www.lcf.institutoptique.fr/Groupes-de-recherche/Optique-atomique/Membres/Permanents/Alain-Aspect
Alain Aspect (French: [aspɛ]; born 15 June 1947) is a French physicist noted for his experimental work on quantum entanglement.[2][3][4]
Aspect is a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan). He passed the 'agrégation' in physics in 1969 and received his master's degree from Université d'Orsay. He then did his national service, teaching for three years in Cameroon.
In the early 1980s, while working on his PhD thesis[5] from the lesser academic rank of lecturer, he performed the elusive "Bell test experiments" that showed that Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen's reductio ad absurdum of quantum mechanics, namely that it implied 'ghostly action at a distance', did in fact appear to be realised when two particles were separated by an arbitrarily large distance (see EPR paradox). A correlation between their wave functions remained, as they were once part of the same wave-function that was not disturbed before one of the child particles was measured.
Aspect also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2008 [6]
If quantum theory is correct, the determination of an axis direction for the polarization measurement of one photon, forcing the wave function to 'collapse' onto that axis, will influence the measurement of its twin. This influence occurs despite any experimenters not knowing which axes have been chosen by their distant colleagues, and at distances that disallow any communication between the two photons, even at the speed of light.
Aspect's experiments, following the first experiment of Stuart Freedman and John Clauser in 1972, were considered to provide further support to the thesis that Bell's inequalities are violated in its CHSH version, in particular by closing a form of the locality loophole. However, his results were not completely conclusive, since there were so-called loopholes that allowed for alternative explanations that comply with local realism. See local hidden variable theory.
Stated more simply, the experiment provides strong evidence that a quantum event at one location can affect an event at another location without any obvious mechanism for communication between the two locations. This has been called "spooky action at a distance" by Einstein (who doubted the physical reality of this effect). However, these experiments do not allow faster-than-light communication, as the events themselves appear to be inherently random.
After his works on Bell's inequalites, he turned toward studies of laser cooling of neutral atoms and is now mostly involved in Bose–Einstein condensates related experiments.
Alain Aspect at the École Polytechnique.
Aspect was deputy director of the French "grande école" SupOptique until 1994. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences and French Academy of Technologies, and professor at the École Polytechnique. In 2005 he was awarded the gold medal of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, where he is currently Research Director. The 2010 Wolf Prize in physics was awarded to Aspect, Anton Zeilinger and John Clauser. October 7, 2013, Aspect was awarded the Danish Niels Bohr International Gold Medal. In 2013 he was also awarded the Balzan Prize for Quantum Information Processing and Communication.
Alain Aspect in Budapest, 2013
Alain Aspect on a visit to Tel Aviv University in 2010
Aspect was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2015.[7] His certificate of election reads
“ For his fundamental experiments in quantum optics and atomic physics. Alain Aspect was the first to exclude subluminal communication between the measurement stations in experimental demonstrations that quantum mechanics invalidates separable hidden-variable theories and the first to demonstrate experimentally the wave–particle duality of single photons. He co-invented the technique of velocity-selective coherent population trapping, was the first to compare the Hanbury Brown-Twiss correlations of fermions and bosons under the same conditions, and the first to demonstrate Anderson localization in an ultra-cold atom system. His experiments illuminate fundamental aspects of the quantum-mechanical behaviour of single photons, photon pairs and atoms.[1] ”
1 2 "Certificate of Election: EC/2015/48: Aspect, Alain". London: The Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16.
↑ Experimental Realization of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm Gedankenexperiment: A New Violation of Bell's Inequalities, A. Aspect, P. Grangier, and G. Roger, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 49, Iss. 2, pp. 91–94 (1982) doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.91
↑ Experimental Test of Bell's Inequalities Using Time-Varying Analyzers, A. Aspect, J. Dalibard and G. Roger, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 49, Iss. 25, pp. 1804–1807 (1982) doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.1804
↑ Aspect, Alain (2007). "Quantum mechanics: To be or not to be local". Nature. 446 (7138): 866–867. Bibcode:2007Natur.446..866A. doi:10.1038/446866a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 17443174.
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↑ "Annual Review 2008: Principal's Review". www1.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
↑ https://royalsociety.org/people/alain-aspect-11012/
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Leon M. Lederman / Martin Lewis Perl (1982)
Erwin Hahn / Peter Hirsch / Theodore Maiman (1983–84)
Conyers Herring / Philippe Nozières (1984–85)
Mitchell Feigenbaum / Albert J. Libchaber (1986)
Herbert Friedman / Bruno Rossi / Riccardo Giacconi (1987)
Roger Penrose / Stephen Hawking (1988)
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes / David J. Thouless (1990)
Maurice Goldhaber / Valentine Telegdi (1991)
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Kuril Islands
Disputed islands
Native name: Курильские острова
千島列島
Location of the Kuril Islands in the Western Pacific between Japan and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia
46°30′N 151°30′E / 46.500°N 151.500°E / 46.500; 151.500Coordinates: 46°30′N 151°30′E / 46.500°N 151.500°E / 46.500; 151.500
Total islands
10,503.2 km2 (2,595,400 acres)
Alaid
2,339 metres (7,674 ft)
Severo-Kurilsky, Kurilsky and Yuzhno-Kurilsky Districts (Sakhalin Oblast)
Claimed by
Subprefecture
Nemuro Subprefecture (Hokkaido)
19,434 (as of 2010)
Matua Island as seen from Raikoke.
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (/ˈkʊərɪl/, /ˈkjʊərɪl/, or /kjʊˈriːl/; Russian: Кури́льские острова́, tr. Kurilskiye ostrova; IPA: [kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva]; Japanese: Kuriru rettō (クリル列島?, "Kuril Islands") or Chishima rettō (千島列島?, "Chishima Islands") ), in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands and many minor rocks. It consists of Greater Kuril Ridge and Lesser Kuril Ridge.[1] The total land area is 10,503.2 square kilometres (4,055.3 sq mi)[2] and the total population is 19,434.[3]
All the islands are currently under Russian jurisdiction. Japan claims the two southernmost large islands (Iturup and Kunashir) as part of its territory, as well as Shikotan and the Habomai islets, which has led to the ongoing Kuril Islands dispute. The disputed islands are known in Japan as the country's "Northern Territories".[4]
The Sarychev volcano erupting on June 12, 2009, as seen from the International Space Station.
The name Kuril originates from the autonym of the aboriginal Ainu, the islands' original inhabitants: "kur", meaning man. It may also be related to names for other islands that have traditionally been inhabited by the Ainu people, such as Kuyi or Kuye for Sakhalin and Kai for Hokkaidō. In Japanese, the Kuril Islands are known as the Chishima Islands (Kanji: 千島列島 Chishima Rettō pronounced [tɕʲiɕʲima ɽetːoː], literally, Thousand Islands Archipelago), also known as the Kuriru Islands (Katakana: クリル列島 Kuriru Rettō [kɯᵝɽʲiɽɯᵝ ɽetːoː], literally, Kuril Archipelago). Once the Russians reached the islands in the 18th century they found a pseudo-etymology from Russian kurit ("курить" - "to smoke") due to the continual fumes and steam above the islands from volcanoes.
The Kuril Islands, showing the de facto division between Japan and Russia over time.
The Kuril Islands form part of the ring of tectonic instability encircling the Pacific Ocean referred to as the Ring of Fire. The islands themselves are summits of stratovolcanoes that are a direct result of the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Okhotsk Plate, which forms the Kuril Trench some 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of the islands. The chain has around 100 volcanoes, some 40 of which are active, and many hot springs and fumaroles. There is frequent seismic activity, including a magnitude 8.5 earthquake in 1963 and one of magnitude 8.3 recorded on November 15, 2006, which resulted in tsunami waves up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) reaching the California coast.[5]
The climate on the islands is generally severe, with long, cold, stormy winters and short and notoriously foggy summers. The average annual precipitation is 30–40 inches (760–1,020 mm), most of which falls as snow.
The chain ranges from temperate to sub-Arctic climate types, and the vegetative cover consequently ranges from tundra in the north to dense spruce and larch forests on the larger southern islands. The highest elevations on the islands are Alaid volcano (highest point: 2,339 m or 7,674 ft) on Atlasov Island at the northern end of the chain and Tyatya volcano (1,819 m or 5,968 ft) on Kunashir Island at the southern end.
One of the Kuril Islands
Caldera of the island Ushishir
Landscape types and habitats on the islands include many kinds of beach and rocky shores, cliffs, wide rivers and fast gravelly streams, forests, grasslands, alpine tundra, crater lakes and peat bogs. The soils are generally productive, owing to the periodic influxes of volcanic ash and, in certain places, owing to significant enrichment by seabird guano. However, many of the steep, unconsolidated slopes are susceptible to landslides and newer volcanic activity can entirely denude a landscape. Only the southern most island has large areas covered by trees, while more northerly islands have no trees, or spotty tree cover.
Owing to their location along the Pacific shelf edge and the confluence of Okhotsk Sea gyre and the southward Oyashio Current, the Kuril islands are surrounded by waters that are among the most productive in the North Pacific, supporting a wide range and high abundance of marine life.
Invertebrates: Extensive kelp beds surrounding almost every island provide crucial habitat for sea urchins, various mollusks and countless other invertebrates and their associated predators. Many species of squid provide a principal component of the diet of many of the smaller marine mammals and birds along the chain.
Fish: Further offshore, walleye pollock, Pacific cod, several species of flatfish are of the greatest commercial importance. During the 1980s, migratory Japanese sardine was one of the most abundant fish in the summer and the main pinnipeds were a significant object of harvest for the indigenous populations of the Kuril islands, both for food and materials such as skin and bone. The long term fluctuations in the range and distribution of human settlements along the Kuril island presumably tracked the pinniped ranges. In historical times, fur seals were heavily exploited for their fur in the 19th and early 20th centuries and several of the largest reproductive rookeries, as on Raykoke island, were extirpated. In contrast, commercial harvest of the true seals and Steller sea lions has been relatively insignificant on the Kuril islands proper. Since the 1960s there has been essentially no additional harvest and the pinniped populations in the Kuril islands appear to be fairly healthy and in some cases expanding. The notable exception is the now extinct Japanese sea lion which was known to occasionally haul out on the Kuril islands.
Sea otters were exploited very heavily for their pelts in the 19th century. Indeed, as shown by 19th and 20th century whaling catch and sighting records [6]
Seabirds: The Kuril islands are home to many millions of seabirds, including northern fulmars, tufted puffins, murres, kittiwakes, guillemots, auklets, petrels, gulls and cormorants. On many of the smaller islands in summer, where terrestrial predators are absent, virtually every possibly hummock, cliff niche or underneath of boulder is occupied by a nesting bird.
The composition of terrestrial species on the Kuril islands is dominated by Asian mainland taxa via migration from Hokkaido and Sakhalin Islands and by Kamchatkan taxa from the North. While highly diverse, there is a relatively low level of endemism.
The WWF divides the Kuril Islands into two ecoregions. The southern Kurils, along with southwestern Sakhalin, comprise the South Sakhalin-Kurile mixed forests ecoregion. The northern islands are part of the Kamchatka-Kurile meadows sparse forests, a larger ecoregion that extends onto the Kamchatka peninsula and Commander Islands.
Because of the generally smaller size and isolation of the central islands, few major terrestrial mammals have colonized these, though red and Arctic foxes were introduced for the sake of the fur trade in the 1880s. The bulk of the terrestrial mammal biomass is taken up by rodents, many introduced in historical times. The largest southernmost and northernmost islands are inhabited by brown bear, foxes, and martens. Some species of deer are found on the more southerly islands. It is claimed that a wild cat, the Kurilian Bobtail, originates from the Kuril Islands. The bobtail is due to the mutation of a dominant gene. The cat has been domesticated and exported to nearby Russia and bred there, becoming a popular domestic cat.
Among terrestrial birds, ravens, peregrine falcons, some wrens and wagtails are common.
Kuril Ainu people next to their traditional dwelling.
The Ainu people were early inhabitants of Kuril Islands, although there are few records that predate the 17th century. The Japanese administration first took nominal control of the islands in the Edo period of Japan, in the form of claims by the Matsumae clan. It is claimed that the Japanese knew of the northern islands 370 years ago.[7] On "Shōhō Onkuko Ezu", a map of Japan made by the Tokugawa shogunate, in 1644, there are 39 large and small islands shown northeast of the Shiretoko peninsula and Cape Nosappu.
In 1811, Russian Captain Vasily Golovnin and his crew, who stopped at Kunashir during their hydrographic survey, were captured by retainers of the Nambu clan, and sent to the Matsumae authorities. Because a Japanese trader, Takadaya Kahei, was also captured by Petr Rikord, Captain of a Russian vessel near Kunashir in 1812, Japan and Russia entered into negotiations to establish the border between the two countries.
American whaleships caught right whales off the islands between 1847 and 1892.[8] Three of the ships were wrecked on the islands: two on Urup in 1855[9][10] and one on Makanrushi in 1856.[11] In September 1892, the bark Cape Horn Pigeon, of New Bedford, was seized by a Russian schooner north of Kunashir Island and escorted to Vladivostok, where it was detained for nearly two weeks.[12]
The Treaty of Commerce, Navigation and Delimitation was concluded in 1855, and the border was established between Iturup and Urup. This border confirmed that Japanese territory stretched south from Iturup and Russian territory stretched north of Urup. Sakhalin remained a place where people from both countries could live. The Treaty of Saint Petersburg in 1875 resulted in Japan relinquishing all rights over Sakhalin in exchange for Russia ceding all of the Kuril Islands south of Kamchatka.
During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, Gunji, a retired Japanese military man and local settler in Shumshu, led an invading party to the Kamchatka coast. Russia sent reinforcements to the area to capture and intern this group. After the war was over, Japan received fishing rights in Russian waters as part of the Russo-Japanese Fisheries Agreement until 1945.
During their armed intervention in Siberia 1918–1925, Japanese forces from the northern Kurils, along with United States and European forces, occupied southern Kamchatka. Japanese vessels made naval strikes against Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The Soviet Union conquered South Sakhalin and the Kuril islands at the end of World War II. Japan maintains a claim to the four southernmost islands of Kunashir, Iturup, Shikotan, and the Habomai rocks, together called the Northern Territories (see Kuril Islands dispute).
Japanese administration
A map of Kuril Islands from Gisuke Sasamori's 1893 book Chishima Tanken
In 1869, the Meiji government established the Colonization Commission in Sapporo to aid in the development of the northern area. Ezo was renamed Hokkaidō and Kita Ezo later received the name of Karafuto. Eleven provinces and 86 districts were founded by Meiji government and were put under the control of feudal clans. Because the Meiji government could not sufficiently cope with Russians moving to south Sakhalin, Japan negotiated with Russia over control of the Kuril Islands, resulting in the Treaty of Saint Petersburg that ceded the eighteen islands north of Uruppu to Japan and all of Sakhalin to Russia.
Road networks and post offices were established on Kunashiri and Etorofu. Life on the islands became more stable when a regular sea route connecting islands with Hokkaidō was opened and a telegraphic system began. At the end of the Taishō period, towns and villages were organized in the northern territories and village offices were established on each island. The Habomai island towns were all part of Habomai Village for example. In other cases the town and village system was not adopted on islands north of Uruppu, which were under direct control of the Nemuro Subprefectural office of the Hokkaidō government.
Each village had a district forestry system, a marine product examination center, salmon hatchery, post office, police station, elementary school, Shinto temple, and other public facilities. In 1930, 8,300 people lived on Kunashiri island and 6,000 on Etorofu island, and most of them were engaged in coastal and high sea fishing.
There were 17,291 Japanese islanders on the Kurils.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto ordered the meeting of the Imperial Japanese Navy strike force for the Hawaii Operation attack on Pearl Harbor, November 22, 1941 in Tankan or Hitokappu Bay, in Iturup Island, South Kurils. The territory was chosen for its sparse population, lack of foreigners, and constant fog coverage. The Admiral ordered the move to Hawaii on the morning of November 26.
On July 10, 1943, the first bombardment against the Shumushu and Paramushiro Japanese bases by American forces occurred. From Alexai airfield 8 B-25 Mitchells from the 77th Bombardment Squadron took off, led by Capt James L. Hudelson. This mission principally struck Paramushiro.
Another mission was flown during September 11, 1943, when Eleventh Air Force dispatched eight B-24 Liberators and 12 B-25s. But now the Japanese were alert and reinforced their defenses. 74 crew members in three B-24s and seven B-25 failed to return. Twenty two men were killed in action, one taken prisoner and 51 interned in Kamchatka, Russia.
The Eleventh Air Force implemented other bombing missions against the northern Kurils including a strike by six B-24s from the 404th Bombardment Squadron and 16 P-38s from the 54th Fighter Squadron on February 5, 1944.
Japanese sources report that the Matsuwa military installations were subject to American air strikes between 1943–44.
The Americans' "Operation Wedlock", diverted Japanese attention north and misled them about U.S. strategy in the Pacific. The plan included air strikes by U.S.A.A.F. and U.S. Navy bombers and U.S. Navy shore bombardment and submarine operations. Japanese increased their garrison in the north Kurils from 8,000 in 1943 to 41,000 in 1944 and maintained more than 400 aircraft in the Kurils and Hokkaidō area in anticipation that the Americans might invade from Alaska.
American planners had briefly contemplated an invasion of northern Japan from the Aleutian Islands during the fall of 1943 but rejected that idea as too risky and impractical. They considered the use of Boeing B-29 Superfortresses, on Amchitka and Shemya bases, but rejected that idea, too. The U.S. military maintained interest in these plans when they ordered the expansion of bases in the western Aleutians, and major construction began on Shemya. In 1945, plans were shelved for a possible invasion of Japan via the northern route.
Between August 18 and 31, Soviet forces invaded the North and South Kurils. The entire Japanese civilian population of roughly 17,000 was expelled by 1946.
Between August 24 and September 4, 1945, the Eleventh Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces sent two B-24s on reconnaissance missions over the North Kuril Islands with intention to take photos of the Soviet occupation in the area. Soviet fighters intercepted and forced them away, a foretaste of the Cold War that lay ahead.
Severo-Kurilsk, Panamushir
Russian administration
Severo-Kurilsky District (Severo-Kurilsk)
Kurilsky District (Kurilsk)
Yuzhno-Kurilsky District (Yuzhno-Kurilsk)
Main village in Shikotan
Russian Orthodox church, Kunashir
Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir
As of 2013, 19,434 people inhabited the Kuril Islands. These include ethnic Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Tatars, Nivkhs, Oroch, and Ainus. Russian Orthodoxy and Islam are the only religions with significant following among the population. Some of the villages are permanently manned by Russian soldiers (especially in Kunashir following recent tensions). Others are manned by civilians, which are employees of the Border Guard Service of the Russian police. These employees are not considered soldiers, so they are counted in the census data. As of 2014, there were only 8 inhabited islands out of a total of 56. Iturup Island is over 60% ethnically Ukrainian.[4]
Fishing is the primary occupation. The islands have strategic and economic value, in terms of fisheries and also mineral deposits of pyrite, sulfur, and various polymetallic ores. There are hopes that oil exploration will provide an economic boost to the islands.[13]
The economic rise of the Russian Federation has been seen on the Kurils too. The most visible sign of improvement is the new construction in infrastructure. In 2014, construction workers built a pier and a breakwater in Kitovy Bay, central Iturup, where barges are a major means of transport, sailing between the cove and ships anchored offshore. A new road has been carved through the woods near Kurilsk, the island's biggest village, going to the site of Yuzhno-Kurilsk Mendeleyevo Airport.[14]
Gidrostroy, the Kurils' biggest business group with interests in fishing, construction and real estate, built its second fish processing factory on Iturup island in 2006, introducing a state-of-the-art conveyor system.
To deal with a rise in the demand of electricity, the local government is also upgrading a state-run geothermal power plant at Mount Baransky, an active volcano, where steam and hot water can be found.[15]
Main article: Defence of the Kuril Islands
The main Russian force stationed on the islands is the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division, which has its headquarters in Goryachiye Klyuchi on Iturup Island. There are also Border Guard Service troops stationed on the islands. In February 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for substantial reinforcements of the Kuril Islands defences. In 2015 anti-aircraft missile systems 'Tor', 'BUK' missile systems, coastal defence missile systems 'Bastion', combat helicopters K-52 'Alligator' and 1 'Varshavyanka' project submarine came on defence of Kuril Islands.[16]
Atlasov Island
Atlasov Island — northernmost island of the Kurils, viewed from space
The northernmost, Atlasov Island (Oyakoba in Japanese), is an almost perfect volcanic cone rising sheer out of the sea; it has been praised by the Japanese in haiku, wood-block prints, and other forms, in much the same way as the better-known Mt. Fuji.
List of main islands
Signalny Rock, viewed from Cape Nosappu, Japan
While in Russian sources the islands are mentioned for the first time in 1646, the earliest detailed information about them was provided by the explorer Vladimir Atlasov in 1697. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Kuril Islands were explored by Danila Antsiferov, I. Kozyrevsky, Ivan Yevreinov, Fyodor Luzhin, Martin Shpanberg, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Vasily Golovnin, and Henry James Snow.
The following table lists information on the main islands from north to south:
Russian: Name
Japanese: Name
Capital / Landing point
(km2)
Severo-Kurilsky District North Kurils North Kurils (Kita-chishima / 北千島) Severo-Kurilsk Shelikovo, Podgorny, Baikovo 3,504.00 2,560
Shumshu Шумшу 占守島 Shumushu North Kurils Baikovo 388.0 20
Atlasov Атласова Araido / 阿頼度島 Oyakoba North Kurils Alaidskaya Bay 150.0 0
Awos Avos North Kurils 0.1 0
Paramushir Парамушир 幌筵島 Paramushiro North Kurils Severo-Kurilsk Shelikovo, Podgorny 2,053.0 2,540
Antsiferov Анциферова 志林規島 Shirinki North Kurils Antsiferov beach Cape Terkut 7.0 0
Makanrushi Маканруши 磨勘留島 Makanru North Kurils Zakat 50.0 0
Onekotan Онекотан 温禰古丹島 North Kurils Mussel Kuroisi, Nemo, Shestakov 425.0 0
Kharimkotan Харимкотан 春牟古丹島 Harimukotan, Harumukotan North Kurils Sunazhma Severgin Bay 70.0 0
Ekarma Экарма 越渇磨島 Ekaruma North Kurils Kruglyy 30.0 0
Chirinkotan Чиринкотан 知林古丹島 North Kurils Cape Ptichy 6.0 0
Shiashkotan Шиашкотан 捨子古丹島 Shasukotan North Kurils Makarovka 122.0 0
Raikoke Райкоке 雷公計島 North Kurils Raikoke 4.6 0
Matua Матуа 松輪島 Matsuwa, Matsua North Kurils Sarychevo 52.0 0
Rasshua Расшуа 羅処和島 Rasutsuwa, Rashowa North Kurils Arches Point 67.0 0
Ushishir Ушишир 宇志知島 Ushishiru North Kurils Kraternya Ryponkicha 5.0 0
Ketoy Кетой 計吐夷島 Ketoi North Kurils Storozheva 73.0 0
Other North Kurils Toporkova Ostrov Srednego, Lowuschki Rock 1.3 0
Kurilsky District Middle Kurils split between both Japanese groups Kurilsk Reidovo, Kitovyi, Rybaki, Goryachiye Klyuchi, Kasatka, Burevestnik, Shumi-Gorodok, Gornyy 5,138.4 6,606
Simushir Симушир 新知島 Shimushiru, Shinshiru North Kurils Kraternyy Srednaya bay 360.0 0
Broutona Броутона 武魯頓島 Buroton, Makanruru North Kurils Nedostupnyy 7.0 0
Chirpoy Чирпой 知理保以島 Chirihoi, Chierupoi North Kurils Peschanaya Bay 21.0 0
Brat Chirpoyev Брат Чирпоев 知理保以南島 Chirihoinan North Kurils Garovnikova Semenova 16.0 0
Urup Уруп 得撫島 Uruppu North Kurils Mys Kastrikum Mys Van-der-Lind 1,450.0 ~4
Other North Kurils 4.4 0
Iturup Итуруп 択捉島 Etorofu South Kurils (Minami-chishima / 南千島) Kurilsk Reidovo, Kitovyi, Rybaki, Goryachiye Klyuchi, Kasatka, Burevestnik, Shumi-Gorodok, Gornyy 3,280.0 6,602
Yuzhno-Kurilsky District South Kurils South Kurils Yuzhno-Kurilsk Malokurilskoye, Rudnaya, Lagunnoye, Otrada, Goryachiy Plyazh, Aliger, Mendeleyevo, Dubovoye, Polino, Golovnino 1,860.8 10,268
Kunashir Кунашир 国後島 Kunashiri South Kurils Yuzhno-Kurilsk Rudnaya, Lagunnoye, Otrada, Goryachiy Plyazh, Aliger, Mendeleyevo, Dubovoye, Polino, Golovnino 1,499.0 7,800
Shikotan Group Шикотан 色丹島 South Kurils Malokurilskoye Dumnova, Otradnaya, Krabozavodskoye (formerly Anama), Zvezdnaya, Voloshina, Kray Sveta 264.13 2,440
Shikotan Island Шикотан 色丹島 South Kurils Malokurilskoye Dumnova, Otradnaya, Krabozavodskoye (formerly Anama), Zvezdnaya, Voloshina, Kray Sveta 255.00 2,440
Other South Kurils Ayvazovskovo 9.1 0
Khabomai Хабомаи 歯舞諸島 Habomai South Kurils Zorkiy Zelyonyi, Polonskogo 97.70 28
** Polonskogo Полонского 多楽島 Taraku South Kurils Moriakov Bay station 11.57 2
** Zelyonyi Зелёный 志発島 Shibotsu South Kurils Glushnevskyi station 58.72 3
** Yuri Юрий 勇留島 Iiuri South Kurils Kalernaya 10.32 0
** Anuchina Анучина 秋勇留島 Akiyuri South Kurils Bolshoye Bay 2.35 0
** Kharkar Харкар 春苅島 Harukaru, Dyomina South Kurils Haruka 0.8 0
** Tanfilyeva Танфильева 水晶島 Suishō South Kurils Zorkiy Tanfilyevka Bay, Bolotnoye 12.92 23
** Signalny Сигнальный 貝殻島 Kaigara South Kurils 0.02 0
** Other South Kurils Oskolki, Opasnaga, Udivitelnaya 1.0 0
Total 10,503.2 19,434
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake
2006 Kuril Islands tsunami
Chishima Province
Evacuation of Karafuto and Kuriles
Invasion of the Kuril Islands
Governor-General of Karafuto
Karafuto
Organization of Hokkai (North) Army
Organization of Karafuto Fortress
Organization of Kita and Minami Fortresses
Political divisions of Karafuto Prefecture
Kuril Islands dispute
Zemlyak
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Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan. 2006. ISBN 978-0-674-02241-6.
Alan Catharine and Denis Cleary. Unwelcome Company. A fiction thriller novel set in 1984 Tokyo and the Kuriles featuring a light aircraft crash and escape from Russian-held territory. On Kindle.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kuril Islands.
Southern Kuriles / Northern Territories: A Stumbling-block in Russia-Japan Relationship, history and analysis by Andrew Andersen, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria, May 2001
http://depts.washington.edu/ikip/index.shtml (Kuril Island Biocomplexity Project)
Kuril Islands at Ocean Dots.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010) (includes space imagery)
Kuril Islands at Natural Heritage Protection Fund
The International Kuril Island Project
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/russia/territory/index.html
Chishima: Frontiers of San Francisco Treaty in Hokkaido Short film on the disputed islands from a Japanese perspective
USGS Map showing location of Magnitude 8.3 Earthquake 46.616°N, 153.224°E Kuril Islands region, November 15, 2006 11:14:16 UTC
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B-737 Max airplane: India imposes stricter rules for pilot training
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India is considering the possibility of establishing stricter rules for the pilots of B-737 Max aircraft: these are new conditions that will be imposed on Boeing to allow the aircraft to return to service, following the grounding for the fatal accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia that caused the death of 346 people (see AVIONEWS).Following the crash of the two B-737 Maxs, several countries in 2019 banned...
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Civil aviationFAA: revolutionizing approach to aircraft certification
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US air safety regulators are considering radically modifying aircraft certification procedures after incidents in Ethiopia and Indonesia with Boeing B-737 Max aircraft that caused the death of 346 people... more
Civil aviationBoeing and the "forum non conveniens"
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Boeing could resort to the "forum non conveniens" for judicial diatribes relating to fatal accidents in Ethiopia and Indonesia (see AVIONEWS). This is a doctrine according to which a court recognizes that... more
Science and technologyAirbus demonstrates fully automatic vision-based take-off
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Airbus has successfully performed the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an its Family test aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. The test crew comprising of two pilots, two flight test... more
Civil aviationToyota will create flying taxis with Joby Aviation
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By Marius • August 28, 2017 • 0 Comments
This week we have some Joker for you. And some Joker. More Joker and some side of homicidal clown. HHAhAhaaHahahaHaHaHaHahahAhahahaHAhAhAHAHAHAhahAHAh!
Joker Origin Solo Movie Announced
Deadline broke the news (and Hollywood Reporter confirmed it later) that Hangover director Todd Phillips is working on a Joker Origin solo movie, which will be set in a 80s Gotham, which will be very inspired by classic Scorsese New York movies like Taxi Driver. That is not all when it comes to the mafia movie legends influence on the project, since apparently Scorsese will also produce the film, which will be
the first film under a new banner that has yet to be named in which WB can expand the canon of DC properties and create unique storylines with different actors playing the iconic characters.
The Joker will therefore not be played by Jared Leto and the film will NOT tie into the DCEU at all and be set inside its own universe, like the Nolan Batman movies for example.
I actually think this is as bad of an idea as we are gonna get, since A) the Joker doesn't need an origin movie, because it demystifies him and makes him actually less scary and B) having two live action movie Jokers at the same time on screens in theatres will confuse and split the fanbase. And where would it end? For a sequel, they would have to cast another Batman, another Harley etc., while Affleck and Margot Robbie also play the exact same characters in the DCEU. It's just a BAD idea.
WB should rather focus on the universe they have going now and don't start other ones in parallel, in my opinion. As much as it pains me to say this as a HUGE Batman, Joker and also Scorsese fan, this is a movie I really don't want to happen at all. We have to see if it really takes off or not.
Joker vs. Harley Quinn Movie Announced
From a Joker movie I really don't wanna see, to a Joker movie I really do wanna see, let's talk about the announcement of a Joker vs. Harley Quinn movie, rumored to be called "Mad Love", starring the DCEU's Margot Robbie and Jared Leto as Harley and Joker respectively.
The Hollywood Reporter claims that DC/WB are in final negotiations with Crazy Stupid Love filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa to write and direct the insane relationship film, which will chronicle the break up between DC's craziest couple and therefore lead into the Gotham City Sirens movie, which will see a single Harley team up with Catwoman and Poison Ivy.
I actually think this is the way to go with these characters on film. Leto's main problem as Joker was that he simply did not get enough time to shine as Joker (I still loved him though and he is actually my favorite live action version of the character to date), which a leading role in a movie would remedy and we all wanna see more Harley, especially when its about, arguably, her most important story: getting out of the most horrible of abusive relationships in fiction.
I am not sure about the directors yet, as I actually liked Crazy Stupid Love and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (which also starred Margot Robbie) fine, but I wouldn't have picked these guys to helm a Batman related film at all. Of course that doesn't mean they won't have a great one in them, as the Russo Brothers ended up making a great Captain America movie (Winter Soldier) after being sitcom directors on TV.
Overall, I am pumped and excited about this one and hope it turns out well.
Jared Leto Talks Joker
In a week that couldn't be more Joker themed if we tried, Jared Leto talked to the hosts of the radio show Kyle and Jackie 'O about his turn as Joker in Suicide Squad. The hosts asked him if he is finished with the role, after being cut down to a cameo in the movie.
"No, there's so much hype and bullsh-- about that, I think it's just fun thing to talk about. Even when [Suicide Squad] came out, there was so much misrepresentation about what went down, about the method acting crap. It's just that 90% of it was not even true. It just takes on a life of its own.
[Filming Suicide Squad] was an incredible experience, everyone was amazing. Margot Robbie [is] one of the nicest people and one of the best actresses I've ever worked with. I really loved working with her.
I thought the scenes we did together were some of the most fun I've ever had on a set before. But everything is great in that world and I'm really proud to be a part of it."
As a HUGE fan of what Leto did with Joker in Suicide Squad, this bit of news leaves me ECSTATIC, as I really had worried about his willingness to stay with the role.
So yea, this is simply the Joker I wanna see more off and by the sounds of this and the Mad Love film, I will.
Gotham Trailer Shows Off Proto Batsuit
The newest trailer for season 4 of Gotham has dropped and gives us a new look at what will happen when we return to Batman's birth city.
One thing that happens, apparently, is Bruce will don a horrible looking proto Batsuit. Yikes.
Shazam Director Speaks
Director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle Creation) talked to Collider about his upcoming third movie, the DC Film Shazam!
During the interview he was asked about the handling of Billy Batson (the civilian identity of Shazam) and if he would de-age an actor for that role.
"I wouldn’t want to do that. That seems like way too much of a hassle. So I think it’s just kind of best to have a kid and an adult. Yeah and they’ve done quite well, I mean Kurt Russell was in the latest Guardians was really well made I thought, but I think there’s a limit to it as well. You probably can’t do someone to be a kid. Why create that hassle for yourself?"
He also answered when he will start work on the DC Comics film.
"Pretty much going into Shazam! right away. I mean my life’s just become so weird because I got to do Lights Out and immediately afterward I got to do Annabelle and now I’m going straight into Shazam!, so it’s like I’m on a roll so let’s just keep going until they kick me out of Hollywood."
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Then said he to me, See you do it not: for I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
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(9) Then saith he unto me . . .—Better, And he saith to me, See (or, Take heed) not. I am a fellow servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book; worship God (or, to God give worship). This rebuke is similar to that given in Revelation 19. It is a wide affirmation of the truth that all—whether angels, or prophets, or simple faithful followers of Christ—are united in a grand bond of common devotion and common service to the same Lord.
22:6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God. They are things that must shortly be done; Christ will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt. And by the integrity of that angel who had been the apostle's interpreter. He refused to accept religious worship from John, and reproved him for offering it. This presents another testimony against idolatrous worship of saints and angels. God calls every one to witness to the declarations here made. This book, thus kept open, will have effect upon men; the filthy and unjust will be more so, but it will confirm, strengthen, and further sanctify those who are upright with God. Never let us think that a dead or disobedient faith will save us, for the First and the Last has declared that those alone are blessed who do his commandments. It is a book that shuts out form heaven all wicked and unrighteous persons, particularly those who love and make lies, therefore cannot itself be a lie. There is no middle place or condition. Jesus, who is the Spirit of prophecy, has given his churches this morning-light of prophecy, to assure them of the light of the perfect day approaching. All is confirmed by an open and general invitation to mankind, to come and partake freely of the promises and of the privileges of the gospel. The Spirit, by the sacred word, and by convictions and influence in the sinner's conscience, says, Come to Christ for salvation; and the bride, or the whole church, on earth and in heaven, says, Come and share our happiness. Lest any should hesitate, it is added, Let whosoever will, or, is willing, come and take of the water of life freely. May every one who hears or reads these words, desire at once to accept the gracious invitation. All are condemned who should dare to corrupt or change the word of God, either by adding to it, or taking from it.
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not - See the notes on Revelation 19:10.
For I am thy fellow-servant - notes on Revelation 19:10.
And of thy brethren the prophets - In Revelation 19:10, it is "of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus." Here the angel says that, in the capacity in which he appeared to John, he belonged to the general rank of the prophets, and was no more entitled to worship than any of the prophets had been. Like them, he had merely been employed to disclose important truths in regard to the future; but as the prophets, even the most eminent of them, were not regarded as entitled to worship on account of the communications which they had made, no more was he.
And of them which keep the sayings of this book - "I am a mere creature of God." I, like human beings, am under law, and am bound to observe the law of God. The "sayings of this book" which he says he kept, must be understood to mean those great principles of religion which it enjoined, and which are of equal obligation on human beings and angels.
Worship God - Worship God only. See the notes on Revelation 19:10.
9. Literally, "See not"; the abruptness of the phrase marking the angel's abhorrence of the thought of his being worshipped however indirectly. Contrast the fallen angel's temptation to Jesus, "Fall down and worship me" (Mt 4:9).
for—A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Andreas, and Cyprian omit "for"; which accords with the abrupt earnestness of the angel's prohibition of an act derogatory to God.
and of—"and (the fellow servant) of thy brethren."
See thou do it not: See Poole on "Revelation 19:10".
For I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets; whose employment is the same with thine, to reveal the will of God;
and of them which keep the sayings of this book; yea, and a brother to all the servants of God. Thou mistakest the object of thine adoration, I am a created being, and can accept no such homage.
Then saith he unto me,.... The angel at whose feet John fell down to worship:
see thou do it not; this he said in great haste, and with much vehemence, to hinder him from doing it, as his short way of speaking shows:
for I am thy fellow servant: of God, and of Christ, and am no more the object of worship than thyself; and both of us are, and ought to be, the worshippers of God, whose servants we are:
and of thy brethren the prophets; the apostles and ministers of the word; for prophesying and preaching are the same thing; these were the brethren of John in a spiritual sense, and by reason of their function:
and of them which keep the sayings of this book; see Revelation 22:7 and this is said to encourage the observation of them, and is the character of private Christians, and shows the great condescension of the angel to put himself, not only upon a level with John, and the ministers of the word, but with common believers:
worship God; and him only, and that in a spiritual manner, with reverence and godly fear, in faith, and according to his revealed will; See Gill on Revelation 19:10.
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
The warning against any Christian θρησκεία τῶν ἀγγέλων is not, as in the parallel passage, an indirect exaltation of the prophetic order as equivalent to the angelic in religious function, but an assertion that even ordinary Christians who accept the Apocalypse are equal to the hierophant angel. Unlike Nebo, the angelic interpreter of Marduk’s will in Babylonian religion, he is not to be worshipped, for all his importance. Precautions against angel-worship could hardly be more stringent. “The repetition of the scene is enough to show that it does not represent a natural ebullition of feeling and its corretction, but that the narrative has a purpose … and that those who observed the practice made use of” John’s name, or at any rate believed they could appeal to him as sanctioning their superstition (Weizäcker, ii. 203–204).
9. for] should be omitted.
thy brethren the prophets] It has been recognised in Revelation 22:6-7, that St John is a prophet, and shares in the special blessedness given to prophets. But at the same time “they which keep the words of this book,” though not prophets, share that blessedness with them. St Matthew 10:41 implies the same, though the form of statement is somewhat different.
Revelation 22:9. [243] ὍΡΑ ΜΉ· ΣΎΝΔΟΥΛΌς ΣΟΥ ΕἸΜῚ) After ΣΟΥ, the more recent Latin editions and Erasmus inserted γάρ.[244] But Wolf excellently observes, that the whole of this speech of the angel is concise and elliptical, such as the speech of those who greatly loathe anything is accustomed to be. There is a very similar example of the omission of γὰρ, Acts 14:15.
[243] ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν, before his feet) John had first wished to worship the angel, ch. Revelation 19:10 : now only at his feet he prepares to worship (GOD). But the angel does not even permit this.—V. g.
[244] AB Vulg. Cypr. reject γάο; Rec. Text with h supports it.—E.
Verse 9. - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God; and he saith, etc. (cf. the words of Revelation 19:10). Here we have "the prophets;" in the former passage we have the "spirit of prophecy," in much the same sense; here, again, we have "them which keep the sayings of this book," in place of "that have the testimony of Jesus," in Revelation 19:10. In the latter case, also, there is little difference of meaning, since the "sayings of this book" are exhortations to a faithful bearing of "the testimony of Jesus;" those, therefore, "who keep" (that is, carry out) "the sayings" are those who "hold the testimony of Jesus." "The prophets" need not be restricted in meaning to either Old or New Testament prophets, but may include both. The direct inspiration of the message which St. John has to deliver is here asserted. In unison with the teaching of the Mosaic covenant, the angel commands to worship God alone (cf. Exodus 34:14, etc.).
See thou do it not (ὅρα μή)
Lit., see not.
Thy brethren the prophets
The spiritual brotherhood of John with the prophets is exhibited in Revelation.
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The Road to Success: Life after Medical School
May 27, 2013 Jennifer LeBlanc 2 Comments
By: Dr. Suha Masalmeh, Dalhousie Medicine Class of 2013
Series: Clerkship and Beyond, Post 2 of 2
Suha Masalmeh
I started the Clerkship Program in 2011, but it seems like it was just yesterday. I keep reflecting on the day I decided to apply for the program. I woke up one morning and stated “I am applying for the clerkship program!” Everyone around me knew how much I loved the health administration field and the IMG advocacy role. Why was I going back to square one? I always assumed that chapter of my life was closed… I assumed wrong. There was always something missing; a vital aspect I was completely ignoring; medicine.
I joined the Dalhousie Medical students entering the third year of their program. In a matter of days I had moved from one extreme to the other; from the IMG reality filled with hardship to being a Canadian medical student with complete access to all resources required to support my development. It made me feel special; it was like having access to my very own genie in a wishing lamp.
These past two years brought back memories of early life in university with long hours and tedious work. Throughout my time in the program, I built a solid network amongst fellow classmates, residents and staff. I identified areas of weakness and worked hard to improve them. The two years were full of excitement and anticipation for the future. I have looked forward to the graduation day where I can practice as a Canadian physician with no IMG restrictions.
(L-R): Nirmal Randhawa, Alison Lopez, Ripa Akter, Sin Ling Lim, Mariam Shehu and Suha Masalmeh
Today, I stand alongside my fellow classmates at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium waiting my turn to receive a degree I worked hard to earn. I applaud the time and effort put forward in creating this program and every effort taken to help immigrant physicians in their homeland – Canada. To say I have no regrets about taking this path would be an understatement, I am where I want to be as a result of this special opportunity.
For more information about this program please visit our IMG Clerkship Program webpage.
Categories: Careers in Global Health, Global Health, International Medical Graduates, International Students
International Perspectives on Clerkship at Dalhousie
By: Alison Lopez, Dalhousie MD Class of 2013
The optimistic faces of Dalhousie’s MD class of 2013 will include four International students from our partner University in Malaysia, The International Medical University (IMU). We asked our graduates to share their thoughts on what it’s been like to complete their medical degree at Dalhousie University. Here is Alison’s story….
Alison Lopez, Dalhousie MD Class of 2013
When I was first asked to write about my clerkship experience two things came to mind: the time I saw an emergency heart surgery in the Emergency department and the time I kissed a frozen fish. It was merely two years ago that I landed in Halifax, went through the Link Programme and then clerkship, but looking back it seems so distant. The first rotation is always the most challenging as you’re thrown into a new system and given new responsibilities. I quickly learnt to hide my clueless expression and replace it with a pseudo confident one. The bright side however is that most of the medical staff you work with know you’re still trying to find your footing and are always willing to guide you. Each rotation came with its own set of challenges whether it was having to wake up at 5.30am every day for surgery or doing odd hour shifts for emergency. Each core rotation, however, is a unique experience so it’s important to keep an open mind.
By the time fourth year came, everyone could breathe a sigh of relief knowing we had completed a huge chunk of our curriculum. Fourth year allows you to do electives focusing on your interest at a more relaxed pace. Many students get creative with their electives by choosing to do some internationally.
Clerkship is a huge learning curve. You’ll shine in some rotations and perhaps not in others. It’s important to learn quickly and grab opportunities when you see them. Don’t be afraid to get to know the doctors and nurses you work with. Simple things like always being punctual and approachable can go a long way. Above all, enjoy these two final years of being a medical student as you can never get them back.
The Global Health Office would also like to congratulate international students, Nirmal Randhawa, Ripa Akter and Mariam Shehu who are also party of the Dalhousie MD Class of 2013. We hope that their future will be fruitful and that they will achieve the success they desire and deserve.
To find out more about this program please visit the Global Health Office Website.
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2013 Dr. John Savage Memorial Award for Faculty Leadership in Global Health
May 8, 2013 Jennifer LeBlanc Leave a Comment
On April 11, 2013 the Global Health Office hosted a Celebration of Global Health at Dalhousie at which, we presented the 2013 Dr. John Savage Memorial Award for Faculty Leadership in Global Health to Dr. John Ross (Emergency Medicine).
Dr. Ross and Shawna O’Hearn
This award was established in 2003 in memory of Dr. John Savage, a friend and colleague of the Dalhousie Medical School and a tireless champion of the need to promote healthy communities worldwide. A former physician, Premier of Nova Scotia and Mayor of Dartmouth, Dr. Savage had a long-standing commitment to global health projects in Africa with the Nova Scotia Gambia Association and other organizations. The Dr. Savage Memorial Award for Faculty leadership in Global Health recognizes an outstanding humanitarian contribution to global health by a Dalhousie Medical School faculty member. This year’s award was presented to Dr. Ross by another Dalhousie Leader in Global Health; Dr. Ivar Mendez.
Dr. Ivar Mendez speaking about Dr. Ross’ many successes
Many people know Dr. John Ross as a noted specialist in emergency medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine or as the Program Director for Emergency Medicine Residency. He has also advised on emergency care for which he submitted a well referenced report on emergency care reform to the NS government.
Many of Dr. Ross’ colleagues do not know about his passion and engagement in global health. He has taken on roles as a teacher, clinician, mentor and adviser in health care reform, emergency care delivery and teaching, simulation training in Tanzania, Malaysia and Brazil.
Not only has John Ross donated his own time to such endeavours, but he has also rallied the interest of others to follow in his footsteps. He is an exceptional teacher and it was an incredible learning opportunity for me personally to spend some time with him in Tanzania
Dr. John Ross, recipient of the Dr. Savage Memorial Award for Faculty Leadership in Global Health
Dr. Ross’ work in Tanzania started when he joined a 2008 Program through the Global Health Office led by Dr Doug Sinclair. In a return visit to Tanzania in 2011, Dr Ross joined a second group of Dalhousie faculty on a medical education program. This was a key time because in 2010, the first emergency department was opened at Muhimbili in Dar es Salaam. However, there were no emergency trained or experienced staff and no treatment protocols in place. Dr. Ross jumped on board to be part of a 4-year project to intensely train physicians and nurses in basic and advanced emergency care. He has made several trips with nurses, residents and other Dalhousie physicians and his work resulted in two Tanzanian residents coming to Halifax to do an elective in Dalhousie Medicine in Dec 2012.
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Mr. Stewart Goes to Washington. Mr. Colbert, Too
by gwgraeme
I hope the “dueling” Washington marches planned for Oct. 30 by comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert attract a million people. I hope the crowd carries hilarious signs, and I hope the speakers say things that make great sound bites.
I hope the event gets maximum coverage.
Most of all, I hope the idiot right takes it all seriously. And it looks as if that’s just what they’re doing.
According to an article in Politico.com, “conservatives” are attacking the New York Times and the Washington Post for publishing uncritical articles announcing the Comedy Central event. The critics charge that Stewart and Colbert are getting a “pass” from the media while Glenn Beck drew skeptical coverage of his recent rally.
The Politico writers, Ben Smith and Keach Hagey, say the media are treating the upcoming march as a political event. C-SPAN has applied to carry it live, they report.
And they argue the event could affect the turnout for America’s mid-term elections.
Heather Smith, the president of the group Rock the Vote, is quoted in the Politico piece as saying, “It’s like the country’s largest P.S.A., raising awareness and telling young people that there is an election a few days later.”
The satirical march seems to have hit a nerve in an environment roiled by overheated rhetoric and preposterous self-aggrandizement. The Politico piece observes:
At a moment when cool, hard irony – a reaction to the heat of the Tea Party movement – appears to have replaced the hope that buoyed Comedy Central’s young viewers during the 2008 presidential campaign, the rally will be the Democrats’ last best chance to convince a crucial demographic to focus on the midterm elections – and to vote Nov. 2nd.
On Facebook on Monday afternoon, more than 98,000 people said they planned to attend the event, and an additional 50,000 said they might attend, Politico reported.
Glenn Beck has been bragging about the crowd he drew and how passionate they were. I hope Stewart and Colbert make a mockery of Beck’s claims by attracting a bigger crowd to what will be essentially an anti-passion event.
If this doesn’t show how ridiculous the Tea Party “movement” is, I can’t imagine what would.
With the mid-term elections coming up a few days after the march, a dose of sanity could give American voters a much-needed perspective on the claims and counter-claims being bruited about by apparently unhinged politicians and their wild-eyed followers.
And the saner voters might decide to turn up at the polls, after all.
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Rud Istvan disputes Anthony Watts' surface station findings
Sou | 6:14 PM Go to the first of 8 comments. Add a comment
I notice that Anthony Watts has posted an article (archived here) that disputes his surface station project paper, Fall et al (2011). To be more accurate, Rud Istvan seems to be misrepresenting Anthony's paper - by cherry-picking the bits he likes and ignoring the bits he doesn't. Then Rud gets some facts wrong while apparently trying to "prove" that the global surface temperature hasn't risen this much:
Or perhaps that the seas aren't rising:
It's not clear in Rud's article which paper he's writing about when. He seems to go between Anthony's published paper, Fall11, and the unpublished and seriously flawed paper that Anthony announced with gusto when he turned his back on the BEST study. This was after he was "prepared to accept" it. In his still unpublished paper, Anthony forgot that time of observation bias needed to be allowed for in US records. (He's had poor Evan Jones slaving away for the past three years or more, but so far nothing more has emerged.)
One of the main takeaways from Anthony's published 2011 paper was that the trend in mean US temperature anomalies is accurate. The authors found differences between poorly sited stations and well-sited stations in maximum and minimum temperature trends. For poorly sited stations the trend in the minimum was greater, while the trend in the maximum was less than for well-sited stations. However these differences pretty well cancelled each other out when the mean was calculated. As stated in the paper:
The opposite-signed differences in maximum and minimum temperature trends at poorly sited stations compared to well-sited stations were of similar magnitude, so that average temperature trends were statistically indistinguishable across classes. For 30 year trends based on time-of-observation corrections, differences across classes were less than 0.05°C/decade, and the difference between the trend estimated using the full network and the trend estimated using the best-sited stations was less than 0.01°C/decade.
Sources of bias in land surface temperature
Rud starts out disputing Anthony's finding and wrote:
It is generally accepted that there are two major land temperature record issues: microsite problems, and urban heat island (UHI) effects. Both introduce warming biases.
That is not correct. It is incomplete. These factors can introduce both warm and cool biases. When it comes to mean temperature, there is no discernible difference once appropriate adjustments have been made. Urban heat islands do (by definition) introduce a warm bias, to a point. Without specifying microsite "problems", any bias could be to the warm side, the cool side, or could balance out equally (warmer or cooler).
In built up areas, the bias could be warm or cool. It depends on the surrounds. This paper by Lei Zhao et al in Nature last year, indicates that some built up areas in dry climates introduce a cool bias, with convection during the day decreasing the max temperature change by 1.5 ± 0.2 kelvin.
You may recall the kerfuffle about Rutherglen, too, in regard to microsites. At one point a local politician wanted to shift the weather station because it was more prone to frost than nearby sites and he thought it would drive away tourists.
Rud then wrote:
The SurfaceStations.org project manually inspected and rated 1007 of 1221 USHCN stations (82.5%) using the 2002 Climate Reference Network (CRN) classification scheme (handbook section 2.2.1). The resulting preliminary paper shows a large temperature trend difference (about 0.1C/decade) between acceptably sited stations (CRN 1 or 2) and those with material microsite problems (CRN 3, 4, 5).
If Rudd's writing about the unpublished paper, then it doesn't mean zilch, because it didn't allow for time of observation bias and could well have other major flaws as well. Given the published paper, then the positive trend difference only applies to minimum temperatures, not the mean. The maximum temperatures have an equal negative bias, which cancels out the positive bias. So there is no difference in the mean between poorly-sited and well-sited weather stations.
Urban effects
Rudd then turns his attention to urban heat adjustments. There have been other papers that demonstrate that urban heat adjustments for the USA are accurate. Menne et al (2010) came out not long before Fall11, and used Anthony's data (which he didn't like much) to show the same thing that Anthony and his colleagues did. In 2013, Zeke Hausfather and colleagues did an independent analysis of US temperature records. They found that there were differences in the raw data, but that the homogenisation process effectively removed bias, since around 1930:
Homogenization of the monthly temperature data via NCDC's PHA removes the majority of this apparent urban bias, especially over the last 50–80 years. Moreover, results from the PHA using the full set of Coop station series as reference series and using only those series from stations currently classified as rural are broadly consistent, which provides strong evidence that the reduction of the urban warming signal by homogenization is a consequence of the real elimination of an urban warming bias present in the raw data rather than a consequence of simply forcing agreement between urban and rural station trends through a spreading of the urban signal to series from nearby stations.
One other problem that I see with Rudd's 'analysis' is that he jumps from averaged temperature changes across the US to specific sites. This looks like a classic denier cherry pick. The homogenisation process is used to ensure that the record as a whole properly reflects temperature changes over time and space. GISS doesn't go to each station by station to adjust the data. That would be an onerous task with no guarantee of success. In the FAQ, GISS states:
Q. Does GISS deal directly with raw (observed) data?
A. No. GISS has neither the personnel nor the funding to visit weather stations or deal directly with data observations from weather stations. GISS relies on data collected by other organizations, specifically, NOAA/NCEI's Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) v3 adjusted monthly mean data as augmented by Antarctic data collated by UK Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and also NOAA/NCEI's Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) v3b data.
Different data sets show the same thing
The main problem though is that Rud doesn't do any robust analysis. He ignores studies that do. He finished up by writing unsupported statements:
Automated homogenization algorithms like GISS use some form of a regional expectation, comparing a station to ‘neighbors’ to detect/correct ‘outliers’. BUT 92% of US stations have microsite issues. So most neighbors are artificially warm. So the GISS algorithm makes the hash illustrated above. How could it not? And by extension NCDC, BEST, Australian BOM, …
Rud alleges that all the data has a warm bias and implies that different organisations all process data in the same way. He's wrong on all counts. NCDC and GISS both use GHRCN v3 for global data but process it differently AFAIK. The paper by Hansen and co (2010) describes the homogenisation process used by GISS. Berkeley Earth (BEST) takes a very different approach. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) takes another approach, which is described on its website. The fact is that while there are some differences, all the different approaches point to the same result:- the planet is getting hotter. Ice is melting. Seas are rising. All the science denial in the world won't change the hard facts.
Data sources: NASA GISS, UK Met Office Hadley Centre, Berkeley Earth
There were a lot of people talking about their local weather, it was the hottest ever summer in Seattle and a mild summer in Texas, going by the comments. Here are some other thoughts from WUWT:
knr wants to know if there's any meaningful precise value for the average temperature of Earth. Not really (see this article from NASA's GISS). That's only one reason most organisations report trends rather than actual temperature, how it's changed relative to a past period.
The question I would rise is , if you where to sit down think what would it take to scientifically come up with a meaningful value for the average temperature of the planet and given that , how well do we currently match this?
I suspect we find that the conditions required to produce this value in manner that actual has a scientific value , are not met , and that we are using a value which in reality is ‘better than nothing ‘
Experimental design 101, if you cannot take the measurements in the manner required than any value you produce is suspect and subject to errors , and if you do not know the errors its subject too, then your ‘guessing with numbers’
Now what is the actual state of our ability to produce this value in meaningful way , any one know ?
Salvatore Del Prete agrees with Rud Istvan, that the data that's been collected by people all over the world since the 1800s ought to be thrown away. I guess they don't like inconvenient data.
The GISS data is worthless and should be thrown out.
Louis Hunt wonders how BEST can make a statement based on their analysis. (Why is it that most deniers at WUWT don't ever bother linking to sources? I suppose I should be glad that some bother quoting sources. Most don't. They just make up stuff.)
Berkeley Earth (BEST) has the following comment in their FAQ:
“Our UHI paper analyzing this indicates that the urban heat island effect on our global estimate of land temperatures is indistinguishable from zero.”
How can they honestly make such a statement?
Read their paper, Louis, and you'll find out.
Ronald doesn't want to toss out any data, but he doesn't want any corrections to bad data (eg calibration errors). Nor does he want the raw data adjusted to make all the records comparable across the globe (eg for time of observation bias, siting changes, UHI etc). Ronald thinks an ice age is coming, any day now.
The only good data is the raw data. Every adjustment is plain wrong. But yes I do understand that adjustments need to be maid to keep up whit the non excising global warming. So both temperatures in the past and present must be adjusted tho fit the models.
Its not good but oke what to do about it?? if you tell someone the temperature is adjusted your a skeptic who doesn’t know about climate.
The only thing we cane do is sit back relax and watch the world turn colder, colder and colder.
Science or Fiction voices the irrelevant thought that Tony Heller's "science" is as bad as if it were done by his dog. Which is about right. (Tony Heller is "Steve Goddard".)
Tony Heller is an expert in coming up with clever tests, capable of falsifying even poorly defined theories.
That is science. And that would be science even if it was done by my dog.
Fall, Souleymane, Anthony Watts, John Nielsen‐Gammon, Evan Jones, Dev Niyogi, John R. Christy, and Roger A. Pielke. "Analysis of the impacts of station exposure on the US Historical Climatology Network temperatures and temperature trends." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (1984–2012) 116, no. D14 (2011). DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015146 (open access)
Menne, Matthew J., Claude N. Williams, and Michael A. Palecki. "On the reliability of the US surface temperature record." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (1984–2012) 115, no. D11 (2010). DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013094 (open access)
Hausfather, Zeke, Matthew J. Menne, Claude N. Williams, Troy Masters, Ronald Broberg, and David Jones. "Quantifying the effect of urbanization on US Historical Climatology Network temperature records." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 118, no. 2 (2013): 481-494. DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018509 (open access)
Muller, Richard A. "Influence of urban heating on the global temperature land average using rural sites identified from MODIS classifications." Geoinformatics & Geostatistics: An Overview (2013). doi:10.4172/2327-4581.1000104 (pdf here)
Lei Zhao, Xuhui Lee, Ronald B. Smith, Keith Oleson. "Strong contributions of local background climate to urban heat islands". Nature, 2014; 511 (7508): 216 DOI: 10.1038/nature13462 (pdf here)
Urban heating and what drives it - HotWhopper article re above
Hansen, James, Reto Ruedy, Mki Sato, and Ken Lo. "Global surface temperature change." Reviews of Geophysics 48, no. 4 (2010)., doi:10.1029/2010RG000345. (open access)
Frequently asked questions - GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP)
From the HotWhopper archives
On Plain Denial: Watts Dismisses His Own Evidence That is Counter to His Viewpoint - March 2013
Heat sinking, temperatures rising in the US of A - April 2014 - with comments by Evan Jones and Victor Venema
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Labels: Anthony Watts, homogenisation, Rud Istvan, surface temperature
PG August 4, 2015 at 6:58 PM
Judith recently and famously best-friended BEST (along with Andy Revkin) but now BEST is coming back to severely bight her bum. It's all tuning to shit. Next thing we know Mosher will end up being a revered and highly respected climate guy. I tells ya he's on a trajectory.
(And one day I'll learn how to back this up with appropriate HTML links to comments but for now you'll just have to take my word for it)
Millicent August 4, 2015 at 7:57 PM
The data was only admissable when there was enough short term noise in it for deniers to pretend there was a 'pause' in warming.
MWS August 4, 2015 at 8:37 PM
I don't want to swim in the polluted waters of WUWT, but are you selecting only the comments which have terrible spelling and punctuation, or are they all like that?
(Checked my message three times to find any errors. Won't find any until AFTER I post.)
Sou August 4, 2015 at 8:51 PM
It's not easy to avoid WUWT "thoughts" that contain poor spelling, bad grammar, strange punctuation, weird science, or plain crankery. (They are just comments though, not guest articles. And like here, I don't think they are editable after the fact.)
Even if most stations had problems, the homogenization algorithms pick out drastic changes in the temperature trend at one station that don't appear in the others. The existence of a given perturbation at a given year amongst a whole swath of similarly located stations would be an astounding accident - but would make sense under a hypothesis that there really was a temperature perturbation in that region. So the homogenization removes perturbations that are likely not real and keeps ones that likely are, based on a simple probability argument as above. Algorithms that can be that selective are good algorithms.
Dan August 5, 2015 at 12:34 AM
There seems to be some of the standard WUWT confusion over anomaly calculations and offsets vs. trends here.
As I understand the terms, "warm bias" and "warming bias" aren't the same thing. A "warm bias" is a bias in the average, while a "warming bias" is a bias in the trend. Zhao et al. show a cool bias, but not (AFAICT) a cooling bias. UHI do, by definition, entail a warm bias. Biases in the average are removed by the anomaly calculation, they don't affect the trend. Istvan is claiming that UHI introduces a warming bias in the trend, which doesn't follow from the definition--it has to be determined by observation.
That's probably a good distinction, in my understanding too. Data is collected by observing some data generating process, and a bias is anything that would change the instrument's reading from what it would be otherwise. Biases can impact the data generating process itself, or the instrument; and can also be drifts or just step-changes, i.e. changes in the stationarity or the mean values of either the process or the instrument. "-ing" biases typically name drifts, as expected just from the grammar, where we'd say "cool" to mean a step change that didn't change how stationary a series is.
Of course, multiple step biases (or even just one) can cause a change in the calculated slope when you move across the bias point. This is for instance what occurred with the buoy v. ship data in the ERSST.v4 switch, where it was the increasing fraction of buoys that caused an apparent change in the "trend". Really there was no trend change, though the *slope* did change because of a growing step bias.
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.... Loki ....
He watched their final hour of practice from the dense forest, his falcon form camouflaging into the trees. He'd spent an hour tracking a rogue Fae in southern Oregon with Marston and ensuring that he was safely brought back to the Fae realm. Then another hour mirror speaking with Magistra about any news on the curses or stones or whatever else Marla had done to him.
Magistra had come up with a counter spell, something that should get rid of the curses. She just needed to obtain more mistletoe and Abryxus from a Neberuk herbalist, unless Loki wanted to traipse through Neberuk's dense forest to find the needed ingredients himself, which he told Magistra he did not. Then he'd need to return to Faerie in order to do the spell. It was stellar news, except he had no idea when he could return to the Faerie realm. Granted, he could probably leave Adeila in his team's hands for several hours in order to go to Faerie, do the ritual and come back, but he wasn't sure if he was ready to give up his duty of watching her fully for that long. Today had been bad enough. Being gone for almost three hours had killed him, but he'd needed to help Marston and he'd needed to check in on Magistra's progress.
Now he watched the progress his team had made on preparing the Princess for any upcoming attacks that may happen, although he'd seen nothing amiss, he was still pleased to see her learning some of her own strength, and that of her magic's.
She was getting the self-defense moves down, but it was obvious that Sorryn was being easy on her, probably to build some bit of her self-confidence. She was a smart girl and probably knew that he was taking it easy on her, but Loki worried that in a real attack she'd expect herself to gain the upper hand like she did with Sorryn, and that likely would not happen with this minimal amount of training. He'd have to speak to his second and best friend about ramping up her self-defense training.
As he watched further, he was mesmerized with how she worked with her own magic. She was comfortable with it now; comfortable with how it felt and worked within herself. It was also becoming easier for her to thrust the magic out and into something, or someone else. When she caused the tree to heal, he was impressed, but then when she kept going and caused the branches to lengthen and fresh buds to grow, to then push farther and cause at least half a dozen saplings to spring up around her, he was plain awestruck. That was some advanced Earth magic.
She obviously needed a little bit of training on control, but making saplings grow out of the earth like that was something that was quite an advanced achievement. Her parents would be very pleased with her progress. He'd known she'd had it in her, it was just getting her to come to terms with it, and be comfortable enough with the power and magic that boiled within her to see her potential.
When the girls walked inside, Sorryn remained, his eyes twitching to the tree line where Loki hid. With a bit of pride at his friend's intuition, he flew to the ground, and returned to his true form.
Sorryn's eyebrows lifted, but a faint smile played on his lips. “I'm guessing you witnessed some of that?”
“Indeed. Some impressive work, all around. However, I want you to step up the self-defense moves; she is getting too comfortable with besting you. She needs to know a real attacker would not be so easy.”
Sorryn raised a brow again, but nodded. “I intend to do just that. I just want her to get some of the moves down with confidence before pushing my weight around.”
Loki nodded, he understood Sorryn's easy, lengthy, thorough teaching style and appreciated that fact for the Princess. She knew so little about the world out there, let alone the Faerie world. He knew that Sorryn training her in these things was probably quicker to gain results then him. Plus he knew for a fact he could not handle tousling her around, or having her body pinned beneath him. It would completely push his control over the edge, and embarrass the both of them. That was not something he could afford to let happen.
Although he could also admit that he didn't really want to be around too much to watch her and Sorryn rolling around and pinning each other either, it brought about emotions that he could not afford to have. Emotions he'd never had, and were not even remotely willing to accept. He'd never once been a jealous person, but watching the final few moments of their self-defense practice had damn near killed him. He'd tried to watch from a strictly professional stand point, but when Sorryn had pinned her to the ground with his body and she had bucked and arched trying to dislodge him, it had taken every ounce of control he possessed to not fly down there and gauge out his friends eyes, and then switch to his true form and beat him into a pulp.
Even now, he felt the emotion rearing its head as he saw the sweat clinging to Sorryn's chest and back, and see the tiniest scratches on his arms from the Princess's attempts to get free.
He grunted aloud despite himself, looked once toward the house, where he could hear the feminine laughter, then in a rush switched to his falcon form and flew over Sorryn's head. Close enough that the tall Fae had to duck his head slightly.
“Hey!” Sorryn grumbled, but he chuckled and shook his head.
.... Sorryn ....
“Damn, jealous, idiot.” Sorryn was no imbecile, he knew how Loki felt. Had seen the emotion swirling in his eyes. He was too close to Loki, both friendship and teammate, to not see it, but it couldn't be helped. Sorryn knew all about the curse, and he knew that was why Loki could not train the Princess himself. Which was fine with Sorryn, he enjoyed teaching, always had, and she was a quick and easy study. She was also far stronger, quicker and wittier then she even gave herself credit of.
He liked watching her think through a problem, then go with her instincts. He was falling in love with her, but not in the romantic sense. He was falling for her witty smile, and cunning mind. He had begun caring very strongly for the Princess. He was happy that they would be friends, and he hoped that once Loki got this curse broken, he too could help with her training and his jealousy could be squashed.
Loki had nothing to worry about, his feelings for the Princess were purely platonic, but he did have feelings. He did care.
He wanted the Princess to have people that loved her. He felt like she had gone too long without a support group of people that loved her, unconditionally. He was looking forward to being part of that, despite his best friend and boss' take on it.
With a shrug Sorryn went inside to check on his women.
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Dad's Army: The Very Best Episodes : Volume 1 CD-Audio
by Jimmy Perry, David Croft
Narrated by Arnold Ridley, Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, Ian Lavender, Jimmy Beck, John Laurie, John Le Mesurier
Diehard Dad's Army fan Phill Jupitus has selected four of his favourite episodes from the sitcom that captured the heart of a nation.
Format: CD-Audio
Publisher: BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Category: TV tie-in humour
Also by Jimmy Perry | View all
Dad's Army: Complete Radio Series Two
Dad's Army: The Lost Tapes
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
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Will Africa Feed China?
Author: BRAUTIGAM DEBORAH
Quick overview In this clear-eyed and incisive book, one of the world's leading authorities on China's relationship with Africa exposes the myths and realities of the so-called "Chinese land grab".
Is China building a new empire in rural Africa? Over the past decade, China's meteoric rise on the continent has raised a drumbeat of alarm. China has 9 percent of the world's arable land, 6 percent of its water, and over 20 percent of its people. Africa's savannahs and river basins host the planet's largest expanses of underutilized land and water. Few topics are as controversial and emotionally charged as the belief that the Chinese government is aggressively buying up huge tracts of prime African land to grow food to ship back to China. In Will Africa Feed China?, Deborah Brautigam, one of the world's leading experts on China and Africa, probes the myths and realities behind the media headlines. Her careful research challenges the conventional wisdom; as she shows, Chinese farming investments are in fact surprisingly limited, and land acquisitions modest. Defying expectations, China actually exports more food to Africa than it imports. Is this picture likely to change? African governments are pushing hard for foreign capital, and China is building a portfolio of tools to allow its agribusiness firms to "go global." International concerns about "land grabbing" are well-justified.
Yet to feed its own growing population, rural Africa must move from subsistence to commercial agriculture. What role will China play? Moving from the halls of power in Beijing to remote irrigated rice paddies of Africa, Will Africa Feed China? introduces the people and the politics that will shape the future of this engagement: the state-owned Chinese agribusiness firms that pioneered African farming in the 1960s and the entrepreneurial private investors who followed them. Their fascinating stories, and those of the African farmers and officials who are their counterparts, ground Brautigam's deeply informative, deftly balanced reporting. Forcefully argued and empirically rich, Will Africa Feed China? will be a landmark work, shedding new light on China's evolving global quest for food security and Africa's possibilities for structural transformation.
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Tag: Dystopian
Quantum (coming in 2020)
Coming to select theaters in 2020
Writer(s): Ralph Strean?
Director(s): Ralph Strean
Producer(s): Ralph Strean, more TBA
Plot Synopsis: This crowdfunded series will take viewers back in time to Biblical events in history from the perspective of a time-traveling pair from the dystopian future.
July 30, 2019 July 30, 2019 by amg16 Categories: Upcoming Movies and SeriesTags: 2020, Christian series, crowdfunded, Dystopian, Quantum, Ralph Strean, Sci-Fi, Upcoming Movies and Series Leave a comment
The Second Coming of Christ [2018] (Movie Review)
The end of the world is nearing, and all of the bees are dying. Thus, Dr. BEEatrix Cera has been enlisted by the mysterious Chairman of New World Genetics to create the Immortal Bee, an experiment that will causes bees to live forever and produce food that makes humans live forever. Simple right? Well, with the food stores running out, even though cancer has been cured by a random Catholic guy who gives food away, the Chairman demands immortality from BEEatrix. However, at what cost will BEEatrix go to save the world and try to get rid of the dreams of Jesus she keeps having? What will happen when the end finally comes?
While it’s clear that time and effort was spent on this independent production, which is evidenced in the good video quality and camera work throughout, this film still seems quite indie. While the sets, locations, and props are fairly well done and while the soundtrack is intriguing, there is quite a bit of obvious CGI and cheesy animated overlaying throughout this film. However, audio quality is fine, and the only other issue to point out here is that the editing is quite choppy. Nevertheless, there is enough effort and funding here to make this an overall above-average production that is reminiscent of the modern productions we see in Christian film today.
What the world doesn’t need is another half-baked Christian apocalyptic film, but at least The Second Coming of Christ gets past that overused speculative beginning of the tribulation known as the Rapture. We rarely get a look at the end of the apocalypse in the Christian cinematic universe, but we get that opportunity in this film. However, it doesn’t deliver at all. The plot is very incoherent as it is based on flimsy dialogue and very thin and empty characters. A lot of the end times elements are presented in a very juvenile fashion, and key concepts of this storyline are not well-explained at all as the entire world hangs in the balance waiting for immortal bees to be born. Umm, what? Besides this, the villain is very cheesy, and there is a lot of Catholic message-pushing. There is very little to hold the interest, and this seems more like a regular sci-fi plot rather than and end-of-the-world depiction. It’s really quite boring, actually.
The acting of this film is particularly bad as all of the emotions are painfully forced, as if through a sieve, and the cast members are extremely dramatic with their line delivery. Some cast members, however, are just lackadaisical or clueless. There is a tiny amount of good here (how did Quinton Aaron get stuck in this movie?), but on the whole, this section wraps up a very poor film effort.
It seems like this movie started off with half of an idea and just tried to run with it without realizing that it was running on fumes and had nothing substantial to show for it at all. How are films like this even made? Think of all the projects that get abandoned, but stuff like this one gets put through. Well, at least we can say there’s never been a Christian film about the bee apocalypse before this one. There are new ideas being born daily, apparently.
May 27, 2018 December 31, 2018 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Apocalyptic, Drama, Inspirational, International, Movie ReviewsTags: 2.5 points, 2018, 7Heaven Productions, Al Sapienza, Alex Aves, Anatol Rezmeritza, Apocalyptic, Ayn-Maria S. Laster, Beau Bassewitz, Ben Munoz, Brenda Arteaga-Walsh, Brianna Bazler, Carissa Bazler, Carlo Mendez, Catalin Ciucan, Christa Anghelcev, Cody Collier, Constantin Alecse, Daniel Anghelcev, Daniel D. Houy, Daniel Flemming, Daniel Giovanni Fleming, Daniela Trica, Delonzo Carraway, Denny Logan, Diana Angelson, Diane Taren, Dystopian, Edgar Roche, Emanuela Ciucan, FilmBrewery, Flawless Production, Georgeta Marin, Giada Benedetti, Inspired Family Entertainment, International, Isaac Bradley, Isabella Bazler, Jason London, Jason Tobias, Jessica Zhou, John Nickol, Joshua Diaz, Kenny Arroyo, Kurtis Anton, Les Brandt, Liberty Dawn, Maria Julieta Georoiu, Marianne Bourg, Mason Richman, Max Cutler, Meredith Salenger, Merilee Brasch, Michelle Skinner, Mike Kent, Nana Georgadze, Natalie Burn, Navid Hejazi, Nazo Bravo, Nour Milla, Par Bordji, Paula Drake, Paulina Vallin, Petru Ciucan, Petru Georoiu, Quinton Aaron, Ramin Kousha, Roman Xing, Sally Kirkland, Sarah Bazler, Sci-Fi, Scott Engrotti, Silvia Leonetti, Speculative, Suspense, Thomas Longo, Tim Newhouse, Tom Sizemore, Victor A. Lopez, Victoria Dicu, Vincent Rivera, Wilfred Lopez, William Eubanks 4 Comments
Sunday Morning Rapture (Movie Review)
It’s Final The Rapture all over again
You never know when the Rapture might happen…it might just happen on a Sunday morning when a long-winded pastor is preaching about how Christians can escape all the current and coming evil. This story follows a whole bunch of random people that go to this particular church as some of them live for the Lord while others pretend to. When that moment comes…some of them will be…left behind (oops wrong movie).
Surprisingly, this awful film has a somewhat decent production, certainly a better one than its cousin Final: The Rapture. The production of Sunday Morning Rapture is mostly average, with fine video quality and camera work. However, the soundtrack is quite overpowering at times, as are weird sound effects. There are also some bizarre special effects, even though the sets, locations, and props are mostly okay. Furthermore, the editing is very disorienting and off-putting, but one can’t expect much from another strange apocalyptic concept. Yet all of this aside, the remainder of the film’s elements are just awful.
Plot and Storyline Quality (-1 points)
Besides this ‘plot’ being a random collection of schizophrenically presented scenes that have little to no relation to one another, the film is chock-full of very heavy-handed juvenile message-pushing about obvious Rapture beliefs and apocalyptic concepts. Dialogue is very in-your-face as it feels like the characters are just reading lines from a John Hagee book. If this wasn’t bad enough, this movie progressively more insane as it goes on, jumping from Latin American and South Korean media coverage of sudden Rapture-induced natural disasters to people who were left behind literally screeching and rolling around on the floor of the church (without Benny Hinn even present). Basically, it’s an experience you have to see to believe. What we can’t believe is how these sorts of drug-laced Christian films are continually generated.
Acting Quality (-1 points)
As you can expect, the acting that accompanies to sheer madness is extreme and over the top in every way. Line delivery is very forced and eventually just becomes screeching, yelling, and wailing. Thus, the performances are extremely theatrical and overly dramatic, and cap off an overall embarrassing experience.
This is 2017, and Christian moves like this are still FUNDED and created. What was the pitch for this film? ‘Our church needs to make a movie about a Rapture that takes place on a Sunday.’ It sounds okay on its face…if we need another apocalyptic film, that is. But then to couple this with downright insanity is highly unacceptable. You have to try to make a film this bad, hence the negative rating.
Final Rating: -.5 out of 10 points
October 13, 2017 January 5, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Apocalyptic, Comedy, Movie ReviewsTags: 2017, Apocalyptic, Ariel White, Brandon Cantilang, Brittany D Williams, Bryan Davoll, Caleb Callahan, Christian Robinson, Darwin T. Hobbs, Dystopian, End Touch Movies, Eric Luis Ayala, Eric Word, Eunice Edmonds, Gwendolyn Lindsay, Herb Bowens, Herman Pennamon Jr., Holli Means, James Brown II, John Estrada, Larry Small, Libby Birch Forrester, Lurrene Beard, Lyndsay Ricketson, negative points, Ronald Hines, Sherrie Peterson, Steve Warren, Tina Witherby, Tommy Lister, Tremane Howell, utter madness, William Sheals 8 Comments
My Name is Paul [2013] (Movie Review)
What if the story of the Apostle Paul took place in the near future, when the government cracks down on religious freedom and forces the true Christians underground? Paul seeks out Christians to bring into custody to further his status among the government, but a profound experience causes him to turn around and change his ways by joined the very people he once tried to stamp out. Now he is on the run from his former employers and the Christians are wary about trusting him. Will the Way be able to prevail in the face of grave opposition?
It is clear that many attempts were made in this film to craft a very professional action-based production, which is something we rarely see in Christian film these days. Video quality is what it should be and camera work is great, especially in the action scenes. Audio quality is mostly good and the soundtrack is intriguing. However, sometimes there are some oddly lit scenes, as if the producers are trying to be too artistic, and the indoor sets sometimes suffer from lack of creativity. Yet the outdoor locations are very well-constructed. The editing sometimes leaves something to be desired, as some scenes lag too long while others are cut short. But in the end, this is a commendable effort and one that will hopefully yield even better fruit in the future.
It’s definitely not easy to take on such a large Bible-story-set-in-the-future concept, especially with all of the characters that are involved. Sometimes it’s too awkward for the writers to try to force parallels; it might have been better to keep the associations looser. However, there is still lots of good plot content—perhaps too much content for a film less than two hours long. This is a highly complex story that sometimes gets lost in itself and may have been better suited for a miniseries, since there are a lot of ideas crammed into such a short time frame. This is a good problem to have, yet it leaves too many disjointed subplots in its wake. The characters are pretty good, even if they are limited in scope. The biggest red flag to raise here is the very confusing and isolating ending that is hard to explain or understand. In the end, this story desperately needed to be a series in order to be truly effective.
The casting and acting is clearly the strongest point of this film, as there are no errors to speak of. This is a very large cast, yet they are all very talented and cast very appropriately. Emotions are believable and line delivery is on target. The cast members make this film as good as it is.
We realize it’s hard to make an independent series or miniseries, but with the PureFlix on Demand platform, things have been made easier. More budding film makers need to take advantage of this resource to boost their brand so that we can see some actually worthwhile Christian series come to light. Regardless, with some production tweaks, more funding, and continued casting success, this creative team is going to go big places.
August 7, 2017 January 8, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Action Adventure, Biblical, Movie ReviewsTags: 2013, 6 points, Abigail Rose Cornell, Action Adventure, Adam Lee Ferguson, Andrew Roth, Bible, Biblical, Bill Rahn, Bonnie Johnson, Catherine Trail, Cranston Johnson, Crystal M. Craven, David Sweeney, Davis Osborne, Dystopian, Elijah Chester, Emmanuel Barbe, Gary Ray Moore, Isaiah Stratton, Joe Coffey, Johanna Jowett, Jurgen Beck, Karen Abercrombie, Kayli Maree Tolleson, Kendra Carelli, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Michael Joiner, Oliver Riera, Patrick G. Keenan, Quiet No More Films, Robert Crayton, Shannen Fields, Speculative, Suspense, Tara Lynn Marcelle, Tim Ross, Torry Martin, Trey Ore, Vanessa Ore, Word Entertainment, Word Films Leave a comment
The King’s Messengers, Season 1 (Series Review)
Anwaar Osem and David Sutherland are on the run from the powerful force that has taken over the American government and has sent its enforcers to capture and kill those who resist their anti-Christian rule. As they hide in the woods, they decide to record the truth about Christianity for all the world to see, even though the enforcement tries to stamp it out. Will they be able to spread the truth and save people’s lives before it’s too late?
Despite a somewhat strong beginning and several years of production experience, this Crystal Creek series is not what it should be. Camera work is very shaky throughout, like a camcorder is being used. Video quality is fine, but there are way too many scenes filmed in the dark. Audio quality is also below standard as sound effects that sound like they came from Final: The Rapture are included. The soundtrack is also underwhelming. Sets, locations, and props are severely limited and cheap-looking. Finally, editing in this series is very poor a lot of unnecessary scenes and sequences are included, seemingly just to make the ‘episodes’ longer. In short, a 2017 production should be much higher quality than this.
Though there are plenty of potentially interesting and creative ideas at the heart of this series, they are never properly developed. This season overall lacks focus as it relies on a very vague and unexplained dystopian premise and stock suspense dialogue. There are far too many unrelated and empty characters that are put through unrealistic circumstances. The subplots are overall disjointed and any ‘twists’ that are employed are actually quite cheesy. Finally, the end of this season is very confusing and really doesn’t inspire one to want a second season. It’s very difficult to see the justification for this so-called series.
Can someone explain to us why Daniel Knudsen consistency uses an obviously fake British accent? It’s very off-putting and annoying. Elsewhere, this is a typical Crystal Creek cast with a few new additions that have some talent. However, acting coaching is still lacking as a lot of the line delivery in this series is monotone and phoned in. Emotions are difficult to grasp. It’s possible that this cast could do better with coaching, however.
Each so-called ‘episode’ is basically just the same plot over and over again. Thus, there are no character arcs or real plot twists, as previously mentioned. The format this ‘series’ is placed in makes it more like a movie than a season, since the breaks between the episodes are totally arbitrary and unnecessary. They all run together, thus creating zero continuity.
We are certain that the Crystal Creek Media team means well, so we hope they will accept constructive criticism and use it improve in the future. They have the drive to make movies and series, which is good, and they have the means to consistently produce them, though not very well. They definitely like to build strong messages in their stories, but they need to build strong stories to hold their message properly. They need to pool their resources to make one good production rather than a collection of bad ones. Finally, their acting pool is limited, but they can be worked with if better coaching is employed. We know all of this is easier said than done, but it’s so worth it in the end.
August 1, 2017 January 19, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Series Reviews, SuspenseTags: 2017, Anita Cordell, Anne Lampert, Apocalyptic, Charles Lee, Christopher Veldhuizen, Crystal Creek Media, Damion Stevenson, Daniel Knudsen, DeVaun Thomas, Dystopian, Gayle Jones, Greg Tull, Hani Bay, Jacob T. Ouellette, Jonathan DeRoos, Joseph Ouellette, Joshua Knudsen, Julia Kate Ouellette, Julia Lampert, Kristina Kaylen, Mandie Marie, Mark A. Knudsen, Matthew Sankey, Michael Barbee, Michelle Knudsen, Mike T. Tremblay, Richard Swingle, Sci-Fi, Sean Anthony Kisch, Speculative, Suspense, Tim Kaiser 1 Comment
Remember [2012] (Movie Review)
Carl Onoway is a captain in the new world army and is constantly tasked with making sure the new laws are enforced. Children are not allowed to be raised by their parents and can only be raised by qualified professionals. Everyone is required to take weekly medication to make them forget about their pasts and what has happened. Propaganda, such as religious materials, is not allowed. But what happens when these rules begin to be disobeyed? What happens when Carl and his wife begin to remember the past?
Here’s a good rule of thumb for production: if you don’t have the budget to make it good, don’t make it at all. This is especially true for sci-fi\speculative dystopian productions. These types of projects require a lot of funding to create proper special effects, props, sets, and locations. Unfortunately, Remember does not have what it takes in this department. Audio quality is especially horrific, with lots of echoes and background noises. Lighting is very inconsistent, with a lot of the outside scenes inordinately bright. Camera work is very shaky and video quality is inconsistent. Sets, locations, and props are very cheap-looking, with obvious low-quality special effects and animation riding on top of them. The editing is lazy as it includes constant useless time subtitles and repeated sequences. In the end, this is one of those nightmare productions that should have never been released to the public.
Much like the propaganda pushed in the plot of this film, the writers obviously had their own agenda in making this movie. Otherwise, there’s no reason for its creation. The dystopian premise constructed here is extremely absurd and juvenile as the viewer is constantly reminded that kids cannot be raised by their parents in this world but is given no realistic explanation as to why. This is combined with constant obvious references to how the natural family structure is attacked in this dystopian world. Rather than create meaningful characters, time is filled with message-pushing and repeating the same activities over and over again. The villains are laughable and the protagonists are plastic. As the story meanders and repeats itself, it still follows a predictable progression with a typical suspense climax scene. Basically, what appears to be a convoluted idea just boils down to a typical plot structure with no real surprises.
Another grave error of a poorly-funded dystopian thriller is terrible costuming, and Remember sports this quality. In an attempt to be futuristic, the costuming is very cheap and rushed. As for the acting, line delivery is very half-hearted while emotional delivery is very forced and sometimes over the top. Once again, this is another swing and a miss.
We desperately need new genre-breaking films in the Christian market, but this is just not the way. What could be better than a well-funded, well-constructed dystopian thriller with a Christian worldview that’s not too pushy? Unfortunately, Remember’s attempt to do this totally failed. Maybe the creative team should have saved their money a bit more or made a dystopian short film just to get the ball rolling. We know that funding an independent Christian film is very difficult, especially starting out, but that doesn’t mean you need to bite off more than you can chew. There is no shame in doing the best you can with what you have. Unfortunately, Remember is not the best.
June 14, 2017 January 8, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Movie Reviews, SuspenseTags: 0 points, 2012, Blaine McDonald, Chloe Clark, Chrystal Clark, Dallas Lammiman, Danae Kimpinski, Diana-Marie Stolz, Donavon Snider, Dystopian, Elizabeth Contos, Green Apple Entertainment, Greg Lammiman, Jaala Stolz, Jenna Kimpinski, Jonathan Allen, Justin Lewis, Jylisa Lammiman, Kaen Schroeder, Kiara Bertsch, Leila Russell, Lewis Frere, Mark Clark, Mercy Clark, MovieMakers, Rachel Peacock, Rebekah Gelinas, Rick Borger, Rick Holets, Robert Clarke, Robin Contos, Samuel Allen, Sci-Fi, Scott Heatcoat, Shauna Lammiman, Speculative, Stephen Ellerbeck, Suspense, Tavia Bertsch, Timothy Contos, Weston Snider, zero points Leave a comment
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Obamacare Increases Premiums, Reduces Employment
Hans Bader • October 28, 2016
Health care insurance premiums will increase significantly next year as a result of the Affordable Care Act, and many consumers will be left with access to only a single insurance provider, according to administration officials. Arizona will see the biggest spike in prices (a whopping 116 percent), while Oklahoma will see a spike of 69 percent and Tennessee, Minnesota, and Alabama will see spikes of around 60 percent. The national average will be about 25 percent, the administration says.
Columnist Mary Katharine Ham wrote recently about how “My Defective Obamacare Health Insurance Product Just Blew Up.” Last year, her insurance plan’s cost went up by almost 60 percent. The plan had been purchased on the Affordable Care Act “marketplace.” This year, things got much worse:
My premium is going up 96 percent. Ninety-six percent. My monthly payment, which was the amount of a decent car payment, is now the size of a moderate mortgage. The president refers to these for thousands of citizens as “a few bugs” when to us it feels like a flameout.
For this astronomical payment, I get a plan with an astronomical deductible that my healthy family of three will likely never hit except in the most catastrophic of circumstances
Before Obamacare, she, like many other people, had a better plan at a lower price:
During the run-up to Obamacare, President Obama referred to these plans as “junk” plans, but my family and I received perfectly good care and service through them. We were responsible, healthy citizens consuming a small amount of health care, paying out of pocket for most of it, and making sure we weren’t deadbeats should something catastrophic come to pass. Our health insurance was a rational and responsible purchase.
But thanks to Obamacare, that plan no longer exists, even though Obama got Congress to approve Obamacare by falsely claiming that “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it.” (A claim that even biased left-leaning fact-checker PolitiFact later called the “lie of the year.”)
As Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute noted in the Chicago Tribune:
Obamacare inflation impacts everyone. August saw the biggest monthly gain in prices for medicine, doctor appointments and health insurance since 1984. . .The average employer-sponsored family policy now costs more than $18,000 a year.
That means family coverage costs $4,400 more today than before the health law passed in 2010. So much for President Barack Obama's promise families would save $2,500 a year.
Further, the Government Accountability Office found the Obamacare website is a magnet for fraud. The office created 14 fictitious enrollees who were approved for $60,000 in health insurance subsidies.
Turner argues that an expansion of Obamacare recently suggested by Hillary Clinton would “double down” on its failures, replicating on a much larger scale the flaws of the health insurance cooperatives created by the Affordable Care Act. According to Turner, the co-op program cost taxpayers $2.4 billion, but 17 of the 23 state co-ops have failed.
Obamacare has already reduced employment in most states by between 1.5% and 3%, according to Georgetown University’s Tomas Wind. The law will slow economic growth over the next decade, costing the nation about 2.3 million jobs and contributing to a $1 trillion increase in projected deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report released in 2014.
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IoT Member Spotlight - Sente
Q: What is the name of your startup?
Gerod Carfantan, COO
Q: What does your startup do? What are you working on?
We are a combination of startup, accelerator, and investment and innovation platform. We connect startups all over the world with corporations and institutions so they can drive innovation forward and scale it together. Startups, especially in the B2B world, need partners, customers and investors. Most corporations and institutions need to look outside their own organization for innovation. We see ourselves as the link between that. We do it purposefully, in just a few domains where we think humans are being impacted by changes in the world and where we think technology can help. These domains include mobility, human essentials (food, agriculture and water), and urban technology – which is the architecture, construction and building industries. The last domain is industrial IoT and includes the application of IoT, data and AI to industries like manufacturing and energy.
We are currently preparing to launch our next two programs for 2018. The first is with Enerjisa, a joint venture of a Turkish company, and the second is with E.ON, a German energy company. We will be looking for startups in the field of data and AI that can help these companies across their entire value chain, from the electricity grid to how they engage their customers. We are also launching our second annual mobility program, which will kick off in Paris on Oct. 15 and then continue on to London at the end of November. And, of course, we will be at CES in January and Chicago after that. These projects are keeping us really busy, and we are also planning more projects in the other domains named above.
Q: How long have you been working at the Chicago Connectory?
We have had an office at the Chicago Connectory since December 2017. However, we’ve been working with the Connectory team before it even opened.
Q: Why do you work at the Chicago Connectory? What are the benefits for you?
If you go back to the domains that we focus on – all of those things are B2B technologies that are all about the connection of people, process, data and things. We want to be a part of a community that can create opportunities for our startups and for ourselves with new corporate partners or investors. And the Chicago Connectory has done that. One example includes working with IOTA! We’ve been doing things with them in the distributed ledger technology community. Additionally, we ran the Connexion IoT pitch contest, which created new opportunities for ourselves and for our startups.
As we prepare for this Urban Tech program, we've been having conversations with a startup here, Spacebot, on how the built world is changing and who the big players are. The Chicago Connectory has so many synergies between startups and corporations that we knew going in would help us and our startups. The world of IoT and data is interconnected. There isn’t a space in Chicago that offers that same kind of connection.
Q: Do you have a website? Twitter? Somewhere where we can learn more about you and your startup?
Sente.link
Sente_link (Twitter)
Sente (LinkedIn)
Q: Random, fun question: If you could have a meal with any celebrity, alive or dead, who would it be, and why?
It would be Leonardo da Vinci. I like to be a person with balance. I have a creative and analytical side. No one in history has leveraged both sides of the brain so well and has created such an impact on the world. It's who I aspire to be like! Plus, he never had a real job. He always got to follow his passion and have someone sponsoring him to do so, which is pretty cool. I have a job where I can define what my responsibilities are.
As to which meal, it would depend on if it’s old da Vinci or young da Vinci. If it is young, I just want to have lunch because I don’t think I could keep up with his partying. With old da Vinci it would be dinner because we could sit back and eat a slow, leisurely dinner. And, da Vinci in his older days got to dine with the King of France, so that’d be a bonus too!
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Regulations/Legislation
Dimon Renews Call for Lighter Regulation but Change Looks More Distant
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
CEOs could be forgiven for fearing that key parts of Donald Trump’s policy agenda are now more vulnerable to failure, following a tumultuous week that saw the president expend political capital with his controversial handling of Russian relations.
A key plank of his pledge to lighten regulation on business is a “dismantling” of the Dodd-Frank rules governing the banking sector. But even one of the Republican Party’s more circumspect figureheads, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said yesterday that the overhaul is under a cloud.
“I’d love to do something about Dodd-Frank, particularly with regard to community banks, but that would require Democratic involvement,” McConnell told Bloomberg News. “I’m not optimistic.”
The comment came as JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon stepped up his call for the rules to be altered, though he stopped short of recommending they be scrapped completely.
“We are not looking to throw out the entirety of Dodd-Frank and other rules. It is, however, appropriate to open up the rule book … and rework rules and regulations that don’t work well or are unnecessary.”
“We are not looking to throw out the entirety of Dodd-Frank and other rules,” Dimon told the bank’s annual shareholder meeting. “It is, however, appropriate to open up the rule book in the light of day and rework rules and regulations that don’t work well or are unnecessary.”
It always was going to be tough for the administration to pass an overhaul of the regulations, though events in Washington this week could make that task even harder. “I think we could do with a little less drama from the White House on a lot of things so we can focus on our agenda, which is deregulation, tax reform, repealing and replacing Obamacare,” McConnell said.
Republicans only hold a slim 52-to-48 majority in the Senate and would likely need 60 votes to pass a Dodd-Frank repeal, implying a need for some bipartisan support.
Democrats reubuffed McConnell’s claims that they were opposed to easing the regulatory burden on community banks. Rather, they are concerned about the potential relaxing of rules that have forced Wall Street to rein in risk-taking.
In a recent survey conducted by peer group Business Roundtable, CEOs nominated regulatory reform as the second-best way to create an environment to drive economic growth, behind tax cuts.
But even the tax element of Trump’s agenda is looking shakier, according to influential investment strategist Byron Wien.
“At the beginning of the year, I thought the Trump pro-growth program was propelling the market,” Wien, who is vice chairman of private wealth at Blackstone, told CNBC. “Now, we have a situation where it looks like he’ll get very little of his pro-growth agenda through, but earnings are coming in better than expected, and that’s driving the market higher.”
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out of 1625 votes
A fast and flexible browser from Google
Michael Ganss
Chrome is a web browser developed by Google. It is characterized by its speed and many innovative features.
Just like Apple does with their Safari browser, Chrome builds upon the open source project Webkit to perform the HTML rendering. Webkit is known for its high performance and standards compatibility and also powers most mobile browsers. Starting with version 28, Google has used its own fork of Webkit called Blink in Chrome. In contrast to Safari, though, Chrome uses the V8 JavaScript engine which was developed at Google and has set a new standard in high speed JavaScript execution. This is not surprising since JavaScript performance is crucial to complex web applications such as Google's own GMail and Google Docs. Chrome itself is also an open source project.
Chrome has also introduced new paradigms in user interface design that have since been copied by the other players in the browser space. Among them is the space-saving layout of the tabs at the top, above the address bar. A separate menu bar does not exist, maximizing the space available for the display of the web page itself. A separate search field is also missing from Chrome, because you can enter queries into the address bar as well. Chrome can automatically detect if the entered string is a search query or an address.
Google has put a lot of thought into security and has developed a new concept of preventing browser crashes. Each tab runs in its own process, preventing a single crashed tab from taking down the whole browser. When a tab crashes, it can be closed and you can continue to use the other tabs.
Chrome makes it very easy for the user to surf the web without leaving traces on the local machine. You simply open up a new incognito tab and all private information such as web browsing history will not be saved when the tab is closed.
Google gathers a lot of information about the nature of a specific web site through its search engine crawlers. This is used in Chrome to warn users about web sites that contain malicious content such as viruses.
Another feature specific to Chrome is its ability to add several user profiles to the browser in order to use a single web application through different user accounts. For example, you can open two tabs and manage different email accounts at the same provider. This has been a complicated task to perform in the past using other browsers. Chrome identifies the separate user profiles through avatar icons you can choose for each profile.
Chrome lets you synchronize settings between different computers and mobile devices, so e.g. you can add a bookmark to your desktop browser and have it immediately available on your smartphone as well.
Of course you can personalize Chrome through a huge number of extensions and themes. Developers will love the extensive built-in tools that simplify the development of web applications.
DirectWrite
Among the most popular browsers, Chrome was the last to introduce DirectWrite font rendering technology in its Windows version. It finally did so in version 35. To enable DirectWrite, you'll have to open the URL chrome://flags/ and click Activate in the DirectWrite section.
Google Chrome is one of the fastest and most innovative browsers on the market. Its clean, efficient look and its extensibility make it attractive for power users as well as novices who will like its good usability. Those using the web through more than one device will love the built-in synchronization features.
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Cinema Gadfly
by Arik Devens
Criterion CollectionEclipse SeriesArchivePodcastAboutCriterion CollectionEclipse SeriesArchivePodcastAbout
A defunct podcast about trading films with friends. Each month I chose a film for a friend to watch and they chose one for me. Then we discussed. There were two episodes a month, first my choice and then theirs. Subscribe via iTunes or Overcast.
My guest for this month is Jake Desaulniers, and he's joined me to discuss the film I chose for him, the 1965 cold war spy thriller The Spy Who Came in from the Cold). You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly.
My original review of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Although I say at the beginning that this is the second episode, it's really the third
The film stars Richard Burton, AKA Mr. Elizabeth Taylor
It's based on the book of the same name, by John le Carré, AKA David John Moore Cornwell
MI6 is a real world British spy agency
John le Carré didn't like Ian Fleming's James Bond novels
Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy) is another film based on a le Carré novel
Dr. No), From Russia With Love), and Goldfinger), are very different in tone from this film
Technically 1970 was halfway into the Cold War
I remember when the Berlin Wall fell, I even brought a piece back for my mom
The film opens at the infamous Checkpoint Charlie
The British Communist Party also ended in 1991
The film takes place nine years after the McCarthy Hearings
I always notice when the title is in the film, ever since Family Guy
British labour exchanges have existed since 1909
The Criterion Blu-ray is the best way to watch this film
My review of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from Letterboxd
British cold war spy thriller television show The Game)
Jason Bourne is a superhero
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation definitely didn't pretend to be about anything
Apparently putting Scotch in your coffee is called Highland coffee
The director who didn't get along with Richard Burton was Martin Ritt
Rent or buy the film from iTunes, or rent or buy the film from Amazon
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Tech, politics, media, law, & life.
New Google Pixelbook Coming; HomePod Siri Features; Qualcomm Shows 5G Module; Tesla Supplier Cash Ask
Posted: July 23, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 5G, Apple, Chrome, Google, HomePod, Model 3, OS12, Phone calls, PixelBook, Qualcomm, Suppliers, Tesla, Timers | Leave a comment
The Pixel 2 was a big improvement on the original Google Pixel phone, and the 3 is eagerly anticipated this Fall. Now, 9to5google.com says leaker Evan Blass, who has a pretty decent track record, is touting the release of and updated Pixelbook alongside the Pixel 3 and 3XL handsets. Bless claims the updated Chrome OS Pixelbook will be shipping by the holidays. The fall event is expected to also show off A Pixel Watch and new generation of Pixel Buds.
Apple is testing a private beta version of OS12 for HomePod that includes multiple Siri timers and allows people to make and answer phone calls…in an effort to keep up with Alexa and Google Home. 9to5mac.com reports that corporate and some retail employees are test driving the beta. The multiple timers feature is one Alexa has that allows, for example, someone to put a couple timers on different things they are cooking at the same time. Right now, it’s unclear which, if any, of these features will make it to the final release of OS12 for HomePod this fall.
Qualcomm has showed off the first completely integrated 5G module for smartphones…including 5G mmWave antenna, wave radio, power amp, and antenna array. According to macrumors.com, the whole system has been crammed into a package small enough to sit on your fingertip. It is thin enough to fit the bezel of a phone, and Qualcomm sees up to 4 being put into a handset so if one antenna is covered by a hand or otherwise blocked, the unit will still transmit and receive. The tiny 5G modules are being shipped to phone makers this week.
Tesla has reportedly ask for cash back from suppliers, in order to cut their costs and become profitable in Q4. While it’s not unusual for a company to ask for or demand price cuts from suppliers….Walmart is a past master at this…it IS unusual to ask for money back from previously furnished and paid for items. That’s what electrek.co says Tesla has done. Some of the clawbacks would date back to 2016. It remains to be seen if any suppliers will cooperate, now that Tesla is producing the promised 5,000 Model 3s per week.
$200 Beats HomePod; Microsoft Snaps Up Veteran AI Team; AT&T No WiFi Smart Button
Posted: May 21, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: AI, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Beats, Cortana, Dash, Google, HomePod, LTE-M, Microsoft, Semantic Machines, Siri, WiFi | Leave a comment
Apple’s HomePod has had underwhelming sales so far, and now they may be trying to rectify that with a cheaper model than the $350 one with killer sound but anemic voice command abilities. Bgr.com reports that Apple is looking at bringing out one for $199 under the Beats brand. With a decent sounding Google Home speaker going for $130, and Amazon Alexa speakers for less yet, Apple might have a fighting chance at under $200 if the gadget still sounds better than its competitors.
Microsoft has picked up an AI team that includes the former chief speech scientist for Siri. According to businessinsider.com, Redmond has acquired AI startup Semantic Machines, to boost its ‘conversational AI’ and potentially make Cortana better at understanding natural language inquiries. At least for the short term, the artificial intelligence team will remain in Berkeley where Semantic Machines has been based. Besides Larry Gillick, the former chief speech scientist for Apple’s Siri, the team includes Cal professor Dan Klein and Stanford professor Percy Liang. Several other members worked at Nuance, the voice recognition company that built Siri.
AT&T has launched the LTE-M button, which you can use to order something online with a single click. Engadget.com says the gadget…which not only sounds like and Amazon Dash button, but is actually powered by Amazon Web Services….does have a new trick up its sleeve…it works over AT&T’s network, so doesn’t need WiFi. The AT&T button is not preprogrammed, so you can set it up to order different things, unlike the single function Dash buttons. It is pricier than an Amazon button, though. the first 5000 will be $30, then it will be $35. Since it has to be programmed, the price may not be the only limiting factor…you’ll also need to be geeky enough to figure out how to program the LTE-M button.
2 Facebook Smart Speakers Coming; HomePod Makes Apple Less than Google and Amazon; Dyson to Make e-Cars
Posted: February 15, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Amazon, Apple, Dyson, Electric cars, Facebook, Google, HomePod, Smart speakers, Solid state battery | Leave a comment
Facebook appears to be getting into the hardware business, and it will do it with smart speakers. According to mashable.com, they will launch a couple of models of smart speakers in July. The code names for the gadgets are Fiona and Aloha. Facebook will apparently give them 15 inch touchscreens, but one is expected to have higher quality. They will include both facial recognition and voice control tech.
After a few days to tear into Apple’s HomePod, TechInsight has determined that the device costs Apple about $216 to make, giving them 38% profit. For comparison, Google makes 66% on their smart speakers and Amazon 56%. Businessinsider.com says the difference is due to the higher quality components Apple puts in its smart speaker.
After getting into one mature business and disrupting it, now Dyson looks to do the same with cars…specifically, electric cars. According to theverge,com, Dyson is working on solid state batteries, and hopes to have ‘radically different’ cars out sometime after 2021. Dyson will initially produce a higher end, limited production vehicle…much like Tesla, then move into more mass market vehicles. One advantage for Dyson…they have experience getting products manufactured and out to buyers.
HomePod Pre-Orders Sell Out; Apple Patents Stylus for Thin Air; Twitter Makes Money; Amazon Prime Tries Limited Whole Foods Prime Now Delivery
Posted: February 8, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple Pencil, HomePod, Prime Now, Profit, Stylus, Twitter, Whole Foods, Writing in air | Leave a comment
Apple’s HomePod has gotten great reviews all around for sound, but knocked for it’s lack of support of music other than Apple’s and the puny skills of Siri so far. That said, it has sold out in pre-orders a day before it officially launches. TechCrunch.com reports that some retailers do have it in stock, so if you desperately want one now, check around. People that pre-ordered are getting shipping notices for delivery tomorrow.
Also from Apple, Cupertino has apparently patented a stylus you can write in thin air…think air guitar only with drawing and words. The stylus…or ‘pencil’ in Appletalk, can be used on a tablet, any flat surface, or actually in the air, according to the patent. Thenextweb.com says on use of the latter would be to aid in drawing 3 dimensional objects…that is, for those of you who can draw at all. I can’t draw a straight line with help on a page or tablet, so it’s rather academic to me!
Twitter lost monthly users in the US…a million of them…down from 69 to 68 million. They are living steady worldwide at 330 million, though. On the plus side…and it’s a BIG plus…Twitter finally made a quarterly profit! Theverge.com points out it’s the first time they’ve turned a profit in 12 years or existence! Their revenue also grew last quarter, after declining in most of 2017. Twitter says the drop in use in the US is due to a change in Safari’s third party app integration. Interestingly, the expansion to 280 character Tweets seems to have helped pick up use…although most people rarely exceed the old limit.
Amazon is dipping its mighty toe in the water of Prime Now delivery for Whole Foods. They had already rolled out discounts related to Amazon use, and now, 4 markets will get in on Prime Now delivery of Whole Foods items delivered to your door in 2 hours. According to arstechnica.com, the cities are Austin and Dallas, Texas, Virginia Beach, Florida, and Cincinnati, Ohio. If all goes well, Amazon will be expanding Prime Now delivery to other cities, but no time frame has been given. The two hour delivery is free for all Prime members on orders of $35 or more, or customers can pay an extra $7.99 to get one hour delivery.
HomePod Sounds Great, Siri Sucks; Pixel 2 Visual Core Works With Apps; France Bans Handheld Smartphone Use in Cars; Military-Self Driving Vehicles & Auto Weapons
Posted: February 6, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Apple, Autonomous vehicles, Autonomous weapons, Driving, Facebook, France, Google, Hand held cellphones, HomePod, Hummer, Instagram, Pixel 2, Robotics, Siri, Smart Speaker, Snapchat, US Army, WhatsApp | Leave a comment
A number of reviews are out for Apple’s HomePod. According to 9to5mac.com (as I am way too small potatoes to have actually gotten a review unit), reviewers are pretty universally impressed with the HomePod’s great sound. On the other hand, they hate the stupidity of Siri compared to Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. The semi-smart speaker also gets knocks for being a closed system (like Apple would ever make it otherwise!) It won’t work with Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, etc. If you have all your music on Apple’s system, and love great sound with tight, loud, punchy bass and crisp highs, that sounds good anywhere in the room, by all means…go for it.
Google’s Pixel 2 had gotten accolades from it’s great camera app. The pix are just great on its proprietary processor Now, techcrunch.com says Google is opening up that tech to third party apps. As of today, it will work on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Snapchat if you update the software. That software is showing up as part of the monthly software update today…although it may take a day or two to get to you…your mileage may vary.
Love ‘em…hate ‘em, it’s often fun to pick on the French. Now, they’ve done something that may have their own citizens up in arms. 9to5google.com reports that France has banned hand held smartphone use in cars…EVEN if the car is sitting still with the engine off! Apparently, France changed their legal definition of driving to include everything except being parked off-road or in a designated parking spot! The fine is 135 Euros, and points on your license, same as if you were motoring down the road doing it. I suspect the French may invent a new hand sign to display in protest of this!
Welcome to the future and our new, robotic overlords! The military is now testing autonomous vehicles equipped with robotic weapons systems! According to zdnet.com, the Army has announced ‘Wingman,’ and they have successfully destroyed targets from a self-driving Hummer with an autonomous 7.62mm weapon system. The Army claims that, for the foreseeable future, there will always be a human soldier in the loop, making the decisions.
3 New Macs Coming; Google Home Catching Up With Amazon Echo; Nationalized 5G Network; Nissan Self-Parking Slippers
Posted: January 29, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 5G wireless, Alexa, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Custom co-processors, Echo, Google Home, Government, HomePod, Mac Pro, Macbook Pro, Macs, Nissan, Self-parking slippers, Verizon | Leave a comment
Apple is reportedly working on 3 new Models (maybe more). They will be integrated with custom co-processors, and Cupertino has both new laptops and desktops in the works, according to macrumors.com. Some could be out yet this year. Apple had already confirmed it was working on an new, modular Mac Pro, but what other models could be refreshed are only an educated guess at this point. The MacBooks and MacBook Pros could use it for sure, as well as the Air, and Mac Mini.
Amazon has held the lion’s share of home speakers with it’s Echo line, powered by Alexa, sitting at 69%. 9to5google.com points out that Google Home has grown from almost nowhere to 31% already, though, and now with the Apple HomePod just out, expect more erosion in that number. Google Home barely registered in June of 2017, but during the holidays grabbed 40% of sales…mainly due to success of the Home Mini! Microsoft’s Cortana speakers haven’t really moved the needle, but Apple could…recall how they jumped into the already going portable music market years ago with the iPod, and virtually took that segment over.
You have to go a ways to freak out and infuriate both the far left and the far right, but it looks like an idea from the Trump Administration has done just that. According to businessinsider.com, they are exploring a form of nationalized 5G wireless network. The government apparently fears a huge cybersecurity threat…mainly from China…if they don’t. Folks on the left and the right are more freaked out by the prospect of the government controlling the wireless network. The administration is looking at a totally government one, or a national network in partnership with the wireless companies. Both AT&T and Verizon have responded, noting that they are ‘already well down the road’ to 5G wireless networks nationwide. In other words…’bug off!’
Self-driving cars? Pfft! Get me some of these self-driving, self-parking slippers. Bgr.com says Nissan has made some for a Japanese hotel, the ProPILOT Ryokan. Little wheels drop out of the bottom, and a small electric motor run by a processor magically returns the slippers to their proper place! Apparently the TV remote will do the same in rooms, and the bedding is wired with tricks of their own. Personally, I bow down to our robot overlords…and request that my slippers head over here to my feet!
Apple HomePod Launch Date & Feature Delay; iPhone X Discontinued When Successor Debuts; Amazon Discounts Echo Spot; Netflix Exceeds Growth Estimates
Posted: January 23, 2018 | Author: clarkreid | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Alexa, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Echo Spot, HomePod, Hulu, iPhone X, iPhone X Plus, Netflix | Leave a comment
They didn’t have it ready for the holidays, but Apple’s HomePod goes on pre-order this Friday, and will finally launch February 9th. The premium smart speaker isn’t the priciest, but it’s close at $349. The initial launch is just in the US, UK, and Australia. Macrumors.com reports that the device will launch later in Germany and France, and also will launch without the multi-room connectivity or the ability to set up two in a room for stereo…those features will come in a software update later this year. It probably won’t hurt sales…at $700 for a pair, a lot of Apple fans will probably want to hear how just one sounds before springing for another $350!
Apple is apparently going to try a different tack with the launch of the successor to the iPhone X. The present iPhone X will be dropped. Apple hasn’t done this before, but accroding to reports from KGI Securities, Cupertino doesn’t want to drop the price since they already have a new lower-priced model coming out, and it would spit sales. KGI says they will probably price the 2nd gen iPhone X at $999, like the present one, and the larger 6.5 inch screen model (iPhone X Plus) should start at $100 more. Then, the new mid-range 6.1 inch screen iPhone will be $649 or $749…this is the one with Face ID and a full screen front, but has the LCD screen instead of OLED. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will remain at $549 and $669, and the 7 and 7 Plus will come in at $449 and $569. The entry level iPhone SE will be $349. Even with the original iPhone X as a single year orphan, there will be a wider range of iPhones than ever to pick from.
The Amazon Echo Spot is a cool little gadget…the small smart speaker sports a little color display, in addition to Alexa taking verbal commands. It’s been $130, but if you order a pair of them now, Amazon will knock off $40 bucks for the price of the pair.
Netflix picked up a lot more viewers through the holidays than analysts had predicted. According to bgr.com, they signed up enough to hit 8.33 million, blowing past the anticipated 6.3 million. The company hit the expected financials, and is now raising estimates for early 2018…but will have more competition ahead, as Disney will be rolling out its streaming service soon, and has poured cash into Hulu as well.
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Blake Cashman becomes second Minnesota player to skip bowl game
By John TaylorDec 12, 2018, 8:06 AM EST
A second Minnesota football player has decided to end the collegiate portion of his playing career prematurely.
On Instagram Tuesday, Blake Cashman announced that, “after a lot of thought and discussions with people close to me,” he has decided he will not play in Minnesota’s Quick Lane Bowl matchup with Georgia Tech Dec. 26. “This was a very a hard decision for me, but I feel in my heart that getting a jump start on training will give me the best opportunity at the next level,” the linebacker wrote.
This season serves as the senior’s final year of eligibility.
I’ve been putting this off for sometime now, but after a lot of thought and discussions with people close to me I have decided to forego the remainder of my eligibility. I’m so grateful for everything the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Football program, and Coach Fleck and his staff have done for me to help put me in the position I’m in today. This was a very hard decision for me, but I feel in my heart that getting a jump start on training will give me the best opportunity at the next level. I’m very excited and look forward to the journey ahead. Minnesota, my teammates, and coaches will always have a special place in my heart. #SkiUMah #RTB
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Cashman currently leads the Gophers in tackles with 104 and is tied for the team lead in tackles for loss with 15. His 2½ sacks are second on the team, while his five pass breakups are good for third.
Earlier this month, teammate and starting offensive tackle Donnell Greene also used Instagram to announce that he has signed with an agent and will not play in the Gophers’ bowl game. Greene and Cashman are two of at least a baker’s dozen players who have sidelined themselves for their respective team’s bowl game.
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Barry Rossiter Player Profile
Barry Rossiter (b. 1972)
Full Name: Barry Maurice Rossiter
Born: January 16th, 1972 (Glasgow)
Position: Defender
Signed: August 4th, 1990
First Manager: Jim Fallon
Career Totals: 11 appearances
1991-92 First Division 7 (1) 0 - 0 0 25.0% 12.5% 62.5%
1990-91 First Division 3 0 - 0 0 0.0% 33.3% 66.7%
Totals: 10 (1) 0
Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
May 2nd, 1992 02/05/92 League Division 1 vs. Stirling Albion (A) 0 - 2
Apr 25th, 1992 25/04/92 League Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (A) 0 - 0
Apr 18th, 1992 18/04/92 League Division 1 vs. Hamilton Accies (H) 1 - 3
Apr 11th, 1992 11/04/92 League Division 1 vs. Forfar (H) 2 - 0
Apr 7th, 1992 07/04/92 League Division 1 vs. Kilmarnock (A) 0 - 1
Apr 4th, 1992 04/04/92 League Division 1 vs. Ayr Utd (H) 1 - 0
Aug 17th, 1991 17/08/91 League Division 1 vs. Ayr Utd (A) 0 - 3
Aug 13th, 1991 13/08/91 League Division 1 vs. Raith Rovers (H) 0 - 2 (sub)
Mar 9th, 1991 09/03/91 League Division 1 vs. Airdrie (H) 1 - 3
Feb 27th, 1991 27/02/91 League Division 1 vs. Falkirk (H) 2 - 2
Feb 5th, 1991 05/02/91 League Division 1 vs. Dundee (A) 0 - 1
Dundee 1 - 0 Clydebank
Barry was born on this date in Glasgow.
Debut - Dundee 1 - 0 Clydebank
Last Appearance - Stirling Albion 2 - 0 Clydebank
Saturday, May 2nd, 1992
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Kraken CEO – FBI and Canadian Authorities To Probe QuadrigaCX
According to Jesse Powell, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are currently investigating the claim by QuadrigaCX that it no longer has access to roughly $136 million users stored on its platform.
Powell told Forbes that both authorities have maintained contact with his exchange even though they have failed to issue any official report or confirmation of their involvement with the now-defunct crypto exchange.
The latest development means that the FBI has joined the spate of investigators trying to demystify the current position of the missing funds on QuadrigaCX.
In January, the Canadian based exchange announced the demise of its founder Gerald Cotten with the shocking news that he was the only person who had access to the private keys used to secure their cold wallet storage which held up to $136 million.
Investigations into those claims started almost immediately with the latest finds showing that funds moved from the exchange on the eve of the day when the exchange unveiled news about the exchange owner’s death.
Findings also claim that the funds were moved to hot wallets on crypto exchanges supporting Jesse Powell’s statement that he didn’t believe that Cotten could move such a large volume of the funds to Quadriga’s cold wallets.
Powell also recommended that the FBI should issue subpoenas to crypto exchanges that investigations reveal had received the allegedly missing cryptocurrencies. The FBI’s findings will likely come to limelight in the coming days and possibly lead up to the retrieval of the funds.
Meanwhile, Kraken had done its part in helping the quest by announcing that it would pay $100,000 to anyone who supplies information that is useful for finding the missing QuadrigaCX funds.
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Late second half goals give Chapman 3-2 win over Whittier
Whittier (1-11) 1 1 2
Chapman (6-8-1) 0 3 3
Breehn Sasaki (photo by Larry Newman)
1st - 27:00 - Chelsea Irha (Whittier)
2nd - 46:41 - Aimee Evans (Chapman)
2nd - 48:49 - Chelsea Irha (Whittier)
2nd - 82:23 - Breehn Sasaki (Chapman)
G: Chelsea Irha - 2
A: Shelly Johiro - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#4, #6 - 2)
Sv: Shana Falch - 10
G: Aimee Evans - 2
A: Rebeccah Bortz - 1
Sh: Aimee Evans - 5
ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University women's soccer team scored twice in the final 10 minutes to pull out a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Whittier College on a sweltering Wednesday night at Wilson Field.
Down 2-1, in the 84th minute, Chapman (6-8-1) was fouled in the goalie box earning senior M Breehn Sasaki a penalty kick which she put in the right side of the net to even the score. Just over three minutes later, the Panthers took their first lead of the night when junior F Aimee Evans scored off an assist from freshman F Rebeccah Bortz for her second goal of the night which made the score 3-2.
Whittier (1-11) led for much of the game, jumping out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by senior F Chelsea Irha in the 27th minute. The Poets held a 1-0 lead at halftime despite getting outshot by the Panthers 12-3 in the first half.
Less than two minutes into the second half, Evans scored her first goal of the night against Whittier junior GK Shanna Falch to even the score at 1-1. Despite giving up the three goals, Falch had a strong night recording 10 saves.
Irha answered right back for Whittier off an assist from senior M Shelly Johiro for her second goal of the night giving the Poets a 2-1 lead in the 50th minute. Irha played much of the game for Whittier but was not one of the original 11 starters.
Freshman Olivia Do saw her first action of the season for Chapman at goalie coming in and relieving junior GK Rissa Andersen in the 26th minute. Usually a reserve midfielder, Do was forced into the goalie role after a third Chapman goalie went down to injury this season.
by Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant
Boxscore: http://chapmanathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2011-12/box_scores/20111012_wfcs.xml
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Human Rights in Childbirth
Ahead of the release of her new book, Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter, Rebecca Schiller, author and chief executive of childbirth charity Birthrights, shares an exclusive extract from the book that explains why human rights in childbirth are so vitally important
Published by Rebecca Schiller on 15th September 2016
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Photograph by Gabrielle Hall
The human rights in childbirth revolution is gathering global momentum and support, yet birthing women in rural Tanzania still die alone, indigenous Australians must labour 500km from their communities and 73% of women in Cyprus juggle new motherhood with unnecessary cuts to their perineums.
Their UK and US counterparts report un-consented procedures, coercion, judgement, scrutiny and constraints that strip women of decision-making powers in the labour room and beyond. From the refusal of requests for caesarean sections or homebirths, to charging vulnerable migrant women for their maternity care, court-ordered caesareans and social services or police involvement, the devastating effects of a negative birth can last a lifetime.
In her book, Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter, Rebecca Schiller, author and chief executive of childbirth charity Birthrights, advocates for the human rights of childbearing women around the globe, telling real stories and exploring the cultural and political forces surrounding birth in 2016. She exposes the dangers of the fight between natural and medicalised birth campaigners, and shows how neglecting birth rights can have serious implications for all women’s rights at home and abroad. Here she shares an exclusive extract from her book that explains why human rights in childbirth are so vitally important…
Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter, by Rebecca Schiller
On 6 October 2013 I caught my second baby as he slid out of me. There he was, my newborn son. The misshapen head that often characterises vaginal birth. The still-separate plates of his soft skull moulded to the shape of my birth canal. There was no point being made, no ethos being followed, no agenda. Just life happening. A huge experience in my life. The first in his. It was very quiet in the half-second until he cried. Just my husband and me, somewhat shellshocked, alone in the house. Then he opened his mouth and eyes looking for my face. My personal kaleidoscope had turned and all that was in view was the two of us.
For a birth in the UK mine is unusual. No one told me what to do or what not to do. Like 48 million women around the world each year, according to Save the Children,1 I had given birth without a skilled attendant. Unlike the majority of them, I had an independent midwife racing through the countryside towards me. In contrast to two million women each year across the world I was not completely alone. Twenty minutes before I gave birth I turned to my husband and said: ‘It’s going to be just you and me.’ Out of nowhere, minutes after labour had started, my body was efficiently pitting out the baby it had kept safe until its ‘due date’. I felt a little afraid as the world shifted inside me at an incredible pace. I knew the baby was fine, but I wanted my midwife and doula by my side to look me in the eyes and tell me I could do this impossible task. I didn’t plan it this way.
As a mirror to society, childbirth, the attitudes to it, practices around it and experiences of women going through it, reflect the progress that has been made in advancing women’s rights, and this reflection also shows us that there’s still a long road ahead
He came twisting and turning through my pelvis into the world. Everyday, staggering, amazing and awful all together. This was something that happened to me and him. In ways he is unaware of, his birth may shape parts of his life. In more obvious ways, it will be marked on my body and woven into my personal narrative.
As a mirror to society, childbirth, the attitudes to it, practices around it and experiences of women going through it, reflect the progress that has been made in advancing women’s rights. This reflection also shows us that there’s still a long road ahead. But right then I wasn’t looking in the mirror. I was gently holding a little purple body against my skin and stroking his damp face. A birth is as private as you can get. My baby’s birth. My birth. Ours. His. Mine.
Like so many of us, I became interested in human rights quite simply because injustice makes me angry and I care about people. Later, I had my first baby and I thought I had found a different vocation: supporting women and their families through pregnancy and birth. It didn’t take long to realise that my two career pathways were linked in a number of ways. Childbirth and human rights have taken time to find each other, despite the fact that our humanity, and the rights conferred on us by it, is ignited in the moment our mothers push us out of their bodies. It is hard to be confident about freedom and safety when we are born in a context of disrespect, abuse or neglect.
However, the rights of individuals in childbirth are not simply reflective of broader attitudes. They are fundamental to protecting our freedoms, and both birth and feminist campaigners are beginning to see how powerful getting it right or wrong in birth can be. Researching this book, along with my wider work supporting women and campaigning, has convinced me that we cannot progress a women’s rights agenda without tackling the particular rights within this unique experience. After all, birth can only happen to someone with female reproductive organs, and 84 per cent of women get pregnant and give birth at some point in their lives. Lynn Paltrow, of the US organisation National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), believes that ‘advocating for pregnant women is advocating for all women and their human rights’. After all, she continues, ‘It is women’s capacity for pregnancy that is used as the excuse for differential treatment.’ Whether or not pregnancy and birth are on our individual radar, the position of women in society – often playing a different and lesser role in political, social and economic arenas – stems from this capacity.
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The rights of individuals in childbirth are not simply reflective of broader attitudes. They are fundamental to protecting our freedoms, and both birth and feminist campaigners are beginning to see how powerful getting it right or wrong in birth can be
Our ability to become pregnant is the root excuse for treating women as second-class citizens. The punishments, control, surveillance and barriers to full and equal participation in society are imposed disproportionately, says Paltrow, on those who are vulnerable for economic, racial or other reasons. As maternal and neonatal mortality statistics and the experiences of women in the forthcoming chapters show, some are more prone to discrimination than others. They face more physical and emotional dangers within the pregnancy and child-bearing process, which are reflective of, intertwined with and in some ways propel the difficulties they face in their other interactions with society.
Getting it right in the birth context could provide a strong platform from which to assert how vital it is that all women are treated as humans at all times, with the rights this should afford them. By contrast, childbirth also provides the perfect opportunity to undermine those rights. Looking across the developed and developing world it is clear that the broad spectrum of women’s freedoms is undermined daily in birth. If we don’t value their experiences in an act that is particular to them, we make it an easy access point for those who seek to disrupt feminist progress.
Assumptions that would be challenged in other contexts seem to persist in childbirth. The spectre of foetal rights is an ill-conceived yet easily wielded tool to distract from punitive measures that target vulnerable pregnant women strategically to undermine women’s rights more broadly. An anti-woman culture promotes an antagonistic discourse around birth and motherhood. It turns our eyes from serious back-pedalling on basic reproductive freedoms, and exploits the emotive experience of identity and mothering to our disadvantage. There is much to be concerned about and I am not being hyperbolic when I say that what is happening in the US to women’s reproductive rights, often via the back door of undefended birth rights, is terrifying. There is also much cause for hope, with grassroots action rising up to meet topdown recognition of these issues with some real effect.
Looking across the developed and developing world it is clear that the broad spectrum of women’s freedoms is undermined daily in birth. If we don’t value their experiences in an act that is particular to them, we make it an easy access point for those who seek to disrupt feminist progress
This book is about birth, but beyond that it is simply about the human rights of women. Feminism has touched on birth across its history but, as Human Rights in Childbirth founder Hermine Hayes-Klein notes, it is only now that progress has been made in other areas that the current wave of feminists is able and beginning to engage with it fully. To succeed, we must all see human rights in childbirth as fundamental to protecting the entire spectrum of reproductive freedoms. I will argue that we all need to take note of childbirth; whatever our gender, whatever our plans for children, whatever our past experience. I will talk about it as an essentially personal event and will tell some of those individual stories from around the world. In highlighting the individual nature of the experience, I hope to show why it is childbirth’s very individuality, and the protection of that, which should prompt us to engage with it collectively, and how the human rights framework can be used to navigate the tension between personal and societal needs.
At the heart of this is a question about the statement that is frequently the mantra of contemporary, developed world birth: is all that matters a healthy baby? Say it often enough and perhaps it becomes true. Pregnant people say it when explaining their birth choices. Some doctors and midwives lightly tack it on to coercive discussions. Friends and family say it, often in consolation, after a difficult birth. In the moments after my son’s birth, it was all that mattered to me. Of course, it is true in many moments for many women. There’s little research on the matter, but Mary Nolan, professor of perinatal education, believes that most women who decide to continue with their pregnancies are driven to keep their babies safe. Be it biological programming or cultural conditioning, in most circumstances women are determined to see their babies happily into the outside world. A healthy baby may be all that matters to them in certain moments. Yet when I, in my immediate post-birth, mammal-like state, had zoomed in entirely on my new son, it was in an important context. When I say ‘my healthy baby was all that matters’, I am leaving out much, expecting it to be taken as read. That I am incredibly privileged in so many ways. That I had consented to the sex that conceived the baby. That I had access to contraception if I had wanted it. That I decided I wanted to continue with the pregnancy and had access to free, safe abortion if I hadn’t. That I lived in a country that offered me free, expert maternity care should I want it. That I could, just about, afford to pay an independent midwife when I realised the system might not work for me. That I would retain autonomy to make the decisions that I felt were best for me, my baby and my family. That no one would intentionally hurt me while I was in labour, or threaten me, or bully me, or take me to court and strap me against my will to an operating table and cut me open if I declined a suggested course of action. That after my baby was born I would be cared for, offered support, have access to life-saving drugs in case of haemorrhage. That I would matter.
The myth that ‘a healthy baby is all that matters’ needs to be unpicked. It cannot be left as read because, where the assumptions go unchallenged, a frightening and reductive world begins to appear. A world in which so many individuals cannot expect all the things I have listed above, and where backwards steps in women’s rights to freedom and justice are being made, often couched in the flawed logic of protecting the unborn but failing by their very nature to do so. I want to say that a healthy baby is not all that matters and that, resoundingly, it all matters. Human rights in childbirth matter. This is the story of women, of why they matter too, and the things that happen when they are pushed to the bottom of a hierarchy in birth.
Extracted from Why Human Rights in Childbirth Matter by Rebecca Schiller, Pinter & Martin £6.99
Join Birthrights, the human rights in childbirth charity, and help start a new chapter for childbirth by hosting a book club in October. For more details visit the Birthrights website.
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