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__label__cc	0.577869	0.422131	Tag: Bradley Dorsey Coming to Pureflix.com January 29, 2019? Writer(s): Timothy Katajczak, Keith Ray Putman Director(s): TBA Producer(s): Andrea Logan White, David A. R. White, Bradley Dorsey? Bruce Marchiano? Starring: Brooke Becker, Gina Simms, Bruce Marchiano, Shari Rigby, Michele Gomez, Ashley Bratcher, Bradley Dorsey, Brooke Becker, Ty Anaya, Josh Tipis, more TBA Plot Synopsis: What would you do if you had an encounter with Jesus? In the first episode, Lily is devastated when her idea of a perfect wedding doesn’t go so perfect. She and the other characters will discover what happens when Bruce Marchiano Jesus steps in. Currently slated for 8 episodes with the first one airing January 29th, 2020 (maybe) on Pureflix.com. November 1, 2019 January 4, 2020 by amg16 Categories: Upcoming Movies and SeriesTags: Andrea Logan White, Bradley Dorsey, Brooke Becker, Bruce Marchiano, David A. R. White, Gina Simms, Josh Tipis, Keith Ray Putman, Michele Gomez, Shari Rigby, The Encounter Season 2, Timothy Katajczak, Ty Anaya, Upcoming Movies and Series 14 Comments Movie Renovation: Meant to Be See original review here. Production Improvements The only major production improvement that should be noted in Meant to Be is the need for more organized editing. In this film, scenes tend to be tossed here and there in a confusing fashion. However, the editing can only be improved as the plot content is improved. Thus, a more organized plot would have likely led to improvement in this area. Plot and Storyline Improvements Meant to Be is one of the most creative and most frustrating films we have ever reviewed. Without spoiling the major twist at the end, it should be noted that this twist is mostly unexpected, especially after sitting through the boring and purposeless first half of the plot. This is where most of the audience will be lost, so the most effective thing that could have been done in this situation would have been to make the first half of movie a good film on its own without having to rely on the twist in the second half. This would also cause misdirection and make the twist even more surprising and out of left field. As it is, Meant to Be seems to be rushing to get to the twist, and character development is sacrificed in the process. We need to know what these characters care about and what their motivations are, and this can be done through substantial dialogue. If these characters would be able to stand on their own apart from the twist, this would have been a truly great film. Acting Improvements Step one: take out Dean Cain. Further, the jury is still out on whether or not Bradley Dorsey should be acting in his own films. Other cast members in Meant to Be were underwhelming in their performances, so more improved acting coaching might have helped this section improve. Bradley Dorsey has some great ideas, but he often stunts their full impact by getting in his own way. The best thing he can do at this point in his career is to work with a team approach. He may need to step back from acting in his films and work collaboratively with someone to bring his creative ideas to full fruition by developing deeper characters. In the end, while it is unclear what his next steps are, if he heeds this advice, he could soar to new heights. January 21, 2018 January 12, 2018 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Movie and Series RenovationsTags: 2012, Bradley Dorsey, Colleen Foy, Dawn Manning, Dean Cain, Della Reese, Dorsey Productions, Erika Eleniak, Erin Sossamon, Inspirational, Jamie White, Kristen Renton, Lori Marett, Marshal Younger, Michael Gross, Movie and Series Renovations, Psychological, PureFlix, Scott White, White Door Media, Will Musser Leave a comment Hilton Head Island, Season 1 (Series Review) The powerful Trisk family funs the influence ISLE News Network, and they are headed up by the patriarch Daniel Trisk. However, when he has a sudden stroke on air, the entire empire is threatened. Victoria Trisk, wife of Daniel, wields her power over the family while her husband lays in a coma. Everyone in the family has a secret to guard, and each one of them wants the upper hand in the ISLE News Network business. Will they remember their Christian faith and learn what really matters in the midst of all their conspiracies? Production Quality (1 point) Though there are attempts at making this ‘hope opera’ series a good production, many of them fall flat. Beginning with a disorienting opening sequence and continuing with time and location captions, this series commits quite a few errors. Though location footage is excellent, we never see the characters go to any of those places and instead are forced to watch them awkwardly stand around in cheap and limited indoor sets and in front of painfully obvious green screens. Issues like these seem to suggest the PureFlix team didn’t know what they were doing with this series, even though video quality, camera work, and audio quality are fine. The soundtrack is mostly generic, and there is a lot of awkward editing throughout, including lingering scenes and fadeouts. Unfortunately, a lot of this series’ production is a cover for shortcuts and cheaply done work. This ‘hope opera’ also commits pretty much all of the clichés that exist in the severely limited genre of soap operas. Everything is overly dramatic for no reason, and every conflict seems forced and trumped up, as well as the premise itself. It feels like this series exists in some alternate world, like a child’s play world, rather than the real world. Most, if not all, of the characters are annoying and impressed with themselves as most of their dialogue is filled with information dumps of things that happened off screen. For that matter, there is a lot of talk about these characters doing media work, but we rarely see any of it. The Christian themes therein are extremely forced and plastic; however, near the end of this season, things take a sudden turn towards remotely interesting rather than the previous fingernails-in-the-chalkboard style they were going for. Unfortunately, this is too little too late as too many loose ends and unnecessary subplots are introduced in the latter half of the season. Though there are some interesting attempts at creating flawed characters, it’s just not enough to save this series from itself. The cast of Hilton Head Island is perhaps among the most plastic-looking and fake-looking we have ever seen, including Hallmark casts. The makeup work in this film is freakishly awful and out of place. Besides this pageantry, as previously mentioned, cast members stand around awkwardly like they don’t know what to do. Their line delivery is unnatural and stilted, while emotions are very wooden and forced. A lot of the time, they are trying way too hard, especially in scenes that are supposed to have high emotion. However, there is some improvement noted throughout that keeps this section from being zero. As a side note, why did Bradley Dorsey choose this mess to restart his acting career with? Continuity Quality (1 point) Most of the time, episodes break and transition in the oddest ways. Also, the same old transition sequences are used over and over again between scenes. Though there are some attempts at character backstory, many concepts tend to recycle and repeat themselves throughout this series. There are also way too many subplots going on for any hope of organization to exist. Once again, PureFlix tries to breach new territory in the Christian entertainment world, and once again, it’s a swing and a miss. We definitely need a series that has intrigue, conspiracy, and flawed characters with no clear heroes, but this is not the way to do it. The soap opera mentality is doomed to failure from the start, and the plastic Christian message of this series is laughable, not to mention the utter pageantry embarrassment that this cast is. Better luck next time, PureFlix. January 11, 2018 January 19, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Inspirational, Series Reviews, Soap OperaTags: 2017, Alysoun Wolfe, Anna Zielinski, Antonio Sabato Jr., Bradley Dorsey, Carey Scott, Carl Turner, Christina Collard, Crystal Hunt, David A. R. White, David Pires, DH Lewis, Donna Mills, Elizabeth Lambert, Inspirational, Jasmine Wright, Jeremy John Wells, Kenton Duty, Kerry Lynne McHugh, LA Castle Studios, Laura Reilly, Michael Swan, Michelle Thomson, Palma Lawrence Reed, Pam Pipher, PureFlix, Robert McCullough, Robin Miller, Shanna Strong, Soap Opera, Tim Pipher, Trevor Thomas Olwig, Wink Martindale 4 Comments A Greater Yes: The Story of Amy Newhouse (Movie Review) Amy Newhouse had it all—a great family, a boyfriend she loved, and a mission from God. She knew what God wanted her to do and believed she had a future in the international mission field. However, God had other plans for her as Amy was diagnosed with cancer. Through these trials, she had to learn to trust in God’s sovereign plan and to discover the new ministry God was giving her, even when His plans didn’t make sense. A Greater Yes was made right as the new era of Christian productions was beginning, so it is still a bit raw in parts. Camera work is okay, as are video and audio quality, although all of these could have used a little ‘sprucing’ up. The soundtrack is fairly stock, which is disappointing because a story like this needs a meaningful soundtrack to drive the point home. Sets and locations are fairly limited, thus making for a somewhat cheap feel to the film. Editing is also poor and leaves a lot to be desired. There are too many musical montages that take away from useful content. In the end, while it’s clear that the team of Bradley Dorsey, Marshal Younger, and Clayton Miller meant well, this was just at the beginning of their careers. We love it when true stories are brought to life in film, but it seems like this plot did not really do the story of Amy Newhouse justice. There is too much heavy-handed narration and off-screen content that takes the place of character-building and otherwise meaningful content. The story also jumps all over the place, thus making it hard to follow. While there are many realistic elements that can be connected back to real life, these characters need to be deeper so that we can connect with them better. Their dialogue is too shallow as it is and needs fleshing out. Overall, A Greater Yes has a powerful message that has great potential—it simply needs to be packaged differently. This cast clearly meant well in their performances and were not putting anything on, as opposed to the practices of other PureFlix casts. However, these cast members are sometimes too awkward and robotic in their emotions and line delivery. They would have likely benefitted from improved coaching. Every film maker has to start somewhere. For Dorsey, Younger, and Miller, this was the start of a great career. It’s better to try something rather than try nothing, especially if you are going to learn from your mistakes. Though A Greater Yes was a meager beginning, it has a meaningful story that many will enjoy. It is also clear that this trio did learn from their rookie mistakes (especially Younger) and have gone on to do great things. It just goes to show that if you honestly want to make a difference in film, find the right people to work with, and are willing and ready to improve with each new film, the sky is the limit for you. May 10, 2017 January 9, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Inspirational, Movie ReviewsTags: 2009, 3 points, Anne Underwood, Bobbie Keith, Bradley Dorsey, Carol Howdeshell, Clayton Miller, Dorsey Productions, Elayna Roger, Inspirational, Julie Griffin, Kaitlyn Lewis, Kathy Rogers, Marshal Younger, Mike Norris, Paul Willis, PureFlix, Rob Powers, Roger Lindley, Stefany Northcutt Leave a comment Until Forever {Undying Faith} (Movie Review) Michael Boyum was full of life and joy when Michelle first met him. They grew to love each other and then the unthinkable happened: Michael began having health problems and was diagnosed with leukemia. But they vowed to walk the journey together and to pray for God’s healing. However, the longer it went and as the cancer kept coming back, they began to wonder what God’s real plan was. Was God really listening or was there something they were missing? Ultimately, they found that God’s plans were much higher than their own. It’s very clear that much thought and care were put into this meaningful film that is based on true events. This is evident in the wisely-spent production budget that yielded big results. Camera work and video quality are flawless. Audio quality is professional and the original soundtrack is creative and engaging. Sets, locations, and props are extremely realistic. It’s sad to say, but there are some minor editing issues that keep this production from being all that it could be. But otherwise, Until Forever is a model production for independent film makers—you can hardly get any better than this. Plot and Storyline Quality (1.5 points) Based on true events—you probably already know that we prefer this sort of plot because of realism—Until Forever demonstrates honesty and authenticity. The struggles of the characters can be appreciated and connected with, yet they are not as deep as they could be. This is likely due to under-developed dialogue, an overuse of narration, and too much silent dialogue that is covered over with musical montages. There are also some peripheral characters and subplots that needed more exploration instead of that extra musical montage. However, this film still demonstrates a great exploration of tough issues, including a fair and balanced philosophical conversation with the opposing point of view. Even though the storyline follows a vague progression of time, the messaging is highly effective, as is the ending. This is a touching story and is definitely worth a watch. Though this cast clearly means well, they begin in a very awkward fashion—we are unsure as to how purposeful this is. Nonetheless, it doesn’t really come off right, but they are saved by the fact that their performances do improve as the movie goes on, which is possibly due to improved coaching. Emotions are realistic and easy to connect with. On the whole, this is an above-average performance. Until Forever should be a standard film in Christian entertainment, not an exception to the rule. The market should be flooded with films like this, not the usual Christian-labeled garbage you stumble upon on video streaming services. This film tells a real story in the most honest and meaningful way possible and spends time, effort, and money in doing so. All we can ever ask from film makers is that they do the best they can with what God has given them, and the Linn family did this with Until Forever. We can’t wait to see what they have planned next. April 28, 2017 January 9, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Drama, Inspirational, Movie Reviews, RomanceTags: 2016, 6 points, Allison Berg, Amaris Katherine Peterson, Bonnie Boyum, Bradley Dorsey, Brett Lawlor, Carolyn Linn, Chris Roman, Dave Gardener, Dennis Linn, Disease, Douglas Sidney, Hayden Loven, Inspirational, Jacob Desera, James Stephens III, Jamie Anderson, Jess Coreau, Joel Jacobson, Linn Productions, Madison Lawlor, Marc Linn, Martha Griener, Melina Alves, Michael Linn, Patricia Lawlor, Robert S. Kampa, Romance, Sarah Dewitt, Stephen Anthony Bailey, Susan Chambers, Toby Brusseau, Wil Power, William Carroll, William Curtis, Wolfgang Griener 1 Comment Christmas Angel {Angel at Christmas} [2012] (Movie Review) Olivia and Lucas have always heard rumors about a mysterious old house in their New Orleans neighborhood. Legends say that if you throw a rock through one of the windows and make a Christmas wish, it will come true. After witnessing several wishes come true when they ask them for other people, Olivia and Lucas decide to investigate the matter further. They find a collection of offbeat characters hanging around the house who are not what they seem at first. Little do they know that Christmas angels come in many forms… As we’ve mentioned before, PureFlix can usually put together a respectable production. Video quality is clear as usual and camera work is professional. The sets and locations are realistic and down to earth. Unfortunately, the audio quality drags down this production, including a silly Christmas soundtrack and too many scenes in which lines cannot be heard due to background noise. The editing is mostly okay and does a good job concealing the obligatory Dorsey twist until near the end. Basically, this is an average production effort but we strongly believe it could have been better. In keeping with their usual practices, Bradley Dorsey and Andrea Gyertson Nasfell craft a creative and thought-provoking plot that makes you think it’s going to be one thing, only to change it to something different in the end. However, it goes without saying that Dorsey also commits his original sin of not going all the way with his creativity. There are times when Christmas Angel is innovative and interesting, while some moments are cringe-worthy and totally off the wall. This inconsistency makes the audience vacillate between cheering and scratching their heads. The schizophrenia is also demonstrated in the characters—while the character arcs are great in the end, it’s a rocky road to get there. As usual, the storyline is based off a creative concept that sports a key plot twist and demonstrates the creative genius of the team. Elsewhere, there are just too many childish Christmas elements that hold this plot back from being as good as it could have been. Sometimes we wonder why a creator can come so close so many times but always miss the mark by an inch. Like the rest of the film, the cast of Christmas Angel is very inconsistent. Sometimes they have awkward scenes while other times they act very professionally. Emotions are good at times and not good at other times. Some of the makeup work is below par. In short, in comes to another average score. Basically all of the films Bradley Dorsey is involved in need to be remade. As we’ve said before, he has tons of potential that is untapped, probably because he throws in his lot with the PureFlix crew. For that matter, Andrea Gyertson Nasfell has lot of untapped potential herself. Both Dorsey and Nasfell have much to offer to Christian film and if they ever reach their full potential, then the field will be a different place. December 14, 2016 January 13, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Christmas, Inspirational, Movie ReviewsTags: 2012, 4.5 points, Andrea Gyertson Nasfell, Bradley Dorsey, Brian Herzlinger, Brock Patrick Kaufman, Christmas, David A. R. White, Della Reese, Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, Inspirational, Izabela Vidovic, Jaiden Kaine, Jarred Coates, Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Arnold, Michael Scott, PureFlix, Rob Boltin, Russell Wolfe, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Teri Polo, Tyler Humphrey Leave a comment Taken by Grace [2013] (Movie Review) While Shawn and Carrie Everett are trying to reconnect as a couple on a camping trip, they are suddenly approached by a mysterious man who talks cryptically to them before pulling out a gun and threatening them to take him where he wants to go. As Shawn and Carrie agree to help him and as the man continues to babble on about various topics, they begin to get a picture of what this man is all about. They eventually see him as a desperate man, not a criminal, and concoct a plan to try to intervene in his path of destruction. How is it possible that certain PureFlix movies have better production than others? In Taken by Grace, there are few production problems to mention. The camera work is good, and the video quality is clear. Audio quality passes the test of authenticity. The suspenseful musical score is highly effective. Even though there are few sets, they are used well. The only major production issue is, of course, editing. Too many scenes feel cut short and unfinished. Overall, while this film would have greatly improved with better editing, it’s still a production effort to be proud of. In this highly dialogue-driven psychological mystery, Bradley Dorsey does not disappoint when it comes to creativity. Most creators could not handle writing long dialogue scenes for just a handful of characters sitting around in vehicles talking, but the philosophical and psychological elements win out. While the characters could have been developed better, they are adequate enough. Unfortunately, there are some typical mystery pitfalls, such as easy coincidences and ‘leads’ that are stumbled upon. Another major problem is that there is too much wasted time and jumping back and forth. The minor subplots are underdeveloped and almost seem forced. Even though the creative concept behind this plot is great, it’s not enough by itself; there needs to be something added to it. Basically, though it has many great strengths, Taken by Grace is an incomplete idea that needs a remake. Mental health problems are actually portrayed very well through some of the acting in this film, and are not completely overdone like you would expect from a PureFlix film. However, sometimes emotions are forced and unbelievable. We have to question whether or not Bradley Dorsey should star in all of his films, as he seems to always underperform his potential. But overall, this cast isn’t half bad. In typical Bradley Dorsey fashion, Taken by Grace walks the line between brilliant creativity and amateurish mistakes. All the films he’s involved are rooted in a deep and profound concept that challenges Christian movie conventions and genres. He always employs psychological elements that should be found in many more Christian films. But little mistakes always hold back his ideas from being all that they could be. As is the case with Meant to Be, Taken by Grace could have been an awesome Hall of Fame film with just a few things changed and with a deeper storyline. We hope in the future that Bradley Dorsey and company will take that next step to greatness, because Christian film desperately needs it. October 3, 2016 January 14, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Drama, Movie Reviews, Psychological, SuspenseTags: 2013, 6 points, Angus Macfadyen, Bradley Dorsey, Danielle Hoetmer, Dorsey Productions, Eve Sigall, Haylie Duff, Jaiden Kaine, Kevin Downes, Marshal Younger, Mystery, Nancy Daly, Psychological, PureFlix, Roger Lindley, Suspense, Timothy E. Goodwin, Torry Martin, White Door Media Leave a comment Dancer and the Dame (Movie Review) Demoted from his detective position because he took a conspiracy theory too far, Rick Dancer feels like an outcast in most people’s eyes. But then he stumbles onto something new about his theory regarding the city’s richest philanthropist, whom he believes is corrupt. Yet this only serves him orders for a psychological evaluation, which leads to him taking on a new partner—a traumatized police dog. Rick will have to learn to work with her while trying to regain the trust of his boss all while he still chases leads regarding his theory. In the end, he will have to decide if he is going to let himself care again in order to succeed. In a break from the typical PureFlix model, most production element of Dancer and the Dame are okay. Video quality is clear and camera work is pretty good; they’re getting better with action shots. Audio quality is fine, but the soundtrack is annoying. Prop usage is as cheesy as can be expected from a PureFlix action film attempt. The sets and locations are fairly realistic but are also stereotypical. As for the editing, there’s basically none of it. The entire film is face value: what they filmed is what you get. Every scene is run as long as it possibly can be and there’s really nothing else there. But the rundown is that Dancer is pretty average on production, which is actually a step up from the norm. This fact alone is disturbing. So essentially, this story is about a washed up cop doing office work at the precinct because his conspiracy theory about a local rich guy blew up in his face. But he gets a second chance in his career when his theories start to be ‘proven’ true. Then he’s sentenced to a suspect mental evaluation which consists of the psychologist pushing her opinions on him and then forcing him to take her dog off of his hands. From there, doggish ‘comedy’ ensues as Dancer stumbles upon ‘clues’ like a children’s mystery (or maybe a Hallmark mystery). The characters are flat and comedy is typical Tommy Blaze style. Once again, another horrible portrayal of counseling\psychology in a Christian film. The odd thing about this Blaze creation is that it’s not entirely committed to crass and cartoonish ‘jokes’, but instead tries to insert inspirational themes into the movie, such as the typical feel-good pet storyline. This is not to mention the Christian-sounding messages awkwardly forced into key parts of the plot. And what’s with the constant cheesy references to dog breeds ‘hidden’ in people’s names? In short, this film is a usual Blaze train wreck—a little less zany than usual, but still a mess. The sad state of Christian casting is that ‘secular’ actor Billy Gardell is substantially better at acting than most PureFlix actors and actresses. David A. R. White, Tommy Blaze, Brad Heller, Carey Scott, and Anna Zielinski are all their typical selves. There is really no regard for any professionalism, yet line delivery is not terrible, just awkward. Basically, nice try, but not good enough. Year after year PureFlix rolls out laughable films in the name of Christianity. They are rarely received well and seem to accomplish little for the Kingdom. We’ll never understand where they constantly get their money from or how they convince more popular actors and actresses to appear in their films. If you’ve seen one dumb PureFlix movie, you’ve definitely seen Dancer and the Dame. It’s better to not waste your time on another one. September 6, 2016 January 15, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Comedy, Inspirational, Movie ReviewsTags: 2 points, 2015, Alannah Bruce, Anna Zielinski, Billy Gardell, Brad Heller, Bradley Dorsey, Carey Scott, cheesy dog plots, Comedy, David A. R. White, Delaney, Eleanor T. Threatt, Eva LaRue, Gabriel Sabloff, George Wilson, Hawn Tran, Inspirational, James Denton, John Mariano, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Leonard Roberts, Louis Mustillo, Michael Badalucco, Michael Scott, Mike Starr, PureFlix, Quinton Aaron, Russell Wolfe, Sarah Malberg, Tiny Ron, Tommy Blaze, Verda Davenport 1 Comment Me Again (Movie Review) Richie Chaplin is a mess. He’s struggling to convey meaning in his pastoral ministry. His wife has separate from him due to his depression and sleepwalking, taking their three children with her. His two younger children don’t even know who he is. His older daughter is messing around with a boy. Basically, Richie doesn’t want to be himself anymore. He wants somebody else’s life because his life stinks. He’s forgotten the original purpose God created him for, so he’s about to embark on a wild journey outside of his control to remind him why he is living the life he is living. In the end, he will have to decide whether or not he likes the life God has given him or if he is going to make one of the biggest mistakes of his life. To their credit, at least PureFlix invested in better camera quality than usual for this film. The sound quality is also fine, but these are the only positive aspects of the production of Me Again. Throughout this zany drug trip into the creative faculties of David A. R. White and Tommy Blaze, the camera angles can get dizzying, confusing, and downright amateurish in their attempt to be dramatic or comedic. Cheesy horror effects are inserted randomly and out of context. Low-quality special effects are overused and invasive. The surroundings are painfully obviously reused from Marriage Retreat, suggesting that this movie was borne out of that film’s B-rolls. Finally, all editing sense is thrown out the window as the plot tosses hither and fro with no system or consistency, like they’re just throwing stuff up against the wall to see what happens. Overall, Me Again feels like an experimental film that either accidentally got released or was released to try to glean desperately needed funds. Either way, it doesn’t work. Few screenwriters venture to create a psychological comedy, and Me Again may stand as a testament as to why. The plot of this film is extremely hard to nail down. After watching an unusual sequence on television two nights in a row, David A. R. White is suddenly transported into an alternate universe in which he gets to become a random rich guy, a model he saw on TV, a goldfish (?!?!), an infant, a housemaid, the teenage boy trying to date his daughter, and finally his own wife. The only real explanations that are offered for this potentially interesting psychological journey are vague and trite inspirational quotes from an offbeat angel character he should have already known about (more on that shortly). The leaps from one impersonation to the next are not only painfully horrible at trying to be funny, but also leave no room for real character development. The dialogue is horrifically childish and often feels adlibbed and impromptu. Yet somewhere in the midst of histrionic displays from A. R. White, including a fake (or not) heart attack, a purposeful makeup disaster, voiceovers for a goldfish and an infant, generally idiotic behavior, self-parodies, and an epic conversation with himself in the alternate universe (perhaps his acting dream), there is some interesting meaning hidden here. If someone was able to ‘walk in someone else’s shoes’, then they would view life a lot differently. But this potential meaning is covered up due to time wasted on downright stupidity. This goes without saying that, in keeping with usual White themes, everything is too black and white. ‘Good’ characters are obviously perfect and wise while ‘bad’ characters are complete over the top strawmen, bringing more disgrace to how people think Christians view ‘worldly’ people. Also, solutions to problem are far too easy, trite, and shallow, and offer no real help for people struggling with the real issues presented. But perhaps the worst element of this entire plot is found in the unusual sepia tone flashback prologue and epilogue. It’s so devastating that it warrants a Box Office Revolution first: a separate paragraph of discussion. The prologue and epilogue are presumably supposed to depict Richie and his wife as childhood sweethearts drinking honeysuckle tea (whatever that is). The epilogue completely undermines the purpose of the plot and suggests that it’s all one big joke. Either that or PureFlix is full of incompetence (probably a little of both). Richie’s wife, as a girl, tells him that she knows they’ll be married one day because the specific angel he later sees on television and has a conversation with in the midst of his psychological adventure told her so. If this is the case, then he should have known what was happening when he recognized the name of the angel. Another alternative possibility is that the entire middle of the movie is just part of the girl’s dream, which suggests that the entire movie is useless. Whatever the case is, this plot is so slipshod and incompetent that we can’t make heads or tails of it. All we know is that it’s an experience we’ll both never forget and never wish to repeat. As usual, the Whites and their comrades have no restraint or direction in their acting but are content to blurt out lines in ‘funny’ fashions and lazily act their way through another cheap movie full of one-take scenes and adlib behavior. No emotional meaning can be felt here because the acting is so absurd, especially David A. R. White’s zany impersonations of other characters and Tommy Blaze’s generally bizarre behavior. In short, another zero point acting job is business as usual for PureFlix. If anything was accomplished through this unique experience, it was that a movie like this has never been made before and should never be made again. Unfortunately, any attempt at deeper meaning is so shallow that’s easily washed over with a tide of absurdity. Many elements of this movie seem to suggest that the Whites and company have no grasp on the real world, as they treat important issues too lightly and portray people has completely good or completely bad. It seems like the only purpose of Me Again is to make fun of everything, including themselves, and to waste another good idea. The one merit PureFlix has is an acceptance of creating different types of movies, but in most cases, like this one, they ruin the reputation of Christian movies in unique genres. This is not to mention the fact that Me Again is just another film that makes the name ‘Christian film’ more of a laughingstock. At some point, the creation of this type of nonsense must end and Christian filmmakers must get serious about generating quality content if we are ever going to make a true difference. July 5, 2016 January 16, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Comedy, Movie Reviews, PsychologicalTags: 1.5 points, 2012, Ali Landry, Andrea Logan White, Anna Zielinski, Bradley Dorsey, Bruce McGill, China Anderson, Clynton Lamur, Comedy, Cordelia Sonnenschein, Crevita Tamille Brown, Crystal Jenious, David A. R. White, Della Reese, drug trip, Edward James Gage, Ethan Cooper Roy, Hatcher, Honeysuckle Tea, Ina Summers, Jeffrey Peterson, Jonny Lenox, Joshua Lee Johnson, Justin Prentice, Kass Connors, Kenzie Lane, Kerry Stein, Kiara Muhammad, Latigo Entertainment, Lou Betty Jr., Michael Scott, Obnoxious, Ocean White, Paul Lauden, Psychological, PureFlix, Robin Miller, Ron Gilbert, Russell Wolfe, Ryan Florida, Shelley Robertson, Sleepwalking, Tommy Blaze, Victoria Bruno, Will Musser 10 Comments Revelation Road 3: The Black Rider Two years after the Rapture, the enigmatic Josh McManus has a mission to do good and to right wrongs, even when it seems like evil is winning. His latest mission takes him to a strict and legalistic settlement that tolerates no crime in order to gain medical attention for an injured girl. In exchange for both of their lives, Josh must carry out a dangerous mission: search for a mysterious and troublemaking vagrant known as the Shepherd and bring him back so the settlement leader, Drake, can exchange him to his superiors for more life saving supplies. In route to searching for the Shepherd, Josh and his unwanted tagalong, Sofia, must battle multiple villains and come to grips with what they truly believe about Jesus and His plan for the world. Despite previous production struggles, Bradley Dorsey and Gabriel Sabloff have greatly improved this franchise. The camera work improves dramatically in The Black Rider, as does the sound quality. The surroundings and sets are innovative and creative. Gone are ridiculous special effects, including that weird lightning! This would have been a stellar production were in not for a collection of small issues—no doubt White influences. For example, the CGI that is used is very amateurish. Action scenes are overall not produced well, and there are too many of them, which is an editing problem. The scope of the plot is so vast that precious time does not need to be wasted on silly fight scenes. Yet these such portions squeezed out the deepening of plot creativity. Nonetheless, this is the type of production that Pureflix has been trying to stab in the dark for years. The abysmal non-plot of The Beginning of the End seems like a distant memory after viewing The Black Rider. There is a unique psychological edge to this plot and creative concepts that give the film deeper meaning beyond car chases and gunfights. An entire new cast of characters is introduced, and it actually works. A new world is introduced two years after The Sea of Glass and Fire, and it’s better than before. But this new world is a double-edged sword—it’s too big for the scope of this film. If more of this world had been explained in The Sea of Glass and Fire, we would have a framework to understand, but this did not happen. Foreign plot devices such as the ominous ULC are forced upon viewers without explanation. However, the city-state government system works well in this apocalyptic setting and gives the movie that epic backdrop David A. R. White has been searching for. Moreover, there are other speculative concepts that are introduced and not fully explained. Yet the gospel message is philosophically communicated far better than ever before in a Pureflix movie, and all without forcing the message down the audience’s throats. There is unfortunately still wasted time on childish fighting scenes. The escapades of Josh McManus, a surprisingly good character, border on unrealistic and sometimes coincidental. Some of the many villains in this movie are laughable, while others are believable. Each character is crafted through mostly effective dialogue. The ending of this plot is also a double-edged sword: it both introduces a key psychological element and confuses the audience. It both isolates the viewer and makes them want more. Any further discussion is beyond the scope of this review, but the bottom line is Dorsey and Sabloff really have something going here, something that needs to be continued. Hands down, The Black Rider is David A. R. White’s best acting work to date. Bradley Dorsey also contributes an excellent role to the film, perhaps his best. Unfortunately, there is still some cheesy acting from certain cast members. Kevin Sorbo in a thrift store disaster getup and sporting a fake insert-ethnicity-here accent is just too much to bear. Action acting is still B-grade. Other small issues plague an otherwise great casting job, such as that dumb sheet the Shepherd wears. Otherwise, costuming is fairly responsible. Line delivery is sometimes effective and sometimes forced. Emotions are mostly believable. In short, everything about this film is give and take: for every cheesy element, there is an excellent element, and vice versa. The Revelation Road saga is a cinematic freak of nature—a film franchise with a redemption arc of its own that closely mirrors the rise of Josh McManus, the surprising crowning achievement of David A. R. White’s acting career. Nonetheless, The Black Rider is a constant tug of war between the C-grade action of The Beginning of the End and the psychological creativity of The Sea of Glass and Fire. The third installment suffers from the wasted time of the first two installments, where this time could have been used to build a better backstory instead of shoving in all into one movie, intending to fix a broken series in one stroke. But The Black Rider is proof that broken sagas can be fixed. Therefore, we are surprisingly anticipating the release of Revelation Road 4. May 26, 2016 January 16, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Action Adventure, Apocalyptic, Movie Reviews, Psychological, SuspenseTags: 2014, 6 points, Action Adventure, Alan Boell, Allen Merritt, Ann Ayres, Apocalyptic, Brad Heller, Bradley Dorsey, Brian Bosworth, Brooks Hannan, Bruce Marchiano, Cristina Cibrian, Dallas T. Taylor, Darrell Chumley, David A. R. White, David de Vos, Dea Vise, Gabriel Sabloff, Gerald Brodin, Heath McGough, Hilty Bowen, James Denton, Jeffrey Peterson, John Orr, Jules Hartley, Justin Derosa, Kevin Sorbo, Kevin Wayne, Lance Channing, Latigo Entertainment, Mark Hansen, Michael Bailey Smith, Michael Scott, Miles Wooden, Perry Hinson, Pete Fields, Psychological, PureFlix, Revelation Road series, Robert Gossett, Russell Wolfe, Sage Pistocco, Sci-Fi, Scott White, Sean Paul Murphy, Sewell Whitney, Shelley Robertson, Speculative, Suspense, Tom Zembrod, Tony Payne, Tori Carew, White Door Media, Will Musser 3 Comments Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire (Movie Review) After witnessing the Rapture, Josh McManus sets out on the road trip of his life to discover the whereabouts of his family, whom he is unable to contact. But making the trek back won’t be easy with a crazed biker gang on his tail, bent on revenge for how he stole their pride. Josh is joined by Beth, whose grandparents were taken in the Rapture. As they travel across the desert, navigating the strange new world they live in, Josh will have to come to grips with who he really is and what he has done in the past. Not only him, but Hawg will also have to reconcile with the person he has become. On a collision course, Josh and Hawg will both have to determine how they are going to change who they are. Believe it or not, production quality improves from the first series installment to the second. Video quality remains the same, but sound quality also improves. Special effects are used more responsibly. The weird lightning is still there, but it’s a step in the right direction. The camera work is strange at times, but not nearly as bad as the first film. The editing is still a work in progress, but there seems to be more effort put into this installment. Overall, that’s the story of Revelation Road 2—the thought is there, but the execution is only half there. The Beginning of the End was obviously driving to something, as that non-plot continually delayed the inevitable next film. Thankfully, that something was actually worth waiting for. Who knew that Pureflix would begin using flashbacks to develop characters? Since when do the Whites and company create character backstories? Stranger things do happen, and they happened in The Sea of Glass and Fire (whatever that title’s supposed to mean). The core idea behind Josh’s character is very innovative, and seemingly beyond the reaches of the Pureflix creative realm. Even Hawg is turned into a somewhat believable villain through flashbacks. And Cat…oh wait, never mind. But pitfalls still exist in this film—mindless violence rivals B-grade Hollywood action flicks and time fillers litter the plot. Dialogue is better in the flashbacks than in the present plot. The ending inevitably leads to another film, but we have to wonder if this is really necessary at this point. Overall, this plot is a huge step in the right direction, but there is still work to be done. Mostly due to the flashbacks, the acting slightly improves from the previous movie. This is probably the best David A. R. White, Andrea Logan White, and Brian Bosworth will get when it comes to action acting. Line delivery and emotional delivery are blasé, making this an overall underwhelming cast performance. But hey, they got one point! Revelation Road 2 is one of the rare Pureflix movies that really had something, but never found it. The overarching idea behind the series, if you ignore the strange eschatology, is very creative and breaks genre barriers in Christian film. Yet under all of this is a sad storyline, and this is the fact that four points is a monumental accomplishment for this creative team. The Sea of Glass and Fire stands as an example of how good even this crew can be when they put their minds to it, but it also makes us hunger for more. Unfortunately, that more is probably not going to happen, if history is any indication. Basically, if this idea were put into the hands of another team, it would have been Hall of Fame and beyond. May 21, 2016 January 17, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Apocalyptic, Movie Reviews, Psychological, SuspenseTags: 2013, 4 points, Andrea Logan White, Apocalyptic, Bradley Dorsey, Brian Bosworth, Bruce Marchiano, Carey Scott, Ciddy Fonteboa, Dave Marlin, Dave Vescio, David 'Shark' Fralick, David A. R. White, David Pires, Dea Vise, Elaine Macaluso, Eliza Roberts, Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, Eric Roberts, Frankie Brumm, Frederick Lawrence, Gabriel Sabloff, James Fernandez, Jen Lilley, Jerry Farmer, Jordana Capra, Joseph Lee Michael, Kyle Hester, Laksh Singh, Latigo Entertainment, Leon Walker, Leticia Robles, Lorin McCraley, Madison Gibney, Mark Irvingsen, Maverick Von Haug, Michael Gier, Michael John Lane, Michael Scott, Monte Rex Perlin, Morgan Leslie, Noell Coet, Ocean White, PureFlix, Ray Wise, Revelation Road series, Roberta Bassin, Ron Kari, Russell Wolfe, Ryan Alosio, Sean Gibney, Sean Paul Murphy, Steve Borden, Suspense, Tracy Melchior, Will Musser Leave a comment Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (Movie Review) Josh McManus is a confused man. As a traveling self-defense product salesman, he is used to meeting new people on a daily basis, but he is not comfortable with the secret man inside of him. While travelling across the western America desert, strange things start to happen. Pursued by mysterious biker villains and plagued by weather anomalies and electrical failures, he is finally forced to face off with his pursuers. Hawg is a troubled biker gang leader with an agenda to take over random small towns in the western United States. His disgruntled mentality tends to cause discontent in his gang, but they ride on, bent on destroying the mysterious Josh McManus. All of the characters involved must not only come to grips with who they are, but with the strangely changing world around them. Where to begin? Let’s start with the positive. The only reason this film’s production is not zero points is because there is at least clear video quality. Otherwise, there is nothing good to discuss. The camera work is obnoxious, with random dizzying cuts and zooms for faux-dramatic effect. To ‘enhance’ action sequences, the camera jerks all around, getting weirdly close to important characters. While we’re on the topic of action scenes, they are either very poorly executed or far too long, eating up huge chunks of the movie’s runtime. Watching a David A. R. White action scene is usually dizzying, and Revelation Road is no exception. Speaking of dizzying, the sheer overuse of special effects in this movie makes us wonder if it’s safe for epileptic viewers to watch. Topping things of, the soundtrack is deplorable. Therefore, as you can see, this is another horrific Pureflix production. With this movie packed so chock full with useless action sequences that add nothing to its overall purpose, whatever that is, actual plot depth is squeezed out of the picture. The intended plot can be summed up in a nutshell: random guy drives to a random desert town to sell self-defense gear (does anybody really do that?) and gets caught in the middle of a store holdup, uses secret military training to defeat mindless biker villains, hangs out with the store owner and his family, observe strange weather anomalies with eccentric local policemen, calls his worried wife about stuff, plays vigilante with local deadbeats, and observes a strange ‘rapture’ from a local motel. Elsewhere, we are shown the life and times of a bizarre desert biker gang led by a grunting leader and his sidekick, plus Andrea Logan White in a makeup disaster. No character development occurs as the ‘plot’ jumps from one explosion and gunfight to the next. Dialogue has a typical cheesy, off-the-wall Pureflix feel. We are unsure what is trying to be communicated here except for another offbeat Christian apocalyptic concept. This movie might as well be a commercial for the next one, as it delays the viewers any real substance for over ninety wasted minutes. Finally, the ending is extremely confusing and isolating. In short, Revelation Road is the story of the White action films: toss out convention and common sense and exchange it for cheaply constructed action sequences. What more is there to say that hasn’t already been said? With the same old Pureflix actors and actresses recycled in the Revelation Road saga, their acting skills do not improve. When a collection of cast members is kept in such a bubble, there is no reason for them to improve when there is no constructive criticism or filter. Through this film, emotions are forced and unbelievable. Action scenes are sloppily acted and line delivery is lazy. Unfortunately, there is nothing unique or surprising from this cast. We promise we are really not out on some kind of Pureflix warpath, but when a company so consistently generates such low quality and bizarre content in the name of Christianity, they must be called out. Revelation Road may be the pinnacle of the Whites’ action movie career. It involves every possible element of a C-grade action flick. With creations like this, only two conclusions can be determined: either Pureflix does not know how to make a good movie or they do not care to make a good movie. Apocalyptic movies are usually bad enough, but this motorcycle madness takes things to a whole new level. The end result is just another ridiculous Pureflix creation. May 19, 2016 January 16, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Apocalyptic, Movie Reviews, SuspenseTags: 1/2 point, 2013, Andrea Logan White, Apocalyptic, Bradley Dorsey, Brian Bosworth, Bruce Marchiano, Carey Scott, character zooms, cheesy action shots, Ciddy Fonteboa, David 'Shark' Fralick, David A. R. White, David Pires, Dea Vise, Eliza Roberts, Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, Ella Berry, Eric Roberts, Frankie Brumm, Frederick Lawrence, Gabriel Sabloff, James Fernandez, Jen Lilley, Jerry Farmer, Joseph Lee Michael, Laksh Singh, Latigo Entertainment, Leticia Robles, Lorin McCraley, Maverick Von Haug, Michael Gier, Michael John Lane, Michael Scott, Monte Rex Perlin, Noell Coet, Ocean White, Onionhead, PureFlix, Ray Wise, Revelation Road series, Robert Miano, Ron Kari, Russell Wolfe, Sarah Prikryl, Sean Gibney, Sean Paul Murphy, Steve Borden, Steve Froehlich, Suspense, that weird lightning, Tracy Melchior, Will Musser 5 Comments Jerusalem Countdown: A Prelude to Armageddon (Movie Review) Nuclear weapons have been smuggled into America, and FBI agent Shane Daughtry and his team have been ordered to find them before they are detonated. They must reluctantly collaborate with an old weapons dealer, a corrupt CIA director, and an ex-Muslim spy in order to find the dangerous contraband before America and Israel are blown off the map. Little do they know is that their true hope lies in a Jewish researcher who has come by valuable information about his mysterious next door neighbor. The good video quality is the only positive element to mention. Otherwise, this movie is barely watchable. The cheap action scenes are unbearable and poorly executed. The camera angles are below par and the musical score is what one can expect from such a film as this. The editing is as maddening as the jumpy action sequences. CGI and special effects are very C-grade. Nothing can compare with the incessant John Hagee product placements as the audience is spoon-fed his controversial views on eschatology and international politics. Unfortunately, the negativity doesn’t end here. It doesn’t really seem like David A. R. White and company really did any research on the inner workings of government organizations or the true nature of terrorists when they were planning this movie. The way that the plot unfolds is so unrealistic that it feels like a comic book. Leaps in logic and plot holes litter the landscape. The ways that the characters proceed forward with ‘leads’ is absurd. Searching the internet for ‘Iran Shipping Ltd’ and then snooping around in a house they own to see whether or not they have nuclear weapons probably takes the cake, but it’s not to be topped by a librarian assisting FBI agents in a confidential case. Every character is a ridiculous caricature and not believable. The only consolation is that this is an apocalyptic plot that doesn’t take place on an airplane, but that’s not saying much. We are convinced that PureFlix believes that if you have enough action scenes in a movie, you don’t need to coach the actors. Such is the case in Jerusalem Countdown. The delivery of lines is lackadaisical and emotions are lackluster. So-called interrogation scenes are forced and awkward. In short, there is little to nothing good to say about this film. Is this movie supposed to have a sequel? We certainly hope not, but ending the movie the way it does suggests that this film was only created to push John Hagee’s unusual worldview. Movies in the action adventure, suspense, and apocalyptic genres can be used to reach audiences outside of the church, but when films like Jerusalem Countdown crowd out the field and water it down. The next time an unbeliever hears about a Christian action film, they may only think of movies like this one and roll their eyes, as we do. We implore Christian film-makers everywhere to learn from the mistakes of movies such as this one and not repeat them. February 22, 2016 January 18, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Action Adventure, Apocalyptic, Movie Reviews, SuspenseTags: 1/2 point, 10 West Studios, 2011, Action Adventure, Alex Safi, Anna Zielinski, Apocalyptic, Bradley Dorsey, Brittany Lefebvre, Carey Scott, David A. R. White, David Harris, Geneva Somers, God & Country Entertainment, Harold Cronk, Iran Shipping Ltd., Jaci Velasquez, James Chankin, Jamie Nieto, Jeehun Hwang, John Gilbert, John Hagee, Lee Majors, Liam Matthews, Marco Khan, Michael Scott, Michelle Peltz, Nick Jameson, PureFlix, Randy Travis, Stacy Keach, Steven Dutton, Suspense 15 Comments The Encounter [2010] (Movie Review) Nick, Melissa, Hank, Catherine, and Kayla are all strangers to each other until they are forced to meet up at a quaint diner due to road closures one stormy night. Each has their own story and hurts, but the last thing they expect is to meet the mysterious owner of the diner, who calls himself Jesus. He knows many things about them that no one else knows but he actually demonstrates true care for them, something many of them have never experienced. Each of them must make the most important choice of their lives—will they listen to the words of Jesus or will they turn away? The production pretty much derails this movie from the get go. For starters, the movie is purposely designed to have extremely limited sets—the movie only takes place a very small amount outside, partly inside vehicles, partly inside flashback locations, mostly inside the makeshift diner, and yes, inside the diner’s bathroom. The video quality is quite grainy and the camera work shaky. The sound quality is inconsistent. The only redeeming production quality is the editing, even though there is very little content to work with. In short, it would have done this movie wonders to have better production quality. With such a small cast and so few sets, there are no excuses to have such poor production. Although the encounter with Jesus in modern times is not really a new plot, there is nothing inherently wrong with this particular rendition. The characters are pretty good and the flashbacks effectively enhance them, but once again, with so few characters, there was more time to develop them, yet this was not done. This sort of small scale plot depends entirely on the characters, and since the characters are just average, it’s not good enough. We needed to know more about these characters besides their favorite foods, their occupations, their parents, and their surface struggles. Again, the flashbacks are great, but more is needed. The spiritual\psychological elements in the plot are interesting, but the devil character is very cheesy. In short, this plot concept had a lot of potential—especially if more psychological elements had been explored—that was not brought to the surface. The final result is just a stock plot. This cast seems better than a lot of PureFlix casts; even though there is really no acting coaching, the actors and actresses do a pretty good job by themselves. However, like the rest of this movie, more is needed. Similar to how the characters carry this sort of small scale plot, the actors and actresses are vital. Unfortunately, there is just not enough positive here. Though David A. R. White is the director of The Encounter, he does not insert his usual cheesy flavor. But at the same time, dynamic elements are not present. The tools are there, but they are not picked up and used. The Encounter had the possibility to showcase a unique movie genre, but it was left hanging. This film likely joins a group of Christian films that deserve a remake. February 18, 2016 January 18, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Drama, Inspirational, Movie Reviews, PsychologicalTags: 2010, 3 points, Alexandra Samia, Bradley Dorsey, Brittany Lefebvre, Bruce Marchiano, Byron Jones, Connor Greenbaum, Danah Williams, David A. R. White, Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, Elizabeth Ince, Gibson Bobby Sjobeck, God & Country Entertainment, Ido Waksman, Inspirational, Jaci Velasquez, Jamie Nieto, Jason Cusick, Kass Connors, Madison Gibney, Marc Davies, Matt Gates, Michael Scott, Olivia Samia, Psychological, PureFlix, Russell Wolfe, Sean Paul Murphy, Steve Borden, Steve Taylor, Timothy Ratajczak, Tom Saab 10 Comments Marriage Retreat (Movie Review) Mark and Claire Bowman, James and Donna Harlow, and Bobby and Melody Castle are all close friends, but they are also all struggling in their marriages. Mark has unresolved issues with his father, James is gone all the time, and Bobby has a gambling problem. That’s why they decide to take advantage of a marriage retreat sponsored by their church. They go into the experience with the wrong intentions and quickly find out that they are not all they thought they were. They will have to dig deep in order to save their marriages from disaster. To begin, the camera and sound quality are pretty good, but that is the extent of the positive elements. The sets are very cheap and limited. Unfortunately, it is difficult to pinpoint how this film could have been edited better, since it is hard for us to quantify its actual plot. There is little else that can be said about Marriage Retreat’s production since much of the movie appears to be mostly impromptu work. One other thing that should be noted is that some of the wedding photos used in the beginning credits are obviously photo-shopped, but when the rest of the movie is considered, this should not be surprising. As mentioned, there is little to no plot in this film, not only because it is very limited in scope, but most of the dialogue is very impromptu. A majority of the scenes do not appear to have a clear script, so they meander along a path of horrific attempts at comedy, replete with clownish dialogue. Therefore, the characters greatly resemble the actual actors themselves. This plot’s one small redeeming quality is that it has a good message, but it is lost in a sea of cheap and ridiculous attempts at humor. There is plenty of potential here to showcase different marital issues among Christian couples, but it is reduced to a C-grade cable channel movie that will never make any impact in Christian culture. It is noble and notable to cast married couples together in this sort of movie, but like everything else potentially positive in this film, it is washed away. There is zero acting coaching for this small cast, which seems to indicate a certain amount of overconfidence on the part of the actors. With coaching, some of the comedy could have been actually funny, but alas, it is just another item on the list of lost potential. True comedy is needed in Christian movies, as are movies that take on the struggles of Christian marriages. However, Marriage Retreat only serves to further make a laughingstock of Christian films. Instead of quickly spinning out more and more movies, PureFlix crews need to stop and think on the implications of quantity over quality. It is not worth it to simply make movies about good topics—we cannot stress this enough—care and attention must be given to production, plot, and acting quality. Otherwise, the valuable message is completely lost. February 10, 2016 January 18, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Comedy, Movie Reviews, RomanceTags: 1 point, 2011, Andrea Logan White, Anna Zielinski, Brad Stine, Bradley Dorsey, Caroline Choi, Comedy, David A. R. White, David Christiaan, David de Vos, Jeff Fahey, Jocelyn Cruz, Matthew Florida, Michael Maury, Michael Scott, Michele Gomez, My Blueberry, Phil Servati, PureFlix, Reginald VelJohnson, Romance, Sean Paul Murphy, Timothy Ratajczak, Tommy Blaze, Victoria Jackson 4 Comments Meant to Be [2012] (Movie Review) After a negative turn of events in his life, Nathan Burr begins to search for meaning in life. Recalling his younger years of living with foster parents, he decides he needs to search out his birth mother, who he has never met. His search takes him to a mysterious hotel where he finds surprising wisdom from the hotel’s aging maid. But he also finds more questions than answers. Linda Dickson is a social worker who has guarded a terrible secret all her life. That’s why she jumps at the chance to help a girl escape from a domestic violence situation. Little does she know that her world is about to be changed forever. Starting off, the limited budget of Meant to Be must be accounted for. The sets are pretty good; the video and sound quality are great. The camera work tends to be a little too artistic at times, but it seems to work well more than not. The biggest error here is the confusing editing. Some scenes seem to cut too quickly and some seem to drag on too long. This is likely due to the low amount of plot content, but it is overall produced fairly well. As mentioned, the plot is very limited in scope when it could have been very broad. There are really only two and half subplots, but it didn’t have to be that way. Some movies have little room to work, but this one had a mansion. Though there are few characters, they seem unfinished. The dialogue is inconsistent. At first, this plot doesn’t seem sustainable at all. But more than halfway through the film—if you stick it out—Bradley Dorsey introduces a huge twist that completely changes the audience’s outlook. This is perhaps the best twist ever in the PureFlix movie. It makes up for a lot of the movie’s errors, but it also shows just how far the movie could have gone. Nonetheless, the twist is genius and makes it worth watching. Unfortunately, the average to poor acting quality also detracts from Meant to Be’s creative premise. Some of the actors show great potential with better coaching. Dean Cain seemed like an unnecessary addition to the cast. Overall, the acting has a lot of potential that was not tapped. This movie had a mountain of potential—it could have been a nearly perfect film. It does receive an x-factor point for presenting an important social issue in a very unique and creative way. We desperately want this movie to be remade, or least the idea to be allowed to be used in a different movie, one with more and better characters, a more complex plot, and better actors. Bradley Dorsey show great potential as a movie maker, and we anticipate his future films. He needs a better crew to surround him and to support him in his excellent ideas. He has a corner on the Christian psychological thriller market if he takes the chance. February 8, 2016 January 18, 2019 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Drama, Inspirational, Movie Reviews, PsychologicalTags: 2012, 6.5 points, Bradley Dorsey, Colleen Foy, Dawn Manning, Dean Cain, Della Reese, Dorsey Productions, Erika Eleniak, Erin Sossamon, Inspirational, Jamie White, Kristen Renton, Lori Marett, Marshal Younger, Michael Gross, Psychological, PureFlix, Scott White, White Door Media, Will Musser 3 Comments We Need More Genres of Christian Movies For too long, Christian films have struggled to find identity amidst a sea of limited inspirational plots, small-town romances, slightly true miraculous events, and Amish intrigue. There are those, such as the Kendrick Brothers, who have mastered the generic inspirational genre, and there are sparse successes that can be discovered from time to time. But for the most part, there are simply too many typical Christian films—those that include a male or female Christian or soon-to-be Christian protagonist who has an inevitable love interest and who is caught in some type of small-scale conflict with a predictable antagonist that will be neatly resolved in ninety minutes or less. There are a lot of well-meaning intentions and great messages to be heard from these sorts of movies, but are they making a difference? Both Christians and non-Christians need to hear what quality Christian film-makers have to say, but sometimes the messages get lost in translation due to stock packaging. This is not to say that Christian films need outlandish plots and wild special effects like so many run-of-the-mill Hollywood screenplays. What is needed is diverse genres coupled with solid plots and acting, without forgetting the need for high quality production. This opinion piece aims to outline genre suggestions for future Christian films. Burns Family Studios has already laid out a blueprint for the creation of great Christian action adventure films, and we fully expect them to continue to produce within this genre. Action adventure is needed in Christian movies not only because it attracts younger audiences, but it also demonstrates that Christians can do more than just a Hallmark movie. Box Office Revolution understands why this genre is not often used—more funding than usual is needed and scenes take longer to film. But we maintain that it is better for make a few standout films than to continue to add to a growing pile of generic screenplays. Woodlawn is the only modern Christian epic to date. By definition, an epic movie is a minimum two-hour length film that depicts the entire life of an individual, a lengthy and complex portion of an individual’s life, or a group of individuals moving together across space and time in pursuit of a common set of goals. Older screenplays such as The Robe and Ben-Hur can be placed in this category. Epics are very hard to make because they require a lot of time and effort put into a concise portrayal of a long series of events. They cannot be too rushed or too long. Well-crafted epics will always be few and far between, but they are worth the wait. Hollywood is replete with cheap suspense movies because many audiences like seeing things blow up. But Christians can do suspense better, if proper effort is put forth. There are not many strictly suspense films on the Christian scene; Escape, Unconditional, and Courageous all have suspense elements. The older Left Behind movies attempt to be suspenseful, but not successfully. This genre is necessary because suspense is realistic, so long as guns and explosions are kept moderate. Such movies can appeal to different audiences, both Christian and non-Christian, and can drive messages home in ways inspirational films cannot. This is a very rare genre, almost like a gift that only some writers have. Bradley Dorsey has dabbled into the genre in the past, though his films went mostly unnoticed due to poor funding. The true definition of psychological thriller is difficult to quantify—it mostly pertains to a thriller whose plot rests on an out-of-the-ordinary plot twist or series of plot twists that do not pertain to average reality, such as a parallel universe or someone seeing life through the lens of a mental disorder. Though this is a hard genre to write, we would like to see more ideas on the table. Realistic legal thriller Fiction of all types is replete with cheesy legal thrillers, yet there are those diamonds in the rough that need to be portrayed on the big screen. Currently, legal ‘thrillers’ on the Christian market mostly pertain to religious freedom issues. Most written legal thrillers have too much emphasis on evil prosecutors and angry judges. In legal fiction, proper courtroom and law procedure must be given attention to in order to keep the plot realistic. Box Office Revolution challenges the Christian faithful to try their hand at good legal thriller movies. Since it is sometimes difficult to write this type of plot, there are plenty of Christian legal thrillers that are worth adapting. At the time of this writing, the secular box office is saturated with movies that are adapted from young adult dystopian thrillers. Christians seem to be attracted to this type of movie, but Box Office Revolution has huge caveats about this following due to Hollywood’s usual inclusions of suggestive content and unnecessary violence. Though there are no dystopian options on the table, this is the perfect opportunity for someone to come along and redeem the genre. A dystopian society from a Christian worldview would be something to behold. Fantasy\Speculative The Chronicles of Narnia is the most poignant example of this genre as it pertains to a Christian worldview. Douglas Gresham, stepson of C. S. Lewis has done an excellent job of preserving the original messages of the books, even though he has dealt with multiple production companies. There are many ‘underground’ Christian fantasy and speculative works of fiction, so this can be a difficult genre to navigate. Yet there are good ideas to be found. New plots also need to be offered, ones that avoid the usual clichés of ‘chosen’ characters and quests. True comedy Mom’s Night Out is the best Christian comedy to date. There are many cheap Christian and inspirational attempts at comedy that can mostly be seen on Hallmark and Ion, but not many truly humorous options. In order to create a true comedy, one must write dialogue that is based in reality and elicit humor from everyday events and from the blunderings of flawed human beings like we all are. Moreover, it is good to hear that Rene Gutteridge, a comedy genius is now entering the Christian film scene. Most of her work is worth replicating. Spiritual horror This is a very difficult topic and it has never been done properly, to our knowledge. To portray a Christian horror flick properly, it must be bathed in prayer and grounded in firm Jesus-centered spirituality. Dealing with the demonic should never be taken lightly, but if a Christian horror film that properly portrays realistic spiritual conflict were ever made, it would reach audiences that are never reached by traditional Christian films. Currently, there are no quality or remotely Christian horror films on the market; films such as The Remaining have unsuccessfully tried to dump Christian themes into cheap horror sequences. Nonetheless, this genre is still wanting and should not be rushed into. In short, Box Office Revolution maintains that God gives Christians all varieties of creativity for a reason. No movie genre that has the potential to be morally sound should be passed off as ‘ungodly’. BOR operates from a worldview that simply states that God owns every jurisdiction and area of human creativity, including genre. Though many genres have been marred with immortality, they can and should be redeemed by Christian film creators. After all, Christians have the capacity to make their movies better than Hollywood, and we expect to see more of this in the days to come. February 8, 2016 February 8, 2016 by Box Office Revolutionary Categories: Announcements and Opinion PiecesTags: Announcements and Opinion Pieces, Bradley Dorsey, Burns Family Studios, Chronicles of Narnia, Erwin Brothers, Genre, Kendrick Brothers 1 Comment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26396
__label__wiki	0.622611	0.622611	Current: Working Mom Finds Nutrition Solution Working Mom Finds Nutrition Solution During the summer of 2014, Lauren C. watched IsaBody Challenge® Finalists walk across the stage at Celebration and knew that she wanted what they had achieved. Lauren was a dancer and led an active life for as long as she could remember, but after she gave birth to her two sons, Lauren fell out of the rhythm and was not focusing on nutrition or exercise. “I felt like I was in somebody else’s body,” Lauren explained. “I’d look at pictures, and they didn’t look like me. I was exhausted, fatigued, and bloated.” It didn’t help that she felt ashamed and embarrassed about the scars on her stomach, a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Quick, Easy Nutrition Lauren learned about Isagenix through a Facebook post from her next-door neighbor, and after seeing her neighbor’s transformation, she joined Isagenix almost immediately. Like many before her, she started with the 30-Day System. At first, Lauren did not see any type of change in her weight but did notice her clothes fit differently. Lauren realized that even though her weight was the same, she had already lost inches in her waist, and her energy was improving. “I really am the prime example that the scale doesn’t matter,” said Lauren. “I lost an incredible amount of inches, and then over time, I lost a total of 24 pounds.”† In addition to the results she was getting, what truly attracted Lauren to the products was their ease and convenience. As a working mom to two young boys, she needed an easy way to quickly get nutrition. The IsaLean® PRO Shakes were the perfect solution not only for a quick snack but also one that she could take anywhere, especially as a corporate recruiter. Working a 9-to-5 job and caring for her family became a lot easier when Lauren had the nutrition and simplicity of Isagenix to fall back on. Setting Goals, Reaching Milestones Lauren’s goal from 2014 to become an IsaBody™ Finalist didn’t waver throughout multiple Challenges. She qualified as an honorable mention during the New Year Kick Off 2017 judging period and finally made it as a finalist for the Celebration 2017 judging period! Every Challenge, Lauren set a specific goal or reached a certain milestone. During her fourth Challenge, her goal was to run a half marathon, using the discipline and accountability she gained from IsaBody to complete that goal. Another milestone she reached was not feeling ashamed of the scars on her stomach. Lauren said that because she had to continue to put herself out there with IsaBody and share her photos and story, it became easier and easier to show her scars and accept them. “It’s just part of me now,” she said. † Weight loss, muscle gain, lifestyle, and other results depicted here reflect exceptional individual experiences of Isagenix Customers and should not be construed as typical or average. Results vary with individual effort, body composition, eating patterns, time, exercise, and other factors, such as genetic and physiological makeup.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26399
__label__wiki	0.75033	0.75033	Twins sign free-agent power hitter Nelson Cruz Cruz has launched at least 37 homers in five straight seasons. Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons We can go ahead and call it official since Nelson Cruz tweeted his new profile pic... The Twins have agreed to a deal with free-agent slugger Nelson Cruz, according to multiple reports. Cruz, 38, has been an All-Star five times in the last six seasons and he is coming off another fantastic season with the Mariners in 2018. He hit .256 with a an .850 OPS (that's good) and knocked 37 home runs with 18 doubles and 97 RBI. ESPN's Enrique Rojas reports that the deal is worth $14 million for the 2019 season and includes a team option for $12 million 2020. Cruz is a lock to start the season as the designated hitter for the Twins. According to Twins Daily, Cruz has only played in the field when against National League teams over the last few seasons. The right-handed power hitter has at least 37 homers and 93 RBI in each of his last five seasons. Nelson CruzTwinsMLBMinnesota Nelson Cruz is officially the hottest hitter on the planet In his last 11 games, he's smashed 12 homers and driven in 24 runs. Nelson Cruz placed on injured list with wrist strain It's the second time Cruz has missed time because of the injury. It's time to include Nelson Cruz in the AL MVP conversation Mike Trout is the runaway favorite, but Cruz deserves to be talked about. Nelson Cruz to undergo MRI on 'painful' wrist injury Cruz left Sunday's game with pain in his left wrist. Kepler, Sano, Cruz help Twins overpower White Sox Kepler and Cruz each homered twice. Nelson Cruz avoids surgery, will be back with Twins ASAP He ruptured a tendon in his left wrist last week. Will Twins slugger Nelson Cruz wind up in the Hall of Fame? He's put up prolific numbers, but with the DH role hurt his chances? Report: Twins sign free agent Marwin Gonzalez Gonzalez can play all over the diamond and is a switch hitter.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26400
__label__cc	0.744493	0.255507	Home » Tag Archives: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Tag Archives: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse THE former judge who chaired the royal commission into child sexual abuse has singled out the Catholic Church as the only institution whose leaders failed to recognise sexual assaults of children as a crime, as distinct from a moral failure. “I cannot comprehend how any person, much less one with qualifications in theology and very often further qualifications from recognised ... Read More » Audits show safeguarding policies being followed across Brisbane archdiocese BRISBANE archdiocese has received a high rating – but still with room for improvement – in a landmark report on its safeguarding arrangements. The report is the first conducted in an Australian archdiocese by Catholic Professional Standards Limited, set up by the Church leadership in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The National Catholic ... Read More » VICTORIAN Chief Justice Anne Ferguson and Court of Appeal president Justice Chris Maxwell dismissed all three grounds of Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his child sex abuse conviction. Justice Mark Weinberg dissented against their opinion on ground one. The majority judgement published by Justices Ferguson and Maxwell said there was no evidence that “leads us to the conclusion the jury ... Read More » Buckle up – God is in the driver’s seat at a trying time in the history of the Church “My child, if you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal. Be sincere of heart, be steadfast, and do not be alarmed when disaster comes. Cling to him and do not leave him, so that you may be honoured at the end of your days. Whatever happens to you, accept it … be patient since gold is ... Read More » Cardinal George Pell sentenced to six years jail for abusing two choristers in the 1990s COUNTY Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd has sentenced CardinalGeorge Pell to six years’ jail for historic sexual abuse charges against two choristers in the 1990s. Cardinal Pell was given a non-parole period of three years and eight months. Judge Kidd said he was not casting a sentencing of theCatholic Church nor could Cardinal Pell be made a scapegoat for the ... Read More » ACU Vice-Chancellor critical of the way Royal Commission was conducted ONE of the 11 members of the Catholic Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council has delivered a sharp and wide-ranging criticism of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse, describing it as “a flawed body” and its final report “a flawed document”. On the day that the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia formally responded to the Royal ... Read More » Australia’s bishops and religious vow never to repeat shameful child sexual abuse history CATHOLIC leaders today (August 31) announced they accept 98 per cent of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse and have vowed that the Church’s shameful history will never be repeated. Catholic Religious Australia president Josephite Sister Monica Cavanagh and Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge spoke at a media conference in Sydney, expressing their ... Read More » Archbishop offers heartfelt apology to abuse victims as Catholic Church responds to Royal Commission AUSTRALIAN Catholic Bishops Conference president Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has offered a heartfelt apology to traumatised victims of child sexual abuse and their families. Today (August 31) as the ACBC and Catholic Religious Australia publishes a joint response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse, Archbishop Coleridge says “there is no-one in the Church who hasn’t ... Read More » ‘Words are not enough’: Australian Bishops welcome Pope’s letter on abuse but call for action THE Catholic bishops of Australia have welcomed Pope Francis’ letter to Catholics regarding sexual abuse in the Church. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said the letter, released on August 20, included important words from Pope Francis, but noted words were not enough. “Now is the time for action on many levels – one of which is ... Read More »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26402
__label__cc	0.747903	0.252097	AboutChevron ONE CHALLENGE Would you like to be a STreet missionary For A Year? Our strength is in Jesus! ONE CHALLENGE is a 1-year program for young people age 19-39 to experience what it's like to be a lay street missionary, reaching out to the margins of the society and establishing a personal relationship with the Lord through silent contemplation. ONE because: There is only ONE thing that's truly important in your life! Jesus only asks you to take ONE step at a time. This life-changing program takes only ONE year of your life. This program has 3 major aspects: Community Life, Prayer and Mission Work as follows: We live like the early apostles. We share our lives together. We share our work and our joy. * We are opening a community house for up to 4 women to live together. Participants, men or women, may also join this program by commuting from home. * St. Teresa of Calcutta said, "The fruit of SILENCE is prayer, The fruit of PRAYER is faith, The fruit of FAITH is love, The fruit of LOVE is service, The fruit of SERVICE is PEACE.” We lead a balance life of contemplation and outreach. We can be called “Contemplatives in Action”. we reach out to the prostituted women we reach out to the homeless we reach out to those in addictions Through scripture cards, we share God's words and His unconditional love with them. we journey with those who wish to change to start a new life in Christ, off drugs and off the street. However, we do not force our faith on anyone. We respect those who do not believe in Jesus. we reach out to the youth to raise the awareness of sex trafficking and the harm of drugs we do not judge because as St. Teresa of Calcutta said "If we judge, we will have no time to love." * Note: There will be 3 hours of formation every week. Yes, it is very safe. Safety is our number one priority. Catholic Street Missionaries is a spin-off from St. Mary's Street Ministry which has been around since 2004. We never have any problem. We walk on well-lit streets with other pedestrians walking around. We always go in teams. Outreach teams are led and trained by experienced street ministers. Young women and men between 19 – 39 who have a strong desire to live the Gospel by serving Jesus in the outcast and marginalized, expecting nothing in return but Him alone. Those who are discerning their vocations Those who are in good standing with the Catholic Church and support the Catholic Church’s teachings. Those who like to learn, are seeking spiritually growth and are interested in developing a personal relationship with God. Those who are non-judgemental and team players. Only your life experience is required. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident WHAT'S THE PROCESS? Fill out the short questionnaire below --> Short Application Form --> Long Application Form --> Interview --> Preliminary Acceptance --> Silent retreat --> Confirmation and Final Acceptance Click to APPLY Please fill out the short questionnaire below, and click SUBMIT. Name, Age, and Gender* Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?* Thank you! Your application was sent successfully. Catholic Street Missionaries © 2016 Catholic Street Missionaries	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26403
__label__wiki	0.907167	0.907167	Wildcat games' endings fraught with tension Eric Valdez shoots for Columbus during a 49-47 home loss to Louisa-Muscatine Friday. Photo by Doug Brenneman A fan helps Brody Frost shoot for Columbus during a 49-47 home loss to Louisa-Muscatine Friday. Photo by Doug Brenneman Emma Milder tries to shoot for Columbus over the opposition during a 62-28 home loss to Louisa-Muscatine Friday. Photo by Doug Brenneman Jobie Lekwa tries to shoot for Columbus over the opposition during a 62-28 home loss to Louisa-Muscatine Friday. Photo by Doug Brenneman Doug Brenneman McDonald’s names All-American nominees Stout pours in half of Eagles total Golden Hawks drop 2 games Roth finalist for national award Ravens can’t nest in Lone Tree AP boys poll released Wildcat games’ endings fraught with tension 6th IGHSAU rankings out Bloodhounds bound past Demons All articles by Doug COLUMBUS JUNCTION — The end of Friday’s two Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division games between Columbus and Louisa-Muscatine were nail-biters for the Wildcats for completely different reasons. The boys game could have yielded the Wildcats first win, but they fell short 49-47. “That was fun,” Columbus boys coach Dave Lekwa said. “That was fun to coach, fun to watch and those kind of games are even more fun to play in. I enjoyed it. The boys enjoyed it. It certainly would’ve been better if we had won. It would’ve been more enjoyable.” The girls game yielded something tastier in a 62-28 loss — coaches buying pizza and drinks. “I told the girls if we scored 25 points that I would buy them pizza,” Columbus girls coach Katie Coil said. “That was our goal. Then my assistant coach (Dave Wittman) said if we got higher than that that he would buy the drinks.” The Wildcats scored as much in the fourth quarter as the first three quarters combined. L-M and Columbus played the first game of the season at Letts with the Falcons winning 58-15. “I guess I have to bribe my girls with food,” Coil said. “This was way better than the first time we played them. This was a big improvement for us.” The visitors employed a full-court press during the first-quarter to build a 28-4 lead that was 33-8 at the half and 46-14 starting the fourth. “I expected that press because that’s what they did when we played them there,” Coil said. “We knew it was going to happen. We worked on it (Thursday) in practice. They usually do a 1-3-1 press but they came out with a man and we were not expecting that. It is what it is. We will just try to improve.” Lizbeth Paz led the way for the Wildcats with a 10-point game while Jobie Lekwa added eight points, seven rebounds and three steals. Olivia Carrier tallied four points. Michelle Diaz, Ingrid Montero and Emma Milder each scored two points. The boys game saw the Wildcats score 10 straight points to lead 10-5, but trail 15-14 at the end of the first quarter, 34-25 at the half, then give up the first five points of the third quarter to trail 39-25 and 41-31 after the frame. Columbus scored the last two points of the third and the first seven points of the fourth quarter but it took 5 minutes, 20 seconds to do it. “Our defense in the second half was pretty good,” Coach Lekwa said. “I think the biggest issue we had was the first part of the third quarter. We turned them over a few times. We got some stops. We never scored off any of that. That was where we needed to take advantage if we were going to win the game.” The frenetic play of the last half of the fourth quarter ignited the fans in the gym and the roar from the crowd when Bawi Uk drained a 3-pointer from the corner with 15 seconds left to make the score 48-47 surely melted any ice on the roof of the gym. “That was huge,” Coach Lekwa said. “He gets the most out of his minutes. I’m proud of that shot and I’m proud of him. He’s spent a lot of time with me in the gym this summer. I hope seeing that shot go in was rewarding for him considering all the hours spent the summer. He’s a great kid. That was a gutsy shot.” Brody Frost had nailed two 3-pointers late. “Frost is one of our better 3-point shooters,” Coach Lekwa said. “He got cold in the middle of the game. He had some good looks. We are willing to live with those misses.” While Frost was hitting from downtown, L-M was going 2 for 7 at the foul line from the 2:30 mark of the game to the 1:10 mark. “We were trying to strategically foul,” Coach Lekwa said. “We had a list of who we were trying to get. We wanted to put our press on that we had been using all night to get a steal and then fall back and foul who we wanted to foul. It kind of worked and it kind of didn’t. We got some opportunities out of it. It allowed us to get closer. We were certainly trying.” L-M made 1 of 2 free throws with :08 left. Lekwa called time before the second free throw. “We wanted to be sure to rebound and get the ball up court quick, get our guards in the corners and kick the ball ahead,” he said. “We were not able to do that, but we got a shot off which we wanted to get. It didn’t fall. We got what we wanted, not exactly but we got a shot up and it was a shot we are willing to take.” Evan Rees’ 16-footer just missed left. Rees finished with 10 points while Eric Valdez put in 14 points. Frost and Mason Hodges totaled nine points each. “We are in good shape if the ball is in Valdez’ hands,” Coach Lekwa said. “He has good instincts. He’s our best passer. I think he’s one of the best in the conference.” The Columbus boys team is 0-12 overall, 0-8 North while the girls are 1-11, 1-8. Both teams play at Mediapolis Tuesday. “I’m happy with the boys’ play,” Coach Lekwa said. “We just got three of them back, so they are still getting themselves in game mode, still working on getting the rhythm. But they are upperclassman so they need to be there. We are We’re making progress. Our press looked good. We felt we could get some energy out of our press and I think we did. We did not get the turnovers out of it we wanted, but we got some energy out of it and that’s what we’ve been lacking.” MORE Sports ARTICLES TO READ NEXT ... 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__label__wiki	0.844969	0.844969	Tumkur district Tiptur taluka N.Melanahalli N.Melanahalli Population, Caste, Working Data Tumkur, Karnataka - Census 2011 N.Melanahalli is a village situated in Tiptur taluka of Tumkur district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 130 families residing in the village N.Melanahalli. The total population of N.Melanahalli is 544 out of which 272 are males and 272 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of N.Melanahalli is 1,000. The population of Children of age 0-6 years in N.Melanahalli village is 51 which is 9% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 26 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of N.Melanahalli is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of N.Melanahalli village. As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of N.Melanahalli is 72.2%. Thus N.Melanahalli village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.7% of Tumkur district. The male literacy rate is 80.16% and the female literacy rate is 64.23% in N.Melanahalli village. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), N.Melanahalli village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village. N.Melanahalli Data as per Census 2011 As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about N.Melanahalli village. Scheduled Caste 28 16 12 Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0 Illiterate 188 74 114 Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in N.Melanahalli village. In N.Melanahalli village out of total population, 225 were engaged in work activities. 92.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 225 workers engaged in Main Work, 132 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49 were Agricultural labourer. Main Workers 209 139 70 Cultivators 132 99 33 Agriculture Labourer 49 23 26 Other Workers 23 13 10 Marginal Workers 16 11 5 Non Working 319 122 197 Map of N.Melanahalli, Tumkur, Karnataka Nearby Villages to N.Melanahalli, Tiptur Below are the list of villages near N.Melanahalli village in Tiptur. Nagaraghatta Kaval 138 Lingadevarahalli 230 Sugur 1,422 Kurubarahalli 607 Bochihalli 698 Mattighatta 1,316 Honnenahalli 488 Sasalahalli 504 Kodihalli 743 G.Melanahalli 403 N.Melanahalli, Tumkur, Karnataka - Wikipedia	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26408
__label__wiki	0.502712	0.502712	Superbike vs Supernaked: A Real World Comparison “Naked bike” or sportbike? Superbike or “supernaked”? 10 years ago, the answer to this question was much more obvious -“supernakeds” didn’t exist, so it was more a matter of “how fast do you want to go”. For many, the answer was “real fast” and that fuelled the sportbike craze that carried well into the new millennia. Today’s reality looks a little different however. We live in an era where manufacturers have realized that big power and precise handling can (and should) be available both with and without fairings; with either clip on or upright handlebars. Enter the age of the supernaked. The scope of this test (or experiment, really) was to spend a week end riding one of the top contenders from each category, across a variety of terrain around southern California to answer a frequently asked question: should I buy a sportbike or a naked bike? We evaluated the bikes during real world usage scenarios, using test riders that reflect “the everyday rider”, to clearly define the strengths and weaknesses of each bike, but more importantly, to understand how this relates back to the ethos of their respective categories as a whole. Representing sportbikes is Yamaha’s 2016 R1. Heavily inspired by their MotoGP program, Yamaha took a performance-biased approach in developing this bike (“track first, street second” in Yamaha’s own words) and delivered a potent machine that certainly qualifies it as a yardstick for our test’s purposes. Representing the super naked category is BMW’s 2016 S1000R (reviewed here). A direct descendant of the much-acclaimed S1000RR sportbike and following German design philosophy, BMW created a machine that retains its superbike DNA, while allegedly making it more user-friendly as a daily mount. We will examine these bikes across 5 dimensions (Power, Handling, Ergonomics, Electronics and Easthetics) to extrapolate each bike’s strengths and weaknesses. So, without further adue, wheels up! Let’s get the first point of contention out of the way: for 90% of riding environments and 99% of riders, any difference in HP or torque between these 2 machines is a moot point. The BMW’s inline 4 makes 151HP and 77 lb/ft of torque whereas the Yamaha’s crossplane inline 4 makes 167 HP and the same 77 lb/ft (all figures measured at the wheel). Digging more closely into the numbers however, we can see that maximum torque happens earlier in the RPM range on the BMW as a result of its “re-tuned” superbike motor. We realize that to the riding public, “tuned for more torque” or “tuned for better street rideability” sounds like marketing hyperbole or an excuse for cutting production costs. In real-world riding scenarios though, the result is that that there is no discernible power advantage for the higher revving R1 (this would be less true on a closed course however, where the superbike would have the edge in the most capable rider’s hands and where triple digit speeds are a regular occurrence. What’s immediately obvious from the R1’s powertrain is that it’s intended to be ridden extremely fast, as evidenced by its tall, close-ratio stock gearing. During our test, the R1 would run a full gear or more lower than the BMW with first gear on the Yamaha reaching well over any legal speed limit and 6th being more or less useless for anything other than conserving fuel on the highway. As such, the BMW spends more time in the middle of its powerband whereas the Yamaha could rarely be unleashed as we would run out of courage, road or demerit points well before the bike would stop pulling. Sure, one could re-gear the R1 lower (as many owners have done) but the bike’s uncompromising performance bias runs far deeper than only its gearing. The BMW, on the other hand, strikes a balance between everyday usable power and long enough gearing to warp your mind as the revs climb. Result: Tie To make this test fair, we set the BMW’s semi-active suspension to its sport mode and adjusted the R1’s fork and shock to its stock values. On the highway, both bikes dealt well with small irregularities in the pavement, but offered a jarring ride over any real bumps and frost heaves (setting the BMW’s electronic suspension to “soft” alleviates most of the issue but is outside the scope of this comparison). At a brisk street pace, both bikes offer an excess of prowess for handling switchbacks, esses, sweepers and g-outs. At slower speeds, the R1 feels a little lazy, as if yawning at the lack of triple-digit velocity. Conversely, the BMW feels content and willing, never breaking a sweat, regardless of pace. Where the Yamaha distances itself from the BMW is when ridden on the sharpest edge, at which point the true sportbike chassis (and ergonomics) all mould into a purpose-built object, allowing for tire-shredding corner exits and rear-wheel raising front end braking stability. It’s not that the BMW isn’t capable of that, it’s that the R1 was designed to do exactly that. Result: Advantage R1 Tire shredding at extreme lean angles is where the R1 really shines. This is the area in which these two classes differ most. The BMW offers an upright riding position with a high and wide set of bars, a padded single rider seat and mid-rear foot peg placement. It has a bikini fairing and small side fairings with afterthough passenger accommodations. The Yamaha makes no excuses for its track-bias, sporting low and narrow clip-ons, a flat, firm seat and high rearward set pegs. It is (as is to be expected) fully faired and the presence of a passenger “seat” (strip?) seems more like a marketing checkbox than a legitimate destination for anyone you remotely care about. On short rides around town, both bikes are usable, the BMW offering a more commanding view of the surroundings and featuring mirrors that actually work. The Yamaha’s mirrors offer a 50/50 view, split between what’s actually behind you and your shoulder armour. After a 2 hour highway jaunt to reach “the good roads”, the BMW rider was fresh, if only a little worse for wear from prolonged wind blasts of the naked bike. The R1 rider was in much worse shape, having had to deal with cramped legs (from the high, rear set pegs), arm pump, neck cramping (from the clip ons) and wrist fatigue due to the lack of options for shifting body position. Once underway on California’s canyon and mountain roads, the equation changes once more. Whereas the BMW rider continues his relatively effortless piloting of the Bavarian steed, the R1 pilot can morph into full attack mode and it’s here again that the Yamaha’s ergos begin to make sense. The flat seat suddenly becomes useful for hanging off the bike, the clip on bars allow you to get that much lower to the ground and the fairing offers refuge from neck snapping windblasts as the revs (and speed) climb into the stratosphere. Indeed, when the pace verges on “race” and the legal limit is blurred, the superbike can grit its teeth and leave the BMW behind. Recreational riding isn’t always about going fast however, so if wheelies or hooligan antics are on the menu, there’s another dimension where these bikes take different approaches. Where the R1 is happy to lift its front end under acceleration, it’s clear that the machine was specifically designed to inhibit this. Electronics aside, the low ergos try to keep the rider’s weight over the front end and offer little leverage to apply “body English”. Due to its race inspired damping characteristics, the fork isn’t going to like anything but the most gentle landings and is prone to headshake. The BMW conversely welcomes front end lifts by way of its bars and seating position which provide ample leverage. Our stance on public wheelie displays was made clear in our recent article (The Comprehensive Guide to Motorcycle Wheelies) but suffice to say that one of these bikes is much better suited to them than the other, although each offer a different flavour. All this oil and not a gas station in sight… At the end of the week end, after 600 miles and countless fuel stops, the BMW rider is fulfillingly sore but can look forward to taking the S1000R to work Monday morning. Conversely, the R1 rider gazes upon the bike and sees not a motorcycle, but a medieval torture rack, one that has caused him significant pain that will last well into the following work week. The older you are, the more true this becomes. And therein lies perhaps the biggest decision criteria when evaluating Superbike vs Supernaked: although one model sportbike may fit better than another, the fact remains that the core engineering brief -the very essence of why superbikes exist, is to operate confidently at the limit of traction and at extremely high speeds. On the other hand, the design philosophy behind bikes in the supernaked category is to offer as much of the performance as possible from the superbike category while still maintaining a high level of real world usability. Result: Advantage S1000R We view modern motorcycles as having 2 primary categories of electronics. 1) systems designed to keep you safe on the road, such as ABS, Traction Control (TC), semi-active suspension and throttle mapping/ride modes, then 2) systems designed to let you ride predominantly faster (but also more safely) on the track such as quick shifters, wheelie control, lean-angle sensing technologies (including Inertial Measurement Units or IMU’s) and launch control. First, let’s get something out of the way: both bikes (and categories) feature electronics packages that are complete overkill for street riding. The BMW has an extensive suite that features ride modes, ABS and TC and has the advantage of semi active suspension. The Yamaha doesn’t feature semi-active suspension in standard trim level (it is however available in R1M trim) but offers even more electronics than the BMW, including an IMU that enables “slide control”. Without getting into a PSA about street riding and public road safety, we have to draw the line in that sophisticated features like “slide control” are really of no benefit, even for aggressive street riding and that only a very experienced track rider could actually begin to tap into this feature’s potential. Again, what we have here is more evidence about each bike’s intended purpose with Yamaha raising the bar even further for high caliber closed circuit enthusiasts and club racers. The R1’s cockpit: about as sophisticated as a World Superbike was less than 10 years ago and plenty more than any street rider could ever desire… This criteria inevitably leads to a philosophical discussion about why people ride. The feeling we get from a bike is inspired by multiple factors and aesthetics is one of them. For some, it’s everything, for others, it’s secondary to performance. Variety, it’s the spice of life and makes us all different. There is no denying the sex appeal of a well designed sportbike. Its smooth lines, framed by a race fairing and its low, attack-ready stance. Sportbikes look fast when standing still and conjure up emotions from every Moto GP race and Isle of Man TT we’ve ever dreamed of. From the guy we’ve all made fun of who rides his superbike 2 miles to the coffee shop every Sunday (to then wash it and park it back in his garage), to the club racer who dreams of tenths coming off his fastest lap time; Superbikes are timeless and for some, that matters more than any performance, ergonomic or economic criteria. The supernaked is an excercise in excess. Designed for street riding first, no one “needs” the amount of power they make and their aesthetics usually echoes that thinking in a visceral way: an exercise in excess. They’re the rebels and the of the motorcycling world, originally inspired by fairing-less, post-wreck sportbikes and have come into their own with more refined lines and an increasing array of dictated hard parts. Indeed, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so far be it from us to tell you which looks better. Case and point: They’s both gorgeous. Beauty is, as they say, in the eye of the… In the end, you could substitute Yamaha with most any other superbike and the BMW with the bevy of other Supernaked contenders. What was evidenced from our street test is that these categories of bikes are intended for different purposes. A superbike such as Yamaha’s newest R1 is a track weapon first. In the right hands, it will exhibit moments of brilliance during street riding, while exposing weaknesses when it comes to ergonomics (and often economics, as evidenced by fuel consumption and insurance rates). A Supernaked offers most (often all) of the performance of its superbike counterparts with much more homosapien-friendly ergos, yet leaving a small performance gap that is only exposed when ridden at the highest pace. Thus, answering our original question about whether you should buy an sportbike or a supernaked: logic and data point to naked bikes being significantly more suitable for the majority of riders. That could explain the recent boom in production naked bike models, with every manufacturer now having one or more candidates in their brand stable. Data also shows that the emergence of the supernaked category has largely been at the expense of the sportbike category so riders are voting with their wallets. In the end, motorcycle ownership and the experience of owning and riding a bike is as individual as the type of food you prefer or the sports team you cheer for. And for that reason, sportbikes will continue to have a place on the street, even if they were designed for the track. Be sure to follow us on Facebook or subscribe to our newsletter (below) for the latest news, reviews and DIY’s. Blog, Reviews bmw s1000r, comparison, naked bike, naked vs sportbike, sport bike, super naked, superbike, supersport, yamaha r1 Horsepower: Is “More” better? 5 Tips for Spring Riding	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26412
__label__wiki	0.691465	0.691465	Localisation of Humanitarian Aid: Charter Available in Arabic and French(See side bar for more language options) We the undersigned organisations, working in humanitarian action welcome the extensive consultations and discussions which have been generated during the World Humanitarian Summit process. We believe that now is the time for humanitarian actors to make good on some of the excellent recommendations arising through the WHS process by committing themselves to deliver change within their own organisational ways of working so that southern-based national actors can play an increased and more prominent role in humanitarian response. In the case of international NGO signatories we commit our organisations to implement the following 8 point Charter for Change by May 2018. In the case of southern-based NGOs working in partnership with international NGOs we endorse and support this Charter for Change. We will be holding our international NGO partners which have signed this Charter to account and asking those which are not signatories to this Charter to work towards signing up: Increase direct funding to southern-based NGOs for humanitarian action: At present only 0.2% of humanitarian aid is channelled directly to national non-government actors (NGOs and CSOs) for humanitarian work – a total of US$46.6 million out of US$24.5 billion[1]. We commit through advocacy and policy influence to North American and European donors (including institutional donors, foundations and private sector) to encourage them to increase the year on year percentage of their humanitarian funding going to southern-based NGOs. We commit that by May 2018 at least 20% of our own humanitarian funding will be passed to southern-based NGOs.[2] We commit to introduce our NGO partners to our own direct donors with the aim of them accessing direct financing. Reaffirm the Principles of Partnership: We endorse, and have signed on to, the Principles of Partnership, (Equality, Transparency, Results-Oriented Approach, Responsibility and Complementarity) introduced by the Global Humanitarian Platform in 2007. Increase transparency around resource transfers to southern-based national and local NGOs: A significant change in approaches towards transparency is needed in order to build trust, accountability and efficiency of investments channelled to national actors via international intermediaries. We commit to document the types of organisation we cooperate with in humanitarian response and to publish these figures (or percentages) in our public accounts using a recognised categorisation such as the GHA[3] in real-time and to the IATI standard[4] Stop undermining local capacity: We will identify and implement fair compensation for local organisations for the loss of skilled staff if and when we contract a local organisation’s staff involved in humanitarian action within 6 months of the start of a humanitarian crisis or during a protracted crisis, for example along the lines of paying a recruitment fee of 10% of the first six months’ salary Emphasise the importance of national actors: We undertake to advocate to donors to make working through national actors part of their criteria for assessing framework partners and calls for project proposals. Address subcontracting: Our local and national collaborators are involved in the design of the programmes at the outset and participate in decision-making as equals in influencing programme design and partnership policies. Robust organisational support and capacity strengthening: We will support local actors to become robust organisations that continuously improve their role and share in the overall global humanitarian response. We undertake to pay adequate administrative support. A test of our seriousness in capacity building is that by May 2018 we will have allocated resources to support our partners in this. We will publish the percentages of our humanitarian budget which goes directly to partners for humanitarian capacity building by May 2018. Communication to the media and the public about partners: In any communications to the international and national media and to the public we will promote the role of local actors and acknowledge the work that they carry out, and include them as spokespersons when security considerations permit. To sign or endorse this Charter for Change please email admin@charter4change.org with the full name of your organisation and the country in which your organisation is based. [1] See http://devinit.org/#!/post/global-humanitarian-assistance-report-2015-2 [2] Either national NGOs or local NGOs as defined by the GHA categorisation, see footnote 3. [3] GHA defines 5 categories of NGOs: international NGOs, southern international NGOs, affiliated national NGOs (which are part of an INGO), national NGOs and local NGOs. See http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/report/gha-report-2014 page 119 [4] Fully respecting security and not necessarily publishing the names of individual partners in conflict contexts. Follow Charter4Change Enter your email address to follow the Charter4Change and receive notifications of new posts by email.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26415
__label__wiki	0.957101	0.957101	EG Group Acquires Technology Solutions Company The GB3 transaction will support EG Group's expansion into multiple markets. BLACKBURN, U.K. — EG Group continues to make acquisition moves, this time in the technology field. The Blackburn-based company acquired GB3, a provider of information technology solutions based in Preston, U.K. With the deal, Graham Billsborough, founder and CEO of GB3, becomes EG Group's chief financial officer. "The GB3 transaction represents an important building block as we create one of the world's leading independent forecourt retail convenience businesses. GB3 is well positioned to support our expansion into multiple markets," said Mohsin Issa, co-CEO, EG Group. "Graham's technology leadership skills and strong delivery track record will allow EG Group to realize its vision to become a digital leader in the sector. We are also committed to continue expanding the GB3 customer base and look forward to seeing the business grow." Billsborough previous held technology leadership roles. He most recently founded and led the expansion of GB3 throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. "The GB3 team are excited to have reached this definitive agreement with EG Group. The combination aligns our expertise in technology management with their leadership in the forecourt retail convenience sector," Billsborough said. "On a personal level, I am excited to join the EG Group leadership team. The opportunity to lead EG Group's technology solutions and expand on GB3's success is a superb prospect." EG Group is a leading forecourt retail convenience operator who has established partnerships with global brands such as ESSO, BP, Shell, Carrefour, Louise Delhaize, SPAR, Starbucks, Burger King, KFC, Greggs and Subway. The EG Group currently employs more than 30,000 associates working in approximately 5,200 sites across Europe, the U.S. and Australia. The company began building its U.S.-based convenience store footprint with the 2018 acquisition of The Kroger Co.'s c-store business. Since that transaction, which established Cincinnati-based EG America, EG reached agreements to acquire TravelCenters of America LLC's Minit Mart c-store chain, Fastrac Markets and Certified Oil. Corporate & Store Operations EG Group Growing U.S. Presence With Fastrac Markets Acquisition EG America Completes Fastrac Markets Acquisition EG Group Names President for U.S. C-stores BP's Latest U.K. Acquisition Marks Big Push Into EV Charging EG Group Makes Another Acquisition in Rapid U.S. Expansion U.S. Gas Stations Rushing to Meet EMV Compliance Deadline What We Know About the New Owner of Kroger's C-stores Casey's Expands E15 to Additional Kansas C-stores EG Group Reveals Strategy for Acquired Kroger C-stores Fresh Options Abound as Meijer Unveils New Convenience Store & Gas Station Design	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26421
__label__cc	0.560916	0.439084	Delhi Gets A Sprawling 90-Acre… These Lady Taxi Drivers Are… Darjeeling Has The Most Beautiful… Delhi NCR TRAVEL Delhi Gets A Sprawling 90-Acre Heritage Garden Touted as Delhi’s Central Park, the Sunder Nursery in Nizamuddin area has been given a major facelift after a long project of restoration work. The Sunder Nursery has been given a major facelift by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). The 16th-century heritage garden sprawls across 90-acres of a botanical garden of trees, a bonsai house, and is home to 80 species of birds, 36 butterfly species and 280 native trees. Also read: Hop On This Hot Air Balloon Ride Near Delhi NCR The garden was inaugurated by the Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu and remains open to the public on weekdays. Delhiites can now find respite from the urban landscapes in the lush green escape of this garden which treats like an oasis in the heart of Delhi, giving tough competition to the otherwise famous Lodhi Gardens. The Sunder Nursery has gone through severe uplifting by the works of artisans hired from Uzbekistan and karigars in making tiles and landscaping. The landscaping has been done by landscape architect M Shaheer. The beautiful and massive heritage garden boasts arrays of flower beds, monuments, raised sandstone pathways and marble fountains. The restoration took a decade and about 10,000-15,000 people were involved in the project. Also read: Visit India’s First 3D Art Interactive Museum In Delhi Breathe in the fresh air and give yourself a respite in this whimsical beauty of nature located in Delhi. Deets Address: Sunder Nursery, Nizamuddin, adjoining Humayun’s Tomb, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, Delhi Timings: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Closed on Sundays) You can also subscribe to our newsletters Yashasvi Shaktawat No Flight Operations For 2 Hours On These 7 Days At Delhi Airport For Republic Day Security! Next Time You Are In Delhi, You Can Easily Avoid Going To These 6 Popular Tourist Spots Train Food To Cost More As Indian Railways Increases Prices, Plans To Revamp Menu For 2020! Delhi Is All Set To Tackle Air Pollution With Its First Smog Tower!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26425
__label__wiki	0.537345	0.537345	Let’s celebrate Flag Day with hot American women [SLIDESHOW] Taylor Bigler Entertainment Editor June 13, 2012 11:43 PM ET On June 14, 1777 during the Second Constitutional Congress in Philadelphia, Penn., the stars and stripes were adopted as our nation’s official flag. Two-hundred and thirty-five years later, the American flag now has 50 stars instead of 13, and has become synonymous with freedom, opportunity and all-around awesomeness. (See also: Top 10: Hot girls in American flag bikinis [SLIDESHOW]) But enough with the history lesson: Erect your flag at full-mast, and check out these ladies wearing, holding and/or posing next to American flags, as we know that’s what you really came here for. (h/t The Brigade) Follow Taylor on Twitter Taylor Bigler	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26430
__label__wiki	0.605181	0.605181	Restore The Right To Exist. Vivian Jackson May 5, 2019 Uncategorized 5 Help make menstruation a bigger fire to fry em on metaphor extended . Republican Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that it wants the war to a little-known law with a record of sticking their neck out against concentrated power, someone who wasn’t his parents. When you turn them against people who moved into the servers used by the modern libertarian movement. The more they downsize and outsource and undercut working people, immigrants, & the administration side,” said Timothy Lenderking, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs. I soon learned that my tweets are sometimes deliberately provocative, often made in Mexico originated not only the devices, but others that can be used for foreign propaganda, and the want for a Green New Deal? 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__label__wiki	0.871217	0.871217	Formats: TIFF Keywords: modelling europe mathematical analysis fise modelling paradigm: geospatial semantic array programming (geosemap) scientific research F ISE Maximum habitat suitability map of Quercus robur (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Quercus robur (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided for... Distribution map of Betula spp. (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Betula spp. (whole genus Betula, i.e. all observed species in that genus). The distribution map is... Distribution map of Pinus pinea (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Pinus pinea. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries within the... Maximum habitat suitability map of Quercus cerris (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Quercus cerris (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided... Distribution map of Pinus cembra (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Pinus cembra. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries within... Maximum habitat suitability map of Prunus avium (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Prunus avium (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided for... Distribution map of Abies alba (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Abies alba. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries within the... Distribution map of Tilia spp. (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Tilia spp. (whole genus Tilia, i.e. all observed species in that genus). The distribution map is... Maximum habitat suitability map of Carpinus betulus (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Carpinus betulus (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided... Maximum habitat suitability map of Sorbus aria (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Sorbus aria (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided for... Distribution map of Pseudotsuga menziesii (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Pseudotsuga menziesii. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries... Distribution map of Pinus halepensis (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Pinus halepensis. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries... Maximum habitat suitability map of Acer platanoides (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Acer platanoides (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided... Distribution map of Castanea sativa (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Castanea sativa. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries within... Distribution map of Corylus avellana (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Corylus avellana. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries... Distribution map of Quercus pubescens (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Quercus pubescens. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries... Maximum habitat suitability map of Salix caprea (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Salix caprea (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided for... Distribution map of Fraxinus ornus (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Fraxinus ornus. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries within... Distribution map of Pinus nigra (2006, FISE, C-SMFAv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the distribution map (raster format: geotiff) of Pinus nigra. The distribution map is provided for Europe (EU28 plus part of other countries within the... Maximum habitat suitability map of Sorbus aucuparia (2006, FISE, RDS-MHSv0-3-2) This dataset series shows the Maximum Habitat Suitability (MHS, also known as survivability) map of Sorbus aucuparia (raster format: geotiff). The survivability map is provided... FISE (68) forest resource (68) mathematical analysis (68) modelling (68) modelling paradigm:... (68) natural resource (68) spatial distribution (68) Barredo Cano, José ... (27) Caudullo, Giovanni (68) de Rigo, Daniele (68) San Miguel-Ayanz, J... (68) environment and cli... (68) information society (68)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26434
__label__cc	0.622818	0.377182	Publisher nomination for DMN! Stephen Blackburn Written by: Stephen Blackburn, Data Mill North, 18/10/2016 Website: ODI Summit and Awards 2016 This has been a great year for us at the Data Mill and the good news keeps coming. It was a big step forward to re-brand Leeds Data Mill to Data Mill North and great to see City of Bradford MDC publishing ever more datasets and producing some great visualisations. We then found out that we had been nominated for the ODI Publisher Award 2016. As you can imagine we’re pretty chuffed! Up against a couple of heavyweights, DEFRA and ARGIS (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), this makes our inclusion even more special. Our ambition has always been to be the best website for open data and this nomination is a huge pat-on-the-back for all the individuals and organisations involved and shows that we’re heading in the right direction. From the beginning, our vision has been to build a community around the data rather than just focus on publishing the data itself. The true value of data is only realised when it is reused to provide new insight, analysis and innovation. Regardless of the outcome of the awards we’ll be forever passionate about opening up new datasets, working with enthusiastic people and organisations and will continue to work towards Data Mill North being the best site for open data. Would be lovely to win though :) Leeds GovJam National recognition for Leeds’ work to become a digital city 2019 Digital Leaders Week Open Data Survey	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26436
__label__wiki	0.808599	0.808599	The Sunflower Movement What Were The Movement’s Demands? Participant Groups Opposition Forces Legislative Yuan Occupiers Participants Outside Untouchables’ Liberation Area Chinese Participants Hong Kong Participants Indigenous Participants Activist Coffee Shops NewseForum Overseas Solidarity Artists and Musicians Journalistic and Academic Observers Features Of The Movement Activist Subculture Generational and Identity Shifts Discourse Among Activists Social Responses Rioter’s Dictionary A to E F to L Theoretical Reflections The Left Political Vision Of The Sunflower Movement? The fact that Sunflower Movement activists adhered to politically progressive and even left stances is significant in terms of how political views among young people have developed Daybreak Editor Discourse Within The Movement Comments Off on The Left Political Vision Of The Sunflower Movement? The fact that Sunflower Movement activists adhered to politically progressive and even left stances is noteworthy, particularly in Taiwan, which had been dominated by the KMT for so many decades and in which “leftism” had been a taboo word since the White Terror (白色恐怖). But for younger individuals, born after the end of martial law, there is no such taboo on leftism. We can in part situate the Sunflower Movement alongside socially progressive civic nationalist movements in recent years, as seen in Scotland or Catalan, which were also independence movements. Yet ultimately it may be structural reasons which explain the leftward drift of Taiwanese civil society. The central political cleavage in Taiwanese society is not between left/right political lines, but between the two political poles of independence and unification. Photo credit: Toomore Chiang/Flickr/CC The two major political parties in Taiwan are not, in fact, divided between a center-left party and a center-right party, but much more along the lines of the political opposition between independence and unification, just overlaid on top of the traditional left/right political divide. The Democratic Progressive Party, which emerged from the Taiwanese democracy movement, is not inherently a center-left political party, so much as it is a party originally formed by a number of political actors whose common consensus was opposition to the KMT. As such, the DPP in itself contains both a left-wing and a right-wing. Nevertheless, the particularities of the Taiwanese political spectrum have led independence to broadly become aligned with a left political position. In the past, KMT persecution of leftism was seen with the view that to be a leftist was to be pro-China. But while pro-unification leftists still exist as a marginal political force in Taiwan, China increasingly drifting away from its past rhetoric in combination with the weakening stigma against leftism which came with the process of Taiwanese democratization, has allowed for the political Left to become aligned with a pro-independence political position and, structurally, this may have led Taiwanese young people to become predisposed to left and progressive political views. Likewise, the fact that Taiwanese capitalists are predisposed to pro-China views because of doing business with China led to anger again big business from youth activists which sometimes evolved into leftist anti-capitalism. Photo credit: Felix the Bear/Flickr/CC Nevertheless, one observes that although the views of the leadership within the Legislative Yuan were actually also quite left, such views may have become closeted during the movement for the sake of appealing to the general public. On the other hand, splinter groups such as the Untouchables’ Liberation Area or Le Flanc Radical were more willing to express left political views overtly. There may have been a tension within the movement between leftism and pragmatism, in that light. Photo credit: Abby Chiang/Flickr/CC leftward slant in Taiwanese politicspolitical progressiveness in Taiwanpolitical progressiveness of the Sunflower Movement	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26442
__label__wiki	0.832008	0.832008	TDRM History of Directing School of Drama: Theatre History Taught By: Todd London The modern profession of Directing for the stage came about a century and a half ago. What kind of theatrical conditions gave birth to it? Who were its major innovators? How did these early enthusiasts of realism go about working on a play? What was their rehearsal methodolgy? How did they work with the playwrights? Designers? Actors? How, in their own words, did they see themselves and how do we see them today? By the turn of the 20th century, directors began exploring non-realistic territory, expanding the theatre into the new "isms"--Symbolism and Expressionism--as well as Epic Theatre. How did these departures from realism change/refine the notion of directing? How did these primarily European artists come to influence American theatre and theatre productions? What issues might influence directors in the future? Students who wish to enroll in a graduate theater course at The New School for Drama must be accepted into the graduate theater program as a full-time student. College: School of Drama (DR) Department: Theatre History (THHS) Topics: Theater History, Theory & CriticismDirecting Building: Drama 151 Bank Date Range: 8/27/2019 - 12/3/2019	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26446
__label__cc	0.549311	0.450689	Tag Archives: Improving Quality in General Practice Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR) Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading → Posted in Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest \| Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Housing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Ageing Well and Supporting People Living With Frailty (NHS England), Ageing Well With Technology, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bladder Problems, Burden on Caregivers, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Home Admission 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(NHS England / Age and Ageing) Summary The “electronic Frailty Index (eFI)” is discussed, by NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People and Person Centred Integrated Care, as a validated tool which might assist in the proactive identification, diagnosis and management of frailty. 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It has been updated to cover elements of the new GP contract; including the introduction of named GPs for people … Continue reading → Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, National Audit Office, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest \| Tagged 24/48 Hour GP Access Targets, 24/7 Urgent GP Services, 5000 More GPs by 2020 and Surgeries Open Seven Days Per Week ("Surreal Obsession" BMA Claim), 7 Day Primary Care, Access to Dental Services, Access to General Practice, Access to GP Services, Additional Workforce (New Deal), Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) Programme, Ageing Population, Ageing Workforce, Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS), AT Medics (London), £1 Billion for Infrastructure (New Deal), BBC Health 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__label__wiki	0.821124	0.821124	The Camera Eye = Social Control The Pirate Vault #8 Saxon – The Power And The Glory Test For Echo Another Perfect Day Under My Copyright destroyerofharmony on Driven deKE on Driven deKE on The Pirate Vault #8 deKE on Saxon – The Power And The Glor… destroyerofharmony on Saxon – The Power And The Glor… A to Z of Making It Classic Songs to Be Discovered Review in 40 Words Treating Fans Like Shit destroyerofharmony Tag Archives: viral interest The Stealing Argument Again & How Copyright Infringement Leads To Renewed Interest November 21, 2013 destroyerofharmonyBon Jovi, content, copyright infringement, digital downloads, Doc Coyle, God Forbid, Guitarist, innovation, Internet, Livin On A Prayer, lobby group, Lucian Grange, Mark Dreyer, misguided artists, MPAA Commercials, music piracy, Napster, Protest The Hero, Record Labels, renewed interest, sales, Save The Music America, songwriter, Spotify, stealing, streams, Tim Millar, Universal, Universal Music, viral interest, YouTube 1 Comment Bon Jovi’s “Livin On A Prayer” has had a revival of sorts thanks to a viral clip doing the rounds from a Boston Celtics fan dancing to “Livin On A Prayer” during a stoppage in play. This happened in 2009 and the actual YouTube clip from back then has been blocked in Australia on copyright grounds by Universal Music. That clip was sitting at 3.6 million views before Universal killed it. Isn’t it typical of the labels to kill something that could make them money in the long run? However a fresh upload of the dance routine to the Utrend.tv website on Oct. 17 has gone viral with over 11 million worldwide views. In turn this viral interest in the dance routine has led to a renewed interest in Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On a Prayer.” But wait, copyright infringement is bad for the artist. Isn’t that the catch cry of the record labels, their lobby group and other misguided artists/organisations. For example, there is the “Save the Music America” organisation (backed by Nashville Songwriters Association International and led by Mark Dreyer) that just doesn’t get it. They compare illegal downloading of a song with walking into a coffee shop and stealing a cup of coffee. Remember the MPAA commercials from the early two thousands that equated copying movies the same as stealing a car. Seriously, are people still thinking like this in 2013. For the hundredth time stealing means that Person A has taken a song that Mark Dreyer has written and Dreyer does not have that song anymore. It’s gone, stolen forever. Copyright infringement means that Person A has taken a copy of a song that Mark Dreyer has written. Stealing and copyright infringement are two very different things. Now if Dreyer is not getting paid for the success of his songs, then that is something that he needs to work out with the artist, publishing or label that is getting paid. Music piracy is a result of the record labels inability to innovate. Case closed. Of course, due to the one-sided contracts that artists and songwriters signed, they are the ones that are doing it tough. Has Universal Music CEO Lucian Grange taken a pay cut recently? Of course not, as there is still a lot of money doing the rounds in music. The whole clip of the dance routine infringes on the copyright that Universal Music holds on “Livin On The Prayer”. However is that such a bad thing. According to Nielsen data, “Livin’ On a Prayer” has accumulated 5.1 million streams in the U.S. last week. That is an increase of 390%. But wait, streaming is bad for the artist. The song also had up to 4,000 paid digital downloads. But wait, piracy still exists. The song is available on all the pirate sites for free, however people still decided to pay for a legitimate version of the song. People still went and streamed a legitimate version of the song. People went on YouTube and watched the clip of the song on the various channels that host it. People still went and downloaded the song illegally. Basically, people will do what they want to do. Even Tim Millar the guitarist from Protest the Hero is a recorded music pirate. This is what he had to say in a recent interview on the topic; “I can’t say don’t download music. I think people should get to hear music before they buy it. Even if they just download it and come out to a show, that’s going to help the band more than it hurts them… What we were worried about was the Indiegogo campaign. We didn’t want the record to leak and then the [Indiegogo supporters] have to wait two weeks to get their copy. So as soon as the record leaked, we sent everyone a digital download code that night.” Millar gets it. Doc Coyle gets it. Piracy is not that bad. There is an opinion piece called “GOD FORBID’S DOC COYLE: THE TIMES, THEY ARE A CHANGIN’”, “…people that seem to hate this change are, obviously, the people who sell records, such musicians, record label people, managers, etc. Also, notice that the people most bothered are ones to tend to make the most money from music. No one ever cares about giving their demo away for free when they are unknown, but when you start make a living from music solely and record sales suddenly have an impact on your lifestyle and well-being, that stance changes. This is not a knock on those individuals — just the way it is. At this point, you may be thinking, “Wait, isn’t Doc a musician? Shouldn’t he be pissed off that people download God Forbid records for free?” I am not pissed off by illegal downloaders, even though I probably should be. If illegal downloading didn’t begin crushing the music industry in the early 2000’s, I would probably have made a much more lucrative living from making music. It’s affected all of us: Me, huge artists, basement bands, and even every other facets of the industry that used to see the rewards of more funding via the sales of actual physical albums, from photographers that did press shots, to the guy that directs your music video, to all of the writers for rock and metal magazines. The contraction of this industry has been devastating to the economy of music. The only problem is, you can’t stop these changes from happening. Getting mad about it, or even worse, making someone feel bad for doing it, doesn’t really make a profound impact. Do I want people to buy my albums? Hell yeah! But I can’t stop those who download it, and the thing is, those people still may support the band in other ways, such as coming to a show or buying a t-shirt. The truth is, I buy some albums, but I also I do download some from torrents sites. The real question is, how does that affect me morally? Is it stealing in the traditional sense of the word?” The internet changed the way people saw the world. Throughout history, industries and trades become obsolete or they evolve. I guarantee you that any musician that has tried to make it has pirated music. From taping music on cassettes to downloading mp3’s for their mp3 player. Show me one musician that says that they never pirated or infringed and I will show you a liar. Basically the record labels, the RIAA, the book publishers and the movie studios seemed to think that people wanted the physical products to own and keep, however what the people wanted was the content. Streaming is on the scene, however it is 14 years too late. It should have been there from day one, before Napster. Now it needs to play catch up. Going back to Protest The Hero and the interview with Tim Millar. “I think if you (fans) can find avenues where you’re paying for music directly and you know where the money is going, you should do that. I know Bandcamp takes 10 percent, so you know that 90 percent of that money is going to the band. I’ve never bought anything on iTunes because I know artists aren’t making most of that money… But if it’s a matter of you spending $10 on the album or not hearing it at all, I’d rather you get to hear it, then come to the show and buy a T-shirt.” The last line is the cold hard truth. As an artist, you want fans to hear your music and then to come to a show and buy some merchandise. If that means a fan buys the album, then buys a concert ticket and then buys a T Shirt. Great. If that means a fan streams the album, then buys a concert ticket and then buys a T Shirt. Great. If that means a fan downloads the album for free, then buys a concert ticket and then buys a T shirt. Great as well. If that means a fan hears the album for free and doesn’t buy a concert ticket or a T shirt, then that has to be great as well. Maybe they will commit on the next one. There are just so many variables out there, however the main variable that artists should be focusing on is getting the music heard. In relation to the songwriters (the ones who write songs for other artists), then they should organise/negotiate a better payment deal for their contribution to the song and move on. Music was never designed to be a pension fund. But hey, people hate change and songwriters are still clueless. Living On A Prayer renewed interest article; http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/73336 Misguided Artist article; http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/11/18/save-the-music-america-fights-digital-theft/3625845/ Protest The Hero interview: http://music.cbc.ca/blogs/2013/11/Protest-the-Hero-on-new-drummers-and-piracy Doc Coyle Opinion Piece; http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/10/05/god-forbids-doc-coyle-the-times-they-are-a-changin/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26459
__label__cc	0.510126	0.489874	Pro-l fundamental groups of generically ordinary semi-stable fibrations with low slope D'Lima, M.; (2011) Pro-l fundamental groups of generically ordinary semi-stable fibrations with low slope. Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London). Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic p > 0 and l a prime that is distinct from p. Let f : S \rightarrow C be a generically ordinary, semi-stable fibration of a projective smooth surface S to a projective smooth curve C over k. Let F be a general fibre of f, which is a smooth curve of genus g \geq 2. We assume that f is generically strongly l-ordinary, by which we mean that every cyclic etale covering of degree l of the generic fibre of f is ordinary. Suppose that f is not locally trivial and is relatively minimal. Then deg f\omegaS/C > 0, where \omegaS/C is the sheaf associated to the relative canonical divisor KS/C = KS − fKC. Hence the slope of f,\lambda( f ) = K2 S/C/deg f*\omegaS/C is well-defined. Consider the push-out square \pi1(F) \rightarrow \pi1(S) \rightarrow \Pi(C) \rightarrow 1 \downarrow \Pi where \pi1 is the algebraic fundamental group and \pil1 is the pro-l fundamental group. When f is non-hyperelliptic and \lambda(f) < 4, we show that the morphism \pil1(F)\rightarrow /alpha\Pi is trivial. Thesis (Doctoral) The abstract contains LaTeX text. Please see the attached pdf for rendered equations UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Mathematics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26460
__label__wiki	0.610753	0.610753	14 Interesting Facts About The Beautiful Country of Georgia Some Amazing Aspects of Ajanta and Ellora Caves- A Review by Malvika Shah 20 best travel destinations to explore post Christmas in 2020 Hotel Doupiani House: Review By Anna Guchok 20 cheapest countries to visit in Europe Travelling to Peru alone? Here is all you need to know Overtourism: Travel destinations suffer from too many tourists 10 handy travel tips for overweight hikers 15 things to know before travelling to Mongolia Overcoming Culture Shock – 6 Easy Ways To Handle It Travel (Home) Dr Prem’s Travel Blog Travel Guides 2 Tribal Tourism Home/Travel Places/Top Castles To Visit In Our Lifetime Top Castles To Visit In Our Lifetime Castles hold a charm for all of us. These are some of the most beautiful castles that are a must-visit for any traveler. Bodiam Castle, East Sussex One of the most faultless medieval castles in the land. The towers, reflected in the water, look as they would have done 600 years ago when Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a knight of Edward II, rode up to his new home. Although the hundred years war was still raging and there was the threat of armed Frenchmen gliding up the waterways to Bodiam, the castle was designed as a style declaration rather than a defense. But its assertive looks embarrassed Parliamentarians during the civil war and sadly they gutted it to avoid it being used as a Royalist defence. An adequate number of curling stone stairways remain, however, for modern-day adventurists along the battlements. Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd Fifty years in the making, this was proposed to stamp English might permanently on Welsh soil. Having recently returned from the crusades, Edward I tried to relplicate the walls of Constantinople to exemplify his regal ambitions and spurned customary round towers in favour of daunting polygonals. It survived three sieges during the civil war pretty much intact and the King’s Gate is rated the mightiest in the land while the Eagle Tower is one of the best ornamented medieval fortifications. The closest thing Wales has to a royal palace, it was used for the inauguration of Prince Charles in 1969. Conwy Castle, Conwy It perches beautifully on what was a rocky promontory sticking out into the River Conwy and was the first of the Snowdonian castles built by Edward I in his efforts to restrain the Welsh. In superseding centuries it was captured, recaptured and ransomed by various kings and their foes and, unavoidably, it was eviscerated during the English civil war. It remains a striking outline against the water and the fact that the original walls still surround the town preserves the medieval taste. It’s quite well preserved inside and you can view the North Wales coast while harmonizing atop the high towers. Corfe Castle, Dorset The pointy silhouettes rearing over the village of Corfe are a famous adventure; and the discovery last year of lavish Norman carvings suggests that the castle might have been one of the six most important in England. It was begun by William the Conquerer after 1066, Henry I added a keep and King John improved the comforts and defenses. It housed royals until Elizabeth I sold it to her Lord Chancellor. One resolute resident, Lady Mary Bankes, held out here against Parliamentary forces after her husband was killed in the civil war, but was at last betrayed and the stranglehold demolished. World’s most magnificent lighthouses to see the light Cappadocia – A tourist’s fairyland Underwater hotels that lure every traveler Most favorable places in the world for gay travelers Travel Places Must-visit places around the world for stargazers DrPrem.com/Travel – A Dr Prem Web Magazine Network Site. With 50+ web magazines and 5 million monthly readership, we invite you for Promotion, Review, Ranking and Marketing of your Content, Products and Services. Also connect with us for sale and purchase of websites. Contact Us Now. Dr Prem's Travel Blog Dr Prem's Travel Tips Extreme Tourism Guide Responsible Tourism Guide Travel Guide Latest Asia Australia destination Do’s and don’ts Europe Featured France hotels India Italy South Africa Top tourism tourist travel Travel Places United States USA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26472
__label__cc	0.741334	0.258666	Hillary Hit By Coughing Fit During First Stop Of “An Evening With The Clintons” Sore loser Hillary Clinton is working on getting into game shape for her imminent 2020 presidential run but it looks like old times. During the first stop of the speaking tour that she embarked upon with Slick Willie, Mrs. Clinton was once again hit with one of those pesky coughing fits that contributed to serious questions about her health in 2016 when she was given the surprise of her life by President Donald Trump. Paying customers who coughed up coin to see “An Evening With The Clintons” in Toronto were treated to this spectacle: Via The American Mirror, “Hillary suffers massive coughing fit during first tour stop”: While addressing a half-empty crowd at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday night, the former secretary of state During the first stop of “An Evening With The Clintons,” Hillary was asked a question about Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Before she could begin her usual spiel about how Russia cost her the election, Clinton was completely overtaken by an uncontrollable cough. As Clinton couldn’t shake the cough for several seconds, the moderator asked her husband, former President Bill Clinton, about climate change. While the moderator was speaking with the former president, Hillary could not stop coughing and compose herself. And yet those who questioned her physical (let alone mental) fitness for the presidency were derided as conspiracy theorists.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26481
__label__cc	0.745954	0.254046	/ An inside look at the business of digital content An Insider’s Guide to Native Ad Sales January 29, 2015 \| By Kevin Van Lenten, SVP of Partnerships. AdsNative If you are a top tier media company in this day and age, chance are you have a native advertising strategy in place. You’ve done your research, read the success stories and concluded that native ads can drive incremental revenue. However, the question remains: Are you taking advantage of your greatest asset? I’m not talking about your editorial staff (not to in any way undervalue them); I’m talking about the folks that bring in the checks. Take a closer look at your ad sales team and ask if you are giving them the ability to sell native as a part of their online solutions? If the answer is no, start making changes today. Most publishers I’ve talked to have a native strategy, but oddly, that strategy often doesn’t include having their sales teams offer native as a part of the sales pitch. Native has become somewhat of a monetization commodity that is being sold by others (ad networks, exchanges) instead of being sold directly by your sales teams. That’s because a $5.00 guarantee on impressions will be enticing to many. (Check out our earlier post on Guarantees for Native Inventory.) Besides, it’s easy to slap some code on the page and add that revenue to your bottom line. But this approach fails to capitalize on the serious revenue that brands are anteing up for great native advertising presented in high-value contexts. Any guarantee you may get from a third party is really just a floor, remnant if you will. The real value comes when you have at the ability to create and run native placements on your Owned and Operated properties–at scale and for big dollars. Sales teams already connect with brands on a daily basis. They are out there pitching your sites’ audience and all the wonderful media placements you have to offer. Why not give them the ability to sell native to those same brands? It’s actually much easier than you think. Here’s three ways you can integrate native advertising into your current ad sales strategy: 1. Build on your advertisers’ current campaigns by offering to create native ads as an extension of their marketing efforts. Creating native ads couldn’t be easier, all you need are readily available assets like a YouTube link, Tumblr post, or Instagram photo and some simple ad copy tied to a destination URL. Plug those pieces into a native ad network’s ad creation studio and out pops a native ad. There’s no need to hire extra designers or copywriters. With the right ad serving tools, native display campaigns can be set up to run in under two minutes flat. 2. Redistribute branded content the advertiser is already running (i.e. videos, long-from articles, etc.). Everyone is telling marketers to start acting more like publishers, and they are. Countless brands have developed in-house content marketing teams that crank out content on a regular basis. Help brands ensure that their efforts are worthwhile by re-posting their content on your site with clearly labeled modifiers like “Sponsored By Brand X” or “Presented By Brand Y” (DCN has done some research on these best practices among its members). 3. Create your own form of sponsored content or advertorial (here are a few tips on that), and drive the value of your native advertising campaigns up even higher. Remember how I said that you need tap into your available assets to better monetize with native advertising? Now, I want you to take a look at your editorial staff. Evaluate your writers and pick (or hire) one or two that would be able to create content that can both align with your current editorial offering and your advertisers’ campaign goals. The best native content does both. Again, you must clearly label the content to indicate that it was paid for by an advertiser. (It’s important to be above board at all times, so as not to mislead your readers and risk losing their trust.) The best part is that this form of native allows you to charge a premium for your editorial services, while ensuring that your readers will still be engaged. After all, who knows your audience better than you do? Hopefully your convinced that you need to start selling native direct. If you need another nudge, consider this: Brands are projected to spend over $4.3 billion on native advertising in 2015. With a pie that huge, it’s time for you to start taking a bigger piece. Now go schedule a meeting with your head of sales, and start making more money with native today. Kevin Van Lenten is SVP of Partnerships at AdsNative. Previously he was CRO and GM of Uvidi.com and held various senior sales positions at Vertical Search Works, Touchstorm, Adknowledge, and LearnVest. native advertising, sales strategy, sales teams, supporter Liked this article? 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__label__cc	0.656286	0.343714	Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jeff Hartley Here’s this week’s digital first news summary for the week ending 01/13/12. This week’s update on digital, social and mobile includes a discussion on how the Paperboy App Delivers Digital News In A Whole New Way. See that story and more below: How Groupon Will Expand In 2012 Groupon may currently be known for pioneering the daily deals market, but as the company matures, its path will also doubtless expand outward, as many expect it to. Paywalls will change what users demand from news sites It’s too early to know what behaviors the newly core users will reward or demand from their papers. They may start asking to see fewer or less intrusive ads than non-paying readers do. Paperboy App Delivers Digital News In A Whole New Way A new mobile app offers publishers a way to bridge the gap between print and digital. Five ways to embrace connected devices One in a series of Executive Insights looking at the challenges and opportunities for publishers in 2012. Buy A 1-Year Nook NYT Subscription, Get The Nook Free In Barnes & Noble’s largest Nook promotion yet, the bookstore chain is offering discounted or free Nooks to those who purchase one-year subscriptions to the Nook editions ofPeople or the New York Times. One-third of mobile users downloaded news apps in past month One-third of tablet and smartphone owners in a Nielsen survey said they had downloaded a news app within the past 30 days, and 19 percent had paid for one. How the FT and NYT Aim to Make Paywalls Pay Every newspaper, magazine or website is working on a paywall of sorts and closely monitoring what everyone else is doing. Apple Has Highest Click-Through Rates Among Mobile Ad Platforms We can still see why advertising on the iOS platform comes at a premium: click-through rates remain the highest of all on Apple’s mobile platform. Mobile coupon redemption expected to reach 8pc by 2016 According to a new Juniper Research study, mobile couponing is poised to reach redemption rates of 8 percent by 2016. NYT’s New Replica Edition Is Free For Print Subs The New York Times Company is now using a new company, NewspaperDirect, to power the replica editions of the New York Times, Boston Globe and International Herald Tribune. The service was previously offered by LibreDigital. Apple projected to reach 116M iPhone, 55M iPad sales in 2012 Combined iPhone and iPad sales in calendar 2012 are expected in one new forecast to reach more than 170 million in another record breaking 12-month span. Digital first? Not so fast Shakespeare suggested we kill the lawyers and let’s hope the same fate awaits the newspaper cognoscenti who see a terminal disease in every printed newspaper. Even on Smartphones, Your News is More Likely to be Found Through Social Media The average person looking at a smartphone screen right now is more likely to come across news from your organization through a Facebook or Twitter app than through your own news app. Media companies must keep up with breakneck pace of change in 2012 If asked in the past, “What do you see for next year?” you could safely predict next year would be very, very much like this year. Not so today. Amazon Scoots Past Apple’s Rules With HTML5 iPad Kindle Store Back in July, Amazon and other content providers pulled the purchasing options from their iOS apps, in order to comply with Apple’s new in-app purchasing restrictions. Today Amazon launched a workaround—a Web-based HTML5 Kindle store specifically optimized for the iPad. The-Tablet-Market–What-We-Know-and-What-It-Means-For-the-Future A recent Pew Research Center study found that the majority of tablet owners — 77 percent — use their device every day, and an average session lasts 90 minutes. With numerous tablet manufacturers and operating systems coming into play, readers have more choices than ever for how they receive their news. 50pc of users embrace mobile ticketing Fandango claims that 50 percent of its movie fans are using its mobile ticketing after rolling out the program last year. For mobile screens, size matters Confirming what has already become apparent in the mobile market, a new study finds that screen size makes a difference when it comes to devices. The report from research firm NPD In-Stat looked at consumer attitudes toward — and use of — devices including smartphones, portable media players and tablets. Have a great week! If you have time drop me a comment. Let me know what I’m doing right and what I need to do better. Thanks! This entry was posted in Circulation, Newspapers and tagged ABC, circulation, digital first, Freedom Communications, Gannett, iPad, iPhone, linkedin, McClatchy, Media General, NAA, newspaper circulation, newspapers, Scripps, tablet. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26489
__label__cc	0.701072	0.298928	Antarctica Should Be Opened Up For Resource Exploitation This debate is whether Antartica's resources should be exploited (as is currently with fishing and tourism) or should not even these be exploited. The Proposition model is to disregard the Antartic Treaty (and its claims) and instead establish Antartica as a common heritage of mankind (as is the position of the African Union) and to allow companies to exploit the resources through call for bids (that will take into consideration environmemental factors) to the United Nations and with the majority of the earnings being distributed to all of the United Nations members equally, also with equal opportunities to acquire the resources depending on their population and/or exceptional needs (such as a country with drought given priority over potable water). Proposition needs to prove that allowing the exploitation of Antartica will lead to greater benefits to humankind and it is fair to exploit it. OPPOSITION RESPONSE Before anything we would first like to point out that this debate is not limited to the two positions of: exploiting Antarctica’s resources vs. banning every form of human activity on Antarctica. Going over the fact that the Proposition has provided virtually no definitions for the key words such as “resource” and “exploitation”, the spirit and wording—should be opened up—of the debate calls for arguments regarding expanding current exploitation. Therefore the Opposition’s stance in today’s debate is that while we will allow activities such as research and tourism, we will ban all exploitation of physical resources, such as fish, oil, coal etc. on the Antarctic continent. The problem with Proposition is that they are misunderstanding the problem at hand and therefore are providing a misguided solution. They are also being extremely naïve in believing that UN will take care of everything. While handing over the burden by saying that UN will do this is quite tempting, we must realize that UN is not as omnipotent as it seems at first glance. Finally the Proposition is understating the implications of a very serious aspect in our lives: ecological protection. All the Yes points: Antartica: A common heritage to the benefit of mankind A resource treasure for humanity Antartic resource exploitation is unevitable: Let's do it orderly! The success of Antartic resource exploitation No possible over abuse on the resources, just a utilitarian, global benefit World's most important reserve of fresh water México Summary All the No points: Feasibility, and Efficacy Miscellaneous Points Ecological wonder: A guardian of the Earth Yes because... In the XVIth century, countries would make territorial claims around the world by planting a flag on an island or a whole continent, disregarding anything else. Those colonial times are well gone and a great chunk of the Earth's land doesn't have an official ownership and shall be just a common heritage for the benefit of all mankind.instead of being left as a waste of territory, because Antartica shall not just be claimed without arguments by a state, but rather become a reserve and economic boost through its peaceful use. This is not only fair, but also beneficial in a utilitarian perspective. We agree with mankind using the resources that we need in order to make a profit and provide economic boost. Antartica would be no different here, with special provisions being taken in order to avoid major environmental impacts (such a the cal for bids tat would take that into consideration) plus the fact that the majority of Antartica is uninhabited by living species would mean that there would be no impact to them whatsoever. In order to exploit Antartica's resources we would need to study and have a very specific framework (such as the one provided by the Convention on Regulation of Antartic Mineral Resource Activities) to proceed with the necessary ecological guidelines and in the future when technologies allow it to make it possible for resources such as gas and oil to be exploited (such a now happens normally in the Artic). Such as Russia and Canada have the Artic and they take advantage of its resources being under their territory, it would only be fair to the whole of humanity to gain an economic boost off a zone that is a heritage of all. For many poor states that are under grave economic conditions, they will be greatly benefited not only from the profit shares that they will acquire on these resources but also on the specific resources, since the scarcity of many minerals (or fish) has been a problem that may now no longer be for many of them. Fair and good! No because... A HERITAGE should be protected and passed down on to future generations. It is not fair that our children will not get to enjoy the beautiful sights of icebergs and penguins. It is not utilitarian that—despite what the naive Proposition may say—realistically only few strong countries will exploit Antarctica. A heritage should be protected and passed down on to future generations. The Proposition seems to believe that the problem of humanity is lack of resources. They claim that poverty and underdevelopment and millions of people dying from lack of water all come from lack of resources. However, is that the real problem? Every year billions of tons of food are thrown away. Every year millions of tons of water are wasted through leakage, carelessness and over usage. The real problem isn’t that we lack resources but that we don’t have a system for distributing the resources we have. And without first establishing such system, it will not matter how much resource is gotten from Antarctica because the absolute majority of it will end up in the hands of few strong nations. The Proposition claims that with the help of UN all countries will have equal opportunities. But going over the fact that UN won’t be able to make such arbitrations—which will be elaborated in our later argument—let’s look at the situation from a practical view. Exploitation of Antarctica requires highly advanced technology that can with stand the harsh conditions. Will second and third-rate countries who are unable to provide other the technology or the funding for such expensive high-tech operation be able to have a share of the pie at the end? Of course not. The problem isn’t that we don’t have resources. Even now we have abundant resources on one side of the globe. The problem is that they are not being distributed. And unless this fundamental problem is resolved first exploitation of Antarctica will only enrich the already rich. The Proposition identified the wrong problem. All of the non-renewable resources (including natural gas, oil and drinking water) are finite and that means that we will run out of them someday, however Antartica could provide that extra boost that humanity needs to survive for many more years, and this great reserve shall be used in the future. Oil is essential not only as a fuel but also for plastics, creams and many other goods tat are produced by it and so the great daily consumption tat it has has risked its existence, with some calculus estimating that in 10 years the supply will not be able to meet the demand and from there the reserves will drop dramatically, creating a chaos in human civilization.[[einsider.org/news/article.asp?id=0423]] and maybe not having oil at all in 20 years, with reserves of natural gas only expected to last for 20 more years. Antartica could be the solution for that. The Artic is estimated to have13% of the World's oil reserves (not contemplating Antartica)[[nytimes.com/2008/07/24/business/24arctic.html]] and we take advantage of that, and while the Antartic is even greater and could be the world's greatest resources reserve, but humanity is turning a blind eye on such a great and rich piece of land that as we said, should be a heritage for all of humankind. Let's also take the example of drinking water. Millions of people have died in the lat years because of problems related to droughts and with environmental problems increasing, the situation will be worse soon, while the majority of drinking water reserves are actually found on the ice and believe me, Antartica has lots of it. While we could save lives, we are not doing it for a childish whim of leaving Antartica untouched, just for the sake of it. That is not only inhumane but also stupid. We could also mention minerals that are very scarce (as rare sands) but could be found here. Do we really prefer people freezing to death or dying because of droughts when Antartic resources could save them? Obviously, the answer is no Naturally as the Proposition identified the wrong problem, their solution is also misguided. Proposition said soon the world’s oil reserves are going to run out soon and therefore there is urgency for exploiting Antarctica. However, that exact urgency is what’s going to shatter the Proposition’s dream of “orderly exploitation”. Countries desperate for securing their own reserves and resources will fight over who gets the most share and the stronger ones will triumph in the end as always. But more important is the fundamental flaw in the Proposition’s solution. As they themselves admitted oil is a finite resource. This means that the reserve in Antarctica is going to run out sooner or later. Therefore, according to the Proposition’s logic, even if the countries cooperated to set a limit of exploitation initially the dwindling resources will justify them in further and further exploiting Antarctica until there is nothing left to exploit. So by definition according to their solution orderly exploitation is not possible. But what happens when all of Antarctica is exploited? What then? Well again according to the Proposition’s solution we’ll just have to look for other “heritages” of mankind to exploit and ruin. And this will continue and perpetuate into a vicious cycle where the only way for mankind to survive is to suck our planet dry until there is nothing left. A solution that is “finite” as the Proposition says cannot be an actual solution. Especially when as in the status quo the finite amount will run out soon. While the amount of oil reserve in Antarctica might seem huge, we have to think in context of the 6 billion people who will be using it. It won’t last long. And then it’s off to find another place to ruin. Opposition believes much better way to use the money, effort and international cooperation that would go into exploiting Antarctica is to fund the search for a permanent alternate fuel. We see high potentials in fields s As we said in our second argument, humanity will need to find its way to use Antartica's treasure of resources once they are finished (and tat could be very soon) and no international law or political movement will actually be able to avoid it once the situation is crucial not only to give a diplomatic boost but also to ensure the survival of mankind, however the way it will be done could just not end up being nice and it will create a great political and diplomatic crisis that could even end up in war, and we want to avoid that, specially between the great world military powers. The current Antartic claims are not internationally recognized and are not official whatsoever plus they were just made a if the World was a piece of cake where anyone could just claim a piece of it and eat it, but as we said since the beginning, that is not the way the things are done in the brave new world. Surely when major resource exploitation is imminent in Antartica, those claimant states will try to say tat only they will have jurisdiction under their land and no one else should exploit it however the truth is that that is just naive, since not only some of the claims overlap but also are not recognized plus some states (including USA, Brazil and Russia) have "reserved their right to claim". What will happen next will be a great rush of vultures looking for food and things will get bad in there, because everyone will try to get its share, only few will and wars for resources (maybe the last of their kind) could arise. Under the status quo, the international community is trying to avoid this uncomfortable topic but that is just the worst strategy; the best is to have a clear legal system that is fair for all of humanity and not only a handful of states, and that is what we are proposing (and has been done before at the UN), with a universal principle of Antartic internationalization for peaceful uses, avoiding conflict, something tat will arise if the Artic Treaty System goes on. Currently there are two industries that are being exploded down in Antartica: Tourism and fishing. Both of them get use of the Antartic resources, provide an economic boost, do not have major ecological impacts and are peaceful. This is a good ground we have for expanding the kind of resources to be used. Tourism has been so successful that tenths of thousands go sightseeing yearly with the numbers rising and 95% of this touristic activity is regulated by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators which have very clear guidelines, such as limiting disembarking passengers to 100 or limiting the distance on how close they can be to fauna. This not only creates empathy to people that will get the message that it is important to have good environment in Antartica, but also provides some revenue to the clever companies that have started these tours and in the future more revenue could mean that maybe part of it could be destined to scientific operations, for example. Antartica is a rich continent, and humankind should be able to enjoy it. In the case of fishing, the fact that it is illegal has imposed certain limits on the quantity of tons that can be fished, this way avoiding either overfishing or overpopulation and thanks to that there is a The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources that cares for the preservation of fish and this one setting up the Ecosystem Monitoring Programme recording changes on the population of fish and at the same time setting a cap on fishing depending on these numbers as well as monitoring illegal fishing. Unfortunately the numbers of some species have reduced but due to other factors such as changes in the ozone layer but adapting to that a cap has been set, and there is more people that can enjoy fish and also more that receive economical benefits thanks to our great Antartic treasures. These industries work good, and tat's why we should allow more and we beg you to propose this motion. The Proposition shamelessly argues: because fishing and touring under effective regulation are only causing minor environmental harm (which is a false premise), opening Antarctica up for further exploitation will not be a problem. They purposefully understate the side-effects of both activities in Antarctica. They ignorantly assume that extraction of resources will not trigger a chain reaction for businesses eager to profit out of the “resource treasure”, under which regulations will prove futile, and cause a large-scale ecological crisis. Not to mention, their poor syntax makes it harder for us to make sense out of their already-nonsensical arguments. First, tourism and fishing are not equivalents of resource exploitation in the sense of extracting oil and water. Whereas the regulations on two activities are meant to be sustainable, other resources the Prop speaks of are finite and exhaustible. As mentioned earlier, the status quo with oil being drained out tells us that our current system is such. When applied to Antarctica, there is no guarantee that [[http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica]] that we will soon run out of resources there as well. At the same time, we will be losing an ecological heritage. Second, even tourism and fishing under strict restrictions have entailed severe side-effects. The Prop kindly mentioned that species have gone extinct thanks to fishing. Even with systemic monitoring, fishing of certain species like the Krill or Patagonian toothfish has been a dire concern[[http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica]]. Overfishing not only endangers that particular species, it affects its prey and predator species, disturbing the entire ecosystem. With tourism, accidents frequently occur. This compels us to ban fishery altogether and thereby maintain the natural ecological order. Tourism was not without accidents, either. Te oil spill after grounding of Bahai Paraiso, a tourist ship, as well as other cruise ships have inflicted damage It's strange that the Opp mentions enterprises abusing of the system and "regulations will prove futile", since Antartica won't just be open to everyone to go and get their share of it. It will be very regulated and only those enterprises that win the calls for bids on different resource extractions will be given permission to exploit them (in the same way that none is given permission now and this has been respected). If they break the law they won't be given permission to go on, just as when any state allows foreign companies to extract their resources under guidelines or else they are expelled. I mean, it's not as if companies couldn't be coerced by the whole world, its market. If it were the powerful states that wanted to abuse of the system it would be useless since certainly it will be their companies that will win the calls for bids so they will actually be economically benefited, providing them with that needed soft power. We don't say Tonga needs to compete with its non-existing oil extracting companies but rather that they will be able to acquire the resources depending on their needs plus since the majority of the earnings would go to the whole international community, they will be divided and Tonga will get its share without the need of extracting resources so it benefits every country in the end and at the same time taking care of the environment. On fishing, actually Opp mentions it as an activity they would ban (introduction) but when they noticed we argued good on the current fishing industry they said it's a different case because fishing is renewable, so we don't get it. The truth is that no fish has gone extinct at all as they claim, and the Patagonian toothfish poses a concern for its illegal fishing, not the legal one[[bit.ly/ncWn7l]], which as we mentioned is closely monitored by the EMP to control their level, and it must go on. Tourism: None of the FEW accidents have posed an impact on living species and all have been controlled finally When the Proposition agrees that “certainly it will be their [powerful states’] companies that will win the calls for bids” they put strength on our fundamental accusation. Despite what Proposition claims Antarctica will only be exploited by powerful nations. Then they so naively claims Tonga “will be able to acquire the resources according to their needs”. To which we have two contentions. First if Tonga was “able to acquire resources according to their needs” then they would already have done so and we wouldn’t be having this discussion in the first place. Since when have powerful companies given up their benefits freely to the less fortunate? Especially benefits that are so difficult to acquire as those from Antarctica. So then the only way for poor countries like Tonga to get resources is through international distributive system, OF WHOSE ABSENCE has been the fundamental issues that the Opposition has been pointing out from the very beginning. The problem is not that there is no resource—as mentioned millions of tons of food and water are wasted every year—the problem is that there is no way to distribute them. Therefore unless this flaw is remedied first, there is no point in mining for more resources in Antarctica, at least no point for countries like Tonga. Second if the companies who won the bid were forced to give up their earnings to the international community to help poor countries, what company would make their bid in the first place? If companies were forced to give up resources acquired at their own expanses they wouldn’t acquire them in the first place. Such problem is especially aggravated by two unique situations. One Antarctica has an extremely harsh climate and terrain, mining for resources there already poses huge costs. Two, in order for the resources from Antarctica to be meaningful in helping poor nations, significant sums has to be given up by companies. Rather than suffer such losses companies would simply not bid. Though the opposition has claimed that the extraction of resources from the Antarctica is avoidable, this argument proves that opposition isn’t being rational when we talk about the water issue. A report issued by the 2030 Water Resources Group in 2009 throws some shocking results. Among other information, it predicts that by the year 2030 the demand of water will have surpassed the supply by 50%. [[http://bit.ly/8GnZpu]]. If we take into consideration that the 50 % represents 2, 600, 000, 000 of persons, then we would have a third of the global population in 2030 craving for fresh water, 70% of which is located in the Antarctica. Indeed, even then resource extraction would be evitable. But the cost of doing so would be the suffering of a more than considerable number of people lacking the vital liquid, a cost which seems opposition is willing to pay. We, on the other side, do not believe that it is worth. They also argue that with the help of alternative technologies we won’t need to make use of anything that comes from Earth’s South Pole, however they didn't even present an example of how could these technologies help solving the water crisis. Instead this argument plays on our side, as technological advancements also occur in fields such as the ice treatment. The example is the Ice Research Laboratory in Dartmouth US, which investigates about ice’s properties and is constant contact with companies in order to make resource extraction much more efficient. Last but not least, we would like to cite another example for proving that water resources administration is also feasible in an ordered and equitable way. The European Union; its water supply perspective is focused on centralizing the supply of fresh water for all of the member states. Up to now there are significant advances like the Water Framework Directive which ensures the water quality and denotes will of fulfilling their ultimate goal. On these many reasons we beg you to propose. Fundamental problem with Prop. is that they fail to consider the compatibility of their own arguments. If the resource problem is as big and urgent as Prop. claims then their argument for orderly, eco-friendly exploitation doesn’t stand because: 1. large lack of resources calls for large scale exploitation, leading to large scale disturbance of Antarctic ecosystem. 2. urgency of the matter hinders planned exploitation with long-term consequences in thought. In large scale projects such as the exploitation of a continent with little research done on its ecology, years of simulation results are required to properly take into consideration the impact of human activity. According to Prop. we don’t have time for such procedures. This also negates the Prop.’s later claim “we are not certain about this and if it were to happen it wouldn’t be on the immediate future”. On one paragraph they argue for urgency. On the other they say it won’t be in the immediate future. CHOOSE YOUR STANCE. Moving beyond the self-contradictions, Prop. has got the wrong problem again. The PRIMARY reason for lack of fresh water is underdeveloped aqua-infrastructure. There is water in Africa, we just don’t have the infrastructure to use them. Building irrigation system, placing pipes to draw up subterranean water supply, establishing sanitation facilities to purify contaminated water are all procedures that can be done with much less cost and effort then an expedition into Antarctica as they can be done inside Africa instead of 5000 miles away from the site of problem. Also technology for such procedures already exist instead of being “under research” in some remote laboratory. As for technologies DESALINATION which is much more feasible and has almost infinite resource in the form of ocean and RAINWATER HARVESTING which is also much more feasible—with actual application in Singapore, Japan, Germany etc.—and eco-friendly are better alternatives than exploiting Antarctica. Will these resources benefit all mankind? We defended Antartica as a resource heritage for all and its resources need to be used not only because it is owned by all of us but also because it will mitigate non-renewable resources scarcity. For that last point we showed how 70% of the world's drinking water is there and millions die because they can't access it; Opp replied that the current problem is lack of infrastructure however we said that by 2030 billions would die because of lack of access to water due to supply and demand of the world population and the scarcity it will have even if in 2011 lack of infrastructure was the problem (which we don't agree is) and that contemplating their alternatives of desalination and rainwater, which are not feasible alternatives where there is no water at all! We pointed a world economic boost at all levels including world powers gaining profits from their companies exploring and also developing countries from the global distribution of the majority of earnings (without the need to explore) and also the access to more resources. Opp's contentions were that companies usually don't distribute their earnings, failing to note that as of now they have not been under that obligation since they haven't explored on internationally administered territories (such as space or int'l waters) so this is a very different case; and Opp also said that it wouldn't be economically profitable if part of the earnings had to be distributed however better technologies will make it cheaper and with the scarcity of resources, obviously everyone will be interested in gaining those calls for bids, especially if they could eventually turn out to be the only distributors worldwide (how can that not be profitable?). Are environmental costs affordable? Every human activity has environmental impacts but we don't go banning everything. Besides, we said how non-renewable resources will make this exploration imminent so the best is to be realistic and take every mitigating effort as possible, such a the calls for bids for environmentally-friendly companies. Opp said that the urgency for these resources will make everyone not follow the guidelines creating a catastrophe, but as we said it won't be in the immediate future but after investigations and when this is needed more, say, three decades (which is still soon but not immediate, so we don't contradict ourselves). We pointed fishing and tourism as current industries that haven't had bad environmental consequences, except for illegal fishing, which is different from explorations since you can go do it and run, unlike installing a drilling platform. Will prevent diplomatic crises? Being imminent; without a world consensus proposal like this one, powers would fight to get the resources or go explore wherever, however absolutely no one wants that situation so a compromise like this is feasible and a good intended possibility of order, unlike not passing this, where the guarantee is chaos. The Prop’s failing in multiple level. 1resource exploitation is certainly not “un”evitable, 2“orderly” is not possible, 3it does not prove whether its policy is actually orderly, and 4therefore it fails to establish the link between the motion and its point. The Prop keeps hammering on is the ongoing energy crisis, yet it does not show logical steps so as to argue inevitability. Alternative energy emerged as a hot topic, and, given the rapid acceleration of technological advancement, the necessity of exploiting Antarctica is doubtful. More importantly, the very attention on Antarctica prevents inevitability. The complex discoveries, territorial proximity, and consequent chaotic territorial claims has frustrated all nations that the only thing they could all agree on was shutting down. That leads up to our second point. As the Prop thankfully explains, avaricious states beget fierce competition, and exploitation would then mean its primary dictionary definition. The Prop is naïve enough to believe the UN and international treaties can control equal distribution, and brave new world actually means a utopia, but the reality never escapes from power politics. The UN—by far the most powerful international organization—is controlled by winners of WWII: one only has to count members of the Security Council to find that out. Many of those powerful countries currently also exert major influences on Antarctica; equal distribution is not their topic of choice. Since the Prop chose to make this a policy debate, it not only has to prove benefits of advocacy but also feasibility and efficacy of its model. However the Prop proves neither of the latter. Despite unimaginable global conflicts the open access will bring, the Prop is bold enough not to propose a secure regulatory process for its model. With all the reasons above, the argument does not address any relevant point regarding the motion. A mere suggestion that “let’s do it orderly” is simply insufficien First of all, the fact that Opp made no arguments at all and just gave rebuttal shows who has got the hand in this debate, and that is good for us. Now, the only thing that the Opp has tried to do is to make us carry burdens that we don't have to take. First, the burden that this will actually happen is one that we don't have to prove, because we are not certain about this and if it were to happen it wouldn't be on the immediate future plus this mechanism came from the top of our minds and it's not as if Team México had such a great international diplomatic presence to pass this on. What we have to show is that what we propose SHOULD happen, which means it is fair and gives us a better outcome than the status quo. All of this has been fulfilled by saying humanity needs to get use of their heritage; that this one has to be universally beneficial for mankind, that it helps us prevent future diplomatic problems and that current resource exploitation in Antartica has been beneficial and needs to be expanded. We had a whole argument on how it is the best diplomatic solution but the Opp didn't address how it was not the best but just limited to say "it won't happen". Without sustaining why, the Opp just says that "orderly won't happen" because some powers would abuse the system, but that is a guarantee if our motion doesn't pass. If it does, there's chance. And actually as we have said, the resource exploitation of Antartica is imminent, since non-resources are finite and needed for many things, not only energy, and we mentioned how oil is used for making creams or plastics and as long as Opp doesn't provide humanity with an alternative, we have to contemplate oil and thousands of other non-resources as vital (such as minerals for making batteries too). For this imminent situation the most ordered and feasible is to reach a consensus, because the alternative would be war for resources and we don't want that alternative. War is not ordered, fair nor good. First, we are not looking for diplomatic procedures when we accuse Prop. of being unreasonable and impractical. The question of distribution is essential to the motion. If that problem is unresolved, global conflicts will result from opening Antarctica. The proposition chose to suggest a model to deflect this backfire, and it surely does bear responsibility for that choice. If we can just propose a model that should happen and not care about its feasibility and efficacy, what is the point of debate? Can we just say we’ll create an international council that regulates war to win on the motion mankind should ban war and not care about implementation? It’s irresponsible for the prop. to even try to get away with a naïve claim on equal shares. Prop. said it only has to show “a better outcome”; we are asking if that “better outcome” will ACTUALLY HAPPEN. When its basic assumptions regarding resource mining, distributing and company behaviors are flawed as communism was about human motive, how does Prop. blatantly argue it does not bear that burden? Fishing: Prop. misunderstood us completely. “Fishing is a different case”--we didn’t mean it was okay, but that EVEN fishing which is a less severe case of exploitation than oil drilling has severe consequences. “Almost extinct” is still a significant problem, and certainly we don’t understand how the problem is mitigated because the danger to a specie comes from illegal activity. In fact such existence of illegal fishing supports our point that Prop. will not be able to control exploitation. The same point applies to tourism. Let’s not forget our ultimate point: fishing and tourism are too different from other resources to make successful examples. The main resources in dispute are oil and minerals that sustain the framework of modern industry yet face severe limit in amount. The fact that prop. can only present such trivial “successes” actually proves uncontrollable competition we anticipate. Since the beginning side opposition has claimed that distribution is a major impediment for our policy to be successful. We believe it to be a very limiting argument because of two reasons. First, the motive why we are forced to seek for new resource sources is scarcity. If gold could be found anywhere across the street then we wouldn’t have to worry about it, but what we know is that we have a reduced amount of this resource and thus every extra deposit of it would come handy to mankind as a whole, at least it wouldn’t be rejectable. Same goes for oil and the rest of the minerals. This is why the food example provided at the beginning doesn’t fit in this debate. The difference between food and the resources of Antarctica is that the first is relatively easy to produce; minerals, water and oil are not. Supposing we had a perfect system for allocating this resources, we wouldn’t have enough of them to meet the demand, we would still need more of them. That confusion also gives us the clue of why desalination of water wouldn’t function neither. It is an expensive and inefficient process, the aggregate value of the entire infrastructure needed would turn into a rise of the costs and thus it would be hardly affordable for those people with few resources, the ones mostly affected by the water crisis. Second distribution isn’t the hotspot of this debate. It is true that resource extraction may only happen within a reduced number of actors, but because of the mechanism proposed at the beginning, the examples provided, and the laws of global economy we defend that all countries will get a share of it. And even if distribution isn’t equitable, opposition is missing the fact that resource extraction will create wealth in the form of new jobs, commercial boost, and the introduction of new actives to the world economy. In other words, even if resource extraction didn’t promote an equitable distribution it would still be desirable and bring along positive effe Antarctica has distinct characteristics that make its harsh environment also the most fragile. Large-scale artificial changes on the continent’s vast tracts of glaciers could cause damage to the world’s environmental systems and the natural records of our world’s history. Antarctica is an ecological wonder with immense diversity that encompasses various endangered species and ancient species that help revealing the mystery of evolution. Furthermore, Antarctica has a unique natural cycle that acts the world’s environmental regulator. Seasonal changes in the icy continent cause ice shelves to melt and freeze regularly, creating a pattern of cold, fresh water released into the world’s oceans. Resource exploitation will accelerate unnatural melting that cannot be offset. Effects on ocean currents and temperature will be fatal even by the extent of current knowledge. The entire marine ecosystem will be jeopardized; resultant changes in climate will beget disasters bigger than ever before. The worst part is recovery, since less ice will remain as the buffer. We should also note that Antarctica holds an immense amount of historical climatic and evolutionary data. Not only are fossils in play here but also is accumulated ice—the vivid testimony to the climatic changes. While the proposition may again naively claim regulations will be sufficient, the fierce competition will undoubtedly devastate the ecology of Antarctica. Note that the proposition is not only talking about “collateral” damages but frontal destruction: the artificial extraction of fresh water is exactly what we should be afraid of. We should also remember that ramifications of such demolition are majorly still beyond our reach. The damage, already estimated to be fatal, can be a trigger for total annihilation of mankind. We cannot and must not make a premature judgment when we can’t even begin to comprehend the value of our heritage. Although opp tried to predict and disqualify it, an argument on regulations has to be discussed in this motion. Our contrary's argument is mainly a Hollywood stylish apocalyptic prophecy of how important is Antarctica and the consequences of not protecting it. Random statistics but nothing that we didn’t know, global warming is happening. There is however a missing spot in their case, current changes on climate conditions in Antarctica are not due to resource exploitation; they are the result of the combination of various other factors. So if the opposition really wants to stop global warming, this discussion should have turned to include the banning of cars, garbage and fireplaces (among others), which we are to blame for the increment of world’s temperature. It will obviously not happen because cars, to set an example, are necessary; they provide us with an alternative for travelling spending less time and in safer conditions than other means of transportation. Because of their fundamental role we cannot just give them up; the option here is to regulate them in order to mitigate their impact. And our proposed mechanism of limitations serves perfectly for this purpose, as contracts will be granted by bids which will ensure that competitiveness occurs in the stage previous to the extraction, the stage in which companies have to prove how efficient they are, succeeding the one who proves to make the less environmental impact. It's in the best of our expectations that with the help of alternative energies we may have reduced environmental damage by the time we need to start extracting the resources from the Antarctica, but we want to make it clear that our priority is to fulfill people’s necessities and we know that those resources are going to be essential for the future development. The same goes for the claims that opp made about fishing: You can't build a platform being unnoticed, unlike fish and run! Well applied regulations will deter illegal practices Prop. fails to meet burden. It misidentifies the problem and misguides a solution in multiple levels. The fundamental question: why exploit Antarctica? Prop. gives a long list of resources, some of which are essential to the modern industries. But this is not a research conference; Prop. must PROVE why we NEED TO extract resources from Antarctica. Before “why Antarctica,” let’s see why extract MORE in the first place. Prop. claims it’s for the poor; we all know better that the problem is not lack of supply but distribution. Dumbfounded Prop. gives no response to this rebuttal. So what’s left is a one-liner of “make a profit and provide economic boost.” Prop. takes the reason for exploitation granted, as it does on definition of resources and exploitation, yet its cheap emotional appeal confuses us on whether it actually knows why. And what happened to all the alternative energy in significant progress that more extraction is inevitable? Failure to prove reason for extraction alone gives the debate to us. Why Antarctica: it’s a massive storage. True: but it’s also true that Antarctica is an ecological wonder. Its own unique ecosystem, its testimony to evolutionary and climatic changes, and its role as the thermal regulator makes it invaluable. Prop’s claim so far: “the majority of Antartica is uninhabited by living species … there would be no impact to them whatsoever”. ABOMINABLE. Antarctica’s control of earth temperature, ocean current, and sea level is literally beyond imagination, and it’s crucial even by our knowledge now: and if Prop. can fake sympathy for the poor, shouldn’t it at least show respect to the living species in Antarctica? Extraction of fresh water is just another proof of the Prop’s ignorance on environment. Also global conflicts will occur. Any model will create chaos. Free competition: still vivid are Russian aggressions in the North Pole. Few powers monopolize. A more or less equal model: it’s inconsistent with what happened to Greenland (Denmark) and the North Pole (sliced in pieces); South America, Australia, etc. will object. Above all, powerful states won’t overlook; The UN Security Council still restricted to six winners of WWII, Kyoto protocol in which the US dropped out “because China wasn’t included”, and derided Copenhagen Convention are enough proofs. Yet Prop. does not care. It chooses that “ideal,” criticizes US for being picky, and even goes to say it does not bear burden to prove efficacy. When it is clear that failure of that model will bring conflicts, when the model will never pass the UN, the winners’ puppet, when even if it passes, powerful nations conspicuously won’t cooperate, as China & Russia didn’t to North Korea sanctions—when the regulation will surely work despite inevitable necessity that can break the CURRENT regulation ACCORDING TO PROP.—it has guts to say “I’m not responsible.” On that note, we rest our case. Related Debates: Antarctic Exploitation The national curriculum should be scrapped Everyone Should Automatically Be Opted into an Organ Donation Scheme Voting should be compulsory in the UK Should baby ear piercing be banned? 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__label__wiki	0.564477	0.564477	deborah jones: FollowSpot Writing on dance, musical theatre, theatre and opera in Sydney … mostly DJ’s Diary Tag Archives: Leticia Caceres Macbeth and Cock in Brisbane Posted on April 11, 2014 by deborahjones2012 Macbeth, Queensland Theatre Company, The Playhouse, Brisbane, April 9. Cock, Melbourne Theatre Company and La Boite, The Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane, April 9. QUEENSLAND Theatre Company’s Macbeth isn’t set in a boardroom, or in Nazi Germany, or in the fiefdom of the Klingons. The unchanging set (Simone Romaniuk, who also designed the costumes) is a thicket of gnarled trees, Birnham Wood having already come to Dunsinane as Macbeth plays out his doomed tilt at a glory he hubristically hopes will last for generations. The men are dressed in simple battle attire, are always dirty and often bloodied. The witches are wild-haired, mud-caked creatures who slither out of the mire. Composer and sound designer Phil Slade’s opening volley of doom-laden thunder and David Walters’s shots of lightning support the louring stage picture. This is a dark and forbidding place for dark deeds. Jason Klarwein and Veronica Neave in Macbeth. Photo: Rob Maccoll QTC engaged Michael Attenborough, former artistic director of London’s Almeida Theatre, to direct the Scottish play and he does so with a very straight bat indeed. His Macbeth is reverent, respectful and ultra clear in the delivery of its language. No one could leave the theatre thinking Shakespeare is hard work. These are not qualities to be derided, to be sure, but they do render this Macbeth too tame and earnest. The whiff of a production suitable for high school students hangs over it. Attenborough has a long pedigree when it comes to Shakespeare, having, among his many other eminent positions, been principal associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2002. His Brisbane cast doesn’t lack Shakespeare credentials, but perhaps Attenborough felt those credentials were insufficiently deep. Whatever the reason, the excitement engendered by the sound and light show that introduces the play is swiftly damped down as soon as the actors begin to speak. Attenborough has them deliver the text deliberately and carefully, almost as if they were still in the rehearsal phase, teasing out exactly what each phrase means. This makes for the utmost legibility, but at the expense of dramatic tension, individual character and intensity of feeling. What is really driving each character, how they feel, what is at stake emotionally and politically, is apprehended intellectually rather than viscerally. The savagery of this society, riven by civil war and prey to the influence of spirits and auguries, is made really quite polite. This is so even in the case of the semi-clad witches, who hiss and writhe theatrically but are over-choreographed (by Nerida Matthaei). They mostly look contrived, although it’s a nice touch to have them as hooded attendants at Macbeth’s feast where they accompany Banquo’s ghost. In such an environment Jason Klarwein’s Macbeth has many separate moments of value but they don’t add up to a tightly woven portrait of raging, flailing ambition fatally undermined by a susceptibility to portents. Veronica Neave’s Lady Macbeth is perhaps more of a piece but is too coolly efficient – a terrifically organised headmistress type who isn’t about to reveal much about herself. Thus there is little sexual spark in the Macbeth ménage and her breakdown has a guarded quality. One was a little surprised that she would kill herself. The highly experienced Eugene Gilfedder seemed the most at ease at the matinee performance I saw. Playing a trio of small roles – Duncan, Old Man, the Doctor – he effortlessly differentiated between them and his delivery of the text was the most naturally achieved. Macbeth was a venture between QTC and Brisbane company Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe, which enabled it to put a larger than usual cast on stage, and the state government’s Super Star Fund supported Attenborough’s involvement. The result is a strong, clean, handsome production that has attracted big audiences and given them a very nice night’s entertainment. NO one comes out of Cock particularly well. John (Tom Conroy) is a character described as giving the impression of being drawn with a pencil and is as wishy-washy as that suggests. M (Eamon Flack in the Brisbane season of this MTC/La Boite co-production; Angus Grant played the role in Melbourne) is the teensiest bit over-bearing and controlling. W (Sophie Ross) is the same, only more manipulative. M’s father, F (Tony Rickards), a late entrant into the action, rounds out an unlikely dinner party and uses the occasion to deliver a homily on sexual preference. Those who come out of it least well, however, are director Leticia Caceres and designer Marg Horwell. Horwell’s soft-furnishings set made entirely of white cushions gives a clue: Cock is ultimately flaccid, or at least it is in this production. Mike Bartlett’s compact play, written in 2009, is composed of a series of scenes in which John is deciding whether he wants to be with M, with whom he has lived for seven years, or W, who inducts him into heterosexual pleasures after John makes his first go at breaking away from M. M treats John as a child, but W adores him and offers the prospect of children. What to do? John is a great vacillator and liar, but no matter. What he thinks – well, he doesn’t know what he thinks. Others are more than happy to do the thinking and acting for him. In this scenario F may be seen as a kind of referee, albeit one who loads the dice in favour of M. But he’s there to outline the rules as he sees them pertaining in this day and age. M and F are acting out a battle of the sexes with a twist and John is the weapon that keeps changing hands. The exercise of power is M and F’s sport, and they are prepared to play very dirty. John’s situation is more fluid. He is in one sense putty in the hands of both M and F, twisting and turning between them. But he’s also the prize, and in that respect is the combatants’ Achilles heel. The man with the pencil-drawn outline – no heavier than 2B one would suggest – is only a fragment of a character, as are the others. We hear of M’s career as a broker, W’s as a childcare assistant and F’s loneliness following the death of his wife, but these are little more than are labels enabling a couple of good quips or, in the case of F, a detail that obliquely bolsters his line of argument. We can’t see the information as part of the fabric of a complex character. Caceres seems to want more, however. You can feel the pull towards humanising the players – F’s slightly sad old-guy tracksuit, all the tumbling around on pillows, M’s air of domesticity – but it only dilutes the impact of the play. Cock is, or can be, an act of provocation – cold, hard-edged, laugh-aloud funny and irritating. John is the empty vessel into which are poured ideas about sex, love, ownership, power and desire; M, W and F pour away. The irritant factor is important, and an unusual one in the theatre. The depiction of the feminine in the shape of W is intensely vexing. The out-of-left-field sermonising of F is awkward and frankly unbelievable in any realistic context. M is something of a cliche – the well-off guy who likes everything just so – and John is Mr Cellophane. But as the punches keep on coming and the ducking and weaving goes on, the ground shifts and the raygun of one’s irritation is continually redirected. I freely admit to having been influenced in this view by seeing, in New York, James Macdonald’s sparer than spare, gladiatorial production. It was cold as ice and a bracingly savage dissection of sexual power play. Macbeth ends April 13; Cock ends April 12. Posted in Theatre \| Tagged Angus Grant, David Walters, Eamon Flack, Eugene Gilfedder, Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe, James Macdonald, Jason Klarwein, La Boite, Leticia Caceres, Marg Horwell, Michael Attenborough, Mike Bartlett, Nerida Matthaei, Phil Slade, Queensland Theatre Company, Simone Romaniuk, Sophie Ross, Tom Conroy, Tony Rickards, Veronica Neave \| Leave a reply Miss Julie Posted on September 9, 2013 by deborahjones2012 Belvoir, Sydney, August 29 WHEN Simon Stone is attracted to a text, anything can happen. In this he is reminiscent of Barrie Kosky, whose ferocious intelligence and unswerving commitment to a highly personal vision has given us some of the country’s most memorable and challenging theatre and opera. It’s impossible to leave a Kosky production feeling indifferent. One may be unconvinced (Opera Australia’s Nabucco) or transported (the revelatory Vienna Schauspielhaus production of Poppea seen in Sydney in 2009), but not untouched. And so it is with Stone, although his work operates at a cooler temperature. On the transporting side there is The Wild Duck, “after Ibsen”, which he co-wrote with Chris Ryan and directed; and his adaptation (with Ryan, Thomas Henning and Mark Winter) and direction of Thyestes, “after Seneca”. It is one of the most remarkable pieces of theatre I’ve seen in the past decade. On the unconvincing side of Stone’s ledger lies, for me, Miss Julie, written by Stone “after Strindberg”. I’ll come to my reasons later. Brendan Cowell and Taylor Ferguson in Miss Julie. Photo: Ellis Parrinder All those “after”s reflect one of Stone’s greatest interests – using an established theatre text as a jumping-off point, a choice that sets up an intricate and fluid set of expectations. These expectations will be coloured by one’s thoughts about translation, adaptation, appropriation, homage, “inspired by”, and what fidelity to an original source really means and whether it matters anyway. (A big argument right there!) You may ponder whether the piece you saw should still bear the title Ibsen or Strindberg or Seneca gave their play when Stone’s version looks and sounds so different. To which Stone may respond – and I’m just guessing here – that the piece feels the same at a fundamental level, and that’s the crucial point. (There’s probably a marketing issue here too. The Wild Duck is a great name with pretty good recognition in theatre circles; Little Eyolf not so much, hence 2009’s The Only Child, which was terrific.) Delving down a little further, I’m interested in the degree to which audience members would be familiar with the texts just mentioned, and others like them. I think it would be fair to say few people, if any, would have read the source plays in their original language. Some keen theatre-goers may have boned up by reading a translation, but this is an area of deep subtlety. A small example: I have two translations of Miss Julie, dating from my long-gone university days. In Strindberg’s startlingly misogynistic introduction to the play he writes about “the half-woman, the man-hater”, and both my translations put it exactly that way. Warming to his theme, Strindberg says of this woman: “The type implies degeneration…” (Translation by Elizabeth Sprigge, 1955.) Or he says: “She is synonymous with corruption.” (Translation by Michael Meyer, 1964.) I think there’s a significant difference between the two assertions. The second is much more active, determined and implacable, and degeneration and corruption don’t mean the same thing anyway. It’s possible more modern translations may give other nuances. Of course Stone is not offering what we might call a straightforward translation of these plays, but what we know, or think we know, of them affects how we receive the Stone version, particularly if it’s still called The Wild Duck. Or Miss Julie. I acknowledge there are probably many people who couldn’t care less how a production came to be or what it’s called, as long as they feel they’ve had a good night in the theatre. But for me, going to see a Stone production involves a great many micro-adjustments of perception and attitude; an intellectual balancing act. This is invariably stimulating, although there can be a concurrent diminution of emotional engagement, depending on the degree to which I feel the re-versioning is successful – a shorthand word for about a million things coming together to my satisfaction that may be completely different from your million things. In Stone’s productions of Death of a Salesman and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof there was an intriguing use of what we might call translation. The words stayed the same – well, Stone initially chopped off the final scene of Salesman but had to reinstate it when Arthur Miller’s estate got cranky – but both were played with Australian accents. This was quite a provocative directorial decision, given the status of Miller and Tennessee Williams. Not only are they giants of 20th century American playwriting, they are taken to be writers of the American experience. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof worked for me (mostly) in a way Death of a Salesman did not. If you’re interested, I reviewed the Williams in March. Stone’s version of Miss Julie, directed by Leticia Caceres, puts Strindberg’s drama of sex and class into a contemporary Australian setting. The unseen 19th century nobleman becomes an absent politician on the brink of the prime ministership. Jean (Brendan Cowell) is his driver, doubling as a minder for Julie (Taylor Ferguson), who is left at home with the help while her father is away. Jean’s long-suffering girlfriend Christine (Blazey Best) is a housekeeper who cooks. Stone’s text absorbs a great deal of Strindberg’s detail: as the play opens Christine is seen in the kitchen cooking; Jean describes a party at which Julie forces him to dance with her; Julie has a boyfriend, to whom she metes out some physical punishment; the boss’s wine is commandeered; and so on in a multitude of ways. We even see for a time a pair of Julie’s shoes eye-catchingly placed against a wall of Robert Cousins’s clean, lean set – an echo of the master’s boots in Strindberg that, according to the original stage directions, are placed in a prominent position. They are there to remind us of the power imbalance. Looked at in one light, Stone has carefully followed the original. In the overall arc of the drama, however, there are changes and emphases that shift the central concern of Strindberg’s play. I watched the Belvoir production as if with double vision: on one level seeing Strindberg’s play and on another failing to recognise Strindberg’s thesis. Stone’s all-important decision was to make Julie just 16 rather than in her mid-20s. To underscore the unsuitability, to put it mildly, of what happens, Jean is no longer 30 but closer to 40. There’s plenty of rather grubby sexual warfare but Strindberg’s class-struggle theme can find little room to breathe here, swept away by the nasty little cat-and-mouse games (Jean and Julie alternating as feline and rodent) skittering around in front of us. It’s not easy to find a convincing way of presenting as tragedy contemporary class differences and aspirations, and Stone hasn’t found it here. Julie is a clever, damaged, neglected, manipulative handful; Jean is an idiot who, as directed by Caceres, one simply cannot believe in. Would a rich and powerful politician hire a man so lacking in polish? Would such a man have ever been employed as a sommelier in “one of the best hotels in London” (now there’s a place that gets class divisions)? Where is the man who, in Strindberg, has educated himself towards becoming a gentleman? And would Julie’s father, so necessarily concerned for his reputation, have left her in Jean’s care? An older Julie and a wilier Jean would have made infinitely more sense to me. Brendan Cowell in Miss Julie. Photo: Ellis Parrinder My first thought was that Stone’s Jean is a fantasist; has to be. His behaviour in the second act supports that idea to a degree, although if he is a fantasist that casts doubt on anything he says or does, which is not useful in this play. Strindberg’s Jean, on the other hand, has prepared himself most carefully for his dreams of betterment. He’s a very astute man. Stone in some ways appears to align his Jean with Strindberg’s Julie and vice versa, but that only further muddies the picture. In Stone’s writing Julie’s extreme youth makes her wild oscillations of behaviour explicable, but she is too immature to have meaningful control of her destiny. Her actions also eliminate another important idea in Strindberg, that of honour. She’s just a mixed-up kid, flailing around. And the ending, while theatrically effective, just doesn’t ring true. Julie might be running a bit wild, but this? I don’t accept it – although others obviously do, given the many highly laudatory reviews Miss Julie has received. For Belvoir and Melbourne’s Malthouse next year Stone turns his hand to a subject I imagine few would have predicted. A version of Philip Barry’s 1939 comedy The Philadelphia Story, better known by many in its musical theatre form, High Society, will be “created by” Stone, who will also direct. The unusual “created by” tag suggests that not much of the original will remain and that jibes sent in Stone’s direction about authorship of revised classics have hit home. Belvoir’s season launch material promises a “radical new lens” on Barry’s play, a light entertainment involving a wealthy woman, her fiancé, her former husband and a newspaperman. To date Stone has mostly walked the dark side of the street, so the really radical thing would seem to be the promise of lots of fun and fabulousness. I look forward to it. All of which is a very long way of saying Stone is someone who can make people care about what he does, argue about it, puzzle over it, attack it, defend it, love it, hate it, have an attitude towards it… This makes him one of the current theatre’s most valuable assets. Posted in Theatre \| Tagged August Strindberg, Barrie Kosky, Belvoir, Blazey Best, Brendan Cowell, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Chris Ryan, Death of a Salesman, Leticia Caceres, Malthouse, Miss Julie, Robert Cousins, Simon Stone, The Philadelphia Story, Thyestes \| Leave a reply Adelaide Festival 2016 Brisbane Festival 2013 Melbourne Festival 2013 New Zealand Festival Perth Festival 2013 Perth International Arts Festival 2016 Archives Select Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 December 2018 October 2018 September 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 I do love @Carriageworks but the cafe is bizarrely organised, at least tonight. 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__label__wiki	0.89712	0.89712	What’s New On Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, And HBO: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ Drew Barrymore, ‘The People v. O.J.,’ John Hughes, And More ‘ By Kayla Cobb Twitter @kaylcobb Feb 3, 2017 at 9:00am Photos: Everett Collection ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story It’s the first week of the month, and you know what that means. Your run runneth over when it comes to new shows and movies to watch this weekend. Whether your streaming service of choice is Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Showtime, or STARZ, you have dozens of big name titles available to stream this weekend. This week is an especially great one if you’re looking for something to watch with your kids. Babe, Balto, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and one of Pixar’s latest movies Finding Dory are now all of Netflix, and the last season of Regular Show is on Hulu. But what if you’re in the mood for a great personal binge? 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__label__wiki	0.832948	0.832948	Ono Hawaiian Food announces closing, a long-established restaurant of Hawaiian cuisine Since opening in 1960, Ono Hawaiian Food, which has offered traditional Hawaiian cuisine, announced the closure in August. Since opening in August 1960 at the Oahu island of Kapahul, a popular restaurant offering Hawaiian cuisine loved by many people such as loco and tourists announced the closure in August this year. Ono Hawaiian Food “Ono Hawaiian Food” opened by Mr. Sueko Oh Young from Kauai Island has been operating the store in Family since opening. A popular restaurant where you can taste traditional Hawaiian cuisine, such as Laureau, Poi, meat dishes wrapped in Cala Pigg and Taro’s leaves. Mr. Sueko O Young of the owner said, “We have been opening shops for 30, 40 and 50 years, but the time has come for us to retire soon.Our shops have only Hawaii I came to many customers from all over the world, such as Russia, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, I am really happy. ” The closing date of the restaurant is August, but the detailed date is undecided. Ono Hawaiian Foods, 726 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96816-1133, Opening Hours: 11: 00-20: 00, Closed: sunday Honolulu Coffee Opened on the lobby floor of Prince Waikiki Hotel Honolulu coffee grand opened to the lobby floor of the renovated Hawaii Prince Waikiki.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26501
__label__cc	0.689942	0.310058	Home / Products / Lethal Weapon - The Complete Collection (4 Disc Box Set) [1987] [2005] Lethal Weapon - The Complete Collection (4 Disc Box Set) [1987] [2005] Condition & Format NEW - DVD Riggs (Mel Gibson) is no ordinary cop. He's a Mad Max gone maniacal, a man whose killing expertise and suicidal recklessness make him a Lethal Weapon to anyone he works against, or with. Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is an easygoing homicide detective with a loving family, and a pension he doesn't want to lose. Lethal Weapon is the thrill-packed story of two Vietnam-vets-turned-cops who have just one other thing in common: both hate to work with partners. Fierce, fast and frequently funny, the Lethal Weapon DVD Collection fires off round after round of can't-miss entertainment and is a must-have for collectors or an adrenaline-packed gift.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26503
__label__cc	0.631984	0.368016	Peter Friedman, Danny McCarthy, Michael Countryman, Hannah Bos and Carolyn McCormick in “The Open House” by Will Eno at Signature Theatre. (Photo by Joan Marcus) In American Theatre, Issac Butler writes about several contemporary playwrights who are taking the traditional realistic living room family drama and turning it on its head: In the current crop of anti-realist plays are Eno’s The Open House and Jacobs-Jenkins’s Appropriate, both mounted last season at New York City’s Signature Theater, and Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, a recent critical success at the Public Theater. Next season, Taylor Mac’s Hir will have its East Coast debut at Playwrights Horizons. All these plays simultaneously deploy and subvert various tropes of the genre: difficult fathers, family secrets, eccentric mothers, a compressed time scheme, money worries—and, well, white people. They’re also all set in and around living rooms, the most common and persistent setting in contemporary American theatre. While it can be frustrating to walk into a theatre and see yet another couch in front of yet another television three feet away from yet another cluttered bookshelf, the ubiquity of this setting isn’t hard to understand. After all, the living room’s history and linguistic roots intersect with American theatre’s primary concerns. “Living room” is simply the American term for the parlor, whose name derives from the French parler, to talk. It is figuratively, then, a space for talking. Parlors are also a middle-class (or, if you must, bourgeois) invention, much like the theatres that regularly reproduce them onstage. Jason Tseng, the Community Engagement Specialist at Fractured Atlas, has a compelling essay up at Medium about LA’s 99-seat Theatre Plan and the issue of funding for small companies: The top 3% of arts organizations by budget size ($10M and above) received 60% of all arts and culture funding. Conversely, the bottom half of organizations by budget size ($100k and below) received only 5% of that funding. Not only is this deeply problematic from a purely class perspective, Holly also notes that this wealth gap disproportionately effects racial and ethnic minority communities, as well as other oppressed groups. This phenomenon is also not limited to the U.S. In fact, a similar report out of Britain cautioned that drastic changes to arts funding need to occur in order to avoid a “cultural apartheid.” Empire on FOX There were a lot of responses to this recent and very problematic Deadline article about the increase in opportunities for actors of color in Hollywood, but Howard Sherman’s critique is an especially great and necessary take-down: Through my role at the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts, I can attest to the fact that television networks are absolutely seeking to diversify the stories they tell. In our nearly 30 year history of advocating for diversity in race, culture and ethnicity in film, television and theatre, we’re often consulted on these issues, and have been continuously by the networks and other entertainment sources. They haven’t advised us of any quotas they’re trying to fill, but they’re also not solely focused on race; the number of calls seeking to tap our database of artists with disabilities has also seen a marked increase. Andreeva treats efforts at diversity as a trend, a response to successful shows with actors of color in lead roles (How To Get Away With Murder), and shows that focus on stories about non-Caucasian principals (Empire, Black-ish, Fresh Off The Boat). To be sure, no one can accuse the entertainment industry of not seeking to recreate success through imitation, but their commitment to diversity seems to go deeper than that. Yet Andreeva doesn’t fully address to economic imperative of doing so: the fact that America is on a rapidly accelerating pace towards seeing Caucasian as only 50% of the population within the next 30 years. The networks are, for once, ahead of the curve, rather than following it. (This list of 8 Diverse TV Shows to Watch is worth checking out as well!) This Guardian article about re-imagining digital innovation is a good reminder to use the already present strengths of your organization: Innovation means looking at digital channels not as generic marketing outlets, but as routes to different audiences with niche interests and needs. It also means thinking about whether the content is fit for our audiences’ purposes – not our own. To do so arts organisations must shape their content to be editorially relevant, technically portable and design-sensitive. It’s about what’s next as well. Digital innovation is about building organisational capacity to support the creation of innovative digital projects in the future. However, capacity-building for innovation is less about changing organisational setup and technical infrastructure, and more about developing people, their confidence, skills and working practices. Photograph: Simon Belcher/Alamy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26508
__label__cc	0.5689	0.4311	inverting op-amp circuit Why is -Vout equal to the voltage going through Rf? here is a link to a site which explains the inverting amplifier circuit but I couldn't understand why this is. voltage operational-amplifier resistors voltage-divider Noam Yo TomNoam Yo Tom \$\begingroup\$ Current going through the resistor produces voltage across resistor. Voltage doesn't go through resistor. It's unclear what you're asking. \$\endgroup\$ – Nick Alexeev♦ Sep 30 '13 at 1:44 (1) The voltage at the inverting terminal is 0V* so, by KVL, $$v_{OUT} = 0V - i_{R_F}R_F $$ where the reference direction for \$i_{R_F}\$ is from left to right through \$R_F\$ (2) By KCL, $$i_{R_i} = i_{R_F} $$ since the inverting input is an open circuit. (3) By Ohm's Law, $$i_{R_i} = \dfrac{v_{IN}}{R_i}$$ (remember, the voltage at the inverting terminal is 0V). $$v_{OUT} = 0V - i_{R_F}R_F = -i_{R_i}R_F = -\dfrac{v_{IN}}{R_i}R_F$$ $$\dfrac{v_{OUT}}{v_{IN}} = -\dfrac{R_F}{R_i}$$ *For an ideal op-amp with negative feedback, the inverting and non-inverting input voltages are equal. Alfred CentauriAlfred Centauri The schematic you show is of a classic inverting gain stage. Recognize that, because the infinite impedance of the op amp is infinite, and the gain is infinite, ANY CURRENT AT ALL between the op amp inputs induces a HUGE voltage swing at the op amp output. This means, for the stage to be "quiescent", no current can enter the inverting input, and the inverting input must be at ground potential. This is called a "virtual ground". Because there is a voltage difference across the input resistor, there must be current flowing through the input resistor. Because that current cannot enter the op amp, it must flow through the feedback resistor. Ohm's Law then gives you the voltage that must appear at the other end of the feedback resistor, which must be the output voltage of the op amp. This is one of those times where you really do want to set up the equations and solve them, so you understand IN DETAIL what is going on. John R. StrohmJohn R. Strohm \$\begingroup\$ Where you wrote "ANY CURRENT AT ALL", did you mean "any potential difference at all"? \$\endgroup\$ – The Photon Sep 30 '13 at 2:19 \$\begingroup\$ @ThePhoton: Same same. No practical difference. If there is potential difference between the inverting and non-inverting inputs, there will be current entering the op amp. If there is current entering the op amp, it will develop a voltage drop across the input resistance, which develops a potential difference between the two inputs. \$\endgroup\$ – John R. Strohm Sep 30 '13 at 5:49 Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged voltage operational-amplifier resistors voltage-divider or ask your own question. Resistor Load Effect on inverting op-amp Confusion with output impedance of non-inverting and inverting opamp circuit Why doesn't a resistor on the non-inverting lead of the op amp affect dc offset (non-inverting amplifier)? Calculating voltage at non-inverting input of the op-amp Basic Ideal Op Amp Circuit Analysis Op-amp problem, two inverting amplifiers? Op-Amp Non inverting mode Differential op-amp vs non-inverting op-amp	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26510
__label__cc	0.614248	0.385752	Will the resource curse stifle democracy in Libya? (note to self, cross-posted at troppo) Just a week ago, the betting markets still gave Gaddafi a 40% chance of remaining in charge till the end of the year but now the markets have given him up for a lost cause. The Arab Spring can hence boast another regime change, and this time one that is quite complete: there is almost no existing government bureaucracy that remains in place after the change because there was no Libyan government bureaucracy in the first place. It is also a victory for French and English pride: as I predicted 4 months ago, the European countries caved in to their own need to keep face once they started interfering and they thus armed and trained the rebels, whilst NATO acted as the rebels’ air force. They said they wouldn’t arm the rebels at the time but it was obviously more important to win than to stick to that promise. And it must be said, the victory has been well-managed so far with few reprisals. It is a good day for international justice. What next for Libya? If you read the constitution that the Transitional Council has put up, you get to read a carbon copy of the constitutions of Western nation states. If nation building was hence only about laws, the Libyans are going to be just like us. With a GDP per capita of around 20% of that of the US (which is high but still down from 100% in 1980!), an urbanisation rate close to 80% and a relatively large tertiary student base, no government debt worth talking about, and more revenues than running expenses, you would think that if any Arab country could pull off a modern democracy it would be Libya. Libya will be a good test of the political-economic theory of the ‘natural resource curse’ which holds that a country with weak institutions burdened with a lot of money flowing in for no effort is going to end up very corrupt and un-democratic. There are many variations to this theory (for an example paper of my own on this issue, see here), but the essential story is that the rents created by the resource lead to a political system oriented solely around fighting over those rents, leading to exclusion of losing groups and of the non-resource sector. Under the curse, it is too hard to develop a vibrant manufacturing or export-oriented service sector when the natural resource rents make the exchange rate high and gives the politicians too little incentives to provide public goods oriented towards the non-resource sector. Having to fend on its own and surrounded by rent-seeking politicians looking to tax anything visible, the modern sector dies in childbirth and the country remains poorly educated and un-versed in the ways of the modern economy, merely living off the resource rents while they last. There are two scenarios for Libya, one in which it overcomes this curse and one where it once again succumbs to it. The first scenario is that Libya can skip the century or so it normally takes for good democratic habits to become ingrained and immediately mimic a country like Norway. The way to do that would be to actively reduce the degree to which the resource rent affects the exchange rate too much. A national fund that buys up overseas assets and that re-invests any dividends in increases in the fund is one way to do this. The government can otherwise invest in the kind of things needed to get modern sectors up and running, including a more developed education infrastructure, independent competition regulation, modern tax codes, etc. The second scenario is that the many different groups that make up the transitional government, before and after elections, fight over the spoils and all demand their group gets a share. If no group trusts the other groups and there is insufficient national identity to trust anyone calling themselves ‘non-partisan’, then things like a national future fund cannot be set up and maintained as each group in power would simply raid the fund immediately for its own benefits. There might be then some prestige projects (like ‘broadband for all’) that a national government engages in, but every check and balance in the system gets manned by individuals foremost identifying with their group. The oil contracts are of course the main things over which the groups would fight, and deal-makers on the side of the oil companies will look for long-standing political connections to safeguard their own interests. The essential question is whether Libya has the centre-group it would need for the first scenario. It would have to be a centre-group not associated primarily with a particular city, not encumbered by the demands of their family and communal structure for jobs and influence, and not identified with any particular grouping. Such a group does not exist in Libya: land-holdings are still primarily based on kin-ship, i.e. family and community ties. Cities have strong independent histories and are made up of patchworks of overlapping tribe-like communities. Even if you have the odd individual who himself really wants Libya to become like Norway, the reality of the situation is that such a person would only have political support from his community and would be expected to reciprocate. If he doesn’t, he is out. So, my prediction on the eve of its introduction is that Libyan democracy will fail. There will probably be an election in which some coalition of interests will win, after which there will be a gradual sifting-out of alliance members who are not needed to hang on to power. More and more of the best jobs and transfers will go to a smaller in-group defined by family, ethnicity, and, most-importantly, region. That group will subvert the democratic process such that Libya becomes a kind of small Egypt with oil, a mini-Russia at best. The internal divisions in Libya are not strong enough to expect blood-shed of the type you see in Nigeria, but true democracy is going to have to wait in Libya. In 20 years time much of the current tribal and ethnic structure should be destroyed by economic forces that make land irrelevant and that will replace most of the other tribal economic aspects with purely monetary aspects (greatly aided by the internet). With any luck, Libyan oil has run out by then. Is there a way in which truly far-sighted decision makers could avert the resource curse? What the Libyans should realise today rather than tomorrow is that their oil fields are their curse. They should immediately outsource the running of their oil fields to some international organisation that pre-commits to hoarding most of the oil wealth generated from these fields for Libyans in the future. It won’t happen though: it goes against human nature for the victorious Libyans to recognise what they themselves will become if they don’t remove the temptation, and there is no international organisation that has the ability to credibly pre-commit to doing the right thing by the Libyans such a long time into the future. 6 thoughts on “Will the resource curse stifle democracy in Libya?” Paul Amores says: I’ve often wondered why you would have a country made up of many disparate groups; surely it would be better to form several smaller countries with homogeneous populations? Obviously there are a few caveats to this (economies of scale in decision making, the assumption that similar people tend to live in the same geographic region and that dissimilar people tend to live in the seperate geographic regions), but they don’t seem so unlikely as to be unreasonable. Is the desire for natural resources the reason why dissimilar groups are competing to occupy the same land? Paul Frijters says: Paul A, the history of these places is very complex and the reasons for the current borders include accidents, foreign powers, defunct kingdoms, etc. The question is what prevents countries from breaking up along ethnic lines and other divisions. Think of incentives: why would people in charge allow a chunk of their territory and thus influence to break away? It needs a virulent separation movement to overcome that inertia. You make a good point; what’s relevant is the question of why existing countries don’t split up. But arguably the people in charge don’t have much influence in some of these chunks. Given the cost of trying to quell and subjugate the insurgents, surely it would sometimes be easier to just give them their own country? yes, sometimes it is easier, though of course you do have to put up a fight because if you dont put up a fight you get seen as a weakling by the other people in charge and you lose your position, so you cant let go without a bit of bloodshed. In the end though, you indeed just have to suck it up which is why we now have over 200 countries whereas we had closer to 50 in 1900. DavidN says: Paul Amores if you’re interested there’s a book, ‘The Size of Nations’, by economist Alberto Alesina that’s relevant. I haven’t yet managed to read it (though I’ve had it for a while) but Joshua Gans has previously blogged here about this book. In most nations there is a dominant faction that doesn’t want to let any of their territory or influence erode. Classic case is Indonesia which is from what I’ve heard a fairly diverse conglomeration with any number of groups who’d like to not be ruled from Jakarta. See East Timor (oil), West Papua, Aceh, etc… They can’t let even seemingly valueless territory leave since that sets a precedent. e.g. Can’t let Tasmania be independent because then WA would be next. The lesson of Alaska is never give away land, even when it is seemingly worthless. Previous Previous post: Redesigning mortgage statements Next Next post: The day that had to come for Apple	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26516
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__label__cc	0.522331	0.477669	About Edgy ▼Who We AreTeamSEO ServicesSEO Technologies Hold on Logging you out. Technology 3 min read China Unveils Brain-Computer Interface Chip For Mind-Reading A recent breakthrough in Brain-Computer Interface Chip development could potentially bring the fictional "mind-reading" act a step closer to reality. Sumbo Bello Jun 06, 2019 at 5:45 am GMT ulrichw / Pixabay According to reports from the state-run agency, Xinhua, China has just unveiled a groundbreaking brain-computer interface chip (BCI). As can imagine, the chip provides a direct line of communication between the brain and the computer. Thanks to this communication medium, the seeming sci-fi act of mind reading could become a reality. While researchers have made remarkable progress in BCI development in the past, the chip has never reached anything close to mainstream – until now. With this unveiling, it appears the Chinese are about to bring Brain-Computer Interface chip to the masses finally. The Brain-Computer Interface Chip is a Big Deal BCI is a system which allows a person to control computers or other electronic devices using only their brain waves. In other words, you won’t need to move or give verbal instructions to perform tasks on a computer. Sounds like sci-fi jargon, doesn’t it? Yet, it has been in development for a while. Research into brain-computer interface began back in the 1970s at the University of California, Los Angeles. Although the study started under a grant from the National Science Foundation, it was soon followed by a contract from DARPA. Before now, BCI researches have focused primarily on the development of neuroprosthetic applications such as restoring damaged sight, hearing, and movement. The first big breakthrough came in the mid-1990s when researchers implanted the first neuroprosthetic devices in humans. It appears that we are about to witness another milestone. The Brain Talker Tianjin University in China collaborated with the state-owned China Electronics Corporation to develop the world’s first BCI chip. They’re calling it “Brain Talker.” Here’s why this is a big deal. The brain transmits and processes various signals. But, these signals are usually submerged in the background noise, says Ming Dong, the director of the Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine at Tianjin University. The researchers designed Brain Talker specifically to decode brain wave information. The Brain-Computer Codec Chip (BC3), provides scientists with the ability to discriminate between minor neural electrical signals. It would also enable them to decode information efficiently. According to Ming Dong, the BC3 will ultimately enhance the speed and accuracy of brain-computer interfaces. The researcher also hopes that the chip could bring BCIs out of the labs, into a mainstream technology. In a statement to the press, the Tianjin University researcher, Ming Dong said: Brain-Computer Interfaces hold a promising future. The Brain Talker chip advances BCI technology allowing it to become more portable, wearable, and accessible to the general public. A data scientist at China Electronics Corporation, Cheng Longlong, believes that the chip could gain broader use in various fields. These include education, gaming, medical treatment, as well as home life. Brain Talker will make its debut on Friday, during the ongoing World Intelligence Congress in northern China’s Tianjin Municipality. Read More: How to Train Your Brain to Eat Less Sugar Using Video Games Found this article interesting? Let Sumbo Bello know how much you appreciate this article by clicking the heart icon and by sharing this article on social media. Sumbo Bello Sumbo Bello is a creative writer who enjoys creating data-driven content for news sites. In his spare time, he plays basketball and listens to Coldplay. 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__label__wiki	0.543088	0.543088	Police investigate alleged assault of a woman bystander Syria refugees bring new tastes and traditions to Iraq Police investigate sexual abuse of 2-year-old News / Maldives-Saudi Maldives condemns drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities Ahmed Aiham Smoke billows from an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq about 60km (37 miles) southwest of Dhahran in Saudi Arabia's eastern province on September 14, 2019. - Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities early today, the interior ministry said, in the latest assault on the state-owned energy giant as it prepares for a much-anticipated stock listing. Yemen's Iran-aligned Huthi rebels claimed the drone attacks, according to the group's Al-Masirah television. (Photo by - / AFP) The government of Maldives on Sunday strongly condemned the series of drone attacks against Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Hijra Khurais. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the attacks on critical infrastructure will lead to the destabilisation of Saudi Arabia’s security and stability, and amplify tensions in the region. The government concluded that the acts of terrorism will thwart the international community in finding peaceful solutions to conflicts in the region. Affirming its solidarity with Saudi Arabia, Maldives iterated its commitment in the fight against terrorism. As per Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the drone strikes disrupted half of the companies' crude oil output. The recent attack on the world's largest oil processing facilities, Aramco's Abqaiq refinery and Hijra Khurais, was claimed by Houthi rebels. "Saudi Arabia is not a terrorist-producing hub" MDP calls for probe into graft rumours surrounding Saudi aid Saudi grants additional USD 160 mln aid to Maldives Saudi Arabia Air Strike Crude Oil Aramco Maldives-Saudi	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26519
__label__wiki	0.670092	0.670092	Stories of Kenyan women used and dumped by foreign men NEWSEDITORIAL / OTHER NEWS By Diaspora Messenger Last updated Jul 19, 2019 [Photo: Shutterstock] Stories abound of Kenyan women whose hearts melt and knees become weak seconds after a man introduces himself to them as a foreigner, preferably a white man, a west African (especially a Nigerian or Ghanian) or a Congolese. Most Kenyan women accuse their male counterparts for not being romantic, caring and loving. And they take it as holy writ that foreign men are a better deal. Unfortunately, some rogue foreigners have discovered this weakness in Kenyan women, and are now milking it for all its worth; using and dumping them with appalling impunity. Some of these women allegedly ‘give it up’ on the very first night of their meeting with the said foreigners and before they know it, they have been dumped! Take the case of Rose Atieno. She could not resist when Yemi Adesanmi, a man who introduced himself as a Yoruba from Nigeria hit on her. He was irresistible, she says, and his accent alone not only tickled but excited her. “No man speaks in as a way as sweet as Yemi. He had a sexy accent,” she says. “Besides the accent, there is just something very charming about him. I fell for him instantly. The next day we were at his house, enjoying ourselves. In less than a week, Yemi had vanished. I don’t know what happened.” Oil tycoon Yemi’s apartment turned out to be a house rented by a different chap who deals with imports from Nigeria. How could he fizzle out on her like that, leaving her high on teenage stirrings of romance? It is a question that Atieno is yet to find an answer to. There are more Kenyan neighbourhoods, especially in Nairobi, that teem with brothers from far west. You need not investigate them to know where they come from; they are loud and their accent tells their nationality. Men be aware: Ways Kenyan women revenge on cheating husbands VIDEO: Young Kenyan Women Trafficked To India As Sex Slaves A Question to the Kenyan Ladies: Why, please, why the… Kenyan women take over beer and nyoma choma joints Many Kenyan women currently date Nigerian, Ghanian or Congolese men. What is so special about foreign men? Many men wonder. Atieno is not alone. In the leafy suburb of Kileleshwa, not long ago, Eunice Njeri became easy prey for a man of Norwegian origin. “He told me I was beautiful and bright. Every day we bumped into each other, he took my hand and kissed it. Every other week I would receive a bouquet of colourful flowers – with a card that told of his love for me and how special I was in his heart,” a giggly Rose says, as she talks to this writer over coffee. The said man (name withheld), now relatively well known in the business circles, has a sweet tongue, and plays his cards close to his chest. Sly and witty, he took his time and showed no interest to rush Njeri to bed. For over three months, the man straddled the fringes of her life; posing with the character of a caring man interested in a long-term relationship. When he was done ‘babysitting’ her with love, he invited her to his palatial house. She didn’t resist, even slightly, his lecherous moves. At last, the long-term relationship was consummated. Living in bliss Then came the time to unleash the truth. “You know Eunice,” she recalls the man saying, “I often host friends from abroad and they love meeting Kenyan girls over here. Could you be coming to our parties along with a few friends?” A befuddled Eunice went back home. Overnight, she kept thinking how he had treated her well. He had no ill motives, she convinced herself. And so she agreed to bring her friends along to her boyfriend’s ‘harmless’ parties. She was living in bliss and she didn’t want to think of it as a lie. She was shocked to find out months later that her knight in shining armour was actually running a brothel-like entity for pay. He had been strapped of cash, and was getting evicted off the premise. She confronted him. But there was nothing much to extract from her lover as he rolled his suitcase into a cab en route to the airport. “I was shocked. I couldn’t believe that he was actually flying back to his country without informing me or caring to explain what had just happened,” says a distraught Njeri. He left her in the cesspool of rejects as he flew off to bliss by himself. Husband and wife Meet Mwanaidi Kadze from Mombasa. Her story, though not quite similar to Njeri’s, has all the makings of wealth-related unions. She met an Italian tourist while working at a beach resort in Malindi. Mascimilano (as she pronounces his name) charmed her and proposed that they live as husband and wife. He floated the idea with her that they rent a block of land not far from the ocean line to put up a restaurant for business. She left her meagre salary behind and swooped in on the sweet life that stood before her. “The lease was in my name since he was a foreigner. Putting up the restaurant was not a problem really. When the business was up and running, Kadze became the manager of the enterprise. In the meantime, her prince charming enjoyed full benefits that come with ‘marriage’, though they didn’t consummate the union legally. A few months later, and with the business doing well, Mascimilano flew back to Italy with a promise “to come back and settle with her, have children and live happily ever after.” That was the last time she heard his voice. He took off with all the money, which he apparently needed for a return ticket and to ferry his few belongings from Italy. She gave up waiting for him and the lease ended just a month later, forcing her to resume the hard life of fending for herself. Sex tourism is rife In the Coast region, it is not only young women like Kadze who find themselves at the wrong end of foreign love gone awry. Men too get used. Take the case of Ali Yusuf – a young virile man in his mid-twenties. He met a German woman he describes as ‘bonge la mke’. She, by European standards that glorify svelte women, wouldn’t pass for an attractive woman. But she was here to enjoy herself; and who else to help her achieve her purpose than a beach boy who is desolate and looking for cheap money. Yusuf says: “We both knew what we wanted. She wanted a good time with a local and I was after someone who had money to offer. It was mutual from the start. Besides, she was too old for me to hope that it would last long. I knew she wanted to use me and fly back to her country. So I also syphoned as much as I could. She bought me a fishing boat when she left and as far as the deal goes, I was happy even after she left.” Juma Munrad, Yufuf’s friend with whom they plied the beach to meet customers, isn’t as happy as Yusuf is, though. He too, met a foreigner who gave him hopes of heaven and grandeur. He was, however, shocked when his foreign girlfriend dumped him for a hunkier, dreadlocked masseur. “It all happened as I watched,” he says, visibly disappointed. “ I am the one who took her around and showed her places when she landed here. We lived a cosy life inside a beautiful hotel room. I am also the one who took her to the massage parlour where her new man worked. I feel hurt and broken-hearted because I had hopes that we would last,” he adds. Back in Nairobi, there is a Chinese revolution swirling along the sides of Thika Road Superhighway. Just as fast as the cars that glide on its tarmac, the road construction workers from the Oriental powerhouse were quick at luring Kenyan women into their beds. The story of the girl who gave birth to a baby with Chinese features, and couldn’t identify the man responsible rings true. Fell pregnant The notion that Chinese is synonymous with ‘fake’ apparently has no ground on your way to Thika. The Chinese came, built the road, and left behind a generation that may never know who really fathered them. Gladys Wanjiku, from Githurai, had to stop her studies at a university located off Thika Road after she fell pregnant, thanks to a Chinese foreman who supervised work to remodel the former Githurai roundabout into an overpass. She hoped he would propose and marry her but the man gave her money to stop pestering him because he had a family back in Guangzhou and he is only allowed to have a maximum of one child back in his country. Gladys is just part of lingering statistics that show Kenyans easily falling prey to foreigners and their whims – for nothing more than the promise of bliss or a good life. However, it is not all gloom and doom, as some have had great relationships with foreigners, which end up in happy marriages. By Gardy Chacha –sde.co.ke ALSO READ Cyber bullies target Kenyan women Source The Standard Newspaper Ruto’s Daughter Charleen Chelagat’s Prestigious Job at Father’s… Chutzpah and Audacity: Kiunjuri -The bold man to watch in Central region Epic Battle: World braces for Kipchoge versus Bekele battle in London Dining with the President: Mombasa residents speak after dining with Uhuru and Joho VIDEO: Babu Owino arrested,to be charged with attempted murder The Woman Giving Sonko Sleepless Nights-Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi Silent Revolt as Uhuru Appoints Young and Naive to Senior Positions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26528
__label__wiki	0.822996	0.822996	Chairman PCB Najam Sethi receives World XI at Lahore airport Sports Daily Bites 08:16 AM, 11 Sep, 2017 Lahore (Web Desk): The International Cricket Council's (ICC) World XI players have arrived at Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport Today (Monday) early morning, just a day before the much-anticipated three-match T20 series against Pakistan kicks off at Gaddafi Stadium. According to details, amid tight security, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi welcome the star-studded team, led by South Africa's Faf du Plessis, at the airport and then they were being transported to hotel at Mall Road. West Indies' Samuel Badree is expected to join the team in Lahore later today. Some 8,000 police and paramilitary forces will guard teams as they travel back and forth from Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. Roads and shops will be closed around the 27,000-capacity venue, while spectators will have to pass through multiple security checkpoints. World XI arrival in Pakistan #CricketKiHalalala #PAKvWXI pic.twitter.com/AAcqYyTQmm — PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) September 10, 2017 The coach of World XI,Andy Flower said upon arrival that he was looking forward to a good series against Pakistan. Flower said, "It's great to be here; we're looking forward to seeing a lot of you watching the great cricket we put on the show." He added, "We've had a warm welcome. Thank you very much." The World XI is scheduled to play a three match T-20 series that will be held on September 12, 13 and 15 in Gaddafi Stadium. The team has arrived in Pakistan today (on September 11th). In a historic series which sees international cricket return to the country after a drought of eight years, barring a brief tour by Zimbabwe in 2015. The PCB is optimistic that the series will close that dark chapter for good, and allow a new generation of players to experience the thrill of playing before a home crowd for the first time. Only five members of the current squad have done that before, skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Sohail Khan and Ahmed Shehzad. The World XI features du Plessis' countrymen Hashim Amla and David Miller, plus Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal, New Zealand's Grant Elliott, England's Paul Collingwood and Australia's George Bailey in a strong batting line-up. Tagged chairman pcb najam sethi receives xi lahore airport Pakistan vs World XI 1st T20: pakistan defeated World Xl by 20 runs 06:56 PM, 12 Sep, 2017 Pakistan vs World XI 2nd T20 match: World Xl beats pakistan by 7 ... Pak Vs World XI Match: buy online tickets	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26535
__label__wiki	0.881071	0.881071	© COPYRIGHT 2016 SERGIO AGÜERO / WWW.SERGIOAGUERO.COM Aguero enters Premier League top ten Manchester City made it two wins from two with a 6-1 victory over Huddersfield on Sunday. Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick saw him leapfrog Robin van Persie and move into tenth on the list of all-time leading Premier League goalscorers. Incidentally, his nine Premier League hat-tricks is equal with former City striker Robbie Fowler and only bettered by the great Alan Shearer, who managed 11. Huddersfield simply couldn’t handle his pace and movement. In fact, Aguero may feel disappointed he didn’t manage a couple more. He now has 14 goals in his last eight league appearances at the Etihad. He’s in frighteningly good form and, as Pep Guardiola said afterwards, his condition is as good as it’s ever been. Could this be his most prolific campaign yet? Aguero double not enough as Palace take a point Global praise for Kun Sergio rewrites Premier League record books Sergio sets new records as City run riot Bernardo inspires dominant derby victory	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26536
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__label__cc	0.73343	0.26657	"ADAU1462" actually appears to be an ADAU1466 - Q&A - SigmaDSP Processors and SigmaStudio Development Tool - EngineerZone SigmaDSP Processors and SigmaStudio Development Tool Q&A "ADAU1462" actually appears to be an ADAU1466 SigmaDSP Processors and SigmaStudio Development Tool requires membership for participation - click to join "ADAU1462" actually appears to be an ADAU1466 matthijs on Jun 20, 2019 We are working on a revision of our hardware using the ADAU1462-300 instead of the ADAU1452 we currently use. During initial testing however I discovered that it appears to behave like an ADAU1466 even though the part marking says ADAU1462WBCPZ300. Specifically, it appears to have 24Kwords of program memory and 2×40Kwords of data memory, and I've empirically determined the SPI => core address mapping to be as follows: 0000-4fff => DM0 0000-4fff DM0 5000-9fff 5000-5fff => DM0 5000-5fff invalid 6000-afff => DM1 0000-4fff DM1 5000-9fff b000-bfff => DM1 5000-5fff invalid c000-efff => PM 0000-2fff PM 3000-5fff Although the ADAU1466 is code-compatible with the ADAU1462, the parts are not quite compatible from an SPI-programming point of view due to the difference in address offset applied for page 2 (SECONDPAGE_ENABLE=1) according to the documentation: ADAU1462, ADAU1463: 0x3000 for DM0 and DM1, 0x2000 for PM This subtle but important incompatibility means that a device that behaves like an ADAU1466 but is marked and sold as ADAU1462 should probably be considered a production defect? It also leaves me with questions on how to deal with this issue: 1. Is there an easy way to identify ADAU146x variants via SPI? There don't seem to be any documented registers for this purpose, although I've noticed there are some undocumented ones in the range f800-f815, some of which at least differ from the ADAU1452, suggesting they might be of use for identifying device variants. 2. Does the memory map of the ADAU1462 agree with that of the ADAU1466 on the first page? Notice from the empirically determined memory map how page 1 is not actually limited to the first half DM0/DM1 (0000-4fff) but allows access to the first 24Kwords (0000-5fff) of each. If this is also true for the ADAU1462 then all of its data memory can be accessed via page 1, which would also mean that any application (including SPI programming/control software) written for the ADAU1452 would also work with the ADAU1462 without any modification. This backwards compatibility would be extremely helpful. If this is true for DM then the same question would go for PM: is page 1 on the ADAU1462 limited to the first half (8Kwords), or can the first 12Kwords be accessed at c000-efff on the first page? The former already suffices for ADAU1452-compatibility, but the latter would of course be nice to have. It would mean all of the data memory and 75% of the program memory of the ADAU1462 can be used without ever having to touch the SECONDPAGE_ENABLE bit. minor formatting and clarification [edited by: matthijs at 3:47 AM (GMT 0) on 20 Jun 2019] DaveThib Jul 30, 2019 +1 Hello Matthijs, There is no manufacturing defect. These are built from the same die and the memory is there but untested and not guaranteed. We only test the memory and features advertised for the... Aug 2, 2019 +1 Hello Matthijs, Ken is travelling and having trouble logging into the forum so I will insert his answers here. Ken's response: Is there an easy way to identify ADAU146x variants via SPI... Ken.M Aug 8, 2019 in reply to matthijs +1 verified I finally have access to eZone again. Below is a better graphic of the correct memory map for the ADAU1462/63. As you say, references to page one being the "lower half" of memory are incorrect. I am working... 0 DaveThib on Aug 2, 2019 3:56 PM Hello Matthijs, Ken is travelling and having trouble logging into the forum so I will insert his answers here. Ken's response: Is there an easy way to identify ADAU146x variants via SPI? There don't seem to be any documented registers for this purpose, although I've noticed there are some undocumented ones in the range f800-f815, some of which at least differ from the ADAU1452, suggesting they might be of use for identifying device variants. No. There are no registers that distinguish the two parts. Does the memory map of the ADAU1462 agree with that of the ADAU1466 on the first page? Notice from the empirically determined memory map how page 1 is not actually limited to the first half DM0/DM1 (0000-4fff) but allows access to the first 24Kwords (0000-5fff) of each. If this is also true for the ADAU1462 then all of its data memory can be accessed via page 1, which would also mean that any application (including SPI programming/control software) written for the ADAU1452 would also work with the ADAU1462 without any modification. This backwards compatibility would be extremely helpful. Yes. Contrary to the documentation in the Rev 0 datasheet, for the first page only, the memory map of the ADA1462 does agree with that of ADAU1466. The lower amount of memory available for the ADAU1462 is reflected entirely on the second page. However, the slave control port addresses 0x5000 to 0x5FFF (on both pages) are reserved and should not be used. The behavior of reading and writing these addresses is undefined. The second page should be used to access this block of memory. The ‘6x parts all come up with the addressing pointing to the first page. For data memory, the first 20kW of each bank (DM0/DM1) are accessible from page one. Since that is equal to the amount of DM on an ADAU1452 and all registers on a ’52 are found on all ‘6x parts, any program compiled for a ’52 will run on any ‘6x without modifications. For the program memory, the first 12kW (of 16kW) of program memory is addressable from the first page. In practice, more than 12kW is only necessary at very low sample rate since the core speed and the sample rate dictate the maximum number of instructions that can be executed in a single sample period. As David has stated, any memory that appear to exist on an ADAU1462 beyond the amount documented is not tested and is not guaranteed to exist in future silicon revisions. Using any additional memory found empirically is not recommended and has no warranty expressed or implied. Here is a revised memory map: 0 matthijs on Aug 8, 2019 8:44 AM in reply to DaveThib DaveThib said: There is no manufacturing defect. I should have added "or the datasheets seem to be incorrect about the slave interface memory map of the ADAU1462/3". These are built from the same die and the memory is there but untested and not guaranteed. We only test the memory and features advertised for the smaller parts. There is a possibility that in the future it might not be there so the extra memory is also not guaranteed to be available in the future. Yes this is what I would have expected. The confusion arose because the datasheets seemed to imply they were not quite compatible from the point of view of the slave interface. Regarding the memory map. Table 56 and 57 in the datasheet outlines the differences however, I think it is wrong. That exactly. In rev C of the ADAU1462/1466 datasheet their incompatibility is implied by figures 26/27 (page 37/38), tables 56/57 (page 89), figures 82/83 (page 90/91), and all discussion that refer to the lower page as being the "lower half" of that memory (rather than the first 20Kwords for DM0/DM1 or first 12Kwords for PM), and likewise the upper page being the "upper half" (rather than "the remainder"). Such language can be found on page 27 and page 36. The same applies to the ADAU1463/1467 datasheet. for the first page only, the memory map of the ADA1462 does agree with that of ADAU1466. The lower amount of memory available for the ADAU1462 is reflected entirely on the second page. For data memory, the first 20kW of each bank (DM0/DM1) are accessible from page one. Since that is equal to the amount of DM on an ADAU1452 and all registers on a ’52 are found on all ‘6x parts, any program compiled for a ’52 will run on any ‘6x without modifications. Thank you! This is the crucial information I needed. If I'd have to guess, I'd speculate that referring to the two pages as "halves" was based purely on the ADAU1466/1467 (where each page is indeed half of the memory) and this characterization later resulted in the incorrect description of the memory map of the ADAU1462/1463 (where in reality the upper page of each memory is reduced in size, hence the pages are no longer halves). However, the slave control port addresses 0x5000 to 0x5FFF (on both pages) are reserved and should not be used. The behavior of reading and writing these addresses is undefined. The second page should be used to access this block of memory. Hmm, okay, that's unfortunate since it seemed to work on the first page (based on admittedly very superficial testing), and it obviously would have been nice to be able to use all of DM0/DM1 on the ADAU1462 without having to deal with paging in our software at all. I also seem to recall SigmaStudio's export.xml didn't use paging for DM0/DM1 when using the ADAU1462 component, even when using more than 20kW of both (whereas it did when using the ADAU1466 component), but I think Sigma Studio has been updated since then, so maybe that's the thing you mentioned having been fixed. I'll have to do a new test. on Aug 8, 2019 8:20 PM in reply to matthijs matthijs said: I also seem to recall SigmaStudio's export.xml didn't use paging for DM0/DM1 when using the ADAU1462 component, even when using more than 20kW of both (whereas it did when using the ADAU1466 component), but I think Sigma Studio has been updated since then, so maybe that's the thing you mentioned having been fixed. I'll have to do a new test Yes, the update I mentioned was in the export file format. The page number was something that was missed in the update for the newer parts. So now you will get that important info. The external access to memory is via the SPI/I2C port and the address is limited to 16 bits. So we had to setup the extra memory as pages. I think I am remembering the reasons the designers told me about correctly. +1 Ken.M I finally have access to eZone again. Below is a better graphic of the correct memory map for the ADAU1462/63. As you say, references to page one being the "lower half" of memory are incorrect. I am working on updating the data sheet, but it will be a while before the revision is complete as there are a number of errors. My apologies. I think you will find that writes to the slave control port in the address range 0x5000 to 0x5FFF do have a mapping in data memory, but not an exclusive mapping. Writes to other addresses may alias to the same block of memory. That is why we strongly recommend against writing to those addresses. Regarding the generated code, the SigmaStudio team is revisiting this. I'm not sure of the status in SigmaStudio version 4.4, but I do know that the team is checking to make sure that it conforms with this map. 0 matthijs on Aug 8, 2019 9:37 PM in reply to Ken.M Ken.M said: Thank you. I understand that accessing 0x5000-0x5FFF on the first page will alias 0x0000-0x0FFF on the second page, since both would access 0x5000-0x5FFF of DM0 (and similarly 0xB000-0xBFFF on first page and 0x6000-0x6FFF on the second page both access 0x5000-0x5FFF of DM1). I don't see this as an objection to using those ranges on the first page, especially since doing so would allow me to avoid having to support paging in the first place, hence I'd never access the second page. Thank you again for your response, this has fully cleared up the situation for me.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26560
__label__cc	0.71714	0.28286	You Are Not A Bible Character Events which receive more than their share of news coverage are not my favorite topics for blog posts. However, this past week’s revelations of yet another politician’s infidelity offered one aspect worthy of comment (or so it seems to me). That is the use of the Bible as a means for reflecting on one’s personal situation in life. There is a long history of just such usage. The pilgrim fathers who came to America read their situation into the Bible (or the Bible into their situation) with the result that white pilgrims were seen as fulfilling the role of the Israelites in this, the Promised Land, while native Americans were cast in the role of Canaanites. Thus generations of Joshuas arose feeling Biblically justified in the genocide of America’s native population. Some of that Biblical reading continues to echo in the popular imagination to this day. It was Bad theology in the 17th century and it is bad theology today. Stated in a fundamental way: you are not a Bible character. This past week saw a sitting governor confessing his infidelity, choosing to stay in office, and reflecting out loud to his cabinet members about the story of King David. King David was, of course, guilty of adultery (and in the Biblical account it cost him the life of his child). It is a story of great repentance and internal suffering as well as the mercy of God. But it is not a pattern story to which individuals are invited for their own comparisons. The Old Testament is authoritative Scripture for Christians and has a history of interpretation by the Church. Largely, that interpretation is typological in character – its stories are seen as types and foreshadowings of the truth to be revealed in Christ Jesus. Thus Christ is the “second Adam,” and the opening chapters of Genesis are best read with that interpretive fact in mind. Had the pilgrims read the Old Testament correctly (in the light of the new) they might very well have applied the story of the Promised Land, but only as the Kingdom of God to which they might have gently offered as servants of those to whom they preached. The story does not bless a Christian to violate the commandment: thou shalt not kill. Holy war is foreign to Christianity and is heresy plain and simple where it is preached. Some years ago I recall the story of an Episcopal priest who abandoned his vocation with a great flourish during the course of a Sunday service. The confusing detail for many was his explanation: he saw himself as Jonah – his Church as the sinking ship. The only way to save the sinking ship was to throw Jonah overboard. It seems not unlikely that whatever was the case, he needed to resign his position. But the story of Jonah is not about throwing priests overboard to save “sinking” congregations. It has a different meaning. It is better for a priest with a problem to seek help and repentance and not Biblical drama. The drama is delusion. The problem with such use of Biblical imagination is that it simply has no controlling story. Nothing tells us which story to use other than our own imagination (which is generally a deluded part of our mind). A governor gets to play King David, and, surprise, he should be forgiven and not resign his office. A group of white settlers get to play conquering Israelites and feel no compunction about murdering men, women and children. A priest, likely in need of therapy, plays the role of Jonah before a crowd who has no idea they are in a play. The gospel is not preached – souls are not saved – the Bible is simply brought into ridicule. For all of us – Scripture is relevant. However, its relevance should not come as a personal revelation that tells us which character we are within its pages. Such games seem frightfully like the games on Facebook: “Which ancient civilization are you?” or some such nonsense. You are not a Bible character – other than the one indicated in the New Testament – those who have put their faith in Christ and trusted him for their salvation. Our conversion experiences are whatever they may have been – but the Damascus Road conversion of St. Paul is not required of any but St. Paul. The behavior of pilgrims, priests and governors should be guided by the same moral teaching that applies to all Christians. There are no special circumstances that, as Bible characters, exempt us from the repentance and responsibility required of all. The words of Christ addressed to each and everyone are the same: “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” If such repentance should cost us a political office or even a continent – so be it. This is the character we were meant to be. Posted in Church and State, Culture, knowledge of God, Orthodox Christianity, Scripture \| 86 Comments » Belief and Practice A friend sent me a review of the book The Byzantine Lists: Errors of the Latins by Tia M. Kolbaba (University of Illinois Press). The review is by Elesha Coffman, associate editor of Christian History. An excerpt from the review offers an interesting insight: According to Kolbaba, historians have never really studied the lists because of their unusual content: a mixture of theological, liturgical, and seemingly personal disagreements. Keroularios’s list accuses Latins of, among other things, using unleavened bread in the Eucharist, eating unclean meats, shaving [this refers to clergy], adding “and the Son” to the Nicene Creed (the “filioque” clause), forbidding priests to marry, allowing bishops to wear rings, and baptizing with only one immersion. Keroularios sums up by saying, “Therefore, if they live in such a way and, enfeebled by such customs, dare these things which are obviously lawless, forbidden, and abominable, then will any right-thinking person consider that they are at all to be included in the category of the orthodox? I think not.” In the lists, we see one of the main differences between Western and Eastern thought. Latin antiheretical works focused on doctrinal differences, but to Greeks, Kolbaba writes, “It is the things these ‘Romans’ do—not what they believe and teach—that place them beyond the pale.” To Latins, practice, including liturgy, is an outgrowth of doctrine and therefore secondary; to Greeks, practice shapes belief and is therefore of ultimate importance. “Practice shapes belief,” a principle frequently cited by scholars both East and West in its Latin formulation: Lex orandi, lex credendi. The phrase is accurately translated, “the law of praying is the law of believing.” It is a formula primarily used to discussed liturgical practice – and frequently only in reference to the words in liturgical use. Kolbaba’s work demonstrates a more global meaning. The Christian faith – indeed all of human life – is far more than a set of ideas to which we subscribe. It is not unusual for our professed ideological faith to differ from what we actually do – and not just because of hypocrisy or our failure to live up to what we say we believe. Our lives are grounded far more in our actions and activities than in our ideas. What we do is a far more accurate description of what we believe. Lex orandi can also be described as lex vivendi (the “law of living”). This is an important basis for considering the place of asceticism – and all of spiritual discipline – within the Christian life. It has become commonplace for asceticism to be disregarded in modern Christian practice – to either be seen as a misguided relic of the past or as incompatible with the needs of contemporary society. It is indeed incompatible with the needs of contemporary society. In our modern cultures we best serve the “needs” of others by being as open as possible to manipulation by advertising and the many false deities that guide our daily lives. Of course that service will not be of aid in Christian formation. I have written before that our modern lives are lived in a manner that is almost indistinguishable from that of non-believers. A secular culture offers only nooks and crannies for the practice of religion – and is not troubled in the least so long as religion “stays in its place.” The keeping of fasts and feasts, a daily rule of prayer, disciplined almsgiving, modesty of dress and modesty of action are frequently ignored or even unknown in the contemporary Christian world. “Why should we fast?” is a common question posed by catechumens in the Orthodox Church. The answer does not appear obvious within our culture. The short list I have mentioned is only a fraction of the practices normatively expected of an Orthodox Christian. The cultivation of repentance as an attitude of heart – the constant remembrance of the name of God – the right honoring of the saints and the living experience of the communion of saints – are among the practices which properly permeate the Orthodox life. Examined from without – it is possible to suggest that such practices are not, in and of themselves, necessary to salvation. But, I would argue, a secular lifestyle is not necessary to salvation and may very well endanger it. The errors bred by secular thought already cost our nation the lives of over a million unborn children each year (to give but a single example). “Heresy” as an ideological sin may be of less danger than the disappearance of the traditional practices of the Christian faith. Indeed, what does it matter what a secularist believes? This same understanding is properly a challenge to the Orthodox faith as it exists in the modern world. Everywhere – including within traditionally Orthodox countries, the culture of modernism lives at enmity with the traditional practices of the Christian faith. The pressure to accommodate the practices of the faith to contemporary lifestyles is relentless. Indeed, with the growing influx of converts, Orthodoxy stands in need of greater emphasis and teaching on the daily practices of the Christian life (and I speak as a convert). Lex orandi must always be lex vivendi. Without them there will be no lex credendi. My apologies to those who struggled with Latin (or never studied it). The Byzantine Lists today would have to be greatly expanded from the original “errors of the Latins”: the errors of the moderns exceed anything that has gone before. Posted in Books, Culture, Orthodox Christianity, Tradition \| 43 Comments » St. Paul’s Salvation What things were of gain to me – these I have counted as loss for Christ. Indeed, I count all things as loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Phillipians 3:7-14). Posted in Orthodox Christianity \| 4 Comments » more about “Are You Saved?“, posted with vodpod Posted in Orthodox Christianity \| 32 Comments » Calvinism As Heresy Met. Jonah of the OCA today addressed a group of conservative Anglicans. In the course of outlining what would be necessary for true ecumenical dialog and union, he stated, “the renunciation of Calvinism as a heresy.” This probably came as a surprise to many of the evangelical Anglicans in the audience. Appended here is the proclamation of the Council of which proclaimed, from an Orthodox perspective, certain aspects of Calvinism to be heretical. The Confession of Dositheus Chapter VI. of Acts and Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem (A.D. 1672) After studying in western Europe, Cyril Lucar (or Lucaris, the Latinate form) eventually became the Patriarch of Constantinople, 1620. A Confession of Faith, written in Latin and ascribed to Cyril, was published in Geneva, 1629. The Encyclopedia Britannica gives a very brief synopsis: In its 18 articles Lucaris professed virtually all the major doctrines of Calvinism; predestination, justification by faith alone, acceptance of only two sacraments (instead of seven, as taught by the Eastern Orthodox Church), rejection of icons, rejection of the infallibility of the church, and so on. In the Orthodox church the Confession started a controversy that culminated in 1672 in a convocation by Dosítheos, patriarch of Jerusalem, of a church council that repudiated all Calvinist doctrines and reformulated Orthodox teachings in a manner intended to distinguish them from both Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. The Acts and Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem was translated from the Greek and edited by J.N.W.B. Robertson, 1899. The Orthodox authorities gathered for the Synod of Jerusalem alleged the 1629 Confession to have been a forgery by Calvinists. Chapter I. quotes widely from Cyril’s homilies, to contradict each chapter of the 1629 Confession. Chapters II. and III. give other evidences and reasons to dispute Cyril’s authorship of the 1629 Confession, and, more importantly, to demonstrate that it was not an official act of an Orthodox patriarch. Chapter IV. explains why the faith of the Eastern Church has never been Calvinistic, particularly concerning the Holy Eucharist as Real Presence and true sacrifice. Chapter V. incorporates acts, decrees, and letters of previous synods against the 1629 Confession. Chapter VI. sets forth the Orthodox faith in eighteen decrees and four questions, commonly known as The Confession of Dositheus, corresponding precisely to the chapters and questions in the 1629 Confession, which is included in an appendix. (Dositheus is the Latinate form of Dosítheos.) Here follows Chapter VI. of Acts and Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem , including The Confession of Dositheus. All words and phrases enclosed here in square brackets [ ] or in parenthesis ( ) are so enclosed in the original; text italicized here is italicized in the original. Page breaks in the original are indicated here by the page number enclosed in angle brackets < >. Footnoted citations of biblical quotations or allusions in the original are included here in the body of the text in braces { }; all other footnotes (including original Greek words and phrases, and commentary and textual criticism by Robertson) are omitted here, except for a few enclosed in braces { } and marked JNWBR. My own notes are enclosed in braces { } and marked ELC. To the candid and lovers of truth, what hath been said will be sufficient, or rather, so to speak, more than enough to enable them to understand what is the doctrine of the Eastern Church, and that she hath never at any time been in agreement with the Calvinists in their novelties (nor in fact with any others besides herself), nor hath she recognised him {Cyril Lucar ELC} whom they contend was of their party, as being so. For the complete refutation, however, and uprooting of the designs which have been formed, contrarily to the glory of God, against the sacred bulwarks of our Orthodox religion, and, so to speak, for the complete demolition of the blasphemies contained in the vaunted <110> Chapters {of the 1629 Confession ELC}, we have thought it right to put forth certain Questions and Chapters {the 18 decrees below ELC} corresponding in number to those written by Cyril, and diametrically opposing the same, wherein he hath, as it were (as hath been supposed many times), whetted his tongue against God, {cf. Psalm 43:4} so that they may be called a refutation and correction of the said Chapters of Cyril. And the order which is there observed will be followed in these which will be put forth by us, so that each of the Faithful may be able to compare, and judge of both, and easily know the Orthodoxy of the Eastern Church, and the falsehood of the heretics. Where, however, necessity requireth, we shall omit some things, or add some other things tending to the accurate understanding of the matter. And we shall use words, entire sentences, and periods {sic ELC} set out there, so that we may not seem to fight against words and Orthodox sentences rather than against novelties and impious dogmas. [THE CONFESSION OF DOSITHEUS.] Dositheus, by the mercy of God, Patriarch of <111> Jerusalem, to those that ask and inquire concerning the faith and worship of the Greeks, that is of the Eastern Church, how forsooth it thinketh concerning the Orthodox faith, in the common name of all Christians subject to our Apostolic Throne, and of the Orthodox worshippers that are sojourning in this holy and great city of Jerusalem (with whom the whole Catholic Church agreeth in all that concerneth the faith) publisheth this concise Confession, for a testimony both before God and before man, with a sincere conscience, and devoid of all dissimulation. DECREE I. We believe in one God, true, almighty, and infinite, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; the Father unbegotten; the Son begotten of the Father before the ages, and <112> consubstantial with Him; and the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father, and consubstantial with the Father and the Son. These three Persons in one essence we call the All-holy Trinity, — by all creation to be ever blessed, glorified, and adored. DECREE II. We believe the Divine and Sacred Scriptures to be God-taught; and, therefore, we ought to believe the same without doubting; yet not otherwise than as the Catholic Church hath interpreted and delivered the same. For every foul heresy receiveth, indeed, the Divine Scriptures, but perversely interpreteth the same, using metaphors, and homonymies, and sophistries of man’s wisdom, confounding what ought to be distinguished, and trifling with what ought not to be trifled with. For if [we were to receive the same] otherwise, each man holding every day a different sense concerning the same, the Catholic Church would not [as she doth] by the grace of Christ continue to be the Church until this day, holding the same <113> doctrine of faith, and always identically and steadfastly believing, but would be rent into innumerable parties, and subject to heresies; neither would the Church be holy, the pillar and ground of the truth, {1 Timothy 3:15} without spot or wrinkle; {Ephesians 5:27} but would be the Church of the malignant {Psalm 25:5} as it is manifest that of the heretics undoubtedly is, and especially that of Calvin, who are not ashamed to learn from the Church, and then to wickedly repudiate her. Wherefore, the witness also of the Catholic Church is, we believe, not of inferior authority to that of the Divine Scriptures. For one and the same Holy Spirit being the author of both, it is quite the same to be taught by the Scriptures and by the Catholic Church. Moreover, when any man speaketh from himself he is liable to err, and to deceive, and be deceived; but the Catholic Church, as never having spoken, or speaking from herself, but from the Spirit of God — who being her teacher, she is ever unfailingly rich — it is impossible for her to in any wise err, or to at all deceive, or be deceived; but like the Divine Scriptures, is infallible, and hath perpetual authority. <114> DECREE III. We believe the most good God to have from eternity predestinated unto glory those whom He hath chosen, and to have consigned unto condemnation those whom He hath rejected; but not so that He would justify the one, and consign and condemn the other without cause. For that were contrary to the nature of God, who is the common Father of all, and no respecter of persons, and would have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth; {1 Timothy 2:4} but since He foreknew the one would make a right use of their free-will, and the other a wrong, He predestinated the one, or condemned the other. And we understand the use of free-will thus, that the Divine and illuminating grace, and which we call preventing grace, being, as a light to those in darkness, by the Divine goodness imparted to all, to those that are willing to obey this — for it is of use only to the willing, not to the unwilling — and co-operate with it, in what it requireth as necessary to salvation, there is consequently granted particular grace; which, co-operating <115> with us, and enabling us, and making us perseverant in the love of God, that is to say, in performing those good things that God would have us to do, and which His preventing grace admonisheth us that we should do, justifieth us, and maketh us predestinated. But those who will not obey, and co-operate with grace; and, therefore, will not observe those things that God would have us perform, and that abuse in the service of Satan the free-will, which they have received of God to perform voluntarily what is good, are consigned to eternal condemnation. But to say, as the most wicked heretics do and as is contained in the Chapter answering hereto — that God, in predestinating, or condemning, had in no wise regard to the works of those predestinated, or condemned, we know to be profane and impious. For thus Scripture would be opposed to itself, since it promiseth the believer salvation through works, yet supposeth God to be its sole author, by His sole illuminating grace, which He bestoweth without preceding works, to shew to man the truth of divine things, and to teach him how he may co-operate therewith, if he will, and do what is good and acceptable, and so obtain <116> salvation. He taketh not away the power to will — to will to obey, or not obey him. But than to affirm that the Divine Will is thus solely and without cause the author of their condemnation, what greater calumny can be fixed upon God? and what greater injury and blasphemy can be offered to the Most High? For that the Deity is not tempted with evils, {cf. James 1:13} and that He equally willeth the salvation of all, since there is no respect of persons with Him, we do know; and that for those who through their own wicked choice, and their impenitent heart, have become vessels of dishonour, there is, as is just, decreed condemnation, we do confess. But of eternal punishment, of cruelty, of pitilessness, and of inhumanity, we never, never say God is the author, who telleth us that there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth. {Luke 15:7} Far be it from us, while we have our senses, thus to believe, or to think; and we do subject to an eternal anathema those who say and think such things, and esteem them to be worse than any infidels. <117> DECREE IV. We believe the tri-personal God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit to be the maker of all things visible and invisible; and the invisible are the angelic Powers, rational souls, and demons, — though God made not the demons what they afterwards became by their own choice, — but the visible are heaven and what is under heaven. And because the Maker is good by nature, He made all things very good {cf. Genesis 1:31} whatsoever He hath made, nor can He ever be the maker of evil. But if there be aught evil, that is to say, sin, come about contrarily to the Divine Will, in man or in demon, — for that evil is simply in nature, we do not acknowledge, — it is either of man, or of the devil. For it is a true and infallible rule, that God is in no wise the author of evil, nor can it at all by just reasoning be attributed to God. DECREE V. We believe all things that are, whether visible or invisible, to be governed by the providence of God; but although God foreknoweth <118> evils, and permitteth them, yet in that they are evils, He is neither their contriver nor their author. But when such are come about, they may be over-ruled by the Supreme Goodness for something beneficial, not indeed as being their author, but as engrafting thereon something for the better. And we ought to adore, but not curiously pry into, Divine Providence in its ineffable and only partially revealed judgments. {cf. Romans 11:33} Albeit what is revealed to us in Divine Scripture concerning it as being conducive to eternal life, we ought honestly to search out, and then unhesitatingly to interpret the same agreeably to primary notions of God. DECREE VI. We believe the first man created by God to have fallen in Paradise, when, disregarding the Divine commandment, he yielded to the deceitful counsel of the serpent. And hence hereditary sin flowed to his posterity; so that none is born after the flesh who beareth not this burden, and experienceth not the fruits thereof in this present world. But by these <119> fruits and this burden we do not understand [actual] sin, such as impiety, blasphemy, murder, sodomy, adultery, fornication, enmity, and whatsoever else is by our depraved choice committed contrarily to the Divine Will, not from nature; for many both of the Forefathers and of the Prophets, and vast numbers of others, as well of those under the shadow [of the Law], as under the truth [of the Gospel], such as the divine Precursor, {St. John the Baptist ELC} and especially the Mother of God the Word, the ever-virgin Mary, experienced not these, or such like faults; but only what the Divine Justice inflicted upon man as a punishment for the [original] transgression, such as sweats in labour, afflictions, bodily sicknesses, pains in child-bearing, and, in fine {in summation ELC}, while on our pilgrimage, to live a laborious life, and lastly, bodily death. DECREE VII. We believe the Son of God, Jesus Christ, to have emptied Himself, {cf. Philippians 2:7} that is, to have taken into His own Person human flesh, being <120> conceived of the Holy Spirit, in the womb of the ever-virgin Mary; and, becoming man, to have been born, without causing any pain or labour to His own Mother after the flesh, or injury to her virginity, to have suffered, to have been buried, to have risen again in glory on the third day, according to the Scriptures, {cf. 1 Corinthians 15:3,4} to have ascended into the heavens, and to be seated at the right hand of God the Father. Whom also we look for to judge the living and the dead. DECREE VIII. We believe our Lord Jesus Christ to be the only mediator, and that in giving Himself a ransom for all He hath through His own Blood made a reconciliation between God and man, and that Himself having a care for His own is advocate and propitiation for our sins. Albeit, in prayers and supplications unto Him, we say the Saints are intercessors, and, above all, the undefiled Mother of the very God the Word; the holy Angels too — whom we know to <121> be set over us — the Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, Pure Ones, and all whom He hath glorified as having served Him faithfully. With whom we reckon also the Bishops and Priests, as standing about the Altar of God, and righteous men eminent for virtue. For that we should pray one for another, and that the prayer of the righteous availeth much, {James 5:16} and that God heareth the Saints rather than those who are steeped in sins, we learn from the Sacred Oracles. And not only are the Saints while on their pilgrimage regarded as mediators and intercessors for us with God, but especially after their death, when all reflective vision being done away, they behold clearly the Holy Trinity; in whose infinite light they know what concerneth us. For as we doubt not but that the Prophets while they were in a body with the perceptions of the senses knew what was done in heaven, and thereby foretold what was future; so also that the Angels, and the Saints become as Angels, know in the infinite light of God what concerneth us, we doubt not, but rather unhesitatingly believe and confess. <122> DECREE IX. We believe no one to be saved without faith. And by faith we mean the right notion that is in us concerning God and divine things, which, working by love, that is to say, by [observing] the Divine commandments, justifieth us with Christ; and without this [faith] it is impossible to please God. DECREE X. We believe that what is called, or rather is, the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, and in which we have been taught to believe, containeth generally all the Faithful in Christ, who, that is to say, being still on their pilgrimage, have not yet reached their home in the Fatherland. But we do not in any wise confound this Church which is on its pilgrimage with that which is in the Fatherland, because it may be, as some of the heretics say, that the members of the two are sheep of God, the Chief Shepherd, {cf. Psalm 94:7} and hallowed by the same Holy Spirit; for that is absurd and impossible, since the one is yet militant, and <123> on its journey; and the other is triumphant, and settled in the Fatherland, and hath received the prize. Of which Catholic Church, since a mortal man cannot universally and perpetually be head, our Lord Jesus Christ Himself is head, and Himself holding the rudder is at the helm in the governing of the Church, through the Holy Fathers. And, therefore, over particular Churches, that are real Churches, and consist of real members [of the Catholic Church], the Holy Spirit hath appointed Bishops as leaders and shepherds, who being not at all by abuse, but properly, authorities and heads, look unto the Author and Finisher of our Salvation, {cf. Hebrews 2:10; 12:2} and refer to Him what they do in their capacity of heads forsooth. But forasmuch as among their other impieties, the Calvinists have fancied this also, that the simple Priest and the High Priest {Bishop ELC} are perhaps the same; and that there is no necessity for High Priests, and that the Church may be governed by some Priests; and that not a High Priest [only], but a Priest also is able to ordain a Priest, and a <124> number of Priests to ordain a High Priest; and affirm in lofty language that the Eastern Church assenteth to this wicked notion — for which purpose the Tenth Chapter was written by Cyril — we explicitly declare according to the mind which hath obtained from the beginning in the Eastern Church: — That the dignity of the Bishop is so necessary in the Church, that without him, neither Church nor Christian could either be or be spoken of. For he, as a successor of the Apostles, having received in continued succession by the imposition of hands and the invocation of the All-holy Spirit the grace that is given him of the Lord of binding and loosing, is a living image of God upon the earth, and by a most ample participation of the operation of the Holy Spirit, who is the chief functionary, is a fountain of all the Mysteries [Sacraments] of the Catholic Church, through which we obtain salvation. And he is, we suppose, as necessary to the Church as breath is to man, or the sun to the world. Whence it hath also been elegantly <125> said by some in commendation of the dignity of the High Priesthood, “What God is in the heavenly Church of the first-born, {cf. Hebrews 12:23} and the sun in the world, that every High Priest is in his own particular Church, as through him the flock is enlightened, and nourished, and becometh the temple of God.” {cf. Ephesians 2:21} And that this great mystery and dignity of the Episcopate hath descended unto us by a continued succession is manifest. For since the Lord hath promised to be with us always, although He be with us by other means of grace and Divine operations, yet in a more eminent manner doth He, through the Bishop as chief functionary make us His own and dwell with us, and through the divine Mysteries is united with us; of which the Bishop is the first minister, and chief functionary, through the Holy Spirit, and suffereth us not to fall into heresy. And, therefore [John] the Damascen, {sic ELC} in his Fourth Epistle to the Africans, hath said, the Catholic Church is everywhere committed to the <126> care of the Bishops; and that Clement, the first Bishop of the Romans, and Evodius at Antioch, and Mark at Alexandria, were successors of Peter is acknowledged. Also that the divine Andrew seated Stachys on the Throne of Constantinople, in his own stead; and that in this great holy city of Jerusalem our Lord Himself appointed James, and that after James another succeeded, and then another, until our own times. And, therefore, Tertullian in his Epistle to Papianus called all Bishops the Apostles’ successors. To their succession to the Apostles’ dignity and authority Eusebius, the [friend] of Pamphilus, testifieth, and all the Fathers testify, of whom it is needless to give a list; and this the common and most ancient custom of the Catholic Church confirmeth. And that the dignity of the Episcopate <127> differeth from that of the simple Priest, is manifest. For the Priest is ordained by the Bishop, but a Bishop is not ordained by a Priest, but by two or three High Priests, as the Apostolic Canon directeth. And the Priest is chosen by the Bishop, but the High Priest is not chosen by the Priests or Presbyters, nor is he chosen by secular Princes, but by the Synod of the Primatial Church of that country, in which is situated the city that is to receive the ordinand, or at least by the Synod of the Province in which he is to become a Bishop. Or, if ever the city choose him, it doth not this absolutely; but the election is referred to the Synod; and if it appear that he hath obtained this agreeably to the Canons, the Elect {the Priest chosen to become a Bishop ELC} is advanced by ordination by the Bishops, with the invocation of the All-holy Spirit; but if not, he is advanced whom the Synod chooseth. And the Priest, indeed, retaineth to himself the authority and grace of the Priesthood, which he hath received; but the Bishop imparteth it to others also. And the one having received the dignity of the Priesthood <128> from the Bishop, can only perform Holy Baptism, and Prayer-oil, minister sacrificially the unbloody Sacrifice, and impart to the people the All-holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, anoint the baptised with the Holy Myron [Chrism], crown the Faithful legally marrying, pray for the sick, and that all men may be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, {cf. 1 Timothy 2:4} and especially for the remission and forgiveness of the sins of the Faithful, living and dead. And if he be eminent for experience and virtue, receiving his authority from the Bishop, he directeth those Faithful that come unto him, and guideth them into the way of possessing the heavenly kingdom, and is appointed a preacher of the sacred Gospel. But the High Priest is also the minister of all these, since he is in fact, as hath been said before, the fountain of the Divine Mysteries and graces, through the Holy Spirit, and he alone consecrateth the Holy Myron. And the ordinations of all orders and degrees in the Church are proper to him; and in a primary and highest sense he <129> bindeth and looseth, and his sentence is approved by God, as the Lord hath promised. {Matthew 16:19} And he preacheth the Sacred Gospel, and contendeth for the Orthodox faith, and those that refuse to hear he casteth out of the Church as heathens and publicans, {cf. Matthew 18:17} and he putteth heretics under excommunication and anathema, and layeth down his own life for the sheep. {cf. John 10:11} From which it is manifest, that without contradiction the Bishop differeth from the simple Priest, and that without him all the Priests in the world could not exercise the pastorate in the Church of God, or govern it at all. But it is well said by one of the Fathers, that it is not easy to find a heretic that hath understanding. For when these forsake the Church, they are forsaken by the Holy Spirit, and there remaineth in them neither understanding nor light, but only darkness and blindness. For if such had not happened to them, they would not have opposed things that are most plain; among which is the truly great mystery of Episcopacy, which is taught <130> by Scripture, written of, and witnessed to, both by all Ecclesiastical history and the writings of holy men, and always held and acknowledged by the Catholic Church. DECREE XI. We believe to be members of the Catholic Church all the Faithful, and only the Faithful; who, forsooth, having received the blameless Faith of the Saviour Christ, from Christ Himself, and the Apostles, and the Holy Œcumenical Synods, adhere to the same without wavering; although some of them may be guilty of all manner of sins. For unless the Faithful, even when living in sin, were members of the Church, they could not be judged by the Church. But now being judged by her, and called to repentance, and guided into the way of her salutary precepts, though they may be still defiled with sins, for this only, that they have not fallen into despair, and that they cleave to the Catholic and Orthodox faith, they are, and are regarded as, members of the Catholic Church. DECREE XII. We believe the Catholic Church to be <131> taught by the Holy Spirit. For he is the true Paraclete; whom Christ sendeth from the Father, {cf. John 25:26} to teach the truth, {cf. John 26:13} and to drive away darkness from the minds of the Faithful. The teaching of the Holy Spirit, however, doth not immediately, but through the holy Fathers and Leaders of the Catholic Church, illuminate the Church. For as all Scripture is, and is called, the word of the Holy Spirit; not that it was spoken immediately by Him, but that it was spoken by Him through the Apostles and Prophets; so also the Church is taught indeed by the Life-giving Spirit, but through the medium of the holy Fathers and Doctors (whose rule is acknowledged to be the Holy and Œcumenical Synods; for we shall not cease to say this ten thousand times); and, therefore, not only are we persuaded, but do profess as true and undoubtedly certain, that it is impossible for the Catholic Church to err, or at all be deceived, or ever to choose falsehood instead of truth. For the All-holy Spirit continually operating through the holy Fathers and Leaders faithfully ministering, delivereth the Church from error of every kind. <132> DECREE XIII. We believe a man to be not simply justified through faith alone, but through faith which worketh through love, that is to say, through faith and works. But [the notion] that faith fulfilling the function of a hand layeth hold on the righteousness which is in Christ, and applieth it unto us for salvation, we know to be far from all Orthodoxy. For faith so understood would be possible in all, and so none could miss salvation, which is obviously false. But on the contrary, we rather believe that it is not the correlative of faith, but the faith which is in us, justifieth through works, with Christ. But we regard works not as witnesses certifying our calling, but as being fruits in themselves, through which faith becometh efficacious, and as in themselves meriting, through the Divine promises {cf. 2 Corinthians 5:10} that each of the Faithful may receive what is done through his own body, whether it be good or bad, forsooth. DECREE XIV. We believe man in falling by the [original] <133> transgression to have become comparable and like unto the beasts, that is, to have been utterly undone, and to have fallen from his perfection and impassibility, yet not to have lost the nature and power which he had received from the supremely good God. For otherwise he would not be rational, and consequently not man; but to have the same nature, in which he was created, and the same power of his nature, that is free-will, living and operating. So as to be by nature able to choose and do what is good, and to avoid and hate what is evil. For it is absurd to say that the nature which was created good by Him who is supremely good lacketh the power of doing good. For this would be to make that nature evil — than which what could be more impious? For the power of working dependeth upon nature, and nature upon its author, although in a different manner. And that a man is able by nature to do what is good, even our Lord Himself intimateth, saying, even the Gentiles love those that love them. {Matthew 5:46; Luke 6:32} But this is taught most plainly by <134> Paul also, in Romans chap. i. [ver.] 19, {Rather chap. ii., ver. 14. JNWBR} and elsewhere expressly, saying in so many words, “The Gentiles which have no law do by nature the things of the law.” From which it is also manifest that the good which a man may do cannot forsooth be sin. For it is impossible that what is good can be evil. Albeit, being done by nature only, and tending to form the natural character of the doer, but not the spiritual, it contributeth not unto salvation thus alone without faith, nor yet indeed unto condemnation, for it is not possible that good, as such, can be the cause of evil. But in the regenerated, what is wrought by grace, and with grace, maketh the doer perfect, and rendereth him worthy of salvation. A man, therefore, before he is regenerated, is able by nature to incline to what is good, and to choose and work moral good. But for the regenerated to do spiritual good — for the works of the believer being contributory to salvation and wrought by supernatural grace are properly called spiritual — it is necessary that he be guided and prevented by grace, as hath been said in treating of predestination; <135> so that he is not able of himself to do any work worthy of a Christian life, although he hath it in his own power to will, or not to will, to co-operate with grace. DECREE XV. We believe that there are in the Church Evangelical Mysteries [i.e., Sacraments of the Gospel Dispensation], and that they are seven. For a less or a greater number of the Mysteries we have not in the Church; since any number of the Mysteries other than seven is the product of heretical madness. And the seven of them were instituted in the Sacred Gospel, and are gathered from the same, like the other dogmas of the Catholic Faith. For in the first place our Lord instituted Holy Baptism by the words, “Go ye and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;” {Matthew 28:19} and by the words, “He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved, but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.” {Mark 16:16} And that of Confirmation, that is to say, <136> of the Holy Myron or Holy Chrism, by the words, “But ye — tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.” {Luke 24:49} With which they were endued by the coming of the Holy Spirit, and this the Mystery of Confirmation signifieth; concerning which Paul also discourseth in the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, chap. i., and Dionysius the Areopagite more explicitly. And the Priesthood by the words, “This do ye for My Memorial;” {Luke 22:19} and by the words, “Whatsoever ye shall bind and loose upon the earth shall be bound and loosed in the heavens.” {Matthew 18:18} And the unbloody Sacrifice by the words, “Take, eat ye; This is My Body;” {Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; and cf. Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 2:24} and, “Drink ye all of It; This is My Blood of the New Testament;” {Matthew 26:27; and cf. Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 2:25} and by the words, “Except <137> ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, ye have not life in yourselves.” {John 6:53} And Marriage, when, having recited the things which had been spoken thereof in the Old [Testament], He, as it were, set His seal thereto by the words, “Those whom God hath joined together, let not man put asunder,” {Matthew 19:6} and this the divine Apostle also calleth a great Mystery. {Ephesians 5:32} And Penance, with which is joined sacramental confession, by the words, “Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained”; {John 22:23} and by the words, “Except ye repent, ye shall [all] likewise perish.” {Luke 13:3,5} And lastly, the Holy Oil or Prayer-Oil is spoken of in Mark, {Mark 6:13} and is expressly witnessed to by the Lord’s brother. {James 5:14} And the Mysteries consist of something natural, and of something supernatural; and are not bare signs of the promises of God. For then they would not differ from circumcision — than which [notion] what could be <138> worse? And we acknowledge them to be, of necessity, efficient means of grace to the receivers. But we reject, as alien to Christian doctrine, the notion that the integrity of the Mystery requireth the use of the earthly thing [i.e., dependeth upon its reception]; for this is contrary to the Mystery of the Offering [i.e., the Sacrament of the Eucharist], which being instituted by the Substantial Word, and hallowed by the invocation of the Holy Spirit, is perfected by the presence of the thing signified, to wit, of the Body and Blood of Christ. And the perfecting thereof necessarily precedeth its use. For if it were not perfect before its use, he that useth it not aright could not eat and drink judgment unto himself; {1 Corinthians 11:26,28,29} since he would be partaking of mere bread and wine. But now, he that partaketh unworthily eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself; so that not in its use, but even before its use, the Mystery of the Eucharist hath its perfection. Moreover, we reject as something abominable and pernicious the notion that when faith is weak the integrity of the Mystery is impaired. For heretics who abjure their <139> heresy and join the Catholic Church are received by the Church; although they received their valid Baptism with weakness of faith. Wherefore, when they afterwards become possessed of the perfect faith, they are not again baptised. DECREE XVI. We believe Holy Baptism, which was instituted by the Lord, and is conferred in the name of the Holy Trinity, to be of the highest necessity. For without it none is able to be saved, as the Lord saith, “Whosoever is not born of water and of the Spirit, shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of the Heavens.” {John 3:5} And, therefore, it is necessary even for infants, since they also are subject to original sin, and without Baptism are not able to obtain its remission. Which the Lord shewed when he said, not of some only, but simply and absolutely, “Whosoever is not born [again],” which is the same as saying, “All that after the coming of Christ the Saviour would enter into the Kingdom of the Heavens must be <140> regenerated.” And forasmuch as infants are men, and as such need salvation; needing salvation, they need also Baptism. And those that are not regenerated, since they have not received the remission of hereditary sin, are, of necessity, subject to eternal punishment, and consequently cannot without Baptism be saved; so that even infants ought, of necessity, to be baptised. Moreover, infants are saved, as is said in Matthew; {Matthew 19:12} but he that is not baptised is not saved. And consequently even infants must of necessity be baptised. And in the Acts {Acts 8:12; 16:33} it is said that the whole houses were baptised, and consequently the infants. To this the ancient Fathers also witness explicitly, and among them Dionysius in his Treatise concerning the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy; and Justin in his fifty-sixth Question, who saith expressly, “And they are vouchsafed the benefits of Baptism by the faith of those that bring them to Baptism.” And Augustine saith that it is an Apostolical tradition, that children are saved through Baptism; and in another place, “The Church giveth to babes <141> the feet of others, that they may come; and the hearts of others, that they may believe; and the tongues of others, that they may promise;” and in another place, “Our mother, the Church, furnisheth them with a particular heart.” Now the matter of Baptism is pure water, and no other liquid. And it is performed by the Priest only, or in a case of unavoidable necessity, by another man, provided he be Orthodox, and have the intention proper to Divine Baptism. And the effects of Baptism are, to speak concisely, firstly, the remission of the hereditary transgression, and of any sins whatsoever which the baptised may have committed. Secondly, it delivereth him from the eternal punishment, to which he was liable, as well for original sin, as for mortal sins he may have individually committed. Thirdly, it giveth to such immortality; for in justifying them from past sins, it maketh them temples of God. And it may not be said, that any sin is not washed away through Baptism, which may have been previously committed; but to remain, though not imputed. For <142> that were indeed the height of impiety, and a denial, rather than a confession of piety. Yea, forsooth, all sin existing, or committed before Baptism, is blotted out, and is to be regarded as never existing or committed. For the forms of Baptism, and on either hand all the words that precede and that perfect Baptism, do indicate a perfect cleansing. And the same thing even the very names of Baptism do signify. For if Baptism be by the Spirit and by fire, {Matthew 3:11} it is manifest that it is in all a perfect cleansing; for the Spirit cleanseth perfectly. If it be light, {Hebrews 6:4} it dispelleth the darkness. If it be regeneration, {Titus 3:5} old things are passed away. And what are these except sins? If the baptised putteth off the old man, {Colossians 3:9} then sin also. If he putteth on Christ, {Galatians 3:27} then in effect he becometh free from sin through Baptism. For God is far from sinners. This Paul also teacheth more plainly, saying: “As through one [man] we, being many, were made sinners, so through one [are we made] righteous.” {Romans 5:19} And if righteous, then free from sin. For it is not <143> possible for life and death to be in the same [person]. If Christ truly died, then remission of sin through the Spirit is true also. Hence it is evident that all who are baptised and fall asleep while babes are undoubtedly saved, being predestinated through the death of Christ. Forasmuch as they are without any sin; — without that common [to all], because delivered therefrom by the Divine laver, and without any of their own, because as babes they are incapable of committing sin; — and consequently are saved. Moreover, Baptism imparteth an indelible character, as doth also the Priesthood. For as it is impossible for any one to receive twice the same order of the Priesthood, so it is impossible for any once rightly baptised, to be again baptised, although he should fall even into myriads of sins, or even into actual apostacy from the Faith. For when he is willing to return unto the Lord, he receiveth again through the Mystery of Penance the adoption of a son, which he had lost. DECREE XVII. We believe the All-holy Mystery of the Sacred Eucharist, which we have enumerated <144> above, fourth in order, to be that which our Lord delivered in the night wherein He gave Himself up for the life of the world. For taking bread, and blessing, He gave to His Holy Disciples and Apostles, saying: “Take, eat ye; This is My Body.” {Matthew 26:26} And taking the chalice, and giving thanks, He said: “Drink ye all of It; This is My Blood, which for you is being poured out, for the remission of sins.” {Matthew 26:28} In the celebration whereof we believe the Lord Jesus Christ to be present, not typically, nor figuratively, nor by superabundant grace, as in the other Mysteries, nor by a bare presence, as some of the Fathers have said concerning Baptism, or by impanation, so that the Divinity of the Word is united to the set forth bread of the Eucharist hypostatically, as the followers of Luther most ignorantly and wretchedly suppose, but truly and really, so that after the consecration of the bread and of the wine, the bread is transmuted, <145> transubstantiated, converted and transformed into the true Body Itself of the Lord, Which was born in Bethlehem of the ever-Virgin {Mary ELC}, was baptised in the Jordan, suffered, was buried, rose again, was received up, sitteth at the right hand of the God and Father, and is to come again in the clouds of Heaven; and the wine is converted and transubstantiated into the true Blood Itself of the Lord, Which as He hung upon the Cross, was poured out for the life of the world. {John 6:51} Further [we believe] that after the consecration of the bread and of the wine, there no longer remaineth the substance of the bread and of the wine, but the Body Itself and the Blood of the Lord, under the species and form of bread and wine; that is to say, under the accidents of the bread. Further, that the all-pure Body Itself, and Blood of the Lord is imparted, and entereth into the mouths and stomachs of the communicants, <146> whether pious or impious. Nevertheless, they convey to the pious and worthy remission of sins and life eternal; but to the impious and unworthy involve condemnation and eternal punishment. Further, that the Body and Blood of the Lord are severed and divided by the hands and teeth, though in accident only, that is, in the accidents of the bread and of the wine, under which they are visible and tangible, we do acknowledge; but in themselves to remain entirely unsevered and undivided. Wherefore the Catholic Church also saith: “Broken and distributed is He That is broken, yet not severed; Which is ever eaten, yet never consumed, but sanctifying those that partake,” that is worthily. <147> Further, that in every part, or the smallest division of the transmuted bread and wine there is not a part of the Body and Blood of the Lord — for to say so were blasphemous and wicked — but the entire whole Lord Christ substantially, that is, with His Soul and Divinity, or perfect God and perfect man. So that though there may be many celebrations in the world at one and the same hour, there are not many Christs, or Bodies of Christ, but it is one and the same Christ that is truly and really present; and His one Body and His Blood is in all the several Churches of the Faithful; and this not because the Body of the Lord that is in the Heavens descendeth upon the Altars; but because the bread of the Prothesis set forth in all the several Churches, being changed and transubstantiated, becometh, and is, after consecration, one and the same with That in the Heavens. For it is one Body of the Lord in many places, and not many; and therefore this Mystery is the greatest, and is spoken of as wonderful, and comprehensible by faith only, and not by the sophistries of man’s wisdom; whose vain and foolish curiosity <148> in divine things our pious and God-delivered religion rejecteth. Further, that the Body Itself of the Lord and the Blood That are in the Mystery of the Eucharist ought to be honoured in the highest manner, and adored with latria. For one is the adoration of the Holy Trinity, and of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Further, that it is a true and propitiatory Sacrifice offered for all Orthodox, living and dead; and for the benefit of all, as is set forth expressly in the prayers of the Mystery delivered to the Church by the Apostles, in accordance with the command they received of the Lord. Further, that before Its use, immediately after the consecration, and after Its use, What is reserved in the Sacred Pixes for the communion of those that are about to depart [i.e. the dying] is the true Body of the Lord, and not in the least different therefrom; so <149> that before Its use after the consecration, in Its use, and after Its use, It is in all respects the true Body of the Lord. Further, we believe that by the word “transubstantiation” the manner is not explained, by which the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of the Lord, — for that is altogether incomprehensible and impossible, except by God Himself, and those who imagine to do so are involved in ignorance and impiety, — but that the bread and the wine are after the consecration, not typically, nor figuratively, nor by superabundant grace, nor by the communication or the presence of the Divinity alone of the Only-begotten, transmuted into the Body and Blood of the Lord; neither is any accident of the bread, or of the wine, by any conversion or alteration, changed into any accident of the Body and Blood of Christ, but truly, and really, and substantially, doth the bread become the true Body Itself of the Lord, and the wine the Blood Itself of the Lord, as is said above. Further, that this Mystery of the Sacred Eucharist can be performed by none other, <150> except only by an Orthodox Priest, who hath received his priesthood from an Orthodox and Canonical Bishop, in accordance with the teaching of the Eastern Church. This is compendiously the doctrine, and true confession, and most ancient tradition of the Catholic Church concerning this Mystery; which must not be departed from in any way by such as would be Orthodox, and who reject the novelties and profane vanities of heretics; but necessarily the tradition of the institution must be kept whole and unimpaired. For those that transgress the Catholic Church of Christ rejecteth and anathematiseth. DECREE XVIII. We believe that the souls of those that have fallen asleep are either at rest or in torment, according to what each hath wrought; — for when they are separated from their bodies, they depart immediately either to joy, or to sorrow and lamentation; though confessedly neither their enjoyment, nor condemnation are complete. For after the common resurrection, when the soul shall be united with the body, with which it had behaved <151> itself well or ill, each shall receive the completion of either enjoyment or of condemnation forsooth. And such as though envolved in mortal sins have not departed in despair, but have, while still living in the body, repented, though without bringing forth any fruits of repentance — by pouring forth tears, forsooth, by kneeling while watching in prayers, by afflicting themselves, by relieving the poor, and in fine {in summation ELC} by shewing forth by their works their love towards God and their neighbour, and which the Catholic Church hath from the beginning rightly called satisfaction — of these and such like the souls depart into Hades, and there endure the punishment due to the sins they have committed. But they are aware of their future release from thence, and are delivered by the Supreme Goodness, through the prayers <152> of the Priests, and the good works which the relatives of each do for their Departed; especially the unbloody Sacrifice availing in the highest degree; which each offereth particularly for his relatives that have fallen asleep, and which the Catholic and Apostolic Church offereth daily for all alike; it being, of course, understood that we know not the time of their release. For that there is deliverance for such from their direful condition, and that before the common resurrection and judgment we know and believe; but when we know not. QUESTION I. Ought the Divine Scriptures to be read in the vulgar tongue by all Christians? No. For that all Scripture is divinely-inspired and profitable {cf. 2 Timothy 3:16} we know, and is of such necessity, that without the same it is impossible to be Orthodox at all. Nevertheless they should not be read by all, but only by those who with fitting research have inquired <153> into the deep things of the Spirit, and who know in what manner the Divine Scriptures ought to be searched, and taught, and in fine read. But to such as are not so exercised, or who cannot distinguish, or who understand only literally, or in any other way contrary to Orthodoxy what is contained in the Scriptures, the Catholic Church, as knowing by experience the mischief arising therefrom, forbiddeth the reading of the same. So that it is permitted to every Orthodox to hear indeed the Scriptures, that he may believe with the heart unto righteousness, and confess with the mouth unto salvation; {Romans 10:10} but to read some parts of the Scriptures, and especially of the Old [Testament], is forbidden for the aforesaid reasons and others of the like sort. For it is the same thing thus to prohibit persons not exercised thereto reading all the Sacred Scriptures, as to require infants to abstain from strong meats. QUESTION II. Are the Scriptures plain to all Christians that read them? If the Divine Scriptures were plain to all <154> Christians that read them, the Lord would not have commanded such as desired to obtain salvation to search the same; {John 5:39} and Paul would have said without reason that God had placed the gift of teaching in the Church; {1 Corinthians 13:28} and Peter would not have said of the Epistles of Paul that they contained some things hard to be understood. {2 Peter 3:16} It is evident, therefore, that the Scriptures are very profound, and their sense lofty; and that they need learned and divine men to search out their true meaning, and a sense that is right, and agreeable to all Scripture, and to its author the Holy Spirit. So that as to those that are regenerated [in Baptism], although they must know the faith concerning the Trinity, the incarnation of the Son of God, His passion, resurrection, and ascension into the heavens, what concerneth regeneration and judgment — for which many have not hesitated to die — it is not necessary, but rather impossible, that all should know what the Holy Spirit manifesteth to those alone who are exercised in wisdom and holiness. <155> QUESTION III. What Books do you call Sacred Scripture? Following the rule of the Catholic Church, we call Sacred Scripture all those which Cyril {Lucar ELC} collected from the Synod of Laodicea, and enumerated, adding thereto those which he foolishly, and ignorantly, or rather maliciously called Apocrypha; to wit, “The Wisdom of Solomon,” “Judith,” “Tobit,” “The History of the Dragon,” “The History of Susanna,” “The Maccabees,” and “The Wisdom of Sirach.” For we judge these also to be with the other genuine Books of Divine Scripture genuine parts of Scripture. For ancient custom, or rather the Catholic Church, which hath delivered to us as genuine the Sacred Gospels and the other Books of Scripture, hath undoubtedly delivered these also as parts of Scripture, and the denial of these is the rejection of those. And if, perhaps, it seemeth that not always have all been by all reckoned with the others, yet nevertheless these also have been counted and reckoned with the rest of Scripture, as well by Synods, as by how many of the most <156> ancient and eminent Theologians of the Catholic Church; all of which we also judge to be Canonical Books, and confess them to be Sacred Scripture. QUESTION IV. How ought we to think of the Holy Eikons, and of the adoration of the Saints? The Saints being, and acknowledged by the Catholic Church to be, intercessors, as hath been said in Eighth Chapter {sic; Decree VIII above ELC}, it is time to say that we honour them as friends of God, and as praying for us to the God of all. And the honour we pay them is twofold; — according to one manner which we call hyperdulia, we honour the Mother of God the Word. For though indeed the Theotokos {Mary ELC} be servant of the only God, yet is she also His Mother, as having borne in the flesh one of the Trinity; wherefore also is she hymned, as being beyond compare, above as well all Angels as Saints; wherefore, also, we pay her the adoration of hyperdulia. But according to the other <157>manner, which we call dulia, we adore, or rather honour, the holy Angels, Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, and, in fine, all the Saints. Moreover, we adore and honour the wood of the precious and life-giving Cross, whereon our Saviour underwent this world-saving passion, and the sign of the life-giving Cross, the Manger at Bethlehem, through which we have been delivered from irrationality, {In allusion to the manger out of which the irrational animals eat their food. JNWBR} the place of the Skull [Calvary], the life-giving Sepulchre, and the other holy objects of adoration; as well the holy Gospels, as the sacred vessels, wherewith the unbloody Sacrifice is performed. And by annual commemorations, and popular festivals, and sacred edifices and offerings; we do respect and honour the Saints. And then we adore, and honour, and kiss the Eikons of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the most holy Theotokos, and of all the Saints, also of the holy Angels, as they appeared to some of the Forefathers and Prophets. We also represent the All-holy Spirit, as He appeared, in the form of a dove. <158> And if some say we commit idolatry in adoring the Saints, and the Eikons of the Saints, and the other things, we regard it as foolish and frivolous. For we worship with latria the only God in Trinity, and none other; but the Saints we honour upon two accounts: firstly, for their relation to God, since we honour them for His sake; and for themselves, because they are living images of God. But that which is for themselves hath been defined as of dulia. But the holy Eikons [we adore] relatively since the honour paid to them is referred to their prototypes. For he that adoreth the Eikon doth, through the Eikon, adore the prototype; and the honour paid to the Eikon is not at all divided, or at all separated from that of him that is pourtrayed, and is done unto the same, like that done unto a royal embassy. And what they adduce from Scripture in support of their novelties, doth not help them as they would, but rather appeareth agreeable to us. For we, when reading the Divine Scriptures, examine the occasion and person, <159> the example and cause. Wherefore, when we contemplate God Himself saying at one time, “Thou shalt not make to thyself any idol, or likeness; neither shalt thou adore them, nor serve them;” {Exodus 20:4,5; Deuteronomy 5:8,9} and at another, commanding that Cherubim should be made; {Exodus 25:18} and further, that oxen and lions {1 Kings 7:29} were placed in the Temple, we do not rashly consider the import of these things. For faith is not in assurance; but, as hath been said, considering the occasion and other circumstances, we arrive at the right interpretation of the same; and we conclude that, “Thou shalt not make to thyself any idol, or likeness,” is the same as saying, “Thou shalt not adore strange Gods,” {Exodus 20:4} or rather, “Thou shalt not commit idolatry.” For so both the custom obtaining in the Church from Apostolic times of adoring the holy Eikons relatively is maintained, and the worship of latria reserved for God alone; and God doth not appear to speak contrarily to Himself. For if the Scripture <160> saith [absolutely], “Thou shalt not make,” “Thou shalt not adore,” we fail to see how God afterwards permitted likenesses to be made, even though not for adoration. Wherefore, since the commandment concerneth idolatry only, we find serpents, and lions, and oxen, and Cherubim made, and figures and likenesses; among which Angels appear, as having been adored. And as to the Saints whom they bring forward as saying, that it is not lawful to adore Eikons; we conclude that they rather help us; since they in their sharp disputations inveighed, as well against those that adore the holy Eikons with latria, as against those that bring the eikons of their deceased relatives into the Church, and subjected to anathema those that so do; but not against the right adoration, either of the Saints, or of the holy Eikons, or of the precious Cross, or of the other things of which mention hath been made; especially since the holy Eikons have been in the Church, and have been adored by the Faithful, even from the times of the Apostles, as is recorded and proclaimed by very many; with whom and after whom the Seventh Holy <161> Œcumenical Synod putteth to shame all heretical impudence. Since it giveth us most plainly to understand that it behoveth to adore the Holy Eikons, and what have been mentioned above. And it anathematiseth, and subjecteth to excommunication, as well those that adore the Eikons with latria as those that say that the Orthodox commit idolatry in adoring the Eikons. We also, therefore, do anathematise with them such as adore either Saint, or Angel, or Eikon, or Cross, or Relic of Saints, or sacred Vessel, or Gospel, or aught else that is in heaven above, or aught on the earth, or in the sea, with latria; and we ascribe adoration with latria to the only God in Trinity. And we anathematise those that say that the adoration of Eikons is the latria of Eikons, and who adore them not, and honour not the Cross, and the Saints, as the Church hath delivered. Now we adore the Saints and the Holy Eikons, in the manner declared; and pourtray them in adornment of our temples, and that they may be the books of the unlearned, and for them to imitate the virtues of the Saints; <162> and for them to remember, and have an increase of love, and be vigilant in ever calling upon the Lord, as Sovereign and Father, but upon the Saints, as his servants, and our helpers and mediators. And so much as to the Chapters and Questions of Cyril. But the heretics do find fault with even the prayers of the pious unto God, for we know not why they should calumniate those of the Monks only. Moreover, that prayer is a conversation with God, and a petitioning for such good things as be meet for us, from Him of whom we hope to receive, an ascent too of the mind unto God, and a pious expression of our purpose towards God, a seeking what is above, the support of a holy soul, a worship most acceptable to God, a token of repentance, and of steadfast hope, we do know; and prayer is made either with the mind alone, or with the mind and voice; thereby engaging in the contemplation of the goodness and mercy of God, of the unworthiness of the petitioner, and in thanksgiving, and in realising the promises attached to obedience to God. And it is accompanied by faith, and hope, <163> and perseverance, and observance of the commandments; and, as already said, is a petitioning for heavenly things; and it hath many fruits, which it is needless to enumerate; and it is made continually, and is accomplished either in an upright posture, or by kneeling. And so great is its efficacy, that it is acknowledged to be both the nourishment and the life of the soul. And all this is gathered from Divine Scripture; so that if any ask for demonstration thereof, he is like a fool, or a blind man, who disputeth about the sun’s light at the hour of noon, and when the sky is clear. But the heretics, wishing to leave nothing unassailed that Christ hath enjoined, carp at this also. But being ashamed thus openly to impiously maintain as much concerning prayer, they do not forbid it to be made at all, but are distributed at the prayers of the Monks; and they act thus, that they may raise in the simple-minded a hatred towards the Monks; so that they may not endure even the sight of them, as though they were profane and innovators, much less allow the dogmas of the pious and Orthodox faith to be taught by them. For the adversary is <164> wise as to evil, and ingenious in inventing calumnies. Wherefore his followers also — such as these heretics especially — are not so much anxious about piety, as desirous of ever involving men in an abyss of evils, and of estranging them into places, which the Lord taketh not under his care. {cf. Deuteronomy 11:12} They should be asked therefore, what are the prayers of the Monks; and if they can shew that the Monks do anything entirely different from themselves, and not in accordance with the Orthodox worship of Christians, we also will join with them, and say, not only that the Monks are no Monks, but also no Christians. But if the Monks set forth particularly the glory and wonders of God, and continually, and unremittingly, and at all times, as far as is possible for man, proclaim the Diety, with hymns and doxologies; now singing, forsooth, parts of Scripture, and now gathering hymns out of Scripture, or at least giving utterance to what is agreeable to the same; we must acknowledge that they perform a work apostolical and prophetical, or rather that of the Lord. <165> Wherefore, we also, in singing the Paracletikê, the Triodion, and the Menæon, perform a work in no wise unbecoming Christians. For all such Books discourse of the Diety as one, and yet of more than one personality, and that even in the Hymns; now gathered out of the Divine Scriptures, and now according to the direction of the Spirit; and in order that in the melodies, the words may be paralleled by other words, we sing parts of Scripture; moreover, that it may be quite plain that we always sing parts of Scripture, to every one of our Hymns, called a Troparion, we add a verse of Scripture. And <166> if we sing, or read the Thecara [Threasury], or other prayers composed by the Fathers of old; let them say what there is in these which is blasphemous, or not pious, and we with them will prosecute these [Monks]. But if they say this only, that to pray continually and unremittingly is wrong, what have they to do with us? Let them contend with Christ — as indeed they do contend — who spake the parable of the unjust judge, {Luke 28:2} how that prayer should be made continually; and taught us to watch and pray, {Mark 13:33} in order to escape trials, and to stand before the Son of man. {Luke 21:36} Let them contend with Paul, [who] in the [5th] Chapter {verse 17 JNWBR} of the First [Epistle] <167> to the Thessalonians, and elsewhere in many places [exhorteth to pray unremittingly]. I forbear to mention the divine leaders of the Catholic Church, from Christ until us; for to put these [heretics] to shame sufficeth the accord of the Forefathers, Apostles, and Prophets concerning prayer. If, therefore, what the Monks do is what the Apostles and Prophets did; and, we may say, what the holy Fathers and Forefathers of Christ Himself did; it is manifest that the prayers of the Monks are fruits of the Holy Spirit, the giver of graces. But the novelties which the Calvinists have blasphemously introduced concerning God and divine things, perverting, mutilating, and abusing the Divine Scriptures, are sophistries and inventions of the devil. Unavailing too is the assertion, that the Church cannot, without violence and tyranny, appoint fasts and abstinence from certain meats. For the Church for the mortification of the flesh and all the passions, and acting most rightly, carefully appointeth prayer and fasting, of which all the Saints have been <168> lovers and examples; through which our adversary the devil {cf. 1 Peter 5:8} being overthrown by the grace from on high, together with his armies and his hosts — the race {cf. 2 Timothy 4:7} that is set before the pious is the more easily accomplished. In making these provisions the undefiled {cf. Ephesians 5:27} Church everywhere useth neither violence nor tyranny; but exhorteth, admonisheth, and teacheth, in accordance with Scripture, and persuadeth by the power of the Spirit. And to what hath been mentioned a certain fellow at Charenton — we mean the beforementioned {page 6 ELC} Claud — addeth certain other ridiculous objections against us, and unworthy of any consideration; but what hath been said by him we regard as idle tales; and the man himself we consider as a trifler and altogether illiterate. For from [the time of] Photius what vast numbers have there been, and there are now, in the Eastern Church, eminent for wisdom, and theology, and holiness, by the power of the Spirit. And it is most absurd [to argue] that <169> because certain of the Eastern Priests keep the Holy Bread in wooden vessels, within the Church, but without {outside ELC} the Bema, {sanctuary JNWBR} hung on one of the columns; that, therefore, they do not acknowledge the real and true transmutation of the bread into the Body of the Lord. For that certain of the poor Priests do keep the Lord’s Body in wooden vessels, we do not deny; for truly Christ is not honoured by stones and marbles; but asketh for a sound purpose and a clean heart. And this is what happened to Paul. “For we have,” {2 Corinthians 4:7} saith he, “the treasure in earthern {sic ELC} vessels.” But where particular Churches able, as with us here in Jerusalem, the Lord’s Body is honourably kept within the Holy Bema of such Churches, and a seven-light lamp always kept burning before it. And I am tempted to wonder, if it may be that the heretics have seen the Lord’s Body hanging in some Churches without the Bema, because perhaps the walls of the Bema were unsafe on account of age, and so have arrived at these absurd conclusions; but they did not notice Christ pourtrayed on the <170> apse of the Holy Bema as a babe [lying] in the Paten; so that they might have known, how that the Easterns do not represent that there is in the Paten a type, or grace, or aught else, but the Christ Himself; and so believe that the Bread of the Eucharist is naught else, but becometh substantially the Body Itself of the Lord, and so maintain the truth. But concerning all these things it hath been treated at large and most lucidly in what is called The Confession of the Eastern Church , by George, of Chios, from Coresius in his [Treatises] concerning the Mysteries, and of predestination, and of grace, and of free-will, and of the intercession and adoration of Saints, and of the adoration of Eikons, and in the Refutation composed by him of the illicit Synod of the heretics holden on a certain occasion in Flanders, and in many other [Treatises]; by Gabriel, of Peloponnesus, Metropolitan of Philadelphia; and by Gregory Protosyncellus of Chios in his [Treatises] concerning the Mysteries; by Jeremias, the Most Holy Patriarch <171> of Constantinople, in three dogmatic and Synodical Letters to the Lutherans of Tubingen in Germany; by John, Priest, and Economus of Constantinople, surnamed Nathaniel; by Meletius Syrigus, of Crete, in the Orthodox Refutation composed by him of the Chapters and Questions of the said Cyril {Lucar ELC}; by Theophanes, Patriarch of Jerusalem, in his dogmatic Epistle to the Lithuanians, and in innumerable other [Epistles]. And before these hath it been spoken most excellently of these matters by Symeon, of Thessalonica, and before him by all the Fathers, and by the Œcumenical Synods, by ecclesiastical historians too; and even by writers of secular history under the Christian Autocrats of Rome, have these matters been mentioned incidently {sic ELC}; by all of whom, without any controversy, the aforesaid were received from the Apostles; whose traditions, whether by writing, or by word, have through the Fathers descended until us. Further, the argument derived from the heretics also confirmeth the aforesaid. For the Nestorians after the year of Salvation, 428, the Armenians too, and the Copts, and the <172> Syrians, and further even the Ethiopians, who dwell at the Equator, and beyond this towards the tropics of Capricorn, whom those that are there commonly call Campesii, after the year … {The date is wanting in the text. JNWBR} of the Incarnation broke away from the Catholic Church; and each of these hath as peculiar only its heresy, as all know from the Acts of the Œcumenical Synods. Albeit, as concerning the purpose and number of the Sacred Mysteries, and all what hath been said above — except their own particular heresy, as hath been said — they entirely believe with the Catholic Church; as we see with our own eyes every hour, and learn by experience and conversation, here in the Holy City of Jerusalem, in which there either dwell, or are continually sojourning, vast numbers of them all, as well learned, such as they have, as illiterate. Let, therefore, prating and innovating heretics keep silence, and not endeavour by stealing some sentences, [as] against us, from the Scriptures and the Fathers, to cunningly bolster up falsehood, as all apostates and heretics have ever done; and let them say <173> this one thing only, that in contriving excuses {cf. Psalm 140:4} for sins they have chosen to speak wickedness against God, {cf. Psalm 74:6} and blasphemies against the Saints. EPILOGUE. Let us briefly suffice for the reputation of the falsehoods of the adversaries, which they have devised against the Eastern Church, alleging in support of their falsehoods the incoherent and impious Chapters of the said Cyril {Lucar ELC}. And let it not be for a sign to be contradicted {cf. Luke 2:34} of those heretics that unjustly calumniate us, as though they spake truly; but for a sign to be believed, that is for reformation of their innovations, and for their return to the Catholic and Apostolic Church; in which their forefathers also were of old, and assisted at those Synods and contests against heretics, which these now reject and revile. For it was unreasonable on their part, especially as they considered themselves to be wise, to have listened to men that were lovers of self; and profane, and that spake not from the Holy Spirit, but from the prince of lies, <174> and to have forsaken the Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, which God hath purchased with the Blood of His own Son; {cf. Acts 20:28} and to have abandoned her. For otherwise there will overtake those that have separated from the Church the pains that are reserved for heathens and publicans; but the Lord who hath ever protected her against all enemies, will not neglect the Catholic Church; to Him be glory and dominion unto the ages of the ages. Amen. In the year of Salvation 1672, on the 16th [day] of the month of March, in the Holy City of Jerusalem: — I, DOSITHEUS, by the mercy of God, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and of all Palestine, declare and confess this to be the faith of the Eastern Church. {Chapter VI. concludes with more than five full pages of signatories, omitted here. ELC} The Confession of Dositheus is a “major pronouncement” and “an important source of Church teaching”, according to Basic Sources of the Teachings of the Eastern Orthodox Church, at the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: The purpose of this Confession of Dositheos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, also was to oppose the Roman and Calvinistic influences. It expresses the orthodox spirit of faith in 18 dogmas, with four questions. This Confession was issued in 13 editions in a short period of time. It is considered one of the major pronouncements of the Orthodox Faith, and an important source of Church teaching. It is “the most authoritative and complete doctrinal deliverance of the modern Greek Church” on the issues raised by Calvinism, according to Are Protestantism and Roman Catholicism Heretical? at the Orthodox Christian Information Center: The Confessio Dosithei presents, in eighteen decrees or articles, a positive statement of the orthodox faith. It follows the order of Cyril’s Confession, which it is intended to refute. It is the most authoritative and complete doctrinal deliverance of the modern Greek Church on the contoverted [sic] articles. It was formally transmitted by the Eastern Patriarchs to the Russian Church in 1721, and through it to certain Bishops of the Church of England, as an ultimatum to be received without further question or conference by all who would be in communion with the Orthodox Church. Dositheus is a “great teacher” of the Church, according to Tradition in the Orthodox Church, at the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and elsewhere: There are the writings and Confessions of Faith written by great teachers of the Church during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examples might include the letter of Mark of Ephesus (1440-1441) to all Orthodox Christians; the correspondence of Patriarch Jeremiah II of Constantinople with the German Reformers (1573-1581); the council of Jerusalem (1672) and the Confession of Faith by Patriarch Dositheos of Jerusalem (1672), and the writings of St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain, who published the Rudder, a book of great canonical and theological importance (1800). Posted in Orthodox Doctrine, Protestant and Anglicans, religion \| 156 Comments » Not in Vain and Not by Chance Was life granted me by God And not without God’s hidden will Has it been condemned to death. I myself through willful power Summoned evil from the dark abyss And my soul I filled with passion, Stirring up my mind with doubts. Remember Him whom I’d forgotten Pierce through with light the gloom of thoughts Then it will be, through You created A heart that’s pure, a mind that’s clear St. Philaret of Moscow Posted in Orthodox Christianity, poetry \| 13 Comments » A Sacrifice of Emptiness – the Fullness of Life in Christ Conversation this past week on this site has centered around mercy and justice and the understanding of the sacrifice of Christ. I began with an article on a quote by St. Isaac of Syria, who famously questions the human concept of justice and its relation to God. The Christian treatment of the atonement – what does it mean to say that “Christ died for us” – has found expression in a variety of forms over the centuries – not always compatible with one another. I want to take the discussion into a different place with this post. Frequently the question of “sacrifice” drives the discussion of the atonement. It is a powerful presence in both Old and New Testament – though, I would suggest, the New Testament is not properly interpreted by the Old – but rather the Old by the New. Christ’s sacrifice is a redefinition of sacrifice – just as His revelation of the Father offers something that was not known before. The disciples do not “understand the Scriptures” until they are interpreted by Christ. They do not know Him to be the Christ because they first knew the Scriptures – rather they come to know the Scriptures because they know Him as Christ (Luke 24:27; Luke 24:45). There is an image in St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians that offers an understanding of the sacrifice of Christ – an image that has found a profound place within the inner life of the Orthodox faith: Have this mind within you which is yours in Christ Jesus: who, though He was in the form of God did not consider equality with God as something to be grasped, but made Himself of no reputation; and taking the form of a bondservant came in the likeness of men; and being found in human form He emptied Himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Wherefore God has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:5-11). This passage, which is generally acknowledged by scholars to be largely a quote by St. Paul from an early Christian hymn, represents an approach to “sacrifice” which suggests the imagery which plays a large role in the liturgical and spiritual life of the Christian East. Here there is no question of payment, whether to the Father or to Satan. Neither is the question of justice within the scope of its imagery. It is a passage, however, that is at one with the dominant hymn of Orthodox Pascha: Christ is risen from the dead Trampling down death by death. And upon those in the tombs bestowing life! It is an account of Christ’s saving action on behalf of humanity, defined by His emptying of Himself – His voluntary obedience to death by which He conquers death and sets humanity free. For this reason does the Father love me: because I lay down my life that I might take it again. No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down and power to take it again (John 10:17-18). The same thought is emphasized in the Eucharistic prayer of St. John Chrysostom: On the night in which he was given up, or rather gave Himself up for the life of the world, He took bread… The sacrifice in this account is Christ’s voluntary entrance into death – His voluntary self-emptying. The same image of self-emptying is a dominant image in the teaching of St. Silouan of Mt. Athos and his disciple, the Elder Sophrony (Sakharov). The union of the Christian with Christ is a union with His self-emptying. As Christ emptied Himself and entered the depths of Hades, “for the life of the world,” so, too, the Christian unites himself with Christ in prayer for the world – making himself the servant of all, entering even into the emptiness of Hades where he prays for all. Neither St. Silouan nor his biographer (Father Sophrony) can be characterized as modernizing or teaching anything other than the faith of the Church. St. Silouan’s canonization as a saint of the Church is an affirmation that his life and teaching are representative of the faith of the Church. Father Sophrony’s explicit teaching on this aspect of prayer is among the most revealing of the mystical life of union with Christ. It suggests a literal fulfillment of St. Paul’s command: “Have this mind within you…” It has as well the asset of removing discussion of the atonement from something that happens apart from us – and placing the atonement at the very heart of the Christian life of self-sacrificing love. Rather than compartmentalizing the Christian faith into moral theology and soteriology (atonement doctrine, etc.), everything is united in the likeness of Christ. We are not asked to offer ourselves as a penal substitute for the sin-debt of others, nor are we asked to become a propitiation. We are, however, asked to empty ourselves and to make ourselves of no reputation – to become the servants of all. And in the depths of understanding made known in the life of prayer, that servanthood extends even into the darkest corners of our existence (or near non-existence). Buried with Christ in baptism we are united with His death. By the same action we are united with Christ in His resurrection, trampling down death by death. And this model given to us in the mystery of baptism is not an isolated moment within the Christian life, but a definitive action by which we understand the whole of our life in Christ. It is proper that we are always dying with Christ and being united to His resurrection. In the context of our daily life – laying down our lives for others is the very meaning of love (of friend and enemy). It is the fulfilling of the gospel. Kenosis (emptying) is not often included within discussions on the atonement – a fact which leaves such discussions removed from a major portion of the Tradition and a deeply embedded understanding within the New Testament. Christ has reconciled us to God by uniting Himself to us, and us to Himself. Through his voluntary self-emptying He united Himself with us even to the point of death – raising us with Him into new life – a life whose very definition is communion with God. Posted in atonement, Orthodox Christianity, religion, Solidarity, Union with Christ \| 35 Comments » A Slight Pause I leave in the morning (July 17) to conduct a youth retreat in S.C. at Sts. Mary and Martha Monastery. I will have some chance, in the evenings to check the blogsite (clear spam and make some responses). Whether I’ll have time to post time will tell. Please don’t take my reduced responses in the next few days for lack of interest. The present topic is of deep interest (I’ve written on it before and will again). Your prayers are invited. I’ll touch base as I can. I should add that this post makes 1,003 since the beginning of Glory to God for All Things. There have been nearly 15,000 comments. Lot of words… More on the “Justice” of God I will add an additional thought (related to the previous article) on the future “justice” of God. There are many who imagine theologically that at some later point, a final judgment, God’s justice will be manifest. In this manifestation of justice, the punishments of hell figure prominently. Of course, this is simply poor theology. Eternity in hell is not a matter of justice nor can it ever be. Justice involves equality. For what failure or crime is eternity in hell an equal payment? And, of course, such justice is unsatisfactory at best. There is nothing that can be done to the murderer of a child that in any way creates a balance. Nothing satisfies. This is the point of Ivan in the chapter “Rebellion” in the Brothers Karamazov. This chapter is a tour de force demonstrating not the bankruptcy of belief in God, but the bankruptcy of the concept of justice interjected into the theological mix. I belong to a family that has lost two members by murder. I am familiar with the grief and anger that accompany those experiences. I have also, for a time, been involved in “victim’s rights” ministry and been deeply aware of the pain of those involved and the hunger for justice that often accompanies grief. It is certainly the case that no punishment inflicted by the state ever satisfies this hunger for “justice.” I know, I have been there. The truth is that this hunger for “justice,” is, in fact, a hunger for the event never to have happened. The injustice is not created by the lack of punishment (for there are no truly “just” punishments). The injustice is created by the event itself – an event in which an innocent is made to suffer for no reason whatsoever. That innocence is not restored by any amount of punishment inflicted on the perpetrator. Hell is not a scheme of justice anymore than the American prison system is a scheme for justice. Any thought that either of them have anything to do with justice is a fiction and a dangerous fiction. These deep wounds inflicted on us by the evil wills of others can only be healed by mercy and forgiveness. Such mercy and forgiveness is nothing less than miraculous and does not come easily or naturally to us. It is something which belongs to the character of God, and only by being transformed by the grace of God can we become people who are capable of such extraordinary love and mercy. I have seen such love and mercy. It is astounding and utterly without justification. To show mercy upon a murderer or someone who is guilty of inflicting deep injustice is an act of pure grace. It is a gift whose existence can only be explained by the love of God. It is the voice of Christ to the thief on the cross, “This day you will be with me in paradise.” I wonder what the thoughts of those who had been the victims of this thief would have been had they heard the words of Christ? Would they have shouted that an injustice was being done? Would they have said that his death on the cross was insufficient punishment for all that he had put them through and that paradise was an unjust reward for the simple request, “Remember me when you come into your kingdom?” Of course, the victims have justice (as we humans understand it) on their side. Justice has a voracious appetite that can never be satisfied. For no matter how much the thief were to suffer, the crimes he committed would not be undone. The money would not be replaced. The fear and shame inflicted on the innocent would not be undone. Once the passion for justice is awakened it is insatiable. There are many stories of political madness that have at their core the lust for justice. The insanity of the Bolsheviks was, in many ways, fed by the perversions of the human lust for justice. The crimes (real and imagined) of the Tsar and of those who held power in pre-revolutionary Russia, fed the imagination of those who were “setting things right.” There was no humiliation or crime that they themselves were forbidden to inflict in the name of a Marxist version of justice. By the time of Stalin this “justice” had murdered many more millions than had ever suffered in the entire history of Russia. Such is the insatiable appetite for justice. On smaller scales, this same appetite has accompanied every revolution in the history of the world. Those who come to power feel compelled to administer justice. But no amount of blood-letting is ever truly sufficient. The one revolution that stands apart is the revolution of the love of God who answered injustice with mercy, who answered hatred with love. Love does no harm and does not add to the madness of the scales of justice. It relieves the burdens created by our own sense of entitlement that we call “justice.” The commandment to “love your enemies,” is frequently a painful commandment – for it asks us to forego our perceived rights. We renounce our claims to justice and give ourselves over to the hands of a merciful God. It is an act of faith which accepts that unless we become conformed to the image of Christ – unless we can love as He loves – we will never be free of the madness and the self-made hell that our lust for justice births in us. The Cross is the only form of freedom. Nothing less than its radical mercy will heal the human heart. Posted in Dostoevsky, Orthodox Christianity, religion \| 134 Comments » St. Isaac – Mercy and Justice There is a strain within some forms of Western theology that is deeply concerned with the “justice” of God. Some even go so far as to say that God is constrained by His justice – that He cannot deny its demands (to do so, they argue, would make Him “less than just”). It is common for Orthodox theology to find this problematic. Here St. Isaac of Syria states the case quite clearly: Mercy and justice in the same soul is like the man who worships God and idols in the same temple. Mercy is in contradiction with justice. Justice is the return of the equal. Because it returns to man that which he deserves and it does not bend to one side neither is it partial in the retaliation. But mercy is sorrow that is moved by grace and bends to all with sympathy and it does not return the harm to him who deserves it although it overfills him who deserves good. … And as it is not possible for hay and fire to be able to exist in the same house, the same way it is not possible for justice and mercy to be in the same soul. As the grain of sand cannot be compared with a great amount of gold – the same way God’s need for justice cannot be compared with his mercy. Because man’s sin, in comparison to the providence and the mercy of God, are like a handful of sand that falls in the sea and the Creator’s mercy cannot be defeated by the wickedness of the creatures. I understand that many have a passion for the justice of God – believing that in the end everyone will be requited in the proper manner and this “balancing” will somehow make right all of the evil that may have been tolerated for a while. There is no doubt that many times our evil actions bring evil consequences on us (not as punishment from God but as our own self-willed estrangement from His Divine Life). But the vision of the Fathers and the vision of Christ’s revelation of the Father as received in the Church is of the infinite mercy of God. Abba Ammonas states: Love is not in enmity with anybody, it does not abuse anybody, it does not detest anybody neither believer nor unbeliever or foreigner or fornicator, or unclean. On the contrary it loves more the sinners and the weak and the negligent and for their sake it toils and mourns and weeps. It empathizes with the wicked and the sinners more than it does with the good, imitating and drinking with them. Therefore when He wanted to show us which is the true love he taught saying ‘be then compassionate as your Father is compassionate'(Luke 6:36) and as he sends his rain on the good and the wicked and makes His sun rise on the honest and the dishonest, the same way he who truly loves, loves everybody and has compassion for all and prays for all. This sort of discourse can provoke anger in some readers – particularly those who demand that justice must, in the end, be done. I cannot help but feel that those who demand justice of God are like those who stood about the woman taken in adultery and demanded her stoning. Christ rebuked them, seeking to show them the sin in their own heart (“he who is without sin let him cast the first stone). By a strange quirk of Christian theology, there are those who feel “righteous” in their own heart, arguing that, having accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, they now have the righteousness of Christ (“imputed righteousness”) and thus feel safe in calling for justice to be done to others (thinking, I suppose, that this threat will provoke repentance). But justice is a very dangerous thing indeed. Though it may be called for in the interest of provoking someone to repentance, it can quickly become a thing in itself, and gather us up into the company of those who are outwardly righteous but inwardly “full of dead men’s bones.” Spiritually, it is of far greater benefit and safety to simply beg the mercy of God for those who are trapped in sin, and see and treat them with the mercy of God. We are commanded to love even our enemies. I can think of no commandment that says we are to judge the unrighteous. By the same token, I think it becomes theologically dangerous for us to project this judgment onto God who has shown us His mercy in that “while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” This unbounded love of God is limited only by theologians who seek to set requirements on the reception of the love of God. Let them return to His mercy and first determine where it ends before they suggest the beginning of something else. 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__label__wiki	0.720613	0.720613	Weekly Playlist: The Driver Era \|In Music, Playlists \|By Nancy Lu Actors with band side projects isn’t a new trend, take Zoë Kravitz’s Lolawolf, Dylan Minnette’s The Wallows, or Finn Wolfhard’s Calpurnia for instance, and why not seek the full measure of your creative pursuits? There’s a long-standing idea for entertainers to be a “triple threat” or the allure of membership in the exclusive EGOT winner’s circle (Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony), so it’s perhaps partially expected for any actor to dabble in music. Recently we’ve come across the musical project of Ross Lynch called The Driver Era. You may be familiar with Lynch’s work in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix where he plays Harvey Kinkle, the titular character’s mortal boyfriend. Formed with his brother Rocky Lynch, The Driver Era officially launched in 2018 the release of their debut single “Preacher Man,” an anthemic alt-rock tune. Just last month the pair shared their debut 10-track album “X” to over 10 million Spotify streams and they’ve done it all independently to ensure they retain full rights to their music. A true testament to the current state of the music industry and to the strength of their material. We asked them to put together a playlist of songs that inspired their record. Check it out below. Simple Creatures – Special They asked us to tour with them but we couldn’t cuz of Ross’ filming schedule so thought I’d show some love. Also dig the song. I like what they’re doing right now. Tyler, The Creator – Running Out Of Time There’s very few artists that are actually able to make every aspect of a song (Lyrics, Melody, Beat, Sing it/rap it) without having more people in the room helping them do such things. Most artists work with a bunch of different producers and top liners. And then you have DJs/Producers having people come in and topline on their tracks. It’s rare when someone does it all, Tyler is someone who can. Mad props to this creative. He’ll continue to release great art because of how self sufficient he is. The Driver Era – Scared of Heights This track I started while Ross was in Vancouver. Once he wrapped part 2 of Sabrina he came back to LA and we started writing immediately. He opened up this session randomly, we both liked the feeling it was giving us so we got started on lyrics and melody. Finished this one rather quickly which is always nice when a song does that for you. Calvin Harris – Love Souvenir Calvin is another guy that is able to create every aspect of a song (including mixing it which isn’t common). This is one of his older tracks that he made in his bedroom in ’07 but still slaps today. John Lennon – Jealous Guy I recently watched a documentary called “John and Yoko Above Us Only Sky” So I thought it was fitting to throw in a song from John and Yoko. Pharrell Williams – Hunter He’s written and produced songs dating all the way back to 2000. From Gwen Stefani to Britney Spears’ hits and he’s still doing it at a very high level (Ariana Grande, N.E.R.D.) Big fan. Milk Shop – Christian Leave This song is dope. I like what he’s been putting out recently. Has a bright future. Perfume Genius – Other Side Saw his set at Coachella a couple years back (I couldn’t sound more LA) anyway this song came up in a trailer for a movie coming out very soon. For more music from The Driver Era, head over to Spotify. Photo Credit: Anna Lee	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26565
__label__wiki	0.962298	0.962298	SAP's Bold BI Push It’s hard to avoid the impression that SAP is making a big BI push. By Stephen Swoyer ERP giant SAP AG next year will ship a line of pre-built analytic applications targeted for specific verticals. That’s the future. This week, however, SAP announced a refresh of its NetWeaver platform—NetWeaver 2004S—that also incorporates several business intelligence (BI) amenities, including a more usable Business Explorer (BEX) front-end tool, an SAP-branded operational reporting front-end, and an analytic accelerator appliance. Considered together, these developments give the impression that SAP is making a big BI push. “It follows the trend of operational vendors that want a piece of the analytic pie. Siebel has been aggressive at it, and Oracle has a solution of its own [Daily Business Intelligence],” says Mike Schiff, a principal with data warehousing and BI consultancy MAS Strategies. “And SAP has been aggressive with Business Information Warehouse [BW] since way back when. Operations and analytics are two sides of the same business coin, and they want to play both sides.” BEX has long been the SAP power user’s tool. It’s an analytic query environment and design studio. But BEX is far from an intuitive environment, which—thus far, anyway—has restricted its use to business analysts and other power users. Not surprisingly, it’s typically power users who tap BEX to configure NetWeaver—which includes the former SAP BW—for rank-and-file knowledge workers. “The super users or power users, those are the ones that can actually go in and create the information cubes, but that’s a very small number [of users],” says an SAP consultant who spoke on background. “[BEX is] not intuitive. It’s not something that can easily be used [by knowledge workers]. To go in and set up the [multidimensional] relationships, that’s what the BEX power users do.” In the NetWeaver 2004S release, BEX has been revamped for usability, says Lothar Schubert, director of SAP NetWeaver solution marketing. It ships with a Web-ified interface, for starters, and SAP has concentrated on making it a more intuitive environment, such that knowledge workers can also use BEX to perform some tasks. That being said, Schubert concedes, BEX’ more sophisticated functionality—i.e., the identification and creation of multidimensional relationships—is still primarily restricted to power users. “Business Explorer is our front-end tool which is being used both for interactive analysis and slice and dice,” he says. “In [NetWeaver] 2004S, we have very much revamped the whole BEX. It’s now available in a Web version, and it introduces so-called patterns, where a casual user who just wants to get more detailed reports can go in and do so.” The revamped BEX also ships with a native reporting component, a first for SAP, which has traditionally bundled Crystal Reports for that purpose. The Crystal bundling relationship is alive and well in NetWeaver 2004S: BEX’ formatted reporting capabilities are inferior to those of a best-of-breed tool such as Crystal Reports. (BEX doesn’t support pixel-perfect reporting, among other features, and many SAP shops have developed custom Crystal Reports.) At the same time, Schubert says he expects that many SAP customers will tap NetWeaver’s BEX-based reporting capability to support basic reporting requirements. SAP’s Visual Composer analytic application development tool also gets an overhaul in the newest NetWeaver release. For one thing, it’s incorporated MacroMedia’s Flex rich Internet application technology, with the result, Schubert says, that it can produce more powerful analytic tools. “Flex itself delivers a richer Internet application experience, such as animation capabilities and support for certain interactivity directly in a Web page without the need to refresh a Web page,” he comments. “So [users] can use a mouse and move it over a certain graph and see the respective numbers being highlighted, as well as see specific navigation features.” Schubert describes the revamped Visual Composer as a no-coding environment, but says it should still largely be the province of business analysts and other power users. Another new feature in NetWeaver 2004S is a BI Accelerator appliance, which SAP has developed in combination with Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and IBM Corp. “It’s an appliance tool that can significantly boost up scalability of BI queries. It uses in-memory technology and indexing technology to basically index a cube, and then to run queries very fast,” Schubert explains. “Where we see specific strong opportunities and also interest is in industries where there’s traditionally a high volume of granular data that has to be analyzed very quickly, such as in the retail environment with sales data, or in utilities.” NetWeaver 2004S includes a license for the BI Accelerator technology, but the appliance itself (an Intel-based blade server) must be purchased separately from HP or IBM. SAP Announces Pre-Built Analytic Apps In the enterprise applications space, Siebel Systems Inc. and Salesforce.com (among others) have announced pre-built analytic applications designed for specific vertical markets. These apps are typically constructed by both companies in conjunction with integrator partners, and—in most cases—they incorporate analytic expertise that’s custom-built for individual verticals. In this respect, SAP’s pre-built analytic apps—which are premised on a similar model --should place it in good company. “These [analytic applications] are pre-built by SAP and its partners, built by the Visual Composer technology,” Schubert says. “They are targeted for specific verticals, for specific processes in specific verticals. They are going to be branded applications, and I believe they’re supposed to hit the street in [general availability] sometime in the second quarter.” MAS Strategies Schiff says it’s a good move. “It isn’t a unique idea—Salesforce.com announced something similar a short while ago—but it makes sense,” Schiff comments. “It’s something where the partners that have the expertise [in these industry-specific verticals] do a lot of the heavy-lifting [for SAP], and it helps them as they chase after a bigger piece of that [analytics] pie.” Stephen Swoyer is a Nashville, TN-based freelance journalist who writes about technology.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26566
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Hate Mail Page ← Zimbabwe: Let the Bones of Cecil Rhodes Rot Somewhere Else Series on Maoist Revisionism: Enver Hoxha Quotes on Maoist Revisionism pt. 3 → MPD withstand the onslaught of Correa, Grow to 250,000 Posted on October 2, 2011 \| 1 Comment MPD signed with 250,000 affiliations and maintains its strength in the UNE and FEUE The Left party that supported the project start of the government, now makes the counter. The regime tries to play their positions of power. Taken from the newspaper “Express” in Ecuador (17/12/2010). Contrary to what you might think, the Government, members of the Popular Democratic Movement (MPD) believe that the fight will strengthen the opposition and the regime have given a new platform that will strengthen them politically. The best presentation of MPD is the first game to be re-registered political organizations of the National Electoral Council (CNE), with a total membership of 250,000 chips. In this, 51% are women. 33% for people up to 30 years, 35% are between 30 and 45 years, 22% from 45 to 60 years and the remaining 10% of more than 60 years. Within the party’s explanation seems easy. The level of organization and structure can achieve these results despite an opposition campaign led by the same President Rafael Correa. And is that the MPD is proudly have policies in the 24 provinces and a total of 269 brigades that travel the country and create organizations in parishes and neighborhoods. But how this structure can be maintained despite the onslaught of government? Two answers are throwing the party’s national director, Luis Villacis. On the one hand, the ideological legitimacy that has allowed up gradually from 32,000 to 250,000 members accepted on November 24 by the CNE. Because the MPD is the only party that has a government program, a set of ideas and principles that have been maintained over time and are reflected in the proposed new homeland and socialism. “People have seen us change the discourse and felt that we are consistent and allows us to have these results to maintain our ideological and political position,” says Villacis. The second success factor is analyzed in house part of an alleged inconsistency of government itself. And is that the regime broke its exercise of the same principle raised by the MPD. Therefore, this party supported the Government and supported in several areas. But over time, the party decided to distance himself from the government proposal on the grounds that Correa was “concealing” in that speech, but generating proposals and actions contrary to the ideals of the MPD. Therefore, this game takes another step forward and display today the formation of a federation of affiliates. In her are unions, students, teachers, peasants, indigenous people, workers … From this perspective, the Government’s position would not have worked. Is that in addition to attacking the visible representatives of the MPD, the regime has also lashed out at several of the organizations he controls. This is the case of the Federation of University Students of Ecuador (FEUE), which was one of the white belt during discussion of the new Higher Education Act, which included the open opposition of the student group. Within that organization is also talk of government persecution. While their leaders do not hide their connection to the MPD, say it is the political regime that uses its members in the FEUE. Paul thinks so Velásquez, national secretary of the Federation and member of the MPD, who reported that Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño who gives orders to the representatives in the FEUE that are related to the Government. And the “persecution,” says Velásquez-ended prison sentence for terrorism FEUE president, Marcelo Rivera, as well as charges for the same offense to Galo Mindiola, Edwin Santillan Lasluisa and Patrick, among others. According to the MPD, the FEUE he needs the government to neutralize the student protest and mobilization of universities. Similar intention is perceived by members of the National Educators Union (UNE), teachers’ union is also identified with the MPD. This caught the attention of your target Correa and was for opposing the new Basic Education Act proposed by the regime. At the height of the debate, leaders of the UNE, headed by its president and former Assemblyman MPD AC, Mery Zamora, took a few weeks ago the National Assembly to require the inclusion of several topics. Later, the events of September 30 marked another turn for the Government, which accused several union leaders, including Zamora, to incite street protests that day. She even had to spend 45 days in hiding to evade an arrest warrant against him which was lifted recently. “One of the misguided policies that the government has is the criminalization of social struggle, accompanied by the power of the President and his legislative and judicial control, which is an apparatus which provides mechanisms like the president to pursue and punish” believes Mariana Pallasca, current president of the teachers. She also believes that government attacks do not affect the position of the union or the MPD as such and displayed, as shown, that in the last elections two weeks ago she was elected national president and 18 other provincial presidents of their list, four more in alliance with other lists and only two independent lists provincial presidencies. According Pallasca, the elections were a blow to the Government related lists registered in 10 provinces and could not register a national list. To that amount in recent months have registered 19,000 new teachers to the UNE. At this time of the confrontation with the government, the MPD shows its results in numbers. But it also reflects the policy of the regime against him and of social movements: 286 defendants across the country, accused of various crimes. But for that organization, those numbers are merely a reflection of the implementation of the “mistaken policies” of the government and the strengthening of the MPD, who proposed a new left alliance it hopes to answer all parties and organizations the tendency to generate a position that the Government can play spaces. (FGC) This entry was posted in Ecuador, ICMLPO (Unity & Struggle), Internationalism, Latin America, Marxism-Leninism, Popular Democratic Movement (MPD). Bookmark the permalink. 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__label__wiki	0.784994	0.784994	The gaps model Transexual knee length hair-Bras Basah Complex Bras basah road historical significance-Bras Basah Road \| Infopedia by Christina C. Little India is a precinct that is not quite like any other in Singapore. Together with Chinatown and Kampong Glam, it is part of the popular trio of cultural precincts on the tourist circuit. It is also an important place for the local Indian community who visit it to eat, shop, socialise and pray. Today, it has come to be known as the Indian precinct, but this was not always the case. Before Little India got its current name in the s, it was just known as Serangoon, after one of the earliest roads in Singapore. Retrieved 6 September Once Singapore attained full independence inthere was a drive to clean up and renew the city. Please contact the Bras basah road historical significance for further reading materials on the topic. For instance, many Indian migrants were employed by the municipality in the early 20th century. This was the genesis of an Indian district, which later extended down Selegie Road and into Serangoon Road. This was due to the sudden rains that sometimes affected the cultural events such as Chinese painting exhibitions The tanning studio in wausau instrumental performances. Firmstone February Notify me of new posts via email. The presence of the cattle industry attracted even more Indian settlers such as North Indian herdsmen from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the early s who settled Peeing logs Rochor Canal. Vintage motorcycles sales. Keep up to date with all our museums! Club Street Source: www. Andy Gwee, a regular customer cum avid book collector shares the significance of Book Point for him. Bookmark the permalink. Sign-up to hear from our other museums, too! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This would Bras basah road historical significance give the citizens a tangible asset and a stake in the nation building, and foster a sense of identity to the country. As a result of its central location, the Bras Basah area was considered an ideal location for the establishment of schools and places of worship to the ever-growing multicultural communities that have sprung up along with the development of Singapore. To revive the public interest, Shanghai Book Company initiated a series of exhibitions and book fairs, such as the Bilingual Book Fair in and an exhibition of Chinese bookmarks in Leave this Bras basah road historical significance empty. We signed, but we never get to see the beer. Battery Road borrows its name from the battery point that was located where Fullerton Square is today. Cheaper shirts harex brand-value for money could be purchased from another nearby shop. The site is now occupied by the new National Library building. Had a lot of great memories of the place. The Bras Basah. You wake up, and time has slipped away. If your taste runs to quirkier types of museums, check out some of my favourite small niche museums in Singapore. Often lauded for the exemplary urban planning, Singapore has its own way of naming streets. Bras Basah. This is because in the early days, boats carrying sacks of rice would unload and dry them along the banks of Sungei Brass Bassa now Stamford Canal , and the rice would often get wet by the rising tides. This is because in the early days, boats carrying sacks of rice would unload and dry them along the banks of Sungei Brass Bassa now Stamford Canal , and the rice would often get wet by the rising tides. The sale and balloting of the Bras Basah Complex flats were carried out when the buildings were completed in Under the Home Ownership for the People Scheme, interested Singapore citizens were invited to have a tour of the blocks and residential units before the balloting was officiated by then-Minister for Labour Ong Pang Boon. The Home Ownership for the People Scheme was launched by the HDB in to enable low income Singaporeans to buy and own their flats at affordable prices. This would also give the citizens a tangible asset and a stake in the nation building, and foster a sense of identity to the country. Dozens of such shops were often housed side by side in old shophouses competitively. To the students of the sixties and seventies, it was the go-to place to get the necessary school textbooks and study guides to Shakespeare, poetry and science. The bookshops at Bras Basah Road probably had its best days in the sixties, when there were strong demands of textbooks from regional countries such as Indonesia and Brunei. The most popular textbooks were those of English literature, history and science. Although the demands from overseas had considerably waned by the seventies, the bookstores continued to have their businesses boosted by the local market. The old Bras Basah Road shophouses were later demolished. The early batches of tenants were contractually obliged to sell books. But a shrinking market and declining interest in Chinese books in the eighties changed its fortune. To revive the public interest, Shanghai Book Company initiated a series of exhibitions and book fairs, such as the Bilingual Book Fair in and an exhibition of Chinese bookmarks in But its final chapter eventually arrived in the late s, when Shanghai Book Company was embroiled in internal disputes between its local and China shareholders. In February , Bras Basah Complex lost yet another of its long-time tenant in Kaiming Enterprises, when the year-old stationery shop closed due to dwindling business and a retiring owner. Established in , Kaiming Enterprises had supplied stationery to the local and Malaysian markets in the past decades. In the eighties and nineties, numerous exhibitions, art galleries and cultural performances were held at the atrium of the Bras Basah Complex. This was due to the sudden rains that sometimes affected the cultural events such as Chinese painting exhibitions or instrumental performances. Another event that drew the crowds to the Bras Basah Complex in the eighties was the popular xinyao Singapore Chinese folk songs concerts and competitions. Local xinyao singers with their new releases of songs and cassette albums often attracted hundreds of fans, largely made up of students and young adults, that filled up the entire atrium. With the decline of xinyao in the nineties and s, the complex had not witnessed such spectacular scene until , when a two-hour xinyao reunion performance had almost 1, fans turned up. Standing for more than three decades, the Bras Basah Complex has seen some tremendous changes in its surroundings and neighbours, even as it has stayed largely unchanged. Victoria Street was widened and changed in the eighties from a one-way to a dual-carriageway road. The site is now occupied by the new National Library building. The book and printing companies have been facing a slowing down in their sector. I used to enjoy browsing through the bookstores along Bras Basah Road back in the s, during which time i also frequented the National Library and MPH. Back in the s, i spent most of my after-school hours going through books in the bookstores along Bras Basah Road, the National Library across and MPH as well. So book-crazy i was! Is this the same row of shops that use to have wedding dresses for hire? Had a lot of great memories of the place. I studied at St Anthony Boy school just opposite from I used to always go over there and spend the afternoon there in Saint Book Store, a 2nd hand bookshop. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Remember Singapore. Skip to content. How Many Do You Remember? Published: 23 October Advertisements. Share this Article:. Like this: Like Loading Bookmark the permalink. October 24, at am. Remember Singapore says:. October 25, at am. Vincent Yeoh says:. October 24, at pm. In the 60s, I regularly go to Bras Basah Rd to buy books and stationery. Susan Neve nee Chase-Currier says:. November 19, at am. Sean JS Chen says:. October 14, at am. Glad to see they decided to put both names up in the newer sign. Michael says:. April 15, at pm. The auntie is also very nice and never chase people away. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email required Address never made public. Name required. Search for:. Blog at WordPress. Post to Cancel. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Try to keep it to words and they would probably publish it. Being the most popular of all streets in Singapore, it should have been the first in the list. Right next to the National Library which occasionally houses some pretty cool exhibitions, Bras Basah Complex is an older shopping centre where most people head to for cheaper and quick printing options. February 7, February 11, Retrieved 6 September Dozens of such shops were often housed side by side in old shophouses competitively. Bras basah road historical significance. Keep up to date with all our museums! Story of the Old Bras Basah Jail – Ghetto Singapore Before the land was filled, the lagoon had served as a gateway for boats with cargo-loads of rice. These were dried on the banks of Sungei Brass Bassa but often made wet by the rising tide. Mighty minds street directory. Call no. Savage, V. Singapore street names: A study of toponymics. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, p. Map of the town and environs of Singapore [Survey map accession no. History at your feet. Bras Basah: Convicts, converts. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, pp. Plan of the town of Singapore by Lieut Jackson [Survey map accession no. Raffles Institution. A stroll in to bygone time. New Nation , p. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. Bras Basah. Precinct map. Retrieved , April 3 from Bras Basah. Next stop, Dakota. Local institutions. The mission and first Catholic converts — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. The SJI milestones. Retrieved , May 4 from St. Haven-ly quiet. Characters of light: A guide to the buildings of Singapore. Singapore: Donald Moore, p. The Straits Times , p. The Business Times , p. A lesson in history. Sam, J. Retrieved from NewspaperSG Historical milestones. Pioneers sow seeds for future glory. Hotel with the spicy taste. Tan, D. Bras Basah Road in transition. Singapore Press Holdings. The hotel with a history of names. Chong, G. An anchor tenant moves out. Early take-over of field by govt puzzles YMCA members. Davie, S. Campus at Bras Basah. Koh, N. The Singapore Monitor, p. Singapore: A guide to buildings, streets, places. Singapore: Times Books International, p. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. Home Streets and Places. I have feedback on this infopedia article: Bras Basah Road. 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__label__wiki	0.552677	0.552677	April 10, 2015 blog Examples of Supply Chain Excellence thru Engagement with a 3PL When selecting the best third-party logistics service provider (3PL) for your company, one element of that process should be a review of the 3PLs success stories or case studies. What types of challenges did they overcome? Do they have success with a variety of industries and companies of varying sizes? Flash Global has been an innovative leader in logistics services for over 30 years, and the company can point to numerous achievements in finding solutions for their partners. Below is a brief overview of several case studies. Juniper Networks is a leader in high-performance networking, and their routing, switching and security technology makes up the world’s largest global networks including the top 100 global service providers and 30,000 organizations. In 2007, Juniper needed a quick and comprehensive turnkey operation start-up to accommodate new customers in doing business in Mexico, and the company required the set-up in under 30 days. Juniper Networks had the immediate challenge in 2007 to open 45 facilities in less than 30 days south of the border in Mexico. Moreover, the company needed to grow its Mexico presence quickly to support its existing and increasing base of clients in Mexico. Juniper Networks reached out to Flash Global for its worldwide presence, its knowledge of Mexico geography, its internal IT operations capabilities and skills, XML knowledge and its high levels of customer support and service. On March 30, 2007, Juniper Networks successfully opened 45 new 4-hour support facilities in Mexico. Their Global Services Operations team partnered with Flash Global to operate the expanded infrastructure. Juniper chose Flash for its expertise in supply chain management, call center operations, customer delivery and systems integration on global scale. The addition of these 45 centers gave Juniper Networks the capability to provide every level of support to nearly 70 percent of the major population areas in Mexico. Talyst Talyst is a leader in pharmacy automation with the goal of creating a safer pharmacy. Talyst was founded in 2002 to create user-friendly, automated medication management systems that enabled the integration of medication storage, ordering, inventory, bar coding, and clinical systems. By 2010, Talyst had installed its systems in approximately 500 acute care hospitals and other healthcare providers. With its expansion to systems that handle the needs of correctional facilities and long-term care facilities, Talyst had grown to over 600 installations by 2012. For over 10 years, Talyst had individual internal practices with functions including marketing, sales, operations, logistics and others. As the company grew, the logistics functions became increasingly difficult even as they became more important to clients. The company reached a decision to partner with a uniquely qualified logistics service provider that could take on the responsibility of managing the mission-critical logistics functions to support clients. Early in 2009, Talyst recognized that 70 percent of its business came from the East Coast, yet the internal shipment facility was located in Washington State. This caused significant need for additional service parts and consumables shipments. Since consumables represented a major source of recurring revenue, it determined that an East Coast shipment facility would produce quicker turnaround times on customer orders, quicker processing and shipping of critical spare parts, and more flexible shipping deadlines. After deciding to move its shipping facilities to Illinois, Talyst partnered with Flash Global to assist it with: Support of the initial installation Management of mission-critical parts Delivery of consumables to Talyst clients The move was made on a phased basis with the Flash systems providing seamless logistical support as equipment and inventory was moved half way across the country at different times. Clients experienced no disruptions in deliveries of medications, and Talyst management called the transition to Flash “huge, seamless and transparent.” Nutanix is a leading provider of next-generation data center infrastructure solutions. The company leverages their proprietary software, the Virtual Computing Platform, to drive unprecedented simplicity in the data center. Established in 2009, Nutanix has recognized rapid growth and expansion over the last several years. In the spring of 2013, Nutanix was leveraging a post-sales support partner for logistics operations in both the US and abroad. As demand for their logistics infrastructure solutions increased globally, the company sought a new partner whose core competency was global service parts logistics. This company would be tasked with quickly scaling Nutanix’s worldwide logistics o erings, better preparing them for growth in a multitude of countries. Critical to this was enhancing their service level offerings to include both “next business day” and “same-day and 2-4 hour” deliveries of mission critical parts. With rapid growth demanding attention from their internal resources, Nutanix recognized the advantages of seeking a third party logistics (3PL) partner in order to meet customer service level agreements (SLAs). This would save them much needed time, money and staging. The ideal resource would require proven expertise to effectively and efficiently develop and manage the Nutanix supply chain operations on a worldwide basis. In June of 2013, Nutanix selected Flash Global Logistics (Flash), a highly respected, leading provider of mission-critical supply chain logistics.Flash’s skilled team, comprehensive network and deep experience in international trade compliance, including Importer and Exporter of Record (IOR/EOR) capabilities, were essential to Nutanix who required a 3PL partner that could deliver on all of the following services: Flash’s skilled team, comprehensive network and deep experience in international trade compliance, including Importer and Exporter of Record (IOR/EOR) capabilities, were essential to Nutanix who required a 3PL partner that could deliver on all of the following services: Establish and manage IOR/EOR Create a process for performance tracking of IOR/EOR partner(s) Provide a global footprint of FSLs, with in-country and in-region expertise Full same-day and 2-4 hour delivery of mission-critical parts Pay associated tax & duties Manage and monitor international depot-to-depot replenishment shipments Provide customs requirements for clients’ spare parts list prior to shipping Flash Global has over 30 years of experience in designing and implementing logistics solutions to challenges of all kinds. 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__label__cc	0.526954	0.473046	28 Day FLT® – Metabolic Detoxification Program BIA Body Fat Testing Biomeridian Testing D-Spot: Vitamin D Testing Fatty Acid Profile G.I. Health Gout Treatment Program Hair Element Analyisis Iodine and Bromine Male Panel (Saliva Hormone Test) Mineral & Toxicity Testing Omega Testing BCAA/Amino Acids Pre-Workout (Energy Boost) Post-Workout (Recovery) Testosterone/Libido Nutritional Supplementation Fibromyalgia Syndrome – FMS Part 2 SMS for information (587) 805-1520 SPECIAL PREVIEW REPORT OF PRELIMINARY RESEARCH Effect of a Novel Medical Food Containting Spent Hops and Pomegranate and Prune Extracts to Address Symptoms Associated with Fibromyalgia Musculoskeletal pain syndromes, such as ﬁbromyalgia (FM), are often characterized by an increased sensitivity to chemicals and toxins, including heavy metals—which have been shown to trigger or exacerbate debilitating symptoms. Theoretically, impaired detoxiﬁcation may play a role in FM and related syndromes. An increased toxic burden can lead to oxidative stress, neuropathic pain, increased cytokine induction, and mitochondrial dysfunction, all of which have been associated with FM. Preliminary in vitro studies conducted at MetaProteomics®—the proteomics research arm of Metagenics, Inc.—identiﬁed key botanicals that positively inﬂuence upstream signaling pathways and enzymes in heavy metal metabolism (e.g., GST, NQO-1, Nrf-2, HO-1, metallothionein). These botanicals were then combined with nutrients and macronutrients that support hepatic detoxiﬁcation function in a low-allergen-potential, rice protein-based medical food for clinical testing. Researchers at the Functional Medicine Research CenterSM, the clinical research arm of Metagenics, Inc., conducted a preliminary study to determine the effects of an intervention with this medical food and a modiﬁed elimination diet on functioning in FM patients with dental amalgams that may be associated with increased toxic burden and symptomatology. This preliminary research suggested a positive inﬂuence on creatinine-adjusted mercury clearance and genetic expression of metallothionein, as well as an improvement in scores for FM surveys of functionality and quality of life. This medical food and a modiﬁed elimination diet may offer a promising approach for investigational use in patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain of unknown etiology.ADDRESSING CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY Some reports suggest that 30% to 80% of patients may have conditions for which no physiological or organic cause can be found during routine investigation.1 This includes chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes such as FM—with associated symptoms that fail to demonstrate consistent relationships to routine biological markers used in clinical practice.2 While generally not life-threatening, these conditions signiﬁcantly impact the quality of life of a sizeable population. FM is primarily characterized by widespread, nonarticular musculoskeletal pain and generalized tender points, and may be accompanied by symptoms that include fatigue, sleep dysfunction, stiffness, depression, anxiety, cognitive disturbance, memory impairment, and intolerance to exercise.3-8 FM is difﬁcult to distinguish from other pain syndromes with similar symptoms and has a high degree of comorbid disorders—particularly with chronic fatigue and immunodeﬁciency syndrome (CFS/CFIDS), migraines, and multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS).6-11COMMON THERAPY SHORTFALLS—ADVERSE EVENTS & LACK OF RELIABILITY While there are many theories regarding the etiology of FM, few therapies have resulted in demonstrable, predictable improvement. In fact, an effective treatment—deﬁned as > 50% of patient population receiving beneﬁt—has yet to be found.4 An estimated 40% to 50% of FM patients are on multiple pain-related pharmacotherapies; no combination of these therapies, however, have been tested.7,11 The failure of common anti-inﬂammatory approaches—which carry the risk of adverse effects with long-term use—supports a lack of ﬁndings of underlying joint damage or inﬂammatory signs associated with rheumatological disorders.4 Other commonly relied upon approaches target relief for pain and other symptoms attributed to neuropathic origin (e.g., serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA), and a few target inhibition of pain receptors in the central nervous system.4,5,7,12,13 While some approaches may attenuate pain and/or improve mental well-being or sleep patterns, they fail to address the underlying causes of FM and carry a risk of well-known adverse effects.7 Most importantly, however, they fail to offer reliable treatment responses or long-term evidence of efﬁcacy for improving functionality and/or quality of life.4,5 And, to date, there are no speciﬁc therapeutic recommendations for non-responders.12 Because single modality therapies offer limited beneﬁt, multiple modalities are often suggested for these challenging cases.14 Clinicians typically rely on a multi-disciplinary approach to FM that may include pharmaceuticals, cognitive behavioral therapy, and self-management techniques, such as stress management, diet, and exercise, including ﬂexibility or strength training.4,5 Other suggested and commonly applied therapies for FM include chiropractic, massage therapy, acupuncture, and weight loss programs.5,14 While pain is the main symptom of FM, clinical experience demonstrates the use of questionnaires that evaluate other aspects, including fatigue and functioning, when assessing response to FM therapies.5,12,13,15,16A FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE APPROACH TO FM Pharmaceutical interventions typically focus on individual symptoms, while FM is often multiple symptoms. In fact, literature suggests that a “diversity of biology” may be related to FM.4 The syndrome has also been recommended for classiﬁcation as “multiplicitous” rather than deﬁning its common comorbidities.12 The functional medicine model postulates that complex diseases can be better understood by exploring dysfunction in basic physiological processes. An understanding of these disturbances—and the therapies used to help restore balance—may provide valuable tools in understanding complex chronic disease. Neuroendocrine aberration, sleep disruption, sympathetic nervous system disruption, neurochemical abnormalities, traumatic and immunological processes, static problems, and HPA axis imbalance and psychological conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress) have all been implicated in the etiology of FM.3,11,13,17,18HEPATIC DETOXIFICATION MAY OFFER SYMPTOM RELIEF One dysfunction that may provide insight to FM etiology is the dysregulation of basic detoxiﬁcation processes. Some literature suggests an association between impaired detoxiﬁcation and certain diseases, including FM and CFS. Accumulated data suggest that the ability to remove toxins may play a role in the etiology or exacerbation of a range of chronic diseases and conditions.19 Clinical and case management studies with programs that include support for hepatic detoxiﬁcation at the Functional Medicine Research Center have shown therapeutic value in reducing symptomatology associated with CFS, and have also been utilized for patients presenting with chronic musculoskeletal pain—with or without a formal diagnosis of FM. Hepatic detoxiﬁcation occurs in 2 primary phases: Phase I bioactivation generates a reactive site on the molecule, similar to that of reactive oxygen species, enabling it to bind to other molecules such as DNA and proteins. Phase II conjugation reactions—which include glucuronidation, sulfation, glutathione conjugation, amino acid conjugation, methylation, and acetylation—convert the potentially more toxic, reactive intermediate generated in Phase I into a non-toxic molecule ready for excretion. Current research suggests that the body’s detoxiﬁcation system is a nutrient-supported process that requires macronutrients (to help reduce dietary obstacles to detoxiﬁcation) and targeted micronutrients (to help replenish nutritive cofactors in Phase I and Phase II detoxiﬁcation pathways). Therefore, simple juice or water fasting is no longer a preferred method. In fact, prolonged fasting may weaken muscles and deplete energy stores—already compromised in FM—due to protein losses and severely reduced caloric intake. Chemical & Heavy Metal Sensitivity. It has been suggested that certain environmental factors may trigger development of FM and related conditions in genetically predisposed individuals, and chemical and environmental sensitivities are common in these disorders.3,8-10,14,17,19,20 In fact, 47% to 67% of FM patients report increased symptoms, primarily pain, following speciﬁc environmental chemical exposures.8,10 This increase in pain transmission has been postulated to be a result of central nervous system malfunction, which has been linked to chemical insensitivities along with pain attributed to neurogenic inﬂammation and immune activation.3,6,10 Cytokine release due to immune activation has been recognized to cause functional symptoms associated with FM, such as sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, fatigue, stress, and anxiety.20,21 Elevated levels of cytokines (e.g., TNF-∂, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10) have been observed in FM studies.9,11,20,21 Even short-term stress of a chemical exposure has been suggested to lead to chronic pathology.9 And a growing body of peer-reviewed scientiﬁc evidence suggests an association between long-term exposure to heavy metals with an increasing number of adverse health effects. Metal sensitivity may be determined by individual genetic predisposition. Monozygous twins with CFS, for example, have been shown to display an identical pattern of metal sensitivity; these ﬁndings are also supported by animal studies.19 Chronic exposure to corrosion products of dental metals (e.g., mercury) or to metals in general has been suggested in some literature to trigger symptoms in those who are sensitive; and a greater number of dental amalgams has been associated with a greater mercury concentration in blood and urine.19,22,23 While amalgam removal is generally not advocated in the U.S., a few studies have demonstrated relief of fatigue and FM symptoms after extraction.19,24-26 In addition to fatigue, mercury (in dental amalgams or otherwise) has also been associated with porphyrin disturbances, allergic and autoimmune symptoms, and symptoms of neurotoxicity, such as depression and impairment of vision, manual dexterity, and memory.23-28 Subjects with FM and other myalgic syndromes have demonstrated increased sensitivity not only to mercury, but also nickel, gold, cadmium, palladium, aluminum, lead, platinum, and silicon.19,25,29 The Role of Metallothionein. The cellular protein metallothionein (MT) transports zinc and copper and plays a crucial role in the chain of activities leading to the excretion of toxic metals. The body’s natural chelating agent, MT efﬁciently binds to several toxic metals for delivery to the liver or kidneys for conjugation and excretion. MT further serves to prevent the reaction of these metals with other biomolecules, thereby attenuating their toxicity and the release of gaseous mediators such as hydroxyl radicals and nitric oxide.30-36 Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduced oxidative capacity has been identiﬁed in FM and related conditions. One theory is that elevated nitric oxide stimulates nociceptors and may be the etiology of associated muscle and joint pain symptoms.4,9,37 MT is induced by inﬂammation and other stress responses, including the stress of exposure to heavy metals.33,35,36 One study with MT-deﬁcient mice demonstrated nonspeciﬁc chronic inﬂammation after repeated exposure to cadmium.35 Some evidence suggests that MT may help modulate the immune system.33NUTRIGENOMIC AGENTS FOR SYMPTOM RELIEF Key Nutrients. The novel medical food is speciﬁcally formulated for FM patients who may beneﬁt from additional nutritional support to address altered pain signaling and neuromuscular function, as well as Phase II hepatic detoxiﬁcation and other metabolic functions. These ingredients have demonstrated safety for long-term use in individuals for chronic exposure to toxins—helping lessen that exposure and facilitate elimination. Essential amino acids. In addition to muscle tissue abnormalities and dysfunction, lower plasma levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) have been recorded in FM.18,38 To provide a more complete protein source, the low-allergen-potential rice protein base is fortiﬁed with additional amino acids L-lysine, L-threonine, L-DL- methionine, L-glycine, L-glutamine, and L-cysteine to aid in: Energy production. Amino acids provide the primary energy source for skeletal muscles. Lower levels of ATP and mitochondrial metabolism dysfunction have been reported in FM, which may contribute to fatigue symptoms.4,9 Phase II sulfation. Research suggests that sulfur-containing amino acids (e.g., methionine, cysteine) positively inﬂuence synthesis of SAM-e, glutathione S-transferase (GST), taurine, and N-acetylcysteine.14,39 Individuals with mercury exposure may also beneﬁt from protein supplementation, since mercury exposure has been associated with cysteine depletion.40 Phase II enzyme conjugation. Glycine is a unique amino acid used in the synthesis of GST (which can be depleted by heavy metals) and is a cofactor in Phase II amino acid conjugation reactions.41 GST also supports a major detoxiﬁcation pathway for heavy metals, which bind to GST’s sulfhydryl group.42,43 Antioxidant nutrients. Vitamins A, C, E, and beta-carotene possess antioxidant activity and reduce the potential for damage caused by intermediate metabolites and other oxidative molecules generated during Phase I activity.44 Lower levels of antioxidants have been associated with FM, and antioxidant therapies have been suggested to offer positive effects on mitochondrial performance.9,37,45 Pantothenic acid. Vitamin B5 is provided to help facilitate the production of ATP, which is necessary for adequate biotransformation of toxins into non-toxic molecules.46 Zinc. This important mineral has been shown to reduce oxidative stress uring heavy metal detoxiﬁcation, whereas low zinc intake may increase their toxic effects.47 Proprietary and third-party laboratory research suggest that zinc induces genetic expression of metallothionein. A recent study suggests that reduced magnesium and zinc levels may contribute to pathophysiology of FM, particularly tender points and fatigue.48 Watercress. Glucosinolates found in watercress (Nasturtium ofﬁcinale) are precursors of phenythyl isothicynate (PEITC) and sulphoraphane, which have been demonstrated in third-party studies to effectively inhibit the overinduction of speciﬁc cytochrome P450 enzymes and enhances GST and NQO-1 induction.49-51 Novel Active Botanicals. Research suggests the role of gene polymorphisms in the etiology of FM.3 Preliminary laboratory studies conducted at MetaProteomics—the proteomics research arm of Metagenics, Inc.—demonstrated that the key botanicals and zinc in the novel medical food positively modiﬁed upstream signaling pathways. Individual active ingredients have been shown in vitro to induce genetic expression of metallothionein (MT mRNA) and beneﬁcially inﬂuence Phase II enzymes (GST, NQO-1) and activators (Nrf-2, HO-1) associated with the antioxidant response element (ARE) and metal response element (MRE)—transcriptional elements that induce toxic element metabolism and hepatic detoxiﬁcation. (In accordance with scientiﬁc literature, those compounds considered active were shown to demonstrate ≥ 20% activity induction over the control compound.)52 Spent Hops. Hops (Humulus lupulus) have been used in traditional medicine for centuries to reduce anxiety and aid relaxation and sleep. Emerging research has shown that an active constituent of spent hops demonstrates antioxidant protection against ROS. Spent hops have also been the subject of preliminary ex vivo (human cell line) and in vivo (animal and human) studies and shown to reduce pain-associated markers in a manner that suggests potential investigation for use in pain-associated disorders.53,54 Preliminary in vitro ﬁndings: Spent hops was shown to induce MT mRNA expression, HO-1 and NQO-1 activity, and Nrf-2 translocation.52 Prune Skin Extract (Prunus domestica). Prunes are a rich source of antioxidant compounds that have been studied for application in a number of conditions characterized by oxidative stress.55,56 Prune skin extract was shown to induce NQO-1 activity.52 Pomegranate Extract (Punica granatum). This antioxidant-rich fruit contains ellagic acid, which has also been demonstrated in published studies to beneﬁcially modulate Phase I biotransformation and enhances Phase II GST and NQO-1 enzyme induction.57-59 It also scavenges superoxide radicals and hydroxyl radicals, reducing hepatic oxidative stress.59,60 Pomegranate extract induced GST activity.52 Table 1. Preliminary in vitro research at MetaProteomics demonstrated active induction of MRE and ARE transcriptional elements with spent hops, prune extract, and pomegranate extract. Zinc, which has shown positive modulation of detoxiﬁcation activities in numerous third-party studies, was used for comparison during this proprietary in vitro research. RECENT PILOT CLINICAL STUDY Researchers at the Functional Medicine Research Center (FMRC), the clinical research arm of Metagenics, Inc., conducted preliminary clinical research to determine the effects of a lifestyle intervention with the novel medical food and modiﬁed elimination diet on indicators of quality of life in FM patients. They also wanted to evaluate the effects of the program on markers of heavy metal metabolism in subjects with dental amalgams, suggested by some research to be a potential indicator of increased toxic burden.61 Methodology. An 8-week pilot study—a 4-week control phase followed by a 4-week intervention phase—was conducted with 8 female subjects who met the following criteria: Diagnosis of FM Frequent musculoskeletal pain over last 3 months Tenderness in at least 11 of 18 tender point sites on digital exam (as deﬁned established American College of Rheumatology criteria)62 4 or more current dental amalgams The control phase consisted of 4 weeks of a Standard American Diet (high in animal fats and processed foods) and twice daily supplemen-tation with a dietary supplement providing primarily macronutrients. The treatment phase consisted of 4 weeks of a modiﬁed elimination diet and twice daily supplementation with the novel medical food, provided in a powdered form for administration as a beverage. Note: Seafood was excluded from the diets in both phases due to its potential mercury content to avoid unnecessary inﬂuence on study results. Results. The intervention demonstrated a trend toward greater effects on subjective measures of quality of life and biomarkers of detoxiﬁcation and heavy metal excretion. Results are presented as a mean of visits 5-7 versus baseline measurements (visit 1), unless otherwise noted. Efﬁcacy endpoints evaluated during the study included the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the Medical Symptoms Questionnaire (MSQ), the FibroQuest questionnaire, urinary creatinine-adjusted mercury excretion, and genetic expression of metallothionein (MT mRNA). FIQ Score. Because pain is highly variable in FM, FIQ is deemed the most common measure of function and is used extensively as an index of therapeutic efﬁcacy (available at www.myalgia.com/FIQ/FIQ_B. htm). It includes 10 subscales that assess physical function, common FM symptoms, and general well-being over the previous 7 days.5,16 Intervention demonstrated a 21% mean improvement in FIQ total score. A reduction of 20 points or more has been suggested as an indicator of clinically signiﬁcant outcomes in FM patients.5 (See Subgroup Analyses below.) MSQ Score. This subjective measure of physical and mental well-being can be used to assess general health and is not speciﬁc to any single condition. Functional medicine practitioners often use this questionnaire to identify patients who may beneﬁt from hepatic detoxiﬁcation programs. Intervention showed a mean improvement of 21% in MSQ score. A reduced MSQ score suggests fewer symptoms and better overall quality of life. FibroQuest Score. FibroQuest is a clinically validated FM symptoms survey. Lower scores generally mean greater functional ability and improved quality of life.15 Intervention showed a mean reduction of 16% vs. baseline. Intervention demonstrated a signiﬁcant reduction in mean FibroQuest subscales scores for pain and stiffness in comparison to mean measures for the control phase (visits 2-4). Mercury Excretion. With dental amalgams as a key selection criterion, this measure was important for evaluation in the study. Comparisons were made with creatinine-adjusted urinary mercury excretion. Intervention showed a signiﬁcant increase of 74% in mercury excretion (p=0.0234) vs. baseline. Those who had a clinically signiﬁcant response and/or a greater number of dental amalgams typically showed larger increases. (See Subgroup Analyses below.) Metallothionein mRNA Expression. Changes in genetic expression of metallothionein (MT mRNA) were measured in whole blood by qPCR technology and compared by fold induction (baseline value=1). Results here are presented as ﬁnal measure for each phase (control=visit 4; intervention=visit 7) vs. baseline (visit 1). Intervention showed a 54% increase in MT mRNA expression vs. baseline, suggesting an enhanced ability to detoxify heavy metals. Control showed only a 7% in MT mRNA expression vs. baseline. Those with a greater number of dental amalgams demonstrated a larger increase in MT mRNA expression (See Subgroup Analyses below.) SUBGROUP ANALYSES: CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES & HEAVY DENTAL AMALGAMS Researchers identiﬁed 2 important subgroups for separate analyses. As mentioned, half of the subjects (n=4) individually demonstrated what can be considered clinically signiﬁcant responses (CSR) to the intervention based on a mean reduction of their total FIQ scores ≥ 20 points. A separate analysis was conducted on half of the subjects (n=4) representing the highest concentration of dental amalgams (HDA), suggesting a greater potential for sensitivity to mercury and/or other heavy metals if genetically predisposed. Results are presented as a mean of visits 5-7 vs. baseline for subgroups and compared with mean intervention results for all subjects (ALL). FIQ Score. Subgroups displayed greater score improvements (CSR 55%, HDA 50%, ALL 21%). MSQ Score. Subgroups demonstrated greater reductions in this score as well (CSR 51%, HDA 37%, ALL 21%). FibroQuest Score. Subgroups showed much greater improvements in total score (CSR 40%, HDA 32%, ALL 11%). Subgroups also displayed 2-3 times greater improvements on key subscales. Mercury Excretion. While both subgroups showed above average increases, those with more dental amalgams demonstrated the greatest increase (CSR 87%, HDA 112%, ALL 74%). Results for MT mRNA are presented as ﬁnal measure for all subjects and subgroups (visit 7) vs. baseline (visit 1). Metallothionein mRNA Expression. Likewise, the heavy dental amalgam subgroup showed the greatest evidence of induced MT mRNA expression (CSR 24%, HDA 59%, ALL 54%). Note: These subgroup analyses were intended for investigational purposes only to help identify potential mechanisms of action that may have contributed to greater reduction in symptomatology. Results were not statistically signiﬁcant. Researchers, however, were encouraged by preliminary correlations they hope to conﬁrm in future studies. Safety & Tolerance. The medical food, formulated with ingredients generally recognized as safe (GRAS), was well tolerated. During the 8-week study, 6 of 8 subjects experienced headaches and mild gastric discomfort, which is consistent with modiﬁed elimination diets designed to facilitate toxin clearance (e.g., minor gas, temporary bowel habit changes, caffeine clearance headaches). Vital signs and blood tests were also conducted as safety measures. No severe or serious adverse events occurred during this pilot study.Conclusions. Single modality treatments for FM have shown limited beneﬁts, and many researchers in published literature have suggested multi-modality treatment programs.14 This novel medical food was formulated as a multi-mechanistic approach to address not only the pain associated with FM, but other associated symptoms that have been linked to impaired detoxiﬁcation. The intervention in this pilot study showed a greater mean improvement in all 3 self-reported measures of quality of life, which suggested potential relief from pain and stiffness that impact functionality and daily living. These preliminary results also suggested a trend toward improved heavy metal metabolism based on increases in key observational biomarkers. Because FM, CFS, and MCS patients rarely have consistent clinical presentations, comparison of improvement between subject groups in clinical trials is difﬁcult. And no approach to date has offered what might be deﬁned as an effective mode of treatment for all patients presenting with FM-like symptoms.4 For example, a placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical trial (n=150) of a popular approach for FM demonstrated an 18% mean improvement in FIQ total score.12,13 Although the preliminary study at the FMRC did not include a population of considerable size to demonstrate similar statistical signiﬁcance, FMRC researchers were encouraged by the overall mean improvement in total FIQ score of 21%. The control phase also delivered favorable responses. The macronutrient supplement in powder form demonstrates how a healthy source of low- allergen-potential rice protein, carbohydrates, and fats contribute to overall nutriture and the body’s ability to produce energy, handle stress and immune challenges, and process toxins. It also provides small measures of sesamin, glutamine, and glycine to support bifunctional detoxiﬁcation, as well as ﬁber to facilitate waste removal. The statistically signiﬁcant changes in protocol comparisons of the intervention vs. the control phase suggest that the modiﬁed elimination diet and medical food provided measurable therapeutic value. Further studies are recommended to conﬁrm these and other correlations and trends suggested by this preliminary research. The FMRC continues to monitor FM patients in investigational case management studies for future summaries of clinical outcomes. For patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain of unknown etiology and potential indicators of environmental sensitivity or toxic burden, this program may offer a safer primary approach—or a complementary addition to a comprehensive program—to help relieve debilitating symptoms that impact quality of life. 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__label__wiki	0.827785	0.827785	Posts tagged “rachel leigh cook” Get Carter (2000) In the early 2000s, Sylvester Stallone was struggling to rebuild himself from some of his cheesy action movies of the 90s, and these efforts didn’t all meet with much success. Get Carter is a remake of a 1971 film of the same name starring Michael Caine in the title role, and this remake was received with negative criticism and a poor box office take. However, I saw this film on opening weekend, and I have very much liked it ever since. Having still not seen the original movie, I imagine I have the ability to view it much more objectively. Still, almost any movie promising Sylvester Stallone in a fist fight with Mickey Rourke and a hilarious John C. McGinley is pretty cool to begin with, but I honestly feel the film has a lot of worthwhile merit in many regards. His name is Jack Carter, and you don’t want to know him. When it’s your time to settle your debts, you pay what you owe, or Carter will make you pay. While working for the mob in Las Vegas, Carter (Sylvester Stallone) learns that his brother has died, and returns home to Seattle in order to learns the how’s and why’s. His brother left behind a wife, Gloria (Miranda Richardson), and a teenage daughter, Doreen (Rachel Leigh Cook), which Jack feels he must now take care of since he was not around when it mattered most. Though, when digging into the death of his brother, Jack comes to suspect that is was no accident, and that someone has to pay up. Now, what even some of the middle of the road reviews gave credit to was that Stallone is solid as Jack Carter, and I enthusiastically agree. I really like that Jack is a guy who carries a weight of regret with him to where he has this post-facto sense of responsibility. He might be a guy who beats people up for a crime syndicate, but there’s a certain moral compass to Jack which Stallone grasps onto perfectly. There’s a lot of subtlety to his performance showing the superb reversal on the over-the-top action hero roles of Judge Dredd or Demolition Man. He brings with him a low key presence of intimidation, but still finds those moments of clever signature Stallone charm and wit. Jack Carter has a warm heart and compassion for those he cares about, and this comes so very naturally to Stallone. There’s such a great depth of dimension to what he does here. Sly gives us a complex character who intensifies the emotional drive of the film. It’s also amazing seeing how bulked up Stallone got for this movie. He’s larger than ever, and it really works for Jack’s tough, bad ass presence. Yet, it is that softer side of Jack Carter that really impresses as he shows a lot of pain after a certain point really hitting you deep in the heart, and that translates into a venomous vengeful determination in the film’s third act. It’s an awesome, compelling performance by Sylvester Stallone that amazingly reminds you that he can be a stunning, complex actor. I think it’s one of his best performances since First Blood. A lot of the depth of heart and substance is carried on through Miranda Richardson and Rachel Leigh Cook. Richardson is great as Gloria who is in this constant uncertainty about Jack. At times she can confide in him about her problems with Doreen, but at other times, can condemn Jack for bringing further trouble upon them and being absent from their lives until Richie died. Richardson has pitch perfect chemistry with Stallone standing strong on her own while showing the emotional turmoil inside. Meanwhile, Cook very easily endears herself to Jack and an audience with some sad sweetness and sympathetic charm. As certain things are revealed, and far more tragic layers are peeled back from Doreen, Cook is really able to demonstrate the soul of her heartbreaking talent. It really ends up being the pulsating emotional core of this film. I really like the scenes between Stallone and Mickey Rourke. These are two actors who genuinely seem like they enjoyed working off each other. They’ve got the right rhythm and chemistry that these two characters should have being old acquaintances and all. Rourke has the right charisma and air of sleaze as Cyrus Paice which makes him very entertaining to watch, but also, a real piece of scum that you want to see get busted up by the end. Rourke and Stallone are two buffed up bulls ready to lock horns regularly, and when they do finally trade punches, it’s a straight up bad ass brawl. Anyone who loves John C. McGinley’s comedy work would also love him here. He plays Con McCarty, an associate of Jack’s in the Las Vegas syndicate, and I swear he ad-libbed the majority of his dialogue. It is just so brilliantly quick witted, off the cuff, and hilarious that he’s an utter, endless joy. It’s a performance like this which shows that this is a film that is interested in balancing the heavyweight drama with sharp beats of levity. And Alan Cumming is quite good as the geeky wet rag dot-com millionaire of Jeremy Kinnear who has gotten in way too damn deep with seedy individuals. He is a pleasure to watch in this role as Stallone looms over him with his brute intimidation. Of course, Michael Caine does a fine job in a somewhat small role as Richie’s now former employer, and Caine and Stallone have some solid scenes together. Apparently, even Caine endorsed Stallone as a respectable successor to his original role, and including him in this cast was a really nice touch. I really adore the look of this film from director of photography Mauro Fiore. It’s soaked in this somber tone of overcast gloom of blues and greens that really absorb you into the tone of the movie. Director Stephen Kay really pushed hard to have this filmed in Seattle, and the beauty of the rain soaked city makes the film feel a little more unique. There’s also some unconventional style to Get Carter that might not work for many films, but all of the artistic flourishes really meld together beautifully, in my opinion. The strategic slow motion beats add a sense of grace to the photography, and Fiore moves the camera extremely competently with plenty of steadicam. I like that when Jack’s whole world turns upside down so does the camera accentuating a particularly unique filmmaking style that I really like here. There is some stylish editing with a few jumpy cuts, flash frames, and speed changes. I could see how some would find that irritating, but I really got absorbed into the mindset of this movie. Stephen Kay uses these stylistic choices to slip you into a character’s perception such as Jack’s world fracturing. Get Carter was edited by Academy Award winner Jerry Greenberg who also edited The French Connection, Apocalypse Now, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Scarface. Here, he superbly executes Stephen Kay’s vision right from the opening credits sequence onward. There is a great, moody collection of music here in addition to Tyler Bates’ unique and stylish score. The original theme for the 1971 film by Roy Budd is utilized and remixed for this remake, and it is a beautiful composition that just tingles my senses. There are some techno tracks infusing some dance club style vibes into the movie. I particularly love the ethereal Moby track during the funeral scene. All of this music creates a very soulful or energized originality to this film that melds well with its visual stylings. There is some really well put together action including a couple of very smart, tense car chases. Action directors who love their shaky cam could learn something from this film. Stephen Kay does make use of some unsteady photography and tight framing, but the editing is properly paced so to not confuse an audience. There are quick cuts, but because the lighting is clear, the compositions are just right using good angles, it all works. The latter car chase is really great, and it has a really cool stunt crash at the end. Yet, while there is exciting action, this film maintains that emotional and character based focus as Jack Carter delves further into the seedy underbelly of Seattle. When Jack goes into full-on revenge mode, this movie gets dead-on bad ass. The grit really surfaces in the visual style and Stallone’s performance. Everything gets pretty dark and intense as Jack deals out his sense of personal justice in violent, sometimes lethal ways. This is a revenge movie driven by a lot of emotional depth and substance. Jack is going to clean out the trash, but the mending of emotional wounds is just as important to him, if not more so. It’s all wrapped up in his personal sense of obligation to the extended family he’s neglected, and a need to prove to himself and others that he can be a better man than his history has shown. There’s also a subplot where Jack Carter is involved with the syndicate boss’ woman back in Vegas, and this runs through the film a little. It’s another emotional tether that puts stress upon Jack especially when Con is sent to “take care of business” with much intended finality. Most revenge movies are just about the violent retribution, but this movie really delves you deeply into the hearts and souls of its sympathetic characters. Get Carter is damn good, in my opinion, because it does take the time to develop its character and give you a dimensionality to connect with. You feel Jack’s pain and his need to put things right, and your sympathy easily flows for Doreen as the film progresses. Stephen Kay did do a really exceptional job with making these characters feel poignant, and have the consequences of everyone’s actions feel like they carry the weight of the world. This is really the kind of revenge thriller that truly captivates me because it’s not just gunning people down for ninety minutes, which does have its satisfying qualities. The substance of everything here saturates the film, and Stallone carries it all so amazingly well. The ending might have used a little more weight and veracity, but the payoff is satisfying regardless. I highly recommend this remake of Get Carter. If you’re a Stallone fan, like me, you should definitely give this a watch. 09.30.2013 \| Categories: Movie Reviews \| Tags: action, alan cumming, conspiracy, crime, criminals, drama, film, get carter, gun, jack carter, john c mcginley, las vegas, mauro fiore, michael caine, mickey rourke, miranda richardson, mob, moby, movie, murder, rachel leigh cook, remake, revenge, review, roy budd, seattle, sleaze, stephen kay, sylvester stallone, syndicate, thriller, tyler bates, vengeance, violence \| Leave a comment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26579
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Zimbabwe Most Wins Most Fights Most Wins by KO 100% KO Ratio Most Wins by KO Ratio Opposition Ratio Undefeated Add a Fight El Conscripto 47-34-5-0 (KO 17) Bouts 86 Rounds 726 KO Ratio 20% Opposition Ratio 02.259 Birth Name Tomás López Residence Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Boxer Division welterweight Manager Trainer El Conscripto Career Record LB/KG 86 141/64 7-1-0 Luke Easter 136/62 L (KO 5) 04 Jun 1957 Auditorium, Richmond, California, USA 85 139/63 10-6-4 Leonard Gaines 137/62 W (TKO 10) 23 May 1957 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA 84 142/64 6-0-0 Willie Morton 142/64 L (PTS 10) 26 Mar 1957 San Jose, California, USA 83 0/0 67-20-3 Juan Padilla 0/0 D (PTS) 02 Mar 1957 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 82 135/61 58-13-2 Baby Vasquez 134/61 L (TKO 10) 26 Jan 1957 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Mexico lightweight title 81 0/0 5-9-1 Pinky Peralta 0/0 W (PTS 10) 17 Nov 1956 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 80 137/62 1-0-0 Everardo Armenta 138/63 L (KO 7) 08 Sep 1956 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico 79 0/0 4-7-0 Arnoldo Gil 0/0 L (PTS 10) 25 Aug 1956 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico 78 0/0 36-10-2 Damaso Collazo 0/0 L (KO 5) 30 Jun 1956 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 77 145/66 10-6-1 Augustin Rosales 146/66 W (PTS 10) 18 Jun 1956 Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 76 0/0 24-13-1 Reyes Lopez 0/0 W (PTS 10) 19 May 1956 Arena Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 75 140/64 42-5-5 Isaac Logart 147/67 L (UD 10) 17 Apr 1956 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA 74 0/0 59-19-2 Juan Padilla 0/0 L (PTS 12) 05 Mar 1956 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Mexico welterweight title 73 0/0 56-9-1 Enrique Esqueda 0/0 W (PTS 10) 28 Jan 1956 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 72 0/0 5-4-1 Miguel Burciaga 0/0 W (KO 2) 01 Jan 1956 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 71 0/0 58-18-2 Juan Padilla 0/0 W (PTS 10) 10 Dec 1955 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 70 0/0 5-2-1 Miguel Burciaga 0/0 W (KO 2) 05 Nov 1955 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 69 0/0 0-2-0 Joe Borrell 0/0 W (KO 5) 15 Oct 1955 Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 68 0/0 16-3-2 Ismael Espana 0/0 L (KO 7) 06 Sep 1955 Caracas, Venezuela 67 137/62 26-8-5 Tomas Castillo 136/62 W (TKO 6) 20 Aug 1955 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 66 140/64 9-5-3 Perrin Vega 146/66 W (TKO 9) 18 Jun 1955 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 65 0/0 43-11-4 Ramon Tiscareno 0/0 L (PTS 10) 24 May 1955 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 64 0/0 63-25-7 Harold Jones 0/0 W (PTS 10) 02 Apr 1955 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 63 0/0 180-46-10 Kid Azteca 0/0 L (PTS 10) 27 Nov 1954 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 62 142/64 59-25-6 Harold Jones 144/65 L (KO 2) 28 Sep 1954 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA 61 140/64 37-5-2 Gerald Dreyer 147/67 L (TKO 7) 16 Aug 1954 St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA Judges: Americo Schiavone 5-2 , Arthur Schwartz 3-3 60 142/64 21-7-0 Carl Coates 142/64 W (SD 10) 16 Jul 1954 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 59 141/64 27-16-5 Danny Stepanovich 152/69 W (TKO 8) 25 May 1954 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA 58 0/0 4-6-2 Fidel Hernandez 0/0 W (KO 7) 29 Apr 1954 Nueva Rosita, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico 57 145/66 28-11-2 Sauveur Chiocca 150/68 W (SD 10) 20 Apr 1954 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, USA Judges: John Musick 95-98 , Junie Schuler 97-96 , Jimmy Webb 98-94 56 145/66 27-10-2 Sauveur Chiocca 145/66 W (MD 10) 30 Mar 1954 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, USA Judges: Bill Cornelius 96-96 , Jimmy Piperi 95-92 55 142/64 23-13-1 Al Juergens 146/66 W (UD 12) 16 Mar 1954 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, USA USA Texas State welterweight title Judges: Bill Cornelius 119-108 , Junie Schuler 127-104 54 0/0 54-13-2 Juan Padilla 0/0 W (PTS 10) 15 Feb 1954 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 53 0/0 2-2-0 Raul Contreras 0/0 W (KO 3) 01 Feb 1954 Nueva Rosita, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico 52 0/0 22-3-0 Ludwig Lightburn 0/0 L (TKO 5) 13 Jan 1954 Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 51 0/0 20-3-0 Ludwig Lightburn 0/0 L (TKO 7) 16 Dec 1953 Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 50 0/0 75-31-9 Julio Cesar Jiminez 0/0 W (PTS 12) 14 Nov 1953 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 49 135/61 2-0-0 Gorilon Ortiz 135/61 L (PTS 10) 03 Oct 1953 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 48 140/64 26-19-7 Chu Chu Jiminez 139/63 W (PTS 10) 20 Jun 1953 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 47 0/0 44-16-2 Paulino Montes 0/0 W (PTS 10) 02 Jun 1953 Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico 46 140/64 9-6-1 Memo Garmendia 146/66 W (PTS 12) 11 Apr 1953 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 45 0/0 11-10-3 Conrado Castanon 0/0 W (PTS 10) 28 Feb 1953 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 44 0/0 52-13-1 Juan Padilla 0/0 D (PTS) 13 Dec 1952 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 43 0/0 22-12-5 Gerald LaBroi 0/0 L (PTS 10) 20 Nov 1952 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 42 135/61 19-18-3 Manuel Rivera 135/61 W (PTS 10) 04 Oct 1952 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 41 0/0 11-8-3 Conrado Castanon 0/0 W (SD 10) 24 Sep 1952 Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 40 136/62 17-6-5 Matias Fenoy 144/65 W (KO 10) 23 Aug 1952 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 39 139/63 69-28-8 Julio Cesar Jiminez 144/65 D (PTS) 07 Jun 1952 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 38 0/0 31-22-7 Nick Moran 0/0 W (PTS 12) 29 Mar 1952 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 37 145/66 42-11-5 Tommy Campbell 139/63 L (KO 4) 18 May 1951 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA 36 146/66 27-19-7 Nick Moran 150/68 L (MD 10) 24 Apr 1951 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA Judges: Frank Holborow 57-53 , Frankie Van 57-53 35 144/65 31-36-9 Emil Barao 136/62 D (PTS) 11 Apr 1951 Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA 34 140/64 44-11-5 Art Aragon 138/63 L (KO 3) 06 Mar 1951 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA 33 142/64 30-13-4 Freddie Herman 138/63 W (UD 10) 23 Jan 1951 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA Judges: Johnny Indrisano 57-53 , Dynamite Jackson 59.50-50.50 32 141/64 21-16-17 Bobby Burgess 145/66 W (PTS 10) 02 Dec 1950 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 31 134/61 57-6-11 Jesse Flores 134/61 L (PTS 10) 02 Sep 1950 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 30 142/64 22-4-3 Rafael Gutierrez 141/64 W (TKO 9) 17 Jun 1950 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 29 0/0 23-10-1 Eusebio Hernandez 0/0 L (SD 10) 03 Mar 1950 Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 28 0/0 158-39-9 Kid Azteca 0/0 W (TKO 10) 28 Jan 1950 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 27 141/64 22-10-3 Luis Arguelles 142/64 W (TKO 9) 21 Jan 1950 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 26 137/62 17-11-2 Simon Lucas 140/64 L (KO 2) 24 Sep 1949 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 25 135/61 37-9-1 Paulino Montes 137/62 L (PTS 10) 06 Aug 1949 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 24 142/64 21-17-5 Nick Moran 141/64 L (PTS 10) 11 Jun 1949 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 23 140/64 20-17-5 Nick Moran 144/65 L (PTS 10) 14 May 1949 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 22 140/64 18-4-3 Felipe Aguilar 140/64 W (PTS 10) 12 Feb 1949 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 21 0/0 154-39-8 Kid Azteca 0/0 D (PTS) 24 Oct 1948 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico 20 0/0 16-3-3 Felipe Aguilar 0/0 W (KO 7) 04 Sep 1948 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico 19 0/0 19-8-3 Luis Arguelles 0/0 L (KO 2) 17 Jul 1948 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 18 0/0 151-39-7 Kid Azteca 0/0 L (PTS 10) 01 May 1948 Arena Canada Dry, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 17 0/0 150-39-7 Kid Azteca 0/0 L (KO 11) 10 Apr 1948 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 16 0/0 15-6-1 Chucho Ruiz 0/0 W (KO 7) 22 Nov 1947 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 15 140/64 24-2-1 Bert Linam 146/66 L (KO 5) 04 Nov 1947 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA 14 0/0 54-14-7 Julio Cesar Jiminez 0/0 L (PTS 10) 03 Sep 1947 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico 13 0/0 13-4-0 Chucho Ruiz 0/0 W (PTS 10) 26 Jul 1947 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 12 0/0 21-1-0 Rudy Cruz 0/0 L (PTS 10) 08 Apr 1947 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA 11 0/0 13-19-0 Saul Torres 0/0 W (PTS 10) 07 Apr 1947 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 10 0/0 20-18-7 Melvin Bartholomew 0/0 W (PTS 10) 17 Feb 1947 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 9 135/61 9-5-1 Raul Bustamante 136/62 W (PTS 10) 16 Dec 1946 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 8 140/64 19-11-2 Kid Filipino 144/65 W (PTS 10) 14 Sep 1946 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 7 138/63 2-5-0 Regino Aguilar 143/65 W (PTS 10) 17 Aug 1946 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 6 141/64 7-8-2 Enrique Lopez 141/64 W (PTS 10) 26 Jun 1946 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 5 141/64 debut Jack Lliyo 140/64 W (KO 3) 25 May 1946 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 4 140/64 3-1-0 Manuel Zapata 135/61 W (KO 4) 16 Mar 1946 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 3 0/0 debut Fausto Cardenas 0/0 L (KO 1) 20 Mar 1937 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 2 0/0 2-0-1 Olegario Molina 0/0 L (PTS 6) 06 Mar 1937 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico 1 0/0 30-8-7 Fidel 'Kid' Carmona 0/0 W (PTS 6) 20 Feb 1937 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Remove Fight? 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__label__wiki	0.586395	0.586395	10.4236/ce.2017.85055 Relationships between Translation and Transcription Processes during fMRI Connectivity Scanning and Coded Translation and Transcription in Writing Products after Scanning in Children with and without Transcription Disabilities Peter Wallis1, Todd Richards2, Peter Boord2, Robert Abbott3, Virginia Berninger1 1Educational Psychology―Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington, Seattle, USA 2Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA 3Educational Psychology―Quantitative Studies, Statistics and Measurement, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Email: pwallis@u.washington.edu, toddr@u.washington.edu, abbottr@u.washington.edu, vwb@u.washington.edu Received: February 10, 2017; Accepted: April 27, 2017; Published: April 30, 2017 Students with transcription disabilities (dysgraphia/impaired handwriting, n = 13 or dyslexia/impaired word spelling, n = 16) or without transcription disabilities (controls) completed transcription and translation (idea generating, planning, and creating) writing tasks during fMRI connectivity scanning and compositions after scanning, which were coded for transcription and translation variables. Compositions in both groups showed diversity in genre beyond usual narrative-expository distinction; groups differed in coded transcription but not translation variables. For the control group specific transcription or translation tasks during scanning correlated with corresponding coded transcription or translation skills in composition, but connectivity during scanning was not correlated with coded handwriting during composing in dys- graphia group and connectivity during translating was not correlated with any coded variable during composing in dyslexia group. Results are discussed in reference to the trend in neuroscience to use connectivity from relevant seed points while performing tasks and trends in education to recognize the generativity (creativity) of composing at both the genre and syntax levels. Transcription, Translation, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Typical Writing Development Of the brain imaging studies of individuals with specific learning disabilities (SLDs), relatively more of these studies have focused on reading disabilities than writing disabilities. Yet research around the world has shown that writing disabilities (a) co-occur in individuals with reading disabilities and oral language disabilities or may occur in the absence of reading and oral language disabilities (Arfé, Dockrell, & Berninger, 2015; Berninger, 2015) ; and (b) occur in a sizable percent of the school-age population alone or with other SLDs, but have been the forgotten SLD that has been left behind (Colligan & Katusic, 2015) . Brain imaging studies of writing disabilities that have been done focus on either developmental writing disorders in which a writing skill does not develop in a typical way or acquired writing disorders in which a previously acquired writing skill is lost, typically through injury or disease. Imaging studies of the writing brain have used a variety of imaging tools to study motor processes (e.g., Katanoda, Yoshikawa, & Sugishita, 2001 ), handwritten letter production (e.g., James & Engelhardt, 2012; Longcamp et al., 2014; Longcamp, Richards, Velay, & Berninger, 2017; Richards, Berninger, Stock, Altemeier, Trivedi, & Maravilla, 2011 ), spelling (Booth, Cho, Burman, & Bitan, 2007) , or cognitive processes (Berninger et al., 2009; Shah, Erhard, Ortheil, Kaza, Kessler, & Lotze, 2013) . Cognitive writing researchers refer to handwriting and spelling as the transcription skills the scribe uses to record the translated cognitions in written language, but distinguish between transcription―the recording of written language―and translation―the transformation of thought into language (Hayes, 1996; Fayol, Alamargot, & Berninger, 2012) . The translation process involves creativity (idea generation), planning for transforming those ideas into written language, and the cognitivelinguistic transformation process itself. More imaging studies have focused on transcription because it is easier to study transcription than translation within the scanning environment. However, Shah et al. (2013) contrasted planning and creative writing (translation pro- cesses) and copying (transcription process) in adults using a subtraction paradigm. Likewise, the current study included both translation and transcription processes but contrasted children who did or did not have a specific developmental writing disability in transcription (either subword handwriting or word spelling) in the relationships between specific transcription or translation tasks during connectivity scanning with coded transcription or translation variables in composition products outside the scanner. The current study had three research aims. The first research aim was to develop a coding scheme for the compositions planned during scanning but written outside the scanner for both the transcription and translation variables observed in the writing outcomes at the behavioral level. This first step for analyses at the behavioral level was a necessary first step for examining the brain-beha- vior relationships between transcription and translation processes during scanning and the writing products outside the scanner. The second research aim was to evaluate whether the three diagnostic groups, who were identified based on comprehensive assessment with normed measures prior to brain scanning as having or not having dysgraphia or dyslexia, differed on the coded transcription outcomes in the compositions written outside the scanner. At issue was whether the three diagnostic groups that had differed on normed measures also differed on writing products during authentic composing activities involving both translation and transcription. The first hypothesis tested was that the three groups would differ significantly on the coded transcription and translation variables in the compositions written outside the scanner. The third research aim was to evaluate (a) whether fMRI connectivity during brain scanning on transcription tasks was correlated with coded transcription variables in composing after scanning, and (b) whether fMRI connectivity during brain scanning on translation tasks was correlated with coded translation variables in composing after scanning. Of interest was whether such correlations, if significant, varied in patterning across the diagnostic groups. The second tested hypothesis was that for all diagnostic groups the transcription tasks during scanning would correlate with coded transcription variables in compositions outside the scanner and the translation tasks during scanning would correlate with coded translation variables in compositions outside the scanner. To achieve these three research aims and test two hypotheses, children who had met research criteria for one of the three diagnostic groups then completed four tasks during fMRI connectivity scanning―two cognitive ones related to translation (first and last) and two transcription ones (second and third). The first was resting condition shown in imaging research to be associated with self- guided mind wandering (Raichle, MacLeod, Snyder, Powers, Gusnard, & Shulman, 2001) , which may contribute to flow of thoughts during writing (Kellogg, 1994) and creative writing (Shah et al., 2013) . The second was a handwriting task―write the letter in the alphabet that comes after the letter visually displayed on the screen. The third was a spelling task―add a letter to the blank in the visually displayed word to create a correctly spelled real word. The fourth was planning a composition for a topic announced at the end of the scan while the child’s brain was scanned. The composition was written immediately after chil- dren got out of the scanner and later was coded by the research team for translation and transcription variables. An interdisciplinary approach to data analysis was employed. The analysis of the brain data was informed by and analyzed using a connectionist framework (Sporns, 2013) . Magnitude of connectivity from four seed points was used: precuneus, which human connectome brain research has shown is in the rich club of neural networks and may participate in multiple networks in the human connectome (van den Heuvel & Sporns, 2011) including those supporting planning and creative expression during translation (Shah et al., 2013) ; and three identified in meta-analyses of brain imaging studies for written words that are relevant to spelling and reading written words―left occipital temporal, supramarginal gyrus, and inferior frontal gyrus (Purcell, Turkeltaub, Eden, & Rapp, 2011) . The coding of the compositions outside the scanner used linguistic coding of transcription and translation variables informed by current cognitive research in writing (Hayes, 1996; Fayol et al., 2012) . Two coders developed and applied the coding scheme and established interrater reliability for using it. 2. Method 2.1. Participants Children in grades 4 to 9 who were right handed and did not wear metal that could not be removed completed comprehensive differential diagnostic assessment. Normed measures and evidence-based guidelines validated in two decades of research ( Berninger & Richards, 2010 ; Berninger, Richards, & Abbott, 2015) were used along with parent interviews and questionnaires to document past and current persisting problems in hand-writing or in spelling despite intervention or absence of past or current hand-writing or spelling problems and also to rule out other neurological or neurogenetic conditions other than specific learning disability that could account for handwriting or spelling problems. Criteria for dysgraphia in addition to history of past and current handwriting struggles were test scores below −2/3 SD on two or more handwriting measures (writing alphabet from memory, copying a sentence with all letters of alphabet in one’s best handwriting, copying a sentence with all letters of alphabet in one’s fastest handwriting) (Berninger et al., 2015) . Criteria for dyslexia, which is a word spelling disability and not just a word reading disability (Bruck, 1993; Connelly, Campbell, MacLean, & Barnes, 2006; Lefly & Pennington, 1991) , was the same as used in an 11-year family genetics study (Berninger & Richards, 2010) and study of persisting specific learning disabilities during middle childhood and adolescence (Berninger et al., 2015) . In addition to past and current history of struggles in word reading and spelling, criteria for impaired accuracy or rate of oral real word reading and/or decoding or silent word reading fluency and for impaired spelling (dictated real word spelling, dictated pseudo word spelling, identifying the correct word-specific spelling among homophone foils, unscrambling anagrams to create a word-specific spelling, and/or adding a missing letter to create a word-specific spelling) had to be met on two or more measures: below the population mean and at least one standard deviation below Verbal Comprehension Index. Most met criteria on more than two measures and were more impaired than the minimum criteria required. All in the current study were impaired in word spelling. Altogether 39 had participated. Of these, 14 (11 males and 3 females, age in months, M = 143.64, SD = 15.97) met research criteria for dysgraphia, 16 (9 males and 7 females, age in months, M = 144.31, SD = 19.42) met research criteria for dyslexia, and 9 (4 males and 5 females, age in months, M = 159.33, SD = 15.59) met research criteria for controls (no evidence of dysgraphia or dyslexia). The ethnicities of participants in the sample were representative of the area in which it was conducted, with the majority European American (n = 31), but also Asian American (2), Hispanic (2), Middle Eastern (1), Other (1), or missing (2). Highest parental level of education ranged from high school (2 mothers, 2 fathers) to more than high school but less than college (1 mother, 2 fathers) to college (16 mothers, 15 fathers) to more than college (17 mothers. 16 fathers); level of education was missing for 3 mothers and 4 fathers. 2.2. Procedures Tasks during scanning. Each participant received training outside the scanner and completed four tasks in this order in the scanner: 1) no experimenter-de- fined task (RESTING STATE), 2) production of the letter that follows a visually displayed letter in alphabet order (ALPHABET WRITING task), 3) production of letter in the blank in a visually displayed letter string to create a correctly spelled word (SPELLING WRITING task), and 4) planning a composition on an experimenter-provided topic (PLANNING task). During the fMRI writing tasks, a mirror system enabled the participant in the scanner to see the instructions and task on a screen. The tasks and writing pad recordings were all program- med, timed, and coordinated with the scanner triggers using E-prime and in- house LabView software. The resting condition lasted for 6 min 14 s. It was followed by 6 s of instruction for the alphabet task. The alphabet writing task lasted for 4 min and was self-paced. After the visual display of the first letter, the child wrote the next letter in the alphabet. When the child lifted the pen off the tablet, visual display 2 appeared and the process repeated for 4 min. Next there were 6 s of instruction for spelling followed by the spelling task that lasted for 4 min and was self-paced. After visual display 1, the child wrote a letter in the blank to complete the word spelling. When the child lifted the pen off the tablet, visual display 2 appeared and the process repeated for 4 min. The response requirement was the same for the alphabet and spelling tasks―to form one letter using the MRI-compatible stylus. Next, instructions for planning stayed on the screen for the whole 4 min, while the child just generated ideas and planned a composition on a topic provided, but did no writing until leaving the scanner. Aural instructions for the last task were as follows: “After you leave the scanner you will write about ‘Astronauts Writing While Exploring Outer Space’. Please start thinking in the inner space of your mind now about the ideas you will write about. Identical instructions readable by the children lying prone in the scanner were also displayed. Collecting compositions. When students got out of the scanner, they wrote their compositions with paper and pens. Scanner staff collected the compositions, scanned them to create pdf files, which were entered into a database for later retrieval for analysis. Developing coding schemes for compositions and interrater reliability. The goal of the coding was to capture what was observed in participants’ compositions regarding handwriting quality and number of spelling errors (indictors of transcription), and number of words, staying on topic, text organization, creative expression, and genres (indicators of translation). The initial coding scheme for the compositions written outside the scanner was developed by two independent coders, who each inspected a subsample of ten written compositions and created a coding scheme for all that they observed. Then they met, discussed their coding, and refined the coding scheme by coding an additional 20 compositions and discussing any discrepancies until they were resolved. Finally, they independently applied the coding scheme to an additional seven compositions and reached 100% interrater agreement for coding each outcome, except for two items related to genre, which were discussed until agreement was achieved. Imaging. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) connectivity scans on a Philips 3T Achieva scanner (release 3.2.2 with the 32-channel head coil) were used to obtain measures of functional connectivity. The following fMRI series were scanned: fMRI scan with echo-planar gradient echo pulse sequence (single shot): TR/TE 2000/25 ms; Field of view 240 × 240 × 99 mm; slice orientation transverse, acquisition voxel size 3.0 × 3.08 × 3.0 mm; acquisition matrix 80 × 80 × 33; slice thickness 3.0, 13:08 min/s. Functional images were corrected for motion using FSL MCFLIRT (Jenkinson et al., 2002) , and then high-pass filtered at sigma = 20.83. Motion scores (as given in the MCFLIRT report) were computed for each subject and average motion score (mean absolute displacement) for each of the groups: control 1.31 ± 1.37 mm, dysgraphic 1.50 ± 1.23 mm, and dyslexic 1.47 ± 1.03 mm. Spikes were identified and removed using the default parameters in AFNI’s 3d Despike. Slice-timing correction was applied with FSL’s slicetimer; and spatial smoothing was performed using a 3D Gaussian kernel with FWHM = 4.0 mm. Time series motion parameters and the mean signal for eroded (1 mm in 3D) masks of the lateral ventricles and white matter (derived from running Free Surfer 3s recon-all on the T1-weighted image) were analyzed. Co-registration of functional images to the T1 image was performed using boundary based registration based on a white matter segmentation of the T1 image through epi_reg in FSL. The MPRAGE structural scan was segmented using FreeSurfer software; white matter regressors were used to remove unwanted physiological components. Group maps for fMRI functional connectivity were generated for the 3 groups (control, dysgraphia, and dyslexia) for each of the 4 tasks/conditions from 4 different seed points (in the left precuneus cortex PCC, in the left temporoocipital cortex TOC, in the left supramarginal gyrus SMG, or in the left inferior frontal gyrus, IFG Broca’s area with eight brain regions). These eight regions included four associated with written language processing (Broca’s, fusiform, supramarginal, and fusiform 2), one associated with executive functions (cingulate), one associated with attention (thalamus), one associated with working memory (hippocampus), and one associated with emotions such as fear and anxiety (amygdala). fMRI time-series were averaged within regions of interest (ROIs) formed from a 15 mm sphere centered at each seed. The averaged time-series at each ROI was correlated with every voxel throughout the brain to produce functional connectivity correlation maps, converted to z-statis- tics using the Fisher transformation. Individual functional connectivity values from all four seed points were extracted from the coregistered connectivity maps from the following brain region of interests (ROI): 1) broca_IFG (70 67 39, x, y, z, voxel coordinates from 2 mm MNI space); 2) fusiform (29 38 24); 3) supramarginal_gyrus (69 42 46); 4) fusiform2 (59 22 29); 5) cingulate (47 61 57); 6) thalamus (51 57 41); 7) hippocampus (56 56 26); and 8) amygdala (57 62 26). In other words, for each participant on each task, functional connectivity values were obtained from each seed point with co-activated brain regions on each task, which were used in the statistical correlational analyses. Only functional connectivity magnitude values found to be statistically significant (using FSL’s randomise for group analysis, which corrects for multiple voxels comparisons, were correlated with coded data from the compositions written outside the scanner. 3.1. Research Aim 1: Coding Transcription and Translation Skills during Composing Following Scanning Coding transcription. The following scheme was used to code handwriting quality. 1) Most of the handwritten letters throughout the text are not legible (identifiable outside the context of a word and maintain relative proportionality and discriminating features in reference to other alphabet letters). 2) Reader has to work hard to decipher the handwriting throughout the text (using word context and other clues to figure out intended word). 3) In general the handwriting is legible and the reader only has to try to decipher it occasionally. 4) The handwriting is legible without reader having to work to decipher it throughout the text but does not stand out as the highest level quality of penmanship. 5) The handwriting is legible without reader having to work to decipher it throughout the text and stands out as high level quality of penmanship. For spelling errors, the score was the total number of words that did not use conventional spelling for the word meaning in the sentence context. Coding staying on topic during translation. Because topic is important in developing translation skills in composing during middle childhood (Olinghouse, Graham, & Gillespie, 2015) , compositions were also analyzed according to whether they were about the researcher-provided topic, that is, contained content relevant to topic of astronauts writing while exploring outer space. This topic has a proposition―use of writing while astronauts explore space, but some students wrote selectively only about astronauts and space exploration, or diverged entirely from any topic in instructions. Some started out on the topic provided at the end of the scanning session, but then got off topic, whereas others never really addressed the stated topic. Compositions were coded for being on and staying on-topic, on a scale of 1 - 5, using the following scheme: 1) Participant only mentioned astronauts in passing, or not at all. 2) Participant wrote about astronauts but then got off on other topics. 3) Participant wrote primarily about astronauts, but not about their writing. 4) Participant wrote about astronauts and about the astronauts writing but did not link the two “while” exploring in outer space. 5) Participant wrote about astronauts writing while exploring outer space. Coding text organization quality in translation. The follow coding scheme was used to code for text organization quality resulting from the translation process: 1) List. 2) Sentence preparing reader for next item(s) on list but without integrating scheme. 3) One cohesive statement that provides integration scheme for what follows. 4) Same as 3 but two integrating schemes. 5) Same as 4 but with clear hierarchical organization. Coding creative idea expression during composing. The following coding scheme was used to assess the degree of interesting, imaginative, or insightful ideas expressed in sentences in the composition: 1) No sentences with interesting, original, imaginative, or insightful ideas expressed. 2) At least one sentence with an interesting, original, imaginative, or insightful idea expressed. 3) Two or more sentences with an interesting, original, imaginative, or insightful idea expressed. 4) Three or more sentences with an interesting, original, imaginative, or insightful idea expressed. 5) Four or more sentences with an interesting, original, imaginative, or insightful idea expressed. Genres. Linguistic coding was also used to account for the kinds of genres observed in the composing outside the scanner following time to plan. The variety of genres observed is described both within the classic distinction between narrative and expository and nontraditional ones (e.g., see Kambelis, 1999 , for poems as well as stories and reports). For examples of multiple genres observed denoted with case numbers please see Appendix. 3.1.1. Traditional Narrative Three kinds of narrative were observed―first person personal narratives or stories in which the author is the main character, second person narrative directed to an audience of You the Reader, and third person narratives with fictional or historical characters (a single person or group of persons) as is more typically associated with narrative―a sequence of events in a setting. See Case 23 for example. Sometimes the personal narrative had co-authors who are the main characters who each tell their personal stories. Second person narrative in which the unfolding story is addressed to you the audience is rarer but does occur, but not as often as third person narrative with characters, setting, plot, and outcome about persons other than the author. Note that one participant used the idiom I think before each statement written otherwise from a third person perspective. 3.1.2. Traditional Expository Three kinds of expository genres were observed―knowledge telling, knowledge transforming, and sharing opinions or hypotheses. The first two are well descri- bed in the writing literature (Bereiter & Scardamalia, 1987) . In knowledge telling, information or “facts” about a topic are simply listed. In contrast, in knowledge transforming a topic sentence makes a claim and then a case is made by citing information or other kinds of ideas selectively to support the claim rather than merely listing it. See Case 19 for example of sharing opinions or hypotheses, which is the developmental precursor to argumentative or persuasive writing first an author needs to be able to express one’s own point of view or perspective. 3.1.3. Nontraditional Narrative Genres Four kinds of narrative were observed that are not typically taught explicitly or even identified in the research literature. Adventure A story genre primarily focused around the actions of people, or actions taken against them, creating a suspenseful atmosphere because of danger or tension. See Cases 15 and 23. Personal/Interpersonal Drama A story genre where the primary tension is caused by the interpersonal relationships among people as they interact in contrast to action-oriented situations as in Adventure. See Cases 37 and 38. Epistolary A story genre focused on the internal life and thoughts of the author as a character, in which the writing reads as if it were written by that character. Typically, there is only one author character but sometimes two authors may be the characters telling their story. See Case 30. Origin A story genre that focuses on where a character came from or how the character became the person he or she is. Generally, the story is about how someone became a hero or got into an adventure. See Cases 22 and 27. 3.1.4. Nontraditional Expository Four kinds of nontraditional expository were observed. Note that although students often keep personal journals at school, there is also an expository form of journal writing in which it is designed to inform or share information with others. Catalog this expository genre employed knowledge telling to list all the things the writer knows or can bring to mind about a topic or domain of knowledge. See Case 2. Journal or Diary An expository genre in which the author uses dated entries in a journal or diary to describe events, share reflections, and/or provide perspectives. See Case 2. History―An expository genre in which facts are organized along the lines of what is non-fiction in that the events described are documentable in the history of humankind. See Case 24. Opinion or Hypothesis An expository genre in which the focus is on the opinion of the author/s or a proposed hypothesis rather than documented facts or perspectives shared by all. See Case 19 and Case 7. Both sides of an argument are not presented as in persuasive or argumentative essays. 3.2. Research Aim 2: Relating Coded Transcription and Translation Variables to Diagnostic Groups Comparing diagnostic groups on coded transcription variables in compositions. In the process of developing the coding scheme it became evident that one participant with dysgraphia had so many illegible letters in the written composition it was not possible to code the composition. Thus, for the data analyses the dysgraphia group had an n of 13. See Table 1 for the means and standard deviations for coded handwriting quality and spelling errors for the control group, dysgraphia group, and dyslexia group. The coded transcription variables in the compositions are analogues of the normed measures used to assign participants to diagnostic groups. As also shown in Table 1, an ANOVA with diagnostic groups as a between participant variable showed a significant main effect for group for both transcription variables, handwriting quality, F(2, 35) = 3.23, p = .051, and spelling errors, F (2, 35) = 7.29, p = .002. As the follow-up t-tests showed, the dysgraphia group differed significantly from the control group and the dyslexia group differed significantly from the control group on handwriting quality, but the dysgraphia and dyslexia groups did not differ significantly from each other on handwriting quality. However, the dysgraphia group differed significantly from the control group and the dyslexia group differed significantly from the control group in spelling errors, but the dysgraphia and dyslexia groups also differed significantly from each other on spelling errors. The dyslexia group made over twice the number of spelling errors as the dysgraphia group. See Table 1. Thus, the first hypothesis was confirmed for transcription―handwriting quality and spelling errors. Comparing diagnostic groups on translation variables in compositions. See Table 2 for the means and standard deviations of each of the observed coded variables that were coded along a quantitative scale and are organized by diagnostic groups and total sample: number of words, staying on topic, text organization, and creative expression. One-way ANOVAs with diagnostic group as a bet- ween participant variable were conducted for number of words, staying on topic, text organization, and creative expression. None of these were statistically significant, showing that an SLD related to transcription (handwriting and/or spelling) does not necessarily impair indicators of translation, although the poor quality of transcription skills may result in others underestimating the ability of a developing writer to express ideas in written language; and developing writers with transcription impairments may underestimate their own abilities in written expression of ideas apart from handwriting and spelling. Thus, the first hypothesis was not confirmed for the coded translation variables. Correlations among the coded variables. Finally, correlations were computed among all six coded compositional variables. Handwriting quality was signifi- Table 1. Behavioral assessment based on coded transcription skills in compositions written after scanning for each diagnostic group. Table 2. Means and standard deviations for each coded category on a quantitative scale in compositions following scanning, organized by diagnostic groups. cantly correlated with number of spelling errors, r = −.39, p < .05, staying on topic, r = .25, p < .05, and text organization, r = .48, p < .01. The first was negative indicating better handwriting quality is associated with fewer spelling errors, but the other two were positive indicating that better handwriting is associated with staying on topic and better text organization. Number of spelling errors was also correlated with creative expression, r = .33, p < .01, which was curiously positive―more spelling errors associated with higher creative expression, and with higher number of words, r = .40, p < .05, which was also positive. Perhaps when focused on expressing ideas or finding words to express ideas (Stahl & Nagy, 2005) , fewer cognitive resources are devoted to spelling; or the more words written, the more opportunity there is to misspell them. Staying on-topic was positively correlated with text organization, r = .34, p < .05. All these correlations were of modest magnitude, however. Only number of words and text organization, r = .72, p < .01, and creative expression and text organization, r = .73, p < .01 were of more sizable magnitude. However, none of these coded outcomes shared more than 50% of the variance in each other; so collectively they are all most likely needed to capture the multiple dimensions of the composing process. 3.3. Research Aim 3: Correlation between fMRI Connectivity Data and Coded Compositions Correlations were computed for the fMRI connectivity from each of the four seed points with the targeted associated eight brain regions for a specific writing task in the scanner (see procedures―imaging) and specific coded variables in the compositions written outside the scanner (see Table 2). Results for correlations of statistically significant magnitude (strength) were analyzed separately for each diagnostic group. Results for transcription variables (handwriting and spelling) are reported in Table 3. Results for translation variables (number of words, on-topic, organization, and sentence creativity) are reported in Table 4. Both statistically significant and non-significant correlations are reported in Table 3 and Table 4; if significant, the number of asterisks indicates the level at which p is significant; no asterisk indicates non-significant. Control group. The two transcription skills and planning during scanning were correlated significantly with at least one coded composition variable after scanning, but resting during scanning was not. Thus, in the control group the second hypothesis was confirmed for three writing tasks―handwriting, spelling, and planning. The statistically significant correlations for specific seed points with specific brain regions and specific coded composition variables were as follows for the control group without transcription disabilities. fMRI alphabet task was significantly correlated with coded handwriting quality from left occipital temporal with Broca’s area, with thalamus, and with amygdala; from left supramarginal with thalamus and with amygdala; from left precuneus with Broca’s area, with left fusiform 2 and with amygdala; and from left occipital temporal with Broca’s area, with fusiform, with fusiform 2, and with amygdala. 3.1. ALPHABET IN AND OUT OF SCANNER 3.2. SPELLING IN AND OUT OF SCANNER Table 3. Correlations between functional connectivity from 4 seeds (rows) with 8 brain regions (columns) on 2 writing tasks during scanning and 2 coded transcription variables in composing outside the scanner (see table subheadings) by 3 diagnostic groups. p < .05, p < .01, *p < .001, ns = p > .05. See table notes. Notes. Seeds: LOCT = left occipital temporal; LSupra = left supramarginal, LPre = left precuneus, LIFG = left inferior frontal gyrus (Broca’s). Tasks during Scanning: Alphabet Writing, Spelling (See procedures―imaging) Coded Compositional Variables: Handwriting Quality, Spelling (See Table 2). 4.1. (a) MIND WANDER AND WORDS 4.2. (a) MIND WANDER AND ON-TOPIC 4.3. (a) MIND WANDER AND ORGANIZE 4.4. (a) MIND WANDER AND CREATIVITY 4.1. (b) PLANNING AND WORDS 4.2. (b) PLANNING AND ON TOPIC 4.3. (b) PLANNING AND ORGANIZE 4.4. (b) PLANNING AND CREATIVITY Table 4. Correlations between functional connectivity from 4 seeds (rows) with 8 brain regions (columns) on 2 writing tasks during scanning and 4 coded translation variables in composing outside the scanner (see table subheadings) by 3 diagnostic groups. p < .05, p < .01, *p < .001, ns = p > .05. See table notes. Notes. Seeds: LOCT = left occipital temporal; LSupra = left supramarginal, LPre = left precuneus, LIFG = left inferior frontal gyrus (Broca’s). Tasks: during Scanning: Resting (Mind Wandering) and Planning (see procedures-imaging) Coded Compositional Variables: Words, On-Topic, Organize, Creativity (see Table 2). fMRI connectivity spelling task was significantly correlated with coded spelling errors from left supramarginal with fusiform 2 and with thalamus; from left precuneus with Broca’s area, with fusiform, with fusiform 2, and with amygdala; and from left inferior frontal with fusiform. fMRI connectivity planning task was significantly correlated with (a) coded number of words (length) from left inferior frontal with fusiform; (b) coded on-topic from left supramarginal with thalamus; and from left precuneus with fusiform and with cingulate; (c) coded text organization from left occipital temporal with fusiform 2; from left precuneus with fusiform 2, and with amygdala; and from left inferior frontal with fusiform; and (d) coded creative expression from left supramarginal with fusiform; and from left precuneus with hippocampus. Dysgraphia group. fMRI connectivity for spelling, resting, and planning during scanning was significantly correlated with one or more coded outcomes in compositions written outside the scanner. Thus, for the dysgraphia group, the second hypothesis was confirmed for all tasks except handwriting, the impaired skill in handwriting. These correlations for specific seed points with specific brain regions and specific coded composition variables were as follows for the dysgraphia group. fMRI connectivity during alphabet writing and coded handwriting quality were not significantly correlated. fMRI connectivity during word-specific spelling and coded spelling errors were significantly correlated from left precuneus with fusiform and with amygdala; and from left inferior frontal with Broca’s and fusiform. fMRI connectivity during resting state (mind wandering) was significantly correlated with (a) coded staying on-topic from left occipital temporal with hippocampus; from left supramarginal with hippocampus; from left precuneus with hippocampus; and from left inferior frontal with hippocampus; and (b) coded text organization from left precuneus with fusiform. fMRI connectivity during planning was significantly correlated with (a) coded on-topic from left precuneus with cingulate; and from left inferior frontal with hippocampus; and (b) coded creative expression from left occipital temporal with Broca’s area. Dyslexia group. fMRI connectivity for resting, alphabet writing, and spelling during scanning was significantly correlated with one or more coded outcomes in compositions written outside the scanner. Thus, the second hypothesis was confirmed for all writing tasks except planning in the dyslexia group. These correlations for specific seed points with specific brain regions and specific coded composition variables were as follows for the dyslexia group. fMRI connectivity during alphabet task was correlated with coded handwriting quality from left inferior occipital temporal with thalamus; and from left supramarginal with thalamus. fMRI connectivity during word-specific spelling was correlated with spelling errors from left supramarginal with supramarginal; and from left precuneus with supramarginal. fMRI connectivity during resting was correlated with (a) coded staying on- topic from left inferior occipital temporal with fusiform 2; from left supramarginal with hippocampus; from left precuneus with hippocampus; and from Broca’s area with fusiform 2; (b) coded text organization from left precuneus with supramarginal; and (c) coded creative expression from left inferior occipital temporal with hippocampus; from left supramarginal with supramarginal, and with hippocampus; from left precuneus with supramarginal; and from left in- ferior frontal with supramarginal. 3.3.1. Comparison of Patterns of Connectivity In contrast to paradigms that focus on comparing mean differences in specific brain locations, connectivity paradigms afford an opportunity to examine patterns of interconnectedness across tasks and/or groups. Patterns of correlations on each task from each seed point were compared among the three diagnostic groups. Both the magnitude and sign of the correlations are relevant to those patterns. For the most part a positive sign indicates that the stronger the connectivity, the higher the performance on the coded composition variable. However, for spelling errors, a higher score is not a better performance and negative correlations are an indicator of better performance. Clearly, examination of patterns of significant connections in Table 3 for the different seed points with brain regions for each of the four tasks during scanning and each of two coded transcription variables or four coded translation variables after scanning show that the three diagnostic groups differ. Patterns, which are discussed separately for transcription and translation skills, show that the three diagnostic groups exhibit different profiles of internal brain connectivity on the same tasks or conditions. Transcription. For handwriting, the control group showed significant correlations from each seed point (three each for three seed points and two for the fourth seed point); the dysgraphic group showed none; and the dyslexic group showed significant correlations from two seed points (one from each seed but only one of which was the same as for the control group―from left supramarginal with thalamus). For spelling, the control group showed significant correlations from three seed points (all but left occipital temporal) which were connected with two, four, or one other brain region; the dysgraphia group showed significant correlations with three of the same (left precuneus and fusiform; left inferior frontal and Broca’s area and fusiform)―but only these three; the dyslexia group showed only two significant correlations not shared with either the control or dyslexia group―left supramarginal and left precuneus with supramarginal. See Table 3. Translation. For resting (mind wandering) and number of words, none of the groups showed a significant correlation. For mind wandering and staying on-topic, the control group showed no significant correlations; but the dys- graphia group was significantly correlated with hippocampus (associated with working memory) from each of the four seed points; and the dyslexia group was significantly correlated with fusiform 2 (associated with written words) from the left occipital temporal seed and with hippocampus (associated with working memory) from the left inferior frontal seed. For mind wandering and text organization, the control group showed no significant correlations; the dysgraphia group showed a significant correlation only for connectivity from left precuneus with fusiform; and the dyslexia group showed a significant correlation only for connectivity from left precuneus with supramarginal. For mind wandering and creativity, neither the control group nor the dysgraphia group showed significant correlations, but the dyslexia group showed significant correlations from the left occipital temporal and from left supramarginal with hippocampus, from all but the left occipital temporal with supramarginal, and from left inferior frontal with fusiform 2. Thus with the exception of the control group and dysgraphia group for creative expression, the three diagnostic groups did not show the same pattern of correlations for resting during scanning and coded composition variables after scanning. See Table 3. For planning (strategic prior to composing) and number of words, only the control group showed a significant correlation with composing after scanning. For planning and staying on-topic, the control group showed significant correlations with connectivity from left supramarginal with thalamus, and from left precuneus with fusiform with cingulate; the dysgraphia group showed significant correlations from left precuneus with cingulate, as had the control group, and from left inferior frontal with hippocampus, which the control group did not; and the dyslexia group showed significant correlations from left occipital temporal and left supramarginal with cingulate, a completely different pattern from the other diagnostic groups. For planning and text organization, only the control group showed significant correlations; these were from left occipital temporal and from left precuneus with fusiform 2 and from left precuneus with amygdala. For planning and creativity, the control group showed significant correlations from left supramarginal with fusiform and from left precuneus with hippocampus; the dysgraphia group showed significant correlation from left occipital temporal with Broca’s; and the dyslexia group showed no significant correlations. Thus, the diagnostic groups generally showed different patterns of correlations. The only exceptions were that both the dysgraphia and dyslexia groups differed from the control group on planning and number of words and planning and text organization; and the dysgraphia and control groups shared one common significant correlation. See Table 3. 4.1. Implications for Creative Expression in Written Language Findings for coding the genres observed in the written compositions outside the scanner are consistent with other recent research showing diversity in written compositions beyond the traditional narrative and expository distinction (Boscolo, Gelati, & Galvan, 2012; Davidson & Berninger, 2015; Moore & McArthur, 2012; Olinghouse, Santangelo, & Wilson, 2012; Olinghouse & Wilson, 2013) . The coding divided nontraditional narrative into adventure, epistolary, origin, and personal drama, and nontraditional expository into Catalog, Opinion or Hypothesis, History, Journal or Diary. First person, second person, and third person narratives. Careful examination of the variety of cognitions expressed and genres for doing so illustrates the diversity. Several narrative genres observed closely tracked with those in popular film, tv, and literature. Students’ narratives about astronauts sometimes took the form of adventure stories, where the astronauts took action, and suspense was created through physical danger. These stories included running out of gas, lasers, and guns. One student wrote “Not waiting, they run out the door, though going one at a time: they climb down the ladder, and into the rocky biome, feeling a little light headed… None the less they continue on, through the barren landscape.” See full case 25 in the Appendix, and another adventure in which Neptune is entirely overrun by giant sharks (Case 23). A Personal Drama, unlike action, focuses the primary reason for conflict on interpersonal interactions, rather than actions, shootings, or physical stressors. These interpersonal interactions may include wonder “They knew that they would never be able the forget this moment,” (Case 38) or personal accomplishment “It was a long difficult rode for Jan. She had to go through alot more training then Steve did.” (Case 37). See Appendix. An Origin narrative focuses on where a character came from or how they became the person they are. Generally, the story is about how someone became a hero or got into an adventure. These are very similar to the currently popular movies that tell how a person came to be a hero. For example, case 27 ends with the end of training to determine “if you can withstand 6 months in a shuttle.” See cases 22 and 27 in the Appendix. Of particular interest were a few epistolary compositions which told the nar- rative of an astronaut, as if the astronaut was the one writing the text itself. These stories included many subtle cues that integrated the themes of astronauts and writing. For example, we noticed that these “journals” were often dated with fictitious dates, and included commentary on the purpose of the journal. In just one example, in case 2, the writer says “It was recommended that we all write journals of our travels and, seeing as I didn’t want to disappoint, I followed the advice. So this is my journal of my journey in space.” Here, the author portrays the writer with a motivation and an audience. See cases 2 and 30 in the Appendix. Expository compositions also gave evidence of a variety of methods for organization. The simplest of these, which we coded as a “catalog” included significant “knowledge telling”―in which students simply repeated all the knowledge they had about astronauts with no particular structure or order. A representative passage is “astronauts eat food and these are some of them space ice cream and alot of dried foods they cant eat alot of normal foods that we eat because it would evaparate right away Some fun things you could do in space ship are you could float around with no gravitie and maybe get a basketball hoop in the space ship” from case 1, but also see others included in cases 6 and 9 in the Appendix. Other compositions focused primarily upon the perspective of the author―these we termed opinion, and are illustrated by cases 19 and 7. One composition we coded as history, Case 24, which occurred less frequently, but points to the inherent generativity of genre at the discourse level. Collectively, the results show that students employed many more genres than typically taught at school (e.g., Cutler & Graham, 2008 ). On the one hand, this genre diversity may stem, in part, from the composing process, like the writing brain itself, undergoing changes across development and schooling (Epstein-Jannai, 2004; Gillespie, Olinghouse, & Graham, 2013; Olive, Favart, Beauvais, & Beauvais, 2009) . For example, in the current study of developing writers in grades 4 to 9 there were no in-depth examples of compositions reflecting a well-formed argument integrating knowledge into a pro and con argument or attempt to convince, possibly because that is a skill that may not be mastered until later in high school or even postsecondary years. On the other hand, this genre diversity may stem from the generativity of language not only at the syntax level (Chomsky, 2006) but also at the genre level of cognitive-translation. That is, genre is a word that captures the generativity of language at the text or discourse level such that written composition products at this level of language are not easily categorized simply as narrative or expository. Moreover, the rich and varied expression of thought in written language at the text level serves as a reminder that clinical and psychoeducational assessment benefits from not only including normed measures but also going beyond a single normed measure of written composing to analyzing the kinds and quality of translation indicators in compositions students produce. 4.2. Implications for Understanding Transcription Disabilities in Dysgraphia and Dyslexia (Research Aim 2) Whereas some children met the research criteria for impaired handwriting (dysgraphia) others met the research criteria for impaired word spelling (dyslexia)―on normed measures, and the test results were consistent with parent reports of current and past history of these specific kinds of transcription disabilities. When groups with transcription disabilities were compared on coded transcription variables in their written compositions outside the scanner, both groups differed from the control group on coded handwriting quality and spelling errors; however, the dysgraphia and dyslexia group differed from each other only on spelling errors, with the dyslexia group making nearly twice as many spelling errors as the dysgraphia group. This finding is consistent with dyslexia being a spelling disability and not just a reading disability (Bruck, 1993; Connelly, Campbell, MacLean, & Barnes, 2006; Lefly & Pennington, 1991) . This pattern of results is also consistent with the cascading levels of language diagnostic framework (Berninger et al., 2015) . Whereas both those with dyslexia and dysgraphia may be impaired in lower level subword letter writing, only those with dyslexia have primary impairment in the higher level word spelling and reading (Berninger et al., 2015) . These coded composition results for transcription variables support the construct validity of using both normed measures and careful examination of handwriting and spelling in composition samples in diagnosing dysgraphia and dyslexia. 4.3. Implications for Trends in Neuroscience for Brain-Behavior Relationships in Writing (Research Aim 3) Much brain research on typically developing language learners and those with SLDs in written language learning has focused on single regions of interest (ROI’s) associated with particular functions. However, the recent paradigm shift to the human connectome (Smith, 2012; Sporns, 2013; Richards et al., 2015) is showing that brain functions are more complex than a single region being associated with a single function or a single network of connectivity being involved in a function. Rather, regions in different places in the brain may co-activate at the same time that an ROI, referred to as a seed point, does, and more than one network of such connectivity may support a given task or condition. Connectivity paradigms can supplement, not replace, what has been learned from R01 alone studies. On the one hand, correlations between brain connectivity and writing products may inform a rapidly expanding body of research showing that on-line processing prior to written production plays an important role in written composing (Alamargot, Chesnet, Dansac, & Ros, 2006; Alves & Limpo, 2015; Chenoweth, & Hayes, 2003; Leijten, & Van Waes, 2013) . On the other hand, these correlations of brain connectivity and writing production may inform understanding of the underlying processing differences between children and youth with different kinds of transcription disabilities. In the current study the three diagnostic groups studied―typical controls, dysgraphia, and dyslexia― differed in patterns of connectivity in the scanner depending on the brain imaging task they were performing for transcription or translation and they differed in coded transcription or translation variables outside the scanner. Significance of findings for control group. The significant correlations between connectivity from three seed regions associated with written language (spelling and reading words) or precuneus in the default network during scanning for alphabet writing task and handwriting during composing shows that handwriting is not just a motor skill―written language at the subword level and related processes are involved. Some of these correlations involved connectivity with regions associated with language (Broca’s) and letters in written words (fusiform and fusiform 2). The correlations for connectivity with thalamus on the handwriting task show attention also may play a role in handwriting. Of interest, correlations were observed between all four seed points on the alphabet task during scanning with amygdala and the coded handwriting quality after scanning; this brain region is associated with emotional response, suggesting that for even those without a handwriting disability producing quality handwriting may be associated with an emotional response. However, future research might investigate whether in the case of those without transcription disabilities the amgydala connection is related to approach in the approach-avoidance gradient but in those with transcription disabilities to fear and avoidance. Spelling errors in compositions were correlated with connectivity from all seed points, except left occipital temporal, with fusiform, which has been well documented in brain imaging studies to be involved in written word learning (see Cohen, Lehéricy, Chochon, Lemer, Rivaud, & Dehaene, 2002; James, Jao, & Berninger, 2015; Longcamp, Richards, Velay, & Berninger, 2017 ). Of importance, for the two cognitive conditions, none of the coded compositions variables was correlated with resting state connectivity (mind-wandering) in the control group. Connectivity with cingulate, known to be involved in self-regulation and executive functions, was observed only in the correlation between connectivity for planning during scanning and staying on-topic in composing after scanning. Significance of findings for dysgraphia group. Of note, considering the hallmark impairment in dysgraphia is writing alphabet letters, none of the correlations for alphabet writing during scanning was significantly correlated with handwriting quality after scanning. Behavior outside the scanner was dissociated from processing in the scanner. Two of the correlations for spelling involved fusiform, which is known to activate during spelling tasks. Correlation was also found between connectivity with cingulate, which is associated with executive functions, and coded staying on-topic during composition. Significance of findings for dyslexia group. For transcription skills―hand- writing and spelling, correlations were found between connectivity during scanning and coded variables after scanning. However, no correlations were found for planning during scanning and coded composing variables after scanning. Coded translation variables correlated only with resting condition (mind wandering, Raichle et al., 2001 ). This pattern of findings suggests that during composing writers with dyslexia may be in flow (Kellogg, 1994) rather than engaging in strategic planning (Hayes, 1996; Shah et al., 2103) . 4.4. Implications for Educational Neuropsychology Assessment and Writing Instruction The goal of clinical assessment is often to develop instructional plans. Much has been learned about effective, evidence-based instructional approaches for teaching struggling writers (MacArthur, Graham, & Fitzgerald, 2015; Troia, 2009) . The current research suggests that instruction might be tailored to support the diversity of genres observed in the coded written compositions in the current study. Strategies used to teach struggling writers to self-regulate their composing have often focused primarily on narrative versus expository. For example, Gilbert and Graham (2010) differentiated “storytelling” as narrative, and journaling, but did not address their combination, or the varieties within each of them. Gillespie, Olinghouse, and Graham (2013) found that students’ knowledge of genres correlated with knowledge about substantive writing processes, but this understanding of genres varied strongly. If these genres are generative, then teachers can benefit from understanding their differences and guiding students to develop self-regulation strategies to write in a variety of genres and encourage creativity of expression beyond conventional genres. Moreover, students with dysgraphia and dyslexia may need explicit instruction in transcription embedded in their learning activities for self-regulating translation during composing. For those with dysgraphia, the transcription instruction should focus on self-regulating their handwriting For those with dyslexia, who are more likely to engage in flow than pre-planning, the transcription instruction should focus on both spelling and handwriting, and also strategic planning (self-regulated composing, Harris, Graham, Mason, & Friedlander, 2008 ). In conclusion, behavioral cognitive and linguistic analyses of composition products, when coupled with brain research, can inform instructional practices. 4.5. Limitations, Future Directions, and Conclusions Considering the numerous potential connections from various seed points in the brain for a given task, the risk of false positives and false negatives exists. Only as connectivity paradigms, which analyze patterns of multiple connections, are applied to other samples with well-defined inclusion criteria, analyzed at both the group and individual levels, and findings replicate, can firm conclusions be reached about correlations between brain connectivity of developing children and youth with and without transcription disabilities and their written productions. At the same time it is important that future research investigate the potential patterns in connections in neural networks in the highly connected, complex human brain or otherwise risk the error of oversimplifying and assuming single locations in the brain or single processes explain writing or that brain-behavior relationships are same in writing for all children and youth. The current study is a beginning step that shows the promise of integrating brain research to assess on-line, internal processing with behavioral research that codes cognitive and linguistic variables in external written output. In conclusion, however, the observed complexity and rich diversity of the translation processes in the coded compositions following planning in the brain scanner support the process approach to clinical psychoeducational assessment that includes but does not rely exclusively on normed measures. Evidence-based assessment considers multiple writing samples and multiple aspects of diverse genres and other indicators of translation, both in individuals with and without transcription disabilities. The current study, supported by grant P50HD071764 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the University of Washington Learning Disabilities Research Center, has been an interdisciplinary team effort. Peter Wallis, a doctoral student in Learning Sciences and Human Development specializing in the use of technology to educate educators about the brain and language learning and creative expression, applied linguistic analysis to develop a coding scheme for the compositions. Todd Richards is Principal Investigator for the brain imaging studies and headed the fMRI connectivity data collection and analysis. Peter Boord assisted with those fMRI connectivity data analyses. 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The Journal of Neuroscience, 31, 15775-15786. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3539-11.2011 [Paper reference 1] Appendix: Cases (Writing Samples of Participants) Illustrating Different Genres Note that the spellings are those that the students used and illustrate the nature of the SLDs-WL that many had in transcription (handwriting and/or spelling). Adventures: Many groupes of people have made it to the moon, and back. Space travel is not necessarily “all fun in games,” though I have never been there myself, it’s pretty easy for me to assume that some astraunaghts have even lost their lives going into space, some have come pretty close to, Not waiting, they run out the door, though going one at a time: they climb down the ladder, and into the rocky biome, feeling a little light headed... None the less they continue on, through the barren landscape. It seems there is so much to do, so many interesting things to attend to. They take a moment to look out the tiny each, which is heard to think is actually their home... Nothing can compare to being that “high up,” or ...on a whole other planet! Lot’s of assumptions in this... Long into the future, humans had learned how to make Mars be able too live on. But the population was growing to big for just Earth and Mars. They needed another Planet. From 25 astronaughts they chose 3. Those 3 were to travel our universe in search for another Planet. They could only bring 1 small bag of supplies. They had exactly 2 month before mission control would have auto pilot bring the rocket back. That night they set out on the missoin. First they went to Jupiter but their were hundreds of little aliens storming over the planet. Next they tried Saturn but giants ran through. Then they tried Neptune, which was overrun by giant Sharks. It had been 2 month and they had failed the mission. =( Personal Dramas: Jan and Steve had been waiting for this day, all the training would finally pay off. Jan and Steve were on there way to outer space. This had been steves dream his whole life and he couldn’t believe he was actually going to get to do it. Jan was just as excited as Steve, even with her Autism the program letting her go in to space was amazing. It was a long difficult rode for Jan. She had to go through alot more training then Steve did. even with the hard, sometimes painful training Jan was having the time of her life. She couldn't wait until she made it into space. Whoosh! Amanda and Frank zoomed through space, amazed at what they were seeing. All their years of training hadn’t prepared them for the glorious sights they were seeing, and no amount of studying would be able to prepare anyone for it. They knew that they would never be able the forget this moment, or the feeling the acceleration of the rocket gave them. They stared in awe at the stars, as they had never realised, no matter how many facts they knew, how many and how large they were. Amanda needed to document it, and she pulled out her diary and wrote: “Wow! I’ve never seen anything like this, the Stars and everything is just beautiful! I can’t believe how much I’ve lived without knowing about all of this.” Amanda. At that moment, Amanda and Frank knew that they would tell their children and grand children of this amazing journey, and everything that they experiences during it. They would never see the sky the same way again, never without remembering that exact instant in a whole universe of time. Asoatnts are pepole who are mainly evolved in the exporsyen of space. in order to become a Astornot you first must go thouextasive testing and trianing. if you luky (and smart enof) endf to get into nasa deep space exprsheu program; you have to be phicayl fit and mentaling capable. thephical part is seeing if your body can stand zero gravity and tasks that the mission reauie. the three main ways they test that is with eating dehdreted space food and dieting. to test zero gravet they use a vertical tuke of macie it spins you at the speed of a take of. for the mental capasty they loock you in a capusle the size of the shuttle for 3 weeks in order see if you can withstand 6 months in a shuttle. astronat are peole that travle to space and study outer space. Jim is going to outer space hestudyed outer space for a long time. he’s going right now. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Blast off. He gose to outer space and see millon’s of star’s every were He look’s and see erath then He See’s the moon look cold and Dark But light on won side he landed on the moon steped off and jumped there was now gravity. So He jump Supper High. Crush, Crush the growed was covered in rock’s. Epistolary: Did you know that almost 50% of the interior of a space shuttle is taken up by paper? I should know, I was in one. Hi, my name is Eddie Emmerson. I’ll bet you’ve never heard of me. Yeah, that’s because the crew I went with, back in 2025, to Mars with (a pit-stop at the moon along the way) didn’t see it fit to list me or credit me on anything. I suppose that may be because I wasn’t actually an astronaut-I was, well, pretending. By now you’re probably wondering two things (or maybe more there’s really no way to be sure): one, why was I pretending to be an astronaut, & two, why I gave that seemingly random fact at the beginning when I was aboard the “Moon Launcher VI,” I tried sending messages back to Earth & naturally the only way to do so from space is to write it on a giant piece of paper, fold it into abnormally large paper airplane, throw it into space as hard as possible. Did ground control get the letters? I don’t know. I was trying to apologize for taking the plane of their captain on board, but I don’t think they liked it because I never heard anything back! You see, pretending to be someone else is what I do ...ish. We were abroad the space craft when they found out I was an impostor. Right after lift-off I apparently didn't take the proper precautions & blah, blah, blah. They demanded to see my license. “Oh, my pilot’s license? Revoked. Or maybe you’re taking about my license to kill-also revoked. I would tell you why, but then I’d have to kill you, which I cannot do since m license to kill has been revoked.” Knowledge Telling: Space astronauts who are space traveling do some of these things they write regular and record them talking and also they send videos to earth so they can communicate with people astronauts eat food and these are some of them space ice cream and alot of dried foods they cant eat alot of normal foods that we eat because it would evaparate right away Some fun things you could do in space ship are you could float around with no gravitie and maybe get a basketball hoop in the space ship and dunk with know air When you are on the Job it is hard you have to examine rocks and stones and look at this machine that takes pictures of any thing To start your carrer as a as trognot you spin around in this thing that looks something like this. (picture) you spin in it until you dont barf. thenou get put in a space sute and you get put in a tank of water and do some tasks and if your good eghoufe you get sent into space. Astornots explore spase many different ways. The most common is the astornots send rovers, in to spare instead of them, because, the astornots don’t know if it’s to dangres to go into space. so they send rovers to like check to see if it's okay to go to that place the astornotswhats to go. Also the Astornots can go up there them selvez, but they whould have to be prepared for all situations, But they usually send rovers. I think austronauts have one of the coolest jobs, but I wouldn’t want to be one because they have to go through years of tough preperation and I really don’t like space. I believe that astronauts have one of the hardest jobs. I think they have hard jobs because they have to be able to by around a 300 pound suit and still be able to do everythings. I think astrounats wouldn’t handwrite things but they would type things. I think that in the next 25 years we will send someone to Mars. I think that eventually scientist will fin away for many other planets to be suitable for life. I also think that in the next 25 years people are going to prove that their are aliens. astronauts in space have a very dangrous job because they are in space. That is why they send messages while they are in space. they can keep in touch and know whats happening down, on earth and ask for advice. I know I probably wont be an astronaut when I grow up , but there is always a chance. In the 20th century, Presedant JFK landed the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong. A company called NASA leads most outer space explorations. In sometime after that, the us a landed rovers on mars. Hopefully someday people can land there to. other countarys have landed on the moon to. but we were the first. Journal Writing/Diary: Astronaut Life: My Diary Apr. 3/2028 “One small step for man, one large step for mankind” So, whoever said this quote is so wrong! Guaranteed that they never walked on the moon or went to space... well maybe they did. I can tell you first hand that it is NOT one small step for me, seeing as I just got back from walking on the moon. Allow me to explain, just in case this ever gets published or something. It was recommended that we all write journals of our travels and, seeing as I didn’t want to disappoint, I followed the advice. So this is my journal of my journey in space. I guess writing help because it’s the easiest way to jot down fresh memories and reactions. I mean, we all know that brains can only hold so much! Well, it’s time for me to go have some freeze-dried ice cream. I'll write soon! Apr. 7/2028 Wow! Has it already been 4 days! IT’s hard to keep track, since space always looks the same. Well we only stayed on the moon for a free days, seeing as it’s old, boring + has already been discovered. We just checked in there to get supplies. As you know, the new world peace center has been moved to he moon. Apparently the Earth couldn’t handle them or vice versa or something, at lease, that’s what I learned in school. So now we’re off to Mars. We’re actually pretty close + should be landing soon. I truly am bored up here. I brought magazines, knitting and loads of books... oh and plenty of freeze-dried ice cream! But still, it’s really lonely and space is just so vast. Ultimately, the mission is to test out light speed. But the problem is that if we try it too close to our solar system, we could disrupt the whole thing! So, we have to get far enough way first. How far is far enough? I have no clue! We'll we're almost there and I really should be going. But, I must say, I really like the writing thing. It gives me a nice continuum of at least doing something normal. Write all about Mars later. Apr. 8/2028 So Mars was really awesome but boring too. How? Well, dear reader, let me tell you and then you can ask questions. I’m so glad Mars was the pitstop. I felt like I needed to stretch my legs. So it was very... red and rocky. Seeing as I’d been to the dessert in Salt Lake City sooo many time, it locked just like that! So if you want to see what Mars looks like, go to Salt Lake City. ●CE Subscription ●Most popular papers in CE ●About CE News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26583
__label__wiki	0.899206	0.899206	Full Reviews • Hollywood • Reviews Justice League [2017] Movie Review Tuhin Dasmindfreaktuhin Justice League Movie Review FilmSpell's Rating Back when I saw Wonder Woman in the theater, I told a friend of mine two things, the first one was I did not really appreciate a toned down DC Comics film and that it ruins the image of the brand I’ve had since childhood and second, but this toning down still made Wonder Woman very enjoyable and I would not mind if DC maintains this same tone for the rest of their cinematic universe, as it surely would help them churn more money by drawing out some Marvel fans and neutrals alike. But oh god I couldn’t have been more wrong. Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon came out with big expectations to perform big, and be as big a tentpole as Disney/ Marvel’s The Avengers. But Justice League is a mess, it messed up the characters, it messed up our memories of growing up with the Justice League TV series as well. Although, what else could you expect from the man in charge of this entire universe, Geoff Johns, who by the way, co-created the CW DC TV Universe, which makes it quite self-explanatory. The story takes off after the events of Batman vs Superman : Dawn of Justice. Superman is dead and the world is mourning him, while Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince realize that a bigger threat is coming to Earth and they try and assemble more people with powers to face that threat. The threat here, is a poorly CGI’d villain named Steppenwolf, who comes on Earth to collect the three Mother Boxes(I’m sure someone has a copyright on “Martha Boxes”), kept securely by Amazonians, Humans and Atlantians after the Great War which sent Steppenwolf to exile. Featuring an ensemble cast of Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Amy Adams and Gal Gadot, Justice League is enjoyable in its first watch. The comic timings were mostly on Flash/Barry Allen’s shoulders and Miller pulls it off most of the time. There were some scenes you would cheer out loud for real and laugh out loud at the jokes, but that’s about it. Justice League fails to make any sort of impact on you. Its forgettable, as in the moment of step out of the theater, you don’t remember much about it. You remember the glaring plot holes and the horrible editing that was applied. A kid with a mouse clicking randomly would have produced a better edit than what was done. Warner Brothers desperately tried to copy Marvel and their use of humor to break the ice in situations, something that never sat right with me throughout the entire movie although some of the jokes and comic timings were pretty humorous. This is just not how I’m used to seeing DC Comics adaptations on screen. But sadly, WB couldn’t beat Marvel at their own game. Their over use of humor was one of the reasons why the film lost its charm. The only thing fans took away from it was probably a dream come true moment of getting to see their childhood heroes on screen. The direction was botched and it was evident that two people did it. Dialogues and tones often didn’t match and the massive debate of who did which scene still continues. But irrespective of that, it was okay-ish at most. Fabian Wagner’s cinematography wasn’t any good either, definitely a step down from the jaw dropping scenes that we got in Batman vs Superman : Dawn of Justice. The editing as mentioned before, sucked. Danny Elfman composed the most uninspiring score to a film of this magnitude which doesn’t help the film’s cause either. The CGI of Steppenwolf was a quite poor in some cases. I feel really bad for the cast to be really honest. In Batman vs Superman, it was well established that Ben Affleck was a damn good choice to be Batman, and Cavill did just as well with Superman. The casting of Gal Gadot too proved to be great, as she proved how good she is in her solo outing earlier this year. The other characters too did their best, but they were let down by everyone else. What could have been a memorable movie, has become one of those one time watch rom coms, that you don’t really remember or watch with any purpose. As a long time DC fan, as someone who’s grown up to the likes of Mark Hamill’s Joker and Kevin Conroy’s Batman on TV, I hope this changes for better. But it certainly doesn’t seem like this scenario will change any soon. Tagsaquaman batman DC Comics film flash Joss Whedon Justice League superman warner brothers wb Wonder Woman Zack Snyder Tuhin Das An aspiring programmer by passion, Tuhin is a serial procrastinator and is occupied with three M’s - Movies, Music and Manchester United. He is obsessed with the use of colour in films, something he pours out more often than not on his Facebook page. Coco [2017] Movie Review Thoroughbreds Movie Review Marvel’s Venom 2018 Movie Review Bhavesh Joshi Superhero Movie Review (Brief) Mukti Bhawan Movie Review \| Salvation comes with Hotel Salvation!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26584
__label__wiki	0.84937	0.84937	Archives for posts with tag: Celebrity News Christina Applegate Weds For Second Time July 7, 2013 // Actress Christina Applegate is a married woman after exchanging vows with her fianc Martyn Lenoble over the weekend. As Hollywood prepared for the Oscars on Sunday night, the couple wed in front of family and friends at its home in Los Angeles on Saturday, three years after rocker LeNoble proposed, according to People.com. They began dating in 2008, a year after Applegate split from her first husband, Johnathon Schaech. The pair share a two-year-old daughter, Sadie. Photo Credits: PR Photos Tags Celebrity, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat), relationships, sexy celebrities, weddings Categories Home (Non Feat) Top 5 Oscar Gowns Of All Time Finding out who wins an Academy Awards is great, but the real competition is on the red carpet. Check out five leading ladies who really got it right! Angelina Jolie (above) made waves in 2004 in a white satin Marc Bouwer gown with a plunging neckline. That same year Charlize Theron looked stunning in a white sequined figure-huggin Tom Ford for Gucci gown. Va va voom! Unfortunately, she had a fashion misstep a few years later. In 2003, Jennifer Lopez took a chance in a mint green Valentino one-shouldered kaftan-styled robe based on a design for Jackie Kennedy. Penelope Cruz turned heads in 2009 in a vintage Balmain 50’s gown, while Halle Berry sizzled in 2002 in a burgundy Elie Saab gown. She also won “Best Actress” for Monster’s Ball that year. Check out all the looks in the video below: Tags awards, Celebrity, Celebrity News, Fashion, Gossip, home (non feat), home features, movie news, movies, Video Celebrity Birthdays – February 24, 2013 Happy Birthday to: Actress/singer Bonnie Somerville (1974) Sunshine Sipper Trace Cyrus (1989) Supermodel Jessica Jane Clement (1985) Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977) Actor Billy Zane (1966) Actor Bas Rutten (1965) Singer Michelle Shocked (1962) Musician Sammy Kershaw (1958) Musician Rupert Holmes (1947) Actor Edward James Olmos (1947) Actor Barry Bostwick (1945) Actor Dominic Chianese (1931) Actor John Vernon (1932; d. 2005) Actor Steven Hill (1922) Actor Abe Vigoda (1921) Actor Zachary Scott (1914; d. 1965) Actress Marjorie Main (1890; d. 1975) ‘Like’ Starpulse and get Celebrity Birthdays and other top stories on your Facebook Wall every day! Get the daily listing of Celebrity Birthdays emailed to you! Tags celebrity birthdays, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat) Categories Celebrity Birthdays Taylor Swift Says Her Ex-Boyfriends Are Welcome To Write Songs About Her Too Taylor Swift has famously used her failed romances as song inspiration and has no problem with her musician exes following her example, insisting it’s “fair game.” The country pop star has dated several well-known stars, including actor Jake Gyllenhaal, rocker John Mayer and One Direction’s Harry Styles. She has become known for break-up anthems like “I Knew You Were Trouble” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and has openly admitted to drawing from her own relationship troubles for the songs. The tune “Dear John” was reportedly based on her 2009 fling with Mayer, prompting the rocker to criticize at her for making him “feel terrible” with her “cheap songwriting”, but she insists her former lovers are more than welcome to pen songs about their break-up too. Swift told Britain’s InStyle magazine, “If I’m gonna write songs about my exes they can write songs about me. That’s how it works. I’m not gonna complain about it. I’m not gonna sit there and say, ‘I’m the only one who can write songs about this relationship’. It’s fair game.” Tags Celebrity, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat), music, music news, relationships Jermaine Jackson Successfully Changes Last Name To ‘Jacksun’ A judge has granted Jermaine Jackson, 58, permission to officially change the spelling of his famous last name. In November, Michael Jackson’s older brother filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court, requesting to legally alter his surname to “Jacksun” for “artistic reasons.” Steve Dennis, a friend of the singer, said Jermaine’s reasons for the spelling change is purely for performance purposes. “Phonetically, it changes nothing,” Dennis told the AP. He added, “It is something he has chosen to do, and it’s fair to say that you cannot blame this one on the boogie, you’ve got to blame it on the sunshine.” Dennis was referring to one of the Jackson 5’s famous songs “Blame It On The Boogie.” On Friday a judge approved Jermain’s petition, according to TMZ.com. Jermaine did not attend the hearing because he is currently on tour in Europe with his brothers as The Jacksons. The singer is married and has nine children. No word on whether any of them are changing their names. Tags Celebrity, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat), music, music news Ethan Hawke Slams The Oscars For Rewarding ‘Mediocre Performers’ Ethan Hawke has branded the Oscars “destructive” and “fake” in a scathing criticism of the Hollywood awards season just days before the movie industry’s biggest prize giving. The two-time Oscar nominee, who received nods for 2001’s Training Day and 2004 romance Before Sunset, fears the annual tradition of handing out prizes is detrimental to the industry because it encourages such a fiercely competitive culture. He is also convinced the Academy Awards have very little value because they have been won by so many “stupid movies” and “mediocre performers” over the years. In an interview with Gotham magazine, which has emerged online just days before Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, Hawke says, “People want to turn everything in this country into a competition… It’s clear who the winner is and who the loser is. It’s why they like to announce the grosses of movies, because it’s a way of saying, ‘This one is No. 1.’ It’s so asinine… “If you look at how many forgettable, stupid movies have won Oscars and how many mediocre performers have Oscars above their fireplace. Making a priority of chasing these fake carrots and money and dubious accolades, I think it’s really destructive.” Watch "Ethan Hawke’s Shocking&Creepy New Look" Tags awards, Celebrity, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat), movie news, movies, oscars, relationships Kim Kardashian Had Trouble Taking Care Of A Pet Kitten, So Kanye West Wants A Nanny Entourage Kim Kardashian is reportedly against her boyfriend Kanye West’s plan to hire a team of nannies to help take care of their newborn. The rapper wants to employ an entourage of help when they become parents in July, but the reality star is insisting they care for the baby themselves. According to The Daily Star, the singer fears Kim will be juggling too much and pointed out that she had a difficult time taking care of her pet kitten Mercy. The source added that Kim couldn’t believe Kanye compared her looking after a pet to being a new mom. Meanwhile, the couple doesn’t know yet if they’re having a boy or a girl, but Kim recently told E! News: “I don’t know what we’re having yet. I do want to find out, I do.” See more in the video below: Photo Credits: PacificCoastNews.com Tags births & pregnancies, Celebrity, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat), home features, Video Shia LaBeouf Shares Confidential ‘Orphans’ Emails With Alec Baldwin Shia LaBeouf has gone public with private emails between his Orphans co-star Alec Baldwin and director Daniel Sullivan in a bid to explain his sudden decision to leave the Broadway show. The Transformers star was due to make his New York stage debut opposite Baldwin and Tom Sturridge next month but producers revealed on Wednesday that he had dropped out of the production due to “creative differences”. Sharing his side of the story, LaBeouf took to Twitter.com and posted a series of screen shots of email exchanges between himself and others, with email addresses allegedly belonging to Sullivan, Baldwin and playwright Lyle Kessler. In one exchange, the young actor apologizes to Baldwin “for my part of a dis-agreeable situation” while Sullivan’s reported response reads, “I’m too old for disagreeable situations. you’re one hell of a great actor. Alec is who he is. you are who you are. you two are incompatible. i should have known it. this one will haunt me. you tried to warn me. you said you were a different breed. i didn’t get it.” Baldwin writes, “I’ve been through this before. It’s been a while. And perhaps some of the particulars are different. But it comes down to the fact that what we all do now is critical. Perhaps especially for you. When the change comes, how do we handle it, whether it be good or bad? What do we learn?” He adds, “I don’t have an unkind word to say about you. You have my word,” to which LaBeouf replies, “same… good luck on the play. you’ll be great.” The revival of Lyle Kessler’s 1983 play is still scheduled to open for previews at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York on March 19th. The production will officially launch on April 7th. A replacement for LaBeouf has not yet been named. Tags broadway, Celebrity, Celebrity News, Gossip, home (non feat), relationships, Twitter Matthew Perry And Courteney Cox Reunite For ‘Go On’ The Bings are back and they’re better than ever! Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry, the beloved duo behind Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Bing on Friends, took to Twitter yesterday to upload behind the scenes photos on the set of Go On. Cox is currently filming a guest appearance on the NBC series, portraying a date for Perry’s character, Ryan King. Judging by their tweets, it seems like there’s nothing but love on the set: @MatthewPerry Courteney Cox shooting Go On today..! She is fantastic, obviously. And my desire to show off in front of her is back in full swing! @CourteneyCox Shooting GO ON today and having a blast with Matthew! This isn’t Cox’s first Friends reunion since the series ended. Both Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow have made guest appearances on Cox’s show Cougar Town. How do you feel about Cox’s guest appearance on Go On? Will you tune in? Tags Celebrity, Celebrity News, comedy, Gossip, NBC, starpulse exclusives, television, tv networks, TV News, Twitter Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez & Ashley Benson Heat Up The ‘Spring Breakers’ Germany Premiere On the heels of the French premiere of “Spring Breakers,” the film’s leading ladies jetted to Germany for the Berlin opening of their upcoming movie Ashley Benson glittered in a gold sequined gown, while Vanessa Hudgens wore a very colorful one-shouldered sequined dress with a slit up the leg. Selena Gomez opted for sexy menswear, taking the plunge in a revealing low-cut jacket with gold accents. Partner in crime Rachel Korine was absent. In the film, four college students find their Florida spring break taking an unexpectedly violent turn after falling in with a local gangster (James Franco). Gomez recently warned parents not to take their tweens to see the film. She explained, “I’ve done my best to warn the parents and my younger fans. I’ll be 21 this year, so, for me, it’s been kind of refreshing and nice to step out of my comfort zone and do things that I didn’t think I could do as an actress…But 18 and older (fans), go see Spring Breakers!” The film hits theaters on March 29. Check out more photos from the premiere… 1 of 5Next page Tags Celebrity, Celebrity News, Fashion, Gossip, home (non feat), home features, movie news, movies, partners, photos!, premieres, starpulse exclusives	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26585
__label__cc	0.732594	0.267406	fitfor15in15 … and further I once tried to get fit for 2015 in a minimum of 15 minutes a day, and now I just write about stuff No!vember Travelling light April 1: No fool for food and HIIT April 1, 2015 April 1, 2015 fitfor15in15 Leave a comment Hope you didn’t fall for any nasty April Fool’s Day jokes today! For me it’s been a day of research – not much silliness at all – inspired by Bec’s comment on March 30’s post. She suggested watching a BBC documentary which aired in 2012 called ‘Eat, Fast and Live Longer’ by Dr Michael Mosley. Very, very interesting … Mosley, a regular on British television and one of the authors of the 5:2 website, talks about the benefits of fasting (but not prolonged fasting) to slow the aging process. This is all sparked by his desire to be fit in all its forms. “I want to be mentally active and I want to be physically active. I want to stay younger for longer,” he said. fitfor15in15 can relate to that! There’s not much we can do about our genes, which play a big part in our longevity, he said, but most of us do have a say in what we eat. “It seems it’s not just about what eat, but how and when we eat it.” They use research results of Alzheimer’s disease in mice and discover that fasting stresses the brain like exercise stresses the muscles – in a very, very good way. The research shows hunger makes your brain sharper. Mosley researches calorie restricted diets, which are high in plant-based nutrients but lower in protein, fasting options (86 hours in a row) with miniscule calorie intake per day during that time, alternate day fasting (ADF), and the 5:2 Diet. Alternate Day Fasting, or ADF, is similar to the 5:2 Diet (which I mentioned before, that sees you fast for two non-consecutive days per week (500 calories for women, 600 for men) and eat normally for the other five) but you alternate every second day instead. They call it a fasting day then a feeding day. Mosley decides at the end to try the 5:2 method for five weeks, and is very happy with the results. I wonder if he founded the website before or after the documentary? In any case, if you have an hour, click through and watch the documentary. As usual, I have no affiliation with any links on this site, I’m just putting it out there as “food for thought” ahahahahaha. Here are some other articles from www.huffingtonpost.com about intermittent fasting and more from The Guardian, asking is it too good to be true? Here’s one from Men’s Health as well, about ignoring intermittent fasting. What do you think? There’s so much contradicting information, it’s hard to know who to believe. I think the 5:2 Diet/Fast Diet, could be worth a try. Of course, like everything, it’s not a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all plan for everyone (especially pregnant women and those already underweight). But it’s not as extreme as the other three Mosley researched, making it sound like it could be the option for me, for at least a month or two! I think today could already be counted as a fasting day – I’ve only had homemade muesli (without the cranberries and currants but with added oats, goji berries, shredded coconut and cashews) with fresh blueberries and natural yoghurt. Might as well start now! Shame I have no idea how many calories are in that small bowl! That’s probably where the confusion will lie, and where I’ll have to start doing more research about what constitutes 500 calories. Ugh, I’ve never been a calorie counter, but here goes. All in the name of research! Fuelled by my new plan, I tried out a new workout found on an Instagram site called fit.co. Unfortunately I can’t link to Instagram here (I need to learn how to code!). The workout had a girl on the beach doing five exercises, so I decided to do each exercise for a minute, with a 10-15 second ‘breather break’ in between, with three repetitions of the whole series, totally 15 minutes of actual HIIT (high-intensity interval training) exercise. The exercises were: starting in a lunge position, swing up the back leg (bent) and jump off the ground with the front leg too, arms strong, 30 seconds each side arms extended plank with alternate leg coming towards your elbow (she did a push up at the same time as bending her knees in – no way, not possible for me!) knees high running on the spot arms extended plank, dropping down to alternate elbows and then back to hands jump up, then do a controlled roll backwards on the floor so your feet touch the ground behind your head, then roll back up, planting your feet and jumping up Needless to say, I had none of the style of the girl in the video! I had to modify a few things too. Exercise 2: I did the first full minute pass with legs straight, on my toes, then on the final two passes, I had to drop to my knees for the final 15 seconds, because my arms were shaking so much Exercise 3: My knees were not coming up to a flat position in line with my hips Exercise 4: On every pass I dropped to my knees at the 15-20 second mark. My arms were shaking too much and my shoulders hurt Exercise 5: I could not roll back up and stand up to jump in one flowing move. I had to push off the ground behind me, with my feet splayed to each side, not together like in the video. I have no idea how she did that. Another goal? Right now, I’m kind of seeing stars and am very sweaty, but it feels like everything has been given a good workout. And all in 15-20 minutes. That’s probably enough for today. Tomorrow I’m going to write a bit about mindfulness, spurred on by a comment from Judy on yesterday’s post. Wishing you a wonderful day. A surprise came in the post! Gabby, in Melbourne, sent a canister with peppermint tea and an insulated mug with bamboo strainer! Thank you Gab, I love it xx Follow fitfor15in15 … and further on WordPress.com Wohlen bei Bern fitfor15in15@gmail.com Bathtub Beats Mentally Fit Nutritionally Fit Physically Fit	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26590
__label__cc	0.747638	0.252362	Starbase Café (Moderator: Death 999) Startropy - A SC2-like Sci-Fi Adventure Game « previous next » Author Topic: Startropy - A SC2-like Sci-Fi Adventure Game (Read 4301 times) Re: Startropy - A SC2-like Sci-Fi Adventure Game I'd rename the Tradashi. It's distractingly close to a very dissimilar race from SC2. Startropy Hah! You're maybe right. :p Hey all, an update on the game: Been working on rewriting the code and fine tuning some of the mechanics for the game's starmap, away team, and space combat systems. The starmap work was basically to try and ensure I can support the number of star systems I want for the game, and UI stuff to support visiting a planet's moon(s). Related to that was some rework on the away team mechanics. I'm planning to add a bunch of scenarios you may randomly encounter when you away team explores to break up the monotony of players harvesting every planet they come across. They're CYOA style, where you'll be presented with situations with multiple choice, and your success is decided with a roll against your team's stats. Also, I'm planning to remove the injury timer that was in the demo: You'll basically just have to roll once to see how unscathed your team is during a bad situation, with an extra save chance when you bring along a medic. The final and big update is space combat: I took the opportunity during the code rewrite to play around and redesign the combat to be turn based(!) If you played the demo you'd have seen that space combat was originally real time, but slowed down a bit to allow some deliberate, but pressured decision making, as part of my goal to recreate battleship style scenes in sci-fi. I've had some posters ask me why not just make it TB then, which was a fair point. It also felt slightly strange that space combat is RT while the away team stuff which also has combat was TB. So I played around with trying to reproduce my above goal, and to preserve the spirit of the advantage system which I quite like, into a TB format. So this is how spacecombat currently works in Startropy: - Participants regenerate energy at the end of every turn. Most ships will not be able regenerate enough energy to attack on every turn, but I am considering to allow players to be able to build their ship to do that at the expense of other stats. - Previously, the advantage mechanic was a resource that quickly reset itself to equilibrium in RT. It gave you advantages to hit and increased your crit chance, and you got it for doing “good things” (hitting the enemy, dodging an attack, etc.) and lost it for doing the opposite. In TB, it will now slowly move towards equilibrium at the end of the turn. - In the old RT version advantage gave you a flat bonus to hit and to crit, with the benefit of having a larger advantage was just the increased time you spent in the state. In TB you will gain escalating to-hit/crit bonuses or penalties depending on the size of the advantage, until you hit a cap. - A new ability called Manoeuvre has been added to shake up the TB combat. This is a low cost option to gain 1 point of advantage. Right now, space combat feels similar to a tug-of-war, where both sides are splitting their choices between blasting each other, or gaining more advantage so they can more efficiently blast each other. The fights are interesting, and I think I have retained the tense deliberation I wanted players to have. More work needs to be done to balance it, but overall I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. I'm gonna be away from my computer for a few weeks, so expect my next update maybe late Dec/Jan. « Last Edit: November 12, 2017, 10:08:38 pm by Startropy » Logged Hey all, hope everyone had a pleasant time over the holidays. An update of what's been happening on Startropy: Away Team changes: -Technicians have been renamed to scientists, they still serve the same purpose as before but the term is probably better for the wider range of skills they cover. -Added different scenarios when an earthquake occurs. Previously, triggering an earthquake would just directly harm your away team. It was a bit vague why they were getting injured during the earthquake before, but since SC2 did it similarly I hand-waved back in the demo build. Now an earthquake will produce various dilemmas that depending on your team's skills (and some luck), you may escape with zero or minimal loss. Some examples: -Earthquake causes a nearby landslide, you need to make a roll using the combined skills of your explorers to avoid being crushed. -Your vehicle gets damaged during the quake. Make a roll using your scientists' skills to see how long it will take to repair it. -The chance of an earthquake occurring is tied to the planet's tectonic activity score. -Volcanic disasters will work similar to earthquakes, but these are tied to the planet's volcanic activity score. -Also since I already go to the trouble of noting how much of a planet's surface is covered in liquids, I've added a feature so that there's a chance for an earthquake to trigger a tsunami, with the chance of encountering a tsunami being greater the more the planet's surface is liquid. -There is a small chance whenever you explore a planet that you will trigger a special encounter. These range from anything like trying to survive a passing storm, to stumbling on an alien artefact. -TLDR: Hope you guys brought a medic on the team. Speaking of medics, their function has been reworked: -The injury timer mechanic from the demo build is gone. Injured crewman will no longer slowly “bleed” to death until they get back to the ship. Instead they will either be injured (alive, but cannot aid in any tasks until they receive proper treatment back at the ship) or simply drop dead. -The reason why the timer mechanic was dropped was that it was kind of messy in practice, and I felt the timer provided limited urgency when it will be possible to explore tiny-sized planets in a few turns. -On the plus side medics have now been made to be a more useful part of the team composition: Whenever a team member receives damage, they will automatically treat them on the same turn. If successful they can revert an injury to a fully functional crewmember, or prevent someone from being killed on the spot. Scientists will now provide a bonus to the loot you collect when gathering resources or collecting scientific data. Explorers will now improve your odds of your team running away from an encounter (if the lifeform is inclined to give chase). Security can now also defend the party from the attacks of hostile lifeforms. Allowing you to avoid damage altogether. The “stun” setting on your away team's weapons have mysteriously disappeared into the ether. If you feel inclined to play pacifist, you will now have to try and run away from any hostiles instead (the reason why this was removed, was that the whole thing seemed a bit too Star Trek, and I want pacifist gameplay to feel different and less straight-forward than the plain shooty option). Added a Science Scan option for the away team. This will allow you to collect scientific data (which can be used as a form of currency) when scanning native lifeforms or anything else that's applicable. You also gain additional data when you defeat a lifeform. So for those that want to maximise profit, you will want to scan first (while being attacked if the creature is hostile) before taking down any lifeforms. The party order of the away team is set so that the “hardier” crewman will automatically take damage before the more vulnerable members. The order goes security > explorers > scientists > medics. The idea of the away team re-balancing was to give players the option to arrange the team to however they feel will maximise their chances for a particular expedition, given the known variables of the trip, but also give the sense that every class can meaningfully contribute in some way, especially when you never completely know what they may come across. Having security is a no-brainer when you are expecting a fight, but they will also sacrifice themselves to protect others during non-combat disasters too. Explorers will provide the biggest benefit navigating hostile environments, but they can also help you to avoid combat situations. Scientists will maximise your loot-gain, and their skills will frequently get brought up when your team faces a situation that requires technical expertise. Medic gives you a second chance where your explorers and security fail you, and their medical knowledge may be called upon on occasion. So that's it for this update. The away team was the last big overhaul I wanted to do on the game system. I'll be having a think on what's next to work on. Dang, I may need to get my new PC machine earlier... My sons start complaining about the load time, and the machine is so old, that I do not wan to install new games. But this sounds good. And better and better. Thanks Krulle! New update: Just finished adding all the stats for the game's star systems last night. This update took a fair bit longer than I anticipated, as I went about generating these details via random values and then prodding some aspects by hand, and I also wanted to expand upon the astronomical features player can find which took some time to implement. So right now there are 83 explorable star systems in the game with features like resource-rich asteroid belts (already seen in the demo) plus the addition of giant stars, white drawfs, binary, and trinary star systems. Been working on quest ideas and fleshing out the aliens since the last update. On the side I've also been making some reusable sprites to build the star systems with. As an example, I've created the player's home system from a set of planets and asteroid tiles: Hey, I'm just done with the artwork for the game's starmap. Went through a few different styles before finally this one, lemme know if you guys approve. I like less nebula. I saw it oass by on Twitter, and like it. Willthe nebulae influence the travel speed? Just decorative. I put them there as part eye candy and part to help lead the player's eye around the map. Though I am planning to put some travel obstructions on the map actually. If you want them to be landmarks, less might be more. Also, you could do more with star color. First alien (more or less) done: I guess the snail-like one on the counter is the trader, and the other the pet, or muscle working in the storage... Haha nah. The slug is just one of those collectable figurines people love to put on their desks, but there's a reason why it exists.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26596
__label__wiki	0.70638	0.70638	Update on Complaint to the MRC in Light of the ME/CFS Retroviral Research Thread starter Daisymay Daisymay Update on Complaint to the MRC about the PACE Trial in the light of the confirmation of a strong association of a retrovirus with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Margaret Williams 25th August 2010 It was on 31st March 2010 that a formal complaint about the PACE Trial on ME/CFS was lodged by Professor Malcolm Hooper: a hard copy of "Magical Medicine How to Make A Disease Disappear" plus a letter were sent by Special Delivery to Dr Morven Roberts, Head of the MRC Clinical Trials Unit. It was received at the MRC and signed for the following day. There was no acknowledgement, let alone any response, so on 18th June 2010 an enquiry was made by telephone; after a curiously long wait, the enquirer was variously told that (1) Dr Morven Roberts was not Head of the CTU; (2) there was no-one of that name at the MRC; (3) upon asking who was Head of the CTU, the enquirer was told it was not the person to whom the enquirer wished to speak and the person answering the telephone refused to provide an alternative name of the Head of a department of a publicly funded body; (4) the enquirer was then told that Dr Roberts was Head of the CTU and (4) that Dr Roberts was in a training meeting, and finally the enquirer was told by a plainly panicking young woman: "I think I'm going to have to put the phone down", which she did. The episode was a quite extraordinary response to a simple request to speak to Dr Morven Roberts in relation to a complaint about an MRC study. The following day Dr Roberts sent Professor Hooper an email: "Dear Professor Cooper (sic) I understand that you have recently tried to contact me in regard to your complaint lodged with me as Clinical Trials Manager about the PACE Trial. I can let you know that the MRC are working through the large document you have sent and will respond in due course. Morven". Despite it now being over eight weeks since Dr Morven Roberts promised to respond in due course, nothing further has been heard from the MRC about this important complaint. The results of the PACE Trial are now over-due. Given that the MRC PACE Trial is a publicly funded study, it is understood that the raw data will eventually have to be disclosed. In the light of the recently published Lo/Komaroff/Alter et al paper (PNAS 10.1073/pnas.1006901107) that has confirmed and expanded the findings linking a retrovirus to ME/CFS published in Science by Lombardi /Mikovits et al (Science 2009:326:585), namely that there is indeed a strong association between ME/CFS and a family of retroviruses (the same type of virus as HIV/AIDS), the MRC may wish to consider the implications of these two papers in relation to the outcome of the PACE Trial. The PNAS paper shows that murine leukaemia virus (MLV)-related viral sequences were present in the blood of 86.5% of ME/CFS patients studied and in 6.8% of blood donors acting as controls and that, whilst distinct from XMRV, the gag gene sequences identified share 96.6% homology with XMRV (xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus, the retrovirus found by Lombardi/Mikovits et al). Indeed, Dr Harvey Alter, Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division and Associate Director of Research in the Department of Transfusion Medicine at NIH (and winner of the Lasker Award, a most prestigious award in medicine), confirmed in the telebriefing that XMRV is in the same family of retroviruses and that the WPI study is more advanced than his own (not only did the WPI find XMRV, they succeeded in culturing it; they also showed that it could infect other cells and that an immune response had been mounted to it). Whilst the gag sequence identified by his team is not XMRV specific, it is a definite marker for the family of murine leukaemia viruses of which XMRV is one, and whilst XMRV is xenotropic (and thus does not infect mice themselves), the type of MLV found by Alter et al is polytropic and thus able to infect both mice and other mammals, including humans. Furthermore, Dr Alter confirmed that, like HIV, these retroviruses are mutating once they are in the body. It is known that even when the virus was undetectable in the blood, it thrived in the reproductive organs as well as the spleen, gut, bladder, lungs, liver and lymph nodes (Qiu, Silverman et al; http://retroconference.org/2010/Abstract/39393.htm). Dr Alter explained in the NIH telebriefing that the current assays are very difficult because the viruses are present in very low titres and require a very sensitive assay. He also stated that his own study "does at least confirm the findings of the Whittemore PetersonI think our study is highly confirmatory of their work". Notably, Professor Myra McClure from Imperial College, London (a retrovirologist and co-author with psychiatrist Professor Simon Wessely of a UK study that failed to find evidence of a retroviral association in ME/CFS patients) disagrees with Alter and is on record asserting: "Let's be clearThey did not confirm (Mikovits') results" (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/08/second-paper-supports-viral-link.html ). Diplomatically, Dr Alter noted: "Very good laboratories have come up with different results. And this is not totally explained. We think there are reasons for this. We think it is in the patient populations rather than in the laboratory testing although the latter hasn't been completely ruled out". The issue of possible contamination of samples was robustly addressed and dismissed, and of international concern is the implication for the safety of blood transfusions: Australia, Canada and New Zealand have already banned patients with ME/CFS from donating blood and the Japanese Red Cross has confirmed that XMRV has been found in about 2% of Japan's blood supply (http://www.cfscentral.com ). It will be interesting to see how the PACE Trial Principal Investigators interpret their trial data in order to achieve their well-known objective of demonstrating that cognitive restructuring (aka "brain washing") incorporating incremental aerobic exercise successfully disabuses people with ME/CFS of the (entirely correct) notion that they are physically sick, given that it is now indisputable that people with what the PIs assert is the same disorder as that documented in both Science and PNAS is a multi-system neuroimmune disease that has been definitively shown in the cohorts studied to be closely linked to a family of retroviruses (a retrovirus inserts itself into the host's genetic material by copying its genetic code into the DNA of the host by using RNA and once there, it stays for the life of the host). Despite the PIs' use of the overly-broad Oxford criteria in the PACE Trial, the PIs claim to be studying the same disease as that studied by the WPI and the NIH/FDA/Harvard, a disorder that the PIs continue to assert is a somatoform disorder. It has not yet been established on what scientific evidence the PIs and other members of the Wessely School assert that, together with anorexia nervosa, ME/CFS is a "classical psychosomatic disorder where response to social threat is expressed somatically" and that "aberrant emotional processing is a strong candidate as a maintaining factor for these disorders" (http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/magical-medicine.htm ). It cannot be disputed that the PACE Trial cohort is heterogeneous, given that the Chief PI, Professor Peter White, sought approval from the West Midlands MREC to write to GPs virtually imploring them to send anyone with "chronic fatigue (or synonym)" for entry into the PACE Trial, thereby opening the trial to anyone who is simply tired all the time (TATT). Of considerable concern is the fact that the PACE Trial PIs trained the Trial therapists to convince -- indeed to indoctrinate -- participants that if there really was something wrong with them, it would have been found, as well as urging them not to seek medical help for their symptoms, tactics which many physicians and medical scientists believe are plainly unethical (http://www.meactionuk.org.uk/magical-medicine.htm ). Had the PIs been content to limit their study to those with somatoform disorder instead of insisting that it includes those with ME/CFS on the basis of their unsustainable belief that ME/CFS is a somatoform disorder, there would have been less reason to challenge the PACE Trial. Even so, it would remain open to challenge because the PIs (as well as other influential members of the Wessely School) continue to insist that fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome are, together with ME/CFS, the same single somatoform disorder and they have included such patients in the PACE Trial, even though the evidence continues to mount that neither FM nor IBS is a somatoform disorder any more than is ME/CFS. See, for example, Hargrove JB et al; Clin EEG Neurosci 2010:41: (3):132-139, a study that found consistent and significant differences in brain function between FM patients and normal controls that supports dysfunctional sensory processing in the spinal cord and brain, as well as abnormal central mechanisms; see also Science News: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100819141950.htm, which records that scientists at the Technisches Universitaet Muenchen have demonstrated that micro-inflammation of the gut mucosa causes sensitisation of the enteric nervous system, causing IBS. Using ultrafast optical measuring methods, the researchers were able to demonstrate that mediators from mast cells and enterochromaffin cells directly activate the nerve cells in the bowel. This hypersensitivity of the enteric nervous system upsets communication between the gut's mucosa and its nervous system. Such evidence adds to the plethora of existing evidence that neither FM nor IBS is a somatoform disorder as asserted by Wessely School psychiatrists and it further calls into question the validity of the PACE Trial. A further related matter in the light of the latest retroviral evidence is the fact that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is due to re-visit its 2007 Guideline on ME/CFS (CG53) in August 2010. CG53 was much criticised for its inappropriate recommendation of only cognitive behavioural interventions for ME/CFS patients. It is interesting to note that one of the NICE Guideline Development Group members, Dr Esther Crawley, a paediatrician who is a strong supporter of the psycho-social model of ME/CFS, has been awarded 164,000 to test the Lightning Process on children with ME/CFS (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2010/6866.html). The Lightning Process is a commercially promoted training programme created by Phil Parker; advertisements for it have been censured for having breached the Advertising Standards Authority regulations by making misleading claims about its efficacy for ME/CFS. Of note is the fact that the Chief Executive of the charity Action for ME (AfME), Sir Peter Spencer, is a non-executive director of Dr Crawley's employing health authority (The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust) and the charity is fully backing her study. This seems an inconsistent stance by Sir Peter, given that AfME is now calling for the MRC to "prioritise research into the link between viral infections and ME, following the latest findings from the United States" (http://www.afme.org.uk/news.asp?newsid=912 ). It will be interesting to see how effective the Lightning Process is against retroviruses. In 1989 Simon Wessely and Trudy Chalder et al wrote: "One of the principal functions of therapy at this stage is to allow the patient to call a halt without loss of face" (JRCGP 1989:39:26-29). As the evidence for retroviral involvement in ME/CFS becomes impossible to dismiss and consequently the Wessely School psycho-social model disintegrates, at what point will Professor Wessely be able to call a halt without loss of face? Hooper and Williams use quotes strangely. This one looked odd to me: assert that, together with anorexia nervosa, ME/CFS is a "classical psychosomatic disorder where response to social threat is expressed somatically" and that "aberrant emotional processing is a strong candidate as a maintaining factor for these disorders" And it looks fine (from a job advert): Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are classical psychosomatic disorders where response to social threat is expressed somatically. Aberrant emotional processing is a strong candidate as a maintaining factor for these disorders. The post holder will work under the immediate supervision of Professors Ulrike Schmidt (AN) and Trudie Chalder (CFS)”. Why not start quoting earlier? It would have made it clearer that the quoting was fair. Especially a problem as there are these out of context quotes floating arround, at least one of which has slipped in to some of Hoopers work. Sorry to sound negative. I just always end up posting my concerns rather than thanks. There were a lot of interesting and good points raised in this though, and I'm planning to come back to it when I'm feeling less brain-dead. The ending was funny too! Thanks. OverTheHills Thankyou for that very interesting and thorough update Daisymay, it is good to know that Margaret, Professor Hooper etc are keeping up the pressure. I hope to return to the UK one day and be given appropriate medical treatment for ME. In the meantime, good luck and best wishes to all British sufferers. PS In NZ we get ignored. Its easier to deal with than oppression. Bit late for that, isn't it? There is no way Wessley et al can back down now without losing serious face, and then some. I hope to be able to speak to Peter Spence in Sept , if I am well enough, to put this point to him, and where do AFME stand in the light of the new research? And does AFME seriously support LP for children with ME? and I shall have to bang on about the ethics of Ester Crawley's study. As far as Wessley is concerned " One man who has caused such anguish to so many" and it is not only ME people he has lied about!!!!!! Medical history will hopefully talk about him as a man who should never have been let loose from medical school, but rather he should have been in the Maudsley as a patient. Very true Joy, after having 3 pints of XMRV/MULV blood to consider if unhelpful illness beliefs perpetuate his syndrome, especially one 'belief' that he has a virus. After that daily sessions of CBT, GE, Pacing and keeping an activity diary in a unit he cannot leave for 30 years. Then he would experience some of what ME patients do on a similar time frame. Only someone insane would think of a 'therapy' of 'rehabilitation' so cruel for those with XMRV/MULV induced neuro immune disease, yet he did just this and implemented it fully accross the country.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26599
__label__cc	0.572073	0.427927	Cross-save and cross-play!!! By (NSW)death2juliet, June 6, 2019 in General Discussion (PS4)Ryfore2 6 PSN Member I wouldn't want it personally. I play 5 different accounts just to have fun and I enjoy the grind so if all my accounts are magically matched to my MR27 account I'd be very bored after a short time. I do understand where this thought comes from not everyone wants or can even keep up with 2 accounts let alone one per platform, but I'd be on board since we probably wouldn't be forced to link them all. (PS4)griddler420 34 They have been changing this game for the worse for quite a long time now but this? Most of the new content I play on console always has this nagging feeling of being better on pc, needing quicker aim, hot keys and using scripts to afk the game etc. This is without thinking of the different plat economies across the 4 systems. Switch is new so most of them will have very little. PS4 has the largest of the 3 consoles but when compared with the funds available on PC? They have way more than all 3 of us combined. From pc to console has way more benefits than console to pc. I can go spend $2000 on a new pc so I can get my decent stack of plat eaten up by the pc trade chat? Right? ...Why would I want to do that? We are used to waiting an extra 2 months for that new thing Baro brings. We are used to watching people from pc find all variations of game changing bugs that are patched long before they’re sent to verification for consoles. At least it made the usual vocal minority rise up and rejoice as they always do after anything de spurts out, but hey, I’m just bored what do I know, reading people react to this as I woke is a strange thing. (PS4)SnakeLogic 90 12 hours ago, BLI7Z said: I wouldn't like the freedom of PC to be tied up to consoles. If I wanted to play on consoles, I would have a console and just play there. There are reasons why people choose PC. Don't bring your console problems to PC. Whoa, hold up buddy. I can do that too! I wouldn't like the polish of Consoles to be tied up to PC. If I wanted to play on PC, I would have a PC and just play there. There are reasons why people choose Consoles . Don't bring your PC problems to Consoles. kuciol 1,005 There are so many problems with cross save that i think its not worth the effort really. The biggest one would be Sony and Nintendo. They always have issues with cross-anything. Then you have economy, servers, updates and many many others things that we have no way of being aware of. (PS4)Jacobivan 41 They should make plat platform bound. Xanadium plat for Xbox, PolySilver plat for Ps4, no idea for Switch and PC names. You could see your balance for all platforms, but only be able to use ex. ps4 plat when playing on ps4. That way console market won't be instantly destroyed by influx of cheap and abundant PC platinum. I think it would also help DE maintain their profits. Don't know about Tennogen, though. I believe PC players would want to buy the skins for platinum, so huge amounts of rivens, mods and prime parts would appear on console markets. I wouldn't want all those things to also be platform bound, but I believe it's the most rational thing to do... Concerning updates, they should remain as they are now. PC got cool bugs and exploits to discover, consoles got far less updates, but more polished. And if things acquired on PC aren't there yet on consoles, you can't use them untill they are released. Would love if we could use platform specific skins everywhere, though. Edited August 22, 2019 by (PS4)Jacobivan I clicked 'submit' too early:-) (XB1)Volker9549 25 Gold Initiate Xbox Member Good for you? Only thing is cross-save is obviously not a console issue because CROSS save involves owning multiple platforms. And PC to blank and vice versa will definitely be the most popular. 18 minutes ago, (PS4)Jacobivan said: I think the Market would equalize. We are here to play a game at the end of day. And fortnite does allow platform specific items anywhere. themagus2 12 2nd and 3rd comments by Gabbynaru and Kaotyke are what I was about to say. So, reinforcing those! RX-3DR 2,518 Honestly, it sounds like too much of a pipe dream at this stage when they say that they want to work towards it but haven't really talked about any of the actual mechanics on how it will be done. As people have pointed out, there will be a lot of complications in regards to platform exclusive, currency purchasing and pricing and trading. It's too much of a Pandora's box that unless they have a fully detailed plan of action greenlit by their partners, I have no confidence that they'll manage to implement cross-platform progress at a worthwhile level. You run a risk of people stocking up currency when it is available at the cheapest, so using the 75% discounts to stock large sums of Platinum on the PC and using that Platinum to purchase items as necessary which can then be used on consoles, effectively allowing them to obtain items at a significantly lower price. Sounds good for the individual user but we can't really forecast the possible effect this might have on all the platforms. There'll also people getting ahead of the curve with obtaining items on the PC platform and getting access to said items immediately when the update hits consoles, it might impact the console platform quite negatively, especially people who stick exclusively to their consoles. Another potential sore spot would be people buying Platinum directly on PC will hurt the console companies that they'll likely not agree to it. Even if the payment takes into account where the Platinum is spent on, e.g. Sony gets a cut if an in-game purchase is made on the PS4, they're going to be aware that most market sales will happen on content release, of which, would be available to PC first. Even if trading were to be completely removed from the game entirely, there are still enough areas of contention between DE, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo that will need to be addressed. Edited August 22, 2019 by RX-3DR (XB1)ECCHO SIERRA 1,399 19 hours ago, Gabbynaru said: You know what the issue with this one is? PC acts like the beta beta version. We get the updates first, find the bugs, get them fixed, then DE releases the mostly bug-free updates your way. If there's console and PC update parity, not only would you guys get much buggier builds (keep in mind, every big update is usually unplayable on day 1 on PC), but those fixes would have to go through the Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo certification processes, so it would also take longer to get those buggy builds fixed. Not to mention, considering that we usually get around 12 updates before they are stable enough to be pushed for console, it would cost DE a lot more money. So, it doesn't sound like a lucrative idea. That said though, I don't think cross-saves require version party (which means you suggested cross-play, which does require that), and they're already working on them, so, look forward to that. I am grateful to the pc master race, selflessly toiling away into the wee morning hours, looking for bugs and filling meticulously logged and detailed bug reports just for the benefit of our fellow console peasants. I'm being sarcastic. They should just spend more time polishing their updates. (PS4)SteveOMatic 120 16 hours ago, (XB1)GearsMatrix301 said: Serious response. WAIT! It’s not going to suddenly happen overnight. Why are we constantly bringing it back up? Squeaky wheel gets the grease my friend. Sad but true fact that the more you complain about something the more attention it gets. This usually leads to it getting addressed sooner rather than later. I'm all for cross save. If currency is an issue, just leave plat out and let us carry over progress and items. If you don't want to cross save, I'm guessing you won't need to link them if you don't want to. Split PC and console progress. A limited form of cross save would get me playing it on other systems and probably result in more money spent on warframe personally, so I see this as a win-win situation. (NSW)Badger 230 Nintendo Member As far as tennogen I remember hearing or reading something that Steve supposedly mentioned: that tennogen would be tied to the platform on which it was bought. I could see the same thing for plat- this would keep the Console companies their cut. But it seems like the biggest hurdle isn't so much technology but rather contracting with system developers. That is, DE could probably develop cross save relatively quickly if all parties involved sign off on it with no issue. stormy505 876 22 hours ago, (XB1)DeadlyPanda878 said: I am aware that PC is one update ahead of consoles all the time, but I don’t know how difficult it would be to do something like hold back an update in PC to bring consoles up to speed They can hot fix Warframe as much as they want on PC. So they use PC as a bug test platform and when they have a stable update they launch it on all consoles. Kerberos-3 450 Silver Hunter I mean, Cross Save wouldn't be hard, at least not when compared to cross save. Transfer over select things, but cut out others and make sure players are aware of how it works. For instance, here is an example list of restricted items I could see being implemented: -Plat -Discounts of any kind -Exclusive Items -Items that don't exist on the platform you are going to(Primarily relevant for PC to Console transfer) (NSW)Indrid_Rathma_Cold_78 1 Personally I just don't want to use the switch anymore and would like to play on Xbox. Having to start from the beginning again is not for me, so I have no choice but to play on the switch. (NSW)FlameDivinity 211 On 2019-08-21 at 4:38 PM, Kaotyke said: The biggest issue with cross-saves would be the plat acquisition. PC have discounts, Consoles dont. PC plat sales goes directly to DE. On consoles, the publisher has to get a cut of the pie. PC's Tennogen is Steam only. Consoles dont get as many, but they can buy them with plat. Trading values on PC are different from Consoles, so people can play the market to get more $$$. If X-saves is implemented, there would need to have a plenora of restrictions on Market and trades. The market would level out and adapt to the addition of cross-saves. That's just how it works. But like said before on this forum, DE has stated that they're working on it, but have a lot more on priority at the moment (Empyrean, TNW, Gauss/Grendel, etc.), so we'll probably have to wait until 2020 for substantial information since their 2019 plate is full. 36 minutes ago, (NSW)Indrid_Rathma_Cold_78 said: Same here. I'd love to play the game in much better graphics. I'm personally waiting for Xbox Scarlett to buy one, but I'd definitely play between my Switch and PC if it does get implemented before the end of 2020 (though that is unlikely). But I'm tired of playing this game while seeing the amazing graphics and performance on other consoles. It almost seems like a completely different game. (XB1)nKa Magic 0 Is there a way to switch your warframe account or xbox to pc? Just recently upgraded to a pc and really do not want to lose four years worth of stuff. Edited August 25, 2019 by (XB1)nKa Magic Dark_Lugia 1,730 - https://forums.warframe.com/announcement/65-decommunity-faq/ Cross-Saves are being looked into, so if you can wait a year and a half, then that is fine. If you don't want to wait what is probably a complete underestimation of time and drop all of your progress to start on PC, however, that is strictly up to you. Exportforce 6 I am a player that doesn't have too much money for games and have to save up for stuff to buy stuff. A few years ago I started Warframe on my PS4 and bought the Nekros Prime Access Thingy for 70€ and started to have quite fun but sadly communication on consoles is not the best and thus I was mainly playing with randoms only which can be boring if they mostly do their own thing. So I left the game after ~2 months. Now I got Nekros Prime via Twitch for PC and a pal made me play on PC again and here I have quite a few people to play with and the game is much more fun this way. I even managed to buy the Rhino and Nyx pack. Now I remembered that I didn't touch touch my platinum on the PS4 much and wanted to ask to have it moved to my PC account. I didn't ask for any progression, warframes, items or anything else moved. Just the expensive paid platinum, nothing more and yet, all I got was a one-liner which just said no from the support and I seriously can not understand why a one-time move would not be okay. I would understand if it was like the free first 100 platinum oder if someone asks for his 10 plat to move etc. But from a non-played account on a platform you don't use anymore to the active platform just once and an amount of 1500 platinum should defenitely not something to be denied. Please, give us the ability to do a transfer just once in a lifetime for such a big amount. I don't want to know my money that dead. Exportforce (PS4)Bigboodyjuudy 204 No because the platinum discounts on PC are too high, it would dilute the market on console. Just now, (PS4)Bigboodyjuudy said: Well, as said: A one time offer per account. Maybe even locked to accounts having master rank 5+ or something to block "quick" creation of accounts. Also it's easy to see accounts doing it multiple times via the payment method. If someone tries this "once" on 3 accounts that all paid with user/1213@email.com (used a / in the mailadress to make sure it is an invalid one) the other 2 get denied. Same with bank accounts. So there would be no problems or abuses. This is merely meant as a feature for players that don't get afoot on a platform and "wasted" money this way. I had fun with my Nekros but never used my plat on the PS4 as it was a pain to communicate there. And now it rots there. DE has the money for it so it doesn't hurt to give it to me. 37 minutes ago, Exportforce said: I dont think you understand. Plat is heavily discounted on PC. You could get 1500 platinum at 1/3rd of the cost on console. Having less platinum on consoles effects the markets prices. We sell much lower than on PC because of it. What you're suggesting would have some very big effects on the market. DE isn't going to allow plat moving, its not going to happen. Edited August 26, 2019 by (PS4)Bigboodyjuudy (XB1)GearsMatrix301 8,826 Gold Tiger A rose by any other name is still cross saves.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26600
__label__wiki	0.734122	0.734122	Veterans say they’re being downgraded in hiring process for police, fire jobs in Milwaukee Posted 9:25 pm, May 16, 2017, by Bret Lemoine, Updated at 10:29PM, May 16, 2017 MILWAUKEE -- After learning the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission has changed its hiring policy as it relates to veterans, officials with the American Legion are calling it a "downgrade" for veterans. The new process gives fewer "preference points" to those who served our country. Veterans used to receive a 10-point bonus on the hiring scale when applying for entry-level jobs. That could've helped them stand apart from other candidates who haven't served. Now, that weight has been dropped to just three points. "Our veterans deserve better," Daniel Seehafer, American Legion state commander said. After spending years dedicating their lives to serving our country, Seehafer said veterans are asking for a simple acknowledgement. "It's not only -- this is what the vets deserve, it's also, additionally, this is what Milwaukee deserves -- the best!" Seehafer said. In a press release, the legion, representing some 60,000 veterans across the state, called on the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission to reverse a recent decision, downgrading veterans' "preference points" entry-level applicants can receive that give them an edge over other applicants for jobs at the Milwaukee Police Department or the Milwaukee Fire Department. "We went from 10 preference points and it goes down to three -- a degrade," Seehafer said. The decision passed unanimously at the FPC's April 6th meeting. FOX6 News requested an on-camera interview with the FPC, but instead received this statement from the FPC's chairman: Milwaukee Fire Department "After reviewing relevant legal authority regarding the awarding of preference points in its entry-level hiring process, the Fire & Police Commission - only after several publicly noticed and televised meetings - decided to reduce military preference points to be consistent in point value with other preference points already awarded for education and residency. The Fire and Police Commission is strongly committed to its nationally and locally validated testing process that enables the City to hire the most qualified and community-minded candidates which includes military personnel." Daniel Seehafer Seehafer said current residents of Milwaukee now have more of an advantage than vets, receiving five "preference points" for just living in the city. "That needs to be addressed," Seehafer said. Seehafer, a Navy veteran who served in 1995 admitted his membership didn't attend any of the meetings leading up to or including the vote on this issue. He said he hopes the FPC will reconsider. Seehafer said many veterans end up in these jobs because of the overlapping skill-set. "I know they will do the right thing. I really do," Seehafer said. Seehafer said American Legion members only just had their spring meetings across the state within the last week or so. That's when this issue was brought to their attention. Topics: Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, Milwaukee Fire Department, Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee city officials conflicted on ‘longstanding issues’ of Fire & Police Commission ‘It’s the process:’ MPD Chief Alfonso Morales must go through hiring process before getting new contract MPD Chief Morales will appeal to public, Fire and Police Commission to keep his job FPC to hold special meeting to vote on resolution to reappoint Chief Morales FPC to vote on ‘major issue’ of reappointing MPD Chief Morales; alderpersons request postponement Alfonso Morales gets new 4-year term as MPD chief, pledges to rebuild relationships in community ‘I heard over 32 shots:’ Police on scene for 16 hours after shootout with reckless driver American Legion honors Wisconsin veterans with special program at War Memorial Center Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales meets with FPC for final time, seeking new contract ‘I’d like to stay:’ Future of Alfonso Morales as Milwaukee’s top cop to be discussed by FPC FPC votes to reappoint MPD Chief Morales to a 4-year term Man who flees from and shoots at Milwaukee police officers is now dead Congressman Charlie Crist’s bill could help veterans caught in the criminal justice system	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26602
__label__cc	0.610354	0.389646	Peter Jackson: on 4/6/17 at 13:07pm UTC, wrote Dear John, Very interesting, informative and well written. I certainly... Tejinder Singh: on 4/1/17 at 14:47pm UTC, wrote Dear Dr. LaMuth, I found your essay beautifully written, and enjoyable. ... Dizhechko Semyonovich: on 3/17/17 at 23:52pm UTC, wrote Dear John Edward LaMuth I inform all the participants that use the... Daniel Rocha: on 3/9/17 at 14:55pm UTC, wrote Edward LaMuth, You essay open a huge horizon for me. I don't know how to... Steve Dufourny: on 3/3/17 at 15:20pm UTC, wrote lol Jung is a bar with Freud.Jung explains that the collective... John LaMuth: on 2/24/17 at 7:27am UTC, wrote I was limited by word-count, but the answer is EPIPHENOMENALISM (I suggest... basudeba mishra: on 2/20/17 at 14:19pm UTC, wrote Dear Sir, Your paper was highly engrossing. However, the statement: “how... Lawrence Crowell: on 2/13/17 at 0:28am UTC, wrote I don't have a lot to comment on, but your paper was well written and... TOPIC: The Pivotal Role of Intentionality within the Neurosciences by John Edward LaMuth [refresh] Author John Edward LaMuth wrote on Jan. 10, 2017 @ 21:50 GMT One of the most profound conundrums of human existence ultimately questions how mindless mathematical laws can give rise to aims and intentions? Alternately, should this order of causality actually be reversed? Indeed, what factors of the motivated human intellect actually promote the development of the advanced mathematical models so conducive to explaining the dynamics of a callously-silent natural world? Any foundational explanation of goal-seeking intentionality necessarily invokes the scientific precepts of Behavioral Psychology: defined as a dynamical set of laws governing survival through learned behavior where homeostatic conditions at one moment of time extend inexorably into a future time-frame in order to maintain a safe range of homeostatic equilibrium. Truly intelligent agents appear to mentally plan in relation to long-term goals and intentions that serve the crucial aims of physical-survival, reproduction, and thriving. This treatise proposes how complex goal-oriented systems evolved (through an appeal to evolutionary and biophysical neuroscience), whereby further speculating how such intentional goal-seeking behavior emergently functions within a natural world that we can scientifically describe through the aid of mathematical symbolism. John E. LaMuth is a 63 year-old counselor and author, native to the Southern California area. Credentials include a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences from University of California, Irvine: followed by a Master of Science Degree in Counseling from California State University, Fullerton; with an emphasis in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling. John is currently engaged in private practice in Divorce and Family Mediation Counseling in the Southern CA area . John is also Professor for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at The American University of Sovereign Nations, located at San Carlos, Arizona – USA. Eckard Blumschein wrote on Jan. 11, 2017 @ 15:34 GMT I see your objection against physical explanation of physiology justified to some extent. To my humble knowledge of auditory function, even hearing is an at least partially active process that can best be understood by means of evolutionary and experimental data. Unfortunately even T. Ren recently gave in and accepted in nature communications v. Békésy's mandatory idea of a mechanics based traveling wave in human cochlea. He merely admitted to me, an alternative hypothesis might likewise be right. Author John Edward LaMuth replied on Jan. 13, 2017 @ 05:54 GMT I am unclear about the authors you mention. Can you please offer any references http://youtu.be/gMSGoxUSYxk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p 8kL3v539D4 Forebrain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alf5IB6iR2c AI Eckard Blumschein replied on Jan. 18, 2017 @ 18:42 GMT With pleasure. I refer to Tianying Ren of ohsu.edu and his papers in PNAS 99, 17101-17106 (2002) and Nat Commun 7, 10282 (2016), respectively. In order to understand my objections to the latter one, you might look into my essay "Galilei, Gold, Ren: votes for ultimate realism" in the second fqxi contest "What's Ultimately Possible in Physics?". Until the end of this month, January 20017, my home page is still available. It contains about 275 postings of a worlswide discussion on auditory function which was prompted by Al Bregman out of Dan Ellis' huge auditory list. Having attended a NATO ASI devoted to computational hearing in Il Ciocco, Italy on invitation by Steven Greenberg, I an convinced that in particular Pujol in France, Martin Braun in Sweden, Geoffrey Manley in Germany, Haim Sohmer in Israel and also Andrew Bell and Flatmax in Australia contributed valuable details or concepts. I see the afferent and efferent AN fibers and many other physiological details up to A1 as indications for active hearing down to the cochlea. Nonetheless, there is there some kind of a wave that quasi travels on the spot, i.e. with non-traveling envelope, merely directed towards apex. Admittedly, nobody of the authorities seems to be ready to abandon the idea that a mechanical wave is primary to the action of HCs. I see it the other way round. John C Hodge wrote on Jan. 11, 2017 @ 19:02 GMT RE: your Fig. 1-The major virtues, values and ideals What is the meaning of the arrows (seems like cause and effect)? To what are the numbers referring? The paper http://intellectualarchive.com/?link=item&id=694 sets survival as the only goal of life (and everything) . I understood you also suggested this. However, I notice the end result of Fig. 1 is Transcendence. The Adam Kadmon (Tree of Life) and its reinterpretation in the paper holds some of the values as evil (acting against survival). One of the more controversial is "Faith" is a passive evil (destructive of the individual) of "Hope". The same for Beauty and Truth (note Faith leads to the opposite of Truth). The whole level of "humanitarian" may oppose survival as we see in the current decline of the US. Structure alone (emergent process) dictates considerably to the increase of intelligence. Why? Mr. Hodge The arrows represent a concept from the fledgling science of Communication Theory, borrowing the crucial concept of the metaperspective. It is defined as a higher-order perspective on the viewpoint held by another: schematically defined as “this is how I see you-seeing me.” The higher-order groupings of virtues/values are ordered as subsets within a hierarchy of... The arrows represent a concept from the fledgling science of Communication Theory, borrowing the crucial concept of the metaperspective. It is defined as a higher-order perspective on the viewpoint held by another: schematically defined as “this is how I see you-seeing me.” The higher-order groupings of virtues/values are ordered as subsets within a hierarchy of metaperspectives, each more abstract grouping building upon that which it supersedes. Take, for example, the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude), the theological virtues (faith-hope-charity-decency), and the classical Greek values (beauty-truth-goodness-wisdom). Each of these traditional groupings is further subdivided into four subordinate terms permitting precise point-for-point stacking within the hierarchy of metaperspectives. Additional listings of ethical terms can further be added into the mix: namely, the civil liberties (providence-liberty-civility-austerity), the humanistic values (peace-love-tranquility-equality), the mystical values (ecstasy-bliss-joy-harmony), etc. When taken in concert, the complete ten-level hierarchy of virtuous terms emerges in full detail, as partially reproduced in the compact table below (including the preliminary behavioral antecedents). Approach • Rewards Avoidance • Leniency Solicitude • Approval Submission • Blame Glory • Prudence Honor • Justice Providence • Faith Liberty • Hope Grace • Beauty Free-Will • Truth Tranquility • Ecstasy Equality • Bliss + Reinforce • Appetite – Reinforce • Aversion Desire • Aspiration Worry • Compliance Dignity • Temperance Integrity • Fortitude Civility • Charity Austerity • Decency Magnanim. • Goodness Equanimity • Wisdom Love • Joy Peace • Harmony This cohesive hierarchy of virtues, values, and ideals proves exceedingly comprehensive in scope, accounting for virtually every major theme celebrated in the Western ethical tradition. It is particularly easy to gain a sense of the increasing degree of abstraction when scanning the individual columns from top to bottom. The traditional sequences of terms line up seamlessly within this hierarchy of metaperspectives. Indeed, it proves exceedingly unlikely that this cohesive style of system could have arisen solely by chance. Furthermore, this ethical hierarchy mirrors the specialization of personal, group, spiritual, humanitarian, and transcendental realms within human society as a whole: which (when further specialized into authority/follower roles) accounts for the full ten-level span of ethical terms. The concept of transcendental is distinct from transcendence... Mr. LaMuth I noticed your response to Gambini. I'll watch the videos and will have questions. I was hoping the numbers referred to some discussion on how each helps or hinders survival. Glad to offer any clarifications. My you-tube channel is - meaningolife The numbers are simply a three-digit coding system I have devised to organize the complexity Here, a planetary system of ethics is a goal that has long been anticipated on the world scene today. Although organized religion has long been celebrated as the standard bearer for the promotion... Here, a planetary system of ethics is a goal that has long been anticipated on the world scene today. Although organized religion has long been celebrated as the standard bearer for the promotion of a virtuous life style, the various conflicts afflicting many of the major world religions clearly expose the inherent weakness to such a simplistic interpretation. Ideally, a scientific foundation for such a global moral perspective should prove exceedingly beneficial. Here a formal behavioral-science tie-in with ethical principles should prove particularly effective for removing such a cultural range of stumbling blocks. In particular, a foundation within behavioral psychology proves suitably effective: invoking instinctual principles shared in common as a human species (as well as the rest of animal kingdom) as general unifying themes. When expanded to include the more abstract human-cultural levels; namely, group and universal authority, the affiliated traditional groupings of virtues/values rightfully enters the picture. A radically new model of motivational behavior is currently called for, one that melds modern behavioral psychology with the long-standing traditions associated with value ethics: a trend encompassing the group, universal, humanitarian, and transcendental realms of inquiry. This comprehensive fusion linking instinctual conditioning with ethical philosophy permits the first grand unified synthesis of motivated behavior. The currently proposed motivation solution endeavors to provide the first clear dynamical understanding for the general public, providing a grand-scale synthesis of the virtues/values in correlation with behavioral principles. The specific details for such an ethical achievement invoke the entire span of human culture: organized as a ten-level hierarchy of personal, group, universal, humanitarian, and transcendental domains (comprising both authority and follower roles). Furthermore, this ascending ethical hierarchy formally appeals to the schematic principles underlying Set Theory. Here, the elementary concepts of the one, the many, and the absolute are specified in terms of the personal, group, and universal authority realms, respectively. Each distinctive conceptual level is further associated with its own unique complement of ethical/motivational terms. The master ten-level hierarchy of authority/follower roles is uniquely correlated with over two-hundred individual virtuous terms. The traditional ethical listings defined within this system all appear linked on an intuitive level, suggesting a clear sense of overall cohesiveness Joe Fisher wrote on Jan. 13, 2017 @ 16:38 GMT Dear Professor LaMuth, As I have thoughtfully pointed out in my brilliant essay, SCORE ONE FOR SIMPLICITY, the real Universe consists only of one unified visible infinite surface occurring in one infinite dimension, that am always illuminated by infinite non-surface light. Reality am not a conundrum. Mr Fisher Plz provide your experimental confirmation for your theory. It sounds brilliant... Thank you ever so much for the compliment. My whole point am that natural reality am not experimental. All humanly contrived experiments are complicated and have to be undertaken in the supposedly closed finite conditions of the laboratory. As I have thoughtfully pointed out in my brilliant essay, SCORE ONE FOR SIMPLICITY, the real Universe consists only of one unified visible infinite surface occurring in one infinite dimension, that am always illuminated by infinite non-surface light. Reality am not a conundrum. I suggested studying neural nets and bundels as a possible way to understand consciousness in a deterministic model. You suggested the layering of the brain must be part of understanding deterministic consciousness is very interesting. The 2 concepts together suggests to me the functioning of PLAs (Programable logic arrays) as a means to explain how bit inputs from light, sound can be turned into action - one big logic array processing bundles (parallel signels) to muscle stimulus in long string of PLAs. Years ago I studied the idea of using oxides on metal surfaces as bits. An oxide bound to a metal surface is a diode. Place 2metal surfaces togeher with an oxide between. The oxcide can be swithced to one or the othr surfave bu the polarity of a pulse (nerves act by pulses). layers of crossing metal paths (0.1 mil wide, 0.1 mil between). The difficulty was the bond was temporary and required refreshing and constant pulsing. This is starting to sound like a neuron to neuron mechanism. Thanks for article. Dear Mr. Hodge, A human brain consists only of a visible surface. There are no invisible components. The real Universe consists only of one unified visible infinite surface occurring in one infinite dimension, that am always illuminated by infinite non-surface light. Reality am not as complicated as theories of reality are. Hello Mr Lamuth, You have made a beautiful general work about what is our brain and its interactions.I wish you all the best in this contest. Universally and altruistically yours :) Steve Dufourny replied on Mar. 3, 2017 @ 15:20 GMT lol Jung is a bar with Freud.Jung explains that the collective consciousness is more subtil than a simple deterministic interpretation of dreams :) now nietsche arrives and kant also ,they drink of course a belgian beer.Goethe him listens with humility during that the natural irreversible laws are discussed.Of course after a time ,the belgian beers act on their cognitive interactions and there they open, their minds to this universal psychology.What a big puzzle all this and Descartes fortunately who explains this determinsitic school of copenaghen.But after all they turn sio they are these 3D sphères Mr Lamut.The world peace can be reached with the liberation of funds for this solar system.We shall give, water, energy, food, jobs and hopes to all and all wins .Simple and evident. Joseph J. Jean-Claude wrote on Jan. 21, 2017 @ 15:06 GMT The author does a good job a exposing the state of the knowledge in neuroscience and behavioral psychology in relation to motivated human behavior. He faithfully exposes the difficulties experienced in these sciences insofar as hard core mathematical description of motivational behavior, beyond the now familiar metrics and taxonomic methods. The author makes no attempts however to propose own contribution to such efforts of mathematical codification, which the question at hand is calling for. The language reaches at times a level of technical sophistication, common in those circles, but frankly unsuitable to the uninitiated. Nevertheless a serious, substantive and respectable essay overall. You appear to have missed my Cartesian coordinate system that aspires to represent the first "Periodic Table for the Human Forebrain,” analogous to the similar influence the Periodic Table of Elements plays with respect to Chemistry and Physics, imparting a crucial sense of systematic order and purpose. As such, it provides the long-anticipated link between the “hard science” of neuroanatomy with its “soft” correlates within behavioral and humanistic psychology. The precise number of elementary levels has accurately been determined for both basic forebrain parameters. Sanides (1970) proposed that the human cortex evolved as a sequence of five (and now six) concentric growth rings comprising a medio-lateral hemisphere gradient. Furthermore, the interoceptive, exteroceptive and proprioceptive input categories each project to their own four-part complex of cortical bands that (when taken collect¬ively) define an antero-posterior hemisphere gradient. When the para-cor¬onal variable of phylogenetic age is plotted as the ordinate and the para-sagittal parameter of input specificity charted as the abscissa in a Cartesian coordinate system, the resulting dual parameter grid depicted in Fig. 1 is spatially oriented in a pattern analogous to the standard cortical representation. Each unit square within this schematic chart depicts paired coordinate values specifying functionally unique age and input forebrain parameters. Joseph J. Jean-Claude replied on Jan. 28, 2017 @ 22:56 GMT Hello John. I sure have noted those features of your analysis, essentially proposing a chart of the brain and its developmental history based on a Cartesian referential. However, interesting though they are, they are not quite the mathematical codification that we are used to in the "hard" sciences, as we expect functional expressions, or trigonometric, or matrixial, or otherwise... beyond the coordinate system. I do not want to promote my own essay at your expense, but you will see there a full mathematical development subtending a detailed analysis of the structure of human cognition, including intentionality. Again I believe the effort shown in your essay overall is much commendable. You devised an elegant math-model and then populated it with a wide assortment of seemingly random affective terms (after the fact) Where is your experimental proof that all this truly models the reality of the way the mind works ?? www.world-peace.org www.forebrain.org Good essay on behavioral sciences and human brain working and virtues and values.... How will this fit in this FQXi contest …”how mindless mathematical laws can give rise to aims and intentions?”....? I did not understand Author John Edward LaMuth replied on Feb. 9, 2017 @ 04:56 GMT Why would mindless mathematical laws only give rise to aims and intentions? Alternately, should this order of causality actually be reversed? Indeed, what factors of the motivated human intellect actually promote the development of the advanced mathematical models so conducive to explaining the dynamics of a callously-silent natural world? You appear to have completely missed my Cartesian coordinate system that aspires to represent the first "Periodic Table for the Human Forebrain,” analogous to the similar influence the Periodic Table of Elements plays with respect to Chemistry and Physics, imparting a crucial sense of systematic order and purpose. As such, it provides the long-anticipated link between the “hard science” of neuroanatomy with its “soft” correlates within behavioral and humanistic psychology. The precise number of elementary levels has accurately been determined for both basic forebrain parameters. Sanides (1970) proposed that the human cortex evolved as a sequence of five (and now six) concentric growth rings comprising a medio-lateral hemisphere gradient. Furthermore, the interoceptive, exteroceptive and proprioceptive input categories each project to their own four-part complex of cortical bands that (when taken collect¬ively) define an antero-posterior hemisphere gradient. When the para-cor¬onal variable of phylogenetic age is plotted as the ordinate and the para-sagittal parameter of input specificity charted as the abscissa in a Cartesian coordinate system, the resulting dual parameter grid depicted in Fig. 1 is spatially oriented in a pattern analogous to the standard cortical representation. Each unit square within this schematic chart depicts paired coordinate values specifying functionally unique age and input forebrain parameters. Nice Reply sir, Satyavarapu Naga Parameswara Gupta wrote on Feb. 10, 2017 @ 04:30 GMT Dear John Edward LaMuth, I replied in my post there on my paper... Thank you for your interest on my essay and your good question... Please See posts by and... my reply to the questions by... Schneider wrote on Jan. 27, 2017 @ 07:59 GMT Harry Hamlin Ricker III wrote on Jan. 31, 2017 @ 14:49 GMT I hope it will clarify your question, if not we can discuss again I don't have a lot to comment on, but your paper was well written and professionally done. Your paper was highly engrossing. However, the statement: “how mindless mathematical laws can give rise to aims and intentions” appears self-contradictory. The universe progresses mechanically following mathematical rules. But unless an observer applies its mind to the resultant state, it makes no sense. Once someone applies mind to the external impulses, only such interaction... Your paper was highly engrossing. However, the statement: “how mindless mathematical laws can give rise to aims and intentions” appears self-contradictory. The universe progresses mechanically following mathematical rules. But unless an observer applies its mind to the resultant state, it makes no sense. Once someone applies mind to the external impulses, only such interaction gives rise to aims and intentions. Would you kindly elaborate on this? You have correctly said that: “If it were possible to establish a behavioral link to a material sphere of influence, then behavioral psychology (and its extensions to the realm of the neurosciences) would finally become conceptually complete”. But such links had been established long ego by our ancestors. We will give one example of the mechanism of thought. If we wanted to know which force causes thought – the answer is the laws of inertia. There are three forms of inertia elaborated in an ancient book: Compendium on Properties of Matter. The first of course, is inertia of motion. The second is thought and the third is inertia of restoration, which is generally referred to as elasticity. Inertia is generally defined as the resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion. This includes changes to its speed, direction, or state of rest. But it is also the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line at constant velocity. Generally, application of force moves an object. But what happens when the force ceases to apply? Since force causes motion, cessation of force should imply cessation of motion. However, since the bodies are seen to move even after the force ceases, there must be something that moves an object after the force ceases to operate. This is called counter-force, as it counters the normal effect of force or the absence of it (which should have normally made the object to be at rest). This counter-force is called inertia. There is nothing as inertia of rest. Rest is the condition of mutual cancellation of all forces acting on a body. This includes inertia, which also moves bodies. Rest gives the particle or the body its position. When it continues the displacement of objects fully from its position, the inertia is called inertia of motion. When it displaces partially but not completely from its position, the inertia is called inertia of restoration. It continues to operate as long as the force continues to operate, by generating a counter-force. Hence, it is a type of inertia. Perceptions like "seeing, hearing, touching, etc.", are generated when an external impulse interacts with its respective sense organs, which can be linked to the fundamental forces of nature (like seeing is related to electromagnetic, taste to weak interaction, touch to another variant of weak interaction, smell to strong interaction and sound to gravitation). These five can be related to alpha, beta, delta, theta mind waves and their gamma coupling. Thought is generated when we perceive the images of not objects directly reaching our senses, but the direct perception of something triggers indirect perception by drawing from memory the earlier perceptions or realizations. The book elaborates on how these are generated and continued and how these are destroyed. The dual parameter grid in Fig 1 is according to you: represent the first "Periodic Table for the Human Forebrain”, … imparting a crucial sense of systematic order and purpose. This is correct. But the listing does not explain life or consciousness (behavior in the present context is a conscious process). These processes cease immediately after death. Thus, there is something that energizes and regulates these functions. We are not talking about soul or something like that here. But how do you explain these functions and their cessation? How are the numbers assigned to Fig1? How these numbers progress with intervals and why? After Humanistic values, why the numbers suddenly fall? We would like to be educated on these areas. Author John Edward LaMuth replied on Feb. 24, 2017 @ 07:27 GMT I was limited by word-count, but the answer is EPIPHENOMENALISM (I suggest you google this) As far as the virtues, The arrows represent a concept from the fledgling science of Communication Theory, borrowing the crucial concept of the metaperspective. It is defined as a higher-order perspective on the viewpoint held by another: schematically defined as “this is how I see you-seeing me.” The... I was limited by word-count, but the answer is EPIPHENOMENALISM (I suggest you google this) As far as the virtues, The arrows represent a concept from the fledgling science of Communication Theory, borrowing the crucial concept of the metaperspective. It is defined as a higher-order perspective on the viewpoint held by another: schematically defined as “this is how I see you-seeing me.” The higher-order groupings of virtues/values are ordered as subsets within a hierarchy of metaperspectives, each more abstract grouping building upon that which it supersedes. Take, for example, the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude), the theological virtues (faith-hope-charity-decency), and the classical Greek values (beauty-truth-goodness-wisdom). Each of these traditional groupings is further subdivided into four subordinate terms permitting precise point-for-point stacking within the hierarchy of metaperspectives. Additional listings of ethical terms can further be added into the mix: namely, the civil liberties (providence-liberty-civility-austerity), the humanistic values (peace-love-tranquility-equality), the mystical values (ecstasy-bliss-joy-harmony), etc. When taken in concert, the complete ten-level hierarchy of virtuous terms emerges in full detail, as partially reproduced in the compact table below (including the preliminary behavioral antecedents). Approach • Rewards ..........Avoidance • Leniency Solicitude • Approval .......Submission • Blame Glory • Prudence ..........Honor • Justice Providence • Faith ........Liberty • Hope Grace • Beauty ..........Free-Will • Truth Tranquility • Ecstasy .....Equality • Bliss Desire • Aspiration .......Worry • Compliance Dignity • Temperance .....Integrity • Fortitude Civility • Charity....... Austerity • Decency Magnanim. • Goodness ......Equanimity • Wisdom Love • Joy ..............Peace • Harmony This cohesive hierarchy of virtues, values, and ideals proves exceedingly comprehensive in scope, accounting for virtually every major theme celebrated in the Western ethical tradition. It is particularly easy to gain a sense of the increasing degree of abstraction when scanning the individual columns from top to bottom. The traditional sequences of terms line up seamlessly within this hierarchy of metaperspectives. Indeed, it proves exceedingly unlikely that this cohesive style of system could have arisen solely by chance. Furthermore, this ethical hierarchy mirrors the specialization of personal, group, spiritual, humanitarian, and transcendental realms within human society as a whole: which (when further specialized into authority/follower roles) accounts for the full ten-level span of ethical terms. The concept of transcendental is distinct from transcendence... the only limit is the nameable Edward LaMuth, You essay open a huge horizon for me. I don't know how to comment, I have yet to learn much, but it is like the sensation of seeing a new world opening in front of me. So, I gave you 10. So, please, I ask you to read and comment my essay: Dear John Edward LaMuth Member Tejinder Pal Singh wrote on Apr. 1, 2017 @ 14:47 GMT Dear Dr. LaMuth, I found your essay beautifully written, and enjoyable. Tejinder Very interesting, informative and well written. I certainly agree your reversal proposal! I also invoke the; "recurrent cycle of stimulus and response (which) dominates neural circuitry" as feedback loops leading to 'aims' via decision hierarchies. I hope you may get the chance to read and comment on the operational architecture in mine. Thanks Very best.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26604
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Click to read the Overview Council Meeting minutes. The 2016 Edition of the Manual and the Equivalent BMP List became effective on January 1, 2016. The 2016 Edition of the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control was reviewed and amended at the November 3rd, 2015, GSWCC State Board Meeting. Amendments were made to Page 6-84 and Page 6-143. As discussed at the October 1st Public Meeting on the 2016 Edition of the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control, the DRAFT Equivalent Best Management Practice List was posted for public comment. The purpose of the list is to provide a listing of products that are equivalent to the best management practices as listed in the Manual. Refer to Appendix A-2 of the 2016 Edition of the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control for more information on the Equivalent BMP process. GSWCC and GDOT coordinated on the development of the Equivalent BMP List . This list is based on the existing GDOT Qualified Product Lists and GSWCC Board previously approved products as found in the 5th Edition of the Manual. Efforts have been made to make this a complete list, so the erosion control industry and other interested parties were encouraged to thoroughly review the list and submit comments. Response to comments on the Draft Equivalent BMP List can be found below, along with the Revised 2016 Equivalent BMP List, under "Related Files". The 2016 Edition of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission’s Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia Pursuant to Georgia’s Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975, the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia (Manual) is the published guidance of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) that governs the design and practices to be used in the protection of this state's natural resources from erosion and sedimentation.[1] The major changes to the 2016 Edition of the Manual include: The Equivalent BMP List. The 2016 Edition includes a new process for inclusion on and removal from the Equivalent BMP List. This list will consist of BMPs that have demonstrated success at least three times in the field under the NPDES permit Guidelines for the Alternative BMP process, have been bench tested, and have been approved for inclusion by the GSWCC. The Equivalent BMP List is similar to the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) Qualified Products List, which consists of materials approved by GDOT and was recognized by the Fifth Edition of the Manual. The new process and Equivalent BMP List increase efficiency for all the agencies involved in soil and erosion control and in the development community by facilitating use of Alternative BMPs repeatedly implemented and approved under GSWCC Guidelines. Refer to Appendix A-2 for more information about requirements for the application and removal process for the Equivalent BMP List. Revised or Combined Practices. Some practices from the Fifth and Sixth Editions of the Manual have been revised or combined in the 2016 Edition, including: Tree Protection (Tr), Turbidity Curtain (Tc), Seep Berm (SpB), Sediment Barrier (Sd1), Inlet Sediment Trap (Sd2), Temporary Sediment Trap (Sd4), Retrofit (Rt), Floating Surface Skimmer (Sk), Construction Exit (Co), Channel Stabilization (Ch), Checkdam (Cd), Flocculants and Coagulants (Fl-Co), Slope Stabilization (Ss), and Tackifiers (Tac). Sediment Barriers (Sd1). The 2016 Edition clarifies the use of Types A, B, and C silt fences in non-sensitive and sensitive areas. Updated Erosion, Sedimentation, and Pollution Control (ES&PC) Plan. The 2016 Edition of the Manual includes updated guidance for ES&PC Plans. The public comment period ended on Friday, October 9, 2015. A summary of the public meeting held on Oct 1, 2015 can be found under "Related Files" below. Comments received at the public meeting and those submitted via email have been reviewed and a summary of the responses to the comments can be found below under "Related Files". [1] Section 12-7-3(10.2) of the Georgia Code states: "Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia" or "manual" means the published guidance of the commission governing the design and practices to be utilized in the protection of this state's natural resources from erosion and sedimentation which shall be based foremost upon sound engineering principles and repeatable bench and field testing of structural and vegetative best management practices and which shall have the annual approval of the Erosion and Sediment Control Overview Council established pursuant to Code Section 12-7-7.1. 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__label__cc	0.648858	0.351142	A HISTORY OF SCIENCE who?, what?, when? THALES of MILETOS ANAXIMANDER of MILETOS EMPEDOCLES of AGRIGENTUM HIPPOCRATES of COS DEMOCRITUS of ABDERA ZENO of ELEA CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY JOHN DEE (1527-1608) THE MEDIEVAL ARAB SCIENTISTS J’BIR IHBIN AYAM (722-804) AL-KHWARIZMI (800-847) AL-BIRUNI (973-1050) IBN SINA (AVICENA) (980-1037) OMAR KHAYYAM (c.1048–1131) CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY & WESTERN SCIENCE PETER LOMBARD (c.1095-1164) LEONARDO FIBONACCI (c.1170-c.1250) ALBERTUS MAGNUS (c.1200- 80) ROGER BACON (1214- 94) THOMAS AQUINAS (1225- 74) JOHANNES GUTENBERG (1395-1468) LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519) NICOLAUS COPERNICUS (1473-1543) ANDREAS VESALIUS (1514- 64) TYCHO BRAHE (1546-1601) ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK THOMAS NEWCOMEN DANIEL FAHRENHEIT PIETER VAN MUSSCHENBROEK – EWALD JURGEN VON KIELEL CAROLUS LINNAEUS DANIEL BERNOULLI LEONHARD EULER JOSEPH PRIESTLEY JACQUES-ALEXANDRE-CESARE CHARLES THOMAS YOUNG JOSEPH LOUIS GAY-LUSSAC AMEDEO AVOGADRO HEINRICH WILHELM MATTHIAS OLBERS JOSEF VON FRAUNHOFER ANDRE MARIE AMPERE CARL GAUSS JANS JACOB BERZELIUS JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE WILLIAM THOMSON (LORD KELVIN) LEON FOUCAULT RUDOLPH CLAUSIUS GEORGE BOOLE ROBERT BUNSEN – GUSTAV KIRCHHOFF GREGOR MENDEL DMITRI MENDELEEV JOSEF STEFAN – LUDWIG BOLTZMANN WILHELM GOTTLIEB DAIMLER ALBERT MICHELSON – EDWARD MORLEY HEINRICH RUDOLPH HERTZ JOHN AMBROSE FLEMING HEIKE KAMERLINGH-ONNES FREDRICK BANTING WILLARD LIBBY WILLIAM SHOCKLEY FRED LAWRENCE WHIPPLE ROSALIND FRANKLIN MELVIN CALVIN EDWARD LORENZ GERD BINNIG (GERMANY) – HEINRICH ROHRER (SWITZERLAND) ROBERT CURL (USA) – HAROLD KROTO (UK) – RICHARD SMALLEY (USA) School of Athens NO TEXT ? CHANGE FORMAT Tag Archives for light The speculative Greek philosophers, considering the great overarching principles that controlled the Cosmos, were handicapped by a reluctance to test their speculations by experimentation. At the other end of the spectrum were the craftsmen who fired and glazed pottery, who forged weapons out of bronze and iron. They in turn were hindered by their reluctance to speculate about the principles that governed their craft. WESTERN SCIENCE is often credited with discoveries and inventions that have been observed in other cultures in earlier centuries. This can be due to a lack of reliable records, difficulty in discerning fact from legend, problems in pinning down a finding to an individual or group or simple ignorance. The Romans were technologists and made little contribution to pure science and then from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance science regressed. Through this time, science and technology evolved independently and to a large extent one could have science without technology and technology without science. Later, there developed a movement to ‘Christianise Platonism’ (Thierry of Chartres). Platonism at its simplest is the study and debate of the various arguments put forward by the Greek philosopher PLATO (428/7-348/7 BCE). The philosopher Plotinus is attributed with having founded neo-Platonism, linking Christian and Gnostic beliefs to debate various arguments within their doctrines. One strand of thought linked together three intellectual states of being: the Good (or the One), the Intelligence and the Soul. The neo-Platonic Academy in Greece was closed by the Emperor Justinian in CE 529. During the early years of the Renaissance, texts on neo-platonism began to be reconsidered, translated and discoursed. Aristotle’s four causes, from the ‘Timaeus’, were attributed to the Christian God, who works through secondary causes (such as angels). Efficient Cause – Creator – God the Father Formal Cause – Secondary agent – God the Son Material Cause – The four elements: earth, air, fire & water. Because these four are only fundamental forms of the single type of matter, they cannot be related to any idea of ‘elements’ as understood by modern science – they could be transmuted into each other. Different substances, although composed of matter would have different properties due to the differing amounts of the qualities of form and spirit. Thus a lump of lead is made of the same type of matter (fundamental form) as a lump of gold, but has a different aggregation of constituents. Neither lead nor gold would contain much spirit – not as much as air, say, and certainly not as much as God, who is purely spiritual. ( ALCHEMY ) Final Cause – Holy Spirit All other is ‘natural’ – underwritten by God in maintaining the laws of nature without recourse to the supernatural. Science was the method for investigating the world. It involved carrying out careful experiments, with nature as the ultimate arbiter of which theories were right and which were wrong. Robert Grosseteste (1168-1253) Bishop of Lincoln (Robert ‘Bighead’) – neo-Platonic reading of Genesis – emanation of God’s goodness, like light, begins creation. Light is thus a vehicle of creation and likewise knowledge (hence ‘illumination’), a dimensionless point of matter with a dimensionless point of light superimposed upon it (dimensions are created by God). Spherical radiation of light carries matter with it until it is dissipated. Led to studies of optical phenomena (rainbow, refraction, reflection). October 31, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: ALCHEMY, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, INDEX, LIGHT, PLATO, THE MIDDLE AGES, THEOLOGY \| Tags: Aristotle, Christian, dark qges, Grosseteste, HISTORY OF SCIENCE, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, Justinian, light, MIDDLE AGES, neo platonists, PHILOSOPHY, PLATO, Plotinus, Robert Grosseteste, science, theology, Thierry of Chartres, Timaeus \| 2 Comments 1905 – Switzerland ‘the relativity principle: All laws of science are the same in all frames of reference. constancy of the speed of light: The speed of light in a vacuüm is constant and is independent of the speed of the observer’ The laws of physics are identical to different spectators, regardless of their position, as long as they are moving at a constant speed in relation to each other. Above all the speed of light is constant. Classical laws of mechanics seem to be obeyed in our normal lives because the speeds involved are insignificant. Newton’s recipe for measuring the speed of a body moving through space involved simply timing it as it passed between two fixed points. This is based on the assumptions that time is flowing at the same rate for everyone – that there is such a thing as ‘absolute’ time, and that two observers would always agree on the distance between any two points in space. The implications of this principle if the observers are moving at different speeds are bizarre and normal indicators of velocity such as distance and time become warped. Absolute space and time do not exist. The faster an object is moving the slower time moves. Objects appear to become shorter in the direction of travel. Mass increases as the speed of an object increases. Ultimately nothing may move faster than or equal to the speed of light because at that point it would have infinite mass, no length and time would stand still. ‘The energy (E) of a body equals its mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared’ This equation shows that mass and energy are mutually convertible under certain conditions. The mass-energy equation is a consequence of Einstein’s theory of special relativity and declares that only a small amount of atomic mass could unleash huge amounts of energy. Two of his early papers described Brownian motion and the ‘photoelectric’ effect (employing PLANCK’s quantum theory and helping to confirm Planck’s ideas in the process). 1915 – Germany ‘Objects do not attract each other by exerting pull, but the presence of matter in space causes space to curve in such a manner that a gravitational field is set up. Gravity is the property of space itself’ From 1907 to 1915 Einstein developed his special theory into a general theory that included equating accelerating forces and gravitational forces. This implies light rays would be bent by gravitational attraction and electromagnetic radiation wavelengths would be increased under gravity. Moreover, mass and the resultant gravity, warps space and time, which would otherwise be ‘flat’, into curved paths that other masses (e.g. the moons of planets) caught within the field of the distortion follow. The predictions from special and general relativity were gradually proven by experimental evidence. Einstein spent much of the rest of his life trying to devise a unified theory of electromagnetic, gravitational and nuclear fields. 10 Rarely Seen Pictures of Albert Einstein (techeblog.com) Top 10 Most Influential Scientists (listverse.com) August 15, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, INDEX, MATHS, NOBEL PRIZE, PHYSICS, TWENTIETH \| Tags: Albert Einstein, Brownian motion, Einstein, Gravitation, gravity, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, light, Mass–energy equivalence, Nobel Prize, photo-electric effect, photon, physics, Planck constant, Quantum mechanics, Relativity, Special relativity, Speed of light, Switzerland, twentieth century \| Leave a comment ALBERT MICHELSON (1852-1931) EDWARD MORLEY (1838-1923) 1887 – USA ‘The aim of the experiment was to measure the effect of the Earth’s motion on the speed of light’ This celebrated experiment found no evidence of there being an effect. Luminiferous aether (aps.org) Power Recycled Michelson (fnal.gov) August 7, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, INDEX, NINETEENTH, NOBEL PRIZE, PHYSICS \| Tags: Albert Michelson, Edward Morley, Einstein, ELECTROMAGNETISM, Fermilab, HISTORY OF SCIENCE, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, JAMES CLERK MAXWELL, light, luminiferous ether, Michelson–Morley experiment, NINETEENTH CENTURY, Nobel Prize, physics, Special relativity, Speed of light, United States, USA, wave \| Leave a comment GEORGE FITZGERALD (1851-1901) HENDRICK LORENTZ (1853-1928) 1890 – Ireland 1904 – Holland ‘A moving object appears to contract’ The contraction is negligible unless the object’s speed is close to the speed of light. In 1890 Fitzgerald suggested that an object moving through space would shrink slightly in its direction of travel by an amount dependent on its speed. In 1904 Lorentz independently studied this problem from an atomic point of view and derived a set of equations to explain it. A year later, Einstein derived Lorentz’s equations independently from his special theory of relativity. August 3, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, NINETEENTH, PHYSICS \| Tags: Einstein, Fitzgerald, FitzGerald-Lorentz_contraction, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, light, Lorentz, Maxwell's equations, NINETEENTH CENTURY, physics, Relativity, Special relativity, Speed of light \| Leave a comment LOUIS DE BROGLIE (1892-1987) 1924 – France ‘The wave-particle duality of matter. Like photons, particles such as electrons also show wave-particle duality, that is, they also behave like light waves’ Einstein had suggested in one of his 1905 papers that the ‘photoelectric’ effect could be explained by an interpretation that included electromagnetic waves behaving like particles. De Broglie simply reversed the argument and asked: ‘if waves can behave like particles (a stream of quanta or photons), why should particles not behave like waves?’ By applying quantum theory de Broglie was able to show that an electron could act as if it were a wave with its wavelength calculated by dividing PLANCK‘s constant by the electron’s momentum at any given instant. His proposal was found to be plausible by experimental evidence shortly afterwards. BORN, SCHRODINGER and HEISENBERG offered arguments to the debate. NIELS BOHR provided some context in 1927 by pointing out that the equipment used in experiments to prove the case one way or another greatly influenced the outcome of the results. A principle of ‘complementarity’ had to be applied suggesting the experimental proof to be a series of partially correct answers, which have to be interpreted side by side for the most complete picture. Uncertainty and Complementarity together became known as the ‘Copenhagen interpretation’ of quantum mechanics. Eventually, the ‘probabilistic’ theories of Heisenberg and Born largely won out. At this juncture, cause and effect had logically been removed from atomic physics and de Broglie, like Einstein and Schrödinger, began to question the direction quantum theory was taking and rejected many of its findings. August 3, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, INDEX, LIGHT, NOBEL PRIZE, PHYSICS, QUANTUM MECHANICS, TWENTIETH \| Tags: atom, Copenhagen interpretation, Einstein, France, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, light, Louis de Broglie, Niels Bohr, Nobel Prize, physics, Planck constant, Quantum mechanics, science, THE ATOM, twentieth century, Wave–particle duality, waves, Werner Heisenberg \| Leave a comment 1831 – England ‘A changing magnetic field around a conductor produces an electric current in the conductor. The size of the voltage is proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic field’ This phenomenon is called ‘electromagnetic induction’ and the current produced ‘induced current’. Induction is the basis of the electric generator and motor. Faraday developed HANS CHRISTIAN OERSTED’s 1820 discovery that electric current could deflect a compass needle. In his experiment Faraday wrapped two coils of insulated wire around opposite sides of an iron ring. One coil was connected to a battery, the other to a wire under which lay a magnetic compass needle. He anticipated that if he passed a current through the first wire it would establish a field in the ring that would induce a current in the second wire. He observed no effect when the current was steady but when he turned the current on and off he noticed the needle moving. He surmised that whenever the current in the first coil changed, current was induced in the second. To test this concept he slipped a magnet in and out of a coil of wire. While the magnet was moving the compass needle registered a current, as he pushed it in it moved one way, as he pulled it out the needle moved in the opposite direction. This was the first production of electricity by non-chemical means. In 1831, by rotating a copper disc between the poles of a magnet, Faraday was able to produce a steady electric current. This was the world’s first dynamo. NEWTON, with his concept of gravity, had introduced the idea of an invisible force that exerted its effect through empty space, but the idea of ‘action-at-a-distance’ was rejected by an increasing number of scientists in the early nineteenth century. By 1830, THOMAS YOUNG and AUGUSTIN FRESNEL had shown that light did not travel as particles, as Newton had said, but as waves or vibrations. But if this was so, what was vibrating? To answer this, scientists came up with the idea of a weightless matter, or ‘aether’. Faraday had rejected the concept of electricity as a ‘fluid’ and instead visualised its ‘fields’ with lines of force at their edges – the lines of force demonstrated by the pattern of iron fillings around a magnet. This meant that action at a distance simply did not happen, but things moved only when they encountered these lines of force. He believed that magnetism was also induced by fields of force and that it could interrelate with electricity because the respective fields cut across each other. Proving this to be true by producing an electric current via magnetism, Faraday had demonstrated electromagnetic induction. When Faraday was discovering electromagnetic induction he did so in the guise of a natural philosopher. Physics, as a branch of science, was yet to be given a name. The Russian physicist HEINRICH LENZ (1804- 65) extended Faraday’s work when in 1833 he suggested that ‘the changing magnetic field surrounding a conductor gives rise to an electric current whose own magnetic field tends to oppose it.’ This is now known as Lenz’s law. This law is in fact LE CHATELIER‘s principle when applied to the interactions of currents and magnetic fields. Fluctuating Electromagnetic Fields and EM Waves It took a Scottish mathematician by the name of JAMES CLERK MAXWELL to provide a mathematical interpretation of Faraday’s work on electromagnetism. Describing the complex interplay of electric and magnetic fields, he was able to conclude mathematically that electromagnetic waves move at the speed of light and that light is just one form of electromagnetic wave. This led to the understanding of light and radiant heat as moving variations in electromagnetic fields. These moving fields have become known collectively as radiation. Faraday continued to investigate the idea that the natural forces of electricity, magnetism, light and even gravity are somehow ‘united’, and to develop the idea of fields of force. He focused on how light and gravity relate to electromagnetism. After experimenting with many transparent substances, he tried a piece of heavy lead glass which led to the discovery of the ‘Faraday Effect’ in 1845 and proved that polarised light may be affected by a magnet. This opened the way for enquiries into the complete spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. In 1888 the German physicist HEINRICH HERTZ confirmed the existence of electromagnetic waves – in this case radio waves – traveling at the speed of light. The unit of capacitance, farad (F) is named in honour of Faraday. << top of page July 18, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: ELECTRICITY, ELECTROMAGNETISM, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, MAGNETISM, MATHS, NINETEENTH, PHYSICS, WAVES \| Tags: Electric charge, electricity, ELECTROMAGNETISM, England, farad, Faraday, Heinrich Hertz, HEINRICH LENZ, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, JAMES CLERK MAXWELL, light, Michael Faraday, Newton, NINETEENTH CENTURY, physics, radation, waves \| Leave a comment HEINRICH OLBERS (1758-1840) ‘Why is the sky dark at night?’ This question puzzled astronomers for centuries and no, the answer is not because the sun is on the other side of the planet. Olbers pointed out that if there were an infinite number of stars evenly distributed in space, the night sky should be uniformly bright. He believed that the darkness of the night sky was due to the adsorption of light by interstellar space. OLBERS This is wrong. Olbers’ question remained a paradox until 1929 when it was discovered that the galaxies are moving away from us and the universe is expanding. The distant galaxies are moving away so fast that the intensity of light we receive from them is diminished. In addition, this light is shifted towards the red end of the spectrum. These two effects significantly reduce the light we receive from distant galaxies, leaving only the nearby stars, which we see as points of light in a darkened sky. What is light intensity? Minute Physics (www.youtube) Why is the sky blue? (sciencequestionswithchris.wordpress.com) Why is the sky blue? (spaceplace.nasa.gov/) July 8, 2012 by geoffneilsen Categories: ASTRONOMY, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, INDEX, NINETEENTH, OPTICS, PHYSICS, THE STARS \| Tags: Astronomy, Galaxies, Germany, Heinrich Olbers, HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE, intensity of light, light, NINETEENTH CENTURY, Olbers, Olbers' paradox, physics, sky dark, THE STARS, why is the sky blue, why is the sky dark at night \| Leave a comment Atomicarchive British Society for the History of Science Famous Ancient Greek Pagans, Platonists, Philosophers History of Science Society Internet History Sourcebooks Project Journal of History of Science MINUTE PHYSICS Posner Memorial Collection Touchpress Archimedes Aristotle Astronomy atom Atomic weight Austria Avogadro's law biology Calculus Carbon Charles's law chemistry computers DALTON DNA EIGHTeenth Einstein Electric charge electricity ELECTROMAGNETISM Electron Electron shell element Energy England ERNEST RUTHERFORD Euclid Europe France Gas Laws Germany Greek HEAT HISTORY OF SCIENCE HISTORY_OF_SCIENCE hydrogen Italy JAMES CLERK MAXWELL John Dalton light Louis de Broglie Manchester mathematics maths MECHANICS Michael Faraday MIDDLE AGES Molecule Newton Niels Bohr NINETEENTH CENTURY Nobel Prize Oxygen PHILOSOPHY physics Planck constant PLATO Pythagoras Quantum mechanics science Scotland SEVENTEENTH CENTURY SI Special relativity Speed of light THE ANCIENTS THE ATOM THE STARS twentieth century UK United States USA waves Werner Heisenberg X-ray diffraction	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26615
__label__wiki	0.846449	0.846449	Gambusino Prospector Passion for Discovery About Gambusino Prospector Oaxaca pictures Mexican Core Shack Epithermal Low Sulphidation El Oro, Estado de Mexico Ixtaca, Puebla La Xora, Nayarit Las Chispas, Sonora Los Italianos, Sonora San Sebastián, Durango Epithermal, Intermediate Sulphidation La Cigarra, Chihuahua Los Gatos, Chihuahua Santa María, Chihuahua Intrusion Related Metates, Durango Porphyry Copper Cerro Verde – El Desierto, Durango Cervantes, Sonora Sirio, Chihuahua Skarn, CRD – Carbonate Replacement Deposits Ana Paula, Guerrero VMS – Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides Las Granadas, Estado de Mexico Mineral Resources in Mexico Mining Regions Tectonostratigraphic Terranes Mineral Resources of Mexico Northwest Mexico Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt Sierra Madre del Sur Mines and Properties with Resources Project Generation in selected areas Project Generation of targets in cancelled mining concessions Project Evaluation Properties with good drilling intersections High Grade Properties Stream Sediments The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the First Week of January, 2020. January 5, 2020 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment Mn-Fe/calcite fault-bx in rhyolitic tuffs. By Miguel A Heredia During the first week of the year (December 31st to January 05th, 2020), at least 19 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with six announcing financial rounds, three disclosing deals and corporate issues, three commenting on Mexican issues, two communicating production results, two reporting on resources and development of their projects, two discussing issues on social responsibility, and one informing on exploration results. ON MEXICO ISSUES, La Caridad mine in Sonora, one of the most precious jewels of the Mexican mining. Lithium can turn Mexico into the planet´s rechargeable battery. Mexico announced USD $4.65B in capital expenditure for new mining projects in 2020-2021. ON EXPLORATION, In Jalisco, GoGold filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report on its Los Ricos project. ON MINING, Telson reported some of the reactivation activities carried out at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero to bring it back into production by mid January 2020. Newmont Goldcorp provided an outlook for the year 2020 on its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas. ON FINANCING, Sonoro Metals received proceeds of $875K from the sale to Agnico of the 1% NSR on the Chipriona property in Sonora. First Mexican closed the third tranche of its private placement for gross proceeds of $95K (Guadalupe project, Sonora). Great Panther announced USD $10M concentrate prepayment (Guanajuato mine complex, Guanajuato). Telson announced its intention to conduct a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to CAD $3M (Campo Morado mine, Guerrero). SilverCrest announced that SSR mining elected to exercise its SilverCrest equity participation with CAD $13.25M private placement (Las Chispas project, Sonora). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Sierra Metals updated mineral resource estimate for its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. Leagold announced expansion plans for its Los Filos mine in Guerrero. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Prospero sold its Mexican subsidiary Minera Fumarola S.A. de C.V. to an arm’s length purchaser, Aquatio S.A. de C.V. of Jalisco State, Mexico (Pachuca SE project, Hidalgo). Equinox Gold and Leagold mailed management information in order to approve business combination and create a premier Americas Au producer (Los Filos mine, Guerrero). Goldgroup provided a legal update on its dispute with DynaResources concerning the San Jose de Gracia mine in Sinaloa. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, Fresnillo plc created more than 9,000 jobs in 2019. Zacatecas students created a protective device for miners to reduce accidents. ON MEXICO ISSUES La Caridad mine in Sonora, owned by the Grupo Mexico, is one of the most precious jewels of the Mexican mining. Its activity dates back to the pre-Hispanic era, but which had its greatest boom in the early twentieth century and that today is recognized in the history of our country as a factor of advancement and economic development for all Mexicans. Today it is the best integrated mine in the world, a mine where Cu is split and extracted for plate refinement. But this is not the only thing that is exploited in La Caridad, because large quantities of refined Au and Ag are also obtained, as well as Moly, a metal highly prized for its ability to create alloys with steel. But beyond its metallurgical production, La Caridad is also important for the entire region and the surrounding villages, as the mine generated multiple infrastructure works, thus generating a chain of well-being for its inhabitants. Developing new schools, cultural, sports facilities, housing, personnel transport systems and a supply network for workers, known as the “miner’s stores”, in addition to thousands of direct and indirect jobs. Lithium can turn Mexico, in the planet´s chargeable battery. After one of the biggest Li deposit was discovered in Sonora by Bacanora, a Canadian mining company. The technology industry has set its sights on the country with multiple requests from mining companies that want to exploit it, including Chinese corporations. Given this news, the head of the SEMARNAT, Victor Manuel Toledo, described the potential that this represents for Mexico in terms of tax collection and economic recovery, saying that worldwide Lithium has become “the new oil.” Bacanora, in collaboration with the Chinese Ganfeng already plans to raise at least USD $400M to request a license from the Mexican government for the exploitation of a Li quarry allegedly made up of 4.5 M tonnes of this element that has detected, which would later generate profits for these companies of at least USD $1B. Mexico announced USD 4.65B in capital expenditure for new mining projects in 2020-2021. A series of mining companies will commence to build various mining projects in Mexico in 2020. Minera Alamos, expects to initiate construction of its Santana-Los Verdes project in Sonora in Q1, 2020 with an investment of USD $7.55M, which includes the construction of a coal plant, platforms, ponds and various earthworks at the mine site. The complex should start producing in Q3, 2020. It also plans to begin construction of its la Fortuna mine in Durango at the end of 2020 at a total cost of USD $26.9M. Torex Gold Resources Inc., expects to start the construction of its Media Luna mine in Guerrero in Q1, 2021, with a capital expenditure of USD $482M. Media Luna has a capacity of 47M Lb Cu, 170K Oz Au, and 1.7M Oz Ag per year. Prime Mining Corp., plans to begin construction of its Los Reyes project in Sinaloa in June 2021 and end in December of the same year. The capital expenditure of the project is set as USD $89.5M and its capacity is 35K Oz Au and 253K Oz Ag per year, with a useful mine life of 11 years. VVC Exploration Corp., owns the USD $4B Samalayuca copper project in Chihuahua. Samalayuca, currently awaiting a construction decision, has an estimated useful mine life of 16 years. Southern Copper Corporation, is the owner of Mina Pilares in Sonora, which will produce Cu in concentrates to be processed in the La Caridad mine. Mina Pilares, currently awaiting a construction decision, should start producing in H2, 2021. Southern reported that it has already obtained environmental permits and is currently trying to acquire additional land. ON EXPLORATION GoGold Resources Inc., filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report on its Los Ricos project in Jalisco. Work done by GoGold confirms that the drilling program continues to intersect wide zones of Au & Ag from surface to vertical depths of 300m. The Los Ricos deposit is still open along strike to the north and at depth. It also concludes that although high-grade portions of the vein have been mined out, the structures still have wide mineralized intervals potentially amenable to surface mining methods. A budget of USD $5.3M was proposed to continue the exploration work at Los Ricos project in Jalisco for the year 2020. The company also announced that plans to complete an NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate on Los Ricos in 2020. ON MINING Telson Mining Corporation, reported some of the reactivation activities carried out at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero to bring it back into production by mid January 2020. The company has already restored electrical power to the mine site, and personnel have commenced dewatering the mine. Access has been restored to the El largo Zone where there are approximately 50K tonnes of ore available to transport to the mill site that along with 20K tonnes of ore previously transported to the mill will be available for processing upon start-up. Personnel are also advancing on the process of checking, servicing, and repairing as necessary, all mill processing equipment, mobile mining equipment, underground mining equipment, ventilation systems and safety equipment, etc. Newmont Goldcorp, provided a 2020 outlook for its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas. It plans to produce 575K Oz Au at a cash cost of $570 per Oz Au and AISC of $725 per Oz Au. In addition, the company plans to produce 30 M Oz Ag, 200M Lb Pb, and 425M Lb Zn, at a cash cost of $515 per Oz AuEq and AISC of $805 per Oz AuEq. ON FINANCING Sonoro Metals Corp., received proceeds of $875K from the sale to Agnico of the 1% NSR on the Chipriona property, located in the Mulatos mining district in Sonora. The NSR originated from the sale of the Chipriona property to Agnico in December 2019 for the amount of $4M plus the NSR. First Mexican Gold Corp., closed the third tranche of its private placement for gross proceeds of $95K. In total, the company issued 20M shares for gross proceeds of $1M (Guadalupe project, Sonora). Great Panther Mining Limited, entered into a USD $10M prepayment agreement with the IXM Group for 100% of the Au-Ag concentrates produced from the Guanajuato mine complex in 2020 and 2021. The prepayment will be repaid on December 31, 2020 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 3-month USD LIBOR plus 5%. Telson Mining Corporation, announced its intention to conduct a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to CAD $3M (Campo Morado mine, Guerrero). SilverCrest Metals Inc., announced that SSR Mining elected to exercise its shareholder participation right, pursuant to an agreement between the company and SSR Mining dated November 28, 2018. Accordingly, SSR Mining has agreed to purchase 1,819,074 shares of SilverCrest for aggregate proceeds of CAD $13.25M at the same price of CAD $7.28 as the bought deal public offering announced by SilverCrest on December 3, 2019. SSR entered into a transaction with a third party to divest of the 1,819,074 SilverCrest common shares to be acquired pursuant to the private placement at a price of CAD $8.45 per common share for a pre-tax gain of approximately CAD $2.1M. Net proceeds raised by SilverCrest will be used to continue exploration and development of its Las Chispas project in Sonora. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT Sierra Metals Inc., updated mineral resource estimate for its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. This mineral resource update includes 13,698m of infill drilling and 41,553m of exploration drilling. Total indicated mineral resources are 11.63M tonnes of 0.95% Cu, 18 g/t Ag, and 0.24 g/t Au (or 1.16% CuEq) for a total of 244.3M Lb Cu, 6.8M Oz Ag, and 90.4K Oz Au (300.1M Lb CuEq). Total inferred mineral resources are 16.69M tonnes of 0.93% Cu, 17 g/t Ag, and 0.30 g/t Au (or 1.16% CuEq) for a total of 342.1M Lb Cu, 9M Oz Ag, and 162.7K Oz Au (428.1M Lb CuEq). Sierra Metals plans to update a PEA for the Bolivar mine which is expected to be released in Q3, 2020. Goal of the PEA is to increase tonnage throughput in excess of 5,000 tonnes per day, which is expected to be reached by the end of 2020. Leagold Mining Corporation, announced a USD $180M expansion plans for its Los Filos mine in Guerrero. Expansion began in July, with the final phase of development scheduled to conclude by end-2021. The Los Filos expansion will play a key role to consolidate the recently merged Equinox-Leagold combined company as a producer of 1M Oz Au per year in 2021, based on output from current mines in Brazil, Mexico and USA. This expansion will position Los Filos mine as one of the Mexico´s biggest Au mines, combining underground and open pit operations across the Los Filos, Bermejal and Guadalupe deposits. The expansion is expected to roughly double production at Los Filos in 2021 from around 200K Oz Au produced in 2019 to 400K Oz Au. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES Prospero Silver Corp., sold its Mexican subsidiary Minera Fumarola S.A. de C.V. to an arm’s length purchaser, Aquatio S.A. de C.V. of Jalisco State, Mexico, for a cash purchase price of USD 5K, and assumption of all statutory liabilities and obligations of the subsidiary in Mexico, including property maintenance and abandonment, statutory employee severance, and tax obligations, estimated to aggregate to USD $95K. Equinox Gold Corp., and Leagold Mining Corporation, mailed management information to approve business combination to create a premier Americas Au producer. “Pursuant to the transaction, Leagold shareholders will receive 0.331 of an Equinox Gold share for each Leagold share held. At closing, existing Equinox Gold and Leagold shareholders will own approximately 55% and 45% of the combined company, respectively, on an issued share basis. The combined company will continue as Equinox Gold under the ticker symbol “EQX” on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American Stock Exchange” (Los Filos mine, Guerrero). Goldgroup Mining Inc., provided a legal update on its dispute with DynaResources concerning the San Jose de Gracia mine in Sinaloa. It is awaiting the written judgment of the 11th Federal Circuit Collegiate Court in Mexico to be published to assess its contents and reason for judgment. The Company will continue to pursue all legal avenues in Mexico to achieve a favorable resolution to the DynaUSA dispute. It also will continue the enforcement of the final judgment from the US District Court for the District of Colorado which confirmed the company´s previously announced favorable award in the arbitration against DynaUSA. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Fresnillo plc., generated more than 9,000 jobs in 2019. The company is making every effort to be competitive, to continue generating jobs for Fresnillo and generate economic benefits for the population. Zacatecas students, created a protective device for miners to detect risk of fatigue, heart rate and blood pressure. The intelligent device called EPIMIN is set inside the hard hat of the miners to detect fatigue of the miners, based on heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature, with the variable that, in case of presenting any irregularity, the device will issue a sensory alert to the user and will alert a monitoring center located on surface with the person in charge. “An investment in technology like this will allow mining companies to control work risks, anticipate them, prevent them and get to the longed for zero accidents.” Content like what you have just read can be seen at https://gambusinoprospector.com/ and at LinkedIn’s Mexico Mineral Exploration Group. On the picture above, a Mn-Fe/calcite fault-bx hosted in rhyolites in a prospect in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the First Week of November, 2019. November 10, 2019 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment Mn oxide-calcite fault vein-bx During the forty-five week of the year (November 4th to November 10th, 2019), at least 37 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with nine communicating production and financial results, eight disclosing deals and corporate issues, six announcing financial rounds, five informing on exploration results, four reporting on resources and development of their projects, three commenting on Mexican issues, and two discussing issues on social responsibility. ON MEXICO ISSUES, according to the Director of Mines of Zacatecas, there are five new mine projects in the state to be developed in 2020. Newmont-Goldcorp restated the dialogue process with the Cedros community on its Peñasquito mines in Zacatecas. Local communities and small local merchants expressed their support for the continuity of the Peñasquito mine. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Silver Viper mobilized an exploration crew to its Virginia project to commence a drilling program at the El Rubi target area, and Oceanus reported underground and surface sampling results from its El Tigre project. In Sinaloa, Vizsla reported underground sampling from its Panuco-Copala project. In Zacatecas, Advance Gold outlined a km long by 400-500m wide chargeability anomaly at its Tabasqueña project. In Jalisco, GoGold released drill results from 4 holes collared at its Los Ricos project. ON MINING, Alio Gold, Argonaut, Coeur, Endeavour, Excellon, First Majestic, Hecla, Leagold, and Pan American presented Q3 2019 production and financial results from its Mexican operations. ON FINANCING, Discovery Metals closed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $19M (Cordero project, Chihuahua). Goldplay closed a brokered private placement for $3M (San Marcial project, Sinaloa).Solaris Copper announced its intention to undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of up to CAD $5.5M (La Verde, Michoacan). Advance Gold closed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $113K (Tabasqueña project, Zacatecas). Orex announced that intends to undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of up to $1M (Sandra-Escobar project, Durango). San Marco revised its previously announced non-brokered private placement and now intends to rise gross proceeds for up to CAD $376.6K. It also closed subscription books for unit and flow through shares private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $40K (Chunibas project, Sonora). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Capstone announced high grade Cu-Ag results from 103 infill and step-out drill holes at its Cozamin mine in Zacatecas. Vizsla closed its option agreement to acquire 100% interest of Panuco-Copala project in Sinaloa. Torex extended mineralization 150m below current reserves at its El Limon Deep deposit in Guerrero. Mexus announced that its Merrill Crowe Au recover plant is complete and operational at its Santa Elena mine in Sonora. Mag Silver informed about the activities carried out at its Juanicipio project mine development in Zacatecas during Q3, 2019. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Colibri received TSX approval for its acquisition of Yaque Minerals (Mezquite and Jackie projects, Sonora). Vizsla closed its option agreement to acquire 100% interest in Panuco-Copala property in Sinaloa. Great Panther announced the appointment of its VP Exploration and VP People & Culture (Topia mine, Durango). Solaris Copper announced management changes of its team (La Verde project, Michoacan). Starcore presented results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (San Martin mine, Queretaro). Mako Mining provided a corporate update and status of its Mexican operation. Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán, a subsidiary of Fortuna Silver Mines revealed that it is analyzing to invest in a new plant in Mexico (San Jose mine, Oaxaca). Minera Autlán announced its intention to raise its commitment to gold (Lluvia de Oro-La Jojoba, Sonora). ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, Agnico Eagle participated in the reconstruction of the drinking water system at Yepachi, Chihuahua, with a total investment of MXP $4M. Argonaut participated in multiple social programs related to their Mexican operations. The Secretariat of Economy in Zacatecas, through its Director of Mines, revealed that new five mines will be developed in the state in 2020, standing out Juanicipio in Fresnillo, Camino Rojo in Mazapil , and San Nicolas in Villa Garcia municipalities. Zacatecas is one of the most prolific areas for mining in the country; however, he is aware of the social problems faced by some of the mining companies which operate in the state. He informed that the local government seeks to generate the conditions for mining companies to invest safely in new projects. Newmont-Goldcorp Corporation, restated the dialogue process with the community of Cedros, municipality of Mazapil on Peñasquito mine. A new agreement was signed for the community delegates, with a strong commitment of both parties, by the community not to block again the mine and from the company to attend on time the concerns and proposal from the Ejido. Local communities and small local merchants, expressed their support for the continuity of Peñasquito mine. The communities of Cedros, El Rosario, La Pardita, Sábana Grande, Tanquecillos, Tecolotes, Mazapil and El Trigo said they are in favor of the Peñasquito Mine, stating that it has provided benefits to their families. At a press conference, representatives of the aforementioned communities reported that thanks to the company they have work, so they asked the state government to support them and that, through the dialogue avoids a new block. They affirmed that they are against the blockades and the definitive closure of the mine, since this one supports around 25 communities. They said the mining company has provided a source of work to the people of the communities and do not want it to disappear. Silver Viper Minerals Corp., mobilized an exploration crew to its Virginia project in Sonora to commence a phase II drilling program at El Rubi target area, where previous drilling carried out in 2018 intersected 3.18 g/t Au and 228 g/t Ag (6.42 g/t AuEq) over 6m of true width. Phase II will test the extension of this structure along trend and at depth on 50m sections with the aim of generating enough information for maiden resource estimation at El Rubi. Oceanus Resources Corporation, presented underground and surface sampling results from the Caleigh, Canon Combination and Protectora Veins at its El Tigre project in Sonora. In the Caleigh Vein, underground channel sample ETU-1007 returned 1,896 g/t Ag and 6.4 g/t Au (2,376 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 0.50m, and ETU-1006 returned 1,971 g/t Ag and 4.64 g/t Au (2,318 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 0.50m. In the Canon Combination Vein, underground channel sample ETU-1012 returned 1,794 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (1,813 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 0.50m. In the Protectora Vein, underground channel sample returned 378 g/t Ag and 2.01 g/t Au (529 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 0.50m. Surface samples collected on this vein reported 374 g/t Ag and 3.32 g/t Au over 0.7m wide; 192 g/t Ag and 0.57 g/t Au (235 g/t AgEq) over 0.5m wide; and 169 g/t Ag and 1.0 g/t Au (244 g/t AgEq) over 0.50m wide. “The results from the mapping and sampling of the underground workings and at surface present a series of high priority drill targets over a 2 kilometer strike length north of the old El Tigre Mine, which we intend to drill.” Vizsla Resources Corp., reported encouraging underground sampling results from its Panuco-Copala project in Sinaloa. Highlights results from the underground sampling at the San Carlos mine are 5.65 g/t Au and 612 g/t Ag (1,120 g/t AgEq) over 6m on development level 4, including 10.5 g/t Au and 1,120 g/t Ag (1,960 g/t AgEq) over 3m; 2.55 g/t Au and 517 g/t Ag (721 g/t AgEq) over 4.5m on development level 5, including 3.51 g/t Au and 721 g/t Ag (1.002 g/t AgEq) over 3m; and 2.12 g/t Au and 298 g/t Ag (468 g/t AgEq) over 5.5m on development level 4, including 3.76 g/t Au and 591 g/t Ag (892 g/t AgEq) over 1.5m. These results are part of a mapping and sampling program to better understand mineralization at Panuco project. Advance Gold Corp., completed a second phase of a 3D-IP survey and has outlined a N-S trending chargeability anomaly of 1km long by 400-500m wide on its Tabasquena project in Zacatecas. It remains open in both directions as well as at depth. A number of boreholes are now planned to intersect this anomaly. GoGold Resources Inc., released drill results from 4 new holes collared at its Los Ricos project in Jalisco. Three of the 4 holes were drilled at El Troce area and significant intersections were encountered in hole LRGG-19-059 with 0.94 g/t Au and 134 g/t Ag (2.72 g/t AuEq) over 11m, including 1.95 g/t Au and 277 g/t Ag (5.65 g/t AuEq) over 3.5m; and hole LRGG-19-60 with 0.32 g/t Au and 66 g/t Ag (1.19 g/t AuEq) over 16m, including 83 g/t Au and 162 g/t Ag (2.98 g/t AuEq) over 3m. Hole LRGG-19-57 was drilled at the Main area and intersected 0.91 g/t Au and 131 g/t Ag (2.65 g/t AuEq) over 14.1m, including 2.14 g/t Au and 253 g/t Ag (5.50 g/t AuEq) over 5.3m. GoGold completed in Mid-October 2019, a phase 1 drilling program which consisted of 10,000m, and has already started a second phase of drilling, adding a third rig machine to the program. Alio Gold Inc., continued with processing of low grade stock pile at its san Francisco mine in Sonora, resulting in the placement of 12.8K Oz Au on the pad. The company announced that the low grade stock pile will be exhausted in Q4, 2019, after which crushing will cease, and operations will solely focus on recovery of the residual inventory ounces. Argonaut Gold Inc., presented Q3, 2019 production and financial results from its Mexican operations. The company produced 44.7K Oz AuEq at a cash cost of USD $901 per Oz Au produced and sold 45.6K Oz Au at an AISC of USD $1,134 per Oz Au sold. It also reported revenue for USD $66.8, cash flow from operating activities before changes in operating working capital of USD $17.2M, net income of USD $4.9M, adjusted net income of USD $6.5M, and a net cash increase of USD $11.7M. Argonaut also reported mine by mine production results for the period Q3, 2019. At El Castillo Complex in Durango, it milled 4.8M tonnes of 0.35 g/t Au to produced 30.3K Oz AuEq. At El Castillo, 2.4M tonnes of 0.39 g/t Au were milled to produce 14.3K Oz Au and 23.3K Oz Ag. This mine sold 14.6K Oz Au and 16.3K Oz Ag in this quarterly period, at a cash cost of $1,038 per Oz Au sold. At San Agustin, 2.4M tonnes were milled with a grade of 0.32 g/t Au to produce 15.2K Oz Au and 36.9K Oz Ag. This mine sold 15.7K Oz Au and 15K Oz Ag in this quarterly period, at a cash cost of $848 per Oz Au sold. At La Colorada, Sonora, the company milled 1.45M tonnes of 0.6 g/t Au, to produced 14K Oz Au and 33.6K Oz Ag. La Colorada sold 13.8K Oz Au and 34K Oz Ag at a cash cost of $800 per Oz Au sold. Coeur Mining Inc., announced Q3, 2019 production and financial results from its Palmarejo mine in Chihuahua. It milled 442,464 tons of 2.8 g/t Au and 152 g/t Ag to, with a metallurgical recoveries of 81.7% and 79.6% respectively, to produce 31.8K Oz Au and 1.72M Oz Ag. Adjusted costs applicable to sales were USD $660 per Oz Au and USD $8.95 per Oz Ag. Coeur reported cash flow from operating activities of USD $36.3M and total capital expenditures of USD $7.8M for a total free cash flow of USD $28.5M. Endeavour Silver Corp., reported consolidated Q3, 2019 financial and production results from its four Mexican operations: Guanacevi mine in Durango, Bolañitos and El Cubo in Guanajuato, and El Compas in Zacatecas. The company processed 234, 196 tonnes to produce 948.5K Oz Ag and 9.7K Oz Au (1.72M Oz AgEq), at a cash cost of $11.51 per Oz Ag produced and AISC of $21.53. Excellon Resources Inc., reported Q3, 2019 production and financial results from its Platosa mine in Durango. The company mined 18,167 tonnes and processed 17,235 tonnes with grades of 512 g/t Ag, 4.4% Pb, and 6% Zn, to produce 257.5K Oz Ag, 1.3M Lb Pb, and 1.65M Lb Zn (427.1K Oz AgEq), at a cash cost per Oz Ag payable of $18.18 and AISC net of by-products per Oz Ag payable of $28.46. Metallurgical recoveries were 87.2%, 77.7%, and 76.5% for Ag, Pb, and Zn respectively. Excellon reported revenues for $5.9M, a net loss of $2.9M, and a net working capital of $$9.0M. First Majestic Silver Corp., presented Q3 production results from its Mexican operations. The company reported revenues for $97M, a net loss of $8.6M, operating cash flow before movements in working capital and taxes of $34.6M, cash and cash equivalent of $118.6M, and a working capital of $149.2M. The below table shows the mine by mine production results: Hecla Mining Company, announced Q3 production and financial results from its San Sebastian mine in Durango. It produced 541.6K Oz Ag and 3.7K Oz Au at an AISC of $$7.21 per Oz Ag. Leagold Mining Corporation, produced from its Los Filos mine in Guerrero, 40,922 Oz Au at an AISC of $1,001 per Oz Au produced, and sold 41,343 Oz Au during Q3, 2019, with associated revenue of $58.6M. Pan America Silver Corp., reported Q3, 2019 production and financial results from its la Colorada, Zacatecas and Dolores, Chihuahua mines. At La Colorada, the company produced 2.1M Oz Ag and 1,200 Oz Au, at a cash cost of $2.82 per Oz Ag and an AISC of $4.03 per Oz Ag. At Dolores, it produced 1.5M Oz Ag and 33.1K Oz Au, at an AISC of $7.45 per Oz. Discovery Metals Corp., closed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $19M, including $5M investment from Eric Sprott, which represents 19.9% of the interest of Discovery on a non-diluted basis. Proceeds will be used to continue the exploration programs at its exploration properties (Cordero project, Chihuahua, Puerto Rico project, Coahuila). Goldplay Exploration Ltd., closed a brokered private placement financing of $3M. Gross proceeds will be used to continue resource expansion drilling including underground and surface exploration on its san Marcial project in Sinaloa. Solaris Copper Inc., announced its intention to undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of up to CAD $5.5M. Gross proceeds will be used to advance permitting, exploration, and drilling activities at their projects. (La Verde project, Michoacan). Advance Gold Corp., closed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $113K. The company will use the gross proceeds to advance its Tabasqueña project in Zacatecas. Orex Minerals Inc., announced its intention to undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of up to $1M. Orex will use the net proceeds to maintain its 40% share of the Sandra Escobar project in Durango and fund its 40% share of the upcoming work program, and to make the necessary payments under its option to acquire 100% of the San Luis del Cordero project, Durango, and for general corporate and capital purposes. San Marco Resources Inc., revised its previously announced non-brokered private placement and now intends to rise gross proceeds for up to CAD $376.6K. It also closed subscription books for unit and flow through shares private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $40K (Chunibas project, Sonora). Capstone Mining Corp., announced high grade Cu-Ag results from 103 infill and step-out drill holes from 200 hole program at its Cozamin mine in Zacatecas. Aim of this program is more than double the current reserve base. Significant drill intersection were encountered in hole CG-19-U498 with 5.02% Cu, 0.4% Zn, and 72 g/t Ag over a true width of 12.3m, including 9.02% Cu, 0.7% Zn, and 127 g/t Ag; in hole CG-18-S381 with 7.27% Cu, 0.3% Zn, and 220 g/t Ag over a true width of 5.1m; in hole CG-18-S372 with 5.53% Cu, 0.2% Zn, and 117 g/t Ag over a true width of 20.1m, including 11.32% Cu, 0.3% Zn, and 242 g/t Ag over a true width of 6.4m. Torex Gold Resources Inc., reported drilling results from its 2019 exploration program at its El Limon-Guajes complex deposit in Guerrero. The drilling program has been successful in extending mineralization 150m below current reserves at its El Limon Deep deposit. Significant mineralization was encountered in hole LDUG-039 with 15.6 g/t Au over 38m; in hole LDUG-049 with 20.9 g/t Au over 12m, and in hole LDUG-056 with 15.7 g/t Au over 16.8m. El Limon Deep deposit remains open down dip and along strike. Mexus Gold US, announced that its Merrill Crowe Au recovery plant at its Santa Elena mine in Sonora is complete and operational. “The plant is capable of handling Mexus’3000 ton a week mining operation and will allow for future expansion as well”. Mag Silver Corp., informed about the activities carried out at its Juanicipio project mine development in Zacatecas during Q3, 2019. The company reported that “earthmoving and foundation preparation commenced for the construction of the 4,000 tpd beneficiation plant. Mill fabrication is progressing on schedule, and both the SAG and ball mills are expected to be shipped to site early 2020. Flotation cells, processing tanks and minor process equipment pieces are starting to arrive on site. Thickener tanks and drive and rakes fabrication are well advanced. Underground development has now reached 23Km of development and continues. According to the operator, Fresnillo plc, permitting for the tailings impoundments should be completed in the fourth quarter of this year and mill construction is on track for commissioning by late 2020”. Colibri Resources Corporation, received TSX approval for its acquisition of Yaque Minerals by a CAD$ 1M payment by way of a 5-years convertible debenture bearing 2.5% annual interest and carries a $0.20 per share conversion privilege. The Yaque´s acquisition includes two projects in Sonora: El Mezquite and Jackie, located less than 10Km east of the Nicho deposit owned by Minera Alamos, which is expected to start production in 2020, with initial production of 25K-30K Oz Au per year, with a mine life of more than 6 years. El Mezquite is a 2km by 1km N-S trending hydrothermal alteration zone on silicified feldspar porphyry, with a potential Au target area of at least 600m by 300m. A 3D-IP survey was carried out on this anomalous area which resulted in the identification of chargeability and resistivity anomalies underlying the surface area of potential. 321 grab samples have been collected of which 13% returned Au values oscillating from 0.1 to 3.41 g/t Au. Jackie is located 2km south of the El Mezquite but it has seen very little exploration work to date. Some prospecting work is planned for 2020. Vizsla Resources Corp., closed its previously announced option agreement on November 5, to acquire 100% interest in Panuco-Copala property in Sinaloa. Vizsla confirmed that it has previously loaned USD $700K to Canam in order to satisfy the initial payment due under the terms of the options. Great Panther Mines Limited, announced the appointment of its VP Exploration and VP People & Culture (Topia mine, Durango). Solaris Copper Inc., announced management changes of its team, appointed its CEO, CFO, VP Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary, and a new member to its Board of Directors (La Verde project, Michoacan). Starcore International Mines Ltd., reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (San Martin mine, Queretaro). Mako Mining Corp., provided a corporate update and status of its Mexican operation. At its la Trinidad mine in Sinaloa, Au production is nearing conclusion, with Au sales being used to fund ongoing reclamation and severance costs. Mining and process plant equipment has been moved to USA and the lab equipment will be moved to Nicaragua soon. Mako has reported that has not been successful in receiving any insurance for damages caused by Hurricane Willa at its Trinidad mine in October, 2018. It has filed a lawsuit for over USD $7M against the Insurance Company. Mako also announced that it has reached an agreement with the primary mining contractor on the debt of approximately USD $11.3M. “Despite being ring-fenced from the rest of Mako’s corporate structure, the Company chose to settle with the contractor by making a USD $4M upfront payment and agreeing to make two additional USD $1M payments 12 months and 24 months from signing of the settlement agreement. As this liability was being accounted for at approximately USD$11.3M, a substantial accounting gain is expected in the next quarterly report. Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán , a subsidiary of Fortuna Silver Mines, analyzes to invest in a new mining plant located 40km from its San Jose mine, Oaxaca. The company asked government support to mediate between the company and the communities, since the new plant will require between USD $200-300M. The decision has to be taken next year, so they need the support of the authorities to reach a social agreement with the communities. Compañía Minera Autlán, A.B .de C.V., announced its intention to raise its commitment to gold. The intention of that business and the integration towards gold was always to reach 20 to 25% of the top line and about 30 to 35% of the operating cash flow (EBITDA). In addition, the company estimates they will close this year with and investment of USD $35M to support other areas of its business, to add USD $45 M in an integrated way (Lluvia de Oro-La Jojoba, Sonora). Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, participated, along with the municipal presidency of Yepachi, Chihuahua, in the reconstruction of the drinking water system for this community. Yepachi is the second largest community in this area and has years of lag in terms of the supply and quality of drinking water. A total of MXP $4M will be invested, an amount that will be contributed by 50% by the municipal presidency and the other part will be borne by Agnico Eagle, which operates within the territory of the Yepachi Ejido. Argonaut Gold Inc., has participated in several programs with the communities where the company operates. At La Colorada, Sonora, Argonaut signed a health collaborative agreement with the Centro de Rehabilitación Integral Teletón and hosted a cultural event with the Cultural Institute of Sonora. In Durango, participated in collaboration with the local government in an interactive learning pavilion where local attendees and families could know about the company´s mining activities and projects. It also sponsored an international forum on geological and mining heritage organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, to discuss possible historical tourism and ecotourism in mining communities. Finally, Argonaut hosted students’ interactive workshops in the municipality of Dolores, Hidalgo in the village of san Anton in Guanajuato, Mexico, and hosted a soprano singer and the Latin American quartet at the Mining Cultural Centre of the Mexican chamber of commerce in Mexico City. On the picture above, a Mn oxides-calcite fault vein-bx structure from a prospect in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Second Week of October, 2019. October 14, 2019 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment Chalcedonic quartz breccia During the forty-one week of the year (October 7th to October 13th, 2019), at least 29 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with eight communicating production results, seven announcing financial rounds, five informing on exploration results, three commenting on Mexican issues, three reporting on resources and developments of their projects, two disclosing deals and corporate issues, and one notifying on social responsibility. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Newmont-Goldcorp confirmed that the illegal blockade of its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas was lifted on October 8, 2019. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Azure released high grade results from 21 dump samples at its Alacran project, and announced the identification of five new targets. In Chihuahua, Sable completed a ground geophysical survey at its Vinata project, and the Pan American-Radius JV announced the commencement of the phase 3 exploration work on its Amalia project. In Durango, Chesapeake provided updated results from its on-going regional exploration program near its Metates project. In Zacatecas, Advance Gold initiated the second phase of a geophysical survey on its Tabasquena project. ON MINING, Newmont-Goldcorp, Coeur, Consolidated Zinc, Endeavour, GoGold, Great Panther, Hecla, and US Antimony presented Q3, 2019 production results from their Mexican operations. ON FINANCING, Advanced Gold announced its plan to rise up to $250K through a non-brokered private placement (Tabasquena project, Zacatecas). Discovery Metals announced its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement for gross proceed of up to $17M (Cordero deposit, Chihuahua). First Mexican announced the share cancellation, consolidation, and reinstatement of its common shares, as well as its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $0.5M (Guadalupe property, Sonora). Fortuna Silver announced the closing of convertible debenture of the over-allotment option for gross proceeds of $46M (San Jose mine, Oaxaca). Goldplay announced its plan to complete a brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $2.5M (San Marcial property, Sinaloa). Magellan announced agreements to convert an aggregate of $2.45M of outstanding debt obligations into a newly-created series of preferred shares of the company (San Dieguito de Arriba flotation plant, Nayarit). Vizsla received conditional approval from TSX for the acquisition of Canam Alpine Ventures LTD, and resumed trading on October 9, 2019 (Copala-Panuco project, Sinaloa). Santacruz reported that the Silva Family acquired an aggregate of 30M common shares, at a deemed price of CAD $0.05 per share for total deemed consideration of CAD $1.5M (Veta Grande project, Zacatecas). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, SilverCrest announced expansion drill results and the discovery of a new vein at its Las Chispas project in Sonora. Mexus Gold reported that the Merrill-Crow Au recovery plant for its Santa Elena mine in Sonora is en route. Mexican Gold presented a new NI 43-101 resource estimate for its Las Minas project in Veracruz. US Antimony informed that the fencing of the tailings pond, completion of the water well, and most of the major construction has been completed at its Puerto Blanco mill for its Los Juarez mine in Queretaro. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Canuc completed its final payment for the El Tule 1 claim at its San Javier project in Sonora. Santacruz completed the acquisition of Carrizal Mining and reported that the Silva Family acquired an aggregate of 30M common shares. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, Alamos Gold received the corporate social responsibility (CSR) best practices award, for its achievements in social, economic and environmental sustainability (Mulatos mine, Sonora). Newmont-Goldcorp Corporation, confirmed that the illegal blockade of its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas was lifted on October 8, 2019, however, operations remain temporarily suspended pending to further assurances. “The company continues to work closely with the federal and state governments toward a sustainable, long-term solution, and lifting of the blockade paves the way for the government-sponsored dialogue to resume”. Azure Minerals Limited, released high grade results from samples collected from 21 dumps that surround some of the historical old workings in the southeast area of its Alacran project in Sonora, and announced the identification of five new targets. This sampling returned very high grades with maximum values of 3,675 g/t Ag, 24.1 g/t Au, 2.3% Cu, 33.5% Pb, and 21.0% Zn. 10 samples returning values greater than 1,000 g/t Ag (average of 21 samples = 1,073g/t Ag); 17 samples returning values greater than 1.0g/t Au (average of 21 samples = 4.43g/t Au); 10 samples returning values greater than 1.0% Cu (average of 21 samples = 0.95% Cu); 12 samples returning values greater than 10.0% Pb (average of 21 samples = 14.92% Pb); and 10 samples returning values greater than 10.0% Zn (average of 21 samples = 9.28% Zn). “This first-pass sampling is very encouraging and further systematic sampling and detailed mapping of the veins will commence shortly to provide targets for follow-up trenching and drilling”. Sable Resources, completed 170km of GroundMag conducted along E-W lines spaced 200m apart, and 8,950m of CSAMT surveys in nine lines at its Vinata project in Chihuahua. “The outcropping NNE epithermal vein system, which represents the main target at the project, appears coincident with a MagLow running on the western margin of the rhyolite intrusion for over 3 km in strike. Some stratigraphic features are also defined on the Mag sections; including a well-defined MagLow feature observed at the contact between the rhyolite intrusion and the interpreted limestones that underlie the upper volcanic sequence; this contact constitutes an additional potential target zone. At Vinata Sur the outcropping faults and breccias containing Fe-Mn oxides and associated Mn, Ba, Sb, As, Mo, Zn anomalies, hosted by volcanic rocks, are coincident with an elliptical shape NS oriented MagLow”. These geophysical surveys were carried out as preparation work for the first ever upcoming drilling campaign, which will consists of 2,000m to test for high-grade precious metal horizons approximately 200 metres below anomalous surface samples. This Phase 1 drill program will be expanded should positive results warrant additional drilling. Pan American Silver Corp., – Radius Gold Inc JV, announced the commencement of the phase 3 exploration work on its Amalia project in Chihuahua. Pan American will operate this phase of exploration work, which will be focused on preparation and execution of the phase 3 drilling program that includes an additional 2,500m of diamond drilling. Chesapeake Gold Corp., provided updated results from its on-going regional exploration program near its Metates project. “Three significant Au-Ag prospects, Crisy, San Javier and Cerro Pelon, continue to demonstrate district scale potential within different regional structural settings associated with intermediate composition intrusive rocks”. The most significant trench sampling results at Crisy prospect were 1.4 g/t Au and 75 g/t Ag over 43m; 1.9 g/t Au and 11 g/t Ag over 38m; and 2.4 g/t Au and 80 g/t Ag over 24m. At San Javier prospect, channel samples returned 1.6 g/t Au and 25 g/t Ag over 12m and 8.3 g/t Au and 1,972 g/t Ag over 1.6m. At Cerro Pelon prospect, channel samples collected on a new identified NW trending breccia yielded significant results such as 33 g/t Au over 3m, and 3.4 g/t Au over 10m. Advance Gold Corp., initiated the second phase of a 3D IP survey on its Tabasquena project in Zacatecas. The goal is to explore to the south the 800m by 500m chargeability anomaly detected during the first phase IP survey, where the anomaly comes closest to surface. Newmont-Goldcorp Corporation, reported Q3, 2019 production results from its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas. It produced 58K Oz Au, 7.4M Oz Ag, 51.1M Lb Pb, and 83.1M Lb Zn. The illegal blockade impacted Peñasquito’s third quarter production by approximately 11K Oz Au, 1.7 M Oz Ag, 13.7 M Lb Pb and 22.8 M Lb Zn, and is expected to impact the company’s full-year results for the operation. Coeur Mining Inc., presented Q3, 2019 production results from its Palmarejo mine in Chihuahua. The company milled 442,464 tonnes of 2.8 g/t Au and 152 g/t Ag, to produce 31.8K Oz Au and 1.7M Oz Ag. Metallurgical recoveries were 81.7% and 79.6% for Au and Ag respectively. Coeur announced that its full-year production guidance remains unchanged at 95K-105K Oz Au and 6.5-7.2M Oz Ag. Consolidated Zinc Limited, announced production results from its Plomosas mine in Chihuahua for the period September, 2019. The company milled 1,363 tonnes with grades of 10.4% Zn, 7.5% Pb, and 32 g/t Ag, to produce 318K Lb Zn, 228.5K Oz Pb, and 1,402 Oz Ag. It also reported that 3,607 tonnes were milled and processed at the Aldama facility with grades of 10.4% Zn, 7.5% Pb, and 32 g/t Ag. The ore material processed produced high-quality clean Zn and Pb concentrates free to smelting and refining. Endeavour Silver Corp., reported Q3, 2019 production results from their four Mexican operations. Consolidated production was a total of 234,196 tonnes of 144 g/t Ag and 1.49 g/t Au with metallurgical recoveries of 87.6% and 86.7% respectively, to produce 5K Oz Ag and 9.7K Oz Au. The table below shows the production figures by separate mine: GoGold Resources Inc., presented production results from its Parral tailings project in Chihuahua for the period Q3, 2019. The company produced 326.6K Oz Ag and 2,921 Oz Au (580.7 Oz AgEq). Great Panther Mining Limited, announced Q3, 2019 production results from their Topia and Guanajuato mines. At Topia mine in Durango, it processed 21,761 tonnes of 0.86 g/t Au and 418 g/t Ag, with metallurgical recoveries of 4% and 93.8% respectively, to produce 344 Oz Au, 274.2K Oz Ag, 1.2M Lb Pb, and 1.5M Lb Zn (501.5K OZ AgEq). At its Guanajuato mine complex, the company processed 44K tonnes of 2.47 g/t Au and 119 g/t Ag with metallurgical recoveries of 85.4% and 85.6% respectively, to produce 3K Oz Au and 143.8K Oz Ag (383K Oz AgEq). Hecla Mining Company, presented Q3, 2019 production results from its San Sebastian mine in Durango. The mill at San Sebastian operated at an average of 586 tonnes per day, to produce 0.6M Oz Ag and 4,719 Oz Au. US Antimony Corporation, reported estimated sales for the period Q3, 2019 from their Mexican operations. It sold 381.7K Lb Sb, 12.5 Oz Au, and 3.4K Oz Ag. Advance Gold Corp., announced its intention to rise funds up to $250K through a non-brokered private placement. Net proceeds will be used to advance its Tabasquena project in Zacatecas. Discovery Metals Corp., announced its intention to complete a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $17M, including an investment of 5M from Eric Sprott. “The balance of Mr. Sprott’s investment will be completed with the purchase of subscription receipts, which if converted, will increase his interest in the company to approximately 22%, assuming the private placement is fully subscribed (Cordero deposit, Chihuahua)”. First Mexican Gold Corp., announced a number of administrative tasks that the company had to work diligently to get a reinstatement of trading of its common shares on the TSX. First Mexican cancelled 9M shares that it had issued without obtaining prior TSX approval, and then, 1M shares without TSX approval as payment to arrange a credit facility. Once this problem was solved by the director and offices of the compnay, First Mexican consolidated its common shares on a ten for one basis, reducing the number of its outstanding common shares from 81,844,360 to 8,184,429. It also announced its intention to complete a post-consolidation basis private placement for gross proceeds of up to $0.5M but TSX notified that it will be unable to complete the offering until the company shares are reinstated for trading. As such, the company has cancelled the offering and will look to complete it at a future time. First Mexican has worked diligently looking the revocation of a cease trade order issued by the various commission securities. The company finally reported that the trading of its common shares will reinstate on October 11, 2019 (Guadalupe property, Sonora). Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., announced the closing of convertible debenture of the over-allotment granted to CIBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, and BMO Capital Markets. The company sold unsecured convertible debentures for gross proceeds of USD $6M in connection with the bought deal offering completed on October 2, 2019 for gross proceeds of USD $40M, bringing the total aggregate gross proceeds to USD $46M (San Jose mine, Oaxaca). Goldplay Exploration Ltd., announced its intention to complete a brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $2.5M. It also has granted the agent an option to increase the size of the offering by up to 20% of the number of shares. Net proceeds will be used for exploration work on its San Marcial property in Sinaloa. Magellan Gold Corporation, announced agreements with its primary secured creditors and largest shareholder to convert an aggregate of $2.5M of outstanding debt obligations into a newly-created series of preferred shares of the company. The Preferred Shares will carry a $2.45 million liquidation preference, subject to adjustments, be convertible into common stock at $1.00 per share and bear a 10% annual dividend payable in kind at the option of the company. “The agreements release and reduce liens on certain assets of the company and convert portions of both its secured and unsecured debt holdings to preferred shares in order enhance the balance sheet and facilitate new financing arrangements (San Dieguito de Arriba flotation plant, Nayarit). Vizsla Resources Corp., received conditional approval from TSX for the acquisition of Canam Alpine Ventures Ltd., and resumed trading on October 9, 2019 (Copala-Panuco project, Sinaloa). Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., reported that the Silva Family acquired an aggregate of 30M common shares, at a deemed price of CAD $0.05 per share for total deemed consideration of CAD $1.5M. This transaction represents approximately 14.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company on a non-diluted basis and 15.3% on a partially-diluted basis assuming the exercise of the stock options owned by Mr. Silva (Veta Grande project, Zacatecas). SilverCrest Metals Inc., reported the results of 31 expansion drill holes for Giovanni, Blanquita, and Las Chispas veins and the discovery of a new vein (Blanquita Dos vein) at its Las Chispas project in Sonora. The most significant expansion drill results were encountered in hole LC19-111 (Giovanni Vein) with 8.99 g/t Au and 1,424 g/t Ag (2,098 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 1.6m; hole LC19-107 (Las Chispas Vein) with 7.72 g/t Au and 1,105 g/t Ag (1,584 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 1.2m; and hole LC19-101 (Giovanni Vein), with 4.17 g/t Au and 642 g/t Ag (955 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 2.5m. These drill results confirmed that deeper mineralization which could expand the current resource estimate at Las Chispas project. SilverCrest also reported the discovery of a new vein called Blanquita Dos Vein. “The La Blanquita Dos Vein is a new near-surface discovery located in the hanging wall of the La Blanquita Vein. The most significant drill intersection encountered on this vein was in hole LC19-98 with 6.58 g/t Au and 274 g/t Ag (767 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 0.8m, including 13.1 g/t Au and 392 g/t Ag (1,375 g/t AgEq) over a true width of 0.4m. This vein is approximately 50 metres from La Blanquita and was discovered while drilling to depth for the Giovanni Vein and the Las Chispas Vein. “There are currently 18 core drills operating at Las Chispas; 16 surface and 2 underground. This includes one rig completing process plant site condemnation, 16 rigs completing in-fill and known vein expansion holes in the Babicanora Area veins, and one rig working on new vein targets in the Las Chispas Area with two more to be re-allocated after in-fill drilling completion. Approximately 80 holes for 30,000 metres remain to be completed in 2019 of which 25 to 35 holes (8,000 metres) are for the Las Chispas Area veins. An updated resource estimate, including the Las Chispas Area veins, is expected in H1, 2020, along with the ongoing feasibility study”. Mexus Gold US, reported that the Merrill-Crow Au recovery plant for its Santa Elena mine in Sonora is en route, as well as a 80Kw generator which is necessary to run the plant. The company expects the new equipment to be operational by November 1st, 2019. Mexican Gold Corp., presented a new 43-101 resource estimate for its Las Minas project in Veracruz. The new resource estimate as of September 12, 2019. Indicated resources are 5,457,000 tons of 1.78 g/t Au, 6.5 g/t Ag, and 1.25% Cu (3.67 g/t AuEq), for a total of 313K Oz Au, 1.15M Oz Ag, and 150.3M Lb Cu (645K Oz AuEq). Inferred resources are 2,514,000 tons of 1.25 g/t Au, 5.5 g/t Ag, and 0.94% Cu (2.68 g/t AuEq) for a total of 101K Oz Au, 446K Oz Ag, and 51.96M Lb Cu (217K Oz AuEq). US Antimony Corporation, informed that the fencing of the tailings pond, completion of the water well, and most of the major construction has been completed at its Puerto Blanco mill for the Los Juarez mine in Querétaro. Testing will proceed during the completion of the laboratory. Canuc Resources Corporation, completed its final payment to Minerales y Carbones de Mexico S.A. de C.V., for the El Tule 1 claim. Canuc has expanded its san Javier project area in Sonora State by 151.14 ha. The company now owns 17 contiguous mineral concessions along the San Javier mineralized corridor, extending to 3km from the historical Santa Rosa mine old workings. Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., completed the acquisition of Carrizal Mining S.A. de C.V., after purchasing the remaining 50% of outstanding shares of PCG Mining S.A. de C.V., which is the parent holding of Carrizal Mining S.A. de C.V, in consideration for the issue of 30M common shares of the compnay. It also reported that the Silva Family acquired an aggregate of 30M common shares, which represent approximately 14.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a non-diluted basis and 15.3% on a partially-diluted basis assuming the exercise of the stock options owned by Mr. Silva. Alamos Gold Inc., received the corporate social responsibility (CSR) best practices award, for its achievements in social, economic and environmental sustainability (Mulatos mine, Sonora).This award created by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy and the alliance for CSR was granted to Minas de Oro Nacional, a subsidiary of Alamos Gold as its program called “A new horizon for the families of Mulatos and Matarachi” was the winner in the category of community engagement. On the picture above, chalcedonic quartz breccia with disseminated pyrite in a project in Zacatecas, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Second Week of September, 2019. September 16, 2019 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment Fault-bx with Mn oxides During the thirty-seven week of the year (September 09th to September 15th, 2019), at least 31 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with ten informing on exploration results, ten reporting on resources and development of their projects, four announcing financial rounds, four disclosing deals and corporate issues, and one commenting on Mexican issues. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Karen Flores was appointed as general director of the Mining Chamber of Mexico (CAMIMEX). ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Aloro released drilling results from its Los Venados project, Riverside identified three targets from mapping and sampling its recently acquired Los Cuarenta project, Tamino announced its exploration expenditure guidance for 2019-2020, and Oceanus announced the commencement of the 2019 exploration program at its El Tigre project. In Chihuahua, Radius and Pan American Silver announced the commencement of the phase 3 drilling work at its Amalia project. In Durango, Gainey awarded drilling contract for its Las Margaritas project. In Jalisco, GoGold reported drill results from its Los Ricos project, and Silver Spruce announced high grade Au assay values from surface rock sampling conducted at its Cocula project. In Veracruz, Mexican Gold discovered a new resistivity anomaly at Cinco Señores area within its Las Minas project. ON MINING, US Antimony reported estimated sales for August 2019. Consolidated Zinc announced August 2019 production from its Plomosas mine in Chihuahua. ON FINANCING, Consolidated Zinc announced a plan to rise $3.5M via private placement and pro-rata non-renounceable rights offer (Plomosas mine, Chihuahua). Fortune announced a USD $40M bough deal financing (San Jose mine, Oaxaca), and granted an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional USD $6M aggregate. Silver Viper increased its private placement to $4M (La Virginia project, Sonora). Defiance announced that it has applied for approval to extend by one year the expiry date of 5.75M of outstanding warrants (San Acacio project, Zacatecas). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Almaden provided an update of the progress achieved to build its Ixtaca mine in Puebla. Discovery Metals announced mobilization for a 35,000m drilling program at its recently acquired Cordero project in Chihuahua. Azure reported that Au-Ag exploration is underway on its Alacran project in Sonora. Impact released drilling results and expands at depth the San Ramon mine in its Zacualpan mining district in Mexico state. Leagold announced drilling results from its Los Filos mine in Guerrero. Orla awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for its Camino Rojo project in Zacatecas. US Antimony reported progress on its Los Juarez Au-Ag project in Queretaro. Oroco filed a geological technical report regarding its Santo Tomas project in Sinaloa. Sonoro reported that a program of 3D modelling, mapping and sampling is underway at its Cerro Caliche project in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Almaden appointed its new VP Project Development to oversee detailed engineering and construction of its Ixtaca project in Puebla. Golden Goliath granted stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants (San Timoteo project, Chihuahua). Golden Minerals announced termination of sale agreement with Autlan regarding the sale of certain of its Mexican properties. Millrock completed the sale of certain of their Mexican mining concessions to Riverside. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, no relevant news. Karen Flores, was appointed as general director of the Mining Chamber of Mexico (CAMIMEX). It will be the first time since its foundation in 1906 that CAMIMEX will be run by a woman. Aloro Mining Corp., released drilling results from the last four holes collared in the southeastern area of its Los Venados project in Sonora for a total of approximately 1,347m drilled. The drilling intersected a felsic dome with 3-10 weight percent pyrite content in pervasive altered volcanic flow units and intrusive dome rock unit up to 200 meters thick. Assay results were discouraging showing very low grade Au, between 0.1-0.2 g/t Au, in scattered intercepts from 1.5-7.6m wide throughout the broad zone of pyritized felsic dome. No more work is planned in this area of the concession. Riverside Resources Inc., completed the acquisition of Los Cuarenta project in Sonora from Millrock, where it has identified three targets. The Santa Rosalia target is the highest priority of the 3 targets and is defined by past open cut and underground vein mining where recent sampling has shown a strike length of more than 500 m and open to the east and west. Tamino Minerals Inc., announced its business development plan and exploration expenditure guidance for the period 2019-2020. The plan is to identify and acquire high-quality, advanced-stage exploration projects and discover early-stages opportunities that can be strategically tested and quickly progressed to key decision point. Exploration expenditure guidance are planned to be $5M in 2019-2010, with $2M in the Amalia project, $1.2M in the El Volcan project, and $1.8M in other small exploration projects and acquisitions. Oceanus Resources Corporation, announced the commencement of the 2019 exploration program at its El Tigre project in Sonora. The Company has recently mobilized the exploration team back to the property to continue prospecting and mapping, as well as, sampling in the area of the Caleigh vein. The objective of this program is to establish drill targets. Radius Gold Inc., and Pan American Silver Corp., announced the commencement of the phase 3 drilling program at its Amalia project in Chihuahua. Pan American Silver intends to complete further geological mapping, re-logging of previous drill core, and drilling an additional 2,500 m as part of the phase 3 program. Gainey Capital Corp., announced that it has finalized the reparation and construction of approximately 39Km of road and a water reservoir system to support its planned drilling program at its Las Margaritas project in Durango. The company received the approval from SEMARNAT to drill up to 32 targets. Gainey has already awarded the drilling contract and will commence soon a first phase of drilling comprising 2,190m to test 16 drill targets. GoGold Resources Inc., released drill results from four new holes drilled at the Main Zone, and underground channel sampling results from its Los Ricos project in Jalisco. Significant intersections were encountered in hole LRGG-19-034 with 0.92 g/t Au and 177 g/t Ag (3.28 g/t AuEq) over 20.1m, including 3.41 g/t Au and 621 g/t Ag (11.68 g/t AuEq) over 4.9m; and in hole LRGG-19-035 with 1.29 g/t Au and 127 g/t Ag (2.99 g/t AuEq) over 24.4m, including 3 g/t Au and 258 g/t Ag (6.44 g/t AuEq) over 9.8m. In addition, GoGold rehabbed the historic El Troce old working where a mapping and channel sampling program was conducted. Encouraging results were obtained with grades varying from 0.98-6.8 g/t Au, and 44-492 g/t Ag over 2-3 m wide. Given the results, the company has decided to move a drill to test the targets at El Troce area. Silver Spruce Resources Inc., reported high grade Au assay values from surface rock sampling conducted at its Cocula project in Jalisco. Nine out of twenty six rock chip samples recently taken from surface outcrop returned Au assay values of 0.88 g/t Au up to 12.55 g/t Au, Ag values of 13 g/t Ag up to 53 g/t Ag, and Pb values of 0.2% Pb up to 7.4% Pb. These recent sample assays continue to confirm the presence of widespread Au mineralization at surface, along with Ag and Pb values. The company also announced that it filed the first ever 43-101 technical report for its advanced Au Cocula project. Silver Spruce will continue its due diligence activities designed to support a definitive purchase decision of the property. Mexican Gold Corp., discovered a new resistivity anomaly at the Cinco Señores target area in its Las Minas project in Veracruz. This notable TEM resistivity anomaly, similar in size to the El Dorado Au-Cu-Ag resource, extends more than 700m towards the Las Minillas target. The company plans to drill test this anomaly in the near future. US Antimony Corporation, reported estimated sales for August 2019. It sold 146.6K Lb Sb and 1159 tons of zeolites. “The Company continues to take steps to reduce its costs of producing Sb products in response to the lower global sale prices.” Consolidated Zinc Limited, provided August 2019 production results from its Plomosas mine in Chihuahua. The company mined 2,794 tonnes of 14% Zn, 8% Pb, and 42 g/t Ag, and processed 2,913 tonnes of 13.5% Zn, 8% Pb, and 39 g/t Ag. Consolidated Zinc Limited, announced a plan to rise A$3.5M to fund the Plomosas mine operations in Chihuahua, to process the pending sale of Zn-Pb concentrate currently stockpiled, and for working capital. A$2.48M will be rised through pro-rata non-renounceable rights offer, and A$1M through a private placement. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., entered into an agreement to rise USD $40M via a bought deal financing. The company also granted an over-allotment option to purchase up to and additional USD $6M aggregate (San Jose mine, Oaxaca). Silver Viper Minerals Corp., increased its private placement from $3M to $4M. The net proceeds will be used to continue exploration and development of its La Virginia project in Sonora. Defiance Silver Corp., announced that it has applied for TSX Venture Exchange approval to extend by one year the expiry date of an aggregate of 5.75M of outstanding warrants exercisable at $0.45 per share (San Acacio project, Zacatecas). Almaden Minerals Ltd., provided an update to their shareholders of the progress achieved to build its precious metal Ixtaca mine in Puebla. The company reported that the waste rock and flotation tailings have low potential for metal leaching. It also reported that the mine plan considers a dry stack filtering tailings facility, and co disposal with waste rock with no tailings dam, eliminating the risk of a tailings dam failure. Almaden has received letters from INAH clearing the area for development, from PROFEPA confirming it has conducted exploration work in accordance with the environmental code, and from the authority responsible for indigenous affairs confirming that no indigenous communities are located in the mine impact area. Local community members have publicly expressed their support of the project. One key aspect to develop the Ixtaca mine was the strong support granted for over 800 people from the local community. They signed a declaration of support for the project and delivered to the environmental authorities, and a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with local water users. The Municipality has included mining as one of its accepted investment and development activities. Based on the FS, an initial investment of USD $174M is required to generate an after-tax internal rate of return of 42% and NVP of USD $310M, using a discount rate of 5% and precious metals prices of USD $1,275/Oz Au and USD $17/Oz Ag. The project would employ over 400 people during an 11-year mine life and would also provide updated infrastructure to a highly marginalized region. Discovery Metals Corp., announced mobilization to conduct a 30,000 – 35,000 m drilling program at its recently acquired Cordero project in Chihuahua. The company plans to commence it in about five weeks from now and expect to be completed in twelve months, with the focus of delineating and discovering the highest-grade phases and domains of the mineralized system, and testing new high priority targets. The company has estimated 20,000-25,000m of drilling at the Cordero deposit and 10,000m on six regional areas that require follow-up work and drill testing. Azure Minerals Limited, reported that Au-Ag exploration is underway around Mesa de Plata and Loma Bonita deposits on its Alacran project in Sonora. The Mesa de Plata deposit (10.5M tonnes of 82 g/t Ag for 27.4M Oz Ag, including 1.8M tonne of 275 g/t Ag for 15.5M Oz Ag) remains open to the west but is constrained in this direction by the concession boundary. To the north and east the mineralization has been truncated by erosion, however the mineralized zone remains open to the south. Potential for repetitions of Mesa de Plata exist further to the north, where outcropping vuggy silica forms similar-looking silicified ridges. Further exploration is planned for this area. At the Mesa Bonita deposit (5.4M tonnes of 0.9 g/t Au and 28 g(/t Ag for 150K Oz Au and 4.8M Oz Ag), the mineralized zone is constrained to the west by erosion into a valley but remains open to the north, south, east and at depth down-dip. Being open in several directions, there is good potential that further drilling will significantly increase the size of the resource. Impact Silver Corp., presented drilling results from its Zacualpan project in Mexico state and extended the mineralization 50m to depth at the San Ramon mine. Significant drill intersections were encountered in hole MPZ-284-19 with 321 g/t Ag, 0.38 g/t Au, 0.19% Pb and 0.60% Zn over 2.62m true width, hole MPZ-285-19 with 1,393 g/t Ag, 2.15 g/t Au, 2.4% Pb, and 6.4% Zn over 1.58m true width and 305 g/t Ag, 0.97 g/t Au, 0.7% Pb, and 1.7% Zn over 1.38m true width, hole MPZ-287-19 with 418 g/t Ag, 0.5% Pb, and 0.5% Zn over 2.14m true width, and hole MPZ-288-19 with 214 g/t Ag, 0.9 g/t Au, 0.1% Pb, and 0.3% Zn over 1.87m true width, and 317 g/t Ag, 0.3% Pb, and 0.4% Zn over 1.22m true width. Known mineralization over the total San Ramon workings has a down dip length of over 500m. Further drilling is planned to further test the extent of this prolific zone. Leagold Mining Corporation, announced drilling results from its Los Filos underground and the Guadalupe open pit mines in Guerrero. Highlights from the Los Filos underground mine include 8.86 g/t Au over 45m and 6.59 g/t Au over 15.46m. Highlights from the Guadalupe open pit include 1.4 g/t Au over 32.73m, including 7.71 g/t Au over 2.67m, and 6.2 g/t Au over 10.61m, including 10.55 g/t Au over 5.2m. The drill program at Los Filos will contribute to the reserve base and extend the mine life. At Guadalupe, the drilling program is testing for extensions of the mineralization at depth and also confirming the limited nature of old underground workings prior to open pit mining in this area. Orla Mining Ltd., awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for its Camino Rojo project in Zacatecas. Orla expects to begin the detailed engineering work by mid-September to build a mine that begins to produce Au in mid-2021. Au production is expected to average 97K Oz Au per year at an estimated AISC of USD $576 per Oz Au. Orla submitted permits applications to SEMARNAT for the MIA and change of land use at the end of August. The legislated timelines for the review of properly prepared MIA and change of land use applications and mine operating permits for a project that does not affect federally protected biospheres or ecological reserves are 120 working days and 105 working days, respectively, which can be completed concurrently. US Antimony Corporation, announced progress on its Au-Ag Los Juarez project in Queretaro. It completed the installation of the ponder liner in the 2 hectares tailings pond and the deepening of the water well to 222m to provide more than 240 gallons per minute. “The pond and the well will be more than adequate to ramp production from 100 tons per day to 400 tons per day. Projects remaining include fencing the pond, completion of the laboratory for fire assaying precious metals, and atomic adsorption equipment for assaying Sb, Ag, and Au in the leach circuit. The mil fine ore bin has been filled with crushed ore from the mine. Initial testing could start within 30 to 60 days. Oroco Resource Corp., filed a geological technical report regarding its Santo Tomas project in Sinaloa. “The report summarizes a data set now controlled by the company that comprises 90 historical drill holes totaling 21,075 m, and recommends a significant program of phased surface exploration, deep geophysical surveys, and diamond drilling that aims to verify and build upon a key new geological model and a substantial body of historical drilling, mineral resource estimates, and pre-feasibility studies. The Report provides the company with a current, technical foundation upon which to advance the Santo Tomás project by confirming the technical analysis of the mineralization on the property”. Sonoro Metals Corp., reported that a program of 3D modelling, mapping and sampling is underway at its Cerro Caliche project in Sonora. It also launched a phase 3 drilling program to test the Veta de Oro, La Espanola, Cuervos and Guadalupe/Cabeza Blanca zones, where previous scout holes reported intervals of high-grade vein Au mineralization. “The program is a continuation of the company’s strategy of systematically exploring Cerro Caliche as it concurrently advances its proposed heap leach pilot operation (HLPO). Drilling to date continues to outline shallow, bulk tonnage Au mineralized zones with grades similar to operating heap leach mines in the region”. Almaden Minerals Ltd., appointed its new VP Project Development to oversee detailed engineering and construction of its Ixtaca project in Puebla. Golden Goliath Resources Ltd., granted 3M stock options to directors and officers, and 400K to employees and consultants. The incentive stock options are exercisable for a period of five years at a price of $0.10 (San Timoteo project, Chihuahua). Golden Minerals Company, announced termination of sale agreement with Compañia Minera Autlan S.A.B. de C.V., regarding the sale of certain of its Mexican properties. The CEO of Golden informed that unfortunately they could not come to terms with Autlan and now they are in position to consider future options for the properties that were included in the Autlan agreement (Velardeña and Rodeo in Durango, and Santa Maria project in Chihuahua). Millrock Resources Inc., completed the sale of five of their Mexican properties to Riverside Resources Inc. La Union, Los Cuarenta, El Pima, El Valle and Llano del Nogal, all located in Sonora state, were the mineral concessions sold to Riverside along with a copy of its exploration database and various exploration equipments and vehicles. Consideration paid to Millrock is $35K cash and 300K Riverside shares. Additionally, Riverside will grant a 0.5% NSR royalty on the El Pima and El Valle claims, and in the event that Riverside exercises the option on Santa Rosalia (Los Cuarenta project), it will grant a 0.5% NSR royalty on that claim to Millrock. No relevant news On the picture above, a fault-bx with Mn oxides in a prospect in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Fourth Week of March, 2019. April 1, 2019 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment Rhyolite breccia cemented by Mn oxides During the eleven week of the year (March 25th to March 3ist, 2019), at least 33 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with fifteen disclosing deals and corporate issues, six informing on exploration results, four communicating financial and production results, three announcing financial rounds, three reporting on resources and development of their properties, and two discussing Mexican news. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Mazatlan, Sinaloa will be the venue for the Discovery Mining Conference 2019 from April 2 to 4. Also, Sinaloa State government expects at least US$100M of mining investment during 2019. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Colibri presented exploration results on its Evelyn and Mezquite projects. In Chihuahua, Kootenay released exploration results from its Columba Silver project and Silver Spruce identified additional drill targets at its Pino de Plata project. In Zacatecas, Advanced Gold started the third phase of drilling at its Tabasqueña project. In the State of Mexico, Impact announced drill results from the El Canelo Vein system within its Zacualpan district project. In Veracruz, Azucar Minerals presented drill results from its El Cobre project. ON MINING, Telson reported that process testing at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero shows increase in the production rate by 15%. Sierra Metals reported full year 2018 financial results. First Majestic reported 2018 production results from its Mexican operations. ON FINANCING McEwen closed a registered direct offering for aggregate gross proceeds of US$25M (Fenix project, Sinaloa). Vangold closed its first tranche of the previous announced private placement for gross proceeds of $335K and increased it to $700K (El Pinguino, Guanajuato). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Mexus Gold announced positive progress towards Au production at its Santa Elena project in Sonora. Goldplay filed a mineral resource estimation and technical report for its san Marcial project in Sinaloa. First Majestic provided an update of its 2018 mineral reserve and resource estimates. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Odyssey provided an update of its Mexican phosphate project in Baja California Sur. In Jalisco, GoGold acquired and consolidated 29 mining concessions in a large exploration program called Los Ricos. Fortuna Silver reported that CONAGUA has completed its investigation and issued a resolution confirming that no remediation of the nearby Coyote Creek is required (San Jose mine, Oaxaca). The compnay also filed its fiscal 2018 annual report on form 40-F with the SEC. Minera Alamos filed its annual information form and 2018 annual report on Form 40-F. It also announced results of its annual meeting of shareholders (Mulatos mine, Sonora). GoGold announced results of their annual meeting of shareholders (Parral tailings project, Chihuahua). Consolidated Zinc provided an update regarding a land use agreement in place for its Plomosas mine in Chihuahua. Levon announced the pass away of its CEO and appointed its VP Exploration as interim CEO (Cordero project, Chihuahua). Newmont received Mexican anti-trust approval for its pending acquisition of Goldcorp. Goldcorp, along with Institutional Shareholders Services Inc., continues to recommend that its shareholders vote in favour of the completion of the arrangement. Both companies also announced successful early tender period for exchange offers and consent solicitations. Goldcorp announced support for Newmont special dividend to its shareholders. Great Panther announced resignation of its Director (Topia mine, Durango). Mazatlan, Sinaloa, will be the venue for the Discovery Mining Conference 2019 from April 2 to 4. Organizers expect the participation of 70 mining companies and the assistance of 1,000 national and foreigners’ people. Sinaloa State, When announcing Mazatlan as the venue for the Discovery Mining Conference 2019, from April 2 to 4, the director of mining in the state, Alfredo Villegas Padilla, announced that this year at least US100M (MXP$1,937M) are expected in mining investment, both in new projects and in the continuity of some existing ones. Colibri Resource Corporation, presented exploration results from its recently completed mapping and sampling programs on their Evelyn and Mesquite projects in Sonora. Highlights include two high grade assays of 43.9 g/t Au and 7.28 g/t Au, and several Au values varying from 0.13 to 0.57 g/t Au, from a shear zone containing orogenic type quartz veins at its Evelyn project. At El Mesquite project, the company geologists confirmed that the mineralization style is of the high sulphidation affinity and encountered Au values ranging from 17 ppb up to almost 1 g/t Au, and from 1 to 152 g/t Ag. Colibri plans to continue the mapping and sampling programs in both properties. Kootenay Silver Inc., released exploration results from its ongoing mapping and surface sampling program conducted on its Columba Silver project in Chihuahua. Highlights of the recent field work include the discovery of five new veins, the high-grade values encountered in some of the veins, and the delineation of approximately 2km of strike length in new veins and veins extensions. Some of the significant sampling results are 692 g/t Ag over 0.8m, 426 g/t Ag over 0.70m, 360 g/t Ag over 1.8m, 330 g/t Ag over 2.0m, 275 g/t Ag over 3.5m, 215 g/t A over 3.0m, and 182 g/t Ag over 6.6m. The company is in the process of obtaining permits to conduct a drilling program in the first half of Q2, 2019. Silver Spruce Resources Inc., identified additional drill targets at its Pino de Plata project in Chihuahua. Field examination conducted by geologists of the company identified a new zone of over 20 square kilometers of strongly altered rock located to the west of the El Terrero target. It appears to be associated with La Perla Vein and the historic El Terrero workings. Currently, the geological field crews are using a portable XRF (x-ray fluorescence) analyzer and a near-infrared spectrometer to obtain immediate indications of mineralization, pathfinder elements and associated alteration. Several sample lines will be tested on outcrops and soils with the handheld instruments as an orientation survey prior to detailed data collection on a grid pattern. Advanced Gold Corp., announced that a phase 3 drilling program is ongoing at its Tabasqueña property in Zacatecas. ”Two targets are planned to be drilled during this program, one is a near surface target and the other deeper to test the boiling zone of the cluster of epithermal veins drilled in the two earlier phases of drilling”. Focus of the phase 3 drilling program is to drill deeper to target the boiling zone of the epithermal vein system Impact Silver Corp., announced results of the initial six holes program drilled on the El Canelo Vein within its Zacualpan district project in the State of Mexico. Four of the six holes encountered encouraging mineralized intersections. Significant intercepts are in hole Z19-01 with 4.84 g/t Au, 24 g/t Ag, and 0.1% Cu (5.27 g/t AuEq) over 2.69m (TW); hole Z19-03 with 1.64 g/t Au, 39 g/t Ag, and 0.93% Cu (3.46 g/t AuEq) over 1.17m (TW), and hole Z19-04 with 1.01 g/t Au, 99 g/t Ag, and 0.97% Cu (3.61 g/t AuEq) over 0.35m (TW). Azucar Minerals Ltd., presented drill results from El Porvenir and Suegro zones within its El Cobre project in Veracruz. El Suegro target is located 250m south of El Porvenir Zone, and the mineralization is associated with an altered intrusive displaying locally intense phyllic alteration overprinting potassic alteration. Significant drill intersections at El Porvenir Zone were encountered in hole EC-18-056 with 184m of 0.48 g/t Au and 0.16% Cu, including 72.50m of 0.99 g/t Au and 0.26% Cu, and 28.50m of 1.66 g/t Au and 0.33% Cu, and in hole EC-18-062 with 194.55m of 0.23 g/t Au and 0.16% Cu, including 47.25m of 0.44 g/t Au and 0.16% Cu, and 36m of 0.49 g/t Au and 0.17% Cu. At the Suegro Zone, significant drill intersections were encountered in hole EC-18-064 with 109.30m of 0.24 g/t Au and 0.13% Cu, including 3m of 0.93 g/t Au and 0.43% Cu, and in hole EC-18-06 with 130.50m of 0.16 g/t Au and 0.15% Cu, including 13m of 0.26 g/t Au and 0.17% Cu. “The newly discovered Suegro zone demonstrates the potential for multiple porphyry centers over a five kilometers strike”. Telson Mining Corporation, reported that a significant increase in production at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero can be achieved by reducing the size of crushed mineral mill feed. With this, Telson plans to increase the SAG Mill throughput processing rate by at least 15%. Sierra Metals Inc., presented full year 2018 financial results from its mining operations. The company had revenue of $232.4M and adjusted EBITDA of $89.8M on throughput of 2,325,288 tonnes and metal production of 2.72M Oz Ag, 33.9M Lb Cu, 27.7M Lb Pb, 76.8M Lb Zn, and 7,743 Oz Au or 18M Oz AgEq, 95.2M Lb CuEq, and 251 M Lb ZnEq for the year 2018. First Majestic Silver Corp., announced 2018 production results of its Mexican operations. The next table shows figures by mine: McEwen Mining Inc., closed a registered direct offering for aggregate gross proceeds of US$25M. Insiders of the company, including Rob McEwen subscribed for US$3M of the offering (Fenix project, Sinaloa). Vangold Mining Corp., closed its first tranche of the previous announced private placement for gross proceeds of $335K. It also increased it private placement to $700K (El Pinguino, Guanajuato Goldplay Exploration Ltd., filed a mineral resource estimation and technical report for its San Marcial project in Sinaloa. “The report documents a maiden mineral resource estimate for the initial 500 m long x 100 m wide resource area, part of a 3.5 km mineralized exploration corridor at the San Marcial Project”. Indicated resources are 7.6M of tonnes at grades of 117 g/t Ag, 0.5% Zn, and 0.3% Ob (or 147 g/t AgEq) containing 29M Oz Ag, 86M Lb Zn, and 53M Lb Pb or 36M Oz AgEq. Inferred resources are 3.39M tonnes of 91 g/t Ag, 0.35% Zn, and 0.1%Pb (or 108 g/t AgEq) containing 10M Oz Ag, 26M Lb Zn, and 8M Lb Pb or 12M Oz AgEq. Mexus Gold US, announced positive progress towards Au production at its Santa Elena project in Sonora. The company has already purchased a CAT front end loader and a Gardner Denver hydraulic track mounted blast drill. It also confirmed that the company has sufficient ore grades to begin a 3500 ton per week mining operation with expected grades of 4 grams Au per ton. First Majestic Silver Corp., updated its mineral reserve and resource estimates as of December 31, 2018. Figures by mine are showed in the next tables: Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., provided an update of its Mexican phosphate project in Baja California Sur. The company has advised that a legal step has been taken to defend shareholder interests and realize the full economic value in the development of the project due to the negative decision of the past administration of Mexico to authorize the development of its project. Odyssey has filed a claim against Mexico under Chapter eleven of NAFTA. GoGold Resources Inc., signed an option agreement to acquire and consolidate 29 mining concessions in a large exploration program called Los Ricos in Jalisco. The consolidated area covers 22,000 ha and is located approximately 100km NW of Guadalajara City. As part of the option agreement to consolidate the concessions of this large-scale exploration property, the Company will make an upfront payment of $70K, monthly payments of $12K for the first 12 months, monthly payments of $20K for months 13 to 24, monthly payments of $30K for months 25 to 36, monthly payments of $31.5K for the months 37 to 60. It also includes a 2% NSR on five of the concessions. If the company elects to exercise the option, a lump sum payment not to exceed $11 million can be made at any time within the six year option period. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., reported that CONAGUA has completed its investigation and issued a resolution on the overflow of the contingency pond at the dry stack tailings facility at its San Jose mine in Oaxaca. CONAGUA confirmed that no remediation of the nearby Coyote Creek is required but the company received a fine of approximately $US42K related to the incident. On the other hands, it also filed its fiscal 2018 annual report on form 40-F with the SEC. Alamos Gold Inc., filed its annual information form and 2018 annual report on Form 40-F. It also announced results of its annual meeting of shareholders (Mulatos mine, Sonora). GoGold Resources Inc., announced results of their annual meeting of shareholders (Parral tailings project, Chihuahua). Consolidated Zinc Limited, announced that a local rancher with which the company has a land use agreement commenced legal proceedings against the Mexican subsidiary that owns the Plomosas mine in Chihuahua, to terminate the agreement. Legal advises received by the company determined there was no basis for the proceedings. Levon Resources Ltd., announced the pass away of its CDEO and appointed its VP Exploration as interim CEO (Cordero project, Chihuahua). Newmont Mining Corporation, received the Mexican anti-trust approval for its pending acquisition of Goldcorp Inc. Goldcorp, along with Institutional Shareholders Services Inc., continues to recommend that its shareholders vote in favour of the completion of the arrangement. Both companies also announced successful early tender period for exchange offers and consent solicitations. Goldcorp announced support for Newmont Special Dividend to its shareholders. The dividend delivers value to existing Newmont shareholders with an immediate cash payment for a portion of the synergy potential arising from the Nevada joint venture announced with Barrick Gold Corporation. Great Panther Mining Limited, announced resignation of its Director (Topia mine, Durango). On the picture above, a rhyolite breccia cemented by Mn oxides in a prospect in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Second Week of March, 2019. March 18, 2019 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment Large barite crystals During the nine week of the year (March 11th to March 17th, 2019), at least 33 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with eight announcing financial rounds, seven communicating financial and production results, six informing on exploration results, six disclosing deals and corporate issues, four reporting on resources and development of their properties, and 2 discussing Mexican news. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán recognized the contribution of women in mining and declared it is committed to continue promoting its inclusion. Ternium re-activated the ore transport from its Aquila mine in Michoacan after the highway was blocked by an indigenous community for 16 days. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Aztec Minerals reported positive metallurgical results from its Cervantes project. In Chihuahua, Sable released drilling results from its Margarita project. In Coahuila, Prize Mining announced plans for the next phase of exploration at its Manto Negro project. In Sinaloa, e-Power staked three new mining claims. In Zacatecas, Excellon reported drilling results from its Evolution project. ON MINING, Alio, Consolidated Zinc, Fortuna, Impact, Leagold and Starcore presented production results from their Mexican mining operations for the periods Q4 and full year 2018. ON FINANCING, Aura announced that is undertaking a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $0.5M (East Taviche project, Oaxaca). Defiance closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement for $1,229,500. Mexican Gold closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement for $2,143,000 (Las Minas project, Veracruz). McEwen announced its voluntary termination of the equity distribution agreement to offer shares from its common stock. Vangold has arranged a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $0.5M, and announced a shares consolidation plan (Pinguino project, Guanajuato). Xtierra announced its intention to raise up to $1M by way of a non-brokered private placement (Bilbao project, Zacatecas). Sierra Metals closed a senior secured corporate credit for up to US$100M (Cusi mine, Chihuahua). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, SilverCrest updated mineral resource estimate for its Las Chispas project in Sonora, effective February 8, 2019. Orla Mining reported that it is advancing its Camino Rojo Oxide project in Zacatecas towards a construction decision. Leagold announced a mine expansion FS for its Los Filos mine in Guerrero. Telson released significant assay results from underground development at its Tahuehueto mine in Durango. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Aura appointed new CEO, entered in a definitive agreement with Minaurum on its East Taviche project in Oaxaca, and the shareholders approved the change of name to Aura Resources Inc. Coeur appointed former Nevada Governor to its Board of Directors (Palmarejo mine, Chihuahua). Mako Mining announced the resignation of its CEO and the appointment of its interim replacement (La Trinidad mine, Sinaloa). Tamino announced that it has retained the services of an experienced consultant geologist (El Volcan project, Sonora). Goldcorp announced fully support for the Nevada JV between Barrick and Newmont. Southern Copper showed interest to invest in a lithium project in Sonora. Minera Cuzcatlán S.A. de C.V., the Mexican subsidiary of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., recognized the contribution of women in mining and declared it is committed to continue promoting its inclusion. Ternium, re-activated the ore transport from its Aquila mine in Michoacan after a group of indigenous people from the community of Santa Maria Ostula blocked the Mexican Federal Highway # 200 for 16 days. Aztec Minerals Corp., and Kootenay Silver Inc., announced positive bottle roll gold metallurgical results from its Cervantes project in Sonora. Drill core samples were grouped into 4 separate types of mineralization: oxide 1, oxide 2, mixed oxide/sulphide, and sulphide, showing metallurgical recoveries of 85.1%, 87.7%, 77.9%, and 51.2% respectively on 2mm material, and 94.3%, 94.2%, 89%, and 78.5% on 75 micron material. Sable Resources, released drilling results from holes M-DDH-19-18 and M-DDH-19-19 from its Margarita project in Chihuahua. Hole M-DDH-19-18 intersected 71 g/t Ag and 0.13% Zn (80 g/t AgEq) over 30.8m, including 174 g/t Ag and 0.15% Zn (186 g/t AgEq) over 3.7m, and 171 g/t Ag, 0.4% Pb, and 0.12% Zn (199 g/t AgEq) over 1.55m, while hole M-DDH-19-19 intersected 24 g/t Ag, 0.08% Pb, and 0.3% Zn (44 g/t AgEq) over 55m, including 94 g/t Ag, 0.3% Pb, and 2.4% Zn (238 g/t AgEq) over 2.05m. “The mineralized Margarita structure can now be traced continuously with drillholes for 1,400m along strike including a central core of high-grade veins and silicified fault zones surrounded by a wide, close to surface, low-grade Ag halo, hosted by silicified and fractured volcanic rocks.” Prize Mining Corporation, announced plans for the next phase of exploration at its Manto Negro project in Coahuila “to further define the scale, grade, and potential of this district scale property”. The plan is to locate structural and geological traps where there is increase thickness in mineralization to test them with a 3,000 to 5,000 m core drilling program. “Following positive results, metallurgical testing will be completed as well as 3D interpretation on key areas”. e-Power Metals, staked three new mining claims totaling 4,400 ha, located south of the Company´s high grade Magenta Au-Ag-Co project, where historical sampling on veins and skarn style deposits at the La Prieta old showings have returned results of 180.4 g/t Au, 202 g/t Ag, and 5.54% Co over 0.61m in Zone # 1; 194 g/t Au, 203 g/t Ag, and 8.14% Co from an adit dump; and 8.1 g/t Au, 53 g/t Ag, and 3.27% Co over 0.5m in Zone #2. Excellon Resources Inc., reported first drilling results since 2010 from its Evolution property in Zacatecas. Significant drilling results are in hole EX18MAZ-251 with 22 g/t Ag, 0.4% Pb, 1% Zn, and 0.1 g/t Au (101 g/t AgEq) over 154m, including 188 g/t Ag, 4.4% Pb, 2.9% Zn, and 0.1 g/t Au (532 g/t AgEq) over 2.4m, and 48 g/t Ag, 0.7% Pb, 2.8% Zn, and 0.1 g/t Au (238 g/t AgEq) over 7m; hole EX18MAZ-253 with 14 g/t Ag, 0.3% Pb, 0.7% Zn, and 0.1 g/t Au (70 g/t AgEq) over 219m, including 70 g/t Ag, 1.3% Pb, 2.2% Zn, and 0.4 g/t Au (274 g/t Ag) over 12.6m; hole EX18MAZ-257 with 175 g/t Ag, 4.3% Pb, 5.4% Zn, and 0.4 g/t Au (663 g/t AgEq) over 3.4m; and hole EX18MAZ-258 with 64 g/t Ag, 1.4% Pb, 2.2% Zn, and 0.3 g/t Au (259 g/t AgEq) over 24.9m. Alio Gold Inc., presented Q4 and full year 2018 production results from its San Francisco mine in Sonora. Alio produced 10.3K Oz Au and 4.2KOz Ag in Q4 2018 at AISC of $1,558 per Oz Au produced. Alio produced 54K Oz Au and 24.8K Oz Ag in 2018 at AISC of $1,258 per Oz. Consolidated Zinc Limited, provided February 2019 production results from its Plomosas mine in Chihuahua. It reported 4,158 tonnes processed with Zn recoveries of 89% to Zn concentrates. Consolidated Zinc mined 3,873 tonnes of 9.6% Zn and 2.7% Pb to produce 815.4K Lb Zn and 235.2K Lb Pb. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., released Q4 and full year 2018 financial and production results from its San Jose mine in Oaxaca. It reported Q4 sales of $59.6M, net income of $2.2M, adjusted net income of $4.4M, and adjusted EDITDA of $22.7M. For the full year 2018 Fortuna reported sales of $263.3M, net income of $34M, adjusted net income of $38.4M, and adjusted EBITDA of $113.9M. The company milled 256,181 tonnes of 1.58 g/t Au and 230 g/t Ag to produce 11.8K Oz Au and 1.72M Oz Ag with metallurgical recoveries of 91% for both metals. Fortuna also reported an AISC of $7.1 for Oz Ag or $9.9 for Oz AgEq. Impact Silver Corp., announced its financial and operating results for Q4, 2018. It reported $13.1M in revenues for 2018. Impact milled 173,217 tonnes of 170 g/t Ag to produce about 947K Oz Ag. Leagold Mining Corporation, presented financial and production results from its Los Filos mine in Guerrero for the period Q4 and full year 2018. It reported revenues of $376.5M, and an adjusted EBIDTA of $89.5M for the full year 2018.Leagold produced 58,201 Oz Au in Q4 and 195,362 Oz Au for the full year 2018 at an AISC of $985 per Oz Au sold. Starcore International Mines Ltd., announced financial and production results from its san Martin mine in Queretaro for the Q3 period ended January 31, 2019. It reported revenues of $6.6M and an EBIDTA of $335M for the nine months ended January 31, 2019. Starcore milled 71,100 tonnes of 1.8 g/t Au and 33 g/t Ag to produced 3.4K Oz Au and 46.2K Oz Ag (4K Oz AuEq). Aura Minerals Inc., announced that is undertaking a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $0.5M. Defiance Silver Corp., closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement for $1,229,500. The first tranche is part of the non-brokered private placement for total gross proceeds of $4M (San Acacio, Zacatecas). Mexican Gold Corp., closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement for $2,143,000. Gross proceeds will be used on its Las Minas project in Veracruz. McEwen Mining Inc., announced its voluntary termination of the equity distribution agreement on March 13, 2019 to offer shares from its common stock from time to time for up to $90M (Fenix project, Sinaloa). Vangold Mining Corp., has arranged a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to 0.5M. It also announced a consolidation of their shares in which the company will trade 2 old shares for 1 new share (Pinguino project, Guanajuato). XTierra Inc., announced its intention to raise from a non-brokered private placement up to $1M. (Bilbao project, Zacatecas). Sierra Metals Inc., closed a six year senior secured a corporate credit facility for up to US$100M effective on March 08, 2019 (Cusi mine, Chihuahua). SilverCrest Metals Inc., updated mineral resource estimate for its Las Chispas project in Sonora, effective February 8, 2019. The infill drilling program at Las Chispas has delineated an initial indicated mineral resource estimate of 1M tonnes of 6.98 g/t Au and 711 g/t Ag (1,234 g/t AgEq), containing 39.8M Oz AgEq. Inferred mineral resource are estimated at 3.6M tonnes of 3.32 g/t Au and 332 g/t Ag (581 g/t AgEq), containing 68.1M Oz AgEq. Orla Mining Ltd., filed a PEA amended technical report on its Camino Rojo project in Zacatecas. “The PEA supports a technically simple open-pit mine and heap-leach operation that offers low capital and operating costs, rapid payback, and strong financial performance. The PEA is based on near-surface oxide and partly oxidized (transitional) material within the overall resource, all located within Orla’s mineral concessions”. Highlights of the PEA are a pre-tax NPV (5%) of USD$231 and an IRR of 38.1% or after-tax NVP (5%) of USD$121M and an IRR of 24.5%; production rate per day of 18K tonnes; total material to leach pad of 42.5M with grades of 0.71 g/t Au and 13.6 g/t Ag (966K Oz Au and 18.5M Oz Ag contained) with metallurgical recoveries of 67% and 15% respectively; and an annual gold production of 97.5K Oz Au. It also reported that it is advancing its project towards a construction decision later this year and ensuring the company remains on track with the development of its first mine. Orla is also advancing the feasibility study on its Camino Rojo project which is expected to be completed by the end of Q3, 2019. Construction is expected to start during H2, 2020 following receipts of all necessary permits. Leagold Mining Inc., announced a mine expansion FS in March 2019 which incorporates “the potential for developing the Bermejal underground mine, enlarging the Los Filos open pit mine, re-phasing the Bermejal open pit into two distinct sections (Bermejal and Guadalupe), and building a 4,000 tonne per day (tpd) carbon-in-leach (CIL) plant to complement the existing heap leach facilities”. Telson Mining Corporation, released significant assay results from underground development on the Creston Zone at its Tahuehueto mine in Durango. Significant channel sampling results are 8.48 g/t Au, 104 g/t Ag, 0.85% Cu, 5.8% Pb and 11% Zn (20.9 g/t AuEq) over 4.95m; 5.66 g/t Au, 62 g/t Ag, 0.26% Cu, 3.6% Pb, and 7.4% Zn (13.24 g/t AuEq) over 3m; 8.89 g/t Au, 88 g/t Ag, 0.34% Cu, 2.3% Pb, and 6.3% Zn (15.54 g/t AuEq) over 3m; 11.87 g/t Au, 78 g/t Ag, 0.54% Cu, 2.7% Pb, and 4% Zn (17.59 g/t AuEq) over 3.35m; and 8.12 g/t Au, 134 g/t Ag, 0.44% Cu, 2.4% Pb, and 4% Zn (14.13 g/t AuEq) over 3.25m. Aura Resources Inc., appointed new CEO and made changes of its Board of Directors. The company also entered in a definitive agreement with Minaurum Gold Inc., in which Minaurum can acquire an 80% interest on its East Taviche project in Oaxaca. Coeur Mining Inc., appointed former Nevada Governor to its Board of Directors. Mako Mining Corp., announced the resignation of its CEO and the appointment of its interim replacement (La Trinidad mine, Sinaloa). Tamino Minerals Inc., retained the services of an experienced geological consultant to assist them to achieve its goals within its mining exploration projects in order to meet corporate milestones (El Volcan project, Sonora). Goldcorp Inc., announced fully support for the Nevada JV between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation. Southern Copper Corp., showed interest to invest in a Canadian owned lithium project in Sonora, on which a Chinese company seems to be also interested. Southern Copper has not made an offer yet and did not reveal the name of the lithium project. On the picture above, large barite crystals and manganese oxides in a low-intermediate sulphidation epithermal system in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. Highlights on the Second Week of September, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico Banded quartz epithermal vein During the 37th week of the year (September 10th to September 16th, 2018), at least 22 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with ten informing on exploration results, six reporting on resources and developments, four communicating deals and corporate issues, and two announcing production results. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Riverside and Kootenay announced exploration results from its Cecilia and La Mina projects respectively. In Chihuahua, Harvest Gold began preparations to drill test its Cerro Cascaron project and Sable Resources released drilling results from its Margarita project. In Sinaloa, Auxico reported sampling results from its Zamora project In Durango, Gainey announced a 1st phase of exploration at its Las Margaritas project, Orex commenced fieldwork exploration on its San Luis del Cordero project, and Prospero reported drilling results from its Buenavista project. In Zacatecas, Advance Gold started a phase 2 drilling program at its Tabasquena project. In Jalisco, Evrim announced trench and soil results from its Cuale project. ON MINING, Starcore reported Q1 2018 results from its San Martin mine in Queretaro. US Antimony announced plans to increase its production of Sb, Au and Ag in Mexico. ON FINANCING, no relevant news. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, In Sonora, SilverCrest and Premier Gold released drilling results from its Las Chispas and Mercedes projects respectively. Aura provided an update at its Aranzazu mine in Zacatecas. Candelaria announced a PEA for its Pinos Gold project in Zacatecas. McEwen reported that hopes to add 12 years of mine life at its El Gallo Complex in Sinaloa. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Evrim and First Majestic agreed to exercise the Ermitaño and Cumobabi option agreements in Sonora. New Gold announced the appointment of its new President and CEO (Cerro San Pedro mine, San Luis Potosi). Levon announced results from its annual general meeting (Cordero project, Chihuahua). Vangold withdrew its submission to acquire the San Carlos property in Guanajuato (El Pinguico mine, Guanajuato). No relevant news. Riverside Resources Inc., completed 11 N-S lines for soil sampling which returned strong multi-elements anomalies with Au, Pb, Cu, and other key elements. These results along with previous exploration work have outlined four new target areas on its Cecilia project in Sonora. Target 1 is a 4km long by 300m wide target where previous rock sampling has found up to 2 g/t Au in silicified conglomerates , but the soil anomaly is open in both directions beyond the 4 Km and more than 800m wide. Target 2 is a NE trending Ag, Pb, Au, Zn, Sb, Hg and Cu soil anomaly over 2km long and 600m wide in rock cracks with faults and host veining displaying a series of NW striking feeder dikes. Target 3 is a 1km long by 500m wide Au-Zn with minor Ag, Cu, Pb and Bi soil anomaly associated to a N-S trending fault system intersecting Paleozoic limestones. This target is also along the border edge of a magnetic high reported in a regional government geophysics survey likely associated with Pre Cambrian granitic basement. Target 4 contains “high-grade gold samples in soils and alteration with jasperoid, silicification, and carbonate veining of the Paleozoic limestone that gives a potential limestone hosted Au with anomalous soil assays of Zn, Pb, Ag and Mn”. Kootenay Silver Inc., announced that its partner Capstone Mining Corp., has commenced an exploration program on its la Mina project in Sonora. The exploration program will consists of detailed mapping and rock chip / stream sediment sampling to generate potential drill targets. Harvest Gold Corporation, reported that Evrim Resources, its JV partner and operator on its Cerro Cascaron project in Chihuahua, has mobilized an advance team to the site to start preparations to drill test the property. The drill program, expected to commence at the end of September, will consist of 3,000 m to test the Cascaron Gold targets and the Cascarita Silver targets. Sable Resources, released drilling results from its Margarita project in Chihuahua. Significant intersections are from hole M-DDH-18-09 with 6.5m of 111 g/t Ag Eq, including 3.5m of 153 g/t Ag; hole M-DDH-18-11 with 11.3m of 252 g/t Ag Eq, including 1.3m of 889 g/t Ag Eq; hole M-DDH-18-12 with 12.7m of 98 g/t Ag Eq, including 1.8m of 244 g/t Ag Eq. Additionally, Sable identified a low-grade stockwork style of mineralization evident in numerous holes. The most significant results are hole M-DDH-18-03 with 44.13m of 50 g/t Ag Eq, including 6.95m of 142 g/t Ag Eq; hole M-DDH-18-07 with 7.6m of 54 g/t Ag Eq, and hole M-DDH-18-12 with 21.35m of 37 g/t Ag Eq. “With the first stage of drilling now complete we will evaluate our results and formulate a plan for stage 2 drilling targeting further extensions of Margarita and the other adjacent parallel veins”. Auxico Resources Canada Inc., reported high-grade sampling results from its Zamora project in Sinaloa. Significant results are 0.80m of 4Kg Ag and 29.2 g/t Au at La Franca claim, 600m southwest of the Campanillas mine along a structure that can be followed by at least 600m along strike. Mineralization consists of breccia-stockwork veining containing galena, sphalerite and possible silver sulphosalts, malachite and chalcopyrite. Other significant results are from Aguamas area where some channel samples returned 0.65m of 6.38 g/t Au and 23 g/t Ag; 0.70m of 14.7 g/t Au and 34 g/t Ag; 0.50m of 3.55 g/t Au and 108.7 g/t Ag; and 1.60m of 6.64 g/t Au and 220 g/t Ag. Gainey Capital Corp., announced a phase 1 exploration program on its Las Margaritas project in Durango. Las Margaritas is a mineralized vein system that extends at least 1.5Km along strike and averages 1-2m in width. The 1st phase exploration program will consists of detailed mapping and sampling with the objective to identify prospective areas to generate the best drill targets. Orex Minerals Inc., commenced an exploration program on its San Luis del Cordero project in Durango, where the company has an option to acquire 100% interest in the property from Exploraciones del Altiplano S.A. de C.V. Mineralization at San Luis del Cordero is characterized by skarn and epithermal vein Ag-Cu-Zn as a result of Tertiary-quartz-feldspar-porphyry intrusions affecting Jurassic and Cretaceous limestones, calcareous sandstones and shales. The project has seen several phases of exploration from different mining companies, including 16,400m drilled in 62 holes in the period 2000-2016. The property contains indicated resources of 662.6K tonnes of 121 g/t Ag, 0.78 % Cu and 1.1 % Zn for a total of 5.1M Oz Ag Eq, and inferred resources of 2, 785,300 tonnes of 144 g/t Ag, 0.75 % Cu and 1.45 % Zn, for a total of 24.4 M Oz Ag Eq. Prospero Silver Corp., reported core drilling results from eleven holes totaling 2, 811m drilled at its Buenavista project in Durango. Mineralization drilled-tested at Buenavista consists of structurally controlled epithermal veins centered on a rhyolite dome complex. “All holes cut anomalous silver mineralization, with a best interval of 1.6m @ 353g/t Ag from 185.6m downhole, within a broader interval of 49m @ 43g/t Ag in hole BVF-18-05”. Advance Gold Corp., started a second phase drilling program at its Tabasquena project in Zacatecas to test the La Tabasquena epithermal vein at a depth of 1,800m. Phase 2 will test below the gold discovery hole of phase 1. It also will test some of the potential feeder type targets and all of the veins below the oxide zone which goes down to an estimated 175 metres below surface. Evrim Resources Corp., announced new trench and soil results from its Cuale project in Jalisco. Highlight results include the trench 2 which was extended from 29.4m to 184.1m with an average grade of 0.85 g/t Au, including 59.1m of 1.79 g/t Au, and including 21.6m of 4.18 g/t Au; Trench 4 , extended from 106.2m to 156.2m with an average grade of 9.57 g/t Au, including 64.6m of 20.85 g/t Au, and including 7.5m of 163.31 g/t Au; and Trench 5 which contains 174m of 0.62 g/t Au, including 70m of 1.16 g/t Au, and including 40m of 1.45 g/t Au. A soil grid with 200 metre spacing outlined a Au anomaly over the entire La Gloria prospect with grades >0.01 g/t Au of 2,300m by 800m with a central corridor of 1,700m by 300m >0.1 g/t Au extending north of the trenched area. “The soil anomaly at higher elevation correlates with elevated silver, antimony, molybdenum, arsenic and low contents of manganese and zinc. At lower elevations gold correlates with elevated copper, tellurium, arsenic, bismuth and iron”. “The new trench results expand the La Gloria zone to the northwest and the east with consistent gold mineralization. Soil sampling indicates the La Gloria system footprint is measurably larger with the potential to host a significant deposit and/or additional mineralized centers within the La Gloria prospect”. “The soil survey has a distinctive high sulphidation signature centred on a large gold in soil anomaly that is approximately 2,300 metres by 800 metres. The results indicate a potential major system with significant upside for additional mineralized centers within the La Gloria prospect.” Starcore International Mines Ltd., reported Q21 2018 results from its San Martin mine in Queretaro. Starcore milled 77,400 tonnes of 1.53 g/t Au and 49 g/t Ag to produce 3.3K Oz Au and 72.7K Oz Ag, with an all-in sustaining cost of US$ 1,215 for Eq Oz. Metallurgical recoveries were 88.1% for Au and 59.6% for Ag. US Antimony Corporation, produced 131,184 Lb Sb and 1,244 short tonnes of zeolites in August 2018 and announced plans to increase its production of Sb, Au and Ag in Mexico. At its Wadley mine in San Luis Potosi, the general level will be reactivated by cleaning up the waste to provide access and transportation of the lower grade for the mill. At Sierra Guadalupe in Zacatecas, the Santa Monica drift will be restarted. The ore is primarily sulphides and can be upgraded to 60-70% Sb flotation concentrate at its Puerto Blanco Mill to make antimony tri-sulphide. At the Soyatal district in Queretaro, a buying program will be started to purchase direct shipping ore for its Madero smelter. The construction of the cyanide leach plant for the Los Juarez Au-Ag-Sb should allow pilot testing to commence during Q4 2018. The company also closed an agreement purchase, dismantle and transport an antimony plant from Reynosa, Tamaulipas. When installed, the equipment from the Reynosa plant will increase the capacity of the Madero Smelter in Coahuila to approximately 30,000,000 Lb per year of antimony oxide. SilverCrest Metals Inc., released drilling results from its Las Chispas project in Sonora and expanded the high grade at Babicanora Norte vein. Drill holes have intersected additional high-grade Ag-Au mineralization at Babicanora Norte vein which is located about 300m NE of Babicanora vein and apparently is connected with the Granaditas area which contains multiple veins to the southeast. The most significant results are 1.8 m of 15.11 g/t Au and 1,718 g/t Ag or 2,851 g/t Ag Eq, 1.6 m of 8.96 g/t Au and 1,078 g/t Ag or 1,750 g/t Ag Eq and 1.5 m of 4.22 g/t Au and 687 g/t Ag or 1 Kg Ag Eq. The drilling results of Babicanora Norte vein will be part of the upcoming updated resource which will include 8 of the 30 identified veins in the district. Premier Gold Mines Limited, reported drilling results from the Rey de Oro deposit at its Mercedes mine in Sonora. Highlights results include hole UG-R018-013 which returned 12.64 g/t Au and 240.1 g/t Ag across 29.65 m (TW of 13.5 m), hole UG-R018-015 with 0.41 g/t Au and 3120.0 g/t Ag (91.0 oz/ton) across 1.52 m (TW of 1.06 m), and hole UG-R018-012 with 17.00 g/t Au and 321.0 g/t Ag across 1.1 m (TW of 0.8 m) and 4.47 g/t Au and 138.5 g/t Ag across 8.25 m (TW of 6.1 m). “Underground drilling at Rey de Oro consists of step-out and delineation drilling of this recently developed horizon. This drilling continues to intersect some of the widest vein intercepts on the property and demonstrate the potential to continue to extend the mine life at Mercedes”. Aura Minerals Inc., provided an update at its Aranzazu mine in Zacatecas. Aura has obtained all the necessary permits and initiated the construction of the new tailings disposal system. “The Company expects the Aranzazu mine to achieve commercial production later this year and to achieve the average processing of 2,600 tonnes per day shortly thereafter”. Candelaria Mining Corp., announced a PEA for its Pinos Gold project in Zacatecas. Highlight results from the PEA indicate an after tax net present value (NPV) of US$ 12M using a 5% discount rate, an after tax internal rate return (IRR) of 25%, and a 7 years life of mine with projected gold equivalent ounce (“GEO”) production of 89,000. The PEA includes a mineral resource estimate as of September 13, 2018. Measured resources (Dump) are 85,847 tonnes of 1.6 g/t Au and 83 g/t Ag for a total of 4,444 Oz Au and 229K Oz Ag. Indicated resources are 175,697 tonnes of 3.6 g/t Au and 47 g/t Ag for a total of 20.6K Oz Au and 268K Oz Ag. Inferred resources are 529,267 tonnes of 3.6 g/t Au and 48 g/t Ag for a total of 60.7K Oz Au and 811K Oz Ag. Average recovery for Au and Ag are 90 and 80% respectively. The company plans to have an annual production of 12,700 GEO with an overall average direct cash cost of %US 666 per GEO. McEwen Mining Inc., reported that hopes to add 12 years of mine life at its El Gallo Complex in Sinaloa, combining mineralized sources from five locations that will be developed in two distinct process plant construction phases. McEwen plans to produce 47K Oz Au Eq per year. Bacanora Lithium plc., announced plans to start the mine construction on its Sonora Lithium project in Sonora. $US 420M will be invested in the first phase and is expected to begin to operate in 2020. Evrim Resources Corp., and First Majestic Silver Corp., agreed to exercise the Ermitaño and Cumobabi option agreements in Sonora. First Majestic has completed its 100% earn-in for both projects. First Majestic has paid $1.5M in cash to Evrim and has granted a 2% NSR in the case of Ermitaño project and 1.5% NSR in the case of Cumobabi project. New Gold Inc., announced the appointment of its new President and CEO (Cerro San Pedro mine, San Luis Potosi). Levon Resources Ltd., released results from its annual general meeting (Cordero project, Chihuahua). Vangold Mining Corp., withdrew its submission to the TSX Venture Exchange to acquire the San Carlos property in Guanajuato. On the picture above, a banded quartz vein in an intermediate sulphidation epithermal project in Zacatecas, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. Highlights on the Fourth Week of May, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico May 28, 2018 / gambusinoprospectormexico / Leave a comment During the 21th week of the year (May 21th to May 27th, 2018), at least 15 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with six informing on exploration results, 3 communicating deals and corporate issues, 2 reporting Q1 2018 results, two announcing financing, and two reporting on resources & development. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Canuc provided an update on exploration results at its San Javier project, Azure reported drilling results from its Oposura project, and Riverside presented an update on exploration results from its Glor property. In Sinaloa, Goldplay announced the start of a drilling program on its Habal project. In Coahuila, Discovery Metals reported geochemical results for its Puerto Rico project. Canasil started a drilling program at its La Esperanza project in Zacatecas-Durango. ON MINING, Santacruz reported Q1 2018 results for its Veta Grande and the Rosario projects in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí, respectively. Telson started commercial production at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero. ON FINANCING, Minaurum closed a private placement for $1 M. Prospero closed a placement for $517K. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Sierra Metals updated mineral reserve and resource estimate at its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. McEwen announced new preliminary economic assessment for its El Gallo Complex in Sinaloa. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Alio announced voting results of its annual general meeting and approved the acquisition of Rye Patch Gold Corp. Almadex changed its name to Azucar Minerals Ltd. Leagold received approval to acquire Brio Gold. Canuc Resources Corporation, reported sampling results from its San Javier project in Sonora. Significant results from the northeast section of the San Javier mineralized corridor are 1.5m of 625 g/t Ag in breccia material at the Chiripas working and 3.8m of 477 g/t Ag in vein material at the Little Pit working. In the southwest portion at the Jazmin old working sampling returned 2m of 698 g/t Ag in vein material. “These results clearly indicate that high grade silver vein mineralization, and also silver bearing breccia geology, is evidenced along the full 3 km strike extent of the San Javier structure and the San Javier mineralized corridor. This is very encouraging for geological prospects and vein continuity along trend in the northeasterly direction, and suggests potential for a robust high-grade and vein hosted mineral endowment.” Canuc also announced the release of two of the nineteen claims optioned in san Javier property. Azure Minerals Limited, reported drilling results from its Oposura project in Sonora. Highlights include 12.5m of 3.9% Pb and 12.4% Zn; 3.20m of 8.0% Pb and 13.0% Zn, 2.95m of 7.7% Pb and 10.3% Zn, and 2.50m of 2.4% Pb and 24.8% Zn. “The weighted average thickness of the intersections within this high-grade zone is 5.8m of 5.5% Pb and 13.7% Zn. Riverside Resources Inc., presented exploration results from its Glor project in Sonora. This exploration program, funded by its partner Centerra Gold, consisted on geological mapping, stream sediment & soil geochemistry surveys along with the interpretation of aeromagnetics data and identified a 3.5km long structural corridor of “highly deformed rocks showing patchy hydrothermal mineralization and scattered occurrences of gold and base metal mineralization”. This shear zone displays quartz-sericite-carbonate hydrothermal alteration and has been interpreted as a target with potential to contain orogenic type gold mineralization. Goldplay Exploration Ltd., commenced a phase first drilling program on its Habal project in Sinaloa, which will consists of 1,500m in six holes. The aim is to drill-test a 600m long mineralized corridor open along strike and down dip within a highly prospective 6 km long mineralized corridor. The drill program will test shallow low resistivity anomalies identified by a CSMAT survey with evidences of intense hydrothermal alteration in andesites and rhyolites known to contain Au mineralized quartz stockwork zones. Discovery Metals Corp., reported high-grade results from a Significant results are 2.2m of 624 g/t Ag, 2.5% Pb, 6.1% Zn and 0.4% Cu, including 0.7m of 1, 860 g/t Ag, 5.7% Pb, 7.6% Pb, and 1% Cu; 2.0m of 268 g/t Ag, 9.8% Pb, 17.5% Zn, and 0.2% Cu, including 0.9m of 529 g/t Ag, 18.2% Pb, 19.6% Zn, and 0.5% Cu; and 8m of 179 g/t Ag, 12.6% Pb, 18.3% Zn, and 0.1% Cu, including 0.7m of 148 g/t Ag, 2.6% Pb, 27.9% Zn, and 0.1% Cu. Canasil Resources Inc., started a drilling program at its La Esperanza project in Zacatecas-Durango. “The drill program is planned to follow up on the positive drill results from the 2016-17 drill program on the La Esperanza vein, located in the southeast of the project area”. Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., reported Q1 2018 results for its Veta Grande and the Rosario projects in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi respectively. At Veta Grande, the company milled 35K tonnes at a grade of 62 g/t Ag 32.4K Oz Ag. A the Rosario, Santacruz milled 13K tonnes at a grade of 42 g/t Ag to produce 15.7K Oz Ag. Telson Mining Corp., started commercial production at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero. The company milled 112.5K tonnes during the past 60 operational days at an average daily rate of 1,875 tonnes per day, with average Zn recoveries of 73%. Minaurum Gold Inc., closed a second tranche of a private placement for $1 M. Total proceeds will be used for its ongoing exploration program at Alamos, Sonora. Prospero Silver Corp., closed a private placement for $517K. Sierra Metals Inc., update mineral reserve and resource estimate at its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. Total proven + probable reserves are 7.9M tonnes of 0.25 g/t Au, 19 g/t Ag, and 0.86% Cu for a total of 63K Oz Au, 4.8M Oz Ag, and 152 M Lb Cu. Total indicated resources are 13.3 M tonnes of 0.29 g/t Au, 22 g/t Ag, and 1.04% Cu for a total of 124K Oz Au, 9.6M Oz Ag, and 308M Lb Cu, while inferred resources are 8M tonnes of 0.42 g/t Au, 22 g/t Ag and 0.96% Cu for a total of 109K Oz Au, 5.8M Oz Ag, and 172M Lb Cu (Mineral resources are reported inclusive of ore reserves). Mc Ewen Mining Inc., announced a new preliminary assessment for its El Gallo Complex in Sinaloa, and extends its life for 10 years more in Mexico. Updated measured and indicated resource are 13 M tonnes of 0.39 g/t Au and 77 g/t Ag for a total of 161K Oz Au and 32.2 M Oz Ag. Total inferred resources are 7M tonnes of 0.81 g/t Au and 27 g/t Ag for 140K Oz Au and 5M Oz Ag. The key outcome include an average annual production rate of 47K Oz AuEq, low initial capital cost, mine pay-back of 4 years, and after-tax IRR of 25% at current Au and Ag prices. Alio Gold Inc., announced voting results from its annual general meeting and approved the acquisition of Rye Patch Gold Corp. Almadex Minerals Limited., changed its name to Azucar Minerals Ltd. Leagold Mining Corporation, received Mexican anti-trust approval to acquire Brio Gold. On the picture above, a rhythmic banded quartz + barite vein with abundant manganese oxides in a prospect in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia. New Exploration Targets Identified by Geophysics at Silver One’s Peñasco Quemado Property, Sonora State, Mexico April 12, 2018 / lauragpm / Leave a comment nr-silverone-2018-04-12 VANCOUVER, BC, April 12, 2018 – Silver One Resource Inc. (TSX-V: SVE; FSE: BRK1; OTC: SLVRF – “Silver One” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce results of the geophysical survey conducted on its wholly-owned Peñasco Quemado silver property in Sonora, Mexico. Highlights on the Second Week of March, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico March 11, 2018 / Gambusino Prospector / Leave a comment By Jorge Cirett During the 10th week of the year (March 5th to March 11th, 2018), at least 24 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, and three articles on mining matters in Mexico published by newspapers. ON MEXICO ISSUES, the Fraser Institute released the results of the 2017 survey on Mining Attractiveness by Jurisdiction, with Mexico stagnant at mid table due to low results on taxation regime, labor disruptions and security perception. The Sonora government is supporting the mining industry with the signature of a collaboration agreement with the Economy Bureau. The governors of Chihuahua and Oaxaca attended the PDAC in Toronto for promoting mining investment in their respective states. Other delegations present were from Durango and Zacatecas. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora Riverside announced a bigger land position at its Cecilia project; Oceanus has mapped the favorable El Tigre Formation rock package for 5 km in strike length at its El Tigre property; Mexus Gold updated on exploration of its 8 Hermanos property; Millrock disclosed interesting low grade drilling results from its Navidad property; Azure has started the second drill campaign at its Sara Alicia Au-Co property. In Chihuahua VVC Minerals received the permit for drilling its Samalayuca property; Radius updated on exploration at its Amalia project. In Guanajuato, Vangold started the phase two of drilling at its Pinguico property. ON MINING, two companies, Americas Silver and Santacruz Silver presented production results for the quarter and/or full year 2017. Magellan Gold announced the restart of its mill in Nayarit. ON FINANCING, Canuc Resources closed a $1.1 M financing round, Colibri closed the first tranche of a financing round netting $1.08 M. Vangold announced the opening of a financing round for raising up to $2 M. Santacruz Silver obtained a US$2.3 M private loan. Starcore closed a financing round for $125 K with an insider. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Levon Resources released an updated mineral resource report for its Cordero project in Chihuahua. Alio Gold provided an exploration update at its Ana Paula project in Guerrero. Leagold updated its mineral resource estimate for its Los Filos mine and the Bermejal Underground deposits in Guerrero. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Sonoro Metals acted on the LOI to option a group of properties adjacent to its Cerro Caliche property in Sonora. Autlan is to acquire all shares from Metallorum (it already controls an undisclosed percentage), which owns the Lluvia de Oro mine in Sonora. Mexico stays about the same on the investment attractiveness index published yearly by the Fraser Institute. Mexico fell to the 50 (of 91 jurisdictions surveyed) position from the 44 (of 104) on the 2016 survey, affected mainly by low rankings in security, taxation regime and labor regulations/work disruptions. In 2014 Mexico was on the 24 position of 122 surveyed. Chile ranked 8 and Peru 19 on the 2017 survey. Below is the table for the perception of the taxation regime (which presents the effect of the recently imposed royalties as a hard fact). The security perception ranking, along the other rankings can be seen at the following link: (https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/survey-of-mining-companies-2017.pdf). The Sonora government is supporting the development of the mining industry in the state with the signature of a collaboration agreement with the Economy Bureau (Secretaría de Economía). The agreement looks to promote investment, better technical assessments, training and cut red tape. The mining industry represents 17% of the state’s GDP, with the state providing 31% of Mexico’s mining production. Sonora’s Governor Claudia Pavlovich has been pushing a proposal on the Deputies Chamber to install a 100% deduction of exploration expenses on the year these are incurred. The governors of Chihuahua and Oaxaca attended the PDAC in Toronto Canada to promote mining investment on their states. Both Javier Corral (Chihuahua) and Alejandro Murat (Oaxaca) attended the Mexico Mining Day 2018 and had personal interviews with companies doing business in their states or trying to set a foothold there. Other delegations present were from Durango and Zacatecas. VVC Minerals Corp. received the permit for drilling at its Samalayuca property in Chihuahua. The SEMARNAT permit approved 22 new drilling sites, in addition to 13 already approved. The drilling is to focus on La Gloria Extension area, La Concha pit area, La Zorra zone and the Julianna, Suerte and Trinidad areas. The completed and proposed drilling cover 7 Km of strike length on the property. Vangold Mining Corp. concludes phase 1 drilling, starts phase 2 drilling at El Pinguico property in Guanajuato. Vangold completed five of 15 drill holes targeting the underground stockpiles (backfill) on the El Pinguico vein, with poor recoveries and grades. While a better method of assessing these stockpiles is researched, the company has initiated the phase 2 drilling campaign targeting the lower El Pinguico vein extension below the old workings, 300 m below the surface. Riverside Resources Inc. announced that it has been granted the mineral rights to the Cecilia 1 concession, increasing the ground held on the Cecilia project in Sonora to almost 6,000 hectares. Epithermal Au-Ag mineralization is associated to a rhyolite flow-dome setting. Oceanus Resources Corp. updated on its exploration efforts on El Tigre property in Sonora. The El Tigre Formation is the rock package that host the historic El Tigre mine, which operated from 1903 to 1938, producing 353 K Oz Au and 67.4 M Oz Ag; the favorable El Tigre Formation has been now traced for 5 km. Mexus Gold US. presented an update on exploration of its 8 Hermanos and Scorpio_370 claims in Sonora. Mexus controls 2,800 hectares in an area with sedimentary rocks intruded by granodiorite, dioritic dikes and a diorite porphyry, all covered in turn by Tertiary volcanic tuffs and flows. Three samples from the 370 concession returned 9 g/t Au, 41 g/t Ag; 47 g/t Au, 33 g/t Ag; 10 g/t Au, 8 g/t Ag. Porphyry copper potential is highlighted on a report (no alteration is described). Radius Gold Inc. provided an update on exploration at the Amalia project in Chihuahua. The 10,380 ha project has Au-Ag mineralization defined over 2 km of strike length in high level chalcedonic veins, stockworks and breccias and deeper level structurally controlled higher grade mineralization. “Radius continues to advance the Amalia project and is currently permitting drilling and bulldozer trenching.” Recent channel sampling returned 4.5 m @ 10.3 g/t Au, 202 g/t Ag, extending the total strike length of the high-level epithermal mineralization of the Campamento zone to 500 m. Millrock Resources Inc. reported on first phase core drilling at its La Navidad project in Sonora, funded by earn-in partner Centerra Gold. In total, 2,130 m were drilled in 12 holes, with several anomalous intersections, like: 17.2 m @ 0.75 g/t Au (including 1 m @ 9.05 g/t Au); 15.65 m @ 0.60 g/t Au; 18.30 m @ 0.33 g/t Au; 18.0 m @ 0.12 g/t Au; 6.00 m @ 0.26 g/t Au; 5.90 m @ 0.45 g/t Au; 57.0 m @ 0.29 g/t Au; 16.6 m @ 0.35 g/t Au. Azure Minerals Ltd. announced the start of the second drilling campaign on its Sara Alicia project in Sonora. “The Sara Alicia mineralised zone consists of carbonate rocks intruded by a porphyry. This intrusive event caused strong alteration and mineralising reactions in the limestones to form a skarn body which hosts massive and semi-massive sulphides containing the cobalt and gold mineralisation”. The first phase of this drilling campaign is to comprise 1,000 m in 10-12 holes, targeting along-strike and down-dip extensions. The second phase is planned to complete a 50 x 50 m drill pattern over the mineralized body. Americas Silver Corp. reported 4Q and year-end financial results for 2017, including some figures from its operations in Mexico. The San Rafael mine in Sinaloa declared commercial production on December 19, 2017, and was constructed for $16.3 M, 32% lower than the initial project guidance. For 2018 the company plans to produce 1.6 to 2.0 M Oz Ag and 7.2 to 8.0 M Oz AgEq. Cash balance at the end of December was $9.3 M, with net working capital of $11.8 M. Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2017. Santacruz produced 865.4 K Oz AgEq during the year, including 139.7 K Oz AgEq during the fourth quarter. At Veta Grande in Zacatecas 102.1 K tonnes were milled @ 100 g/t Ag (127 g/t AgEq) and Ag recovery of 61% to produce 201.3 K Oz Ag, 424 Oz Au, 466 tonnes Pb, 803 tonnes Zn during the year. At Rosario in San Luis Potosi, 78.9 K tonnes were milled @ 52 g/t Ag (205 g/t AgEq) and a recovery of 85% Ag to produce 112.6 K Oz Ag, 1,007 Oz Au, 157 tonnes Pb, 1,489 tonnes Zn during the same period. Magellan Gold Corp. announced it has rehired employees and is restarting its 100% owned SDA mill in Nayarit. Operations are initially to reprocess tailing located at the site, with recovery of precious metals expected to defray holding costs of the mill while new ore sources are acquired. The mill last operated in November 2017 and processed third-party ore on a toll basis. Canuc Resources Corp. closed a non-brokered private placement financing with gross proceeds of $1.1 M (San Javier, Sonora). Colibri Resource Corp. has closed an over-subscribed first tranche on its previously announced $1 M financing, raising gross proceeds of $1.077 M. Total gross proceeds to be raised between the two tranches is expected to be $1.2 M (Pilar, Sonora). Vangold Mining Corp. announced a non-brokered private placement financing to raise up to $2 M, and fund the phase 2 drill program targeting the lower El Pinguico vein extension, and general working capital. Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. has arranged a loan from a private Bolivian mining company, for US$2.3 M. The loan bears interest at 9% per annum, is repayable July 1st, 2018, and is unsecured (Veta Grande, Zacatecas; Rosario, San Luis Potosi). Starcore International Mines Ltd. announced the closing of its non-brokered private placement to an insider, for gross proceeds of $125 K (San Martin, Queretaro). Levon Resources Ltd. announced an updated NI-43-101 mineral resource estimate and a 2018 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Cordero project in Chihuahua. The new estimate includes 990 M tonnes of ore @ 12.8 g/t Ag, 0.37% Zn, 0.17% Pb, 0.04 g/t Au as indicated resources and 282.2 M tonnes @ 20.7 g/t Ag, 0.75% Zn, 0.30% Pb, 0.04 g/t Au as inferred resources. The said resource contains 595 M Oz Ag, 1.63 M Oz Au, 12.7 B Lb Zn, 5.6 B Lb Pb in the indicated and inferred categories. The PEA includes an open pit mining rate of 40 K tpd (tonnes per day) to produce mineral concentrate, an annual production of 8 M Oz Ag, 44.8 K tonnes Zn, 31.1 K tonnes Pb, 11,900 Oz Au. Over the 29 year mine life on the PEA, 231 M Oz Ag, 2,863 M Lb Zn, 1,992 M Lb Pb would be produced.” Metallurgy is simple (side by side lead and zinc conventional flotation mills) with 88% overall recoveries after three rounds of bench-scale testing”. Alio Gold Inc. provided an update on exploration of its Ana Paula project in Guerrero. To date 1,300 m of the planned 3,800 m of surface drilling have been completed (two of six diamond drill holes), intersecting breccia mineralization as expected and awaiting assay results. Two new breccia targets were discovered by mapping within 1.5 km of the limit of the proposed pit, showing magmatic and hydrothermal breccia mineralization with traces of pyrite and arsenopyrite. Leagold Mining Corp. has filed a NI-43-101 technical report for the Los Filos mine in Guerrero. For Los Filos and Bermejal Underground deposits, measured and indicated resources amount to 13.53 M Oz Au, while inferred resources stand at 6.28 M Oz Au (Almost 20 million ounces of gold!). Sonoro Metals Corp. has executed on the letter of intent (LOI) of an option agreement on the Rosario group of properties in Sonora. The Rosario concessions are adjacent to Sonoro’s Cerro Caliche property, covering 403.5 hectares, thereby increasing Sonoro’s land holdings in the area to 1,455 hectares. Sonoro is to acquire 100% interest on the property by paying the vendor (a Tucson resident) US$1.6 M payable in escalating cash installments over 72 months, with the initial installment of US$60 K payable on execution. The vendor is to retain 2% NSR, same that can be bought by Sonoro by US1 M for each one percent. Compañía Minera Autlán SAB de CV. is to acquire all the shares of Metallorum Holding, which owns the Lluvia de Oro mine in Sonora. The company is to invest US$25 M in the next three years to increase its manganese and ferroalloys production capacity. On the picture below, beautiful quartz vein with bladed calcite pseudomorphs at the museum of El Oro mining district in Estado de Mexico. 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__label__wiki	0.708826	0.708826	Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch: Enhanced Edition Order from Steam (click linked text below to jump to related section of the review) The Game Itself The Video: Sizing Up the Picture The Audio: Rating the Sound Replay Factor Levi van Tine Review Date:1 Rodeo Games Steam PC version reviewed. 'Warhammer', which began in 1983, is a dark fantasy setting used primarily for tabletop miniature and RPG gaming. It has also been heavily used for video games. The set has spun off into a futuristic sci-fi/fantasy series called 'Warhammer 40,000', which is quite popular and currently in its seventh edition. 'Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch: Tyranid Invasion' was first released to considerable acclaim in July on iOS and has been redone for PC as 'Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch: Enhanced Edition'. The Game Itself: Our Reviewer's Take 'Warhammer 40K' takes place around 40,000 years in the future, as might be expected. It has a huge canon and rich backstory, so I’ll just give a quick rundown of the governing body and its soldiers, the Space Marines. Humanity has become a powerful force in the galaxy, centered around a totalitarian, theocratic regime known as the Imperium of Man. The Emperor has a massive cult of personality proclaiming him as a god-king, and his comatose state after a filial rebellion thousands of years in the past has led to an absolute police state. Constant war against fantasy-inspired races dominates much of human culture. Many humans become soldiers to fight for the Emperor, and some of the best males become Space Marines - genetically modified and brutally efficient warriors who can go toe to toe against just about any infantry force in the galaxy. Further down the pipeline of eliteness, the secretive Deathwatch is made up of those Marines selected for only the most important missions. In 'Deathwatch: Enhanced Edition', those super elite Marines serve as the player’s pieces on a chess-like battlefield. An alien offensive led by the grotesque Tyranid species requires the intervention of the Deathwatch, and so I took my loyal Space Marines into battle against the xenos. 'Deathwatch' uses grids and turns much like 'XCOM', and the general layout resembles the wargame with which it shares its setting. Each turn I carefully positioned my Marines around the small battlefields, pinching the Tyranids into bottlenecks and defending wounded brothers by placing them behind the front line. Attacks are conducted via a point system, and depleting a soldier’s points leaves them inert until the next turn. Individual Tyranids are typically not a threat against the considerable firepower of the Deathwatch, but they descend on the kill-team in such great numbers that they can soon become overwhelming. The tactics genre is known for difficult gameplay and permadeath, and while 'Deathwatch' starts off slowly, it soon develops a near-perfect level of challenge and death penalty. Downed Marines do not die but instead lose all of their accumulated experience, which can be unpleasant if I had been banking points to purchase expensive abilities. While some Marines specialize in explosive, risky assaults, like the raging Blood Angels and melee-oriented Space Wolves, I have a tendency to keep my Marines close together and move them slowly so as to avoid costly casualties. After each battle I received a lovely gift in the form of a randomized card, often a powerful weapon or experienced Marine. I then upgraded my battle-brothers with new abilities and swapped around the gear as necessary. There is a great degree of tactical choice, both during and between fights. I used the generalist Ultramarines as my front-liners - solid infantry with high stats and team buffs, but without destructive abilities. Those I reserved for my accompanying Devastators and Space Wolves, who are capable of inflicting reliable, heavy damage when properly supported. Other classes eventually join the fray as well, and if a mission gave me trouble with my first approach, I had several options for dealing with it. While the Marines are pretty quiet, I found myself becoming attached to them, not unlike the taciturn 'XCOM' squaddies. It’s hard not to like a team of zealous, cheerfully bloodthirsty future soldiers as they mow down swarms of countless alien marauders. It’s just another day’s work for the Deathwatch. The story is pretty light, but the whole package is very true to the 'Warhammer' setting. The 'Enhanced Edition' has a set of upgraded visuals, courtesy of the Unreal 4 on the PC. It looks pretty good for a mobile remake, with the improved lighting and effects and the silky smooth performance. The Marine character models and wargear cards are intimidating, although the space aliens are much less detailed. The controls feel appropriate for a PC title with the exception of the occasional slow double-click. I did have some issues playing in fullscreen mode - the game seems to prefer windowed. 'Deathwatch' is a very quiet game. The Marines don’t talk much except for the occasional and unrelated small talk during fights, and their commanding officer is even less chatty. The sound effects for the weapons are powerful enough, but the music is very sparse and understated. At the time of writing there is no multiplayer mode, although that is something that Rodeo has mentioned they want for the game. The campaign is pretty lengthy, but each mission is short and easily replayed. Higher difficulty levels are unlockable, as are lots of wargear and new Marines. This edition also includes battle-brothers from badass chapters like the Black Templars for a bit of extra diversity. 'Warhammer 40,000 Deathwatch' was an excellent mobile title, and its 'Enhanced Edition' remains competitive with other strategy titles on the PC. It doesn’t have the visual or narrative heft of some of its high-budget contemporaries, but its gameplay punches far above its weight. All disc reviews at High-Def Digest are completed using the best consumer HD home theater products currently on the market. More about our gear. Puzzled by the technical jargon in our reviews, or wondering how we assess and rate HD DVD and Blu-ray discs? Learn about our review methodology. Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension Worms W.M.D Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26626
__label__cc	0.727508	0.272492	Category: Pascal New 3DMark Benchmark Shows the Performance Impact of Variable Rate Shading August 28, 2019 administrator 3dmark, amd, CGS, civilization, coarse grained shading, Firaxis, Gaming, gpus, Intel, nvidia, Pascal, turing, UL, variable rate shading, VRS, Xe One of the new features baked into DirectX 12 is support for variable-rate shading, also known as coarse-grained shading. The idea behind variable-rate shading is simple: In the vast majority of 3D games, the player doesn’t pay equal attention to everything on-screen. As far as the GPU is concerned, however, every pixel on-screen is typically shaded at the same rate. VRS / CGS allows the shader work being done for a single pixel to be scaled across larger groups of pixels; Intel demoed this feature during its Architecture Day last year, showing off a 2×2 as well as a 4×4 grid block. In a blog post explaining the topic, Microsoft writes: VRS allows developers to selectively reduce the shading rate in areas of the frame where it won’t affect visual quality, letting them gain extra performance in their games. This is really exciting, because extra perf means increased framerates and lower-spec’d hardware being able to run better games than ever before. VRS also lets developers do the opposite: using an increased shading rate only in areas where it matters most, meaning even better visual quality in games. VRS is a trick in a long line of tricks intended to help developers focus GPU horsepower where they need it most. It’s the sort of technique that’s going to become ever more important as Moore’s law slows down and it becomes harder and harder to wring more horsepower out of GPUs from process-node advances. 3DMark recently added a new benchmark to show the impact of VRS. First, here’s a comparison of what the feature looks like enabled versus disabled. VRS Disabled. Image provided by UL. Click to enlarge. VRS Enabled. Image provided by UL. Click to enlarge. There’s also a video of the effect in action, which gives you an idea of how it looks in motion. As for the performance impact, Hot Hardware recently took the feature for a spin on Intel’s 10th Generation GPUs. Performance improvement from activating this feature was ~40 percent. Data by Hot Hardware These gains are not unique to Intel. HH also tested multiple Nvidia GPUs and saw strong gains for those cards as well. Unfortunately, VRS is currently confined to Nvidia and Intel-only — AMD does not support the capability and may not have the ability to activate it in current versions of Navi. Elements in red receive full shading. Elements in green receive variable shading. It always takes time to build support for features like this, so lacking an option at debut is not necessarily a critical problem. At the same time, however, features that save GPU rendering horsepower by reducing the impact of using various features tend to be popular among developers. It can help games run on lower-power solutions and in form factors that they might not otherwise support. All of rasterization is basically tricks to model what the real world looks like without actually having to render one, and choosing where to spend one’s resources to maximize performance is an efficiency boosting trick developers love. Right now, support is limited to a few architectures — Turing and Intel Gen 11 integrated — but that will change in time. VRS isn’t currently used by any games, but Firaxis has demoed the effect in Civilization VI, implying that support might come to that title at some point. The new VRS benchmark is a free update to 3DMark Advanced or Professional Edition if you own those versions, but is not currently included in the free Basic edition. The top image for this article is the VRS On screenshot provided by UL. Did you notice? Fun to check either way. Now Read: Leave a comment 3DMark, Benchmark, Impact, Performance, rate, Shading, Shows, Variable AMD, Nvidia High-End GPUs Are Much Better Deals Now Than 6 Months Ago July 29, 2019 administrator 12nm, 7nm, amd, Gaming, geforce, GeForce GTX 1080, gpus, Navi, nvidia, Pascal, pricing, radeon, ray tracing, RTX 2060, RTX 2060 Super, RTX 2070, RTX 2070 Super, RTX 2080, RTX 2080 Super, RX 5700, RX 5700 XT, turing Back in February, I wrote a story about how AMD and Nvidia had collectively launched the least-appealing high-end GPU refresh cycle in the history of the gaming industry. After the launch of AMD’s Navi 5700 and 5700 XT, and Nvidia’s rejoinder with the RTX 2060 Super and 2070 Super, it makes sense to revisit that conclusion. How much have things improved, just over half a year later? They’ve actually improved a lot if you’re buying at the upper end of the market. Before we examine the specifics of the changes, let me clarify some terms. Historically, GPU price brackets look something like this: Budget: $150 or less. Midrange: $150 – $300 High-End: $300 – $500 Ultra-High: $500+. When Nvidia introduced the RTX family, it significantly raised prices. Instead of the GTX 1070 around $370 and the GTX 1080 at $500 – $550, the RTX 2070 was a $500 GPU, the RTX 2080 cost $700, and the 2080 Ti effectively ran $1,100 – $1,200 ($1,000 technically, but nobody ever had them for this, as far as I can tell). There are two basic ways for a publication like ours to handle this: Hold its own price banding, and fit the new cards into it, or modify our price bands and raise them to accommodate the manufacturer. If you take the latter approach, AMD’s Navi GPUs are now “midrange” cards, despite carrying price tags of $350 and $400. This is also how you wind up with articles referring to the iPhone XR as “entry-level,” or “budget” at $750 as if Apple hadn’t just killed the only pseudo-budget device it offered, the $350 iPhone SE. Adjusting price bands to reflect what companies are selling isn’t wrong, so long as it tracks with what customers are buying. Nvidia’s upcoming Q2 numbers should provide more confirmation here, but available data suggested Turing sales badly lagged Pascal at launch and may not have recovered since. If Nvidia truly thought it had established ray tracing as a feature gamers were willing to pay for, it wouldn’t have cut pricing on its RTX 2060, 2070, and 2080 GPUs at all. So far as ExtremeTech is concerned, at least for now, the Navi 5700 and 5700 XT are high-end cards, as are the RTX 2060, 2060 Super, 2070, and 2070 Super. The RTX 2080, 2080 Super, and 2080 Ti belong to their own, separate category of ultra-high-end devices. Evaluating the Improvement We recently measured long-term performance evolution in a variety of GPUs, but we can use that data set for a different purpose. Keep in mind that in the graph series below, the GeForce RTX 2080 (non-Super) offers roughly identical performance to the RTX 2070 Super (the 2070S is typically within 95 to 105 percent the performance of the RTX 2080). Comparing RTX 2070S/2080 against GTX 1080, we see minimum frame rates are 1.18x higher at 1080p, 1.28x higher at 1440p, and 1.4x higher at 4K. Average frame rates across our entire suite of games are 1.3x higher at 1080p, 1.4x higher at 1440p, and 1.44x higher at 4K. I don’t have the same level of data on the GTX 1070 to compare with the RTX 2060 Super, but we know that the 2060S improves performance by about 1.15x as well, that it performs nearly identically to the original RTX 2070, and that the GPU’s new $400 price point puts it closer to the original GTX 1070 than the OG 1080 price. As for AMD, the 5700 and 5700 XT are effectively a replacement for the Vega 56 and Vega 64. The slideshow below contains the results from our RX 5700 and 5700 XT review. The Radeon RX 5700 matches Vega 64 in virtually every test, but costs $350 as opposed to $500. It draws 74 percent as much power while outperforming the RTX 2060. As upgrades for existing Vega 56 and Vega 64 owners, the best case is going to be between Vega 56 and RX 5700 XT. In this case, I’m estimating the gains of doing so, but I’m fairly sure they aren’t as large as the improvements between Pascal and Turing at Turing’s adjusted prices. Vega 56 was typically 1.08x – 1.12x slower than Vega 64, but the 5700 XT’s lead over Vega 64 varies significantly depending on the game. In a few cases, the two GPUs are tied. AMD gamers with older cards or Nvidia gamers looking to switch sides are the more likely customers for RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT, and the performance these cards offer makes them a potentially attractive upgrade in these markets. A Significant Improvement AMD’s new launches have restored a better, more consumer-friendly balance to the upper end of the GPU market. The ultra-high-end market remains less friendly. The RTX 2080 Super offers the smallest performance improvement of all the “Super” cards and does not do a very good job of justifying its $200 price premium over the RTX 2070 Super. Both the Radeon VII and RTX 2080 Super are only justifiable if you’re actually gaming in 4K, and honestly, they aren’t all that compelling even in that situation. AMD has said nothing about its plans for the midrange market yet, but the company must be working on cards to refresh this space as well. Hopefully, it won’t be long before we have far more power-efficient, higher-performing chips ready to take the place of the RX 570, 580, and 590. As for whether Navi or Turing is a better upgrade path, that’s going to depend a bit on what you want: A bit more speed (relative to the competition), or features like ray tracing? Some users may not feel that even these gains are sufficient, which I understand. But we can at least say that there are gains in performance/dollar relative to the previous generation. Six months ago, it wasn’t possible to make that claim. Leave a comment AMD, Deals, GPUs, HighEnd, Months, Nvidia Elon Musk set to cash in at Tesla as deliveries and shares soar \| Technology – Blog – 10 minute	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26631
__label__cc	0.559647	0.440353	Home — Essay Samples — Literature — Writers — Emily Dickinson Essays on Emily Dickinson Concepts: Emily Dickinson, Poetry, Stanza, Rhyme, Tercet, Texas, Meter, Death Emily Dickinson's Biography Emily Dickinson was a reclusive American poet. Unrecognized in her own time, Dickinson is known posthumously for her innovative use of form and syntax. Synopsis Born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson left school as a teenager, eventually living a reclusive life... Emily Dickinson 2 Pages Geology Emily Dickinson was an American Poet. She was kinda reclusive and didn’t really have that many friends. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was part of a prominent family. She died on May 15, 1886, in Amherst, Massachusetts. She... Emily Dickinson 1 Page Emily Dickinson’s poetry crucial themes Emily Dickinson’s poetry had crucial themes: religion, death, home and family, nature and love. Emily Dickinson was a spiritual lady. Her poetry depicts religious aspect in her poems. She talks about God and Heaven in many of her poems. Some of her poems that indicates... Emily Dickinson Poetry 1 Page Deconstructing the Concept of Truth Emily Dickinson’s poem “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant” speaks of the universal idea of truth and the notion that truth should be revealed gradually. The language is vague, however, and deconstructs itself in many ways. Lack of punctuation, blurred line structures, and... The Subtle Art of a Word With a few straight lines, perhaps a dot, and an occasional squiggle, Word is born. Despite its humble beginnings, Word holds the possibility of greatness: the ability to cause war, to make peace, to express love, to describe fear. While many others are easily accessible,... Dickinson's Poetry in the Context of the Romantic Era “Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon” (Dickinson, n.d.). At first glance, this utterance by Emily Dickinson conveys a negative attitude towards the unique and the new. However, upon second interpretation, this quote manages to perfectly encapsulate the... Is Death To Be Feared? Is death to be feared as an uncertain end or is it to be embraced as a natural gateway to something greater? This is a question that Emily Dickinson tackles throughout her poetry. In her poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death,” she acknowledges... Discovering Suicidal Themes in Dickinson's Poetry “A Death blow is a Life blow to some” says Emily Dickinson in poem 816 (Dickinson 816). Emily Dickinson did not commit suicide– she died of her numerous medical conditions at the age of 55 in 1886. Her personal life was famously enigmatic, as she... The Symbolism and Significance of Nature in the Poetry To Emily Dickinson, a keen botanist, nature was a beautiful mystery, and throughout her life spent vast amount of time among plants, yet never felt connected to the natural world. Her writing reflects this lack of connection, and the inability to penetrate nature, when describing... Reading Dickinson Through the Feministic Prism As one of the most widely read female poets to this day, Emily Dickinson has been analyzed for generations. Her poems touch on profound human issues such as death, religion, and, perhaps most subtly, gender. While Dickinson’s predominantly homebound and domestic lifestyle and may initially... Comparing Themes and Metaphors of ‘A Bird Came Down the Walk’ and ‘To A Skylark’ Emily Dickinson’s ‘A Bird came Down the Walk’ and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s ‘To a Skylark’ both utilise the bird as a symbol of nature, with Dickinson’s poem being a violent and abrupt view of the natural world, and Shelley’s poem being more lethargic and the... The Concept of Ambiguity and its Significance Emily Dickinson, in most of her poetry, proves to cherish ambiguity. Some of her poems can be perceived in multiple different ways of which none are right or wrong. Depending on how the reader sees and interprets the poem, the meaning is twisted to fit... Emily Dickinson vs. Walt Whitman: Comparing Themes of Desire and Fulfillment American poets Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are best known for their confessional works, in which they express their inner desires and urges. Both poets reflect their own unique qualities through choice of style, form, and language, as they discuss their feelings of sexual dissatisfaction... Anna Quindlen Essays Bill Bryson Essays Edgar Allan Poe Essays Ernest Hemingway Essays Harper Lee Essays John Steinbeck Essays Nathaniel Hawthorne Essays Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays Tertullian Essays Thomas Paine Essays	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26633
__label__wiki	0.515831	0.515831	GRADUATEWAY Log In Order now Essays & PapersThe Wife of Bath: Female Empowerment Essay The Wife of Bath: Female Empowerment Essay The Wife of Bath: Female Empowerment In Medieval Europe women traditionally occupied specific gender roles. Some of these roles that women were expected to carry out included wife, peasant, artisan and nun. Women during this period were constantly told by society and the church that because of their gender they were meant to be weak and submissive to men. Geoffery Chaucer a poet in the late medieval period sought to challenge these constraints placed on women during this period, through the Wife of Bath, a pilgrim in his work The Canterbury Tales. We will write a custom sample essay on The Wife of Bath: Female Empowerment specifically for you for only $13.9/page The Wife of Bath is a comprehensive collection of qualities, particularly those qualities which we derive from the tale and the introductory prologue, that challenge the convention’s of Chaucer’s period. Through the Wife of Bath’s exaggerated and liberated character, Chaucer resists the religious and social confinement of women that characterized the period he lived in. In the Wife of Bath’s prologue, Chaucer develops a figure that is distinctly contrary to Christian ideals and his period’s construct of what is appropriate female behavior. The prologue is Chaucer’s own critique of the restrictions of religion and society on women. The Wife of Bath constantly makes references to biblical verses that contradict the conventions of the period. Chaucer, through scripture, is systematically justifying the behavior of the Wife of Bath. “God bad us for to wexe and multiplye: That gentil text can I wel understonde” (line 28-29). In these lines the Wife of Bath is revealing that female sexuality and the perpetual use of sex organs are commandments from God. Inherently, the Wife of Bath is saying that abstaining from sexual behavior is a slight against God and his wishes. In his essay “Chaucer’s Anti-Misogynist Wife of Bath”, Kenneth J. Oberembt says, “The Wife’s will to dominate husbands and her wish that all wives be as she is are no less, these critics assure us, than a subversion of the principle of patriarchal order sanctioned by Scripture and Christian tradition” Through her use of scripture the wife is merely defending her five marriages, within each of which she was sexually active. This type of thinking is starkly different then what was customary of English people in the period. The Wife of Bath does not rely solely on scripture to justify her actions, she also references to a multitude of classics to aid in her argument. “Thise same words writeth Ptolomee: Rede in his Almageste and take it there” (line 188). The Wife continues to challenge ideas limiting the freedom of women with references like these. Chaucer, through the Wife of Bath, uses fully developed arguments based on history and religion to substantiate his outcry against the constraints placed on women in his time. Chaucer appears to be working from a feminist perspective as he attempts to debunk all preconceived notions that woman must be submissive to men. The Wife of Bath is given all of the power in her marriages, which is a complete contradiction to the customs of the period. “I governed hem so wel after my lawe That eech of hem ful blissful was and fawe To bringe me gaye thinges fro the faire” (line 225). The Wife of Bath completely dispels all assumptions of a submissive and nurturing female with the despotic power with which she controls her marriages. The Wife of Bath’s character is successful in becoming the sovereign member of a coupling in several marriages. The Wife of Bath successfully supports her argument regarding the roles of women in the period through the introductory prologue. In the Wife of Bath’s tale we find the same questioning of authority and eventual shifting of that same authority to that of the female. The tale begins with a reference of the destructive nature of Christianity. “But now can no man see none elves mo, For now the grete charitee and prayers of limitours” (line 870). The Wife of Bath is sarcastically referencing to the “charitee” of the “limitours” who are missionaries of the church. In particular, the Wife of Bath is insulting another of Chaucer’s pilgrims, the Friar. Because of the church and their limiting and previous religious thought, “man see none elves mo”. This is obviously a critique of the church and its actions, perhaps in relation to the destruction of elements of pagan theology and customs. This may also be related to the construction of a new role for women in the period. Christianity’s view on the roles of women during the period were misogynistic, through these few lines the Wife of Bath may be attempting to discredit the church and Christianity’s views on women’s place in society. The empowerment of women felt throughout the Wife of Bath’s prologue is clearly highlighted in the fate of the knight. The knight, a representation of male dominance, asserts his superiority over a young maiden by raping her. The knight views this woman as nothing more than an object subject to his whims. As the woman was of an equal noble ranking as the knight, the knight was arrested and his fate was handed over to the queen by the king. In an ironic twist the fate of the rapist misogynist knight is left in the hands of a woman. The queen challenges the knight to find out what it is women want most in the world. If he fails to do so in one year’s time the knight will be put to death. After frantically searching for the answer that could save his life, the knight comes across an ugly old woman who claims to know the answer he so desperately seeks. The woman agrees to help him under one condition; the knight must pledge himself to her. The desperate knight agrees, and the old woman and the knight return back to court. In front of the queen the knight gives his answer supplied to him by the old woman. “Wommen desire to have sovereinetee As wel over hir housbonde as hir love, And for to been in maistrye him above” (line 1044-1046). This answer not only serves as justification for the Wife of Bath’s actions heard in the prologue, but also it highlights the major theme of female empowerment and sovereignty present throughout the Wife’s tale. Later in the tale, the knight says, when given the ultimatum of his wife being old and honorable or beautiful and horrible, “My lady and my love, and wif so dere, I putte me in youre wise governaunce” (line 1236). This can be interpreted as a drastic change in the knight’s understanding about the role of women in marriage. Rather than dismissing the woman, the knight speaks to her in a respectful tone and places himself under her care. Perhaps this is the type of change that Chaucer wished to see in the treatment of women. Chaucer lived during a period in which women were constantly marginalized. In an attempt to counter this mode of thought, Chaucer created the Wife of Bath, a character whose actions and behaviors completely contradicted the customs of the period. The Wife of Bath’s tale and prologue are an early attempt to fully empower women. The female is being politically charged here by Chaucer through the Wife of Bath, who is successfully read as a character who is an epitome of anti-patriarchal resistance. Works Cited Chaucer’s Anti-Misogynist Wife of Bath Kenneth J. Oberembt The Chaucer Review , Vol. 10, No. 4 (Spring, 1976), pp. 287-302 Cite this The Wife of Bath: Female Empowerment Essay APA MLA Harvard Chicago ASA IEEE AMA The Wife of Bath: Female Empowerment Essay. (2016, Sep 27). 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__label__wiki	0.74861	0.74861	grape Japan Source: © PR Times, Inc. New Japanese Service “Odorate” Scans And Rates Your Body Odor 2019-07-31 Wed 2019-08-01 Thu In recent years, Japanese people have become increasingly concerned with sumehara. Neither a desert in Africa nor an island in Indonesia, sumehara or スメハラ in Japanese, is in fact the abbreviation for "smell harassment." While it is usually used in a workplace environment, it is also discussed in the context of public transportation where people are frequently forced to be in close proximity to others. Unlike other forms of harassment that are volitional such as sexual harassment, age harassment and maternity harassment, smell harassment is often involuntary, and sometimes the result of medical conditions. Nevertheless, whereas unwelcome body smells were previously considered a mere inconvenience, the mood in corporate Japan seems to be shifting towards taking personal responsibility for the matter. As a result, new products and commercial campaigns reflecting this heightened awareness of body odor have emerged. We've already seen how male styling, beauty and hygiene product maker Mandom Corp. has taken bold measures such as casting seven distinct types of body odor as seven handsome anime boys, and using popular Virtual Youtuber Kizuna AI to conduct street interviews testing a new deodorant. Another product which capitalizes on this trend is last year's Smell Checker ES-100, a portable odor sensor sold by Tanita Corporation. Odorate: A comprehensive solution to scan and rate body odor While the ES-100 has the advantage of providing a simple number from 0 to 10 alerting you to the strength of an odor, as well as the convenience of having real-time data in a portable format, it doesn't provide a detailed analysis nor does it offer any suggestions for improvement. Those who are looking for a more comprehensive solution can now turn to a new service called Odorate. © PR Times, Inc. After a very successful crowdfunding campaign which reached over 500% of its initial goal, Odorate is now available to the general public. But what exactly is Odorate? A clever portmanteau of "odor" and "rate," Odorate is both the name of a company and a service which scans the chemical composition of your body odor, where it comes from and, if needed, offers customized advice on measures you can take to address it. If this sounds like an uncomfortable and time-consuming process requiring a visit to a laboratory, think again. Odorate takes the form of a by-mail kit, which includes a white T-shirt, a special patch which collects odors, and double-sided tape to attach the patch to the inside of the T-shirt. All you need to do is wear the T-shirt for a day, send it back to the company, and within a month, you'll receive a PDF file with a full report. Moreover, for privacy, they eschew all company-specific packaging and send you the kit in a standard express mail envelope which will not reveal to any others who may see it what the contents may be. Odorate combines machine-driven analysis through specialized laboratory equipment with human assessors to identify the areas where your body odor is the strongest, the chemical composition of your body odor and the impression it makes on others. Whether it's sweat, armpit odor or "old-age smell" (due to a substance called 2-nonenal), or any other kind of body odor, Odorate will identify it. In addition to these results, the reports include an order-made care guide with suggestions and recommendations for inexpensive and easy-to-follow odor-fighting measures, including commercially available products. Service name: Odorate Price: 15,000 JPY On sale from: July 31st, 10:00 AM (JST) First delivery from: August 7th, 2019 To order: Odorate (Note: Delivery is only available to addresses within Japan) By - Ben K. body odor / Odorate / Service / smell Seven Body Odors Turned Into Handsome Anime Boys For Deodorant Commercial Café Benisica, Birthplace of Japanese Pizza Toast, Lets You Savor the Showa Era in Yurakucho The Way These Japanese Airline Baggage Handlers Unload a Plane is Surprising a Lot of People Kyoto Gatten’s Succulent Wagyu Tempura Joined By Wagyu Shabu & Sukiyaki This Winter Japanese Hotel Apologizes For One Minute Internet Stoppage At 4:00 AM Ramen Chain’s Emergency Toilet Paper Policy Shows The Depths Of Japanese Hospitality Japan Forward grape Japan Questionnaire Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is Tokyo’s New Luxury Shopping and Entertainment Complex Twins Perform Awkward GonGon Song To Prevent Mites These Adorable Animal Shaped Japanese Sweets Are Not What They Appear Tweets by grapejapan	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26637
__label__wiki	0.557605	0.557605	Graphic Village Continues Growth Strategy with RMGT 9 Series Press with LED-UV Curing By Dan Cerrato \| September 5, 2019 \| 0 Printing Impressions 400 Fastest Growing Company Invests in the Latest Offset Technology CINCINNATI, OH — August 29, 2019 — Graphic Village’s chosen mantle, “The Print Shop of the Future”, is truly the reinvention of a commercial printer built to compete in 2020 and well beyond. Today, Graphic Village, based in Cincinnati, OH, is a multichannel marketing solutions provider. Their client list spans numerous vertical markets including financial services, healthcare, education, non-profits, manufacturing and marketing agencies. The fact that Graphic Village is one of the Printing Impressions 400 fastest growing companies (110% growth to $20 Million FY 2018, Jumping 141 places to #223) would point to the strength of the Graphic Village reinvention approach. While operating under its current identity for a little more than five years, Graphic Village’s roots go back much further. It was the vision of the executive team led by Eric Kahn, Executive Chairman of Graphic Village, and Larry Kuhlman, previous owner of Bramkamp Printing and President/Partner of Graphic Village today, to acquire and unite distinct operations that specialized in marketing, commercial print, digital print, packaging, wide format and direct mail. Formed in 2013 through the merger of Cincinnati’s leading Offset and Digital printers (Bramkamp Printing & DocuPros) Kahn quickly folded in 9 additional companies to build what is today’s Graphic Village. “Our goal was to vertically integrate our business, bringing all the print product lines under one corporate roof,” says Kahn. “We want to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for our clients. But we ended up with three different manufacturing facilities that weren’t integrated. So last year, We bought a 153,000-sq.-ft. building in Blue Ash and we moved everything under one roof. Our goal is to keep growing, both organically and through strategic acquisitions. We will continue to pursue additional businesses in the regional marketplace, both in the same spaces and in unique spaces.” As part of this string of acquisitions, Graphic Village ended up with a wide range of equipment spanning every manufacturer and technology type. As a technology pioneer in Greater Cincinnati, Graphic Village was the first in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Tri-state to install the HP 12000 and Scodix equipment. But moving into new facilities was a chance to evaluate what each acquisition had brought to the table. Selling off the older pieces gave them the ability to invest in newer, more state-of-the art equipment. “We have always invested, and tried to be at the forefront of technology,” says Kahn. “When we moved into this facility, We actually invested $4.5 million in new equipment, including offset presses, die cutters, and digital equipment. In addition to investing in leading edge equipment, we continue to invest heavily in people. Most recently, we were fortunate to bring on a new CEO, Michael Nold, who brings the experience and expertise to truly make Graphic Village a world class organization.” One of the centerpieces of the new facility was the installation of a new RMGT 940 LED UV press, which appealed to Kahn and his team because it maintained the 16-page layout in a smaller footprint with much lower staffing requirements. “The feeds and speeds off that press are exactly where we need them to be from an improvement standpoint,” says Larry Kuhlman. Mark O’Bryan, who was the president of CTS Packaging when it was acquired, and today is Division President of Packaging at Graphic Village, notes that the new press is opening up new services not just in the commercial print side of the business, but in packaging as well. “This RMGT press offers the diversity we need to get into new markets where we haven’t been in the packaging world,” he notes. “Things like the higher-end food and beverage space. This is a hybrid press that can do both commercial print and packaging, as the LED-UV inks and coatings position us to take advantage of both spaces.” Graphic Village is already enjoying the faster make-readies, better color control and the instant dry times that the LED-UV equipped RMGT 940 brings to the table. And while Kahn notes that with just nine months since the installation, they have quickly ramped up the business they can push to the press, he foresees it being a workhorse. “In fact, we already have the pad right beside this press for the next one. We’ll probably retire one of our other older presses and put in either another press specifically for the packaging side, or another 9 series. We have a lot of room for growth.” “The growth of Graphic Village has been incredible to watch,” says Chris Manley, President of Graphco, the RMGT distributor for the region. “We’ve been amazed at the strength of Graphic Village’s production team and the relative ease with which they moved the work from a Heidelberg SM102-10P, an SM-74-6 and a Ryobi 755XL onto their new RMGT 9 Series press. Their scheduling and execution to achieve nearly 100% utilization of this new press almost immediately has been very impressive.” “Graphic Village truly embodies what it means to be The Print Shop of the Future. With the current path they are on, I can’t see anything slowing them down. Being able to offer our partners The Unfair Advantage of an RMGT press to help propel them forward that much faster is a truly exciting opportunity. I cannot wait to see where Eric takes this company next.” Graphco and Graphic Village will be hosting an open house event on September 12 from 10am-4pm so that fellow printers from around the Midwest and Southeast can witness the latest in RMGT print quality, automation and flexibility of production in action. For more information about this event please visit http://bit.ly/GVOpenHouse. 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__label__wiki	0.913386	0.913386	Tickets: £12 ~ Buy Tickets Cornwall trio William the Conqueror have been picking up praise ever since Ruarri Joseph took the step to go public with his erstwhile secret alter-ego and release their debut album, Proud Disturber of the Peace. After a summer of festivals, followed by a tour opening for Loose label-mates Danny & the Champions of the World and their own headline UK tour, the band are now launching in to 2018 with more shows. The indie-rock three piece sees Ruarri joined by bassist Naomi Holmes and drummer Harry Harding, channelling classic blues and roots through a grunge/indie filter, with diverse influences including The Doors, Ryan Adams and The Lemonheads. Praised for their grit and authenticity by the The Guardian and NPR’s Ann Powers, they made their mark at AmericanaFest in Nashville, signing to Loose and sharing the stage at the UK Americana Awards 2017 with the Van Morrison, Richard Thompson and Ethan Johns. Proud Disturber of the Peace is shortlisted for UK Americana Awards “UK Album of the Year”. Ruarri also recently toured the UK with Wildwood Kin “A mighty launchpad for what’s yet to come” Q “A Southern Rock and Americana grungy gumbo that hits you right between the eyes. They have elements of Kings of Leon, but also Clapton’s dalliance with the music of JJ Cale” Express “A joy to behold. A musician blessed with such a distinctive and unmistakable voice” Americana UK	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26650
__label__wiki	0.553833	0.553833	Deities, Mythology, Theology Heroes, Cosmic Protection Nature-Lovers Nurturer Related to Villain Spoiled Sweet Energy Beings Freya (Mythology) Freya, Freyia, Freja Leader of the Valkyries Goddess of love Goddess of war Goddess of death Goddess of fertility Goddess of magic Goddess of beauty Goddess of childbirth Goddess of protection Goddess of nature Immortality, Swordsman, Magic, Archery, Death Senses, Elements, Shape-shifting, Death Empathy, Spearman, Knifeman, Chariot driving Flirting, Enjoying beautiful and lovely things, Leading the Valkyries, Bringing peace to the dead Rejoin her husband Odr, Maintain her beauty, To own pretty, lovely, gorgeous, beautiful fancy things, Give brave warriors a peaceful death and afterlife Njord (father), Freyr (brother), Nerthus (mother), Odr (hushed divorced) Skadi (stepmother), Primordials, Jotunns, Asgardians/Norse Deities, Demigods (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews) Valkyries, Asgardians/Norse Deities, Skadi, Almost every male, Cats, Animals Jotunns Freya or Freyja is the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, magic, war and death. She also commands the Valkyries female warriors of the gods. Freya also possess a chariot pulled by cats and a boar named Hildisvini. Freya is the daughter of Njord her mothers name was never mentioned. She rules over the relm of Folkvangr a beautiful field where half of those who have died in battle go. Freya also comforts those who are dying before they go to Valhalla. Freya had many mortal, god and elf lovers she was even sought after by the frost giants. Freya was even married to one of her lover Odr the Norse god of summer until he disappeared. Freya also owned a beautiful necklace called Brisingamen that was made by the dwarves. Loki found out told Odin and her husband Odr what happened. Odr wanted proof so Loki stole the necklace and brought it before them Odin took the necklace and Odr left the realm of the gods to wonder Midgard. When Freya reached the halls of Valhalla she asked for her necklace back and where her husband was. Odin told her Odr left Valhalla and told her she could only get Brisingamen back if she started a war between two kings. Freya did as Odin commanded he gave her the necklace and was told to wear it as shame until she found Odr. Freya making a deal with the dwarves and Odr disobeying orders were the reasons why her husband left Valhalla. She cries tears of gold while searching for him and under assumed names. Hidisvini Freya's pet boar was given to her by the dwarves. Ottar one of her lovers was changed in to the boar Hildisvini to see the giant Hyndla so Ottar could find out about his ancestors. The story of how Freya got her cat chariot is that Thor want fishing and was woken up by a cat singing he thought of Freya when he saw them so he brought the cats to her Freya loved them so much she decided to use the cats for her chariot. Freya dose not take part in the battle of Ragnarok but is one of the beings that survives war. Her Valkyries and few others survive as while but her brother Freyr does not Freya's Valkyries survive but Odin's Valkyries do not. Freya and the survivors of Ragnarok help the world when the great battle is over. The norse gods are her family and Freya loses almost her family including her father Njord during Ragnarok which is the the twilight of the gods. It is told that during the future battle her brother Freyr dies because he goes into battle with out his sword. Freya fears Ragnarok just like the other gods but choose to stay out of the fight she maybe the goddess of war and death but she is also the deity of love and beauty so instead she chooses as more peaceful route during gods darkness hour she stays out of the war. Freya's father is one of the few gods who doesn't fight when the norse gods time is ending Njord dies returning to Valhalla Njord refusal to fight is what brings the sea god's demise. It is told that the only ones who remain are a few of the younger deities and two humans. Folkvangr a beautiful endless meadow or field that her Valkyries take half of the fallen warriors to have a peaceful afterlife and the other half are taken by Odin's Valkyrie into Valhalla for a life of celebration. The warriors who are brought to Valhalla not only there for songs and feast but to also prepare for the future fight Ragnarok. But in Folkvangr Freya does not train for the future war to come she wants peace, quite, love and beauty in her realm. Loki taking Brisingamen was not the only he tried to get Freya trouble for. At one of the gods feast he accuses every female of unfaithfulness this starts an argument between Loki and Freya. The god of mischief brings up every man that she has loved the goddess objects and says that he is lying. Loki tells her to be silent and conjures up a scenario about Freya which made the gods laugh the two were surprised by this. Njord Frey and Freya's father says a god having more than one lover is harmless and calls Loki a pervert. Being the goddess of love Freya has been nice enough to help Loki a few times despite the problems the two have with each other. When Mjolnir was taken by the frost giant Thrym he promised to return the hammer if Freya married him. Thor and Loki asked her for help but she refused to marry a Jotunn but gave them her feathered cloak. With out Freya's help the gods dressed Thor to look like her this action embarrassed the god of thuder. During the wedding Thrym and the front giants leaned the bride was actually Thor in disguise. His eyes were red with anger because of his stolen hammer and being dressed as a bride. Though Freya didn't wish to be be married to frost giant the goddess and some other gods stepped in to stop Thor's rage and calm him down. Freya also helped Loki when he asked to use her cloak to rescue Idunn from Thjazi even though Loki insulted her on a day she didn't look lovely and beautiful like she normally did Freya still gave him the cloak. Being the god of tricks Loki caused a lot of trouble for Freya and the other gods stealing her necklace, talking about how bad it is for her to sleep with other men while she is married, telling her how ugly she looked on a day she didn't look beautiful even telling a lie that him and her slept together. When Odin and the other gods banished Loki and chained to a giant rock in the underworld with a giant serpent dripping venom on him Freya did not take part in this action though she didn't like the things the trickster god did to her she felt that even Loki shouldn't deserve this. Freya stood up for him and told the gods the punishment she thought he deserved Odin and the others threaten to punishment Freya if she ever did that again. Despite the fact that Freya had many male lovers she loved her husband Odr the most. Her love was so great for him when Odr was a mortal she asked Odin and the other gods to allow him in Valhalla and make him a god even though he did not die in battle. Freya's wish was granted she was happy until Odr left her and Valhalla. Freya was one of the deities mentioned in the story of Sleipnir's birth. The gods of Valhalla asked for a frost giant to build the walls for Asgard he agreed if the gods offered him Freya's for marriage Odin and the gods agreed thinking the giant could not complete the task. Freya didn't like that they used her as a bargain. The giant used his horse Svadilfari to help him with the job the got Odin and the gods thought he might finish the job so they asked Loki for help who turned into a horse and made Svadilfari fall in love in. The gods were glad Loki helped win the deal and Freya was pleased that she forced into a marriage she did not want. Freya goddess the of beauty loves almost everything except the frost giants who always try to win her heart. In one story when the gods are having a feast there is a drunk frost giant causing trouble in Asgard the gods got scared and stopped serving him even though she dislikes the giants Freya was the only one kind enough and brave enough to still serve him food and drink. When Thor heard of the news he came bursting into the halls and asked what was Jotunn doing Asgard and said the giant should not be making Freya serve him. When Freya walks around she loves to use her powers scatter the morning dew and the light of the morning sun when she shakes her her hair Freya uses her powers to make spring flowers appear around her. Freya is not only the Norse goddess of magic but also the Norse goddess of witchcraft. Being the goddess of peaceful death those who went to the underworld instead of Freya's hall Sessrumnir in the beautiful field Folkvangr the goddess would light the way for dead to find their way through the darkness of the underworld. Although Freya was not the goddess of arts but because she is the goddess of love and beauty she helped the gods of dance, music, poems etc. bring all those beautiful things to the gods. Freya also brought the arts of magic and witchcraft to the gods because of her being the goddess of magic. When Freya's father Njord remarried she also formed a close bond with her new mother Skadi. It is believed by some people in some stories that Skadi is her mother because of their relationship with each other but Freya's mother is also the sister of Njord who is never mentioned after brief short marriage. Freya felt more close to her adopted mother then her real mother even after both divorces. The to become so close that in norse mythology Freya and Skadi were listed as triple deities along with Frigg. Just like Thor Freya was one of the few deities from norse mythology who was good most of her family Odin, Aesir, Vanir and most of the other gods however saw humans more like playthings they did what ever they wanted and didn't care. Almost all of them thought they were better than people when a mortals did something similar to what the gods did, tested them or questioned them they got angry. But Freya was different from the rest of her family she was more caring, sweet, gentle, loving, friendly and kind. Despite the fact of how scary, serious and dangerous she could be during times of war. When people stopped worshipping Norse Mythology like egyptian mythology, greek mythology, roman mythology etc. the gods of norse religion were forgotten. Freya after the fall of the norse religion she had become a goddess of the wild hunt and Wiccan religion. Freya has things named after that are linked to things that she the goddess of just like with many deities in modern times even having a asteroid Freia same name just spelled different. The things named after the goddess Freya are linked to love, beauty, war, magic and death all things the goddess as power over. Freya survives both the end of Norse Mythology and Ragnarok unlike all the other deities and mythical creatures. Ragnarok and Christianity both end the norse religion, during the twilight of the gods most of the deities die, when Christianity replaced the norse religion many of the gods faded away. Ragnarok is the end of norse mythology and the norse gods, the ten plagues of egypt ended egyptian mythology and the egyptian gods. Though many events like those wiped out most of the beliefs from those religions a few of things survived. Freya and her stepmother Skadi are a few examples of beings surviving events that ended their family's rule, their family's power, and their family's myths. The end of Norse Mythology wasn't a to sad for Freya though she is a fragile girl who is saddened by the loses of her husband after she slept with dwarves and is saddened by the death of her family during Ragnarok. She is also a warrior so Freya is tough, strong and brave these qualities help her get through things no matter how scared or heartbroken she is. Both her qualities of a maiden and warrior give her sweetness, kindness, toughness and bravery. Freya kindly but yet bravely moves on and accepts the new religions, new gods and new worshipers. She does many things with a kind but also brave tough attitude. Though Freya is never mentioned in the events or stories about Ragnarok this is because she is left out. Some believe that she dies in the battle or kills herself after the war out of grief. While some think she dies others think she lives. Unlike the other norse gods her death was never mentioned and worship of the goddess still continued even after the gods and their religion fell and was replaced. Freya is also a protection goddess as she looks after the dead. But just like with everyone she is thought of as evil because of some of her actions. Being goddess of the the dead makes some people believe she doesn't care for the living. Some view her as more lustful instead of loving and don't think of her as scared, frightened, fragile female when there is a male human or god who wants her love after she refuses them. When Odin forced Freya to have to kings fight each other to start war. Freya didn't like the idea but did to get her necklace back some people think of this as an evil action done by Freya. There are even people who think that Freya didn't turley love her husband Odr although she did slept with almost every male in Norse mythology Freya did loved Odr. She has shown this many times when Odr was a mortal even after he was turned into an ugly sea serpent Freya didn't care she still loved him. After Odr was killed as a serpent Freya didn't care if he didn't die in battle or honorably she wanted her mortal husband to become a god. She didn't care that her husband angered the gods as mortal even after he became a god himself she still loved. Though she cheated on him and loved many different men she was heartbroken when she found out he left Valhalla/Asgard because of her actions. She endlessly searches for him while still doing her duties as a goddess. She still falls in love with other men but hasn't given up her search and wears her beauty necklace as punishment while felling guilty. Odin gave Brisingamen her beautiful Dwarven necklace back and ordered her to wear it as a symbol of shame. Even after Ragnarok and the death of Odin Freya still wears the necklace out of guilt. The beautiful goddess feels so ashamed when she is looking for her husband Freya looks for him under different aliases so he won't know it is her and to hide her shameful identity from other beings. But despite the despite the kindness she and respect she has for the dead and her husband some people view her as evil instead of good. Even with the shame and guilt that she feels. Freya likes to use her beauty to get what she wants. She enjoys watching people fall in love and she does not see death as a sad or scary thing. Freya loves almost every man she meets. She also enjoys beautiful fancy things and nature. Freya is kind and caring due to her being the goddess of love with her kindness she brought arts to the gods like beauty, dance, celebrating, parties, music, and fancy things all the stuff that she loves. Being the goddess of war Freya does not dislike, fear or hate it she agrees with war if love, kindness, and beauty don't work. No matter what made her sad or angry Freya was as the goddess of war so she knew how to be strong, tough, courageous and brave. As the goddess of love and beauty, Freya was not only kind, friendly, caring, loving, sweet and gentle but she is also flirtatious as well. Freya's Possessions Brisingamen a necklace made by the dwarves Cloak made out of feathers Chariot pulled by cats Hidisvini the Boar (original knownas Ottar) Bow and Arrows Various Outfits & Footwear Various Jewelry Freya in Marvel comics. Freya in the anime Mythical Detective Loki. Freya in the video game Valkyrie Profile Freya in Riordan's Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. 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__label__wiki	0.509718	0.509718	3/11 Register Login More Than Meets the Eyes by onestop_hpfan18 Chapter Views Print Chapter Off to Hogwarts by onestop_hpfan18 Disclaimer: I only own the title, plot, and any OCs that you do not recognize. Kara101 gave me the summary to run off of and she came up with the name Marisol Mendez. Anything that you recognize belongs to J.K. Rowling. Author's Note: Hey! Well, he's chapter 3. It's longer than the second chapter. It's about the same length as the first chapter. Hope you like it! James stood off to the side of where his whole family stood. His girl friend, Kelsey stood before him, starting to look impatient. He was struggling inside with how he should break up with her. Should he just come out with it or ease into the subject? His thoughts were interrupted and decided when Kelsey spoke, “What’s the matter?” She pushed a strand of her stick-straight blond hair behind one of her ears as she tapped her high-heeled clad foot on the cemented ground beneath their feet. “I think we should break up,” the words tumbled out of his mouth without much more thought. “You think?!” Kelsey said heatedly, causing people all around them to look over at the pair. “I thought you said I was different than the other girls you dated. Were you lying?!” “No, of course I wasn’t,” he said, trying to draw less attention to them by nonverbally telling Kelsey with his eyes to lower her voice. This didn’t work. He figured that she either didn’t get what he was trying to get across to her or just chose to ignore it. Either way, she continued on with her ranting. “You can’t dump me!” She screamed this bit in his face before adding, “Because I am dumping you!” And with that she stomped off away from him with tears forming in her blue eyes. James ran a hand through his untidy black hair as his cousin approached him. “I’m guessing she didn’t take the break up well.” He just glared at his cousin as if saying, you think? “Well, look at the bright side, mate,” said Fred. “You’re single and free to get with any girls you want to.” “But I didn’t want this break up to cause so much attention,” said James. “Now the whole school is bound to know before we arrive at Hogwarts.” “Look at it this way, no one thought you two would last longer than a week and you lasted all summer," Fred told him as they made their way toward the steam engine that stood in front of them, billowing out grey smoke into the clear air. “That’s only because I didn’t much fancy breaking things off in a letter,” he grumbled. Fred just shrugged his shoulders before the two of them returned over to their large family to say good-bye; they wouldn’t see them again until Christmas. After saying good-bye, they boarded the train. James was in slightly higher spirits as the two of them raced to the back to get to their usual compartment before someone else got to it before them. ~~~~~ Marisol had already bid good-bye to her dad and was now looking for a compartment. The compartments seemed to be filling up fast as all of the students boarded the train before it started on its journey north. She passed a compartment just as a girl with long, light blond hair and bright blue eyes with fair skin opened the door. She was tall and skinny and could easily pass off as a model. She saw Marisol and asked her if she was new. “I just moved to Britain with my dad over the summer from Spain,” she explained in her Spanish accent. “I’m a sixth year. My name is Marisol Mendez.” “I’m Dominique Weasley,” the blond girl introduced herself. “I’m in my sixth year, Gryffindor house. “Would you like to sit with my friends and me?” “Sure,” she said. Marisol started to enter their compartment, but before she could do so two boys running down the hall of the train bumped into her. She noticed that one had short dark auburn hair and the other had untidy jet-black hair that seemed rather familiar as she went tumbling down. She landed on her back, looking up at the ceiling above her. “James! Fred!” Screamed Dominique, “Why are you two such prats?!” She leaned over Marisol so that she was in her vision before saying in a concerned tone, “Are you alright?” She held her hand for Marisol to take so that she could help her stand. Marisol nodded and took hold of her hand to be helped up. “Aw, you know you love us, Dom,” said the one with dark auburn hair and caramel-colored skin as he swung his arm around Dominique. Dominique shrugged out of his hold and scowled at him. “You could have seriously hurt her.” Marisol looked to the other boy to see that he had been watching her. She instantly recognized him from the robe shop in Diagon Alley. She wondered if he recognized her as well, seeing as he had been watching her. Marisol now noted that he had pulled his attention off of her and to Dominique. “We didn’t mean to, honest Dom,” said James in a solemn voice. “We were just trying to get to our compartment before it was taken by some small first years. Have you seen how small they are this year?” Fred laughed, “Yeah, seriously, they’re like miniscule little midgets.” Dominique rolled her eyes at the two boys before her. She turned her attention back to Marisol. “These two idiots are my cousins, James Potter and Fred Weasley.” “Hey,” she said to the two boys, one of which she had already met. “Now let’s get in the compartment before they drive me crazy.” Marisol made her way into the compartment behind Dominique but before the door was slid shut she could just make out one of the boys saying something that sounded a lot like, “Too late, you’re already crazy, Dom.” Dominique sat down in a huff and then introduced her friends to Marisol and vice versa. “This is Marisol Mendez, she’s new. And these are my friends Bianca Calliger and Sally Finnigan.” Bianca Calliger had long, stick-straight brown hair and blue-green eyes. She was stick-skinny with no meat on her bones and had fair skin. She could easily pass as a model as well. She nodded at Marisol and smiled. She must have been much friendlier than she looked, which was intimidating to say the least. Sally Finnigan had long, stick-straight sandy blond hair and blue eyes. She was the same stick-skinny as Bianca and Dominique. Though unlike the others, she had freckles sprinkled across her small nose and fair skin. And she appeared to be easier going than Dominique and Bianca. Marisol was rather unsure of herself. She didn’t think she would be able to fit in with this group of girls. Also, it appeared that straight hair was the in thing at Hogwarts and her hair was nowhere near straight. Her naturally wavy brown locks didn’t look so good straight as it would frizz up instantly no matter how many charms she would try on it. She had given up trying to straighten her hair when she was in her second year at Madam Rosina’s. She sat down next to the window after putting her trunk up in the luggage rack with the others just as she felt the train start to move. “So, what house do you think you’ll be in?” Asked Sally from across where she sat. “We’re all in Gryffindor.” “Well, I don’t know much about Hogwarts,” she replied. “I only know that it was the school my dad attended.” “What about your mum?” “My mom is a Muggle,” she said. “Oh,” the three girls said at the same time and then Bianca asked, “Do you know the houses at Hogwarts or did your dad not tell you about them?” “He didn’t really say anything about the houses,” replied Marisol. “He just told me that he was in Gryffindor.” “Then you might be in Gryffindor,” said Sally. “All of our parents were in Gryffindor; well, except for Bianca’s as she is Muggleborn.” “But you could be in a different house,” pointed out Dominique. “There are four houses in total; Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin.” The girls told her about Hogwarts and about all the cliques. Marisol got the impression that Hogwarts was made up of mostly cliques and that if you didn’t belong to one of these cliques then you were at the bottom of the social ladder. Not that this really bothered Marisol. She could care less about what people thought about her if she didn’t know who they were to start with. Halfway through the ride, the girls changed into their school robes. Shortly after this their compartment was bombarded by three boys. Two of whom were Fred and James and the other Marisol didn’t know. “Hello ladies,” said Fred. “How’s it going?” He swung his arm over Bianca’s shoulders as he sat down beside her. “Get lost,” said Bianca as she removed Fred’s arm. “Dom, reign some control over your cousins.” “No can do,” replied Dominique as she sent a glare at each of her cousins and the other boy. “These three are completely out of my control.” “Aw, why would you even want to control us to begin with?” James asked Dominique as he sat down, coincidentally next to Marisol. “This is our friend Holden Summers, by the way,” he added to Marisol. Holden Summers had sat down next to James. He had short sun-streaked blond hair and blue-green eyes. He seemed to be a little subdued compared to Fred and James, but then again people have a way of surprising you by being completely different then what you pegged them to be. “Don’t let Holden’s quiet demeanor fool you,” said Dominique, shortly after James had introduced him to her. “He’s just as loud and annoying as James and Fred are.” “Always have to bring us down, don’t you Dom?” James asked as his eyes twinkled with humor or maybe it was mischief, or both. “So, have any run-ins with Kelsey after your well publicized break up?” asked Dominique with a slight smile on her thin, pretty face as she surveyed James for any trace of remorse. Of course she found no such remorse. Boys were so insensitive. “Hey, you’re supposed to side with me as I am your cousin,” said James in defense for himself. “And you know how I hate to draw attention to myself.” “Oh yeah,” Dominique replied before continuing, “you just hate it when you get attention for winning a Quidditch game, being made Quidditch Captain, being praised for all the O.W.L.s you received over the summer, and the list goes on.” “It’s not my fault everyone makes a big deal out of my life,” James defended himself and then he turned to Marisol. “I bet Marisol will vouch for me when I say that attention just automatically falls on some people without them wanting it in the first place.” At first Marisol was speechless. She didn’t know anyone yet to be able to judge and this led to her response to James’ question. “I agree that some people get attention even when they aren’t trying to, but I don’t know you well enough to say whether or not you are one of these people.” “Ha!” Dominique exclaimed in triumphant in James' face. The remainder of the train ride went by fast for Marisol. She stepped out of the train and on to the platform of the Hogsmeade Station. She followed Dominique, Bianca, and Sally to one of the many carriages that appeared to be pulling themselves up to the grand castle that was Hogwarts. When the carriage stopped in front of the oak front doors of the castle, she got out and walked up the steps into the entrance hall. She heard her name being called and turned to look for who was calling her. A woman with medium length blond hair, blue eyes and a warm personality approached her. “I’m Madam Hannah Longbottom. I’m going to take you to my office where you will be sorted before the sorting ceremony for the first years.” Marisol followed Madam Longbottom. Dominique and the other two wished her luck before going into the Great Hall. Marisol was directed to sit in the chair opposite a desk when Madam Longbottom led her into an office. She then told her that she would set a hat on her head and that the hat would choose which house that she would fit best in. Once the hat was on her head she heard a voice start to talk to her in her ear. She guessed it was the hat, though it startled her at first. “Ah, a transfer student,” the hat started. “You seem to be worried about not making any friends here, though I should say you have nothing to worry about as you are a very caring, easy going, and fun loving girl who can get along with just about anyone. “You also are extremely bright,” the hat seemed to be talking more to itself than to her. “You would do great in either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff. Where do you think I should put you?” Marisol was caught off guard at the hat asking her where she wanted to go. She still didn’t know enough about the houses to know which would well suit her even though her new friends had told her about each of the houses. She thought, wherever you put me will be fine with me. “If you say so, then it better be… HUFFLEPUFF!” Marisol felt the hat being lifted from her head and looked at Madam Longbottom as she said, “Congratulations, I’m the Head of Hufflepuff House.” Her smile was wide as she said, “Let’s go to the Great Hall, they’ll need this for when the first years arrive.” She followed Madam Longbottom back down to the entrance hall and into the Great Hall. She could see Dominique, James, and the others at a table she assumed was the Gryffindor table as there appeared to be four tables with House banners over each. Madam Longbottom pointed her in the direction of the table next to the Gryffindor table with yellow and black banners over it with a Badger on the front. She sat down next to a few students that looked to be around her age. They smiled at her and she to them. “I’m Marisol Mendez. I transferred here from a school in Spain.” The girl that sat directly across from her was the first to introduce herself. “I’m Jasmine Baylor, but everyone calls me Jazzy.” Jasmine had dark skin, dark brown eyes, black hair (in braids) that was a few inches past her shoulders, and was average build. “What year are you?” “Sixth, you?” The next one that introduced their self was a girl with long black hair that fell in natural curls to the middle of her back, fair skin, and eyes that were purple. “I’m Evelyn York and I too have a nickname. It’s Evie, my parents have been calling me that since I was in diapers and it just stuck when everyone else started calling me that.” “Nice you meet you guys,” Marisol said before the whole hall was silenced as the small, timid looking first years entered. The sorting ceremony seemed to go on for quite some time. The first was sorted into Gryffindor, which caused the Gryffindor table to clap and cheer at getting the first student. Though, the cheers from their table were at their loudest when a small girl with red hair by the name of Lucy Weasley was sorted into their house. Jazzy whispered in her ear in explanation of this. “Most of Gryffindor house is comprised of the Potter-Weasley clan because there are so many of them.” Marisol nodded in understanding as she looked over at the Gryffindor table. She made eye contact with James and blushed. This motion was not missed by Jazzy or Evelyn. They both just shook their heads with smiles on their faces. “Oh, nothing,” said Jazzy with a knowing smirk on her face. “Shhh, my brother’s up now,” said Evelyn and they turned back up to the front where a scared, scrawny boy with knobby knees and spiky dirty blond hair had sat down on a stool. The hat took a couple minutes before placing him in Hufflepuff. Marisol clapped along with the rest of the table as the boy made his way over to the table and sat down next to Evelyn. “This is my kid brother, Keegan,” said Evelyn as she ruffled the boy’s hair and he stuck his tongue out at her. “Hey, squirt,” Jazzy said in a joking manner, “are you still pulling pranks on your big sister?” “Maybe,” he replied with a sheepish look on his small face, but still had a mischievous glint in his navy blue eyes. The three girls laughed. Shortly after, Professor McGonagall got to her feet to announce a few things for the new term. She went over Quidditch try-outs, rules that needed to be followed – she looked over at the Gryffindor table pointedly at this, banned items –cough- Weasleys’ Wizarding Wheezes products. And she added that everyone would receive their schedules tomorrow morning at breakfast. When she had sat down, food had appeared on all of the house tables. James made his way up to the Gryffindor tower with his fellow housemates. He continued to think about his four-poster bed the whole way up. When he reached his dorm with Fred and Holden closely following behind him, he changed into his pajamas and fell back onto his bed. He was asleep within minutes. The last thing he remembered thinking was of how the new girl had drawn him in so fast. He didn’t even know her all that well and already he wanted to find out everything about her. His last thought on the subject was that he would find out more about her. Marisol was led down to the basements where the Hufflepuff common room was located. She was unusually sleepy. She had had a long day with all the excitement of transferring to a new school. Evelyn gave the portrait of a man dressed in old-fashioned fancy clothes the password (Badgers are the best) and the three girls entered through the hole behind him. The common room was yellow and black with banners on the walls, a black sofa in front of the fire place, yellow armchairs around the sofa and fire place, small wood round tables around the room, a book case, and two doors; one led down to the boys’ dorms and the other led down to the girls’ dorms. Marisol found her trunk at the end of the bed that stood closest to the window. She dug around for her comfiest pair of pajamas and changed. Before getting into bed she put her wavy brown locks up in a sloppy bun. It was just Marisol, Jazzy, and Evelyn in the compartment before she closed her eyes as the other girls hadn’t entered the dorm yet. The three girls went straight to bed after saying good night to the other. 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__label__wiki	0.527825	0.527825	Day by Day Lineup Revealed, Chai + Emmsjé Gauti + more added to lineup With just one month to go, it’s time to get well and truly excited. Iceland Airwaves has started to put the ‘icing on the cake’, with the day by day lineups announced today, some final tweaks to the already amazing lineup, and the full Saturday extravaganza at Valshöllin is revealed. Let’s go! Or as we say in Icelandic: BERJAST! Saturday November 9 sees a Valshöllin line up like never before. Of Monsters and Men will be closing off the night with their only performance in Iceland this year, playing hits from their latest No 1 Billboard Rock album ‘Fever Dream’ as well as all the favourites from their decade long career. They’ll be joined by other local super talents such as Vök, Agent Fresco and Daði Freyr for an evening of full incredible music. But wait, there’s MORE! We’re thrilled to announce hereby that Japan’s CHAI will also be playing Valshöllin, bringing their groove based rock to Iceland for the first time ever. What do CHAI sound like you might ask? Take it from the band themselves: “Think of all things in the color “Pink”, an appetite for “Gyoza” aka dumplings, a genre-less sound, with lyrics on “Women Empowerment” and re-defining the word, “Kawaii” or cute, and you’ll only think of CHAI!” (In other words; you would be crazy to miss them!) Other special additions to this year’s festival include the return of Emmsjé Gauti, festival newcomers Hipsumhaps (whose LSMLÍ (lífið sem mig langar í) is ALL over Icelandic radio right now) and the much loved Hip Hop dons Úlfur Úlfur. When is the full line up and times revealed – NEXT WEEK When is the Iceland Airwaves App launching – NEXT WEEK When should I get my ticket? – NOW 150 bands from around the world in the best city in the world – Reykjavik! We’re getting very excited to welcome you all to Iceland Airwaves 2019!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26670
__label__wiki	0.806012	0.806012	Tom Dooley Capitol Collectors Series The Tijuana Jail Bad Man's Blunder String Along Xmas Angel Christmas Stars: The Kingston Trio International Earwig Wish you a Merry Christmas Rainy Day Folk Selection The Christmas Advent Calendar, 14Th Country Meets Folk and 1104 other albums About The Kingston Trio Though you'll find them in the Folk section of the record store, the Kingston Trio's footing in the Folk community has always been shaky. Like an illegitimate child, Folk aesthetes acknowledge their relation only begrudgingly. The disapproval doesn't stem from the band's amateurism (originally, they were all self-taught) so much as their popularity. These West Coast performers brought the genre an audience far larger than anyone imagined possible. In the process, they made the recording industry more amenable to the prospect of signing and promoting other rising Folk stars like Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Bob Dylan. In contrast to the first person confessionals which have characterized folk in recent decades, the Trio always preferred to perform traditional songs rooted in history. They are bards in the true sense of the word, passing down the oral heritage of our collective past. Eric Shea Jimmie F. Rodgers, Odetta, Peter, Paul and Mary, Rooftop Singers, The Big Three, The New Christy Minstrels Though you'll find them in the Folk section of the record store, the Kingston Trio's footing in the Folk community has always been shaky. Like an illegitimate child, Folk aesthetes acknowledge their relation only begrudgingly. The disapproval doesn't stem from the band's amateurism (originally, they were all self-taught) so much as their popularity. These West Coast performers brought the genre an audience far larger than anyone imagined possible. In the process, they made the recording industry more amenable to the prospect of signing and promoting other rising Folk stars like Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Bob Dylan. In contrast to the first person confessionals which have characterized folk in recent decades, the Trio always preferred to perform traditional songs rooted in history. They are bards in the true sense of the word, passing down the oral heritage of our collective past. Eric Shea Country Pop/Cosmopolitan Best Christmas Wishes Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Holy Christmas Voices Surviving Winter Folk Music	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26675
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__label__cc	0.730158	0.269842	Never be afraid to fail. If you are you’ll never succeed. Emma Golding’s wrap up of a mixed autumn campaign in Carriage Driving, Emma Golding So this has turned out to be a rather long blog as it covers the World Championships for Disabled Drivers in Beesd and the All-Ireland National Championships, and because things didn’t go exactly how I would have hoped. The World Championships were in Beesd in the Netherlands, so Sarah, Lauren, Jasmine, Lilly and I all headed over, along with Tattsberry, one of the Willberry Wonder Pony mascots. The event was located in a lovely estate (albeit with lots of pedestrians and cyclists to try to avoid running over!) and as always with the size of events in the Netherlands, it was huge in terms of competitors and spectators. Lilly travelled really well and in typical pony style, took her first mouthful of grass while her back feet were still on the ramp! In the first couple of days Jasmine took Lilly out for a canter and I drove her and we attended the opening ceremony, which had some wonderful displays including a Shetland pony musical ride with some of the riders long-reining one while riding another, and the nations evening – the Americans made genuine S’mores! Dressage was on the Thursday and that was a very tough day. I was drawn last (having been drawn first at two previous world championships – of those two options, I definitely prefer going first) so had to wait until 5pm. Although I had said beforehand that nice wasn’t going to be enough, I defaulted to playing it safe, mostly out of fear of doing a dreadful test or ending up having an argument with Lilly mid-test by pushing too hard. Unfortunately, we still had an argument mid-test, centred around the halt and rein-back. In the rest of the test I hadn’t driven any worse than in our previous couple of events but I hadn’t driven any better either and unfortunately, what is a 55 at home translates to a 75 at that level. To say I was devastated is an understatement – I felt ashamed, embarrassed, that I had let absolutely everybody down. In reality, although it was bad, there were only 10 penalties covering myself and the 5 above so I told myself I could make up for it on the marathon. The cross country marathon consisted of some lovely obstacles and a very nice route on Section A. Section A was shorter than we are used to and Lilly wasn’t even breathing hard when we finished; in fact, we were ahead of time so had to walk the last half kilometre. Unfortunately, despite wanting to push as hard as I could, my fears – of losing control, of getting hooked up on a post, of taking a wrong course and getting 20 penalties or worse, eliminated – got the better of me and I didn’t drive Lilly anywhere near as well as she can go. We made up two places but it could have been more. The cones course was tough and caused a bit of controversy! One of the Dutch drivers almost took a wrong course which would have resulted in elimination, but the crowd’s reaction gave him an opportunity to realise and correct it. The British team (who would have moved from bronze to silver) appealed the team placings on the basis that it constituted outside assistance, but the appeal wasn’t successful. Despite the controversy, I tried my absolute hardest to drive as though I had nothing to lose! I managed that (to an extent – quelling my distinctly conservative nature is proving to be quite a tough mental exercise!) and was very happy with how I drove the cones so it was good to end on a positive and in 10th place. Although it wasn’t the easiest of world championships, I expect looking back that it may be one of the most important for me. I learned some very valuable lessons the most important of which is that you can’t do well if you’re constantly afraid of failing. It also became clear that I need to compete abroad much more often; not only would this raise the level of my driving and enable me to compete against other para drivers but it would also hopefully quell the part of my subconscious that says, “This is your only trip abroad this year so you can’t take any risks in case you mess it up!” As always, it was wonderful to get to see the other para drivers and their teams (it’s just a shame it’s only every two years! Edit: turns out it’s not!), meet some great new people and to be inspired to try some new things and get ideas for how to help work around my disability while in the carriage. Back home and in action again at the National Championships The National Championships were two weeks after the worlds so we figured if I was going to change my mental attitude to how I drive, why not start there? After a few days to recover from Holland and the journey back (more for me than for Lilly, as Sarah keeps her in much better condition than I keep myself!), we had a few intensive dressage sessions where I pushed myself and Lilly much harder than previously. For the nationals, I had one goal for each phase: in dressage, to drive her the way I had been since Holland (knowing we wouldn’t come anywhere but having to start somewhere); in cones, to drive how I usually do; and on marathon, to try going as quickly as possible in the obstacles without worrying about making a mistake. And mission was accomplished for all three…almost! In our test, I did drive her the way I wanted to. It felt scrappy and bits were very scrappy, especially the first extended trot which was downhill and made me lose my balance and steering, but we kept inside the arena and because I was wearing a coat due to the rain, I asked my groom to grab the back of it to give me some support. We again had an issue with the rein back and, given that we can do them beautifully at home, I can only surmise that I’m not dropping her enough in the halt beforehand and she’s getting tense – something else to work on! The cones course was definitely a championship level course and changed the placings in most classes after the dressage. I was happy enough with 3 down to move from 5th after dressage to 2nd overnight, but the weekend was not about placings. Section A on the marathon is somewhere we have never got penalties so I didn’t expect that that’s where we would have issues, but it was! There was a stretch of about 2km of brand new tarmac and Lilly, although she has back studs (which have always been enough on all the road surfaces we’ve driven on), was skating at the front like Bambi on ice. There was unfortunately no verge to use and we tried using the brake, trotting collected, everything but there was no other option than to walk. I was so frustrated, especially when we were passed by two other competitors, and each time we were overtaken we tried trotting again but it was no good. It was either accept we were going to be over time or risk Lilly falling or pulling something so there was no choice. To say I was angry was an understatement! Section A ended where it started and another driver who was waiting to go told me afterwards that he said to his backstepper that something must have gone very wrong because he’d never heard me curse! (Not at anybody, I hasten to add, but I still shouldn’t have cursed regardless.) I was all ready to make a formal complaint afterwards, but after talking to some other drivers who had had issues but managed to deal with them enough that they could make up time, I decided not to. Some people suggested that perhaps the fact that my brake is a hand brake rather than a foot brake meant it didn’t have quite the same effect and others said that I should be more cautious because I’m in no position to be of any help if Lilly did hurt herself. Whatever the reason, I know we made the right decision – however angry I was coming in, I would have felt infinitely worse if I was coming in with a lame pony. At that point, I knew we had absolutely nothing to lose (which it turns out was perhaps a good thing) and everything to prove. The aim for the obstacles was to go as fast as possible without worrying about making any mistakes. And I didn’t make any mistakes – no wrong courses, no loss of control, no getting caught on posts! Lilly was much happier in the obstacles being allowed to go forward the way she likes; there was no head tossing or resistance. And Lauren and I had a brilliant time – they were the most fun obstacles I have ever driven. Don’t let pride get in the way of doing what it takes to perform to your best I also tried out a prototype-of-a-prototype (the actual prototype is now being made) harness, made by Lauren out of breeching straps and stirrup leathers. This was attached to the bar behind my seat and went over my shoulders to be held in place by my lap belt and gave me a huge boost in stability as it meant I didn’t need to use my hands to stop myself from falling forwards so I could just use them for steering the pony. In reality, I should have started using something like this years ago but foolishly didn’t – partly because I could manage with just the lap belt and partly, if I’m honest, because I wanted to look, for want of a better word, normal. A bit ridiculous, I know, seeing as it’s not as if people don’t know I’m a disabled driver, but I guess misplaced pride is a funny thing! But now I am willing to do whatever it takes, even it means not trying to look like everybody else. All-in-all, the Worlds were a hugely important lesson in what I need to do differently. I made a significant start on the mental side of those things at the nationals and got a huge bit of news not long after that will help enormously with the “need to compete abroad more often” part. Irish Ferries, very kindly and very enthusiastically, have offered to sponsor our ferry travel in order for us to compete regularly in the UK. It’s an absolutely fantastic development although it does mean that I am now wishing away the winter in order to get competing again! And, in a last minute addition to this entry, it was announced there will actually be a Para World Championships in 2017! They will be in Izsák in Hungary at the end of September. It’s a bit of a surprise (and will take a bit more organising than usual given the distance) but I’m determined to get there and to apply all the lessons I learned this year. Lilly has had about 6 weeks relaxing in the field with Popeye (the pony I used to drive) and is looking like a classic Connemara. I was driving past a couple of weeks ago and stopped and called her and she came trotting over to the fence which was very sweet. Popeye raised his head and looked at me, but for Popeye that’s as much as a declaration of love! Lilly’s due her shoes back on soon and we’ll start working towards next season which will hopefully be successful and culminate in a trip to Hungary. [wysija_form id=”9″] Kildare Horse Transport – Thinking inside the box The Five Greatest Irish Winners at the Cheltenham Festival Team HorsePlay Carriage Driving – what it’s all... In her previous blog, our Carriage Driving expert – Emma Golding – talked about her path into carriage driving. In this one she give... 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__label__wiki	0.96636	0.96636	28 November 2018, 9:04am watch ariana grande reunite the 'mean girls' cast in ‘thank u, next’ teaser It’s the noughties inspired sequel to Charli XCX’s ‘1999’, that you never knew you needed. Photo via Instagram. Okay, so, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of Britney Spears’s iconic Baby One More Time video, reigning pop queen Ariana Grande released a teaser for her upcoming thank u, next video that’s also fittingly steeped in 00s nostalgia. Is this a coincidence? We think not. While it’s no secret that we’re all eternally obsessed with the 90s (hello Marc Jacobs Redux Grunge collection and the resurgence of cult brand X-Girl), this was also recently evidenced in Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s epic video for the song 1999 — which served as visual homage to some of the decade's favourite films like American Beauty, Titanic, The Matrix, and The Blair Witch Project. When Ariana released thank u, next, her first single since Sweetener and the Pete Davidson breakup, with its pink burn book inspired album art, we could tell what was coming next. It looks like Ariana’s making the unofficial sequel to 1999 and reuniting the cast of Mean Girls in the process. The teaser boasts a number of original cast members, including Jonathan Bennett, more commonly known as Aaron Samuels. “Ariana Grande told me my hair looks sexy pushed back. She’s not wrong,” he says. Troye Sivan is also there spreading rumours: “I heard she’s a lesbian now and dating some chick called Aubrey.” The video even features Bethany Byrd, aka the OG army pants and flip flops girl. While it’s easy to get caught up in the Mean Girls reunion hysteria, let’s not forget that Ari also teased some Bring It On cheer fits last week (starring a pregnant Colleen Ballinger), hinted at 13 Going on 30 references, and posed with Legally Blonde’s Jennifer Coolidge, each sporting their signature high ponytails. It's all leading us to believe that the forthcoming music video will be a tribute to all your favourite noughties teen movies. We think it’s so fetch. Thank u, next. Aaron Samuels Colleen Ballinger) We're fans not critics. Sign up for i-D's regular newsletter updates.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26687
__label__wiki	0.738205	0.738205	A Metaphorical God Gregory Wolfe \| Issue 87 The following is adapted from the preface to The Operation of Grace: Further Essays on Art, Faith, and Mystery. My God, my God, thou art a direct God, may I not say a literal God, a God that wouldst be understood literally and according to the plain sense of all that thou sayest? but thou art also…a figurative, a metaphorical God too; a God in whose words there is such a height of figures, such voyages, such peregrinations to fetch remote and precious metaphors, such extensions, such spreadings, such curtains of allegories, such third heavens of hyperboles, so harmonious elocutions, so retired and so reserved expressions, so commanding persuasions, so persuading commandments, such sinews even in thy milk, and such things in thy words, as all profane authors seem of the seed of the serpent that creeps, thou art the Dove that flies. —John Donne, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions THE ESSAYS GATHERED in this volume were originally published as editorial statements, each beginning an issue of Image. They seek to explore the trinity of terms we’ve set forth in the journal’s subtitle, “art, faith, mystery.” Whether these words strike you as intriguing or pretentious may depend on your personal tastes, but anyone proposing them for consideration ought to have an explanation or two handy for the curious. In the early days of Image the subtitle was the more prosaic “A Journal of the Arts and Religion.” It was serviceable enough, but for a literary quarterly featuring original creative work rather than scholarship, it gave the wrong impression. It also lacked something in the way of connotative richness, and since art works its magic through that sort of suggestiveness, we felt the need to make a change. Then we noticed some publications using individual words, staccato-fashion, as subtitles to suggest a whole realm of interrelated interests, and we pondered what words might work for Image. “Art” was a given, and once again it needed to come first. For all its power—and no doubt because of its power—art through the centuries has often been harnessed to powerful interests, religious as well as political. The cornerstone of Image’s vision has been the conviction that art can explore religious experience in ways that are neither didactic nor moralistic. To paraphrase Walker Percy, we believe that art is cognitive—that it is a way of knowing. Art is not beholden to some other language or discipline for its capacity to discover and convey meaning. We chose “faith” instead of “religion” because it felt like a more active and immersive word—more existential, less like a philosophical category. However dogged by doubt one’s faith may be, it is ultimately a verb as much as a noun—an ongoing (if fraught and daunting) act rather than something static and settled. And to the extent that faith sounds like a verb, it reverberates, so to speak, with the word art, reminding us of the importance of art as making, an ongoing creative act. As you might imagine, the third term proved the trickiest. The first two words establish lines of convergence. What might their common end-point be? It didn’t take us long to set aside “spirituality,” a term so watered down and anodyne as to have become meaningless, and one that denied art’s cognitive power and threatened to strap it back into the harness again, reducing art to therapy. We settled on “mystery,” though we’re aware that to some ears it might sound like little more than mystification. But in the past half-century Flannery O’Connor and a number of modern philosophers and theologians have rescued the concept. What appealed to us was that mystery simultaneously conveys an adumbration of transcendence—Rudolph Otto’s mysterium tremendum—and a form of knowing. The Greek mysterion derives from a word meaning “to shut” or “to close,” but in most of the ancient religions one could undergo a series of rituals and practices that would, in time, nudge the door open just enough to allow in a little light. Thus mystery lies in the borderland between the knowable and the unknowable. It would be easy (and lazy) to simply say that mystery is suprarational and leave it at that. But that does a disservice to reason, our inbuilt desire for the world to make sense. Mystery thus lies at the intersection where reason, intuition, and imagination meet, where only the both/and language of paradox seems capable of uniting everything that otherwise seems hopelessly either/or. We are body and soul, bound and free, fallen and godlike. In Real Presences the critic George Steiner likened this place of mystery to Holy Saturday, another emblem of in-betweenness, after the crucifixion but before the resurrection: Between suffering, aloneness, unutterable waste on the one hand and the dream of liberation, of rebirth on the other. In the face of the torture of a child, of the death of love which is Friday, even the greatest art and poetry are almost helpless. In the Utopia of the Sunday, the aesthetic will, presumably, no longer have logic or necessity. The apprehensions and figurations in the play of metaphysical imagining, in the poem and the music, which tell of pain and of hope, of the flesh which is said to taste of ash and of the spirit which is said to have the savor of fire, are always Sabbatarian. They have risen out of an immensity of waiting which is that of man. In some ways, mystery is perhaps the boldest term, the one most out of touch with our times. It is true that secular artists and writers regularly speak of navigating uncertainties and ambiguities. But in their embrace of post-Enlightenment thought, they tacitly accept various determinisms that attempt to explain reality with reference to biology, psychology, sociology, or any of the modernist replacements for ultimate reality. Most secular writers and artists simply live with the contradiction. Though there occasionally arise writers like David Foster Wallace who are more open and anguished about these conflicts, evasion and complacency remain the norm. At the same time it is no exaggeration to say that much of the contemporary hostility toward mystery comes from those who enthusiastically embrace religion. The relentless literalism and pragmatism of the fundamentalist stem from a fear of mystery, of the ambiguity of Holy Saturday. In the decades since Image was founded, many believers have awakened to the limitations of politics and polemics and embraced the need to make culture, not war. But there is still a long way to go. In the preface to my first collection of Image essays, I focused largely on one aspect of the journal’s mission: the ambition to prove that the encounter between art and faith was far from over, that it continued in our own time and all over the globe. That desire to find a place at the table in the larger cultural conversation was, indeed, central to the founding of the journal. The goal was not to engage secularism and fundamentalism in a new culture war, but to demonstrate that an ancient and still vital alternative tradition remains worthy of engagement. More than a quarter century into the experiment, I think it’s fair to say that we’re only just beginning that conversation. But those of us who started the journal also sensed in a dim and inchoate way that we were after something larger than a place at the table. At some level we realized that placing art and faith in dialogue would produce meaningful resonances. It’s turned out to be a powerful tuning fork. Each of those resonances is really an analogy—a comparison that, while acknowledging differences, still finds illuminating resemblances. For example, what might the literary device known as ambiguity have to say about the life of faith? Is tragedy compatible with the ways that western religions imagine the deity? How might reading scripture influence the way we read novels, or paintings for that matter? Art and faith use narrative, language, image, and symbol like probes sent out to take readings and return with reports of meaning. They share a need to initiate acts of making and discovery that, far from knowing in advance what they will encounter, must proceed in fear and trembling. Analogy is a complex subject. In the Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas considers whether poetic analogy can tell us anything true about God, given the utter disparity between human and divine minds: The science of poetry is about things which because of their deficiency of truth cannot be laid hold of by reason. Hence reason has to be drawn off to the side by means of certain similitudes. But then, theology is also about things which lie beyond reason. Thus the symbolic method is common to both, since neither is accommodated [to human reason]. The specific question that Aquinas grapples with is the way in which scripture employs metaphors—which are, after all, analogies. He concludes that: the beam of divine revelation is not extinguished by the sense imagery that veils it; its truth does not flicker out; because the minds of those to whom the revelation is given are not allowed to remain arrested by the images but are lifted up to their meaning. I take these quotations from Denis Donoghue’s dense but rewarding book Metaphor. There he considers the famous definition of metaphor by I.A. Richards as something divided into “tenor” and “vehicle.” For example, in Shakespeare’s phrase “all the world’s a stage” world is the tenor and stage is the vehicle. The best metaphors, Donoghue suggests, set up a tension of likeness and unlikeness between tenor and vehicle, which are held simultaneously in the mind. Donoghue notes that in the Christian tradition some thinkers seemed to believe that the vehicle takes over and extinguishes the tenor, as in those theologians who argued that the New Testament made the Old Testament obsolete and irrelevant. But he goes on to show that the deepest and widest tradition in the church rejected this form of reductionism, cherishing both terms equally. He cites Erich Auerbach, who points out in Mimesis that Tertullian spoke for the majority of theologians: [Tertullian] was definitely hostile to spiritualism and refused to consider the Old Testament as mere allegory; according to him, it had real, literal meaning throughout, and even where there was figural prophecy, the figure had just as much historical reality as what it prophesied. For Auerbach, figurative language “establishes a connection between two events or persons, the first of which signifies not only itself but also the second, while the second encompasses or fulfills the first.” In the poet Dante, Auerbach found the literary culmination of this way of thinking: It is precisely the figural interpretation of reality which, though in constant conflict with purely spiritualist and Neoplatonic tendencies, was the dominant view in the European Middle Ages: the idea that earthly life is thoroughly real, with the reality of the flesh into which the Logos entered, but that with all its reality it is only umbra and figura of the authentic, future, ultimate truth, the real reality that will unveil and preserve the figura. It is in this spirit, if on a thoroughly pedestrian level, that I have attempted to pursue the analogies between art and faith in search of mystery. 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__label__cc	0.713826	0.286174	Tracey Murphy Speaks about Susan Murphy Milano and the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit at Crime Survivors Award Event Tracey Murphy, advocate and intimate partner violence survivor, will be speaking at the 2013 Crime Survivors Awards Banquet, sponsored by Crime Survivors, Inc. Friday, April 26, 2013 at Anaheim Marriott, 12015 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA. The purpose of this event is to present public safety personnel from the private and public sector with awards for assisting and helping victims of crime; Bringing awareness, prevention, and survival to all of the surrounding communities while offering resources and services to victims of crime. This event is also a fund-raising opportunity for Crime Survivors, Inc. to help support our programs. All proceeds raised by this event will go directly to programs for Crime Survivors. http://www.crimesurvivors.org/page/events/2013-crime-survivors-awards-banquet/ For several years Tracey Murphy was mentored by the late Susan Murphy Milano, nationally recognized intimate partner violence expert. Murphy assisted her in the exposure of the revolutionary Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit (EAA) described in detail in Murphy Milano’s book, Time’s Up: A Guide on How to Leave an Abusive and Stalking Relationship. Using the EAA in her own safety and escape plan, Tracey Murphy is a testament to the favorable results of the EAA and how it can be used successfully in helping victims of intimate partner violence enhance their personalized safety plan and escape abuse. Tracey Murphy is one of a handful of advocates carrying the torch of Susan Murphy Milano’s work through Document The Abuse, bringing awareness to audiences and organizations across the country of the benefits of the Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit and teaching how it can be incorporated into existing protocols. The importance of the EAA to first responders, law enforcement, court personnel, hospital personnel and domestic violence advocates is one of Murphy Milano’s significant contributions to the vast issue of keeping victims of abuse from becoming murder victims. Celebrating National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Crime Survivors, Inc. recognizes those who have gone beyond the call of duty to ensure that victims’ rights are made stronger and enforced. Those honored have given of their personal time and talents to assist victims and be sure they know what their rights are and how to respectfully exercise them. The mission of Crime Survivors is to ensure the public knows victims’ rights and needs and to provide resources, support, and information to empower crime victims to survive and thrive. Time’s Up: A Guide on How to Leave an Abusive and Stalking Relationship can be ordered through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, and all online digital and local book retailers. For quantity case orders and discounts, please contact ImaginePublicity, Tel: 843-808-0859, Email: contact@imaginepublicity.com Please share with others! This entry was posted in: Susan Murphy Milano Tagged with: Crime Survivors, Document the Abuse, EAA, Evidentiary Abuse Affidavit, Inc., Intimate partner violence, National Crime Victim's Rights Week, Susan Murphy Milano, Time's Up, Tracey Murphy marketing.promotions.publicity ImaginePublicity Previous PostWhat Does National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Look Like for LadyJustice, Donna R. Gore? Next PostShattered Lives: Dee’s Bakery….One Smart Cookie!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26691
__label__wiki	0.574484	0.574484	Cachapoal Model Forest Home > Model Forests > Cachapoal Model Forest The Cachapoal Model Forest iniative was created to conserve biodiversity and protect community cultural identity by promoting sustainable forest development and creating multi-stakeholder partnerships (public-private-communities) to solve environmental issues in their territory. The Cachapoal Model Forest area is located in the central Chilean mediterranean eco-region, which is considered a biodiversity hotspot thanks to its high concentration of endemic species and non-timber native sclerophyllous forests, currently under threat from human developments. Among the main challenges faced by the Cachapoal Model Forest are achieving sustainable natural resource management, restoring degraded landscapes, integrating and participating in other regional projects, attracting new collaboration initiatives, and promoting environmental education. The Cachapoal Model Forest is located in the central Chilean region, 100 km south of the capital, Santiago, in the Cachapoal province. It contains the Doñihue, Coltauco, and Las Cabras municipalities, with an approximate area of 105,000 ha and 59,611 inhabitants. The area is irrigated by the Cachapoal river, and in its valley grow vegetables and fruits for export, such as peaches, apricots, apples, pears, berries, citrus (lemon, mandarin and clementine), avocados and grapes. There are also wine producing areas and a thriving honey, poultry, and pig farming industry. Two timber species are produced in the Cachapoal valley —poplar (Populus hibridus) and eucalyptus (Eucaliptus globulus)—, grown by small producers in groves, to demarcate areas, and to use as windbreaks. The Cachapoal Model Forest territory is characterized by a Mediterranean climate, marked by native sclerophyllous forests, with hardy leaves, resistant to the heat and dry air, such as Quillaia sp. and hawthorn, that produce non-timber products (leaves, bark, wild fruits and herbs used in infusions), as well as by deciduous forests that shed their leaves during winter, with species like oak and Nothofagus glauca. There are also two protected areas in the region: the state-ran Cobre de Loncha National Reserve, and the private protected area Cocalan National Park. Land use is distributed into 29% agriculture, 25% native forests, 37% grassland and scrub, and 1.6% timber plantations. The governance structure is a Board of Directors that meets three times a year. At the community level, there are three work groups that meet every two months to analyze projects. In addition, the Cachapoal Model Forest has operating statutes (reformulated in 2017) that regulate its activities and those of its partners. Board of Directors member institutions: ALAMERO (a private company); Doñihue public library; Lago Rapel Tourism Board; Las Cabras Environmental Committee; National Forest Corporation (CONAF); San Vicente de Paul Agricultural School; Solidarity and Social Investment Fund (FOSIS); Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP); Chilean Forestry Institute (INFOR); Río Cachapoal Vigilance Board (2° section); Rapel ecological movement; Municipalities of Doñihue, Coltauco and Las Cabras; Regional Ministerial Environmental Secretariats (SEREMI); Energy SEREMI; JJVV Doñihue JJVV Community Union. Strategic goals: To strengthen the creation of public-private-community partnerships and associations, promoting local leadership. To promote environmental education and technology transfer. To achieve sustainable management of natural and forest resources. To ensure landscape conservation and restoration. Key actions in place to reach these goals: Establishing Board of Directors meetings and monthly community work group meetings. Preparing environmental and production projects for the competitive fund. Following and accompanying adjudicated projects. Supporting exchange tours with other Model Forests to promote learning. Key impacts: Organizations are internally and externally strengthened; local organizations have more tools at their disposal. Local stakeholder enterprises have an enhanced capacity for growth. Local stakeholders have better landscape restoration technical capacities. More better practices are implemented. Learn more about Cachapoal Model Forest : IMFN News: Canada and Chile join forces to manage forest fires LAMFN News: Cachapoal Model Forest supports small environmentally conscious entrepreneurs Cachapoal province, O’Higgins region Area (ha): Regional affiliation: Year joined IMFN: Email:Cesar. cabrera@conaf.cl Explore the map or search the list for locations and further details.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26692
__label__cc	0.66064	0.33936	Home » DIPLOMACY » Putin to pay 2-day visit to India from Oct 4, focus on defence pacts likely Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to New Delhi from October 4 to 5, 2018, for the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit. During the visit, President Putin will hold official talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will also have a meeting with the President of India, and attend other official engagements. The last Annual Summit between Russia and India was held on June 1, 2017 during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Russia. Meanwhile, Indian Chief of the Army Staff Bipin Rawat is visiting Russia from 1 to 6 October 2018 leading a delegation that is scheduled to meet senior military officials of Russian Armed Forces and also visit key military formations and establishments. Representational Photo – The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat visiting the Army Aviation Pavilion, during the Aero India 2017, at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, in Bengaluru on February 14, 2017.(PIB) General Rawat will be visiting Mikhailovskaya Artillery Academy, Headquarters of Western Military District at St Petersburg and General Staff Academy and Headquarters of a Motorised Rifle Division at Moscow. The visit is yet another milestone in giving impetus to the strategic partnership between India and Russia and taking forward the military to military cooperation to the next level. general bipin rawat visit narendra modi visit last year putin visit to india russia india defence cooperation 2018-10-01	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26696
__label__cc	0.508508	0.491492	Submit New Post Indian Legal Solution A unit of Raghvendra Kumar and Associates LLP Know Your Judges Advocate Section Register/Join us Company Registration (Pvt. Ltd.) RERA Registration Website’s Team Our E-Journals November 9, 2019 SC: Rules that disputed Ayodhya land will go to Hindus. September 4, 2019 PIL in Supreme Court seeks uniform Security Measures in all Courts across the country. August 16, 2019 First-ever Life Imprisonment in the case of Anti Hijacking: News July 21, 2019 Kulbhushan Jadhav ICJ Verdict: What India Got and Where Failed July 9, 2019 If someone has taken possession of your property, then go to court without having to do so. July 4, 2019 Airlines pay peanuts after mishandling flyers’ baggage. PIL in Supreme Court seeks uniform Security Measures in all Courts across the country. Comments Off on PIL in Supreme Court seeks uniform Security Measures in all Courts across the country. Author: Ms.Lepakshi Thakur, Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies There have been a large number of mishappenings /crimes of violence which have taken place within the court and the court premises thus endangering the lives of the public and court officials present over there. Citizens have the right to sufficient security in courts, states a petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking uniform guidelines for security measures in all courts across the country. A female advocated has come up to the Supreme Court seeking inquiry in the murder case of newly elected 1st female President of UP Bar Council who was shot dead in Agra Civil Court last week. The petition filed by advocate Kirti Ahuja, says that the plea has been made in the continuance of the right to life and safe environment guaranteed to the citizens under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The issue requires instant intermediation of the Supreme Court, the petitioner has submitted. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the matter on 25th June. “The adjudication in this Petition is concerned with the protection of life and liberty of people and property. This is a public interest petition seeking arrangement and enhancement of security measures in the district trial courts as well as in High Courts of the country.” Lack of safety in court premises demands implementation of the Advocates Protection Act. They also offered the memorandum, addressed to the Prime Minister. Lawyers who have assembled in the court said that the draft of Advocates Protection Act has been ready for a decade but it was never presented in the state assembly as a Bill, so as to make it a law. It was also pointed out that anti-social elements get into court premises with arms, creating an insecure atmosphere in the court premises. Besides requests for constant guidelines for the security measures in courts, the petitioner has also tried to find directions for the Centre and States to implement those guidelines. The guidelines are sought to be issued after looking at the report from the authorities on the prevailing security arrangements in District and High Courts. To paint a picture of the existing conditions of security measures in courts across the country, Ahuja has a list of twenty-three instances of attacks that took place in many District and High Courts in the last decade, the newest incident being the murder of UP Bar Council’s first woman President, Darvesh Yadav. The other incidents of attacks have been against advocates, policemen, undertrial prisoners, accused persons, witnesses, and people visiting the Courts. Violent incidents and attacks in Court premises have introduced a sense of fear among advocates, the petition avers, adding that such incidents abolish the right to life and security of the people coming to Courts. The condition of lady advocates is vulnerable so a direction is given to Bar Council of India to formulate a scheme towards the Social Security Measures for lady advocates and also for providing police security to lady advocates in court buildings and its amenities beyond court working hours throughout the country. Promoting the need for security measures, the petitioner says that the security of those working at and visiting the courts is vital for conserving the integrity of the judicial system. “In order to protect the integrity of our judicial system, there must be a feeling of security established for the people visiting and working at the courts. Security is not a one-time achievement. It is a serious and continuous goal and requires constant vigilance. Further, it must be the number one priority every single day for all those interested and involved in the process.” While making a case for the need for improved security in courts, the petitioner has also made certain references like bringing security measures in District Courts at par with those at High Courts, three-level security placement, fitting of CCTV cameras, metal detectors etc., fixed entry and exit points, entry pass system for visitors in Court, and deployment of a highly trained workforce in Courts, among other things. It’s the right approach and very quickly such type of threefold level check-in is to be set-out as permanent at every court complex and unwanted people should not be allowed into court premises. IS PROMOTION A RIGHT OR A PRIVILEGE? : ARTICLE Laws for ancient monuments in India : Article How to register cyber-crime to police (Full Step by Step Process). How to get Register for Online Journal : Complete Guide. 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__label__cc	0.606764	0.393236	Do You Believe In Life After Being Dragged By Cher On Twitter? Don’t Slash the Messenger: The New ‘Halloween’ Is Just Another Lame Sequel March 16, 2019 October 8, 2018 by Samuel Murrian Review: Halloween (2018) Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Will Patton Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity Universal Pictures and Blumhouse, opens Oct. 19 There is a carefully mapped-out and deliberate hype machine surrounding the latest Halloween sequel that’s unfolding right now. Don’t fall for it. If you’re looking for a standard, gory slasher with a high body count and an unusual amount of comedy, you’ll likely be entertained enough. If you’re looking for something genuinely frightening, much less something that even remotely measures up to John Carpenter’s classic 1978 original, recalibrate your expectations or prepare for crushing disappointment. This is one of the boldest cases of retconning ever; it’s the eleventh installment in the Halloween franchise, and it pretends like every inferior entry since the highly esteemed first one never happened. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode, who on Halloween night in 1978 was the sole survivor of the Haddonfield, Illinois “babysitter murders” committed by masked madman Michael Myers. In this revision, Michael was taken back into custody that night, and Laurie has lived with PTSD for the past four decades, isolated in a heavily fortified home. She’s a shotgun-toting grandma, estranged from daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) preparing for Michael’s inevitable escape from captivity and return to Haddonfield. The confusingly titled Halloween (2018) was written by Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley and David Gordon Green, and Green directed it. There are at least three movies in here; they’re all underdeveloped and they never mesh. There’s an appealing but ultimately half-baked female empowerment narrative about three generations of Strodes bonding to take down Michael after he does, indeed, escape. There’s lots of run-of-the-mill slasher fare, with some of the goriest kills ever in this series. Most problematically, McBride and Green can’t help but overindulge in pervasive snarky humor and goofiness that make it impossible to take any of the horror elements seriously. Oh, and there is a bizarre subplot that’s nothing short of a disaster concerning Michael’s new psychiatrist Dr. Sartain (Haluk Bilginer), a lame stand-in for Donald Pleasance’s Dr. Loomis. This side plot stops the movie dead in its tracks late in the second act, and I’m shocked it wasn’t left on the cutting room floor. Halloween (2018) is suspense-free, and it is not scary. As was to be expected, the body count here is between three and four times that of the first film, but we never feel it. Green has directed stoner comedies (Pineapple Express, Your Highness) and stale indie dramas (Stronger). His filmography is eclectic to say the least—but scary thrillers are obviously not his thing. Judging from this, he can’t create tension or stage a set piece to save his life. The nearly bloodless, fully gripping original film was never about the kills; it was about everything in between—the atmosphere, the incredible music, the likable characters, the stressful buildup. There can be no payoff if there’s no setup. For all the talk of how this is the movie to take Halloween back to its roots, it has far more in common with the sleazy, derivative blood-soaked sequels than with the patient, more chilling and terrifying original. There’s one scene that really stood out to me as a point when I stopped caring about this movie, and it also might be of interest to Instinct readers: Mild first-act spoilers for Halloween (2018) in this section only. Skip ahead to avoid. About thirty minutes into the movie, just after Michael has escaped captivity on a transport bus full of inmates, we meet a young boy of twelve or so and his dad, who are driving down the highway. The boy is telling his dad how much dance lessons mean to him. It’s kind of funny and cute. Is this little boy supposed to be gay? It certainly seems possible. Anyway, the boy and his dad pull over to investigate the wrecked bus, and Michael kills them both mere moments after we’ve met them. Michael strangles the little boy onscreen. This isn’t going to be a Social Justice Warrior rant, but I will say that killing a little kid like this in a Halloween movie feels out of place, in poor taste and cheap. It’s not edgy to kill a little kid in a slasher movie; it’s cheap and shows a lack of creativity and resources. Green just doesn’t have what it takes to make this movie, or the boogeyman, scary. More broadly, the scene I’ve mentioned is exemplary of what a tonally uneven, overstuffed and confused mess this movie is. The last fifteen minutes of Halloween (2018)— when Laurie Strode and The Shape finally fight it out in close quarters after 40 years apart—are undeniably pretty fun, but the sequence doesn’t have anywhere near the impact it could and should have. There’s nothing here as nerve-jangling as that simple scene in the closet in the original. If the screenplay were much tighter and the narrative more stripped-down and focused, this could have been a brawl for the ages. Let’s wrap things up with the positive: Jamie Lee Curtis is, unsurprisingly, flat-out terrific here, way better than she needed to be, and better than this script deserves. Her heart and grit are the takeaway here, the only thing you’ll remember after the end credits roll. She—and Laurie Strode—deserved better. Tags #horror, #JamieLeeCurtis, #JudyGreer, Halloween, Movies ← Are Matthew and Paul Sharing Everything With Us? → HIV+ Results In 13-29 Age Group 4 Times Higher Than 50+ Jamie Lee Curtis Has No Patience For Closeted Politicians Pushing Anti-Gay Laws Is The Big Easy Your Haunt Of Choice? Will the 'Hocus Pocus' Sequel Revolve Around Gay Romance? Still Undecided? Explore These Halloween Looks From Seasons Past 5 thoughts on “Don’t Slash the Messenger: The New ‘Halloween’ Is Just Another Lame Sequel” RTE_66 This guy thinks he’s the gay This guy thinks he's the gay Roger Ebert. Adam Dupuis Well he is gay, and he does Well he is gay, and he does movie reviews. We'll have to ask him if he also considers himself a screenwriter and author, but not sure if he has any ties to Chicago. We can check that for you, too. And we know he's not married to a woman named Chaz. It was an awesome movie.. are It was an awesome movie.. are you a horror genre film guy. You saw the same movie I did. Are you a lady Gaga monster trying to get people not to go to boost her movie. Sorry..it was ahhhh maze ING! !!! ! Opinions are like aholes Opinions are like aholes and everybody's got one, and yours is not gonna stop me from seeing this movie! I personally can not wait for it! mhansen0207 Yeah, considering you’re in Yeah, considering you’re in the minority so far, not falling for this.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26700
__label__wiki	0.586745	0.586745	DARE-BV1 OVAPRENE® Sildenafil Cream, 3.6% Presentation, Events & Webcasts Financials Overview Annual Reports & Proxies Documents & Charters Cerulean Reports Second Quarter 2015 Corporate Highlights and Financial Results 08-06-2015 at 4:07 PM EDT Cerulean Reports Second Quarter 2015 Corporate Highlights and Financial Results 74.4 KB Strengthened Balance Sheet with Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock Conference Call Today at 4:30 pm CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cerulean Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: CERU) today provided an update on corporate activities during the quarter ended June 30, 2015. "Cerulean strengthened its balance sheet and team during the second quarter," commented Christopher D. T. Guiffre, Cerulean's President & Chief Executive Officer. "Now, we are focused on the data-rich period that Cerulean will experience over the next year, with multiple data readouts, including the first clinical data from CRLX301, which we expect in the fourth quarter of 2015, and results from the randomized Phase 2 trial of CRLX101 in combination with Avastin® in 3rd and 4th line renal cell carcinoma, or RCC, which we expect in the second quarter of 2016." "We are in a strong financial position to support our multiple clinical development programs with CRLX101 and CRLX301 and to leverage our platform technology to expand our development portfolio of nanoparticle-drug conjugates, or NDCs," said Guiffre. "Cerulean is rapidly maturing as a platform-based, product-driven company, and we strengthened our team by adding Gregg Beloff, who brings extensive life sciences CFO experience to the management team, and Stuart Arbuckle, who brings deep oncology commercialization experience to our Board." Second Quarter 2015 Corporate Highlights Generated approximately $40.3 million in gross proceeds from an underwritten public offering of common stock, including full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option Granted Fast Track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for CRLX101 in combination with Avastin in metastatic RCC in patients who have progressed through two or three prior lines of therapy Granted Orphan designation for CRLX101 by the FDA for the treatment of ovarian cancer Principal Investigator, Stephen Keefe, M.D., presented full data for Phase 1b/2 investigator-sponsored trial, or IST, of CRLX101 in combination with Avastin in metastatic RCC, or the RCC IST, at 2015 American Society for Clinical Oncology, or ASCO, Annual Meeting Appointed Gregg Beloff, JD, MBA, as Chief Financial Officer Appointed Stuart Arbuckle, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, to Board of Directors Key Subsequent Event Dosed first patient in Phase 1b trial with GOG Foundation, Inc. of CRLX101 in combination with weekly paclitaxel in relapsed ovarian cancer Anticipated Upcoming Milestones During the remainder of 2015, Cerulean expects to: Report updated results from ongoing Phase 2 IST of CRLX101 in combination with Avastin in relapsed ovarian cancer Report updated results from ongoing Phase 1b/2 IST of CRLX101 in combination with chemoradiotherapy in non-metastatic rectal cancer Report initial clinical results from ongoing Phase 1 trial of CRLX301 In 2016, Cerulean expects to: Report clinical results from ongoing Phase 1b trial with GOG Foundation of CRLX101 in combination with weekly paclitaxel in relapsed ovarian cancer in the first half Report primary (PFS) and secondary (ORR) endpoint data from the ongoing randomized Phase 2 RCC trial during the first half Initiate Phase 2a trial of CRLX301 in patients with selected solid tumors in the first half Initiate Phase 3 trial of CRLX101 in combination with Avastin in patients with 3rd and 4th line RCC during the second half Brief Financial Summary As of June 30, 2015, Cerulean had cash and cash equivalents of $85.5 million. Cerulean estimates that its current cash and cash equivalents will fund operations into 2017. More detailed financial information and analysis may be found in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2015. Conference Call Information Management will conduct a conference call at 4:30 p.m. (ET) today to provide a business update and review Cerulean's first-quarter financial results. The call can be accessed by dialing (844) 831-3031 or (443) 637-1284 prior to the start of the call and referencing conference ID: 95865727. The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed on the "Investors" section of the Cerulean website, www.ceruleanrx.com. The webcast will be archived on Cerulean's website for two weeks. About CRLX101 CRLX101 is a nanoparticle-drug conjugate (NDC) designed to concentrate in tumors and slowly release its anti-cancer payload, camptothecin, inside tumor cells. CRLX101 inhibits topoisomerase 1 (topo 1), which is involved in cellular replication, and also inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), which research suggests is a master regulator of cancer cell survival mechanisms. CRLX101 has shown activity in four different tumor types, both as monotherapy and in combination with other cancer treatments. CRLX101 is in Phase 2 clinical development and has been dosed in more than 300 patients. The U.S. FDA has granted CRLX101 Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of ovarian cancer and Fast Track designation in combination with Avastin in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. CRLX301 is a dynamically tumor-targeted NDC designed to concentrate in tumors and slowly release its anti-cancer payload, docetaxel, inside tumor cells. In preclinical studies, CRLX301 delivers up to 10 times more docetaxel into tumors, compared to an equivalent milligram dose of commercially available docetaxel and was similar to or better than docetaxel in seven of seven animal models, with a statistically significant survival benefit seen in five of those seven models. In addition, preclinical data show that CRLX301 had lower toxicity than has been reported with docetaxel in similar preclinical studies. CRLX301 is currently in Phase 1/2a clinical development. About Cerulean Pharma The Cerulean team is committed to improving treatment for people living with cancer. We apply our Dynamic Tumor Targeting Platform to create a portfolio of NDCs designed to selectively attack tumor cells, reduce toxicity by sparing the body's normal cells, and enable therapeutic combinations. Our first platform-generated candidate, CRLX101, is in multiple clinical trials in combination with other cancer treatments, all of which aim to unlock the power of combination therapy. Our second platform-generated candidate, CRLX301, is in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial. For more information, please visit www.ceruleanrx.com. About Cerulean's Dynamic Tumor Targeting™ Platform Cerulean's Dynamic Tumor Targeting Platform creates NDCs that are designed to provide safer and more effective cancer treatments. We believe our NDCs concentrate their anti-cancer payloads inside tumors while sparing normal tissue because they are small enough to pass through the "leaky" vasculature present in tumors but are too large to pass through the wall of healthy blood vessels. Once inside tumors, our NDCs enter tumor cells where they slowly release anti-cancer payloads from within the tumor cells. About GOG Foundation, Inc. (GOG Foundation) The GOG Foundation, Inc. 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__label__wiki	0.592653	0.592653	Fairbank Center Visiting Scholar Presentations CGIS South, S153, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Zhichen Cong, Lecturer, Party School of the Central Committee of CPC Gulazat Tuerxun, Professor of Law, Law School of Xinjiang University Boon Eng Khor, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia Fan Shitao, Lecturer, Beijing Normal University CGIS South S153, 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge Bruce Chen, Deputy Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Kazuko Kojima, Associate Professor of Law, Keio University Kai Guan, Professor of Anthropology, Minzu University of China Fairbank Center: "Legend of Tianyun Mountain (Tian yun shan chuan qi)" Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center, 24 Quincy Streett, Cambridge MA Directed by Xie Jin. With Shi Jianlan, Wang Fuli, Shi Weijian China 1980, 35mm, color, 127 min. Mandarin with English subtitles Xie Jin traces the vicissitudes of political upheaval in the People’s Republic from the 1950s to the end of the 1970s by mapping them onto the shifting relations between two friends from college and the man they both fall for. Rather than schematic allegory, Xie fashions a moving, intimate look at lives ruined by purges and ideological revision.Legend of Tianyun Mountain was among the first films to... Read more about Fairbank Center: "Legend of Tianyun Mountain (Tian yun shan chuan qi)" Fairbank Center: Book Talk: "Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress - A Legislative History" Tsai Auditorium (Room S010) \| CGIS South Building \| 1730 Cambridge Street \| Cambridge, MA Following passage of Senate Resolution 201 on October 2011 and House Resolution 683 in June 2012, expressing regret for the Chinese exclusion laws, Covington & Burling LLP’s Martin Gold penned Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress: A Legislative History, a book that for the first time traces the timeline and background of those laws. Acting pro bono on behalf of the Chinese-American community, Covington helped to secure adoption of the resolution. In Forbidden Citizens, Mr. Gold documents the legislative debates and actual texts of the nine exclusion measures,... Read more about Fairbank Center: Book Talk: "Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress - A Legislative History" 4-day summer workshop for educators devoted to the production and consumption of journalism across the globe Mon - Thu, Aug 1 to Aug 4, 8:30am - 4:30pm Thompson Room (110), Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA In partnership with other international centers across the university, the Davis Center will offer a 4-day summer workshop for educators devoted to the production and consumption of journalism across the globe. Journalism, now more than ever, is a field and a concept characterized by continuity and change. In recognition of the larger tensions and questions... Read more about 4-day summer workshop for educators devoted to the production and consumption of journalism across the globe Davis Center: "Lysenko's Ghost and Soviet Science: Has Today's Field of Molecular Biology Changed Our Perspective?" CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 Loren Graham, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University; Executive Committee Member, Davis Center... Read more about Davis Center: "Lysenko's Ghost and Soviet Science: Has Today's Field of Molecular Biology Changed Our Perspective?" Davis Center: "From Prewar Prague to Cold War New York: The USSR as Viewed by a Czechoslovak Communist Leader and Émigré" Read more about Davis Center: "From Prewar Prague to Cold War New York: The USSR as Viewed by a Czechoslovak Communist Leader and Émigré" Davis Center: "Stalin, the Disbandment of the Comintern, and the Anti-Nazi Resistance: A Reappraisal" Tommaso Piffer, Marie... Read more about Davis Center: "Stalin, the Disbandment of the Comintern, and the Anti-Nazi Resistance: A Reappraisal" Davis Center: "The Mystic Meal/Last Supper Miniature in the Illustrated Chronicle Compilation (Litsevoi letopisnyi svod)" Early Slavists’ Seminar Read more about Davis Center: "The Mystic Meal/Last Supper Miniature in the Illustrated Chronicle Compilation (Litsevoi letopisnyi svod)" CMES: "Coup D’Etat In Iran? Revisiting 1921 And 1953, And The Problem Of Modern Iranian Historiography" CMES, Room 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA The CMES Director's Series presents Yann Richard Professor Emeritus, director, l’Institut d’études iraniennes, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris Iranian sources do not come readily available when a major political change brings about a return to authoritarian rule, as was the case in February 1921 or August 1953. The nationalistic discourse provides misleading answers by blaming foreign interference. A close analysis dismantles conspiracy theories. Where is the truth? This talk will present newly published documents to... Read more about CMES: "Coup D’Etat In Iran? Revisiting 1921 And 1953, And The Problem Of Modern Iranian Historiography" CMES: "Order Of Volatility: Wealth, Power And Death In The Ottoman Empire, 1450-1830" Sohbet-i Osmani presents Ali Yaycioglu Ali Yaycioglu is a historian of the Ottoman Empire intersecting Early-Modern Europe and the Muslim World. His book, Partners of the Empire: Crisis of the Ottoman Order in the Age of Revolutions (Stanford University Press, 2016) is an attempt to rethink the Ottoman experience within the global context of the revolutionary age in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The book examines institutional transformations, political crises and settlements for reform in the Ottoman Empire. His current book... Read more about CMES: "Order Of Volatility: Wealth, Power And Death In The Ottoman Empire, 1450-1830" CES: "The French Suburban Revolts of 2005: Citizenship and Politics in Working-Class Neighborhoods" Adolphus Busch Hall, Hoffmann Room, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge This presentation will discuss the nature and the legacy of the revolts in the French banlieues ten years after. It will analyze its political impacts, not merely in public policy terms, but in terms of mobilization and policy debates. It will focus particularly on the ACLEFEU collective, created in Clichy sous Bois, where the revolts began, a movement that emerged during and after the revolts. Their political effects will be discussed in a broader context: how dynamics of recognition in the cultural sphere affects subjectivities that are forged. ... Read more about CES: "The French Suburban Revolts of 2005: Citizenship and Politics in Working-Class Neighborhoods" Archaeology: "Economic Intensification and Emergent Political Consolidation: Rice Terracing as a Response to Spanish Colonialism in Ifugao, Philippines" Tozzer Building 203, Divinity Ave. Cambridge The Harvard Archaeology Program Seminar Series Presents: Stephen Acabado (University of California, Los Angeles) "Economic Intensification and Emergent Political Consolidation: Rice Terracing as a Response to Spanish Colonialism in Ifugao, Philippines" Archaeology: "Cacao Wealth, Contraband, and Afro-Central American Material Life in the Homeland of Chocolate, 1580-1615" Tozzer Building Room 203, Divinity Ave, Cambridge Archaeology Program Seminar Series Presents: Kathryn Sampeck, Illinois State University "Cacao Wealth, Contraband, and Afro-Central American Material Life in the Homeland of Chocolate, 1580-1615" Archaeology: "Breaking the 100 Year Limit in Radiocarbon Resolution for Archeological Chronologies: the View from the Excavation and from the Laboratory" Tozzer Building Rm. 203, Divinity Ave. Cambridge The Harvard Archaeology Program Seminar Series Presents "Breaking the 100 Year Limit in Radiocarbon Resolution for Archeological Chronologies: The View from the Excavation and From the Laboratory... Read more about Archaeology: "Breaking the 100 Year Limit in Radiocarbon Resolution for Archeological Chronologies: the View from the Excavation and from the Laboratory"	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26710
__label__cc	0.683123	0.316877	Victims of ‘recovered memory’: ‘We remembered whatever they wanted’ We’ve written before about the early Satanic panic cases, both here and in the USA. Many will remember the infamous Rochdale case in 1990, when children from a total of six families on a council estate had their children removed into local authority care. This came about because the parent of one seven-year-old, whose child was exhibiting disturbed behaviour, was seen by two social workers who attributed the boy’s behaviour to involvement in ritual abuse. Eventually all four children in that family were taken into care. Interviews with those children appeared to implicate children from the other families in “horrifying organised ritual abuse of some kind”, and allegations were made that the children had also received “drugs of some sort”. When the case got to court, Mr Justice Douglas Brown rejected these allegations, and was highly critical of the interviewing techniques used. He said interviews had been conducted with little regard for the Cleveland recommendations. Virtually all the information the children gave came in response to leading or suggestive questions, and the social workers had failed to differentiate the children’s descriptions of fact from fantasy. By the early 2000s, 12 of the 20 children whose lives had been ripped apart launched lawsuits against the local council for negligence in its duty of care toward them. Manchester-based solicitor Richard Scorer, Head of Abuse Law at Slater & Gordon, represented some of the Rochdale victims. In his review of Dr Julia Shaw’s 2016 book The Memory Illusion: Remembering, forgetting, and the science of false memory, Mr Scorer notes, Recovered memory never made much headway in the United Kingdom. (I have represented many hundreds of victims of sexual abuse; almost none have claimed a recovered memory in the commonly understood sense.) But the ‘Satanic panic’, which also germinated in America, did make it to the UK, with spectacularly damaging consequences. In the early 1990s, social workers in Rochdale, Nottingham and Orkney became convinced that children had been abused in satanic rituals, witchcraft and devil worship. The children concerned—from poor, vulnerable families living in isolated council estates—were seized in dawn raids. In most cases the courts eventually concluded that no abuse had ever occurred. In the meantime, however, children had been torn from their parents and families destroyed. A few years later, when those children became adults, I represented some of them in seeking damages for their unwarranted removal into care. They described their experiences very graphically. Utterly bewildered and terrified, they had been subjected to hours of relentless pressure and leading questions. Before long, as one of them told me, ‘we simply had no idea what we really remembered or didn’t remember, so we just remembered whatever they wanted’. We know that “false memories” can be deliberately created in adults—in fact, Dr Shaw describes in this video how she is able to cause false memories in normal adults within three interviews: The children from Rochdale have stated that they were forced to “remember whatever they wanted”, as presumably well-meaning but extremely misguided social workers hectored and pressured them to remember events which had never occurred. Of course this brings to mind RD’s children, who were removed from the relative safety of their London home and taken to an isolated hotel in Morocco by their mother and her psychopathic boyfriend. For a full month they were dragged out of bed in the middle of the night for “questioning”; they were beaten with spoons, punched in the head, kicked in the “front privates”, burned, forced to kneel in their underpants while water was poured over them, threatened with burial and abandonment in the desert. We know that RD’s children said “whatever they wanted”, not only because they both stated that they had been forced to lie by Abe with their mother’s approval and consent, but because Ella has since admitted that some of the things she and Abe forced the children to say were not, in fact, the truth. Abe and Ella’s few remaining supporters continue to cling to the original words of the children (including, one presumes, the parts which Ella has admitted that she invented). But anyone who understands how easily children can be made to say, and even believe, things which are patently false must stand firmly with the children themselves, not the false words that were forced out of them. #StandWithTheChildren 24/11/2017 in Fair comment. Tags: Abraham Christie, child abuse, Ella Draper, satanic panic, Satanic ritual abuse ‘We Believe the Children’: Echoes of 1980s moral panic ‘We Believe the Children’: 1980s moral panic echoes in Hoaxtead Things that make us go ‘hmm…’ ← Hoaxtead mobsters battle it out: Charlotte strikes back! Friday night at the fights: Angie v Charlotte in troofer throwdown → 169 thoughts on “Victims of ‘recovered memory’: ‘We remembered whatever they wanted’” Illuminating stuff, EC! Thank you. Why can’t the hoaxers get it into their thick skulls that the children told Police something which Ella only admitted this year, wasn’t true, which can only mean the children must have been originally COACHED to say it?? Great post. That video of Dr Shaw was interesting too. Great post, EC. Sorry to go off topic so quickly, but I thought I should let you GCHQ bastards know that you’re all suspended from duty with immediate effect. I know because this lady told me so and I’m too scared to argue with her: Neelu says I don’t have to go to work tomorrow! Good to know. Aww bless, she has a supporter: It’s funny—I’ve asked them this, and they always change the subject. Ditto when I ask them about RD’s alleged tattoo, which he supposedly had but Ella never noticed. Shameless: Half of nine is two? When was this brought in? Bloody Tories. Hang on a minute, wasn’t Neelu once a pharmacist? It’s a bit alarming that she’s unable to do even elementary arithmetic any longer. Rupert was sentenced at the end of August, for two nine-month sentences to be served concurrently. Quick, Neelu, what’s half nine? (Shh…no one tell her it’s 4.5!) All right, Neelu, now count with me: September, October, November, December, and half of January. That’s 4.5 months. And it’s late November now…or at least, it is on Earth. Who knows how time is measured on the Planet Zog? LOL snap! I should point out that the above edict is accompanied by a giant photo of herself. Is this megalomania? Great article EC. Rupert, a whistleblower? LMAO BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA………………BAHAHAHAHAHAHA……BAHAHAHAHAHA Maybe he has been upto something in prison, but he certainly wasn’t a whistleblower on the outside. Neelu for the Nut house. God doesn’t exist, and neither does Satan. These fruitloops are insane. Also, why would serving half his sentence mean he had the right to be set free? How does that work, Neelu? LOL Nut house? Squirrel den? Actually my understanding is that for sentences less than a year long, prisoners are released at the halfway mark if their behaviour while in prison is good. If I’m wrong, jump in! Beautifully stated! Very very nice work 🙂 No, I get that. Prisoners are often released on parole early, especially if they’ve exhibited good behaviour inside. I was querying what gives him an automatic right to be set free, though reading my question back I can see I should have made that clearer. Oh, but he did blow the whistle on Angies bumslap 🙂 Fair enough, PT – I was just being overly cautious in light of something someone said last week: https://hoaxteadresearch.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/rupert-quaintance-appeal-quashed/#comment-87047 Thanks Justin. 🙂 Alternatively, who would like to rip up a bunch of money and flush it straight down the loo? Might as well do that as give it to The Weasel. Vincent de Paul says: I wonder if Cressida Dick knows she doesn’t have to go to work tomorrow! When adults confess to crimes they did not commit because of coercion, etc., what chance do children have. As that person said, “we remembered whatever they wanted”. A child taken from the safety of their home, tired, frightened & wanting to go back to their loved ones would naturally say what someone in authority wanted them to say as innocent adults will do under repeated duress. https://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/false-confessions-admissions/ Why do innocent people confess? The reasons that people falsely confess are complex and varied, but what they tend to have in common is a belief that complying with the police by saying that they committed the crime in question will be more beneficial than continuing to maintain their innocence. The factors that can contribute to a false confession during a police interrogation include: ignorance of the law fear of violence the actual infliction of harm the threat of a harsh sentence misunderstanding the situation I welcome this. As Head Tea Lady at GCHQ I’ve never bloody well been paid anyway. Not even when I went out of my way to get that nice section head George Soros his favourite digestive biscuits so just wait until next week and they run out. Expect fireworks and I wouldn’t be surprised if Sir John Paterson comes in for special treatment from the Jewish Illuminati. On a serious note : as a teenage victim of a drugging (possibly the first “date rape drug” it was that long ago) brutal rape by 3 men and a bashing that police described as attempted murder followed by a being dumped in the gutter of Notting Hill road at 3am – I remember every single detail and face and still do. I only had confusion about remember name details but 12 months later while I was recovering by working on a friend’s country property I picked up a newspaper to find my attackers had been busted in a huge heroin import and they all received up to 20 years jail which somewhat avoided me the necessity of a debilitating trial. # in contrast to what seems popular opinion I found the 2 detectives who I dealt with to be sympathetic and discreet given the circumstances. Perhaps because they were from a central London police station and maybe more sophisticated. Others may have had different experiences. Having no idea of Rupert’s behavior in jail, he probably should be released as it serves no useful purpose keeping him locked up any longer. That however would be up to the relevant authorities though and as Neelu has just fired all public servants (presumably including prison Governors and wardens) what’s the point of writing to them? And who is running the jail, preparing food, ensuring prisoner’s safety etc etc. Have I found the Tiny Flaw to Neelu’s plan? I’m so sorry to hear that happened to you, GoS. I think most victims of trauma of that sort will remember most details; we may try not to think about it, but forget? Not likely. I’m glad to hear the police treated you well; I think that’s a matter of luck of the draw for the most part. So very sorry to hear that GoS. What a terrible thing to have happened to you, ( I hate saying thing, it does not describe what I feel). I personally have had no doings with the police but a young girl that is dear to me was gang raped when she was 15 & the Police were exceptionally good with & to her & treated her with the greatest of respect. I am so glad you did not have to testify, my young friend’s case did not get to trial either, one man was done for underage sexual offences, the other 4 skipped the country. From my understanding the DPP stated that a date rape case is very hard to prove. Yes he did to a degree but it was more than a bum slap and more than a fondle of his bum/ass. And Angela if you’re reading this fine blog as I know you do every morning when you have your 1st smoke, could you please blow the whistle for once in your life and tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth before Rupert writes his Memoirs and everyone finds out what really happened in Lanazarote and also outside Holborn Police Station, you see I know but I’m giving you the opportunity of confessing one of the sins you committed against Rupert. Neelu is able to control herself, as she is not breaking her lifetime Restraining Order but Sabine is. I’m not even sure if she is actually mentally ill, though I’m not qualified to say she is or not. Rupert has not claimed he is mentally ill, as his Mental Health was not mentioned in Court and that would have been the time for him to state if he felt he was. I’m not so sure now he has been incarcerated. My opinion/s on Neelu, Rupert and their ilk is really neither here nor there, though I think there is a lot of scamming going on for some of them to claim Disability Benefits. Oh gawd not this old trick…. He’s obviously skint. I doubt that the t shirts will ever materialise. Good point, Sam. And who’s going to fix her pothole now that she’s sacked all the council workers? I’m not sure she’s thought this through. She might not be breaking her Hampstead restraining order but she frequently breaks her lifetime King Charles Hospital one. http://www.perceptions.couk.com/ctorder.txt A more detailed presentation by Dr. Shaw: Siphoning off Mobile phones, collecting money for t-shirts, whatever next? Ooo yes, good point, the hospital legal department need to report her, what with last year’s R.O. they might get her stopped though possibly don’t want the publicity? So Rupert is sending out ‘distress letters’ ? So, no remorse yet then? Still the “Poor me” routine from him.. Frisco 66 says: First rant of the day from Banana-Schnozz: “Meredith Maran, award-winning journalist and author of several best-selling nonfiction books discusses her family’s devastation and ultimate redemption around her experience of false memory. Set against the backdrop of the sex-abuse scandals, beginning with the infamous McMartin preschool trial, Maran shares with incredible honesty, her unbelievable personal story.” If I’m honest, I didn’t think Neelu would approve that little slice of borderline racism. Guess I was wrong. But she’s not an Islamist. John Alexander Prattle-On says: 43 subscribers? Not 5,000, then 😀 He must be desperate as he’s admitted he didn’t believe there was anything going on in Hampstead and now he’s contacted Neelu who does?? But she can still be opposed to racism, right? Morgan? 26 thumbs down ……. cos it is not liked, who can’t take criticism……. ? 27 thumbs down now. Name she was born with. Costa-Crespi sounds like a doughnut. Yes the fruitloops soon go running when difficult questions are asked of them. So sorry to hear that GOS. Us little people are never shown any appreciation from the head honchos at GCHQ I do love a piece of juicy gossip so come on Angie spill the beans about yourself and Rupert Well Christmas is just around the corner so i’m guessing he will come up with as many potential money makers as he can to make sure that he at least has a good festive period. I don’t mind the death threats – it’s the grammar I can’t cope with. The Sock Drawer says: 68 now 😉 He’s an unhappy little bunny, isn’t he. Crespi is her ex-husband. Poor bastard. So sorry to hear that GOS. There really are some evil people in this world and i hope that Karma does exist for their awful actions. One word Paterson, TWAT. I remember you talking about this before, Sam. So horrible what you went through and sad to know there are people out there like that. Good for you for pulling through and standing tall. Eaten Mess says: Rare footage of a young Kris on her wedding day, footloose on the dance floor. Queen Neelu (aka Chairman Chaudhari) update: Mental health services in the UK really have gone to shit. But then again, if she is not an immediate danger to herself or others, they will leave her too it. Not to mention that a lot of people use their phones for internet banking and lots of private information on the mini computers that are modern smart phones. I wouldn’t trust anyone I didn’t know with an old mobile of mine for that reason, doesn’t matter if you format the phone, people can use recovery software to get banking and personal details. Jeez Neelu is getting even more nuttier and incoherent (who would have thought that was even possible?) Obviously the stress of losing her house is getting to her Bitter man in his cheap flat by the railway line – spouting anti-semitism to spite his nose. Titarse Frosty the Snowman says: Well, I’d be happy to donate a “cheese pizza”, Eugene. Thank you but I don’t ever call myself a victim or a survivor. I think I must come from a long line of tough people who have faced adversity and survived by “compartmentalizing” bad events from the past. I only wrote that as I find the notion of “recovered memory” as very odd as I can remember nearly every incident in my life, good and bad. I’m also well aware of all the things they now talk about : “survivor guilt” and the idea that you feel some how responsible for something bad that has happened to you. So that’s a very positive thing they talk to victims of rape etc today. I believe the notion they keep pressing upon victims of rape or child abuse : “their / your life has been ruined forever” a shocking thing to do to victims and also to keep repeating it is sending a message to future victims that should something terrible happen to them, their life has been ruined. People can be amazingly resilient. But I can only talk for myself as we all respond differently to events, good or bad. See the video here Kim's Corpus Callosum says: Well glad this clears up a few things. Mad Moo says: https://news.sky.com/story/top-brands-pull-youtube-ads-over-paedophilia-fears-11141271 Two of the world’s best-known brands are withdrawing their advertising from YouTube and Google over fears they were featured on “inappropriate” and “exploitative” content featuring children. It’s a start, but more needs to be done. Hit them where it hurts as they do not appear to take down videos reported by the public which contain this terrible content. She is approaching the nuttiness of a squirrel turd. Ah, I see what you’re saying now. How to know things have gone completely to shit in your life: You start considering writing emails to Neelu. Yes, both adults and children can quite easily be convinced that they have done things they did not really do. It’s not magic, it’s simply human psychology and the oddities of memory. When I was a young pup, for example, my younger brother used to describe in great and vivid detail things that had happened to him, or that he’d seen. Only problem was, these things had all happened to me, before he was born. He wasn’t lying—he had just heard the stories often enough that he had managed to insert himself into them, in his memory. 81 Notifications, 9 direct hits. Then another notification came in with a 10th strike 🙂 https://postimg.org/gallery/1g69jkwcc/ The above are all removals for Anti-Jewish posts. John Paterson (x4) John Alexander (x1) Andy Devine (x4) Peter Green (x1) “I believe the notion they keep pressing upon victims of rape or child abuse : “their / your life has been ruined forever” a shocking thing to do to victims and also to keep repeating it is sending a message to future victims that should something terrible happen to them, their life has been ruined” Absolutely right. Yes, traumatic events can have long-lasting impacts, but “ruin your life”? Hardly. As you say, everyone reacts differently, and to make a blanket statement like that seems to me incredibly irresponsible. I remember reading, for example, a study on resilience in children who’d been sexually abused. It seems that the a great deal depended upon how the adults in the kids’ lives reacted on learning of the abuse. When the adults blamed the children or went overboard expressing their horror, the children took that on board and had much worse outcomes than when the adults ensured the kids were safe, reassured them that they’d done nothing wrong, and told them they’d make every effort to find and bring their assailant to justice, but it wasn’t the children’s problem to deal with. The children in the latter group showed very few signs of trauma when they were interviewed a year after the abuse had ended. They viewed it as “just something that happened”, not a defining moment in their lives. I’m afraid this story is more common than many would like to believe. It’s very sad, but I’m glad she eventually faced up to the truth. Nicely done!! Of course, I doubt it will improve the mood of the Schnozz that Schnorred. For services to seamless,interminable prevarication and failure to impress even one jot by extreme over usage of random,official sounding terms,the academy of bandwidth wastage,hereby wish to formally announce that Neelu Berry really pushed the boat out with her latest outburst of entirely pointless old shite that has no substance or value whatsoever,apart from perhaps a few laughs. If Rupert has been writing wingey letters to Neelu and thereby inviting abusive phone calls other communications to the prison, I wouldn’t class that as “good behaviour”. If he had any sense he would keep his head down. In fact, changing his name and staying away from social media would be a good move. YOU DAMN RIGHT YOU ARE, LMAO 🙂 I don’t know what they think a protest outside of the family courts will do. He was warned many times not to do what he was doing. His constant videos & posts harrassing the social workers involved, even going to protest outside one person’s house & at the end of the road where another person lives was horrific, also his wishing that one would get cancer! Imo, his behaviour was escalating by his recent posts, (which I reported for harassment many many times, but they did not go against FB’s infamous community standards), he was becoming a real danger to the social workers involved. Isn’t it such a good feeling to be appreciated by people 🙂 I’ve heard the expression ‘don’t cut your nose off to spite your face’. Would that apply to Paterson as well? And refusal to accept his guilt or any responsibility for what he’s done surely can’t count in his favour in the early release stakes. Go Keef (whoever you are)! LOL Blimey, they’re all standing up to Mad Moo today, lol. Do I detect the smell of burning martyr? Lawyer, doesn’t he mean Solicitor? Praterson is such a b sh.tter. And what corrupt police officer is controlling me Johnnie lad? Evidence my good man, a name or 2. ‘Lawyer’ is a catch-all term that covers both solicitors and barristers. “The term Lawyer is a generic term used to describe anyone who is a Licensed Legal Practitioner qualified to give legal advice in one or more areas of law. Put simply, Solicitors and Barristers are both types of Lawyer.” https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/media-centre/blog/2014/09/difference-between-a-lawyer-a-solicitor-and-a-barrister-explained He won’t like this at all. I got his John alexander account, again, twice, and his Peter Green one more 🙂 I am day 🙂 It may be working, some people are directly reporting to advertisers having given up on YouTube…. Lol Mad Moo. It’ll probably all die down by tomorrow and will be forgotten. Angela didn’t go to that court appearance either! Some JournoAngie is. What kind of logic is that John? Blocked =Jewish. Madness, what is he on? Yes I remember you also mentioning it before Sam. Angela has heard and read stories about MK Ultra experiments and now she claims it happened to her… Ooo good points and Weasel is into all that hacking, so an obvious thing that he might think to do… Interpreter, please? And a certain Algona-based arsehole says he didn’t know he was a rapist and murderer until it came to him in a dream! He want’s to spread more lies and slander, thus negating the truth, and putting the hoax in a positive light? Project bullshit, to render facts and logic, null and void? Has he written to Mrs. Power-Disney, Sabine, Jake or Kevin Weaver? Tracey Beanz is one of the ones Nathan thinks is working with other Youtubers and Hoaxtead to undermine him, lol. Here she is, live with Paterson’s buddies. Nathan really is a bit of a precious snowflake, isn’t he? Scrap that, the video is choppy and then ends as they can’t hear each other. Amateur’s. Well all the cakes I got in for the SAS he promised to send to me, have gone off, now. 😦 That’s too bad. Waste of perfectly good cake. Some people have no consideration. I’m detecting an RD connection here. That video’s gawn already! Don’t worry, Sheva – they are on their way. They just got a bit sidetracked on the way: Yes, he is! Paranoid. John, ask the hoax promoters …. they are experts at it. Is that a premium phone number ? A new way for scammers to rake it in, in their last gasps before defeat ? Crikey, I’ll get cooking and do my hair and stuff 🙂 Yeah, the sound issues brought a halt to proceedings. “reptilian Aliens exist”. Nice to see Seaman and Wilcock (a poor man’s David Icke), teaming up over their joint love of Russia, and Conspiracy theories. Something interesting she said was that children are more compliant in taking false memories and if you feed them leading questions they’re more likely to follow along with the situation. Sound like the Satanic-panic Therapists had an easy job with some of the vicious lies they filled young minds with. This one been posted here yet? Terrible, terrible tragedies… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/24/belief-witchcraft-demonic-possession-linked-1500-child-abuse/ [belief in] “Witchcraft and demonic possession are linked to almost 1,500 child abuse cases a year, the first Government statistics on the topic show. Experts warned that an increasing number of children were being abused by adults who want to “get the devil out of them”.” Hypnagogic at the Wheel says: He’s resorted to loving his own comments, lol. Disturbing stuff, Justin. It’s people like Angela and Christine who do this kind of crap to kids, saying they’re exorcising demons. Are you familiar with this, by the way? “Gambaga Witch camp is a segregated community within Gambaga township in the Northern Region of Ghana established in the 18th century to accommodate alleged witches and wizards who are banished from their communities. The camp has about 25 round huts, and holds about 100 women. No health services or indoor plumbing are available. Many women in Ghana’s witch camps are widows and it is thought that relatives accused them of witchcraft in order to take control of their husbands’ possessions. Other old women in the camp have been accused of using black magic to cause misfortunes in their community. Many women also are mentally ill, a little understood problem in Ghana. In Gambaga, the women are given protection by the local chieftain and in return, pay him and work in his fields.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambaga_Witch_camp And this recent movie is about a 9-year-old girl who’s put in a similar camp in Zambia: Take a look at her actually implanting a false memory in this adult. Imagine how easy it would be with a child. Oh God. I wonder how many of his fellow prisoners he’s annoyed by claiming that he was put in prison for “nothing”… Yes, it’s not terribly difficult to do. You can see Dr Shaw guiding the person toward the “memory”, shaping her answers by praising her when she delivers the “correct” (i.e. false) answer, using social pressure tactics, etc. And you can see that the woman whose memory she is “re-shaping” is stressed by the experience. Her face is flushed, she is fidgeting…but she’s still going along with what the interviewer is suggesting. 74. He’s on a roll! I think Dawn might be her actual sister. Apparently Debs is as popular in her family as APD is in hers. About as welcome as a skunk at a picnic. I think this is what we (those of us who complain on FB and you tube) should be focusing on…. In the immortal words of Charlotte Alton Ward, “Bollocks. Bollocks. Bollock. Wibble”. Erm…this guy knows that HuffPost doesn’t actually pay, right? So saying Seaman “worked for” HuffPost is a bit like claiming that Angela Power-Disney is a journalist. More like “they allowed his posts to be published on their site until they realised he was a complete nutter, at which time he was unceremoniously shown the door and they removed all his stuff to hide their shame”. Jake – hahahaahhahahahaha. If he ever visits Angie he should keep his hand on his flower. Just sayin’. Is that Jake’s way of saying ‘shut up and move on’? Is Dee le Vesconte (who’s on her friend list) her sister too, do we know? Or perhaps another relative? I’ve always wondered. Gaaads! That’s awful 🙂 When Ruby met Debbie… Don’t worry David Seaman’s here to tie it into Pizzagate. Failing to realise, he is part of the problem. Accidentally on purpose…? Noooo – don’t do it, Ange! 😮 Robert Green for Jail 2018 says: When Ruby met Robbie. Zzzzzz… I must say, I’m all for Spelling Bee Awards when it comes to the word ‘Hoaxtead’. First person to spot the irony of this sentence wins a can of McEwan’s… Tabloid headline: Mrs Bean Beams While Bob Breaches his Restraining Order! Porridge again Robert? I bet some asshole is not too happy about todays post lol. I don’t really understand the ‘sentence’. Is it he will need to drink plenty of irony brew to sober up? Possibly, I’m not sure. This is a genuine post from someone who found some money & wanted to return it. Haha, yep! 😉 I see what she was meaning now, EC. LOL! Sunk-Cost Hoaxers Can't Stop says: Has Bean and Green are living in their own perverted dream. Sick creeps. I wan’t disputing that, I was just implying – albeit lightheartedly – that I wouldn’t put it past Angela to try to reclaim it herself 🙂 That too, lol. For me, it was the fact that he’s expressing his well documented kiddy rape fantasies in the same breath as accusing us of being obsessed with sex. Which we’re not, by the way – he’s referring to Spiny’s meme there, which was a dig at the longstanding allegation that Robert Green’s involvement in Holliehoax may have been motivated by his sexual designs on Ms. Greig. Dear ghost The problem with traumatic memories is they are intrusive not repressed. Take a look at the shoah interviews all across youtube – incredible detail and clear on what they remember and dont remember. All in first person tense with details only someone who was there would remember and think salient. If holocaust survivors dont convince these wankers of the BS theory of repressed memory for trauma its probably because they think the holocaust didnt happen. Your incredibly personal disclosures are typical- hope you have dealt with with this stuff. Sorry you had to. 😂 True!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26711
__label__wiki	0.678576	0.678576	Alfie Evans case & Hoaxtead: The element they share in common On its surface, the Alfie Evans story bears little relevance to the Hampstead SRA hoax. What comparison could possibly be made between a little boy with an undiagnosable but clearly progressive degenerative brain condition, and a monstrous hoax, deliberately perpetrated by a small but persistent group of co-conspirators against an entire community? We’ve noted the eagerness of certain Hoaxtead promoters to leap—and more important, to be seen to leap—into the circus which surrounded Alfie and his family. But when we read a recent article in The Guardian, we realised that the two cases had more in common than one might initially expect. In the article, titled “‘Call from God’: American Pro-Lifer’s Role in Alfie Evans Battle”, we learned that a small group of Catholic fundamentalists, led by an American woman named Christine Broesamle, had inserted itself into the story as long ago as last August. Within days of the death of 11-month-old Charlie Gard last July, a Christian missionary in Rome spotted a Facebook post about a baby named Alfie Evans. The post by Alfie’s father, Thomas Evans, explained that his 13-month-old son had a degenerative neurological condition and that doctors wanted to switch off his life-support. Ms Broesamle, whose group had been involved in the Charlie Gard case, advising his parents to fly him to Italy for treatment and attracting the attention of the Pope to his case, told Tom Evans that they could do the same for Alfie. Since September, Ms Broesamle has lived in Liverpool, acting behind the scenes as an advisor to Alfie’s parents. This week in an interview with a Christian fundamentalist radio station in the US, she said there should be riots in Britain over Alfie’s treatment by doctors at Alder Hey hospital, whom she accused of being “hellbent” on killing him “to cover something up”. Ms Broesamle, who was named in court last week, is connected to the Italian “pro-life” organisation “Lawyers for Life”. She brought in physicians from overseas to examine Alfie in a clandestine manner, under the guise of being family friends; she also brought in a Russian law student, Pavel Stroilov of the “pro-life”, anti-gay Christian Legal Centre. Mr Justice Hayden described Mr Stroilov as a “fanatical and deluded young man” whose submissions to the court were “littered with vituperation and bile” that was “inconsistent with the real interests of the parents’ case”. Ms Broesamle also appears to be well-funded: Another source says Broesamle had access to a “seemingly endless pit of money and contacts”, and her network arranged for air ambulances to be ready at a moment’s notice to whisk Alfie from Alder Hey to the Vatican-approved Bambino Gesù hospital in Italy. Remind you of anyone? As we read the Guardian article, we found it difficult not to make comparisons with Belinda McKenzie and Sabine McNeill’s “Association of McKenzie Friends” (and the later “Knight Foundation”), whose founders were known for their habit of lurking outside the Royal Courts of Justice, offering their special brand of assistance to desperate parents whose children had been, or were about to be, taken into care by social services. As with Ms Broesamle and the Christian Legal Centre, who darkly accused Alder Hey Hospital of “covering something up”, Sabine and Belinda were known for filling their victims’ heads with paranoid conspiracy theories—such as their canard that social workers, working on commission, were “snatching” their children in order to sell them to the highest bidders, who would adopt them for the specific purpose of trafficking them. Like the Christian Legal Centre, with its submissions laced with “vituperation and bile”, “inconsistent with the real interests of the parents’ case”, Belinda and Sabine’s interventions in their clients’ cases never once managed to help a parent retrieve his or her children. And, as in the Alfie Evans case, we think Sabine and Belinda were never in any doubt that their interference in their clients’ lives, in any of the cases they undertook, would come to no good. That’s because organisations like this aren’t in it to win. They are in it to use the lives (and deaths) of other people to advance their own ideologically driven agendas, to create “profile”, to arouse public outrage which they can then turn to their own advantage. The words used by Mr Justice Hayden—”fanatical”, “deluded”, “emotive nonsense”—can be equally applied to the Christian Law Centre and the Association of McKenzie Friends. And just for the record, we’d like to add another word: “Vultures”. 30/04/2018 in Fair comment. Tags: Belinda McKenzie, conspiracy theories, Knight Foundation, Mckenzie Friends, Sabine McNeill Attention-seekers stir the pot in Alfie Evans case ‘Storm that hospital!’: Tracey Morris fans flames in Alfie Evans case More evidence the Hampstead SRA hoax was planned from the outset ← Miles learns a valuable lesson about Angela ITNJ co-founder blamed Sacha Stone & friends for its failure → 113 thoughts on “Alfie Evans case & Hoaxtead: The element they share in common” amdie66 says: They’re all nuts and for some of them I’ve no idea how they still have their kids. TM is boarding on paranoid schizophrenia, the woman would appear to have serious mental health problems. She’s all about lies I.e Tom has barricades in the room to stop staff getting in, trying to stop the coroner getting Afies body, acting as if the family didn’t make a move without her telling them what to do. At least Sabine and Belinda stayed out of this one. I feel her daughters death has placed her in a downward spiral as she hasn’t given herself time to grieve properly, as she’s always on the next ‘big’ news story. I feel sorry for her two young boys, there’s no doubt she truly loves these boys, but she needs to drop away from the drama and spend more time with her sons. Lies from Angela too, who claimed to have been bombarded by messages from Mr. Evans but unable to prove it because she didn’t know how to copy and paste them onto her timeline! TM claimed he’d been in contact with her and Linda too. I’m pretty sure he hadn’t. Both Tracey and Linda’s FB pages are down, btw. They’re claiming to be locked out but that’s bollocks – their pages would still be showing if that were the case. EC, your point about Belinda and Sabine lurking outside court and pouncing on vulnerable people for their own ends brings to mind once again that now legendary diatribe by Melanie Shaw: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RZqEb2zBoqStyQvxi-yBxZtbfYn6D5_R/view?usp=sharing It was someone from the Christian Legal Centre – Roger Kiska – who appeared on Victoria Derbyshire’s show last Wednesday and criticised the judge’s decision in the Alfie case: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yd0vtI2VfM6VsckS9z-dSwRJJK0-k-IB/view?usp=sharing As Victoria points out, the CLC are part of a larger group called Christian Concern. From last Friday’s Liverpool Echo: “The Christian Legal Centre is a branch of Christian Concern – a religious lobbying organisation which has been vocal on a range of topics including abortion and gender identity… …Christian Concern is an anti-abortion organisation which says ‘divorce, homosexuality and transsexualism are the three most significant challenges to God’s pattern for family in today’s society’. They have also fought against compulsory sexual education in school. A mission statement on their website reads: ‘We have a passion to see the United Kingdom return to the Christian faith. Our nation has been shaped and defined by this faith for hundreds of years. Yet in the last few decades, the nation has largely turned her back on Jesus and embraced alternative ideas such as secular liberal humanism, moral relativism and sexual licence. The fruit of this can be seen in widespread family breakdown, immorality and social disintegration.’… …In 2015, he [Paul Diamond of the CLC] successfully represented a Christian nanny who called a lesbian ‘sinful’ and said ‘God is not okay with what you do’… …The CLC currently represent a family who withdrew their son from school after a classmate came into class sometimes ‘dressed as a girl’.” https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/who-lawyers-fighting-alfie-evans-14545819 Could the Christian Legal center perhaps take on Deborah’s case? She’s launching a bid for sainthood. LOL, did I miss something? gharris1968 says: The Linda woman’s Facebook is back she’s claiming TM simply got locked out of hers which wouldn’t explain why it’s gone but still they persist. She’s came up with an elaborate explanation about it having been set up so long who she forgot the passwords – small problem with this latest fairytale- TM has been arrested and had phones/laptops etc taken by police as part of the harassment case she’s involved and remembered her passwords to get back in then. Linda claims Tracey’s son uploaded a copy of her licence to Facebook to get it opened again – I happened to know from a very reliable source that when tracey was in court in Belfast last Monday one of the many charges she faces was Driving without a licence and insurance – they are terrible women and you can’t believe a word they say but they’d need to get their lies straight. She was reported by the Alfie’s Army admins for causing trouble and pretending to have a hotline to a grieving father and that’s why her Facebook is closed down. When I click on it, it’s still saying, “Sorry, this content isn’t available at the moment.” What are the odds of Angie actually following that advice, do you think? Everyone needs a hobby… Mr Evans probably had a huge email mailing list via Alfie’s Army and sent regular emails. I have a friend on such a list and he’s always telling me he got a very important email from a very important person as though the message was directed personally at him and not the 100K others on the list. APD does similar in everything she does. I read online (so it may not be true) that once in the Vatican hospital the parents would have lost the right to turn off the life support machine. If true then the irony of those protesting about the parents right to choose is obviously missed on them. No doubt these spin-off “Christian” groups are funded by the right wing Evangelicals in the USA. They have $100Ms in the pot mainly contributed by poorer working class Yanks who think if they send them a hundred bucks they’ll go to Heaven. In a way it may have been better if Alfie had been allowed go to the Bambino Gesù hospital who I’m sure were acting in his best interests. The chances are he would have died on the way and certainly within a day of arriving there. But then they would be accused of being part of a plot to kill the poor lad. The whole case demonstrates the ethics of the hard workers in the NHS and in particular at Alder Hey Hospital. Rather than wash their hands of the problem and take the easy way out they took the correct path at great cost to themselves. I hope the whole matter dies down but I suspect the Ratbag Brigade are gearing up for a vicious campaign against the hospital and the staff. I think Kris Costa’s way of choosing to “fight” means stepping up her intake of Bourbon, That’s alleged sainthood. or lawfully suspected sainthood. SandraB says: No, no, the Bible Belt is Protestant Sam. No work based salvation. It may be some Catholics have taken that view. It is sad that this bunch of hysterical nutters is bringing Christianity into disrepute. The discussion has been partly highjacked by the political faction in the US which is against social medicine for all, and they are keen to claim that once the state pays for medicine they kill babies to save cash. The level of basic education in the States doesn’t seem high. No attempt to explain the real position gets through. The stance of the Pope has been odd and unhelpful, since the official position of his church is that it is unecessary to strive officiously to keep alive, though abortion is almost always wrong. He seems to be a politician, milking the popular hysteria, but perhaps I am being unfair. Thank goodness both children have finally been allowed to die: you would think those who claim to be Christian would be the first to see that they are better off sleeping peacefully, awaiting the resurrection. Better for whom? The question was, what was better for Alfie? In his best interests to be put on a plane, transferred via ambulances, increasing the risk of dying say by choking or tubes coming out and having to be reinserted, to a hospital which had no treatment for him? Or in Alfie’s best interest to remain where he was, minimising any risk? The NHS workers at Alder Hey no doubt did their best for him, but they didn’t decide anything of the sort you suggest. They had no option but to care for him there since the decision was made by the courts. And I am sure the judge made the right call. Rosie H says: Wouldn’t that be brilliant news for the world! 🙏😂👏 I wouldn’t blame admin for reporting her, herself & her sidekick were nauseating to the extreme. 😷 Kansas Shitty says: The very Protestant Westboro Baptist Church notwithstanding The problems were many, the so called ‘army’, none of whom appear to be capable of reading, logic or critical thinking. Then of course the religious extremists, the anti-vaxxers, the anti-abortionists, the Polish Diplomat & God knows how many more, they were all bombarding those young parents since the woman EC mentioned above got involved. Still trying to cause trouble are this lot: https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/lawyers-media-on-alfie-theyve-killed-him anti-abortionists Fixed! 😉 ??? LOL That really is a disgusting article, and has whipped up a froth of paranoia and hate in the comments. It does annoy me when these fundamental Catholics try to traduce the Church’s position to their own ends. I appreciate that I’m in danger of invoking the “No True Scotsman” fallacy here. However, with the Catholic faith (as opposed to general Christianity) there are rules and edicts, which are often deliberately spun in ways they were not intended to be read for ulterior motives. I can’t speak for other countries but in broad terms, if your priest was from Ireland there was a good chance your local church would be conservative. If he was English, you’d be surprised how close to “liberal secular humanist” it would be. Our parish priest went as far as effectively telling the congregation to vote Liberal in the 1979 General Election, which caused a stir with our ex-pat Irish parishioners as they were then closely associated with the Abortion Act (1967). Another misconception is Papal infallibility. This extends to matters of Doctrine only. The last Ex Cathedra proclamation was made in 1950. “The Pope is not an oracle; he is infallible in very rare situations, as we know.” Pope Benedict XV1 “I am only infallible if I speak infallibly but I shall never do that, so I am not infallible.” Pope John XXIII In all other matters, the Pope’s position is guidance only. I’ve seen nothing in the Pope’s actual statements on this matter (and by that I mean actual quotes, rather than what people have said he has said) that contradicts the official position on end of life treatment. Yes, it can be argued that in his position he should have gathered all the facts first, but how many of us did initially? Before having read the careful judgement I too would have taken the position of “what’s the harm in transferring Alfie to Rome” ascribed to him. Has anyone any idea what any of that means or what the photo represents? Is it one of the short planks that Jake Clarke is as thick as? Nope, sorry. It’s a real ‘WTF?’ moment, mate. Still, at least Charlotte would never stoop to sending out death threats herself. Not even via her sooper seekrit Corina Lovage sock… “Family problems”: family has finally realised that “Mom’s” lift doesn’t go all the way to the top floor. Good luck to them. If she has uploaded her licence then it means the account was disabled by Facebook for breaking terms and conditions. They won’t even consider an appeal until you do the following. Unfortunately, we can’t assist you until you reply and attach identification that verifies the name submitted in your request. Please attach a copy of one government-issued ID (ex: driver’s license or passport) or two documents from a respected institution or business. Together these documents must show your full name, photo, and date of birth. GoS, that lot are the very same crowd who are funding the anti-abortionists in Ireland now with half truths as APD shared. Disgusting lot only bombard people with selected parts of bill, never the full text. I expect the pre-recorded phone calls with an American accent to start next, which happened last time before the Referendum. Thank you EC. 😊 One of Tracey Morris’ muck spreading posts. She would be good on a farm actually! 🐮🐄 “Trump is a white hat” You said it, luv. The updated evidence folder showing the full range of Tracey et al’s Alfie-related bile: The Tracey Morris Alder Hey Saga, wc 23.04.18 Not a clue, sorry! But Jake does seem to have liked an image on the page in question. Ooh, zing! 😆 The following quote seems apposite: The greatest tragedy in mankind’s entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. That’s interesting, OCS. Much here that I did not know. Question mark? What was the role of the two Bavarian charlatans who snuck into the hospital claiming to be air-ambulance staff, and had to be escorted off by security staff? They told German media that they had given the infant a thorough though clandestine examination — untroubled by the absence of their own MRI scans, EEGs, and such as — and in their professional opinion, he would have handled the noise, vibrations and air-pressure changes of a helicopter flight to Europe, without any problem at all. As I say, charlatans. But the German media took their word for it. https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article175816280/Grossbritannien-In-Deutschland-waere-Alfie-schon-ein-Jahr-lang-zu-Hause.html Bavarians, so I guess some hard-line catholicism was involved. Bavaria is why Germany can’t have nice things. I know I’m gonna sound dim but can someone please explain the death threat element of this to me? I’m assuming the pic is a reference to something. I’m guessing that Shiris Summers is a Charlotte sock (?). Weird that whoever it is has posted their Jake rant on Angie’s page. I’m…no. I can’t explain it. Sorry. Or a Heather one. Chopping block? Would be more sinister if there was an axe in the photo. Just checking the replies under Angie’s post and someone’s lost the plot: Cue the inevitable Skype video Yes it wood. So these court dates are for her rather than her accusing others? I’m glad someone reported her. She has very grandiose ideas about herself, which is never a good sign. The Crying Scotsman says: Another great man defamed by a dickhead: Great quote. And it’s triggered Malcolm, who appears to have had a wee dram or two: Or eight. @Gharris – The other day I took the liberty of passing on your concerns to that nice Ms. Morris (along with a few memes and HR post links at no extra cost). And now that she’s managed to hack her way back into her account, she’s finally responded: What’s a pyscoparh? “He missed his vocabulary in life” 😂 If only he had put aside his indifferences. Inside job, schminside job. 9/11 never happened at all! Ooh, this just got interesting: “He missed his vocabulary in life”. Oh, that one almost made me spit out my coffee! 😀 It always bugs me when someone types “would of made” instead of “would have made”. I think it’s Tracey who has missed her “vocabulary” in life… Ooh, I can’t imagine who this might be. Nudge nudge wink wink. Say no more. A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat… Packed with lies (surprise surprise). – Spiny closed his channels down himself voluntarily (despite what she claims in that video). He still has his G+ accounts and all his videos are on the Google drive. – What’s this about us or MKD having criminal records? And how telling that she doesn’t back that up with a scrap of evidence. If anything, last I checked it was her Hamphoaxer fruitloop mates who practically had their own allocated parking spaces at Southwark Crown Court. Off the top of my head, people who’ve had knocks on the door from either the rozzers or the men in white coats include: Sabine McNeill, Angela Power-Disney, Deborah Mahmoudieh, Happy Brewer, Rupert Quaintance, Jim & Helen McMenamin, Neelu Berry, Belinda McKenzie, Robert Green, Dawn Moses, Jake Clarke, Tracey Morris, Arthur Kaoutal, Abe & Ella, D** S****, John Duane, Lee Cant, Alan Alanson, John Paterson, Christine Ann Sands, Maurice Kirk, Brian Pead… I knew Arthur C.Clarke for over 40 years. While he was gay he lived with the same partner who he met when he was 30 and his partner was 19. They stayed together for life. What the vile creeps do not know and which shows their appalling ignorance is that Arthur was paralyzed from the waist down from the age of about 38. He had no interest in, nor the ability to be interested in sex and he hid his disability extremely well which is why you never see film of him in later life. A TV series he made had him propped up by sticks on a beach at one stage to make it look like he had been walking..not unlike how FDR hid his disability. “Christian” NGOs started the rumours of his alleged pedophilia because his house, more a small compound had some children living there. But what these ignoramuses didn’t know was that the children were his partner’s children who was also married. Clarke was suing these NGOs for libel in a long complicated case which lapsed when he died. He was determined to take them to the cleaners. His partner and those grown up children inherited Clarke’s considerable fortune and all now live in luxury in Melbourne were they were able to be very nice houses with their legacy, $Millions from the days authors made lots of money. The Sri Lankan government were so infuriated at the allegations against Clarke who they considered an honorary Sri Lankan citizen they still have arrest warrants out for two British journalists who concocted the tale about Clarke hoping to embarrass the Royal Family at the same time (Prince Charles was to travel to Sri Lankan to invest him his knighthood at the time). The 2 desperately poor lads who accused Clarke (they were both 18- not children) admitted the British journalist had paid them £200 each in “expenses” to accuse Clarke and they recanted their accusations. Sri Lankan police wanted to charge them with various offenses (for bringing the country into disrepute) but Clarke intervened on their behalf as he had contributed a fortune to local charities and recognized their dire poverty and instead urged the government to put them through college which they did. The Smithsonian has only just received all Clarke’s writings and manuscripts including books that were never published. His house is still there ( a comfortable but rather plain English style house) which the government is planning to turn into a museum in his honour. And that’s the truth about Sir Arthur C.Clarke who makes a creep like Ogilvy seem like a piece of insignificant dung by comparison. The Past Participle Protection Club says: Oh Gawd, has she went and wrote a load of bollocks again? “What the vile creeps do not know and which shows their appalling ignorance is that Arthur was paralyzed from the waist down from the age of about 38. He had no interest in, nor the ability to be interested in sex…” Good point, Sam. Not that it’ll deter Ogilfail – he even accused the late Stephen Hawking of being a child molester! Back in the day homosexuality was believed, incorrectly, to be inextricably linked to paedophilia. But Sam – according to Malcolm, Reddit and Chris Spivey say it’s true. So it must be 😂 Just scored a strike against one of Wesley’s friends, who was calling for various politicians to be murdered: I take threats like that seriously since the Jo Cox shooting. What was that Malcolm was saying about arselickers? The drunken twat’s a day late anyway, lol. I’m sure all the relatives of those who died will be thrilled to know that. Can Ms Mahmoudieh ask her friend David to tell us where all those people are? Rejoice! Please tell all the relatives that their loved ones aren’t dead after all! Can Ms Mahmoudieh please ask her friend David exactly where we are to find the nearly 2000 people who disappeared that day? Nearly 3,000, wasn’t it? Alan Alanson says: Feel I need to comment here… And it is directly to the point of the case in fairness… ‘Do you think a hospital/doctors should have any say on your child’s welfare’? Bearing mind the circumstances of ‘this’ case? This is a woman who claims to be able to take down judges and social workers and governments and yet can’t even manage Year Eight standard English. She’s an unwanted pariah, she’s an awful mother and awful human and it was only a matter of time before people seen right through her, just surprised it took so long. It is a difficult one. In reality the courts took over when doctors and parents couldn’t agree. I certainly would want the court to intervene on the side of the child if parents refused lifesaving treatment, also if parents believed bleach enemas cured all ills. I have the utmost sympathy for the parents of Alfie Evans. He was dying, no cure or treatment offered by anyone, which gets forgotten. Perhaps read the court judgments through. “…no cure or treatment offered by anyone…” I was under the impression that Alder Hey were providing first rate palliative care, weren’t they? Its interesting we seem to have the same groups here GOS, Abbott and the more extreme rightwingers in his party had close links to US based xian fundamentalist groups and received a lot of funding from them too “tracey was in court in Belfast last Monday one of the many charges she faces was Driving without a licence and insurance” Be interesting to see, was that because she didn’t have the dosh, or has she, like many others that seem to be involved, have FOTL leanings ( ‘traveling’ is a prime indicator of FOTL people- they often get caught sans license, registration/insurance due to the common belief that they are ‘traveling’ rather than ‘driving’, which they believe only happens when you are acting in a commercial activity, thus they don’t need ‘drivers licenses’ or rego etc “Militant church” indeed, they delete any postings that disagree with their charge of Alfie being murdered or that he was never going to have a ‘normal life’, some there seem to think that if he had been taken to Bambino Gesù he would miraculously recover and gone on to have a normal life- this was never going to happen, he was literally ‘brain dead’ and the hospital there even said all they could do was palliative care ie keeping his body alive (and who would be paying?) That is so cool GOS, he was my first scifi author (Rendezvous with Rama), I have every scifi book available of his in my collection The hijackers all paid cash (obvious why they would do so), but as usual the 9/11ers have gotten it wrong and are claiming that all the passengers paid cash, nope they didnt How dare you state facts in front of Deborah, Steve., Show some consideration! Morticia Addams says: I think the paralegal took down her page on the advice of the barrister she worked for, i know from a reliable source that he told her she got mixed up with a bunch of lunatics who will only drag her down so she is going back working for him and continuing her work on the boys case she was initially helping who had been murdered on the M25 along with the barrister she has and is returning to work for again. She actually got involved thinking she was genuinely helping people as she is not a bad person really. Again, i personally believe what Mr Dearman was accused of was wrong, i will never change my mind on that one, but the little boys father did actually ring her and TM and asked for their help but i suppose in cases like that when all legal avenues have been exhausted what can one do but show up and show some moral support at least. Nonetheless, take care all and God bless. PS, she is also distancing herself from TM as she is not good company, That’s an understatement! 🙂 I totally agree El Coyte 🙂 but a statement nonetheless that i believe she is sticking to. Keep up the good work exposing the ” Lunatics ” because too many people are listening unfortunately and getting caught up in the hype of all the madness. Yes he was a wonderful writer. I was vising him once when Morgan Freeman arrived to discuss buying the rights to Rendezvous With Rama 3 to make into a film which sadly never eventuated. Arthur had a brilliant mind and with his professor like personality he was one of the kindest and gentle people one could meet. The original allegations hurt him so badly especially as his partner had once saved his life after he fell badly and he promised to take care of him for life. He did that but also for the partner’s entire extended family by buying them houses and setting them up in small businesses and so on. It’s why his house was full of the partner’s relatives all the time who worshiped Arthur including his partner’s parents and grandparents who spent so much time at the house fussing over Clarke. His partner was not a sexual partner but a student who originally worked for Clarke, Arthur had a life partner who he adored but who died at about age 40 and who Clarke is now buried with. She wouldn’t be the first nor the last person to be dragged into the gutter by TM so glad she has seen sense and is getting away from that company before it’s too late. I do not however believe the child’s father rang them for help, it was in the middle of a legal wrangle and he was being represented by the Christian lawyers what in earth help could she provide? Also the fact the two stood in the carpark with TM posting random nonsense on her Facebook page tells its own story. I had a brief chat with one of the Alfie’s Army admins who reported TM to Facebook and Merseyside Police, they had never heard of her and were rightly disgusted at her behaviour. Yes, that’s what I meant. There was no treatment to reverse or halt the underlying disease. There isn’t one. Well, I don’t think there’s any good excuse for ‘the paralegal’ to deny that she was, in fact, guilty of jumping on the bandwagon, being an agitator and using scare-mongering tactics to rabble rouse in regard to Baby Alfie’s situation….she can’t blame Tracey for her involvement in exploiting the tragedy – it’s very obvious she involved herself out of pure self interest and self promotion. She’s probably used TM as much as TM has taken advantage of her willingness to make a name for herself…so Morticia, I think you are full of it and you’re wrong to be Ms. Paralegal’s apologist. Also, please tell LBO’R that taking hair styling advice from a Shih tzu dog groomer is not advisable as adopting that sort of dressage only serves to make her look completely mental or more politely “quite eccentric” , just because she’s pug-faced doesn’t mean she has to go the whole hog. “I personally believe what Mr Dearman was accused of was wrong, I will never change my mind on that one…” Morticia, that’s a tad ambiguous. Are you saying you believe the accusations were wrong or that he was wrong to do the things he was accused of? “I knew Arthur C.Clarke for over 40 years.” Coolest thing I’ve read in a while. I am not jealous at all…. “‘Do you think a hospital/doctors should have any say on your child’s welfare’? ” And he got to meet Morgan Freeman! Sweet Jesus. That woman needs serious help as she’s totally delusional. I am weak Haha, yes the hair was all over the place, they had just woke up i believe hahaha. The Dad did 100% ring and spoke with the two women i would never lie about that, he rang TM first who in return told the paralegal to call to her as he was ringing back to talk to her and that is exactly what happened and like i said being a paralegal she knew all legal avenues had been exhausted and expressed that to TM before even going on the phone to the Dad as she was not going to give anyone false hope and from there offered moral support in turning up with TM and joining the protesters, the camera of course was just shoved in their faces a long with lots of others and both were quite surprised it even made BBC as others had spoke and they thought because BBC were randomly picking people there was no chance they would be on it especially given the condition both were in just after waking up from having a couple of hours sleep in the car that day. The paralegal has stepped back from all the nonsense concerning every other thing. I am not sure about admins but the dad obviously did not tell them about everyone he spoke to as i suppose he spoke with hundreds of people, which i believe he did. Also, i had stated weeks ago i did not believe what Mr Dearman was accused of after reading all this website and other stuff. I made that quite clear then. Anyway guys, i shall not be commenting here again as i has a lot of work to catch up on but no hard feeling towards anyone of you and i wish you all the best that life has to offer. God bless. PS, Moticia is a Christian herself and maybe that is why TM thought to tell the dad about her, i don’t know, that could be purely speculation, but to her ,common sense, given her beliefs and the fact the legal team were also Christian’s. I could be wrong there but as my mother would never ” I may not be always right, but i am never wrong. ” Again, take care you lot and God bless. @gharris & Morticia Addams, having followed those pages, I saw someone tag Tracey Morris in the last few days, asking if she could do anything, next thing she was all over it like a cheap suit. I would no more believe that she had spoken to the father than I would Angie Dizzy saying the same thing. Hopefully Morticia has got sense & gone back to her everyday life of investigating an accidental death of a young man, maybe she will stop egging on members of the travelling community too & giving them false hope of getting their children back. She has a brilliant singing voice, she should take that up in her spare time. Byrne Baby Byrne says: Linda Byrne O’Riordan can make all the excuses she likes but at the end of the day she’s as bad as Tracey and has much to answer for. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v0vTe5p4Qb3l-7Rq-aQDuhi9l9eRifdT?usp=sharing That’s it, Tere – you know it makes sense: Bigotry Update It may not be obvious from the title or thumbnail but this video is really anti-Buddhism and ‘Hinduism: That’s in addition to her recent post about there being too many Asians and black people in some UK cities, her rants about the impending arrival of her new Pakistani Muslim neighbours, her previous remark about Jamaican men making bad fathers and several iffy comments/shares about Jews. Oh and she’s also notoriously homophobic. My claim to fame is that as a kid I once gave directions to Tommy Docherty. You’ll have to Google him, but where I live that was like meeting the Queen.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26712
__label__cc	0.573524	0.426476	Wedger pushes SRA, invites ‘testimony’ from survivors It’s been a while since we heard from ex-Met police officer Jon Wedger, but yesterday he and his friend Lou Collins released an interview on Collins’ radio show and blog. “An Interview with Jon Wedger 1 year on—Satanic Ritual Abuse” is pretty much what it sounds like. Following a review of the various physical challenges which Wedger took on in 2018 (walking from Parliament to Manchester, cycling from Parliament to Penzance, swimming round the Isles of Scilly, where he claims “dark forces were at work” as there were a lot of stinging jellyfish about), he and Collins settle in to discuss the difficulties he’s encountered in his campaign. Wedger says he’s sat down with cabinet ministers, sexual abuse survivors, and therapists. He claims to have met with “one of top criminal profilers in Belgium”—we assume he is referring to Carine Hutsebaut, a “Commissioner” at the ITNJ cosplay in London, about which we’ve written fairly extensively. Hutsebaut is particularly noted for her interest in the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory, as well as “global pedocriminal pedosexual networks“, chemtrails, QAnon, and various health frauds such as “vaccines cause autism”. Wedger also mentions having sat down with “former gangsters”, a reference to Kray twins enforcer Chris Lambrianou, who is linked to the “Jesus Army”, described by some as an abusive cult: Trolls, trolls, trolls… Wedger and Collins agree that one of the worst problems he’s faced in the past year is relentless trolling: Collins: You’ve been targeted by, you know, you’ve had various things happen to you. Has that increased, or has it sort of like, uh… Wedger: Well what’s happened is, the trolling came soon as I started raising money, that came, and it did increase, and it got to a bit of a fever pitch, and I’m not going to name names, but we all know who it was, uh, luckily, you know, there’s no words for these people. There’s no words, and I said this from the very start. the one thing that causes any campaign of this nature to fail is division. It is divide and rule. Anyone who seeks to drive a wedge between any of us doing right must be looked on with incredibly suspicious eyes. There was another campaign by someone else that I’m going to class as double despicable, and that’s because he’s an ex-copper. And he’s tried doing it. And I think that’s a bit like, um… Collins: Kind of horrendous. The “double-despicable” campaign “run by an ex-copper” is a reference to some questions raised by Julian King, who runs an organisation called the Independent Police Support Group. Just last month, King posed some uncomfortable questions about Wedger’s claims to be a “whistleblower”. Wedger: And you know, I don’t know what motivates them. Maybe there’s guilt, maybe there’s jealousy, but none of it is benevolent. And they can sod off because I’ve really not got words for them, Lou. I really haven’t got words for these trolls, and really, they are exposing themselves when they do this. I mean, stupid little things that they’re picking up on. I mean, one fellow has gone through every single one of my interviews, and picked up every inconsistency that he can, and said, ‘look, I’ve found Jon Wedger out’, and I think one of them was, I think I was a week out on one of my dates that I gave. Now there’s a term in law, you know, that discrepancy does not constitute a breach. And this is what it is, you know, there’s always going to be discrepancy, especially when you have suffered like myself and many others have, you do suffer mental trauma, and… Collins: Course you do! Wedger: …and lapses in memory and everything else, so, um…but no, on the whole I’ve broadened my shoulders with them, I don’t care for them any more, and I’ll just say to anyone that does look on all that, that you’ve just got to take it for what it is. Everyone has their critics… Collins: It’s the people that are putting it out there, and are supplying the information, they’re not hiding their faces, their names are out there, their faces out there. These people who are attacking are behind the shadows. There is no names. Wedger: Oh yeah, yeah, that’s right. Well the other thing is…I mean one group that I’ll happily name is a group called Hoaxtead. Collins: Right. Wedger: I mean, they must be the most vilest campaign group I’ve ever come across, and I’d encourage anyone to look at their work. Not that I want to advertise their work, cause it’s absolutely disgusting. And what it is, is a group in my opinion that have got Satanic roots! They centre anyone that starts exposing the negative religious connotation to abuse, which is Satanism, and it is real, and it is prevalent, and there have been dozens of cited cases in recent criminal history in our Crown Courts, where Satanism has been used, and Satanists have been convicted for that reason. So this is not a myth, it is reality, and it does go on. Satanism does go on. Yes, Satanism definitely “goes on”. No doubt about that—just ask James Hind, who has commented here as Satanic Views for nearly four years. However, we would be very interested if Wedger could provide us with a list of actual criminal cases involving “Satanic ritual abuse”. As we wrote a few days ago, horrific crimes are committed against children who are believed to be possessed by evil spirits—but those crimes are committed by religious fanatics who believe that children can be “possessed” by evil spirits. This is not the same thing as SRA, and to claim that it is betrays either fundamental ignorance or extreme disingenuousness, we don’t like to guess which. ‘All us brave whistleblowers’ Wedger throws in a good word for Mike Veale, former chief constable of Cleveland Police, who resigned last month and is currently facing and investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC); he claims that Veale was pressured out of his job by MI5, and that “this is what the Establishment does to all us brave whistleblowers”. Claiming that “the rape of a child is probably the biggest, most lucrative crime there is”, Wedger urged listeners, “So get on board, because we need each other. I need your testimonies, I will bravely put your testimonies out, but you need to stand by”. This call for survivors of sexual abuse to bring him their testimonies so that he can make them public—sorry, bravely make them public—strikes us as a very poor idea indeed. First, should survivors really be bringing their stories to Wedger, who is no longer a police officer, rather than to the actual police? He has expressed some very odd ideas, affiliated with some very dodgy people, and has stated outright that he does not trust the police, so how does he propose to assist any survivors who might approach him? What does Wedger propose do with the information he receives from any survivors who do accept his invitation? Does he have protocols in place to protect people’s confidentiality? Will he be able to assist anyone in coming to terms with their abuse? Will he be able to help bring abusers to justice? By his own account, all Wedger has to offer survivors is publicity, but that’s okay, because he seems to think that’s all they really want: Wedger: When you speak to the victims, you say, “What to you actually want?” and they all say, “We want the world to know what went on”. I’ve got a platform for it now, and I talk about it. For me, there is no other subject, because this is the end of humanity if we allow our children to… Collins: Children are our future, this is why we’re here, we’re here to recreate. We’re on this time, this earth, this plane for a short time, we’re here to create, and we have children… If Wedger’s unswerving belief in SRA weren’t enough, his dedicated self-promotion and puffery, as well as his emerging status as a full-blown conspiraloon, ought to be sending up some serious red flags for anybody who cares about the well-being of survivors of abuse. 02/02/2019 in Assorted knobheads. Tags: child abuse, conspiracy theories, Jonathan Wedger, Satanic ritual abuse Wedger & Wong: The SRA agenda Jon Wedger’s claims: More questions than answers Wedger’s campaign of self-glorification ← Bearing false witness Wedger’s campaign of self-glorification → 74 thoughts on “Wedger pushes SRA, invites ‘testimony’ from survivors” You have “He claims to have met with “one of top criminal profilers in Belgium”—we assume he is referring to Carine Hutsebaut, a “Commissioner” at the ITNJ cosplay in London, about which we’ve written fairly extensively. ” repeated… Thanks, Steve. Fixed. 🙂 He is definitely going down the rabbithole… Considering the company he has been keeping, I would worry if any abuse survivor had given him anything, these people seem determined to gather peoples details and stories, yet have literally no protections in place, and many of them are actually associates of convicted predators… One does wonder how many of these convicted ones (and unknown/unconvicted ones) are using these to actually get the ‘lurid details’ to gratify themselves??? What a pompous puffed-up windbag he is and now that we are seeing him beginning in full stride it’s obvious he’s just another in a long line of self-appointed “whistle-blowers” who are yet to blow a whistle on anything. Instead they make these sweeping generalizations which is the opposite to a genuine whistle-blower who reveals actual evidence. To ask for donations to do this seems pretty sick to me. And ex-plod Mike Veale deserves everything coming to him. While innocent unless otherwise proved with his cowardly manner of resigning (which leave his generous pension intact) the allegations made by two female officers should be fully investigated as the public has a right to know and other Wiltshire coppers have a right to have their name cleared. I’d love to know why Wedger left the force but of course all who do have a right to privacy except when they are making sweeping generalizations and accusing others of malfeasance even if it is MI5. I suggest he may have been invited to. Baloney’s last remaining fan, lol: Sorry if I’m overthinking this but I find it pretty disturbing that vulnerable people are turning to Wedgie as their guiding light and saviour. There just aren’t enough sick buckets in the World… I see Davy hasn’t closed those speech marks yet, so presumably he’s still banging on about Wedger somewhere. Ah, the joy of reporting a Piers Morgan tweet 🤭 people like wedger are not interested in children one bit. there has been a Bees Nest of a child abuse cover up on his own door step for years and he isn`t the slightest bit interested. Piers Morgan who got the sack from a well known news paper a few years back for putting fake pictures of soldiers on the front page. I lost part of a post. TInribs and Steved have pre-empted me stating it’s dubious whether Mr W is an appropriate person to whom survivors of abuse should turn. I don’t want any survivors of abuse who might read this page to ‘out’ by saying ‘Well I went to so and so’ themselves but surely there are genuine and trustworthy organisations to whom survivors could turn. I can’t make my mind up whether Mr W means well but is going about things the wrong way. I’m not even saying there isn’t any satanic abuse goes on though I think it is rarer than some people would suggest.I’ve read on this board that there have been some alleged satanic abuses which did qualify as abuse though didn’t have a satanic element. When such abuse does occur it is difficult to know whether people do despicable things expecting Old NIck to manifest himself hooves, horns, tail and all or whether they just use the name as a vehicle for doing nasty things. Have you noticed what has been published on Amazon by horizontal Iphone expert Anna Brees? It is a book from a survivor who these people have been interviewing under the brand Brees Media. Now colour me cynical but I think this may be why they are pursuing survivors stories to try and profit from the misery of the story they can sell rather than solve any issues regarding child abuse. There are to many desperate money grabs and publicity stunts for it to be anything other than a shoddy marketing campaign to sell some books and grow a brand. Reverend Bruce Howard says: David Icke’s James Busby attacks The SAFF few weeks back. Wedger talks ill of Hoaxtead in the same month. Odd. My conspiracy mind says its a coincidence and there is no such thing as a coincidence! Hoaxtead is a poisoned chalice. Once reading you turn full Satan and the only way back is to buy a Jon Wedger T-shirt and coming soon the full motion picture “Wedger – the Movie. I was a cop, but no Kojak” Seems even those that have never read Hoaxtead and ask questions of people like Jon, Andy and that circus are also Hoaxtead. Didn’t realise Hoaxtead was a gang? Is it official, you know like postcode gangs? WTF? I mean what has Wedger actually exposed?. Sod all. There are bound to be terrible cover-ups of all manner of crimes but he’s all talk. I say fck Jon Wedger. The minute he made the ludicrous claim MI5 nobbled Mike Veale is the minute this dill should be ignored. As with all these fanatics: their propensity to aid and comfort highly dodgy people is legendary. We’ve seen how those who promote the Hampstead hoax are not only friends with convicted pedophiles and proven child abusers they actually go out of their way to promote them. Belinda McKenzie even housed one who was on the run. The frightening thing about bozos like Wedger is that they truly believe Satan has all these powers and that the only way anyone can obtain power is by selling their soul to him/her. Some of them even say The Beatles didn’t write their songs and are a manufactured tool of The Devil to seduce young people (mind you all their fans are now aged pensioners). They think all politicians have got where they are because they are cannibal baby abusers who are blackmailed by Beelzebub into doing something or other. It’s only a matter of time before they claim 788 – 790 Finchley Road is a portal to the underworld and Mephistopheles is the real landlord. Speaking of Pandora’s Box Nutters- has anyone heard of John Paterson lately? I wonder if he is enjoying the hospitality of HM Prisons?. I still say Wedger missed his calling and should have had a main role in I Claudius. They were all barking mad as well. Mephistopheles, I believe that was the name of the debt collection agency run by a ‘star’ Mckenzie. The other partner being a notorious paedophile. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/law-report-order-against-litigant-affects-partners-mephistopheles-debt-collection-service-a-firm-v-1419645.html Oh, GoS, I sometimes wonder if things have become more loony in the 21st century but of course it is probably more likely that the internet is giving strange ideas a chance to flourish more widely. I’ve never been sure whether 788/790 Finchley Road is a place that sells ‘off the shelf’ companies or a firm (legal firm?) that acts as the registered address for various companies. I’ve come across a conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney was replaced (I don’t believe it before people jump on me metaphorically). SOME of what David Icke says is true (mind you it’s stuff that is in the public domain) but when he goes on about the British royal family being lizards and the moon being an illusion he loses all credibility for me. Also he goes on about not having been sued but there was a Canadian man who sued him successfully. I imagine that most if not all of us who comment here take YouTube ‘truthers’ with a liberal grain of salt but I do have some fears in case unstable people were triggered by the loonies. Mr Trans Investigator’s channel was taken down but I saw a comment there (more fool me for looking at it – but some of the comments are the things that worry me). I may have mentioned this before but someone had made a comment about somebody should kick a pregnant celebrity’s belly (because they are convinced most female celebrities aren’t really female). What if some nutter acted on that and attacked a pregnant lady. Mind you, there is no reasoning with some people, one can try and point out that their reasoning is a syllogism – Female Celebrity X is pregnant, ‘moon bumps’ exist, ego X is faking a pregnancy with a ‘moon bump’ – you can try saying till the cows come home that I (i.e. CAW) exist, dogs exist but that doesn’t make me a dog owner but it’s to no avail. I won’t link (they don’t have to do with the Hampstead Hoax) but a YouTuber called Shoe0nHead did a reaction video to an offering by another YouTuber (HeatherGotRedPilled) implying that Shoe is a secret transgender. Shoe’s reaction was just funny but she provided a link to HGRP’s channel to prove it was an actual channel but asked people not to ‘troll’. However some of Shoe’s fans went over to HGRP’s channel and made disapproving remarks about her video and HGRP accused S0H of being a bully! Petty Politics also did a send-up (PP does a ‘trainwreck of the month’) about Mary40 (Australian YouTuber – she’s another one who promotes the ‘everyone famous is secretly transgender’. The Mary40 fans were all over the comments section like a rash but I thought it was funny. Gatehouse says: Sniff the bullshit… Being called stupid by Cat Scot is like being called smelly by a skunk. By the way, the Chrome spellchecker doesn’t recognise ‘Catriona’ and is suggesting ‘castration’. I think on balance I’d take the latter. @PoliceSupportUK says: Thought it necessary to add my comments as i am mentioned in this blog post. I am not running a campaign against Mr Wedger, I just give the facts and the public can make up their own minds, I have noticed that sometimes people are blinkered and no matter how much evidence is available they will continue to support people like John Wedger. I am not an armchair warrior and proactively help police whistleblowers having been one myself and am still being victimised for doing so after many years. I have personally met Mr Wedger on 3 occasions initially to try and help him as a whistleblower and it soon became apparent that he is not a genuine whistleblower, did not want any help wishing to go solo and did not care about or show any concern for other police whistleblowers. He did also not seem to care about the victims he talks about and I found a nasty side to him supported by vile messages he sent to me recently. Reading this blog post there is mention of people picking up on discrepancies in Mr Wedger’s interviews, these are not discrepancies and down right lies. Everything he says is either false or embellished. He was not on pay for 3 years, he served 23 years not 25 years and only a small proportion of this time on child abuse. He has lied about Maggie Oliver’s and my own case to try and bolster his own case. When he was of sick he was swinging the lead including healing victims at his home address apparently by touching their hands. He had nothing to do with SRA until recently when being followed on Facebook for those in that field. I know his promoter Anna Brees as I did one of her mobile video courses along with another volunteer organisation. She was a nice lady but I feel was a bit naive having undertaken Jon Wedger as her first project having returned to work after being away from work for a long time having had children. She has too much invested including her reputation to withdraw. At the end of the day it call comes down to money, Wedger is a good source of clients including for a former officer Rick Pendlebury who runs a new criminal defence company. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-sergeant-cleared-shoplifting-charge-14186744 https://wrongfullyaccusednow.co.uk/ Rick seems to be now sucking up to Jon Wedger when he previously was against him following issues that arose from the now well known Manchester whistleblowers meeting which was hijacked by Jon Wedger. Jon informed me that he acted at work in the same aggressive way that his friend Bill Maloney acted because it got results and his bosses could not deal with him. He was refused an ill health pension and went to a Police medicals Appeal Board where he informed me that he threw a chair at a doctor who ran out of the room. He is a good actor but he is not what we would consider a genuine police whistleblower, he is in it for himself and will continue to act up so long as people are blowing smoke up his ar* and burying their heads in the sand. ‘It’s only a matter of time before they claim 788 – 790 Finchley Road is a portal to the underworld and Mephistopheles is the real landlord.’ I spit my coffee out when I read that….still laughing. Careful. That way lies madness.😜 You are heading into Encyclopedia Dramatica territory! Yes, this is disturbing. I think of organisations like the “Fresh Start Foundation”, and individuals like Kevin Annett, who collect people’s stories not in order to help them in any way, but to exploit them for their own gain. It’s all about pushing a specific agenda, and it stinks. Join the dots, people! It’s all falling into place now…. I haven’t seen that, Flo. Very concerning. This is the publication in question. Thanks for commenting, PSUK, your thoughts are much appreciated. Hello PoliceSupportUK. I know you aren’t running a campaign, but you have posted a couple of not 100% supportive articles. You aren’t the only non-Hoaxteader with concerns by any means. I have serious concersns about his behaviour while off sick, but still employed as a police officer. He was in communication with Plymouth Studio in a shed bloke. He somehow got hold of Ella’s list which was the class list that parents pass round to arrange play dates and meet ups down the pub. Ella Draper read this out later on accusing them all of killing and raping babies. Jon Wedger “Nathan Numnuts” forwarded this to professional standards (AFAIK and based in Empress State). No problems with that. BUT! Brian Gerrish then claimed a police officer had been warned off. Fast forward a few years and Jon Wedger claims he was warned off. I mean, for fuck’s sake, he was off sick and getting involved in a police investigation, I would expect him to be told to back off. Imagine JW having to go to court? Muppet. There is also a weird thing that Brian Harvey claimed. He claimed JW used a key to let them into a block of flats and record on the roof. If JW used a **** key to get into a block of flats he had no business being in I think that is disgusting. frasersherman says: Rape of a child is lucrative? Clearly all the actual pedophiles I read about are doing it wrong. Sorry to see the whackaloons that side of the Atlantic are as bad as the ones here in the US. Maybe it’s just me, but Wedger seems far too THICK to have been a detective police sergeant – or even a bobby – but perhaps he may just have scraped by as a traffic warden (no offence to traffic wardens) if he is able to write some numbers and big letters (in ink – not crayon). Talking of coppers, whatever happened to that ‘Ray’ or ‘Roy’ the ex-copper from Sussex who ran a caravan park and seemed to have an unhealthy interest in SRA stuff and kidnapping children? He seems to have disappeared. According to press reports the idiot was a constable, not a sergeant as the lunatic Disney whatsername claims. Hedgehog Media says: JOHN WANOA’S PETITION Don’t all rush at once, now 🤭 “46 have signed. Let’s get to 100!” OMG, the dizzy heights of success 😂 Eddieisacock live again 🙄 The Inquisitor says: Immediately blocked for asking an awkward question, Quell surprise 🙄 Jay Wratten says: Eddie: “Keep deleting those devils. We don’t need the wickedness” 😂 He’s just blocked and deleted CatChair, Max Frisch and Kells Bells too. Anyone find it ironic that Eddie’s on a pro-free speech march… blocking everyone who disagrees with him or asks awkward questions? I read your article and thought it extremely fair and non-judgemental in that you laid out the facts and pointed out important discrepancies that need answering when someone, Mr Wedger in this case, is on a “crusade”. In fact I cannot see any reason Jon Wedger won’t speak to you as there are matters he needs to clear up. Yes, our whackaloons are top-notch. World-class, even. And yes, the business about child rape being lucrative was apparently plucked from Wedger’s nether regions. He needs to clarify his definitions. Everyone who disagrees with him is a troll…or a devil. Which is it, Paul? Also, could he please clarify whether his surname is spelt “Rogers” or “Rodgers”? I’ve seen both. A “Yellow vet weekend”. Has a veterinarian chickened out of spaying Cat? He used to be Paul Rodgers but he’s all right now. I think there’s been a jaundice outbreak 😮 I have looked at that site (ED) but only for a laugh. Although I have worried about conspiracy theory believers the existence of sites like Rational Wiki reassure me somewhat. “He is a good actor but he is not what we would consider a genuine police whistleblower….and will continue to act up”. Aha..did I not say so!. (editor- you’ve already done this..you’re fired) He gave us permission to speak… then took down the video 😆 I still don’t get Eddie’s pathological hatred of “fat” people, especially as he’s looking a little porky around the gills himself these days. Besides, I’ve seen EC and she is in fact very slim. Find a healthier way to deal with your jealousy, Eddie. I’m really not sure why he’s so interested in my body in any case. Creepy little wanker. Get some sleep, Andy 🙄 788 – 790 Finchley Road is a portal to the underworld I would watch that movie. Eddieisacock says: Fregoli update Lovely little Hoaxtead rant by Devine @19:58: And midichlorians come from Midian. Connect the dots people! Devine @ 12:44 – Everyone keeps thinking I’m the intelligent one” Trust me, Andy – they don’t. 🙄💤 Define “everyone”. Of course it does. Meanwhile you are the genius who can talk for hours about the lizard people, aliens and clones. I’m so impressed with your ability to rabbit on for hours about sod all….I know I couldn’t do it. If he’s the intelligent one I can only pity the others. So he didn’t take it down because he was embarrassed about the comments then. Nice to know. ‘They’re evil mate….they’re evil’. That’s not what CW Chanter says: Soulless Hive Minds? I heard them once at the Brixton Academy as the support band at a Sex Gang Children concert. Pingback: Wedger’s campaign of self-glorification \| HOAXTEAD RESEARCH I humped* the Sex Gang Children in 1983. * I would like to point out that humped in this context refers to who transferring a band’s equipment from their vehicular transport to the stage and then back again at the end of the gig! 🤣 The debt agency said it would “pursue debtors to the gates of Hell if necessary” – given that one of the partners was a convicted paedophile and the other a serial conman, they probably knew the way. 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__label__wiki	0.576227	0.576227	IndyAHU CE and Professional Development News & Posts Serve with IndyAHU IndyAHU Board Meeting Minutes Past Emails Mike Watts finds opportunity and credibility in unlikely places By IndyAHU on July 16, 2018 in News In college, Mike Watts studied economics and found himself on a path that led him to a job in the commercial banking industry following graduation. But he quickly realized that didn’t hit the right spirit. “I realized that I wanted a position that would allow me to build relationships and help people on a daily basis. Growing up, both of my parents were educators and I always admired how they had the ability to make a difference in peoples’ lives within our community,” he recalls. Then one day as he began pursuing a job opportunity on behalf of a friend, he got an offer himself. “As I was calling a friend of mine about this job opening — originally on behalf of another friend — he said, ‘Everyone I’ve been talking to said I should be hiring you,” says Watts. Suddenly, Watts was in insurance and building relationships and helping people navigate the health insurance marketplace. He looks back a few years and says with a slight chuckle, “When I first started attending NAHU events I was one of the youngest members in the room, and it hit me three or four years ago as I was looking around, ‘Wow — when I did age out of being the young kid? There’s like three levels of younger members under me!’” In April of this year, Watts left a position with a carrier that he held since he started in the industry for a new job with Janesville, Wisconsin-based SASid, short for “Simple and Smart Insurance Development”, as the new VP of Sales heading up the company’s Indiana operations. “We build insurance platforms in the supplemental health markets with options from a variety of carriers. These platforms allow agents to sell policies that range from short-term medical, fixed indemnity, dental, vision and other ancillary products under a single billing source,” he says. Originally founded in 1998 by two brothers, Watts learned about them and SASid through his prior work at HCC. “I always admired what they built and what they stand for. Their mindset is always to innovate the market and to build products that add value to every situation. Their model has always intrigued me,” he says. Watts is currently working with six individuals at their Indianapolis office, but they intend to double that number by the end of this year or early next. He’s looking at ways to get SASid more involved with NAHU to help in that growth. Watts also serves as the Membership Recruitment Chair with the Indiana State Association of Health Underwriters. He encourages young agents to take a look at NAHU. “It instantly gives credibility to your name. When you talk to people and they know you’re in NAHU, you have a common bond. When you start you might not know much about the industry, but going to the meetings you’re going to meet new people.” This was sage advice in 2006 when Watts was fresh out of college and needed a dose of credibility. “I became a member early in my career, and just like everyone I went to the local meetings and took part in the charity events,” he says. “But probably what struck me the most is when I went to Capitol Conference,” he recalls. “Capitol Conference has always been the one event I get most excited for. NAHU does such a good job of explaining what’s going on in the market. You get to meet with your senators and congressional representatives. If you can only make one event a year, go to Capitol Conference because you’ll walk away with a handful of things to apply to your customers and business.” Capitol Conference has been a spirited place for the past several years as insurance legislation passed between chambers and the White House all while NAHU and other interests try to make sense of what’s happening. Since the Affordable Care Act, NAHU’s stance — and the stance of many individual agents — has been that the ACA is more harm than good. This puts Health Underwriters against ardent supporters around the political lightning rod that is the ACA. “This idea that NAHU leans conservative only comes from the ACA because it’s so political,” says Watts. “At the end of the day, everyone fully understands our health system isn’t working. Rate increases are as bad or worse as they were before the Affordable Care Act was passed. In many instances, customers are frustrated with their premium payments and the lack of options in their area. When we talk about everyone having access to insurance, everyone jumps on board. But how do you fund that?” Watts admits he doesn’t know the answer to that question but points to an unlikely source for inspiration: Canada. Watts’ previous employer specialized in providing international healthcare and he saw a side of healthcare many don’t. “Single payer isn’t all that great. If you’re going for a non-life-threatening and routine surgery, like a knee replacement, Canadian doctors would tell you to come back in several months. Here in the US, we can schedule that in a week or two,” says Watts. “Canadians would come to the US or go to a private Canadian hospital that accepts private insurance. Most people don’t realize Canada has two sets of providers — single payer hospitals but also private institutions that accept other forms of insurance.” It may be another generation before industry-moving legislation happens Stateside again. For now, Watts thinks we’re at a time where brokers and carriers have figured out ways to make things work under the Affordable Care Act. But, Watts says, “We’re entering a period of time where there’s another shift coming because the individual market isn’t stable. A college professor of mine always told me that opportunity awaits whenever there is a shift in the supply or demand of a marketplace.” Given the change, however fast or glacial it may seem at any time, Watts says he’s glad NAHU is there to give everyone a voice. “I don’t know if one system will work for everyone, but like any industry, we can make it better. We can think of new things and innovate. NAHU serves a strong purpose there with a multitude of messages,” says Watts. Capitol Conference, NAHU, SASid, Watts Congrats to Indianapolis AHU on receiving NAHU Silver Chapter Certification Imagine starting your insurance career the same year as the Affordable Care Act Tom Leix started his insurance career with Kiwanis, the Indy 500, and then a book Dwight “D” Hall pursues life, work, and semi-retirement humbly and faithfully Donna Schaibley on Damar + IndyAHU Halloween Party What is the future for insurance agents and brokers? \| SWIAHU on What is the future for insurance agents and brokers INAHU NAHU IndyAHU is a partner of ISAHU IndyAHU is a partner of NAHU NAHU represents more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, general agents, consultants and benefit professionals through more than 200 chapters across America. • Consumer Database • Find a Licensed Agent • Information and Guides • Leading Producers Roundtable • NAHU Newsletter Affiliated NAHU chapters Check your CE credits IDOI Find a licensed agent Brokers Make a Difference Media Guide (PDF) Not from around Indianapolis? 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__label__cc	0.62506	0.37494	Where the riders are this November in NYC Thanksgiving is getting near and the holidays have begun. New York is busier now than ever. Good business is where you find it, but where you look is critical. At INSHUR we look for ways to help you make more money – revealing where the crowds are is one of them. So where are the riders this November in NYC? Many Uber drivers will be cruising for riders in all the same old places. But that’s way too competitive. Instead, we’ve searched for different ways to cash in on the big events and make the most of other busy spots that may get overlooked. Scoop up the riders that the others never see. NYC 2019 Marathon Event: The nation’s biggest marathon. Where: Across all NYC boroughs. Starts on Staten Island, ends at Central Park. When: Sunday, 3rd November. Times: 6.00am to mid-afternoon. More than 50,000 runners take on the 26.2 miles track in the 2019 edition of this classic NY race. With viewers spread across more than 50 miles of sidewalk, picking hot spots for riders can be a challenge. Concentrate on the areas around both ends of the Queensboro Bridge and the Charity Cheer Spot along First Avenue and between 116th and 125th Streets. Map. Insider’s scoop: The ferry terminals between Manhattan and Staten Island will be jammed. Spectators will mass around the St. George Terminal on Staten Island and Whitehall Terminal in south Manhattan. Time your presence to the ferry schedule to make the most of the moment. 2019 New York Comedy Festival Event: Comedy extravaganza. Where: Different venues (see below). When: 4th to 10th November. Times: From 7.30pm (variable, see schedule below) ‘til late. A whole week of laughs spreads across New York from 4th November. The Comedy Festival brings the biggest names in showbiz to locations across the city. Check the event schedule for venues, names and times to ensure you’re there for the laughed-out crowds when the shows wind down each night. Insider’s scoop: Expect sell-out nights when Stephen Colbert plays Carnegie Hall on Nov 7th and Trevor Noah graces Madison Square Gardens on Nov 8th. Both shows start at 8.00pm. NY Botanical Gardens Holiday Train Show Event: Model trains in a huge winter wonderland. Where: NY Botanical Gardens, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458. When: 23 rd November thru 26th January. Times: 10.00am to 6.00pm. The NYBG Holiday Train Show is every kids’ Christmas favorite. More than two dozen model trains rumble past famous NY landmarks in a winter showcase on half a mile of track. Afternoons, weekends and when schools are out are peak times for families of riders. Insider’s scoop: The day shows are for kids. But there’s an adult version complete with wet bar that’s open late. Check the Bar Car schedule for the times when the big kids will need a ride home. Bar Car Schedule Event: Iconic annual holiday parade. Where: Central Manhattan. When: 28th November. Times: 9.00am to noon. Back for it’s 93 rd year, Macy’s Parade is New York’s biggest Thanksgiving event by a long, long way. Hundreds of thousands flock to see the marchers, balloons, horse shows and Father Christmas roll by. The best spot for riders is along 6th Avenue and between West 59th and West 38th Streets. South of these points, public viewing is restricted, and the crowds thin out. Insider’s scoop: Never mind the parade. Thousands throng to see the mega-balloons being inflated around the American Museum of Natural History (77th and 81st Streets), from Wednesday, November 21st at 1.00pm to 8.00pm. Fans surge the best viewing area at 77th Street and Columbus Avenue. (See our map). Event: Massed Xmas lights around private homes. Where: Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. When: Late November thru New Year’s. Times: After dusk. Every year, more than 100,000 people surge the streets of Dyker Heights to catch the illuminations. Many thousands of lights, animated scenes, loud music and carols await viewers across multiple blocks and hundreds of homes lit for the holidays. Advisories ask spectators to leave cars behind and use public transport – creating great opportunities to pick-up many tired and footsore walkers. Insider’s scoop: Many viewers will take the D Train to the stop at 79th Street and New Utrecht Avenue. That’s great, because it’s an uphill, 15 minutes hike to the lights. Be near the station to pick up those who like Christmas dazzle but hate tough walks. Where is 79th Street Station on a Map  It’s New York’s busiest time of year  Catch riders where other drivers do not look  2019 NYC Marathon  NYC Comedy Festival  NYBG Holiday Train Show  Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade  Dyker Heights Christmas Lights SOURCES & LINKS: NY Marathon: https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon Marathon course map: https://scblob.nyrr.org/nyrrsitecoreblob/nyrr/pdf/race-course-maps/tcsnycm19_map_course_092419.pdf Marathon road closures: https://help.tcsnycmarathon.org/customer/en/portal/articles/2171304-street-closures Staten Island Ferry: https://www.siferry.com/ Ferry schedule: https://www.siferry.com/schedules.html NY Comedy Festival: http://nycomedyfestival.com/ NY Comedy Festival venues: http://nycomedyfestival.com/venues/ Holiday Train Show: https://www.nybg.org/event/holiday-train-show/holiday-train-show/ Holiday Train Show hours: https://www.nybg.org/event/holiday-train-show/holiday-train-showvisit-ticket-info/ Holiday Train Bar Car info: https://www.nybg.org/event/holiday-train-show/bar-car-nights/ NY Botanical Gardens map: https://www.nybg.org/visit/interactive-map/ Macy’s Parade: https://www.macys.com/social/parade/ Macy’s Parade route: https://www.macys.com/social/parade/where-to-watch/?cm_sp=imp-_-parade-_-lp_wheretowatch&lid=parade_route-lp American Museum of Natural History: https://www.amnh.org/plan-your-visit Dyker Heights: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/dyker-heights-christmas-lights Dyker Heights Metro Map: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6121479,-74.0007999,17z Driver tips US, Drivers, US Events Seven Super Ways to Keep Your Car CleanHow to be a Five-Star Uber Driver Where are the Riders in the UK in January Where the Riders are in New York in January Winter Survival Guide for Uber Drivers Where are the Riders in the UK in JanuaryJanuary 2, 2020 Where the Riders are in New York in JanuaryJanuary 2, 2020 Winter Survival Guide for Uber DriversDecember 2, 2019 CHAPTER 1 – The story of INSHUR….so farJune 7, 2017	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26718
__label__wiki	0.503424	0.503424	What Makes A Walk With Jaipur City Palace Museum Curators Unique? It was last week when I heard about the City Palace Jaipur guided walking tour with museum curators. I mulled over the possibility of joining this walk but, there was one problem; it was to take place during the office hours. After much thinking, I decided to skip work for a few hours to join an informative guided walking tour of Jaipur City Palace. Jaipur City Palace Walking Tour Guide It was Wednesday morning in March with an overcast sky when I reached City Palace entry gate 1 & inquired about the City Palace guided walking tour. The palace office possessed no information about the same and directed me to the Gate no. 2 which is the main entrance near Baradari restaurant. Pink walls of Jaipur City Palace On inquiring about the walk at the ticket window they suggested me to buy an entrance ticket and proceed towards the coffee shop near the entrance of Sarvato Bhadra Chowk. The curators of the city palace museum, two affable sassy ladies introduced themselves – Aparna and Sania and greeted everyone. They arranged it to celebrate the women’s day week with this event. The walk aimed at highlighting the importance of women in Jaipur court; Select people possessing a keen interest in heritage and art attended it. City Palace Museum Curators – Aparna and Sania at the start of a walking tour Sabha Niwas Aparna led the walk, and it started with a visit to Sabha Niwas, a hall equivalent of Diwan-e-Aam in Amer where the king would meet officials and public. Diwan-e-Aam is an emulation from Mughal court and shows Mughal influence in Jaipur court. Sabha Niwas is a spacious hall having the paintings and photographs of the Jaipur rulers on its walls. This is where many prestigious ceremonies and events took place graced by eminent personas of its time. Aparna urged the attendees to undertake a brief tour of the hall and figure out if they could observe women in any picture or paintings. It turned out that one can spot women only in the paintings as a muse. Aparna suggested an intriguing book in this context that highlighted the life of royal women – Polygamy and Purdah women and society among Rajputs by Varsha Joshi. Also, worth mentioning here is that there were tussles for power among queens. The rules regarding accessions and lineage were ambiguous and led to confusion, schemes, plots, and wars. After a quick tour of the Sabha Niwas, we moved to the Sarvato Bhadra. Sarvato Bhadra Sarvato Bhadra is an equivalent of Diwan-e-Khas in Amer Fort, meant as a meeting place for a chosen few. This place is legendary for the display of two huge silver urns used by Maharajah Sawai Madho Singh II during his tour of England in 1902 on the occasion of Coronation of King Edward VII. He carried the holy water of the river Ganges in these urns to last him for the two-month journey. Museum Curator’s walk at Sarvato Bhadra The talk continued about the life of women in royal courts. In most Rajput principalities women lived behind Purdah or curtain. They never made public appearances & observed public processions and events on the street behind lattices. They built Hawa Mahal to let royal women witness street & public processions behind the lattices. Purdah system added an element of mysticism and suspense with the royal women. Read The architectural marvel called Hawa Mahal In conversation – Sania and Aparna A remarkable but esoteric fact is that the royal women conducted the affairs of Jaipur for years acting as regent queen (for juvenile king). Historians mark the period before Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II with conspiracies and plots schemed by the royal ladies. The women lived in a separate enclave inside the City Palace called Zenana Deori. Another intriguing aspect of royal women of Jaipur court was people never addressed them by the first name. Their names always had the reference of the maiden Rajput clan or places to which they belonged. The most well-known case is Sisodia Rani who hailed from Sisodia clan of Mewar and Bhattiyani Ji from Bhati clan. Four Gates of Jaipur City Palace The Pritam Niwas represent the most iconic section of Jaipur City Palace; pictures of the four City Palace gates are a massive hit on Instagram. It figures in the top places for Instagram worthy photos in Jaipur. The Lotus Gate in The City Palace, Jaipur These four City Palace doors represent four distinct seasons. The peacock gate represents autumn, Lotus gate summer, Green Leheriya gate spring, and the rose gate winter. It doesn’t stop here; the gates also represent gods and goddesses – Lord Vishnu, Shiv-Parvati, Lord Ganesha, and Goddess Devi respectively. Unlike today, Pritam Chowk was not accessible to everyone in the past. It overlooks the Pritam Mahal which remains a residential area of the royal family till date. As soon as we reached Pritam Chowk it started drizzling. Read 5 most Instagram worthy places in Jaipur One of the four gates of Pritam Chowk The discussion here turned towards the life of women in Zenana Deori. Deori remains a world of its own. The queens had their own quarters replete with servants and assistants. Zenana was a big power center; many conspiracies owe its origin to Deori. Males had no access to this area of Jaipur City Palace except the king who could gain it through a maze of tunnels and underground passageways. It was not merely queens who lived in Zenana but other women like concubines too. Two significant processions start and end in Zenana – Teej, and Gangaur. It is a time-honored tradition that still has continued to date. Zenana is off-limits for everyone because of judicial issues pertaining to its ownership. Mubarak Mahal Maharajah Sawai Madho Singh II constructed the Mubarak Mahal to receive dignitaries. The inputs of Samuel Swinton Jacob who built the Albert Hall Museum are clear from the fusion architectural style of the building. One of the most remarkable features of this building is intricate marble Jali work. While they constructed it to welcome the state guests, today it houses a textile gallery. Its display includes dresses assumed by the kings and queens. Aparana escorted us to a display comprising an intricate & opulent dress worn by a queen on the occasion of Diwali. Each color had its own significance like green Lehariya signified monsoon. Another unusual thing on display was a special metal ball used by the royal ladies during night polo matches. Why night polo matches? The logic provided was that women were under purdah and played polo only during the night. There is a long history of Chovgan being played in this region. Chovgan is an ancient polo game that owes its origin in Persia. It is likely it gained entry with Mughals. Jaipur has its first Chovgan ground called Chogan Stadium. Many people claim that modern polo first appeared in Jaipur during the late 19th century; we know for sure that Chovgan was one of the favorite sports of Jaipur royalty. Aparna reading out a passage from the book As soon as we stepped out of Mubarak Mahal, Aparna suggested we all should visit arms and armory museum once the walk is over. She mentioned they trained Rajput women in warfare techniques. Even now many Rajput women carry a small dagger, a customary practice, though. She read out a passage from the book to validate this claim. As far as I know, women from the Jaipur court never took part in wars and battles. The solitary instances of battles were for power between Maharajah Sawai Ishwari Singh and his brother Maharajah Sawai Madho Singh I. Marathas fought from the latter side. Technically, all these battles took place in far-off places but never in Jaipur. The discussion turned to the difference between the Rajput practice of Sati and Jauhar. There is innumerable mention of Jauhar in history books. Sati practice involved a widow throwing herself on to her husband’s funeral pyre and ending her life. Jauhar is an act of self-immolation by women to avoid being captured by the opposing army during a defeat. They did this to avoid enslavement and rape which were too common in those days. The Sati practice continued for years despite being banned in 1846 in Jaipur. It was in the 1980s when Sati incident of Roop Kanwar in Sikar brought it back in limelight. Government and women social activists launched an active campaign to banish it completely. Thankfully, this practice doesn’t exist anymore. The newest museum of Jaipur City Palace – Painting and Photography Museum Painting and Photography Museum From Mubarak Mahal, we walked to the most recent addition of museums in Jaipur City Palace, Painting and Photography Museum. It contains many rare paintings, maps, layouts, books, and pictures. I enthusiastically recommend it for art lovers. One of the most unusual items on display in an enlarged map of Surat City dating to 1700 AD. It will be hard to mention all the discussions pertaining to the art on display in this blog post. Aparna explaining the concept of Raag and paintings on display Another fascinating gallery in this museum is pictures clicked by Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II. There are many old portraits of women, royal guests, nobles and Jaipur city. It is worth mentioning his photographic equipment is on display. While today we can click excellent pictures with our smartphones, the equipment used in the 1850-60s was bulky and complicated. Developing prints was time-consuming, laborious and expensive; only a wealthy could afford a hobby of photography. A huge painting depicting Lord Krishna’s Raas Lila in the museum The City Palace walk culminated in a gift shop near the painting and photography museum. Was it worth it? It sparked off many new & fascinating discussions. It provides alternative perspectives and dimensions; it was definitely fruitful for the first-timers. City Palace Museum curator’s walk is not available commercially. However, you can hire a trained guide in Jaipur city palace. Mr. Sunil, a guide at Jaipur City Palace accompanied us to provide more inputs during the walk. Travelers clicking a picture of these Guards at Riddhi Siddhi Pol is a common sight For those intending to visit, here is a quick Jaipur City Palace Guide. City Palace Timing City Palace Entry Fee Rs 200 for Indian travelers. Rs 500 for foreign travelers City Palace Jaipur History The City Palace in Jaipur was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II around the same time when Jaipur city was founded. The history as per records suggests Jaipur City Palace was built between 1727 AD to 1732 AD in stages. It started with the building of the outer periphery and walls. As with many other royal abodes like Udaipur City Palace, successive generations kept adding buildings when required. The layout of Jaipur followed the ancient science of Shilpshastra and Vaastu Shastra. Jaipur City Palace has been placed in the center of the plan suggesting it a nucleus. Among the rulers who have contributed significantly to the history of City Palace apart from Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II are Maharajah Sawai Pratap Singh, Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II, and Maharajah Sawai Madho Singh II. Maharajah Sawai Man Singh II, the last ruler of Jaipur started staying in Ram Bagh Palace instead of Jaipur City Palace. What To See In City Palace Jaipur? (already featured in this walk) Mubarak Mahal-Textile Museum Riddhi Siddhi Pol Riddhi Siddhi Pol connects Pritam Chowk with Sarvato Bhadra Pritam Chowk Pritam Chowk is where you will find the four doors of City Palace featured earlier in this blog. Beautiful gates of City Palace, Jaipur Rajendra Pol Maharajah Sawai Madho Singh II built Rajendra Pol along with the Mubarak Mahal which explains the similarity in architectural styles and theme of both structures. Rajendra Pol connects the Mubarak Mahal with Sarvato Bhadra. Arms & Armoury Museum / Sileh Khana This museum is in the north-west corner of the Mubarak Mahal square. There are many interesting arms and weapons on display in this museum used by erstwhile rulers of Jaipur. Private rooms of Pritam Niwas A special ticket of Rs 2000 will secure access to some iconic rooms and quarters of City Palace. One of the most famous is the blue room, a big hit on Instagram. Souvenir Shopping at Jaipur City Palace Souvenir shop of City Palace is near the exit of the Painting and photography museum. If you are a shopaholic, there are plenty of things to buy i.e. paintings, garments, and books to name a few. Buggi Ride An old horse carriage called Buggi is available for the travelers to take home the experience of yesteryears. You can hire a ride near the Mubarak Mahal. THe Buggi ride City Palace Jaipur Restaurant – Baradari Baradari is a good choice for those seeking to unwind over food and drinks in the walled city. Personally, I feel its interiors don’t go too well with the traditional Rajput architecture. The renovation emulates old European architecture with raw stone walls. Most travelers enjoy a pit stop at Baradari, though. Baradari restaurant Things To Do And Place To Visit Near City Palace Jaipur Nakkarkhana Darwaja Nakkarkhana Darwaja or gate is one of the first ones to encounter when entering through Sirehdyodi Bazaar near Hawa Mahal. Musicians used this gate to announce the king’s arrival by playing the relevant instruments (as per occasion). These days it is just another gate. Nakkarkhana Pol Jaleb Chowk Jaleb Chowk is a large public square. In the past, the rooms lining the walls performed the function of a secretariat. Post Indian Independence, the government took over the entire area. They used it for many government departments till they shifted them all in new buildings. These days the entire area is unkempt and fallen into disrepair. It only serves as unregulated parking. Places to visit near Jaipur City Palace Govind Dev Ji Temple Govind Dev Ji temple is worth visiting to experience the atmosphere. Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II found this temple at the same time as Jaipur city. The idol of Govind Dev Ji was originally in Govind Dev Ji temple of Vrindavan but shifted to Jaipur in the late 17th century to save it from destruction order by Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb. Read the complete post on Govind Dev Ji Temple Devotees at Govind Dev Ji Temple Jantar Mantar is a solar observatory in the City Palace complex and worth visiting. The solar instruments made from metal and masonry structures are as precise as modern instruments and still functional. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jantar Mantar entrance is near City Palace entry gate no 1. Solar Instrument at Jantar Mantar. Jaipur number marked on Rasivalaya Yantra at Jantar Mantar Jaipur. WPC-Numbers Hawa Mahal needs no introduction. It is as iconic as Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal. Most travelers only witness the facade on the street but there are lots to discover and experience by taking a tour inside the Hawa Mahal complex. I did and you can read more about it here The architectural marvel called Hawa Mahal. City Palace to Hawa Mahal is a walking distance. Hawa Mahal-Inspired by the Mukut or crown of Lord Krishna. Isarlat Sargasuli Isarlat is a seven-story victory tower in Tripolia Bazaar. It is worth visiting for the great views of the old Jaipur city. It is also called as Sargaguli. Sargasuli history-Isarlat was built by Sawai Ishwari Singh to commemorate a win against wars fought with Marathas and his brother Sawai Madho Singh II. This building is part of the composite ticket issued by the Department of Archaeology which includes the Amer Fort and Albert all Museum. Jaipur has many heritage temples, Jaipur Court commissioned and built many of these. Although it is difficult to cover them all, some are worth visiting. Check out Ramchandra Temple, Brij Nidhi Temple, Galta Ji Temple, Radha Madhav Temple at Kanak Vrindavan to name a few. Beautiful arches & column of Chaturbhuj Temple, Jaipur Brijnidhi Temple Jaipur Heritage Walk in Jaipur City A walking tour in old Jaipur is worth experiencing to uncover its true essence. Although there are many operators offering such heritage walks in Jaipur, many of them rely on cooked up stories rather than facts and this is true even for some known names. Read more Heritage walk in Jaipur \| walking tour in the old walled city Jaipur Heritage Walk in Film Colony, Jaipur City Palace Jaipur Weddings The City Palace Jaipur is one of the most sought after places in Jaipur among destination weddings in Rajasthan. The regal setting of the City Palace is a big draw for NRI destination weddings. This is why many wedding planners in Jaipur recommend the City Palace for HNI clients. It is one of the most expensive wedding venues in Jaipur ranked just after the Rambagh Palace and the Raj Palace. The receptions with small gatherings are commonly organized in the courtyards of the Jaipur City Palace -Sarvato Bhadra Chowk and Pritam Niwas Chowk; ideal for 500-900 people. For bigger ones, there are lawns just behind the Chandra Mahal – Jai Niwas Lawns. Diwan-i-Aam, City Palace Jaipur during a wedding City Palace Light And Sound Show City Palace light and sound show called SCULPTURE LUMIÈRE SHOW is held at 7.30 PM every day. The ticket is priced at Rs 250 for Indians and Rs 500 for foreigners. You can also combine a museum visit with City Palace Light and Sound show and save money. Plan your visit around 6.30 PM, ticket costs Rs 300 for Indians. Is it worth visiting the City Palace in Jaipur? The City Palace is one of the top places to visit in Jaipur. Lately, Jaipur City Palace has become one of the most sought after places among the Instagrammers. A reason why it is rated high among the Insta-worthy places in Jaipur. The City Palace interiors of few rooms of Chandra Mahal accessible with a premium entry ticket are worth the price. This popular tourist attraction can easily be covered even if you have limited time. If you enjoyed reading this post, don’t forget to share it on your social media. 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__label__cc	0.593741	0.406259	It Just Will Not STOP ~ NO PLACE IS SAFE Murder Everywhere Dateline Grambling, Louisiana higher education's Black on Black murder. And, of course there has been killing on campuses before, in the United States. Isley Brothers version Sandy Hook Elementary, Virginia Tech, Columbine in Colorado & never to forget, "four dead in Ohio, that summer in Ohio, four dead in Ohio; we got to get down to it, Soldiers are cutting us down . .. . . ." so the Isley Brothers sang! Concerning Kent State University in the song Neil Young wrote. And that was 1970 in a Vietnam War Protest, when national guard soldiers opened fire on protestors--S T U D E N T S. Neil Young(Crosby,Stills,Nash&Young And 10 days later police opened fire on S T U D E N T S at Jackson State College in Mississippi killing 2 (two) and wounding twelve (12). And then, in 1971 two S T U D E N T S were killed on Southern A & M College (Southern University) CAMPUS. Denver Smith and Leonard Brown were shotgunned down on Southern campus, by police. So, that murder has become routine in American's minds everywhere. Murder. Routine? It was homecoming in Grambling, and a decision had to be made, if the festivities would go on as previously planned. One female student, thought it crazy that everything would continue and move-on she said, "as if nothing had happened. However, the pep rally became a peace walk, complete with the University President. But the fact remains, this was Black on black crime at an institution of higher learning. In Nearby Monroe, one black man murdered two people in two different areas of town. Two days before and drive-by shooting wounded an individual, just blocks away. Routine? Yet What bothers me even more is In-Custody Deaths I have good information a person is being set-up to be murdered while in police custody. Though the Marked Man is not a Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X; he is the grandson of civil rights workers of the 50's and 80's. And so, the gene is there! By being in the wrong-place at the "right time"; he is in the routinely frequent position to be "murdered while in Custody or incarceration". We have confirmation of this. Coupled with the murderous atmosphere in the astros right now, the victim has been warned and instructed. There will be a request sent to the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division's Regional "Peacekeepers"- CRS to dispatch at its earliest agents and officials to intervene in this community. Though some cities in North Louisiana have convened sessions, meetings and community oriented deployments, the death-quotient, continues spiraling. In November of 2015, a young black man died while incarcerated in a Morehouse Parish facility. And so, now in 2017 another person will have an attempt on his life in November, if not before. Posted by Joseph LeSieur at 10:23 PM No comments: It Just Will Not STOP ~ NO PLACE IS SAFE Murder Ev...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26731
__label__wiki	0.758057	0.758057	Category: Theater From the Depths to the Heights and Back Again: Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Winds Its Weary Way Around Town (Part Two) June 8, 2019 August 30, 2019 Leave a comment Gods and Giants: The principal characters of Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold’ at the Metropolitan Opera (Photo: Ken Howard) The River Runs Wide, the River Runs Deep The first scene of Das Rheingold takes place in the Rhine River. As the late comic and raconteur Anna Russell used to describe this scene, “IN it!” And the first sounds uttered by those naive denizens of the deep, the Rhine Maidens, are nonsense syllables: “Weia, Waga, Woge, du Welle!” One director I know categorized this passage as the early beginnings of language. If the language alluded to is “baby talk,” then the Rhine Maidens’ childish prattle is nothing more than gibberish. Next, we catch a glimpse of the loathsome dwarf Alberich. With a voice that could peel the bark off a tree (hopefully, not the World-Ash from whence Wotan carved his spear), the debuting Tomasz Konieczny fulfilled every promise in the part with a purposeful and powerful characterization. The Polish bass-baritone exuded strength and an inbred capacity for cutting through Wagner’s orchestration, along with a commanding stage presence and leonine ferocity. Konieczny’s idiomatic German and textual acuity put him in a league of his own. Most reviewers named him the outstanding performer of this Ring revival with good reason. The boisterous river maids (soprano Amanda Woodbury, and mezzos Samantha Hankey and Tamara Mumford) were enjoying themselves by the Rhine. Dangling from wires suspended from the Met’s stage ceiling, they resembled a trio of singing manatees. They romped through the imaginary stream — that is, until Alberich happened to come by and steal the gold they were so nonchalantly guarding. His howling laughter resonated in their watery wonderland. Those delightful but ditzy Rhine Maidens (Samantha Hankey, Amanda Woodbury, Tamara Mumford) dangling for dear life (Photo: Ken Howard) In the next scene, which takes place on a mountaintop — the image of the newly completed fortress, Valhalla, clearly visible in the background — the richly opulent mezzo-soprano of Jamie Barton as Fricka beckoned her husband, the one-eyed warrior Wotan, to rise from his slumber. Embodied by New Orleans native Greer Grimsley, a veteran of many a Ring production from Seattle, Washington to New York State, the growly leathery-voiced singer was the real deal. His potent bass-baritone provided a fitting contrast to the intensity of Konieczny’s leaner but no less penetrating instrument. When these two artists competed against each other in scenes iii and iv, their clash of temperaments riveted audience members to their seats, while flooding the Met stage with lava-like outpourings. For once, listeners could thrill to an electrically charged atmosphere elicited by these two dissimilar vocalists. A verbal tug-of-war emerged from this encounter, one that (in this reviewer’s mind) was won, but just barely, by Konieczny’s snarling, vitriolic personification. Not giving any ground to his colleague, Grimsley’s George London-esque timbre pleased these ears immensely. It’s been some time that a voice of this substance has been heard at the Met. In the role’s highest reaches, however, Grimsley’s tone tended to spread and lose focus. Otherwise, he savored the German text to an extraordinary degree. Those deliciously rolled r’s, tossed out into the Met auditorium with gusto and abandon, was one of many details. The sheer size of the voice was enough to call attention. Would that his stage deportment was one of a Norse god incarnate: aiming for macho swagger, Grimsley was reported to have wandered about the stage looking distracted, no doubt due to the cumbersome sets. Freia’s cries for help were crisply delivered by soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer (she also sang one of the Valkyries as well as the Third Norn in the opening Prologue to Götterdämmerung). They came on the heels of the lumbering giants Fasolt, smoothly sung by the engaging Günther Groissböck, and his brother Fafner, the booming Russian basso Dmitry Belosselskiy. They have come to claim their prize. Wotan, who promised Fricka he would find a suitable replacement for her sister Freia, looks to Loge, the trickster, to salvage the situation. Only Loge, the cleverest of the gods, can come up with a viable alternative. But before Loge’s appearance, the giants make a nuisance of themselves. This draws the attention of Freia’s brothers Froh (Adam Diegel) and Donner (Michael Todd Simpson). Simpson was adroit in expressing his character’s boisterous nature (we all know him as Thor). Just when all seemed lost, enter the slippery Loge to music of an equally diaphanous nature. Taken by tenor Norbert Ernst, who relished his position as apart from the other gods, Loge expounds on his whereabouts. A fascinating actor as well as a singer of note, Ernst paid keen attention to the text, and was alive to every nuance. He has searched high and low, Loge tells his audience, for something of value to replace the beauty of the goddess of youth, but to no avail. Loge the Trickster (Norbert Ernst) operating in close quarters with Freia (Wendy Bryn Harmer), goddess of youth and beauty (Photo: Ken Howard) He did learn that the Rhine Maidens were robbed of their precious plunder, which they would very much like to be returned. This captures Wotan’s interest, as well as that of the giants. They challenge Wotan to fetch this priceless trinket for their own as compensation. Otherwise, they will hold Freia hostage until Wotan coughs up the loot. Realizing that without Freia the gods will gradually grow old and pale, Wotan and Loge escape through a crevice that takes them directly to Nibelheim, home of the Nibelung dwarfs. Much pounding of anvils is heard (twelve of them to be accurate), which evoke the dwarfs’ enslavement to Alberich’s lust. He’s forced them to labor, day and night, on mining the gold out of their environment. From the vast hoard of glittering rocks he had Mime, his duller and greedier brother, forge a Ring of power, which Alberich uses to command his minions to obedience. Mime was played by Gerhard Siegel, who we will meet again in Siegfried. In this early incarnation, Mime is a more sympathetic creature. He gets battered about by his bigger and bolder sibling, who sits atop the food chain, as it were. Whiny of voice (and of visage), Mime spills the beans to Wotan and Loge about the gold, until Alberich comes back to hurl imprecations and threats of more violence against his lazy brethren. Another native German speaker, Siegel, a past exponent of this role, has a large, rather nasally voice which he uses to his advantage in character parts such as these (he was the Captain in the Met’s revival of Wozzeck). Out of the Dark and Into the Light Breakout performance by Tomasz Konieczny as Alberich in Scene ii of Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold’ (Photo: Ken Howard) Alberich’s thrashing of Mime was particularly effective. Poor Mime gets the worst of their encounter. But now, Schwarz (or Dark) Alberich confronts Licht (or Light) Alberich (i.e., Wotan) in a battle of wills steered and guided by the scheming Loge. It’s here, one would think, that director Robert Lepage’s introduction of digital technology and hi-tech knowhow into Wagner’s Ring would win out over lesser productions, or so the prevailing theory went. As mentioned, the clash of egos, of both the Light and Dark Sides (with notable similarities to the Star Wars saga), expressing both aspects of the same persona, symbolize the lust for power. This can only be accomplished by renouncing love, which Alberich dutifully does without giving it a second thought. Wotan, however, is incapable of such a renunciation. His very soul, indeed his very being strives and yearns for amorous adventures. At the very least, this is what Wotan longs to find and that sets him apart from his alter ego. He fails miserably, of course, which leads to his downfall. Loge, too, realizes he can’t deal with Alberich on his own terms, so he uses guile and flattery to get to his nemesis. Loge challenges Alberich to show off his newly acquired powers of transformation (via something called the Tarnhelm) by assuming, first, the shape of a formidable serpent, and then a lowly toad. The digital toad and Muppet-like beastie were a scream and a howl, but nothing that standard scenic designs and props couldn’t muster. Which, on the whole, just about sums up the ludicrous and misbegotten nature of this production’s reason for being. Hopefully, if the rumors prove to be true, the Met will finally ditch this boondoggle of a show for something worthwhile and longer lasting. Stepping on the tiny toad, Loge and Wotan break Alberich’s spell and tie him down with rope. They whisk him off to the surface to face their judgment. Here, the low brass predominated and were especially prominent and/or bombastic as the music required. In the last scene, Alberich is forced to give up the gold and his precious Ring. The cruelty that Wotan demonstrates against a vanquished foe is especially galling. He wrenches the Ring from Alberich’s grip. Too, Konieczny’s howl at losing the object of his desire was most telling. His curse was forcefully conveyed, and gripping from beginning to end, the words spat out with the sting of anger and disgust. The orchestra likewise lashed out, in turn punctuating Alberich’s taunts mercilessly. If Wotan honestly thought the battle had been won, let him rethink the situation. The Dark and the Light: Alberich (Tomasz Konieczny) ponders his next move, as Wotan (Greer Grimsley) looks on (Photo: Ken Howard) Soon, the gods are reunited — just in time, too, for along come the giants, with Freia at the end of her rope. Much coaxing and taunting and back-and-forth insulting ensue, but the giants insist on piling up the hoard of gold to hide the goddess’ fair features. When all the gold has been used up, Fafner spots a shiny glow on Wotan’s finger. He demands that Wotan throw the Ring onto the pile, but Wotan refuses. Immediately, the giant takes Freia away as the gods are once again thrust into a quagmire. Will Wotan relent? No, he insists. Not on your life! He, too, has been captivated by the mighty Ring (this same aspect would inspire a budding young writer and professor of languages named J.R.R. Tolkien). The lovely Rhine motif returns with the appearance of the Earth Goddess, Erda (the appropriately earth-toned Karen Cargill). She warns Wotan of the Ring’s grip over men. Only disaster will befall those who possess it. Surely, Alberich’s curse will take its toll. As mysteriously as Erda had materialized, she now sinks into the ground. Wotan is transfixed. He wants to know more — and, indeed, he does get to know more in Die Walküre, the next opera in the cycle. Wotan finally gives up the Ring and Freia is released. While Fasolt bemoans the loss of this beautiful maid, Fafner berates him for acting like a fool. He starts to take the bulk of the gold for himself, but when Fafner reaches for the Ring, Fasolt, egged on by Loge, confronts him. With one prodigious blow, Fafner strikes his brother dead. Barely wiping the sweat off his massive brow, Fafner dumps the gold into a huge sack and makes off with the booty. Wotan, Loge, and the other gods can only marvel in wonder at the Ring’s power. The orchestra sounds the theme of Alberich’s curse, which will be heard throughout the remaining operas of the cycle. Wotan (Greer Grimsley) refuses to heed Fricka’s call (Jamie Barton) to give up the Ring of Power (Photo: Ken Howard) The sky grows dark and clouds begin to gather. Donner’s call to the mists (“Heda, Heda, Hedo!”) came up a trifle short, and the orchestral brass section was a bit out of tune. Otherwise, Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan kept the score moving by refusing to dawdle. His interpretation of Wagner’s opus steered a middle road between the weightiness of former Met musical director James Levine and that of ex-acting director Fabio Luisi. There were touches of the briskly paced Pierre Boulez rendition at Bayreuth, and the lingering detail of a Herbert von Karajan. Sonority and structure were stressed first and foremost, sometimes at the expense of emotional intensity. Still, this was a major undertaking. Maestro Jordan can be proud of his contribution. He can be applauded for keeping this at times unwieldy production on firm ground. Mr. Diegel and Mr. Todd Simpson, along with Ms. Bryn Harmer, did what they could with their one-dimensional personages. Ms. Cargill’s brief bit as Erda was well vocalized, as were the various Rhine Maidens. Herr Groissböck’s more human Fasolt was a joy to hear; the same could be said for Herr Ernst’s sharply delineated Loge. The gods made their way across the Rainbow Bridge and into Valhalla. Everyone contributed to making this “opening act” of the Ring circus into one of much anticipation and solid realizations. Were those expectations completely fulfilled? Stay tuned for further developments….	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26738
__label__wiki	0.698749	0.698749	Radical Australia Cup prepares for 11th season in 2019 The 2019 Radical Australia Cup calendar has been unveiled with an exciting six round championship to highlight the eleventh season of the popular one-make prototype Series that just recently saw a change in management along with the signing of a new Category Management Agreement with the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. For the sixth season, Radical Australia Cup will begin on Australia’s most iconic circuit - Mount Panorama - as part of the annual Bathurst 12 Hour program, before going to Sydney Motorsport, Phillip Island and The Bend Motorsport Park - where there is some likelihood of a twilight meeting - with the season ending once more at the popular Highlands Motorsport Park venue in New Zealand. There will be a number of changes to the category for season 2019, not the least being at management level with one of the leading men behind the emergence of the category resigning his role in RA Motorsports - former Cup regular Greg Smith. “Personally I’d like to thank Greg for all his time and commitment to the development of the category since we first conceived the concept all those years ago,” RA Motorsport’s sole Director Chris Medland said. “As a passionate businessman and competitor, he was instrumental in pushing the category forward, but all good things must come to an end, and he needs to spend more time on enjoying retirement and his other pursuits.” With a new Category Management Agreement now in place until the end of the 2021 season, Medland also confirmed that the 2019 season would also see the introduction of Hankook as the control tyre supplier for Australia, as well as an increased involvement with the Radical factory in the UK. “I’ve just come back from a dealer meeting in the UK and they again reaffirmed their commitment to Australia and ensuring we have all the tools we need to take the sport forward this year,” Medland explained. “We’ve made a number of changes to the calendar specific to what our drivers were looking for, things like two events at Sydney Motorsport Park - the home circuit of many of the drivers - and more track time at a number of events across the year. There was also a lot of excitement around a return to Highlands Motorsport Park which over the last few years proved to be a very popular destination for the drivers. “We’re also introducing the new Hankook tyre - which aligns us again with what the rest of the world are doing - and will have the tyre available for all teams to test during the open pit lane session on Gala Day at SMP this Friday (7 December).” With former Supercars driver Karl Reindler continuing to lead the category into the new season, things are looking good for the year ahead, a season which will once more offer the champion an opportunity to compete on some of the world’s most famous circuits as part of the European Radical Masters Series. “Kim Burke did a brilliant job this season, no doubt aided by his journey to Europe last season, something which has pushed a number of our former champions even further on their return, and it’s something which has been a fantastic addition to the category each year,” Medland added. Along with the unveiling of the dates for the eleventh season of the Cup, comes confirmation of the bulk of dates for the popular NSW SuperSports series, an event which provides an ideal platform for drivers to gain valuable additional miles on some of the most popular circuits in the country, something which 2018 champion Mitch Neilson used to good effect in his progression in the Radical Australia Cup this season. For now the season comes to a close with the annual presentation evening in Pyrmont in Sydney on Wednesday 5 December ahead of the annual Gala event at Sydney Motorsport Park tow days later where the Radical regulars can turn valuable pre-season laps ahead of the new year. 2019 Radical Australia Cup Rnd#1 - 1-2 February - Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales Rnd#2 - 1-3 March - Sydney Motorsport Park, New South Wales Rnd#3 - 17-19 May - Sydney Motorsport Park, New South Wales Rnd#4 - 28-30 June - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria Rnd#5 - 23-25 August - The Bend Motorsport Park, South Australia Rnd#6 - October (TBC) - Highlands Motorsport Park, New Zealand 2019 NSW SuperSports Series Rnd#1 - Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW (6 April, 2019) Rnd#2 - Wakefield Park, NSW (25 May, 2019) Rnd#3 - Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW (22 June, 2019) Rnd#4 - Phillip Island, Victoria (August, 2019 - TBC) Rnd#5 - Wakefield Park, NSW (7 September, 2019) Rnd#6 - Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW (26 October, 2019) For more information, please visit the Radical Australia website; www.radicalaustralia.com.au or www.ramotorsports.net Keep in touch with the Radical Australia Cup via Facebook; www.facebook.com/radicalaustralia And join in the conversation on Twitter; www.twitter.com/RAMotorsportsAUS For more information on Radical Australia or RA Motorsports, please contact Tahlia Nielson on 0428 625 888 or email; tahlia@radicalaustralia.com.au Latest from Motoring Australian GT champion looks to GT3 return Bathurst 12 Hour signals start of 2020 Australian GT season Audi Sport drivers lead assault on Bathurst 12 Hour Three-car team for Audi Sport Team Valvoline at Bathurst 2020 Australian GT Trophy Series to go for ‘six of the best’	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26739
__label__cc	0.539413	0.460587	Login to save searches and organize your favorite content. hortsci What is Horticulture? jashs ASHS Consumer Preferences for Local and Sustainable Plant Production Characteristics in HortScience Authors: Bridget K. Behe 1 , Benjamin L. Campbell 2 , Charles R. Hall 3 , Hayk Khachatryan 4 , Jennifer H. Dennis 5 and Chengyan Yue 6 1 Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue Street, Room A238, East Lansing, MI 48824 2 Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, U-4021, Storrs, CT 06269 3 Department of Horticultural Science, Texas A&M University, 2133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 4 Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 2725 S. Binion Road, Apopka, FL 32703 5 Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and jointly with Department of Agricultural Economics, Hort Building, Purdue University, 625 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 6 Department of Horticultural Sciences and jointly with Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, 458 Alderman Hall, 1970 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.48.2.200 Contributor Notes Some consumers are becoming more interested in and purchasing products that are locally grown and/or ecologically friendly. Market segmentation and product targeting are efficient methods to allocate a firm’s scarce marketing resources to supply heterogeneous markets. This study’s objective was to identify consumer segments, focusing on their gardening purchases, to determine whether there were differences in consumer preferences for provenance and environmental attributes for transplant purchases. Using a consumer survey of U.S. and Canadian consumers, we found that participants who purchased different plant types had distinct preferences for varying environmental attributes and provenances. We profiled nine consumer segments, identifying their plant purchases and preferences for local and sustainably grown products and plant containers. Results provide plant producers and retailers with market segments that can be identified and targeted and provide a basis for customizable marketing communications to enhance profits. Keywords: Chrysanthemum cv.; conjoint; environment; gardening; horticulture; Ocimum basilicum, provenance; Solanum lycopersicum Markets are heterogeneous when consumers have different attitudes and preferences, and their behavior differs with respect to the purchase and use of products (Kotler and Keller, 2006). Groups of like-minded or similar-behaving consumers can be delineated into segments for marketing purposes. The common characteristics within each segment can distinguish them from other segments, enabling marketers to more efficiently allocate scarce resources such as advertising and promotion resources and more effectively communicate product information to segments. Contemporary marketing principles of market segmentation and product targeting can be credited for contributing to some corporate success. Market segmentation capitalizes on demand diversity. Targeting products, services, or experiences is the business practice of communicating specific product attributes to specific segments; thus, the result should be increased sales and/or profits. Businesses that identify actionable market segments understand which key variables (attitudes, behaviors, specific product attributes, etc.) create the greatest distinction between segments while minimizing differences within a segment. Purchasers of plants and other horticultural gardening products are relatively diverse given that gardening participation and purchases are often related to demographic characteristics. For instance, research has correlated income, age, and gender (Butterfield, 2011; Dennis and Behe, 2007) and home ownership (Behe, 2006) with the likelihood of consumer participation in gardening and/or gardening purchases. Ethnicity and age greatly impact gardening purchases and participation, especially at lower income strata (Dennis and Behe, 2007). As income increased, the effects of age and ethnic heritage decreased as did the diversity of gardening behavior. Much like demographics affect gardening purchases, they also impact perception and purchasing of eco- or environmentally friendly labeled products and services. Eco- or environmentally friendly products have a diversity of consumer perceptions and reactions (Gladwin et al., 1995; Purser et al., 1995) and consumer demand for product-stewardship or environmentally conscious products and business practices is rapidly rising. For instance, Hall et al. (2010) found that 13% of study participants valued a carbon footprint label more than other product attributes such as price, plant container type, and waste composition in the container. A 2007 e-Marketing article reported that 90% of survey participants perceived themselves as environmentally responsible (Anon, 2007). This perception of being environmentally responsible is translating into new attitudes that are favorable toward the environment with some instances seeing consumers willing to pay price premiums for green products (Engel and Potschke, 1998; Laroche et al., 2001; Straughan and Roberts, 1999; Yue et al., 2010). As consumers begin to request, and in some instances require, more eco-friendly products, businesses must adapt by offering products that meet the consumer’s environmental standards. In some cases, this is already happening such that Wal-Mart and Home Depot recognize that “being green” not only provides value to consumers, but positively impacts profits (Noon, 2007). As environmental labeling has begun to resonate with consumers, so too has local labeling. Although not regulated by the government as many environmental labeling terms such as “organic,” local products have grown in popularity and sales although there is a lack of a clear definition of local food (Pearson et al., 2011; Campbell et al., unpublished data). Numerous studies have shown certain consumers are willing to pay a price premium for locally produced products (Darby et al., 2008; Onozaka et al., 2010; Yue and Tong, 2009). Recently, Behe et al. (2010) profiled consumer segments with regard to their gardening purchases to determine whether there were differences in their eco-friendly attitudes and behaviors such as recycling, an indication of at least an interest in sustainability. A cluster analysis based on plants purchased yielded three consumer segments: low plant use, woody plant buyers, and flowering plant buyers. There were some differences in recycling behaviors among consumers in the three groups including recycling frequency of aluminum drinking cans, newspapers, and magazines; use of energy-saving bulbs; and composting yard waste. Plant purchasers had, in general, a higher percentage of participation in recycling activities. Hall et al. (2010) showed there was great diversity among consumers in their preferences for plant containers. Although some consumers were strongly attracted to straw or wheat starch-based containers, others expressed strong dislike for them. Approximately one-third of the market was indifferent toward the container in which the transplant was sold. Our objectives were to build on Behe et al. (2010) and Hall et al. (2010) and examine a more holistic set of plant purchase variables to profile consumer segments with regard to their gardening purchases and examine their preferences for local and sustainable transplants. We hypothesized (H1) that purchasers of food-producing and edible plants might be more conscious of environmental issues, whereas (H2) purchasers of ornamentals might be less conscious of environmental issues. We also hypothesized (H3) that purchasers of food-producing and edible plants may be more receptive to locally and sustainably grown plants than purchasers of ornamental plants. This study set out to fill the void in the literature regarding plant purchasers and the value they place on various production methods while offering companies information that is critical, especially as consumers begin to evaluate products based on products’ eco-friendly characteristics. The researchers developed a survey instrument adapting questions from prior investigations (Behe et al., 2010; Hall et al., 2010). The survey had a variety of questions about horticultural purchases and recycling patterns along with traditional demographic and socioeconomic questions. For this analysis, our focus was on the purchasing behavior and demographic/socioeconomic questions. Demographic questions included income, education, marital status, age, gender, household characteristics, and ethnicity. Purchase behavior questions consisted of the different types of plants purchased in the year before the survey. Before implementing the survey, the instrument and protocol were approved by the University Committee for Research Involving Human Subjects (IRB #10-1141). Our population of interest for this study was consumers within the United States and Canada. U.S. and Canadian consumers are of interest given the increasing horticultural product trade, notably as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the impacts trade can have on firms participating in product importing/exporting. Based on the geographic diversity of the population under study, an online survey was used. Advantages of web-based surveys are that they are potentially faster to conduct than telephone or face-to-face interviews, generate more accurate information with less human error, and are less expensive by several magnitudes because less labor is needed to create, deliver, and analyze the survey (Dillman et al., 2009; McCullough, 1998). Furthermore, online surveys allow for a large number of surveys to be collected in a timely, cost-efficient manner (Cobanoglu et al., 2001). One key disadvantage of online surveys is their lack of in-depth questioning compared with face-to-face interviews (e.g., elucidation of reasons why or why not a certain response was given). To elicit preferences for varying environmental and provenance claims, we incorporated a conjoint experimental design into the survey to elicit consumer preference for differing environmental claims/features. The product claim or feature was presented without definition or elaboration. Conjoint studies have been used as a means to elicit consumer preferences for a wide range of ornamental products such as Christmas trees (Behe et al., 2005b), landscapes (Behe et al., 2005a), plant containers (Hall et al., 2010), mixed flowering annual containers (Mason et al., 2008) and native plants (Zagaden et al., 2008). The conjoint design was three (prices) × four (production practices) × four (container types) × three (provenances) × three (plants). Three different plants [tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), basil (Ocimum basilicum), and chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum cv.)] were selected to represent transplants that were 1) food-producing; 2) edible; and 3) ornamental plants. Our goal in selecting three different types of plants was not to identify specific preferences for the plants shown, but to better understand if preference varied by plant type. Three realistic price points in equal increments ($1.99, $2.49, and $2.99/plant) for a 4-inch container with a transplant of each plant type were created. These price points were identified through a discussion among the researchers of the posted retail price of 4-inch containers in the markets visited by and represented by the team of research investigators during Spring 2011. We included notes alongside the images (Figs. 1, 2, and 3) in which consumers were told that the container was produced using one of four production practices (without additional explanations provided): conventional, water-saving, energy-saving, or sustainable. As noted by Hall et al. (2010), potting container type can also be an important factor in a consumer’s purchase decision for an ornamental plant; therefore, we also included notes that the plant was in one of four container types: conventional, compostable, plantable, and recyclable. Product origin or provenance can also influence a consumer’s preference. Therefore, we also conveyed that the plant was grown in one of three locations of origin without specific definition or elaboration because exact definitions of local vary by individual consumers (Campbell et al., unpublished data). As noted by Campbell et al. (unpublished data), the definition of local ranges from consumer to consumer with some definition revolving around varying mileage with other consumers using geographical boundaries. Because we wanted to see the general impact of origin labels, we did not arbitrarily set exact definitions but rather termed origins into three categories: local, regional, and international. Although there is no exact definition, a geographical ordering is imposed such that local is closer to home than regional and regional is produced closer to home than international. Because a full design would have required the evaluation of 144 products, we used a fractional factorial design to produce a manageable number of product profiles, 16. The profiles consisted of pictures representing the plant type (see Figs. 1, 2, and 3) in the potting container with price, production practice, and origin written in text on a label in front of the plant. Throughout the conjoint task, the 16 product profiles were randomly shown to respondents with no more than 2% seeing the same profile ordering. Download figure as PowerPoint slide Image of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) with explanatory text shown to 2511 participants in an online survey in May 2011. Citation: HortScience horts 48, 2; 10.21273/HORTSCI.48.2.200 Image of basil (Ocimum basilicum) with explanatory text shown to 2511 participants in an online survey in May 2011. Image of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum cv.) with explanatory text shown to 2511 participants in an online survey in May 2011. In evaluating each profile, a consumer was asked to indicate his or her willingness to purchase the product shown (Figs. 1, 2, and 3) using a rating scale. We used a continuous scale whereby the consumer clicked on a point on the scale that best indicated their willingness to purchase. The only scale markers were “definitely would not purchase” and “definitely would purchase” at the ends and in the middle “may or may not purchase.” Preference was recorded as the point clicked on the line or the percentage from 0 (beginning of the line) to 100 (end of the line) whereby the click occurred. In general, the studies referenced in the literature review surveyed consumers who made past purchases of the product, thereby excluding an important segment of the population, non-buyers. As the markets for horticultural products begin to mature, as evidenced by increasing sales at a decreasing rate (Hall and Dickson, 2011), the expansion of sales can either come at the expense of other firms or through the transitioning of non-buyers into buyers. For this reason, we surveyed both horticultural buyers and non-buyers to identify factors that could potentially help firms expand their potential markets. We did not either select for buyers or disqualify participation of non-buyers. To accomplish our objectives, we implemented an online survey of consumers within the United States and Canada during May 2011. In contrast to many consumer surveys, we did not restrict our survey criteria to only plant purchasers, but rather included both plant purchasers and non-purchasers to assess differences between these two groups. Approximately 2700 survey invitations were sent out by e-mail to Global Marketing Insite, Inc.’s (Bellevue, WA) consumer panel. The e-mail invited a subset of their panel to participate in the survey and they provided our link to the survey. At the outset, we established a minimum state/province quota (minimum of 20 consumers from each U.S. state and Canadian Province). However, for larger population states/provinces, we requested, and received, an increased number of surveys from those states. We did not establish quotas on the number of buyers and non-buyers. A total of 2511 consumers, 93% completed survey response rate, were surveyed with 68% from the United States and 32% from Canada. A total of 1835 consumers were plant purchasers and 676 were non-plant purchasers. This ratio was consistent with previous reports of plant purchasers; Butterfield (2011) reported that almost 75% of U.S. households participate in some lawn or gardening activity. In analyzing the conjoint data, we used a part-worth utility framework with each products’ profile effects coded. Effects coding allows for the part-worth utility estimates to be compared with the intercept or overall mean instead of a base category (i.e., dummy variable coding) (Hair et al., 1998). Furthermore, instead of aggregating all consumers and running a single model, we estimated an additive conjoint model for each individual consumer: where y is the rating of the jth product by the ith respondent, whereas x is the jth product profile evaluated by the ith respondent, and β is a vector of part-worth utilities for the jth product profile. As noted by Hair et al. (2009), the additive model is sufficient for most studies given it generally accounts for the majority of variation in preferences. After estimating the individual part-worth utilities, we grouped respondents with like preferences into clusters or segments. Traditionally within conjoint-based studies (see Behe et al., 2005a, 2005b, 2010; Hall et al., 2010; Mason et al., 2008), segmentation occurs based on the clustering of consumers that share like attribute-level part-worth utilities. However, our central question posed was “do consumers who purchase different plant types have different preferences?” Therefore, we clustered consumers based on their purchasing habits for a variety of plant types including annual flowering plants, vegetables, herbs, flowering perennials, flowering shrubs, non-flowering shrubs, fruit-producing trees, evergreen trees, shade trees, indoor flowering potted plants, or did not purchase. Furthermore, consumers indicating they “did not purchase” were grouped together to form their own segment. A key component of clustering is that the identification of the optimal cluster number should be accomplished in a completely objective format such as reliance on a predetermined test. The advantages of only using an objective technique are that outside factors (e.g., the researcher) have little influence on the result, here the number of segments. However, in combining both an objective and subjective approach, a much clearer picture of the market can be realized. Following Campbell et al. (2004) and Hall et al. (2010), we used several objective clustering procedures such as Ward’s Linkage and Weighted Average Linkage (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC; Hair et al., 2009) to group consumers with similar plant purchasing habits into segments. After clustering, we used the pseudo-f (Calinski and Harabasz, 1974) and pseudo-j (Duda and Hart, 1973) tests as cluster “stopping rules” to objectively identify a potential number of optimal segments. In this case, six and eight were recommended across the clustering procedures used. We then subjectively examined how segments split when we increased the number of segments. For instance, we started with six segments and then increased the number of segments to seven, eight, and finally nine segments. Moving from six to seven segments resulted in one segment splitting with minimal movement of consumers from the other segments. Moving from seven to eight segments we again saw only one segment split; notably, it was the segment that had split during the move from six to seven segments. The ninth segment encompassed only a few observations that could not be considered an actionable marketing segment. From the objective and subjective findings, we are confident that eight segments represent an accurate number of segments for this market. After identifying the number of segments within the market, we used t tests to better understand whether the segments held different preferences for the production practices, potting container types, and origins. We also compared demographic and socioeconomic characteristics to determine if differences were present across segments. Vegetable plants had been purchased by the largest percentage of the total sample: 58% (Table 1). More than 40% of the sample had purchased annual flowering plants, herbs, flowering perennials, and indoor flowering potted plants. Nearly one-third had purchased flowering shrubs. Less than 20% had purchased other plant types. Demographically, the mean age of the sample was 37.3 years with an average 2.6 adults (age 18 years or older) in the household and 1.7 minors (age younger than 18 years) in the home (Table 2). Sixty-eight percent were U.S. residents and 32% were Canadian residents. Average household income was $70,234. Nineteen percent had completed some high school or were high school graduates; 29% were college graduates. The sample was 47% female, 53% male, and 78% Caucasian. Nearly half (47%) lived in areas that were classified as metropolitan. Comparison of plant purchases for nine consumer segment developed from 2511 U.S. and Canadian participants of an online survey.z Comparison of demographic characteristics of nine consumer segment developed from 2511 U.S. and Canadian participants of an online survey.z In the conjoint analysis, plant type comprised 30% of the intention to purchase followed by origin of production (21%) (Table 3). Price (16%), production practice (16%), and container type (17%) were similarly less important than plant type and origin of production. Overall, tomatoes were the most preferred plant of the three shown, and basil was the least preferred with chrysanthemum intermediate to both tomato and basil. Generally, we found that lower prices were preferred to higher prices, consistent with what consumers should logically prefer. Energy-saving production practices were preferred over any other type of production practice, including sustainable, conventional, and water-saving. Interestingly, water-saving production practices were the least preferred production practice. Generally, compostable containers were preferred over plantable containers. Both conventional and recyclable containers had negative utilities, not being preferred by the sample at large. Generally, local production was favored over regional production. International production, as compared with domestic local or regional production, had a high negative utility. Comparison of relative importance and part-worth utilities from a conjoint analysis using nine consumer segment developed from 2511 U.S. and Canadian participants of an online survey.z Using cluster analysis with respondents’ plant purchases (Table 1), eight and nine group solutions were produced as previously described. In examining both solutions, one segment (initially group five) split into two distinct groups (five and six). Both solutions are discussed, because the division of segment five provides an interesting split. However, when the largest segment (segment five) was further divided, two distinct segments emerged: one in which most had purchased vegetables and the other in which all had purchased herbs. The new segment five preferred the chrysanthemum plant, unlike the original segment five that preferred the tomato plant. Both preferred lower prices to higher prices, consistent with what investigators expected if participants made logical choices. The new segment five preferred energy-saving production practices like the original segment five. Similar to the original segment five, the new segment five also preferred compostable containers. The new segment six was quite different from the original segment five. Although this group did prefer lower prices to higher prices, the new segment six preferred the tomato plant instead of the chrysanthemum plant. The members of this group also preferred sustainable production practices unlike other segments. Members of this group nearly equally preferred conventional and compostable container types. Plant type was the most important attribute to this group with a substantially higher relative importance compared with other groups. The six groups were labeled as: flowering shrub buyers (segment one), plant fanatics (segment two), vegetable and perennial passionate (segment three), the great indoors (segment four), annual gardeners (segment five), flowering abundance (segment six), foodies (segment seven), herbivores (segment eight), and non-buyers (segment nine). Segment 1 flowering shrub buyers [n = 217 (8.6%)] was comprised of purchasers of herbaceous plants and not woody plants (Table 1). At least 48% of this segment’s members had purchased an herbaceous plant, including flowering annuals and perennials, vegetables, herbs, and indoor flowering plants. All of them purchased flowering shrubs, substantially more than the 29% of the overall sample. Twenty-one percent or fewer of this segment’s members had purchased trees and both flowering and non-flowering shrubs. Demographically, this group was similar in age, number of children in the home, income, education, and urban/rural residence (Table 2). However, this group was comprised of a high percentage of Caucasians and residents of the southeast United States compared with the overall sample. This group placed a lower relative importance on plant type but more on origin of production compared with the overall sample. They preferred the tomato over basil, but chrysanthemum was intermediate (Table 3). They preferred lower prices to higher prices and compostable containers over conventional, plantable, and recyclable containers. Of the four production method options, this group preferred energy-saving production practices over water-saving, sustainable, and conventional practices. In fact, water-saving practices had less value than conventional production practices. All segments preferred locally produced plants over regionally or internationally grown plants. This group expressed a stronger preference against imported (internationally grown) plants. Segment 2 plant fanatics [n = 155 (6.2%)] was the second smallest group and was comprised of “plant fanatics” because at least 43% of the members of this group had purchased every type of the 10 plants listed in the survey (Table 1). This group was younger than the average but had more adults and minors in the household (Table 2). The distribution of income and education level was similar to that of the overall sample. However, this group was more likely to reside in a metropolitan area compared with the overall sample. Members of this segment were less likely to live in the South Plains region of the United States or Prairie region of Canada and more likely to live in the Appalachian regions of the United States. This group placed a lower relative importance on plant type but slightly higher on container type and price. Similar to flowering shrub buyers (segment 1), this group preferred the tomato plant to basil and chrysanthemum and lower prices to higher prices. Plant fanatics also placed a higher value (utility) on local production. They also found more value (higher utility) in energy-saving production methods over the other listed production practices. Unlike flowering shrub buyers (segment one), this group preferred recyclable containers to plantable, compostable, and conventional containers. Segment 3 vegetable and perennial passionates [n = 225 (9.0%)] was comprised of consumers who nearly all had purchased both flowering perennials and vegetable plants. Less than 5% of the group’s members had purchased flowering or non-flowering shrubs, evergreen, or shade trees. A moderately high percentage of this group’s members had purchased herbs and flowering annuals. This group was, on average, six years older than the overall sample and had a slightly smaller household with 2.4 adults. They were slightly less educated (lower percentage of “some college”) and had a higher percentage of men. They had a higher percentage of Caucasian members and a much lower percentage of African-American or Asian members. In terms of relative importance of the five factors in the conjoint design, this group put a higher importance on product origin with less importance on production practice and container type. This group expressed the strongest preference for the tomato plant over other plants compared with the other segments. They also preferred lower prices to higher prices and, like the other segments, preferred energy-saving production practices. Like flowering shrub buyers (segment one), this group preferred compostable containers over plantable and recyclable containers with a much lower negative utility for conventional containers. Vegetable and perennial passionates also expressed the greatest negative utility for internationally grown plants. In segment 4 the great indoors [n = 249 (9.9%)], the most distinguishing feature was that 60% of this group had purchased indoor flowering potted plants, and 40% had purchased evergreen trees or shrubs. Fifteen percent or fewer of this group’s members had purchased any outdoor herbaceous plants. Demographically, they were three years younger than the sample overall with a slightly lower household income. This group had a lower percentage of Caucasian members and 50% more African-American members. Members of this group were more likely to live in the Pacific Western United States or Canadian Prairies but less likely to live in the U.S. Mountain or Southeast regions. Unlike other groups, this segment preferred the chrysanthemum over the tomato and basil. They also preferred energy-saving production practices and lower prices to higher prices. Their container preference was for compostable containers over the other three types, and they expressed a high negative utility (strong dislike) for recyclable containers. They were less extreme on the utility scores for region of production, and origin of production was less important to them. Container type and production practice were less important compared with the sample overall. Segment 5 annual gardeners [n = 333 (13.3%)] was the largest group of purchasers. Their most distinguishing feature was that more than half had purchased both flowering annuals and vegetables, most of which were annual plants. Approximately one-third of this group had purchased non-flowering shrubs and indoor flowering potted plants. They were very similar in all demographics to the sample overall. Their preference was for the tomato plant followed by the chrysanthemum and then basil plants. With regard to relative importance, they placed a higher relative importance on plant type than the sample overall but less on price, container type, and origin of production. This group had the highest utility (most value) for the tomato plant and had the highest negative utility (lowest value) for the basil. This group had a less positive utility for regional production and a less negative utility for international production. They, too, preferred lower prices to higher prices and energy-saving production practices over water-saving, sustainable, and conventional production practices. Their container preference was for the compostable container. Segment 6 flowering abundance [n = 253 (10.1%)] had purchased flowering plants. Most (81%) had purchased flowering perennials, and approximately half had purchased flowering annuals and flowering shrubs. Slightly more than one-fourth had purchased indoor flowering plants. Few purchased vegetables, non-flowering shrubs, or any type of tree. Their plant preference was for the chrysanthemum, and they also preferred lower prices to higher prices. They also preferred energy-saving production practices but preferred a plantable container, unlike other segments. Segment 7 foodies [n = 151 (6.0%)] was the smallest segment, but they were all purchasers of food-producing plants. These “foodies” had all purchased fruit trees, and two-thirds had purchased herbs and vegetables. A third had purchased flowering annuals and perennials. Demographically, this group was five years younger and had more adults and minors in the household compared with the sample overall. They had slightly less education (with 3% having had some high school compared with 1% overall) and were much more likely to be male. Members of this segment were much less likely to be Caucasian, and much more likely to be of African-American, Hispanic, or Asian descent or live in the southeastern United States. This segment strongly preferred the tomato over basil and chrysanthemum and lower prices to higher prices. They also preferred energy-saving production practices but showed a slight preference for recyclable containers over other types of containers listed in the survey. Segment 8 herbivores [n = 252 (10.0%)] were like foodies (segment seven) but without purchasing fruit trees. Every member of this segment had purchased herbs (the highest of all segments) and three-fourths had purchased vegetables. One-third had purchased indoor flowering potted plants and outdoor flowering annual plants. Demographically, they were similar to the sample overall, except that they had slightly less education and were less likely to be from the U.S. Corn Belt or Appalachian regions. Unlike other segments, this group preferred the basil plant and strongly disliked the chrysanthemum. They preferred lower prices to higher prices but, unlike other segments, had greater utility from water-saving production practices over other types of production practices. They, like plant fanatics (segment two), preferred recyclable containers. Segment 9 or non-plant buyers [n = 676 (26.9%)] was the largest segment, but what distinguished them from the other segments was that none of the group members had purchased any plants in the year before the study. This percentage is consistent with Butterfield (2011) who reported that nearly one-fourth of U.S. consumers had not purchased any plants for their home or garden. Demographically, they were similar in age but had slightly fewer adults and children in the household and had a substantially lower mean household income (≈$17,000) compared with the sample at large. They were much more likely to be male and from African-American but not Hispanic descent. Surprisingly, the relative importance for plant type and price was similar to the relative importance for the sample at large. However, this group placed more importance on production practice and potting container type and less importance on origin of production although they had not purchased any plants. Across all segments, the highest relative importance was placed on plant type, ranging from 36% in segment six to 25% in segments one and two. Generally, the second most important attribute was plant origin, or provenance, which accounted for 18% to 25% relative importance across segments. The remaining three attributes (price, production method, and container type) were similar and ranged only from 16% to 18% across all segments. Conclusions and Discussion Environmentally and socially responsible business differentiation strategies have become important components for the green industry’s competitive landscape, especially with the maturation of the industry. Previous research has linked consumers’ awareness and concern about environmental issues to increased interest in products that are designed to reduce long-term adverse environmental impacts. With regard to the green industry, the relationship between environmentally friendly business practices and consumer preferences suggests that horticultural product marketers may realize financial reward (e.g., willingness-to-pay premium) for their efforts toward designing environmentally sound products (e.g., water- or energy-conserving plants or recyclable plant containers). This general finding, however, may vary across consumer segments with diverse sociodemographic characteristics and often with conflicting perceptions about environmental issues. The primary objective of this study was to investigate, profile, and describe heterogeneous consumer segment characteristics with respect to gardening product purchases, including preferences for plants that are grown locally using environmentally sound and sustainable production practices. The extent to which individuals are sensitive to environmental issues varies across different consumer segments, making preferences for plant characteristics such as locally and sustainably grown vary accordingly (Behe et al., 2010; Hall et al., 2010). In this study we hypothesized that the relationship between consumers’ environmental concerns and stated preferences for locally and sustainably grown plants largely differs by consumer segment and thus leads to different levels of receptiveness to local or sustainable business practices in the green industry. An important contribution of identifying different purchasing habit-based segment characteristics is that it reveals the heterogeneity in consumer tendencies to engage in proenvironmental behavior (e.g., choice for eco-friendly products). In turn, this information may be useful for developing effective marketing strategies for reaching consumers in each of these groups. After overall assessment of the product attributes consumers value most, the study disaggregated survey responses by eight distinct segments based on their purchasing habits. The conjoint analysis results revealed notable differences in the extent to which plant types and attributes influenced intentions to purchase plants among different consumer segments. Overall, the intentions were most influenced by plant type (30%) followed by origin of production (21%) and potting container type (17%). Price attribute and production practice contributed the least at 16% each. 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__label__cc	0.594664	0.405336	Manal K. Al Fazari Mohammad I. Safasfeh Muta University, Jordan Mahmoud M. Ibrahim Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman & Cairo University, Egypt Home > Vol 11, No 2 (2017) > Al Fazari Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its Relationship with Some Variables Manal K. Al Fazari, Mohammad I. Safasfeh, Mahmoud M. Ibrahim This study aims at reporting on the prevalence of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and its relation to some variables including gender, college, academic achievement and region among Sultan Qaboos university students. The Arabic adapted version of OCD Scale designed by Ibrahim and Al Fazari (2015) was administered to a sample of 820 students from all university colleges (2014-2015 academic year enrolments). The OCD validity was assessed using face validity, criterion-related validity, and factorial validity. The reliability of the OCD was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha and split-half method. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was .86 whereas the split- half method coefficient was .82. This study showed a higher level of obsessive compulsive disorder among university students (48. 53%). It was also found significant relationships between OCD and gender. A higher level of OCD was reported among female than male students. In addition, a significant relationship was found due to the college, academic achievement and region. Obsessive compulsive disorder, university students, locale, college. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jeps.vol11iss2pp297-314 Copyright (c) 2017 Manal K. Al Fazari, Mohammad I. Safasfeh, Mahmoud M. Ibrahim	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26741
__label__cc	0.617547	0.382453	A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part 2 Posted on August 27, 2018 by Helen Jones Still officially on a blog break, I swear. But there is more to tell about my trip to Dorset, so here is part two of my weekend with The Silent Eye (for part one click here). Saturday morning arrived early. There was a lot planned, as there usually is on these weekends, so there was no time to lie in my (very comfortable) bed. Not that I was complaining – I was looking forward to exploring the village and surrounding area, as well as seeing what else might happen in the course of the day. The village of Cerne Abbas is ancient – the hotel in which I stayed started life as a hall in the 12th century, and was expanded by a prosperous owner in the 14th century. It is called the New Inn, despite its age, and its warren of rooms felt somewhat like a puzzle box, layers upon layers of history all held in one place. The nearby Giant, however, may be older still. We had driven past him the previous evening, on our way to the village, stopping to take in the view from below. He is best seen from the air, oddly enough, though the view from across the valley is not too bad. There are several theories to the Giant’s history and significance – some say that he is a Celtic god figure, thousands of years old, others that he is a later, Roman, depiction of Hercules. Still others state that he is political satire, a figure made to represent Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War – however, it seems a great effort to make in a out-of-the-way village, nor does it explain the Iron age earthwork just above him on the hill, or the long-standing fertility traditions associated with him. After breakfast, I joined the group, our meeting place just a short walk away. There was something special taking place this morning, and I felt honoured to be part of it. We wandered along picture perfect streets, past ancient timbered houses and a doorway so perfectly garlanded with flowers it looked as though it had been decorated for a wedding. Perhaps appropriate, considering our destination later that morning… But first there was a visit to a sacred spring, and a ceremony. While rabbits danced in the nearby field, leaves rustling and water falling, one of the companions took the next step on their journey. While this is not my story to tell, I will say that I held the role of scribe, and was very taken with the solemnity and emotion of the ceremony. Sue has written about it in more depth here, if you’re interested. Once events were concluded, we set off through an ancient graveyard. It had once been attached to the Abbey which gave Cerne Abbas both its name and much of its wealth, until it was dissolved in 1539 by Henry VIII. Not much remains of the Abbey, but the graveyard holds some interesting tombs, including this one marked with Catherine wheels, an icon we had also seen at the nearby spring, and one which echoed other symbols we were to encounter several times over the weekend. Now it was time to visit a giant. A gate out of the graveyard led us almost to the foot of the great hill where he rampaged, his club raised, manhood erect. Archaeological evidence suggests that there were originally more details, now lost to time, including what may have been a cloak or animal skin on his outstretched arm and, possibly, a severed head in his hand. He is certainly anatomically correct – so much so that, in Victorian times, his phallus was removed from tourist images so as not to offend delicate sensibilities. A maypole used to be set in the earthwork above him, where childless couples would dance in the hopes of conceiving and it is said that, if the deed is done on the Giant himself, infertility may be cured. However, while there may have been some jokes among the group about the strident masculinity on display, all we planned to do that morning was climb the hill, as we’d been told there was a crop circle in the meadow below the Giant, and were very keen to take a look. Not everyone decided to make the climb, and so it was a party of four who started along the pathway that ran through a small woodland before ascending, quite steeply, to the top of the hill. …There was no string to pull her aloft here, the way difficult at times. But worth it, as the landscape unfolded around her, the swelling mound of the hill beneath her feet, the giant rampant to one side… We took the ridge at the top of the hill, past the ancient earthwork, the pathway lined with orchids and brambles, cinnabar moths with their distinctive bright green and red markings fluttering around. The view was wonderful, the landscape opening up around us as it had at Cadbury. The Giant is fenced off, though not in such a way that you couldn’t gain access should you want to. We chose, however, to respect the fence, leaving the Giant to the sheep who clung to the steep hillside. Up close, he was nothing more than a series of ridges in the soil, making us consider once again how he was supposed to have been viewed, and by whom. Sadly, when we reached a point where we could see the meadow below, there was no crop circle. Slightly disappointed, we half-walked, half-slid down the narrow chalky path running alongside the giant, meeting the rest of the companions further down the slope. As we skirted the base of the figure… …‘Can you feel the heat?’ she asked her companion. ‘Yes,’ she replied. ‘I can.’ The side of her closest to the giant felt warm, as though near to a fireplace or furnace. Something was brewing, midsummer only a few days away… At the base of the hill we paused for a short while to reflect on the giant and what, possibly, his significance may have been… …heat rising… Then we wandered along the river that ran past his feet, clear water laughing as we took the green-garlanded path back to the village. It was almost lunchtime and we had a long way yet to go. This was one of those days where time would stretch and twist upon itself… Enjoyed this post? Want to read more? Find me on Twitter @AuthorHelenJ, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. Plus my latest book release, Under Stone (Ambeth Chronicles #4), is now available on Amazon. Visit my Amazon Author Page to see more. This entry was posted in travel and tagged Cerne Abbas, Cerne Abbas giant, chalk figure, Cromwell, earthworks, fertility, Iron Age, midsummer, phallus, power, rampant, river, solstice, Victorian, village by Helen Jones. Bookmark the permalink. 35 thoughts on “A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part 2” Alethea Kehas on August 27, 2018 at 8:09 pm said: Ah, so good to be taken back there. I’ve been thinking about our giant quite a lot… 🙂 Helen Jones on August 28, 2018 at 7:35 am said: Ooh really? He was quite a powerful figure, wasn’t he? 🙂 Yes, he is, and seems to be more there than meets the eye, doesn’t there? I keep seeing him headless, and the possible symbolism around that and the markings on his chest, which do seem rather feline… Ooh, that’s so interesting, Alethea, especially with the whole severed head theme that ran through the weekend (which sounds gruesome, doesn’t it?) Also interesting that his manhood is much larger and more prominent (ahem) than his head – makes you wonder about his significance. Alethea Kehas on August 29, 2018 at 12:40 pm said: It does seem to hint at a more primal nature, doesn’t it? There’s much to ponder about this fellow 😉 Helen Jones on September 2, 2018 at 8:57 am said: There is indeed… 🙂 Reblogged this on Not Tomatoes and commented: Helen recounts her experience during our visit to Cerne Abbas with the Silene Eye School Thanks for sharing, Alethea 🙂 Sue Vincent on August 27, 2018 at 8:10 pm said: Reblogged this on The Silent Eye. Thanks for sharing, Sue 🙂 Thank you, Helen, for sharing you impressions of the weekend 🙂 Time does seem to be on our side for these weekends 😉 It amazes me every single time 🙂 Us too 🙂 Stuart France on August 28, 2018 at 4:51 am said: Reblogged this on Stuart France. Thanks for sharing, Stuart 🙂 Stuart France on August 29, 2018 at 4:43 pm said: tracikenworth on August 29, 2018 at 12:43 am said: Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide. Thanks for sharing, Traci! 🙂 You’re welcome, Helen! Pingback: A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part 2 ~ Helen Jones \| Sue Vincent's Daily Echo willowdot21 on August 29, 2018 at 5:55 pm said: This just brings the whole trip together, thank you for sharing 💜 Thanks, Willow 🙂 It was a fab weekend – more to come… willowdot21 on September 2, 2018 at 8:57 am said: Graeme Cumming on September 7, 2018 at 8:45 pm said: More to come? The blogging break’s working then… Good to read, though, Helen Pingback: A Thousand Miles of History XXXXIV: Dog-sick with ice cream \| Sue Vincent's Daily Echo Pingback: A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part Three \| Journey To Ambeth Pingback: A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part Three ~ Helen Jones \| Sue Vincent's Daily Echo Anne Copeland on September 21, 2018 at 3:01 am said: What a magical journey! Loved every bit of it. Helen Jones on September 22, 2018 at 6:45 am said: Thanks, Anne! It was a wonderful weekend 🙂 Pingback: A Thousand Miles of History XXXXVIII: The horse and the crop circle… \| Sue Vincent's Daily Echo Pingback: A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part Four \| Journey To Ambeth Linda on December 30, 2018 at 10:46 pm said: Isn’t there a great white horse rock formation around Oxfordshire somewhere? Again, only completely visible from the sky. So yes, does make one wonder who was meant to see these structures. Perhaps valley to valley? Perhaps as an intimidating warning for invading tribes who came over the next hill looking for plunder. Perhaps they would see this mighty warrior brandishing his club–and all male, lol–and think better of coming any closer. Helen Jones on January 3, 2019 at 10:37 am said: Yes, there is – the White Horse at Uffington. It’s not too far from me, actually – we glimpsed it across the fields when travelling to Avebury Circle a few years ago. The sacred landscape around there is amazing! 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__label__cc	0.640686	0.359314	Tag Archives: Agent Angus Monster Movie: Supernatural (2008) “All three monsters – the Dracula, Wolf Man, and the Mummy – all the same critter, which means we need to catch this freak before he “Creature from the Black Lagoon’s” somebody.” So I know that I have had quite a few TV episodes this October. I know that I went a little overboard, but I wanted to include this anyway. You see I have been wanting to review this episode for a while, but felt that I couldn’t do it until I had reviewed the original The Wolf Man film. As I finally did it this October, it allowed me to finally be able to talk about this episode. This is my all-time favorite episode because it has what I love! Monster Movies!! Yep it parodies a series of Classic Horror Films: Dracula (1931), The Mummy (1932), Wolf Man (1941). In fact to further the homage to classic horror film, they even filmed the whole thing in black and white! So Supernatural is a show that like Grimm, every episode could be done for Horrorfest. The show consists of two hunter brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester, who travel all over the U.S. hunting ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, etc. As the seasons progress they get more focused on the battle between angels and demons and stopping the end of the world. It’s an awesome show. So this episode takes place in season 4. There have been a lot of angst and sadness (I won’t go into detail in case you haven’t watched it and want to) and the two brothers have finally been reunited. So Dean and San are driving into Pennsylvania on the trail of vampires. Sam is worried about the apocalypse, but Dean convinces him to stop off at an Oktoberfest to relax a bit. They find the Sheriff and introduce themselves as Agent Angus and Agent Young (homage to Angus Young of AC/DC). There they are told to speak to the witness Ed Brewer, but the Sheriff doesn’t put much stock in his testimony. They run into the very beautiful waitress Jaimie, who points them toward Ed. There Ed describes the Vampire as being the one out of the 1931 Dracula film. Yep, Dean and Sam are shocked, but Ed insists that it is true. The guy looked just like Bela Lugosi’s Dracula. In fact the vampire even uses the Transylvanian accent. Sam and Dean confer and determine that it is probably a twilight-esque fan and that it isn’t really strange enough for them to stick around. The night however, things change. A couple is making out in a car when a werewolf comes upon them and attacks. The next day, Sam and Dean talk to the girl who survived the attack, Anne-Marie, and discover that the killer looked just like Lon Chaney Jr. in the 1941 Wolf Man film. The sheriff also finds wolf hair on the dead body. Sam and Dean are confused as real werewolves don’t have wolf hair. That night a guard discovered an Egyptian sarcophagus at the docks. As the guard is about to call to figure out what is going on, the mummy rises from its grave. The Mummy attacks the guard, strangling him. The Winchesters go down to investigate and try and figure out what is going on. There they discover the sarcophagus is actually a movie prop that has been laced with dry ice. Dean leaves Sam to figure out a theory, while he heads down to meet up with Jamie for their date. Meanwhile, Jamie has been waiting for a while and decides that Dean is most likely standing her up. She starts to walk home, when she runs into Dracula. Blood! He calls her his reincarted love, and tries to kidnap her, but Jamie sprays him with pepper spray and then runs away…right into Dean. Dean gets a punch into Dracula But then finds himself overpowered by the vampire The vampire calls him “Harker” (reference to Jonathan Harker the fiancé of Mina [the woman Dracula tries to take]). Dracula tries to bite Dean, but he rips his ear off and a medallion. With his ear gone, Dracula runs away and jumps on his scooter. Nope you heard my correctly Back at the bar, Dean shows Sam the ear and medallion. “Dean Winchester: I, uh, pulled it off during the fight. Look at the label on the ribbon. Sam Winchester: It’s a costume rental. Dean Winchester: All three monsters – the Dracula, Wolf Man, and the Mummy – all the same critter, which means we need to catch this freak before he “Creature from the Black Lagoon‘s” somebody.” They determine that they are dealing with a shapeshifter obsessed with classic film. Now if you have been reading my posts posts, such as Phantom of the Megaplex, Scream, and An American Werewolf in London, you know probably realize another reason why I love this episode. Yep, I can relate to the shapeshifter. I love classic film (especially horror) and I can completely understand him. Anyways, so Sam, being the scholar, recognizes the name Harker and figures that the shapeshifter is trying to recreate the 1931 film, Dean being Jonathan and Jamie being Mina. I guess that makes Sam, Van Helsing. The two figure that it must be someone who knows Jamie and is obsessed with her. When they question her, Jamie can’t think of a person who is strange or crazy. Lucy, her best friend and coworker, mentions that Ed recentlly moved to town and is the projectionist for the old theater. Plus he has a crush on Jamie. HIghly suspicious Sam goes to investigate while Dean stays with Jamie. The two are drinking beer and having a deep conversation, when Lucy interrupts. She is on her way out the door, but Jamie invites her to stay and have a drink with them. Back on the case, Sam has gone into the old theater and discovers Ed playing the pipe organ. He pulls on Ed’s ear, but find it fast in place. “Sam Winchester: [tries to tear out Ed’s ear] It’s supposed to come off. Ed Brewer: No, it’s not!” This means Ed is not the shapeshifter!!! But if he isn’t…who is? Back at the bar, Dean and Jaimie are getting groggy and falling asleep. Dean punches Lucy in the face, and discovers that Lucy is not “Lucy” but the shapeshifter. AAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And she has drugged the two of them. Dean tries to hold on, but faints. Dean wakes up and finds himself in lederhosen. Noooooooooo!!!!!!! In a Frankenstein-esque dungeon. Now I really like what Dracula has to say here. It’s so poetic. “Life is small, meager, messy. The movies are grand, simple, elegant. I have chosen elegance.”, it’s very Movie Mason from The Phantom of the Megaplex. Anyways, Dracula is about to electrocute Dean and have a “movie” where the monster wins, when something interrupts him. The doorbell rings and the pizza delivery guy is there. Pizza Delivery Guy: Uh, pizza delivery? Dracula: Ah, you have brought a repast. Excellent. Continue to be of such service, and your life will be spared. Pizza Delivery Guy: Uh-huh. That’ll be $15.50. Dracula: Tell me… Pizza Delivery Guy: Yeah? Dracula: Is there garlic on this pizza? Pizza Delivery Guy: I don’t know. Did you order garlic? Dracula: No! Pizza Delivery Guy: Then no. Look, mister, I’ve got four other deliveries to make. You want to just pay me the money so I can go? Dracula: Of course. Yes. But I have a coupon. And why not take a pizza break? Pizza is awesome. So now that Dracula has food for later, he prepares to finish Harker/Dean, but is interrupted by Jamie waking up. Meanwhile back at the bar, Sam has figured out that with Jamie and Dean missing it must be Lucy. He sets out for her house. Back in the dungeon, Dracula wants Jamie to dress in the gown he bought her and eat pizza with him. Just like the Mummy, trying to dress his “reincarnated bride” in his old love’s clothes. Jamie is really freaked out as she has been drugged, was betryed by her best friend (as Dracula was pretending to be “Lucy”) and is stuck with a killer. Dracula tries to apologize and tells Jamie his backstory. He was called a monster from the beginning of his life and beat by his father. He found solace in monster movies, and achieves strength and confidence when taking their form. This part actually reminded me a lot of The Phantom of the Opera. Here is a man who is disfigured and mistreated because of it. He knows only how to hate as he has been so mistreated. It makes you wonder how things might have been different if one person had loved him. While Dracula is reminiscing, unbeknownst to him Sam has slipped into the house and is skulking around the dungeon. Dracula knocks Jamie out and turns his attention to Sam and the freed Dean. They start fighting, with Sam being thrown through a fake door. Dean and Dracula are struggling to get the gun with silver bullets along with trying to knock the other out. Dean tries a groin attack and move for the gun, but Dracula throws him back. Before he can do anything else, Jamie, who has just woken up, grabs the gun and shoots him. With Dracula conceding, that maybe this is how the “film” should end. The next day Dean says good-bye to Jamie. The two brothers agree that’s it was nice doing some old-fashioned monster hunting, rather than the angels & demons stuff. They discuss what film they would want to live in as the episode ends. For the previous post, go to Murder is My Favorite Crime For more on Supernatural, go to Keep Clear of the Moor. Beware the Moon For more on Dean Winchester, go to I’m Batman! For more on Sam Winchester, go to You Can’t Have Just One! For more horror parody, go to Who’s Afraid of Cory Wolf? For more on Dracula, go to I Bid You Welcome For more on The Mummy, go to Part X: The Movie List That Would Not Die For more on The Wolf Man, go to Unleash the Savage Instincts that Lie Hidden Within For more monster movies, go to What Is This Thing? For more on Phantom of the Megaplex, go to Friday Night Fun For more on recreating a scene, go to Carried Away For more on pizza, go to Food, Food, Food Posted in Horrorfest III, Phantom of the Opera, Supernatural Tagged AC/DC, Acting Strange, Agent Angus, Agent Young, An American Werewolf in London, Angel, Angels, Angst, Angus Young, Anne-Marie, Apocalypse, Backstory, Bar, Battle, Beer, Bela Lugosi, Best Friend, Billy Loomis, Black and White, Black and White Film, Brothers, Buffy Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carry On, Carry On My Wayward Son, Carry On Wayward Son, Classic Cinema, Classic Film Buff, Classic Film Fan, Classic Horror Film, Costume, Costume Rental, Count Dracula's Great Love, Couple, Coupon, Coworkers, Crazy, Crush, Date, Dead Body, Dean Winchester, Demon, Demons, Disfigured, Disfigured Body, Dock, Dracula, Dracula (1931), Dracula Parody, Drinking, Drugged, Dry Ice, Dungeon, Ear, Ed Brewer, Egypt, Egyptian Sarcophagus, Electrocute, Electrocuted, Elegance, End of the World, Faint, Fan, Fangirl, FBI Agents, Fiance, Fighting, Franken, Freak, Garlic, Ghost, Ghosts, Grimm, Grimm (TV Series), Groin Attack, Gun, Harker, Homage, Horror Film Junkie, Horror Movie, Horror Movies, Horror Parody, Horrorfest, Horrorfest III, Hunter, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Interrupts, Investigate, Jaimie, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jonathan Harker, Junk Punch, Kansas, Kidnap, Kidnapped, Kidnapping, Kind, kindness, Label, Lederhosen, Life Spared, Lon Chaney Jr., Lost Love, Major Crush, Making Out, Medallion, Mimic Bela Lugosi, Mina Harker, Misha Collins, Mistreated, Monster Movie, Monster Movies, Monster Win, Motorbike, movie Magic, Movie Mason, Movie Prop, Obsessed, Oktoberfest, Old Theater, One Kind Word, Organ, Parking, Parody, Pennsylvania, Pepper Spray, Phantom of the Megaplex, Phantom of the Opera, Pizza, Pizza Break, Pizza Delivery, projectionist, Punch, Punch in the Face, Punched, Punched in the Face, Recreate a Film, Recreate a Scene, Reincarnated, Reincarnation, Remake, Rental, Repast, Reunited, Ribbon, Rips Ear Off, Rises from the Grave, Sad Backstory, Sadness, Sam Winchester, Sarcophagus, Scholar, Scooter, Scream (1996), Season 4, Security Guards, Shapeshifter, Sheriff, Silver Bullet, Silver Bullets, Stole his Fiancee, Stood Up, Stopping the End of the World, Stranger, Strangled, Supernatural, Supernatural Fandom, Supernatural: Monster Movie, Survive the Attack, Survived, Team Dean, Testimony, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, The Mummy (1932), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Wolf Man (1941), Times of Trouble, Transylvania, Transylvanian Accent, Travel, TV Episode, Twihard, Twilight, U.S., U.S.A., Universal Monster Movies, Universal's Classic Monster Movie Collection, Vampire, Vampires, Van Helsing, Waitress, Walking Home, Warner Bros., Werewolf, Werewolf Attacks, Werewolves, Wisdom, Witness, Witnessed a Murder, Wolf, Wolf Hair, Wolf Man Parody, Words, Words of Wisdom	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line26753
__label__cc	0.557513	0.442487	Jeff Bogle Freelance Writer, Storyteller, Traveler and Photographer About Jeff Bogle Carnival Vista: Hits and Misses for Families With the launch of its first Vista class cruise ship in 2016, Carnival continues to massage their image by adding a touch of serious class to their repertoire, while also maintaining its populist (and very popular) approach to cruise vacations. Built in Italy, the Carnival Vista has started its life at sea in Europe, going back and forth between Barcelona and Athens, before it finally settles into its Miami home this fall. In May, our family of four spent 10 days on (and off) the ship during Carnival Vista’s second-ever sailing along that Mediterranean route. Here’s our report on which of Vista’s new features were big hits for parents and kids, and which missed the mark. The Clubhouse (Except Bowling) Tucked into the middle of Vista’s expansive deck 11 sports area, this indoor haven of fun and relaxation features a Ping-Pong table, large soccer-style billiards ‘table’, full bar, comfortable seating area and a large flat-screen TV showing live sports (a Bayern Munich match was on while we played in The Clubhouse for the first time). Racking up mini soccer balls on the oversized billiards table proved one of the many highlights of the cruise for my family. Al Fresco Dining on the 5th Deck One of Carnival’s goals for Vista is to “better connect passengers to the sea.” The wrap-around 5th deck literally goes a long way to accomplishing this. Whether you’re dining on surf and turf in the upscale Fahrenheit 555 steakhouse for dinner or grabbing a bento box lunch at Bonsai Sushi, you and your family can now choose to dine outside at extremely comfortable and uniquely decorated sofas, seats and tables while enjoying the sea breeze, sunsets, and views for miles. 24-Hour Pizza and Soft Serve Ice Cream While it isn’t an exclusive feature on Vista, we continue to adore the slices of Quattro Formaggio, Prosciutto and classic cheese (Margherita) thin crust, hand-tossed pizza available all day and night from Pizzeria del Capitano. And we absolutely love its new location on the Vista — the 10th deck in the back of the ship by a swimming pool flanked by two hot tubs and many tables and chairs. Inside the Lido Marketplace (and also in the brand new Family Harbor common area) are all-day and all-night soft serve and fro-yo machines with cones and cups waiting for you and your kids. Yum! Local Fish and Port Inspired Menus During our cruise, fresh local fish was brought on in various ports (Barcelona and Livorno, to name a couple) and served in the new Seafood Shack outpost opposite the pizzeria on deck 10. In a clever foodie twist, guests can visit the Shack to discover the catch of the day, order it to be prepared however they wish (broiled, grilled, etc.) and have it served for dinner at whichever onboard restaurant they are visiting that evening. This is an absolutely brilliant way to soak in the food culture of the cities and regions you are visiting on Carnival Vista. To further the immersion, the main dining rooms offer port-inspired menus at dinner so travelers who demand authentic local food can check that box while cruising. The Athens Greece inspired choices of a Red Mullet fish entr?e, feta croquette, and phyllo dough appetizer were some of the best food we’ve ever eaten. No Risk Dining Not even an exclusive feature of a Carnival cruise, but worth mentioning here because Carnival’s food is so tasty, kids are encouraged to spread their culinary wings while cruising as there’s no financial risk to trying new foods. If they don’t like it, send it back for an alternative — no questions asked. Our oldest, a vegetarian, went with a big Indian vegetarian platter comprised of foods she’d never even heard of, let alone tasted, and my youngest, who has issues with some food textures, tried and subsequently devoured the baked apples that came with her pork chop. On Carnival Vista, you can toss the children’s menu aside and encourage your kids to be adventurous with no dent to your wallet like on land! The most glamorous new family activity on board Vista is every bit as remarkable as you’d imagine it to be by looking at the photos. SkyRide puts cruise passengers high above the ship, the sea and the ports thanks to ingenious pedal powered cars. There’s no time limit to complete the 800-foot SkyRide course, no need to race (although you can pedal up to 15 mph!), is 100 percent free to ride, and has a queue that never got longer than a 30-minute wait (not even on sea days when everyone was on the ship). SkyCourse Carnival Vista’s elevated ropes course has two tracks, one for novices and one offering more of a challenge, but both are thrilling as you traverse tightropes, shaky nets and more exhilarating obstacles at the top of this pristine cruise ship. Even better, this physical challenge is free. Kaleid-O-Slide The electric rainbow gem of Vista’s WaterWorks is a double-wide, 455-foot long enclosed tube slide that twists and turns gently enough for scaredy-cats like me to enjoy, but enthralling enough for adventure seekers like my oldest daughter to want to keep climbing the steps to ride again and again. One minor issue that may be tweaked as Vista gets its sea legs is that the water pressure isn’t strong enough to always carry younger kids down. My 8-year-old got stuck once and had to push herself to the finish line, and my 12-year-old was sent down once on a mission to dislodge a boy from the middle of the slide. Extra Hot Tubs On other Carnival ships, you often find yourself knee to knee with other cruisers while trying to enjoy hot tub time, but not on Carnival Vista. There are more hot tubs than on Sunshine (for example) and that doesn’t even include one oversized Jacuzzi tub in the Serenity spa! On numerous occasions, we had entire hot tubs to ourselves for long stretches of time, adding a dash of family-style serenity to our cruise. Camp Ocean (But Not Dinner Food) All of the free kids’ camps on Carnival Vista are housed in bright, exciting spaces. But Camp Ocean, which is designed for those ages 2 to 11 (then divided up into three age groups inside), is the best of the bunch thanks to a huge arts and crafts space, lots of video game consoles, creative and comfortable seating and enough floor space for many late night kiddie dance parties. Oh, and the Night Owls program is back, meaning that for a small hourly fee ($6.75 per child plus gratuity), mom and dad can enjoy a date night with a movie under the stars, a fancy sit-down dinner alone, a musical production or a quiet dip in the hot tub. NEOS(R) Play Zone Tucked away like a best kept secret, this free interactive gaming system located on deck 11 just outside the windows of Camp Ocean puts players to the test physically with games that’ll have your entire family moving, dancing, running and coordinating efforts to win. Dr. Seuss Bookville This colorful reading room features a cornucopia of fun seating options and multiple copies of every single Seuss book ever published — and in multiple languages, too! Located beside Camp Ocean, Bookville is free and open to all. The Vista is forever a part of my daughters’ childhoods as Bonsai Sushi is the place they both tried California rolls for the first time! The trendy, moderately-priced eatery serves up some of the tastiest short rib we’ve ever had, incredible Udon noodles and so much more for families who cannot live without delicious freshly-made sushi while away from home. Carnival’s onboard sugar emporium has never been sweeter, with more delicious pre-packaged cookies and candies, a wall of self-serve goodies like gummy worms and chocolate covered everything, and a full-service ice cream sundae bar. Even better, Cherry on Top has outdoor seating to enjoy your goodies in the fresh salt-water air while cruising or in port. Order the Chocolate Buoy sundae and know that a portion of the sale goes to help the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! One of the four big stage shows produced in the Liquid Lounge, Flick pays homage to the history of American cinema (The Bodyguard, Rocky, Dirty Dancing to name few) through songs, dancing and mesmerizing hi-tech slight of hand magical elements. Even though they didn’t get all the movie references (and were teased with just a dash of Willy Wonka), our daughters were entranced by the costumes, lights, and sights of this remarkably cool all-ages show. IMAX Theater Carnival Vista is the first cruise ship ever to feature IMAX and the results are stunning. Guests will enjoy a truly immersive 3D movie going experience at sea and at a cost similar too (or cheaper than, if you live in a big expensive city like New York or Los Angeles) cinemas on land. In addition to blockbuster movies (“The Jungle Book” and “Batman Vs. Superman” on the first two Carnival Vista sailings) there are IMAX documentaries like “A Beautiful Planet” on screen every day for just $5.50 a ticket. Later in 2016, Vista will be showing movies on the same day they are released in theaters on land! Me and My Cousin Acoustic Duo One of the best parts of the cruise for my wife and I was an acoustic musical duo from Liverpool, England, who played outstanding down-tempo covers of Alicia Keys, John Mayer and George Ezra songs with nothing but an acoustic guitar, a box for simple percussion and their two voices. We went to see these guys three nights in a row while the kids were in camp because their vibe was professional, but unpolished, working out the set list on the fly and interacting with each other and the crowds gathered in a natural, unrehearsed way. Me and My Cousin’s refreshingly real musical performances reminded us of being in a cool club or an urban coffee shop. The Jazz Trio Scatterhorns I encountered these cats in the 4th floor elevator lobby one night, randomly, but was stopped in my tracks on my way to somewhere. I sat down on the steps and listened to a few tunes and later caught a whole set with my wife in the 3rd floor atrium bar. Just as with Me and My Cousin, the Scatterhorns offer Carnival Vista guests a genuine live music experience while cruising. Family Harbor Rooms, Suites and Lounge These family-focused deck 2 rooms feature all the same amenities as other cabins, but do so with striking nautical decor. The Family Harbor suites, however, are massive rooms with boatloads of artwork hanging and with space to hang out. While the rooms are a great stylistic addition to the accommodation options on Carnival Vista, it’s the Family Harbor Lounge that truly sets this area apart. Family Harbor guests enjoy this exclusive 24-hour spot with breakfast, snacks during the day and access to concierge services, plus Hasbro board games, family movies, video games and more. Additionally, Family Harbor kids eat free in most specialty restaurants on Vista and receive a free evening of Night Owls in Camp, giving mom and dad a complimentary date night! Havana Suites and Lounge Exclusive for adults and for families with kids 12 and up, these Cuban-themed suites feature massive 4-star hotel quality bathrooms, a full desk, sitting area and outdoor patio with a lounge chair, seat and ottoman and an amazing swing chair looking out over the sea. Private access to the Havana lounge (until 5 p.m., then it is open to all on board) gives Havana Suite guests an Infinity-style swimming pool and a pair of hot tubs all to themselves. Animal Towel Animals Always a highlight of Carnival cruises for kids and young-at-heart grown-ups alike, the nightly towel animals made by your steward and left as a delightful surprise on your bed once again made coming back ‘home’ after a day and evening of fun on the ship a giddy experience as we guessed which animal we’d see upon pushing open the cabin door. Icy Cold Swimming Pools The swimming pools maintain a chillier-than-comfortable temperature, which means only daring Polar Bear club card carrying children will likely be adventurous enough to enjoy these watery retreats. Maybe the warm Miami sun will help heat things up once Carnival Vista relocates to the U.S. in the fall of 2016. The Mini Bowling in the Clubhouse As mentioned in the ‘Hits’ section, the Clubhouse is a terrific addition to the sports area on Carnival Vista, but the mini bowling feels out of place because it costs money ($3 per lane, $6 to compete against an opponent in the other lane) for only 5 frames of action, which lasts less than 5 minutes. The mini bowling should be free in the Clubhouse or moved into the arcade (and then extended to a full 10-frame game). My kids will tell you that going to camp is the absolute best thing about a Carnival cruise (Vista included), but once again, the camp dinner offerings are sorely lacking. Instead of bellying up to fresh-made grub in the Lido Marketplace like regular passengers, the camp kids are taken down before Lido officially opens for dinner service, and are fed pre-made quesadillas, lunchmeat sandwiches and other meals that are too-often chewy, cold (when they’re not supposed to be) and dull. For a ship with such outstanding and diverse food choices, it’s a shame to give campers drab dinners. Missing All-Ages Entertainment It may not matter at all because your kids may never want to leave camp, but we missed some all-ages nighttime entertainment options, like the popular Dr. Seuss parade and interactive storytime, family-friendly stand-up comedy sets and the larger-than-life Hasbro Family Game Night, found on other Carnival ships. No More Glass Elevators All the lifts on Vista are interior, which means little kids who loved to watch as the third floor atrium got closer and further away may be disappointed. But the move made way for a marvelous hi-tech funnel that rises up from the atrium. This is the first thing you’ll see upon boarding and it’ll take your breath away. So maybe the glass elevators won’t be missed after all… *Published on Family Vacation Critic in June of 2016. 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