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Yu-Chen Wang, Divergence 2015 Coloured pencil and watercolour on paper. 30x44cm
Annotations 1: Yu-Chen Wang
The work of contemporary artist Yu-Chen Wang asks fundamental questions about human identity at a key point in history, where eco-systems and techno-systems have become inextricably intertwined. At the same time, Yu-Chen’s Taiwanese origins, combined with a London-based career, have created a vision that is personal and autobiographical.
Yu-Chen Wang’s newly commissioned work for Outset Study at Drawing Room combines discoveries from a recent visit to the remote Taiwanese Pacific Island of Lanyu (literally translated Orchid Island) with her experience of open-ended reading sessions in Outset Study.
The culmination of an intense period of travel and work, these two experiences have enabled the artist to re-engage with her creative process. The resulting work draws a parallel between these two distant and disparate places, which occupy a kindred place in the artist’s mind. It seeks to understand such spaces of isolation and meditation, pondering their idiosyncratic systems and obsolete technologies, out of step with the current pace of life, and ultimately probe their generative and regenerative potential.
A conversation between the artist and Outset Study librarian Yamuna Ravindran can be seen here.
Annotations is a series of artist residencies resulting in new commissions for Outset Study. Supported by Veronique Parke and Outset Contemporary Art Fund.
More info on Annotations here.
Yu-Chen Wang
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A design for Times
DESIGNING uniforms usually involves a lot of intricate planning to properly represent a company’s values to the public. Ilai Jikoiono was the designer behind The Fiji Times staff new uniforms which was launched during the company’s 150th anniversary celebrations this year. According to him, the new uniform reflected the company’s history with elements used from...
The artistic three – Hill, Bower and Ho put on exhibition
THE Na Marama Bale na Roko Tui Dreketi, Ro Teimumu Kepa, paid tribute to the many Fijians who contributed to Fiji through their artistry and crafts on Tuesday night last week. Speaking at the opening of the Born from Fire Exhibition at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, the Burebasaga paramount chief said she hoped...
Shane displays his unique talent
IT took a while to get his work recognised, but it was worth every effort he put into his craft. Shane Bower, a metal sculptor and contemporary artist, wowed many art lovers at the Born from Fire exhibition with his intricate and detailed sculptures borne from years of practice and passion. The artist could only...
Event to feature respected Pacific fashion line brand
SUVA’s very own Samson Lee will be among designers who will be showcasing their clothing line at this year’s Bayleys Style Fiji 2019 in Nadi. Themed “A Night in Venice”, the fashion charity event will be held at the Sofitel Resort and Spa, grand ballroom on Denarau on November 30. Samsom is the brains behind...
Plus size Tongan American model for Bottega fashion festival
THE first Polynesian plus size Tongan American model for Sports Illustrated, Veronica Pome’e is currently in the country and will be part of the 2019 Bottega Fijian Fashion Festival this week. In an interview with the Fiji Times today she said she is not only a representative of Tonga but of the whole Pacific region....
Adi Gani: Sisters’ bridal brand inspired by a mother’s love
Though five years apart, sisters Ana and Asenaca Tamani, are peas of the same pod. They not only grew up together but literally live together and work together. Under the label, Adi Gani, in memory of their late mum, they have combined their creative acumen to catapult masi bridal wear to new heights. Still very...
Budding designers take centre stage
NIC’SNEWGEN emerging designers workshop continues this week in the lead-up to Fiji Fashion Week 2019. Held at the Fiji National University’s National Training and Productivity Centre in Suva, award-winning fashion design educator Nicholas Huxley said there was quite a lot to do before the actual event. This week, he said he would be overseeing the...
Bula smile
LEIGH Hutchinson has never been to any place in the Pacific. Growing up, the lass from the United Kingdom had heard quite a few stories about beautiful islands in the Pacific region and it had always been her dream to travel to the place someday. So it happened that at the age of 30, her...
Designers learn principles of designing
AN important element in fashion is ensuring that there should be a connection for the collections. Highlighting this, international award-winning fashion teacher, designer and Fiji Fashion Week (FJFW) mentor Nicholas Huxley said these include architecture, dominance, lines, direction, colour, texture, shape, repetition, proportions and shape. Mr Huxley conducted a Fashion and Design Workshop in Suva...
Models selected to take part in FJFW
SEVENTY-FIVE models have been selected by the Fiji Fashion Week (FJFW) to take part in the FJFW show in May. FJFW managing director Ellen Whippy-Knight said they had a huge number of models turning up to be part of this year’s show. The models had their first choreography rehearsals in Suva on Saturday. “Basically we...
FJFW designers learn principles of designing
THE Fiji Fashion Week (FJFW) held a Fashion and Design workshop last night to teach designers the principles of designing. FJFW mentor Nicholas Huxley who facilitated the workshop said the event was about teaching emerging designers the elements and principles of designing. “These include architecture, dominance, lines, direction, colour, texture, shape, repetition, proportions and shape,”...
Alliance Francaise de Suva launches photo contest
THE Alliance Francaise de Suva language and cultural centre launched a photo contest as part of its environment month initiative in Suva on Thursday. With the theme “Untouched Nature”, the exhibition will be held on February 28 at the venue in Suva. Centre director of culture and communications Charlotte Tassel said they decided in February...
Painter joins market
FOR Tiko Edson, making the decision to join the ROC Market in Suva, has been a fruitful one. Ms Edson was among vendors at the monthly market in Suva yesterday. The 30-year-old painter said this was her second time at the ROC Market. “I actually joined the market last month. I graduated from Australia Pacific...
Fashion industry has made progress, says Ali
FASHION Council of Fiji chairperson Faraz Ali says the fashion industry in the country has made numerous progress over the years. Mr Ali said there had been a lot of changes, growth and a very strong boutique culture had been developed in the country. “There is a lot of people out there who are now...
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Boycott Israel campaign grows among UK unions, despite Zionist backlash
Asa Winstanley The Electronic Intifada London 30 November 2011
Palestine solidarity has become increasingly visible in the UK trade union movement.
Rod Leon
Over the last few years, UK trade unions have expressed solidarity with Palestine more and more explicitly. Union after union has overturned a previous orthodoxy of balance between “two sides” when it comes to policy on Israel and the Palestinians. So many unions have now passed motions in support of the Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement that even the often conservative Trades Union Congress (TUC) has been compelled to change policy.
In 2009, TUC policy on Palestine was — for the first time — brought closer to the policy of member unions. A motion calling for a targeted boycott of Israeli settlement goods was passed at the September congress. It instructed the TUC to “develop an effective Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign by working closely with the PSC [Palestine Solidarity Campaign] to … encourage trade unionists to boycott Israeli goods, especially agricultural products that have been produced in the illegal settlements.”
Each year since has brought progress on BDS, according to trade union official and Palestine solidarity activist Hugh Lanning. “Big players who’ve not had positions before, say like Unite, the largest union — but also little ones — are discussing the issue for the first time,” he said.
Lanning is deputy general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), and also chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. He has a relaxed air about him, but constructs persuasive arguments. It’s clear to see why he has been able to win so many union activists over to the BDS movement.
The 2010 TUC motion on Palestine moved the focus to “companies who profit from illegal settlements, the occupation and the construction of the wall” Israel is building in the West Bank, rather than just companies based in the settlements.
In September of this year, the TUC annual meeting passed a motion reaffirming previous boycott policy, with an amendment calling for unions to “review their bilateral relations with all Israeli organizations, including Histradrut,” the Israeli trade union federation. This latter point marks this year’s slow, but steady BDS progress in UK unions.
But it’s not the first time Histadrut has come in for criticism from UK unions for its involvement with Israeli war crimes. The 2010 motion stated that TUC “condemns the Histadrut statement of 31 May which sought to justify” the deadly Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara, while that Turkish ship was attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.
PSC’s director Sarah Colborne said the 2008-09 Histadrut support for the Israeli attack on Gaza was another turning point: “You don’t expect that from any trade union — to be supporting a war of aggression. So I think that was quite a shock for people.”
But after several years of bitter battles, the pro-Israel wing of the unions has dwindled to such a degree that it seems to have given up the battle against BDS. At congress, no one even spoke against the 2011 TUC motion, said Lanning.
Israel lobby’s backroom tactics
But this does not mean the Israel lobby has given up. Backroom tactics, appeals to union official to “see sense” and smearing activists as anti-Semitic seem to be the order of the day.
This year, the Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote to Brendan Barber, the TUC general-secretary, calling for him to revoke the leadership’s support for the motion. “This is a moment for principled leadership to prevail,” the Board wrote in conjunction with the Jewish Leadership Council (another pro-Israel group) (Press release, “Board and JLC write to TUC General Secretary,” 13 September 2011).
In June, there was a landmark defeat for the pro-Israel camp. At their conference, the leadership of the Community union (an recent amalgamation of remaining steelworker and knitwear unions) attempted to pass a motion pushing back against the BDS movement.
The text was a throwback to the era of “balanced” TUC policy on Palestine, including the line “there must be full engagement with both sides.” Eric Lee of the anti-boycott Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine (TULIP) admitted afterwards there was “no point in trying diminish the size of this defeat … we have a lot of work to do” (“What happened at the Community union conference,” TULIP, 8 June 2011).
Community’s chairman Michael Leahy co-founded TULIP in 2009. Lanning describes it as a “global trade union friends of Israel.” In an email to The Electronic Intifada, Lee responded that this characterization was inaccurate: “We are what we say we are … That having been said, I think we would consider TUFI [Trade Unions Friends of Israel] to be an ally, as we would similar groups in other countries,” he wrote.
In its founding statement, TULIP lists its first goal as to unite groups “fighting within the labor movement against the boycott of Israel.”
Asked to comment on the successes of BDS in the unions, TULIP’s Lee said: “I agree with Hugh Lanning that the BDS campaigners have scored some impressive victories … This doesn’t mean that the average British trade unionist [is] more, or less, committed to BDS now than he or she was last year. It means that the Palestine Solidarity Campaign has done an excellent job of mobilizing and lobbying British union conferences, including the TUC’s.”
The Electronic Intifada then asked Lee if TULIP has received or solicited funding from any of the following: the Israeli government or any of its embassies; pro-Israel lobby groups in the West; Israeli think tanks such as theReut Institute; or the Histadrut.
Lee responded: “TULIP receives — at the moment — no funding from anyone and is run on a volunteer budget. There are no links between TULIP and any of the groups you mention, though of course we were delighted that Histadrut leader Ofer Eini spoke positively about TULIP, as we have reported on the website. TULIP — like many other organizations — was interviewed by Reut as part of their research projects; I think they cite us but I’m not sure.”
Lanning was invited to debate Lee at the June Community conference. He said that the pro-Israel camp had set him up to be the fall guy at whom members were supposed to be disgusted and therefore vote against. Instead, some seemed open to BDS. During the debate, one delegate, Simon Brears, attacked the leadership for aligning the union to Israel.
“Since 2009, Community has been part of TULIP without a mandate from members.” Brears said. “This motion is a retrospective mandate for TULIP, which acts as an apologist for war crimes and human rights abuses committed by the Israeli government … [rejection of TUC policy would] isolate the union and send a message to the movement that Community is a nasty, right-wing union” (“Keep boycotting Israel say delegates,” Morning Star, 7 June 2011).
The motion was defeated. “I think they were overconfident,” said Lanning, who added that the leadership was expecting the motion to be approved.
But this failed anti-BDS strategy in the unions has been only one strand of the campaign by Israel’s advocates. This year, there has been a detectable return to an old strategy by Israel’s supporters: accusing critics of Israel of anti-Semitism.
Smear campaign revived
The main thrust of the Board of Deputies’ letter to Brendan Barber was to accuse the PSC of anti-Semitism. Lanning said these attacks are just an example of the pro-Israel camp “believing their own mythology” and emphasized that the vast majority of support for Palestine comes from people who simply don’t like the crimes of Israel. People demonstrating against Israel’s attacks on Gaza, for example, took to the streets because they didn’t like what they saw on TV, not because of supposedly latent anti-Semitism.
Lanning told The Electronic Intifada that these attacks will only make the movement stronger, because they are purely negative and often backfire. He also acknowledged that “there are people who attach themselves around Palestine who are driven by the wrong thing” but that it was PSC’s job to make it clear they are not part of the solidarity movement, which is based on solid anti-racist principles.
Colborne is all too aware of the negative strategy. She described it as the anti-BDS camp’s “delegitimization strategy … they are trying to distance people from PSC.” She pointed out that an influential Israeli think tank, the Reut Institute, dedicated five pages to the PSC in a key 2010 report on Palestine solidarity campaigning in London (“Building a Political Firewall Against the Assault on Israel’s Legitimacy,” Reut Institute, November 2010).
“You can almost see the cogs being put into place from the Reut Institute report,” said Colborne.
That report branded London “the ‘hub of hubs’ of the delegitimization network.” It also argued that a successful anti-BDS strategy should challenge BDS campaigners “by forcing them to ‘play defense’ … The goal is to eventually frame them, depending on their agendas, as anti-peace, anti-Semitic, dishonest purveyors of double standards.”
BDS goes mainstream
Since BDS is “becoming a mainstream issue,” said Colborne, the pro-Israel lobby wants to drag Palestine solidarity campaigners into an “Alice in Wonderland world” so that they focus on reacting to attacks, rather than pushing forward the BDS agenda.
“We’ve issued very clear statements opposing anti-Semitism,” Colborne stressed, but despite that, the PSC continues to be attacked constantly. Unions have mass appeal, which is why the Israel lobby is worried at the inroads BDS is making, added Lanning. Reut seems to agree: “With millions of members and a national presence, trade unions can potentially … turn BDS into a potent economic weapon against Israel” stated its report.
But despite such attacks, Colborne said that there is still a great deal of interest amongst trade unionists on Palestine. “Palestine has become this iconic struggle internationally,” she explained. This is not an achievement to be sniffed at, especially in a year that union activists are focused on more bread-and-butter issues of pay, conditions, pensions and the general climate of austerity coming from the UK government.
Despite these successes, Lanning said that although union policy on BDS is now strong, “what we haven’t yet done is translate that into activism at the local level” on a mass scale. Unions are “sort of oil tankers” that take a long time to change, he argued.
Lanning said the next stage of the BDS movement’s advance in the unions will be on the level of global union federations, which have been the “traditional stronghold” for the pro-Israel camp, with the Histadrut being present. In 2016, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) meets again, and Lanning is hoping for a better debate by then.
South African union federation COSATU raised BDS with the ITUC last year, but it was rebuffed. TULIP’s Lee said that “the Histadrut’s leader was elected a vice president” of the ITUC during its most recent congress. Winning the debate is a long term goal that could take five to ten years, said Lanning. But he considered it a good sign that Israel’s only support in the unions now is largely based in the “Anglo-world” — mainly the US and Australia.
Both Lanning and Colborne are hoping for advances on the level of activism, building on the strong policy victories. They are pushing for individual unions to start organizing members to address links their companies have with Israeli firms. For example, the Communication Workers Union has spoken out against British telecommunications firm BT’s links with Israel’s Bezeq over its services to illegal settlements in the West Bank.
To build towards such activism, Colborne said the PSC has started to organize trade union delegations to Palestine, with the next such trip likely to take place during Easter next year. The PSC had also been planning to hold a conference of union activists last month to discuss BDS tactics. But after a 30 November joint day of action on saving workers’ pensions was agreed, the conference had to be postponed so that activists’ efforts were not split. Lanning is hoping it will push ahead early next year.
Asa Winstanley is an investigative journalist based in London who has lived in and reported from occupied Palestine. He edited the book Corporate Complicity in Israel’s Occupation. His website is www.winstanleys.org.
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Art to the Avenue 2019, Greenwich, CT
‘Antiquarius’ Kicks Off the Greenwich Holiday Season
Whether you’re interested in touring Greenwich’s most spectacular homes, a design maven, a lover of fine antiques, or eager to get a jump on holiday shopping, “Antiquarius,” the Greenwich Historical Society’s annual series of holiday events, is just the ticket. Festivities begin with an opening night party for the Greenwich Winter Antiques Show: “Fine Art, Jewelry and Antiques,” with Chinoiserie holiday-scape décor styled by Honorary Design Chair Richard Keith Langham. Langham, an interior designer, will attend Opening Night on Friday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 7 p.m. The doors then open for the opening night party where in addition to enjoying cocktails, passed bites, and a buffet dinner, guests can get a jump on an array of antiques from approximately 40 nationally recognized exhibitors.
Winter Antiques Show
The Greenwich Winter Antiques Show, featuring some 40 dealers, will have its Opening Night Dec. 1. Curious about the value of a family heirloom or an estate sale find? Attend a free lecture from 10 to 11 a.m. and make an appointment from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for an appraisal with a representative from RAGO Arts and Auction Center on Saturday, Dec. 2.
The Holiday Boutique at Greenwich Country Club will feature 38 carefully curated vendors offering everything from monogrammed children’s items to knitwear, semi-precious sparkles, décor, and sweet treats. Preview the Holiday Boutique Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.; the boutique will be open Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antiquarius culminates with the incomparable Holiday House Tour, a once-a-year opportunity to visit spectacular private Greenwich homes. This year's tour features primarily owner-driven designs that showcase a bold use of materials and thoughtful floorplans that truly elevate stylish family living. The unique collection of homes includes a French chateau, which immediately transports you to the rolling hills of Provence, a well-proportioned family home with dramatic walls of windows offering views of the lush surroundings and a "traditional on the outside, modern on the inside" conception with jaw dropping furnishing and appointments. These stunning residences each impress distinctly while presenting an intimate glimpse into the varying designs.
Ticketholders receive by mail a map of Greenwich pinpointing the shuttle stops that will transport guests to each home. The homes on the tour can be visited at leisure Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An optional luncheon at Greenwich Country Club that is open to all is available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Advance reservations are required for both the House Tour and luncheon. All of the proceeds from Antiquarius support the historical society and will enable it to continue its education and preservation efforts. For information and tickets, visit greenwichhistory.com/antiquarius or call 203-869-6899, ext. 10.
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Our journey to bring quality attachments and service support to the scrap recycling, construction, demolition, & mining industries
In 2008 Visionary Leader, Bruce Bacon, along with Jim Campbell, Greg Bacon, and several other investors, founded Exodus Machines. All have a history steeped in the scrap industry.
The intent was to design, build, sell and service world class purpose-built wheeled material handlers for the scrap industry. The market was, and still is, dominated by Liebherr and Sennebogen, both German companies.
Many hours were spent in the field, interviewing customers about what they liked, and didn’t like, about their current material handler. With that information and a blank sheet in front of them, the initial engineering team of Adam Bennis, Vice President of Engineering and Service, Ben Anderson, Hydraulics Engineer and Roche Lally Sr. Structural Engineer began their work.
Right up until Ben’s passing in 2016, he and Roche would jeer back and forth about who was “employee #2” both were hired at the same time, but Roche deferred the title to Ben.
Ben Anderson & Family
18 months later the first machine was complete and shipped to a scrap yard in Colorado. “Field testing” amounted to putting it to work in a scrap yard.
The machine pushed the norms with electric over hydraulic controls, on board diagnostics, and a patented cab to ground feature allowing the operator to step into the cab from ground level.
In August 2010, the original shareholders welcomed an investment by Murray Johnson to help carry the Company through the troubled economic times and provide a level of financial stability. Murray has investments in several businesses in Superior and greater Wisconsin and knows the importance of strong leadership. With that in mind, he formed a Board of Directors to help guide the company.
In October 2010, Caterpillar (CAT) approached Exodus to form an Alliance on the Exodus material handler. Exodus would design and build, CAT would sell and service the machines through their network of dealers. After due consideration, the Exodus Board declined the initial offer, but were approached again early 2011 and negotiations began.
Kevin Boreen, Exodus Machines CEO
In October 2011, Kevin Boreen, one of the original Board of Directors, joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
The Alliance Agreement with CAT was signed January 4, 2012.
In 2012, Exodus broke ground on a 60,000 Sq. Ft. addition, and two 5-axis machining centers.
The addition was completed in 2013. Today, Exodus Machines has 90,000 Sq. Ft of manufacturing and warehouse space.
Exodus has continued to invest in
people & equipment
In 2014, the BladeCore and ShearCore divisions were started.
BladeCore offers top quality replacement blades for mobile and stationary shears. They specialize in blades for a variety of shears including Fortress, Genesis, and LaBounty. They also produce blades for stationary shears including Sierra, Copex, Harris, Metso and Bonfigilioli.
ShearCore designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and supports a full line of processing equipment for the scrap recycling and demolition industries. ShearCore designs and manufactures the Fortress mobile shears and are the exclusive North American dealer for Copex-Lidex heavy side squeeze stationary shears.
In December 2015, the Connect Work Tools Division was started.
Connect Work Tools offers premium attachments – hydraulic breakers, rotating grapples, compactors, and pulverizers for the construction, demolition, recycling and mining industries. They have a vast inventory of product and support parts and provide rebuild services.
OilQuickUSA, our fourth division, was created in February 2016. OilQuick USA is the United States distributor of the OilQuick automatic quick coupler system. The OilQuick system allows hydraulic work tools to be connected and disconnected from the driver’s cab. The operator can change between work tools within 10 seconds.
Although, the Caterpillar alliance ended in 2017. We continue to service, rebuild and provide parts for the Exodus and Caterpillar Material Handlers.
In late 2018, another 5-axis machining center was added and two more 3-axis machining centers in 2019.
Today, we manufacture the Fortress line of ShearCore and provide rebuild and services on our other machines, including the Exodus and Caterpillar Material Handlers. Our parts and service departments provides parts and support for all divisions.
Exodus Machines is focused on bringing quality attachments and service support to the scrap, construction, mining industries and more!
We believe integrity, service, and support always win and will consistently keep them our primary focus.
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Saudi sex boasts man apologises
Filed under: Latest, Politics News — Tags: Arab, Arab world, Arabic, Arabic TV, Bluetooth, kingdom, LBC, Lebanese, mobile, neighbour, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Saudi sex, SEX, TV, women — expressyoureself @ 7:02 pm
A Saudi man who boasted about his sexual conquests on an Arabic TV station has tearfully apologised, as calls mounted for him to be punished.
Mazen Abdul Jawad talked about his sexual conquests, starting with a neighbour when he was 14, and how he picks up women in the kingdom.
Saudi media say officials are considering whether to charge him.
Pre-marital sex is illegal in Saudi Arabia and Mr Abdul Jawad could face imprisonment or flogging.
Discreet society
Saudi Arabia is not only the most conservative society in the Arab world, it is also the most discreet.
If people break its strict Islamic code they face punishment – lashes or imprisonment for drinking or non-marital sex.
These rules are flouted by locals as well as expatriates, but almost everyone who breaks the rules keeps quiet about it and hopes they won’t be found out.
So it is unusual for a Saudi man to appear on TV freely discussing the ways in which he has transgressed the Saudi code.
Mr Abdul Jawad agreed to be interviewed for the Red Lines show on the popular Lebanese TV station, LBC.
The show deals with taboos in the Arab world.
Bluetooth dating
Mr Abdul Jawad talked openly about his sexual conquests, starting when he was 14.
He also described how he used the Bluetooth function on his mobile to meet Saudi women.
Religious authorities have tried to ban such devices for this very reason.
Complaints have now been filed against Mr Abdul Jawad in his local court and online Saudi forums are full of denunciations of his behaviour.
He says he is considering suing LBC for misrepresenting his views.
Empty aircraft fly from Bangkok
Filed under: Business News, Latest, Politics News — Tags: Add new tag, AFP, Air France, Airasia, aircraft, airlines, airport, alliance, Australia, Bangkok, Bangkok Airways, British, businessmen, Commerce, crisis, Deal, Democracy, fly, foreigners, Hajj, Industry, International Airport, KLM, news, Phuket, plane, protesters, Saudi Arabia, Siam GA, Spain, Suvarnabhumi, Thai, Thai Airways, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, tourism, travellers, UK — expressyoureself @ 6:18 am
Thousands of passengers have been stranded by the protests
About 40 empty planes have flown out of Bangkok’s international airport after authorities reached a deal with protesters camped there for seven days.
Thousands of travellers have been stranded since anti-government groups took over two airports last week.
The deal allows a total 88 planes to be flown out to other Thai airports, where it is hoped they can evacuate some of the blockaded tourists.
The crisis has economically damaged the country since it intensified last week.
Thailand’s deputy premier for economic affairs is reported to be meeting senior figures in commerce, industry and tourism today to discuss the damage being done.
As the backlog of stranded foreigners grows with each day, foreign embassies are beside themselves with frustration.
A spokeswoman for Airports of Thailand said: “Thirty-seven aircraft have left Suvarnabhumi (international airport) since the first aircraft of Siam GA (a regional airline) took off on Sunday evening.
“International airlines will have to contact us to take those stranded aircraft out of Suvarnabhumi.”
Twelve planes belonging to foreign airlines are stranded at Suvarnabhumi, as well as 29 from Thai Airways, 16 of Thai Airasia, 15 from Bangkok Airways, and 22 aircraft from other airlines.
With thousands of British citizens among the estimated 100,000 travellers, a spokesman for the UK’s Foreign Office said: “Bangkok’s two main airports remain closed but airlines have been able to arrange flights and transfers to and from alternative airports.
“Some British nationals have been able to fly out but not in the necessary numbers.
“We have continued our consultations with airlines and Thai authorities…and action is being stepped up to enable people to travel in greater numbers, for example via Chiang Mai.”
Chiang Mai, in the north, is 700km (435 milies) by road from Bangkok, while the other option – Phuket, a resort in the south – is 850km (530 miles).
France has said it will send a “special plane” to fly its citizens out of Thailand on Monday, with “those in the most pressing situations…given priority,” AFP news agency reported.
Air France-KLM has already said it would fly travellers out of Phuket.
A few airlines have been using an airport at the U-Tapao naval base, about 140km (90 miles) south-east of Bangkok.
On Sunday more than 450 Muslim pilgrims stranded at the international airport were taken by bus to the base where they were to board a plane for the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Spain and Australia have been arranging special flights to evacuate their citizens.
Thailand’s tourist industry is losing an estimated $85m (£55.4m) per day, and the government warns that the number of foreign tourists arriving next year may halve, threatening one million jobs.
The protesters from the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) are a loose alliance of royalists, businessmen and the urban middle class.
They opposition want the government to resign, accusing it of being corrupt, hostile to the monarchy and in league with exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Are you stranded in Thailand or do you have family affected by the protests? What are your or their experiences? Send us your comments
Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia
Filed under: Business News, Latest, Politics News — Tags: Admiral Mike Mullen, Africa, African coast, Britons, cargo, Chinese, coast, coast of Somalia, Croatia, global piracy, Gulf of Aden, Hijacked, Hijacked oil tanker, Indian, Indian Ocean, international crew, International Maritime Bureau, Japanese cargo, Kenya, Kenyan, Kenyan coast, ocean, off the coast of East Africa, Oil, oil tanker, Philippines, Poland, Puntland region, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Sirius Star, Somalia, South Korean, tanker, Turkish ship, US, US Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy, Vela International, vessel, Yemen — expressyoureself @ 8:13 am
The Sirius Star’s cargo has an estimated value of $100m
A giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says.
The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2m barrels – a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s daily output – worth more than $100m.
The vessel was captured in what the navy called an “unprecedented” attack 450 nautical miles (830km) off the Kenyan coast on Saturday.
Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe.
The ship’s operator, Vela International, said a response team had been mobilized to work towards ensuring the safe release of vessel and crew.
The hijacking was highly unusual both in terms of the size of the ship and the fact it was attacked so far from the African coast.
The seizure points to the inability of a multi-national naval task force sent to the region earlier this year to stop Somali piracy, he says.
The US Fifth Fleet said the supertanker was “nearing an anchorage point” at Eyl, a port often used by pirates based in Somalia’s Puntland region.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the pirates involved were well trained.
“Once they get to a point where they can board, it becomes very difficult to get them off, because, clearly, now they hold hostages,” he told a Pentagon briefing in Washington.
Oil price rises
Hijackings off the coast of East Africa and the Gulf of Aden – an area of more than 1m square miles – make up one-third of all global piracy incidents this year, according the International Maritime Bureau.
THE SIRIUS STAR
Length of a US aircraft carrier
Can carry 2m barrels of oil
Biggest vessel to be hijacked
They are usually resolved peacefully through negotiations for ransom but, given the value of the cargo in this instance, a military response has not been ruled out, our correspondent says.
At least 12 vessels – including the Ukrainian freighter MV Faina, which was seized in September – remain captive and under negotiation with around 250 crew being held hostage.
This month alone, pirates have seized a Japanese cargo ship off Somalia, a Chinese fishing boat off Kenya and a Turkish ship transporting chemicals off Yemen.
War-torn Somalia has not had an effective government since 1991.
The South Korean-built Sirius Star was seized as it headed for the US via the southern tip of Africa, prompting a rise in crude oil prices on global markets.
The route around the Cape of Good Hope is a main thoroughfare for fully-laden supertankers from the Gulf.
With a capacity of 318,000 dead weight tonnes, the ship is 330m (1,080ft) long – about the length of a US aircraft carrier.
Owned by the Saudi company Aramco, it made its maiden voyage in March.
As well as the two Britons, the ship’s crew members are said to be from Croatia, the Philippines, Poland and Saudi Arabia.
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Analysing Bin Laden’s jihadi poetry
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The tapes show Osama Bin Laden to be ‘an entertainer with an agenda’
To many people Osama Bin Laden is the ultimate barbarian, to others an elusive Muslim warrior. Most know him simply as the world’s most wanted man.
Few would imagine him as a published poet or wedding raconteur.
But now a host of previously unpublished speeches made by the man accused of planning the 9/11 attacks on the US are to be made public.
They include sermons and readings delivered at a wide range of events from weddings to jihadi recruitment sessions.
The material was discovered on a dozen of 1,500 cassettes found in al-Qaeda’s headquarters in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which was evacuated during the US-led invasion in 2001.
Encompassing recordings from the late 1960s until the year 2000, the collection includes hundreds of sermons by Islamic scholars, political speeches by al-Qaeda’s top strategists and even footage of live battles – as well as recordings of the group’s reclusive leader.
According to one US linguistics expert, Flagg Miller, who has spent five years analysing the material, the tapes provide an audio library of Bin Laden’s development as an orator.
The assistant professor of religious studies at the University of California, Davis said the recordings also offer “unprecedented insight” into debates within Bin Laden’s circle in the years leading up to the attacks on the US on 11 September 2001.
Jihad and weddings
Prof Miller’s analysis of the tapes shows Saudi-born Bin Laden to be a skilled poet who weaves mystical references as well as jihadist imagery into his verse, reciting 1,400-year-old poetry alongside more current mujahideen-era work.
“[The readings] were sometimes given to large audiences when he was recruiting for jihad in Afghanistan… and other times they were delivered at weddings, or to smaller audiences, possibly in private homes,” Prof Miller, a linguistic anthropologist specialising in the Middle East, told.
Poetry is important to Bin Laden’s core audiences of radical Islamists and disaffected youth, and his verses have been picked up by his followers around the world and used in their own work, said Prof Miller.
“The violence and barbarism of war can sicken anybody and poetry is a way to frame that violence in higher ethics,” he said.
However, some scholars have objected to the publication of Bin Laden’s poetry, saying the work has only sparked interest because of the notoriety of its author, and that publishing the verse gives a forum to a reviled figure.
In one of his own poems, Bin Laden, whose whereabouts remain unknown, refers to a youth “who plunges into the smoke of war, smiling”.
“He hunches forth, staining the blades of lances red. May God not let my eye stray from the most eminent humans, should they fall,” continues the recital.
The words are believed to have been recorded in the mountainous Afghan cave complex of Tora Bora in 1996, as the al-Qaeda chief made his first declaration of war against the US.
Performer with an agenda
Often identifiable by his distinctive monotone, Bin Laden’s recitals show him to be “the performer, the entertainer with an agenda”, said Prof Miller, who is researching a book analysing the poetry and its role in jihad.
Bin Laden uses poetry to tap into the cultural orientation, the history and the ethics of Islam
Prof Flagg Miller
“They also show his evolution from a relatively unpolished Muslim reformer, orator and jihad recruiter to his current persona, in which he attempts to position himself as an important intellectual and political voice on international affairs.”
Earlier material is littered with references to tribal poetry, Koranic verses and mystical allusions – mountains, for example, are used as metaphors to help his followers avoid the temptations of the secular world.
In one instance the man accused of orchestrating bombings in East Africa, Indonesia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, as well as the US, describes himself as a “warrior poet”, whose words will lead his followers to an idyllic refuge in the Hindu Kush mountains.
More recent recordings are both more professionally produced and more overtly political – the anti-Western rhetoric with which the world has become familiar since the 9/11 attacks.
Prof Miller said that if alive, Bin Laden would still be writing poetry, which is central to the oral traditions of his tribal culture.
“Poetry is part of the oral tradition in the Arab world, which Bin Laden uses to tap into the cultural orientation, the history and the ethics of Islam,” he said.
The tapes are currently being cleaned and digitised at Yale University in the US and public access is expected to be granted in 2010.
Prof Miller’s findings are published in the October issue of the journal, Language and Communication.
Yemen faces new Jihad generation
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New recruits actively target the Yemeni regime and its supporters like the US
The deadly car bombing outside the US embassy in Yemen represents an escalation in attacks against Western targets and shows al Qaeda-inspired jihadis are growing in ability and determination.
Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed at least 16 people, but it is possible that other groups will come forward in the next few days.
There is a complex network of over-lapping splinter cells and claims of rival leadership within Yemen.
Extremist violence in Yemen has been on the rise since February 2006, when 23 prominent militants tunneled their way out of a high-security jail.
Ten Europeans and four Yemenis have died in attacks on tourist convoys in the past 15 months.
In March, a misfired mortar strike hit a girls’ school next door to the US embassy by mistake.
A subsequent bombing campaign in the capital – against an expatriate residential compound and oil company offices – prompted the US state department to evacuate all non-essential embassy staff from Yemen.
US employees had just started to return to their embassy desks at the end of August – so the timing of the latest attack is significant.
During July, Yemeni security forces killed five al-Qaeda suspects, disrupted a second cell and arrested more than 30 suspected al-Qaeda members.
In August, a prominent Islamic Jihad figure was arrested.
But this attack shows that effective leadership remains intact and operational capacity has not been disrupted.
Two Saudi passports were found among documents seized in the July raids and interrogations were said to have uncovered plans to launch attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Yemen subsequently extradited eight Saudi nationals to Riyadh.
The raids underlined the importance to Saudi Arabia of Yemen’s internal security. But Yemen is also paying the price for the northern kingdom’s muscular clampdown on its own insurgents.
In March, a Saudi militant fundraiser said al-Qaeda had been defeated in Saudi Arabia and he called on his remaining associates to flee to Yemen to escape capture or assassination by the Saudi authorities.
The current migration of Saudi jihadis to Yemen coincides with the emergence of a transnational structure calling itself al-Qaeda in the South of the Arabian Peninsula.
Yemen’s mountainous terrain and the weak presence of state structures outside Sanaa have long fostered close ties between jihadis in these neighboring states.
Cash-strapped Yemen lacks the financial resources to tackle terrorism in the same robust manner as the Saudis; its per capita gross domestic product of $2,300 is dwarfed by the $23,200 seen across the northern border.
The government is moving to a policy of direct confrontation with the younger generation
Analyst Ahmed Saif
In recent years, the Yemeni government has pioneered a dialogue programme and poetry recitals to influence violent jihadis and tribesmen.
The most recent initiative is a two-hour feature film intended to educate the public about Islamic extremism.
The film, called The Losing Bet, follows two Yemeni jihadis who return home after being radicalized abroad.
They are directed by an al-Qaeda mastermind to recruit new members and carry out a “martyrdom operation”.
News footage from the aftermath of a real suicide bombing is edited into scenes of this creative new drama – written and produced by a popular Yemeni director.
The film was launched in August, at a five-star hotel that has previously been an intended target of foiled terrorist plots.
It comes as the government faces a new generation of violent Islamists who are blowing the old, inclusive consensus apart.
The young generation appears to be immune to the standard tactic of negotiation and compromise that President Ali Abdullah Saleh used with the Yemeni mujahideen who returned home at the end of Afghanistan’s war against the Soviet Union.
The Afghan veterans supported the northern tribes against the former socialist South Yemen during the 1994 civil war in return for a reputed “covenant of security” deal – where the government guaranteed protection inside Yemen as long as violence occurred outside the boundaries of the state.
But new recruits are actively targeting President Saleh’s regime, citing as provocation the torture and humiliation of captive al-Qaeda members.
In July, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a police station in Hadramaut. In a subsequent statement, a splinter cell pledged to continue attacks against security and intelligence structures.
Such an explicit declaration means there is no longer scope for dialogue, according to Ahmed Saif, director of the Sheba Centre for Security Studies.
“The government is moving to a policy of direct confrontation with the younger generation,” he says.
Saudi judge condemns ‘immoral TV’
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The most senior judge in Saudi Arabia has said it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV channels which broadcast immoral programs.
Sheikh Salih Ibn al-Luhaydan said some “evil” entertainment programs aired by the channels promoted debauchery.
Dozens of satellite television channels broadcast across the Middle East, where they are watched by millions of Arabs every day.
The judge made the comments on a state radio program.
He was speaking in response to a listener who asked his opinion on the airing of programs featuring scantily-dressed women during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
“There is no doubt that these programs are a great evil, and the owners of these channels are as guilty as those who watch them,” said the sheikh.
“It is legitimate to kill those who call for corruption if their evil can not be stopped by other penalties.”
Royal dilemma
Given his position as the country’s most senior judge, the sheikh’s views can not be easily dismissed.
Clerics like Sheikh al-Luhaydan represent a huge dilemma for the Saudi royal family, our correspondent adds.
On the one hand, Saudi rulers need their support to claim that they rule in the name of Islam.
But on the other hand, fighting militant Islam can be difficult when the country’s top judge calls for the beheading of those he views as immoral broadcasters.
Oil rises on Opec production curb
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Mr Khelil said Opec would re-assess the situation at the end of the year
Oil prices have risen to $104 a barrel in Asian trade, reversing earlier losses, after OPEC agreed to return to its late 2007 production levels.
After talks in Vienna, Opec president Chakib Khelil said the measures to curb over-production amounted to a cut of 520,000 barrels a day within 40 days.
The October US light crude future was up about $1 to $104.20 a barrel after earlier tumbling to near $102.
Prices have sunk from a record of more than $147 a barrel seen in July.
On Tuesday Brent crude had dropped beneath $100 a barrel for the first time since April, and crude prices remain close to $100, below which Goldman Sachs said earlier this week could signal a global recession.
The fall from the record prices in July has helped the US dollar, which hit an 13-month high against the euro on Tuesday.
Supply question
The price has since fallen by nearly 30% as a global economic slowdown has reduced demand for oil.
Supply has also been increased in recent months by some Opec members – principally Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, Indonesia has suspended its membership of Opec.
Actions [to curb output] will be taken by members as soon as they can
Chakib Khelil, Algerian oil minister
“The conference regretfully accepted the wish of Indonesia to suspend its full membership in the organisation and recorded its hope the country would be in a position to rejoin the organisation in the not too distant future,” Opec said in a statement.
After the late-night talks in Vienna, the group announced it had decided to “strictly” comply to the production ceilings agreed in September last year, which amount to 28.8m barrels a day excluding Indonesia and Iraq.
It linked the falling price of oil to slowing economic growth, a stronger US dollar, easing geo-political tensions and greater supply.
“All the foregoing indicates a shift in market sentiment causing downside risks to the global oil market outlook,” a statement said.
Output curbs
The effect of the measures will be a cut of about 520,000 barrels a day, according to Algerian Oil Minister Chakib Khelil, who chaired the meeting.
“Actions [to curb output] will be taken by members as soon as they can, that means in the next 40 days,” he said.
Opec members will re-assess the situation when the meet again at the end of the year.
The move is a compromise meant to avoid new turmoil in the oil markets, but it also reflects Opec’s attempts to stop the recent falls in global prices.
Output issues loom as Opec meets
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Iran is leading the calls from those nations demanding an output cut
The United Arab Emirates'(UAE) delegation to Tuesday’s Opec oil meeting says the cartel will continue to keep the world “well supplied”.
Minister of Energy Mohammed Bin Dhaen Al-Hamli also said crude stockpiles in major oil consuming nations were within recent average levels.
It came as Iran led calls for Opec to cut output.
Analysts say the cartel may scale back production as prices have fallen from $147 a barrel in July to about $107.
Light, sweet crude rose 53 cents to $106.67 during trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Monday.
‘Market requirements’
The price hit a five-month low just above $105 on Friday, under pressure from economic weakness and lower fuel consumption.
However the Kuwaiti oil minister, Mohammad Olaim, backed the views of the UEA’s delegate Al-Hamli.
“We don’t think there is a requirement to decrease production,” he said before leaving for the meeting in Vienna.
“If the market requires anything to do, we will.”
Al-Hamli added in his remarks that decisions on production levels are based on whether the market is well supplied.
He also said the recent fall in prices showed that the earlier steep rise in prices from $100 a barrel at the turn of the year was “too high, too fast”.
But Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said on Monday that there was “oversupply” as he arrived for the 13-nation conference.
Increased output
On Sunday, Libya also called for a reduction in Opec output. Opec is currently thought to be producing about a million barrels per day (bpd) more than its official ceiling of 29.67 million bpd.
In May and June Saudi Arabia agreed to increase production by 500,000 bpd to help calm markets.
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Nuaimi has yet to state an opinion on output and prices ahead of the meeting.
Opec produces about 40% of world crude. In July, the exporters’ group said world demand for oil will grow by 50% between now and 2030 as people in developing countries drive more cars.
Pakistan ‘needs help’ on economy
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Asif Ali Zardari faces huge challenges if he becomes president
Pakistan needs a “substantial” injection of external funds if it is to improve its worsening economic situation, an IMF official has said.
Mohsin Khan said Pakistan had not yet requested help from the IMF, which some economists have called for, to address a growing balance of payment crisis.
A falling rupee, soaring inflation and dwindling currency reserves are among Pakistan’s mounting economic problems.
Mr Khan said ministers planned to cut borrowing and tap donors for support.
Economic distress
Stabilizing Pakistan’s faltering economy will be one of the main priorities for Asif Ali Zardari, who is widely expected to be elected president following elections this weekend.
Pakistan’s public finances have deteriorated in the past 18 months amid political instability and violence which culminated in the resignation of former President Musharraf last month.
It seems the government is not getting its act together
Yang-Myung Hang, Lehman Brothers
The rupee has fallen to a record low against the dollar while currency reserves have shrunk from $16.5bn ten months ago to $9.38bn.
The soaring cost of oil imports has eaten into the country’s reserves while the spiraling rate of inflation, which has risen to 25%, has sparked public anger.
Growth in the economy, which performed strongly in the early years of the Musharraf era, is expected to fall to a six-year low this year.
Pakistan’s fragile coalition government is pursuing a range of options to bolster confidence in the economy, including seeking $1bn in loans from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
It is also in talks with Saudi Arabia to defer payment on an estimated $5.9bn of oil it has purchased.
Security concerns have put off some investors
Some economists believe it is inevitable Pakistan will have to turn to the IMF for help should it find itself struggling to pay its creditors.
Such a move could prove unpopular as any IMF funding would likely require undertakings to slash government borrowing and spending.
On the other hand, such a scenario is unlikely to materialise given the level of US financial and logistical support for Pakistan, a key ally.
Seeking stability
The IMF said it was encouraged that the government was committed to measures to improve its financial position, including privatizing assets and raising funds from the international markets.
“If measures outlined are implemented and sufficient financing is secured quickly,” Mr Khan – director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department said, “the authorities could stabilize the economy this year and start to build up reserves.”
Despite attempts by the country’s central bank to reassure foreign investors, concerns remain about the new government’s ability to tackle multiple security and economic challenges.
“It seems the government is not getting its act together, making it difficult to actively address the decline in forex reserves,” said Yang-Myung Hang, a sovereign rating analyst at Lehman Brothers.
Musharraf foes set to hold talks
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The ruling parties must now fill the gap left by Pervez Musharraf
Leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition are to meet in Islamabad to discuss who will succeed their long-time opponent, former President Pervez Musharraf.
Mr Musharraf stepped down on Monday after nine years in power to avoid a move by the government to impeach him.
The coalition, led by the parties of the late Benazir Bhutto and ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, held a first, inconclusive round of talks on Monday.
Mr Musharraf was replaced automatically by caretaker President Muhammad Sumroo.
Mr Sumroo, speaker of the Senate and a political ally of Mr Musharraf, will lead the country until a new election is held by parliament.
It is unclear whether Mr Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1999, will face prosecution now that he is out of power.
Mutual distrust
On Monday, Mr Sharif, who leads the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), met Asif Ali Zardari, leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Benazir Bhutto, and other coalition figures.
Mr Musharraf denied being an enemy of democracy
Sources say their talks focused on the nomination of the next president and the restoration of judges deposed by Mr Musharraf.
The PPP and PML-N distrust each other and have already said different things about Mr Musharraf’s future.
Mr Zardari’s party said it believed he might have immunity from prosecution.
But Mr Sharif’s party argues he should stand trial for, among other things, abrogating the constitution.
The parties are also likely to differ on whether to reinstate the judges and are thought to have differences of emphasis on how to tackle a violent Islamist insurgency on the Afghan border, our correspondent says.
There is relief in Pakistan that Mr Musharraf is gone but mounting impatience with the political parties that won February’s elections.
‘Going, Going, Gone!’
Pakistan’s newspapers on Tuesday celebrated the exit of former president.
Musharraf should be blamed for his own fall
Stan Rodrigues, Newark, US
The headline of The Daily Times was “Going, Going, Gone!”, next to a photo of Mr Musharraf, while The News led with “Mush Quits With His Tail Between His Legs”.
The country’s media also speculated about what he might do next, reporting that he wants to stay in Pakistan, but may soon travel abroad, with Saudi Arabia, the US, the UK and Turkey mentioned as possible destinations.
Mr Musharraf left his official residence in Islamabad for the last time after announcing his resignation in a televised address.
He inspected a last military guard of honour before leaving the palace in a black limousine.
Mehr, Lahore, Pakistan
I would rather have been ruled by a democratic dictator than despotic democrats
After nine years in power, Pervez Musharraf had finally run out of options, the BBC’s Chris Morris reports from Islamabad.
Well known in the West for his support for the US after the 11 September 2001 attacks, he had grown increasingly unpopular at home.
With the government on the verge of impeaching him, the former soldier’s instinct was to fight on, our correspondent says, but in his lengthy address he said he was stepping down for the good of the nation.
It is a landmark moment in Pakistan, our correspondent adds: the former military ruler forced from office by civilian politicians and the army standing by and allowing it to happen.
Mrs Bhutto’s son and heir, Bilawal, said he hoped the country could move forward after Mr Musharraf’s departure.
“I see that the biggest hurdle in the way of democracy has been removed,” he said.
Mrs Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi in December last year.
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I'm an Ex Scn and Atheist - How many atheists are here at the board?
Discussion in 'General Scientology Discussion' started by SuperPowers, Aug 13, 2016.
SuperPowers Patron with Honors
I'm an atheist now.
I don't believe in super natural things any more.
Science and reason is my ground.
I love arts and music.
I hate religious violence and oppression.
I despise fake science and knowledge.
And that goes for Hubbard and his phone ideology.
What are you today my ex scn friend?
Are you still some sort of a religious believer or are you a non-believer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Te4zkbgeuw&t=1204s
SuperPowers, Aug 13, 2016
strativarius Inveterate gnashnab & snoutband
SuperPowers said: ↑
Right or wrong I'm with you all the way on all of your criteria!
strativarius, Aug 13, 2016
TheOriginalBigBlue Gold Meritorious Patron
I am an OriginalBigBlueologist. What is true for me is true for me and what is true for me is that there may be a god and there may be spirituality and there may not, but Scientology is not the answer.
TheOriginalBigBlue, Aug 13, 2016
Peter Soderqvist Patron with Honors
I Am An Atheist!
Peter Soderqvist, Aug 13, 2016
Mimsey Borogrove Crusader
Peter Soderqvist said: ↑
Ok. The Walrus was Paul. Feel better? Mimsey
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30523/who-was-walrus-analyzing-strangest-beatles-song
[video=youtube;3NP5IGjAP2Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NP5IGjAP2Q[/video]
Mimsey Borogrove, Aug 13, 2016
Hypatia Pagan
Yes, I'm still woo woo. I like a lot of New Age theories. I never was against science so haven't had any trouble with that, post-Scio.
Hypatia, Aug 13, 2016
just to be serious for once, and answer the OP question - I believe in the concept that man is a spiritual being wearing a meat body that is fantastically complex, and the complexity and specialization of the various parts of all life forms overrules the possibility it all evolved from some primordial soup. All these parts ( eyes, brains, toes, dolphin's echolocation systems, etc. on and on) appears to have be designed, and evolve as time goes by.
I also believe that there is some sort of ESP phenomena that goes on which I have posted about many times, which is a native ability of the spiritual being.
An interesting book to read is the Holographic Universe book or the book: The Sense of being stared at. by Rupert Sheldrake
https://www.amazon.com/Holographic-...713&sr=8-1&keywords=holographic+universe+book
https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Being-..._SR214,320_&psc=1&refRID=50DGNSZ5AK9Q2D8PHMQG
Here's a video by Rupert about science and it's materialistic viewpoint to the exclusion of anything else.
[video=youtube;JKHUaNAxsTg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHUaNAxsTg[/video]
Now, I have nothing against Atheists, or any other religious / spiritual belief system as long as they allow me to believe in what I want (Mimseyism - the world's smallest cult, consisting of one adherent / guru) so if you want to believe there's no god or whatever in hell made this place, go for it.
But please remember - I am he as you are he as you are me, and we are all together. Or this:
[video=youtube;etN0h_e5rvI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etN0h_e5rvI&list=RDetN0h_e5rvI[/video]
Mimsey
Little David Gold Meritorious Patron
I have to know what something is to believe in it. I don't know what God is.
Little David, Aug 13, 2016
Operating DB Truman Show Dropout
I don't have a specific label since it can mean different things to different people in different cultures. I'm definitely not religious in any sense of the word. Maybe somewhere between atheist and agnostic with an open mind to the possibility of something spiritual in a nebulous way.
No wonder I'm so messed up!
Operating DB, Aug 13, 2016
Mimsey Borogrove said: ↑
just to be serious for once, and answer the OP question - I believe in the concept that man is a spiritual being wearing a meat body that is fantastically complex, and the complexity and specialization of the various parts of all life forms overrules the possibility it all evolved from some primordial soup. [highlight]All these parts ( eyes, brains, toes, dolphin's echolocation systems, etc. on and on) appears to have be designed, and evolve as time goes by[/highlight].<snip>
I'm sorry Mimsey, but to me it looks like you've contradicted yourself. Either eyes and brains etc. were designed, or they evolved, it's one or the other. If 'god' was clever enough to design an eye, why invent an inefficient one and have it improve through evolution? Surely he'd (or she'd) create a perfect one straight off.
I don't believe in your 'ghost in the machine', and if ESP exists, old matey with his one million dollars is still waiting for someone to claim it. Sorry.
Nothing would give me a bigger rush than to learn that exteriorisation, ESP, mind melding and all the other stuff was a reality, after all, that's what most of us got into scientology for. Unfortunately, it's not. Get over it.
WildKat Gold Meritorious Patron
Logic, common sense, do-the-right-thing... That is what I believe in.
There may or may not be a God or spirit realm, but either way it wouldn't change how I conduct my life. I definitely don't believe in the "Jesus died for your sins" BS. As Spock would say "it's illogiical".
WildKat, Aug 14, 2016
lotus stubborn rebel sheep!
Same than you all the way
except the first stance
I think (a thought - not a belief\certainty) that there are many things related to the creation of universe and life that are mysterious to me since I don't understand all related processes or how it cam eup. It is possible there is another dimension of life , in which spirits\souls whatever may evolve. I don't know! :confused2:
So, I accept I don't know what I don't know and that I will never understand it. Even with God..I don't know what it is..fabulation , a higher state of beingness ???? but I think it may be related to a perfect intelligence and love , if it does exist.
I like to keep an open frame of discoveries for when my last moment here, on this planet...lol..end up...that would be like the begining of a new journey. (Actually, this is my main cognitive dissonance - I try to make sens of non-sense things with this stuff and I am aware of it)
Otherwise there will be nobody, no identity, no I am, no awareness anymore to know there is nothing...thus no disappointment...
Facing aging, I tend to give up on any belief, observe life as it is, and I am left with this question:
Why would it be different for us than other life forms ?????
(god, paradise heaven and all this stuff..)
Is it just that we have a more evolved awareness (self-awareness we share with some other primates) and brain 2.0 which allow us to many fabulations and quests ????
lotus, Aug 14, 2016
strativarius said: ↑
Au contraire, mon ami, au contraire.
They work hand in glove. If you design a mechanism that evolves, then it can cope with changes in the environment. If you don't, it becomes obsolete. Like our white furred polar bear - if the polar ice cap melts faster than it can evolve - that puppy will die out.
So you don't believe in ESP or you haven't experienced it? Or you have experienced it and invalidated it? Or it doesn't make any sense because there's no physical law that explains it?
Take a few moments and watch the previous video I posted by Rupert. There's a tremendous bias or prejudice in science against anything that smacks of anything like esp. Why is that?
I am currently listening to another, (see below) which point's out the key reason atheists are returning to a belief in god or spirituality: The inability of science to explain consciousness.
[video=youtube;oxsNpMpPT3Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxsNpMpPT3Q[/video]
Look, you are conceding that evolution occurs, why do you have to spoil it all by adding the woo woo dimension?
I don't believe in ESP Mimsey, because there is not one shred of evidence that says it exists.
I can't watch vids Mimsey, my computer's not up to the job. All they do is make it very tedious for me to navigate the pages of this thread.
I am currently listening to another, (see below) which point's out the key reason [highlight]atheists are returning to a belief in god or spirituality[/highlight]: The inability of science to explain consciousness.
Are they? Just because Sheldrake says they are doesn't make it true. I read his book on morphic resonance and I thought it was very interesting, however, if he was able to succeed where science has failed and can explain consciousness, how come I don't know anything about it? If it were true it would be a world shattering discovery, but I don't have to watch your vid to know that it is just his little pet theory.
What do you mean there's not a shred of evidence? There many accounts of it.
I haven't read that book by him, but I am starting on the science one he wrote.
I agree, just because if he says it, doesn't make it true.
I have experienced plenty of ESP like stuff, but that doesn't make it true for you, only me.
That's why I asked:
to see if you ever did experience any thing in that realm. I had a friend who was like minded to you in not believing in spiritual stuff, and I asked if there was ever a time he was out of his body - he told me of an experience where he was sleeping in bed, floating near the ceiling, and saw the mirror on the ceiling began to fall - he jerked his body aside and the mirror disintegrated on his bed where he was laying. It could be explained away with: he was dreaming and heard the Velcro or screws give way and woke and moved in a split second. Or it could be as he said.
Do you have any such memories, say when you were younger, or even as a child, when you experienced anything of a spiritual nature?
Hey Strat - what do you think about this? Mimsey
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...ted-Our-son-World-War-II-pilot-come-life.html
Reincarnated! Our son is a World War II pilot come back to life
By Zoe Brennan for the Daily Mail
It sounds totally beyond belief. But read the tantalising evidence from this boy's family and you may start to wonder...
The agonised screams pierced the air. 'Plane on fire! Airplane crash.' In the dark, a two-year-old boy was just visible, writhing on his bed in the grip of horror. 'He was lying there on his back, kicking and clawing at the covers like he was trying to kick his way out of a coffin,' remembers the boy's father.
'I thought, this looks like The Exorcist. I half expected his head to spin around like that little girl in the movie. But then I heard what James was saying.'
Over and over again, the tiny child screamed: 'Plane on fire! Little man can't get out.' For his shocked parents, these nightly scenes were traumatic.
For experts, they were baffling.
As the nightmares became more terrifying, the child started screaming the name of the 'little man' who couldn't get out of the plane. It was James - like his own name. He also talked in his dreams of 'Jack Larsen', 'Natoma' and 'Corsair'.
James Leininger's father, Bruce, was flummoxed. In a desperate attempt to find an answer to his son's troubled nights, he embarked on an obsessive three-year research project, armed only with the outbursts and names his son had been shouting in his disturbed sleep.
What he discovered astonished and perplexed him, and drove him to an extraordinary conclusion.
A lifelong Christian, it was not the answer he had sought for his son's behaviour. But he came to believe James was the reincarnation of a World War II fighter pilot; a man who had been shot down in his plane and struggled to escape as it caught fire; a hero. James Huston
The idea seems so preposterous as to be unbelievable. Yet in their new book, Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation Of A World War II Fighter Pilot, Bruce and his wife, Andrea, lay out some compelling evidence.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...rld-War-II-pilot-come-life.html#ixzz4HGAkXLmV
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http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/689...i-pilot-ided-vessel-crash-site-other-details/
There are many accounts of the Loch Ness Monster.
That's why I asked: to see if you ever did experience any thing in that realm. I had a friend who was like minded to you in not believing in spiritual stuff, and I asked if there was ever a time he was out of his body - he told me of an experience where he was sleeping in bed, floating near the ceiling, and saw the mirror on the ceiling began to fall - he jerked his body aside and the mirror disintegrated on his bed where he was laying. It could be explained away with: he was dreaming and heard the Velcro or screws give way and woke and moved in a split second. Or it could be as he said.
I'm sorry, but this is completely unreal to me. You talk about 'sleeping in bed, floating near the ceiling' as though everybody does that all the time. To me that is just hallucinatory.
No, but talking about hallucinations I took a lot of really good acid in the sixties. It taught me that there is a very slender veil between what passes as 'reality' and what else is 'out there'. Perhaps with people of your persuasion the veil gets lifted more often, and you don't need a drug to get started. As Hubbard said in the Clearing Course materials, remember, it's all in your mind.
Oh dear. Yes, I remember this story. What some people will do to get a bit of attention!
I'm off to bed. G'night.
That's fine. it's that old Scientology saw - what's real for you is real for you. I have no argument with what you say - that Nessie wasn't an actual plesiosaur or that many believe stuff that's hallucinatory or imaginary.
But, I question the absolutness of there being no shred of evidence.
I only did acid once - some Sandoz that was made for clinical research, so it wasn't cut like most street acid. But that's neither here nor there.
it's too bad really the dinosaurs didn't survive the Chicxulub meteor strike - what fun that could have been:
Ogsonofgroo Crusader
I think I understand mon, I find believing in anything rather self-defeating. If yer curious enough I put some items up on the my blog thingy-thing here on where I'm at.
Yeh I know more Canucks are irritated by Rush than most all else peoples, but this onge always stuck with me. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOyQhgM1FU
Rem, you are never alone when you look out.
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Saratoga 2yos Analysis: Steve Asmussen Keeps On Winning
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Trainer Steve Asmussen (Photo by © Breeders' Cup/Ben Van Hook 2014) Just how deep is Steve Asmussen’s roster of talented young two-year-olds? No one can say for certain, because seemingly every week—or at times, every day—Asmussen unleashes another promising young runner. Last week at Saratoga, Asmussen won three juvenile races in the span of two days, and he would have won four over three days if not for a disqualification on Thursday. The disqualified runner was Super Simple, [...]
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Frequency of RAS gene mutation and its cooperative genetic events in Southeast Asian adult acute myeloid leukemia.
Auewarakul, Chirayu U.; Lauhakirti, Darat; Tocharoentanaphol, Chintana (2006-07)
RAS gene as one of the most frequently mutated genes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has become an attractive target for molecular therapy. The role of oncogenic RAS and its associated genetic events in AML are not yet defined. We examined the frequency of RAS mutation in 239 Thai de novo adult AML patients using polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis. Thirty-five RAS mutations were found in 32 cases (13%) predominantly classified as M1/M2 (53%) followed by M4/M5 subtype (38%). Ten cases were positive for N-RAS codon 12, 11 cases for N-RAS codon 61, 13 cases for N-RAS codon 13, and one case for K-RAS codon 13. No mutation was found in K-RAS exon 2 or H-RAS. The most common base substitution was the G to A transition at codon 13. Most M1/M2 cases had mutations at codon 12 or 13, whereas M4/M5 cases preferentially affected codon 61. Half of the patients with RAS mutations had abnormal karyotypes with the majority involving chromosomes 21, 11 and 7. Four patients had core-binding factor leukemia and four additional patients had coexisting FLT3 or AML1 mutation. One patient had RAS, FLT3 and t(8;21) and the other had RAS, AML1 point mutation and del(9q). In conclusion, mutation of RAS gene was not as common in the Thais as in the western population. Several additional genetic abnormalities occurred in RAS-mutated patients. Future molecular-targeting approaches should take into account the multiple genetic events that coexist with RAS mutations in AML patients.
Fish oil regulates adiponectin secretion by a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-dependent mechanism in mice.
Neschen, Susanne; Morino, Katsutaro; Rossbacher, Jörg C.; Pongratz, Rebecca L.; Cline, Gary W.; Sono, Saki; Gillum, Matthew; Shulman, Gerald I. (2006-04)
Adiponectin has insulin-sensitizing, antiatherogenic, and anti-inflammatory properties, but little is known about factors that regulate its secretion. To examine the effect of fish oil on adiponectin secretion, mice were fed either a control diet or isocaloric diets containing 27% safflower oil or 27, 13.5, and 8% menhaden fish oil. Within 15 days, fish oil feeding raised plasma adiponectin concentrations two- to threefold in a dose-dependent manner, and the concentrations remained approximately twofold higher for 7 days when the fish oil diet was replaced by the safflower oil diet. Within 24 h, fish oil markedly induced transcription of the adiponectin gene in epididymal adipose tissue but not in subcutaneous fat. The increase of plasma adiponectin by fish oil was completely blocked by administration of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma inhibitor bisphenol-A-diglycidyl ether. In contrast, there was no effect of fish oil feeding on adiponectin secretion in PPARalpha-null mice. These data suggest that fish oil is a naturally occurring potent regulator of adiponectin secretion in vivo and that it does so through a PPARgamma-dependent and PPARalpha-independent manner in epididymal fat.
Differential effects of the oxidized metabolites of oltipraz on the activation of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-beta and NF-E2-related factor-2 for GSTA2 gene induction.
Ko, Myong Suk; Lee, Seung Jin; Kim, Jin Wan; Lim, Jee Woong; Kim, Sang Geon (2006-08)
Comprehensive mechanistic studies suggest that oltipraz exerts cancer chemopreventive effects through the induction of glutathione S-transferase (GST). Previously, we have shown that the activation of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-beta (C/EBPbeta), promoted by oltipraz, contributes to the transcriptional induction of the GSTA2 gene. Studies also indicated that exposure of animals to oltipraz triggers nuclear accumulation of NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) with an increase in Nrf2's antioxidant response element (ARE) binding activity. Given the previous reports that C/EBPbeta activation contributes to oltipraz's induction of the GSTA2 gene and that Nrf2 activation by oltipraz was variable depending on the concentrations, this study investigated whether the major oxidized metabolites of oltipraz induce GSTA2 through the activation of C/EBPbeta and/or Nrf2. Immunoblot analysis revealed that M1 [4-methyl-5-(pyrazin-2-yl)-3H-1,2-dithiol-3-one] and M2 (7-methyl-6,8-bis(methylthio)H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine), but not M3 (7-methyl-8-(methylsulfinyl)-6-(methylthio)H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine) and M4 (7-methyl-6,8-bis(methylsulfinyl)H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine), induced GSTA2 in H4IIE cells. M1 and M2 also increased the luciferase activity from pGL-1651, which contained the luciferase structural gene downstream of the -1.65-kilobase GSTA2 promoter region. Nuclear C/EBPbeta levels were enhanced by the metabolites but not by M3 or M4. Among the oxidized metabolites examined, only M2, which elicited cell death at a relatively high concentration, activated Nrf2, as indicated by nuclear accumulation of Nrf2 and its ARE binding activity. The present study provides evidence that M1 and M2, but not M3 and M4, induce GSTA2 and that M1 induces GSTA2 only via C/EBPbeta activation, whereas M2 does so by activating Nrf2 as well as C/EBPbeta. These results substantiate the differential effects of oltipraz's metabolites on C/EBPbeta- and/or Nrf2-mediated GSTA2 induction.
Effects of quercetin and beta-carotene supplementation on azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis and inflammatory responses in rats fed with high-fat diet rich in omega-6 fatty acids.
Choi, Soo-Yeon; Park, Jung Han Yoon; Kim, Jong-Sang; Kim, Mi Kyung; Aruoma, Okezie I.; Sung, Mi-Kyung (2006)
Chronic inflammation in gastrointestinal tract has been suggested as a risk factor for tumor formation. The effect of dietary supplementation of quercetin or beta-carotene on colon carcinogenesis and inflammatory response in rats fed with high-fat diet rich in omega-6 fatty acids was assessed. Animals were exposed to two weekly subcutaneous injections of AOM (azoxymethane) at a single dose of 15 mg/kg body weight. A portion of rats from each group was sacrificed at 8 weeks after the last AOM treatment to determine ACF (aberrant crypt foci) formation. Colonic mucosa expression of iNOS (inducible nitric oxide) and COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) protein, and blood PGE2 (prostaglandin E2) level were measured. The remaining groups of animals were sacrificed at 33 weeks after the last AOM treatment to examine colon tumor formation. Rats on high-fat diet developed more aberrant crypt foci (P<0.05) compared with those of rats on regular diet. In the same vein, but in contrast to the effect seen with regular diet, the high-fat diet induced a significant up-regulation of iNOS expression. There was no significant change in the extent of COX-2 expression or in the PGE2 levels. Quercetin or beta-carotene supplementation reduced the number of ACF only in animals fed high-fat diet (p<0.05), however, no significant difference in tumor incidence was found. At week 33, the expression of iNOS was reduced by quercetin without a statistical significance, and COX-2 expression was slightly reduced in rats on beta-carotene supplementation. No change in PGE2 levels was observed. Whilst dietary antioxidants are considered as effective suppressors for precancerous lesion formation in colons exposed to high-risk diet, it is clear that elucidating the role of individual antioxidants in colon tumor formation coupled with an understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved would benefit colon cancer prevention strategies.
Balkan endemic nephropathy: role of ochratoxins A through biomarkers.
Castegnaro, Marcel; Canadas, Delphine; Vrabcheva, Terry; Petkova-Bocharova, Theodora; Chernozemsky, Ivan N.; Pfohl-Leszkowicz, Annie (2006-05)
Several studies implicated mycotoxins, in endemic kidney disease geographically limited to Balkan region (Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN)). In Bulgaria, much higher prevalence of ochratoxin A (OTA), exceeding 2 microg/L, was observed in the blood of affected population. OTA is found more often in the urine of people living in BEN-endemic villages. To confirm and quantify exposure to OTA in Vratza district, we followed up OTA intake for 1 month, OTA in blood and urine from healthy (20-30 years old) volunteers, from two villages with high risk for BEN disease. Food samples were collected daily, blood and urine at the beginning of each week. Relations between increasing OTA intake, blood concentration and elimination of OTA in urine have been studied in rats. Average weekly intake of OTA varies from 1.9 to 206 ng/kg body weight, twice tolerable weekly intake recommended by JECFA. OTA blood concentrations are in the same range as previously reported in this region with concentrations reaching 10 microg/L. Weekly OTA food intake is not directly correlated with blood and urine concentrations. Biomarkers of biological effects such as DNA adducts were detected in patients affected by urinary tract tumours (UTT) and in rat study. All these plead for the implication of OTA, in BEN and UTT.
Revisiting the population toxicokinetics of tetrachloroethylene.
Chiu, Weihsueh A.; Bois, Frédéric Y. (2006-06)
Revised assessment of cancer risk to dichloromethane II. Application of probabilistic methods to cancer risk determinations.
David, Raymond M.; Clewell, Harvey J.; Gentry, P. Robinan; Covington, Tammie R.; Morgott, David A.; Marino, Dale J. (2006-06)
An updated PBPK model of methylene chloride (DCM, dichloromethane) carcinogenicity in mice was recently published using Bayesian statistical methods (Marino et al., 2006). In this work, this model was applied to humans, as recommended by Sweeney et al.(2004). Physiological parameters for input into the MCMC analysis were selected from multiple sources reflecting, in each case, the source that was considered to represent the most current scientific evidence for each parameter. Metabolic data for individual subjects from five human studies were combined into a single data set and population values derived using MCSim. These population values were used for calibration of the human model. The PBPK model using the calibrated metabolic parameters was used to perform a cancer risk assessment for DCM, using the same tumor incidence and exposure concentration data relied upon in the current IRIS entry. Unit risks, i.e., the risk of cancer from exposure to 1 microg/m3 over a lifetime, for DCM were estimated using the calibrated human model. The results indicate skewed distributions for liver and lung tumor risks, alone or in combination, with a mean unit risk (per microg/m3) of 1.05 x 10(-9), considering both liver and lung tumors. Adding the distribution of genetic polymorphisms for metabolism to the ultimate carcinogen, the unit risks range from 0 (which is expected given that approximately 20% of the US population is estimated to be nonconjugators) up to a unit risk of 2.70 x 10(-9) at the 95th percentile. The median, or 50th percentile, is 9.33 x 10(-10), which is approximately a factor of 500 lower than the current EPA unit risk of 4.7 x 10(-7) using a previous PBPK model. These values represent the best estimates to date for DCM cancer risk because all available human data sets were used, and a probabilistic methodology was followed.
Sustained trophism of the mammary gland is sufficient to accelerate and synchronize development of ErbB2/Neu-induced tumors.
Landis, M. D.; Seachrist, D. D.; Abdul-Karim, F. W.; Keri, R. A. (2006-06-01)
Epidemiological studies indicate that parity enhances HER2/ErbB2/Neu-induced breast tumorigenesis. Furthermore, recent studies using multiparous, ErbB2/Neu-overexpressing mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV-Neu) mice have shown that parity induces a population of cells that are targeted for ErbB2/Neu-induced transformation. Although parity accelerates mammary tumorigenesis, the pattern of tumor development in multiparous MMTV-Neu mice remains stochastic, suggesting that additional events are required for ErbB2/Neu to cause mammary tumors. Whether such events are genetic in nature or reflective of the dynamic hormonal control of the gland that occurs with pregnancy remains unclear. We postulated that young age at pregnancy initiation or chronic trophic maintenance of mammary epithelial cells might provide a cellular environment that significantly increases susceptibility to ErbB2/Neu-induced tumorigenesis. MMTV-Neu mice that were maintained pregnant or lactating beginning at 3 weeks of age demonstrated accelerated tumorigenesis, but this process was still stochastic, indicating that early pregnancy does not provide the requisite events of tumorigenesis. However, bitransgenic mice that were generated by breeding MMTV-Neu mice with a luteinizing hormone-overexpressing mouse model of ovarian hyperstimulation developed multifocal mammary tumors in an accelerated, synchronous manner compared to virgin MMTV-Neu animals. This synchrony of tumor development in the bitransgenic mice suggests that trophic maintenance of the mammary gland provides the additional events required for tumor formation and maintains the population of cells that are targeted by ErbB2/Neu for transformation. Both the synchrony of tumor appearance and the ability to characterize a window of commitment by ovariectomy/palpation studies permitted microarray analysis to evaluate changes in gene expression over a defined timeline that spans the progression from normal to preneoplastic mammary tissue. These approaches led to identification of several candidate genes whose expression changes in the mammary gland with commitment to ErbB2/Neu-induced tumorigenesis, suggesting that they may either be regulated by ErbB2/Neu and/or contribute to tumor formation.
Brassica vegetable consumption reduces urinary F2-isoprostane levels independent of micronutrient intake.
Fowke, Jay H.; Morrow, Jason D.; Motley, Saundra; Bostick, Roberd M.; Ness, Reid M (2006-10)
Isothiocyanates and indoles (e.g. indole-3-carbinol) from Brassica vegetables (e.g. broccoli) induce Phase I and Phase II enzymes responsible for the oxidation, reduction and metabolism of endogenous and exogenous carcinogens. Brassica vegetables also contain micronutrients that may provide additional DNA protection from reactive oxygen species. This randomized crossover trial (n = 20) compares the effects of a Brassica Vegetable (BV) intervention against a Micronutrient and Fiber Supplementation (M+F) intervention on urinary F2-isoprostane levels (F2-iP), a stable biomarker of systemic oxidative stress. Brassica intake was monitored by repeated 24 h recalls, urinary ITC levels and questionnaire. Urinary F2-iP levels were measured by mass spectrometry from first-morning urine samples collected at Baseline and after each intervention, and change in natural log transformed urinary F2-iP levels were analyzed using repeated measures regression. Brassica consumption increased from 2 grams/day (g/d) during the Baseline or M+F intervention periods to 218 g/d during the BV intervention, whereas exposure to most antioxidant vitamins and minerals was greatest during the M+F intervention. F2-iP levels significantly decreased by 22.0 or 21.8% during the BV intervention compared with Baseline or the M+F intervention (P = 0.05, P = 0.05, respectively). Urinary F2-iP levels did not significantly differ between Baseline and the M+F intervention (difference = 0.2%; P = 0.98). Brassica intake has been associated with reduced risk of colon, lung, bladder, breast, prostate and other cancers. Our results suggest that Brassica consumption reduces systemic oxidative stress independent of the vitamin and mineral content of these vegetables.
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Township of Clark, NJ
Ch 11 Administrative and Disciplinary Proceedings
Ch 16 Boards, Committees and Commissions
Ch 57 Sewerage Authority
Ch 61 Sewer Utility
Ch 66 Affordable Housing
Ch 95 Body Art
Ch 99 Building Design
Ch 108 Buildings, Unfit
Ch 114 Certificate of Continued Occupancy
Ch 117 Clothing Donation Bins
Ch 126 Contractor Registration
Ch 135 Drug and Alcohol-Free Zones
Ch 145 Art I Municipal Services
§ 145-1 Purpose.
§ 145-2 Office of Township Clerk.
§ 145-3 Police Department.
§ 145-4 Department of Finance.
Ch 149 Firearms and Explosives
Ch 153 Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 157 Fire Limits
Ch 166 Flood Damage Control
Ch 170 Food Establishments
Ch 185 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
Ch 188 Hotels, Motels and Motor Courts
Ch 197 Lead Poisoning
Ch 199 Library Property
Ch 227 Nuisances, Public Health
Ch 260 Records, Public Access to
Ch 284 Sewer User Fees
Ch 290 Skateboards, Sleds and Scooters
Ch 298 Soil Moving
Ch 310 Streets, Sidewalks and All Improvements Related Thereto
Ch 357 Vending Machines
Agendas Resolutions
Township of Clark, NJ / Part II: General Legislation / Fees
Article I Municipal Services
[Derived from Sec. 2-65 of the 2002 Revised General Ordinances, adopted 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 02-27]
This article is adopted in order to advise the citizens of the Township and any and all persons doing business with the Township of the various fees charged for services rendered by the departments of municipal government which are not listed in specific chapters and specific sections.
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-14; 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]
Copies of documents: $0.05 per letter-size page or smaller; $0.07 per legal-size page.
Zoning Map: actual cost.
Tax Map, per sheet: actual cost.
[Amended 6-16-2003 by Ord. No. 03-22; 8-18-2003 by Ord. No. 03-23; by Ord. No. 04-14; 2-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01; 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 09-02; 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]
Firearms:
Application for firearms ID card (in addition to all state and federal fees and requirements): $25.
Application for permit to carry handgun, each (in addition to all state and federal fees and requirements): $25.
Escort service, per round trip: $25.
Fingerprints: $10.
Alarms: See § 70-5D and E.
Charges for outside police details undertaken by police.
Traffic work not paid by Township; use of police vehicle.
[Amended 2-4-2013 by Ord. No. 13-01; 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 14-21]
All requests for outside police details shall give at least three hours' advance notice. Failure to provide such advance notice shall result in the increase of the hourly fee for such detail from $60 per hour to $90 per hour. Employing entity shall file a certificate attesting the existence of worker's compensation coverage for all off-duty police officers so employed.
All traffic work not paid by the Township of Clark shall be at the rate of $60 per hour, with a minimum of four hours, with the rate increasing to $90 per hour after eight hours, together with a fifteen-percent administrative fee.
Use of a police vehicle (local use only) shall be at the rate of $25 per hour, with a three-hour minimum. All time after three hours will be rounded to the next half hour. These fees shall be placed in a separate account dedicated for police vehicle maintenance and repair.
Future changes in fees shall be by resolution of the governing body.
Indoor/outdoor details.
Traffic work for Township vendors and all other indoor/outdoor details not requiring traffic control will be $40 per hour, plus a fifteen-percent administrative fee.
Detail minimums:
Funeral homes: 2 hours.
Board of Education: 3 hours.
All others: 4 hours.
Contractors/employers must provide at least one hour's notice in advance to cancel a detail. Officers shall be entitled to the minimum payment should this notice not be provided.
[Added 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 11-05]
The following fees are established for the Department of Finance:
The fee to be charged for a duplicate tax bill by the Tax Collector of the Township of Clark shall be the sum of $5 for the first duplicate and $25 for each subsequent duplicate copy of the same bill in the same fiscal year.
The sum of $20 shall be charged to any taxpayer for any returned check for insufficient funds. Upon notification from the bank that a check has been returned, the Tax Collector is hereby authorized to debit the account of the taxpayer, reference the tax payment, along with interest, and note the insufficiency in the records of the municipality. Thereafter, the Tax Collector shall notify the taxpayer and require the outstanding taxes be paid in cash, certified check or money order, together with the fee for the insufficiency.[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 10-2, Pool Registration Fee, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01.
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International Airlines Group CEO Wille Walsh to step down
It seems with a new year, change continues to be in the air with International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh stepping down from group and retiring. Willie Walsh will step down from the IAG Cheif Executive officer roll from 26th March 2020 and will retire on the 30th June 2020. Meanwhile, Luis Gallego, currently Iberia chief executive, will succeed Willie in the … [Read more...]
American Airlines to use Google technology to help translatations
One thing that I was always grateful to my parents was them telling me to learn another language or two when I was a lot younger. And it's something I try to do when travelling just to try to get out of basic situations (because hey – knowing how to say hello, please, thank you and a few other things can really help in life). However, beyond basic phrases (as well as … [Read more...]
Brussels Airlines to shutter its Loop loyalty programme
Brussels Airlines some years ago started its own loyalty programme - Loop. However, it seems that the time of Loops is over - and the airline will fold its programme on the 1st February 2020. Instead - passengers will move to Lufthansa Group's Miles and More programme. The planned changes are as follows: All bookings including a valid LOOP number made by 31 … [Read more...]
Emirates to offer more vegan meals in January
Emirates is taking Veganuary seriously - with the airline adding a plant-passed food option on its on-board menu for January. Vegan options in the air with Emirates - Images, Emirates. Vegan meals can be pre-booked in all flights and classes normally - but this will be the first time that Emirates is including a readily available vegan option on its menus. The … [Read more...]
Airplane Art – Vueling Airbus A320 pushing back from Barcelona El Prat
It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, we have a Vueling Airbus A320, beginning its push back from Barcelona El Prat as it prepares for the short hop from El Prat to London Gatwick Airport. Vueling is the low-cost carrier of International Airlines Group (made up of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, LEVEL and IAG Cargo). The … [Read more...]
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (5th Janaury)
Well, we're into the new year, and whilst the presses have been quiet, There are a few things that have happened, so let’s look at them in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. This week in "Pictures I took when walking in the cold from the office", I'm at the Mailbox complex, looking down the Birmingham Canel (Old Line), facing towards Gas Street Basin. It's been … [Read more...]
Airbus launches the HC-130 “Aston Martin Edition”
So you've got an Aston Martin. But your helicopter doesn't match. What can you do about that? Well, Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopter to release the "ACH130 Aston Martin Edition" Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin - with an Aston Martin - Image, Airbus The helicopters will come in four interior and exterior designs, the helicopters are embellished with … [Read more...]
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Fully Electric Ice Cream Van Concept Unveiled By Nissan For Clean Air Day
Its motor will run using a 40kWh battery
27 June 2019 From Paul Münzner Filed Under: 2019, Featured, MOTORING
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Nissan created this all-electric, zero-emission ice cream van concept by taking the ICE (internal combustion engine) out of the truck. The said concept was revealed by the company on June 20, 2019, in London, United Kingdom during the Clean Air Day.
One of the most popular traditions we have during summer is chasing the ice cream truck in our neighborhood. However, most of these trucks run on diesel engines. Older models even need their engine to keep on running to power their freezers. This means that you’ll get an extra flavor of CO2 emission on your cone.
Nissan’s Electric Ice Cream Van Covers 124 Miles
“Ice cream is enjoyed the world over, but consumers are increasingly mindful of the environmental impact of how we produce such treats, and the ‘last mile’ of how they reach us,” said Kalyana Sivagnanam, managing director, Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd. He adds: “This project is a perfect demonstration of Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility strategy, applying more than a decade of EV experience and progress in battery technology to create cleaner solutions for power on the go – in ways customers might not expect. By eliminating harmful tailpipe emissions, and increasing our use of renewable energy, we can help make this a better world for everyone.”
Some cities and towns in the UK are now planning to put a stop to these and even set a fine to these vehicles. Nissan believes that its “Sky to Scoop” ice cream van concept has massive potential. They believe that it’s the solution vendors are looking for to decrease the carbon footprint they’re imprinting on the environment.
The company partnered with the ice cream manufacturer Mackie’s of Scotland to help them make the concept green. The Scottish company boasts of a family-run dairy farm powered using both solar energy and renewable wind.
Hyundai Motor Unveils Its Electric Double-Decker Bus In Korea
The foundation of the project prototype is Nissan’s e-NV200, a light commercial vehicle that’s entirely electric with a range reaching an impressive 124 miles. They installed Sky to Scoop with a couple of Nissan Energy ROAM power packs.
To power its coolers and soft-serve machine, the company utilizes lithium-ion cells obtained from the company’s first-gen electric vehicles. They can be charged together with the truck. Its motor, on the other hand, will run using a 40kWh battery. There are also solar panels placed on the rooftop to give it an extra boost.
“We’re delighted to have worked with Nissan on this project as it’s the perfect complement to our own vision of becoming self-sustainable in renewable energy – and eliminating carbon in the journey from ‘Sky to Scoop’,” said Karin Hayhow, marketing director at Mackie’s of Scotland. She adds: “At Mackie’s, we’ve already shifted our dependence from fossil-fuels on to clean renewable power. We now export 4.5 times more energy to the national grid than we consume. This year we will make further progress towards our vision with the installation of an innovative new low-carbon refrigeration system. We’re proud to be a ‘climate positive’ ice cream maker.”
The project demonstrates not just the Intelligent Mobility strategy of Nissan, but how Sky to Scoop can get rid of the carbon dependency of our ice cream experience at each stage.
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Eco-adventures in the Dominican Republic
Lebawit Lily Girma, CNN • Updated 27th March 2019
(CNN) — Tucked away on the northeastern tip of the Dominican Republic, stretched out into the Atlantic, the Samaná Peninsula enjoys a splendid isolation from the rest of the country.
This corner of the DR has long been synonymous with long, uncrowded, white-sand beaches flanked by mountains, craggy limestone cliffs with panoramic views and rolling hills blanketed in coconut trees. You could stand anywhere on the Samaná Peninsula, throw a stick, and it would likely hit a tree, sand or water.
Those who travel here often come in search of one of the most secluded and stunning beaches in the Dominican Republic: Playa Rincón, a dreamy three-mile long, undeveloped stretch on the peninsula's easternmost tip.
But beyond this famous beach, the peninsula's laid-back seaside towns and its rugged tropical landscape -- a popular backdrop for feature films and series -- make it a destination ripe for outdoor adventures on or off the water.
You can watch humpback whales in the Bay of Samaná, hike the Taino cave-riddled forests of Los Haitises National Park and ride the Atlantic waves in Las Terrenas.
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Whale watching in Samaná Bay
From mid-January through March, humpback whales feed, mate and birth off the Samaná Peninsula.
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Thousands of humpback whales flock to Samaná every year to bask in the warm Atlantic waters that surround the peninsula. From mid-January through March, they feed, mate and birth in the area's three major breeding grounds: Silver Bank, Navidad Bank and the Bay of Samaná.
Together, they make up the Sanctuary for Marine Mammals of the Dominican Republic, established in 1996 and the first of its kind in the Caribbean.
The closest area to explore is the Bay of Samaná, facing the peninsula's south shore, with near-daily whale-watching boat excursions departing in-season from the bay front town of Santa Barbara de Samaná.
With hundreds of whales swimming in the bay at any one time, you're guaranteed sightings of the giant mammals flippering, tail lobbing, breaching, courting with songs that echo off the waters and rearing their calves in these nutrient-rich waters. You can also spot them swimming in the distance from various towns along the peninsula's coastline, including Punta Balandra, Las Terrenas and Las Galeras.
Horseback riding to El Limón waterfall
A bustling, small town north of the peninsula, Limón is home to one of the tallest waterfalls in the DR. The eponymous El Limón tumbles 130 feet from the peak of the Sierra de Samaná into a deep emerald pool flanked by a thick forest.
The adventure begins at one of multiple ranches in town. You'll make your way on horseback down a rocky and at times muddy, wild trail through the forest, before eventually hopping off and reaching a series of steps leading toward the giant cascade.
Opt to hike instead of horseback riding, and you'll get a closer look at the flora and fauna in these parts, where native species grow abundantly, including orchids, royal palms, pineapple and mango trees.
Birders will spot the palmchat (DR's national bird), the Black-crowned palm tanager, and the Hispaniolan woodpecker, among hundreds of species. Excursions to El Limón are offered from all around the peninsula.
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Exploring Los Haitises National Park
Los Haitises National Park is an important bird-nesting site and a principal water source for the eastern coast.
From the Bay of Samaná, a nine-mile boat ride south takes you into Los Haitises National Park -- one of the largest protected areas in the Dominican Republic. It's an important bird-nesting sanctuary and a principal water source for the eastern coast.
Its unusual landscape alone is worth a glimpse: rock mounds 30 meters high (almost 100 feet) punctuate the water. They are partly covered in vegetation and bird colonies, including vultures, pelicans and herons. On land, the park encompasses thick mangrove channels and rainforests flanked by limestone hills.
Boat excursions will make stops along the way to hike the trails leading toward a couple of Taino Indian caves. These chambers house some of the largest numbers of Taino petroglyphs and pictographs found in the country. Sketches of whales, gods, shamans and human forms cover the walls, offering a tiny window into the DR's first inhabitants.
Boat tours to Los Haitises are available nearly daily from the town of Samaná, with outfitters picking up guests from around the peninsula.
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Riding the waves in Las Terrenas
An hour east of Playa Rincón, steady, sweeping trade winds grace the beach town of Las Terrenas and have turned it into an increasingly popular coastline for wind water sports.
From December through September, surfers and kite surfers are seen flipping and gliding off the area's coveted beaches.
Carolina Surf School, run by a former Dominican professional kite surfer, is based on Playa Bonita, and offers lessons year-round. The hub for kite-surfing schools is Playa Punta Popy, where a handful of beginners can be seen braving the turquoise sea throughout the day. Watch or join in, before relaxing at one of the bars across the beach, just in time for sunset.
Beach hopping -- by boat
A handful of additional secluded beaches of varying size dot the Atlantic coastline west of Playa Rincón, several of which served as filming locations for international versions of the TV series "Survivor."
Sitting at the foot of gigantic cliffs made of dark metamorphic rock, Playa Frontón is the most picturesque, boasting iridescent turquoise waters filled with corals and a fine white sand beach bordered by caves.
Playa Madama's romantic white sand cove sits just a mile away. Excursions to these beaches depart from Las Galeras for a daylong boat-hopping adventure.
Lebawit Lily Girma is a freelance writer and photographer who has contributed to publications such as AFAR, BBC, Delta Sky, MorningCalm, New York Magazine, Moon Guides and many others. Follow her Caribbean-based adventures on Instagram @sunandstilettos.
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← He Said, She Said – Scores and Highlights for 7/29/19
He Said, She Said – Scores and Highlights for 7/30/19
Posted on July 31, 2019 by professormaddog31
Prof: TRADE DEADLINES!!!!!! A small trade involving the Braves and the Rangers, but there was a big, huge one. San Diego, Cincinnati, and Cleveland got together and played a little switcheroo. It’s ok when it’s in a three-way, as Lady Gaga sang. Who went where? The big moves were Yasiel Puig to the Land of Cleve and the Noted Drone Enthusiast himself getting sent off to the Reds. I don’t like the idea of Bauer in the NL now. He’s going to be pissed off and he might be lights out now, I don’t know. But then again, he was in the NL once before, with Arizona, and wasn’t as good as he could have been. Who knows? I guess we’ll see; Bauer joins Cincy and will probably make his team debut against my beloved Braves this weekend.
There were so many late games last night. Felt like I had to stay up all night just to do my part of the post…
Braves 11, Nationals 8 – Prof: Speaking of the Braves, they went up against SomeGuy’s Nats and this time, they take the W from the Curly Dubs. Not that I doubted, since Erick Fedde was going up against old stalwart Julio Teheran. And since I wasn’t watching the game, I knew that Julio would win. (Did I tell y’all about my superstition?) Adam Duvall is taking over for Nick Markakis and he put the Braves on his back, hitting two home runs. Even Teheran got into the act with an RBI single. After Julio left the mound, the pathetically sad Braves bullpen came out and promptly gave up three home runs. No lead is safe with these bozos. Anyway, Atlanta was able to hold on and get a much needed win against their division rivals.
Diamondbacks 4, Yankees 2 – Prof: Christian Walker hitting his 20th homer of the season and Archie Bradley got his first save of the year. Gritty Snakes are now .500.
Giants 2, Phillies 4 – Prof: Not the most exciting game, but Rhys Hoskins hit a big homer to center and drove Bryce Harper in, so there’s that.
Astros 2, Spiders 0 – Prof: Justin Verlander vs Shane Bieber…it’s a showdown! It seems unfair to saddle the Biebs with the loss since he did go seven innings and struck out eight. However, JV also went seven innings, and he struck out thirteen, and didn’t allow a run. Sorry, Biebs. I probably would have loved this game because it felt like it was a battle of wits between an old master (JV) and a new pup (Bieber).
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Rays 6, Reds Sox 5 – Scouts: Things are looking pretty bleak in Boston, while Tampa got a much needed win to keep hopes alive. If the Rays are going to go anywhere this year, their bullpen, which has already blown 8 saves in July needs to step up big time. This was their first attempt at redemption after Charlie Morton exited the game in the 5th, and they were able to stem the tide.
Twins 2, Marlins 1 – Prof: Jake Odorizzi has been such a quality pickup for Minnesota. He’s currently 12-5 and kept the Twins in the game. Byron Buxton hit a solo homer.
Pirates 11, Reds 4 – Prof: So. Um. Remember when I told y’all that Puig was traded to the Magical Land of Cleve? Well. He gave the Reds fans one last Wild Horse moment, but boy this was a good one. And you can’t even blame him for starting it! Chris Archer, who has devolved so far, so fast, went head hunting. The Pirates were less than apologetic. Reds pitcher Amir Garrett wasn’t having it. He literally threw down and ran to the Pirates dugout to bust heads all by himself. It’s one of the most shocking things I’ve seen on a baseball field in my life, but to be perfectly honest, I’m here for it. Puig got in on it – I guess to get his one last good scrap in a Reds uniform – and he, Garrett, Archer, and a few other Pirates were ejected. Wild, just wild. Oh, and Corey Dickerson had himself a NIGHT – 3-4, five RBI with two home runs.
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Orioles 8, Padres 5 – Prof: Surprise! Chris Crush Davis went yard and it actually meant something! The Orioles played spoiler and rallied in late innings to defeat the Padres at Petco Park. Fernando Tatis Jr and Manny Machado homered early, but it was multi-run singles that won the game for Baltimore.
Mariners 8, Rangers 5 – Scouts: There’s been a few whispers about Mike Leake leaving Seattle, but so far that appears to be nothing more than sports talk gossip. Leake allowed 5 runs on 10 hits across 5.2 innings, and yet the Mariners were able to prevail, thanks to a Rangers pitching staff that was somehow worse.
Mets 5, White Sox 2 F/11 – Scouts: Marcus Stroman made it pretty clear he was unhappy to be joining the Mets, not that anyone really can blame him. Meanwhile, Thor may have pitched his last game as a Met, holding the Sox to 5 hits, 1 run, while striking out 11, over 7.1 innings and still getting a no-decision. That’s because the Mets decided to wait until the 11th to hit a pair of solo homers that finally decided the game.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 2 – Prof: The Redbirds are in sole command of the NL Central, because devil magic. St. Louis traffics in the forces of darkness in odd years and this is 2019. I’m joking. Slightly. Anyway, a wild pitch from Yu Darvish caused the Cards to tie it up, and Paul Goldschmidt broke it open with a solo home run in the sixth.
Blue Jays 9, Royals 2 – Scouts: The Tampa Bay Blue Jays showed off their young talent once again, as Valdimir Guerrero Jr. smoked a grand slam in the 9th as part of a two hit, 5 RBI performance.
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Dodgers 9, Rockies 4 – Prof: Four home runs (Pollock, Negron, Martin, and JT The Red Panda) and the Dodgers never looked back. They are currently 69-39 and are a National League buzz saw.
Tigers 1, Angels 6 – Scouts: Griffin Canning held off the pitiful Tigers across 6 shut out innings, while Matt Thaiss provided the offense, going 3-4 with 3 RBI’s including the game winning 2 run shot in the second.
Brewers 2, Athletics 3 F/10 – Scouts: Khris Davis finally breaks out of his homer drought, crushing one in the 8th. The Brewers were able to come back in the 9th and tie it up, but it only delayed the inevitable, as Matt Olson walked it off on a fly ball in the bottom of the 10th.
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Every time the Nats fall into a large deficit, like last night’s 9-0 hole, the announcers start talking about the Dan Uggla Game:
https://www.mlb.com/news/dan-uggla-stuns-former-team-as-nationals-charge-past-braves/c-121061306
That one was an April, 2015 affair against the Braves in Atlanta (also started by Julio Teheran, ironically enough) where the Nats twice trailed early by eight, but managed to come back and win 13-12, with Braves’ castoff Uggla spearheading the rally with a triple and home run.
Last night was not to be a repeat performance, however, as their rally from down 11-1 to close to 11-8 just didn’t get it done.
Until Max returns, the Nats are staring at giving 40% of their starts to Erick Fedde and Joe Ross, and that’s no way to make the post-season. Not hearing many rumors that the Nats will make significant moves today, but there are still six hours as I write this till the deadline, so who knows.
Rubber game of the series today at noon, then it’s off on a nine game road trip.
How do you feel about the 2 bull pen arms the Nats got today?
Three arms, pending physicals:
The Nationals are also acquiring RHP Hunter Strickland from the Mariners in exchange for LHP Aaron Fletcher, per a source
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) July 31, 2019
Anyone coming out of the bullpen this year who’s not named Doolittle, Rodney, Suero, or Rainey has been “cover your eyes, this might be bad”, so the three they got today will likely replace the ineffective “just a guy” guys, and hopefully be more than “just a guy”.
nbjays
If we can get some consistent pitching, this young Jays team is going to be a force to be reckoned with. The Jays now own the MLB record for most grand slams in a season by rookies, with 5… and it ain’t even August yet.
Scouts, where did Stroman “make it pretty clear” that he was not happy with the trade to the Mets?
Nowhere that I have seen.
This is from his Twitter feed:
NEW YORK! Where I was born. Where my heart lies. Where my family resides. Crazy excited for this part of my journey. Some things were meant to be! @Mets #HDMH pic.twitter.com/Z2H3GaxfLG
— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) July 29, 2019
There were several news sources that claimed a major disturbance in the clubhouse immediately after the news broke, and the Stroman left the clubhouse none too happy. However, that’s just what we got down here.
https://deadspin.com/marcus-stroman-let-the-blue-jays-know-exactly-how-he-fe-1836813570
Long and short of is he was pissed he was going to the Mets and not the Yankees, and to be fair, who can blame him?
So while JV does normal JV things against a team he has traditionally struggled against (career 21 -24 record with 4.61 ERA and 1.296 WHIP), the first of the suspects the Tiggers got in return for gifting him to the Stros made his MLB debut last night. Congrats to Jake Rogers on his 1st MLB hit.
Game No. 1. Hit No. 1. RBI No. 1.
Jake Rogers is arguably #MLB's best defensive catching prospect, but the #Tigers rookie shows off his bat here with his first @MLB base hit. pic.twitter.com/8gGEwkem00
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 31, 2019
No more Blastallenos! No more Blastallenos!!!!
Gallen to Arizona? Good grief, just like in the old days. This will turn out to be the next Chris Paddack move.
Below was meant to appear here.
Isn’t Gallen a rookie? I thought re building teams trade FOR promising rookies and prospects. And they couldn’t even be considerate enough to make a trade that would have only required him to walk across the field tonight to join his new team.
If you’re in a masochistic mood read this
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-marlins-traded-away-a-playoff-team/
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Expression for someone who is not a professional, but still an expert
In our day and age you don't need to go to university or college to become an expert at something: encyclopedias, instant access to tens of thousands of textbooks and classics (both free and not), papers, discussion boards, educational videos and actual filmed lectures at the most prestigious of universities, Q&A sites where it's not rare for an answerer to have a PhD, the following question seems very topical (to me, at least).
What expression is best suitable for a person who does not hold a degree in something, but is still an expert in this something (sometimes ironically being a better expert than one who does hold a degree)?
The best expression that comes to mind is 'enthusiast', but it's not serious enough, in my opinion.
Michael SmithMichael Smith
What's wrong with your suggestion of expert? – BladorthinTheGrey Sep 24 '16 at 19:52
This doesn't full answer your question, but may be interesting: english.stackexchange.com/q/315297/184766 – BladorthinTheGrey Sep 24 '16 at 19:54
It seems to imply you've had some formal training of sorts to become one. – Michael Smith Sep 24 '16 at 19:58
An expert is an expert. If you want to emphasize the lack of formal training, you could add self-taught or autodidact. – michael.hor257k Sep 24 '16 at 20:23
Unfortunately there are lots of people who are “qualified but not certified” who aren’t permitted to practice their professions, but what’s really scary is the number who are permitted to practice even though they’re “certified but not qualified” to do so. – Papa Poule Sep 24 '16 at 20:53
Enlightened people care about expertise in a particular area X, not about credentials, e.g. advanced degrees, professional certifications. The latter are meaningless compared to what a person knows or can do.
That said, the word you are looking for may be authority.
From Merriam-Webster:
authority: an individual cited or appealed to as an expert
An authority is a person who simply knows more about a particular something than anyone else, or most anyone else. Whether such a person has a degree or not simply shouldn't matter.
Richard KayserRichard Kayser
I couldn't have come up with a better word. +1. – alwayslearning Sep 25 '16 at 5:43
@alwayslearning Greetings. That's a high compliment coming from you. Thanks! – Richard Kayser Sep 25 '16 at 19:10
Word for a non-professional job done as a hobby
An expression for someone who makes difficulties for himself
A word for someone who loves looking at handwriting - not studies it but purely for pleasure . .
A laudatory expression for “an expert in grammar”
Is there a word for someone who is a regular computer user but not an expert?
Word for someone who acts like an expert but who has very little knowledge?
A word for someone who lacks in academics but is still smart?
Is there a word for someone who has the need to consult a professional for everything?
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Radio Open Source » Blog Archive » Vijay Iyer’s Life in Music: “Striving is the Back Story…”.
Sounds like it will be a while before the United States becomes a truly post-racial society.
Iyer can define himself as American and he can even one-up other US citizens in Americanness, but he’s still defined by his having “a Brahmin Indian name and heritage, and a Yale degree in physics.”
Something by which I was taken aback, at IU Bloomington ten years ago, is the fact that those who were considered to be “of color” (as if colour were the factor!) were expected to mostly talk about their “race” whereas those who were considered “white” were expected to remain silent when notions of “race” and ethnicity came up for discussion. Granted, ethnicity and “race” were frequently discussed, so it was possible to hear the voices of those “of color” on a semi-regular basis. Still, part of my culture shock while living in the MidWest was the conspicuous silence of students with brilliant ideas who happened to be considered African-American.
Something similar happened with gender, on occasion, in that women were strongly encouraged to speak out…when a gender angle was needed. Thankfully, some of these women (at least, among those whose “racial” identity was perceived as neutral) did speak up, regardless of topic. But there was still an expectation that when they did, their perspective was intimately gendered.
Of course, some gender lines were blurred: the gender ratio among faculty members was relatively balanced (probably more women than men), the chair of the department was a woman for a time, and one department secretary was a man. But women’s behaviours were frequently interpreted in a gender-specific way, while men were often treated as almost genderless. Male privilege manifested itself in the fact that it was apparently difficult for women not to be gender-conscious.
Those of us who were “international students” had the possibility to decide when our identities were germane to the discussion. At least, I was able to push my «différence» when I so pleased, often by becoming the token Francophone in discussions about Francophone scholars, yet being able not to play the “Frenchie card” when I didn’t find it necessary. At the same time, my behaviour may have been deemed brash and a fellow student teased me by calling me “Mr. Snottyhead.” As an instructor later told me, “it’s just that, since you’re Canadian, we didn’t expect you to be so different.” (My response: “I know some Canadians who would despise that comment. But since I’m Québécois, it doesn’t matter.”) This was in reference to a seminar with twenty students, including seven “internationals”: one Zimbabwean, one Swiss-German, two Koreans, one Japanese, one Kenyan, and one “Québécois of Swiss heritage.” In this same graduate seminar, the instructor expected everyone to know of Johnny Appleseed and of John Denver.
Again, a culture shock. Especially for someone coming from a context in which the ethnic identity of the majority is frequently discussed and in which cultural identity is often “achieved” instead of being ascribed. This isn’t to say that Quebec society is devoid of similar issues. Everybody knows, Quebec has more than its fair share of identity-based problems. The fact of the matter is, Quebec society is entangled in all sorts of complex identity issues, and for many of those, Quebec may appear underprepared. The point is precisely that, in Quebec, identity politics is a matter for everyone. Nobody has the luxury to treat their identity as “neutral.”
Going back to Iyer… It’s remarkable that his thoughtful comments on Jazz end up associated more with his background than with his overall approach. As if what he had to say were of a different kind than those from Roy Hayes or Robin Kelley. As if Iyer had more in common with Koo Nimo than with, say, Sonny Rollins. Given Lydon’s journalistic background, it’s probably significant that the Iyer conversation carried the “Life in Music” name of the show’s music biography series yet got “filed under” the show’s “Year of India” series. I kid you not.
And this is what we hear at the end of each episode’s intro:
This is Open Source, from the Watson Institute at Brown University. An American conversation with Global attitude, we call it.
Guess the “American” part was taken by Jazz itself, so Iyer was assigned the “Global” one. Kind of wishing the roles were reversed, though Iyer had rehearsed his part.
But enough symbolic interactionism. For now.
During Lydon’s interview with Iyer, I kept being reminded of a conversation (in Brookline) with fellow Canadian-ethnomusicologist-and-Jazz-musician Tanya Kalmanovitch. Kalmanovitch had fantastic insight to share on identity politics at play through the international (yet not post-national) Jazz scene. In fact, methinks she’d make a great Open Source guest. She lives in Brooklyn but works as assistant chair of contemporary improv at NEC, in B-Town, so Lydon could probably meet her locally.
In some ways, Jazz is more racialized and ethnicized now than it was when Howie Becker published Outsiders. (hey, I did hint symbolic interactionism’d be back!). It’s also very national, gendered, compartmentalized… In a word: modern. Of course, Jazz (or something like it) shall play a role in postmodernity. But only if it sheds itself of its modernist trappings. We should hear out Kevin Mahogany’s (swung) comments about a popular misconception:
Some cats work from nine to five
Change their life for line of jive
Never had foresight to see
Where the changes had to be
Thought that they had heard the word
Thought it all died after Bird
But we’re still swingin’
The following anecdote seems à propos.
Branford Marsalis quartet on stage outside at the Indy Jazz Fest 1999. Some dude in the audience starts heckling the band: “Play something we know!” Marsalis, not losing his cool, engaged the heckler in a conversation on Jazz history, pushing the envelope, playing the way you want to play, and expected behaviour during shows. Though the audience sounded divided when Marsalis advised the heckler to go to Chaka Khan‘s show on the next stage over, if that was more to the heckler’s liking, there wasn’t a major shift in the crowd and, hopefully, most people understood how respectful Marsalis’s comments really were. What was especially precious is when Marsalis asked the heckler: “We’re cool, man?”
It’s nothing personal.
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EPJ B Highlight - Conductivity at the edges of graphene bilayers
Intriguing properties arise in graphene bilayers
The conductivity of dual layers of graphene greatly depends on the states of carbon atoms at their edges; a property which could have important implications for information transmissions on quantum scales.
Made from 2D sheets of carbon atoms arranged in honeycomb lattices, graphene displays a wide array of properties regarding the conduction of heat and electricity. When two layers of graphene are stacked on top of each other to form a ‘bilayer’, these properties can become even more interesting. At the edges of these bilayers, for example, atoms can sometimes exist in an exotic state of matter referred to as the ‘quantum spin Hall’ (QSH) state, depending on the nature of the interaction between their spins and their motions, referred to as their ‘spin-orbit coupling’ (SOC). While the QSH state is allowed for ‘intrinsic’ SOC, it is destroyed by ‘Rashba’ SOC. In an article recently published in EPJ B, Priyanka Sinha and Saurabh Basu from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati showed that these two types of SOC are responsible for variations in the ways in which graphene bilayers conduct electricity.
For nanoribbons of bilayer graphene, whose edge atoms are arranged in zigzag patterns, the authors showed that the bands of electron energies which are allowed and forbidden are significantly different to those found in monolayer graphene. For intrinsic SOC, the QSH state even caused atoms in the zigzag to have a gap between these bands, which disappeared in odd atoms. However, this asymmetry disappeared for Rashba SOC, which changed the relationship between the energy required to add an electron to the bilayer, and its conductivity.
This conduction sensitivity to the states of edge atoms shows that graphene bilayers could be particularly useful for spintronics applications. This field studies how quantum spins can be used to efficiently transmit information, which is of particular interest to researchers in fields like quantum computing. Sinha and Basu also found that the characteristic SOC behaviours they uncovered persisted with or without voltage across the bilayers, which dispelled theories that this aspect could prevent the QSH state from forming. Their work furthers our knowledge of graphene bilayers, potentially opening up new areas of research into their intriguing properties.
P. Sinha, S. Basu (2019), Study of edge states and conductivity in spin-orbit coupled bilayer graphene, European Physical Journal B 92:207, DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2019-100287-6
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Automated analysis of non-mass-enhancing lesions in breast MRI based on morphological, kinetic, and spatio-temporal moments and joint segmentation-motion compensation technique
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Hoffmann, Sebastian, Shulter, Jamie, Lobbes, Marc, Burgeth, Bernhard and Meyer-Bäse, Anke (2013) Automated analysis of non-mass-enhancing lesions in breast MRI based on morphological, kinetic, and spatio-temporal moments and joint segmentation-motion compensation technique. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2013, p. 172.
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Abstract Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) represents an established method for the detection and diagnosis of breast lesions. While mass-like enhancing lesions can be easily categorized according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) MRI lexicon, a majority of diagnostically challenging lesions, the so called non-mass-like enhancing lesions, ...
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) represents an established method for the
detection and diagnosis of breast lesions. While mass-like enhancing lesions can be easily categorized according to
the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) MRI lexicon, a majority of diagnostically challenging lesions,
the so called non-mass-like enhancing lesions, remain both qualitatively as well as quantitatively difficult to analyze.
Thus, the evaluation of kinetic and/or morphological characteristics of non-masses represents a challenging task for
an automated analysis and is of crucial importance for advancing current computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems.
Compared to the well-characterized mass-enhancing lesions, non-masses have no well-defined and blurred tumor
borders and a kinetic behavior that is not easily generalizable and thus discriminative for malignant and benign
non-masses. To overcome these difficulties and pave the way for novel CAD systems for non-masses, we will evaluate
several kinetic and morphological descriptors separately and a novel technique, the Zernike velocity moments, to
capture the joint spatio-temporal behavior of these lesions, and additionally consider the impact of non-rigid motion
compensation on a correct diagnosis.
Non-mass-enhancing lesions; Writhe number; Krawtchouk moments; Zernike velocity moments; Kinetics;
Classification; Computer-aided diagnosis; Breast magnetic resonance imaging
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Project acronym 3D-nanoMorph
Project Label-free 3D morphological nanoscopy for studying sub-cellular dynamics in live cancer cells with high spatio-temporal resolution
Researcher (PI) Krishna AGARWAL
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET
Summary Label-free optical nanoscopy, free from photobleaching and photochemical toxicity of fluorescence labels and yielding 3D morphological resolution of <50 nm, is the future of live cell imaging. 3D-nanoMorph breaks the diffraction barrier and shifts the paradigm in label-free nanoscopy, providing isotropic 3D resolution of <50 nm. To achieve this, 3D-nanoMorph performs non-linear inverse scattering for the first time in nanoscopy and decodes scattering between sub-cellular structures (organelles). 3D-nanoMorph innovatively devises complementary roles of light measurement system and computational nanoscopy algorithm. A novel illumination system and a novel light collection system together enable measurement of only the most relevant intensity component and create a fresh perspective about label-free measurements. A new computational nanoscopy approach employs non-linear inverse scattering. Harnessing non-linear inverse scattering for resolution enhancement in nanoscopy opens new possibilities in label-free 3D nanoscopy. I will apply 3D-nanoMorph to study organelle degradation (autophagy) in live cancer cells over extended duration with high spatial and temporal resolution, presently limited by the lack of high-resolution label-free 3D morphological nanoscopy. Successful 3D mapping of nanoscale biological process of autophagy will open new avenues for cancer treatment and showcase 3D-nanoMorph for wider applications. My cross-disciplinary expertise of 14 years spanning inverse problems, electromagnetism, optical microscopy, integrated optics and live cell nanoscopy paves path for successful implementation of 3D-nanoMorph.
Label-free optical nanoscopy, free from photobleaching and photochemical toxicity of fluorescence labels and yielding 3D morphological resolution of <50 nm, is the future of live cell imaging. 3D-nanoMorph breaks the diffraction barrier and shifts the paradigm in label-free nanoscopy, providing isotropic 3D resolution of <50 nm. To achieve this, 3D-nanoMorph performs non-linear inverse scattering for the first time in nanoscopy and decodes scattering between sub-cellular structures (organelles). 3D-nanoMorph innovatively devises complementary roles of light measurement system and computational nanoscopy algorithm. A novel illumination system and a novel light collection system together enable measurement of only the most relevant intensity component and create a fresh perspective about label-free measurements. A new computational nanoscopy approach employs non-linear inverse scattering. Harnessing non-linear inverse scattering for resolution enhancement in nanoscopy opens new possibilities in label-free 3D nanoscopy. I will apply 3D-nanoMorph to study organelle degradation (autophagy) in live cancer cells over extended duration with high spatial and temporal resolution, presently limited by the lack of high-resolution label-free 3D morphological nanoscopy. Successful 3D mapping of nanoscale biological process of autophagy will open new avenues for cancer treatment and showcase 3D-nanoMorph for wider applications. My cross-disciplinary expertise of 14 years spanning inverse problems, electromagnetism, optical microscopy, integrated optics and live cell nanoscopy paves path for successful implementation of 3D-nanoMorph.
Project acronym 9 SALT
Project Reassessing Ninth Century Philosophy. A Synchronic Approach to the Logical Traditions
Researcher (PI) Christophe Florian Erismann
Summary This project aims at a better understanding of the philosophical richness of ninth century thought using the unprecedented and highly innovative method of the synchronic approach. The hypothesis directing this synchronic approach is that studying together in parallel the four main philosophical traditions of the century – i.e. Latin, Greek, Syriac and Arabic – will bring results that the traditional enquiry limited to one tradition alone can never reach. This implies pioneering a new methodology to overcome the compartmentalization of research which prevails nowadays. Using this method is only possible because the four conditions of applicability – comparable intellectual environment, common text corpus, similar methodological perspective, commensurable problems – are fulfilled. The ninth century, a time of cultural renewal in the Carolingian, Byzantine and Abbasid empires, possesses the remarkable characteristic – which ensures commensurability – that the same texts, namely the writings of Aristotelian logic (mainly Porphyry’s Isagoge and Aristotle’s Categories) were read and commented upon in Latin, Greek, Syriac and Arabic alike. Logic is fundamental to philosophical enquiry. The contested question is the human capacity to rationalise, analyse and describe the sensible reality, to understand the ontological structure of the world, and to define the types of entities which exist. The use of this unprecedented synchronic approach will allow us a deeper understanding of the positions, a clear identification of the a priori postulates of the philosophical debates, and a critical evaluation of the arguments used. It provides a unique opportunity to compare the different traditions and highlight the heritage which is common, to stress the specificities of each tradition when tackling philosophical issues and to discover the doctrinal results triggered by their mutual interactions, be they constructive (scholarly exchanges) or polemic (religious controversies).
This project aims at a better understanding of the philosophical richness of ninth century thought using the unprecedented and highly innovative method of the synchronic approach. The hypothesis directing this synchronic approach is that studying together in parallel the four main philosophical traditions of the century – i.e. Latin, Greek, Syriac and Arabic – will bring results that the traditional enquiry limited to one tradition alone can never reach. This implies pioneering a new methodology to overcome the compartmentalization of research which prevails nowadays. Using this method is only possible because the four conditions of applicability – comparable intellectual environment, common text corpus, similar methodological perspective, commensurable problems – are fulfilled. The ninth century, a time of cultural renewal in the Carolingian, Byzantine and Abbasid empires, possesses the remarkable characteristic – which ensures commensurability – that the same texts, namely the writings of Aristotelian logic (mainly Porphyry’s Isagoge and Aristotle’s Categories) were read and commented upon in Latin, Greek, Syriac and Arabic alike. Logic is fundamental to philosophical enquiry. The contested question is the human capacity to rationalise, analyse and describe the sensible reality, to understand the ontological structure of the world, and to define the types of entities which exist. The use of this unprecedented synchronic approach will allow us a deeper understanding of the positions, a clear identification of the a priori postulates of the philosophical debates, and a critical evaluation of the arguments used. It provides a unique opportunity to compare the different traditions and highlight the heritage which is common, to stress the specificities of each tradition when tackling philosophical issues and to discover the doctrinal results triggered by their mutual interactions, be they constructive (scholarly exchanges) or polemic (religious controversies).
Project acronym A-LIFE
Project Absorbing aerosol layers in a changing climate: aging, lifetime and dynamics
Researcher (PI) Bernadett Barbara Weinzierl
Call Details Starting Grant (StG), PE10, ERC-2014-STG
Summary Aerosols (i.e. tiny particles suspended in the air) are regularly transported in huge amounts over long distances impacting air quality, health, weather and climate thousands of kilometers downwind of the source. Aerosols affect the atmospheric radiation budget through scattering and absorption of solar radiation and through their role as cloud/ice nuclei. In particular, light absorption by aerosol particles such as mineral dust and black carbon (BC; thought to be the second strongest contribution to current global warming after CO2) is of fundamental importance from a climate perspective because the presence of absorbing particles (1) contributes to solar radiative forcing, (2) heats absorbing aerosol layers, (3) can evaporate clouds and (4) change atmospheric dynamics. Considering this prominent role of aerosols, vertically-resolved in-situ data on absorbing aerosols are surprisingly scarce and aerosol-dynamic interactions are poorly understood in general. This is, as recognized in the last IPCC report, a serious barrier for taking the accuracy of climate models and predictions to the next level. To overcome this barrier, I propose to investigate aging, lifetime and dynamics of absorbing aerosol layers with a holistic end-to-end approach including laboratory studies, airborne field experiments and numerical model simulations. Building on the internationally recognized results of my aerosol research group and my long-term experience with airborne aerosol measurements, the time seems ripe to systematically bridge the gap between in-situ measurements of aerosol microphysical and optical properties and the assessment of dynamical interactions of absorbing particles with aerosol layer lifetime through model simulations. The outcomes of this project will provide fundamental new understanding of absorbing aerosol layers in the climate system and important information for addressing the benefits of BC emission controls for mitigating climate change.
Aerosols (i.e. tiny particles suspended in the air) are regularly transported in huge amounts over long distances impacting air quality, health, weather and climate thousands of kilometers downwind of the source. Aerosols affect the atmospheric radiation budget through scattering and absorption of solar radiation and through their role as cloud/ice nuclei. In particular, light absorption by aerosol particles such as mineral dust and black carbon (BC; thought to be the second strongest contribution to current global warming after CO2) is of fundamental importance from a climate perspective because the presence of absorbing particles (1) contributes to solar radiative forcing, (2) heats absorbing aerosol layers, (3) can evaporate clouds and (4) change atmospheric dynamics. Considering this prominent role of aerosols, vertically-resolved in-situ data on absorbing aerosols are surprisingly scarce and aerosol-dynamic interactions are poorly understood in general. This is, as recognized in the last IPCC report, a serious barrier for taking the accuracy of climate models and predictions to the next level. To overcome this barrier, I propose to investigate aging, lifetime and dynamics of absorbing aerosol layers with a holistic end-to-end approach including laboratory studies, airborne field experiments and numerical model simulations. Building on the internationally recognized results of my aerosol research group and my long-term experience with airborne aerosol measurements, the time seems ripe to systematically bridge the gap between in-situ measurements of aerosol microphysical and optical properties and the assessment of dynamical interactions of absorbing particles with aerosol layer lifetime through model simulations. The outcomes of this project will provide fundamental new understanding of absorbing aerosol layers in the climate system and important information for addressing the benefits of BC emission controls for mitigating climate change.
Project acronym ABACUS
Project Ab-initio adiabatic-connection curves for density-functional analysis and construction
Researcher (PI) Trygve Ulf Helgaker
Summary Quantum chemistry provides two approaches to molecular electronic-structure calculations: the systematically refinable but expensive many-body wave-function methods and the inexpensive but not systematically refinable Kohn Sham method of density-functional theory (DFT). The accuracy of Kohn Sham calculations is determined by the quality of the exchange correlation functional, from which the effects of exchange and correlation among the electrons are extracted using the density rather than the wave function. However, the exact exchange correlation functional is unknown—instead, many approximate forms have been developed, by fitting to experimental data or by satisfying exact relations. Here, a new approach to density-functional analysis and construction is proposed: the Lieb variation principle, usually regarded as conceptually important but impracticable. By invoking the Lieb principle, it becomes possible to approach the development of approximate functionals in a novel manner, being directly guided by the behaviour of exact functional, accurately calculated for a wide variety of chemical systems. In particular, this principle will be used to calculate ab-initio adiabatic connection curves, studying the exchange correlation functional for a fixed density as the electronic interactions are turned on from zero to one. Pilot calculations have indicated the feasibility of this approach in simple cases—here, a comprehensive set of adiabatic-connection curves will be generated and utilized for calibration, construction, and analysis of density functionals, the objective being to produce improved functionals for Kohn Sham calculations by modelling or fitting such curves. The ABACUS approach will be particularly important in cases where little experimental information is available—for example, for understanding and modelling the behaviour of the exchange correlation functional in electromagnetic fields.
Quantum chemistry provides two approaches to molecular electronic-structure calculations: the systematically refinable but expensive many-body wave-function methods and the inexpensive but not systematically refinable Kohn Sham method of density-functional theory (DFT). The accuracy of Kohn Sham calculations is determined by the quality of the exchange correlation functional, from which the effects of exchange and correlation among the electrons are extracted using the density rather than the wave function. However, the exact exchange correlation functional is unknown—instead, many approximate forms have been developed, by fitting to experimental data or by satisfying exact relations. Here, a new approach to density-functional analysis and construction is proposed: the Lieb variation principle, usually regarded as conceptually important but impracticable. By invoking the Lieb principle, it becomes possible to approach the development of approximate functionals in a novel manner, being directly guided by the behaviour of exact functional, accurately calculated for a wide variety of chemical systems. In particular, this principle will be used to calculate ab-initio adiabatic connection curves, studying the exchange correlation functional for a fixed density as the electronic interactions are turned on from zero to one. Pilot calculations have indicated the feasibility of this approach in simple cases—here, a comprehensive set of adiabatic-connection curves will be generated and utilized for calibration, construction, and analysis of density functionals, the objective being to produce improved functionals for Kohn Sham calculations by modelling or fitting such curves. The ABACUS approach will be particularly important in cases where little experimental information is available—for example, for understanding and modelling the behaviour of the exchange correlation functional in electromagnetic fields.
Project acronym ACTIVENP
Project Active and low loss nano photonics (ActiveNP)
Researcher (PI) Thomas Arno Klar
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAT LINZ
Summary This project aims at designing novel hybrid nanophotonic devices comprising metallic nanostructures and active elements such as dye molecules or colloidal quantum dots. Three core objectives, each going far beyond the state of the art, shall be tackled: (i) Metamaterials containing gain materials: Metamaterials introduce magnetism to the optical frequency range and hold promise to create entirely novel devices for light manipulation. Since present day metamaterials are extremely absorptive, it is of utmost importance to fight losses. The ground-breaking approach of this proposal is to incorporate fluorescing species into the nanoscale metallic metastructures in order to compensate losses by stimulated emission. (ii) The second objective exceeds the ansatz of compensating losses and will reach out for lasing action. Individual metallic nanostructures such as pairs of nanoparticles will form novel and unusual nanometre sized resonators for laser action. State of the art microresonators still have a volume of at least half of the wavelength cubed. Noble metal nanoparticle resonators scale down this volume by a factor of thousand allowing for truly nanoscale coherent light sources. (iii) A third objective concerns a substantial improvement of nonlinear effects. This will be accomplished by drastically sharpened resonances of nanoplasmonic devices surrounded by active gain materials. An interdisciplinary team of PhD students and a PostDoc will be assembled, each scientist being uniquely qualified to cover one of the expertise fields: Design, spectroscopy, and simulation. The project s outcome is twofold: A substantial expansion of fundamental understanding of nanophotonics and practical devices such as nanoscopic lasers and low loss metamaterials.
This project aims at designing novel hybrid nanophotonic devices comprising metallic nanostructures and active elements such as dye molecules or colloidal quantum dots. Three core objectives, each going far beyond the state of the art, shall be tackled: (i) Metamaterials containing gain materials: Metamaterials introduce magnetism to the optical frequency range and hold promise to create entirely novel devices for light manipulation. Since present day metamaterials are extremely absorptive, it is of utmost importance to fight losses. The ground-breaking approach of this proposal is to incorporate fluorescing species into the nanoscale metallic metastructures in order to compensate losses by stimulated emission. (ii) The second objective exceeds the ansatz of compensating losses and will reach out for lasing action. Individual metallic nanostructures such as pairs of nanoparticles will form novel and unusual nanometre sized resonators for laser action. State of the art microresonators still have a volume of at least half of the wavelength cubed. Noble metal nanoparticle resonators scale down this volume by a factor of thousand allowing for truly nanoscale coherent light sources. (iii) A third objective concerns a substantial improvement of nonlinear effects. This will be accomplished by drastically sharpened resonances of nanoplasmonic devices surrounded by active gain materials. An interdisciplinary team of PhD students and a PostDoc will be assembled, each scientist being uniquely qualified to cover one of the expertise fields: Design, spectroscopy, and simulation. The project s outcome is twofold: A substantial expansion of fundamental understanding of nanophotonics and practical devices such as nanoscopic lasers and low loss metamaterials.
Project acronym AGENSI
Project A Genetic View into Past Sea Ice Variability in the Arctic
Researcher (PI) Stijn DE SCHEPPER
Host Institution (HI) NORCE NORWEGIAN RESEARCH CENTRE AS
Summary Arctic sea ice decline is the exponent of the rapidly transforming Arctic climate. The ensuing local and global implications can be understood by studying past climate transitions, yet few methods are available to examine past Arctic sea ice cover, severely restricting our understanding of sea ice in the climate system. The decline in Arctic sea ice cover is a ‘canary in the coalmine’ for the state of our climate, and if greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked, summer sea ice loss may pass a critical threshold that could drastically transform the Arctic. Because historical observations are limited, it is crucial to have reliable proxies for assessing natural sea ice variability, its stability and sensitivity to climate forcing on different time scales. Current proxies address aspects of sea ice variability, but are limited due to a selective fossil record, preservation effects, regional applicability, or being semi-quantitative. With such restraints on our knowledge about natural variations and drivers, major uncertainties about the future remain. I propose to develop and apply a novel sea ice proxy that exploits genetic information stored in marine sediments, sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA). This innovation uses the genetic signature of phytoplankton communities from surface waters and sea ice as it gets stored in sediments. This wealth of information has not been explored before for reconstructing sea ice conditions. Preliminary results from my cross-disciplinary team indicate that our unconventional approach can provide a detailed, qualitative account of past sea ice ecosystems and quantitative estimates of sea ice parameters. I will address fundamental questions about past Arctic sea ice variability on different timescales, information essential to provide a framework upon which to assess the ecological and socio-economic consequences of a changing Arctic. This new proxy is not limited to sea ice research and can transform the field of paleoceanography.
Arctic sea ice decline is the exponent of the rapidly transforming Arctic climate. The ensuing local and global implications can be understood by studying past climate transitions, yet few methods are available to examine past Arctic sea ice cover, severely restricting our understanding of sea ice in the climate system. The decline in Arctic sea ice cover is a ‘canary in the coalmine’ for the state of our climate, and if greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked, summer sea ice loss may pass a critical threshold that could drastically transform the Arctic. Because historical observations are limited, it is crucial to have reliable proxies for assessing natural sea ice variability, its stability and sensitivity to climate forcing on different time scales. Current proxies address aspects of sea ice variability, but are limited due to a selective fossil record, preservation effects, regional applicability, or being semi-quantitative. With such restraints on our knowledge about natural variations and drivers, major uncertainties about the future remain. I propose to develop and apply a novel sea ice proxy that exploits genetic information stored in marine sediments, sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA). This innovation uses the genetic signature of phytoplankton communities from surface waters and sea ice as it gets stored in sediments. This wealth of information has not been explored before for reconstructing sea ice conditions. Preliminary results from my cross-disciplinary team indicate that our unconventional approach can provide a detailed, qualitative account of past sea ice ecosystems and quantitative estimates of sea ice parameters. I will address fundamental questions about past Arctic sea ice variability on different timescales, information essential to provide a framework upon which to assess the ecological and socio-economic consequences of a changing Arctic. This new proxy is not limited to sea ice research and can transform the field of paleoceanography.
Project acronym AIRSHIP
Project Acute Inflammation Resolution by Soluble Human Inhibitory Protein
Researcher (PI) Giulio SUPERTI-FURGA
Host Institution (HI) CEMM - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER MOLEKULARE MEDIZIN GMBH
Call Details Proof of Concept (PoC), PC1, ERC-2011-PoC
Summary "Acute inflammatory processes are associated with infections as well as autoimmune flares at the basis of a variety of human diseases. While the molecular components and the logic of pro-inflammatory program are relatively well understood, less is known about the molecular mechanism of resolution, governing the termination of inflammatory responses. In the course of carrying out the i-FIVE ERC grant project plan, we identified a novel, secreted, soluble enzyme as a negative regulator of pro-inflammatory immunity receptors. Here we propose a defined and focused set of measures aimed at obtaining solid evidence for therapeutic feasibility of this novel biological agent in resolving inflammatory processes as well as for the securing of intellectual property. The AIRSHIP workplan proposes to obtain enough purified, soluble, endotoxin-free, active and glycosylated protein material to execute two critical tests, one monitoring the inflammatory response in human cells, and one addressing beneficiary effects in a lung murine infection model. Armed with such a successful proof of concept package and having strategically positioned and secured our intellectual property rights we would be determined to embark into an ambitious commercialization initiative."
"Acute inflammatory processes are associated with infections as well as autoimmune flares at the basis of a variety of human diseases. While the molecular components and the logic of pro-inflammatory program are relatively well understood, less is known about the molecular mechanism of resolution, governing the termination of inflammatory responses. In the course of carrying out the i-FIVE ERC grant project plan, we identified a novel, secreted, soluble enzyme as a negative regulator of pro-inflammatory immunity receptors. Here we propose a defined and focused set of measures aimed at obtaining solid evidence for therapeutic feasibility of this novel biological agent in resolving inflammatory processes as well as for the securing of intellectual property. The AIRSHIP workplan proposes to obtain enough purified, soluble, endotoxin-free, active and glycosylated protein material to execute two critical tests, one monitoring the inflammatory response in human cells, and one addressing beneficiary effects in a lung murine infection model. Armed with such a successful proof of concept package and having strategically positioned and secured our intellectual property rights we would be determined to embark into an ambitious commercialization initiative."
Project acronym ALPHA
Project Alpha Shape Theory Extended
Researcher (PI) Herbert Edelsbrunner
Host Institution (HI) INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYAUSTRIA
Summary Alpha shapes were invented in the early 80s of last century, and their implementation in three dimensions in the early 90s was at the forefront of the exact arithmetic paradigm that enabled fast and correct geometric software. In the late 90s, alpha shapes motivated the development of the wrap algorithm for surface reconstruction, and of persistent homology, which was the starting point of rapidly expanding interest in topological algorithms aimed at data analysis questions. We now see alpha shapes, wrap complexes, and persistent homology as three aspects of a larger theory, which we propose to fully develop. This viewpoint was a long time coming and finds its clear expression within a generalized version of discrete Morse theory. This unified framework offers new opportunities, including (I) the adaptive reconstruction of shapes driven by the cavity structure; (II) the stochastic analysis of all aspects of the theory; (III) the computation of persistence of dense data, both in scale and in depth; (IV) the study of long-range order in periodic and near-periodic point configurations. These capabilities will significantly deepen as well as widen the theory and enable new applications in the sciences. To gain focus, we concentrate on low-dimensional applications in structural molecular biology and particle systems.
Alpha shapes were invented in the early 80s of last century, and their implementation in three dimensions in the early 90s was at the forefront of the exact arithmetic paradigm that enabled fast and correct geometric software. In the late 90s, alpha shapes motivated the development of the wrap algorithm for surface reconstruction, and of persistent homology, which was the starting point of rapidly expanding interest in topological algorithms aimed at data analysis questions. We now see alpha shapes, wrap complexes, and persistent homology as three aspects of a larger theory, which we propose to fully develop. This viewpoint was a long time coming and finds its clear expression within a generalized version of discrete Morse theory. This unified framework offers new opportunities, including (I) the adaptive reconstruction of shapes driven by the cavity structure; (II) the stochastic analysis of all aspects of the theory; (III) the computation of persistence of dense data, both in scale and in depth; (IV) the study of long-range order in periodic and near-periodic point configurations. These capabilities will significantly deepen as well as widen the theory and enable new applications in the sciences. To gain focus, we concentrate on low-dimensional applications in structural molecular biology and particle systems.
Project acronym AMBH
Project Ancient Music Beyond Hellenisation
Researcher (PI) Stefan HAGEL
Host Institution (HI) OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN
Summary From medieval times, Arabic as well as European music was analysed in terms that were inherited from Classical Antiquity and had thus developed in a very different music culture. In spite of recent breakthroughs in the understanding of the latter, whose technicalities we access not only through texts and iconography, but also through instrument finds and surviving notated melodies, its relation to music traditions known from later periods and different places is almost uncharted territory. The present project explores relations between Hellenic/Hellenistic music as pervaded the theatres and concert halls throughout and beyond the Roman empire, Near Eastern traditions – from the diatonic system emerging from cuneiform sources to the flourishing musical world of the caliphates – and, as far as possible, African musical life south of Egypt as well – a region that maintained close ties both with the Hellenised culture of its northern neighbours and with the Arabian Peninsula. On the one hand, this demands collaboration between Classical Philology and Arabic Studies, extending methods recently developed within music archaeological research related to the Classical Mediterranean. Arabic writings need to be examined in close reading, using recent insights into the interplay between ancient music theory and practice, in order to segregate the influence of Greek thinking from ideas and facts that must relate to contemporaneous ‘Arabic’ music-making. In this way we hope better to define the relation of this tradition to the ‘Classical world’, potentially breaking free of Orientalising bias informing modern views. On the other hand, the study and reconstruction, virtual and material, of wind instruments of Hellenistic pedigree but found outside the confinements of the Hellenistic ‘heartlands’ may provide evidence of ‘foreign’ tonality employed in those regions – specifically the royal city of Meroë in modern Sudan and the Oxus Temple in modern Tajikistan.
From medieval times, Arabic as well as European music was analysed in terms that were inherited from Classical Antiquity and had thus developed in a very different music culture. In spite of recent breakthroughs in the understanding of the latter, whose technicalities we access not only through texts and iconography, but also through instrument finds and surviving notated melodies, its relation to music traditions known from later periods and different places is almost uncharted territory. The present project explores relations between Hellenic/Hellenistic music as pervaded the theatres and concert halls throughout and beyond the Roman empire, Near Eastern traditions – from the diatonic system emerging from cuneiform sources to the flourishing musical world of the caliphates – and, as far as possible, African musical life south of Egypt as well – a region that maintained close ties both with the Hellenised culture of its northern neighbours and with the Arabian Peninsula. On the one hand, this demands collaboration between Classical Philology and Arabic Studies, extending methods recently developed within music archaeological research related to the Classical Mediterranean. Arabic writings need to be examined in close reading, using recent insights into the interplay between ancient music theory and practice, in order to segregate the influence of Greek thinking from ideas and facts that must relate to contemporaneous ‘Arabic’ music-making. In this way we hope better to define the relation of this tradition to the ‘Classical world’, potentially breaking free of Orientalising bias informing modern views. On the other hand, the study and reconstruction, virtual and material, of wind instruments of Hellenistic pedigree but found outside the confinements of the Hellenistic ‘heartlands’ may provide evidence of ‘foreign’ tonality employed in those regions – specifically the royal city of Meroë in modern Sudan and the Oxus Temple in modern Tajikistan.
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Thursday Movie Picks #53: Science Fiction Movies (No Space/Aliens)
On July 15, 2015 July 15, 2015 By ruthIn Blog Events, The Flix List
Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that’s spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here’s the gist:
The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you’re up to it one of each. This Thursday’s theme is…
Science Fiction Movies (No Space/Aliens)
It’s interesting that the requirement for this sci-fi genre is no space/aliens as a lot of my favorites in this genre aren’t the ones with aliens in them. In fact, I love sci-fis that don’t look or feel science fiction-y, in fact, intriguing sci-fis are those with rich layers of human drama that remind us what it means to be humans.
I immediately thought of including Ex Machina here, but I decided not to include something from this year. Instead, I’m selecting three from the past few years that have a small/modest budget (under $25 mil) that have made a big impression on me:
The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.
As I mentioned in my review, the less you know about the plot the better the experience. Since I was just talking about directing duos, I have to mention the Spierig Brothers who also made this vampire sci-fi Daybreakers. The premise is rather bizarre and definitely not an easy one to grasp, but it’s well worth a watch. I like how the film started out with a bang but then the pace slows down considerably in the first act as we’re introduced to the characters played by Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. The odd pacing seems deliberate and I actually think it’s pretty effective and engrossing in getting us to care about their journey. Snook is quite a revelation here and I kept hoping to see her getting prominent roles.
s I….
A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.
Once in a while, a film you hadn’t heard much about suddenly sneaked in and took your breath away. In 2013, that film for me was HER. That’s what I wrote in my review over a year ago, and there’s still very few films that affected me emotionally the way this one did.
There are many robot/human *love* stories that’s been done time and again but what Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) experienced with Samantha (voiced brilliantly by Scarlett Johansson) is quite unlike any other. For one, there’s no physical presence of Samantha in the film but yet her presence is felt so viscerally. I’m going to borrow my from my own review… This is the kind of thought-provoking science fiction story that I wish Hollywood would make more of. Sci-fi is not always about aliens or cool-looking futuristic equipments or cars or what have you, but a good sci-fi should actually makes us ponder about our own humanity. I realize this film isn’t for everyone as there are a few people I recommended this to that aren’t wowed by it. That said, I think you owe it to yourself to at least give this one a shot.
A love triangle develops between three friends who came of age at a mysterious, secluded boarding school and are destined to lead brief lives.
This is another film where the less you know about the plot the better. If you just look at still photos or even the poster (which you can see on my review post), you’d never thought this is a sci-fi. It looks more like a mystery drama, and I think that’s the vibe director Mark Romanek was going for. Working from Alex Garland’s script, who later made his directorial debut in Ex Machina, the pace is decidedly slow and graceful in the way things unfold. The romantic drama sensibilities offer a stark contrast to the cerebral sci-fi nature of the story. I really need to watch this again, but I remember being really absorbed by this film. Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield are excellent here, it’s still one of my favorite performance from both of them even after seeing more of their work. It’s also exquisitely-shot in muted hues that perfectly match the somber tone of the film.
What do you think of my sci-fi picks this week? Have you seen any of these films?
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ninvoid99
Oh….. with the exception of Predestination which I had never seen. The other 2 films are pretty much… classics.
July 15, 2015 at 23:25 Reply
Glad to hear you like two of my picks. Predestination is a good one Steven, definitely worth a rent.
Jordan Dodd
GREAT picks! Predestination was a fantastic movie, and Aussie too ;D They made that on a tiny budget, but you can barely tell. I loved Her too, and thought Scarlett’s voice acting was amazing; it makes Bullock’s effort in Minions sound so bad!! I have never heard of that third one you chose, but it sounds pretty decent!
Hi Jordan! Yeah I like the two movies by the Spierig Brothers. Have you seen Daybreakers? I really dug that one too. Yes I was impressed by Scarlett’s voice work, it adds so much to the character. Never Let Me Go is written by Alex Garland who also wrote 28 Days Later, so do check it out!
I need to see Daybreakers, I’ve read a lot about it. Will definitely have to check that other one out, Alex Garland has written some great stuff
Big Screen Small Words
I have yet to see Predestination, and Her is such a lovely film.
Predestination is a bit bonkers but well worth the watch. Glad you love HER too!
Three Rows Back
Seen em all and really liked them. Thanks for this Ruth. How about a classic – Back to the Future?
Yay, glad to hear! Well if you’re talking about classics then you can’t go wrong with Back to the Future 😃
Ayush Chandra
Nice list of 3, and it is a bit creative topic too. Majority of Sci-Fi films are loaded with futuristic objects, a kid type villain :), and things you mentioned above. I agree with you, sci-fi films that looks real and have a normal atmosphere are more exciting. A great example of such films is “Frequency (2000)”. I think these kind of movies involves the audience more comparing to the aliens ones. I have not seen any of the films you mentioned above but after checking on IMDB, I will watch “Her” first.
Welcome to FC Ayush! Frequency is a great movie! Do watch HER, you might love that one
Love the inclusion of Never let me Go, such a fantastic and very underrated film
It’s too bad not many ppl have seen NLMG, it’s so beautiful n heartbreaking. Cinematography is top notch n it’s so atmospheric.
Great Job, Ruth! I thought seriously about picking Her but realized that I could only choose one between that and Eternal Sunshine. Her really is nearly perfect though. And you’re right about never Let Me go. I knew almost nothing about it when I watched it (was completely unprepared for the sci-fi element) and was completely captivated by it. Your picks are so spot on that I feel like I need to check out Predestination despite my Ethan hawke hate-on.
Thanks Matt! Believe it or not I still haven’t seen Eternal Sunshine yet but have heard great things. No love for Hawke? Y’know he’s not my fave actor but I like him in his scifi movies for some reason. Predestination is worth a look for Sarah Snook who’s simply amazing.
Myerla
Her is a wonderful film. I think I need to revisit Never Let me Go as wasn’t keen on it last time.
Sarah Snook is incredible, I watched her Jesebelle and had no idea she was an Aussie as her Southern US accent was that good.
Hi Myerla, glad you like my picks. So you’ve seen Predestination too then? I think the Aussies generally are great with accents, so not surprised miss Snook could pull off Southern accent beautifully.
Brittani
LOVE these picks! I also chose Never Let Me Go. Her is just brilliant and Predestination, while I’m not sure I 100% understood the ending was still a good watch.
Yay! Glad to hear we have one in common. Yeah I feel the same way about Predestination but there’s still a lot in it that I really like.
joelnox
The only one of the three I’ve seen is Never Let Me Go which I didn’t much care for, disappointing since I love the two lead actresses so, but I just couldn’t get into it. HER is on my list just haven’t gotten to it yet. Never heard of Predestination, I like the description-wish it had another actor in the lead, Hawke is one of my least favorite performers. It sounds intriguing enough to put up with him though. Actually is seems to share the central theme of my first pick of the week just presented in a different aspect.
Here’s the three I came up with for the week:
Source Code (2011)-As part of a secret military operation Colter Stevens is placed repeatedly in the body of a man during the last eight minutes of his life to find out the identity of the terrorist who blew up a commuter train and prevent them from striking again. As he goes through the calamity time and again he begins to see a way to prevent the original tragedy. A clever premise excitingly directed with a strong lead performance by Jake Gyllenhaal.
Back to the Future III (1990)-Marty McFly and Doc Brown head out to the Old West by way of the flux capacitor where Doc finds love but also runs afoul of gang of bandits. After the scattershot BTTFII the series finds its legs again recapturing its sense of wonder and winds up with this charming and fun comic sci-fi western.
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)-François Truffaut’s only English language film is a terrifically chilly affair based on the Ray Bradbury classic. In the future Montag, a firemen whose job is to search for and burn books begins to question his existence. The masses, now called Cousins are under various degrees of mind control but there are still pockets of protesters who strive to keep knowledge alive. A perfectly cast film with amazing production design. Julie Christie is super in a dual role.
Hi Joel! Bummer that you didn’t care for Never Let Me Go. I thought it was quite an intriguing and emotional film, though I have to admit I’m not too crazy about Keira Knightley’s casting. Her is such a beautiful film, hope you get to see it too. Y’know I was telling a previous commenter that I’m not really into Hawke generally but I quite like the scifi movies he’s been in.
Oh, Source Code is a great pick! I really like that one and the twist took me by surprise. I like Gyllenhaal and Vera Farmiga in it. I have to admit I haven’t seen the other two you listed.
Nice picks! I didn’t get to Predestination last year, but I was so close to picking both Her and Never Let Me Go this week. Both great! I liked Never Let Me Go better as a novel. That is just a beautifully written novel. One of the best I’ve read in the last few years. Still a great film.
Thanks Kevin! I heard that Never Let Me Go’s novel is so superior, but I haven’t read it. I thought the film was beautifully atmospheric and emotional. Predestination is definitely worth a look!
SJHoneywell
Gattaca fits most of your criteria, although it does focus on a space agency and technically goes to space at the end. Still, I tihnk it’s close enough that it’s worth a mention. Metropolis is definitely worth a mention here, too.
There are also plenty of time travel movies that would qualify under these criteria. The Time Machine (the one from 1960), Time After Time, Triangle, Timecrimes, 12 Monkeys, Time Bandits… If you want something really unusual, look for Safety Not Guaranteed. Low budget and wildly entertaining, and focused on a time travel project.
There’s also tons of post-apocalyptic stuff. The Mad Max movies, A Boy and His Dog, On the Beach, The Quiet Earth, The Omega Man… Plenty of horror movies would fit into this genre as well.
I really like Gattaca, but I decided to select those from the past few years. There are a ton of time travel sci-fis. I have seen Safety Not Guaranteed, I like that one.
I’ve seen On The Beach, such a heartbreaking film.
Ted Saydalavong (@TSayda)
I have to see Predestination and HER, I want to see them both, I think they’re on Netflix now. I just need to watch them sometime on a weekend.
Somehow I couldn’t bring myself to watch Never Let Me Go, mostly because of how much I loved the book version and some reviewers said they totally botched what was great about the book. I’ll have to finally see it just to judge it for myself.
You should give Predestination and HER a shot Ted, esp if you’re into scifi indies. I hear ya about Never Let Me Go, I have a feeling the book is probably still superior. But give it a shot anyway, who knows you might like it.
Her is a wonderful film. Phoenix and ScarJo are both perfect. Never Let Me Go was enjoyable as well. Still haven’t seen Predestination, though. I hope to be fixing that soon.
Hi Dell! Glad you’re a fan of HER too. Interesting though that some people don’t care for it. In a way it’s similar to Never Let Me Go as it’s kind of a slo-burn drama. Predestination is pretty bonkers, but the performances are good, esp. Sarah Snook.
fernandorafael
Very cool picks! Really want to see Predestination, wasn’t the biggest fan of HER but like seeing it here, and loved Never Let Me Go. Very underrated film and the three actors are phenomenal.
Her was my favourite film of 2013. Great pick!
Excellent picks! I was also thinking of Another Earth or Safety Not Guaranteed.
Terrific stuff Ruth, terrific. I really really want to see Never Let Me Go. And you’re right, I am totally surprised by it being classified as sci-fi. My impressions have always been that it’s a romantic drama. 🙂
Love your thoughts on the first two films, as well. Predestination blew me away with its complex, ever-shifting narrative and a star-marking performance from Sarah Snook. And Her, well. That is quite possibly my favorite film ever. Haha. Crazy high praise, I know but it hit me deep in the feels. 😉
Wandering through the Shelves
I like all of them. Her and Never Let me Go despite being set in some unknown future and has sci-fi elements, they have a very vintage retro feel to them with their colour scheme and their costuming don’t you think?
Yay! Her and Never Let Me Go are SO good. Ugh, I still need to see Predestination.
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The Vern
I’ve never heard of Predestination but I will check it out. I had no idea that Alex Garland adapted Never Let Me Go.
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From the long-standing port of Tui, the Camino winds its way up to the old town, following the so-called Camino da Barca. Then, through the Tunel das Monxas, the Camino enters a very steep section and leads to the historic bridge of San Telmo. From there, travelling over a less abrupt terrain, we come to the town of O Porrino.
The terrain becomes easier as we cross the Louro Valley. Keeping the valley to the east, after a gentle climb you arrive at the chapel of Santiaguino de Antas – a pleasant place to take a rest. We now enter a wide expanse of woodland. Surrounded by pine trees, the Camino starts its descent through the hamlet of Setefontes and arrives in Arcade.
From here you will cross a Romanesque bridge which is where Napoleon was defeated by the Spanish during the War of Independence. Arriving into Pontevedra you will head through the narrow streets before reaching the 13th Century church of Santa Maria. Of interest to pilgrims is also the Capela da Peregrina which although it appears round is actually in the shape of a scallop.
Passing chestnut groves, the Camino leaves Pontevedra and runs parallel to the railway for a while. After passing through the hamlet of Ponte Cabras, we encounter the rectory of Santa Maria de Alba, tucked away among pine and eucalyptus trees. Emerging from the dense woods of Lombo da Maceira, you’ll see a statue of Saint James the pilgrim, his staff pointing the way to proceed. The lovely village of Tibo, with its fountain, public washing place and stone cross, brings us to Caldas do Rei.
Exiting the town, we take a bridge over the River Umia that leads us to a fountain of hot spring water that has lent the town its name since Roman times. Entering the woods once more, the Camino make its way gently uphill to the hamlet of Santa Marina. Going downhill, we cross the river Fontenlo. Finally, following a Camino lined with pine trees, we catch up again with the river as we arrive in Padron. Padron is famous for being the first land sighted by the ship bearing the body of St James.
The Camino passes through many small villages and hamlets before arriving at the Baroque sanctuary of A Esclavitude. On a hilltop to the left stands the mysterious, abandoned ruins of the hillfort Castro Lupario.A few kilometres later, we come to the oldest wayside crosses in Galicia. As we near Agro dos Monteiros, it’s now possible to see the spires of the cathedral in Santiago. Finally, the Camino passes by the ruins of a castle known as A Rocha Vella, before entering the city of the Apostle.
After breakfast, we bid you farewell. If you wish to stay in the area, we recommend that you: – Take your time and visit the magnificent historic centre – Continue with us along the wild “Camino Fisterra” (Finisterre Way), and stay overnight at the 2* hotel in the light house! – or take a bus to Fisterra. (Bus to fisterra: 9am, 10am, bus back in Santiago 16:45 & 19:00. takes 3hours) – Visit the unspoilt sandy coves and beaches of the west coast. With very few tourists, you are guaranteed a very special experience.
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2018 was another solid season for the Seattle Seahawks, led by their superstar quarterbacks Russell Wilson. Since drafting Wilson in the third round in 2012, he has lead them to 10+ wins in six of the past seven seasons, with that one non-10 win season being only 9-7. You can say that the franchise has been very consistent, having six […]
2018 was another solid season for the Seattle Seahawks, led by their superstar quarterbacks Russell Wilson. Since drafting Wilson in the third round in 2012, he has lead them to 10+ wins in six of the past seven seasons, with that one non-10 win season being only 9-7. You can say that the franchise has been very consistent, having six playoff appearances, two Super Bowl trips, and of course, winning one of the Super Bowls back in 2013.
2018 saw a lot of differences, mainly on the defensive side. This was the first time in that the famous Legion of Boom defensive unit was no longer around, with Richard Sherman, Michael Bennett, and Cliff Avril leaving for free agency, while Kam Chancellor announced his retirement from the NFL due to a lingering neck injury.
Still, they posted a 10-6 record with Wilson continuing his run as one of the best quarterbacks in the league while Bobby Wagner was a star on the defensive side. They ended up losing to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round, 24-22.
Seattle did not make any huge signings in the offseason, with the only notable move being long-time starting safety Earl Thomas leaving the team to sign with the Baltimore Ravens. As far as the draft, they had a lot of draft picks (11) and look to have a majority of the guys contribute right away.
How do the draft picks, as well as other members on the roster, fit into the 2019 lineup? Here are my position breakdowns for the Seattle Seahawks.
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Starter: Russell Wilson
Backups: Geno Smith
Preseason Cuts: Paxton Lynch, J.T. Barrett
We knew Wilson would be the starter once again and him signing a four-year, $140 million contract (which makes him the highest-paid player in the NFL right now) just assures that he will be under center for many years to come. Look for him to have another fantastic season as the leader of the franchise.
Smith was signed as the backup to Wilson and missed some time after having surgery to remove a cyst in his knee. He came back for the third preseason game and looked impressive. Lynch was productive during his time in preseason games but missed the last preseason game due to a concussion. Still, Smith came in as the main backup and has likely held the spot, leaving Lynch on the outs for now, unless the team wants to keep three QBs. Wilson has never missed a game during his time in Seattle and given that track record, it’s unlikely that happens.
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Starter: Chris Carson
Backups: C.J. Prosise, J.D. McKissic, Travis Homer, Nick Bellore
Preseason Cuts: Rashaad Penny, Bo Scarbrough, Xavier Turner
Out for the Year: Adam Choice
Carson was a former seventh-round pick from 2017 and missed majority of his rookie season with a broken ankle. 2018 was a different story, as he rushed for 1,151 yards to go along with nine touchdowns. He is a hard-nosed runner that will be the feature back once again. Prosise has had an injured-tenure with Seattle since being drafted in 2016. He could be a cut candidate but after seeing him play a ton in the preseason, it has me thinking that they plan on using him in the offense once again. When healthy, he is a solid backup/receiving back.
McKissic is a solid receiving back as well as a Special Teamer and Homer is a sixth-round rookie that could get some playing time down the line. It may be out there but after hearing him in trade talks and struggled a ton in his rookie season, I have Penny not making the roster come Week 1. I might be wrong on this and they could keep him on the roster but it would not shock me if he was in a different uniform at some point during the 2019 season.
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Starters: Tyler Lockett, DK Metcalf, David Moore
Backups: Gary Jennings Jr., Jaron Brown, John Ursua
Preseason Cuts: Jazz Ferguson, Keenan Reynolds, Malik Turner, Terry Wright, Amara Darboh
With the retirement of Doug Baldwin, Lockett now has the role as the number one receiver. Look for him to lessen his role in the kick return department and continue to develop as a solid receiver only. Metcalf was drafted in the second round of this past draft and looks to be a huge factor in the offense once he returns from his knee injury. Moore is currently recovering from a broken arm so he’ll be out for the first few weeks of the season.
Brown and fourth-round rookie Jennings Jr. will compete for Moore’s snap in the meantime while Ursua, another receiver Seattle drafted (this one in the seventh-round) has been impressive so far and looks to be some insurance and development project.
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Starter: Will Dissly
Backups: Nick Vannett, Jacob Hollister
Preseason Cuts: Ed Dickson, Jackson Harris, Wes Saxton
Out for the Year: Justin Johnson
Dissly was impressive during his first couple of games in his rookie season but a knee injury ended his season and all the momentum he was having. He’ll look to bounce-back nicely and regain the form he had before the injury. Vannett is also a lock here as he showed he is a solid tight end at the NFL level. I have Hollister making the team as the third TE due to his size and athletic ability.
I have Dickson on the outs when it comes to roster cutdowns. Dickson hasn’t played at all during the preseason following knee surgery and given his salary ($3.3 million), he could be a cap casualty. Not to mention the young options provide a ton of upside.
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Starters: Duane Brown, Mike Iupati, Justin Britt, D.J. Fluker, Germain Ifedi
Backups: George Fant, Jamarco Jones, Joey Hunt, Ethan Pocic
Preseason Cuts: Marcus Martin, Elijah Nkansah, Jordan Roos, Jordan Simmons, Landon Turner, Brian Wallace
Out for the Year: Demetrius Knox
PUP: Phil Haynes
Brown has been a huge upgrade to Seattle’s line since joining the team in 2017. He is a guaranteed starter at left tackle while Ifedi starts on the right side…for now. Ifedi has struggled since being drafted in 2016 and this may be his last shot to show that he is a capable starter. If Fant impresses early, he could easily replace him.
Iupati, Britt, and Fluker start in the middle while Jones, Hunt, and Pocic provide depth on the line.
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Starters: L.J. Collier, Quinton Jefferson, Al Woods, Ezekiel Ansah
Backups: Cassius Marsh, Rasheem Green, Poona Ford, Jacob Martin
Preseason Cuts: Barkevious Mingo, Earl Mitchell, Bryan Mone, Jamie Meder, Branden Jackson, Nazair Jones, Jay-Tee Tiuli
PUP: Demarcus Cousins
Suspended: Jarran Reed
Ansah is a former Pro Bowler that had an injury-riddled 2018 season. After signing with Seattle this past offseason, he’ll look for a fresh start in a new city. He so far has 48 career sacks in six seasons. Collier was a first-round pick in this past draft and starts on the other end spot. With Reed suspended for the first six weeks, Jefferson will start for the time being. Woods starts opposite, forming a nice duo at the defensive tackle spot.
Marsh is a solid backup veteran that rotates in as well as Green, Ford, and Martin. I have Mingo not making the final roster. The former first-round pick has struggled to make any sort of impact even after moving from linebacker to defensive end. Seattle can save $3.5 million if they want to cut him.
Starters: K.J. Wright, Bobby Wagner, Mychal Kendricks
Backups: Cody Barton, Austin Calitro, Shaquem Griffin
Preseason Cuts: Ben Burr-Kirven, Justin Currie, Jawuan Johnson, Juwon Young
Out for the Year: Emmanuel Ellerbee
Seattle has had a consistent linebacking core for quite some time and that seems to be the case in 2019. Wagner is in the conversation as one of the best defensive players in the NFL while Wright has been a solid starting outside linebacker since 2011. Kendricks is a solid starter as well and looks to play in 2019 after his insider trading trial looks to be postponed for the foreseeable future.
Griffin looks to be the main backup here and is a top contributor on Special Teams. Barton and Calitro will also contribute on Special Teams.
Cornerbacks
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Starters: Shaquill Griffin, Tre Flowers
Backups: Neiko Thorpe, Akeem King, DeShawn Shead
Preseason Cuts: Jamar Taylor, Jeremy Boykins, Simeon Thomas
Out for the Year: Kalan Reed
Griffin is a young corner that I believe will make a huge leap forward in year three. Flowers will look to start opposite as he heads into year two. His 6’3″ frame is a typical Pete Carroll cornerback.
Thorpe is the team’s best special teams player and could get some time on the field on defense. King looks to be rotated in at the nickel spot while Snead’s versatility at both corner and safety makes him a valuable player in the secondary.
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Starters: Tedric Thompson, Bradley McDougald
Backups: Ugochukwu Amadi, Marquise Blair
Preseason Cuts: Delano Hill, Shalom Lunai
It is weird to not see Thomas or Chancellor in this spot but it is a new era as Thompson and McDougald seem to be the Week 1 starters. Amandi, a fourth-round rookie, and Blair will likely be the main backups here. They’ll likely be main contributors on Special Teams. You also have to factor that corner Snead will be a part of this rotation too.
Kicker: Jason Myers
Punter: Michael Dickson
Long Snapper: Tyler Ott
Preseason Cuts: None
No competition here so these three will look to hold the Special Teams spots. Myers was a Pro Bowl kicker with the New York Jets last season while Dickson is already one of the best punters in the league after one season. Ott holds down the long snapper spot.
Despite some major roster changes the past few years, the Seattle Seahawks have remained a consistent playoff team in the NFC and I expect that to be the same heading into 2019.
On the offense, it all starts with Wilson leading the way. He has never missed a game and despite never having a consistent offensive line and receiving core, Wilson always gets it done. Having a feature back like Carson helps, who I think will take another step forward as he heads into his second year as the starter. The tight end group is young but has a lot of potential while the receiving group will be interesting to watch, with Lockett looking to take a huge leap forward as a true number one receiver. But mainly, Seattle’s offensive line needs to protect Wilson as they have shown that that is still one of the weaker spots on the team.
While they may no longer have the Legion of Boom, there is still plenty of notable names on the defense which of course is lead by Wagner captaining the middle of the field. The defensive line looks to be revamped Ansah leading the way and showing that 2018 was just a one-time thing. The secondary has completely changed than in years past but I think Griffin has a chance to a hughe bright spot in that group.
While it is still the Los Angeles Rams division to lose, Seattle is still right behind them. A wild card spot is likely, but I do not see them making it far in the playoffs.
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Introducing Charles Cull, Confidence Man
According to the New York Times of October 3, 1860:
Charles Cull was tried for obtaining money under false pretences from Mr. John F. Gilman, a resident of Maine…Mr. Gilman formed the acquaintance of Cull on board the Stonington boat, bound to this City. He rather liked Cull, and, being a stranger in Gotham, placed himself under his guidance. Cull, not unwillingly, took him in charge, and undertook to exhibit unto him the huge animal with the extensive trunk. Passing along some street, Cull bethought himself of his need to change a bill for $100, that amount, when unbroken, being not very eligible as a tender for a small sum for refreshments. Accordingly he went into an establishment, which he said was a bank, but came out much chagrined at finding it was past banking hours. What was to be done? A man with a hundred-dollar bill in his pocket in want of small change for drinks for himself and friend! A ridiculous position to be placed in, and perplexing, moreover. Could not his new Maine acquaintance oblige him with smaller bills — a twenty or so, a few tens and fives? Unfortunately the gentleman from Maine had not so much money about him, but having $30, he concluded that twelve shillings would see him through the night, and the next day he could easily be at the Bank before closing hours. So he gave $28 50 to Cull, and received from him the $100 bill, on “The City Trust and Banking Company.” Cull having succeeded in obtaining small bills, suddenly recollected that he had a little business to transact round the corner, but he would be back in a few minutes. Mr. Gilman by-and-bye became of the opinion that there were just twenty-four such minutes from midnight to midnight, or from noon to noon, and he became not unnaturally inquisitive about the value of the $100 bill. Inquiry demonstrated that it possessed no value at all. His poor recompense was his good luck in meeting subsequently with Cull and giving him into custody.
Recorder BARNARD briefly charged the Jury in the case, and then finding himself too unwell to remain longer on the Bench, quitted the Court, while Judge RUSSELL was sent for to receive the verdict. The Jury, after a short absence, found Cull guilty. Sentence was deferred until it could be passed by the Recorder, who tried the case. No other business was done.
A brief article from the New York Daily Tribune of July 4, 1861, reproduced in full, shows that Cull failed to learn his lesson:
“A well dressed man, calling himself Charles Cull, was arrested yesterday, charged with swindling Mr. John Milleman of Weathersfield N.Y., out of $50 by the confidence dodge. It appears that Cull met Mr. M. at the Hudson River Depot; and, having introduced himself, informed him that he was going to Dunkirk, and as Mr. M. was going to Buffalo, proposed that the should travel together. This arrangement was acceded to by Mr. M., and the twain started for the Exchange Hotel. On their way, a confederate of Cull’s met them, and, presenting a small bill to Cull, asked for payment. Cull handed him a bogus $50 bill to take the required amount from, but the confederate could not change it. Mr. Milleman was then applied to, and gave good money for the bill. Cull and the confederate then decamped, but Mr. M., becoming suspicious, pursued Cull, and arrested him, with $48 of his money in his possession. The prisoner was taken before Justice Kelly, and locked up for trial. His confederate escaped.”
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May 5, 2019 By Fausta
Venezuela: Did the Minister of Defense back out at the last minute?
I have documented every post on Latin America strenuously, but this post is an exception. I do not have contacts in the country or in any of the other places involved, so please read with caution.
In his Thursday, May 2, 2019 show, Jaime Bayly described that the Minister of Defense for the National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, General Vladimir Padrino, had agreed to aid Juan Guaidó remove Nicolas Maduro from office.
Who is General Padrino?
In a post three years ago, I mentioned that Padrino, upon taking the job of commanding the country’s entire supply chain possibly “was given the job by Cuban intelligence to keep an eye on Maduro.” Additionally, Nicolás Maduro had declared “All the ministries, all the ministers, all the state institutions are at the service and in absolute subordination” to the head of the armed forces, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino – including,
a new military-industrial mining, oil and gas company that will rival the state-owned oil company PdVSA.
In other words, Padrino lives up to his name, which means Godfather. His agreement would be crucial for any change to take place.
I must point out that Wikipedia correctly states,
On 22 September 2017, Canada sanctioned Padrino due to rupture of Venezuela’s constitutional order following the 2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election.[6][7] The United States government has also sanctioned Padrino on 25 September 2018 for his role in solidifying President Maduro’s power in Venezuela.[8] Vladimir Padrino López is also banned from entering Colombia.[9]
The Bayly YouTube, in Spanish
Bayly said that Padrino had agreed to having Maduro leave for Cuba and install Guaidó as interim president in exchange for being allowed to keep the fortune he’s amassed over the years and avoiding prosecution by the U.S. The U.S. would also give the new interim administration $20billion to pay Russia for its oil interests in the country.
This was scheduled to take place on May 1st.
But Padrino changed his mind,
ABC Spain reports that General Padrino backed out at the last moment, even when the negotiation had lasted for several months. Bayly claims that Padrino demanded at the last moment to be permanent president.
The right price?
On Sunday May 5th, the Moscow Times published an opinion piece, Putin Is Ready to Give Up Venezuela for the Right Price.
Sergei Lavrov and Mike Pompeo will soon meet in Helsinki to discuss Venezuela’s future.
On May 3, U.S. President Donald Trump called Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to flag American concerns over Russia’s “disruptive role” in Venezuela and stress his country’sdetermination to ensure Venezuela’s return to democratic rule.
The price may involve Ukraine,
For Moscow, a deal of equals on Venezuela where Russia helps the U.S. diffuse the crisis by engineering a constitutional transition, should involve an equally significant concession by the U.S. (on a par with JFK-Khrushchev deal to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba and Turkey) to pressure Kiev into fully implementing the Minsk-2 agreements that would truncate Ukraine’s sovereignty and allow Moscow to retain some degree of control over Kiev’s security policies.
Moscow is ready to sell its stake in Maduro, but it is still unclear whether Washington is ready to offer the right price.
If Russia is out of the picture, there’s still the question of China and Iran remaining in the country.
If Maduro leaves, how about Tarek El Aissami, Vice President indicted by the U.S. for drug charges?
Additionally, I doubt very much that Cuba would give up its control of Venezuela’s security services.
This coming week promises to be very interesting indeed.
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January 2, 2018 By Fausta
How will the Iranian protests affect Latin America?
There are 21 reported deaths from the protests that started last Thursday in Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed Iran’s “enemies”
Other Iranian officials had blamed “foreign agents” and an online “proxy war” waged by the US, the UK and Saudi Arabia for the violence.
Khamenei’s remarks followed more deadly violence on Monday, in which nine people were killed, including seven protesters, a member of a pro-government militia and a policeman. Twelve others were killed over the weekend as the protests intensified.
For years Iran has targeted Latin America for recruitment,
Iranian intelligence and military efforts to recruit young men in Peru, train them in Iran, and return them to Peru. A Hezbollah movement has now been established in the country.
a former Iranian official with knowledge of the country’s terror network who claimed that “more than 40,000 of the regime’s security, intelligence and propaganda forces” have been successfully placed in the region. According to another source cited in the article, the Quds Force has established command and control centers in two Latin American countries.
Last November, Iran promised to send warships to the Gulf of Mexico
Iran will likely use the warships’ visit to South America to advance its relationship with Venezuela, a US adversary, the outlet reported.
Seven years ago I was posting on Iran-Venezuela ties. Hezbollah and Iran have continued their expansion in our hemisphere (emphasis added)
Overall, Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean offer Iran and Hezbollah fertile territory to build relations, bolster economic development and spread their ideology. Their efforts are made easier by governments such as Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Ecuador, whose hostility to U.S. interests manifest as non-cooperation on U.S. counterterror and defense partnerships. The Iranian regime also associates with the Bolivarian Alliance of the Countries of Our America (ALBA), a group created by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, which resists the United States through political and economic means.
What is perhaps the most worrisome tactic of Iran and Hezbollah is the use of seemingly innocuous acts of diplomacy to obscure drug smuggling and money laundering. According to the U.S. government, Iran has relied on Latin America to evade sanctions by signing economic and security agreements in order to create a network of diplomatic and economic relationships.
According to Infobae, Lebanon-based Hezbollah generates at least $10million/year from drugs and weapons trafficking, but Hezbollah’s total take may be much larger at the Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay Tri-Border Area (TBA).
Venezuela – going back to the Aeroterror flights days – continues to be on top of Iran’s list, granting Iranian military firms large tracts of isolated land to develop missile technology.
Venezuela’s Vice President, Tareck El Aissami, has allegedly issued passports to members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
This means members of the two organizations, as well as drug lords from narco-terror groups such as FARC, not only coordinate and work together, but also are awarded state sponsorship from the highest levels of government
While this took place, the Obama administration allegedly covered up for Hezbollah in Latin America; They killed a probe of the terror group to get the Iran deal. According to Josh Meyer’s extensive report,
As a result, some Hezbollah operatives were not pursued via arrests, indictments, or Treasury designations that would have blocked their access to U.S. financial markets, according to Bauer, a career Treasury official, who served briefly in its Office of Terrorist Financing as a senior policy adviser for Iran before leaving in late 2015. And other “Hezbollah facilitators”arrested in France, Colombia, Lithuania have not been extradited — or indicted — in the U.S., she wrote.
Whether Iran and Hezbollah use the region to circumvent sanctions, traffic drugs, launder money or plan future attacks, there is a real and growing threat.
Will the protests in Iran have any effect on this? Only if there’s regime change.
But Iranian expansion in the Americas continues to be one of the ignored stories of the decade.
Filed Under: Fausta's blog, Iran, Latin America, Tri-Border Area Tagged With: Hezbollah, Josh Meyer, Tarek El Aissami
October 7, 2017 By Fausta
Venezuela: From a post nine years ago
I posted this on June 16, 2008,
On the same week that Chavez was supposedly telling the FARC to lay down their arms, Venezuelan journalist Patricia Poleo reported that Venezuelans of Arab ancestry are being recruited under the auspices of Tarek el Ayssami, Venezuela’s vice-Minister of the Interior, for combat training in Hezbollah camps in South Lebanon. Here is my translation.
That was then, this is now:
Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah (Spanish pronunciation: [taˈɾek ˈsaiðan ˈel aisˈsami ˈmaða]; Arabic: طارق زيدان العيسمي مداح,[3] born 12 November 1974)[4] is a Venezuelan politician who has been Vice President of Venezuela since January 2017.
Filed Under: Fausta's blog, Hizballah, Hizbollah, Venezuela Tagged With: Hezbollah, Tarek El Aissami
April 10, 2017 By Fausta
Venezuela: Capriles barred from public office for 15 years
which means he can’t be a candidate next year, either,
Venezuela’s Top Opposition Leader Barred From Holding Office.
This shouldn’t come as a much of a surprise, since,
President Nicolás Maduro and his mentor and predecessor Hugo Chávez have barred dozens of popular opposition politicians for minor or trumped-up offenses in the past decade to help hold on to power, say international rights groups and constitutional experts. Dozens more have been jailed without trial or are on the run.
El Aissami had to do with it,
The move against Mr. Capriles comes after Vice President Tareck El Aissami blasted him on Thursday for leading antigovernment protests that led to clashes between police and demonstrators earlier that day. Mr. El Aissami called the protesters terrorists and compared them to coup plotters who briefly overthrew Mr. Chávez 15 years ago.
Venezuela Socialists’ election strategy? Block adversaries
A nearly identical maneuver was used ten years ago to halt the rise of former mayor Leopoldo Lopez, who in polls remains one of the most influential opposition leaders despite being jailed three years ago for his role in anti-government protests.
López is still in jail.
Street protests continue, but
No TV stations in the country carried the vast protests, with Globovision — the 24 hour news station — showing Argentina Falkland/Malvinas Islands history.
Capriles was tear-gassed today
Take 20 seconds to watch the video in this tweet. It shows a calm, colected Henrique Capriles walking down the street when suddenly, for no apparent reason, a tear gas canister is shot straight at his group.
That’s the dynamic at work in this week’s protests in Caracas. It really is perverse.
2.00 pm Henrique Capriles en Las Mercedes pic.twitter.com/bq13oU0Eu2
— Adriana Núñez R. (@Adriananunezr) April 10, 2017
Brazil and the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) called on Monday for elections to restore full democracy in Venezuela.
Food crisis, violence prompt spike in Venezuelan asylum seekers in Canada. The number of asylum claims from Venezuela more than doubled last year from the year before as people struggle to find food and medicine in a tanking economy.
Filed Under: Communism, Fausta's blog, Venezuela Tagged With: Henrique Capriles Randoski, Tarek El Aissami
March 29, 2017 By Fausta
Venezuela gets worse
Johns Hopkins Prof. Steve Hanke tweets,
#Venez lacking basic necessities such as toilet paper. Even sudden rise in oil prices will not recover economy https://t.co/AX5QL89GaX pic.twitter.com/fcYtRvOgoZ
— Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) March 29, 2017
Venezuela: It’s Only Getting Worse – Oil Markets Daily
Venezuela’s oil production, according to secondary sources, stands at 1.987 million b/d.
With inflation rising and economic turmoil continuing, we expect Venezuela’s oil production to decline another 300k b/d this year.
Lower oil prices will continue to hamper high cost oil production globally, and our obsession over how much high cost production will decline is our main bullish long oil thesis.
#Venezuela must stop its inflation problem. How? Institute a currency board to anchor the bolivar to the USD https://t.co/beuZtfSkXC
Venezuelans rely heavily on yuca, but a deadly yucca is inadvertently sold on the black market, killing 29 since Oct https://t.co/VwuY3SJIzA
Venezuelan Supreme Court Annuls Act of Congress, Parliamentary Immunity (emphasis added)
With the application of this ruling, the Supreme Court may annul any action of the National Assembly that violates Article 200 of the Constitution, which indicates that the deputies of the National Parliament “shall enjoy immunity in the exercise of their functions.”
Also, the ruling in question could lead to the prosecution of deputies for “treason to the mother country” in military courts, analysts report.
Over at the OAS,
Venezuela in showdown with OAS, U.S. over political prisoners
As expected, Venezuela pushes back against OAS suspension warnings. The Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) has called for Venezuela to be suspended from the group unless it holds fresh elections. Ahead of a special OAS meeting, Caracas called the proposed move illegal
In this speech (5:30 into the podcast, in Spanish), OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro stated that the United States Treasury Department has frozen nearly US $3 billion of Venezuela Vice-President Tareck El Aissami’s assets, “an amount equivalent to half the cost of the country’s 2012 food imports.”
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Filed Under: Communism, Fausta's blog, Venezuela Tagged With: Luis Almagro, OAS, Organization of American States, Tarek El Aissami
February 16, 2017 By Fausta
Venezuela: CNN en Español off the air UPDATED
for daring to report on the passports-for-terrorists scheme,
Venezuela Takes CNN En Español Off the Air. Cable channel faces disciplinary proceedings from government after report on alleged sale of fake passports
The channel disappeared from all national cable providers minutes after the media regulator said it launched disciplinary proceedings against CNN en Español for “direct aggression against the peace and democratic stability of Venezuelan people.”
For many Venezuelans, CNN en Español had become the last independent source of news about their country, as the government steadily bought out, shut down or starved local media of resources.
Earlier this week, it was the only Spanish-language TV station in Venezuela to report on the U.S. sanctions against the country’s powerful vice president, Tareck El Aissami, for alleged drug trafficking. CNN En Español also implicated Mr. El Aissami last week in the fraudulent sale of passports to Middle Eastern citizens with links to terrorism.
ABC’s Nightline did a report, Venezuela: Descent Into Chaos (you can watch here) that I highly recommend, on the hunger situation. The reporter was held for 3 days.
Democratic socialism at work.
JC sent part 2 of the video,
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Filed Under: CNN, Communism, Fausta's blog, Venezuela Tagged With: Tarek El Aissami
Venezuela: US sanctions VP El Aissami over drug ties
U.S. Puts Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami on Sanctions List. Official, placed on Treasury’s kingpins list, allegedly aided drug traffickers (emphasis added)
Executive Vice President Tareck El Aissami and Venezuelan financier Samark Lopez were placed on the Office of Foreign Assets Control blacklist, the Treasury Department said in a statement Monday. The list freezes their assets in the U.S. and blocks U.S. companies and individuals from doing business with them.
Mr. El Aissami “facilitated shipments of narcotics from Venezuela,” while serving as Venezuela’s Interior Minister and then governor of the central Aragua state, said the statement. “He oversaw or partially owned narcotics shipments of over 1,000 kilograms from Venezuela on multiple occasions.”
For the Zetas, among others,
The Treasury department on Monday said Mr. El Aissami, as Interior Minister, was paid for using his control of Venezuelan air bases, ports and highways to facilitate drug shipments from Venezuela and Colombian druglords as well as Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel.
Alek Boyd has been reporting on El Aissami for years,
Tareck el Aissami & Samark Lopez sanctioned for drug trafficking. Will @USTreasury get SFO to probe UK proxies? https://t.co/Qq0D5U2OTC
— Alek Boyd (@alekboyd) February 14, 2017
Filed Under: drugs, Venezuela Tagged With: Samark López, Tarek El Aissami, Zetas
CNN finally reports on Venezuela’s passports-for-terrorists scheme
I posted in 2015: Venezuela issuing passports, voter registrations, to Hezbollah & Syrians
In 2013: Hezbollah agent issued Venezuelan diplomatic passport.
I can spend all day linking to my prior posts on this topic.
Finally, after all these years, CNN investigates: Venezuela may have given passports to people with ties to terrorism
One confidential intelligence document obtained by CNN links Venezuela’s new Vice President Tareck El Aissami to 173 Venezuelan passports and ID’s that were issued to individuals from the Middle East, including people connected to the terrorist group Hezbollah.
Yes, I posted about El Aissami’s role in 2013.
But back to CNN
The accusation that the country was issuing passports to people who are not Venezuelan first surfaced in the early 2000s when Hugo Chavez was the country’s president, interviews and records show.
A Venezuelan passport permits entry into more than 130 countries without a visa, including 26 countries in the European Union, according to a ranking by Henley and Partners. A visa is required to enter the United States.
Glad to see CNN is finally starting to pay attention.
Linked to by Pirate’s Cove. Thank you!
Filed Under: CNN, terrorism, terrorism. Latin America, Venezuela Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Tarek El Aissami
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Director of Monitoring Food Products, Beverages, Health and Cosmetic and health products Job Descriptions:
Director of Monitoring Food Products, Beverages, Health and Cosmetic and health products
Job Descriptions:
Monitoring the implementation of laws, regulations and by-laws related to foodstuff, beverages, and health and cosmetic products
Inspecting, sampling and monitoring the implementation of regulations related to the production, storage and packaging of foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products, and toxins, and adopting new control procedures
Controlling and sampling of food, beverage, cosmetic and health product and toxin cargoes in the customs
Monitoring the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) in food, beverage, cosmetic and health product and toxin manufacturing and storage centers
Destroying and changing the use of smuggled foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins, and referring violators to the Article 11 Commission, and the judicial authorities
Implementing the Product Sampling Procedure (PMS) for controlling and sampling of products at the supply level
Participating in the PMS Coordination and Planning Committee
Participating in the disposal operation of smuggled foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins in the presence of the representative of Organization for Collection and Sale of State-owned Properties of Iran
Carrying out joint inspections with the Suspending Organization of Iran and the Provincial Trade Organization to monitor the supply of foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins
Identifying unauthorized production units and imposing relevant rules and regulations
Monitoring the implementation of established standards, and compliance with the provisions of relevant manufacturing licenses by the manufacturers of foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins
Introducing violating units and centers to judicial authorities, perusing execution of issued sentences, and monitoring the disposal of non-consumable foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins
Following up on cases submitted to judicial authorities until achieving results
Attending control and supervision committees, and taking part in the development of standards for manufacturing and controlling foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins
Conducting research on foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins whose use has been banned by various health and international organizations.
Collaborating with other groups in order to develop standards and regulations for foods, beverages, cosmetic and health products and toxins
Developing necessary programs to enhance control and supervision affairs and to train staff
Studying documents associated with food safety management systems and issuing FSMS licenses
Grading manufacturing units using quantitative criteria such as Prerequisite Programs (PRPs)
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Council Elections, Flock, Workstation Focus, Atomic, and Improving the Join Process
Posted by Matthew Miller on November 14, 2014
Fedora is a big project, and it’s hard to keep up with everything that goes on. This series highlights interesting happenings in five different areas every week. It isn’t comprehensive news coverage — just quick summaries with links to each. Here are the five things for November 14th, 2014:
Fedora Council Elections
We are in the “campaign season” (okay, “campaign week”) for the first general election for representatives for the new Fedora Council. (If you haven’t been following, see the Council charter on the Fedora Wiki. The “Coda” in that document should answer most of your questions, and if you have others, please feel free to ask them.)
The five candidates are:
Haïkel Guémar (number80)
Pete Travis (randomuser)
Michael Scherer (misc)
Rex Dieter (rdieter)
Langdon White (langdon)
(with IRC nicknames in parentheses).
Visit the nomination page for a brief-self introduction from each candidate, and stay tuned for more from each (including an e-mail interview to be published on Fedora Magazine at the beginning of next week).
Voting opens on the 18th, and will run for a week.
Flock to Rochester
Flock is our big annual conference for Fedora contributors and developers, where we meet in person to share our work and develop plans for the future. It alternates yearly between North America and Europe (complemented by user-and-developer FUDCons in the APAC and LATAM regions), and the location is chosen by a bid process.
The Flock planning team has announced the final selection of Rochester, NY and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as our location for 2015. Read the details, and take a look at the original bid if you’re curious. (Note that the specific dates have not yet been finalized. More to come!)
Fedora Workstation and the Target Audience
With last week’s beta announcement and its emphasis on the three different “flavors” of Fedora that we’re promoting, we got a couple of concerned messages on Fedora Magazine and social media, expressing worry that the “software developer” target audience of Fedora Workstation excludes non-developer enthusiast or even non-savvy desktop users.
So, here’s the deal: currently, Fedora is not really growing users. (Despite some claims to the contrary, we’re not collapsing either, but it’s basically flat.) We don’t have the resources for a mass market push, and overall, trying to be all things to all people ends up being not ideal for anyone. That’s not just a platitude — it’s hard for designers to know what to design for, and we can’t do user testing or quantify feedback in an actionable way without guidance on audience.
As I was thinking about this, the article If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives came across one of my newsfeeds, and it struck me as very relevant.
People never want to do one thing. We want to do all the things. We simultaneously want to exercise and to learn Spanish and to go out for pizza. Our desires are countless, independent agents, working to nudge our beachball in their own selfish direction.
And so usually, that ball is going nowhere. It’s controlled more by the terrain than by the will of what’s inside it.
That’s what we’re doing here; by focusing marking effort (and real development resources) on a target we are confident we can solidly hit, we’ll actually get there — with real user-base and ultimately project growth. Then, in the future, we can expand even further from that success into other areas.
That doesn’t mean that non-developer users are going to be left in the cold, or excluded from Fedora. Developers are people too, and generally want everything a normal human being would want from a desktop — browsing the web, listening to music, editing photographs, and so on. And we don’t want developers just using Fedora on work systems which stay in an office — we want them using Fedora everywhere. From the Fedora Workstation PRD, which describes the intended target in depth:
While the developer workstation is the main target of this system and what we try to design this for, we do of course also welcome other users to the Fedora Workstation. In fact many of the changes and improvements we expect to implement for developers will be equally beneficial to other user segments, for instance our plans around multi-screen handling and improved terminal functionality should also be highly beneficial to a system administrator. Or the work we are doing to provide a high performance graphics workstation would be useful to people who want a linux gaming PC. Or a student who just want a system with a productivity suite to write their papers will of course get benefit from the fact that we do ship a good productivity suite. We will welcome feedback and request from all our users and try to accommodate it as long as it doesn’t negatively impact our developer target group and we have people available who have the time and ability to work on the requests.
Without this kind of focus, we end up with what I like to refer to as a “bag of bricks” style distribution, where we have all the parts, and users are asked to put together their own favorite configuration. That turns out to not actually be a distribution for everyone at all — it inherently makes a niche of people who like to tinker with their system. But, I think we actually serve those people really well no matter what the marketing is. That’s an essential part of Fedora, and there is no plan to take it away. Take a look (or look back, if you’ve seen it already) at my DevConf.cz 2014 presentation on Fedora.next, and especially the “Lego vs. Playmobil section.
As I say at the top of every 5tFTW, Fedora is a really big project. Even more so than an individual person’s brain, we are like a ton of bees going in all sorts of directions. But, unlike the motivational-speaker analogy, we’re not really missing out on anything if someone wants to work in their own time on a part of the project which isn’t directly aligned with the overall objectives, that’s actually awesome (as long as it isn’t directly in conflict, of course).
Also, don’t forget that Fedora isn’t just a desktop distribution and never was. With new emphasis on Fedora Server, we’re bringing that out from under the carpet. And Fedora Cloud (and Atomic) give us a foothold in important new areas of innovation. These are different directions, but the Fedora.next plan is to separate them as much as possible so that the metaphorical bees in each one can succeed independently.
I hope this helps clear things up; I’ll be happy to discuss further here or anywhere. I think that this direction for Fedora Workstation is going to yield great results for everyone, even people outside of the direct target. However, if it doesn’t end up being the desktop for you, that’s fine — we’ve got a great KDE spin, plus Xfce, MATE, and so on.
Fedora Atomic Test Builds
The Fedora Atomic team and the Cloud Working Group didn’t quite have everything lined up for the Fedora 21 Beta release, and as Atomic is a “non-blocking” tech preview for this release, that didn’t hold up the whole process. We now have nightly builds of Atomic images that are close to what’s planned for the final F21 release at the beginning of December. We’ll update the “get pre-release!” website soon, but in the meantime, launch in Amazon EC2 or download a qcow2 directly from our build system. (Note that these images are meant for cloud environments and require some tweaking if you want to run them stand-alone in a local VM.)
If you’re looking to try out Fedora 21 inside Docker containers, note that the “21” tag on the Docker Hub has been updated to F21 beta (thanks to Lokesh Mandvekar), using the official bits from Fedora release engineering. Spin up the Fedora Atomic image (in OpenStack or EC2) and run
sudo docker run -t -i fedora:21 /bin/bash
and marvel at Fedora 21 running in a container inside Fedora 21!
Improving the Fedora Join Experience
Fedora contributor Sarup Banskota gave a talk at our Flock developer conference this summer titled “The curious case of Fedora Freshmen (aka Issue #101)”. The talk covered general issues with joining an open source project and Fedora in particular, and suggested that we treat this like we treat software bugs — find the problems and fix them.
Curious case-of-fedora-freshmen from Sarup Banskota
Sarup has now written a post proposing some improvements to our Join Fedora web documentation, including sketches of mock-up designs. Take a look and offer feedback. If you’re a newcomer to the Fedora Project yourself, or are thinking about it, improving our onboarding process might itself be a good starting point!
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Eric Mesa
Does Fedora.next still include the plan to have the semi-rolling release? Where you can keep upgrading KDE, Gnome, etc without needing to upgrade the whole system? Or did that get put on hold pending the plans to try something like that with either btrfs or Docker containers?
As you said, developers are humans too, so it should be possible to keep those developer targeted changes away from the workflow of a normal user. a very simple example would be putting DevAssistant & other developer specific tools in a simple appfolder so they don’t get in the way of someone who just doesn’t need them. that way devs get their tools and others live the same life as before. but it is really important for me that the dev tools don’t get in the way of a normal user, since fedora is the only distro i suggest for new comers.(the reason is very simple, fedora is the only user friendly distro which has kept a balance between user’s freedom and convenience and still values the principles that other distros just don’t)
In my humble opinion fedoraproject website/wiki/documentations/bugzilla(with that awful default theme and user experience) are the most important parts that need some more love atm… they should all be modern looking, easy to use and less cluttered and they are none of the above. you should really consider the fact that the project website is the first place that new users(no matter how experienced they are) look at.
Anyway with the recent changes in the project, i’m sure Fedora is heading towards the right direction and great things are yet to come, thanks for your great work.
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Adhesion Scar tissue, in particular between the abdominal and/or pelvic organs often the result of an infection/inflammation.
(In Vitro)
In Vitro Outside the body
(Menevit)
Menevit Vitamin supplement for men containing anti oxidants to support sperm health
Menevit
(In Vivo)
In Vivo Inside the body
(Hormone)
Hormone A chemical substance, secreted by the endocrine glands, which is carried by the blood stream to the target organ influencing its activity, growth and nutrition
(Embryo)
Embryo After fertilisation the egg begins to divide and multiply and is now called an embryo
(Uterus)
Uterus Female reproductive organ where a pregnancy develops
(Gamete)
Gamete The male and female reproductive cells (egg or sperm)
(Vagina)
Vagina Passageway between the external genitals and the uterus
(Cervix)
Cervix Lower section of the uterus which protrudes into the top of the vagina.
(Semen)
Semen Fluid containing sperm
(ICSI)
ICSI Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, is a process where a single sperm is injected into an egg
(Ovum)
Ovum Female gamete (egg) contained in a follicle
(OHSS)
OHSS Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. A group of symptoms which is associated with ovarian enlargement during IVF treatment cycle
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HCG Human chorionic gonadotrophin The hormone measured to diagnose a pregnancy
(FET)
FET Frozen Embryo Transfer, a procedure in which frozen embryo/s are thawed and then transferred to the uterus
(ART)
ART Assisted Reproductive Technology - a collective term for the different types of infertility treatments.
(FSH)
FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone which is produced by the anterior pituitary gland and stimulates the growth of follicles in the female. FSH also induces the development of sperm in the testicle
(IVF)
IVF In Vitro Fertilisation. A procedure in which an egg is removed from a follicle and fertilised by a sperm outside the human body. The resultant embryo can then be transferred into the uterus
(PGS)
PGS Preimplantation Genetic Screening - the process of taking cells from an embryo to check the number of chromosomes or to test for a specific genetic abnormality
(LH)
LH Luteinising Hormone. Produced by the pituitary gland and responsible for stimulating ovulation
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Category: Pokémon
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Pokémon Trading, newest expansion Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse
Fans of the Pokémon Trading Card Game can experience the newest expansion from The Pokémon Company International, Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse. This new set includes various Pokémon and Trainer TAG TEAM combinations along with new TAG TEAM trios.
Two exciting TAG TEAM trios arrive on the scene in Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse for players to collect and use in battle.… Read the rest
Pokémon Sword, New Pokémon Sirfetch’d
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced that a new Pokémon has been discovered in the Galar region: Sirfetch’d, the Wild Duck Pokémon. Sirfetch’d will appear in the highly anticipated upcoming video game, Pokémon Sword. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield launch November 15, 2019, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch™ system.
Sirfetch’d
Category: Wild Duck Pokémon
Type: Fighting
Weight: 257.9… Read the rest
Pokémon Masters, 10 million downloads in less than a week
DeNA Co., Ltd., in partnership with The Pokémon Company, announced that the popular mobile game Pokémon Masters has surpassed 10 million downloads worldwide across Android and iOS devices since launching on August 29, 2019.
Pokémon Masters is a strategy and battling game where players form teams of sync pairs (the combination of a Trainer and their partner Pokémon) to engage in 3-on-3 real-time battles against AI opponents.… Read the rest
Pokémon Masters, strategy and battling mobile game is available
DeNA Co., Ltd., in partnership with The Pokémon Company, launched the highly anticipated mobile game Pokémon Masters worldwide for Android and iOS devices. The game is now available for download using the links below.
· Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dena.a12026418
· App Store (iOS): https://apps.apple.com/app/id1442061397
Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon – Cosmic Eclipse, Latest expansion in November
Fans of the Pokémon Trading Card Game can look forward to a variety of new Pokémon and Trainer TAG TEAM combinations in the next expansion, Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse, releasing worldwide on November 1 from The Pokémon Company International.
Sun & Moon—Cosmic Eclipse will welcome two new TAG TEAM trios—the Mythical and Legendary Pokémon combination of Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX, as well as the adorable-but-mighty Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff-GX—as shown for the first time during the 2019 Pokémon World Championships.… Read the rest
2019 Pokémon World Championships, World’s Top Competitors Crowned
The 2019 Pokémon World Championships drew to a close yesterday following three days of intense matches and friendly competition in Washington, DC. The best Trainers from around the world attended the 16th annual event to take part in the premier tournament for Pokémon video games and the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG).… Read the rest
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will be used for 2020 competitive play
The Pokémon Company International announced that Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will be the official video games used for competitive play during the 2020 Play! Pokémon Season and shared new game features that fans can look forward to in the highly anticipated titles. Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will launch November 15, 2019, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch™ system.… Read the rest
2018 Pokémon World Championships, TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX cards unveiled
at the Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company unveiled new, game-changing cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG): TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX, the next evolution of Pokémon-GX.
Taking the stage at the most prestigious Pokémon TCG event of the year, The Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that TAG TEAM cards will feature pairs of Pokémon of the same type, such as the Lightning-type Pikachu and Zekrom, joining forces in battle on a single card.… Read the rest
2018 Pokémon World Championships Streaming Schedule
Competitive Pokémon play takes the global stage for the 2018 Pokémon World Championships, beginning Friday, August 24. The Pokémon Company International will broadcast four streams live on Twitch, including a main stage stream that will rotate gameplay content and show all the finals matches. The live stream from Nashville, Tennessee, will feature interesting matches all three days of the competition and include live expert commentary.… Read the rest
2018 Pokémon World Championships, battle commences in July 2018 in Ohio
The Pokémon Company International announced the dates and locations for two major competitive Pokémon tournaments in 2018. The Pokémon North America International Championships will take place July 6–8 in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s Pokémon World Championships will be held August 24–26 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Greater Columbus Convention Center will once again be home to the Pokémon North America International Championships in July.… Read the rest
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Episode 48: The Skeptical Optimist — A Conversation with Stanley Widianto
Stephanie’s OUT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF EPISODES, finishing up her projects for her master’s program — SO FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE’LL HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS ON THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT FEMINISM, POLITICS, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN!
In this episode, Swedian talks with Stanley Widianto, a young Chinese-Indonesian freelance journalist who has written for publications such as The Guardian, South China Morning Post, Tirto, Tempo, among other publications. We chat about Stanley’s journey into becoming a journalist and the careful & reflective perspectives he has cultivated in his writing.
We discuss two of Stanley’s pieces in depth: the first is a Tirto piece called “Seorang Non-Pribumi Menulis Kolom Ini,” or “A Non-Indigenous Indonesian Wrote This Column,” which Stanley wrote in response to current governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan’s speech using the word ‘pribumi’ (which means indigenous Indonesian) that created a huge backlash especially within the Chinese Indonesian community who has historically been discriminated on the basis of being non-indigenous Indonesian; the second is a South China Morning Post piece called “The day my Chinese dad was declared a ‘bona fide’ Indonesian and given a new name,” which is about Stanley’s dad’s experience during the New Order regime, when he had to change his Chinese birth name to an Indonesian name. Listeners, we encourage to read these two pieces before listening to this episode, so that you have a sense of what Stanley’s talking about and wrote about.
Finally, we wrap up with Stanley’s carefully, skeptically optimistic thoughts about Chinese-Indonesians in this current political climate and how to reconcile & recognize the legacy of the past in contending the future.
Seorang Non-Pribumi Menulis Kolom Ini — A Non-Indigenous Indonesian Wrote This Column; courtesy of Tirto
The day my Chinese dad was declared a ‘bona fide’ Indonesian and given a new name — courtesy of South China Morning Post
Pramoedya Ananta Toer: Why you should know him — profile of one of Indonesia’s greatest writers
Houakiau di Indonesia — Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s non-fiction book about the Chinese in Indonesia
Keluarga Gerilya — Guerilla Family; Stanley mentioned reading this fiction book by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, which is set during the Indonesian independence movement
Suharto Cronies Face Hard Future As They Try to Rebuild Businesses — looking into Suharto’s duplicitious relationship with the Chinese-Indonesians
Legislation on Chinese Indonesians — including Cabinet Presidium Decision 127 of 1966, the law that made Stanley’s dad change his name
Why Chinese-Indonesians Don’t Have to Hide Anymore — 2016 South China Morning Post article praising the embrace of Chinese Indonesians
The Plight of Chinese Indonesians: Distrusted in Jakarta, Forgotten in China — 2017 South China Morning Post article raising the spectre of Chinese Indonesian discrimination again
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A #NightWitches question that maybe someone here can answer:
Given there are only three training missions, and each mission normally provokes a single Wayfind and a single Attack Run roll, is it not extremely hard for all the PC airwomen in the group to get the two successes (one of each roll) required to pass training? A group of three PCs would get only one shot at each!
Yet the FAQ says it's "vanishingly unlikely" you'll fail to get them: https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/night-witches/night-witches-faq/
Sep 17, 2019, 22:09 · 2 · 0 · 0
(I have also contacted Bully Pulpit directly but wondering how people have solved this in their games.)
I got an answer from Bully Pulpit, for anyone interested.
Essentially, although a mission only *requires* a single Wayfind and a single Attack Run roll, it is permissible to make extras. While this is usually too risky to do on a live mission, it is a good idea in training.
(This still seems dangerous to me; the consequences of failure are just as bad mechanically in training as they are on a live mission, AFAICT, so there's still a strong incentive not to roll. But maybe that's the point!)
(I'll also mention here that I'm super impressed that Jason took the time to respond to me, and very promptly too.)
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Dating, evolutionary psych, Sex March 13, 2019 April 4, 2019
A New Study Supports Evolutionary Psychology’s Explanation For Why Men And Women Want Different Attributes In Partners
By Jesse Singal
When it comes to the heated subject of differences between how men and women behave, debate in psychology has centered on mate preferences and general interests. The available research shows that when it comes to (heterosexual) mating preferences, men are relatively more interested in physical beauty, while women are relatively more interested in earning capacity. As for general interests, men are more interested in physical things, while women are more interested in people.
Even the staunchest evolutionary psychologists would acknowledge these are partially overlapping bell curves: There are plenty of men who are fascinated by other people, and plenty of women looking for physical beauty in a partner above all else. Yet the findings have been met with fierce resistance in some quarters. One of the more sophisticated rejoinders is known as social roles theory: The differences do exist, but they’re entirely or largely the result of gender roles imposed by society on individuals. However, a new study released as a preprint at PsyArXiv and involving participants from 36 countries has failed to replicate a key finding that’s previously been cited in support of social roles theory.
In its purest form social roles theory can be seen as sitting at the Nurture end of a Nature/Nurture spectrum, according to which sex differences in behaviour arise through cultural tradition. At the Nature end, on the other hand, are various evolutionary psychology accounts which posit that sex differences in behavior were carved into place by evolution. That is, since reproduction means such different things for men and women – men can pass along their genes at very little “cost,” while for women doing so entails gestation and childbirth at the very least – men and women have evolved different preferences for mates.
One of the most noteworthy studies published in support of social roles theory came out in American Psychologist in 1999. Alice H. Eagly and Wendy Wood reinterpreted data originally published by the evolutionary psychologist David Buss (showing average sex differences in mate preferences across cultures) and they reported that in countries with more egalitarian gender relations, the male-female differences were smaller. This suggested that gender equality gives women room to pursue their true romantic and sexual preferences, which aren’t all that far off from mens’.
However, for the new preprint, Lingshan Zhang and Benedict Jones, and their colleagues at the University of Glasgow, have posed the exact same questions about mate preferences to a new sample (this one featuring 910 men and 2350 women from 36 countries, all of whom had ranked a number of traits in partners from most to least important, or rated those same traits numerically, or both) and their analysis casts serious doubt on the ability of social roles theory to explain these disparities.
The authors explain that in “contrast with Eagly and Wood (1999), who used aggregated data to calculate sex-difference scores at the country level, we used multilevel models to analyze the mate preferences for individual participants,” and they point to two studies which argue, in their words, that “the latter approach is preferable because it takes into account variability in preferences within each country.” (In all three studies – Buss; Eagly and Wood; and the new research – participants completed the same tasks, so it’s an apples-to-apples-to-apples comparison in that sense.)
Zhang and his team found, as per their abstract, that “Although women preferred mates with good earning capacity more than men did and men preferred physically attractive mates more than women did, we found little evidence that these sex differences were smaller in countries with greater gender equality,” as defined by United Nations statistics.
There was “one analysis [which] suggested that the sex difference in preferences for good earning capacity was smaller in countries with greater gender equality, [but] this effect was not significant when controlling for Galton’s problem or when correcting for multiple comparisons.” Galton’s problem is a statistical error that can occur when treating things as statistically independent that in fact aren’t – in this case, cultural practices in countries that are in close geographic proximity to one another.
In the end, after controlling for Galton’s problem, the researchers found just one mate characteristic that has been the subject of some evo-psych theorising – domestic skills like cooking and cleaning – for which the previously documented greater appeal to men than women effectively disappeared in more gender equal countries. Elsewhere, though, the differences were robust, both in the ranked- and rated-trait data, even controlling for gender equality.
In terms of how to interpret these new findings, Benedict Jones – co-author on the new preprint – clarified on Twitter that “the work doesn’t rule out social roles playing a role in mate preferences” and that “we don’t provide any direct evidence for evolutionary explanations of mate preferences and some of our recent work has challenged them. It’s complicated!”
However, the new analyses match up, at least partially, with those of an important 2010 article published by Richard Lippa, who asked a similar set of questions pertaining to sex differences in personality and interests. Summarising “two meta-analyses and three cross-cultural studies on gender differences in personality and interests,” Lippa found “small” to “moderate” sex differences with regard to Big Five personality traits, but “very large” ones with regard to the person–thing divide. “Gender differences in personality tend to be larger in gender-egalitarian societies than in gender-inegalitarian societies,” he found, “a finding that contradicts social role theory but is consistent with evolutionary, attributional, and social comparison theories. In contrast, gender differences in interests appear to be consistent across cultures and over time, a finding that suggests possible biologic influences.”
At the very least, Lippa’s study and the new one from Zhang and Jones et al make it harder for advocates of social roles theory to explain what’s going on. If sex differences in mate attraction were as simple as “Men are conditioned to seek out attractive women, and women to seek out high-earning men,” one would expect gender equality to have some effect on that dynamic. Nature and nurture surely intertwine and interact in myriad ways that humans may never fully disentangle, but for now these new results make it harder, as per Lippa, to rule out a strong role for “biologic influences.”
—Are sex differences in preferences for physical attractiveness and good earning capacity in potential mates smaller in countries with greater gender equality? [this study is a preprint meaning that it has not yet been peer reviewed and the final version may differ from the one that this report was based on]
Post written by Jesse Singal (@JesseSingal) for the BPS Research Digest. Jesse is a contributing writer at BPS Research Digest and New York Magazine, and he publishes his own newsletter featuring behavioral-science-talk. He is also working on a book about why shoddy behavioral-science claims sometimes go viral for Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Psychologists Love To Report “Marginally Significant” Results, According To A New Analysis
By Matthew Warren. By missing some of the more creative ways that scientists try to squeeze positive results out of their work, it’s possible this new study is underestimating the problem.
In Later Life, We Become Less Aware Of Other People’s Anger And Fear, But Remain Sensitive To Their Happiness
By Emma Young. The findings may help to explain why older adults report feeling happier than younger people.
9 thoughts on “A New Study Supports Evolutionary Psychology’s Explanation For Why Men And Women Want Different Attributes In Partners”
Maria Danielsson says:
I have allways wondered why, if gender preference is socially constructed, there is homosexuality. Does social construction theory see homosexuality as a result of nurture? Then it is family and the social context what defines hetero and homosexuality, as the obvious conclusion.
aldo pasquali says:
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Interested reader says:
Why are you highlighting research that has not been peer reviewed ? The headline findings are interesting but would be more impressive if we knew they stood up to peer review. Is this a deliberate rejection of the value of peer review?
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MacNomadic says:
Quite frankly, this whole article is such an immature level of understanding of the complexity human relationships and personality traits it is stunning. Making blanket statements about massive groups of people such as men and women is psychologically irresponsible. None of these studies take into account ALL the important variables related to classifying people. Very immature.
John Griffin says:
I’m with MacNomadic here. At the least, theories that make blanket statements that do not factor in culture, economic relations, communications, religion etc etc are simply, scientifically, pants. I’m an evolutionist but find evolutionary psychology in this area largely facile and shallow.
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Advantage Green
ay green, grass green, leaf green: there's an enormous range of natural green hues. The color stands for hope and growth, for nature and environmental conservation as well as sustainability. Thousands of youths are currently taking to the streets. They're not only demonstrating for better environmental policies, they're actually demanding them. They can claim credit for 48 percent of voters surveyed by the German ARD TV network prior to the European elections in May of this year stating that climate and environment protection play a dominant role in their choice of candidates. The youths' sincerity and determination in pursuing these issues has now also reached the political community. There's hardly a city that hasn't (rapidly) adopted an environmental agenda, the German government has passed a bill fixing in detail the national goals of climate control: plans call for the emission of greenhouse gases to have been reduced by at least 55% in 2030. The new generation now advancing to the executive level has very concrete conceptions about future developments, about sustainability and greenwashing. One thing is for sure: environmental and climate protection can be business drivers. Companies pursuing (certified) sustainable policies will gain a competitive edge, not to mention the fact that we all enjoy doing things that benefit all of us.
The Fridays for Future agenda has been setting standards. It's hard to find a company not loudly advertising their commitment to climate protection and the measures they've taken – and then they find out there's so much more they can do: climate-neutral working, reducing carbon footprint, supporting employees in their efforts to find alternatives to cars for commuting to work. Retailers are stocking more environmentally-compatible, fairtrade, organic and regional goods. Most supermarkets have learned they can no longer do business without organic and fairtrade products. Sustainability has become a standard element of many brands' mission statements. It comes as no big surprise then that this issue plays a role in organization of events. Sustainability has become an attitude to life. It's not about denial and abdication, much to the contrary: sustainability gives pleasure, it's positive and delightful. A look at event centers, restaurants and the hotel industry speaks volumes – and in Green Events' favor. This positive outlook is contagious, because sustainability also means future viability.
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Published: Mar 11th, 2010
Professional and college sports teams face tough times ahead.
Tags: city, Columbus, columbus blue jackets, financial shape, Jacksonville, James, Los Angeles, Ohio, team, US
Welcome to the first season of the Los Angeles Jaguars. What about Jacksonville? The city and state cried poverty and neither government would pony up any money for a new facility or even a decent makeover. The people of the city also didn’t come to the games so the Jags left.
Thank heavens that has not happened yet but it could happen soon.
Teams in every professional sport are struggling financially. Part of that is their own fault. They spent too much on players when things were good. Now that the economy has turned down, they are still spending more than they can afford.
They are also notoriously bad marketers. Some teams got a bump in attendance by building a new facility with state and or city help. Those that did got only a temporary bump no matter how nice the new digs were. Within a year or 2 they were back to seeing a lot of empty seats at every game. But in addition to the same old attendance they had a boat load of debt. With the government borrowing so much money, eventually interest rates will have to go up. The debt load teams are carrying will sink them and for the first time even the NFL could find no takers with enough cash to bail out the teams that will go belly up.
The Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL are a perfect example. They signed a contract when they were created to play in a privately owned arena because public money couldn’t be approved by either the city or state. Now they are facing empty seats and financial hardship because they say their rent is too high. The problem was while the CBJ was building its arena down town, the Ohio State University was also building a new multi-purpose arena on campus just a few miles away. The old OSU arena is also still in use but is empty most of time. The CBJ is asking the government to take over the building so that they can stay in Columbus and get a lower lease. Both the city and state are in much worse financial shape then they were when the building was proposed and are in no position to buy anything more costly than a box of paper clips. The owners of the building are not going to be able to sell the structure because no one is going to buy an arena where the only lessee is threatening to leave.
If things weren’t bad enough both the NFL and NBA face possible strikes/lockouts soon. The NFL will likely survive but the NBA could be devastated by a lockout. The NBA is riding a down wave of popularity and could suffer like the NHL did with a significant lockout. The NHL lost its major TV deals and is now stuck with games on the Verses Network.
Both leagues are trying to reduce the percentage of revenue dedicated to the players. The NBA is also struggling with guaranteed contracts. The NFL is trying to avoid the mistakes of the other leagues like guaranteed deals. The US financial situation is so bad that the NFLPA has come out in favor of a salary cap which just over a year ago they said they would never allow to be part of any new Collective Bargaining Agreement. They don’t like the idea of capping the amount a team can spend but desperately want to establish a minimum that a team must spend on players.
College teams are struggling as well. At Ohio State the basketball team was in a position to insure a share of the Big 10 title. And yet there were more than 1,500 empty seats hours before the tip off. Schools that have had no problem increasing the tuition 5 times the rate of inflation will drop any sports program that is not self supporting like it was a stolen knockoff Prada purse.
Professional teams will go out of business. Players on those rosters will be distributed to the teams that survive. Several NBA teams will wither on the vine if they lose the key player upon which the attendance is based. The Cavs for example will be in serious trouble financially should LeBron James leave.
Even the NFL has teams that are in serious danger of disappearing. Teams like the Bills, Jaguars, Panthers, and Rams regularly fail to fill their stadiums. When the TV money goes down, as it will have to if the US economy continues to struggle, those teams will find it hard to make payroll.
There is also a down side for any business that depends on attendance at games for revenue. They will be hurt in cities that keep their teams. Where teams are gone the businesses that depend on them will be gone as well.
So what can fans do? Perhaps a better question is what should fans do? There is not much fans can do. However, I have some suggestions.
For Pro or college teams that are doing their best to compete:
If you can afford to go to games and your team is providing quality entertainment, do it. That is great. Even if you can’t afford the tickets you can call their radio and TV sponsors to thank them and tell them how much you appreciate their support of your team. Let them know that you will use their products or services because they support your team. Then call the team and the radio and TV stations that carry their games. Let them know that you called the sponsors to thank them. Thank the team for doing the right thing and the station for carrying the games. Call your sports call in programs and suggest the other fans do the same thing. It will help insure that the stations will continue to carry the games and the stations and team will continue to enjoy success.
For Pro teams that are just going through the motions or are incapable of competing due to bad management or ownership:
If you find that the team is not showing any interest in becoming competitive, call the team and let them know why you aren’t buying their tickets. Call the stations that broadcast the games and let them know that the community needs the station to put pressure on the team to get it’s act together. Call the key sponsors to ask them to ask the stations to put pressure on the team to do better. Tell sports radio call in programs what you are doing and ask the other fans to do the same.
For college teams that are not trying to compete:
Colleges react to just one thing–money. Again the stations carrying the games are a pressure point just as the pro teams above. But there is one other thing that can have an effect–Donors. Call your sports radio programs and suggest that donors contact the presidents of the college to tell them to give their sports more emphasis. That will not work often but when a donor calls a president, he or she gets attention. A few big dollar donors calling will change the attitudes of the coaching staff and the culture of the team.
Those fans that become proactive will find that things in sports can change based on public opinion. Too bad things don’t seem to work the same way in Washington D.C.
That’s what I think. Tell me what you think.
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Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success
MWN Episode 117 – Joseph McBride on Unmasking Frank Capra (and Unearthing George Bush)
Posted on April 25, 2019 May 19, 2019 by admin
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Film historian explains difficult journey in ‘Unmasking’ famed filmmaker Frank Capra
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How to Prevent a War with Iran
Posted by Cassie Frequelz under activism, anti-war, Code Pink, Commentary, congress, Iran, Liberal, Political, Politics, Progressive, U.S. military, United Nations, Washington, White House
These suggestions are from Code Pink. (Thanks Franya.) What else might work? Please leave a comment.
1. Tell Senator Lieberman: No War in Iran!
Joe Lieberman is waving his sword again. On Sunday, he told CBS “I think we’ve got to be prepared to take aggressive military action against the Iranians to stop them from killing Americans in Iraq.”
Upon hearing these words, our own Leslie Angeline, a CODEPINK member from Santa Rosa, CA, decided to go on a hunger strike until Senator Lieberman agreed to meet with her. Leslie, who recently returned from a peace delegation to Iran, has made it her mission to prevent America from attacking the country.
You can join us in solidarity by calling and emailing Lieberman’s office to demand that he retract his irresponsible call for military action in Iran. Call (202)224-4041 and ask to speak to Vance Serchuck, Lieberman’s Legislative Aide on foreign relations and Iran, or click here to send an email along with the picture on the above right of our action outside his office. We are holding photos taken from Leslie’s recent trip to Iran. Ask Lieberman if he really wants to attack these beautiful people, this beautiful place. See more action photos here.
As Leslie says, “70% of the Iranian population is under the age of 30-the age of my son. Iran is a country of warm, kind, and generous children and their families. We cannot start bombing these kids.”
Download and distribute our latest DON”T IRAQ IRAN flyer!
2. Learn What Presidential Candidates Are Saying About Iran
It is critical during this election season, to listen to what the presidential candidates – both Republican and Democrat – are saying about Iran. When a candidate says “No options are off the table,” they are sanctioning not only a possible military attack, but also a nuclear attack on Iran. This is totally unacceptable. We must insist that they put a nuclear attack off the table, and that they call for negotiations, not war.
Click here to download our list of presidential candidates and their positions on Iran.
3. Sign Our Petition to the UN Security Council!
Click here to add your name today!
4. Tell Congress! Don’t Iraq Iran!
Help us prevent another war in the Middle East. This time Congress must stop a pre-emptive attack! Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) has introduced legislation (S.759) that would prohibit any funds from the recent supplemental bill to be used in attacking Iran. Urge your Senator to support S.759 TODAY!
5. Ask Your Press to be Critical and Vigilant!
The mainstream media is already jumping on the bandwagon about the Iranian threat. We hoped they would have learned their lesson after spreading falsehoods about WMDs in Iraq. But once again journalists such as New York Times’ Michael R. Gordon, Judith Miller’s sidekick in the WMD and phony aluminum tubes reporting, are quoting anonymous sources as proof that Iran is providing Iraqi militias with powerful explosives to attack US troops. For more analysis of the press and Iran, click here.
In fact, the evidence against Iran is insubstantial and full of exaggeration. Even General Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he hasn’t seen any intelligence that supports the claim. We need to tell the press that now is the time to ask serious questions instead of blindly supporting the administration’s headlong rush into another tragic and unnecessary war. Please contact media outlets and tell them we demand a critical, vigilant press. Click here to send your letter now!
6. Learn More!
PowerPoint Show of influential and famous Iranians in our midst:
In recent years, the media has damaged Iran?s image so badly that when people hear the name of Iran, they only picture black chadors, terrorism, and ayatollahs. These stereotypes are being constructed to make it easier for governments to attack Iran with public approval. This is why NoWar SA has produced a prsentation to help break down these negative stereotypes.
One Response to “How to Prevent a War with Iran”
Michael Kozlowski Says:
7. Write a Letter to the Editor!
Enter a statement against war with Iran into the public record. Thousands, if not millions, of readers will notice your letter. American tax-paying voters and elected government officials do read newspapers. So write to your newspaper. Here’s my letter to the editor:
http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2007/09/28/LettersToTheEditor/Letters.To.The.Editor-2999252.shtml
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Hackers are attacking through WhatsApp, never download this file
Hackers are constantly targeting the instant messaging app WhatsApp. Recently, a case of data privacy and hacking came to light through an anonymous video call. Now another case has come to light, in which hackers are sending malware to MP4 video files and attacking the malware. Due to this attack, your smartphone can become a box and your personal information may be leaked. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has categorized this attack into a high severity, that is, users’ smartphones may be the most vulnerable to this attack.
Recently, more than 1,400 WhatsApp accounts were reported to be hacked by Israeli spyware manufacturer NSO Group. Because of this attack, many juicy users around the world, including high profile politicians, journalists, etc. WhatsApp’s parent company, Facebook, said that the hackers are sending MP4 files to users via an anonymous number. With the download of this file, the user’s phone is at risk of being hacked.
CERT has identified this malware (virus) as CVE-2019-11931. This virus can affect all operating systems iOS, Android and Windows. This virus can affect business apps in addition to regular apps. However, WhatsApp said that such an attack has been fixed with the help of the latest security patch. If you are also a WhatsApp user, then go to Google Play Store or App Store and update your app to the latest version.
How to turn off media auto-download
Apart from this, disable the auto-download option in the WhatsApp app. To disable auto-download, you have to go to the settings of the WhatsApp app. After opening the app to go to the settings, three dots will be given on the right and top side of the main screen, tap on them. After tapping, you will see the Settings option at the bottom. Tap on the Settings option and tap on Data and storage usage. After this, go to Media Auto-Download and uncheck all the options of both mobile and Wi-Fi. In this way, no file will be automatically downloaded to your phone.
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BUTTNESS
CIARAN AUSTIN
FUGITIVE ORCHESTRA
GAZE IS GHOST
These Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend – and reviewed by blogger, musician and BBC Radio’s Matt Tasker this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here.
BUTTNESS – Blizzard Dream
This week’s longest fresh fave is a six-minute piece of bluesy rock all the way from Shymkent City in Kazakhstan. Buttness are led by Yeldos Zarpullayev whose vocals leap into the Robert Plant range at about the two-and-a-half minute mark and don’t let up from there on in with crashing guitar, drums and bass.
The campaign to get them to the UK for a show starts here, but until that happens, head to their Bandcamp to hear White Balance, the band’s recently released second album.
Soundcloud | Twitter | Bandcamp
CIARAN AUSTIN – Full Circle (ft. Felicity Hamilton)
It’s 2am and the night out hits a moment of melancholic introspection. You’ve lost your friends amongst the haze of bright lights and busy crowds, but feel content to just be at one with the music. Put that feeling into a song and you have Full Circle.
Ciaran Austin is a bravely open songwriter, with lyrics about not knowing how to make his way through the world, whilst the band, Cantaloupe Island, provide the perfect page for his words to be written on.
If you would like to get lost with them head to the Cavern in Exeter on the 28th Feb or Ronnie Scott’s in the capital on the 13th March.
CIRCE – Under My Skin
Best not to listen to this whilst on your own at night… It’s decidedly creepy and threatening, like the prickle on the back of your neck when you think you’re being followed. Circe uses her impressive vocal range to flit between innocent to spooky in a heartbeat with great effect whilst the bassy synths paint a picture as black as night.
This track was featured on the Brighton independent label Love Thy Neighbour’s limited edition EP, TRIIPTYCH: Two. You would have been lucky to get one of the twenty limited edition vinyls that are now sold out, but you can still console yourself with the digital edition, available via Bandcamp.
Soundcloud (Love Thy Neighbour) | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp (Love Thy Neighbour)
DBH – Med Sun
In a little over four minutes and without a single word being uttered, an epic story is woven in the air by Daniel Bridgewood-Hill’s guitar. I like to think it starts with the words “Once upon a time, under the bright light of a Mediterranean sun…” and from there flies down countryside roads, telling a tale of joy and love but also danger and sadness. Whatever story you hear, this song is undoubtedly stunning.
If you would like to hear more then dive into dbh’s most recent album of solo instrumentals, Mass, released on Thread Recordings.
NB I wonder what Led Zeppelin-esque magic could be cooked up by dbh and Buttness if the two ever met… An epic Fresh Faves collaboration perhaps?
Official | Soundcloud (Thread Recordings) | Facebook | Bandcamp
FUGITIVE ORCHESTRA – First Past The Post
Taking the highly coveted crown of best Fresh Fave track named after a democratic electoral system this week is Fugitive Orchestra, aka James Tattington. He rips into the state of British politics with this well constructed indie toe-tapper that has an important message – whatever situation we’re in, we are all in it, even if the system feels rather broken, “Call it democracy, but it’s more like sleight of hand”.
James is playing plenty of gigs in his hometown of Southsea and in London over the next few months. Find the full list on his Facebook page.
Official | Soundcloud | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Bandcamp
GAZE IS GHOST – Selkie Skin
Laura McGarrigle, aka Gaze Is Ghost, has been a project in and out of the spotlight since her debut album Plume in 2013, followed by an EP in 2014. This is the first single taken from her new album, expected in April, and sees her voice soaring over solo piano before a cresendo of drums and harmonies washes over you. It’s really rather beautiful.
HURST – Rattle Kids
Here’s a bit of bite from down under. Hurst hail from Sydney, Australia and have laced their guitar strings with venom for this pop-punk number. It makes you feel shackled to a wall of teenage frustration, desperately straining to get out and go wild. All in all this track is a mosh-pit maker and I hope Hurst come to the UK for a show someday.
MARSICANS – Wake up Freya
Not only do James, Oli, Rob and Cale earn a big tick in my book by being from Leeds (the best city in the world), but they also make beautiful tunes. Wake Up Freya by Marsicans is a stunning dawn sunrise, welcoming new life to the world and promising that you will be loved. It’s gorgeous.
Their nationwide March tour is starting to sell-out so be quick a snap up a ticket while you can. The final homecoming show at the Leeds Church on the 10th March promises to be a particularly great party.
PATAWAWA – Patagonia
Grab your nearest and dearest and head to the dancefloor for a little bit of funky disco. There’s a touch of the Jackson 5 to be found in this outrageously sunny tune by Patawawa that combines catchy beats with clever guitar hooks and playful poise.
A must-see at July’s Tramlines festival in Sheffield.
TARANTINA – I Am A Loner
Tarantina says of her latest single; “I Am A Loner is about a girl who watches her ex-boyfriend through his window, scales the walls of his building and inhales from his chimney like a giant cigarette.”
It’s dark, brooding and a little bit frightening, with a creepy atmosphere, created by Tarantina’s fingernails tapping on a tin and the sound of her cat eating his dinner. If you want even more dimensions to this tale of a woman scorned then check out her Versione Italiana and Version En Espanol on Soundcloud.
It’s exciting that this project has recently come to life on stage, as Tarantina went out on the road with Nadina Shah last month. Watch out for her playing a stage near you soon.
I'm a blogger, musician and Assistant Producer with Radio 2, working on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show. I've previously worked with 6 Music and for various independent production companies on stations including Radio 1. I was listed by the Radio Academy in 2017's 30 Under 30, which highlights young people working in radio. Originally from Suffolk, I became obsessed with radio whilst studying in Leeds. I love music, having played piano, saxophone and guitar since I was a kid and been to gigs and festivals across the country. New music is particularly exciting because it's a delve into the unknown. Come and say hello to me on Twitter: @matttasker7
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Great reviews Matt. Great how you describe exactly what each track evokes and bring out their stories, imagined or real. A really enjoyable read.
Matt, thanks for the article post.Really thank you! Great.
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Edited Transcript of AKR earnings conference call or presentation 24-Oct-19 4:00pm GMT
Thomson Reuters StreetEvents October 29, 2019
Q3 2019 Acadia Realty Trust Earnings Call
WHITE PLAINS Oct 29, 2019 (Thomson StreetEvents) -- Edited Transcript of Acadia Realty Trust earnings conference call or presentation Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 4:00:00pm GMT
TEXT version of Transcript
Corporate Participants
* Amy L. Racanello
Acadia Realty Trust - Senior VP of Capital Markets & Investments
* Jarette Seligman;Leasing Representative
* John Gottfried
Acadia Realty Trust - Senior VP & CFO
* Kenneth F. Bernstein
Acadia Realty Trust - President, CEO & Trustee
Conference Call Participants
* Christine Mary McElroy Tulloch
Citigroup Inc, Research Division - Director & Senior Analyst
* Craig Richard Schmidt
BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - Director
* Floris Gerbrand Hendrik van Dijkum
Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Research Division - Analyst
* Hong Liang Zhang
JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division - Analyst
* Todd Michael Thomas
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division - MD and Senior Equity Research Analyst
* Vince Tibone
Green Street Advisors, Inc. - Analyst of Retail
Operator [1]
Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the third quarter Acadia Realty Trust earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. (Operator Instructions)
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Jarette Seligman, leasing representative. Please go ahead, ma'am.
Jarette Seligman;Leasing Representative, [2]
Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us for the Third Quarter 2019 Acadia Realty Trust Earnings Conference Call. My name is Jarette Seligman, and I am a leasing representative in our leasing department.
Before we begin, please be aware that statements made during the call that are not historical may be deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Due to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those disclosed in the company's most recent Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the SEC, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this call, October 24, 2019, and the company undertakes no duty to update them.
During this call, management may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures, including funds from operations and net operating income. Please see Acadia's earnings press release posted on its website for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Now it is my pleasure to turn the call over to Ken Bernstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, who will begin today's management remarks.
Kenneth F. Bernstein, Acadia Realty Trust - President, CEO & Trustee [3]
Thanks, Jarette, great job. Good afternoon, everybody. We had another solid quarter and made important progress with respect to both our existing portfolio as well as new investments, so I'd like to start with an overview of some of the current trends we're seeing and then discuss the key drivers of growth for our business. Next I'll turn the call over to John, who will discuss our quarterly results in more detail and our balance sheet metrics. And finally, Amy will discuss our fund platform and the progress we have made on that front.
First, in terms of macroeconomic trends and their potential impact on our business. Since our last quarterly call, there has been plenty of attention and concern around trade and around the slowdown in growth, both in the global as well as the U.S. economy. From our perspective, while components of the U.S. economy seem to be decelerating, the job market and the consumer, they're still on solid footing. But almost irrespective of when we might think that the next recession could occur, we do think it prudent to proceed under the assumption that we are late cycle. And that means, at least for retail-focused companies like ours. First and foremost, is to focus on growing cash flow rather than increasing our exposure to new development. Second is to make sure that our leverage and our liquidity is where we want it, not eventually, but today. And then finally is to make sure that we have access to dry powder for new investment opportunities, whether they're arising today from the recent so-called retail apocalypse or opportunities arising down the road.
So with these factors in mind, here's how we think about the key drivers of growth for our business. First, in terms of our core portfolio, as we've discussed in the past, there's 3 key drivers of internal growth. First is through the successful lease-up of some key vacancies. Then second is the contractual growth that's embedded in our portfolio. And third and finally is the completion of a few key redevelopments in our portfolio. Now these 3 drivers of internal growth are proceeding nicely to enable us to deliver the long-term 4% NOI growth that we have forecasted. And as John will discuss in further detail, our third quarter results are consistent with this thesis.
Then complementing our core internal growth is the ability to add properties to our core portfolio, when the stars align. The requirements and our goals are pretty straightforward. The acquisitions have to be accretive to our NAV as well as to our long-term earnings growth, and they need to be consistent with our focus on street and urban properties in the key must-have markets. In other words, these acquisitions should have the ability to drive long-term rental growth that is in excess of the current 4% growth embedded in our existing portfolio. And what we said on our last call is that we are at what we describe as a bumpy bottom. Our acquisitions are not ignoring the fact that the retail real estate market is still facing challenges -- that the highly disruptive separation of the have and have-nots amongst retailers, it's still playing out. And that this has caused an increase in vacancy, even in some of the best-in-class locations, and then the corresponding drop in rents in many instances have been significant.
For some markets where rents grew too aggressively in 2010 to 2015 period, the fall has been dramatic, and we were clear during the run-up that we saw rents were growing at an unsustainable level. And we did our best to make sure that we navigated around this volatility. Thankfully, while it had not meant that we were immune to the corrections taking place, we've still been able to drive growth even through this period. And now that we're a few years into the correction, we are seeing some compelling opportunities arise from this roller coaster ride. Many institutional investors are still sidelined from the whiplash of tenant occupancies, and sellers are finally beginning to transact at realistic valuations. And at the same time, in terms of leasing demand, for certain street retail locations, the recovery that we saw beginning a year ago is continuing. Every day, it's becoming clearer that our retailers, whether they are emerging or reemerging, are recognizing and appreciating the necessity of certain key physical locations for reduction in customer acquisition costs, reinforcement of the brand, and then most importantly, more profitable omnichannel execution. So with tenant demand improving, with rents having, on a selective basis, bottomed out with sellers beginning to be motivated to transact. These factors are combining, for the first time in several years, to create some exciting acquisition opportunities on the key streets that we're focused on.
Year-to-date, we have announced $180 million of core acquisitions that are closed or under contract. Last quarter, we continued to add to our acquisition pipeline with sellers who, for a variety of reasons, are ready to move on.
In Soho, we added another building contiguous to our previously announced Greene Street asset. This property occupied by Theory is similar in economics and growth to our other Soho acquisitions. And upon closing on the balance of our Greene Street assets, we will own 5 contiguous buildings on Greene Street. Then in Chicago, on Armitage Avenue, we added 2 buildings to our Armitage Avenue portfolio: one contiguous with our existing properties, and one across the street. And as you may recall, we already own 8 buildings with tenants ranging from Warby Parker to Allbirds. In fact, the street is now dominated by exciting and unique retailers, with most of the prior vacancies being successfully occupied in rents now growing significantly over the past 2 years.
What we found here, and elsewhere, is where we can aggregate enough buildings in the right locations, where we can connect the dots in the right markets and then use our team's capabilities to curate these streets with the right mix of tenants, this creates a powerful portfolio.
Additionally, we have found that when vacancies dry up, when scarcity and the rules of supply and demand kick in, well, rents grow. Along with executing this strategy in Soho and Lincoln Park, we recently agreed to acquire a portfolio of 5 contiguous store fronts on Melrose Place in Los Angeles. This supply-constrained market, not only has strong surrounding local demographics, but for many retailers on the street, Melrose Place represents their key LA presence. The unique, smaller format store fronts that complement a mix of food, service, soft goods has enabled key retailers to create a presence on a luxury LA retail corridor that is highly differentiated from Rodeo Drive or even other shopping corridors. And given the strong retailer performance, given the strong retailer demand, this supply-constrained market should provide strong growth opportunities, driven by contractual growth, some mark-to-market opportunities, and then longer-term, value creation opportunities over time.
In terms of our fund business, complementing the growth potential of our core portfolio, the other driver of growth and a further differentiator for us is through our fund platform.
In the third quarter, we continued to grow our Fund V portfolio and these acquisitions continue to be primarily out of favor, but stable, suburban shopping centers. Year-to-date, we have acquired $330 million of property and Fund V is now 60% invested. Amy will discuss our recent transactions in further detail, but in short, the driver of this thesis is acquiring stable properties at an attractive yield, further enhanced with nonrecourse secured financing, where we can create mid-teens leveraged yields on our investments.
So far, a few years in, we have acquired about $650 million of shopping centers at a blended unlevered yield of 8%, with approximately 2/3 leveraged at a fixed rate blending to 3.7%, resulting in mid-teens plus current leverage yields. Now we recognize that the U.S. is over retailed. And whether in primary or secondary markets, many shopping centers will not be able to hold on to their current yields. That's why we've had to be selective in the assets we're choosing. That's why we've avoided portfolio acquisitions. But by carefully screening these investments for the right locations, rent to sales, rent to market, discount to replacement costs, the right co-tenancy provisions. We have created a pool of stable cash flow.
Now we appreciate why these type of assets with limited growth might not make sense in the public market portfolios, but for a private fund like ours that can use more aggressive leverage, we think these investments are quite compelling. In fact, it is rare to see the spread between borrowing costs and unlevered yield be as wide as it is now, such that we can achieve our return goals from existing cash flow without material growth or capital appreciation. Since institutional capital still seems to be hesitant to reenter the market for most retail, we expect this contrarian investment opportunity likely to continue.
On the other side of the fund investment spectrum, while we are continuing to look at value add opportunities, given that we are late cycle, given that construction costs are still growing faster than rental growth, the risk-adjusted returns for undertaking new developments are just not there yet.
So in conclusion, as supported by our strong performance in the third quarter, we see enough opportunities for growth that we continue to drive solid same-store growth in our core portfolio, begin to carefully and accretively add assets to our core. And then utilize our fund platform for opportunistic growth.
With that, I'd like to thank the team for another solid quarter and turn the call over to John.
John Gottfried, Acadia Realty Trust - Senior VP & CFO [4]
Thanks, Ken, and good afternoon, everyone. As outlined in our release, our third quarter results and key metrics came in strong and in line with our expectations.
Before diving into the details of the quarter, I want to spend a moment to reaffirm a few key messages. Our core NOI, which comprises the vast majority of our underlying NAV remains on track to grow in excess of 4% or over $20 million of incremental NOI over the next several years. As we've discussed, this 4% growth consists of 3% embedded growth and another 1% from a handful of profitable redevelopments. Secondly, in terms of the cost to fund this growth, we remain on track to spend $80 million to $100 million, inclusive of the redevelopment spend as well as recurring CapEx and tenanting costs. And as of the third quarter, we have funded over 50% of these amounts as we are nearing substantial completion of our 2 key redevelopments. And lastly, in terms of balance sheet strength. During the year, we have further strengthened our already rock-solid balance sheet, raising approximately $140 million of equity to proactively fund our accretive acquisition pipeline, as well as increasing our liquidity through an additional $100 million of revolver capacity.
Now diving into the quarter and starting with same-store NOI. Our third quarter same-store NOI was in line with our expectations at 3.1%, with our street and urban portfolio continuing to drive our results, growing 4.8% for the quarter or roughly 500 basis points over our suburban portfolio. Year-to-date, our same-store portfolio grew 4.1%, with street and urban contributing 6.6%, which is at the upper end of our initial range of 5% to 7%, and suburban coming in around 1%. It's also worth pointing out that this growth is coming off a strong prior year comp in the mid-3s, and consistent with our past practice, it excludes the incremental NOI from our 2 accretive redevelopment projects.
I now want to spend a moment on our occupancy. Our in-place occupancy is currently at 93.5% with street and urban at 91.7%, both of which are fairly flat, if not slightly down from prior comps, which demonstrates that our NOI growth is largely coming from the operations of our portfolio, which consists of contractual rental growth, positive lease spreads and efficiently operating our business. We view our full occupancy at 96%, so this gives us a few hundred basis points of occupancy gains, primarily within our higher-value street and urban portfolio, which we expect will drive our future growth above and beyond our existing contractual rent bumps and positive lease spreads.
Now moving on to our quarterly credit loss. The bankruptcy of Forever 21 had an approximately 30 basis point impact during the quarter. As we have discussed, we have 1 Forever 21 in our core portfolio, consisting of approximately 16,000 square feet in a prime location in Lincoln Park, Chicago, adjacent to the recently opened experiential lululemon concept that Amy will discuss in a moment. While we don't yet have a certainty on the recapture and thus timing, we have strong and active tenant interest in the space and are also exploring various profitable redevelopment alternatives. The full year NOI impact of Forever 21 is roughly 100 basis points when factoring in annual rent and recoveries.
I now want to spend a moment on lease activity, including those new leases that we have signed along with a handful of spaces that we expect to get back over the next few quarters. As Ken highlighted, we are continuing to see active tenant interest across all of our markets. In our street and urban portfolio, as well as suburban with new deals being executed at rents at or above our expectations.
During the third quarter, we signed approximately $2.3 million and over 80,000 square feet of new leases, including conforming and nonconforming leases: This volume is up over 20% from the prior quarter. Year-to-date, we have executed approximately $8 million of new leases. So notwithstanding the retail roller coaster that Ken discussed, our 9-month leasing activity exceeds what we accomplished in all of 2018, which, as you may recall, was a very strong year for us in terms of deal volume. Of the $2.3 million in new leases that we signed this quarter, we are continuing to execute leases in line with our expectations to our other street and urban markets, including the final vacancy at Madison Avenue with Orlebar Brown, AT&T at our redevelopment at City Center in San Francisco, Aurate on Spring Street and Soho and 7 For All Mankind in Westport, Connecticut.
Now in terms of rent spreads, including in our reported spreads is one of the very few top of the market leases we signed. The lease involved our final space at Madison Avenue and consists of approximately 400 square feet. It was initially executed in 2016 at approximately $100,000 a foot, and reset in line with our expectations, about 40% lower. Excluding the impact of this single lease, the cash spread on the other conforming space was approximately 30%.
Now moving on to tenant rollover. While we don't yet have a solid read on 2020 as we are in the midst of our annual budgeting process, I did want to highlight a few items. Over the next few quarters, we expect to get back a few prime street locations upon natural lease expiration. Consisting of approximately 12,000 square feet in high demand locations, including Soho, Walton Street in Chicago, and on Greenwich Avenue, with in-place rents ranging from $150 to over $450 a foot. We are in active discussions on each of these spaces. And while we don't yet have a precise estimate of the 2020 downtime, we are optimistic that we should have the vast majority of these high-quality spaces spoken for, at profitable rents prior to or shortly after lease expiration.
Within our suburban portfolio, we have 2 grocers comprised of approximately 100,000 square feet, with leases that expire over the next few quarters. These leases reside in our Elmwood Park and Pacesetter properties with average rents in the low 20s.
We have already signed new leases on approximately 80% of this expiring space, with anticipated downtime of approximately 12 to 18 months as we turn the spaces. So while tenant rollover inevitably creates variability in short-term metrics, particularly given the diversity of rents that exist in our portfolio ranging from $5 to over $800 a foot, thankfully, our portfolio consists of high-quality, high-demand locations, and this profitable rollover is an integral part of our plan to grow our NOI 4% over the next few years as we bring expiring rents to market.
Now moving on to our earnings. Our third quarter came in strong and ahead of our expectations at $0.34 a share, driven by the strength of our core portfolio. In terms of annual guidance, we have maintained the midpoint, but tightened our range to $1.40 to $1.42, as we are not guiding towards any additional transactional income for the balance of the year. As highlighted in our release, we have raised approximately $140 million of equity during the year to prefund our investment pipeline.
Based upon expected closing dates, we anticipate a $0.01-or-so of short-term dilution in 2019. As Amy will discuss, in addition to the strength of our core portfolio, we are also seeing strength in our fund business.
During 2019, we have closed on over $300 million of investments in Fund V, which are generating a 15% levered AFFO yield. While the vast majority of our FFO and even a higher percentage of our NAV comes from our real estate operating business, approximately 10% of our FFO routinely shows up from profitable transactional income, whether it'd be from leasing, construction and development fees, promotes within our fund business or value-creating transactions across our dual platform.
During 2019, we expect to earn approximately $0.10 from transactional income. Again, while too early to provide 2020 expectations, given our shift towards stabilized high-yield assets with less leasing turnover, along with expected dispositions of Fund IV assets, I would anticipate a few cents decline on fund transactional and asset management fees in 2020, keeping in mind and as evident in our Q3 results, these fees are being supplemented by high-quality recurring NOI stream from our Fund V investments.
Before moving on to our recent acquisitions, I also wanted to highlight a decline in the quarter of about $0.01 related to noncash, straight-line rent and below market lease adjustments. As we look forward, I would expect on a pro rata basis, that these quarterly non-cash adjustments to be in the $1.5 million to $2 million range beginning in the fourth quarter and continuing throughout 2020.
Now in terms of core investments, Ken hit the key points in his remarks. But as we've discussed last quarter, we are anticipating $0.01 of FFO accretion for every $100 million of core acquisitions that we do. Further, the assets that we acquire as well as those that are under contract are expected to be accretive to our existing in-place NOI growth of 4%.
And lastly, as a segue into our balance sheet, we have prefunded our investment pipeline, raising approximately $140 million of equity at an issuance price in excess of $28.60 a share. While our balance sheet has always been best-in-class, over the past few months, we have made further strides to strengthen it with core debt-to-EBITDA under 5%, no maturities for the next several years and expanding our revolver capacity by another $100 million.
Our balance sheet, along with a significant dry powder remaining in our fund business is poised to aggressively capitalize on the opportunities that we have, and we'll continue to pursue in the marketplace. So as we finish another strong quarter and start looking into 2020 and beyond, our outlook, both in terms of internal and external growth remains strong.
And with that, I will turn the call over to Amy to discuss our fund business.
Amy L. Racanello, Acadia Realty Trust - Senior VP of Capital Markets & Investments [5]
Thanks, John. Today, I'll review the steady and important progress that we continue to make on our fund platform's buy-fix-sell mandate. Beginning with acquisitions, through the third quarter of 2019, we've completed approximately $320 million of acquisitions. This compares to approximately $150 million of fund acquisition volume for all of 2018. During the third quarter, Fund V acquired a total of 3 properties for $142 million, of which $55 million was acquired in partnership with DLC. We consider 2 of the 3 properties to be the "best game in town." That is, we view these properties as top among a handful of competitive properties in their respective submarkets due to their strong positioning and tenant lineup. To that point, tenants at these properties include Ross Dress for Less, Best Buy, Dollar Tree and Ulta. The third property is a well-located Kmart-anchored shopping center. Here, the 95,000 square foot Kmart pays rent of less than $3 per square foot, which we've identified as an accretive value-add opportunity over the next few years. In the interim, at our acquisition cap rate, the property continues to generate a strong leveraged yield.
As Ken mentioned, over the past few years, we have successfully aggregated an approximately $650 million 14-property portfolio on behalf of Fund V, and we've done so at an unleveraged yield of approximately 8%. With leverage, we are currently clipping a high teens yield on our invested equity. From a downside perspective, at this rate, we could have a 0 cost basis in only 6 years. But more realistically, we are thinking about how much more quickly we can achieve our equity multiple goal -- equity multiple goals as the approximately 150 basis points of cap rate expansion that we've seen over the past few years for these types of non-supermarket-anchored centers begins to reverse. In general, with 100 basis points of exit cap compression, we can achieve roughly the same equity multiple in 3 years instead of 5. And the positive impact on the IRR given the compressed hold period is generally north of 500 basis points.
As previously discussed, cash flow stability is key to our strategy. To that point, we are pleased to report that these carefully selected assets continue to perform consistent with our underwritten expectations. And in the few instances where we have unexpectedly lost a tenant, for example, a Babies"R"Us in Hickory, North Carolina, we have been able to backfill the box in that instance with Home Goods on a generally yield neutral basis.
Turning now to dispositions. In September, Fund IV sold 938 West North Avenue in Lincoln Park, Chicago. We acquired this property in November 2013. As previously discussed, during our hold period, we retenanted this building with a supersized lululemon. Their new flagship includes new elements beyond shopping such as a restaurant, workout studios and meditation space. You may recall that this property is down the block from another Acadia redevelopment known as Lincoln Park Center. Formerly a Borders Books, that property is now anchored by Design Within Reach. After completing that reanchoring, we sold Lincoln Park Center in January 2015, achieving a nearly 60% IRR and 2.7 multiple on invested equity. In comparison, the realized returns for our neighboring lululemon reflects the reality post retail armageddon that assets are taking longer to lease-up. And when that happens, there is downward pressure on returns. That said, keep in mind that both Funds III and IV have benefited from very profitable investments on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. And with respect to Fund III, which is further long in its monetization period, on a gross basis, we've already achieved a 21% IRR and north of a 2x on invested equity on our sold investments through last quarter.
Looking ahead, we are focused on stabilizing that fund's final 4 investments, most notably a new ShopRite directly across the street from Cortlandt Town Center in Westchester County, New York. Although it's still too early to predict the exact timing of these sales, we look forward to the successful winding down of Fund III over the next couple of years, especially since our prior sales have put us in a profitable position.
Finally, a brief update on City Point, our urban retail property in Downtown Brooklyn. We were pleased to welcome Casper to Prince Street at the end of the summer. Store openings for Camp and McNally Jackson will follow on Prince Street in short order. And on the fourth floor, we are also in the process of expanding Alamo Drafthouse, our incredibly successful movie theater. City Point benefits from its strong location at the epicenter of growth in Downtown Brooklyn, and its critical mass of compelling food, entertainment and soft good uses, which continues to drive strong foot traffic and anchor sales. Looking ahead, we believe that rents at this property have a lot of runway, especially once the construction on Gold Street is completed and the new park at Willoughby Square opens.
In conclusion, we had another productive quarter in our fund platform. We continue to execute on our opportunistic and value-add investment strategy, monetize our stabilized properties and create value within our existing fund portfolio. Now we are happy to answer your questions.
(Operator Instructions) Our first question comes from Christine McElroy of Citi.
Christine Mary McElroy Tulloch, Citigroup Inc, Research Division - Director & Senior Analyst [2]
John, I just wanted to reconcile some of the items that you discussed around expectations for same-store NOI growth. You talked about the occupancy runway and getting ultimately to 96%, you have the Uniqlo lease commencing and other leases executed, but you also talked about these high-value street space recaptures next year. How should we be thinking about all of those moving parts in the context of same-store NOI growth? Is the 3.5% to 4.5% that you've seen this year sustainable into 2020? Or should we expect something closer to that 3% kind of longer-term embedded growth rate that you also talked about?
Yes. And I think you sort of highlighted that there are a lot of moving pieces. And I think we will, as we always do, give more definitive guidance in February. But I think we reaffirm that the 4%, which is 3% same-store to the next several years is intact. But until we -- you'll have some certainty around the movie pieces. I guess, just a little bit too early at this point to give anything firm.
So just on the Uniqlo lease, can you talk about the P&L impact there in the context of sort of the timing around when they took the space? And when the rent commences? And how that impacted -- how that's impacted straight line rents versus the timing of when that starts to get booked as cash rent? So when they sort of took over the space versus when they actually start paying rent?
Yes. So I think for GAAP purposes, we, when we turn over second-generation space, where we're not doing significant work, we will start straight lining as of the turnover date, which began this quarter. So there's a few hundred thousand dollars of straight-line adjustments related to Uniqlo. But given that the rent doesn't commence until they open, that's going to be in late Q4 that we -- that it will start showing and be reflected in our same-store results.
And our next question comes from Craig Schmidt of Bank of America.
Craig Richard Schmidt, BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - Director [7]
I was wondering if you could give me the total square foot of the 5 contiguous storefronts on Melrose Place.
As soon as we close, Craig, we'll give more detail. We're pretty close to getting this closed and we have a firm contract. But there's a lot we want to talk about there as soon as that happens.
Okay. And then maybe this might limit this as well, but I was wondering if maybe you could contrast the street and urban market in LA versus, let's say, a New York or a San Francisco? And how you want to take advantage of that?
Kenneth F. Bernstein, Acadia Realty Trust - President, CEO & Trustee [10]
Sure. And each market is different, but all of the markets, the first stop is conversations with our retailers, where do you want to be? What's working? What's affordable? What's profitable? How do you think about your businesses? And so while it's certainly different on Armitage Avenue than on Greene Street and certainly different in Union Square San Francisco versus in L.A. and on Melrose place. Here's what our retailers have been telling us. You have a 3-block stretch that's really quite unique for them, where combination of social media and Instagram-able moments, but also for these retailers to drive their omnichannel sales, it's at the epicenter of it. So whether it's Glossier or The Row, they're looking at the streets as being powerful above and beyond the fact that they are profitable on a rent-to-sales basis, which they are. They are affordable relative to other alternatives, which they are. But because they are unique because especially in L.A., where the shopping experiences are very different, let's say, than strolling in Soho, this is providing what our retailers are telling us is a unique opportunity for them to really get their brand out there in a positive way, where they can [buy] both 4-wall EBITDA, but then as importantly, omnichannel. And you're going to see that continue because it is such a unique stretch.
And then from our perspective, and we've been pretty clear about this, we want to own clusters where we can connect the dots, where we can control enough different spaces because already in conversations with retailers, some want to expand, others want to consider other alternatives -- in Armitage, we're going through this right now in a positive way. So where we can move tenants around, where we own enough contiguous or near spaces, that has been a proven success for us. And so we think about the different markets in the United States when we sit down with retailers and ask them where are they excited, and that's what leads us there first and foremost. And then secondly, because -- just because retailers want to be there and just because we like the location, we need realistic sellers. If we don't see realistic sellers, there's nothing we can do. So we have a situation here where we think there's long-term value-add opportunities. We have a seller that we have enjoyed doing business with, so we're looking forward to it.
Operator [11]
And our next question comes from Todd Thomas of KeyBanc Capital Markets.
Todd Michael Thomas, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division - MD and Senior Equity Research Analyst [12]
The first question, in terms of operations here. So John, the Forever 21 that you discussed, you said there was a 30 basis point impact in the quarter and the annual impact is expected to be roughly 100 basis points, but you haven't recaptured that space yet. So what was the 30 basis points attributable to, specifically in the quarter? And is the rent and NOI run rate already accounting for downtime or the recapture of that space?
John Gottfried, Acadia Realty Trust - Senior VP & CFO [13]
Yes. So Todd, the prepetition bankruptcy rents, so it would have been September's rent, wasn't paid. So that was what we put a full reserve on the 1 month. So rent recoveries and the open receivables, so that's 1 month of the third quarter.
Okay, got it. And then -- so a couple of questions on investments here. So first, we've seen the pace of investments pick up some, particularly in the core, and I'm just wondering if we should expect to see investment activity accelerate further as we think about 2020, just based on what's in the pipeline? And then curious whether you're seeing some larger portfolios come to market as seller expectations seem to have reset some, maybe something a little more sizable than what you've seen this year so far in Soho and LA now? Or should we still be mostly thinking about smaller one-offs and some small portfolios or collections of assets like this?
So it's a great question, Todd. And the short answer is I don't know. And so people ought not read too much into what I'm about to say because the last time I talked about a pathway to growth, that was both aspirational, and I would argue, observational. Meaning, when I look around now, and I see who is active and who is not, who's sidelined in terms especially of high-quality street and urban assets, we feel really good about our position both in terms of what we understand, our dialogue with the retailers, where we can pick locations that seem to, over the next 1, 3, 5, 10-plus years, work. There's not a lot of bidding competition. And there are more and more larger portfolios coming to market. And to your point, sellers, I think are, not all of them, but sellers are beginning to become more realistic. So there's nothing that would cause me to think that we couldn't see more investment activity [and it] ramp up. But the reality is we don't have to do any deals in order to drive strong internal growth, in order to drive strong core growth. So if sellers change their minds, if there are shifts in the economy that caused us to pause, shifts in the stock market that caused us to pause, we'll pause. But right now, I like what we're seeing.
And we're still in the early stages of the shakeout of the haves and have nots, so as more and more clarity comes in as retailers become more adamant that they're rethinking their business models. And you're seeing this not just from digitally natives, but from iconic brands saying, "You know what, we're going to reduce the amount we're selling through the wholesale channel. We'll try to grow DTC, but while we do grow direct-to-consumer, we need to acknowledge that stores are an important piece of the way we do business." Well, when we hear retailers talking like that, and we say, "Where do you want to be?" And to the extent we can get our foot in the door on those type of acquisitions, especially where we can own multiple buildings, that makes sense for us. You've seen on the small side, we can add 1 or 2 buildings on any given street that we're already active in. And we're a small enough, nimble enough company, we can do that well. As we think about larger portfolio transactions, there needs to be concentration, and they need to make sense or we won't do them. But as I started this conversation. One, I don't know. Two, but when I look around, I like how we're positioned in terms of the lack of competition. There's still plenty of competition out there. But it's much different than it used to be, and that makes us pretty excited.
Okay, that's helpful. And what about in Fund V with the high-yielding investment strategy there. So you noted the spread between unlevered returns and borrowing costs being extremely attractive. Are you starting to see cap rates compress a little bit on that product? It sounds like you might be underwriting or anticipating based on your comments. And is the competition changing at all for those assets given the decline in borrowing costs?
Yes. So I keep waiting for that. And there is a somewhat schizophrenic world we live in where we're waiting -- could cap rates go up when you talk to some people, could they go down when you talk to others. To be clear, and so everyone understands, this spread is primarily in non-supermarket-anchored shopping centers. There are still a lot of muscle memory around supermarket-anchored shopping centers. It's not that we don't like them, but even John hinted at this earlier in his prepared remarks, there's a lot of disruption in the supermarket space that may or may not be priced into the amount of redevelopment that has to occur there. But for non-supermarket-anchored centers, so far, we are seeing decent deal flow. There's competition, but not nearly as much as there used to be because institutional investors are still, for the most part, on the sidelines.
What I do expect to change is the type of seller primarily over the last couple of years, it has been public companies, selling assets and I think appropriately so deleveraging. It seems to me, based on a bunch of recent data plus how stocks have trade, that many of them are saying mission accomplished on their side and great. What we are now seeing is other institutions saying, it is time, given the life of those funds -- or if they're in core funds -- for them to try to monetize. And I'm not seeing enough new institutional private capital jumping in to think that those spreads compress. But do keep in mind, I think we're in a win-win position. So if interest rates stay low and cap rates compress a little bit, we can still achieve our returns because we didn't underwrite 3.7% blended interest rate, we underwrote higher. If cap rates compress a lot, I think Amy hinted at, we have no problem in our buy-fix-sell model, monetizing. So we just have to be nimble enough that if the markets continue, we'll continue to add. That is my guess, is my base case for the next year or 2. But if we see a shift, if we see a return in terms of institutional capital coming back into this stable -- low growth, but stable -- retail environment, great. We know how to monetize and how to create shareholder value around that.
And our next question comes from Vince Tibone of Green Street Advisors.
Vince Tibone, Green Street Advisors, Inc. - Analyst of Retail [19]
So Los Angeles is a new market for Acadia. I'm just curious if you're actively looking to gain further scale there? And if so, would it be likely concentrated in the Melrose area? Or are there other streets or submarkets in LA that you find interesting?
So Vince, you know we don't enter new markets casually, and we spend months, if not years, watching the different markets to see where can we get the right combination of scale, adequate barriers to entry, strong retailer demand -- and LA is a dispersed, to call it 1 market to even pretend that it's anything like San Francisco or New York in terms of that level of dispersion, it's very different. So we would welcome the opportunities if we see them. You could run through your list right now of where are the key streets that we want to be active in. And then the question is, do we have enough realistic sellers where we can aggregate enough of a portfolio on a given promenade to say we can make a difference. And if the answer is no, and it's just too dispersed, and it's still going through too much headwind, we'll probably hold off on that location until we see it turning the corner. There may be other areas that are great to go out to dinner, that are really hip. But again, we don't think we can add enough buildings there. We may wait until we see a larger opportunity. But there are probably 3 to 5 different markets in LA, each of them separate, that excite different retailers different ways. If we can see the right entry point, I see no reason for us to not add, but you know we are patient and disciplined. So for now, I would expect to see us stay focused on Melrose Place, let's prove that out, and then we'll see what shows up next.
I mean, that makes sense. So kind of on that point, it seems like other new markets seem pretty unlikely in the near-term then? I mean, is it fair to say that growth -- external growth will probably be concentrated more in your core markets and now possibly, Los Angeles.
We, on a ratio of 10:1, our acquisition investment and leasing team spend time on those markets that we're currently active in. So we do not feel like we need to go add a new market, a quarter, a month or even a year. We have great concentration down in D.C. We're beginning finally to build concentration in New York City. Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, now LA. We could debate online or off-line, where the next place should be. But I would expect our team to be spending 90% of their time and effort on the existing markets because that's what we're going to know best. And frankly, other than maybe 1 or 2 other markets where retailers are saying those are must have locations, the ones we've -- are in are the key gateway must-have locations for retailers looking to express their brand to the consumer in a unique way that complements their omnichannel strategies.
And our next question comes from Floris van Dijkum from Compass Point.
Floris Gerbrand Hendrik van Dijkum, Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Research Division - Analyst [24]
Great. Quick question on the return expectations, you have talked about for your funds needing 8% unlevered returns -- presumably, for the core, it's the same level or if not a little bit higher. And the composition of returns, obviously, is both income and growth. As you think about your acquisition on Melrose Place, how does the composition between income and growth compare to your New York assets in your overall portfolio?
Sure. So let me talk, Floris, about our $180 million of core acquisitions year-to-date and be a little more vague about building by building or even Melrose versus Soho, et cetera. And you are absolutely right, that the way we think about the world is there's assets you can buy at an unlevered 8, and then there's assets that you buy at a lower -- well, and the unlevered 8 having what we anticipate to be very limited yield growth, meaning there may be rent growth as tenants turn, but you have to spend money. So you start at an 8, and it grows to an 8. And our goal is making sure we don't buy 8s that grow to 4s.
And then on the longer-dated core assets, we've been pretty clear. What we're looking for is plus or minus 4% compounded annual growth. Through a combination of contractual leases, these leases contractually tend to be about 3%, sometimes they're 2%. Sometimes they're higher, but 3 is probably a pretty good number. And then we are looking for certain upticks along the way, although we are very sober about the realities of the marketplace right now. So we do not believe trees are going to grow to the sky there. But if you use 4, then what I would tell you is, and again, we have a few moving pieces on the $180 million of acquisitions this year before we even get them closed. But with a few moving pieces, John said on the last call, and it still remains the case, we expect to be pretty darn close to a 5% yield going in. And then we expect that 3% to 4% growth. I can't tell you which quarter 3% becomes 4%, but we feel pretty good after we have seen rents in some markets decline, in some cases, precipitously. We feel pretty good that there will be a rebound. Now whether the rebound is a rent increasing periodically at 10%, which would be great or an unhealthy 20% or 30%, which was what was occurring in the 2010 to 2015 period, which we are not wishing for. But if there's some form of revamp, we think there will be asymmetrical upside such that the returns we get in the core reward us for not getting current yield at 8 day 1, reward us for a, I think, more interesting, more robust long-term ownership as retailers continue to shrink their footprint, do more with less. But it's also a longer-dated investment, where we're not sitting there, levering it 2:1, where we're not worried about what the exit cap might be in 2 years. So hopefully that, I guess that's a long way of saying, 8 plus 0 or 5 plus 3 or 4 get you to similar returns.
Fair enough. And so we should think about it maybe 5-ish initial return and then growing over time. Is that the right way to think about it?
With the following huge caveat. There's a bunch of assets that trade well below that going in, and we have to recognize that, that given how low global interest rates are for these markets, don't be surprised when you see very low cap rate trades elsewhere. We acknowledge that. We don't chase it, but we acknowledge it. But where we can find the right portfolios, the right assets that meet those needs? The answer is yes.
Fair enough. If so, the -- let me just, so if we see those lower yields, though, presumably, we have to assume that the growth will be higher to get to your 8% plus return. That means that, potentially, you're looking at 4.5% return over time?
Well, so let me -- let me be clear, in case I wasn't. When you see those transactions with very low yields printed, the first thing you should assume is we're not the acquirer. But there's been a few transactions on Fifth Avenue I think that have just been incredible in terms of how low the mark-to-market effective yield is. We're not the acquirers of those. And sellers like to point to them and say, "Well, why can't you compete with that sovereign wealth fund and buy it at 3.5?" We can't, we won't. In the core, our focus is not chasing liquid markets. It's great to know that there's liquidity there as a backstop in terms of the capital markets. Our focus is to chase where retailers want to be and where we stand a fighting chance of seeing exceptional rental growth. And because we're going to own them in the long run, if we can acquire at the yields I just discussed -- if it's lower, yes, you're right. If the going-in yield is lower than that, you should expect us to be able to realize upon higher rental growth than I just discussed. But I was referring in lower yields primarily to some transactions that have made the papers at cap rates that we can't compete with.
Fair enough. Fair enough. One follow-up question on City Point and the expected stabilization. Are you getting closer to having that asset be stabilized and have all of the ground floor retail be leased? Or when do you expect that to happen?
So the short answer is yes, we're getting closer. But we're nowhere near as close as I would like to be. The great news is historically, the challenge in urban mixed-use retail has always been, what do you do with the upper levels? And what do you do with your basement? And in that case, we are fully stabilized, and frankly, the retailers are crushing it. Between Alamo Drafthouse, Target, DeKalb Market, Trader Joe's. So we solved the hard part.
What we have not been able to solve for is the realities that we're still in a construction zone. That the park that's going to be incredible across the street, but is beyond our control, is still at least 1 year away. That the tallest tower today in Downtown Brooklyn is adjacent to us, and they're topped off, but they still have some more work to do. So it still feels more construction like than the street it will down the road. That -- once that tower is complete, there's another tower a block away that will then be the tallest tower in Brooklyn probably for a long time.
So I don't want to predict when all of this gets done, but what is becoming clearer to us as we look around, is that we are at the epicenter of a pretty exciting area in terms of mass transit, in terms of sales that Alamo is doing, Trader Joe's doing, et cetera. And then we just need to, as aggressively as we can, but we need to be sober about how long it's going to take. We need to get this ground floor leased up. Our focus here would be, I don't want to leave money on the table, we work too long, too hard for this. So predicting or telling you that next year, all these rents will be at full market, I think is unlikely. I think it's a multiyear task, but we're up to it.
And our next question comes from Hong Zhang of JP Morgan.
Hong Liang Zhang, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division - Analyst [33]
Yes. Last quarter, you talked about how, how you're benefiting from a lower-than-expected credit loss reserve. Is that still the case? And I guess, it sounds like next year, the credit loss will be higher, is that fair to state?
Hong. So yes, I would say in terms of where we were for the quarter. I'd say we were, with the exception of the Forever 21, we were a little higher by the 30 basis points that we took this quarter. In terms of next year, again, I think it's a bit early, but I think we always start the year somewhere between thinking about between 100 and 150 basis points. So I'll definitely have a better view on that as we get up to our next call.
Thank you. And ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude our question-and-answer session. I would now like to turn the call back over to Ken Bernstein for any closing remarks.
Thanks, everyone. Look forward to speaking to you next quarter.
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's conference call. Thank you for participating. You may now disconnect.
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Congee Cup Championship Parade
Although the Congee Cup is over, Team Antetetekoumpo decided to have one last hoorah! The first ever Congee Cup Championship Parade was held this morning and unlike the Raptor’s parade, this venue was able to comfortably accommodate the millions of fans who showed up to high five their favourite players and join in on the celebration.
German Mills hasn’t seen this much media attention since it’s grand opening in 1976. Sports media and personalities from all over the country turned out to grab an interview with some of the participants and report on the excitement that has electrified Simonston Blvd for almost 2 months. The players agreed to delay their championship trip to Disney Land in order to stick around for the parade and they had no regrets.
“Winning the Congee Cup and being a part of this celebration is one of the proudest moments of my entire sports career…maybe even my life,” said one of the players.
This concludes our coverage of the 2019 Congee Cup Floor Hockey Tournament. We hope everyone enjoys their winter break and we look forward to the Maverick Madness Basketball tournament in the new year.
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Congee Cup Final
The final and decisive game 3 of the Congee Cup Floor Hockey Championship was played today and became an instant classic. Team Chick-Fil-A 2.0 jumped out to a quick lead scoring the first goal but they soon found themselves in penalty trouble when they got caught twice with too many players on the court. Team Antetetekoumpo took advantage of the power-play and scored a goal to tie it up. The pace of the game was keeping the thousands in attendance on the edge of their seats. With end to end action and solid goaltending, no one could predict who was going to win this battle.
Team Antetekoumpo kept up the pressure and was able to score a goal mid way through the second half to put them up 2-1. However, Team Chick-Fil-A 2.0 was not ready to hang up the pinnies just yet. Led by an inspired Captain Ben, they mustered an offensive push that led to Ryan scoring the game tying goal. With the crowd in absolute pandemonium, Jayden of Team Antetetekoumpo battled his way past several players, closed his eyes and let it rip! The crowd roared into a frenzy as Jayden potted his third goal and put his team ahead 3-2. With about a minute to play, Chick-Fil-A 2.0 would simply not go quietly into the night. They mounted an intense puck possession and pressure but it was Mayan of Team Antetetekoumpo playing deep behind enemy lines breaking up the offense pressure heading his team’s way. Mayan’s relentless fore-check allowed his team to run out the clock and hold on for the victory.
Congratulations to Team Antetetekoumpo on winning the 2019 Congee Cup Floor Hockey Tournament. This one will go down in the books as the most exciting final since the tournaments’ inception in 2008. We would like to thank the CCSC (Congee Cup Student Committee) who worked tirelessly for the past 8 weeks planning, promoting, organizing and running the event. A final count still needs to be done, but the tournament has raised just under $2000. These funds will go towards our Grade 8 graduation. Thank you to all the students who came out to watch the games and support the tournament fundraiser. You made this year’s Congee Cup the most successful one yet. A final thank you to the teachers who helped supervise and referee the tournament.
Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season!
Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021
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Good News about our Healthy Snack Program
Dear GMPS Families
We are very pleased to be able to announce some GREAT NEWS about our Healthy Snack Program for 2020!
After a brief hiatus this fall, we will be reintroducing our Healthy Snack Program in January, thanks to the assistance of our parent volunteers. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, a selection of fresh fruit and healthy snacks will be available to students.
We continue to welcome additional volunteer support to expand this program. Please contact the office if you are interested.
Congee Cup Finals
Game 2 of the Congee Cup Finals was an epic match-up between two teams hungry to hoist the cup. Facing elimination, Team Chick-Fil-A 2.0 made some adjustments to the lineup by placing rookie goaltender Arya in net. Chick-Fil-A jumped out to a 3-0 lead and it looked like they were going to easily win game 2. However, there is a reason Team Antetetekoumpo is the top ranked team in the league. They kept their composure and slowly chipped away at the lead. Jayden scored a hat-trick and tied the game with only a few seconds to go sending it to overtime. However, it was Captain Ben of the Chick-Fil-A’ who was the hero of the game. Taking a wicked shot off the face off and sending it top shelf to win the game and force a decisive game 3. Game 3 is set to play today at lunch and we are expecting record crowds to be in attendance. Who will complete their quest for the Congee Cup? Tune in later today to find out.
Sharing our Learning in Grade 4 and 5
The Grade 4/5’s in Ms. Breda’s class have been working hard over the last few weeks to showcase their learning at yesterday’s science fair. The Grade 4’s created a 3D model of a chosen habitat. Their habitats included plants, animals, the things animals need for survival and threats that they may face. The Grade 5’s used their inquiry skills to chose a medical condition or disease and display their learning in a 3D model and slideshow. Thank you to all the classes who joined in our learning!
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By bp9801, May 3, 2012 in Gaming
The long rumored game is finally a reality, as The Elder Scrolls Online has been confirmed. Set 1,000 years before the events in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, players will be able to journey across all of Tamriel as a member of one of three factions. More information will follow later this month, hopefully including the races we can play as.
It will launch in 2013.
Andrewr05
I'll be whatever I wanna do!
Location:Perkinsville, VT
That's awesome...
Stonerboy779
Puts on Q701s d-_-b
Location:Melbourne, Australia
Holy sh¡t, Zeni has put 5 years into this and kept it this quiet....
I seriously believe this will be the game to make me go mmo. Even if only to see more of Tamriel.
_TheAlexO
Formerly ShallowBay
I hate subscriptions so.. hoping for F2P
greengiant912
hl2.exe has stopped working
Location:Waukesha, WI
Personally I think they should of just kept it as a single player game...
MMOs are becoming a thing of the past imo...
These days you have thousands of mediocre MMOs and only a few that are really good. Among the few that are really good, only one has the success so far.
MMOs don't really get good until after the initial release and additional content has been added.
For example SWTOR is an amazing game, but one gets bored with it quickly after they leveled their characters...
A lot of MMOs are trying to cash in on WoWs success and copy many of the features, but this often dosen't work well.
I just don't think that TES will translate well into an MMO. Heck as amazing of a game SWTOR is I think it could of been a hell of a lot better as a single player game, or maybe even a co-op game...
Edited May 3, 2012 by greengiant912
VaporX
Sapphire Gaming Evangelist
Location:Carbondale, Il
Sad day for the Elder Scrolls game. What made the Elder Scrolls great to me was the ability to enjoy an RPG experience with dealing with the griefers and 10 years olds that an MMO bring. Instead we see a great frnachise dumb itself down to make a fast buck. Truly a sad day.
t0asty
Location:Atlanta, GA
I always wished they made Pokemon into a MMO game
ZeniMax Online is handling the duties and have been since formation in 2007. There are very few details currently available on TES Online, so coming up with a sweeping generalization so soon is a little unfounded.
Bethesda Game Studios is still working on single player games in the Fallout and TES universes, like Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls VI.
TES Online is set before the events of Skyrim. Hell, it could even be set before the events of The Elder Scrolls: Arena - the very first TES game. More information will come out throughout May, so I think judgement should be reserved until then. If the game is truly "dumbed down," then so be it. If you don't like it, then don't play it.
or just put it on anything other than a hand held
I have always wanted to see how TES could become an online game and I will happily take any chance to explore more of Tamriel.
I believe they can keep the same great stories they have had in previous TES games. The 5 years of development so far must have included a bit of time developing stories and quest lines. Obviously you won't be the single handed hero of an entire continent anymore but you will rather be an adventurer which is nice.
<br>ZeniMax Online is handling the duties and have been since formation in 2007. There are very few details currently available on TES Online, so coming up with a sweeping generalization so soon is a little unfounded.<br>
<br><br><br><br>Oh I agree I am just giving my gut reaction but lets face it great solo games that go MMO tend to die out. I mean were are the new Warcrafts?<br><br><br>
90sgamer
Location:Mesa AZ, USA
MMO... no way.
However, one thing that would make any of the TES games more awesome would be LAN co-op. It would be awesome to take 1 or 2 friends questing with you. It would even make a great date. I could image any girl with the slightest interest in games would go for some Co-op exploration and questing for a LAN night... (First you of course have to find a girl with the slightest interest in gaming though. I have only ever met one in real life. Its like trying to find the Yeti )
Co-op with a real person would be more interesting than AI companions anyways.
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Discovery Offers Possible Treatment for Viruses Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/2...iruses-linked-to-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.htm
Researchers believe they've discovered the way herpes viruses invade cells -- something that had long remained a mystery. The new study, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, provides what they say is a detailed map of the herpes virus "cell-entry machinery." Researchers believe this finding could lead to new antiviral drugs that are effective against the family of viruses.
Three of the 8 herpes viruses are suspected of being tied to chronic fatigue syndrome. They are human herpesvirus 6, Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus.
Any potential drug therapies resulting from this work are likely many years away.
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Jul;17(7):882-8. Epub 2010 Jul 4.
Crystal structure of the conserved herpesvirus fusion regulator complex gH-gL.
Chowdary TK, Cairns TM, Atanasiu D, Cohen GH, Eisenberg RJ, Heldwein EE.
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Herpesviruses, which cause many incurable diseases, infect cells by fusing viral and cellular membranes. Whereas most other enveloped viruses use a single viral catalyst called a fusogen, herpesviruses, inexplicably, require two conserved fusion-machinery components, gB and the heterodimer gH-gL, plus other nonconserved components. gB is a class III viral fusogen, but unlike other members of its class, it does not function alone. We determined the crystal structure of the gH ectodomain bound to gL from herpes simplex virus 2. gH-gL is an unusually tight complex with a unique architecture that, unexpectedly, does not resemble any known viral fusogen. Instead, we propose that gH-gL activates gB for fusion, possibly through direct binding. Formation of a gB-gH-gL complex is critical for fusion and is inhibited by a neutralizing antibody, making the gB-gH-gL interface a promising antiviral target.
PMID: 20601960 [PubMed - in process]
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leelaplay
shannah said:
Thanks Shannah
I wish I were one of our science brains. However, I'm not. And therefore not sure about my idea that one possibility of "the cause" of ME/CFS is perhaps
a) having a genetic disposition (Kerr's gene work),
b) perhaps something that lowers the immune system, including stress
and then c) exposre to a virus or retrovirus that sends the body's neuro immune systems cascadingly out of whack, then affecting all the rest of the body's systems.
Treatment of the virus being effective for treating ME/CFS I guess would depend on whether the virus continues to play an active part in sending the body's systems haywire.
But no matter what - just knowing that research is progressing in this way is exciting.
shrewsbury said:
a) having a genetic disposition (Kerr's gene work)
Just a note to point out that nearly all of Kerr's published gene work is on gene expression which is not to do hereditary factors per se (although gene expression like pretty much anything one measures, probably has a hereditary component).
ukxmrv
(just a short and probably unimportant note)
Kerr is going to be doing work on SNP's. Someone pointed this out to me on another thread as I had only heard of his gene expression work.
Too soon to tell of course if it will tell us anything useful.
richvank
Hi, Shannah.
Thank you for posting this!
The gB that is mentioned in this abstract is glycoprotein B. Here is some other information about it, that I think is very interesting. A few years ago, Palamara et al. at the University of Rome published a paper about herpes simplex I, the virus that resides in nerve cells and produces cold sores when it flares. They found that glutathione suppresses the activation of this virus. The mechanism is that when there is sufficient glutathione in the cell, and the proper high ratio of reduced to oxidized glutathione, this suppresses the formation of cystine disulfide bonds in glycoprotein B. Unless these bonds form, the new virions cannot fully develop their outer coats and cannot propagate to other cells.
Glycoprotein B is found in all the human herpes viruses. Therefore, I think it is reasonable to suspect that normal levels of glutathione suppress activation of all the human herpes viruses, and is one of the important mechanisms that normally keeps them in their latent state.
I think this is consistent with the observation that reactivation of herpes simplex I to produce cold sores occurs when the person has had a lot of exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun. That is known to promote oxidative stress and therefore to deplete glutathione, which is the basis for the body's antioxidant enzyme system.
Another example is that the activation of the herpes zoster (varicella zoster) virus to produce shingles (in a person who has had chicken pox earlier in life and thus has this virus in its latent state in their nervous system) often occurs when the person has been subject to a lot of stress, which also depletes glutathione.
It seems reasonable to me to believe that glutathione depletion in the particular cell types where the other herpes family viruses reside (HHV-6, EBV and CMV) will also allow reactivation of these viruses. That's why I have suggested in the Glutathione Depletion--Methylation Cycle Block hypothesis for CFS that the reason these viruses are commonly reactivated in CFS is that glutathione is depleted.
For more information on this, please see www.cfsresearch.org clicking first on CFS/M.E. and then on my name.
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ukxmrv said:
Hi, ukxmrv.
I'm happy to hear this, and I hope he is able to go ahead with it. I met him at the 2007 IACFS conference, and I urged him to study polymorphisms instead of gene expression, because I believe it will be more fruitful in figuring out the pathophysiology of CFS. He told me then that he was planning to do this, but this was three years ago.
Dolphin said:
thanks Dolphin. This is another eg of how trying to absorb new info while being cognitively-challenged ends up with me not getting the correct info or full-picture. Argghhh - very humbling for someone who used to be able to think.
ps - did I notice that I contributed to your new name? A well merited appelation.
It could have been me. But in the context of what was said, it was useful to point out that (virtually) all of his published research was on gene expression, not hereditary factors (SNPs, etc).
Lots and lots of people, including doctors, get it wrong.
I remember watching an MEA video of Dr. Gow explaining his gene expression research and the paeditrician (Patel? some Indian/South Asian name anyway) then mentioned about Dr. Gow's research and hereditary (i.e. he got it wrong even after the talk!). So with so many people being confused, some of these will then go on to confuse others! I'm reading the Cartoon Guide to Genetics at the moment to get a start on biology as I stopped studying biology at 16. Some people on the forum definitely have an advantage on some issues. Most of the mathematics I studied e.g. pure math, doesn't help me much!
ps - did I notice that I contributed to your new name? .
My memory is not the best so can't really remember.
A well merited appelation.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Much better than what Cort said to me after I changed from Ill since 1989 (which I had for a few minutes/hours):
I like Dolphin much better. Maybe it'll start a string of fish names - that would be nice.
- talk about an insult.
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[Upcoming Drama 2020] Wise Doctor Life, 슬기로운 의사생활 - Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho - Premieres in February
By larus, July 15, 2019 in k-dramas & movies
wise doctor life
larus 64,787
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tvN 2020 DRAMA
Drama: Wise Doctor Life
Hangul: 슬기로운 의사생활
Genre: medical
Network: tvN
Director: Shin Won-Ho (Reply series, Prison Playbook)
Writer: Lee Woo-Jung (Reply 1997,1994, 1988)
Runtime: Friday 23:00
"Wise Doctor Life" depicts the stories of doctors, nurses and patients at a hospital.
Jo Jung Suk as
Yoo Yeon Seok as
Jung Kyung Ho as
Kim Dae-Myung as
Jeon Mi Do as
Kim Hae-Sook as
Ahn Eun Jin as
Kim Soo Jin as
Jo Yi Hyun as
Shin Hyun-Bin as
Kim Joon-Han as
Jung Moon-Sung as
Moon Tae-Yoo as
Choi Young-Joon as
Ha Yoon-Kyung as
Kim Hye-In as
Bae Hyun-Sung as
Choi Young-Woo as
Lee Ji Hoon as
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“Reply” Series And “Prison Playbook” Director Reportedly Working On Medical Drama Next
by R. Jun
“Reply” series director Shin Won Ho reportedly has a medical drama in the works, according to a January 22 report by Ilgan Sports.
Medical dramas abound in the K-drama world, but this latest from PD (producing director) Shin Won Ho will be taking a different approach. Rather than hospital politics or medical practices, the usual when it comes to medical projects, the drama will focus on depicting the very human lives of doctors.
PD Shin Won Ho was met with skepticism prior to the airing of his previous drama, tvN’s “Prison Playbook,” which concerned some viewers about potential glamorization of criminals. However, the drama was praised for leaving a message with viewers that was of the opposite sentiment. PD Shin Won Ho’s new medical drama is likewise expected to turn viewer expectation on its head.
The title of the drama has yet to be determined, but meetings with potential cast members have begun, with the director favoring face-to-face meetings with actors in which he explains the drama rather than sending synopses and scripts. There is also talk of the drama being seasonal, to be developed over the course of three years, or three seasons. tvN responded to the report, simply saying that they cannot confirm anything at this time.
https://www.soompi.com/article/1297007wpp/reply-series-prison-playbook-director-reportedly-working-medical-drama-next
Jo Jung Suk In Talks For “Reply” Series PD Shin Won Ho’s Upcoming Medical Drama
by S. Na
Jo Jung Suk is in talks for producing director (PD) Shin Won Ho’s new drama!
On May 29, a source from Jo Jung Suk’s agency said, “Jo Jung Suk is in the process of positively reviewing the casting offer for PD Shin Won Ho’s new tvN drama ‘Doctor Playbook’ (tentative title).”
“Doctor Playbook,” which is expected to air in the second half of the year as tvN’s Friday drama, will be directed by Shin Won Ho, the PD behind several hit dramas such as the “Reply” series and “Prison Playbook.” The drama will also be written by “Reply” series screenwriter Lee Woo Jung, who has worked with PD Shin Won Ho for a long time.
The upcoming drama tells a story about humanism. It will be set in a hospital and follows the desperate struggles of doctors, nurses, patients, and more. If he accepts the offer, Jo Jung Suk will take on the role of a doctor.
The drama has already gained much attention from the public after it was revealed that the drama may have three seasons. Because the same main lead will reportedly star in all three seasons, PD Shin Won Ho seems to have settled on choosing an actor who has already proven to have solid skills rather than discovering a new star or making an unexpected casting choice.
more https://www.soompi.com/article/1328315wpp/jo-jung-suk-in-talks-for-reply-series-pd-shin-won-hos-upcoming-medical-drama
Cho Jung-Seok offered lead role in tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life”
Cho Jung-Seok has been offered the lead role in tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life” (literal & working title). Currently, Cho Jung-Seok is “positively considering” his offer. If Cho Jung-Seok accepts, he will play a doctor who is a main character in the drama series. “Wise Doctor Life” is tentatively scheduled to start airing in the second half of this year in South Korea on Friday nights. The drama series is also scheduled to have a total of 3 seasons. “Wise Doctor Life” will be directed by Shin Won-Ho and scripted by Lee Woo-Jung. Director Shin Won-Ho and screenwriter Lee Woo-Jung previously worked together on tvN drama series “Reply 1997,” “Reply 1994” and “Reply 1988.”
http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/cho-jung-seok-offered-lead-role-in-tvn-drama-series-wise-doctor-life
Jo Jung-seok considers tvN drama from Answer Me director-writer duo
Jo Jung-seok might still be busy fighting for the common folk in Nokdu Flower, but he’s already courting offers for his next project, and I’m really really hoping he takes this one. The star PD-writer combo that brought us the Answer Me series is reuniting for another outing at tvN and has offered Jo Jung-seok a lead role. The working title of the show is Smart Doctor Living, a play on PD Shin Won-ho’s 2017 hit Smart Prison Living.
There’s not been much that has been released about the show in terms of plot details. But, understandably, there’s a lot of buzz given that PD Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jung are coming together again for their fourth collaboration after the hugely successful Answer Me series. I’m not sure my heart’s ready for another installment of Answer Me, so I’m pretty happy to see them take on another concept for this show.
I’m honestly a little surprised that Jo Jung-seok has been offered a lead character in the show because this director is famous for casting lesser known actors. But, I’m not at all opposed if he does accept, because I can see Jo Jung-seok fitting right into the heart-tugging dramedy genre that this director-writer duo is so good at.
http://www.dramabeans.com/2019/05/jo-jung-seok-considers-tvn-drama-from-answer-me-director-writer-duo/
Yoo Yeon Seok In Final Talks For New Medical Drama By “Reply” Series PD Shin Won Ho
by M. Dang
Yoo Yeon Seok may be joining an upcoming drama by director Shin Won Ho!
On July 9, an industry representative reported, “Yoo Yeon Seok is joining as one of the leads of the new tvN drama ‘Doctor Playbook’ (tentative title).”
In response, his agency King Kong by Starship commented, “Yoo Yeon Seok has received the offer to appear in ‘Doctor Playbook’ and is in the midst of final negotiations.”
“Doctor Playbook” is a humanistic medical drama that tells the stories of doctors and patients in an emergency room. The drama marks the reunion of “Reply” series director Shin Won Ho and writer Lee Woo Jung, and Jo Jung Suk is also in talks to star. The drama will reportedly feature four male leads and one female lead.
https://www.soompi.com/article/1337360wpp/yoo-yeon-seok-in-final-talks-for-new-medical-drama-by-reply-series-pd-shin-won-ho
Yoo Yeon-Seok offered co-lead male role in tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life”
Yoo Yeon-Seok has been offered a co-lead male role in tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life” (literal title). Actor Cho Jung-Seok has already received an offer to play a co-lead male role and he is still considering his offer. Yoo Yeon-Seok is currently “positively considering” his offer. The drama series will have feature 4 co-lead male characters. “Wise Doctor Life” is directed by Shin Won-Ho and scripted by Lee Woo-Jung, who previously worked with Yoo Yeon-Seok in tvN drama series “Reply 1994.” Director Shin Won-Ho and screenwriter Lee Woo-Jung have worked together in all three of the “Reply” drama series.
“Wise Doctor Life” will first air sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.
http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/yoo-yeon-seok-offered-co-lead-male-role-in-tvn-drama-series-wise-doctor-life
Cho Jung-Seok cast in tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life”
Cho Jung-Seok is cast in tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life” (literal title). Cho Jung-Seok will play a co-lead male role in the drama series. Actors Yoo Yeon-Seok and Kim Dae-Myung have received offers to play co-lead male roles and they are both currently “positively considering” their offers. All presumably will play doctors.
Cho Jung-Seok held interviews with various Korean media today, July 15, 2019 and he confirmed that he will appear in “Wise Doctor Life.” Cho Jung-Seok mentioned his fondness for the “Reply” drama series that was directed by Shin Won-Ho and scripted by Lee Woo-Jung. Both Shin Won-Ho and Lee Woo-Jung are also working on “Wise Doctor Life.” Cho Jung-Seok mentioned he hasn’t even seen the script yet for “Wise Doctor Life,” but he wanted to work with director Shin Won-Ho and screenwriter Lee Woo-Jung. After he completes promotional duties for upcoming film “Exit,” he will meet with director Shin Won-Ho and screenwriter Lee Woo-Jung.
“Wise Doctor Life” will first air sometime in the second half of this year in South Korea.
http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/cho-jung-seok-cast-in-tvn-drama-series-wise-doctor-life
Actor Kim Dae-myung "" A wise doctor life 'final coordination stage appearances "(official position)
According to the official, Kim Dae - myung was suggested as a doctor who is one of the leading men.
Wise Doctor Life is scheduled to be released in September and will be organized as a follow-up to the Friday Night Market.
https://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/1406_201907151157023911
The new drama of Shin Won-ho PD is scheduled to be the band's material.
According to multiple entertainment officials, Shin Won-ho handles the band story in TVN's "Wise Doctor Life", which he put out in the second half of this year. As the title suggests, this drama is going to be a drama with doctors as heroes, but one axis of the story is a band story.
However, the 'Wise doctor's life', which is attracting attention due to actor Cho Jung Seok and Yoo Yun Seok, who are currently the main characters, is known to be a medical drama that draws stories of people living in hospitals through doctors, nurses, and patients. No story was introduced. So the fact that the band will be the subject of drama is enough to stimulate the interest of many fans.
An official said, "I have not seen synopsis or script yet, but I heard that it was a band."
Another official said, "The main charactes are Cho Jung Seok and Yoo Yun Seok. They both have musical experience, so it's a good cast for band material. "
I don`t know if I understand corectly from Google translate. Our doctors have a music band? Cool... if it is true.
Jung Kyung Ho In Talks For New Medical Drama By “Reply” Series PD Shin Won Ho
by R. Cho
Actor Jung Kyung Ho may be appearing in a new medical drama by “Prison Playbook” producing director (PD) Shin Won Ho.
On August 2, a source from tvN stated, “There were conversations about Jung Kyung Ho appearing in ‘Doctor Playbook,’ but at the moment he is focusing on another project so it’s hard to say that he’s confirmed [for the drama].”
“Doctor Playbook,” which is set to be directed by “Reply” series and “Prison Playbook” PD Shin Won Ho, is a humanistic medical drama that tells the stories of doctors and patients in an emergency room. The drama will reportedly feature four male leads and one female lead, and currently Jo Jung Suk and Yoo Yeon Suk are also in talks to star.
Jung Kyung Ho starred in tvN’s “Prison Playbook” in 2017, and is currently appearing in tvN’s Wednesday-Thursday drama “When the Devil Calls Your Name.”
https://www.soompi.com/article/1342951wpp/jung-kyung-ho-in-talks-for-new-medical-drama-by-reply-series-pd-shin-won-ho
WOW, I hope he will appear in the drama. What a cast! The one female lead will have a very tough job compeating with the four male leads charisma but I still want her to have a good character to play in the drama. Bring it on!
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@larus they're all cast in this dramas? Jo Jung Suk and Yoo Yeon Seok and Jung Kyung Ho . Wow! So JJS is male lead? Yey. He's good. But YYS though I like.. Is JKY appearance a cameo? Female lead? I know who I want.
1 hour ago, jongski said:
They are not all officially confirmed yet but I think they will sign to appear.
There will be four male leading roles. The actors will be Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho and Kim Dae - myung. There is one female lead role and if I have to guess, her character will be a sister of one of the boys of a childhood friend. A doctor or a nurse.
I always root for good female roles but most of the time the male actors have the most interesting roles. I real recently that young actress Kim Hyang-Gi said to her mom that “i envy male actors because male actors are given the opportunity to play many different characters." She is so right. I also said one day that I envy the male actors for the same reason.
I already know that the female character will be overshadow by the males roles but I still hope she will be an interesting character as well.
The only male lead that I am not familiar is Kim Dae Myung. He appears mostly in movies. I read that he is good. (I did not doubt that). I saw that he and Jo Jung Suk played in a couple of movies together.
I found a video from 2015, The Exclusive: Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, where they played together.
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@jongskiThey are already filming ...takes over Pegasus Market .
@bedifferent @40somethingahjumma FYI ...feels like a dream casting with the PD of Prison Playbook !
So it seems the male leads are confirmed right @larus
bedifferent 14,568
@triplem quite a production, pedigree and talents. The cast is unbelievable. Tag me when it starts. ER medicine
2 hours ago, triplem said:
So it seems the male leads are confirmed right
Yes. I knew that Jung Kyung Ho will sign for this drama but we still don`t have any articles about the confirmation. Good to have Instagram.
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@triplem
Yes... I've been keeping my eye on this one. Thrilled to bits that JKH is part of this. I don't think he's ever done a medical drama before right?
Fantastic that two of my favourite actors are in a medical drama together.
With the PD of Prison Playbook at the helm, expectations run high.
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So this will airs after Pegasus Market? I'm setting up my tent .... I won't missed he party again
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What a cast !
From: Soompi
An exciting new drama is coming to tvN!
“Doctor Playbook” (working title) is a medical drama that tells the everyday stories of doctors and patients in a hospital. Director Shin Won Ho and writer Lee Woo Jung, who previously worked together on “Reply 1997,” “Reply 1994,” “Reply 1988,” and “Prison Playbook,” will be reuniting for this drama.
Actors including Jo Jung Suk, Kim Dae Myung, Jung Kyung Ho, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jeon Mi Do, Kim Hae Sook, Jung Moon Sung, Moon Tae Yu, Shin Hyun Bin, Kim Jun Han, Choi Young Joon, Ahn Eun Jin, Ha Yun Kyung, Kim Hye In, Cho Yi Hyun, Bae Hyun Sung, Kim Soo Jin, and Choi Young Woo recently attended the first script reading session for the upcoming drama.
Jo Jung Suk, Kim Dae Myung, Jung Kyung Ho, Yoo Yeon Seok, and Jeon Mi Do showed perfect chemistry as long-time friends who met when they were at medical school. Their experience shined as they impressed with their detailed acting.
The talented supporting actors also immersed immediately into their characters, increasing the tension and fun of the script reading session.
Director Shin Won Ho commented, “If you watch the dramas I have done until now, the hospital setting has been used particularly often. I thought it might be because the key moments of life all take place at a hospital. ‘Doctor Playbook’ is a project I started while thinking about telling the stories of people who live through an atmosphere filled with birth, old age, sickness, and death.”
He continued, “It is not a drama that is incredibly thrilling or has a dramatic plot. As I have always done, I filled it with ordinary and everyday stories. I gathered actors who can show the strength of ordinary, trivial, and everyday stories. I will work to create a project with a high level of perfection especially as I am working with these actors.”
“Doctor Playbook” is scheduled to premiere in 2020.
First script reading for tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life”
First script reading for tvN drama series “Wise Doctor Life” (literal title) took place recently in South Korea. Main cast members including Cho Jung-Seok, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Jeon Mi-Do, Kim Hae-Sook, Shin Hyun-Bin, Jung Moon-Sung, Kim Joon-Han, Kim Soo-Jin, and Ahn Eun-Jin all attended. Prior to the first script reading announcement, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoo Yeon-Seok and Jeon Mi-Do were all considering offers to play characters in the drama series and they are now cast in the drama series. In the drama series, Cho Jung-Seok, Kim Dae-Myung, Jung Kyoung-Ho, Yoo Yeon-Seok and Jeon Mi-Do play characters who all entered the same medical university in 199. They are all friends and work together in the same hospital. The drama series is directed by Shin Won-Ho and scripted by Lee Woo-Jung who worked together in “Reply 1997,” “Reply 1994” and “Reply 1988.”
“Wise Doctor Life” first airs sometime next year in South Korea.
http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-reading-for-tvn-drama-series-wise-doctor-life
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This sounds so much fun and the cast... THE CAST!
1 hour ago, Jillia said:
I’m very excited . I hope script will be as good as Prison Playbook .
lol! He kept his hair from When The Devil Calls Your Name
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Omonaaa...the casts are daebak!
I can't waittt to see them in one screen. I love, love, love JJS and JKH, plus YYS, imagining their interaction, how lit is that?
Answer Me team returns with slice-of-life drama Smart Doctor Living
by tineybeanie
Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Dae-myung, Jeon Mi-do, Jo Jung-seok, Jung Kyung-ho
I can’t express how excited I am for this series to begin. Answer Me star team PD Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jung are back! The title of their new drama is Smart Doctor Living (aka Wise Doctor Life), styled similarly to Shin Won-ho’s most recent project Smart Prison Living (aka Prison Playbook), so I’m not sure if it’s going to be a related work or if it’ll just have some awesome cameos like the Answer Me series. Anyway, the first script read was held recently, and we have photos.
As the name suggests, Smart Doctor Living takes place in a hospital, where life and death are on the line every day. This drama will take a look at this microcosm and the seemingly ordinary but simultaneously extraordinary things that happen around the people who work there. As always, PD Shin Won-ho promises this will be a people-focused drama, so Beanies, bring out those tissues because I can already tell this is going to get heartfelt.
Jo Jung-seok (Nokdu Flower), Kim Dae-myung (The Sound of Your Heart), Yoo Yeon-seok (Mr. Sunshine), Jung Kyung-ho (When the Devil Calls Your Name), and Jeon Mi-do (Mother) play the tight-knit group that plays at the center of most of PD Shin Won-ho and writer Lee Woo-jung’s dramas. They are doctors who formed a strong bond as they persevered through med school together as part of the 99th graduating class. In addition to the leads, the supporting cast was also present at the script read.
http://www.dramabeans.com/2019/12/answer-me-team-returns-with-slice-of-life-drama-smart-doctor-living/
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By jellygirl0272, October 26, 2013 in Games and Trivia
Emgee66
Legendary 30's movie; early talkie
DownGoesFrazier
Advanced Spinner
THE CHAMP? JACKIE COOPER?
No that one; he was the title character and it set a precedent for the rest of his career
emgee1
He is commonly associated with a particular genre of movies, of which this was a prime example.
Does this have to do with Mickey Rooney and the "Andy Hardy" franchise?
Nope; i wouldn't call them legendary. The movie did spawn a host of followups and remakes, spinoffs. etc
The character has become a a staple of popular culture
think cape
metz44
dracula?
That's the right title, so......
lugosi was hired for pennies
Well, practically; he agreed to work for less pay than all the other lead characters in the movie.
You can take it from here
pass..thread open
mudskipper
What is a **** ?
MilesArcher
A **** is a term used for an infantryman. It goes back to World War II.
I believe the term was used in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.
It was used in and became popular with "To Hell And Back". Miles' thread.
What is a "Breeches Buoy" and in what big budget film was one featured prominently?
Kid Dabb
Calling Barranca. Calling Barranca.
LocationFlorida
This is device used to rescue people from wrecked sea vessels, or from one spot to another in situations of danger. The Towering Inferno (1974) employed one for rescue - if you'll consider that the "big budget" film.
Very quick, Kid, and very correct. "The Towering Inferno" it is. Your thread.
Thank you, Miles.
What sequel reunited it's stars in their original roles and was released 30 years later, breaking the record for the length of time between a movie and its sequel featuring the original cast.
lavenderblue19
*The Odd Couple 2* - Lemmon and Matthau ???
That is correct - your thread
It's been said that George Gershwin's final words before he passed were the name of a famous actor. Who was that?
Fred Astaire?
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From Thomas Jefferson to ——, 26 July 1764
Wmsburgh July 26th 1764
I like your proposal of keeping up an epistolary correspondence on subjects of some importance. I do not at present recollect any difficult question in natural philosophy, but shall be glad to have your opinion on a subject much more interesting. What that is I will tell you. In perusing a magazine some time ago I met with an account of a person who had been drowned. He had continued under water 24 hours, and upon being properly treated when taken out he was restored to life. The fact is undoubted, and upon enquiry I have found that there have been many other instances of the same kind. Physicians say that when the parts of the body1 are restrained from performing their functions by any gentle cause which does not in any manner maim or injure any particular part, that to restore life in such a case nothing is requisite but to give the vital warmth2 to the whole body by gentle degrees, and to put the blood in motion by inflating the lungs. But the doubts which arose in my mind on reading the story were of another nature. We are generally taught that the soul leaves the body at the instant of death, that is, at the instant in which the organs of the body cease totally to perform their functions. But does not this story contradict this opinion? When then does the soul take it’s departure? Let me have your opinion candidly and at length3 on this subject. And as these are doubts which, were they to come to light, might do injustice to a man’s moral principles in the eyes of persons of narrow and confined views it will be proper to take great care of our letters. I propose as one mean of doing it to put no name or place4 to the top or bottom of the letter, and to inclose it in a false cover which may be burned as soon as opened. No news in town only that Sir John Cockler has given Knox £450 for his house and lots here. Orion is 3 Hours—40’ west of the sun and of consequence goes down and rises that much before him. So you must rise early in the morning to see him. The upper star in his belt is exactly in the Æquinoctial.
RC (Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit NNP); unsigned, but apparently complete.
This manuscript, only recently come to light, is said to have “descended in a family with connections to the Pages of Virginia” (Sotheby’s, Catalogue No. 6553, 3 May 1994, Lot 60). The possibility exists that the recipient was John Page, a lifelong friend who preserved the bulk of TJ’s surviving correspondence for the early 1760s. Although they had discussed ways of shielding their correspondence six months before (TJ to Page, 23 Jan. 1764), neither internal evidence nor the sparseness of TJ’s papers for this period allows more confident speculation. The letter itself reflects the period in TJ’s life when, as he later informed a correspondent who had raised another question about the soul, he was “fond of the speculations which seemed to promise some insight” into the “country of spirits” (TJ to Isaac Story, 5 Dec. 1801). It is also symptomatic of the rational investigation of traditional Christian doctrine that he carried out during the same period (Extracts, ed. Adams, 5–7; LCB, description begins Douglas L. Wilson, ed., Jefferson’s Literary Commonplace Book, Princeton, 1989, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series description ends ed. Wilson, 8, 214).
1. Preceding five words interlined in place of “none of the parts of the body are injured, but.”
2. Preceding two words written over “whole body.”
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“From Thomas Jefferson to ——, 26 July 1764,” Founders Online, National Archives, accessed September 29, 2019, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-27-02-0589. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 27, 1 September–31 December 1793, ed. John Catanzariti. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 665–666.]
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Here's What Our Food Might Look Like in a Climate Change-Induced Dystopia
Image: Photograph by Heami Lee, food styling by C.C. Buckely, prop styling by Rebecca Bartoshesky, Art Direction by Allie Wist.
Filed to:the future of food
Food scientists are already looking to some dramatic-sounding options, from bugs to lab-grown meat to large fish farms, in order to feed a world whose population could approach ten billion humans by 2050. Combined with climate change, the food of the distant future may look very different.
Allie Wist, artist and associate art director at Saveur Magazine, collaborated on the photo series Flooded alongside her team, which included a photographer and prop and food stylists, to depict “a dystopic / utopic vision for a dinner party set in the age of sea level rise.” The photos depict a stark future, a transformation of how we may be forced to eat as our food system copes with the changing planet.
“Climate change is a really abstract phenomenon for a lot of people,” Wist told Gizmodo. “They don’t really associate it with their daily lives. I think food is one of the most intimate substances we encounter. It can lend an emotional intensity and connection that people won’t have to these abstract scientific concepts.”
Wist did tons of research, digging through papers and working alongside food stylist C.C. Buckley to develop recipes and ingredients both familiar and confined to the restraints the flooded future might provide the cuisine in the New York/New England area. “It was kind of funny,” said Wist. ‘Wait, can we use this oil? Will it be in the future? Oh no, we can’t use butter.’”
Buckley felt that tweaks would be subtle—cultures won’t change what they eat wholesale. Rather, the future she and Wist envisioned took conservation to the extreme, presenting a coastal world where everyone already believes that climate change is real and human-caused and has been forced to cope with its most dire effects. Some of those effects include sea level rise, ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation. As part of dealing with all that, we would have been required to adopt a slew of conservation techniques.
That means local farming and foraging for ingredients, no red meat, deserts made from agar (an algae-based gelatin), lots of aquaculture, a proliferation of bivalves which play an important role in filtering ocean water, and canned or preserved foods we might need to turn to as crops shift.
“I looked at a lot of cultures the way they preserve food, like the way some Asian cultures preserve egg yolk,” said Buckley. The food is then presented in a landscape and with lighting that’s meant to reflect the flooded environment.
Wist hoped the project would make for a dystopic yet inviting dinner party—the food is supposed to look beautiful. Climate change coverage is frequently about everything humans are screwing up. Instead, “we thought our job was to present what we will have to do and how will we adapt,” she said.
The team tasted the food but doesn’t plan on serving it, though they’ve got more projects in the works. Wist next wants to re-envision what the dinner party might look like given a future of drought. Aside from sea level rise, scientists expect that human activity will lead to increasingly dusty and dry conditions in the American West, for example.
If you’re looking for dystopian food you can actually eat, other chefs have brought the haunting effects of human activity into their dishes, too. Michelin starred-chef Alexandre Couillon serves a dish inspired by the ERIKA oil tanker spill off the coast of France at his restaurant, La Marine. A single oyster sits in the center of a large white plate with a squid ink sludge slathered on top.
I reached out to a few scientists to see what their take was on the project. In the meantime, Wist and Buckley both hope their work will make people think a little more about climate change in their lives, and how our food is inextricably tied to the planet.
“I want people not just to see food they eat,” said Wist, “But that it’s intimately connected to our environment.”
[Allie Wist via NPR]
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Crown argues truck driver’s ‘intentional lack of care’ caused crash that killed 4
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Dunhill Tabanao, who is accused of four counts of criminal negligence and two counts of dangerous driving, leaves the Kingston court during his trial in November 2019. File
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On the second day of closing submissions, the prosecution argued that 39-year-old Dunhill Tabanao was criminally responsible for the deaths of four people, and the injuries of two others, in a Highway 401 crash two years ago in Kingston.
Tabanao is facing four counts of dangerous driving causing death and two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily for the deaths of 44-year-old Christine Hanrahan and her partner, 40-year-old Pierre Courville, as well as her 25-year-old son Mitchell Caird and his friend, 21-year-old Zack MacGregor.
READ MORE: Defence says Tabanao not ‘morally blameworthy’ in Highway 401 crash that killed 4
Crown attorney Gerard Laarhuis presented the summary of his case on Tuesday, arguing there was evidence that Tabanao was reaching for something on the ground for nearly a minute right before the crash.
Laarhuis argued there is data from the truck that shows Tabanao pressed hard on the throttle five times in the minute before the crash, despite the fact that cruise control was on until the moment of impact.
The counsel also noted that following the crash, the truck driver told two witnesses and an OPP officer that he was reaching for something before the crash.
“I bent down to pick something up and then that happened,” Patrick Sevigny, a truck driver involved in the collision said Tabanao told him right after the incident.
1:52 4 dead, 2 injured in Hwy. 401 crash near Kingston
4 dead, 2 injured in Hwy. 401 crash near Kingston
Sevigny also claims that Tabanao said: “No, this is not the first time it happens [sic] to me,” referencing a previous collision the truck driver was involved in.
Throughout the trial, the Crown presented evidence from OPP reconstructionist Jeremy Doolan and testimony from others on the scene who noted it should have been impossible for Tabanao not to see traffic stopped in front of him if he was paying attention to the road.
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The collision happened on May 11, 2017, after midnight on what Laarhuis described as a clear night. According to the Crown, traffic was moving in a “stop-and-go” fashion just west of the Joyceville exit in a line-up of transports and vehicles about three-kilometers long, 900 metres of which would have been visible before a bend in the road.
The lineup was caused by a lane reduction and a small traffic matter that occurred farther up that evening.
READ MORE: Trial of Quebec truck driver involved in Hwy. 401 crash that killed 4 continues
The day before, the defence argued it was possible the stop-and-go nature of the traffic may have made it difficult for Tabanao to tell that vehicles had slowed on the highway.
But Laarhuis presented evidence from several witnesses, who themselves noted seeing traffic slowed from one kilometre to 700 metres before the traffic slowed.
Laarhuis quoted Sevigny’s testimony again, saying it would have been “impossible” for Tabanao, a professional truck driver, not to see the brake lights and hazard lights of the traffic slowed ahead.
The Crown said that if Tabanao was indeed distracted by reaching for something on the ground for a full minute before the crash, causing him to look away from the highway, this amounted to an “intentional lack of care.”
“Nothing happened here that was beyond his control, it was very possible for him to avoid this,” Laarhuis argued.
READ MORE: Trial begins for truck driver involved in Hwy. 401 collision that killed 4 in Kingston
On Monday, the defence also noted evidence that Tabanao may have tried to brake a second before the crash, and tried to swerve, but the Crown argued that evidence wasn’t credible, and stood by evidence that the truck driver wasn’t looking at the road at all before the crash.
A key piece of evidence for the prosecution was a 911 call made in the early morning hours of May 11, 2017, when Tabanao said: “Yes, I am the one who hit that car, I think it’s the fire or the truck.”
The worst vehicle affected in the collision was a Ford Focus, carrying four people who died during the crash, which exploded and caught fire following the impact. The Crown says this statement proves Tabanao wasn’t sure what he hit, because he never saw the traffic ahead of him.
The judge is meant to make a decision on the case on March 27.
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Jackie Chan Dealt A Blow To Hong Kong's Protestors, Don't Act Surprised
If you had any doubts about Jackie Chan and his politics, this should erase them.
The Hong Kong protests have escalated dramatically since they kicked off back in March 2019 and things are getting dicey. Hundreds of thousands of disgruntled Hong Kongers are holding demonstrations everywhere, the economy is getting shell-shocked, flights are getting canceled and the police are retaliating with excessive force.
Jackie Chan, a Hong Kong native, has now spoken out about the protests and, well, let’s say his comments didn’t go down too well.
Too late for that.
Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Chan said he went to Hong Kong to “express the most basic principles of patriotism as a Hong Kong citizen and a Chinese” and wanted to “represent everyone’s voice.”
“I feel pride in being Chinese wherever I go, and the ‘Five-starred Red Flag’ is respected everywhere around the world.
“I also deeply feel that safety, stability, and peace are just like fresh air, you never know how precious it is until you lose it.”
He then called the protests “sad and depressing” and hoped that peace will come to Hong Kong soon.
While these comments are seemingly positive, they’re the last thing Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters want to hear, especially from a guy like Jackie Chan, and they responded with a barrage of comments labeling him as a traitor and a Chinese lackey.
So why all the hate for the world’s biggest action star?
Well, Chan is a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultive Conference and a staunch supporter of the Chinese Communist Party. When he’s not acting as the face of modern Chinese communism, he’s going around preaching how Chinese people need to have their freedom and democratic processes suppressed so he’s not exactly on the side of democracy here.
They’re certainly trying though.
So when he’s talking about “safety” and “stability” when referring to Hong Kong, it’s less about democracy and more along the lines of “stop dem protests soon because you’re ruining all the safety and stability we got going in communist China RN.”
As a cherry on top of this oppressive, tear gas soaked cake, Chan reportedly feigned ignorance of the protests when he was asked in June, saying how he had only found out the day before and knew nothing.
Hard to believe you didn’t know about the protests that are taking place in your home country, champ.
He really is.
We shouldn’t be surprised by any of Chan’s comments about the Hong Kong protests, though
It’s been long established that he’s an awful human being and his dodgy politics have been out in the open for ages, so we shouldn’t act too shocked that he’s going around and trumpeting empty rhetorics under the guise of wanting peace.
But in terms of swaying public favour away from the pro-democracy protests and back towards the pro-China side, well Jackie Chan has done his job as China’s mouthpiece perfectly.
By Alexander Pan 16 August 2019, 12:07 PM
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Joaquin Phoenix's Wild Prep For Joker Tells Us We're Getting Something Special
Joaquin Phoenix is running loose with his Joker and it's going to be awesome.
Ever since Joaquin Phoenix was confirmed as the Joker, we knew we were getting something different to what we’ve seen previously with Heath Ledger and *shudders* Jared Leto.
So far the signs are indeed pointing in that direction. It’s getting an R-rating, it’s a low(ish)-budget character piece, it’s an original story not based on any pre-existing comic book and it’s trying to position itself as Oscar-bait.
But what about Phoenix’s take on the character? What is he bringing to the Clown Prince of Crime that we haven’t seen before.
Well if we’re to take his word for it, he did some seriously cooked prep to nail his Joker laugh and character, and it all sounds insane.
It’s a cry of excitement.
Chatting to Italian magazine Il Vernerdi (via IndieWire), Phoenix said he crafted his Joker laugh and character by studying up victims of a disorder called Pathological Laughter or Crying (PLC).
“I saw videos showing people suffering from pathological laughter, a mental illness that makes mimicry uncontrollable.”
It sounds like he’s making this stuff up but PLC is indeed a real thing and the symptoms sound absolutely terrifying:
“Patients with PLC are subject to relatively uncontrollable episodes of laughter, crying or both. The episodes occur either without an apparent triggering stimulus or following a stimulus that would not have led the subject to laugh or cry prior to the onset of the condition.
“PLC is a disorder of emotional expression rather than a primary disturbance of feelings, and is thus distinct from mood disorders in which laughter and crying are associated with feelings of happiness or sadness.”
Holy crap, that’s next level method acting right there.
This is suddenly way darker than we initially thought.
Props to Phoenix for not half-arsing this Joker gig. He could’ve did some weird Jared Leto “method-y” stuff but it sounds like he actually did his homework to make something unique.
This application of real-life medical issues also hints at how Phoenix’s Joker will be nothing like what we’ve seen before. The film is going all in on the psychological stuff and there’s no doubt Joaquin will bring his considerable acting chops to the table for it.
But will this unique approach to Joker by Joaquin Phoenix result in a performance that’ll rank up there alongside Heath Ledger or will it fall flat on its face like Jared Leto’s “acting”?
We’ll find out soon enough when Joker drops on October 4.
By Alexander Pan 16 August 2019, 9:29 AM
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Jack Black Is What Happens When Your Childhood Fantasies Actually Comes True
Jack Black is like a real life Peter Pan without the character's jerkass parts.
We all have wild, fantastical dreams when we were children. Some want to be a wildly famous movie star while others want to be a rock music god of sorts. There are also a worrying number of kids who want to be *shudder* YouTube stars but hey, might as well let your dreams go crazy when you’re a kid.
In 99.99% of these cases, those childhood dreams end up unrealised because it’s all a crazy long shot. But there are of course exceptions to the rule and there’s no bigger exception than the one and only Jack Black.
The man has carved out quite a career in the movie and music biz over the the last three decades. With the opening of his YouTube channel, Jack can add “YouTuber” to his CV and with that, he’s gone beyond all our regular labels for a regular celebrity.
What he’s become is the embodiment of every person’s childhood fantasy if they all actually come true.
Just think about it. He’s somehow carved out a critically and commercially successful movie career that appeals to nearly every demographic despite not being your traditional Hollywood leading man.
Kids love him because of films like Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock and Jumanji; and adults love him because he’s shown some great comedic and dramatic work in stuff like Bernie and Tropic Thunder.
It’s crazy how surprisingly versatile Jack is when it comes to his movie work.
When he’s not starring in movies, Jack is off being a rock star with his buddy Kyle Glass as part of the wildly – and surprisingly – successful Tenacious D.
Performing raunchy comedic rock songs that you wrote with your best mate while high isn’t the usual recipe for success when you want to be a famous music star, and yet Jack somehow carved out his own niche within the music space.
When you’re rubbing shoulders with rock royalty like Dave Grohl, talented folks like Jack White lining up to work with you, and you’ve sang the greatest song in the world to a demon, you’re doing something right.
You’d think Jack would’ve been satisfied after conquering the movie and music worlds but he somehow managed to break through the final frontier of being a celebrity by becoming a famous video game YouTube star.
After originally starting his channel as a project with his son in 2018, it’s since taken off like wildfire and currently has over 4.2 million subscribers.
But perhaps what makes Jack’s YouTube channel stand out the raw, unedited approach he takes to his content. There’s no “WASSUP GUYZ!” intros or “LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL!” call to actions, it’s all just Jack playing games and being his usual goofy self.
Your childhood dreams are probably just mere fantasy at this point but rather than think of it with a “what if” mentality, you might as well live out those dreams vicariously through Jack Black because he’s fulfilling them right now by doing nothing more than living his best life.
By Alexander Pan 14 August 2019, 4:41 PM
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Video Reveals Serious Collision Between an SBS Bus & Lorry; Lorry Driver is a P-Plate Driver Without a P-Plate
Image: Facebook (CNA)
You can be the safest driver in the world, but all it takes is one misjudgment from another person and you’d still be hit.
This video clearly illustrates that.
Video Shows Serious Collision Between an SBS Bus & Lorry
Today, at about 3:30pm, a bus collided head on with a lorry at the junction of Braddell Road and Bishan Road.
Here’s where it is:
Image: Google Maps
The impact sent both the vehicles to the other side of the road.
You can view the video here:
According to the police, a 22-year-old male lorry passenger and a 46-year-old female bus passenger were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. They were both conscious.
And surprisingly, those were the only serious injuries, though the lorry driver had light injuries that didn’t warrant immediate medical attention.
Whose Fault is It?
While it’s clear that the lorry driver might have beaten the red lights here, do note that in some junctions, the traffic lights might be different on different directions.
It is therefore unknown whose fault it is at this current moment, though from the looks of it, it does appear that the lorry driver might have accidentally beaten the right lights, and here’s why.
Lorry Driver Just Got His Licence Three Months Ago
According to The Straits Times, the lorry driver is an Indian national who’s been in Singapore for 1.5 year. However, he just got his Singapore driving licence three months ago.
In other words, he’s in the probation period, so he needs to display his P-Plate.
But he might have converted his license, you argue.
Apparently, even if you have 100 years of driving experience in Mars or whatever place you used to live in, as long as you just convert your licence to a Singapore driving licence, you’ll still have to go through the one-year probation period.
And did you see any P-Plate on the lorry?
And as a new driver, one might be more cautious, but one thing’s certain: he or she won’t be used to the roads. Even seasoned drivers would have difficulty on roads they’re not familiar with.
The Straits Times mentioned that the lorry driver has only been driving in Singapore for 20 days.
He works for Lim Kim Huat Building Construction, and during the time of the accident, he was driving to a nearby construction site.
The police are investigating the case.
But before you go off, here’s one lesson you might want to learn.
Car That Overshot Stop line a Collateral Damage
If you’ve taken your TP before, you’d know that stopping after the stop line is an immediate failure.
I’ve never understood why the traffic police had set such big penalty for something so minor, but now I know.
Remember this car?
The driver of the car, a 53-year-old lady, was just minding her own business when both the collided vehicles hit her.
If you replay the video, you’d notice that if she had stopped before the stop line, she might be able to avoid the crash after all.
Thankfully, the woman is okay but I think she’s going to stop behind every stop line from now on.
And so should we.
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Canadian Banks: Five Takeaways from BBT/STI, Accelerating U.S. Bank M&A
February 11, 2019 February 15, 2019 | Hamilton ETFs
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Last week, in our insight “U.S. Bank M&A: Implications of the Largest Deal in a Decade”, we explained why we expect U.S. bank consolidation will accelerate following the BB&T/SunTrust merger, and reasons why such activity will predominately be within the small and mid-cap banks. In this insight, we offer five takeaways for the Canadian banks – BMO, CM, RY, and TD – and their U.S. expansion plans.
These four Canadian banks have sizable U.S. commercial banking platforms (combined commercial bank assets of ~$US500 bln) operating in some of the largest and most competitive metropolitan statistical areas (“MSAs”) in the country, including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Philadelphia. As a result, U.S. banking trends, including M&A, are important to the Canadian banking sector.
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Of note, the Hamilton Capital ETFs have meaningful exposure to U.S. banks, with:
70% of Hamilton Capital U.S. Mid-Cap Financials ETF (USD) (ticker: HFMU.U) invested in 40 mid-cap banks;
45% (~20 mid-cap banks) of Hamilton Capital Global Bank ETF (ticker: HBG); and
~15% (8 banks) of Hamilton Capital Global Financials Yield ETF (ticker: HFY)
Our Hamilton Capital Canadian Bank Variable-Weight ETF (ticker: HCB), which employs a rules-based mean reversion strategy, owns all of the Big-6 Canadian banks. An increase in U.S. bank acquisitions of the Canadian banks could result in increased volatility. This could be a positive for HCB – relative to the index or an equal-weighted portfolio – should the sector’s long-term historical mean reversion tendencies persist[1].
Five Takeaways to the Canadian Banks from Accelerating U.S. Bank M&A
We believe the four Canadian banks with U.S. commercial banking platforms – BMO, CM, RY and TD – will seek to support the growth of these platforms with further acquisitions. If we are correct, such activity will impact share performance making their decisions on how fast and how much to grow through M&A significant to investors. If the BBT/STI merger-of-equals (“MOE”) – the largest U.S. bank deal in a decade – indicates an acceleration of U.S. bank consolidation, we believe the following to be key implications for the Canadian banks:
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A BBT/STI-like MOE not an option; Canadian banks will pay premiums: The positive market reaction to STI/BBT merger cannot be assumed for the Canadian banks since it was a merger-of-equals. U.S. investors favour this deal structure since: (a) it allows for more balanced sharing of the economic benefits/synergies, and (b) lower premiums reduce deal risk. For obvious reasons, Canadian banks cannot participate in MOE transactions, meaning any acquisitions they make will necessarily involve paying the target shareholders takeover premiums.
Moving acquisition plans forward = higher acquisition risk: The management teams of the Canadian banks are no doubt aware that after a very long period of limited deal activity, the sheer size/significance of the BBT/STI merger could catalyze an acceleration in M&A activity. This may in turn cause them to pull forward any expansion plans. Because Canadian banks have routinely experienced multiple compression/underperformance relative to their peers after making acquisitions, we believe acquisition risk has risen.
TD most likely to make large U.S. deal in 2019 (how big will it go?): Even before the BBT/STI announcement, there were signs that TD was the most likely Canadian bank to make a (possibly) large acquisition in 2019. Given TD’s focus on the Southeast and the fact that the BBT/STI deal could precipitate further regional consolidation, TD could be prompted to become more aggressive in either the timing or size of its next deal. Given that TD’s Southeast platform was established through the acquisition of failed/failing banks during the financial crisis[2], upgrading this platform is almost certainly an important strategic priority.
BMO, CM have (a bit) more flexibility: While we anticipate BMO and CM will make further acquisitions in the near to medium-term, in our view, they have more flexibility on timing given that the Midwest MSAs in which they compete are more fragmented. That said, we believe growth through acquisitions will remain a strategic priority for both banks.
RY has lowest U.S. bank acquisition risk: The idiosyncratic nature of City National (ultra-wealthy clientele, targeted customer base) makes it less vulnerable to further market concentration. As a result, we believe that of all of the Canadian banks, RY has the lowest U.S. bank acquisition risk.
If U.S. bank consolidation accelerates, we believe the four Canadian banks with U.S. platforms will participate as the strategic implications of standing by and watching the market consolidate are too significant. As a result, in the coming years, the Canadian banks have some very important decisions to make, with meaningful implications for investors.
Other Hamilton Capital Insights on U.S Bank Consolidation:
Canadian Banks: Why U.S. Mid-Cap Banks are Easier to Acquire (than 10 Years Ago); December 8, 2016
100 Bank Mergers (Three Years Later); November 25, 2015
100 Bank Mergers; December 13, 2012
[1] For more details, please see our discussion of volatility in our September 27, 2018 insight, “Canadian Banks: Mean-Reversion Strategy for Higher Returns/Lower Risk”.
[2] Specifically, three small failed Florida banks (US$3.8 bln in assets) and the much larger The South Financial Group, which was headquartered in South Carolina (US$12.4 bln in assets), which would have likely failed had TD not acquired it in a take-under.
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History of Handball
The Australian Handball Federation (Handball Australia) is Australia’s governing body for the sport of Handball – for Handball and Beach Handball.
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January 9, 2020 Tonya SmithBirmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, India, shooting and archery
India could host shooting and archery events ahead of the main Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022. It can be understood that it is proposed that the events take place in either Chandigarh or New Delhi on Commonwealth Day, which would fall on Monday, March 14 in 2022. Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Gamesannounced in 2018 that shooting, an optional sport for host cities, would not feature in the Games. Last year, the other option, archery, was dropped from the programme in June. India had at one stage threatened to boycott the Games due to the decision to drop shooting, and in the […]
Continue reading ➞ India to host Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games shooting and archery
Kiren Rijiju targets top-10 finish for India at 2028 Olympics
November 1, 2019 Tonya SmithIndia, Indian athlete, Olympic
India’s Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the Sports Ministry will provide financial aid to every Indian athlete who has competed at the international level. India’s Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday, revealed his plans to help India win double-digit medals at 2024 Paris Olympics and a top-ten finish at Los Angeles 2028. “It is not possible to create champions overnight. We will go to the Tokyo Olympics with available talent. The next big target is Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028. Recently, I had a meeting with the IOC and the heads of the sports federations. We have set […]
Continue reading ➞ Kiren Rijiju targets top-10 finish for India at 2028 Olympics
India at the Summer Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo, Japan
September 6, 2019 September 6, 2019 Tonya SmithIndia, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic Games
For a country with an estimated population of more than 1.37 billion, India has struggled to find the medal-winning athletes to make a mark at the Olympic Games. Owing to dismal performances at the world’s biggest stage, India deployed necessary measures to improve the facilities and nurture youngsters into future stars. Since then, the results are hard to overlook. A watershed performance at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold after winning a shooting gold while wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijender Singh gave the Indian fans something to […]
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4 Unique Customs and Traditions of India
November 20, 2018 Tonya SmithHindu, India, The Namaste
Indian culture is something that very diverse and unique. Indian culture is full of unique customs and traditions, which make outsiders really intrigued. These are 4 interesting customs and traditions of India. The Namaste The Namaste is considered as the most popular Indian customs, which is one of the five forms of traditional greetings mentioned in the ancient Hindu scriptures, the Vedas. The word “Nama” means bow, “as” means I, and “te” means you. Therefore, Namaste means “I bow to you.” To perform Namaste, we put the hands together at the heart chakra, close the eyes, and bow the head. […]
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Best Beaches in India
March 27, 2018 March 28, 2018 Tonya SmithGoa, India, vacation in India
India is a beautiful country with many gorgeous beaches, which is not surprising since they have over 4,600 miles of coastline. There are all types of beaches from family-friendly ones to ones with famous full-moon parties. Here are some of the best beaches in India and their locations. Palolem – Goa Goa is well known for having some beautiful beaches, and that is why many tourists flock to the area every year. The northern beaches of Goa are where you will find the famous Goa party scene with full moon parties and tons of nighttime activity, which can be loud […]
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Our very own Chris Dawson was featured on Click Polo!
In the latest issue of Click Polo, Chris Dawson speaks on his polo experience in Denver, CO and his goals for the future.
You can also see his full interview below.
- How's the Denver Experience?
"The Denver Experience is epic, specifically the Valiente summer polo facility, it’s second to none. Robertito Zedda runs an extremely tight and well organized program. All of the horses, fields, and players are extraordinary. Seriously, the best that I have ever seen, and I’ve been all over the world. I understand why Bob Jornayvaz has entrusted him with managing Valiente."
- Why did you choose Denver?
"I'm here really because of my great friendship with Rob Jornayvaz and his business partner Ty MacCarty. They have been very helpful to me and building my brand, Hawaii Polo Life. We started working together in 2016, when they flew out to Hawaii to capture video of our annual event. Since then we have formed a tight friendship based on respect for one another. I find them to be very talented and authentic film makers. No one can film and capture the magic and intensity of polo better than Horseplay.
Denver is an incredible summer polo destination. I believe it to be the best summer polo destination in the US. The mix here is perfect. Erica is the club president and has a huge heart for growing polo. (Erica Gandomear-Sachs). Her club/school manger is Mark Wates from Jamaica. He’s a great guy and equally as enthusiastic as Erica. Together they form a great team. Valiente manages and maintains the fields, so the fields are amazing. And Horseplay covers all of the action. The chemistry between this team creates incredible polo.
Then there's Aspen with Malissa Ganzi and her program. IC played there as well and she does an equally and outstanding job. The take away is that the two biggest families in US Polo (Jornayvaz and Ganzi) are here in Colorado. So Colorado polo is clearly the place to be in the summer."
- How did you choose your team?
"My team selections were easy. 4-Goal Nano Gracida is our HPL brand Ambassador, 5-goal Tommy Collingwood has played with me in Hawaii, and I love the way he plays. He’s an intensely powerful back, track him this season as he travels to Florida to play High Goal. He is a stand out player. Then we got lucky with having Diego Cavagnah at 9 -goals. So far we've played well together winning our first two matches."
- Did you have any expectations?
"Honestly, I had none. I came here to have fun and make new friends. That's the best kind of polo right? But then again this is polo with Valiente and they do everything top-notch."
- Any plans to play in other states?
"Yes, Florida. I have a good year planned; Florida, Hawaii, Denver repeat."
- What are your goals?
"As a patron I want to play more high-goal. Thanks to the Jornayvaz family I was able to build a high goal team. I honestly told the guys I had no expectations. I'm not here to win, I'm here to have fun...then I found out very quickly that every one is here to win."
- Do your plans have a model?
"As far as I know, the only other guy from Hawaii to build high goal teams and play in the US was Peter Baldwin from Maui back in 1987, when Maui’s team won the Pacific Coast Open, the America’s Cup and the U.S. Handicap; that year, Peter was voted “Amateur Player of the Year” by the United States Polo Association.
As a proud native Hawaiian, I am honored to represent HAWAII here in the US.
It’s my intention to bring this level of polo to Hawaii which is why I’ve been producing the Hawaii Polo Life's Spring Invitational. Our Invitational is a 20-goal polo match followed by a music conference. We invite the best professional polo players from around the world and showcase their skills in HAWAII. I have been producing the Hawaii Invitational for the last four years and it just keeps getting bigger."
Watch for our Player selections in January or go to HawaiiPoloLife.Com
With all this summer polo excitement, don't forget to grab your Hawaii Polo Life gear!
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Public access defibrillation remains out of reach for most victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest
Arrhythmias and sudden death
Charles D Deakin1,2,
Elizabeth Shewry3,
Huon H Gray4
1South Central Ambulance Service, Otterbourne, UK
2NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
3Shackleton Department of Anaesthetics, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
4Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
Correspondence to Professor Charles D Deakin, South Central Ambulance Service, Southern House, Sparrowgrove, Otterbourne, Hampshire SO21 2RU, UK; charles.deakin{at}scas.nhs.uk
Introduction Public access defibrillation (PAD) prior to ambulance arrival is a key determinant of survival from out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest. Implementation of PAD has been underway in the UK for the past 12 years, and its importance in strengthening the chain of survival has been recognised in the government's recent ‘Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy’. The extent of use of PAD in OOH cardiac arrests in the UK is unknown. We surveyed all OOH cardiac arrests in Hampshire over a 12-month period to ascertain the availability and effective use of PAD.
Methods A retrospective review of all patients with OOH cardiac arrest attended by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) in Hampshire during a 1-year period (1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012) was undertaken. Emergency calls were reviewed to establish the known presence of a PAD. Additionally, a review of all known PAD locations in Hampshire was undertaken, together with a survey of public areas where a PAD may be expected to be located.
Results The current population of Hampshire is estimated to be 1.76 million. During the study period, 673 known PADs were located in 278 Hampshire locations. Of all calls confirmed as cardiac arrest (n=1035), the caller reported access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) on 44 occasions (4.25%), successfully retrieving and using the AED before arrival of the ambulance on only 18 occasions (1.74%).
Conclusions Despite several campaigns to raise public awareness and make PADs more available, many public areas have no recorded AED available, and in those where an AED was available it was only used in a minority of cases by members of the public before arrival of the ambulance. Overall, a PAD was only deployed successfully in 1.74% OOH cardiac arrests. This weak link in the chain of survival contributes to the poor survival rate from OOH cardiac arrest and needs strengthening.
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Catherine M Otto
Heart 2014; 100 601-602 Published Online First: 21 Mar 2014. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-305779
Accelerating progress in community resuscitation
Mickey Eisenberg Tom Rea
Heart 2014; 100 609-610 Published Online First: 19 Feb 2014. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305356
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We don’t like to use descriptor ‘icon’ very often, but 21 Club probably warrants it. This New York time capsule officially opened on 1st January 1930, and was one of the city’s most popular Prohibition speakeasies. The crowd hasn’t changed much since, stars of showbiz, the sporting world and even presidents are club regulars drawn by the private member’s club atmosphere. Featured in more NYC films than any other restaurant, this legendary club with its secret cellar dining room, restaurant and bars is a heartbeat away from the Broadway theatre district. 21 Club retains an old-school elegance that is as charismatic as its clientele. We love their ‘Speakeasy’ steak tartare washed down with the Gatsby inspired ‘Beautiful Fool’ for a taste of the Jazz Age.
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Kansas High School is a public high school of the Kansas Community Unit School District 3 located in Kansas, IL. It has 99 students in grades 7th through 12th. Kansas High School is the 696th largest public high school in Illinois and the 20,508th largest nationally. It has a student teacher ratio of 9.4 to 1.
Total Students: 99
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 9.4:1
Enrollment Rank Nationally: 20,508th out of 26,089
Enrollment Rank in Illinois: 696th out of 869
Full Time Teacher Rank in Illinois: 666th out of 828
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Kansas High School is ranked 642nd out of 854 ranked schools in Illinois, for total students on lunch assistance.
The percentage of Kansas High School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (51.5%) is slightly higher than the state average of 46.4%. This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average.
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Lawrence THE HANDLE, which varies in length according to the height of its user, and in some cases is made by that user to his or her specifications, is like most of the other parts of the tool in that it has a name and thus a character of its own.
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I call it the snath, as do most of us in the UK, though variations include the snathe, the snaithe, the snead, and the sned. Onto the snath are attached two hand grips, adjusted for the height of the user.
On the bottom of the snath is a small hole, a rubberized protector, and a metal D-ring with two hex sockets. Into this little assemblage slides the tang of the blade.
This thin crescent of steel is the fulcrum of the whole tool. From the genus blade fans out a number of ever-evolving species, each seeking out and colonizing new niches. I also have a couple of ditch blades which, despite the name, are not used for mowing ditches in particular, but are all-purpose cutting tools that can manage anything from fine grass to tousled brambles and a bush blade, which is as thick as a billhook and can take down small trees.
These are the big mammals you can see and hear. Beneath and around them scuttle any number of harder-to-spot competitors for the summer grass, all finding their place in the ecosystem of the tool. None of them, of course, is any use at all unless it is kept sharp, really sharp: You need to take a couple of stones out into the field with you and use them regularly—every five minutes or so—to keep the edge honed.
And you need to know how to use your peening anvil, and when. When the edge of your blade thickens with overuse and oversharpening, you need to draw the edge out by peening it—cold-forging the blade with hammer and small anvil. Probably you never master it, just as you never really master anything.
That lack of mastery, and the promise of one day reaching it, is part of the complex beauty of the tool. Etymology can be interesting.
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Scythe, originally rendered sithe, is an Old English word, indicating that the tool has been in use in these islands for at least a thousand years. But archaeology pushes that date much further out; Roman scythes have been found with blades nearly two meters long.
Basic, curved cutting tools for use on grass date back at least ten thousand years, to the dawn of agriculture and thus to the dawn of civilizations. Like the tool, the word, too, has older origins. The Proto-Indo-European root of scythe is the word sek, meaning to cut, or to divide. Sek is also the root word of sickle, saw, schism, sex, and science.
Some books do that, from time to time, and this is beginning to shape up as one of them.
By his own admission, his arguments are not new. But the clarity with which he makes them, and his refusal to obfuscate, are refreshing. I seem to be at a point in my life where I am open to hearing this again.
Here are the four premises with which he begins the book: Technological progress is carrying us to inevitable disaster. Only the collapse of modern technological civilization can avert disaster. What is needed is a new revolutionary movement, dedicated to the elimination of technological society.
I have a tendency toward sentimentality around these issues, so I appreciate his discipline.
There are two reasons for this. Firstly, if I do end up agreeing with him—and with other such critics I have been exploring recently, such as Jacques Ellul and D.
Lewis and Ivan Illich—I am going to have to change my life in quite profound ways. It has a broadband connection and all sorts of fancy capabilities I have never tried or wanted to use. I mainly use it for typing. You might think this makes me a hypocrite, and you might be right, but there is a more interesting observation you could make.
This, says Kaczynski, is where we all find ourselves, until and unless we choose to break out. In his own case, he explains, he had to go through a personal psychological collapse as a young man before he could escape what he saw as his chains.
He explained this in a letter in Sep 18, · Essay on (Life Without Cell Phones) Posted: September 18, Pakistan is said to have a potential to absorb up to 50 million mobile phone Internet users in the next 5 years thus a potential of nearly 1 million connections per month.
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Korean “Street Fighter V” player Lee “Infiltration” Seon-woo has withdrawn from competing in the pro-circuit following a domestic violence charge.
We check our phones times a day—an average of every minutes—according to a UK study. This number actually may be too low, since people tend to underestimate their own mobile usage.
In a Gallup survey, 61 percent of people said they checked their phones less frequently than others they knew. Our transformation into device people has happened with unprecedented suddenness.
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ELUVEITIE – Helvetios
By Kyle W
Eluveitie are a band that is set in their ways, and as such their sound has remained more or less the same since their debut LP Spirit back in 2006. Not that I’m complaining much, because their brand of folk metal is so easily digestible and full of replay value that I’m still listening to songs like “Inis Mona” on a very regular basis over four years since its release. They’ve been called the Dark Tranquillity of folk metal – a band that has done little over the years to evolve themselves, but no one seems to mind – and rightly so: they are one of the more enjoyable and consistent folk metal bands in the scene today. 2012’s Helvetios finds Eluveitie doing – well, pretty much the same thing they’ve always done. The riffing is clean and tight, the folk instruments as prominent and wonderfully over-the-top as ever, but like butter spread over too much bread this mammoth 17-track album tries to do way too much. For that, the replay value is nearly decimated, but taken in small doses Helvetios is a success that keeps folk metal rocking right along.
Just as 2010’s Everything Remains as It Never Was was a stylistic brother to 2008’s Slania, so too is 2012’s Helvetios a brother to Everything Remains as It Never Was. I can’t say that I was as so taken aback with delight as I was when I first listened to Slania – my first exposure to Eluveitie and an album I still regard as far and away their best – but I was not disappointed either. The vocals of Chrigel Glanzmann are as raspy and Mikael Stanne-esque as every (again bringing comparisons to Eluveitie being what Dark Tranquillity would sound like if they had gone folk metal) but are of such quality that they are listenable for a long period of time – and a long period of time you will be hearing them, indeed. Seventeen tracks are by far the most Eluveitie have ever released on a single album, but I feel as if it is the single most fatal flaw of the record. I love folk metal, but I do not love hearing what is, for all intents and purposes, the same sound for that many iterations. Granted, there are some bombs here, especially tracks like “Helvetios”, “Home”, “The Siege” (where vocal diversity reigns supreme) or the wonderfully refreshing “A Rose For Epona”, but I feel like many of the tracks here could be tossed as b-sides or left as bonus material for some 2-disc edition of the album.
The core of Eluveitie’s music – the folk aspects – is as strong as ever. With Glanzmann, Päde Kistler, Anna Murphy, and Meri Tadic all contributing to album with instruments as diverse as the hurdy gurdy, fiddle, gaita, and mandolin, one can easily imagine the array of sounds streaming out from every crevice. The light, airy, and crafty folk instruments sit aside punishing distorted electric guitar chords wonderfully, and create that multifaceted sound that Eluveitie use so well. During songs like “A Rose For Epona”, where female vocals dominate alongside heavy guitars and fleeting folk arrangements, it seems as if Eluveitie are re-inventing themselves while still sticking to what they do best. Sadly, I can’t say as much for the remaining songs, which usually wallow in that “been there, done that” realm that leaves an album as long as this one in a clear dichotomy. On the one hand, there are the songs where inspiration dictates the music, and it is here where the album’s gems lie. On the other hand, there are times when you feel as if you’ve heard this all before and just want to move on.
I daresay that Helvetios represents where Eluveitie’s direction is heading: towards an enjoyable but not quite remarkable stagnation. The pit gets deeper with each album, and every time I hear a release in the vein of Slania the more I realize that Slania has yet to be matched. There are pockets of hope here and there, but when I struggle to get through an album due in part to its length and in part to its repetitiveness I become a bit detached. There is hope yet, however, as long as Eluveitie are willing to take the many positive aspects of their music and direct them towards more creative endeavors. Folk metal is such a difficult genre to get right for the same reason why Helvetios turns out to be a good, but not remarkable, effort: it relies so heavy on a band’s creativity that when that creativity wanes, the music sinks fast. The elements are all there: superb folk elements, excellent vocals, contrasting sounds, some killer riffs, solid drumming, good production – but that is leaving out one critical component. Songwriting is where the genius lies, and on Helvetios I can only say that the songwriting is good – nothing more. If this is your first exposure to Eluveitie, there is no doubt that you will be consumed by its melodies and tunes, but if you’ve been with the band for a while, you are probably wanting just a little bit more.
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Securing The Internet of Things: Privacy, Data and Device Control
April 20, 2015 / Written By Pat Wilbur
Greetings IoT and M2M communities!
It’s exciting to see our Kickstarter cellular dev kit project is already a success—thanks for your support! Pat Wilbur here, CTO of Konekt, Inc., and today I’m beginning what will probably be a series of blog posts on two favorite topics of mine: usable security and the ubiquitous Internet of Things. For brevity, let’s lump privacy under the heading of “security” in this discussion, and we’ll also simply assume that the security goal we’re all targeting is both securing device access/control as well as keeping data from being leaked to eavesdroppers or otherwise unintended parties. (We’ll also assume that securing device access/control is a special-case of securing information [e.g. preventing credentials from being leaked], and we won’t be discussing preventing things like replay attacks in this article.)
“Securing the Internet of Things” has been quite the buzz phrase, and, unfortunately, it probably will be for a while. That’s because computer and Internet security is hard enough, and the Internet of Things is complicating things even more—there are more devices than ever, many devices have unusual constraints (battery, size, CPU power, etc.), and device types and capabilities vary much more widely than cellular phones and computers. When we add usability and convenience into the mix, it’s easy for competing priorities to make effective IoT security even more difficult.
Common shortcomings in securing The Internet of Things
There are a few general weak points that often emerge when attempting to secure information, which include:
Lack of encryption, making eavesdropping easy
Weak encryption, susceptible to present or future breaking
Key management weaknesses due to either:
stored keys later becoming compromised (unintentionally or intentionally leaked)
an insecure initial key loading mechanism
an insecure key replacement mechanism
Other-entity weaknesses, where once-trusted service providers or other parties (unintentionally or intentionally) leak information or otherwise use information undesirably
How do these points apply to the IoT and M2M space, and what is Konekt doing with each?
1) Lack of encryption, how Konekt is different
If a device doesn’t intentionally implement endpoint-to-endpoint encryption, data shouldn’t be assumed to be secure. It might seem like this is an obvious statement; however, especially in the cellular space, this is not necessarily standard thinking. It is a common myth that there exists strong security between a cellular device and a tower, and again over a cellular back-end network; however, there exist known (significant) weaknesses in the security of the modem-to-tower, and there can easily be little or no encryption while data travels over back-end. Standard cellular security is not sufficient even for today’s typical Internet standards. To further confuse the matter, other IoT and M2M providers that offer cloud services promise security between their cloud and the rest of the Internet, but that does not guarantee security between the device and their cloud.
Our Konekt Dash Pro cellular dev kit and corresponding SDK (for use in your own hardware) provide security tools for endpoint-to-endpoint encryption either:
(a) from the device to our Konekt Cloud (and then data is encrypted again between our Cloud and the Internet), or…
(b) from the device to its final destination (so even we can’t see your data). Our SDK offers AES, and the Konekt Dash offers both AES and SSL. Furthermore, not only can the Konekt Dash Pro be programmed with your own code, but the Konekt Dash Pro can also be embedded in a project and used as a passthrough cellular modem or serial-to-Internet gateway using its stock firmware, providing instant black-box security.
2) Weak encryption, how Konekt addresses this
This one we’ll defer to the professionals. We offer common standards like SSL and AES (including AES 256) for encrypting data. These are the same standards that protect online web browsing and top-secret classified government information.
3) Key management, how Konekt is different
Assuming you’re using a device that implements encryption (see Points 1 and 2), secure key management is next on the to-do list. Typically, for applications using symmetric-key encryption, device-unique keys are either loaded during manufacture (difficult and requires keys to be distributed to manufacturing/programming facility), or loaded after manufacture and packaging (such as via a direct connection of some sort, and requires keys to be distributed to the entity performing key loading). Key integrity then must be maintained by all entities with key access.
The Konekt Dash Pro cellular dev kit and associated hardware-portable SDK offer integration with our secure initial key loading and key updating platform, which provides a turnkey key management API and client tools to make this much easier for device manufacturers and system integrators. We have made some very interesting revolutionary innovations in this space, the details of which will be the topic of a future article! For now, suffice it to say that our platform can automate this difficult process, cutting out labor and simplifying key integrity maintenance.
4) Other-entity weaknesses, how Konekt is different
Other IoT and M2M providers that offer cloud services often can see your data (and maybe others on connecting networks can as well—see Point 1). We offer developers and system integrators tools to help secure their device data, whether that’s endpoint-to-endpoint while it travels between the device and a destination of their choosing (skipping our cloud), or endpoint-to-endpoint from their device to our cloud; furthermore, we offer the option for developers and system integrators to still make use of many of our cloud services, including our data logging and backup services, without granting us access to decrypt and see their device data. Our goal is to give developers and system integrators the maximum flexibility in how they secure their data to us (or even secure it from us) so that they can meet their business needs.
The Konekt Dash Pro cellular dev kit and corresponding SDK (for use in your own hardware) provide security tools for endpoint-to-endpoint encryption either: (a) from the device to our Konekt Cloud (and then data is encrypted again between our Cloud and the Internet), or (b) from the device to its final destination (so even we can’t see your data). The following graphic illustrates these options.
The Konekt Dash Pro can be programmed with your own code or used as a passthrough secure connectivity black-box and embedded in your project without any reprogramming.
We’re concerned about “Securing the Internet of Things” just like you are. We aim to provide some great solutions and innovations that are really needed in this space. Have some thoughts or questions about security in IoT? We’d love to chat, so, reach out!
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AT SUCCESS@HOLOGRAM.IO
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The 53rd annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing begins on Friday night at New Smyrna Speedway. (Scott Hunter/NASCAR)
PIT BOX: New Smyrna Set To Host 53rd World Series
Kyle Souza NASCAR.com February 2, 2019
Business is about to pick up in a big way.
With the offseason officially in the rear-view mirror, New Smyrna Speedway is set to host the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing beginning on Friday night. The nine nights of racing action will mark the 53rd running of the prestigious event, and all of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing (Feb. 8-9 & Feb. 11-16) will once again air via a live stream on FansChoice.TV.
Even though the World Series serves as the kick-off for many race teams, and fans, alike, it isn’t the first time cars will hit the track this year. In January, as part of a revamped Red Eye 50/50 at New Smyrna, Ryan Moore (Super Late Model) and former NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series champion Mike Skinner (Pro Late Model) opened their season in Victory Lane. Moore is among multiple drivers already entered for the World Series with plenty of momentum on his side.
The contingent of SLM drivers includes some top talent from across the country. Bubba Pollard, one of the top short-track drivers who is known for winning marquee events, will run the full week driving for track local legend David Rogers, who is injured and can’t compete. Pollard is joined by upcoming star Sam Mayer, who surprised many in 2018, racing to top five finishes in nearly all events during the World Series. He is going back looking for a breakthrough performance to leap towards a championship driving for Wimmer Motorsports.
Five-time NASCAR K&N Pro Series West winner Derek Kraus, defending USAC Midget champion Logan Seavey and former K&N Pro Series East winner Spencer Davis are also on the star-studded list.
The World Series culminates with the Orange Blossom Super Late Model 100 on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Over the past few years, the World Series has served as a precursor for young talent ascending to the big stage. NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series champion Christopher Bell picked up his first NASCAR Super Late Model win in his debut at New Smyrna in 2015. Last year, Gander Outdoor Truck competitor Harrison Burton visited Victory Lane, and Stephen Nasse picked up his elusive first World Series SLM crown. The eventual champion in the last eight years won his first and only title at the half-mile, showing that a new champion could be in store.
WORLD SERIES OF ASPHALT STOCK CAR RACING CHAMPIONS
Tour Type Modified teams will take to the track for the first time on Monday, with five nights of action headlined by two special events on Wednesday (John Blewett Memorial 76) and Friday (Richie Evans 100). Defending World Series champion Matt Hirschman is heading back looking for his second straight crown, while Cup Series driver Ryan Preece, who won three straight titles before Hirschman took him down last season, will run the first three nights of the week. With Preece not running the entire week and focusing his efforts on his Monster Energy Cup Series effort in the Daytona 500, it leaves the door wide-open for someone new to challenge Hirschman for the top, but you might not have to look far.
Man am I pumped for @DISupdates & @newsmyrnaspdwy
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– Ryan Preece (@RyanPreece_) February 2, 2019
Five-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby is heading back to New Smyrna looking to get his team back into championship form and is looking to score his first World Series crown. Coby also brings a stout lineup of Whelen Modified Tour drivers following closely behind him. Jimmy Blewett, Timmy Solomito, Calvin Carroll, Dave Sapienza, Tommy Catalano and Patrick Emerling are among those entered. Chuck Hossfeld, the 2012 World Series champion, is also returning.
World Series of Asphalt: DAILY SCHEDULES | EVENT PAGE
The Pro Late Models, Florida Modifieds, American Auto Sportsman, Pro Truck, Super Stock, Mod Minis and Bombers are all scheduled to compete throughout the week, creating an impressive racing card. The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will headline the entire week as they open their season on Sunday, with the running of the New Smyrna 175.
RACE FACTS
World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
PLACE New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway
DATE Friday, Feb. 8 to Saturday, Feb. 16
TIME 7:30 p.m. ET
TELEVISION FansChoice.tv (Live Stream) (Feb. 8-9 & Feb. 11-16)
TRACK LAYOUT Half-mile high-banked oval
EVENT SCHEDULE Feature racing begins at 7:30 p.m. ET each night
TWITTER @newsmyrnaspdway, @NASCARHomeTrack
HASHTAG #NSSWorldSeries
CREW CHIEF HANDOUT: A two-lap time trial style qualifying will be in place throughout the week. Once a driver has taken the green flag the first time by, the time is official. Any division that doesn’t have qualifying scheduled for a specific night will invert from the previous nights finish. The determination of the qualifying order is done at the pit office by a draw each day. Each night, a fan will draw a number for the invert, ranging from 0-2-4-6-8. Cars must go through pre-qualifying technical inspection and proceed directly to the corresponding qualifying number on the outer (or inner) pit wall. Once a car is through technical inspection, the only item that can be checked is air pressure. Once a car has been on the track, two crew members may go to the car when it returns to check air pressure and stagger, without jacking up the car. No other adjustments may be made prior to the green flag for the race.
The tires a team qualifies on must be the tires a team races on that night. During any impound events teams may not change a tire unless it is flat and approved by an official. Tires will be released from the impound area to teams prior to qualifying. No tire softening or altering agents will be permitted throughout the duration of the week.
A drivers meeting will take place each day, and all drivers are required to attend.
Throughout the week, Super Late Model teams will compete in five 35-lap feature races, one 50-lap event and a 100-lap finale, the Orange Blossom 100. The Pro Late Models will compete in six 35-lap feature events and a 100-lap finale, the Zach Donatti Memorial. The Tour Type Modifieds may enter for technical inspection on Sunday February 11, but will begin racing on Monday. The Tour Modifieds will compete in two 35-lap events, one 50-lap feature and two special events — the 76-lap John Blewett III Memorial on Wednesday and the Richie Evans Memorial 100 on championship Friday night. Practice for the Super Late Models, Sportsman, Pro Late Models and Modifieds is available on Thursday, February 7 from 1-7 p.m.
A cumulative points system will be used to determine the champion of the week in each class. The winner of each event will score 50 points, with the second-place finisher scoring 48, third scoring 46, etc., two points down per position throughout the field.
Pit road speed for the entirety of the week is 35 MPH. Anyone who elects to pit must stay single file behind the pace car under caution and then enter pit road. Any cars that pit must restart at the tail end of the field. No cars may pass the pace car at any time. No weaving on pit road will be tolerated.
At the end of each event, the top three finishes must go to the frontstretch. No crew members may touch or work on the car unless they are directed to do so by officials. Following the post-race media, all three cars must proceed to the technical inspection shed and the driver must drive the car to the scales.
Race22.com: Ty Gibbs Scores Emotional Victory at Myrtle Beach
TheFourthTurn.com: Joe Gibbs’ Grandson, Ty Gibbs, Wins The Icebreaker at Myrtle Beach
Haha! We won, great car and a great group of guys! #no.1 #cmon pic.twitter.com/3JITkbZs17
– Ty Gibbs (@TyGibbs_) February 2, 2019
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New Smyrna Speedway: Bubba Pollard To Sub For David Rogers During World Series | Loris Hezemans in action during Speedweeks 2019 at New Smyrna
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Ty Gibbs celebrates his victory in the Icebreaker at Myrtle Beach Speedway. (Hunter Thomas/TheFourthTurn.com)
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Each year, the Arts & Faith community asks anew: what is happening at the intersection of faith and cinema?
These lists represent their annual conversations surrounding film. You can join the current conversation here.
The Top 25 Road Films
The best films about drifters, travelers, adventurers, and those living their lives on the road. Each of these stories reflects a fundamental desire for spiritual progress, epiphany, and grace.
The Top 25 Divine Comedies
G.K. Chesterton says, “A joke can be so big that it breaks the roof of the stars.... There is but one step from the ridiculous to the sublime.” Here are the best films exploring the space between the ridiculous and the sublime.
The Top 25 Horror Films
The definitive list of big-screen nightmares that raise and address vital questions about human nature, addiction, spiritual forces, death, and the afterlife.
The Top 25 Films on Memory
What is suggested over and over again by the films on this list is that the exploration of memory is, in and of itself, a kind of spiritual quest, a quest for transcendence or truth.
The Top 25 Films on Marriage
These films represent important responses to the challenge of marriage and portraying marriage, including the mysteries of love, mortality, loyalty, and human vows.
The Top 25 Films on Mercy
These films show us visions of a world so often lacking in mercy, as well as worlds in which one merciful act alters the landscape of human experience forever.
Reading the Eternities: The Top 100 Films
“Read not the Times, read the eternities,” Thoreau advised. If you want to explore eternal themes, check out these films. Each film provokes spiritual questions and kindles our deepest longings for all that is sacred and good.
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Coleman: Marriage Equality Bill ignores Schleswig-Holstein Question
Scott Yorke / 17 April, 2013
Dr Jonathan Coleman says the Marriage Equality Bill fails to balance
the rights of the Danish Crown with those of the German Confederation
One of the National Party MPs who plans to vote against the Marriage Equality Bill says there has been insufficient time devoted during the debate to the Schleswig-Holstein Question.
The bill looks set to pass into law, with MPs having their final vote tonight.
Northcote MP Dr Jonathan Coleman says he plans to vote against the bill because there has been little research undertaken on how marriage equality could affect the Schleswig-Holstein Question.
“We owe it to the people of Schleswig-Holstein to get this right,” said Dr Coleman.
“The bill as drafted does not address the central question of whether or not the duchy of Schleswig is an integral part of the dominions of the Danish crown.
“Until I can be satisfied that the proposed law balances the needs of the Danish monarchy with the rights of the German Confederation, I cannot in good conscience support any change to our current marriage laws.”
17 April, 2013 in Marriage Equality.
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African Coralwood
(Pterocarpus Soyauxii)
Pterocarpus soyauxii is a useful multipurpose tree from forested areas in Central Africa, producing good-quality timber, dye, and has traditionally been used as a medicine.
Ajos Sacha
(Mansoa alliacea)
Literally translated as "Fake Garlic", Ajos Sacha is a vine-like tree whose leaves, when crushed, smell like garlic, with a hint of onion. Ajos Sacha has many spiritual uses, and is a favorite with hunters.
(Pinus balsamea)
A powerful incense, and of special importance to wilderness survival and wilderness medicine in particular are the antiseptic and healing properties of Balsam fir.
Benzoe
(Styrax Spp.)
Benzoe is the resin from the tree Styrax benzoe, native to Indonesia. The aroma of this resin is relaxing, soothing and deeply sensual, with notes of sweet vanilla and cinnamon.
(Cinnamomum camphora)
Camphor is the white crystalline substance obtained from the tree Cinnamomum camphora, native to China, Japan and adjunct parts of East Asia.
Clitoria Blue
(Clitoria ternatea)
The flowers of this blue pigment rich vine have the shape of human female genitals, hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria".
(Copaiba langsdorffii)
A single copaiba tree can provide about 40 liters of oleoresin annually, making it a sustainable rainforest resource. When tapped, the initial oily resin is clear, thin and colourless; it thickens and darkens upon contact with air.
(Dacryoides peruviana)
Copal is traditionally used in Peru and Mexico as an incense to repel bad spirits. Copal is used after dying to protect and guide the departed soul to the light.
Cretan White Sage
(Salvia fruticosa)
Sage has been considered a sacred herb since the times of antiquity, a salvaging and saving herb.
Dammar
(Canarium strictum)
Canarium strictum exudates a resin called as ‘Sambrani’ or ‘Dammar’ which has many commercial uses. Its usage among tribal and folk people in different parts of India has been explored through ethnobotanical studies.
Desert Sage
(Artemisia tridentata)
Desert Sage is especially known for its pleasant fragrance and is traditionally used in ceremonies and included in pouches and bundles.
(Croton lechleri)
Sangre de Drago is a fairly amazing plant. Its Peruvian name means "Blood of the Dragon". The distinguishing mark of this tree resides in the fact that when the trunk of the tree is cut or wounded, a dark red sappy resin oozes out as if the tree was b ...
(Canarium luzonicum)
Manila Elemi is the soft, fragrant oleoresin obtained from the trunk of the Canarium luzonicum. The resin Elemi is pale yellow or greenish in color and has a balsamic fragrance, smells a bit like Fennel.
(Boswellia spp)
The word "incense", meaning originally "the aroma given off with the smoke of any odoriferous substance when burnt", has been gradually restricted almost exclusively to Frankincense, also known as Olibanum.
Incense Cedar
(Libocedrus decurrens)
A resinous aromatic tree, Cedar is often used in the sweat lodge ceremony. The smoke of burning Cedar is said to attract the good spirits and eliminate negative energies.
(Hymenaea courbaril)
Hymenaea courbaril is commonly known as "Brazilian copal”. The gum has a multitude of uses, including as a varnish, but also for incense and local medicines. Indians in the Amazon also used the resin in magic rituals, love potions and in wedding ceremonies.
(Commiphora myrrha)
Commiphora myrrha is indigenous to Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, and South Arabia. Myrrh is the resin of this tree. Myrrh has been used from remote ages as an ingredient in incense, perfumes, etc.
Opopanax
(Opopanax chironium)
This aromatic gum resin formerly used in medicine is now used in perfumery and many incense formulas.
(Ligusticum porteri)
Osha is considered sacred by the Native Americans and widely esteemed by them for its broad and effective warm healing power.
(Bursera graveolens)
Palo Santo, or "Holy Wood" or "Sacred tree" is a natural aromatic incense wood, used for centuries by the Incas as a spiritual remedy for purifying and cleansing and to get rid of evil spirits, misfortune and calamity.
(Pogostemon cablin)
Patchouli is a bushy herb of the mint family. The plant is native to tropical regions of Asia. The scent of patchouli is heavy and strong. It has been used for centuries in perfumes and continues to be so today.
(Mentha piperita)
Of the members of the Mint family under cultivation the most important are the several varieties of the Peppermint extensively cultivated for years as the source of the well-known volatile oil of Peppermint.
(Pinus sylvestris)
Pine is purifying, refreshing, and uplifting. Sacred to the Druids. In Celtic times, Pine was one of the Seven Chieftain Trees of the Irish.
(Pinus ponderosa)
The Pine resin is often used in ritual or energy work for cleaning away negative energy, strengthening the Aura and creating a strong base to support one's overall spiritual development and evolution.
(Thuja plicata)
Western Red Cedar is one of the most spiritually significant trees in American northwestern native cultures, and is appropriately also called the Tree of Life.
Rose of Jericho
(Selaginella lepidophylla)
The amazing "Resurrection plant" is a marvelous example of nature's wonders and can serve as a living symbol of one's faith and confidence in natures power to resurrect and bring life to what seems dead and lifeless.
(Elaeocarpus ganitrus)
Rudraksha beads have been used for thousands of years as an aid to self empowerment and self enlightment. Hindus believe that Rudraksha beads have healing properties and that they affect the human body when worn.
(Ruta graveolens)
In the Middle Ages and later, Ruta was, in many parts of Europe, considered to be a powerful defense against witches, and was used in many spells.
Sandarac
(Tetraclinis articulata)
Sandarac resin is obtained from tears of the Cypress Sandarac tree that grows in the Atlas region in Morocco. The gum leaks from the bark and branches of the tree and hardens in the air.
(Hierochloe odorata)
Sweetgrass can be burned for prayer, to purify spaces, and at the beginning of rituals to attract positive energies and influences.
(Salvia apiana)
White Sage is considered sacred by many Native Americans and is believed to cleanse a space of any evil spirits that may be present.
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Severe recurrent hepatic encephalopathy that responded to oral branched chain amino acids
Naga Chalasani, Norman Gitlin
Hepatic encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric syndrome occurring in patients with acute or chronic liver disease. Its pathogenesis remains unclear; however, it appears to be multifactorial. There are several conventional treatments for this condition, such as lactulose, neomycin, and protein restriction. There is significant controversy regarding the role of branched chain amino acids in the treatment of chronic hepatic encephalopathy. We describe a patient who had hepatic encephalopathy secondary to Budd-Chairi syndrome and a mesoatrial shunt that failed vigorous conventional therapy. She required multiple hospitalizations for severe recurrent encephalopathy. The patient was considered for a colonic exclusion procedure for the management of intractable encephalopathy. However, branched amino acid therapy was instituted as a last measure before the contemplated surgery, and the patient's encephalopathy responded in dramatic fashion, and she remained free from encephalopathy during a prolonged follow-up.
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Chronic Brain Damage
Lactulose
Neomycin
Chalasani, N., & Gitlin, N. (1996). Severe recurrent hepatic encephalopathy that responded to oral branched chain amino acids. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 91(6), 1266-1268.
Severe recurrent hepatic encephalopathy that responded to oral branched chain amino acids. / Chalasani, Naga; Gitlin, Norman.
In: American Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 91, No. 6, 06.1996, p. 1266-1268.
Chalasani, N & Gitlin, N 1996, 'Severe recurrent hepatic encephalopathy that responded to oral branched chain amino acids', American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 91, no. 6, pp. 1266-1268.
Chalasani N, Gitlin N. Severe recurrent hepatic encephalopathy that responded to oral branched chain amino acids. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1996 Jun;91(6):1266-1268.
Chalasani, Naga ; Gitlin, Norman. / Severe recurrent hepatic encephalopathy that responded to oral branched chain amino acids. In: American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1996 ; Vol. 91, No. 6. pp. 1266-1268.
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Chesterton around the Corner
by James Casper
April 7, 2015 11:08 am | Leave a Comment
By the time I graduated from Loyola High School in Minnesota, I had read almost everything G.K. Chesterton had written.
Not long after, at St. Louis University, I found myself in the office of Dr. Edward Sarmiento as he shared the story of publishing a poem in G.K.’s Weekly years before I was born. Sarmiento, Professor of Spanish, had received for his youthful efforts a check for one pound sterling signed by G.K. himself.
“You did?!” I sputtered. I expected to see the check itself at any moment pulled from a drawer of his battered office desk.
“I cashed it, Jim.” He said it with that beautifully sad intonation and facial expression the Spanish manage so very well. “I was broke, and needed the money, but that must have disappointed Chesterton. I think he was hoping his autograph would be pay enough.”
Chesterton, among other things, was a canny businessman. Dr. Sarmiento, among other things, was a translator of St. John of the Cross’s poems.
Decades rolled by and my wife and I were at London’s Marylebone Station purchasing flowers and boarding the Chiltern train—destination: Beaconsfield, home of Chesterton. He had made this journey almost daily, traveling to and from his Fleet Street haunts to a town whose name Americans will mispronounce to the amusement of the British. For ever so many readers, his village home might remain a beacon, but it also beckons, and that is how it is pronounced.
Flowers in hand, we stood outside his homes, Overroads and Top Meadow. We wondered where the rail line and train station might have been in those days long past. The entrance to Top Meadow was wider than most. It had to be wide or he might have been trapped inside. We lingered before his grave, also that of his wife and secretary. I attempted to translate its Latin inscription all but worn away on a sadly weathered monument.
“You would think with all the people in this world so fond of themselves for revering Chesterton—some of them making money from writing about him—funds could be raised to restore this,” I muttered.
“We are hitchhikers, all of us,” said Kate.
This silenced me. We left our flowers.
An old, old man hailed us from afar as we stood in the cemetery. He claimed to remember Chesterton’s funeral procession from the church to here. “Quite a duck, that man! Cut quite a figure, as you might imagine.” He waved his arms generally in the town centre’s direction. Yes, we could imagine what the farmers and shopkeepers must have thought of Chesterton—cape, swordstick, imposing girth, a London man commuting so far from his work, etc.
This was the first of several ‘pilgrimages’ made while writing Everywhere in Chains and hoping to find some inspiration there, hoping that somehow I would get it right in such close proximity to a man who never ducked tough issues and made friends with staunch opponents. George Bernard Shaw had been among those in his funeral procession.
Another time, Father John Padberg, S. J., my St. Louis University friend of fifty years, accompanied us to the grave and read the inscription. Afterwards, we stopped by the Anglican Church, where Edmund Burke, Beaconsfield’s other famous resident, is remembered. All that remains for evil to triumph is for good men to remain silent. I was far from sure how good I was, but Everywhere in Chains would not be silent.
Mere days after our first Beaconsfield visit, my wife and I met Stratford Caldecott, then at Oxford’s Plater College. He received us cordially, though we arrived on short notice with a letter from Meriol Trevor in hand by way of introduction. (Her Shadows and Images is an Ignatius Press novel). I had been corresponding with the author about her John Henry Newman biography.
We talked of that and the unfortunate loss of Chesterton’s Top Meadow home to real estate developers. Wouldn’t you think…I almost said, another rant coming on. Stratford offered to share his impressive Chesterton collection, swordsticks and a puppet theatre included.
“May I?” I asked.
And so I sat in Chesterton’s barrel-backed chair while he snapped a picture. Among other words of praise for the late Stratford Caldecott, let me add redundantly that he was a gentleman to the core. As Chaucer said of the knight in his Canterbury Tales:
He was of sovereign value in all eyes
And though so much distinguished, he was wise
And in his bearing modest as a maid. (Coghill translation)
Kate and I were not exactly following Chesterton, but during our London years, he seemed always to be around a corner, no more so than in Kensington, where two of his homes were two streets from ours, and where the elegant spire of St. Mary Abbot’s, scene of his marriage, dominates an otherwise wretched commercial district.
We would not be writer and writer’s wife if we had not enough imagination to sense his presence even while swimming against the unrelenting tide of relentless shoppers. More than once we imagined Chesterton as a schoolboy making his way home near sunset along this very street. We knew he would always be around the corner somewhere with us as we strolled within the shadow of St. Mary’s. Our thoughts were not in this unimaginably, mindless parade, but with an oh-so-impressionable little schoolboy on his lifelong journey to becoming that engaging ‘duck’ of Beaconsfield.
Back at the very beginning, back at Loyola in 1959 or so, one of the SSND Sisters caught me with my nose in an Image edition of Orthodoxy.
I looked up from a page.
“You know what he once said of neon signs in America? –What an amazing sight, if only you could not read,” said Sister.
I am often tongue-tied at such moments, and so I never did find out whether she referred to those neon signs or to me with my nose where it was. After all, Chesterton and orthodoxy were not especially fashionable in those days on the doorstep of Vatican II.
“We are hitchhikers all,” I should have said, but Kate was off somewhere in my future.
James Casper
James Casper was born and grew up in southern Minnesota. Apart from living in various Minnesota locales, he has resided in Boston, St. Louis, eastern Tennessee, and London, England. He and his wife of twenty-four years have traveled extensively. Rome is one of their favorite places. He is happiest walking from lock to lock along the Thames in England. His first novel is Everywhere in Chains. You can find more of his writing at his website, FarHavenPress.com.
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Boys Basketball-Dundee-Crown breaks through at Jacobs
Dundee-Crown senior Jack Michalski turns 18 today.
The 6-foot-4 forward was 11 the last time the D-C boys basketball team crossed the Fox River and defeated rival Jacobs in Algonquin like his Chargers did Friday night.
Michalski scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second half and grabbed 8 of his team's 19 rebounds in a 53-44 Fox Valley Conference road win.
"He's been the heart and soul of our team," Dundee-Crown coach Lance Huber said. "He just doesn't stop. He has a motor and he just keeps going. Our guys feed off of him."
Huber compared the inner drive of Michalski -- also an all-conference football player and a state qualifying high jumper -- to that of 2009 graduate Jeff Beck, who led the Chargers to a fourth-place finish in Class 4A.
"Jeff Beck was like that with his energy and motor," Huber said. "Jack? Man, he's just go, go, go. It's awesome."
Click on the Daily Herald link to read the entire article.
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Home / Resources / News / Latest News / A timely sign of solidarity from the European Commission
On Saturday (6 August), the world-famous canal parade will take place in Amsterdam as the city plays host to EuroPride 2016.
Posted: 5 August 2016
ILGA-Europe board and staff have been attending Pride marches and rallies across the continent this summer from Kyiv and Budapest to Gdansk and Istanbul. All are very different events with their own history and particular challenges for the local LGBTI community.
The support of close friends is vital during uncertain times. As a result, we are encouraged by the European Commission’s public commitment to LGBTI equality and their official presence at EuroPride’s parade for the first time. The Commission will also launch their awareness-raising campaign ‘We all share the same dreams’ during the EuroPride celebrations.
“Commissioner Jourová is a valuable ally for the European LGBTI movement and ILGA-Europe are pleased to see such an open statement of solidarity.” said ILGA-Europe Executive Director Evelyne Paradis, speaking ahead of the canal parade in Amsterdam.
“Even when we consider all these advances made towards equality for LGBTI people, the fact remains that having a top level official representing the European Commission at a Pride parade is significant. Commissioner Jourová’s ongoing support and the backing of the entire Commission will be key as we work to ensure these equality gains made in the European Union, and beyond, are protected as well as further advanced.” continued Evelyne Paradis.
As ILGA-Europe mentioned in our article for the official EuroPride 2016 magazine, well-organised and protected Prides are a given in certain European countries. But in others, Pride events (or the absence of) are a potent reminder of the people within the LGBTI movement who need to be recognised and better protected.
That is why is Commissioner Jourová’s visible presence at EuroPride is important. ILGA-Europe look forward to building on this proactive step with the current Commission over the rest of its mandate.
ILGA-Europe wish everyone at EuroPride in Amsterdam a wonderful and happy Pride weekend!
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Crowdfunding Tips for Independent Filmmakers
Funding independent films is never easy. The difficulties receiving grants and finding other sources of funding is a full-time job beyond the time it takes to actually work on the film itself!
Salam Films is a Vancouver-based international film production company that’s less than 48 hours away from ending our first crowdfunding campaign an alternative financing tool for creative and startup projects that’s emerging in North America, Europe and the Middle East.
We’re running our campaign to raise post-production funds for feature documentary, WAJD: Music, Politics & Ecstasy. The film traces Syrian-Canadian director Amar Chebib’s journey through Syria and Turkey to learn Arab Ottoman music. There he discovers its deep connection to Sufism and the sociopolitical influences that led to its suppression. The film is ultimately a story about this music’s ability to invoke a heart opening experience of universal beauty.
We’re making this film because we’re inspired to share the beauty of this music that has inspired us with the rest of the world. On September 4th we gratefully reached and surpassed our goal of $15,000, a few days before our campaign deadline of September 8th. This was not an easy feat, and we’re dedicated to continuing our work at the same pace until the end of our campaign. We have only 2 days left to reach our new goal of $20,000 so that the funds beyond our initial goal can go towards hiring an editing/story consultant and to doing a final sound mix at a professional studio.
Here’s a list of tips that incorporate some of what we’ve learned along the way:
Crowdfunding is a full-time job
Before you take the plunge into a crowdfunding campaign, make sure you do your homework. Research the various crowdfunding platforms, find out what you need in order to register with them and how their rules work. With Kickstarter.com, one of the most well-known platforms (and the one we went with) you need to have an American bank account and that means an American co-producer or partner.
An important thing to know about Kickstarter is that the achievement of your goal works on an all or nothing basis. In other words, if you don’t reach your goal, everyone who contributed is refunded their pledge. This might sound scary, but it also adds urgency to your campaign.
Each platform works a bit differently, so it’s important to get informed and ask questions. It’s also important to research statistics so that you can make informed decisions about things like the length of your campaign and how high to set your goal.
We found a lot of useful information after attending a workshop with local filmmaker Ian Mackenzie. Keep an eye out for such information sessions that you can attend in person. There’s also a lot of information available online. Do your research early so that once you actually get started, you can dedicate your time where it needs to go.
When your campaign is running, you have to be on top of it pretty much all the time. You need to constantly be outreaching, sending emails, engaging with people via social media, finding relevant interest groups, attending events and generating content. It’s a full-time job indeed.
It’s not about charity
When you first get started, you may feel a sense of hesitation in asking for donations. We certainly did in the early stages of exploring this model, but then we realized that crowdfunding is about much more than just asking for money. It’s an exchange between you as a filmmaker and the community around you.
You are investigating an important human issue and translating it into an art form that people can digest on a level that goes far deeper than the thinking mind. We all play different and integral roles within a functioning society. Filmmakers and other artists offer celebrations of culture, information that isn’t otherwise obvious, deep explorations of ideas and stories that shape our understanding of the world.
Ian MacKenzie recently wrote a piece that goes into more detail about why crowdfunding transcends the individualistic consumer model into one of interdependence. Another important note about crowdfunding is that it allows filmmakers to retain all copyrights and frees them from pressure to modify the film according to any government or private institution or corporation’s interests.
Crowdfunding is about maintaining this kind of independence while also being aware of interdependence with the community surrounding the film. Filmmakers and cultural communities both need each other and crowdfunding is a beautiful manifestation of this. It’s important to reflect on this concept and on why you’re crowdfunding in the first place. If you’ve done this inner work and come from a grounded place when you run your campaign, it will be reflected in the exchange that you set out to have with the world.
The campaign video is key
Filmmakers have an advantage over other creative crowdfunding projects in that they know how to, and have resources for making videos.
The actual campaign video is one of the most important components of the campaign. Some very interested people will take the time to read through the information you post on your campaign page, but most people will just watch the video.
The video gives people a taste of your film, potentially displays some of your footage (depending on what stage you’re at) and gives people an opportunity to meet you and listen to why this project is important to you and to them. Make sure this comes across in the video and make sure you’re genuine. In our case, both the filmmaker and producer appeared in the video, highlighting or stressing the importance if the appeal.
Be strategic & active
After about a week into our campaign, we were told by Kickstarter that we weren’t being aggressive enough. That’s when we realized that there’s no time for shyness when running a crowdfunding campaign.
We started posting messages on Facebook and Twitter two to three times per day (on each platform). We constantly thanked our backers and made sure they knew how grateful we were (and are!). We posted interesting articles and videos that relate to our content. We also released Kickstarter updates and videos twice per week. This included film teasers as well as video blogs that gave people an idea of what we’ve been up to.
Also remember that people are busy and they’re not going to take the time to find your latest update or video release. Make it easy for them. Release fresh content often and post your campaign link often.
People use social media at different times of the day. This is especially important if you’re thinking about audiences in different time zones.
By the third week of our campaign, one of our friends jokingly compared us to CNN due to our constant updates! But this is more than just a backhanded complement; Our updates and activity helped to create buzz and maintain momentum around our project. It showed everyone how excited we were and that we are dedicated to this project. Applying focus and strategy to your campaign are just as important as letting creativity flow and having fun with it.
Be active online & offline
Both online and offline engagement through crowdfunding give you the opportunity to start connecting with your audience in the early stages of your film and to test out some of your content. Even though crowdfunding platforms exist online and much of the engagement happens through email and social media, it’s important not to limit your outreach to online only.
What relevant events are happening during your campaign? Hand out postcards with a striking visual and simple message that gets to the heart of your film. Host your own event to mark the launch of your campaign and to hold a space for the community forming around your film. Screen footage, hold a discussion, reveal information about your journey in making the film and invite feedback from people.
Interacting with people during your own and other events is a great way to build relationships with people who are interested in your content, who resonate with your message and who want to share both of those things with people in their own networks.
During the early stages of our campaign, we took marker to chart paper and brainstormed who we could reach out to among the connections in our networks.
Who are the key people that would be interested in your project? Who are the influential people who would be willing to share your campaign? This exercise proved to be an effective way to awaken possibilities that we may not have thought of otherwise.
Be strategic in how you reach out to people. Come up with a basic email skeleton with all the relevant information (so that you don’t have to come up with your film synopsis over and over again) and take the bits and pieces you need as is relevant for each contact. Don’t bombard people with too much information, but also be conscious that not everyone in the world knows what crowdfunding is. It’s still a new concept, so it goes a long way to explain the philosophy behind it and the way it actually works.
Sometimes (though not always) it’s useful to specifically mention that you’re looking for donations. Sometimes people think that the only way they can help is by posting your campaign page on Facebook and forget that they too can contribute, even a small amount. There are also perks involved and it’s not a bad deal to pay $25 for an early HD digital download of the film.
We mentioned the importance of being genuine in your campaign video, but this extends to every aspect of your campaign.
Make sure you outline where the money you are trying to raise will go. Write and speak from a genuine place in your thank you’s and your updates.
Crowdfunding campaigns are not just about showing how capable you are of creating an effective and professional final product; they’re about showing the filmmakers behind the film and authentically connecting with people and communities. Your authenticity will show through your work and will go a long way towards running a successful campaign.
Our last words
The Canada Media Fund recently released a report on Crowdfunding in a Canadian Context: Exploring the Potential of Crowdfunding in the Creative Content Industries. This speaks volumes to how popular this tool is becoming and reflects that it’s being recognized as a legitimate tool within the creative industry. Crowdfunding is bringing power to everyday people to support films they believe in and want to see made.
Final tip: Make sure you make your campaign URL obvious and easy to find. We received feedback multiple times from people saying that they couldn’t find the link to our Kickstarter page on Facebook. This was hard for us to understand because it seemed so obvious from our point of view, but that’s because we had been living and breathing Kickstarter for days and weeks! It’s important to step out of that space and to make it as easy as possible for people to find the information they’re looking for.
Facebook: facebook.com/salamfilms
Twitter: twitter.com/salamfilms
Vimeo: vimeo.com/salamfilms
Thank you & Salam!
Salam Films Team
www.salamfilms.com
Guest blogger: Patricia Marcoccia, Associate Producer for WAJD: Music, Politics and Ecstasy
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/ Articles / New Tricks Result in Treat for I-95 Commuters: Collaboration Key to Early Project Completion
New Tricks Result in Treat for I-95 Commuters: Collaboration Key to Early Project Completion
Mark Scacco on December 17, 2018 - in Articles, Feature, Featured
On Halloween, Oct. 31, 2017, commuters who use the heavily congested I-95/395 highway in Virginia received a special treat: a new 2-mile-long reversible express lane that would significantly ease congestion on the heavily travelled interstate. Although they surely appreciated reduced slowdowns, more-navigable merges and lane changes, and ultimately a shorter commute, most were unaware of the coordinated teamwork that took place behind the scenes to make the treat a reality.
Project Genesis and Overview
According to traffic counts by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the I-95 corridor near Garrisonville Road handles about 150,000 vehicles per day. About 35,000 of those travelers exit the express lanes and get off the highway at Garrisonville Road. The result is traffic weaving and jockeying for position, resulting in significant delays and potential for accidents.
To alleviate this bottleneck and other problems along the corridor, VDOT spent more than 10 years planning, reviewing and engaging the public to develop and execute a project plan. Starting in 2004, an independent review panel evaluated many proposals to improve traffic movement through the area. One such proposal was submitted by 95 Express Lanes LLC, a partnership between Flour and Transurban.
As operators of the existing I-95 express lanes, Transurban had previous experience working with VDOT in this corridor. In 2006, VDOT finalized an agreement with the partnership to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the new express lane extension.
The first part of a much larger overall corridor improvement was the $50 million 95 Express Lanes Southern Extension, a 2.2-mile reversible single-lane extension of the 95 Express Lanes, extending south past the existing Garrisonville Road exits and entrance ramps. The new lane was constructed primarily in the existing median between the general lanes.
The project also included creating new southbound and northbound ramps between the general and express lanes. The new express lane entrance and exit ramps would allow northbound traffic to enter the express lane south of Garrisonville Road. Southbound traffic would be able to continue south for more than two miles before exiting into general travel lanes. Existing exit ramps and/or flyovers in both directions would remain operational, providing travelers with alternative ingress and egress options.
As reversible express lanes, various traffic control and monitoring devices (e.g., gates, cameras and message signs) were required. Additional work included new sound walls within the VDOT right-of-way.
With investment provided jointly by VDOT and 95 Express Lanes LLC, the project enlisted Branch Civil Inc. as well as Whitman, Requardt & Associates LLP (WRA) as the project’s design-build team, with Chesapeake Electrical Systems Inc. (CES) serving as subcontractor for the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) components.
A project schematic details the entrances and exits for the Express Lane Extension.
WRA is an engineering, architectural and planning firm that provides planning, design and construction management services. With a professional and technical staff of more than 750, the firm’s services are focused on the needs of governmental, educational, institutional and private-sector clients throughout the country. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, with offices in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia. Branch Civil—serving clients in Virginia, West Virginia and the Carolinas—offers a range of services, including heavy civil construction, design-build and site development. Together, this team would face and surmount several challenges between construction start and the Halloween opening of the new lane.
It’s common for heavy civil projects to face a variety of challenges, and the I-95 Southern Extension was no exception. As with most projects, adherence to schedule was of prime importance, and, as a priority project for VDOT, the I-95 Southern Extension included early completion bonuses for the team, adding further incentive to complete the project ahead of schedule. However, many of the site challenges had a direct impact on the schedule and would ultimately push the team toward unprecedented coordination and the adoption of new collaboration tools.
“The challenges started early in the project process with the permit work related to onsite wetlands that would be permanently impacted by the new lane and associated grading,” says Leonard “Lenny” Coleman, P.E., CCM, associate with WRA. “Further, subsurface geotechnical testing revealed poor soils that would need to be replaced or remediated onsite with lime stabilization.”
Adding to the schedule-impacting challenges, the ITS/Traffic Management System (TMS) required a 120-day “burn in” (testing) period. There are not many ITS installations on the VDOT network, and WRA’s Construction Management and Inspections team’s experience with these systems was limited at the time. However, WRA took a holistic approach, doing what it does best and relying on its ITS/TMS subconsultant, CES, to provide specific expertise.
“Although WRA doesn’t do a lot of ITS/TMS work, it’s not too different from what we typically do: digging holes, laying conduit, etcetera,” explains Coleman. “WRA had the know-how for the basics, and we turned to experts as needed.”
As if these known challenges weren’t enough, when the project was about 60 percent complete, a change order was issued to grade out the site for a second express lane to be built at some future date. The team certainly had its work cut out for them.
The majority of construction was in the VDOT median.
Collaboration: People First
Going into this project, none of the team members had worked together before, so it was critical to develop trust and work as a unified team. “Nine out of 10 times, when you walk into a project meeting, you can feel the tension in the air,” adds Coleman. “But not on this project. Everyone on the team understood the goal of delivering by November 1.”
To this end, it was essential for everyone to know the challenges and their roles in overcoming them. As a team, they discussed difficulties before they became problems. This served to develop trust among the members. “Everyone trusted everyone,” notes Coleman. “We shared a ‘measure twice and cut once’ mentality, which allowed us to bring the project home early.”
One specific aspect of the project where this tight team collaboration paid off was in response time to design reviews. Although the contract allowed for a 21-day review time, the team was turning them around in seven days. Streamlining review time allowed them to stay ahead of schedule, and cloud-based tools made streamlining possible.
Cloud Collaboration in Several Acts
From the start, tight collaboration was important to VDOT, Transurban and the design-build team. In addition to the personal collaborative efforts put forth in meetings and throughout the project, the team also relied heavily on cloud-based sharing tools from a variety of vendors. Using these tools across nearly every phase of the project helped the team stay on task and on schedule.
WRA and Branch used Box, a web-based file-sharing app, for collaboration around the design CAD files. As new drawings were issued, they were uploaded to a folder in Box; as it worked its way through the approval process, it moved through a series of clearly defined folders. After the final design was approved, the drawings were issued to field crews and shared with VDOT via Sharepoint.
Frequent design updates to advanced work packages prior to the release of the Approved for Construction Plans soon led to one of the first collaboration issues the team had to address: outdated paper plans. To prevent errors in construction, the team early on decided to move to digital plans in the form of a PDF file. The digital plan set was hosted on Box and served as the “go to” source for up-to-date information. Hardcopies of various sheets were printed from this one “source of truth,” and contractors and inspection staff were told to check the shared Box folder every day for updates. Further, every time a new change order (CO) was issued, the team was instructed to discard any printed sheets so no one was building with outdated information.
A closed Punch List item is shown in PlanGrid.
Branch learned lessons working on the I-95 corridor before building the previous nine-mile extension of express lanes. The internal Branch project and field management teams worked together before, and it helped identify the critical operation items as well as plan, execute and closeout promptly. Construction productivity tool PlanGrid was used to manage project data, and project management tool Procore was used to track project financials.
The ITS, for example, initially caused some consternation among team members. However, the subcontractor was using PlanGrid internally to track construction progress and share in near-real-time field notes and changes with their office staff. “They tracked every single structure and every step they took on the project,” notes Coleman. Making note of the efficiency with which information could be shared, WRA started using PlanGrid to punch out the project. As they did, CES received punch-list notices immediately via PlanGrid. Although CES and WRA were using PlanGrid to coordinate, Branch was not. Instead, Branch received punch-list information that had been downloaded from PlanGrid and distributed via Box. This caused half-day lags, and Branch soon adopted PlanGrid to eliminate the delay. The tight digital and personnel coordination allowed the team to close out more than 300 punch-list items in 25 days—five days less than the allotted 30. “For comparison, on a similar project not using PlanGrid, it took us six months to close out 600 punch items,” Coleman explains.
WRA staff at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the new express lane extension include (from left to right) Gary Garrett, Lenny Coleman, Scott Mullins and Jeff Cheng.
Review and Deliver
All project documents and files had to be delivered to VDOT via its SharePoint system. To meet this requirement, the team would hold live review sessions via GoToMeeting to preemptively address issues. Data then were manually exported from the various “live” systems—Box, PlanGrid and Procore—and uploaded to SharePoint.
“As one of our first projects utilizing these sharing tools, we identified areas for improvement on future jobs,” notes Coleman. “One of these areas is data sharing among the various platforms. For example, we were unaware of PlanGrid’s Box integrations, which would have helped cut down on some of the manual file-sharing work.”
Looking back on the amount of work delivered and the ability of the team to meet the tight deadline, Coleman notes that it would have been impossible without the use of robust cloud-based data-sharing tools. “It was critical to success,” he concludes.
About Mark Scacco
Mark Scacco, P.E., is the Editor in Residence for Informed Infrastructure magazine and since 2001 has been an AEC industry consultant. He is the president of Scacco LLC and can be reached at mark.scacco@scaccollc.com.
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Arnaud Spuhler — Breather
Arnaud Spuhler — Breather Swiss designer based in Montreal. Designing experiences on and beyond display to facilitate access to flexible workspaces.
What led you into design?
It started at a very young age for some of us. I can think of a few memories where design had a significant impact on me. My parents became parents at a very young age. They were very keen on the contemporary and cultural scene, there was no time for the routine -- we were at festivals, museums, flea markets, road trips, skate contests. I spent most of my Saturdays in this artist’s studio, whose wife was friends with my mom. He was somewhat a mentor, here and gone at the same time, helping my drawing skills to improve.
Growing up in Switzerland, I became fascinated by the plastic Swatch watches around 7-8 years old. A lot of special editions were produced in the 90s, and I took the habit to visit shops on a weekly basis to look at new models until I was probably 16. One single canvas but so many options—colours, shapes, and typography. Every birthday, I asked for a Swatch.
Video games is another one. I will always remember that time my dad brought home a brand new 'Sega Mega Drive' in 93-94...
What does a typical day look like?
Generally, I start my day with an hour-long breakfast. I have the privilege to bike to the office and aim to be there around 8:30. With that extra morning time, I reflect on how I can empower my team with upcoming initiatives and review how each team collaborates with one another — from their contribution to the design system, learnings from user tests or challenges of acceptance criteria.
I try to stay offline until noon. On a bi-weekly basis, we meet up and work from one of our Breather spaces. No-meeting days, usually Tuesdays and Wednesdays were introduced to designers and engineers. Ideally, the best days are when I’m given the space to focus and research on how our product will grow and talking strategy with the Product Team.
Another routine kicks in around 6 pm. I head home and cook nearly every evening. It's an excellent way for me to pause, reflect and purge my head.
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What’s your setup?
Where do you go to get inspired?
Podcasts. I listen to a dozen shows, be it fiction, design commentary, food stories, culture. Presentable, hosted by Jeff Veen, was an excellent source of inspiration on how I wanted to build our team: https://www.relay.fm/presentable
And the city itself. Museums, architecture, street visuals — restaurant branding, theater posters, and so on.
What product have you recently seen that made you think this is great design?
Wealthsimple is a terrific product; I've been following them closely for the last two years. Despite the lack of competitors in the Canadian market, they already compete on the international scene with their vision and brilliant product offering. Bold products like Things and Tempo present limited functions but do it well. The idea of Tempo fetching your emails only twice a day is perfect for my needs.
What pieces of work are you most proud of?
Everything that my team has built over the last two years at Breather. If I need to pick just one: Backstage, our internal platform. For a long time, most of the company focus was put on our customer-facing products and not our internal tools. Today, Backstage is used by almost half of the company on a daily basis, and its upgrade has significantly improved the way we manage our spaces and our operations around them.
Prkng, which I co-founded in 2015, is an app that tells you when and where you can park free of charge, directs you to lots with available space and lets you pay straight from your phone. With close to 60 000 users in Montreal, it was heartbreaking to shut it down earlier this year due to the quality of the open data.
Megaphone, a temporary installation I worked on while at Moment Factory in 2013. For the first time in my agency life, I had the chance to receive user feedback in real time. Witnessing individuals publicly delivering their ideas— through this physical installation — on how to improve their city was a moving experience that led me to focus on designing the product.
What design challenges do you face at your company?
As we try to make the world’s spaces more connected, accessible and productive, It’s inspiring to design experience, on and beyond display, that’s truly unique and doesn’t already exist someplace else. However, this comes with the challenge of making our product easier to understand for the wider public, as access to a commercial real estate is not generally a familiar topic of conversation.
Following our rapid growth over the last two years (400 new flexible workspaces, 150 new employees), educating our stakeholders on user-centered design culture and product strategy is an on-going process.
What music do you listen to whilst designing?
Any advice for ambitious designers?
Don't forget that teams design better products and generate better ideas. You can only build great products for your customers if your team understands all their problems and needs. Allow experimentation and iteration over the perfect solution. Share your learnings and be ready to admit and learn from mistakes, we will always find new approaches.
As much as possible, show everything; because transparency is empowering. Share your opinion and allow others to question that opinion as no one is above (or below) any task.
Remember what the highest priorities are. Find the simplest ways to accomplish them, as you reach out to others—through your products.
Anything you want to promote or plug?
Enough promotion for today, but feel free to reach out to me @ArnaudSpuhler, if you have questions or want to try Breather!
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By Matthew Lombard | Published: January 13, 2020
[Samsung’s introduction at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) of a new form of artificial intelligence sure to evoke medium-as-social-actor presence has garnered lots of coverage, including this concise summary from CNET. See the original version for five more pictures and a 6:22 minute video report. –Matthew]
Confused about Samsung’s Neon AIs? Here’s everything you need to know
Never mind weather reports and playlists — Neon promises to keep your secrets, teach you yoga and help you find a great restaurant. But can the AI deliver?
Dale Smith, Shara Tibken
While other companies at CES 2020 looked to the future of artificial intelligence, Samsung brought a bit of futuristic AI to the present when it revealed Neon, an AI chatbot emerging from the company’s Star Labs advanced research division. But chatbots have been around for well over a decade now, so you may be curious what the hubbub surrounding Neon is all about.
CNET’s Shara Tibken had questions, too, but the answers she got from Neon CEO Pranav Mistry left her more confused than ever. And when Andrew Gebhart got the chance to interact with a Neon, the experience left him impressed more with the possibilities than the reality.
Even still, the buzz around Neon is palpable. To help introduce you to Neon’s new “artificial humans,” as the company calls them, here’s everything we know about the Neon project, as well as a few lingering questions we have about these next-generation AIs.
Everything we’re told Neons are not
Like any good philosophical paradox, the best way to approach the question of what a Neon is is to start with what they are not. According to the company, a Neon is not meant to replace or improve upon the technology used in the current generation of digital assistants, like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa or the Google Assistant.
A Neon is not, in other words, meant to fetch answers to simple questions about the weather or sports scores. Nor is it there to control your smart home devices, set reminders and alarms or play your favorite music.
According to the company, Neons are also not “androids, surrogates or copies of real humans,” although they may exhibit similar physical or behavioral traits to actual people. They aren’t meant to inhabit robots, either.
What Neons are (rather, what they could be)
According to Neon CEO Pranav Mistry, “Neons are more like us, an independent but virtual living being, who can show emotions and learn from experiences.” He goes on to explain that Neons are meant to converse and behave like humans, as well as remember and learn. They’re like a related — yet different — new species of life from humans.
Neons are meant to act as “friends, collaborators and companions,” according to the company. “They can serve as an individualized teacher, a personal financial advisor, a healthcare provider, … a concierge … an actor, a spokesperson or a TV anchor.”
What Neons might be able to do for you
Although we’re curious about the practical uses for Neons, Mistry sees the AI being used in a variety of specialized applications, tailored to individual needs. Say you wanted to learn yoga. You could potentially learn from a Neon yoga expert that could show you various poses and, much like a human teacher, incrementally increase the level of difficulty as you master new skills.
If you wanted to become fluent in a new language, a Neon could teach it to you, as well as translate in real-time when you need help.
A Neon could also serve as something akin to a friend or a confidant. All language processing is said to occur on-device, so Neons will reportedly keep your secrets, even better than a human person, one presumes.
Neons can trace their lineage back to Samsung
Neon is the brainchild of longtime Samsung researcher Pranav Mistry. The project emerged out of Star Labs (aka Samsung Technology and Advanced Research Labs), and is funded by Samsung, but it’s not actually a Samsung company. Mistry told Tibken that Neon isn’t meant to replace Samsung’s digital assistant Bixby, it won’t be installed in Samsung products and that the company operates independently of Samsung.
But having the backing of Samsung also means that Mistry doesn’t have to have a clear business model yet for Neons, he said. Ultimately, Mistry envisions Neon having other investors alongside Samsung.
Where (and how) Neons will exist
Mistry told CNET that Neon doesn’t intend to turn the avatars into physical robots, but he speculates that eventually they may exist as holographs. In the meantime, expect to interact with Neons using the same technology you use to connect with friends and family — on smartphones, tablets, PCs and even smart TVs, similar to using apps like Skype and FaceTime.
When you do, Neons should appear lifelike and life-sized, at a similar scale to the people you already video-chat with. The first phase of Neons are based on real human likenesses, but Mistry said future Neons can be modeled to look like — but not identical to — real people. The Neons will still look like humans, but not any actual, living people.
No, you can’t build your own bot
Unlike in games such as The Sims — or even Apple’s Memoji feature on iPhones ($699 at Apple) and iPads ($326 at Walmart) — you won’t be able to choose how your Neon looks. They will arrive on your screens fully developed, and you won’t be able to change them. The implication is that the company wants to keep the focus more on the interactions you have with Neons, and less on superficial aspects like appearance.
As Mistry told CNET, “When you meet a friend, you build that friendship, not that you build that friend. In the same way, businesses who hire Neons can’t decide what they look like.” They even come with their own names, like Hana, Natasha, Jordan and Johnny.
You won’t own your bot, either
Neons likely will be sold under a subscription model, meaning you can essentially rent but not own your Neon. Businesses will be able to “hire” Neons for specialized tasks, like translation, but will be unable to license the core technology that powers Neons. It’s unclear, however, whether you can have a Neon with you all the time or if they only show up for, say, watching Netflix for a few hours on Fridays or teaching you Mandarin on Tuesdays.
Speaking of core technology, here’s the techy stuff
There are two fundamental technologies driving Neons. First is Core R3, which stands for “reality, real-time and responsiveness.” Think of Core R3 as the graphics engine that powers Neons’ natural movements, expressions and speech.
Then there’s Spectra, which will drive the AI’s “spectrum of intelligence, learning, emotions and memory.” It’s what gives a Neon its mind, heart and soul, if you will. Spectra is not quite ready for prime time just yet, but the company says it will preview the technology sometime later this year.
Feelings can be hurt, hearts can be broken
Another way the company says Neons are different from Alexa, Siri and the rest is that Neons are not programmed to remain passive in the face of indignity. If you’re mean or nasty to a Neon, you run the risk of upsetting it, or even making the AI angry at you. Presumably, if you’re pleasant and polite to your Neon, it will respond in kind.
Expect a higher degree of privacy than you’re used to
Privacy concerns around voice-interface AI are growing, and it’s with that in mind that the company behind Neon claims that privacy is at the core of the AI’s design. All language processing occurs on-device, the company says, and all records of your interactions with Neon are kept private. The company stresses that it will never share your private information without your permission.
Like a real, human friend, the memories of interactions are tied to one specific Neon. If you interact with a new Neon, it won’t be able to pick up where you left off with the previous one. You’re starting over, as if it’s a new person you’re meeting.
Neons still have quite a ways to go
If you’re noticing that Neon leans heavily on potential and much less on present-day performance, you’re not wrong. The company’s CES presentation was meant to demo the Core R3 technology that powers the Neons’ movements and interactions, but the Spectra engine driving “intelligence, learning, emotions and memory” is still under development.
Some remaining curiosities
Mistry said Neon will see a beta release later this year, but when might it be ready to deploy at scale?
The Neons on display at CES 2020 appear as both male and female avatars, but are they meant to be gendered? Are their preferred pronouns “he” or “she” or “it” (or something else entirely)? Will there be transgender Neons, too?
How much will a subscription cost? Will some Neons, possibly those with more specialized skills or knowledge, cost more than others?
Chatbots have a sordid history. A notable recent example was Microsoft‘s Twitterbot, named Tay, which turned into a sex-crazed, Hitler-praising racist. It’s unclear what — if any — failsafes Neon will have to prevent similar corruption.
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The Syrian Patient
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WORLD PREMIERE WITH THE DIRECTOR IN PERSON !
Sunday | October 21 | 6:30 pm
Hosted by Am Shalom
Tuesday | October 23 | 7:45 pm
Hosted by American Friends of Magen David Adom
Both screenings at the ArcLight Cinemas in The Glen, Glenview.
Q&A with Director Racheli Schwartz at both screenings.
Documentary. 55 min.
In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
You may have heard the rumors, but, finally, this untold story of heroism, humanity and hope under dire circumstances finally comes to life on film. As the civil war in Syria extends into its seventh year, thousands of wounded civilians have been secretly brought into Israel, under cover of darkness, for life-saving medical treatment by Israeli doctors, nurses, Magen David Adom EMT specialists and IDF soldiers. For the first time, this film takes a look at the complex and moving relationships forged between former enemies, as patients and caregivers interact and, ultimately, must say good-bye.
Director: Racheli Schwartz
RACHELI SCHWARTZ describes heroic efforts by Israelis to save Syrian lives at the WORLD PREMIERE of her film The Syrian Patient. Other credits include Kibbutz, the 2005 DocAviv-winning documentary about Kibbutz Haluta where Ms. Schwartz lived for 30 years.
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27th edition of ENDURE News
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Welcome to the 27th edition of ENDURE News, the electronic newsletter from ENDURE. Please feel free to share this newsletter with colleagues.
‘Inspiring’ Agroecological Crop Protection course
Some 26 participants from 10 countries, including PhD students as well as postdocs, junior and senior researchers working in Africa, Asia, South America, Central America and Europe, attended ENDURE’s international training course on Agroecological Crop Protection (ACP) which ran from February 12 to 16, 2018.
ACP course sparks South-East Asian ‘twin’
Drawing inspiration from ENDURE’s Agroecological Crop Protection (ACP) international training course held in Volterra, Italy (see story above), a ‘Twin Scientist School’ was staged in Can Tho, Vietnam, in March, providing the opportunity for 23 participants to learn more about the ACP approach, which is seen as providing important benefits for crop protection in South-East Asia.
Call for stakeholders to boost IPM
A pan-European group of IPM experts has drawn on the work conducted within the three-year European Research Area Network on Coordinated Integrated Pest Management (ERA-Net C-IPM) to produce a paper outlining the steps stakeholders can take to boost IPM uptake in Europe.
The case for IPM breeding programmes
European experts have called for a shake-up in the way crops are bred for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), pointing out that current private breeding programmes are mainly targeted at conventional agriculture and therefore do not produce the species and varieties more sustainable systems require.
Award marks Franco-Hungarian collaboration
ENDURE coordinator Antoine Messéan has been made an Honorary Professor at Szent István University in Gödöllö, Hungary, in recognition of the long-standing collaboration between his institute, France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), and the Hungarian university. It is a relationship first forged in collaborations for various Diabrotica-related European projects from 2000 and, specifically, 14 years ago during the preparation stage for the ENDURE Network of Excellence.
IPM central to wheat anti-resistance strategies
EuroWheat has stressed the importance of implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies in wheat as fungicide resistance continues to develop across the continent, raising concerns about the impact of Septoria tritici blotch (STB) on yields.
Halving pesticide use in apple orchards
Researchers from INRA (France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research) have reported on their long-term experimental work on apple orchards, which has seen them reduce pesticide use by up to 50% through a series of measures based on increased forecasting and observation of pests and diseases.
£5 million boost to UK research
Four of the United Kingdom’s leading universities and research centres have been given a £5.3 million (around €6 milllion) boost to fund their work on improving crop resilience, sustainability and quality. The recipients, including ENDURE partner Rothamsted Research (pictured), will receive the funding over the next five years to ‘help develop new technologies and environmentally friendly production for farmers and growers across the country’.
Biocontrol on the march in France
French Integrated Pest Management (IPM) experts have provided an update on the biological control situation in the country, where these alternative control methods continue to be become more widely used in IPM strategies. The authors identify some of the key drivers behind these developments, including legal changes to encourage the development of new biocontrol options, major investments in both public and private research, the development of experimental networks and projects and the incorporation of biocontrol in the country’s pesticide savings certificate scheme (Certificats d’Economie de Produits de Phytopharmaceutiques or CEPP).
IPM ‘packages’ undergo field testing
The EUCLID project’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ‘packages’ are currently undergoing field testing with farmers, offering alternative approaches for combating pests and diseases in three important crops (grapes, leafy vegetables and tomatoes).
JHI heads Centre of Expertise in Plant Health
ENDURE’s Scottish partner, the James Hutton Institute (JHI), is heading up the country’s new Centre of Expertise in Plant Health, which is taking a coordinated cross-sector approach to pest monitoring and will also seek to help stakeholders improve their own plant health capabilities.
DiverIMPACTS: get the newsletter and flyer
New ways of keeping up with the DiverIMPACTS project (Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains towards Sustainability) are now available with the publication of its first newsletter and the production of an informative flyer. Funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, DiverIMPACTS brings together 34 partners from 11 countries, including farmers and farmer organisations, advisory services, cooperatives, logistics providers, scientists, industry professionals and representatives of civil society and rural areas with the aim of exploring the full potential of diversifying cropping systems and thereby improving agricultural productivity and resource efficiency and creating sustainable value chains.
Progress on more sustainable oilseed rape
Two ENDURE partners have published details of their ongoing work on more sustainable methods for growing oilseed rape (OSR). INRA (France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research) has revealed details of its promising trials of accompanying winter rapeseed crops with legumes as a means of reducing weed pressure, while Germany’s Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) hosted an international workshop on ‘Clubroot disease in oilseed rape – status quo and research demand’ with an emphasis on integrated approaches.
Significant improvements required in NAPs
The European Commission has urged Member States to ‘significantly’ improve their National Action Plans (NAP) to address the shortcomings identified in their review of progress on the implementation of the Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC) and to ‘establish more precise and measurable targets’.
Search for SWD predators closes in
The prospects of new biological controls to combat spotted-wing drosophila, a serious invasive pest causing extensive economic damage in berries and stone fruit, have moved a step closer thanks to two projects involving ENDURE partners.
Catch up with Agroecology Europe
The first newsletter from Agroecology Europe is now available, offering reports and video from last October’s European Agroecology Forum, which brought together more than 300 farmers, researchers, students, policy makers and representatives from social movements and civil society in Lyon, France.
Crop loss conference: final report online
The final report from last October’s three-day International Conference on Global Crop Losses Caused by Diseases, Pests and Weeds is now available. The event was organised by INRA, through its SMaCH (Sustainable Management of Crop Health) and GloFoodS (Transitions to Global Food Security) metaprogrammes, and in partnership with CIRAD and ISPP (International Society of Plant Pathology).
‘One health’ approach to include crop pests
CIRAD and INRA, two of ENDURE’s French partners, have combined forces with other research and higher educational institutions to form a network to drive innovation in the control of not only crop pests but also arthropods which transmit pathogens causing infectious diseases in humans and animals.
New times ahead for European weed management
Integrated weed management is the way to go for sustainable and resilient agriculture. A new Horizon 2020 project will support and promote its implementation in Europe, reports Janne Hansen, from the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark.
Agroscope trials fungi to control Japanese visitor
Researchers from Agroscope, ENDURE’s Swiss partner, will this year be investigating whether it is feasible to control Japanese beetles in the field with a fungi that has already proved effective against May and June beetles.
Blight tracking results now available
EuroBlight, the potato late blight network for Europe, has revealed the findings of its ongoing work to chart changes in the European population of the pathogen, a major effort which saw almost 1,500 samples from 16 countries genotyped in last year’s growing season.
Profiting from legumes
The TRUE project has marked its first anniversary with the release of its second newsletter, bringing readers up to date with its work on ‘Transition paths to sustainable legume based systems in Europe’, which includes 24 case studies in three pedoclimatic regions across the continent (‘Atlantic’, ‘Continental’ and ‘Mediterranean’).
Updates for events calendar
Nearly 20 new events have been added to ENDURE’s events calendar, including July’s 20th International Conference on Agroecology and Organic Farming, which is being held in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, and ECE 2018, the XI European Congress of Entomology, which is being staged the same month in Naples, Italy.
ESA 2018 to address innovative systems
ENDURE’s Swiss partner Agroscope is leading the organisation of the XV European Society for Agronomy Congress, which runs from August 27 to 31 in the lakeside city of Geneva and will address the theme of ‘Innovative cropping and farming systems for high quality food production’.
EMPHASIS on LAMP technology
The EMPHASIS project (Effective Management of Pests and Harmful Alien Species – Integrated Solutions), which is seeking practical solutions ‘to predict, to prevent and to protect agriculture and forestry systems from native and alien pests threats’, will be focusing on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) as an emerging molecular tool for the rapid in-field diagnosis of plant diseases at a summer school this July.
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New book: Grain Legumes
Posted in News on March 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health by fixing nitrogen. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security amongst smallholders in particular. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.
This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges. Volume 1 focusses on breeding and cultivation. Part 1 summarises advances in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity, and how this understanding has informed the development of new varieties. Part 2 reviews improvements in cultivation techniques to make the most of these new varieties, from variety selection and seed quality management, through pest and disease management to storage and quality assessment.
With its distinguished editorial team and international range of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for the grain legume research community and farmers of these important crops as well as government and other agencies responsible for agricultural development. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews particular grain legumes.
Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties
Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storage
Discusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management
Not sure what you’re getting if you buy this book? Click on the cover image below to open a PDF and preview pages from the book. .
‘This reference will greatly improve the visibility of, and access to knowledge about crops that play such a critical role in sustainable cropping systems, nutrition and income, yet which often remain under the radar of governments and policy makers and which do not always receive the investment they deserve.”
Jeff Ehlers, Program Officer in Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Part 1 Plant physiology and breeding
1.Advances in understanding grain legume physiology: stomatal behavior and response to abiotic stress: E. Troyo Diéguez and A. Nieto-Garibay, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, México; J.L. García-Hernández, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, México; P. Preciado-Rangel, Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón, México; F. A. Beltrán-Morales and F. H. Ruiz-Espinoza, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México; and B. Murillo-Amador, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, México;
2.Advances in understanding grain legume physiology: understanding root architecture, nutrient uptake and response to abiotic stress: Yinglong Chen, The University of Western Australia, Australia and Northwest A&F University, China; Ivica Djalovic, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Serbia; and Kadambot Siddique, The University of Western Australia, Australia;
3.Conserving and characterizing the genetic diversity of grain legumes: P. J. Bramel and H. D. Upadhyaya, Global Crop Diversity, Germany and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India;
4.Advanced breeding techniques for grain legumes in the genomics era: Juan M. Osorno and Phillip E. McClean, North Dakota State University, USA; and Timothy Close, University of California (Riverside), USA;
5.Genetic modification of grain legumes: Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur and Kiran Kumar Sharma, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India;
6.Developing drought- and heat-tolerant varieties of grain legumes: Shoba Sivasankar, Former Director, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes, India;
7.Developing pest- and disease-resistant cultivars of grain legumes: Diego Rubiales, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Spain;
8.Biofortification of grain legumes: Bodo Raatz, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia;
Part 2 Cultivation
9.Variety selection and seed quality management in grain legume cultivation: Jean Claude Rubyogo, Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Tanzania; and Wilfred Odhiambo, Seed Systems Consultant, Kenya;
10.Grain legumes in integrated crop management systems: Chris Johansen and Kadambot H.M. Siddique, The University of Western Australia, Australia;
11.Grain legume–cereal intercropping systems: L. Bedoussac, ENSFEA, INRA AGIR, France; E-P. Journet, CNRS LIPM, INRA AGIR, France; H. Hauggaard-Nielsen, Roskilde University, Denmark; C. Naudin and G. Corre Hellou, Ecole Supérieure d’Agricultures, France; E. S. Jensen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; and E. Justes, INRA AGIR, France;
12.Soil and nutrient management in grain legume cultivation: S. Adjei-Nsiah , International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Ghana ; and B.D.K. Ahiabor, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana;
13.Diseases affecting grain legumes and their management: Keith Thomas, University of Sunderland, UK;
14.Insect pests and integrated pest management techniques in grain legume cultivation: Tolulope A. Agunbiade, Yale University, USA; Weilin Sun, Michigan State University, USA; Brad S. Coates, USDA-ARS, USA; Fouss é ni Traore, Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Burkina Faso; James A. Ojo, Kwara State University, Nigeria; Anne N. Lutomia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Julia Bello-Bravo, Michigan State University, USA; Saber Miresmailli, Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc., Canada; Joseph E. Huesing, USAID, USA; Michael Agyekum, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, USA; Manuele Tamò, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Benin; and Barry R. Pittendrigh, Michigan State University, USA;
15.Weed management in grain legume cultivation: Don W. Morishita, University of Idaho, USA;
16.Grain legume storage in developing nations: L. L. Murdock and D. Baributsa, Purdue University, USA;
17.Drying, handling, storing and quality monitoring of pulses: C.B. Singh, University of South Australia, Australia; and D.S. Jayas, University of Manitoba, Canada;
18.Dietary health benefits, phytochemicals and anti-nutritional factors in grain legumes: Elizabeth Ryan, Colorado State University, USA; Indi Trehan, Kristie Smith and Mark Manary, Washington University, USA;
19.The nutritional potential of grain legumes: an economic perspective: Alan de Brauw, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA;
Science for Environment Policy, Issue 504: A service from the European Commission
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Kerbside waste-collection schemes may need optimisation, highlights Portuguese study
A new analysis of waste recycling systems in Portugal highlights where kerbside (edge of pavement) collection systems could be optimised, to decrease their environmental impact. In this case, researchers found that the kerbside system was less favourable economically and environmentally due to more packaging and more fuel consumption per tonne of waste, compared to a system where recyclable materials are deposited by residents in large containers. But the researchers suggest that measures such as re-usable boxes and efficient collection routes could help to mitigate the impact of kerbside collection. While there is an environmental impact from waste collection, processing and disposal, this study only focused on the collection phase.
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Dietary exposure to neonicotinoid-contaminated plant material poses risk to leaf-shredding invertebrates
Neonicotinoids are pesticides applied to plants to protect them from insects. The use of neonicotinoids may lead to contamination of aquatic environments through, among other routes, the input of contaminated plant material into waterways. While it is well established that direct exposure to contaminated water endangers aquatic invertebrates, scientists have now published findings indicating that dietary exposure through the consumption of contaminated plant material puts leaf-shredding species at increased risk. The researchers recommend that policymakers registering systemic insecticides (those whose active ingredients are transported throughout the plant tissues) consider dietary exposure, and its potential implications for ecosystem integrity, in addition to other exposure pathways.
Reducing synthetic pesticide use on grapevines — a review of methods
Disease-fighting microbes, insect-eating predators and mating-disrupting pheromones are among the tools listed in a new review of methods that can be used to reduce synthetic pesticide use on grapevines in Europe. Using these alternative methods can reduce the environmental and health risks associated with chemical pesticides, but further development is required to make them attractive to growers.
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UK: Mini Robots Could Cut Pesticide Use
Posted in Crop protection, News, Research on November 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Mini Robots Could Cut Pesticide Use, Food Waste, and Help Harvests
Tuesday, Nov. 14th, 2017
by Kayla Webb
Speed Read
UNITED KINGDOM – Could miniature robots be joining the ranks of farmhands around the globe? According to The Guardian, yes, but optimistically, not for another couple of years. Developing in laboratories now, academic farming experts are researching whether miniature robots are a solution to chemical use, food waste, and labor shortages on farms, and posit that while a possible solution, mini robots might not be the answer farmers are seeking yet.
As reported by the source, current blanket practices waste 95% to 99% of pesticides and herbicides as the method “blankets” chemicals across entire fields, allowing pests and weeds to grow resistant, harming helpful pollinators like bees, and essentially rendering the chemicals ineffective over time.
Toby Bruce, Professor of Insect Chemical Ecology, Keele University“Farmers have been heavily reliant for decades on the heavy use of pesticides. Some spraying is very desperate,” said Toby Bruce, Professor of Insect Chemical Ecology at Keele University, according to The Guardian. “Farmers are spraying [chemicals] to which there is resistance. They will not be killing pests as the pests have evolved resistance. They will be killing other insects [such as pollinators].”
In order to reduce pesticide waste and its harmful side effects, researchers are programming the robots to be able to apply tiny quantities of pesticides directly to the plants that need them.
Robots aiding in farming a cabbage field
The robots are also able to detect when fruit and vegetables are too small or malformed to be harvested. Because malformed produce typically has a lower market value, this would help reduce food waste and allow produce enough time to be harvested when it is ready.
With labor shortages worrying farmers worldwide, the mini robots could also provide the extra hands needed to harvest crops in the field. And this isn’t the only place in our industry seeking extra help from artificial intelligence. Last month, Giant Foods stores piloted Marty, and Walmart began testing shelf-scanning robots in over fifty stores.
While robots seem to be an easy solution, The Guardian reported that the technology is not at an advanced enough stage to implement in the field just yet, and noted that start-ups are needed to spearhead this innovation as many farm technology companies are unwilling to give up their current business models.
With technology advancing every day and offering different ways to rid pests and minimize waste, are mini robots the future of sustainable farming? AndNowUKnow will continue to report on the robot takeover.
Microbiome as an organic solution to increase crop yields
Posted in Biotic stress, Crop protection, News on September 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Startups focus on the microbiome as an organic solution to increase crop yields
Posted Sep 8, 2017 by Jonathan Shieber (@jshieber)
One of the multi-billion dollar problems facing the world these days is how to grow more food.
As the planet approaches adding another billion or more people, and as an increasing number of those people are wealthier than they’ve been before, the question of where our food comes from and how we raise it becomes more than an academic discussion, as farming is 10 percent of the world economy.
Venture investors, who are never known to shy away from throwing money at technological solutions for multi-billion dollar problems, have increasingly been turning their attention to the ag market.
These bets encompass everything from big data technologies to new sensing equipment, and… now… the study of the microbial life that surrounds all the things that grow in the dirt.
Biome science (as Vinod Khosla has told me) is an incredibly exciting area for investors to pursue, and one of the prime beneficiaries of this attention is a company in St. Louis called NewLeaf Symbiotics.
In fact, St. Louis is an emerging hub for all sorts of food and agricultural investment activity (a story for another time).
NewLeaf, which just closed on $6 million in new money to round out a $30 million round of funding, is one of a number of companies working at the forefront of agricultural technology research into the plant biome.
“There are going to be multiple winners in the category. It’s such a broad area,” says Sanjeev Krishnan, a managing director of S2G Ventures, an agriculture and food-focused fund whose main investor is the Walton family. “There are more things living under soil than on the surface of the entire planet, [so] there’s a lot of opportunity to figure out causality.”
For NewLeaf, the discovery of a bacteria that is found on pretty much everything that grows in the soil was the “eureka” moment that led to the company’s commercialization of technologies to ensure aspects of crop health.
It’s also what attracted S2G Ventures and The Yard, a fund comprised of Harvard alums that invest in companies with a connection to the university (in this case, the CFO is a Harvard graduate).
NewLeaf’s new round comes at a critical time for the company. It’s tripled the size of its R&D facility in St. Louis and is about to bring its first products to market.
The company’s first magic microbe is an additive to soybean seeds called rhizobia, and their second is a treatment for peanuts. Both are designed to make the seeds more resistant to disease and better able to withstand certain environmental conditions.
What makes all of this so compelling to both investors and big ag companies is the fact that none of these treatments involve genetic modification.
The bacteria are naturally occurring, and part of the special sauce to NewLeaf’s tech is the company’s index of thousands of different bacteria and their effects on plants, according to chief executive Tom Laurita.
“These bacteria are cost-free to the plant, because they use biological byproducts,” he says. “In some cases the bacteria are protection against a disease or predation. There might be a disease that an insect could turn into a viral disease in a particular plant, but bacteria could make that microbial disease harmless.
As S2G joins the company’s cap table, Laurita says it’s yet another sign that the technology is maturing and that companies from Monsanto (an earlier investor) to Walmart (through the Walton family’s fund) are recognizing the benefits of biome science.
“We’re at this nexus between the ag industry looking for cutting edge innovative, natural sustainable products and the consumer looking for the same thing,” Laurita tells me. “It’s the first time these two groups have invested in the same company. It’s a harbinger of how investment in ag and food might be changing.”
icipe e-bulletin – Volume 7, Issue No. 2, 2017
Posted in Honey bees, Insect-plant interaction, News, Pests, Technology transfer on August 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »
This issue of the icipe e-bulletin includes, amongst others, an excellent article on ‘Invasive species in Africa‘ by Dr. Segenet Kelemu, Director General, icipe and on the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frujiperda, by IAPPS East Africa Regional Coordinator, Dr. Tadele Tefera.
To view the bulletin click on the url below:
Click to view: icipe e-bulletin – Volume 7, Issue No. 2, 2017 (pdf)
Africa: The drought of 2017
Posted in Climate change, News on April 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Last year, one of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded caused significant changes to weather patterns around the world. Southern and Eastern Africa were hit particularly hard and suffered some of the worst drought conditions for decades, with as little as a quarter of the expected rainfall in the last few months of the […]
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FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1006
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES SHOEMYER, WIGGINS, LEGAN, JETTON,
COLEMAN (Co-sponsors) AND CURLS.
Read 1st time March 15, 2001, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 281.260, RSMo 2000, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to the pesticide registration act.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 281.260, RSMo 2000, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 281.215 and 281.260, to read as follows:
281.215. 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Pesticide Project Fund". The annual registration fees imposed in section 281.260 shall be credited to the pesticide project fund. The moneys in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Up to ten percent for the administration of the fund;
(2) Up to thirty percent for the pesticide education through the pesticide applicator training (PAT) program at the University of Missouri;
(3) Up to fifteen percent for the integrated pest management (IPM) practices through the integrated pest management program in the department of agriculture;
(4) Up to fifteen percent for the sustainable agriculture program in the department of agriculture;
(5) Up to ten percent for the agriculture awareness program in the department of agriculture;
(6) Up to twenty percent for pesticide and water quality monitoring projects; and
(7) Any remaining moneys may be used to fund other pest related issues as determined by the director.
2. To be eligible for moneys in the pesticide project fund, the entities listed in subsection 1 of this section shall submit a proposed project plan to the director by March thirty-first prior to the fiscal year in which the moneys are to be allocated. Allocation of project moneys will be dependent upon an executed memorandum of understanding between the entity receiving the moneys and the director.
3. Within thirty days of the end of the state fiscal year in which moneys are allocated, the entities listed in subsection 1 of this section shall submit to the director a report which shall contain an accounting of all moneys expended from the pesticide project fund during such fiscal year and a report of the project or projects for which the moneys were utilized.
4. Any unobligated or unexpended project moneys allocated to an entity shall revert to the pesticide project fund within sixty days of the close of the project.
5. If an entity fails to complete a project as outlined in the project plan and memorandum of understanding, the entity shall submit partial or full payment of the allocated moneys to the pesticide project fund as determined by the director.
6. No moneys, except moneys for pesticide project fund administration, shall be withdrawn from the fund prior to July 1, 2002.
7. The maximum balance allowable in the pesticide project fund shall be two million dollars. Any moneys in excess of two million dollars shall revert to the general revenue fund at the end of the fiscal year.
8. The pesticide project fund shall be administered by the plant industries division within the department of agriculture.
281.260. 1. Every pesticide which is distributed, sold, offered for sale or held for sale within this state, or which is delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside of this state, shall be registered in the office of the director, and the registration shall be renewed annually.
2. The registrant shall file with the director a statement including:
(1) The name and address of the registrant and the name and address of the person whose name will appear on the label, if other than the registrant;
(2) The name of the pesticide;
(3) Classification of the pesticide; and
(4) A complete copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide and a statement of all claims to be made for it, including directions for use.
3. The registrant shall pay an annual fee of [fifteen] seventy-five dollars for each product registered in any calendar year or part thereof. The fee shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the [general revenue fund] pesticide project fund established in section 281.215. All such registrations shall expire on December thirty-first of any one year, unless sooner canceled. A registration for a special local need pursuant to subsection 6 of this section, which is disapproved by the federal government, shall expire on the effective date of the disapproval.
4. Any registration approved by the director and in effect on the thirty-first day of December for which a renewal application has been made and the proper fee paid shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the director notifies the applicant that the registration has been renewed, or otherwise denied, in accord with the provisions of subsection 8 of this section. Forms for reregistration shall be mailed to registrants at least ninety days prior to the expiration date.
5. If the renewal of a pesticide registration is not filed prior to January first of any one year, an additional fee of [five dollars] twenty-five percent shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the registration renewal for that pesticide shall be issued; provided, that, such additional fee shall not apply if the applicant furnishes an affidavit certifying that he or she did not distribute such unregistered pesticide during the period of nonregistration. The payment of such additional fee is not a bar to any prosecution for doing business without proper registry.
6. Provided the state complies with requirements of the federal government to register pesticides to meet special local needs, the director shall require that registrants comply with sections 281.210 to 281.310 and pertinent federal laws and regulations. Where two or more pesticides meet the requirements of this subsection, one shall not be registered in preference to the other.
7. The director may require the submission of the complete formula of any pesticide to approve or deny product registration. If it appears to the director that the composition and efficacy of the pesticide is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it and if the pesticide and its labeling and other material required to be submitted comply with the requirements of sections 281.210 to 281.310, [he] the director shall register the pesticide.
8. The director, after opportunity for hearing, may deny, cancel, suspend or revoke a pesticide registration if, after consideration to pertinent research findings and recommendations of other agencies of this state, the federal government or other reliable sources, the pesticide may cause damage or injury, or is considered dangerous or harmful to persons or the environment.
9. Provided the state is authorized to issue experimental use permits, the director may:
(1) Issue an experimental use permit to any person applying for an experimental use permit if [he] the director determines that the applicant needs such permit in order to accumulate information necessary to register a pesticide [under] pursuant to sections 263.269 to 263.380. An application for an experimental use permit may be filed at the time of or before or after an application for registration is filed;
(2) Prescribe terms, conditions, and period of time for the experimental permit which shall be under the supervision of the director;
(3) Revoke any experimental permit, at any time, if [he] the director finds that its terms or conditions are being violated, or that its terms and conditions are inadequate to avoid unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
[9.] 10. If it does not appear to the director that the pesticide is such as to warrant the proposed claims for it or if the pesticide and its labeling and other material required to be submitted do not comply with the provisions of sections 281.210 to 281.310 or with federal laws, [he] the director shall notify the registrant of the manner in which the pesticide, labeling, or other material required to be submitted fail to comply with sections 281.210 to 281.310 or with federal laws so as to afford the registrant an opportunity to make the necessary corrections. If, upon receipt of such notice, the registrant insists that such corrections are not necessary and requests in writing that the pesticide be registered or, in the case of a pesticide that is already registered, that it not be canceled, the director, within ninety days, shall hold a public hearing to determine if the pesticide in question should be registered or canceled. If, after such hearing, it is determined that the pesticide should not be registered or that its registration should be canceled, the director may refuse registration or cancel an existing registration until the required label changes are accomplished. If the pesticide is shown to be in compliance with sections 281.210 to 281.310 and federal laws, the pesticide will be registered. Any appeals resulting from administrative decisions by the director will be taken in accordance with sections 536.100 to 536.140, RSMo.
[10.] 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 281.210 to 281.310, registration is not required in the case of a pesticide shipped from one plant or warehouse within this state to another plant or warehouse within this state when such plants are operated by the same persons.
[11.] 12. The director shall not make any lack of essentiality a criterion for denying registration of a pesticide except where none of the labeled uses are present in the state. Where two or more pesticides meet the requirements of sections 281.210 to 281.310, one shall not be registered in preference to the other.
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Article on Model-Driven Engineering of Self-Adaptive Software published in ACM TAAS
The article "Model-Driven Engineering of Self-Adaptive Software with EUREMA" by Thomas Vogel and Holger Giese has been published in the ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS) as part of the Special Section on Best Papers from SEAMS 2012.
The development of self-adaptive software requires the engineering of an adaptation engine that controls the underlying adaptable software by feedback loops. The engine often describes the adaptation by runtime models representing the adaptable software and by activities such as analysis and planning that use these models. To systematically address the interplay between runtime models and adaptation activities, runtime megamodels have been proposed. A runtime megamodel is a specific model capturing runtime models and adaptation activities.
In this article, we go one step further and present an executable modeling language for ExecUtable RuntimE MegAmodels (EUREMA) that eases the development of adaptation engines by following a model-driven engineering approach. We provide a domain-specific modeling language and a runtime interpreter for adaptation engines, in particular feedback loops. Megamodels are kept alive at runtime and by interpreting them, they are directly executed to run feedback loops. Additionally, they can be dynamically adjusted to adapt feedback loops. Thus, EUREMA supports development by making feedback loops explicit at a higher level of abstraction and it enables solutions where multiple feedback loops interact or operate on top of each other and self-adaptation co-exists with offline adaptation for evolution.
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Africa: Destroyed By The Gods
My motivations for writing this book came from the pain I feel when I see the havoc foreign religions have wrought on Africa, especially in the last three decades. Traditionally, Africans are a deeply spiritual people. It is sad and painful to see how our deep spirituality was used to turn us into unthinking zombies.
It appears like the African elite, by which we mean the political as well as the spiritual elite, are in cahoots to keep the people in perpetual ignorance. Some ideals the European Missionaries preached, like “Love thy neighbour,” are not ideals they were prepared to abide by. They served to transform our conquerors into saviours to worship. Sadly, these are the same ideals our pastors today use to render us into unthinking masses of simpletons, so that they and the political elite can continue to loot our national resources.
By successfully turning themselves into ‘men-of-god,’ the priests transformed themselves into venerable agents of the creator, so it’d be sacrilegious to question or attack them. An important question we need to ask ourselves as Africans is what single benefit we have achieved with all the prayers, holy retreats and the burning of candles we have engaged in over the years. We also need to ask the pastors and the archbishops why they are not prepared to wait for their own paradise in afterlife.
Although we did not set out to write a comprehensive critique of the Christian religion, we show enough evidence to demonstrate that it was a religion deliberately founded on fraud. There are abundant historical records to show that the central figure of Christianity, Jeshua or Jesus, was a Roman invention; he never exist as a historical person. There is abundant evidence to show that the book the Christians called the Holy Bible were collections of ancient fables gathered by wandering habirus (Hebrews), and that they are not accurate historical narratives. Many of them were consciously forged stories.
The records are in the public domain to show that the books that made up the Bible were selected at the First Council of Nicaea, convened by one of the most murderous of Popes, Constantine, in AD 325. Also in the public records is how the King James Version of the Bible was put together at the urgings of one of the worst killers to grace the English throne, King James. My sadness at the havoc the Christian religion wrought compelled me to start writing about it.
I hope that my struggle will propel other honest Africans to begin to challenge the false preaching of the Christians and, hopefully, regain some of our African patrimony before they are totally destroyed by the lies the Christians peddle. We Africans need only to sit and do some thinking. If, as almost every scientist today knows, we are the first people on earth, how do we end up worshipping a Semite god? Another question we ought to ask ourselves is why is it that we are the only people that do not worship a god in our own image and in our own language? Apart from Africans, every society creates its own god in its own image.
This is not a complete evaluation of the Christian religion, but we provide enough materials for the honest investigator to search for and find the truth. We provide enough proof and suggestions to make the honest Africa do his own study, and discover that, contrary to what his pastor says, the Bible is not a correct historical document. On these pages, I set forth my views on the Christian religion. I urge that they be read in the same honest spirit they were written.
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His extensive work reflects on Africa-related issues in his books and for various newspapers and magazines. He was the producer of the FOCUS ON AFRICANS TV Interview programme for the MultiTV Station.
He is also the CEO of Alaye Dot Biz Limited Dot Biz, a Kasoa-based Multimedia organisation that specializes in Audio and Video Production. Despite his busy activities, Femi always has time for his family.
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“The Gulf Stream” by Winslow Homer
“The Gulf Stream” by Winslow Homer shows a lone man in a dismasted rudderless boat struggling against the waves of the sea. The marine theme was of interest to Homer for more than a decade as he often vacationed in Florida, Cuba, and the Caribbean. Homer crossed the Gulf Stream many times, and his trips usually inspired several related works. A visit to Nassau and Florida preceded this painting and being the year after the death of his father. It may be revealing his sense of vulnerability.
Winslow Homer (1836 – 1910) was best known for his marine subjects and is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America. Mostly self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He later took up oil painting and produced significant studio works. He also worked extensively in watercolor, creating a rich legacy, primarily chronicling his working vacations.
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Did this painting, 100 years ago, create the same effect on audiences that “Jaws” did in modern times ago?
Is this a representation of man’s stoic relationship with nature?
Homer’s advice to artists was: “Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.” Is this good general advice?
“Look at nature,
work independently,
and solve your own problems.”
– Winslow Homer
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GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will Tilston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?
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As a kid, I loved comic books and the one I loved the most was DC’s World’s Finest Comics. It had originally started as New York World’s Fair Comics, in 1939. Then it became World’s Best Comics and finally World’s Finest Comics. Its early issues were 96-pagers, but soon settled in at 76 pages for fifteen cents for many years. Superman and Batman each had their own stories, along with a bunch of lesser characters.
The covers showed Superman and Batman together in a poster setting that had nothing to do with the contents of the books. All this was way before my time. The page count began slimming down by the late 1940s, as seen here, but the price stayed at fifteen cents. I have to wonder how many of these comics were sold at a dime, since that was the going rate for a comic book.
In 1954, when things got tough for comics publishers, DC changed the format to 36 pages (including the covers), cut a lot of the secondary features and reduced the price to ten cents, like most all other comics. They also combined Superman and Batman into one story, which seems an obvious move after all those previous covers showing them both together. Those are the comics I loved; they gave great value for your dime. The art was crisp and well-drawn; the stories were interesting with intriguing plots. And the idea of superheroes being friends was wonderful to a kid.
The Justice League of America, which came out a few years later, had most all the DC heroes, including Superman and Batman, but the art was lame and the stories confusing with seven or eight heroes bouncing around. World’s Finest was more to my liking. Now, too, the covers related to the stories found in the issue.
For about 50 issues, World’s Finest Comics were a real hoot, and there were two things about the covers I really liked. Usually, someone (Superman, Batman or Robin) would exclaim, “Great Scott!” at whatever was going on.
And Robin, being rather a fifth wheel, would often be stuck in the bottom corner of the cover.
My favorite covers had both the Great Scott! AND Robin in the corner.
I don’t believe I’ve ever heard a real person say, “Great Scott!” but comic books were aimed at 12-year-olds, and the publishers had to be careful. The very early Superman used a lot of “What the–“ exclamations, and the reader could fill in the blank but that only lasted a couple of years. Thus, “Great Scott!” And see that “Still 10¢” in bold type on the pink cover? That was a hint that something was in the works at DC, and it wasn’t good.
After a while, someone at DC must have issued an order about these recurring items, and Great Scott! was replaced with a couple of Great Kryptons! or Great Guns! and once even with a Great Gosh! Robin, instead of being stuck in the corner, was just left off the cover entirely as often as not.
By then the comics had gone up in price to twelve cents each (that previously noted “Still 10¢” really meant “Not Yet 12¢”) and the art wasn’t as lively or well-drawn as it had once been. It was the end of an era.
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Atty. Amanda Carpo, Country Head of InCorp’s subsidiary company in the Philippines, Kittelson & Carpo Consulting, and Mr. Eric Chin, Group Head of Business Development of In.Corp Group, took part as speakers in the event, “Doing Business in the Philippines: Regulations, Law, and Taxes and Policies” of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, together with Atty. Bobby Fondevilla, Director of Investments Assistance Service of the BOI, Mr. Marco Quiray, Deputy Managing Director and Ms. Joan Estacio, Office Manager of Honestbee Philippines, Mr. Roland Ng, President of the Singaporean Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Atty. Albert Yu Chang, Partner at C&G Law, held last April 4, 2019 at Kittelson & Carpo Community Area, Marajo Tower, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
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矢部 光保
国立大学法人 九州大学, 農業資源経済学
8 h指数
4 章
1 評論記事
出版年、タイトル （昇順）
出版年、タイトル（降順）
An Economic Evaluation of Alternative Methods of Household Solid Waste Disposal: An Evaluation of Kitami City, Hokkaido using the Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Method
Satoh, H., Yabe, M. & Yamamura, E., 1 1 1997, ： : Studies in Regional Science. 28, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.
contingent valuation
Economic Evaluation of the Aso Grassland Landscape by Contingent Valuation Method: Comparative Analysis of Donation and Taxreallocation Payment Vehicles
Yabe, M., Nitta, K., Goda, M. & Nishizawa, E., 1 1 1999, ： : Studies in Regional Science. 30, 1, p. 183-195 13 p.
willingness to pay
An optimal allocation of forestland between conservation and community forestry in the Preah Sihanouk National Park, Cambodia
Neath, N., Yabe, M., Song, M. & Yokogawa, H., 10 1 2004, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 49, 2, p. 549-569 21 p.
land values
Trading taxes vs. paying taxes to value and finance public environmental goods
Bergstrom, J. C., Boyle, K. J. & Yabe, M., 8 2004, ： : Environmental and Resource Economics. 28, 4, p. 533-549 17 p.
Policies and resident's willingness to pay for restoring the ecosystem damaged by alien fish in Lake Biwa, Japan
Nishizawa, E., Kurokawa, T. & Yabe, M., 8 1 2006, ： : Environmental Science and Policy. 9, 5, p. 448-456 9 p.
Use of stated preference methods for environmental payments in Japan: Comparison of contingent valuation method and choice experiments
Yabe, M. & Yoshida, K., 12 1 2006, ： : Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 45, 4 SPEC. ISS., p. 437-453 17 p.
日本型環境支払に対する農家の受容行動: 環境保全型農法に対する参加意向と参加面積率の決定要因の分析
野村久子 & 矢部光保, 9 25 2007, ： : 農業経営研究. 45, 2, p. 1-11 11 p.
Analysis of productive efficiency of soybean production in the mekong river delta of viet nam
Khai, H. V., Yabe, M., Yokogawa, H. & Sato, G., 10 1 2008, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 53, 2, p. 607-614 8 p.
Khai, H. V., Yabe, M., Yokogawa, H. & Sato, G., 2 1 2008, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 53, 1, p. 271-279 9 p.
Latent market segmentation analysis of choice experiment data and implications for the EU's GM labelling policy
Kontoleon, A. & Yabe, M., 12 1 2008, Choice Experiments Informing Environmental Policy: A European Perspective. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 146-177 32 p.
研究成果: 著書/レポートタイプへの貢献 › 章
Supply of Domestic Bio-Ethanol and the Relative Value of Public Subsidy
Yabe, M., 1 1 2009, ： : Studies in Regional Science. 39, 3, p. 567-583 17 p.
Contribution of forest resources to local people's income: A case study in cat tien biosphere reserve, Vietnam
Sang, D. T., Ogata, K. & Yabe, M., 10 1 2010, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 55, 2, p. 397-402 6 p.
The contracts between leading agribusiness enterprises and rural households: Its effects on firm-level export of agricultural products
Peng, C., Zeng, Y., Huang, B. & Yabe, M., 10 2010, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 55, 2, p. 411-417 7 p.
Understanding crisis-based communication on environmental protection in China: Mass media and individuals
Huang, B., Yabe, M., Xia, W. & Zeng, Y., 10 1 2010, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 55, 2, p. 419-426 8 p.
Conservation of Natural Resources
communication (human)
Valuing preferences for ecotourism in the Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia
Ratanak, O. & Yabe, M., 2010, Choice Experiments in Developing Countries: Implementation, Challenges and Policy Implications. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 205-222 18 p.
農地における生物多様性への取り組みの実施状況と課題
野村久子, 矢部光保, 和泉真理, 平井一男 & 西尾健, 10 2010, ： : 九州大学大学院農学研究院学芸雑誌. 65, 2, p. 143-149 7 p.
農地における生物多様性への取り組みの実施状況と課題--イングランドにおける環境スチュワードシップ制度の事例
Comparison of feeding systems: Feed cost, palatability and environmental impact among hay-fattened beef, consistent grass-only-fed beef and conventional marbled beef in Wagyu (Japanese Black cattle)
Sithyphone, K., Yabe, M., Horita, H., Hayashi, K., Fumita, T., Shiotsuka, Y., Etoh, T., Ebara, F., Samadmanivong, O., Wegner, J. & Gotoh, T., 4 1 2011, ： : Animal Science Journal. 82, 2, p. 352-359 8 p.
Equity, efficiency and farmland system in China
Chen, T., Chen, L., Yokogawa, H. & Yabe, M., 9 1 2011, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 56, 2, p. 431-438 8 p.
Evaluation of the impact of water pollution on rice production in the Mekong delta, Vietnam
Khai, H. V. & Yabe, M., 12 1 2011, ： : International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. 7, 5, p. 43-58 16 p.
The impact of environmental factors on the productivity and efficiency of rice production: A study in Vietnam's Red River Delta
van Long, H. & Yabe, M., 12 2011, ： : European Journal of Social Sciences. 26, 2, p. 218-230 13 p.
Analysis of technical efficiency of smallholder maize farmers in Northern lao PDR: Case study of paklay district, sayaboury province
Viengpasith, V., Yabe, M. & Sato, G., 2 1 2012, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 57, 1, p. 309-315 7 p.
Effect of agricultural policy on rice farmers in Vietnam
Khai, H. V. & Yabe, M., 2 2012, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 57, 1, p. 333-338 6 p.
Evaluation of technical, allocative, and economic efficiency in rice production; A case.study on rice farmers in brunei darussalam
Galawat, F. & Yabe, M., 2 1 2012, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 57, 1, p. 317-325 9 p.
Farmers' Perception, knowledge and pesticide usage practices: A case study of tomato production in inlay lake
Lwin, O. O. M., Yabe, M. & Khai, H. V., 2 1 2012, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 57, 1, p. 327-331 5 p.
farmers' attitudes
Lycopersicon esculentum
Impact of rubber concession on rural livelihood in champasack province, Lao PDR
Souphonphacdy, D., Yabe, M. & Sato, G., 2 1 2012, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 57, 1, p. 339-344 6 p.
Measuring the value of windbreak and sand-fixation in the Sandstorm Source Control Project in and around Beijing and Tianjin based on CVM's different inquiry methods
Huang, B., Zeng, Y., Lü, Y. & Yabe, M., 2 1 2012, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 57, 1, p. 345-351 7 p.
Profit efficiency in rice production in brunei darussalam: A stochastic frontier approach
Galawat, F. & Yabe, M., 2012, ： : Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences. 18, 1, p. 100-112 13 p.
profits and margins
Economic analysis of consumer behavior and agricultural products based on biodiversity conservation value
Yabe, M., Hayashi, T. & Nishimura, B., 12 1 2013, Multifunctional Agriculture, Ecology and Food Security: International Perspectives. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 21-37 17 p.
Framework for improvement of farmland biodiversity in Japan
Nomura, H., Yabe, M., Nishio, T., Izumi, M., Hirai, K. & Kurokawa, T., 6 1 2013, ： : Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 56, 5, p. 743-758 16 p.
Technical efficiency analysis of mango production in central Myanmar
Mar, S., Yabe, M. & Ogata, K., 2013, ： : Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences. 19, 1, p. 49-62 14 p.
production functions
Valuing human leptospirosis prevention using the opportunity cost of labor
Arbiol, J., Borja, M., Yabe, M., Nomura, H., Gloriani, N. & Yoshida, S. I., 5 2013, ： : International journal of environmental research and public health. 10, 5, p. 1845-1860 16 p.
Preventive Health Services
Willingness to pay for improved sanitation services in Cambodia: CVM and CM applications
Koun, P. & Yabe, M., 12 17 2013, ： : International Journal of Environmental Sustainability. 9, 1, p. 21-38 18 p.
Chinese consumers' purchase intention of Eco-Labeled fish-based on a survey to consumers in Beijing
Quan, S., Zeng, Y., Huang, B. & Yabe, M., 2 1 2014, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 59, 1, p. 205-213 9 p.
Choice modeling: assessing the non-market environmental values of the biodiversity conservation of swamp forest in Vietnam
Khai, H. V. & Yabe, M., 4 1 2014, ： : International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering. 5, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 77.
Deconstructing satoyama - The socio-ecological landscape in Japan
Indrawan, M., Yabe, M., Nomura, H. & Harrison, R., 3 1 2014, ： : Ecological Engineering. 64, p. 77-84 8 p.
研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿 › 評論記事
secondary forest
The demand of urban residents for the biodiversity conservation in U Minh Thuong National Park, Vietnam
Khai, H. V. & Yabe, M., 12 1 2014, ： : Agricultural and Food Economics. 2, 1, 10.
Consumer preferences for agricultural products considering the value of biodiversity conservation in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Khai, H. V. & Yabe, M., 5 1 2015, ： : Journal for Nature Conservation. 25, p. 62-71 10 p.
Environmental efficiency of Ecologically engineered rice production in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Tu, V. H., Yabe, M., Tkang, N. T. & Khai, H. V., 9 1 2015, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 60, 2, p. 493-500 8 p.
Oryza
Inactivation effect according to the Thermophilic Aerobic Oxidation process of Encephalomyocarditis virus in swine manure
Kim, S. R., Kim, H. J., Hong, I. G., Ahn, H. K., Rahman, S., Jeong, K. H., Lee, J. B., Kim, D. K., Yabe, M. & Lee, M. G., 9 2015, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 60, 2, p. 485-492 8 p.
Encephalomyocarditis virus
inactivation
Preferences and willingness to pay for organic milk among urban consumers in Dalian, China
Yue, F., Arbiol, J., Nomura, H. & Yabe, M., 9 1 2015, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 60, 2, p. 501-509 9 p.
Yue, F., Arbiol, J., Nomura, H. & Yabe, M., 9 18 2015, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 60, 2, p. 501-510 10 p.
Preferences for the attributes of household kitchen waste source separation services in China using latent class approach
Yuan, Y., Takahashi, Y. & Yabe, M., 9 1 2015, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 60, 2, p. 511-518 8 p.
Profit efficiency of tea production in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam
Hong, N. B. & Yabe, M., 6 1 2015, ： : Journal of the International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences. 21, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.
input prices
Residents’ preferences for household kitchen waste source separation services in beijing: A choice experiment approach
Yuan, Y. & Yabe, M., 12 23 2015, ： : International journal of environmental research and public health. 12, 1, p. 176-190 15 p.
Using discrete choice modeling to evaluate the preferences and willingness to pay for leptospirosis vaccine
Arbiol, J., Yabe, M., Nomura, H., Borja, M., Gloriani, N. & Yoshida, S. I., 1 1 2015, ： : Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 11, 4, p. 1046-1056 11 p.
Environmental efficiency and economic losses of Vietnamese tea production: Implications for cost savings and environmental protection
Hong, N. B., Takahashi, Y. & Yabe, M., 9 1 2016, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 61, 2, p. 383-390 8 p.
Establishing a method to evaluate the maturity of liquid fertilizer by liquid fertilizer germination index (LFGI)
Halder, J. N., Kim, S. R., Rang, T. W., Yabe, M. & Lee, M. G., 9 2016, ： : Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 61, 2, p. 417-426 10 p.
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards leptospirosis among lakeshore communities of Calamba and Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Arbiol, J., Orencio, P. M., Romena, N., Nomura, H., Takahashi, Y. & Yabe, M., 6 1 2016, ： : Agriculture (Switzerland). 6, 2, 18.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Model of Chinese household kitchen waste separation behavior: A case study in Beijing City
Yuan, Y., Nomura, H., Takahashi, Y. & Yabe, M., 10 24 2016, ： : Sustainability (Switzerland). 8, 10, 1083.
behavior control
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Investigating a clonal human periodontal ligament progenitor/stem cell line in vitro and in vivo
Shinsuke Fujii, Hidefumi Maeda, Naohisa Wada, Atsushi Tomokiyo, Masahiro Saito, Akifumi Akamine
口腔顎顔面病態学
口腔機能修復学
口腔総合診療科
歯内治療科
The lifespan of the tooth is influenced by the periodontal ligament (PDL), a specialized connective tissue that connects the cementum with the tooth socket bone. Generation of a cell line from PDL progenitor/stem cells would allow development of tissue engineering-based regenerative PDL therapy. However, little is known about the characteristics of PDL progenitor/stem cells because PDL tissue consists of a heterogeneous cell population and there are no pure PDL cell lines. Recently, we succeeded in immortalizing primary human PDL fibroblasts (HPLFs) by transfecting them with SV40 T-antigen and hTERT (Cell Tissue Res 2006; 324: 117-125). In this study, we isolated three clonal cell lines from these immortalized cells (lines 1-4, 1-11, and 1-24) that express RUNX-2, Col1, ALP, OPN, OCN, RANKL, OPG, scleraxis, periostin, Col XII, and α-SMA mRNA. Immunocytochemical analysis demonstrated that CD146 was expressed in cell lines 1-4 and 1-11 and that STRO-1 was expressed in lines 1-11 and 1-24. Lines 1-4 and 1-11 differentiated into osteoblastic cells and adipocytes when cultured in lineage-specific differentiation media. Four weeks after transplanting cell line 1-11 into immunodeficient mice with β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), the transplant produced cementum/bone-like tissues around the β-TCP. Eight weeks after transplantation, the 1-11 celltransplantformed PDL-like structures on the surface of the β-TCP. These data suggest that cell line 1-11 was derived from a progenitor/stem cell present in the PDL and should be very useful for studying the biology and regeneration of human periodontium.
Journal of cellular physiology
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21359
出版済み - 6 1 2008
Periodontal Ligament
Dental Cementum
Tooth Socket
Polyomavirus Transforming Antigens
Periodontium
Fujii, S., Maeda, H., Wada, N., Tomokiyo, A., Saito, M., & Akamine, A. (2008). Investigating a clonal human periodontal ligament progenitor/stem cell line in vitro and in vivo. Journal of cellular physiology, 215(3), 743-749. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21359
Investigating a clonal human periodontal ligament progenitor/stem cell line in vitro and in vivo. / Fujii, Shinsuke; Maeda, Hidefumi; Wada, Naohisa; Tomokiyo, Atsushi; Saito, Masahiro; Akamine, Akifumi.
：: Journal of cellular physiology, 巻 215, 番号 3, 01.06.2008, p. 743-749.
Fujii, S, Maeda, H, Wada, N, Tomokiyo, A, Saito, M & Akamine, A 2008, 'Investigating a clonal human periodontal ligament progenitor/stem cell line in vitro and in vivo', Journal of cellular physiology, 巻. 215, 番号 3, pp. 743-749. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21359
Fujii S, Maeda H, Wada N, Tomokiyo A, Saito M, Akamine A. Investigating a clonal human periodontal ligament progenitor/stem cell line in vitro and in vivo. Journal of cellular physiology. 2008 6 1;215(3):743-749. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21359
Fujii, Shinsuke ; Maeda, Hidefumi ; Wada, Naohisa ; Tomokiyo, Atsushi ; Saito, Masahiro ; Akamine, Akifumi. / Investigating a clonal human periodontal ligament progenitor/stem cell line in vitro and in vivo. ：: Journal of cellular physiology. 2008 ; 巻 215, 番号 3. pp. 743-749.
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PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR
Costain
BRIDGE STEELWORK
Cleveland Bridge
CANOPY STEELWORK
Severfield Watson Images: © Rick Roxburgh
This transformation of a busy London station created a new station concourse that is the largest in the UK - bigger than the pitch at Wembley Stadium. Since the 1840s, the through platforms evolved separately from the terminus station, but this project united the two parts through a complex construction sequence that was designed to minimise disruption. All 15 platforms are longer than the nearby Shard is tall, having been realigned and provided with full-length undulating steel canopies.
The transformation of London Bridge station, the busiest in Europe, has enabled continuous operation while increasing, improving and modernising the transport services, as well as integrating the two halves of hitherto separate platform groupings consisting of through traffic and termini. Through a complex and sophisticated construction programme, the rail tracks and platforms were recreated sequentially on plate girders supported by concrete columns, constructed within excavated areas made available through the demolition of a swathe of old brick arches. Steel and aluminium framed bespoke canopies, of variable geometry to follow the track alignment, were constructed over the entire length of the platforms on transverse supports designed to cope with fatigue stresses induced by the bridge deflections. The skill of the structural engineering team has enabled this major infrastructure project to be completed with minimum disruption to services and passengers.
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Benjamin Johnson, Politics
Like Cases
450 Robertson Hall
*Please Note Location - 450 Robertson Hall*
LEGS, or "Law-Engaged Graduate Students," meets during the academic year to discuss a work in progress by one of our Graduate Associates. Academic papers, dissertation proposals, and dissertation chapters have been presented at these meetings, to an audience of fellow graduate students.
Abstract: "This article is an attempt to bring greater precision to political and legal theory. We focus on the maxim: ``Like cases should be decided alike,'' because it bridges concerns about equal treatment in theories of justice with a symmetric concern in legal theory. This maxim is commonly deployed in this phrasing, but variations are legion. But as the great philosopher Inigo Montoya once suggested, we do not think this means what they think it means. We consider five possible definitions of this maxim, formalize them, and consider their implications to any theory of law or justice. We also examine how the definition is represented and dealt with in legal practice. They payoff from the formalism is a toolkit that allows theory to check its internal consistency and a better understanding of how legal practice reflects core theoretical concerns."
Ben Johnson is a PhD student in politics at Princeton University. His research focuses on how courts operationalize the law and how people interact with and respond to the courts. Ben earned his JD from Yale University, his MA in economics from Boston University, and his BA in economics, history, and English from Baylor University.
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Machado de Assis and Lima Barreto on Mobilities in Rio de Janeiro, 1820-1920
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Adela Cedillo
Economic Woes: Debt and the Ethics of Capitalism in Mexico
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Noe Pliego Campos
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20060331 Gazette gets MD electric dereg debacle correctly
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20060331 Gazette gets Maryland deregulation debacle correctly
In today's March 31st, 2006 edition of the Gazette, columnists Barry Rascovar and Blair Lee accurately portray the deregulation debacle currently occurring in the Maryland General Assembly
Let’s get some facts straight
Barry Rascovar
Are state legislators playing April Fools’ jokes on us? Are they serious about crucifying one of Maryland’s biggest corporations and trashing a 96-year-old regulatory agency to ensure their re-election? Or is it a negotiating ploy?
It’s getting bizarre. Lawmakers are operating on pure emotion. Self-preservation is driving them to pass wildly punitive bills that could have long-lasting and severe consequences.
The House and Senate may well be violating both the federal and state constitutions in seeking to hold hostage Constellation Energy’s $11 billion merger with FPL Group. Firing the Public Service Commission and replacing commissioners with Democratic allies of legislative leaders makes even less sense if the objective is fair and impartial regulation of utilities. Then there’s the brazen attempt to seize half-billion dollars from Constellation because a law passed in 1999 by the General Assembly turned out to be highly profitable for Constellation but not for the state.
Welcome to the Banana Republic of Maryland, where legislative dictators are blowing up long-established government traditions and using the legislature as a partisan vehicle to strip power from a governor who belongs to the wrong political party.
Don’t like the Republican governor’s appointments to the PSC — even though Democratic legislators approved their nominations? Fire them and give the Democratic House speaker and Democratic Senate president power to appoint a majority to the panel. Politicizing the PSC will put an end to that panel as an independent regulatory arbiter and turn it into a pawn of the Democratic General Assembly.
It’s not the only mess being foisted on the public. Look at the irrational effort to junk $90 million of touch-screen voting machines and spend $50 million on less-reliable optical-scanners.
The House of Delegates passed a bill not only discarding the current high-tech machines — because of allegations the software can be tampered with — but mandating less-accurate voting machines be rented. It did so after receiving promises from a single vendor it could deliver all these machines in time for the September primary.
Now it turns out this vendor has failed to meet delivery deadlines in other states. How come no legislator raised questions about who’s behind this slick deal that seemingly violates every procurement safeguard?
Meanwhile, a Senate panel is mulling a plan to turn Maryland’s elections into 100 percent mail-in votes — an experiment never before tried here and attempted on a statewide level only in Oregon.
Advocates insist on a ‘‘paper trail” for ballots, though the systems under discussion are far more prone to error. They insist on abandoning a system that produced the most accurate vote count in the nation two years ago.
State and local election officials have insisted for months there isn’t time to bring in a brand-new voting system. But that hasn’t fazed lawmakers.
Sensible, practical ideas don’t stand a chance in this legislature. As a result, Maryland’s fall elections could be in serious jeopardy.
Meanwhile, the hottest words are reserved for the electric rate increase crisis. Lawmakers keep trying to ignore reality.
Fact: The Democratic legislature and the Democratic governor approved electric deregulation and a freeze in consumers’ power rates in 1999.
Fact: Agreements implementing that law were approved by the Democratic-appointed members of the PSC and the Democratic-appointed People’s Counsel in 2001 and 2002.
Fact: These are legally binding actions.
One of the few sane voices has been People’s Counsel Patricia Smith, a liberal Democrat whose strong legal credentials led to her appointment by Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich. She’s been saying things legislators don’t want to hear.
Energy prices will continue to rise, she says. It’s crazy to focus on things the legislature cannot alter. Pepco and Delmarva Power & Light customers were hit with large electric rate hikes starting two years ago when their rate freezes ended. Where was the outrage from lawmakers?
Now those power companies are raising rates 38 and 35 percent, respectively, to reflect the higher cost of power. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. customers get socked with an unwelcome 72 percent increase this summer because BGE negotiated a longer rate freeze.
All of this flowed from the legislature’s 1999 vote. Lawmakers ‘‘can’t wave a wand,” Smith says. ‘‘There was no parachute built into that law.”
Firing members of the PSC misses the point. Their hands are tied by the 1999 law, too. Appointing new commissioners friendly to legislative Democrats and hostile to electric companies shatters the underpinnings of Maryland’s utility regulatory system.
Smith wants lawmakers to focus on ways to protect customers in the future. She thinks stronger regulation by the PSC is necessary as well as new methods for purchasing power, the re-acquisition of power plants by local utilities and authority for the state to buy its own power plants.
These are intriguing ideas. But Smith, who was hired to be an independent consumer advocate, has been ignored by politicians. Instead, we get political tripe posing as substance.
Fortunately, there’s still time for a moment of clarity. If legislative leaders use their preposterous PSC⁄electric rate proposals as bargaining chips, a workable compromise is possible. If legislators finally heed veteran election officials, a sensible balloting plan could surface. We have not yet reached the point, as Dante might phrase it, where the words over each legislative chamber read, ‘‘Abandon hope ye who enter here.”
Barry Rascovar is a communications consultant in the Baltimore area. His Wednesday morning commentaries can be heard on WYPR, 88.1 FM. His e-mail address is brascovar@ hotmail.com.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/033106/poliiss172607_31940.shtml
Playing political ‘chicken’
Blair Lee
In politics, as in life, self-preservation is the strongest instinct. And in politics self-preservation means re-election.
That’s why, when faced with common extinction, statehouse lawmakers circle the wagons to collectively save themselves. Temporarily they drop their partisan, racial and regional differences and all become incumbents. Then, once the storm passes, they go back to infighting.
That’s what happened with the 1986 savings and loan crisis and the 1978 property tax rebellion. The incumbents knew that, instead of blaming each other, they’d better work together or they’d all be unseated.
So why are today’s statehouse lawmakers blaming each other instead of banding together to solve the energy rate hike crisis? Do they really believe that incensed voters, clutching their nearly doubled energy bills, will care who voted for deregulation seven years ago or why competition failed to materialize?
Believe me, the statehouse norm that ‘‘you kill my dog, I kill your cat” applies to the voters as well. ‘‘You double my electric bill, I vote you out of office.” Unless the incumbents do something quickly, almost 2 million ratepayers will receive new, astronomical energy bills right before the elections.
But instead of working together the incumbents are playing a risky game of political ‘‘chicken” with one eye on the clock and the other on the precipice.
The Democrats won’t accept any solution that lets Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich look good. They’ll risk anything, even their own re-elections, to deny Ehrlich a major political victory this close to Election Day. Conversely, Ehrlich knows that any solution he negotiates with the power companies now — no matter how beneficial to the ratepayers — will be labeled ‘‘inadequate” by the Democrats and the partisan media.
So Ehrlich is biding his time while the Democrats rush a host of emergency measures through the legislature. One makes Constellation Energy cough up $528 million in past charges. Another holds hostage Constellation’s $11 billion merger with a Florida utility company until Constellation solves the rate hike, and another switches control of the Public Service Commission from the governor to the legislature.
It bothers the Democrats little that these bills are unwise, illegal, ineffective and threaten to drive the utilities into bankruptcy (remember these are the same people who gave us the Wal-Mart Bill). Their plan is to make Ehrlich veto the bills, then override his vetoes and hope the terrified utilities cave in to the legislature’s wholesale recklessness. Then the Democrats can declare ‘‘victory” and label Ehrlich a utility lapdog. In Annapolis this passes for statesmanship.
Meanwhile, just in case their strategy backfires, the Democrats (and the Baltimore Sun) are busy rewriting history. If the voters ever find out who caused the rate hike crisis, the Democrats will be in deep trouble. After all, the 1999 bill that deregulated Maryland’s energy industry was enacted by a Democratic legislature and governor. The principal architect was Senate President Mike Miller whose political PAC subsequently received $119,000 from the energy companies.
Mayor Martin O’Malley’s running mate, Anthony Brown, voted for the bill and O’Malley’s brother-in-law, Max Curran, sat on the Public Service Commission that blessed it. No wonder the Democrats don’t want to discuss how we got into this mess.
Instead, they’ve generated one of the greatest smoke screens in Maryland political history — they’re blaming the current Public Service Commission, appointed by Ehrlich, for the crisis.
The state Democratic Party is running radio ads blaming the rate hikes on ‘‘Bob Ehrlich’s Public Service Commission.” Leading Democrats are calling for the chairman’s ouster and Sen. Paula Hollinger (a Democrat who voted for deregulation) told the media, ‘‘If we had a Public Service Commission that wasn’t industry-driven, that was fair, that could look at the facts, we wouldn’t have the 72 percent (rate hikes).”
The Democrats’ disinformation is echoed daily by the Baltimore Sun whose anti-Ehrlich hatred has eclipsed any shred of journalistic professionalism. Everyone knows the Sun plays politics but this is disgusting. Heck, even the Sun’s ombudsman expresses concern.
Blaming the rate hike on the Public Service Commission is like blaming the Lincoln assassination on Mrs. Lincoln. She was there, why didn’t she do something? And we all know she had family members who were Confederate sympathizers!
Look, the 1999 deregulation law stripped the Public Service Commission of its rate-setting authority. Its only role was to determine the future ‘‘market rates” when the rate caps ended and that determination was made in 2003 by a Public Service Commission made up entirely of Parris Glendening’s appointees. Furthermore, the current commission met with lawmakers 22 times over the past two years updating them on the coming rate hikes. Blaming the commission is pure political scapegoating.
In olden days a red herring was used to distract hunting dogs from the trail. Blaming the Public Service Commission for deregulation is not only a red herring, it’s a public lie, which, if it doesn’t bother the Democrats and the Sun, ought to bother the voters regardless of who wins at ‘‘chicken” in Annapolis.
Blair Lee is CEO of the Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His column appears Fridays in The Gazette. His e-mail address is blair@leedg.com.
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20060329 Media Matters is leaking
Hat Tip Wonkette
Looks like employees for Media Matters have attended the same classes as elected official(s) from the Maryland Town of Mount Airy. In Mount Airy, there is curious phenomena occurring - or so it would appear. Perhaps it is just the vivid imagination of some folks. But anytime there is a confidential/internal memo circulated among staff and elected officials in Mount Airy – it is automatically forwarded to the Carroll County Board of Commissioners, local newspapers and anyone else who may have a passing interest in only one small portion of any particular issue.
In a March 7th, 2006 Frederick News Post article by Katie E. Leslie, Mount Airy Councilman Peter Helt was quoted as publicly stating was has become common knowledge in the public: “Confidential documents sent to council members and the mayor have recently been leaked to the public, Mr. Helt said. Yet neither the mayor or any council member have acknowledged distributing those documents, he said.”
And OMG – there was one really special moment in the Media Matters internal memo: “One rule from the communications shop: TREAT BLOGGERS AS PRESS…”
Perhaps the Associated Press should read this memo.
Please see: 'Only a blogger' in Pajamas Media and also see: MSM Plagiarism Strikes Again – AP Welcome to the Party, by Larisa Alexandrovna.
I have also received a T-shirt for having the Associated Press use my work and not giving me credit for it.
One of many fascinating paragraphs is: “We do not credit blogs!
Meanwhile, thank you Wonkette for keeping us to date with the bathroom etiquette of the male employees at Media Matters.
Most Meanspirited Post of the Day
Hat tip to Wonkette
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(Well, so far, anyway.)
Hey, another Media Matters email!
Subject: I can't believe I have to do this again...
From: [Redacted]
Date: Tue, March 28, 2006 10:49 am
To: "'Mmfa staff'"
but once again, someone forwarded an internal email to the Wonkette, embarrassing both Media Matters as an organization and all of the colleagues you work with on a daily basis. It's ridiculous enough that email needed to be sent in the first place, and appalling that someone's had the lack of judgment to send it to a widely-read logger. One rule from the communications shop: TREAT BLOGGERS AS PRESS, and communicate with them through the communications shop. If you have a question about that, ask one of us. I hoped, apparently in vain, that this wouldn't happen again. It did. So I'm hoping again. Don't let this happen again.
Oh, Media Matters, come on. Treat us as press? But the press ignores you! We hang on your every internal memo!
Earlier: Report: Male Employees At Media Matters Are Total F**king Slobs
Update: Men at Media Matters Still Total F**king Slobs
20060104 Male Slobs at Media Matters
Report: Male Employees at Media Matters are Total F***ing Slobs
Hat Tip: Wonkette
We received a copy of this email from confidential sources at Media Matters:
Subject: Men’s bathroom complaint From: “S———” Date: Tue, January 3, 2006 10:37 am Priority: High
On my way out of the office on December 23rd, I was stopped by someone from the management office. He lectured me about a problem in the men’s bathroom. Despite my protestation that I clearly do not use the men’s bathroom, and thus complete unaware of any problems, he continued on. He received complaints from the cleaning crew that newspapers have been “strewn” (his word, not mine) all over the bathroom. If you bring a newspaper or other reading material, please bring it back out. Thanks!
While we’re not surprised that the rending and strewing of journalism is a popular activity at Media Matters, we’d like to remind their staff that the medium is the message and that the message you send to your janitorial staff matters. Also, guys, you can’t let yourself be so blinded by the right that you start forgetting how to distinguish between two types of genitalia. — DCEIVER
Update: Men at Media Matters Still Total F***ing Slobs
The good people are Media Matter for America: hard at work fighting conservative bias, still pissing off the janitorial staff:
Subject: Men’s bathroom….again
Date: Mon, March 27, 2006 12:51 pm
To: [Everyone with a penis]
I’m sorry to have to send another e-mail about the men’s bathroom, but Jenny was on the receiving end of an unfortunate tirade from the building engineer (wait….assistant building engineer) a few minutes ago about a clogged toilet from this morning. I know that none of you would intentionally “stuff” a toilet, but he seems to think that someone from this office is doing just that. I’m not sure how to suggest to you guys to be conscious of what’s going down there (and I know it sounds ridiculous), but please try. They already hate us, so let’s try to play nice.
Guys — you may not think this is a big deal, but we happen to know that Media Research Council keeps their place neat as a fucking whistle — ‘cause you never know when Exxon’s gonna stop by to see how their money’s being spent. You think Soros wants to keep you guys afloat if you can’t pick up after yourselves?
20060327 Dial N for Naked
Dial N for naked
Hat Tip: My Nephew Smurf. Thank you Mr. Smurf!
Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:40 PM ET
I’m not really sure if Reuters uses permalinks and this is short and way too precious to be lost for future prosperity. Please enjoy the entire article below.
For the record, not only do I NOT make phone calls in the buff, but I also do not blog in my pajamas.
“LONDON (Reuters) - Up to a third of telephone users in Britain make calls in the nude, with men more prone to do it without clothes than women, a survey revealed on Thursday.
“Research commissioned by Britain's Post Office, which offers a fledgling home phone service, revealed that 40 percent of men admitted to nattering naked compared with 27 percent of women. The results were based on a survey of 1,500 telephone users.
“The research also showed that people were so busy that one in 10 people admitted to wandering off and leaving the caller talking to themselves.”
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
20060329 Always Dress better than expected
OMG - It would appear that there is a war of the wardrobe occurring in the pressroom these days. Since journalists have always been know to be such slaves to fashion, this blogger is simply aghast that such memos are even necessary. Thank goodness, according to the mainstream media, all it would appear that I need to wear while slaving away at the keyboard is my pajamas.
Many thanks to Wonkette for keeping us up to date on such pressing matters.
DC Examiner Dress Code: Only Due Attention To Ones Self, Please
This just in from Wonkette:
What, you think working for a free paper is all loosey-goosey anything goes hippie bullshit? It's a business, dammit, you'll treat it as such! Here, for your perusal, are samples from the dress code at the DC Examiner (instututed, no doubt, after Vivienne Sosnowski showed up in torn denim mini-skit and studded collar) -- we note that it doesn't appear to have been written (or read) by a copy-editor.
From the "Appropriate" column:
Dresses (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee). ["more than"?]
Pants in business suitable fabrics. [Satin, leather, vinyl, etc.]
And the more fun "Inappropriate" column:
Any type of denim (including jean dresses, denim shirts, denim pants, denim skirts, etc.).
Any material resembling denim.
Khaki or Docker- style pants. [Harsh, but fair -- we have a similar rule against tucking your t-shirt into your jeans]
Stirrup pants and leggings. [That, along with their anti-sweatband and big sunglasses provision, explains their disappointing lack of hipster coverage]
Camouflage clothing [Despite this, they still manage to poach Wash Times staffers]
Clothing is not to be overly tight nor draw undue attention to ones self.
Full memo after the jump.
It is important for all employees to project a professional image of Washington Newspaper Publishing Company, LLC. To create this image to our clients and /or visitors, WNP has implemented a dress-code policy. The following list is a guideline of what attire is appropriate and inappropriate. This list is not all inclusive but is a guide.
APPROPRIATE:
Dresses (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee).
Suits/pantsuits/ties.
Skirts (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee).
Blouses/shirts.
Blazers.
Vests.
Walking shorts/skorts in business suitable fabrics (length cannot be more than three inches above the knee).
Pants in business suitable fabrics.
Any type of business shoe (heels, flats, etc.).
INAPPROPRIATE:
Casual/sport T-shirts (including logo merchandise).
Casual shorts.
Khaki or Docker- style pants.
Stirrup pants and leggings.
Casual sandals, athletic or canvas shoes, casual boots, flip flops,
Flannel shirts.
Bras, sport bras, tank tops, etc. (must be fully covered by clothing), short/crop tops. Mid drifts are not to be visible.
Employees dealing with and interacting with the public and clients are not to wear facial piercings.
Employees violating the code may be sent home, without pay, to change and may be subject to disciplinary actions up to and including termination.
Employees are also reminded that it is your responsibility to keep your work area clean. Papers are not to be stockpiled, work information is to be put away daily, excessive trash must be removed. If you see papers on the floor in your area or common areas, take the minute necessary to pick it up and throw it away or straighten it up. Employees are not to eat meals at desks or in work areas. All locations have break rooms! Do not keep food at your desk or store food in your work area.
20060123 No proof seen Donner clan were cannibals
By Kevin Dayhoff Monday, January 23, 2006 11 PM
For the history buffs: (Hat Tip – Baltimore Sun, January 13, 2006) In a January 13, 2006 Los Angeles Times article by Eric Bailey: “No proof seen Donner clan were cannibals - Pioneers split into 2 camps; it appears only 1 group resorted to eating flesh.”
“SACRAMENTO -- Nudging the history books, archaeologists studying one of two campsites used by the ill-fated Donner Party during a snowbound Sierra winter 160 years ago announced Thursday that a study had unearthed no physical evidence of cannibalism.
The stranded emigrants settled into two camps during the harsh winter of 1846 and '47, and previous scientific studies confirmed cannibalism at the principal encampment, on the east shore of what is now Donner Lake.”
Hmmm, reminds me that in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson was quoted: "Do you know the difference between liberals and cannibals? Cannibals eat only their enemies."
That’s all for now folks. I need some ice cream and a nap.
20060121 Ehrlich Submits Budget; MD Assembly Overrides Vetoes
Ehrlich Submits Budget; Senate Overrides Minimum Wage Veto; House Overrides Election Vetoes.
By Kevin Dayhoff Saturday, January 21, 2006 11 PM
Last Tuesday, January 17, 2006 was the day that Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich sent to the legislature his $30 billion state budget. More information is available at: Governor Ehrlich Submits $23.8 Billion Budget.
The Washington Post blog: Maryland Moment, had it’s own spin in, “Spending a Surplus.”
“With a news conference practically every day rolling out another spending initiative, there was little suspense when Gov. Bob Ehrlich delivered his $29 billion budget this morning.”
Gee, conveniently overlooked in the liberal commentary regarding the growth in spending in the Governor’s recently announced budget is that a majority of the spending growth is not discretionary.
The majority of spending growth is the result of mandated funding increases in education (Thornton), health care (Medicaid) and higher education (Cade and Sellinger formulas).
Each of these mandates were passed by the liberal legislature and governor PRIOR to the Ehrlich Administration. If the lawmakers have a problem with spending growth this year they should take a long, hard look in the mirror because they created it. They mandated the funding increases that are causing most of the growth.
In a January 17th, 2006 press release from the governor’s office: “Governor Ehrlich Introduces Fiscal Year 2007 Budget,” it was noted:
ANNAPOLIS – Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., today submitted a balanced, sustainable FY 2007 operating budget. For the fourth consecutive fiscal year, Governor Ehrlich balances the State budget without raising sales or income taxes, while making record investments in education and health care.
“Since taking office, we have turned $4 billion in inherited deficits into a $1.2 billion surplus through prudent fiscal management,” said Governor Ehrlich. “We have made government leaner and more responsive to the citizens of Maryland. This budget makes new investments in programs that make Maryland a cleaner, safer, and a more prosperous place to live while returning a portion of the surplus to the citizens of Maryland.”
Fiscal Responsibility: Governor Ehrlich saves for the future by allocating $644 million for the State’s “Rainy Day Fund” and establishing a $670 million reserve for Fiscal Year 2008 expenditures. The Governor proposes tax relief for military retirees, homeowners, caregivers, and small businesses, among others. The Governor also invests $100 million in future retiree health care. Maryland is one of only six states to retain its coveted “AAA” bond rating.
Education: To improve public schools, Governor Ehrlich proposes a record $462 million funding increase for K-12 education and $281 million for school construction, the largest allocation in 35 years. In addition to record investments in higher education, Governor Ehrlich proposes a $19.5 million (28 percent) increase in need-based college scholarships. Governor Ehrlich has doubled funding for need-based scholarships since taking office, helping more than 12,000 students go to college. Governor Ehrlich also launched a $1.5 billion capital campaign for the University System of Maryland.
Meeting Maryland’s Needs: The Governor proposes a $370 million increase in Medicaid and related programs to care for 770,000 vulnerable Marylanders and $43 million to fund wage increases for community health care workers. His budget also proposes full funding for Program Open Space to better preserve environmentally sensitive land. To attract and retain high-quality law enforcement officers, the Governor also proposes salary adjustments for police and correctional officers.
Fostering Economic Growth: The Governor proposes $20 million for stem cell research and $13.5 million for a new Center for Regenerative Research to attract world-class researchers. His budget also makes new investments in the biotechnology tax credit and nano-biotech to solidify Maryland’s reputation as a national leader in the technology economy. Governor Ehrlich also increases investments by $3 million (60 percent) for the Community Legacy Program to revitalize urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout Maryland. The budget also invests $10 million in state support for Maryland’s horse racing industry.
The Governor’s budget can be found online at: http://www.governor.maryland.gov.
An additional review of Governor Ehrlich’s budget reveals:
Governor Ehrlich will fully-fund Program Open Space to preserve environmentally sensitive land. The Ehrlich Administration has preserved nearly 60,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land since 2003. The Governor also makes new investments in targeted watershed projects and to rebuild wastewater treatment plants.
Higher Education:
The Governor announced a $172 million funding increase for higher education and launched an unprecedented capital campaign for the 13-campus University System of Maryland. Governor Ehrlich has boosted higher education funding by $219 million since taking office, bringing it to its highest point in history.
K-12 Education:
Building on his unprecedented investments since 2003, Governor Ehrlich proposed a record $462 million funding increase for public schools. Since taking office, Governor Ehrlich has fully-funded public schools with a $1.4 billion increase. The Governor also increased school construction funds to $281 million, a 35-year high.
Disabilities Investments:
The Governor proposed nearly $90 million in funds to lower unemployment levels for individuals with disabilities and to support them in their communities. The Governor’s proposal fully implements a Medicaid Buy-In for workers with disabilities and enables more than 1,500 people to return to work without losing health coverage under Medicaid.
Sex Offender Initiative:
Governor Ehrlich will dramatically toughen Maryland’s sex offender laws by requiring lifetime imprisonment, lifetime supervision upon release for sexually violent predators and child sex offenders, toughens registration requirements, and closes a loophole that allows registered sex offenders to enter school grounds or childcare facilities.
Tax Relief:
Governor Ehrlich proposes tax relief for homeowners, military retirees, caregivers, small businesses and many more. Governor Ehrlich’s ability to turn $4 billion in projected deficits into a $1.2 billion surplus means taxpayers deserve tax relief.
Homeowners:
In addition to a 15 percent state property tax cut, Governor Ehrlich proposed overhauling the Homeowners Tax Credit Program to help 50,000 low and moderate income Marylanders. The Governor’s plan would save the average qualified homeowner $167 more on their property tax bill.
Science & Technology:
Governor Ehrlich will invest an unprecedented $13.5 million to build a new Center for Regenerative Research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and $20 million to fund stem cell research, solidifying Maryland’s reputation as a national leader in science and technology. The Governor also makes new investments in Johns Hopkins University, East Baltimore Biotech Park, University of Maryland, and the Teacher Education and Technology Center at Salisbury University.
State Employees:
For the third consecutive year, Governor Ehrlich gives state employees Cost of Living Increases and steps, and accelerates salary schedules for law enforcement and correctional officers.
News also traveled quickly last Tuesday: according to WBAL’s website: Ehrlich Submits Budget; Senate Overrides Minimum Wage Veto; House Overrides Election Vetoes. You may want to take a minute of your time to review the reporting of WBAL's Robert Lang and The Associated Press on the deliberations and votes taken in the legislature today.
Minimum wage. WBAL says:
“… today, Maryland became the 18th state to require a higher minimum wage than the federal baseline Tuesday when lawmakers voted to raise the wage a dollar, to $6.15.
The higher wage, which takes effect in 30 days, became law when the state Senate voted by the required three-fifths margin to override Gov. Robert Ehrlich's veto from last session. The House voted to override the veto last week.
As to the vote to override Governor Ehrlich’s vetoes of the two election bills. WBAL says:
“Lawmakers also overturned Ehrlich's vetoes on two election bills.
One would allow people to vote up to five days before an election -- including on a Saturday. The other would make it easier to cast provisional ballots for voters who show up at the wrong precincts. The House overrode those vetoes today, after the Senate overturned them last week.”
House Minority Leader Anthony O'Donnell (R): “… says the bills open the door to voter fraud since county election officials would not be ready to enforce the law.”
20060117 Sen. Kennedy Severs Ties to Harvard Club
By Kevin Dayhoff Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11 PM
Sen. Kennedy Severs Ties to Harvard Club
(Hat Tip – Baltimore Sun, January 17, 2006)
First, on the national news front; today it was revealed by the Associated Press: Sen. Kennedy Severs Ties to Harvard Club. In a story By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer, January 17, 2006, 3:14 PM EST:
“WASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, who criticized Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's past membership in a controversial Princeton University alumni club, severed his ties Tuesday with a former Harvard college social club that bans women members.”
I guess I don’t feel an overwhelming urge to hurtle myself off a bridge in commentary on this turn of events. Instead take a look for yourself: Kennedy Wants Executive Session To Subpoena Alito Records (AUDIO); Political Teen; Cat fight in the big house...; or - Full transcript here. CT at Severe Writer’s Block has this cogent comment:
“Remember The Boy Who Cried Wolf? Someone needs to remind the Democrats the moral of that story. Making every SCOTUS nominee look like an extremist is not going to help them in the long run.” 1/11/2006 07:35:00 PM
“Michelle Malkin also has video.”
You can draw your own conclusions about Captain Oldsmobile.
20060117 J Fund WSJ columnist visits MD Gen'l Assembly
20060117 John Fund WSJ columnist visits MD General Assembly
John Fund On the Trail
Word in the hallways of the Maryland Statehouse today was that John Fund, noted Wall Street Journal – OpinionJournal columnist, John Fund attended a session of the Maryland General Assembly (MGA) today. Mr. Fund writes a column called “John Fund On the Trail.”
No definitive word as to why Mr. Fund was in town. It is reported that he listened in on the debate as to whether or not to override House Bill 391 – minimum wage.
My guess is that Mr. Fund may have been more interested in House Bill 622 - absentee voting on demand…
For a number of years, Mr. Fund has lectured on issues of “voter fraud.”
In his bio published for a lecture on “Elections 2000 and Voter Fraud,” at the Ashbrook Center for Public affairs at Ashland University on Thursday, October 19, 2000, it reports that:
“John Fund is a member of the Editorial Board of The Wall Street Journal, where he previously served as deputy features editor. He is also an on-line columnist for MSNBC’s Internet news service and a regular on-air contributor to the Fox News Channel and CNBC.
His work has appeared in such magazines as Esquire, Reader’s Digest, Reason, New Republic, and National Review. He has written extensively on Congressional reform, Constitutional issues and the influence of money in politics.”
Around September 2004, Mr. Fund released a book on “America’s election problems.” This according to a September 13, 2004 book review that appeared in National Review, “Democracy Imperiled – America’s Election Problems.”
The book is titled: Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy, from Encounter Books.
Democracy Imperiled is a lengthy read – 3,046 words, but fascinating and troubling…
Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA. E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org
20060116 Photo Faux Pas at the New York Times
By Kevin Dayhoff January 16, 2006 11PM
It would seem that the New York Times has goofed on a picture it ran on the January 16, 2005 front page of its website. You can see the picture here. Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin · January 16, 2006 10:13 AM What's wrong with this picture?
Ms. Malkin elaborates: “The only thing that would have made this staged news better: A canoe.”
Please check out her reference to: “A canoe.” It is more fun than you can stand.
Meanwhile, back to the New York Times photo in question…
Thomas Lifson, the editor and publisher of the American Thinker, has much to say… Photo fakery at the New York Times (Hat tip: Lucianne )
“Is a fake staged photo fit to print? What if it staged in a way that makes the US forces fighting the War on Terror look cruel and ineffective? The evidence argues that yes, it can run, and in a prominent position - at least in the case of the New York Times website.
It appears that the Times, once-upon-a-time regarded as the last word in reliability when it comes to checking before publishing (which makes them so much better than blogs, of course), has run a fake photo on the home page of its website. The photo has since been removed from the home page, but still can be seen here.
The picture shows a sad little boy, with a turbaned man next to him, a little bit further from the camera, amid the ruins of a house. Other men and boys peer in from the background….”
Remember, we not responsible for the content of any website linked in this blogspot. You can talk with them about it. Right now, I’m going to have a big bowl of ice cream and take a nap.
20060113 Attempting to Park in Annapolis
By Kevin Dayhoff January 13, 2006 6 PM
Parking is a huge issue in Annapolis. One would think that with all the difficult challenges in front of the Maryland General Assembly (MGA)… What is the question I get asked most frequently at the beginning of every session of the MGA – Where do ya park down there?
There is nothing worse than arriving in Annapolis at the last minute and then spending a great deal of time hunting for parking. In the past, I have been there and got the T-shirt.
Apparently so has the daughter of Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., (D - 27, Calvert & Prince George's Counties):
“The session marks Miller’s 20th as president. His election was witnessed by his wife, Patti, and two daughters, Melanie and Amanda. A third daughter, Michelle, missed the event, apparently trying to find a place to park. ‘‘She’s the one that votes ‘R,’ so she has to use the Naval Academy parking lot,” Miller joked.” (Gazette Opening Day 2006 by Thomas Dennison, Douglas Tallman and Alan Brody.)
I usually prefer to park at Gott’s Court Garage off Northwest Street because it is so convenient – only a short walk from the Statehouse. However, in the future I may try parking at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and use the shuttle. The cost of parking in Annapolis is quite reasonable. Today, for example, it cost $7.50 for the entire day. If I am not mistaken, Gott’s Court Garage has an $8.00 maximum charge. Nevertheless, it only costs $4.00 to park at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
One trick you might keep in mind is that when a sign is displayed at the entrance of the parking garage - that the parking lot is full – don’t always believe it. The first hour is free, so if go past the sign and take a look, there is nothing to lose. More often than not, there is turnover throughout the day and a space is available.
If you Google “Annapolis parking,” you will find several web sites. Perhaps the best is Downtown Garages and Parking Lots – this page has a great map and lots of misspelled words. It is a City of Annapolis web site and one would expect better.
Another good site has been developed by the “ Office of the Clerk is located at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County” - Parking In Annapolis.
Good luck. Take a deep breath and a chill pill. After the challenge of parking comes getting through the security checkpoints and then one must navigate the byzantine labyrinth of offices and hearing rooms to find where you need to be – on time.
20060111 Open Season I Love You You Love Me
Today was open season, err - opening day for the Maryland General Assembly (MGA).
I arrived early in Annapolis. Partially because I wanted to see if I could stop by and see a few elected officials and get some bearings on the day and upcoming session in general. And to be sure to get a parking spot in a nearby parking garage.
If you are considering visiting the Maryland General Assembly during the current session that lasts until April 10, 2006, please take a look at: Helpful Hints for 2006 Maryland General Assembly visitors and familiarize yourself with the security procedures.
Not everyone can easily make it down to Annapolis so you may want to check out: Listen to the Maryland General Assembly. At this web site, you can listen to the proceedings on your computer. I believe the sessions are available live. I usually go through the pull down list and listen to past sessions that are available to be heard.
I then proceeded to check off the next big item on my checklist – coffee. I am not a morning person and leaving Westminster at 7:30 AM was not pretty. At this point, I usually sleep walk over to “City Dock Coffee” within very easy walking distance of the Statehouse at 18 market Street.
After obtaining coffee, I found a place to sit in the Statehouse and decided to see if I could find any wireless access. I found a site – but needed a password to get in. I haven’t a clue as to whether that password will be available to members of the press. That will be a future exploration.
If I remember correctly, there is internet access down in the pressroom, on the basement floor of the Statehouse. I didn’t go near there today. The Statehouse was packed with media and I didn’t need wireless from Annapolis today.
A new House of Delegates Office building is being built and apparently, it is running behind schedule. On the House side, the chaos of construction was omnipresent. A visitor was not allowed street-access to the House office building because of construction. In order to get into the House office building, you had to enter the Legislative Services building off Lawyer’s Mall, which is directly in front of the Statehouse. Once inside you went down one floor on the elevator and walked through the tunnel over to the House office building.
I have always been fascinated with the interconnecting tunnels. I have not a clue as to when they were built or any knowledge of their history. I have it noted to research this in the future.
The Statehouse has a tunnel that goes over to the Legislative Services building. From there you can walk, by tunnel over to both the Senate office building and the House office building. This is great to know when the weather is bad, as it so often is for the next ninety days.
As far as catching up with some elected officials before the opening session began at 12 noon – forget it. Not an elected official was to be found. They were all in meetings.
Oh, I did run across Harford County Executive David Craig and his beautiful wife Melinda. I consider David to be a good friend. When I was the Mayor of Westminster, he was the Mayor of Havre de Grace. He has a long history of being an elected official and is very wise and knowledgeable. In the past, he has been a Havre De Grace Councilmember and mayor. He has also served in the Maryland Senate and recently he was appointed Harford county executive when former executive Jim Harkins was appointed to head up MES – Maryland Environmental Services, by Governor Ehrlich.
Finding no elected officials, I made my way back to the Statehouse.
I arrived early to the press area in the House chambers, thinking that I would get a good seat. What was I thinking?
First of all – the press tables had been replaced with a number of rows of chairs for dignitaries. What space remained for the press was – well, very little. Almost non-existent. We all managed. But it was an endurance contest. We all stood for the ninety minutes of the opening session.
The opening session began at exactly 12 noon. I mean, exactly.
After a very very short opening prayer, the first order of business was the election of the Speaker Pro Tem. Piece of cake. Adrienne Jones (D – Dist. 10 Baltimore County) was nominated from the floor; seconded and unanimously accepted by voice vote. Delegate Jones has been a member of House of Delegates since October 21, 1997. She was first elected to be the Speaker Pro Tem in the 2003 legislative session.
So far – so good. Perhaps the spirit of Barney was present? It was a gritted-teeth love-in. All smiles and hugs. Can you sing: “I love you, you love me?”
As I wrote in my Tentacle column for this Thursday, January 12th, 2005: “The Kool-Aid Acid Test:”
“Maybe it is time that we ask for all the delegates and senators to go down several days early for group therapy in problem identification and conflict negotiation counseling? Or arrange for a guest appearance of Barney, the Purple Dinosaur, to lead the opening session in a rousing chorus of “I Love You – You Love Me.”
I asked a colleague who was mashed against me in the press area: “How long the love-in will last?” His prediction – 45 minutes.
He was wrong. It lasted about 12 minutes or until the time came to elect the Speaker of the House. This is when everyone started to squirm in his or her seats. The purpose of opening day is to be very friendly and ceremonial. It is universally accepted that there be no blood left on the floor the first day.
It is in that spirit, that the other day, the Republican Caucus had approached Speaker of the House Michael Erin Busch (D - Dist. 30 Anne Arundel County), to facilitate accepting a floor nomination for House Minority Leader, George C. Edwards (R - Dist. 1A, Garrett & Allegany Counties), to be Speaker of the House. Delegate Edwards has been a member of House of Delegates since January 12, 1983. He has been Minority Leader since the 2003 legislative session. Delegate Edwards didn’t have a snowball chance in heck in being elected, but the Republicans wanted to have the satisfaction of having an election instead of a plebiscite.
The Republican Caucus got three answers: no. No. NO!
I explained this in the “The Kool-Aid Acid Test:”
“For those of you following along in your books at home – there are 141 delegates in the Maryland General Assembly. Ninety-eight are Democrats – so I guess there is a good chance that the Democrats will elect ah, let’s think about this – a Democrat to be the Speaker of the House. Gee, brilliant deduction, eh?”
Michael Erin Busch (D - Dist. 30 Anne Arundel County) was nominated and seconded. When the voice vote was called, Speaker Pro Tem recognized House Minority Leader, George C. Edwards, who requested a roll call vote.
In other words, he asked that the votes for the speaker election be recorded on the huge tally board that overlooks the chamber. Surprise, Delegate Busch was elected by a vote of 95 to 34. Yes, for those math wizards reading along at home; that totals 129. There was an absence or two, but all the Republicans in the Anne Arundel contingent did not vote, perhaps appropriately, out of respect for their fellow county colleague.
Dignitaries were recognized and there was a moving series of tributes paid to the very popular Delegate Tony E. Fulton (D – District 40 Baltimore City,) who had passed way last May 20, 2005.
There were also some remarks by Speaker of the House Busch and Governor Ehrlich…
The “Calendar of Vetoed Duplicative Bills” on the “Consent Calendar #1” was put to a vote. These are the House bills that were approved in the last session of the legislature, but were for various reasons, duplicative. They are routinely vetoed by the governor and the House routinely votes to sustain the veto.
The “Calendar of Vetoed Policy Bills #2” was special ordered until Friday. In other words – they will vote on them on Friday instead of on opening day.
The ninety minutes went by quickly and at approximately 1:30 PM, it was all over.
The large lobby area between the House and Senate chambers was packed with opening day visitors. It is an interesting ritual. Media folks hunted down various elected officials for the obligatory “Opening Day in Annapolis” pieces.
One of the better primers for the opening of the 421st session of the Maryland General Assembly was written by my boss at the Westminster Eagle. Can you say: “suck-up?” Whatever. Please see his editorial: “A few key issues could set mood.” In part he wrote:
“While we hope for the best, there are a few keys issues facing the assembly that could give us an indication of whether partisan politics will rule in Annapolis.”
Another good piece on opening day and this year’s legislative session is today’s Frederick News Post article by Clifford G. Cumber: General Assembly gets ready to rumble. Writing for the Gazette, Doug Tallman and Thomas Dennison always do a good job covering the Maryland General Assembly. Their preview on opening day can be found at: As session dawns, veto overrides in play
For a good primer on the weekly “progress” of the Maryland General Assembly, please begin with reading General Assembly Journal 2006 - Part 1 and A 2006 Session Primer by Richard B. Weldon, Jr. (R – Dist. 3B, Frederick & Washington Counties.) Delegate Weldon had been writing a weekly commentary about his experiences in the Maryland General Assembly, ever since he first started representing Washington and Frederick counties in January 2003.
Other web sites that you may wish to visit are: Fired Up Maryland, Soccer Dad and The Hedgehog Report… to mention a few… Fired Up Maryland usually takes the Democratic Party point of view and Soccer Dad and The Hedgehog Report usually takes a conservative point of view. The Hedgehop Report also reports on many Howard County politics.
In the future, you may want to go and read the coverage of Bryan P. Sears in the Towson Times.
One of the best-kept secrets in political writing these days is the work of Justin Palk with the Carroll County Times. Mr. Palk has covered the Maryland General Assembly for four years… This will be his fourth year. Three years with the Carroll County Times and one year with the Capital News Service. For a short, quick and accurate view of the day-to-day reporting of the MGA, you will have a hard time finding better reporting.
I’d like to try and get down to Annapolis personally as often as possible, and bring you the latest on the Maryland General Assembly. Between personal trips, I’ll bring you as many updates as time will allow.
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Fans Roast ESPN Broadcaster for Food Faux Pas During Texas Tech Game
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Texas Tech lost their first game of the season this weekend to Arizona, 28-14. The offense was anemic, and the defense ran out of gas and allowed two fourth-quarter touchdowns on what seemed like 42 straight Wildcat rushing plays.
That wasn't the worst part of the night, though. The worst part of the night was the ESPN sideline reporter chiming in with a personal anecdote from the first kickoff, saying, "I almost got nailed with a soft taco shell." Uh, what?
Let's check in with Twitter to see if anyone else noticed.
I don't know where this poor guy is from where they don't know what a tortilla is called, but I hope I never have to go there.
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For the last thirteen years, farmers, different community groups and individuals associated with the Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM) have been engaging with and furthering the cause of natural farming in the northern state of Punjab in India. As the largest recipient of Green Revolution in the country, the state of Punjab is today witnessing its biggest food, farm, health, ecological and civilizational crisis than ever before. This is ironic for a state known as the land of five rivers and one where life was synonymous with prosperity and abundance.
Even though Punjab holds only 2.5% area of agricultural land in the country it consumes 18% pesticides used in the country. The people of the state are facing multiple environmental toxicity of pesticides and other agro-chemicals, heavy metals and environmental pollution caused by ecologically unsustainable agricultural practices. The water sources are either polluted or destroyed or dried-up.
KVM feels that there is an urgent need to pro-actively work towards restoring faith in Punjab's traditional farming system through a reconnect with nature and natural systems. At the same time there is a crucial requirement to work actively towards a consistent engagement with a policy discourse where Punjab's model and its impacts needs to be exposed and learnt from. Central to KVM's work is also to bring back women in the decision making sphere, a heritage that current day Punjab has lost out on.
Four R's Approach
In order to work towards its goal, KVM has adopted an approach to its activities known as Four 'R's
(a) Restore a network of farmers, scientists, consumers, media on reclaiming Punjab's agriculture from the hands of hybridization and modern agriculture biotechnology
(b) Revive most creative and spiritual practices like Nanak Kheti, Guru Nanak's teachings and showcase that it can work in today's fast growing times too.
(c) Recreate an ownership and connection with traditional foods (Bebe Di Rasoi)-what we demand to eat, will grow in our fields.
(d) Resurrect a non-commodified, biodiversity agenda which is long forgotten in Punjab's farming policy and political frame.
How you can contribute?
KVM is a large network of people from all walks of life who have come together to work for a better Punjab. The organization relies substantially on support and donations from all concerned about Punjab, its land, river, air and people.
We therefore request you to contribute by:
Monthly, Quarterly or Annual Donations: Become a donor by sending in your contributions at the frequency that would suit you: You can send a regular monetary support on monthly basis.
Adopt a Village: You can adopt a village or cluster of three villages and help us in spreading message of Sustainable Organic Farming.
Sponsor an Organic Farmer: KVM needs support to utilize expertise of master organic farmers as resource persons to educate farmers all over the state. It will also help those farmers who are doing different experiments of natural farming in their fields without any personal interests.
Sponsor any campaign or activity: You can sponsor any of KVM's campaigns on the following themes:
Awareness and Action Against Genetic Modification of agriculture
Awareness and Action Against pesticides use in Agriculture
Water Literacy & Conservation Campaign
Women action for Ecology, Agriculture and Food
Establishing Model Ecological Agricultural Farms in Punjab
Fight Action against Cancer and Reproductive Health Crisis
Awareness and Action Against Crop Residue Burning
Awareness and Community Efforts for Preservation of Seeds and Biodiversity
Sponsor and Support Festivals, Meetings, Public Dialogues: You can also support us by sponsoring festivals like Bebe-Di-Rasoi and Nav-Trinjan or issue specific seminars and public dialogues
Sponsor KVM's monthly magazine and publications: You can also support us by sponsoring our monthly magazine “Kudrati Kheti”. This is a monthly newsletter published by KVM. This is a strong information, education and communication medium. Your support is welcome both in terms of finances or your time to help design, build content, edit and disseminate this newsletter, including through the internet. You can also support communication and general awareness material published by KVM from time to time.
You can also sponsor the work of any of the volunteers who are working with KVM. Your donation can provide a regular financial support to these volunteers.
For the KVM movement, support of this kind is extremely valuable. We know that you will come forward not just with your financial support but with your dedication, concern, compassion and energy which is crucial to the spirit of KVM.
You can send your Cheque/Demand Draft payable to ‘Kheti Virasat Mission' and send it to:
Kheti Virasat Mission Trust
STATE BANK OF INDIA (Bishnandi Bazar)
Account No.: 30325986397
Branch: Jaitu
For us any small or big amount is welcome. So anything from Rs.500-1000 to any other upper limit which you may desire. For further details please contact: [email protected] or call at 01635-231415
Copyright © 2020 Kheti Virasat Mission. All rights reserved.
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LL Cool J: Home
Def Jam Records chose a teenager as their face when ushering in Hip-hop's second wave, and 17-year old LL Cool J made an unforgettable impression. He delivered both hardcore raps and sexy love songs with swagger still heard in hip-hop today.
Born James Todd Smith in Bay Shore, NY, LL Cool J has always had his sights set on rock & roll. LL was only 17 in 1985 when he recorded “Rock The Bells,” which included the following couplet: “It ain’t the glory days with Bruce Springsteen / I’m not a virgin so I know I’ll make Madonna scream.” A year earlier, LL had made his debut on Def Jam, which was also the debut of the label itself. His first two singles – “I Need A Beat” followed by “I Want You” – sketched out the two main gears of his career: testosterone-maddened battle raps and tender, sexy love songs. More at rockhall.com...
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The Anthology of Rap by Adam Bradley; Andrew DuBois (Editor); Chuck D (Afterword by); Henry Louis Gates (Foreword by); Common (Afterword by)
Call Number: ML3531 .A57 2010
Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-Hop by Frank Hoffman; Albin J. Zak (Foreword by)
Call Number: ML102.R43 H6 2006
Rap Music and Street Consciousness by Cheryl L. Keyes
Call Number: ML3531 .K49 2004
YouTube Performances
YouTube Interviews
All archival materials related to LL Cool J can be found here.
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Rock Hall Performances
Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label By Bill Adler, Dan Charnas
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Food & Drink » Restaurant Review
Brenda's Crosses the Bay
San Francisco's queen of French Soul Food comes to Oakland with a new fast-casual location, but the new restaurant doesn't quite live up to the Brenda's name.
by Katherine Hamilton
Photo by Lance Yamamoto One of Brenda’s po’ boys.
Photo by Lance Yamamoto Brenda’s is known for its shrimp and grits.
Brenda's
4045 Broadway, Oakland
Cash, All Major Credit Cards
Hours: Wed.-Mon. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
BrendasOakland.com
Shrimp and grits $16.25
Brenda's Fried Chicken (two pieces, two sides) $11.75
Mother-in-Law po' boy $15.75
Beignet flight $12
Sweet watermelon tea $3
Chef Brenda Buenviaje and her wife, Libby Truesdell, opened Brenda's French Soul Food 12 years ago in the Tenderloin. Buenviaje, a former fine dining chef, wanted to bring the Southern and French Creole recipes of her native Louisiana to the Bay Area. Since then, Brenda's French Soul Food has become a Bay Area dining legend. Brenda's French Soul Food gained a sister restaurant on Divisadero Street called Brenda's Meat & Three, while the flagship location has amassed over 10,000 Yelp reviews and was named one of the San Francisco Chronicle's Top 100 Restaurants last year.
So when Buenviaje announced that she was opening a new location of her soul food restaurant in Oakland, it was a big deal, especially for East Bay fans of Brenda's French Soul Food. Buenviaje and Truesdell had been hoping to open an East Bay outpost for seven years. Last October, their dream finally came true with the opening of their Temescal location, known simply as Brenda's. "I know a lot of people cross the bridge to come over, especially to the Tenderloin [location]," Buenviaje explained. "I just wanted to see what the potential was."
Ever since Brenda's opened, lines have stretched down the block during peak mealtimes. But diners aren't standing in line waiting to be seated — they're waiting in line to order at the register. Brenda's, unlike the San Francisco outposts, is a fast-casual operation. Since there are only two registers, the wait to order can be surprisingly long — on one weekend brunch, I waited over 30 minutes. Thankfully, after ordering, the staff efficiently directed me to an available table. You'll have to grab your own silverware, napkins, and water. But on all my visits, the food arrived surprisingly quickly.
I started with the shrimp and grits, one of the dishes that Buenviaje has become best known for. I'd enjoyed the shrimp and grits at the original Brenda's a few years ago and was looking forward to repeating the experience. The dish looked identical to the version at the San Francisco location: a pool of grits topped with a blanket of cheddar cheese with a handful of shrimp in a tomato-bacon gravy, sprinkled with green onions. The tomato-bacon gravy was delightfully sweet, smoky, and savory, while the shrimp were succulent and firm. The grits were creamy, but since all the cheese was piled on top, I found that the grits at the bottom were lacking in cheesy flavor. Still, it's a solid dish, especially when paired with the must-order watermelon sweet tea, sweetened just right with plenty of watermelon juice and a pleasant kick of bitter black tea.
On another visit, I tried the BFC, or Brenda's Fried Chicken. It's another one of Buenviaje's signature dishes, and I'd eaten it at Brenda's Meat & Three a while back. The seasoning — based on Buenviaje's memory of growing up eating Popeyes spicy fried chicken — was on point, from the tanginess of the buttermilk marinade to the slight heat of cayenne. Red pepper jelly on the side, more sweet than spicy, was a unique touch. Both the dark and white meat were juicy and flavorful. But the misstep was the skin, which was overly hard, crunchy, and brittle in parts.
Chicken can be ordered by the piece, or as a meal with sides. Of the sides, I particularly enjoyed the cornbread dressing, made with house-made cornbread, savory-spicy andouille sausage, onions, bell peppers, and celery. Butter and chicken stock made the dressing moist and rich, something I'd gladly welcome on my Thanksgiving table. The tender red beans and rice were a solid choice, as were the bacony, slightly bitter collard greens. I'd pass on the mac and cheese, which had a thick, greasy layer of cheddar on top but underneath was loose, creamy, and not cheesy enough for my taste. Mac and cheese preferences are intensely personal, but I prefer a thicker, casserole-style mac and cheese that can be sliced and still hold its shape.
I was disappointed by the chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, which arrived as soon as I sat down. It was served warm, not hot, and wasn't as spicy as I would have liked. The portion was generous, though, especially since the gumbo came with rice and toasted, buttery bread.
One thing that sets Brenda's apart from its other locations is its broader selection of po' boys. Buenviaje makes them using French bread from a Vietnamese bakery, the closest analog to what she ate back in New Orleans and a cool, subtle nod toward the Bay Area's diverse food culture. Three of the po' boys on offer, as well as the accompanying coleslaw and potato salad, are vegan, with fillings like tofu and fried vegetables. Vegan po' boys, Buenviaje acknowledged, are "not a New Orleans thing," but rather a way to ensure that plant-based eaters and omnivores can dine together.
I was in the mood for seafood, so I tried Buenviaje's own creation: the Mother-In-Law po' boy, based on the palate of Buenviaje's actual mother-in-law. "She's a big pimento cheese and shrimp fan," Buenviaje explained. The airy, crusty bread was stuffed with fried shrimp drizzled in a buttery, garlicky jalapeño sauce, while melted pimento cheese tied together the rich flavors of the sandwich. Ultimately, though, I found it a little too heavy.
Waiting in line at Brenda's often comes with built-in entertainment: You can watch employees making beignets through the glass wall. I ordered the beignet flight, which came with one of each variety: plain, apple, chocolate, and crawfish. The plain beignet was my favorite. Though not as airy as the famous beignets at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans, it was served hot and wasn't overly sweet or greasy. The apple beignet was oily, and the chocolate beignet was too sugary for my taste. I enjoyed the creamy, cheesy filling inside the crawfish beignet, but the crawfish was dry and tough.
Having been satisfied with the food at Buenviaje's other restaurants, I think the food — and service — still need more work before they can live up to the standards of the other locations. While I know a fast-casual restaurant isn't the place to linger over a meal, on one visit the staff asked me three times if I was done with my food while I was still eating. This was during dinner on a weekday, when there were several tables open and the restaurant was still nearly an hour away from closing. But I can do without Southern hospitality — as long as the food catches up with the other Brenda's locations soon.
Restaurant Review Brenda’s
Brenda’s
4045 Broadway (Oakland-Jack London Sq.)
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Preventing Bullying in School
Preventing Cyberbullying
Being the victim of bullying can make you feel terrible about yourself for no reason. If a bully approaches you and starts being mean, it's easy to doubt yourself or to give in to the bully's demands. But if you recognize your own self-worth, don't give in to the bully, and tell an adult when necessary, you can avoid being a victim of bullying and can stop dreading going to school. If you want to know how to stop being a victim of bullying and to start enjoying your life again, see Step 1 to get started.
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Exude confidence. Confidence is a bully's biggest enemy. If you want to prevent bullies from thinking that you're an easy target, then you can work on not only developing an inner confidence, but also on projecting confidence. Stand tall, make eye contact with people, look happy to be where you are, and avoid hunching over or looking at the ground. Look engaged and happy when you talk to other people, and walk to class with a purpose, not like you're dragging your feet. Though developing true confidence can take a long time, making the effort can put you on the path to being less likely to be bullied.[1]
Look at yourself in the mirror. Check out your body language and make sure that it's open and positive.
While dressing to the nines may not help you feel confident, taking time with your appearance and showing that you care about how you look will make bullies less likely to bother you. Maintaining good hygiene will make you feel better about yourself, which will in turn raise your confidence.
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Gather support from your friends. If you have a group of friends or even just a friend or two, this is the time to get their support. You can tell them about what's happening and make sure to stick by them in any threatening situations. If you know when the bully is most likely to approach you, whether it's in the halls or on your walk home, then make sure you're not alone, but walking with at least one friend, so the bully is less likely to approach you. And if you have an older friend, or even an older sibling you can walk with, that will also scare the bully off.
Unfortunately, bullies love to prey on people who don't have many friends. If this is you, then know that you're not alone, and try to work on developing friendships with people, or at least getting to know a few acquaintances. Just having someone to sit with in the cafeteria or to walk with in the halls will make you less likely to get picked on.
Learn to stand up for yourself. If a bully comes up to you and says hurtful things, then your best bet is to exude confidence, stand tall, and to look that person firmly in the eye and say, "Stop!" or, "Leave me alone." Just saying something simple and then moving on can show that you're not letting the bully get you down and that you're willing to stick up for yourself. This may make the bully think that you're not a good target because you're too strong.
Of course, you have to get a good read on the situation. If you feel like you're in a dangerous or threatening situation, then your best bet may really be to back off and get away from the bully as quickly as possible.
If the bully keeps annoying you, and saying "Stop!" and standing proud isn't working out, you can try to outright ignore the bully. If you just walk by like you don't see him or her, acting like his or her words are having no effect on you, then the bully will be likely to get bored or to disengage pretty quickly. He or she won't see the point in bullying you if it's not getting a reaction out of you.
Stop living in fear. If you go about your day, thinking about all of the ways that you can be bullied, from being tripped in the cafeteria to being laughed at in class, then you are going to spending your waking life being afraid of everything that can happen. Of course, it's best to be on your guard and to be prepared for anything when you're being bothered by a bully, but you should try visualizing a positive outcome when you think about any of the negative situations that can arise in a bully's presence.
If you visualize positive results after confrontations with bullies, then you are more likely to achieve what you want.
Consider taking some self-defense classes. While you shouldn't start fighting a bully who comes up to you, and only resort to violence if you have no other option, taking a few self-defense classes, such as karate, can help you not only learn to defend yourself, but to gain the confidence you'll need to stand up to bullies. Just knowing that you could fight back when a bully is approaching you will make you much more confident when you face the bully, and you'll also have more confidence in your own strength.
If self-defense classes aren't up your alley, you can also consider signing up for an after-school sport. Any sport can help you get into shape, and you may even make a few friends along the way.
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Believe in yourself. If you know who you are and have faith in yourself, then you will be less likely to be approached by a bully. You don't have to think you're the greatest person in the world, but always putting yourself first and knowing that your goals and needs are important can go a long way in helping you avoid bullies. If you think you are an interesting, thoughtful, and worthy person, then a bully will be much less likely to bring you down.
Bullies don't like a challenge; they prey on the weak. If they see you and think, "Hey, there's a guy who is pretty happy with himself," then they won't want to make the effort to try to make you feel bad. But if they think, "There's a guy who is already miserable in his own body," then they'll be more likely to make a move.
Avoid the bully as much as you can. This may sound like an obvious point, but one of the ways you can prevent being bullied is to simply avoid places where the bully is likely to be. Sit in a new spot of the cafeteria. Take a new path to class or a new path home. Do what you can to be away from that person as much as possible. Though you shouldn't change your whole life and schedule just to avoid this person, avoiding the bully will make him or her get bored and to stop making the effort to bother you.
This is a good short-term strategy, though in the long run, you'll have to take stronger measures to prevent the bullying.
Don't stoop down to the bully's level. If the bully is mean to you, calls you names, or tries to humiliate you in public, of course it will be tempting to be mean to that person back, but if you really want to stop the bullying, then you can't stoop down to the bully's level. If you call him or her names back, try to fight unprovoked, or just engage in general meanness, then you'll be escalating the situation and making it worse for yourself.[2]
There's nothing more frustrating for a bully than a person who doesn't respond, call him names, or show that he cares at all. If you add fuel to the fire, then you're just giving the bully exactly what he wants.
Don't let the bully see that you care. A bully's goal is to make you cry and to feel worthless. Sure, the things he says may be hurtful and may fill you with self-doubt, but you must never, ever let the bully see that anything he says has an effect on you. If he says something mean and you look visibly upset, then he'll only be encouraged to dole out more of the same. But if he calls you names and you shrug and act like you couldn't care less, then he will be much less likely to keep pestering you.[3]
Of course, it can be hard to keep your emotions bottled up inside, especially if the bully is really hurting you. Just try to stay calm, breathe, count to ten, or do whatever you can to not let the words hurt you. If you need to cry, try to do it in privacy, and to at least maintain your cool while you're in the bully's presence.
Though it may sound hard, try not to let the bully's words get to you or make you think there's something wrong with you. Remember that the bully is a mean person who takes pleasure out of hurting people -- why would you think that anything he/she said was true?
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Tell an adult or authority figure. Many people are afraid to tell adults, teachers, or other authority figures about bullying because they think it makes them look like a wimp and that it can make the bully more angry. If you really want to prevent bullying, though, then you can't be afraid to take these more drastic measures when they are necessary. If the bullying has gotten out of control, or even if you've had just one really horrible experience with a bully, it's never too soon to tell your parents, your teachers, or someone else at your school or in your community.
The adult will have an idea of how to handle the situation. If the bullying is really out of hand, then you may even have to contact local law authorities, and the adult can be a big help in navigating the situation.
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Don't ever blame yourself. Don't ever think that it's your fault that you're being bullied because there's something wrong with you. Bullies are often cruel and irrational people who have low self-esteem and who try to make themselves feel better by belittling other people. They don't act rationally, and it's never your fault if a bully starts bothering you. Don't be hard on yourself and think that the situation could have been avoided if you looked or dressed differently. If you're being bullied, then it's important to be calm, to think positively, and to avoid blaming yourself if you want to get out of the situation as soon as possible.[4]
If you're down on yourself about being bullied, then this will make the bully even more likely to target you. Instead, you should think and act like you don't deserve to be treated this way.
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Don't respond. If a cyberbully is sending nasty comments to you, going around impersonating you, or just generally trying to upset you online, it can be easy to want to fight back and to tell that person to go away and to start calling that person a few names yourself. But the truth of the matter is, the more you engage with the bully, the more they will think that they're getting to you, and the more likely they'll be to keep bothering you.[5]
You can say something like "Please leave me alone," but other than that, don't talk to the person.
You can tell the person, "I'm saving evidence of this conversation" to encourage the person to stop bothering you. Beyond this, though, it's best to avoid talking to the bully at all.
Just as in real life, if the bully sees that he or she has the power to make you upset, he or she will be more likely to continue bothering you.
Block the bully. Whether you're on Facebook chat, g-chat, or another form of instant messaging, block the bully from your account so you cannot receive any messages from them. You may also appear invisible to the bully, depending on which programs you are using. Once you block the bully from talking to you, he or she is likely to give up on trying to reach out to you.
Blocking sends a louder message than engaging with the bully. The bully will see that you're serious about wanting to be left alone.
Save the evidence. If the bully sends you hurtful chats, posts, or emails, don't delete the evidence. Save it in case you decide to contact your service provider or to talk to an adult or an administrator of your school. Having a written record of the bully's behavior will give you the proof you need to get the bully in trouble. Save it somewhere, print it out, and make sure the evidence is on hand when you need it. If you don't save any evidence, then it'll be your word against the bully's, and the bully is likely to deny having any online contact with you.
Even the act of saving and storing the evidence of the bullying will be empowering for you, even if you decide not to use it.
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Create more private settings. If you want to make it less likely that you'll be bullied in the first place, you can also create higher privacy settings, whether you're using your Facebook, Twitter, or another online account. Limiting the access that people have to your photos and the things you post can help you avoid people who are just trolling your profile in order to find something to laugh at or be mean about.
That said, you should also be careful about whom you accept as a friend on online networks. If you accept absolutely everyone who wants to be your Facebook friend without knowing very much about that person, then it's more likely that this person will end up making some unpleasant remarks.
Think about what you post. Of course, it is never your fault if you are being bullied or cyberbullied. Still, you can think about which comments you post, and who is able to view them. If you post something very controversial or likely to offend a lot of people, then you may be opening yourself up to having people bully you about what you're saying. Though most bullying does not happen because of posted comments, if you want to be more safe than sorry, then you should avoid posting anything that is likely to anger a lot of people.[6]
Report the bully to service providers. If a person is being offensive, vulgar, or just plain annoying to you online, then you can contact the service providers to get that person banned from the service. If you contact Facebook and report bullying, then the person will face the embarrassment of being booted from his or her Facebook account and will have to explain why. Reporting the person can show that you mean business and is likely to make him or her back off.
Report the bully to adults. If the cyberbullying is getting out of hand and the person is regularly bothering you with hurtful, mean, spiteful, and angry comments, then you can't keep ignoring it. If you feel like you've tried everything or that you can't face this alone, then it's time to talk to an adult or an authority figure at your school about the incident to stop the situation from happening.[7]
It's never too early to report bullying to adults, and you should never think that you're being cowardly for stepping forward. In fact, it takes real courage to stand up for yourself and to say something to prevent a situation from happening.
Improve your posture. Walk with your head up and eyes straight forward. It makes you seem more confident, even if you aren't. Confident people can stand up for themselves, and bullies definitely don't want that.
Always be cheerful, even if you're not from the inside, but don't bottle it up.
Try and ignore them, and show that it doesn't bother you. Sooner or later they won't care and leave you alone.
Try to have a relationship with your teachers/headteachers, this will help you to not be alone and know that all the teachers are there for you! They can't help you if they don't know what's going on. Also, seek out the school police, if your school has them, most high schools do.
You don't have to respond to every ignorant thing someone says to you. Ignoring the person usually works, because if you don't react sometimes he or she will get bored.
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React when Someone Teases You
Respond to Verbal Abuse
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Stop Cyber Bullying
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Categories: Dealing with Bullying
To avoid being a victim of bullying, start by avoiding the bully altogether by taking a new way to school or sitting somewhere else in the cafeteria. Even though it’s difficult, try to ignore them when they approach you. If someone is bothering you online, you can block them on social media accounts, but be sure to save any evidence of hurtful comments just in case. Try not to show them you’re bothered by their comments, since bullies are usually just looking for a reaction. Finally, let a trusted adult know about it, so that they can help and prevent others from being bullied. For tips on standing up to a bully, read on!
Español:evitar ser una víctima del bullying
Français:éviter de devenir la victime de harcèlement
Italiano:Evitare di Essere Vittima di Bullismo
Português:Evitar Ser uma Vítima de Bullying
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html#
http://bullies2buddies.com/how-to-stop-being-teased-and-bullied-without-really-trying-intro/lesson-5-how-to-handle-physical-bullying/
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/what-you-can-do/#bullied
http://www.stompoutbullying.org/index.php/information-and-resources/about-bullying-and-cyberbullying/are-you-being-bullied/
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"Thank you so much! I simply ignore my bullies now! They are more the bullies who try offend or burn you with words, there is nothing physical involved. So even though they still try to make me feel bad about myself or just generally annoy me, they give up after the first words because they know I am not responding! They do it less often now too! If I could give you more than 5 stars, I WOULD!"..." more
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Dead as Dreams (Tumult 2000)
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I lack the vocabulary to properly describe Weakling’s Dead as Dreams, which served as their debut and finale. I feel like my father in an art museum when encountering the various permutations of heavy metal whether it be black, death or thrash. We know what we like when we see or hear it, but cannot pin down our new love’s influences and if it is even original or groundbreaking. Basically, we don’t know a goddamn thing about our respective spheres, but go apeshit when we stumble across something that floors us in its immediacy and brilliance. However, my dad painted a flying violin swirling around the pyramids after having some sort of blue collar vision. He thought it was the bee’s knees, so take our opinions at face value.
When it was originally released, it garnered attention due to the involvement of guitarist Josh Smith of the Fucking Champs. However, his work in Weakling bears little resemblance to the instrumental fretwork of that band. Where the Fucking Champs happily absorb inspiration from such disparate sources as Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden and Metallica, Weakling are a far more bleak and brutal affair. What sets Dead as Dreams apart from most black metal I’ve heard is there is a majestic quality that underlies the pained shrieks, pounding beats and massed riffs. It sounds like the soundtrack to impending doom or your last hurrah. Normally, a batch of 17 minute black metal anthems would wear out their welcome halfway through the smash and grab assault. Maybe it’s because there is an undercurrent of punk that lends it a certain immediacy, but Dead as Dreams somehow keeps coming at you in new and innovative ways throughout each shift in mood and tone. Again, I’ve already admitted that I lack the means to do this album justice, but I wanted to share it since it really hits the spot when you want an album to kick your flabby buttocks and inspire adrenaline rushes of epic proportions. It’s rare to find an album that never lets up in intensity and keeps its foot on your throat throughout the hour you spend in its ragged company.
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Why is “Oranges and Lemons” supposed to describe child sacrifice?
The popular nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons":
Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement’s.
You owe me five farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin’s.
When will you pay me? Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich, Say the bells of Shoreditch.
When will that be? Say the bells of Stepney.
I do not know, Says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed, And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
Has apparently a darker meaning:
Various theories have been advanced to account for the rhyme, including: that it deals with child sacrifice; that it describes public executions; and that it describes Henry VIII’s marital difficulties. Problematically for these theories the last two lines, with their different metre, do not appear in the earlier recorded versions of the rhyme. source
While I can understand the public execution theory:
The gaol stood on the current site of the Old Bailey, next to St Sepulchre’s church (the bells of Old Bailey in the rhyme). The sound of that church’s “great” tenor bell striking 9am on a Monday morning would signal the start of any hangings due to take place that week. The prisoners on death row were visited the night before by the bell man of St Sepulchre, who would hold a candle in one hand and ring the execution bell in the other. ibid
I have problems understanding why this would suggest child sacrifice, something that would be abhorrent in XVII century Europe and probably not heard of since the fall of the pre-Columbian Aztec empire.
Was it just meant to be a simple scary story, beware of the boogeyman?
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Answering this question might also help answering What was the meaning of the “Oranges and Lemons” song in the “Frankenstein Chronicles”? – Cahir says Reinstate Monica Mar 21 '18 at 0:37
Indeed. I've first asked in general about the meaning of this song in the movie, but after a bit of digging I've found information about "child sacrifice". This baffled me where this idea came from, although it does explain the usage of this poem in the movie, where the main character is trying to find a kidnapper/child murderer. – Yasskier Mar 21 '18 at 1:00
Related literature.stackexchange.com/q/1022/99 – Chenmunka Mar 21 '18 at 14:17
TL;DR: There is no hidden meaning in ‘Oranges and Lemons’.
Tommy Thumb’s Song Book
The problem with all the theories about a hidden meaning in ‘Oranges and Lemons’ is that the earliest printed versions do not contain the “chopper” lines. The verse first appeared in print in Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book (1744); I can’t find a facsimile of the original, but archive.org has a reprint from 1815 which has the same text (but with differences in spelling and punctuation):
LONDON BELLS.
Two ſticks and an Apple,
Ring the bells at White-chapel;
Old father bald pate,
Ring the bells at Aldgate;
Maids in white aprons,
Ring the bells at St Cathrines;
Oranges and lemons,
Ring the bells at St Clements;
When will pay me;
Ring the bells at Old Bailey;
When I am rich,
Ring the bells at Fleetditch;
When will that be?
Ring the bells at Stepney;
When I am old,
Ring the bells at St Pauls.
(“When will pay me” must be a misprint for “When will you pay me”.)
Halliwell’s collection
The earliest instance of the “chopper” lines that I can find is from James Orchard Halliwell’s The nursery rhymes of England, collected chiefly from oral tradition (1842). Google Books has the fifth edition (1853).
[At the conclusion, the captive is privately asked if he will have oranges or lemons (the two leaders of the arch having previously agreed which designation shall belong to each), and he goes behind the one he may chance to name. When all are thus divided into two parties, they conclude the game by trying to pull each other beyond a certain line.]
Gay go up, and gay go down,
To ring the bells of London town.
Bull’s eyes and targets,
Say the bells of St. Marg’ret’s.
Brickbats and tiles,
Say the bells of St. Giles’.
Halfpence and farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin’s.
Say the bells of St. Clement’s.
Pancakes and fritters,
Say the bells of St. Peter’s.
Two sticks and an apple,
Say the bells at Whitechapel.
Old Father Baldpate,
Say the slow bells at Aldgate.
You owe me ten shillings,
Say the bells at St. Helen’s.
Pokers and tongs,
Say the bells at St. John’s.
Kettles and pans,
Say the bells at St. Ann’s.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shoreditch.
Pray when will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.
I am sure I don’t know,
Says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head.
(See below for a clearer description of the children’s game somewhat inadequately described in the bracketed paragraph.)
Comparing this version with the 1744 version reveals typical signs of oral transmission and improvement: ‘ring’ has been replaced throughout with ‘say’, which better suits the metre; the word ‘slow’ has been inserted into the Aldgate line to improve the rhythm; the archaic reference to Fleetditch (which had been culverted in the mid-18th century) has been replaced by Shoreditch, and the poor rhyme ‘old’/‘Pauls’ has been replaced by the perfect rhyme ‘know’/‘Bow’.
In this version, the first two and last two lines stick out as interpolations. The rest of the verse is in accentual dimeter, that is, with two stresses per line, and an irregular complement of unstressed syllables. But the first two lines are iambic tetrameter and the last two lines are dactylic tetrameter. It seems possible that the last two lines in particular came from some other verse, now lost, and became attached to ‘Oranges and Lemons’ somehow.
Household Words
Volume 9 of Charles Dickens’ magazine Household Words (1851) printed a piece ‘A Witch in the Nursery’ commenting (I think humorously or sardonically) on the imagery of children’s rhymes:
The cruel and unprincipled things sung or said to young children in so many of our popular nursery rhymes and tales, the wanton, reckless acts, no less than abominable reasons adduced for them, or consequences drawn from them, are something quite surprising. […]
A few off-hand murders “for tiny hands” are all we will offer […] The four next, all of which we find in Halliwell’s Collection, are more practically hideous than we were previously aware our nursery literature, rich as we knew it to be in these things, could furnish:—
“Here comes a candle to light you to bed:
Here comes a chopper!—to chop off your head.”
Volume 45 of Fraser’s Magazine (1852) printed ‘Nusery Literature’, a reply to the Household Words piece. This piece shows that the rhyme was well-known in England in the early-to-mid 19th century, and it describes the kind of game that children might have played with the use of the rhyme.
We are told that the direct tendency of the nursery rhymes is to pervert and destroy the innocence and generosity of childhood, to foster violence, and to encourage wanton and reckless cruelty, killing, theft, and greed. To make out this case, a vast number of verses are quoted, which make up an imposing array of horrors and improprieties very likely to bring our old friends into unmerited disrepute. Most of these purport to be taken from Halliwell. We have in our possession the authentic edition of Halliwell’s collection, published by the Percy Society, and not one half of the jingles cited are to be found there; neither are they in Bitson’s collection, called Gammer Gurton’s Garland, still less in Mother Goose’s Melodies, which is the oldest and most genuine of all, containing only rhymes and ditties in circulation all over England, while the collections of Ritson and Halliwell comprise many of merely local interest. The censured ditties which are to be found in any of the three authorities above mentioned are invariably misunderstood and misrepresented — rhymes, reflections, games, tales, and riddles being jumbled together without explanation : so that lines, sentences, and couplets, being respectively isolated from the context, present images as unlike their real appearance as do the moon and the ocean in the hands of a subjective cockney poet. For instance,—
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head,
is given as a solitary couplet of exceeding ‘practical hideousness,’ whereas, as every schoolboy knows, these two lines belong to the middle of the game called ‘Oranges and Lemons,’ in which every individual of the company is elected to belong to one of two parties by means of a compulsory process not very remote from that liberty of choice which is usually enjoyed by the fighting champions of mighty chiefs. The two children who represent the leaders form an arch with united and upraised arms, under which the others pass in a string, the last being taken prisoner by the down-dropping arms which encircle his neck while the lines are repeated, and the captive makes choice of one of the two parties. When the whole are disposed of in this manner, the two parties form, and the second division of the game proceeds.
The Fraser’s writer knew the “chopper” lines only in the context of ‘Oranges and Lemons’. But if they had previously been a “solitary couplet”, or part of some other verse, then their use in the children’s game would explain how they became attached to ‘Oranges and Lemons’.
But this is just speculation: children’s games and oral transmission don’t leave much in the way of written evidence, so it is impossible to know with any certainty how it happened.
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Interview: Maxwell Bauman Loves His Jewish Mummy
Interview by Christoph Paul November 11, 2019 1 comment
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Maxwell Bauman
I met Maxwell Bauman in a writing class at Wilkes University. He had a big Jewfro and we bonded over writing weird things and having quirky Jewish mothers. I told him that I had this idea for a book about a Satanic Bat Mitzpha titled Baphomitzvah, and three years later he wrote that idea as a novelette, as well as a bunch of other cool Jewish horror stories. A lot of them were really funny but for Maxwell's latest book, about a mummy woken up by Birthright kids visiting Israel, he went darker and gorier—and it's the best thing he's ever done. I don't know of any current writer specializing in Jewish Horror, so here is a conversation with the millennial king of Jewish Horror, Maxwell Bauman.
Was being raised by a Jewish mother a good way to learn about dread and anxiety so you could write a gut-wrenching horror novella?
I'll give you a little secret. The real source of guilt isn't Jewish mothers, it all comes from Jewish grandmothers. And it wasn't just mine causing stress; I swear all these old ladies are cut from the same cloth. Nothing is ever good enough. Every meal gets sent back. You never call, you never write. But at the end of the day, I'd rather channel that energy into my writing instead of a hernia.
How much do you think you've grown as a writer between The Anarchist Kosher Cookbook and this debut horror novella, The Mummy of Canaan?
The Anarchist Kosher Cookbook was always meant to be fun and silly. It's a collection of humor/ horror stories, but the comedy aspect took the reins. I must have written something like 15 stories and only 6 got into the final version. Those were the best of the best. Each had its own energy, and it wasn't easy to juggle all those different ideas. But when it comes to The Mummy of Canaan, I was able to focus in on one idea and really take the time to develop it. Since I wasn't going for laughs, and since it's a novella, I was able to slow down and build up the tension to give the violence and gore a real impact.
In your novella, Jewish American teens go to Israel to do Birthright. Did you ever get a chance to do Birthright?
For those of you who don't know, "Birthright" is a free trip to Israel to get young (mostly American) Jews to visit the holy land, learn about their culture, and meet new people. It sounds like fun, but I passed over this trip. Why? Because every time I even considered going to Israel something would come up with one of her many, many enemies. That's not a vacation. Granted, the chaos always calms down after a few weeks, but I can get all the stress I need from Jewish grandmothers here without having to worry about rockets flying overhead. That said, I have a feeling that some cosmic force still wants me to go on Birthright because they keep raising the age cutoff. It was 26, now it's 32. Just you watch, when I hit 32, they'll raise it again to 40.
Who are some young and new horror authors like yourself that you enjoy?
I really love Mame Bougouma Diene's writing style. His book Dark Moons Rising on a Starless Night, which is four short novellas, is an amazing work of African horror. There's some body horror and evil spirits, and also nuns channeling a True Detective vibe. I've gotten to read some of his short stories too, and I'm really excited to see what he does next!
What is some advice you have for new authors trying to get their work published?
Keep an excel spreadsheet of every place you submit. Include the name of the piece, the name of the publication, the email or portal that you send the work to, the date sent, any submission costs, and any specific notes on when you'll expect an answer. Rule of thumb, if they don't say when you'll hear back and there hasn't been a response in in 3-4 months, the answer is no. It's far too easy to get tripped up sending out stories to so many places.
What is your favorite and least favorite horror film?
Least favorite horror film:
The Woman in Black 2 (2014). It's 80% predicable jump scares, 20% don't cares. (Aww, snap!) The special thing about the first movie was that the visual horror didn't line up with the music. That disjointed feeling made the scary moments really pop. But whoever was in charge of the sequel missed the point entirely.
Dishonorable mention: There's a scene in IT (2017), where Bill finds a LEGO turtle in his brother's room. Got to call out the props department on this screw up because the film is set in the 1980's, but it used colors and pieces that wouldn't exist for another 30 years. Took me right out of the movie.
Favorite horror film:
Salò or 120 Days of Sodom (1975). Another movie that gets under my skin, a retelling of the book by the Marquis de Sade. The movie shifts the setting from 18th century France to fascist Italy near the end of WWII. A group of powerful people select a group of beautiful teens to screw and torture. There's a part where a girl gets fed a piece of bread with nails hidden inside, she screams, and the rich people have a good laugh. That's one of the lighter moments. Fascism is terrifying, and for 2 hours we get to see the worst of humanity in all its visceral gory glory. Not for the faint of heart.
Honorable mention: There's a scene in Black Swan (2010) where the mom is angrily trimming Natalie Portman's nails. The cuts between shots get faster and faster, which only makes the whole ordeal more terrifying. That scene made me squirm, but in a good way.
You really love LEGO. Please give a genuine, but moderately pretentious answer on how building with LEGO is like building a story?
Did my last answer geeking out about the wrong era of LEGOS in IT give that away? Haha. You must think of your story as a bin of unsorted pieces. Yes, yes. It's all there waiting for you to put it together. Sure, you can skim off the top of the pile, but if you want something good, something special, you need you dig down into the bin. Go deep into the unknown, past the sharp edges that scape your knuckles, ignoring the sticky stuff. Oh shit, did something just move? Ignore it, keep going until you find that one piece hiding all the way at the bottom that brings it all together.
Last question, who wins in a fight: Jewish mother who does weekly pilates or a mummy at full power?
A modern Jewish mother, weekly pilates and all, is still getting her face eaten off by a mummy. No doubt. But a Jewish grandmother will guilt the mummy back into his sarcophagus with bold accusations that he never calls or writes.
The Mummy of Canaan
Manufacturer: CLASH Books
The Anarchist Kosher Cookbook
Interview by Christoph Paul
Christoph Paul is an award-winning humor author. He writes non-fiction, YA, Bizarro, horror, and poetry including: The Passion of the Christoph, Great White House Volume 1 and Volume 2, Slasher Camp for Nerd Dorks, and Horror Film Poems. He is an editor for CLASH Media and CLASH Books and edited the anthologies Walk Hand in Hand Into Extinction: Stories Inspired by True Detective and This Book Ain’t Nuttin to Fuck With: A Wu-Tang Tribute Anthology. Under the pen name Mandy De Sandra, he writes Bizarro Erotica that has been covered in VICE, Huffington Post, Jezebel, and AV Club. He is represented by Veronica Park at the Corvisiero Literary Agency.
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David Nutt: Dark Debacles and Bewildering Sunlight
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Putting Other People's Words in Your Mouth with John F.D. Taff
February 4, 2020 - March 3, 2020
Make sure the dialog you're writing for your characters sounds like real people actually said it, ensuring they come off as authentic.
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Husband. Father. Writer. M.Div. Co-creator of FirstOrderofBusiness.net. Co-host of the One Thousand and One Jedha Nights podcast.
May- 2017 -
Review: Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Maul #3
Published by: Marvel Comics Release date: April 26, 2017 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Luke Ross Colors: Nolan Woodward On Tuesday, Marvel released a press statement…
Star Wars Comics Now Available Through Comixology Unlimited and More
Since I’ve started reviewing the Star Wars comics here at Making Star Wars, the one thing I’ve heard more often…
Apr- 2017 -
Review: Marvel’s Star Wars: Poe Dameron #13
Published by: Marvel Comics Release date: April 19, 2017 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Phil Noto Similar to the mainline series, Marvel’s Star Wars: Poe Dameron is…
Review: Marvel’s Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #6
Published by: Marvel Comics Release date: April 12, 2017 Writer: Kieron Gillen Pencils: Kev Walker Inks: Marc Deering Colors: Antonio Fabela One of my…
Review Roundup: Aphra #5, Darth Maul #2, Star Wars #30, Rogue One #1
Well, it’s been a hot minute, everyone. I apologize for the delay. I’ve got more excuses than Kylo when he…
Published by: Marvel Comics Release date: March 15, 2017 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Phil Noto A few days ago, I saw a Twitter thread…
Review: Marvel’s Star Wars #29
Published by: Marvel Comics Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Salvador Larroca Colorist: Edgar Delgado By and large, I enjoy reviewing anything Star Wars related. Not…
Feb- 2017 -
Published by: Marvel Comics Release date: February 15, 2017 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Phil Noto Well, I stand corrected. In a previous review, I…
I think it’s safe to say at this point Marvel and Lucasfilm have created a fan favorite with Doctor Aphra.…
If you didn’t catch my review from last week, I’ll put it simply: I haven’t been impressed with Marvel’s Star Wars as…
Review: Marvel’s Darth Maul #1
Growing up, Darth Maul was far from my favorite character. Sure, the double-bladed lightsaber was (and still is) iconic. And…
Review: Marvel’s Han Solo (trade paperback)
When the world discovered there would be a Han Solo movie, reactions seemed to be mixed at best. On the…
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Marvel’s Star Wars series since issue #1. I loved the team-up between Leia, Sana, and…
Review: Marvel’s Doctor Aphra #3 by David Marshall
Published by: Marvel Comics Release date: January 18, 2016 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Kev Walker Coloring: Antonio Fabela Introduced during…
Rogue One novelization review by David Marshall
Published by: Del Rey Release date: December 20, 2016 Author: Alexander M. Freed The last time I read a novelization…
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