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With SoftBank deal in hand and Clearwire buyout near, Sprint set to become 'spectrum powerhouse'
Sprint's unlimited data deals should continue for years to come as Sprint moves to take on market leaders AT&T and Verizon Wireless
Matt Hamblen (Computerworld (US)) 25 June, 2013 19:00
Sprint shareholders Tuesday set the stage for a potentially massive change in the wireless carrier competitive landscape carriers by approving SoftBank's bid to buy 78% of the company for $21.6 billion.
Sprint can use cash from the Softbank deal to help finance a likely purchase of Clearwire, analysts say. Clearwire shareholders are scheduled to vote on whether to accept Sprint's bid for the company early next month.
A Sprint purchase of Clearwire would give the combined company about the same amount of spectrum as each of the nation's top two carriers, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, said analyst Roger Entner of Recon Analytics.
"Sprint would have a boatload of spectrum with Clearwire, and Softbank knew this all along," Entner said. "Sprint can turn into a spectrum powerhouse and can easily provide unlimited data to customers for a really long time without going back to any auctions."
Sprint, with less than half as many subscribers as either AT&T or Verizon (each with more than 100 million) would find itself in the desirable position of having an ability to quickly grow its customer base, he said.
Bill Menezes, an analyst at Gartner, did add that even with greater size and spectrum gained with the Softbank and Clearwire deals, Sprint would "still have to execute to be truly competitive with AT&T and Verizon."
"Sprint needs to hustle to keep their LTE network upgrades on track and start leveraging the big spectrum expansion that Clearwire enables," Menezes said. "It won't be easy. It won't be enough to match AT&T or Verizon. They'll have to come up with offers that are more compelling in terms of price and performance to start winning away customers from the bigger guys."
Menezes predicted that Sprint will come up with deals like cut-rate prices on phones and mobile data services to grab consumer attention.
Entner is convinced the Federal Communications Commission will approve a Clearwire acquisition, and agreed with other analysts that FCC approval of the Softbank deal is imminent.
Both the U.S. Senate and the Justice Department have already approved the Softbank deal. Sprint said the deal should close in early July.
"The close of the SoftBank acquisition should now allow the new Sprint to execute on its plans with greater financial freedom and hopefully more success than before," Entner said.
Japan's SoftBank battled Dish Network to buy Sprint. SoftBank raised its bid to $21.6 billion on June 10 from the original $20.1 billion and raised the cash amount going to shareholders by $4.5 billion. Dish subsequently abandoned its attempts to acquire Sprint.
In the Sprint-SoftBank deal, SoftBank is giving Sprint shareholders $16.6 billion in cash and giving Sprint $5 billion in capital for a 78% stake. Originally, SoftBank was giving $12.1 billion to shareholders and $8 billion to Sprint in capital for a 70% stake.
Sprint has also fought Dish over the buyout of Clearwire, recently raising its bid to $5 a share from $3.40 to outbid Dish's bid of $4.40 a share. The Clearwire shareholders will vote on that deal on July 8. The Clearwire board and minority shareholders support the $5 per share bid.
Sprint owns a majority stake in Clearwire, valued at about $14 billion, which means it would need $5 billion to $6 billion to buy Clearwire outright, Entner said.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has said that Sprint will hold on to to its unlimited smartphone data plans. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Son also said that putting Sprint on par with AT&T and Verizon in spectrum holdings will "stimulate the whole industry in terms of both innovation, the prices, services, everything."
Matt Hamblen covers mobile and wireless, smartphones and other handhelds, and wireless networking for Computerworld. Follow Matt on Twitter at @matthamblen, or subscribe to Matt's RSS feed . His email address is mhamblen@computerworld.com.
Read more about wireless carriers in Computerworld's Wireless Carriers Topic Center.
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Transfermarkt: Most expensive defender in history: United brings Maguire
Manchester (AP) - English football champions Manchester United have signed England defender Harry Maguire of Leicester City. Man United officially announced this after British media had previously reported an impending transfer.
26-year-old Maguire signed a contract with Old Trafford for six years with an option for another year. "I'm pleased to have signed with this great club," Maguire was quoted as saying, "it's an incredible opportunity."
Leicester said that the transfer fee is a club record, without giving numbers. According to media reports, the Red Devils transfer for the English national player total 80 million pounds (about 88 million euros). He would be the most expensive defender of football history.
Just recently, Dutchman Matthijs de Ligt moved from Ajax Amsterdam to Juventus for around 85.5 million euros. Prior to that, Dutchman Virgil van Dijk, who had moved from FC Southampton to Liverpool FC in December 2017 for an estimated £ 75m (then around € 84m) within the Premier League, set the transfer record for defenders.
Maguire has been under contract in Leicester since 2017. Previously, he played for Sheffield United, Hull City and Wigan Athletic. For England he has completed 20 international matches. At the Football World Cup 2018 he scored in the quarterfinals against Sweden (2: 0) his only goal for the selection. Already directly after the tournament was speculated about a change, in September, however, Maguire then signed a new five-year contract in Leicester.
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The number of ranked players in the TennisRecruiting.net lists changes from week to week, and the differences can be dramatic over long periods of time. For example, there may be only 500 players ranked before the busy summer season - and 1000 players ranked at the end. With these changes, your ranking may change significantly over long periods of time - and these changes are not necessarily correlated with your performance.
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Once students have completed the labs associated with the introductory physics courses, they are eligible to become paid teaching assistants (TAs) in these lab. classes. (Those who did not take their physics courses at Tennessee Tech will be asked to demonstrate their competence.) Responsibilities of a TA are to prepare for each lab meeting in advance, provide assistance to students in the class while they perform the lab assignments, grade reports, and return them to faculty in a timely manner. (Note: TA experience makes your resume look much stronger when applying for graduate schools or employment.) More information and an application from can be obtained from the department office, or by contacting Linda Kreis (lkreis@tntech.edu).
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Run by the Tutoring Center in the Volpe Library, Class+ is the Tennessee Tech version of supplemental instructional (SI). As a Class+ Leader for a physics class, you would commit to attending the class in which you are a leader and then hold one to three regularly scheduled sessions per week outside of class to help students effectively study for the course. To be selected as an SI leader you must have performed exceptionally in the relevant course and obtain a recommendation from a faculty member.
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The Tutoring Center in the Volpe Library also employs peer tutors. As a physics tutor you would provide individual assistance to facilitate learning and help students become successful, independent learners in introductory physics classes. Tutors receive training to learn effective tutoring practices and can become a CRLA certified tutor. Typically they work anywhere from four to nine hours a week, which may include evenings and Sundays.
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Some of the physics education research carried out in the department occasionally requires that classes be video recorded. These recordings are then analyzed for interesting segments that are then edited and transcribed. Employment in this capacity may involve any or all of these different elements.
Check in the department office to see if any such opportunities are currently available , or contact Linda Kreis (lkreis@tntech.edu).
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The department has a long history of involving undergraduates in the research of its faculty members. During the summer months, students from freshman level upward are employed as research interns, and are paid a stipend for their work. This work can take place on-campus or at various other research facilities. In recent summers students have worked at such places such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, TRIUMF Lab in Vancouver, Canada and the Sanford Underground Research Facility. (Opportunities to continue research are also available during the academic year, but are not paid!)
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| To combat opiate crisis, Penn Dental dean mandates students and faculty undergo Narcan training
To combat opiate crisis, Penn Dental dean mandates students and faculty undergo Narcan training
By Manlu Liu 10/21/18 6:33pm
Credit: Lizzy Machielse
For the first time, one of the University of Pennsylvania's schools is requiring its students to be trained in administering Narcan — a medication that can mean the difference between life and death for those suffering from opiate-related overdoses.
This semester, Penn's School of Dental Medicine required that all students and faculty undergo training to use Narcan. Dean of Dental Medicine Mark Wolff said he decided to require the training for the school's educational affiliates after learning about Philadelphia's efforts to combat the rise in opiate-related deaths by distributing Narcan. He added that he has friends whose children have died from opiate-related overdoses.
"We can't easily predict who's going to be having these overdoses, but they occur in [the students'] dormitories, in restaurants in the street; they occur in clubs and music halls," Wolff said.
According to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health data released earlier this year, upward of 1,200 unintentional overdose deaths occurred in the city in 2017. While neighborhoods in North Philadelphia saw the highest density of such deaths, new "hotspots" have emerged in South, Northeast, and West Philadelphia.
Penn student medics are now armed with Narcan to counter opioid overdoses
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So far, two trainings have been held at the Dental School. Professor Elliot Hersh led the sessions, introducing students to the science and methodology of administering Narcan. Wolff noted that there will be additional trainings so that all students and faculty can learn about the medication. Currently, the Narcan training sessions are only open to Dental School affiliates.
The Dental School, however, does not provide students with medication to keep for potential use after undergoing training. Instead, interested students can purchase bottles with medical insurance.
Wolff noted that the drug can be costly, with a bottle ranging from $15 to $100 depending on a person's insurance plan.
While Wolff is the first dean to mandate a school-wide training in Narcan, other groups on campus have taken steps to address the rapidly growing effects of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia.
In April, members of the student-led Medical Emergency Response Team began carrying Narcan on their shifts. In May, Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum and Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush sent an email to all Penn undergraduates informing them about the crisis. Around the same time, the Division of Public Safety installed a drug "Take-Back Box" in the main foyer of its headquarters at 4040 Chestnut St.
While not mandatory, some students at the School of Nursing are trained to use Narcan, Nursing School's Associate Director of Communications Edward Federico said.
The Perelman School of Medicine's Senior Vice Dean for Medical Education Suzanne Rose explained that Medical students are currently participating in studies related to opiate education in order to help the school assess how best to train students on the use of Narcan.
Although he has yet to attend a school-led session, Dental student Matt Casey said he received a ten-minute Narcan training while working at Prevention Point Philadelphia last summer. He stressed the importance of teaching people about harm reduction therapy to combat the opioid crisis.
"People get caught in the Penn Bubble and never venture outside of it, or if they do, they always go to a bar to do something fun," he said. "They never see other parts of the city where the opioid crisis is a problem."
Casey noted that he believes the Dental School is a logical starting place for the rollout of widespread Narcan training because of the use of post-operative prescription of opiates in the industry.
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Art teacher shows her artwork
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ASHBURNHAM - This weekend, Stevens Memorial Library is welcoming a familiar face who will bring her mixed media art to display in the upstairs Community Room for the month of December.
Artist Peggy Richard, who taught art in the Ashburnham Westminster School District for 25 years, will bring her mixed media art for all to enjoy.
One person who will be helping with the setup is a former student. Artist Mark Setevdemio, owner of Creative Connections Gift Gallery on Main Street, has been helping to bring art to the town.
Part of the effort is a monthly show at Stevens Memorial Library. Setevdemio was a student of Richard at Oakmont. He said that Richard was a great art teacher, and was one that helped inspire him to become an artist.
Setevdemio said that it was a surprise when Richard came into his art gallery and gift shop a couple of months ago.
"It was a bit surreal. Quite honestly I don't know that she knew I was running the shop, but she came in and was a little surprised to see me."
Richard recognized her former student. The two reconnected.
Richard is retired now and painting full time living on Cape Cod. She brought a few pieces to display in Creative Connections that were mixed media.
"I really liked her as a person," said Setevdemio.
"I think that because she was a working artist, she was very inspiring to me because she had a lot of personal things to share about her own approach to the work."
Setevdemio said that Richard was a no-nonsense teacher, but very easy to approach.
"I love naturalistic landscape, but I especially love the way she approaches it," he said. "She is not an ultra-realist perhaps, but to me she gets more of the emotion of the subject."
Setevdemio said Richard demonstrates a fearless use of color.
"That's very hard to do successfully," he said. "Her work is great and I love everything in this show that is coming up,"
Richard's nature-inspired art will be on display at Stevens Memorial Library for the month of December in conjunction with Creative Connections Gift Gallery. There will be an artist's reception on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 12 to 2p.m. upstairs in the library. The former teacher is looking forward to seeing many of her students at the reception.
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Published On: Fri, Aug 14th, 2015
Election 2016 / Politics / US News | By Butter Bracco
USA Today ignores Hillary Clinton email scandal, NY Times and others bury the news
Four of the country’s largest newspapers on Wednesday kept the latest developments in Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal off the front page, or in the case of the USA Today, out of the paper completely.
Secret information on the former Secretary of State’s server and the IG’s confirmation of at least two top secret emails made the news on page A13 in the New York Times.
The Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal gets buried by the major newspapers photo/ donkey hotey
The Washington Post managed to place the news that Clinton will finally turn over her server on A2. The Los Angeles Times placed the story on A9.
All of these newspapers, however, did better than USA Today, which completely skipped Clinton’s scandal in the print edition. (Emphais added, The Dispatch)
The New York Times‘s headline hinted that the Democratic frontrunner as just trying to clear things up: “Clinton Directs Aides to Give Email and Thumb drive to the Justice Department.” This tone continued in journalist Michael Schmidt’s lead sentence:
Hillary Rodham Clinton has directed her aides to give the Justice Department an email server that housed the personal account that she used exclusively while secretary of state, along with a thumb drive that contained copies of the emails, her presidential campaign said on Tuesday.
He then allowed:
Earlier on Tuesday, the inspector general for the intelligence community told members of Congress that Mrs. Clinton had “top secret” information — the highest classification of government intelligence — in two emails among the 40 from the private account that the State Department has allowed him to review.
It wasn’t until paragraph 18 (of a 19 paragraph story) that Republican criticism was allowed.
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa was quoted about Clinton handing over the server: “That’s a long time for top secret classified information to be held by an unauthorized person outside of an approved, secure government facility.”
The Washington Post excluded the Republican quotes writers Carol D. Leonnig, Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman delicately noted:
The FBI has been looking into the security of Clinton’s unusual private system, which has emerged as an issue in her campaign amid growing questions from Republicans and some U.S. intelligence officials about whether government secrets might have been put at risk.
Post writers waited until paragraph 19 to explain:
[Inspector General for Intelligence Charles] McCullough also told lawmakers that his reviewers found two e-mails they believe contain information that the State Department considers classified, and they have alerted the agency so it can conduct its own review.
All told, McCullough has pointed to seven e-mails that he said contained classified information, including two with top-secret material.
His findings appear to contradict Clinton’s earlier comments.
The Los Angeles Times waited until the final paragraph to criticize Clinton:
“If Hillary Clinton believed in honesty and transparency, she would have turned over her secret server months ago to an independent arbiter, not as a last resort and to the Obama Justice Department,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said. “Of course, if she really cares about transparency, she would never have had a secret server in the first place.”
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UXBRIDGE , December 13, 2019 09:37 IST
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at the counting centre in Britain’s general election in Uxbridge on December 13, 2019. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Conservatives set for a big win; Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will not lead in the next elections; Liberal Democrat leader Swinson loses seat.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives are on course to win a large majority in Thursday's U.K elections after voters backed his bid to deliver Brexit on January 31. Mr. Johnson's party is set to win comfortably in the 650-seat parliament in what could be the biggest Conservative national election win since Margaret Thatcher's 1987 triumph.
The Conservatives claimed a string of Leave-supporting seats from Labour in the opposition party's heartlands of Wales and northern England, results showed.
Here are the live updates
We will leave EU on Jan. 31, no ifs, no buts, says Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would leave the European Union on Jan. 31 after his sweeping election win.
“We will get Brexit done on time by the 31st of January, no ifs, no buts, no maybes,” Mr. Johnson told cheering supporters on Friday.
Britain needs Brexit parliament vote soon: EU
The European Union hopes for a quick British parliament vote on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc and clarity on London's plans following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's triumph in elections, the head of the European Council said on Friday.
Charles Michel, who chairs EU summits, congratulated Johnson and also said the EU was ready to negotiate a free-trade agreement with Britain but called on London to work in good faith.
“We expect, as soon as possible, a the vote by the British Parliament ... It's important to have clarity, as soon as possible,” Mr. Michel told reporters as he arrived for a second day of an EU leaders summit. “We are ready,” he said of trade talks.
UK Liberal Democrats to elect new leader after Swinson loses
Britain's Liberal Democrats said they would elect a new leader next year after Jo Swinson lost her seat in parliament at Thursday's general election.
“In the weeks ahead we will elect a new leader and our party will continue to be the rallying point for anyone who believes in a country where everyone has the chance to get on in life,” party president Sal Brinton said in a statement.
The party said Brinton and lawmaker Ed Davey would be joint acting leaders.
Trump congratulates Boris Johnson
US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his election victory, saying their two countries were now free to strike a “massive” new trade deal.
“Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN!”, Mr Trump tweeted.
“Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT. This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal that could be made with the E.U. Celebrate Boris!”
Veteran UK Labour lawmaker Dennis Skinner loses
Veteran Labour lawmaker Dennis Skinner lost the seat he had held since 1970 on Friday, as another brick in the “Red Wall” of traditional Labour support fell to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives and their pledge to deliver Brexit.
The 87-year-old, who was the party's longest continuously serving lawmaker, was defeated by Conservative Mark Fletcher, who overturned his 5,288 majority to win Bolsover with 21,791 votes against Skinner's 16,492.
A powerful mandate to get Brexit done, says Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that his government appeared to have won a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.
“At this stage it does look as though this one-nation Conservative government has been given a powerful new mandate, to get Brexit done and not just to get Brexit done but to unite this country and to take it forward,” Mr. Johnson said after winning his seat of Uxbridge.
“I think this will turn out to be a historic election that gives us now, in this new government, the chance to respect the democratic will of the British people, to change this country for the better and to unleash the potential of the entire people of this country.”
“That is what we will now do, and if we are lucky enough to be returned as the exit poll seems to suggest then that work will begin ... today.”
EU welcomes Brexit clarity from UK Conservative victory
European leaders welcomed on Thursday that Boris Johnson's expected election victory provided clarity on Britain's withdrawal from the EU, but said it would be challenging to agree a post-Brexit trade deal by the end of 2020.
Exit polls showed Johnson's Conservative Party would enjoy a majority of 86 seats in the 650-seat British parliament.
“It is a very clear result - it will not change by tomorrow morning,” Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told reporters in Brussels after the first day of an EU summit.
Sterling Pound surges by more than 2%
The British pound surged more than 2% on Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party looked set for a decisive election victory that markets believe makes an orderly exit from the European Union all but certain.
Sterling’s dramatic gains saw it reach a 19-month high versus the dollar and its strongest levels against the euro since shortly after the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Its jump — as much as 2.5% — versus the dollar put it on course for one of its biggest one-day gains since the 1990s.
Chastened by 3-1/2 years of political instability in Britain, investors have seized on the likely Conservative landslide, believing it will enable Johnson to deliver Brexit with his withdrawal agreement on Jan. 31.
UK Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson loses seat
Britain’s Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson speaks after losing her seat, north of Glasgow on December 13, 2019. | Photo Credit: AFP
The leader of Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats lost her parliamentary seat to the Scottish National Party on Friday.
Jo Swinson, who only became the party's leader in July, had campaigned to overturn Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU. She lost the seat by just 149 votes.
Ms. Swinson said “For millions of people in our country these results will bring dread and dismay and people are looking for hope. I still believe that we as a country can be warm and generous, inclusive and open, and that by working together with our nearest neighbours we can achieve so much more.”
Corbyn says will not lead Labour into future UK election
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not lead the party into the next election after admitting it had been a “very disappointing night”.
“This is obviously a very disappointing night for the Labour Party with the result that we've got,” Mr. Corbyn said after winning his north London electoral seat.
“I will not lead the party in any future general election campaign,” he said, adding that the party needed to reflect and that he would lead the party as it discussed its future.
Scotland must be given new independence vote, says Sturgeon
Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists in the election, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday.
The exit poll predicted that the Scottish National Party would win 55 of the 59 seats in Scotland.
“There is a mandate now to offer the people of Scotland the choice over our own future,” Sturgeon told Sky News.
“There is a clear desire and endorsement for the notion that Scotland should not be landed with a Boris Johnson government and ripped out of Europe against our own will.
“Boris Johnson may have a mandate to take England out of the European Union. He emphatically does not have a mandate to take Scotland out of the European Union. Scotland must have a choice over our own future.”
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Body of boy who drowned in Ciliwung River found in Thousands Islands
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A view of mangroves on Untung Jawa Island in Thousand Islands regency, Jakarta. (Wikimedia Commons/Taman Renyah)
The body of 8-year-old Muhammad Fikri, who drowned in the Ciliwung River in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, was found floating in Thousands Islands waters on Thursday.
"The body was found on Thursday at around 8:15 a.m. southeast of Untung Jawa Island in Thousands Islands," East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency operational head Gatot Sulaeman said, tempo.co reported.
Read also: Rescue personnel continue search for 8-year-old in Ciliwung River
The discovery was made by officers of the Jakarta Transportation Agency who were on a speedboat heading to the Untung Jawa Island. The boat captain, Hasanudin, saw a floating body near the island and approached it.
"He called the fire and rescue agency right away and the officers immediately recovered the body using a rescue boat," Gatot said.
The body was taken to the National Police Hospital in Kramatjati, East Jakarta. The police then identified the body as Fikri, who had been missing since Tuesday after being carried away by a heavy current while swimming in the Ciliwung River in Kampung Melayu.
"He was found shirtless and wearing shorts," Gatot said. (vla)
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Ohio State sophomore guard Duane Washington Jr. (4) dribbles the ball down the court during the second half of the game against Villanova on Nov. 13. Ohio State won 76-51. Credit: Amal Saeed | Photo Editor
Less than one month ago, Ohio State stared down a mountain of teams beneath it, holding a summit view of the college basketball world with a No. 2 ranking and three 25-point victories against top 10 opponents.
Few foresaw the Buckeyes plummeting off the cliff by Jan. 13, now No. 21 in Monday’s Associated Press Poll. Ohio State has lost four games in a row — two against unranked opponents — and failed to score 60 points in all four contests.
“First thing my coach said to me when I got into coaching 25 years ago is, ‘You’re gonna be happiest when you find a group you can lose with first,” Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said. “No one wants to lose, but the reality is in college basketball, you’re gonna lose games. And the idea is: What’s the group made of when that happens?”
Tuesday, the Buckeyes (11-5, 1-4 Big Ten) hope to snap their streak at home against Nebraska (7-9, 2-3).
During its four-game freefall, Ohio State shot 34 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3-point range.
If those were the team’s season numbers, it would rank last and No. 331 in the nation, respectively.
Nebraska represents a chance to kickstart Ohio State’s attack. The Cornhuskers are tied for No. 292 in the country for scoring defense — last in the Big Ten by five points per game — and are No. 181 in opposing field goal percentage.
Freshman forward E.J. Liddell said the team is calmly addressing its issues as the Big Ten slate rolls on.
“I remember my freshman year in high school, we won our first game and lost like seven in a row,” Liddell said. “I’ve lost before. Past two years I’ve been winning a lot, but it’s fine. It’s nothing to worry about. We’ve got a lot more basketball to play and a lot more good opponents to play.”
Offensively, Nebraska’s efficiency reads only slightly better. It ranks No. 10 in the Big Ten for scoring and No. 12 in field goal percentage.
When the Cornhuskers find success, it comes from their guards. Nebraska’s top five scorers all play the position, with senior Haanif Cheatham leading the way at 13.1 points per game.
“They’ve got a really dynamic group of guards that are older and veteran,” Holtmann said. “Really dynamic point guard and wings that have a lot of experience and are really playing well.”
If Nebraska’s guards plan to make a difference in the contest, they’ll need to contend with Ohio State’s Big Ten-best scoring and shooting defense.
Defense is one element of Ohio State’s game that hasn’t been completely shaken by the losing skid. No opponent has surpassed 67 points in the stretch, and only Wisconsin shot more than 33 percent from the field, hitting at a 40-percent clip.
Ohio State’s own guard play currently is colder than a snow cap, with the four who play significant minutes shooting 29 percent with 33 turnovers against 21 assists during the losing streak.
Sophomore guard Duane Washington, the team’s No. 2 scorer, was pulled from Saturday’s loss at Indiana by Holtmann after two minutes. The coach said his effort and defensive play were lacking.
“I felt like he was not prepared to play in a tough environment on the road,” Holtmann said. “I just did not feel like his mind was where it needed to be, and it was pretty evident, even in the short minutes that he played.”
Liddell said the consistent competition of Big Ten play is forcing players to fine-tune their game.
“Details. It’s a lot of details that you have to pick up on in Big Ten play, and how hard you have to play when you’re out there, every second,” Liddell said.
Ohio State will work to rectify its issues against Nebraska at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Schottenstein Center.
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Hot stuff! Londoner sets Guinness world records for ghost-pepper eating
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Peter Piper might have trouble keeping up with Mike Jack, the Londoner who's celebrating two Guinness World Records for eating one of the hottest chilies on the planet.
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Mike Jack of London is in the Guinness book of world records for his ability to eat ghost peppers. Mike Hensen/The London Free Press/Postmedia Network
Peter Piper might have trouble keeping up with Mike Jack.
Peter Piper, the pepper-picker of tongue-twister fame, could pick a peck of pickled peppers. Jack, the pepper-munching Londoner, is celebrating two Guinness World Records for eating one of the hottest chilies on the planet.
But getting the Guinness honours wasn’t exactly a glamorous process.
“When I do really big challenges like these, basically when I’m done I just start sweating a lot and it’s just snot and drool coming out of my face,” Jack said. “I usually have a bucket nearby and put my face over it.”
Jack earned the world record for the fastest time to eat three ghost peppers when he downed the trio of super-spicy chilies in 9.75 seconds Jan. 26. The 37-year-old made the attempt during a charity event he organized at the London Brewing Co-operative.
On March 2, Jack broke the record for the most ghost peppers eaten in one minute, consuming 97 grams. Jack made the attempt before a crowd at the Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo at Centennial Hall.
In keeping with Guinness rules, Jack made the world record attempts at public events, recorded the feats on video with several independent witnesses. He submitted the video and statements from witnesses to the world record judges.
Jack’s two record attempts were confirmed by Guinness World Records Monday and now appear on the organization’s website.
Pepper heat is measured using the Scoville scale. Ghost peppers, also called bhut jolokia peppers, have a rating of more than one million Scoville heat units. A jalapeno ranks anywhere between 3,500 to 8,000.
In 2007, Guinness named the ghost pepper the world’s hottest pepper, a title it lost in 2011 as plant scientists continued to breed spicier pepper varieties.
Jack can eat the current world record holder for the hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper, which has an average Scoville rating of about 1.6 million. The biggest challenge with his world record attempts wasn’t the ghost pepper heat, Jack said.
“Over time, you build tolerance to the heat. . . . I was just thinking about getting them down as fast as I can. I had to practice my speed,” Jack said. “I kept pushing myself more and more.”
Jack developed an interest in hot sauce in his twenties that eventually led him to competitive chili-eating about three years ago.
He has a YouTube channel dedicated to his hot sauce and chili pepper hobby.
Jack’s sweat-inducing pastime doesn’t concern his wife Jamie.
“He’s done a fair bit of research on peppers and everything,” said Jamie Jack, who’s glad finally to get the official word from Guinness about the two attempts earlier this year.
“We waited so long to find out. It’s really exciting.”
Jack has his sights set on another Guinness World Record, the most ghost peppers eaten in two minutes. He’s practising now and wants to make the record attempt in February at the Heatwave Hot Sauce Expo in London.
Whether you’re a competitive chili-eater, hot sauce fanatic or tourist in the world of spicy food, Jack said there’s one principle that unites them all; there’s no sure-fire way to kill the heat.
“Part of it is mind over matter,” Jack said. “Nothing is going to help it completely. The only remedy is time.”
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Scots civil servants to defy Boris Johnson to attend EU meetings
Exclusive by Kathleen Nutt @kacnutt Journalist
Boris Johnson's administration did not consult Scottish civil servants when they ordered them to stop attending most meetings in Brussels
SCOTLAND’s servants are to defy an order by Boris Johnson’s government to stop attending EU meetings in Brussels.
Officials will continue travelling to the Belgium capital to feed into discussions on devolved issues such as agriculture, fishing and animal welfare.
The move highlights a breakdown in relations between the Scottish and UK Governments. They have been under considerable strain since the EU referendum in 2016 when Scotland voted to remain in the EU. They deteriorated when ex foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt refused Nicola Sturgeon diplomatic support during a visit to Brussels in June and worsened when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister and last week moved to suspend parliament to force through a No Deal.
Last week The National revealed the Scottish Government had not been consulted on the decision taken by Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay for civil servants to stop attending most meetings in Brussels.
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He announced in August that from September British officials would only attend meetings at which the UK has “a significant national interest in the outcome of discussions, such as on security”.
However, last night a Scottish Government spokesman said Scottish civil servants would continue to attend EU meetings in Brussels.
The spokesman said: “Scottish Government officials intend to continue representing Scotland’s position at relevant EU meetings, which is all the more important given the increasing threat of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit and the impact it would have. We are in urgent discussion with the UK Government to ensure its recent decision to reduce attendance at EU meetings does not affect that representation.”
A spokesman for Scottish Brexit Secretary Mike Russell said the decision to withdraw from the meetings was “typical” of the UK Government approach and it was particularly important for Scotland to be represented in Brussels given the current political and diplomatic situation. He said: “It is typical of the of the high-handed, arrogant and cavalier approach of this out of control Tory government that they should take this move. But as we are dragged ever close to a No-deal Brexit, it has never been more important for Scotland’s voice to be heard in Europe, and the Scottish Government will continue to engage as closely as possible with our European friends and neighbours.”
The National was alerted to the row last week with one insider saying Scottish civil servants heard of the decision by the UK Government to stop attending most meetings when they saw it in the press.
“The UK Government didn’t consult or even inform the Scottish Government before making the decision. The first they heard about it was through the media,” one senior figure told us.
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Announcing the decision last month Barclay said: “An incredible amount of time and effort goes into EU meetings, with attendance just the tip of the iceberg. Our diligent, world-class officials also spend many hours preparing for them whether in reading the necessary papers or working on briefings.”
He said: “From now on we will only go to the meetings that really matter, reducing attendance by over half and saving hundreds of hours. This will free up time for ministers and their officials to get on with preparing for our departure on 31 October and seizing the opportunities that lie ahead.”
After the decision Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish External Affairs Minister, wrote to Barclay to raise concerns over a lack of consultation, saying: “It is clear beyond any doubt the UK Government should not take a decision on this possible step without proper involvement of the Scottish Government or other devolved administrations.”
Last night a DExEU spokesman said: “The Brexit Secretary spoke to Scottish Government Minister Fiona Hyslop ahead of the formal announcement being made. We’ve been clear we will attend meetings on issues which are significant to the UK’s continued interests.”
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CBC plays down latest Antifa violence at UC Berkeley
On last night's show, I reported on the CBC's coverage of Antifa's attack on peaceful conservatives at UC Berkeley.
The violence was so one-sided that evem left-wing news outlets like The Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle reported on Antifa's unprovoked assault, but Canada's state broadcaster initiated a cover-up.
WATCH my video to see how the CBC made a concerted effort to hide any presence of masked Antifa thugs, hammer and sickle flags, and any similar symbol of the radical alt-left.
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Ayan Ray commented 2017-09-01 02:23:02 -0400
“You have been discredited Ayan the troll!”
The truth hurts?
“Faith Goldy was fired for going to Charlottesville when Ezra told her not to and going on the Daily Stormer, a Neo-Nazi website which has been shut down in the US and is operating from the dark web in Russia.”
The story does not add up. Ezra Levant and the like had no problem promoting the coverage of Faith Goldy’s Charlottesville protests.
“I was upset that she went to the Charlottesville protests, despite my direction to her not to go in any capacity.”
Yet just two days ago, it was a different story!
“Our Faith Goldy was reporting from the leftists counter-protest to the alt-right rally in Charlottesville when a car plowed into the crowd.”
https://www.therebel.media/why_the_rebel_rejects_the_alt_right?page=5
As The Rebel grappled with the departures, Norwegian Cruise Lines bent to the pressure of U.K.-based advocacy group Hope Not Hate and cancelled The Rebel’s booking for a Caribbean voyage featuring talks by Rebel personalities, saying the views The Rebel has espoused are “inconsistent” with the cruise line’s own “core values.” Meanwhile, the anonymous online activist group Sleeping Giants reported its long-running efforts to organize an advertising boycott of The Rebel has now resulted in a total of 237 advertisers, including major automotive firms, airlines, retailers and governments, dropping The Rebel from their campaigns.
In an explosive video posted to YouTube on Thursday, featuring secretly recorded audio of Levant, Robertson claimed The Rebel has dishonestly solicited donations in excess of the costs of creating its content, concealed its use of the money, and oriented its news agenda around stories that can be turned into activist campaigns, generating a vast database of email addresses of sympathetic viewers and readers who can be mobilized for fundraising.
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/national/politicians+contributors+distance+themselves+rebel+media/14245673/story.html
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“CBC carefully edits footage and reporting to support ANTIFA, pointing this out is not the problem Ayan!”
But CBC does not promote violence, unlike Ezra Levant and the like.
Ezra Levant and the like won’t tell you what Kevin Johnston said in one of his Freedom Report videos:
“It is time for us to take our masculinity back and beat the living hell out of these [Muslims]. Pin them down on the ground, and beat them until they pass out. And when they’re passed out, you beat them further; and when they’re on the ground passed out, kick them, break a kneecap, break an elbow, press their hands backwards turn their wrists sideways, start breaking these guys down.”
Johnston was recently charged under Section 319(2) of the Criminal Code because he is promoting hatred and advocating violence, NOT because he is criticizing Islam.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/08/hate-laws-put-reasonable-limits-on-freedom-of-speech.html
Trish Tremblay commented 2017-08-30 14:11:46 -0400
This really isn’t surprising, cbc enjoys such pastimes as offering alternate facts for the consideration of the masses.
In 50 yrs from now we’ll all be confused about the real story.
J Kay commented 2017-08-30 11:24:27 -0400
Ayan Ray commented 10 hours ago " While the cbc is vile and communist, you quote US media telling the truth; but Ezra, your words sound hollow after the way you treated Faith Goldy for her truthful reporting of the same organization. Apologize and rehire a great reporter. You screwed up big time!"
" While the cbc is vile and communist, you quote US media telling the truth; but Ezra, your words sound hollow after the way you treated Faith Goldy for her truthful reporting of the same organization. Apologize and rehire a great reporter. You screwed up big time!"
Drew Wakariuk commented 2017-08-30 01:12:22 -0400
CBC is complete garbage, if they ever get attacked i will cheer.
John Stirling commented 2017-08-30 00:25:14 -0400
While the cbc is vile and communist, you quote US media telling the truth; but Ezra, your words sound hollow after the way you treated Faith Goldy for her truthful reporting of the same organization. Apologize and rehire a great reporter. You screwed up big time!
oops! still works though.
The actor that played Satan in Mark Burnett’s ‘The Bible’ looks so much like Obama, you would truly think it was him. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=satan+in+the+bible+movie+by+mark+burnett&qpvt=satan+in+the+bible+movie+by+mark+burnett&view=detail&mid=7149C87B3EDF4DDA1A327149C87B3EDF4DDA1A32&FORM=VRDGAR
CBC is vile. I truly get ill when I have to watch it for quick info on what’s happening, eg with the flood.
George Luck commented 2017-08-29 22:20:40 -0400
The left has embraced violence as a political weapon from the Russian revolution, to the streets of Germany in the 1930’s, to the jungles of Cuba in the 1950’s, to Venezuela and every other socialist hell hole today. Communists, Nazis, Socialists are all different flavours of the same poison. And until our politicians are brave enough to call these left wing thugs what they are; Nazis, we will never defeat them. We need a leader who places the greater good of the country above his own personal benefit. Today we need a Churchill and we are saddled with another socialist Trudeau as if one wasn’t enough..
William Elder commented 2017-08-29 22:04:31 -0400
The obvious fact is the CBC exec or editorial exec are fine with violent communist political terror.
Thanks for posting the link Steve Hicken, I’m a fan of Johnny Cash & I haven’t heard the Old Ragged Flag until this evening.
D. Millard commented 2017-08-29 18:55:25 -0400
Thousands of people in the US have signed a petition to make Antifa a terrorist group. Laura Ingraham and others on Fox News are calling for this as well. There’s a video on youtube where Antifa is on the street protesting Soros for not paying them!
Deborah Graupner, you are absolutely correct. The ‘white supremacist’ who organized the protest in Charlottesville was (is?) an Obama supporter who worked on his transition team in the past.
steve hicken commented 2017-08-29 16:54:53 -0400
Johnny Cash – The Old Ragged Flag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgpp0V7sDbE
Edward Jobin commented 2017-08-29 15:52:42 -0400
The violence of the left. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itj3VzhJn10
this is an important old message about America and the ragged old flag by Johnny Cash from 1993. and even more relevant today.
gerry fladager commented 2017-08-29 14:41:59 -0400
You must keep your eyes Broke Obama G.Soros the CBC and our PM from QUE. because they are the same all wanting to run the world.
Deborah Graupner commented 2017-08-29 14:07:01 -0400
Trump had best keep his eyes on former president Obama. He should be front and center for the finger pointing. There is reason that he is still in Washington, and that’s to keep fanning the flames of hatred, racism and destruction. He’s definitely involved up to his neck in what’s happening in the US.
Rick Plesnik commented 2017-08-29 13:56:53 -0400
Antifa should be arrested as Terrorists and George Soros should be arrested for funding them!
Media union Unifor is trying to block conservative newspaper columns — after I wrote one for the Globe & Mail
How the Media Party is manipulating the election campaign — while being manipulated by Justin Trudeau
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Central Conference of American Rabbis Installs First Openly Lesbian Leader
March 16, 2015 by Kyler Geoffroy
The Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical arm of Reform Judaism, has installed its first openly gay leader, Rabbi Denise L. Eger, Philly.com reports:
Eger, 55, who grew up in Memphis, Tenn., said she sees this moment not as a triumph for her alone, but for all those who have supported her and LGBT causes along the way.
"It's a wonderful tribute to all those LGBT colleagues and allies who worked so hard to channel hearts and minds and to work for equality and to cast the widest open tent for Judaism," she said.
Her installation also comes as the organization celebrates the 25th anniversary of its resolution calling for ordination of gay rabbis. And this year the board of trustees unanimously passed a resolution calling for the inclusion of transgender rabbis and gender expression, Eger said.
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Eger, founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles County, isn’t the first openly gay or lesbian clergy to lead an American rabbinic group.
In 2007, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association chose Rabbi Toba Spitzer, a lesbian, as its national president. But Reform Jews, with 2,000 rabbis and 862 American congregations, make up the largest movement in American Judaism and have a broader role in the Jewish world.
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Joiner Arkansas Population Charts
According to the most recent demographics data available from the Census Bureau released in December of 2018, Figure 1 Joiner illustrates it has 490 population which is the 4th in population out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest population in the area is Golden Lake township with a population of 1,061 compares as about twice as large. Figure 3 compares the population change from 2010 to 2017 and we can see Joiner demonstrates a decline of 86 (15%).
The population percent change for all areas for 2010 to 2017 is shown in Figure 4 and for Joiner reveals it has -14.9% Population Change which is the 5th in Population Change out of 10 total in the area. Comparing Population Change to the United States average of 5.6%, Joiner is approximately 2.7 times bigger. Also, in comparison with the state of Arkansas, Population Change of 2.1%, Joiner is considerably bigger.
Looking at population density in Figure 5 Joiner shows it has 788 population density which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The next lower population density is Dyess is approximately half the size with population density of 376. The city with the highest population density in the area is Bassett with a population density of 950 is 20.7% larger. Figure 6 shows the median age of the people and Joiner illustrates it has 47.4 overall median age of all people which is the 4th in overall median age of all people out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest overall median age of all people in the area is Whitton township with an age of 56.1 is 18.4% larger. Comparing the median age of men versus women in Figure 7 we find that Joiner indicates median age of men compares as only about 2.5% larger than median age of women.
Figure 9 shows the breakdown of racial groups in the area and Joiner has the largest proportion of people who are Black or African American at 46.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 11 is the ratio of the population of men to women and shows total male population is only slightly larger than total female population.
Joiner Arkansas Marriage and Families Charts
Figure 14 is the average size of a typical family. Joiner demonstrates it has 3.4 average family size which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest average family size in the area is Dyess with a size of 4.0 compares as 19.9% larger.
Figure 15 shows the ratio of families to total households and that Joiner indicates it has 45% percent of people who are in a family which is the 6th in percent of people who are in a family out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent of people who are in a family in the area is Golden Lake township with a percent of 79% is 75.6% larger.
Looking at husband and wife headed families as a percent of all families in Figure 16, Joiner illustrates it has 54% percent of people in a husband and wife family which is the 6th in percent of people in a husband and wife family out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent of people in a husband and wife family in the area is Whitton township with a percent of 69% is 28.0% larger. Figure 17 shows the head of household using the ratio of male to female headed households. Joiner has the largest proportion of percent of families with female head of household at 32.7% of the total and is ranked #1.
Joiner Arkansas Mothers and Babies Charts
The next section of charts look at mothers and baby births over the last 12 months. Figure 18 shows the rate of women aged 15 to 50 years old who have given birth. Joiner indicates it has 2.6% percent of women who gave birth which is the 5th in percent of women who gave birth out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent of women who gave birth in the area is Scott township, Mississippi County, Arkansas with a birth rate of 29.3% measures very much bigger. Figure 19 shows the breakdown of the mothers age for all births and it has the largest proportion of percent of births to mothers aged 20 to 24 at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. In Figure 21 the percentage is shown of all births in the last 12 months were the mothers were unmarried. Joiner illustrates it has 100% percent of unwed women who have given birth which is more than all other placesin the area.
Unwed mothers who have given birth in the last 12 months are broken down by age group in Figure 24. Joiner has the largest proportion of percent of unwed births to mothers aged 20 to 34 years old at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 25 shows the comparative rate of unwed mothers who have given birth in the last 12 months are broken down by racial group. Joiner has the largest proportion of White unwed birth rate at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 26 shows unwed mothers who have given birth in the last 12 months broken down by poverty level. Joiner has the largest proportion of percent of unwed births to mother living below the poverty level at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1.
For all citizens, Figure 27 breaks down the original place of birth it has the largest proportion of percent of unwed mothers who are a high school graduate or equivalent at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Joiner Arkansas Singles Charts
Figure 28 compares the total single people in each area. Joiner indicates it has 62% percent of people who are single for any reason which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest percent of people who are single for any reason in the area is McGavock township with a percent single of 63% is about the same size. Comparing percent of people who are single for any reason to the United States average of 50%, Joiner measures 25.2% larger. Also, in comparison with the state of Arkansas, percent of people who are single for any reason of 48%, Joiner measures 31.0% larger.
Figure 30 compares the single people in each area broken down by never married, divorced, and widowed. Joiner indicates it has 38% percent of people never married which is the 2nd most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest percent of people never married in the area is Dyess with a percent never married of 39% is only slightly larger. Comparing percent of people never married|percent of people divorced|percent of people widowed to the United States average of 33%, Joiner is 14.5% larger. Also, in comparison with the state of Arkansas, percent of people never married|percent of people divorced|percent of people widowed of 28%, Joiner is 37.3% larger. Figure 31 shows the single men in each area. Joiner shows it has 29% percent of men who have never been married which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest percent of men who have never been married in the area is Dyess with a men who have never been married of 36% is 23.9% larger. Comparing percent of men who have never been married|percent of men who are divorced|percent of men who are widowed to the United States average of 36%, Joiner is about 23.6% smaller. Also, compared to the state of Arkansas, percent of men who have never been married|percent of men who are divorced|percent of men who are widowed of 31%, Joiner is only about 5.2% smaller. Figure 32 shows the single women in each area. Joiner has the largest proportion of percent of women who have never been married at 46% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 33 shows the single men between the age of 18 and 65, in each area, broken down by age group. Joiner has the largest proportion of percent of Single Men 45 to 49 at 19% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 34 shows the single women between the age of 18 and 65, in each area, broken down by age group. Joiner has the largest proportion of percent of Single women 40 to 44 at 7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of Single women 45 to 49 at 9% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of Single women 60 to 65 at 18% of the total and is ranked #1.
Joiner Arkansas Citizenship Charts
Joiner Arkansas Birthplace Charts
Joiner, Arkansas Demographics Data
Figure 1: Joiner, AR and Area 2017 Population Data
Figure 2: Map of Joiner, AR and Area
Figure 3: Joiner, AR Population Change 2010 to 2017
Figure 4: Joiner, AR 2010 to 2017 Population Percent Change
Figure 5: Joiner, AR People per Sq. Mile
Figure 6: Median Age in Joiner, AR
Figure 7: Median Age by Gender in Joiner, AR
Figure 8: Joiner, AR and Area Age by Generation
Figure 9: Joiner, AR and Area Racial Makeup
Figure 10: Joiner, AR Hispanic Population
Figure 12: Joiner, AR Marriage Status
Figure 14: Joiner, AR Average Family Size
Figure 17: Joiner, AR Head of Household
Figure 18: Joiner, AR Birth Rate (Last 12 months)
Figure 20: Joiner, AR Teenager Birth Rate
Figure 21: Joiner, AR Unwed Mothers as % of All Births
Figure 22: Joiner, AR Unwed and On Public Assitance
Figure 24: Joiner, AR Unwed Mother Births By Age Group
Figure 25: Joiner, AR Unwed Mother Birth Rate By Race
Figure 26: Joiner, AR Unwed Mother Births By Poverty Level
Figure 30: Joiner, AR Single People Broken Down By Reason
Figure 31: Joiner, AR Single Men in Area
Figure 32: Joiner, AR Single Women in Area
Figure 35: Joiner, AR Citizenship Status
Figure 36: Citizen Place of Birth for Joiner, AR
Figure 37: Joiner, AR Percent of Population Foreign Born
Figure 39: Joiner, AR Non Citizen Age Breakout
Figure 43: Joiner, AR Foreign Born People are From What Region
Figure 44: Joiner, AR Foreign-Born World Region of Birth
Figure 45: Joiner, AR Foreign-Born Sub-Region of Birth
Figure 46: Foreign-Born Country of People Living in Joiner, AR
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OUTFOXED! Rocky’s Mayor Margaret Strelow Outsmarts our ‘Mayor Mullet’ – Faint Praise, To Be Sure, But Anyway …
Rockhampton’s mayor Margaret Strelow stole a march on our own secretive Kim Il Jen in a clever political manoeuvre regarding what is looking more and more like a very damaging document about the Adani airstrip. Mayor Mullet must be spitting chips and so too Townsville ratepayers watching their dollars flow into legal pockets, while Rocky ratepayers have a laugh. The Magpie doesn’t hide a certain admiration when reporting Strelow’s fancy footwork.
But could other multiple matters from our mayor’s mushroom cave of a past could be about to catch up with her? The mayor recent self-pitying moans that the new Belcarra laws banning developer donations appear to be attempt to keep a lid on a powder keg. The ‘Pie reveals the man who just might light the fuse.
It certainly wont be deputy mayor Messagebank Walker … he proves he’s so wet during the week, they should use him to fight bushfires.
And Clive Palmer causes the single funniest line ever to be appear in a court document … while in the UK, a television comedian gets the gong for the most hysterically funny put down of Palmer lookalike BoJo Johnson.
But first ….
Down In The ACT, They’re All Singin’ “Hey Dude’
You’d think political priorities were weird enough without encouraging the use of wacky baccy, but the ACT Government’s soy latte sippers have made possession of mary jane legal. Which should free up a few coppers for more deserving matters.
And given the events of the past few weeks, you’d think the Bong Bong races had come to town anyway. Bentley is deeply suspicious of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s recreational preferences, given his swing through country areas to reassure drought stricken farmers that ‘she’ll be right, mate’.
But thinking about it, perhaps we’d get more sensible government if MPs were allowed to take their bongs onto the benches. The speaker would have his hands full …’ The honourable member … ha ha ha … for Wheelabarraback will leave the chamber, and not return until he … hee hee hee … stops his … snurffle wheeze… giggling.’
Doing The Political Polka: Strelow Treads On Jenny’s Toes …
First a quick recap of last week’s revelation of the fight to keep the Adani airstrip deal secret (which apparently remains a Magpie exclusive … the Bulletin doesn’t think it worth a mention).
When the Townsville Council refused an ABC reporter access to the agreement between parties over the controversial Adani airstrip – proposed to be funded jointly by the Townsville and Rockhampton councils – the ABC then appealed the decision to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
As per procedure, Right To Information Commissioner Louisa Lynch asked all relevant parties were informed and asked for their positions on the issue. Predictably, Townsville Council, Adani and construction crowd Wagners all suffered –as we say in cyclone season – a massive self-evacuation – they immediately and vehemently opposed the release of the agreement, known as a Term Sheet.
Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow
But unpredictably, Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow said she and her council were happy to have the Tear Sheet made public. So Right To Information Commissioner Lynch went ahead without them, and per last week’s Nest, we all know the outcome of that investigation … TCC was ordered to release the document, and subsequently made at least four attempts to have the ruling overturned. Now that all those expensive attempts have been rejected, Adani has now taken the deeply ironic step of hauling Mayor Mullet into the Supreme Court seeking to prevent the TCC being forced to release the information that the TCC had fought tooth and nail not to release anyway. And that is where the matter is at the moment, with a further court hearing at a date yet to be discovered. Talk a about a legal Moomba Festival, Brisbane’s legal chambers must be all decorated out with bells and whistles!!
But after the dust had settled, The Magpie uncharacteristically got to thinking … and the more he indulged in this rare activity, the more he suspected there was something a bit skew whiff.
Suddenly it dawned on him … the Rockhampton Council did not really want the Tear Sheet released at all, far from it – if it so threatened Jenny Hill then so it would also threaten Clr Strelow and the RCC. But Mayor Strelow was ‘woke’ that these bureaucratic investigations can be ruinously expensive and frustrating, and immediately showed she’s a pretty canny strategic thinker. In a masterstroke that had the twin benefits of falsely virtue-signalling open and transparent governance AND saving money, she said she was happy to have the document released. Because she knew full well that Mayor Mullet and Adani would do everything at their disposal to try to reverse Right To Information Commissioner Lynch’s release order.… and spent their own money doing it.
Neat, eh? But it still remained a theory only, so The Magpie sought confirmation for his Baldrick-like grasp of the situation.
He sent an innocent and earnest email off to the good Clr Strelow, which he said in part:
However, I cannot find any injunction or other legal prohibition on the ability of the RRC to release the Term Sheet, unless there is an automatic hold triggered by the Adani court action. I cannot find any reference to such a situation, so I ask if you could advise me if, done through the correct channels, the RCC is at liberty to and would agree to release the document to me. This is, and has been ever since it was revealed, a matter of great concern and likely consequence in Townsville, and the starkly different approach of openness of the RCC versus the TCC is causing a great deal of consternation in our community.
Even if this is not possible, or you decide that you cannot accomodate this request at the moment, a formal reply from you of your position would greatly assist and may help clarify matters for us in Townsville. It would be greatly appreciated.
Then presto, as though to underline the difference between the Rocky and the Townsville councils, at least in efficiency, transparency and civic responsibility, this lobbed into the Nest A MERE ONE DAY LATER.
Good afternoon Mr Weatherup,
Thank you for your email. At the request of both Mayor Strelow and Council’s CEO, I have referred your email to Council’s records management team and have been advised that the Term Sheet you have requested would not be the type of document released by Council under its Administrative Access Scheme. You may however apply to seek to obtain a copy of the document via our Right to Information or Information Privacy application process. The application process under RTI can be found on the following link: https://www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Right-to-Information-and-Privacy/Applying-for-Access-to-Information. If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact Council on 4932 9000 or 1300 22 55 77.
Damon Morrison
And there you have it, folks. In essence, we need make an RTI application, and of course the Rockhampton Council would consider and approve such a move, but gosh, those blackguards at Townsville Council and Adani would be sure to block it, as of right for any involved party to do. So Rocky gets the bouquets and TCC the brickbats.
The Magpie dips his lid to you, Mayor Strelow, nothing short of brilliant.
So Townsville ratepayers, dig deep to fund the Walker Street Hermit Kingdom of Kim Il Jen’s panicked attempts to keep in the shadows. It was solely down to her to fashion a deal in which SHE unilaterally decided to spent YOUR $18.5 million on an airstrip 400kms from Townsville which we would never own or operate, and would in fact have to pay to lease back . And would’ve done absolutely bugger all for jobs in this town.
And to think this is the woman who singlehandedly does our city’s annual budget!! God knows what we’ll find when the books are finally opened … just so long as AEC aren’t contracted to do the audit.
But Mayor Mullet Has Other Secrets To Worry About
To paraphrase that randy old gossip Samuel Pepys ‘Our mayor looks like she has soiled her small clothes, and walks like she knows it.’
And the person giving our madam mayor this fit of moral incontinence? This bloke …
Jay Ellul
… one Jay Ulell (not a typo, that is his name). In his spare time, Mr Ulell is a bit of a boutique brewer, which came in handy because it would seem he really needed a drink after he finished a turbulent stint at the Townsville City Council as Jenny Hill’s Executive Coordinator.
From a trusted source comes Mr Ulell’s interesting tale with a twist in the end worthy of Roald Dahl. The ‘Pie’s source was prompted to spill a few beans because of the sanctimonious blame shifting for chaotic council inactivity and councillors’ jelly-backed twitching on the new Belcarra laws banning developer political donations. The Magpie is reliably told that Mr Ulell was originally bought into the TCC fold by sometimes Mullet-whisperer Dolan Hayes before Adele The Impaler Young was hired as CEO. Mr Ulell’s job was to try and keep Jenny under some semblance of control and her office in order, but he subsequently had a major falling out with Jenny, was screwed over big time by Adele, and was on the receiving end of a major backstab from Stephen The Screaming Midget Beckett as well. Thus Mr Ulell left the TCC on bad terms with all three of them, and, to quote the source, with a significant case of shit on the liver about his treatment. The reliable word is that he knows a lot of their dirt, including the background to Adele being hired as CEO, the callous Nous Report being commissioned and implemented, everything behind the dodgy Adani and Pure Projects deals, and lots of other juicy morsels that make The Magpie just drool.
But here’s the real kicker to this story.
Jay Ellul, this mayor’s former Executive Coordinator, is now the guy in charge of implementing Belcarra in this part of the State.
Guess what, you just gotta love karma, doncha?
Apparently, Mr Ulell is methodical and very smart. Even though he is a Labor man he may well be in the mood for some revenge. As the Nest’s deep throat so inelegantly puts it, ‘Jenny might be cacking her daks just a little’.
This now makes sense of Jenny Hill’s serial whinges about the Belcarra laws be a red tape nightmare, which conveniently allows her to off-load straightforward development decisions to her new CEO, Mike Chiodo.
But What Doesn’t Makes Sense Is Les Walker’s Latest Pronouncement – Do They Ever?
Of course, as they say there’s no show without Punch, so up pops deputy doodah Les Messagebank Walker on the Belcarra excuse. In Saturday’s Astonisher, The Man Who Would Be King parroted some tread-thin phrases:
“Deputy Mayor Les Walker said it was a “whole new era” in how councillors did their jobs, having to be mindful of so many factors.
“Don’t get me wrong, there should be transparency and accountability, that’s what we should be doing,” he said.”
“Should’? Is that an admission of that you and this council are NOT transparent and accountable? (Like we needed to be told?).Sure as hell sounds like a typical Walker tell tale. Yes, Messagebank, old mate, that is what you SHOULD be doing, but at least you weren’t quite goofy enough to add ‘…but we won’t until we’re dragged kicking and screaming into the light by these new laws.’
A Good Metaphor Is Like A Kick In The Goolies
Laughed at this.
Child doing homework: ‘Mum, what’s a metaphor?’
Mum: ‘Well … my life is a train wreck.’
Child: (silent for a moment) ‘I know, Mum, but what’s a metaphor.’
And here’s a visual metaphor for our council and its cuckoo captain.
Hey, Your 5-year-olds Having Trouble Deciding If Arthur Or Martha … or ‘It’?
The ‘Pie thought it idiotic enough when the PC Police struck during the week in England. It was a highlight of the week in Nest comments.
But no, that foaming lunacy wasn’t enough for some … the Mattel Company, makers of Barbie and Ken dolls. In their cupidity, Mattel has decided that they need to help those little tots just off the potty make that oh-so-important ‘lifestyle decision’. The company has just introduced a range of ‘gender fluid’ dolls, to confuse little tykes about the apparent multiple choices they can enjoy when they’re old enough to understand what their various apertures and appendages are for apart number one and number twos.
The ‘Pie particularly liked the exhausted resignation of columnist Lucy Carne in the Courier Mail when she began her take on all this Barbie move.
Lucy Carne
“Blinded by the blissful ignorance of pregnancy, I assumed my child would only play with artisanal wooden toys made in Tasmania by vegan monks. Now – neck-deep with three kids under six – I cynically laugh at my innocence . Our toy arsenal seems to have single-handedly kept a plastics factory in Guangdong province operating.
Clever writing about an idiotic subject.
Certainly Nicer Than This ‘Language Fluid’ Uppercut
Boris Johnson has been a godsend to a jaded social media which has been fed a breakfast of Brexit every single day. But what can you do, when you are expected to raise the level of outrage an extra notch every single day? Well, Pommy TV and radio comedian Sue Perkins seems to have done the trick with this thoughtful, measured analysis of PM BoJo and the conservative government.
Which Put The Magpie In Mind Of Our Own Homegrown Bloke Who Fits That Description.
We all are familiar with The Streisand Effect, that handy phrase that means if you unreasonably try to ban something, it gets massive unintended exposure on social media, amplifying your original objection a hundred times. It was coined when up-herself diva Barbra Streisand tried to stop the publication and circulation of photographs of her cliff top mega mansion in California – as a result, it is probably now one of the most recognizable houses in the world.
Watch Astonisher, he’ll sue!
It appear that Clive Palmer wasn’t aware of the phenomenon, but you can bet he is now. Because he is suing satirical vBlogger Jordan ‘Friendly Jordies’ Shanks (or says he is, just blowhard stuff, you’d think) for referring to him a Fatty McFuckhead, a ‘dense Humpty Dumpty’ and ‘the love child of Donald Trump and Big Kev.’
A bullshitting Palmer says he is suing for $500,000, and wants a permanent injunction that Shanks not mention him again.
In typical style, Shanks is having nothing of it, pointing out that ‘for a defamation allegation to be successful, it has to be proven that I lowered your standing in the eyes of the public.’ Ouch!
Shanks also says anyway he has no money, uses his mother’s laptop to post his hugely popular Youtube clips and (borrowed from The ‘Pie’s defensive arsenal) bankruptcy would make no difference to him. Telling Palmer and the world ‘It’s now up to FattyMcFuckhead if he wants to take it further’. And posted this pic to underline his position.
He’s doing a brisk business flogging them for $40, but it’s doubtful he’ll make $500,000..
If he ever was, it is now likely Fatty McFuckhead is no longer a fan of Ms Streisand.
And The ‘Pie wonders if he is on Clive’s list, for once suggesting he was the ideal person to hunt the proposed new TV quiz show, Fact Hunt.
And Here’s a Bit Of Karma Worth A Chortle
This is not the Streisand Effect, it’s The Boomerang Effect, you get back what you send out. But hey Alan, thoughts and prayers, mate, thoughts and prayers.
In The US, The Strain Of The Ukraine Is Very Plain…
And there could be a different take on that Pygmalion classic about Spain, replacing ‘I think she’s got it’ to ‘I think he’s going to get it.’
Impeachment is all the talk of the town, and the optimists are partying already … but hold on there, not so fast, realists aren’t cracking open the bubbly just yet. Our weekly round-up isn’t too sure about the outcome of Donald Trump’s impersonation of The Godfather.
Another week gone to that great week ‘end’ in the sky, much to the surprise of children around the world, including that Swedish kid with the furrowed brow and cat’s bum mouth so gravely misused by people who should know better. Have your say on all that or anything that takes your fancy in comments, they run 24/7. And FYI, the donation button never sleeps either, feel free to avail yourself of both.
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Election on the way says:
I can’t believe that the bulletin has not even asked the simple question of any of these councillors regarding the new laws. ” have you disclosed your interest?” When you have and registered that interest then any decisions can be made without fear of prosecution. Am I just simple or don’t I understand this concept? All these developers would have paid money to both parties, as you do, in any election as a backdrop or each way bet. If TCC is to be believed about these laws then nothing can be approved by any councillor now or in the future without it being referred to CEO. Once you declare something on the register then you can make any decision. Am I wrong ? Is this another way the labor party thinking when reading laws they don’t understand? Removal of the shark drum lines on the strand last week comes to mind!!! Now this
The Magpie says:
You may have a good point there, if there is no ‘sunset clause in having received developer donations – and why would there be? But the answer is even easier than having a whole council repeatedly remove themselves from decision making … elect an entire new group who have never received political donations from a developer.
On a re-reading, it appears you are either dead wrong or poorly phrased your comment, Election. If a councillors declares a conflict of interest, they can’t make ‘any’ decision but one … to leave the relevant meeting and not vote on a matter that clashes with those rules. You seem to be suggesting that councillors could take the stance that ‘Sure I got campaign money from Bob the Builder, and now I’m voting in favour of Bob the Builder’s approval application.’
But of course, the real question is why do developers here and elsewhere pay (often large) sums to any political party? They ain’t philanthropists, human nature tells us such an action implicitly demands a quid pro quo … and that in itself is plain, garden variety corruption.
I see where your coming from. My question is from a point of view where if 2 or more developers or even just one does make donations in the past and they then apply to the council I would have thought that as long as whoever they donated too acknowledged before voting then it’s ok to go with that particular developer. If they are the best for the job and are world’s apart that means because they gave money they really can never be given the job because of it. Just sounds so stupid. I understand the logic behind this law to prevent corruption but it makes no sence that a simple declaration can’t be made in order to approve something. Otherwise nothing will ever be built and the risk of having to bring in out of town bussiness to build what could be done locally if not for a donation. Sounds catch 22. I do know BMD gave money to both parties last election and they seem to be ok with approvals so why now is there a problem in TCC. If I’m muddled up sorry but it’s just painful to watch.
Unfortunately, you are VERY muddled, Election.There is a very long overall answer to points you raise, but The ‘Pie will restrict himself to just two … someone who receives campaign money from a developer and then votes for that developers approval application could be seen as the very essence of corruption, a decision not made necessarily in the community interest. In other words, clearly open to coercion. And point two, simply refer to The ‘Pie’s previous reply to you … justice must not only be done, it must be SEEN to be done.
Peter Sandery says:
Whilst I agree with your assertion that justice must also be seen to be done, another old chestnut is that in our system of law, a person, in most cases, is innocent until found guilty by an appropriate court ,’Pie. As the dissenting Judges in Spence v Queensland stated, there were already legal provisions in the Criminal Code and elsewhere that provide for prosecutions for such transgressions as you envisage; in addition to which the Belcarra Amendments singled but one form of commerce, viz developers as its target – there are many other types of commerce that would benefit from extra-Councillor assistance, as was pointed out be the dissenting Judges to the decision
Indeed, one wonders what the case might be if, say, consultants and survey operators AEC had contributed to the Team Hill campaign. Not in the least suggesting anything illegal, but what’s good for the goose etc … if we’re going to get on our moral high-horse of justified distrust of this council, the AEC deal smacks of jiggery pokery, but they skate through because they’re not developers.
Look, we need to face the fact, NO ONE gives money to a political campaign without expecting vat the very least a ‘seat at the table’ or much, much more. And that is EVERYBODY, including legal firms, consultants, cafe owners who want special permits, people who want to build stadiums (but with public money), etc … and developers.
Spooka says:
Democracy? WTF, any decisions, undertakings etc by any council should be on the table for ratepayers to see. All this shifty shit just shows what McFuckheads, sleazebags, and schemers TCC continues to be infested with.
Cantankerous but happy says:
It seems every week we learn a bit more about the Mullet and the band of trough dwelling pigs she imported to ruin Townsville, no wonder the place has a stench and odour about it, let’s face it the place stinks, March cant come quick enough.
Jatzcrackers says:
Pie, I really wish you’d stop including that bloody awful image of Mayor Mullet in your blog ! Completely put me off my Weetbix and scared the hell out of the next door neighbours cat when it strolled past my IPad ! On a serious note, has anyone heard of our Jen’s retirement plans/new business venture/political ambitions, once she gets over her farewell party in 182 days time ?
Mayor of Valletta is looking good. Especially since they have a tendency to assassinate dissident journalists in Malta.
Mike Douglas says:
Are our Councillors that naive that during Team Hills electioneering they didn’t know about large developer donations and possible repercussions . Were they so caught up with the hype they trusted the Mullet and the labor mantra “ what ever it takes “ to win their seats . Gotta love Message banks comments that there should be transparency and accountability . Try telling that to the residents at Metro Quays on how he handled the bus hub and if he really supports transparency does he support T.CC. spending ratepayers $ not to release the adani airport information . The Impailer , Stephen Beckitt and all these other issues that are coming out whilst they are Councillors so how are they not complicit in inaction .
Mike, there is an element of truth in that some councillors enjoyed ‘blissful ignorance’ about donations. It is often forgotten that Jenny Hill had difficulty in filling all the slots on her team, and was rebuffed by a number of people she approached. As The ‘Pie remembers, Murray Soars had to be asked more than once by an increasingly desperate Hill before he finally agreed to run. Under those circumstances, yes, there would’ve been a certain amount of naive trust in Jenny Hill’s moral integrity, and since many of the councillors were newbies to public life, the possibility of being tarred with the same broad brush because of Mayor Mullet’s arm twisting for donations most likely did not occur to them.
Alacan says:
How is the Mullet allowed to stay on as deputy chair of TEL and will these new laws call into question any decision she ever votes on, not just her but any Mayor to follow, if that person is also a financial member of TEL, surely this makes that position untenable.
Very good point
Critical says:
Two questions spring to mind on donations and conflict of interest:
1. If a developer or other entity made a donation to a political entity/individual in the 2016 elections and that entity/individual get reelected in March 2020, should that 2016 donation be still recognized after March 2020 as theoretically that donor could still bring to bear some influence in the decision making process on that councillor particularly in the case of development applications which may take years to complete and require various development applications to be made over the duration of the development.
2 It would seem to be a sensible approach by the QLD government has to hold a number of open community workshops to educate and take questions on the Belcara reforms. Surely this would enable to community to demand a higher level of transparency from councils statewide and reduce the amount of false information and rumours about council decision making. Maybe our three local members should arrange these open community workshops and be supported in the cause by the Astonisher.
Regarding #1: that is precisely the point The ‘Pie was making when he discussed whether there was a ‘sunset clause’ for such donations in a previous reply.
And regarding #2, such workshops would be an unnecessary waste of considerable money, when the same aim could and should be canvassed widely in expert, plain language professional journalism, with overviews and interviews, in responsible community newspapers and websites, that’s what they’re are there for in part. Oh, wait a moment …. hmm, yup, might be a problem in Townsville, Cairns, Mackay et al.
We are also all missing a salient point here. The whole tenor of these discussions, here and elsewhere, appears to pre-suppose that all development is dodgy and all developers are self-interested crooks. This is just plain stupid, developers build things approved by council under legal guidelines, they employ thousands of people to do so, all communities need developers who are willing to risk money in an industry that is full of trapdoors, and it is down to councils to ensure that those guide lines are adhered to. A short-sighted murkiness enters the scene when developers are somehow allowed to build vast developments of low set houses on known or possible flood plains. But that is surely down to state laws and councils, not developers who simply seek approvals. Making developers the baddies in so many scenarios is partly a deflection from those who also share a greater responsibility, and sheer bloody minded class envy from what is elsewhere, a by-gone era.
Bentley says:
We should be grateful for the services to the community delivered by the risk-takers, for without them we are a backwoods. But the fly in the ointment appears to be strange decision making at Local Government level. Over the years we have seen development approved which to my jaundiced eye appear completely inappropriate, ugly in the extreme, and causing congestion etc., whilst projects with spectacular visual appeal and amenity have been rejected. In particular, for those who were around during the Mooney era, was a proposal for the Short/Seaview block. Two small residential towers over commercial tenancies amongst extensive landscaped public areas. Brilliant, but knocked back on the blanket assertion that nothing over 4 levels was appropriate for the Strand. (Lets face it the Strand will never be the Gold Coast, so why can TCC not use some nous and treat applications on their merit?) I’m sure there are some really interesting stories behind some of these decisions. Anyone?
“PIe, you took some of the wind out of my comments on this before I posted my reply to one of your earlier comments. It appears we are not far off the same page on this.
Achilles says:
Like father like son, Tobey-jug Greene`s dad head buts a female police officer
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/father-of-gws-footballer-toby-greene-charged-with-headbutting-a-female-police-officer-at-mcg-20190929-p52vxt.html
But must say, that’s pretty unfair, and it gives us a clue to the no doubt considerable off-field battles Greene has had to face, a better saying would be don’t visit the sins of the father on the son.
That said, Greene is an on-field thug with typical strutting arrogance.
Radiohead says:
While we are giving it to the council I would like to inform you about the recent thefts on TCC property in the last couple of weeks. Firstly a trailer with equipment stolen from bohle workshop, given nobody likes the purchasing officer at fleet I’m happy it’s happened there, and second robbery at stuart landfill where a work ure was stolen because the keys were left in a biscuit tin in the smoko room. Seems a bit to coincidence for it to be just a crime by opportunity, inside job maybe. Either way didn’t hear anything in the media. I’ve been told of the absolute fortune being spent on the landfill site, a training room just before the recycling shop for “one” staff member while everyone else is jammed into the smaller building next to it no bigger then a small bedroom. But hey as long as the management gets top priority why would the workers who bring in the revenue be looked after. We can’t wait for February to boot this mob out. Still haven’t seen anything anywhere that involves Jamie durie with this advertising campaign, anyone else??? He’s been paid.
Ducks Nuts says:
Unfortunately Jamie Drearie is in some wanky little movies TCC made for the Water Smart package
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/townsvillecitycouncil_well-done-townsville-with-over-18500-households-activity-6580684099562930176-j4Od
We paid for this wanker to do THAT?
Apparently so…
Now don’t forget what a good deal we all got and how successful the water smart package is.
Alahazbin says:
Radiohead, That sort of theft has been going on for years within council. A ute with tipper body and a Southern Cross pump stolen on the same night many years ago. Never ever found and on another occasion, 2 brand new quad bikes being set up for poison spraying stolen from the Garbutt Workshops. Never found, not reported to police.
Management has a lot to answer for over the years.
Also a couple of weeks ago same Cox wrote a letter to the paper about a truck not being suitable. I’m unsure which truck I think it was a water truck being 400k in value. He’s half right but it sat idel for 2 weeks while they sourced a compliance plate that should have been fitted on production line. A driver was pulled over and ordered off the road. This story was going around before sam opened his mouth. Its been passed on to me via maintenance staff but they were looking for someone who worked in the department for telling sam the story. The only problem there is that about 50 people knew about this and it got around pretty quickly in TCC. A couple of councillors were trying to water down his comments internally because he got the figures wrong. I think there getting worried, but we know they will never say anything publicly. I also think TCC are trying to catch people out for being on here but so far I havnt heard of anyone being sacked or disciplined for being “transparent ” to the public. I should have some info on EBA next week too, something about 300k of back pay owed to every TCC employee because the unions fucked around with the agreement. I don’t know if that includes office staff like me or just outdoors, but 300k is 300k we don’t have.
Dave of Kelso says:
The Greenies, and the Aboriginals again stuffing up an inter-generational local lifestyle. Thank-you Puddleduck government for again failing the private individual and pandering to the ‘New Cool.’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-29/qld-government-orders-removal-of-halifax-bay-fishing-huts/11558110
In the 1970s I was invited to spend a long weekend in a beach shack at Ollera Creek. These ‘shacks’ were the pride and joy of many extended families, a life style. Their design and build reflected the personality of each family over the generations. And yes, many had, to varying degrees, resisted the odd cyclone. A slum they were not! A Pox on the Puddleduck!
Drove past the new stadium this afternoon and the breeze was rippling the folds in the vinyl roofing. Does anyone know what strength wind gusts the vinyl roofing on the new stadium. Reckon that if winds from a cyclone in January or February rip this vinyl roof off, then spectators will probably spend the rest of the season in an open air stadium. Just downright poor planning not erecting a proper solid roof to feed the egotistical needs of a few.
Save the whales says:
Was watching tv today and another climate emergency program was showing and I ended up just walking away from the stupidity of the arguments being put to people. The coverage it’s getting astounds me, this is why our kids are brainwashed into thinking the world’s doomed. A couple of questions came to mind while watching this, 1. Everyone knows China India and Russia to a certain extent polute the most but never get a mention in media. 2. Why didn’t Greta thunberg or Steve of Belgium gardens have a go at these counties before us, or better yet organised a protest in these countries. 3. Did it not surprise anyone that the millions who so called marched in climate strike were not in these countries above mentioned. No protesting in India or China. Wonder why??? The silence from these climate warriors is defining. We all know they don’t want to fuck with China or these countries because they can never win so they try on the weak arse ones.
With the exception of a few straight talkers like Dick Smith, nobody tells it like it is. We have a ‘people plague’.
Any highly motivated greenies will able to assist by having themselves converted to fertalizer?
Stw,
You can include the gutless opportunistic attack on Australia by Pacific Island leaders who are mostly cuddling up to China.
They claim the rising oceans are flooding their islands. Yep! Australia’s 1.3% gets the blame while ignoring the outputs of the Northern Hemisphere mega-economies.
And while we are here, Steve of Belgian Gardens, will you obtain and publish the mean sea levels for the Port of Townsville since 1900.
Your first point is a totally valid one which has not been canvassed elsewhere that The ‘Pie knows of. And the question of Port sea levels would be interesting to know.
No More Dredging says:
Kelso Dave, if you want to infer that if there is no sea level rise in Townsville (or Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour) there can’t be sea level rise anywhere, you are on a journey to failure. It is very simple to pinpoint innumerable individual sites around the world where no sea level rise has been measured just as countless sites show significant sea level rise. And there is ample scientific reasoning to explain how that can happen. Rather than having someone find out what is happening in Townsville to pursue some juvenile point-scoring exercise why not discover for yourself how sea level rise works and why the overwhelming evidence of EVERY scientific institution in the world shows that global warming brought about by the greenhouse effect is causing expansion of the oceans and melting of ice and is consequently raising sea levels.
You protest too much. Water rising here but not there?? Sounds like erosion to me. Let’s see the MSL records for the Port of Townsville since 1900. I dare you!
Steve, Belgian Gardens says:
Here’s sixty years’ worth:
https://www.psmsl.org/data/obtaining/stations/637.php
Old Tradesman says:
Dave I think that NMD and Steve the Belgian are one in the same, do not try to contradict their Green ideological views that have no figures to substantiate their claims. I saw the sea rise today under the influence of the pending new moon.
Kelso Dave and Old Tradesman, Steve has supplied some data (thank you, Sir). Would you fellas like to interpret the data and tell us what it means in terms of the change/s in sea level at Townsville – if any. On the face of it there appears to be some rise in sea level, do you think? What does this mean?
I just posted sixty years of data for you, O.T.
Laurie Boyd says:
Dave. Your comment is a timely one. Less than four hours ago I landed in Honiara after an absence of 50 years when I left as an 18 year old to take the Queens Shilling. I was appalled. The place is a shanty town. But the huge, seemingly useless modern buildings financed by the Chinese, are everywhere. Many unoccupied. Every shop is owned by Chinese. My taxi driver assured me that the people were outraged by the obvious bribes being paid to the politicians by the PRC and disagreed with abandoning Taiwan. He also said that there shall be a reversal of the policy after the next election. Oh, and their “light” beer is 4.3% ABV. Cheers.
It’s all a conspiracy says:
I guess the data from NASA is part of the global conspiracy of fake news which was summarised in this research piece from, you guessed it, those rampant greenie-commo’s at NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/new-study-finds-sea-level-rise-accelerating Of course, NASA is a con job in itself – never flew to the moon, did they?
If you say so, and as much as The ‘Pie would liker to think so, you’re not really a new commenter here are you?
I don’t speak Mandarin but I can have a go at texting the People’s Daily and see if it gets a run.
As previously mentioned, China is on track to meet its emissions targets and Australia is using dodgy accounting to meet its own weak goal.
We should be doing more anyway, but if we decide to sit on our hands, China will use our inaction as an excuse to do nothing too. That’s why the whole world signed up to the Paris Agreement because it needs everyone to do their part.
Of course, China uses Australia as an indicator of their own direction … like democracy.
Bullshit Steve.
As Mark Twain said “Never argue with a stupid person. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience”
Chinas emitions are still increasing and are allowed to as China is a developing country. Yep! a developing country with a global manufacturing and trade reach, necular weapons, lunar space programme, high seas necular capable navy, an operational cyber warfare capability targeting 5 eyes countries, etc etc etc.
Chinas emitions going down? Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Polite inquiry, Dave … do have spell check? Or are you having a series of mini-strokes? Or have you been a victim of a necular weapon?
The latter it seems. Not sure about the settings, but this electric tablet wants to frequently change words and spelling from my little Oxford dictionary 1966 edition. That said I am a poor prooof reader.
Kelso Dave, Steve never said that China’s emissions “are going down”. He didn’t write that – check yourself. He said China is on track to meet its emissions targets – which is nothing more or less than Australia is claiming. You could at least admit that Australia’s emissions are also rising despite the government’s lacklustre attempts to lower them.
I never said that China’s emissions were going down, but that it was on track to meet its Paris Agreement commitment, peaking in the early to mid 2020s and declining thereafter. On a per capita basis, China will never match Australia’s emissions.
Oh … ah, well that’s all right then.
Right-oh Steve,
Australia, in a selfless act to save mankind, (oh fuck, personkind) returns it’s society to medieval times in every way. What then? In 6 days China’s increasing outputs will have replaced our foregone emissions and their increased emitions continue to grow. And do you really believe the Chinese Communist Party will forego growth to reduce emitions when the time comes. Nothing will stop China from challenging the US in trade and military power projection. You are farting in the thunder!
You bunch lack credibility and proportionality. Man-up,….er Person-up and take on the Northern Hemisphere mega economies. Or is it more comfortable to virtuoulys shout at Australians.
And while we are at it, have the courage to take your ‘Extinction Rebellion’ to the streets of Bombay, Beijing, Brussels, or Washington DC.
Brisbane is a soft and gutless target.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-30/extinction-rebellion-protesters-block-victoria-bridge-brisbane/11559194
OK folks, time to move on or over to your FB page.
If China is doing the right thing with paris then i want to see protesting in that country NOW!!! WHY can’t you answer that question. If your all serious why arnt you in the streets there.
On Time Some Times says:
Bacon now banned from Qantas lounges? Thank you Mr Joyce. That changes my entire perspective on the Middle East and SW Sydney’s social ills.
I’ll be plucked says:
It’s understandable ‘Times’, that QANTAS doesn’t want pigs in its club………
QANTAS flights that are on time as as rare as those pigs of the pink flying variety … if QANTAS was bringing home the bacon,, you’d starve to death, according to knockers.
Jenny might lift the blockade on Qantas so she can save her mayoral bacon.
Monday says:
Chicken Little Syndrome can be described as “inferring catastrophic conclusions possibly resulting in paralysis”. It has also been defined as “a sense of despair or passivity which blocks the audience from actions”.
Henny Penny would have been an excellent ambassador for the current climate change scare campaign.
When I see and hear the views of teenagers who are convinced that Earth won’t exist after 2030, I drop my head in shame. Not because I am a climate denier, or that I use coal to power my electrical appliances, or that I drive an SUV. No, I drop my head in shame because I have sat back while the latest round of fear- mongering successfully managed to scare our kids.
We have had these types of prophesies before. Remember; Nuclear War Between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R, The Y2K Bug, the Impending Ice Age, SARS, Swine Flu, Ebola, world famine, peak oil etc etc. Apart from being the plot for a few B grade movies, nothing much eventuated.
Headline News: Life on Earth has constantly evolved and conformed to changing weather patterns since life began. Oceans have risen and fallen, what was under water once is now an inland ocean bed, continents have moved, and the Earth has gone through several ice ages. To think that humans can control nature by solar panels and wind farms is just a reach too far.
Takeaway: The Earth’s climate has constantly changed since it was formed, it will continue to do so. Humankind does not control the weather and never will.
Oh, dear Monday, …and everything was going so well until you get to remembering prophesies.
Allow the ageing ‘Pie to assure you of a few things. The threat of nuclear war was NOT a scare campaign, it was a genuine and dangerously possible stand-off between diametrically opposed super powers with huge arsenals of humanity-destroying weapons. Such an event (there would only be one) was only staved off in the end by the doctrine of MAD … Mutually Assured Destruction.Ebola was contained through human reaction to a devastating health challenge, and it’s spread was a very real and demonstrable possibility, and stopped only by decisive human intervention.
And in order to debunk an ideology with which you disagree, it seems it is you who is over-reaching by suggesting that human activity has no effect the environment in which we live …. deliberate Brazilian or Asian forest fires anyone? Dead fish killed by mammoth plastic pollution of the oceans, perhaps? Your line of argument undermines that of those who oppose the ‘reach too far’ philosophy of the child-manipulating zealots with hidden agendas to exploit the VERY REAL phenomenon of a changing climate and the reasons behind it. Vested interests on both sides hold us in thrall.
Hello Pie,
Your comments are gratefully received.
In reply though, I would point out that I said “Humankind does not control the WEATHER and never will” I never said that humankind doesn’t pollute or destroy ecosystems or destroy landscapes. I simply state that humankind does not control the weather, never has, never will.
Your point about the cold war is well made. I simply raise it as a prophesy that didn’t happen just like world’s end in 2030 won’t happen.
Nice little exercise in semantics, there, mate … your clear inference was that humankind doesn’t affect the weather and therefore doesn’t control it. Sort of self-defeating circular argument, isn’t it?
Monday, thousands of us teenagers marched in the streets (and chucked things at the American embassy building) in the 1960s because we thought the involvement of Australia in the Vietnam War would be and/or was a disaster. Our elders (and betters apparently) scolded us, told us to go back to work or class or home or forced us to join their war on pain of two years jail. As it turned out, Vietnam was a disaster – our elders were wrong.
Thirty or so years later, more experienced and better informed, I repeated the exercise about the Iraq war. It was another disaster. I wonder what you think about that? Were you on the side of the government, against them or were you silent, not wanting to expose yourself? I know the feeling. It’s not much fun being in the minority.
Fifteen years later still, I am marching in the streets again. The government says I, and so many others much younger than me, are wrong or that we are deluded or being sucked in by the “latest round of fear mongering”. These things are being shouted at me by experts like the PM, Pauline Hanson, Malcolm Roberts, Andrew Bolt, Lord Monckton and yourself, people who either don’t seem to have a scientific clue or who talk in strange tongues that make no sense. Strangely, it is them that seem to be in the minority this time and I have to give pause to ponder that reality. Unfortunately, in this case, nature is just taking its course. The CO2 is rising, it’s getting hotter and the sea level is rising, even faster now apparently. I think they, that minority, are wrong but I don’t know how to tactfully point it out to them.
A couple of observations, if you will permit The ‘Pie.
Comparing actual conventional wars with an identifiable provable enemy – right or wrong though it may be – with climate change (war) is a classic case of both false equivalence and ‘lookoverthereism’, and is just virtue signalling by you for your side of a debatable argument. And having the amusing self regard to, (referring to yourself), ‘I’ and ‘tactfully’ in the same sentence is a welcome comic element.
And best be a bit careful when selectively naming some of the drop-kicks on one side of the fence … might tempt others to reciprocate, starting with Tim Flannery (who not so long ago repeatedly predicted we’d all be fried eggs by now).
Yes, I thought carefully about the use of ‘I’. Because I wished to make it clear that I had worked out my own reasons to march. I hadn’t been “brainwashed”, I wasn’t a naive, deluded waif and I am quite happy to debate the issues in my own words rather than repeat the lines invented by someone else and published in the newspaper the day before – as seems to have been happening for the past week in comments about Greta Thunberg. If we’re going to whinge about deluded teenagers it’s a good idea to demonstrate that we are at least half educated adults who can string an argument together.
Did you come to your personal resolutions before bor after drinking the Kool Aid.
Actually, ‘Pie, I’ve been following the fortunes of one of the “500”, the Adelaide geologist Ian Plimer.
Plimer was once a rational bloke in search of an explanation for the crazy New-Age fad called creation science. Plimer wanted to demonstrate that the claim that the remains of Noah’s ark were still visible on Mt Ararat was nonsense and the creationists should not try to foist their sciency nonsense on the world. He lost. Plimer then tried to take them on in a court case about fair trading or copyright or some such and lost again. But he seemed to learn something from the exercise – cherry pick evidence and make up your science story to suit. He then published a book about climate change called heaven + earth (ConnorCourt 2009) which read very plausibly but with an eerie similarity of style to the creation science bullshit he had fought so vigorously against for so many years. His credibility was shredded. He’s joined the nutty creationistas.
Dredge, I am an “at least half educated adult” and I think I can “string an argument together”. Unforunately the argument here is whether my scientist is better than yours, which is bullshit. For what it’s worth, I bought a copy of the original IPCC paper with my own money and read it from cover to cover. On the basis of that reading I concluded for myself that there is no causal link demonstrated between CO2 level and “Climate Change”. This is still my belief and all the ranting and demonstrating from you and your ilk will not change that.
Rusty Nail, what the fuck has your “belief” got to do with the science of climate change? Do you accept the concept of the greenhouse effect or not? It’s that simple. If you don’t believe it then you are out of the discussion.
Old Digger says:
NMD, were you the bastard that hit me fair in the chest with a frozen orange when I was marching with 6 RAR in Brisbane in the 70’s? It was during Joh’s street march ban.
If so, be warned that I still have a grapefruit in my freezer waiting to be used on the guilty prick.
Lest you forget, eh?
So what about the 500 scientists that produced evidence to the UN last week claiming all this climate science isn’t what is being reported. I guess they don’t count. Keep marching because the world won’t end. Actually you need to stop marching because the more you breath out the more CO2 your producing. Especially when your yelling at us normal people. Wars you speak of in the past are far different than weather. You can stop a war, I would like you to march on that volcano in Iceland next time it errupts and tell it it’s destroying our world see if it listens. Guess what all that carbon dioxide and other deadly gases emitted from the eruption were controlled by nature not humans. Case closed.
Save the whales, you have closed the case, you say. Therefore, stop wasting our time with your waffle about scientists.
Humans emit a hundred times more CO2 than all the volcanoes in the world combined.
And a lot of it is coloured brown Steve!
Then we need to reduce the number of humans.
CALLING ALL COMMITTED GREENIES!
Step this way, reduce yourselves to compost and save the planet. Yea
The ‘Pie is starting to think that we could make a good example with a few of the commenters here. And not just the Greenies.
NQGal says:
We’ll keep that in mind in case there is another Krakatoa scale eruption, followed by a volcanic winter in our lifetime.
Ummm, don’t think Krakatoa, big bang that it was, resulted in a ‘volcanic’ winter. FFS stop soiling yer underwear … no matter how much you worry, there is NOTHING humans can do about volcanos. What next? A War on Death?
Nope, screwing for virginity.
Humans are already demonstrably “controlling the weather”, i.e. changing the climate for the worse. Therefore our future actions can change it for the better.
Your argument further falls down because, while human civilisation and life on Earth more generally have adapted to past changes, the current changes that we’re causing are occurring at a much faster rate than previously, and in conjunction with myriad other environmental stressors that exacerbate the problem.
Human kind can’t control mother nature. Your talking about the movie “the day after tomorrow” if that’s the case then the next cyclone to hit nth qld please tell the human climate controllers to divert it.
Kingswood says:
Yawn & yawn again. If its hotter, have more beer. Colder, whisky or wine. Then you’re dead for a long time. Over the neurotic climate cult.
Very Unpunny!
There is some solace for those of us who miss the heyday of Mad Magazine and Alfred E Newman and his famous motto ‘What – me worry?’. Because we have the Townsville Bulletin, our own Daily Astonisher, which is surely peopled by Alfred E Newman clones in the subbing department, all of whom appear to have expanded Alfred’s motto to “What, me worry … about accuracy, details and English?’ They certainly don’t worry about English.
Pffft, Magpie, you cry, they’re just taking a little liberty with language for the sake of an indecipherable front page pun? Nope, they tediously persist inside the paper too.
Just so you know, Alfreds one and all, something from the dickshunary … that is the dictionary for dicks.
brewing | ˈbro͞oiNG |
1. the activity or business of producing beer: brewing was a lucrative business because beer was a popular drink.
2.make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water: I’ve just brewed some coffee | [no object] : he did a crossword while the tea brewed.
• (brew up) British informal make tea.
3. [no object] (of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop: there was more trouble brewing as the airline pilots went on strike | a storm was brewing.
So wrong on two counts.
You can look up the meaning of ‘distil’ for yourselves, tossers, can’t do everything for you.
But Alfred’s failure to worry about reality flows into the Alfreda Cairney’s iditorial, with this piece of credibility killer.
Plain common sense tells you that this is total fairy floss. Why would this in itself encourage anyone to specifically come into the city? Do people actually travel into the city because of, say, the local brew at the Brewery (nb where they make BEER)?
The Magpie has nothing but respect for the likeable Emmanuel Bogiatzis, perhaps the cleverest and most innovative operator on the Via Vomitorium strip, and his distillery idea is a beaut little addition to the mix, but is not any great CBD magnet … so surely it deserves a more credible report than this pom-pom waving idiocy from the paper in which he spends so much money advertising his other wares.
Pie, did you see the byline last week about the snack bar changing hand. “Takeaway With a Happy Ending”
Have they recruited some journo’ from NT.
Hard to tell if that’s a step up or down.
It’s actually just pathetic, not the distillery itself which should be supported and encouraged but the fact this very small investment should make the paper and then the editorial just highlights the sad sad state of business in Townsville currently. I am actually thinking of replacing my clothes line, I will alert the Astonisher and I am sure channel 7 will turn up as well.
Are you open to suggestions of what … or who … you should hang on it?
Mexican says:
I’m in Melbourne for a few weeks. I watched some of the AFL grand final for a while on Saturday. I know you follow the AFL but I just can’t work out what people get so excited about. People are still carrying on down here. 114 to 25 hardly makes it a good match. Am I missing something?
Go the Roosters!
As a former sports reporter, The ‘Pie maintains varying degrees of interest in all sports, and certainly all codes of football … Lord knows, I have even seen entertaining games of soccer (twice to be exact, but that hardly made up for the worst one he attended, at London’s old Wembley stadium, the FA Cup final between West Ham and Fulham in the 70s, it was the dreariest afternoon The ‘Pie has ever spent). Lop sided scores are no overall help to any code, and it was a pretty gawd awful game on Saturday, but that’s the luck of the finals system. Two top AFL sides in full flight is an exciting flowing spectacle full of its own eye-popping skills, and there is no arguing with the umpire, no sin bins or red cards or interminable video reviews … it is non-stop action. The NRL is a totally different game (you may have noticed this) with completely different tempos and tactics, which, with two top teams, can be as entertaining as any sport. (And please, you jocks out there, don’t flop out your dicks and start playground tough talk about which is the hardest physical ‘man’s’ game, the actual players of both codes don’t do it, they have too much respect for each other, and so should you).
And you have to have lived in Melbourne, as has The ‘Pie for several years, to understand the ingrained hysteria of AFL (born of the old VFL, SAFL and WAFL). It affects marriages, kids names, school yard scuffles and office piss taking. Well, perhaps one will never understand it, not even Melburnians and Victorians themselves, no more than we will ever understand the voting preferences of the Townsville electorate. It just is.
Great summation Pie, the AFL allegiance and at times hysteria you refer too is indeed alive and well in Melbourne, as well as Adelaide and Perth. It’s religious-like, although I’m not aware of anyone being nailed to a cross as a result of who they support!
Pop out to Collingwood and have a look around, might be a few occupied crosses planted in Victoria Park of those who let the GWS rabble get to the GF.
Throughout the season if by half time the score or crap performance, I bugger off to the garden and tend my orchids.
But watching the absolute class of Richmond deflate a number of the thugs in GWS was worth hanging around for.
It was an absolute massacre Achilles, not unlike what you did to Hector and the Greeks!
I agree Plucker, the second half was like an exhibition ‘match’ – as if the ‘A’ team was playing their coaching staff. Amazing how the ball always bounced beautifully for the fully extended Tigers player and the wayward GWS kick seemed as though it was aimed at the other mob. Gotta say though, Dustin Martin can kick a goal and he knows the media political value of passing on a favour.
His pass to the tyro was the ultimate in virtue signalling. A highlight of the game.
I appreciate the complement Achilles was Greek, but Hector was a Trojan and his bloody brother (French capital) shot an arrow into my goal kicking leg, so it was exit stage left, one way ticket to Hades.
Knew this was a classy blog, really.
“Pie, this lack of a “Reply ” button is giving me the shits. Would you please let NMD know that it is not my “belief” with which she has a problem, rather my reasoned and informed decision. On that basis she is talking shit and is totally devoid of a reasoned response. Thanks. What a complete waste of time she is proving to be.
What lack of a reply button? And although wanting to curtail this particular subject and get back to local stuff, The ‘Pie published your furious wail for its comic genius of ‘she is talking shit and is totally devoid of a reasoned response’. Pots and kettles, no?
The (Mostly) Civil Engineer says:
The religiously fervent “do you believe in greenhouse effect or not” tries to conflate greenhouse emissions with human impacts.
The entire animal biomass of the planet has been farting its arse off since they crawled out of the sea, volcanoes have been spewing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere for longer; but suddenly it’s humans which are the tipping point.
Our human records go back (in scientific detail) for a couple of hundred years at best, and perhaps in anecdote for a few hundred more. But we carefully airbrush out the “little ice age” which saw the Thames River freeze over, the decades long droughts, the lifetime long warms and cold periods – all because we think we have found a new boogeyman in human activity.
Sadly, the people making the most noise about it seem to be doing f*ck all to fix the problem they believe in, in a practical sense, beyond yelling at others to do something.
Tuesday says:
You’ve nailed it
It’s no surprise that humans are the tipping point. All the animal farts and volcanic emissions were mostly absorbed by natural processes, e.g. trees sucking carbon out of the atmosphere and turning it into coal and oil.
Now we’re cutting down all the trees to provide grazing land for more farting animals and digging up and burning all the coal and oil and that has upset the balance.
So the debate has come down to this has it?
It’s a mass-debate Pie!
It was also the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs. When you consider the mega farts those beasties were emitting. Then along comes a caveman who says to his mate, “I wonder what will happen when I bang these two pieces of flint together”
What happened to the meteor shower theory?
Fake news Pie, the cavemen were striking flint on the Yucatan peninsula, the crater remains as proof.
Mostly Civil, if you are an engineer you would appreciate that governments, especially local governments, have to make provision, in development regulations for example, for likely changes in the physical environment with the passage of time. So, housing on a flood plain has to be above the “1 in a 100 year” flood level or canal estate revetment walls have to be 300mm or 500mm above current highest tide levels or housing density has to be be matched with population trends or whatever and each of these parameters is subject to change as new information becomes available. Often, the current regulations lag behind the actual changes that have already been measured – so floods in the river are higher than ever before and swamp the newly approved subdivision or this year’s king tide or storm surge overtops the ten year old revetment walls and damages property and one way or another ratepayers have to cough up because the local council was too conservative in its predictions or succumbed too easily to the demands of lobbyists. We all have to make predictions but when governments do it we all want them to be transparent about it – in part so that we can learn from their mistakes. Of course some people can’t see for looking. You reckon:
Tell that to the home owners at Fairfield Waters or at Raby Bay and their respective local councils. Whether you agree or not our councils (and other governments) are forced by lived experience to take account of climate change because it is happening in front of us and we ratepayers are having to pay for the consequences. Rising sea levels are causing beach erosion all over the place and we are paying for it (at Rowes Bay and Nelly Bay) and potentially at the next place where a breakwater or revetment wall is built to protect a shoreline commercial strip – perhaps at Bushland Beach. Do you think we should just suck it up or do you think we should make calculated choices based on the best available information?
Sorry, were you still talking? I drifted off.
Apart from bleating here, what concrete action are YOU taking? Paying your NQCC membership on time does not count.
Like many others, I’m out there taking the best available science into account to keep people safe; despite the hysterics of one side and the legal manouvering of the other.
This is the type of project that Mullet and Little Patsy should be attracting to the CBD, not some small brewery that probably won’t be around in 18 months time. Note that this project is across the street fro the Cairns Central Shopping Centre where a 60 million refurbishment has started.
https://www.tropicnow.com.au/2019/september/30/tropic-now-exclusive-nova-city-will-go-ahead.html
Critical, we did have one remember, it was called The Hive, but the Mullet fucked the developers around so much that the whole thing came to a grinding Holt, all so her little mate wouldn’t be left with worthless real estate at the other end of town. I actually use this project when talking to people as a prime example of why you would have rocks in your head to be investing a cent in Townsville at the moment, the place is toxic to its core. .
Maybe The Hive fell into the Strand Lagoon?
Cantankerous , anyone who invests in Townsville at the moment has “rocks in their head ” really ?. There are a few billion $ companies strategically buying commercial /retail property under replacement in the Ville with better yield and potential growth than many areas in Australia . Kirin (Japanese ) brewer are behind the microbrewery and the new Dairy Farmers milk distribution at Shaw and just run your eye over $80 mil worth of purchases and upgrades around the cbd . Ray White housing auction at the Ville in august with 9 properties listed from $500k -$1.7 mil one sold before auction and the other 8 sold at reserve or higher . Julie Mahoney flies under the radar and many others are making a motza . They may not be long term players but they can sniff $ , get in, and out when fully leased and the market shifts .
Your last line should make all who read it very sad and despondent, Mike … you attribute any current market movement mainly to outside chancers coming in to make a fast buck on the gamble things are cyclical (maybe, maybe not this time), build nothing, employ no one and write off their investment to the empty eye socket market of ‘forleaseland’. That cynical sort of opportunistic investment will in the long run, or even medium run, damage Townsville even more by making it appear more and more to be a terminal basket case. But good luck to the pleasant Ms Mahoney, at least lives and works in Townsville and simply doing her job, and doing it well.
Pie, most of the properties the investors have bought they have spent $ millions upgrading, using local trades and raising the bar in regards to standards which is far more than many of the cbd landlords have been able to do . Rates are still paid and tenants still employ locals . The alternative is a slow build . The Kirin micro brewery is new as well as the new diary farmers depot as well as many other projects . Suncorp building , the Ville , Sugar Shaker and major shopping centres , car dealers are all owned by companies/ owners outside of Townsville but continue to spend locally . Chinese Meatworks in Hughenden creating 100 jobs .
You were clearly suggesting that the bulk of the sales were residential (Ms Mahoney’s main area), but even so, with the rapacious ‘get in, get out, go home’ middleman effect on any property, temporary job uplift of local trades is a dead end street leading nowhere, and we do not have any great surge in commercial owner(buyer)/occupiers. Have absolutely no idea where you get the line that the newcomers using local tradies have lifted the bar on the quality of refurbishment which, for reasons not stated but suggested by you, appears to be beyond established CBD property owners. And you highlight an old plaint of The ‘Pie’s: distributing a product (in this case milk) or making a product (beer) is in no way the progressive manufacturing into a regional/state/national -or dare we dream – export markets we need, it is simply serving the needs and strategies to grab a bigger share of a static market. We need stuff like Jenny’s Field of Dreams at Woodstock (fantastic if all the hoopla in the Bulletin actually eventuates), and we therefore must fervently put our faith in the ‘build it and they will come’ mantra. TEL truly is a criminal waste of space in our community.
Mike, you have been sucked into the two bit mindset of Townsville mate, time for a bit of perspective, if an existing building is sold it is a financial transaction, not an investment, the new owner is not investing in Townsville, they are simply purchasing an existing building, if they are constructing a new building, that is investing, big difference, so don’t go getting too excited about a couple of buildings being sold because the owners want to get out, you should be asking why the current people are wanting to leave, that will tell the true picture.
Except for a couple of small projects we have virtually no private investment currently for a very good reason, it’s a shit place to invest at the moment but if you see something different to me and see investment that I don’t and you are throwing your cash at Townsville then good on you, I hope you make plenty, but a new milk warehouse and a few houses being sold is fairly irrelevant and not much to get excited about.
Pothole. says:
What a f#cking disaster the Bruce Highway is. Drove from Cairns to Gympie last weekend. Dumbf#cks doing 30 km/h below the speed limit but then speeding up to 140 km/h when the lane split into two, for an overtaking lane, then slowing back down below the speed limit once the lands merged back into one. Shit road with patches, bumps, potholes and other assorted poor design elements SUCH AS ONE FUC#ING LANE EACH WAY. This lifeline to the North should be two to three lanes each way at a minimum. The whole thing turns into a bottleneck at Gympie. That’s right! A highway full of trucks mixes with country hicks in cowboy hats and shitbox utes turning slowly into their driveways, in the heart of the town!!!! The Bruce is a god damn dangerous pile of shot and each Government that ignores fixing it should have their assholes kicked through their mouths…..
Well, you seem to covered everything. Deep breathes, now.
Seems you have not driven the Bruce for a while. I do it regularly, with caravan at 90 ks. Call on ch 18. And yep, it is the worst in the country, excluding the Tanami.
Having said that, 2 to 3 hours on the road, time to make camp, have a pensioner nap, and then it’s Wine Time.
Pothole, ya gotta relax!
Got that one right Dave, the Bruce Highway is nicely divided into leisurely 4-5 hour trips cairns to Townsville to Mackay to Rockhampton to Maryborough to Brisbane and you can call into numerous spots along the way. It’s not so much the drivers these days but the bloody nuts behind the steering wheel.
Cappuccino in hand says:
Just done TSV —> BRS twice in a month. Some bad spots where there are mega $s being spent on improvements. I made good time both trips. Can’t agree with your assessment unless you tried to sit 10k above the speed limit.
Fishframe says:
You’re being a bit OTT. The Bruce Pothole has the occasional piece of flat bitumen every 100k’s or so.
Tuesday, The Commenter Formerly Known As Monday says:
Beware the Dragon.
Today is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It will be marked by a military parade 15,000 personnel and a pageant of 100,000 performers in Beijing.
Because we hear so much about it, I think we tend to lose our perspective when it comes to China. There are lots of metrics that can be used to compare our two countries.
A comparison of the strength of the armed forces of Australia and China is one metric and a good way of regaining some perspective of our two nations.
China has a 2.2 million full time military personnel (Army, Navy and Air Force) and a further 510, 000 reserves.
Australia has 60,000 full time military personnel (Army, Navy and Air Force) and a further 19,700 reserves.
It’s worth noting that last Saturday 100,014 people attended the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne.
The entire armed forces of Australia (including reserves) would not fill the MCG. We would have to build a further 26 MCG’s to accommodate the Chinese Armed Forces.
When does the cricket start, Tuesday? Yawnnnnnnnnnn
No argument with the figures. The question is can China deploy over any distance a balanced force (troops on the ground supported by air and maritime assetts) sustain them, and withdraw them when the objective has been achieved, what ever that might be. At the moment, I don’t think so. Certainly they are working to dominate the Chinese air – sea gap, and the South China Sea, and they can deliver nuclear ballistic missiles (bad enough), but beyond their own land borders, at the moment, they would have trouble with sustained, projected, land operations. This will not always be the case. In our favour, and working against the Chinese Communist Party, is the demographic distortion caused by the one child policy and the resultant reduction in manpower, albeit only for a couple of generations.
How the hell did we get on to this? C’mon, this is chin stroking hypothetical Facebook stuff of no consequence.
Tuesday (aka Monday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Sunday) says:
You raise very good points which I think China has recognised.
This would be part of the rationale for the billions of dollars they are pouring into the Pacific Island nations.
Solomon Islands is a perfect example.
PNG would be the ideal port of call for China.
For a good sound analysis I suggest you might like to read:
World of War
By: Paul Cornish, Kingsley Donaldson
Just Sayin' says:
I see an article in yesterdays Bullshit about Jenny and her Councillors standing for re-election.Didn’t seem to raise much interest. Only saw two comments last time I looked. If that’s a sign of the level of indifference, Jenny and her mob are sure to get in.
Of course Jenny and her band of numnuts are going to run again. Thats not news to anyone.
I have a greater concern that you may have a subscription to this inept piece of scrawling masquerading as a newspaper.
Monday/Tuesday left one out. In the 70s Endean kept telling us the reef would be gone in 10 years unless something was done about the Crown of Thorns. Checked yesterday – the reef here seems alive and well. From this grouch’s chair the early doomsayers made the mistake of putting a end date on their claims, hard to maintain the soapbox rage after it didn’t happen. I believe the world is always changing – learn to cope.
To quote MIB, and paraphrase a lot of logical thinkers – a person is smart, people are dumb. People get a buzz out of being part of a cause, rationality goes out the window. I’d add another certainty to life – a call to arms to defeat an impending disaster. When I hear “because its important” or “we HAVE to” I just think manipulative BS is on its way and duck back into my garbage can.
Always amused me when religious nuts (not the organised profit-motivated big ‘religious’ companies) would have the occasional rush of blood and declare the second coming ot some such. Back in the 20s last century, one mob even built a little amphitheatre on Sydney’s middle head and sold seats to watch Jesus walk through the heads at a given day and even time. Not sure how they got out of that one.
This is just like the other examples ‘Pie debunked. Something *was* done and the control program is ongoing.
Pig swill and rice bowls says:
I’m hearing from people in numerous locations that they are sick of their current useless Councils and want a change of Councillors and Council CEO’s. And that includes places like Townsville, Rocky (people are divided), Bundy, Gladstone, Noosa, Brisbane, Emerald (Central Highlands), Banana, Moreton, Gold Coast and of course Ipswich and Logan. Business people keep telling me the same thing – sick of the community and local businesses being stifled by red tape and managed by inept farkwits, some of them corrupt. Let’s hope ‘Belcarra’ has some life left in it……
I will no longer interact with Steve the Belgian and NMD in climate matters as they have been converted to the climate religion and you cannot argue with zealots who don’t plant trees, so I will divert my energies to ask, why have people who have been arrested with $5m of street value ice and $900,000 been granted bail?
Cos the lockup is full to the brim, Tradie???
Perfectly understandable. That sea level data incident must have been terribly embarrassing for you. Best to suppress the memory and pretend it never happened or you might have to examine your beliefs.
Old Tradesman, who said I don’t plant trees? You just make stuff up. Here’s link to learn something about zealots:
http://theconversation.com/curious-kids-how-do-scientists-know-evolution-is-real-122039
OT. At least NMD can comment on more than one subject, even if we disagree with him/her.
As for Steve BG. Please refer back to a previous post of mine regarding Mark Twain.
7 local news tonight: Police Minister telling us that the Qld Govt is implementing a new system to manage drivers who leave the fuel bowser deliberately, without paying. Apparently the driver, according to the Minister, will get a text message ‘encouraging’ them to return and pay for the fuel, before Police get involved. This govt has lost the plot completely – drive off without paying and a crime has been committed- it’s called robbery AND what if they don’t have a mobile phone??? Pluck me! This is lunacy!!!
Russ Hinze says:
The Police Minister hired a non-Cop as Commissioner because of the Labor obsessed girl power team. It was bad enough watching the last few idiot Police Ministers and the last few Minister footstool Commissioners, but the current Police Minister and the actual Commissioner are an embarrassment.
‘The world has gone mad’
Sam1 says:
Non cop as Commissioner. Do some research.
and if the vehicle is illegally obtained???
Steve, I may regret not re-entering my garbage can, but even the program states the outbreaks are periodic ie naturally die out; and also states that currently only 57 of the 3000+ reefs are a part of the program. These reefs are all between Port Douglas and Townsville. If you can treat less than 2% of a population, and all of that within a segment, and claim success then how big was the problem? Earlier actions were not more widespread, from my failing memory much less so. Something was done, but I suggest it was to keep certain touristy reefs from becoming less attractive and probably so that some people can feel good because “something” is being done.
The notes linked to the program do claim “This remarkable success” in summary, but the body only provides that CoT were responsible for half the 50% decline in coral cover in the last 30 years. They claim a high body count, but don’t link it to any improvement, they insinuate. Funnily enough they do not claim a reduction in the duration of the outbreaks – I’d expect that if the program was working. More scarce is mention of costs – but they have needed to expand the program (more middle management anyone?).
I took my hat off to the Y2K scaremongers. If the world stopped – we hadn’t done enough, if it didn’t – we had listened to them. Win-win, reputations intact after the event. We must have listened very closely, I don’t recall one failure making the news. What were the odds?
I’m saying I don’t read much where when a vested interest is involved the “something” that was done links to the eventual outcome. History is littered with failures.
I’m a cynic. When people are profiting (money or power) and debate is stifled I think religion, not science. And when combined with “rally to the flag” calls, I leave the asylum and return to my can.
“CoT were responsible for half the 50% decline in coral cover in the last 30 years”
That still proves the point that, like the other examples, it’s not a non-problem?
Do you have the numbers for coral destruction 500 years ago? Your numbers are flawed because as “scientists” say the universe is estimated to be billions of years old but your left wing nut heads continue to use numbers only 100 years old with no true conclusion to your arguments. Science is right that you lot are completely wrong. It pleases me that every morning yourself and others wake up wasting your time trying to convince us normal people that the world’s doomed while I just go to work knowing that everything is ok. How come you arnt protesting in Brisbane this week. I didn’t see any climate protesting in Beijing yesterday at the anniversary of there government. Lots of carbon dioxide emissions from all those tanks and planes and especially troops breathing. I wait for your explanation on why nothing has been said by Greta thunberg on China yesterday.
Please don’t offer any explanation here, this is starting to get tedious and a circular ‘he said/he said’ waste of this blog’s time.And The Magpie isn’t fooled by those using multiple aliases. Cut off time is coming, because there is not and cannot be any progress in the debate, both sides entrenched. Local matters are this blog’s primary focus.
Wednesday says:
Thank God I’m an atheist.
I see in yesterdays media that a church in Sweden has proclaimed Greta Thunberg as a successor for Jesus Christ.
Limhamn’s church tweeted;
“Announcement! Jesus of Nazareth has now appointed one of his successors, Greta Thunberg.”
Does that mean that so called Climate Change is now officially a religion?
Christ on a bike, will this stuff ever end?
Wednesday, if you really are an “atheist”, why do you use a capital ‘G’ in the word god? And how did this god-thing help you such that you might “thank” it?
As a mark of respect and gratitude for a possibly higher being …. like The Magpie. And for the same reason when addressing either, a each-way safety bet.
Hello NMD
In answer to your questions:
1. I use a capital “G” because that is the correct way to spell God,
2. I didn’t say “I thank God”, that’s for the truly religious of whatever faith to do. Surely they would thank their God (whatever He/She is called) that I’m not one of them. NB: note the capitalisation of he and she when referring to a God.
Thanks Wednesday, small inquiry. What do you mean when you write, ” . . . I’m an atheist”?
Oh for fuck’s sake, WE ARE NOT GOING DOWN THIS PATH, not on this blog. The ‘Pie refuses to publish any burping, crotch scratching, wind-breaking musings on the meaning of life etc. You all get plenty of scope for comments but how about some practical, real-life, immediate and practical problems, Really, FFS.
Is this not the time to declare that I’m an dyslexic agnostic suffering from insomnia.
I lie awake at night contemplating the existence of Dog.
The meaning of life is 42.
She’s not the messiah says:
Watched some of Communist China’s 70th.
This wasnt a celebration, it was a carefully scripted warning of what’s to come. Raised hand in salute from the leader, scripted shouted responses from the masses, goosestepping goons and nukes with multiple warheads. If it wasnt for the modern weapons, if youd filmed it in b&w there were definite paralells to ‘Triumph of the Will’.
With all this ‘power’ on display (loved the marching’ladies’, straight out of Skyhooks ‘women in uniform’) there was a definite comedic element.
What’s with the stretched limmo Morris Major lookalike? Bizarre-o
Watching ABC News and Dear Leader in his parade vehicle equipped with multiple microphones, had a fit of the girly giggles because couldn’t stop thinking of ‘yakkety-yak, don’t talk back’ from Mad As Hell.
FFS people get a grip, God, China, climate change, what a dillusional pack of tossers, out of all the actual things to give a fuck about you pick these, how about you focus on the big issues that actually effect everyone’s life, everyday, like getting rid of Jenny Hill and immediately improving the life of 180,000 poor suffering people who reside in Townsville, a bit of perspective please.
Cantankerous, when the next application for a residential subdivision on a beach front (say, near Bluewater) or in the floodplain of the Ross or Bohle or Alligator is received by Council, what parameters around flooding or storm surge should be considered? Should the negotiations with developers be entirely ‘commercial in confidence’ as seems to be the current arrangement (although how would we know since no one will talk about it on the record) or should the decisions be taken out of local government hands and made at a higher level with some new prescriptions? Call it climate change or whatever you like but surely we need to avoid some of the mistakes which have been made in Townsville in the very recent past where developers were given just a little too much free rein? And when neither government or the media seems to be able to constructively consult let alone manage the likes of Mr Palmer, how can local residents get action and progress on lingering issues like access to the groundwater in the Black River catchment?
I can tell you I have my finger on all the local issues Canks.
This morning when I walked my dog I picked up his poo & other dogs droppings too (to clarify, with a bag). This town has enough funny smells atm.
I also picked up 3 bottles, bugger the environment, I live near a hotel and this goes towards my daughter’s pocket money for the 10c refund.
A clearly inebriated hoon in a red commo ute did some artistic designs on several intersections in my lovely suburb, using the mediums of rubber, unleaded and their own yobbish talent. The aroma of its passing wafted through my house making me sneeze and the budgie cough. I dutifly reported it to Police and would love to have provided a rego but it had none.
I called TCC twice in 2 weeks to fix my leaking water meter. Not because I fear the loss of a few drops are contributing to drought in Africa, but because I dont want an excess water bill.
Once again I called the Astonisher’s automated line to report a missing newspaper. With each new dawn in childlike Easter egg hunt excitement I search for my paper; where will it fuc*king be today? Up a tree, on the trellis, the gutter, or helpfully in next doors yard where the man eating dogs have treated it as a chew toy? Imagine my genuine astonishment when it actually lands in the fuc*ing yard, over the 4ft fence and beyond the 1 metre footpath. The greatest achievement of all as its often delivered at 1am by a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road 20k over the speed limit, now that’s talent.
And China is a big concern to me, because my favorite Chinese takeaway closed down the street three months ago.
As you can see, I have my finger on all the local issues.
To quote some ponytailed chick ‘ How dare you’
You have just dobbed yourself in Holden man, so you are the person that gets the Astonisher home delivered, suppose it comes in handy when cleaning up after your dogs.
Yes, I’m the one…because if it
ain’t in print, it ain’t real news. Besides here, of course.
Good save … maybe.
Le petit fromage says:
Rumour has it that more staff members are deserting Townsville City Council to get away from the toxic culture enforced by management
Told that both members of the Community Grants Team have left in past 6 months and the $6m Community Grants program is in chaos and this is severely impacting on community organisations who either have or are wanting to apply for a grant Apparently the Coordinator of this area can be very superficially and speak the right words but in reality hasn’t got a clue. Another area of council that the wheel has fallen off.
Disgraceful!!! We CANNOT have a coordinator who ‘can be very superficially and speak the right words’ if not having a clue. What is the world coming to?
A council elections in 178 days and thus far, no declared mayoral candidate.
So sayeth a Bulletin oh so desperate for a readership boost from a real contest … and they’d get it, for sure.
Kelso, overheard a conversation in the Dally last night, bar pretty full. Several mentions of a ‘Cappacino’ running for Mayor, but not declaring intention until late…,,..,.
It’s all over Facebook. That candidacy falls right into the dangerous ‘ABH’ category … Anyone But Hill. ABH also means Actual Bodily Harm. Not unrelated to the body politic of this town.
Dr. Samuel Johnson says:
Sounds like a case of Pericombobulation
Oh I’m sorry sir, I’m anaspeptic, frasmotic, even conpunctuos for causing you such pericombobulation.
Rumour has it that the same manager responsible for the exodus in the grants team also has a senior role in recovery and was meant to make sure grants and social support are provided to the struggling community. Unfortunately that has not not happened. More people to leave within weeks.
Apparantly there is a need to be careful here as two people may be getting confused. The Team Manager is a very experienced, competent and likeable person and worked in the Cassowary Coast Council during Larry and Yassi and who should not be confused with Coordinator Community Programs or what now might be called Community Development who is seen by many as being incapable of doing her job and makes promises to people in meetings etc but doesn’t follow through. Source within council tells me that more people are looking to escape from this area because of the coordinators management style and subliminal bullying but other jobs are hard to find and the saying is to watch your back if you work in this area. Also told that a number of community organisations have lost confidence in this area and are saying that if this area had been working with and known what was happening in the community then the Mayors comments about the situation with homeless people in Aitkenvale probably would not have happened.
I did not have sexual relations with that woman. And I am not running for mayor against her. She will win because no one has the balls big enough to take her on. And I have NEVER told a lie. Cappuccinos RULE!
It doesn’t take long, does it, when two news items collide in spoofdom. Luv it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuKQf-bIOf4
The laughs on us, Fatty McFuckhead is still a Billionaire.
Well by this mornings itortorial in today’s Astonisher she doesn’t read her own ‘morning egg timer’
“The three Labor state MP’s and Townsville’s Labor-aligned mayor all resonate with the public because they seem like ordinary people to us”
FFS!
Whoops, credibility overboard!!!
Dutch Reverend says:
Yes. They seem like very ordinary people.
Last year sometime a woman who lives in the urban quarter apartments in the city complained about the noise of the service vehicles waking her up. She works for the council in the future city department. Well apparently she’s complained to the mayor enough that mullet has enforced a curfew on any work being done by council trucks until 7am so she can get her sleep. This isn’t a joke. I believe it’s the garbage trucks so now they have to park in the middle of henron st in the middle of peak bus time tables to empty bins. No consultants with workers safety or watching what needs to be done. I guess all the noise while the bus hub and surrounds didn’t effect her I wondering. This is a fucken joke and a clear vote chasing exercise and the mayor overstepping her authority. Across QLD it’s 6am for anything to start by the council bylaws. So now every time I complain about the noise of a private lawn mower starting this early will she enforce her power to stop it just so I can sleep. How are they going to build the new building that was demolished behind the bus shelter? Are the only allowed to bring in cement trucks during certain times.
“So now every time I complain about the noise of a private lawn mower starting this early will she enforce her power to stop it just so I can sleep.”
Love to see your Dear Mullet letter signed by “Radiohead”. Would probably score another Double Twenty on the Magpie-themed mayoral dart board.
For the past couple of months I’ve been told lots of things that will never see the light of day because of its repercussions of those who are saying it. The problem she had with the dart board is that I’m not worried if she finds me I’ve got a nest egg, she would need to sack another 50+ people that would disable a great deal of services to find the people. Carpet boning them. We’ve all had a gutful of this council and there drocoinan ways. I’ll be pleased to hand you a copy of any of my letters so you can pass them to the mayor at the next council meeting perhaps.
Those have seen the famous mayoral video will know that The Magpie is justified in describing her as a pain in the neck.
But you have neatly summed up the dilemma facing this city and its leadership of this region. No one is willing to front this woman and her aerobics arm lifting councillors, identifying themselves publicly and making their case in a respectful manner. And if you’re not willing to fight for transparency, respect, responsibility and community versus self interest, don’t whinge if you cop four more years taking it up the jacksy. Fear is worse than apathy, because someone who is fearful at least knows there’s something to be frightened off, and quake before their fear.
Here’s a bit of fridge magnet philosophy to keep in mind during the run-up to March … ‘losers let it happen, winners make it happen.’
‘Pie, just because a potential mayoral candidate might quake in their boots at the apparent siege mentality of the incumbent is no reason for an independent divisional councillor candidate to shit their pants. Any ratepayer can attend council meetings to see how councillors work in that rather innocuous ‘public’ part of the decision making process and there are always opportunities to meet your local ‘member’ at the various gatherings where they make themselves seen – so you can see what they actually do in their job. If locals from your division are not putting up their hand to run for a $100,000+ seat in the council chambers it might be because they are satisfied – or satisfied enough that they don’t think they could do better. Ratepayers can be so uncritically and outlandishly critical of their political representatives (who they have actually voted into office) that they come to believe their own diatribes and don’t want to be seen near the ‘trough’ which apparently exists inside the chamber. If only they knew.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH … GASP – WHEEZE – SNURFFLE …. LOOK WHO’S BLOODY TALKING!!!
Oh you are a one, Dredger.
How true Pie, and if we extend that further the gutless pissweek cowards in business in this town deserve the misery and misfortune they get if they can’t get together and find a candidate to run against the Mullet and send her packing, no sympathy for them at all.
AT LAST, someone willing to come into the light and run against Mayor Mullet. Now, Cantankerous, what’s your real name and your platform?
Now that would be interesting, but I think even the amateur journos at the Astonisher would take about 60 seconds to uncover the graveyard of skeletons in my closet.
I hear you loud and clear Mr Head. There is so much warm effluent floating around Walker St and the depots that you have to be careful where you tread.
Unfortunately, anything but North Korean style adulation and weeping (when appropriate) from TCC staff starts the rumblings of disloyalty from above.
Hopefully someone with less to lose – I’m still paying off my home and educating my kids – will gather a huge bucket and deliver it to Belcarra before the election.
On a more personal note, I wish Chiodo would f*ck off, he’s a useless turd now operating at a level where there isn’t enough oxygen to power his brain.
Now I’ve made myself angry, so I’m going to flex off and go to the pub. Sadly, no one will notice to care.
Funny you say that about handing things over before the election. If ove heard correctly, possible legal shitfight that is going on with the old rugby ground on hugh st. To do with a decision/vote made by this council to stop tapiolas building a shop there and a donation was made by another party to Influence the decision. I have a feeling I’m only getting a small portion of the story but that might be because they are in court. Might be one to watch. The paper won’t print after reading absolute nothing in regurds to adani /abc/TCC case.
What else do you expect from a newspaper that publishes a travel yarn (today) talking up the charms of Hong Kong. About the only tourists going there at the moment are the Chinese government thugs from the mainland desguised as local police.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE FOR THE TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN (ALLEGEDLY):
Paper suggests woman with 41 stab wounds could have taken her own life. Because the paper points out, it was only an ‘alleged murder’, which means the police could be jumping to conclusions.
Lord Howard Hertz says:
Running with scissors, maybe?
AUSTRALIAN PM THREATENED WITH EXTORTION.
J.B says:
New journalist for the bullshit with the mayors blessing?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-02/why-dont-tasmanian-magpies-swoop/11561036
The Astonisher just keeps proving their incompetence. Nice to see a Golden Couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Golden ? Should be diamond you fuckwits.
You probably wont read this in the Astonisher. It is serious and should be circulated.
Deadly fungus found in Far North Qld
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/deadly-fungus-found-in-far-north-qld/news-story/44f1830988c9972c90a058fe4b3c27c7
Happy to announce that it has just been posted in the Astonisher`s website, but of course you can`t actually read this very important alert as its behind the paywall.
Seems that TCC spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to gain White Ribbon accreditation. The decision was an attempt at virtue signalling from senior management but with the organisation wound up and no accreditation it is another example of ratepayers money down the drain.
The TEL agm is on today – highlighting another blatant waste of ratepayers money.
Wonder if the Dill will be there, or actually doing something to fix the faulty security screening at the airport. Have been out there 4 times in the past week and only one of the two lines was working. On one day more than 60 people in the security queue. The response from airport staff was to walk around handing out lollies, much to the amusement of the crowd in the queue.
Says it all really.
Cheapskates!! At leasy mayor mullet offers us beads and blankets in exchange for our votes.
Water Water Everywhere says:
Free blankets?
Let me out myself as a person born after 1970.
https://southpark.cc.com/clips/154073/blankets-covered-in-sars#source=08f60a6f-24a8-4d88-88a3-eb5588494cbc:25eebc76-ed8e-11e0-aca6-0026b9414f30&position=61&sort=views
Well we’ve got plenty of bats nesting a belfries to help out around here.
Free blankets. Is measles and small-pox included for non-supporters?
Doxie says:
Ummm … of what?
‘Pie, I came across a tumbleweed copy of the TBully today and couldn’t believe my eyes at the Clive Palmer suck editorial – do you think he paid for it? Now they have him possibly, maybe, not sure, could be spending “$400 million” at Yabulu and re-opening the refinery. I expect Cantankerous will be kneeling outside the Queensland Building in the morning throwing flowers and genuflecting because this really would be an INVESTMENT. But I don’t believe it. Could this be a positioning for the 2020 state election?
Clive Palmer; 2020 State election; Townsville based.
What hideous sin did Townsville commit to deserve such a blight as Clive Palmer in out midst, and potentially attempting to be our State Govt rep?
This cannot be true.
And we don’t think it is.
I think Clive has been given approval to proceed with reopening Qld Nickel. As a billionaire there is no way he would normally be interested in crappy Townsville property. I reckon a media release is imminent.
Well, clearly that’s what he wants us to think … but the few odd million for a very nice property could well be just a blackmailing bargaining chip to use the jobs carrot to dodge legitimate debts, particularly at Townsville Port.
I think he only paid $740,000 or something like that. I honestly think he’s got the go ahead and the State Government want to use it as a lead in to the next Election. Just a theory, but plausible?
Fishframe, it’s more likely that the State might be spending $400 million upgrading Clive’s refinery.
Finally someone has shon the light on the most incompetent run RSL in Australia, the Townsville RSL. After many dealings over many years with this lazy orginisation I am glad someone is asking some questions about the values and priorities of the senior management of Townsville RSL, they should be exposed for the failures that they are.
I would have to whole-heartedly agree with our Happy Cantanker. I have tried numerous time to discuss matters which mostly require lobbying (but which I considered worthwhile even though one was the shockingly poor performance(s) of the DVA) and I’ve just been blatantly ignored. No discussion, no written replies, no nothing. Maybe they’re related to the Townsville City Council?
Nemesis says:
What about the tailing dams full to capacity??
Kicking the can among the road again.
What about all the money the refinery owes?? No good promising all this money, wouldn’t they just run out of town without paying their debt again ??
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Egypt - through writers’ eyes continues Eland’s tradition of unearthing forgotten classics of world travel-writing, with a fantastic selection of some of the best travel writing that Egypt has ever given birth to.No land on earth has been so long observed as Egypt, which was attracting awestruck travellers back in the days of Herodotus and... Lire la suite
A Geisha`s Journey - My Life as a Kyoto Apprentice
This is the story of a contemporary Japanese teenager who, in a search for an identity, became fascinated with the world of geisha, and discovered in herself the will and the commitment to embark on the many years of apprenticeship necessary to become one. It is also the story of a young Japanese photographer who grew up overseas, and who also... Lire la suite
Strolling Through Rome: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Eternal City
Rome, the Eternal City - birthplace of western civilisation and soul of the ancient world - has a history that stretches back two thousand five hundred years. It is also one of the most-visited places in the world, but where does one begin to delve into two millennia of history, culture, art and architecture, whilst also navigating the vibrant... Lire la suite
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Roman Border (Limes) in Hesse: Holzhausen an der Haide to Saalburg
Hiking and cycling route along the ancient limes, the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian boundary of the Roman Empire, on a detailed, GPS compatible topographic map at 1:25,000 from the state survey of Hesse, covering the section from Holzhausen an der Haide to Saalburg.The route along the limes, one of the outstanding archaeological monuments in Central... Lire la suite
Barcelona - Zaragoza - Castellón de la Plana 500K CNIG Regional Map No. 7
The Mediterranean coast of Spain between Barcelona and Castellón de la Plana, extending west to Zaragoza and Teruel, at 1:500,000 in a series of regional road maps from the country’s civilian survey organization IGN-CNIG (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica), vividly presenting the topography by altitude... Lire la suite
Zeebrugge - Knokke- Heist - Het Zwin
Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50,000 map (with adjustments in the border and coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping... Lire la suite
Kontich NGI Topo 15/7-8
World War I Macedonian Front: Couronne
Couronne, one of two maps covering the site of the Battle of Doiran between British and Greek troops against Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian Front during World War I. Both maps are reproductions by G.H. Smith & Son of the original British Army trench maps at approximately 7/10th of the original scale quoted against each title.This title, the... Lire la suite
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Heusden-Zolder NGI Topo 25/3-4
Dubai Street Atlas
Dubai Street Atlas from the locally-based Explorer Publishing in an A5 spiral-bound format, highlighting locations of hotels, various places of interest and institutions, all listed in an extensive 123-page index, with an additional directory of recommended facilities, etc. All place names are in the Latin alphabet and in English.The atlas... Lire la suite
World Map Placemat
This is a fantastic colourful and resistant placemat by Little Wigwam, featuring a political world map. Kids will love it and have fun locating remote places or guessing capitals of the world. The Mercator projection map shows the continents in different bright colours, all countries and seas and oceans are named, as well as most capitals,... Lire la suite
World War I Macedonian Front: Lake Dorjan
Lake Dorjan, one of two maps covering the site of the Battle of Doiran between British and Greek troops against Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian Front during World War I. Both maps are reproductions by G.H. Smith & Son of the original British Army trench maps at approximately 7/10th of the original scale quoted against each title.This title,... Lire la suite
Burg-Reuland - Gross-Bohlscheid
Cuba Wall Map
Wall map of Cuba from Gizi with excellent topographic information, a street plan of Old Havana, enlargements for the Varadero Peninsula, Valle de Viñales and the environs of the capital, plus a distance table and an extensive index.Vivid altitude colouring with graphics for mangrove and swamps, plus plenty of names of geographical features:... Lire la suite
Global Mapping Magnetic Fridge Map of the World
One of our best-selling maps of the world is now available to stick on your fridge, or any other magnetic surface.At a scale of 1:100,000,000 this wonderful fridge magnet measures 25.5x41.5cm and is flexibly made to simply peel on and peel off whenever you wish to display it.Bright, colourful and informative, this quirky magnetic World map... Lire la suite
Rothera Point - Wright Peninsula - Adelaide Island
Rothera Point - Wright Peninsula area of the Adelaide Island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula on a on topographic map from the British Antarctic Survey presenting it at 1:50,000 and 1:200,000. PLEASE NOTE: to see the list of other detailed topographic and specialist maps from BAS please click on the series link. BAS maps of wider... Lire la suite
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Canada - The Spell of the Yukon
Reis in het voetspoor van goudzoekers en pioniers met in je achterhoofd de 'Goldrush' van 1898 in de Klondike, Yukon Territory, Noord-Canada. Kies niet voor een combi van Alaska en Yukon maar doe alleen Yukon. Dan beperk je de kilometers. Een fantastische roadtrip over verharde en onverharde wegen, door een leeg en onbewoond land waar het wild... Lire la suite
The Glacier Express Rail and Hike
Ride the world Glacier Express panoramic journey through the Swiss alps and explore the Engadine and Zermatt on foot. Cross the Swiss Alps on the famous Glacier Express, a direct train from St Moritz to Zermatt; considered one of the most stunning rail journeys of the world. Get closer to the typical wooden chalets and sounds of Alpine cow... Lire la suite
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Long distance hike in end of May/June?
I am from the USA and am looking to do a long-distance hike in the end of May through early June, was thinking of doing about 21 days (give or take) and covering anywhere from 100-375km in that time (upper end would have to be an easier trail to cover the distance in my allotted time) and was initially looking into Europe (particularly Germany) but am really up to go anywhere in the world.
What I want from it:
- Stunning scenery - ideally GREEN landscape/rolling hills/mountains/forests to rivers to castles, etc etc.
- Scattered small villages along the trail (they don't have to be every night but maybe every 3 nights at least?)
- Not super overpopulated
Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!!
Jeannette 2013-04-28 21:00:07
Suitable beginner trails for longer hike -3-6 weeks
What would be a recommended trail for beginners. We are considering the Camino due to the supportive infrastructure, so we can start with light loads, and that it does not require hanging from cliffs by your fingernails.We have heard it it extremely crowded but are planning to travel late Sept/Oct so maybe we are ok on that front, Any other trails we ought to consider - anywhere on the planet that give more peaceful experiences?
Henk Nouws 2013-05-08 09:09:35
Hi Jeanette. October can be fine in southern and central Europe, but is not good for the UK and northern Europe. There will be snow in the mountains and mountain huts will be closed. But for the French and Spanish part of the Camino de Santiago it is okay and not too busy. The advantage is you will find accommodation easily. If you have 6 weeks, my suggestion would be to pick up a part of a European Long Distance path, because they cross borders and offer great variety and often the best routes. I would suggest the E3, start in Paris, and walk east.
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A WREXHAM distribution firm is celebrating a major business boost after gaining top grades for a vital storage standard certification at its new £3m warehouse.
The team at McCarthy Distribution are delighted by news the company has been awarded AA status following a recent inspection for the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Storage and Distribution.
The 21 metre high centre, known as Elm Point, was officially opened in March this year by Wrexham AM Lesley Griffiths.
For the Wrexham Industrial Estate-based business, it represents a dedicated drive by the entire 75-strong work force to ensure the top grade they held at their former site in Gresford for five years was maintained at their new state-of-the-art complex which has doubled the firm’s capacity.
Lee Travis, Quality Compliance Supervisor, was one of the main members of the team leading the bid to ensure the inspection was a success and said: “It’s a massive pat on the back for the whole team and we have all been so determined to ensure that Elm Point maintained the consistently high standard the company has been proud of for several years now.
“It was absolutely crucial for McCarthy Distribution that we made sure we got the AA grading. It’s a standard which our valued clients demand and it’s one which we care about upholding so all round, it’s been a real relief to get the news.
“It reinforces everything that the company stands for and builds customer confidence knowing that a key supplier of theirs is managing their products to a very high standard.”
The BRC introduced the Global Standard for Storage and Distribution in 2006 to work alongside global standards covering the production of food, packaging and consumer products.
Some of McCarthy Distribution’s clients are food manufacturers and store items at Elm Point such as raw ambient ingredients, which don’t need refrigeration, and food packaging. It is vital for the firm’s customers to be confident they are being stored correctly to ensure food safety.
The companies who entrust their products to McCarthy Distribution can be reassured that the firm has passed stringent annual checks where inspectors will look for firm evidence that the quality and safety of any product in their care is looked after to the highest standard during their storage and distribution.
Successful companies have to meet a 20-page, 162 point criteria to show they employ best practice and are committed to ongoing improvement.
Lee said: “The standards are extremely high and rightly so. We have to manage what we do here very effectively and consistently to avoid any problems when handling our clients’ products while they are being stored or distributed by us.
“To reiterate, it’s all about our customers’ confidence and them knowing that we, as a key supplier, are managing the products to a consistently high standard.”
Mike McCarthy, McCarthy Distribution Managing Director, said: “I am really proud of the effort and dedication from the whole team to ensure we retained our very high standards at our new site and impressed the inspectors to gain the AA status.
“A special mention must go to Lee Travis and Mike Scott who oversaw the whole process in partnership with Elm Point warehouse manager Jim Jones and this terrific news is testament to the hard work of the whole Elm Point team.
“Gaining AA status was crucial to the ongoing success of the business. It sends a clear message to our very valued clients that we take the responsibility of looking after their products during storage and distribution very seriously and this is the backbone of everything we do and take pride in at McCarthy Distribution.”
Elm Point is set on a four-and-a-half-acre plot just across the road from McCarthy Distribution’s existing offices on Wrexham Industrial Estate. It can house 11,000 pallet spaces to cater for dozens of daily shipments for companies throughout the UK and abroad. It is thought to be one of the tallest warehouses in North Wales.
The new building has 42,000 square feet of warehouse space, a further 6,500 square feet of modern office space and an additional 15,000 square foot canopy area outside where vehicles load and unload.
McCarthy Distribution, a haulage, storage and distribution firm, was set up in its current guise 25 years ago. It now has 75 people on the payroll and a 30-strong fleet of vehicles.
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Day1: DEPART SYDNEY/MELBOURNE
Departing from Sydney/Melbourne to Paris, France.
Day2: PARIS
Upon arrival at the Paris Airport, you will be met and greeted by our representative and transfer to your hotel.
Hotel: Balladins Hotel Villejuif or similar
Day3: PARIS – REIMS – LUXEMBOURG (B) Take a delightful scenic journey through the rolling countryside of the Champagne region, famous the world over for the sparkling white wine produced here. Enjoy seeing the historic attractions of provincial capital Reims, including the city’s cathedral – a key national heritage site, where coronations of French kings took place from the 11th century onwards. History and tradition are equally evident in your next location: Luxembourg, the world’s only remaining Grand Duchy. You’ll be introduced on foot to the main places of interest, including the Place de Constitution and Pont Adolphe, before having time for further exploration on your own.
Hotel: Novotel Kirchberg or similar
Day4: LUXEMBOURG – TRIER – KOBLENZ – FRANKFURT (B)
We leave Luxembourg behind and head across another European border into Germany. The first stop is historic Trier, Germany’s oldest city and the birthplace of Karl Marx. See from the outside the house where the influential philosopher was born, which now functions as the Karl Marx Haus museum. Your walking tour then takes you into the centre of Trier; here you can look around the city’s impressive cathedral, where the celebrated Holy Robe – said to be the tunic of Christ – is preserved and occasionally displayed. Trier is also known as ‘The Second Rome’ (Constantine served as an administrator here for 10 years), and significant legacies of the once-great empire remain today. The highlight is undoubtedly Porta Nigra, the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps, which you’ll get to see and photograph. Drive on to Koblenz, famous as the location of the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel rivers. Here you have the option of indulging in a relaxing lunch alongside the water, then afterwards you can also choose to add on a scenic Rhine boat cruise for some memorable city vistas. Back on dry land you’ll drive through the wine-making town of Rüdesheim, and stop to see the bronze 19th century Niederwald monument. Then it’s on to Frankfurt am Main, where you’ll discover the delights of Römerberg, a charming plaza with a distinctive medieval town hall as its centrepiece. Note: The Rhine boat cruise is only operational from 3rd April to 31st October.
Hotel: Park Inn by Radisson or similar
Day5: FRANKFURT – BONN – COLOGNE – AMSTERDAM (B)
Take a leisurely drive north-west from Frankfurt to Bonn, the capital of the former West Germany until reunification. Discover the city’s secrets on an orientation stroll through its streets, walking past highlights such as the Rococo-fronted town hall and Ludwig Van Beethoven Haus, a museum celebrating the life of the much-loved composer. Then it’s on to Cologne, where you’ll head inside the city’s glorious Gothic cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rest of the afternoon is yours to explore Cologne further. After lunch the day is rounded off with a drive into the Netherlands.
Hotel: Hampton by Hilton or similar
Day6: ZAANSESCHANS (B)
Your day of delights begins with a leisurely trip through the Dutch countryside, where you’ll get to sample at close quarters some of the things that the Netherlands is traditionally famous for: clogs, cheese and windmills. Call in at the hugely popular model town of Zaanse Schans*. Next, you’ll head from the quiet countryside to the cosmopolitan city as your journey takes you back to Amsterdam. After visiting a well-known diamond factory, where you’ll see the unique cutting techniques that have been practised here since the 16th century, you can take an optional hour-long pre-dinner canal cruise. After disembarking you’ll walk to one of the city’s grandest areas, Dam Square, where the Royal Palace is located and the Queen’s birthday celebrations take place. You’ll have photo opportunities here, free time for shopping or further sightseeing, and then round the day off with dinner. *From mid-March to mid-May the tour visits Keukenhof Garden, a 32 hectare seasonal exhibition of beautifully coloured and scented displays of spring flowers – most notably millions of tulips. This replaces the visit to ZaanseSchans.
Day7: BRUSSELS – PARIS (B)
Leaving Amsterdam in the morning you’ll head south across the border into Brussels, the Belgian capital and political centre of the European Union. On the way, the tour stops to see the distinctive Atomium monument, a cell-shaped structure of stainless steel spheres and tubes built for the 1958 World’s Fair. In the centre of Brussels itself an orientation tour will call in at the exquisite Grand Place, as well as seeing the famous impish Manneken Pis statue. Then from Brussels it’s south again across the French border and on to the bright lights of Paris.
Day8: PARIS – VERSAILLES – PARIS (B)
Your Parisian adventures get off to a spectacular start with a drive along the famous Champs Élysées to the Place de la Concorde, which played such a key part in the French Revolution. You will also get to see the iconic Arc de Triomphe here too, the imposing monument that sits near the western end of the avenue and commemorates the fallen of the revolution and Napoleonic wars. You’ll take in another significant historical building next as you head to L’Hôtel National des Invalides, where Napoleon’s tomb is located. Then it’s on to the most legendary of all Paris’s icons: the Eiffel Tower. Choose to make the optional ascent of the tower for unbeatable views over the city, and a truly memorable experience. Back on ground level you can take a more leisurely cruise along the river Seine, a great sightseeing option that offers views including Notre-Dame Cathedral and Pont Alexandre III. Finally, you’ll travel on the coach out through the Parisian suburbs to the splendid Palace of Versailles, the vast regal château that was the residence of the royal family until the start of the revolution in 1789. In the evening, you can enjoy one of our optional Paris evening shows.
Day9: PARIS (B)
The second day of your Parisian experience begins with a visit to the Louvre, one of the world’s greatest art museums.Set your eyes upon some of history’s most famous masterpieces, including the Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace (also called Nike of Samothrace), and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Opt for a guided gallery tour, which will enhance your experience and allow you to browse through hundreds of works in just a few hours. After an exhilarating morning of walking the gallery corridors, replenish your energy levels with lunch in the museum before heading to the area surrounding the Palais Garnier, Paris’s opera house. Here the rest of the afternoon is yours to shop at legendary department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, sightsee or simply sit and sip. For some members of the group it will be time to say goodbye to new-found friends, while others will opt to stay another night in this French city of delights before picking up the Green Line tour the next day.
Hotel: Novotel Sanchinarro or similar
Day10: PARIS (B) After breakfast, enjoy the last bit of Paris before transferring to airport according to your flight schedule. Board home-bound flight to return to Australia.
Day11: AUSTRALIA Arrive in Australia.
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The company history of M.K. Electronic
1988 Massimo and Kerstin Scuderi found the service company M.K. Computer Electronic on the 21st March.
1990 Rosario Scuderi becomes a partner in the MK Computer Electronic GmbH. M.K. becomes an authorized repair center for Nokia Monitors.
1994 M.K. supports 600 PCs and 400 printers in Germany. In Switzerland, a subsidiary is opened.
1995 M.K. launches its "Fuser exchange program." With the guarantee to supply spare parts within 24 hours and the customer has 14 days to return the defect parts for refurbishment for a fix price. Customers need no more expensive storage.
1996 M.K. gets a parts-distribution agreement from Lexmark. The agreement includes the supply of spare parts in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark. Central Europe logistics is constructed. The quality management system is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001.
1997 - 2000 M.K. gets the spare part distribution of Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Acer. The agreement with IBM is extended. A collaboration with a partner in Russia begins.
2001 M.K. gets the contract for the exclusive distribution of parts for Xerox printers. M.K. attends CeBIT and Systems fot the first time.
2002 M.K. gets the contract for the supply of Kyocera Mita parts. A cooperation with Poland and Hungary is established.
2003 M.K. opens offices in Austria and Italy. A new building with offive and logistics is planed in Göppingen for expansion.
2004 M.K. moves into it new building with 1000m² office, 4000m² warehouse and equipped with highbayrackingsystem for 1200 pallets. The foundation for further growth.
2006 - 2008 M.K. begins a partnership with PGE (Parts Group Europe) and takes over their logistics for many parts distributors. MK gets the exclusive distribution of spare parts for SAMSUNG. M.K. gets the title "Strategic EMEA Partner" from Lexmark. Extension of ISO certification to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 and DIN EN ISO 14001:2005 new environmental management.
2009 M.K. Computer Electronic GmbH and TomTech GmbH merge under the roof of MK. A strong togetherness resulting better customer service and a higher competitivness.
2010 M.K. begins as an authorized parts distributor with the SAMSUNG COSMOS project (spare parts for the A3 devices).
2011 M.K. Computer Electronic GmbH in connection with the PGE expands business in France and Czech Republic. Express Group becomes new PGE partner.
2012 M.K. attends Paperworld and CeBIT in Cooperation with PGE as worldwide parts distributor. A new extensive online shop is launched, so customers can search, find and buy with ease 24/7 using the quick search option.
2013 M.K. attends Paperworld and CeBIT. M.K. becomes authorized parts distributor for Olivetti the for expanding the portfolio with more original parts for printer, PCs, laptops supporting European IT market.
2014 M.K. attends Paperworld and CeBIT. With further development of PGE, M.K. gains a new partner SPL from Southafrica, Johannesburg. M.K. expands in to several african and middle east countries. M.K. installs solar panels producing sustainable clean energy for the company and surrounding area. M.K. attends the IT and Business for the first time and presents the new portfolio for smartphone and tablet spare parts.
2015 M.K. attends Paperworld and CeBIT. M.K. opens a new subsidiary in Netherlands on the 1st September. Creating a new part to the infrastructure so M.K. can optimise delivery times, services and customer satisfaction.
2016: The office organization "Büroring" is an official partner and all members of the office ring can now use all parts of M.K.
2017: M.K. Computer Electronic continues to focus on their international relationships at CeBIT in Hanover. Lexmark and Kyocera both choose the M.K. Computer Electronic GmbH as their distributor of the year what the managing directors of M.K. Computer Electronic proudly fulfilled. The continuous improvement processes in the warehouse / logistics area as well as in incoming orders are paying off.
2018: The M.K. Computer Electronic gets another managing director. Daniel Scuderi, the oldest son of Massimo Scuderi, is appointed as another managing director. The course for the future of M.K. Computer Electronic GmbH, as far as succession planning is concerned.
2019: New partnership with OKI. The M.K. Computer Electronic GmbH, based in Göppingen, is now responsible for the spare parts distribution of the manufacturer OKI in Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries. As a high-tech shipper, M.K. Computer Electronic GmbH Support and logistics services for IT spare parts. The company combines spare parts supply agreements with the largest brand producers under its roof - as is now also the case with OKI Europe
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Our guide was excellent, and I as sorry that it's been quite awhile ago so I forget his name. He had a degree in history, and a masters in museum (something). He was very knowledgeable, entertaining and was very intuitive of our interests. We had a great time
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The history walking tour was a great experience. We were able to learn much about the city of Philadelphia from knowledgeable staff. Owen was a great tour guide and knew his way around the city but wasn't shy about learning a few new things along the way when we stopped in the Christ Church for an informative session about the origins of one of the oldest buildings in the country!
The second part of our tour was a blast. Chuck knew just as much as Owen did, and then some! Especially as it pertained to brewing and the history related to brewing and some of the historic individuals who frequented one of the oldest (if not the oldest established) known pubs in the country! It was truly a blast and my fiance and I were extremely pleased with the tour. The last stop at the pop-up beer garden was one of the more unique things I have ever seen. Thank you Chuck and Owen!
Mr. Jeffrey V., USA - 06 Jun 2017
What could possibly be better than combining USA’s most iconic historic sites with award-winning beer? Nothing! Tap into Philly's legendary history along with its epic beer scene on this adventure through Philly's major landmarks and into its famed bars, pubs, and microbreweries. Make a toast in Philadelphia's oldest pub, sample craft brews, and learn why Philly is one of America's best beer cities.
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Experience a diverse mix of bars while tasting the best of Philadelphia's craft beers, regional breweries, and microbrews
Inclusions: Local English-speaking guide, public transportation during the tour, admission to various historic sights, 4 beers, 1 snack.
Exclusions: Personal shopping and souvenirs, additional food and drinks, tips/gratuities for your guide.
Duration: 4.5 hours
Behind the Religious Liberty Statue at the southeast corner of 5th and Market street 101 South Independence Mall East
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Starting time: 2.30 PM
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Visit those unmissable Philly sights on this historical Philadelphia tour that ditches the guidebooks and gives you a dose of history from a local perspective. After all, this is the history that shaped the people of this city, so why not learn about it from them?
Start your Philadelphia tour behind the Religious Liberty Statue just outside the National Museum of American Jewish History, where you’ll meet your guide and begin your Best. Day. Ever.
From here, we’ll take you back to the time of our nation’s founding, weaving your way through Independence National Park. Your guide will share their knowledge of the most significant sites of the park, such as Independence Hall, Congress Hall and Old City Hall, among other sites that were instrumental in establishing many of the country’s first institutions and ideologies.
Continue your Philadelphia city tour to a spot where (on weekdays only) we can grab a view of Maxfield Parrish's ‘Dream Garden’ mosaic mural and a possible excursion into Washington Square for stories of Philadelphia founder William Penn.
We will then pass the Liberty Bell, where you'll hear about why this iconic symbol has become so famous all around the world. Just next door, you’ll enter the President’s House site, home to George Washington and John Adams during Philly’s tenure as our nation’s capital. You’ll stroll up through the grand stretch of Independence Mall, home to the Independence Visitor Center, the National Constitution Center, the Bourse and the U.S. Mint.
After passing by the gravesite of the city’s most renowned inventor, Ben Franklin, you’ll enter the charming back alleys of the Old City with its unique art galleries, trendy cafés and fascinating industrial architecture, where you’ll have the chance to grab a quick snack or a drink and relax with your guide — the perfect opportunity to ask any pressing questions you may have about things to do in the neighborhood after the tour.
Continue to be immersed in history as you venture past the Betsy Ross House and then down Elfreth’s Alley, the street famous for being the oldest continuously occupied residential street in the country.
Next, you may be treated to a visit inside Christ Church, where you'll hear stories of our founding fathers, sit where they sat, and learn about the birth of the Episcopal Church in America.
Then, after all that history, it’s time for happy hour! We’ll travel by subway to the very heart of modern Philadelphia, City Hall, and step out onto the streets of Center City Philly, where we'll discover some of the sights and sounds of Philadelphia as people are finishing up their workday. At this time of day, many a Philly local will be bee-lining for the closest happy hour, and we'll do the same! We’ll have the option to visit the oldest continuously operating bar in Philadelphia, a classic dive bar, an Irish pub with local flair, a modern beer café, and many other neighborhood bars and pubs. At each location, we'll talk about the history of these bars and why they are so popular.
One drink at each bar is included with the tour, as well as a pub or street snack. And the bars we visit all have one thing in common: a taste for Philadelphia's local craft beers and breweries! You'll quickly find out why Philadelphia is one of America's best beer cities, and learn the names and tastes of brewers such as Philadelphia Brewing Co., Victory, Yards, Troegs, Flying Fish, Sly Fox, Dogfish Head, Nodding Head, and Dock Street Brewing Co.
From our final pub, you’ll be able to continue on your own Philly beer journey or grab some dinner at one of Philadelphia's many great restaurants nearby.
Your Trip: For your Urban Adventure you will be in a small group of a maximum of 12 people.
Confirmation of booking: If you have your voucher, your booking is confirmed. We'll see you at the start point. Get in touch if you have any concerns or require more information via the email address or phone number (business hours only) on your voucher.
Child Policy: Travellers under 21 years of age are not permitted to join this tour.
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Wall Street, Without the Big Investment Banks
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By Mario Ritter
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Many financial companies have moved to other New York streets. But Wall Street still holds its place in the language
as the capital of American finance.
Now Wall Street is being reshaped by the crisis over mortgage-related securities. The markets are unable to place a value on them. So banks and other investors are unable to find a buyer except possibly the government.
The aim is to unblock the flow of credit markets now, then sell the securities later, when the housing market improves.
But the new shape of Wall Street will be missing a piece. The credit crisis has ended the age of big investment banks. This week the last two, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, became bank holding companies.
As commercial banks, they can take deposits from the public and borrow from the Federal Reserve at any time. This will help them raise capital. But they will also face closer government supervision.
Henry Paulson headed Goldman Sachs before he became treasury secretary in two thousand six.
Morgan Stanley also agreed this week to sell up to twenty percent of itself to Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ. And investor Warren Buffett agreed to buy at least five billion dollars in Goldman stock.
Six months ago, there were five big, independent investment banks. Then, in March, J.P. Morgan Chase bought Bear Stearns in a rescue sale. And this month Merrill Lynch agreed to be sold to Bank of America.
The government provided loans to aid the sale of Bear Stearns. But officials decided to let Lehman Brothers, a one hundred fifty-eight year old investment bank, fail. Last week the British bank Barclay's purchased much of Lehman in bankruptcy court.
Investment banks raise money for companies through offerings of stocks and bonds. They also sell and trade securities and provide other services.
The banks could borrow huge amounts against relatively little capital. And they created ever more complex securities.
The Glass-Steagall Act of nineteen thirty-three barred commercial banks from owning investment banks. Morgan Stanley split from J.P. Morgan as a result of Glass-Steagall.
Congress passed the law to reduce risk to deposits following the stock market crash of nineteen twenty-nine. But Congress ended Glass-Steagall in nineteen ninety-nine. Now, commercial and investment banks are together again, much as they were before nineteen thirty-three.
And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. I'm Steve Ember.
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Shajapur’s Swachh Bharat Crusader – a Local School Teacher Who Has Helped Build over 1800 Toilets
Varun Jadia
Changemakers / Madhya Pradesh / News / Quick Bytes
Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh has found its very own Swachh Bharat crusader in local school teacher, Rajkumar Parmar. Parmar, 30, has helped build as many as 1824 toilets in villages across his district.
Parmar was a primary school teacher in Shujalpur tehsil. Around eight months ago, a close friend’s sister complained to him about the harassment she faced while answering nature’s call in the open.
It was then that he decided to set off on a mission to improve sanitation in his area.
“The incident gave a new meaning to my life. For the first three months, I started working alone in nearby villages. Then, I joined the Swachh Bharat Mission,” he said to HindustanTimes.
He was selected as motivator in his area for the Swachh Bharat mission a few months ago. Along with 199 others, he underwent training at a UNICEF workshop organised in the district headquarters.
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The team of 200 constructed toilets at Hannukheri, Raipur, Piplod, Laharkheda, Dugdha, Kadwala, Mandalkha, Netera, and other villages of the district.
His efforts have been praised by many, including the District Collector Rajeev Sharma. But, the road to swachhta was, and is still, filled with obstacles. His family doesn’t encourage his activities – they want him to take up a government job. Getting adequate funding is also an uphill task, and the government grant of Rs 12,000 doesn’t do much to help.
“It is very difficult to construct a toilet with such a low amount. So we asked villagers to volunteer to cut down labour costs. Whatever amount we get in addition to this, we use it for the construction of toilets,” he said to HindustanTimes.
But Rajkumar Parmar continues to strive to make things better. Most of the panchayats in his locality have enough toilets, and work is going on in the remaining 10-12 panchayats. He hopes that by July 31st his district will be declared open defecation free.
About the author: Varun Jadia is a high schooler who has just completed his Class 10 boards. He enjoys listening to music, playing his guitar, playing badminton, writing and reading. Math is his favourite subject, and in the future, he wishes to pursue a career in economics.
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Washington’s hybrid war on Venezuela – a very 21st-century attempt at regime change
Jeb Sprague
Rather than carry out conventional war, over recent months US officials have sought to promote internal divisions, sabotage, and economic collapse within Venezuela. Here’s the full story of Washington’s hybrid war on the country.
Recent destabilization
At the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee on 7 March, senator (R-FL) Marco Rubio pledged that Venezuelans “were about to experience the most dramatic shortages they have ever faced.” Five hours later, the first blackout hit. Mysterious breakdowns and explosions at electric plants became increasingly frequent, in turn knocking out water pumps. In early March, storage tanks holding diluent (needed in the country’s heavy oil refineries) mysteriously combusted, and in early April an oil pipeline suddenly exploded.
US (and US-allied) intelligence agencies and local operatives have numerous capabilities to cause chaos in countries around the world. For decades, US intelligence agencies have prepared for cybernetic warfare, with blueprints having leaked in the past. And reports indicate that the recent electricity blackouts in Venezuela may have been the result of both saboteurs and long-planned US cybernetic attacks, worsened by debilitating sanctions and a lack of replacement parts.
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For nearly two decades, US officials have sought to oust the left-leaning government in Venezuela, a country with the largest proven oil reserves on the planet. But recent events need to be seen as the latest and most intensified round of this destabilization campaign.
Numerous US tactics
Different methods have been used. They’ve ranged from promoting the country’s diplomatic isolation and financial instability to the sponsoring of internal opposition and attempts to block off the country from its oil export markets.
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Washington has also been involved with other recent defeats for progressive movements in the region, such as the 2004 coup in Haiti, the 2009 coup in Honduras, the 2016 ouster of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil, and the dramatic rightward shift of Ecuador’s government under Lenin Moreno.
In late 2017, seeking to undermine warming relations with Cuba (that had begun under Obama), Donald Trump’s government began to claim that Cuba had targeted US embassy staff in Havana with a “sonic weapons attack”. Recordings of the “sonic attack”, as CNN later reported, were thought to be the mating calls of a loud cricket species.
Today’s hybrid war, meant to psychologically wear down Venezuela’s population, needs to be seen in light of years of US aggression and soft power targeting the country.
To be clear…
Venezuela is certainly a polarized society. And there are plenty of valid criticisms of the country’s constitutional government.
Multiple factors, meanwhile, have led up to the present situation. Venezuela is now facing a severe economic depression intensified greatly by barbaric US sanctions and sabotage. To make matters worse, the country’s economy continues to suffer from a lack of diversification.
This occurs as the government has faced low global oil prices (over the last five years) and has struggled to clamp down on currency speculation driven by groups seeking to profit off the crisis situation in the nation. A partially self-imposed inflationary crisis, meanwhile, has turned into a hyper-inflationary crisis under the US economic war.
The political context
Facing a disunited opposition, however, Venezuela’s incumbent president Nicolás Maduro defeated former Lara State governor Henri Falcón in the country’s presidential elections in May of 2018.
Nearly 9.4 million people voted in the election, with Maduro receiving more than 6.2 million votes, putting voter turnout at 46% of the total voting age population.
Election observers sent by the African Union and CARICOM, as well as many notable figures such as former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, witnessed and recognized the legitimacy of the election.
Seeking regime change and refusing dialogue, the US and its close allies had urged the opposition to boycott the election, a decision that cost Falcón many votes. Public attacks on Falcón by hardline sectors of the opposition, in particular, the right-wing opposition party Voluntad Popular, also damaged his campaign.
Contrary to the media attacks on Venezuela’s democracy, the country’s electoral system has a long positive track record. In 2012, speaking at an annual event of the Carter Center Foundation, former US president Jimmy Carter stated:
As a matter of fact, of the 92 elections that we’ve monitored, I would say the election process in Venezuela is the best in the world.
Media and other governments getting behind Trump’s assault on Venezuela
In amplifying its aggression against Venezuela in recent months, the Trump administration has been able to mobilize a bipartisan foreign policy consensus. This would not have been possible if it were not for how the corporate media for two decades has painted such a one-sided story of developments in the country, with a constant forecast of doom.
In early January, many neoliberal and conservative governments across the western hemisphere and western Europe joined the Trump government in recognizing the right-wing (and widely unknown) head of Venezuela’s national assembly, Juan Guaidó, as the self-proclaimed president of Venezuela. Yet the vast majority of the world’s governments have refused to recognize Guaidó.
Mainstream media outlets in the US have since recycled an intensive propaganda campaign aimed at undermining Maduro’s legitimacy while boosting Guaidó’s.
It is estimated that over $30bn in Venezuelan assets (from US-based but Venezuelan-owned oil company CITGO to gold reserves and other holdings) have been frozen by Washington and its allies, and many third parties and companies are being pressured to stop doing business in the country.
A blatantly coercive and violent strategy pushed by Trump regime warhawks
Neo-conservatives under Trump appear to see this as an opportune time for a more blatantly coercive and violent strategy. This became especially clear with the appointment of Elliott Abrams on 25 January 2019 as Washington’s point man on Venezuela.
Abrams, a former official in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W Bush, helped oversee the dirty wars in Central America that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in the 1980s. In one gruesome event, the Mozote massacre, that occurred under Abrams’ watch, US-trained and armed Salvadorian soldiers and paramilitary forces murdered 800 civilians. There were horrific reports of mutilation and rape.
Under Abrams’ watch, it was common for US intelligence operations to use front companies and cut deals with private firms to illegally ship weapons into Latin America to arm death squads.
Abrams’ new appointment under Trump clearly signals that the US is seeking to spark a new low-intensity conflict in Venezuela. And since Abrams’ appointment, events have moved quickly.
Secret CIA arms shipments?
On 3 February, Venezuelan authorities discovered a secret cache of weapons and equipment on board a Boeing 767. The shipment included 19 assault weapons (mostly AR-15s) and “90 military grade radio antennas”. The flight had flown from Miami to Valencia in the Venezuelan province of Carabobo. Venezuelan authorities accused US authorities and far-right groups in Miami of smuggling the weapons into the country to spark a civil war.
Days later, DC-based media outlet McClatchy reported that the plane had usually been flying between Philadelphia and Miami and across the continental US. However, McClatchy discovered that, in early January, the plane started making constant trips – 40 in total – to Colombia and Venezuela, sometimes multiple times a day. The flights began immediately following the swearing into office of Venezuela’s incumbent president Nicolás Maduro.
After the weapons were seized in Valencia in early February, more news emerged. As McClatchy’s DC Bureau reported, the plane was the property of 21 Air LLC, an air charter firm based out of Greensboro, North Carolina. According to an Amnesty International report, the chairman and majority owner of 21 Air, Adolfo Moreno, and the director of quality control, Michael Steinke, have had ties to Gemini Air Cargo – a company that was involved in more than 30 air charter services used for CIA rendition. This is when individuals suspected of terrorism by US authorities were tortured and interrogated at CIA ‘black sites’ around the world.
McClatchy journalist Tim Johnson has added that:
If you look on social media and dig into the backgrounds of employees at 21 Air and associated companies you’ll see that there are many accounts of employees who follow the Venezuelan opposition, and opposition accounts who follow them as well. There is certainly some sympathy from employees within the company for the opposition to Maduro in Venezuela.
21 Air has denied allegations of being a CIA front company or being involved in the illegal shipment of arms into Latin America.
A visit to 21 Air
In February, I located the office of 21 Air, just days after the McClatchy report appeared. As I discovered, the Greensboro, North Carolina-based company had moved to a new office on the other side of the business park in which it is located. Adjacent to its listed office was a small office of Lockheed Martin with a locked door.
Douglas Hoggatt, an ex-Navy signals intelligence officer, explained to me that US intelligence agencies have deep roots in North Carolina and that the Lockheed Martin office clearly serves as a SCIF support office (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility). Through SCIF offices, government intelligence and subcontracted-out operations can co-operate and maintain secure communications.
As this author discusses in the video below, the US national security state and its intelligence apparatuses have a long history of subcontracting and using front companies for undercover operations, including the illegal shipment of weapons to proxy forces.
21 Air officials not only refused to speak with me about their operations in Latin America but also suggested they would call the police if I did not leave the premises.
By the end of March, 21 Air had expanded its fleet to two functioning airplanes, purchasing an ex-Korean Air Boeing 747-400F.
The coming storm
The history of US military and covert interventions in the post-cold-war period makes clear that what we are seeing is the unfolding of a hybrid warfare campaign. According to a new book by Andrew McCabe, former acting FBI director, Trump apparently asked in 2017 why the US wasn’t at war with Venezuela, noting that:
they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.
The US campaign now looks likely only to intensify, a twenty-first-century version of the US economic war against Chile under the elected government of Salvador Allende. Venezuelan government officials in March claimed to have uncovered a terror plot by leaders of the far-right opposition party Voluntad Popular (Guaidó’s party). An ultra-right-wing network is believed to have hired paramilitary gunmen (from Colombia) as well as form local cells within the country, to target key infrastructure and assassinate social movement leaders. Similar events have played out in the past.
The latest coup attempt
Yet with repeated attempts by Guaidó and his backers having failed to oust Maduro or spark civil war, their efforts have become more erratic. On 30 April, Guaidó – echoing US vice president Mike Pence’s Twitter support – called for the launching of “Operación Libertad”, what he described as the “final phase” of an uprising. Around Guaidó were thousands of supporters, far-right coup-plotting politician Leopoldo López, and tens of military and police defectors with two APCs.
Western media and social media backers immediately amplified the event meant for mass consumption, apparently seeking to further escalate the situation into a civil war. An attempt at seizing one of the country’s important military installations, the Carlota air base, quickly failed. Corporate media outlets, of course, failed to cover the large pro-government counter-demonstrations and the fact that most Venezuelans went on with their normal daily lives. Many favor neither the opposition nor the government, yet struggle under a mounting crisis.
The regime change plans have failed in the short term, with the country’s military (except for a small handful of defectors) refusing to commit treason against the constitutionally formed government. But US officials cannot back-pedal on a policy that has now received bi-partisan support from the halls of power in DC and mobilized allies abroad and in the media. The heavy wheels of regime change have begun to turn. Thinktank fellows are churning out policy briefs and doing the rounds on CNN and at the Atlantic Council, propping up Washington’s newest regime-change project.
Washington, its allies, and many of the most powerful transnational business factions active across the region want to see a revamping of Venezuela’s political scene, a complete erasure of the last two decades of progressive ‘Chavismo’ from the country, and an opening up to neoliberal restructuring and IMF loans.
The open-ended future
Venezuelan officials appear to be scrambling to find ways for their country to survive the siege while averting civil war. An intensified rerouting of supply chains, away from the US and its allies, and instead through state enterprises and state-oriented capitalist firms from other parts of the world, such as those based out of China and Russia, appear the only option left. Even so, as CEPR economist Mark Weisbrot and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs explain: Venezuela’s economy will contract greatly over the coming year resulting in great pain and suffering, which will only intensify the ongoing emigration crisis. In a thorough study, the two economists have documented the socio-economic consequences of the US economic war hitting a country already facing a depression. The sanctions, they explain, have already cost the lives of tens of thousands of people.
Sanctions (imposed by the US and its allies) are blocking or slowing everything from international financial activities to the importation of malaria and insulin medicines and even access to antiretroviral treatment for those with HIV. US officials are also considering restricting Visa and Mastercard transactions in the country. These policies targeting Venezuela may eventually seek to mimic the brutal sanctions undertaken against Iraq during the 1990s. A form of collective punishment, a 1999 UNICEF study found that approximately 500,000 Iraqi children had died as a result of these sanctions, with then US secretary of state Madeleine Albright infamously saying “we think the price is worth it”.
US sanctions against Venezuela are like “going into microsurgery with a kitchen knife” and are holding an entire population hostage, says the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measureshttps://t.co/d3D2J7euV1
by @MSelbyGreen
— The Grayzone (@GrayzoneProject) April 8, 2019
Cracks in the US regime-change plan are appearing, though. Rather than rally to his putschist cause, during a recent visit to a lower income neighborhood in Caracas, self-appointed president Juan Guaidó was greeted with intense anger by residents. In European capitals, meanwhile, Guaidó appears to have shrinking recognition, and in the Caribbean anti-imperialist movements are boiling to the surface.
As opposition mounts to Trump’s hybrid war targeting Venezuela, more states and institutions may soon back Uruguay and Mexico’s plan for a negotiated settlement. Much will also depend on if Trump gets a second term, or who exactly the Democratic primary nominee is.
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Phila. DA Larry Krasner discusses 'Spiritual activism in the age of Trump' at Penn Dems event
By Cami Doo 10/17/18 11:30pm
Credit: Sage Levine
In an auditorium of about three dozen Penn students, Philadelphia's District Attorney Larry Krasner and other city activists spoke about how their spiritualities inspired them to work in politics.
Sponsored by Penn Democrats, the Tuesday event, titled "Spiritual Activism in the Age of Trump," was moderated by Penn’s Chaplain Charles Howard. Aside from Krasner, panelists included Gregory Holston, who is the executive director of Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild, and 2000 College graduate Kameelah Mu’Min Rashad, the founder of the Muslim Wellness Foundation.
This event is the latest in Krasner's appearances at Penn since becoming Philadelphia's DA in 2018. In early September, Krasner personally came to Penn's campus to recruit Penn Law School students. The recruitment effort came after the DA fired 31 staffers during his first week in office in January.
During the event, the panelists discussed a variety of topics surrounding religion and their social activism journeys and views. The panel was followed by a question and answer session for students.
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Holston said that when he was growing up, there was no separation between the Gospel, worship, and protest marches in his community.
“Our worship is our service, and our service is our worship,” Holston said. “There is no distinction between what I do for social justice and what I do for my worship.”
Krasner said his family's eclectic religious beliefs have pushed him to love everyone because "you don't have a choice." In the panel, Krasner said that his dad is Jewish, his mom Protestant Christian, and his wife Catholic. Krasner added that he and his wife had a Quaker wedding.
Rashad mentioned that, as converts to Islam, her parents instilled in her the values of self-determination and freedom. She said her mom inspired her social justice activism by taking her to rallies when she was just in first grade.
Penn Dems member and College freshman Ashley Fuchs said these stories were very moving for her.
“It’s weird because there’s absolutely no faith in my life, and I wish there was,” said Fuchs. “The transcendent idea of morality — it’s incredibly valid.”
The conversation also turned to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
Krasner criticized both Democratic and Republican senators for their questions during the Kavanaugh Judiciary Committee hearing.
He said that he thinks the senators engaged in "despicable conduct" during the hearing because he believes they used most of their time during the hearing to produce material that could be used for their campaigns.
Penn Dems President and Wharton junior Dylan Milligan said he thought Krasner's perspectives on the senators' questioning during the Kavanaugh hearing was particularly unique.
Moderating the discussion, Howard also asked the panelists what they rely on when faced with struggles and hard decisions.
Holston noted that he depends on the love of God, especially during threats of physical harm. He said he drew from this source of strength and resilience when Nazi sympathizers followed him back to his car during the Charlottesville march in Philadelphia.
"It is really the love you feel for God's people that is greater than [the] fear of what people might do to you," he said.
On the theme of speaking about spiritual activism during President Donald Trump's era, the panelists discussed how they restrain hatred for "enemies." Rashad said that she is grateful for people who disagree with her because they help her clarify what she believes.
“How can I fight against and challenge what you’re presenting to the world if I’m uncertain about my values and my principles?” Rashad asked.
Milligan, who helped organize the event, said that he connected with the event on a personal level because "no matter where you are in the political spectrum, faith can always play a role."
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Wildlife and birding summary
Park at a Glance
Size: 795km2
Kibale is highest at the park’s northern tip, which stands 1,590m above sea level. The lowest point is 1,100m on the floor of the Albertine Rift Valley to the south.
351 tree species have been recorded in the park, some rise to over 55m and are over 200 years old.
Kibale’s varied altitude supports different types of habitat, ranging from wet tropical forest on the Fort Portal plateau to woodland and savanna on the rift valley floor.
Kibale is one of Africa’s foremost research sites. While many researchers focus on the chimpanzees and other primates found in the park, others are investigating Kibale’s ecosystems, wild pigs and fish species, among other topics.
Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of the park on an elevated plateau.
Kibale is famously known for Chimpanzee tracking
The park is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of primate including the chimpanzee.
It also contains over 375 species of birds. Kibale adjoins Queen Elizabeth National Park to the south to create a 180km-long corridor for wildlife between Ishasha, the remote southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Sebitoli in the north of Kibale National Park.
The Kibale-Fort Portal area is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore. The park lies close to the tranquil Ndali-Kasenda crater area and within half a day’s drive of the Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori Mountains and Semuliki National Parks, as well as the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.
3-Day General Itinerary Open or Close
Arrive in time for dinner at your lodge in or near Kibale National Park.
Day 2: Primate Trail and Bigodi Swamp Walk
Take an early breakfast before your primate tracking adventure in the forest. Choose between the half day tracking experience - or a full day chimp habituation adventure. As you search for Kibale’s resident chimpanzees, keep an eye out for other primates such as grey-cheeked mangabeys along with l’Hoest’s, red colobus, red-tailed and blue monkeys. Your expert guide will share the secrets of the forest’s flora and fauna, ensuring that the trail is both informative and enjoyable.
After lunch, for those not on participating in chimp habituation, the Bigodi Women’s Group will take you on a fascinating boardwalk trail through the papyrus swamp of the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. Finish this action-packed day with a cultural performance or a sunset drink at a nearby lodge.
Day 3: Cultural Tour and onward travel
A guide from Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental Development (KAFRED) will take you on a fascinating cultural tour of the Bigodi homesteads, where you will observe the preparation on food and learn traditional weaving techniques with Bigodi Women’s Group.
From here you can continue south to Semliki National Park, or return to Kampala.
3-Day Birding Itinerary Open or Close
Day 1: Bird to Kibale from Murchison Falls Conservation Area
After breakfast, drive south to Kibale in the Toro Kingdom, birding en-route. Look out for birds like Western banded Snake Eagle, Striped Kingfisher, Great blue Turaco, Lizard Buzzard, Lesser Striped Swallow, Joyful Greenbul, Chubb’s Cisticola, Masked Apalis, Cassin’s Grey Flycatcher, Whinchat, Stonechat, Green-headed Sunbird, Common Fiscal among others. Dinner and overnight at one of the lodges.
Day 2: Kibale National Park (Kanyanchu)
After breakfast, proceed to bird the vicinity of Kanyanchu look out for the Green-breasted Pitta and other species like Yellow-billed Barbet, African Emerald Cuckoo, Black-billed Turaco, Narina Trogon, Blue-shouldered Robin-chat, Sabine’s Spinetail, Chestnut Wattle eye and Narrow-tailed Starling among others. Primates like Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, L’Hoest’s Monkey among others. Dinner and overnight as before.
Day 3: Bird Bigodi and transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
After breakfast, proceed to bird Bigodi swamp coming back in time for lunch. After lunch, start the drive south to Queen Elizabeth National Park driving along the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains (crossing the equator) and birding en-route. Look out for birds like, Lizard Buzzard, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Great Blue Turaco, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Woodland Kingfisher, Pygmy Kingfisher, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Double-toothed Barbet, little Greenbul, Winding Cisticola, ZittingCisticola, Green Crombec, Black-and-white Shrike-Flycatcher, Black-headed Gonolek, Bronze Sunbird, Fan-tailed Widowbird, Black Bishop, Black-crowned Waxbill among others.
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20-25% of Americans have a diagnosable mental and or/substance use disorder in any given year. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. As many as 10% of children experience serious emotional challenges. 15-20% of people in jails and prisons in the U.S. have a serious mental illness.
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May 21, 2019: Vibrant Emotional Health’s 27thAnnual Gala Raises Over $600,000 To Transform Emotional Health Of Those In Need
May 13, 2019: Vibrant Emotional Health to Host 27th Annual Gala, “Share. Connect. Heal.” Evening Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Ashton Featuring a Performance by Gloria Reuben
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January 22, 2019: Vibrant Emotional Health and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Awarded Three-Year Contract to Provide Mental Health Awareness Training to Veterans’ Service Provider Networks
August 1, 2018: Non-profit Disaster Psychiatry Outreach Joins Vibrant Emotional Health to Create Comprehensive Emotional Support Services in the Aftermath of Disasters
June 26, 2018: Vibrant Emotional Health’s 26th Annual Gala Honors Grammy-nominated Def Jam artist and Mental Health Advocate, Logic and Kevin J. Danehy, Global Head of Corporate Development at Brookfield
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McGill research finds significant driving impairment five hours after cannabis use
By Caroline St-PierreThe Canadian Press
Mon., Oct. 15, 2018timer2 min. read
MONTREAL—Driving under the influence of cannabis remains dangerous even five hours after use, a new study by McGill University researchers has found.
The study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that subjects who consumed cannabis had difficulty performing certain manoeuvres and were at greater risk of crashing a vehicle.
Researchers recruited people aged 18 to 24 who were already recreational cannabis users. They were tested on a driving simulator at four stages: before inhaling a regular dose of cannabis, then one, three and five hours afterwards.
Under the effect of cannabis, participants were able to perform simple driving tasks such as braking and steering. They even showed increased vigilance one hour after consumption.
But when confronted with slightly more complicated scenarios — parking between two cars at a shopping centre, passing through an intersection or avoiding pedestrians and cyclists — they had trouble.
“There were a lot of drivers ... who took part in the test and did not manage to do those manoeuvres,” said Marco Harrison, director of the CAA-Quebec Foundation.
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The study, conducted with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, was funded by the Canadian Automobile Association.
A majority of the 45 people in the study said they did not feel they were in a condition to drive within five hours of consumption. Harrison said the amount of cannabis consumed — 100 milligrams — was less than would be found in a typical joint.
Isabelle Gelinas, a professor in McGill’s school of physical and occupational therapy who was co-author of the study, said there was no significant improvement in drivers’ abilities five hours after they consumed.
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“At all levels, we did not necessarily see a marked difference, even after five hours,” she said. “Their capacities were quite impaired, which tells us they could not take the wheel.”
The study did not look at effects beyond five hours, meaning a person could remain unfit to drive for even longer. With legalization coming to Canada on Wednesday, the authors said their findings support a recommendation that people wait at least six hours after use before driving.
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Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd eye Haaland, Martinez and Paredes, Giroud eyes Chelsea exit, and Foden to Real Madrid
SunSport Reporters
THE season is near the halfway mark and clubs are eyeing the January transfer window.
More than three months after the window slammed shut for teams in England and around Europe, it's almost time for the wheeling and dealing to start all over again.
And Manchester United look set to be busy as they target Lautaro Martinez, Erling Haaland and Leandro Paredes.
Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud has been told to leave Chelsea for more game time or risk his international future.
Follow all the latest updates and gossip below...
Jake Lambourne1 month ago16th December 2019
CHELSEA are weighing up a move for Bordeaux forward Josh Maja as Frank Lampard wants to add more competition for Tammy Abraham.
Maja, 20, left Sunderland for France in January after rejecting a new deal and has impressed the Chelsea boss who is looking to bolster his attacking options.
Although the youngster has only started five matches in Ligue 1, he has still managed to net five times – including a hat-trick against Nimes – to help his side move up to seventh in the table.
The Blues are looking to add to their forward line as they have had their transfer ban lifted, meaning Lampard could have a busy January.
Abraham has been in fine form this season, scoring 11 goals in the Premier League, but the Chelsea boss is keen to add to his squad with Olivier Giroud expected to leave when the transfer window opens.
Chelsea currently occupy fourth place in the table but have lost three of their last four league fixtures, the latest being a 1-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth on Saturday.
ESPN are claiming that Mikel Arteta will be named as the new Arsenal boss as early as Tuesday.
The Gunners are set to hold further talks with the Manchester City assistant manager later tonight.
It has been reported that Arteta will meet Josh Kroenke before finalising a deal.
BREAKING EVERTON NEWS
Carlo Ancelotti has reportedly agreed to take charge of Everton, Sky Sports have stated.
They claim that he could be appointed before Wednesaday's Carabao Cup clash against Leicester.
NEYMAR has admitted his unhappiness at PSG last season as old club Barcelona circled – and knew he “must leave”.
The £198million Brazil striker says he will “give my whole life” to the French champs while he stays – but seems likely to exit by the summer.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City were all linked last month with joining the hunt for Neymar.
That follows Barca failing to complete a September swoop worth £236m – £182m in cash, plus Ivan Rakitic and Jean-Clair Todibo, as well as Ousmane Dembele on a season's loan.
PSG eventually decided the deal did “not suit them” and pulled the plug when Neymar reportedly agreed to see out hs contract.
But now the 27-year-old has told France Football of his internal struggles, he said: “Today, I'm Parisian. I give myself 100%.
“I will give my whole life on the ground for PSG to triumph. I never wanted to hurt anyone, but I always knew in my head that if you’re not happy somewhere, you must leave.”
MARIO MANDZUKIC has “promised” himself to Manchester United in January to escape his Juventus woe.
That's the claim from Italy's Tuttosport, who say the 33-year-old Croatia striker has reversed his reluctance over an Old Trafford move.
Mandzukic, whose extra-time goal saw off England 2-1 in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, has yet to play even a single minute for Serie A champions Juve this season.
Not only is the former Bayern Munich star now training alone, he was exiled from the Old Lady's Christmas party last Wednesday.
And after Mandzukic dropped down the pecking order under ex-Chelsea chief Maurizio Sarri, everything points to an exit in the transfer window next month.
Despite his £300,000-a-week contract running until 2021, Mandzukic was strongly linked to United over the summer.
But he was said to favour a return to Germany, where he spent two years apiece with Wolfsburg and Bayern.
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Grandmother of man charged in Cassidy Bernard’s death tells victim’s family she’s sorry
Andrew Rankin (arankin@herald.ca)
Updated: Dec 04, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.
Dwight Austin Isadore - Facebook photo
Cassidy Bernard. - Facebook
The grandmother of the man charged in Cassidy Bernard’s death wants her mother to know that she’s sorry.
“Mona Bernard is a wonderful person and her daughter was a beautiful, sweet young woman,” said Patsy MacKay.
“We all miss Cassidy too and we want Mona, her family and their community, to get the justice they deserve.”
MacKay spoke just hours after the RCMP announced that her grandson, Dwight Austin Isadore, had been charged with second-degree murder in Cassidy Bernard’s death almost 14 months ago. Isadore, Bernard’s former boyfriend, is also charged with two counts of unlawful abandonment for allegedly leaving their twin infant daughters alone with Bernard at her mother’s home in We’koqma’q.
The family and many in We’koqma’q have long maintained that Bernard was murdered and zeroed in on Isadore as the prime suspect. The band took the step of banning Isadore from the community in September. Chief Rod Googoo said at the time Isadore had been visiting and were concerned for their safety. He lived in Wagmatcook, a neighbouring Mi’kmaq community located about 30 kilometres away.
Family fallout
A demonstrator holds a picture of Cassidy Bernard during a rally for justice on Oct. 24. - Aaron Beswick
His grandmother, who also lives in Wagmatcook, said she was informed of the charges by RCMP investigators on Monday.
“They told me yesterday that they have an abundance of evidence, that they’re 100-per-cent sure it was Austin,” said MacKay.
“We have to accept that.”
Bernard said she has grieved for Bernard and her two motherless great-grandchildren. So has her daughter Charlene, Isadore’s mom.
“Charlene is so heartbroken by all of it, and she has been crying all day,” said MacKay. “She wants Mona to know that she’s very sorry for what happened to Cass. She hopes God will bless them and that Cass and her babies will get justice.”
The pair has been the subject of relentless harassment from people close to Cassidy, said MacKay.
She’s pleading for it to stop.
“People think Charlene and I are murderers,” said MacKay. “But we had nothing to do with this.
“I understand people are suffering and they have every right to. We’re just hoping they might stop because this has been such a nightmare for us too.”
Accused was sober and improving: grandmother
It was standing room only at the We'koqma'q Community Centre on Tuesday for the RCMP's announcement regarding the arrest of Dwight Austin Isadore, 20, of Wagmatcook First Nation, in relation to the murder of Cassidy Bernard. Clapping was heard when officers announce Isadore was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of child abandonment. Many people there expressed relief knowing an arrest was finally made. - Nikki Sullivan
Isadore spoke to the Herald this past May, claiming his innocence but admitted that he had been questioned by RCMP investigators soon after Bernard’s death. Isadore said he had been quickly released from custody and believed he was no longer a suspect.
Isadore also admitted that he had threatened violence against Bernard but that he had never intended to follow through.
His grandmother said she had confronted Isadore several times about Cassidy’s death but each time he denied having any involvement.
“I asked him many times and he swore he didn’t do it,” said the grandmother.
MacKay had seen Isadore and Bernard together several times when they were a couple. They bickered a lot but MacKay but she doesn’t want to believe her grandson is capable of killing.
Isadore had battled drug addiction but had been clean for the last year since getting methadone treatment, said Mackay.
Her grandson had always been kind to her and was often the same to his brothers and sisters, she said.
“When he got sober he was really improving. He would help me out if I needed anything done. He was good to his own.”
MacKay has not spoken to her grandson in a couple of months, she said. She’s still unsure whether she’ll be able to attend his future trial.
“I don’t have the strength to get involved,” said MacKay. “I’m not sure if I ever will.”
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Super Bowl 2019: 5 cringeworthy moments from Maroon 5's halftime show
Sure, Maroon 5 has hits, but that doesn't change the fact that they're almost TOO easy to hate on.
Not many expected the band's Super Bowl LIII halftime show to be good (in fact, the best moments from the show had nothing to do with Maroon 5 or Adam Levine), but here are the top cringeworthy moments from the halftime show.
Adam Levine's wardrobe -- and lack thereof
He started the show wearing a track suit and a long black coat, which means probably 90 percent of the people watching at home were dressed better than the man headlining the Super Bowl halftime show (pretty sure the holey sweatpants I'm wearing right now are more fashionable). Then he took off coat and jacket to reveal the world's worst tank top, and then he took THAT off to reveal the world's worst tattoos. And those chains? Oof. The track suit was somehow the best part of the outfit.
Super Bowl 2019: Quiz yourself on these halftime shows and musical mishaps
"Sicko Mode" doesn't really work on TV
The show producers (sort of) gave the people what they wanted with that SpongeBob SquarePants "Sicko Mode" intro and Travis Scott flying in on a fiery meteor, but it went downhill from there. Which reminds us, we need to talk about...
...Travis Scott's weird belt
The leather vest? Cool. The utility belt? Uh, distracting to say the least. It looks like it should belong to a video game character to hold the many items you'll need on your quest.
Spongebob intros@trvisXX during the#SuperBowl halftime showhttps://t.co/iwO7K8xmZZpic.twitter.com/IpkF8w41qa
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR)February 4, 2019
Big Boi without Andre 3000
Listen, we're gonna let Big Boi finish, but there's no Outkast without Andre 3000. And when the Atlanta rapper came on stage in a massive fur coat to perform "The Way You Move," it just left us a little wanting.
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Adam Levine in general
Maybe the performance would have been better if it was Maroon 4. From the aforementioned stripping to serious pitch issues to really bad dancing during Travis Scott's (entirely too brief) set, to a cringe-so-hard moment in which he asked the crowd, "Can I play guitar for you?" and the moment floating drone lanterns spelled out "One Love" in the sky while he performed "She Will Be Loved," the song you all danced to with your middle school crushes, it was just really, really, really rough. Better luck next year, NFL.
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5 Challenges for Socially Responsible Investing: BNY Mellon
While socially responsible investing is gaining traction among investors, there are still several challenges to unlocking its full potential.
By Emily Zulz | July 14, 2015 at 10:52 AM
In the United States alone, the total value of professionally managed assets integrating socially responsible investing considerations expanded to nearly $7 trillion at the start of 2014, from just under $4 trillion at the start of 2012.
While socially responsible investing, or “social finance” as BNY Mellon calls it, is gaining traction among investors, there are still several challenges to unlocking its full potential.
BNY Mellon released a report “Social Finance at Scale: Creating Value for Investors” addressing the challenges facing socially responsible investing.
BNY Mellon points to research that shows just how large the need is for social finance. BNY Mellon’s definition of “social finance” – more broad than what is traditionally considered SRI – refers to any investment activity that generates financial returns and includes social or environmental impact.
“The annual global investment needed in developing countries in key sectors related to the proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals is estimated to range from US$3.3 trillion to US$4.5 trillion,” the report states. “Current investment in these sectors is around US$1.4 trillion, leaving an investment gap of between US$1.9 and US$3.1 trillion per year.”
Charles P. Dolan, the chief investment strategist for fixed income, cash and currency at BNY Mellon Investment Management, and BNY Mellon believes there needs to be a greater effort industry-wide to motivate the investment community and engage clients.
“When we look at the research, we see … trillions of dollars needed to address various problems,” said Dolan, in an interview with ThinkAdvisor. “We and others feel there’s just not enough of public sector money or philanthropy to meet these needs.”
To determine the challenges facing social finance, BNY Mellon looked at its own insights, sponsored research conducted by Business for Social Responsibility, and had conversations with dozens of mainstream and social finance investors.
“What we also did was we went and we talked to investors and said, what is it that’s potentially keeping you from doing more in this area?” Dolan told ThinkAdvisor.
And from there, BNY Mellon proposed five challenges that need to be addressed to bring social finance to scale.
“I feel quite strongly that this is something that we need to do,” Dolan told ThinkAdvisor. Adding, “We identified [a number of] specific things that we feel quite strongly are not only things people can do but can evidence that they are doing. Some of these overlap with the U.N. Principles of Responsible Investing, but what we believe are more specific and targeted on things that we believe will change the [social finance] landscape the most.”
Here are the five challenges facing the social finance industry:
1: Accessibility
Investors don’t have access to attractive social finance investment products that meet both the investor risk and return requirements. BNY Mellon says that some social finance products have longer durations and maturities leading to higher risk, and limited or no liquidity.
According to BNY Mellon, an insufficient supply of scalable products that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns creates a bottleneck.
BNY Mellon suggests three solutions:
Facilitate asset allocation with multiple social finance products which meet different risk tolerances, return expectations and liquidity requirements
Create products with well-defined return expectations and clear impact objectives
Deepen social finance expertise and knowledge in investment teams and among client advisors
2: Measurement
As a relatively new field, track records for social finance are still developing – as are the benchmarks, metrics, and rating systems that allow investors to assess these opportunities. Building track records, frameworks, and presentation standards are necessary to generate investor confidence.
BNY Mellon suggests two solutions:
Develop and adopt standardized nonfinancial metrics
Integrate social and environmental impact into valuation and risk measurement
3: Transparency
Non-traditional language, multiple terms and definitions, and unclear value propositions have deterred some investors from exploring social finance.
Drive consistent and material disclosure of social and environmental impacts on financial performance, as well as the effect on stakeholders
Increase awareness and promote learning by sharing best practices regarding the integration of social finance into portfolios
4: Systemic change
According to BNY Mellon, current incentives don’t prioritize long-term impact or measurement of long-term social and environmental performance. Instead,incentive structures and benchmarks that asset owners use for evaluating asset managers are heavily weighted toward short-term and quarterly performance.
“This fails to take into account the longer time frames over which social and environmental impacts may play out,” the report states.
Work towards acceptance of assessment of ESG risks and opportunities as part of fiduciary duty
Work towards alignment of internal and external incentives with long-term value
Encourage good governance and positive policy that can respond to and support broader uptake of social finance
5: Collaboration
BNY Mellon believes that collaboration will be a key ingredient to the overall success of growing social finance.
“We think a collaboration in this area is important,” Dolan told ThinkAdvisor.
Encourage partnership among stakeholders and product innovation to control ESG risk in asset portfolios
Provide guidance and technical assistance to issuers in order to strengthen the pipeline of investable social finance-oriented securities
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Emily Zulz
Emily joined the ThinkAdvisor team as a reporter in the summer of 2014. She previously worked as a reporter for The Daily Journal in Kankakee, Illinois for a year and as a reporter and editor for The Daily Eastern News in Charleston, Illinois for two and a half years. Prior to joining ThinkAdvisor, Emily worked on Groupon’s editorial team in Chicago as a fact checker for three years. She graduated cum laude with a BA in journalism from Eastern Illinois University, and she has been the recipient of two journalism awards for her news reporting at daily newspapers.
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Iran says new oil find adds only 22 billion barrels to reserves
Iran's oil minister said on Monday (Nov 11) that an oil field whose discovery President Hassan Rouhani announced at the weekend adds only 22.2 billion barrels to the country's estimated crude reserves.
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said some 2.2 billion barrels could be extracted from the newly-discovered reserve. (Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare)
Out of the amount at the site, only a tenth - 2.2 billion barrels - can be extracted due to technological limitations, the minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, told reporters in Tehran.
Rouhani on Sunday announced the discovery of a field containing 53 billion barrels of oil in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, saying it was a "small gift by the government to the people of Iran".
The oil minister said the discovery added 22.2 billion barrels to the country's oil reserves.
"Considering that there was already 31 billion barrels of oil (in the region), the in situ amount added is 22.2 billion barrels," he said.
Due to the area's "dense and stone material", the amount that can be extracted is only "2.2 billion barrels, considering the current technology we have," he added.
The discovery spans 2,400 square kilometres, according to a map Zanganeh showed journalists.
It could potentially be expanded towards to southwest and east through further exploration.
The oil layer is about 3.1 kilometres deep, with an average thickness of 80 metres (yards).
Iran is a founding member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
It sits on the world's fourth-biggest oil reserves, estimated by energy giant BP at 155.6 billion barrels of crude, and also has the second-largest gas reserves.
Yet the Islamic republic has struggled to sell its oil since US President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Iran.
The remaining parties to the accord - Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia - have worked to save it by finding ways to bypass US sanctions, but their efforts have so far borne little fruit.
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New Zealand to boost wood trade with Vietnam
New Zealand’s Sequal Holdings Ltd. and Vietnam’s VinaFor Saigon have inked a distribution agreement, with the former to provide timely custom-cut Radiata pine wood to the latter’s manufacturers, thus reducing waste and inventory build-up.
Radiata pine wood from New Zealand is a sustainable plantation-grown timber. It is versatile and used across a range of applications from paper, construction, panelling and flooring to timber frames for furniture. Radiata pine’s dimensional stability is a crucial wood property for interior fittings and joinery uses and it has low shrinkage, which contributes to its stability. With good resistance to splitting, it can be nailed or jointed efficiently which is another important attribute.
Sequal Holdings Limited of New Zealand and VinaFor Saigon inked a wood distribution agreement
New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Wendy Matthews said the deal highlights the potential for Sequal Holdings Ltd. and other New Zealand wood companies to increase their exports of Radiata pine wood to Vietnam.
“Forestry is an important sector for New Zealand and it is a significant contributor to our trade relations with Vietnam. New Zealand’s timber exports to Vietnam were valued at NZ$80 million ($50.8 million) in the year ending 2018, making this our second-largest export sector,” Matthews said.
“This agreement successfully brings together New Zealand’s sustainable Radiata pine wood with Vietnam’s expertise to enable Vietnamese furniture manufacturers to produce sustainable, strong, and high-quality products,” she said.
Rhys Arrowsmith, Sequal Holdings Ltd.'s head of sales and marketing Asia, said, “The foundation of this agreement is to give more by challenging and transforming the traditional supplier-customer model and to work together to help meet the Vietnamese furniture industry’s 2025 export aspirations.”
“We’re committed to providing our partners in Vietnam with high-quality Radiata pine that meets their needs for quality, sustainability, and value. This agreement represents an important milestone by providing 100 per cent Forest Sustainability Council-certified wood to help our partners grow their business sustainably.”
To Ngoc Ngoi, general director of VinaFor Saigon said, “Vinafor Saigon has imported New Zealand Radiata pine since 2001. For over 19 years, I recognised that this wood species provides a sustainable and reliable source of timber material for Vietnamese furniture manufacturers. Beyond this agreement, we would like to improve the market awareness for sourcing legal wood to take advantage of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).”
Vietnam is projected to become the second-largest exporter of interior furniture globally in the next seven or eight years, following continued growth in the sector. The country is one of New Zealand’s largest customers for quality, sustainable lumber to meet their growing need to manufacture and export furniture around the world.
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Kanika and Abhinav, The Palayana Hua Hin, Thailand
At Kanika and Abhinav’s wedding unique themes were united with endless love to create a celebration of a lifetime!
Category: Featured Weddings
Kanika and Abhinav studied together from the time they were in pre-school but it took fate and their families to get them together. Once united though, they were inseparable and a grand wedding at The Palayana Hua Hin in Thailand was held in order to celebrate their bond.
How We Met
“We were in the same school and pre-school but, a batch apart, we never spoke to each other. Years later, however, we met when our families were looking for partners for us. We clicked instantly and were constantly in touch on the phone since he lived in Dubai and I was in Delhi. Before long, we knew we had found our perfect match.”
“Abhinav organized a romantic evening at Sevilla, The Claridges. It set the right mood and when he asked me to marry him, I was over the moon and of course, I said yes!”
“We wanted a destination wedding by the beach with a peaceful, serene vibe. We chose Hua Hin, away from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. We were impressed by the hospitality at The Palayana Hua Hin. Also, since both our families are vegetarian, food was an important factor in deciding the venue. We were very pleased with their Indian chef who was adept at creating mouth-watering delicacies. The hotel’s super comfortable and luxurious rooms and villas with personal swimming pools for our guests to enjoy was just the cherry on top.”
“Our wedding festivities began with the mehndi. It was a small function with only some of our closest family in attendance. I wore a beautiful beige outfit with a pair of chandbalis.”
Mehndi and Pool Party
“The theme for this function was ‘Wonderland’ with a very whimsical vibe rendered in decor elements. Pink flamingos, teapots, flowers, and balloons were incorporated into the bright, colorful setup. We had several game booths to make it more interactive and our guests loved that! I wore a blue lehenga by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla and Abhinav complemented my outfit in a blue kurta pyjama and yellow bandhgala from Diwan Saheb.
“Moulin Rouge inspired the theme of this function. Red and golden dominated the setup. We had a picture of the Moulin Rouge as a backdrop to the stage. Red roses and feathers were used as centerpieces and the photobooth was decorated with glowing hearts. The evening saw a line-up of energetic dance performances and Abhinav and I exchanged rings. A yellow lehenga by Anamika Khanna was my outfit of choice for this function and Abhinav went with a black outfit from Diwan Saheb.”
“This was a very intimate affair and the ceremonies for Abhinav and I took place at our respective villas. There was no particular theme for this function but the color yellow did feature in most of the decor and was even the dress code.”
“Our wedding decor was in shades of pink, white and gold with lots of fresh flowers used to create an atmosphere of romance. Our mandap stood against views of the unending ocean. The setting couldn’t have been more perfect. Abhinav and I wore lighter colors that went with the wedding color palette. I opted for a pale pink lehenga by Manish Malhotra. He dressed in a sherwani by the same designer. The wedding was followed by an after party.”
Wedding Makers
Venues: The Palayana Hua Hin, Thailand (Mehndi, Mehndi and Pool Party, Engagement, Haldi and Wedding); Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, Thailand (After Party)
Wedding Planner: Balajee Events
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Bride’s Outfits: Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla (Mehndi and Pool Party), Anamika Khanna (Engagement) Manish Malhotra (Wedding)
Groom’s Outfits: Diwan Saheb (Mehndi and Pool Party, and Engagement), Manish Malhotra (Wedding)
Makeup Artist: Meera Sakhrani
Wedding Invitations: Balajee Events
Photography: Anoop.Photography
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Man banned from Volusia beaches after handing out sexually provocative cards
Updated: 4:29 PM EDT Aug 2, 2017
Claire Metz
WEBVTT BUT THE VICTIMS MOTHER ISN'TLAUGHING.CLAIRE: THE 73-YEAR-OLD IS AFATHER, A GRANDFATHER, AWIDOWER, ADMITTEDLY LONELY SO HESAYS HE WALKS THE BEACH EVERYDAY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE WEEKS AGOTWO HE SAYS HE BOUGHT A T-SHIRTAND BUSINESS CARDS ON LINE AS AJOKE.>> I WAS JUST HAVING FUN ANDOBVIOUSLY I JUST MADE A REAL BADMISTAKE.THIS IS THE T-SHIRT THE73-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN WEARING ONTHE BEACH.THE PICTURE IS STOCK FOOTAGE,NOT HIM BUT YOU GET THE DRIFT, AND UP UNTIL SATURDAY HE SAYSPEOPLE HE MET THOUGHT IT WAS AHOOT.>> I'VE HAD WOMEN STOP ME TO SAYCAN I TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU WITHTHE SHIRT. HE ALSO PASSED OUT THESEBUSINESS CARDS, "SUGAR DADDYSEEKING HIS SUGAR BABY, OFFERINGA MONTHLY ALLOWANCE," AND HECARRIED THIS BRA PADDING TELLINGWOMEN -- IN THIS CASE A16-YEAR-OLD -- HE'S LOOKING FORA CINDERELLA TO FILL IT.>> I LOST IT AND LITERALLY RANTHE MAN OFF THE BEACH.CLAIRE: KAROLINA SEAMAN IS THE16-YEAR-OLD'S MOTHER AND DOESN'TBUY FOR A MINUTE, THE MANSMOTIVES WERE LIGHT-HEARTED.SHE SAYS THE BUSINESS CARDINCLUDED HIS EMAIL ADDRESS,SPELLED OUT PERKS ON THE BACK.>> IT'S MEANT TO LURE GIRLS WITHTHE PROSPECT OF MONEY LIVING BYTHE BEACH, GETTING TO HAVE THISFUN LIFE.CLAIRE: MS. SEAMAN SAYS THE MANKNEW HER DAUGHTER WAS 16 BUTPRESSED ON.>> IF YOU WANT SOMETHING GO FINDIT IN A NURSING HOME, DON'T GOTO THE BEACH APPROACHINGUNDERAGE GIRLS.>> THAT SHIRT IS GOING IN THEGARBAGE -- GARBAGE.I'M NOT GOING TO DO THISANYMORE.I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO HERAND APOLOGIZE TO HER DAUGHTER.CLAIRE: WE CHECKED FOR ACRIMINAL HISTORY ON THE SENIORAND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING INHIS RECENT PAST. CERTAINLY NOTHING OF A SEXUAL, NATURE.HE INSISTS HE MEANT NO HARM.
A 73-year-old man has been banned from all Volusia County beaches for six months after he allegedly passed out sexually provocative cards to teenage girls.The man says he is a father, a grandfather and a widower and admittedly lonely, so he said he walks the beach every day to engage people. Two weeks ago he said he bought a t-shirt and business cards online as a joke. “Sugar daddy seeking his sugar baby, offering a monthly allowance,” the card read. The shirt said “Accepting application 4A sugar baby.” The man told WESH 2 News that most of the people he met on the beach thought the shirt and cards were funny. He also carried bra padding, telling women, including a 16-year-old girl, that he's looking for a Cinderella to fill it.Karolina Seaman is the 16-year-old girl’s mother and doesn't believe that the man’s motives were light-hearted.“It's meant to lure girls with the prospect of money, living by the beach, getting to have this fun life,” Seaman said. Seaman said the man knew her daughter was only 16, but pressed on.“If you want something go find it in a nursing home. Don't go to the beach approaching underage girls,” Seaman said. “That shirt is going in the garbage, garbage. I'm not going to do this anymore. I just want to apologize to her and apologize to her daughter,” the man said. WESH 2 News is not identifying the man because he is not being criminally charged. Volusia County Beach Safety officers said the man never touched the 16-year-old so they could only trespass him for violating county soliciting code.The 16-year-old girl’s mother said she has alerted several organizations, including the national human trafficking organization, because she thinks he needs to be on their radar.WESH 2 News checked for a criminal history on the man and couldn't find anything in his recent past.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —
A 73-year-old man has been banned from all Volusia County beaches for six months after he allegedly passed out sexually provocative cards to teenage girls.
The man says he is a father, a grandfather and a widower and admittedly lonely, so he said he walks the beach every day to engage people.
Two weeks ago he said he bought a t-shirt and business cards online as a joke. “Sugar daddy seeking his sugar baby, offering a monthly allowance,” the card read. The shirt said “Accepting application 4A sugar baby.”
The man told WESH 2 News that most of the people he met on the beach thought the shirt and cards were funny.
He also carried bra padding, telling women, including a 16-year-old girl, that he's looking for a Cinderella to fill it.
Karolina Seaman is the 16-year-old girl’s mother and doesn't believe that the man’s motives were light-hearted.
“It's meant to lure girls with the prospect of money, living by the beach, getting to have this fun life,” Seaman said.
Seaman said the man knew her daughter was only 16, but pressed on.
“If you want something go find it in a nursing home. Don't go to the beach approaching underage girls,” Seaman said.
“That shirt is going in the garbage, garbage. I'm not going to do this anymore. I just want to apologize to her and apologize to her daughter,” the man said.
WESH 2 News is not identifying the man because he is not being criminally charged.
Volusia County Beach Safety officers said the man never touched the 16-year-old so they could only trespass him for violating county soliciting code.
The 16-year-old girl’s mother said she has alerted several organizations, including the national human trafficking organization, because she thinks he needs to be on their radar.
WESH 2 News checked for a criminal history on the man and couldn't find anything in his recent past.
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Alice Somerset
Having read geography at Exeter, it was perhaps the months spent poring over maps that inspired Alice’s wanderlust. However, with her surname, studying in Devon must have been a challenge because she soon left for the States after graduating. And, after a stint working, she embarked on her very own Jack-Kerouac pilgrimage across America, travelling between New York and San Francisco. Ask her about the alligator swamps of Louisiana, hiking through Zion National Park and camping in Monument Valley with the Navajo tribe. However, she’s also passionate about travel closer to home, drawing on years of experience in creating special holidays to Europe. She’s just as comfortable recommending her favourite palazzo hotel in Venice as she is pointing you in the direction of Croatia’s best seafood restaurants. Then, looking north, Alice ranks Sweden’s ICEHOTEL and Norway’s ultra-scenic Flåm Railway as her favourite experiences in Scandinavia.
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Student alumni ambassadors are a group of students hired to serve as the link between the UW Alumni Association and current UW students. They engage with the wide range of people who make up our Husky community, from alumni and university officials to prospective and fellow students.
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Carly Bainbridge
Hometown: San Rafael, CA
Major: International Studies and Law, Societies & Justice
What do you love most about the University of Washington? I love how many opportunities come up in a huge school with a vast network of people. The UW is always shocking me with how many opportunities arise and how many people are there to support and mentor me. Also, the mentorship among school departments, alumni and UW staff has been a huge help.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? After four short years, they will be alums looking for a way to stay connected with UW. Being a part of this organization as early as possible allows people to make connections that can help them as students and after they graduate. This can be both socially or professionally.
Fun fact: I am a certified scuba diver and I love to travel.
Dream job: Working at the UN
In my free time I like to: Hang out with friends, explore new cities, try new food and run.
Juliana Bushnell
Hometown: Edmonds, WA
Major: Public Health/Global Health
What do you love most about the University of Washington? I love how many opportunities there are available at the UW. From research to clubs and beyond, every student has the chance to make as much of their time here in any way they want, which I think helps a huge school feel more personalized.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? The UWAA has so many inclusive programs to help enhance students’ Husky experience while at the UW and their trajectory beyond graduation.
Fun fact: One time when I was working in Alaska, I stumbled upon a brown bear in the wild.
Dream job: Professional chef
In my free time I like to: Explore!
Hanzel Gregorius
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Major: Business Administration – Finance
What do you love most about the University of Washington? UW Athletics and diversity
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? UWAA acts as a bridge and community between students and alumni and provides multiple opportunities for students to be involved professionally as a member of the Husky family.
Fun fact: My birthday is the same as my favorite athlete who played for my favorite team.
Dream job: General manager/coach for a sports team
In my free time I like to: Watch all kind of sports (football, American football, basketball, badminton and other sports, you name it!)
Mihret Haile
Hometown: SeaTac, WA
Major: Business Information Systems
What do you love most about the University of Washington? I truly love the amazing advocates who support my pursuit of higher education. From Undergraduate Diversity Services to the Educational Opportunity Program, there is always an adviser ready to assist me.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? It is crucial to understand all the resources available to you as a Husky. After graduation, the connection to the purple and gold community does not go away. With UWAA, your relationship with the University continues as you begin your career. This UWAA network is massive and here to support your future endeavors.
Fun fact: I cannot live without my native food, ingera. I eat it at least every other week.
Dream job: International business liaison
In my free time I like to: Dance at salsa socials and dog sit.
Olivia Harber
Major: Intended for Laws, Societies & Justice and Community, Environment & Planning
What do you love most about the University of Washington? The Husky community and availability of opportunities and resources.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? Students can see how willing alumni are to provide opportunities and connect with current Huskies. We have a great deal we can learn from those who were in the same position we are in and how they built off their UW education.
Fun fact: My neighbor is the actor who played the butler on the Disney show Jessie.
Dream job: Lawyer for the ACLU
In my free time I like to: Read, explore Seattle and all its food, pet dogs and run.
Waleed Khan
Major: Public Health and Education, Communities, and Organizations
What do you love most about the University of Washington? The beautiful campus and the diversity
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? The association helps students make the most of their Husky experience! For example, the association offers programs like career treks, scholarships, Huskies@Work and post-graduation events! By being connected to the UWAA, not only do students have the opportunity to enhance their Husky experience, but they have the chance to learn and grow as an individuals as well.
Fun fact: I run my very own decor and design business, specializing in event backdrops.
Dream job: Healthcare professional
In my free time I like to: Explore the outdoors and create art.
Madeleine Kopf-Patterson
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Major: Political Science and Environmental Science & Terrestrial Resource Management
What do you love most about the University of Washington? I love the enormous number of opportunities available to students and the incredible mixture of cultures I have had the chance to learn about from all of the other students.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? The association can forge connections between students and alumni. Students get a unique understanding of their options for the future and get to see the range of applications for degrees from the UW. Many of the UWAA programs allow students to explore the opportunities that are available to them thanks to being able to connect with alumni.
Fun fact: My family and I submitted Mt. Adams the summer of 2018.
Dream job: I’m not sure yet, but I would love to do something to bridge the gap between environmental science and the environmental policies being made.
In my free time I like to: I love to do pretty much anything outside. In particular, I love skiing (mostly cross-country). I also love to hang out with my clubs around campus.
Kathryn Madden
Major: Accounting & HR
What do you love most about the University of Washington? I most love the life-changing opportunities that come from the UW.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? The world becomes smaller on a daily basis due to globalization. Preparing yourself now, while you are still in university, to be an active part of this is critical. The UWAA introduces you to other students, professionals and alumni whom you may not have interacted with prior. Getting connected with UWAA now sets the stage for long-term success in post-UW life (yes, this will happen).
Dream job: Head of human resources for Guinness and a part-time yoga teacher, both in Dublin, Ireland.
In my free time I like to: Practice hot yoga (and a lot of it) and take walks with a soy caramel latte in hand.
Sophie Muro
Hometown: Camas, WA
Major: Anthropology
What do you love most about the University of Washington? My favorite thing about the UW is the fact that I always get to be surrounded by so many talented and inspiring people; it’s so motivating! I also appreciate the fact that you are never too far from a coffee shop.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? The UW community has been instrumental in providing me with experiences that have changed my heart and shaped me into a person that I am really proud of. By staying connected though the UWAA, I have the opportunity to support other students who are working through their collegiate journeys.
Fun fact: I am really passionate about baking, and I’m currently working on perfecting a Blueberry Scone recipe.
Dream job: I would love to be the curator of a community-based museum.
In my free time I like to: I’m a long-distance runner and spend a lot of free time on the trails around Seattle.
Serina Nguyen
Hometown: Mercer Island, WA
What do you love most about the University of Washington? The opportunities available to interact with and learn from a diverse group of students and faculty.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? The UW has an extensive network of alumni available to students. It is important for students to take advantage of these opportunities to connect with alumni in order to develop professionally, expand their career interests and have the ability to foster collaboration and community beyond campus.
Fun fact: I am allergic to mangoes.
Dream job: Military anesthesiologist
In my free time I like to: Be outdoors!
Ireland Scheer
Hometown: Kent, WA
Major: Political Science and International Studies
What do you love most about the University of Washington? I love the UW for how it has broadened my worldview and expanded my horizons through both classes and activities available on campus.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? It’s important for students to get connected to the UWAA because of the wide array of opportunities it has to offer. Students have access to resources that can assist them with networking and career opportunities, as well as fun events around campus.
Fun fact: I’ve never drank coffee, my energy is purely derived from sleep.
Dream job: A certified forest therapy guide!
In my free time I like to: I like to go hiking, draw simple sketches and write poetry.
Henry Vickers
Hometown: Kenmore, WA
Major: Economics/undecided
What do you love most about the University of Washington? A major part of what makes the UW great in my eyes is the community at large. Every day on campus I see myself surrounded by driven students, staff and alumni. To be able to develop my character among these people is a truly great opportunity.
Why is it important for students to get connected to the UWAA? Students that engage with the UWAA now have the opportunity to create community that they will be a part of beyond their time as a student. This will not only benefit themselves but also new and longtime members of the Husky family.
Fun fact: A favorite quote of mine, for it’s simplicity and guidance in life: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
Dream job: One that puts food on the table and happiness in many hearts.
In my free time I like to: Go on adventures! Downtown? Mt. Rainier? Really anywhere? Sounds great!
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Big Beach returns with free fun for all the family
Big Beach returns to Watford town centre with free fun for all the family
By Kelly Pells
Photo credit: Simon Jacobs
The seaside is only a stone’s throw away this summer as the Big Beach returns to The Parade by the pond from Friday, August 16, to Friday, August 30.
Part of Watford Borough Council’s series of Big Events, the Big Beach uses real sand and promises to build on the success of previous Big Beach events.
Come along with your family and friends and join in on the free fun taking place – from arts and crafts, children’s activities and exercise classes, there is something for everyone, all for free on the real beach.
Elected Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor said: “It’s great to have the beach back in town. I’m pleased that despite a 70% reduction in funding from central government, that we are still able to put on events like these ones free of charge for people in our town. Come along for two weeks of fun in the Watford sunshine!”
To find out more about the event and to see a full schedule of all the activities taking place, visit www.watfordbigevents.co.uk/big-beach
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Jerez de la Frontera: the heart of the sherry industry
Jerez de la Frontera: the Spanish city at the heart of the sherry industry
Naomi Elster
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For those with a nose for wine (fortified or otherwise), Jerez de la Frontera (affectionately known as Jerez) needs no introduction.
It's old Andalusia at its finest, harnessing its rather romantic heritage of sherry production, flamenco, and magnificent 'dancing' horses to offer up an authentic flavour of life in this secluded corner of southwest Spain.
The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour in Jerez de la Frontera © Cezary - Fotolia.com
The fifth largest city in Andalusia, Jerez remains laid back and welcoming, inviting you to discover its traditions through its cobbled old town, mix of ornate stone buildings and modern architecture, and - of course - bodegas (wineries) that fill the air with the sweet scent of sherry.
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The Sherry Triangle
The so-called Sherry Triangle is an area in the province of Cadiz, internationally renowned for its sherry industry.
The 'triangle' includes the small town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda to the northwest, the seaside town of El Puerto de Santa Maria to the south, and the city of Jerez de la Frontera to the east.
In true Andalusian style, summers are scorching with daily highs regularly climbing over 40°C, the dead heat offset by the welcome breezes that blow in from the Atlantic.
It's this climate, along with the area's chalky soil, known as albariza - blindingly white under the southern Spanish sun; it retains what little water is available exceptionally well - which provide the perfect conditions for sherry grapes to grow.
Jerez is the leader of the pack and capital of the sherry industry. The city is home to countless bodegas producing a variety of different types of sherry.
Did you know? There are seven different types of sherry: Manzanilla, Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel.
Five of Spain's biggest and most important sherry houses are based in Jerez, including González Byass, the bodega behind Tio Pepe (instantly recognisable for its sombrero-wearing, red jacket-clad sherry bottle icon), which is a natural place to start if you're new to the world of sherry and looking for a tour to remember.
Founded in 1835, González Byass has grown into one of Spain's leading sherry houses. Today, you can take a guided tour of this famous bodega and see what it takes to craft award-winning sherry.
The process of sherry making
González Byass feels like more of a village than a business, complete with a quaint wooden train to ferry guests from one place to the next. The majority of the tour takes place in the traditional buildings where sherry is aged.
Far more than ornamental, these buildings are still in use, housing casks busy ageing the fortified wine. The sherry is aged in oak barrels, stacked on their sides and never filled quite to the top so that a thin layer of yeast called flor can develop.
In a way, the buildings were designed around the flor. Demanding more air than an underground cellar could ever provide and thriving in cool temperatures, the buildings were constructed in a tall, cavernous manner to allow the flor to flourish. They're astonishingly cool inside, often arched, supported by pillars, and delightfully photogenic.
Cellar in Bodega Gonzalez Byass, Jerez de la Frontera © Thomas Dressler - Alamy Stock Photo
In a Jerez tradition dating back to the 18th century, barrels are stacked in neat aisles. The oldest sherry, the solera, is on the ground. Each row above the solera is a criadera, in which all the sherry is of the same age.
A few times a year, a third of the solera is bottled, and a third of the layer immediately above it added in to replenish the one below, all the way to the top layer, the youngest, which is topped up with new, young wine.
While sherry is at the beating heart of González Byass, the producer also distills lepanto, a 'Brandy de Jerez' which is aged for at least three years in sherry barrels.
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Myth and the mouse legend
There's an understandable dash of nostalgia and an element of atmospheric scene-setting on display at González Byass.
From what's apparently the only 'vineyard' within the city walls, which is clearly just for show, to the dusty old glass bottles allegedly preserved as-was from its founder's day, the fine-tuned impression of a historic bodega has been expertly created - and why not.
Then there's the mouse. Legend has it that a weary winery worker crept into one of the warehouses to shelter from the heat. Leaning back against the barrels, he set out some cheese and a glass of sherry and was visited by a friendly, and thirsty, mouse.
To this day, a glass of sherry is left in that spot, along with a miniature ladder, to help the mouse reach his drink.
The Jerez Horse Fair held every year in the first week of May © Manologuerrero - Dreamstime.com
Tasting time
The tour of González Byass is thorough, lasting two hours and ensuring you leave feeling like a real sherry pro. Of course, the highlight is the tasting session at the end, which offers a welcome rest and the chance to put your taste buds to work, distinguishing between the different types, finding the one that's right for you.
Whether you're a fino fan and more of a manzanilla drinker, a tour of González Byass or similar is a must when in Jerez. It's the only real way to get to grips with the history and traditions of sherry production that define this corner of Andalusia.
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Two men die in grain bin accidents
How to prevent becoming a statistic in a grain entrapment.
Two men die in grain bin accidents How to prevent becoming a statistic in a grain entrapment. Check out this story on wisfarmer.com: https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2019/09/20/two-men-dead-following-entrapment-grain-bins/2388207001/
Colleen Kottke, Wisconsin State Farmer Published 2:17 p.m. CT Sept. 20, 2019 | Updated 2:21 p.m. CT Sept. 20, 2019
In this May 30, 2019 photo provided by the Ross Township Fire Department rescue personnel shovel soybeans out of the bottom of a bin during an effort to rescue farmer Jay Butterfield, who was buried up to his neck inside. He became buried up to his neck while trying to break up clumps of soybeans in the bin on his farm in Ross Township, Ohio. (Photo: Ross Township Fire Department via AP)
RUSK COUNTY – Two men are dead in two unrelated grain bin accidents this month.
According to the Rusk Rusk County Sheriff’s Office, a Glen Flora man died after he was pulled from a corn bin on Thursday, September 19.
The fatality occurred at the Sheldon Co-op in the Village of Sheldon. While Kevin Wiemer, 58, of Glen Flora was rescued from the corn bin, Sheriff Jeffrey Wallace says life-saving measures were unsuccessful. Wiemer was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 74-year-old Minnesota man also suffered the same fate after being trapped inside a grain bin on a farm in Faxon Township just west of Belle Plaine.
RELATED: Reducing preventable grain bin deaths
According to the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office, at about 3:12 p.m. on Sept. 10, officials received a report of a man trapped inside a grain bin. He was unloading soybeans on his farm and became trapped and engulfed in the soybeans.
Emergency crew workers cut open the side of the bin to empty the grain in an attempt to rescue victim Rodger Slater. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Each year rescue workers respond to 911 calls for someone entrapped in a grain storage facility.
Many accidents occur when farm workers try to break up a crust that forms over the top of the grain stored inside the bin.
"Grain bin accidents can tragically impact individuals, families and entire communities," said Brad Liggett, president of Nationwide Agribusiness.
Workers cut a hole in the side of a grain bin in order to rescue a man trapped inside. Similar tragedies could be prevented by following grain handling safety guidelines. (Photo: MacKenzie Elmer/The Register)
With grain prices at historic lows, more farmers are utilizing on-farm storage to capture higher prices or marketing opportunities later. And where storage capacity is scarce, farmers and co-ops are building large-capacity grain bins.
At the end of the day, farmers — sometimes young, inexperienced farmers — are dealing with an overflow of grain that must be properly maintained to prevent grain spoilage and other issues. Due in part to increases of on-farm storage and large-capacity bins, grain bin accidents are likely to increase if farmers and commercial grain handlers chose to ignore the hazards and safe-work practices and procedures.
The inside of a grain bin is not the place for taking short cuts. Grain bin safety starts with maintaining grain quality in storage. With proper aeration and cooling of stored grain, farmers and commercial grain handlers can help prevent the formation of clumps, crusts or grain bridges that can interfere with grain flow and lead to dangerous grain bin entry.
More often, grain bin accidents occur when untrained or inexperienced workers or family members enter a grain bin without following proper grain bin entry procedures, such as wearing a safety harness secured to a life line.
Preventing tragedy
Like quicksand, flowing grain can pull a 165-pound man down to waist level in seconds and bury him in less than a minute. Once grain gets above the knees, the amount of friction and pressure exerted on a person's body makes escape without assistance nearly impossible.
Developing a zero-entry mentality towards grain storage is the best practice to prevent deadly grain bin accidents.
Injuries & Fatalities: The Startling Facts
Suffocation from engulfment is a leading cause of death in grain bin accidents.
It takes only seconds to be completely engulfed in flowing grain or overcome by oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
30 documented grain entrapments resulted in 15 deaths (50% fatality rate) in 2018, a 30% increase from 2017 when 23 were recorded.
In 2018, the state with the most documented grain entrapments, was Iowa with five cases total, followed by Kansas and Wisconsin, each with three.
The majority of grain entrapment cases - 83% - occurred in the Midwest.
Grain entrapments accounted for 49% of the documented cases of entrapments in confined spaces.
Source: 2018 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries and Fatalities
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New therapy dog joins the staff at Charter School for Applied Technologies
by: Katie Alexander
Posted: Aug 15, 2019 / 12:02 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 15, 2019 / 01:37 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The first day of school at the Charter School for Applied Technologies is just over a week away, and this year, the students will meet a very special new staff member.
Lucy the therapy dog is reporting for duty, and it’s clear the Golden Retriever mix is excited about her new job.
“She loves people and loves to be around kids and she soaks up every minute that she can when she’s with our students,” said Sarah Rohde, Lucy’s handler and the director of the Family Support Center at CSAT.
Lucy, who even has her own staff ID badge, recently became a Certified Therapy Dog through Paws for Love with the SPCA serving Erie County, and she got right to work with the CSAT students.
“She came into our summer school program that we have our school for our kindergarten and first grade students, and we read a story to the classrooms,” Rohde said. “She slept, and she got lots of snuggles and pets, and she was great.”
Lucy is always a good girl, and she has a good role model at CSAT.
Gus, a Chocolate Lab, has been a therapy dog at CSAT for three years, and he makes a big difference for staff and students alike.
“Gus works with students who have expressive speech issues. Students read to him. He does programs where he calms students down who are having a rough day. We use him as a tier one intervention service for an entire classroom,” said Gus’ handler and CSAT music teacher Mark Struckmann.
“He makes students feel at home and relaxed,” he added.
Gus went through a lot of training for his job as a therapy dog, and it’s a job he’s happy to do.
“He loves it here,” Struckmann said. “As soon as I get dressed and put on my ID tag, he knows where we’re going. He loves it here.”
And the whole CSAT family loves their therapy dogs.
It takes a special animal to be the right fit.
“They need to be friendly, calm. They need to enjoy being pet,” Rohde said. “They need to have a welcoming attitude and just be excited, and kind of go with the flow.”
School starts August 26 at CSAT, but Lucy doesn’t seem to have any pre-school year worries. After all, her job is to take away the worry from others.
Lucy and Gus were both working at CSAT this week, helping the new teachers settle in during New Teacher Orientation.
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WD's Guide to Making Clothes Last
Extend the life of your wardrobe with tips for storage, laundry and more
By Arianne Cohen
If your favorite jeans could talk, they might cry. Their existence is, frankly, harrowing: endless days spent absorbing sweat from one side and dirt from the other before a week or two crumpled in the laundry basket, then sudden submersion in a water-filled machine that hurls and spins. And then there's the dryer—extreme heat combined with flying through the air. (Lint is clothing that's coming apart, folks.) And these are your favorite jeans, the ones you care about. You'd be in a bad mood too.
As women, we know how to shop. The problem is, many of us aren't so good at taking care of our clothes, which shortens their lifespan and can as much as double our clothing expenses. So I put some experts through the wringer to find out the best way to care for our duds.
Buy Smart
Believe it or not, that $10 shirt might survive until 2030, while the $100 one might not make it though the season. "Price doesn't always equal quality," says Billie Collier, PhD, dean of the College of Human Sciences and professor of textiles at Florida State University. "Moderately priced apparel may actually have better-quality construction, so consumers need to pay attention to the materials." Here's what to look for:
Construction. This is code for sturdiness. The lazy way to determine construction is to imagine the item going through your washing machine 100 times—will it survive? The better way is to spread your hand underneath the fabric. If you can't see through to your hand, the fabric is thick and probably fairly durable. Also look for tight stitching along the seams, durable finishing on the seams so they won't unravel, and reinforced high-stress areas like the crotch and armpits. Well-made clothing is also often lined, which protects the outer layer from body oils.
Fabric. Yes, "natural" fibers are in vogue right now, but if you're going to invest in clothes, you should know that those supersoft natural fibers like cotton, wool and silk can shrink and fade, and won't necessarily last long. In fact, while natural fibers do breathe well, they are not as abrasion-resistant as synthetics like nylon and polyester. "Most synthetic fibers, like polyester and nylon, are stronger and can withstand repeated laundering," says Dr. Collier. Blends, such as 50% cotton-polyester, are often your best bet because they breathe but are also durable. Photo: iStockphoto
Wear Smart
The operative word here is rotate. Split your clothing into three groups (each group should include both work and weekend outfits), then wear each group for 6 to 8 weeks, or however long you want the cycle to be. That way you're sure to wear all your clothes, instead of a few items all the time and the rest hardly ever. Each item in the group should be worn at least twice over a two-week period before washing. This is because laundering clothing shortens its lifespan—and Americans are chronic over-washers. As long as an item doesn't smell and isn't noticeably stained, it can be reworn. Between wears, air out clothes on back-of-the-door hooks. Pants can be worn 3 or 4 times, and let's be honest: Jeans can easily swing 3-plus wears. You'll also keep clothes fresher if you always wear undies. Yes, you read that correctly. Undergarments of all sorts—panties, undershirts, long underwear, etc.—lengthen the lives of clothing by protecting it from its major foe: body oils, which attract bacteria that can cause odor problems. Photo: iStockphoto
Wash and Dry Smart
Follow the label instructions. This sounds obvious, but I bet you've never read the instructions on the clothes you're wearing right now. A tip: "If it says 'dry-clean recommended,' or just 'dry-clean,' you can handwash without damaging the product," says Diane Limbaugh, clinical instructor in design at Oklahoma State in Stillwater. "If it says 'dry-clean only', it means dry-clean only."
Sort. Once you know what the instructions say, group like with like. "Denim and heavy towels will be more abrasive in the washer," says Robert McKechnie, manager of new product development at Electrolux, so not only should you sort by color, but also wash heavy items together, delicates together and soft cottons together.
Wash the right way. Yes, overwashing wears out clothes. But so does dirt. "Dirt breaks down fibers," says Pat Slaven, leader in the technical division at Consumer Reports. So if something is dirty, wash it. Don't let it sit crumpled in a corner for weeks.
Generally speaking, most everyday clothes (T-shirts, khakis, sweatshirts) can be washed on the warm setting (around 90°–105°F). Go with the cold setting (60°–80°F) for softs (sweaters), delicates (lingerie, lace, sheer fabrics) and jeans. Hot water (110°–120°F) does indeed wash clothes well, but it also can make clothing fade, because hot water degrades fabrics faster than cool water. So only use hot for cotton underwear, undershirts, towels and workout clothes. If you need to sanitize an item (kids' clothing, clothes worn by someone with a cold), warm water will adequately kill basic germs, but to really sanitize, choose the "extra-hot" setting, which heats the water to 160°–170°F; this is also the temperature needed to really remove body oils in conjunction with detergent. Yes, this is why your grandma washed sheets in boiling water as a girl.
As for which cycle to use, choose the gentlest one that's appropriate for the material—which for most officeappropriate clothing is the gentle cycle. "The 'normal' cycle on most washers is designed for heavy-duty cotton fabrics like towels, jeans and undershirts," says Chris Shanley, a senior product manager at Bosch Appliances. As a rule of thumb, the less pulling, stretching, abrading and agitation, the longer the clothes will last. This means that you should never overstuff a washing machine, because clothes that are too close together don't wash well, and also grind against each other without enough water in between, damaging fabrics.
Always close zippers, button buttons, tie loose strings and ties together so they won't catch, and put delicates in delicates bags. To protect any delicate prints or beaded items, turn them inside out before putting them in the delicates bag. Photo: iStockphoto
One more thing: If you're a chronic bleach user, know that "chlorine-based bleach is very aggressive in stain removal, but also has a tendency to attack fabrics," says McKechnie. So go with nonchlorine bleach, or only use bleach every third wash for whites.
Dry the right way. This one's easy: Avoid machine-drying when you can. "The tumbling motion of the dryer causes friction between clothing, thereby gradually degrading clothing fibers, and in some instances causing pilling on some fabrics," says McKechnie. However, if hanging clothes on a line isn't feasible, dry clothes for as short a time as necessary. Set the dryer on the gentlest setting that's appropriate for the material—this is "permanent press" for most office-appropriate clothing, and "normal" for sheets and linens. Set the timer for 30 minutes or so, and check back promptly, pulling out items as they are just about dry or even slightly damp. Newer dryers have moisture sensors, and will shut off automatically when clothes are dry. Photo: Tom Schierlitz / Getty Images
Store Smart
I've got three little words for you: clean, dark and dry. "That sums up the requirements of proper storage for all clothing and textiles, regardless of their fiber content," says Celia Stall-Meadows, EdD, a professor in the department of design, housing and merchandising at Oklahoma State University. Don't store clothes you've just worn or that have stains, since stains that are invisible become darkened over time, and soiled clothing also attracts insects such as moths, which are attracted to wool, and silverfish, which are attracted to cotton. Sunlight is the enemy of clothing, so make sure the storage space is dark, but also make sure clothing is completely dry before it's stored—mold and mildew grow in damp, dark places. If an item feels slightly damp from the dryer, lay it out to air-dry.
How to Store What
Button-down shirts. should be hung with the top, middle and bottom buttons fastened, to prevent stretching.
Dresses and suits. are best hung on thick, wide hangers that don't stretch out the shoulders and allow them to keep their natural shape.
Pants. Trousers remain wrinkle-free and get maximum air circulation if you hang them by their cuffs. If that's not an option, hang them over special thick-barred hangers, which prevent a horizontal crease mid-leg.
Skirts. Many skirts do best on skirt hangers, which clip on the waist of the skirt, thereby avoiding folds and helping hold their shape. Unlined skirts can also be rolled and stored in drawers.
Knits. Sweaters and all knitted items should either be folded in drawers or on closet shelves, or, if you don't have space, draped over the hanger bar (not hung on the hanger) to prevent stretching. Photo: George Caswell / Getty Images
Storing Mistakes
Overcrowding. You want airflow in your closet, so loosely stack items, and leave enough space between hangers so items can air out.
Moisture. New homes increasingly place washer/dryer sets inside walk-in closets, which is a mistake because every time you open the washer or dryer door, you release that moisture right into the wardrobe, where natural fibers can get damaged.
Plastic. Clothing should never be placed in airtight plastic. Humidity can cause moisture within the bag—and you'll end up with mold or mildew.
Dry-cleaning bags. They trap dry-cleaning chemicals that need to evaporate, which can cause discoloration or yellowing.
Starch. It's a magnet for silverfish, which will dine on it—eating holes through the fabric—making a scrumptious dessert out of your wardrobe. If you must starch clothing, do so a day or two before wearing it, and place it away from your closet. Photo: George Caswell / Getty Images
A Word on Moths
If you see moths in your house, don't be alarmed. "They are most certainly not clothes moths," says Bruce Walsh, PhD, a professor of ecology and evolution at the University of Arizona. "Clothes moths are tiny as adults, 1/4 to 1/2 inch, and, hence, are almost always overlooked." Moths feed on fibers that come from living animals or plants—feathers, fur, wool, cotton, silk, animal hair, wigs—and the first signs of moths that most people see, unfortunately, are holes in clothing. But if you look around, you'll see their excrement, called frass, which looks like sawdust or sand. "It will reappear a few days after being cleaned up," says Dr. Walsh.
If you do suspect moths, you don't need to douse your closet in chemicals. Instead, get all of your natural fibers dry-cleaned and wash everything else to kill wandering eggs and larvae. Put items that you know are infested, or nonwashables like hats, in a plastic bag in the freezer for a week—the cold will kill any larvae and eggs, says Dr. Walsh. Then vacuum under rugs and baseboards. If you are determined to use mothballs or cedar, follow the instructions on the package, but keep in mind that both only work in high concentrations in enclosed or airtight spaces. Photo: Thinkstock
De-smell Your Duds
We all have that blouse that still reeks, no matter how many times we've washed it. Clothing Doctor Steve Boorstein, creator of the DVD Clothing Care: The Clothing Doctor's Secrets to Taking Control, sniffs out the solution:
Use a fan. Periodically airing out your closet will prevent a multitude of sins, including mold and must, as well as numerous insect visitors who prefer calm surroundings. If mildew has been a problem, consider permanently running a small dehumidifier.
Wash before you wear. New clothing is often sprayed with antimold and antibacterial chemicals that you don't want anywhere near your skin, and many manufacturing odors will come back with a vengeance after you perspire into the clothing, so it's best to wash first. don't try it on, then put it back. Body oils, perspiration and skin cells come off your body whether you're wearing something for a couple of minutes or all day. So even if you just try something on, don't put it back into your closet or drawer—air it out until you wear and wash it. Photo: Studio 504 / Getty Images
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Now That Evers Is Gov.-Elect, What Happens To State Superintendent?
State Statute Says Governor Can Appoint Replacement
By Phoebe Petrovic
Thursday, November 8, 2018, 12:30pm
Thanks to this week’s midterm election results, Tony Evers will move from one statewide elected office to another. So what will happen to the position of state schools superintendent when its current occupant becomes the governor?
The short answer is that Evers can appoint his own replacement.
A Wisconsin state statute says vacancies in elective state offices such as state superintendent are filled by appointment by the governor. The appointed person serves until a special election chooses a replacement, or, if a special election does not take place, until the term ends and a standard election occurs.
Just days after Evers won the governorship, the fate of his current position — and what might happen after — remains uncertain. If he steps down as state superintendent before getting sworn in as governor, Gov. Scott Walker would hold the power to appoint Evers' replacement. If he’s able to ride out his term until inauguration day, he’d select his own successor, who would serve for just a short time before a special election would be held.
But it’s not difficult to imagine how the scenario will shake out. Reid Magney, public information officer for the Wisconsin Elections Commission, says it’s all up to the governor-elect.
"Basically, there is no vacancy in office until Mr. Evers either resigns or takes another office," he said.
There’s also no special election until Evers says so. If Evers keeps his current job until inauguration day, the newly-minted Gov. Evers could choose the replacement for state Superintendent Evers. That successor could serve out the rest of the superintendent’s 4-year term, which goes until 2021.
Evers’ campaign staff did not return requests for comment.
When asked about Evers’ plans for vacating office and a potential replacement, Tom McCarthy, communications director for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, said "I’m not in a position to comment at this time." When asked why not, he repeated the statement.
Evers was first elected as state superintendent in 2009, and won his third term in April 2017. Over his near decade-long tenure, he’s championed public schools through increased state aid and funding for mental health services, rural schools and more. As state superintendent, Evers opposed Walker’s controversial Act 10 legislation, saying that it contributed to the teachers’ shortage.
Evers’ will be sworn in as governor on Monday, Jan. 7.
Editor's note: This story was updated at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, to include information from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
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Napping Princess DVD
Napping Princess DVD Release Date: January 30, 2018
From visionary director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Eden of the East) comes a sci-fi fantasy that effortlessly weaves together the rapidly evolving technology of today’s world with the fantastic imagination of the next generation, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature – Independent, at this year’s Annie Awards.
The year is 2020, three days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. While she should be studying for her exams, Kokone Morikawa often dozes off, entering a dream-world called Heartland full of fantastic motorized contraptions. But when her father, a talented but mysterious mechanic, is kidnapped for stealing technology from a powerful corporation, it’s up to Kokone and her childhood friend Morio to save him. Together they realize that Kokone’s dream-world holds the answers to the mystery behind the stolen tech, uncovering a trail of clues to her father’s disappearance and ultimately a surprising revelation about Kokone’s family.
With an ambitious mix of multilayered action, whimsical characters and inventive machines, Napping Princess is a genre- and universe-blending film that shows that following your dreams is sometimes the best way to discover your past.
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Starring: Arata FurutaMitsuki TakahataShinnosuke MashimaYosuke EguchiRie Kugimiya
Directed By: Kenji Kamiyama
Studio: Shout! Factory
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The Lodge Release Date: February 7, 2020
In the movie The Lodge, a soon-to-be-stepmom (Alicia Silverstone) is snowed in with her fiance’s two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations finally begin to thaw between the trio, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood.
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Home » News » 60,000 Kaduna farmers to benefit from $200m agric projects
60,000 Kaduna farmers to benefit from $200m agric projects
On April 11, 2019 8:34 amIn Newsby Nwafor
KADUNA—About 60,000 farmers and People Living with Disabilities, PWD, in Kaduna State are to benefit from the federal government’s agro-processing and support value chain projects
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The national Coordinator of the agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support , APPEALS, Dr. Yahaya Aminu disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ sensitization workshop in Kaduna.
The APPEALS project is developed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , FMARD in collaboration with the World Bank with over $200 million to cover six states.
It focuses on food security, local production, job creation and economic diversification, with Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, C/River, Kogi, and Enugu as the six participating states with dairy, ginger, tomato, cassava, rice, cocoa, cashew, wheat, poultry, aquaculture, and maize value chains.
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According to Dr Aminu “the project targets 10,000 direct beneficiaries and 50,000 indirect beneficiaries in Kaduna State.
“At least 35 percent (3500) of direct beneficiaries will be women and at least 5-10 percent (500-1000) will be People with Disabilities, PWD. The project has a component to benefit women and youth that will allow them to develop agri-businesses that are expected to create jobs and improve their livelihoods.”
He said the project is intended to enhance agricultural productivity of small and medium scale farmers and improve value addition along priority value chains that are Dairy, Ginger and Maize for Kaduna state.
This he said, will be achieved through supporting farmers’ productivity and their linkage to markets, facilitating consolidation of agricultural products and cottage processing facilitating farmers and small and medium businesses’ clustering and
connection to infrastructure network and business services.
“the project is expected to achieve; increase in productivity of agricultural produce of priority value chains of farmers supported by the project, increase in processed output of priority value chains by project beneficiaries.”
In his remarks, the Deputy governor of Kaduna State, Arc
Barnabas Bala said the state government is recording landmark achievements in its drive to promote agriculture.
According to him, “we are not relenting in our desire to engineer transition in agriculture from small-scale subsistence activity to a market oriented commercially viable business. This is the reason why Kaduna State is one of the six states collaborating with the Federal Government and the World Bank in the implementation of project.
“It is not by accident that Kaduna State selected Dairy, Ginger and Maize as its PVCs for the APPEALS project. Let me reiterate that the choice is deliberate. Maize is selected to promote food security, ginger is for its export potential
and dairy is to improve livelihood. These will support our drive to create jobs improve standard of living and attract investment into the economy of our dear state.
“Kaduna State is an agrarian state with over 70% of the population engaged in crop and livestock production. It has a land area of 4.5million hectares out of which 2 million is arable land. Nigeria is the 10th producer of maize in the
world, while Kaduna is leading the pack in national maize production. Every part of the crop can be used as food, feed and fuel. We are also the largest producer of fresh ginger and investment in ginger production and processing can create over 5000 jobs.
“Nigeria is the largest producer of cow milk in West Africa. Kaduna State has estimated number of 2 million cattle and about 800,000 milking cows, but produces just a little above 400,000 litres of milk per annum, mainly by pastoralists. The opportunity of investment is awesome.
“The project will support government policy thrust and priorities for the agriculture sector. Our support for the Project will be unrelenting. The Government has already released a take-off grant of forty eight million (N48m) for the Project, which to my knowledge is the only participating state that has given this funding for the project’ he said.
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Oh, the wisdom that lies between the lines of “The Book of John J.” Penned by everyone’s favorite dreadlocked philosopher, John Jackson, it’s a roadmap to enlightenment that starts and finishes in the backcountry. Jackson spent an entire winter season filming this series for Red Bull TV, giving you an unfiltered look at the life of a touring powder hound as well as a template for tapping into the type of bliss one can only find at the summit of a mountain. Up top, we collected the best powder runs and POVs from Jackson’s full winter chasing snow — press play and let John J teach you how it's done.
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Russell Watson: 20th Anniversary of The Voice
Date: Fri 9 Oct 2020
Pricing: £37.25 - £63.70
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Singing sensation Russell Watson performs a spectacular concert of career highlights.
Russell will be joined live on stage by a harmonious choir and 33-piece orchestra to celebrate 20 years since his debut album 'The Voice' was released.
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No place for hypocrisy of Duchess of Sussex in Royal family as opinion turns against Meghan Markle – Jayne Dowle
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at their son Archie's christening.
Jayne Dowle
Published: 16:50 Wednesday 10 July 2019
I WANTED to like her, I really did. When Meghan Markle climbed out of that vintage wedding car in Windsor last May and walked into St George’s Chapel on her own, in the face of the entire world and in front of the massed ranks of the Royal Family, I had to salute her chutzpah and self-confidence.
Fast forward a year and the woman is really beginning to grate. Not only has she masterminded a renovation plan for her new Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage, which has cost the taxpayer an eye-watering £2.4m, but she has clearly micro-managed the debut of her son, Archie Harrison, seventh in line to the throne. It is not for us to speculate as to the nature of her behind-closed-doors relationship with her husband Prince Harry – a wise person once said to me that no-one really knows what is going on in a marriage.
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Yet something in me suspects that the Prince’s own bitterness towards the media – which must surely stem from memories of his late mother, the Princess of Wales – will not be eased in partnership with a former actress who is well-versed in the art of creating and manipulating an image.
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It is the sense of entitlement – and now, more seriously, the hypocrisy – which is getting out of hand. I promise you faithfully that this is not sour grapes or professional jealousy, but the news that the Duchess of Sussex is “in talks” to write a column for Vogue magazine has really put the tin lid on it, as we say in South Yorkshire.
One of two photos released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their son Archie's christening at Windsor Castle last Satuirday.
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Yes, I know. I write a column too. And I take it very seriously, twice a week, every week. And I write lots of other things as well – articles, interviews, promotional materials for businesses and all kinds of stuff, day-in, day-out. Journalism pays my bills. It’s not a little side-number that I do in between nail appointments and interviewing nannies.
I’ve been earning my living this way for 30 years now, this very week as it happens. In fact, in an interesting little coincidence, when I went to London in 1989 as a work experience girl, one of the very first publications I pitched up at was Vogue itself where I spent an interesting four days helping to sort out the fashion cupboard.
Throughout my subsequent career in both magazines and newspapers, I’ve learned to have respect for all kinds of journalists; brave war correspondents, fearless investigative reporters who undercover wrongdoing, sensitive interviewers who help traumatised individuals tell their stories and yes, the hugely-creative editors and writers who put together fashion magazines month after month, constantly striving to engage, entertain and influence their highly-demanding readers.
And if one thing unites us all, it is a healthy distrust of celebrity opportunists who use the media for their own ends.
This idea that the next sensible step for the Duchess of Sussex would be to not only appear in a photo-shoot and interview to promote “her philanthropic work” but to consider penning her thoughts every month is risible.
Yes, we might be interested, if she was doing interesting things to share with us. But as yet, what does this philanthropy really amount to, apart from stirring a pot of soup at Grenfell and writing ‘‘you are loved’’ on bananas for sex-workers in Bristol? She has a way to go before she turns into the House of Windsor’s very own Amal Clooney, her close friend and the wife of film-star George, mother of twins and a respected international human rights lawyer.
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And it’s also hypocritical. Can this really be the same woman who refused, in concordance with her husband presumably, to reveal details of where her son was born – and then baby Archie’s godparents following the baby’s christening last weekend?
And can this really be the same woman whose protection officer is apprehending tennis fans at Wimbledon and warning them not to take photographs of the Duchess because she is there “in a private capacity”.
This particular example of control-freakery has backfired in spectacular fashion anyway. One told-off tennis fan, Sally Jones, has defended herself by admitting to newspapers that she wasn’t trying to get a snap of Meghan at all, but champ Serena Williams. Ms Jones also said that the bodyguard appeared “quite embarrassed” by his task.
No wonder. We could debate how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should conduct themselves all day but one thing is clear. While every member of the Royal Family has the right to go about their business without being harassed, this obsession with protecting privacy sits ill with the decision to use a major global magazine for self-promotion.
The rules might not be written in a constitution and they certainly bend with the times, but the Royal Family has values which have enabled its survival. It is why the Queen and the House of Windsor is so respected. The latest Duchess to join their ranks would do well to remember that.
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CrowdOptic Taps Smartphones to Track the Crowd’s Attention
Elise Craig
@xconomy
The idea behind CrowdOptic, a service that allows event organizers to figure out what a crowd is looking at by tapping their smartphones, came to CEO and co-founder Jon Fisher last year during a routine meeting. As he sat down to chat with an investor in one of his earlier companies, he caught sight of two “tombstones”—the glass sculptures that memorialize deals between companies. He noticed that his chair and the two tombstones formed the three points of a triangle, prompting him to think about triangulation, focus, and sightlines. “That’s really where the inspiration came from for triangulating between smartphone users to isolate action,” Fisher says. “And that really formed the basis of the core technology, the notion that we can record smartphone attributes in real time and compare them with other users in real time.”
With this geometrical insight in mind, Fisher (pictured above) and co-founders Jeff Broderick, Doug Van Blaricom, and Alex Malinovsky set out to build a service that would give event organizers a way to monitor a crowd’s focus at live events. It’s a kind of outdoor equivalent of the eye-tracking studies Web designers run to see what parts of a Web page are attracting attention.
CrowdOptic's software assesses where users' smartphones are pointed to determine where audience members' sight lines are converging.
It works like this: event organizers partner with San Francisco-based CrowdOptic on an event like a tennis match. Match attendees download an app—either CrowdOptic’s app or one specifically attached the event. As they take photos and videos, tweet, and share information, CrowdOptic can draw on data from the compass and accelerometer in each smartphone to determine where the person holding the phone is looking—at one player or another, at the scoreboard, or even at certain ads in the stadium.
“We’re simply tunneling in through an existing process,” Fisher says. “We’re not envisioning everyone in the stands having phones in the air. People are naturally taking pictures and video.” Taken together, the data can show event organizers where the crowd’s collective attention is focused. In an event like a tennis match, there might be two main clusters of focus, one on each player, whereas a baseball game could have far more. (There’s a cool animated version of the graphic above at CrowdOptic’s website.)
With this information, organizers can rethink their ad sales strategy. In online advertising, sales offices can use eye-tracking studies and other forms of analytics to inform their pricing structure and explain it to potential customers. In live events, it’s hard to say which ads are viewed most. It may be a safe bet that most people in a given stadium are going to see ads on the Jumbotron, but how many fans will see an ad in right field or above a stadium box? “If one asset is being viewed five times more, you can charge five times more. You might think banner behind home plate is the best asset, but what’s the third best asset? We’ll be able to prove that data,” Fisher says. “It’s a whole new advertising form.”
Organizers can also hyper-target advertising or discounts directly to users’ smart phones. If a fan at a racetrack is focusing his attention on a given car, the driver’s sponsor might want him to see ads for their products, as a kind of augmented-reality overlay. Or they can choose to build in added benefits for fans, like providing up to the minute stats when someone focuses his phone on a given player. “If you’re watching a baseball game, you can get all info about a batter on the Jumbotron. But if he’s in right field, you can get the whole Jumbotron experience right on your phone,” says Fisher. Organizers can also use the information to retool their TV broadcasts, giving viewers at home an experience closer to what they’d get in the stadium.
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350.org / 1Sky, Amnesty International, Avaaz, Greenpeace, Human Rights Watch, Imperialist Wars/Occupations, Social Engineering, The International Campaign to Destabilize Bolivia, The International Campaign to Destabilize Venezuela, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
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Green-smearing from Nicaragua to Bolivia
By Stephen Sefton
On one level the intensifying deceit of Western media foreign affairs coverage corresponds to the increasing desperation of Western elites confronting their failing global power and influence. But it also signals yet another crisis of capitalist economic growth. After 1945, North America and Western Europe based their genocidal imperialism on a social compact promising prosperity to their peoples at home in exchange for their collusion in imperialist military aggression and neocolonial crimes overseas. That system operated successfully based on the fundamental neocolonial fiction that Western governments and societies promote freedom, justice and democracy around the world, while doing the very opposite.
Now, stagnation and recession in the U.S. and its allied countries demand new dimensions to the endless psychological warfare necessary to sustain the basic neocolonial fiction. Psychological warfare in North America and Europe works to create enduring false beliefs generating, over time, permanent false memories, all serving the purposes of Western elite perception management. That is why the authorities in Sweden, Britain and the U.S. elites have been so vengeful and vindictive towards Julian Assange, among innumerable other less high profile victims. Anyone who effectively exposes the big neocolonial lie is met with the sadistic vindictive revenge of the elites they defied.
A fundamental dimension of contemporary psychological warfare has been dual-purpose corporate co-option of non-governmental organizations. In that psy-warfare dimension, NGOs serve both as disinformation partners with Western news media and too as false interlocutors in international forums and institutions, where they attack governments challenging the U.S. elites and their allies. They actively subvert governments inside countries challenging the West, for example, in Latin America, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia. But they also pervert due process in institutions like the UN, posing as civil society but in fact serving Western elite corporate imperatives, for example in international human rights and environmental mechanisms and forums.
Among these NGOs figure high profile human rights organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights and Avaaz along with environmental organizations from 350.org and the World Resource Institute to Global Witness and Greenpeace. An increasing interrelationship has developed between corporate NGO funding and the exploitation of people’s general willingness to volunteer for and support apparently good causes. Symbolic of this is the way World Economic Forum attendees like Kumi Naidoo move readily between top management from one NGO to another, in Naidoo’s case from Greenpeace to Amnesty International. From Libya and Syria to Venezuela and Nicaragua, Amnesty International has played a key role using false reports to demonize governments resisting the U.S. and its allies.
As Cory Morningstar has pointed out, Greenpeace is a key player in promoting the corporate driven New Deal for Nature aimed at financializing what remains of the natural world, especially its biodiversity, as a way of engineering a “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. Western corporate greed underlies the identical patterns of news media and NGO misrepresentation and outright deceit supporting regime change offensives against Libya and Syria, or Venezuela and Nicaragua. Right now, that very same pattern of media and NGO manipulation is clearly at work preparing for an intervention to prevent Evo Morales being re-elected as President of Bolivia.
Bruno Sgarzini and Wyatt Reed have noted how Western media and NGOs have falsely attacked Evo Morales blaming him for not controlling the fires in Bolivia’s Amazon. This is exactly what happened in Nicaragua immediately prior to the coup attempt in 2018 when the Nicaraguan authorities were fighting a fire in the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve. That episode softened up Nicaraguan public opinion and set in motion social media networks involving thousands of youth activists trained for that purpose beforehand over several years with U.S. and also European government funding. In mid-April 2018, barely a week after the Indio Maiz fire was extinguished; those networks launched a social media blitzkrieg of lies and inventions marking the start of the actual coup attempt. A practically identical process is well under way now in Bolivia, which holds presidential elections next October 20th.
The timing of the fires in Bolivia’s Amazon is extremely propitious from the perspective of the U.S. authorities and their allies. It takes almost two months for the effects to wear off of the initial psy-warfare bitzkrieg of the kind waged against Nicaragua in 2018 and against Brazil’s Worker’s Party as part of Jair Bolsonaro’s successful 2018 election campaign that same year. Bolivia will almost certainly experience the same kind of psy-warfare assault via social media prior to the October elections. The campaign will be timed to optimize the effect of mass false accusations of government wrongdoing and corruption along with false media and NGO claims of security force repression. Opposition activists are likely to exploit peaceful demonstrations on indigenous peoples and environmental issues so as to commit murderous provocations, just as they did in Nicaragua and Venezuela.
All of these tactics are likely be deployed against Bolivia so as to destroy the current prestige and high levels of support for President Evo Morales. In Bolivia, as in Nicaragua and Venezuela, the governing progressive political movement enjoys around 35-40% core electoral support, the right wing opposition have around 25-30% with 30-40% of voters uncommitted. The Western elites know they need to motivate something over half of those uncommitted voters against Evo Morales so as to get the right wing government they so desperately need in Bolivia to try and make good the unmitigated debacle of Mauricio Macri’s right wing government in Argentina.
The intensity of any Western media and NGO campaign against Morales is likely to reach similar levels as their cynical campaigns of lies and defamation against Venezuela and Nicaragua. Should that offensive go ahead, as seems probable, the difference will be that this time Evo Morales and his team are alert and unlikely to be taken by surprise as the Nicaraguan authorities were by the vicious, sudden attack against them in April 2018. A likely variation in Bolivia’s case will be a higher profile of environmentalist NGOs working in tandem with their human rights counterparts feeding misrepresentations and downright lies into Western news media. For the U.S. and European Union elites the regional geopolitical stakes are high enough to make an attack on Bolivia imperative.
[Stephen Sefton is a member of the Tortilla con Sal collective based in Nicaragua]
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Vote tallies due in Florida’s hotly contested elections
Posted: Nov 10, 2018 / 02:04 PM EST / Updated: Nov 10, 2018 / 07:57 PM EST
Florida elections officials turned in unofficial vote tallies Saturday and were waiting to see if the secretary of state will order recounts in the hotly contested races for governor and U.S. Senate.
At stake was the tight and acrimonious U.S. Senate race between Republican Gov. Rick Scott and incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. The governor’s race between former Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, might also face a recount.
The recounts reflect a deeply divided electorate in a state that will play a critical role in the 2020 election and will determine whether Nelson will return to Washington for a fourth term or the Republicans will pad their majority in the Senate.
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Gillum conceded to DeSantis on Tuesday night, but when the results began to narrow, he said every vote should count. DeSantis has said little about the recount and is instead proceeding as if he won the election, appointing a transition team and preparing to take office in January.
The battle for Nelson’s Senate seat has been much more heated, with both sides filing lawsuits and trading verbal jabs. Scott has said Nelson is trying to steal the election, while Nelson is accusing Scott of trying to stop elections officials from counting every ballot. President Donald Trump has weighed in on behalf of Scott, calling the situation “a disgrace.”
During a conference call Saturday on behalf of Scott, U.S. Sen Lindsay Graham said the voting problems in Florida “undercuts confidence in the electoral process.”
“When it comes to these shenanigans, enough is enough,” he said. “We believe Rick Scott won fair and square.”
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Scott had asked Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate elections departments in South Florida’s Democrat-leaning Broward and Palm Beach counties after his lead narrowed in ballot-counting that continued through the week. However, a spokeswoman for the agency said Friday that there were no credible allegations of fraud; therefore, no active investigation.
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A large crowd gathered outside the Broward elections office holding signs, waving American flags and chanting “USA USA.”
A man with a bullhorn repeatedly yelled for elections supervisor Brenda Snipes to come out.
The governor, meanwhile, filed lawsuits in both counties seeking more information on how their ballots were being tallied. Nelson filed his own federal lawsuit Friday, seeking to postpone the Saturday deadline to submit unofficial election results.
Judges sided with Scott in rulings late Friday ordering election supervisors in the two counties to release information on ballot-counting sought by the governor.
Meanwhile, the Broward Canvassing Board met Friday to review ballots that had been initially deemed ineligible. Lawyers from the campaigns, journalists and citizens crowded into a room to observe the proceedings.
Scott’s lead had narrowed by Saturday afternoon to 0.15 percentage points —a lead of less than 13,000 out of nearly 8.2 million ballots cast — below the threshold for a recount. Florida law requires a machine recount when the leading candidate’s margin is 0.5 percentage points or less, and a hand recount if it’s 0.25 or less.
In the race for governor, DeSantis was leading by 0.41 percentage points.
A third statewide race that could go to a recount — the agriculture commissioner race between Democrat Nikki Fried and Republican Matt Caldwell — is the tightest of all, with Fried holding a 5,326-vote lead, a margin of 0.07 percent.
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Cheney Pushes Back On Criticism Over Vote On Anti-Hate Resolution
By Matt Laslo • Mar 15, 2019
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Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney turned some heads in Washington last week when she opposed a resolution denouncing all forms of hate. She was one of a mere 23 who voted against the measure.
Initially Democratic leaders planned to rebuke Freshman Democratic Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for what were characterized as anti-Semitic remarks, after she accused some lawmakers of having dual allegiance to both America and Israel. But then many freshmen Democrats and her two fellow Muslim colleagues protested and said it unfairly singled her out, so the resolution was broadened and never named the congresswoman.
Cheney said her objection to the resolution was the very fact that Omar was not held accountable.
"You could have gone either way on it. The resolution itself didn't have anything objectionable it. But it also, in my view, very clearly an effort to protect her by not naming her. The whole resolution was constructed in a way that would essentially enable her," said Cheney
In fact, Cheney had called for Omar to be stripped of her seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee over the remarks even before the vote. Cheney's critical of Democrats for what she said is the party's leaders essentially letting Omar off the hook.
"She went out afterwards and said that, you know, it was a huge victory for her. I think it's really important that we all stand up against anti-Semitism. And I think you've seen the Republicans doing that," said Cheney.
But Jewish Democrats are disappointed in Cheney's vote, especially because she's now the number three ranked House Republican in their leadership team. New York Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey who had initially pushed for the resolution denouncing Omar's allegedly anti-Semitic remarks, said it hurts that Cheney opposed an even broader resolution denouncing, even more, hate speech than the first draft.
"It's unfortunate and she should know better."
GOP leaders did kick Iowa Republican Steve King off his committees over accusations that he seemed to endorse white supremacy and neo-Nazi principles. But Illinois Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky said contemporary GOP leaders like Cheney have never reprimanded any individuals on the House floor for using racist, misogynistic or xenophobic language, including Trump himself.
"They have not done any resolution whatsoever calling out anyone by name - whether it's Steve King or anyone, or the president of the United States who I call him the hate-mongerer-in-chief," said Schakowsky.
After the vote, Politico reported that the other GOP leaders were upset with Cheney for opposing the legislation that the rest of the top brass of their leadership team supported. But Cheney said those reports are wrong.
"Our leadership team is absolutely unified and very much focused on the radical agenda that we've seen from the Democrats."
Minority Whip Steve Scalise also said the reports are false and that he agreed with Cheney's position, even if they voted differently.
"Look - a lot of members were justified in being disappointed that the resolution didn't go far enough. I think the resolution didn't go far enough."
Cheney is seen as a rising star in the GOP and that means you can expect to be hearing from her a lot more on national news outlets.
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Wyoming Republicans Skeptical Of Democrats' Push For Election Reform
By Matt Laslo • Mar 8, 2019
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House Democrats are pushing an effort to overhaul the nation's election and ethics laws. But Wyoming Republicans say the effort is a smokescreen to help keep Democrats in power.
Wyoming Delegation Weighs In On Emergency Declaration
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This week the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a measure rejecting President Trump's emergency declaration so he can build his long-desired wall. There also seems to be enough opposition in the Senate to reject it, but neither chamber looks to have enough votes to override Trump's promised veto. But Senator John Barrasso is all in with Trump.
Water Conservation Fund Bill Passes Senate But Remains In Limbo
By Matt Laslo • Feb 19, 2019
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This week the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping and historic bill that would make the Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent. A feat many hunters and fisherman, along with environmentalists, had thought was impossible after the GOP allowed it to lapse last year.
Wyoming Lawmakers Want To Find Common Ground
By Matt Laslo • Feb 8, 2019
The president's State of the Union address included him laying out his vision for U.S. energy policy, which had Wyoming Senator John Barrasso standing and clapping wildly - in part because he was on the GOP leadership team that spent two years focused on unwinding basically any regulations they could.
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A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES REVIEW
October 30, 2014 by pmbayobale, posted in Action, Cinema, Drama, Film essay, Film Noir, Hollywood, Liam Neeson, Movie review, Neo Noir, Uncategorized
Or Taken To The Grave? Liam Neeson uses his particular set of skills. No, wait! His acting skills (Remember them?) and his gravelly gravitas for the hardened private eye thrown into the seedy underworld of a 90s New York City.
A return to form for the reformed action hero in a suspenseful, if drawn out, gritty neo-noir. If you’re expecting another Taken, then you may be left disappointed.
Now I loved Taken (the first one) and it was great to see Neeson back in the limelight. But I was afraid that he was going to be typecast in the action role indefinitely. Non-Stop (Taken on a Plane) proves my point. BUT I’ll always commend Neeson for Schindler’s List and Rob Roy.
However, Neeson plays the part to perfection. A grisly Philip Marlowe. To be honest, the 90s setting didn’t really provide anything additional to the film. Other than the fact he uses old computers in libraries and payphones. I don’t really believe in the whole “Based on True Events” spiel. Not since Fargo and every horror film for the last decade.
So what’s it about? Private investigator Matthew Scudder (Neeson) is hired by a drug kingpin (Dan Stevens) to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) is really starting to make a name for himself and plays the part well. But to be honest, his character was a little weak and didn’t really do much until the closing moments.
Astro (Earth to Echo) played Neeson’s homeless sidekick well and the pair worked well together. Some will find his character incredibly irritating and their “bonding” conversations completely unnecessary and unsuited to Scudder’s loner.
At least we won’t be as annoyed as Ruth Wilson (Luther) whose part was completely removed from the film to make Scudder more of a loner. All she has attached to her name is a credit. And yet Astro made the cut? Strange.
However, the real scene stealer and adversary to Neeson’s Marlowe was David Harbour (End of Watch) as the maniacal killer. He was brilliant and sinister as hell. His creepy voice delivery was memorable enough. Olafur Darri Olafsson (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) also made a memorable role as the strange but morally torn middle man.
My main quip with A Walk Among The Tombstones was the length. A zippy opening with Neeson doing what he does best was soon put on a slow boil. The story tries its best to keep you hooked but there isn’t enough to justify the running time.
The story barely scrapes the surface of the sordid underbelly that these dark antagonists lurk from. There are creepy and suspenseful moments and Neeson certainly carries the film but despite all its promise; Mihai Malaimare Jr’s grainy noir-esque cinematography, Neeson’s snappy one liners and Harbour’s menace, it falls short of your expectations.
The story line meanders along with the surprise abduction and punch-em-up from Neeson but it’s all a little by the book. Endless red herrings with leads that go nowhere slowing down and killing what mystery and suspense was brewing.
The finale was certainly tense and made up for the meandering middle act but it was all so predictable. I was little disappointed that it had to go for a big fist fight and shoot em up to keep in and bank on Neeson’s resurged action hero fame.
The first hour was engaging, tense and slow burning but we got to see Neeson do what he does best . . . Act. Don’t get me wrong, there were some decent punch em up moments that Sam Spade would be proud of but it seemed to run out of ideas, go on a bit too long and then end with a big action number to stop bums fidgeting in seats.
If you want Taken, watch . . . Taken. But if you want to see a return (of sorts) for a talented actor and have a taste for noir, then it’s worth a gander.
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Hong Kong protests: Half of anti-government demonstrators at Polytechnic University surrender
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Police made mass arrests on Monday but about 100 radicals were still barricaded inside Polytechnic University in Hung Hom on Tuesday morning.
Photo: Sam Tsang/SCMP
Tired, cold and hungry, half of the few remaining protesters still holed up at Polytechnic University surrendered on Tuesday morning, and Hong Kong’s leader said she hoped the stand-off with police could be brought to a peaceful conclusion.
The two sides have been locked in an often-violent confrontation since Sunday, with sporadic clashes over the past 24 hours interspersed with those inside making increasingly desperate bids for freedom.
Hundreds were evacuated overnight from inside the university campus after politicians and education figures cut deals with police allowing them to leave. Around 10am, another 50 protesters emerged, with some suffering from hypothermia and leg injuries.
Paramedics treated them at a temporary station outside the campus before they were sent to five city hospitals. Another group of 50 were treated inside the campus in the Lee Shau Kei Building, and would be sent to hospital when ambulances could be arranged to take them.
A protester covered with a blanket, who did not disclose his identity, said he had endured sleepless nights and panic attacks during his time inside, brought on by not knowing when police would break in.
“We decided to come out due to hunger and cold, and many of us got hurt without enough medical supplies inside,” he said.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Tuesday she had laid out two principles with police for handling the stand-off: that they were to try resolving the incident peacefully, and to treat injured or under-aged protesters in a humanitarian manner.
Speaking ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, Lam said about 600 protesters, including 200 aged under 18, had so far left the university since police surrounded the campus on Sunday.
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“We will use whatever means to continue to persuade and arrange for these remaining protesters to leave the campus as soon as possible,” she said. “So this whole operation can end in a peaceful manner and lay the basis for the subsequent work by the police to stop violence in Hong Kong.”
Describing the arrangement as exceptional, she said those under 18 had been allowed to go home after their personal details were recorded by police, with police reserving the right to arrest them later.
The calm of the late morning was a different story to the earlier hours of Tuesday, with some protesters standing guard at the entrance to the Hung Hom university from about 4am, after fiery clashes with riot police over the past 24 hours had turned the site into a battlefield.
Police surrounded the campus as protesters retreated inside buildings, including the gymnasium, and some slept next to unlit petrol bombs.
Hong Kong University legal scholar Eric Cheung (centre) and pro-government politician Jasper Tsang (right) were among those who negotiated the surrender of hundreds of protesters overnight.
Photo: Felix Wong/SCMP
The university’s president Professor Teng Jin-guang returned on Tuesday to inspect a campus littered with unused petrol bombs, bottles of highly flammable gas and discarded protective equipment.
More than 200 students or protesters aged below 18 had left the campus overnight. Some 100 adults also left and were arrested. Earlier, some escaped by abseiling off a footbridge to getaway vehicles below.
Overnight, into the early hours of Tuesday at PolyU, various figures from politics and education reached agreements with police to safely remove young protesters and volunteers inside the campus.
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They include PolyU council chairman Lam Tai-fai, pro-government politicians Michael Tien Puk-sun and Jasper Tsang, as well as education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen.
While minors were let go after police noted down their information, adults were immediately arrested.
Referring to the minors, legal scholar Eric Cheung Tat-ming said: “Police kept their promise, only noting down their HKID [Hong Kong Identity Card number], taking photos and letting them go.”
He said he is relieved that students were safe and bloodshed had been avoided.
A protester is detained during arrests on Monday at PolyU.
Although police had repeatedly declared those on campus were involved in rioting, Cheung said mere presence within the PolyU campus did not amount to criminal conduct.
“Unless police have evidence, such as that someone has thrown a petrol bomb, I don’t think the authorities can prove a person is guilty beyond reasonable doubt,” he added.
On whether police could still charge those present of unlawful assembly, Cheung said those who were peaceful would be exempt.
Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung vowed to be the last to leave PolyU.
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“I guess the chance of them charging me for rioting is not small,” Hui said. “I expect them to arrest me first, but I’m convinced they wouldn’t be able to get a conviction.”
Hui said it was absurd that police should put the campus in complete lockdown and vow to arrest those inside for rioting.
“To arrest everyone on site [for rioting], this is clearly making wanton arrests,” he said.
The lawmaker said authorities might be trying to send a message to deter protesters from joining future actions.
Two black-clad protesters were among the dozens of diehards who remained on campus on Tuesday morning, despite not being PolyU students.
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An 18-year-old said he was also involved in the bid to keep police out of Chinese University last week.
“I thought the PolyU situation would be resolved in two days but things didn’t go as expected,” he said, adding he knew the risks of being arrested.
Another in his 20s said he was pained by the arrests of protesters outside PolyU, who tried to rescue those trapped inside. He also said he had no plan surrender.
“Surrender, you go to jail, don’t surrender you still go to jail, so I would rather not,” he said.
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Young people, who had dressed out of the typical protest attire of black, were also heard arguing on the phone and ruling out any suggestion of surrendering.
Some, however, did leave as a group or alongside school principals who had arrived on scene with Ip.
An 18-year-old called Nathan was among the batch who left Polytechnic University campus on Tuesday morning, and he estimated there were around 200 people still inside.
“We have already tried multiple times to break through police’s defence, yesterday at 5am, then 10am, and another time,” he said. “Each time we lost 50 people and another 100 ... the chance of walking out free is fading away.”
A pedestrian takes a photograph of the protest aftermath in Nathan Road, one of the busiest shopping streets in Hong Kong.
Photo: K.Y. Cheng/SCMP
Mrs Chung, who said her 16-year-old daughter was still inside, said the teenager refused to listen to her, and did not believe the police would let her just walk out.
“No one can ask her to come out now. She wants to walk out freely, and does not believe the police at all,” she said. “She communicates with me but refuses to listen to me”.
The mother said her daughter at first only joined peaceful protests, but started to become more aggressive after clashes at Chinese University, and had been inside the campus since Sunday.
“Her sudden change of attitude was probably due to peer pressure, I really don’t know,” she said.
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Roads surrounding PolyU campus – such as Chatham Road, Cheong Wan Road and Hong Chong Road and Gascoigne Road – were still blocked, as of Tuesday morning.
The aftermath of intense overnight clashes between radicals and police in Kowloon left locals struggling with the effects of tear gas still hanging in the air.
A woman covers her nose and mouth as she deals with the effects of residual tear gas on Tuesday morning.
Most vehicles could not pass through the junction of Nathan Road and Jordan Road in Jordan, with roadblocks still in place for the morning commute.
At least three construction vehicles started clearing bricks strewn across the road at about 7.30am.
Passers-by in Nathan Road wore masks and used their hands to cover their faces as they struggled with the after-effects of the chemical irritant fired by police to disperse protesters just hours earlier.
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World Cup 2019: After his country's defeat, Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi pitches for more matches with India
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has pitched for more cricket matches between India and Pakistan even as his country suffered a humiliating defeat in recent ICC World Cup match.
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has pitched for more cricket matches between India and Pakistan even as his country suffered a humiliating defeat in recent ICC World Cup match.
Talking to the media on his arrival at the Old Trafford stadium today on Sunday, he said cricket is very popular in the sub-continent and Prime Minister Imran Khan gave a new identity to the game of cricket in Pakistan."Pakistan and Indian team should play bilateral cricket in the larger interest of the sports and for the good of cricket," Radio Pakistan quoted Qureshi as saying.
India have prevented the men`s teams to contest in any bilateral series with Pakistan for the last six years following rise in tension between the two nations in wake of several attacks in the former country. India has accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorist groups and fuelling violence in the region.
Even recently after the February 14 Pulwama attack, BCCI, in a veiled reference to Pakistan, had requested ICC to sever ties with countries from which "terrorism emanates". Over 40 CRPF personnel were killed after a Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist rammed an IED laden vehicle into a CRPF convoy.
India defeated Pakistan by 89 runs on Sunday at Manchester in the ongoing ICC Men`s Cricket World Cup, and as a result, the Men in Blue maintain their unbeaten record against the arch-rivals in the World Cup.
On the political front too, Pakistan has called India for hold talks to end hostilities between neighbouring nations. Imran Khan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi twice, inviting him for talks after latter`s election victory.
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Review - Flashback: The Quest for Identity
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Post by FrumpleOrz » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:58 am
Ah, youth. I remember renting this game on my Super Nintendo multiple times when I was a child. I've always enjoyed cinematic platformers (on a side note, can someone help me come up with a less pretentious name for the genre?) and the opening green first level has always just stuck out in my mind. Talk about having a living environment. Beautiful, beautiful stuff.
As I mentioned earlier, the game is in the cinematic platformer (GOD I HAD THAT TERM) genre, which means it plays like Prince of Persia (the original game, not the modern acrobat sim) or Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. It uses "step mechanics," so a tap of the D-Pad will move you one "step" in the direction you push. It's like a giant grid system, more or less. Running is different from your standard game as well. It's a fluid motion and stopping isn't instant. This can cause you to fall into pits. Oh yeah, falling from too far of a distance makes you die. The controls are a little tricky if you've never played anything like them before but once you get the hang of it all, it becomes pretty natural for the most part.
The graphics are gorgeous, as I mentioned earlier. I believe the characters have been rotoscoped, so they have a really neat look to them. It adds a nice touch of realism to the characters and it just looks COOL. The backgrounds are gorgeous and look like they may be hand-painted. Anyone know if that's right? The first level's beautiful green jungle mixed with a Flash Gordon-esque sci fi element that doesn't look too far into the future to be absurd.
The green level stuck with me from childhood and I soon found out why. I never passed the first level until last week, heh. Still, the rest of the levels don't look quite as pretty but they all have their own nice touches and have their own unique feel. No level is the same, at first glace.
The core of the game is climbing up platforms, toggling switches, and shooting goons. The switches are usually involved in a minor puzzle, which usually involved something like placing a stone of them or simply jumping over a canceling switch. If you've played a video game in the last 30 years, you've seen these puzzled before. Occasionally, they'll throw in a puzzle element that you've never seen before and it just doesn't make sense. For example, there's a part of the game when there's a locked door and a high platform that's difficult to get to that just doesn't seem to lead anywhere. It turns out there is some glass you have to shoot to get into the next area. Completely counter-intuitive and the mechanic hadn't been used prior in any part.
The shooting is pretty standard stuff. Pull out a gun, aim at a bad guy, press the A button to fire, and if the bad guy is still alive, avoid his shot and repeat. I played on the hardest difficulty, so I don't know how much that changes this part of the game, but this became tedious at times. Crouch, shoot, either use your energy shield or roll out of the way, start over. It just became "Oh god, this again?" It seems okay at first, but by the end of the game, it gets frustrating.
That makes it sound like I didn't enjoy the game as a whole though, which is untrue. I enjoyed the heck out of it. It was frustrating at times, but it's gorgeous to look at and when you DO get to a puzzle that is challenging and makes sense, solving it just feels good. It's also fairly lengthy, especially compared to Out of this World, and can keep you going for a little bit. The password system is fantastic as well. THEY ARE REAL WORDS. How great is that?
The story, though, oh the story. It doesn't really make sense. It's some convoluted story about the main character blanking his memory to avoid aliens he detected with glasses that can see the density of molecules or something. Yeah, it's a standard excuse plot. There is one part of the story that is a little infamous among my group of friends though. The main character's name is Conrad. His goal for the first level is to find his friend Ian. My name is Ian and I used to live with my friend Conrad. Not often those names come up together, heh.
Overall though, if you have any interest in playing this game or enjoy cinematic platformers (seriously, we have to change that name) at all, you can't go wrong with it. It seems to go for a little bit of cash nowadays but it'd probably be worth slapping down the cash for it. It's definitely enjoyable and not something that appears on modern consoles too often. In summary: Go for it! You'll probably like it!
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Post by Austin » Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:30 am
Good review. I didn't give the 3DO version much time, but I played it into the ground on the SNES, and then later the Sega CD. I think the reason I didn't get far into the 3DO version is that it lacked the constant streaming in-game music of the SCD version. Still, an excellent game, and one that I highly recommend. Actually, I think I have a disc-only 3DO version sitting around here still.. Maybe I will pop it in sometime..
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Austin wrote: Good review. I didn't give the 3DO version much time, but I played it into the ground on the SNES, and then later the Sega CD. I think the reason I didn't get far into the 3DO version is that it lacked the constant streaming in-game music of the SCD version. Still, an excellent game, and one that I highly recommend. Actually, I think I have a disc-only 3DO version sitting around here still.. Maybe I will pop it in sometime..
There's music in the Sega CD version, huh? That's one thing I forgot to mention in my review is that there is practically no music in the 3DO version. Didn't the Sega CD version have a comic book in the manual too?
I think it might have. I don't remember. I know the Genesis version comes included with a separate mini-comic book.
Post by Martin III » Sat Jul 07, 2012 1:35 pm
Interesting review. I don't think I even realized this game was available for the 3DO. Pretty cool, since I don't have any other console the game appears on.
I've seen videos of the Jaguar version and it has very little music too... Is the 3DO version basically the same as the Jag version?
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Post by Trev » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:03 pm
Good review. Flashback is on of my favorite games of all time! I have several versions of this game and, despite minor changes, it really is great on any console.
The music in the Sega cd port really makes that version stand out as different. The transformation of a generally quiet game into one with a quality full musical score is worth checking out for fans of the game. The Scd version also has voice acting, but lacks the cool comic book the Genesis version had.
I don't own the Jag version, but one immediate difference is that it doesn't have the fmv video cutscenes found in the 3DO, Scd, Cd-i ports. Not sure if that is a bad thing, as I love the original look ...
One more thing about the 3DO version, it actually has even less music than the 16 bit versions, which would sometimes cue short tracks at the approach of certain enemies. Not sure why, but you'll miss it if you remember it from the earlier versions. Still a fantstic game on 3DO, or any system you can play it.
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Post by Austin » Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:35 pm
Martin III wrote: I've seen videos of the Jaguar version and it has very little music too... Is the 3DO version basically the same as the Jag version?
Close to the same thing music-wise. The Jaguar version has bits of slowdown during gameplay that you won't find in the 3DO version, and as Trev mentioned it also has the older-style cut scenes. The ones in the Jaguar version run choppy at points as well, very reminiscent of the 16-bit versions, which is a shame. It would have been nice if they were full-speed in the Jag game. Lastly, the Jaguar version also has a few subtle background details that you don't have in the other versions.
Post by Jones » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:40 am
Another thing about the 3DO version that is different from, as far as
I know, all other versions is that they paced up the general gameplay
speed. Which is good! Everything moves a bit faster, the controls respond
a bit quicker - the general speed got increased, what makes the game
even better.
Oh, and I found this:
"Reportedly the best-selling French game of all time, Flashback was a phenomenon
when it debuted on Commodore's Amiga in 1992, and it remains a
fascinating experience today. It's a science-fiction action adventure set in
the year 2142, viewed side on, like traditional 2-D platform games, and is
in a sense "realistic" as the character explores the world in a manner
consistent with him being a normal human being.
Flashback is not a game where the skills of platforming are the payoff,
however. The rewards here are in carefully exploring the rich
environments and figuring out what you need to do in order to progress.
As in traditional point-and-click adventure games, the solutions are
often obscure, meaning that patience and experimentation are rewarded
as much as skill and finesse with a joystick. All this technical and game
design cleverness would be for nought if the game didn't have a decent
story at the heart of it, and Flashback's tale of alien infiltration and
forced amnesia is superb. It juggles action with atmosphere and
delivers a game that is both intriguing and tense."
Found in: "1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die"
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Post by FrumpleOrz » Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:27 pm
Jones wrote: Another thing about the 3DO version that is different from, as far as
I was with it until it got to the story part... Am I alone thinking the storyline seemed secondary in the game?
Post by Jones » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:19 pm
Yes, it is secondary - opinion shared!
What made me even more confused was that the actual "story"
reminded me heavily of that Arnold Schwarzenegger movie
"Total Recall"! That's why some German gaming magazines
called it "Total Recall - the video game".
Anyway, there was an unofficial successor of that game,
called "Fade to Black". The protagonist was also called "Conrad",
but apart from that I've only seen screenshots from MS-DOS PCs.
Is that game any good? Does it have any closer connection to "Flashback"?
Post by Austin » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:23 pm
I thought Fade to Black continued on where Flashback left off?
Post by FrumpleOrz » Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:57 am
Austin wrote: I thought Fade to Black continued on where Flashback left off?
Yeah, it's a direct sequel. Same characters and everything. I had it on PS1 as a kid and I liked it back then. I tried playing it recently though and it's awful. Absolutely terrible.
Post by Austin » Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:36 am
Yeah, I had a hard time getting into it even when it was only a couple of years old.
Post by Trev » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:11 am
I'm kinda in the mood to play it after reading these posts. It may be a sequel, but Fade to Black plays nothing like Flashback. I wish they had kept it 2d, as the Psx can't do the 3d justice. Still, I'm gonna give it a whirl as it's been a while.
Post by BryWI » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:01 pm
I've always wanted to play Fade to Black. I had a demo of it for DOS way back in the day. It didn't seem to play to bad from what I remember of it.
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CLEVELAND BROTHEL PROTECTED BY POLICE AND CIA?
Nina saw 3 men with the girls. The police say only Ariel was involved.
Was Ariel Castro running a brothel, protected by the CIA?
Nina Samoylicz, a neighbour of Ariel Castro, says she saw three naked young girls crawling in the backyard of his house on all fours with dog leashes around their necks and three men controlling them
Three men with three naked women
BUT, according to Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba:
There is "absolutely" no indication that Ariel Castro's two brothers knew what was going on inside Ariel's house.
"There is nothing that leads us to believe they were involved or they had any knowledge of this, and that comes from statements of our victims, and their statements and their brother's statements."
Only one Cleveland kidnapping suspect is charged
Ariel Castro told a friend that he worked for the CIA.
Ariel Castro's two brothers - Pedro, 54, and O'Neal, 50, - do not live at Ariel Castro's home.
Three women reported to police that they had seen three naked young girls crawling in the backyard of Ariel Castro's house on all fours with dog leashes around their necks
www.dailymail.
Anderson Cooper, who reportedly works for the CIA, interviews Charles Ramsey, who claims, wrongly it seems, that he rescued the three girls.
Charles Ramsey claimed that it was he who rescued the three girls.
However, Angel Cordero, claims that he was the one who rescued Amanda Berry - and Ramsey did not arrive at the scene until after the woman was freed.
www.dailymail
We are asked to believe that this hooded figure is Gina DeJesus returning to her home.
Ariel Castro kidnapped kids for the CIA?
Ariel Castro said he worked for the CIA.
Jow Popow, a childhood friend of Ariel Castro, says:
"Ariel was in my garage probably five or six years ago. ..
"He said he was in the CIA...
"It's the way he said it, how serious he said it."
Hints of a dark side in Cleveland abduction suspect's life | Reuters
General Michael Aquino, of the US military, is said to be linked to the kidnapping of Johhny Gosch.
Marc Dutroux is believed to have kidnapped kids for people linked to the CIA.
New Leads Implicate CIA, Government Officials In Child Prostitution / The Story of the CIA's "Finders" Abduction Operation / subversion of the U.S. Military
CBS 'Hawaii Five-O' episode, on 6 May 2013, about a girl called Amanda who was kidnapped a decade ago.
Did the CIA know in advance that the three kidnapped girls would be freed?
The CIA works closely with the media.
The storyline of 'Hawaii Five-O', on 6 May 2013, was about a girl kidnapped a decade earlier - similar to the real life case of Amanda Berry, kidnapped a decade ago, and two other girls also held against their will.
The first name of the girl in the Hawaii Five-O episode is Amanda.
Morris, was the same as the first name of one real-life Cleveland victim.
Adam Lanza (aka Ryan lanza) at the Saturday Night Live studio.
This was not the first time an episode of “Hawaii Five-O” had a connection to real life.
In an episode in 2011 a bomb was chained around a teenage girl’s neck as part of a ransom demand.
An Australian teenager claimed the same thing was happening to her.
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Ariel Castro
Between 2002 and 2004, in Cleveland Ohio, three girls were kidnapped.
The three girls were held prisoner for ten years - at 2207 Seymour Avenue.
2207 Seymour Avenue is owned by Ariel Castro.
In 2004, the police were made aware that Ariel Castro had temporarily abducted a boy.
Castro imprisoned the boy on his school bus for two hours.
In 2004, the police came to visit 2207 Seymour Avenue.
"They left when no one answered the door."
Police visited home where three kidnapped girls were held in 2004... but left when no one answered the door
Reportedly, the three girls were kept in rooms with chains, tape and other bondage devices.
It sounds as though 2207 Seymour Avenue was a brothel, being protected by agents of the US government.
Amanda Berry (Centre) one of the three who were kidnapped
Juan Perez, 27, has known Ariel Castro since he was five.
Juan Perez says that Ariel Castro 'groomed the whole neighborhood' over the years.
Perez says that three years ago he and his sister heard a woman's scream that 'gave them goosebumps' that went on for 10 seconds.
They called the police but the police took no action.
www.cleveland.com
Israel Lugo, 39, lives three houses down from Ariel Castro's house.
Lugo says that in 2011 he heard what he thought was a girl banging on a window.
He says: 'The cops came but they never did anything'.
dailymail.
Nina Samoylicz, a neighbour of Ariel Castro, says she saw three naked young girls crawling in the backyard of his house on all fours with dog leashes around their necks and three men controlling them.
But the police never responded to her call.
The police also failed to respond to calls from two other neighbours.
The Dutroux gang supplied girls to the elite, to be tortured and murdered.
Marc Dutroux's lawyer, Xavier Magnee, said Dutroux, was part of a criminal network supplying the sex trade.
Magnee said Dutroux was a "small fish" working for a network with links to the police.
Magnee pointed out the failure of the police to process all the forensic samples discovered in a basement cellar in which Dutroux kept four of his captives.
Magnee said that some 6,000 hair samples found in the basement cellar where some of the victims were held had led to the discovery of 25 "unknown" DNA profiles.
"There were people in that cellar that are not now accused," said Magnee.
M. Magnee said prosecutors had ignored evidence that might have linked the ring to a Satanic cult called Abrasax, which is suspected of performing human sacrifices. - Dutroux says he abducted girls with police help - Europe, News ...
Regina Louf mentioned a number of girls that she had witnessed being murdered. (The Belgian X-Files) (Belgium's X-Files - An Olenka Frenkiel Investigation - BBC)
Marc Dutroux insisted that he was not a "lone predator" but part of a wider paedophile ring.
Dutroux described himself as a victim, a "puppet in a show trial" who had to be put away to "hide the truth" and serve the interests of "organised corruption".
Dutroux said only 10% of the case had been examined. He asked why independent-minded policemen had been removed from the investigating team.
Dutroux insists he was part of paedophile ring
When Dutroux was convicted in 2004 of raping and murdering a string of young girls - two of whom had starved to death in his cellar - he said he was part of a widespread paedophile ring that included policemen and elite members of Belgian society." -Secrets and terror of Jersey care home - Telegraph
"Belgian police were told of the whereabouts of one of the victims of alleged child murderer and pedophile Marc Dutroux one year before she was found dead, a court in Belgium heard."
"Throughout the Dutroux investigation and trial there have were allegations of police collusion..."
Police told where Dutroux victim was long before she was found dead: witness
"Marc Dutroux, the Belgian paedophile, claimed that police officers helped him to abduct two young women whose bodies were later discovered buried in his garden."
Dutroux claims police helped in teens' kidnap - Times Online
Newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah with Margaret Thatcher, close friend of Sir Jimmy Savile and various other pedophiles.
A schoolgirl was repeatedly raped by newspaper tycoon Eddy Shah after being 'sold' to him for £650, a court has heard.
Prostitute Susan Davies allegedly handed the 14-year-old over to the businessman for sex in order to settle her credit card debts.
Stuart Hall and the MP...
"Castro was arrested in 1993 after a domestic violence complaint, though a grand jury decided not to indict him. Another complaint in 2005 filed by his ex-wife... accused him of twice breaking her nose and attempting to abduct their daughters and keep them from her mother. That case was dismissed."
www.thestar.com
Protected by the CIA?
Labels: Berry, bondage, Castro, CIA, Cleveland, DeJesus, Dutroux, Finders, Gosch, Police
it seems beyond belief
unless they were brainwashed or lived in fear of torture or whatever
we don't even know yet whether there was some kind of dungeon
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yers back there was a british left wing newspaper called the daily herald,
my grandfather was asistant editor and he told us that they went to doa story on an old ladies dog that was a claimed 26 years old, while there herad muffled screams next door.
on investigating this house which was supposed to be a delinquent boys home for orphans, they found it was a boys brothel where important people went for some "recreational buggery"
as the police said, they could do nothing as it was protected by the queens art historian anthony blunt
Thanks Aang-
Upon hearing this story "break" I immediately figured the abusers must have had protection from the police. Given that the girls went missing in the same neighborhood, the fact that naked girls in chains on all fours were seen and screams would not be investigated is somewhat absurd.
Next question which of the brothers had connections to police. What were the jobs of the other two who did not drive a school bus?
Kal Dani said...
"And - you're going to laugh - he said he was in the CIA." a muscician talking about Ariel Castro.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/08/us-usa-missing-ohio-suspect-idUSBRE94704Z20130508
Would not surprise me in the least, sounds a bit like the Detroux case.
a pal of mine was studying at cheltenham college a few doors along from fred west, he said everyone knew
about the sex parties, and when the music was going he could not sleep and would watch out the window, he saw
social workers police allsorts going in, homosexual thursdays was packed out, taxis would bring young boys, from whre he could never find out
bobby dobson
Christinne said...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321165/Violinist-Nigel-Kennedy-claims-children-young-10-sexually-abused-pianist-prestigious-music-school.html
trippy b/c just last night I mentioned to my husband that I wouldn't put it past our govt to be behind this as, since it broke, the boston bombings are not newsworthy anymore. Just as people were beginning to rethink that whole situation, (i.e.: that the amputee's from the tragedy are certainly in good shape considering, AND out and about in such a short time). Nevertheless, these girls were definitely kidnapped and used for sex irregardless. And one things for sure, the truth, about whether or not this clown was CIA or not, will never come to light. Sadly the truth is always more strange than ficton, and always beyond the majority's comprehension. "Tis why things like this, what happened in Belgium, England, PA, etc flourishes and continues till this day.
Great post...and I thank you for sharing it.
Ayelyah said...
and whats up with this? ****http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hawaii-five-o-plot-cleveland-girl-kidnapping-converge-eerie-coincidence-article-1.1337042
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321473/Age-consent-lowered-13-stop-persecution-old-men-sex-assault-victims-SHOULDNT-anonymity-says-leading-barrister.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2321693/They-monstrosity-How-CIA-tried-failed-turn-CATS-cyborg-spies-Operation-Acoustic-Kitty-ended-disaster.html
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "CLEVELAND BROTHEL PROTECTED BY POLICE AND CIA?":
Stuart Hall was in the Labour Party. The ex MP who is now a Peer is Lord Pxxx, also in the Labour Party. Labour is infested with these sort of people.
shirlz007 said...
Hawaii 5 O is back on television? Jesus help us all
urant said...
How do you overshadow the terribly horrific Benghazi affair? You expose something just as bad, even worse. Castro in Cleveland. The timing is the giveaway.
No way only 1 guy involved, no friggin way.
The timing was perfect; to coincide with the Israeli attack on Syria. The girls' release from captivity was big international news. The Israeli attack on Syria hardly got a mention.
This blogger must be inside of my head!!!!
This is exactly my hypothesis on this Ariel Castro nightmare. These girls were sex slaves and the police made a cut off the profit.
Ariel is possibly a snitch for the police. If so, the police won't arrest him.
I wonder if these girls were drugged??...
this is so f ing whacked , I was just driving home trying to figure this out when I came to the same conclusion that this place was some kind of mkultra /torture/sexcapades type place in fact that's why I jumped on to see if this guy was connected to anyone somehow and I come across this as my first hit.
clearly these stories don't add up, one was let out to work a job and in that time she never told a single soul, are you kidding me, id run out into the street screaming like a banshee starting a fight with anyone I could just to bring cops, and they look pretty damn healthy for slaves...most die from starvation, not from the looks of these women.
and not less than a week later they are out in the open taking pictures doing interviews going on stage with singers.... wtf kind of rape/torture victims are they? id be psyched to be free as well, but wouldn't you want to catch up with old friends and family first?
just like sandy hook everyone seems to be too happy and they raised the house just like shadey hook will be. that should be the red flag, whole families get murdered in homes, they don't raise it to the ground lol wtf, that's called destroying evidence,
we'll know its false when they pass some ordinance of "SAFETY INSPECTIONS" mandatory even for private residence anyone that doesn't comply will be handed hefty fine and will be forced to open by police to comply and finger wagged saying you don't want to end up like them, its for your own protection.
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Elliott Wins Pro Rattler 100 After Last Lap Pass
Chase Elliott snuck by Bubba Pollard on the final lap of the Pro Late Model race to win the nightcap at South Alabama Speedway. It was no surprise to see Elliott get the job done as his car had been the best all night. Pollard got a good restart after the final yellow, but Elliott forged ahead in the final lap. For Elliott it was his fourth top five finish of the season, and third win in four starts.
Trip to the Penalty Box Cost Elliott Rattler 250
Chase Elliott, Grant Enfinger and Bubba Pollard staged a war for the Rattler 250 and the bomb went off on lap 237. As Enfinger held the lead, Elliott was in his tires track when Pollard ran them down. Pollard went high to take second and pulled even with leader Enfinger. Elliott then peaked to the inside, making Enfinger became the meat in the sandwich. Elliott made contact with Enfinger, thus hitting Pollard and sending him for a spin and into the turn four wall. Elliott was send to the rear for causing the caution.
"It was just a bad call," said Elliott, who ended up fifth. "I think we should have been in victory lane. It is what it is, we can't do nothing about it now. We have been a part of bad calls in the past. Can't do nothing but move on."
Pollard, who was sustained the most damage of all involved, felt differently about the call.
"It was late in the race and you have to go for it," said Pollard. "I figured it was a racing deal. We were all racing hard for the win. It happened so fast that I am not sure what the right call would have been. It definitely is a hard call to make."
Enfinger was the biggest benefactor in the call and won the race.
"I don't blame Chase (Elliott) at all," said Enfinger. "He made a move on the flat and came up into me and wrecked Bubba (Pollard) in the process. That's the rule, the CRA rule, and that's what they said before the race. He didn't mean to do it, he had a better car and was just looking to bump me out of the way."
Rattler Stock Up in 2011
67 cars answered the bell for the 2011 version of the Rattler weekend. Just one year ago, only 16 cars took the green flag for the 250 lap Super Late Model show and this year was nearly doubled with 28 taking the green. Pro Late Model attendance was up two with 37 total cars taking part in the race with 30 starting the main event.
Pollard Snake Bit, Twice
Bubba Pollard know a thing or two about Rattlesnakes as he has won just about every event at South Alabama Speedway in a Late Model. Those events come with names like the Sidewinder, The Canebrake and others. Pollard found himself snake bit after both the Pro and Super events.
While going for the lead in the Super race with 13 laps to go a chain reaction of three-wide racing shot him into the wall in turn four.
Hours later Pollard got the lead on a late restart in the Pro Late Model race, only to see Chase Elliott take it back in the final two corners of the event.
"It seems like we can get close, but we can't seal the deal," said Pollard who has three-second place finishes in five starts this season. "We'll do some homework and come back in a few weeks."
Wilson Keeps Knocking on That Door
When the floodgates open for Donnie Wilson, look out. The Oklahoma City driver spent all season chasing that a win and had nothing to show for it other than lots of laps led, a few poles and a runner-up finish in the Snowball Derby. 2011 will be different, Wilson hopes, but a strong second-place run is not a bad way to start the year.
"I'll take finishing second each week," said Wilson after chasing Grant Enfinger under the checkered flag at South Alabama. "We had a crazy day with a few spins, so to end up second is almost like a win. We are close to getting it."
Wilson will head to Five Flags Speedway in a few weeks for the opening race of the 2011 Blizzard Series. He was fourth in points at Five Flags in 2010.
Kenzie Ruston, Logan Boyett, Brandon Brilliant All Ok After Wild Wreck
In a flash, several Pro Late Model cars were dashed into a pile of rubble on the home stretch at South Alabama Speedway. Contact between Max Gresham and Kenzie Ruston set off a huge chain reaction that sent one car into the catch fence.
Logan Boyett was the first driver we caught up with after the ride, he was very upset once he got out of the car. His frustration was mostly for his wrecked racecar.
"I am pretty torn up about it," said Logan Boyett. "We can get the car fixed. It's only the front half. We come off four and I got clear and I saw someone launch up into the fence and then it was all sparks."
Kenzie Ruston took a hard shot into the outside wall, but was able to get out after the wreck. Early reports from teams and drivers had us believing she had climbed the wall and got into the fence.
"We were coming from the back and I got together with the 7-11 and it was just one of those racing deals," said Ruston. "I don't remember much other then hitting the wall and then the brakes."
After checking with all the drivers we found out Brandon Brilliant was the one who was playing Top Gun at the flag stand.
"It looked like the 39 car (Ruston) got underneath Max Gresham coming out of turn four and he just pinched her pretty hard. From my seat it looked like he come down on her," said Brilliant. "They got together and once they started wrecking I got hit from the back and then I was looking at the grandstand. It’s a cold night, there’s not too many people left in the grandstands but I got to see every one of their faces so it was an interesting ride."
Scotty Ellis was another driver who got tangled up in the mess on the straightaway. Ellis just had nowhere to go.
“Just everybody checked up in front of us and couldn’t get slowed down quick enough," said Ellis "We piled in there with it. I think two cars got together in front of us and got sideways and it was just over from there. Hard racing kind of early but I guess it happens.”
Tony Clark, a teammate to Bubba Pollard, also found a piece of the wreck.
“I wasn’t really involved, said Clark. "It was a wreck in front of me and then my spotter said, 'Go low.' I went low and then Logan (Boyett) was right in front of me and he started to go low too. Ellis came right in front of both of us and both of us ran right into him."
Gresham managed to repair the car and get back out to finish sixth. After the race we got his take on the incident.
"It looked like someone missed a shift in front of me and I had slowed down and then I got rear ended and it just pushed me into it," said Gresham. "I feel bad for Kenzie and the whole situation. I didn’t know she was that low, I didn’t know she was that far underneath me and I guess it’s a learning thing for both of us. I hate it for her but it’s all a learning thing and I definitely learned something from tonight.
Fultz Rebounds to Finish on the Podium
Defending Rattler 250 champion Jeff Fultz made up two laps to finish third on Sunday, but he still was not happy with his car at the end of the day. Major issues on the rear tires left them a sitting duck just before the 200 lap mark. Many where shocked to see the 67 on the board in the closing laps at South Alabama.
"We tried something in the rear end and it bit us," said Fultz. "The tires went crazy on us I got so loose I lost two laps. Stagger and our rear-end hurt, us but we still got a good run."
Gale Grabs at Top 10 in the Rattler 250
Deep south favorite Cale Gale has been running a lot more in the Super Late Model ranks before he gets back to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in a few weeks. Gale has been full of some track-record-setting speed in his recent events, but the balance into consistency is now just starting to take form again. Gale finished eighth at the Rattler 250.
"We always seem to be lacking in the race just a bit," said Gale. "Jamie Rouleau came over and helped us this week and that made us better. The starts are killing me, for some reason we are struggling on cold tires everywhere we go."
Blaney Back to Business
Defending CRA Southern Six Pack Champion Ryan Blaney seemed to get the shoes on the right feet with new crew chief Shane Tesch as they overcame a one lap qualifying run to contend for the win in the final quarter of the Rattler 250. Blaney will now turn his focus to the first PASS South event at Anderson Motor Speedway (SC) in a few weeks.
Ecoff off to a Nice Start in 2011
Damon Ecoff was a CRA regular in 2010 and he's looking to have as stronger presence in 2011. After finishing 23rd in points a year ago, Ecoff is ready to return to form after finishing 13th in points in 2009. This year started out with the team's first trip to the Rattler where they posted a ninth-place finish after starting 25th.
"I think I improved overall," said Ecoff. "I’m happy I finished. I think we’re going to take it (a new car) to Winchester. I think my next race is at Anderson Speedway for the CRA Opener. We are competing for points this year so it's nice to finish in the top 10 the first time out.”
Grill Has Unusual day at the Rattler
After winning both poles for the events on Sunday it would have been smart money to pick Augie Grill to win. He led at times in both races, but three separate spins or wrecks sidelined him in the Super Late Model show and he didn't have the mustard to keep up with Pollard and Elliott in the Pro race.
"It was a disappointing day for us," said Grill. "We led both races, but didn't have anything to show for it. The only good thing about the day is that company did well today."
Grill and his dad Frankie built the race-winning car in the Super Late Model show and the top three cars in the Pro Late Model show.
Hotshoe Hemric Stays Hot With a Fifth
Fresh off the New Smyrna Speedweeks where he got his first Late Model win, Daniel Hemric was right back at it in the Rattler Pro race. Hemric continued to show signs of growth as he battled with the best on a track he had never seen. Right up until a late restart, he was in contention for a win.
"I just got the rights in the junk and slid up and tagged the wall," said Hemric. "We were right in the mix and ended up fifth. I guess it's not that bad of a problem if that's a bad night for us."
VanMeter Looks Ahead to Racing With Son
Eddie VanMeter didn't have the best finish to his first Rattler 250, but he is not going to let it bother his plans for the 2011 season. After being taken out of the race in a wreck with 25 laps to go VanMeter watch the finish thinking of what's to come.
"I would have much rather been having this conversation on the frontstretch but, we came down here to have fun," said VanMeter. We are going to run as many races as we can. We're also going to run my son in the CRA Sportsman and the CRA Street Stocks so that’s kind of our main focus now. We’ll definitely come back to this one someday."
Davidson Ends Long Day With Top Five In Pro Race
Chris Davidson was one of several drivers who was doing double duty at South Alabama Speedway (AL). He was a factor in the Super race until a late race restart ended their day early. The former Alabama 200 winner gathered himself back up and put his Pro Late Model into the top five in thfinal rundown to salvage a long day of racing.
Now It's on To The East
Georgia drivers Chase Elliott and Max Gresham both had strong runs in the Pro Rattler 100, Elliott went to victory lane and Gresham rebounded from a wreck to finish sixth. Both Peach State youngsters will head to Greenville-Pickens Speedway (SC) for the first race of the 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race of the season. Earlier during Rattler week, Ryan Blaney announced that he would be making two East Series starts later this year at Richmond and Iowa.
Chase Elliott got the win in the Pro Late Model 100. (51 Photo)
(top) Kenzie Ruston get out of her Late Model after the wreck. (middle) Logan Boyett, Scott Ellis and Tony Clark all torn up on the inside wall. (bottom) Brandon Brilliant gets toed. (51 Photos by Jamie Williams)
Ricky Turner speaks with a CRA Official after Chase Elliott was sent to the rear. (51 Photo)
The car count was strong at SAS. (51 Photo)
Bubba Pollard with damage. (51 Photo)
Jeff Fultz got a third after being two-laps down. (51 Photo)
Damon Ecoff got a top 10 at the Rattler. (51 Photo)
Augie Grill lead late after two spins, a third spin would end his day. (51 Photo)
Chris Davidson's day ended early in the Super race. (51 Photo)
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Four routes are currently in service:
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the east-west Orange Route, which operates from Hollins Market/the B&O Museum east to Harbor East and the northwest corner of Fells Point;
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With the Circulator, it’s easy–and free–to ride from Penn Station or downtown hotels to Federal Hill or Fells Point, or to go from Federal Hill to Mount Vernon, or from the Metro (at Shot Tower) to Fells Point and Harbor East.
Circulator Hours:
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In addition, the Charm City Circulator now operates the Harbor Connection, passenger boats that connect Harbor East with Federal Hill, and also connect Harbor East, Tide Point, and Canton’s Waterfront Park from 7 AM to 7 PM weekdays (except Columbus Day). Click here for detailed information.
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ACSO investigating overnight shooting death of teen
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Dude, you got the wrong guy
This is what it's like in my house every morning. No car involved though.
***bonus joke, same via:
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple’s house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, ‘Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great.. I would recommend it very highly.’
The other man said, ‘What is the name of the restaurant?’
The first man thought and thought and finally said, ‘What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love?
You know…. The one that’s red and has thorns.’
‘Do you mean a rose?’
‘Yes, that’s the one,’ replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, ‘Rose, what’s the name of that restaurant we went to last night?’
Can it be?:
The days of scrabbling around to find the correct mobile phone charger are to end after a landmark agreement between the leading manufacturers.
Companies including Apple, Nokia and Sony Ericsson yesterday promised to start offering phones that fit a universal charger from next year.
The move comes in response to anger from consumers who are landed with chargers with different connections for each phone bought.
This is good news. This means I'll no longer have to rent a warehouse for my phone charger collection. Though maybe I'll keep the space for the TV remote control menagerie.
"Hi guys, sorry I'm late."
I know I've posted this one before but it still makes me laugh.
Darn, Obama has left the ranks of the 'deeply concerned' and actually taken a position on the Honduras kerfuffle. Be careful what you wish for I suppose. Our president decided the Castro/Chavez take on the situation was best: reinstall President Zelaya.
OK, so then what do you do with the Honduran congress, the supreme court, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and the military? From Heritage.org:
Early on June 28, members of the Honduran military temporarily arrested President Manuel Zelaya. Within minutes he was on a plane bound for Costa Rica. In San Jose, Zelaya denounced the military's intervention as a "coup d'etat" and a "brutal kidnapping." The military's actions, while swift and arbitrary, came after President Zelaya defied virtually every Honduran political and legal institution and propelled his citizens to the verge of polarizing violence. Zelaya's swift removal from Honduras probably saved many lives.
In less than six hours, Honduras's congress removed Zelaya as president for repeated violations of Honduras's laws and constitution, as well as for his failure to observe resolutions of Honduran courts. In short, the congress fired the sitting President for multiple acts of institutional insubordination. The congress then named its speaker, Robert Micheletti, to serve as chief executive until after national elections in November. The military has begun a return back to the barracks.
The events of June 28 mark the culmination in a series of confrontations between Zelaya and virtually all of Honduras's political and judicial institutions, including the congress, the supreme court, the two major political parties (including his own), and the military. At issue was Zelaya's effort to convene a non-binding public referendum that, he believed, would open the doors for major constitutional revision. Given that the Honduran constitution does not grant its president the power to convene such referenda, there is no question that, while the response of the Honduran military may have been rash, President Zelaya was fired for a legitimate reason....
Chávez Democracy
The events unfolding in Honduras remain confused. Yet it appears the primary institutions of the nation--congress, the supreme court, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, and the military as the guardian of public order--have spoken. While these institutions may have acted precipitously, the bottom line is that President Zelaya was fired for cause. The U.S. can ill afford to open the door to a counter-intervention by Hugo Chávez, one that would deliver Honduras into the Chávez brand of "democracy."
What will Obama do if Chavez does intervene? I'm afraid then he'll shift back to 'deeply concerned'. One thing is for sure, Chavez doesn't fear intervention from the US. He knows a cupcake when he sees one.
Great graphic via the FT. I found it after seeing that our president's stance on Honduras is "deeply concerned". OK, not an in depth analysis here, but I think I see a pattern emerging. We have entered what Wikipedia will one day call the Era of Deeply Concerned Foreign Policy.
Light blogging due to dog training. How often do you see those words strung together?
***Update: Great minds think alike, James Taranto, though, put more effort into it:
• "Obama Breaks Silence on Gaza, Voices 'Deep Concern' Over Civilian Deaths"--headline, Ha'aretz, Jan. 7
• "Obama Voices Concern About Freed Guantanamo Inmates"--headline, Reuters, Feb. 2
• "Obama Voices Concern About Pakistan"--headline, New York Times, April 30
• "Obama Expresses Concern for Tissainayagam"--headline, TamilNet.com, May 2
• "Obama: Long-Term Joblessness a Concern"--headline, CNN.com, May 20
• "Obama Says North Korea Nuclear Test a 'Grave Concern' "--headline, Reuters, May 25
• "Obama to 'Voice Concerns' in Egypt Speech"--headline, Hill, May 29
• "Obama Concerned at Sentence of Journalists in NKorea"--headline, Agence France-Presse, June 8
• "Obama Names Video Games as Health Concern in Speech to A.M.A."--headline, GamePolitics.com, June 15
• "Obama Has 'Deep Concerns' About Iran's Election"--headline, Newsweek Web site, June 16
• "Obama Concern About Oil Speculation Unchanged-W.House"--headline, Reuters, June 18
• "Obama Expresses Deep Concern Over Honduras Coup"--headline, Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 28
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So it looks like the needed deals were made to drive the Waxman-Markey stake through the heart of capitalism. They just needed to buy a few votes with special deals for a few lucky states. Now, if the Senate doesn't save us, we're done.
Ah well, it's history being made. What Smoot-Hawley did for us in 1929, Waxman-Markey promises to do in 2009. In fact, an IBD article claims: Smoot-Hawley will seem like a speed bump:
Not since a misguided piece of legislation imposed tariffs that turned a recession into a depression has there been a piece of legislation as bad as Waxman-Markey.
The 1,000-plus-page American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) is being rushed to a vote by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before anyone can seriously object to this economic suicide pact.
It's what Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security, might call a "man-caused disaster," a phrase she coined to replace the politically incorrect "terrorist attack." But no terrorist could ever dream of inflicting as much damage as this bill.
Its centerpiece is a "cap and trade" provision that has been rightfully derided as "cap and tax." It is in fact a tax on energy everywhere it is consumed on everything it is used to make or provide.
It is the largest tax increase in American history — a tax on all Americans — even the 95% that President Obama pledged would never see a tax increase.
BTW, that "lucky states" comment was sarcasm. A few farm state votes were bought with special considerations for farmers. So now the representatives can go back to their districts and boast. Only problem is: if the rest of the country is too poor to buy beef, your federal cow-fart exemption won't seem so fine. "Your farm still in foreclosure Bob?", "Well yeah, but on the upside, if I can find a place to keep them, those cows are still pooting federally tax-free.", "Yeah, thank goodness we still got that."
As part of the agreement reached Tuesday night and announced by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Beverly Hills, agricultural oversight for cap-and-trade was transferred from the Environmental Protection Agency to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farmers hope the USDA will be less intrusive. The EPA has been tasked by a Supreme Court ruling to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from your nostrils to your lawn mower. This even covers the emissions of barnyard animals, including the methane from cows.
As we've said before, capping emissions is capping economic growth. An analysis of Waxman-Markey by the Heritage Foundation projects that by 2035 it would reduce aggregate gross domestic product by $7.4 trillion. In an average year, 844,000 jobs would be destroyed, with peak years seeing unemployment rise by almost 2 million (see charts below).
Consumers would pay through the nose as electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket, as President Obama once put it, by 90% adjusted for inflation. Inflation-adjusted gasoline prices would rise 74%, residential natural gas prices by 55% and the average family's annual energy bill by $1,500.
Hit hardest by all this would be the "95% of working families" Obama keeps mentioning as being protected from increased taxation. They are protected, that is, unless they use energy. Then they'll be hit by this draconian energy tax.
And what would we get for all this pain? According to an analysis by Chip Knappenberger, administrator of the World Climate Report, the reduction of U.S. CO2 emissions to 83% below 2005 levels by 2050 — the goal of the Waxman-Markey bill — would reduce global temperature in 2050 by a mere 0.05 degree Celsius.
That is .05 by the way; 20 times that is one tenth of a degree. OK -- so we lead by example. Let the rest of the world look upon us and learn. I suspect the nut of the lesson will be: don't do that.
Hands on Stimulus News:
A government installation I do work for got one of these today:
Look at that price tag. It's a little steep for a flimsy plastic box that goes 25 mph tops. It's cute, but it shouldn't be counted as an electric vehicle. It's not a car; it's a golf cart. (made by Chrysler, btw) This option is the giveaway:
Now, don't get me wrong, golf carts are fine for some things. And this installation can use a few of these in places they already have golf carts. But that's the thing - they already have golf carts. They didn't need another one just to increment a government electric vehicle fleet number up by one.
Turning The Camera Around: Health Care Stakeholders
NPR - Out to identify the bad guys:
When 22 senators started working over the first health care overhaul bill on June 17, the news cameras were pointed at them -- except for NPR's photographer, who turned his lens on the lobbyists. Whatever bill emerges from Congress will affect one-sixth of the economy, and stakeholders have mobilized. We've begun to identify some of the faces in the hearing room, and we want to keep the process going. Know someone in these photos? Let us know who that someone is -- e-mail dollarpolitics@npr.org
OK, so never let it be said that I don't support my local public radio; I've done my best to identify who's who:
Yes, of course I've e-mailed them to the government radio folks.
At first I thought it funny, but it's really kind of sick. It seems Russian entrepreneurs are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast. Change that to "human hunting cruises":
Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.
When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt.
Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.
The yachts travel from Djibouti in Somalia to Mombasa in Kenya.
The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.
This will appeal to an especially sick kind of individual: the guy who wants to kill a human, but so far hasn't been able to come up with an excuse to do so. I'm convinced that many of those who would kill abortionists, or bomb abortion clinics, are in the same category. They aren't motivated by ideology, they're just looking to justify an unacceptable act.
The only way to get Obamacare pushed through is to keep people in the dark about the consequences. The pitch:
Reporting from Washington -- President Obama suggested at a town hall event Wednesday night that one way to shave medical costs is to stop expensive and ultimately futile procedures performed on people who are about to die and don't stand to gain from the extra care.
In a nationally televised event at the White House, Obama said families need better information so they don't unthinkingly approve "additional tests or additional drugs that the evidence shows is not necessarily going to improve care."
Ah, so we'll save money by informing families and patients exactly what to expect from treatment? If you believe that, I'd like to talk to you about a bridge I've got for sale. No, we'll save money by having the government decide what treatment is worthwhile. Gravely ill patients, and their families, are extremely well versed in what the pros and cons of possible treatments are. To say that they just grasp-at-straws is insulting.
"Unthinkingly approve"? Mr Obama, you are really are shooting for the title of Dumbest President Ever.
As per usual, I was late calling and the time ran out. I missed Hillarycare too. But I imagine Obamacare is pretty much the same merchandise in a different box. I'll try to catch it next time around.
***Update: Ha! From the too hard working Michelle Malkin, quoting ABC:
…Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a neurologist and researcher at the New York University Langone Medical Center, said that elites often propose health care solutions that limit options for the general public, secure in the knowledge that if they or their loves ones get sick they will be able to afford the best care available, even if it’s not provided by insurance.
Devinsky asked the president pointedly if he would be willing to promise that he wouldn’t seek such extraordinary help for his wife or daughters if they became sick and the public plan he’s proposing limited the tests or treatment they can get.
The president refused to make such a pledge, though he allowed that if “it’s my family member, if it’s my wife, if it’s my children, if it’s my grandmother I always want them to get the very best care.”
Well of course he refused. The elite won't be affected by this. But this reminded me: I have a rare heart condition that had more than a few cardiologists scratching their heads. Finally, it took a visit to President Bush's doctor to get it diagnosed. (Bush One, Not Jr.) And how was it that I was able to get an appointment with this high octane doctor? Well, I had insurance. In the present system, using the usual channels, when it's needed, average people can get some amazing care.
Does the current system have waste? Sure it does. But that can be addressed. The waste and inefficiencies of a federal system would be worse. And who would we complain to? No, for purely selfish reasons, I would like to keep my doctor. Obama will be able to see him should he ever need to, regardless of what he does to the health care system. I would like that right too.
Media Matters and others are doing the frantic Dance of Indignation because of an image going around the intertubes. (top one) Why? Because those lying, lying, liars at Fox News identified Stanford as a "D" instead of an "R". (which, btw, didn't CNN identify Spitzer as an "R" a month or so ago? Never mind - that was a typo, this was deception) Anyway those lying liars almost fooled the country into thinking that a Democrat had an affair and was therefore going to resign his post as the chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Ah whatever.
But there may be a flag on the play. The only YouTube I can find of the press conference shows Fox identifying him as an "R". (see second image) Now, I could accept that one Fox affiliate may have gotten it wrong... it's possible. But also, it should be pointed out that photoshopping a change like that is ridiculously easy:
Here I've made him a member of the Stupid party. (S) Which, R or D, is really where he belongs.
Most likely you've heard, but well, here we go again:
Back when the housing mania was taking off, Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank famously said he wanted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "roll the dice" in the name of affordable housing. That didn't turn out so well, but Mr. Frank has since only accumulated more power. And now he is returning to the scene of the calamity -- with your money. He and New York Representative Anthony Weiner have sent a letter to the heads of Fannie and Freddie exhorting them to lower lending standards for condo buyers.
You read that right. After two years of telling us how lax lending standards drove up the market and led to loans that should never have been made, Mr. Frank wants Fannie and Freddie to take more risk in condo developments with high percentages of unsold units, high delinquency rates or high concentrations of ownership within the development.
Just what the, hello? Barney? This is what got us into this mess in the first place. And that first time you somehow escaped the blame you so richly deserved. Is the MSM so in the tank that you feel safe enough to do the whole thing over again?
I got two words for ya Barney: You're an idiot.
The president seems to have a change of heart:
WASHINGTON – Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran's disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters Tuesday and lent his strongest support yet to their accusations the hardline victory was a fraud.
At first I was puzzled by this shift in attitude, then it struck me: Oil. The president wants a regime change in order to give the US a foothold in this oil rich region. Now that he's got a car company, he needs oil to run them. I suspect Biden is the real brains behind this operation - Obama is just his puppet.
So there you have it. We're Imperialists. The Europeans hate us. Cronies getting rich. Change.
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I edited down the Perez Hilton video for language and poignancy. Sure, he deserves a sad violin in the background, and maybe some weeping gypsies, but all I could afford was keyboard cat. You'll have to imagine the rest, as this sensitive man relates his tragedy.
On some leftish sites you'll see posts claiming that Obama isn't spending nearly as much as Bush did. Who knows from where such ideas come. So it's good that this chart comes from the WaPo, which isn't generally regarded as a right wing propaganda mill.
Har, important life lessons from Perez: "Another person should never be hit... That's why people die." OK Perez, thanks for that. (language warning on video)
Wise move, too, to post the video of your ten minute snivel. You're sure to look back on that with pride in the years to come. Just a little advice, in trade for your "that's why people die" wisdom: don't call people fagg*ts if you don't want to get hit.
Because America wants to know what a Shitzpoo looks like. Mine finally slowed down enough to capture his soul with the camera box:
Animal kaleidoscope:
Imaginative. Only criticism: a few cats would have livened things up.
A few of "Actual Analogies from High School Essays":
His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a Guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one those boxes with a pinhole in it.
She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.
She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.
Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.
He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM.
The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't
McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.
From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.
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Oh, also check out - Actual Courtroom Dialogue – the Big Funny List:
Lawyer: "Was that the same nose you broke as a child?"
Witness: "I only have one, you know."
Lawyer: "Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?"
Witness: "By death."
Lawyer: "And by whose death was it terminated?"
Accused, Defending His Own Case: "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?" The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Lawyer: "What is your date of birth?"
Witness: "July 15th."
Lawyer: "What year?"
Witness: "Every year."
Gateway Pundit sent a mixed message this father's day. BTW - The GP is being a good source for news and info on the happenings in Iran.
h/t: Dallas
Hey, happy father's day to all the dads. We all know we're undeserving, but let us speak no more of that.
Good news: I woke up from the mandatory father's day nap with a Shih-Tzu/Poodle mix puppy on my chest. Good news two: I wasn't having the rat-attack dream at the time, so the puppy wasn't tossed across the room.
I will post a picture when he slows down enough for photons to bounce off of him.
It looks like Iran may be heating up. Deadly serious if true, the tweet: Mousavi said a few minutes ago: I am prepared for martyrdom On a lighter note, the fisherman pictured above seems to have wandered into the wrong protest.
Another case of mistaken headline on Yahoo:
Calif. looks to immigrant inmates to save costs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With California slipping into a financial sinkhole, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to save more than $180 million by cutting short the sentences of thousands of immigrants in the state's prisons and turning them over to federal authorities for deportation.
Is it just me, or when reading that headline did you think, "oh, they must be getting immigrants to take the place of inmates because the immigrants will be prisoners for less pay than the guys they're replacing"?
OK, it was probably just me. I'll go get more coffee.
"You have to throw money in a hole, and set it on fire, to make money"
In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
caution: some language
It seems Senator Boxer has decided to change (change!) the rules, but up until today, the word from the US Army Training and Doctrine Command was:
So to be safe, it's probably a good idea to use: Senator, Congressman, Sir, or B*tch, whichever is applicable.
The biggest problem with the cult of personality emerges: serious events, that should cause concern, don't even register with the true believers. Now the third IG has been fired, and this one is very important:
WASHINGTON - -- He was appointed with fanfare as the public watchdog over the government's multi-billion dollar bailout of the nation's financial system. But now Neil Barofsky is embroiled in a dispute with the Obama administration that delayed one recent inquiry and sparked questions about his ability to freely investigate.
The disagreement stems from a claim by the Treasury Department that Barofsky is not entirely independent of the agency he is assigned to examine ¿ a claim that has prompted a stern letter from a Republican senator warning that agency officials are encroaching on the integrity of an office created to protect taxpayers.
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sent the letter Wednesday to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner demanding information about a "dispute over certain Treasury documents" that he said were being "withheld" from Barofsky's office on a "specious claim of attorney-client privilege."
Ah, Tim Geithner is on one side of this dispute. Good to know that the man in charge is smart enough to cheat on his taxes. Does anyone else suspect that they're making a job opening for Blagojevich?
btw- Something I read in Wikipedia before the election, regarding "political machines":
In the 1940s most of the big city machines collapsed, with the notable exception of the Chicago machine.
OK question: what kind of guy is drawn to a place where the political landscape is generally regarded as unfair? Follow-up: what kind of guy thrives in those conditions?
"Those in charge of supervising the elections are always trustworthy people."
-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
We seem to have a limited commitment to ensuring 100% free and fair elections. Sometimes we care about things like voter intimidation; and sometimes not. Maybe Obama isn't criticizing the Iranian elections because there are no pictures of Iranian poll-thugs comparable to the lovely gangsters pictured above.
you'll have to clickabiggen this one, via
Made another movie:
Step right up Friends before I start speaking ,
let me say I'm here today to elucidate,educate
and enumerate a few of the priceless gems of
wisdom that I have learned during my far-flung
travels around the civilized world and parts of Chicago.
So gather around folks and let me tell you about
Doctor Barry's World Famous, All Inclusive,
Cure for Everything and More.
No, really. It's an ant. Zoom out.
Could the delay in CNN coverage of the Iranian turmoil be due to a lack of marching orders? Where do we stand on this? Has the President said anything?
That's one good thing about having principles; you don't have to consult with anyone before you can know how to feel. Myself, I think many of the people who voted for Mousavi are pro Western, though certainly not all. And Mousavi would probably be more reasonable than Ahmadinejad, though you can never be 100% sure of such stuff. But overriding all of that is the fact that it looks like the election was stolen. And I'm agin' that.
***Update: From Stratfor- More input, could be right, could be wrong, but it's worth considering. Partial conclusion: "Ahmadinejad’s victory is a triumph of both democracy and repression.":
There are undoubtedly people who want to liberalize the Iranian regime. They are to be found among the professional classes in Tehran, as well as among students. Many speak English, making them accessible to the touring journalists, diplomats and intelligence people who pass through. They are the ones who can speak to Westerners, and they are the ones willing to speak to Westerners. And these people give Westerners a wildly distorted view of Iran. They can create the impression that a fantastic liberalization is at hand — but not when you realize that iPod-owning Anglophones are not exactly the majority in Iran.
Last Friday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected with about two-thirds of the vote. Supporters of his opponent, both inside and outside Iran, were stunned. A poll revealed that former Iranian Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi was beating Ahmadinejad. It is, of course, interesting to meditate on how you could conduct a poll in a country where phones are not universal, and making a call once you have found a phone can be a trial. A poll therefore would probably reach people who had phones and lived in Tehran and other urban areas. Among those, Mousavi probably did win. But outside Tehran, and beyond persons easy to poll, the numbers turned out quite different.
Some still charge that Ahmadinejad cheated. That is certainly a possibility, but it is difficult to see how he could have stolen the election by such a large margin. Doing so would have required the involvement of an incredible number of people, and would have risked creating numbers that quite plainly did not jibe with sentiment in each precinct. Widespread fraud would mean that Ahmadinejad manufactured numbers in Tehran without any regard for the vote. But he has many powerful enemies who would quickly have spotted this and would have called him on it. Mousavi still insists he was robbed, and we must remain open to the possibility that he was, although it is hard to see the mechanics of this.
Ahmadinejad’s Popularity
It also misses a crucial point: Ahmadinejad enjoys widespread popularity. He doesn’t speak to the issues that matter to the urban professionals, namely, the economy and liberalization. But Ahmadinejad speaks to three fundamental issues that accord with the rest of the country.
First, Ahmadinejad speaks of piety. Among vast swathes of Iranian society, the willingness to speak unaffectedly about religion is crucial. Though it may be difficult for Americans and Europeans to believe, there are people in the world to whom economic progress is not of the essence; people who want to maintain their communities as they are and live the way their grandparents lived. These are people who see modernization — whether from the shah or Mousavi — as unattractive. They forgive Ahmadinejad his economic failures.
Second, Ahmadinejad speaks of corruption. There is a sense in the countryside that the ayatollahs — who enjoy enormous wealth and power, and often have lifestyles that reflect this — have corrupted the Islamic Revolution. Ahmadinejad is disliked by many of the religious elite precisely because he has systematically raised the corruption issue, which resonates in the countryside.
Third, Ahmadinejad is a spokesman for Iranian national security, a tremendously popular stance. It must always be remembered that Iran fought a war with Iraq in the 1980s that lasted eight years, cost untold lives and suffering, and effectively ended in its defeat. Iranians, particularly the poor, experienced this war on an intimate level. They fought in the war, and lost husbands and sons in it. As in other countries, memories of a lost war don’t necessarily delegitimize the regime. Rather, they can generate hopes for a resurgent Iran, thus validating the sacrifices made in that war — something Ahmadinejad taps into. By arguing that Iran should not back down but become a major power, he speaks to the veterans and their families, who want something positive to emerge from all their sacrifices in the war.
"Stop, please stop! I tell you everyting man! Just no
more umbrellas in the drinks, I beg of you."
Gitmo detainee being waterboarded... in Bermuda!
You only have to watch a little of the above to get the flavor of it. "Nothing to see here folks, move along, go back to your homes."
Michael J. Totten has some good coverage of the happenings in Iran. You can also get quite a bit on YouTube. Meanwhile FARS News hasn't noticed anything going on. What? Protests? Of course, FARS coverage of political rallies ran about 10 to 1 in favor of Ahmadinejad.
So, well, big happenings.
No, not here. Barack Obama desires a little privacy now that it's time to divide up the AmeriCorps pie. Step One: fire the Inspector General:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position.
Obama's move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star, into the misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group that Johnson headed.
Walpin was criticized by the acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento for the way he handled an investigation of Johnson and St. HOPE Academy, a nonprofit group that received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants from the Corporation for National Community Service. The corporation runs the AmeriCorps program.
OK, so is the investigation of Johnson political? Or is the firing of Walpin political?
The IG found that Johnson, a former all-star point guard for the Phoenix Suns, had used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car.
In August 2008, Walpin referred the matter to the local U.S. attorney's office, which said the IG's conclusions seemed overstated and did not accurately reflect all the information gathered in the investigation.
"We also highlighted numerous questions and further investigation they needed to conduct, including the fact that they had not done an audit to establish how much AmeriCorps money was actually misspent," Acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence Brown said in an April 29 letter to the federal counsel of inspectors general.
Walpin's office made repeated public comments just before the Sacramento mayoral election, prompting the U.S. attorney's office to inform the media that it did not intend to file any criminal charges.
The U.S. attorney's office reached a settlement in the matter. Brown cited press accounts that said Johnson and the nonprofit would repay half of nearly $850,000 in grants it received.
I imagine that the IG's "repeated public comments just before the Sacramento mayoral election" were political. But I expect I would have done the same thing if I had information that public funds had been (mis)used for political activities, and it looked like the perpetrator was going to be elected mayor. It probably wasn't a smart thing to do, seeing as Johnson was a big Obama supporter. But was it the right thing to do? I think yes.
If Johnson wasn't guilty of at least some mismanagement of these public funds, why did he, and the nonprofit, pay back over nearly half of $ 850,000 ?
So the lesson learned is: don't get in the way of FOO's (friends of Obama) now that the election has been won, and the game is being played by Chicago rules. What happened to Walpin is a shame, but the other big loser here is the American taxpayer. ACORN and AmeriCorps are set to receive billions of taxpayer dollars. This is the payoff, the big pie. And it looks as though Obama intends to carve it up without mom looking over his shoulder.
Michelle Malkin has much more on this.
Ochie
***Update: by request-
Danger Room reports:
Rangel Steers Darpa Millions to Natural History Museum
* By Katie Drummond
Darpa, the Pentagon’s far-out science division, is known for beyond-the-bleeding-edge research into thinking machines and shapeshifting drones. But over the last five years, the agency has also given $10 million to New York City’s 140 year-old American Museum of Natural History, of all places. Thank a powerful and controversial lawmaker for this collaboration between a far-out military branch and an iconic institution best known for its display of mummies and dinosaur bones.
OK, earmarks bad, yes. But let's not condemn this one too quickly; this could be scary-cool:
Give me your oil!
Doesn't it just figure? A mentally ill, antisemitic, loner goes nuts at the Holocaust Museum and Joan Walsh blames Rush Limbaugh. Listen up Joan, antisemitism emanates simultaneously from the left, the right, and fundamentalist Islam. Not from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, or Sean Hannity.
I'm not a regular listener but I've heard Limbaugh from time to time, and I can't remember anything he has said that might be considered antisemitic. If anyone can quote anything that Rush has said that might have set this guy off, they should step forward.
I've wracked my brain but the only antisemitic speech I've heard lately was this:
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says "them Jews" are keeping him from speaking to President Obama, according to the Daily Press newspaper of Virginia.
Wright was Obama's pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side. Wright's sermons were a lightning rod in the presidential race in 2008, particularly one in which he said "God damn America."....
......"Them Jews aren't going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter, that he'll talk to me in five years when he's a lame duck, or in eight years when he's out of office," Wright was quoted as saying in an article posted Tuesday.
"They will not let him to talk to somebody who calls a spade what it is. ... I said from the beginning: He's a politician; I'm a pastor. He's got to do what politicians do," he said.
Think this is what Joan was thinking of? Of course not. In her heart of hearts Joan knows damn well that this was a mentally ill loner, with no more of a connection to Rush Limbaugh than to Reverend Wright. But she thinks that this tragedy might be an opportunity to score political points. And that is despicable. On the same day an innocent man was murdered, Joan, you sought to use that tragedy for political advantage. Shame on you.
Our prayers are for the soul of Stephen T. Johns, and the comforting of his family and friends.
From Newsbusters:
For those that missed it, Letterman on Monday evening's "Late Show" said:
One awkward moment though during the game, maybe you heard about it, maybe you saw it on one of the highlight reels. One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game, during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked-up by Alex Rodriguez.
On Wednesday, Palin's office released the following statement:
"Concerning Letterman's comments about my young daughter (and I doubt he'd ever dare make such comments about anyone else's daughter): 'Laughter incited by sexually-perverted comments made by a 62-year-old male celebrity aimed at a 14-year-old girl is not only disgusting, but it reminds us some Hollywood/NY entertainers have a long way to go in understanding what the rest of America understands -- that acceptance of inappropriate sexual comments about an underage girl, who could be anyone's daughter, contributes to the atrociously high rate of sexual exploitation of minors by older men who use and abuse others.'"
***Update: VDH pegs Letterman's non-apology. Nails it, and, bonus, uses paradigm in a sentence. It don't get better than that.
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Where's That Trebuchet?
Aquatic Hardware
I've Been Waiting for This
Salty Ears
Stick Figure Toddler
OK Houston, I'll Try Again
Police Investigate Reports Of Local Gay Man Being ...
Kitty Go Jumppy Jump Jump
US Caught Spying on the French
Sometimes it's Like That
Scientific Literacy
Cute as a Bug
New NPS Seal
The Passing of the Dinosaurs
Not So Sure About Obamacare
Blue Screen From Chicago
Coffee Shop Trauma
The Crime of Recreating
Government Logic
And Wasn't Fond of the Pigeons Either
Other Closings
Over Zealous
I Forgot How to Borscht
Shutdown Update
If you like your candy, you can keep your candy...
Sure, and when you wake up, all the Snickers and Twixes are gone.
Or, as they say on the web: Aquatic Hardwhere.
Pick me pick me pick me...
When we found out that Obama was tapping Angela Merkel's phone I knew it was just a matter of time before he played the but-Bush-did-it-too card:
Der Spiegel said Merkel's mobile telephone had been listed by the NSA's Special Collection Service (SCS) since 2002 - marked as "GE Chancellor Merkel" - and was still on the list weeks before Obama visited Berlin in June.
One problem though. Angela Merkel wasn't chancellor in 2002. She didn't become chancellor until 2005. So at the very least, the SCS document is not from 2002. Is it even accurate?
You can't conclude that the White House leaked this new information, but you can bet they aren't going to be going after this new leaker with a vengeance. They're are two types of leaks: Those that help the president; and those that must be stopped.
Almost scary.
This is why we train.
Police Investigate Reports Of Local Gay Man Being Dragged Behind Boat
And it was fabulous:
“Witnesses indicated that the two suspects appeared to enjoy putting the gay man through this ordeal, even laughing out loud at him when he yelled that they were going too fast.”
Boing - Pwiew! Meeeeooooow! which translates to: "If you like your present plan, you can keep it. If you're happy with your doctor, you can keep him too. Yooow! Here comes the asphalt."
The State Department has apparently dispatched
an elderly lesbian to handle the situation.*
I don't know what we were hoping to find. The French and this administration are natural allies in their disdain for all things American.
* apologies to elderly lesbians everywhere.
Sorry for light posting. I'm doing stuff.
Been there.
Who didn't know this?:
A finding in a study on the relationship between science literacy and political ideology surprised the Yale professor behind it: Tea party members know more science than non-tea partiers...
...“I’ve got to confess, though, I found this result surprising. As I pushed the button to run the analysis on my computer, I fully expected I’d be shown a modest negative correlation between identifying with the Tea Party and science comprehension,” Kahan wrote.
“But then again, I don’t know a single person who identifies with the Tea Party,” he continued. “All my impressions come from watching cable tv — & I don’t watch Fox News very often — and reading the ‘paper’ (New York Times daily, plus a variety of politics-focused internet sites like Huffington Post & Politico). I’m a little embarrassed, but mainly I’m just glad that I no longer hold this particular mistaken view.”
More literate. In fact, I bet that if you tested the science literacy of all liberals they'd find that almost half are less literate than the average.
Where does that come from, "cute as a bug"? I like bugs as much as the next man but I don't think I've ever seen a cute one. You can photoshop a cute one out of caterpillar and Obama images, but I have way to much respect for the presidency to ever do that. (ha, I sure wanted to write: but I have way too much respect for bugs...)
Anyway, cute:
Long video, nobody could blame you for skipping to 2:30 or so. Well, they could, but they'll get an argument from me if they try it. I got your back.
The American president goes Slim Pickens on the red line crossers in Syria.
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Beware of look-alike websites:
Insurance regulators and an industry trade group warn that this month's rollout of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law opened the door for bad actors at the same time that it gives brokers and agents a business opportunity.
New Hampshire's insurance commissioner sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to an Arizona company he accused of building a website that could mislead health care coverage shoppers into thinking it was the official New Hampshire marketplace. The site was taken down on Friday.
If you're not sure you're on an official government website, check to see if it seems to be working. If you can navigate around and the buttons seem to work - get out of there ASAP, it's probably a look-alike. The real Obamacare exchanges cause your screen to freeze and your keyboard to smoke.
"Whoops, we forgot to invent gunpowder." Truth be known, the absence of trigger fingers was just as great a handicap.
As you all know, I give our president every opportunity to succeed before I reluctantly suggest that possibly one of his policies falls short of his usual awesome success that nobody can figure out why we didn't think of that years ago.
Sorry, that first sentence kind of got away from me. But the point is, maybe Obamacare isn't just the most wonderful thing we've ever seen.
They say Obamacare's thunderous popularity has choked their servers. So I thought I'd see what is possible. I googled (every day Google answers more than one billion questions) the number of transactions Amazon can process in a day. I found that At the peak in 2012 they were making 306 sales per second. (or 27 million per day) At that rate they could zip through the entire population of the US in less than 12 days.
Obamacare hasn't quite reached that level of efficiency. I know one Obama campaign worker was able to buy insurance. Well, sorta, he later said that he was registered but hadn't quite bought anything yet. (but he doesn't believe that he lied under certain ways of interpreting English) By now though I suppose there are at least a few Americans signed up and ready to get sick. Bring on the disease!
It would be interesting to calculate how long it would take for Obamacare to sign up the entire population, but the administration won't divulge the rate at which applications are being processed. Divide the population by the rate per year and you'll know how long it's going to take to get everyone covered. I suggest insuring young people first because chances are, many of us will die of old age before they get to us. (problem solved!)
Oh, another topic: The truckers plan to snarl traffic in the DC area seems to have fizzled. But I wonder who I would have blamed had I spent 3 hours stuck in traffic today. The truckers would say I should read their list of grievances, and blame the government for making the truckers inconvenience me. But I'm pretty sure I'd blame the jackass trucker who was keeping me from driving over 5 miles per hour.
The same applies to Park Policemen who are going out of their way to frustrate their fellow citizens. Do they think the victims can't see who is doing this to them?
Funny thing is, I used to do the exact same thing. Only, you know, without the levitation, or telekinesis.
I was going to point out the inequity of allowing Democrat lawmakers to use the national mall for a political rally while Japanese tourists are being intimidated in Yellowstone, but as most of you know, there is one steadfast rule at Are We Lumberjacks: Never criticize any event or activity that ends with the arrest of Charles Rangel. It's just an extension of the alls-well-that-ends-well philosophy.
About Yellowstone, though:
“They looked like Hulk Hogans, armed. They told us you can’t go outside,” she said. “Some of the Asians who were on the tour said, ‘Oh my God, are we under arrest?’ They felt like they were criminals.”
I mean, come on. Someone walking on the Mall, or stopping at a scenic overlook, costs the government zero dollars. And it actually costs money to try to prevent such activities. So why are we spending money on thuggery in the middle of a government shutdown?
Losing contact with spaceship America.
I changed it a little bit..
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The shutdown has confirmed something I have long suspected: the Insane Clown Posse is a department of the federal government. "Let me be clear, there will be no Gathering of the Juggalos, not while I can still raise my hand and manage a stern expression," Obama declared.
The White House has admitted that it erred in trying to shut down Disney World on Tuesday. White House press secretary, Jay Carney, said that "it turns out that Disney World is not part of the National Park System" and that it would be allowed to remain open.
I was kidding, of course, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction:
The Pisgah Inn, a private hotel that holds a concession on the Blue Ridge Parkway, has become a national sensation as it defies “intimidation” and a National Park Service order to close its doors.
After a tumultuous few days, inn owner Bruce O’Connell told The Washington Times on Friday morning that he had just reopened his doors for customers, despite the park service telling him he had to shut down. He says he’s essentially private property, on a road that’s still open, and uses no government personnel, so he sees no reason to quit operating.
“I’m questioning their authority to shut me,” Mr. O’Connell said.
The National Park Service is involved in several high-profile battles during the shutdown, including having barricaded open-air monuments and memorials in Washington. Veterans busted through barricades at the National World War II Memorial earlier this week, gaining national attention.
But the Park Service closures extend throughout the country, shuttering parks — and many of the private businesses that run concessions in them, such as City Tavern in Philadelphia, and Nauset Knoll Motor Lodge on Cape Cod.
Yes, that one on the left does say, "Please Kill Me." And apparently these are actual clothes. What I wonder is, does anyone ever really buy stuff like this.
Of course, I have little use for anything that isn't flannel, preferably with pine needles and sawdust adhering in places.
I sometimes check out the google translations of Russian recipes:
Heroically perechistim our bow, and then set on fire a pot with water and bring it to a boil and then we omit the onions in boiling water and let the whole pokipit depending on the bulb size 1-2.5 minutes.
What fun. You can generally figure out what they are saying if you know what the desired result is. (this is part of a recipe for pickling onions)
I'm not crazy about all Russian food but some of it is quite interesting. I keep an eye out for recipes that use substitutions due to shortages from the Soviet Union era. I expect to draw on this knowledge once Obama is done transforming America. (see how I shoehorned that in there?)
Yes, I know that the Obamas will be ready with food solutions once the White European Oligarchy has been obliterated, but "contact your local community activist" is not a recipe.
No word yet on emergency funding for a study group to asses the impact of shoe leather on concrete under conditions of insufficient government supervision.
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'Sold out!' CL successfully launches first US concert tour in New York
Park Sae-jin Reporter(swatchsjp@ajunews.com) | Posted : October 31, 2016, 10:20 | Updated : October 31, 2016, 10:20
[Courtesy of YG Entertainment]
2NE1 member CL has successfully launched "HELLO BI+CHES TOUR 2016", her first North American tour in New York, with sold-out tickets.
CL's first concert of her tour was held at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Sunday. She treated fans there with her original tracks and remakes of 2NE1's all-time favorites such as "The Baddest Female", "Can't Nobody" and "I am the Best".
The 25-year-old made her official solo debut in the United States in August. Her single album entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the first time as a South Korean female artist. CL will hold concerts in eight more cities including Seattle, Vancouver, San Fransico and Los Angeles. The tour will end on November 14 with a concert in Toronto.
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Hip hop trio Black Eyed Peas to feature S. Korean singer CL …
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scientists indicates that political arguments based on objective scientific research might have a powerful influence on opinion … They are also important for key elements of the Democratic coalition such as blacks and Latinos” Reacting to dissonance Another way to look at the interplay of politics and science is to examine how people react when faced with so-called dissonant scientific messages—information that doesn’t fit with their worldview A trio of researchers at Ohio State University Columbus found that the public’s faith in science was weakened by such cognitive dissonance The distrust occurred among both conservatives and liberals but only on the most contentious topics The researchers—communications professors Erik Nisbet and R Kelly Garrett and Kathryn Cooper a graduate student—conducted an online survey of 1500 people Participants thought they were evaluating the quality of a new science website But that was a pretext for measuring their attitudes about information that would challenge their beliefs on certain issues The survey included questions about climate change and evolution—red meat for self-identified conservatives—as well as fracking and nuclear power—topics expected to elicit opposition from liberals They also read passages relating to the solar system and the earth sciences two topics that the researchers deemed neutral As expected the participants exhibited high levels of what social scientists call “motivated reasoning” That is when we rebut or ignore new information on a topic—say the safety of genetically modified foods—to protect what we already believe The researchers also found that people reacted more negatively to scientific information that was seen as a threat to their values The effect applied across the political spectrum although conservatives reacted four times more strongly than did liberals Like Shaw and Blank Nisbet found that “liberals are also capable of processing scientific information in a biased manner” he noted in a press release “They aren’t inherently superior to conservatives” The Ohio State researchers also found that conflict by itself can cause people to lose trust in the scientific enterprise “Just reading about these polarizing topics is having a negative effect on how people feel about science” Garrett said in the press release Teaching evolution poorly A third paper in the special issue examines the attitudes of students being trained to teach one of those polarizing topics—evolution—in the nation’s schools Previously authors Eric Plutzer and Michael Berkman political scientists at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) University Park had conducted research that found “a pervasive reluctance [among high school biology teachers] to forthrightly explain evolutionary biology” Only 28% used evolution as a unifying theme in their classes they reported in a 2011 Science article On the other end of the spectrum 13% included creationism or intelligent design in their lessons In the current study Plutzer and Berkman sought to learn more about the beliefs of what they call “the cautious 60% [teachers] who are neither strong advocates for evolutionary biology nor explicit endorsers of nonscientific alternatives” So in 2013 they interviewed 35 students preparing to become high school biology teachers hoping to find clues about how they would handle the subject once they entered the classroom They selected the undergraduates from a diverse set of institutions in Pennsylvania—a large research university a state university with a large teacher-training program a Catholic college and a historically black university What they heard troubled them “We found that the depth of their scientific understanding is not what you’d think it would be” Berkman explains “Yes they were science majors in science education programs but they weren’t becoming science teachers because they loved science” And they were “not the ones who were taking apart washing machines or launching rockets when 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NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 6th. Riverhead Mgmt Llc invested in 0.02% or 10,559 shares. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Mngmt Company holds 0% or 697 shares in its portfolio.
Shares of NGL Energy Partners (NYSE NGL) traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $16.75. Morgan Stanley invested 0.01% in Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (NYSE:EEQ). Fund Management Sa reported 0% of its portfolio in Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (NYSE:EEQ).
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P is a geographically and operationally diversified organization that provides crude oil and liquid petroleum gathering and transportation and storage services. Enbridge Energy, L.P. has a 12-month low of $14.68 and a 12-month high of $26.36. Zacks Investment Research downgraded NGL Energy Partners from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Friday, November 10th. Therefore 80% are positive. The firm earned "Neutral" rating on Wednesday, August 31 by JP Morgan. RBC Capital Markets has "Sector Perform" rating and $20 target. The stock of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EEP) has "Hold" rating given on Sunday, August 13 by RBC Capital Markets. FBR Capital has "Outperform" rating and $22 target. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 794,511 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $12,712,000 after acquiring an additional 10,194 shares during the period. NGL Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 4.60% and a negative net margin of 1.40%. sell-side analysts anticipate that NGL Energy Partners will post -1.23 EPS for the current year. Ladenburg Thalmann reinitiated Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EEP) on Tuesday, November 1 with "Buy" rating. The firm earned "Neutral" rating on Tuesday, May 3 by Credit Suisse. Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to "Equal-Weight" rating in Thursday, June 15 report. Wunderlich has "Buy" rating and $20 target. Bankshares Of Ny Mellon Corporation reported 70,273 shares. Proshare Advisors Ltd Limited Liability Company has 0.01% invested in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Sfe Investment Counsel invested in 111,028 shares. The Tennessee-based Southernsun Asset Management Llc has invested 5.58% in the stock. Utd Cap Advisers Ltd Co reported 8,756 shares.
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Shepard, Pratchett, and the dream of the reasonable man.
Articles » Shepard, Pratchett, and the dream of the reasonable man.
by CulturalGeekGirl, last updated 26 Nov 2012 01:21
Ah, a Pratchett story. There's something so satisfying about 'em… especially the Ankh Morpork ones. Surrounded by chaos and strife, one reasonable man slightly out of his depth tries to get by, hoping to make everything work out sensibly. In the end he succeeds, the threat of destruction fades, and the world is a marginally more reasonable and tidy place.
This is how we all wish the real world worked. There are so many problems in life that could be solved by a single reasonable man, placed in a position where he can get things done. Look at the movie Dave - a mid 90s political comedy where a small businessman of unspecified party takes over for the President. In a climactic scene in the film, he sits down and goes over the budget, line-by-line, to try to find enough money to keep an important program open. Such a thing is impossible in our current political environment, but oh… what an idealized picture of the triumph of cleverness and reasonableness over partisanship and bureaucracy. It warms our hearts.
I'm not going to bring real world politics into this, beyond the vaguest and most hypothetical ideas, but there are reasons that a clever president can't just sit down and pull a Kevin Kline on our budget. First, it's because of congress. Even if the proposed changes are careful not to hurt any individual areas or districts, they would still very likely represent change and uncertainty, and as Vetinari once said "They think they want good government and justice for all, Vimes, yet what is it they really crave, deep in their hearts? Only that things go on as normal and tomorrow is pretty much like today." And it is our Vimeses, our Daves, that must struggle against that entropic tide.
But nothing swims against that tide like an honest-to-god, saved-our-collective-asses War Hero, coming into power at a time of chaos, ready to lead with an open heart and eyes for the future. That's the George Washington effect, and we're bloody lucky that ol' George was a pretty OK guy in most respects. The US would be a massively different country if he hadn't been a Paragon.
All right, this illustrative lesson on political cynicism is all well and good, but what does it have to do with Mass Effect?
Dragon Age: Origins - and the aftermath of the actions in Origins as shown in DA2 - told a story of the darkest and most cynical kind of political environment (at least for anyone who wasn't a human noble.) Even after saving the entire world, the forces of racism and prejudice prevent the Warden from getting anything else productive done. Any attempts to free the mages or give the Elves a home fizzle. The best that our Hero can do is keep tirelessly doing small-scale public service and try to protect her friends… and even that latter part proves impossible.
After Dragon Age gave us such a lovely, tragic picture of a hero struggling thanklessly in a world of ignorance and despair, I was hoping Mass Effect would show us the other side of the coin. I was hoping that Mass Effect would let us George Washington it up.
Our hypothetical ideal of the "reasonable man" doesn't just need to be reasonable and intelligent - he also needs to be broadly experienced, familiar with and sympathetic to the needs of people outside his own demographic group, and well-liked by a number of different factions. Mass Effect often felt like it was specifically moving Paragon Shepard along that path. We got to act on some of that in ME3, but the narrative effectiveness of that agency was drastically limited by both the context of the ongoing war and the implications of the various endings.
I cared more about Shepard living than I cared about my Warden living, and this is why. It's not about some sappy love story happily-ever-after, it's about a Pratchett ending to soothe my cynical heart and paint me a nice hopeful picture for once. I wanted the dream of the reasonable man - and Shepard was so reasonable, so interesting, so experienced, so multicultural, so completely perfect for that job1.
And this hypothetical Paragon Shep's future as president of the United States of the Galaxy2 would have a perfect foil in Renegade Shep's hypothetical future as the Emperor General of Earth and all her colonies, a conquering force for human dominance. Because the reason we can't give every leader the same power to shape our future as we gave George Washington is that some people are authoritarian dicks3.
I wanted to imagine a future where Paragon Shep is rolling up her sleeves and going line-by-line through the galactic budget, trying to find the funds to rebuild the Elcor home world while preventing the Krogan/Salarian conflict from breaking out into full-stage war. With that came the possibility of a future where Renegade shep leads a pro-earth Armada, "peacekeeping" and privateering his way across the galaxy.
Mass effect had the perfect opportunity to leave us with the dream of a powerful personality navigating a truly interesting political landscape, getting things done outside of the monarchical context in which most RPG leaders capable of enacting change operate.
Instead we're left with a narrow world where the most interesting decisions have all been obviated by a unilateral edict, where most of the interesting questions posed by the series are reduced to historical footnotes.
It's the loss of that wide-open future that I mourn most of all.
And I'm not saying that there's no room in that future for a little house on Rannoch, or an apartment on Omega, or a beach on the Hanar Homeworld. I wanted a world of options, of dreams, of tales untold. I wanted an open horizon and a ready ship.
I wanted potential.
1. Paragon Shep, anyway. But I'm not forgetting renegade shep.
2. I don't actually picture Shep as president, more as a popular and hardworking political figure of a high level of importance. I'm just using the term for dramatic effect.
3. I'm not implying that all Renegades would choose the Emperor General path, just that that would be the extreme renegade option that lies on the other end of the choice spectrum from the hard-working, coalition-building politician.
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Tag Archives: Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Associates of Allakhverdov family puzzle over ‘Misha’ claims
Posted on April 29, 2013 by Laura Rozen
A red-bearded, Armenian-Ukrainian immigrant described by some relatives as a mentor to the elder suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has told the New York Review of Books that he was not Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s teacher, and has been fully cooperating with the FBI.
Mikhail “Misha” Allakhverdov, 39, born in Baku, Azerbaijan of an Armenian Christian father and Ukrainian mother, moved with his family to the United States about 15 years ago, associates said.
He converted to Islam in the United States, he told the New York Review of Book’s Christian Carlyl, in an interview Sunday from his elderly parents’ West Warwick, Rhode Island home.
“I’ve been cooperating entirely with the FBI,” Allakhverdov told Carlyl. “I gave them my computer and my phone and everything I wanted to show I haven’t done anything. And they said they are about to return them to me. And the agents who talked told me they are about to close my case.”
Mikhail, in the brief interview, did not deny knowing Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the slain elder suspect in the April 15th Boston bombings, but said he had not seen him for a few years.
“I wasn’t his teacher,” Allakhverdov told Caryl. “If I had been his teacher, I would have made sure he never did anything like this.”
The Allakhverdov family–father Yuri and mother Lidiya, sons Sergei and Mikhail–moved to the United States in the 1990s from Ukraine where they lived for a few years after fleeing anti-Armenian violence in Azerbaijan. Sergei, an historian, was seeking a publisher for an atlas of hand-drawn maps of the ancient world, he told an Armenian diaspora newspaper in 1999.
Mikhail Allakhverdov is listed with his brother Sergei as an officer of a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation called the Educational Organization for Improvements in Historical Studies, Inc. A telephone number listed for the company at a Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts address was no longer in service Monday.
Gennady Napadensky and Victoria Poupko, a Massachusetts couple from the former Soviet Union, who are listed as professional associates of Mikhail’s older brother Sergei, told Al-Monitor in a phone interview Monday that as far as they knew, Sergei was an atheist and the family was of Armenian Christian descent. Mikhail, they thought, converted to Islam after his immigration to the United States.
Gennady Napadensky told Al-Monitor he met Sergei about eight years ago when he was looking for an historian and found him through a Russian bookstore in Brookline, Massachusetts. They formed a company that produces digital interactive maps.
Victoria Poupko, Napadensky’s spouse and a former Northeastern University math professor who has worked as a human rights activist on behalf of persecuted ethnic minorities from the former Soviet Union, said she believes she met Mikhail Allakhverdov only once several years ago.
An activist on behalf of Chechen refugees, Poupko, of Russian Jewish descent, said she saw Mikhail in a car with a Chechen once, but she did not know who it was.
Azerbaijan brutally expelled ethnic Armenians like the Allakhverdov family after Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh voted in a referendum in 1988 to join Armenia. Subsequently, many Chechens fled to Azerbaijan in the 1990s during the Russian wars against Chechen unrest, Poupko said.
Sergei Allakhverdov-Amatuni (as the brother spells his names in some official listings) is also listed as a director of a Massachusetts non-profit, the Transitional Assembly for Peace and Democracy in Chechnya, Inc. Registered in 2003, the group lists as its president Salman Masayev (or Musayev), who has subsequently appeared in media reports as the deputy head of the Caucasus Muslims Organization, based in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Nadezhda Banchik, a California-based human rights activist for persecuted former Soviet minorities who is a friend of Poupko’s, told Al-Monitor in a phone interview Monday that she does not know the Allekhverdovs, though she is listed with Sergei Allekhberdov-Amatuni as an officer in the Transnational Assembly. (She thought the group’s listed president Musayev might have been a Harvard student of Chechen descent who later returned to the region. Poupko later said she met Sergei through Musayev, who introduced him as a doctor-professor.)
Banchik noted, in a telephone interview, that the Boston Marathon bombings occurred a few days after the US publication of the Magnitsky list, and suggested that it was strange, if Russia had suspicions about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, that it did not arrest him when he was there for six months in 2012. Similarly, Russia has reportedly shared with the US in the past week alleged recordings of intercepted phone calls from 2011, in which the suspects’ mother Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is alleged to have “vaguely” discussed jihad. But Zubeidat returned to Dagestan, in southern Russia, in 2012 from where she has given dozens of interviews in recent weeks. Russian authorities have apparently not found her of enough concern to detain her, Banchik noted.
The Russian-speaking diaspora in Boston, much of it Jewish, turned far less sympathetic to the plight of the Chechens after the Beslan school massacre and Moscow theater bombings, said Vladimir Napadensky, who is listed as an associate in the map company his father and Sergei created. He said he did not know Mikhail, and said of Sergei, only, “he makes maps.”
Sergei Allakhverdov described his family’s complicated ancestral geography in a 1999 interview with an Armenian American newspaper about his atlas of maps, for which he was seeking a publisher.
Posted in Politics, Security | Tagged Armenian Mirror-Spectator, Armennia, Azerbaijan, Boston Marathon, Chechnya, Christian Caryl, FBI, Gennady Napadensky, human rights, Magnitsky List, Mikhail Allakhverdov, Misha, Nadezhda Bachkin, Richard Nicholson, Russia, Salman Musayev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Transnational Assembly for Peace and Democracy in Chechnya, Victoria Poupko, Vlad Napadensky, Yuri Allakhverdov
Former CIA officer: ‘Absurd’ to link uncle of Boston suspects, Agency
Retired CIA officer Graham Fuller confirmed to Al-Monitor Saturday that his daughter was previously married to an uncle of the suspects in the Boston Marathon attacks, but called rumors of any links between the uncle and the Agency “absurd.”
Graham Fuller’s daughter, Samantha A. Fuller, was married to Ruslan Tsarnaev (now Tsarni) in the mid-1990s, and divorced in 1999, according to North Carolina public records. The elder Fuller had retired from the agency almost a decade before the brief marriage.
“Samantha was married to Ruslan Tsarnaev (Tsarni) for 3-4 years, and they lived in Bishkek for one year where Samantha was working for Price Waterhouse on privatization projects,” Fulller, a former CIA officer in Turkey and vice chairman of the National Intelligence Council, told Al-Monitor by email Saturday. “They also lived in our house in [Maryland] for a year or so and they were divorced in 1999, I believe.”
“I, of course, retired from CIA in 1987 and had moved on to working as a senior political scientist for RAND,” Fuller continued.
Fuller said his former son in law was interesting but homesick, and moved back to Central Asia after the divorce.
“Like all Chechens, Ruslan was very concerned about his native land, but I saw no particular involvement in politics, [although] he did try to contact other Chechens around,” Fuller continued. “He also felt homesick and eventually went back to Central Asia after the divorce. His English was shaky. (We always spoke Russian together).”
A story on the Internet implying “possible connections between Ruslan and the Agency through me are absurd,” Fuller said.
Posted in Politics, Security | Tagged Bishkek, Boston Marathon, Central Asia, Chechnya, CIA, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Graham Fuller, Rand, Ruslan Tsarnaev, Ruslan Tsarni, Russia, Samantha A. Fuller, Samantha Ankara Fuller, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
US charges Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon bombing
The United States on Monday charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, with perpetrating the bombings of the Boston Marathon last week.
Tsarnaev, recovering from gunshot wounds sustained in a police chase that killed his brother and accused accomplice, was formally charged and advised of his rights in his Boston Beth Israel-Deaconess hospital bed, by US Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler. In the presence of three federal defense attorneys, Tsarnaev nodded affirmatively when asked by the judge if he understood the charges and his rights, and said “no,” when asked if he could afford an attorney, according to a transcript of the hearing.
Tsarnaev, a naturalized American of Chechen descent who has been in the United States since he was 9 years old, was charged with the use of a weapon of mass destruction, and malicious destruction of property resulting in death, according to the 10-page federal complaint (.pdf). The charges, if proven, carry a penalty of life imprisonment or, if a jury decides, the death penalty. Additional charges could be added as the investigation proceeds.
The twin bombs, made of pressure cookers and dropped in backpacks near the finish line of the marathon April 15th, killed three people, including an 8 year old boy, and wounded over 200, some of whom were severely maimed.
Reports over the weekend pieced together from interviews with relatives and associates of the Tsarnaev family in North America and Dagestan, Russia, described Dzhokhar as a smart, seemingly well-adjusted and popular teenager, a former captain of his Cambridge high school wrestling team, who was until last week a college sophomore at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. However, his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, killed in a police shoot out early Friday, had a more troubling path and was described as growing increasingly alienated and extreme. Once a talented boxer, Tamerlin quit the sport, dropped out of community college in 2008, got arrested for assaulting a girlfriend in 2009, and was thrown out of his Cambridge mosque twice in the past year for outbursts denouncing the sermons as being “un-Islamic,” the Boston Globe reported.
In 2012, Tamerlin traveled to Dagestan, Russia for six months, as well as to Chechnya, to visit relatives, according to media interviews given by his father, Aznor Tsarnaev. Whether Tamerlin possibly made contact with jihadi radicals on that trip is a focus of US terrorism investigators now. Other accounts, including from a paternal uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, suggest Tamerlan’s radicalization began in Boston, starting years earlier.
Though accounts generally describe Tamerlan as the presumed ringleader of the plot and Dzholkhar as the loyal brother dragged into it, the federal complaint offers a chilling description of Dzholkhar’s behavior on videos the FBI obtained from the scene of the marathon bombings.
After the first explosion went off on Boston’s Boylston street last Monday afternoon, “virtually every head [in the crowd] turns to …that direction in apparent bewilderment and alarm,” the affidavit states.
But Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, “virtually alone among the individuals in front of the restaurant, appears calm,” the affidavit continues. “He walks away without his knapsack… Approximately 10 seconds later, an explosion occurs in the location where Bomber 2 [Dzhokhar] had placed his knapsack.”
Meantime, the FBI said Saturday that in early 2011 it interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev and members of the family at the request of a foreign government, subsequently identified as Russia. The Russian government said it had information that Tamerlan had become “a follower of radical Islam” and “had changed drastically since 2010” as he “prepared to leave the United States and… join unspecific underground groups” in Russia, according to the FBI press release.
Posted in Politics, Security | Tagged Boston, Cambridge Rindge & Latin, Chechnya, Dagestan, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, FBI, Fyodor Lukyanov, intelligence, Islam, jihad, Lindsey Graham, marathon, Russia, Senate Intelligence committee, Syria, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, terrorism
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Bibliography of Binding Designer Resources
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BSc, University of Alberta, 1983
PhD, Yale University, 1988
Postdoc, National Institute of Health, 1991
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A Canadian who grew up in Edmonton, Lewis Kay graduated with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1983 and won the Lieutenant Governor’s Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in the Graduating Class in the Faculty of Science. Professor Kay went on to obtain his Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics from Yale University in 1988, followed by post-doctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health. He was assistant professor from 1992–1994 and subsequently appointed full professor of molecular genetics, biochemistry and chemistry.
Lewis Kay received an honorary degree from UBC, Okanagan!
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Protein unfolding machinery visualized
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Special Issue of the Journal of Biomolecular NMR on the Occasion of Lewis Kay’s 50th Birthday
Lewis Kay elected to the Royal Society
Learn more: Kay Laboratory
NMR of Supra-Molecular Machines; Characterizing Low Populated States of Proteins
Research in the Kay laboratory spans a range of disciplines from spectroscopy and biophysics through to biochemistry. Two major areas of interest include:
NMR of Supra-Molecular Machines
The machinery used by the cell to perform essential biological processes is made up of large molecular assemblies and insight into their functionally important motions and transient interactions have been very difficult to obtain. We develop new NMR techniques that preserves the NMR signal in a manner such that it is much less affected by the devastating sensitivity losses that normally plague NMR applications to large systems. Using this methodology it has become possible to study systems in quantitative detail with molecular weights as large as one million Daltons. This methodology has been applied to the proteasome, where we have elucidated how dynamics are able to regulate the entry of targets for degradation and the interactions between substrate and the proteasome. Our work explains properties of the proteasome that cannot be understood on the basis of static three-dimensional structures and opens up the possibility of using allosteric drugs to modulate proteasome function.
Characterizing Low Populated States of Proteins
Starting from the seminal work of Max Perutz and others in the 1950s a main goal of structural biology has been to elucidate three-dimensional images of protein molecules. These pictures are typically obtained under conditions where the most stable state of the protein is studied, ignoring higher energy conformations. Yet it is becoming increasingly appreciated that proteins are not static entities and that their biological function is dictated in many cases by excursions between conformations with different energies. We develop NMR spin relaxation experiments that allow one to ‘see the invisible’ by measuring chemical shifts of and bond vector orientations in high energy conformational states of proteins, even when such states do not produce observable spectra. These NMR measurements can in turn be used with computational approaches to produce atomic resolution models and insight into biological function.
2012 — University Professor University of Toronto
2012 — Khorana Prize Royal Society of Chemistry
2010 — Elected to the Royal Society (London)
2008 — Premier's Discovery Award Provience of Ontario
2007 - Present — Canadian Research Chair - Tier 1
2006 — Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
2004 — Gunther Laukien Prize
2002 — Favelle Medal Royal Society of Canada
2002 — Founders Medal International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems
1999 — Steacie Prize National Research Council of Canada
1998 — Canada's "Top 40 under 40"
1997-2001 — International Scholar of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1996 — Merck Frosst Award
BCH 2024H Biomolecular dynamics and function
Measurement of active site ionization equilibria in the 670 kDa proteasome core particle using methyl-TROSY NMR
Velyvis A, Kay LE.
J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Jun 26;135(25):9259-62. doi: 10.1021/ja403091c Read
Unraveling the mechanism of protein disaggregation through a ClpB-DnaK interaction
Rosenzweig R, Moradi S, Zarrine-Afsar A, Glover JR, Kay LE.
Science. 2013 Mar 1;339(6123):1080-3. doi: 10.1126/science.1233066 Read
Proteasome allostery as a population shift between interchanging conformers
Ruschak AM, Kay LE.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Nov 20;109(47):19268-73. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1212036109 Read
Folding of the four-helix bundle FF domain from a compact on-pathway intermediate state is governed predominantly by water motion
Sekhar A, Vallurupalli P, Kay LE.
Structure of an intermediate state in protein folding and aggregation
Neudecker P, Robustelli P, Cavalli A, Walsh P, Lundström P, Zarrine-Afsar A, Sharpe S, Vendruscolo M, Kay LE.
Science. 2012 Apr 20;336(6079):362-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1214203 Read
Solution structure of a minor and transiently formed state of a T4 lysozyme mutant
Bouvignies G, Vallurupalli P, Hansen DF, Correia BE, Lange O, Bah A, Vernon RM, Dahlquist FW, Baker D, Kay LE.
Nature. 2011 Aug 21;477(7362):111-4. doi: 10.1038/nature10349 Read
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Porter C. Thayer Photographs
This archive contains 1300 photographs made by Porter C. Thayer,scanned from silver gelatin prints, held in the collection of the Brooks Memorial Library. The prints were made in 1980 from the 5x7 glass plates negatives created by Porter Thayer....
Show moreThis archive contains 1300 photographs made by Porter C. Thayer,scanned from silver gelatin prints, held in the collection of the Brooks Memorial Library. The prints were made in 1980 from the 5x7 glass plates negatives created by Porter Thayer. These images are also available on microfilm at the Brattleboro library.
Porter Thayer was born Porter Charlie Thayer on January 6, 1882 on Main Street in Williamsville, Vermont. He grew up in the red house called the Tillotson Place in the Parish section of Newfane, Vermont.
He photographed Windham County, Vermont, beginning in 1906 through around 1920. Like most Vermont men of his generation he was a farmer, specifically an apple orchardist, managing his 50 acre apple orchard on Baker Brook Farm in Newfane. He turned to his apple business after ending his photographic career.
The postcard craze that most likely reached Vermont by about 1905, was perhaps the impetus for Porter Thayer starting up a photographic business. His diaries tell that he sold 1,197 postal cards during a six-month period at the height of his career. The cards were for sale as souvenirs to summer tourists at small general stores, local inns, boarding houses and hotels. Local folks purchased his photographs as well, especially around the Christmas season, to send to distant relatives. A Brattleboro, Vermont directory of 1909 lists Porter as advertising that he would come to anyone’s home and make images for a reasonable fee. Around 1911 he recorded that he had 720 customers. Eventually he photographed in all the towns within a 25 mile radius of his home in Newfane.
Porter Thayer perfectly fits the archetype of the town photographer. He traveled the narrow dirt roads in his buggy, behind his faithful mare Lady, who accompanied him daily. He could apparently take extended naps while Lady brought him safely home, as she always knew the way. He used two cameras: a 5 x 7 and a 6.5 x 8.5 view camera and made glass dry-plate negatives. He traveled with stacks of postcards to be delivered at stores along the way to his days work.
Working continually through seasons and years, Porter Thayer left an archive that is a cultural treasure for southeastern Vermont. The quality of his work shows that he was able to combine business needs with aesthetic ones. During the time period Porter worked, Vermont was extremely poor and rural, yet held a close-knit population that shared the labors of life. Farmers helped one another to survive in a subsistence and barter economy. For women, men, and children, life meant constant work. Thayer’s images describe the work and the tools involved. His landscape images reveal this working landscape, which today is mostly hidden by trees. The fruits of his labor as a photographer have grown in importance, as both the landscape and culture of Vermont has shifted into modern spheres of living.
Written by Jessica Weitz and Forrest Holzapfel, 2010.
This archive contains 1300 photographs made by Porter C. Thayer,scanned from silver gelatin prints, held in the collection of the Brooks Memorial Library. The prints were made in 1980 from the 5x7 glass plates negatives created by Porter Thayer. These images are also available on microfilm at the Brattleboro library. Porter Thayer was born Porter Charlie Thayer on January 6, 1882 on Main Street in Williamsville, Vermont. He grew up in the red house called the Tillotson Place in the Parish section of Newfane, Vermont. He photographed Windham County, Vermont, beginning in 1906 through around 1920. Like most Vermont men of his generation he was a farmer, specifically an apple orchardist, managing his 50 acre apple orchard on Baker Brook Farm in Newfane. He turned to his apple business after ending his photographic career. The postcard craze that most likely reached Vermont by about 1905, was perhaps the impetus for Porter Thayer starting up a photographic business. His diaries tell that he sold 1,197 postal cards during a six-month period at the height of his career. The cards were for sale as souvenirs to summer tourists at small general stores, local inns, boarding houses and hotels. Local folks purchased his photographs as well, especially around the Christmas season, to send to distant relatives. A Brattleboro, Vermont directory of 1909 lists Porter as advertising that he would come to anyone’s home and make images for a reasonable fee. Around 1911 he recorded that he had 720 customers. Eventually he photographed in all the towns within a 25 mile radius of his home in Newfane. Porter Thayer perfectly fits the archetype of the town photographer. He traveled the narrow dirt roads in his buggy, behind his faithful mare Lady, who accompanied him daily. He could apparently take extended naps while Lady brought him safely home, as she always knew the way. He used two cameras: a 5 x 7 and a 6.5 x 8.5 view camera and made glass dry-plate negatives. He traveled with stacks of postcards to be delivered at stores along the way to his days work. Working continually through seasons and years, Porter Thayer left an archive that is a cultural treasure for southeastern Vermont. The quality of his work shows that he was able to combine business needs with aesthetic ones. During the time period Porter worked, Vermont was extremely poor and rural, yet held a close-knit population that shared the labors of life. Farmers helped one another to survive in a subsistence and barter economy. For women, men, and children, life meant constant work. Thayer’s images describe the work and the tools involved. His landscape images reveal this working landscape, which today is mostly hidden by trees. The fruits of his labor as a photographer have grown in importance, as both the landscape and culture of Vermont has shifted into modern spheres of living. Written by Jessica Weitz and Forrest Holzapfel, 2010.
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Porter C. Thayer, 1882-1972 (Photographer)
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The William Thayer Family and heirs hold copyright to the Porter Thayer Photographs collection. Material in the collection may not be used without permission. For permission requests, contact Bill Thayer at billthayer08@gmail.com
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Sunday Times Travel
January 31, 2016 Harvie
Put out of your mind any preconception of what Ethiopia might look like and replace it with the very opposite. That’s is the kind of country we are dealing with here. A country of contrasts, of surprises, of shattered preconceptions.
Forget drab dry scenery, unhappy faces, sand and interminable droughts and replace it instead with twisting road passes, lush high green mountains, sophistication and smiling faces.
And coffee. Everywhere. Served by beautiful, genteel, bronze girls behind clothed tables, roasting fresh wild coffee beans with scented herbs in a ceremony of great social significance and gentility. Respect is shown for the process, the beans are presented for the approval of the imbibers and then ground and turned into a strong-enough elixir to make even the most hardened espresso-drinker’s hands shake a little.
Amasekanalo – Ethiopian words are very long and very hard to pronounce. It means thank you.
Ethiopia has much to be grateful for, despite its complicated colonial past and its more recent political turmoil. You would think, for example, given the instability of some of the neighbours – such as Kenya and Sudan – that the fact that Ethiopia is essentially a Christian country with a forty percent Muslim population might present a few challenges, but not at all. We were told by Muslims that to insult a Christian in Ethiopia, in any way, was a mortal sin. And by Christians, that to insult a Muslim was a mortal sin in the same vein. Problem solved. Ethiopians are, above all, a tolerant, calm, smiling, polite people with a well-earned pride and deeply-entrenched integrity.
The country’s history is a delightfully mangled version of the actual events, interspersed with legend and drama of, often literally, Biblical proportions. They tell you without even the smallest modicum of doubt that they have the Ark of the Covenant (although we know, of course, that Indiana Jones has it) and that the Queen of Sheba (who was beautiful and not half-ape, as some disrespectful non-Ethiopians have suggested) visited Solomon’s Court and consequently bore him a son who was the first Emperor, leading to a long line of Christian Emperors which ended with Haile Selassie (who doubled up as a Rastafarian God in his spare time) and many of whom, at the heads of their massive armies, fought off invasion by hordes of all descriptions, but mostly Italian.
And you believe them, because not to do so would be disrespectful and would risk cutting short the story. It would be like interrupting a Venda guide who was telling you that the Xhosa prophetess Nongqawuse had met King Arthur and sired a line of saints in Albania. Why wouldn’t you listen? And just buy into it a little to see what happened? We had three different guides tell us the same story, in great detail – and eventually we almost believed it. The evidence is there, even if it is a bit bonkers.
Our journey began with an over-full Ethiopian Airlines flight arriving, heavily laden with small Ethiopians and their overflowing bags and boxes of blankets, car parts and food processors, arriving two and a half hours late in Addis Ababa. At night, on the day before New Year’s Day. In September.
Yes. They have their own calendar, as well as their own language and alphabet. The Ethiopians actually don’t do anything in quite the same way that everybody else does. We had our first coffee ceremony before we had even found our transport.
We had pre-booked only the first night and a driver awaited us, whistling us through the hybrid ancient and modern streets of Addis to our hotel.
The tiny over-furnished room was full of the kind of surprises that Ethiopia throws at the traveller all the time. Too much clobber and not much of it working. Huge dysfunctional lights, sloping shelves, loose-tapped basins and rocking beds. It was as if there had been an earthquake but nobody had straightened up afterwards. We slept though, and looked forward to breakfast. And coffee.
It is ill-advised and nigh-on impossible to hire a car so we had arranged a driver, who had little English, as promised. It had been clearly pointed out that Semagn was a driver, not a guide, so we armed ourselves with a Lonely Planet and pointed where we wanted to go.
“Chigarillo!” came the response. Every time. It meant ‘No problem’. And when he said it, he meant it. Semagn was the nicest guy in the world, with a ready grin and considerable driving agility, bobbing in and out of donkeys, tuk-tuks, horses and carts, goats, pedestrians and low-flying cars and trucks. The traffic police stopped us once or twice but, contrary to the South African system, waved us on the moment they realised we were tourists.
We had been recommended to stop at the Stelae at Tiya, our first introduction to ancient Ethiopia. These dramatic tombstones pierce the sky with engraved pictorial stories of the life buried beneath, interpreted for us with skill and charm by a local guide from the village and followed, inevitably, by a coffee ceremony in a grass-strewn tarpaulin shelter.
Moving on, and after dropping down into the Rift Valley, we stopped just short of the home of Rastafarianism for our first taste of the local food. Don’t expect to like injera. While the stews and pastes daubed on top of it can be delicious, injera itself is little more than a sour dough pancake. It looks like a cement-flavoured facecloth and tastes only a little better than one. You will get used to it, but I venture to suggest that you will never really like it. There is, however, little alternative in most places.
Shashemane has little to show for its fame as the home of Bob Marley’s religion. Red, yellow and green dominate but you are warned not to be dragged into anything illegal. The town is, however, thought-provoking if only in wondering why it is that so many foreigners want to be Ethiopian and yet so many Ethiopians want to be foreign. Ethiopians talk about the rest of Africa as if they are somehow not part of it.
Our destination, Bale Mountain Lodge, in the national park of the same name, was a wonderful revelation of green-topped peaks and cloudy forests. We particularly enjoyed the hikes and the birding, managing 47 species on our first one-hour walk, including the Abyssinian Black-headed Oriole, White-cheeked Turacos, numerous Augur Buzzards (including melanistic) and the extraordinary Abyssinian Catbird, and all of that despite the rain.
Climbing Gujaralle, the peak in front of the lodge we saw numerous black and white colobus and even a brief glimpse of the rare Bale monkey but it was breath-taking in more than one sense. I mentioned to our guide, Awel, as he skipped effortlessly through the bamboo and swung on the vines that lined the steep slopes, that I was feeling a little jaded, and was relieved when his reply came that we were almost 4000 metres above sea level. Ethiopia is high and much of the Bale Mountains National Park is more than 3800 metre above sea-level. The highest point on the park’s Afro-Alpine Sanetti plateau, Tulu Dimtu, peaks at 4377m.
eWe loved the lodge, we loved the food and we saw a lion; one of very few in the park. Awel had never seen one before and didn’t believe us when we told him what it was. On the way out, though, he showed huge skill in locating the wolves for us. The icing on a magnificent high-altitude cake. 6-metre high lobelias and coffee included.
Another night in Addis Ababa and a short flight to Mekele saw us shifting from wildlife to history. Our guide on this occasion was Kidane, an archaeologist and fluent French- and English-speaker, whose knowledge of the rock-hewn Tigrayan churches of the Gheralta cluster was second to none. He and Sisay, the driver, whisked us up and down the mountains around Adigrat and Hawzen, in and out of churches, including the Maryam and Daniel Korkor, and through the most beautiful scenery imaginable for four days, ending in Aksum with its awe-inspiring stelae, the church that (arguably) houses the Ark of the Covenant and the Queen of Sheba’s palace.
Kidane was a consummate host and we were sorry to part from him and his enthusiastic stories but Lalibela called with its extraordinary churches carved, not out of the rock, but out of the ground. An afternoon in the so-called New Jerusalem could only be the high point, and it was.
But where was everybody? Ethiopia’s history and its architecture are as mind-boggling as Egypt’s and yet we barely saw another visitor, which was wonderful, of course, for us but not good for Ethiopia.
It is the perfect destination for South Africans. Easy to get to. Inexpensive accommodation. Stunning scenery. Friendly people. Go there. It is only the year 2008 in the local calendar and you will genuinely feel eight years younger the moment you step off the plane. And as you tuck into plate after plate of cement-flavoured pancakes, remember that the questionable food fades into insignificance in the face of the sheer magnificence of Ethiopia. And the delicious coffee.
How to go there
Contact Molla Miheretu of FKLM Ethiopia Tours on info@fklm-tours.com for a driver to take you to the Bale Mountains. He can also help with the planning of your entire trip. www.fklm-tours.com.
Alternatively email Red Jackal tours on info@redjackal.net. Kidane and Hailu (our guide at Lalibela) may be booked through them. www.redjackal.net.
Bale Mountain Lodge can be contacted on bookings.bml@yahoo.com. Seewww.balemountainlodge.com.
Visitors travelling internationally on Ethiopian Airlines are entitled to considerable discounts on domestic flights, which operate like buses and – like buses – are often full and late.
South Africans do not require visas in advance when flying into Ethiopia but must buy a visa, currently US$50, at Addis Ababa’s Bole International airport. There are no compulsory vaccinations.
Chris Harvie received no discounts and paid in full for all travel and accommodation.
Ethiopia - Affordable and Full of Perks
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Tag Archives: chaplain alliance for religious liberty
Are You a Christian Supremacist? Maybe You Should Be.
28 April 2017 JD
For the past few years, critics of Christians in America have been searching for a label that would catch on and advance their message of opposing Christian values and those who hold them.
For some time they’d tried “Christian extremist,” borrowing from Islamic extremists, but it faltered largely because few people see Christians strapping on suicide vests and blowing up shopping malls. Besides, what’s a Christian extremist going to do? Tell you Jesus really, really loves you?
More recently, activists have tried to label Christians as “supremacists,” presumably borrowing from the more commonly heard term “white supremacists”. Michael “Mikey” Weinstein has been using the term for quite some time to malign Christians in the military, and Tom Carpenter of the homosexual activist Forum on the Military Chaplaincy recently used it to criticize Ron Crews and the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty.
But what does it actually mean?
If we’ve learned anything over the past few years, it has been that words have meaning — at least, they’re supposed to, until such time as the culture starts to skew what the words were meant to say (see: discrimination).
So what is a “supremacist”?
Well, it depends.
According to Read more
Chaplains Group: Make the Military Great Again
29 March 2017 JD
Update: Now covered at the Stars and Stripes.
The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty is calling on the new Acting Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Robert Speer, to reverse a last minute policy by outgoing Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning directing the Army to conduct “training on implicit or unconscious bias”:
“The military exists to protect our nation, not to be used as a laboratory for social engineering — and especially not from an outgoing official’s 11th hour order,” said Chaplain (COL) Ron Crews, USA (Retired)…“This directive does nothing to increase military readiness but wastes valuable training time just to promote a political agenda.”
The letter (PDF) notes that “implicit or unconscious bias” isn’t Read more
Air National Guard Ignores FFRF Atheist Complaint
Not long after receiving a letter (PDF) from the First Liberty Institute, the New Hampshire Air National Guard at the Pease ANG Base has said they have chosen to ignore the previously reported complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation:
“We don’t plan on responding to the FFRF,” [Greg Heilshorn, spokesman for the New Hampshire National Guard] said. “We haven’t had any formal complaints from our airmen internally regarding any concerns with prayers being said at various ceremonies. We will continue as we’ve done before. It’s our tradition. We believe our chaplains…[are a] vital part of our organization.”
Well done. The US military is not obligated to respond to the FFRF — or any other third party complaint — at all. By declining to do so, they avoid the perception they are legitimizing the FFRF or its generalized accusations about religious expression in the US military. Meanwhile, if there are any actual complainants who have an actionable grievance, they still have access to every grievance system within the military.
Part of the issue with Read more
Sterling, Military Religious Freedom Get Support at Supreme Court
15 February 2017 JD
Court-martialed Marine LCpl Monifa Sterling has appealed to the US Supreme Court, alleging her religious liberty was violated when she was convicted for not removing Bible verses posted to her desk.
The Supreme Court has not yet agreed to hear the case — and there are already significant briefs being filed in her support.
Critics like Michael “Mikey” Weinstein have tried to frame her case as a Christian trying to inappropriately “expose” others to their beliefs — and thus deserving of court-martial.
However, people who actually support religious freedom — rather than advocate discrimination against Christians as Weinstein does — are coming out in support of Sterling.
This includes a substantial number of significant and high profile non-Christians. Those supporting Sterling’s case with amicus briefs include: Read more
Chris Rodda Attacks Military Chaplains for Being Chaplains
26 January 2017 JD
In her writing, Michael “Mikey” Weinstein’s research assistant Chris Rodda has often struggled with both the truth and the ability to convey a clear, coherent, and supported argument — all while under pressure from her sort-of boss to make it sensational enough that people will read it.
Late in December, she tried to overcome those shortcomings in a piece at the Huffington Post.
She failed.
Her 2,500-word article — short, by Rodda standards — really needs go no further than the headline:
Gay-Bashing Chaplain Endorsers Admit That The Military Chaplaincy Is Disproportionately Anti-LGBT
It would have been more honestly titled Read more
Retired Chaplain Norris Burkes Wrong on Gen Costin, Religious Freedom
Retired US Air Force Chaplain Norris Burkes first came to the attention of this site in 2009, when the syndicated chaplain wrote a column about the burning of Afghan-language Bibles by American troops in Afghanistan (a controversy discussed here). In essence, Burkes approved, and noted:
The possession of such religious material violates something the military calls General Order No. 1.
Though he was dismissive of most input, he did finally concede that he was wrong — General Order Number One says no such thing.
Despite the admission, Burkes declined to change the article, and it can still be found on his website, with the unchanged statement that even Burkes admitted was wrong.
Chaplain Burkes recently popped up again, and for some reason he Read more
Mikey Weinstein: Court Martial the entire Military in Colorado Springs?
14 November 2016 JD
Michael “Mikey” Weinstein recently demanded the court-martial of US troops who attended an awards event hosted by the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, a coalition of chaplain endorsers. The reason Weinstein demanded their court-martial was his bigotry toward the Christian beliefs espoused by the chaplain groups represented. Weinstein essentially admitted as much when he hatefully caricatured and lambasted those Christian beliefs in his attack.
But since “Mikey Doesn’t Like Christians” isn’t actionable by the military, he tried to use an old technique that unintentionally won him a battle many years ago: He claimed the service members violated regulations by “endorsing” the chaplains by virtue of their presence at the event in uniform.
The Air Force rebuffed that claim, and there is no evidence any Read more
Groups Urge Congress to Reinstate Transgender Ban
8 November 2016 JD
A variety of religious and liberty groups have called on Congress to reverse the military’s decision to allow transgender service, saying:
This [policy] is an affront to the American people and is certain to undermine readiness, recruitment, and retention in the military. Thus, we urge you to halt the implementation…
The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell took an act of Congress because the ban on homosexual service was part of US law. (Many forget that DADT was the policy used to avoid enforcing the law banning homosexuals from the US military.) The military could not change its policy without Congress changing the law.
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Masculinity—that hard to define notion of “being a man” or “acting like a man”—is largely understood through cultural expectations and images of masculine performance. Masculinity can seem nebulous, but literary and popular cultural representations of the idea help to solidify it both as a concept and as an identity. Westerns, noir, thrillers, war narratives, working class narratives, and even apocalyptic films and novels have shaped our definitions not only of what it means to be a man, or to be masculine, but indeed what it means to be American.
Perhaps at no time in American history has it been more critical to examine masculinity in literature and culture. Recently, the U.S. has seen a rise in misogynistic and race-based violence perpetrated by men expressing a sense of grievance, from “incels” to alt-right activists. The existential “threat” to masculinity, in an era in which women and other gender minorities remain severely under-represented in U.S. Congress (at 24% and 25% in the House and Senate respectively) and in which civil rights and bodily autonomy for women and gender minorities erode daily, can be difficult to comprehend. However, the study of masculinity in American literature and culture offers key insights and context for the existential threat posed by accountability movements such as #MeToo and increasing political representation of women and minorities.
We think, for instance, of Dana Nelson’s National Manhoodand Michael S. Kimmel’s Angry White Men, which offer sociopolitical context for such movements; but so, too, do analyses of American literary and cultural artifacts, from James Fenimore Cooper’s The Leatherstocking Saga to Todd Phillips’ The Joker(2019). We are looking for examinations of significant texts ranging from “canonical” American literary pieces to video games, and from disciplinary methods ranging from sociology to psychology, from literary analyses to ecocritical approaches. This volume aims to examine not just what American masculinity means and may mean in the future: it will also examine the consequences of representations of masculinity, what new ideas of masculinity are emerging, and the possibilities of representation in the new century. We plan to craft a substantial and masterful volume on American masculinity with a focus on new and emerging challenges to and opportunities in our understanding of American masculinity, aiming at academic libraries and researchers for its audience.
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After Horton case, Massachusetts fell behind on criminal justice
By Nancy Gertner | The Boston Globe | May 18, 2014
Anyone of a certain age remembers Willie Horton. Furloughed in 1986 from a life sentence for murder, Horton, who is black, raped a white woman and assaulted her fiancé. But Horton’s legacy extends beyond the horrific crime he committed.
Many have blamed Governor Michael Dukakis’s failed presidential bid that year on publicity surrounding the case. Less often discussed is how far Horton’s crime set back criminal justice reform in Massachusetts — and still does to this day.
We like to think of Massachusetts as a progressive state, and it was on crime, too — until Horton. Indeed, except for our prohibition of the death penalty, there is little to set us apart from the Southern states that many in the Commonwealth consider overly punitive. Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, and South Carolina have all gone farther to reduce prison populations than Massachusetts. Horton’s shadow persists, silencing politicians who would be smart on crime rather than mindlessly tough. Continue reading »
Tags: criminal-responsibility | mass incarceration | massachusetts
Author: Nancy Gertner
More laws, more violence?
By Nancy Gertner and Emily Baker-White | The Boston Globe | April 21, 2014
MORE IS NOT a rational criminal justice policy. Whenever there is a horrendous crime, we respond, without fail, with more — more and more imprisonment, higher and higher penalties. Think Len Bias, the Celtics prospect, whose untimely death from drugs unleashed onerous drug penalties we now know did not make us safer and, worse, created an imprisonment rate which we can no longer afford. Now, it is Jennifer Martel, whose tragic death, allegedly at the hands of Jared Remy, has led to bipartisan shrieks for more punishment. More punishment surely makes us feel better; better yet, it plays nicely on the evening news or in gubernatorial campaigns. More imprisonment, however, does not mean less crime, especially with domestic violence.
In response to Martel’s killing, the Massachusetts House of Representatives fast-tracked legislation that includes measures that may well lead to more violence. It creates new offenses for first-time restraining order violations, first-time assaults and batteries on a household member, suffocation, and strangulation. It also increases penalties — including prison sentences — for these and other domestic violence offenses. It labels many of these offenses felonies. If passed by the Senate, it will surely lead to more people going to prison, remaining there longer, and being disabled by a felony conviction when they get out.
Read the full op-ed here.
Tags: criminal-responsibility | jared remy | Nancy Gertner | violence
Locking up kids for life?
By Davide Bonazzi for the Boston Globe
Three decades ago, Edward Palmariello, 17, and his 21-year-old friend Bruce Chambers were arrested in the murder of Edward’s mother, Marion. Then a defense attorney, I represented Edward at trial. The jury found both men guilty and the sentence was mandatory — life in prison without any possibility of parole.
In most countries, Edward’s sentence would have been impossible. Juvenile life without parole is prohibited by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child , a measure that has been ratified by every UN nation except the United States and Somalia (Somalia announced in November that it will ratify). Edward has spent the past 32 years in jail. He had no hope, no future. Perhaps, until now.
Tags: adolescent brain | criminal-responsibility | juvenile justice | life without parole | massachusetts | Nancy Gertner | rehabilitation | violence
Speaking Out for Imprisoned Women
By Nancy Gertner and Judith Resnik | Sept 3, 2013 | The Boston Globe
Just as Attorney General Eric Holder was rightly decrying the impact of onerous drug sentences for low-level, nonviolent offenders this summer, the federal Bureau of Prisons began to implement plans that would dramatically increase the burdens of imprisonment on women inmates. The sole federal prison for women in the Northeast — a facility for 1,100 in Danbury, Conn. — is scheduled to be converted into an institution for men, and many of the female prisoners will be transferred to rural Alabama, making family visits virtually impossible.
Only 200 beds for women will remain in Danbury, attached in a lower-security camp — far too few to hold the roughly 900 women from the Northeast who receive federal prison sentences each year.
Read the Full Piece at BOSTONGLOBE.COM.
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Joseph Tainter talks Energy, Collapse, and Society (2015)
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Joseph Tainter USU Scholar spoke in Venezuela, Tainter was a keynote speaker for the South American country’s CCS Forum 2015: How to Build the Desired City (Oct. 19-23 in Caracas).
“We face many of the same changes as ancient civilizations,” he says. “The question is whether or not we’ll be able to introduce technological innovations that allow us to withstand these threats and adapt to change.”
Is our society on the verge of collapse?
Tainter’s short answer is no, at least not imminently, but it’s not a question he dismisses lightly. The professor in USU’s Department of Environment and Society and the USU Ecology Center has devoted his career to the study of what’s caused some of the world’s great civilizations, including the Roman Empire, to implode. His 1988 book, The Collapse of Complex Societies, remains a definitive work on societal collapse. https://www.usu.edu/today/?id=55278
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By Mandy Slegers on December 23, 2015 in News
Rising country duo, LOCASH, is back at the top of the charts, but this time with their own hit single “I Love This Life” at #1 on The Music Row Country Breakout Chart. The single also continues to climb the Top 10 of the Billboard Country Airplay chart and landed at #31 on iTunes “Best Country Songs of 2015.”
Brust and Lucas penned “I Love This Life,” which is their highest charting single to date. LOCASH released their first EP “I Love This Life” on their new label Reviver Records.
It’s an honor to see our name in the No. 1 spot on the Music Row Chart! Thank you to all our friends at Country Radio, to our fans listening & requesting out there, and to our team at Reviver Records for making this dream a reality! We are grateful and more motivated than ever,” Preston Brust & Chris Lucas of LOCASH said.
As songwriters, they’ve celebrated a pair of hit singles with “You Gonna Fly” (by Keith Urban), which topped the charts, and the Top 10 “Truck Yeah” (by Tim McGraw), among others for artists like Joe Nichols, Parmalee and Scotty McCreery.
It was just a matter of time until Chris and Preston shared their talents as performers with their own hit records at radio. “I Love This Life” is the breakthrough song of 2015 with many more hits to come off of their debut Reviver Records EP. I’m extremely happy for LOCASH and I know that 2016 will be a breakout year for the guys” said David Ross, President and CEO of Reviver Records.
LOCASH is also featured in the latest online syndicated video series, “The Test Drive,” where Preston and Chris cruise through historic Music Row and talk about their brand new album in the must-see episode.
You can watch “The Test Drive,” HERE.
The duo just wrapped up a successful run of shows in Las Vegas during Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and will be singing the National Anthem at the Indianapolis Pacers game before their big New Year’s Eve show in Indianapolis, IN.
LOCASH “I LOVE THIS LIFE” TOUR:
Dec. 19 – Headquarters Live – Salisbury, MD
Dec. 31 – 8 Second Saloon – Indianapolis, IN
Jan. 02 – QDR Country’s New Years Party W/ Michael Ray – Raleigh, NC
Jan. 17 – Grizzly Rose – Denver, CO
Jan. 23 – Cone Denim Entertainment Center – Greensboro, NC
Jan. 28 – NHL Fan Fair Presented By Bridgestone W/ Lonestar – Nashville, TN
Jan. 30 – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille – Warrendale, PA
Feb. 04 – The Forum – Macomb, IL
Feb. 13 – Great American Outdoor Show W/ Justin Moore – Harrisburg, PA
Feb. 18 – Martin County Fair – Stuart, FL
March 07 – 9th Annual Jeffery Steele & Friends – Franklin, TN
March 19 – Runway Country W/ Kenny Chesney – Kissimee, FL
April 09 – Country Thunder – Florence, AZ
April 28 – Suwanee River Jam – Live Oak, FL
June 17 – Porterfield Country Music Festival – Marinette, WI
June 18 – Country USA W/ Sam Hunt & Chase Rice – Oshkosh, WI
Jun 23 Lakes Jam W/ Granger Smith – Brainerd, MN
For more information, follow LOCASH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify and YouTube or visit locashmusic.com.
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This founding member of The Layabouts has been making radical, politically motivated music happen in Detroit since the 1980s and has headlined countless benefit concerts and anarchist gatherings across North America.
The War & Treaty
This roots and gospel duo have history. Whether it’s writing a song on Saddam Hussein’s piano, recording with Lauryn Hill or reaching the Billboard top 30, their storied past and soulful songs will pull you from trauma to tranquility and back again.
Nadir Omowale
The music that flows from the mind and soul of Omowale defies genre classification; R&B, Rock, Funk, Hip Hop and Jazz are spun into a heady mix that refuses to be labeled.
David McMurray & Paul Randolph
Detroit-based saxophonist and a member of Was (Not Was) David McMurray joins singer and bassist Paul Randolph of Jazzanova for a special Concert of Colors performance.
Tino Gross & Harmonica Shah
The front man of veteran rockers Howling Diablos joins forces with one of the last of Detroit’s old school electric blues harmonica players and signers.
A lifelong pursuit of perfecting the perfect three-minute song has carried Piunti’s brand of power pop to film and network television.
Chris Canas & 440
Determined to pay his respects to the rich heritage of the blues, Canas is pumping new life into the genre with every lick, solo, and riff. Genuine blues are hard to find, but with Chris Canas & 440, the search is over.
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Donald Ray Mitchell, Sir Harry Bowens
This trio of Was (Not Was) alumni unite for a special Concert of Colors performance. Each have distinguished solo careers; singing with artists such as Lyle Lovett, The O’Jays and Willie Nelson.
Mahogany Jones
Harnessing the true power of music to uplift the spirit, body, and soul and educate the masses. A sensational performer and lyrical powerhouse, Jones embodies Hip Hop, femininity, spirituality, and passion in each commanding performance.
Steffanie Christi’an
Audiences willingly submit to Christi’an’s fiery passion while they are captivated by her hypnotic vocals. Her energy and power have earned her national recognition – opening for Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu and Tom Morello, to name a few.
Jessica Care Moore
Jessica Care Moore is an American poet. She is the CEO of Moore Black Press, executive producer of Black WOMEN Rock! and founder of the literacy-driven Jess Care Moore Foundation.
Corktown Popes
They might be the most Celtic rock band in Detroit – famous for their high-energy shows and Caledonian soul. With a name like Corktown Popes, that sounds about right.
Dennis Coffey & Melvin Davis
Melvin Davis is a classic soul singer whose work as a drummer and songwriter for the likes of Smokey Robinson and David Ruffin makes a for a perfect pairing with Funk Brothers guitarist and fellow Motown legend Dennis Coffey.
Carolyn Crawford
After winning a talent contest at the age of thirteen and signing with Motown Records, Crawford recorded three singles with the label, most notably My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down) written by Smokey Robinson.
DIME Singers
This sweet-sounding ensemble comes from the Detroit Institute of Music Education.
A groundbreaking poet and author, Sinclair embodied all that was 1960s counterculture and activism.
All-Star Revue House Band
Randy Jacobs is a former Was (Not Was) guitarist. His new recording is Rhythm and the Beat is an instrumental funk and blues excursion.
Guitarist Brian “Roscoe” White is a Was (Not Was) alumnus who has also won numerous Detroit Music Awards.
Keyboardist Luis Resto is a Grammy Award and Oscar winner for co-writing Eminem’s Lose Yourself. He was a founding member of Was (Not Was).
Ron Pangborn is a longtime Detroit drummer who was a member of Was (Not Was) and has also played with Marshall Crenshaw and Matthew Sweet.
Trumpeter Rayse Biggs is one of Detroit’s top jazz artists, who’s played with the likes of Kem, Kid Rock, Bob Dylan and Was (Not Was).
Saxophonist David McMurray was a member of Was (Not Was), and has played with the likes of Gladys Knight, Bob Dylan, Kid Rock, Bonnie Raitt and Bootsy Collins.
Vocalist Sweet Pea Atkinson was a charter member of Was (Not Was). He is also a member of the Boneshakers with Randy Jacobs and has toured with Lyle Lovett.
Sir Harry Bowens’ distinguished career includes work with Was (Not Was), the Amalgamated Funk Co., The O’Jays, Pefect Touch and others.
Donald Ray Mitchell added a third voice to the Was (Not Was) front line in addition to artists as varied as Willie Nelson, Randy Crawford and Brian Wilson.
Bassist and Was (Not Was) cofounder Don Was is a multiple Grammy Award winning producer, who is currently president of the legendary Blue Note Jazz label.
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Telephone directory of Orlando, Florida, June 1923.
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1928-29 Orlando, Florida Telephone Directory, including Sanford and Longwood, Winter-Spring Issue. The directory contains advertisements and a classified telephone directory.
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Telephone directory of Orlando, Florida, winter-spring, 1930.
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1930 Orlando, Florida Telephone Directory, including Sanford and Longwood, Summer-Fall Issue published by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. The directory contains advertisements and a classified telephone directory.
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1931 Orlando, Florida Telephone Directory, including Sanford and Longwood, July Issue. The directory contains advertisements and a classified telephone directory.
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Artisan Home Entertainment presents
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
My destiny is to rule
- Jason (Jason London)
Review By: Kevin Clemons
Stars: Jason London, Frank Langella, Olivia Williams, Natasha Henstridge
Other Stars: Dennis Hopper, Angus McFadyen, Adrian Lester, Derek Jacobi
Director: Nick Willing
Manufacturer: WAMO
MPAA Rating: Not Rated for (Mild Violence)
Run Time: 02h:49m:06s
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B+ C+ B+ B C+
I first saw the original Jason and the Argonauts when I was a child, and even though it has been nearly 15 years it still remains one of my favorite stories. When I was a kid the story had a sense of excitement to it, and it still does, even if this latest telling is more effects than story.
After his evil uncle Pelias (Hopper) kills the king of Thessaly, Jason (London) is forced to flee from the kingdom where he is the rightful heir. But when Jason returns to Thessaly with the gods in tow, Pelias offers his nephew the throne again, but only if he is able to find the magical and powerful Golden Fleece. The catch being that should Jason take longer than six months, Pelias will kill Jason's mother. Jason recruits Argonauts to assist him, and together they set out on an adventure that will include raging seas, encounters with countless creatures, mythical beings and Greek gods.
The cinematography and visual effects are where the film really shines. Cinematographer Sergei Kozlov paints some gorgeous pictures and the effects done mostly by Jim Henson Creature Shops are breathtaking in their quality. The special effects are truly amazing and the film is a wonder to look at, but I found myself wanting to watch Harryhausen's version because of its much shorter length, and because there was a true sense of adventure in his 1963 film.
In the end, the main problem with the film isn't the acting or effects, but the story. There is enough here to fill a TV mini-series, but there is no reason that this film couldn't have been a tight two hour movie of the week. But as it stands the film teeters on boredom at its length (a little under three hours), and I would imagine that is close to unbearable for most kids. The story tends to drag, and director Willing never really does anything to pick it up.
Even Poseidon is completely the opposite of how folklore describes him. In this film he looks more like the rock creature from Galaxy Quest than the mythical one one would imagine.
Comprised of Hollywood stars the cast is very hit and miss. As Jason, London does a good enough job, although I seriously doubt his ability to be a leading man. Frank Langella never really does an effective job as Aertes, and Dennis Hopper is a bit over the top as the villainous Pelias but stops short of being terribly annoying. The supporting cast featuring Natasha Henstridge (The Whole Nine Yards), Adrian Lester (Primary Colors), and the beautiful Olivia Williams (Rushmore) is without a single bad performance.
Rating for Style: B+
Rating for Substance: C+
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 - Full Frame
Original Aspect Ratio yes
Anamorphic no
Image Transfer Review: Presented in its 1.33:1 full frame aspect ration the transfer is fantastic. From the opening blues and tans to the darkness that comes later in the film there isn't a bad thought that comes when thinking of this transfer. There is no evident grain, and black levels appear to be perfect. This is really a wonderful transfer from Artisan.
Image Transfer Grade: B+
DS 2.0 English yes
Audio Transfer Review: Carrying only a Dolby 2.0 track, the audio on this disc is a bit disappointing as a Dolby Digital 5.1 track would have heightened the experience of the film. But what is presented is fine and the music, dialogue, and ambient noises come off cleanly. There is a nice seamless flow of the sound across the front speakers that make this as good a track from a TV mini-series that I have ever heard.
Audio Transfer Grade: B
Disc Extras
Full Motion menu
Scene Access with 35 cues
Cast and Crew Biographies
Cast and Crew Filmographies
1 Featurette(s)
Packaging: Alpha
1-Sided disc(s)
Layers: RSDL
Layers Switch: Unknown
Extra Extras:
Notable and Quotable
Extras Review: A 10-minute featurette on the making of the film is the only real extra included on this RSDL disc. Made for TV, the short features interviews with the cast and crew and is worth watching. The only downside to it is that it never shows any real behind-the-scenes info on the special effects. A notable and quotable section is also made available allowing you to read quotes from the stars of the film about the making of the movie. An extensive cast and crew section is complete with filmographies.
Extras Grade: C+
Final Comments
The film is amazing to look at and kids will probably like it providing they last the three hour journey. But if you want to be entertained I recommend the original 1963 film. Rent this one if you are curious.
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In recent years, the application of GIS has paid more attention to traffic , and a special traffic geographic information system (GIS-T) has been formed to meet the requirements of road traffic management. The following sections introduce the specific application of GIS in highway。
Road profile design
Road profile design is an important link in highway design and a step to determine the final direction of highway. In road profile design, a variety of spatial data should be synthetically analyzed, including large-scale land use maps, topographic maps and existing road networks。
Data collected from various aspects are merged into GIS databases, constrained polygons are constructed, and areas to be avoided by highways are determined. Usually these polygons can be divided into three levels：
The first level constraints must be avoided or minimized；
The second constraint is to avoid or minimize it as far as possible；
The third level constraint can be avoided or minimized。
Weights can be used to represent different levels of constraints as needed and displayed separately on maps so that designers can avoid these areas as much as possible when designing routes. Then each experimental line is input into GIS, and the buffer analysis is used to get the polygon of the road profile, and the overlay analysis is carried out with the constraint polygon. The total area of the intersection of the road profile and each polygon are calculated and multiplied by the weight. The total impact weighted area (TIWA) of the constraint influence of the test line is obtained, which is used to compare the design of these lines。
After calculating TIWA, the detailed design of the alignment can be carried out according to DEM. The main operation is to get the road cross-section according to DEM, and then optimize the filling and excavation to get the final road profile design results。
Road management
Attributes involved in road management
In highway management, it is usually necessary to classify roads according to their categories, number of lanes and types of pavement. Its management attributes include：
Highway attributes: Road network marking, road marking, section marking, reference points, etc；
Geometric attributes: Pavement width, road direction, number of lanes, slope, etc；
Facility attributes: Central isolation belt and isolators, rails, bridges, traffic signs, street lights, traffic volume calculators；
Public facilities: Toll stations, intersections, culverts, traffic management stations, etc；
Attributes of building materials: Surface, overburden, base, roadbed；
Statistical attributes of road use: Traffic volume, average daily flow, accidents, vehicle weight statistics, vehicle type statistics, route requirements；
Acceptance record attributes: Strength, roughness, obstacles, pavement damage, speed limit section, speed survey；
Contract attributes: Budget, expenses, plans, dates, etc；
Maintenance engineering attributes: Project category, budget, cost, quantity, date。
These attributes are correlated with road network by linear positioning method. Generally, there are milestone method and control section method for linear positioning. The former uses road names and mileage points on highways to determine the location of objects. The latter divides highways into connected and different length control sections, each section has a code, and its attributes are identical (Table 2)。
Table 14-2: Recording attributes using control segment method
Control Segment
Lane Numbers
Dynamic segmentation
One of the characteristics of traffic model is that many linear objects overlap on the same road network, such as speed limit section, and public transport lines overlap with the road network. This makes it difficult for GIS to apply to traffic. Dynamic Segmentation method solves this problem。
Dynamic segmentation is to record the distance between the starting and ending points of each attribute of the road and the origin of the road in the database. It does not really cut off the road and store it. It is suitable for dynamic analysis and dynamic segmentation as its name suggests。
After dynamic segmentation, a segment is a part of the line or arc between two intersections on the road network. The length of the segment is expressed by its proportion to the line, and it has a unique identification code. In the GIS database, the section is attached to the road network data and has no coordinates. Because dynamic segmentation is used to manage all kinds of road attributes and their distribution in one layer and linear positioning method is adopted, it is easy to realize overlapping query and analysis of all kinds of “points and lines”, such as：
Traffic flow >800,000 and road conditions = “good” and road grading = “Dart”
Analysis of flow and path
Road network topology
The representation of a road network can emphasize its “geometry” or “topology”. In road design, it is necessary to use its geometric representation, while network analysis focuses on the topological relationship (Fig. 14-6)。
Figure 14-6: Two Expressions of Road Network
In the traffic network, the intersection point is a topological intersection between the most lines, that is, the vehicle can turn at the intersection of roads. However, the use of planar graph in GIS and some road relationships need to be correctly expressed in three-dimensional space, such as overpasses. In fact the roads do not intersect directly, but it is an intersection point on the plane graph. However, it shows as a intersection point, which needs to be judged in application, distinguishing between topological intersection point and non-topological intersection point, in order to prevent erroneous network analysis results。
Data Structure for Road Network Analysis
When analyzing road network, we can only pay attention to its topological data representation. Its data structure and related algorithms can adopt the mature ‘graph’ data structure. One of the simplest ways is ‘connected matrix’, which records the connection between nodes (Fig. 14-7)。
Figure 14-7: Network Connectivity Matrix
In a connected matrix, the value of a cell is 1, which means that two nodes are directly connected, and vice versa, which means that they are not directly connected. Such a connected matrix can be used for connectivity and accessibility analysis. The value of each cell in the matrix can also be the distance between nodes, and the distance between nodes that are not directly connected can be expressed by infinity. The shortest path can be searched by using this matrix. Without considering the directionality of the connection, the graph is undirected, and the connection matrix is symmetric matrix. In urban road traffic, there is often a “one-way line” situation, the connection is directional, so the matrix is asymmetric。
In urban traffic applications, there will be ‘no left turn’ or even ‘no right turn’. At this time, in addition to the connectivity matrix, we need to record the connectivity attributes of each node, which is the intersection, it can also be realized by the connectivity matrix (Fig. 14-8)。
Figure 14-8: Turning and road connectivity matrix of intersections, where the second and third roads are forbidden to turn left
In practical network analysis, it is necessary to make use of the connection matrix of nodes and the connection matrix of roads at nodes。
Specific applications and related models of traffic and network analysis
Traffic flow and network analysis are generally used in urban traffic to provide scientific decision, which support for urban traffic management and road planning. Among them, there are four main models as follows：
Based on the land use patterns of Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) and other socio-economic data, the traffic generated and attracted by each region is estimated. For example, residential areas generate travel while commercial areas attract travel。
According to the results of trip generation analysis, the traffic volume between different regions is determined。
The traffic volume calculation is allocated to the vehicles and the traffic volume is calculated。
According to the capacity and speed of the traffic line, the traffic flow is allocated to each road。
The four models mentioned above include statistical analysis operations which are not supported by many traditional GIS tools and specific economic and geographical models. When they are implemented, they can be operated in GIS, and the results can be exported to other systems for professional model calculation。
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xlv INTRODUCTION
Publication of Personal Narrative.
Help of Mr. F. H. ANDREWS.
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in order to enable me to work on these tasks within easy reach of my collection. The kind personal interest taken in my efforts by the late Lord MINTo, then Viceroy, helped much to secure for this arrangement the approval of H.M. Secretary of State. With so much detailed research to be started on new materials likely to need scholarly application for years, it was from the first one of my chief cares to secure the help of expert collaborators.
But equally important it seemed that I should work out my own observations and conclusions in broad outlines, making them available to fellow-scholars as well as to a wider public interested
in geographical work. With the kind permission of the India Office authorities I was able to achieve this object at the close of 191 I by the publication of the Personal Narrative of my journey
as contained in Ruins of Desert Cathay. Its two volumes, amply illustrated, may well be considered to have served their purpose as a prelude, and in some respects a necessary complement, to my present Report, besides reducing any inconvenience that may have been caused by delay in its publication.
I could not have attempted within the allotted time of my deputation' in England to undertake all the manifold labours which the arrangement and description of a collection so varied
demanded, and for which my personal direction was needed, had I not enjoyed once again the great
boon of the experienced and devoted assistance of my artist friend, Mr. Fred H. ANDREWS, late Principal of the School of Art, Lahore, and now Director of the Technical Institute of Kashmir.
I have had repeated occasion before 12 to record the invaluable services which his exceptional know-
ledge of Eastern arts and crafts in general, his prolonged study of Central-Asian antiquities, and his own artistic gifts have enabled him to render to our common tasks ever since the commencement of
my Central-Asian explorations. My gratitude for the untiring efforts which Mr. Andrews bestowed upon tasks connected with my collection and the preparation of the present Report must be all the deeper because during those years, and down to 1913, they implied the sacrifice of what hard-earned leisure he could spare from exacting educational duties in London.
The most important and urgent of those tasks was the preparation of full Descriptive Lists of all classes of antiquities in the collection, arranged according to sites. It would have been impossible to assure this within any reasonable limits of time had not liberal provision made by the India Office authorities allowed advantage to be taken of the trained help and scholarly zeal of several young classical archaeologists, Mr. J. P. DROOP, Miss F. M. G LORIMER, Mr. C. L. WOOLLEY,and, for an
initial period, also Mr. H. G. EVELYN-WIiITE, who conjointly or successively have filled the posts of assistants at my collection for over two years. My grateful acknowledgements are due to them all,
but in particular to A'Iiss Lorimer and Mr. Woolley. The latter brought his ample experience gained in the course of archaeological field-work in Egypt and elsewhere to bear upon a systematic revision of all Descriptive Lists of miscellaneous antiques, as far as they had been prepared by the end of 1911, when I returned to duty in India.
Miss LORIMER continued her zealous and painstaking work as assistant also subsequently and rendered very valuable help with regard to the temporary exhibition which, arranged in 1914. in the newly opened north galleries of the British Museum, made characteristic portions of the whole collection accessible to the public for some months.t3 To Miss Lorimer I am specially indebted also for most of the detailed descriptions of the pictorial remains from the ` Thousand Buddhas ',14 while a correspondingly large share of the detailed accounts of textile remains from the same hoard is due to Mr. Andrews' expert eye and hand.
'= Cf. Ancient Kho/an, i. pp. xi sq. ; Sand-buried ruins of Kholan, pp. xxiii sq. ; Desert Cathay, i. p. xix.
"3 See Guide to an Exhibition of paintings, manuscripts, and other archaeological objects collected by Sir Aurel Stein, in
Chinese Turkestan (Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1914).
" See below, p. 835, and List of paintings, wood-culs, etc., recovered from Chien—/—o—lung, pp. 937—Io88.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will host a reception to welcome both the national men’s and women’s football teams following their gold medals at the SEA games arena.
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Catherine Smith to Family, [1885?] January 31
Topics include her illness, her wool spinning activities, her son Edward's new house in California, neighborhood illnesses and deaths, the purchase of a battery, Jessie's wedding, and asking the cause of cattle deaths in the Fletcher's area.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher and Family, 1884 July 10
Topics include the farming activities in her community, the activities and health of family members, and her own loss of strength.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher and Family, [circa 1884] January 27
Topics include making and dyeing clothes for young Rhett, the winter weather, and household activities.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, 1875 January 15
Topics include a sore and a school teacher boarding with her mother.
Topics include the warm winters in San Jose, CA, Edward's difficulty finding a paying position, and the family's illnesses.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, 1882 February 26
Topics include her fall and injury, her plans to return to Vermont when she has the money, and the cold winter in California of the previous two months.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, [circa 1884] April 29
Topics include her poor health and weak arms and doctor's visits.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, [circa 1884] March 4
Topics include various injuries or illnesses in the family, the cold weather, Bent's attempts to get lumber for his barn, and young Eddie's mischief making.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, no year June 6 and Catherine Smith to Katherine Fletcher, undated
Topics include her cough and poor health, the potato bug and grasshopper problems, and their milking production.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, no year May 2
Topics include Catherine's recovery from a medical operation, her intention to take the train to Vermont, and a dress style that Katie likes.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta Fletcher, no year May 27
Topics include her low income and poor health.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, 1873 September 8
Topics include Catherine's poor health, her mother's poor health, her plans to visit, and Edward's need of money.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, 1874 November 27
Topics include the shipment of sugar to Edward, her cough, and the various activities of family members.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, 1880 February 1
Topics include a letter from Edward and Henrietta.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, 1880 June 2
Topics include Catherine's journey by train to visit her son Edward in San Jose, California.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, no year August 17
Topics include her improved health, Sam's failing health, the rain after dry weather, hops harvesting, and butter making.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, no year February 13
Topics include the mild winter in Burke, NY, activities and health of family members, and her expectations of receiving a reply.
Topics include her and B(ents?) attempts to quit tobacco, a piece of her dress she sends to Katie, and the cold weather.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, no year May 13
Topics include the rainy weather.
Catherine Smith to Henrietta and Andrew Craig Fletcher, no year October 20
Topics include selling butter, barley and potato harvests and prices, the grasshoppers' destruction of the wheat crop, and the illnesses among family and friends.
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TALCOTT TREE ON THE CAMPUS OF OBERLIN COLLEGE IN OBERLIN, OHIO IN 1930
Title TALCOTT TREE ON THE CAMPUS OF OBERLIN COLLEGE IN OBERLIN, OHIO IN 1930
Description The Talcott Tree on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, ca. 1910s. From 1851 to 1931 this tree was a billboard for Oberlin College students.
Date Photo image from Pictorial Memories of Oberlin, published c. 1976.
Object Type Image; Second generation black-and-white photograph
Digital ID Number pictmem96a.jpg
Copyright The photographs and drawings provided by the Oberlin College Archives may be downloaded for educational use by Oberlin College and the Oberlin School District. For other uses of Archives' photographs--including reproduction in a brochure, scholarly article or book, or other publication--please seek permission from: Oberlin College Archives (http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/using/services/application.html ).
Source 1 Format Black and white photograph
Source 1 Dimensions 8" x 10"
Source 1 Description of Records Vertical File
Source 1 Acc.-Class. No. 32/5
Source 1 Box No. Drawer 4, Folder: Pictorial Memories of Oberlin
Source 1 Folder No. Folder #1
Caption "From 1851 to 1931 the "Talcott Tree" was a billboard for generations of Oberlin students. It is estimated that 60,000 tacks were thumbed into its bark over the years."
Publication Pictorial Memories of Oberlin
Author of Publication Produced by a committee of Oberlin Rotarians, chaired by Frank Locke
OBIS http://obis.oberlin.edu/search/,?b1019502a
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This was, as predicted, a major defeat for the Steelers devotees. He certainly looks the part, too, at 6 foot 9 and 330 pounds, and has started six games.
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The Coming Era of Pension Poverty
Assuming "growth" will fund all promised pensions and entitlements is magical thinking.
The core problem with pension plans is that the promises were issued without regard for the revenues needed to pay the promises. Lulled by 60 years of global growth since 1945, those in charge of entitlements and publicly funded pensions assumed that "growth"--of GDP, tax revenues, employment and everything else--would always rise faster than the costs of the promised pensions and entitlements.
But due to demographics and a structurally stagnant economy, entitlements and pension costs are rising at a much faster rate than the revenues needed to pay the promised benefits. Two charts (courtesy of Market Daily Briefing) tell the demographic story:
As the 60+ million baby Boom began qualifying for Social Security and Medicare entitlements, the percentage of beneficiaries rose quickly from a decades-long level of about 16% of the total population to 18.5%. This might seem like much, but what's troubling is the steep rise in the number of beneficiaries while the number of full-time workers who pay the vast majority of the income taxes has remained stagnant:
Federal social spending (entitlements) has almost tripled from 5% of GDP to 14% while federal tax revenues/spending have remained range-bound as a percentage of GDP. In other words, social spending is soaring as a percentage of the economy (GDP) while revenues to support that spending are limited by the slow-growing economy and the correlation between high tax rates and recessions.
The other structural headwind is low investment returns in a zero-interest rate global economy. The only way to increase yields is to take on more risk, a strategy that has potentially catastrophic consequences: Pension Funds Are "Compromising Their Solvency" OECD Warns.
Any criticism of rapidly rising public pension costs quickly draws accusations ofunion-bashing, a favored propaganda technique to divert investigation of blatant abuse of the system. Since I have cousins who have retired from California police and firefighter jobs, I know all the insider games and tricks that many public employees can use to boost their pensions and benefits.
The issue isn't unions, it's the systemic abuse of public trust and public funds.
Buying political influence with campaign contributions doesn't mean promised public-employee pensions and benefits will align with tax revenues and yields on pension funds. The global economy is due for a recession and an extended period of slow growth/stagnation as the Great Deleveraging of credit/asset bubbles strips away phantom collateral and pops all the bubbles. This global deleveraging will occur whether we like it or not, and refusing to consider massive losses in pension-fund owned assets and declining tax revenues will only lead to greater fiscal imbalances/crises down the road.
The usual excuse for insider abuse is "everybody does it." What this means is "everybody on the public payroll who can get away with it does it." The private sector doesn't offer tricks like doubling your overtime in your last year of service to plump up your pension, or getting cashed out of your sick leave and unused vacation time to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars:
Ex-Transit Agency boss tops SF list with half-million payout
sick leave policy can pad healthy paycheck
In the real world, these benefits vanish if you don't use them within the allotted time.
Promises made in flush times cannot be kept in lean times. Common sense suggests that public employee pension benefits should be tied to the revenues required to pay them and the rate of low-risk returns on pension funds. If common-sense is "union bashing," then we not only have a pension-funding problem, we have a propaganda problem.
Regardless of what was promised, what can't be paid won't be paid. The federal government can print money, but state and local governments cannot print money to pay soaring pension and healthcare costs. Push taxes and junk fees up enough and you will spark a taxpayer rebellion. If you doubt this, check out the origins of Prop 13 limits on property taxes in California.
I have suggested that the federal government eliminate the Social Security payroll tax and just print the money for Social Security pensions: How About Ending Social Security and Paying Retirees with Cash? (November 15, 2013)
The reason why this is practical is the Social Security system is not open-ended like Medicare; costs can be fairly accurately predicted, and SSA pensions are limited. In a deflationary $17 trillion economy, printing $1 trillion and distributing it to tens of millions of beneficiaries, most of whom paid SSA payroll taxes for decades, would not be enough to spark systemic inflation. (The Federal Reserve, so desperate to generate inflation, should jump on the prospect of goosing some mild inflation via broad-based spending by tens of millions of households.)
Assuming "growth" will fund all promised pensions and entitlements is magical thinking. We're going to have to do better than indulge our Spoiled Brat Economy mindset because "we wuz promised." What we were promised based on faulty assumptions, faulty projections and wishful thinking no longer matters.
Gordon T. Long and I discuss these systemic issues in a video program:
The Coming Era of Pension Poverity (26:16, video).
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Lost ruins of Kantupata
Written by, and with thanks to, Rafo León
Our patrimonial Machu Picchu is, without a doubt, a wonder. But part of its current problem is that each day it suffers more and more from congestion by tourists, to the point where at times it looks more like some kind of fair. Today there are some interesting solutions that have been put forward to tackle the overload of this site, and one of them consists of putting more value in other nearby archaeological attractions and fostering a desire in tourists to visit those, thus de-congesting the main complex of Machu Picchu.
Inca road, Photo: Sam Judson
This is what they have achieved by cleaning up the access to Huayna Picchu, a very good idea from the chief of the historic sanctuary, archaeologist Fernando Astete. With this simple measure, there are 400 less people each day en Machu Picchu at peak hours. This idea can also be applied to a site called Kantupata, which Tiempo de Viaje [Rafo León’s programme] was privileged to be able to visit.
If you’ve hiked the Inca Trail you’ll quickly understand the location of Kantupata. It is higher than Intipata, the citadel full of terraced farms that you visit just before arriving at Intipunku, from where you see the impressive panoramic view of Machu Picchu from above. As Manuel Alejo Silva, the archaeologist working on the site explains, Kantupata is found on the “other side of Machu Picchu”.
To get there we do something a little bizarre; we take the Inca trail backwards, going in the opposite way as tourists going to Machu Picchu, arriving as far as Wiñay Huayna. Here we spend a night, in the hostal, and before dawn the next day, we begin to climb. We first pass through tropical cloud forest, then through mountainous ferns and finally arriving at the Andean puna [dry high-altitude grassland]. The hike is very short in distance, but very tiring. We pass through an incredible diversity of habitats.
One of the steepest slopes delays us enough to observe the immensity of the view, and while the wind almost blows us off the mountain, we discover that before our eyes Machu Picchu is in view… but from an angle we have never seen before, not even in photos. The view is, how can I say, from behind. It is really stunning to behold.
Kantupata announces itself with a grand stairway of stone, which once cleaned-up by the archaeologists is truly impressive. Despite the way to the ruins being cleared, it doesn’t much lower our chances of coming face to face with the feared jergón, a venomous snake abundant in this area. Thankfully this didn’t happen and we could descend the stairs and arrive at some enclosures and a number of terraces, who’s design indicated they were for some very specific and fine use, perhaps to feed the Inca elite.
We continued on to a place that has particular impact. A large plaza with a shrine in the centre, surrounded by buildings and walls. Below, with a view of the peaks in the distance, more stone farming terraces unfold, parallel with water fountains similar to those at Wiñay Huayna. This place, framed by forest that is crossed by clouds of fog, sometimes illuminated by a sun that it rarely receives, is contrasted by the nearby giant ferns.
The stairs to Kantupata are mentioned in a report by the archaeologist Leoncio Vera in 1985, the only reference we have until, in 1990, Manuel Silva and a team received information of its existence during the time they were working on restoring Intipata. The informant was Silva’s personal assistant, Honorato Huillca, who in a low voice let him know of this wonder. Manuel Silva climbed up to it, analysed it and made a report to the corresponding authorities. But organised exploration never happened due to lack of financing.
15 years later, in 2005, an anthropologist from Cusco, Theo Paredes, became interested in Kantupata and he decided to visit. Paredes, a very well connected man and director of the Poqen Kanchay group, received financial assistance from the US association AMB. So, Silva and his team after all this time have now embarked on this restoration project.
The team has been working for the past year, prospecting and cleaning – processes that are revealing more and more artificial construction on the landscape, but constructions that are integrated into the natural environment – ecological architecture of the Incas with an as yet unsurpassed perfection.
Let’s hope that with the work of these archaeologists, all the world will be able to visit the lost ruins of Kantupata.
Photos of the site can be found here.
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High above the colonial market town of Pisac, today the gateway for many tourists to the Sacred...
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Raqchi Ruins
We travelled closer and closer to the imperial city of Cuzco, along a similar route to which In...
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