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Hyderabad Bird Race 2015
The 6th Hyderabad Bird Race was held on Sunday, 08 Feb 2015 in Hyderabad. The race was conducted by Birdwatchers' Society of Andhra Pradesh (BSAP), and Great Hyderabad Adventure Club (GHAC), along with Yuhina Eco-media and HSBC. The Bird Race was a dawn to dusk event
where teams of bird-watchers spent the entire day birding in and around the green habitats in the city. The Birders were flagged off early in the morning from the Hotel The Plaza, Begumpet. This was the sixth time such an event was held in Hyderabad in which around 88 participants took part in groups of 4 each. This year a lot of youngsters took part in the bird race and were assigned an experienced birder to help them identify the birds. About 150 species of birds were recorded around the city.
There were no pre-determined routes to the Bird Race. Participants observed the birds at multiple locations all over the city and the outskirts and came up with their own tally of species. An evening
program was held at Hotel Plaza where the top three teams were recognized based on the tallies checked by the judges.
Mr. G.V Prasad, Co-Chairman & CEO Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, a long-time member of BSAP and an avid bird watcher was the chief guest and attended the evening function. The concept of India bird races takes place in 15 cities across India including Hyderabad and is supported by HSBC. Mr. Aasheesh Pittie, President, BSAP, welcomed the guests and spoke on the importance of birds in maintaining the ecosystem. Mr. Diyanat Ali, Founder Director, Great Hyderabad
Adventure Club spoke on the management and leadership lessons that can be adopted from birds into our life and work.
Earlier bird races in Hyderabad have recorded more than 200 species of birds. The teams visited open habitats, agricultural tracts. Semi-arid landscapes, inland wetlands, secondary growth, and areas with human population. Most frequented places were Manjeera sanctuary, Narsapur forest, Himayat Sagar, Ananthagiri Hills. Many birders reported the sightings of flamingos at the Gandipet backwaters. Other prominent birds that were sighted were Golden Oriole, Paradise Flycatcher, Tree
pie, Blue tailed bee eater, Blue faced malkoha.
While the bird race was meant to be primarily fun activity, it also gives an insight into various species of birds and their changing habitats. Some birders reported the disappearing habitats, shrinking
lakes and felling of trees and digging of mud at many birding habitats around the city and the growing concern of many birders is that they will have to travel to far off distances for birding as the habitats in and around the city are lost to development an encroachment.
The event helped to create awareness and conservation ethos among the citizens for bird and environment conservation.
The winners of the Hyderabad Bird Race 2015 were
1) First Position- Team Name: Munias
Sighting: 146 birds
Team Lead: Sudhir Moorty
Members – Ms Anita Negi , Mr Satvik, Mr Gauthama
2) Second Position- Team Name: PittaSighting: 140 birds
Team Lead: Ms Gulshan
Members – Mr Mahipal, Mr Santosh, Ms Kalpana
3) Third Position- Team Name: Falcons
Sighting: 131 birdsTeam Lead: Mr Asif Hussain,
Members – Mr Hemant Kumar, Mr Siddhart Shah
Pics courtesy - Hemant Kumar
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UK Government announces lots of new open data!
December 7, 2009, by Jonathan Gray
This morning UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced plans to open up lots more UK Government data! His speech describes plans to put much more detailed information online under open licenses in 2010.
public services performance data – including on crime, hospitals and schools
new transport data
geospatial data from Ordnance survey (as we recently blogged about)
We are very pleased that it looks like the new datasets will be:
Released in raw form – as OKF Director Rufus Pollock first blogged about two year ago last month, and alluded to by Sir Tim Berners-Lee at TED.
Released in a way which is compliant with the Open Knowledge Definition – i.e. free for anyone to use for any purpose, include commercial.
We’re also very proud that the new data.gov.uk site, the official registry of UK Government open datasets, is powered by CKAN (as we announced a couple of months ago). If you’re interested in following the latest development about this as they happen, please join the official mailing list.
The new Putting the Frontline First: Smarter Government initiative gives further detail on how the new data will be published. In particular, section 1.3. Radically opening up data and promoting transparency, gives a set of “public data principles”, which are as follows:
‘Public data’ are ‘government-held non-personal data that are collected or generated in the course of public service delivery’.
Our public data principles state that:
Public data will be published in reusable, machine-readable form
Public data will be available and easy to find through a single easy to use online access point (http://www.data.gov.uk/)
Public data will be published using open standards and following the recommendations of the World Wide Web Consortium
Any ‘raw’ dataset will be represented in linked data form
More public data will be released under an open licence which enables free reuse, including commercial reuse
Data underlying the Government’s own websites will be published in reusable form for others to use
Personal, classified, commercially sensitive and third-party data will continue to be protected.
This is fantastic news – and we’ve highlighted key parts of the Prime Minister’s speech below:
Information is the key. An informed citizen is a powerful citizen.
[…] We are determined to be among the first governments in the world to open up public information in a way that is far more accessible to the general public.
So I am grateful to Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt for leading a project to ‘make public data public’.
This has enormous potential. Already more than 1,000 active users of the internet have registered their interest in working with government on this, and we have so far made around 1,100 datasets accessible to them.
And there are many hundreds more that can be opened up – not only from central government but also from local councils, the NHS, police and education authorities.
[…] In this way people will no longer be passive recipients of services but, through dialogue and engagement, active participants – shaping, controlling and determining what is best for them.
And I can announce today that we will actively publish all public services performance data online during 2010 completing the process by 2011. Crime data, hospital costs and parts of the national pupil database will go on line in 2010. We will use this data to benchmark the best and the worst and drive better value for money.
It will have a direct effect on how we allocate resources. We will introduce next year NHS tariffs based on best practice on the ground not average price. And we will be benchmarking the whole of the prison and probation system by 2011.
And we will give our frontline services greater freedoms and flexibilities to respond innovatively to this data, reducing the number of ring fenced budgets, rationalising different central funding projects and joining-up capital funding within a local area.
Releasing data can and must unleash the innovation and entrepreneurship at which Britain excels – one of the most powerful forces of change we can harness.
When, for example, figures on London’s most dangerous roads for cyclists were published, an online map detailing where accidents happened was produced almost immediately to help cyclists avoid blackspots and reduce the numbers injured.
And after data on dentists went live, an iphone application was created to show people where the nearest surgery was to their current location.
And from April next year ordnance survey will open up information about administrative boundaries, postcode areas and mid-scale mapping.
All of this will be available for free commercial re-use, enabling people for the first time to take the material and easily turn it into applications, like fix my street or the postcode paper.
And I can further announce today that, again from next April, we will also release public transport data hitherto inaccessible or expensive and release significant underlying data for weather forecasts for free download and re-use.
We are currently working on a new project which will map open government data initiatives from around the world. We are also working on a guidance document for opening up government data, and starting a new working group on open government data to promote technical and legal standards, as well as to help document what open government data is out there. If you’re interested in any of this, we’d love to hear from you!
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Also on 3rd Dec the Ministry of Justice announced plans for info on court sanctions to be made public: http://tinyurl.com/yjauja9 Note in the guidance document (p.6) the strange rule that “As a general rule, information should be removed from websites after a month”. Perhaps OKFN could help with the standards here – so that we don’t get different formats from every local area?
Rufus Pollock says:
Francis: thanks for the pointer. As you say the guidance is a little odd (and perhaps someone needs to cache the information). Also agree that we don’t a plethora of different formats.
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Montreal Dentist says:
Hah! I sure hope our government is listening (Canada). I think we have one of the worst data infrastructure in the all of the G8 nations.
It’s as if they are scared of what the general public would do with such data…
Get up to speed guys!
Tom Hawkins says:
@Francis Bacon – I guess it could be interpreted to mean we must keep updating content frequently enough to avoid outdated stuff being archived on a site that’ll be referenced and researched actively by many?
Tom @ Radiant Barrier Spray says:
Interesting concepts. More so because of the way you’ve adopted technological solutions to collate the data across wide geographic spreads. To think of ways we can adopt similar methods in our own databases. Will check back with you in the future to clear up some doubts. Thanks.
long tran says:
thank your info
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Pack of service dog trainees attends musical Billy Elliott at Stratford, were very good boys
The dogs stayed still and quiet during the show. Some of them peeked their heads through the holes between the seats to watch the performance
Jacob Dubé
Actors at an esteemed Canadian theatre festival had a chance last week to perform for one of their most memorable crowds yet — a pack of pooches.
The dozen or so dogs, ranging from golden retrievers to poodles, attended a performance of the musical Billy Elliott at the Stratford Festival as part of their training to become service dogs. A photo posted by festival organizers of the dogs sitting patiently in their seats captured the canine-loving internet’s attention.
But attending the musical wasn’t just a walk in the park for the pups. Laura Mackenzie, head trainer of K-9 Country Inn Working Service Dogs, the organization preparing the dogs, told the National Post that part of their training involves acclimatizing the animals to situations with unusual sounds and lights, and increased density of people.
Part of their training involves acclimatizing the animals to situations with unusual sounds and lights, and increased density of people. K-9 Country Inn Working Service Dogs/Facebook
“We try to pick activities that people are going to be doing in everyday life,” she said. “We want to make sure that anybody with a disability can go to any kind of activity they want to go to.”
Mackenzie said that the dogs succeeded at the exercise — they stayed still and quiet during the show. Typically, they’re trained to sit at their handler’s feet or under the seat, but some of them were interested in the show itself and peeked their heads through the holes between the seats to watch the performance.
The dogs go through a rigorous two-year training regimen before receiving their certification. Mackenzie said some of the dogs that attended the show are close to passing the training, while others have already passed but still participate in trainings.
The nascent service dogs attended one of Stratford’s “Relaxed Performances,” which are special performances to accommodate any accessibility issues, designed for “patrons who will benefit from a less restricted audience environment.” Viewers are less restricted on moving around or making noise, and the performance itself tones down the volume and lights.
A Stratford Festival spokesperson told CBC that the festival hosts guests with service dogs several times a week.
“It’s wonderful that going to the theatre is considered one of the things that you want to train a service dog for, rather than thinking that theatre is out of reach for people who require a service animal, because it isn’t,” the spokesperson said.
“Some of our handlers can’t deal with loud noises or strobe lights or anything like that. It was awesome that Stratford offered that, so we could actually take some of our handlers to that,” Mackenzie said.
The dogs have also been taken on trips to an aquarium in Toronto, the beach, on boats, and even on a plane. Mackenzie said they plan to take the dogs back to Stratford for a relaxed performance of The Neverending Story.
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Longtime community activist honoured with 'Helma's Way' sign in recognition of her hard work
Anna Junker
Helma Dahlman is recognized for 50 years of volunteer service with her very own street sign. Making the presentation were, from left, Finance Minister Joe Ceci, Dahlman, the City of Calgary's Merle Jensen and city manager Jeff Fielding. ORG XMIT: XXQtxo0DgOPo2svjD_SH
Forest Heights resident Helma Dahlman has been a community activist for 50 years.
On May 6, her 75th birthday, she was honoured with Helma’s Way, a sign to be placed on International Avenue in recognition of her hard work and dedication to her community.
During the leadup to her birthday, Dahlman was impatient.
Jeff Fielding, a friend of Helma’s and Calgary’s city manager, phoned her to ask if she had ever been properly recognized by the city for her hard work. Helma said she had not and he told her to get together documents of her volunteer work. He then told her she should plan a birthday party.
“I said, ‘Jeff, what are you scheming?’ and he said, ‘Helma, hold your horses.’ ”
“Come April I, talk to his executive assistant and I said, ‘will you tell Jeff that those Calgary Stampede thoroughbreds are getting awful, awful, awful impatient. They want to go!”
Dahlman said Fielding told her she needed to continue to hold her horses, her birthday was only a month away.
She said she was surprised when she was presented with the Helma’s Way sign.
Life-long volunteer
Dahlman’s passion for volunteering was instilled in her by her parents when she was a girl growing up in Holland.
“They were always involved in getting things better for the area they were living in,” said Dahlman. “When I was growing up here, they were doing that in their own way and I just carried on, I believed in it.”
Dahlman immigrated with her family to Canada when she was 12 years old. At age 18 she began working as an English language teacher for new immigrants at the YWCA.
Her volunteer work really kicked off when she became involved with the Sarcee Meadows Housing Co-operative. Her husband, Art, was involved with the co-operative and, next thing she knew, she was the public relations officer and the financial officer.
After working with the co-operative, Dahlman brought Block Parents, a group that indicates safe houses and businesses for young children to go to if they need help, to Calgary, after seeing a brochure for it in a restaurant in Edmonton.
While her two children were in school, Dahlman also became, in her words, a day-home mom, looking after other people’s children.
One day she got a visit from now Finance Minister Joe Ceci, saying he needed her as a chair for the planned area redevelopment of Forest Lawn and Forest Heights. It was implemented in 1984-85 and Dahlman was on the committee for 12 years.
Dahlman was also concerned about teen crime, so she worked in partnership with the Calgary police to create the Harmony Teen Centre in 1992. It was a safe place where teens could go to hang out and do recreational activities.
“I do not take no for an answer,” said Dahlman. ” ‘No’ is not in my vocabulary, and ‘can’t be done’ isn’t in it, either.”
Dahlman is certainly not done with volunteering.
After seeing her late husband get neglected when he was in senior care, Dahlman said she has a new cause to fight for.
“I did all this stuff for the kids, but now it’s time for me to work the other side of the street.”
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I have – finally, one might say – added photos of Cameron Diaz walking the red carpet at this year’s Golden Globes. She looked gorgeous, and very ‘Cameron’, in a Chanel Haute Couture dress from the 2008/09 Fall/Winter collection. She also wore a one-of-a-kind diamond Camelia dome ring and mini diamond hoop earrings from Chanel Finale Jewelry. She also toted around a Chanel clutch. Style-info via JustJared.
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Summary: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf
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Notes: THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET MARATHON SEAT COVERS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON GENERAL MOTORS, FORD, CHRYSLER, TOYOTA, OR NISSAN VEHICLES. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
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Beethoven Symphony Cycle (Nos 4 & 5) reviews
Reviews from performances of Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos 4 and 5, part of year two of our Beethoven Symphony Cycle:
Bachtrack
"Adès’s control and flexibility were exemplary, and the players of the Britten Sinfonia conveyed all the work’s energy, subtlety and, in the final movement, triumphant joy."
Classical Source
"The Fifth has been saying “Beat that” since its premiere, and so did this performance."
"This was Beethoven light on his feet and with a mischievous swagger."
"Britten Sinfonia is middling in size, with some high-profile wind soloists in its ranks, which means playing that is quick on its feet, bristling with clarity and energy. The Symphony No.4 was all those things and highly dramatised in Adès’s hands."
"His reading of No 5, however, was a winner – impatient yet disciplined, histrionic yet lyrical, it stressed the elements Beethoven and Barry share, and found resolution for all of them, ending the concert in triumphant exuberance."
"Together with the lithe and airborne No 4 in B flat, he conducted the Fifth with febrile grandeur, as if surprised himself at Beethoven’s unpredictable, rule-breaking brilliance."
Eastern Daily Press
"The performance was conducted by Thomas Adès. Setting exhilarating speeds, he shaped every detail and demanded great climaxes with compelling gestures."
"The miracle of Barry’s music, featured in all these Beethoven concerts, is that no matter how loud the battering, the composer’s blunt energy still brings pleasure."
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MOGWAI to play their new album Atomic in North America for the first time! Atomic, the new album by Scottish experimental rock legends Mogwai, is composed of reworked versions of the music recorded for the soundtrack to director Mark Cousins’ acclaimed documentary Atomic: Living In Dread and Promise, which first aired on BBC Four last summer.
Constructed entirely of archive film, Atomic is an impressionistic kaleidoscope of the horrors of our nuclear times – protest marches, Cold War sabre-rattling, Chernobyl and Fukishima – but also the sublime beauty of the atomic world, and how x-rays and MRI scans have improved human lives. Mogwai’s soundtrack encapsulates the nightmare of the nuclear age, but its dreamlike qualities too. It is the latest in the band’s series of impressive soundtracks and scores, following acclaimed albums Les Revenants (The Returned) and Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait.
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite says: “The Atomic soundtrack is one of the most intense and fulfilling projects we’ve taken on as a band. Ever since we went to Hiroshima to play and visited the peace park this has been a subject very close to us. The end results, both the film score and the record are pieces I’m extremely proud of.”
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Aging is an art. Meet three modern masters
by Bruce Grierson Aging Essays Featured
From READER’S DIGEST, January 2015
Dr. Ephraim Engleman is often asked for his advice. The American rheumatologist, who sees patients when he’s not at the prestigious research centre he heads up at the University of California San Francisco, will turn 104 in the spring. A common query: “What’s the best way to stay as cheerfully, productively, healthily above ground as you?” “Choose your parents wisely,” he quips back.
Like many jokes, it contains a grain of truth. Genes matter. But they’re not the whole story, or even most of it. Scientists say longevity is around 30 per cent DNA and 70 per cent other factors, including lifestyle choices and psychological strategies.
We now have reams of data from longitudinal studies and twin studies and analyses of the super-seniors who inhabit the world’s so-called “blue zones” — pockets were healthy centenarians thrive. To boil down all the wisdom found therein to one word seems folly, but here goes:
Adaptation.
Humans need to be challenged. Continually. When we are, everything in us becomes a little more durable. You could say super-aging is about finding ways to grow, even into our advanced years, to offset the forces of nature trying to diminish us.
The principle applies in all dimensions of our lives, even the ones not easily measured by a heart test or a brain scan. Wisdom, character, spirit: whatever these qualities actually are, pretty clearly they anneal in the fire of “just-manageable difficulty,” no less than a marathoner’s cardiovascular system or a chess grandmaster’s frontal cortex. People who find ways to live on what poet Sam Keen called the “green, growing edge,” in all they do, are youthful — no matter what their birth certificate says.
Betty Jean “BJ” McHugh’s adaptation involved flipping the usual parent/child motivational paradigm on its head. We try to inspire our kids. But McHugh’s daughter inspired her. Jennifer was a swimming prodigy, a butterfly specialist who competed for Canada in the 1972 Munich Olympics at the age 15. When Jennifer announced she was done with competitive swimming three years later, her mom — who had quietly jogged on the seawall while her daughter churned laps in the pool — realized it was now her time to see how far she could go.
BJ is 87 years old. She is the fastest marathon runner on the planet in her age group by an astonishing margin: during the 2012 Honolulu marathon, she crossed the line in five hours, 12 minutes, smashing the old record by nearly half an hour. (Whereupon she did not light up a smoke to celebrate – as she had after her first marathon almost thirty years earlier. Instead she feasted with her son and granddaughter, who were also in the event.) Since her first road race at age 51, the sprite-like mother-of-four from West Vancouver has set more than 30 world records.
Aging runners are no rare sight in big-city marathons. But there comes an age point—around 80—where the numbers drop right off. Not coincidentally, it’s around the same point that human athletic performance craters. For reasons scientists can’t quite pinpoint, the body starts wearing down in double-time. Muscle mass falls sharply. Lungs lose their elasticity. Mitochondria—the tiny power plants in our cells—degrade. Bones thin. Balance falters. Old age clamps around us like a suit of armour. Anyone who has found a way to stay youthful in the face of this formidable headwind—the BJ McHughs of the world—seem mystical.
So what’s the secret?
For starters, the very exercise that becomes such a struggle when we age. The marathons McHugh runs now are far harder than the first one she ran 30 years ago, even though she’s slowed the pace significantly. Round about mile fifteen, “there’s a little war going on in my mind,” laughs BJ. It takes a mighty will not to stop and walk.
The good news: for most of us, walking is more than fine. National health associations in both Canada and the United States recommend 150 minutes brisk walking — or its equivalent — a week. While some studies maintain that working up a sweat delivers outsized benefits, the secret is finding an exercise you will actually continue to do, one that is pitched at a level that’s challenging but not overwhelming. Most sports-medicine experts recommend adding resistance training as we grow older — to strengthen bones, improve balance, and combat frailty. After her morning run, McHugh will sometimes peel away from the tight company of her training group and pop into a yoga class. There is a level of productive restlessness about her — the same restlessness that got her into running in the first place, rather than wait in her car for her daughter to finish swimming. And that shark-like need for constant motion may be as important a key to longevity as the exercise training itself.
McHugh doesn’t park her body for long stretches. She doesn’t sit for long without changing position. The television never comes on before the six o’clock news. She prefers walking to driving, even to her bridge games, which are five kilometres away.
Increasing evidence suggests we need to just move around as much as we need to exercise. Joan Vernikos, the former director of life sciences at NASA and godmother of “sedentary studies” suggests the single best exercise we can do, bang for buck, is standing up frequently. Again, it’s about challenging the body—in this case, with gravity. And standing up repeatedly maintains circulation by keeping blood-pressure sensors in tune. With moving comes energy, and with energy comes, well, if not eternal youthfulness, at least the mojo to be a powerful role model.
“One day out running I saw a truck pull over,” McHugh recalls. “This guy got out and said, ‘You’re BJ McHugh aren’t you?’” She recognized him. A couple of years previous, he had stopped her as she was finishing a long run. “How old are you?” he’d asked. He’d looked rough. But this time he was beaming. He said: “I’ve changed my whole life around and I’ve qualified for Boston.”
Ephraim Engleman isn’t taking on any new patients, and has begun to feel obliged to suggest to his regulars that “perhaps the time has come that you ought to think of getting another doctor.” No thanks, they say: they’ll stick with him. Experience and wisdom are things you can’t just Google.
Engleman, who is likely safe in his guess that he’s the oldest practicing physician in America, enjoys dispensing slow, dry witticisms, eyes twinkling under storks’-nest brows. He recently renewed his driver’s license (“so I’m good now until 105”), but in a nod to his family’s wishes, he sometimes lets a driver take him the 30 kilometres to work at the Arthritis Research Medical Center at UCSF, of which he is founding director. Once there, “Eph” answers correspondence, consults with colleagues, and just generally bucks the odds surrounding aging and cognition.
The chances of an individual getting dementia double every year beyond age 65. Of those lucky enough to reach 100, only 15 to 25 per cent arrive with all their marbles. The brain of the average 90-year-old is about the same size as the brain of the average three-year-old: typically the shrinkage comes in the frontal cortex and the hippocampus, headquarters of planning and memory filing, respectively.
Very old folks like Engleman whose wetware is still high-functioning owe much to what brain scientists call “cognitive reserve”—renovations that keep the brain humming even as senescence sets in.
Cognitive reserve is the key to aging very well from the neck up.
There are a few ways to build it.
You eat a heart-healthy diet, because fatty plaques affect both the heart and the brain. Which Engleman does.
You exercise, preferably vigorously. Which Engleman doesn’t. (“I don’t even do the walking I used to do,” he says, because of increasing back trouble that’s led to his hunched-over gait.)
You keep the brain continually challenged with reading, writing, blogging, puzzling, bridge-playing, travelling, language-learning, storytelling. The more interventions you pile on the better: the benefits seem to compound. “The principle of synergy — you know, one plus one equals three — has been shown time and time again” to forestall dementia, says Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “Having more brain activities is good for the backup system,” Isaacson says. When the brain encounters novelty it’s forced to adapt. Neurogenesis, the hatching of new grey-matter cells, has no known age limit. So not only can you teach an old dog new tricks, it’s essential if you want that dog to stay sharp. (Engleman, among other non-work-related diversions, emcees at a local social club, at writes his own material.)
You go to school: education levels correlate with brain density. Then you keep going to school, even when you’re out of school. “Lifetime intellectual enrichment” seems to delay the onset of cognitive impairment, notes Prashanthi Vemuri, the lead researcher of a new study out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, published in the journal JAMA Neurology. By how much? Three to six years, on average.
So far, so good for Ephraim Engleman. But he may have a secret weapon on his side as well: music.
Engleman is a former violin prodigy. He put himself through school in the 1930s partly by playing in vaudeville orchestras. He still jams with a chamber quartet once a week in his San Mateo, CA, home, where he lives with his 99-yearold wife, Jean. “Playing music,” he says “is a real stimulus—and very, very good for the soul.”
The science bears out his statement—the first part, at least. Playing music seems to challenge brain in ways that offer significant protection from cognitive impairment and dementia, studies suggest. Richard Isaacson, of Cornell, rattles off five studies that have helped build the case: In one of them, six weeks of “music therapy” increased the level of neurotransmitters in the bloodstream of Alzheimer’s patients. “Right there is the biological basis for music, in some ways,” he says. In general, “the deeper your relationship with music, the better the effect.” Indeed, Isaacson was so persuaded by the data that he picked up his guitar again—and now plays bass in a band of neuron scientists. They’re called The Regenerates.
In the French village of Trosly-Breuil, just north of Paris, 86-year-old Jean Vanier lives a simple life. Each day, he walks from his house to the group home he established 50 years ago, where he eats, laughs and prays with his adopted family. This is the first L’Arche community. Founded on Vanier’s vision, the organization is built around the idea that if adults with mental disabilities were settled in private homes alongside non-disabled people, the result would be a boon to both sides.
The son of former Canadian governor general Georges Vanier, he had once seemed destined for a different kind of life. Having written his PhD dissertation on Aristotle, he briefly taught philosophy at the University of Toronto. But there was a spiritual curiosity in Vanier that academia couldn’t satisfy, and he followed his mentor, a Dominican priest named Father Thomas Philippe, to France, taking on a life of voluntary poverty and daily challenge. It irks Vanier when people call him, as many are inclined to, a living saint. The sacrifice he made is no sacrifice at all, he insists, since the disabled offer us a great gift: they teach us how to become human. More generally, having to accommodate the wishes and quirks and demands of others tests our patience and, in the bargain, strengthens it. Would he be the person he is now had he remained on that earlier trajectory? “God knows,” Vanier says. “All I know is I’m here now. I have grown. I still have things to grow into—to have fewer barriers, to be more open to people. The story’s not finished. I’m 86, but the story goes on.”
Unlike physical and cognitive aging, there is no identifiable point where people start to break down spiritually—and no reliable prescription if it happens. Studies have found that those who attend religious ceremonies live longer, although who can say for sure if the active ingredient is the spiritual part and not, say, the routine, or the power of social networks, or the fibre in the little wafers (okay, we can probably rule that one out).
We tend to think of spirituality in terms of meditation or perhaps prayer, a private inward journey. To Vanier, that is only half the story. A second current nudges us in the opposite direction, out of ourselves and into meaningful contact with others. In effect, at a phase of life when many people start closing themselves off, Vanier counsels opening up. Instead of spending our later years cementing our own comfort within tiny tribes, we should be reaching out. In what one could call an adaptation response of the soul, empathy begets empathy.
In his famous Grant Study, which began in 1938 and followed a group of male undergraduates from Harvard for the rest of their lives, psychiatrist George Vaillant found that the ones who thrived into old age were the ones who, among other things, figured out how to love and be loved. If there is a reliable prescription for aging well cordially—from the heart—it’s this: the company of people you care about, and who care about you.
It’s not quite fair to prop up B.J. McHugh, Ephraim Engleman and Jean Vanier in their respective shop windows as models of brilliant aging of the body, brain, and soul. The ways in which people age brilliantly aren’t mutually exclusive. Indeed, these three —as with spectacularly robust old men and women of all stripes — have a fair bit in common.
All have a strong sense of purpose that pops them out of bed every morning. And while all are extraordinarily conscientious, the drive is directed outward—all three were drawn to helping professions (McHugh is a retired nurse). When Howard Friedman, a psychologist at University of California, Riverside, was crunching the data for the famous Longevity Project—a study that was published in book form in 2011 and followed more than 1,000 American children to their dotage or their grave—he discovered a pattern. The hardest workers had the longest lives.
And so we return to the old formula: strive, adapt, live on. The kites that remain in the sky the longest are pinned there by resistance.
April 22, 2014 March 12, 2019 Tagged: Reader's Digest
From the archives: Fishing for Madeline
by Bruce Grierson Essays Featured Kids Published Stories Archive
From READER’S DIGEST, Dec. 2010 – Quinton Gordon photograph
Today was a big day, I’d reminded my daughter. Right after kindergarten we had a date. “Rick’s taking us fishing. He’ll teach us about fish.”
Madeline, who is five, looked unmoved.
“I already know everything about fish,” she said.
“You do?”
“What do you know about fish?”
“They need to eat to stay strong, and they need to be wet to stay alive. They swim with their mouth open so they never get thirsty.”
It wasn’t a bad start.
“Rick” is Rick Hansen, the renowned wheelchair athlete who, outside of his charity work, happens to know everything — or close to everything — about one particular fish. Hansen is director of the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society. And as he loomed into view through a misty rain, from the deck of his boat bobbing at the public wharf in Steveston, B.C., she recognized him as the “man in motion” guy in one of her kids’ books.
Madeline had never really been fishing. Oh, I’d taken her to the Father’s Day derby at nearby Rice Lake, where about a million little kids lily-dip their lines in hopes of snagging one of the timid little trout in there. But this was something else. White sturgeon are a species so big and old and storied that catching one is almost as much of a life-changing experience as tagging it and putting it back—even for adults. The sturgeon that swim in the Fraser today are evolutionarily unchanged from the ones that swam before the ice age before the last ice age. No joke: we were going fishing for dinosaurs.
His folded wheelchair tucked between the seats, face flush with the pleasure of being out of the office, Hansen throttled up and we nosed out of port. The wind, here in the estuary, carried the tang of sea salt. The working river was doing double-time – seiners schlepping their heavy nets, tugs towing barges of sawdust, a crane lowering a tankerload of cars from Asia onto the dock. None of this interested Madeline much. Look, there were two TVs on board! When it became sadly clear that neither was going to pick up Babar, she tuned in to Rick’s explanation. One screen mapped where we were. The other was a fishfinder. “In the old days you used to be able to say, well the fish just weren’t around,” Rick said. “Now you have to admit, we just weren’t smart enough to catch them.”
Madeline sat on my lap. I could feel the warmth of her right through the yellow rubber rain pants. It was kind of blissful. To busy parents of little kids, life too often seems like a string of teachable moments squandered. By the time we realize what we should have said to help decode their wonder and give it a name, the door has slammed shut. But a day spent fishing for sturgeon is one long master-class in pretty much everything that’s important to know. The teaching goes both ways. Adults make fishing complicated, but a kid’s appreciation of it—as of most things—is big-picture simple. Today we would learn not how different a prehistoric fish is from a five-year-old girl, but how similar.
“What do you think sturgeon like to eat?” I’d queried on the drive south through Vancouver. “Worms,” Madeline said, definitively. Turned out she was right: many a novice fisherman casually dangling an earthwormed hook into the Fraser has had a near heart attack when a sturgeon the size of a dancer’s leg takes that bait. But there are things a sturgeon likes even more. Fred Helmer, a veteran BC fishing guide who was along with us, had prepared four rods—including one for Madeline and one for me. And now as we dropped anchor in Rick’s secret favorite spot near the Alex Fraser Bridge, he cast the hooks in and they sank without bubbles. On the menu today was choice pink-salmon parts and —the special of the day — a syrupy clump of skein roe that Fred called “magic bait.” These are protein-rich eggs harvested from a mama pink salmon just preparing to spawn: superpremium catnip.
Fred held his hands a foot or so apart. “How big is the fish you’re going to catch?” Madeline shook her head. He went wider. “This big?” Madeline knew exactly how big. In her kid logic, a successful fishing outing is one in which you land a fish that would fit your clothes. Madeline’s sturgeon, by that reasoning, was going to be 109 centimetres long– three foot seven. Mine would be 175 centimetres—five foot nine.
What’s cool about sturgeon fishing, though, is that it’s not about size. Every fish has equal merit. Nobody would be taking a sturgeon home for dinner tonight. Earlier this century they were fished almost to extinction—twice—and while their numbers recover, the white sturgeon of the Lower Fraser are protected. But this is more than a catch-and-release enterprise: it’s catch-and-tag-and-release. Sturgeon fisherman are tracking the population: where they’re going, how they’re growing, how many of them are out there — and data on the juveniles is just as valuable as data on the old soldiers. To fish for sturgeon is to be an adjunct scientist. Everyone who catches a sturgeon becomes part of the conservation effort, and in this sense a five-year-old’s contribution is as valuable as any biologist’s.
An hour of fishing under the bridge yielded but one tiny sculpin, which Madeline took great joy in setting free. But now the tide had turned. The rising sea was pushing boats upriver, giving the Fraser the appearance that it was running backwards. We were entering a dreamscape where the normal laws of physics were suspended.
The scent of that gorgeous bait was carrying on the current. For the fish, the wind had just picked up outside a bakery.
Madeline’s rod-tip twitched, subtly. Rick took the rod gently, reefed up hard on it, once, then handed it to me. A fish was on.
It felt big. Or at least mad. I struggled to keep too much line from peeling off the reel. “So, Rick has a couple of rules,” Fred said. “You cannot let go of the rod no matter what. If you do go over the side, hang on to the rod and we will come and get you.”
For some long minutes the tug-of-war continued. Then out of the brackish depths of the Fraser it came, Madeline’s sturgeon, tigerish stripes on its back visible first, then the sharklike head and the flicking tail defining the two ends, establishing its size. I had been trying to stay strong for Madeline—the great stoic hunter little girls expect their dads to be—but my arms were blasted. I was shaking and frankly not too far from tears.
“What’s the most humane thing to do with this fella?” I croaked as we brought him alongside.
“Just keep him in the water, relaxed,” Rick said. “We have to set up.”
The fish was still. “Is he dead?” Madeline asked.
“No, Sweetie. He’s had better days. But he’ll be fine.”
Fred guided Madeline’s sturgeon into a hammock-like sling in the water, which Rick then winched up into the boat. Madeline put on gloves. She came up to her fish. It seemed less like a fish than some kind of farm animal with body armour. Something in a medieval petting zoo. We watched the gills opening and closing, flashes of crimson beneath. Was it suffering?
“Sturgeon aren’t like some other fish, where after five minutes out of the water they’re done,” Rick said. “They are incredibly hardy.”
“Back in the day when you could catch and keep sturgeon, my dad would store them on the lawn, for three or four days, with the sprinkler on them – and then go sell them in Chinatown,” Fred said.
“Here’s the mouth—see how leathery it is? Look how it comes out – like a vacuum hose. And these things on its nose are chemical sensors for detecting prey.”
Rick turned in his chair. “They have the ability to locate food that’s way more sophisticated than ours, using vibrations,” he said. Madeline, who sometimes has trouble locating the snacks in her backpack, stroked her sturgeon, its sandpapery skin, incredibly gently.
I picked her up and held her, lengthwise, over top of her sturgeon. It was her size. A measurement confirmed it – within a centimeter. It was probably a few years older. Fred produced an instrument, like the little retail-store gun that scans the barcode tags, and passed it over the fish. BEEP! A microchip under the fish’s skin sent a signal, and a number popped up in the scanner viewscreen.
The fish had been caught once before – on November 22, 2006. Since that day, we would learn, the fish had grown nine centimeters in length but only one in girth – taller but not much fatter. Like Madeline herself. I had a flashback to St. Paul’s hospital, our daughter emerging grey-pink and slimy and a doctor moving her under a warm light and producing a tape measure. Madeline stuck out beyond the last mark, off the charts. “Our child cannot be measured by science!”)
“You can check on your fish once a year,” Rick told Madeline. Thousands of BC schoolkids, from grade two to grade seven, are monitoring the sturgeon stocks by following the stories of individual fish like this one.
As Madeline’s fish rested in the sling, a second sturgeon was brought aboard. This time the scan was beepless. So: a new capture. This fish had never been above water. Fred loaded a little glass tag the size of a grain of rice into what looked like a hypodermic needle.
“I’ll try not to get this needle in my hand—that has happened before,” Fred said. “Now, Madeline, we put the tag right under the surface of his skin, so when the fish grows the tag can move around in his body.”
We tipped both fish toward the river and they slipped in, headfirst. I thought, romantically, that Madeline’s fish might look back at her before swimming away, but it didn’t. Madeline asked to be picked up. She was dead weight. I had the notion that she was drained of energy in sympathy with her exhausted fish. (Or, less likely, in sympathy with her exhausted dad.) Probably it was just a perfect storm of a couple of late nights, fresh air and a glucose crash from the nut bars.
But clearly, this was all almost too much for her to process. She didn’t have the language for it.
I wondered what new fears we had introduced on this trip. The idea of a whole teeming subsurface world: monsters under the bed. Her fish had been brought up gasping into the air. It looked bad, but it really wasn’t, we insisted. Did she buy it? (You could see her searching for the right analogy and later she found it. “How would you like to be holded under water?”) A million mind-blowing factoids swirled: Dinosaurs are real. Dads are weaker than they let on. And the people we read about in books might one day step out of those books and take us fishing.
She had been a motormouth on the car ride over. From the back seat issued strong opinions on how Beethoven lived in China, how things were better in the days when dads like me weren’t underfoot and moms played with kids and gave them treats. (Also: could she have a horse?) But now she was silent. I looked down at her in my arms. She was asleep.
You can guess how the rest of the story goes. Kid logic prevailed. The sun broke through. Soon after my own fishing rod twitched with a bite. After a monumental struggle that ensured I’d be sleeping with a heating pad for days, I brought this last fish in. Madeline was awake now, saucer-eyed, trying to get close without getting in the way. Fred’s hand got raked by the pointy scutes and was trailing blood as he scanned it.
This fish was monstrous. It measured 93 centimetres around, its belly probably full of pink salmon. It was between sixty and eighty years old – the age of grandpas and grandmas. Now it was going back. With great luck it will still be here a generation from now, and maybe Madeline will catch it again with her own five-year-old son or daughter on a fine fall day like this one.
But there was one thing that didn’t square. Madeline’s fish was Madeline-sized. Mine was supposed to be my dad-sized: that was what she’d ordered. We measured it. From its nose to the tip of its tail it was around 215 centimetres. Madeline leaned close.
“That’s you?” she said.
I shook my head. “It’s taller.”
Then it clicked.
“That’s you on my shoulders.”
October 25, 2013 March 12, 2019 Tagged: Reader's Digest
by Bruce Grierson Essays Featured Kids Psychology
There’s a new movement out there to get children into nature
from EXPLORE MAGAZINE, August 2009
A huge—and I mean huge—black bear walked right past the car as I was loading my infant daughter into the back seat. It was in no particular hurry. It had emerged from the forest and was cutting through our driveway en route to the dumpster near the elementary school, where it would poke around and then hang a left back into the wild. We both watched it recede. At 300 feet it still looked pretty big. Lila was curious but not frightened: it occurred to me that living among bears—not to mention coyotes and the odd cougar—is normal for her now. And that’s a good thing, I think.
“You know why I like it here?” my wife explained to someone not long after we’d moved to this little townhouse complex, high on the flank of Vancouver’s North Shore mountains. “Because the only predators you have to worry about have four legs. And I’ll take those over the two-legged kind any day.”
Read the whole story here:
explore-mag.com/article/people/kids-gone-wild/
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Boston Public Schools Healthy & Sustainable Schools
What is a Green School?
Green Your School
A Green School is a school that creates a healthy environment conducive to learning, while saving energy, environmental resources, and money.
A green school
1. reduces environmental impacts and costs
2. improves occupants’ health and performance
3. increases environmental and sustainability literacy
https://www.centerforgreenschools.org/green-school
Characteristics of a Green School
Green, healthy, and high-performance schools provide many benefits for students, teachers, parents and the community, including:
Protect Health
Asthma is the primary cause of poor school attendance, and schools with poor indoor air quality usually have numerous asthma precursors. Schools built with more daylighting, better ventilation, and healthy green building materials, like non-VOC carpets and paints, are healthier for students and staff, and result in fewer sick days.
Increase Student Performance
A lack of fresh air can reduce student attentiveness. Studies have shown that student test scores can improve up to 20% when kids learn in green classrooms that have more daylighting, improved classroom acoustics, and healthier paints and carpets that don’t release toxic chemicals into the air.
Operating costs for energy and water in a green school can be reduced by 20% to 40%, directing more funding towards teacher salaries, textbooks, and computers.
Reduce Carbon Emissions
Green schools significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Building 34 new green schools in Los Angeles alone would reduce 94,000 tons of CO2 — the equivalent of eliminating more than 15,000 cars from the road every year, or planting more than 280,000 trees.
Reduce Water Usage
On average, a green school reduces water usage by 32%. This reduction has direct savings for the building, as well as substantial societal benefits, such as reducing stormwater runoff, and transporting and treating wastewater.
Improve Teacher Retention
A green school can reduce teacher turnover by as much as 5%, which improves student learning and school community, and can result in financial savings for the school.
Improve Daily Attendance
Students in green schools are absent less frequently. By reducing absenteeism just 15%, a typical elementary school would save $40,000 to $60,000.
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Greening public schools creates an opportunity to improve the health and educational settings for all students, while taking into account students’ diverse identities and needs.
Check out the Center for Green School’s: green school programs or the Every School Can Be A Green School: Getting Started Checklist.
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U.S. Green Building Council selected Boston Public Schools as a recipient of the 2019-2020 School District Scholarship, a program run by the Center for Green Schools. BPS is one of five districts selected nationally. The Green Schools Scholarship is valued at $20,000 and includes fully paid professional development opportunities at the Greenbuild Conference and Expo, the Green Schools Conference and Expo, and the School Sustainability Leaders’ Summit for BPS Sustainability and Environmental Resources Manager Katherine Walsh. Scholars also benefit from ongoing coaching from experts in the field, their peers and a broader group of sustainability professionals who participate in the School Sustainability Leaders Network. Throughout the year, the Scholars (and through them, the district) can take advantage of complimentary access to curriculum and training resources such as Learning Lab, the Green Classroom Professional Certificate, and a LEED coach.
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Mrs. Lim Foon Hai Hoy with family members; circa 1955.
Depicts Mrs. C. D. Hoy sitting in a semi-circle on wooden chairs with three of her daughters, one son in law and three grandchildren.. They are in an open grassy area. This area is hedged by large coniferous trees. There is a partial view of a sha...
Depicts Mrs. C. D. Hoy seated in front of a coffee table, in a living room with three of her daughters, one son in law and three grandchildren. See also P6224 and P6230, same people. Some of the people are out of focus.
Acrobatic routine performed by one of the Hoy daughters; circa 1930.
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, doing a backstand , There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. Probably one of the Hoy girls. See also P 1819 to P 1821 inclusive, P 1823 to P 1827 inclusive.
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, laying on the floor, with her left leg being held over her head with her left hand. There is a floral rug on the floor. Probably one of the Hoy girls. See also P 1818 to P 1824 inclusive, ...
Unidentified Chinese people (possibly Hoy extended family) in front of a modern house; circa 1960.
A group of Chinese people: two men, four women, one boy, one young boy, one infant girl, standing in front of a single store house. There is a car to the right. See also P 1831 to P 1833 inclusive, P 1835, P 1836. Charlie Keen's house on Call...
One of the Hoy daughters, sitting on the floor of the porch, at the Hoy House in Quesnel, with her right foot behind her head. She is wearing shorts and a matching top and Chinese slippers.
Mrs. Lim Foon Hai Hoy with a daughter and granddaughter, possibly in Port Moody; circa 1960.
Depicts Mrs. C. D. Hoy standing with a granddaughter on a retaining wall (for a driveway) in front of Mrs. Hoy's daughter who is raking in a garden area. See also P6119, P6120.
Unidentified couple, possibly one of the Hoy daughters with her husband; circa 1955.
Depicts possibly a Hoy daughter with her husband. They are seated in front of a coffee table. See also P6228, same location.
Depicts Mrs. C. D. Hoy seated in front of a coffee table, in a living room with three of her daughters, one son in law and three grandchildren. See also P6224, and P6229, same people.
A young Chinese girl standing in a majorette type costume. There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. She is wearing a gymnastic exercise suit, fancy socks, ballet type shoes with laces, criss crossed up her shin. Probab...
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, doing the splits. There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. See also P 1819 to P 1822 inclusive, P 1824 to P 1817 inclusive.
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, bent over backwards, with one foot flat on the floor and the other one straight above her. There is a stuffed armchair in behind her and a floral rug on the floor. Probably one of the Hoy ...
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, doing a spread eagle on the floor. There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. To the side is an electric floor lamp. Probably one of the Hoy girls. See also P 18...
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, doing a headstand. There is a stuffed armchair behind her and a floral rug on the floor. Probably one of the How girls. See also P 1819, P 1820, P 1822 to P 1827 inclusive.
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, doing a backstand. There is a floral rug on the floor and a stuffed armchair behind her. Probably one of the Hoy girls. See also P 1819 to P 1823 inclusive, P 1825 to P 1817 inclusive.
A young Chinese girl, dressed in a majorette type costume, on her knees, bent over backwards. Probably one of the Hoy girls. See also P 1819 to P 1826 inclusive.
A group of Chinese people: two men, four women, one boy, one young boy, one infant girl, standing in front of a single storey house. See also P 1831, P 1832, P 1834 to P 1836 inclusive. This is Charlie Keen's house on Callanan Street in Quesn...
A single storey modern house with a group of Chinese on the front lawn. See also P 1831 to P 1834 inclusive, P 1836.
Mrs. Lim Foon Hai Hoy with a daughter, possibly, and two unidentified men; circa 1955.
Depicts Mrs. C. D. Hoy, a Chinese man and Peter Joe and his wife Lona Joe (nee Hoy) standing next to a passenger vehicle in an open area. In the background are large rolling mountains. The car is a Vauxhall.
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CRS 2018 with Missy: Lewis Brice
CMA Fest 2019 with Missy: Lewis Brice
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One of the things I love about country artists is their ability to take real-life situations and turn them into brilliant songs. While some songs are fun, some are touching, and often emotional. When listening to Lewis Brice, I always find myself enjoying the stories within his songs.
During this year's Country Radio Seminar (CRS), I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak with Brice once again about his music and career. Sitting with an ever-present smile on his face, Brice was excited to share the success of his single "Best Ex Ever" off his self-titled EP. Climbing the music row charts and getting airplay on the radio is just one of the small accomplishments in Brice's career.
As we continued our conversation, I asked Brice about an upcoming trip to Mexico. Not realizing that he was headed there to play music for an extremely good cause, I found myself overcome with so much more respect for Brice as not only an artist but a human being. Playing for the Little Yellow School House, Brice beamed with excitement as he recalled his previous experience raising money for this wonderful charity event. Quick to share what they were able to do for these young school children in need of help, Brice was equally thrilled at what these kids did for him. Watch our full conversation to learn more about this heartwarming moment in Brice's career.
With Brice may have a busy schedule from being on the road with Tyler Farr, playing with Granger Smith, and participating in the upcoming Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, he promises that if he is not out playing music, then he is hard at work making new music for fans. Be sure to stay in the loop by following Brice on social media and checking out his website for all the latest news and updates. ~Missy
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Cement Manufacturing Process: What is Cement made of.
Cement Manufacturing Process.
Raw Materials of Cement.
1. Limestones:
2. Clay Rocks:
3. Gypsum:
Methods of Manufacturing Process of Cement.
1. Dry Process of Manufacture of Cement.
(i) Treatment of Raw Materials:
(ii) Burning or Calcination of the Dry mix:
(iii) Grinding of Clinker:
(iv) Packing and Storage of Cement:
2. Wet Process of Manufacturing of Cement.
(i) Preparation of Slurry:
(ii) Burning or Calcination:
(iii) Grinding of Clinker.
Cement manufacturing process & what is cement made of, it can be discussed conveniently under two headings: Selection of Raw materials and manufacturing methods.
Most important raw materials (what is cement made of) required in the manufacture of Portland Cement are: Limestone, Clay, Gypsum, Fuel, and Water (in wet method).
These are sedimentary, calcium carbonate rocks (CaC03). Most commonly they contain a small amount of magnesium carbonate also. Besides, usual impurities in limestones are those of iron oxides, silica, and alkalies.
All limestones, therefore, are not suitable for the manufacture of Cement. It is essential that limestone selected for manufacture of cement should not contain.
(i) Magnesium carbonate (more than 5 percent);
(ii) Free Silica (even in small proportion);
(iii) Iron Sulphides (more than 3 percent).
These are also sedimentary rocks made up mostly of hydrated silicates of Aluminum. Like limestones, they also contain some impurities as iron oxides, free silica, alkalies, and magnesia.
It is essential that those clays which are to be used for manufacturing of cement do not contain these impurities beyond the permissible limits.
Some limestones are rich in the clayey matter to the extent of 30 percent. They are called cement rocks because they can be used as a single raw material for the cement manufacturing process.
It is generally added in very small amounts (about 2% by weight) to the burnt cement (called Clinker) after it is taken out from the kiln and before it is sent for grinding.
Gypsum is a sedimentary rock having a composition of calcium sulfate (Ca SO4. 2 H2O). It is added for imparting a retarding effect in the setting of cement.
(Without gypsum the cement would set, within minutes after adding water into it.
It will be, therefore, very difficult to work with such a type of cement. Addition of gypsum at the manufacturing time: however, increases the initial time to desirable limits).
At present Portland Cement is manufactured by two processes, Dry Process, and Wet Process.
The main difference between these two methods of manufacturing of cement is that in the dry process, calcareous and argillaceous raw materials are fed into the burning kilns in a perfectly dry state.
..and, In the wet process, however, these materials are supplied into the kiln in the form of an intimate mixture with water called SLURRY.
Following are the main steps in this process of cement manufacturing:
i. Treatment Of Raw Materials.
ii. Burning of the Dry Mix.
iii. Grinding of the Clinker.
iv. Packaging and Storage.
You’ll know all the process below in details.
The raw materials (limestone and clay) are subjected to such processes as, crushing, drying, grinding, proportioning, and blending or mixing before they are fed to the kilns for calcination or burning process.
The crushing stage involves breaking the raw materials into small fragments that vary in size between 6-14 mm. Machines called Crushers are used for this purpose.
The drying stage is typical of the Dry Process. Drying of crushed materials is essential and is achieved by heating these materials (separately) at temperatures sufficiently high to drive out uncombined water.
Heating is done in drying kilns which are generally of the rotary type.
The grinding of each material as obtained from the driers is done in two stages.
First, the preliminary grinding, in which the materials are reduced to a fineness of 50 mesh. Ball mills are generally used for preliminary grinding.
Second, the fine grinding, in which the size of the materials is reduced to 200 mesh. This is done by grinding in Tube Mills.
Each raw material is thus reduced to a required degree of fineness and is stored separately in suitable storage tanks called SILOS or bins where from it can be drawn out conveniently in requisite quantities.
Read More: Curing of Concrete – Its Methods, Time, & Requirements.
Proportioning and Blending: Predetermined proportions of finely dried and ground raw materials are mixed together before they are fed into the kiln.
The different materials thus combined together are mixed very thoroughly either by mechanical or by pneumatic methods.
In the pneumatic blending, materials from different storage silos are simultaneously drawn off and fed into a single silo that now contains mixed material.
In the pneumatic method, dry, proportioned materials are pumped under passive into a blending silo, where-from they are drawn in the mixed state.
The blended materials are now ready for feeding into the burning kilns. From this stage onwards, there is practically no major difference between the dry and wet processes, except in the design of the rotary kiln.
Flow Diagram of Cement Manufacturing Process by Wet Method.
The well proportioned finely powdered mixture is charged into a long steel cylinder, called the Rotary Kiln.
The kiln is adjusted in an inclined position, making an angle of 15 degrees with the horizontal and rotates around its longer axis (hence the name suggests).
It has a charge end and a burner end, the former for introducing the materials (called feed) and the latter for supplying fuel.
Rotary kilns differ in design and dimensions in accordance with the production requirements.
Thus, these may be 100-180 meter in length, 3-5 meter in diameter and have a rotation of 60-90 revolutions per hour.
Coal in finely pulverized form, fuel oil and gas are common fuels used in these kilns.
The raw mixture is burnt in the kiln untill the proper burning is achieved. This is indicated by its taking a greenish black color and vitreous (shining like glass) lustre.
This burnt material, now called CLINKER, it is cement in composition but not in size; it is in about walnut-sized lumps when it comes out of the kiln.
At least following three reactions are believed to take place in the charge during the burning stage:
(a) Complete dehydration: Water is completely driven off at the very initial stages of burning at temperatures as low as 400° C.
Read More: Reinforced Cement Concrete | Advantages, Uses, Types, & Purpose.
(b) Dissociation of Carbonates: Carbonates of calcium and magnesium are completely dissociated at temperatures between 800-900°C, as per following reactions:
CaCO3 = CaO+ CO2
Mg CO3 = MgO + CO2
(c) Compound Formation: Lime and magnesia as formed above are combined in the next stage with silica, alumina and ferric oxide to form the basic compounds of cement, namely, the tri-calcium and di-calcium silicates, tri-calcium aluminates and tetra-calcium-alunino ferrite.
These compound formation reactions start at temperatures around 1200°C and require temperatures as high as 1550°C for their completion.
It is, therefore, natural that they take place near the burner end of the rotary kiln.
Alkalies, moisture, and other harmful gases, etc. are all expelled as waste gases during the burning of the raw materials in the kiln.
Watch the Video for better understanding.
The completely burnt or calcined raw materials of cement are Converted to a lump-shaped product called clinker which is drawn out from the lower end of the rotary kiln.
It is extremely hot when discharged, and is, therefore, first cooled in clinker coolers.
A predetermined batch of gypsum (CaSO4. 2H2O) is added to the cooled clinker, and both (clinker and gypsum) are sent for pulverizing.
The mixture is reduced to an extremely fine powder by grinding it in two stages; the preliminary grinding and the fine grinding.
The preliminary grinding is achieved by using a gyratory type of crushers whereas for fine grinding use is made of tube mills.
The tube-mill crushers are generally provided with air separators through which material of desired fineness can only pass.
The coarser, portion of the cement is fed back into the mill for further grinding.
This also forms a very important operational step since cement needs very careful packing and storage arrangements.
It is, in fact, a delicate product and when handled carelessly can deteriorate to a useless set material.
Cement is most commonly stored after its manufacture in specially designed concrete storage tanks called SILOS, where-from it is drawn off mechanically for the market.
For cement packing, cloth, jute, and high-density Polythene (HDPE) bags are commonly used.
For convenience, the cement comes to the customer in bags containing measured quantity. The standard bag of cement as distributed in India is commonly 50 kg or 112 .5 lbs.
It is considered a better and convenient process for the manufacture of cement, especially where limestone of soft variety is available in abundance.
We can discuss this process under three headings; preparation of slurry; burning or calcination; and treatment of clinker.
So let’s move on.
Flow Diagram of Dry Method of Manufacturing of Cement.
In Wet Process, raw materials are supplied to the kiln in the form of an intimate mixture with a lot of water in it. This is called SLURRY.
To obtain the SLURRY of a standard composition, the raw materials are first crushed separately using crushers for limestones and grinding mills (wet) for clays.
These crushed materials are stored in separate tanks or silos.
They are drawn from the silos in prefixed proportions into the wet grinding mills where, in the presence of a lot of water, these get ground to a fine, thin paste.
This is slurry which is stored in a third SILO.
Its composition is tested once again and corrected by adding limestone slurry or clay slurry in required proportions.
Such corrected slurry is then fed into the Rotary Kiln.
For burning of the slurry, a rotary kiln of almost similar type is used as described under the dry process.
In this kiln, however, the length of drying zone is larger because the material is fed into the kiln with abundant water.
All the moisture is driven off from the slurry as it passes through the drying zone. In the subsequent zones, it undergoes the same transformation as mentioned under DRY PROCESS.
In this stage, there is practically no difference in the wet and dry process.
Read More: Concrete Slump Test – Definition, Types, Procedure.
As the lump-shaped clinker comes out from the kiln, it is extremely hot. It is, therefore, passed through air-cooling rotary cylinders.
After that, it is mixed with 3-4 percent of gypsum and ground to a very fine powder as discussed above in the DRY PROCESS of cement manufacturing.
The fine cement so obtained is stored and packed in a way similar to that used in the Dry Process.
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US STOCKS-Wall St edges down after recent records, weak jobs data
Caroline Valetkevitch
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* U.S. job growth slows more than expected in December
* Boeing shares lower
* Indexes: Dow down 0.3%, S&P up 0.1%, Nasdaq up 0.1% (Updates to late afternoon)
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were down slightly in Friday afternoon trading as investors took profits after hitting record highs this week and data showed slower-than-expected December U.S. jobs growth.
Domestic jobs increased by 145,000 last month, below the forecast for a 164,000 rise, the U.S. government data showed, as the pace of hiring remained more than enough to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track.
Friday's report also showed the jobless rate held near a 50-year low of 3.5% and average hourly earnings rose 0.1% in the previous month.
"You've had an extremely strong start to the year, led by a number of technology stalwarts, and an underwhelming jobs report," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.
That's given investors reason to take some profits, but it's not a significant move down, he said.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 88.25 points, or 0.3%, to 28,868.65, the S&P 500 lost 3.55 points, or 0.11%, to 3,271.15 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 7.90 points, or 0.09%, to 9,195.53.
The indexes are on track for gains for the week, which saw markets rally as U.S.-Iran tensions eased and hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal firmed. The S&P 500 technology index , on pace for a 2.3% weekly gain, was down slightly on Friday.
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox Business the trade deal is on track to be signed on Jan. 15.
Boeing Co fell 1.5% after the company released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments on 737 MAX development.
With the fourth-quarter earnings season set to begin in earnest next week, analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies to have declined 0.6% in their second consecutive quarterly decline, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.06-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.17-to-1 ratio favored decliners.
The S&P 500 posted 60 new 52-week highs and 1 new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 100 new highs and 23 new lows. (Additional reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Chizu Nomiyama)
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When Lisa Mitchell contacted Health Impact News in 2016 about the medical kidnapping of her son Samuel, she recounted horrific acts of abuse that her son suffered at the hand of El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, where he was forced to stay by Child Protective Services for 6 years. Now, that facility has been shut down by the state of Colorado - permanently. It is a measure of vindication for the Mitchells and other families who suffered at El Pueblo, but the years that they lost can never be replaced. Lisa reports that the children were drugged, abused, and starved - "treated like guinea pigs for profit." Children got into trouble for sneaking food, but they were hungry. Children were put into restraints and illegal holds. While several news reports about El Pueblo allude to fights between the residents, Lisa said that it went much deeper than that. She alleged that the staff would drug the kids, then pit them against each other to fight - much like cock fights or dog fights, only with children. While Samuel was in the facility, Lisa says that they broke his arm, his foot, and his leg. Her son was already on 6 psychotropic medications at age 6. The private, non-profit organization has been in operation for 57 years. Among its board members are a police chief, a judge, pharmaceutical reps, bankers, and realtors. Lisa Mitchell is asking the questions of how deep the conflicts of interests run among those involved with El Pueblo. Who made money at the children's expense? She says that her son’s Guardian ad Litem (GAL) once told Samuel: "You’re worth a lot of money." Lisa Mitchell is very thankful that the facility which caused such harm to her son has finally been permanently shut down. She says that the Child Protective System and the health care system is "trafficking children." Now, she wants to see the people who are responsible for the rampant abuse shut down.
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Chaos4k9s is a charity fundraiser organization that is run by a group of people with a love for animals and a deep passion to help them. We host a variety of different events in hopes of raising awareness and donations for animal rescues.
We are fortunate enough to have the world of professional wrestling to back up our vision! Not only is our merchandise table welcome at many independent shows, we also have a locker room of approx. 30 talented wrestlers who put on a showcase when we make our donation directly to our chosen rescue.
Our vision is to give pet rescues a "leg up"! Not only do we want to raise as much money as we can for animal rescues who could use the extra help , we also want to raise awareness about the situations these animals come from. Chaos4K9s hopes we can help find these animals homes through our love of fundraising and professional wrestling.
We cannot wait to see what future years bring and hope to continue to grow bigger and better!
Chaos4k9s started as a small idea in late 2014 and put on our first donation show in September of 2015; raising $3600.00+ for Dog Tales. After that, we were inspired on helping as much as we could. We continued to run a donation show once-twice a year, donating 100% of our proceeds directly to animal rescues such as Ladybird, Save Our Scruff and Redemption Paws
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Impeachment trial: Trump wants drama, but GOP wants it over
President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Washington (AP) — Donald Trump wants more than acquittal. He wants vindication.
With impeachment by the House appearing certain, the president has made clear that he views the next step, a trial in the GOP-controlled Senate, as his focus. The president sees the senators not just as a jury deciding his fate, but as partners in a campaign to discredit and punish his Democratic opponents. His Senate allies aren’t so sure that’s a good idea.
In recent weeks, Trump has devised a wish list of witnesses for the Senate trial, relishing the opportunity for his lawyers to finally cross-examine his accusers and argue the case that his actions toward Ukraine, including the July 25 call when he asked for a favor, were “perfect.”
Trump and his allies have been building up the likely Senate trial, an effort to delegitimize the Democratic-controlled House’s impeachment process by contrast. In the Senate, the Trump team has argued, the president would get the opportunity to challenge witnesses and call some of his own, such as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, the still-anonymous intelligence community whistleblower, or even Joe Biden and Hunter Biden.
He sees that as a chance to embarrass Democrats, including the former vice president and 2020 Democratic rival, and use the friendlier ground to portray himself as the victim of a partisan crusade.
“It is pretty clear the president wants a trial,” says Hogan Gidley, the principal deputy White House press secretary. “The president is eager to get his story out.”
But it is increasingly clear that Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have other ideas. McConnell, who is fiercely protective of his 53-47 Senate majority, has signaled that he wants none of the spectacle Trump desires. Instead he wants a swift trial, potentially with no new witnesses called.
“Here’s what I would anticipate: The House managers would come over, make their arguments, the president’s lawyers would then respond. And at that point the Senate has two choices,” McConnell told reporters this week. “It could go down the path of calling witnesses and basically having another trial. Or it could decide — and again 51 members could make that decision — that they’ve heard enough.”
In other words, the president, who is almost certain to be found not guilty by the Republican-controlled Senate, can win the hard way or the easy way.
Senate Trump allies and advisers inside the White House have in recent days urged the president to temper his expectations and choose the path of least resistance. But Trump, according to three people familiar with the conversations, has responded by repeating his desire for a politically charged trial that drags the Bidens and others into the impeachment spotlight. Still, some aides believe Trump will ultimately relent to McConnell’s advice.
Trump’s solicitation of Ukraine for investigations into the Bidens — while withholding military aide from the ally nation facing Russian aggression — forms the core of one article of impeachment against the president. His efforts to block the House investigation forms the second.
On Capitol Hill, the emerging GOP consensus is that doing Trump’s defense his way would jeopardize a predictable outcome, test GOP’s fragile loyalties to him and open a Pandora’s Box of unanticipated consequences.
“People are beginning to realize that could be a pretty messy and unproductive process,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Wednesday. “If you start opening up to witnesses, you start opening up to all witnesses. And so I think the president’s got to really decide, to what extent does he want to start going down that road versus just making a strong case.”
Democrats would be expected to retaliate by trying to call the president’s senior-most advisers, including acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.
Under Senate rules, McConnell’s ability to control the proceedings are limited. The Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, presides over the trial and any senator may be able to put a motion on witnesses up for a vote. That means defections by just a few GOP senators could thwart McConnell’s plans.
With the Republicans slim majority, it’s not at all clear they want to start down the path of a full-blown trial. Should they try to call the whistleblower or the Bidens to testify, they may not find enough votes of support from their ranks. At the same time, they would have to consider whether to accept or fend off witness requests from Democrats.
McConnell also worries that a prolonged impeachment trial would not benefit the handful of GOP senators setting out in the new year on potentially tough reelection bids. Swing state Sens. Susan Collins in Maine, Cory Gardner in Colorado, Joni Ernst in Iowa and Martha McSally in Arizona are among those whose actions will be closely watched. They would much rather be talking about the economy or the pending U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement than engaging in a prolonged, unpredictable impeachment trial.
But Republicans also acknowledge they are unlikely to find the 51 votes needed to dismiss the charges against the president outright. Some vulnerable lawmakers and Trump skeptics, such as Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah who has said he is troubled by Trump’s actions, will insist on some semblance of trial.
Comparisons are being made to the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, in which the Senate had to deal at length with allegations of sexual misconduct, though his confirmation by the Republicans was becoming increasingly apparent.
“I think the American people are pretty tired of this,” says Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. “I think if we can honor the White House’s concern, OK. But let’s do it in a reasonable time limit. We don’t need six weeks like we did with Clinton.”
Around the White House, a divide has emerged between aides and allies embracing the president’s call to use the Senate trial to get back at Democrats and those, particularly in the White House counsel’s office, advising him to heed the warnings of the GOP lawmakers.
On Wednesday, senators invited some of Trump’s top House allies, including Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, to lunch to provide an overview of the case. And lawmakers huddled last week with top White House officials to caution against a path toward an explosive Senate trial.
McConnell says no decisions have yet been made, and the Senate’s calendar for the new year has conspicuously left off the schedule for January. McConnell’s task in the days ahead will be to survey his conference and work with the president to find common ground.
AP writer Alan Fram contributed.
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| ERROR: type should be string, got "https://conexionintal.iadb.org?lang=en\nIntegration Ideas\nIntegration in Motion\nRegional Panorama\nCentral America and Mexico\nAndean Group\nInternational Scenario\nThe SME Space\nConnecting Voices\nReading Material on Integration\nNotable Publications\nBibliographical News\nTrade Thermometer\nAnalysis Column\nIntegration Blocs\nPacific Alliance\nAndean Community\nRegional And Global Overview\nImpact assessment.\nIntegration and Trade Sector\nINTAL Documentation Center\nBibliographic alert\nHome / Posts tagged \"aranceles\"\nLATINDIA: The future of cooperation between India and Latin America\nBy Federico Mazzella Ideas de Integración, Integration Ideas, n257, 0\nOver 30 esperts from India and Latin America analyze the future of cooperation between the two regions.\nRethinking the multilateral trading system\nBy Federico Mazzella Ideas de Integración, Integration Ideas, n256, Numero carta, 0\nTechno-Integration In Latin America\nBy Federico Mazzella Ideas de Integración, Integration Ideas, Issue number, n255, Numero carta, 0\nInstitutions, exponential trade and equality in the age of algorithms.\nThe WTO and governance of the international trading system\nBy Federico Mazzella Ideas de Integración, Integration Ideas, Issue number, n254, 0\nWhat is the best way to reconcile flexibility and predictability within international trade agreements? Between October and November 2017, a series of sessions was held on the WTO and its role in the governance of the international trading system in the run-up to the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11), which will take place in December in Buenos Aires.\nNanotechnology and Mercosur\nA new edition of Nanomercosur was held in Buenos Aires, where scientists, entrepreneurs and public officials presented the main trends in nanotechnology in the region and the world.\nThree Questions On The Future Of Work\nBy Federico Mazzella INTrivia, n252, 0\nBy Federico Mazzella Editorial, n252, 0\nReplaced by Robots?\nBy Federico Mazzella n252, Trade Thermometer, 0\nWhich jobs run the greatest risk of being made obsolete by automation?\nForeign Direct Investment and the Automotive Sector\nBy Federico Mazzella n252, Reading Material on Integration, Reviews, 0\nThe opportunities and challenges brought by the convergence of the digital economy, changes in mobility and consumption, regulation, and care for the environment.\nINTAL-LIB’s Recommended Readings\nBy Federico Mazzella n252, Notable Publications, Reading Material on Integration, 0\nRecent publications selected by our library that provide more information on the issues covered in this INTAL Connection.\nThe Future of Work in Latin American Integration 4.0\nBy Federico Mazzella Connecting Voices, n252, 0\nHow will exponential automation impact Latin America’s position in the global market and the diversification of its production structure? Will robotization destroy or displace jobs or will it create new, more sustainable ones? INTAL/IDB brought together experts and thought leaders to respond to these strategic questions.\nThe Importance of Soft Skills in SMEs\nBy Federico Mazzella Integration in Motion, n252, The SME Space, 0\nHaving employees with so-called hard skills is valuable because they find solutions to technical problems. However, crises or unexpected situations are solved through a combination of these and soft skills, which are related to emotions.\nThe European Union and Brazil Request New Agricultural Subsidy Regulations at the WTO\nBy Federico Mazzella Integration in Motion, International Scenario, n252, 0\nThe two countries are seeking fairer conditions for farmers, especially for the least developed countries, and are also focusing on food security issues.\nThe United States and China Conclude Comprehensive Economic Dialogue\nThe two countries met to review bilateral economic affairs and plan future agendas.\nPacific Alliance Creates Infrastructure Investment Fund\nBy Federico Mazzella Andean Group, Integration in Motion, n252, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe initiative will include support from the Inter-American Development Bank and CAF to improve physical connectivity in the region.\nPeru and Canada Adopt Trade Facilitation Measures\nThe two countries are seeking to simplify and streamline the entry and exit process for goods at customs facilities.\nBrazil Aspires to Announce MERCOSUR–EU Agreement in Late 2017\nBy Federico Mazzella Integration in Motion, n252, Regional Panorama, Southern Cone, 0\nAs pro-tempore president of the MERCOSUR, Brazil guaranteed that it would fast-track negotiations in the hope of presenting the agreement at the upcoming WTO conference.\nCentral America Signs Digital Governance Agreements with the Republic of Korea\nBy Federico Mazzella Central America and Mexico, Integration in Motion, n252, Regional Panorama, 0\nEight countries will receive training from Korea and will share their experiences. They are seeking to simplify public intervention formalities and make these more transparent.\nMexico Fast-Tracks Customs Flows Using New Technologies\nThe upgrading project includes technological development, digitization, infrastructure work, and new trade policy measures.\nCARICOM Discusses Rules of Origin to Stimulate Trade\nBy Federico Mazzella Caribbean, Integration in Motion, n252, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe Caribbean Community continues to strengthen its trade system with the aim of repositioning itself in the global economy.\nArgentina and Mexico Move Toward Expanding their Economic Complementarity Agreement\nBy Federico Mazzella America, Integration in Motion, n252, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe two countries are seeking to expand their export offer in the short term by breathing new life into negotiations.\nMERCOSUR Reaches Economic Complementarity Agreement with Colombia\nThe agreement increases each MERCOSUR member’s opportunities for trade with new markets.\nMore Energy Production for Regional Integration\nBy Federico Mazzella Inspiring Activities, n252, 0\nThe repowering of Argentina’s Embalse Nuclear Power Plant will extend its services for a further 30 years and increase its capacity by 5%. This building work aims to complement the growing demand for electrical energy in the region, maintain the share of nuclear power, and ensure the diversity of the energy matrix.\nIntegrating Logistics Chains to Become More Competitive\nThe COSIPLAN Network of Freight Logistics Experts is moving ahead with its work plan analyzing national projects to promote the development of integrated logistics systems.\nSustainable Targets\nINTAL/IDB and the Ministry of Modernization organized an event to discuss the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.\nThe president of Accenture Argentina, Sergio Kaufman, shared his vision of the future of work with IDB staff.\nAnalysis of the Chile–Uruguay FTA\nA next-generation agreement that strengthens production- and investment-related ties\nTrends in Negotiations on Agricultural Trade\nTwo years ago, the WTO Agreement on Agriculture was reformed, eliminating export subsidies for these goods, which were a source of serious distortions to trade. The relative dynamism of these markets has brought about positive changes in negotiations, albeit at the margins.\nThe Economy Is Connecting\nThis year, the Internet of Things will grow by 20% globally. This article examines the main applications for a technology that is still in its infancy and the industries where it is being used.\nWorkshop on Negotiations at the WTO\nThe preparatory workshop for the 11th Ministerial Conference took place at the headquarters of the World Economic Forum in Geneva.\nMERCOSUR–Pacific Alliance High-Level Dialogue\nThe meeting took place in the city of Mendoza in Argentina and sought to develop a positive integration agenda for the two regional blocs.\nRobotlution\nINTAL has launched a new publication on the future of employment. The study contains contributions from 40 international experts.\nTHINK TRACK MC11 — Call for papers and proposals for panel topics\nINTAL will hold a high-level academic conference on the global governance of international trade, in partnership with Argentina’s Ministry of Production and other high-profile organizations. The event will be part of the WTO’s MC11 and will take place on December 12, 2017, in Buenos Aires.\nMERCOSUR–Pacific Alliance Seminar\nThis seminar set out to examine a wide range of issues agreed on at the earlier Ministerial Meeting. It combined presentations by government officials from countries in each of the two blocs, experts, and private-sector representatives.\nBetween Ourselves\nThe shape of intraregional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean.\nFive Resources on Millennials\nThree Questions On Millennials\nThe Orange Economy in Latin America\nSome of the answers to the development challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean may lie in the hands of creatives, designers, artists, and entrepreneurs.\nBy Federico Mazzella Bibliographical News, n251, Reading Material on Integration, 0\nGreater Regional Integration is Needed to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.\nBy Federico Mazzella Impact Assessment, n251, Reading Material on Integration, 0\nWhat Should an Export Plan Contain?\nThere are numerous reasons why a firm might decide to sell its products on the international market. This is no easy task, and like any business initiative, it requires training and preparation to be a success.\nJapan and the European Union Sign an Economic Partnership Agreement\nThe two parties reached a broad scope agreement that will benefit European exports. In addition to tariff elimination, negotiators included clauses on worker, consumer, and environmental protection.\nPeru Negotiates a Free Trade Agreement with Australia\nThe two countries have expressed interest in formalizing an agreement in the short term, given the possibilities of opening up other markets through this connection between the two regions.\nChile and Indonesia Move Toward a Trade Agreement\nBoth countries would expand their export market if the agreement is formalized.\nArgentina and Chile Make Headway on Trade Liberalization Agreement\nThe two countries are continuing to make progress toward reaching a broad, innovative trade agreement. Authorities expect that the final draft of the text will be completed during the next round of negotiations.\nMERCOSUR: At Work on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda\nThe bloc has been debating the steps it should take toward reducing poverty, improving food security, and protecting the environment.\nPanama Takes on Pro-Tempore Presidency of SICA\nA meeting of high-level government officials ended with an exchange of opinions with a view preparing a regional agenda for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.\nMexico and India Strengthen Political Dialogue\nThe two countries are still holding working meetings with a view to reaching trade agreements that will cover issues that include the space industry.\nCARICOM Seeks to Reposition Itself in the Global Arena\nAuthorities from regional economic blocs met with experts on international trade policy to debate the trade-related challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the Caribbean.\nPeru and Chile Move Forward with Electrical Interconnection Project\nAuthorities from the two countries will evaluate the feasibility of an electrical interconnection plan. They will also look at interconnection with Argentina.\nPacific Alliance to Include Four New Associate States\nThe announcement came at the 12th Pacific Alliance Summit. The bloc is seeking to expand its markets and has established bilateral agreements that will connect it with the Asia-Pacific.\nProgress on Energy Integration in South America\nOne of the COSIPLAN priority projects for energy integration in Latin America and the Caribbean is due to be completed in 2018. The objective of these projects is to improve the distribution of energy generated by the hydroelectric power stations that Paraguay operates in partnership with Argentina and Brazil.\nSouth America to Implement 14 Integration Projects by 2022\nBy Federico Mazzella Inspiring Activities, n251, Numero carta, 0\nThe UNASUR’s South American Infrastructure and Planning Council (COSIPLAN) met in Uruguay to analyze integration infrastructure priorities.\nCollective Technology\nBy Federico Mazzella Ideas de Integración, Inspiring Activities, Integration Ideas, n251, 0\nA seminar on social innovation was held as part of the Inspira series of talks. It was attended by government officials and representatives from NGOs.\nThe New Potential of Lithium\nThe development of portable electronics has been putting pressure on the lithium battery industry. This article looks at the projects underway in Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia, which have the largest global reserves of the mineral.\nThe European Union’s Negotiations Activism\nThe EU’s recent agreements with Canada and Japan have put it at the forefront of the regionalization of global trade.\nMillennial Voices\nINTAL/IDB presented its study “The Millennial Beat. Generation Y in the Age of Integration 4.0. How Young Argentinians View Technology, the Future of Work, and Trade Ties with Latin America.”\nMERCOSUR-Pacific Alliance Seminar\nToward a Positive Agenda for Integration.\nThree Questions On Infrastructure\nFIVE RESOURCES ON FREIGHT LOGISTICS\nIntegrated Logistics\nParticipatory processes are starting to be used during the early stages of project planning for integration infrastructure, so as to respond to sectoral, economic, social, and environmental issues.\nDigital Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean\nThe internet is changing consumption patterns, the outlook for firms, and economic prospects in the region.\nGenerating Technological Knowledge to Build Competitiveness\nBy Federico Mazzella Impact assessment., n250, 0\nHow the accumulation of technological knowledge impacts the competitiveness of Latin America and the Caribbean.\nTransparency in Public Works\nIDB/INTAL’s Alejandra Radl and Ignacio Estévez presented a new information system on integration infrastructure in South America.\nAEO Certification: A Tool for Accessing New Markets?\nThose of us who work in the world of international trade know that we operate in a highly competitive market where the slightest gain in the time it takes to design, manufacture, or ship goods can be key to getting a buyer to choose our product.\nUN Seeks to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals\nThe United Nations has issued a global “call for action” to halt the effects of pollution on the marine ecosystem and mitigate the effects of climate change.\nEcuador Eliminates Surcharge on Imports\nThe measure was implemented in 2015 to try to mitigate the impact of plummeting oil prices.\nPeru Seeks to Negotiate Exports of Products to China\nPeru continues to seek new Asian markets and is negotiating the possibility of exporting new products to China.\nChile Modernizes Its Free-Trade Agreement with Canada\nSome 20 years after the agreement entered into force, the two countries have reformulated parts of it and added two new sections, one of which focuses on gender.\nArgentina and Brazil Spearhead SME Initiative at the WTO\nThe two countries have made progress on creating a group to promote small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly in less-developed regions.\nArgentina Implements the Single Window for Foreign Trade Regime\nThe Argentine government has formally established a unit to fully implement this system, which will be led by the Secretariat of Commerce.\nProgress on Customs Union between Guatemala and Honduras\nThe joining of the two countries’ trade borders marks the creation of the first customs territory in the Americas.\nCARICOM Strengthens Relations with Argentina\nThe Caribbean Community celebrated 25 years of bilateral relations and the technical cooperation it receives from Argentina.\nMexico–Brazil Negotiations to Intensify Integration Continue\nThe two countries remain committed to forging closer, mutually beneficial ties.\nPacific Alliance Countries Begin Joint Trade Negotiations\nBy Federico Mazzella America, Integration in Motion, n250, Numero carta, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe bloc is seeking to create attractive internal markets so as to achieve greater international competitiveness that will benefit all members.\nMERCOSUR and Southern African Customs Union Strengthen Relations\nThe two blocs are seeking to consolidate trade through a preferential tariff system\nFinding Our Way Through the Border Labyrinth\nA recent Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study that was presented at INTAL-LAB has made a significant contribution to our knowledge of trade facilitation. The event was attended by government authorities, specialist academics, and representatives from chambers of commerce.\nNew Challenges for the Public Sector\nA recent workshop focused on the skills that government officials and employees need to develop to keep up with technological change.\nRoad Corridor between the Atlantic and the Pacific\nFrom São Paulo in Brazil to the Chilean ports of Antofagasta and Mejillones, a new interconnected road system is being planned that will cover more than 3,000 kilometers and cross four countries.\nThe Agua Negra Binational Tunnel Is Becoming a Reality\nWork on the longest tunnel in Latin America is expected to be put out to tender in November 2018. This infrastructure project is one of the main ones currently being developed in South America and is part of the COSIPLAN Project Portfolio.\nHow Latin American Exports Are Reacting as Advanced Economies Recover\nDemand is evolving very differently in the United States and the European Union. What impact is this having on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean?\nPhysical Connectivity as a Pillar of Integration\nThe UNASUR countries are continuing to work toward improving the physical integration of the region. At an annual exercise that was attended by authorities and technical teams from different relevant ministries, UNASUR members discussed progress on COSIPLAN priority projects and updated the project portfolio.\nNew Technologies Applied to Integrating Regional Infrastructure\nSouth American citizens can now access information on 581 regional infrastructure projects on the new COSIPLAN website.\nA preparatory workshop for the 11th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference was held in Geneva on May 31 and June 1, 2017, which INTAL helped organize.\n3 questions about INTAL connection 249\nFind out how do you know about Trade and Commerce!\nFive Resources On Synthetic Meat\nTechnoplanting\nNew technologies are being incorporated into agricultural production in Latin America and the Caribbean with increasing intensity.\nINTAL-LIB’s Recommended Reading\nThe Space Economy in Argentina\nOpportunities for productive innovation to sustainably improve competitiveness in an underexplored area.\nRobots and the Future of Work: Is Technological Unemployment on the Horizon?\nAs technologies take over the tasks traditionally performed by human labor, there is growing concern around the future of employment.\nSynthetic Meat: Innovation in the Age of Production 4.0\nAt the second event in the Discussion Series on Technological Prospects, researchers from INTA and INTAL and international experts shared their views on the challenges that synthetic meat poses in terms of technology, production, and trade.\nFrom Uruguay to the World Thanks to ConnectAmericas\nInternational Business Alliances (link in Spanish) applied in response to a business opportunity to sell Uruguayan products to the Costa Rican company Grupo Britt.\nSilk Road International Forum\nBy Federico Mazzella Integration in Motion, International Scenario, n249, Numero carta, 0\nChina has presented its plans to create trade corridors with Europe, Africa, and Latin America.\nBolivia Analyzes Alternative Zones\nBy Federico Mazzella Andean Group, Integration in Motion, n249, Numero carta, Regional Panorama, 0\nBolivia continues to seek access to the sea to improve trade. It is considering different alternatives, which include negotiations with Argentina and Paraguay.\nHonduras Strengthens Bilateral Trade with Peru\nBy Federico Mazzella Central America and Mexico, Integration in Motion, n249, Numero carta, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe main focus is on SMEs, which seek to export products with value added.\nSpecial Customs Treatment Is Approved in the Andean Community\nThe new mechanism seeks to facilitate and improve infrastructure in the region and improve the competitiveness of the private sector.\nChile Signs Agreements with China and Joins the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank\nAn official visit to China to take part in the Silk Road Forum led to the signing of agreements that the two countries had been negotiating.\nThe two South American countries are currently drafting an agreement with a view to formalizing it this year.\nMexico Seeks to Seal New Trade Agreements with Argentina and Brazil\nThe focus of negotiations is on expanding the supply of grains, which are essential to Mexico's trade in livestock products.\nASEAN and Pacific Alliance Strengthen Cooperation\nRepresentatives from the two blocs reiterated the importance of expanding ties with foreign partners.\nCosta Rica Uses Big Data to Combat Tax Evasion\nData mining determines the behavior pattern of companies that might be evading taxes.\nProgress on Customs Union between Honduras and Guatemala\nThe full implementation of the project will bring about an additional 1% annual growth in GDP.\nPanama Resumes Imports of Meat Products from Brazil\nThe government has lifted the disqualification of sanitary records for meat products from Brazil.\nMERCOSUR Makes Headway on Trade Negotiations with Japan\nThe bloc seeks to expand its trade ties with the world and renew its ties with one of the world’s largest economies.\nPacific Alliance Seeks to Strengthen Financial Integration\nBy Federico Mazzella America, Inspiring Activities, Integration in Motion, n249, Regional Panorama, 0\nMinisters of the economy and finance from PA member countries worked together to draft an action plan to consolidate the bloc’s economic and financial relations.\nTacna–La Paz: On the Road to Development\nThe Tacna–La Paz road corridor is one of the most important connections between Bolivia and Peru as it is the shortest, most direct route between the Bolivian capital and the city of Tacna.\nAgua Negra Tunnel: Integrating Regional Economies\nSecond Workshop on the Implementation Plan for the Agua Negra Binational Tunnel Territorial Integration Program.\nGlobal Meat Production: The Nutrition Transition and the Key Role of Emerging Countries\nThe growth in global meat production is linked to a strengthening of supply capacities in emerging countries, including some in Latin America.\nExports from Latin America and the Caribbean Have Grown for the First Time in Four Years\nA new IDB report stresses that the value of exports grew at a year-on-year rate of 17% in the first quarter of 2017.\nThe Recent Dynamics of the Global Meat Trade\nInternational trade in meat products has grown in recent years.\nAn Industry Takes Shape\n3D printing is on the rise, as are industrial applications of it. Last year, the total turnover for the industry was US$13.2 billion.\nTechnology for Financial Inclusion\nThe FinTech industry is on the rise in Latin America. The main local players and new products.\nNew Food 4.0\nSynthetic meat production is being put forward as an alternative to traditional livestock farming. A seminar organized by INTA and INTAL looked at what the process entails and the challenges ahead.\n5 recursos sobre eco integración\nBy Federico Mazzella Impact Assessment, n248, 0\nINTAL-LIB recommends readings\nThese are the publications selected by our library to find out more about the topics of this issue of INTAL Connection.\nInfographics on 581 Integration Projects\nThe Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), in its role as the Technical Secretariat for COSIPLAN, has presented an infographic summary of the nearly 600 integration projects in South America.\nGreen Barriers\nA dynamic infographic for examining the relationship between trade and the environment.\nThree questions about ECO INTEGRATION\n¡Descubre cuánto sabes sobre integración y comercio!\nOverview and opportunities for equitable development in the region.\nNatural Capital and the Sustainability of Development\nKey issues and prospects for a sustainability-based research agenda.\nToward an Integral Ecology\nSpeakers at the presentation of INTAL’s new publication, Eco-Integration in Latin America, pointed to the importance of tackling the consequences of climate change as part of the integration process in Latin America and the Caribbean.\nHow to Conquer the Asian Market\nA webinar created by the ConnectAmericas team focuses on exporting to Asian markets and includes specific examples and success stories.\nDebates on Regional Trade Agreements at the WTO\nWTO members are seeking to adapt rules and regulations to the new realities of trade.\nChina Increases Petroleum Imports from Brazil, the USA, and Canada\nThis year, the Asian giant is on its way to outstripping the United States as the world’s largest oil consumer.\nSigning of the Protocol of Cooperation and Intra-MERCOSUR Investment Facilitation\nThe aim of the document is to create a space for investment within the bloc and increase guarantees for local and foreign investors.\nMexico Updates Its Trade Agreement with the European Union\nThe third round of negotiations for the modernization of the free trade agreement between Mexico and the European Union has concluded.\nThe Caribbean Community Steps up the Struggle against Climate Change\nThe Caribbean Community Steps up the Struggle against Climate Change.\nHigh-Level Dialogue Brings Together Countries from Asia and the Pacific Alliance\nThe Pacific Alliance is seeking to expand its economic relations through free trade agreements.\nNew Roadmap for MERCOSUR–Pacific Alliance Convergence\nThe two blocs held a much-anticipated meeting and agreed on the importance of integrating with one another given the current context of international uncertainty.\nArgentina and Mexico Seek to Expand Existing Agreements\nMexico’s deputy minister of foreign trade evaluates the negotiations that are currently underway with Argentina.\nAgreements to Expand Colombia’s Trade in Manufactures with Argentina and Brazil\nNegotiations between MERCOSUR countries and the Pacific Alliance will open up regional manufactures markets\nBelgrano Freight Railway Will Reduce Logistical Costs in the North of Argentina\nInvestment in this railway is hoped will quadruple the volume of freight currently transported and boost regional economies, connecting them with the rest of the world through the ports on the Paraguay–Paraná Waterway.\nArgentina Takes on the Pro-Tempore Presidency of COSIPLAN and Expresses Its Commitment to Deepening Regional Integration\nRogelio Frigerio, Argentina’s minister of the interior, public works, and housing, inaugurated activities for 2017 in his role as pro-tempore president of UNASUR’s COSIPLAN. He drew attention to planning and the implementation of infrastructure as a necessary condition for development and integration in the region.\nHow Can the Efficiency of Latin America’s Integration Process Be Improved in the New Global Context?\nA High-Level Dialogue at INTAL-LAB marks the start of a process of reflection in the run-up to the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference and the next G20 Summit.\nThe MERCOSUR Establishes Permanent Coordination Platform to Focus on Innovation and Trade\nThe director of IDB/INTAL presented the MERCOSUR Futures report to the bloc’s new Ministerial Council.\nMexico: Opportunities for the Latin American Agriculture Sector?\nAgricultural trade between Mexico and some South American countries is one of the missing links in Latin American integration.\nPolicies with the Wind behind Them\nCountries in Latin America are diversifying their energy matrix and seeking to develop their wind power capacity.\nThe Environmental Impact of Free Trade Agreements\nCan trade agreements help reduce pollution through the adoption of best practices?\nSustainable Global Value Chains\nWhat trade incentives promote good environmental practices?\nGovernance and the Environment\nStrengthening environmental governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: a look at the main challenges to improving environmental performance.\nECO-INTEGRATION\nINTAL has presented a new publication in which 30 global experts put forward ideas on inclusive sustainable development, inspired by the papal encyclical Laudato Si’.\nSmall-Scale Producers: The Challenge Is Technological\nSmall-scale producers from the MERCOSUR account for 5 million of the region’s agricultural establishments and supply most of its basic food basket. How can they use ICTs to improve access to financing, production, and logistics?\n5 resources about MERCOSUR\nThree questions about MERCOSUR\nTest your knowledge on integration and trade!\nDiscover Latin America’s main trade partners.\nSouth American Connectivity in 31 Projects\nThe Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL), in its role as the Technical Secretariat for COSIPLAN, has presented a new publication on high-impact projects for the physical integration and socio-economic development of Latin America and the Caribbean.\nWhat are the possible outcomes of the impact of technology on employment?\nThe Role of Public Banking in Development\nHow can national development banks contribute to financing and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals?\nNew Directions in Regional Integration\nVideo summary of the MERCOSUR Futures international colloquium.\nThe Growth of Argentinian SMEs from outside the City of Buenos Aires\nThe operation of the ProCórdoba Agency and success stories from this province.\nArgentina and Spain Sign Cooperation Agreements\nThe two countries renewed their bilateral relations and committed to working together on various issues related to trade and investment.\nForeign Ministers Discuss Agreement with the European Union\nThe Southern Common Market is seeking to consolidate its internal structures with a view to integrating better into global trade, especially through trade agreements with other blocs.\nThe MERCOSUR Makes Headway on an Agreement with South Korea\nThe two parties have reached the end of their analysis periods and are moving toward the formalization of a trade agreement.\nPeru Seeks a Trade Agreement with India\nBetween January and December 2016, Peru’s exports to India grew by 37.4% in comparison with the same period during the previous year. This trend is expected to continue.\nProgress toward the Implementation of Authorized Economic Operators\nCustoms authorities have approved an ID system for companies that benefit them during trade with other countries within the bloc.\nMexico and Argentina Agreed to Boost Free Trade\nArgentina is Mexico’s fourth-largest trade partner in Latin America and the Caribbean and the 22nd-largest at the global level.\nCARICOM Seeks to Establish a Full Common Market\nTourism and the movement of goods were identified as the keys to development during the next stage, according to the last meeting of the CARICOM representatives.\nWTO: Trade Facilitation Agreement Enters into Force\nThe decision will benefit global trade and it is hoped that countries that have not yet signed the agreement will do so soon.\nPacific Alliance to Negotiate with Asia\nThe PA countries are seeking an alternative agreement to guarantee integration and trade development.\nNew Port in Peru to Improve Regional Economic Integration\nThe new port at Yurimaguas will strengthen the economic and social integration of Peru’s coastal and mountain regions and will facilitate trade with Brazil along the River Amazon.\n2017: A Year of Change: Toward a New Vision of Regional Integration?\nOnce again, the INTAL/Latinobarómetro Alliance will be finding out how the citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean view major issues.\nCivil Society’s Contributions to Infrastructure in South America\nHow citizen consultation processes work for large physical connectivity projects in the region.\nWhat Does Recovery of Commodity Prices Depend on?\nIn 2016, the downward trend that had predominated among commodity prices since late 2014 began to level off. Which factors determined this shift?\nRIDING THE GLOBAL MARKET\nSoftware companies from Latin America and the Caribbean are seeking to become exporters.\nNew regulations on Trade-Related Intellectual Property\nThe Amendment of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) became effective.\nAGRICULTURAL INTEGRATION\nAlejandro Ramos Martínez, integration and trade specialist at IDB/INTAL, and Fernando Vilella, director of the Department of Bioeconomics, Public Policies, and Prospectives at the University of Buenos Aires’ School of Agronomy, argue in MERCOSUR Futures how agricultural integration can leverage a competitive integration into global markets.\nEnvironmental tax policy\nFernando Lorenzo, director of Uruguay’s Center for Economic Research (CINVE), argues in MERCOSUR Futures that the challenges of climate change need to be integrated into the design of common development strategies.\nHow to strengthen intraregional trade?\nÁlvaro Ons, Uruguay’s secretary of productive transformation and competitiveness, puts forward in MERCOSUR Futures an agenda of feasible short-term initiatives to bring credibility to intraregional trade.\nMERCOSUR’s Futures\nWhat is the future of MERCOSUR? A special publication was presented at INTAL-LAB. 25 years after the creation of the bloc, this report seeks to understand the new global challenges faced by integration and to establish a basis for a smart regionalism.\nThe State of the Network\nMore and more people in Latin America and the Caribbean are using broadband mobile internet, but disparities between countries persist.\nE-Commerce and the Factors Affecting Its Development\nE-commerce in Latin America: The Regulatory Gap\nValue global chains and products exportation of natural resources\nWorld employment and social outlook: trends 2017\nAgro-industry evaluation between Mercosur and Pacific Alliance\nNew Functionalities in the COSIPLAN Project Information System\nIn its role as the Secretariat for COSIPLAN, The Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) has redesigned the Project Information System (SIP) platform, which receives over 68,000 visits a year.\nThe Potential of Digital Trade\nInterviews with the presenters at the INTAL Annual Colloquium: Integration 4.0.\nThis Alert disseminates information about the documents registered in the INTAL Lib databases, highlighting some publications, and providing links to newsletters and open access journals. Click here to access all the information aquí\n5 resources about e-commerce\nE-commerce in Latin America.\nThree question about E-Commerce\nArgentina and Brazil Sign Cooperation Agreement\nThe two countries are seeking to strengthen their economies and put the period of stagnation behind them by playing a greater part in the international economy.\nAgreement between MERCOSUR and the European Free Trade Association\nThe two blocs have concluded negotiations and have announced their intention to formalize a trade agreement.\nThe Reinvention of Digital Technology\nDespite the exponential leaps that digital technology has made, it has only recently started to truly penetrate industries.\nInvestment Facilitation: How Far Do Public Policies Go?\nNational and International Strategies to Facilitate Investment Flows.\n2016 Overview: COSIPLAN Project Portfolio\nA new publication has been released as part of INTAL’s role as the Technical Secretariat for COSIPLAN. It is part of the process of achieving physical integration and social and economic development for South Americans by planning and implementing infrastructure projects.\nCARICOM Negotiates Access to Products with Cuba\nThe agreement between the Caribbean regional bloc and Cuba will benefit a range of economic sectors, notably tourism.\nPacific Alliance Moves toward Integration through the Digital Economy\nThe block continues to implement actions to develop trade technology. Chile calls on other members to leverage e-commerce.\nNew Free Trade Zones Approved in Nicaragua\nBy Federico Mazzella Central America and Mexico, n246, Regional Panorama, 0\nCompanies say there will be new investments and a major opening up of the labor market.\nDebate on Customs Transit in Latin America\nBy Federico Mazzella America, n246, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe region is seeking to sign agreements that will lead to the regulation and facilitation of customs activities.\nCELAC Heads of States Meet for 5th Summit\nThe countries of Latin America championed joint efforts and cooperation to tackle their common problems.\nRegional Freight Logistics: A Challenge for Uruguay\nUruguay is seeking to position rail transportation as an attractive alternative for regional freight carriers. The rail connectivity it is developing will keep step with the country’s growing needs.\nINTAL-LIB Relaunches Its Digital Platform with a New Look\nIn recent months, INTAL LIB has been undergoing a transformation to put its wealth of knowledge in the hands of more users in Latin America and the world.\nThe Evolution of Trade: From Barter to Mobile Commerce\nIn ancient times, trade began as a barter system in which people exchanged one object for another. Prehistoric humans traded animal skins or services for food. Over time, coins and currencies began to emerge.\nThe WTO’s Work on E-Commerce\nThe World Trade Organization has been working intensely to encourage and promote e-commerce. This article discusses the progress it has made and the challenges it is facing.\nRegional Workshop on E-Commerce and Development\nHow new trade technologies can contribute to the region's development and what public policymakers can do to provide incentives to increase trade flows.\nBy Federico Mazzella Download PDF, n244, 0\nINtrivia 245\nThree questions about infraestructure.\nInvesting in Integration\nFor the first time, transportation, energy, and communications projects are shaping a network of connectivity in South America that will bring countries together and strengthen the region’s international integration.\nInformation system for transparency in public works\nThis technology platform demonstrates that transparency in public works is possible and is a reality of life in South America today.\nOpportunities in the Renewable Energy Value Chain\nHow local industries, especially SMEs, can leverage new forms of energy to create jobs.\nEthics and Economics: A High-Level Dialogue on the Road to G20/2018\nWith a view to next year, when Argentina will host the G20 meeting, experts discussed the main issues for the regional and global integration from a social perspective.\nExport Diversification and Market Access: Recent Experiences\nLast December 13th took place the IV Foreign Trade Forum “Uruguay faces the Pacific”. The activity gathered private sector, academic and government representatives, as well as experts in trade negotiations processes with China.\n5 progress about integration projects\nBy Federico Mazzella n245, Reading Material on Integration, 0\nInfrastructure for Integration\nThrough COSIPLAN, which INTAL functions as the technical secretariat for, South America is making headway on its commitment to transparency around high-impact infrastructure for development.\nParaguay and the United States Strengthen Trade and Investment Ties\nBy Federico Mazzella n245, Southern Cone, 0\nThe TIFA will foster private investment, promote growth, improve technology, and deepen sustainable economic development.\nUruguay and Russia to Work on a Strategic Cooperation Plan\nThe Russian government has proposed that Uruguay sign (link in Spanish) a “strategic plan” in pursuit of greater cooperation in various areas.\nStrengthening Border Integration, Customs, and Immigration\nOfficials from Argentina and Chile held a series of meetings to strengthen relations and regional integration processes.\nThe Global State of Innovation\nThe annual global ranking of innovation capacities and outcomes.\nThe United States Files Complaint against Chinese Subsidies at the WTO\nBy Federico Mazzella International Scenario, n245, 0\nThis ongoing dispute at the WTO is over subsidies to Chinese aluminum producers.\nThe Global Economy and Job Vulnerability\nCountries are facing the twofold challenge of repairing the damage caused by the financial crisis and creating employment opportunities.\nCOSIPLAN Activities: 2016 in Review\nA new publication has been released as part of INTAL’s work as the Technical Secretariat for COSIPLAN/IIRSA with a focus on the results achieved by COSIPLAN’s work areas in 2016.\nCARICOM Reforms Seek Consolidation\nBy Federico Mazzella Caribbean, n245, 0\nThe region’s leaders emphasized that 2017 would be a key year for consolidating reform within the Caribbean Community.\nFree Trade Agreement Now in Force between Peru and Honduras\nBy Federico Mazzella Andean Group, n245, 0\nThe formalization of the agreement between the two countries will imply major alternatives to foreign trade and advantages for local firms.\nTrade Agreement between Ecuador and the European Union Enters into Force\nThe agreement opens up the EU market for almost all Ecuadorian export products.\nSupport for the Central American Digital Trade Platform\nBy Federico Mazzella Central America and Mexico, n245, 0\nThis initiative is part of the Central American Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness Strategy (EFCC) and is supported by the European Union.\nCosta Rica Takes on Pro-Tempore Presidency of SICA\nThe country follows Nicaragua as temporary leader of the regional bloc.\nFreight Transportation and Logistics Training\nMore than 90 government officials took part in COSIPLAN’s online course and said how valuable it was for them to have access to a regional program that allows them to expand their knowledge and exchange ideas and experiences.\nLATIN AMERICA IN SYNC WITH THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS\nThe United Nations’ development agenda is in line with Latin Americans’ views and opinions\nArgentina and Chile to Seek a MERCOSUR-Pacific Alliance Meeting\nThe two countries have defined their strategies and working agendas for addressing the convergence of the two blocs.\nProgress toward Electricity Interconnection in the Region\nThis is a major milestone on the road to electrical integration.\nDisruptive Technologies to Fight Climate Change\nThe latest technological advances that could play a fundamental role in protecting the environment.\nProjects That Bring South Americans Together\nCOSIPLAN plans and implements infrastructure projects to improve physical integration and economic and social development for South Americans.\nInformation Technologies and Regional Connectivity\nNew tools and modern technology platforms are contributing to spreading COSIPLAN’s mission of achieving a better connected and more integrated South America.\nLatin American’s Views on Equality\nThe public opinion survey of more than 20,000 citizens in 18 Latin American countries carried out by the INTAL/Latinobarómetro partnership revealed that social issues are the number one demand in the region.\nCollective intelligence on integration and trade\nINTAL developed this interactive tool that explores the issues addressed in 2016, establishing connections and providing a detailed overview of the global and regional agenda.\nHow much do you know about trade and integration? ¡Find the answers in INTrivia!\n5 resources on equality on Latin America\nBy Federico Mazzella n244, Nodo i+i, 0\nEmissions permit trading in practice\nAn initiative to help countries and interested parties to achieve sustainable objectives in the fight against climate change\nVolpe Martincus, Christian. 2016. Out of the border labyrinth : an assessment of trade facilitation initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington: BID.\nBy Federico Mazzella n244, Notable Publications, 0\nThe fracture\nThe voices of the experts who presented the book The Fracture. The Quest for Social Equality in Latin America, Past and Present (links in Spanish).\nOpinions from the main speakers at the presentation of the Trade and Integration Monitor 2016 (link in Spanish).\nA look back at INTAL’s year: how we inspired collective intelligence and cocreated knowledge on the ways that new technologies are impacting integration processes (link in Spanish)\nLegal instruments of integration (iji) observatory\nOverview of regional trade negotiations and agreements. For news and to learn more about the progress made on trade agreements and negotiations, visit the Legal Instruments of Integration Observatory (IJI).\nA visualization that shows the factors that drove the improvement in social equity of the region.\nDisaster risk management at COSIPLAN\nTwo new publications have been launched as part of INTAL’s work as the Technical Secretariat for COSIPLAN/IIRSA’s work on disaster risk management\nComplementary relations with china\nAn exclusive report from the research team at ConnectAmericas argues that Latin America is a solution to China’s limited natural resources.\nCaribbean states consolidate their bilateral ties\nThe Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), June Soomer, made an official visit to Cuba, in which it was agreed the development, next March in Havana, of the XXII Ordinary Council of Ministers of the organization.\nArgentina and Vietnam strengthen trade relations\nThe two countries held their seventh meeting under the umbrella of the bilateral consultations agreement that has been in force since 2001\nThe IDB is to finance the agua negra cross-border tunnel\nThis investment will enable progress on the road infrastructure megaproject between Argentina and Chile\nAndean community approves use of electronic andean migration card\nThe member countries of the Andean Community will gradually update their immigration systems. Peru has already successfully done so.\nTrade Trend Estimates in Latin America and the Caribbean\nA new report describes possible scenarios for trade dynamics in the region, which vary at the subregional level\nA new book published by INTAL and FCE analyzes the historic roots of inequality in Latin America and puts forward creative ideas for moving toward greater social inclusion.\nHonduras and guatemala integrate customs facilities\nThe two countries opened a new border crossing as part of their intention to form a customs union\nPanama opens a new free trade zone\nThe project will be a source of employment in the region once the anticipated investments materialize\nUnasur to create a dispute settlement center\nThe initiative is the outcome of an investment-related decision by the bloc’s heads of state\nStreamlining the single window system\nThe main aim of this initiative is the electronic exchange of information on foreign trade transactions, in line with international standards.\nInnovation and the new production paradigm\nAcademics, government officials, and members of international organizations and Latin American and global NGOs analyzed the current state of affairs for science and technology and their impact on labor markets.\nRenewed commitment to infrastructure integration\nThe delegates from the countries of South America to COSIPLAN met online to agree on the 2017 Work Plan. As the secretariat for the CCT, INTAL will support the implementation of the activities the countries decide to prioritize.\nRegional exports and the downshift in global trade\nThe Trade and Integration Monitor 2016 analyzes different aspects of the downshift in global trade and the effects that this is having on the region.\nMERCOSUR: The state of affairs and future prospects\nThe MERCOSUR Report No. 21 analyzes the macroeconomic outlook for the MERCOSUR and member countries’ trade and investment flows, as well as the main features of the bloc’s internal and external agenda.\nLatin America and China: New Paths, New Approaches Needed\nINTAL participated in an international conference in Chile with experts from the region and China where the future of the relationship with the Asian giant was discussed.\nExperts share their perspectives on law and sustainable development.\nThe Domino Effect of the Panama Canal Expansion Project\nHow much do you know about regional integration and trade? Find all the answers here at INTrivia.\n5 Resources about INTAL-Latinobarómetro\nOverview of regional trade negotiations and agreements. The IJI is an analytical compilation of regulatory texts, commentaries, and follow-up on legal commitments and developments concerning the various integration processes taking place in Latin America and the Caribbean. For news and to learn more about recent progress on trade agreements and negotiations, visit IJI.\nThe display shows the international agreements that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have reached with partners from within the region and beyond it. These include free trade agreements, economic or physical integration agreements, cooperation agreements, and partial scope agreements.\nPerspectivas económicas de América Latina 2017: juventud, competencias y emprendimiento. 2016. París: OCDE; CAF; CEPAL.\nInforme MERCOSUR No 21 (2015-2016) Segundo semestre 2015 – Primer semestre 2016\nBeyond commodities: the growth challenge of Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington: BM.\nAccess to medicines and incentives for innovation: the balance struck in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on intellectual property (patent and data exclusivity) protection for pharmaceutical products. Washington: CEPAL.\nTrade and Integration Monitor 2016\nThis latest report, Downshifting, argues that a dramatic shift is needed in the region’s international integration policies if they are to adapt to the changing pace of globalization.\nRobots and Industrialization in Developing Countries\nWhat global challenges must we face up to if we are to prevent inequality from growing as a consequence of job loss?\nSummit of APEC Forum Leaders\nLeaders of the Asia-Pacific Forum reasserted their commitment to keeping their markets open.\nCOP22: Emphasis on the Role of Trade in the Fight against Climate Change\nThe Climate Summit in Morocco highlighted the role of the trade in goods and services to stimulate investment.\nPeru and Colombia Promote the Development of a Common Border\nThe project aims to address the challenges of the border area and assess progress toward implementing common projects.\nEcuador Signs Trade Agreement with the European Union\nEcuador has joined the free trade agreement that Colombia and Peru are already party to.\nBolivia and Peru Make Progress Toward the Bi-oceanic Train\nIn an attempt to fast-track the start of the project, the two countries committed to holding periodic meetings.\nMexico and Chile Sign Electronic Certification Agreement\nRepresentatives from the two countries signed the agreement to streamline commercial transactions and make them more transparent.\nUruguay and Korea Foster Private-Sector Relationships\nThe two countries are seeking to consolidate economic relations and have planned joint activities for 2017.\nArgentina and the United States Begin Economic Dialogue\nThe two countries are following up on the work plan that was started during Barack Obama’s visit to Argentina in March 2016.\nBrazil Files WTO Complaint against the United States over Steel\nProblems in the steel sector have affected trade flows.\nBrazil and Portugal Work toward a MERCOSUR–European Union Agreement\nThe two countries expressed their commitment to fostering negotiations between the two blocs.\nFTA Negotiations with Korea Continue\nThe agreement is expected to be made official in the coming months.\nCARICOM Agrees on a Common Regulatory System for the Healthcare Sector\nCARICOM ministers have endorsed a roadmap for the implementation of the Caribbean Regulatory System for Medicine (CRS).\nBolivia Garners Support to Become Full MERCOSUR Member\nUruguay’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed Bolivia’s protocol of accession to become a full member of the MERCOSUR.\nChina Breathes Fresh Life into Its Relations with Latin America\nThe third Chinese presidential tour to Latin America was an opportunity for China to emphasize its commitment to the region and consolidate bilateral relations.\nBasic Roads and Quality of Rural Life\nThe 1st Latin American Course/Workshop on Road Surfaces and Basic Roads shared innovative, low-cost solutions for improving the conditions of unpaved roads.\nInternational Conference: The Role of Institutions in Development\nSpecialists shared the results of research that analyzes the interplay between law and sustainable development from a multidisciplinary approach.\nDemand Solutions: Technology, Public Health, and Empowering Women\nThe IDB’s Demand Solutions event took place in Buenos Aires this year. Entrepreneurs shared ideas to improve lives through solutions that promote access to drinking water, sanitation, and better nutrition.\nThe Hundred Projects to Enhance the Agua Negra Binational Tunnel\nGovernment officials from Argentina and Chile discuss the region’s experience of drafting the Territorial Integration Program that will facilitate the construction of this new link between the two countries.\nThe Impact of Trade Agreements with China on Innovation\nIn recent years, several countries have signed free trade agreements with China which have included specific causes on technological transfer. What impact have these agreements had? This article presents the main points of an ongoing research project.\nThe Challenge of Closing the Infrastructure Gap\nHow many of us are willing to pay taxes or take on credit to improve logistics costs in Latin America and the Caribbean?\nSupport for Foreign Investment in Latin America\nSome 71% of Latin Americans say that foreign capital is beneficial for local economies.\nTHE DNA OF INTEGRATION\nAfter partnering to carry out 20,000 exclusive surveys in 18 countries in the region, INTAL and Latinobarómetro have created an overview of economic, political, technological, social, and environmental integration.\n5 resources about Innovation\n5 resources about Innovation that inspire on new trends in integration and exponential technologies.\nRegional Integration 4.0 in the words of the experts\nExclusive interviews with the main speakers of the Regional Integration 4.0. conference.\nInforme sobre el Comercio Mundial 2016 : igualdad de condiciones para el comercio de las PYMES = World Trade Report 2016 : levelling the trading field for SMEs. 2016. Ginebra: OMC.\nMáttar, Jorge y Cuervo, Mauricio. 2016. Planificación y prospectiva para la construcción de futuro en América Latina y el Caribe : textos seleccionados 2013-2016. Santiago de Chile: CEPAL.\nPreparing for the future of artificial intelligence. 2016. Washington: United States. Goverment\nMacroeconomics and Trade: The Region’s New Challenges\nA World Bank report analyzes the short- and medium-term prospects for economic development in the region on the basis of changes in the macroeconomy and trade.\nFinancial Integration in the Pacific Alliance\nThe challenges ahead and an action program for the optimization of the bloc.\nThe deluge of data that comes from our interconnectedness is providing us with new tools to increase productivity.\nFive Factors That Make the Chinese Market Attractive\nAccording to an exclusive document drafted by ConnectAmericas, China’s role in global business has been rising steadily in recent decades. This constitutes an enormous opportunity for products and services from Latin America and the Caribbean.\nUruguay Consolidates Trade and Cooperation Agreements with China\nThe two countries signed various agreements during the Uruguayan president’s two-week tour of China.\nArgentina and Chile Make Progress on the Construction of the Agua Negra Tunnel\nThis infrastructure project aims to become an alternative form of connectivity between the two countries and to foster production potential and service generation in the region it covers.\nUruguay and Chile Sign a Free Trade Agreement\nThe agreement was described as “next generation” because of the new issues it includes.\nPanama and the CARICOM Countries Sign an Immigration Information Exchange Agreement\nThe mechanism will contribute to strengthening the security system and data exchanges among members.\nColombia Starts Dialogue on Free Trade Agreement with China\nChina already has free trade agreements with Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. Colombia is making headway on negotiations.\nPacific Alliance Promotes Trade with India\nThe regional bloc made up of Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico continues to actively seek out new trade partners.\nMexico Expands Its Economic Complementarity Agreement with Brazil\nThe two countries have continued the trade negotiations they began at the end of 2015 around tariff expansions within their bilateral agreement.\nG20 Summit: Agreements to Reactivate Growth\nThose present also decided on initiatives for the fight against climate change, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.\n10th LAC-China Business Summit\nSome 1,500 businesspeople, diplomats, and government officials from China and LAC took part, making this the best-attended event in the summit’s history.\nThe Ratification Threshold for the Paris Agreement Has Been Achieved\nThe climate change agreement that was reached in December 2015 will be made official at the next UNFCCC conference.\nWidespread Support for Regional Integration in Latin America\nINTAL and Latinobarómetro have launched a partnership to monitor citizens’ opinions on issues that are fundamental to public policies.\nAs part of the joint training initiative organized by IDB/INTAL and the WTO, a course on e-commerce and its role in development was held in Asunción.\nThe Winner of the INTALENT Competition Attends Demand Solutions\nThe winning project from INTAL and MIT’s competition for creative industry start-ups traveled to Washington to take part in Demand Solutions, a megaconference for entrepreneurs. The company’s director tells us all about the experience.\nCOSIPLAN’s work demonstrates how technology can provide support for public policy–related decision making, the planning of infrastructure works, and prioritizing investment. A new video explains the initiative.\nBehavioral Economics and International Trade\nINTAL’s annual flagship event included a panel on the study of the best incentives for fostering cooperation and trade.\nNew Technologies and the Future of Employment\nThe experts who took part in the INTAL conference held parallel workshops with representatives from the public sector and academia.\nRegional Integration 4.0\nGlobal experts took part in INTAL’s annual flagship conference. The focuses this year were big data, behavioral economics, and export diversification.\nNew Trends in Trade Agreements in Latin America and the Caribbean\nBy Federico Mazzella n241, 0\nIDB open online course on e-learning platform edx.org, starts on 25th. October and lasts six weeks.\n5 Resources about Internet of Things\nThe Sharing Economy in Latin America\nThe sharing economy can optimize resources, create employment, and contribute to developing the use of new technologies.\nWorld Economic Forum Annual Report 2015–2016\nLeadership and building agendas for transformation form part of this analysis of the current global state of affairs and the challenges the world is facing.\nOverview of regional trade negotiations and agreements. The IJI is an analytically oriented compilation of regulatory texts, commentaries, and follow-up on legal commitments and developments concerning the various integration processes taking place in Latin America and the Caribbean. For news and to learn more about the progress made on trade agreements and negotiations, visit IJI.\nFreight Logistics as a Pillar of Integration\nA network of experts, a course, the prospects of a strategic logistics chain and optimizing sectoral connections are some of the synergies between integration software and hardware.\nThe Agua Negra Binational Tunnel: A Strategic Program\nThis binational program is the result of work by Argentina and Chile to integrate their borders through infrastructure while taking into account social, economic, and environmental factors so as to strengthen the areas in question.\nChinese Imports Increase after a Two-Year Slump\nCombined with the slowing of the downturn in exports, this puts one of the world’s largest economies in a more balanced position.\n3D Printers Are Turning Up the Heat On Traditional Forms of Trade and Manufacturing.\nRapprochements between the MERCOSUR and the European Union\nGovernment officials analyze possible agreements between the two blocs and resume negotiations.\nPARAGUAYAN BEEF TO BE SOLD IN SWITZERLAND\nParaguay will be exporting gourmet-quality products to Switzerland.\nChile and China Make Headway on Electronic Certificates of Origin\nThe two countries are continuing to hold working sessions with a view to implementing the system in the short term.\nChile Seeks to Boost Pacific Alliance Trade\nThe PA is hoping to expand its global presence and extend its ties with the international economy.\nArgentine Biodiesel Benefits from a European Court Ruling\nFollowing several disputes with the European Union, there has been a significant step forward in favor of Argentina.\nArgentina Makes Headway on the Single Window for Foreign Trade System\nThe initiative is part of a plan to promote intraregional trade facilitation.\nThose present also decided on actions in relation to the fight against climate change, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.\nWomen Are Leading the Social Networking Revolution\nDifferent studies show that women use social networking sites more than men and spend more time on them.\nPeru Promotes Border Integration\nGovernment officials announced that binational cabinet meetings would be held with the governments of Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia in order to tackle border integration issues.\nEcuador and Japan Sign Treaty on Natural Disasters\nThe two countries are seeking to bolster economic relations. Japan is contributing to relief efforts following the earthquake in the Ecuadorian province of Manabí.\nInvestment in the Fight against Climate Change\nAn agreement will provide US$33 million in financing for sustainable infrastructure projects in the Caribbean region.\nProgress on Electrical Integration with Mexico\nMexico’s SIEPAC Interconnection Commission met for the first time since being established.\nPanama to Promote Sea Transportation\nShort-distance routes for increased integration in Mesoamerica.\nPacific Alliance Implements Venture Capital Fund\nBy Federico Mazzella Integration in Motion, n241, Regional Panorama, 0\nThe mechanism will have resources of up to US$80 million for financing initiatives among SMEs in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile\nWinners of the INTALENT Competition Take Part in MIT Innovators Under 35\nThe award-winning projects from the creative industries competition organized by INTAL and MIT took part in another high-profile competition for innovators in Latin America and the Caribbean.\nRegional Workshop in Services Agreement (TiSA)\nBetween September 7 and 9, 2016, INTAL held a Regional Workshop on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) and the Negative List Approach to Services and Investment Liberalization, in partnership with the IDB’s Integration and Trade Sector and CARICOM’s Office of Trade Negotiations (OTM). The workshop took place in Hastings, Christ Church, Barbados.\nAdditive Manufacturing: A New Revolution\nThe current state of 3D printing worldwide and in Latin America and the Caribbean. How the spread of this technology may impact industries and services.\nINN-TEGRATION WITH DOUBLE N AS INNOVATION\nINTAL’s annual flagship event, Regional Integration 4.0, took place on October 5, 2016, and included a special panel on the transformation of production patterns.\nDo It Yourself 4D Printing and Trade\nHow digital manufacturing and the Internet of Things can change integration and the way we do trade.\nFinancing for Road Infrastructure Projects\nThe Caribbean is seeking to mitigate the effects of natural disasters on transportation and roads.\nThe Sharing Economy: What’s Mine Is Yours and What’s Yours Is Everyone’s\nThe sharing economy is growing as a form of trade in different spheres. What factors have contributed to its growth and what part can it play in development?\nDemand solutions to improve lives\nDemand Solutions brings together some of the most innovative creative minds to discuss and share their solutions to the challenges of development industries.\nExporting for Growth\nAn increasing number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean use Exporta Fácil, a service that reduces transaction costs for MSMEs and helps them to integrate into the international market, which brings social benefits.\nTrade and Innovation: Public Policy Options\nInnovation and trade are increasingly interconnected. A new approach to the interface between them is needed if we are to develop appropriate policies.\nHidrovías para el desarrollo y la integración suramericana\nInnovation and internationalization of latin american services\nFirm innovation and productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean : the engine of economic development\nTwo to tango : public-private collaboration for productive development policies\nLa política de innovación en América Latina y el Caribe : nuevos caminos\nThe Winner of the INTAL D-TEC Has Quadrupled His Operations\nThe INTAL D-TEC competition identifies and gives awards to start-ups providing innovative technological solutions. Some 120 firms from 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean took part in the competition.\nThe Border as an Area of Integration\nA new book summarizes the Territorial Integration Program for the Agua Negra Binational Tunnel, which involves the provinces of San Juan and La Rioja in Argentina and the Coquimbo Region in Chile. 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Alan Duncan answers your questions
Alan Duncan, Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, answers your questions:
Mark Wadsworth: Do you still stand by your comment of a couple of years ago that if the electricity generators were left to their own devices (without subsidies or penalties or other government interference) then they would probably go for gas or coal rather than nuclear or wind-power?
If you had a couple of billion in the bank and wanted to go in electricity generation, what would you choose?
Alan Duncan: I do still believe that the market is much better qualified to decide on the mix of generating sources rather than Government ministers. I believe that the role of Government should be to set the right framework of incentives reduce emissions, including a long term price for carbon, and ensure energy security.
It is important that this framework is set out for the long term, so that investors have the opportunity to invest in projects with high capital costs and a long term return or to invest in projects were the return is currently more marginal.
I believe that there is a risk that without the right framework of incentives, the default option for generators will be to invest in new gas or coal plants rather than in lower carbon emitting alternatives.
Nick: Our recent local election showing in one of our top target constituencies - Tynemouth - was less than great. There was essentially no change, and in some areas the Labour vote went up.
As Shadow Minister for Tyneside, which issues do you feel appeal to people in the North?
To put it another way, are the politically correct, enviro-luvvy ideals of Islington and Notting Hill the right line to be taking to win on Tyneside?
Alan Duncan: The results in Tynemouth and across North Tyneside where actually quite good. Overall we got 50 percent of the vote in the Tynemouth wards. I am very confident that Wendy Morton will be the next MP for Tynemouth
It was disappointing that Labour gained one seat (previously held by an independent) on North Tyneside Council, but with 28 seats we are still the largest party.
The performance in Newcastle and Gateshead was also disappointing but I wasn’t expecting a massive breakthrough this time around. We have to be clear; the Conservative Party has been behind in areas like Tyneside for a very long time. Our position has been slipping for a ages and once a political organisation falls to a certain level of political support it is too easy to slip of the radar entirely.
I think that things are beginning to change. I have been welcomed in the North East and there is very little of the anti-Conservative hostility you might have expected a few years ago. We need to continue building our organisation showing that we are there in the North East and that we really do care about the same issues as local people.
I don’t buy the argument that the transformation of the Conservative Party is turning off voters in the north. It is true that the party is doing a lot better in the South East, but the improvements in the North have been less marked. I don’t quite see how this can be interpreted as suggesting that people in the north care less about the environment, or rebuilding communities with a sense of social responsibility, or improving our public services. It might well be that we need to work harder in areas where our support has been weaker to let people know that the Conservative Party is addressing the areas they care about.
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Alan Duncan has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry since December 2005. He was first elected as MP for Rutland and Melton in 1992 and served as PPS to the then Party Chairman Brian Mawhinney in his first term. In Opposition he has held a number of frontbench positions including as Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Shadow International Development Secretary.
Before entering Parliament Alan worked for Shell International Petroleum, and subsequently for an independent commodity company as a trader of crude oil and refined products. He lived in Singapore from 1984-1986 and, since 1989, has owned his own oil broking and advisory company. He has travelled extensively, especially in the Middle East and South-East Asia.
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HALIFAX: Under new leadership, support for the Progressive Conservative Party has decreased, according to the most recent survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates Inc. Presently, just under six in ten (57%, down from 73% three months ago) decided voters back the PCs, while two in ten (22%, compared with 18%) prefer the Liberals. Support for the NDP has increased to two in ten (20%, up from 8%), while none prefer the Green Party (compared with 1%). Those with no stated preference included those who were undecided (17%), do not plan to vote (2%), or refuse to state a preference (4%).
Overall satisfaction with the performance of the PC government remains strong. Currently, seven in ten (71%, down from 82% in February 2011) residents are either completely or mostly satisfied with the performance of the PC government. Under two in ten (17%, up from 7%) are dissatisfied with the current government, while two percent feel it is still too soon to tell, and nine percent do not offer a definite opinion.
PC Leader Kathy Dunderdale’s personal popularity has decreased and rests at one-half (51%, down from 64% in February 2011). Preference for Liberal Leader Yvonne Jones as Premier remains stable (16%, compared with 18%), while backing for NDP Leader Lorraine Michael has increased and now rests at 14 percent (up from 5%). Two in ten like none of these leaders or have no definite opinion at this time.
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Late Rally Overcomes 3 Crawdads Blasts
The Kannapolis Intimidators picked up a pair of runs in the ninth and defeated the Hickory Crawdads 6-4 Friday night in front of 2,121 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium.
The Intimidators (4-4) win snapped their three-game losing streaks and also ended the four-game winning streak by Hickory, which dropped to 7-2.
With the score tied at 4-all after eight, the Intimidators got the winning started with one out in the ninth against reliever Grant Anderson (0-1). Alex Destino picked up his team’s only walk of the game and was joined next on the bases by Ramon Beltre, who singled. Ian Dawkins (3-for-5) lined an offspeed pitch for a ground-rule double to left-center to score Destino. Steele Walker added an insurance run with his second sacrifice fly of the night to score Beltre.
Kannapolis never trailed in the game after score the first four in the second against starter Jean Casanova. Michael Hickman singled, as did Destino one out later. The hit parade continued with Beltre’s RBI single before Dawkins sneaked in a bloop single to left to score a run. Walker’s initial sacrifice fly made it 3-0 before Lenyn Sosa capped the uprising with a hard-hit single to right to score Dawkins.
The Crawdads used the long ball to chip away at the lead. Facing starter Davis Martin, Curtis Terry lined a two-run shot in the third to cut the Crawdads deficit in half. Hickory tied the score after the seventh-inning stretch when Pedro Gonzalez and Jonathan Ornelas (3-for-4) lined the first two pitches of the inning for back-to-back home runs. The three home runs on Friday gave the Crawdads the South Atlantic League lead with ten.
Hickory had a chance to take the lead in the eighth against Sam Long (1-0). Jose Almonte reached base to lead off the inning when Destino’s throw from third skipped away. Almonte moved to second with two outs, but Long struck out Sam Huff to end the threat.
The Crawdads got four strong innings of middle relief that allowed the hitters to get the team back into the game. Hever Bueno allowed one hit and struck out three over two innings of work. Dylan Bice nearly matched his pen mate with two Ks and one hit allowed over the seventh and eighth innings.
However, the Intimidators’ bullpen allowed just Almonte to reach over the final 2.2 innings and struck out three. Long fanned one before closer Wilber Perez retired the side in the ninth and K’d two more to earn his second save.
The series continues with game three of the four-game series with the first pitch set for 6:30 p.m.
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Added on September 30, 2016 Christopher McKittrick
Queen of Katwe: Expanding What a Disney Film Can Be
William Wheeler on how a script teaches you how to write it, universal themes in storytelling, and the Ghost in the Shell live-action film.
Queen of Katwe tells the story of Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga), a real-life Ugandan chess champion who uses her mastery of the game to rise out of poverty. During her journey, she is torn between the optimism of her chess coach, Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), and the practical skepticism of her mother Nakku Harriet (Lupita Nyong’o), who is concerned that this path will ultimately lead her daughter to more of the disappointment that already permeates their lives.
William Wheeler
Based on the 2012 book The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster by sportswriter Tim Crothers, Queen of Katwe charts new ground for Disney because of the story’s African origins. Yet it also continues the tradition of Disney’s “based on a true story” underdog sports movies like Remember the Titans (2000), The Rookie (2002), Miracle (2004), The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005), Invincible (2006), and Million Dollar Arm (2014).
The material came to Disney through its subsidiary ESPN, which published the book, and was championed by Disney executive Tendo Nagenda, who is of Ugandan descent. To direct, Disney turned to Indian filmmaker Mira Nair. Nair brought on screenwriter William Wheeler, with whom she worked with on the 2012 political thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Wheeler credits much of the success of his career to his involvement with the Sundance Institute early in that career. His script The Prime Gig was selected for the 1998 Screenwriters Lab and was released in the United States in 2001, with Vince Vaughan starring. Wheeler followed that with writing the screenplays for 2006’s The Hoax, 2012’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and writing for television, including several episodes of Ray Donovan.
In addition to his work on Queen of Katwe, Wheeler was also involved in the early stages of adapting the screenplay for the live-action version of Ghost in the Shell.
Wheeler spoke to Creative Screenwriting about meeting the real-life inspirations for the characters in his screenplay, how his work as a mentor for the Sundance Institute has taken his writing to new territory, and what he is looking forward to seeing in the Ghost in the Shell live-action film.
Lupita Nyong’o as Nakku Harriet and Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi in Queen of Katwe. Photo credit: Edward Echwalu. © 2016 Disney Enterprises Inc.
How did you get involved with Queen of Katwe?
I previously worked with Mira Nair on The Reluctant Fundamentalist and we got to know each other pretty well in that process because it took a few years. We had knowledge of how we work and how we bounced ideas off each other. Disney very quickly and very appropriately thought of Mira for Phiona’s story, and Mira thought that I might be a good person to try to give them a screenplay. I trusted Mira and Tendo Nagenda, the executive at Disney, and tried to give it a shot.
From a Hollywood studio’s standpoint, a film about chess that is set in a non-Western country seems like a challenge and a tough sell. What were some challenging aspects of writing the script?
There were a number of challenges. Part of what the hope was in terms of what we were trying to do was to gently expand the idea of what a “Disney film” could be. Disney was very open to wanting to tell an aspirational story about someone from someplace that is not at all familiar to Western audiences.
We tried to walk a line between telling a pretty authentic story about Uganda and Katwe while still keeping in mind that this is a Disney movie and that this could really fit into one of the things that they do very well – which is telling sports underdog stories and finding the ways the story naturally intersects with that genre of film.
We were trying to find the right balance between those two poles.
Like The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Queen of Katwe is an adapted screenplay. What’s your process when you are adapting a book into a film?
It has been my experience that each script teaches you how to write it.
Sometimes for me it starts with an idea that pops into my head as I’m reading the material for the first time.
Other times, like with Queen of Katwe, I don’t know what the screenplay is going to be for a while. I didn’t know what it was going to be until I went to Uganda and spent time with Phiona, Robert, and Mira and met all the people involved in this story. I figured out what the screenplay was about from meeting and speaking with them.
It arises somewhat differently each time that I work on something. It has taken me a lot of time to figure out and trust that process. I think, “Okay, I don’t know what I’m doing yet, but I’m confident that I’ll figure it out pretty soon.” [Laughs]
One of the key relationships – and conflicts – in the film is between Phiona and her mother, Harriet. Could you talk about writing their relationship?
One of the things that became clear once I had a chance to spend time with Coach Robert, Phiona, and Harriet was that during the period when Phiona was figuring out that she had a special talent and she was starting to find some success she had two different role models in terms of how to view the world.
Harriet is someone who had learned by hard experience to be very stoic and suspicious about anything that sounded too good to be true. To her, this whole chess thing for a long time sounded like something shady was going on. She thought there was gambling involved or the children were being mistreated, and she was not supportive for a while mostly out of a very deep concern that she didn’t want her children to be hurt or disappointed. She taught Phiona to be very stoic and cautious.
At the same time, Phiona was being exposed to a new way of looking at the world from Coach Robert, which was more boundlessly hopeful and telling these kids that if they made a plan and followed a certain program that he suggested that there wasn’t a reason that they couldn’t eventually enter school or, even beyond that, university.
For a child growing up in Katwe that’s like saying, “Why don’t you jump to the moon?” It’s an impossible thought.
It becomes very crucial to the story because I think Phiona in many ways is caught between her mother’s worldview, which is very familiar to her and she knows her mom loves her, and yet she is more drawn to Coach Robert’s worldview which offers her a way out of some of the difficulties and indignities of having to live with certain predations in Katwe. We decided that negotiating and navigating those two different ways of viewing the world was the story of the movie.
The real Phiona Mutsei
Coach Robert has a line that expresses his optimistic worldview: “Why should she be denied the glory of victory because she was born here?”
When you talk to Robert, that is his mantra. He is very determined to help these kids understand that where you were born or the circumstances in your life right now have nothing to do with where you’re going, or there’s no reason they have to limit you from making your life different. That’s a message that he communicates to all of his students, so we thought that was the right thing for him to be telling them in the movie.
There are several side characters on Phiona’s chess team who add a lot of fun to the movie. Do you enjoy writing side characters like that?
I tend to really delight in writing smaller characters because someone can come in and have a big impact on the narrative because of who they are as a character. You can allow those characters to be a little bit comically larger than your main characters some of the time.
I delighted in meeting the people that they’re based on, and then using my imagination to find the right quality for a character or a scene that gives you what you’re looking for. I find it really fun to make those characters pop and be funny. It’s a fun challenge.
Lupita Nyong’o as Nakku Harriet in Queen of Katwe © 2016 Disney Enterprises Inc.
In both The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Queen of Katwe you’ve shown a talent for writing screenplays about people we don’t normally see in studio films. Why do you think your career has gone in this direction?
That’s a really good question, and I don’t know if there’s an easy answer.
I know that there are two distinct spheres of influence that had a big impact on me and my writing. One is meeting and working with Mira, who is a real citizen of the world and someone who has a really sophisticated sense of cultural differences and yet also the common humanity that we all share. I have learned a lot from the process of working with her.
The other place that has been really instructive to me is that very early on my career was started by my involvement with the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Lab. Since then I’ve become a mentor in their program and I have had the chance to travel around the world. I’ve been to places like Istanbul, Mumbai, and Jordan as a mentor and an advisor to filmmakers.
In the process of doing that I think that I developed an incredible appreciation for the fact that amazing differences in these cultures mean that the stories are original and different in incredibly cool ways, but you’re constantly coming back to the same themes no matter what.
You can go to an Inuit tribe in Alaska or when I worked with filmmakers in Beijing and it always goes back to these same foundational issues, like “Who am I?,” “What’s the nature and the deeper meaning of my familial relationships?,” and “What do I want to accomplish in the world, and what’s stopping me from doing it?” These are universal themes that exist everywhere.
I’ve been very privileged and lucky to get closer access to a lot of these different stories coming from different parts of the world. I would like to think it’s informed my ability to participate emphatically in the lives of characters that on the outside look a lot different from my life.
Hate Hudson as Erica and Riz Ahmed as Changez in The Reluctant Fundamentalist © 2012 – Mirabai Films
You also worked on the screenplay for the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. As with tentpole films like this, you’re one of many writers who have been involved. What did you work on the screenplay consist of?
I worked on Ghost in the Shell for a period of about a year and a half. It’s a vast enterprise. I think I was second or third in the mix, and I know there have been at least six or seven writers. I don’t know completely where they landed quite yet – I’m hoping to find out soon – but that’s fantastically interesting source material.
I think the director, Rupert Sanders, is a visual master, so for many reasons I’m curious to see the direction they wound up going and what the movie winds up being!
Featured image: David Oyelowo as Robert Katende and Madina Nalwanga as Phiona Mutesi in Queen of Katwe. Photo credit: Edward Echwalu. © 2016 Disney Enterprises Inc.
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2018 Corn Yield Forecasts: Physiological Maturity Expected Before Historical Averages
Rainfed corn near Grant, planted about May 27. (Photo by Alexander Tonon Rosa and Italo Kaye Pinho de Faria)
Patricio Grassini, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Extension Cropping System Specialist and Water for Food Institute Fellow; Gonzalo Rizzo, Visiting Scholar; Juan Ignacio Rattalino Edreira, Research Assistant Professor; Haishun Yang, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture and Water for Food Institute Fellow; Roger Elmore, Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Extension Cropping System Specialist and Water for Food Institute Fellow; Keith Glewen, Extension Educator; Jennifer Rees, Extension Educator; Charles Shapiro, former UNL Extension Soils Scientist – Crop Nutrition and Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture (now retired), University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jeff Coulter, Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota
Mark Licht, Extension Cropping System Agronomist, and Sotirios Archontoulis, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Cameron Pittelkow, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
Ignacio Ciampitti, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Crop Production and Cropping System Specialist, Kansas State University
Ray Massey, Extension Professor, University of Missouri
Peter Thomison, Extension Specialist and Professor, Ohio State University
Joe Lauer, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This article summarizes the simulated crop stages and yield forecasts performed on August 1 for 41 locations across the US Corn Belt; the data can be viewed here. Details on the underpinning methodology to simulate phenology and forecast end-of-season yields, as well as on interpretation and uses of yield forecasts, are described in a previous article.
During the last three weeks, air temperature tended to be near or below (Indiana and Nebraska) the historical average, contrasting the very high air temperatures during the previous month as reported in our last article. In the case of rainfall, most locations exhibited near-normal rainfall, except for Iowa and portions of Illinois and Ohio which had below-normal rainfall and some sites in Nebraska and Kansas with above-normal rainfall. A summary of weather conditions during the last two weeks is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Daily solar radiation, maximum and minimum air temperature (Tmax and Tmin), total rainfall, and total reference grass-based evapotranspiration (ET) for July 11-31, 2018. Vertical bars indicate the range for these variables based on 20+ years of weather records. The horizontal thick line indicates the long-term average and the red dots indicate the 2018 values.
forecasted yields, long-term average yields, and current simulated crop stages for all sites.
Figure 2. Simulated developmental stage for irrigated and rainfed corn at each location.
Vn: vegetative stage (nth leaf), R1: silking; R2: blister; R3: milk; R4: dough; R5: dent. Separate charts are shown for irrigated corn and rainfed corn.
Simulated Corn Stage Across 41 Locations
Corn has reached kernel milk stage in most parts of the Corn Belt, except the eastern region where it is still in silking and blister stage. As forecasted in the previous article, sites in the southern fringe of the region (Missouri, Kansas, and southern Illinois) are well ahead of the rest of the locations (Figure 2). They are already in the kernel dent stage and expected to mature within the next two weeks (Figure 3).
High temperatures have accelerated corn development across the entire region. This is reflected in Figure 3, showing the high probability of earlier occurrence of physiological maturity (black layer stage) relative to the long-term average. For example, there is a high probability (>75%, that is, a chance of three out of four) of reaching physiological maturity at least one week earlier in about 75% and 70% of the rainfed and irrigated sites, respectively. This pattern is more pronounced in eastern Kansas, Iowa, and the northern fringe of the region where most sites are expected to reach black layer more than two weeks earlier than average.
Figure 3. Probability of the 2018 physiological maturity (“black layer”) to be earlier, near, or later than the long-term (2005-2017) average date at each location. Date shown inside the pie chart indicates the 2018 forecasted physiological maturity date if average weather conditions occur from now until the end of the crop cycle. Separate maps are shown for irrigated corn and rainfed corn. The larger a color section is within the pie chart, the higher the probability that end-of-season corn physiological maturity will fall in that category.
Figure 4. Vertical lines indicate the range of forecasted 2018 corn yield potential as of July 31, based on average planting date in 2018 at each location. Horizontal lines indicate the 25th and 75th percentiles of the yield distribution (associated with respective adverse and favorable weather scenarios during the rest of the season). The blue squares indicate the long-term (2005-2017) average yield potential at each location. Separate charts are shown for irrigated corn and rainfed corn.
Irrigated Corn: High Probability of Near-Average Yields
The range of forecasted irrigated corn yield potential for each location, as well as the probabilities for yields above, near, or below average, are shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5. About half of the irrigated sites exhibit a high probability (>75%) of above-average yield potential. Favorable weather during the rest of the season that results in a long grain-filling period increases the likelihood of above-average yield. The chance of below-average yield is very low across all irrigated sites.
Rainfed Corn: Crop Cycle Shortening is Expected to Reduce Corn Yield in the Southern and Northern Regions
Forecasted yield potential is highly variable across rainfed sites (Figures 4 and 5). There is a high probability of above-average yield (>75%) at about half of the sites, mostly located in Nebraska (six sites), Illinois (five sites), and southern Minnesota (two sites). In contrast, there is a high probability of below-average yield for six sites located along a transect that includes portions of northeastern Kansas (Manhattan and Silverlake), northern Missouri (St. Joseph and Brunswick), and southwestern Iowa (Crawfordville). Yield is also forecasted to be below average at the North Dakota site (Dazey). Near-average yields are likely (>75% probability) at two sites in Indiana (Butlerville and West Lafayette) and one site in Iowa (Nashua). The scenario is less clear for the other rainfed sites, although, for most of these sites, the chance of below-average yields is very low.
Figure 5. Probability of the 2018 yield potential to be below (<10%, red color), near (± 10%, yellow color), and above (>10%, green color) the long-term (2005-2017) average yield potential at each location. Separate maps are shown for irrigated corn and rainfed corn. The larger a color section is within the pie chart, the higher the probability that end-of-season corn yield will be in that category.
High temperatures during earlier crop stages has hastened corn development. Corn is expected to reach black layer one to three weeks earlier than normal across most locations. Corn in most part of the region has already reached the milk stage and corn in the southern region is expected to mature within the next two weeks. For irrigated corn, there is a high probability of near-average yields for the majority of the sites. For rainfed corn, the scenario varies across the Corn Belt, with above-average yield expected for 17 locations, mostly located in Nebraska, southern Minnesota, and Illinois. In contrast, six sites in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and North Dakota have a high probability of below-average yields. Two sites in Indiana have a high probability of near-average yields. The temperature during the rest of August will likely determine the trend for the other rainfed sites.
These forecasts do not take into consideration problems with stand emergence, hail/flooding damage, replanting, disease, or nitrate leaching. In fields negatively affected by these constraints, actual yields will be lower than estimates provided here. It is important to keep in mind that yield forecasts are not field specific and, instead, represent an estimate of average on-farm yield for a given location and surrounding area in absence of the yield-reducing factors mentioned here. Likewise, crop stages and forecasted yields will deviate from those reported here in fields with planting dates or hybrid maturities that differ markedly from those used as the basis for these forecasts. We will follow up with further forecasts on August 17.
2018 Corn Yield Forecasts
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Dont use our pension money against us, unions tell OMERS, Borealis
TORONTO Any attempt to use pension funds for a P3 redevelopment at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Healths Queen Street West facility would be a slap in the face to public sector workers, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
CUPE Ontario President Sid Ryan called on Borealis Funds Management Inc., which is partly owned by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), to stay out of public-private partnerships in the health care sector. CUPE members make up almost half the active membership of the pension plan.
OMERS has handed its investment managers $100 million of our members own money, given to OMERS in trust, to use against us, Ryan said. These P3 schemes are a scam designed to cut public sector jobs and destroy collective agreements.
Public-private partnerships get capital costs off government books by having private companies build facilities and lease them back to the government. The private companies usually manage the buildings, including maintenance and custodial services. OMERS official policy is not to invest in areas that could harm services; however, it also agreed to set aside $100 million for investment in hospitals.
Ryan was joined at a Queens Park news conference by Leah Casselman, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU); Barb Wahl, president of the Ontario Nurses Association (ONA), and Rhonda Kimberley-Young, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF). All four unions have members in OMERS. OPSEU and ONA represent most of the workers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Casselman said that a P3 proposal for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a dismal failure, measured against the federal government’s criteria from the Industry Canada website, scoring at most 1.5 out of 11. She was horrified that workers pension funds could be part of it.
“If you want to understand perversion, think about this idea: A pension plan takes your money, invests it in a P3, which boots you out of your unionized job, then hires you back at 75 per cent of your previous pay, no benefits and no pension plan. And they say they are doing this in your best interest! Now that is perverse.”
“One thing we don’t want to see is the contracting out of hospital support services,” said ONA’s Barb Wahl. “Nurses do not want to see patients put at risk because of competition for contracts. I shudder to think what might have happened if the SARS-affected hospitals had been privatized. What masks and supplies would have been available, and when?”
Despite the OMERS policy against investing in areas that would harm services, Borealis is a preferred bidder for Bramptons William Osler Health Centre redevelopment a P3 that involves services, Ryan said.
Joint trusteeship of the OMERS plan would be one way to ensure that workers pension monies are not used against them, said Rhonda Kimberley-Young.
We know how important joint trusteeship is from our fight to get some control of the Teachers Pension Plan, she said. Its time to take OMERS out of the control of the provincial government and let the members have a say.
Joint trusteeship will mean bringing union values to OMERS investing, Ryan agreed. The other way to protect pension monies and jobs is to defeat the Tories in the next provincial election, he added.
Ontario needs a government that recognizes its responsibility to provide quality public services in a way that provides value to taxpayers and protects jobs, he said.
Sid Ryan, President CUPE Ontario
Pat Daley, CUPE Communications
Peter D. Birt, ONA Communications
Katie Fitz Randolph, OPSEU Communications Officer
Rhonda Kimberley-Young, President
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WaPo’s Carol Leonnig Wins Pulitzer For Secret Service Coverage
Betsy Rothstein Gossip blogger
Despite feeling the heat of criticisms on CNN in recent months, Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig has won a Pulitzer for her coverage of the U.S. Secret Service.
According to a report in WaPo by media writer Paul Farhi, Leonnig won journalism’s highest award on Monday because of months of months of building sources within the agency. She won in the national reporting category.
“The Washington Post journalist spent months gaining the trust of normally reticent Secret Service agents to produce a series of bombshell stories last year about lapses in presidential security. In the wake of her reporting, which shook the faith in what was commonly viewed as an elite and selfless agency, President Obama replaced more than half of the service’s senior leadership, including its director.”
Leonnig won the George Polk Award in February for her many reports on the Secret Service.
According to WaPo, she’ll accept her award this Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Watch Paul Weller’s ‘Alpha’ Video
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People protest Prime Minister Daniel Francois Malan's plans, Cape Town.
1961 Apartheid elections, Cape Town
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The Argus scoreboard to-day showed the state of the parties before the first vote is counted in the 1961 general election (the first general election after South Africa became a republic). The Nationalists have 50 unopposed seats and the United Party 20.
Minister of Bantu Administration, Westbrook, Cape Town
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The swearing-in of the new Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration by the State President (Mr. J. J. Fouche), Development (Mr A. J . Raubenheimer) took place today. Shown in the garden of Westbrook, the State President's official residence in Rondebosch after the ceremony are, from left, Dr. P. Koornhof, Deputy Minister of Bantu Administration, the Prime Minister (M.r. B. J. Vorster), Mr. Fouche, Mr. M. C. Botha, Minister of Bantu Administration and Mr. Raubenheimer.
Map of the Queenstown and Indwe District, to accompany Mr. R.T. Hall's report
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A map showing elevations, rivers, mountain ranges, roads, railway infrastructure, towns. Relief shown by shading. Scale 1 inch to 5 miles
Jakkalsrivier experimental area
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District: Caledon, Location: Lebanon State Forest, Jakkalsrivier experimental area., Ecology: Unknown.
Algeria Nature Reserve
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Fishing industry, Cape Town
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A fairly large number of Saldanha-based trawlers were forced to take shelter in Table Bay this week because of the high winds at sea. According to port officials the vessels were all wooden pelagic catchers and their skippers had indicated that the off-shore area between Saldanha and Cape Town had been hammered by south-easterly winds of up to 70 knots. Table Bay itself was lashed by a gale with gusts of up to 55 knots.
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Mountain Tramway, Camps Bay.
Kogelberg Nature Reserve
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Siete canciones populares (4. Jota)
Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946. Canciones populares españolas. Jota, Folk songs, Spanish, Songs (Medium voice) with piano, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Body of an unidentified man, Cape Town
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Victim - The body of an unidentified man was found with a bullet wound in the head next to a burnt-out vehicle in NY5 in Gugulethu on Saturday.
Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve
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District: Heidelberg, Location: Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve., Ecology: Erica spp.
City Hall, Cape Town, circa 1934
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Cape Town City Hall, circa 1934.
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Discussion forums : Visual Arts, Education & Development : schools, colleges, technikons, universities, organisations : Community Arts Project, 23 September '93, 9 am - 3.30 pm, 106 Chapel Street, Woodstock.
Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa), Art --Study and teaching--South Africa--Cape Town
Poster (A3 size, photocopy) advertising discussions between art education providers. This was one of three 'Visual Arts, Education & Development' discussion forums convened by the Community Arts Project (CAP)
Unconscious protester being carried, Cape Town
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Men help carry unconscious protester down stairs, Cape Town.
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Harper and brothers.
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Harper Brothers, Publisher.
Portraits.
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Harper & Brothers
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Harper and brothers." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-dcde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Harper and brothers." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-dcde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. Harper and brothers. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-dcde-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Untamed: Sydney Dance Company
Posted on October 25, 2016 by deborahjones2012
Wildebeest and Anima. Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay, Sydney, October 20.
In the double bill Untamed, Gabrielle Nankivell’s Wildebeest and Rafael Bonachela’s Anima come at the same question – what is our true, essential nature? – from quite different perspectives.
Nankivell sets humankind’s most primal impulses against the slick, guarded sophistications of modern life. The dancers are at one moment instinctive pack animals huddling together for safety or fighting ferociously for dominance; the next they are cool, automaton-like figures who could be composed of binary code.
At the centre of Bonachela’s work is a long, slow, intimate duo for two men, framed by a frenzy of activity. Imagine, if you will, the stage as a kind of Large Hadron Collider, charged with dancers rather than particles. They whizz about at jaw-dropping speed, occasionally smash into someone and then dash off, only to return with another burst of superhuman stamina.
Broadly speaking you could say that Nankivell is fascinated by the strangeness of the human animal and the way it arranges itself into societies while Bonachela wants to give physical expression to unseeable private thoughts and emotions – to make them literally take flight.
Gabrielle Nankivell’s Wildebeest. Photo: Pedro Greig
It’s a strong program, aptly named and thrillingly danced by Bonachela’s exceptional ensemble. As the dancers lined up to take their bow after Anima (it came second), they looked exhausted but exhilarated. The opening night audience responded with a huge ovation, sending waves of energy back to the performers, who took call after call. Some of them have been with Bonachela since he took over the artistic directorship of SDC in late 2008 and others joined only this year, but every last one of them dives into the work with equal passion and daring. It’s wonderful to see how physically diverse the group is and how united in intensity.
Wildebeest premiered in SDC’s new choreography program, New Breed, in 2014. It was by far the most accomplished work on the bill and it’s heartening to see it given greater exposure. Nankivell sees beauty and wonder in the primitive, animalistic self. In the opening solo Bernhard Knauer (on opening night; Juliette Barton shares the role) luxuriates in the discovery of the body’s potential as the dancer evolves from wobbly-limbed newborn to hyper-alert individual.
Impelled by Luke Smiles’s thundery, shivery soundscape, groups form, attack and scatter. Suddenly the mood changes dramatically and mechanistic formality takes over. Warm-bloodedness and wild individuality are replaced by a faceless mass, led by the brilliantly chilly Holly Doyle and Todd Sutherland. Their flashing arms bring to mind a futuristic version of an Indian god whose original purpose has been long forgotten, and the brief outbreak of night-clubby group gyrations has a similar feel of blankly repeated ritual.
Ending back where it began, Wildebeest closes with a brief solo, memorably performed by Janessa Dufty, which suggests a continuous loop of existence, possibly even parallel universes. If one has an optimistic cast of mind it also suggests that no matter how thick the accretions of time and experience, at bottom we are sensual, aware, vulnerable, imaginative and inquisitive beings.
Bonachela made Anima to dance-ready music by Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova, prefacing her Concerto for cello and strings (2008) with the short Insight for string trio (2002). Tabakova’s restless, densely packed rhythms propel and buoy the swiftest movements persuasively. Soloists, duos, quartets and larger groups take the stage in turns, briefly, powerfully and anonymously. They are a muscular choir of angels whose expansiveness and high-flying freedom is in stark contrast to the groundedness of the men at the heart of the work.
Rafael Bonachela’s Anima. Photo: Pedro Greig
The cello concerto’s middle movement, which Tabakova titles Longing, has a long-breathed, sweet melody that sits above a cloud of strings before darker intimations set in. It invites, and is given, a heartfelt pas de deux that on opening night Cass Mortimer Eipper and Petros Treklis invested with tenderness and something like emotional caution or unease. There isn’t enough, however, to sustain the nearly nine minutes of music, so the dominant impression of Anima is its pedal-to-the-metal physical exuberance rather than the desired interplay of interior spirit and its exterior manifestation.
The blurry suggestions of dancers’ bodies, designed by Clemens Habicht and projected on to a screen at the back of the stage, are an intriguing, albeit a little too self-effacing, part of the concept. Far less intriguing are Aleisha Jelbart’s costumes for Anima, which essentially make it look as if these spectacular, heroic dancers were sent out in their underwear. Bonachela likes the dancers’ bodies to be attired relatively simply, it would seem, a state Fiona Holley achieved successfully with her earth-toned tops and shorts for Wildebeest.
Longtime Bonachela collaborator Benjamin Cisterne lit both works, rather overdoing the colour washes in Anima. With the arrival of each new shade in the central pas de deux one rather wondered what it meant. In Wildebeest, on the other hand, the connection with movement and score was precise.
SDC has released its program for 2017 and Wildebeest will not be a one-season wonder. In February and March it is danced on a US tour as part of a triple bill (the other works are Bonachela’s Frame of Mind and Jacopo Godani’s Raw Models) and is performed around Australia with Frame of Mind in June, July and August.
Good old New Breed, one must say. Except there is no New Breed scheduled for 2017. It was always clear that generous philanthropy organisation The Balnaves Foundation was supporting New Breed for three years only, and next month’s event is the third (Carriageworks, November 29-December 10). Presumably no new financial backer has been found at this stage to continue the program.
Over the years SDC has found various ways to bring new and under-appreciated choreographers into the fold. The late, lamented Spring Dance festival at the Sydney Opera House, for instance, brought Larissa McGowan’s Fanatic to the attention of a most appreciative public in Sydney in 2012 and Bonachela gave it a mainstage season in 2013.
Let’s hope someone from the 2016 New Breed – participants are SDC dancers Richard Cilli and Jesse Scales, plus Shian Law and Rachel Arianne Ogle – comes up trumps. But of course you can’t guarantee that. It’s why you have to keep on looking out for and giving chances to those who show a spark. Which costs money, and brings us back to arts funding. Don’t get me started.
Untamed ends in Sydney on October 29.
This entry was posted in Dance and tagged Aleisha Jelbart, Benjamin Cisterne, Bernhard Knauer, Cass Mortimer Eipper, Clemens Habicht, Dobrinka Tabakova, Fiona Holley, Gabrielle Nankivell, Holly Doyle, Jacopo Godani, Janessa Dufty, Jesse Scales, Juliette Barton, Larissa McGowan, Petros Treklis, Rachel Arianne Ogle, Rafael Bonachela, Richard Cilli, Shian Law, Todd Sutherland by deborahjones2012. Bookmark the permalink.
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By Vamien McKalin - April 4, 2014
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Facebook’s plan for our post-web future
Jon Evans @rezendi / 4 months
Let us connect some dots. Five years ago, Facebook acquired VR pioneers Oculus for $2 billion. This week, it snapped up neural-interface pioneers CTRL-Labs for somewhere north of $500 million, and announced that its own massively multiplayer VR shared universe Horizon will launch early next year.
Oculus became (somewhat creepily named) Facebook Reality Labs, headed by Andrew Bosworth, one of the company’s first 15 engineers, who also headed the company’s transition from desktop to mobile advertising. It doesn’t take much imagination to see that he’s now in charge of a much more interesting, and longer-term, transition: from the World Wide Web to whatever lies beyond.
Their big multibillion-dollar bet, the vision floating in Mark Zuckerberg’s crystal ball, is clearly that this new frontier is “cyberspace,” to use William Gibson’s term, or “the Oasis,” to borrow from READY PLAYER ONE, a copy of which was once issued to every new Oculus employee. Virtual reality, in other words, and/or maybe “mixed reality,” which combines our real world with virtual artifacts.
I can see your eyes rolling already. I admit mine are twitching skywards as well. AR/VR, like nuclear fusion and Brazil, have been the future for so long that it’s become a little hard to take that future seriously. Neuromancer was published in 1984. Jaron Lanier demo’d the first real VR headset and motion capture wearable, the EyePhone and DataGlove, more than thirty years ago. No wonder the notion of a shared global VR space increasingly feels like a retro-future.
But to Zuck’s credit, the path to change here is obvious and therefore plausible: use gaming as the bridge. Create the world’s first and best massively multiplayer online VR game. (The theory being it will be more immersive, and therefore more compelling, than Magic Leap’s mixed reality.) Use Facebook’s power, scale, and wealth to bring gamers in until there’s a thriving community of many million monthly users.
Then, transition to the larger vision, of VR slowly supplanting the Web itself; replace laptops with headsets, phones with overlays on smart glasses, and keyboards with neural interfaces. Not all at once, but bit by bit, as the Horizon gameworld gradually, over a period of years, becomes a platform for socializing and messaging and work as well as play. Then the Internet’s denizens won’t just visit Facebook’s web site, or launch its app; instead they will, literally if virtually, live in Facebook’s walled garden.
Is that vision more than a little creepy? You betcha. Is it one that’s likely to come to fruition? Well, no, I wouldn’t say likely. But I’ll concede it has a chance, one sufficiently nonzero, and sufficiently potentially spectacularly lucrative, that Facebook’s ongoing multibillion-dollar bet makes sense. Lucrative in terms of both money and implicit power. Like I said: more than a little creepy.
Of course this isn’t Facebook’s only vision of the future. It’s just one of their bets. Another is to essentially pivot from social-media advertising to messaging and transactions. You have to grudgingly admire their willingness to explore abandoning their current fantastically successful business model in favor of the untried and untested. Anything to disrupt the innovator’s dilemma.
Will this bet pay off? Will Facebook Horizon, plus VR and neural interfaces, be the gateway to “a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions,” to quote William Gibson? While the odds are against it, it still seems to have a better chance than anything else on our collective horizon.
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Home / Features / Stories of Change / MDG’s Education Campaign
MDG’s Education Campaign
18th July 2014 • By Michael Doorly and Patsy Toland
An advocacy capacity building exercise involving students in directly lobbying Brussels and New York on the MDG agenda in 2008.
The project was conceived as an advocacy capacity building exercise involving students in directly lobbying Brussels and New York on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda in 2008. It involved them in deciding what issues and lobbying points to focus on; who to direct their lobbying on and how to prepare a lobbying strategy. Considerable focus went into ensuring students were well-prepared and informed and the documents they used were of the highest standard possible.
The project involved extensive individual, small and large group activity; joint workshops and debates with groups in Brussels, New York and Dublin; a set of formal and informal meetings with UN, EU and Irish officials and politicians.
The project involved a range of DE activities including group discussion and debate; research and documentation; advocacy skills and strategy planning; public relations and communication and most importantly public presentation and debate.
3 Big Ideas
Much more work in DE is needed on providing young people with platforms and opportunities to develop and practice advocacy and lobbying skills
Once supported and stimulated, students will produce ideas and positions which are significant, considered and well-focused; They will deliver them, defend them and challenge officials and politicians with confidence and accuracy
Focusing on the political institutions of the UN, the EU and Ireland provides a rich agenda for displaying the relevance and value of development education.
And, a 4th:
Much greater use of the Dail and its potential for workshops involving politicians should feature more strongly in DE – the ‘added value’ of face-to-face’ discussion and debate is immense
24 students aged 14+ from 12 schools supported by 23 teachers and 3 NGO personnel.
The following schools were involved in the New York component: St Marks, Tallaght, Presentation College, Bray, Oaklands College, Stillorgan, Dominican College, Blackrock, Presentation College, Carlow, Santa Sabina Secondary School, Sutton.
The Brussels component involved Colaiste Brid, Carnew; Loreto college, Stephen’s Green; Sutton Park School; St Mary’s Academy, Carlow; Loreto Secondary, Balbriggan and the Institute of Education, Dublin.
Three NGOs: Concern Worldwide, Self Help Africa and 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World
The project contained four distinct but directly related actions:
The drafting of an MDG’s advocacy document to lobby politicians
Organising a series of initial lobbying action with politicians in Dublin;
Travelling as a group to New York to lobby at the UN on the issue for 1 week in 2007 and a similar exercise focused on the institutions of the EU in 2008,
The project also included a number of additional workshops and debates in both New York and Brussels.
The preparation time for each group amounted to approximately 36 hours while the lobby visits required 5 and 4 days respectively. The time spent in preparation proved to be invaluable once face-to-face advocacy meetings with officials and politicians began.
The core focus in the project was on the involvement of students via workshops, contacting politicians and the main ‘material’ component of the project was the MDGs Education Campaign Advocacy Document (see links below).
The following were the core components of the project:
The identification of potential schools for participating and the agreement of methods for choosing students for the project (each school decided this for itself and took responsibility for the choices made). We also agreed a number of teachers who would accompany the groups through the project.
Initial whole group workshops to identify the agenda and to negotiate its different components
Very considerable research, documentation and debate to identify and agree the MDG focused areas for advocacy and what specific actions we sought from those we met
The drafting and re-drafting as well as agreement of the advocacy document and it design and printing to a high standard (some students worked with the designer on the project)
The design and delivery of an MDG focused petition in participating schools for presentation in Brussels
Some initial lobbying and advocacy workshops with Irish politicians prior to tackling the New York and Brussels agendas
Design and production of MDG project themed t-shirts for the lobby teams and supporters
Painstaking and difficult negotiations with officials and politicians in New York and Brussels to gain the desired access and hearing opportunities. This proved to be very difficult in the case of the UN where we were constantly ‘fobbed off’ on to the ‘youth agenda’ and offices rather than the political platforms
The negotiation of a support agenda in both locations vis-à-vis joint workshops and debates on the issues with local schools and colleges
The presentation of the advocacy agenda to officials and politicians in Dublin (Government and opposition), New York (Irish UN Permanent Rep., UNICEF, Office of the Chef de Cabinet of the President of the General Assembly etc.); MEPs in the European Parliament etc.
All necessary logistics and support structures and policies etc.
Case Study: developing an education-advocacy approach
Considerable work went into developing the MDGs advocacy document as it was to become a key element in the ‘face’ of the project. Much work on its language and presentation also.
Project Learning
The main learning included the following:
As a method of doing DE, the focus on developing advocacy and lobbying platforms and opportunities worked extremely well and received a very positive and engaged response from participants at all levels including officials and politicians
If supported well, students deliver at a very high level in formal settings
It takes time to disarm the ‘patronising’ attitudes of some officials and politicians (especially at the UN) but it can be done once they are challenged
Officials and politicians expressed themselves ‘surprised’ at the quality of the groups, their command of their subject and their obvious ‘passion’ for it and for lobbying for change The NGOs involved insisted that teachers become involved and that was hugely helpful (and necessary)
The increase in levels of confidence and skills within the groups was palpable and clearly visible
The interest at school level was very considerable as evidenced by the response to the MDG petition prepared for Brussels (5,000 people signed the petition)
The evaluation sessions for both components were hugely positive and the interest and engagement from the participating schools was very considerable. We received direct feedback from Irish officials that our work had been very well received and that our research and documentation were of a very high standard (the Irish permanent Rep in NY characterised the advocacy document as one of the best they had received). Subsequently, the department of Foreign Affairs distributed the advocacy document across embassies etc.
A number of the students involved in both groups have remained active in other DE related agendas and projects and 3 of them have moved on to studying DE and related subjects in college.
Links to Project Activities
A detailed guide to the project, learning lessons, tips on lobbying, actions you can take, the Irish political system and teacher views were prepared for DevelopmentEducation.ie and can be found here developmenteducation.ie/taking-action/mdg-campaign
Millennium Development Goals Lobby Group: Brussels (2008) project planning, reflection and lobby report document
Millennium Development Goals Education Campaign Advocacy Document (2008) prepared as the main tool to lobby politicians directly in New York, Ireland and Brussels
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Gupter Puncher
Posted on September 25, 2010 by danholloway
This September we are running a more in depth look at the shortlists for the eight cuts gallery literature prize . All these people and projects are amazing. Please, although you can get to know them here, get to know their sites, and bookmark them all.
Gupter Puncher is…
…a zine, now in its seventh print issue, put together by the reclusive, mysterious Oli Johns, author of Benny Platonov, and handed out for free in the coffee shops and on the streets of Hong Kong – and New York, London, Oxford, and Toronto
…a fugitive from the Stasi last seen in the late 70s, now believed to be hiding behind the mask of Argentine critic Julio Cortazar
…a website collating the very finest existential satirical celeb reviews, some by other real writers, most by the fractured figments of Johns’ imagination, from the dazzling Deterritorialisation of Nick Nolte to the current Jet Li vs Somali Pirates vs the Increasing Regularity of Other People’s Suicides
Here, as a sample, is The Many Cabinets of Tom Cruise
Tom stood in front of the wall, saying his name.
He would’ve stood in front of the mirror, but he couldn’t, someone might walk in. Someone might walk in and tell someone…
Tom…Cruise…
So he was in front of the wall.
If he squinted hard enough he could picture a reflection…not completely him, but him enough.
Tom Crui-…
Katie sat on the couch watching Colin Farrell get on a bus in Tigerland. She wasn’t really sure, but she thought he was protesting about something.
She picked up the DVD cover, looked at screenshots, but couldn’t figure anything out.
He didn’t want to fight?
She put down the cover and thought about going out.
‘I wanna go out,’ she told the couch.
The front door wasn’t far away, and the bars weren’t that far from the front door, but…
‘Damnit, I wanna go out,’ she told Tigerland Colin, already leaving on the bus.
The front door opened and Tom walked in.
Tom Cruise.
Shit, I’m here with Tom Cruise.
The fourth time…
Shit, I’m in bed with Tom Cruise…
The three-hundred and twenty-first time…
Shit, Tom Cruise…
‘I wanna go out,’ she told Tom.
Tom chose a smirk, the one that covered pretty much all his films, and held her hand.
‘Honey, where do you wanna go?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Nowhere in mind?’
‘Not really, no.’
‘So, you’re sure you wanna go out?’
‘Yeah…’
‘But you don’t know where?’
‘No…’
‘No plan at all?’
‘No, just out.’
He kissed her on the neck then pushed her back so she could look at his face.
Nicole sat on the couch watching one of the old Bette Davis films, thinking of putting on a dress and some heels and going out somewhere.
The front door opened and Tom was there.
‘Tom…’
He sat down, took her hand and watched Bette Davis arguing with her lover.
‘I’m gonna go out…’
‘Honey?’
‘I’m gonna go out somewhere…just for a while.’
‘Just for a while…’
Nicole left his hand, stood up, and put her jacket and heels on.
Tom watched her grow and grow until she was too big for him to stand next to. He’d already taken his shoes off, he couldn’t…
‘Just for a while, darling…’
And then she was gone.
Tom pulled his knees up to his chest and rocked back and forth, biting his nails, watching Bette Davis argue with her husband.
‘Do what he says for once,’ he mumbled to Davis. ‘Just do what he fucking says…’
Tom woke up on the opposite side of the bed to Katie.
He thought about moving towards her and putting his hands over her breasts, but he didn’t.
Did I move over here, or did she move over there?
He couldn’t remember.
In bed with Penelope, he lay back and let her ride him.
When she went too fast he would grab her by the hips and push her back down.
He couldn’t come early, he couldn’t…
With Nicole, towards the end of it back in ‘98, he climbed on top, lined himself up and pushed in.
Sometimes he’d stay on his knees and watch her.
Mostly he’d go close, bury his head in her neck.
He didn’t want to think about those legs of hers, how far they stretched.
Afterwards, he’d rest his head on her shoulder.
She’d laugh, tell him he was like a woman…
He’d laugh back, the laugh from Rainman when he got the flowers in the father’s will.
Then he’d pull himself up and push her down, her head on his chest.
But the legs…her feet…
He didn’t want to think how far down the bed her feet were.
In the kitchen, Katie talked about getting back into films.
Tom said, ‘yeah, it’s a good idea…’
…but he wasn’t really listening.
Nicole walked into the kitchen, tall in heels, and told him she was getting back into films.
‘Good idea, honey…’
He sat on the stool, his legs hanging down but not touching the floor.
‘There’s a script I just read…’
She put a script in front of him.
To Die For starring Nicole Kidman
‘Gus Van Sant might be directing…’
‘Really, honey? Van Sant’s awesome…’
‘I know…’
‘…one of the greats…’
He thought about Van Sant and how he did his films. Every director had an obsession, and Van Sant’s was sex. Every film, he wanted sex.
‘I think it’ll be good for me…’
Sex, sex, sex…out in the open, unclothed sex…
‘…pull me out of your shadow a little…’
‘Yeah, honey…that’s great.’
Katie, barefoot but still tall, put a script in front of him.
Songs from the other side of the wall starring Katie Holmes
‘Who’s directing, honey?’
‘Not sure yet…’
He thought of Van Sant, what he was doing at that moment, whether or not he was busy on a film somewhere.
‘…but Gus Van Sant came up.’
‘Really, honey?’
‘Van Sant? Wow.’
‘It should be good for me, I think…’
Tom got off his stool and walked over to her and gave her a kiss.
‘Van Sant’s awesome…’
Tom sat in his trailer with the TV on.
He wasn’t watching anything, he was thinking.
Thinking about his route to the set.
How long it would take to get there.
Who he’d have to meet along the way.
How he’d talk to them.
The scene he had to do.
Whether or not the other guy was better than him.
Ken Branagh and Terence Stamp…were they better?
He played with his eyepatch, spinning it in the air.
They weren’t better than him.
They were different, that was all.
Theatrical, not cinematic.
He was cinematic.
He spun the eyepatch faster…
No, more than that…
On set, it was a group scene.
Terence Stamp had a fake revolver in his hand and was about to kill himself.
Before killing himself, he had to say a line.
‘I’m thinking of better times.’
Singer came over to Tom and told him, even though it’s not really your scene, I’m gonna put the camera on you, ok?
Tom didn’t say anything.
There was a procedure he’d always followed. Never instigate.
If the director wanted him to be the focus then let him direct.
The scene played out. Stamp said the line then shot himself in the head.
The camera recorded it, but another one recorded Tom.
The scene played again, the same line, the same suicide.
This time something happened…
The line… ‘I’m thinking of better times’…
Tom took in the words, forgetting Stamp, the room, the camera…
Sitting in the real plane, listening to Anthony Edwards tell a joke from the seat behind.
‘The guy looks at the other guy with his pants down and…’
Tom listened and smirked, the smirk he’d learned from Newman in the Scorcese film, but he wasn’t really listening…
The plane, the films he’d already done, the decent reviews he’d got for Color of money…this film, the next film, the ones after that…the one in the pipeline with Hoffman…Dustin fucking Hoffman…
There was something big happening, he could feel it…if he could just keep control of it…just keep everything running smoothly then…
The gun malfunctioned and Stamp broke down laughing.
‘I’m thinking of better guns,’ he said to the room.
Everyone laughed.
Tom came back and joined the laughter.
He didn’t know what the joke was, but he had to laugh.
In the canteen Tom sat with the others, the British guys in their Nazi clothes.
Branagh was talking about Henry V.
‘It’s a strange thing,’ he said, ‘that film…with that film I felt fearless…absolutely fearless.’
Tom nodded and said it was an incredible film.
‘Yes, I’m incredibly proud of it.’
Branagh, Stamp and a few of the others drifted off, picking at the cuffs of their SS sleeves…remembering the better roles, Tom thought.
He went back to his own, the greats…
Rainman. Fourth of July. Magnolia.
He couldn’t think of anymore.
Three films.
Three films out of a whole career.
But wasn’t that enough?
Dustin Hoffman walked down the road, with Tom following behind in the car.
The director was at the side, silent, watching.
Tom couldn’t hear the details, but he knew Hoffman was talking gibberish.
He drove slowly behind, shouting at him to get in the car.
‘Ray, get in the car.’
Hoffman ignored him and kept on with the gibberish.
‘Raymond, get in the fucking car.’
No reaction, just like it said in the script.
But Goddamn, Tom thought, which one is the stretch here?
He opened up the paper and turned straight to the review.
The guy was generous. Four stars, good write-up, ‘see the film, everybody.’
But what about him?
He knew Hoffman had the buzz role, but it wasn’t the challenge…he knew it wasn’t the challenge…there was no change, no development…surely others would see it too.
Surely this guy would see it.
‘Cruise keeps up, but it’s Hoffman’s show.’
He threw down the paper, almost spitting.
Jack Nicholson sat in the courtroom, denying everything.
‘I don’t know, I don’t know.’
Tom stood over him, on the tips of his shoes.
‘Tell me the truth, Colonel…’
‘You can’t handle-…’
Cut, from the director.
A smirk from Jack.
‘He’s stealing it,’ Tom muttered, walking back to his fake files.
In the trailer later, in the closet with the door closed…
‘Goddamnit, he’s fucking stealing it…’
Tom slapped the white uniform hanging in front of him.
‘Jack fucking Nic…’
When Tom stole…
In a fat suit with five fucking tons of face shit…
‘Fucking fuck of a fuck’s fuck and fuck it in the face,’ Tom said.
Stiller, behind the lens, held up his hand and said ‘again, again.’
‘Was it too much?’ Tom asked.
Stiller shook his head.
‘More, more…’
Were there any more?
Tom alone in a field near Nagano, in his samurai suit, trying to think back to…to when?
There were no more.
This was his.
The last one was his.
The next one would be…
Katie was down by his knees, working her way up, her hand reaching ahead…
Who was she seeing before me, Tom wondered?
She ran her hand up his thigh.
That guy from that show?
The tall one from the Pie film?
What was his name?
Paul Klein?
Colin Klein?
Fuck, he was tall.
She reached his cock.
‘You want me, baby?’
He looked down at the top of her head, seeing his own feet poking out by her waist.
‘Yes,’ he said back.
In the closet, in the spare room, Tom lay against the wall with all the heeled boots around him.
Katie was asleep, barefoot in bed.
When she stands up in the morning is there any way she’ll be a little smaller?
The fantasy ran briefly in his head, small Katie with smaller legs, walking towards him and shrinking, shrinking, shrinking…until he could pick her up and put her in his pocket.
In the closet, he reached forward and grabbed at nothing.
In New Orleans, ’93, with Neil Jordan prepping for a long shot.
Tom walked over and asked him if it was really necessary.
‘Gotta establish things, Tom…scenery, characters, proportion.’
‘But,’ started Tom.
‘…otherwise there won’t be no sense to anything,’ Jordan finished.
Tom walked back to Brad, anxious, smiling.
They went through the scene, Brad slouching, Tom stretching out his calves.
If I walk softly, the heel won’t dent, Tom coached himself. He’ll only have an inch on me…
In a New York apartment, but really in Vancouver, Tom stood on a box stroking Cameron’s hair.
Her face was still, her eyes focused.
She’s five-eight, he thought. Only five-eight.
The scene played, the two of them kissed.
Crowe called cut and Cameron giggled, poking Tom in the waist.
‘Playboy,’ she said.
‘Playgirl,’ Tom said back, up on his box.
Tom sat with his agent, in the agent’s car.
They were halfway between Hollywood and San Diego.
On the backseat were a bunch of magazines, covering the last six months.
This was what they said:
Tom loses it on couch.
Tom threatens to kill cameraman.
Tom fucks Midler.
Tom fucks brother.
The agent threw the last one backwards and told Tom things weren’t looking great.
‘Things haven’t looked great before, man,’ Tom said.
‘Yeah, but this ain’t that time.’
‘Yeah?’
‘Yeah. This is a different time.’
‘It is?’
The agent put his hand on Tom’s leg.
‘…I’m no soothsayer, but it looks like we could be going solo.’
Tom tried to process the word ‘solo’.
The agent told him he had a nagging feeling Paramount were gonna cut him loose.
Solo…solo…solo…
Tom walked down a corridor at Paramount, looking for an office he knew he’d been in before…way back in the day…before Maverick, before Rainman…before he was anyone.
Only the corridor didn’t look like any corridor he’d ever seen.
He kept walking, trying a door here, a door there…
‘Where are these fuckers,’ he whispered, half-losing the smirk.
The fuckers were nowhere.
He hadn’t seen anyone since the heifer in reception…
He kept walking, trying every door.
…a heifer in reception? When did they start doing that?
He turned down another corridor and another and another one after that, trying each door he saw, but each door was shut, and worse, had no nameplate or number or anything he could measure his progress off or figure out…shit, figure out anything of anything…so he kept on walking…walking down more corridors and trying more nameless doors and finding them locked and then walking some more and some more until the corridors lost the carpet on the floor and the wallpaper on the walls and turned into boiler room corridors, like he was somewhere on fucking Elm Street…but he wasn’t, he knew he wasn’t, and he kept on going forward instead of turning back because he knew the office he wanted was somewhere in this direction, and there was no way they could’ve moved it that far without telling him, and even if they had, there was still the heifer in reception who’d told him to come this way, and if she was wrong…if she’d led him down to the fucking boiler room then….then what the fuck did she think was gonna happen when he found his way back?
He reached a corridor longer than the others…dirtier than the others…darker than the others…like a fucking abattoir and…
‘Baaaaaaaaaaa.’
…fuck, there was a sheep, a fucking sheep running ahead of him as if it were looking for the same fucking office and…and what the fuck was this shit?
‘Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.’
He stopped and let the sheep get some distance ahead of him.
Goddamnit, he thought, without a particular target.
When the sheep was out of sight he started walking again.
The corridor was dark but he could see a light, some kind of light a few hundred yards down…
He reached the light. It was caged and green and placed above a door with no name.
Tom reached for the handle and it opened.
Inside was a desk.
Beside the desk was Gene Hackman.
On Gene Hackman was the suit he wore in A Class Action.
Tom asked him what was going on.
Hackman shook his head and held up a piece of paper:
‘I’m sorry, I’m retired.’
Shit, Tom thought.
‘Well, what am I doing here?’
Hackman pointed at the desk, where there was another piece of paper.
Tom picked it up:
‘We’re cutting you loose, freak.’
Tom didn’t know what to do so he let the paper fall to the ground and scrunched up his face, imagining slow motion…imagining close-ups…imagining cameras, props, crew.
Hackman watched him without expression.
‘Why me?’ Tom asked.
Hackman cleared his throat.
‘I don’t deserve this,’ he said. ‘I’m building a house…’
Tom sat in the kitchen of his house, in the darkness, wondering whether or not he should start drinking.
The act of drinking would be interesting, he thought. Put the shades on, grow the beard out, load the trolley full of booze…
But he couldn’t…
He didn’t know why exactly, but he just couldn’t.
Tom got out of the truck, closed the door quietly and walked along the path towards the tree-house.
As he got to the ladder he looked around.
No one watching.
He went up and pulled aside the cloth.
Inside was Bryan Singer.
Tom walked in, smiled, and held out his hand.
‘This can’t go any further, man. Not to anyone.’
Singer smiled back and they performed the handshake.
In bed, Katie flicked through a magazine Tom had brought back, and read about how she was a prisoner in her own home.
Tom watched her read from the corner of his eye.
In his head, he had his defence:
We’re married, we’ve got a kid.
Hollywood’s a hellhole.
I’m providing for our family.
You can’t act.
The fourth point was a last resort, but still absolutely fucking true, he thought.
Katie put the magazine down and said nothing.
She stared at the wall for a while then reached over and turned out the light.
‘Honey,’ Tom said, but she was already pretending to be asleep.
Tom put Katie in the car and told her they were heading into town for the whole day.
Katie smiled and put her hand on his leg as he drove them down the hills and towards Santa Monica.
Near the beach, he parked and they got out.
Katie in flip-flops, Tom in heels. Both wearing shades.
They walked along the beach and played in the sand a little and found the acrobat rings and swung back and forth on those for a while until they were both a little tired and Tom said they should sit down.
They found a place near the tide, not too close to anyone.
‘Having a good time there…prisoner?’ Tom asked, and laughed.
Katie didn’t reply.
In front of them, younger men with younger bodies ran out into the surf, jumping face first into the waves.
When Tom wasn’t so new anymore…
Tom played with one of the robot arms in the car factory while Spielberg gave orders to the new kid.
Looks like Brad, they were saying.
The next Tom Cruise even.
But the kid didn’t look so hot to Tom.
Just another good-faced nobody looking to rise up.
Man, he couldn’t even remember the kid’s name.
Corey…Corey something…?
The kid came up behind him and said something he couldn’t understand.
Tom smirked and gestured towards the robot.
‘It’s cool, man…’
The kid laughed and said they’d all be taken over by robots sooner or later.
‘Yeah…robot actors…better than the real thing.’
Tom carried on smirking, shifting gear a little, adjusting the smirk every few seconds into variations of old smirks.
The smirk from Color of Money.
The smirk from Risky Business.
The smirk from Rainman.
The smirk from Days of Thunder.
They’re all a little different, he told himself.
He pulled out the smirk from Interview…, the one with a little danger to it.
‘Man, we’re all robots, really’ he said.
Another set, another new kid.
Tom sat in the mock air-vent giving Ving Rhames and the other one their mock orders.
The new kid stretched out his arms.
Tom watched him closely, following the line of muscle out from the kid’s vest.
This new one…that’s all he’s got?
He stretched out his own arms, clipping Ving on the cheek.
And the thing we’re reduced to…
Tom was back in the studio corridor, looking for that office.
This time there was no heifer in reception, and there were nameplates on the doors, and there would surely be no Gene fucking Hackman in the basement.
He walked up to the door he’d been to before, way back, and knocked.
The door opened.
Inside was a mannequin with a bright, green smile painted on its face.
Tom blinked and blinked again to check he wasn’t dreaming.
He wasn’t.
Unless he was in the kind of dream where he would blink to check on himself and think after two blinks that it wasn’t a dream?
No, he wasn’t. Impossible.
He walked up to the mannequin and looked at the desk behind it.
There were seven scripts lined up.
He picked up the first one and read the title:
FILM ONE starring Tom Cruise
He flicked through the first few pages and each one looked like this:
Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise.
SCENE CHANGE
Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise…
He flicked through some more pages and it was the same.
Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise.
He put the script down and looked at the mannequin.
The smile was the same.
What the fuck, man?
He picked up the second script.
FILM TWO starring Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise…
The same shit.
He turned back to the mannequin.
Seriously, man…what the fuck?
The other five scripts:
FILM THREE starring Tom Cruise
FILM FOUR starring Tom Cruise
FILM FIVE starring Tom Cruise
FILM SIX starring Tom Cruise
FILM SEVEN starring Tom CruiseAnd the pages:
Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise…
He dropped the seventh one down on the desk.
He said his name over and over and over until it would barely come out of his mouth.
And then he said it for what must’ve been the thousandth time…saw them all on the page, all those Toms and all those Cruises…and suddenly…suddenly it didn’t make any sense.
The words…they were gibberish.
He picked up the seven scripts and threw them across the room.
He flung his arm at the mannequin and wrestled it to the ground and pinned it down and strangled its neck and said over and over:
This entry was posted in eight cuts gallery prize, ezine, zines and tagged gupter puncher, oli johns, zines. Bookmark the permalink.
2 Responses to Gupter Puncher
marchorne says:
Oli is kind of the Luis Buñuel of the turn of the 21st century.
Penelope Goring says:
Top, top stuff.
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1. Until Elders expressly notifies the Applicant that its application has been approved, the Applicant has no right to acquire goods or services from Elders on credit. If, in the meantime, Elders or its Associated Entities supply goods or services to the Applicant on terms other than “cash on delivery”, such supply does not mean that Elders has approved the Applicant’s application.
2. If Elders approves the Applicant’s application, Elders may thereafter, in its sole discretion and with immediate effect, suspend or cancel the trading account without a prejudice to any other rights that Elders may have under the Terms or at law.
3. The purchase price (inclusive of GST) for all goods and services that Elders or its Associated Entities supplies to the Applicant will be debited to the trading account on the date of supply.
4. The due date for payment in relation to livestock purchases effected through Elders, is 10 days from the date of purchase (unless otherwise advised by Elders). The due date for payment in relation to the supply of other goods and services, is the last working day of the month following the month of purchase.
5. The Applicant irrevocably directs Elders to credit to the Applicant’s trading account the proceeds of sale of any livestock, grain or other produce sold by the Applicant through the agency of Elders.
6. Elders may set off against any monies that Elders owes to the Applicant any monies that the Applicant owes to Elders.
7. From time to time Elders and the Applicant may enter into separate agreements for the provision of specific goods or services (for example, livestock sale agreements). Any deferred payment terms granted to the Applicant under those agreements will be subject to these Terms, except to the extent the other agreement is inconsistent with these Terms. These Terms otherwise form the entire agreement between Elders and the Applicant and they supersede all prior agreements, representations, conduct and understandings.
8. Elders retains title to and ownership of any goods supplied to the Applicant until Elders receives the whole of the purchase price for those goods and all other monies that the Applicant owes to Elders in connection with these Terms. Until title and ownership of goods passes to the Applicant the Applicant holds the goods as fiduciary, bailee and agent for Elders. The Applicant may only use the goods in the ordinary course of the Applicant’s ordinary business, unless and until Elders notifies the Applicant to cease all use of those goods.
9. Elders may repossess any goods the title and ownership of which has not passed to the Applicant in accordance with these Terms and may appoint a receiver to do so. For the purposes of Elders exercising its rights under this clause, the Applicant grants to Elders an irrevocable licence, and irrevocably appoints Elders as the Applicant’s agent, to enter and remain on the Applicant’s premises or any other premises where such goods may be located. Elders may sell or otherwise dispose of such goods in Elders’ absolute discretion but without limiting Elders’ other rights consequent upon any default by the Applicant.
10. These Terms form a security agreement for the purposes of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (“PPSA”). The Applicant must do such things as Elders may require from time to time to ensure that any security interest of Elders is perfected under the PPSA for whatever period that Elders, in its sole discretion, determines. The Applicant must reimburse and indemnify Elders for all expenses incurred by Elders in registering its security interest on the PPSA register.
11. The Applicant must keep Elders fully informed of all relevant information regarding the Applicant, including providing not less than 14 days’ notice in writing of any proposed change in name or contact details. The Applicant must immediately notify Elders of any material changes in the Applicant’s business activities.
12. Any property that the Applicant uses the trading account to purchase is commercial property for the purposes of the PPSA.
13. Nothing in sections 125, 132(3)(d), 132(4), 135, 142 and 143 of the PPSA and Part 4.3 (other than Division 6 of Part 4.3) of the PPSA shall apply to this agreement, or the security under this agreement. To the extent permitted by the PPSA, the Applicant waives its rights in respect of this agreement, or the security under this agreement, to receive any notice or statement under the following sections of the PPSA: 95 (notice of removal of an accession); 118 notice of decision to enforce security interest under land law); 121(4) (enforcement of liquid assets – notice to grantor); 123 (notice of seizure of collateral); 130 (notice of disposal of collateral); 132(3)(d) (statement of account following a disposal showing the amounts paid to other secured parties); 132(4) (statement of account if there is no disposal); 135 (notice of retention of collateral); 157 (notice in relation to registration events); all sections in Part 4.3 (other than those in Division 6 of Part 4.3).
14. Elders and the Applicant must not disclose information of the kind referred to in section 275(1) of the PPSA (except where required under section 275(7) of the PPSA) and must not authorize the disclosure of such information at any time. Elders may use any personal information of the Applicant to register and enforce any security interest of Elders under the PPSA.
15. In these Terms, an “event of default” occurs when: (a) the Applicant fails to pay any monies due to Elders by the due date for payment; (b) the Applicant breaches any other provision of these Terms; (c) the Applicant becomes bankrupt, insolvent (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) or under administration, or if any step is taken to instigate any such event; or (d) distress, attachment or other execution is levied or enforced over any of the Applicant’s property.
16. If an event of default occurs: (a) all monies due (actually or contingently) by the Applicant become immediately due and payable; (b) interest (at Elders’ prevailing rate at that time) will be charged (calculated on a daily basis and debited monthly in arrears to the account) on the overdue amount from and including the date of the relevant transaction to but excluding the date of payment; (c) the Applicant must on demand pay to Elders all costs and expenses incurred by it as a result of the event of default, including all legal costs on a full indemnity basis and fees or commissions payable by Elders to any collections agency; and (d) the Applicant must on demand grant to Elders any mortgage or other security over any of the Applicant’s property real or personal which Elders requires and such security shall be in a form acceptable to Elders.
17. Elders does not exclude or limit the application of any provision of any applicable legislation or other regulation (including the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) where to do so would contravene that legislation or regulation or cause any part of these Terms to be void. Nothing in these Terms is to be interpreted as doing so.
18. Subject always to clause 17, to the extent permitted by law, Elders excludes from these Terms: (a) all conditions, warranties, guarantees and terms implied by statute, general law, international convention or custom, except any implied term, condition, guarantee or warranty the exclusion of which would contravene any statute or cause this clause to be void (“Non-excludable Condition”); (b) all liability to the Applicant for direct, consequential or indirect loss or damages arising out of or in connection with these Terms even if Elders knew they were possible, or they were otherwise reasonably foreseeable, and including without limitation, loss of profits and damage suffered as a result of claims by any third person; and (c) all liability to the Applicant in negligence for acts or omissions of Elders, its employees, agents and contractors arising out of or in connection with these Terms.
19. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the liability of Elders to the Applicant for breach of any Non-excludable Condition which is applicable is limited to any one of the following, at the option of Elders: (a) in the case of goods, replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods, repair of the goods, payment of the cost of replacing the goods or acquiring equivalent goods, or payment of the costs of having the goods repaired; and (b) in the case of services, the supply of the services again or payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
20. Except as provided in clause 19 of these Terms, to the fullest extent permitted by law: (a) Elders has no liability or obligation to the Applicant or any other person arising (directly or indirectly) out of, or in connection with, the matters referred to in clause 9; (b) the Applicant represents and warrants to Elders that it is relying, and will continue to rely, upon the Applicant’s own skill and judgement in relation to the quality of goods and services, and their fitness for any purpose that may be required and not upon any conduct or representation of Elders; and (c) the Applicant releases and forever discharges Elders from each matter referred to in clause 18 of these Terms and agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified Elders from any loss arising out of any of the matters referred to in clause 18.
21. The Applicant assumes all risk of loss of, or damage to, any goods supplied by Elders or its Associated Entities (regardless of the manner in which such loss or damage is caused and whether caused by the Applicant or Elders) from the time of dispatch to, or collection by, the Applicant (whichever is the earlier).
22. The Applicant permits Elders, as the Applicant’s agent, to produce tax invoices on behalf of the Applicant in respect of supplies made by the Applicant. The Applicant shall not issue tax invoices in respect of supplies made by the Applicant where Elders has produced a tax invoice on the Applicant’s behalf.
23. A certificate signed by an employee of Elders stating an amount owing to Elders at a particular date, or as to any other matter or thing, is conclusive evidence against the Applicant unless proved incorrect.
24. These terms are governed by the laws of South Australia, and any court within the Commonwealth of Australia in which Elders commences proceedings has non-exclusive jurisdiction to entertain any claims Elders or the Applicant may have against each other in connection with the provision of goods or services in accordance with these Terms.
25. If the Applicant is trustee of any trust, the Applicant is liable to Elders in the Applicant’s capacity as trustee of that trust (and personally) and the Applicant warrants that it is entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of that trust in connection with any liability it has to Elders.
26. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable (whether in respect of a party or generally), it will be severed from these Terms and the Terms will otherwise continue in force.
27. A party’s failure or delay to exercise a power or right is not a waiver of that right, and the exercise of a power or right does not preclude the future exercise of that or any other power or right. A waiver of a power or right must be in writing and signed by the party giving the waiver.
28. The Applicant may not assign, transfer or sub-license its rights under the trading account without Elders’ prior written consent.
29. By signing below the Applicant:
(a) acknowledges that a trading account with Elders will benefit the Applicant in the conduct of the Applicant’s business;
(b) acknowledges that the Applicant has read and understood the Terms;
(c) acknowledges that the Terms are reasonably necessary for Elders to provide a trading account for the Applicant and to protect Elders’ legitimate interests (for example, by allowing Elders to manage the risk of the Applicant failing to pay any monies the Applicant owes to Elders);
(d) represents and warrants to Elders that all information in this application is true, complete and correct;
(e) declares that the trading account is to be used wholly or predominantly for business purposes or investment purposes (other than investment in residential property or the maintenance, renovation or improvement, thereof);
(f ) acknowledges that it may lose its protection under the National Credit Code.
1. Information collected in connection with this application will be handled in accordance with Elders Limited’s Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). The Privacy Policy explains how Elders, its wholly-owned subsidiaries (including Elders Rural Services Australia Ltd) and certain other entities (referred to herein as “Elders”) will comply with the National Privacy Principles set out in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the purposes for which Elders may use the Applicant’s personal information.
2. Amongst other things, Elders will:
(a) take all reasonable steps to protect the Applicant’s personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure;
(b) collect personal information from the Applicant and, where applicable, from guarantors, in order to:
(i) consider account and credit applications;
(ii) maintain the Applicant’s contact details;
(iii) advertise, promote and provide the Applicant with products or services distributed by Elders; and
(iv) process transactions to which the Applicant is a party.
3. A copy of the Privacy Policy is available from www.elders.com.au or upon request from Elders.
4. By executing this document, and subject to any mandatory restrictions imposed by relevant privacy laws, the Applicant authorises Elders to do any of the things described, referred to or contemplated herein, including but not limited to:
(a) obtaining from a credit reporting agency or a credit provider or any other business, consumer credit information, commercial credit information and any report maintained by a credit reporting agency or any other business in connection with the Applicant;
(b) exchanging personal or commercial information about the Applicant’s creditworthiness, credit standing, credit history, capacity to repay credit, financial position and business history with:
(i) other credit providers including within Elders;
(ii) any professional adviser acting in connection with any financing provided or proposed to be provided to the Applicant;
(iii) a credit reporting agency; and
(iv) a guarantor of the Applicant’s credit or any person deciding whether to act as a guarantor;
(c) giving information of the type specified in item 4(b) above to:
(i) any mortgage or trade insurer;
(ii) any person who has guaranteed or proposes to guarantee repayment of any personal or commercial credit provided to the Applicant; and
(iii) any person in connection with funding or financial accommodation by means of any arrangement involving securitisation, sale or receivables or similar arrangements;
(d) using and disclosing the Applicant’s personal information for the purposes of recording on the personal property securities register and enforcing any interest any member of the Elders Group may have under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
5. For the purposes of item 4(b) above in relation to information exchanged with a credit reporting agency, the Applicant acknowledges that the information that may be provided by Elders includes identity particulars, the fact that a finance application has been made and the amount of that application, the fact that Elders is a current credit provider to the Applicant, the fact that payments are overdue and collection action has commenced, advice that payments are no longer overdue, advice that cheques drawn by the applicant have been dishonoured more than once, that in the opinion of Elders a serious credit infringement has been committed by the Applicant and that credit provided to the Applicant has been discharged.
6. Elders may also use and disclose the Applicant’s personal information to send marketing material about other products and services that may be of interest, in accordance with the terms of the Privacy Policy. The Applicant may, at any time, advise Elders’ Privacy Officer that it does not want to receive information about such products and services.
7. Applicants may access personal information held about them by contacting Elders’ Privacy Officer between 9am and 5pm (Adelaide time) Monday to Friday (except public holidays in South Australia) on:
Email: privacy@elders.com.au
Post: GPO Box 551 Adelaide South Australia 5001.
8. The signed consent of all persons who have provided personal information in this application, any attached form or associated instruction, is required before this application can be processed. If consent is not given by all such persons it may not be possible for Elders to proceed with this application, or otherwise to accept or act upon any requests made.
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Fargo at 20: Notes from an Extra
March 4, 2016 by drmar120 2 Comments
Frances McDormand as Police Chief Marge Gunderson
It was about twenty-one years ago that Sue and I were extras in a movie that was being made in Minneapolis. That weird little flick came out on March 8, 1996. It was called Fargo. In honor of the black comedy’s 20th anniversary, here’s my account of my day as a big-screen extra…
In the fall of 1994, Sue and I trekked over to Concordia College in St. Paul to sign up to be extras in the new Coen brothers’ film, tentatively titled Fargo. Which seemed odd, considering that it was to be set mainly in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Sue’s gig took place early one February morning in ’95. Dressed up in evening wear, she made the long drive out to the Chanhassen Dinner Theater—filling in for the defunct Carlton Celebrity Room—where she spent several hours sitting at a table with her “boyfriend,” while José Feliciano sang and joked on the stage before them. She has no recollection of seeing Steve Buscemi, who was sitting with the two “hookers” in the same room.
When the shoot was over, Sue found a pay phone and decided to call me. Before she dropped her quarter in the slot, Ethan Coen sidled up behind her and said, “It’s a prop.” She was a runner-up to be Frances McDormand’s double—a dubious honor, considering all the snow that had to be stood in for lengthy stretches while the star was warm and cozy in her trailer.
Sunday morning, 3-5-95, was my movie debut. Decked out in my blue blazer, khaki trousers, blue shirt and tie, I would be pretending for a few hours that I was a Minneapolis police detective. Sandy, the “extra wrangler,” had called me up a couple of weeks prior with the news of my new gig as a police dick. She had a southern twang, and everyone was “darlin’” to her.
The day before my big performance, I had phoned her and found out my call was at the old FMC Building, near downtown Minneapolis. 9 a.m sharp. My car might also be needed, as it was of the proper vintage—an ’86 Chev Celebrity. Have a full tank, I was told.
After breakfast, I mushed off through the four inches of snow that had arrived overnight. When I arrived, a grip directed me into the “holding room” where they kept the untamed extras.
Sandy was forty-something and cigarette/coffee skinny. She had on tight jeans, a sweatshirt, and Sorels, which she clumped around in nervously—dispensing and receiving vouchers and forms of various kinds, the better to distribute our munificent wages (minimum). At one point, as she squatted down to scribble something on a form, she muttered, “I’m too damned old for this.” She may have been right, but I figured the “glamour” of showbiz gets in your blood. Every extra felt they had a pal in Sandy.
Everyone’s clothing had to be approved by the wardrobe mistress, who rooted out ’90s fashion with a hard, merciless eye. Most people did all right, especially those with suits. “Great. Super. I love it!” she proclaimed. She came up to me, looked me over dispassionately, and said, “I can live with that.”
We “police detectives” ranged from gray-haired gents in charcoal gray suits to young MBA types; also a few youngish women in dress-for-success suits. The busboys for the Minneapolis Police Cafeteria scene were a pair of barely-post-college-age guys. Their uniforms were of a light gray fabric. Why light gray? Because the white uniforms that busboys might normally wear would be too bright for the film being used.
While we sat around for two hours in the holding area, some of us chatted, some read the newspapers, others read books. I began The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Sitting ahead of me was a new retiree. He had finished his career two days before as a government bureaucrat, and then heard from Sandy on Saturday. He’d lived all over the U.S., and said he’d never seen taxes as high as Minnesota’s. I was at a loss to explain it. He looked just like a cop—perfect for the role.
Next to me was a fellow who resembled an ex-boxer, with interestingly blunt features. His job was to be a “walker,” going from one table to another during the shot. Behind me sat a gray-haired, middle-aged woman who’d taken a screenwriting course and really wanted to sell one. Thee and me, I told her.
After a while they herded all the extras from the holding area to the outside, and into the “cafeteria.” I have no idea if it really was a cafeteria. The food line was up on wooden boxes, presumably because it didn’t look right at its proper height. The camera stood behind it, on rails. There were various lights and softboxes and reflectors up all over the room. The sound gear was off to one side, and that’s where all the techie types fled during each take, including the Coens.
The brothers were two skinny guys who had grown up in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park (also the hometown of Al Franken). Joel was tall, lanky, dark, with a ponytail. He flipped his yo-yo constantly. Ethan was shorter, fairer, and he seemed to interact with people more. The assistant director was a guy with a bowl cut and a German accent. The second assistant director dealt with the extras, dispensing them around tables in the room. He told me to lose my glasses because they were too new-looking.
Some of the extras sat, like yours truly. Others walked from one point to another, said hello to someone, then moved on, sometimes off camera. About fifteen uniformed “cops” were scattered about.
The trickiest bit was that none of the extras could speak during a take. We had to mime our conversations, not having a clue about what our tablemates were saying. Which resulted in spasms of head shaking, head nodding, and gesturing, with our lips flapping away. At one point, the 2nd assistant told us to calm the heck down, and try to look more natural.
The filming began. The assistant would yell, “Roll sound.” The guy with the clapboard would clap it in front of the camera and say the scene and take number. Then the assistant would yell “Background action,” meaning we extras were to start our faux conversations. Finally he’d say, “Action,” and the real actors—a black female detective and Frances McDormand, playing the Brainerd police chief—would begin moving down the cafeteria line.
During the takes—about five complete ones, and five botched ones—the Coens huddled in front of a video monitor that showed each take from the lens’s point of view. The shooting took maybe one hour altogether, and by the end of it I and the two guys I was seated with were getting pretty lively with our miming. We all enjoyed the absurdity of it.
I had read that William Macy was the co-star with McDormand, so I kept my eye open for Maude’s husband, Bill Macy. In fact, William H. Macy was there all the time, though—being the hapless murderous husband Jerry Lundegaard—he was not in the scene. I didn’t even know who he was then, but I’ve become a big fan. Especially of his hapless “superhero,” the Shoveler, in Mystery Men.
After the cafeteria scene wrapped, some of us were asked if we would be willing to drive out to a suburban office high-rise, where they were to shoot the scene of Jerry scraping ice and whacking his windshield. I volunteered, but only spent the time keeping warm in the building’s lobby. It turned out my car wasn’t needed. Jerry’s car was the only one in the shot. I had no problem with that, as I was being paid minimum wage to be there. Anyway, I would get my 15 seconds of fame in the cafeteria scene.
Fargo fans will no doubt wonder: What cafeteria scene?
Alas, my single film appearance was left on the cutting room floor. It soured me on a Hollywood acting career forever. Better to write stories, I figure, than to not appear in them.
Author: drmar120
D. R. Martin is a writer and photographer based in Minnesota.
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This is wonderful! Thanks for posting. Ah, the wonderful world of movies!
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“My mom says books make your brain strong,” Gabriel shares.
Once Diana was cleared by her doctor to return to work, she met with staff from DuPagePads Career Employment Solutionsprogram and was thrilled to obtain employment again.
Despite this exciting news, the family had built up considerable debt and had no savings for a security deposit to begin renting again. Diana’s case manager linked her to the agency’s Housing Now program, which provided the first month’s rent and security deposit coupled with a year of case management services.
After two and a half months of being homeless, Diana began renting a house and Gabriel now has his own room and looks forward to story-time with his mother.
“Gabriel loves books! Recently he was looking through a book on Egypt and told me that he wanted to go see the pyramids,” Diana smiles.
She continues, “I’m so grateful to DuPagePads and their supporters. Having a home has given me peace to build my family and begin to follow our dreams again. You gave us hope and that hope is powerful.”
“There is nothing like the feeling of tucking my son in his own bed, knowing he is safe and secure,” Diana shares.
You Changed Two Lives – Leslie & Charlie’s Story
From a pad on the floor…
“After many years of working in a factory, I was laid off. My body was constantly aching after all that physical work, so I felt that a job change was in my future.
Adding to the stress, I became a single mom, supporting my 7-year-old daughter, Charlotte (who goes by Charlie) after I left my abusive husband.
Soon after, Charlie and I lost our home causing us to stay at a shelter in the city or sleeping in our van.
One Sunday, I was talking to a lady at my church, Mary, who I had talked to many times before, and she mentioned that she needed a nanny for her 3 young children. This seemed like a great opportunity for both of us.
Mary and her family lived in Wheaton. Commuting from the city became challenging, especially with Charlie’s schedule, so Mary suggested Charlie go to school with her children in Wheaton. She also told us about DuPagePads.
The agency provides shelter, where Charlie and I could be safe and have great meals. I’ll never forget the kindness of the people we met there, from the scouts to the many volunteers serving through the night.
I was so surprised about the services DuPagePads offered.
In addition to the overnight sites, we went to the Client Service Center, where case managers would help us with every issue. They helped with my diagnosis of fibromyalgia and arthritis, depression and anxiety. DuPagePads helped me face my frustrations and work through my past abuse.
I attended many trainings and workshops at the Client Service Center: a financial fitness class, a woman’s workshop, a chronic disease self-management program and a housing class to name a few. One of my favorite groups was Harmony, Hope and Healing, where we sang, played instruments, and I could forget about all my problems. I could open up there and it felt so good to release my emotions.
I’m now working with DuPagePads Career Employment Solutions on completing my GED, and determining next steps for a new career.
One day last fall, Charlie and I were at the Client Service Center after school. At that point, we had been homeless for over a year and I had been having health challenges.
A case manager told us that they had an opening for us in DuPagePads Supportive Housing program.
As the words sunk in, I started hyperventilating. I truly needed to get some air.
Just the thought of having our own home again brought both Charlie and I to tears of happiness.”
…To a key in the door!
“Now we have been in our home for about a year, and I would like to tell you how life has changed.
I am working on my health issues, addressing each and every one of them, and live with a positive outlook for our future.
Before our home, Charlie was failing in school and especially struggling with reading. She was an angry child, not talking much to anyone.
Now Charlie is nine-years-old and doing much better in school. She talks to people and has friends. Inspired by the kind scouts that would serve at the overnight sites, she even became a Brownie last month!
When we were leaving Mary’s house recently with a plate of extra food, Charlie insisted on giving it to a person on the street who was homeless.
Lastly, here is a picture that hangs proudly on our refrigerator. Charlie drew this at school, when asked what does she want to do in the future. She replied, “Donate food.”
Without DuPagePads, we would still be homeless, and I would be getting sicker and sicker. YOU changed two lives, gave us hope, expert care and a new outlook.
You believed in me, and moved us from a pad on the floor, to a key in the door!!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Dreams are Possible – Keanna’s Story
Keanna knew that she had to get out of an abusive relationship for herself and her three young boys 7, 8 and 12. Unsure of where to turn, she came to DuPagePads.
Keanna and her boys used DuPagePads Interim (Overnight) Housing sites for overnight shelter and meals.
“Although it was not an ideal situation to stay at the overnight sites with my children, I can’t say enough good things about the volunteers there that played games with my boys and helped them with homework.
This engagement helped distract them from what otherwise might have been an overwhelming experience,” Keanna shares.
Independent and determined, Keanna found numerous jobs ranging from restaurants to customer service to try to make ends meet.
“Everything I do is for my kids; they motivate me to keep going.
There were times when I was tired or discouraged, but the support from my DuPagePads case manager and my desire to give my boys a better life kept me focused and strong,” Keanna recalls.
“Raising three boys, it was a challenge to save any money, let alone enough for the first month’s rent and security deposit for our own apartment,” Keanna says.
Through working with her case manager Tori at the Client Service Center, Keanna was referred to DuPagePads Housing Now program. A newer program, Housing Now provides rental assistance and ongoing case management for a year. Last year Housing Now served 62 individuals in 33 households with 91% maintaining housing.
After a month of working with DuPagePads, Keanna and her boys were able to move to their own apartment.
Keanna reflects, “Now we are settled in our new apartment, the boys’ attitudes have changed. They are not nervous about going to school anymore and have really come out of their shells. Their teachers will call to tell me how well they are doing.
As an only child with parents not around, I never had a strong support network. After getting to know my case manager Tori, now I feel like I have someone to turn to whenever I need her. Whatever issue comes up, she is right there to connect me with a resource.
Now that we have a home, dreams seem possible.
I never thought getting back on my feet I would have been able to get an apartment like this in such a great location and school district. I’m starting to plan for the future. I’ve always wanted to become a nurse and am currently looking into training programs.
I would have never gotten to this point on my own without DuPagePads,” Keanna shares.
Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness – Linda’s Story
Linda has known homelessness her whole life.
As a child she traveled with her mom from site to site using DuPagePads Interim (Overnight) Housing program.
“Going to high school as a homeless teenager in DuPage County really made me feel bad about myself. I was so afraid my classmates would find out I was homeless.”
Linda’s young adult life was a dark time for her. Struggling with mental illness and depression, she was unable to obtain a home or consistent employment. She found herself following in her mother’s footsteps, back at DuPagePads with her two young daughters.
“I knew I wanted to be different from my mom; I didn’t want my girls to grow up with the fear and uncertainty that I did.”
Linda’s DuPagePads case manager worked with her on a plan for stable housing and when an apartment in DuPagePads Supportive Housing program became available, Linda was overjoyed.
“I remember on moving day, my daughter just started joyfully running all around our new apartment. She was so excited to have her own room. Now I make all of her favorite meals all the time. It makes me feel like a better mother.”
Since working with DuPagePads, Linda’s mental health has stabilized, she has obtained a job in retail and plans on going back to school to be a counselor.
“It may seem like a strange thing to be excited about, but I’ll never forget the first time I was able to write a rent check.
In that moment, I was so proud of how far I had come – from that scared young girl to a responsible mother. I have DuPagePads to thank for that.”
At DuPagePads, we believe that families, like Linda’s, can make their journey out of homelessness.
For 30 years, we know the solution to ending homelessness is housing, coupled with support services and employment.
The solution to end homelessness lies within all of us. We invite you to partner with us and envision a community where everyone has a home. Click here to read about ways you can help transform lives.
As Linda knows firsthand, “When someone believes in you, everything can change.” Thank you for believing in our mission.
I had Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain – Lamont’s Story
A few years ago I found myself in a very difficult situation when the life that I had came to a screeching halt. I became homeless.
There are very few words that can express how I felt.
After serving 4 years in the Illinois Army National Guard and going through a very traumatic event which led to me losing both of my legs and becoming a double amputee, I was completely lost.
With all my medical needs, life was tough. My divorce in February 2014 devastated me the most.
Yes…in a short amount of time I had lost a lot… I lost my marriage, my home, my job and my legs.
These events put a big strain on the healthy relationship that I had with my two daughters.
I was homeless, cold, and in shock, so I turned to DuPagePads for help.
In addition to using DuPagePads Interim (Overnight) Housing sites for meals and shelter, I worked closely with my case manager, where I received access to many helpful benefits and attended several support groups offered by the DuPagePads Client Service Center that kept me motivated.
Lamont (center) with Lutisha Jefferson (left), DuPagePads Career Director and Carlos Johnson (right), DuPagePads Employment Specialist.
I was so determined to get back to work, and get my life back on track that I sought out every opportunity and took many of the suggestions that were offered to me, especially the DuPagePadsCareer Employment Solutions Program.
I used the computer lab and learned best practices for cover letters and resumes, and I worked very closely with the Employment Director to identify several educational opportunities that lead us to develop a plan for my new career path.
The DuPagePads Employment Director learned of my interest in robotics and believed that I would be an excellent candidate for training in Computerized Numerical Control also known as (CNC machine operating).
This is a superb Manufacturing Program offered through a partnership with Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC). This extensive program was 24 weeks long, for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week and required knowledge of trigonometry, another challenge that I had to face since I had never studied it.
But this did not deter me at all!!! DuPagePads found a math tutor who worked with me two to three days a week for three months leading up to my taking the exam, and guess what?
Yes! I passed the entrance exam, but I still had a lot of hard work ahead of me. I attended CNC training during the day and stayed at the overnight sites at night, studying when I could before lights out.
Keeping up with this pace was challenging to say the least, but I knew I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
They told me that 99% of the students that complete the CNC program and receive their Machinist Skills Certificate will be guaranteed a job and a new career in the Manufacturing Industry..So I said to myself “This is the opportunity of a lifetime and Lamont you will not be that 1%!”
I was very optimistic going to my job interview at a manufacturing plant in Carol Stream. However, they had reservations about me being able to stand for a 12 hour overnight shift as a double amputee. But I assured them, “I’ve come this far, I can do it. Just give me a chance.” I was offered the position and have been working there ever since!
I currently live in a nice home in Lisle, and am now able to support myself and my 12 and 16 year old daughters. I’m so happy I was able to put my life back together again and reconnect with them and watch them both blossom into honor roll students and fine young ladies.
My health is currently good. But as an amputee, it takes me a little longer to prepare and get ready for the day.
Thanks to my job and the medical insurance that they offer I just received a new pair of legs that I’m wearing today – No More Medicaid, Link Card, or S.S.I.
This has truly been a life-changing experience for me. I overcame many difficult obstacles with the assistance of DuPagePads who helped to make all this possible.
So without hesitation I say thank you, thank you, thank you to DuPagePads. Without your resources and passion for helping people I would probably still be homeless and unemployed.
Amanda’s Story–“DuPagePads has shown me anything is possible”
Amanda was just 19 when she suddenly found herself homeless after her uncle passed away. She had two young children and struggled daily to find a place to stay. “I never knew where we were going to sleep.” Amanda felt there was no other option but to stay at a different friend’s house each night.
Amanda found it challenging for her young children to always be quiet and on their best behavior as guests in her friends’ homes.
“I wanted my children to be able to be children and I knew we were wearing out our welcome.”
One of her friends told her about DuPagePads and Amanda began staying with her children at the overnight sites.
“Going from site to site was difficult…getting transportation was challenging, with having two kids and the weather changing, it was a real struggle.”
DuPagePads case managers worked with Amanda on a plan for stable housing. When an apartment in DuPagePads Supportive Housing Program became available, Amanda and her children were overjoyed.
“I love our home and having our own space. We no longer have to worry about where we are going to lay our heads down or wonder how we will get there. My kids have their own bed, toys and books and that means the world to me.”
Amanda’s goal plan includes continuing to work, purchasing her own car and eventually attending cosmetology school to be a hair stylist. To help Amanda succeed, DuPagePads linked her with daycare resources.
“DuPagePads helped me in so many ways. They are family to me.
Without DuPagePads I wouldn’t know what to do. I have them to thank for how good my life is right now.
I never believed it would be possible to have a place of our own, but DuPagePads has shown me anything is possible.”
The Birthday Surprise – Bob & Alicia’s Story
“Thank you is not even close enough to say how much we appreciate what you have done for our family.”
Bob and Alicia both had jobs when they first met, but like many people who come to DuPagePads, they fell upon hard times and lost their jobs. Life spiraled downward and they found themselves homeless.
Bob was no stranger to uncertainty. At age 8, he was put into foster care. Growing up, he never had a stable place to live moving from group home to foster home. “It’s hard to talk about. I never want my children to experience the kind of abuse I did,” Bob shared. By the age of 18, Bob moved out of foster care.
“I met a lot of really nice counselors that helped me walk down the right path…If it wasn’t for them I don’t know where I would be right now,” Bob said.
Our staff worked with Bob, Alicia and their three children to set goals and work toward permanent housing. On Bob’s birthday his phone rang. It was his DuPagePads case manager making him aware that they had an apartment available for his family. He recalls:
“It was so much to take in. It was on my birthday! I was overwhelmed with emotion and broke into tears of happiness. By far it was one of the best gifts I have received in my entire life.”
Families and individuals coming to DuPagePads are in need of resources, encouragement and support getting back on their feet. Now Bob, Alicia and their children will know stability as they make happy memories settling in a place they can call “home”.
Help make more success stories like Bob and Alicia’s, your support is needed now more than ever due to impending state budget cuts.
From Homeless to Housing – One Family’s Journey
Leslie, Jeremy and their children were chronically homeless for three years.
Leslie reflects, “We started going to the overnight sites at DuPage Pads. It was hard for me to get work. After school, I couldn’t drop the kids off anywhere and I had to be ready to pick Jeremy up from work.
Now we have our own apartment and I’m working full time. Our children are doing much better in school. Their teachers tell me how much they have improved. I don’t know where we would be without DuPage Pads.“
Leslie and Jeremy’s family is a wonderful example of our work in action. Samantha is their oldest daughter now in second grade and a Girl Scout. This year she was her troop’s top cookie seller. Quite impressive!
To her surprise, the members of her troop voted to donate a portion of their cookie sales to DuPage Pads. Now, in her own home Samantha is learning to give back to others.
At DuPage Pads we believe that every child should live safe from fear, have their own bed and a place to call home. We’ve learned that people can accomplish amazing things when they have a place of their own.
Like Leslie and Jeremy, we know “when someone believes in you everything can change”!
Yolanda’s Story – ‘I Never Thought I would be Homeless’
I have a Bachelor’s degree and over 15 years of clerical-administrative experience. I was working in an office till I suddenly lost my job and eventually my apartment. I never thought I would be homeless – it was quite a shock.
When I first came to DuPagePads, my Case Manager immediately referred me to the Employment Coordinator who assessed my skills, advised me on resume writing and interview techniques and helped me search for job opportunities that met my experience with their more than 30 community employers.
Before my interview my Case Manager took me to get fitted for a suit jacket – I felt like Cinderella.
My interview went really well and I got the job! Now I’m a recruiter for a bus company which allows me the rewarding opportunity to come back to DuPagePads and help others find a career.
DuPagePads has been a blessing for me and I feel like we are a family. They have helped me turn the lemons in my life into lemonade.
~Yolanda, a DuPagePads Program Participant
Cleveland’s Story – The Missing Smile
Cleveland stopped smiling in 1987.
He was working a steady job and had been there for five years when one day he came home to the worst news a parent can receive. Cleveland’s one-year-old son had been beaten to death by his baby sitter.
“I still feel the chill down my spine every time I think about it,” Cleveland says. Unable to cope with the sadness, he stopped caring about his life.
“I became angry and mad at the world. I turned to alcohol and drugs which caused me to lose everything: my home, my family and I ended up in prison. I could not handle the pain and walked around homeless for many years.”
Cleveland says the turning point in his life was DuPagePads. In addition to basic needs like food and shelter, DuPagePads connected him with a case manager who helped him find counseling to deal with his addictions and inner anger while obtaining the needed medication to stay in a stable mental state.
Cleveland is now clean: no drugs or alcohol. He was reunited with his children and says the best day of his life was the day he opened the door to his DuPagePads Supportive Housing apartment. “I did not believe this could be my life again.”
Last year DuPagePads Supportive Housing program served 115 individuals including 34 children. As a result of continued supportive services, 88% of those individuals have had a place to call “home” for a year or longer.
Homelessness often causes illnesses and makes existing mental and physical illnesses worse. Supportive Housing apartments, like Cleveland’s, improve physical and mental health. This in turn reduces the need for expensive inpatient mental healthcare and hospitalization. Now that Cleveland is in housing and his health has stabilized, he is no longer using emergency rooms or the criminal justice system, which are expensive for taxpayers.
More affordable than housing in state hospitals, prisons or nursing homes, Supportive Housing is an investment in our community. With the proposed state budget cuts, funding for this program is in jeopardy. To learn more about this issue, click here.
As Cleveland can attest, Supportive Housing ends homelessness. “DuPagePads cared about me. They wanted me to get better, for myself and for my other children. My case managers made me want to be a better person,” Cleveland admits.
“Housing is such a blessing. I feel good about providing a home for my children to visit. One of the biggest changes that people notice about me is that I now smile–life is good now. I want to thank DuPagePads for saving my life,” Cleveland says with a smile.
Amanda’s Story – ‘DuPagePads has Shown Me Anything is Possible’
Angela’s Story – ‘DuPagePads Helped Me Focus on the Positive’
After losing her job, and her apartment soon after, Angela began living with her daughter. When her daughter moved out of state, Angela began staying at the DuPagePads Interim (overnight) Housing Program sites. “I didn’t want to be dependent on her any longer so I contacted DuPagePads,” Angela shares.
Angela was quickly referred to DuPagePads Career Employment Solutions Program which helped her fine tune her resume and provided her with a computer lab where she could search for employment opportunities. “Sometimes I got so involved in job searching that I would lose track of time and stay till the computer lab closed,” Angela added.
Once she obtained an interview, her DuPagePads Employment Specialist made sure she had suits and clothes to help her feel confident. Thanks to her hard work and perseverance, and the help of DuPagePads, Angela now has a job in a financial resolution position in Oak Brook.
Angela is excited about moving into her new apartment in Westmont. She says, “I love deciding where to put things and what color to paint the accent wall.” She has also been able to unload the heavy purse that she used to carry around. “Now I just carry my wallet and keys!”
“To me, DuPagePads means a new beginning, a stepping stone into a new life.” Angela admits to learning a lot about herself during the process of finding a new job and place to live. She says, “If you think positive, positive comes; if you think negative, negative comes. DuPagePads helped me focus on the positive.”
Francis Says, ‘Thank You!’
A graduate of the Pharmacy Technician Program shares her story
“I became homeless the week before Christmas in 2011 because I broke my toe on my drive foot. I was employed as a driver and could not work in this capacity. I quickly fell behind in rent and all other bills that go along with basic living.
My boss found me another position other than driving and allowed me to stay at the office until I could get caught up on things and save enough money to move into another place. Yes, I worked in the day at the office and my boss made arrangements so that I could stay at the office overnight in order to avoid any rent payments.
After awhile, I didn’t handle things very well and closed the line of communication at work. I lost my job on the last day of February and I came to DuPagePads.
Sadness. Uncertainty. Frustration. Anger. Disappointment. These were the feelings I had when I first came to DuPagePads this past March. Initially I was in shock and found going place to place each night difficult. But early on, the staff interacted with me in a very caring manner; they reached out to me and their commitment to help me and my situation is something I will never forget. The people at DuPagePads were a gleam of light through the turmoil I was experiencing.
Since I became a DuPagePads client, I qualified through testing and with classes and hard work have completed the Pharmacy Technician program. I am now the proud recipient of a Pharmacy Technician License. I not only look forward to a job, but a well-paying career. Today was my very first day of orientation as a pharmacy technician with the DuPage Community Clinic here in Wheaton. I am proud to say that with DuPagePads help, I am on my way to succeed. So I would like to humbly thank all who are apart of DuPagePads in any and every aspect from in front to behind the scenes for doing what you do for so many like me. Thank You!”
Why it’s All Worthwhile
DuPagePads received this email from a former client and we are happy to share his gratitude with our community of supporters.
Tomorrow will mark the 16th anniversary that I graduated from PADS. I learned a lot about myself and what the world had to offer while I was there. I learned that sobriety was my key to the future. I mark my sobriety date on my calendar as well.
I would like to THANK YOU again for the love and support I received while I was there. Even 16 years later, it still stays with me. I was amazed that so many people cared about me in a time in my life that I didn’t care about myself. I started a new life when I left there with a new outlook on the future.
For now, all is good in my life. I am a homeowner again, pay too much in taxes, living life to the fullest and am happy with the world around me. And this is all with the economy in the shape it is in. Life is GOOD. It could always be better, but I will continue to be happy with the blessings that I have and not covet the things I don’t have.
Just thought I would send a quick note of thanks and let you know that your efforts are appreciated…I’m sure that sometimes you wonder if it is all worthwhile. I would say that my life wouldn’t be where it is without your help.
A Place to Call Home!
Larry admits his journey has been a long difficult one and says that “Without DuPagePads, I would not be here today.” On October 4, 2011, Larry moved into his own apartment after four years of being homeless. This became possible because of the caring staff at DuPagePads and their Permanent Supportive Housing Program. Larry openly shares his story.
In 2007, Larry lost his job after his employer went out of business. Larry found his way to DuPagePads and has been working with them since, although a lack of housing was not his only concern. Larry suffers from severe arthritis and neuropathy, and recently had a stroke. “My pain is progressing. My legs go numb and I just fall,” he says. Larry currently uses a cane but fears he will soon need a walker.
Larry had another setback in 2010 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. “I have been going through radiation and the cancer is in remission,” Larry reports, “but my medications were so expensive, I would sometimes have to make decisions about which ones to take.”
Larry’s pain did not go unnoticed. Beth Epstein, Director of Programs at DuPagePads, became aware of Larry’s ailments. “I do not usually work with clients directly, but I had the opportunity to meet Larry and focus on his situation. It was hard to see him in so much discomfort and not being able to afford his medication. One day a light bulb went off in the back of my mind. I remembered Larry saying that he was a veteran,” Beth shares.
In the past, Larry had tried to obtain veteran benefits, but there was an error in the system regarding his status. Fortunately, DuPagePads partners with the DuPage Veterans Commission and they worked with Larry to rectify the error in the system. Because of this correction, Larry was able to receive assistance for his much needed prescription medications through a local VA Hospital, as well as utilize their psychiatrists and group sessions.
In addition to helping Larry receive the medications he needed, DuPagePads is also assisting him in obtaining social security and disability benefits. Beth states, “One of many services we provide is helping our clients get the benefits they deserve or need. This is only possible because of the many collaborative partnerships DuPagePads has established in the community.”
When asked what brings a smile to his face, Larry quickly answers, “My apartment. It has really given me something to look forward to, getting things into it. DuPagePads even got me a bed – though I didn’t have a chance to set up my bed last night, I just spread my blankets out on the floor. I really appreciate everything I have received.”
Chronic homelessness can destroy your health, your hope, your dignity. In the face of such daunting circumstances, it would be easy to give up. Just ask Brad.
Brad grew up right here in DuPage County. Like many of our clients, childhood trauma led to health issues, a pattern of bad choices and, eventually, homelessness.
“My wife, children and I were homeless for about three years. I saw the looks on my children’s faces and it was really heartbreaking.”
DuPagePads is committed to ending homelessness through a proven, cost-effective solution of housing combined with strong professional case management and employment services.
“DuPagePads Permanent Supportive Housing Program helped me get into an apartment. The DuPagePads Employment Program helped me by guiding me to complete my GED through the College of DuPage. They also helped me to understand and focus on my life to achieve what I want to become in life. Now I take ownership for my own actions.”
Most important, with help from DuPagePads, Brad is breaking the cycle of homelessness.
“For the first time, my children have their own beds and bedroom, with their artwork covering the walls of our home. DuPagePads connected us with the Park District to teach our children how to swim this summer and took them to the zoo to see their favorite animal, the lion. My kids are getting a great education and have the security of a safe, loving home.”
We refused to give up on Brad and we refuse to accept the tragedy of homelessness in our community. As a result, now Brad is giving new hope to his children for a brighter tomorrow.
Contact DuPagePads
601 West Liberty, Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 682·3846
DuPagePads 14th Annual
Taste of Hope
Thursday, March 5, 2020; 6:00pm
Join DuPagePads at Drury Lane and sample signature dishes from 25 of the area’s leading upscale restaurants at the 14th Annual Taste of Hope. The event will also feature a live and silent auction, wine pull and raffles!
Hosting Congregations
Church of the Holy Ghost – Wood Dale
Community Presbyterian Church – Clarendon Hills
Community United Methodist Church – Naperville
Congregation Etz Chaim – Lombard
Elmhurst Presbyterian Church
First Church of Lombard UCC
First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn UCC
First Congregational UCC – Downers Grove
First Congregational United Church of Christ – Naperville
First Presbyterian Church – Glen Ellyn
First Presbyterian Church – Itasca
First United Methodist Church – Downers Grove
First United Methodist Church – West Chicago
Jubilee Bible Church – Medinah
Our Saviors Lutheran Church-Carol Stream
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church – Naperville
Peace Lutheran Church – Lombard
Redeemer Lutheran Church – Hinsdale
St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church – Bloomingdale
St. John The Baptist Catholic Church
St. Luke Presbyterian Church – Downers Grove
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church – Naperville
St. Mary of Gostyn Catholic Church – Downers Grove
Trinity Episcopal Church – Wheaton
Trinity Lutheran Church – Lisle
The Chapel – Hinsdale
Wheaton Christian Center – Carol Stream
Wood Dale Community Church
Platinum – Acura
Platinum – Audi
Platinum – Continental Motors of Naperville
Platinum – First Trust Portfolios
Platinum – Mazda
Diamond – Coldwell Banker Charitable Foundation
Diamond – Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Co
Diamond – Forum Financial Management, LLC
Diamond – JD Norman Industries
Diamond – Power Equipment Direct
Gold – AON
Gold – BMO Harris Bank
Gold – DRF Installations
Gold – Exelon Generation
Gold – Invesco Ltd.
Gold – Jane Doyle
Gold – Nicor Gas
Gold – Republic Bank
Gold – The Schulte Wealth Management Group
Gold – T2 Capital Management
Gold – Tuk Tuk Naperville
Gold – West Suburban Bank
Gold – Wheaton Bank & Trust Company
Silver – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Silver – Dan Wolf Auto Group
Silver – Maclyn
Silver – Northwestern Medicine
Silver – Ostrander Construction Inc.
Silver – Richards Graphic Communications
Silver – Thrivent Financial
Silver – Villa Park Office Equipment, Inc.
Access DuPage
Bridge Communities
C.H.A.D.
Community Career Center, Inc.
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
DuPage Community Clinic
DuPage County Department of Probation
DuPage County Health Dept.
DuPage County Workforce Development
DuPage Housing Authority
DuPage Workforce Board
Family Shelter Service
Glen Ellyn Walk-In Ministry
Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services
Healthcare Alternatives Systems (H.A.S), Inc.
Healthcare for Homeless Veterans
HOPE Fair Housing
Hope’s Front Door
IDHS, Division of Rehabilitation Services
Literacy Volunteers of DuPage
Lombard & Villa Park Walk-In Ministry
Love Christian Clearing House
Metropolitan Family Service
The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
NAMI of DuPage
Neighborhood Food Pantries
Northern Illinois Food Bank
People’s Resource Center
Repeat Boutique
Serenity House
SHARE Program
West Suburban Community Pantry
Wheaton Youth Outreach
Woodridge Interventions
World Relief
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Stones and Aguero available for selection
Fri 12 May 2017, 2:58 PM
City – Palace: desde el túnel
Sergio Agüero: el rey del hat trick
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Sergio Agüero: Rey del Hat-Trick
John Stones and Sergio Aguero are available for selection for City’s home game with Leicester.
Stones has missed the last five games with a muscle injury while Aguero limped off against Middlesbrough a fortnight ago.
Boss Pep Guardiola confirmed the only absentees are Claudio Bravo and Ilkay Gundogan for the Foxes clash.
“There are no injuries except Gundogan and Bravo,” said Pep.
“Sergio trained in the last few days and the rest are OK. Like Sergio, John Stones trained with the group the last two or three days as well.”
Guardiola revealed he’s enjoyed his first season with the Blues, even if things haven’t panned out exactly as he would have liked.
The Blues can still clinch third spot in the Premier League this season and the boss believes he now has a better understanding of the Premier League as he approaches the end of his first year in charge.
“It’s been intense, fun and I’ve enjoyed it,” he said. “I expected a fight until the end in the Premier League, fighting for the league until the last four or five games. In the box, we have been penalised by not scoring enough goals.
“There is still so much to play for. We are aiming for third, but if we finish fourth and we go into the qualifiers of the Champions League, like this season, it won’t change things or our pre-season plans,
“We will still go the US to play tough friendly games. We are going to prepare to be ready for the first game, whether that’s the Premier League or the Champions League – we will be ready whoever we start against.
“But I am so optimistic that we can qualify for the Champions League. I think we will be better next season.”
Pep also revealed the team will celebrate Yaya Toure’s 34th birthday after the game against Leicester.
“We’re going to buy him as big a cake as possible!” he said. “We’ll do that after the game on Saturday.”
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How the Stack and Tilt Golf Swing Works
by Nicholas Gerbis
The stack and tilt swing caused quite a stir in the golf community.
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In June 2007, Golf Digest readers pushed back their visors and scratched their heads as they read about a new golf swing growing popular on the PGA Tour. The swing seemed to run counter to the sport's conventional wisdom, particularly with respect to weight shift and lateral movement. Not only that, it looked downright odd, as if you stood a chance of falling over while attempting it. Nevertheless, pros were flocking to it and reporting significant improvements in their games. It was called the stack and tilt swing, and it was developed by well-known PGA Tour instructors Michael Bennett and Andy Plummer.
Stack and tilt is a swing designed to maximize how straight and how far the ball flies. Some swings -- for example, the putt -- will be straighter. And others may drive farther. But stack and tilt is meant to be the best combination of both. It keeps you on the fairway while helping you to gain enough distance to keep your score low.
Interest in stack and tilt rivaled that of any instructional article Golf Digest had yet published, and the magazine reported receiving hundreds of questions and comments [source: Finch]. Many people said they had markedly stepped up their games with the new swing, while others were "simply intrigued by its complete assault on traditional instruction" [source: Plummer]. Critics weighed in as well, claiming that the new swing was little more than an update of the old "reverse pivot" and argued that the stack and tilt was too tricky for most weekend golfers [source: Logan].
In this article, we'll look at how stack and tilt works and how it differs from the traditional golf stance and swing.
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Am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?
written by Gabriela Torres Olivares May 8, 2014
[Leerlo en Español]
Entropy wants to thank Walmor Corrêa for sharing his work with our readers.
The monster resists any classification built on hierarchy or merely
binary opposition, demanding instead a “system” allowing polyphony,
mixed response (difference in sameness, repulsion in attraction), and
resistance to integration […] the monster’s very existence is a rebuke to
boundary and enclosure […] Full of rebuke to traditional methods of
organizing knowledge and human experience, the geography of monster
is an imperiling expanse, and therefore always contested cultural space.[1]
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, “Monster culture.”
Ever since its invention, or since its etymological formation, the word monster has been inscribed with a social function: to communicate the will of the gods to the people, usually a punitive one (monstrat futurum, monet voluntatem deorum: shows the future and warns of the will of the gods). Although the monster’s figure was democratized according to conventionalisms, it continued to be the messenger of misfortune or tragedy, an effect of behaviors that acted against the harmony of established norms. The monster broadened its institutional origins to the imaginary realm of Ethics: it became the other. From Oedipus’s Sphinx to the Chupacabra, the monster’s apparition is a metaphor that reflects the complexities of each era: the Cold War’s aliens, the revival of vampires after HIV and now zombies (J. J. Cohen, author of Monster Culture, proposes using monsters to understand cultural diversity: through examining the monsters created by each culture’s idiosyncrasy we can understand their history, their geopolitics, their race, beliefs, needs: circumstances.) In accordance with the complexities of each period, the monster has been the opposite of that which is comfortable or pleasant, it cannot be domesticated, and if it could, it wouldn’t be a monster (despite attempts to claim it as a double agent in favor of the human project). In this sense, the “rules” of monstrosity seem intransigent.
In his work, Unheimlich, Imaginário Popular Brasileiro, Brazilian artist Walmor Corrêa offers us a different point of view, an unusual perspective with which to recognize the monster, or to recognize ourselves within it. The title of his work, Unheimlich refers to the psychological term for “uncanny,” elucidated by Sigmund Freud in his essay Das Unheimliche,[2] Freud defines unheimlich, or uncanny, as a cognitive dissonance produced by everything which is familiarly strange to us because it has been unconsciously repressed by different circumstances. Consequently, this cognitive dissonance generates intellectual uncertainty or a bewildered logic (in the field of linguistics, paraphrasing Julia Kristeva,[3] an unheimlich happens when a symbol ceases to function as a symbol and all its efficiency and the significations of what was symbolized is transformed; the sign is not an arbitrary experience, but rather assumes real relevance because its arbitrariness crumbles to the benefit of the imagination). Even though Walmor Corrêa works under the Freudian premise, in Unheimlich Imáginario Popular Brasileiro he inserts other reflections about the topic through the asking of new questions. He has broadened the possibilities of his monsters, referring to them as beings or entities. This is not a simple politically correct way to refer to them, because there is no redemptive discourse or apology in his work, but rather a search for the widening of circumstances, new alveoli, vacant alveoli, other angles in which the possible response is a question to our bewildered logic.
Curupira. Acrylic and grpahite on canvas. 195x130cm.
His beings, or entities, appertain to the collective imaginary from Brazil, that is to say, they are endemic to this specific region of the planet, they are endemic to the inhabitants’ collective imaginary, to their idiosyncrasy and (according to the “different ways of understanding” suggested by Cohen) they allow us to understand that many of them are not possible in the place we inhabit (myths are plausible because of their baroque verisimilitude). However, perceptual exoticism is not what inaugurates other possible reflections, rather it is the way these beings are addressed by Corrêa. Building upon the certain legitimacy given through scientific discourse, the artist presents a cabinet of dissected entities to us, entities rendered vulnerable through their biological deconstruction; their exposed organs are differentiated from the rest of the body through the use of color. These organs belong to concrete beings, ones which lie in the image’s background, muted by grays and sepias. They yield their role as protagonists to their anatomical compositions and to the complex systems that once allowed them to perform life. Through this contrast, the gaze is focused on the internal (equality) and eventually on the external (differences), thus opening what will become a bewildered environment. The figures are framed, or surrounded by, anatomical parts which have been decontextualized from their systems. They float independently, each accompanied by a brief text explaining that organ’s specific function. These aseptic narratives complement and legitimize what is presented to us, they reactivate a particular organ ekphrastically, bringing it back to life through language:
Heart and cardiac electrophysiology
Located in the center of the thorax, it has the function of pumping blood to the body, supplying the cells with oxygen and nutrients. Once the heart muscles contract, they force the flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricles and then out. The blood then returns to the heart through a complex vein system. It has three cavities: one atrium and two ventricles. The three cavities have practically the same volume with different thickness of the walls. There is a big pause between the second and the third heart beat. The first one is the beat of the atrium, the second one is the beat of the right ventricle and the third sound is the left ventricle. The cardiac activation results from an impulse that starts either in one cell or in the whole group of cells and from the propagation of this impulse to all the cells of the atrium and the ventricles.[4]
Despite the scientific tone of the texts that supplement and describe each organ didactically, an “unheimlich” occurs and the arbitrary language signs crumble to the benefit of the imagination: an exquisite Brazilian paradoxography. Cultivated by the Ancient Greeks, Paradoxography was a literary genre in which incredible events from the human condition were narrated. It was a protoscience that tried to legitimize extraordinary events, searching for ecological-biological possibilities through language (in his book History of Animals, Aristotle defined “being impregnated by the wind” as what we now know as False Pregnancy, Phantom Pregnancy or the Rapunzel Syndrome). Paradoxographic literature also allowed voyagers to describe otherness and the rites, habits, animals and geography associated with other cultures as something extraordinary, yet possible. Paradoxographic language allowed Albrecht Dürer to sketch out, to draw his Rhinoceros; he had never seen a rhinoceros in person, he never witnessed the existence of the animal, and nevertheless he made it anatomically possible.
Capelobo. Acrylic and graphite on canvas. 195x130cm.
Cachorra da Palmeira. Acrylic and graphite on canvas. 195x130cm.
Even though Walmor Corrêa’s beings are local entities, with their origins in the Brazilian collective imaginary, their anatomical plausibility is the result of the artist’s imagination and a thorough investigation that allowed him to visualize the inner structure of these beings.[5] Corrêa visited physicians and specialists during the first part of his project, he then traveled to the habitats where these beings are found. In these places, the inhabitants gave him more information about their entities: eating habits, routines, features and other particularities that helped him to understand these beings not only physically, but also philosophically, psychologically and semantically. Unlike Greek paradoxographers, Corrêa bases his work on an extraordinariness that already exists in Brazilian myths, but is nonetheless presented as unknown. In Unheimlich, he gives these local foreigners new reading possibilities through more concrete or objective rapprochements, like the body and its functions; the perishable becomes a deformed mirror that occurs within the prejudice and/or the aversion with which we ontologically approach the idea of these possible beings. Everything which was destined to remain in secret, hidden, has come to light,[6] Julia Kristeva dixit in her definition of unheimlich. In his own unheimlich, Walmor Corrêa shares the sensitivity of the concept, not because he brings them out to light, but because he illuminates them within their own darkness.
Ipupiara. Acrylic and graphite on canvas.
195×130 cm.
If we approach the complete works of Walmor Corrêa, those before and after Unheimlich, we would notice a need to deconstruct established sensitivities, to create different dialogues around foundational uncertainties or intransigent certainties, in his artistic discourse. The artist constructs bridges that bind, but which also question. He enables third landscapes, in which scientific or mythical, bewildered or rational, are fusing and confusing; here it is possible to understand life through death and vice versa, finiteness through the present and vice versa, the known through the unknown and vice versa. These forms of knowledge, of questioning, can be explicit or subtle, an almost gesture, the artist does not limit his work to a single discipline. His formats are created by his pieces, which range from mobile sculptures in music boxes or cuckoo clocks to photographs of cryptozoological findings (pigeon-rat hybrids at a waste habitat), from archaeological interventions or the in situ of imaginary species, to naturalistic sketches or drawings, entomologies of fantastic insects, and painting, as is the case with Unheimlich.
I highlight Memento Mori from his complete works, an exhibit in which the artist complements the pieces that make up Unheimlich with musical domes, a cuckoo clock and a bonsai skeleton. By adding these new pieces, Corrêa enables other possibilities of dialogue between his works. The title, Memento Mori, refers to a Latin phrase that means, remember you will die or remember you are mortal. Memento Mori was a warning used in moments of glory; servants or lower level companions, used to whisper this phrase in their leader’s or ruler’s ear while they were acclaimed by their people; Memento Mori in order to let them know that even glory was ephemeral. But Memento Mori is also a reference to a particular style of painting, a variant of the still life.
Within the glass-domed music boxes of Walmor Corrêa’s Memento Mori, there are small skeletons that, at first sight, seem like the skeletons of common birds. Once we observe them in detail, we notice that these birds were, they are, literally and metaphorically rara avis, cryptoornithology. (Once I knew of their existence, they reminded me of Homo Rodans[7] by Remedios Varo. Homo Rodans is a little sculpture made of fish and chicken bones, and it was originally accompanied by an epistle in which the artist, under heteronym Hälikcio von Fuhrängschmidt, narrates the fabulous finding of the Homo Rodans, who is Homo sapiens’ predecessor.) Despite their static postures, those inside the glass domes move in circles when someone winds the crank; as with traditional jewelry or musical boxes (usually with a spinning ballerina), the little bird skeleton spins simultaneously to a sound. In some of these domes, the sound corresponds to a melody made by a comb and a pin drum (as with traditional music boxes), in others it is the trilling that we speculate was produced by the bird while alive. In the latter, the birds are survived by the possibility of their recorded trilling; while the organic vestiges of their concrete existence are changing, decomposing, their sound may be played ad infinitum. In his novel, The Invention of Morel, Bioy Casares refers to this possibility of inorganic perpetuation, to these methods of achievement, as “machines for counteracting absence”*: before we have the photograph or the phonograph record, it must be taken, recorded.[8]
Vanitas or Memento Mori paintings display bones, skulls, flowers and fruits, among other elements of daily life, objects that once satisfied needs and/or pleasures. Human frailty, the finite nature of organic existence, is outlived by these elements that symbolize that which continues despite absence. Within Walmor Corrêa’s glass-domed music boxes, the glass, the structure and the sound recorded are the elements which act as evidence of the concrete existence of his rara avis. As is the case with the cuckoo clock that keeps ticking away time, every hour displaying the automaton skeleton of a strange bird that testifies to the infinite succession of time. With the addition of these pieces to the Unheimlich series, the artist broadens the possibilities of dialogue, the familiarly strange becoming more familiar, or closer, with the common denominator of that whisper in our ear: memento mori.
Who has not asked oneself: Am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?[9] asks the character from The Hour of the Star, by Clarice Lispector. This question is sparked out of necessity by another question, Who am I? The possible response seeks to be pondered within the abstraction of identity. That is to say, such a question would not be satisfied by a laconic response like: well, you are principally an atomic composition of the elements Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P), the same as the rest of the living beings inhabiting this planet. The question seeks a response in which the asker will be differentiated from the others. Consequently such a response will be an amalgam of concepts in which one’s existence is justified or annulled. Moreover, when the question is Am I a monster or is this what it means to be human? The pondering seeks a potential identity within antinomy; that is to say, through the monster. Monster as other, or also as the adjective monstrous; a metaphor that judges the evilness, the anomalous, immorality, the noxious, the harmful or whatever threatens the wellbeing of our worldview according to the realm of ethics. In the sense of organic existence or perishable existence, a monster would be principally and concretely an atomic composition of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) elements, as is the case with the rest of living beings; but in an abstract sense, the monster would be laden with the sum of given concepts from our generous history through each cultural imaginary. Walmor Corrêa understands the infinite potential of both definitions: the abstract and the concrete. He approaches these creatures from the myths’ baroque verisimilitude through the legitimacy generated by scientific discourse, thus exposing it upon an encounter with preconceived ideas, symbols and concepts.
He does not refer to them as monsters, rather beings or entities, since a monster is only monstrous for the other, and therefore the feeling of estrangement or danger it arouses is only to the other. (Here, what comes to my mind is Francis Bacon’s comment on the “evilness of nature”, like the thorn or briar, which prick and scratch, as a determinant of their existence.) An example of which is Curupira, a Tupi entity that inhabits the Amazon rainforest (and which many video gamers speculate served as inspiration for Blanka, from Street Fighter). Curupira was monstrous for explorers, hunters and conquerors, it is monstrous for those who dare to enter the Amazônia in order to deforest it. Endowed with backward feet, Curupira leaves footprints that confuse explorers and hunters because they lead them back out of the Amazônia. Curupira is monstrous for the other, but not for the Amazon’s inhabitants. As is the case with the Cachorra da Palmeira, who was transformed from a woman into a bitch because of her subversive and daring acts. Walmor Corrêa does not confine his work to the polarities of one discourse or another, he does not redeem or blame, but rather he offers possibilities in which it is not necessary to domesticate our fears in order to recognize them.
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1. Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome. “Monster culture.” Monster Theory: Reading Culture. United States: University of Minnesota Press, 1996. 3-25.
2. Freud, Sigmund. “The Uncanny.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology:21. MIT. 22 March 2014 http://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/freud1.pdf.
3. Kristeva, Julia. Extranjeros para nosotros mismos. Barcelona: Plaza & Janés, 1991.
4. Corrêa, Walmor. Unheimlich. Imáginario popular brasileiro. Brasil: Artist catalogue, 2006.
7. Varo, Remedios. “De Homo Rodans.” Cartas, sueños y otros textos. México: Ediciones Era, 2009. 89-96.
8. Bioy Casares, Adolfo. La invención de Morel. Estados Unidos: Penguin Books, 1996.
9. Lispector, Clarice. La hora de la estrella. Madrid: Ediciones Siruela, 2000.
*Note: Official translation of The Invention of Morel says “machines that supply certain sensory needs” instead of “machines for counteracting absence.” The latter is a license in order to reinterpret its poetic meaning in English from Spanish: aparatos para contrarrestar ausencias.
Am I a monster or is this what it means to be human? was last modified: May 8th, 2014 by Gabriela Torres Olivares
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Gabriela Torres Olivares was born in Monterrey, México. She is the author of three collections of short stories: Enfermario (Tierra Adentro, 2010), Incompletario (Ediciones Intempestivas, 2007) and Están Muertos, (Harakiri Plaquettes, 2004). She currently lives in Tijuana, México.
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MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: Sady Salinas (R) of Paraguay and Michelle Montero (L) of Costa Rica battle for the ball during the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Soledad Garay (R) of Paraguay and Gloriana Villalobos (L) of Costa Rica
MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: Soledad Garay (R) of Paraguay and Gloriana Villalobos (L) of Costa Rica battle for the ball during the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Silvana Romero #9 of Paraguay celebrate with her team mates
MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: Silvana Romero #9 of Paraguay celebrate with her team mates after she scores her team's opening goal during the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Michelle Montero (L) of Costa Rica celebrate with her team mates
MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: Michelle Montero (L) of Costa Rica celebrate with hr team mates after she scores her team's equalizing goal the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Belen Benitez (L) of Paraguay and Gloriana Villalobos (R) of Costa Rica
MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: Belen Benitez (L) of Paraguay and Gloriana Villalobos (R) of Costa Rica battle for the ball during the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
The team of Paraguay line up
MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: The team of Paraguay line up before the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
The team of Costa Rica line up
MONTREAL, QC - AUGUST 09: The team of Costa Rica line up before the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2014 group D match between Paraguay and Costa Rica at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Martin Rose - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
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Another Opening, Another Met Opera Show: Ringing in the New 2015-2016 Broadcast Year
By Josmar16 @ReviewsByJosmar
So Many Choices, So Little Time…
Aleksandrs Antonenko as Otello, the Moor of Venice (Photo: Met Opera)
When one radio season ends, another begins. That’s how swiftly things move about in the fast-paced world of grand opera… I’m kidding, of course. Typically, there’s nothing slower than grand opera, especially those grandiose efforts by Wagner and sometimes by Strauss. Verdi tends to glide along at a fairly rapid clip, with Puccini even quicker. For the most part, verismo composers take a brisk view of their work, whereas the French savor over their output (and their ubiquitous ballet sequences).
But I do digress. This latest post will pay homage to the coming Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast season, scheduled to begin in early December 2015. The Met’s official gala opening night, however, gets underway three months before that, on September 21 (broadcast via satellite on SiriusXM radio), with a new production of Verdi’s Otello, to be heard later in the season on April 23, 2016. More about that venture when we come to it!
Soon after the close of the 2014-2015 season the Met’s management informed radio listeners that one of the show’s senior producers, Mary Jo Heath, had officially taken over the duties of announcer and host from the late Margaret Juntwait. Ms. Juntwait passed away on June 3rd of ovarian cancer, a tragic blow to long-time listeners who had grown accustomed to her on-air presence as only the third announcer in Met Opera broadcast history, and the first woman to assume the role.
Mary Jo Heath, the Met Opera’s new radio announcer and host
A native of Norman, Oklahoma, Ms. Heath earned a Ph.D. in music theory from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, as well as Bachelor and Master’s degrees in music from the University of Oklahoma. Ira Siff, the late Ms. Juntwait’s co-host for the series, will remain on board to add “color” commentary to the proceedings. A wise decision! Siff’s gushing delivery and intimate knowledge of the art form, in addition to his affable repartee with and respect for colleagues, are most welcome. I wish the team well in their joint assignment!
With the preliminaries out of the way, let’s get the opera show on the road!
We’ve already mentioned that the broadcast season kicks off on December 5th. The opening work on the program is that perennial favorite of the holiday season, La Bohème. It will star soprano Barbara Frittoli as the tubercular Mimì, Ramón Vargas as her poet-lover Rodolfo, Ana María Martínez as the flirtatious Musetta, and Levente Molnar as the painter Marcello, with Alexey Lavrov as Schaunard, Christian van Horn as Colline, and John Del Carlo as Benoit/Alcindoro. Conducted by Paolo Carignani in the iconic Franco Zeffirelli production (which has been filmed on several occasions, but with different casts), Puccini’s classic tale of young love was based, in part, on the composer’s own experiences as a struggling artist.
December 12 will bring us Verdi’s Rigoletto in Michael Mayer’s glitzy Las Vegas-style adaptation. Starring Željko Lučić as Rigoletto, Nadine Sierra as his daughter Gilda, Piotr Beczala as the lascivious Duke of Mantua (a Frank Sinatra wannabe in this production), Nancy Fabiola Herrera as the hooker Maddalena, and Dimitry Ivashchenko as the hit-man Sparafucile, it will be led by Roberto Abbado. I thoroughly enjoyed this version of the opera, which is similar, in many respects, to an earlier production by Jonathan Miller (from the 1980s) that set the story in New York’s mob-controlled Little Italy.
Joyce DiDonato (center) in Rossini’s La Donna del Lago (Met Opera)
Moving on to the bel canto realm, the December 19 broadcast reintroduces audiences to Rossini’s La Donna del Lago (“The Lady of the Lake”) in a production by Paul Curran, with Joyce DiDonato as Elena, Daniela Barcellona in the trouser role of Malcolm, the spectacular Lawrence Brownlee as Giacomo V, John Osborn as Rodrigo, and Oren Gradus as Duglas. The conductor is Michele Mariotti. The opera is based on a romantic poem by Sir Walter Scott, the same author who fired Donzietti’s imagination with Lucia di Lammermoor. It’s a 16th-century tale of knights and damsels in distress set in the Scottish highlands. The difference is: everyone warbles in Italian! Mamma mia!
What better post-Christmas present than a December 26 broadcast of Rossini’s infectious The Barber of Seville, produced by Bartlett Sher and given in J.D. McClatchy’s English translation. Anthony Walker is on the podium, with Elliot Madore as Figaro, Taylor Stayton as Count Almaviva, Isabel Leonard as Rosina (one of her most in-demand parts), Valeriano Lanchas as Dr. Bartolo, and Robert Pomakov as Don Basilio. I am not especially enamored of this adaptation, but the sets and costumes are a feast for the eyes, and the singing is on a generally high level. It’s something to look forward to on a cold, chilly Saturday afternoon, which should warm the cockles of one’s heart.
The New Year rings out in true January 2nd fashion with Johann Strauss Jr.’s effervescent Die Fledermaus, also sung in an English translation. The producers are Jeremy Sams and Robert Jones. With Met musical director James Levine at the helm, this performance should be nothing less than a rousing affair! It stars Susanna Phillips as Rosalinde and Adele Crowe as Adele. One of our favorite singers (and a delightful intermission host), mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, will take on the part of Prince Orlofsky, with Toby Spence as Eisenstein, Dimitri Pittas as Alfred the rambunctious Italian tenor, Paulo Szot as Dr. Falke, and Alan Opie as Frank. In my initial review of this production, I too found the English version a trifle forced and anachronistic. But it got the requisite laughs, so who am I to argue?
The most highly-anticipated production of the new season, however, involves the Met’s first-ever presentation of Donizetti’s Tudor Trilogy. That’s quite a major undertaking, but a long-delayed one in my view. The now-defunct New York City Opera had previously staged the three works way back in the 1960s and 1970s for their erstwhile singing sensation, the lively coloratura Beverly Sills. It’s a shame the Met never got around to giving Ms. Sills a better chance to shine in one of her bel canto specialties (barring the misconceived L’Assedio di Corinto by Rossini). Still, better late than never!
A scene from Donizetti’s Anna Bolena (Met Opera)
The trilogy starts the ball (or heads) rolling with David McVicar’s version of Anna Bolena on January 9, headed by the ravishing Sondra Radvanovsky as Anne Boleyn, mezzo Jamie Barton (winner of the 2015 Richard Tucker Award) replacing the previously announced Elīna Garanča as her rival Jane Seymour, Tamara Mumford as Smeaton, Stephen Costello as Lord Percy, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Henry VIII. Marco Armiliato conducts. I found this production mostly drab in setting, but the colorful costumes by Jenny Tiramani and the choral work under Donald Palumbo are truly exceptional. In any case, the glamour and glitz should come from the singing. This was the case when the legendary prima donna Maria Callas revived the work in the now-famous 1957 Luchino Visconti production at La Scala.
Talk about glitz, the January 16 broadcast unveils a new production of Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles (“The Pearl Fishers”), not heard at the Met in many, many generations. This stunningly beautiful piece, which has lately received a plethora of revivals domestically, was termed by Francis Robinson, one of the Old Met stalwarts from radio days gone by, as the most requested of productions. Mr. Robinson’s reasoning for why the company hadn’t staged the work in, oh, 100 years or so was that all of its best tunes are heard in Act I. How absurd! Bizet never wrote a catchier score (his final opus, Carmen, on which his fame now rests, came over a dozen years later). With that said, soprano Diana Damrau sings the part of Leila, with Matthew Polenzani as Nadir, Mariusz Kwiecien as Zurga, and Nicolas Testé (Damrau’s real-life husband) as Nourabad. Gianandrea Noseda mounts the podium for this one. The production is by Penny Woolcock, with sets by Dick Bird and costumes by Kevin Pollard.
Pilgrim’s Chorus from Wagner’s Tannhäuser (Met Opera)
Next up, we have the January 23 broadcast of Wagner’s Tannhäuser, presided over by maestro James Levine, a renowned interpreter of the German master’s oeuvre. As you can see, the breadth and variety of opera on this coming season’s slate take in many neglected bel canto and modern masterworks — some more tuneful and/or respected than others — while those of Wagner have taken an unfortunate backseat. Why is that? Simply put, the singers most capable of breathing life into these demanding parts are few and far between.
However, the cast announced for this overdue revival of the Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production is something to look forward to. Johan Botha, whose girth is almost as large as his voluminous voice, takes up the challenge of the title role (he was an excellent Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger, so that is some comfort). He’s joined by blonde bombshell Eva-Maria Westbroek as Elisabeth, Michelle De Young as the goddess Venus, Peter Mattei (his Amfortas in Parsifal was achingly moving) as Wolfram, and Günther Groissböck as the Langrave Hermann.
On January 30, Puccini’s final statement on the subject of opera, the lavishly conceived Turandot, is heard in the famously lavish Franco Zeffirelli production. Paolo Carignani conducts, with the laser-like tones of Nina Stemme as the icy Princess Turandot, beefy Italian tenor Marco Berti as the unknown Prince Calàf, Anita Hartig as the tender Liù, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk as the deposed Timur. Signor Zeffirelli is credited as both producer and set designer.
I’ve always wondered why the Met, of all places, has yet to present Turandot in either the original Franco Alfano-penned ending (with its additional high notes for tenor and soprano) or in the late Luciano Berio’s truer, albeit eerily dissimilar appendage. As opera-lovers are aware, Puccini died before he could complete his magnum opus. Leaving behind mere sketches, among which was a cryptic scrawl in his all-but unreadable handwriting of the words “poi Tristano” (“after Tristan”), Puccini expired never having seen his work performed. At the 1926 La Scala premiere, Arturo Toscanini laid down his baton at the point where Liù’s body is carried away by the populace. The next night’s performance included Alfano’s ending, as amended by the conductor. I once heard this original, unexpurgated ending in a late-1980s production at New York City Opera. It did not sound like Puccini at all, but it was fuller and more exciting than the truncated one we’ve been hearing. Let’s give it a shot, Mr. Gelb!
It’s Going to Be a Doozy!
Turning now to two jewels in the verismo crown, the double bill of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (in David McVicar’s recent mounting) will return on February 6, with the Met’s principal conductor Fabio Luisi once more leading the orchestra for both works. Cavalleria will star Violeta Urmana as Santuzza, with the sensational Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee as Turiddu, and Ambrogio Maestri as Alfio. In Pagliacci we will be privileged to hear Roberto Alagna as Canio (one of his signature parts), Barbara Frittoli as Nedda, George Gagnidze as Tonio, and Alexey Lavrov as Silvio. I reviewed this production a few short weeks ago. At the time, I felt that, while it paid tribute to the verismo legacy in part, it was far from ideal. Given McVicar’s track record both at the Met and abroad, I remain hopeful he will be fine-tuning the production for the better.
February 13 is “make room for Verdi” day, with David McVicar’s Goya-inspired rendition of Il Trovatore, one of the Italian master’s darkest, most melodious early works. Marco Armiliato is back on the podium for this performance, with the marvelous Angela Meade as Leonora, Dolora Zajick in her signature role as the gypsy Azucena, Marcello Giordani as the troubadour Manrico (watch out for those high C’s!), stalwart Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count Di Luna, and Kwangchul Youn as Ferrando.
In late June, Opera News and other major publications announced the sad news that Siberian-born baritone Hvorostovsky had cancelled his performances through the summer of 2015 for treatment of a brain tumor. According to published reports, while his voice and vocal condition remain unimpaired, Dmitri’s “sense of balance has been severely affected.” We are indeed confident that this remarkable artist, whose main focus has been the Russian and Italian repertoire (in particular, the Verdi canon), will make a full and speedy recovery. Mr. Hvorostovsky was last season’s major highlight, what with that burnished voice and virile stage presence of his.
Elza van den Heever as Elizabeth I in Maria Stuarda (Met Opera)
Round two of the Donizetti Tudor Trilogy continues on February 20 with the broadcast of Maria Stuarda (“Mary Stuart”), in a repeat of David McVicar’s production. The sets and costumes are by John Macfarlane. We will once again be graced by the presence of Sondra Radvanovsky as Maria (or Mary Stuart). Elsa van den Heever will also be repeating her veddy British, very Bette Davis-like interpretation of Queen Elizabeth, along with Spanish tenor Celso Albelo as Leicester, Patrick Carfizzi as Cecil, and Kwangchul Youn as Talbot. Conducted by Roberto Frizza, this opera is notorious for perpetuating the myth (concocted by German playwright Friedrich Schiller) that Elizabeth I and her rival for the English throne, Mary Stuart, had actually met and traded insults with each other. This bit of creative license, while historically inaccurate, makes for thrilling theater. I can’t wait to hear Mary hurl her infamous “Vil bastarda!” (No translation necessary) at the neurotic ruler. Sparks are sure to fly!
And speaking of neurosis, February 27’s broadcast work is none other than Alban Berg’s notorious twelve-tone Lulu in another new production, this one conceived by renowned artist William Kentridge, who gave us Shostakovich’s The Nose (the opera, that is, not the organ) a few seasons back. It will be co-directed by Luc De Wit. The set designer is Sabine Theunissen, with production design by Catherine Meyburgh. Based on German playwright Frank Wedekind’s searing stage plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box, and memorably enacted for the silent screen by Louise Brooks, the production stars the peerless Marlis Petersen as Lulu, Susan Graham as the gay Countess Geschwitz, Daniel Brenna as Alwa, Paul Groves as the Painter, Johan Reuter (fresh off his portrayal of Hans Sachs in last season’s Die Meistersinger) as Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper, and Franz Grundheber as the execrable Schigolch. Conducted by James Levine, whose championing and command of this work as well as Berg’s equally harrowing Wozzeck are justly celebrated.
Kristine Opolais in Manon Lescaut (Met Opera)
March comes in like a lion — on March 5th, to be exact —with a new Richard Eyre production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, considered to be the Italian composer’s first big international hit. With sets by Rob Howell and costumes by Fontini Dimou, this film noir variation on Puccini’s star-crossed lovers features the young and talented Kristine Opolais in the title role (with Manon as a femme fatale?), smoldering tenor Jonas Kaufmann as the Chevalier des Grieux, rising Italian baritone Massimo Cavalletti as Manon’s brother Lescaut, and Brindley Sherratt as that old lecher Geronte. Fabio Luisi leads the way to ruin for our entranced pair.
The last time Manon Lescaut was revived in 2008, it was ill-served by the unfortunate miscasting of soprano Karita Mattila. One of the Finnish artist’s few failures, the normally fastidious Mattila, an exceptionally gifted actress and performer in her own right, simply did not evoke youth and beauty. Her lover on that occasion, tenor Marcello Giordani, also had problems projecting youthful vigor. Nevertheless, the Met decided to re-cast the work with a more, shall we say, visually credible couple. By the way, both Opolais and Kaufmann have partnered in this piece on more than one occasion — most recently, at the Royal Opera House in London.
On a lighter note, the March 12 broadcast will present Otto Schenk’s 2006 staging of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, starring that fabulously funny comic giant, bass-baritone Ambrogio Maestri, as the Don, with Eleonora Buratto as the shrewish Norina, Mexican tenor Javier Camarena, who caused a sensation in the previous season’s broadcast of Bellini’s La Sonnambula, as Ernesto, and Levente Molnar as Dr. Malatesta. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Oy vey! Prepare yourself on March 19th for more Donizetti — a rarity, I’ll have you know, for any North American opera house to include so many of his works — with a revival of Bartlett Sher and Michael Yeargan’s vibrant production of L’Elisir d’Amore (“The Elixir of Love”). With richly-detailed costumes by Catherine Zuber, the opera will star Aleksandra Kurzak as Adina, and matinee idol Vittorio Grigolo, the Met’s newest tenor heartthrob, as the clueless Nemorino, with Adam Plachetka as Belcore, and veteran scene-stealer Alessandro Corbelli as the patter-spewing quack, Dr. Dulcamara. Enrique Mazzola will be in charge of the proceedings from the pit.
Restoration Efforts
Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight! Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, or The Marriage of Figaro, will certainly entertain you on March 26. The cast for this revival of Richard Eyre’s production from last season includes the hearty Anita Hartig as Susanna, chirpy Isabel Leonard as Cherubino, Luca Pisaroni as Count Almaviva, Mikhail Petrenko as Figaro, and Amanda Majeski as the Countess, with maestro Fabio Luisi putting the orchestra through its paces. The one thing here that caught my eye was the casting of Russian basso Petrenko as the very Italianate (or should I say Spanish) Signor Figaro. Petrenko has proven his versatility at the Met as the dignified monk Pimen in Boris Godunov and the sinister Duke Bluebeard in the recent Bluebeard’s Castle, so I’m expecting some surprises by his latest assignment.
This production is another of Eyre’s contributions (along with those of the aforementioned Messrs. McVicar and Sher) to the refurbishing project spearheaded by Met General Manager Peter Gelb. Livening up the standard repertoire has been one of Mr. Gelb’s goals, many of which have involved replacing the old Zeffirelli productions with ones espousing a fresher viewpoint. I’m glad to report that most of his efforts in this vein have been met with support and acclaim. However some of them, including a positively dreadful Tosca by the usually on-the-money Luc Bondy, gave way to derision in the press and a lukewarm audience reception.
Scene from Act II of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (Met Opera)
April showers bring May flowers, so they say. And in Madama Butterfly, scheduled for an April 2nd hearing, Puccini brought us lots and lots of tears. Here is one replacement of a major repertory item, first seen and heard back in 2006, that deserves the high praise it has garnered. An outstanding example of Gelb’s vision and foresightedness for the company, this Anthony Minghella production, with its fascinating use of Bunraku puppetry and inspired Kabuki-like displays, along with superb direction and choreography by Carolyn Choa, incredible set design by Michael Levine, and dazzling costume work by Han Feng, has been wowing the opera-going public for several seasons now. This revival boasts Kristine Opolais as Cio-Cio-San, mezzo Maria Zifchak (always a welcome presence) as Suzuki, romantic lead Roberto Alagna as Lt. Pinkerton, and dependable Dwayne Croft as the sympathetic Sharpless. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. Get out your handkerchiefs, folks!
April 9 finds us back to Verdi territory, with the master’s darkly foreboding Simon Boccanegra. This version, the work of Marcello Del Monaco, the son of the great spinto tenor Mario Del Monaco, will star Plácido Domingo (in his faux-baritone guise) as the titular brigand-turned-doge, basso Ferruccio Furlanetto as Fiesco, and Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja as Gabriele Adorno, with James Levine presiding. Curiously, Amelia, Boccanegra’s long-lost daughter, is supposed to be announced. Let’s hope the singer assigned to this part won’t be lost for long.
I wonder, too, how long Señor Domingo will continue to cruise the baritone seas. It’s my sincere belief, expressed a few years ago in a review of his Germont characterization in La Traviata that the workaholic, over-achieving former leading man should “hang it up” as far as performing is concerned. From the reviews I’ve read of his performances of late, Mr. Domingo’s softly-modulated tones and near-inaudibility in the theater have been hampering any number of forays. It’s time for the legendary artist to call it a night and gracefully retire from the scene.
Sondra Radvanovsky as Queen Elizabeth in Roberto Devereux (Met Opera)
April 16 will mark the final installment of Donizetti’s Tudor Trilogy, with a new production of Roberto Devereux. Our old friend, Sir David McVicar, will be serving as both production and set designer, with costumes designed by Moritz Junge. Maurizio Benini will lead the all-star cast, which boasts powerhouse diva Sondra Radvanovsky in a recurrence of her quirky Queen Elizabeth interpretation (as a much older monarch, of course), followed by mezzo Elīna Garanča who returns to sing Sara, Matthew Polenzani as Roberto Devereux (who, you may remember from Errol Flynn’s screen appearance alongside Bette Davis, is actually Robert, Earl of Essex), and Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien as the Duke of Nottingham.
We now come to what is, for me, the ultimate pièce-de-résistance of the Italian operatic repertoire: the April 23 broadcast of Verdi’s next-to-last masterpiece Otello, based on Shakespeare’s play. With a masterful libretto by poet and composer Arrigo Boito (whose own opera, Mefistofele, is scheduled for a Met revival a few years hence), this extraordinary piece — the musical and dramatic equivalent of being sprayed with titanic ocean currents — when rightly performed, has to be one of the most visceral experiences of any imaginable. I vividly recall a threadbare production from the early-1980s with a no-name cast in some remote Manhattan corner. While the singing left much to be desired, the sheer sound that emanated from the orchestra during the volcanic opening storm scene was thrilling beyond anything I have heard in the theater.
This is another of those Bartlett Sher productions, sight unseen for the moment but for which great things are expected; the sets are by Es Devlin, and costume design the work of Catherine Zuber. The cast is headed by Latvian-born Aleksandrs Antonenko as Otello, who has established a reputation among the cognoscenti as a dramatic tenor in the Del Monaco mold. I’ve listened to his portrayals of the bandit Ramerrez in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West and as the Pretender Dimitri in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. If I what I heard holds true, we are in for an exceptional afternoon of opera. With soprano Hibla Gerzmava singing Desdemona, Alexey Dolgov as Cassio, Serbian baritone Željko Lučić as the duplicitous Iago, and veteran James Morris as the Italian ambassador Lodovico, this promises to be an equally thrilling ride. The conductor is Hungarian-born Ádám Fischer, although opening night is slated for the dynamic Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
April 30 is a date you will not want to miss: that incredibly concentrated, psychologically probing one-act shocker Elektra by Richard Strauss, will be the featured work. Starring the sterling voiced Nina Stemme as the put upon title character this is a realization of the late Patrice Chéreau’s posthumous production which became a critical and artistic success in France and Italy. Others in the cast include Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis, Waltraud Meier as the evil Klytämnestra, Eric Owens as Orest, Burkhard Ulrich as Aegisth, and conducted by orchestral master Esa-Pekka Salonen. Chéreau’s frequent collaborator, Richard Peduzzi, is credited with the set design, along with costume designer Caroline de Vivaise and stage director Vincent Huguet. Whew! I can feel the tremors already!
Scene from Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio (Met Opera)
The radio season ends on May 7 on an agreeable comic note, with a revival of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, featuring soprano Albina Shagimuratova as Konstanze, the perky Kathleen Kim as Blonchen, tenor Paul Appleby as Belmonte, basso profundo Hans-Peter König as Osmin, and Matthias von Stegmann in the speaking part of the Pasha Selim. Conducted by James Levine, this is one of the few active productions to have been directed by the late John Dexter, a pioneer on the Broadway and London stage as well as in the opera house. The set and costume designer is Jocelyn Gilbert, with lighting by Gil Wechsler.
So there you have it, fans, a season rich in firsts and the last word in fullness! Will the Met’s continuing financial troubles and union demands delay the start of the new season? Will the company be able to overcome the chronic shortage of adequate covers? Stay tuned for further developments as they arrive…
Copyright © 2015 by Josmar F. Lopes
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Friday, February 25, 2011 14:57
Measures to improve the quality of Vietnam ’s economic growth were discussed at a seminar held in Hanoi on Feb. 24.
Huge choir for Hanoi's largest concert
Vietnamese and International artists will perform Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 8 in the country's largest ever concert on Oct. 23 in Hanoi.
Half of city populations need to use public transport
A transport strategy to enable a sustainable environment by 2020 calls on half of the population of major cities to use public transport by the end of the next decade.
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Uber Vietnam allowed to pilot e-cab service
The Ministry of Transport has approved Uber Vietnam’s pilot project on applying technology in the management and connection of under-contract passenger transportation.
VNA Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:10
Ministry wants Uber to follow rules
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 18:51
Transport ministry: Uber needs to complete business registration
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 10:21
Illustrative image (Photo: thefederalist.com)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transport has approved Uber Vietnam’s pilot project on applying technology in the management and connection of under-contract passenger transportation.
Stressing the potential of car hailing services in Vietnam, Uber Vietnam executive director Dang Viet Dung said the permission encourages his firm to continue renovating technologies, and bring conveniences and benefits to users and drivers in major cities across the country.
A representative from the Ministry of Transport said the company has completed requirements from the ministry for its pilot project, but still needs to get approval from local authorities where the company has registered its operation.
Previously, the ministry had twice rejected the Uber project, first in 2015 as the company had not founded an appropriate legal entity in Vietnam and second in February 2017 because the project was not in compliance with established laws.
The piloted-hailing service of Uber’s rival in Vietnam, Grab, was approved earlier this year.
Uber and Grab are the only two foreign firms registering for pilot e-hailing projects apart from local taxi companies, including Vinasun Taxi, Thanh Cong Taxi and Sun Taxi.-VNA
Uber Vietnam E-CAB car hailing services
Vietnam has targeted to earn 9 billion USD from fishery exports in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent, according to the Directorate of Fisheries.
PM Phuc has working session with economic advisory group
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 20 had a working session with his economic advisory group in Hanoi.
Ministry eyes tightening corporate bond issuance
The Ministry of Finance will tighten regulations over corporate bond issuance because of an overheating market to protect investors and prevent risks which might arise from the abuse of this capital raising channel.
The recently signed US-China trade deal, an effort to calm trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies, will force Vietnamese businesses to grow in order to meet the challenges as well as the opportunities it brings, said economic experts.
For two decades, farmer To Nguyen Ho Hai in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai grew peppers, enjoying a boon in production.
Private economic sector – important driver of economy
Just one month after the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, on October 13, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh wrote a letter to the industrial and business circles in the country, in which he stressed their great role in the cause of national construction.
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Wikivoyage:Spelling
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This page in a nutshell: Destination guides should be written in the local variant of English. If the destination has no history of using English and no clear preference for a variety to use, US English is used.
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This is a guide on issues of spelling and punctuation.
1 National varieties of English
1.1 Reference guides for US spelling
1.1.1 Words
1.1.2 Place names
2 Proper names
2.1 Corporate names
3 Foreign words
4 Apostrophes
National varieties of English[edit]
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Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Wiley Hoboken, NJ
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Fairy tales and Dreams
Guitarist in Loughborough, United Kingdom
3,006 plays on fandalism
Fairy tales and Dreams - Guitar
Karren carpenter
Loughborough, United Kingdom
no description Xmas cards by aimee
My Art.....
local open mic
video .....home recording of Calling you....
me and my son performing Sweet child of mine at local open mic
another front room recording :)
Sitting on the edge of heaven...I wrote this song after the death of my father when I was a little girl. Its about a child trying to make sense of death....
Love Is... written by Aimee Sullivan For every wound, There is a scar, And every scar tells a story... read more A story that says, I survived...
Broken Wings... written by aimee sullivan This song is about a young woman finding sanctuary in a church in her bid to escape domestic violence... its message is that we are all beautiful inside and out no matter how damaged we may feel on the inside....... it is our inner core ..our deepest soul.....that remains undamaged and beautiful .... thankyou Peter Webb for making this little clip...
very raw recording :)
SuperStar (cover) homemade recording just amp and me...bit raw :)
another home made recording ...John Lennon
another homemade recording.....little raw :)
I wrote this for my autistic grandson after he told me how he was building sandcastles in his eyes..(his dream)
I wrote this song after a dream of heaven....
very raw recording at home in my front room
my version of starry starry night ...
She whispers "I'm afraid of falling" He smiles "Then I will catch you" Another song I wrote about the Heart...
ooh something a little different for me....thankyou Merv for singing with me....
I wrote this song after a childhood dream.....
I wrote this song for my friends wedding...performing it at the ceromony at Leicester Cathedral
my attempt at writting a love song.....hope you like it....this is only a home made recording ....
I wrote this song to describe how angels are amongst us.....
I wrote this song after the death of my father when I was little..... describing a childs perception of heaven ....
Your Song...only home recording..bit raw ...
I wrote this song to describe the fragility of the human heart...the spirit....my son is playing guitar with me on this recording.... :)
my attempt at writting a lullaby
first ever live recording in my front room....2016
studio recording of Calling You....
A cover.....
Calling you..... written by Aimee Sullivan
Location Loughborough, United Kingdom
Instruments Guitar, Songwriter
Genres Country, Folk, Alternative, Oldies, Pop
Influences R.E.M., Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen
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Qirsyllvian Cuisine
Revision as of 05:35, January 25, 2015 by MOVED TO DYNASTI THE RADICLES FANGIRL (Talk | contribs)
Jack, no other name or title given is a notoriously powerful being who believes that he is the most powerful creature in the entire universe
Jack appears as a young adult male dressed in a black tuxedo and with dark, short black hair and ruby red eyes. His appearance can change depending on which form from which timeline of himself that he becomes.
Though he'd never admit it, Jack is a gratingly arrogant person who firmly believes that he is the strongest person in the universe. He plays by his own rules, fighting unfair and abusing his powers to their limits to crush all whom stand in his way, and believes himself infinitely
Powers & Abilities
Though most of his powers are unknown, he has demonstrated several chemical warping abilities to his advantage. This is because that in his base form, Jack posessess very few powers in truth, and is infact outclassed by the likes of Matsunaga Jordan
Natural Abilities
Tremendous Speed: Jack is capable of moving at speeds marginally faster than light itself, as shown in his first conflict with Matsuga Jordan.
Attacks & Techniques
Weight Amplification: Jack can amplify the weight of oxygen particles themselves to tremendous levels, solidifying them and making them weigh up to tens of millions of tons per particle.
Sound Manipulation: Jack is capable of causing agonizingly massive amounts of noise, a technique he tried to use to destroy his most threatening rival, Matsunaga Jordan, to no avail.
Gravity Warping: In his first conflict with Matsunaga Jordan he attempted to make the latter fall off the face of the earth by warping gravity to perform such an act, though it was fruitless ultimately.
Stopwatch: Stopwatch is an alternate form of Jack from a different timeline that can be summonned to aid him at any time, usually appearing out of a portal behind Jack to block attacks or pull him in. Stopwatch had demonstrated spacetime manipulative capabilities. Though not a transformation, Stopwatch can still be summonned to aid Jack in battle, having considerebly faster than light bandages that can deflect incoming attacks.
Stopwatch-Fused Form: During a three way battle between himself, Otora, and Shiromutsu, Jack fused with Online Stopwatch to obtain an even higher level of power. When fusing, Jack bonds with his mummified counterpart on the cellular level, often yielding in an exceedingly gory transformation where jack is torn apart and re assembled as stopwatches bandages to their work to assemble the two.
Elder Jack: The proclaimed most powerful form of Jack, from a distant future timeline. In this state, Jack claims to be ten times more powerful than any omnipotent, though this is a baseless hyperbole and blatant lie as he still exists as a single being. The very best that Jack has demonstrated this form is reality warping, and size manipulation on a universal scale, aswell as particle disassembly and re-assembly on a multiversal scale, as shown when he tried to destroy Jordan by seperating his particles and dispersing them through limitless multiverses.
"I'm still better" -Jack Speaking to Otora Jordan
Jack is actually a roleplay character belonging to a friend of mine who insists he has the better character than i, when he doesn't know what he's talking about most of the time, this is my silent method of trolling him back xD
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American Dream news and archive.
American Dream mall to open its doors in October
American Dream, the mega mall being built in Bergen County, New Jersey, has announced its opening date: Friday, October 25. Spanning over 3 million square met
Neiman's Ken Downing joins American Dream mall project
Former senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus is stepping down from his roles with the luxury retailer at the end of this week to lend hi
Barneys New York to open flagship at New Jersey’s American Dream
Barneys New York has announced a new flagship store inside American Dream, the shopping mall to be opened later this year in Bergen County, New Jersey, at the
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If your child thinks reading is a chore, he’s more likely not going to be thrilled when asked to sit down and read a book. He has reading issues. And for kids with reading issues, traditional books aren’t the way to go.
How do we get them interested in reading? We know one thing for sure that being too critical about their selection of reading materials isn’t going to help. Let them read what he or she likes to read. Comics or graphic novels are fine.
It would be too easy to dismiss comics and graphic novels as non-educational. Little did we know that when children read comics or graphic novels, they develop literacy skills in the same way children without reading issues develop such skills when they read traditional books.
Comics and graphic novels are driven by visuals; text comes next. Like many of us, kids, too, tend to find visually-driven books far more exciting. Here are 5 ways graphic novels and comics can help struggling readers:
They look fun and feel more approachable.
They’re are accessible and easier to read.
Their images help support comprehension of text.
They give kids a taste of reading success.
They help kids build key reading skills and strategies.
The following are graphic novels and illustrated books that promise to draw in even the most reluctant reader.
1. Drawing From Memory by Allen Say Caldecott
Drawing from Memory is Allen Say’s own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn’t understand his son’s artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan’s leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as his “spiritual father.” As WWII raged, Allen was further inspired to consider questions of his own heritage and the motivations of those around him. He worked hard in rigorous drawing classes, studied, trained – and ultimately came to understand who he really is.
2. Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother’s room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing.
3. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
This inspired collection of short stories is based on the original illustrations of Chris Van Allsburg in his esteemed and mysterious THE MYSTERIES OF HARRIS BURDICK and features many remarkable, best-selling authors in the worlds of both adult and children’s literature: Sherman Alexie, M.T. Anderson, Kate DiCamillo, Cory Doctorow, Jules Feiffer, Stephen King, Tabitha King, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, Walter Dean Myers, Linda Sue Park, Louis Sachar, Jon Scieszka, Lemony Snicket, and Chris Van Allsburg himself. This gorgeous gift book makes an esteemed addition to any home or classroom library.
4. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson
It’s Rafe Khatchadorian’s first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it’s shaping up to be the worst year ever. He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix, but luckily he’s got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off. With his best friend, Leonardo the Silent, awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school’s oppressive code of conduct. Chewing gum in class: 5,000 points! Running in the hallway: 10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm: 50,000 points! But not everyone thinks Rafe’s plan is a good idea, especially not the teachers, parents, and bullies who keep getting in his way. Will Rafe decide that winning is the only thing that matters? Are things about to go from magic to tragic?
5) Around the World by Matt Phelan
As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before—a feat assuring fame if not fortune—attracted the fearless in droves. Three hardy spirits stayed the course: In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey on a bicycle, the kind with a big front wheel. In 1889, pioneer reporter Nellie Bly embarked on a global race against time that assumed the heights of spectacle, ushering in the age of the American celebrity. And in 1895, retired sea captain Joshua Slocum quietly set sail on a thirty-six-foot sloop, braving pirates and treacherous seas to become the first person to sail around the world alone. With cinematic pacing and deft, expressive art, acclaimed graphic novelist Matt Phelan weaves a trio of epic journeys into a single bold tale of three visionaries who set their sights on nothing short of the world.
6) The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man by Michael Chabon
Awesome Man can shoot positronic rays out of his eyeballs, fly as straight asan arrow, and hug mutant Jell-O! Even villains like Professor Von Evil and the Flaming Eyeball are no match for this caped crusader. But Awesome Man also has a secret. Can you guess what it is? The first picture book from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon perfectly captures the fantasy life of young superhero fans.
7) Stickman Odyssey 1 by Christopher Ford
When Zozimos is banished by an evil witch (his stepmother!) from the kingdom of Sticatha-the kingdom he was next in line to rule-he trains at battle (if you call chasing after butterflies training), travels across stormy seas (thanks for that, Poseidon), slays golems and monsters (with a lot of help), charms beautiful women (not really), and somehow (despite his own ineptitude) survives quest after quest. By the love of Zeus, though, none of it brings him any closer to home!
Zozimos’ journey to the kingdom of Sticatha has been anything but smooth. He’s survived enslavement, battled golems and a ravenous Cyclops, and generally served as plaything to gods and goddesses looking for a good laugh. All for the sake of reclaiming the Sticathan royal throne–stolen from him by an evil witch, aka his stepmother. You’d think that a stickman would catch a break after all that, but you’d be wrong. Arriving home only brings crazy family members and a return trip to sea, where mercenary centaurs and giant boar gods keep Zozimos questing and readers laughing. It would all be an epic tragedy if it wasn’t so funny.
9) The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow
After spending six months apart in Book Two, best friends Julie and Lydia are reunited at last! Julie has said good-bye to the mean girls, and Lydia is ready to apply her hard-earned friendship lessons to founding their own crew. But bad news interrupts their reunion: their friend Sukie’s mother, ill for many years, has passed away. This shakes Lydia and Julie, who reevaluate their goals and decide to focus more on being supportive of the friends they have. Unfortunately, their well-meaning schemes almost immediately start to go awry, and everyone seems to be mad at them for reasons beyond their control. How can they be better friends when no one seems to want to give them the chance? As always, Julie and Lydia’s hilarious back-and-forth notes form the backbone of the novel, in which Amy Ignatow reveals all-too-real truths about friendship and loyalty.
10) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she doesn’t . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends, including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.
The following are online resources (courtesy of ReadingVine) that can navigate you towards a list of more comics and graphic novels written just for kids:
a) Graphic Novels: Read the Pictures – This Reading Rockets’ webpage includes reviews of books for children aged 3 through 12. These comics can be read independently or with a parent, and can help build reading comprehension skills.
b) Toon Books – This website offers to help kid “toon into reading” with comic books designed especially for school-aged children. It divides its books into different age categories using both reading and interest level.
c) The Best Graphic Novels for Children – This list, published by the American Library Association. No matter what his reading level, you should be able to find something that is just right for your child.
d) How Comics Helped my Kid Love Reading – This article, by Common Sense Media includes some great graphic novel titles you might want to explore.
Our editorial team is committed to producing the highest quality content. Our published articles are written based on evidence-based information; taken from the leading, credible sources parents can rely on.
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Celebrity Feuds Of 2018
By Michele Yeo. 17 Dec 2018 12:03 AM
From Kanye vs. Drake to Cardi vs Nicki, these are the beefs, brawls, feuds, and fights – some new, some reignited – that had us refreshing our social media feeds in 2018.
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Pusha T vs. Drake
Where to start... There's never been any love lost between Drake and Pusha T but their beef escalated into a fully blown feud in 2018. Pusha released his Kanye West-produced album, 'Daytona'. It not only included the track "Infrared", which took aim at Drake and suggested he uses a ghost writer, but also the song "What Would Meek Do" (Drake and Meek Mill were previously beefing but have since patched things up.)
Drake wasted no time, dropping his own diss track, "Duppy Freestyle", which took aim not only at Pusha but at Kanye West as well. Pusha then fired back with heavy artillery in the form of "The Story of Adidon", in which he confirms rumours about Drake having a secret son, calling him a deadbeat.
Drake didn't respond to the track but later revealed on the HBO series "The Shop" that he believed Kanye West to be the source of the leaked info about his son. Pusha responded alleging it was, in fact, Drake's longtime producer and friend Noah "40" Shebib who had spilled the news about Drake's son.
A summer of hostility between the two eventually culminated with a brawl at a Pusha T concert in Drake's hometown of Toronto. Pusha Pusha accused Drizzy of hiring hecklers.
Kanye West vs. Drake
There was a time when Kanye West and Drake were friends, appearing on each other's tracks and turning up at each other's concerts. But 2018 changed everything.
Drake took issue with Kanye West producing Pusha T's album 'Daytona' (which included disses against Drake) and insinuated Kanye leaked info about his secret son, which Pusha later used as ammunition in another diss track. So things were already tense between Drizzy and Yeezy before Kanye took to Twitter in December to unleash an epic and lengthy tirade against his former friend, accusing Drake of everything from avoiding him to being insensitive about mental health issues, and even threatening Ye and his family. Even Kim Kardashian jumped into the fray, also accusing Drake of uttering threats.
To make things even more awkward, Drake and Kanye live in the same neighbourhood and Drake has reportedly hired extra security in the wake of the escalated beef with Ye.
Nicki Minaj vs. Travis Scott
Nicki Minaj outspoken nature continued well into 2018. The rapper took aim at Travis Scott after his album 'Astroworld' outperformed her album 'Queen.' The "Chun-Li" singer slammed Scott on Twitter, accusing him of nefarious tactics to ensure he outsold her. She also took aim at his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, accusing her of using her massive social media presence to hype the album, giving him an unfair advantage. Minaj doubled down when she appeared on the "Ellen" show, saying she wanted to punch Travis Scott in the face.
Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj didn't just set her sights on Travis Scott in 2018. The rapper saved most of her venom for fellow female rapper Cardi B. And (Stefon voice) this feud has everything: subtweeting and social media shade, passive aggressive pettiness, and couture-clad clashes.
Things came to a head in September 2018 when both women found themselves at a New York Fashion Week event. Harsh words were allegedly exchanged and things even got physical with Cardi allegedly throwing a shoe at Nicki's entourage before leaving the event with a bruise on her head.
Cardi took to Instagram and, without naming Nicki directly, called out someone for trying to derail her career and liking tweets that questioned Cardi's abilities as a mother. Nicki fired back, calling Cardi a disgusting pig and it's been missive after missive fired from each side ever since.
50 Cent vs. Ja Rule
Some feuds flame out quickly, others continue to simmer. The rivalry between rappers 50 Cent and Ja Rule falls into the latter. The pair have been trading jabs for years and in 2018, things took a particularly petty turn when 50 revealed on Instagram he had purchased hundreds of Ja Rule concert tickets on Groupon just so his nemesis would be forced to look out at row upon row of empty seats.
Ja responded by saying the prank was proof he gets under his rival's skin and later added, "This beef is a joke to everyone except this lil ape-looking b***h," referring to 50.
Eminem vs. Machine Gun Kelly
Whether fought over Twitter or in lyrics, hip hop had no shortage of beefs in 2018. Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly were among this year's rap rivalries. The bad blood actually started back in 2012 when MGK made comments about Eminem's daughter Hailie being hot. Things reignited in 2018 when MGK dissed Em on a verse on Tech N9Ne's track "No Reason" rapping that Eminem is "just rap and not God" (a play on Eminem's 2013 song "Rap God") Eminem responded to the diss on his song "Not Alike" from his surprise album 'Kamikaze', calling him out for comments made about his daughter. Machine Gun Kelly responded with his own diss track "Rap Devil", which includes the lyric, "Mad about somethin' I said in 2012. Took you six years and a surprise album just to come up with a diss." Em called the track "pitiful" and followed up with the appropriately titled response track, "Kill Shot" in which he raps, "Before you die let's see who can out-petty who. With your corny lines (Slim you're old) Ow, Kelly, ooh, but I'm 45 and I'm still outselling you." Respect your elders, son.
Azealia Banks vs. Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey may suffer from "summertime sadness" but in 2018 she had a bit of autumnal anger. She called out Kanye West for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, saying, “Trump becoming our president was a loss for the country but your support of him is a loss for the culture.” Azealia Banks, never one to miss an opportunity to jump into the fray, took issue with Lana's comment, logging into Twitter to call out Lana saying, "You white female liberals are so self serving."
Lana was not having it and didn't mince words in her response: "U know the addy. Pull up anytime. Say it to my face. But if I were you - I wouldn't... I won't not f**k you the f**k up."
Katt Williams vs. Tiffany Haddish
There's no denying Tiffany Haddish's star has been on the rise in a big way since she stole the show in "Girls Trip" and while the general consensus is that she's deserves all the success that's coming her way, comedian Katt Williams threw some shade Tiffany's way, suggesting she hadn't done enough to earn all those accolades and opportunities. While on a radio show he said, “You can’t tell me your favourite Tiffany Haddish joke. Why? Because she ain’t done a tour yet. She ain’t done a special. She has not proven the ability to tell jokes back-to-back for an hour to nobody.” Tiffany responded on Twitter saying, “I look forward to seeing you on Monday, Katt, when we pick up our Emmys. I just want to shower you with REAL love cause you need it, and I love you.”
Tiffany's longtime friend Kevin Hart didn't take as kindly to Katt's diss, coming to her defence and saying Katt needed to take responsibility for his lack of blockbuster success saying, "You had the shot! You were the guy! You were set up to be the star. You didn’t show up to work!"
The feud was a short-lived one, though. Tiffany and Katt ended up putting it behind them at the Emmy Awards days later.
Kim Kardashian vs. Tyson Beckford
Tyson Beckford found himself on the receiving end of a Kim Kardashian clapback (or should we say klapback?) after he left some
not-so-nice comments on a photo of her on Instagram, insinuating her body was the result of plastic surgery: "Sorry, I don't care for it personally." Mrs. West didn't let the unprovoked attack go: "Sis, we all know why you don't care for it," seemingly implying Tyson is gay. Kim's comment got her dragged on Twitter as some people interpreted the comment as being homophobic. Tyson piped back up to stand by his original comment saying, "My opinion on women who do plastic surgery stays the same, not for me!"
Tommy Lee vs. Brandon Lee
Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson had one of Hollywood's most tumultuous relationships and that drama seems to have trickled down to the relationship between Tommy and their son Brandon. Police were called to the former Motley Crue drummer's home after father and son got into a physical altercation. Tensions remained high in June when, on Father's Day, 21-year-old Brandon took jabs at his famous father on Instagram.
Perhaps in the spirit of the holiday season, father and son appear to have mended fences recently with Tommy posting a photo of him and Brandon in a warm embrace. As Jay-Z once famously rapped, "Nobody wins when the family feuds."
Samantha Markle vs. Meghan Markle
Speaking of family feuds, the ongoing drama between the Markle half-sisters continued throughout 2018. Well, it isn't so much a feud as a totally one-sided, unflinching, cringe-worthy campaign of sibling rivalry.
The elder Markle, Samantha, has been throwing shade at her younger sister pretty much since Meghan and Harry started dating and she didn't stop once the couple made it official in May of this year. Samantha ramped up the attacks in the lead-up to the wedding, criticizing the guest list, claiming responsibility for staging embarrassing paparazzi photos of their father.
In October she showed up unannounced and uninvited at Kensington Palace only to be turned away. She then accused the duchess of lying about paying her way through college during a speech in Fiji.
Samantha closed out 2018 by criticizing Harry and Meghan's official Christmas card, which featured a shot of the couple from behind as they gaze at a fireworks display at their wedding reception. Samantha tweeted of the photo: "Interesting that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have their backs turned. Is this towards the world or just the Ragland and Markle family? It’s a bit sad." A bit sad indeed, Sam. A bit sad, indeed. Meghan has yet to respond to any of her half-sister's many public comments.
Piers Morgan vs. Daniel Craig
Piers Morgan fancies himself a real manly man and manly men know that a real man doesn't walk around town with his own child attached to him in a baby carrier. A real man leaves all child-rearing to women while he's off in the forest killing wild animals with his bare hands to be used as food for the family. Piers felt the need to prove just how manly he is by taking to Twitter after seeing photos of 007 star Daniel Craig walking around with his infant daughter strapped to him in a papoose baby sling. Piers used his manly fingers to type, "Oh 007...not you as well?!!! and used the hashtag, #emasculatedBond. Several celebrities responded by trolling him for his antiquated views of masculinity; Piers was eventually pied in the face on air for his comments.
Ariana Grande vs. Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan may be back in his native U.K. but being across the pond didn't stop the former CNN host from getting into a beef with an American pop princess. Ariana Grande set her sights on the "Good Morning Britain" host and his Twitter thirst trap after he accused Ellen DeGeneres of operating on a double standard after commenting on men's bodies on her daytime show AND pop group Little Mix for using their sexuality instead of their talent. Ariana wasn't having any of it, defending Ellen on Twitter and accusing Piers of using young stars in an attempt at relevancy. Thank U next, indeed.
Debra Messing vs. Susan Sarandon
Debra Messing reignited her war of words with Susan Sarandon in 2018. The actresses started trading barbs during the 2016 election when staunch Bernie Sanders supporter Sarandon said in an interview on MSNBC that a Donald Trump victory would be better than a Hillary Clinton win, suggesting it would bring about a "revolution." Debra Messing took to Twitter calling the suggestion "insane" and calling out the Oscar winner for not recognizing her own privilege. The women went back and forth online and in interviews after the election, with Sarandon calling Messing "not very well-informed" during an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live."
The animosity died down but reignited in September 2018 when Sarandon suggested one silver lining of the Trump presidency was that it encouraged more women to run for office. Messing hopped back on Twitter to tell Sarandon to "STFU."
Kim Cattrall vs. Sarah Jessica Parker
The actresses have long been plagued by rumours they don't get along; that talk intensified in 2017 when SJP revealed a third "Sex and the City" movie was in the works until Kim Cattrall refused to sign on, effectively killing the project. Even though the ladies have long denied their problems are personal, things escalated in February 2018 after the death of Cattrall's brother.
When SJP left a message of condolence on her former co-star's Instagram, Cattrall didn't take too kindly, posting a message directed at SJP which included, "Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now. Let me make this VERY clear 'if I haven't already) you are not my family. You are not my friend.'" If there's any silver lining to this it's that we're likely spared a third "Sex And The City" movie.
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Instructors: Low, M. (PI)
AFRICAAM 18A | 3 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II | Class # 16579 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | Students enrolled: 2
01/08/2018 - 03/16/2018 Wed, Fri 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at DINKG10 with Low, M. (PI)
AFRICAAM 18B | 3 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II | Class # 17018 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | Students enrolled: 4
09/25/2017 - 12/08/2017 Tue, Thu 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM at DINKG10 with Nadel, J. (PI)
Instructors: Kelting, T. (PI) ; Ennis, K. (TA) ; Teitz, C. (TA)
09/25/2017 - 12/08/2017 Tue, Thu 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM at 530-127 with Kelting, T. (PI); Ennis, K. (TA); Teitz, C. (TA)
Instructors: Kelting, T. (PI); Ennis, K. (TA); Teitz, C. (TA)
AFRICAAM 43 | 5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 19312 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | LEC | Students enrolled: 6
09/25/2017 - 12/08/2017 Tue, Thu 6:00 PM - 7:20 PM at 380-380W with Rasberry, V. (PI)
AFRICAAM 48Q: South Africa: Contested Transitions (HISTORY 48Q)
Preference to sophomores. The inauguration of Nelson Mandela as president in May 1994 marked the end of an era and a way of life for South Africa. The changes have been dramatic, yet the legacies of racism and inequality persist. Focus: overlapping and sharply contested transitions. Who advocates and opposes change? Why? What are their historical and social roots and strategies? How do people reconstruct their society? Historical and current sources, including films, novels, and the Internet.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI, Writing 2
Instructors: Samoff, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 48Q | 4 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-ED, WAY-SI, Writing 2 | Class # 15255 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit | ISS | Students enrolled: 1
01/08/2018 - 03/16/2018 Mon 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM at Encina West 101 with Samoff, J. (PI)
01/08/2018 - 03/16/2018 Tue 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM at Encina West 202 with Samoff, J. (PI)
This course encourages students to think critically about historical sources and to use creative and rigorous historical methods to recover African American women¿s experiences, which often have been placed on the periphery of American history and American life.
AFRICAAM 54N | 3 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 18296 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | ISF | Students enrolled: 1 / 1
01/08/2018 - 03/16/2018 Tue, Thu 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM at 320-107 with Hobbs, A. (PI)
AFRICAAM 101: Black & White Race Relations in American Fiction & Film (AMSTUD 101, CSRE 41)
Movies and the fiction that inspires them; power dynamics behind production including historical events, artistic vision, politics, and racial stereotypes. What images of black and white does Hollywood produce to forge a national identity? How do films promote equality between the races? What is lost or gained in film adaptations of books? NOTE: Students must attend the first day; admission to the class will be determined based on an in class essay.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
Instructors: Mesa, C. (PI)
AFRICAAM 101 | 3-5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED | Class # 35145 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | SEM | Students enrolled: 2
04/02/2018 - 06/06/2018 Tue, Thu 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM at 50-52H with Mesa, C. (PI)
AFRICAAM 105: Introduction to African and African American Studies
Interdisciplinary. Central themes in African American culture and history related to race as a definitive American phenomenon. African survivals and interpretations of slavery in the New World, contrasting interpretations of the Black family, African American literature, and art. Possible readings: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Richard Wright, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Alice Walker, and Bell Hooks. Focus may vary each year.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED
Instructors: Caruthers, J. (PI)
AFRICAAM 105 | 5 units | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-ED | Class # 17004 | Section 01 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP) | LEC | Students enrolled: 33 / 25
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…considering every five star-rated song in my iTunes library
“Butterflies” by Michael Jackson (2001)
Invincible, the last studio album Michael Jackson made in his lifetime, is pretty fuckin’ messy. But “messy” doesn’t necessarily mean bad, and there were 6 or so gems buried in the album. “Butterflies” was one of those gems, and could’ve been a blockbuster…had it been properly promoted.
Mike was looking for ways to update his sound, after all, it was the 21st century, and “Butterflies” takes neo-soul for a spin. The song was lushly produced by Philly’s Vidal Davis and Andre Harris and co-written by Marsha Ambrosius, who’d later find fame as ½ of Floetry, a master vocal arranger (JT’s “Cry Me A River”) and a Grammy-nominated solo career. While “Butterflies” isn’t as offbeat as your average Badu or D’Angelo song, it does find MJ giving peak Musiq Soulchild. He lowers his voice a step for most of the song before lifting into a killer falsetto in the second verse. He also proves himself a pro at singing behind the beat in typical Philly neo-soul fashion. You’re gonna do some high-quality neck snappin’ to this joint.
Two things nag at me about this song: First off; as great a singer as Michael was, did his fastball get digitally altered here? I remember sending my friend Mike Schiller a mix CD and him commenting on how his vocal sounded electronically manipulated. Did I hear it? I didn’t not hear it. Is that outside the realm of possibility? No. Was Michael unable to sing? I think the clips of him singing acapella during This Is It debunk that theory. Did Michael sound much different than he had in his youth? Yes. Age deepened his voice or rid him of the desire to sing in such high voice all the time. And if we’re keeping it 100, his rhinoplasties also fucked with his singing voice. Listen to the way Michael sings hard consonants on Invincible. He sounds pinched or stuffed up most of the time. But fuck it. Michael Jackson is still Michael Jackson. Digitally manipulated voice or not, jacked up nose or not, “Butterflies” goes hard as fuck.
And it should’ve been a huge hit. As an album track, “Butterflies” almost hit the top 10 on the pop charts and spent over a month at #2 on the R&B list. It wasn’t commercially released as a single, despite a fine remix featuring Eve that was serviced to radio. It also never got a video treatment. Had those things happened, it certainly would’ve given MJ another chart topper. It also very likely would have revitalized Invincible. Instead…well, we know what happened next. And that’s a shame. Current employment status prevents me from going too deep on what I think happened (parts of which I can attest to as factual), but…I don’t know if that infamous public rant by MJ against Tommy Mottola was too far off base.
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6 hidden costs of continuing resolutions
By Adam Mazmanian
No one really expects the appropriations process to function seamlessly these days. Congress and the president have produced full appropriations for all branches of government only four times in the last 40 years. This year looks like no exception.
Barring an unlikely outbreak of bipartisanship, there doesn't appear to be enough time left in the fiscal year and the congressional calendar to enact all the appropriations bills before fiscal 2016 begins Oct. 1. That means either a continuing resolution or a shutdown.
Missing the fiscal year deadline isn't anything to be too alarmed about, according to Doug Criscitello, formerly the CFO at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and at the Small Business Administration and now head of the MIT Center for Finance and Policy.
It's fairly routine for Congress to pass a six-week continuing resolution early in the fall session, to provide time to resolve outstanding budget issues before the Thanksgiving recess. However, sometimes multiple CRs are required to keep the government open. In 2011 there were seven CRs, and in 2012 there were five. While these multiple short-term CRs are less disruptive than a full or partial government shutdown, they do carry costs borne by agency officials working in the trenches.
1. OMB gets in your face
Relationships between agencies and the Office of Management and Budget can be strained in the best of times. But during a continuing resolution, OMB handles the tricky business of apportionment – doling out funds to agencies in a way consistent with the length and terms of the CR. During that time, OMB can "take on an aura of the trustees role in a corporate bankruptcy," Criscitello said. Do you have an expense that is outside the ordinary? OMB has to approve it.
OMB's guidance makes this point painfully clear. "Because of the nature of CRs, you should operate at a minimal level until after your regular fiscal year appropriations is enacted," per OMB documents.
2. Lost productivity
From a compliance point of view, agencies have to spin up a lot of activity for each short-term CR. "From a management perspective, it's a lot of paperwork," said John Palguta, a longtime government human resource manager, and currently vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service. "That's certainly a big headache for CFOs and others. You feel like you're spinning your wheels sometimes."
This activity includes creating guidance for programs and offices, making and disseminating new spending plans for each CR, and responding to congressional and intergovernmental requests for information. The FBI estimated that its accountants and others spent 600 hours on CR-related management activity in 2009, according to a Government Accountability Office study.
3. De facto hiring freeze
The hiring cycle for college and grad students begins in the fall, as major recruiters make the rounds of career fairs, targeting promising job candidates. Agencies have a harder time with candidates, Palguta said, when their funding is mired in a series of short-term spending bills. By the time an agency gets its full-year funding, "some of the best talent is already taken," Palguta said.
And the problem isn't just at the entry level. "The whole process of filling jobs becomes more complicated," Palguta said. Sometimes an agency with a high-level vacancy will issue a job announcement in the hope that by the time applications are screened and interviews are conducted, the money will be there to make a hire. Sometimes, however, "you may have someone you want to hire but you can't make an offer, yet," Palguta said. The most promising, sought-after candidates aren't likely to wait out funding uncertainty. "Those are people who have options. They're not waiting around for Congress to get its act together."
4. Delayed procurement and training
Under a CR, IT upgrades, training, and other optional expenditures can often get kicked to the curb. Agencies have already adjusted in some ways to the inevitable funding delays by trying to push spending to later in the fiscal year. "The first quarter is a terrible time to plan conferences and training," Criscitello said. The constraints also take a toll on acquisition, because program managers don't know what they'll end up having to spend for the full year.
Sometimes delaying training can diminish core agency mission delivery. In one instance noted in the GAO report, a Food and Drug Administration official reported that the agency wasn't able to meet targets for inspections because of a lack of trained personnel.
"The biggest hidden cost is from a management perspective. You do not know how much you're going to be able to spend to manage your organization," Palguta said.
According to the GAO report, agencies have already begun backloading needed annual services contracts, such as janitorial services and maintenance, into the third and fourth quarters. But the administration of contracts becomes a big headache under a CR because of the necessity to perform administrative tasks associated with spending for each short-term measure.
5. The mad dash once funding comes
Once a real appropriation or full-year CR is in place, activity really ramps up. The frenetic pace to finish agency work on a compressed schedule can result in sub-optimal performance. The acquisition staff juggling a number of procurements "may not have time to negotiate the best deals," Palguta said. "It increases the odds that both the government and the taxpayer are losing out a bit."
6. Morale
Careering from short-term CR to short-term CR takes a toll on personnel. "The psychic costs are probably higher than the actual costs," Criscitello said. The cycle of responding to CRs and then ramping up activity once funding comes through can be dispiriting, and it certainly doesn't resemble the image of government service that drew employees to federal careers.
Moreover, agency employees are personally under the gun to make sure they comply with the limits put in place. The Anti-Deficiency Act, the statute that governs how federal agencies comply with appropriations, contains criminal penalties for individuals who spend government money that is not properly appropriated and programmed. "I don't know if anyone has gone to budget jail," Criscitello joked. Most ADA violations are accidental or technical, but the law looms over any agency employee tasked with implementing spending restraints during a CR.
Finally, there is no upside. It's not as though agencies are freed from their obligations to Congress during a CR. All the policy riders, requests for information and reports, and other demands contained in appropriations bills and reports from the previous year carry over into continuing resolutions, until supplanted by new legislative language.
Adam Mazmanian is executive editor of FCW.
Before joining the editing team, Mazmanian was an FCW staff writer covering Congress, government-wide technology policy and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to joining FCW, Mazmanian was technology correspondent for National Journal and served in a variety of editorial roles at B2B news service SmartBrief. Mazmanian has contributed reviews and articles to the Washington Post, the Washington City Paper, Newsday, New York Press, Architect Magazine and other publications.
Click here for previous articles by Mazmanian. Connect with him on Twitter at @thisismaz.
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I Believe Anita! by Marie Cartier
By Marie Cartier on April 7, 2014 • ( 78 )
During the past week I attended a Los Angeles premiere of a new documentary Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (Dir: Freida Lee Mock USA, 2013). The screening was sold out and I had great seats saved for me– sitting with a friend who works at Samuel Goldwyn, the distributor of this fine film.
In 1991, Anita Hill provided testimony she hoped would serve to dissemble the nomination of Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice. Although the vote would end up being close (52-48) Hill’s testimony did not serve to dissuade the decision — Clarence Thomas’ nomination was confirmed and he was appointed to a life term on the Supreme Court four days after Hill’s testimony concluded. Here is an outline of the debate.
I remember watching the hearings in 1991 at a friend’s house in Sacramento, CA where I was couch-surfing with another friend while we were in Sacramento from Los Angeles to protest for gay rights—to speak our truth to power. I remember being amazed that she was doing this—and that it was being televised. We were glued to the set before we went off to the protest we were attending.
In order to speak her truth to power, Hill had to use words in the grand theatrical rotunda of Washington’s power brokers that had heretofore not been heard there, much less televised. Phrases like “pubic hair on my Coke can,” and “Long Dong Silver” that Thomas had spoken in her presence and which constituted a large part of her sexual harassment charge went as “viral” as things could go in 1991—and a media frenzy ensued. What ultimately became clear is that a panel of fifteen white senators listening to two African Americans—one female and one male—engage in what they saw as a “he said, she said” battle left them with their hands tied. They could not hear either side correctly—they could not hear “pubic hair on my Coke” – it was un-thinkable—that is they did not think it—and so, they could relate to almost nothing Hill said.
What they could relate to apparently was the fear that Thomas put in their minds when he accused them of performing a “high tech lynching of uppity blacks” –with this expert turn of phrase, Thomas wiped the slate clean in terms of the minds of the Senators. While some of them may have thought Hill might have been telling the truth—it was less anxiety producing to remove her from the debate that in would be to derail the nomination of an African American male and be accused of egregious racism. Joe Biden shut down the hearing.
What is horrible historically, in watching this documentary and something most of the viewing public glued to the television did not know is that there were other women (among them Angela Wright and Rose Jourdain) who were willing to testify against the nomination of Clarence Thomas—who would have provided similar testimony to that of Anita Hill. They were not allowed to speak after the white panel of Senators was accused of racism by Clarence Thomas. These women were not allowed to “speak truth to power”– at least not in televised testimony–so Anita Hill was left to stand alone. And Thomas was confirmed.
However–history/herstory has shown that Hill’s brave act of “speaking truth to power” was not in vain in 1991. In 1992, a record number of women ran for public office and won. In the U.S. Senate, eleven women ran and five won seats–including one incumbent candidate. In the House of Representatives, twenty-four women won new seats. 1992 was the “Year of the Woman.”
Sexual harassment cases more than doubled, from 6,127 in 1991 to 15,342 in 1996 and… awards to victims under federal laws almost quadrupled–from $7.7 million to $27.8 million.
Was this a reaction to the Thomas nomination? Many feel that yes—since Anita Hill’s allegations were not taken seriously by a Senate that was 98% male—in order for such allegations to be taken seriously women had to hold public office.
What are the costs of speaking out? Hill states that she had to speak out—she had a truth which she felt had to be heard. The effects on her own life were immense—she received death threats. In the documentary we see the files and files (of cabinets, plural) that hold all of the letters—good and bad– she received. The life she might have led—in fact the life that was referred to by one of her supporters who testified that she had spoken of the harassment previously to the Washington hearings said he felt Dr. Hill may have shown up in the grand rotunda for a very different purpose if she had chosen not to testify—that she herself may have been nominated as a Supreme Court justice.
This, of course, would not be the case after the public testimony. In the film, during the run of the credits, we see Hill unzip the dry cleaner bag of the iconic blue dress she wore during the hearings. A dress the color which was seen as “bold and remarkable” for the occasion– is also, we see at the end of the movie, a dress she would never wear again. Although she would by anyone’s account continue to live a “bold and remarkable” life—it would be one marked forever and deeply with her 1991 decision to ‘speak truth to power’.”
“Polls show that during the time of testimony 70% of people believed Professor Anita Hill to be committing perjury. Hill spoke of how everyday she was aware that 7 out of 10 people believed her to be a liar and how this affected her ability to complete such simple tasks as grocery shopping in the public eye. Much emphasis was made by Hill that her support system is the reason she has accomplished so much and moved on to become who she is now.”
Susan Hoerchner, & director, Freida Lee Mock
Because of the seats saved for me, I ended up sitting right behind the row of seats where three of Anita Hill’s sisters sat—and where one of the four people who testified on Hill’s behalf also sat: Susan Hoerchner.
Hoerchner’s testimony speaks to what we, who dialogue religiously and morally, often grapple with: complicity and silence as opposed to “speaking truth to power.” If we don’t speak up—who will speak up? Hill felt that—and rightfully so– it was vital that others supported her. It is important to remember that several women were actually ready to speak to also corroborate her testimony—but they were not allowed to speak. The four who did speak provided testimony that Hill had spoken of these sexual harassment allegations earlier. Hoerchner’s testimony was crucial—not just to the testimony at large—but to Hill’s well-being. It is documented that Hill needed her support system to survive the barrage of hate and media scrutiny that her life would become. She needed those who would say “I believe Anita.”
Matthew 25:40 says: “Whatever you do to the least of me, you do unto me.” This verse speaks to our need to recognize the importance of standing next to one another. “The least of” is less “the least of” if there are more of them. How can we stand in support of one another?
Anita Hill does not regret her choice to “speak truth to power.” She does regret the pain it caused her family, her friends, and those that stood with her. However– she is very clear that she did what she had to do—and those that stood with her—did what they had to do. I was able to speak to Susan Hoerchner and have my picture taken with her. I thanked her and became very choked up suddenly meeting her—this woman who had the courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with Anita Hill and her 1991 testimony. If not for those who stand with us, we stand alone.
Marie Cartier with Susan Hoerchner
We must do what we have to do—we must “speak truth to power.” And we must stand with the least of these—as one of the least of these or in solidarity.
In the words of the poet, Marge Piercy, in her poem, “For strong women”:
A strong woman is a woman bleeding
inside. A strong woman is a woman making
herself strong every morning while her teeth
loosen and her back throbs. Every baby,
a tooth, midwives used to say, and now
every battle a scar. A strong woman
is a mass of scar tissue that aches
when it rains and wounds that bleed
when you bump them and memories that get up
in the night and pace in boots to and fro.
A strong woman is a woman who craves love
like oxygen or she turns blue choking.
A strong woman is a woman who loves
strongly and weeps strongly and is strongly
terrified and has strong needs. A strong woman is strong
in words, in action, in connection, in feeling;
she is not strong as a stone but as a wolf
sucking her young. Strength is not in her, but she
enacts it as the wind fills a sail.
What comforts her is other’s loving
her equally for the strength and for the weakness
from which it issues, lightning from a cloud.
Lightning stuns. In rain, the clouds disperse.
Only water of connection remains,
flowing through us. Strong is what we make together,
a strong woman is a woman strongly afraid.
Marie Cartier is a teacher, poet, writer, healer, artist, and scholar. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of New Hampshire; an MA in English/Poetry from Colorado State University; an MFA in Theatre Arts (Playwriting) from UCLA; an MFA in Film and TV (Screenwriting) from UCLA; and an MFA in Visual Art (Painting/Sculpture) from Claremont Graduate University. She is also a first degree black belt in karate, Shorin-Ryu Shi-Do-Kan Kobayashi style. Ms. Cartier has a Ph.D. in Religion with an emphasis on Women and Religion from Claremont Graduate University.
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Tags: Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Marie Cartier, sexual harassment, speaking truth to power
Katharine Bressler
Thank you for sharing this. I plan to watch this documentary and share it with others. Your words are true and brought tears to my eyes. Women must stand together.
Marie Cartier
yes– women *must* stand together. thank you for posting this.
Barbara Ardinger
I remember those hearings. I also remember the sitcom Murphy Brown that satirized the Thomas hearings. Unfortunately, the right-wing branch of the Supreme Court seems to have totally lost touch with the reality that people like us live. It’s remarkable that Thomas almost never speaks during hearings before the court. Was he really the best jurist Bush 1 could have selected? Obviously not. I wish we could rewind history and make those rich, powerful, old white men that voted for Thomas pay attention to what Anita Hill said. Sigh.
very well said, Barbara. i’ll have to go back and look at that *murphy brown* episode! I could use a feminist satirization of those hearings right about now!!
Elizabeth Cunningham
Thank you! I saw the film last night and recommend it to everyone.
thank you for promoting the film– i’ll let my friend at Samuel Goldwyn know that folks are recommending it!
Turtle Woman
I’m looking forward to seeing this movie, since i well remember the hearings, and being shocked that Thomas was confirmed and that other women were silenced. Let’s not forget the Joe Biden who did that, who led that committee. A democrat. Women need to have even more seats on the Supreme Court, and I am firmly convinced that women need to stand up to the sexual harassers, to blame the men, to call them out on every criminal act they do to women. It is a war on women in the work place, a war on black women, an out and out war. What would put a stop to men doing this all the time everywhere? Women will have to tear down the old boys club, they should all go to prison for this stuff.
..I know…so sad (and true)– let’s not forget it was joe biden who shut down the hearing– and not just that– silenced women.
April 8, 2014 • 12:12 am
I remember watching Anita Hill and believing her too, I did not remember Joe Biden, who was not a figure on my radar at the time. Sighhhh.
Great poem from Piercy, what a voice for women she is too.
I have always loved marge piercy and that collection *the moon is always female* (from which this poem is from) is my favorite volume
Anita is a very amazing and bold woman that did in fact “speak truth to power.” Even though the Supreme Court board was mostly made up of men, she did what she had to do by speaking up to them about the sexual harassment that she had been dealing with from her boss. Everyone has the right to come forward about harassment, whether they be a male or a female. No one’s voice should be overheard about something that is that important! I love that you were able to meet Susan Hoerchner, another woman who stood up for what she believed in. The poem that you posted is very relevant to this situation! My favorite line is when it says, “A strong woman is strong in words, in action, in connection, in feeling..” Those are exactly the traits that Anita Hill had!
yes! you make a good point– male or female– everyone has a right to come forward if they are being harassed…the poem is from an incredible book by marge piercy *the moon is always female*– if you want to read more by her!
Juan Curiel
One important point that stood out to me was the fact that the panel of fifteen white senators thought it was unthinkable that Clarence Thomas would ever say “pubic hair on my Coke.” This ties into Personal Testimony is valid,where a woman’s word doesn’t hold the same weight as a man’s. They gave Clarence Thomas the benefit of the doubt because he was a man. I also think it is important to speak out and challenge what you believe in, because if you won’t, who will?
great point, juan! yes- personal testimony is valid– and this was considered more important in thomas’ case (when he actually made no personal testimony– just discounted the validity of the testimony) rather than anita’s…and agree– you have to speak out. and if you do, you provide the window often for others to speak– as anita did
Bianca Albarran
April 10, 2014 • 11:28 am
I definitely enjoyed reading this blog! I am simply amazed by how brave Anita was for standing up and speaking truth to power. Just knowing that she stood strong, even after she received death threats and was labeled a “liar” by most of the public, is simply heroic. She did it because she knew she had to do it, and she was willing to suffer for it. I believe that shows true bravery, because it is not easy to stand up for something when you know you could be humiliated for it. I truly admire her bravery. I also truly appreciate anyone and everyone that stood by her side through all of the chaos.
Exactly. I like that you highlight how it is not easy to stand up when you believe you might be humiliated. It is hard. Your post was very passionate. Thank you for writing it!
sarahkelly24
I enjoyed reading this blog and found it to be inspiring. “Speaking truth to power” is such a powerful statement we all need to strive more to live by. I think Anita Hill’s life is a testimony to the idea that one person really can make a difference. We tend to fall victim to the idea that one person can’t make a difference and as a result we silence ourselves against power. Anita’s actions influenced other people to try and make a difference.This reminds me of the coalition building idea we discussed in class. It is amazing how many sexual harassment cases doubled after she spoke out, and how many women ran for and won office. If Anita hadn’t sacrificed her own safety and life, like so many other key figures through out history, I can’t help but wonder what this country would be like today. Even though we still have so much progress to make, I think it is important to always appreciate how far we have come.
yes. excellent post! yes…this is exactly how coalition building can work…very good noticing!
Chantal Thompson
I enjoyed reading this post; it was quite interesting! I definitely agree that Anita Hill’s journey made a powerful statement in United States history. It was inspiring to know that even though she had all odds against her, she was still determined to have her story heard. We often become discouraged from speaking on what we believe in, and standing for what’s right; however, Hill proved otherwise, and I found that to be very courageous. Her story sets a significant example for society. It proves that despite the negativity a person may encounter, it is still possible make a statement and create a unification that will help others.
Great post. Yes it certainly true that when we believe we might encounter negativity sometimes that stops s… And often we have to really believe it is important enough to speak out in order to speak out. And that’s what Anita did. You are correct. She believed her story would make a difference and it did. Nice noticing in your post.
L. Vallarta
I am saddened and ashamed that this is the first time I’m learning about Anita Hill. I faintly remember her name being referenced in rap songs (specifically Kanye West). Yet, I never made much of an effort to research her. It’s disheartening to see how Clarence Thomas used his race to oppress Anita Hill. By rebranding the situation as a “high-tech lynching of uppity blacks” he moved the focus from Anita to himself. He was able to turn the tables and make himself the victim. It was no longer an issue about sexual harassment, it was an issue of historical and institutional racism. I can’t help but think of how this is a perfect example of our matrices of domination. Even though Thomas was oppressed by his matrix of domination, he was successful in oppressing others.
Excellent understanding of the matrix of domination… Very well done. I’m glad that you were able to find out about Anita Hill through my blog. I think you would enjoy seeing the documentary as well. I felt your understanding of the issues in your post was astute and your comments very insightful.
Divya Pithiya
Wow I can’t believe that Anita was speaking her truth and was ridiculed for it, but I admire her for her strength to continue on. Her daily resistance from people trying to bring her down is her activism. I enjoyed reading your blog and the poem at the very end was a great way to tie everything together in your post!
Very good noticing in your post… Yes daily resistances is activism and that’s what she was practicing. I’m glad you like the poem. That is from Marge Piercy’s book *the moon is always female* if you’d like to read more.
Shyan Hamidi-Sabet
This story reminds me of something I learned in a Deaf culture class I took. Our identities are made up of different intersectionalities. We are a combination of all the identities that we identity with. For this case, the White Senate members feared that they would be labeled as racist if they didn’t elect Clarence Thomas. That fear overrode their opportunity to truly search for the truth in regards to Anita Hill’s testimony of sexual harassment. It goes to show the hierarchy of importance within the minds of these senate members. A woman’s testimony and possible sexual harassment is easier to ignore and cast aside than the possibility of having racism allegations made against the senate.
Yes. Good noticing. An excellent example of how a woman’s testimony was not heard. You bring a lot of the points together here. Nice post.
Reginald Hawkins
This post was a excellent one and it taught me more about someone who ive heard so little about. Its odd that Ive only heard so little of her even though t she made a huge impact on the U.S. Anita Hill was a very fearless women who was determined to be heard no matter what. It is also sad how Clarence Thomas try and make himself seem innocent, while he was not. If not for Anita Hill speaking out, the workplace sexual harassment issue wouldn’t be that important.
you are absolutely right… You make good points in your post… And it’s true –sexual harassment is a huge issue today and it was a huge issue before …people just weren’t talking about it and Anita’s testimony alllowed the issue to come out into the open. Very nice post.
Shahtaj Khan
I truly commend women like Anita Hill and Susan Hoerchner, for there courage. This was my first time hearing of Anita’s story and it was defiantly a powerful one. Though she did not win, her testimony gave other women courage to fight for women’s rights. Anita’s personal testimony started a movement of brave women standing up for what’s right. It allowed women to connect with one another, which is an amazing accomplishment.
it is an amazing accomplishment to get women to stand together– you are right!! anita was not trying to win per se– but you are right in suggesting that it felt like she was on trial as she did not “win” the opinion of the senators in retracting thomas’ confirmation to the supreme court.
Hernandez, Yanira
I feel like Anita Hill’s story can be applied to what we’ve learned in class. For example, Anita’s voice about the harransment she endured from Clarence Thomas is personal testimony is valid. Anita’s daily resisitance is activism is her sticking to her story and testimony even though 7 out of 10 people did not believe her. Hill felt that it was very important for her to have her voice and heard, whether that meant getting death threats or support. I feel that one first has to fail in order to open up the door to everyone else. People start to lose their fear and start to fight for what is right.
yes- the statistic thata 7 out of 10 people did not believe her really stuck with me, too. i wonder if it is true that someone has to fail first– you may be right– i never thought about it that way– but it is true that anita’s ‘failure” to dissuade the senators in confirming thomas’ appointment did make everyone sit up and take notice of sexual harassment– because she did not unseat the confirmation–but her actions went on to start a movement and change police re: sexual harassment
pole4ka
This is a great story/history. Years later people look at this situation and don’t understand why not everyone believed Anita Hill and why it wasn’t taken seriously. But we live in different world now, things change, people’s view also change. Now days Anita’s testimony would catch everyone’s attention and I believe Clarence Thomas wouldn’t have a chance to become a Supreme Court justice. It’s very upsetting that there were women who could support Anita, but they didn’t get a chance to express themselves. I absolutely agree that women then and now should stay together and support each other. If in 1991 there were less than 98% male in Senate, things could be different. I’m glad that it’s a part of history and people now it, because there is a saying that states “we need to know history in order for it not to happen again”. I loved the poem about strong women, it’s strong. I would love to see the documentary and find out more about Anita Hill, she sounds like a strong woman who was able to speak truth to power.
I would hope that would be true– that if this situation happened today Clarence Thomas would not have a chance and Anita Hill would be believed. I’m not entirely sure– but I’m heartened that you believe this! I hope you do get to see the documentary– it’s powerful.
Sutton Bartole
It’s really upsetting that Anita Hill’s life was threatened for speaking the truth. A lot of times you hear about African Americans sticking together because they’ve been very discriminated against in the past. But Clarence Thomas, a black man, was getting the upper hand in the case because he was a man. I also can’t believe that 7 out of 10 people did not believe her, but many other people did. We can definitely see that Anita speaking truth to power changed the world because women won seats in the U.S Senate and the House of Representatives. Millions started coming forward with sexual harassment cases and awards given to victims nearly quadrupled. Anita Hill speaking up and making her testimony valid gave others the courage to speak up as well. She is such a strong woman for speaking up and doing what was right, even if her life would be threatened for doing so. I also thought it was so great that you got to meet Susan Hoerchner! What an experience that must have been. I hope I get a chance to see Anita Hill’s documentary!
I hope you get to see the documentary as well. And, yes, it was extremely moving and important for me to get to meet Susan Hoerchner.
Natalie B.
This is the first time I have heard of Anita Hill, and in my African American History class I studied Clarence Thomas. None of the allegations were brought up in this history book, which was about the details of African Americans within the United States. It’s interesting to me that the nomination of a Black man to the Supreme Court is more important then the truth of his character. It is important to acknowledge the history of African Americans, especially those figures in the government, but shouldn’t we also know the truth about the charges he was faced with that were dropped. In my class, I read of the importance and honor of Clarence Thomas, and if it weren’t for Marie Cartier’s post, and GWS 350 course, I would have to continue to recognize this man as an important, honorable person in our history. Too bad Joe Biden shut this down. It really shows me the gender inequality women face in government.
natalie– your reply is in the next post…:)
Oh wow…I’m amazed that you studied Clarence Thomas and did not hear of Anita Hill!! That sure says a lot! Thank you for sharing that… Agreed. It is horrible that Joe Biden shut down the testimony and silenced the other witnesses….!!!
Nancy Vedder-Shults
Hi Marie —
I’ve been out of town, so this is the first chance I’ve had to read your excellent post. I remember those hearings very well and hope I’ll get a chance to see the movie. Like most feminists in 1991(?), I wasn’t shocked that Thomas was confirmed, but I was deeply saddened. I thought we had come further than that in our r/evolution. I knew Anita Hill’s life would be difficult from the moment she opened her mouth, but I didn’t remember that 70% of Americans believed she had lied?!? That statistic shocks me even today. Quoting Marge Piercy’s poem was a wonderful way to end your piece. _The Moon is Always Female_ is also my favorite volume of her poetry.
agreed. I found it shocking and sad that she knew and statistics supported it that 70% of people felt she had lied…yes marge piercy’s poem about how hard it is to be “a strong woman” really made sense
I find it unbelievable that Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas was not regarded as the truth. Also
that there were other women willing to testify along sides Anita Hill and were not given the opportunity to do so. I was relieved to read that this unjust event was not in vain, for it contributed to record number of women running for public office. Also, the statistic of sexual harassment cases doubling was very interesting, since it shows that women were more willing to speak their truth. Anita Hill’s contribution will not go unrecognized, especially with the release of the documentary. Thank you for sharing, I was born in 1991 and if it wasn’t for you I don’t know if I ever would of known about Anita Hill’s powerful truth to power. Also, this is my first time commenting on a blog.
congratulations on making you first post to a blog! I’m so glad this one made you aware of the great contribution of Anita Hiil..
Adrienne Holden
This was a very eye opening and empowering post. I think sometimes when people have a vision or a problem we often see it as ” I ” can’t make a diiference I am just one person. Well in reality every change starts with one person and one idea. I think Anita Hill really proves this to be absolutely true if we do not speak up we will not be heard. This issue of sexual harrasment is really important it happens to many people whether it is verbally be made or actually physically, I think it’s very important that we speak up for what is not right. The fact that you incorporated the statistics in sexual harrasment casses really puts this into play for me and goes the show how much change can be and will be made over the years.The poem you incorporated was really powerful, what stood out to me was “What comforts her is other’s loving
her equally for the strength and for the weakness… Strong is what we make together”. This is definitely true being strong is something that must be made in coming together to make somthing happen, to make a change, to speak up for one another. You had a really amazing opportunity in being able to attend this event Proffessor.
i agree…it was amazing…esp. to see her family and meet one of her key supporters…i love the poem by marge piercy…u can read more by her in the book *the moon is always female*
Erica B
I was born in 1991 so I did not have the privaledge to watch Anita’s case. I have heard of it though and your post has actually educated me more on the case. I can not wait to personally see the documentary myself. To learn and see what life had become for Anita Hill after speaking out for the greater good. I do believe Anita was right in speaking out. It may have affected the life of her loved ones as well as her own. But in the end it caused women to react inorder to make a change. Perhaps Anita was the spark that led all those women to gain their chairs in both the Senate and House of Representatives. I also think it must have been exciting to sit so close to Anita’s family for the showing of the documentary. What a great opportunity.
i definitely believe anita’s testimony was a spark for social change…someone has to take the fiest step –and she did that
There are too many cases similar to those of Anita that have occured where the victim is the one that is attacked and the abuser left free to continue his day to day activies (or hers). However, Anita is far from a victim, she is a warrior, she is strong, and incredibly influential in what she did and how she took the oppresion set upon by those who set out to bring her down. The fact that she did not quit speaks volumes to her strength to move forward and fight. I am incredibly happy that she does not regret what she did because if it wasnt for this one powerful woman then these ideas might have not been put up for disscussion and this topic needs much more things to work at. And thank you for placing her story here while also celebrating what her actions have done.
you are welcome. agreed- if not for this on woman’s actions… it really is true- and her story proves it– one person can truly make a difference.
Ms. Alia
This read was very empowering. I remembered hearing about this case in Middle school and high school, I mostly remembered something about the jargon used with the coke can and pubic hair, but because of an age/maturity difference I didn’t really understand what was being said about Anita Hill except her testifying about a man who sexually harrassed her and that many people hated her because of it, which I couldn’t understand why. Now as an adult I see the importance behind her voice.
I guess people were angry because it appeared that a “black woman was trying to keep a black man down” (just thinking of it from a Afro-Amer stereotypical stand-point). From the person who hated her for speaking out, I believe persons were so busy protecting him and that “once in a lifetime” opportunity/advancement for a Black man, that they failed to protect her, a victim of sexual harassment. That’s disheartening. So I’m happy that Anita Hill spoke TRUTH TO POWER. I’m also happy that she was happy with her own decision. It was needed. Everyday, women and men, and women especially are victims of sexual harassment. To this day, men feel like they can say what they chose to women because they are in power. Men feel it’s just words, I guess. My sister has been a victim, and in my work place, a bank, a teller and underage (16yrs old), I was too sexually harassed by a male through words. It’s amazing how men on a daily basis feel they can say whatever they want and laugh it off as a joke. It’s not okay though, and no one takes its serious because it’s just words, but words are powerful. Words strike emotion. So it was important Anita Hill spoke out, and it saddens me that she wasn’t even heard because of the “race card” Thomas tried to pull on the justice system. It amazes me they were more worried about being viewed as racist than protecting her and women like her or even men in the same situation.
It’s just raises a question about right and wrong and it’s validity. If you continue making good/ right decisions morally, Than you defy what’s wrong, so there would be no need to be worried about the wrong that may come. Abide by what is right, and I you shouldn’t have any fear. I’m confused to why they feared they would be viewed as racist. Again, though I am happy Dr. Hill didn’t fear And did what she felt was right, because it caused other great doors to open for other women, and other women to speak out and heard. It is true we all need to stand together. It’s power in numbers
alia- see your reply below…
agreed- it is power in numbers…and that is why as she spoke out she gave courage to others as they would no longer be the only one… i’m sorry this happened to you and your sister..i know so many women this has happened to. thank you for sharing a bit of your story on the blog.
Lindsay Thompson
I only wish that I would have learned about Anita Hill sooner! The outcome of her story is disappointing, but her journey is so impassioned and inspiring! I am sad to know that not more people were able to support her in 1991, or at least not enough people with power to make sure her case went through and she was able to be victorious. However, I am glad to see that she was the trailblazer that led so many women to fight for themselves, whether it be in their personal lives, or in the political eye. I am now certainly looking forward to seeing her movie, and encouraging everyone I know to see it as well! She is a true inspiration to not only women, but to everyone who is struggling to find their voice in society, or even in their own social circle. Hopefully this movie will makes it way across the nation and will lift the spirits of those who feel they are losing the battle with their own abuser.
thank you for your strong comment! please let me know if you see the film and what you think…i especially was moved by the segment at the end with the blue dress…
Melissa McCann
Even today women still face discrimination in the media and the court system when it comes to rape and sexual harassment cases. Women are often victim blamed and are at fault for being taken advantage of, (for what they are wearing, being intoxicated, or not being taken serious by the pursuer when they say “no”, etc) while the aggressor is often talked about how his future was so bright and how his life will forever be ruined by these accusations. I feel that more people (young women especially) need to be more aware of the Anita Hill case because it can lead to more social change where the aggressor is seen as the person in the wrong and the victim’s motives are not questioned but believed.
melissa- i couldn’t agree with you more. you synthesized the arguments surrounding this issue very well –and with passion.
Jessica Holloway
Because I was born after the Anita Hill case, I never heard about it until reading this blog that Joe Biden had shut down the case. It surprises me that when he was running with Barack Obama, his past mistakes of shutting down such an important social case was never mentioned in the news. Rather, it was ignored and excused for all these years. This unjust behavior and secrets has happened too often in the past and is continuing to happen today. There needs to be a change in how sexual harassment cases are handled and need to be treated as serious as murder cases. We still live in a patriarchal society where the man’s word is commonly taken over a woman’s, giving women no voice and little reason to think that they will get the justice they deserve.
see reply following..
jessica- agreed. the fact that joe biden did this was unknown to me even though i was very much aware of the anita hill case when it was happening. it is shocking to realize that this was not brought up when biden was being considered for such a high profile position– the assumption being that the fact that he shut down the hearings was not considered “a big enough deal” to de-rail his nomination is frankly shocking.
shaina
I think this is a great! I never knew about this until now. I remember you talking about this and it intrigued me into wanting to know more. Its humiliating and crazy to know that Anita Hill had to go through this. A case like this should should have never been put off and forgotten. Cases such as these are essential to make a difference and speaking the truth of power. This comes to show that till this day men over rule woman. We have a voice that is heard through the voice of a man, and in that case can be overturned or misguiding. I feel that even though the results may not have been in her favor, her legacy continues. Hopefully in the future, cases like these won’t be dismissed and only answered.
Color was an issue back then and thats what caused her to fail. In the end it doesn’t matter what color we are. Who are we to judge what is acceptable? Why let the color of our bodies dictate our individual thoughts, emotions, and most of all power. Color expresses the truth that our ancestors traveled the life before us. We are mere clones of our own with their spirit.
Anita Hill lives forever in the truth and power of women who aspire for justice.
agreed. I love your last sentence. I am so grateful that her story is being heard by an entirely new generation of women through this important documentary.
May 10, 2014 • 10:34 pm
//However–history/herstory has shown that Hill’s brave act of “speaking truth to power” was not in vain in 1991. In 1992, a record number of women ran for public office and won. In the U.S. Senate, eleven women ran and five won seats–including one incumbent candidate. In the House of Representatives, twenty-four women won new seats. 1992 was the “Year of the Woman.”//
I think it’s super interesting and kind of amazing that one woman speaking out can spark such a change. Anita Hill’s speaking out about what happened to her made such a difference in so many people’s lives. It definitely speaks to the power of personal testimony. Hearing this woman’s story inspired many others to better their own lives and that’s a truly powerful thing. Representation is so important. When people started to see that a woman’s words were considered, they started to believe their own might be worth consideration.
I love your last sentence. Yes– one person’s truth can spark many people to speak the truth and also many people to hear the truth!
Molly Ahola
I really wasn’t fully aware of this case, given that I Was young when it happened, but I really feel that it is completely unfair that she was not taken seriously just because that the Senate is 98% male.
But I do have to say that for her to not regret standing up despite being up there alone, because sometimes things do need to be said, and not saying them, despite how hard it can be to stand up there alone and say them and feel like it hasn’t really done any good – you have started the process to make people think and that is the first step. I agree your last sentence “If not for those who stand with us, we stand alone.” That is so true!
May 12, 2014 • 12:29 am
agreed! great comment. the last sentence is from a poem by margr piercy.
Alisa Arslanova
I really enjoyed reading your blog. I believe it is extremely important for women of all ages to see and be aware of our progress as women. It is so important that we keep promoting and having conversations about gender equity. Anita Hill stood up for all women of all ages. I am sure that there were many men that sexually harassed women and felt there was nothing wrong with it, but Anita Hill fought and gave women a voice in the workplace! She is an incredible woman that till this day carries herself with dignity and an incredible belief that she did what was right and good.
yes. she has immense dignity and a real place in our herstory/history.
Angela Gattoni
Reading your blog about Anita Hill was very eye opening. I did not really know much about the details of this case, but it is very empowering to see how she made the statements that she did and stood up for herself. Sexual harassment in the work place is not ever okay and everyone, man or woman, should be able to work in an environment where sexual harassment is not a problem. It was very important that Anita chose to take a stand even though she knew that it was her statement against a mans statement because she showed other women that they do have a voice and they can use it.
yes!! women hav e a voice and it is empowering when they use it… As anita hill did and continues to do!
I think Anita Hill was so brave to stand up and voice what she felt was her truth, and as a woman speaking in front of 98% political men, and especially as a Black woman, that takes courage. She knew her story could not go unheard, and proves that personal testimony is valid and she proved it when victims of these cases awards were doubled as time went on.
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yes- the statistics of change following her testimony are so important to lift up
Lupe T.
Although this is before my time, reading this post gave me a better sense of how important this was when it was happening. I would watch a T.V show titles I Love The 90s and remembered the comedians commenting on the event. It was lightly talked about and very brief. It didnt go into detail.
I can’t believe how unjust and bias it is for this nation to allow such behavior coming from a man in Government. This nation really needs to see look at whats important like human rights, enviormental protection, equality, and a thriving market place. Instead of war, nuclear weaponds, and geneticly modified food. Glad I’m a college student and that i’m working on getting a professional title so I can stick it to the man!
great comment:-)
Before reading this blog, I never heard about Anita Hill. This makes me sad, because i have learned a lot this year that I feel that i should have known about a long time ago. The word i would use to describe Anita is courageous. She stood up for what she thought was right, even if she had to suffer for it. I like that she leaned on her friends. Many of the strong, don’t like to lean on others for help, but I think it shows a great sign of strength if you do. Im looking forward to seeing this film. I think Anita is a great example to anyone who feels that they need to act, but who are fearful to do so. Whoever you are, you have the ability to act, you just have to first get past yourself.
great comment:-) thx for posting!
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Dublin Theatre Festival: 12 Plays
Filed under: Talking Theatre — Fergal Casey @ 11:58 am
Tags: A View from the Bridge, Abbey Theatre, Adrian Dunbar, Annabelle Comyn, Anton Chekhov, Aonghus Og McAnally, Arthur Miller, Arthur Riordan, At the Ford, Bailed Out!, Ballyturk, Barry John O'Connor, Bill Whelan, Brian Friel, Cara Kelly, Catherine Cusack, Catherine McCormack, Celtic Tiger, Claudia Boyle, Colin Murphy, Conall Morrison, Conor McPherson, Crash Ensemble, Dancing at Lughnasa, Declan Conlon, Don Wycherley, Donnacha Dennehy, Draiocht, Dublin Theatre Festival, Enda Walsh, Fintan O'Toole, Fiona Bell, Gaiety Theatre, Gate Theatre, Gavin Kostick, Grand Canal Theatre, Guaranteed, Hooked!, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Ian Toner, Improbable Frequency, Jocasta, Joe Dowling, Joey Phillips, Kate Stanley Brennan, Lauren Coe, Laurence Kinlan, Lynne Parker, Lyric Theatre, Mahoganny, Marianne Elliott, Mark Haddon, Mary Murray, Mikel Murfi, Moonfish Theatre, National Theatre, New Theatre, O'Reilly Theatre, Oedipus, Pavilion Theatre, Peer Gynt, Peter Coonan, Peter Daly, Phaedra, Project Arts Centre, Riverdance, Robert Fagles, Rough Magic, Scott Aiello, Seana Kerslake, Simon Stephens, Sophocles, Southbank, Spinning, Star of the Sea, Steve Blount, tg STAN, The Cherry Orchard, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, The House, The Last Hotel, The Night Alive, The Train, Thebes, Tina Kellegher, Tom Murphy, Twelfth Night, Vanessa Emme, Wayne Jordan, WB Yeats
Tickets go on sale for the 2015 Dublin Theatre Festival at 10:00am Wednesday August 12th. Here are 12 shows to keep an eye on.
The Night Alive 22nd September – October 4th Gaiety
Trailing clouds of glory from Broadway does Conor McPherson come. His new play, a co-production with Belfast’s Lyric Theatre, stars Adrian Dunbar and Kate Stanley Brennan as damaged souls beginning a tentative romance in the dodgy-geezer-land of Dublin that McPherson has made his own. Laurence Kinlan and Ian-Lloyd Anderson lead the supporting cast, and while tickets have been on sale for a while, some seats are still available.
Bailed Out! 23rd September – 4th October Pavilion
In case you’re not depressed enough by the ongoing farce in Leinster House you can soon head to Dun Laoghaire to see Colin Murphy’s follow-up to Guaranteed; an unlikely hit that ended up being filmed. Rough Magic regular Peter Daly and others bring to life, under Conall Morrison’s direction, official documents and unguarded interviews revealing how Ireland was troika’d. But, pace Fintan O’Toole, can documentation as agit-prop achieve anything?
At the Ford 23rd September – 3rd October New Theatre
Political ruminations of a fictional stripe will occupy the intimate surroundings of the New Theatre. Aonghus Og McAnally and rising star Ian Toner headline Gavin Kostick’s new play about a family coming apart at the seams as they struggle with the future of their business dynasty. Said dynasty imploding because of the sins of the father, so we’re promised critical analysis of Celtic Tiger via Celtic mythology.
Oedipus 24th September – 31st October Abbey
Sophocles’ resonant tragedy returns to the Abbey, but not in WB Yeats 1926 text or Robert Fagles’ spare translation. It’s a new version by director Wayne Jordan, who casts his Twelfth Night’s Barry John O’Connor as the Theban King. The great Fiona Bell plays Oedipus’ wife Jocasta, but after Spinning that doesn’t reassure, especially as Jordan’s directorial failings (especially leaden pacing and poor staging) have become embedded through critical praise.
A View from the Bridge 24th September – 10th October Gate
Joe Dowling returns from his long exile in Minneapolis to direct Arthur Miller’s 1955 classic. Chicago actor Scott Aiello plays Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman in Brooklyn who shelters illegals Marco (Peter Coonan) and Rodolpho (Joey Phillips), but when Eddie’s niece Catherine (Lauren Coe) falls for Rodolpho jealousy and betrayal loom. Dowling’s 2003 production of All My Sons was typically solid, and this should be equally polished.
Star of the Sea 24th September – 26th September Draiocht
Joseph O’Connor’s 2004 best-seller belatedly comes to town. This was a sell-out hit at last year’s Galway Arts Festival, and has just three performances at the theatre festival as part of a nationwide tour. This racy production is ‘freely adapted’ from O’Connor’s tale of lust and murder on a famine ship fleeing to America, in Moonfish’s Theatre trademark bilingual approach of performing in English and as Gaeilge.
Hooked! 25th September – 10th October Various
Director Don Wycherley’s apparently become the go-to guy for the festival for touring theatre productions about whimsical goings on in the Irish countryside. This is a three-hander about a Dublin woman (Seana Kerslake) who moves to the country and rubs her neighbours (Tina Kellegher, Steve Blount) up the wrong way. Hilarity ensues. Secrets and lies are laid bare. A bit of comedy, a bit of menace, in four different venues.
The Last Hotel 27th September – 3rd October O’Reilly Theatre
Enda Walsh has written an opera! Music by Donnacha Dennehy is performed by the Crash Ensemble and the singers are led by star soprano Claudia Boyle, who starred in Mahoganny last year. The production team is that which brought us the demented Ballyturk, and Mikel Murfi even appears in a plot revolving around a man cleaning a blood-soaked hotel room and a couple fighting in a car-park.
The Train 6th October – 11th October Project Arts Centre
Well, here’s a gamble and a half. Rough Magic premiere a musical: book by Arthur Riordan, direction by Lynne Parker, music by Bill (Riverdance) Whelan. Previous Rough Magic musical Improbable Frequency was a hoot, but DTF plays with music Phaedra and Peer Gynt were deeply unsatisfying. This could implode, especially as the subject; importing contraceptives on a 1971 train; seems tailor-made for ‘liberals backslapping each other’ smugness.
Dancing at Lughnasa 6th October – 11th October Gaiety
25 years ago Friel’s masterpiece premiered at the theatre festival, and director Annabelle Comyn brings her Lyric production to the Gaiety to mark the occasion. Comyn’s regular design team are on hand to revive the bittersweet story of the Mundy sisters (Catherine Cusack, Cara Kelly, Mary Murray, Catherine McCormack, Vanessa Emme) with Declan Conlon as their returned brother. Comyn excels at blocking large casts so the dance entices…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 6th October – 10th October Grand Canal
Tickets are becoming scarce for this flagship import from London’s National Theatre. Mark Haddon’s book was a masterful exercise in disguising almost total lack of substance behind flashy style, and writer Simon Stephens and director Marianne Elliott deploy every theatrical bell and whistle going to recreate the sleuthing mind of an autistic teenager, but can they add substance to the source?
The Cherry Orchard 7th October – October 10th O’Reilly Theatre
You haven’t experienced Chekhov till you’ve heard him in the original French. Ahem. Belgian collective tg STAN take on Chekhov’s final elegiac play, an obvious influence on Tom Murphy’s The House; as a peasant’s cunning sees him rise up to supplant the decaying aristocracy, then lament over the genteel way of life he destroyed. Playing straight through for 2 hours without an interval we’re promised unfussy intensity.
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Billy Smith 8-25-3-0 (KO 1)
KO Ratio 3% Opposition Ratio --
Residence Canning Town, London, United Kingdom
Boxer Division featherweight
Billy Smith Career Record
36 0/0 18-2-3 Alex Lyons 0/0 L (PTS 6) 24 Oct 1938 Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn, London, United Kingdom
35 0/0 9-7-1 Harry McCormack 0/0 L (PTS 6) 13 Oct 1938 East Ham, London, United Kingdom
34 0/0 0-1-0 Billy Cannon 0/0 W (PTS 6) 03 Oct 1938 Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn, London, United Kingdom
33 0/0 debut Young Culkin 0/0 L (TKO 2) 12 Dec 1937 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
32 0/0 13-2-3 Alex Lyons 0/0 L (PTS 6) 09 Dec 1937 Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London, United Kingdom
31 0/0 7-0-1 Charlie Roberts 0/0 L (PTS 6) 30 Jul 1937 Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, United Kingdom
30 0/0 5-7-3 Frank Phayer 0/0 L (PTS 8) 27 May 1937 Corn Exchange, Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
29 0/0 1-0-0 Joe Moss 0/0 L (PTS 6) 21 May 1937 Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, United Kingdom
28 0/0 18-6-3 Johnny Toohig 0/0 L (PTS 6) 02 Mar 1937 Mitcham Baths, Mitcham, London, United Kingdom
27 0/0 8-5-7 Sid Hunn 0/0 L (PTS 10) 22 Feb 1937 Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom
26 0/0 12-16-10 Jack Watkins 0/0 L (PTS 8) 11 Feb 1937 Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London, United Kingdom
25 0/0 27-10-7 Young Fred Dyer 0/0 L (TKO 5) 17 Dec 1936 West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, United Kingdom
24 0/0 debut George Reynolds 0/0 L (PTS 6) 07 Dec 1936 Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn, London, United Kingdom
23 0/0 0-1-0 Jack Houghton 0/0 W (PTS 6) 16 Nov 1936 Mitcham Baths, Mitcham, London, United Kingdom
22 0/0 8-6-4 Charlie Hall 0/0 L (PTS 8) 19 Oct 1936 Stadium Club, Holborn, London, United Kingdom
21 0/0 7-5-3 Charlie Hall 0/0 D (PTS) 16 Aug 1936 Merry Fiddlers Sports Grounds, Becontree, London, United Kingdom
20 0/0 5-3-1 Red McDonald 0/0 W (PTS 6) 19 Jul 1936 Merry Fiddlers Sports Grounds, Becontree, London, United Kingdom
19 0/0 4-1-0 Johnny Sage 0/0 L (PTS 8) 06 Jul 1936 Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn, London, United Kingdom
18 0/0 9-13-4 Steve Watson 0/0 D (PTS) 14 Feb 1936 Millbay Rinkeries, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
17 0/0 43-30-11 George Cunningham 0/0 L (PTS 8) 22 Dec 1935 Marina Club, Canning Town, London, United Kingdom
16 0/0 5-11-2 Billy Rose 0/0 W (PTS 6) 21 Nov 1935 West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, United Kingdom
15 0/0 82-22-10 Norman Snow 0/0 L (PTS 10) 02 Jun 1935 Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, United Kingdom
14 0/0 debut Pat McCabe 0/0 L (PTS 6) 30 May 1935 Drill Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
13 0/0 1-4-1 Johnny Softley 0/0 L (PTS 6) 17 Mar 1935 Marina Club, Canning Town, London, United Kingdom
12 0/0 29-9-1 Jimmy Walsh 0/0 L (PTS 12) 07 Mar 1935 The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
11 0/0 76-11-7 George Odwell 0/0 L (PTS 10) 13 Jan 1935 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
10 0/0 180-57-31 Len Wickwar 0/0 L (PTS 10) 11 Nov 1934 Blackfriars, London, United Kingdom
9 0/0 68-28-13 Tommy Hyams 0/0 D (PTS) 21 Oct 1934 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
8 0/0 58-26-21 Harry Kid Farlo 0/0 W (KO 2) 07 Oct 1934 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
7 0/0 3-1-0 Paddy King 0/0 L (PTS 6) 04 Oct 1934 The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
6 0/0 65-27-12 Tommy Hyams 0/0 L (KO 4) 10 Sep 1934 White City Stadium, White City, London, United Kingdom
5 0/0 6-3-1 Baker Woodend 0/0 W (PTS 10) 06 May 1934 Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
4 0/0 1-0-0 Jack Horan 0/0 W (PTS 6) 16 Feb 1934 Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom
3 0/0 18-4-7 Jack Carrick 0/0 L (TKO 4) 11 Dec 1933 Madeley Street Baths, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 0/0 debut Harold Maywood 0/0 W (PTS 6) 29 Feb 1932 Corn Exchange, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
1 0/0 32-11-9 Jim Wheeler 0/0 L (PTS 12) 02 Feb 1931 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
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FACULTY: Simona Migliotti Auerbach
Producer, Set Designer
My purpose at SVA is to make filmmakers aware of the art and craft of production design for motion pictures, and to provide practical, technical and aesthetic guidance. I like to bring all of my experience to help students to achieve their vision of a film.
The goal is to give students the experience of producing a scene from a present day and/or period movie. With limitations come necessary inventions. The kind of lessons that instruct us how to modify an existing environment or what kind of change makes the location and the character more realistic, yet true to the spirit of the script. The setting as well as the costume and makeup need to be consistent and part of a whole.
The work of the designer is evident in the concept sketches. Many decisions are made from the initial research to final production and the designer must find the perfect locations to prepare for the shoot. To know the past is certainly a useful tool, even when preparing a movie set in the present. Students need to learn different historical periods with diligence and passion. Just as important is the psychology of the characters and how that might be externalized through concept sketches. In the end, students will use their research and imagination to recreate something genuinely new.
Master’s Art Degree, History of Art, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”
Degree at CSC in Production Designer, National Film School, Italy
2013 UN RICORDO (From T.Capote) adaptation, theatre piece
2012 TROOPER , Assistant Art Director, J. Arkin
2009 MORNING GLORY, Assistant Art Director, Roger Michell, Par.
2006 THE DARJEELING LIMITED, Assistant Art Director, PD M.Friedberg, W. Anderson.
2005 LA SECONDA NOTTE DI NOZZE, Production Designer, D.Avati
2004 MA QUANDO ARRIVANO LE RAGAZZE, Production Designer, A.
2004 HBO “ROME,” Draftsman/Standby Art Director, HBO Produc.
2003 THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU, Art Director,
PD Mark Friedberg, Di. Wes Anderson.
2002 LA RIVINCITA DI NATALE, Production Designer, Dir. Avati
2002 (ENCHANTED) ILCUORE ALTROVE, Production Designer,
*(Nominee, David di Donatello Award, Best It. PD), Dir. Avati
2001 I CAVALIERI CHE FECERO L’IMPRESA, Set Decorator, Avati
2001 THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION, Production Designer
2000 PADRE PIO, Set Decorator, Di.Carlo Carlei
1999 VIPERA, Art Director/Set Decorator, Director: S. Citti
1999 THE NANNY, Set Decorator, Period piece, Marco Bellocchio
1998 EXQUISITE CORPSES, (Cadaveri eccellenti) Set Decorator HBO.
1997 COME AND GO, Set Decorator, Titanus Prod. Dir. Sindoni
1996 MOTHER BY CHANCE, Set Decorator, Dir. S.Martino
1995 AN OSCAR FOR TWO, Set Decorator, Prod. Verbano Dir. Farina
1994 MAGIC GREEN, Set Decorator, Produc. R.P.A.
1993 THE RETURN OF FANTOZZI, Art Director, Dir. N.Parenti
1991 POLIZIOTTI, Set Decorator, Dir. G.Base
1990 TIES AND BETRAYALS, Production Designer, Documentary fi.
1990 BLACK AND WHITE, Production Designer, R.A.I. telemovie
1990 ANGELO, Production Designer, R.A.I. Telemovie
1989 THE LIFE OF RITA LEVI MONTALCINI, Production Designer
2003 David di Donatello Award Nominee, Production Design, IL Cuore Altrove (Enchanted)
2003 Chioma di Berenice Award, Best Italian Production Design, Il Cuore Altrove
2004 Premio di Qualita Award, Il Cuore Altrove (Enchanted)
2007 Premio di Qualita Award, Ma Quando Arrivano Le Ragazze
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Tag: sanah kapoor
Indian actor, also credited as Sanah Kapur (IMDb entry)
शानदार Shaandaar (2015)
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Like many a Bollywood romcom (at least of the ones I’ve seen this year), this is glitzy, glossy, silly and set in an magical exotical foreign wonderland. Which would be Yorkshire, obviously. So we get the mist hanging close to the green fields, horse-riding and tweedy ensembles, people rolling around in Rolls’s, and humble homes straight out of Downton Abbey (although it seems the main mansion setting was filmed in Poland). There’s a dance sequence set in a barn, where everyone’s dressed up in their best Barbour, while the bride-to-be (Sanah Kapoor) jumps up on some kind of draycart outfitted with handpulls and bottles of real ale. It is, if I haven’t covered this already, dreadfully silly. But that’s fine, really, or at least it’s fine with me. The film is at least up-front about its wistful magical dream world, as via a short animated sequence it sets up how our heroine Alia (the winning and delightful Alia Bhatt) can’t ever get to sleep and has dreams drawn for her by her apparently-adoptive father Bipin, played by Pankaj Kapur, the actual father of the film’s male lead, Shahid Kapoor (playing wedding planner Jagjinder Joginder). There are periodic little outbreaks of this kind of animated fantasia world, but mostly the suspension-of-disbelief is at the vast enormity of the grandness or the blinginess of the bling (the gold-plated Magnum revolver constantly waved around by the film’s nominal bad guy, Mr Fundwani, is only the most ridiculous — that is until a diamond-encrusted pump-action shotgun arrives). It doesn’t all work — there’s a pair of txt-speaking girls whose stereotypical vapidity quickly gets wearing — but when it does, as in a fantastic battle-of-the-sexes dance number, it really can be quite special. Somehow by the end (just of that song, frankly), they’ve managed to lampoon laddish bantz, fat-shaming, rape culture and fit in a line about the groom-to-be being a “misogynistic prat” (although even he turns out to be not irredeemable). After a string of serious-hued nonsense, it’s refreshing to find this level of escapism, but I concede not everyone may be so charmed.
Director Vikas Bahl विकास बहल; Writer Anvita Dutt Guptan अन्विता दत्त; Cinematographer Anil Mehta अनिल मेहता; Starring Alia Bhatt आलिया भट्ट, Shahid Kapoor शाहिद कपूर, Pankaj Kapur पंकज कपूर, Sanah Kapoor सनाह कपूर; Length 144 minutes.
Seen at Cineworld Wood Green, London, Monday 2 November 2015.
Categories Classification: 12(A), Country: India, Rating: GOOD•Tags 2015, alia bhatt, anil mehta, bollywood, comedy, england, film reviews, films seen at the cinema, india, melodrama, new year's resolution 2015, pankaj kapur, romance, romcom, sanah kapoor, shahid kapoor, vikas bahl, written by a woman
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Kevin Plank still remembers the moment it all clicked. On a frigid January afternoon, sitting in his office overlooking Baltimore’s historic Inner Harbor, the founder and CEO of Under Armour recalls the day almost a year ago when he walked into the company’s headquarters and faced an undeniable truth.
“I looked around, and I didn’t like the way the energy felt,” Plank recalled. Bothered by what he deemed as a dip in office momentum, he asked Under Armour’s newly minted president, Patrik Frisk, if he too felt something wasn’t right. But Frisk shrugged off his boss’ concerns.
“I said, ‘You have no idea what it was like [during the early days] when we were jamming and you could just feel that kinetic energy in here,’” Plank recalled.
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Patrik said, “‘Hey man, you may have to get your arms around the fact that [Under Armour] may never be like that again.’”
UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES
In the past few months, Plank, like many athletic-industry leaders, has found himself under a new kind of public microscope. The #MeToo era has taken hold, diversity and inclusion are dominating the conversation, and brands are giving new and much-needed attention to their treatment and advancement of minority talent.
Just three months have elapsed since a scathing report by The Wall Street Journal alleged that Under Armour’s staffers engaged in a yearslong practice of expensing strip club visits and that its managers invited women to company events based on their attractiveness.
Around the same time the WSJ article surfaced, speaking to FN, several former Under Armour employees and insiders recounted incidents in which they or their peers felt disenfranchised by Plank’s and the brand’s leadership. In some cases, sources believed they’d possibly been overlooked for advancement based on their race or gender.
“I always want to understand how people feel, [but] I reject that,” Plank said of the accusations. “I don’t know how to be more clear: I pride myself [on] challenging my children to think first and foremost about being global citizens. I’d like to be a global citizen. I’ve been striving for it my entire life. Diversity of thought is something I welcome more than anything I can imagine. It’s what I want this company to be; it’s the constituency we sell to.”
Chatter concerning minority challenges was likely stoked by the exits of two high-profile African-American female executives just months apart. (Adrienne Lofton, SVP of global brand management, departed in July 2018, and Kerry Chandler, chief human resources officer, exited in October. Last month, the brand announced it had hired Harley-Davidson veteran Tchernavia Rocker as its first chief people and culture officer — to replace the CHRO role. Attica Jaques, previously VP of global brand marketing, became head of global brand management in August.)
But Plank was quick to point out the firm is hardly behind the eight ball on diversity: Nearly half of its workforce comprises women, a third of its leadership is female, and 26 percent of its VPs are women. Its board of directors is also 22 percent female.
However, the road to creating an inclusive company is not easy for an entrepreneurial startup-turned-multibillion-dollar juggernaut.
“The fact is, I was an athlete who started my company with several people I knew throughout my 23 years of life — people who did the same things I did and looked like I did,” Plank said, adding that the firm’s diversity has evolved in tandem with its size. “I don’t know of a company in the world that says, ‘Our [representation] numbers are great.’ I can brag about 49 percent [of our workforce being women], but I want to make sure that we’re driving gender representation at every level of the company. I don’t know if we’re where we want to be, but I know we’re in a pretty good position — we’re not starting from zero.”
It’s been more than two decades since Plank founded a moisture-wicking T-shirt company in his grandmother’s basement. From launch, it took the company only 10 years to break ground in the footwear space and under 15 years to surpass $1 billion in annual sales.
After that, Under Armour’s growth accelerated at lightning speed to hit $4.8 billion in 2016 — shooting past athletic mainstays like New Balance and Asics to land on the heels of industry heavy- weights Nike and Adidas.
At the same time it was capturing enviable shelf space in Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hibbett Sports
and Foot Locker, the brand — and its most vocal proponent, Plank — became one of the hottest and most closely watched athletic players.
But in the years that followed, a series of product misses and a sales slowdown on its home turf stalled the firm’s rapid ascension.
Its first-quarter 2017 footwear sales, for example, rose just 2 percent, compared with a gain of more than 60 percent the year before, as the brand started to lose its footing in North America.
Add to the mix a slew of retail bankruptcies — notably those of The Sports Authority and Sport Chalet — and the brand produced several quarters of overall losses.
SPLITTING THE REINS
One of the most prominent first steps Under Armour’s chief took to right his ship came in July 2017 when he passed his president hat to Frisk, a 30-year retail veteran who most recently helmed The Aldo Group. (Frisk was also named Under Armour’s COO in July 2017.)
“I thought about a few different things: What’s the new world? What’s the new economy? What direction are we going in?” Plank explained of his decision to hire Frisk. “The most important thing with bringing on a partner was to ensure that it was someone I can trust and that we can build the world’s most efficient shirts and shoes business.”
Frisk was tasked with re-engineering the company’s go-to-market strategy and operational model, as well as unifying them under a common theme of vision, mission and values.
“For Kevin to trust me to [make] some of the change and for us to collaborate through it and stand side by side — or back to back — ensured that the organization could drive through some of the things we’ve done,” Frisk said. “A lot of people have had to evolve how they do things — which has [yielded] great learnings. But now that we’re into it, we’re starting to see results.”
Under Armour president and COO Patrik Frisk.
While market watchers have been on the fence about several aspects of UA’s transformation during the past two years — namely product direction and its substantial international exposure amid trade tensions — Plank’s move to hire Frisk continues to be widely lauded.
“The work that Patrik Frisk has done to improve the overall efficiency of the business was a much-needed process upgrade: improving the supply chain, reducing factory partners, reducing SKU counts — those changes will be beneficial over time and something that the company was sorely lacking,” explained Canaccord Genuity analyst Camilo Lyon. “He was the right person to drive that improvement, but efficiency gains only get you so far. … Ultimately, the consumer wants fresh innovation, and we do not believe Under Armour has the team in place to deliver against those demands.”
A recent point of contention for some analysts, as well as shareholders, has been the company’s announcement during its December investor day that it would place a renewed focus on the performance category in the next five years. The firm’s stock tumbled following the meeting, while Lyon and other market watchers criticized the brand’s emphasis on a category they believed was hardly on fire.
But sitting next to each other on this January afternoon in Plank’s office, UA’s president and CEO reiterated, in tandem, their confidence in the firm’s five-year growth strategy.
“Yes, you can argue that [a weakness in the performance category is] happening short-term,” Frisk said. “But we believe long-term that’s going to be our biggest strength. Being really good at something is [very] important. People need to realize that being in the athletic performance space doesn’t mean you’re not going to look good — you have to look good. Style is just table stakes.”
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Plank agreed.“ It takes a long time to be great in this industry, and anyone can do a release and say, ‘Here’s a shoe, and here’s a thousand units,’” the CEO said, homing in on the brand’s footwear business. “But when you’re doing it at scale and making 35 million-plus pairs of shoes a year — that’s doing it great. [At the same time], what we’ve [also] been able to do is focus ourselves to stop doing so much and get more narrow and a lot deeper.”
EYE ON THE FUTURE
The timing couldn’t be better for Plank’s newfound partnership. In recent years, rumors of a challenging management structure and murmurs of a talent retention problem plagued the brand well before the headline-grabbing November WSJ article.
Several waves of executive departures — chief merchandising officer Henry Stafford and chief digital officer Robin Thurston, for example, exited the brand at the same time in 2016, immediately sending UA shares down — had caught the attention of analysts, who had started to question the company’s culture and Plank’s leadership style.
“Every company has a culture, and I think Under Armour brought in a lot of people from other companies who were accustomed to another environment and who fairly quickly realized
that they didn’t fit in,” explained Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP analyst Sam Poser. “There are always growing pains, but the question has become whether Under Armour’s growth has been more painful than its peers’.”
Addressing whether the brand has an issue with employee retention, Plank readily recounted data around its turnover: “Of our executive team, a third have been here five years or less. A third have been here between five and 10 years, and
a third have been here for about 10-plus years. I think that’s healthy in any industry.”
Still, the executive isn’t unwilling to acknowledge that his vigorous ambition and the frenetic growth pace he sought in the early years may have placed strain on key stakeholders — although he stopped short of expressing regret.
“[My leadership style] has evolved,” Plank said. “I’m a leader with a point of view, without question, but the strength of our business can’t be simply reliant on a good idea from one [person]. … I’m not by nature a patient individual, and that’s what it took to get Under Armour built. But I recognize that in this next chapter, I can’t say, ‘I have a great idea, and I want this out in six months.’ ”
In the same vein, Plank is processing feedback around how he and other managers may have
— perhaps inadvertently — left some minority employees with an impression that their views aren’t as valuable as others’ in the firm.
“My mom is a strong woman, so it’s difficult to listen to that, but I’m happy to,” he said. “As a CEO, I own everything, and I take the criticism of anyone who’s ever felt disenfranchised. But I want everyone to know that we’re a company that will fight for you. We’re a company for the little guy.”
To that end, Plank believes he’s found a workable solution. “When we win — winning solves most problems,” he said. “But winning at all costs is not how we’re going to build this brand. Let’s build this the right way. Let’s be smart about it. Let’s make [our processes] repeatable and sustainable because I don’t want people to have to give their last breath to the brand. I want them to be able to go home and enjoy their families and have great breaks.”
Perhaps it was during that encounter with Frisk a year ago — when UA’s new president encouraged the founder to limit his preoccupation with the past — that helped Plank embrace his new reality.
“I came to understand a brilliant thing: The way I used to have fun in my teens is different than the way I had fun in my 20s, which is different than the way I had fun in my 30s, which is different than the way I’m having fun in my 40s,” Plank said. “That’s what I [now recognize] about Under Armour — that I don’t need to try to replace 2004 or grandma’s basement or the way we used to do it. Nobody wants to hear how we changed the business by introducing compression. It was our entry-price ticket that got us in the door. Now we’re here — what are we going to do about it?”
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HAUNTED SKIES: Updates
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Today is apparently World UFO Day where you are encouraged to watch the skies! No, I hadn't heard of it either but if someone says it on a blog it's true apparently... Which gives me a few ideas for future “on this days...” watch this space.
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Police warn a large wild cat could be on the loose...
And by the power of the most tenuous link possible:
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I'M THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN
So, after a week of high strangeness, we return to normal. The weather is still cold and wet, but as soon as I have finished blogifying, and done a teensy bit of filming, Corinna, Mother and I are being taken out birdwatching by Prudence the dog.
Peter McAdam really does have a singular vision, and I honestly can say that his book has made me laugh more than anything else has for the past few weeks. The 9 Henrys inhabit a gorgeously surreal universe which - despite itself - makes perfect sense (at least to me). You must check him out. I insist upon it.http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/real-9-henrys-book-launch.html
I have been writing about (and perforce, hanging out with) Rock Stars for much of the past thirty years, and although many of them have been very interesting folk, on the whole they are stand-offish and remote. Michael Des Barres is one of the nicest and most humble that I have 'met' in a long time...http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/michael-des-barres-renaissance-man.html
Wally really are a superb band. It is a crying shame that a band of this calibre hasn't had the success that they deserve over the years. They really are magnificent, as this rendition of 'Sister Moon', one of my favourite of their songs, played live in Harrogate back in the balmy days of 2010, will attest.http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/wally-sister-moon-live-in-harrogate.html
As well as being one of the most famous (and talented) keyboard players in Rock Music, Rick Wakeman is also a raconteur par excellence. He recently wowed the punters at the MIRC2012 conference...http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/rick-wakeman-at-mirc-2012.html
Chris Thompson, one time singer with Manfred Mann's Earth Band really has got a fine set of pipes. His new CD/DVD live package is a great favourite here at Gonzo Daily, and we are proud to be associated with him. It seems that other people share our opinion of him as this fine fine review shows.http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/great-chris-thompson-review.html
'Battle Scars' from Galahad, has become 'CD of the Week' on ProgLog AFTERglow: They describe it as “a strong album in the best tradition of neo-prog". I am afraid as I get older, the 'stamp collector' mentality leaves me cold, and I really don't understand all these modern genres. But 'Battle Scars' really is a cracking album...
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The news that Jefferson Starship are bringing out a whopping 4CD live album, with guest stars like Tom Constanten (ex-Grateful Dead keyboard player. BTW, back in 1978 I shared a house with various people including a bearded, balding dude who claimed to once have been his keyboard techie) is exciting fans, and bringing all sorts of news items out of the woodwork. We are doing our best to bring you as many as we can - like this one...
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MUIRHEAD`S MYSTERIES: A HONG KONG "WOLF" - 1921
This story ties in with the Kowloon kangaroo account which I blogged about two weeks ago and which was mentioned in the China Mail of May 7th 1921. What we seem to have is the development of one story into another involving different animals. But that doesn`t make much sense as the wolf was killed and about 2 weeks later a new set of animals appears. This account below is in The Hong Kong Telegraph of April 26th 1921.
KOWLOON “TIGER” KILLED
TURNS OUT TO BE A WOLF!
After being described successively as a bear, a lion, an elephant, a kangaroo and a “beast that never was”, the Kowloon “tiger” has, following an untimely death, turned out to be a lone wolf. He was last seen prowling about the vicinity of the Chun Lung village, his preference for succulent pigs bringing about his downfall. With one accord, the villagers, who had witnessed with great mortification the havoc he created amongst the herds, rose in arms against the invader, and slew him amidst jubilant cries of “hai-yah”. The wolf proved to be a fine animal, weighing some thirty catties.
There are,however, still those who think that this is not THE Kowloon “tiger” , it being pointed out that Chun Lung is quite a long distance from Hok Un, where the strange animal was last seen. (1)
1.. The Hong Kong Telegraph April 26th 1921.
The following poem of mine is about the apparently real Teggs Nose lynx, near Macclesfield, in 1987.
A LYNX, TEGGS NOSE, 1987
“The cat had tufted ears” the stranger said
so it must have been a lynx obviously.
So I added this to my ever growing,geekish collection
of mystery cat sightings.
How pleasant to be blessed with this new curiosity despite me behaving like a jerk for a few days.
© Richard Muirhead 2012
LLOYD PYE: More on the Starchild skull
Things have moved ahead at quite a pace since we last communicated about the Starchild. In that interim, we've recovered 9.5% of its entire mitochondrial DNA genome, more than enough to be statistically significant. Also, we lucked into 8.5% of one of the most important genes in a human body, the FOXP2 gene. Again, more than enough to be statistically significant. What both partial recoveries tell us is that without a shadow of doubt, when the entire genome is recovered, whenever we have the funding to do that, it will read out as not even in the ballpark of human. So this really IS history unfolding for us, and it's as big as history gets.
To catch up on the latest information, please watch the video at the link below. It starts with a 90-second intro that is designed to intrigue "newbies" enough to make them at least start into the 17 minutes of video that follow. In those 17 minutes, you'll see an analysis of the DNA situation and the physical anomalies, plus responses to internet skeptics and critics desperate to keep a lid on every form of paradigm-busting information. I think you'll find it well worth your time, and please consider sharing it with anyone you think might be interested.
With such strongly convincing evidence in hand, it's time to use it to provide a major push out to those who are not yet aware of the Starchild, and who don't realize it is poised to demolish the mainstream assurance that we humans exist alone in the universe. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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The sound of healing
Future of Wellness offers the largest sound healing studio in Malaysia to bring an ancient practice into the 21st century.
Ever wonder why even the gentlest reverberation of a gong can make time appear to stand still? Or the clarity that the tinkling of a little crystal bowl can suddenly bring to your mind?
That’s because sound matters and sound can heal a body to restore its natural balanced state. After all, in moments of stress, we naturally seek out sounds of nature such as waves, rivers, or bird songs in hopes of gaining peace and calmness.
Sound healing was once seen as a mystical experience but is today proven through research that it helps synchronise brain waves to achieve a profound state of deep relaxation, which helps in restoring the normal vibratory frequencies of cells in a body.
Through sound healing, we artificially put our body in into a Theta state, something that normally occurs in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep or deep, prolonged meditation – allowing access to our subconscious and super-conscious. This is the state in which energy shifts and insights and healing are possible.
The Future of Wellness hub offers Malaysia’s largest sound bath, bringing an ancient practice for healing in the 21st century. There is no water involved, as participants lie on comfortable mats on the floor and bathe in sound waves.
Restoring the body, mind and soul
Martha Collard, founder of the renowned Red Door Studios in Hong Kong, which has the largest gong collection in Asia, explains that sound healing is beneficial when a person feels stuck in their lives.
“If you want to move forward, or shift old patterns that keep repeating in your life, if you want to shift pain, or if you want to shift your perception of feeling lost or disconnected, try sound healing,” she says during her class at the Ohanajo Studio for the Future of Wellness Flow Coaches.
“We are sleep deprived, we have digital dementia and depression is rising,” she says.
“Through sound healing, we artificially put our body in into a Theta state, our brainwaves between 4 and 7 Hz – something that normally occurs in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep or deep, prolonged meditation – allowing access to our subconscious and super-conscious. This is the state in which energy shifts and insights and healing are possible.
“Sound healing is different from music. Quantum physics teaches that all matter consists of vibration, and anything that vibrates produces a frequency or tone. Music is the organisation of specific frequencies arranged in a particular order to create rhythm and harmony. Sound is vibration, including and going beyond what can be heard by the ear. Sound healing focuses on vibration rather melody.”
“Sound healing and meditation has such a close connection because meditation is the art of bringing awareness and consciousness into our daily lives. Through meditation, we become an observer of ourselves and of our centre, a place without judgment or negativity.”
The sound of a meditation gong induces a state of spontaneous meditation and relaxation, which facilitates the movement of chi or prana (positive life force) throughout the body.
On a physical level, the vibrations eliminate tension, stimulate the circulation and glandular systems, and regenerate the parasympathetic nervous system. Listeners experience a sense of connectedness and peace. They are lulled from a Beta, or awake state, into a Theta, or lucid dream state; a state that allows our bodies to heal and rejuvenate. The sound waves gently clear blockages to restore inner harmony.
When the heart rate is relatively steady, and breathing is deep and slow, stress hormones decrease, said Dr Mitchell L. Gaynor, an oncologist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York and the author of “The Healing Power of Sound”, in an interview with the New York Times. That is significant, he said, because stress can depress every aspect of the immune system, “including those that protect us against flu and against cancer.”
Dr Gaynor distinguishes between curing and healing. To “cure” means physically to fix something, whereas “healing” refers to wholeness, a union of the mind, body and spirit, he said. He likens sound healing to music therapy. In his book, he cites studies indicating that music can lower blood pressure, reduce cardiac complications among patients who have recently suffered heart attacks, reduce stress hormones during medical testing and boost natural opiates.
Experience the power of sound in Malaysia
At the Future of Wellness hub, guests can participate in classes offered by Ohanajo Studio that incorporates sound healing such as Restorative Yoga or Inner Being Meditation with Sound Bath, Alchemy Sound Healing with Shamanic Healing, or the highly popular Candlelit Moon Salutations and Sound Bath led by Ohanajo Studio founder and wellness instructor Jojo Struys.
A series of guided mediations and reflective questions are gently posed to participants as they gather in the quiet solitude of the studio for classes. Each individual has a unique response to the sessions. Some fall into a very deep sleep and wake up feeling more refreshed in 30 minutes than they have been throughout an entire week.
Some have emotional reactions as the sounds of the gongs and crystal bowls evoke deep feelings that have been pent up. Others have gentle twitching, where energy meridians are being aligned.
But for some, they have experienced an almost miraculous healing of physical ailments such as frozen shoulders that recover a full range of motion, or in Martha Collard’s case, a kidney stone had simply dissolved.
Sound healing is also uniquely and exclusively incorporated into treatments for guests at the multiple award winning Jari Jari Spa, making it the first to offer such a deeply relaxing method to enhance all treatments.
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SpaceX Debuts “Rideshare” Program For Launching Satellites
August 5th 19__Kristin Houser__Filed Under: Off World
SpaceX via Twitter
Team Effort
On Monday, SpaceX launched its SmallSat Rideshare Program, an initiative designed to make it easier — and cheaper — for smaller satellite operators to reach space by letting them split the cost of regularly scheduled launches.
Currently, many smaller satellite operators cut the cost of reaching space by hitching a ride aboard a rocket already launching a “primary” payload into orbit, with the operator of that primary payload paying the bulk of the launch fee.
The problem is that the smaller company is then beholden to the larger one’s timeline — if for some reason the primary payload’s operator needs to delay the launch, the smaller company has no choice but to delay its own launch as well.
Booking Basics
For the SmallSat Rideshare Program, SpaceX will pre-schedule launches, letting smaller satellite operators book spots on the rockets well in advance. The idea is that the launch will still move forward even if one or more of the companies back out — so no more unexpected delays.
If one of the smaller satellite operators does have to delay its own launch, SpaceX will even put 100 percent of what the company already paid toward the cost of rebooking.
As for what that cost will be, launches will start at $2.25 million for payloads of up to 150 kilograms (330 pounds) and $4.5 million for 300 kilograms (660 pounds) — a fraction of the minimum $57 million a company would pay to book a SpaceX rocket all for itself.
READ MORE: SpaceX will now offer dedicated ‘rideshare’ launches for small satellites [TechCrunch]
More on satellite rideshares: Europe Is Starting a “Ride-Share” for Small Satellites
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thinking about the orcs over the hill
For some reason this reminded me of Warhammer Fantasy Role Play and White Dwarf, and then I realized that the Warhammer old world would be a great place to set some fantasy stories.
The empire seeming like a Tolkein-ish fantasy realm, but being thoroughly corrupt underneath.
Then I remembered there’s a Warhammers Book Bundle on HUmble and so I popped over to take a look. But what they have is:
Khorgos Khul rampages across the fiery Realm of Aqshy, hunting down mortals to slaughter or subjugate for the Blood God, Khorne. His Goretide have crushed all resistance
Yeah, no… that’s not what I was after.
I guess the Gotrek and Felix ones might be old enough to be in the more interesting period of Warhammer… but other than that, rather disappointing.
mrpier 2018-03-30 14:51:27 UTC #4203
See the Traitor son cycle by Miles Cameron for what could very well be a story set in whfb. Basically chronicles a massive campaign against beastmen/chaos alikes. Pretty damn good.
Reading The Long War by Terry Pratchett and another dude who I can’t remember. It seems to not really have a plot (half way through and there’s a whiff of one appearing) but I do just kind of like the exploration of the thought experiment.
MaskedDave:
Terry Pratchett and another dude who I can’t remember
Stephen Baxter. I felt the Long Earth books got less interesting as the series went on.
I didn’t love the Traitor Son books myself, there’s something about the way they’re written that’s slightly irksome I found, but they are quite imaginative and stylish, and yes, very represent what could be a different take on a Warhammer-ish world, albeit Chaos isn’t distinctly evil as it is in Warhammer, but rather more ancient and dreamlike. It actually might make for a better setting that Warhammer in a number of ways.
mrpier:
Looks ok, but it’s not really what I had in mind. Warhammer fantasy battle, like 40k, tends to lead towards the EPIC!.
What I liked about WHFRP and its scenarios, and a lot of the short vignette stories that appeared in old White Dwarf (before it sucked) was that they were often much smaller scale scenarios.
A murder on a river boat, a small wine-town where kids are disappearing, etc…
I’m not sure why it popped into my head, but there were a lot of cool illustrations in white dwarf and the whfrp book, and I remember several which looked at first glance very Tolkienesque (gleaming white cities, green fields, etc…) but when you looked closer there were goblins or signs chaos or corruption hiding in the shadows.
I felt it’d be an interesting setting for a story that at first glance appears to be very regular fantasy, but turns out to be darker or not what it first appears. Where the farm / village where the hero grew up turns out to be full of corruption, or where the epic adventure gets derailed much closer to home due to corrupt bureaucrats.
(though I guess that’s all a bit Game of Thrones… though that never really makes a pretense at a shiny surface)
Though, now that I think about it more deeply and google a few images, I realize that my personal image of Tolkien is a lot darker and closer to Warhammer than maybe some people.
I think this is because when I was a kid we had a really cool thick illustrated Tolkien bestiary, and a lot of the illustrations were very gothic John Blanche style illustrations… I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of the illustrators weren’t the same people.
If you take Tolkein as being more than just The Hobbit and LotR, then most of his books were pretty dark, and the bad guys tended to win, and the good guys tended to be undone by their own hubris or pride.
Lots of google research later, I’ve worked out that the Tolkien artist who made the biggest impression was apparently Ian Miller
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Dragons a-plenty! And not just dragons, but also walking trees, robotic warriors, flying fish, floating cities, machineries of war an...
who does indeed seem to have done a lot of Warhammer and 40k art.
(Though the original art memories that inspired me to think a warhammer novel would be a good idea were much less gothic than that. More like
but even more more cheery on the surface)
The new Age of Sigmar stuff seems to be entirely EPIC! junk that might make for good battles, but would make for crappy novels.
Yeah AoS seems to have ditched the old gothic weirdness of Blanche/Miller era work which is sad. When I were a lad… the Warhammer novels were quite fun, but also leant on gothic quite heavily. Drachenfells, Beast in Velvet and that sort of thing.
Sounds a lot like The First Law trilogy from Joe Abercrombie.
I have been sucked into the Bobiverse trilogy by Dennis E. Taylor, both because of the recommendation of a friend and because it seems to be considered a kind of lightly-toned hard sci-fi novel, like Andy Weir’s stuff. I finished We Are Legion (We Are Bob) the other day and segued right into the second novel which has a name, but I can’t be bothered to remember it or look it up.
So Bob is the main character of the book. He’s a nerd stereotype (whiz-bang smart, tech savvy, sardonic, a bit of a loner, super into geek properties like Star Trek, etc.) He has recently sold off his successful software company and used a small portion of his subsequent fortune to buy a contract to cryogenically preserve his head after death. Of course he’s then struck by a bus and wakes up 100 odd years later as a disembodied brain stored in a computer. A sequence of events has him dumped into a Von Neumann probe and sent out to make copies of himself and explore the galaxy.
The prose is light and easy to read (or to listen to–Ray Porter is a great narrator btw). Bob is a reasonably likable Scalzian character. And the science is appropriately hard, mostly–it has nonsense like reactionless drives and FTL communications, but at least acknowledges that that kind of tech would be necessary to make the narrative plausible. It also makes assumptions about the kind and frequency of life in other star systems that I can’t help rolling my eyes at. What Mr. Taylor has essentially done here is to create a way to have a bunch of little overlapping space sci-fi vignettes: each Bob copy with their own space system and story. So I guess it’s tolerable to have one of the stories be about discovering sentients who are basically Trekkian humans-in-costume, even if it does make me throw up in my mouth a little. These are fun, easy reads.
All that said, this is 100% a white guy dork nerd fantasy here. (Disclaimer: I’m a white guy dork nerd.) And it’s painfully, cringeingly, obviously so–casually reactionary subtext fully armed and operational. It’s not even very self-aware about it. It’s like an entire trilogy of books of a dork mansplaining. It’s not quite intolerable, but edges up against it. At the very least it’s been instructive to me about how not to be. YMMV.
Also, a few weeks ago I finished This is How It Always Is, by Laurie Frankel. This book has perhaps the most boring book title of all time (I seriously have to look it up every time I think about it. I can’t for the life of me hold it in my mind), but is an amazing, moving, funny, heartfelt read. This is exactly the kind of book I always want to read, but rarely can find. The novel features Rosie (a doctor) and Penn (an author), who have a large family–5 children, all boys. At the risk of being facile with this description, which the author is anything but: the youngest, Claude, at an early age shows a preference for girls’ clothing, toys, ways of dressing, etc and prefers to be called Poppy. The book is about that transition, its effect on Poppy and her family over the span of several years. It’s also a book about married love, children growing up, living in a big family. Every character is realistically and sympathetically drawn: no one is always wise, no one is always malicious, no one is always loyal, personalities ring strong and true. It’s about human complexity and muddling through with dignity (or without). Really one of the best novels I’ve read in years: highly recommended.
I got an amazon gift voucher for my birthday and I felt like something lightweight and undemanding, and they just so happened to have a Terry Pratchett e-book on sale, so I’m currently reading The Fifth Elephant.
I remembered it had been mentioned here, but wasn’t sure if it was mentioned as the last book before the quality went down, or the first book where the quality went down, or a book where he returned to form… but I figured what the hell.
I’m about half way through it now, and i have a nagging suspicion I’ve read it before. I don’t really remember any of the main plot or anything about Uberwald… but i have a strong sense of Deja Vu for the Sgt Angua storyline and a wolf being called Gavin.
Pratchett books have so many returning characters who all have their ‘thing’, so it’s hard to be sure.
[I just got the title! The fifth Element? Thanks google auto-suggest!]
I read a bunch of Discworld novels as a teenager, and mostly loved the early ones. I owned most of the very early ones, and read many of the others from the library. I’m not quite sure why I stopped reading them, I think I just got busy/distracted.
But I haven’t read one in at least 10 years. (not counting Good Omens last year).
So far, it’s a nice comfortable read, and it’s nice to see many of the characters again.
I’m not finding it hugely funny… i remember the books being funnier… but I’m not sure if that’s me or the book. A few things have put a smile on my face [/Thanos] though.
I guess the Clacks/Semaphore system is a comment on mobile phones and cell towers, but it works reasonably well as a metaphor for things like Twitter as well.
Similar to @Matt_W above, I’m realizing that a few bits are rather middle class white british male. I guess they always have been, but my viewpoint has shifted, and maybe the cultural landscape has shifted in the past few years.
It’s nothing major or negative, just that I notice the point of view more specifically now, when I used to assume it was universal. That said, Pratchett is pretty progressive and even when the humor is about Nobby cross-dressing and about Dwarves wearing skirts, it’s never mean spirited and generally accepting.
It did make me think that we really should have had a great 3d Discworld game by now. The 2d adventure games are great and all, but it’s such a rich world and it’d be great to explore it more freely.
I’m loathe to call for yet another open-world game… but in this case…
Pratchett has flaws but being very British middle class male isn’t a major one and it is notable that he has always reached a very broad audience in terms of class, gender and ethnicity, and nationality, actually. I know far left activists who name online persona after his characters and so on, despite the ultra reactionary nature of say, Lord Vetinari.
Personally I always found the vaguely kindly centrist reactionary politics a bit off putting but I suspect that reaction is rare.
He’s not even very middle class. Dropped out of school at 17, didn’t go to uni, was a local journalist via an apprenticeship. He did start to grate as I got older but it’s more just that general middle england thing going on. I basically stopped reading them around the point of Snuff as everything was just common sense which was Michael Howard’s election slogan. Fair enough Pratchett wasn’t saying it in a racist way just in a slightly intellectually lazy way.
being very British middle class male
Like roughly 90% of sci-fi authors I know, the others being French middle class male (which is somehow worse most of the time). I mean even Banks of all people corresponds to 75% of this definition.
EPICTHEFAIL 2018-05-09 12:20:54 UTC #4216
Shadoko:
At least they’re not white Americans who were in the military for a bit, those are the worst by far. And for some reason there are millions of them (very slight exaggeration there).
I’ve begun reading Tigana, which another RPS’er put on my radar (having read the Silmarillion an age ago, I somehow completely missed or forgot about Kay).
This would be actually my second attempt, after bouncing off the opening chapter, but I’m glad I gave it another chance.
The naming choices are kind of puzzling sometimes, the opening note remarks that an Italian pronunciation is supposed to be used, but then you find names like Ferraut, or Sandre, which sound decidedly French.
I could live with that, Italy and France are neighbors anyway and in lands around the borders, contamination is only expected, and that’s without even accounting for nobility marrying across borders, however a number of names or declensions sound off in some way.
Then you have stuff like the use of the word ‘bar’ I assume in the same fashion as ‘van’ or ‘von’ in Nordic Languages, whereas some variation of ‘de’ is used in languages like French, Italian and Spanish, AFAIK.
Or you have Sandre’s son, Tomasso, a common misspelling of the Italian given name Tommaso, that is typical among English speakers. It can’t be modeled after French or Spanish, as variations of Tomas (add accents as needed) are used in those and other languages.
So was it a mistake that somehow slipped through editing, or deliberate, this being a book written by an English speaker (ok, Canuck), primarily for English readers. But you have that opening note, and it makes it feel kind of half-baked, to be honest.
Of course you can write all of that off as poetic license, unfortunately the oddities of language in The Palm have the undesirable effect of pulling me out of the fiction almost each time.
On the plus side, this has been my only complaint this far, and I know that my sensitivity to these things is way above average, so.
I weirdly can’t get through Annihilation and I’m not sure why. I’ve been listening to podcasts during my commute lately and not been able to concentrate properly but I think the prose is kind of off putting. It seems half written to be a dispassionate scientist kind of prose referring to everyone by their role like The Surveyor etc. then a personal account. Except the first doesn’t look like any scientific writing I’d be happy about and I’m not sure I want to read a book like that. Seems oddly cold and distant though that may be the point as I actually unearth the plot a bit more. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I think its deliberately done for the whole Lovecraftian effect of knowing and not knowing what is going on ao you are a lot more creeped out. I would say keep with it since its one of my favourite novels of the oast few years.
Or get it on audiobook I’m sure now the film is out a decent one has probably been made.
Fumarole 2018-05-09 14:57:37 UTC #4220
I just started reading In the Dust of This Planet by Eugene Thacker. I’m not quite sure what to make of it yet, but it has some interesting views about metal music, which I was not at all expecting from this book about the horror of philosophy. I’m amused by this blurb about the book from an Amazon review:
“As a lover of the horror genre, this book makes me feel as if my love for the macabre is not only valid and founded, but deeply rooted in my own subconscious understanding that my place in the cosmos is essentially meaningless. And the horror genre is a way in which we cope with that meaninglessness. Also, Glenn Beck hates it, so there’s a reason to read it right there.”
It’s written by someone essentially descending into madness, which is why the tonal shifts and so on. It also requires a fair degree of focus to get into, like a lot of Vandermeer’s stuff.
Understatement of the year, alms. I’m moderately sensitive to that stuff, way more than normal, and this is orders of magnitude beyond what I experienced with the book, serious Princess and the Pea stuff. You know it’s a fantasy setting, right, that merely has some similarities to the Mediterranean (but also incorporates Russian and other myth) not a Warhammer-style variant of the real world?
Plus I feel fairly sure if you saw an actual register of births, deaths, and marriages from some parts of Europe (particularly the UK) you’d have an aneurysm, if you react like that to Tigana. You have all sorts of ridiculous names rolling in from every part of Europe, spelled in literally a hundred or more different ways or with random variants that are the sort of thing parents trying to make up an “exotic” name today might do. Unnecessary Os and Hs everywhere. People just didn’t obey any rules at all when it came to naming anyone until about 1700, as far as I can see.
Might be the focus thing, my brain has been mush lately or an anxious mess, so concentration isn’t so good. Maybe I should try reading the discworld books from after I stopped reading them or get some fucking awful Games Workshop fanfiction Black Library novels.
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WCDT Strips 3806-3810 (13-17 August 2018)
What else is Sam no longer allowed to do?
Bring in snakes found on her way to school.
Go on "Experiential Days" more than three times a week.
Continue to have her "side job" of AI Tattoos.
Wear her Skullmaster Master of Skulls mask (Bubbles has it now)
Eat Spathe Ham with Waffles.
Think about Purple Monkey Elephant Dishwashers.
Something else (please specify).
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derris_kharlan
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Re: WCDT Strips 3806-3810 (13-17 August 2018)
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Quote from: JoeCovenant on 15 Aug 2018, 03:31
Quote from: derris_kharlan on 15 Aug 2018, 01:24
Caveat for this post: I’m not yet a parent (though I hope to be someday)
Jim’s treatment of Faye is out of line.
A 'professional' in charge of my child's well-being failed miserably and caused her great pain and anxiety.
But see, that’s the key difference. Jim didn’t put Faye in charge of Sam, there was no discussion on his part about what the limits are or should be, or what he expected of Faye. When you take your child to a medical professional there is that kind of understanding both by law and by cultural custom. I could understand if Faye had actually done something seriously dangerous, but allowing a tween/teen to use a dremel is not relatively dangerous. Sam could have injured herself worse using a standard hammer. Would you say Jim’s reaction would be fair to Faye if Sam had hit herself with a hammer and broken her finger instead? I doubt it.
Again, Faye did make a mistake IMO, but not making sure she saw Sam operating the tool safely for a bit first. But Jim is more at fault here than Faye for not properly supervising his daughter in the first place and setting ground rules. Then Sam is at fault for being an idiot when Faye gave her the opportunity to try something. Jim needs to take responsibility for not laying down the ground rules and arranging things with Faye if he was going to let Sam freely spend time there. Not beat up on poor Faye who already feels bad and took the responsibility to go to him after the accident.
P.S. Soery to hear about your daughters and yours bad experience with the dentist, that’s awful.
Shel kek nem ron.
Bling blang blong blung
Give me heresy, or give me death.
In truth, Jim's "no power tools" edict is absurd. If you know nothing of the business but wander in there selling, what?, stubbed toe insurance or coffee service, your first impression before encountering any of the staff will be, "DAMN that's a lot of power tools!" (That's before you catch sight of Bubbles and say, "DAMN that's a big war 'droid sans armor!") There's be a few strips about his dialing back on it, probably with Veronica's intercession.
Jim's the grown-up, but he's out of his depth with his tomboy daughter. Fact is, Samantha's two Xs instead of a Y and an X may actually be mediating damned fool behavior that would have gotten Samuel killed. She's a challenge for any parent.
Veronica, OYOH, has her own stuff around not parenting Marten, at least not in any conventional way. Sam is her opportunity for a do-over.
I won't be surprised if come the next Mothers' Day strip Sam addresses Veronica as "Mom" or refers to her as her mother.
Sam, as noted in an earlier comment, has maternal abandonment issues that she's just starting to work through.
With the richly deserving exception of Corpse Witch, Jeph doesn't send his QC characters to Hell in a handbasket. (There was Sara, but that was early on and the poor allosaurus was starving. Yelling Bird is still around somewhere else, giving people Hell.) Jeph's setting up an arc about their growth and development into a family.
Castlerook
Methuselah's mentor
Captain Sarcastic
Quote from: OldGoat on 17 Aug 2018, 10:35
In truth, Jim's "no power tools" edict is absurd.
I wouldn't say absurd, as it not only protects Sam, but also Faye, Bubbles and Dora. We have no idea what insurance they have, or if it covers injuries to people who aren't employed there. I'm not talking about Jim suing Faye and Bubbles. I mean health insurance, liability and several other problems that could have arisen. If Sam had been seriously injured, Faye and Bubbles could have been liable. A quick check and a broken arm can cost around $2500. We have no idea what kind of money Union Robotics is making at the moment, but I imagine that they can't spare that kind of money.
If you know nothing of the business but wander in there selling, what?, stubbed toe insurance or coffee service, your first impression before encountering any of the staff will be, "DAMN that's a lot of power tools!" (That's before you catch sight of Bubbles and say, "DAMN that's a big war 'droid sans armor!") There's be a few strips about his dialing back on it, probably with Veronica's intercession.
But to Jim, its all an unknown and outside of his purview. He's right and understandable to be cautious about the equipment. Likewise, Faye and Bubbles are an unknown and from Jim's perspective, until recently they were working in an illegal fight club and workshop. That kind of thing would set alarms blaring in Jim's head.
Jim's the grown-up, but he's out of his depth with his tomboy daughter. Fact is, Samantha's two Xs instead of a Y and an X may actually be mediating damned fool behavior that would have gotten Sam killed. She's a challenge for any parent.
You're right. Jim is out of his depth. He runs a time intensive business with long hours. He's divorced and from what we've seen, it wasn't amicable. A bitter divorce could have had an effect on Sam. But the fact that he's protective of her doesn't mean he's bad one. Sam is probably worth more to Jim than anything else in his life and I don't mean a monetary value. Remember, Sam is his only child, but not only that, but she is still a child (or at the latest an early teen). She's rambunctious, an explorer and a little troublemaker. But he's there for her, he works mornings to spend the afternoons and evenings with her. Jim's got a bad situation, but he's making the best of it.
Then again, Veronica has had some major missteps in dealing with Marten, even with him as an adult, in particular when she came to visit after the Break-up and perhaps added more to Marten's suffering rather than help alleviate it.
But at the same time, Sam isn't Veronica's daughter. Yeah, she's dating Jim, but in this instance, she has an outside perspective that she's a little blind to herself when she deals with Marten. That outside perspective allows her to get to the heart of the problem a little easier. But yes, it could be that Veronica has learned from her mistakes.
Maybe she does, maybe she doesn't. The divorce could have been water off a duck's back for Sam, as she is living with her father. Sam's actions might speak more to the explorer in her, not quite having the experience to think before she leaps.
Or its a story about Faye needing to live up to her responsibilities; as a business owner, as a friend, as a partner and as an adult. Its great that she's friends with Sam, but there comes a point where Faye can't be a friend and working at the same time when she's at UR.
Or it could be a story about Sam taking those first few steps into becoming an adult. To think before she acts. She's growing up and can't remain someone who lives on instinct.
Or it could be a story about Jim learning that he can't protect his daughter forever, but maybe its time to start trusting her to look after herself.
Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart but I am street smart.", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I am imaginary smart."
"No power tools" in a place full of them certainly looks absurd to me. Jim will at some point realize this, and no-nonsense Veronica will likely be the person to have pointed it out to him, although ultra-logical Bubbles could do it, too.
As for her parents' divorce and her mother's absences from her life running off Sam like water off a duck's back - it doesn't work that way, my friend, it just does not work that way. Some people stuff it and manage to fake it, sometimes for years, but it will sooner or later erupt.
None of the other scenarios suggested are mutually exclusive.
You're not the only one, no.
This thread's storm-in-a-teacup reaction is more absurd than Jim's reaction by orders of magnitude.
Would you like to try a little
Quote from: Tova on 17 Aug 2018, 16:49
Allow me to edit that so we can get past the who was right/who was wrong business and on to speculation about where Jeph is taking the story.
"Jim's 'Dear daughter who is fascinated with power tools, you may go to the place full of power tools but you aren't allowed to touch any of them,' edict is absurd."
Okay. Bearing in mind Bubbles' good influences and Sam's burgeoning spray business, I'll just disagree and leave it at that.
Undrneath
Just because there are power tools there doesn't mean a 14ish year old should be using them. She can be there to do sprays and socialize with Faybles but actually using the tools is a reasonable line to make to not be crossed.
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Also, the trust he places in both Sam and Faye to respect his wishes is a good move for precisely the same reasons Bubbles had to trust Sam to fess up to the accident.
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Bring in snakes found on her way to school. 10 (27.8%)
Go on "Experiential Days" more than three times a week. 11 (30.6%)
Continue to have her "side job" of AI Tattoos. 2 (5.6%)
Wear her Skullmaster Master of Skulls mask (Bubbles has it now) 4 (11.1%)
Eat Spathe Ham with Waffles. 4 (11.1%)
Think about Purple Monkey Elephant Dishwashers. 4 (11.1%)
Something else (please specify). 1 (2.8%)
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I totally accept what you are saying above...
But when you are seeing your child in pain you have to REALLY try hard not to negate logic.
The problem with your suggestion above, is that we only have Sam's take on what Jim does or does not allow her to do. And as others have said before, he allows her to go to sword fighting lessons. Allowing one's child to go to a place where they have 'adult' friends is, in effect, placing your child in their care. As adults, that shouldn't require to be officially confirmed... it's a societal norm.
Putting it simply - Faye dropped the ball.
Not only did she deserve to be called on it, she (rightly) expected it.
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One day Mortimer was thinking that he needs a break and the sun is shining, so he decides to do his favorite thing; eat grass; hopefully he don't become green. But he did and became ill that he has to ask the Martians for help, they said see the Venetians. But they just threw pie that was so sweet that it was inedible, so the Venetians looked at him, hosted him and all teleport in their vassal, including Mortimer, saying they have a cure for him.. and holy shit that is eating turnips smothered in ketchup!! So he decides to do the cure, but it doesn't work so he became green.So, the Venetians say,'Oops,but that was our aim,we thought you'd prefer being half a human half a Martian, because we saw a hero in you that can save the universe from the green, green grass of grasstopia,the most evil,grassy green planet where only live grass monsters and giant termites. Mortimer becomes frightened so he runs and hides behind the green UFO hoping that nobody...will find him,and then...
One day Mortimer was thinking that he needs a break and the sun is shining, so he decides to do his favorite thing; eat grass; hopefully he don't become green. But he did and became ill that he has to ask the Martians for help, they said see the Venetians. But they just threw pie that was so sweet that it was inedible, so the Venetians looked at him, hosted him and all teleport in their vassal, including Mortimer, saying they have a cure for him.. and holy shit that is eating turnips smothered in ketchup!! So he decides to do the cure, but it doesn't work so he became green.So, the Venetians say,'Oops,but that was our aim,we thought you'd prefer being half a human half a Martian, because we saw a hero in you that can save the universe from the green, green grass of grasstopia,the most evil,grassy green planet where only live grass monsters and giant termites. Mortimer becomes frightened so he runs and hides behind the green UFO hoping that nobody will find him, and then......he could go home thinking....
One day Mortimer was thinking that he needs a break and the sun is shining, so he decides to do his favorite thing; eat grass; hopefully he don't become green. But he did and became ill that he has to ask the Martians for help, they said see the Venetians. But they just threw pie that was so sweet that it was inedible, so the Venetians looked at him, hosted him and all teleport in their vassal, including Mortimer, saying they have a cure for him.. and holy shit that is eating turnips smothered in ketchup!! So he decides to do the cure, but it doesn't work so he became green.So, the Venetians say,'Oops,but that was our aim,we thought you'd prefer being half a human half a Martian, because we saw a hero in you that can save the universe from the green, green grass of grasstopia,the most evil,grassy green planet where only live grass monsters and giant termites. Mortimer becomes frightened so he runs and hides behind the green UFO hoping that nobody will find him, and then he could go home thinking ...of ways to become ungreen...
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One day Mortimer was thinking that he needs a break and the sun is shining, so he decides to do his favorite thing; eat grass; hopefully he don't become green. But he did and became ill that he has to ask the Martians for help, they said see the Venetians. But they just threw pie that was so sweet that it was inedible, so the Venetians looked at him, hosted him and all teleport in their vassal, including Mortimer, saying they have a cure for him.. and holy shit that is eating turnips smothered in ketchup!! So he decides to do the cure, but it doesn't work so he became green.So, the Venetians say,'Oops,but that was our aim,we thought you'd prefer being half a human half a Martian, because we saw a hero in you that can save the universe from the green, green grass of grasstopia,the most evil,grassy green planet where only live grass monsters and giant termites. Mortimer becomes frightened so he runs and hides behind the green UFO hoping that nobody will find him, and then he could go home thinking of ways to become ungreen or realize that he's dreaming.So, he began to look.....around if somebody sees him...
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1 & 2 Reel Short Subjects - feature fillers
cpoorbaugh posted a topic in General Discussions
I love 'em. Just love 'em. Since I was a little whipper with a typical short attention span, I love watching quick moving cartoons, comedies, and especially when I was a kid, I was wild about under-cranked fast moving people and cars and everything else in what then were called "Old Time Movies". That ment they didn't sound,...to me. i still love em, Columbias - EW Hammond Educationals - Universals (which we rarely see) - MGMs - Paramounts (again-rare, since UM & M/NTA went belly up) - 20th Fox & Educational - Warners.... All these 1 and 2 reel short subjects are only used for filler between the major attractions on TCM. These great glimpses into past decades of socialability of "our world" were at least heralded by local theaters with the occasion marquee hanger, ---"Also Selected Short Subjects", same message we saw as a snipe spliced into the trailer reel every day. What do to?? What to do? It seems TCM has just about cornered the market on every Hollywood studio's output. Major Studio's. TCM doesn't have a library of features from Tiffany - Chesterfield - Grand National - PRC - and about another 20 Poverty Row studios. But this is a topic for another day. Let's talk shorts!! Back in the 50's-60's-70's, local tv stations had a block of time weekdays when housewives (work at home women) were planning and preparing the evening mean, and kids had arrived from school with no thought of homework, and basically nothing much to do, except watch kiddie shows on tv. Local hosts in every corner of the US got local and national advertising and ran these short films - serials - comedies & cartoons. What happened to all this great material?? It's out now on DVD's form those that care to rent or buy the disks. Why couldn't TCM get some of this material and set aside a block of time each day, AGAIN, like local stations did. This wouldn't stop TCM from still running filler shorts. At least then we would know that at a certain time of day we could look forward to some "brain down time" to enjoy some light hearted good 'ol short subjects. TCM already has an agreement with Hallmark or whomever has the current rights the MGM Hal Roach talking comedies. Suppose TCM secured the rights to the Columbia talking comedies output. The Old TV package was called the HOT 100. Then Columbia, ...er Screen Gems added another 100. These 200 were over and above the Three Stooges which is over 170 alone. These Columbia comedies starred some of the greatest vaudevillian and film stars of the 20's & 30's starring in their own "short feature", so to speak. Columbia/Sony has issued the entire output of Charley Chase (formerly of Hal Roach), Buster Keaton (formeraly of MGM & EW Hammond), Joe Besser, Joe Di Rita, and has generated a nice "poke full" of Shemp Howard some with ANDY CLYDE who had the second most output of shorts just behind the Stooges. This doesn't even include the existing Warner Bros shorts, and we might even add Paramount, and I would LOVE to see some Universal Slim Summerville shorts from the 30's - 40's. Whuddya Say TCM. An Idea with merit??
I have been a movie "person" since age 5. I got it from my grandfather. I feel that to really appreciate the amount of work and technology going into today's motion pictures, I need to appreciate and acknowledge the history of the medium and all those that have and continue to pursue MOVIES.
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Can I request the possibility of exhibition of a 1953 MGM film????
cpoorbaugh posted a topic in Your Favorites
Many moons ago, when I was a late night TV station air switcher (back when switching was done manually) at a CBS station, they started a late night series called "The CBS Late Night Movie"---catchy huh?? One of the films was "Cry of the Hunted" with Barry Sullivan, Polly Bergan, Vittorio Gassman, and William Conrad.k What's chances of that showing up in the TCM library any time soon?????
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Things have quietened down in Winnipeg. It's amazing what a few arrests will do. It's almost like it's only a handful of people perpetrating all the violence. Winnipeg recently saw a spike in gang violence after the Rock Machine and it's Shadow group the Vendettas MC started to fight back against the Hells angels and their support club the Redlined Support Crew.
Of course we find out that the violence started because the Hells angels killed one of their own to let the Village Idiots from Ontario take over the drug trade in Thompson, Manitoba. That betrayal understandably created some animosity. Now we hear one of the dingledorfs from the GTS in PG went to Winnipeg and crossed over. That's just a rumor floating around the net.
The GTS in Prince George are facing two charges of gang rape at the Renegades clubhouse. Renegades of course are a Hells angels puppet club in PG. Stevie Wonder wasn't on the list of members charged in the gang rape so he either skipped town or he wasn't involved so they can't say they kicked him out for committing rape. They're paying the other accused lawyers.
I had commented on how I thought the Rock Machine had a better logo than the Hells angels. An eagle head is way better than a helmeted skull with devil horns. So why does a Rock Machine support group go and put devil horns on their logo? Doesn't that look really juvenile? Then there's the secrets.
The biker war isn't a biker war it's a drug war. It has nothing to do with defending the honour of a fallen brother. It's just about fighting over the right to sell crack and that is really messed up. Legalizing everything won't stop the violence it will only make it impossible for the police to control because they won't be able to arrest anyone for selling crack. They'd just be able to give them a ticket if they were doing it without a license.
Legalizing crack is socially irresponsible. Handing out free crack pipes is socially irresponsible. Clayton Rouche, the founder of the UN showed loved for his brother by helping him over come his crack addiction. Getting off crack was a horrible experience but in hindsight James Coulter said: "Clay had a very big heart. I will never forget how he helped me get out of addiction. I will never forget - he put a lot of money and a lot of time into getting me clean; I didn’t really notice it at the time - how much love he was putting into me. But I do now.”
Steve January 1, 2012 at 1:57 PM
your a moron who liked the old hells angels who raqped women and wont ackowkledge the changes based on the fact you still admire secret governments who torured an alien, fuck off already
Agent K January 1, 2012 at 2:36 PM
If the old hells angels did that then they sure haven’t made much progress because nothing has changed. I don’t like the hells angels raping women and I don’t support any level of government committing acts of torture like in Afghanistan or in Guantanamo bay.
You have a very cool blog... you seem very knowledgeable... I wonder if I could trouble you to tell me if the Rock Machine is still affiliated with the Bandidos down south? Thank you kindly in advance for your reply. Marnie Tunay Edmonton
Agent K September 26, 2012 at 4:01 PM
I have no first hand knowledge on the matter but do know they were talking about a merger between the Rock Machine and the Bandidios at one point. After the Bandido massacre in Ontario I think the RM guys decided to go back on their own. No doubt they are still affiliated as in still friends. I’d say they’re affiliated with the Outlaws as well as the Bandidios as in on good terms with. Keep in mind the Rock Machine has changed considerably.
The founder of the Rock Machine Salvatore Cazzetta along with his brother Giovanni as well as Paul Porter and Sal Brunetti all left the club and joined the Hells Angels in 2000 right before Mom Boucher went to prison. Some guy named Sean Brown tried to resurrect the club and changed the logo slightly. The same eagle head white on black instead of gold on black. However, the new group voted him out so now we’re left with nothing but new kids in the group.
Thanks. You Do know a lot. I know next to nothing, but I suddenly have an interest... I heard 40 Bandidos from Texas had a little get-together with the B.C. Hell's Angels a couple of weeks ago. Know anything about that?
Can't tell if my first reply made it thru here. You have a Wicked spam filter on here. It's very annoying. It's really hard to read the letters on the validator app thingy.
Agent K October 1, 2012 at 3:53 PM
From Texas? There was a sighting of about 40 Bandidos on the highway just north of Hope and and another sighting of a group of Hells Angels heading in the same direction shortly there after. It appeared as though they were having a meeting. I hadn't heard the Bandidos that were here were from Texas. That would be somewhat interesting since we are told the Texas crew gave the extermination order for the Bandidio massacre in Ontario which the Hells Angels benefitted from.
Fakirs Canada October 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Okay, thanks. I didn't know it was the Texas crew that gave the extermination order. That IS interesting. As you can see, I know nothing, and my own ignorance is overwhelming me. I intend to learn, selectively, on several issues, murder, prostitution, and cocaine, there in Texas, and here in B.C./Alberta. bfn Marnie Tunay Edmonton
Agent K October 3, 2012 at 12:32 AM
It hasn't been confirmed. I just remember someone claimed in court it was the Texas had that issued the extermination order. It's only about 50% reliable. Anyone can make any claim in court. Interesting that you had also heard about a HA Bandido meeting in BC.
Well if it was the Bandidos doing the exterminating, it wouldn't have happened without the authority of the Lubbock chapter, correct?
I wish there was some way of subscribing to your blog, btw, so that I could get email notifications of replies to my comments on it; I'm having trouble keeping up.
I suppose. Texas somewhere. You can "follow" the blog. I'm not sure how to subscribe to individual posts. Especially with words press. Sorry, I'm not a techie. You asked a question in another thread and I lost it.
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Elm vs PureScript -- I've typed this or something similar enough times to just stick it in a Gist : ]
purescript-vs-elm.md
I'm convinced one of them (or something similar) will be the future, but it's too soon to say for sure. The Elm community is growing crazy fast and it's really focused on being beginner-friendly and having a good dev experience (see this recent talk from Elm's creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYk8CKH7OhE). This focus has kept the language simple and lots of work has been done on making the compiler errors helpful and instructive. Elm also limits communication with JS to an interface called 'ports', basically just message passing that both sides must parse and act on. Elm also has focused pretty exclusively on coding client-side UIs (i.e. the Angular or Ember or (most similarly) React+Redux space)
PureScript is a similar idea (a statically typed functional language compiling to JS), but with a different background and different short-term goals. PureScript modules compile to CommonJS modules. PureScript functions compile to JS functions. The FFI (talking to JS code) is more like TypeScript or Flow, where you define the foreign types in a PureScript file and tell the compiler to trust you (rather than passing strings through a 'port')
This makes FFI easier and faster, but also more dangerous.
PureScript also aims to produce readable JS, so it can be used and understood without souremaps if necessary. It also doesn't have a runtime, like Elm, resulting in smaller, more flexible output (you can target browsers, cli apps, node, aws lambda, etc)
PureScript also has a more complete type system, in some ways more modern than Haskell's. It makes it less approachable for people with no Haskell experience, but allows more powerful abstraction than Elm provides
This is an intro to PureScript and its JS output from a recent meetup I presented at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a57V3bvzaI
A little example to highlight that difference (Elm is currently a UI building language, PureScript is just a different way to write JS) is that currently both the Elm and PureScript compilers are written in Haskell, and the PureScript build tool, Pulp, is written in JS. But both PureScript itself and Pulp are in the middle of being rewritten in PureScript. I don't know of any plans to do that with Elm in the near future. The PureScript compiler is also being built with compiling to multiple backends in mind (JS, LLVM, maybe Lua)
Elm will slowly adopt things from PureScript and vice versa. Either Elm will be a stepping stone or learning platform to eventually jump to PureScript, or PureScript will prove too steep a learning curve for most people's needs and it'll become niche or die out. In the meantime, the competition will improve both languages : ]
mrmurphy commented Dec 8, 2015
Interesting. Maybe there's room for both on one project? Maybe the front-end in Elm, to be more approachable to front-end devs who are just starting, and the server in Purescript for the server-side persons who are possibly more likely to be experienced with advanced type systems?
kristianmandrup commented Jan 25, 2016
I believe Elm will win on the front end due to the fact it is much more "friendly" for such developers. Purescript will be competing mainly against Clojure on the backend.
crocket commented Mar 31, 2016
On the backend, you can just use haskell instead of PureScript on a headless javascript runtime.
doppioslash commented May 12, 2016 •
I think Elm can definitely be a stepping stone to Purescript/Haskell.
It's way easier to get started with, and now it's explicitly optimised for ease of learning and ease of use.
It gets people new to FP used to syntax, types-first development process, and many pure FP basics.
But the extreme simplicity makes it frustrating once you grow out of its box, and want to tackle more complex concepts, or want to have a different program structure than the prescribed one.
Therefore there is a natural progression, people just interested in doing what Elm is best at, will likely just stick with it, but those who find it too restrictive after a while are going to look at Purescript.
A moderate effort to make Purescript friendlier would probably have a good return on investment, without going to Elm's lengths though :P
I think in the purescript-elm readme a lot of small syntax conveniences are covered, that are worth a though of including them into Purescript: eg. tuple literal syntax.
rtfeldman commented Jul 7, 2016
I just came across this and thought I'd comment. 😄
I don't think this is how it will play out. I see Elm and PureScript as like Ruby and Python: two different philosophies with a lot in common, destined to coexist.
Python is a very popular teaching language, much more so than Ruby. This beginner-friendliness does not mean that Python is overly simplistic or that Ruby is superior for serious projects, it just means that Python's design seems better suited to that use case. The same is true here. Elm is no more "PureScript for beginners" than Python is "Ruby for beginners." They just have different designs.
In both pairs of languages (Python/Ruby and Elm/PS), if you like one, you'll probably like a lot about the other. Still, some Ruby users find Python's significant indentation intolerable, and some PS users find Elm's lack of user-defined typeclasses intolerable. Neither fact means Python is going to do away with significant indentation, or that Elm is going to add user-defined typeclasses. Both are design decisions that attract some programmers—greenhorn and veteran alike—and alienate others.
People will gravitate toward one language or the other based on personal preference. That's how it is today, and I think that's how it will continue to be!
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spicydonuts commented Jul 12, 2016
That's a good way to look at it! I should refresh this soon too.. I wrote it a long time ago and was mostly just thinking aloud. There's a lot of cool work happening in both communities and it'd be neat to touch on tooling, editor plugins, popular libraries (especially UI), and near-future roadmaps.
trylks commented Aug 2, 2016
I'm on the fence on this one. Both languages, and Haste, (and ClojureScript) are interesting to me.
So far my experience in the JavaScript world is limited to CoffeeScript and it's been a frustrating one at times. E.g. Jasmine using an older CoffeScript version and producing parser errors in perfectly fine code.
In principle, all these languages are nice and beautiful, but at the end of the day I want a language that works, one that I can use at work to avoid (the PITA of) JavaScript. That involves using the JavaScript libraries that are available and having nice tools, either adapted from JavaScript (grunt supports .coffe configuration) or other languages (leiningen for ClojureScript).
Therefore it's probably unavoidable but sad nonetheless that the efforts in the development of the ecosystem are fragmented among several languages. In this context, if I had to choose, I would probably go with Scala.js (types + decent support). But the fact is that I'll stay on the fence a bit longer.
bobzhang commented Aug 4, 2016
Would you checkout BuckleScript also? It is a mix of PureScript and GHCJS, like GHCJS, it does not invent a new language, it is a backend for OCaml, and like PureScript, it generates readable JS, even its compiler can be compiled into JS (https://bloomberg.github.io/bucklescript/js-demo/).
zkessin commented Nov 1, 2016
What @rtfeldman said, i think PureScript and Elm will both continue to exist just like Ruby and Python. They have similar but different use cases. I also hope that they both learn from each other
zvozin commented Mar 7, 2017 •
Successful languages succeed because they lopsidedly solved a specific problem. Python - bio-informatics and stats. Ruby - not being J2EE. C - Unix. Elm - Angular/React/Babel/TypeScript/Grunt/Bower/ES2015/ES6/Promises/etc exhaustion. PureScript - ?
sjfloat commented Mar 18, 2017
I'm deep into an Elm project at the moment. I am one of those who are frustrated by its limitations as compared to something like Haskell or OCaml. But at this point, the main reason I wish I had chosen Purescript instead is that I would really have benefited greatly from being able to share frontend code on the node-based backend, like the clojure/clojurescript folks are able to do.
However, given the choice between Elm and bare javascript, Elm has been immeasurably preferable. I'm very grateful that it's available.
fosskers commented Apr 19, 2017
A core difference left out above in the Elm/PS -> Python/Ruby comparison is that Purescript is general purpose, while Elm is not. Elm's compiler will never be self-hosted for this reason.
joonazan commented May 18, 2017
The main Elm compiler will not, but there already exists an almost complete Elm parser written in Elm and I am writing a type inference. I would not be surprised if there is Elm in Elm next year.
jvarness commented Aug 6, 2017
I think that what the author of the Gist said about a lack of abstract types in Elm is what's sort of holding it back from being a language that could be more useful in enterprise settings. However, Elm does aim for consistency and simplicity as a paradigm. Does a type need to be abstract if you're just creating a web frontend? Are you over-thinking your design?
With libraries like elm-route and elm-navigation, Elm has the capability to fit those use cases where you would want a SPA with different pages. I also like the thought of being able to write React Native apps in Elm as well using elm-native-ui like the author or Purple Train did.
I would also say that if you aren't used to functional languages that Elm does have a bit of a learning curve, and if you aren't so familiar with the syntax, it can be a little tricky to learn, but the overall experience with developing Elm applications is pretty delightful.
granteagon commented Sep 14, 2017 •
Why are both Elm and PureScript making whites pace important? I think this is a big design flaw. And don't misunderstand me, I know Python and CoffeeScript but guys on my team HATE languages that are not c-like in syntax. Adoption of a language that makes white space important is almost doomed IMO because of this.
I think the problems that Elm and PureScript need to solve are strong typing, easy documentation and bringing FP into the real mainstream (currently on the fringe of the mainstream IMO). Don't make white space the cross these languages die on.
hzamir commented Oct 24, 2017
@granteagon: They are inspired by Haskell and many similar functional languages. All functions are curried in Haskell, and the whitespace is in itself "function application". (For example, any function that nominally takes 3 arguments, can be called with only two arguments and return a function that just requires the third. Or it can take only one argument and return a function that just requires the remaining two). So: f a b c is like (f a) b c, is like (f a b) c
This is not just a random choice, it is an elegant solution that goes to the core of what the language attempts to do.
We all need to get over our biases about syntax. Yes, I loved curly braces for twenty years, but bit the bullet to learn Ruby and put up with begin end, because otherwise, Ruby was just too good to pass up. Yes, I too was horrified at using pure indentation to indicate nesting in Python, but my advice is simply to GET OVER IT. Learn to read Haskell first, and you will change your mind. Come back to PureScript and you will probably be complaining it isn't even more like Haskell.
metacritical commented Nov 19, 2017
Actually "Ports" is an idea not new to Elm, the roots of "Ports" comes from Scheme.
tomer-ben-david commented Mar 18, 2018
So March 2018 what do you use today? Angularjs ? React ? Elm ? Purescript ? I really wish I could decide what to use what do you use??
ShalokShalom commented Mar 21, 2018
https://github.com/fable-elmish/elmish
https://github.com/OvermindDL1/bucklescript-tea
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FDA Now Chill About the 'Blood' in Plant-Based Impossible Burgers
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The Silicon Valley startup behind the plant-based Impossible Burger seems to have evaded concerns that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would deem an ingredient in its food potentially unsafe.
The New York Times reported a year ago that documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests by advocacy groups showed that an ingredient in Impossible Foods’ burgers—soy leghemoglobin—had raised red flags within the FDA.
Soy leghemoglobin, a protein found in the soy root, is what gives the Impossible Burger its meaty, “bloody” texture. Impossible Foods put years of development and millions of dollars into making a plant-based burger that was actually burgery—thanks to major investors like Khosla Ventures, Google Ventures, and Bill Gates.
Last year’s report showed that Impossible Burger wanted the FDA to determine that soy leghemoglobin is safe for humans to eat, but the federal agency was reportedly concerned that the ingredient could be an allergen and had never been eaten by people.
“FDA believes the arguments presented, individually and collectively, do not establish the safety of soy leghemoglobin for consumption, nor do they point to a general recognition of safety,” reads a 2015 FDA memo, included in those documents.
This report did not mean that the FDA found the food to be unsafe and it did not prevent Impossible Foods from selling the burger. As Ars Technica points out, the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the 1958 Food Additives Amendment let companies do their own tests to determine if a food deserves a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) distinction. The company can then use that GRAS designation and does not need approval from the FDA. The FDA only intervenes if it see concerning issues.
Still, the report from the Times was seen as a blow to the operation’s reputation. The Times reported that Impossible Foods planned on resubmitting a petition.
On Monday, Impossible Foods released a letter the FDA sent in response to the company’s filing from August of last year. Those filings included the company’s 1,063-page document of its own findings showing that its Impossible Burger is GRAS. In its letter, the FDA says it does not question the company’s findings, but also states that the letter “is not an affirmation that soy leghemoglobin preparation is GRAS.”
Impossible Foods sees this response as good news.“A no-questions letter in our opinion validates the work that our scientists have done to make the Impossible Burger a safe, sustainable food,” Impossible Food’s spokesperson Rachel Konrad told Gizmodo. “We see this as a big victory for Impossible Foods—and also for science, the food industry, people and the planet.”
So if you were worried about the Impossible Burger, now you can eat the plant-based patty at Momofuku Nishi or White Castle with slightly more peace of mind.
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The SRC held the hustings for the autumn election in the McIntyre Building on October 9. During the event, the candidates had the chance to present their manifestos and to answer questions from the audience as well as from a twitter live stream. The elections will take place on Thursday between 9am and 5pm.
There were candidates present for 20 positions in the field of general representation, academic representation of the different schools in the university, welfare officers, and postgraduate conveners. Being a representative for the SRC gives students the opportunity to actively shape and influence university life.
However, many of the candidates criticized that there is not enough awareness among the student body about the opportunities the SRC has to offer. Many candidates for the elections run unopposed and just used the opportunity to remind the students they will represent about their manifestos.
A lot of the candidates also vowed to work together closely with societies, such as for example the candidates for Race Equality Officers, Mayank Goenka, and Desmond Okumbor. Both said they wanted international students to feel more included and at home in Glasgow by working with the international societies and promote an exchange between different nationalities.
Once again the mental health and disability services at the University was a key issue. Disability Equality Officer candidate Jen Reid spoke about how she had to wait two months for an appointment with disability services and stressed that this issue was a priority for her. The other candidate Shaun Green agreed that accessibility and awareness have to be improved. On how they would increase awareness of disability services Reid suggested a leafleting stand in the library while Green thought increasing cross communication between course and services staff was key. The other candidate for Disability Equality Officer Yu Sun did not participate in the hustings.
Running for first year representatives are Seven Jacobs and Temisan Atsegoh. However, only Jacobs was present. Jacob has based his campaign on “opportunity” proposing mentoring schemes for first years with meetings once a week/month. When asked further about how he plans to implement this Jacobs seemed to evade questions.
For General Representatives, there are nine people running for the four open positions. All nominees had a wide range of ideas that they said they would bring to the role. Tom McFerran highlighted transparency from the University as a key issue and part of his manifesto is to implement 24hr library access across the entire year. Marco She wants to make a chat for the advice centre to make it more available to those who may not be able to access it otherwise. Morgan Daniel aims to improve relations post-graduate and undergraduate students and increase awareness of CAPS, especially for first year students. Rosie Reid wanted more cohesion between src and student bodies and to get rid of library revolving door. Matej Ballaty wants to implement a go to point in the library for information on the SRC.
When asked if it was important that students support their striking lecturers, in reference to the UCU strikes that took place earlier this year the consensus was that it is important to support but strikes should not disrupt students too much. Tom McFerran said students should not feel “abandoned” by their lecturers.
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Tiny Thief For Android – Review
Dilawer Soomro
It’s been awhile since I reviewed any Android game, that’s probably because I didn’t find any game to be as interesting as worth a full review. However, the New Tiny Thief game by Rovio is definitely worth it.
Tiny Thief offers a cute storyline along with its well balanced strategy based puzzles. This isn’t an Angry Birds competitor in any way but Rovio has managed to bring out something surprisingly fresh into the market.
Tiny Thief Review
The gameplay is completely new and unique for a Rovio game. Tiny Thief offers a point and tap controlled adventure that’s filled with a lot of fun challenges. Your goal is to guide the Tiny Thief around to help take some goods from the mean soldiers and other authorities and give it to the needy, a la Robin Hood.
Puzzles can be solved in a simple manner by just tapping and interacting with different objects throughout the area. When you come across an object that can be used or interacted with, a command prompt will appear which will let your interact with it.
The game may sound easy to you but honestly, some levels are quite challenging. You have to rely on trial and error tactic to overcome the difficult challenges. You have to wander around to see where Tiny Thief can actually affect the environment.
You can also activate the hint system that will guide you around the world but there’s a catch, it can only be activated once every four hours, so most of the time you’ll be on your own. You will not need the hint system mostly, at least not until the third world.
To add an extra flare to the gameplay, developers have also included extra incentives to collect alongside the main storyline. One of which includes a mini game of finding your pet on each level. Honestly, it doesn’t add much to the storyline but nevertheless it’s good fun.
Tiny Thief offers the best graphics as you would expect from a Rovio game, it’s not high-end 3D, no Sir! But the cute animations, detailed environments, sharp colors just make it a real treat, an actual eye candy. The game will feel like a kids book with cute cutscenes after each level, exactly what we expect from Rovio.
Tiny Thief is a well polished game and the main thing that we love about the game is the character itself, the Tiny Thief. Tiny Thief (the protagonist) is a cute pint-sized kindhearted thief that will even put Robin Hood to shame with its sheer cuteness.
It’s the attention to small details that makes Tiny Thief stand out from the rest of the games. The gameplay makes it a pleasure to play through even when some levels start to annoy you.
The only thing the game is missing so far is the number of levels, don’t be fooled, there are many levels but once you start the game you’ll be hooked to it and you’ll be wishing for extra levels and worlds.
Tiny Thief is a Big Hit
Despite the it’s flaws, Tiny Thief is a fun filled charming adventure that deserves a try. The gameplay makes it a must have, so if you’re looking for a fun puzzle game with cuteness overload, then Tiny Thief is the way to go.
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Appoints GeoLinks’ CEO Skyler Ditchfield to the BDAC Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group
November 6, 2018 /in Awards and Recognition, News, Press Releases /by Lexie Smith
The panel is tasked with developing best practices to improve broadband outage response caused by local, state, and national disasters
November 06, 2018 – Read Release on BusinessWire.com
CAMARILLO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Thursday, November 1, 2018, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman, Ajit Pai, announced GeoLinks’ CEO Skyler Ditchfield’s appointment to the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group.
As stated in the FCC’s formal news release, The Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group is tasked with recommending measures to improve the resiliency of broadband infrastructure before disasters occur, as well as actions that can be taken to more quickly restore broadband infrastructure following a disaster. The Chairman has also charged the working group with developing best practices for coordination among wireless providers, backhaul providers, and power companies during and after a disaster.
“Broadband communications have become essential to the delivery of life-saving information in a disaster,” Chairman Pai said. “It’s critical to public safety that our broadband networks are as resilient as possible to prevent outages in a disaster and also can be restored as quickly as possible when an outage occurs.”
Led by Chair Red Grasso, FirstNet State Point of Contact for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology, and Vice-Chair Jonathan Adelstein, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, Ditchfield is the only California-based representative, and the only fixed wireless broadband provider in the group.
“I am both honored and excited to be part of this working group,” said GeoLinks’ co-founder and CEO Skyler Ditchfield. “Throughout the past few fire seasons in California, my team and I have gained extensive experience in recovering from and restoring connectivity during natural disasters. During the Thomas Fire, for example, we were able to re-establish services in less than 24 hours, whereas many terrestrial providers remained down for months. From solar and wind powered towers, to backup generators, we also have significant expertise in utilizing alternative power methods, technologies that become critical during catastrophic weather events. Locally, I am actively working on a large-scale, state-wide project that will utilize a multitude of technologies, including mobile relay stations, to create true network resilience, ultimately preserving connectivity during disasters. Every region and every disaster in our country has its own subset of challenges. I am confident our Working Group can not only improve the resiliency of broadband infrastructure before disasters occur nationally, but also ensure that connectivity is both maintained and restored as quickly as possible.”
While the first formal meeting of the group has not been publicly announced, a complete list of members is available at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-18-1121A1.docx.
For media inquiries or interview requests, please contact Lexie Smith at [email protected].
Headquartered in Southern California, GeoLinks is a leading telecommunications company and competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) public utility, nationally recognized for its innovative Internet and Digital Voice solutions. Ranked first in category on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America in both 2017 and 2018, GeoLinks delivers Enterprise-Grade Internet, Digital Voice, SD-WAN, Cloud On-ramping, Layer 2 Transport, and both Public and Private Turnkey Network Construction expertly tailored for businesses and Anchor Institutions nationwide.
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The Jitters
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recorded October 15 – 25, 1979. Released circa 1980.
Sole album by the Jitters (not to be confused with other bands with the same name), lead by P.K. Dwyer and sounding like a Northwest backyard band influenced by hillbilly and perhaps Velvet Underground, old-time rock ‘n roll and Jonathan Richman, Neil Young and Los Angeles, old-time music and Ray Davies, NRBQ and all the obscure mid-70s bands that centered around CBGBs.
While most Seattle outfits from this era seemed attached to hard rock or new wave, these folks seem to be having fun and doing their own thing.
With the hillbilly and quirky elements, it’s easy to hear how this band foreshadowed all the alt-country and cowpunk that surfaced in the wake of this album.
This ain’t an essential outing, but it’s fairly enjoyable from go to whoa, and it certainly offers some pretty great moments. It’s certainly a worthwhile listen for fans of songwriter P.K. Dwyer or for fans of obscure Northwest bands.
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The Wedding Present (1989) Bizarro (LP) RCA 2173-1-R
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RCA 2173-1-R
For this second set, guitarist/ vocalist David Gedge and his ever-changing line up go with a major label but continue with the three-chord rhythm-guitar rock, fast without losing the underground pop-rock rhythm, moving along like a commuter train, ringing like a warning bell by the tracks, looking back to England glory days of a decade earlier when some of the punks kept the energy while losing some (but not all) of the anger.
The set moves along like a roller coaster, mixing romance with bitterness, the safe with hints of scary, focusing on the fast but slowing down to pull you in, mostly fun but hints of menace to keep it interesting. While it’s easy to hear influences, it’s even easier to hear how this likely influenced bands in the decades that followed.
Fuck Geez (1983 – 1992) Once Upon a Time There Was Fuck Geez (LP) Social Napalm Records
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Fuck Geez
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Anthology housing tons of essential cuts from this Japanese punk band…showing how a band can progress (not always a good thing with a punk band) over a decade without losing their punch…obviously influenced by 70s UK and USA punk and 80s USA HC but in traditional Japanese punk-style leaving most of the Caucasian competition in the dust as they take off from the get go, race down the blacktop and blast off to outer space.
Nonstop fun for any fan of loud fast punk rock…whether your bag is the Bad Brains, the Dictators or the raw and rockin version early U.K. Punk…or of course Japanese punk…you’re bound to get a big kick in pants from this collection.
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ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland is home to more than 100 of the fastest growing private companies in the country according to the latest Inc. 5000 rankings. Eleven of those firms are small businesses certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) in Maryland.
“There are over 6 million businesses in the U.S., and making the top 5,000 is quite an accomplishment,” said Jimmy Rhee, Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs.
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Here is a question:
The Imam (A.S) reasoned to accept Ma'mun's succession by citing a verse from the Quran due to denying the permission of self-induced in destruction when he was threated to be killed. He accepted the succession with the above mentioned conditions. In other words, he accepted the succession in order to avoid killing by a sword, but Ma'mun made the Imam (A.S) to eat poisonous grapes and pomegranates and the Imam (A.S) knew that poisonous grapes would kill him, but he ate. The question is: Why didn't the Imam (A.S) avoid eating grapes? Was eating grapes self-induced in destruction?
The key point is answering this hidden issue.
As we mentioned earlier, the Imam (A.S) followed four issues:
1. Avoiding vanishing or weakening the central government against atheists who constantly molested the state borders. If the central government of Abbasid had become loose to deal seriously with them and they had controlled the government, they would not have observed any limitation and they would have destroyed everything.
2. Avoiding deviating public scholars who were admitted by the government and confirmed the government. Although these sorts of scholars didn't accept Imams' Imamate, Shi'a Imams were trying to decrease these scholars' deviation of authentic Islam by inducting authentic Islamic teachings and encouraging them to traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). He, also, encouraged them to stay in the way of Islam.
3. Avoiding vanishing and destroying Shi'a, which had been just a minority and turned to an accepted organization. They were training, educating and developing human resources in various points. The least mistake in dealing with Ma'mun and Abbasid could have made an excuse for killing Shi'a leaders.
4. Avoiding Shi'a deviation;
5. Revealing the nature of Abbasid and their deviation from the right path.
Imam's entrance to the government was efficient for developing Shi'a and eradicating some problems arisen for Shi'a. In addition, it could open the environment for Shi'a's cultural plans. As the Imam (A.S) entered the government and became the successor of Ma'mun, Shi'a situation and his followers meaning the successor's friends and caliph's successor totally changed, which was a big barrier against the rulers and mayors of Abbasid to press on Shi'a.
The rulers and mayors of Abbasid were not justified for Ma'mun's purpose of Imam Reza (A.S)'s succession. If they knew, they had to pretend not to know about Ma'mun's purpose until Ma'mun pretended to behave well with the Imam (A.S). Therefore, the followers and relatives of the Imam (A.S) were working in various points using the title of succession. Nobody could protest them. They managed to revive Shi'a's beliefs by holding classes and establishing lesson rings.
People such as Muhammad ibn – iAbi Amir who tolerated a hard condition in Aaron's period, imprisoned, and were tortured, they could train, educate, and develop Shi'a beliefs safely.
On the other hand, Imam's entrance to Abbasid organization could have been deviating for Shi'a who might suppose that Abbasid organization was what Imams (A.S) were going to achieve it and may be deviated about Ma'mun in Judgment. The Imam (A.S) removed such an imagination by written conditions in his agreement with Ma'mun to some extent.
The public scholars had an opportunity to connect more with the Imam (A.S) by Imam's entrance to this position. The Imam (A.S) transferred to them Islam beliefs and they listened to Imam's (A.S) traditions. The people such as Ahmad ibn – i-Hanbal and ibn – i-Edris, the chairman of Shafei sect, are among those people who connected Imam's follower, took advantage of his traditions or connected to the Imam (A.S) himself.
Naturally, when the Imam (A.S) was with Ma'mun, Ma'mun had to superficially observe plenty of Islamic rules, avoid injustice and oppression in his judgment, and had to consider Imam (A.S)'s opinion in his judgment.
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DAY 81: COMMENTS CONCERNING THE WITNESS TESTIMONIES
81st Hearing, Women’s Wing, Korydallos Prison, September 6th, 2016
1. Access to the Court
The courtroom remains open to the public upon presentation of a state ID card, which is retained by court authorities for the duration of the session. Audience and journalist attendance was limited.
2. Presence and representation of the defendants
Present at the hearing was defendant Komianos, and most of the rest of the defendants were represented by their counsels.
3. Continuation of witness testimony of Anastasios Tsolakidis
Cross-examination by the defense counsels
First to take the floor was the defense counsel for Roupakias. Responding to questions by Roubekas the witness said that Fyssas was infuriated by the fact he had been wounded. He was lifting his shirt and saying “me?”, “me, you guys?” The witness also testified that when he arrived at the murder scene he saw just one group of 4-5 persons. When he got near, Roupakias was already in the car. He testified that he didn’t see anyone joining the group or leaving it.
Responding to questions by defense counsel Bonis, the witness briefly recounted how he followed the persons along Kefallinias St, and when they started running along Tsaldari Ave. he requested backup. When he arrived at the murder scene he saw 4-5 people but he can’t recall any of their faces.
Responding to questions by defense counsel Zografos, the witness stated that there was enough light to see the color of the clothes of the persons that were gathered there, and that he didn’t make use of his flashlight. He also stated that when the police conducts checks, the officers stand at a secure spot and call the suspect to check him or her, while on the night in question the gathered group ran away.
Responding to questions by defense counsel Michalolias the witness answered that when a signal concludes with “line closed” then it is not deemed as very serious.
Defense counsel Papadellis asked “if the knifing hadn’t taken place how would 8 policemen proceed when they’d see 4 people fighting?” The witness answered that usually they immobilize the persons involved, then run a check on their ID’s, and if there’s bodily harm involved they ask them if they want to take legal action against the opposite party.
4. Comments concerning the witness testimonies of Mantas, Ksypolitos, Roupakia, Tsolakidis, Chatzistamatis, Vintsis, Christidis, Kontonikolas, and Chatziefstratiou (under article 358 CCP)
The floor was given to the civil action counsels. Civil action counsel Papadopoulou commented on the testimonies of Mantas and Ksypolitos. She said that the witnesses identified 3 persons that had been present in the Café Koralli and stated the reasons why it is certain this was a premeditated crime. The counsel said that Mantas and Ksypolitos illustrated the escalation of the Golden Dawners’ actions under the police’s tolerant eye. Concerning witness Vintsis the defense counsel stated that he operated as a cab driver driving a patrol car. Concerning the testimony of Roupakia the civil action counsel commented that the witness was very well-prepared and that she had read up on her testimonies. In conclusion she commented that Tsolakidis, the commander of the DIAS squad, is lying when he’s saying that he didn’t know whether they were Golden Dawners or not, when it was him that sent a signal that said that Golden Dawn members were present.
Civil action counsel Tobatzoglou commented that from Roupakia’s testimony it became clear that she knows everything about the organization and what really happened, and that she knowingly covers it up. That’s why when she did the search on the internet she typed “attack Amfiali” and that’s why she insisted, falsely, that she has never witnessed a Golden Dawn attack.
Civil action counsel Tzellis said that Officer Vintsis is at the very least a suspect, if he purports that while a knifing is taking place in front of police officers, his job was to guard a car belonging to the state. The civil action counsel went on to state that officer Tsolakidis is obviously lying. Concerning the testimony of Roupakia the civil action counsel said that there are contradictions between what she said in her preliminary testimonies and what she testified at the hearing, and that she withheld the fact that Kazantzoglou was in her car. Concerning the witnesses Mantas and Ksypolitos he stated that they honestly and forthrightly declared their political beliefs, and what they lived through on the night in question, without concealing anything.
Civil action counsel Kabagiannis commented that Roupakia testified about the phone call that Roupakias [:her brother] received, and about the Golden Dawn gathering that took place afterwards at the organization’s offices. The witness stated that they told Roupakias to follow suit and he did, something that shows succinctly the existence of a [:criminal] organization.
Concerning the testimony of witness Chatzistamatis the civil action counsel said that he was the most credible of the witnesses, who just happened to be on the scene of the crime. The special guard talked about the state of both sides, and said that the Fyssas group was calm while the Golden Dawn group was agitated. He stated that the group was indeed comprised of Golden Dawners who were marching, something that can only be achieved with training. He mentioned a command and described the exact way that the attack unfolded. Concerning the witnesses Mantas and Ksypolitos he commented that they illustrated the reasons why the fight didn’t take place in Koralli or outside it. The Golden Dawn members had to unite in order to attack, something which, according to the counsel, was confirmed by the students’ testimonies. Concerning the testimony of officer Tsolakidis he said that he didn’t see Roupakias’ car come, neither did he see Roupakias make his escape. The officer arrived at the murder scene only after the knifing, and constructed a narrative as an excuse for his conduct. The civil action counsel went on to say that it’s impossible that he [:Tsolakidis] was chasing the Golden Dawners for 4 minutes, because if he had he would have gone further in the space of those 4 minutes.
Civil action counsel Sapountzakis commented that witness Ksypolitos testified that Roupakias arrived escorted by multiple motorcycles and cars. Roupakia stated that he was coming from the offices of Golden Dawn, and that her brother wasn’t acquainted with Fyssas. The civil action added that Roupakias committed murder not as a unit, but as a member of a group, and not for his personal reasons. He went on to say that when witness Chatzistamatis was asked why would Roupakias do such a thing, he answered that it was clear he did it to ascend in the hierarchy of Golden Dawn. He [Chatzistamatis] talked about a march, about the deadly wound, as well as which group was in defense and which was in offense. Concerning the testimony of Kontonikolas the civil action counsel stated that the witness made it clear for the court that it wasn’t a fight, but an unprovoked attack of five persons against one.
Civil action counsel Papadakis commented that Tsolakidis and a few other police officers should be sitting in the defendants’ section. He made mention of a connection between the police and Roupakias, which was clearly shown from the way his arrest was conducted and from his behavior in the police station. Concerning the testimony of Roupakia, the civil action counsel said that she came to defend her brother saying various falsities, as well as the organization she is clearly a member of. He went on to say that the murder of Fyssas had been planned well in advance, and not just from the previous day. They acted with a speed and effectiveness that even the most hard-line criminal organization would envy.
Civil action counsel Malagaris commented on the testimony of Roupakia that the group had gathered in the offices of the organization. They were all headed to a specific spot, and everyone knew which. He also commented that it was clear that the rest of the group knew what would happen from the fact that they tried to neutralize the two friends that were at the scene, and that’s why they hit them and left them. They wanted Fyssas and it is clear that they had deadly intent. The civil action counsel said that 20 people were standing opposite them because they knew that Roupakias would come to kill. “It’s not random that 4 people stop hitting at once and open ranks to let another man pass through.” When their goal was attained, they all left at once.
Civil action counsel Theodoropoulos commented on the contradictions in the testimony of Roupakia. The counsel maintained that her testimony showed that someone phoned the political action head, and then he called the regional leader. Roupakias then followed the one they told him to follow. He didn’t go there by chance and neither did he start a fight for personal reasons. It was clearly a premeditated crime. Concerning the testimony of Chatzistamatis the counsel commented on the marching feet the witness heard. Concerning the testimony of Mantas the counsel said that the pedestrians united with the motorcade before they proceeded to action. This shows a premeditated act. Concerning the testimony of Kontonikolas he commented that he is the witness that saw the 20 people that the police officers reported. The civil action counsel concluded the comments by saying that it became clear from the witness testimonies that Golden Dawn has duration, connections, structure, and training.
The defense counsels then took the floor. Defense counsel Kontovazenitis motioned to comment on the preliminary testimony of Ch. Tosloukou, friend of P. Fyssas. The court informed the defense counsel that Ms. Tosloukou is of unknown address and as a consequence her preliminary testimony will be read and commented on along with the rest of the documents to be read in the course of this trial.
At this point the court adjourned for Thursday, September 8th, 2016, in Korydallos. The witness testimony of Eirini Fyssa is slated to conclude, which has been long pending, as well as the continuation of comments by the defense counsels (under article 358 CCP).
DAY 80: CONTINUATION OF WITNESS TESTIMONY OF ANASTASIOS TSOLAKIDIS
DAY 82: WITNESS TESTIMONY OF EIRINI FYSSAS
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116th Hearing, Court of Appeals, January 17th, 2017 1. Access to the Court The courtroom remains open to the public upon presentation of a state ID card, which is retained by court authorities for the duration of the session. There were journalists present in the courtroom, and a great number of spectators. 2. Presence of
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Peterson, V. Spike, and Anne Sisson Runyan. Global Gender Issues in the New Millennium. 3rd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2010.
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Reid, Anthony. An Indonesian Frontier: Acehnese and Other Histories of Sumatra. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2005.
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Home Office of Admissions Releases Class of 2019 Application Numbers
Office of Admissions Releases Class of 2019 Application Numbers
750 Early Decision students commit to George Washington University.
As the George Washington University Class of 2019 begins to take shape, Dean of Admissions Karen Stroud Felton offered GW Today an update on this year’s cohort of prospective Colonials:
Alternate College/School Choice:
A change to this year’s admissions application generated a positive response from high school counselors and prospective students. For the first time, the university allowed applicants the option to identify an alternative college or school in addition to their primary choice. Previously, applicants could apply to only one of GW’s schools.
“Recognizing that they often have fluid academic interests, this opportunity enabled students to reflect this through the application,” Ms. Felton said.
Although not required to identify an alternate choice, nearly two-thirds of the applicants did so, Ms. Felton said. The most popular combination of choices was the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences paired with the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Overall Applications:
As of March 1, GW received 19,781 applications from students who represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 129 countries. Fall first-year applications are up nearly 4 percent compared to final application numbers from last year.
Early Decision Students:
Out of 1,057 applicants, GW has admitted 750 students through its Early Decision (ED) admission plan, designed for students who designated the university as their top choice school. These students signed a contract stating that, should they be admitted through ED, they would enroll at GW and withdraw applications to all other colleges.
“Students admitted Early Decision this year had a higher high school GPA on average than last year, while median SAT scores were down slightly. Given our internal research that shows high school performance is the strongest predictor of academic success at GW, we are pleased with the academic strength of the group” ,” Ms. Felton said.
Enrollment Goals:
Last year, GW enrolled 2,414 first-year undergraduates. With the inclusion of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design and university budgetary pressures, Ms. Felton said her office anticipates enrolling a slightly larger class this year.
Undergraduate yield—the percent of students who accept their admittance offer—has declined roughly a point a year on average over the past several years at colleges and universities around the country, Ms. Felton said.
“Students are applying to more colleges and universities as they fret over low admit rates at top schools,” she added. “Financial factors also increasingly play a greater role in college choice, leading families to compare need- and merit-based awards from multiple institutions.”
In an effort to grow the university’s international student population, GW also plans to admit a greater number of students from abroad. This may contribute to declines in yield, since international students often yield at a lower rate than domestic students.
Given these factors, the Office of Admissions anticipates that GW’s yield will decline slightly this year, Ms. Felton said.
“Consequently, doing all we can to enroll our admitted students is more important than ever and will require the full support and collaboration of the entire university community,” she said.
The Admissions Office has increased the number of on-campus admitted student visits, now called “Inside GW,” from four to five days. They will be April 10, 13, 17, 20 and 24 and will include programming and activities that showcase academics and student life. Students and families unable to visit during Inside GW also can take advantage of enhanced programs on non-event days throughout April. Finally, GW Admissions will work with alumni in cities around the world to host yield receptions in students’ hometowns.
“We are looking forward to admitting another extraordinary class to the university,” Ms. Felton said. “And we can’t wait to welcome them to the GW community.”
Updates to the Undergraduate Admissions Application
New things to know about applying to George Washington.
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Couples who agree to end their marriage and resolve child custody, support, property division and other issues between themselves might be able to avoid the emotional turmoil frequently associated with contested divorces. If a person sued for divorce does not challenge it, whether because of an agreement between the parties or through a unilateral decision, it is characterized as an uncontested divorce. However, even though the spouses may agree on everything, termination of a marriage still may require the assistance of a Virginia un-contested divorce lawyer to obtain a court order terminating the marriage. While some people may attempt to handle their un-contested divorce without the benefit of counsel, there are a whole host of pitfalls that await them, especially if a division of assets is required. Just because a Judge enters an order granting an un-contested divorce, does not mean the plan administrator of your financial asset or retirement plan will divide the asset in the manner you intended. Oftentimes, the language in the separation agreement or final decree has to be very precise to effect the intended outcome and forms you order off the interment or the advice from the friendly clerk do not meet that standard.
Virginia Marriage Laws and Termination of a Marriage
Resolving all the issues in a divorce and reducing it to writing in the form of a property settlement agreement is preferable to leaving them for a judge to decide. When the parties to a marriage negotiate an agreement, they retain control of the outcome. A contested divorce in which a judge decides the issues removes control from the parties who must accept life-changing decisions made by a judge instead of decisions they make for themselves.
Separation Agreements are not required to be used in un-contested divorce. If you have no children, support issues or assets; then you may not need a separation agreement. Even without children or assets, you may choose to enter into a separation agreement to gain the benefit of reducing the waiting period from one year to six months. A separation agreement can effectively address numerous issues in a marriage; including, custody, support, division of assets, insurance, pensions and retirements. By entering into a separation agreement one can avoid a lengthy and expensive divorce process.
Grounds Used by Virginia No-fault Divorce Lawyers
The plaintiff, the party filing for a divorce, must have legal grounds to allow a judge to terminate the marriage. Most of the grounds for divorce in Virginia are based upon the defendant, the party against who a divorce is sought, being at fault by engaging in conduct leading to the breakup. Adultery and cruelty are two examples of what are considered fault grounds for divorce.
When there is agreement between the spouses to end their marriage, the law allows for a no-fault divorce based upon the parties living separate and apart for at least continuous period of at least one year.
The period is shortened to six consecutive months if the parties do not have any minor children, and they entered into a property settlement agreement. When proceeding on an executed Separation Agreement one is not required to show evidence of blame or wrongdoing on the part of the defendant, merely that the parties have irreconcilable differenced and have lived separate and apart.
Preparation of the Complaint
An un-contested divorce attorney must prepare a complaint which contains the essential elements upon which a divorce can be granted by the court. Included in the complaint are the following in a no-fault divorce:
The date the parties were married and the place where the ceremony was performed
Residency of the parties establishing that at least one of them resides in Virginia
The fact that both spouses are mentally competent
Whether either party is in the military
The names and ages of any children of the marriage
The date the parties began living separate and apart
A request that the court grant a divorce to the plaintiff
The complaint must be signed by the plaintiff and filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. It is the responsibility of the clerk to arrange for service of the complaint and a summons on the defendant. This is usually accomplished by having the papers served by the local sheriff. The plaintiff may also choose to have the complaint served by private process – a private individual or company that serves summons on defendants. In many un-contested divorces, the defendant will sign an Acceptance of Service Waiver which allows the court to proceed without having the defendant served.
Once the summons and complaint are served, the defendant must file an answer within a period of time specified under the law. In most un-contested divorce cases, the defendant does not file an answer, but rather signs the waiver allowing the plaintiff to move forward on the divorce.
Other Documents Required for an Uncontested Divorce
An uncontested divorce requires a financial affidavit from the plaintiff and the defendant appearing in the case. The parties must also present a parenting plan and child support order to the court when there are children of the marriage who are not 18 years of age. A property settlement agreement executed by the parties can serve as evidence of the resolution of issues about the following:
Property Division According to Virginia Equitable Distribution Laws
Parenting Time Arrangements
Plaintiffs Must Prove the Facts Upon Which the Divorce Is Granted
Two people cannot simply consent to being divorced, Virginia uncontested divorce attorneys must present evidence to the court through testimony from the plaintiff and a witness proving each of the elements required for a judge to grant a final decree of divorce. The witness must know the plaintiff and can testify to the fact that he or she has not cohabitated with the defendant for the requisite time. The evidence can be presented to the court through affidavits executed before a Notary public; or, through oral testimony at a court hearing. Your attorney will determine whether to use affidavits or to schedule a court appearance based on his knowledge of the local court and their procedures.
Get Advice from Experienced Uncontested Divorce Attorneys
The Virginia no-fault divorce lawyers at The Law Offices of John W. Lee, P.C. have more than 70 years of combined experience in the law to assist clients with all types of divorce and family law matters. We have four Hampton Roads locations in Virginia Beach, Hampton, Chesapeake and Newport News serving the surrounding cities and counties of Poquoson, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as York, James City and Gloucester Counties. Contact us today at (757) 896-0868 to schedule a free and confidential initial consultation.
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Richard H. Harris
Evolution of a Novel
Tag Archives: “The Puck Stops Here: A Hockey Lit Survey”
by harrisrh | October 20, 2016 · 2:50 pm
The Hockey of Literature
David Davis wrote an awesome piece in the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) called “The Puck Stops Here: A Hockey Lit Survey.” If you thought man’s greatest pastime (reading) couldn’t join forces with our greatest sport (hockey, no, not the field variety), then think again.
The strange (fascinating?) thing about this is has to do with the principal character in this LARB piece, William Faulkner, the good old Southern boy who was more interested in war and riding horses than anything to do with a rubber puck and a bunch of Canadians skating around an ice surface in between beating each other up.
But all that changed, apparently, when a little-known magazine at the time, Sports Illustrated, sent Faulkner to a Rangers-Canadiens game at MSG in the winter of 1955. As Faulkner would later write:
“[The game] seemed discorded and inconsequent, bizarre and paradoxical like the frantic darting of the weightless bugs which run on the surface of stagnant pools. Then it would break, coalesce through a kind of kaleidoscopic whirl like a child’s toy, into a pattern, a design almost beautiful, as if an inspired choreographer had drilled a willing and patient and hard-working troupe of dancers — a pattern, design which was trying to tell him something, say something to him urgent and important and true in that second before, already bulging with the motion and the speed, it began to disintegrate and dissolve.”
From Faulkner’s impressions of players who “would not emerge like the sweating barehanded behemoths from the troglodyte mass of football, but instead as fluid and fast and effortless as rapier thrusts or lightning ” to the children’s classic, The Hockey Sweater, to the sport’s Golden Age, Summit Series, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo – this article has it all!
Tagged as "The Puck Stops Here: A Hockey Lit Survey", David Davis, Don DeLillo, hockey's Golden Age, ice hockey, LARB, Los Angeles Review of Books, Philip Roth, Southern writers, Summit Series, william faulkner
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Pinty's brand Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Strips recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
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Ottawa, August 9, 2018 - Pinty's Delicious Foods Inc. is recalling Pinty's brand Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Strips (sold refrigerated) from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
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There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
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Kritika Kamra 'always up' to playing fierce characters (TV Snippets)
Entertainment . Moderate
Actress Kritika Kamra, who plays the title role in fantasy drama TV show "Prem Ya Paheli Chandrakanta", says she is always ready to play fierce characters like Cersei Lannister from "Game of Thrones".
"I won't give any spoilers, but my favourite character is not Daenerys, it's Cersei Lannister.
I think it's the most evil yet layered character.
I would love to play something like this, " Kritika said in a statement.
"Like an out and out negative, but at the same time, a possessive mother, a possessive lover.
I am always up to playing a fierce bada** character, " she added.
Actress Lena Headey plays Lannister in "Game of Thrones".
"Prem Ya Paheli Chandrakanta" is aired on Life OK.
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Roshni misses Reena on 'Shakti' set
Actress Roshni Sahota, who is seen as Surbhi in "Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki", says she misses actress Reena Kapoor, who played her mother, Nimmi Kaur, in the TV show.
"I miss Reenaji a lot on the set.
She was one who motivated me to give my best on shoots.
We are similar kind of persons having same kind of interests.
We both love traveling and exploring places.
We really used to share our travelling diary, " Roshni said in a statement.
"We share every single memory of our life.
She really inspires me in every possible way.
Our thinking towards life is quite similar.
We share thoughts on universal law and nature, " she added.
"Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki" is aired on Colors.
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The Araki and Claude Bosi pick up three and two Michelin stars for London in the 2018 Guide
So another Michelin Guide announcement ceremony has come and gone. And it's clear that the huge news is that the UK (and London) has a new three star restaurant. It's been seven years since we last got one when Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester was awarded the full complement. But now The Araki in Mayfair has joined that rareified group.
The UK now has five restaurants with three stars - three of which are in London.
The awards turned properly emotional when Mitsuhiro Araki took to the stage with his family, weeping openly. "I'm so happy and grateful," he said.
It was also a very good day for Claude Bosi who picked up two stars for his restaurant Claude Bosi at Bibendum. Obviously, he'd held two at his previous place, Hibiscus, so expectations were high. "It's fantastic and I'm very pleased. We're relaxed and enjoying what we're doing..." Although he did then point to the MD of the Michelin Guide who was holding up two stars saying - "He's missing one!".
Six London restaurants picked up one star apiece - A Wong, Jamavar, La Dame De Pic, Elystan St, Aquavit and Vineet Bhatia. That's less than last year's eight. "It's lovely to win this incredible award in a country that has such incredible Chinese food," said Andrew Wong while Phil Howard praised his move to Chelsea's Elystan Street. He said this "has given me a less challenging environment to let the ingredients sing. This time 18 months ago I thought I'd successfully put myself out to paddock...it's wonderful."
"It's very important to us - we're very, very touched," was chef Vineet Bhatia's take on the award. And The Square regained the star it lost last year.
Racing driver Amanda Stretton presenter kicked off the central London event today praising the Michelin star as "an award that has become a benchmark across the world for quality, consistency and independence."
"Being in the guide is an indisputable business asset," said Michelin's head of communication. "Today we have with us the most talented chefs of Great Britain and Ireland." And certainly, there were a lot of top chefs in attendance, including Claude Bosi, Phil Howard, Nathan Outlaw and James Knappett.
The first award to be given out was a special Welcome and Service award and that went to Kitchen Table which won for the harmony between its kitchen and front of house. "Talk about a well-oiled machine".
New three star
The Araki, Mayfair
New two star
Claude Bosi at Bibendum
New one stars for the UK and Ireland
A Wong, Victoria
Jamavar, Mayfair
Elystan St
Aquavit, St James
La Dame De Pic, The City
Vineet Bhatia, Chelsea
Plus - The Square regained its star.
The Latymer at Pennyhill Park, Surrey
Lympstone Manor, Devon
Cowarth Park, Berkshire
Clock House, Surrey
Whately Manor, Wilshire
Moor Hall, Lancashire
The Coach, Buckinghamshire
Paco Tapas, Bristol
Loch Bay, Isle of Skye
Wild Honey Inn, Clare
As for star losses, only Dabbous was mentioned as losing a star (it's closed) although Pidgin was surprisingly missing from the actual guide.
This echoes last year's presentation when the star for Pidgin wasn't announced either - mainly due to their chef leaving in between the star being assigned and the guide being produced (a chef's departure usually leads to a review but there was clearly no time).
There was a similar quiet treatment of The Square at this year's announcements which regained its star despite imminently getting a new chef.
The 2018 Michelin guide - who won and why they're rated
Does Michelin matter? We ask London's restaurant folk
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International Maritime and Commercial Law
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Brexit update.
On September 5, 2018 September 5, 2018 By Professor Simon BaughenIn Brexit, EU Law, Uncategorized
July saw the passing of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 which will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) but retain EU legislation as part of UK law. The Act will come into effect on “exit day” which has been defined as 29 March 2019 at 11.00 p.m. Directly applicable EU law, which is currently given effect through s.2(1) of the ECA is referred to as ‘converted legislation’ and covers: EU regulations; EU decisions; EU tertiary legislation; Direct EU legislation as it applies with adaptations to the European Economic Area; and any other rights which are available in domestic law by virtue of section 2(1) of the ECA, including the rights contained in the EU treaties, that can currently be relied on directly in national law without the need for specific implementing measures. This corpus of EU law will be converted and incorporated into UK law immediately before exit from the EU. The second category of retained legislation is ‘preserved legislation’ which comprises: regulations made under section 2(2) or paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the ECA; other primary and secondary legislation with the same purpose as regulations under section 2(2) ECA; other domestic legislation which relates to the above, or to converted legislation, or otherwise relates to the EU or EEA. This corpus of legislation will be preserved as it exists immediately before exit from the EU.
Section 6 of the EUWB sets out the relationship between the CJEU and domestic courts and tribunals after exit. The validity, meaning or effect of any retained EU law is to be decided in accordance with any retained case law and any retained general principles of EU law, and having regard to the limits, immediately before exit day, of EU competences. Decisions of the CJEU made after exit day will not be binding on domestic (UK) courts. Domestic courts cannot refer cases to the CJEU on or after exit day and are not required to have regard to anything done by the EU or an EU entity on or after exit day. However, domestic courts, when interpreting retained EU law, will be able to consider post-exit EU actions including CJEU case law if they consider it appropriate. The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) and the High Court of Justiciary (HCJ) are not bound by either retained general principles or retained CJEU case law. In deciding whether to depart from any retained EU case law, the Supreme Court or the High Court of Justiciary must apply the same test as it would apply in deciding whether to depart from its own case law.
Section 7 gives ministers delegated powers to correct operability problems in converted and preserved legislation by way of statutory instrument, and to transfer the functions of EU authorities to UK public authorities and of creating new UK public authorities to take on those functions.
The Act means that most existing EU law will continue to apply as domestic law after exit day, although civil servants are going to have a demanding task making the necessary amendments to make sense of this transition – for example, references in the 2012 Brussels Regulation (recast) on Jurisdiction and Judgments will need to redefine ‘Member state’ so as to include the UK. However, there is no reciprocity in this exercise and this will be particularly felt with regards to the provisions of the Brussels Regulation on reciprocal enforcement of judgments. The UK will still enforce a French judgment under these provisions but France will no longer return the favour. It is likely that some reciprocity will be regained by the UK applying to accede to the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements which would take about three months, although the process cannot be initiated until after Exit Day. The current parties to the Convention are the EU, Singapore, Mexico. The UK is currently party to the Convention through its membership of the EU but will cease to be a party on Exit Day. Many areas of maritime law fall outside the Convention. Article 2 excludes, inter alia, e) insolvency, composition and analogous matters; f) the carriage of passengers and goods; g) marine pollution, limitation of liability for maritime claims, general average, and emergency towage and salvage; h) anti-trust (competition) matters; i) liability for nuclear damage; j) claims for personal injury brought by or on behalf of natural persons; k) tort or delict claims for damage to tangible property that do not arise from a contractual relationship;
Arbitration will be unaffected. Enforcement of awards is subject to the 1958 New York Convention. The EU Regulations on choice of law in contract and tort, Rome I and Rome II, will also continue to function in EU courts as per usual as their choice of law rules are of universal application and are not tied to EU Member States.
After Exit Day the UK will be free to amend or repeal parts of this domesticated corpus of EU law. Two pieces of legislation immediately come to mind as candidates for this exercise. First, the universally unpopular Regulation (EU) 2017/352 on Port Services which is due to come into effect five days before Exit Day. Second, the Brussels Regulation (recast) on Jurisdiction and Judgments could be amended, by including arbitration proceedings in art. 25, so as to permit once again the use of anti-suit injunctions to restrain proceedings commenced before the courts of an EU Member State in breach of a submission to arbitration in the UK.
EU Withdrawal Act 2018. Exit Day. Port Services Regulation. Brussels Regulation (Recast). 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements. Anti-suit injunctions.
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A Mitch Rapp Novel
Downloadable Audiobook - 2018
The #1 New York Times bestselling series returns with Mitch Rapp racing against the clock to take down Russia's ailing leader before he invades the Baltics. When Max Krupin?Russia's leader?discovers that his kidney cancer has spread to his brain, he's determined to hide his diagnosis. He begins by getting rid of anyone threatening to him?as well as creating chaos in the region to keep the world's attention diverted. Soon, Krupin's illness becomes serious enough that he needs a more dramatic diversion, prompting him to invade the Baltics. Desperate to understand what's causing Krupin's uncharacteristically erratic behavior and Russia's aggressive moves in the region, America begins working with Russia's disgraced prime minister to stage a coup. Its success relies on Mitch Rapp's ability to successfully find and quietly get rid of the ailing president before Europe is drawn into a war with a man who has nothing to lose. For fans of "black-ops thrillers, Mitch Rapp continues to be among the best of the best" (Booklist, starred review).
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2018
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Additional Contributors: Guidall, George
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dwerden Nov 27, 2019
Good story! It kept moving very well, as most of these books do. There was a bit too much "cowboy" action for me, but not enough to distract me or lessen my enjoyment. The ending wraps up pretty suddenly, but at least the story's threads are closed. If this is your first Mitch Rapp book, I'd suggest starting with some of the earlier stories to give you more perspective. But starting with this one would be OK - the important history is filled in for you.
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Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War Ключ
Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is the latest creation from award-winning developer Stainless Steel Studios and renowned game designer Rick Goodman. Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed real-time strategy game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia. Rise & Fall allows players to fight alongside their troops as one of history's eight greatest heroes, and bring victory to their nation on the battlefield. [Midway]
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Жанр Strategy, Real-Time, Historic, General
Разработчик Midway, Stainless Steel Studios
Дата выхода 12 июня, 2006
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Vince Carter enters the top-20 on the NBA all-time scoring list, Dwyane Wade passes Michael Jordan for most blocks all-time by a guard
In the same game and the same quarter, Vince Carter passed Reggie Miller for 20th on the NBA all-time scoring list and moments later, Dwyane Wade passed Michael Jordan for most blocks all-time by a guard (regular and postseason)
Vince Carter, Dwyane Wade [NBA Getty Images] https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/86/c5/carter-wade-ftrjpg_1beb7kre70apt1s1m0k9w9jwt4.jpg?t=1267988441&w=500
They say father time is undefeated but active future Hall of Famers Vince Carter and Dwyane Wade would beg to differ.
What these two legends are doing is remarkable - Wade looks like he could have another five successful seasons in the league. Carter has recreated himself as a perfect role player for a young determined team.
Just last week, they both turned heads with their play as they have done so many times, except this time it's at the age of 37 and 42, respectfully.
Wade sent the defending two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors home with a loss, knocking down an insane buzzer beater to give his Miami Heat the win.
Three nights later Carter played 45 (!) minutes in the Atlanta Hawks quadruple overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls.
In tonight's matchup, they both re-wrote a page in NBA history.
In the second quarter Vince Carter knocked down a 3-pointer, his third of the game, to pass Reggie Miller for 20th on the all-time NBA scoring list.
Congrats to @mrvincecarter15 on passing @ReggieMillerTNT for 20TH on the NBA all-time SCORING list!#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/T0uEjUQwqe
- NBA Canada (@NBACanada) March 5, 2019
Carter now has 25,292 points in his NBA career, 259 points shy of Carmelo Anthony (25,551 points) who ranks 19th all-time on the NBA scoring list.
Moments later in that very same quarter, Dwyane Wade blocked B.J. Johnson's jumpshot for his 1,052nd career block (regular and postseason) - passing Michael Jordan for the most blocks by a guard in NBA history.
One 🐐 passes another 🐐!
With this block @DwyaneWade claimed sole possession of 1st place on the @NBA's All-Time blocks list by a guard, passing Michael Jordan! pic.twitter.com/tU1NqCilPs
- Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 5, 2019
The Heat would go on to win the game in a close one 114-113 after Wade's layup gave Miami the lead with under a minute to go.
It was only right that these two all-time greats battled it out in their final meeting - Wade finished with 23 points, five assists, two blocks and two rebounds while Vince Carter had 21 points on seven made 3-pointers.
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